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Confessions
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M.ARGIE BEGINS To
READ DICKS

~
READ DICKS MESSAGE
I must have looked surprised.
when Jim said he knew of our
first quarrel.
"Margie, Dick knew that he
had not long to live before you
went to California. In fact, he
lived six months longer than DR..
Virot told him he would before
you both went on the trip. He
made all his arrangements for
quiet demise while you were out
there.
Above all he told me that l
must not interfere with anything
you might want to do with the
business. OF course you under
stand l can really do nothing as
you hold almost every share Of
stock, but l expect he wanted me
to understand that | was not to
oppose your ideas in any way.
When he was talking with me
just before you went away, he told
me that you had made a business
man of him; that when you we're
first married, he had resented
your interference greatly, but he
had come to see that you were a
better business man than he"
But you both were a little out
OF patience with me when l in
sisted that l should vote my own
stock at that memorable meeting
when you two men had decided wei
would turn the concern into O.
trust"
Eyes, Margie. we were." as
scented Jim. but l see now you
were right"
THANK you," I said gravely.
Now l want to talk over fur
Their changes in the concern" siad
Jim.
Il can't do II Just yet, Jim," /
answered. II almost feel as tho
| never wanted to talk business
with anyone again, and besides ]
am sure there is nothing OF i'm
portance to be discussed.
Only do this, Jim. old friend
OF Dicks and mine-keep on with
the details of the business Just as
lyou did while Dick was sick and
let me out of it for a while, unless
something comes up in which I
must be consulted as chief stock
| holder"
As I was talking with Jim my
own idea was to get rid of him SO
that ! could go up and read that
manuscript Dick had left for me.
| You knew, my only confidant,
that | told you about it some time
ago.
Well at that time I had only
read the first chapter and then I
put the book away until was
stronger and better able to read
it calmly.
The first chapter began:
ITO my wife Margie:
Il am writing these lines
knowing that very soon / shall
have left her never to return and
l wish in after years, If | have to
go before my boy is born, that she
shall know me as well as do my
self so that she can make my boy
know his father so we'll that he
may side-step his vices and keep
close to his few virtues.
Il wonder, Margie dear, IL in
your heart you think I have any
virtues at all?"
l read this far, little book, and
then l closed the page while I
looked back over my life with
Dick and found, one by one. his
many virtues.
II can tell your son, Dick
(strange that he should be so
sure his posthumus child would
be a SOM, that you were one Of
the most lovable men l ever knew.
When you would permit yourself
to be loved l said.
All men loved you, dear Dick,
and so did most women"
That night I determined to read
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ed to be alone for some reason-I
again got out Dicks book.
1t was very different from nine,
being an old ledger, and l found
he had begun 1t the evening of the
day when DIR. Virot had told him
he had only a short time to live.
ITO Be Continued.)
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Dicks little book piece-meal when
l became lonely and wanted to get
near to him in the never, never
land to which he had gone.
After Jim went away-for dear
old Jim always understands my
moods and he senSed that l want
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Thirty million bushels of potatoes, the esti-
mated surplus of last years crop, must be eaten
before July l or they will rot.
Potatoes are cheap food now in most places.
AT two cents pound they are equal in food value
to bread at eight cents a loaf Every potato eaten
saves wheat-U. S. Department of Agriculture
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BUCKLEY-TACOMA

BUCKLEY-TACOMA
Lv. Tacoma-10:00 a. m, $3.50 p. N.
Lv. Buckley-8:00 a. m. 1880 p. m.
Saturday and Sunday. pecial-Lv.
Tacoma and Yelm, Lakeview, Hill.
hurst. Greendale. Roy. McKennA
MOOSE AUTO STAGE
Stand-CrOn Hotel. 1919 Pacific Ave.
and Central bus Station
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. COMMERCIAL BINDERY &
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv.

Query club will meet Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. r.
w. Wilkinson, 2902 North Union
ave. Mrs. George Woodbridge
will read a paper contrasting
modern housekeeping methods
with those in vogue SO years ago.
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NSWE RS !
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: | started out
in the world to make my own
way at the age of ~. l am now
28 and make good salary and
take care of my money. / fee,
like settling down and having a
home of my own. For the past
two years | have kept company
with girl six years younger
than myself and l think all the
world of her, and she says she
loves me, but she will not marrJ
me. l go with no one else, but
she goes out with others. Do
you think she cares for me, and
If so, can you give me any ex-
PLANTATION of her attitude to-
| wards me? FRED.
Maybe your desire to settle
down is what scares her. Perhaps
she thinks she is too young to set
tie down and assume the respOnsi-
bility that goes with keeping a
home. She probably thinks she
has a little more good time coming
to her before marriage. She may
care for you, hut not enough to
marry you.
Why don't you ask her real
reason for putting you Off? II she
doesn't love you enough to marry,
you had much better give her UP.
Dear Miss Grey: | am hon
estly in need of Information.
am an American born English
woman, and while l inherit
vast amount Of American broad
mindedness, l also fall heir to
certain amount of English bull
headedness and IL there Is no
law or ordinance compelling Us
to adopt the British custom of
passing on the left, please let
me know. l certainly have no
wish to break an American law,
| but would consider the sacrifice
justifiable il / break my neck
defending the good old Ameri
can custom of keep to the
right" unless there has been a
change.
| AN AMERICAN.
| No, the law has not been chang
ed-heavcn forbid that he should
ever desert the good old Yankee
custom of "rass to the riht." Tho
well-meaning but careless public
on the crowded thorofares have
been due for kood panning long
ere this. Like you, l have, times
without number, almost succeed
ed i'm breaking my own neck and
sometimes the necks OF sever al
others, in an attempt to obey thu
American custom on q crowded
street.
Dear Miss Grey: How many
pounds are there in a bushel
of oats? A FARMER.
Thirty-two pounds.
Dear Miss Grey: | am SELL
ing my auto on a confidential
bill of sale (blank No. 79). l
as the vendor, and the party l
am selling to as the vendee have
both signed our names to the
document. 1t Is necessary, or
would it make it more binding
IL this paper was acknowledged
before a notary? Friends have
advised me that the conditional
bin Of sale protects both parties,
and that auto dealers, selling
cars every day on terms would
not adopt a paper that would
necessitate a notary's acknowl-
edgment.
am also buying a piano and
paying cash, and will receive a
straight bill Of sale, signed by
the owner Of same. Is it neces-
sary for him to have this paper
sworn to before a notary?
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
In order to make the bill of sale
absolutely safe, it should be sworn
to before a notary. In the case OF
the piano, the straight bill of sale
signed by the owner will be suf-
ficient protection. ..
Dear Miss Grey: l am to be
married soon, and would like
to have the wedding in May; but
my chum says this is an I'M
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Here and
Elsewhere


Edgar Cutler, prominent rancil-
er of Avon, Wash, killed by
freight train.
House turns down bill to make
Distdict of Columbia bone dry"
PLANTING TIME
Williams Nursery grows strong
plants, trees, flowers, for outside
planting. 1402 So. Aims. Main
8S23R. Open evenings, etc. adv.
DIR. COzza, dentist, has moved
to 308-12 Pantages Bldg. adv.
Motorcycle belonging to w.
lockwood wrecked at 9Th and X
streets, in collision with automo-
bile owned by w. Il. Davis. Both
men escaped injuries.
Aircraft lively in Italy, is re-
port.
Milwaukee Liver Sausage. Duen-
wald's, 1112 Broawday. adv.
Largest electric ship in world
soon to be ready for maiden voy-
age at London.
DR.. hurry, Dentist, Warburton
Bldg. adv.
Amazing progress of shipbuild-
ing in the south reported at Wash
ington, d. G.
"A plank or a carload" Key.
stone Lbr. Co. Sash, doors, lum-
Der, shingles. adv.
Grand jury Of st. Louis indicts
81 for disloyalty.
HOfstetter's have the only COM
plete line of military goods and
equipment in the city. 1903 Pa.
cific ave. adv.
Four men arrested in Tacoma
as slackers.
Expert demonstrating Chi
Namel will be at our store Friday
and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th.
Csc can Varnish and 15c brush
for 15c during demonstration.
Palace Hardware Co., 1911 Pa
cific av. adv.
Government commanders all
steel and pig iron.
Finnish newspapers call for
monarchy.
Herds of elks reported to be
very large now in Olympic noun
tains.
We give s. & II. Green Stamps.
Palace Hardware Co., 1911 Pa
cific ave. al :.
Attorneys for 213 alleged Seat
tie disloyalists seek to have guards
removed from their halls.
COMMERCIAL BINDERY &
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv.
The following birth certificates
were registered at the city health
office Friday: Born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence w. Weyer, 30S No.
l st., daughter, April "a; Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy H. Harris, 1881 So.
Durango ST., son, April 20; Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Tyron, 2247 East
oath. son, May 2; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ceasare Oar, 1419 1-2 So. L,
daughter, April 10: Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Reichel, $3.50 East M ST..
daughter, May L; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Millet, 1921 So. 55tb.
daughter, April 10.
Query club will meet Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. r,
w. Wilkinson, 1902 North Union
ave. Mrs. George Woodbridge
will read a paper contrasting
modern housekeeping methods
with those in vogue SO years ago
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Dear Miss Grey: l am to be
married soon, and would like
to have the wedding in May; but
my chum says this is an un-
lucky month. Is this so? Also,
will you kindly print the little
jingle that tells the wedding
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A reader who didn't at all like the editorial
with Faith In Him, Hold .Fast!' sends in this:
!. Such phrases God love- and t. Lord will provide
s to " in the cause Of justice these sO, t in
terst that he is and fights the thing out not with Biblical
inueti0n but with shr"p1s! and % bullets v xo ,svp
o! We of little faith Eyes We have, and see not
Ears We have, and hear not
Are our boys in France fighting it out merely
with shrapnel and bullets? Have they placed faith
in His eternal goodness on the shelf and put rei-
ance wholly on bayonet and trigger? BY no means
To say that our young Americans are over there
simply to kill is to say that America is barbarian.
Our soldiers are armed, encouraged and inspired
by cause that is spiritual, and inspiration moves
them as they thrust or fire. Why do they
5000 miles of deathinfested ocean to fight? That
their brothers may enjoy the rights Of freedom,
justice and pursuit of happiness in making homes,
providing for their loved ones and worshiping God
as they please.
If we have armies in France composed of mere
head-hunters, armies who have put the Almighty
on the shelf and without inspiration, let's have
them home and set them to killing Canadians and
Mexcans, for the acquisition of territory or for
other greedy purpose.
But it is not remarkable that Zone who does not
believe" can naught save the shrapnel and bull
let's. Why should one who does not believe in God
see anything? He's made stOne-blind by his own
conceit, to begin with He has set himself up as
wiser than SO per cent Of humanity, living dead,
Christian, Jew, heather and barbarian. He's
smarter even than old Darwin, who, in life time Of
study and research, failed utterly to find
tribe of men, extant gone, who hadn't that sixth
sense, the spiritual sense, in some degree.
And why should one who does not believe con-
Germ himself in wars, newspaper editorial, life, or
himself? He has figured it out, to his own salts
faction that all the sdereal law and order and all
the wonders of nature are but an accident that the
love of man and wife, parent and child is joke ter
minated by the end of this little Whit of time called
life; that hope and aspiration, both spiritual and
material, are but open traps for the weak-minded;
that the total of human progress is not worth while
How could one so blinded see beside the shrap-
mel and bullets the souls of Americans who
fight and die FOR LOVE OF THEIR BROTH
Frs? How could one so deaf hear the divine
command "Love We on another!" as the fighting
or dying hero in Flanders hears it?
They publish much about the tremendous, I'M
heard of undertaking of America in this war. She
is to transport millions of men, with the arms, food
and munitions across thousands of miles of sea. 1t
is an enormous grand, a trying task, and history
tells of nothing approaching it. But the grandest,
greatest thing about it the why of it. 1t is for per-
petua peace, for human liberty and progress, for
the universal brotherhood, for "Peace and good
will among men," That's spiritual and Gods work,
not mere shrapnel and bullets.
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EDITORIALS

THE TACOMA TIMEsMenSe the scripps Northwest League
Rates-By 50 year;
month Telephone Offices
Building. $40 Pacific
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Largest electric ship in world
soon to be ready for maiden voy-
age at London.
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Saturday evening the members
of the Tacoma Review of the Lady
Maccabees will dedicate their SER
vice flag. with a fitting program
under the direction Of DIR. Ella FL
field. There will be addresses by
prominent Tacomans and officers
from Camp Lewis.
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The Birst Baptist church choir
will give a sacred concert Sunday
evening at the First church, under
the direction of Ernest Shepperd.
The Kappa Alpha Thetas Of the
city and army circle will meet Sat
urday- afternoon for luncheon AMI
informal afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. A. Fowler in the McDop-
nell apartments. Miss Margaret
Stiles will assist the hostess.
In place of the usual evening
party this season, the women OF
the P. E. o. chapter will meet Sat
urday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. A. B. Savage for Red Cross
work. ALI four Red Cross units
of the chapter will come together
at the meeting.
Miss Ethel McIanders will pre-
sent her talented pupil, Miss Dol
othy Murphy, in recital next Fri
day evening with number OF
brilliant piano selections.
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Marriage licenses were issued
Friday to Julius Hermann and
Lille; Belle Barre, OF Seattle
II. A. La Liberty and G. Sharp,
both OF Seattle, and Don G.. Head
and Dorothy Tardiff. both of Ia
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A special feature will be at the
Red Cross Gift shop Saturday in
the form of a display of spring
flowers of all kinds from the coun-
try home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Ashton. The flowers will he
sold all day at the shop and the
benefits will go to the Red Gross.
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Edgar Cutler, prominent ranch-
err of Avon, Wash, killed by
freight train.
House turns down bill to make
Distdict of Columbia bone dry"
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DR.. hurry, Dentist, Warburton
Bldg. adv.
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Milwaukee Liver Sausage. Duou-
wald's, 1112 Broawday. adv.
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Amazing progress of shipbuild-
ing in the south reported at Wash
ington, d. G.
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Aircraft lively in Italy, is re-
port.
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Have the Faith

reader who didn't at all like the editorial
"With Faith In Him. Hold Fast" sends in this:
Evening journal., 1918-05-22
ACTRESS INNOCENT
OF LARCENY CHARGE

Arrested at the request OF Anthony
Ferraro. who charged her with the lar
ceny Of IS. miss Evelyn Parks, aged 10
wears. OF The Mischief Markers"
burlesaue company now appearing IN
this city was dismissed by Magistrate
Gluckman late yesterday The Young
yomsn's arrest was made by Detectives
Nahoney and Fairchild. who felt at the
time that she was innocent OF any
wrong doing and so informed Sergeant
Of Detectives Green. Sergeant Green
made an Investigation following the
Young womans arrest and IL was ss
ibe result OF this that he had the charge
dismissed before Magistrate Giuckman
Ferraro claimed that while he and
two other men were standing az Seventh
and Shipley streets late Monday night,
the girl grabbed ss in bills from his
hand and ran away. This aceountswas
corroborated by the two menTwho-were
with Ferraro. The young woman de-
MED the charge and told OF meeting
Ferraro al Fourth street wharf when
she and two other girls OF the- bur
lesdus company arrived here from
Pennsgrove. The three women claimed
that Ferraro bought them assupper at
local restaurant and also had paid
for the sending OF a telegram.
Evening journal., 1918-05-22
CARRY RED cross
message TO HOMES
500 Women Volunteer to
Raise S5O0,OO0 for
War Work
WARDS OF CITY
ARE ORGANIZED

The message Of the Red Cross will be
personal visits of volunteer workers
carried to every home in the city by
next Friday, Saturday and Monday To
accomplish this work. five hundred
women have voluntarily enrolled them
selves as working electives, under the
banner Of the Red Cross headquar-
ters. They have set $4,000 as their
goal in this house-to-house canvass.
Preliminary surveys. however. make It
almost certain that this sum will be
far exceeded.
The executive secretary Of this end
OF the campaign is A. Rae duBell He
has helping him'a group Of splendidly
enthusiastic women. In order to facili-
tate the work, a public-spirted woman
has been asked TO take charge OF the
work in each ward and 10 organize her
own committee TO get the best results.
There has been a splendid response
IN every ward. with the exception Of
the First and Ninth and in these two
wards, especially the Ninth, volunteers
are being called for 10 take charge of
the campaign.
Last night, in spite Of the rain. there
were two enthusiastic meetings Of
women workers. addressed by Mr.
duBell. One took place al $50 o'clock
at the home Of Mrs Valentine Bochin-
ski, No. 207 Maryland avenue, where a
group Of young women enrolled them
selves for a progressive campaign
among the Polish speaking people Of
the city
At $50 O'Clock there was Joint
meeting Of the women workers Of the
Tenth and Twelfth wards. at the home
OF Mrs Martha McCarron, No. 1896 w
Fourth street. Thirty workers assem-
bled and went over the details Of their
work.
At 7.30 o'clock this evening there will
be a meeting Of the Fourth Ward work
srs at No. 60 East Fifth street Ats30
o'clock tonight there Will be a meeting
OF the Eighth Ward workers at the
residence Of Mrs. William Degraw, No
s53 Bennett Tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock there will be a meeting Of the
women workers Of the Second Ward in
Asbury Church. Mrs Catherine Rich
Rrdson is captain Of this wards team
All Of thsse meetings will be addressed
by Mr. du Bell
The list Of women captains for the
various wards, with the exception OF
the First and the Ninth, for which
volunteers are asked by the Red Cross
Committee, is as follows:
Second ward, Mrs. Catherine Richard
son. No. 206 - King street; Third
ward Mrs. Edward A. Higgins, No. 40,
Washington street: Fourth ward, Mrs
Raymond Jones, No. 40 Pine street
Fifth ward. Mrs. :. W. Belville. No
iOOi Kirk avenue; Sixth ward, Mrs
Conwell Banton, No 924 French street
for the colored women, and Mrs. Ann.
Kilderry, No. 1922 Tatnall street, foi
the white women; Seventh ward, Miss
l;orinne Mendlnhall, No. iii4 Broom'
street: Eighth ward. Mrs Wm d.
Graw. No. $50 Bennett street; Tenth
ward. Mrs. John Vaklyes, No. 50i Unior
street. Eleventh ward, Mrs. Nalantin'
Bochinski. No. 20 Maryland avenue
and Twelfth ward, Mrs. Martha McCar'
ron. No. 1896 W. Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1918-05-22
FOUR MORE ENLIST
TN MARINE CORPS

-Four more men enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps, with mead
quarters at si7 Market street, th<
morning and this afternoon were taken
10 Philadelphia for the physical exam
nation. II they pass they will proba-
bly, be sent 10 Paris Island, 5. C., the
latter part OF the week with the rest OF
the men who enlisted in this branch OF
the service in the frst two days OF the
drive here. The men who enlisted today
are;
% years old: Tbeopnilus Wishart. q
Mullins Hotel. 30 years Old Daniel
Dawson Tindall. Of POO North Franklin
street. % years old, and Edward ID.
Sparks. OF 1919 West Eighth street. p
wears old. Another man who enlisted
last night is Washington HUI. or No.
si3 Market street Hull Is a c4lege ath-
lete. having hurled the Swarthmore
College nine 10 many victories and
played a fine game with the Columbia
University football team several years
ago.
II is expected that tomorrow and
Thursday many Of the men within the
lges OF IS and q will answer the call. I
, speclal effort will be made to enlist /
hese men. particularly men who VIII /
IN June 5 be compelled 20 register for /
he drsft army In an address in mo- .
ion picture theatres last night Lleuten-
mt Hatcher made a direct appeal 10
.hese youths, declaring that the sooner
hev came 10 the aid Of their country, /
no sooner the war would be over. Many
n them promised 10 respond TO the plea
Nv enlisting in the Marine Corps.
Evening journal., 1918-05-22
OFFICIALS INSPECT
W|LNIiCTON HARBOR
John R. MeigS, Naval En-
gineer, Shown River Front
by Charles Warner
PRODUCE WHARF
ESTIMATE SOUGHT

John r. Melgs, naval engineer OF
Philadelphia, and Charles Warner,
chairman OF the Board Of Harbor Com
missioners. visited the location for the
proposed Front street produce wharf
and the Lobdell water front property
this morning. Later In the morning
the Harbor Board held a conference
with Mr.. Melgs
The Harbor Commissioners have
asked Mr.. Meigs TO make an estimate
OF the cost Of an engineering survey
TO be made by him. OF the Lobdell
property. and Of the cost Of plans and
specifications for the produce wharf
After this estimate is received from
the engineer, the Board Of Harbor Com
missioners will decide upon whether
they will have the work done
These additional engineering data are
needed by the Harhor Commissioners "a
complete their report 10 City Council
on the proposed water front Improve
ment. The building OF the produce
wharf is the most immediate work
planned for.