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PAGE FOUR
EDITORIAL PAGE—Let the Truth Prevail!
If Coast Is to Get Naval Academy, Let Puget Sound Go After It
If llnole Sam is going to spend $10,000,000 for a naval academy on the Pacific coast, it is up to Ta
coma to show why the Puget Sound country offers better natural advantages for such an institution
than docs California. There are plenty of reasons why this Northwest SHOULD be selected.
The government already owns three times enough property in and around the Puget Sound navy
yard at Bremerton for a naval academy such as the world has never known. The millions already in
vested there have erected practical laboratories available now. A deep water channel winds securely to
this spot, blessed by nature ag ideal for naval development.
But California has one asset that must be reckoned with—eternal vigilance. California learned long
Hastening: Old Age
In this clay and age "old ago" is generally nothing more or less than "poor health" or better still
"wrecked health." It is another name for the falling due of the debts of youth—over-eating, over-drink
ing, over-playing and over-working. \
Few people nowadays live to a "ripe, old age" because thoy do not know the meaning of the word,
"moderation." For instance, it is recorded that in Yorksliire, England, in 1501, one Henry Jenkins was
born. He died in 1670, cut off at the age of 169. He remembered well the battle of .'Hodden Field
which occurred in 1513 when he was 12 years old. Records show he gave deposition as a witness when
he was 1.V7. Nor was he but a mere doddering shell of a human. In his young manhood, when he was a
remarkable swimmer. >
Had ho left his rule of living, which he didn't, It probably would have had for a keynote —MODER-
ATION. People born with good bodies which they treat well will live a long time, barring accidents, and
so will some people born with poor bodies which they treat well. Bu^, people born with good bodies
which they treat badly or people born with poor bodies which they treat badly—THEY DON'T LAST
LONG.
We Retract On Our Bee Statement
When a Parkland man wrote in to ask us if a queen bee could sting we let our memories of a vivid
boyhood incident overcome our scientific research, it would seem. For we told this inquirer yesterday
that the queen bee could not sting and recounted how in our own case she had calmly looked on whUs all
the other bees in the colony practiced the art. A subscriber who knows 50 times as much about b^l as
we ever will know phones in to say that we are wrong. The queen can sting, he says, and he rattlas off
dozens of authorities to substantiate his opinion. Very well then, she can. But we still insist that in our
case she didn't, praise bel
QUESTIONS THEY WRITE TO -———-—
CYNTHIA GREY-HER ANSWERS
Q. —Could you tell ma how to make the stiffening for little
crocheted baskets? I have several made, but can't find how to
stiffen them so they will keep their shape and be rather hard.
■pine say to make starch for them and starcn tneiu real stiff, but
I ruined one that way. I would appreciate an early answer very
much. RUTH.
A The crocheted bankets are stiffened with sugar and water.
It depend* entirely upon the size of Uie bjuketa as to the proportions
wed. To si If l.n eight of the nut basket* (small) u*e 8 cups of sugar
to 1 cap of cold water. Stir well and wince iiihim stove. Stir several
limes and let lx.il until all of the sugar la diiwolved and the solution
clear. 000 l enough to dip baskets; wring as dry as possible and
IMHP*.
Q. —I went with a girl for two years and then asked her
to be my wife. She said "Yes," but her parents wouldn't give
their consent as the girl was under age. So we ran away and
got married anyway.
Now her mother has taken her away from me and says I
cannot see her or even write to her until she is of age. What
I shall I do about it? A. R.
I A If your marriage has been confirmed, 'according to a recent
supreme court decision, you are legally man and wife. It would be
beat for you to obtain the counsel of a reliable attorney.
Dear Miss Grey: For years I have heard preachers more
or lees hysterically proclaim "The Immodest dress of women is
luring men to destruction." I have become accustomed to this
sort of talk from men, but was a little surprised at "Eva" com
ing out so strong on the subject. She thinks some of the present
styles would give the "Sainta of old" a downhill plunge.
In olden times it was considered a shame for a woman to
be seen bareheaded. Some places it is thought immodest for
women to show their faces Then there was the big hoop skirt
■with skirts bo long that one could only guess about the possi
bility of women having feet, and even the word limb was not
mentioned by "refined" people. If history is true, the men
were far from being paragons of virtue at this time.
Not so very long ago I lived in a part of the country where
*O wear a "mother hubbard" dress was a sort of crime. If a
»nan was ill In bed, before any man was allowed to enter her
i, not matter how hot the weather, a couple of heavy quilts
a* thrown over her so the outline of her body was invisible,
-nly her head to be seen sticking out of a pile of bed clothes.
You may ask if men were more moral then? Well, not that
anyone heard of.
I believe it is possible that the preachers and "Eva ' are a
little off in their pnllosophy. Women 1! styles seem to change a
little sudden for the minds of men; they scarcely get acclimated
to one style, when 10, in blows a new one. Instead of constantly
dinning it into men's ears that this style or that one is sure to
be their undoing, wouM it not be better to acvise and encourage
them to be strong and able to withstand these little windß of
fashion? Give them little doses of "Christian Science" until
they will not see "error," or doses of Self Reliance" until
though they see error they are strong enough to resist it.
* DORINDA CADENHEAD.
Dear Miss Grey: I have gained many golden thoughts
and helpful suggestions from "Confessions of a Wife." and like
Margie, a philosopher of Life, I argue many points with myself
I pro and con, sifting and snaeltlng the grist of common ore for
treasure- holding communion with one's eotil as It were, hence
the eternal "ego" Is "Confessions of a Wife," which, if we re
member, la not a public discourse, but a "sacredity," sacrificed
for the human uplift .. ,
How many would put upon the press a record of their
•»ery action and thought and stay to hear the public's opinion?
It would seem selfish and personal, I'll wager.
Margie is in the »wiri of the upper class—men of business
awl leisure—close observanoe, tad to say, proves much truth to
her statements. Mother Waverly la to be pitied for such a shal-
THE TACOMA TIMES
MKMHKK OF THE BORIITB NOHTHWKST IMAQVU OF
MKWBPAPERtt. T«rt«a;raphlc N*ws Barrtoa of Urn Uaitad I>mm
EnMrw) at tli* poatafflca, Itaou, Wash., aa Mroml-claM
matter. PablUbad by th» Taoona Timaa Pub. Co. Krerj
RvMtinc Kx< ept Handaj. Official pap«r of cltj of Tac»M>.
I'HONK All deparUtM-nU. Mala 18.
Read the Claasif ied Ads On Page 6.
low hysteric life suffers much and Is misunderstood always. Of
this world "sin" is a part of the world we accept with life. \V«
store the dirt or the (old from Life's smelter just us we s*e its
worth.
Confessions, inoTlng pictures, our associates reflect from
us according to our moral standard. How many teach the
thought, "In the hollow of Ood'a hand there can be nothing un
clean. God gave Life, hence it is clean." Do mothers train
boys to seek beauty? What greater inspiration than the study
of human power and mechanism, so, why blush or tremble with
shame or sensuality at a beautiful throat, arm or ankle? It is
Divine architecture. Do we teach our boys or girls entering
the adolescent age the "logic of life" with a clean code of ethics,
or are they gleaning on the by-ways untutored? We fall to
dust down cobwebs and throw off the debris contamination,
hence the double standard or low class of morals (the moat In
the ey«).
Not the place, the time or the man, but personal tact and
mental control will lessen efefet of double standard of morals.
Sterility reduces effects but does not remove cause, so drunken,
doped or defective mentality should be removed from society,
disfranchised and deported with lepers and vipers.
Our own mental activities refract upon others and we often
cause evil thoughts to form In our comrades' minds through a
display of fear or suspicion. To know thyself then love thy
neighbor as thyself, ts safer than amunition, I have found. I
have had to deal with all classes and nationalities. I started
life's journey at the age of 14, have had numerous experiences,
but no regrets When trouble hung out her shingle, 1 learned
to take diplomatic leave of the vicinity. A THINKER.
GRIPPE EPIDEMIC
HITS NEW YORK
XKW YORK, Dec. 29.—The
epidemic of la grippe which haa
swept over Philadelphia, Boston,
Chicago, Detroit and other east
ern cities has struck New York.
The health department in its
effort to stop the disease lias
cautioned all citizens to stay away
from persons With coughs.
SNOW PLOWS USED
ON 0. W. TRACKS
LA GRANDE, Ore., Dec. 29. —
Snow plows have been resorted to
in Eastern Oregon to keep traffic
open on the 0.-W. R. & rf. Co.'*'
lines. The fall has been contin
uous for more than 24 hours and
from all appearances will continue
for several hours more. A high
wind is reported.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
THI TfrOOMA THPEB
KASY HAokiii
Waldo—Nell, do you like pie?
Nell—You bet!
Waldo—Well, run in and ast
yer mother fer one of tier mince
pies an' I'll glv« you a piece of it.
ago that the race is often won on the start. For that reason, San Francisco energy, coupled with intelli
gent watchfulness, has brought to California heavy investments for army and navy expenditures.
Vigilance and energy lias obtained for the Mare island navy yard $2 for every $1 invested at Brem- *
erton. Yet official reports clearly state the Mare island channel will not float a dreadnaught, that
dredging will have to be done continuously, while the Bremerton navy yard may be reached by any class
of vessel at any time. '
The Times is not advocating any pork barrel grabs. But The Times does want to see the govern
ment consider Puget Hound if it contemplate! the establishment of a naval academy on this coast.
IF THOU
BHOULDST
LAY UP EVEN
A LITTLE,
AND SHOULDST
DO THIS
OFTEN, SOON
WOULD
EVEN THIS
BECOME GREAT.
— HESIOD.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
<t> ♦
♦ CHINA BOY HAYS: i-
My young lady friend says her
mother objects to kissing. What
.•■iiiili I say? (Say no wantee kllss
mother anyway.)
LJKM
CHAPTER I
"Glad to meet you."
OHAPTBR II
"Isn't the moon beautiful?"
CHAPTER 111
"Oozum love wuzum?"
CHAPTER IV
"DDo you "
"I do -
CHAPTER VI
"Da —da—da—d»!"
CHAPTER V
"Where the sarahlU'g dinner?"
—Chaparral.
OUTBURSTS (ft EVERETT TRUE $
(How's a Guy Goin' T Know When to Stop?)
The latest 4"d jok«: A man
drove up to an office building
In Chicago and entered his law
yer's office. "What do I owe
you?" he asked. "Two fifty,"
replied the lawyer. "All right,"
answered the client, "my 4'd Is
downstairs. You can keep that
to apply on the bill and I'll mall
you a check for the balance."
THIS IH GRATITUDE FOR
YOl\ WHAT?
(From the Hartford, Mich., Day-
Spring.)
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Cone 'wish
to sini■i-rt'ly thank all the kind
friends who worked so hard to
save our property from destruc
tion by fire last Thursday at our
house, and hope to be able to re
turn the favor to each and every
one in the near future.
» • *
W. H. Startup Is a night watch
nirfn at Proctor, Va.
• « •
And while speaking of names
we might record that John Snow
slipped on some in Chicago, the
other day, and is now in the hos
pital.
• * •
PKRHAPS TO RKCIPKRATE
AFTER A SMASH IP
(From the Liverpool, Kng., Kcho)
Motorcycle, new; cheap or will
exchange for good bath chair.
• • •
AIAVAYS THK WAV
Artist —They say that young
man who was always borowing
money from your daughter has
left the hotel.
Critic —He must be a young
nobleman in disguise.
CONFESSIONS
OF A WIFE
11 O|>) right. 1013, l.» .\t'vi»|in|>rr
Kuff-rjifiH* \ Baticltltinu. ■
The whole Hhaincftil secret whs
divulged In that letter which be
gan without preface:
"I wonder where you are to
night, my darling—this night
when so many, many lovers are
happy and you and I are separated
and alone.
Oh, Dick, Dick, I do not think
I can live thin way much longer.
1 am not the kind of a woman that
■ ■.hi lov« in secret. 1 want all the
world to know that I urn yours.
I want to say to all the world that
you love me—for you do love me,
don't you, Dick, dear?
"Surely you must love me, for
only a great love can be an ex
cuse for our lives and way of
living the last few years.
"Yes, dear, 1 know it is foolish
for me to write this to you—that
you do not like to have me say
the Ir.isi thing that, would make
you think of consequences, but to
night I niusi speak.
"Dear heart, I am not happy
any more. At least I am only
happy when lam with you. And
lately those times grow farther
and further apart. You have been
dear and sweet but it hurts. Oh,
how it hurts (or me to take all
that you give me. 1 do not want
to live on your bounty—l don't
want your money. I want you.
"I want to give, not take, and
as I am living now I feel almost
as though I were selling myself
for my dally bread, as any other
woman of the street.
"Let me go hack to the hospital,
Dick, even though it kills me, as
the heart specialist said It would,
for I would rather die than live
iliis way.
"Forgive me, dear, it is only
when you are away from me that
I despair. When you are with
me, the whole sadness and sordid-
("HASH!
He—There's) poor Newniotor
arrested for spending again!
However, ignoranre of the law la
no excuse these days.
She —Quite so—it's much bet
| ter to be rich and hire good law
|yeri.
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I ness and badness of our relations
I roll away like a scroll and leaves
juet a little place called paradise
only big enough for you and me.
"I think 1 am writing this wuy
Ito you tonight because of the
knowledge of the near approach
of Mollies wedding. 1 hope she
Is going to be happy, dear girl,
but Dick, dear Dick, I cannot go
and see her enter that honorable
state from which I am forever
shut out. It would break my
heart
"Don't think I am reproaching
you, dear one. It is fate, I guess,
for Dick, you were mine before
you were Margie's. You loved me
before you ever knew her. Per
haps a man can love dividedly,
can love two at the same time.
Sometimes I think you have loved
lier always; that I have been only
an interlude—for 1 can readily
see that Margie is lovable and •
sweet, but oh, my dear, my dear,
she took you from me and I only
brought you back to my arms and
heart.
"I feel—l know that thU 1i a
moat imprudent letter -that you
will not understand when you
read it —that perhaps it will an
ger you, but 1 must for once tell
you what is in my heart—-what
has been in my heart ever since
that night on the train years ago,
when you and I forgot everything .
but ourselves and our love.
"I was nearly frightened to
death and so were you. I remem
ber when that woman tried to
blackmail you, for it looked at
one time as though you could only
clear yourself with one woman
by confessing to wrong doing with
another.
"Since that night I have not
had a thought that has not been
of you—not a heartbeat except for
you. My love has grown stronger,
each day—but youra, my dear,
seems to have grown colder.
"Sometimes I have wondered if
that momentous night was not in
answer to the call of the flesh in
stead of the climax of Irresistable
and eternal love.
"Dick, dear, please don't think
I am crazy, but come to me soon,
for then I shall forget all these •
surging sorrowful thoughts and
only know
"I love you.
"Eleanor."
(Continued Tomorrow.)
AT THE LIBERTY
Jo* Welxw, i-o-sinrriiiu with
Lew Kicldts In tiie Triangle-Key
stone farce, "The Bent of Kneinl
fM."
8Y BLOSSER