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har of the fone North st League of Newepane Entered at Seattia Wash, Postofticn aa» ~ ° mpapere | ny mail, out of clty, one Year, $2.60; & months, $1.90; 880 per month up to € m #00 Mets i Dy carrter, city, the a month ‘ | Hight, Paget Newspaper Servier) yother servants and Mra, Warden By Wm. MacHarg and Edwin Balmer her hair, deep brown ané abundant, Leicdkes CHAPTER 1 ran down, ‘The stranger, now we (Copyright by Paget page= ig taining The Seattle Star STAR—MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1917, ane iy. The Bar \" tuning © e688 ne Mate PAGE 4 “THE BLIND MAN'S EYE Newspaper Service.) =| atareceanen re a | A Financier 0 f v4 | or the first time by Mra, Warden, | —._—— iving her a boyish look, , * Gabriel Warden—capitaltst, ratl| ear t minkind toes | giving b look. World s Mad Dog Write Your Congressman liene director, owner of mines and ite alded in alae the bed ‘onl Investigation of the murder went| Take charge prepared to ere : ees i -y ht r gy Se - er % D ‘ . nan y. The state « of to hic fou wi mciiitate| know her e now £i , IRST thing, let us understand our enemy, AR on Prussian aristocracy, yes; war/|timber lande—-paced the great I-\the car into the living room; he|On unceasingly. The #tatem tito Chi ; see cee ey = ee tal the: tik See ‘ “ hich seeks ing room of bis home noar Seattle.| remained until {t was certain that | Kondo and Corboy were verified nd obey n ty wecie. wit a powertul the German autocracy on the Teutonic militarism which § |Twice he had phoned to ask and! Warden hed been killed and noth-|1t was even learned at what spot any request Waidh may m Pennnes c face, His hair and mus The enemy respects no treaties. Hence, world domination by a perpetual war ma-|to learn that the train from Van-| ing could be done. When this had Warden's murderer had left the by & passenger who will) petcivese dark: his brows were act sthing from any treaty or 2 sn the kaiser, yes; war on|couver had come tn and that It#! been established, Kon end ire »tor unobserved. Beyond this, no niify himeelf by a card from |tache wore dark elie br Bem expect nothing from an) ; chines, yes; war on the Kalect, Iriven| Passengers had left the station | Warden looked areenéd for him ¢ was found of him, ‘The dis |diack; his eyes were : ment we have with it and such treaties him resolutely, unceasingly, until he is driven)” it was not like Warden to show | put he was no longer there |appearance of the young man who| As he went to work he saw, | #0 Lon nem ni rm follow dead letter, whether they concern mutual across the Rhine and rendered harmless nervousness; Kondo, the Japanese! ‘rhe news of the murder created | had come to Warden's house was) across the bay, the fnooming vee veee ocean ia not ; ( kings or such as entered into at The J ’ 7OR It AS YOU GO Joorman, who watched him thru the! q genpation, which deepened with | also complete. anese Mner, the Tamba Maru, and |!” hs rd gg sare : hg ei as between aristocracy and} Portiores, thre times saw him £0 tO the disclosure that this was the | No suspicion attached to this|the thought oceurred to know him, nor - La oe wre: | Hew © or elsewhere This is a war between . Mh, {the window and, wated tm hand,| second time such a surder bad | Younes man His disappearance! Probably President Jarvis has | 06! put, unquestionably, i PThe enemy violates all international law democracy—and when human life 18 de-\ stand staring out. It was a Sunday | happened, socmed explicable. It was general-| some mogul on that boat whom he |" MN soba beryl of 20, ‘1 f ordinary rules of warfare. He will kill manded, the wealth of the nation faust be evening tn February—cold, cloudy, Warden ha@ been close, at one y redited that he, too, must have | wishes to coddle.” In the ale ph ii. Seana et re ee | $ * ‘ } ay 2 ancia ‘ost. | chilly arden eviden o < Fou Pp . | been ed; or, was allve, he|terminal he climbed aboard the a tawa ’ tyrannically use us and our women and conserij ted as well to pay the financial ¢ Seg hub eae ahemnenk: ilade ae time, to the great Western capital ar asdets Foie hontrantinn wmtpal hex cl ge gph next. An Bagiishmen, with see ; : “ There is ther democratic possibility | + fst, Matthew Latron; and Latron, | * waiting express and t 1 cheeks, fumbling, clumsy, y dren under the slightest necessity of war- here is no other ¢ eee t t th |served, his nervousness increased. | tive yoars before, had been mur|& Warning of his own fate if he/up and down. ‘Travel was veneer mcs tole He will sink without warning or con- There are those who, in spite of the pa-/Ho turned suddenly and pressed! dered. Latron's murderer had| camo forward at this time that trip. There were but 14 fin *. and our mes, iat conned tion of any sort a ferry, passenger ship triotic fervor which should wrap their| the bell. Kondo entered the room; | been a man who had also called by| Thus, after ten days, no informa | sengers aboard ns pom ll 4 “booked” at Hong hospital ship. We need not resort to thought, are willing to let this war be paid/he not od then that Warden's hand | gppotntinent, tion frm or about him had been! Connery got off and went to hav p = hd : ; "3 ‘ was shaking Latron’s death had occurred at | sained. a chat with old Sammy Seaton, th or ; me . ‘ % . > yond ate y ystem which) °" n eon! ad occur h . a things, but we are fools to expect mercy by the bond system, by ae sys hich) "=A young man who may, or may|q time of flere financial. strees ~ gateman. Just then s group of peo-|__ (Continued Ir exhibitions of humaneness in any degree. throws a gigantic national de ot on genera-| not, ae a name, will eg for! and warfare. But in this compart + hon 11. ple crowded out to the the j " ions ine. je will say he ed bY &P\ ron Warden's statement t bin| Express Is Held for a Personage (baggage of some showing foreign ah e: , wi madmen whose sole tions and generation 5 & fon n's statement to bis! ° 1 We are dealing vicr Pores ee , While workers carry shrapnel and machine|Potntment. Take him to my smok-| wife was not borne out, Men of| Bob Connery, special conductor, | labels The first to pass thrn wae Albert ansen | is to kill, by all foul as well as fair A tng-room. I will see bim there. high place in the business world! was surprised at breakfast on the @ girl about 22 j un shells, the rich must sacrifice surplus > | We need not become madmen, too, £& ells, 1 in . | Warden went up the stairs to bis! al! concurred In saying that, so far| 11th day to get from the president, She was of medium height, sle seetiie int Gale ay St) he first-class fools if we at all incomes to pay ALL the money costs, In-|wite’s room. He had promised tO} as Warden and his properties were|of his railrond an order in writing | der and erect in figure. She b jewe! rem we will be first-cla fool Sad | to th n wh erve accompany her to a concert | rned, the tt of 4 del! 4 by | the air of a p fo red r aa = aie ¢ srey of cluding xd wages to ¢ me O serve) ac o 3 |concerned, the time was one of|on private note paper, delivered by e air of @ person of assured po : eres Remndny Of mercy ol in the army and navy. That is fair, demo-| thought he had come to beg off-| peace; neither attack nor serious| special messenger. It rend |sition, Her fair cheeks were||| 010 Second Ave. Near Madison) enemy. ea rs re dP vere . ie suddenly saw that he so aah | cae had threatened him. No. & will run one hour late.’ ruddy and her blue eyes bright; ; we admen is not cfatic, American. 7 to her to discuss some serious sub-| — rn - =— , ey in sires 4 Soin ane Senbiaet From the practical standpoint, it may be) ject | biti » but when it com ° pO billi im-| “Cora,” be said, when he necessary to raise two or three billions im a . had) lives or ours, we must shoot to kill, in mame of God and in behalf of all hu- mediately thru bonds, before the collectofs closed the door. of income taxes can get the required amount. But after that, the tax on surplus incomes vice on & business question.” “A business question!” kreatly surprised. “I want your al | She was! She was years) s no such thing as rights, no such as obligations, no such thing as honor MUST pay th bodied in the le we have a man or a dollar left. We war as civilized men should, but we will quit until the last fang is pulled from bloody, frothing jaws of the world’s. dog. ’ Here's forerunner of crow: Berlin dis- match says two tons of elephant meat is made serviceable for food. tréotic rich ‘ congress must you are behin in The Star te A _ greater (TRY! UXTRAW! “U” BOAT TO THE RIGHT PLACE AT CALIFORNIA | A rawnbroker wae rudely awak- ened in the middle of the night by a furious knocking at his front door. Much frightened, he opened the window and looked out “Whwh-what’s the matter?” he asked. ‘Come stranger. “Who are—" “Come down!” Interrupted the other. The pawnbroker hastened down- stairs and peeped around the door. “Now, sir,” he demanded. “| wan’sh to know the time?” aid the bibulous one. “You Infernal rascal! Do you mean to say you woke me up for “UT boat beat California fanford again in the annual It's a ConiBEAR. see \L CARRIED TO NEWCASTLE § police bad an easy night of day. Seven arrests were ostly for plain drunkenness. man heavily charged with imitated Jack Johnson on st. late fn the evening, and he issued a sweeping chal- to the populace he awoke tn of the street with a black ubenville (0.) Gazette. ee ing to the people of Tuk- the down,” demanded crete is only what it’s|that? How dare you?” up to be. The midnight visitor looked In- see hm Wf the well-dressed lady who autre got my wate op the ten-pound sack of on-| yb eee jin front of The Star office will call on E. D. K. OUTCLASSED be glad to return the sack. The pompous dishop was pass- ee © ing along a street in London when “I you telj her when you pro-|he heard three coster-mongers en- to her ‘that you were un-| gaged in a wordy warfare. iy of her? That always| “My good man,” he sald to one, = hit with them.” lin tones of gentle rebuke, “wher Was going to, but she told itidid you learn to swear like tha first.”"— Puck. “Lor luv yer, guy'nor,” rep Hed .few have come to the front (all {honor to them), and our forefathers handed down thetr precepts to all of us. Boys, for the love of all that t# most sacred and holy, wake up and throw aside the base cowardic that, thrn the future years, come back many times to haunt you and yours Girls, in your hands lies unlim- in the name of all that {s | {ted power at this crisis to bring 3 are the sons and daughters/out all that is best and most ad r heroes who fought and bled|mirable in our young men and 96 establish the foundation of the| make heroes of them, or drag thom om and humanity on which our | down to the lowest state of craven ied country was built? Only cowardice. 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Scripps, founder of TOT hed Gocided ti: bet new— Tt pe The Star; Simon Benson of Portland, AmoOS| may lead to « result which I have| Pinchot of New York, and other truly pa-| men it is the principle of war finance which Let your represe America as well as in the world at la ETTERS : SENT: TO: THE: pute) he usually kept her. | younger than he; all business matters from “I mean ft came to me thru some | e costs, This principle is em- demand on congress of the} felt I haven't the right te decide | entirely for myself.” Warden's wife felt alarmed, “You mean it affects me direct ly? “It may adopt tatives in congress know! For that reason I must) d it Clip the cour rinted|¢o what you would have me do.” | lay 1 be sure to r it. | He 1 both her hands. ; Cora,” he said, “what would you democracy must = ru ‘1 have me do if 1 had found out that rge. a young man had been outraged in “jevery right by men who are my/ B EE. D. IK. friends? Would you have me fight for him Or would you have me— o Vv ja bd © lio down?” His fingers almost crushed hers he “ t. | i by AAD atone (1 his excitement. She stared at W iy neeee 6 {him with pride then. Why, you) 7 eae would fight them!” | | No matter what {t costs, Cora,” Nee Phe Ndgte oll heal sald, “if I go into this fight, I senor - NPR) shall be not An opponent to eerirat rate. We've got the root! *" friends; 1 shall and the mortgage on. ler pine ebin tee engraeh gage on ney may think It necessary to re move.” SAFE “You mean some one might kill | | Miss Forty-Odd awoke in the mid-| you?" | dle of the night to find a burglar (ransacking her effects. Miss Forty | Odd did not sream, for she prided ould that keep me frem going | in? Would you have mo afraid to} do a thing that ought to be done, | herself, among other things, upon) Cora her courage. “No,” she sald; “I would not.” Pointing to the door with a dra} “All right, then, That's all I had matic gesture, she exclaimed to know. The young man ts com “Leave me at once!” The burglar politely retreated a step and said: “I had no intention of taking you.” . ing to see me tonight all t can after I him.” He went I'l tell you talked with| directly downntatrs | The telephone bell rang. Warden answered, He spoke no names. Apparently the other person wished | HADN'T HEARD OF KISS GERMS | He worshipped her, and with all] his youthful ardor he begged her to|to see Warden at once. Warden marry him finished, “All right; I'll come and} | “That's all very well, Jack, all) get you | |very pretty; but do you think we| Turning to Kondo, he ordered his can Hive on love and kisses?” lear. Kondo heard Warden direct | “It's much the safest—ev the chauf Patrick Cort a jelse is elt adulterated or pol-| faithful Irishman, to @ drug atc ' Corboy érov | of less EDITOR": to the place. A y o medium height, broad-shoul 4 and wearing a mackintosh, came to the curb and| soned or tainted!” he exclatmed. Everybody's spoke to Warden. Corboy did not ar the name, but Warden immed! ately asked the man Into the car; | |soldiers. We cannot fight with gun|2® directed Corboy to return home. | and bayonet, but we can serve him|Th® Chauffeur did this, but was ltoyally by giving him the bright,|° d on the way to stop several } Our president issued a ca jalert, true, brave and noble Amer} because of obstructions. ican youth that our hearts cry out| , mt tinmediately after War to keep for ourselves, but which our|%¢" had left the bh the door better natures and the voice of hu-)%¢!! rang. A young man with a manity tells us is not ours to keep| diet and pleasant bearing inquired at this time. f Mr. Warden and said he came It in one chance in a Mfetime to)? Sppointment <ondo ushered him into the smoking roo: The @ you pus country t Jap did not announce this arrival Baran aceintty but several times in the next half is a chance to a a rcaee' had ie Weeraa.s ta aboer rose aed yy gue stranger had not moved. In about | ways stood for humanity, justiec ee ee ee mercy and bravery. It is our chan: ig ig oy to make heroes! oe aie te American womanhood is on trial! | ¥&* 20 motion Inside. The ¢ Will our country find us true, brave,| {eur looked in and saw Warden patriotic, self-sacrificing? Or’ will) ins back ae ee ee we stand forth a blot—a mark of /On%: he was alone cowardice and abnormal selfish-|, Warden was dead; the t sane head had been smashed in Girls, put a stop to these craven|, 7he chante atka maging 2 Cos a ic p pgeva ng; Kondo, behind him, ran into principles of fear and wardl the house calling for help. Two and send forth in their places true patriotism and manhood! No, Lam not an advocate of war ) War is savagery—a relic of barbar ism—and that is what we, the allied nations of humanity, are fighting to overcome, Now is no time to cr “Peace,” when there can be nc peace with the vulture of carnal op pressiveness floating above our very heads, We must “wing” this bird of prey, and then we shall have} true peace and prospertt Come, girls, show yourselves true daughters of freedom and unsel: CROSS, FEVERISH CHILD IS BILIOUS OR CONSTIPATED | apes Look, Mother! If Tongue Is) ness and make your old Uncle & Coated Give “California | my proud of you. Then, and Syrup of Figs” ever, shall Old Glory wave over us| sia # | folds, cleansed of | its protecting Every mother realizes, after giv every at n of fear, selfishne: 8 andling her children “California Syrup | cowardice FR. B.A. lof Figs,” that this is thelr ideal | - laxative, because they love ite ALLEGED FORGER [1S | vieasant taste, and it thoroughly |cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels without griping. When cross, Irritable, feverish or breath {8 bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless “fruit laxative,” and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and “undigested food passes out of the bowels, and you have a e wi ‘| well, playful child again. When tts for 465 and $25, It is asserted by| jittle system ts full of cold, throat the local Pinkerton agency that| gore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, Zellers wag fined $26 and costs here|indigestion, colle nember, a on a ch of petty larcency| good “inside cleansing” should al August 20, 1915, and that on Sep-|ways be the first treatment given tember 21, 1915, he was sentenced| Millions of mothers keep “Call to 60 days in the King county jail| fornia Syrup of Figs” handy; they for ~ vagrancy Zellers will be|know a teaspoonful today saves a brought back to Washington to face|sick child tomorrow. Ask your trial of a forgery charge |drugeist for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle, Beware of coun felts sold here, #0 don’t be fooled Get the genuine, made by “Califor: | nia Fig Syrup Company.” | CAUGHT IN OREGO | M. Zellers, alias Ed Zeller Albert Adams, has been arrested at Montavilla, Or. by agents of the William J, Pinkerton Detective| Agency on the charge of passing! |two worthless checks at Raymond jon the Willapa Harbor State Ban rge | CHARGING HER |made miserable by lectors, Mra lala fled suit Saturday W. D. agent. life had debts and M Fre for divorce city been col an from purchasing LET US SHOW YOU HOW TO KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME Have Another Chance at It We Can Do This If You Will Attend the FORMAL OPENING Of the New Exhibition Building ALL WEEK—TOMORROW TO SATURDAY Albers Bros. Milling Co. Merrthew Studio & Co. Arts Stationery Co. Giana Co. Milk Products Cano & Onno Church Mig. Co, Fisher Flouring Mills Go, Fleischmann Co. Frye & Co. Hemrich’s Staft Products Co. lywoed Gi pe Repair Co, Const Conserve Co. dy Co, Converse Company arrixon Co, A. Ine, Copeland Shirt Co. Creacent Mfg. Oo. Curtis Studio Lang Mfg. LAlly, Chas, Co. Vride Bros, You Are Cordially Invited to Visit and Inspect These Exhibits—Admission by Coupon—Clip Here ONE ADMISSION To Industrial Exhibit EXHIBITION BUILDING COME EVERY DAY IT WILL BE WELL WORTH YOUR WHILE MANUFACTURES WASHINGTON Fourth Ave. and University St. Afternoon or Evening Week of April 16 to 21, 1917 ‘These Coupona will appear in th per every day. 3 hs Celebrating the Installation in Its New and Permanent Home of The Industrial Exhibit of Washington Products Of the Manufacturers’ Association, Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club, in Conjunction With the Seattle Fine Arts Society, Curtis Studio and Washington Fisheries Exhibits Daily Public Demonstration Of Washington Manufactured Goods—2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. (Except Saturday Evening) . x Music-Moving Pictures-Dancing—Other Features THOUSANDS OF SUBSTANTIAL GIFTS OF WASHINGTON PRODUCTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED By the Following Firms, Who Will Also Demonstrate the Wisdom of Patronizing Home Industry Rainier Products Co, Rose Muste Co. Schwabacher Broa, & Co, Seribblers’ Ink & Paste Co, Seattle Paint Co, Shop ne, The, Catering Ice Cream Coy U.S. Trading Co, Western Dry Battery Co, Windshield-Swipe Co.