The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 25, 1917, Page 4

o° <a) The Seattle Star | ° od at Seattian Wash, Postoffion as ee ane waattor . ' . (Continued From Our Last teeue) |~ .| Some one now was coming down ataire. The girl had tie nly to whisper ewilftly, “If we don't get a Bridges’ Resignation ieee oreo ae wai te > AR ' vase.” She pointed to a bronze an OBERT BRIDGES, pre f the concerned tique on a table near them, “When } ion, ha feiideied It was and, at vert it rvices to of foe Seattle port cor his resignation, to take effect May the same time, has offered hi fy the government in any capacity it may see Bouse fit to use him ai Bridges has served for six years—free of gieg @harge to the people of this port He has been a loyal servant to the gen sition—ar eral welfare. His work on the port com The Star h ‘ Imission will be of growing benefit as tim Bridges to on. The possibilities for public service about two ye the publicly owned wareh ' the put u uses, cold stor- that he would ges oppos The m “stuffs will probably make the port commis Bion the most import body in the whole ity, so far as the individual homekeeper is * * * * * ht a HE railroads or me t ing at this time for an cent in freight rates are der 5000 which they do not nee Mand to which they age not er fe) The railroads, as shown by sports for January and February, are re¢ States In ask ALI rHE ED ST Ase ¢ cir published STOCKHOLI ye They fail alse de bsic g greater net earnings this year than ever SU - q fore in their history. The Southern Pacific, Coa) unwarran ng loud ost ex- | Feb Sy for example, whose president is ta | est for higher freig rhe ra { es, earned 4 ‘actly twice as muc A during January ar of this year as it did 1916, the perous year in the road's who own n “ei ht Out of awery dollar th at the public now . for freight and passenger servic e, 30 cents | rep nts the railroads’ profits ter but unr { increase this to ne cen | They say that they will have to pay mo The public s coal during the coming year BUT ton is entirely HEY FAIL TO TELL THE PUBLIC Northwest st * * * * * > Having opposed the letter and spirit of the Federal tra pping board bill, Capt. J. F. Blaine of Se- ported the pri is entitled to congratulations for master- generalship in securing an appointment a isor of the wooden ship construction. President R missioners, by Railroad Rate Increase Unjustified | Harriet was taking him for his) . THAT THEY OWN ONE-FOURTH OF |waik in the garden. She had told] COAL MINES IN THE hi ry companies, by raisir tably, are extorting millions of the sound of a motor dollars from the publie which will eventually ‘#Pldly from behind { their way into the pockets of the sare d by the American people, as soon as s they understan ing out a plan by which a larger interest is Oxman threw the bull, according to the to be taken in the organization by the ~ es’ idea to have the port con not run again. It feels that it Star can’t help hoping that} STAR--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1917. PAGE 4 avor Bridges was the man behind these thing remain on the port commission again—in-| while Seattle—and the port ict—will miss definitely—and pe again have to face the Bridges, will miss more than ever in tl vile criticism of eedy speculators in War crisis, when the proper han Hing of foo land, foods, ate and other things, whor) ec I'm sure the agreement Is in the covered, which waa not likely to Pege plants and terminals, are untold—at is imposing upon good nature to ask him to y bim again. From that time, never held strictly in re traint, he found himeelf always tn the sight of some one. CHAPTER XIUTL The Man From the Train Convinced that Basil Santoine had stay faire Eaton was pussied to place his daughter's part tp them. Was she ATES, AND THAT THEY|® ALLY BUYING THIS COAT /ghe THEMSELVES OR FROM COM-'q \NIES WHICH HAVE THE SAME strolled out upon the pike JERS AS THEMSELVES. | » to tell the public that these g the price of the railroads 1, coming on top of the f had a sinister connection with af-| which deeply concerned bim, | jas innocent as she looked? The fifth morning after his arrival ro raw no atte her father was very much, er, He had spoken with bit sof bis expertences with men ad tried, without success, to s confidence. Finally they) ey had been following the edge © road, nearer to the tracks of motors, Suddenly she cried out clutched at him. She had heard mm and had not ¢t usly, as she had cried ed upon him, she had ed that this car was not pase : ing; It was directly bebind and al cars and adequate service IM| most upon him. She felt him sp rt food and short coal, is noth-|to the efte as quickly as he oc igated gall, and will be so re-|t the facts ervice commission of Washing in joi s to fight the increase. de commission yesterday re- ce of gasoline is dominated by car dashot on the Standard Oil Co. Y’ can't fool the com ' cracky! hodes of the Chamber is work- Mooney defense. eral public. STAR BEANS... . | he police today struck a real [HOPE THEY ARE NOT HALF. e to the mur MAST derers of Mrs.| Piags on ladi stocktin, fe the ‘ & feld; and the mar- | patriotiam the greatest prominence ahal's deputies | > me he: bout. ft Pauterses whereanouts O"| EVERY ONE IN AMERICA owe WILL HAVE TO WEAR WHITE| A report from the | STOCKIN NEXT YEAR FOR} ioe crop Soperettontlnged Pte K OF DYES, BUT THERE flure this year. So far as we are IS ONE CONSOLATION—THEY cerned, it is always a failure. |DON'T STAY WHITE VERY ES ce '¢ LONG T'S WRONG WITH HARRY? | + +8 Bign in Pottstown, Pi |The lawless war still raves; HARRY FRIEDMAN The invaders act like ghoul Repaired While You Walt Britannia rules the waves, Work Guaranteed And the Germane waive the rules, Wehnand A. Reh-| latest vogue. Nothing like giving | Tho kangaroo is the n the world that never educated | jite feet. It can't walk. And it can only half fy. So it site up on Its hind legs and gets whe = going t WW There are many critict this we might make of th jgaroo, It travels by Jerks. jlocal train. And if it lived in an fey country it could leap ten feet jand slide a mile and have it on all of us | eee {bly you may have notices it po y not. At any rate, the d jti presented at a meet Hine senate Co: age! OTT OR OVERBUYING? wouldn't trade with our nelehbor, The Star: In response to| would we? And #0, just let the article about housewives buy- people buy up all the necessities tn by the case, etc., we realize you «ight, until merchants call for help two for the merchant and one an crisis arises to which the long- the housekeeper. pked-to BOY ent will respond. As far as the government going A. WHITE, fix the price of foodstuffs, the Gold Bar, Wash. nment has been going to inves- EDITOR'S NOTE—Mrs. White these many months, but flour, can assume, with entire fair. ea 40 cents per barrel almost) ness, that governmental action Week, and everything else ac may be siow In fixing prices fly. Do you wonder people and regulating the distribution ‘t wait longer for the govern of foodstuffs. She is entitled to to act? Of course, our govern assume that the wise policy Is tt is our oOWn—and not one of us for the housewife to stock her. iid exchange it for any other in seif for the entire year at the wide world. present high costs, on the the. It's like our sons and daughters.| ory that the big garden and ¥ sometimes need to be taken grow-all-you - can-on-your-farms “by the back of the neck and shaken, is not going to bring prices until their teeth rattle, but we' down. But when she declares ao M.A. GOTTSTEINIA fro FURNITURE CO. Sum a HOME POON HERS SPECIAL NOTICE For the purpose of cooperating with the homefurnisher during the present high cost of living, the following terms on homefurnishings will prevail until further notice: $ 50.00, nothing down, $1.00 week, or $4.00 mo. § 100.00, nothing down, 1.25 week, or 5.00 mo. § 150.00, $ 5.00 down, 1.50 week, or 6.50 mo. 200.00, 10.00 down, 2.50 week, or 10.00 mo. 250.00, 12.50 down, 3.00 week, or 12.50 mo. 300.00, 15.00 down, 3.50 week, or 15.00 mo. We invite the accounts of all reputable and trustworthy homefurnishers. The GOTTSTHIN original “added-to-account” policy will con- tinue as heretofore, Customers having a current account may select a Gas Range, Refrigerator, Go-Cart, Lawn Mower, Garden Tools, Garden Hose, Blankets, Comforts, Bedding or other season able articles, and have same adjusted without the usual first payment. M. A. GOTTSTEIN FURNITURE CO. Seattle's Popular Homefurnishers Second Avenue, Between Pike and Pine SOLE AGENTS: BUCK’S UNION MADE STOVES AND RANGES. PULLMAN REVOLVING-SEAT BED DAVEN- PORTA, THY O8TERMOOR MATTRESS ee cone tat 6. TTERS : SENT: TO: THE : EDITOR, & the merchant and one for the housekeeper,” the fairness of | that The Star speaks “two for | a statement is NOT evi- | There was considerable move- ment last winter thruout the country on the part of house keepers to boycott merchants on certain foodstuffs until prices came down, In some cases (on eggs, for instance), the boycott accomplished some definite re- | sults. And now the housekeep- ers are doing exactly opposite to what the boycott intended. They are buying more Instead of less. Which is right—the boycott or overbuying? By which method does the + speculator in foods suffer most? The Star investigator may be wrong in believing that prices will come down, unless the peo- ple, panic stricken, buy up un- usual quantities. But that is the investigator’s opinion, honestly | arrived at, and published with the idea of performing a service. | } Associates of ’89 Form Organization A big annual celebration of the old-timers, Organization of nine” was — perfected rence Booth treasurer, Herbert A Schoenfeld secretary and fan Carkeek historian John & ia chairman of the comm rrange nents for the first celebra- ing with other | *truck . aside and rolled him over and over ut her cry and pull upon him were almost too } car struck. r As t without che mus ved, the ing is feet as he leas The blow was « o was off when the wheel but the car hurled him two she rushed to Bator the rear seat 4} 6 oar 4d back 4, the oir bh ed to his feet and stared with horror n the road where the ared tried to ran you down! to! He tried to hurt od. >! Katon unsteadily denied have been—-an acc t.] 4 was—‘rightened when he saw s ja tt wasn't at all ike an soeident,” wh “W “One of the peor train! A little man, nervous in leaps. potas GUARANTEED TO MAKE GRAY HAIR he %d you see who was in the car driving?” ho?” he demanded. NATURAL COLOR .Q- Ban Is Simple, Healthful an — Satisfac- ennfversary of the Seattle fire FE h Fi that destroyed the city J ie d t i, Stns tes oe nuance oe & ESM and FI inder the name of the “Associates | —you must k Monday at the Arctic club, Josiah ach we ll, your liver active, Collins was chosen president, Law the bowels regular, and your blood pure. Your physical 1m Condition depends on the} on health of these organs. | | fren y Q-Ran Buperfine Hair Tont Liquid Shampoo; Q-Ban Tot 0 2-Ran D latory for re or Money Back —Don't U se Dyes. Lit Te Hatr ¢ interesting book of lec euperfiuor -p your stom- tion When anything goes wrong Members of the executive oom-| Collins, John F. Miller, George j | mittee are Robert Moran, Judge 2 |C. H. Hanford, Gardner Kellogg us a e |Prof. Edmund 8. Meany, Josin| Kittinger, William F. Calhoun @ few doses of Beecham’s Pills George F. Meacham, Laurence § and avoid any serious illness. | Booth, Henry A. Schroeder, Reuber They are a fine corrective and W. Jones, C. T, Conover, Herber |. Upper, A Daniel W. Boss, Herbert Schoonfeld, Samuel P. Weston, Vince H. Fa Judge Kenneth Mackintosh, Ge F. Cott Schram | SUPPLIES FOR the Anchorage | division of the Alaska railway will | carried north by barges operat led t pany, i the Columbia Barge com: as; tonic for the system, and a Fred KE. Sander ®reat help in riaintaining pacd | Lawrence Colman, H. EB. Holmes health. A single box will eo, prove the remedial ae of | Il, B. A. Bridgman io | Sch A. Baillargeon, fh | Kinnear, Charles L. Denny, J | Brace, C. 8. Gleason PILLS it Sale of Any Medicine in the World, id everywhero. In boxes, 10c., 25. who was on but very strong; a man almost an ape Ho shuddered and then controlled | morning, Baton himself. “Yes, I remember, a fel th \ductor tried to #eat me posite.” This was the eame man Raton shook his head. “T could hardly be; I think you 1 them as they came up. Yes; the man in the car meant| was clear to him that Santo to kill Mr, Eaton or to hurt him) close—much closer even than 99 Appreciation The co-operation wom “THE BLIND MAN'S EYES” << =f like low op hut put COFFEE en folk have lent us in our ef- forts to broaden the con- sumer market for 99 Coffee has been simply splendid. It is impossible to state how much their efforts have been appreciated. We have always believed them—said they were t in he greatest boosters on earth. The results of our Gold and Silver Co-operative sales plan has enhanced our be- lief—led us to become con- vinced that there is no sales power on earth that com- pares with woman's recom- THE KANGAROO | ene persisted, “No; he meant to do| ly animal /ft! 1 mendation. 99 Coffee Dept. Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle, Wash. A POUND —THE— 25C BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO A NATIONAL BANK wal Reserve Ba SEATTLE BRANCH +01 Second Ave ib. C. WAGNER imO, T. pa LOAN'S Liniment is Confidence in it is based rheumatism, neuralgia, gout, sprains and strains, Cleaner | or ointments. It penetrates and eves quickly without rubbing. At al! druggists, 26e, 50c FILLS PAIIN Have a Bottle Handy! as signed its place among the trusted family remedies in thousands of medicine closets. on the uniform effectiveness with | which it banishes the pains of lum bage, sore stiff muscles, bruises, and J easier to use than mussy plasters i re and | | might oc | What's happened elzed hit blind man’s sen Carelossnens,” Eaton deprecated. the bi an f " Got in the way of a motor and was! searching hin features, his head, his knocked over.” throat, Santoine certatr ‘id not Harriet did not correct thin to recognize Baton She went up to her father; | f n could not tell w your hands,” Santoine| Ly red. The blind man felt Avery. 8 |aho was ntill tre mbling with horror the middleman in the handling |) ouse. ri drop a glove-button in| be mistaken,” What did you want, father?’ rae roc cc as aetna ct a middleman, who would not) that—a Mack one, if 7 think it'll be! “Tam not mistaken; it Wan that et ber volne. bol fngeray then be fat himself } ’ o have/in the sa nm the right, white on| man ~ : ch against the pillows, ab lic, . It was his plan tof bile the lett. Now 60.” | "Still, 1 think you must be,” he |asked the nurwe to leave the room, | back against the | | ‘Pape’s Diapepsin’ Makes Sick, the port sell foodstuffs direct to the public Maton moved quietly on and into) again Inststed. wr have you been?” ” ~ peg 3y go,” Gantoine said at Sour, Gassy Stomachs commission had the necessary facill-|ing drawing-room. Avery's votee| Shoe etared, studytr bina, “Pet sy siege Pst +f Baton ly ~ ‘ | Feel Fine. Y #," ° we yut she Wha appe a — trehouses and storage plants.| immediately afterwards wae heard; |baps I wa she agr i; bu "1 tol cache or the house | ware MISES a : pie ee. | cmsmeasaesly. eitnewerns oes Peeee, licuew ate tad not Peed she hesitated, "Mr. Eaton was) Sant ee nie t Do some foods you eat hit back— ld take hold of such a propo-|he wal apeaene te the hallway,| When she ineisted upon returning| almost run down by a motor ear.” | telephone and gave directions te] oe Mera tue work badly; fer. uke good Baton wae certain there was no|to the house, he made no objection,) “Ah! An accident? i? My a ee |ment into acide and cause @ nick as, once before, urged Robert) oenicton that be had talked with| but refused to wait for a car to take| , “i - ‘aton base hs was an ace hall below ‘siianad taestnes 1 stomach’? Now, Mr. of “) a! er) nwered ton LC dls’ c 1 nec Yyapeptle jo’ o H stay on the job. That was/ner there. It wns Harrtet’s lapse,|bin. ‘They walked back rather/ dent.’ she alewes Pay eo el nk orp [ire Drevepie. tee ee t . hen there was talk|then, which had given him that sllently jae ‘ 19 aeons i Pape’s Diapepsin helps neutralize ars ago, when hance. but {twats lapse, he dis-| They found Avery looking for} “It did not look to me like an ao) reasoning regarding bim |the excessive acids in the stomach cident, father, It—4t showed in-| of tho blind man’s deductions al so your food won't sour and upset wrong—all had be ‘lyou. There never was anything so ncomplete, truth. It | farely quick, so cer efter difference how badly your # tention.” him had beer You mean ft was an attack?” th nen ts epost, you y get happy terribl |toine t t appreciated—t0 | paiief in five minutes, but what To kill him, Harriet? How do! knowing Maton’s Identity | pleanes you most in that it helps to you know? even probable that one sing! regulate your stomach #0 you can s caught herself. “II don’t) ditional fact-—the discovery 7°) leat your favurite foods without know, father, When I said kill him,| stance, that Miss Davis wan the | tour 1 was telling only what I though source of necon an | Most remedies «ive you relief That t# better. I think so, too; | ¢ 4 by Baton | sometim they are slow, but not I sispected something Mke this) would reveal eve | “Pape’s Diapepsin™ ts post Sy |toine, So Eaton k I tive in neutralizing the acidity, so And you did not warn him? | f must act before this happe |the misery won't come back very | “It was not necessary to warn| But so long as the safe in Ban-| quickly him, Harriet; Mr. Eaton already|totne’s study was kept locked or| You feet different as soon as knew.” | guarded, he could not act until he ape’s Diapepsin” comes in con- | After gaining from Harriet what) had received help from outside jtact with the stomac distress Gescription she could give of the| and he could not hurry {t or ores ae vanishes—your stomach gets Jmen in the car ntoine said: | tell how soon {t was likely to come.|sweet, no gases, ho belching, no |“Bring Eaton to me | For several ten after Eaton | eructations of padigested toed, your She went slowly down the atairs,| had left the room, oine thought | ead clears an of lary Soo es and when halfway down, she sa |in silence ae celta aa: sagetiecs Raton in t all below her. He Where are you, Harrie he |iarge fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia- was standing ide the table which | asked at last. “How did he act? seg - h 5 ysin from any drug store. You [held the Bronse antique vase; Re) She reviewed swiftly the conv realize in five minutes how need seemed to have taken something] sation, supplementing his blind @p- | joss it fe to suffer from indigestion, from the vase and to be examining! perceptions of Eaton's manner with | qy» epeia or any stomach disorder jit. He turned at the sound of her! what she herself had seen. | due to acid fermentation. | footsteps. 8 uld aes, ehe| “What have been your impres pproached him, what he had taken) sions of Eaton's previous social | 1 the Vane was only @ black| condition from a woman's glove. He toward the open fire as he came toward her ther wants to see you, Mr, aughter? h asked place 4 unconcealed note 5 | arrying Our Unqualified she sald, n her father’s voice Recommendation tor She answered I SAPETY | CHAPTER XIV | doe’t know, Father.” In Amounts of The blind man motioned Harriet 1 want you to find ow $100 and S000 to close the door and set a chair| n what wa for Paton beside the bed } You must fir Yielding 6! Per Cent | “Ybu recall, Eaton, our conversa-| to) Avery to b ton on the train,” Santoine eald| i, certain evenly Avery has | Yes.” BOND DEPARTMENT me; 1 wou You remember 1 gave you four| bother wi possible reasons ou bad t sony aptth<duiaie the train I was ¢ The reason || Avery to me b stor es th =: iron Cor. First Ave. at Columbia ®t. hav ° ow is She controlled herself and went ng pated today still a T| out of those possibilities —lea vir two--I want to call your a to some of the detalls of t happened on the tr You bad] Harriet f ‘ APTER XV. & close call this ning, did you| him to her ¢ | not? \ . turned to the study, od t I was caroles oors, opened the walleafe to the Santot 1 tvely. “You| right of the door and took out a have be er Paton, to| bundle of correspondence. The act as tho the attempt to run you | Papers relating to the Warden and | down could not have be 7 the Latron murders were here; hath the two envelopes which had c rate attack Just st been sent to her father con- ago,” Santotne went if cerning the present organization You whe tire eastly: d unconscious My condition was three days I receive the 7 happened to them, I atte of the Latron prc all to| She had felt a rs of what had | this violent and ruthless sic hen I did learn | men with whom her father dealt but now she knew that actual a preciation of the are pale, hag- rofigard and of the | worn: nervous irritable; who are sub- 4 Ject to fits of ¢ melancholy ays the ho deductions as the “blues, J had attempte passed business ha get your blood from hb txamined for j why. Iam going to tell yc of my deduct | She pushed the away tron defici- 5 was /*at thinking. She sensed for the WUZATRD | “The first lthe similarity of the attack on me| first time how great her father’s teres nests te tan waar on | perplexity st be; she felt, t , The at- | how rrible the injust®e mus H incre se your stren sade in the| have been that Eston had suffered Der cent in. twa many cases.—Ferd) | even with the| since he himself did not dare to | samo The desperate | tell ft even to her father, and since nature of | con tae oabatane their |to hide it, other men did not stop thod. made {t|*bort of double murd nat they orig-| 80. instead of being est re| by Eaton's manner to tlse 0 e source and w ly—by the same| she felt an im tp | ward him floodi probs for the same p that a yo ad acted #0 suspiciously | and after the attack on nh Avery and th sallant that you we d upon Vi Try This If You Have Dandruff There is one sure w that never fails to remove dandruff complet ly and that is to dissolve it. T destroys it entirely. To do | get about fc ounces of plain, ordinary Mquid arvon; apply it at night when re ; use enough to train, aside from moisten t . p and rub it in Avery, who knew who | was. gently with the finger tips. un ur dandruff be gone, wer you the ev: re also the only known to me, ween you and me, | KILL THEM by using three or four more applications will as well as a previous suspicious | dissolve and entirely destroy every elegram in cipher, which we were) Stearns’ Electric Paste — single sign trace of {t, no mat- able to translate. You were going | Fol) Directions tn 15 languages |ter how much dandruff you may say something about that tele-| Sold everrwnere. whe and $100 | have. 1 in ciphe toine asked U. 5. Government buys It. You will find, too, that all itch- No,” Eaton denied | ng and digging of the scalp will I think you were; and I think | getsesgessenesssseszenesseseeeeesaesestesest: | stop instantly, and your hair will that when T said you were not sur be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and prised by the attempt made today , and look and feel a hundred aks OE rt Hansen § 2:."s2.2 going to speak of it; for that at-| You can get liquid arvon at any tempt makes clear the meaning of | vonvin and Siiveremith drug store. It is inexpensive, and the te nm. It said only that you 1010 Second Ave., Near four ounces {s all you will need. wero known and followed, Now I Madison This simple remedy has never been | know you feared the man who was | ssst33sssseessssssassssessastssssseessssesssessg | known to fall. | following because you expected him = — to attack you. Knowing that, Ea }ton, I want to call your attention to the peculiarity of our mutual | positions on the train. You were| pper. In the night, the | second sleeper was cut off. ‘That | made me occupy exactly the same | position a# you had occupied be-| fore the car ahead of you had been cut out.” Eaton stared at Santoine, fascin- | ated; what had been only vague, half formed with himself, was be coming definite, under the blind man’s reasoning. Harriet Santoine was herself startled. What her father was saying was new to her. Eaton's hands closed instinctive Py ly. “What do you mean?” sets walt ~=$Offfice Calls $1.00 meant for you. Some one struck | thru the curtains by mistake at mo instead of you. Who was that INCLUDES man, Eaton?” Consultation, Treatment and Medicine—A Fair, S 7 ; . sulta . E Q — , Square, I don't know,” Eaton answered a $i) v3 “You mean you prefer to shield Above-board Proposition—No Guarantees, Contracts him?" or Secret Methods In his tntensity,: Santoine had | lifted himself from his pillows “Who is that man?” he challenged. | “And what is that connection be- | tween you and me which, when the | attacker found and disabled me in-| stead of you, told him that—in e spite of his mistake—his result had z \f A Regular, Licensed, General Physician, of More Than Ten Years’ Experience, Offers His Services been accomplished? Told him that | 401 People’s Bank Bldg. if T was dying, a repetition of the e Riteck against’ you was unneces Second Ave. and Pike St., Seattle sary? Who are you? Come here— HOURS—10 A. M. TO 5 P.M. 7 TO8 P.M. close to me, beside the bed." Eaton hesitated, then obeyed.