The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 31, 1917, Page 4

democratic government of Russia. the like for a democratized Germany would astonish the world. By mall, out of city, ene Cs $8.80; MORE THA to the country.—Editor’s Note.) E. ey ‘war. If il appointments. inch of the government one of the powerful influences or cements, which in times past have frequen direct and control the actions of congress. __ I proposed this change by an amendment to the postoffice ill two years ago, but it went out on a point of order. ear, when the legislative, executive and judicial appropria- bill came to the senate it contained certain general legis- felative to postoffice employes. for an amendment on the same subject and I reoffered amendment, taking the postoffice appointments out of and providing that they should be appointed on merit | accordance with the regularly established BY MILES POINDEXTER Written for The Star. of the postal ‘service. 22 f that it did not bring the desired result. © certified on a list of eligible applicants. there was at least one democrat on the list and in nearly “eases this democrat was appointed. PROMISES A SQUARE DEAL It will take away from thy velopments in trade, in the arts and sciences. with attack by the United States, a nation to which Germany’s sons have contributed much, the German people might now have the United States as their closest, strongest, most sincere friend. iron hand of greedy monarchy like slaves, the German people might tomor- row be rulers of themselves. This is the hour of the German people, if they will rise, like the Rus- sians, and pull down their autocrats. Whatever the direct cause for which the United States enters the war, or its method of warfare, the world issue is bound to finally consolidate on democracy against German militarism, with all that the latter stands for. It is to be the world against the kaiser’s cabal of autocrats, notwithstand- ing how great or small a part of the world actually resorts to arms. fication of world sentiment for law and order, human freedom and_prog- ress and popular government. Germany cannot win in this war. Each'day adds to the bitterness against her. Each day adds to the price she must pay and takes from her ability to pay. Each of her new “unrestricted” policies removes her farther from the common brotherhood of man and more surely establishes her as ‘“‘the mad dog.” Each day takes from the world belief and hope that the German ple, as a people, do not at heart indorse their autocrat’s violation of the 4 of God, nations and humanity. The United States has promptly, formally and fully recognized the new The enthusiasm with which it would do ‘Postoffice Jobs on Merit _ (Today Postmaster Burieson announced the order Issued by Pres! Wilson, placing postmasters under civil service rules. Poindexter of Washington, author of the law bringing about thir change, tells in the following article (United States Senator From Washington.) The Seattle Star At Beattia Wash. Pestoffice ss ssoond-ciass matter ha, $1.00; B60 per month up te @ mos carrier, otty, the @ meath N 61,000 COPIES SOLD DAILY. There Is an Hour in the Affairs of Nations Instead of ‘being looked upon as barbarian by two-thirds of humanity, the German people might be today accepted by all as brothers. ing three-fourths of Europe engaged in the awful business of starving their women and children and slaughtering their best men, the German people might be holding their old place in the admiration of Europe for their de- Instead of hav- Instead of now being faced Senato how it is going to save mili The action of the president in adopting the merit in the appointment of first, second and third postmasters and taking this “patronage” out of Politics, will save the government, at a conservative estimate, twelve million dollars a year and will in- This sys- _ tem becomes effective a week from Monday. “There are 567 first-class offices. and 45,393 fourth-class offices. were placed in the classified civil service several years President Taft. application of the principle, however, was so per- 13 second-class, 7,437 The fourth-class Three names In nearly al! It only brought the into ridicule because it was a sham and a hypocritical cation of it. Se far as announced, the forthcoming order will not af-| incumbent postmasters during their present term, but i apply to appointments or reappointments at the end of it. te: Instead of a perversion of the principle by giving intment to the democrat on the list of three, the ap- Standing highest on the list and having the other qualifications as to general character, will be ap- d regardless of politics. his change will add to the dignity of congressmen by them from the obligations and humiliations of politi-| the executive civil been used This} This gave an oppor- service _ Ata later time, I will briefly discuss the manner in which is change will improve the service and curtail its expense, opportunity for reward it will ¢ive to faithful em- __ How long ago was it Germany said her peace terms | were on the map? Turkey acts as if she were going to rush in where the kaiser is cautious about treading. Plowshares are more important than swords in mod- Last month on the high seas it was “hands up,” this month it is “thumbs down.” is the mother of crimes, want of sense is father—La Bruyere. For the invalid as well as perfect health those in Bakers Cocoa is an ideal food bev- erage, pure, delicious wholesome. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1760 DORCHESTER, MASS. Pittsburger had wife arrested for breaking eggs on head. Extravagance isn’t criminal, is it? They dor . WONDER POLLETTE sorb. Instead of being ruled by the It is uni- _ COLYUM BRINGING IT HOME Indifferent to the Food crisis before— It has been brought home and We're properly sore. serve potatoes At the Savoy any more. . IF GRANDMA HAS TAKEN HER YARB TEA AND SULPHUR TON IC THIS SPRING. FUL PARLOUS TIME FOR OLD | Count Von Bernstorrr DIPLOMATIC CAREER IS (CONSIDERED ENDED ITS A DRET When we see a widow wearing crepe 15 or 20 years we always be. Hleve that her husband must have dled before she got very well ac- quainted with him. “2 THE HEIRESS AND THE NOBLEMAN Gold are the skies above them, And gold is the flaming orb; Flowers and leaves that are golden More gold from the h But not for the cosmic wonder Does he the Almighty His memory joyously treasures The gold in her father’s bank . WOMEN ARE AS BAD AS PAINTED. . Twenty-seven can we ever that? Prexy school, too. GOSPEL. Headline in porary a ON THE NE . cheerful once In . something Righto! We ha NOT ALWAYS THEY CLERIC, members . of at Princeton id N, a girl. How make good sol- diers out of such material as Wilson's | UNCLE 8AM HAS 12 APOS.- - TLES WHO REPUDIATE HIS —— = WE THOUGHT THE NAVY WAS “DRY” 1. Me UNCLE SAM RUSHES WORK W BOTTLESHIPS 8. Levine writes us that a New York ticket speculator was robbed and shot the other night, and say: it Is a pleasure to read something while, Prominent financier, vice to young men, says It is always a gatisfaction to have to fall in ad. back on, folding bed. LA ens ab- thank ;— ARE | contem. | STAR—SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. WELL, IT'S ; YOU'RE GOING vO BED First! YM TIRED OF WARMING THE BED FoR You ALL THE TIME!" Russia Extended to Baltic Further Extended by Fourth Ob er of The Star's Tab- jtote History of Hussein. Michael Feodorovitch, the first Romanoff czar, found Russia, tn 1613, In @ condition of anarchy and disorder similar to that which ob tains tn Mexico today. The Don Cossacks were ravaging Astrakhan the Zaporogian Cossacks infested the River Dwina region; Polish in roads were constant on the south west; banditry was a common prac tee everywhere. And Michael was a boy! He had been chosen because the Romanoff family represented, tn the minds of the nobles, all that waa best in Russian life. Nobles soon schemed to use Michael to their own {ntorest 15-year-old saa ae oes Patriotism arose, however, and ih rt hel 4 the rule Unusual Combination—Sweet and Leger lags ipod ee It Copiig Poland refused to recognize the | tks’ ctor recent menu at the!/noy czar. He purchased peace by wo “Daw . popular support helped end the rule CANDID SWEET POTATOES” |i) 1645. Hin son and successor ee: acquired Little Russia by voluntary submission of the Cossacks, who had rebelled against Poland. In the war with Poland which followed, Russia retook Kiev and extended In 1689 Peter the Great became czar, He worked to extend Ri iT westward to the Baltic. He won territories on the Gulf of Finland from Sweden and Po land, and in 1703 laid the founda- tions for his new capital, which bears his name—St. Petersburg, now Petrograd. | He took Azov from the Turks,| and planned to establish a navy on the Black sea, but the Turks! reconquere’ Azov, and this plan failed Peter the Great spent years: in| Western Europe learning trades, including shipbuilding. He tried to remake Russia on the lines of West ern Europe, and only partly suc-| ceeded. BED TIME, You AND RETIRE iF YoU WISH, MRS TRUG, uo Be VP PRESENTLY —— her domain to the Dnieper. | ; LIVER, BOWELS PAGE 4 GO AHEAD Tabloid Elistory of Russia Under Peter the Great, and the Great Catherine! | lof Frederick the Great of Prussia. Elizabeth's death saved Prussta when Russian troops were in Ber lin, Her successor, Peter of Hol stein-Gottrop, admired Frederick and became his ally, But Peter was dethroned and his wife took the throne as Catherine the Grea Catherine was a lady of many loves, but under gained much territory, 000 square miles and six million people with the partition of Poland, and expelling Turkey from the north shore of the Black sea Catherine's son Paul joined the Buropean coalition against France, and Was about to repeat the treach ery of the last Peter by leaving the coalition and warring on England, when he was murdered by conspir. ators, Tho story of the accession of the peace lover and humanitarian Alexander I, at the beginning of the 19th century, will be told in the next article. ‘Russ Revolt of bread caused workingmen various munitions factories of & series of raids by hungry peo ple on food shops MARCH 9 (Friday) streets were under guard of mount ed police, Th were severa j minor outbreaks when hungry peo unrest |ple broke into bread stores an were dispersed by the police. The police and some of the troops from the Pe halft-hes the disorders. In many | were fired on the mobs steadily increasing people. Cavalry regiments were cheered by the peo ple, who readily obe }to clear the str | MARCH 10( Saturday) | crowds increased. Offic finally [tre alarmed and ordered t rad garrison were vislbl to fire into the solid mass The troo ple in Nevsky Prospect | there were drawn up with machine | suns. Troops Won't Shoot They flatly refused to carry out this massacre, Officlals promptly replaced them with the known to havw no compunctions of this sort. The police fired several | volleys, © first gener: ~ Davy by Day MARCH 8 (Thursday)—Shortage amoung Strikes declared at Firat Petrograd ed tn thelr suppression of /in their f cases blank cartridges of now! arm 1 their orders| reminded him appreb The he ans police, lash of PO I DE APP Nan of Music Mountain By Frank H. Spearman. Copyright, 1916, by Chas. Scribner's Sone || (Continued from Our Last Issue) rac In another moment the two | Krace storm: meeting in the Gap,|," crashed together, Bolt upon bolt 1/of lightning split the falling sheets of water, ond thunder, exploding ces, stunned and deaf Jened them Nan lesned within de Spain's | his {8 too flerce to last long,” he wald. “Oh, but it's November. | “It won't last all night, ny way, wered Despite his assurance, however did last all night, and it wa only the julls between the shar; qualls that enabled them to cover |the trail before daylight. | Their flight was ont ended |Only the sheer cliff ahead blocke their descent to the aspen grove. They started forward, de Spain ahead. The footholds were slip pery, and fragments of rock that had washed down made every ste; new hazard the populace and the government| They made half the ree: owed, The czar ordered |the sun was rising when de Spain, the duma dissolved, and it was ap-|turning to speak to Nar ked her parent he had determined on re for her rifle, that he might carr sion to stern re snion again jit with his own MARCH 11 (Sunday) Wide! As he turned a gust of wind, spread clashes occurred all of Sat-|*weeping against the # f wall urday night and Sunday These caught him off his guard. He re-| culminated in the first big break in|sained his balance, but tn doing the government forces, A Russian |#o e4 his rifle. Before he regiment Petrograd garrison |could recover it the rifle slipped rev when their officers de m reach. In the next Instant manded they open fire on the he heard it bounding from rock to hungry people. Another joined) rock, five hundred feet below later more came orer lato} Greatly annoyed and humiliate t night he spoke with @ laugh to reassure | Nan. Just as she answered not to| These fore ined and took the strong fortress of St. Peter and | 8t. Paul, after a brief battle. Their success led to other wholesale mu tinjes of troops with bloody |#cenes as the troops killed the! officers or overwhe!l ema | ‘Then the troops marched In force against the police and defeated jth ody street fight. This lw | volt. | MARcH day of organized re ver that still remained loyal to ‘orry, something splashed suddenly close at band against the rocky wall, From , the sound of a rifle report cracked {nst the face of the cliff. They were so rtartled, #0 completely amazed that they stood motionless, But in snother moment the blow of the avy againet the splintering tock Was re d, the distant re port followed. “Under fire,” muttered de Spain. He looked questioningly at Nan She herself, gazing across the dizzy depths, was searching for the dan | 12 (Monday)—Street | gerpoint. A third shot followed at fighting continued unabated, but in |, singly regular {nterval—the j ternoon the tide of battle te terval needed by a turned for the revolutionists, The marksman working out | With dramatic swiftness, one of th |movernment regiments opposing nting for the peo- ite place in th s and joined the rev |tion. Tho desertion spirit swept the whole line. Thousands joined Within an hour nearly all of Petro: grad fell into the hands of the revo- | lutionists. Immediately the duma met, altho it had been ordered dissolved by the czar. Manifestos were issued; SINKING IN THE RUSSIAN SNOW ‘OLD FOLKS NEED ‘CASCARETS’ FOR |Salts, calomel, pills act on! bowels like pepper acts in | nostrils, Enjoy life! Don’t stay bilious,} sick, headachy and constipated. Get a 10-cent box now. 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Take one or two night ly and note the pleasing results, | _—— BULLBROS. Just Printers MAIN 1043 ® ular help, else they| s¢ For age is never + was apprised that the peo- The imper' A new cabinet This was really the of the revolution, as a revolution, with organized control by those seeking overthrow of the At night the troops ed, made Vigorous as nt build few governme t still the czar's offi cials, It was the most bitter of all the fighting of the revolution day)—Early in third day, pnt forces 13 (Tu of the 1 officials surrender ministers were ted Rodziannko, of the duma, sent a tinal appeal to the czar demanding immediate reform measures. The revolutionists then assumed full control of the government. AUTO CLUB DRIVE ON FOR MEMBERS In a mammoth drive bership, aiming at “Ten Thousan Strong,” the Automobile club Seattle Saturday launched a 24 hour campaign, which is designed to put the organization in the very front rank of similar organizations thruout the country | Chairman Clyde L. Morris, as sisted by M. D, Mills, secretary of the membership board, and sup: perted by R, M. Dyer, president of | the club, has appointed every member of the club a special mem ber of the committee for the day The preparations have been elab. orate and complete. Business houses thruout the city have prom- ined to co-operate, and their win dows will be dressed with such au tomobile accessories and equip: ment as each handles MACCABEES ASKING FOR A NEW TRIAL’ Motion for a new trial was filed Friday by Ballinger & Iudson, fep enting the supreme tent of the Maccabees, in the caso Of Frank Hi, Kennedy against the fraternity to recover a $3,000 insurance claim, A jury awarded a verdict to the plaintiff Saturday 1. The] President | for mem-} ind it “Nan,” de Spain muttered, “I've |eot you tnto a fix. If we can't |etop that fellow he is Hable to stop us. Can you see anything?” “Henry!” She was looking straight down into the valley. “Is ther anything moving on the ridge—over there—see—just east of Sassoon’s ranch house?” De Spain, his eyes bent on the point Nan indicated, drew her for- ward to a dip in the trail which, to one stretched flat, afforded a plight protection De Spain spoke slowly: “Gira me your rifle.” He held out his hand, keeping his eyes rigidly on he sus ous spot on the ridge. How far js it to that road, Nan?” She looked toward the faint line hat lay in the deep shadows be- “ ‘Three hundred yards.” Nan, if it wasn’t for you, T ouldn't travel this country at all,’ he remarked with studious uncon- Last time I had no ammu this time, no rifle—you al- have what's needed. How are we, Nan?” n hundred feet.” ate for me, Nan, will you?" femember the wind,” she fal- tered, adjusting the sight as he had asked. Throwing the rifle to his shoulder, de Spain covered a hardly percep. ck object and fired. Once, jtwice, three times his hand fell and cern nition ways tigh every mark of precision. | The fire came steadily back, and | leliberately, without the least int! mation of being affected by |Spain’s return life and his own shoulder, deadly part of his arm and ey brain j | Then, while she looked, breath jlessly, he took his eyes an instant |from the sights He's running!" exclaimed de Spain, as the rifle butt jWent instantly back to his cheek Whoever he {s, God help him now!” The words were more fearful to| Nan than an imprecation. He had driven his enemy from the scant cover of a rut in the trail, and the |man was fleeing for life. |} Bullet after bullet — followed |the escaping wretch. Suddenly de |Spain jerked the rifle from his cheek, threw back his head and swept his left hand across his straining eyes. The black running tov sprawled headlong on the trail De Spain did not fire again ond after second he waited to be sure there was no ruse, Without | taking his eyes off the s feet. As his hand lspeck, he rose stiffly to his |if in a dream she saw stretched toward her he looked across the far gulf, one word: “Come!” Of all the confused impresstons Nan} t stretch and and taking bis time to| speck |» eably light stepping and not un- ful fat man advancing, hat in t her as she stood with cary and bedraggled in A smile flamed from her eyes when, turning at once, he rebuked |de Spain with dignity for not intro- ducing him to Nan, and while de Spain made apologies Letever intro- duced himse And is this,” murmured Nan, lly Mr. n Lefever, whom I've rd son stories about?” She was conscious of his pleasing eyes and even teeth as he smiled ain de Sp take | | The Tr raged “If they ain—L warn you them with . rest of the story ts soon told. " said John, all reserve,” o- death of Sassoon, coupled with cape of Nan with de Spain, so Gale Morgan that he turned upon his uncle in unbridled fury, Duke was low, whe storm from jeome Gal Sleepy And for the first time old saw his nephew as he really In his heart he was thankful Nan bad escaped the brutish and later t met h when r same winter, fate in a terrible urning to the Gap » where he had be- ageably drunk, Duke {did not truly grieve. And when with t |Nan making spring came overtures for peace, the lonely old man was only tod tlad to accept. And once the pact as made, he and Nan's husband ca great friends. | The railroad has not yet been suilt across the Sinks to Thief River. But only those who Mved Sleepy Cat in its really wild stage days are entitled to call | themseives early settlers, or to tell stories more or less authentic about what then happened. | when | young | ele: haire fancif. ways great world. | | Wherever j}such a one, he will tell you ofthe days when Superintendent de Spain the {gun in the mountains and used {t, the de boy, M for his Uncle Duke’s coming. you happen to find Western Division wore a necessary, on his wife's re lations. Whether {ft was this stern sense of discipline or not that endeared him to the men, these old-timers are, to & man, very loyal to the couple who united In their | marriage the two hostile mountain nts. One in especial, a white old man, described by the 11 as a retired outlaw, al- spends his time in town at Spain home, where he takes interest in an active little Morgan de Spain, who waits THE END. RELAXATION ~ BEST REMEDY FOR WORN BODY Rest is the best medicine fn the Nature mends frayed nerves and worn tissues when one sits down in a com- fortable chair and relaxes tense muscles, The same build- ing up process goes on even more fully when one | | of acti is asleep. Sleep is not a period of idleness. The most beneficial sort vity goes on within us when we slumber. Most of us know the value of a rose sharply on the lever, withy«good night's sleep” in heading off or cur same * ing an inciptent cold. The cure” can be applied to the more dangerous diseases, even tu- de | berculosis. Exercise should not be a part of tissues “ | Nan tried tawlose her eyes to the/the treatment of tuberculosis. The figure of de Spain fighting for her|jungs have been broken and torn Her rifle, at bis| by the germs of the disease. Every seemed in his hands &/ nit of undue exercise puts on ad- © and ditional strain upon the damaged The blood is sent racing thru the arteries and veins, The should sufferer .from tuberculosis have plenty of fresh air and | complete rest until the building up process has had a chance to repair The should ther and | damages. sufferer from carry tuberculosis this point even fur- ould protect himself from the noise and bustle of streets in a large city. The rattle of street cars, the honk of automobiles and the general hubbub of business to which away” he is more or less aceus- |tomed in health sets up a “wearing process within the body. | There is no better cure for the rd the ranch house| wear and tear of everyday life than to take from five to fifteen min- relax ¢ Sec-|utes at the close of the day and rom pletely, Sit down in an easy chair when y prawling/you reach home and let all the tired muscles relax do nothing d heard, a8| petter still, for fifteen minutes and | see how much better you feel when jyou sit that crowded Nan’s memory after] Many the wild night on Music Mountain,|he can |the most vivid was that of a no- ‘world Sit limp and Try this for five, or down to your evening meal, ya man is so eloquent that convince anybody in the except his wife, Mr, C, O. gine Co, No, 56, No. 7 N, iiton Ave., Chicago, Ill, writes: “Last year I had a severe attack of la grippe which left me ve' wenk, so that I was unable to per- If you value your watch, let Haynes repair it. 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