The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 2, 1915, Page 11

STAR—FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915. PAGE 11, MONEY-RAISING SALE $15,000 = BEGUADOR, ‘PESTHOUSE OF SOUTH AMERICA,’ AWAKENING RAPIDLY, WRITES ROGER BABSON ON TOUR We Must Raise wa In Fifteen Days ‘the capital of Ecuador. W. Babson, the famous! (ured nation jan and writer, has reache: America, after completing his America for The Star. Her: his first story from the won-| tontinent to the south. The about Panama hats will be ¢ of the next story.—Editor.) | BY ROGER W. BABSON AQUIL, Ecuador, March 10. the Spanfards came coast of ith America was in- by a na- called the A people the In- ir civil- i ‘Capture the of Quito, which was ac- ed with little difficulty. ; according to their usual custom, the Spaniards proceeded to ion of the estates of inhabitants, and portioned the out among themselves, and the province remained under the same Tule as Peru for some years Tt afterward was tossed back and ‘hd between New Granada, now and Peru, and early in the century began to move toward ice. Pighess etterts met with varying) suceess, bu’ finally in 1830 the con- stitution of che republic of Ecuador ‘was proclaimed, and has since con- tinued with as little friction as could Qe expected in a South American country. This constitution Is quite liberal and with the same rights granted to foreigners as to citizens, and Is Progressive in its allowing to wom en the same rights as Ecuadorians the free administration of their even when married. Foreigners may acquire prop- ey. and may establish banks under the same conditions as the natives, and as funds set aside for the public debt can- Met be diverted for other pur- poses, this must serve as a gers of public credit. addition to the usual depart Ments of a republic. the depart Ment of public instruction, which has control of al! public and private — and other educational insti- “pines the school of fine arts, con- Servatory of music, and national! Mbrary and astronomical observ: tory are mentioned as included as among these, one might conclude that Ecuador is a very highly cul HOW TO GET RID uF OSSTEPSIA Rely on Medicine—Doi on Freak Diet—Common § me and an Antacid Usually A ‘That Are Needed In the background is the penitentiary, ich an infuriated mob broke two years ago and lynched an ex: of Ecuador and four of his generals, all leaders in a revolu- until reading in the president's message that these were | founded within a very few years. The postal, telegraph and tele phone systems are under the super-| vision of this department, as are also matters relating to agriculture comm. and general Industries. | At Guayaquil, the chief sea port. | there are two telephone systems, | with 400 subscribers, and long dis-| tance service to Quito, the capital. | Ecuador has an estimated ar ot | {116,000 square miles, or equal to| New York, New Jersey, Pennayl |vania, Delaware and Maryland com | bined. Its population of about a million }and a half is almost wholly near jthe narrow coast, on the steep, | Western sides of the Andes. The eastern part, being a part of the great eastern plain, must be well | watered and fertile, but is little ex- plored. There are five seaports. Travelers have given this city the wunenviable reputation of being “the pesthouse of the con- tinent,” it having frequent and serious epidemics of malarial and yellow fevers. | It stands in an unusually bad lo jeation among swamps at the mouth of a river, but since Hava) Pan. ama and other such places have been made habitable, it seems not limpossible that conditions may be |improved here. Indeed, steps have already been taken In this direction. The government of Peru in 1912 | invited Col. Gorgas, whose wonder. ful work in the sanitation of the canal zone and of Havana has made him famous, to come and inspect the situation in Guayaquil, and sug | gest plans for its improvement | His report caused the chamber of deputies to authorize a loan of $10, | 000,000 in gold for the work of sani tation, which is to Include a sewer age system and modern waterworks. | Quito is also planning for a com |plete sewerage system, under the direction of a German firm. | ; Among other recent {!mprove- |ments in Guayaquil are the erec | tion of a two-story municipal bulld. ing of reinforced concrete to cost | $240,000, and the placing of an order lation of electric Nght The inland cities of Cuenca and Chone are also considering putting in electric light plants. So it woul that th might be opportunities for en- gin builders and those in- terested in other enterprises connected with improve- ment of a country. In 1912 there were 365 miles of} railroad in all Ecuador, and 197 miles of this were included in the one road from Guayaquil to the cap- ital, Quito. | This road was completed in 1908 jand regular trains make the dis-| | tance in two days | A shorter line from the coast to | | | | | This has been a disastrous year for merchants in this line of business. People will wonder how such values are possible. We need the money, and need it badly. Greatest Slaughter of New Spring and Summer Merchandise Ever heralded in Seattle. The most sensational sale of the year—a sale that will be long remembered. Prices no object. The entire stock has been marked down and will be thrown open to the public when the sale opens Saturday, April 3, at 9:00 A. M. an Shirts and Drawers, garment Ie 50c Boys’ Golf Shirts each 10¢ 75¢ Hickory Work Shirts each 29c $1.50 Men's and Boys’ Jersey Sweaters $1.00 Boys’ Soiesette Negligee Shirts 50c Silk Knit Ties, all colors 12c 50c Police and Firemen S 15e¢ $1.00 Men’s Soiesette Negligce Shirts, tie to match 4ac $2.50 Men’s Beaver Hats, $3.00 Men’s Beaver Hats, $1.00 Boys’ Hats, all colors $1.00 Men’s and lise eee oe ate $2.00-Suit Cases, money-raising $1.00 Japanese Shopping Bag, money-raising sale price ........... 625 First Ave. Foot Cherry St. $1.25 Boys’ Extra Heavy Corduroy Knickerbocker Pants 48c 10c Red and Blue Handkerchiefs 3c 10c Hemstitched Handkerchiefs 4 for 10¢ $1.00 Merino Shirts and Drawers, garment 48c $1.00 Men’s Light Weight Union Suits 45c 50c B. V. D. Shirts and Drawers $1.50 Light Flannel Overshirts, military Collars $2.00 Derby Hats, off styles, each 10¢ $1.29 Men’s a Clothing 2 ptinagel apa to match, ion $7.75 wr sages garb to scared ean eee $7.75 $15.00 Fancy Dark Brown Worsted, with “page $1.15 $12.50 Young Men’s Suits, $3 Q5 Cashmere or tweed.............. a $20.00 All Wool $8 75 eee resene es Serge Suit ......... $20.00 Gray Clay, All 95 Wool Worsted Suit ............ e $25.00 Extra Fine Worsted, in the newest 50 odd Suits consisting of Cashmeres, Tweeds and Worsteds, sizes from 34 to 42. Former prices $25.00 to $30.00. $10 00 Money-raising sale price........ e Men’s Pants $1.29 $2.50 Corduroy $2.50 Dress Pants .... $3.00 Dress Pants ....... $4.00 All Wool Serge Pants .. $2.25 Men's Khaki Pants .... Men’s and Boys’ Shoes 25c Mexican Garden Hats, each $1.50 Men’s Hats, fedora and telescope styles 69¢ 50c Silk Ties Flowing Ends and Re- versible, cut to I7c 25c Men’s Casmere Sox, Tic $1.00 Boys’ Knee Pants, a pair $1.25 Dress Shirts 68c 75¢ Black Twill Work Shirts 15¢ Black and White Footed Sox 9c 3 Pair for 25¢ © 20c Leather Tipped Canvas Gloves, a pair 10¢ 15c Boston Style Garter 5c 75c Derby Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, garment 29c $1.00 Wool Mixed Shirts and Drawers, garment 45c 75c Blue Chambray Shirts 10c Black, Brown, Pur- ple, Red and Blue Dress Sox, a pair $2.00 Richmond Union Suits Closing Out All Our} Boys’ and Children’s Knee Pant Suits $7.00 Blue Serge, Norfolk style, knickerbocker pants, and cashmere mixtures, with two pair pants, all go at.............. a 5 $5.00 and $6.00 Boys’ Suits in cashmeres and mixtures, all go at....... 1.95 HIMELHOCH BROS. =: the capital {s now under construe tion, opening up an exceedingly fer tile country, which nov ds im 1o|mense quantities of c: although ° | capable of further development “If you have dyspepsia, indiges- 109 YEARS OLD, HE | Hon, sour stomach, b@ching, distress] eating, heartburn or any other| DIES rT] PRISON h trouble due to eraciaity the usual cause of stomach trou- jes), You should take no medicine to NE act upon the stomach ttself. That is RENO, Nev., April 2.—The oldest resident of Nevada ts dead in Car- son—in the state prison “One-Armed” Jim, a dian, and had served 2 but eat fair! life sentence. The eee thing e you! give his age as 109 ai Be 2 E t co uot . Geos with meals. Dr A continuous silence And after eating. D0 not t |day he was first placed in prison Or other artificial digestan was preserved by the Indlan He Tom Me cobble that tan will nor| Wa8 sentenced to be hanged in 1886 eed any tmedicine at a'l except, it\for murder. He was convicted ou want to call it medicine, @ little | thro the testimony of his squaw, Th st ant-| who, fearing for her life, produced s' the pistol used in taking the life ish ean be purchased at any drug store. This f* not to act upon the|of @ railroad agent. stomach, but on the conte’ ta of the ‘CAT AND DOG MARRY femech, The antacid, as you can fn bY consultin F dictionary pedi FORT YATES, N, D. A cat and a dog can be friendly aye, even more. The old argument was settled here with a statement from Rev. Father Bernard of the _ enia should put your sto h Pat condition in a short time, it| Fort Yates Catholic church, that Yau have not allowed dyes pain’ to| he had Just married Miss Rose High Advance to the extreme sta Cat to Harry P Do Th ing stomach ulcers—Advertine- Pes a i ne Obras Mase Sioux Indians, He was waste tinsues, Mot good for peop Pertest healt ligbly seasoned hoshone In-} prison records “ st apeted magnesia in a iit April 2 het water after eac meal. sheild get imine: Your case in severe. Careful ate eating and the use of bine € relief, e she and a married man love each other, lgiving her the advice she pretends years of alt since the)‘ wer ond save her from tragedy 1# some man's deotion gone. feesion of a man” the most remarkable lever received In tens of thousands |handled yearly. vineing warning sibly be printed in reply to scores of te for office work. It was a case of love at firet sight for both of us. “1 became eo infatuated with her that my business suffered. 1 promised her everything that at love and money could provide. will not heed {t any more) Now she is an unwed mother. on he will iHeten to the plead “| pealize that according to of her mother, or the preaching the rules of society | have » minister fest, or the) brought a taint upon her and n of tt her child, which is the living only evidence of her shame. In wor- rying and thinking about her, the small fortune | had saved Is But | am willing to pro- vide for both my children the begt | can. “Both my wife and the girl claim to love me. Each has told me that It would break rt if | should cast onet Cynthia Grey “Wien a business girl writes that there isn’t much sense in ily doctor thing which will affect proof of the inconstancy of today the “con which I consider letter I have 1 am printing It is the most con-| which could pos-| npted girls “Dear Miss Grey “1 am a business man, 35 | years of age. Ten years ago! | was married. While the girl and | never seemed to love each other extravagantly, we got along happily together. We have a son, 8 years old. “My business increased and five years ago | employed a girl time Is a great re- “In my present state of mind, | could live with either of them. “And | could live WITHOUT either one of them and be happy! “1 am willing to follow any course which will result in the most peace of mind for all con- cerned, In love? The writer is an eens |honest man. love iteelf. He ts not like the common aver. age man, ditions, mistress, and |his search his sacrifice of jdates for that unfortunate honor, |this intimate revelation of so tre mendous and disappointing an ex perience, ter for the not for the guidance of man, yet the reply to both would be the | LOYALTY le the onl: love which will bring p man or woman. country as @ y to their | WILL. has its own high price in romantic WHEN WOMAN DEMANDS IT. When woman refuses to accept any devotion which means lion” with some other when she refuses to sacrifice WHEN WILL MAN PRACTICE REAL LOYALTY IN LOVE?) s:.’s."..iscvs css | NOT UNTIL WOMAN DEMANDS IT, DECLARES CYNTHIA GREY “But answer me this: infatuation above ask, “Is there any nent happiness in love? CULINARY HERBS ny permanent Paeeinen H.' is off and before the sun robbed their leaves of ofl. main crop, if wanted for serving or drying. harvested just before the blossoms ‘would appear home use, He dares to question who under the same con blames his wife, and later then continues for the {deal woman, and\} by successive candi placiog in a warm. ered trays, When the become dry and r they should be comment adds aothing to away in air-tight cans, Herbs, especially should never be board boxes, Mint, dill ax I have printed this let-| illumination of girls, And| in infusions than in dry Fill a jar with clean, green leaves and cover with vinegar, keeping out air. Other herbs, if may be preserved in the way or {fn alcohol factor of | e to any | practice loyalty to their supreme duty; and mothers as a mat pride; but when that loyalty personal they discover “divie- parsley may be dried airy || found it here place in thin layers on paper-cov adily crumble rubbed. to pow der between the hands and put glasses or stored in card d tar- ragon are more frequently used J} its form fresh |} soft. them the || the extreme heat of the is at its best in that cooler p the temperate zone which includes United desired, same BRING RESULTS STAR WANT ADS 625 First Ave woman; her whic perma Herbs should be gathered in the morning as soon as the dew has The —— pre. Chapter XIV. should be first SWEET CORN Corn is America distinctly, a product concerned, for, rest of the world, | still unknown. Sweet, or sugar, yard farmer, tion of it immature ears, eaten when the grains the northern half of the States and the lower | Canada | The soll | quick, over after fertilization should be useful for the corn patch, “made-tn- | Columbus | when he arrived, |here it has remained as far as pop. ves || ularity is and | to the it practically corn is the only | | kind to be attempted by the back: | But no large garden| is complete without a representa- Sweet corn is grown for | which are yet Corn doesn’t thrive very well in| jouth, portion fertile and} Corn, it The coarser manures of ground for the smaller vegetables, will be Small left @ gardeners are advised to plant the three feet with the seed dropped from home supply apart, 10 to 12 inches apart in the rows, Corn is essentially a | feeder; that is, out of the very Thus care in drills, is be the lookout of the gardener, A common practice of is tha€ of sowing early, are | jsuring a continuous yield, by sowing at but | three weeks. of| When this is attempted the groiw- er must gather the ears from \the early varieties as soon as they are later Kinds will not be ‘of | Set, so the robbed of the plant food, | must be the hoe will insure a good crop, surface it takes its growth top layer of soil, that the seeds are not buried too deep and that the sur |face soil is well pulverized should market gardeners that may well be adopt: - ed by the man with the small plot - interme- © diate and late varieties at once, In- | The {same idea ts also often carried out intervals of two or remembered, needs moisture, and if the ground possesses a good supply and ts well drained, frequent cultivations with