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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
Bruce King Likes
Life in the Navy

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. King, 1906
East l. street, received a letter
from their son, Bruce, who enlist
ed in the navy last November. say
ing that he had been transferred
from the quarantine barracks at
Goat Island, San Francisco. to San
Diego, Cal.
They made the trip by boat, get
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
Tacoma Boys See
Much of the World

John C. Richmond, son OF Mrs.
Mary Richmond, 1926 South Yaki-
ma avenue, writes home his en-
thusiasm concerning the navy.
He enlisted in December, 1916,
and since that time has made
cruises to Mexico, Colon, and diff
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
IT'S Everybody's War

hTo the tune Dwell you know.J
Everybody knits but father,
He goes around all day,
Wire and string in his button
holes,
Pants held up this way;
Mother knits these helmets.
Minis a cat on socks,
Pa gets himself by the belt and
throat
And walks 'steen blocks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
to Pocatello, Idaho.

The following birth certificates
were filed Monday in the office of
the department of health at the
city hall: Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander J. Andrews 1915 So.
49th ST., Dec. 4, a daughter; to
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart L. Frank,
1924 Thompson av., Dec. 4, a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
May Even Have to Get
Girls "Devils"

The Times office will soon be an
Adamless Eden IL all the men who
have qualified for the first class
in their questionnaires are called
to service.
Don't breathe II to a soul, but
there may be even lady sport
ing editor in a few months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
Battery F Boys in
Tacoma in Flock

All members of Battery F Of the
new field artillery regiment. were
granted passes and a number of
the Tacoma men we're here for the
weekend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
Carroll, of 10th Co.,
Down for Visit

William Carroll, 10th company.
W. c. A. c., was in Tacoma for
the weekend, from Fort Flagler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Morst. Simon e. Kent and Theo. G.
Lily.
Charles III. Paugh has enlisted
In the army as a mechanic for the
aviation corps. He left Monday
for Fort Lawton, en- route for a
southern training camp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

ting little touch of ocean life.
King writes that the service
there is splendid; that they are
well supplied with clothes and
have fine food.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE,
the World Famous Cure for Colds
and Grip, is now acc per box. On
account of the advance in the price
of the six different Medicinal Con-
centrated Extracts and Chemicals
contained I'm LAXATIVE BROMO
QUININE, IL was necessary to in
crease the price to the Druggist. 1t
has stood the test for a Quarter of
Century. 1t is used by every Civ
ilized Nation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
Here and Elsewhere

Samuel Gompers says American
labor soon will have standardized
|eight-hour day.
Submarine chaser program to be
finished by March 1, it is an
|nounced.
16-in. and Aft. slab wood. Key
stone Lumber Co. Main 328. adv.
Thrift stamp campaign i'm Taco
ma, postponed until Jan. 20 be-
cause of Y. w. G. A. drive.
Union Ii. b. sidewaIkiskates.
Palace Hardware Co., 1911 Pa
cific av. adv.
DIR. Cozza, dentist, 2O3 Provi-
dent. adv.
Mildred Ellis to run city hall
elevator instead Of man operator.
COMMERCIAL BINDERY &
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv.
Hundred and five N. Y. factor
les obliged to close down on &C
count of coal shortage.
Coast and intermountain con.
gressmen at Washington meet to
agitate for better military and
naval protection of this coast.
DIR. hurry, Dentist, Warburton
Bldg. adv.
Wedding Cakes made to order,
|Duenwald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
A. f. Todd reelected mayor of
Victoria, B. c., by reclamation.
{ Petition for recall of Mayor o.
T. Clark, of Camas is filed 4;
charged with protecting paper mill
strikers accused of violence
against non-unionists; is a social
ist.
The largest assortment Of wrap,
canvas, leather puttees in the
cifv Hofat aftar's 18th and Pa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
James Mason Studying,
Radio at Harvard

James Mason, Tacoman who is
studying radio at the Harvard
school, is surely having the time of
his young life, IL one may Judge
from his letters. Jimmy is col
Iecting a girl in every town, which
all Soes to prove that he is devel-
oping into q regular sailor. Re-
member the old proverb?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Funeral services for Senator
Brady to be held Wednesday at
Washington; ashes will be taken
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

The largest assortment Of wrap,
canvas, leather puttees in the
city. Hofstetter's, 18th and Pa
cific. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15
COMMERCIAL BINDERY &
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv.

Hundred and five N. Y. factor
les obliged to close down on ac-
count of coal shortage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

A. f. Todd reelected mayor Of
Victoria, B. c., by reclamation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Coast and intermountain con.
gressmen at Washington meet to
agitate for better military and
naval protection of this coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Samuel Gompers says American
labor soon will have standardized
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Wedding Cakes made to order.
Duenwald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

DIR. hurry, Dentist, Warburton
Bldg. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Submarine chaser program to be
finished by March 1, it is an
nnuncad
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-15

Mildred Ellis to run city hall
elevator instead of man operator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Dealer Says False Wool
"Scare" Was Started to
Lower Standard
Shortage Laid to
Supply Committee
Col. Lindsey Contradicts
Eisenman; Says 1000, 900
Yards Are Lacking

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. RESPONSE
bility for shortages Of army cloth
ing was placed upon the supplies com
mittce of tho Council of National De
fence to-day by Colonel Elmer Linds-
ley. qusrtcrmastcr' agent at Philadel-
phia, tcstifying at the Senate commit
tees WAT inquiry.
Another witness. William Bianchi, a
New York dealer, who has purchased
cloth for foreign armies, charged that
an unnecessary wool shortages "scarc'
was created TO increase the use Of wool
shoddy. ordered for army garments by
tho supplies committee
Colonel I.indslcy contradicted tho re
cent testimony of Vice Chairman Tis-
cuman. of the supplies committee, that
the committee had secured an sbund-
ancc of cloth for army needs He SAID
there now is shortage Of 100000
yards Of cloth and that the supplies
committee system was responsible for
both DELAYS and friction
Garment manufacturers. the witness
declared, arc without sufficient cloth to
keep their factories working to capac-
ity, and in that connection he said
that "haCgling" by the committee with
the American Noollen Company last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Blames Shoddy "Ring"
For Poor Uniforms
Prompt Change to
Heavier Uniforms
In Army Expected
BY c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The reor-
ganization of the Quartcrmaster's Blu
reau of the War Department, which is
progressing along the lines of that
which has already taken place in the
Ordnance Bureau. is expected to bring
changes in the soldiers uniforms. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Eiscnman. of the
committee on supplies, will be deprived
OF his power over contracts. 1t prob
ably will not be possible to change the
uniforms in time to relieve the situa-
ton this winter. but it is safe to say
that the army will rot enter another
winter with the present lightwe ight
blouscs and trousers.
No one has defended the sixteen ounce
cloth. Quartermastcr General Sharpe
has expressed the opinion that it
should be heavier. SO, too, has Charles
Esenman, who shares with the Quarter
master General responsibility; for the
clothing of the army. Every woolIen
manufacturer who has testified has said
that our uniforms were not heavy
enough for warmth or service. The
mistake was made in following tho
practice of the Quartermastcr Cen
erals Bureau in the past. which APP
parenty did not contemplate winter
service such as is required in the
trenches. When it was decided to
clotho the army in a fabric no heavier
than which has been used in the past,
no attention was paid to the experience
OF the armies engaged in this war.
" neither the change that is sure to
be made Will extend to abandoning
shoddy for pure wool garments is not
so certain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Mrs. Stokes Asks
Read1nission to
Socialist | Party

Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes has revived
her faith in the Socialist party from
and I'm not altogether sure anyway
that it would be safe to be known
around London az one who possessed
white sugar. Just common brown
sugar. half molasses. half refinery dirt
and with an occasional ccntipede left
in it,
1t seems such simple thing to
which she and her husband, J. G..
Phelps Stokes, resigned on July 9, be-
cause they had "lost faith in the party
as an effective instrument for advanc-
ing the Socialist cause" julius Ger
Der, secretary Of the New York local
OF the Socialist party, made public yes.
terday a letter from Mrs. Stokes. in
which she begged readmission.
Il see no hope OF functioning 100
per cent in tho interest Of the common
people" Mrs. Stokes wrote, Except
through, the Socialist party and hereby
apply for readmission to membership"
Explaining that "the crisis created
by tho st. Louis resolution (the anti
war resolution of the Socinlist conven-
tion) is past" and that the Immediate
danger is All impe-ialistic peace, she
continues:
"Unless all individual Socialists and
Socialist factions sink their minor diff
fercnces and together work for ma
tional and international social, eco
nomic and industrial democracy, the
ideals embodied in President Wilson's
declarations and the principles en-
bodied in tho Russian endeavor, which
have heartened and fortified the dem
ocratic and social democratic masses
Vn h Il : !
of establishment.
"Pres dent Wilson's last message, the
British and French governments fail
ure to meet fully and in a spirit of
frankness the democratic implications
OF it; the imprisonment in Germany of
300 of the Left Wing Socialists; the
counter revolutionary attempts in Rus
STA, where an unseen hand not Russia g
seems to be playing fast and loose
these four significant events are
among the foremost mpelling me to
rejon the Socialist party"
Mrs. Stokes's attitude toward the
united States as an ally Of nations
which she believes to be fighting with
imperialistic aims is to be that of
watchful waiting if she is readmttcd
night that her "chief disgust" was
with the Allies and her chief purpose
to work with Socialists for a demo
cratic peace.
"In so far as President Wilson con-
tinucs to express democratic ideals.
she said, "you will find that the So.
cialists of this country are not dis
posed to hinder him in any respect"
There is danger, Mrs. Stokes be
lieves, that the United States may be
swayed from it's democratic stand by
the nations with which it is allied, anC
to provide against this danger, she
said, it was necessary to have &
stronger Socialist representation ir
the government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
The New Mitchell Shows
Two Sizes of Skies
Two Basic Prices

The new Mitchell Line, at the Show and our show
room, displays vast variety Of new-stylc bodies
the largest shown
There are ~ new creations in open bodies, closed
bodies sport bodies. convertibes and denountabes
They cover the whole range of the
body building art There arc also
three special models distinctive in
color and upholstery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Uniform MIDDLE Laid
To Army Bungling by
Garment Makers

"The Clothing Designer and Manu-
facturcr," one o. the organs of the
garment trade, charges in its current
issue that the War Department is re-
sponsble for the uniform middle and
might have avoided the present made
quate clothing for our troops, if it had
not chosen men without even rudi-
mentary knowledge Of tailoring to en-
gage managers for the government
uniform factories.
The War Department made the mis-
take, "The Clothing Designer and
Manufacturer says, Of allowing it's
managers for uniform factories to be
hired by men who were swelled up
with their own Importance and, in adj
dition, knew little or 10 ching about
garment making.
"A little before we joil ed forces
with the nations battling against the
Teuton menace" the article reads,
land when the government was en-
gagged in cquipping the ther enlarged
army, an official of the c!o' uing de
partment of the government inquired
at this Office for men to mana &c cloth
ing shops. a few men whose capabil-
ity was unQuestioned were introduced
to this official
"He asked them If they had had any
experience in managing shops making
the present uniforms. They replied
that they had had experience as fore
men of shops making civilian clothes
and had made individual officers uni
forms, and that they knew how the
soldiers garments were to be made
and could easily adapt themselves to
the work
"'No, You won't do he shouted
angrily, you must be able to tackle this
job right off the bat, without any in
structions.'
"a discussion disclosed that thissex-
pert, charged with the critical mission
Of selecting managers for the govern
ment shops, was blissfully innocent
of even the rudiments Of tailoring and
manufacturing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Snoot Bill Aims
To Simplify Income
And Profits Taxes
Senator Would Do Away
With October, 1917, Act
as Non-WorkabIe
staff CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a new rev.
cnue bill. intended to replace all OK
isting Federal income taxes with one
schedule and simplifying the war
profits taxes, WAS introduced to-day
by Senator Reed Smot, one of the
Republican leaders and member Of
the Finance Committee. His bill also
rcpeals the increases in postal charges
imposed by tho last revenue bill.
Al present there are three separate
pieces Of legislation imposing income
taxes, the last two being each an addi-
ton to what had gone before, so that
three different sets Of lcuations are
necessary TO compute tho tax on in
comes Of any size.
Senator Shoots bill allows the ex-
cmption Of the last revenue law, 81 900
for single men and $4,000 for married
mon. His bill then imposes "A normal
tax of = per cent on tho income OK
cccding the exemptions.
In addition to his 2 per cent normal
tax the following supcrtaxes arc i'm
posed:
Per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
New Income Tax
Dodgers Will Be
Heavily Fined
Collectors Assume Pay
ments Will Be Made as
a Patriotic Duty

Collectors Of internal revenue in New
York City are assuming that citizens
liable undet the new Federal income
tax laws will settle as patriotic duty.
But they arc preparing to round up
evaders and subject them to the full
penalties for delinquency.
Mark Eisner, collector for the Third
District Of New York, yesterday an.
swered suggestions that appeals to pa
triotism be made by stating that ample
dodgers, and that Commissioner Roper,
Of the Internal Revenue Service, VAS
determined to apply tho law to the fu't-
est extent.
William II. Edwards, collector Of tne
Second District, which comprises che
financial district, also issued state
ment containing warning to taxpayers
not to forget that interest received on
whose incomes range from $4,000 to
$4,000 are taxable. To show how impor-
tant relatively little things are in the
governments scheme of war finance, he
said that the revenue to be derived
from the 2 per cent imrost on savings
interest is expected to defray the cx
penses of ten thousand fighting mon in
the trenches for one year.
Returns To Be Checked Up
Mr.. Esner, whose district includes
The Bronx and all Of Manhattan above
Fourteenth Street, said that the plans
to check up income tax returns include
the employment of $50 inspectors.
frank bid for information concerning
dodgers was contained in his Statement,
that anonymous letters would receiv,
serious attention, and no effort woulr
be made to discover the source Of IN
! formation.
"Our inspectors will be able to make
1900 visits a week." said Mr.. Eisner
land at that rate it will not take Ions
: to cover the city. These men are al
expert accountants, able to go through
the books Of the ordinary business If
few hours.
"In addition, every person, firm or cor
poraton that in the course Of year has
paid $500 or more to any other person
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

lain's bill to establish n department Of
munitions and other legislation. In
qIry into tho clothing situation, which
will be resumed Monday, Is to be fol-
lowed by investigation Of cantOnment
contracts and tho aviation service, In
Guiding progress on tho new Liberty
motor
The testimony of Colonel Lindslcy
regarding the supply of cloth on hand
for uniforms was closely listened to
by the committee. He cmphatcally
denied al over-supply, and declared in
the course of his testimony:
CAT the present we haven't enough
cloth to give the contractors. We can't
keep them going to their capacity nor
up to their contract requirements. We
are about one million yards short.
Shifts the Blame
"All the friction and trouble we have
had" the officer added, "havc been due
to tho system of the supplies commit
tee and not the quartcrmaster generals
Office"
Testimony by Mr.. Eisenman that the
supplies committee of the Defence
Council had taken no part in letting
manufacturing contracts also WAS con-
tradictcd by Colonel Lindsey.
Some Of the blankets, bought under
new specifications Of the supplies com
mittee. reducing weight and wool con-
tent, Colonel Lindsey testified, "werc
very inferior"
Reciting Mr.. Eisenman's statement
that excess supplies OF cloth were fur
nished and Quartermastcr General
Sharpe's testimony. supported by Colo
mel Lindsey. that cloth was short
Chairman Chamberlain dcclarcd
"Thc responsibility for the shortage
Of army clothing rests right on that
contradiction either en- the supplies
committee for NOT securing cloth or on
the quartcrmnstcr generals office for
not making the cloth into garments.
We are going to clear that up"
Because Of the divided responsible
ty. Colonel Lindsey said. it would be
hard to exactly fix responsibility for
the clothing shortage.
"rhcn it is on both,' Chairman
Cham he rlain intcrlccted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
10 New-Style Bodies
3 De Luxe Models

power tire pump, dashboard engine primer There
are shock-absorbng springs which never vet have
broken.
There are oversize steering parts There is a ball
bearing steering gear There are big margins Of safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

firm or corporation, will be compelled
to file return giving full Information.
These payments include wages, salaries,
rents or other items, dividends, profits
on transactions through brokers and in
terest on bonds.
Failure to file such reports" Mr..
Eisner added, "is punishable by fine
not to exceed $1,000, and for making a
false return, fine not to exceed $4,000
and imprisonment for year, or both.
"A taxpayer who is an employee will
find that his employer has reported to
the collector the amount Of salary or
wages he has received. If $500 or over,
and the same employe will report to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Many Exclusive

Many of these bodies axe exclusive
to the Mitchell. All are products of
famous designers. Most are built in
Our new body plant, under efficiency
methods. And all the saving-a large
sum per car goes into extra finish,
luxury, comfort and equipment.
You will see here all the new-day
types, and many rare attractions in
each
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

collector, for example, the amount = !
rent he has paid to his landlord, If ssos !
or over.
1.-THE collector is also making arrsnea.
ments to check across all these -
turns"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
To Raise Fund for Artists
impoverished by the War

The Allies in Art organized yestcr-
day to assist American artists who
have been impoverished by the war.
A series of art exhibitions in the
Hunt Studios, Anderson Galleries.
Fifth Avenue, has been planned to
start a relief fund. The first exhibit
ton will open on Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

Mrs. Marie d. Bustanoby has asked
The Tribune to state that she il not
the woman against whom Justice Cavs
gan issued a garnishee writ on Fridar
the woman against whom Justice Gavs'
directed was Mrs. Lolita Bustanobv
designer. Mrs. Marie D. Bustanoby IL
proprietor Of the Cafe des Beaux Art,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
"Scare" Aideu Shoddy Makers

Mr.. Bianchi said the wool short
age scare as he termed it, was
in the interest of manufacturers of
shoddy garments Many American
clothmakcrs, he testified. do not have
factories equipped to make all wool
garments, and therefore, could not
have shared in the war contracts if
shoddy had not been approved for army
| clothing
European armies, he asserted, are
better clothed than American soldiers
and he severely criticised the use of
shoddy, declaring it wholly unncces-
sary.
Chairman Chamberlain announced
that discrepancies in the testimony of
Mr.. Eisenman and Quartcrmaster Cen
eral Sharpe regarding the clothing
shortage are to be cleared up by re-
ports of cloth deliveries which both
are securing for the committee. Each
has placed the responsibility on the
other.
1t also was announced during the day
that the committee had asked Secretary
clothing shortages in the training
have dealt with conditions as they ex-
listed some time ago, and the commit
tee wants to know just what is the stu
alton at present.
Inquiry Nears Close
Conclusion of the entire army in
quiry late next week or during the
following week is planned. Committee
members desire to close the hearings
quickly, make a prompt report to the
Senate and press Chairman Chamber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

sumner nm over prices had | caus .o a loss
of cloth, many looms being idle for
two or three months. Strikes of gar
ment makers also have caused some
delay be aaid
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-07-19

The success of the Franco Amer
lean counter offensive has altered
the entire situation on the Cham
pagne front. The whole German
line from Chateau -hTierry to
Rheims. the dispatches from the
battle front point out, is dependent
on the railroads which the French
dominate. Supplies for the Ger
man forces around Chateau-Thier-
ry must now be carried twenty to
thirty miles by road.
1t will be a very serious business
for the Germans TO remain in this
salient, according to all accounts.
They will not only have to discon-
tinue all their plans for the offen-
sive here, but probably will be
forced to fall back considerable
distance to new line where the
problem Of supplies can be handled