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a BY mall, out of ety, 600 00, in the of Hinaton. 9.00 per year Owtnide of the ate: Henri Desire Landru, who had 283 sweethearts aifthis ac 10 of them, is now on trial for his life. | The trial takes place in France—at Versailles, where the every one that would willingly have sat thru the peace fight to get into the Landru trial. Do not blame them. World wars come oftener than Lan The French call him “Bluebeard” Landru. black Svengali eyes. Women say he hypnotized, them. 's 283 loves. and auto. April, 1919, Landru was arrested on his 50th birthday, women and a boy. Alienists pronounce him sane. self-confidence. The examining magistrate broke is an expert at law. ad again, Landru, by his Confronted with 50,000 , Nef evidence, he The home-brewer sings “Since it took four months to read this I should get the same.” 1 whistles blithely in his i, telling his fortune with cards, peetry and chuckling over of letters sent him by i women, He leaves the wor. side wins. Why Housework Sometimes Palls Men have interesting work, meeting friends and new per- sonalities daily. They rarely stop ee to realize the deadly monotony ogo pedieian of housework, *apoalagemb ‘There are just five persons with ie tien the whom a housewife may expect = ide eee Se, te CNRS ot Ber avs work—the ice man, the milk man, the garbage man, the grocer’s bey sa hie and the mail man. ten. That is In winter, she doesn’t even the Landra ave the ice man. The milk man be watching the ! trained te look for the ticket ‘ef one of those legendary ™ the bottle. And-the mail man that are perpetuated "ings the bell and Is out-of sight serious history vanishes before Friend Wife gets to the door, The grocer boy is chiefly interesting because of mud he tracks in 9 idea of being serious and will seriously be humorous. ‘There’ ts a destiny that shapes our ends, tight shoes them as we may. foiks may be scarce, but @ goes a long ways. "TROUBLES DR. WM. E. BARTON EB all have trou- bles. Some of us been in a position where people felt at liberty to come. My own troubles are a small bur- den to me compared with those I bear for others. I have a long ex- perience in this matter. Sometimes there are troubles which one muaf tell and ought to tell. But many of our troubles ‘i to te grow greater as we talk about thigh n: lthem. ‘The more often we teil of others are MUCH tiem the wore they seem to be. po long om David Harum, in his homely ey i ns have | fashion, said that “A reasonable Some of us have! vnount of fleas is good for a dog; keeps him from thinking too much about being a dog." A rea- sonable amount of trouble ix not bappy surround- ings. ° 4 |bad but good for a man; it keeps ee tiem frends, sng him from thinking too much about himself and his own comfort We are not here just to be com- fortable, We are here to be strong and brave and tfue. We can make jour troubles a means of strength lof character, We can disetpline our Bo runs the selfish legend) vives to rise above them and to se sive tas Ok ee pant | think of others rather than of our- “We have troubles of our|**!ves- $0 reads another placqrd.| A large proportion of our trou many people want to be bur |bies are home-made. And very by hearing the troubles etl ment of them can be cured at : home. It falls to me to hear a great} If you cannot dismiss all your ny people tell their troubles. It} troubles, try to conquer them by @ burden and a heartache. Often|courage and resolution and seif-for- is nothing that I can do to|getfulness, Maybe you will see the But now and then there ix|/time when you will be glad tha* thing to be said or done that)you had some of these sume Then I am glad to have| troubles. "4 ? or pie apBook THE ‘SILENCE OF THE HILLS BY WILLIAM PRESCOTT FOSTER ‘The windy forest, rousing from its sleep, Voices its heart in hoarse Titanic roar; The ocean bellows from its rocky shore; The cataract, that haunts the rugged steep, Makes mighty music in its headlong leap; The clouds have voices, and the rivers pour ‘Their floods in thunder to the ocean's floor— ‘The hills alone mysterious silence keep, They cannot rend t clent chain that bars ‘Their iron lips, nor anewer back the sea ‘That calls to them far off in vain; the stars They cannot hail, nor their wild brooks. Ah me! ‘What cries from out their stony hearts will break In God's great day, when ali that sieep shall waket (pe Try This on Your Wise Friend Divide 50 into two such parts that if the greater part be divided by seven and the lesser multiplied by three the sum of the quotient and product will be 50. Answer to yesterday's: A sells 7 for 1 cent and % at 3 cents each: willingly lose. And most of | are not at liberty to tell our) and we wish that the rest | not. “Tel? your troubles to a police =) ra The Seattle Sta F month: BF mentha, $1.66e€ months, 69.76 iy carrier, city, 6 “Bluebeard” Landru year, ccused of murdering at least peace conference was held. conference, at least 100,000 drus. He has the blue beard, all right—blue- Svengali beard, bulging and flowing like a split in a hair mattress. Also, he has ‘But if the charges against Landru are proved, Baron de Retz, the original “Blue- ** will vanish from fable. For he had only seven wives. Tame, compared with it interesting study, and most important, is that of human nature, Study Landru. “would have to live several thousand years to find another like him. brain is a marvel. A’ skilled architect and motor engineer, he invented a mo- making love to a doll-faced in & Parisian flat. Charges are that he murdered, dissected and burned at least down, but not Landru. That will make the trial interesting, a battle of wits. Time technical knowledge of law, compelled postponement of his winkle, twinicle, little jar, how I wonder what you are.” “Sometimes marriage is a tie and sometimes one ° Not So Very Differently The League of German Indus tries offers the German* govern- ment one billion marks if the gov- ornament will “consult with pri- vale enterprise as to any eco nomic and tax programs” and “free industry from every ro striction that hinders its develop- ment,” including cighthour day and similar legislation. Programs” are the same as our tariff and revenue bills, When those bills become law you will see that we do it not so very differently here. Here Is a Real Enigma What happens when you sleep? Does the soul drift out to carry on @ separate existence on Mars or in the fourth dimension? Many think se, Perhaps, they are right, Bleep be the real life, our waking a dream. Foch verifies the report that we had soldiers in France and congress may investigate. dik SbAiaLée SLA (LETTERS T0 EDITOR] | She Wants “Mickey” Bac | editor The star 1 | I am writing you te ask you to and about eight Editor The Star In behalf of all the mutt society is protecting, and i crows between an Abr and Spite in cream-colored nership where lon ed. | Where money tm placed on aav-| Ings account, reduced to its simple | est, paying commissions, bonuses and lynia, the depositor hax merely|the lke for the use of money to loaned money to the banker at a) which their standing entitles them low rate of interest which the bank-'from their bank, it is time to call) er reloans at a higher, the differ} halt, and that Is the condition} ence being the banker's profit. that existe here today only | t iness men are driven to seek } jal assistance from money ere at exorbitant rates of inter. I think tne retanonship more| Public expression much as ts being | nearly resembles that which exists! given thru your paper, is probably hhetween the queen bee and the work-|the best way to get a start towards ers of the hive The queen stays | disciplining the banker who, ar at home—she does not try her|rogant, self-centered, selfish, unrea- strength against the dangers that) «ning and unreasonable, ruthiess Dear Avridge Mann: One ssye d0| lurk outside her safe retreat—while this, one says do that, to take away |the rest of the hive busy themselves the surplus fat but [ have followed gathering the stores upon which ahe one and all, and sll my shape i | foods. like # ball They say to roll, they say to run, they even seem to think it fun; they tubs and dumbbells, - I've done it all till black and bi and still my form is soft and round, I haven't lost a «ingle pound! I've starved myself till nearly dead — took ‘Turkish baths — been biistered red; my clothes get tighter day by day, the fat just will not go away! 1 come to’ you, Oh, Avridge Mann, to tell me—that ia, if you can-—just| how to rid myself, for eure, of fat} no I will feel seeure of getting rid} of surplus weight and moving with | a freer gate. it's my ambition, my desire, to wear the clothes that men admire! PEGGY G, Dear Peggy Gee: Don't worry po! I like ‘em rather fat, you know! And others, too, I'm giad to state, prefer to eee the figure § But here's secret, let may say—don't ever gt yourself a weigh!, Before I quit, me suggest you) fatten up Seattle’? chest, and send whatever coin you can, to join the “Brotherhood of Man avd Il be very glad to see you get & member ship decree! Cirilge Monn BROTHERHOOD OF MAN FUND This department accepts contribu- tions for charity in any amount In appreciation of your help, Avridge Mann will send you a special letter |—nigned ‘n everything—which he calls a membership decree in “The| Loyal Brotherhood of Man.” All undersigned contributions will | be went to the Seattie Community | Chest fund. Those who prefer to} make a direct contribytion to a spe- | cified charity, rather Mhan thru the |Community Chest, may so speci and their contributions will be sen! = ‘ARROW COALCC Previously acknowtedsed: F.C.FERREE , President afd posing behind his ignorance or willful disregard for the community welfare, controls the life-giving The banker takes the mint atream of credit and money without NOOSE COAL Reduce Your Fuel Bill Order this slow, free-burning coal and feel the pleasant glow of satisfaction in finding the answer to your fuel problem. Nanoose Wellington Coal comes direct from the old Wellington seam and is properly pre- pared at our plant—ready for your coal bin. It gives you More Heat for the Money may une If Your Dealer Cannot Supply You | Com#unity Chest fund | Weashingion Children's Home | Salvation Army 4 Today's contributions—Community Chest fund: further, and this severe. ditioner. testines in their matter, B, 26 for 4 cents and 2 at 3 cents; C, 49 for 7 cents and 1 at 3 cents, A very common cause of Poor appetite is now known to be an important factor in this condition RECOGNIZED authority on the subject of constipation maintains that “a poor ap- petite A Pings bascar 37% cause of consti- taining normal action of the bowels. pation, women.” A certain quantity Fleischmann’ freat ‘ of food is necessary for the intestines to function teed the or tae Ga ean normally. —have it on the table at Have it at The same authority also says: “Insufficient food leads directly to emaciation and physical weak- ness as well as to constipation; it causes the already depressed nervous system to deteriorate still that the dyspepsia and constipation become more Under such conditions Fleischmann’s Yeast has remarkable value as a laxative food ‘and con- It furnishes a large amount of the water-soluble vitamine which helps all the proc- esses of digestion, and, in addition, because of its freshness (you get it fresh daily) it helps the in- Thousands are adding Fleischmann’ constipation Yeast to their daily diet, and by eating regularly from 2 to 3 cakes a day are restoring and main- r office and éat it at your Get it at your ch place. You will like its fresh, distinctive r, and the clean, wholesome taste it leaves in your mouth. ly one precaution: if troubled with gas dissolve the yeast first in very hot water, ‘This does not affect the efficacy of the yeast. Place ~ ga aa gaa hit ad ‘east. reacts again on the digestion, so Send 4 cents tn stamps for the booklet, “The New Importance of Yeast in Diet.” So many inquiries are coming in daily for this booklet that it is necessary to make this nominal charge to cover cost of handling and mailing, Address THE FLEISCHMANN COM- PANY, 314 Bell St, Seatue, Wash, elimination of poisonous waste ‘ The need for scientifically tested yeast Fresh yeast has been proved by recent scientific tests to be a valuable food for correcting run-down condition, constipation, indigestion and certain akin disorders, These original testa were all made with Fleischmann's Yeast, Beware of untested yeast-vitamine preparations that contain drugs or other mix- tures. Fleischmann’s Yeast (fresh) is a pure food, rich in vita- mine, in which it measures up to the high standards set by Jaboratories and hospitals. The familiar tin-foil package with the yellow label is the only form in which Fleiechmana’s Yeast for Health is vald,/ Bar : Thanks Star for Mutt Show ‘The money which you raida for the Community Chest by giving everybody a chance to be human and happy will go a long way this winter with the {help up find our little dog, About tale boys and girls, the old folks iE months agoan auto killed our " + sake a di eae the Community Chest will ¢ | “Mickey,” so we got another and oane want whoever nin The & >. . . called him Mickey, @e was so to call us up any time after 6 o'clock, | ‘The Star for the mutt show, Rvery he uld come and|Our phone in Beacon rmeet m «I came home from work. OO109 amd we it com and get Then Jay night, when Tre. | hy ‘The kitty (his playmate) orien turned m work, Mickey didn't| for him all night c py # meet me, and I haven't found him| I hope you can help us find him, | gifts of Seattle’s other g sin | MRS. HOON | every one of our hungry an He like @ poadje, but he is a 2021 Wait Bt. | And besides, it was a darn good show. Cordially, Wan | ts to Meet Mr. Clarke ‘| Chairman, Campaign Comm | Iditor ‘The Star ed with him, for in hie editorial of Fund | Tama readér of The Star, and will | November 11 atated om plain und. may it is full of pep and truth, but | truth» than [ «© ever seen before the bert most truthful things [| in eo short « \ eS a have seen were in your “Edit Them.| Pie let us hear from lL. M | “During the past fourteen years f selves” of November 11 | Clarke again mum risk, but secures his share of which, justly and equitably distrib | have spent more than one thousand I want to ask you who I, M CHARLES ACKLEY the profite uted, ne community can promper, and | gollary trying to get rid of « com | Clarke is, for I want to get acquaint. | Leavenworth, Wash Where your argosies with portly | just now by his continued policy Of | plaint that was gradually sapping my oui nail shipping the people's money beyond | strength, but until I got hold of Tages B nk d th Bees Do overpeer the petty traffickers.” the reach of local industry aad en othing helped me. For the pest | a ers ani e | Hin partners, according to “Also | terprine, Uterally guts it of the main| tour years I have lived almost em Star fa tnership—that “the rela) a Cons the chances | ementiails of ite business activity— | tirely on milk and bread, and fin 1 have followed with great Interent of the banker and the|he ¢ with @ share in|/thus involving stagnation, unrest,/ even that went against me. the on ous letters concerning e fifty fifty the pr jobless men and hungry babies “Before { had finished the first bots bank t ie all very interesting in If a partnership existe at all it ts Ae to exporting money If the stacements made in recent) tle of Tanlac I got #o I could eat connection with the present finan: | certainly a very onesded affair, the | Conservatt in ur letters to you and to which you/anything, and I certainly biess the | cial condition , t of the money | There can be no ju have given publicity are not fair|day I first got this medicine, for J | While I ¢, in the main, with) and the banker a more or less valu:| banker's contributions to the prom | representations of facts. with which | believe it has added years to my life, | the statem of “Also a Conserva . The banker takes perity of other communities by buy: the bankers are well acquainted,|The people in my neighborhood were tive,” I beg to take issue with him upon whieh, if/ing the paper of astern concerns| then, aa suggested by “Also @ Con-|so surprised at the change in me 6 te. the Feletionship between the he pay# no in-|and the bonds of foreign govern: | servative,” they “should be convince: | that fourteen of them by actual count | nkers and the public. He says it * lends iti if a profit re-| ments, #0 long as there tx a healthy ingly contradicted. are now taking Tanlac,” — ————=—-eweet | wUlts, he keeps the profit; if he meeta| demand for money at home at fair I repeat, however, what I sug Taniac is wold in Seattle at Bar. jw lonmon to such af extent that rates, Buch practice ix not only gested in a former communication: |teil’s érug stores and by leading in capital becomes impaired, the | highly unpatriotic, but if persisted In| Until we get the superstition regard. |druggista everywhere. — Advertise. lone la shared by the depositor. Iv] will become ruin When respons! jing the “supermanishness” of the! ment Vesdisansiad, ivy bueviuds 16, 196) ker out of our system and \earm treat him just as we would om grocer or butcher, we will not ge far gan we treat ofp he ’ dogs which the Hurnane y yours THE war, # n behalf of all the little , and all the others whom rare for, | want to thank LIVED YEARS ON BREAD AND MILK For More Than Decade Mak ady of Alabama Woman — Was Continually Sapping Her Strength enerous folks to protect d helpless, W. L. RHODES, uittee, Seattle Community Mrs. H. P. Barrett of fh suburb of Birmingham, Ala, givep the facta of her remarkable experb ence with Tanlac as follown For your protection —organized responsibility Back of the fleet of Yellow Taxis stands a SOUND business ganization — conducted eisrss aS) or, men of wide experience in the rapid transportation business, who conduct the ea This organized effort is what en- ables Yellow Taxis to de- liver such a high standard of service — makes it possible for you to travel by taxi in comfort and safety, at a reasonable cost. ,aFee gees ~ a The men who op- erate the Yellow Taxis consider themselves strictly accountable to the trav- eling public—feel their responsibil- ity to you. This is the reason their equip- ment is right up to the minute—always maintained in order. They aim to hire only men who are thoroughly competent, courteous and of high moral character— and quickly weed out men who do NOT prove themselves worthy of this standard. In short, this or- ganized responsibil- ity is a guarantee to you of REAL taxi service. It means that when you travel in a Yellow Taxi you can rest assured that you are in capable hands—that you will be conveyed to your destination quickly, comfortably and SAFELY. For not only are all the 3 requisite physical safeguards employed, Ff: but, as an added protection, you are auto- ig matically insured up to $15. you ride ina Yellow Taxi. YELLOW. TAXI | “MAIN 6500” — Should you forget the number, it’s on 4 000.00 when