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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-12
Automatic RefriqerdtOrS

Whether you are buying or not
we would like to show you just
how far superior an Automatic is
to all other refrigeratOrs. How
ever, a few points briefly told:
It is as handsome in appear
ance as it is possible to build it
Same designs as used in the
very highest priced refrigerators.
Trimmings are the best that we
can make-both as to design
and perfect fit.
Getting to the inside, we be-
lieve the Automatic is the most
perfectly built and most perfect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
A YEARS FREE
TRANSPORTATION

Fred y Sander. real estate dealer
and Iniorufban railway promoter
whose office IL in room A. Calman
block entrance. iH giving asay q
years transportation on the nsw
Everett line 20 every person who
purchases a tract IN sAlispdnle. " the
new addition situated 2,A miles
north 81 the city ca Allen lake
formerly Bitter lake, This IL an
innovation la real estate dealing In
Seattle and II meeting with much
favor among buyers for u enables
them 81 I've IN shat viii be q finr
little auhurbhn-homo topn. ON the
shores Of beautiful lake. A. a much
lesa expense lAan they can live IN
the city.
The tracts themselves ~ course
are the attractive ludueement. helnF
well adapted for = cosy iittie sum
mer home and. aud being on the
Seattle Everest iuiorurhan line. arc
sure Of hiE advance In value wiih
Ia the next fss months 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
DOES 1T PAY2

James iasen Hyde the scltexpatracd has lied to Paris
where he finds eongenial company.
Robert \. MeCurdy and his sonu.law. Thcbaud. and
sunj OF his sister and cousins and his auns closing
op the fine establishment, in New Jersey and will 10 abroad
fof their health.
John 4. Mccall died yesterday.
James ". Alexander, Of the Equitable is in a sanitarum
Il is declared his is hopeless.
Chauueey Depew dead and buried his rcpua-
ton IS concerned
Al these performers in the life
tragedy
Hyde let go quickly Alexander fought like tiger
MeCar out in the nick OF time Mccall stayed in aud
down with crash. Dcpew hesitated and lost.
oue may pity somewhat the whom fate, using Tom
lawson Tor begnnng-has kiled-some OF them body and
soul; bu, the old question
Docs II pay2
Does it pay to lie and steal to take advantage of those
who you with great trust1 Does il pay rob your
fellow acoorngto the laws Of Wall street, Though YOU
should escape the penalties that Try attach their
feeble laws does pay do great wrong for moneys sake
Certainly not Because
The punishment inflicted by men nothing
pared to the penalty attached TO the moral law. There is
barrier between you and dishonest dollar When YOU climb
over that barrier you court fearful penalty.
Does imagine the words. Thou shalt steal
words' That commandment is Law law nileN
BILE in workings OF consequence any law Of physics
Enathematcs The commandment il law because Il Is
in the decalogue 1t in the deealogue because it law
That where make their mistake They DO not the
penalty uheres in the law that be enforced that
every IN the universe eagaed for its enforcement
The may be carried ont in many ways Il may
be through the strain mind heart Il may be through
she shame Of publicity IL may be through the weakening
OF moral fibre thar leads finally legal apprehension. II
may be through the child The fathers have eaten
grapes and the ebdrens teeth edge erediy the
officer Of the moral law do les bidding The penalty may be
enforced IN one Of a thousand ways. but
History proves il proves anything that crime and pun
ishment grow the stem
generation needs that teaching There a daY
when warned Of the consequences Of sin ani de-
by preaehg hell fire and birthstone In the
from this preaching love and mercy the Of tho
moral law are neglected There is henl Millions Satan
found il when he said. Myself and he'll" Ask James ".
Alexander Chaunccy Dcpcw he has not suffered the
pains Of hell
lie, be Numbered into the Of the Young man, The
soul sinucth shall die Let il face every who
reaches for a dollar wrongiuiy-
tod Almighty has yet abdca,ed his throne. His
Laws are in fall force and effect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

mostly cotton and flour and some
bridge timber for Japan.
The new liner BESSIE Dollar Is due
Within few days from Antwerp
with 6.ee0 toms u cement and other
general freight hhe ~ ibe latest
addition a. tee Dollar iiue aud IL on
her maiden trip.
The steamer Ai-Ki sailed faf
kkaHwaY aud say paftA with a biN
passenger list and a fuil cargo Of
freight. mostly mining machinery
and uroyiaiaa.
l. a. oray and W H. Cooper.
both ~ whom are well known in
shipping circles. have formed a Coz
partnership aa marine underwriters.
ship and insurance brokers. with Of.
fieea a. 100 YsHi~r Way. Mf Gray
- senior partner and the firm Nili
b. known aH uray. Cooper 4 60.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

rugs from China and japan 10 be
used exclusively for the manufne
tufe of mattresses. Foul aud DIS
cafdei mattresses picked up In this
city are generally used. however
A local Manufacturer stated this
morning that he would rather not
manufacture these called wool
mattresses, rs they realize the un-
sanitary condition Ia which they
loft the factory
The manufacturers state that they
will cooperate with the dealers 10
this matter aud asilate the question
81 a state law 90 be taken 40 at
the next term Of the state legisla
ture
nr. r. y. fIeF. secretary Of the
state board. states that u would b.
impossible for that board to even
investigate the matter, as its annual
allowance ~ funds has been entirely
consumed.
Or william T.. Ladlow. secretary
81 the ciiy board Of health. claims
that the whole matter comes under
the Jurisdiction OF the state board
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
MARINE NOTES

steamer Robert Dollar sails Wed
neslay for feas Angeles direct with
lufubeF aua passengers. Tomorrow
TIE Olympus sails far san Francisco
With lumber ana passengers
The steamer Rainier arrived Sat
ufsiaF ffam San F'faneisrs Nith sen
egili msschandise and clears on her
RETURN trip Tuesday night.
The reFenua cutters fear and
rheiis VII 50 iHte commission Ia
ihe near future They haxn been
undergoing repairs a. the Iliuion
iron Works 90 San f'raueisco.
II - the belief 81 shipping men
that the unknown ship that coiiided
Nth the british vessel gfHaie ives
tbs coiotna from Hnianda 70 Eagle
HsftuF and - days cut TaEa have
gore 10 iaak Zoe her a. Il Il feared
she may have breu blown "a srn.
The iYfa cleared for the orient
last night with il.eV4 tons II freight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
HAS
RESIGNED

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 10
Daniel Storms resigned aA secretary
VI state today.
Tho action follows tho demand
b. Governor Henly. after the dis.
eareFy of alleged ifregulaFity IN the
canduc, Of his office. but f. really
supposed % be due To bis acceptance
u IN offer BY a Western trust cunis
paaY ~ a responsible position.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
STAR DUST

By Josh"

Expressed IN Burnt wood Work"
was forced to talk with her uhen
Hhe finished. ard she asked me II I
had ever figured ont the Influence
- emhalminE On the outdoor sports
81 the ancient Egyptians feh
like an txnnramus. ~ course. but
bad "a confess / had never lnxeeti
gated the question
| saw iAffie yesterday Hhe had
on that same old imitation Persian
lamb and the thermometer At 20
ana making a rev fohln blue silk.
short siesyua. 9Th cream puffs a.,
the shoulder. Yours.
MILL
I heard that Laura hafeswhipped
Tom tn a fsasaurapt last nlKbt
Caught bin diulnK with that harrid
actress tau { It toyfihie7 They aAy
She going 90 ste Cor divorce y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
DESIRE a
NEWLAW
MANUFACTURERS OF sHoDDY MATTRESSES ARE
SO ASHAMED OF THEIR OWN FILTHY OUTPUT
THAT THEY WILL ASK LEGISLATURE TO STOP
THE EVIL

While the city and state boards Of
health are Hldouiepplng tho ronpon
aihility Of romedYlnr the evil, the
manufacture of mattresses under
dlagrAceful unaanltary conditions
continues on large scale all over
the state.
80 filthy are the mattresses that
the manufacturers themselves are
ashamed Of their product Compa.
tilion. however. eompels them TO
continue the system. although they
have begun an agitation 10 prohibit
Il by the passage Of a state law. tn
spite Of tho indifference Of the
health authorities.
A city ordinance alone. they as
sert. would work an injustice on 10
cal Manufacturers
Imported From Orient
So active has become the demand
for the filthy material out OF which
the mattresses are made that u IL
now imported from the Orient Re
Gently a manufacturer ia Ban
Francisco imported fun cargo Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
The Conscience Fund

Whether because Of the Of New Year other
the month Of numbered unnana payments What
tHknown IN Washington "the conscience fund
Eleven In different para Coincidence
stricken the and
they contributed $500 the fund
II stated that Of the contributions the fund
OF all the uteang aud Of the nom the beginning Of 10
government there has been returned only 100000.
federal
have amounted billions OF money. OF onouAuna
madeeher the people phenomenaly o
trouble only when hteainEs small
il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
Watch IL Grow

Statistical Of the customs department at Washington
speak volumes tho importance Puget Sound
shipping center Of the grain industry Of the country.
During tho first months Of the fiscal there
loaded wheat sound than port in the world
IL wonder that the railroads Of the country
striving gain footold 81 the Northwest They
II they desire take Of the profits IN hauling
the foodufs Of the world FOR from territory adjacent there
this wheat the barley the deter
mined by the United States department Of agriculture In recent
Investigation. when the purchasing people OF all nations
these tho demand viii greater the 81
the Northwest will reach FAR Into the mtlona
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
The Plain Duty of Congress

1t is tho imperative duty OF Congress:
To provide warships Tor the Pacific Station.
To provide docks and shipyards for the Pacific
70 provide full equipment and machinery each navy
yard for the construction Of large
marships
To require by half Of ali warshps
be built in Government yards, BY the Government
To provide Tor additional naval base the Pacific
coast.
These things must be done order tina, the Pacific
frontier. possessions and be sateguarded-
There is nothing complicated abruse about this. Our
western and unprotected Our Asiaste
station navy hopeessy inadequate is base Of operations
Is the same
The facts-and ii is veil to keep them in mind-are that
the country rich enough adopt naval program that IS
demanded by patriotism serepee And they pretty
near being the thing.
The tax Of the Navy is little more than ten cents year
on each man. and child in the country You talk about
laying your life for your country YOU asked to lay
down the price OF good cigar Perhaps H. H. Rogers and
1ohn D Rockefeller might be willing lay down the price Of
cigars
The urkeep Of our navy about four per Of the
value OF foreign alone As insurance that
cheap The Of the upkeep and increase of
navy per Of the total wealth Of the
Nation.
What proporonate part Of the outlay devoted to pro-
tecug the commerce Of the Pacific and the cities and posses
washed by its water The Government experts
have worked that problem but glance at the annual
yards the private building plants and the assignment Of the
feeshow that about per ccnt-that would be liberal al
lowaneeof the outlay goes the Pacific fleet aud stations
Such policy is provincial. It is heritage Of the time
when it supposed that Alexandria Va, to be the
metropolis Of America and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal its
principal highway.
Say what you will the Pacific to be the theater of
the coming stfuggle-cconomic racial.
- The problems OF the Orient be faced The first prob
Iern is the Of sefproeeton We protect ourselves
and The Panama canal is being built at estimated
Of S3oooooOomercy foster and promote trade with
The Orient And what doing protect such trade
We get?
Practically nothing Last year $4,000 was appropriated
10 make surveys Olongopo T. l. looking future
Improvements in the way Of naval base This year the naval
committee IS looking askauee the request Of the department
for 100000 more.
The Secretary Of the Navy dsregards repeated recon
meudation of his bureau chiefs for board into the
Of another naval yard the southern Pacific coast
n port Of call Tor repair etc. Of ships which will through
tbe Panama canal
1t time for congress sit up and take notice Forget
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

nnnra Oh frtrnds in Paris arrange
henefit Dor himf
THE READY LETTER WRITER
Letter ffofn a Soman. deeiining
an invitation - an afternoon tea
Esteemed and fisiused Frirad
Your kina lnyiagiua rania this
morning like burst q sunshine. 50
sfssd - yoa TO think % pcdr dull
ne for one ~ those delightful little
affairs ~ yours. when you have
seurea ~ saeh clever frisaaa Who
could feel perfectly 81 home IN the
brilliant company Of yoar sweet sali
and Who would b. peffectiY delight.
81 ~ receive an invitation
Hut really. 7 Do got ass how ]
can possibly 50 this afisruo0a. Iane
qalg yesterday. and ! don't expect
a ueW euok before Tomorrow and ss
you know ihs ngrso quit last wssk,
thruwlng the burieu ~ caring Tor
tho children upon me can almost
cry when I think shall miss the
pleasar. % meeting the intellectual
fnik who fiock around yua.
Thanking you a thousand tines
Cor the invitation. an. as ever.
Your devoted friend.
NELL.
p. 4 Did you hear that Laura
attacked her husband In one OF sh~
downtown cafes while be Was din.
INK wtth an aetreEsF n"
Letter 20 frieud from the woman
who has declined an invitation 10 an
afternoon tea
rAaar Heaa.
II sou have nothing 70 DO this
afieruooa came over for \ few
hours received an Invitation from
sarah neiium % attend one o. her
afternoon funerals today. but they
are such dull things that sent re-
rrcta Jane quit yesterday fthank
henvsul 80 had a good excuse. on
al the duh things ia the world,
sarah'a afternoon teas are first She
always gathers a lDt % original
Relva lockwood women around her
aud When they are not talking
about the right 81 Suffrage they're
talking 81 Browning or ihsen Then
Sarah always has 10 talk about tho
ook and the second Girl for az leost
half an hour. and she spends an-
other half hour repeating the cute
sayings % little Mildred. The last
time I wan there Mildred reciied
5hefidan'a Ride Can you beat
lIi7
Generally somebody with neck
curIa reads a papw or something
remember ono time Olive Brains
80 years old II she's a day read one
On intellectually Of the soul ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

"Frlghtfai mixup at the Jenkins
funea Neddlng ceremony the other
day
4 didn't hear about u.
The minlater asked jenkins u
he took her 20 be- his lawful welded
wife and promised te love. honor
thefiaA and protect her. and he 70
pliea. 4 decline u answer on ad
vice q counsel
anyway. Senator Patterson knows
a.hu hit him
a-nnn EunM Lnau mIaE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
GREAT SURPRISE

Two cards won Old Oak cash pfi1e
81 81 FOR January the easiest money
on earth Cards may be had By
simply asking for them az tho Mems
Shoe Store SO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
Sow-s THE TIME To Sun
SCRIBE. CHARLEY.

G. A aslhsfia sau IN town sasuF-
day as Jolly az ever A greater lnfef
Of ruua Jokes never walked cut
Btfrets Charley - one az the sob
atantlai friends of the signal. and
- are "a proud ~ his friendship a.
he u II tha paper aalln9siiie -
signal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

pork barrel for omen Forget that river and harhor
graft BE patriotic for minutes. Think patriotism Tor
minutes You will see il then. too. I.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19
THIS DAY IN HISTORY.

THIS DAY ~ HISTORY.
Fch. 10. 1859 United States aeua-
tors orgauincsi.a Don't Worry club
Fa,. ~. ii77--Iohn Paul Jones in
troducsi haEinE in the United States
navy.
Feb 70. Packers stan claim
they gave Information In confidence
Seattle Citizen -tiow'a business
been With your street hallway com
pAnyf
Director s y 60 Had. vcry had /.
- bad. In fact. that we've just about
decided 70 AK Tor a zs-year exton
sion 81 the franchise
Andrew--Your question. what
should be done with man Nho
marrics his mofhet Ia law Il alb
anrd. She'll DO II.
~Thiak uf all the sacrifices thaf
have been made for AT.
'flumph. maybe don't I've lived
Tor tao years IA a flat over n music
teachers. and I guess I've made a
few"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

Why don't half = apsen % Count
Bnnra OLD frtunds ia Paris arrange
a henesit Dor him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-19

A WORE FROM Iosm WI.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-14
"Can you get right round:'

I'll show you" he returned and led
battlements naturally stretched across
the width of the castle, running from
wall to wall. The parapet stood some
five feet high and was broken with the
manifestations of the design There
was ample space, therefore. for twenty
men at arms to march abreast along
the heights. Sheppard moved lightly
his head just swinging clear of the par
apet and the black darkness contained
between the shadows of the ramparts
The leaden roof was incumbered with
rubbish. Presently Sheppard paused
and there rose quickly before me out
Of the superintendent gloom the black
er mass of the drum towers Feeling
his way, Sheppard hit upon an iron
ladder connecting with the heights
above. and presently we stood upon the
topmost pinnacle of the castle and
peered from it into the night. The noe
turnal mists and blackness of the val
ley below We're slowly shifting The
trees gradually grew black, showing
against vast and gray gloom. Yet
there was no light visible in those
seething changes of the elements The
night still hung about us.
The southern drum tower looked
down upon deeper shadows, and /
could not descry the wall below. /
turned to my companion for an expla-
nation and smiled at the confusion Of
my own brain when he answered:
That's the south, Ned. You know
the battlements are in ruins there"
OF course they We're, but | was not to
be deferred from complete circuit of
the walls by tha. small fact, and
CROPPED for the ladder
BE. careful, Ned" said Sheppard
Better not Wait till it's light
Now, | knew very well at the time
that he spoke wisely and that | was
merely taking a rash hazard for no
better purpose than 10 display to my
self my own determinations obsti-
macy, if you will But the feeling was
strong upon me, and so, picking my
steps down the ladder, / paid him no
attention. Presently my foot, descend
ing, shot through empty air, and coin
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-14
CHAPTER NJ.
~HE dawn was now abreast OF
the hilItops, and the trees of the
park stood out like shadows in

Il & eat mist.
THEY will begin here" observed
Sheppard. when they find there is ut
entrance below
Il don't envy them the twelve feet OF
water to start WITH" said |.
Il don't envy them if they get here, -"
remarked Montgomery quietly.
Williams said nothing. He looked
from one to another curiously and then
craned his neck over the castle wall
and scrutiniZed the foreground. Now
and then lie Srasped his shotgun almost
mechanically. us if to feel certain thai
it WAS there. | agreed with Sheppard
that if any attack was 10 be delivered
it would be upon the breach made by
time in the defenSes. There was nc
way into the castle by the gratings
above the moat. and it would take ar.
tillery at least to shake the huge port
cullis. Yet it seemed incredible that
any sane man should attempt to swim
the fosse and scale the battlement,
If | had been seen by that appalling
face, as | conceived, the enemy would
he aware that we We're on the watci
cred it more than likely that they
would retire and make the best of the
reconnaissance they had achieved
Il don't like this Sheppard said
what the mischief are they up to:
Let me go and see"
= l. \ /. !
not like it myself, but would it be wise
to divide our forces?
After momentary reflection l de-
cided to do so, and, enjoining upon
Montgomery a strict vigilance. crawl.
ed after Sheppard toward the upper
battlements
Once we had reached the ramparts
we proceeded more quickly, but still
with great caution, stopping at inter
walls to reconnoiter the ground below
But there was nothing to be seen or
heard, and until we had passed the
keep and had got upon the western
wall we encountered no sign of the en-
envy. Here, however, Sheppard stop
ped short and pressed his hand on my
shoulder.
Down he said.
simultaneously with his words a
whiz of cold air passed my nose, and
small crack of some firearm ensued
upon 1t.
That's by way of introduction, said
Sheppard, .'and now the fight begins"
TO BE CONTINUED
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-14
BY II. B. MARRIOTT WATSON
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
On a summer tour through the western
English counties | stop one evening at
a country inn. | hear of burglary at
Ivor castle, which is owned by an odu
character. and | meet young Mont
gomery, farmer, who quarrels with
the other guests. III intervene in
an attack on a queer old gentleman,
Mr.. Kesteven, who invites me to Ivor
Castle. | spend the night With him.
III-kesteven introduces me to Hood,
his former valet who now keeps an
inn near the castle. While showing
me secret chamber Mr.. Kesteven is
interrupted by Hood. At Mr.. Kes-
teven's request | take hurried trip to
his solicitors with him. In the even
ing, at the castle, my host leaves me
for few minutes. promising to tell me
a secret. On hearing a noise in his
room, | find him dying, with a paper
clutched in his fingers. | remove the
paper. ". Mr.. Kesteven's death is
proved to have been caused by heart
disease. The fragment of paper gives
incomplete directions for reaching a
secret portion of the castle. | attend
to Mr.. Kesteven's obsequies and am in
formed by his solicitor that the hurried
visit was for the purpose of making me
his sole heir. | meet Captain Ser
combe, soldier of fortune" An
offer, which | refuse, is made to me for
the castle. VI receive a visitor,
who tries hard to induce me to sell the
castle. | interrupt a conference be-
tween Captain Sercombe and another,
but do not see the other. The captain
tries his hand at persuading me to part
with my new inheritance. | decide
that it is hidden treasure that is be-
hind the efforts to have me sell lvor
castle. VII decide that the paper
taken from Mr.. Kesteven's hand is the
second sheet of the key to the mystery
and that there is a conspiracy to obtain
the treasure. [ ask Montgomery to
stay with me. | find Hood spying about
the grounds and catch Sercombe in my
room. The captain informs me that
the treasure hidden in the castle is
treasure trove and the property of the
crown. We agree to conduct our
search and contest without calling in
the police. VIII resolve to call my
friend Sheppard to assist me. [ am
spled upon by foreign looking man.
Hood admits that he is the man who
struggled with Mr.. Kesteven on the &C.
casion of my first meeting with the
latter. Sercombe, feigning accident,
tries to shoot me. | go to London to
call Sheppard and am followed. | out
wit my pursuers. WILL return to
Ivor Castle with Sheppard. Sercombe
and Hood call on me, and we agree to
compare my paper with the one taken
from Mr.. Kesteven. The documents
together give complete guide to the
castles hidden chamber. AS Hood
and Sercombe leave the castle, Shep-
pard is attacked, and Montgomery and
| go to his rescue. TX and X.-We re-
pulse the attack and visit the treasure
chamber. Williams, my farmer, is en-
listed in the defense of the castle. We
fill the moat by means of connection
with a brook. On guard at the castle.