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America First

America is NOW the world leader- Tlie

fact lias become absolute nnd even .tartllng

In its con_plcuoi_—ess. A thoughtful discus

sion of this supremacy that will aiake you

glow with pride Is heKlnnlng today on the

editorial page. Be sure to read it.

Tacoma and Seattle

Clubmen Involved In

HORRORS!

"We'd like to call Ihe attention of some two

dozen candidates for city offices to Fred Shoe

maker, who is out for controller.

Though unknown to the Tacoma public and

an absolute "dark horse" in our polities, he has

stirred up more political excitement in the few

days his hat has been in the ring than all the

other candidate* combined.

HE CAME FORWARD WITH SOME

IDEAS! That is the reason.

He told us that we are paying an absurdly

high interest rate on our bonds, «uid that we

ought to refund them so as to obtain a reduc

tion.

He asserted thatjthe mujiicipaljtccounl^are

Are You For Or Against !

the Low Neck's Uplift?

PRO DECOLLETE j

"The women with the

|)lcked-chicken necks aud

shoulders. They're the ones,

who are doing all the kick

ing against the tie mending

deptliM of decollete."

This from Grace Cameron,

former opera singer, comnie

dlenue, and star attraction at

Pantages this week.

She has a neck and pair of

shoulders that—well, they don't

look as If she were underfed.

And she's not afraid to display

their curves from behind the

spotlight.

"You don't hear any of us th.it

have the goods kicking about ihe

lowness of low necks, do you?"

said she.

And there's nothing rough or

low-brow about Grace Cameron,

either. She s a remarkably well

educated, intelligent aud serious

minded little woman. Her lively

little aft of songs and characteri

zations gets a big hand just ae

cause of its wholesome fun.

Most Beautiful Thing.

"One of the most beautiful

things in the world to me is a

beautiful woman," she said after

she had finished her act.

"If a woman has the real thing

In neck and shoulders, why ..ot

show them off* There can be

nothing suggestive or Immoral !n

their beauty. Unless—"

-Then she tore off a little

phrase which sounded something

like this:

"Hone solt gui male pense."

"Evil be to him who evil

thinks," she explained.

Her Remedy.

"As a matter of fact, the wom

an with a face like a barn doo.,

but with neck plump and curved

In nature's own art, can make

herself sweet to look upon if

only she has sense enough to don

, a dainty decollete gown.

"Since my last visit here I have

gained several pounds. And

whether you believe it or not,

George

Washington

The greatest Ameri

can citizen —the fath

er of our country.

A man truly worthy

of the nation's respect

»and trust.

May we also attain

the utmost confidence

t of our numerous

friends and patrons.

H. N. Tinker

PUGET SOUND

STATE BANK

The Tacoma Times

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Month VOL. XIII. NO. 55. TACOMA, WASH!, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,1916. Edition

A Candidate

Begins Talking

they absolutely demand that I

shall appear ln a low cut gown.

| "The best remedy for the pick

ed chicken kickers who linve

nothing else to busy themselves

about, is to get down to some

good hard work for awhile."

ANTI DECOLLETE

The men folks are the

one- who must bring about

the in.lift In low necks, says

I-lice .Matron lluck.

"The girls always wear what

they think the men like; and if

the men tell them low cut dresses

are not pretty nor attractive, tne

girls will build them higher.

"I don't see anything so very

attractive ln bare neck and shoul

ders, do you?

"The decollete gown Is the

ruination of young girls. 1 Know

because I've seen It. 1 can't un

derstand how sane mothers and

fathers can allow their daughters

to go about in dresses which are

cut down almost to the waist ln

front and back.

What Can They Kxpect?

"How can they expect that

their daughters will not be mis

taken by men for common street

walkers?

"The girl freshmen in the high

schools are the ones for whom

the decollete appears to have the

most attraction. When they

come out of grammar school they

seem to think they have to put on

ballroom gowns.

"When they reach the hlglnr

classes the low necks begin to

disappear.

"Recently a 16 year-old girl

who had gotten Into trouble came

under my supervision. She was

the daughter of a Seattle minis

ter and she had run away with

a man 26 years old.

Hubjects for Asylum.

" 'Do your mother and father

know that you dress like this?'

I asked her, pointing to her bare

bosom. She seemed to be sur

prised. Hers was a highly, re

spectable family »nd allowed her

to dress accordingly, she said.

" 'No wonder this man got you

into trouble,' I told her. He

thought you were a common

Street walker.' "

Here's what Dr. Eva St. Clair

Osborne says:

"If the women take to

wearing the low cut gowns

that are on display this

spring they will be fit sub

LOVER PINNED UNDER AUTO WATCHES SWEETHEART DIE

A boy lover pinioned helpless under a wrecked automobile,

condemned to watch hia sweetheart dying by inches and unable

to help her by so much as lifting a hand—could anything be

more awful?

In the case of Allan Harrington the experience was so hor

rifying that the young college graduate, whose constitution had

been injured by over-study, became a physical wreck.

The terrible scene that had been stamped on his mind

worked with the ill-effects of a spinal blow to leave him pain

fully morbid and chair-bound.

The accident occurred seven years ago, and during thatj

not kept in such shape that citizens, by consult

ing the books, can ascertain vital facts.

Hi pointed to cases where relatives of offic

ials are holding good jobs and to the costliness

of taking an inventory in certain departments.

The Times has not yet satisfied itself as to the

soundness of all his statements, but we have ob

served a pronounced sensation in the city hall.

Controller Meads is one of the busiest men in

town light now, trying to prove Shoemaker a

liar, and the entire gang of office holders and

wouldhes is quite upset.

No wonder! When a candidate for office be

gins talking IDEAS and FACTS, instead of pol

itics, it's enough to make the whole crowd shud

der.

jects for the insane asylum.

"I can say amen to Mrs. Thom

as A. Edison's words. The ten

dency in women's gowns is to

ward the immodest and the ex

treme. It Is time for women to

take a stand against the pres.nt

day Immodesty."

I FLASHES!

EL PASO—Villa and 9<lo of

his followers today besi.g.d

Guerrero, in Chihuahua. It is

said he has executed 80 prison

ers.

LONDON—The Rritish public

is aroused to a high pitch of en

thusiasm tlirougii the announce

ment of the destruction of the

25th Zeppelin during the war.

NEW YORK — Ambassad.r

Morgantliau arrived today for a

two months' vacation to familiar

ize himself with American affairs

and the American point of view

concerning the European situa

tion.

PARlS—Zeppelin alarms caus

ed the military governor to or

der all city lights lowered last

night at 8 p. m.

PEKING—Rebels made an at

tack yesterday on the governors!

mansion at Chang Sha in the

province of Hu-Nan.

SEATTLE —Chinatown Is clos

ed tighter than a rat-trap today

and no Chinese are venturing on i

the streets without the strictest j

protection as a result of tlie im-;

portatlon of 24 tong gunmen yes

terday from Portland.

1 What's Doing |

Today

Washington's birthday; all

city and county offices, banks and

stores closed. •

St. Leo's grammar school boys

celebrate holiday with operetta;

school auditorium; evening.

Formal dedication Elks' tem

ple, 2 p m.; and formal grand

ball, 9 p. m.

Tomorrow

Lecture, Larry Altmayer of

New York Dry Goods Economist,

night school advertising class;

Stadium high; evening.

IDEAS!

A TOUCH OF HONOLULU

U. S. HAS PLAN

FOE CO OPEBATIOIf

NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. g|,—

Five men representing the fed

eral bureau of markets will work

out a plan of co-operation be

tween fruit growers and shippers

of the four northwestern states

for marketing crops.

time his mother iias been his constant attendant.

Now she is thing—broken by her devotion.

Such very briefly summarized, is the status of affairs in the

Harrington liousthol'd on Sunday evening as the family attor

ney and his wife outline them to Phyllis Hraithwaite, the liber

ry Teacher.

NOW turn to page 2 and read the second installment of the

compelling novel, "The Eose Garden Husband." What we have

just been narrating is a synopsis of yesterday's opening chap

ten. Or if this doesn't satisfy you, the circulation manager still

has a few copies of yesterday's paper left

SCANDAL!

SEATTLE, Fell. 22. _ *

huge bin. kin—ling syndicate,

operating Die entire lei.Kth

of the Pacific roast, and hav

ing some of the most promi

nent millionaires of Tacoma

and Seattle for its victims,

mis disclosed today when

•vairaiits were Issued for

Miss Lillian I .ternon, of

11-iiie. . Mont., and Isabel

Cluyherg, of I.on Angeles.

Tli.v are charged sprcilically

with blackmailing a Tacoma and

Seattle lumberman.

Actual photographs of leading

busi.iess men and club men in

compromising positions are In

the hands of the sheriff and will

be used as evidence agairißt the

blackmailing «ang.

Hawaiian sunshades, such as

Mrs. Frank Henderson Is shown

carrying, are In vogue among

Palm Heath resorters.

GERMANY

IS LOSING

PATIENCE

BERLIN, Feb. 22 —Germany's

patience toward America is van

ishing.

The Germans have not the

slightest desire, It appears, to

poet pone the operation of the

Teutonic decree of warfare

Walnst armed merchantmen be

cause of I. S. protests.

It is popularly felt that Ameri

cans tnust suffer the conse

quent^* if they embark in armed

ships Instead of seeking passage

on neutral, unarmed vessels.

The patience Germany dis

played toward America during

the I—eitauia negotiations no

lenger exists because popular

feeling In America already has

' hindered many of Germany's

l ilana,

MH.FOHD, Conn.—At leant

five persons were killed and more

than 50 injured today when a

special passenger train ran into

the Connecticut river express.

A confession made last .iIkM

to Deputy Sheriff M. K. Hally by

a Seattle woman disclosed the

fact that members of the syn

dicate have been preying on weal

thy Pacific coast business men

for several years, reaping hu;?e

harvests.

Law I it ni Involved.

The two girls for whom the

warrants were Issued are said to

have been working hand In hand

with a prominent law firm here.

The men victims appear to

have been lured to a line resi

dence on the Capitol Rill r..1

--ilence district.

There .after they were placed

In compromising positions, they

were photographed.

Clever photographic apparatus

was built into the ceilings and

Willis.

When confronted with tlieso '

snap shots, showing them in th.

arms of alluring women. . 111:1s |

ranging from $io,ono to $1:1,000

were exacted from them.

I.lke lllue Itook.

The list of victims of the al

leged hlacknlallers reads like a

Hlue Hook of Seattle and Tici

nia society.

It includes prominent bankers,

owners of skyscrapers and lead

ers In exclusive Hub circle.-. Tlii:i

list Is held by the officers, who

expect lo arrest higher-ups in the

syndicate.

To Arrest Dinliei-l ps.

Warrants against other women

of the gang are expected any

moment. Arrests of the higher

ups will come Inter.

The arrests luny include the

members of the law firm which is'

said to have been working on the

scheme ulon^ with tlie women.

The details of the blackmail

scheme were unearthed by Dep

uty Daily's investigation, through

a remark which was made by

George Healy, a prisoner held

for burglary in the county Jail.

Focus- Camera on lid.

This prisoner made the state

ment to the deputy that he was

the victim of a "franieup," and

that "they were out lo get him."

When asked to explain his

statement lie told of having

equipped a residence of Helmont

avenue with photographic appar

atus.

lie said he had installed a se

cret camera in a secret room in

the house next to a bedroom. A

hole had been made In the wall

and the lens of the camera had

been focused on the bed.

Similar cameras were in

stalled in other parts of the

house, he declared.

Deputy Dally investigated and

Is said to have found conditions

just as had been described. When

the blackmail victim was in a

compromising position the photo

would be snapped without his

knowledge.

(.Ins JSIO.IMIO.

This discovery is said to have

led to the alleged confession of

the woman who ran the house.

Through her confession it was

learned that one victim hud been

hounded for two years, after he

had been shown a photo of him

self, and that at last in despera

tion he gave the blackmailers

$10,000.

Two bankers, It wag learned,

were forced to give up $r.,u00

each.

After the photos had been

shown the victim, according

to the confession, the law

firm would notify him that

a call bail l.« .ii received from

another law firm, saying

that the victim's wife was

about to sue for divorce.

Then the millionaire would

"come through" with the

WEATHER

Tacoma: Cloudy and occasional

ly threatening tonight, Wednesday

fair.

Washington: Same.

How Gang Worked

The confession of a Seattle woman disclosed

the fact that when the blackmailers Called in

their attempt to entice the millionaires to their

magnificent Capitol Hill rendezvous, they

adopted a procedure something like this:

Two of the women would enter the down*

town office of one of their prospective million

aire victims.

One oi' them would engage him in intimate

conversation and, at the psychological moment,

would pull a string which would release her gar

ments.

As they fell fluttering about her feet she

would grab the astounded business man about

the ne<'k while the other girl would snap the

scene with a camera she had brought for the

purpose.

money.

The woman who made the DOn

fesslon told Die officer that in

December, lit 4, she went to see

a business man about some in

surance.

While there she saw a Mr. F. —

who called her Into bis office and

asked her If she wanted to take

part in a scheme to get _>ne

quick money.

lie then showed lier some

photographs lie said lie bad tak

en of prominent men in tlie .Se

attle and Batter hotels, declaring

Oregon Hot On Trail

of Unjust R. R. Rates

Oregon Is right on the job, too,

ln this fight the northwest is

making against the $17..ft pref

erential rate charged by the al

lied southern railways on round

trip tickets from the cast.

The Washington public service

commission received word today

tliut Die Oregon state commission

has joined with It. and has filed

a complaint in intenention with

the Interstate commerce commis

•fTalko'the Times r

i.ic.Onus. Oil) you see

that Klks' building.

• » •

On this George Washington's

day notice these excerpts from

the Tacoma directory:

Josephine Cherry

Albert Hlooiu

Christian Hack

Casslus Wood

Warren 0. Speaks

Hansom True

Paul R. Haffer

coljoab.

In a pinch lietwecn that and

a suffrage!,

We'll take a chance at a

decollete.

One of our jealous rivals sgain

produces the ancient "Adam ;iad

'em as the shortest pome in the

language. How about this?

Don't crab,

Joab!

SPRING IH CAME

Does your nose sort of

reach forward for great

sniffs of something in the

morniUK air?

I)., your woolens seem a

trifle heavy?

00.-s |H>ur wife speak caus

tically of the Inconveniences

of apartments?

D<> yon make mental pie

turee of a HI bungalow In

the ronntry?

Dear Klatltes, you've dis

covered that you're <»n the

rerge of apring.

• • •

A newspaper ought to give the

people topica of conversation.

he had made considerable money,

out of them.

De then induced her to under

take the scheme with Dim. after

assuring her that it wasn't black*

mnll, she said.

The blackmail syndicate Is be

lieved by officials to Include at

least a score of women ln the

Northwest.

Officials believe they have un

earthed one of tlie most gigantlo

crime rings in the history of the

Xorthwest.

sion.

Like Washington's complaint.

It charges unjust discrimination

in favor of southern coast cltlea

against cities of the northwest, ln

charging this fare, and so rob-

Mag the northwest of Its rightful

share of the tourist travel from

the east.

The lw*rlng of the complaints

has been set by the Interstate

commerce cotulnisston for March

13 ln Seattle.

Try these:

Preparedness.

The Elks' building.

The I.lks' parade.

The Elks.

The war.

The I.usltanin case.

coljoab.

The Tigers.

The spring styles.

The Rose Garden Husband.

• • •

And now another of tha

N.M./cnli-iluer liiglier-np is

wen ting. Twenty-alu* in two

weeks.

• • •

IDtssii; KI/IM FLAM'S

AXSWKHH

George Shreader: Julius Third

rail played the part of the hall

tree in "The Boiled Shirt." I'd

like to hear from you again,

dearie.

James Dege: Sidney Dandruff

before going in the movies work

ed In a fish store, hence his won

derful facial expressions.