The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 25, 1916, Page 4

R—TUESDAY, APRIL 25, EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR Member of the Serippe Northwest League of Newspapers Published Dally by The Star Publishing Co. Phome Main 9400 1916. PAGE 4. “STOP THIEF!” stolen from the United States eeded in evadingythe in- wa HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, at lowest estimate, Two hundred and fifty thousand men and women succ HREE treasury last year. Come tax. ; é These are the big facts that have been revealed by the searching investigation of the federal income tax, just made under the auspices of the Newspaper Enterprise Association, of which this newspaper is a member, by Basil M. Manly, who directed the investigations of the United States commission on in- dustrial relations and wrote the famous “Manly Report.” The RICH have succeeded in evading their JUST taxes. What does thls mean to YOU? It means just this: YOU will have to pay YOUR share of INCREASED taxes ‘to REPLACE the millions which were virtually STOLEN from Uncle Sam last year by MILLIONAIRES AND MULTIMILLIONAIRES! , Think of this EVERY TIME you put a lump of sugar in your coffee that paying a tariff on sugar THIS YEAR, because the rich refused to pay their taxes on incomes YEAR. Think of this every time you pay the PENNY TAX on a telegram; distance telephone call; every time you put a stamp’‘on a legal document. Stamp taxes caused the American revolution, The tax burden upon the common people in America is already too heavy. THEY CANNOT EVADE THE PAY MENT OF THE INDIRECT TAXES TO WHICH THEY ARE SUBJECT. There must be NO increase in the present federal taxes UNTIL RECOVERED. : This is a democratic administration pledged to the incon PUBLICITY” regarding all national affairs. Will President Wilson, with thé aid of his democratic congress, lift the VEIL SECRECY which now shrouds me income tax and turn a white light upon its and remember you are LAST every time you have a long- THE STOLEN MILLIONS ARE tax and pledged also to “PITILESS By * Arnel NEXT WEEK—“SUNSHINE JANE” ... ‘paper. Fredericke—Copyright by F. A. Joug watts: a full tnetell- BB a to Ml pent will come to you every day. i imprint had been broken squarely | they ‘ALL M. Lefevre by the /across, but not otherwise greatly | names arm. aaa |damaged. A considerable portion | is watch! “Come.” he said, “lct’s €o/of the outer part of the seal, how. there un hotel. We can accomplish jever, had flaked off and was miss) “What more here.” jas. asked é they were descending the ‘I see,” sald the banker, “bat ‘The Rochambeau Duvall re Mr. Morris joined them |doubtiess the remainder of the wax| Dlied gravely. “We had better have to deliver this pack-| jis to be found in the purser’s; & alk with Mile, Mercier at once." going oath ve ce,” he | pocket.” “But what possible reason can _ * i “No,” replied Duvall, “I lookea,”|these fellows have for going : address?” asked | Then he opened the three packages there? It seems to me an extreme ae, the of dust, spread each out carefully |'¥ foolish move op their part. small | & sheet of paper and began to Duvall, who w caked in got- ting a revolver from his traveling examine them with a wertu) magnifying glass. <i case, turned to the banker quickly employed there as & “Not at all, Mr. Morris, Their sae you gentlemen care Pongo pad dfn gabe ey very presence there disarms sus Picton. “We bring you very sad news,” h Lefevre and myselt will oa Nnger nm cbgllngg ag erre “There 1, however, another rea-|said Mr. Morris. “Tam Ogden Mor accompany you, but first 3 |son. We assume that the message |ris, a banker. Your father"was em learly visible under the glass, g0 to our hotel. My wife| © 4 old Mercier sent to his daughter| ployed in our office fn Paris. 1 Hing us there be teallng foes visible flakes of green contained something of yalue.| have come to tell you oMais death.” at his watch. “Why |*ervnich room did they come| Otherwise there would have been| She regarded her visitors coldly there first. yg bade from?” asked the prefect eagerly.|@°, Teason for these men to sac-| "I know it,” she said ees « "Investig “From Haussman's, as Lexpected.| ‘f!ce & human life to obtain {t.| “You know that ey seers of value.” |The man was in his berth almost|!* it not highly probable that this | dead? r ‘agreed. In 20 minutes| continuously thruout the trip. He| message refers to something only | al had reached the hotel on 42nd/is undoubtedly a criminal welt|!Mtelligible to the daughter her a the Duvalls were stop-| known to the police. This morn-|*¢!t? For all we know it may con ing I found on a piece of shaving|*ttute, with the franc piece, a paper in bis room @ quantity of|CT¥Ptosram of which Mile. Mercier black hairs, mixed with soap. He|#/one can supply the key. It is had been shaving. It must have|¢Y2 Possible that her father has been him, for his companion, Gun.-| Previously advised her concerning ther, is light. it, and that these men hope to/ “But why should he shave?’|S#in her confidence and get poe)” por ays: asked Mr. Morris. crsaion ot her secret. We are deat Jof food,’ Besense, at the first un-| {28 With an unscrupulous pair of | stomach ‘acta » stomac ten Pot fall into the hold accident-| ity he doubtiees intended ce thraw | scoundrels, gentlemen, and they |fP0onful, in = fourth of a glass of Was thrown there. Further,| aside his false beard and appear| !@¥° something of great value at Sold by all druggiste tn je that the package W&S/cijean shaven. His rheumatixm | **#**. of that be sure. ; or tablet form at 60 for some reason, either in But,” said Mr, Morris, “we have BY ANNE | ctor was to be seon, and sent a diminutive bell boy upstairs to| find her In a few moments he returned, followed by a good looking young French girl, wh e large and ex pressive eyes showed every evi dence of recent weeping ‘Could we not see mademoiselie | privately?" Duvall iked the clerk “We have important matters to talk over.” The clerk pointed to an old- fashioned room on the other side of the hall. “Wi fa 1t you wish to see me about?" the maid asked resentfully, when they were alone. have registered under the f Grate and Hartmann, She & the hotel, and will wait we arrive.” ar tel ia t from our last issue) Mr. Morris 1 Rochambeau. It ts hotel on 22nd st. Mercte: your father tn» erled Morris, “How, may monsteur, is my affair.” Duval! had not yet appeared. they waited Grace's retura, explained to Mr. Morris the he had made on board " , Vernon,” he sald, in ¢ “was in Haussman’s ‘that night. I believe that he REL etth: powder leent per bottle. I 's office or in Haussman's m before it was placed in Ver- 's pocket. Why should the pur- take an apparently valueless from the safe, put it in ket, and then go and fall hold? It is absurd ily so,” assented Mr. Morris. Sut whether the package wai purposely or the seal broken f accident in Vernon's fall never be known. the contrary,” from his pocket the three envelopes of dust which he} id removed from the three rooms,| But I wonder what can have hap. will} said Duvall, | aid the banker, regarding his com would go with it. We shall no doubt find him a vigorous and healthy man of 35, rather pale, with a small cut somewhere on his Why the cut?” asked the pre ‘Together with the hair and lather on the shaving paper,” said Duvall, laughing, “I found a little} blood.” “You are observant, Mr. Duvall,” panion with admiration. “One has to be in this business. the franc piece and the message here.” “Have asked, you read {t?” Duvall I regarded it as sacred.” “Your feelings, Mr. Morris, you great credit, but for the sake of the young girl, and to assist In revenging a dastardly crime, I think we should examine the con tents of that package.” Mr. “What is your M. le fevre?” he asked. “I quite agree with opinion, ; | Mr. If Too Fat Get 40 | ne Moder: Lack of frosh alr, it is sald, weak ens the oxygen the blood 7 sith, fat accumulates and the | Morris looked at the prefect. Iz. many of | the Duvall. | stroved. Fat put on b | More Fresh Air | the story sked by him,” the banker | to deliver to you this “Iwas went on package ‘The girl took the envelope, drew out the frane plece, and after glanc ing at \t carelessly, read the letter, a disdainful amile playing about |her mouth, When she had finished |sho handed the letter back to the| jastounded banker, “This letter was not written by my father,” she said “It ts @ forgery.” “Hat” orted Duvall. I tell your” “And now, Mr, Morris, may I ask what you have done with the letter my father entrusted to your care?” The girl spoke angrily, as tho she “What did been dono her. “II have done nothing with it,” the astounded banker gasped “There was an accident on board, and" She shrugged her shoulders and turned away tmpatiently “But—my dear young woman “Let me speak,” sald Davall au@- denly, “Did the old gentleman with the rheamatiam, M. Hartmann, tell you of this?” he demanded. It was the girl's turn to be as- tonished. “Yes,” she exclaimed “How did you know?” “There has been a serious crime committed, mademoiselle,” and Duvall explained the affair, con cluding: “What the original mes sage was, I do not know, but I be Neve this man Hartmann does. I wish to put you on your guard. He in a dangerous fellow.” The girt gazed at him, and uncertain “That is what he told me about | Mr, Morris,” she cried. “He told| me my father left me a collection of colns worth thousands of dol lars, but that a banker named Mor ris, to whom he had entrusted them to deliver to me, had stolen them and was coming to me with| | BISURATED | GNESIA pela, Indigestion. souring d hyperacidity of the stomach). A tea wild-eyed arrying power the liver becomes sit he vital organs ts hin th The heart action be- weak, work ts an effort and beau of the is indoor life t# un- |do I know that he has not told me/ a single franc and a forged letter. He said my father’s coins would all be found tn Mr. Morris’ trunk Well, you have done just what Mr Hartmann said you would do. How | had employed a physician, bappen that it agrees exactly with you now tell me?” “Because that part of the letter tru “Mon Dieu!” eried the girl, now “You say it istrue, M EV. TRUE SAYS: “Ss. E. Co. is going to try out ‘one-man’ Alway . The whole world is going to cele brate Bill Shakespeare's death, saya bis pal, Norman Hackett, Meb- be so, Hack, old chap, but, at that, | was sure some grave injustice had|We put our little bet that Charlie haplin can draw a bigger crowd any old time. \ vee ‘Thieves have broken into three Seattle dental offices. Case of dox eat dog—what? ee MATS TOR BOGGS Kage taken at Miss Zimmerman's mil- linery store 1 will take your cage in exchange for your spring and hats. Market prices paid.—Adv, abet ha . From al! indications, George Cot terill drafts bills just like he talks. See the 13,000 words In the so-call- ed nonpartisanship bill. (Kan) Sar. .- Lafe Hamilton's ssliloas a new county road paved to his home at Des Moines. Evidently the county ambulance wasn't the only auto Lafe owned. . ACROBATIC, KIDS laid One old patriarchal fashion on the heads of the children, while they, wot looking up ana silewt, Kissed the back of bis ha thete mothers’ ahirts’ amd ieried away —From Colliers Weekly, Apeil 1, 1010. see TRUE TO THE LAST He was a man of perfect health, and it was his boast that he never and it was quite remarkable that his death came so suddenly that, altho a phy- sician was called, Iife was a A NM in cena element Men ee oF dR be wert ohms Don: EE A Jered at Penttle, Wash., postoffire ao cocond-cinee @atter Hartmann says it is not true She pointed an accusing finger at should know, I think.” poor Morris Now g0 away and “How?” asked Duvall quietiy. leave me. You have robbed a poor “Because he wi my father’s|girl. It is enough, I should think, physician, and was with him when/| without torturing h with your he delivered the coins to this man.”j lies.” She flung herself, weeping, m the room. Duvall lost no time in demanding of the hotel clerk, to be shown to Hartmann’s room. The clerk as- sured them the man they sought had not gone out, and himself led them upstairs. “There, gentlemen,” “No, 3 | Duvall went up to the door and tried it. It was locked. He rap- ped sharply, but received no || answer, ef stx| “Have you a pass-key?” he asked the clerk. “In @ moment, monsieur,” cried the latter, and disappeared. He came back in a few moments and opened the door, Duvall and the others stepped in. The moment they crossed the threshold they voluntarily recoiled. (Continued in Our Next Issue) Fine Healthy Child Convincing Evidence He | | before he arrived.—Richford Note) in the Tioga County Herald. he said; | —The Oweese (N. ¥.) 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Caldwell, 454 Wash- excellent remedy, and have it In/tngton S$ lonticell nh. WM. J. RICHARDSON, JR. It is our duty.” healthy and if nature ts not assisted | the truth Without further ,comment Mr. |in throwing it off, a serious case of | She faced her visitors defiantly Morris opened the envelope and | obesity ma “Good Heavens!” cried Mr. Mor drew out a onefranc piece and a hen y | ris. “What a diabolically clever to find ont in a very few | pened to Grace?” He glanced at his watch, and as he did so the 1” asked the banker, regard-| telephone bell rang him with surprise. When Duvall turned from the in iy I look at the package you|strument his face wore a curious in od pocket?" asked Duvall.|smile. “I have just had word from * Mr. Morris handed| Mrs. Duvall,” he announced, “She to oo the crumpled envelope.’ has followed the two men, Gunther fall pointed to the seal. 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Just spread a little Resinol Ointment over the sick skin and see if the itching does not disappear as if you had simply wiped if away / And—even more important—this soothing, healing ointment rarely fails to clear away promptly every trace of the unsightly, tormenting eruption, unless due to some serious internal disorder, Doctors have prescribed Resinol Ointment forover twenty years, and thousands owe their clear, healthy skins toits use. It contains nothing that could injure or irritate the tenderest skin, and is so nearly flesh- colored that it can be kept on the face, hands or other exposed surface without attracting unpleasant attention, Resinol Ointment usually gives even prompter results if the sore places are first bathed thoroughly with Resinol Soap and hot water. me piece, which I prise I aver ting too take the matter tn story! I have the coins. I present Duvall read aloud health ruined through carrying girl much oan you pos- It haw pleased the good God to take ma ‘her Co. or any druggiat a box of ofl of | man is one of the best known bank bought it to pay his funeral ex carried tt ae Why do} sheet of note paper containing &/ hand at Don't wait until your few lines in French figure has become a joke and your|s forged letter. It is all true.” around a burden of unsightly and| “You admit it, then?” cried the as he went. It said at MY BELOVED RSTELLE ; aa air, breathe | Wait @ moment, young woman,’ eply and get Rartel! Drug | Said Duvall sternly, “This gentle »it-| Korein capsules; take one after each | thing tol teal aud one before retiring, at {ers in New York. Hoe did not steal ev | your father’s collection of coins, He | penses.” “So the forged letter says!" | You bring it to me ff it is forged? And if it is forged, how does It] bye, my child ean write no more. Dies and watch over you always loving father, ALPHONSH MERCIER Mr. Morris listened to the read ing of the letter with a face full of sadness “Poor Mercier!” he said “It sounds like him We should have paid him more. How ever, I mean to do something for his daughter.” “Absurd,” growled Duvall, ing the letter angrily upon table. What do you mean?” Mr ris asked, somewhat coldly “I mean, my dear sir, that I re 1 this letter as a very clever rgery, and nothing more. Do you suppose for an instant that Vernon was murdered to get pow session of that? Come. Let us start at once fa throw the Mor. 45c COFFEE 45c QUALITY Did it meet ‘with approval of every member of the family?—the Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee you bought 7 CHAPTER IV The Contents of Room 32 | still broad daylight when | the xicab containing the three } men drove up to the Hotel Rocham | beau Duvall erved the opposite side of the str lessly pecting the \ shop window A polite Frenchman at the office desk assured them that Mile, Mer-! It was Get these free samples Soap and Ointment reduce the by von: d bY For free triak Ma. FOLGER WEEK ! Your grocer now has a fresh supply J. A. FOLGER & CO., San Francisco c Grace on care contents of a