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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
DEATH TO SOUL OF HER
W0MANH00D, PRICE PAID
BY THE GIRL WHO LOVED!
New York, Sept. 2S.

New York, Sept. %.
Frederick Fickinger, son
of a high official of the San
Francisco. railwzy,~is wait
ing trial at White Plains,
New York, for shooting at
Charles n. Wilson, trainer
of Alfred G.. Vanderbilt's
horses, as he was exhibiting
one of vanderbilt's thor
oughbreds in the ring of the
Westchester county horse
show.
F1ickInger's defense IL that he
had brooded long time over the
death OF Florence Schenck, daugh.
ter OF Dr. powhattan Schenek, OF
Norfolk. Va. with whom Wilson
eloped. while married to another
woman. and whom he abandoned
after a few stormy months.
Hired Him to XIII
In F1ickingcr's affidavit he makes
the almost incredible charge that
the Vanderbilt trainer had hired
him TO do away with the beautiful
virginian. and had paid him $3.50 on
account OF 1900 which he was to
receive.
FTickinger declares that he found
the unfortunate girl I'm q low dive.
but that she was so sweet and gen
tie and still so beautiful that he fell
in love with her and devoted the
money Wilson had paid him to max
ing her last days comfortable TIL
her heart-broken father came to
New York and took her back to her
home In Norfolk. where she died.
Eloped With Him
The story OF Florence Schenck Is
one which cannot be told too often.
1t shows the narrowing results
which almost inevitably come TO the
Young giri who thinks she is strong
enough to defy the laws OF society
and accept the love OF married
man.
Florence schenck. scarcely II.
daughter of Or. Powhattan 8.
schenck. OF Norfolk. Va, eioped In
1906 with Wilson. Her adventures
in London and Paris furnished
| many a theme for sensational
stories and moral lessons.
Here are the lessons she herself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
Withdrawal
Of Germans
IsExpected
BY VIM. Philip Sims

PARIS. Sept. 28.--The battle
Of the AIsne. now In Its 18th
day, 10 drawing TO . close, and
that they are satisfied Il Will
euir,lnate In the expulsion OF
the Germans from France. was
tho unofficial assertion Of the
military authorities today.
The official statement issued at
3 p. m. however. was one OF the
most noncommittal OF the entire
series the war office has turned
out.
II was believed to dispose. how.
ever. OF reports that the allies had
raided Mons. and that the city was
burning.
II was certain that the Franco
British commanders we're doing
their utmost to hold their lines IN
tact while they strovc to crush the
Teutonic front In the Disc and
Aisne region.
Thousands OF fresh troops un-
questionably were In action on
both sides and both were sacrific.
ing men recklessly.
The battle lines were exactly
parallel and 30 close together that
they almost touched.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
SEWARD HELD
UP BY IDzUMA

Capt. Hanson Of the Alaska
Steamship Co.'S steamship Santa
Anna. ia In port with the informa-
tion that shot was fired across
the bows OF the compaDy's freight
or Seward. September IT. by the
Japanese cruiser Idzuma, while the
steamer was proceeding through
Queen Charlotte sound. The Sew.
ard was forced 10 stop. and her
papers were examined, after which
she was allowed to proceed.
The Seward was laden with coal.
and the supposition is the cruis-
er's officers feared II was consign.
ed TO tho enemy.
Hanson got the story from Capt.
Johnson OF the Seward. when the
vessel arrived at Seward. two days
later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
'Sheplerd,on
Train Talks
10 Wounded
BY VIM. C. Shepherd

GHEST. Sept. 2.--tBy cour-
Ter and Mall to New York -
There IL no other way 10 get
to Client hut by the Red Cross
train. and the doctor told me TO
climb in. Ghent was four miles
nway.
Four miles back the German
artillery was booming. Ger
man shells were smashing build.
inxs in NalInes. They had
wrecked the cathedral altar.
entering through the great col
ored windows.
Houses and homes we're going
down at every deep. booming
sound that reached our ears.
And In this Red Cross train
we're all the patients who had
been taken from the hospitals
at Maiines. ESQ OF thsR
ENGINE MOVES sLoWLY
we had to take them out.
explained the doctor. because
the shells were flying around
the building. Its probably
blown up by this time.
We were standing In a long
car, on the sides OF which were
two layers OF shelves. mades
OF stretchers hung on steel
arms.
The engine was moving slow
ly because the doctor said there
were some wounded on the
train who shrieked with pain at
every swaying motion OF the
cars.
But there's a nice. great. big
hospital waiting for them at
Ghent," the doctor said. and
well fix them up all right"
We walked through the car
and across the platforms 10 the
next car. The doctor pointed
his finger toward an upper
stretcher In a corner.
WAR ENDED FOR HIM
n contained a wounded sol
dIer who was very nearly gone.
There were great bandages
(frorffrued or paga Al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
BATTLE OF AISNE NEARS END!
MOTHER RYTHER IS ARRAICNED!
City Agrees to Let Home Remain Open Top Floor Is Not Used

Mother Ryther was ar
raigned in police court to-
day on a charge, made by
the health department, OF
running a home for chill
dren without permit.
The case was continued
until Friday. as Mother Ry-
theirs attorney is engaged
on a case now in the su.
Iperior court.
Mother Ryther has a per.
INIT from the health depart.
ment which does not expire
until December 81. II was
issued by DR.. Crichton, the
former health commits
sioner.
This permit was revoked by Or
Mcbride. Dr. crfchton's successor
three weeks ago. on the grounds
that the sanitary conditions at
Mother Ryther's Home are bad,
that the food is unwholesome. that
Mother Ryther's influence over the
children In not good. and that the
building IN fire trap"
Mother Church Lines Up
DIR. Mcbride says the ordinances
give him the right TO refuse or re.
woke a permit II will be for the
court 10 decide whether Mother
Ryther is technically guilty or not
II could not close the home.
said Mother Ryther today. where
were my children to goT Into the
streets7 They wanted TO take five
OF them 10 the county detention
home. but Dr. Merrill. the chief
probationer. would not let them. II
there In fire danger In my home.
there is more fire danger In the
detention home--a wooden build.
Ing with barred windows and no
playground--a prison for chill.
drenl"
DIR. Slater. pastor Of the Reform
Presbyterian church. has asked
The Star TO say that his church is
in line with other churches and
civic bodies which have investigat.
ed the Ryther Home and found II
worthy OF public support.
May Use Cottages
Tho home must not be closed g
he said For a number OF years
Mother Ryther's children have
been coming to my Sunday school. /"
Building Superintendent Josen-
hans points out that. while an or
dinanoe forbids the use of non.
fireproof. three-story building as a
house OF refuge. he would not OBJ
iect 20 the continuation OF the
homo n only the first and second
floors we're used.
II suggest small one or two.room
cottages in the yard" no said.
Homer Bull, the printer. and a
trustee OF the Ryther Home. said
he thought the suggestion an ex-
cellent one. and II may be acted on.
1T would be an inexpensive way
out Of the difficulty and would pro-
vide modicum of home life for
the mothers and their babies"
Meanwhile. tho work OF building
outside stairways and other I'm
provcments will 20 forward. what.
ever the outcome OF the case in
court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28

When you lose something
leave 1t to STAR WANT ADS
70 find it
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28

learned. as she sobbed them out Of
her deathbed.
''It was Wlne--wlne that did
II
Tell all girls TO heed me. for
! know. Tell them that In the
wine cup lies death. That the
girl who drinks knows not
what she does, but the man
who tempts her knows we'll
what HE 10 doing.
THE wages Of sIn 10 death.
I have learned the lesson. and
am paying the penalty. In suf-
ferIngs which mono can escape"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
.ChiindtOWnIS
Mum in Hunt
for Assassin

A veil OF mystery hangs over
Chinatown. and It's inhabitants
refuse to talk, while police and
federal authorities are making
search to locate the murder
er Of Lum Kong, as. chief Wit
ness against 3. n. Tape, for.
mer Chinese interpreter, ae-
cused Of smuggling Chinese
into the United States.
Before his death at the city hos
pital Sunday afternoon. Kong gave
the authorities the name and the
description of his assailant
Kong was shot Saturday after
noon at q AS as he was standing In
front of the Wong On building at
Sixth av. and King ST. Two bull
let's entered HIS abdomen.
Runs Into Tong Quarters
Patrolman Ernest Geiser was on
the corner when the shots were
fired. He saw Kong fall.
The murderer, a Chinaman, ran
upstairs, where the Hip tong has
It's quarters.
A search of the building proved
fruitless. the Cinnamon all devout-
ly declaring they know nothing.
Chief Of Detectives Tenant has
given orders to arrest China Dan,
a police character. who is president
of the Hip society,
United States immigration Com
missioner Henry NJ. White. who
caused the prosecution of Tape.
says he has information to the ef-
feet that the murderer is a Port
land man, who was hired to XIII
Kong to make an example of him
for giving Information to the au-
thorities.
Feared for His Life
Kong had known there was a
price of $500 on his life and had
talked with White about II.
All effort to locate Tape since
the shooting has been without re-
suits. Tape has been gone from
his home. 1918 saith av.. for sew
eral days. according to his neigh
bors. He Is out on $500 bail.
In Kong's room, 665 King at.
were a number of letters in Chi
nese. These viii be interpreted TO-
day In the hope OF throwing some
light upon the murder. Kong was
member OF the Man Fook Hong
Co.. All Seventh ay. S.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
CONGRESS WILL
ADJOURN SOON

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-Pres.
ident Wilson declared today that
he believed there was chance OF
congress adjourning In October
He insisted however. that the ship
purchase bill and tho Philippine
Independence bin ought 10 pass the
house before the end Of the pres
ent session.
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Continued on Page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28

Il thought we should get a bit of
a rest on Tuesday night. We had
only about two hours. But we had
TO lie down in a plowed field and 1t
was raining hard.
Il would have given anything for
n drink then. All | could find was
some water lying on the top Of
some psraffin barrels. And 1t went
down good. too.
About 6 o'clock we had the order
to retire. An aeroplane was fol-
lowing US up. and the Germans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
FIGHT IN AFRICA

LONDON. Sept 2s.---rresh s'ir-
mishing between Germans and Prii.
ish in German Southwest Africa
was reported today In agency dis,
patches received from Angra
Peduera bay. Seven on each side
were killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
HOW 1T FEELS
TO KILL A MAN
By H. J. Phillips
derca fHy MsIIA


Paris, Sept IS, 1914.
have just returned from the country of the Marine
from the rear of the allies lines.
have been among the battlefield wounded-hose
sturdy fellows who though severely injured hope to
be back on the fighting front in few days or weeks.
| HAVE THE "lNSIDE STORY" OF WAR!
After the intensely interesting things have heard,
to write about advances retreats and stong positions
would be ridiculous. | have a better story to tell
the experience of the ordinary man. the writer book
keeper clerk carpenter like you and me- when called
TO the most dangerous occupation in the world.
This is one of the vivid pictures drawn by Sapper
H. Mugrdge of the Royal Engineers:
"On the Sunday" he said, 1--WE were In action all
days hours of it. We blew up bargeS lying up a
canal While we were laying the charges were
under fire all the time, but the Germans could do any,
thing but hit us. The shells were flying all around.
"One of our fellows, lance-corporal of the Dor
SETS killed 1000 Germans if he killed He using
Maxim and was it all way He supposed to be the
crack shot of the army. There were many Germans
all around that we didn't know whether we were shoot
ing dead men not.
eat night we had harbed wire to put across the
road, We got up pretty close to the German lines,
for we could hear them talking. dark we could
not see our fellows in the trenches and we kept tread
ing on their fingers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
ANTWERP IS
ATTACKED

ANTWERP, Sept. 28.-The Ger.
mans were Smelling Antwerp's out
or fortlflcatlons today. The guns
OF the forts were responding vlgor-
ously. II was understood the Bel
glans' policy would be to remain
within their defenses, refralning
for the present from an attempt to
take the offensive. Only ordinary
Siege guns, not the monsters which
reduced the Licgc and Namur for
trcsses, were In use by the Ger.
mans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28
GEORGE is SAVED

WASHINGTON. Pa. Sept. 2s.--
Whitewash saved George Washing
toms reputation when a new cop
per nose on his statue atop OF the
court house showed signs OF dissi-
patton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28

were taking the range from the
machines We could see our fei'
lows coming across plowed field
and we could see some OF them
being shot down.
when we retreated ! was hit In
the ankle. II was nothing much
stray bullet. think. | expect
some dirt got into the wound, as
my leg swelled
Il walked ahout i5 miles like
that. | could have gotten up on a
(Contlnucd on Page 2.
The Washington times., 1914-05-30
THE FORCE" IN LITERA-
TURE.

, With the appearance of LIE Bulle-
tin Quotidien de Ia Police in Paris
shortly a new and unique field for
literary endeavor is to be opened.
This ic to be a "Po:icemar's Daily"
written and li;ed 10y the guardians
cf tic peace OF the French capital,
and the cable dispatches say that in
addition 20 news Gf interest to the
force j: will contain poems and short
stories written by it's members.
The first caccl OF this announce
ment will probably lie an increase in
applications to join the police Here
is an opportunity for emaciatcd poets
and would-be authors to circumvent
the heartless editors who stand be-
tween them and the laurel crown.
In the United States it is general
ly necessary for prolific authors to
get into Congress before they can
see their favorite fights in print,
ana the Congressional Record shows
how we'll some of them succeed. But
in Paris the dspper policeman, after
an unsuccessful attempt to corral an
apache, may lay down his club, take
up his pen, and write an ode on the
combat that will set the world afre.
1t is to be hoped that New York
will adopt the Partisan plan and is
sue a similar publication. Short
stories by some of the Gotham off,
GERS would be interesting and il
Illuminating, even if they were little
rhetorically and dramatically off.
Developments in that city since the
shooting Of Rosenthal have shown
that there is a mine of literary ma
terial accessible to the police that
would insure circulation for a maya
Line though printed on wrapping
paper and Illustrated with lump of
coal.
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Dress Reform Will Be
Women's Meeting Topic

CHICAGO. May so.-The matter Of
dress reform will be one of the topics
that will receive extended considera-
ton at the annual convention of the
National Federation OF women's Clubs
In Chicago. June .. A resolution has
been prepared which. IL adopted. will
place the women squarely against the
extreme Paris styles and In favor OF "a
normal development Of American art
and manufacture" in dressmaking.
The proposed resolution says:
Resolved. That this convention. in
full recognition Of the rights and pri"i-
lcge5 OF the individual. places itself on
record as heartily in favor of the move
men. for simpler. more becoming. and
more modest designs in women's
clothes, and urges the cooperation Of
all clubs and ciubwomen Of the fedora
tion in a concrete effort to adopt styles
in dress adapted to American needs,
and to encourage American designers
and manufacturers"
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determined finally that the two
houses would not agree, the Senate
would file over to the House cham
Der, just as if President Wilson were
about to issue some orders. Only,
instead of listening to a message, the
two houses would take their places
and answer 10 jo;nt roll call on the
District appropriation bill; and if the
majority of all, Senators and Repre-
sentatives. favored it. it would forth
with go to the President and become
law.
They have some other things in
the home rule Legislation that look a
good deal saner than the row that is
being kicked up over whether it shall
cause a civil war or not.
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TAKE THE TINES ALONG.

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81 SHOULD WORRY"

Or. Harte, Philadelphia's health
director, says that a cool mind is
more important this weather than a
cool body. Danish worry, he advises,
Il you wish to spend the hot weeks
hat may be expected from now on
in comfort.
do not get excited or worry about
anything," advises the physician.
It's good advice. Did you ever notice
now much hotter it seems after you
have looked at a street thermometer,
and how much cooler you are sure
il is when you buy a midafternoon
paper and find that the tempera-
Jures since noon, say, have been on
The decline?
Don't worry, and doA't overeat.
Eat only simple and easily digested
foods" is another piece of advice by
DR.. Harte, land, above all, abstain
from alcoholic drinks" The latter
recommendation is especially good,
because stimulants of any kind noto-
riously make one hotter the moment
after they are down, no matter how
cooling they seemed to be in the
drinking. Besides. DR.. Harte urges
bathing without stint, as often as
twice day, if the baths are only
brief. And then, he says, see that
he air around you is kept stirring.
1t should be fresh, clean air and it
should circulate freely. Air that
olows on you quickly evaporates the
body heat that is making you un-
comfortable.
Summing it up, be sensible and
moderate. Take it easy, in your
work and in your pleasure, and keep
cheerful mind. See that your gen.
eral health remains good. Then you
ran afford to smile at far higher
temperatures than any We are likely
20 experience this summer.
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I ruths by Women Who
Knox1 Better Citizenship Among
NIlOW the Poorer Glasses
Friendship House
Friendship

The of the Friendship House provide place for
neghborhood social gatherings and entertainments and
recreation center daw boys and girls from the
unwhoeome Places cultivate neghborhood spirit an
interest cc Improvements and establish foundation for
and progressive citizenship social democracy
furnishing meeting ground for all classes their
benefit and education.
Knosdge of things they are life as among that class
OF the community upon which the burdens of poverty rest first
hand knowledge of conditions through living
dnions is the settlements peculiar privilege
Miss Lydia A. H. Burkln the worker of many workers
of whom paid but of whom are pounteers gives
short of the fine work accomplished social
tiona settlement
The Washington times., 1914-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY

Memorial Days observance this
year will be, in general, a good deal
more creditable to the patriotism
and the finer sentiments of the pub
lic than it has frequently been in
the past. There was for a long
Tine a disposition to make Memorial
hay the formal opening date for the
spring athletic season. What with a
free-for-all cycle race, a few hours
# track and field sports, barbecue,
md then in the evening probably a
Bowery dance, the sentiments that
ne day designed 20 promote and cul-
ivate received scant attention. The
-esult was a widespread demand for
4 sane observance of the day, as
here has been for Fourth of July
Without unnecessary slaughter of the
nnocents; and in both cases excel
ent results have been attained.
There will not be many more Mem
orial DAYS on which the thin and
fast thinning lines Of Blue and Gray
may take their part in the cere-
monies. Year by year their numbers
crow less, their steps are more halt
ing, the story that their march tells
IS more pathetic and appealing.
those who are yet with US have lived
70 see truly reunited country, per-
fectly able and more than willing to
DO homage to the brave men of both
sides in the fearful struggle that not
only saved the nation, but made it
greater, better, and stronger.
This is the day on. which most ap-
propriately We may turn our
thoughts backward, to contemplation
1T the sacrifices that another gener-
alton made that our own might have
the country and the institutions we
nave. The problems of today, and
hose Of the future that the nation
faces, are simple, and the general di-
rection which must be travelled to
reach their solution is almost OBJ
yious, compared to the complexities
and difficulties Of the problems Of
hose trying days of the war between
the States. Memorial Day ought
therefore to be an occasion for TAX
ing a new grip on the big purpose TO
march straight ahead with the task
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provides a neighborhood meeting
place for various purposes and
serves as center for movements
for neighborhood betterment. and
eo-operates with the public schools.
prohibition and truant officers and
various charitable organizations
Threw Open Doors.
The Friendship House is the re-
suit of the first step towards the
establishment of social center
taken by the Associated Charities in
the throwing open the rooms of the
southeast branch for social gather
ing in 1901. The next year a COM
mittee was formed to develop the
recreational center and to separate
IL from the Associated Charities
Rooms were rented at Tenth and N
streets southeast Miss Adelaide
Rochefort and Miss Ida Green were
largely responsible for the work
In 1906 the settlement moved to the
old historic mansion at 324 Virginia
avenue southeast
II should be noted that up TO
1908 the work was carried on en-
tirely by volunteers. More than
once during this period the board
of directors decided to give up
the work as the necessary funds
were not available but each time
small group of those interested re-
fused to permit it to be abandoned
and took upon themselves the re-
sponsibility il it's continuance. In
1903 the WORK was organized under
the name of Friendship House and
funds raised for the support of a
salaried worker. That same year the
day nursery and public library was
opened.
II is all now maintained by an
association consisting of annual
members associate members. con-
contributing members and sustaining
members. Henry P. Blair Is presi-
dent, Mrs. II. B. F. Macfarland.
first vice president: Mrs William.
G. Stuart, secretary, and Gen
Ellis Spear, treasurer.