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

The other day woman said to
me, Fanny, who do all scenario
writers have dimples in their
chins?"
do they?" | CHANGED.
They do" says she.
So / looked up the pictures in
the Exhibitors Trade Review and
| found that all of the scenarists
U just learned that that's what
they are called, had the fatal
mark of Venus right where the
girls just can't help seeing it.
And these are the men that
write the thrilling tales for those
homely things to act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
E,,ANNlE'S
i LTCKERS
Fannie Won't Be There

"Enlighten Your Daughter is
educational.
And that is all that | am going
to say about that film, 'cept that
/ am not going TO see 1t myself.
" ith all of the gloomy war news
and all sorts of real things hap
pening which are depressing
enough, who go into the land of
the make-believe and seek out
that which is morbid and unpleas-
ant. Me for the bright and
cheerful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04

! Q a r n [ n Q
strokes.
The simplest
of these Is the
straight fore
hand drive. This
Is the stroke
I h g beginner
will US most
often in games
with players OF
his own class
and it should
be perfected.
1t must be re-
membered in
nracficinc that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
Girls, Girls and Girls

Um-te-tum-te-tum
The Atlantic Revue has ar
rived at the Pantages! An there
are girls and girls and girls, OF
maybe it is just because there are
so many different costumes and
snappy songs that it seems like a
great big show.
The Atlantic Revue is the star
|act of the Pan this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
Looking EN- Over

The Cliptoomany Picture Co.
Develops more and mo-er
Next week this company will show
Funkhouser in THE SOwer."
Frank Bushman is a manly chap
And last week was most harried
Because somebody told some one
That Francis wasn't married.!
tJust fawncy!)
Miss Theda Bara Graves a job.
Her company did ditch her,
Because she said that she would
not
Play in a vampire" picture!
(She said that heaven never
helped a working girl who
worked that way.)
Last week upon the coast bands
played,
We heard them near and far.
The reason for the noise was that
Bryant had joined the war.
The things that makes the Fair
banks films
Boresome, often whites,
Is that Douglas sure can act.
He never, never smiles!
We saw William s. Hart this week
In "Raffles." All, how cute
And debonair the darling looked
In his we'll cut dress suit.
Uncle Toms Cabin" made a hit.
In it the famous diva,
Miss Mary Garden, cleverly
Depicted Little Eva.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
He's Worth Seeing

Haven't had time to see Tyrone
Power yet, but maybe l will this
Afternoon.
He is at the Liberty in THE
Planter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
MEN S
Ailments
My
Specially

I have de-
voted the bet
ter part OF
the last "a
years to the
reatment oil
those all.
ments pecu-
liar to men
and ! feel
that ] am
better quail.
fled than the
average ply.
sician ca
treat these N
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
Hippodrome Good, Too

The HippodrOme is good, too
with some real big-time vaude'
vile acts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04

(SccOnd OF a series of arti-
cles ilIusti ated by specially
posed pictures Of Harold
ThrOckmOrton, Americas
foremost tennis star, pointing
out the essentials of the
game for nOvices.)
BY PAUL PURMAN
After learning the grips on TIL
acouet the tennis novice shout
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATERS

TACOMA
Thursday night, Upstairs
and Down." MoroscO comedy.
PANTAGES
1.-THE Atlantic Revue" and
vaudeville.
HIPPODRONiE
"Melange of Talk, Music
and Song" and vaudeville.
OAK
"Enlighten Thy Daugh-
\ter," with James Morrison.
COLONIAL
Lets Get a Divorce" with
{ billie Burke.
APOLLO
by Right of Purchase
with Norma Talmadge.
MEIliDi KNt.
"The Spy" with Dustin
I Farnum; Mutt and jeff COM
! edy.
LIBERTY
"The Planter" with Tyrone
Power
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
A NEIGHBoRHOoD TRAGEDY-NO. 2
|FOREHANDDRIVEM MOST
IMPORTANT TO NOVICE

OF
drives Below Throckmoron
has
'oow thru" Upper shows Throck
NOR waiting q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
Orpheum Has
Big Features

Henri De Vries' spectacular
comedy drama, "Camouflage."
with Dorothy Drake and Robert
w. Sheldon, is one Of the headline
features OF the next Orpheum bill
at the Tacoma theater Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. "Camou-
flage" Is not war play, but has
to do with . gang Of counterfeit
ers who have devised q clever bit
'of camouflage whereby they can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
MY SUCCESS

MY SUCCESS
In the treatment OF BLOOD and
SKIN DISEASES, Kidney. Bladder
and Urinary Ailments, Pile. Fis-
lula and other ailments to which
men are subject has been remark
ably good, and is due to my careful
and painstak .ng treatment, coupled
with a long experience. ] employ
all the latest discoveries, such as
sERUMS, BAcTERlNS and ANTI
TONINS, and ! give
SALVARSAN
COG
Amer icau Made
by the mtravenous method. II You
have any ailment involving the
Blood you should have a Blood Test
made and determine at once what
treatment you need. -
CONSULTATION FREE
and my terms for treatment are
reasonable and you can pay in
weekly or monthly installinents. or
as you are able.
Hours: 10 A. NJ. to s p. M. Daily.
Sundays. 10 to az only.
j. j. Keefe, Phi. g., M. D.
952h Pacific Avenue. Cor. nth 81.
Tacoma, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE

3 9 q o 9 o 9 @ @ o o g 9 o g
Standing OF the Clubs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04

lower photograph shows this ex.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-04
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 4

No games scheduled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
DEALERS PREDICT
HUGE FUR PRICES

London-Fur dealers in LnodOn
say that furs in America and Great
Britain are to be higher price next
fall and winter than ever. Alien
furriers in London have advanced
the price of the furs they are put
ting on the market 200 per cent
since spring and many of these
were damaged skins.
In some of the London shops fur
coats were displayed recently at
prices ranging from $500 to $3.50
which a short time ago could have
been bought for $50 or SIS.
We are quite at the mercy of the
Russian alien workmen," a British
furrier said They know more
about the fur trade than anyone
else. I would not guarantee the
piainest fur coat at 800, as, owing
to the lack of proper workmanship
and the shortage of furs. a coat is
often made up of some pieces that
are faulty, though some parts of il
may be good.
ut is difficult just now to get the
alien furriers to do repairing. They
are keeping coats and fur wraps in
hand for months, as they do not
want to be bothered with repair
work while they can be preparing
new garments for their full harry
ests of abnormal prices"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
SCHOOL OPENING
MAY BE DELAYED
IN EAST MOLINE

On account OF the delay that Is
being experienced in building oper-
ations on the additions to the Lin
coin and Mckinley school buildings
in East Moline it may be necessary
to delay the opening OF the city
schools next month. Sept. 3 is the
date that has been set for the COM
mencement of studies, but unless
work is hurried the additions will
be far from completed. Brick
work is half way up on the Lincoln
building, but at Mckinley opera
tions have not progressed so far.
Scarcity of labor and materials is
said TO be responsible.
When the city school board con-
venes at the regular meeting next
Monday the proposition OF building
a school for the new shop addition
near the old Watertown line on
Nineteenth street will be voted on.
Some time ago % lots were pur-
chased for school purposes and with
the erection of government houses
in this district a need will be felt
for extended school facilities. At
present the ground owned by the
school board is being utilized for
war gardens by citizens Of East
Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
CAFETERIA PLAN
OF SERVICE NOW
USED BY GARAGE

Walk in, take a tray, pass along
the counter and pick up the tools
you need, get a little expert advice
from the man behind the counter,
sit down and fix the f1ivver your
self and pay the cashier as you go
out, is the novel system now in
working order at the Moline garage
run by Ziegler & Mason, former
owners of the Bluff garage. At
least that is the routine reported
by a few who have already ventur-
ed to try the cafeteria form of ga
rage service.
Not long ago the cafeteria plan
for restaurants was unknown and
1t remained for the west to develop
the convenient system used to feed
so many thousands OF people in the
United States today With the con-
ditions brought about by the war,
no veVer. the self-service plan has
a much larger field for develop
ment and the new departure in the
Moline garage undoubtedly will be
copied by others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
News Of the Day. in Moline and East Moline
EAST MOLINE

A. B. johnson has returned from
a months visit at Barrow, III. Mrs.
Johnson and son Keath will stay
several weeks longer.
Mrs. Frank Redell OF Erie, ILL.,. is
visiting at the Robert Haddick
home
Miss Stella Parrot, who was Wis
iting in East Moline, returned to
Wyanet Sunday.
East Moline, WATERFOWL and Sill
Wis Baptist Sunday schools picnic
was held at Campbell's Island with
$50 members attending, and all
having a good time.
Ten young women took their
suppers to the Watch Tower Fri
day evening, and stayed for the
dance They were the girls who
were entertained by Ruth Clenden-
in Monday.
Sister Mary Gertrude of Elk
City, Okla, is visiting at the Ste
phen Dormady home.
Mrs. NJ. Kelley of Bdgington is
visiting at the Stephen Dormady
home.
Miss Mary Angevine of New
York City is spending a few days
with her brother, II. L. Angevine.
The p. l. C. girls entertained sol
diers from the Rock Island arsenal
at a picnic Thursday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
CADY COMPLAINT
Is ANSWERED BY
CROSSING GUARD

John W. Whiteside, evening guard
at the Fifteenth street railway
crossing in Moline, in an answer
to the complaint of John d. Cady,
who some days ago claims he was
almost run down by moving box
car at the crossing when no warn
ing of the approaching train was
given, says that he got the blame
for negligence because he happen
ed to get to work a little ahead of
time. and was waiting in the guard
house until the hour that he is
scheduled TO begin his duties.
Whiteside goes on guard at $50.
The day of the near accident the
regular day policeman guard was
off duty and a substitute was on the
Job. He is said to have left before
$50, the regular quitting time.
Therefore it is explained it was the
fault of the day guard and not the
evening guard that there was no
warning when the box car was
pushed across the street. Mr..
Whiteside claims that he has been
on the job for 10 years and has
never had an accident. He also
states that although Mr.. Cady said
the train missed him by a foot an
eyewitness asserted that the dis
lance was nearer is feet. Since it
was not his business to look out for
trains at that time Mr.. Whiteside
says that the string of cars APP
preached without his knowledge.
Whether he was on or off duty,
however, he states he would not
think of failing to warn persons if
he saw approaching danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
PRES. WILSON AND
MRS. WILSON SEE
VESSEL LAUNCHED

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. with
a hearty God-speed from the presi-
dent of the United States and Mrs.
Wilson. the 7,500-ton cargo carrier
Quistonck, the first of $50 ships TO
be built at tbe Hog Island plant,
was successfully launched at 1888
o'clock this afternoon.
President Wilson, accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson, arrived at the Hog
Island shipyard at 1890 p. m. to-
day on special train.
Mrs Wilson, with the president
standing by her side, christened
the ship as nearly 5000 persons
standing in the broiling sun, wild
Iy cheered.
The president made no speech,
but in response to the urgent ap-
peal OF the crowd, he waved his
hat and shouted: Good luck to
you"
Mrs. Wilson smilingly repeated
this sentiment.
The presidential party returned
to Washington after remaining in
the yard less than 80 minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
Stacker DRIVE
STARTS ACTION
Statistics Office Swamped With
Appeals From Men for Official
State Birth Records.

Springfield, IIl.-The Office of the
registrar of vital statistics of Illi-
noiS is swamped with requests for
copies of official records of births.
The present demand is due to the
countrywide roundup of "slackers"
and the necessity for those of un-
certain age to establish by official
record that they are not within the
draft age.
1t is impossible for the state or
county authorities to satisfy more
than so per cent of the demands for
the reason that the attending doc
tor or Midwife, as the case may be,
failed to report the birth to the To-
cal authorities.
The seriously embarrassing pos
ititon in which one whose birth has
not been recorded may be placed is
aptly illustrated in the case of a
Jacksonville, ILL.,, boy of good fam
lily.
This boy actually II years of age
but large for his age and looking
more like a man of % or % years
went to Detroit, Mich, to work and
while upon the streets in that city
was picked up in the roundup OF
"slackers' by the federal agents
Regardless of the boys protesta-
lions he was held as a Stacker pend
ing receipt of an official record OF
his BIRTH
An appeal to the home folks in
Jacksonville resulted in the dis
cOvery that no record of the boy s
birth had ever been made. Both
the doctor and the nurse who were
present at his birth, were dead. II
became necessary to locate a mum
Der of persons who had actua
knowledge of the date of the boys
birth and secure affidavits from
them.
! During all this delay the boy was
obliged to bear the stigma o
Stacker.
Surely the people are being
taught the Importance of birth reg
istration and more and more are
they becoming 'of the opinion tina
the doctor who don't report his
births is a doctor to be stunned /
future trouble is to be avoided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
SPEEDING
SMASHUP KILLS
CORDOVA YOUTH
Ray Williamson, Aged Is, Saturday
Night Accident Victim-COm-
paniOn Is Injured

While attempting to pass another
machine On a road mile north
CT Cordova about $50 Saturday ev-
ening, Ray Williamson, aged ID,
son of Mrs. Roberta Williamson,
Cordova librarian, was almost in
stantly killed, when the five-pas-
senger touring car which he was
plotting hit a slightly elevated
cross road, causing the car to be
violently thrown around and pre-
cipitating the driver and his COM
panion, George Heberling, aged IA,
clear Of~the wreckage.
Williamson skull was fractured
and death came before help arrfv-
ed. Ifeberling was considerably
shaken up, but is not thought to
be seriously injured. The two lads
were on their way to a Boy Scout
meeting, when a car driven by Axel
Sumowski appeared going north on
the road ahead of them. William
son decided to get ahead of the
machine and in the attempt drove
on the left edge of the highway.
Heberling states that the last time
he looked at the speedometer 1t
registered 80 miles an hour. AT
the point where the car forged
ahead at a fast clip slightly ele-
waited road crosses the north and
south road. The Williamson car
struck this with such violence that
the front axeI was broken and the
whole machine twisted around.
Both boys were thrown for some
distance and before Mr.. 'Sumowski
reached them young Williamson
had breathed his last.
Ray Williamson was born OctoD-
er 27, 1904 and was an only son.
He attended the Cordova school
His sunny disposition had endear-
ed him to the whole community and
news of his tragic passing brought
sorrow into many homes. For the
past week he had been helping his
country by aiding on the farm, hav-
ing worked with a threshing ma
chine. A sister, Mrs. Gus Vincent
survives, together with the mother
Funeral services were held this
afternoon in Cordova. Rev. Mr.
Dickman of Bethel Officiated. In
terment was made at Cordova. Cor
oner Miller conducted an inquest
yesterday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
MERCHANT FLEET
TO ENLARGEMENT
OF COAST PORTS

Washington, Aug. Port and
harbOr facilities along the Atlantic
and Gulf and the Pacific must be
expanded two or three-fOId to pro-
vide for the maximum service of
the American merchant marine,
low in the making. when once it is
released from war traffic. Imme-
date expansion is necessary at many
ports so that coal for New England
war industries can be moved by
water.
These facts have been established
in the preliminary study of port
conditions made by the recently
created port and . harbors facili-
ties commission of the shipping
board, headed by Edward F. Carry.
Present facilities are shown to be
inadequate and in time new ports
may be created.
The commission. besides its plans
for port expansion, will consider
the diversion of imports and exports
from northern to southern ports,
particularly shipments to and from
the middle west, which now add to
the troubles of congested railways
along the north Atlantic seabOard
and in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
TOUR TO BE MADE
BY AMERICAN AND
BRITISH FLYERS

Washington, Aug. 5.-Cities to be
visited by the American and British
is being arranged by the commit
aviatOrs for which an aviation tour
tee of public information, have
been selected and approximate
dates determined upon. Unfavora-
BILE weather conditions may cause
alteration of some of the dates.
Major c. X. Rhinehart, U. S. A,
will be in command of the party,
which will start from Washington
and the guest of honor will be Brig
adler General Charles F.. Lee, C. NJ.
G., veteran British aviator, now
head of the British aviation mission
to the United States. In the party
will be several American and Brit
ish aviators and flights and lee
lures will be given at the different
cities named.
The cities with the approximate
dates announced today by the COM
mittee on public information fol-
lows:
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. IA; Dayton,
Ohio, Aug. Is; Columbus. Ohio,
Aug. 17-1S; Toledo, Aug. 10; De-
troit, Aug. 20-21; Indianapolis, Ind,
Aug. 1928; st. Louis, Aug. 24-25;
Kansas City, Aug. 26-27; Des
Moines, Aug. 1929; Omaha, Ang.
30-31; Minneapolis and st. Paul,
Sept. 1-2-3; Milwaukee, Sept 4
Chicago, Sept. Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
ORDER PAPERS TO
CUT CONSUMPTION
FIFTEEN PERCENT

Washington, Aug. Paper mills
have been listed as an essential in
dustry, the priorities division of the
war industries board announced to-
day, on the understanding that the
greatest possible economy will be
exercised in the use of the paper,
and the newspapers will reduce
their consumption of news print Is
per cent on daily editions and 20
per cent on Sunday editions.
Publishers believe, it was said to-
day, that with discontinuance of
many wasteful practices and insti-
tuition of a sliding scale of reduc-
ton in reading matter, will accom-
plsh the required curtailments
without interfering with the adver-
Using columns.
The war industries board is said
to favor the principle that no news
papers be started during the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
MOLINE REPORTS
RENT PROFTTEER
rs BUSY PERSON

AS an example of the extreme
house rent profiteering which is
going on in the tri-cities at the
present time, it is reported in Mo-
line that q widow who works daily
in a laundry to support herselff
and one child has been notified that
her apartment rent has been in
creased from $12 to $50 a month
The woman has three rooms, for
which she was~ paying 81 each.
Now it is reported her landlady
has informed her that if she wishes
to stay she must pay so a week
for each room. 1t is said that the
widow is not the first to be driven
out of the house because of ex-
cessive rent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
URGES ORDERING
CONTAINERS FOR
USE IN CANNING

Housekeepers who have not laid
N their canning supplies should do
70 at once, advises the United
States department of agriculture.
Reports from the states show that
ilready some sections of the coun-
~ are having difficulty in securing
Containers for home canning. The
shortage Of tin cans. glass jars and
ubbers. coupled with delayed ex
press shipments, make it imperative
o place orders for supplies immed-
stelv if the needs of the next two
months are to be met. Women de-
firing information about canning
squipment or the ordering of sup
1lies should apply at once to their
seal home demonstration agent,
he leader of boys and girls club
work or the county agricultural
gent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
COUNTY DRY, STILL
DRUNKS ARE FOUND

Rock Island county, nominally,
is dry, but - persons were arrested
in Moline on charges Of intoXica-
ton during July. That number
however, is much smaller than for
any previous July or other month.
Moline police placed 1853 persons
under arrest last month, 10l on
state charges and IS on city
charges. Fifty-seven alleged speed
ers confronted Magistrate Gustaf-
son in July. Other charges on
which a comparatively large num-
Der of persons were arrested fol-
low: Larceny, 8; assault and bat
terry. q; disorderly conduct, 81;
gambling. -; violation OF health
ordinance, 4; discharging firearms
in atty, 6. Five men applied TO the
police for a nights lodging. The
police auto made 123 ambulance
calls and So police calls and tray
eled a total Of GA miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
BOARD DOES NOT
FIND CRAFTSMAN

The Moline exemption board
failed to secure a draftman needed
to make up the deficiency in the
contingent which was sent to
Camp Forrest, Lytle, Ga, several
days ago. The blacksmith was en-
trained Saturday. Thus only one
half the hurry-up call was filed
c. W. Hudson, an engineer, en-
ployed at the arsenal, made appli-
cation for induction as craftsman,
but because he was not a regis
trant Of the Moline board. his en-
listment could not be credited to
the local district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
TASK FUNDS FOR
HOUSE CANVASS
Decide TO Petition Manufacturers
and Merchants to Finance Con-
templated Survey in City.

The federal housing committee of
Moline and East Moline has decided
to ask manufacturers and mer-
chants of the two cities to finance
the house survey which is TO be
undertaken in the near future, and
to provide funds for establishing
Offices in both cities. A committee,
composed of c. E. White, R S.
WOODBURY. and l.. r. Blackman, has
been named to present the plan to
the merchants. Mr. White will
make the appeal to the manufac-
turers.
Offices containing information bu-
reaus will also be established in
the business districts of both cit
les. Following the survey all in
formation will be compiled and in
deXed and placed on record in the
offices, where it can be referred to
throughout the day and evening.
Mr.. White and Mr. WOODBURY. will
be the committee to secure the Mo-
line office and G. W. Ross and ]. L.
Simmon will do the work in East
Moline.
The canvass will be in an effort
to secure Information relative to
rooms and houses available in the
cities, and it is said that women,
who so successfully conducted the
campaign to register all women for
war work, probably will he asked
to undertake this canvass. C. +.
White, NJ. J. Duryea, R. c. Shall
berg, R. S. WQodburn and l.. r.
BIackman will supervise the Mo
| line survey and j.. L. Simmon and
! o. J. Root have been named to look
after the East Moline canvass