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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-01
CblIdren'$ PAGE
Address all communications for this
page to MARGARET WYE, care
of The Ranch, Kent, Wash.
A CHAT WITH THE CHILDREN

to do the right thing whether anyone
is watching them or not. These are
the children who make the hearts of
father and mother glad-yes, and
teacher, too. These are the children
who have honor.
Now for our May contest work. l
want you to write a short story about
a boy or girl who is an honorable
child. Your story may be true or
an imaginary one, but make it as
"story like" as possible. Name the
story to suit yourself. I will give a
dainty book to the one who has the
best story.
The children who are striving to
keep on the January-June list may
compete in this too, you may be the
prize winner. Who knows? To keep
on the list you may write a short
story, funny saying, or verse, as we'll
as a letter
Here are some of the queer, quaint
or funny sayings of little people.
which we're sent by different Ranch
children:
Howard, aged two and a half, was
eating dinner at the home Of a rela-
tive. All at once he began to cry.
"Why, Howard, what is the matter?'
asked his father. couch! daddy, I
stepped on my tongue said the
weeping Howard. Alvin Ahlberg.
A small boy and his mother we're
visiting grandmother. He over
heard their talk about "chickens
Matching" and he pondered long as to
how tire chickens get in the eggs A
little later he said "Come, grandma,
let's put these chickens into the
Shells "-Nettie Chilners.
I went to ball game one day and
| heard little girl say, "Oh, NAM
ma, that man that catches the ball
has a mask on just like the little calf
we saw. dorothy Dicken.
My sister, aged six, had just been
taught that she should brush her
teeth, that it would help to prevent
Indigestion. About that time one Of
our chickens died very mysteriously.
My mother said, perhaps it had a
spell of indigestion. "Oh," said
my little sister, "she forgot to wash
her teeth that night. -
A small child was anxiously waiting
for the sun to come out so she could
make mud pies. Soon small enemy
of hers came along and she said.
"Why, Johnny Smith, think you
are the meanest boy l know, for l am
just as sure as sure can be that you
are propping that sun up so it can't
90 any farther. Ethel jain.
LII tile six year old Carl had never
tasted mustard before, so he put a
very thick layer of it on his meat
just like he would put butter on
bread. After he took bite he made
a wry face and stuck his handkerchief
into his mouth. His mother asked
him what was the matter. "You put
the mustard on the table too quick
because it's not cool enough to eat and
l burnt my mouth" said Carl
Nellie Basinsky.
Mamma spread slice of bread with
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-01
North Bend, Wash.

Dear Miss Wye:
| am boy eight years old and am
in the third grade. My father has 81
cows and 20 horses. My little broth
er's pets are one dog, three rabbits
and one cat. The dogs name is
''Teddy." ] live one mile and a
half from school. My mother has
just finished making the garden. My
little brothers. name is Harry, and
my big brothers name is Aubrey
Well, as this is bed time | will stop.
| hope this will escape the waste pa
per basket of The Ranch.
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Bartlett, Oregon.

BartIett, oregon.
Dear Miss Wye:
My papa takes The Ranch and | al
ways read the children's page. This
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-01

9764 LADIES FANCY APRON AND SEWING
BAG Cut in one size, medium. 1t requires e
yard of 81 inch material for Heart Apron, ~
yards for Bretelle Apron, and yard for Bag OF
Sc inch material. Price 10c.
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9748-GIRLs' DRESS. Cut in four sizes. 4, 6,S
and 10 years. 1t REFUSES 3H yards OF 40 inch
material for a year size. Price l0c.
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1852 GIRLS Coat AND CAP. Cut in four
sizes, /, 2, 4 and years. 1t requires YARD OF
20 inch material for the cap, and 214 yards OF "A
inch material for the coat for year size.
Price 10c.
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material for a year size. Price lOc.
97I1-BoY's SUIT. Cut in four sizes, 3, 4, 5
aud years. 1t requires yards of q inch ma.
terial for four year SIZE
9562-LADIEs' DREss-Cut in six sizes, 49, 34'
So, 38, 40 and AZ inches bust measure 1t re-
quires 5% yards of "A inch material for a Sc
inch SIZE Price 10c.
956O-LADIRs' KIMoNo. Cut in three sizes,
small, medium and large. 1t requires Ga yards
of 81 inch material for medium size. Price 1Oc
9716 = GIRLS UNDER WAIST AND DRAWERS.
Cut in five sizes, 4, 6, 8, 10 and IL years. 1t re-
quires "a yard of Sc inch material for the waist
and one yard for the drawers for year size.
Price 10c.
9718 LADIES' DRESSING SACK. Cut i'll five
sizes, 81, &c. SO. 40 and AZ inches bust measure.
1t requires 81 yards of 40 inch material for
medium size. Price loo.
-9665-LADIEs' Coat SUIT. Coat 1896. cut
in six Sizes a. &c. 38, 40 a I'D AZ inches bust
measure. Skirt 1865. cut in We sizes, %, a. &c,
% and 80 inches waist meas ure. 1t requires
8 yards of A inch material the entire suit
for medium SIZE TWO separ ate patterns, loo
for each.
$685. 9699-LADIEs' COSTUME Waist 969S cut
in five sizes, 80, 81. sc, 88 ana 40 inches bust
measure. Skirt 9699 cut in five sizes %, "a. 26,
% and 80 inches waist measure. 1t requires So
yards of A inch material for &c inch size.
TWO separate patterns, LOG for each pattern.
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9562-LADIEs' DREss-Cut in six 81
SO, 38, 40 and AZ inches bust measu
quires 5% yards of a inch materia
inch size. Price 10c.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
"WatchfuI Waiting" Affords
Gen. Wood Opportunity
to Enjoy Fine Vacation

WASHINGTON, May 21.-"Wateh-
full waiting doesn't bother General
Leonard Wood in the least. The re-
tired chief OF staff, now assigned to
command OF the first division, but
waiting possible orders to lead the
whole army into Mexico, is having
more or less of a vacation here. His
plans for going to Governors Island,
New York, are indefinite. His house
hold goods are packed ready to shift
at an early moment.
In the meantime General Wood is
enjoying life. He takes a daily ride
on horseback with his daughter and
he likes this diversion better than any
other He recently was interested
daily as spectator at the horse
show.
The general strolls down to the war
department at his leisure and attends
to whatever first division business
that requires his supervision. But
for the most part he is staying away
from business and having the first
real rest of many months.
81 think he's having a regular va
cation" Secretary Garrison com
mented today, for 1 don't see him
now much oftener than once in three
days. He is simply awaiting orders
and haven't issued any to him yet,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
WOMEN BEARING
SCARS OF STRIKE
WILL SEE WILSON
Reach Washington With Judge
Lindsay With Stories of Col
orado Horrors.

WASHINGTON. May 21.-The story
of Colorado's civil war, where women
and children fell victims of the bat
ties between desperate coal strikers
and gunmen and State militia was
carried to the White House today.
The women who have suffered some
of them bear ng scars Of the conflict,
came to the nations capital to pro-
test in the name of humanity, against
the terrorism that has wiped out Of
existence peaceful communit es and
cost 200 lives in seven months. They
came here with Judge Ben Lindsey
to tell President Wilson all about it
and to demand that be as head of
the nation. end tuation that is
admitted by both sides to be intol-
cradle.
Lindsay himself is going from here
direct to John d. Roekefe ler in New
York to ask his cooperation. As
the dom .nant figure In the Colorado
coal industry, 1t is admitted that the
"Oil King" can restore order immedi-
ately. The miners union has with
drawn most of it's demands includ ng
recognition of the union But the feel
ing of both sides is SO intense that it
is admitted that unless some peace
plan can be arranged before the Fed
eral troops are withdrawn a far
bloodieF battle viii be inevitable.
Lindsay hopes to get concessions
from Rockefeller that viii make such
a plan possible. The women of Col
orado who are here are Mrs. Lee
who at the instance of the
W Women's Relief Association went to
the aid of the women and children
victims of the militia wrath at Lud-
low; Mrs. Pearl jolly, a miners wife,
who saved many lives; Mrs. Mary
Petruecio and Mrs. May Thomas, the
latter accompanied by her two chill
dren, a girl of four and boy OF six.
Mrs Petruccio saw her own babies
moved down with bullets from the
machine guns of the militia. Three
of them were killed in a tent in the
Ludlow colony.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
Especial TO the Evening star.I

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The
United States army and navy await
the word from Niagara Falls. They
are to be ready for immediate action
Desp. te the ban on news at the war
department it was learned today that
the entire fleet is In readiness for
Galveston. Ammunition and supplies
sufficient to supply an entire division
in the field indefinitely are on board
1t is up to the mediators to determine
whether it is all to be used or later
sent back to New York for stoage.
The question of war or peace will
be settled within ten days. This is
the belief at both the White House
and the state department. The
United States commissioners to the
mediation conferences have already
made public that this governments
irreducible minimum demand is the
unconditional retirement of Huerta.
If that comes well and good. Then
they will take UP the next step. If
it does not then they will come back
here, mediation will be at an end and
1t will be up to President Wilson to
determine his next aggressive step.
Meanwhile, however the admins
tration continues confident that
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
ARMY OF POLICE
GUARDS PALACE
FROM M|L|TANTS
Grounds of Buckingham Sur
rounded to Prevent Forcing
Petition on King.

LONDON May 21.-St. James's
Park and the grounds of Bucking-
ham Palace were crowded with po-
lice from an early hour this morn
ing, the mobilization of 1900 men
having been ordered for the purpose
of opposing the projected attempt by
militant suffragettes to present a pc
tition to K ng George.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the
leader of the militants, had an
nounced that she would lead a great
procession to the royal residence, but
it was said that she probably would
be arrested under the provisions OF
the "cat and mouse act" If she put in
an appearance
The police formed complete ring
around the palace and its grounds,
as tnen mad threatened to scale
the nikn walls inclusing tile gaedcns
All Inc detectives from police head
quarters at Scotland Yard were on
duty, and a body of 1000 patrolmen
was held in reserve in case of emer-
gency.
Several hundred suffragettes as
sembled in whitehall and paraded
the streets, preparatory to beginning
their march on the palace with Mrs.
Pankhurst.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
TWO JERSEYMEN
ARE DROWNED IN
CA|SSON MISHAP
Robert Dewar, of East Orange,
Was Engineer in Charge
of Work.

Alexander Dewar, of log Maple ave-
nue., East Orange an emp1oye of a
South Orange bank, left his home to-
day for South Norwalk, Conn, to
endeavor to recover the body of his
brother, Robert G. Dewar, the young
civil engineer, who was drowned, with
two others, one Jerseyman, last
night when the walls of a caisson
collapsed twenty-seven feet below the
surface of the Norwalk river.
Dewar, however, failed to keep the
report of his brothers death a secret
from his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dewar, as he hoped. He set out from
his home today as soon as he read of
the accident in the newspapers. with
out informing his elders where he
was going. They, however, also read
of the death of their son, and the
mother is at her home in a state of
collapse.
Robert Dewar, who was twenty
six years old, was at his home in
East Orange last Sunday. At dinner
he told his family of the difficulty
he was having in directing the work
of building the caisson, but said he
expected this week would bring the
end of his troubles. Dewar was a
graduate of the East Orange High
School and of Cornell University. He
was graduated from the latter place
in 1909. He has been engaged in en-
gineGing work away from his home
for the last three years. Besides h S
parents and brothers he is survived
by a sister, Dorothy.
Another victim of the accident was
Joseph Culpe, of 16 Ferry street, Ho-
bol5en. Culpe was assistant boss car
penter. He Is survived BY a widow.
William Duffy, timekeeper, whose ad-
dress is unknown, also died.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
MATCHES AND
BONF|RES CLAIM
FIVE CHILDREN
Little Newark Girl Sets Dress
Afire-Four from
State.

Five children. little girl in this
State, died yesterday as the result
Of burns.
Cecilia Oliner, two years old. of 202
Charlton street, died in the City
Hospital last night of burns she re-
ceived when playing with matches at
her home on Tuesday. She had gone
to the store with her mother. The
mother permitted the child to carry
the box, and when they got home
Cecilia broke away from her mother
and ran up the back stairs of their
home. After Mrs. Oliner had vainly
tried to get in the front door she
went to the rear with Annie Oles,
twelve years old, daughter of the
owner of the house, and found her
little daughter on the rear porch, with
her clothing ablaze. Mrs. Oliner ex-
tinguished the flames and took the
child to a drug store. Later Cecilia
was taken to the City Hospital.
where she died at $3.50 last night.
Playing about a bonfire near his
home at 211 Sixth street, West New
York, Walter Bauer, five years old,
was so severely burned that he died
some hours later at the North Hud-
son Hospital Little Walters clothes
caught fire and he ran screaming
from the place. A woman heard his
cries and tried to smother the flames
with a blanket, but by the time she
succeeded, the boy had been badly
burned. He was attended by Dr.
Goode.
Irving Savacool, three years old of
saltwater, died at his home yester-
day three hours after he had set fire
to his clothing while playing with
matches. The child had been left
alone In the house. His father, who
was working in the barn nearby,
heard the child's screams and ran 20
his rescue, but was too late.
A similar death came to Theodore
Diamond, three years old, OF 220 Tay-
lor street, Camden. His parents had
left the boy alone in the house when
they went to work and he soon found
some matches to play with. AS a re-
suit his clothes caught fire. Although
neighbors came to his assistance, he
died later in the Homeopathic Hos
pital
Badly burned when his clothes
caught fire about a bonfire, John
Layertish, four years old. of 800 Ave-
nue. b, Bayonne, yesterday died in
the Bayonne Hospital
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
QUESTION OF WAR OR PEACE
TO BE SETTLED IN TEN DAYS
Huerta's Unconditional Retirement Not Granted Mediation
VIII Come to Speedy End-Army and Navy Await
Word for Immediate Action.

mediation is to succeed. The meas
ures taken have all been precaution-
ary. They may have been useless,
but so far as Secretary of War Gar
rison was concerned he early deter
mined that if war was to come he
would have no repetition of the days
of 1898, when hundreds of lives were
sacrificed to disease because of un-
preparedness. If the armed forces of
the United States take the field this
time they will do so in better eondi-
tion than ever before in their history.
Reports that the Constituencies
are still discriminat ng against Span
iards and have killed many of that
nationality has caused some worri-
ment.
The war department now has evi-
dence that Private Parks was exc
cuted by the Federals; but the fate
of Consul Silliman remains enshroud
ed in dense mystery that will prob
ably not be cleared until Villa and
his forces take Saltillo. There is no
disposition on the part of officialdom
to take any action in either instance
pending the decision of the mediation
conference. 1t may bring about a
restoration of peace that will obviate
any action, but If not either outrage
would furnish an excellent vehicle for
drastic action by the United States.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
Reformed Presbyterians Meet

CINCINNATI, May 21.-Additional
delegates arrived during the night
and almost every State in the Union
was represented when the annual
meeting of the Synod of the Reform
ed Presbyterian Churches of Amer
lea was called to order here today.
The meeting began last night with
sermon by the moderator, Rev. W. H.
Galley of Philadelphia. Rev. Alex
ander Savage, of New Galilee, Pa.
preached the opening sermon today.
Later business of the Synod engaged
the attention of the delegates.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
STATE WILL SUE
LACKAWANNk TO
TEST |TSPASSES
Legal Action Will Be Begun as
Soon as First Pass-Hold-
er Is Elected.

TRENTON May 21--A test case
win be brought against the Lacka-
wanna railroad to determine definite
ly its attitude with regard to abiding
iby the law passed last winter, grant
ing passes to S20 State officials. The
railroad has announced its decision
to defy the provisions of the law and
Acknowledgement Westcott.
President Williala H rruesdale, of
the Lackawanna, is said to have an
nounced that the company will re-
fuse to recognize any passes except
those for which tha0e
fication." Similar steps by the other
railroads operating III Ln4S state are
anticipated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
THOUGHT SUICIDE
WAS JUST ASLEEP
Despondenti Man Ends Life by
Drinking Acid in Va
cant Lot.

Edward Tappen, fifty years old, of
247 Burnet street, East Orange, com
mitted suicide last night by drinking
carbolic acid in vacant lot in CIin-
ton street. that city. The body was
seen last night by August Mockfeld,
of 951 Clinton street south, but he
supposed the man was sleeping.
This morning Mockfield saw the
body again. He communicated with
the police and Reserveman Gustave
Vetter, who was sent to the lot. found
that Tappen was dead. A bottle con-
tanning the poison lay alongside the
body
Dependency over ill health is
thought to have prompted the man
to take his life, He was a printer
and unmarried.
M. Herbert Simmons, deputy coun-
ty physician, viewed the body, after
which he pronounced Tappen a sui
eide. The body was taken to an un-
dertaking establishment to be pre-
pared for burial. Tappen lived with
a sister at the Burnett street address.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
ASKS COURT TO
VOID NEW Jobs
Loughran Files Affidavit At
tacking Positions Ferris
Voted Upon.
Especial to the Evening start

TRENTON. May 21-William S.
Loughran, of 2s Romaine avenue, Jer-
sey City, today filed in the Supreme
Court an affidavit in his application
for certiorari to set aside the ap-
polntment by the city commissioners
of Jersey City of the offices of gem
eral purchasing agent and general
storekeeper. The validity of the ap-
pointments is attacked on the ground
that the late James ]. Ferris, one of
the commissioners, sat with the board
and voted on May 4, the day after his
resignation was accepted. =
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
Council of Ministers Opens

CINCINNATI, o.. May 21-The
third day of the Council of Ministers
which is being held in conjunction
with the ninety-fourth annual session
of the general convention of the New
Jerusalem was opened again today
with an executive meeting of the
ministers. Later public session was
held, at which Rev. George S.
Wheeler, of Providence, and Rev. ].
Paul Dresser, of Brooklyn, led a dis
cussion on mental healing"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
NEW YORK STORES TO CLOSE SATURDAYS
DURING MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST

NEW YORK, May 21.-What is
practically a new record for shorten
ing business hours in department
stores during the summer months is
set in announcements today by two
large firms.
b. Altman & Co. announced that
from June Is to June 80 their store
viii be open daily from a. m. to 5
p. m, except on Saturdays, when it
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
Baker Printing Co. Shows
Appreciation OF Firemen's
Work With Check for Si0O

A check for 500 was receiV ed at the
meeting of the Fire Board yesterday
afternoon from the Baker Printing Co.
With the check was letter praising
the firemen for their efficient work at
the recent Baker fire. The money is
to be added to the Newark Paid Fire
mems Pension Fund.
A large number of recommendations
for honors was made at yesterday 5
meeting for firemen who risked their
lives in saving others at the Aldine
fire on May g. The recommendations
were given to the committee on merits
for investigation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
LINER VATERLAND
SWEPT DOWN THE
HUDSON BY TIDE
New Giant Liner Helpless as
She Breaks Away from
Tugs.

HOBoKBN, May 2L-The giant
liner Vaterland broke away from tugs
conveying her to her dock today and
began drifting down the Hudson.
carried by the tide At times she
swung broadsid across the river.
When the Vaterland was headed in
Tor her pier, more than fifty tugs
had her in charge. As her bow neared
the pier the strong ebb tide caught
the vessel at the stern and began
to swing her around, heading her
straight for wooden pier nearby.
There was a shouting of orders, the
big whistle on the liner doomed and
the hawsers on the tugs We're let go.
The vessel began to back under her
own power and was soon out in the
stream again almost directly in the
path of the Lackawanna feHyboats.
The tugs began to maneuyre about
her again, but the big liner slowly
drifted southwark.
In the grip of the strong ebb tide
the big steamship was helpless. She
was carried steadily down stream
toward the Battery.
After the vessel had drifted more
than mile the tugs succeeded in
getting her in tow again, and she was
headed up stream under control.
HoBOKEN, May 21.-The water
front outdid its noisy, boisterous self
today in welcoming as a new mem
ber the giant Hamburg American
liner, Vaterland. As the levisthian
cut her PROV through the fog blanket
just below the Statue of Liberty and
gave the water front its first sight
of her bedlam broke loose.
Added to the din from three score
boats i'm the river was that from a
dozen factories inland" Old salts
along shore with several thousand
spectators who gathered at the Bat
terry to see the Vaterland come in
professed to be amazed that "she
didn't look so big" out in the river
Tied to her pier. however, she made
some of the former biggest ships"
look like coasters.
This newest sea city, displaced
$1,000 tons at launching, minus her
machinery. She is $50 feet long,
thirty-one feet longer than the I'M
perator. She cost $4,000, ,000 and was
three years in building. Including
one commodore and four captains her
crew totals 1924 men and women.
Besides her regular complement of
lifeboats Athe Eaterland has two big
launches to be used to tow the small
boats. She averaged 234 knots an
hour coming over. The Yaterland
sailed from Hamburg May IA.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
Want to Erect Memorial on
Site of Burned Ludlow Tent

TRINIDAD, Colo, May 21.--A move
ment to purshase the site OF the Lud-
low tent colony and erect a monu-
ment TO the women and children who
died in the battle of April 20. WAS
started today at strike headquarters
here.
The site of the burned camp is 4
part of the large tract leased b. the
United Mine Workers OF America
The new colony is being constructed
just outside the rims Of ths cid aazp
tlement