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ARK to the Lumber Kaisers! : Standing at the bar of public opin- ion, they now declare, in paid advertise- ments in the newspapers, that Secretary of War Baker, Governor Lister and Dr. Henry Suzzallo of the state defense council are “professional agitators” and “professional politicians.” ‘ These men dared to lay the blame for continuation of the disastrous lumber strike at the door of the operators. Therefore, if you take the word of the lumbermen, they are “professional agitators” and “professional _politi- cians.” “Ts not the business man who has carried the burdens of industry for years more com- petent to discuss the problems of that in- dustry than the professional agitator and the professional politician?” ask the advertise- Member of the Sertpps North. went League of Newspapers Rntered at Seattin, Wash. Portoffice as By mati, out of city, one rear, $250; & months, § months, By carrier, city, & “T thought she might know some-| sgopted toward Lanagan on their thing about the couple I saw near) moeting of the evening before. Mr. Masters and Miss Allison.’ “Sit do’ Lanagan,” he 4. | “You thought she was the wom-; an in the Juliet costume, did you; “Winkeppner, I want to ask you once again: Did you have any rea- _ mot?” “Well, yes, I did.” | son to suspect that that pearl was , “Before you knew from the on Masters?” | morning papers that Mrs. Pernau “I did not. When he made that was a noted thief, what made you) slurring remark about ‘It could | Suspicious of her?” have made no difference,’ I simply “I cannot say—I didn’t like her.” talked nastily from resentment, | paying attention te her?” | that he had a thing to do with this “Yes,” she replied. {affair any more than I had.” “You would be quite ready to| “Why.” asked Lanagan, “did you, Swear that this woman and her es-|knowimg that Mrs. Pernau was cort were the only persons in the ding very close to Miss Allison, immediate vicinity of the group at _sremyg lind & refasing to correb- the time of the buckle episode?” | orate Miss Cadogan's statement? asked Lanagan. “i you will not answer my ques- A Sensible Plan ; Here is a rational, sensible plan to increase the number of men in Seattle whe are cligible for selective service. Thomas J. L. Kennedy, city attorney and representa- tive of the government in draft appeals, has suggested to the district appeal board that unmarried men who work in the shipyards of the city as mechanics and helpers be certified ) into the national army, and that married mechanics Who do not work in the shipyards be given exemptions if they take _ these jobs. Kennedy has a long list of married men who are able to do shipyard work and a list of unmarried shipyard work- ers who have claimed exemption on account of their occu- | pation. j Let these men trade places, and Uncle Sam will gain a number of good soldiers. At the same time, the social bal- ance which the provost marshal general is trying to preserve will not be disturbed. The board will do well to consider Kennedy’s plan. 4 UNLESS LLOYD GEORGE Ie the champion tiar, England won't be starving until 1920, regardiess of U-b be HOOVER HAS banned speculation in sugar on the New York exchange. Let us observe our sugar bills. 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How some of these very lumbermen must snicker when they read what their leaders say. bermen, and among themselves. men who do not know they’re doing. lother necessary details in the work }T am engaged on, that you should |atand ready to admit seeing this woman and her escort hovering close to Miss Allison during the boot buckle incident,” sald Lana gan. “Even if it is necessary to explain why you were protecting her.” “Why?” repeated Winkeppner, faintly. “What do you mean?” “I mean,” replied Lanagan, “that! “Because Winkeppner had been | didn’t actually think, and don’t now, | yoy could have used a few hundred| thought,” dollars of the wealthy widow's! money. I mean that you protected charming and wealthy widow as Mrs. Pernau could by no possibility have had a hand in the thing. This is what I mean: that Mra. Pernau, & Wealthy woman seeking eafe in- vestments, was to entrust her for tune, er a part of It, to a broker of the high financial standing of Mr. Raymend Winkeppner, who was to profit in a strictly honorable manner by the prestice he would get by handling so much money.” With the Lamont woman and Carrol safe behind bars, Leslie be- leved he was not far from a solu- tion. He held to the theory that either Masters or Winkeppner or possibly both were in some degree jentangled in the conspiracy for the theft of the jewels. The maid. Jeanne, was still the object of b soliciteus espienage and the pasty- faced youth, Dickie, had been crossed by some of his men and was new being sought as a factor who might have an impertant bear ing on the manipulation and dis position of the gems. The humt now was for the pearls themselves. Now, It is a fact well recognized in police work that many persons having information prefer, where it Is possible, to give that informa- tion to a private agency. Thus it/ happemed a young lady with an| overplus of style kad called at the offices of Maggart in the Crocker Building. “I understand, Mr. Mag- gart,” she began without ceremony, “that you are working on this Alli- son jewel robbery, and that there's a reward of $25,000. What is there in it for me if I put you next to that string of pearls?” “Suppose there's nothing tn It for you?” demanded @agerart She shrugged her shoulders, “Then there's nothing for you,” she replied. “I'll go to Leslie.” “You've got them?” he asked cautiously. She laughed loudly. “I haven't said I have them, Is it a go?” “It's a go, Maudie,” he said. “Got a stenog out there, haven't you? Then, call her tn and dictate a little agreement for a 50-50 divi- sion, and we'll both sign it.” It was 30 minutes from the time the young lady entered Maggart's offices before she left, he going down the front elevator, she down the rear. It was about the same general time that same afternoon that there came a rap on the door of the Apartment near the Panhandle that on the previous evening had been occupied by Alice Lamont and the youth named Dickie. The youth was alone in the room. He stepped to the door and threw it wide open. On either side of that door, back out of range in case a fusillade of bullets had met that opening, were Leslie and Brady, revolvers drawn. They stepped into view, slipping their weapons back to their pock- ets as they saw the room was empty and that the sole occupant was extending his slim hand to them and smiling. “Stick out your wrists,” snapped Leslie. The next second the hand- cuffs clicked and Leslie and Brady began a painstaking search of the room that overlooked no part or particular of expert and diligent police searching. “Fine!” the Whip was commun- ing with himself. “They haven't found them yet! If the girl only sticks!” It was nearing four o'clock when Jack Lanagan emerged from the Bachelors’ Club. He walked down Powell street, pondering. Wailing far above the noises of the street, came the shrill ery of “extra.” Run- ning up Geary street came an urchin and Lanagan hailed him. He For it is an old, old story among the lum- who ever had to sit thru a Northwest lum- bermen’s congress, that this little group of willful men have been making a mess of their own problems for years. They admit it in their speeches among Uncle Sam admits it. has for years been sending real lumbermen out here to try and straighten them out. There are few well informed business So it is to be expected that the fellows handling this situation would do just what To bungle has been the her, believing sincerely that such a| STAR—FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1917. THE LUMBER KAISERS! water carriers. Northwest lumbermen were the easy marks for lumber brokers for years—and probably are yet. They never were clever enough to deal with the outsiders who came here, bought without mercy and peddled at a fat profit, Most of them are still little “coffee mill” lumbermen, when it comes to foresight, A representative of the government hag been spending months in the Northwest trying to show our operators how to carry on their industry without waste, instead of overcutting a limited class of product. So it is not surprising, now, to see the lumbermen floundering around in this strike, calling the Bakers, the Lis. ters and the Suzzallos nasty names, just because these gentlemen will not back | them up in their dollar patriotism. PAGE 6 ct TTL GES favorite sport of the Northwest lumbermen. They have been shown, time and again, how they have failed to solve the problem of utilizing by-products and reducing waste. They have allowed little competitors to step in and grab their markets. It has been demonstrated to them how they have bobbled their dull and listless na- tional advertising efforts. They have had pointed out to them how they have shortsightedly scrambled for profits, skimmed the cream out of the for- ests and the market, and failed to compete intelligently with their largest competitors —the Southern pine producers. When the marketing problem was de- pendent upon getting ships to deliver the lumber, our Northwest lumbermen sat blind, while a few leaders pleaded with them to co-operate in building or buying newspaper reporters The government the true situation. 1 saw his ble chance A ment and took it.” “Weil, I think differently.” There came a knock on the door It was Miex Cadogan “Come in, dear,” sald Mise Alli son. She passé@ to the inner room, requesting the detectives to re cleared. Have you learned how that pearl came mto his posses- in the excite |for the same reason! nd there |to explain just now. Bring them sep |never was any other woman!” jarately, of course, and the Lament | The telephone rang and Mise Al-) woman into the room first” ] | ison answered it | “No use trying to make you talk “Who? Mr. Lanagan? Yes, Mr.| when you don't want to,” grumbled Lanegan, Chief Leslie is here with | Leslie. Detective Maggart. Tell them to| “We may just as well have Mr, wait until you get here? was away before Lanagan had the paper fairly in his hands, and this is the glaring seven-column head. | sion?” line that stared into his eyes “Oh, that'll be easy,” replied he. ALLISON PEARLS RECOVERED! |“Now that the pearls are found Lanagan stood exactly where he| Masters will, of course, come out had been standing when he bought|of hiding, which will look much the paper until he had read every | better. He was a fool to run away,” It Is very | Winkeppner here, and complete the word, Maggard had traced the| Leslie was announced, and as he| main where they were, and the two|important? Very well. Please do |tableau,” remarked Lanagan, step i ° licesniasiandieadele ssid pearls “by his well known detective |entered the room Maggart pickod| girls promptly began to weep co-|not be any longer than necessary.” | ping to the telephone and calling i 6 9 Next Novel ability” to a girl of the night Iife|up the pearls and held them out to|ptously, companions in misery. It] Lanagan did not keep them wait-/ the Bachelors’ Club. e son ear S$ ovat: ” who claimed that ashe received | the other was Miss Allison who first recoy-|ing long. WKen he arrived he ar-| Winkeppner was the next persom ‘ “Persuasive Peggy them from bell-boy at the Allison) | “I guens you'll have to, take |ered her composnre rived with Colonel Allison. to be added to the group, ' rs ene | BY MAVARENE THOMPSON | }/ hotel. The boy had given them to|charge of them now, Chief,” he} “It will all come out right, Yso-| “Is the maid, Jeanne, here?"| There was a commotion at ee URLeUT ae ”" . ——-} || her for safe keeping. said. bel,’ she seid, “Ll know it. I know | asked Lanugan. “I wish to see her |door and Leslie stepped in nie | ail pte oe bree rine gered It might have been expected that] “You've identified these, bhave| Mr, Winkeppner lost his head/alone for a few moments.” mont woman by his side, rail news of this sensational character | you, Miss Allison?” asked Leslie. |when he acted so. Please do not; Lanagan was taken within, “I've changed my mind, Chiet? E (Continued From Our Last some) “I would dislike to be forced |tion I will answer it for you,” said would have moved Lanagan tosome| “There could hardly be any doubt|/remember |i. 1 have forgotten it.”| It was 20 minutes before Lana-|said Lanagan, shortly. “The maié | f It was in the early part of the/into a position of notoriety, but I) Lanagan. “And whatever your rea-| such transport of excitement as {t/about the Allison pearls,” she re-| “Constan said the other, /ean came back to the room where|has squealed. Bring in the Whip i afternoon before Miss Cadogan| would so swear.” sons may have been for protecting | did the thousands of persons who | plied, glancing again at the string.) “this woman simply made dupes of |the others were grouped }and see this one dosen't gets I would receive Lanogan, after that} “I don’t see any reason why I Mrs. Pernau, as Mrs. Pernau, these| avidly purchased extras thru the|“I don’t suppose, Chief Leslie, YOu | these men! She was never in| “I want you to do something for|chance to signal him, Also be sure suave gentleman had been driven/ shouldn't spring the trap,” mused reasons cannot possibly exist for/length and breadth of the city. have anything new regarding Mr./gterrett's room—she simply went| me, Chief,” said Lanagan, curtly,|/she is kept away from Carrol.” to the point of peremptoriness in/Lanagan as he left “But I had protecting Alice Lamont, some| Ho merely remarked: “That wan Masters or how the pearl came|to his door to throw more suspl-|“and then I think we will have| Into the eyes of the Queen of Die - talking with her mother. better take another whirl with Mr. times called the ‘Queen of Dia-|{t! Oh, beautiful!” And then, after into his possession?” 4 lcfon on him go that her companion | this mystery finally cleared, Have | monde a startled look flashed that “{ will give you any help I can,"|Raymond Wink It looks | monds’; particularly when you real-| he had completed his reading of| “Nothing now, Miss; but I've just| might thus escape! I don't think|the Lamont woman, Carrol and/was lost neither upon Lesile gor the gtrl said. 3 * | simple—too sim: | ize that you were merely her dupe. | the article, this curious man began | put another of the gang in. All of] won't think—Raymond met|the Whip brought here. Miss Alli-| upon Lanagan. Far 3 Winkeppner was in a mood quite It bsolutely necessary for the! tm Inugh. “Poor Maggart!” wan all| them, so far as I can discover./that woman for any bad purpose! |son,” he said, “Mr. Masters is in| “The maid!” muttered Leslie te Why did you visit Mrs. Pernenairtorent from the supercilious at- Tam making out against this he could gasp between his suffo-| We'll soon have it cleared.” She was talking about her money|his apartments bere in the hotel | himself. “And I felt she was in em Chi test night? titude of condescension he had/ woman, and to complete certain | cating chuckles “Then you do not believe the cwaiting a menage froin the tolist” and she kept saying she wanted to} invest {t, I think that must be it He hasn't come near mé today, but | bell-hop who got these was with the eal! him here. Posstbly you could re The “Whip” was brought to the CHAPTER IX. wang?” asked Maggart, ab. do the telephoning for me?” , room. { “Whip, the jig is about up,” sald Leslie saw nothing in the situa: |TUpuy he telephoned once and said to| The heiress flashed him a look tien to prevoke laughter. It was| “I do not,” replied Leslie, with|keep up my courage and my faith|of swift gratitude as she fled to|lanagan. “Jeanne has told meen with no geod grace that Leslie an. scant courtesy, “The woman blew /in him—and I will!” lan inner roem. erything. Don't you think yeu swered a call to visit the Allison the pearls back after she heard we Miss Allison's eyes suddenly! “Can't speak yet,” said Masters |had better ouit?” i apartments, where Maggart hadjhad taken Carrol in and found a/sparkled. As an amateur detective |as he entered. “I'm still wnder| But the Whip only shrugged hie hurried in order that the pearis| pearl on him. She wanted to make|Miss Cadogan was continuing|Lanagan’s orders, as I was when I | shoulders. might be identified. |it easier for him and Miss Allison had received the afraid to risk slipping them out of | tive deduction. news of the recovery in a manner the hotel. Then this fly bell-hop,|other an idea that rather jarred Maggart. “I) who, it seems, from your story,| “That ts it!" cried Miss Allison. | sail Leslie. she said, wearily, “that/has been doing the sneak thief | “It was sho who telephoned to me} “It's the ene chance of a break- I_told_you_I_wanted Mr. Masters stuff sround here for some time, then! This Lamont woman! And down and a confession. Haven't time Lanagan wheeled for the door the inner room, and the next mo ment the maid, white, was | before the Whip. He gazed at her coolly. 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