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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-17
ANSWERS eyNTn1A GREY

Dear Miss Grey: | am in
deed sorely troubled and per-
picked so l am going to tell
you the straight facts just as
I know them and ask your adj
vice.
The two men l am going to
speak of are away for week.
so | can tell you the facts
freely without the possibility
of their reading my letter. I
am glad they are gone-even
for so short a time. 1t is the
first real peace of mind l have
had in months.
They both love me truly and
deeply. They do not know
each other personally, but each
knows of the others existence.
/ try to be fair with both, d.
viding my spare time equally
between them.
1t all started in such a COM
mon place manner. / thought
"Why shouldn't go with
both of them? I will just be
a friend" / have known them
for about two years. Now they
are both asking me to marry
them. Each one says If l give
him up his heart will be broken
and his life shattered. l don't
want to break anyone's heart
and / like them both.
AS is usually the case,
think, IL l have a preference at
all it is for the one who has
the least business ability and
whom everyone expects to see
go broke every minute.
The other, a large, rather
handsome man, has inherited
small fortune lately. is shrewd
in businesss and bound to sue
coed. He is, however, slight
ly conceited, and has a heredi-
tary dropping of one eyelid
which annoys me.
Isn't 1t an awful mess? l
probably should marry one of
them. They are both unselfish,
devoted lovers. probably
never could find anyone else
who would think so much of me.
/ don't want to hurt either
of them. but it can't go on much
longer in this manner. l don't
want to make a mistake, for I
am selfish for my own happi-
ness.
Please help me to straighten
It out? It's awful.
II, during your acquaintance.
ship with the two men, you have
been perfectly frank, you have
nothing to fear. Any man who
would seek to take advantage Of
a friendship in such a manner Il
most unreasonable. II you have
violated the principles of friend
ship and permitted both men te
make love to yOu, then you mus
pay tho price Of your own folly
The honorable thing to do in such
q case would be to confess yOul
deceit to both your friends. The
probable result will be that neither
will wish to make you his wife.
1 certainly wish that every girl
who imagines she can keep two
or three fellows dangling on the
string at once, could read YOU
letter and profit by your expert.
ence.
Dear Miss Grey: Since read
ing the article written by
motherless girl, l wish you
would kindly print my letter,
for realize that The Times is
the only paper in this city in
terested in a girls desperate
fight for an honest living.
The last paragraph of this
girls letter, reading, "Shall
leave town or stay and try to
get work." is a fit subject for a
sermon. Why should 1t be nee
essary for this young girl to
tremble at the thought Of stay
ing In Tacoma and trying to OBJ
tain honest work? Where IL
our Y. w. G. A.. and what are
they doing for these young
girls? I read large advertise
ments printed In a daily paper
a. Al.
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ttSOCi6N

The Rainier chapter, ID. A. r.,
will give reception Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Eliza Ferry
Leary, 1851 No. 10th av., Seattle,
in honor of Mrs. Overton Gentry
Ellis, the state regent. The men,
bers and officers of all the chap
ter regents are invited to meet
Mrs. Ellis. In the receiving line
will be Mrs. Leary, Mrs. F. d.
Curley, Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Ed
mund Bowen.
One OF the prettiest military
weddings of the season took
place Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Maddox, when their daughter
Gladys was married to Lieut.. II.
H. Van Voris of Camp Lewis.
Rev. E. N. Askey read the serv-
ice in the presence of Is friends
OF the young couple. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Van Voris left early in the
evening for a short wedding trip.
A charming evening was spent
Wednesday at the home of Miss
Maud Handle by a number of
society and military folk, at the
January gale of the Fine Arts
Studio club. Some good musical
numbers and reading were given.
- To
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Metzler spent the evening at
their country home at Mcmillan
in honor of Mrs. Metzler's birth
day. The evening was spent In
playing 1900" and light refresh
ments were served.
The men of the Orpheus club
OF Tacoma were entertained at
dinner at one of Seattle's leading
cafes Wednesday night by their
director, John Spargur, who'll
they are assisting with the Phil
harmonic concert In that city.
Over-the-Teacups club will
meet Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Owen Ford at the
Maxwell apartments.
The Sheriday w. II. G. will
meet in the Armory Friday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Kate Carlan Of
Spokane, department president of
the Woman's Relief corps, will
be present.
A pretty church wedding took
place Wednesday evening at the
First Baptist church, Rev. James
West reading the service for Miss
Luella DuFrasne and Estlin J.
Brewitt Of Wyoming.
Plans for the dance at the Ma
tional dancing pavilion at Muir
ray, to be given by the battalion
of military police, promise that
the affair will be big success.
Passes win be issued to all the
men at the camp who wish to at
tend. There will be several hun
dred girls from town for part
ners.
Marriage licenses were issued
Wednesday to r. l.. Ross of Port
land, Or, and Marie A. Williams
of Seattle; j. II. Abelag and M.
ID. Summer of Tacoma.
The Brotherhood Of American
Yeomen, No. 223, will give a card
party in Eagles hall Thursday
evening. Refreshments will be
Served.
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Save and Invest

John Wesley founder of Methodism, said:
s'Make all you can save all you can; give all you
GAM
In the view of the national administration this is
The plain duty of every and woman who is to-
day employed at remunerative tasks in this
try.
They are to make all they can because thus they
cut keep the country prosperous even in wartime
They are to save all they can-because thus they
cut down waste and extravaganza, which are espe
cially sinful in wartime.
And they are to give all they can-give to their
government so that its armies and navies may be
fully equipped and prepared and so that the
may the more speedily be brought to successful
conclusion.
One of the ways to give to Uncle Sam is to buy
Thrift Stamp for % cents. The next is to buy
War Savings Certificate. And to go on buying
them as rapidly as you save the $412 or $4.13 or
a. whatever the price may be in the particular
month in which the purchase is made.
And it isn't GIVING when all is said and DONE
1t is LENDING to the American government at
The VERY GOOD INTEREST OF 4 PER CENT.
republican dissatisfied with will
sons plans. republican seldom pleased
BY a democrat.
Cleveland woman husband
haovcd quite understand how she found time
keep count OF it,
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every moment they are at work?
Are these men not making as
much sacrifices as the man in
the trench? Isn't the man in
the trench depending upon the
man in the shipyard? Certain
ly he is. Then why, oh, why
don't some of these good ma
irons and maids knit nice warm
sweaters and things for our
heroes here at home who are
already seeing as hard service
and danger as any man will in
the battle line.
Now, Dear Miss Grey, tell
the ladies and girls and knit
tiers in general not to forget the
boys at home. DICK.
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EDITORIALS

Northwest League
Publishing
by carrier in city
departments H. offices
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-17

a who knitting doesn't
three knit
in his family. He'd be nervous in time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-17

loneliness rah! the duchess Of Marlborough
Jewels relief work. Women bound and
weighted with jewels did appeal to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-17
/ y.

You pay $412 for thrift card. Uncle Sam
will redeem it in 1923 for S. You can start a
thrift card for % cents. Buy a thrift stamp at
postoffice, bank or department store.
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acter of these men is known,
and a position furnished where
not only recommendation is
furnished the employer regard
ing the employee, but the en-
ploye is furnished a recommen-
dation regarding her employer?
If the city is to be kept clean,
it is up to the city to do the
cleaning.
AN HONEST GIRL.
Dear Miss Grey: My son dis
appeared two years ago. He
would be of military age now
and | have recently seen a pic
ture in newspaper which re-
sembles him very much, wear
ing a cadet uniform. Kindly
advise ME how to go about it to
find If this is he?
A LONELY MOTHER.
Go to the editorial office af the
newspaper in which you saw the
picture and ask where the picture
was taken. Get all the Informal
ton they have at this office and
write to the officer of the camp to
whom they direct you.
Dear Miss Grey: l have often
wondered if the people realized
that there is an army OF thous-
ands of men, working day and
night here in their midst, in all
kinds of weather, building ships.
without which we could never
expect to win the war.
Do they realize that during
the last twelve months nearly a
score of these men gave up
their lives, and thousands were
injured? Do they realize the
dangers they are exposed to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-17

A Cleveland woman sued for divorce because her
moved 20 times quite understand how she fou
90 keep count OF IL.
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Some Of the republican congressman dissatisfied
sons railroad plans. republican congressman Is seldom
BY democrat.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Govt Will Use
Entire Proceeds
Of Spanish Credit
Transaction Will Not Pro-
vide Peseta Exchange for
Private Purposes

Proceeds of the $100000,000 credit
that Spain is to grant to the United
States will be used exclusively by the
American government, it was reported
yesterday. In other words, the United
States will employ the pescta exchange
created by the credit arrangement to
nav for it's war purchases in Spain, and
private individuals and corporations
here will not be benefited except to the
extent that the government will not be
compelled to buy its exchange in the
open market.
In foreign exchange circles it is re-
rorted that large short interest has
been built up in pesetas, owing to the
general belief that the government
credit would make available supply
of rcseta exchange sufficient to take
care of the needs Of the general mar
ket for long time to come.
Complete details of the SPANISH
credit, which has been under ncgotia-
tion for weeks, will probably be an
nounced soon, as the negotiations have
been about completed.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Influenza Epidemic
Slows Up Business

A slackening in business activity in
the East this week is attributed by the
leading business agencies not only to
the drive for the fourth Liberty Loan,
but. in the New England section par
ticularly, to the ravages made by the
current grip epidemic, popularity known
as Spanish influenza.
"1n the East" says "Bradstreet's."
"activities flowing out of the campaign
to make the fourth Liberty Loan drive
preeminently successful have produced
tendency to economize, which hamp
ers business to some extent, while the
ravages Of influenza have held up trad
ing in important sections Of New Eng
land. as we'll as operations at many
Eastern shipyards and factories.'
Reverting to the all-important sub
ject Of the Liberty Loan, it is noted
that peace talk in some centres has be-
gotten feeling of overconfdence which
in turn has operated to slow down sub
scriptions for the bonds. War work,
it is pointed out, has been stimulated
to degree that would have seemed i'm
possible few months ago.
A warning against letting up in
our war activities as result Of recent
victories is sounded by "Dun's Re-
view" which says:
"While some markets have been
quick to reflect the highly significant
war developments, and although the
sudden turn in the European situation
has made profound and far-reaching
impression upon sentiment, there is no
disposition among conservative busi-
ness interests to disregard the fact that
difficult times are still ahead, and the
tendency in the leading industries is to
increase the productive effort rather
than to slacken it. More completely
each week the country's manufacturing
forces are concentrating on the vast
and urgent governmental necessities,
and not only are civilian wants
promptly set aside whenever and
wherever the occasion requires it, but
in some instances no consideration
whatever is being given to demands
from regular channels"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
In d u s trial
Cotton

Reports of increased spot offerings
and improving crop prospects were con-
sidered responsible for the sharp break
IL the cotton market yesterday. Trad
ing was not active and there was no
excitement, but December contracts
sold off from 92.15 to 3l.53, closing at
the lowest, with the general list clos
ing steady, at net decline of 81 to
105 points.
The market opened easy at decline
of II to IL points in response to lower
cables. There were moderate rallies
right after the call on the continued
favorable war news, and during the
middle of the day there was more buy
ing by the trade, believed to be either
for the account of the French Com
mission or Japanese interests. On the
whole, however, support seemed to be
chiefly in the way of covering, and the
market reached the lowest point Of the
day in the late trading.
Favorable war news seems to be los
Ing its stimulating quality as an i'm
mediate market factor. Perhaps warn
lrgs against overoptimism are partly re-
sponsible for this, but there is also Il
feeling In many quarters that distribu-
tion is likely to remain under restric-
tons for some time after peace is
declared. and the trade now seems to
expect little Improvement in domestic
mill consumption or exports for the
season, as compared with last year. No
exports were reported yesterday. South
ern spot markets were unchanged to
100 points lower
Range of prices yesterday compares
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
ltaly's Cotton
Purchases To Be
Financed Here
Dollar Credits to Supplant
Sterling as Result of
Italian Order

Another important phase of interna-
tional finance has passed permanently
from London to New York. An order
OF the Italian government, which has
already been put into effect, provides
that henceforth all purchases of Amer
don in sterling must be financed in
New York through the medium Of dol
lar credits. The leading Italian banks
have already taken steps to comply
with the order on behalf of their
clients and are now engaged in arrang
ing cotton credits with New York
banking institutions.
Italian imports of cotton from the
United States in the year ended June
80 last amounted to 635,13S bales of
value of s50,080,52O. In the year ended
June 80, 1918, the cotton shipments to
Italy amounted to 66O,571 bales. worth
$60,0s6,284. according to the figures of
the Department of Commerce. Prac-
tically all this business was financed
through London. Under the new ar
rangement already put into the effect
at the order of the government at
Rome this business will henccforth be
financed directly through New York,
and there will be no third party in
the transactions. Ninety-day sight
creuits will be employed mainly in
financing this business in New York.
The radical change that has been
ordered in the method of financing
Italy's cotton purchases here is re-
suit of the steps taken early this year
by the italian government to stabilize
Italian exchange in this market. In
the investigation that has been made
in connection with the working of the
stabilization plan developed the fact
that the old method of financing the
Italian cotton imports through the aid
of London credits greatly complicated
the exchange problem. 1t was found
that the elimination of London, the
third party, from the equation would
greatly simplify matters, and the order
Of the Italian government followed.
Much interest was manifested by
bankers yesterday in this development.
1t was pointed out as one more indi-
cation that the use of dollar credits is
rapidly broadening. and that much of
Che international financing that before
the war was arranged in London is
now coming to New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Corporate Returns

Lone Star Gas Company.-Net
profit for the six months ended June
80 was $732,872. which is the equiva-
lent Of $1465 per share, on the S5 000,-
900 capital stock outstanding. Divi-
dends amounted to 100000, leaving
surplus for the period Of $532,872.
American Water Works and Electric
Company.-Annuai report for the year
ended June 80 discloses gross income
Of s1,48O.378, compared with $1538,O16
for the year before After expenses
and taxes Of S84,12O, net earnings
were $1,396,258. Interest was s81l
074, against $814348. Net income
amounted to $585.1S4. which is equal
to s10.73 per share on s5.45000O first
preferred stock. compared with s6fo
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05

In spite of the fact that the coun-
try is passing through period of
drastic industrial readjustment, the
rate of commercial mortality in Sep
tember, when there were STA fail
ures, was the lowest of record. 1t is
necessary to go back twenty years
to find a month in which the num-
Der of commercial insolvencies was
so small, but even in October, 1899,
when there were 610 defaults, the
rate was considerably higher than it
was last month, because the number
Of concerns in business is now ap-
proximately 100000 larger. So low
a rate under adverse conditions is
probably owing In part to the fact
that high business mortality rate
in 1915 and 1916 had cleared the
atmosphere and partly to the gen.
eral disposition on the part Of the
banks to carry those customers who
temporarily are faring badly In the
readjustment, and who, without lib
tral banking assistance, would have
70 go under.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Wealth Commerce
Liberty Bonds and Selflnterest

0TTO H. KAHN, Of Kuhn Loeb & Co., in a statement The
~ Tribune yesterday said One Of the most effective
in which aid victory by
subscribing enstng others subscribe the Lib
ery No argument needed to enforce that appeal found
ed the most elementary requirements of patriotism
good citizenship with the panest
"Our response this loan and must turn this occasion
reounding unshakable determination
supenous strength Our response the offer
Secretary Treasury should, confident
be subscription greatly of his requirement of $6000
100000 Liberty bonds In proportion only but
that shall aid the effective prosecution Of
the facilitating the task of providing
the it, shall
brothers gorousy fighting in France, shall strengthen the
countries"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Bond Ticker Approved
Board of Estimate Authorizes
New Quotation Service

The Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionment yesterday approved the ap-
plication Of the New York Quotation
Company. whose stock is owned by the
New York Stock Exchange, to install a
separate ticker for bond quotations for
the use Of subscribers
The representative Of the exchange
explained that the change was desired
because of the congestion which oc-
CURED during active markets under the
present system of quoting both stocks
and bonds on the same ticker. He said
that 1T was proposed to charge $50
each for the separate machines, where
as the present charge is $50 for both.
He pointed out that the city would
benefit by the increase In price, as it
receives per cent Of the stock quota
ton company's gross annual income.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Commodities .

ton to rally from the recent depres-
sion. Buyers were cautious during the
early trading, however, and prices de-
cllned about a cent bushel. When
the news was received stating that Ger
many and Austria were making strenu-
Gus efforts to control the Balkan situa-
ton, shorts covered freely and prices
experienced a good rally, closing with
net gains of 1sc to c.
Yesday's Previous Year
Corn: No yellow s1ssM s1.ssM t;Sss $2.os es0'
Chicago:
SsssSsS December :::: Is '.ss,s ':Ss 'SsEs ,lsu
Oats. - The oats market showed a
very steady tone throughout the day,
and closing prices were l to 1%c net
higher. There was little to Indicate
any Improvement in the export demand,
but the cash position was considered
carly movement of oats is now about
over and the needs of Europe are
known to be large the situation is con-
sidered basically strong.
YESTERDAYS Previous Year
Oats. No. white. "a "a esIa
Chicago:
November ........ .7o3a .ss
Rye.-Market firm.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close. close 400
Cash. No. 3 West St75 st74 S1et;
Flour and Meal.-Quotations were:
Yes days Previous Year
New York: close close. 400
Flour, Mimi, spg. pats11. 90 s11.oo s1s.25
Gornmeal. yellow. gran $50 4.5O 1890
Rye flour. choice. 900 900 1890
kiln dried
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Australian Trade Delegate
Expected in u. s. Soon

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. a.
Henry Y. Braddon, who was recently
appointed Australian Commissioner to
the United States to prepare the way
for trade after the war to the mutual
advantage of both countries, is expect
cd to visit the United States shortly.
His recommendation will form the
basis Of working arrangements to be
indorsed by the Australian govern
inert.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Change in Fiscal Year

William G. Pearce, president of the
American Brake Shoe and Foundry
Company, announced yesterday that
the bylaws had been amended so that
the fiscal year of the company shall
end on December 81. instead Of Sep
nual meeting will be held the fourth
Tuesday in March, instead of the Sec
ond Tuesday in December. The change
in the fiscal year, Mr.. Pearce explained
was due to the enactment of Federal
tax laws, which were retroactive in
their effect.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
No Committee Statement

Gates w. McGarrah. head of the Me-
chanics' and Metals National Bank and
chairman of the bankers money COM
mittee, denied yesterday the truth Of
reports that the committee was about
to make new statement regarding
money market conditions. 1t had been
limited earlier in the day in stock mar
ket circles that the committee might
have something to say about the bois-
ferrous speculative activity in Mexican
Petroleum and International Mercan-
tile Marine preferred during the last
week