The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 22, 1917, Page 4

Entered at Geattia Wash. Po: e-cene tee ™ By carrier, elty @ month The Seettle Star By matt, out of city, ome Fear 12.80; € mothe 61.90) Be per month up & STAR—MONDAY, JAN. 22, 1917. PAGE 4 “wn Oe Ph mater A Novel! “Polly of the Hospital ° 99 —By— Awe Stem! SB at Wing Bowles” = cise BY EMMA ©. DOWD Hy Frederick A. Stokes Co YTTTIXEIILI ILLIA LILI III III III ee impatiently, “J don't want to get] The redheaded cowboy at the { you killed, so I'll give you a job| wagon stood Iike a graven image, | as flunky at twenty a month and|but finally the cook replied: found, and if you make good I'll] “you'l tind him right here, Mis- put you on for horse wrangler. | ter” he paid, “from four o'clock in & How does that strike you?” | the mornin’ till sundown—and then, | CONTINUED | FROM PAGE 1 | 4 a fa mete a Ah—w are the duties of a| by grab, he quita! : and then have the v ai 4dmi DIDN'T RAISE flunky?” inquired Bowles You The Injured emphasis with which The de ) r “we\ . ived by nearly e mind of Dixie Lee, Rack tt i} | A Soubier 11 (iret proposa doubt ae to the Identity of the The death of Admiral Dewe y, altho he had outlived by ne arly ane “gf gga gages epg we Rist I tech up Very likely,” answered Mr. Lee| speaker, and Bowles murmured po- the “three score and ten,” must cause every true American to feel a sense cana ¢ wegen: pack dryly. “But wait Ull you see the |tite regrets : horse, All a flunky has to do is to of personal loss and sorrow Rew y Ss “aotawe Gua alpath help the cook, wash the distor. | are any other place nearby where The admiral, by sheer force of those qualities we most admire in men act and tagging her to the trait | Cian Se errs woe and Oriye t81y sould why a tte fonts : : » . , At the same time Dixte Lee hi | r 10 ae ett ‘ had risen to the highest rank possible to attain in one of the most exacting Pdi pelle ger wii a fag Be 9 | Why—really—" Mr, Bowles best-| oncy oieneneent poturne’ Oe branches of our national service. oung man, because she knew Bip | gry cape Egor tage baps Y\ there is, Why don’t you pick up a He was a fine type of officer and gentleman aiauved | jeatly-teltnined } cept wuch ® menial position, Of) /!"te at that poe ieathcline Above all, he was a great patriot. ombrero with a hatpin and » j ee ee nite hace” | He nodded toward « large bisck Probably the greatest of the many services he performed tor his coun Re Praga SOT Pe | “Now, here!” erled the eattleman | “otfee-pot that stood simmering by : p . » natior 7 , th ire, and Bowles cas que try was the courageous way in which he attempted to educate the nation ing, fen't ‘ rled, as he fiercely, “I'll make you assistant) oning wiance at the cook : to the imperative need of building a navy that would be sufhi ientl large pde bold to wit down bealtde SAY, MRS. TRUG, You OUGHT To horse wrangler, at thirty dollars a “Hop to {t,” exclaimed that e perative nee DUNCING g y A v * ? Yeu te 6 answered SING: "I DIDN'T RAIS MY month, nitar Théy's some bread in tha and powerful to protect it from aggression by any possible toe . er white in a aim BREAD To BE A Bowles stared at bim for @ mo-|ean up there Admiral Dewey was too familiar with history and the present day am . kee acing: West Vo tarkt the RoucDer’! - ment, and then he drew himself up But til How on was helplees eas ‘ + athity rh = | proudly where do you eat?” he ir Ditions of the other civilized nations to have any illusions as to « vbili Wall, weil! ue let. tne a 1 ge Lica Ghadae tie bate ea'w gate | enlved, louaide atone AG aanka sign to maintain our integrity and our rights on the basis of pacifism mie PRs ancl ere ~ Jal position—* he began; and old/of a table, or even of a plate and j r +a robabl had don't plan to begin your depreda | Henry brought his teeth together | cup. ‘ Having been personally engaged in two wars, he probably had a i with « click | “Anywhere!” answered the cook, J : or vreate rf . » non-resistant it q , ‘ “You poor, ignorant tenderfoot'”| with a large motion of the hand yr 3 great or greater horror of them as the non-resistant paciticist 4 ; aA - he raved. “You don't know when| Then, as his guest still stood star But both by instinct and experience he knew that until all of the na ed be you're being treated white! You|ing, he wearily rose to his feet tions agree to disarm, there could be no security for any nation that wa mistaken idea, | assure you ats ay aenig patreg pe me, And now Withe ta word, he reached down . - act | oe fn : ow , i'm going to learn you som nto aay box and ¢ on not prepared to defend itself : E gy all gs I'll ark my twister to put the atin plate and cup: fror ther Having spent most of his long life as a naval officer, as only natur t ‘ hen my aunt on old Dunbar {a the morning, and | compartment he al that he would emphasize the importance of that arm of national dete ee : yourself « coward hook he as against the army : vee a ee ee Sane Lee ates ochte Bowles, with military stiffness, “I | can half-full of cooked But in view of our 21,000 miles of coast line, most of it vulnerable te Cake Bid Sem dee tae ani Want i} hi 4a Pk acl | will nee you In the morning, then.” | slopped a little coffee o ~ P » - © fi ine afe » 1e e vv. it hesages | deo vain 7 Ss . | He strode off down the path, his | pot. Then he let down the hinged attack, and the fact that our first line of defense must be the navy, it PA he . : Mra ata q te { 1 new chaps Mapping ponderously a8| door to his chuck-box, spread a doubtful whether any one who concedes the necessity for defense at a ey i a he walked i white flour sack on it, laid a] seri sly ra erat ; awev's ¢ “lusi not Mr : If his victory over Henry Lee had | out the dishes with elaborate solict- will seriously argue against Admiral Dewey's conclusions. Mo mae given Bowles any swelled-up ideas | tude, and slumped down again by No one realized better than Admiral Dewey that during the im Pe eke a a |about taking the Bat Wing outfit |the fire F ~ H -; sep \ eS le ve ther " . ts | by stor he was p apt und Nothing said—and the cowboy «a mediately preceding the European war, our navy had been allowed to de My father's brother married a My) Meee, be wan sromplly uade:| Working pald-—asd'the obweer a feriorate to a point where it could no longer be seriously ’ : ie Gloomy G 0 Bowles felt rebuked. He was a capable, even under the most favorable conditions, of perform A er rt 5 the chuck-wagon, Guo wha te |ading whoy—and oval vice for which it was created and maintained des pr clining beside 3 s fire in converse | move of the sardonic pet- . . e . re ror n | , 4 I with a red-headed cowboy tender was calculated to rub it He frequently recommended a greatly enlarged program for naval tcket.. Umean! Wel Dak panéen the”, amen. Mel aamilaave Nin, aa it gd, S-Rc Struction but not until the flames of war began to consume Europe wa gE ll etd | Bowles, “can you tell me where I|of rage and shame ‘ his advice heeded. the building of four dreadnaughts a year so that by scales for aaequate naval preparedness. Steer is San Diego’s new police chief. You can get off a mighty pert gag on this item, if you think hard enough. | Up to Hutchinson fF PAUL HUTCHINSON, unsuccessful aspirar ; commissioner, should quit this continual bringing of suits Foust Chairman Ramsay of the board. He should quit for} best interests of the county | for which Hutchinson is basing his various actions, Had the election been close, had there been any doubt lustification for the Hutchinson litigation. But, as a matter| Of fact, Ramsay was clearly the choice of King county by thousands There is no claim of fraud In the meantime, there a little embarrassment for the] ieounty in having this matter in constant litigation. Hutchir Om would do the county a real service by dropping the) ‘matter. | United States soldiers down there only 166 have died from disease, in seven months past. The National Guard appears to be doomed Caught between the jaws « er t is to be squeezed efficient for national d On the one hand © sity of coming up tc ) the national defense act passed by does not, it will be cut off from ernment. iG On the other ha the Natior Guard faces the e rigid requ ents exacted of it by gress last June ancial aid from the to meet these requirements an ir @sked of the legislature in the proposed new state military Wgode introduced in the house. The taxpayers never will » stand for this in Sof the total state levy would go for the maintenance of the National Guard | rease, whi would mean that one Seasons are all muddled up in New York. Just when » it should be icy mid-winter, it has another period of Thaw. » HAT is to be said to the heathen? An offical of China, discuss ing the millions that his country is to spend for pre says “It is the misfortune of China that your Christian nations have d upon us the staggering costs of self-defense. % For thousands of years peace and honesty were the cardinal prin ) eiples of the Chinese people, in their religion and in their social and 5 Mational life. It is only Jearned anything about a banking system. Dishonesty meant such 7 absolute ostraciam that suicide was preferable to existence in dishonor | But the nations decided to uplift the heathen, and, in order that they rednees the Christian nations will lend her the money and teach her how to scientifically cut throat They simply won't let “The Yellow Peril” sleep. it The Russians have crossed the River Aa. Where His message to the American people outlining a program 1919 4 that his most useful service to the nation was performed during these later worship at your feet years, when he threw the full weight of his ability and prestige into the ff [=e ————_—___—_____—_— ||20 was almost sorry The Star wishes to do no one an injustice, but it is CON-| (Written Rotten by Frank Jacobs)|trains are given to making poor | Bowles inced there is nothing but the merest kind of technicality He can lift up He can twist your poor neck 1 ke| Dixie hoped to to the popular choice for the position, then there could be) with a jab of his fist on the end off Rupe A have been ter carrier, a ; . ‘ ing and then, If the Overland hap a e ‘ Nl over the United State: peng ened to be fate. too, she could|!* this the hotel ahead | The big white house n which | for duty at any hour of the 24, ev- pestis Heri . “mee ony { thes Sth [seer ngglageed ethan tics Yes." said Dixte Lae, “it is |tenry Lee made his home was a|ery day in year. He never has sinae til y Sc@inene cael . Poa ia ¢% Vista before the hote:| 49d. bid you farewell, Mr. | jandn n southeast Arizona, |4 holiday, a Class, never a R <3 * ape: He can make you a profile di-|Ret to Chula Vista re ho’ ; \ : . its t ara ; : among factory employes, it would can bw Bowles, and thank you kindly for | gome Je merely referred to {t| Sunday, While the regular is home | 1000 i eee eple vin cup my baggage—but don't as “The White House,” and tho it | With his family, he is out collecting |, egind hci hy oo ; here is no merit in the Hutchinson contention, except! te js not a ang-|Teported two hours la ume) tenes a Bat hater was forty miles from the railroad|mail that some “tired business 100 't, worry, you've got a t . : a h fopagtiis r I'll tell the boys to ki wan well ¢ n y * ha {fice fore ork . a one may claim merit for a most technical kind of| ing your n was pacing up and down the plat as as well known in its way |man” had his office force working | so)" ‘Titie they know! And Nechnicality | For he knows how it should have|form at midnight sho suddenly |*% ‘ wat as the abiding place of Presidents /overtime to turn ont Saturday night.|.0... trom three to nine years un ec | . 4 a ae hask ak peel Th She ‘grabbed up her baggage as jin Washingtor or th vefore Christ y. — iy wm ) gee gave a start of surprise, The west in Washington the night before Christmas, And|Q0r'¢ cy eonditions And if you're a doddering He will make yo mp toward the front 0 » top of a low hill and sur-| An actual fact! And most of them shanel ; denly, thru the amoking-| “appearing into the dining-room. | rounded by a broad wooden gallery.|are men with families. For the TIRED MAIL CARRIER , | Bowles was brooding by the stove | pow! s of July, August, September “DIX Maybe Mexico is a health resort. Of the 150,000 WHA’ KA> BECOME “3 HE National Guard system in the state of Washington ¢ ay of existence to make room for b Rete system which will A > \. DON’T FUSS WITH E THEATRE fense—universal military training. | Ky grease in the maximum fixed levy from .20 to 1 mill is being)! FE ~ ae THE EXPRESSMAN WuHo | Pt The time appears to be not far off w the state will] HaNDLED Your TRUNK 1 le usual! mires prorat nh old man, with a friendly @iscard a worn-out, inefficient system to make way for a reall) With EXTREME CARE? m pt ger: aera te but supper was not what Bowles plan of preparedness, in which every man capable of bearing he ite, vongestion, pleurisy, | had come for. Me fea! ne He 4 Will Speak "arms will do his small part for the protection of the nation And the woman Who used to wearl tt Jumbago, pains and aches | | tested I don’t think you ae Babs Ss peer ix petticoats? of the back or joimts, sprains, sore fair to me in this, As I understand within comparatively recent years that China| @— J 5 whole lot about the Ballet Russe | do not lift all she's got, China has got to go into the war business, 1! | it , papers, the white collared citizens had the head a few times wouldn't hurt '. ean that Bb? the safe any will find the coo (Continued in Our Next Issue) are down on your ticket ulling fo was a challenge fn her}lo, a tall figure ste e should have o, but Bowles was dis-| behind the warehouse and abe rec: | wink of der, she turned to go it alone, when| “Well, where is she?” he demand | ved out from |ed of the proprietor; “I ain't had a p, but we'll have to hit i i ; r nayed senized Mr. Bowles the road anyway.” | 48 completed first line battleships, was the sanest preparedness suggestion ee: pomalagy Mri Spall tametrts oes Geet cal | ~~ |" Offered at that period when everybody seemed to have a preparedness plan kan, “w ‘ addressing ber were al fee,” answered proprietor be » wantin fae aateee f his ow i ' Hourht trang a y service “Hette ave a selzer first,” he k parcel post for three o or howled a his ow iy - . “ ering fr > , Fe bile «seca ‘ P f not, he can go home and wait for This suggestion and th ind sine vith which ewe ‘ . ea fark, ge ¥ arg You're dead right there, too, old | th : he next subject to a call by all ont country | lis Jover the dashboard if 1 don't kill| words on the working conditic digi . bill last year. : : ; ; aie poder eel ymcgtrotrss (Wis ree tar er ran some of thix whisky substitute letter carriers might be| Wile as six oF seven Bours in a The most spectacular feature of Admiral Dewey's long and honor- tho 1 io 0 ental vetara, you obali| sebetat hn appealing wea wie, tattered out as he apoke and |of interest —especially at thls time ee ee) thatit, Oae i cee ne , f} , y 7 . inior . "3 mage teeter ar | oi 1 ected my father to meet me|Mr. Bowles half rose from his chair.|of year, when they have just n- be * able career was the victory of Manila bay. But we are of the opinion are one more devoted slave to] \T expecied’my fa me | ile Tee wan In danger, He musi |tebed serving peonie so falthfully,| BAYS spent $1,008, outside his pay for his job, in three years’ subbing, tho they often serve them at other 097,')% J it are ett “Ab, yor-—very unfortun: } Warn her He was in a fever of Three days !s a short time tn hae | ptly -room: Ny, only less, mich to post & mano the Far) im Bowles promptly. 18 there any | eceienmnt Whee toe Duele It take @ man three or four years eat, Dut if you don't care what| hotel near ery well, then; let's} ee ee 7 P vs after getting on as regular to pay and say tt quick, you can|urry along to the hotel Lee entered the room. Then the To become a letter carrier, a man ap debts contracted while a sub . 9 ghey pin rm Dixte| They hurried, Bowles struggling | Cowboy reappeared, walking head | takes the clerk-carrier examination Why do they do it? It takes a when the| With the baggage, of which he had | Up with a masterfal stride under the United States civil serv- men year to fied out what he.is rque,| three pieces, and Dixte Lee prepar-| “Why, hello, Dix!" he cried./ica commission. When he passes, ing her valedictory, Yes, much as | burrying over to her, “What, dor? | his name is placed on the “eligible she regretted it, she would have |! draw nothin’? | hist,” in the order determined by his to bid him farewell—otherwise be ‘o, you don't!” responded Dixie! passing stantiing, there to remain might come tagging after her out Lee, stepping back as he !mpu-/ti he ts called in for actual serv- Limited rolled {nto Albuqu and Mr. Bowles m | “Really, Mins Lee,” he said Jing her hand with fust a up against During that year he has got out of tonch with the busi ness or job he had. Another man has taken his place, and he must > | rity. Tahal never forget your {to the ranch and set the whole| dently offered to kiss her. “Not |tce mae : — yor nee al adhe y suntry to talking inlees it's a good slap for not meet-| When called in for work, he takes cobalt "his. coant Ms sate aa whan he buried’ back to hth ten You think you're smart, don’t | ink me down at the train! How's|an oath of allegiance to the United nates te toe te a 3 Maw and Paw and all the boys ns © lose it. And, too, out’ she snapped States government, agrees to for- eta * : while Dixie May sat and waited for|#lone after me this w And so, with many laughing sal-| «wear all active interest in politics va el pomsagenct Se ergo al co | the southbound to take her to Dem-| cause I happened to b little | lies, they passed out Into the cold|and provides for a bond of $1,000,| Umber of new carriers may be pu he southboun¢ , uae antes isaviae Bowles to ott: ky the lor be Seer on omeety, the that so” at ance, and so he hangs on. And ling. It was not a cheerful journey | friend! guarant is honesty, each month widens the breach be THE PHOTOGRAPH MAN = {io contempinte, for Arizona way| | “Now, really, Miss Loe." broke tn | fire | hit rey og srious quarters on the I been am ched for by at with admirable calm, “if it CHAPTER 11 east two reputable persons before tern him and the past so wane 4 not been for you J 1 e was allowed to the exanu more imperative that be Y chin in @ bea-| Connections and unseemly arrivals; | had not been your distressing | 4 week passed, and then one|be was allowed to take the exanu-| 1) “Pi. tiful pose but by ten o'clock that evening | *ituation—which no gentleman | evening a stranger might have been | nation at all t as far an Dem. | Could overlook—you would never | seen riding up toward the Bat Wing| Then he t nd can be prov- exist not only here, but comes a substitute let d is subject to a call en are of my presence | At Deming the wostt subs in uniform, and say, “You she spoke and hurried ahead, and| +p), when Mr. Howles stepped into the hotel some minutes later she was White House was a big} What does he get out of it? An adobe building. set boldly | average of less than $40 per month’ was standing on the track ng for orders and she was ONE WHO KNOWS. old chay * uniatched the gate and) mo! mounted to the gallery and October Upon the edge of the porch smok.| during the ng his pipe t Henry Lee, the eub is reasonably sure of steady —— pioneer cattleman of the Tortugas | Work at $2.80 for an eight-hour day BLOOMINGTON, I!I., Jan. 22 med perfectly sober Valle During the balance of the year, all| —Charged with failure to deliv window, she beheld Rowles » door from the bar was n and a tall cowboy came alking Into the room. The aroma ame With him, but other Lee retired to the sleeper pure Of Tepore, ot her dowr ad entirely for ‘and abont 10 days HIDES LETTERS pristmas period, the gotten her knight It was five k, and so cold], 58 p called, “did Dix come! «Goodevening!” Bowles began,| but 10 or 12 of them at the Seattle! er mail, Isaac N. Ives, a veteran |that the ticket-agent had ducked | !%,0" t She did Are you Mr. Lee?” postoffice are allowed to get work! rural free delivery carrier, was | back into his inner sanctum before |. 1° « and stood by the) The cattleman looked! at him aleleewhere—if they can taken into custody by postal nw) Bit | she co 0 h as hail him prin oblivious Of | moment with a calm, appraising| But who wants to hire a man who! authorities, y Y) EASY | Dixie tried the waiting-room ‘ He had seen the procession | will have to leave his job just at The inspectors found a large ae | de with a deep-drawn shud by for quite a while, and he/the times of year when » needs| quantity of mail hidden in his L \ — ed could judge most men by their{htm most? A few do get outside} barn, some of which had been RO DOLITAN fac | work, however, and they are lucky,| on hand @ dozen years or so. 1 That's my name he said. Those who do not are quired to “That truck! Oh, hum, it What can I do for you? report at 7:30 a. m. every day. wasn't worth the trouble of de- ris sick or laying| livering,” explained the tired sons, he is requir Mr. Ives. My name ts Bowles.” said that | Then, if no car | MUSTARD PLASTERS! « - Sun, Jan. 28 gentleman Mr. Scrimsher,’ of | off for other re \) " SR Ont cine Mat, Wednes@e7 FT) Chula Vista, has referred me to you Mv The Comic Opera Success | jn 1 she ard to a position as cowboy. | ld like very much to get such | ja place.” | Musterole Works Easier,Quicker and Without the Blister um ee 1 MAlens Sorry, Mr. Bowles.” answered | 1 mixing a mess Now Mr. Lee, knocking the ashes out of a { 4 water when soreness n, white mite hite ace of the te mustard plaster, and will of mustard, fi Bae his pipe, “but I'm not taking on any you can easily reli hands at present “Perhaps there will be an open ing for me later? No; | generally take on the} same boys every year. Turn your horse into the pasture and git some supper at the wagon,” added f TONIGHT Rev. _ Carter Helm Jones at es, bruises, chilblains, frosted Ids of the chest. |{t, your round-up Is Just beginning, and I am sure I could be of some vervice—for a few days, at least.” AND the knitted ear muff : 7 ae . : ; Hy ® 2 . snsins vonnals"amtigoniete eae | () Unity Evangelistic Campaign Shean) into a gentle sleep other way out | St the he watchful ruffiar nearer Can you ride?” he inquired | ~ = Se as Letts Mame Bernas | Four Downtown Churches cs ‘ : "Hmm!" observed Mr First Presbyterian Rev.M.A Matthews. nd ¢ the lady by the jaw nding E it : Pray, don't unduly nervous t fd you aver ride any bed horsest® Sy aap Rev Carter Helm Jones A clinfe ‘twas, in dentistr Yes, sir,” Hed Bowles; “several « First Methodist Rev.J. FCrowther First Congregational Rev. Hugh G Ross Ten Nights of Great Sermons -Wonderful Organ Beautiful Music January 22 toFebruary 2. Au Tuese Meerincs Wit Be Hro At PuymoutH CHurcH. SUTHAVE and UNIVERSITY ST. io p COR. THIRD & UNIVERSITY | [aaker etn ee ener horse I've got, eh?” mused Lee. | Over in Tacoma they thought a ANG EN “Well, I'll tell you, Mr. Bowles,” he] continued, “I've got a horse that} You Working People } 00 A Milled a sian leat teli-it youll cide ou know that FO him I'l take you on for a puncher,’ | ur de R - WEEK Very well, sir," responded | , A Bowles And thank you.” | 2 | Ile turned to but the cattle Diteasividaat nd Chetie esol YOUR CREDITISO K man stopped him in his second] Over Ploneer Wiug . . . stride. His bluff had been ai'| aceohrding to the local new hard time @guring out what all about AND THAT—Lifting a safe over wa “Here! Walt a minute!” he cried Fa MS MRE NALS AP SAORI ia Wh