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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Gives Her 91st
Pair of Socks
To 91st Leader

Mrs. Frederick Rice, Tacoma
vocalist who delighted the large
audience at the Orpheus club con
cert Wednesday night, mas another
accomplishment besides singing
She can knit.
In the lats year she has con.
lpeted 100 pairs of socks for the
Red Cross tprobably l01 or i02
by this time).
When she did the final stitches
on the 91st pair recently she pre-
sented them to Gen. II. A. Greene,
commander Of the 91st division.
The general is loud in his praiJs
of their comfort and serviceab.,ity
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Stolen Kisses
Worth $40, 600?

sUnifsd Press Leaned Wire.I
OREGON CITY. Ore, May %.
Miss Florence Cheney Billiard,
II, believes her kisses are valu-
able, and when one is stolen from
her, she thinks she should be well
paid.
The girl has sued G. w. Guthrie
for $4,000. alleging that Guth-
RE, who is her teacher, violently
threw his arms about her and
kissed her.
The school board investigated
charges against Guthrie, but i'm
stead of discharging him, hired
him to teach next year at an i'm
crease in salary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Another Clue
sUni,ed Press Leased Wire,

spuhrO ireHS IseWheu svIo.b
SEATTLE, May 23.--That Will
lam Horner was not the husband
of the woman who was found last
Sunday with her two children
murdered on the highway nea :
Kelso but that the woman wa
Mrs. Kelly Passett, was the ia
formation given Sheriff Johnson
Stringer here this forenoon Irom
Republic, Wash.
Sheriff Sharpe OF Republic re-
ported to Stringer that Passett
had been killed by Horner on a
hunting trip near Republic in
1914. He was not held for Pas
sets death.
Both Horner and Mrs. Passett
and her two children left Republic
six months ago, according to
Sharpe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
LIVING BELGIAN
FLAG IS BROKEN
UP BY GERMANS
[ Special to The Times. !

Especial to The Times.)
THE HAGUE, May ga
Congo negro in Brussels
found a way to defy the
Germans and display TIN
Belgian flag, which, Of
course, is forbidden.
The negro Is a popular
bootblack. He went about
dressed In bright red clothes
and painted his cart yellow.
These, with his own skin,
made the colors Of the Bel
gian flag.
For q long time the Ger
mans did not detect the
clever ruse, but the Congo
lese was finally arrested, de-
nounced as q conspirator,
and the black portion OF TIC
tricolor was ordered de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
TACOMAN'S COUSIN
ON u. S. S. CYCLOPS

c. A. Webster, OF Kansas City.
one of the additional Is passca-
gers lost on the U. s. collier Cy
clops, as reported by the navy &C.
partment Wednesday, was a cous-
in of Mrs. c. s. Clark, 1017 North
IL st.
Mrs Clark had heard that he
was to be transferred to the ILL
fated Cyclops but that is the last
official notice she has received.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
FEAR COAL
SHORTAGE
Omitted Press I.eascd Nvire.s

CHICAGO, May 23.--"There Is
every indication of greater
shortage of coal next winter than
we had last, unless production is
increased and greater conserva-
ton practiced, declared f. w.
Pratt, president, in opening the
10th annual convention of the
International Fuel association
here today.
Pratt followed this morning
with an appeal to railways, which
use over one-fourth of the coun-
try's output to put the red,
white and blue in coal"
He declared there should be
mo Sundays or holidays in either
mine, railroad or coal yard any
more than there is in the trenches
with the Hun facing our boys"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
GERMAN LOSES HIS
u. S. CITIZENSHIP

PORTLAND, Or, May 23.--Carl
Swelg'n, a Prussian and an I. w.
w. agitator and organizer, is rot
a citizen of the United States to-
day.
Following a trial in which his
actions and theories were brought
out, U. s. Judge Wolverton ie-
voked his citizenship papers on
the ground Swelgin obtained them
by falsely swearing allegiance to
the u. s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Miss LuSk
Beginning
Her Story
Omitted Press Leased Wire.

WAUKESA, Wis, 23.-Under friendly guidance Of
attorney James Clancy whose wife Grace Lusks sunday
school teacher Miss today nnued events lead
ing to the shooting airy Roberts here last
She sacrificed her conssng her most
intimate relations with DR.. David Roberts.
Closing her against the staring faces in the courtroom
Miss Lusk admitted Roberts Chicago Peoria She
added the evidence the in Mann
Roberts with exception first
two visits to Chicago he always with the under
standing that railroad hotel bills and for
extra shopping I might to do
terrific Keeling
the witness chair and nearly faining
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
TO
SAVE FIANCE

United Press Leased Wiro.I
SEATTLE, May 23.--Miss Aud
rey Haynes, 2510 Laurelshade
avenue. is in the city hospital To-
day near death, following q losing
battle to save her fiance. Earl v.
Mills, 20. from drowning In Lake
Washington yesterday. A wind
capsixed their canoe. Mis- bo1y
has not been recovered.
Miss Haynes, who Il IN e1Der<
swimmer, managed to no1D
young Mills afloat for IL m1nutGy
but was forced BY exhAus<iou q
relinQuish her grasD and Wltnelr
her companions drowning e t4o
moment when Z boatman ~
about @ tAach them n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Wilbur, Tom
Duff's nephew.
wants to know
II he should set
his clock ahead
Ito midnight
| when that total
eclipse hW US
IN the after pom
June 8. TONI lt
and Friday Or
\
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
IT'S QUIETER
ON YANKEE SECTOR

(United Press Leased wire.)
WITH THE AMERICAN AR
MES IN FRANCE, May %
The official communique issued
at American headquarters to-
night says:
Artillery fire has decreased
in the sectors occupied by Amer
lean troops. There are no new
developments"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

nurses, patients and attend
ants were killed or wounded
in a raid ON IA large number
OF hospitals by German air.
men.
In this, the latest Prussian air
attick, score of huge Gotha air
planes circled over their objec-
tive where the Red Cross was
plainly visible, dropping a num-
Der of bombs OF enormous size TO
smash the buildings and a still
greater number of small shrapnel
bombs to kill nurses and
wounded.
Carefully Times.
The shrapnel was timed to burst
at the level of the ground so as
to insure the greatest possible
destruction of life.
British aviators and anti-air-
craft guns battled with the Hun
squadron, bringing down the
enemy commanders machine.
l visited the scene of the bomb.
ing today. Huts about the hospi-
tails were in splinters.
One-half of the entire hospital
where the greatest death toll took
place, had almost entirely disap
peared.
Nearby was a crater Is fee
across and 10 feet deep. where {
large bomb fell on the nurses
quarters.
Crippled with slirapncl
bomb fragments those who
witnessed the attack told me
they never had seen anything
SO wonderful as the courage
of the women during the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
EvER HAPPEN 10 YOJJ9

Dear Talko: II this ever hx,-
pened to anyone else-well, there
must be another car like mine. I
asked her to lean out aad SEE II
the tire was flat. mot enough
to hurt" she reported. "lt's Iisl
flat on the lower side." Huck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

King Charles lot is worst of ali,
No matter what he chooses;
For war or peace, it's all the same.
It's certain that he loses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

George Creel always man.
ages to keep at least one lap
ahead of congress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Mary II. Wilk,n,

Nat Goodwin says marriage
should be made moro diff.
cult. All of Mats wives have
said he made IL difficult
enough.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
SHE NEVER MISSES

(From a church paper.)
Why l attend prayer mee;in.
To me the prayer meeting Is an
excellent carbon remover for The
heart, and as Johnson's Caroon
Remover is for our machines, so
is the Glendale Presbyterian Pray
er Meeting for me.
Mary III. Wilkin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

A Tip For Fiancees
BY G. G.. LYON

Reporter for The Times With Persings Army
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE May "a
boy showed letter his fiancee America
the other day. thought it the right kind.
you know George, promised to marry you year
from the day back home
I'D be willing to marry hero lot than that.
You know Mary Smiths beau the French for
bravery the other day and Mary ordng
OF girls
IF you'll get a French I'll marry you months
from the day land
And IL win the American medal I'll
on the dock with the marriage license hand"
Where are those damned Germans" exclaimed
Let emf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

The grass always grows
faster when the lawn mower
h duh. d
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

Greetings, are you a Hun.
dred Percenter as q spectator
of Tacoma launchings?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
THE TICKLE TOE!

IS the latest dance. It's fully
SoIibed in an article on page 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Ruthless
Attack Is
Delivered

BY WIN. Phillips Simms
United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH
ARMIES IN FRANCE, May
23.-MOrc than 100 women
nurses, patients and attend
ants were killed or wounded
i'm a raid ON large number
Of hospitals by German air.
men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
British Want Men
For FOreStrV Service

The British and Canadian Re-
cruiting mission in Tacoma is
located on the fourth floor of the
National Bank of Tacoma build
ing, and all men who wish to en-
list in the forestry division can do
so by making their application
there. This is a splendid oppor-
tunity for Britishers in this coun-
try who cannot go into active war
service to do as valuable work
for their country as any of their
lrother Tommies.
Even if a man cannot fight,
there is still plenty of opportunity
for him to do "his bit" for his
country in France. The work of
obtaining a sufficient quantity of
timber for the western front Is a
very big one and employs a large
number of men. The timber is
used for a great many purposes in
the trenches, for making bridge
parts and sides and roofs of dug
outs, roads, bridges, etc.
At the commencement Of the
war a great many of the finest
forests in northwestern France
were entirely cut down to supply
the armies with timber. Since
then the British and French have
had to go farther and farther
afield until now the forestry units
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
FORD MOTOR ASSEMBLIES
MARVEL OF ORGANIZATION

proper position in the motors.
After the internal parts have
been installed in the motors, oiled
and worked in" the crank cases,
transmission covers, cylinder
heads, manifOlds and other parts
are set in place, and when the
crank case has been supplied with
oil the motors are ready to go
into the test room. Each assem-
bly, line handles about 100 motors
per hour when working at full
speed. That is, about one motor
each 80 seconds passes from the
assembly line to the collecting
conveyor.
Approximately 100 men handle
each motor as it passes down the
line. An average time of 2 hours,
22 minutes and SIS seconds is con-
sumed in passing the motor thru
the complete assembly line. With
slightly over 500 men in the mo-
tor assembly department, it may
be said that 3.5 motors per man
are assembled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

How can you save your tires
and your tire bills?
r. w. Schnack of Kennedy &
Schnaek, today gave some inter-
esting precautions to auto owners,
based on an exhaustive study of
the effect of speed on fabric tires
made by the B. +. Goodrich Co. of
Akron, Ohio.
Deductions show that Excess
s've fast driving is destructive to
ordinary tires" he said. They
also show that IL the motorist
could maintain an average speed
of 25 miles an hour without in
curing the displeasure of police
men and magistrates he would get
more mileage out of his tires than
at any other mark.
ALSO that if he were one who
insisted on letting her out he
must obey only two rules-drive
slowly over rough roads and take
turns cautiously and, as important
as others, increase the air pres
sure in his tires from two to eight
pounds above normal-else resign
himself to prodigal purchases Of
tires. For speeding specifically
built tires are required.
"The Goodrich company, in a
recent statement, says: 1T Is a
we'll known fact that the faster a
tire is driven the more heat it
generates internally, and while
normal speed will not raise the
temperature of the tire to a dan
gerous point, excessive speeding
will raise the temperature to a
point well beyond the danger line
or to point where additional vul-
canization will take place-much
more than the manufacturer ever
intended for the tire and sufficient
to dry out not only the fraction
gum between the phys of fabric,
but the very fabric itself.
Watch speeder negotiating a
rough road at about as fast as his
car will travel and notice the rear
wheels in particular as they strike
an obstacle both at the same time.
The shock comes so abruptly
and forcibly that the rear wheels
are raised from the ground. Per-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
STUDEBAkER TRADE-IN
SALE RECORD BREAKER

The Little & Kennedy Co. Stu
debaker trade-in sale is gaining
momentum every day, and more
than a dozen Studebakers rolled
out in seven days is the record.
The campaign continues all this
week.
Ability to make immediate de-
liveries has keyed the men up to
a fast pace. When they make a
sale they have the car to turn
over to the customer.
One Of the striking points of
the campaign has been the alb
sence Of demonstrations, says T.
w. Little.
Customers have come in and
bought cars without having the
engines started. They knew that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

j. w. .Capek & Co. are respon-
sible for this:
The Ford Motor Co.'S factory
at Highland park is truly place
of many wonders, among the
greatest of which is the motor
assembly department. In this de-
partment bare cylinder blocks
enter at one point and after pass
ing thru what at first seems like
a hopelessly confused mass of
men and moving parts, they come
out completely transformed into
finished Ford motors.
Studying the arrangement of
this department for a few mo-
ments it is plain that instead OF
being all confusion, it is in reality
an amazingly well developed Or
ganization with every man, and
every piece of machinery and
conveyor system, assigned to some
definite work or part in the proc
ess of assembly. 1t is only be-
cause of this highly efficient Or
ganization that it is possible to do
az "hiSh thS "hotS
world marvels-produce 5000
perfectly built motors each work
ing day.
Yet the entire process is one
of simplicity. After going thru
a few preliminary steps the cyl
inder blocks are placed on long
conveyors running parallel to each
other. Equally long lines of men
stand on either side of the con-
veyors to perform the different
operations to which they are as
signed. Over their heads and
running at right angles to the
conveyors at which the men work
are other cOnveyors carrying
crank shafts, cam shafts, pistons,
cylinder heads, etc. AS the as
sembly progresses these different
piece are taken from the con-
veyors above and put in their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

seem to prefer the navy to the
army, as it does not necessitate .
chance of long stay at a canton
ment. There are no drafted men
in the service, all the tars being
volunteer fighters.
Tuesday abe navy station at the
Bank of California building sent
10 men to the various training
stations for Uncle Sans sailors,
the majority Of them, however.
going to the Washington station,
Bremerton.
Harry Camille, Boris Dannen-
hirsch, John Kelten, Kenneth Nc
Crimen and John Dolkirch are the
men who go to Bremerton; Joseph
Funk goes to the University OF
Washington radio school; and
George Nilsson, Samuel Erickson
and John Donahue go to the radio
school at Mare Island, Cal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

are working ali over France and
all over Great Britain. Even the
trees in the famous old Windsor
forest have been cut down.
Men from Is to Sc years are
taken by the British and Canadian
armies and the same standard of
physical fitness is not required for
these units. 1t practically means
that any man who is fit to work at
his job is taken.
If a man can handle an axe or
a saw or has any knowledge of
the work, he will he taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

the Studebaker would perform.
Customers have become I'M
pressed with our equipment here
said Mr.. Little. They have come
and looked over the plant and
have seen for themselves that
service with us is matter of
equipment and system. Every
thing impressed them with our
permanence and ability to handle
large volumes of business with the
reliable Studebaker, now the lead
or in numbers in Pierce county
over every car selling at more
than $3.50.
"Sixes have the lead in popular
ity so far during the special cam
paign. There seems to be a gen.
eral desire to tour this summer"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

land was a mechanic at the flying
field at Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
for several months before sailing
for France.
The two men who are running
the French trains go back and
forth from the interior to the
trenches bearing the soldiers from
the trench to behind the lines for
rest and bringing fresh troops up
to duty.
Before they were put on the
trains the men went thru stiff ex-
aminations, all of which young
Jobson passed with flying colors.
WHO?
BY Owen Ii. Winters.
Sister Sadie's now a bell-hop,
In a swell hotel,
Cousin Luck drives a taxi,
So does Annabel.
Mother runs an elevator,
Aunt Jane carries mail,
Grandma busy guarding Aliens.
At the county Jail.
When the cruel war is ended,
And the boys come back,
Wonder who will rock the
cradle
Jill or Jack?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
WHO'LL BUY
1918 AUTOS?

j. G. Merrill of the Merrill Mo-
tor Co., Oakland distributor, is
ready to answer the question who
will buy the 1918 output of auto
mobiles.
1.-THE same people who have
always bought them and always
will buy them-those who need
them" he says. And this year
there are more people will buy
them than ever before. That is
because 1t is necessary to get
about more. In addition to their
usual duties, which are more
strenuous and exacting than ever,
men find themselves confronted
with patriotic obligations that
take large part of their time"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
OPENS USED
CAR DEPOT

Browns Used Car Depot is the
name of the establishment opened
by c. c. Brown at 9TH and Pa
cific in the Commercial garage
headquarters. Brown says he will
maintain garage and repair shop
as well as vulcanizing plant.
What | want right now is to
meet the Tacoma motorists who
have used cars for sale or Taco
mans wishing to buy a car" said
Mr.. Brown. II have been in
the same line of business before
and l am familiar with the used
car business and would like to see
cars that are for SALE"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
Troop B Men
in Quarantine

Troop b in quarantine in
France" writes home Donald
Doud, we'll known Tacoma member
of the troop. "One of the Spo-
kane boys came down with the
scarlet fever, and forced all of US
to be in quarantine for some time.
None of the Tacoma boys were in
fected, however.
He says that as soon as the
quarantine can be lifted from the
troop they were divided up into
small squads and sent on military
police duty in different parts of
the country. Doud himself is do
ing duty in pretty little hamlet
of about 5000 inhabitants, he
writes. He says the country is
very picturesque and the people as
hospitable as they are interesting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
Tacoma Engineer
on French Train

Lester Jobson, who formerly
lived IN Tacoma, has the honor of
being one of the two American
soldiers to be assigned to engineer
duty in running a French train,
according to a letter received here
from him by Mss Henrietta
Simms, 439 st. Helens ave.
Jobson enlisted in the aviation
corps of the regular army last fall
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20

haps this is only an inch or so, but
while in the fraction of a second
the wheels are off the ground, the
tension is released on the engine,
the wheels are spinning much
faster, so that when they again
strike the ground the road itself
must do some brake work and
have an action on the tread of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
Men Flock to the NAVY

Since the navy has been granted
its large increase by congress the
Tacoma recruiting office has been
doing a flourishing business, with
volunteers coming in every day
for examination. The men now
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
WITH THE AUTO MEN
Shows How Letting Her OUT
Is Destructive to the Tires

tire much like that of rasp
being rubbed over its surface.
Now If it should happen that when
the tires strike the ground after
being thrown into the air there
should be a sharp-pointed stone
or other sharp obstacle at that
immediate point the result would
be a nasty cut circumferentially
on the tread"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
Don't Rub It In

Captain-Your rank, sir?
Rookie-Don't rub 1t in, Cap.
That's just what the sergeant told
me.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
BUILDS BUGS

w. A. kolb, president of the
Kolb Sheet Metal works, rs pre-
pairing to build auto bugs" for
which he predicts there will be
big demand this season. He has
a big force at work now building
and radiators, a work in
which he has specialized
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
OPEN NIGHTS

Night service until $50 D. M,
tho new feature of the ]. w. Capek
G. Co. plant, already has brought
in good returns, the company re-
ports. The plant remains open
with experts at the call of custom
ers. The service especially bene-
fits commercial firms after the
delivery cars come in for the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
Big Demand for
Closed Models

1--WE have been unable to OBJ
tain enough enclosed models of
Ford cars to supply the demand"
says Harry Manley of the Marley
Thompson Co., authorized Ford
dealers. The demand is I'M
usually heavy, he says.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-01
STYLISH FURS
Moderately Priced
r. RUBEN & co.
1879 East Sixth Street St. Paul
1879 East Sixth Street

meeting room, the members transacted
their business with earlaps pulled far
down over their ears, and with heavy
overcoat collars far above their ears.
The Amendment proposed by the Grand
Lodge whereby each member will be as
sessed 81 per year for the Soldiers and
Sailors Welfare work during the period
Of the war, was unanimously approved
by the Lodge. The Committee in charge
of the entertainment and dance, for the
same benefit, on February 21st, reported
much progress, while the Intellectual Adj
vancement Committee outlined a varied
program of activities for the year, the
first of which will be an open meeting
addressed by DR.. Carol Aronovici, on
Housing Conditions in st. Paul." Mon
day, February 18th.