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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
MacD ougall- Southwick
BLOWS SELF UP
WITH DYNAMITE

To make doubly sure OF death. a
man who signed himself j. +. Wen
Gle, Tuesday afternoon, first swal-
lowed carbolic acid and then. plac-
ing his head on a rock. under which
was a stick of dynamite. lit the
fuse. His head was blown off.
Il am tired OF living" he said In
the note, which was found near by.
With the note was the telephone
number. East 3275. which is at 7o5
Pike st. vlencie had never been
heard OF at that address. nor was
anybody missing there.
Nate Weisberg. 90. a clothing
salesman. 201s Fourth ave, COM
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid Tuesday afternoon. He had
been Respondent. He was a wild
over. He leaves a 2-year-old daugh-
ter and sister-in-law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
HOW The STAR
BEATS EN- ALL
ON WAR news
Group of War Correspondents
Achieve Notable Scoops
Since Struggles Start.
USING NEW METHODS
All Stand on Own Feet; All
Well Trained; All Get
Wonderful Results.

The Seattle Star got the start OF
every other Seattle newspaper I'm
the news OF the world.war now rag.
Ing. the mos, fearful war In his.
tory.
The Star has kept the lead Il got
when II scooped every other Seattle
paper on every war declaration by
the powers Of Europe at tho outset
OF the struggle.
Herewith are shown tho "live
wire" war correspondents whose
work has enabled The Star TO
score scoop after scoop on the
very biggest news OF the war.
All OF these men ara directly In
tho service OF the United Press.
which is The Stars foreign news
connection.
First News Of Submarine Blockade
The readers OF Tho Star were
given the news OF Germany's plans
Tor a submarine blockade OF Eng.
land days before any other paper
In Seattle could confirm that news.
l, was conveyed TO Star readers
In an Interview secured by a United
Press correspondent from German
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
BRADFORD PUTS
UP DEFENSE OF
DEPUTIES ACTS


The Stars protest against depu-
ties I'm the office OF Corporation
Counsel Bradford conducting pri.
vate law practices as side issues TO
their city work, Is all a political
trick. and ia inspired by the ap-
preaching municipal elections. &C
cording to Bradford. himself.
These attacks are made Just be
fore elections" he told the budget
committee OF the council, Monday
afternoon, In reply to question by
Councilman Erickson.
MY rivals always make such
clap-trap their principal argument.
They cannot find anything else
against the conduct OF the office. or
against me.
Admits They Take Cases
Some of the boys have taken
private cases. but have made It a
standing rule that this was not good
policy. There has never been a pri
vate case that has interfered with
public business. When assistants
come into the office they cannot
sever themselves In n day from theiI
clients. The case that Egan tried
recently. and that was played up n
The Star. was one he had In 1905
before he entered the office"
Bradford also had few words &c
say about Mayor Gill's economy
policy. Bradford and the mayor. II
IL known, are not fond of sacl
other.
"Ali the talk and discussion about
lower taxes Is not wise. Some of Il
is political twaddle and sorry STUFF
Of peanut size" Bradford declared
In n letter accompanying the bulge
estimate for his department fol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11

First eyewitness stories
from every front.
Scoop on arrest Of Cardinal
MereIer OF Belgium by Ger
mans.
First announcement OF Ger
man and English bIoekades.
First news OF allies bonn
bardmens Of pardaneIIes.
Interviews with king OF
Greece. crown prince and
crown princess OF Germany.
coun, Zeppelin. Blerlo,. Enver
pasha. Turkeys man OF des-
tiny. Winston Churchill. Brit
lsh Sea Lord Admiral Fisher.
German High Admiral Won
Tirpl,x. French Premier Vi
vlani, Count okuma. servian
crown prince, and other fore
most characters OF the nations
at war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
GET NEW KIDNEYS!

az. Kidneys are the most overworked
~ o. the human body. and when
~ ,sh 10 their work Of fiitsring out
Il .,hfo"ing or the poisOne developed
a.. ystem. things begin 10 happen.
s,c,s o. ths fire, warnings ia pain or
Lstsss 10 to lower part Of the back /,
hs,s,, eoiorsd urine; loss Of appetite /,
~ snon; Irritation. or even Stone In
1 nader. These symptoms indicate
4 .1nen that may Lead 70 that dread.
n 20 fatai maiady. Bnghrs Disease
". men there is said 70 be no cure.
O. san slnost certainly find imme-
On n'nsf IN GOLD MEDAL Hsariem
az .psaier For more than 200 years
AM npns preparation has been ~ IN
~ remedy Tor an kidney, bladder
80 ''hsfy troubles. Get n 81 any drug
~. nc " y does not give you almost
f,,Ss1 relief. your money will he re-
- Prices. zsc. SOC and 100. lie
~. ~ e.; the GOLD MEDAL brand.
~hsr genuine
~ "a AIS ana guaranteed BY the Owl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
PRINCE MAKES VAIN
SERIES OF ATTACKS

PARIS. Aug. ii.-Half a million
shells have been wasted by the
German crown princes army dur.
ing the past three days In a vain
effort to storm the French works
east OF Vienna lie Chateau and
reach the verdun railway. The
once thickly wooded slopes have
been swept clean OF timber by The
artillery fire.
This was revealed today when
the official report announced tae
French positions had been held not
only at Verdun, but elsewhere in
the Argonne.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Gets IN
TONIGHT; WILL
talk THURSDAY

Theodore Burton. OF Ohio.
former United States senator
and 1915 presidential posi-
blIIty. who will arrive here
Wednesday night, will make
two seml.publle addresses be-
fore he departs the end OF the
week.
On his arrival he will be met
by an old friend, George Mex.
Mcclellan, who will escort him
10 tho Seattle Press club, where
no will be the guest OF honor.
Thursday noon he viii speak nj
the membership luncheon or the
Chamber Of Commerce. Friday he
will address the Young Mems Re
publican club. He VIII be taken for
n boulevard tour by Judge Burke
president OF the Chamber of Com
merce, and ex-senator Piles. fol
lowing the Thursday luncheon.
Burton refused to speak on the
Same program with Col. George A
Pope, OF Hartford. Conn. and James
A. Emory. OF Washington, d. C.. nj
Spokane Tuesday.
II feel" he said, that the two
gentlemen have n special mission
with which Il would hardly be
proper for me 10 interfere"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
BOARD MAKES CUTS
IN ASSESSMENTS

Sharp cuts In tar assessments
were made in several instances by
the county board Of equalization
Tuesday afternoon. Another hear.
Ing will be held next Tuesday. j.
Compton secured reduction OF
S2.s70 in the assessment OF his
waterfront property near the Coun.
try club. Other lucky ones are r..
r. Richards. OF Bellevue; w. j..
Thompson. Falls City. and George
Fowler. OF Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11

High Admiral Won Tirpitx.
That submarine blockade has
since become the most vital feature
of the war to Americans.
It's developments have precipi-
tatei the crisis which threatens TO
break off friendly relations between
the United States and Germany.
But this II only one OF scores OF
war.scoops put over by The Star.
Every one OF the United Press
war correspondents Ia an American
trained newspaper man.
Who the Writers Are
This will tell you who is who
among Star correspondents:
ED l.. KEEN. general European
manager of the United Press. vas
a war correspondent with the
American army In the Philippines
during the Spanish and Philippine
wars. with the allies In their
march on Pekin during the Boxer
rebellion: and also covered the
Russo-Japanese war.
He has served as manager OF
United Press bureaus In Washing.
ton and at other important points.
He scooped the world on the
opening OF the Philippine war.
WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. who
has rowing commission for the
United Press. Joined It's force OF
correspondents during the Madero
revolution In Mexico.
lie went abroad to cover the
Olympic games. but returned to
Mexico when Madero was over.
thrown.
He scooped the world on the
landing OF American marines at
Vera Cruz and on Huerta's defiance
OF the United States.
He has been at the front with the
German army. with the British
army. with the Austrian army at
Przemysl. with the French In their
foremost trenches, at the Belgian
front. thru Italy. and was last in
Switzerland TO cover first news OF
the italian invasion OF Austria.
WILLIAM PHILIP SfMM5, after
serving for years on the staff Of tho
Cincinnati Post. was assigned to the
Paris bureau OF the United Press.
where he is now manager.
He was the only American news
paper man chosen for the first Off.
cIal trip OF newspaper correspond
ents to the French front.
CARL w. ACKERMAN, United
Press manager in Berlin, has been
In service in New York, Albany.
Philadelphia and Washington bu-
reaus OF the United Press.
HENRY WOOD. now at Constan-
tinoople for the United Press was
the man who gave the world the
news of the death OF Pope Plus
eight hours before any other press
association brought the same news
to the United States.
Ho got his newspaper training in
Ohio. and was formerly manager of
the Cleveland bureau OF the United
Press.
WILBUR s. FORREST. OF the
United Press London bureau, was
sent to Europe from the Cleveland
| bureau, OF which he was manager
He was the first American news
paper man 10 reach Queenstown
after the Lusitania was torpedoed
He has had wide experience In
! various important bureaus OF the
! United Press.
MISS ALICE ROHE. OF the Rome
bureau, gained her first experience
az a newspaper woman on New
York papers.
She r. not merely a feature
writer, but is rated as good gen
eral assignment reporter.
The United Press has broker
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
SOME OF WORLD SCOOPS on
The WAR SCORED BY The STAR

Here are some OF the world
scoops that the United Prea
has furnished to the Seattle
Star readers during this war:
First announcement OF
Frances mobilization order.
News OF war declarations
BY the powers, beating other
press associations all the way
from, one 20 10 hours.
First urcensorsd story OF
Germany In war times.
First ne~s Of the death Of
Pope pius--a death fastened
BY grief over the war.
First story BY American
Newspaper man on fighting az
lte9e.
First news Of fail Of Lem.
berg.
--T~ensy-fcur hour scoop on
conviction Of assassins Of Aus.
TRAN crown prince.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11

away from the old style methods
OF covering European news. which
was so center absolute authority In
the London office.
This system throttied originality
and slowed down the service OF all
offices except London.
Now each bureau Ia encouraged 10
stand on its own feet. There's no
DELAY for instructions from the
LONDON office.
The United Press makes no en-
iangling alliances with government.
subsidized or semi-official Euro.
pean news agencies. but builds up
It's own staff OF assistant cor
respondents and develops It's own
news sources.
It's news IL strictly impartial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
2 MINE SWEEPERS
LOST, BERLIN SAYS

BERLIN. Aug. 1.-Two German
mine sweepers we're lost when a
German squadron encountered Rus.
sian warships In the Gulf Of Riga
Sunday. II was stated today. An
nouncemenf from Petrograd that
three large German vessels had
been damaged during the attempt
TO penetrate the gulf. was declared
false.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
1915.
He Quotes plsraelI

THE great Disraeli said: Econ.
omy does not consist In the reckless
reduction OF estimates. On the con-
trary, such course almost neces-
sarily tends to Increase expendi.
lures. There can be no economy
where there ia mo- efficiency
The mayor came back. thus:
Reduction of expenses may be
political twaddle. am willing TO
take these aspeHions. Stlll there
may be room for reductions In the
law estimate"
But the budget committee saw II
from Bradfords standpoint. Instead
OF cutting his estimate. they raised
it--allowing him for witness fees
$4,000 instead Of $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
SUBMARINES GET
BUSY; 4 SHIPS SUNK

LONDON. Aug. ia sudden
renewal of the activities OF Ger.
man submarines on a large scale
was announced today.
The British steamer lockwood.
4.279 tons: the Norwegian bark
Norma; the Dir. s. s. Rosalie and
the Baltser. 8. small Russian bark,
we're all torpedoed and sunk dur
ing the night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
M0T0RMAN Is HURT

An auto driven by r. /. Temple.
ton. OF Wenatrhee. Tues'lay night
struck and severely injured H. Rip
ley, az. Fauntl ROY line motor
man, OF 1854 Taylor ave. MS he
was walking TO h's car from a re-
port box. He was taken to tho Sc.
attic General hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11

BELLINGHAM. Aug. IL. - Joe
Burke. 80. and Frank McLain, 40,
are under arrest here today in con-
nection with a plot to blow up in
dustrial plants 10 drive Japanese
labor out. They are also believed
to be implicated in the attempted
dynamiting OF the Blaine reservoir
recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Bingham Dresses for Girls
Second Az. and Pike St.
HOTEL GETS FULL
PENALTY OF LAW

SPOKANE, Aug. 1.-The 81.
stephens hotel. It is declared today.
is the first OF number OF hotels
that may receive the full penalties
of the redlight abatement law. On
complaint OF the Ministerial associ-
alton. the court ordered this hotel
closed for six months. the furniture
sold to pay court costs, and fined
the owner OF the building $500.
Gov. Lister proeIalrs Monday,
Sept 6. as Labor day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
CAN'T GET DRUNK IN
PUBLIC IN TURKEY

CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. IL
tie sultan OF Turkey issued n proc.
larItion today, announcing that
public drunkenness would be re.
garded as a crime punishable ~
military courtmartial. The edlct Is
10 remain effective Turing the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Excursions
DAILY
P.s.NavyY Yard
uhe Hours Ride on Puget
Sound

= n. Q. Kennedy and Tourist
49,. = Colmsn Dock $50, 800,
y" Z. m; 1880, 900: $50 .. m.
Visitors Welcome Daily
FARE, Soc ROUND TRIP
Children. 5 to IL. use.
Nnin 3f0I. or Information,
Main 5000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Md CONVENTION

A swo-day convention os the
ftung Peoples association o. the
hses Sound Scandinavian Lf.tn-
trsa churches viii he held here
uu Saturday and Sunday. in the
ma and Emmanuel churches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
CONTINUED FROM PAGE
LOST CHILDREN OF POLAND ARE
MARCHED AWAY INTO RUSSIA

treasures progressed surprising order
all
homeless passing thru
these
TnG DESUDED LAND ALI. ABOUT WOULD NOT CONCEAL
A SnEEP
OF horizon.
In advanced ssrangno
n and OF burning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Preserving Needs
At Special Prices

TT is just coming time to grapes and peaches
Prices arc their lowest We offering
preserving accessories at very special prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Sight of Flag Inspires Patriotic Folk

From tho flagstaff OF building sheled during the cnemys as
white
field.
n FORBIDDEN BANNER OF POLAND
the rising slightly
salute and disappeared.
hope
the sound voices and the
orcaking OF heavily laden wains
mile and the reached Alexander Bridge
tho
and the pilgrims
echong tho old city That
y other:
o
many gruf warnings Make make
divided between smiles
a long Each little tho
Polish province.
twn knapsack faa shoulders
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
The Dental War Is On


gruntied and jealous competitor o.
ours IL "squalling' II looks as III
some one Is getting hurt
We will most certainly refuse TO
descend to the vituperatlon ana
name calling which ia being INDUCED
don't have to do things OF that Kind
for advertising purposes.
We stand on our record and ability
as dentists-and these things are
winning out for us--ss our business
is growing by far faster than any
In fact n ts growing so fast that we
have lust had 20 add another high
class registered dentist to our starr.
Every operator IN this office is n
graduate and registered man and
has his certificate from the state
wall In front of his dental chair. In
plain sight Of all. We have found by
experience that this is the only tyne
OF dentist who has the knowledge
and ability necessary 20 turn out the
Kind OF work that will satisfy our
patients and that we can afford to
guarantee.
And we do guarantee all our wrok
with q written and signed guarantee.
signed not only by T.. H. Clark.
owner and manager Of this office,
but also by the operator who did tho
work. You can't get unsatisfactory
work done here. and our prices arc
the lowest. as ~ ~ an invariable rule
with this office that We Will not be
undsrbid on price
Come and let us give you n thor
ouRh examination and estimate with
out cost or obligation on your part
TEETH PULLED FREE
Each morning from $40 to 10 to
demonstrate our painless methods.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11
Lost Children Herded Off Into Russia

children OF Poland" explained friendly
"the LOST BOYS AND GIRLS FOUND
WANDERING VAST BATTLEFTELDs or the
Kash only August ONEHALF DIED BEFORE
Q those who remain
Polish sold
kidnapped by for Rusas fighting fleet
No Therefore children.
world going for safety
Russian Kiev."
almost half the
cherished book within
hundred pairs OF and intent
ancient palaces and clusterg
domes.
the last time they will the old
capital OF country" sobbed the beside
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11

Double Safety Fruit Jars. / pint size, Csc dozen.
Double Safety Fruit Jars, Xgal size. 81 IS dozen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-11

MISS ALICE RoHE. OF the Rome
bureau, gained her first experience
az n newspaper woman on New
York papers.
She IL not merely feature
writer, but is rated as good gen
eral assignment reporter.
The United Press has broken
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-07
Making a Rua .AntIaue.n

How genuine antique rugs" ara
manufactured and prepared for Euro
pean and American markets is told
by writer in the National Geographic
Magazine. who visited Bagdad.
The shopping streets seem like tun-
nels, he writes. They are arched over
head with brick to keep out the heat;
thus they run, like subways, up and
down the bazaar quarter. Through
those long, sitting, faintly-lighted tun-
nels throngs the eternal crowd of men,
mules and camels.
Often you will see a fine rug lying
fiat in the filth of a narrow street,
ground beneath the tramp Of men and
beasts; but there is method In this.
Foreigners make Oriental rugs, bright
and new, in Persia, and sell them
through Bagdad. Since an "old rug"
is worth more, willy brokers have hit
on this shameful way to make a new
rug look old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-07
Stone Interests Scientists.

A great deal of interest has been
recently directed to samples of itacol-
unite, stone which is found in Bra
zil. When flexible, itacolumite is
cut into thin plates and, when ex-
amined with a microscope, it is found
to be composed almost entirely of
fne grains of sand of peculiar shape,
with indented edges, which interlock
like the fingers of clasped hands. The
hexibility of the material results from
this interlocling of the grains of sand,
OF which it is chiefly composed. AL
though few persons know that stone
can be anything but hard, the flexible
stone is not so much of a curiosity as
it seems, for it is found in North Caro-
lima, and there are specimens of it in
the cases of Philadelphia collection.
The sensation of handling a piece Of
stone which bends like a piece of
rubber is a strange experience. II
handled too roughly the stone breaks
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-07
ODD BELIEFS AS TO SHOES
German Mother Sees Misfortune In
the Loss Of Heels-Signs to Guide
Steps Of Lover.

The German mother says that
should she lose the heel of her shoe
one of her children will die before
the year is out.
The Scotch lassie believes that
should she by accident drop her new
shoes before they have been worn,
they will surely lead her into trouble.
It is said that old maids believe that
when their shoes come united, and
keep coming united, it is true their
sweethearts are talking and thinking
about them.
The sweetheart, when on his way to
see his lady love. should he stub
his right toe, will surely be welcome,
but If he stubs his left he may
know that he is not wanted
1t is said that if old shoes are burned,
snakes will squirm away from the
place, while to keep old shoes that
are past wearing about the place will
surely bring good luck.
Should you meet a person whose
shoes are worn on the toes" you
may put it down as a certainty that
"he spends as he goes" and on the
same authority it is said that the girl
that has her shoes worn on the side
is surely fated to be a rich mans
bride"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-07
Foolish Worry.

It's pitiable to see how old some
folks become before they reach mid
die life. They undermine their own
lives by carrying burdens that never
materialize. They are always borrow
ing trouble and making themselves
needless worry. And the sad part OF
1t all is that mental trouble is very
real It's bigger burden than physi-
cal weights. II folks could only be
taught they would soon see that it's
not the real struggles that deepen
their wrinkles and unsteady their
steps. Worry is far more enervating
than physical strain. and the worst OF
1t is that most things we worry about
never happen. It's this dissipating
factor that's SO potent In producing
Americanitis. -Pennsyivania Grit.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-07
Slauahter of the lnnocents.

Do you hear the morning and eve
ming choruses of the birds? If not,
you are missing a riot of song that
fairly startles you with its volume.
How the birds do sing and how they
answer each other as they swing back
and forth on topmost branches!
And where there is one bird today
there should be dozens. With ruth
less and thoughtless hand we have
driven them out. killing off by tens of
thousands and forcing the expenditure
of thousands of dollars for tree care
which the birds would have done
gratuitously. One good law of the
present legislature refers to the care
of the bird life and absolutely forbids
any unnaturalized person from getting
a permit to go shooting or to have
gun in his possession.
This law should be followed by
many others looking to the very sever
est penalties for the ruthless pursuit
or the killing of any kind of bird life
And that further laws will be enacted
Is true because first of all the real
gunners of the state realize that
something must be done to prevent
the extinction Of many forms of bird
life.-GloucesteT Times.