The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 16, 1916, Page 4

Member ef the Sortpps Northweet League of Newspapers Published Dally by The ter Publishing Co Phone Matm 600 Playing Ho ment. consideration _COLYuUM WHERE HE CAME FROM? Mr, Harris, who has been with Stewart barber shop for several has resigned his position has several patents pending, he ts giving up his work so he} give more attention to them. | is a cigarmaker by trade, but) never indulges tn smoking. He) also a graduate from an osteo- College. Mr. Harris is a very appearing young man, and y regrets are expressed that he | Jeavigg Effingham.—The Pfting-| (Kan.) New Era. oe (i. a manner of ugal Das asked | a new Judging by what ortugal’s recent some of our own bow-wows. adjutors. a severe one. two sessions of the 6 to duty on the part ¢ the section corded as “not voting.” okey 3rd congress. of Uncle Sam's hired men, ECAUSE of the absence of members of the majority party in congress from their post of duty, the republicans succeeded In striking out from the shipping bill the section providing for the purchase of ships by the govern- Whereupon, a hurry call was sent out for the absentees’ and on a re- was restored by a vote of 205 to 152. On the first roll call 115 democratic congressmen were marked absent, dallying over a belated breakfast, or loitering in the hotel lobbies, while one of the pet measures of their constituents was being sent to the demnition As It happened, the only result In this case was to afford the republican minority a hearty laugh at the expense of their democratic co- But the penalty might easily, under different circumstances, have been A very illuminating document ts the pamphlet recently issued by Col- Ner’s, showing the absentees in both houses on important rollcalls during the It discloses an astonishing lack of devotion Out of 115 record votes, all on matters of importance to the people, during the 63rd congress, upon an average, exactly 33 per cent of the senators due to vote thereon were re- In several individual cases the record went as high STAR—FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916. PAGE 4 Nobody ever thought for a moment that the treasury officials were guilty of a The charges were merely in- the bank. largely successful, for Comptroller Williams is enjoined from collecting any part of the $160,000 fine imposed on the bank for failure to comply with instructions from the United States treasury department. The Riggs bank fel- lows are laughing in their sleeves at the blind goddess, even as this is written. the charges, not even the tended to divert attention land while Great Britain England’s army of a million men, which was due to crush the enemy this spring, seems to have begp lost in the last shuffle at the Paris confer- ence, Riggs bank officials. from the affairs of The Bear in France HE presence of Russian troops in France Indicates that F have at last concluded that it Is up to them to take care of the war on looks after the naval end. When the final roll of honor of this, the greatest war in history, is prepared, Russia will have a place very close to the top. the enormous forces of the central powers at bay on a 900-mile battle frort ever since the beginning of the war, Russia has brought knees, and at least twice saved the day for the French by fensive upon the East at the critical moment. they were that : reredos, we be wa ice and Russia have. tour tte thei one concealed there; they are more than long enough to reach the night you will leave here, keeping close in on the west side to avoid the moonlight, and m@ ¢ your way sdder—and trust to the inch be . P ing in the harbor, If it is Besides holding ou and Mr. De Verdenc > : A fine plan, an the Turk to his ing of success,” I appro determined of- a quarters not od. However, f you am\d— as 80 or more, out of 115. During the entire session Uncle Sam was cheated, for one reason or another, out of one-third of the time for which he paid. A sorry record. How long, Mr. Voter, would you keep on your payroll a laborer who shirked one-third of the time? It is a pertinent question and up to you. ara ought to be abl = Y ttle thing that would Just fil the bun iy IN JOHNSON’S IDEA OF A SOFT SNAP } 24 Now she is cheerfully taking upon herself a portion of which, by right, does not belong to her. Twice Poisoned the burden y making the trial these United States i That Bank n three words, Farce Some day a humiliating chapter Is going to be written in the history of ongressmen not voting.” HE district supreme court, sitting at Washington, exonerated Secretary McAdoo, Comptroller Williams and Treasurer Burke of the charges made by the Riggs National bank that they had conspired to wreck that institution. man, sneaked into his kitchen and poisoned his body. UAN SHI KAI, China’s dead president, was a great man, but only a Like most men who acquire much, he reached for all. dency of a great country wasn’t enough, and Kai made the mistake of believ- grout ing that what sycophants wanted was what the people wanted. , Washington had the same chance to make an ass of himself, but didn’t. Kai was probably twice poisoned. Those around him poisoned his mind with ambition to be a monarch and some republican on the outside George practica |not right Unquestionably!” as “You w | suggests” "| will,” Will you 1 will which pre Oblivion,” ever, risk everything on success. “Don't you want to take us with you?” Lady Elizabeth asked “It's because we want to take you with us that we advise caution. It will be much wiser for you to wait until we have escaped. Then in broad day you can saunter down q 2 oct to the harbor; the laun will be The presi- waiting just’ within the under. 1 pa oO n be quick- ay. It num of risk for no risk, indeed De Verdenois?” he answered. Mr. Cardigan abso- you~ Amt ill do Rosa 1 Elizabeth sent to anything mises to get us out of said she. con Next Week A Novel «ynper _ A Week! By Rot eran REAR RTT a (Continued from Our Last Issue) CHAPTER VIIL The Fight on the Clift “TELEGRAPH Wik “HE NORTH POLE — eee ‘THEIR CONCEPTION OF ART s Vernie Van Noy ts « regular at- at singing, and while he t know anything about vocal ON £ Pee ag we were hurled aside. The Marquis, arms free and hob ble broken, sprang by us and dis |! appeared. }was quite suffic | passage. hurried with Some places the cliff was an tf cut or even enjoy it, he amuses O you want to die, my t was hat net from the stone by hand. But the by drawing pen sketches of “T) friendt™ De Verdenots tn-! no‘ yorgcrole meet tag at ether | crevasse got no narrower; beyond lent to debar my) my Inspection singers, and does it well. if a fellow doesn't do much. @ should do it well—The County (Ark.) Democrat. HYPRENATED roop beet—cadbage. quired over the point of; his sword—a slender biade of un-|' fire @ shot. usual reach. |. Flung suddenly aside, by the “Not yet, monsteur,” the officer| me we could recover our balance answered, bringing his own sword |&"d whip out our revolvers, the to the salute, mingled with the De Verdenots’ swept up also. Then they rasped together vt clously, and the fight was on It took but a few passes to dem- onstrate that De Verdenois could do as he liked with his opponent. It was not long before the officer fell Back tn the arms of his com- the inland harbor, {t rather tn- creased in width. I passed rapidly down the south side of the island south half-of the quadran I reckon, would be better than aide— ever searching for a place to cross and ever being met by failure. I had started round the west side arquis was | guards below. And there was no particular good in taking chances. Better that we/of the quadrant, when from the should ‘© our bullets for future! harbor came the sharp bark of an need. The Marquis was not essen- | automatic, | | tial to our escape. The next tnstant, | was racing “Keey an eye to the front, De| down the cliffs toward the path, Verdenois,” said I, “while I ae cak - ie—cheese. ti—earlic. eee THEY EXPECT MORE? Asselin carried $2,000 life the house was insured BREE KURO OOOO OOIEKION RUOMUTAUIOMIENORONION 6 A KA Arne non ocon 2 RAR RK KK RIK AS quired a most wholesome respect for our automatics to him, ed you take me at once to join ™y party before the Duke.” with so proper a gentieman,” bowed, passing It to one of his men. “Will Evidently the Obditvians had ac The guards stood thetr ground hilt to the front “L surrender,” I replied, “provid-| mid “Tt ts indeed a pleasure to deal accepting my sword AK LRKRA A ARAK ABA A i ton,” the Duke inquired, go with Mr, De Verdenois as your | Verdenols protested escort, rather than with your pros pective husband?” following we returned to the pyra- At the top of the pyramid paced the usual guard, who looked at curiously as we ascended and drew aside for the Duke. Darkness comes with startling suddenness in the tropics Bate rn mre re mes se en tet By John Reed Scott A Novel Copyright, 1914, by A Week! John Reed Scott RKRMNRARAMRARAARA MORRO refer to| “Ladies, you embarrass me!" De “Then we will have a confiden tial chat with Mrs, Leighton and swords advanced, but plainly nervy “I most undoubtedly would!” Brinsmade,” langhed Lady ous and feartul—walting for me to| Justine replied bluntly beth, “until you recover’ from come where they might rush me “Very well! Then let us pro-| Your confusion.” “The guards await you, Mr. Cardi-| ceed. Marquis, your arm. Mrs.| And the four girls drew together gan,” said the officer in command Leighton, Miss Brinsmade, your|and conversed in low voices pleasantly, “What ts it to be most obedient!” Shortly, however, we were sum 1 drew my sword and offered !t} And with him tn the lead and us| moned and Mr. De Verdenois come here?” We came. “Lady Edith and Lady Elizabeth have a plan.” she whispered. “It's your plan, Edith,” remarked Lady Elizabeth; “you tell it.” “It will be uselesy for you to at Already m . wounded. what's happened back here.” . you not, sir, be so good as to favor | the shadows were upon us; in a few |tempt the stairways,” she be § 9800 and the contents for $500 wl eee teat tae eds biik bacees-| Rohuiat age. Junttan’ wore star. | ae ee x me also with your pistol? minutes {t would be dark—until the| “There remains but one way: over Secident policy on the life of] io nelow which resulted in his|ing down th path, with distress | atil Tomorrow “Oertainly.” I sequiesced—and | moon, which was, as I remember,|the wall.” . Marie amounts to $60. guard merely obstructing the pass./on their faces and startled wonder When I dashed out from behind | passed it over. F about at its full, came to its own| “It's something of a drop—with a Asselin and his sorrowing| 7th yas quite as effective as fight.| “Oh, Dick!” Rosalind faltered. |th trees into view of the beach| “No 1d he, “It will afford ine | above the hazy whiteness |rather hard bump at the end.” Rave the sympathy of the) ie however, since the Duke had|“What must you think of me?’ | &N¢ the cliffs on the other side,| much pleasure to escort you to the| “I assume, my dears,” said the| Rosalind remarked P community. — Cheboyean} "wish to kill any of us, and tt} “You let the Marquis escape!” | th sight that greeted me was apg Presence.” |Duke to Mra. Leighton and Misa| “Just what his Royal Highness ) Daily Tribu prevented our escape. | sata Justine. “It was we. Ho palling 1 went straight to Rosalind. | Brinsmade, “that you will efer to| said to the Marquis, a little while seit eg It seemed as if we had been sit-|denly knocked the revolver The trio in the defile were betng | “Dick! was all she said, as I) go at once to your quar |since, when the latter wae re maa eae gies ie ot te siting there hours when De Verde-| our hands, and shot by you att ked from below, and from/ took her hand. to have your evening meal served | — ——— woman in a street car. | nois called my attention to a group| “How could you or Rosalind know | “ove. Sho and Justine were calm—with | quietly there—am I right? of men just emerging from the edge|that he had slipped his bonds Too late I realized the reason| the calmness of suppressed despair Your Highness ts exceedingly "| of the trees. It was Hatch and’ his|and,” pointing to a few frayed | for the Duke's apparent want of ag-|and anger. They had been taken | thoughtful,” Rosalind replied coldly he out of 2, mesttos | men. They were prisoners, and/strands clinging to the granite at Sression. He had been waiting un-/#o quickly that even their gowns! “To that end, I have directed that | inne Ul @ detachment of — that there could be sent around on the cliffs to take us in the rear | Iran as I never had run! their feet, “had sawed the hobble the asunder on the sharp rocks? Let! us be mnighty thankful that he didn't swing at you with his ft the Oblivians, with our rifles, were | | being instructed tn their use by the | Duke himself. AWAITING OFFERS | “Your Dukelet may show you how | One night last week, with a cow | The Duke's no fool—he must know; | able in our escape from the pyra-| long the encounter. ding the evening with a lady ten strike when he captured Hatch I think jan elephant on our hands. guards | were » nols « yi y had gone in search of tied to| co what's his idea?” mid, as was his father; but when| I heard the girls’ automatics bark|to submit without further resist: | felegraph pole outside, a couple; “Search me,” De Verdenois|we men let the Duke get away,|‘¢fiantly—and | saw four of the as-| ance to our decree. Now, if you our popular young men were |jaughed. “However, an he made althe Marquis was, to tell the truth,|*allants, before the defile was| Will accompany us back to the pyra reached, pitch forward and go rol}| mid, we shall permit you to rest coly rumpled. De Verde ted me with a smile and rug io, old man!” “T've said he and | Tony Dolce {s the proud possessor/to load and fire,” reflected De “But we have lost hi Rosa-| Four shots remained in my auto-| made a frightful mess | amias, ‘@ brand new kitchen cabinet, and} Verdenots, “but aiming is quite an-| lind erted. | matic—it might enough, pumped | Tho Duke's voice cut him short Ys a dandy, too. Surely the next| other matter.” “And a good riddance,” I replied, |!2 them from behind, to clear a way We we, not inclined,” he an in order will be a wif —The | “You can't make a marksman in “You are very lenient to us,| tO Rosalind’s side. | nounced, to show resentment (Wyo.) Herald. lstx shots,” I concurred. “More-| Dick,” she whispered I could see De Vordenols’ sword | against you for your attempted on le ial lover, they've never fired a gun,| “I'm very just,” I smiled, “The|Tise and fall. He was fighting| cape. It was natural under the cir A ROMANCE |nor have they ever seen one fired.| Marquis was exceedingly service-|#imply on the defensive—to pro-| cumstances, But we shall expect b under blue, wit | for tonight you all be provided with | rooms in the palace set a Jour guests. | It happens also to be| | near the chapel which may not be | the cf | Beauchamp, will you do me and| yourself the honor of conducting | | our guests to their quarters. tomorrow, my dears!” With a smile at the women, and }a formal bow to De Verdenois and | you to appreciate our clemency, and | me, he ambled away. | At the guest palace Beauchamp bowed hime charge of some functionary in white away ha sta rt for, reumstances FIRST.G COLUMBIA. Until! “Dick,” said Rosalind, “will you} | Retiring Sale “Now we best go at once,” Lady Edith decided. At the door, Lady Edith turned jand gave me a bewitching smile. “Remember,” she said softly: —“half-an-hour after midnight.” I closed the door and turned away—and met Rosalind’s mis- chievous eyes. | “Hasn't Lady Edith a perfectly cinating sm Dick?” she in- quired ‘She has,” sald I; “fascinating jis the exact word.” | Whereat she laughed — some- | what {mmoderately, it seemed to me “Come, Justine!” she said. “Let us retire to our room for an hour.” “Glediy!” said Justin: “We've had a somewhat strenuous day.” | “We may not sleep,” Rosalind added, “but it will do us no harm to try to relax, in preparation for the midnight coup.” (Concluded in Our Next Issue) DEFECTIVE TEETH account, it is said, for the rejection of 30 per cent of the candidates for the Brit- jish army. Of those accepted, a large proportion must undergo den- j tal treatment Before being allowed | to proceed to the front JEWISH POPULATION of the United States is 1,038,674. W.HLFISHER. MGR, ing us in ff of office, Today we bring to your attention the important lothing Department. md while the anxious parent of and his men and their rifles, he|{t will be more of @ comedy, since|!n down the rocks; but I knew| until tomorrow morning. Your/ who, with much dignity, conducted | reductions in our Boys’ ¢ of them, with the ald of a lan-| probably considers that the next | the Marquis Is gone.” that when they actually closed | nerves, my dears,” with an apish us into out quarters—two very! Was scouring the country look- move {s ours.” “Things do seem brighter!’| there could be but one result smile at Rosalind and Justine, “are|jarge bed rooms, with a sitting for the lost bovine and youthful| “Awa I reckon he’s right,” said I.| smiled ttosalind | [saw Rosalind and Justine seized | doubtless somewhat overstrung bYy| room between, on the west side of Wwo- rouser in. — The Valparaiso (Ind.) “Unless Brinsmade returns very| Heaven, they were a plucky pair! | before they realized {t—overpow-| reason of the recent happenings; #0] the buflding | shortly, we must do something.| With practically all the chances! ered before they could raise weap-| We ha deferred the marriage} Two maids were in a endance | . el" ..# There is no use in scaling the cliffs| against us, they chose to make a|0M against themselves; pushed| ceremonies until the morrow—im-lon Rosalin¢d and Justine: two uits THE MYSTERY DEEPENED |—even if they should prove scal-|comedy of what was beginning to| side until De Ve is was cap-| mediately after the morning meal.|yalets on De Verdenois and me. | J Be 5 At the Rector store a brick was/able. A wide crevasse cuts length-|take on a very somber hue to De| tured. Then hurried along with| You see, we have endeavored to be] In about half an hour, we all And all Blue Serge Norfolk Suits | thrown thru the giass in a door and| wise thru their center and runs|Verdenois and me. |him—the blood streaming from a| thoughtful and considerate in the| met in the ving room; instantly Sizes 6 to 18 2 thief unlocked the door thru | completely around the fsland.” Without food or drink, on the|cut in the head—down the path to|Mmatter—Marquis, escort Miss) supper was announced. “De Ver t opening made. Mr. Rector) “Who told you so?” he demand-| bald face of a precipitous cliff our | the beach | Brinemade Beauchamp, look to denois and I ate heartily; and the . d nothing today except about ed. capture or death was but a question| Well nigh spent, I gained the de-| Mrs. Leighton, Come, sirs—we will! women were game, making a brave ne-Fourth Off 9 pounds of candy. “The Duke.” of time—a very little time, Indeed.| file just as they were being led| away.” show ting, and succeeding At first it was thought that boys) “When?” We could hold out until after| before the Duke | “I suppose we must bow to su-! fairly well, | thought Reg. $5.00 Suits now $3.75 the guflty parties, but on the) “Yesterday—so it {8 probably | sundown—possibly thru the night—| Ten of the guard remained at the|perior force,” Rosalind flashed| “What time is it, Dick?" asked Reg. $6.00 S : 4 Ke door at the Rector store the | true.” | but the morrow would see the and; |foot of the cliffs—waiting for me| back; “but if that odious creature”| Justine, as we went back to our Reg. § Suits now.... $4.50 ger prints indicated a large hand.| There was a sharp cry from the|and the Duke would simply put out|! bad my cholce:—to stay—to go|>-looking the Marquis full in the | quarters Reg. $8.50 Suits now.... $6.40 Huffton (Ind.) 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The summit of the cliff was on an average 200 feet across; and so far as I could see It was prac equal to its width.’ At any rate, it io ALY WARY Ta EE LAN taken, or to be of no use to my| have to carry me to the pyramid. That I should eventually | You might, at least, spare me his friends. ORLICKS Get the Round Package Used for 5 Century. Caution LTED My tically flat. Seaward was discern ible only a wall of glistening fog. >: ‘ “4 It was as if | were above the Every day until September 30th clouds—and tho” breeze, gentle enough below, here blew almost a For a daylight “Electric” ride over the Rockies take the gale. | celebrated “Olympian” leaving Seattle 10:15 each morn I must get to the outer edge itd | ing. To view the wonderful engineering feats through the was to signal the Buccaneer; but forested Bitter Roots by daylight take the luxuriously right in my path lay the crevasse,? appointed “Colnmbian” leaving Seattle 7:20 p, m. daily. full 50 feet across and extending > in both directions as far as I could van tloep, Tntermation 6nd Literstare nee, I went to the edge and looked | SMacteo Mak CO rf down; its depth, appeared to be ME, WHS... Ae y ‘ “L think {t would be well if you| fall into the Duke's hands was a| disgusting presence until the morn Home of Gla ssSe SI} thes the remainder of the ascent | foregone conclusion, unless Brinn: | ing." JY) stay on guard here, and Mrs.|™ade returned with the launch;| “Steady, Httle woman!” I whis the Best le on Earth Leighton and Miss Brinsmade can|and that was now very problemati-|pered. “It's a long time until morn help me with @ shot or two If neces. | Cal jing, and much may happen in the If you use glasses you should be up to M| sary, until you return, or signal us| | would best go down and sur | meanwhile.” date and take advantage of this offer. Get [f| to follow.” sagt fay diets b ue sted a Bais: < Mb wert in sith “Very good! cquiesced, “Do| were plainly sturbed at my ap-| you iss Brinsma¢ ie e the deep curved lenses; improve your ap- cig’ hake hes erin tat tt proach, Was | coming to fight Se asked courteously. pearance and give you m larger field Of BM) they attack, you can hold them in|to surrender? Those around the| “I will walk with Mr, Cardigan vision. 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