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'» DD, IK.'s.’. COLYUM THY SEATTLE STAR 1307 Sevemth Ave. NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF NiWsrarEns Near Union st, Vatted Preae Assec ice of HAIR CUT i» Matter Ue, Wash, Postoffice as Second-Ch Wail out of city, «e per month; & montha, $1.16) @ moutha #2 ~ year, $2.50 Ry carrier, city, 386 a month. by Tee Star Pablishing Co. 1 chnmge connecting all depart Main 00, Private a. Attorney General Gregory and Chairman Hurley} nq boys to exercise than all the pro fexsors, doctors 4 cal culturiate put t And doubt more for perance lectures did *t be set at more important work, Mr. President, than) 1} ting the scandalous charges against that Hog Island ing plant, and, if the charges are substantiated, ought to go to jail. i Fact there has been a strong stench about that plant! from the beginning, and if the government has not, indeed, n milked to the limit, it will be a darned sight more of a ghbrow phys nin temperance nking di than his tem "I lamped a station, at Albu at had or n the Santa Fe (aitor's Note—A Neushel, a Nusian patriot, educated at the Unt | vernity of Petrograd and later at the University of P wan a particl © in the Ruslan revolution of wan tmpri number of for political aectivit and was “1 to leave Tussta At of the present war he tried to return to hin native country to play the part of a soldier, but was unable accen# to Kuasia un: ul the reine into power following the revolution, Bn: tering Russia then, he wae attached political department under the ander-in-chief of the Petrograd military district He has thrilling firsthand story of con 1 tions In Russia today, the reasons why these conditions grew up, and . ends toward which they tend. This ia the first of a series of ar ticles b him Editor) ‘ Written for The Star BY ALS, NEUSHE eoontly Attached to the Political Department of the Petrograd Military Distriet) fight any more. Russia - >, it a card saying, “This in 12 ral wonder than Mammoth Cave, the Natural Bridge,| jonas « ‘ Ww Kussia is like a nen who has stone Geysers or any other of our wonders. “The next day sald the| been three days and nights with i ati . tion had as di-|clock wan 10 »« I never, out sleep or food. Like that The American International Corporation, “4 a re vt paver! San one soul iianees toy, ae tors Vanderlip, Ogden Armour, Wm. E. Corey, Pierre | ee eee anne meee eee | ia does not care what happens. Dont, Otto Kahn, Percy Rockefeller, Charles Stone, of | ona | be is Bot able to care he is 9 i ie ise a Bae sick unto death. Nothing makes ne & Webster, and other financiers and public franchise {is OE the Saag ae Giiwanee te er” Metin There were political, business and money standing pull in that directorate to beat four aces, but it didn’t with talent for shipbuilding; and so, upon getting the the A. I. C. turned the work over to the American national Shipbuilding Corporation, with the above d patriots largely composing its directorate. To resume: By its contract with the A. I. C. the gov- nt agreed to furnish practically unlimited funds to the A. I. C., which was merely the financing company for the! .1.S.C. On its part the A. I. C., god-papa and mamma of | A. I. S. C., undertook to spend Uncle Sam’s money with-| ut profit in the construction of a ate yard which} d have 50 ways and which should, in 22 months from 8, 1917, deliver 120 iron ships. , The cost of the ships was estimated at 165 million dol- on which the A. I. C. is to get 5 per cent, Admiral explained, for “the know how.” It was estimated the shipbuilding plant would cost 21 lion dollars. Much more than that amount has already! spent, and not a keel is laid, nor is the yard anywhere ready. It is now estimated the plant will cost nearer) Million dollars. The government is pledged to pay for everything—land, r salaries, wages for the construction of ships, hops, hospitals and everything that goes to making a ship- maildin plant, The A. I. C. undertook to spend the money | fithout profit. What happened, according to testimony before the ite commerce committee, was that Stone & Webster's rlie Stone of the directorate) force were put on the gov- mment payroll at increased pay; that the general man- er’ was tooted from $18,000 to $25,000; that land Rat had gone begging for $1,000 per acre was put on Uncle at $2,000, and that the whole job is going on ineffici- y_and extravagantly. Certain it is that the government has been outraged and ited in the vital matter of producing ships in time. This fashioned person who carried a» swagger stick? And what has become of the se as? CONET oe SOME PSALM My Ford ts my Car, I shall not want another, It maketh me to Iie down tn wet crime but little less vile than that for which they’re going} = DR pol pia tch Bolo Pasha’s neck. |1t leadeth me into deep waters "em, Gregory! Now’s your chance to show that| not wearing artificial teeth. And if Gregory can't! It leadeth me tnto paths of ridicule r its name's | | Yea, tho I run thru the v wed up th vil when Prepare to buy third Liberty Loan Bonds. It pies This is the message sent thru the state today by the) e mitteemen, headed by Chairman Swalwell, who wil]! !ts rod and its engines « dle Uncle Sam's big war loan in this state. bis ceeeelie oxtcine tekh o8 course, Americans will respond—as they have re-)j).°)) vnneth sco E d before. But unless you look ahead now inconvenient to do your share promptly. th , it may be, Surely ft to goodness » No real American, who really understands the war sit- et salts - tion, will fail to buy war bonds every time they are offered. ba thesagivcey rel cows yg RO * Since 1914, the French, the Germans, the English—all! se ies ’ the peoples behind the armies—have dug deep into their PAGE NAT GOODWIN Ockets so the men and boys who were fighting would not! «rrom th Neb., Hub.) iffer. Wanted — Ex need married Can we, who have just begun our sacrifices, do less? bl ca Map ¥. Good, ‘Wood y E. Rausch Mary E. Rausch, of the state university home econom- ""\, extension division, who died following an operation in tion ma Seattle hospital Thursday, had in a few years earned the ™any D of thousands of men and women in the Northwest. She seemed never to tire, altho not over strong, ied on a vigorous and successful cam; lashington to teach women how to make sion She went to the people. We are a strange people. Y. M Her lectures were clear and never out of the common-|©. A. workers in France who are of zone. Her manner was refined, her personality in-| ‘ft age are coming back to the ting. The womanhood of the state has lost a leader |\ "04 States to be drafted for the n the movement for better home life. ' “Berlin to War on Prostrate Rus says a newspaper head. Why us pro choice morsels tor Bolo Pasha ought to have taken a y 5 and few jew from those Chicago pack ign in Western | ers, and then they wouldn't have ¢ home work a the deadly documentary evidence on him. France. The law so provides. Proof that Some Women_ do Avoid Operations Mrs. Etta Dorion, of Ogdensburg, Wis., says “TI suffered from female troubles which caused plercing pains like a knife through my back and side I nally lost all my strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an operation but I would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and tried it. The first bottle brought great relief and six bottles have entirely cured me. women who have female trouble of any kind should try E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.” How Mrs. Boyd Avoided an Operation. Canton, Ohio.—“1 suffered from a female trouble which eee me tuch suffering, and two doctors decided that would have to go through an operation before I could it well. My mother, who had been helped by Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound, advised me to try it be- fore pevenitineto an operation. It relieved mé from tay troubles so I can do my house work without any, dificult; . L advise any woman who is afflicted with’ female troubles to give Lydia E. Pinkham’s Ve, Compound a trial and it will do as muc! Bt. for ine "— Mrs. MARIE Boyp, 1421 5th |. E., Canton, Obio. Every Sick Woman Sho LYDIA E. PINKH VEGETABLE COMPOUND Before Submitting To An Operation ' x SKIN | — x Winter and summer the heat of the healthy body is about 93 de grees, If we overheated Dod , wk pen automatically and allow the blood to ome to the fur face of the body where Kt ia “alr cooled If We are cold the blood vensels by joing up keep the blood in the warm inner parts of the body x | | | red in the contracting or clo The wkin also regulates the bodily helt by means of the eweat glands jf they fail to perform their func jtlons the body’s heat soon “boils” over the normal point and we my |the person has a fever That these glands may do their work properly, all year round, thus helping to reeulate the body's tem the and glands must, in ndition by | and washing in for thi among others st | rtant to take bs the | winter as it is In summer It te better to bathe daily in tepid water or cold if you can stand it perature skin ne kept bathing a healthy It that it in rather than rely entirely upon a| weekly scrubbi.; with hot water | and soap, The dally bath without! soap cleanses without taking too| much of the natural lubricant out | of the akin. This is the fatty sub stance brought to and spread upon the surface of the skin by the action | of the sweat glands | When too much or too strong a , i] It prepareth a br me|soap is used the alkali it coatains eo we the ae “ahaa inp tang in the presence of mine ene-| “cuts” this off, If this occurs too eating mies uently it has a tendency to leave surface of the akin dry, harsh land often nensitive, When thie oc « winter flannels or heavy under ing in apt to frritate the akin HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED Miss L. N What causes what are called pt In the noxe?” on of of the nasal forma polypt aune so many of the membr passages frequently They are common bec |people neglect Infections nome. “OWN YOUR OWN HOME” LEAGUE TS WORK Home" mpalgn ‘nesday began the »wn Your Home promotion of it poster teat. The committée of fere $25 for the best “Own Your Home er submitted, $10 for the second $5 for the third best. Put it in patriotic service that the committee hopes to bring out the poster talent of the city, not by the allurements of cash prizes, but by patriotic spirit in the artists. The competing posters, and each artist may submit as many as he likes, must be in the office of § tary Ned Edrix, 4042 Ari ing, on March 10, at which t contest closes. Harlan Thoma Hamilton A. Wolf and Miss Ire Ewing compose the board of Jud, and their awards will be annour on or before March 16 poster must be 18x36 inches mounted on heavy cardboard the words, “Own Your and the name of the artist nothing Any color combina tion Is permitted. All posters # me the property of the commit Bach Home" elae bec tee. i It is the plan of the committee to hold a public exhibition of all the posters some time in the campaign, promoting the Home movement. C P, Burnett chairman and Ne: Edris secretary of the commit which is a composite organization fathered by the Chamber of Com- merce and the Seattle Real Estate association | ARMY OFFICERS BUYING HORSES FROM RANCHERS PORTLAND, Feb, 21.—Inaugurat- ing a policy of eliminating red tape by purchasing direct from the ranch- ers, Capt S. Von Stade and Lieut. c , U, 8. army remount Fort Keogh, Mont., today began @ tour of eastern and central | Oregon livestock centers to buy| horses and mules for the army. Payments will be made upon se lection of the steeds, flat rates of | horses and $216 for mules being set by the gov: ernment, Heretofore all shaved from “Own Your in horses were pur- men, STAR—THURSDAY, FEB, 21, 1918, PAGE 4 | | | A. 8. New could be worse than what has been and what Is. But—mark this well not the revolution th sia out of the war, RUSSIA HAD QUIT FIGHTING BE FORE THE REVOLUTION CAME, It was the corruption of the old czar’s regime, that put Kussia out of the war. There is no more INCOME TAX PUZZLES The Star's “Income Tax” Editor Will Answer Your Questions. Mail Them to Him, harrowing Q—tI was married Oct. 2, 1917. My income for last year was $1,000, Do © under the single or married man's income tax? A—You are married, Status at Dec. 21, 1917 governs. No return required. Q-Last year I earned $1,200. 1 worked for the same firm the whole year and also had a room and board there, When this was ucted fi my wages I had $600 left Therefore $600 was my net income. Shall I have to pay income tax? A Your living expenses are not de ductible, Therefore you should make a return on the $1,200 received if you are a single man. Qa received 00 for 1917, If ctual living expense ix taken from my income not reach $1,000 Am a 1 have to make return? A.—You, make return. Living expenses not deductible Q—If an individual engaged in business takes an inventory and clones his books on any day during & calendar year, can he render his personal income tax return on the basis of that fiscal year? A.—No. A personal income tax return can not be rendered for any other period than a full calendar year. Q—Where can I get the blank form upon which to render my in come tax return’ A. From the col lector of internal revenue in the pontoffice building. He will deavor to have wuch forma sent to you, but failure to receive one will not excuse you from making, a ro turn. If you do not receive one it ts your duty to request the collector you with a copy ah Early showing of Spring materials for Suits, Coats and One-Piece Dresses. 425 UNION STREET DONT My Name I BE FOOLED is Dr. P. L. Austin was the original promoter and rporator of Painlers Austin, Inc business at Third Avenue and sold my k the abov id ed the t 4 ‘ainioas Dentists Company, located n elegant and spacious offices at d Avenue and James Street he exhibition of my pleture on a at Third Avenu dF et should not lead intereste ersons to belleve that Tam still ” ction 19th day 4:30 am. 1pm er the New Addrons to 8 p.m. Sun- « 0 p d . | sterility to another! KERENSKY’S AGENT UNFOLDS STORY OF RUSSIA |! REVEALS CORRUPTION OF CZAR’S GOVERNMENT || * picture than the Russia of yes terday—unlens it be the pleture of the Kuwsia of today and the — va till on the It's Just the time to take on more neon 0 ota tod The Wiusela “ot yeetarday quit 1 vlcked up several lots today fighting YRSTERDAY—aquit be At Jenkins hardware store caune she had fought so long under fed under-munitioned and misled that she could fight ne under-armed, more. And that Russia passed thru triain of which Americans know nothing. Those terrible trials, and the noble heroism manifested during thone trials aré which the world will not know even jin part for and all of which the world can never know lof the war of 1914 in Russia, as Tol-| And any bear who sella is wold |atoy nang in “War and Peace” the} These operators make me nick horrors of the Napoleonic oa Say, if my margins weren't wo thin | paigns, will tell a story more ter rible and more gruesome than even | Tolstoy ever dreamed of Corruption Stopped Fight Russia quit fighting because the jold client and corrupt Bhe quit fight ing because her rulers sold out their bleeding soldiers to the enemy while the blood was still pouring from thone scldiers’ wounds Russia quit this treason in high places was add almont 4 unbelievable ineffi # ring did not wan an t t ny ow how. More than that, they did | not kno Grain Diseppears When trainioads of grain—not carloads, TKAINLOADS — des- tined for the Russian army dis- appear, and when it is finally found that those trainlonds of grain have been delivered over the Austrian frontier to the en- emy, It is possible to gain some conception of the iminmanage- ment and the corruption that The Tolstoy who sings the horrorn| ruling Russian clkss was ineffi-| fighting because to| THE SPECULATOR BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE I'm quite a bull on Steel. 1 scan The market aa a daily job, Andé let me Up you, man to man, I'm back of Gary and of Schwab. And now the market's off, I nay | Another favorite stock of mine In Sugar, and 1 may It's wire To buy it while the buying’s fine It's sure to register a rine. It may fall off, but anyhow It's sure to come back with a bound. I'm starting for the grocer’s now To get another pound. Of course the Oils are good an gold. Old John D. never missed « trick. I'4 buy the whole lot, fat and lean, But an it is I'm bidding in | A quart of kerosene, | And Alcohol. Say, there's a stock That brings me lots of satisfaction. Some folka like stagnant stocks, but I— I like a deal that gets quick action. Let's look for 1. D. on the board, And if we find the market's easing, I'll take on all I can afford To keep my fllv from freezing. Yes, many a big deal I have pulled To show my faith In this proud nation, And many « market raid I've bulled All in the realms of “speculation.” Just now I'd go a bit beyond To prove that I'm no piking miser; I'd even buy a German bond To string the kultured kaiser. 1918, by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.) (Copyright, LABOR COMMITTEE TO GREET RUSSIAN HERE ‘The Central Labor Council, at its LAWYERS HEAR TALK ON EXCESS PROFITS TAX “War Excess Profits and Income ~ put Russia out of the war before [weekly meeting Wednesday, ap Taxes was the theme of R. D. the revolution blazed. pointed a committee to work with White, of Price, Waterhouse & Co, 4 Upon taking up my work under| committees from other organizations, principal speaker at the first of the A the Kerensky government, 1 was|which are planning a meeting for monthly dinners of the Seattle Bar sent into the First Reserve regi-| prof. George V. Lomononsoff, hend association, held in the Masonic ment—componed of soldiers wholof the Russian trade relations mis-|club rooms, Arcade building, Wed- had been evacuated trom the front My task was to teach these soldiers geography and history in order that they might know what patriotism was, and be filled with ardor to fight for native land How can a Kussian who does not know where Figa is, or what Riga 1» patriotic about the deeds of the army in the Higa section? AN of the men in this regiment had been in service at the front two years or more. Most all of them had been wounded. Some of them had been wounded two, or three, or four times, Many of them had the highest war medals—such as the Crown of St WHY, THEY VEN SEVERAL THEIR COUNTRY— every one of them—vwithout food, without clothing, without arms, without ammunition All Fight Gone There was no such thing instilling into them the The Russian people quit fighting, BEFORE the revolution came to pass, simply because all people, high and low, found out by many bitterest trials and by many shock ing revelations how the czars re gime was running the Russian ship on the rocks and drowning all the pasrengers like rate When they discovered how incom petent the monarchy's conduct of the fr was, the most conservative of the capitalists and the most rad jeal of the workmen had joined hands in a war industries’ board which was fast remedying the czars disorganization. Russian soldiers twere being fed and armed. Put wher both these extreme clasnes, and all the people in be. tween these extremes, learned how thelr nobly patriotic efforts were be- ing frustrated by rottenness at the top, and how Premier Sturmer was even then dickering for a separate peace with Austria, then all hands Joined in the dethroning of the caar. Some of the reactionary elements of the duma took part in that revolu tion Editor's Mail | Physician Urges More Attention to Birth Control Editor The Star: In these days, when such great strides are being made in surgery at the battle front; when such marvelous feats are be. ing performed by the discoveries of nesday | present. sion, who speaks at the Hippodrome About 100 members were at 3 p. m. Friday. GIRLS! BEAUTIFY YOUR | HAIR WITH “DANDERINE” Get a Small Bottle! Freshen Your Scalp! Stop Falling Hair! Remove Dandruff! Grow Lots of Wavy, Glossy, Beautiful Hair—You Can! “DANDERINE” GROWS HAIR Besides doubling the beauty of your hair at ance, you will shortly find new hair, fine and downy at first, but really new hair growing all over the scalp. Costs little. such men as ¢ t seems timely to turn a little limelight on some of the conditions under which we, as in-| dividuals, are living | We are all of us looking forward to the day when our brave soldier boys shall have helped to bring the great world peace; but what a task have we placed on the shoulders of our women, our brides and mothers! We ask and expect that the men of the ‘next generation shall have their full birthright--health, Mens sana in corpore sano! And s0 this subject of birth con. trol must be given more attention. It should be legaily recognized, with a to diminishing the death rate of hildren. And to the physician 1 be given the irreproachable right to decide when the “wheat should be separated from the chaff.” In the past ten years science has come to the aid of the physician, and it 1 now within his power to arrange (if his best judgment dic: tates and the law allows), for any Umited or unlimited time, harm or even annoyance. We are merciless with our moth: 8! We would not overwork an ant a! or a Machine, lest its producttion ¢ inferior, but the mother who without | is not strong enough to nurse her ehild enters from one pregnancy in. Has she not the right to demand that she be allowed to regain her health, so that she may go thru | this ordeal without injury to herself or ohild? Of course, this “facultatif sterility” | should not be left to the judgment of | the bride would produce a race of “slackers,” but children must be brought into the world to fill the vast gaps left or young mother—that | by wa stations, and those chil: dren must be perfect ones! PAUL SANDFORT, M. 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