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PAGE FOUR
[EDITORIAL PAGE—Let the Truth Prevail!
Crux of the War Situation Lies In British Mastery of the, Sea
London Times declares that no German ship will he allowed on the ocean until Belgium, s*rance and through transportation by land alone, even in normal times, and England can dictate the Crade relations
Russia arc recompensed. Add recompense for Britain and you have the situation in a nutshell. Barring with Germany to every nation having a sea-port. When the German tradesmen and manufacturers real-
Borne unforseen tremendous internal upheaval, Great Britain cannot lose, unless all the navies of Europe ize this, we shall have substantial propositions for peace. Meanwhile, the more Germany sacrifices, thus
unite against her, possibly not then. causing others to sacrifice, the harder the terms of peace.
She has proved that she controls the oceans. There is no nation whose export trade can subsist The issue would by no means be settled, with all the Balkans and Egypt in the hands of the Germans.
This Is the Year of Promise
We do not run much to statistics, but the following ones are very much worth reading and as a cure
for an aggravated case of grouch they are highly recommended.
The foreign trade of the United States for November was five hundred million dollars. For the year
ending with November, five billion dollars. TWO-THIRDS OF THIS WAS EXPORTS. Imports for
the year shrunk $128,000,000, while exports, breaking all records, increased over $1,336,000,000. The ex
port BALANCE for the year ending with November was $1,707,049,304 as against .1*242,542,'M>:t in 1914,
and $738,472,118 in 1913. Twelve months' imports of gold were valued at $410,650,976 as against $58,
--352,035 in 1914. Exports for the same period of gold aggregated $19,007,557 as compared with $233,
--057,825 in the preceding year.
When the European war started a lot of chronic pessimists predicted that Matte awful things were
fping to happen to this country as a result. If there are any of these left, we advise a careful perusal of
he above. Figures do not lie; at least Uncle Sam's figures do not.
riaybe His Whiskers Pain Him
A democratic U. S. senator from Illinois, formerly, we must confess, from this state, one .Tames Ham
ilton Lewis, returns this indictment against the country which has honored him by elevating him to one
of the highest positions within its gift: "For the last ten years there has been nothing in America
.which a native American might praise." t \
Sometimes, the common garden-variety of American citizen longs for some of the old Roman laws
under which a man in high office who defamed his country was held guilty of treason and chained to the
chariot wheel. We haven't any chariot wheels in this country that may be use! for so laudable a purpose,
qxcept the wheel of public opinion, which, however, is some juggernaut itself, once set in motion. It's
up to Illinois to attend to the case of the gentleman of the flowing whiskers and the kaleidoscopic ve4ts,
and be forgiven. Every body makes mistakes—once. ,
OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE
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c£abircl 6pfo
Why Is a short negro like a
white man? Because he's not at
all black. Ha! Ha.'
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Rev. Charles W. Aked tells of
seeing two tots hurriedly leaving
the vestibulesof his church dur
ing the Sunday school period one
Sunday morning.
"Why," said the minister, 'yo.i
are surely not going home now?"
"Veth," lisped the older of the
two a girl, "Willie thwalloweJ
hith collection money; tho we got
to go!"
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The name of Csslmln Iclcn of
New Bedford, Mass., may be
counted among our "tongue twis
ters." However, try this one:
"Swan swam over the sea; swim,
swan, swim; swan swam back
again; well swam swan."
c c c
My young daughter, aged 18,
said to her suffragette aunt, agi>
40, last night: "So many women
who want the vote cannot get a
voter!" L. J.
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WITH THE ROAD HOCNDB
Dusty Rhodes: Where's the
tall of your coat, Joe?
Joe: Gone to the dogs, pal,
gone to the dogs!
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Isn't It fierce! These days a
guy has got to "deliver the
goods" and yet not be caught
with them!
ON THE CAMPUS
Co-ed—l understand Eddia
Harris flunked in his studies—
didnt paas.
Student -What shall I do
now?
Co-ed—What do you mean?
Student—Eddie was the only
man I knew who owned a dress
suit!
warn rjmmKA tolxxb
HI SST Vf BBS SSI aif _M
. Uu|ijTltlil. HUG, br >rm v ,i|iti
Kntrryrlaa A»«o. Imlon. i
I was awakened by a crash and
opened my eyes, to see the door
panel splintered and then Dick's
hand reach through and turn the
lock.
The sun was streaming in my
windows, so I knew it was early
afternoon. "Surely, my little tab
let had done the work," I
thought lazily, and then the sig
nificance of the crashing door
dawned on me as Dick strode
over to the bed.
"Margie, Margie!" he exclaim
ed as he violently took me in his
armß, almost shutting out 'my
breath. Then bis eye caught the
bottle at my bedside.
"You haven't taken them?" he
asked in horror, and before I
could answer, for my brain waa
still stupid with the narcotic, he
rushed to the telephone.
I knew by the number he asked
for that be was calling up Dr. At
water.
"Don't do that, Dick. I'm all
right."
"But we could not get Into your
room, and you are dead with sleep
this minute. Oet up and we'll give
you a cold shower and then we'll
take a brisk walk."
"You'll do nothing of the kind,
Dick Waverly, and I want you to
call up Dr. Atwater again and tell
him I don't need him?"
"But, Margie!" expostulated
Dick.
"I only took one tablet be
cause" —and then It all came to
me why I took the tablet: Mollle's
wedding and the letter.
I heard Dick's sigh of relief as
; he said, "I did not think you had
done this terrible thing but you
would not wake up and what
could I think?"
"Why should you think I would
j want to kill myself?"
Dick hung his head. '
"I'll tell you right here that T
[ do not intend to kill myself, but I,
! like you, wanted to stop thinking
for a little while. Yon accom
plished your purpose by drinking
a great quantity of liquor and
making somewhat of a spectacle
of yourself at your sister's wed
ding and I took just one of these
little white tablets, and In jfne
privacy of my own room we*jjtv>
sleep." I
"But you might never IBM
awakened again," said Dick 9fa
trembling voice. £
"After the first shock perjav*
yon would be glad." J'
"Margie! You must not jHt
like that. You know I only Wr»
you."
"But what of that other
woman?"
"There Is no other woman In
my heart, Margie."
"No other women in your life?"
Dick hesitated and then spoke,
"Plenty of them, but there Is
safety In numbers."
"Well, Dick, you must now
choose. If you want me and re
spectability more thsn you want
Elesnor Falrlow and the rest you
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
must choose me—alone.
"I want to tell you that you
will probably be sorry either way
you make^jsour choice. The Mar
gie Waverly that you may choose
is very different from the girl
who flung herself into your arms
so gladly, saying, I want to be
long to you. Never again shall I
belong to you, never again, no
matter how much I shall long to
do so, can I belong to you. You
have taken something from me—
a faith, a love and trust —and de
liberately thrown It away."
"You are my wife, Margie."
"Yes, I know I am your wife,
but after all while the word
'wife' lias a certain sullen signif
icance It becomes meaningless to
me—from now on—as anything
sacred or even honored."
Dick held up his hand as if to
ward off my words.
"Why shall I not say this, Dick?
And I want you to understand
that I mean every word of It. I
am not 111 or tired as you .like to
deceive yourself Into thinking I
am when I say things you do not
!ike. I want you to know that
if you choose me you will not have
the woman you married. You
will only have a name and the
conventional shell of a wife."
"Margie! Margie! I can't let
you go. Stay with me on any
terms—l'll do anything. You
may fix this matter up in your
own way—if you wllb only stay
with me, I'll make you love me
again."
"I wish to God you could, Dick.
If you could give me back the
something that made me trust
yon—trust life—trust humanity
—I'd bless you and love you to
the end of your days."
Dick groaned, and then he
again asked, "What are you going
to do?"
(To be continued.)
I.VUMtOVITcONTrifIONS
F. C. Melanson of San Fran
cisco has been transferred from
the 'Frisco office to the Tacoma
effice of the Moler Barber School.
The work of the Moler Barber
School Is to better the condition
of the workingman by teaching
him the barber trade. Mr. Mel
anson says there are always po
sitions open for first-class bar
bers. The Moler Barber School
Is located at 1537 Pacific aye.
adv.
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ANSWERS....
By Cynthia Grey
.S ■ i 11' i ■sgsr~~
Dear Miss Grey:—l notice two more letters on the sub
ject of sterilization in your columns, one signed "Zoa" and the
other "C. L. A."
Does "Zoa" think she is a God with the right to take from
God the power of doing things and make man-made laws of
fools effective in place of safe and sane laws? If the Almighty
intended that degenerates, defectives and criminals of different
styles should be sterilized, he would have caused some such ac
tion to take effect automatically, and not have left It to the
poor, weak powers of mankind to bring about such action. Does
she think that officials or penitentiaries and asylums are so
Just that they would never punish those under their charge
whom they carry' grudges against?
To give this power to man would be putting too strong a
tool for personal revenge In the hands of officials who have
many charges of the state under their care, and whom they
cannot act against at will for petty offenses which disturb their
might and dignity.*
I saw a good «eal of the brutality of prison officials brought
to light against poor unfortunates in their charge, In a south
ern penitentiary, wherein occurred a legislative investigation,
brought about by the club women of that state, while I was
employed on a dally 88p8f in a city of that state several
years ago.
The brutality these officials brought about against their
charges was, to say the least, inconceivable. These officials had
power to whip these men and women; In fact, their power was
absolute and every indignity was heaped upon these poor
wretches, and the stories of cruelties that came to light will
ever remain a blot upon the name of that state.
Men having such power as Zoa advocates would have a
a very desirable weapon In their hands, think you not so?
To answer her last statement, she advocates also confine
ment for Immorality, and in the same breath states she prefers
sterilization and her freedom. Let those who read between
the lines make the most of this last statement of hers.
"C. L. A." states In toto that many people, worthy people,
mind you, are seeking sterilization, in preference to bringing
children who might be defective into the world.
We are plants In the Oarden of Ood, and He Is the Gardener.
If some of the human plants are born defective, it must be
Ills will, for like the plants in the field, which are sometimes
found defective, we cannot all be perfect.
Instead of trying to sterilize defectives, let's teach our
boys and girls morality and the fear of sin, and teach them
how to drees decently, and we will build a stronger race and
a race of fewer defectives. Instead of pulling weeds In our
neighbor's yard, let's pull them In our own, and tend to the
right raising of our children so as to escape the wrath" of the
sin of Immorality, which is brought about by easy mothers and
fathers, who do not watch their children, but let their children
become virtual Topsies, who "Just grow up." Fathers and
mothers of tins lax type are as much defectives as the worst
defective in the world. FAIR PLAY.
Q. —Please tend me Andrew Carnegie's address. SIBIL
A. —it E. Ulst street, New York.
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1 Read the Classified Ads On Page 6. \
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BT BLOSSER
% Friday, Jan. 7, WW.
A FAITHFUL
AND GOOD
SERVANT
IS A REAL
GODSEND;
BUT TRULY
'TIS A RARE
BIRD IN
THE LAND.
—MARTIN
LUTHER.
Personal
and
Social 1
The lU'i. A. I>. shuw was call
ed for the fifth year at the 30th
annual meeting and dinner of
the Kasr Congregational church
last Wednesday. Other officers
who were elected were: Rev. E.
St. C. Osburn; Miss Elsie Kent,
clerk; Chester H. Thompson, S.
E. Cathrie, J. E. Jones, deacons;
Mrs. N. Baker, Mrs. M. Bocker
man and Mrs. A. Moore, deacon
esses; J. Timbs, J. F. Day and V.
McMennamln, trustees; Jesse E.
Jones, treasurer; Mrs. Cora Isa
bell Day, organist; Mrs. V. Mc-
Manniman and Mrs. C. I. Day,
music committee; J. E. Jones,
moderator.
Ivy chapter, 7488, 11. IV. A.,
will install officers Jan. 14 .it
Fraternity ball. All members
are urged to come.
Mrs. Hubert Schofleld will ad
dress the literary department ot
the Women's club next Wednes
day In the Y. W. C. A.
Tho Ladies' Aid society of the
First M. E. church will entertain
this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at
a Kipling tea. Musical program.
Virginia Day chapter, D. A. R.,
will meet Monday with Mrs. Geo.
Cain, 312 North I st.
The Dramatic Art club of Uie
College of Puget Sound will give
a costume concert Jan. 14 in the
college chapel. The olub was
founded by Mrs. L. B. Sandall,
who Is directing the recital.
Mrs. fleorge Wagner entertain.
Ed yesterday honoring members
of the B Natural club, composed
of a number of Taaoma women
who gatlrer at informal teas to
discuss music.
An informal isreakfast will be
given next month by the Wom
en's club in honor of Mrs. Solon
Shadd, president of the Washing
ton State Federation of Women's
clubs.
Taconia chapter, O. K. 8., will
Install officers tonight in the Ma
sonic temple.
Andrews
Jewelry
Company
ANNUAL "HOUSE
CLEANING" SALE
STARTS
TOMORROW
Don't blame us if you
get there too late to
take your choice of
the many good tilings
offered at less than
wholesale cost.