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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
BELGIANS
NEED OUR
CASTOFFS

Now for a spring war house
cleaning, and a profitable one!
Friend housewife, today is the
right time to begin ransacking
your packing boxes and trunks
that have been lying idle during
the winter. Dig to the bottom.
That dress that you hardly
ever wear" tho II is still sound
and good looking-haul 1t out.
That suit friend husband
doesn't like-air the moth balls
out of 1t and add it to the pile.
Those shoes that have been
cast off for new ones; children's
hats and coats and sweaters that
they have outgrown; bedding that
someone else needs more than
you do. Gather them all to-
gether.
Belgians Need It.
The Belgians need them. They
need them badly-now.
During the week of March IS
to rs Tacoma has the great big
Job of collecting 20 tons-4O,000
pounds-of used and surplus
clothing for the relief of the men,
women and children of Belgium.
Forty thousand pounds-that's
some clothing. 1t means that
every person will have to chip in
and add to the pile.
There is not a person, in the
prosperous city of Tacoma, who
has not some piece of clothing
that he can give-and will not
be glad to find some real use for
It. Then get busy! .
Belgium can use it-all that
we can give and more too. Any
kind of clothing will do.
The Red Cross is handling the
clothing campaign, responding to
the request of Herbert Hoover. to
assist the Belgian Relief commits
sion.
Soldier First.
Mrs. J. P. Weyerhaeuser, chair
man of the Tacoma Red Cross
chapter, has appointed Mrs.
Frank s. Baker chairman. of. the
campaign for Tacoma and Pierce
county.
The quota for the northwest
division is 200 tons, and the
amount to be collected in the U.
s. is 5000 tons.
Mrs. Baker has opened head
quarters at 756 st. Helens ave.,
and everybody is asked to send
contributions in early. .....
: A soldier from Camp Lewis was
the first Friday. Several days
ahead of time, he appeared at
Red Cross headquarters with a
suit that was discarded.
Sure, 1t was accepted. You're
next. .-t. .t,.... E,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
BABY IS
SAFE IN
BAS kET

The siX-day-Old twin son Of
Clare ID. Beal, stolen from
the home of its grandparents,
Wednesday, is safely back
in his basket beside his twin
sister.
+. w. Custer and Hilda Custer,
his wife, the mysterious Mrs.
Wagner" are held in the city
jail charged with the kidnapping,
Mrs. Custer, 34-year-old woman
who has lost four babies, admits
the charge.
The baby was discovered by
police detectives late Thursday
at the Custer home, 9091a So.
j st.
So intensely eager was Mrs.
Custer to have a baby of her own
to mother that she not only went
Continued on Page Six.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
MORE HEROES

tUnited Press Leased wlre.D
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, March 15.-Col.
Douglas Macarthur. Capt. Thomas
Handy and eight American en-
listed men have been decorated
with the French Croix de Guerre
for gailantry in action.
Macarthur (deleted by the CEN
sor) the troops In the Luneville
region. He is the colonel who
went over the top with the French
recently when they took several
German prisoners, after passing
thru q German barrage. He also
went over the top in Saturdays
raid.
Handy, who halls from Virginia,
accommodated Macarthur.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
PROUD OF
CAPTAINS HONOR

tUnited Press Leased WAre.b
NEW YORK, March 15.-Col.
Roosevelt thru the United Press
sent the following message to
Capt. Archie Roosevelt, who has
been wounded and decorated with
the French war cross:
"Arcil1c, We are very
anxious. but we are prouder
than yOu can imagine. Gracie
and baby all right. Your cross
is the greatest possession this
family has.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT
This was cabled to the United
Press correspondent at the Amer
lean front who will personally de-
liver 1t to Capt. Roosevelt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
u. S. FORCE
ADVANCES


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, March 15.-Ameri-
can troops now occupy their first
German trenches.
They consist of two kilometers
(1.242 miles) of front line posi-
lions In the Badonviller sector on
the Luneville front.
The positions were occupied in
broad daylight by the Americans,
after German evacuation. The
German barrage later forced a
withdrawal but the Yankees re-
turned and now firmly hold the
positions.
The positions have been con-
solidated, automatic rifles have
been mounted and they are fully
defended.
The trenches were so smashed
by Yankee artillery as to be UNI
tenable for the boches, but the sa-
lient forms an excellent addition
to our lines. The Americans
found the trenches supported by
strong timbers. The broken ones
have been replaced.
The boches are playing a safe
defensive game on all fronts where
they are confronting Americans.
The Germans are unable to tell
when to expect something.
Considerable shipping is develop
ing. The Yankees are becoming
proficient in this art. There Is also
grenading back and forth.
American and British doctors
have made the important discov-
cry, as a result of research work,
that the trench fever" prevalent
on the west front is communicate
ed by a body louise. The germ
has not yet been isolated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

LONDON, March 15.-Esther
Cleveland, daughter of the late
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States, was married yes
terday in Westminster Abbey to
Capt. w. S. B. Bosanquet, d. S. o.,
of the Coldstream guards and son
of Sir Albert Bosanquet.
Miss Cleveland was born in the
White House at Washington in
October, 1898, during the second
administration of her father.
For years she was popularity
known as the white House
baby"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
Loses Fourth Baby Only
Seven DAYS Ago!

mo, I'm not But don't want to I can't
bear people family forgive Oh
why couldn't they
6 happy"
Mrs Custer lost her fourth baby
BIRTH but that she kept the fact from her husband
he would leave her.
Custer, who is also jail and has
with his wife their
a
him.
Mrs Custer short stout with
that her physical strength allowed her child
and keep all knowledge from the father.
II something in the about a dying
she babies
the between to
Matron Todd and Capt Strickland.
While her husband
she to the Bea home obtained employment
Wednesday she told husband
friend at Woodland, the Old
This line the Bea home Custer
to the
"As the family asleep baby" Mrs.
Custer. Il didn't make we'll II
wouldn't No, sir didn't hurt
l know how to handle babies they won't cry"
And she looked with glistening eyes
spoke knowledge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
.HOCH. KAISER:
NO MEANING

OAKLAND, CAL, March Is. =
Counsel for DR.. H. e. Franck and
nine others convicted here of
drinking a toast to the kaiser pre-
pared to file an appeal for his
clients today. He maintained in
the. trial that 'hoch the kaiser"
which, 1t was charged had been
the toast, meant absolutely moth
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

Taking Over Cars Means
No New Load On City!

When vote April whether the City Tacoma shall take
the street railway SYSTEM fooled thinking that
you deciding financial CITY,
For won't be- The load already the back the CITY,
You already helping it. You already paying interest
millions Of dollars of street railway Indebtedness
The question purely whether transportation
directed by Mess Stone Webster with friendly aid
and support the public service commission Olympia
managed by Tacoma directly responsible Tacoma
city council and Tacoma public.
If voters April decide acquire the SYSTEM you will at
the bonds
the present what the condemnation jury allows them
These bonds will NOT be lien degree the City of Tacoma
They will be lien only the earnings of the railway system
itself The interest those bonds and sinking fund gradually
retire the principal will both ncks passengers
And that approximately what happening except that
also paying Messrs Stone Webster pncy for
ang the SYSTEM generously high price for the electric current that
the unusually high rate of interest OOoOoo they
have loaned the IT, r. Co. and possibly other we'll
So the financial burden not something that will be created
the bond issue already exists We already bearing it.
By voting the bonds will be shifting the load from
shoulder to the other and perhaps shaking off at that
And in doing will be gaining the CONTROL of this vital
link in the community machinery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
Want Prisoner
Held In Tacoma

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-
Police prepared today to bring to
San Francisco Frank Diaz and
Lillian CoIoma, arrested at Seat
tie, and Jose Molinar, held at
Tacoma, to stand trial for robbing
G. J. Auger's store here of $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

The air raid on Paris was
"a reprisal," according to
Berlin. Entente atrocities
may eventually drive the gen.
tie Germans to the use Of
poison gas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

There will be a shortage Of
gardeners this spring, and no
doubt you have received your In
structions. Instead Of playing
golf you will garden.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

We recommend the bolshe-
Wiki give the job Of training
their new army to w. j.
Bryan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
THE PATRIOTIC AND LIBERTY
LOVING BOOSTERS OF
HBERTYVILLE

Iron the Ldbertyville INDIE
pendent
For Sale-E,ght Barred Roch
boosters, 50 each. Bred to lay
Inquire Of ]. T. ELLIS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

Springtime has come again,
With its softly blowing zephyrs.
The lowly kline are in the fields;
Some are cows and some are
heifers,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
MOTHER HUNGER
DROVE HER TO
DEED, SHE SAYS

The aching soul of woman who had been deprived
the joy of motherhood the fear that her husbands
love would vanish if she did not give him children
those are the reasons Mrs. Hilda Custer 3d. wife of
dock laborer, kidnapped newly born twin baby
Wednesday night and tried to palm it off her own
she confessed to the police Friday noon
An obsession for motherhood that had driven her
to state of monomania caused her to take the des-
perate chance She is not sorry even now that she
failed All she fears is the disgrace that she believes
she has brought upon her family
Il prayed to God that He give a
cried Mrs Custer Friday long
confessed kidnapping
I've had four babies and has died 1t born.
Oh, knows how much wanted child And
wanted too knew he would quit loving pretty
didn't bring him children. I
81 did it, Yes stole the baby they'd
little tiny baby when they had
I'D have brought him a fine big
educated him. He would have known
his mother. And wouldn't have known
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
WEATHER FORECAST

A h a, M r.
Weatherman.
Fooled again!
It didn't rain
last night aft
OF all. But
friend Cover
doesn't let q
little think like
that worry him.
Tonight and
Saturday prob
ably rain," he
-1T~A. A. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
HER PREDICAMENT

We we're trying to talk across
the aisle at the Apollo theater.
Presently the girl who sat alone
leaned over and said: you and
the lady take this seat. I'm not
together"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15
HOOP
ORDER
DEFlED

COPENHAGEN, Mar. 10.
"A rUw strike is under way
I'm Austria, IL was learned
here today.
Austrian workers on the North
western railway, the Ferdinand
Northern and several other rail-
ways have struck, according to
the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin.
The movement is growing. Most
OF the factories in Florisdorff
have closed.
The military ordered the strik-
ers to return, but they refused.
Florisdorff is a city of about
$4,000 population, only four
miles north of Vienna.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

predicts. Salts bear Is behind the
pillow today. getting his war gar
den In shape. Are you?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

Greetings, how do you like Mr..
Covers latest offering?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

TODAY's CIlEARINGs
|Clearings -. ......& 772.709.l3
transactions $500. l,4456. sol. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-15

PlOw that garden patch.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

Ellen Markhus, a clever exhibi-
ton skater at the new Crystal
Carnival Ice Rink, recently
opened at Broadway and 95th
Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

Jet Stanley, one of
the pretty little
Jack O Lanterns in
Fred Stone 8 tune
fully pleasing mus
ical entertainment
OF that name at the
Globe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06
The Little Pink Pig Stayed at Home

by Hinsdale. It had been several years
since she had written last, but she re-
called il had been postcard with
brief. hurried greeting.
John Dale's neighbors called him
easy-going He haF helped his younger
brother, the pride of the family.
through college; later he had mort
gagged his farm to help the same broth
er out of financial dilemma, and he
had nursed and cared for his mother
through her last lingering illness. Bet
ty had been impatient at each of these
trials, but Johns argument was: IT'S
the only thing to do, Betty" And now
for the first time she saw the nobility
OF the mans soul shining in his kindly
eyes.
She shook the sand from her skirts
and hurried to her room, where she
astonished her maid by announcing
that she was going west Immediately.
But Mr.. Lang will be here at with
the contract for you to renew and Mr..
Moore sent a card with the orchids this
afternoon. saying he would be here at
g." the girl reminded her, wondering
VERY well. You may tell them both
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06
Love Letters That Have Made Good

years, and, dare I mention it. of the
weary miserable time that preceded.
This week has been an eternity of
travelling, travelling across this great
continent and up here to the noun
tains where they tell me that you are.
These old houses are just as close to-
gether as they used to be. l can look
down through the pine woods and see
the reflection in the lake of a light
that must be yours.
Dear, Emmie, we can go down
across this carpet of pine needles as
silently as we once did and find the
canoe at the old mooring place. Won't
you come? / do not want to call to
see you until 1 know how you feel
about the romance of your girlhood.
These years of waiting are my only
plea now. / would have borne it more
like man. stayed instead of running
away, when you married as your pa
rents wished. Perhaps / could have
helped him financially when the crash
came or saved him from himself aft
erwards. But many years of life are
left to us.
Won't you forget this past, Emmie,
and let me try to make the other years
happy? Yours, GEORGE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06

the printed page to the streets gay
with happier people. 1t came to her
that she had never felt more lonely in
all her life.
Margaret Bennett was the Pink street
stay-at-home. And Pink street had got
into the way of accepting her as such
and overlooking her. Dutifully Mrs.
Boom or Mrs. Minor or Mrs. Orlander
Crosby called upon her. Once. indeed,
she had gone to ride in the Minors
new car, but that was as far as the
neighborliness of these busy, healthy
women went. 1t was not Margaret's
way to intrude herself upon any one.
She took what was granted her hum
bly, and sweetly and persuaded herself
that she deserved no more.
She was eighteen when she married
Walter Bennett. At that time the Ben
nets had owned half of Pink street.
But Walter. being naturally a spend
thrift, had made way with parcel after
parcel of his property, until when he
died there was nothing left for Marga-
ret save the little gray house which
had come to her from her father. That
she had held to against all odds. and it
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06
Fair Weather for the Day Of Days

was well, for else she had been home
less. After her husbands death she
had tried in all the ways an unskilled
woman may to earn. Then a fall on
the ice had injured her hip perma-
nently, and she was reduced to the use
of crutch for the rest Of her life.
Fortunately, at about that time, small
legacy had befallen her, so that now she
had the wherewithall for the most
frugal living expenses. When the ac-
tual necessities were paid for there
was nothing left for little joys. Mar
garet was dependent upon her ac-
quaintances for these.
So it was that while all the town
went merrymaking on this glad night
she remained at home alone with her
crutch and her sad thoughts. All the
youth was not yet killed in Margaret
at forty-one. She yet hoped and hun
gered for little innocent pleasure. It
was not her desire to be a stay-at-
home, and her ina gination was still so
active that she could picture to herself
the lights. the strings of huttering pen
nants, the music and merry noise of
the gayest time Of all the towns year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06
By Elsie Endicott

The chauffeur aided her down the
step and into the car.
Margaret sank into the luxurious
cushions. She was still little over
come, but she managed to say: You
don't know what this means 10 me!
really wanted to CO."
Il am very glad you could go on my
own account" Mrs. Macleod said. "A
pleasure shared with nobody is only
half a pleasure, think"
The big car-there was not another
one in town like Mrs. MacLeod's-
spun into Long avenue and bowled on
toward the enchantment visible in a
haze of golden lights half a mile away.
Margaret in the most unexpected man
ner was one of the gay procession.
1t was weeks since Margaret had
seen Main street, and she scarcely rec
ognized it now. Why, it was fairyland
with all those lights, music and the
laughing surge of people. Up and
down sailed the black car. Margaret
gaZed and gazed. She forgot the
crutch beside her and remembered
only that she was growing younger
and happier each moment!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06

8 though they wasn't 'spectin' you
'xactly."
They are not" Betty admitted.
Leaving her bag at the gate. she
walked slowly up the familiar path
its row OF fuchsias. She stood mo-
ment on the porch 10 look around. then
softly turned the knob and entered the
old-fashioned sitting room. Everything
was just as Mrs. Dale had left ii. The
little organ was closed, the fireplace
looked forlorn and unfriendly, e"t over
the mantel a half-length picture Of her
self greeted her reassuringly. Betty
found John carefully FASTING carrings
OF her triumphs in a bulky scrsreook
She stood watching him until in'n:tive-
ly he felt her presence and looked up.
and as he smiled and came TO her Bot
ty knew that no other man in all the
world could compare with him.
One evening. few years later. Joh2
Dale, who. people were beginning tc
say. was real successful" came upon
his wife tragically proclaiming 10 {
small but highly appreciative audience
that "One little pink pig went to mar
ket and one little pink pig stayed at
home"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06
By Walt Gregg

other little boy
Ben just grasped this new idea of
things enough to know that some
thing was going to happen, SO as his
father settled down to the evening pa
per, he stole to his nurses room, to
ind her packing her trunk. Ben ran
TO her. clasped his arms around her
neck and sobbed: Mamma Ruth don't
go-don't leave your little boy
To Ruth Gordon 1t seemed she could
not bear this parting. Three years of
intimate companionship with a little
boy cannot be severed at a moments
notice without leaving a great void
She tried to soothe the little fellow
but his sobs only grew louder-so
much so that his father heard them
and rushed upstairs. On nearing the
room he listened.
Don't leave me- want you to stay
and love me-" And mingled with the
sobs of the child were the words:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06

from her window she had watched the
great waves pile themselves into hills,
then curl over and plunge viciously in
to valleys of their own making. Some
of them had risen twenty feet and
broken with an angry roar as though
raging at the restrictions put upon
them. But now the dark, ugly ocean
had taken on exquisite shades OF blue
and green. The waves that had beat
furiously against the shore changed In
to frolicing wavelets that sang IN deep
bass and contralto voices and laughed
mischievously at Betty, who for the
first time in her career, was wondering
if fame would always bring her real
happiness.
The place on her arm where the
child's head had lain felt st1h and emp
ty and the cheek that the little hand
had caressed became suddenly cold,
while out there the dancing waves COO
ed and gurgled tormentingly. Then she
thought she saw the face OF John
John Dale, who hadn't wanted her to
go away.
John had had so little, and besides
she had wanted to see more of the
world than the small corner occupied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06

Any one of her neighbors had had
an extra seat in her car, which might
have been offered to Margaret, yet they
had gone by without glance in her
direction.
She turned page of her book reso-
lutely and fixed her eyes upon 1t. The
light was failing, and she had to strain
her sight little to see the fine print.
81 suppose 1 might just as well go in
and turn on the light" she said. mo
doubt 1 shall read myself SLEEPY in no
time"
At that moment a big black car
swung out of the stream on Long av-
enue and approached the house. :.
"Why, that's Mrs. McLeod's car,
Margaret thought in surprise. she
is coming after Mrs. Holiday. Now,
isn't that too bad! Mrs. Holiday went
with the Crosbys."
The Macleod car, with its liveried
chauffeur and single passenger-a
stately old lady in mauve veil-paus-
ed at the Holiday door. The chauffeur
got out and rang the bell. OF course.
nobody answered.
"I ought to tell her." Margaret
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06

just now her deficiency doomed up big
and appalling. She looked helplessly
around for a clue. Dismissed Grace
Darling, the Princess in the Tower and
the blind boy Crusader. At last she
started "once upon a time" rather
lamely, hoping that inspiration would
follow, and the baby, who was kicking
her plump little fet, caught her big toe
and smiling told Betty that els ill pig
went to maret."
Betty was spared the humiliation of
admitting her ignorance as to the hab-
its of pigs by the sudden appearance
OF very dishevelled looking woman,
who came hurrying across the sand
Baby spied her, and, with a glad
Mover" sprang into her arms. leav-
ing Betty with a queer hurt feeling of
desertion.
The mother was SO rejoiced at find
ing the little one safe and so overcome
on recognizing Betty that she could
only murmur an unintelligible, "Oh,
thank you SO much" and hurried away
For long time Betty sat looking
off over the water. There had been a
heavy storm earlier in the day, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-06

1t was half past 10 when they turned
homeward. Margaret was tired but
she was as happy as she had ever ocen
in her life. You opened a door and
showed me wonderland" she said 10
Mrs. Macleod. II can never thank you
enough. l have memories enough TO
last me the rest OF my lifetime"
You are very satisfactory cos..pan-
ion" replied Mrs. Macleod. and she
held Margaret's hand. We must SEQ
more of each other. The doctor ae.
vises me to stay out in the air as much
as possible. and as | do not care &c
walk l motor. But l am much alone
for most of my friends have cars o
their own. If IL is agreeable TO you.
Mrs. Bennett. will call tor you every
day or two"
Half an hour later Margaret lay up
on her little hard bed. Her ears were
full of music, her eyes full of visions
and her heart full OF Joy And best OF
all her happiness had only just begun
Tomorrow she was going again.
She fell asleep praying for fair
weather.