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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
ABOUT READY TO
GIVE UP WHEN
SHE GOT TANLAc
Troubles Disappear After
Taking 1t and She Is
Now Feeling Fine.

Il can testify to the value of
Tanlac, because it has done so
much for me-" said Mrs. Ross Nc
Lean, who resides at 122 Garland
av., Seattle, Wash.
For more than four years." she
continued, Il suffered with my
stomach. My food never seemed
to digest at all, but would sour,
and the gas formed by it made my
heart palpitate very fast, almost
cutting off my breath at times.
was extremely nervous and suf-
fered a great deal with nervous
headaches, and was unable to sleep
we'll at night. Nothing l could do
seemed to benefit me, and | got
in such run down condition that
| was about ready to give up.
Thinking a change might help
me | left my homo in Spokane and
come over to Seattle, but nothing
did me any good until began TAX
ing Tanlac, and this medicine has
proven to be just the thing
needed. l have taken three bot
ties now, and it has made the
biggest kind of Improvement in
my feelings. My appetite is splen-
did and | can eat just anything
want without suffering in the
least from Indigestion or gas.
seem to he getting the full benefit
from my food, and it is building
me up right along. l have been
entirely relieved of headaches and
constipation and my nerves are
fast becoming normal. sleep
well every night and get up morn
ings thoroly refreshed. My kid
neys used to annoy me great
deal, but since taking Tanlac they
never bother me at all. Tanlac GER
tainly has been fine thing fer
me, and can't say too much in
its favor"
The food people eat does them
absolutely no good unless they di-
gest it. When you suffer from
Indigestion or other forms of
stomach trouble, the food does
you harm instead of good, because
food which is not digested stays
in the stomach and ferments,
causing pain, swelling, gas on
stomach, shortness of breath, bad
taste in the mouth, dizziness and
many other disagreeable ,symp-
toms. II this condition is permit
ted to run on for an indefinite
period the entire system becomes
saturated with poisons and vari-
Gus complications are apt to re-
suit.
Mrs. McLean's trouble was re-
lieved by Tanlac, simply because
it toned up her vital organs and
enabled her to digest her food
properly. In fact there is no por-
ton of the body that is not bene-
fitted by the helpful action of Tan
lac, which begins its work by
stimulating the digestive and as
similative organs, thereby enrich
ing the blood, and invigorating
the whole system. Next it en-
ables the weak, WORKOUT stomach
to thoroly digest its food. per-
hitting the assimilation of the
nourishing products to be con-
verified into blood, bone and
muscle.
Tanlac is sold in Tacoma by
French Drug Co., under the per-
sonal direction of a special Tan.
lac representative. - Advertise
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
Thief Drops
a $40 Bill

While downtown with his wife
Saturday, a burglar entered the
home of AL Swift, 1913 South
st. and got away with about $3.50
cash. The burglar, tho soaring
the two children, who we're hold
ing the home-fort in their par
ents' absence, dropped a ten-dol-
lar bill on the back porch in his
flight.
The children describe him las
about 35 years old, with long
black untidy hair and about 5
feet 3 inches in height" He had
a dark moustache, they said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
FEEL FINE! TAKE
"CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
Spend 10 cents! Don't
stay bilious, sick, head
achy, constipated.
Can't harm you! Best ca
thartic for men, women
and children.

Enjoy life! Your system 10
filled with an accumulation OK
bile and bowel poison which keeps
you bilious, headachy, dizzy.
tongue coated, breath bad and
stomach sour-Why don't you get
a 10-cent box Of Cascarets at the
drug store and feel bully. Take
.Cascarets tonight and enjoy the
incest, gentlest liver and bower
cleansing you ever experienced.
You'll wake up with clear head,
clean tongue, lively step, rosy
skin and looking and feeling fit.
Mothers can give a whole CAS-.
caret to a sick, cross, bilious. few
erish child any time-they are
harmless--never grippe or sicken.i
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
Who's Seen En-?

E. V. Marian Of Portland has
asked the assistance Of the police
in locating his son, Peter Caesar,
IA, who ran away from home last
Tuesday with another boy, Lloyd
Burkhard, 16.
Marian is described as having
light hair and wears brown
suit with a check cap, while his
companion Burkhard has black
hair and is wearing dark clothes,
Knee pants.
Both of the boys, 1t is said,
have been arrested before for
banning and tramping on the
railroad" around Tacoma, and 1t
is thought that they may posi-
bly, be working around stores in
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
CEREAL Mill,
MEN ORGANIZE

A new labor union of cereal mid
employees has just been organized
in Tacoma with 217 members,
said to be SO per cent of total
number Of such men employed IN
the city.
A. HASTE is president, Van
Crosman secretary, John McCaf-
fiery treasurer. The new organiza-
ton meets at 1880 on Monday ev-
enings at the ship laborers' hail,
18th and Commerce streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
BILLIONS FOR

united Press Lenscd Wire.D

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 6.
The army program for the next
year of war calls for expenditures
of $3,378,3O2,SO1 for light ord
nance, General March, acting Chief
of staff, told the house military
committee today.
Expenditures for heavy ord
nance, provided in the fortifiLa-
lions bill, now before the house
appropriations committee, are ex-
pected to total nearly $4,000
100000.
The quartermaster's corps
March said, would require So
780,335,3S3 for paying, equippina
and maintaining soldiers here ard
abroad and enlarging canton.
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
SHIPBUILDING
CLASS HERE

Capt. Varney, former Inspector
of the U. s. Shipping Board, has
been relieved for a time of active
duty and will come to Tacoma
Monday to start class in ship
building, which will give all kinds
of additional training for intelli-
gent workers of the shipbuilding
industry. The first class will be
at the Central school and will
start at 1880 p. m.
There will also be a waterless
ship launching, which will be de-
scribed clearly and illustrated in
all details.
The shipb uilding class is free
to all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06

afternoon. At least $50O,000,000
was expected to be added by the
hurricane wind.up which swept
the country Saturday afternoon
and night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
AUTO ROBES

We can save any autO owner
money on u fine robe for his
machine. Blanket styles or
fine plush, in splendid assOrt-
ment, plain or fancy patterns.
r rp isan at $3.50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
NEW JUSTICE
DECIDED ON

County commissioners Monday
morning stated that they would
appoint justice of peace, to take
the place of the late Frank a.
Graham. week from this Thurs
day. The matter has been put
over from day to day while the
commissioners ascertained the
choice of Mayor-elect Riddell, ald
reached some conclusion among
themselves.
Monday morning it Appeared
as tho the commissioners wore
standing two to one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
Hunt for Bad
Check Artist

Sherman-Clay Co., 92S Broad
way, have lodged a complaint with
the police here against IAN un-
known, rather small man with
dark black hair, about &c." who
passed bad check on the firm
for $685.. The check Is drawn
on the Seaboard National Bank,
in Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
800 STUDENTS
TO ENTER CAMP

EUGENE, Or, May 6.-Nearly
500 students OF the University OF
Oregon expressed their intention
today of entering the permanent
reserve officers training camp.
established here by the Cham
berlain law Just enacted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06
100000
SUBSCRIBERS
United Press Leased wirc.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., May e.
Twenty million patriotic Amcij
cans have probably bought third
Liberty bonds. Inflowing re.
ports to the treasury department
today had swollen the number OF
individual subscriptions to 49,
100000 with large blocks of ter
ritory yet unheard from.
The loan total in dollars stood
at $3,400,000,000 and took ac-
count only Of reported subscri.-
tions up to o'clock Saturda,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
AVOID WASTE OF GASOLINE
Do Not Run Engine While Standing
Still Unless Necessary-Make
Use Of Lean Mixture.

There are many ways to avoid gasO-
line waste. One is not to allow the
engine to run idle, except when absO-
lutely necessary. Another Is to run
your car on as lean a mixture as pos
sible. The car may not accelerate as
rapidly, and may cough a little when
1t is cold but II you will be patient
with 1t you will get much higher mile
age. Every car has an economical
speed, usually between 10 and 10 miles
per hour. Try to drive Mt those speeds.
Accelerate gradually, as this requires
less gasoline than trying to reach top
speed quickly. Anticipate your stops,
close the throttle before you reach the
stopping place, and coast to a stand
still.
Keep your car running at top eff
cheney. This means keeping the motor
free from carbon, as a carbonized mo-
tor consumes ar excessive amount of
fuel. Use a good grade of oil in the
motor, and keep all moving parts we'll
fabricated to reduce friction losses.
Run the a on high rs much as pos
slble, as this Is the economical speed.
Keep the tires we'll inflated, as soft
tires waste power. See that the
brakes do not bind and cause friction
when the car Is running. Finally, use
kerosene instead Of gasoline for clean
ingA-MilestOnes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

night comes iu ten seconds time and
with scarcely any effort. the bed Is
: ung out Of the closet and lowered
for use in the adjoining room. Any
living or dining room car be al.
most instantly converted Into a sleep.
ing room. Instead Of sleeping In small
crowded bedrooms the largest. best
ventilated rooms In the house are used
for sleeping purposes at night. when
they are no longer needed rs living
rooms
Study the accompanying plan for q
moment. Here Is a fOur-rOom house
with six-rOOm accommodations. Two
concealed beds are used In this house
and one regular bedroom Is provided.
Even In such a small house there Is
no feeling Of being overcrowded. all
on, account Of the arrangement. This
house with six-room efficiency Is only
p feet. 6 inches wide and 20 feet, 6
inches long, yet 1t furnishes perfect
sleeping accommodations for six peo-
pie without ov%ercrOwding.
The saving in construction between
this house and one Of Ave rooms makes
it worthy Of much consideration.
The concealed bed Is no longer an
experiment. 1t Is a pronounced sue
cess and Is In general use today in
every section OF the country. No 9TH
er M idea has been so Instrumental
in reducing construction cost and fur
nishing maximum accommodations In
a minimum spnce.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORp.

One of the great problems now con-
fronting the large manufacturing In
situations Of the country Is the proper
and adequate housing Of the wOrkmen
employed at the different plants. Sat
isfactory home building at a reason
able cost has become the vital concern
OF the nations business, just as 1t al
ways has been Of the Individual home
seeker So now the most expert men
Obtainable are employed t. develop
plans for houses that will furnish max
imum accommodations and at the same
time be moderate in cost.
The logical and most practical solu-
ton to this problem is to analyze the
old plan Of housing. take advantage Of
the mistakes that have been made and
get down to the modern basis Of eff
cheney and economy Of space.
Not so many years ago real estate
sold by the acre instead Of by the foot
and building materials could be pur-
chased at a very low price. Every
family had a large house and garden +;
and very little thought was given to
economy either In building construc-
ton or In hOusewOrk.
Surrounded by such conditions, we
formed the %extravagant habit of build
ing houses just about twice the size
necessary in order to have two COM
plete sets Of rooms, one to occupy at
night and the other to occupy during
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
New Explosive Material.

A demonstration Of the use OF some
products of the baObab tree has been
given ut CapetOwn. South Africa. One
Of the most important Of these Is the
fiber, which. under a process which
has been patented In CapetOwn. can
be utilized IS a substitute for cotton
In the manufacture Of explosives. Car
tridges filed with the new cordite
were fired YER the rnnge at the police
camp at Maitland. and 1t was after
wards stated that the balllstlc quail
Of the new material compared we'll
with the ordinary military propellant
now In use. The proceedings term
mated with an explosion Of some Of
the cotton In a confined space and
buried In the soil. The effect Of this
Is described as having been very much
like 'that shown by photographs OF
shells exploding.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Cities Need Rat Defenses,

The city Is the great stronghold Of
the rat, its permanent refuge and its
last line Of defense. The rodents
might be destroyed in all rural dis
trlcts and villages, but If not routed
In the cities the whole country would
soon be repopulated with rats from
these centers of infestatiOn.
Old wooden wharves, brick cellars.
extensive lumber yards, ancient factO-
ries, grain elevators, markets and
many other institutions Of cities at
tract and harbOr rats. As a rule the
older the city the more rats are found
in 1t, but even In parts rebuilt after
large fires they are still to be found.
though less abundant. Many large
buildings, rat-prOof as to walls and
foundations. have become infested
with rodents through carelessness or
oversight of owners or occupants and
the animals are intrenched behind fix
lures or merchandise. Fortunately 1t
Is possible to rout the rats from these
hiding places.
The biological survey Of the L. S.
department of agriculture recom-
mcndS that cities require that all
buildings to be erected shall be made
rat-proof under a rigid system of in
spection; that all existing buildings
with rat-proOf walls and foundations
be made really rat-proof by closing or
screening every opening through which
rats might enter; that rat-proofing re-
pairs be applied voluntarily to all
buildings that need them. Use of dogs,
cats and traps also may bring benefit.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

the day. At that time the modern
bungalow and small cottages were
practically unknown.
Economy Now Necessary.
have forced us to abandon our extrav-
ax1nt ideas and figure out how we can
build more economically without sac
Eincing comfort or convenience. La
Dor and materials are very scarce and
must be conserved to meet the govern
nent requirements. Houses must be
built In the minimum space of time to
accommodate the vast influx Of work
men to the Industrial centers. On ac-
,oQnt Of the large number Of houses
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

to plant small areas to Rocky Ford
seed. The result-in 1917 farmers Of
this section sold 20 ears of cantaloupes
with gross returns of over $4,000. Re-
ceipts per acre ranged from $50 to
$3.50.
The farmers began to appreciate the
value of their land, started sowing
winter crops, called upon the county
agent concerning silos and began look
ing about for cattle for their farms.
Land that had a slow sale at $25 an
acre jumped in two years to S75 an
acre, according to report to the United
States department of agriculture. Not
least important, through the canta-
loupe enterprise the county agent
gained the confidence of the farmers
of the entire county In his work for
better farming.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

the cost of construction must be re.
dnced TO IN absolute minimum per
unit.
The solution lies In the. elimination
Of bed rooms.
This statement may sound peculiar
to q great many readers. who will re-
mark. How In the world a I get
along without bed rooms?" Stop and
think q minute. Can you figure out
any good reason why a whole room
costing from $500 to $500 to build
should be set aside. labeled. bed
room" and then be. used only a few
hours at night3 All day long this
room stands absolutely idle. yet you
must furnish. heat. light. decorate and
keep It clean just the same as any
other room. Id other words, you are
Investing your money where it arm
dividends only one-thIrd Of the time.
The modern builder builds for eff
dency. He makes every room work
- hours every day. This is accom-
piished by the use Of the concealed
bed. which eliminates the necessity Of
the bedroom.
The concealed bed has changed the
whole idea Of what a home should be.
II b not q folding bed. but a full-size.
all-metal bed, standard In every dimen-
don. % constructed that during the
day when It IL not needed 1t Ii swung
into a clothes closet and cQncealed
behind . door only 8 feet wide. When
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

to druggists as a tartar emetlc com.
pound. Analysis made by Chicago
chemists showed that 1t contained ten
grains Of salt Of anthony and pOtas-
stun tartrate. According to n ply
slclan's report, GIT grains have been
known to cause death.
The action of the powder is said to
resemble ptomaine poisoning so close
ly that physicians who attended per-
Sons to whom the powders had been
administered by walters diagnosed the
victims illness as such. According to
the evidence the powders had been
used freely by walters In most Of the
clubs and in many hotels and restaur-
ants at times.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Baadad's "corpse Ship"

Nothing In the land Of strange
things strikes the European visitor
SO strangely as the corpse ship" In
Bagdad. 1t Is a huge barge piled
them several years old. which are be-
ing carried down the river to rest In
II cemetery nea the whitened bones
Of the prophet.
The bodies are piled on deck, packed
in straw cases, On top Of which the
Arab attendants sit n~Onchalantly and
play a native game resembling dom
inOes.' Some of the cOrpses are COM
paratively new, others old. 1t all de-
ponds on how long 1t took the family Of
the deceased to save enough money
to pay the cost Of transportation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
SMOOTH STRANGER GETS $500
Introduces Himself as Salesman and
Works the Company for
Expense Money.

st. Louisa well-dressed stranger
walked into the office of George A.
Holthaus, district manager of the Mil
Ter Rubber company. introducing him
self as a salesman for the company.
After chatting a few minutes he said
his Expense check had failed to arrive
and handed Holthaus a telegram which
read: Authorize you draw on us
$780," 1t was signed in the company's
name. Holthaus gave him the money
only to find out later he was not con-
nected with the company.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
CAREFULLY INSPECT NEW CAR
Not Safe to Assume That All Parts
Have Been Properly fabricated
Before Shipping.

1t Is not safe to assume that ali
parts of the car that has just been
delivered to the new owner have been
properly fabricated. 1t sometimes
happens that grease cups have been
left untitled when the car was shipped
and that wheel bearings, universals,
steering gears, etc, have been over
looked. 1t is always well to go care
fully over the lubrlcating system Of
the new a and see that 1t has its
due allotment Of lubricant.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
DO NOT USE FIBER WASHERS
Action Of Gasoline Has Tendency to
Make Engine Run sIuooIshIy-
Lead 10 Better.

Do not forget that fiber washers
should never be used In the fuel line or
in any part Of the engine where the
gasoline can get at 1t. The action Of
gasoline upon the fiber washer has a
tendency to make the motor run slug
gishly by forming a deposit Of minute
particles from the fiber. For this rea-
o lead washers should always be
used In the fuel line,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

That part of the world which really
stands for civilization is resolved ut
last that the vision of mankind must
not be blinded; that the aspirations
of the human soul must not be as
phyxiated by "A bloody and rapaciOus
barbarism, whose most %epitOmizing
contribution TO mankind has been the
sausage, that carnivOrOus discovery
that refuse meat may be deceptively
embalmed in garlands of linked In
testines.-By Augustus Thomas of the
VigilanteS.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

WHAT FARMER THINKS
OF THE COUNTY AGENT.

The states relations service of
the United States department of
agriculture has on file thou
sands of letters from farmers
telling Of help they have re-
ceived from county agents.
The following Is quoted from
a letter written by w. H. Har-
vey, a farmer of Long Beach.
CAL:
EARNING is no longer a blum
dering job. 1t is growing into a
science. To succeed, organiza-
ton, method. system and scien-
tifc knowledge are needed.
These steps ire developed and
brought about or made possible
by the right kind of a county
agent. He Is, therefore, "A
trained. skilled man In personal
touch with the farmer to help
solve the thousand and one
farm problems as they come up
and has at his beck and call the
scientific men Of this great
country"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Plan View Of Drive.

mechanism, for connecting the motor
directly with the front wheels Of mo-
tor vehicles to provide a four wheel
drive. The splndles Of the front
wheels are connected to axle sections
by universal joint connections and
these axle sections are connected by a
d~iherential.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Stops Train With Lioht.

ID. Herbert ~Schweyer, an Eastern
inventor, made a public test of his
automatic train control between Boy
ertOwn and BartO. on the Reading
railway. The demonstration. which
witnessed by the representatives
of five railroads. vas successful. Hun
dreds Of persons lined the tracks.
A train was run through signal in
dicatiOn points, stopping without the
aid Of an engineer when the danger
signal raj given. The system is
worked by lights. The application
Of the brakes is brought about by
the induction principle of alternating
and direct current. There Is no phys
lcal contact between any structure on
the rOadbed or any appliance on the
engine.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
WATERS DRUGGED
HOTEL PATRONS
mickey Finn" Powders Fed to
Those Who Failed TO
Give Tips.
GET STUFF IN RAID
Chicago Officers Unearth Packages Of
Poison at Headquarters Of Union
and Place Maker and Die.
penser Under Arrest.

ChicagO.-FOur persons were arrest
ed and more than 100 walters were
taken into custody at the headquarters
of the Chicago Walters union, in ron
nectiOn with the alleged wholesale
drugging of patrons Of leading hotels.
restaurants and clubs by walters
whose ~displeasure the patrons had in
CURED by their neglect or refusal to
leave tips on the table after being
served. The raid on the headquarters
of the union was made by detectives
from the state attorneys Office. Three
persons were held, the others being re-
leased after questioning by the states
attorney.
The men held were w. Stuart Wood.
a waiter. and Blake Powell and John
MILAN, day and night b%artenders at
the walters union headquarters. Wood,
1t Is alleged, manufactured the drug
which was sold over the bar to all
members Of the union applying for it.
Evidence against the walters was OBJ
tanned by a detective agency after a
number of guests of one Of the city'S
leading hotels had become suspiciously
Ill.
Powder Known as mickey Finn"
A tasteless and Odorless powder,
known as Mickey Finn" which caused
the victim to become sick at the stom-
ach and left him in n nervous and
weakened condition. was the drug
used, the powder being what is known