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Evening star., 1918-06-02

THOUGHT when I got my wheel
hoe that I had put an end to

q THOUGHT when I got my wheel
hoe that had put an end to
most Of the hard work in my
q garden. but I had reckoned
without the potatoes. For potatoes
wheel hoes Is mix"
Also. when potatoes are planted In
clay soil hand hoes are almost as
useless. In the garden which Fred
Turner and I are making in partner
ship about two-thirds Of the DO
tatoes we planted are in a strip of
clay which runs across one corner
"f our quarter-acre farm" We
didn't know. until after the potatoes
rere in the ground. that we had
o!anted them in about the worst
place in the whole plot for "spuds."
2otatoes. to do well, should have a
l:iable. loamy soil. and there GER
tainy is nothing friable about that
strip of clay. :
After we discovered our error We
that. no matter where we had plant
ed our potatoes. they would have
TO be worked with a hand hoe.
and that no matter what we put in
,he clay soil it also would have called
-or hand-hoe cultivation; and that,
therefore. by planting the potatoes
II the clay we had killed two birds
Nth a single stone.
The theory was beautiful one
until we attempted to work the po-
tatoes with hand hoes. Potatoes re-
duire deep and thorough cultivation.
and the hand hoes simply would not
go deep and thoroughly into that
ay soil. 1t was like getting out and
trying to hoe up the asphalt on Penn
sylvania avenue.
1t looked as il there was no al
tentative but to hire a man with a
horse and cultivator to do the work.
ard this we were very reluctant-I
mean reluctant from a financial
standpoint-to do. We had agreed
that after the ground was plowed
ard narrowed and the furrows laid
of. for potatoes we would do all the
rest of the work ourselves, and on
the strength of that resolve we had
irdulged in a good deal of patting
of our respective backs in the pres
e~ce Of our respective wives. To
h:ve thrown up the sponge and
yelled for a horse at the first tough
ness encountered in the job would
have seemed. or would have been
made to seem Oh. well; if you
Evening star., 1918-06-02

~ N one of those lovely. bright.
Al III sunshiny mornings which
" " We have been enjoying in the
last two or three weeks the
Observer found a number of new
comers to Washington who were la
boring under the deIusion that this
is hot city.
One Of these strange persons even
went SO far as to say that after a
summer in Washington none should
have any fear of the hereafter. re-
garless of his past life.
still others allowed that this was
TO city in which to wear woolens
the year round: that the price of
coal did not worry them at present
and that old Dan McGinty must have
selected his final resting place just
to escape the terrors of Washington
heat.
At first the Observer sought to tell
these newcomers the truth about
Washington weather but. discovering
that enjoying-or suffering from-the
weather is largely a state of mind.
he must admit that he did his best
to help warm things up bit. And.
lie believes. he proved that as the
miEd is so are the shoulderblades.
as heat and cold go.
1t was the star boarder who first
complained of the heat. He has been
in town only three months. but even
at the outset of his residence here
he felt quite certain that this was
going to be an awfully hot place by
June. And SO. to prepare for it. he
sugars. starcheS and similar fat-Dro-
ducine foods until he was well above
the go mark. Herb Hoover to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Then came the warm weather and
resultant misery for the star boarder.
Tuesday still being a meatless day
- the boarding house. the star
Iosrder ate only six fried eggs. three
EeIpin.s OF potatoes and a quart or
50 of coffee before starting to work.
Fifteen minutes later the Observer.
V no was breezing down to work on
foot IL -.s co--::o.:. round the star
loarder leaning wearily against
fence. under the shade Of maple
tree. mopping his brow and gurgling
that he was about to pass away.
Il know 1 am going to die he
lanted. "Oh. the horror of dying
On "A dewalk like a common cur"
no. you aren't going to die" the
Ghcerver assured him. 1T isn't the
weather that bothers you. You have
been stocking yourself like a traction
engine. you aren't dressed properly.
and. besides. you came here de-
termined to suffer sunstroke at
every possible moment"
The star boarder perked up and
showed signs of life.
indeed. l am eating only what my
doctor has ordered. and he's not a
horse doctor. either. as has been inti-
mated" he said. "As for clothing. I
shall wear what I please. for 1 think
that these li.ht-colored garments are
perfectly ridiculous. And as for my
being determined to call Washington
hot, every one who ever has lived
here has told me it is hot. and know
it. Every one else at the boarding
house knows it. too. and it is useless
Cor you to try to tell us otherwise.
We know it is just home pride that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
She Had One
Husband Too
Many; Divorce

Ernest Selwyn was granted q
divorce Tuesday from Leo Pearl
Selwyn when he proved to the
satisfaction of the court that his
wife had a husband living when
she married him in 1912.
The attorney for Mrs. Selwyn
proved that she was not aware
that William Dice, her former hus-
band, was living when she married
Selwyn, and Selwyn himself said
he believed she was sincere.
The testimony showed that
Mrs. Selwyn, or Mrs. Dice, had
married William Dice in British
Columbia in 1906, and that after
they had been SEPARATED several
years she read an announcement
of his death in the paper. AS she
did not hear from him after that
she believed the report to be true.
Two months ago she discovered
thru a mutual friend that Will
liam Dice was living and was en-
ployed in a mill at Vancouver,
B. C.
Maybelle Drake was also grant
ed divorce from John Drake
on the grounds of cruelty, nom
support and desertion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
Husband Refuses to Give 10
His Wife to "The Other Man"

trusted her implicitly, and l still
do.
Now and then, after that, |
noticed flowers in the house =
something my wife and / have
never felt We could afford.
"She said she bought them
from a poor blind man.
"One day / saw new music on
the piano, some of the songs my
wife had wanted. But had
thought we couldn't spare the
funds. Or, to tell the truth, the
matter had slipped my mind.
'The music business sort of
got my goat. The upshot was |
got suspicious and made it my
business to watch her.
Did you ever have your faith
shaken in someone you thought
the world off" he asked, in a
voice that sounded like falling
tears.
:. Made Frequent Visits
81 found this man was making
frequent visits to our apartment
after / was supposed to be at
work.
They sang and played. They
seemed to be having regular
pal time, the kind of time hus
band and wife, IL really con-
genial. could enjoy.
II felt as If, by some fault of
my own, perhaps, | had lost the
dearest possession of my life.
II watched this affair for two
or three weeks, till / could stand
1t no longer Then l broke loose.
Instead Of my wife getting
mad, or going into tears, she led
me to the couch and told me
everything.
"She confessed she loved
Frank. She said she had been
lonely and craved companionship.
She had missed the little courte-
sizes | had shown her before we
were married.
when she finished, l was SIM
ply crushed.
WOulu Tive Hef up
II tried to figure the thing
out; then l said, Mae, IL you
love Frank better than you dc
me, l will give you up. / love
you to much to see you un-
happy
And with that, she threw her
arms around my neck, saying,
No. never, Bill; ! love you, too.
l wouldn't leave you. He and !
have talked that over. We don't
think 1t would be right. He is
not willing to take me away from
you any more than / am to go.
Don't you see, l love you BOTH.
That's the story, Miss Grey.
Now what am / to do about 1t?
Shall I divorce her and let her
go to him."
Before he had finished telling
me his story, had made UP my
mind what I was going to tel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

him.
He had given me the cue him
self, when he spoke of the bou-
quets and the favorite music.
mo. Don't give her up" I
said. win her back. You see
where you have failed. You see
why the other man won her.
cts the old story of the hus-
band who forgets to be the sweet
heart after the marriage VOWS are
cold. You thought all a hus-
bands duty was to earn bread
and shelter for his wife.
Important Lesson
you have had your lesson
one of the most important any
married man can learn-the les
son of the importance of LITTLE
things!
"A bunch of roses, a piece of
music, kindly word, were the
little things that made the other
man pass you in the race.
Your wife has principle,
tho she has lost her hold for the
tlulC UCluS. 1Ou Cdu UTIHR n6T
back il you'll make the effort. It's
up to you."
.
Last week ! passed a flower
shop and stopped to ask the price
of violets. A man walked up and
asked for rosies.
81 want something especially
NICE" he said. l recognized him
as my friend Of the flowers and
music"
He turned crimson when he
saw me. Then, in an instant, re-
covering himself, he came up and
grasped my hand.
This is the happiest day I have
known in many MONTHS" he said
gratefully. Remembering the lit
tie things has already made a
change in my wife. l think I'm
going to win her back"
1.-THE flowers?" l queried.
Eyes, for her!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

These auxiliaries complete the
dressings and return them to head
quarters, whence they are packed
and sent on their mission.
The extent Of the work which
Miss Long and Miss Thorne are
directing lis shown by the monthly
quota of the department, which
includes 500 pneumonia jackets,
$50 split irrigation pads, 1920
II by 2i-inch pads, and 700
s by 12-ineh pads.
This quota probably will be
greatly increased each month.
The auxiliaries which are TAX
ing an active part in the work in
clude:
The Helpers.
American Lake North, Mrs. Cliff
ford Mcdonald; Judith Montifiore,
Mrs. j. l.. Carman: Country Club,
Mrs. Herring; Dupont, Mrs. Grant
Hicks; Home Economics Club,
Mrs. Younglove; Emmanuel Pres
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

The voice of those that have
visited the spring carnival on lh>
old Central school grounds Is Is
one in the praise of the grade OF
amusement differed by the Wort
ham shows.
One of the interesting attrac-
tons is that of the monkey auto
racers. These little "man-llke
creatures really drive automobiles.
They start and stop the machines
without human assistance, at the
command of their trainer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
Blame Loggers

Numerous reports have been
received by the county commits
sioners about the bad condition of
the mountain road. Most of the
trouble seems to have been caus-
ed by two logging crews, of the
Mineral Logging Co. who have
been working at camps at Ash
ford and Elbe.
The road has been work by
dragging the logs thru the mud,
which Is is said sometimes con-
pletely covered them, 1t was so
deep.
The road Is almost impossible
for pleasure cars, and the commits
sioners will start an invetigation
Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

Foremost among the activities
of the Red Cross is to bind and
heal the wounds of wounded SOL
diers and to care for them when
they are sick.
The. Tacoma Red Cross is doing
a tremendous amount of this saw
ing work thru its surgical dress
ing department., of which Miss
Margaret Long is chairman.
The photograph shows Miss
Long and Miss Anita Thorne, who
is in charge OF cutting and pack
ing during the absence of Mrs.
Louis Bean, at work at table
in the surgical dressings head
quarters on the ground floor of
the Perkins building.
Big Task.
From these headquarters
where the surgical gauze and ma
terial for pads is cut, the mate
rial is sent out to a score of aux
iliaries in city and county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
By Cynthia GREY.

Should a husband give up his
wife to the "other man If he be-
lieves she loves him better than
she does her husband?
1t was the problem put to me
for immediate solution, when a
well-dressed, quietly spoken man
walked into my office.
Just like man." | thought
as he plunged into his story with
out preliminaries. Cant wait to
unload his troubles and get them
off his mind
No Children
Il have a wife and a pretty lit
tie apartment, and / thought we
were happy" he commenced. One
thing about a man l must credit
he tells the facts consecutively and
with few frills.
Il work at night. My wife was
never fond of running around and
usually spent her evenings at
home"
ANY children in the family" l
interrupted.
NO" he said, "but she has her
knitting and her magazines to
keep her company
Sort of Lonesome.
Sort of a lonesome life for
her." ! said. He looked aston
ished.
Sometime back, a man, about
my own age, whom we both knew
in the east, came to the coast and
paid us a visit.
Hes an intelligent, likeable
sort of chap. He came to the
house quite often and stayed to
supper. To tell the truth, Miss
Grey, I've thought almost as much
of that fellow as | would of a
brother.
my wife seemed to enjoy his
company as much as | did. was
glad of this new companionship
for us both.
Finds Them Together
well, things went along this
way for 10 or IL weeks. Then l
happened to get sick on the job
one evening and go home.
at was along about 9 o'clock.
The blinds were half up In the
front room. There sat my wife
and this friend of ours, sitting OPP
posite each other at the table,
talking earnestly.
81 don't think ! would have
thought anything about it II he
hadn't told me, the evening be-
fore. he was going out of town.
Anyway, ! went in, and aside from
a momentary embarrassment on
the part of my wife, everything
was perfectly natural.
Trusted His Wife
'He explained his visit on some
ordinary plea, and the matter
passed off. / didn't mention the
subject to my wife, because l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
A SURE WAY TO
END DANDRUFF

There is one sure way that has
never failed to remove dandruff
at once, and that is to dissolve
it. then you destroy 1t entirely.
To do this, just get about four
ounces of plain, common liquid
arvon from any drug store (this
is all you will need, apply 1t at
night whe nretiring; use enough
to moisen the scalp and rub 1t in
gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most, IL not all,
of your dandruff will be gone,
and three or four more applica-
lions will completely dissolve and
entirely destroy every single sign
and trace of 1t, no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and
diggipG of the scalp will stop In
stantiy, and your hair will he
fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and
soft, and look and feel hundred
times better.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

byterian, Mrs. Glenn Parker;
Larchmont, Mrs. McMichael; Lin
coin II. S. Teachers, Miss Flor
ence Kelly; North End Auxiliary,
Mrs. Henry Rhodes; Patriotic
League. S. H. s., Miss Helen Ste
vens, Miss Helen Long: Rebecca
Auxiliary, Miss Sarah Macdonald;
Rhodes Brothers, Mrs. Hicks,
Misses Grinnell and Todd, Mrs.
Stuart Rice, Mrs. w. V. Burrill,
Mrs. Saville, Mrs. Oscar Seabach,
Mrs. Ely, Mrs. Ogden; Stadium
High School, Miss Helen Long;
Sumner Auxiliary, Mrs. Frank
Jones; Tennis Club, Mrs. j. L..
Carman, Mrs. Charles MeCreery,
Mrs. C. B. Hurley, Mrs. j. w.
Dempsey, Mrs. Henry A. Greene;
United Presbyterian, Mrs. Harold
Wheeler; Y. w. c. A., Mrs. Rob-
ert Allen; First Methodist, Mrs.
Frank Baker, Mrs. Jones; Aquinas
Academy, Mrs. G. ID. Howe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
JANITOR WINS

A jury in the court Of Judge
yesterday Monday awarded w. L..
Sears $3.50 in his suit against
John S. Baker and the John S.
Baker Investment Co., for money
which he was to have been paid
for renting offices in the Bernice
building while he was janitor
there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
Denies
AcQuittal Vote

w. w. Dewitt, juror in the case
of three Austrians charged with
assaulting two Serbians at Car
ibonado, asserted today that lie did
not vote for acquittal, as reported
by other jurors. He was the one
man on several ballots who voted
against the other IL, but he was
holding out, he says, for third
degree assault, while the others
were for conviction in the sec
ond degree.
He takes decided exception to
an intimation which he says has
been drawn, that he showed any
thing like disloyalty in passing on
this case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
MONKEY AUTO RACERS
IN WORKMAN CARNIVAL

Another show that entertains ali
is Gowdy's museum of world woc
ders. In this one tent can be scel
Jolly Josie, a good looking little
miss of 16, weighing over i6
pounds; Bluey-Bluey, the funny
Lilliputian entertainer; Ni-Lear.
Mice Circus, Lady Cleo and 9TH
ers.
Then can be found the trained
wild animal show, Silodrome,
over the Top" and several Off,
ers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
BAN GERMAN
FOR SCHOOLS
.Unitea rres. I.en.ed WIRE,

SACRAMENTO, Cal. 21.-The
study of German in the high
schools of California was knocked
out today when the state board of
education unanimously adopted &.
resolution calling for the iinmed.-
ate elimination of the study of t:c
language from the high school
course.
Schools refusing to comply with
the order of the board will be cut
off from receiving an apportiou-
ment of the state high sehco'
fund
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
Here and
Elsewhere

Mrs. Mary MagdaIene FaulkIe,
Is dead at her home near Albany,
Ore, at the age of 103.
Goliendalc, WASH, a small town
In klickitat county, is first iowa
in state to go over the top" in
its Red Cross quota, which was
$4,000. 1t raised $500 at tao
close of the first days drive.
Auto Coaster Wagons, $3.50
and up. Palace Hardware Co.,
1ol1 Pacific ave. ad.
ThOs. Devert, q negro, was burn.
ed by mob near Johnson City,
Tenn, where he was caught after
numbering the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of a white blacksmith.
Nicholas ROmanoff, former en-.
peror of Russia, and his family
given choice of going in exile eitn-
er in Rumania or Switzerlan j. lie
chooses to go to Switzerland.
DIR. Cozza, dentist, has moved
to 308-l2 Pantages Bldg. adv.
The L. s. Shoe Machinery Co.
of Massachusetts, so-called shoe
| trust" wins in suit asking for its
dissolution.
Large assortment of French
Pastry. Duenwald's, HIP Broad.
way. adv.
NJ. Tchitcherin, bOlsheviki for
eign minister, protests against de-
mands of German commanders at
Helsin gfors to take charge OF for.
tifications and stores.
General hospital at Ellensbui z
completely destroyed by fire. but
all patients are gotten out safely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

Short speeches by members OF
Red Cross committee at its thea.
tiers help in raising Tacoma quota.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21
&c Tungsten Lamps, Spec. l9c

'hoice of 10 and % y Ma.t
L9c.
-20c Clothes Pin Bags, con-
tanning 2 doz. clothes pins,
special, 15c.
Long Handled Floor Polish
ers, with lib. can OF Old Eng
fish floor wax, special $3.50.
basement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

Only about 100 left,
special while they last
Soc bottle Liquid Veneer,
special 30c.
lie Washing Sticks, hard
wood. fork shape, for turning
clothes In boiler, special 1Oc.
Sc Wire Coat Hangers, 3
for Toe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

General hospital at Ellensbm z
completely destroyed by fire, but
all patients are gotten out safely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

COMMERCIAL BINDERY a
PRINTING co. Main III. adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

TACOMA THEATER
Friday, Saturday and Sunday and
Saturday and Sunday Matinees
ORPHEUM VAUDEVILLE
Lneile Cavanaugh; Joveddah the
Rajah Il Co.; Marie NOrdstrom,
and Five Other Orpheum Features
Prices-2oc. 75c: Mats. csc, Soc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

Large assortment of French
Pastry. Duenwald's, 1112 Broad.
way. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-21

Mrs. Mary Magdalene FaulkIe,
Is dead at her home near Albany,
Ore, at the age of 1O3.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18

tanned by ordinary freight trains, eth
er in normal times or under present
conditions.
Transportation Problem Acute.
is admitted that the transporta-
tioh facilities Of our country. as well
as our transoceanic shipping, under
ne our ability to carry the present war
10 successful conclusion. The war
mas, indeed. brought u, face to face
with problem in transportation that
Is vital and critical. There is not a
business community from one end of
the country to the other that is not
dealing with the question. A con-
gestion has arisen that has affected
almost every factory in the United
States and even extended to our homes.
The New York Barge canal offers a
solution to many of our transportation
problems. This waterway-and 1t NAV
be called the most important canal in
the United States-has been thrown
open at time when its usefulness can
be fully appreciated, and when 1t can
fulfill mission not dreamed Of by
its original projectors. 1t can easily
carry a. total of ten million tons Of
freight and this is as much as can be
carried on One-fifth of all the freight
cars on all the rail lines in the United
States. 1t is equivalent to what could
be carried on a string of freight cars
which. if placed end to end. would ex-
tend from Denver to New York city.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18

The melancholy days have come, but
30 have the new fall hats, and they
have brought along with them a sure
cure for the blues. 1t Is just out of
the question to try on this enticing
new millinery and go on regretting
the passing of summer at the same
time. for winter is foreshadowed and
welcomed by the loveliest of head
wear The war has thrown Americans
On their own resources in designing, to
greater extent than ever before; 1t
Is hard to- tell just how much we owe
u our own homegrown" milliners,
Out there cannot be two opinions about
.ne new hats. They are excellent
from every standpoint.
Ihere are shapes that are large and
'here are small hats, and all of them
are graceful. Lines are wonderful and
trimmings do not interfere with them
VI olur them. Brims are irregular,
crowns are soft, materials are rich
ana trimmings simple. Much hand
.ralt appears in the making of these
nuts ana In the making of their trim
nlnss' The predominating colors are
qu.et' put nevertheless brilliance Is
UNIVERSAL In the seasons models.
"A group Of representative hats is
pictured above. The shapes have style
"nu oecomingness to recommend them
""u include the principal types of hats
oe worn during the coming season.
AZ 'ne top hat Of dark blue panne
vel, .e.Vet Is faced with long-napped bea-
We Yer and has a band Of beaver about
ae crown. There Is silk tassel of
>Ao 10 same color for the trimming. The
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
Plain Frocks Of Silk.

The best-dressed young women at
fashionable summer resorts are wear
ing, mornings, perfectly plain shirt
waist dresses of soft wash silk waists
gathered into belt and trimmed with
graceful collars and turned-back cuffs !;
skirts deeply hemmed at the foot and
with or without patch pockets. Some
times collar, cuffs and belt are piped
with contrasting color or the finish
silk frOcks look very fresh and dainty
and are extremely graceful, blowing
about in summer breezes. Plain white
silks and silks with hairline stripes
in color are used.