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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-23
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chancey Leon Shoffnrr, 20. Eureka.
Kansas. and Eula Marie Smell. 81. Sc
attic.
II. owens. 10. sunny.ide. and Flora z.
smaiiey. "a. Seattle
r Moriyasu. Is. South Park. and Chiyo
romomitsu. ~. Japan.
Albart Psty. legal aga wapato and
Edna siayton. legal age. Wapato.
William Francis BeKgs, legal age. New
Westminster. II. c.. and Mary judd, legal
age. san Diego. Cal
William Robert Walker, IS. Easton.
and Laura Dcat,ic rs. Easton.
Elmer G. Wood. -, Coyle, and Laura
y. Rhodes. ~. Coyio.
H. 3. Hall. legal age Seattle, and Kate
NJ saxiy. legal aFe. Seattle,
Carl c. Troxel. legal age Manson, and
Pearl @. Cowcii. legal agc Seattle.
70 X Mcouarrie legal age, Seattle, and
Margaret Barclay. legal ago. spokane
Harry II. Ferguson. ~, Seattle. and
Mary NJ. slovey. al Semitic.
Marius Bercher. legal ago. South Bend
and Hilda Lindberg. legal age. Seattle
Erik LindhcrK. ~. Seattle, and Ella A.
Anderson, az, Seattle
Jacob r. Lee. 80. Seattle, and Lola Mas
sitter, 20, Seattle.
Births
Mrs. and MIR rsukamoto. iio2 r.
Spruce at. daughter, December &
Mrs. aud Mr.. @ odeEnrd. 1890 Lane at
! daughter. December 80.
Mrs and Mr. v raRliaro. see goth s.
| daughter. December 20.
Mrs, ana Mr., u s, Hopkins e7s owen
st. son, December 10.
Mrs. and Mr., w. l.. Melvin, Boi4 ioth
ave n. r.. son, December 81
Mrs. and Mr. II l.. Ridley, 1915 ston'
way. daughter December s.
| Deaths
nessie A. Fiset 1918 end ave. $ W.
\ 10. December 10
! Ellen NJ Hansen. s726 Ell ave. N W.
| 81, December 20
chas. Evans. Providence hospital. ~
December 90
Marguerite loan. ssas Western ave
I y E.. as December 20
Baby Lewis s2t W. sath st.. ib days
! December 10. tDnughter.l
Divorces Granted
Anne l.. r. Yatc< from Geo, Franci,
I Yates
Aine Gladwin from Frank Gindwin.
Olive Buchanan from Fred r. Blu
channan.
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Emperor William thought he
could run his end OF the war with
out women.
But he has changed his mind.
The decree barring ''petticoat
straiegists" from councils OF war
has been changed 10 admit the kai.
ser's only daughter. Princess
Louise. colonel OF the Prussian reg.
iment, The Deaths Head" Hussars
The princess. who ia the wife OF
the duke OF Brunswick. is said to
have profound understanding OF
military strategy and,tactics. and II
was a need OF this knowledge that
made her imperial father give her a
place In his war councils.
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bard khopsob coast. Turkey, and
advance In Van district. Asia
Minor. 8
AUSTRIA Heavy Russian
losses reported on Donsjec river.
TURkEY-Ottoman troops re-
ported across Egyptian frontier In
force: repulse Of Russians claimed:
antl-German elements threaten rev.
olutIon.
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The WAR TODAY

FRANCE AND RELGIuM-AI.
lies claim general progress: Ger
man resistance stiffening, owing to
rcdlspositlon OF troops.
ERMANY--Big guns rushe d
eross.eountry for attack on War
saw; kaiser at Cologne, en- route to
western front.
RuSSiA--Russian advance alona
vistula thrc atens kaiser's flank:
Teutons reported retreatlng In
Northwestern Poland; Slavs bonn
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TRACK SLIPPERY,
CARS IN MlXUP

slippery rails were responsible
for the crashing together of two
street cars Wednesday morning. Al
though the cars, Meridian and
Wallingford, bumped with consider
able force, no injuries among the
passengers were reported. The ac-
cident occurred at N. ilst ST. and
Meridian ave. The Meridian
smashed into the rear end of the
Wallingford car. =. 4,
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acres. All elsAfed houss ard hAFnl !
eos. horse and bsEsy. and ehigh.n.
rrfrs tt.tea
- arres. 20 srr.s cleared. house and
barn. cuws ana horse. huEry Prizes
81 sas
% acres. secf lard. stss. half es.h
90 acres miles from Aritnkfon. u zoe
% acres. Port Orchard. s acres ei.srsa
Price titoe. sos cash
70 acres good land, close 20 Fir tsee
hair cash.
10 acres. north ~ Eeat;ia Prize. ttse.
tsee cash
rOrSg A nnonERo
feee Vernon Place phnns ballard sfs
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JACKS STILL Atm

Jack, the sIapper." 10 stIil
plying his trade.
Tuesday afternoon Jack ac-
eosted a Salvation Army work.
err at Second and Pike. quietly
demanding the contents Of her
kettle.
When she declined TO COM
ply, Jack gave her a vigorous
slap.
He escaped In the crowd.
The Issues Of rs N
The PATRIOTS said Van Bibber
Tee,
'bied IN hundred fights.
To gain for us, Life. Liberty
And the Motion Picture Rights, "
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MOTORCYCLES

Motorcycles Sew anf second .hsnf. all
makes some - theF4 taken on nss
INDIAN NoroRrNctra paitsu q
wrt<hi 80 = Pm. a., nsar rroas.
wnv Phone Vast AT
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81 = LEGAL NOTICES

SEALED fhofosAts viii be received
~ ~, Miller. Coast ana ueodstie sur.
vsy office 2ot Burke Hniidina. Seattle
wash. until mon. January 1t. 1918. ana
then opened. for general repairs 70 tho
huit boiler ana machinery 81 tho n D
Patterson For specifications. blank
proposals ana other Information. aFply
at the above office
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List your vacant rooms in
Star Want Ads
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MISCELLANEOUS

SPECIAL NEW PRICES OK Doors
Note extremely Low prices IN doera quoted
below Every soor absolutely guaranteed
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FARM LANDS

blf LAND NoW-hsst qneilty soii. sgc
fare 60 Seattle. 10 acres 81. 10000 sfs
American Bank BldHa owners
SOME OF THE REASONS
Why our land at Three Lakes. gnohomish
county Wash, IL selling fast; II IL
good land. lios Immediately around our
mills, and prices ana terms on both
land and lumber are right. ~ lies 4 to
miles from snohomish. on or handy 10
good gravel roads. There are 4 auto
stages and trains daily. schools. store
u " -. and YOu DEAL WITH us
DIRECT Have number ~ tracts
from 20 20 100 acres. suitable FOR dairy
Ing Write or ssa y u MEEK I.EJOuN
Manager Land Department. 1901 T. 3
smith nidF Seattle.
THREE LAKES LUMBER co
~-~e~~e~eeNrNNs<esss<.ssS ee1reT~~sr@ s.~e~~N~D@
so EXCHANGES
a X. wylds-f.ako Burien property.
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Effective Jaae 4. tsts
Cash adr cent q uuri q dsf. thseT
tions Tor price n
Iransieat charge Rates
Cns time cents rer counted we ~
More tnses esais per counted line PEI
tnsertion
CONTRACT RATES
fr,onnt average word. % the un-
4 snenih. aaiiy rcr lins o. 80 uenth
! months. dNuy. PER lire ..,, - Wentn
naunth. daily. per lire. ... A. rientn
~ month";. daiy. per tine, 10 men'h
stated sr-ce Contract.
10 nne. a week. year scee rer We
Is unes = ~ecs. I year.. % psf ny
70 lines a week. year.. % Prf ""e
rs tine. a week. z months. " esN psr llne
As lines = week. rnonths. - PEI i've
So lines a week. months, .etA rsf hne
Open space
zee iinss within ~ rtnths SIC ref 1--WE
seea lines Within ~ raenths.s per hne
seeo line. wslshin a. months sac yer iine
s.eea unes within ~ neuths.a Pc IRE
Fer further Information cali Main 500
Want Ads
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tiiiis hnus. rHnch fiar view. eiese
% kiralAnf ferry deck good
snis nsw house VIII sake fsef.
terms use cash ard sts q month.
Inquire for NJ. nf~hnsman at
hotel Kirkland. wash
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sq ~
@1aaH
fsspsn Steamer slsus sarl issra
I salty Tesns~ra wfifiarns esfy
stcsgt ifsanEsasss ara Anre ese~rs
tgnf ysitss .Rurfsy
.yisssri.. n c.-rar rs-rsssa--rsrs
ArKri~.s
1875 Steamer 81 dur. tor ssnfn
mis- Pert rs~ns.af. PcrstsiiT
nishi lAns.iss snr VfrtsFis.
daily N g. calls 81 Port
| fWiiiisms and Bun.l
igsnss. en- we~s sasrAf
"TRIP cut 81 Seattle
SUNDAY. ists a m
'eniy
i.pe-s MT e.ii ct
Ftrtaris ksrfars
Tse-ns Direct,
f'esam st~~rs-r. rs~rsna ssd sifssn
sieears Indiana rolls far Ta-iff Tear
~ seam 'eotns direct ri.srsrtfs ffpta
] tep--'svefr too hours. fsci s.frtr
/ f'sturn stnsis trip sec round fhrr-
tisepmi,rfp. rsnnss,ions at tfsrra
! tepm Tseurua 9TH s'~ssn-i tifepm
p'spni@rs for oivrngts ifs'fspfn
daily sasi,s. daily
.rsrs rsws.~-a--Asseertes
BeinnGhspp.
as.n sss.msv whsi~ar~ I T'SSaTa
salty FOR ror, Tcsnssnsisary
-rr.p' sbsror,.. ana psi.i.rospt
F8nfsy iinrrsm sundss
Observation-Disclosures.
.sTSs.a, steamer ciiy sfii issrS
~ noon iy..s~tt. rdnend..l .issn
asiis sass.y. ssi, ,..x.asn',s '"
Seattle Tto q m insl
stead - ZEE |, mi
lofher ,ftrs sam. 81
week DAYS
Es.r~st. r-li'nThsu Anseorf,s-
Pert Townsend.
| io'6oprn's a. sKnishsn. fevT t7aSpm
daily lisw-re,,. An.eert-sdsny
/ 'srf r~iiinxhsm
lcsls q, rnr- Town.
/ ssnd souihhonad on
San Juan Islands B~itinshsm.
| i.ts STE. Rasaii. for Fort s'sss-,
rridn'h tlTe~n.snd and psl.iTus.f.Y
Sunday bingham. VIA alt ssn'Thurr.y
rnesi'y Juan Island points saiur,r
| Thgfsy
Port Townsend part Ans~i..~..h
Hsy and wsy Ports.
| a.--.-..----...a4.as...sa..
i,'~ Steamer Bsiiing-f s,oepm
| rnidn'ht harm for Port Town lTwsrdY
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7o-MALE SITUATION

AO- h fNiL 81 " ~ WV
YOrSa man q neat Appearances car
run auto and repair. handy arnuA,t ma
chlnory but willing 90 take anTthins
as 10 needs work u you can use him
OF know ~ any ons uho can, please
address or call Adeer,ialnx Dept %
The star nos A.s2,
sfrrArioS Abs ONE cENr wonD
~ THE STAR
Younr man Wants work All tackle any
thing Ais. star.
Why DO I.uapoutsr.Lti.Lr sell iss
rn.n's suits Tor tib' because thar seii
them upsiairs second fieor Joshua
Green BiaE
Why pay mere, whsn ,is buys tft sat,
or evsroeat at rsacis's Upstairs nai'
shop. ,ets Thirf. second fieerf
20 PERSONALS
WRINKLES REMOVED. pEFoRMEp
noses corrected aeGs Arcade NOS
Den married Hast Matrimonial paper
Published Mailed free. rhs Cor.
respondent. roisdo. ohio
tstiss- ssnaer.oss cattsa noos ptii.
saf- ara sure cure faF delayed periods
Price ~. Money refunded ~ remedy
fails sfiss Fair trial Raymond R~mea,
ce.s itfk rfks 81
n pAnctnx susrsntess IN 4 privs,.
W lessons Private halls Day.
~ saa evenings Latest dances
fAiu STEVENS r ~ a. q r, net
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INVESTMENTS

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES. $500 UP.
~ 20 ~ fully secured for sale BY Jos
= Thernss Go. Inc Ios Cherry st
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CLASSIFIED BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
Classified Ad Rates

Alphabetically krraaasd So ths 60
vsnl.nce a our Husy Readers
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II FEMALE HELP WTD.

WANTED--A middis-aRsd woman 10
help about my house; no washing Or
any hard work whatever. I have every
thing convenient. Mrs Carl knaus.
Kirkland. Wash. You can inquire at
Mr. Knaus blacksmith shop. kirkland.
for location Of house. VIII give liberal
wage
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IA LOST AND FOUND

IL you want yonr watch repaired - that
Il will keep correct time. take :, 20
Bymons ios Pike -. Cleaning 81 %.
main springs lie. The Jsweltr VINO
Always Sells for Ls.s
| LO8T--An envelope containing letters al.
dressed E. W. comadi $500 reward.
Return 20 tzat Third ave. n Vi.
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HOMESTEADS

- HOMESTEADS
10 ACRES fins valley land about Is
arFes cleared. ready Tor alfalfa IN the
sprinf balance easily put under cult.
walton. Extensive improvements In
nsifhh1rheod Indicate great fertility OF
soil THIS valuable property lies close
o. several good railroad towns. lies we'll.
and believe will make fortunate
owner a fortune. II viii take but n
dRy and n few dollars to see this fine
ranch, and n not found az represented,
viii ehscrnliiy pay all expenses ~ do
string Food farm land a. Investment. or
wishing 70 enter profitable hog and
cattle business. call az itQs Fourth ave
for further information. Price $3.50
cash for whole aqo acres
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AEWAnD. Alaska. i- the place Tor you.
Opportunities Tor right people For In
formation write r. o Sawyer. Jr. En-
close 40 cents
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REST swFErfS0 coyFCrND. tis6 |.
barrel fZas Per lee ih.. te-ih. eans
81 So phoas Naln 10
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
AWAKENING THE BOOSTERS.

The special train load of Greater
Iowa boosters, who are making the
rounds Of the state, are meeting with
considerable enthusiasm wherever
they go and it is plainly to be seen
that the booster spirit of the state Is
awakening to the great need for ad-
vertising the virtues OF the state and
its wonderful wealth producing capa,
bilities instead of continually harping
on the fact that the 1910 census re.
port showed loss in population.
There is vast difference between
Dragging and boosting Dragging
Is boosting without facts or figures
to bear out the boast. The booster
brags but has the goods to back up
his boast. When Iowans begin doing
little boosting they will find people
ready to listen to them and to believe
for what state has more things to bras
about than has Iowa?
If all the world knew the truth
about Iowa and had it pounded into
their ears all the time by modern ad
vertising methods and by talkative
Iowans, the state would not be large
enough to hold all the people who
would want to come here and people
already here couldn't be pried loose
with anything short of million dollar
crOWbar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
ALBA.

District court adjourned Thursday
until Saturday morning. The jury will
report Monday. The week will be a
busy one.
Judge M. A. Roberts of Ottumwa at
tended court Wednesday.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Joseph E. Bernstein to
Miss Pearl Levin of Marshalltown.
The wedding will take place early in
the fall. Mr.. Bernstein is one of Al
bias prominent BUSINESS men.
The water in the river Is so low
that the street sprinkler has been out
of service AS consequence Abba
is very dusty on windy day
M. w. Burlington, who went to Los
Angeles Calf, last winter, Is back
on visit.
p. H. Hynes of Avery was a business
caller Wednesday.
Ralph Warner. who has been very
low with appendicitis, is able to be
out.
N. e. Kendall was in Des Moines
on business Wednesday
E. l.. Coffman is very low at his
home on West Washington street.
John F'indley Of Bluff Greek town
ship was a business caller Wednes-
day.
Mrs. David Davis of Lovilia was a
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Harlan Rowles expects to re-
turn to her home in Chugwater, Wyo.,
in a new automobile.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
DID YOU KNOW THIS?

If the people of Iowa will study for little while
the records of their state they will become boosters in
earnest for Iowa. It is strange thing that people will
live in Iowa two-thirds of their lifetime and never say
word about what a great producing community Iowa
is. They will then move to California, Washington,
Oregon Colorado and after they have been in those
places three months they will sit up nights to tell about
how much better those places than Iowa. And the
worst of it is that the people who live in Iowa do not
pay enough attention to what Iowa is raising to know
the conditions so that they can argue for their own
state The facts are that the western states mentioned
good states but as producers of wealth none OF
them can be entered in the class with the state
of Iowa.
Taking the census figures for the year 1910 we
find that Iowa produced 127000O0O pounds of butter
which is than twice much Colorado and Cali
forna both together produced Iowas butter for the
year 1910 at Is cents pound amounted to more than
S31 100000 while all the gold and silver produced that
same year in California amounted to $2O,OOO,0OO
Washington, Oregon Colorado and California did not
all four combined produce much butter as Iowa for
that year.
Write to your friends who have left Iowa and
located in these states and tell them about it. Cut this
article out and send it to them.
California is almost three times as big as Iowa, yet
we raise much more.
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visited Sunday with her parents.
! |. T. Jones of Des Moines was o
guest over Sunday at the home Of his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Jones.
Edna Brockway Is visiting her
friend, Leila Anderson.
B. NJ. Bilderback Is in Wichita, Kas.,
this week on business.
Mrs. G. C.. Houck visited at the
homes Of A. Carus and Lee Harleidge
the past week.
B. |. Warner, A. j. Moore, G. c.,
McMains, J Saer and wife, Mrs. s. H.
Bennett and Rillah Saer were passen.
gers to Ottumwa Thursday.
Will Hyde was in Milton S. urdAy.
Floyd Hutton of Bloomfield was In
town Wednesday.
Jesse Bennett and family of Milton
were In town Sunday.
Cleda Wellborn visited in Keosauqua
the past week at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Hannah,
Mrs. D. Jack visited relatives in Mt.
Sterling.
Rev. Smith was in Bloomfield Wed.
nesday attending court.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Holmes
Of Deep River, May 1. girl. Mrs.
|. Holmes was forn,n-iy Miss Bessie
Vale of this place.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland
Troth of Deep River, boy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
EFFICIENCY NEEDED.

According to Harper's Weekly, q
brilliant young business man, discuss.
ing the future Of American business
said: Times are never going to be
so loose again as they have been in the
United States" Loose" Is the word
1t is much better word than to say
they are never going to be as good
again. Probably business Is going to
be on a better basis than it has ever
been, but 1t will not be conducted SO
carelessly, so extravagantly, and it
will require a higher standard of ef'
ficiency. That will mean merely that
we are not using up great natural re,
sources, but are contributing to the
actual wealth of the community, which
is very different thing from hastily
cashing in the natural wealth we al.
ready had.
Efficiency is needed in municipal
government as well as in private bust,
ness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12

ola Tuesday evening to attend the
eleventh district Christian Endeavor
convention. s5.,gy
IS. e. Jenkins returned Wednesday
evening from short visit in Council
Bluffs with his brother.
"A. NJ. Laurence of Indiana. who has
been visiting his son, Tillman Laur-
ence returned home Monday.
albert McGaughey Of Charlton Wis.
tied Sunday with Lloyd May and fam
lily
Edward Loynachan returned home
from San Benito, Texas, where he has
been looking after his recent land pur-
chase.
MRS. Sam Mckinley returned from
Chicago Tuesday where she went to
see her son, Cleo, who Is in a hospital
suffering from an acute attack of ty-
phoid fever. She reports him as i'm
proving.
Mrs. W. c. Howells Of GAINESVILLE,
Mo-, is visiting her mother, Mrs. P. r.
Frazer.
The Melrose Dramatic Co. gave a
home talent play, "The Valley Farm"
to an appreciative audience at the Rus
sell opera house Tuesday evening.
Emory N. Bowman of Charlton was
business caller Monday
Up. II. Steck and Geo. Kinsman were
ID Corydon over Sunday.
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BLOOM FIELD.

Rev. U. s. Smith and wife of Wash.
ington, visited few days this week
at the parental, T. T. Patterson, home
IN this city and at the home of his
brother, Charles Smith, in the country.
w. S. Mitchell of Kansas City spent
a. couple of days in this city this week
looking after business interests.
MRS. Joe Haney went to Des MONIES
for a short visit with her sister, Mrs.
Scott, who Is in poor health
George Roxy returned Wednesday
from two days visit with his moth.
Ell, Mrs. Margaret Roxy, of Milton.
Mrs. Roxy went to Ottumwa Thurs.
day for short visit with her aunt,
Mrs. J. P. Stewart.
Miss Florence Swift, who had the
misfortune to fall and fracture her
arm, went to Ottumwa Thursday to
have an x-ray photograph taken. Her
father w. G. Swift, accompanied her
Miss Dema Dodge is having a rear
addition built on to her business build.
ing on the west side of the square
The building Is occupied by furniture
store.
Attorney w. f. Carrot of Moulton is
attending court here this week.
Mrs. Elvira Rhodes went to Ottum.
wa Thursday for a few days visit at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Mcneil,
H. II. Wright of Keokuk spent two
days in Bloomfield en- route to Bel.
KNAPP on business.
John F. Scarborough is putting a
basement under his cottage and also
building an addition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
TEST For INCOME TAX.

A suit to test the validity of the re-
Gently passed income tax law has
been docketed by the supreme court OF
the United States. If the case is not
advanced from it's present position II
will be a year or two before there Is
a decision. One of the arguments
against the law as cited in the briefs
of those who wish to test it Is that
owners of homes are given an unjust
advantage by reason of the owner be.
ing able to deduct the rental value OF
his home from his gross income, while
the renter is not permitted exemption
on so much of his income as he pays
for rent Farmers are said to enjoy
an improper advantage in that they
may deduct from their gross income
the expenses of carrying on their
business, but are not required to pay
taxes on the animals born or grain
raised during the year and kept for
family use.
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Every one has all the gray mat
ter necessary to succeed " ne
would only utilize that which ne
hSs at his disposal.-Ths Founder
'of aCsinea2.
A MINIMUM WAGE.

Z. In the state, of Kansas there mas
been considerable agitation of mini
mum wage law for women workers
and it has assumed such proportions
that the state labor commissioner has
made an exhaustive study of the sub
Ject and in a report soon to be issued,
will recommend that no minimum
wage scale for women be enacted.
Commissioner O'Brien includes this
paragraph in his statement: This
department is opposed to the enact
ment of law which will fix set
minimum wage for women workers IN
Kansas. I have no doubt but under
such a law there would be some en-
ployers who would bring the wages OF
the efficient women workers in their
employ down to the minimum wage,
because their less efficient help would
al4o have to be increased to the mini
mum wage"
This is the day of women workers.
T'-ey, are everywhere filling all KINDS
of positions. And they come under
the same economic law as their men
competitors When women are com
petelt they receive good wages, and
Wen they are incompent they get
less. Until the state is able by legis-
lative enactment to establish mini
run CT competency, it has no bust
Ie telling employers how much they
shall pay their help. Under a mini
UNI wage law thousands of women IN
Kansas undoubtedly would lose their
positions for the reason that they are
rot capable of earning wage that
lawmakers would be at all likely to
fix as minimum. What the state can
do and should do is to see that con-
d.tsons and hours Of employment are
standardized. This would be far bet
ter 70, all concerned, for 1t would con-
serve TIE health and comfort of women
err,cyes everywhere in the state.
G EFT progress has been made in this
fed il all the states, and 1t Is OF
vastly more benefit to women workers
tnan legally forcing them out of work
because they are not all highly CON-
petcnt.