The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 28, 1916, Page 4

Member of the Soripps Northwest Longue ot Newspapers Publtahed Daily by The Star Publishing Co Phone Main @00 COLYUM THIS SPACE’ RE- SERVED FOR THE IDEAL CAMPAIGN SPEECH — WATCH FOR IT! SBF EL : : IRVENTION IN > (4 note from Mr, Carranza to Mr | Willson of the de facto govern : ment of “bleeding U. S. A.") Por three years the de facto nment of Mexico has with grave concern the of events In the United with patience and has red to use ite moral In bettering conditions within the borders of our neigh- Ber on the north. Conditions at fast have become intolerable. feast 5,000,000 girte In the 8. chew gum, and the gov- ‘ernment, after repeated warn- has failed to put a stop to outrage. In the United movie comedians are _ paid from $50,000 a year up, while teachers in the schools 3 ard time to pay the 3 Such a condition of in- must not be allowed to F inue, and the Mexican gov- ‘ernment is prepared to omit no ‘word or act that will bring to the United States a full reall of thie great wrong. {We could continue this for 10,000 but why go further?) | @BORGE W. PERKINS TAKE a NOTICE “1 believe in preparedness ‘and not in letting George do It.” —Theodore Roosevelt. see ‘THE OTHER HALF SHIES WOR SALE—Half Shetland pony, to ride. See G. B. Jones, ath Ore. — Independence, T. RS CONFESSION ” sa! T. G. W. in his war.” marvel at thelr backwardness It followed any one. ind that the colone! should confess Should have LED George Washington. 3 : Test ay can one determine wheth- man is neutral or not?” asked teacher. him,” suggested Mickey “If he knocks your block ain't."—Judge. WHY SLEEP AT HOME? i more folks would attend the Shows but for the fact it ts before they commence.— Pea Ridge (Ark.) Pod. HEALTH NOTE After makicg three attempts to suicide Oscar Sexton, 705 ave.. was given a hearing to bis sanitary in the city court before Judge Harrah, Monday Mattoon (Til) Com- Star. eee SOUNDS LIKE HIGHER STAKE: ‘Last week the Advance had W. E. , Jr. Vidalia’s popular jew- , engaged in a “dice contest.” course, this was a silp of the Tt should have been a “dia contest.” —The Vidalia (Ga.) er Sluggish? are warned by a sallow skin, dull biliousness, and that grouchy Act promptly. Stimulate your li — remove ny Mow pd wastes ke sure your ve organs are “Working right and—when needed —take BEECHAM’S PILLS ters AMERICA! Their Great “oO Adventure “Why fear death?” said Charles Frohman, adventure in life.” STAR—WEDNESDAY, NCE to every man worth while,” said J. J. Hill, “comes the Great Adventure. The Great Northern was mine.” “It is the most beautiful With no striking words, perhaps, but with a spring in their step and a light in their eyes, the men in khaki at American Lake will fare forth, prob- ably in a day or two, to their Great Adventure. Every man in the uniform has made his decision; and it is as great a decision to them as that which built the Great Northern railway, or enabled Charles Frohman to smile as the waters closed above his head. The Great Adventure has called, and they have laid aside their businesses, said good-bye to friends and sweethearts and wives, taken their lives in their hands and followed. It is the man whose blood leaps to meet great duties and great op- portunities; the man who dares to risk everything; the man who can laugh in “the bright face of death as a friend. Adventurers all, The double-cross is ing less than the triple-cross goes, say bull moose radicals. danger,’ these men worth while! obsolete. Noth- who builds greatly, lives fully and meets Ollie James called the G. O. P. a “noisy minority.” His announcement wasn't a soft-pedal affair, either. JUNE 28, 1916. PAGE 4. Ny carries, ety, 260 @ month. Katered at Henttle, Wash, postoffire as second-class matter Russia to the Rescue swift war craft to swoop ¢ success. )T content with its grand offensive on land, which has apparently com- pletely demoratized the Austrian army, Russia has sent a squadron of fown upon a German merchant fleet with signal Time and again Russia has got into action just at a critical time for the allies on the West upon Italy at the moment rious menace, front. This time she has relieved the pressure when the Austrian advance was becoming a se- On two former occasions she saved the day for the French. The Russian armies have been “decisively defeated” on so many battle- fields that by rights they ought to be laid up for repairs period. But the czar’s me for an_ indefinite n seem to thrive on punishment. The harder they ure thrown down, the higher they rise on the rebound. When not going, the Russians are coming, but never for a moment are they standing still. have learned the secret of And the remarkable, is that Russia is prospering internally as never before in its history. They war—action, and deadly significant thing to the central powers, War and the elimination of the vodka curse have worked a miracle for the Slavs. The cartoonists can now return to Oyster Bay one big stick, prominent teeth and a perfectly familiar broad-brimmed campaign hat. have no more use for these heretofore handy cartoon ingredients. The city of Eau Claire, Wis., is tak- ing over its four saloons and combin- ing them into one municipal bar room. Appropriately enough, the profits will be used to build a municipal water works. Sort of a chaser, eh? eye glasses, They'll BRIERE BALORIOET COCCI KOEI 20 COC OER RE NDE IOC 1 BIO 1C OD OE HOO CEEOL OCC ON OCOUCE OORORE OO CONCCHHODO, KOCKONOO cOCNeNOKmE ace NS EE EE EE EEE RE KERAKMBSRE §=6MEKENEMK Xt CREO A Novel A Week! ay | HAVE never had any trou ed,” objected Marley. sighed that the franchises at present granted in this state are revocable, and that ft is not possible to secure one that | is positively sufe for longer than ten-year periods? Our present fran- chise law is a bad one for in- vestors.” “Let's fix ft,” suggested Sledge. “T'm afraid It's too late,” protest- ed Allerton. “Not for a new gag,” dissented Sledge. “A new one can be put over quick.” “But how?” inquired the senator. “That's up to you. Figure {t out, and see me tomorrow fey. 1 want to talk to you,” sald ag leading the way into the library, where he took « seat in an alcove. Marley followed him reluctantly. “Sit down,” directed Sledge. “Bert Glider has been making threats against me.” “Has he?” inquired Marley non- committally. “He's a friend of yours?” charged acknowledged = Marley, feeling that he could afford to a» knowledge it now that the street car reorganization had gone beyond the point where Sledge could stop it. “How about this marriage with Molly?” “That's Molly's affatr,” Marley stiffly. “You know he’s broke, you?” “I heard something of the sort,” admitted Marley. “He's a clever young man, however, and until he gets on his feet again, | have money enough for both.” “You won't stop it, then?” “Certainly not,” declared Marley, feeling that he might just as well make capital for courage out of the fact that he conld not, in the slight- est degree, influence Molly. “Huh!” grunted Sledge. got enough for both, eh?” “Quite enough.” “Then watch out for your eye,” warned Sledge, and rising, walked out into the drawing room. stated don't “You CHAPTER IX. Sledge Reduces His Salary List Sledge waiked back thru the Oc- cident in such a mood that the reg ular members of the “Good morn- ing, Ben” brigade fell away from him like bar files trom a cake of ice. Even Bendix waded thru the Sale of Auy Medicine in the Wolf 18a! morning line-up with wonder) everywhere, in boxes, 10c., 260. growing on him. New York NightExpress 1 hour and 45 minutes later but faster The New York Night Express on the Baltimore & be. es. Ohio, formerly leaving Chica: at 10:45 p.m., arriving at at 9p. m. now leaves ) Wodiasen and New York at same hours as before. It carries a drawing-room sleeping car from Chicago to Akron—a very desirable new feature. Through travelers from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver, Des Moines, Kansas City and the Pacific Coast, arriving in the evening, may now make direct connections. ‘The Night Train to Wheeling now leaves at 10:30 p. m. instead of 9:00 p-™., shortening the time 1 hour and 10 minutes. ‘The Interstate Special at 10:45 a m. and Chicago-New York Limited at 5:45 p. m. maintain their excellent schedules and superb equipment of Pullman drawing-room and compartment cars and obser- vation, lounging, library cars, ‘Ticket Offices: 2% South Clare reet and All principal hotels. Gra The Baltimore & Ohio is the short est line from Chicago to Washington and the only line running solid equipment to New York ington, Baltimore and Philadelp without change of stopover privileges en route, Low summer tourist rates to New York, Boston and the Jersey C resorts. For complete schedules full information call on or write to Central Station, aleo 68rd Street Station. All trains via WASHINGTON, with liberal stopovers Baltimore & Ohic “Our Passengers Are Our Guests” Next Week “The Blue Lights” BY ARNOLD FREDERICKS SRXAKAMRLD RECT (Continued from Our Last Iseue) | ble tn having them renew-— ae He found Sledge standing up, and) | then he knew something was In the | win "Get Borzam!” directed Sledge, | jand Bendix went straight to the/ telephone. | “Get Davis!" directed Sledge, | when Bendix came back | “Get Feeder!” was the next or-| der, Bendix almost whistled, as ho| hurried out to locate, by telephone, | the excounty treasurer, who two years had been drawtn: handsome ry from Sledge, for keeping bis mouth shut about the} public funds scandal. | “Get Gally!” rambled Sledge, and Bendix telephoned for the Sledge leader tn the city counct! Sledge, having sent for everybody he needed, donned the fresh red | rose which he had put on religious ly three times a day since he had) | met Molly Mart “Council meeting this afternoon?” " answered Bendix | “How much of the stock t» sud) sertbed In the reorganized street railway?" “Handred and eighty-five thou- sand.” “Get ours on the market. Gum- shoe sales, but do tt quick.” | “Who's to be soaked—Mariley?” guessed Bendix. 7 limit,” assented Sledge. what's the worst they could hand me on that public funds case?” Two or three years, ff they got you going,” judged Bendix. “That's dead now, however.” “It's back.” “Has Feeder been talking?” Sledge nodded “Who knows anything?" Marley.” ht” granted Bendix, tn of- conscious imitation of Sledge. “What are you going to do?” “Call it.” “You don’t mean to bring It to a showdown!” protested Bendix. “We} can't afford it, with Lansdale and Blake on the bench. Judge Lans-| | “Bendix, you.” | “Get rid of him.” | “I don’t see how,” worrted Ben-| dix get something on him, He can’t be reached.” | Sledge pondered that matter| weightily and sighed | “Give him a big law job.” « “We haven't anything fat enough. | except the Distillers’ and Brewers’ | league, but we promised that plum | | to the governor.” | “Give it to Lansdale,” ordered | | Sledge. “I'll send Waver to Switz erland. 1 want his house, anyhow.” | “You promised a consulship to Hoover. It's the only one Wash-! ington lets you name.” “Hoover's a nit,” declared Sledge, turning slightly toward Bendix, by way of emphasis. “Fix Lansdale today.” “T'll go see Schwarzman this noon, and of course have him offer the job to Lansdale, so he won't imagine !t comes from us, Schwarz. man, tho, didn’t want to change his legal department until fall. That won't do, I suppose?” “Today,” announced Sledge. “I got you,” replied Bendix, “If Lansdale takes the Job, he'll have to resign from the bench imme. diately,” and he burried out Bozzam came, suave, smiling. “How goew it?" asked Sledge. “Splendidly,” said Bozzam “Amusement park stock's all sold, including our own, We're ready to move on, unless we can put over a real good organization of some sort We don’t want another little one, tho. Traction companies are our game.” “Get busy, “With the thought?” A grunt of assent was Sledge's reply. Rendix and a big blue-eyed man with a square Jaw and myscular shoulders came in, and Bendix in |troduced the latter to Bozzam as |Jim Gally, The two gentlemen exchanged grins as they shook |hands, but neither one of them | was careless enough to state that |they had already met; altho, as a | matter of fact, Mr, Gally now pos sessed the exclusive bar privilege Jat the new amusement park “Stick around, Bozzam,” said Sledge. “Tom, Hozzam gets his car line, Gally will fix the franchises You'd better explain to Bozzam what you want in the way of routes,” suggested Bendix. “The franchises should be passed fn se exct session, Gally, Is everybody remarked Sledge original traction cos all right?” “It's family reunion,” declared Is that all, Sledge?” " aid Sledge. Everybody sat down, and there seemed to be some important topic in abeyance. Bendix ordered drinks, which they consumed silent. ly and solemnly, Then Davis, of the First National, came in. “Call Marley's loans,” rumbled the boss. “te he shaty?” (nquired Davts tn a paniostricken whisper. has happened to him, Mr. Sledge “Nothing yet.” stated Sledge. “Sit down, Da Mr. Davis sat down, Five min- lates passed. A step came down the narrow passageway. A raw-boned fellow appeared in the doorway He wore good clothes. His hands wero coarse, and had bulbous fin ger tips, with extremely broad, stubby nalls, but they showed no signs of recent toll, Hoe looked like & retired coal beaver. The exigencies of politics had once county treasurer, and had lived tn prosper- Sledge arose, and walked around to the front of the table. “Say, Feeder,” he growled. “T've been paying you venvwyfive a month for two years, That right?” “Yes,” hesitated Feeder, with a puzzied glance at the unusual crowd in the little room. “What for?” demanded Sledge. “Campaign work,” he replied. “What for?” demanded Sledge. “Well— and more pursied than ever, he looked equally puzzled gathering. Bendix was at & loss. “What for, I say!” thundered Sledgo. “On the level?” inquired Feeder. “1 don't get this, Sledge. 1 don't see “Tell ‘em!” “Well, If you got to have ft Sledge advanced a step toward him. “I said, tell ‘em.” “Here goes, then,” Even suddenly reaponded dale especially would part with his| Feeder, exasperated. “For keeping | away?” right arm to toss a harpoon into| my mouth shut about receiving the| public funds interest for you,” “You're a lar!" boomed Sledge, money “We've tried for two years to| and suddenly stepping forward with| send {t around to you marvelous agility for #0 ponderous & man, swung his right arm and knocked Feeder stra thru the door. “Throw him out,” he direct- ed, and sat down. Phil and Blondy, both gentleman ly bartenders, selected for the hard ness and limberness of their shoul ders, came running back as prompt ly as fire horses at the sound of | the gong. There was a rattle of chairs and tables. There were exclamations from a few hangers-on, and a few inadvertent oaths from th» astound ed Feeder, but Phil and were voiceless, until, after batter ing Feeder at the curb until a polleeman came up, they turned him over for a wagon call “What's the cl officer. “Pink necktie, I think,” returned Phil. “But I'll find out,” and he ran back to Sledge's room. “Feed er’s pinched,” he stated to stick?” “Uh-huh!” grunted Sledge. “Copper’s fussy. He wants know what's the charge.” Sledge took a slow survey of his witnesses and the faintest possible suspicion of a twinkle came Into his gray eyes. “Attempted chuckled, to blackmall,” Sledge CHAPTER X,. Little Henry Peters Gets In on the Ground Floor Little Henry Peters, with his morning paper In one hand and his coffee cu {t in a griddle from his chair. “Almost too late!” he groaned, fixing an accusing eye on Mra, Peters. “For what?” she quite naturally wanted to know. For that stock,” he told her. ‘See! Two hundred and twenty- five thousand out of the two hun- a cake, and arose | dred and fifty ts already subscribed, and the paper says that the total amount Will probably be taken this morning.” “My, my! sympathized Mrs. 6, but there was no particular rtiness in her tone. Jeasie looked across at her, and smiled brightly. “Probably before I could get down there with the money It would RR ARR he RA Sel A “What | around the! Blondy | “Want It) in the other, set down | the latter so hastily that he bedded | “A TALE OF RED ROSES” | be all gone,” he complained, with hin hand on the back of his chatr, “Aren't you going to finish your breakfast, father?” inquired Jessie. | “While I'm losing « busine: chance like this?” be demanded. #a't too late, yet, Jessie, 1 went) to the German Bank the other day,/ where they carried our property sv long while we were paying for it, and made arrangements that we |could have the money any minute, | They've looked up t title, and | the ers are at the bank right | now, all ready for us to sign.” } “Maybe the stock's all gone,” | Mra. Peters hopefully suggested. “We'll find out,” he returned, |anatching his hat. “Come on!” | Mrs, Peters looked down in dis may. “I'm not dressed,” she pro- | tested. a | “Be ready in five minutes, then, directed little Henry | | They arrived at the bank ten minutes too early, and waited out- side the tron gate until ft opened. | \In a trembling hand, Mra, Peters signed her namo in the places) pointed out to her, and went home in @ dase, but little Heary, richer by four thousand dollars in his bank book, jammed his hat on the back of his head and hurried over |to the office of the street car company “Am I too late to take up any lof that new stock?” he eagerly demanded | “By half an hour,” clerk told him. Quite crestfallen, little Henry turned away. As he went thru the outer office, Hunt followed | him “I beg your pardon,” said Hunt, | smiling pleasantly, “Did you wish |to buy some stock?” | “Four thousand.” answered | Henry, with renewed hope. “Four thousand,” repeated Hunt thoughtfully. “Um! I think TI can | get you that much!” | “Thank you!” returned Henry gratefully, “Can you get it right the stock “at o'clock,” prom- lised Hunt, looking cantiously |back toward the matin office |"Give me your address, and I'll about two thankfully, little | Henry wrote down his address, and Hunt, explaining that the stock was to be secured from a man who was hard up for money, cautioned little Henry to say nothing about it At two o'clock, | Eagerly and Mttle Henry re ceived his forty shares from one | John Tucker, and gave his four } thousand dollars in exchange | Jessie Peters and Dicky Reynolds came into little Henry's place of busin immediately after Henry had secured his long-coveted stock, and found him tn the happiest pos- sible state of mind “Hello, Dicky,” he hailed young Reynolds cordially, “I got the ‘stock, Jesaie.” “What stock {is that?” asked Dicky, “Oh, yes, the new. trac- tion. Well, it ought to be good, 1 guess.” “It's the moat solid investment in the city,” boasted Ittle Henry. “T had to use all my influence to get these forty shares 1 don't know whether there's any left, but/ I'll try, if you'd Ike some.” “No, thanks'” laughed Dicky, ex changing a glance with sie, whereat she blushed. “We're going to buy that house in* Willisburg, Jessie and I.” “Well, 1 declare!" exclaimed little Henry, blinking at both of them. “Yon; that’s what we came In to tell you,” went on Dicky, slipping his arm about Jessie's shoulder. “! hope you will be very happy,” little Henry congratulated them, shaking Dicky by the hand. That over, the young people took ja ca etraight up to the Peters home, where they found mamma baking cookies. you get that thread, Jessie?” Jeasie colored. “II forgot ft,” she falteringly confessed, ~ “Why, you went down for noth- ing else,” protested Mrs. Peters. “She met me,” smilingly ex- plained Dicky, “You see, Mamma | Peters, having nothing else to do on the first of next month, Jessie and I have decided to get married.” Mamma Peters slowly sat down and began crying. Jessie was on} her knees beside her immediatery and Dicky, seeing that tt was posi tively necessary for her to jatuck the ' Peters, then Jessie walked down to “Hello, Dicky,” she greeted, “Did|« cry, B Geo. Randolph Chester A Novel Copyright, 1914 by the A Week! ferrilt C KKARAAARAAGAAAAR ORR -rrrererrrr | When he returned, Mrs, Peters|since the news was known on the was asking, eagerly: “How many! Board of Trade, has dropped from rooms has it? par to 35. People who own it are “Seven,” replied Jemie, happily. Pauic-stricken.” “How is {t arranged?” ask Jessie's iips turned pale. “Poor Mrs. Peters, appealing to Dicky,|mother,” she cried. “Dicky, she “Your new house we're talking) knew tt! about.” “Your father mortgaged this house “] guessed it,” laughed Dicky 4 buy some more of this stock, A paper boy raced up halfway | ‘4nt he? Al GE ae to the house, and threw a twisted | was a’ dreadful mleteket ” Mother copy of the Blade against the door. With the babit of a man, Deny | ian"t want him to, We'll never do went out for the paper and opened| "xi. vers hy tebl cieieg It. Hin face paled as he read w|,. Ayers the her hand. , Jessie, dear, your staring big headlines, but he ” house— He stopped abruptly, paper quietly into his! sag held th 7 His pocket, and talked to Jessie for a| eres had been renting idly upon & half-hour longer with Mamma|<*/0s had beet resting i eudées minor head-line which suddenly seemed to mean something. “West |End Bank Gone Under!” he read; then he read the item clear thru. “Why, Jessie, that's the bank which has my $6,000," he explain- ed. “It's mixed up, too, in this rot- ten street car deal. I've lost my money! We can't have any house!” (Continued In Our Next Issue) You can get = iot of good land ine in Star Want Ads. RAR with him, “I'm afraid there ts bad news in the paper,” he said, and pulled it) from his pocket. “The city coun-! cll has granted franchises to a new) street car company, which will| parallel the present lines. It in| backed by Sledge, and that means that ft will have advantages enough to render the old company almost inoperative. The stock of the old company, in the two hours ba Cynthia Grey’s Q.—Is there eny possible way to wash white silk stockings and um derwear without turning them yeb low? DEE, A.—Dissolve good white soap ig hot water; when it has cooled wah the silk articles with the hands; rinse thoroly in cool water. Never put white silk into hot water, and do not rub soap on the garment, Q.—I! am trying to locate a rela tive who Is dean of university hoe pital In the state of lowa. Can you tell me what city this hospital is in? NORMAN, A.—There are two universities t= Iowa, One is the lowa Wesleyan university, at Mt. Pleasant; the other is the lowa State College of Agriculture and Medicine, at Ames, Write to each of these institutions. Q—I! am to have a very quiet | wedding, only the family being pres lent. There are some friends whom 1 should like to give personal no- tice, Would it be all right to send them announcements? | am em- |ployed by a firm of attorneys—have been with them a number of years. Should | send them announce. ents? When are announcements sent out? ADA, A.—-It is the correct thing to send an announcement of your marriage to your friends and to your employ- ers. Have envelopes addressed and ready, and intrust them to a mem- ber of the family to mai! as soon as the ceremony is completed. Q.—Kindly Inform me whether “place plates” at a dinner serve a useful or jamental purpose. ie |food ev rved upon them? How are soups usually served? HOUSEWIFE, A.—On formal occasions a richly decorated dinner plate, about 10 inches in size, is set at each cover — when the table is laid. The oyster and soup plates are placed, in turn, upon this, and later it is exchanged for the plate upon which the first hot course after the soup, is served. Bouillon, consomme and other clear soups are usually served in cups, called bouillon cups. Cream soups, |chowder and purees are served in | shallow, flat bowls. Q—What can be done largement of the glands? for en- . A.B. A.—Consult a reliable physician. Q—Wiill you please meare Hable formula for ing whisky out of corn? aK. A.—I am not at liberty to print such a formula. Hip, Hip, Hoo-ray! Tom KEENE, that fra- grant Presado Blend for a safe and sane A humidor tin ing 25 for $1 Fourth. contain- .00 will see you well over the Fourth. TOM KEENE Cigar 5¢ Schwabacher Brothers & Co., Inc., Distributors, Seattle, Wash. walked outdoors to look at the struggling chrysanthamuma