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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06

resentatives, has had leading
part in furnishing recreation and
entertainment for soldiers and
sailors. Its biggest work has just
been completed, with the opening
of the fine new Soldiers and Sail
ors' clubhouse on Pacific avenue
Friday night.
Working with this commission
has been the Tacoma Commercial
club. which has given two, and
sometimes three dances and enter
tainments each week for the sol
diers in the spacious club rooms
and has kept its doors open to the
men in the service every day.
Similar work has been done by
the B'nia Birth at it's clubhouse
for soldiers and sailors at 9Th and
Broadway, which has been open
to men of every race, color and
creed.
Books and reading matter for
the soldiers-this is the service
given thru the efforts of the Ia
coma public library.
1t would be possible to go on
indefinitely enumerating the parts
played by individuals and organi-
cations in helping put America
over the o.i"-the council of de-
Tense, the Armenian, Serian and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
Many More Coming

From the Todd shipyard, Taco
mas first steel vessels for the
government, bearing the eity's
name, has been launched.
Two 3,500-ton wooden govern
ment ships have been sent into
the water from the Seaborn yard.
In shipbuilding Tacoma has
just begun. On the ways in the
shipyards today are % wooden
vessels and four steel vessels
nearing completion. And when
they have gone down the ways
others will take their places.
The Seaborn yards have made
record in wooden shipbuilding.
Two government Ferris type
steamers have been launched and
four more are being built on the
four ways of the plant. In the
shipyard alone 500 skilled work
ers are employed.
The Foundation Co.'S yards, es-
tablished only last September, are
completing 10 wooden vessels for
the French government, employ
ing 1900 men. When these YES
sells have been launched from the
10 ways, probably within a month,
month, 10 keels for 10 more
will be laid in their places. The
total estimated value of these
steam schooners is $1,000, 900.
-Four More on Ways
Tacoma's first steel vessel has
been launched from the Todd
shipyards, and four more of these
government vessels are being
completed. When these are fin
ished, work will begin on 10
more government contracts. The
plant builds only steel vessels and
has floating drydock of $4,000
tons capacity. II employs more
than 1,500 men.
The Tacoma Shipbuilding Co.,
with about 500 employees, was es-
tablished in June, 1917. 1t is
building four Ferris type wooden
vessels for the government.
One vessel has been launched
for the government at Babare
Bros. shipyards, established July,
1917, and another one is being
completed.
The Wright Shipyards, with
800 men, is building three wooden
ships for Uncle Sam.
The next few months will see
many launchings in Tacoma.
Every yard is speeding up to full
capacity to send ships and more
ships that are to free the world
from kaiSerism.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
OUR DAY
A Liberty Day Poem by Edmund Vance Cooke

All of you who are bearing the burden,
All of you women who suffer and smile,
All of you children who share in the guerdOn
The struggle shall win for us after WHILE
This is Our Day.
Pru1ssian bedizned and lustful of "glory,"
Who drank to "Der Tag" with wild, wolfish
boast,
We pledge you different end to your story,
We pledge you later, American toast:
This Is Our Day.
This is the Day when we vowed to determine
The world is not ruled by the Sign of the Beast,
That man is still Man and not merely German,
That women and children are human, at least!
Such Is Our Day.
Day against your "day," O, tyrant-oppressor,
Day of your doom as you realize well,
Day against Cain and the Greater Transgressor
Day against all of your Herods of He'll!
Such Is Our Day.
Day which shall gsten with color of morning,
Day which shall warm with MONDAY of light,
Day which shall CLEAN in our crown Of adorning
Day which shall linger and never know night;
Such Is Our Day.
Day of freedom, for all, and forever,
Day when gauntlet was sOlemny hurled,
Dav of decree which shall sunder and sever
The hand from the sword which would murder the
world!
THIS Is Our Day.
Copyright, 1881
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Q >%~@$%1R@s'

another paroxysm Of Mysteries.
II knew it, I knew it," she ex-
claimed. Il told him over a year
ago that he would not live thru
an operation"
We gazed at each other in con-
sternation. Was it possible that
foolish old woman had persuaded
her husband not to have the
knife used over a year ago when
1t might have saved his life?
Just then it seemed to dawn
upon her for the first time that
she had been kept in the dark
about 1t all, and again she began
to shrek and moan.
why did you not tell me that
my dear husband was going to
the hospital? You have muir
dered him. I would not have
let him go had I known it,"
That is just the reason why
you were not told" cut in Dicks
voice, as cold and crisp as a steel
edge. Mother, for heavens
sake, stop this thinking of your
self for a moment and listen to
what l have to tell YOU"
This only made matters worse
and she began to call upon heaven
to witness how her children had
always treated her.
"If your father were alive,
Richard she exclaimed, you
would not be allowed to talk to
me like this"
Even Chad, who had been look
ing on with horror and disgust,
smiled at this ,as Dick answered.:
1t Is very probable that had my
father been alive, mother, you
would not have been Mrs. Trent"
Ito Be Continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
RED CROSS
WILL HAVE
BUILDING

Sunday will see another war
building arise Like magic on a
downtown street corner.
A structure for the salvage de-
partment of the Red Cross will
be erected at 18th and A streets,
all labor ad materials for 1t hav-
ing been donated.
John T. Bibb is chairman OF the
salvage department, and believes
that this work can assure hun
dreds of dollars for aiding the Red
Cross work.
Everything of value in Tacoma
paper, bottles, rubber, rags--in
fact any sort of junk that has a
salvage value, will be collected
thru the new headquarters and
sold for the Red Cross.
Donations for the building fol-
low: Building permit, city Of Ia
coma; labor, carpenters, plumb
ers and painters unions; lumbe-,.
lumbermen's association; doors
and sash, w. p. Fuller & Co.;
plum bling material, Crane Co.:
hardware, Hunt & Mottet; roofing.
sewer pipe, Savage, Scofield Co.;
flag pole, Tacoma Millwork Sup
ply Co.; paint and stain, Standard
Chemical Co.; sign, Cliff Sign Co.;
flag, r. A. Mccormick; electric
supplies, Northwest Supply Co.:
electric labor, P. Conrad; wall
board, Pacific Coast Gypsum Co.;
100 meals for workers, CONNER
cial club; mill work trim, Wheel
er-Osgood Co.
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cluded $50,S6O from memberships,
$26,572.23 from Tacoma's % per
cent of the June war fund; ST.
769.S5 from the sale of Red Cross
buttons; $1,444.16 from dOna-
tions, and $7,S71.36 profits from
the Red Cross Gift Shop.
Aid Soldiers Families.
OF the disbursements, $47,-
$3.50 has ben spent for military
and civilian relief; s25,S23.50 has
gone TO Red Cross headquarters at
Washington for overseas service,
and $1,622.91 has been spent for
buttons.
Last month $500 in addition
was spent in answer to 1854 ap-
peals for assistance from soldiers
families. At least $4,000 more
is needed for the home service
section.
The surgical dressing depart
ment of the Tacoma Red Cross has
increased from half a dozen work.
ers to 23 classes, and 120 officials,
the cutting committee, workers in
the stockroom, supply room, pack
ing room, the motor division-has
been the keynote of the success Of
the organization.
Tacoma Must Help.
The organized school work, rep
presented by the Junior Red Cross,
which is 100 per cent perfect in
Tacoma, has been of inestimable
value.
The auxiliaries, of which there
are 14S in all in the county, have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
Has Doubled

OF all the big things Tacoma
has done in the year of war, her
part in the establishment and
equipment of Camp Lewis has
been the biggest.
The voting Of 100000 bonds
for cantonment site to give the
government, just before America s
entry into the war, was but the
beginning of new spirit, CO
menting the city and its people
in patriotic service in Americas
| cause.
This spirit has been the COM
polling force by which Tacoma
has forged ahead to accomplish
ments greater than ever before
In her history. While serving the
nation and the world, Tacoma
has served herself. The city has
doubled its strength.
And Tacoma has Just begun.
Those individuals, societies, asso-
Citations and labor unions who
Joined in the gift OF the great
army cantonment to the govern
ment, have been the ones that
have joined hands in putting over
the enormous war work that Ia
coma has accomplished during
the year.
Their members are ever increas-
ing. They are forgetting differ
ences and prejudices. They are
digging down in their pockets.
They are giving their time and
their energies.
Built BY Tacoma
They are awake. They are
awake to the menace of kaiser
dom to America, and they are de-
termined to double their efforts
in the critical year that is to
come.
1t was the growing spirit OF
loyalty that prompted the people
of Tacoma and Pierce county to
make the gift of the cantonment
site to the government, the first
gift of its kind ever made in the
nation. With II came the pride
of service and the confidence to
push forward.
Camp Lewis was built by Ia
coma. Its buildings were put up
by the hands of Tacoma workers
and directed by Tacoma men. And
they made it one of the most per-
feet camps in the nation.
In few months on $500 acres
of the lao square miles of land
given to the government, an army
city had sprung up and thousands
of soldiers OF the national army
were in training.
The extent of the task accom-
plished can be partly indicated
by figures such as these: 1858
buildings erected, 100000
worth of material purchased, q
payroll of 100000, 53,966,639
feet of lumber used, plumbing,
heating water, sewers, electric
power and lighting systems in
stalled, more than six miles OF
railroad built, and more than 33
miles OF raod multi.
Camp Lewis today is an ideal
training camp and Tacoma is
proud Of 1t.
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MRS. TRENT SHOWS HER
OOIDRS

We certainly did have "some
time" with Mother Trent, as
Dick predicted. When we ar
rived at her room, she kept us
waiting for half hour.
Think of 1t. little book, that
old woman did not know that
anyone but her son and daughter
were calling upon her, and she
kept them waiting a half hour.
When we at last we're admitted
to her room she seemed to sense
that something serious had hap
pened. She was all dolled up in
a lace negligee and a ribbon and
lace cap on her dyed hair, but
the sight Of the four of us Jared
her out of her complacency. Sud-
denly before our very eyes she
grew old as she came forward
and clutched Molly's arm.
What is 1t, what is it," she
. asked in tense voice. "What
have you adj come here to tell
me?"
Molly put her arms about her
and Dick answered in tones OF
compassion, "Mr. Trent"
is he dead?" she interrupted.
Dick bowed his head.
For moment she looked at us
dumbly and then she began to
shrek, where is my husband,
where is he? Why did you kill
him? Why did you not bring
him to me?"
Dick and Chad looked perfect
ly helpless. while Molly and
tried to explain matters and
calm her, but she would not lis
ten. She tore off her foolish
little cap and clutched at the
laces at her throat, as she
shrieked. you all of you have
killed him. What have you done
with him?"
1t was long time before we
could calm her enough to make
her listen to any explanation, and
when she finally realized that
Mr.. Trent had practically died
under the knife, she went int,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
DIG De. z p

Tacoma during the year has es-
tablished the reputation of dig
ging down in her pockets and
oversubscribing in every war
campaign that comes along.
And now, on Liberty Day, Ia
coma is out to more than double
her third Liberty Loan quota of
SO, 500, 900, with the slogan, do
1t in Three Days" Not less than
100000 is the goal that has
been set.
In both the first and second
Liberty bond issues Tacoma far
exceeded her quotas, subscribing
2,497,00O in the first loan, and
nearly doubling it in the second
campaign with subscriptions OF
$4,3S1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
GIVES SON S

The service stars shining out
from the windows of Tacoma
homes tell, after all, of the great
est offering Tacoma has given to
the cause of liberty-her sons.
Hundreds of Tacoma homes
have given their young men for
all branches of the army and navy.
And they have given them gladly.
Selective service has been a serv-
ice of honor In Tacoma. Tacoma
young men have gone into the
National Army readily and will
ingly. Slackers have been few
and far between. The city has
been remarkably free from dis
loyalty.
And to back up the young men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
NIGHT FIRE IN
APARTMENTS

Attired only in n!ghtclothes, oc-
cupants of rooms in a four-story
apartment house at 1907 Yakima
ave-, hurried into the street at
midnight Friday when the rear of
the building caught fire.
Hot ashes had set fire to a
wooden ash chute, and the flames
had communicated to the walls
and roof of the structure.
While the crowd stood about in
this attire, firemen hurriedly ex-
tinguished the blaze with water
and chemicals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
The Tines Part

Americas first year in the war has been alb
sorbing period for the and women Of The
Times staff. Perhaps few Tacoma industries that
existed previous to one year ago have so thOrOly
Communicated themselves for war purposes as the
loyal newspapers.
If this paper lives for 500 years-and we believe
it wil-one of its proudest traditions always will
be that it was the FIRST newspaper in this entire
section of the country to say "America must now
help crush the Prussian autocracy.' That conclu-
sion reached and voiced forcibly many weeks
before the official break with the German empire
came Prior to that we had been the pioneer advo-
cate in Southwest Washington of the preparedness
idea. In fact, we began preaching the doctrine in
midsummer of 1915 before the word itself came
into common usage We then called it ''Peace In
surance,' the creation of powerful navy and an
adequate army.
Somewhat later The Times was the first in this
region to advocate universal training. We did all
in our power to make the business mems training
camp at American Lake success and later still
urged with all our ability the creation Of Camp
Lewis where it now stands.
The Times the first paper in this state by
many weeks to put forth the idea that THE UNIT
ED STATES SHOULD SEND AN ARMY TO
FRANCE. The proposal was regarded then with
bitterness by many OF our readers-as indeed many
of the other proposals were, toO-but believe
that 800 out of every 1000 Of those readers have
come to see with lis that they justified
The Times was for the selective service law from
the start and is for it strongly than today
after it, also, have proved itself.
Thru the year have done our level best to help
make every Red Cross Liberty loan, Thrift stamp
Y W. and Y. NJ. c.. A., Knights of Columbus and
other genuinely patriotic drive success. We have
fought disloyalty and profiteering wherever we
have seen them, matter whose head was bruised
I'm the meantime we have BEEN TELLING THE
NEWS Times correspondents have been in every
capital and on every front getting the big, vital,
human facts of this conflict for Times readers.
Charles Edward Russell, in Russia George Ran
dolph Chester, in France; Victor Morgan, in Swift
zerland to learn of Gernany's internal situation;
G.. G. Lyon, with Pershng; Henry Bernstein
writing of the dramatic Palestine conquest, are
Just few of the big writers whose work every
Times reader will recall with particular pleasure
At the outbreak of the war The Times Washing
ton bureau was reorganzed and its staff multiplied
1t now furnishes constant stream of Illuminating
information just what is going on at the hub
Of civilization.
These are just a few of the lines into which the
war has turned our activities IF in following them
we have been of service to America that fact will
be our only and quite sufficient reward. As the
war goes on we hope to be of increasing usefulness
to the common cause. If we fail may our ink bleach
on the presses. If strike the keynote of helpful
ness may it bazon forth stirring, stimulating mes
sage. That is our anniversary WISH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
Tacoma Red Cross Finishes
An Enormous Years Work

given great support. In the city
there are 81 auxiliaries, 20 sew
ing circles and 80 knitting circles.
The Tacoma chapter has been
worth at least $4,000 to the
cause Of humanity, and infinitely
more as measured in the terms OF
mercy.
Altho the report Of the Red
Cross shows there is $S.972.i7 in
the bank, the statement also shows
that the expenses have avera ged
$6,401.53 a month, and at that
rate the money in the bank can (
last forever.
Tacoma soon must dig down
again to keep the Red Cross going
over, more powerful than ever be-
fore, during the year ahead.
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The same spirit which estab
lished Camp Lewis, has, within
the war year, made Tacoma one
of the chief centers on the coast
for building war winning ships
From a place where small boats
were constructed, Tacoma within
a year has developed into a bust.
ling shipbuilding center.
Within a year five large ship.
building plants have been con.
structed and established.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06

Jewish Relief, the Belgian relief,
the war gardeners.
The war has reached out into
every corner Of the city, uniting
all Tacoma in a common purpose.
The year to come means double
service, If America and the world
are to keep Liberty safe. Taco
ma is just getting her stride. She
has just begun.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06

Tacoma has given, as well as the
thousands of men who have come
to Camp Lewis from other states,
to provide wholesome recreation
and entertainment, to care for
their wives and families, the Y.
M. c. A., Knights of Columbus
B'nai Birth. and Y. w. G. A
have been on the job day and
nipht
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06

Thousands of dollars of Var
Thrift and War Savings Stamps
have been purchased. In January
alone, Tacomans bought $162,20O
worth of War Savings Stamps and
$18,940.75 worth of Thrift
Stamps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
.0OCf0fU

Blanche Irene Gilckert. both OF
Tacoma.
Mrs. James A. Sproule will en-
terrain Topaz Circle, Women OF
the Woodcraft, at her new home,
1912 South Columbia ave., Tues
day evening.
The Query club will meet will,
Mrs. Fletcher Roberts, 2702 North
Lawrence ST., Monday evening.
Mrs. A. V. Morris will give talk
on Electricity and Its Uses"
The baby booth at the Ar
menian, Syrian and Jewish relief
bazaar to be given next week at
the Stadium high school will have
complete outfits for babies and
children up to three years old,
boys and girls playthings, towels,
Hbs and bedding. There also will
he free literature on the care of
babies. The booth Is under the
direction of the child welfare CON-
mittee of the Presidents council
which includes Mrs. A. K. Steb-
bins, chairman; Mrs. r. E. Chase,
| jr., Mrs. b. B. Houston. Mrs. A. C.
Thompson, Mrs. e. b. Cook, Mrs.
William Mattson, Mrs. Frank Phil
lips, Mrs. Ralph Shaffer, Mrs. II.
/ e. Mahaffay, Mrs. Sidney Ander-
son, Mrs. Roy Yuncker, Mrs. e. b.
Cummings, Mrs. Anne Post, Miss
Agnes Allen.
Under the auspices Of Tacoma
Home Missionary society of the
Mason Methodist church, Mrs. J.
H. Parsons will give a stereopti-
con lecture next Tuesday evening
Cyrus Pierce of San Francisco
who has worked with success fol
the Liberty loan bonds In his state
will speak at the open house In
Our Savior's Lutheran church, so
J and 18th streets, Sunday at {
D. IN.
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MELBOURNE WILL
SOON ADD BALCONY

A cement floor and a balcony
are to be added soon to the Mel
bourne theater, Pacific ave. movie
house. Plans for, the alterations
have been filed with Building In
spector Snyder. =.
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| AN S WE RS !
) BY CYNTHIA GREY !

ter meters after the money has
already been put in? l live in
an apartment house and have
a quarter meter. II | do not
put In a quarter l do not get
any gas, yet | have received q
bill for So cents worth of gas
used from a quarter meter. I
am charged .$2.02 and have put
in $3.50 which It is claimed
leaves a balance OF So cents due
the gas company. What l want
to know is, how did I get the
extra SO cents worth Of gas
without putting In the money?
MRS. M. e.
There Is a Niger in the wood
pile somewhere. Perhaps YOU
meter II out Of order. Have yos
taken the matter mp with the man
ager OF the gas company? II no
you should do SO. They should b,
able to offer a satisfactory explain
alton, or make the matter rlgh
with you.
Dear Miss Grey: Can you tell
me " there is any way to get
rid OF a pit mark caused by
chicken-pox? II Is on my fore
head. just above my eye. I am
eleven years old.
ROSA.
The scar viii gradually disap
pear IL y0u will let IL alone.
know Of nothing you can put ON
to remove Y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-06
TWO NEW COPS

Two new men, Bob Poore and
Arthur Strong, were added to the
Tacoma police department Satur-
day.
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The Puget Sound Homestoadess
will give a card party next Tues
day evening at the Eagles hall.
Playing will begin at $3.50.
The Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION will hold open house all
day Saturday and evening for the
soldiers who will march in the
Liberty parade.
Tacoma circle 15S, Neighbors Of
Woodcraft, will give a card party
Thursday evening at the Eagles
hall. All Neighbors and friends
are invited.
The Tribe Of Bon Hur will give
a program Thursday evening,
April IL, at Fraternity hall on Ia
coma avenue. Members and
friends are invited.
Miss Margaret Murphy and John
James Ryan were quietly married
Monday at st. Patrick's church.
After the services the briday party
was entertained at breakfast in the
banquet room Of the Tacoma ho-
tel.
The willard unit Of the Red
Cross will discontinue Its meetings
until further notice.
The University Place p. T. A.
will meet at the school house Wed
nesday afternoon. Music will be
furnished by the children of the
school.
Mrs. Frederick Keator, wife Of
Bishop Keator, arrived home Fri
day evening from Dubuque, Iowa.
The opening dance OF the sum
mer series at the Country club will
be given Saturday evening. A
large number Of officers and theiI
wives are planning to attend.
Marriage licenses were ISSUED
Friday at the county auditors of.
flee to Louis Larsen and lone
Dorriss, both Of Seattle; Leo b
Lack and Fiore Fenton, both oil
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EDITORIALS

THE TACOMA TMEs-Member the Northwest League
aatss-By 80 month; - city Is
Bui / Pacific - "