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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-08

Motion Picture Magic Curiosities of Motor Vehicles An Army on the March Mobilizing the News Recent Developments of Electricity Crime and Its Detection Manufacturing Problems Solved Labor-saving Machines for the Office Labor saving Appliances for Hotels The Art-'of Making Statues
 The Mechanism of Battle
 Concrete and Its Uses
 Buying and Selling Gold and Silver Moving Pictures Under Wateh 6 War Experiences of an Air Scout How Railroad Men Are Made Uncle Sarn's Appraisers
 The TurSet Fort
 Across the Continent by Telephone Utilization of Animal Matters
 Protecting Retreatins Army
 Manufacture of Celluloid The Rubber Industry Motor Trucks in Military Service Armored Automobiles in War Field Gun and Aerial Projectiles How Trees Are Converted in Paper Wild Animals in Moving Pictures The Manufacture of Irvine Fort that Travels on Wheels The Art of the Cutler
 Rapid Fire Machine Guns
 Bacterio1ogy and Your Health Worlds Greatest Life Saving Station Mad Dogs and Hydrophobia Life Without Microbes
 X-Rays in the Treatment of Disease Ozone as an Aid to Good Health The Power of the Human Jaw Creating New Animals and Plants Soil Analysis and Seed Selection The New Science of the Soil X-Ray Work in War
 Domestic Engineering Simple Tests for Food Purity The Canning Industry Refrigerating Machines for the Home Bullets of the Fighting Nations Hand Rifle and Mine Grenades X-Ray Moving Pictures Use of Poisonous Gases in Warfare SmokeIess Powder Manufactured The Scientist and the Athlete Ripening Dates Artihcial1y Bullet proof shield
 Oxygen and Human Energy Baseball Winter Sports in Switzerland Mankind in the Making Handwriting and Human Efficiency Character in Handwriting The Montessori Method
 The Daniel Boone Idea in Education Efficiency in Learning ssDum-Dtrn' Bullets Fighting Death in Mines Smoke Helmets and Their Uses The Submarine, New Terror of the Sea Gigantosaurus and How He Would Look
  The Transophone and the Telescribe Nocturnal Warfare Feeding the Men on the Firing Line Putting the Sun to Work Chances of Death in Battle Color Music Photographic Distortions $5oo,ooo for a Camera Attachment Sending Photographs Over Telephone Wire Motion Pictures of the Flight of Insects Safeguarding the Rail
 The Mercy of Steel and the Menace of Wood Invisible Submarine Stabilizing the Aerop1ane Coke, It's Production and Utilization The Modern Automobile Torpedo Radium the Mysterious Learning to Shoot; by Moving Pictures q Making Steel Type Attack and Defense by Submarine Mines Guarding Against Under-Water Attack Combining the Monograph and the Camera Making Barbed Wire Kinemaco1or Process
 Navies of the Nations The Sardine Industry Prof. Bells Ice Stove How Science Safeguards Health Man and the Soil
 Man and his Home Pedagogical Laboratories
 Siege Artillery
 Are Men better Typists than Women Menace of the Zeppelin Swat the Fly Eggs Exercising in Bed Motorcycles in War
 Where People Live in Hives The Cow and the Machine
 Our Undefended Treasure Land
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-08
Filled with EYE -TEACHING'' PICTURES

These three volumes contain more than 1900 illustrations, many in full page size. No work of similar character has ever been So profusely illustrated. and each one is an eye-teaching picture chat conveys a clearer understanding of the text.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-08
THE ACCOMPANYING ILLUSTRATION
 IS ONLY OME-HALF ACTUAL SIZE.

MAT DRnEPS will be filled by par NAAAAA UAAn AAAaO eel post INSURED, within 50 miles send $2.I6; up to 300 miles send $2.25. Weight of set packed. pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-08
LIVE  FOR
 I'VE 
Every Business Man

NA g sszEs sssS z ' E7 z-SsA 1 should own this set of books Note the rapid strides of PROGRESS; learn what others are doing: get ideas for advancing for tu1ther PIomoting your own intexe ADVANCE is the watchword of the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-08
The k arn1er

saa.cla setsyare usually sold on installrnents and $32 ,pozild be-the customary price by subserip- ton: but leading newspapers throughout the. placing these books Tn the homes cfs sesEaeaarsanar peaclers. hence the price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
The Referendum-What It's For!
Ncrnesr OF the
scripps Narth
west League -
| New srap~rs

uERE is why you should sign the refer
IL endum petitions as soon as possible, for
she time is getting mighty short;
Referendum Petition No. ;. the first on
the list. would put up TO the vote of the
people, il sufficient signatures are obtained,
the law passed by the legislature AIMED
TO KILL THE POWER OF THE PEG
PIE TO INITIATE ANY LAWS FOR
THEMSELVES OR TO PASS ON LEGlS-
LATIVE ACTS BY A REFERENDUM
VOTE.
The life and death OF the peoples measure,
the initiative and referendum. hangs in the
balance Ii the law. as passed by the legis-
lature. 10 compel every signer OF an initiative
or referendum petition TO come TO the regis
tration office and wait in line for hours, holds,
then the initiative and referendum powers OF
the people will be virtually killed. The way
TO stop this law from becoming effective Is
TO sign Referendum Petition No. J.
III enough signatures are obtained. the law
will be put up TO vote OF the people them
selves, either TO adopt it or reject 1t. This
is the most important measure for your con-
sideration. II the referendum fails, you are
effectively prevented from ever initiating a
law on your own account or from stopping
a vicious law passed by the legislature.
Referendum Measure No : will put up
TO vote OF the people whether or not the
law aimed by the legislature TO kill off the
recall power OF the people shall become ci-
fectve.
Referendum Measure No is intended 10
kill the law which would bring back to this
state the evils OF political conventions and
would weaken the direct primaries of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
|STAR CIRCLE FOR YOUNG FOLKS
Boys, Do You Want to Gain Half Year
in Your School Work? Uncle Jack Tells
How to Do 1t and Have Good Time Also

iIeses free7 Here's VIVA, you
must do:
The boy sending In the best
essay on "How Vacation Study
Would Benefit Me-" WILL az
GIVEN A COURSE At THE
SUMNER SCHOOL AND 10
DAYS AT CAMP FREE.
The boy sending In the second
best essay will get A FREE
SCHOLARSHIP TO THE
SCHOOL.
To the third best, Uncle Jack
will give a $3.50 credit on . $40
scholarship.
To the fourth best. Uncle Jack
will give a s. credit on q $40
scholarship.
The conditions OF the contest
are: Write on one side OF the
paper only. Give your name and
address. and write II CLEARLY.
Address your contributions to
Uncle Jack. care OF The Star.
The essay must not be more
than 100 words in length. The
contest closes Friday. June IL.
Winners will be announced in
Saturdays Star OF June IL.
Go to II. boys, and may the
best man win.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
TTENTrON. kids

A TTENTrON. kids. Uncle
~ Jack has made SCOOP
- grabbed big thing. and Is
going to pass 1t on to his read
ers.
You all have heard OF the big
summer school that is organized
every summer by the Y. NJ. c. A.,
at which the boys not only learn
the regular lessons In a new way,
but are taught to swim and dive
and TO wrestle. They are taken
on country hikes. sleeping out
doors and cooking their own food.
They see some OF the big fac
tories building ships engines and
lot OF other interesting things.
At the vacation school. the
boys go TO class from $3.50 to
1880 in the morning and spend
the rest OF the day out-of-doors
with their teachers. There is
one teacher to every IL or Is boys.
Last year 100 boys from the
fourth, fifth. sixth, seventh and
eighth grades went 10 the sum-
mer school. The teachers re-
port that As boys were helped to
GAIN A HALF-YEAR in their
studies. The rest either caught
up with their back studies or
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were greatly strengthened In their

were greatly strengthened In their
school work.
G. w. Metsker. principal OF the
University Heights school. will
devote HIS holidays TO helping the
vacation students as principal OF
the ~" school. He will be as
sisted by more than a dozen men
teachers-all principals Of various
Seattle schools and experts In the
art OF helping the boys.
This year. for the first time.
the Y. NJ. G. A. summer school
will hold Today camp for It's
students at orcas island. Here.
during the summer months. when
the other kids are painting around
on dusty streets and longing for
Just one chance TO take n good,
old-fashioned swim. "Y" boys are
having the time OF their lives.
hunting. fishing. playing baseball
and tennis, and taking long hikes
across country.
Now. here 10 the proposition:
To 90 10 the summer school and
camp at Orcss island costs ordl.
nsriiy $3.50, and to the vacation
school alone costs $40.
Want to win ono Of these priv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
CLARA IS WINNER OF
DOLLAR POEM PRIZE

When Uncle Jack saw the an.
nouncement in the regular Star
that they were holding a Buffalo
bill limerick contest, he thought for
a while that this would completely
eclipse his own poem contest.
But. nay! The Circleites did not
desert him for moment. True.
some Of them handed in limericks
for the other contest, but they sent
in Jingles to Uncle Jack, also.
Many OF the boys and girls hand.
ed In fine jingles, and some real
poems, too. Most OF them were
fine specimens OF work.
But the best OF the lot was
brought In By Clara Barstow, a.
She lives at 1924 Tenth ave. Clara
is one OF the boys and girls select.
ed to write on how they like the
Circle. Her letter will come later
Her poem follows:
THE STAR CIRCLE
Every one knows the Seattle Star
And the Circle where boys and girls
write from affair;
And Of Uncle Jack, with his sweet
smiling face
To be sure, no one could take his
place;
He answers the questions and tells
all the tales,
o. fishing adventures, from brook
trout to whales.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
HOW I LIKE THE CIRCLE
BY ADELE AYERS

Having been n Circleite for some
time, am naturally enthusiastic
about the Circle. One reason that
II Is uppermost in my mind is tina,
a boy or girl who has talent for
drawing or short story writing is
given an opportunity 10 show what
no or she can do. II also incites
one 10 use great care In answering
as have found that one small
omission causes tho loss Of the
prize.
The contest features awaken In
terest In the members. who wal,
as impatiently for The star MS do
The helpful articles each week
make one indeed glad that he OF
she belongs TO the Circle.
There Ia really nothing dislike
about tho Circle, but I do think II
could be improved II we could have
larger space, as we have It only
once week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
Published nai y
ny The star
Publishing 90
Phone Main
saee

people.
Referendum Measure No. q is aimed
agains, the law which prohibits picketing by
labor unions.
Referendum Measure No is aimed
against the law which would cripple municipal
ownership. This law is known the Ger
tifieate Of necessity" bill. Under its terms no
public utility may be started either by private
concerns or public bodies without obtaining
permission from the public service commits
sion at Olympia IN PRACTICE, 1T
WOULD MEAN A MONOPOLY FOR
PRESENT UTILITY COMPANIES.
Referendum Measure No is 20 submit
to the people whether or not the Port OF
Seattle IS to be crippled. The law passed
by the last legislature would take away from
the port source OF revenue iron, reclaimed
canal lands that would eventually make the
port seli-sustaiuing. II also adds four mem
bers TO the port commission VINO have
enough other duties to pcrformx-these being
the mayor. prosecuting attorney, county en-
gneer and county auditor.
Referendum Measure No. o is aimed
against what is known as fake budget
system. II the law passed by the legislature
becomes effective il would tic the hands
OF the city strictly TO budget items As an
example II $1,000 should be allowed in the
budget for a fire truck and then il should
appear that the same money would be bet
ter used for fire station. the change could
not be made.
BEING ACCUSTOMED to the pranks Of
college youths Prexy Wilson can view these
ai,,,t,. H.. IL
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der. He is cousin OF the king
His brother. the count OF Turin.
In a distinguished cavalry officer, i
general OF division.
The prince OF udine. son Of The
duke OF Genoa. is an officer In the
navy. His brother, the duke o.
Postoia, Is also a naval officer.
Italy, II needs be, Can thrcv
three and one-haf millions Of
men upon Austria.
The regular army In pssce
strength Is $4,000 men. The
immediate reserve Of trained
soldiers, the mobile militia
swelIs this to 1,ooo, 900 men, oil
Of whom are now In the field.
Added 20 thsse are 2,ooo,ooc
tsrritorials and ressrvists, pr.
tally trained.
Italy is equipped with 37e m
planes. with q pilot for each.
An order placed In the ullpl
States some months ago for H.
GOO. 900 worth OF ammunition b.
been filled.
American food has been dovial
into Italy and no exports have ben
allowed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

~ ONE men. craving excitement.
hunt big game. Others specn'
- late in Wall street. still 9th
erA go In for aviation. Channcy
Wright dahbles In restaurants.
II You don't sense tho excitement
In dabbling In restaurants. read this
story OF how Wright got there"
Wright Was born In the res,aur.
ant business. Before the big fire.
wrights father had restaurant.
grocery and bakery where Angus
tine g. kycr now are.
At the age ~ II. Chauncy could
make bread. cake and pie. He was
80 Htubby he had TO stand on box
10 reach the table where the dough
was mixed
In those days the bay a, high tide
reached First ave. When n custom.
er ordered fish. II was Chauncy's
job TO drop a line Off tho back porch
and catch tho fish while the pota-
toes were being fried.
Ho went TO Madison school when
all about ~ we're woods and trails.
and later 70 the old University.
efNHAYBE you've noticed" says
M Wright. that I'm work
Ing most OF the time. It's
habit. got II from father. He
was n hard worker. and he expected
every body else 20 work as hard "a
he did. never had time to play as
kid. but managed TO enjoy work.
used 10 got up NJ 2. work until
school.tlme. take cash at the res.
taurant in the noon hour. 90 20
school again. and hurry back 10 the
restaurant for tho 6 o'clock rush. .
At rs Chauncy was n fill-fledged
chef. He had charge OF the old
Russell house kitchen. with IL men
under him. lilo went into business
for himself Just after the flre In a
tent at First ave. $. and Yesler
way.
He's had n dozen restaurants in
Seattle since then.
II was quite spell before he set
tied down. tho. lie took TO roaming
He worked In restaurants In New
York. Chicago. 81. Louis. Los An.
geles, San Francisco, Portland.
While yet In his teens. he ran on
Seattie-to-Alaska steamers and on
the Yukon.
He opened restaurants in Nome
Circle City. Dawson.
TIE LANDED In Dawson broke
II Twenty-four hours later he
- owned half n restaurant!
This Is how II happened:
when can you go TO work." ask.
ed tho restaurant man.
Right now" said Wright.
Get busy, then. I'm going out To
see II can buy some pies" (Pies
we're scarce In Dawson, and fetched
$3.50 Apiece. retall.)
When the proprietor had stepped
out. a party OF gamblers came In
They wanted pie--apple pie. II took
Wright 30 minutes. He placed be
fore each customer hot apple pie
The news spread. Three hours lat
or tho proprietor returned, tired and
discouraged. He had been unable
to buy a single pie. He found the
place filled with people eating hot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

apple pie, and the new cook making
more.
lie gave chAuney a helt.In,ercs,
on The spot.
Another timo hc bought run.
odwn restaurant In 81 Louis. In.
side n week he had IL filled with Gus
toners and sold II a, a profit OF
$4,000.
II was 10 years ago thar Wright
opened tho Occidental ave. place.
He still has n, and the newer ono
on Third ave.
TN ALL the 2oodd Year, no
has been In the restaurant
business. he has never
turned away a hungry man who
couldn't pay. Thousands Of
hungry rovers keep alive hls
fame.
Does II pay7
Sometimes" says Wright.
"The other DAY a man ate and
couldn't pay. He looked eli
right. He explained that he had
ie't his money In another suit.
loaned him earfarc. To tell the
truth, never expected TO see
him again. Next day he came
back, paid for the meal and the
earfare--and brought six new
eustomersi"
VIYRIGHT serves 1000 meals n
wv day. He IN rich enough e
w retire II he wanted to. The
restaurant business r. VIGOROUSLY .
precarious one. How did Wright
get there"7
Hard work at first" says wrigh.
Il used 90 do the cooking and my
wife would run the cash register
Many time we've walked home a
night. instead OF taking a car. be
cause We were both no tired ant
sleepy we knew we'd fall asleep 4
we rode
What else7"
Giving the public what II wants
Restaurant men underestimate the
intelligence OF the public when the,
conclude that cold-storage egRs ant
No. 2 butter are good enough FOL
cooking. or that their customers vii
not recognize the left-overs OF yes
terday n disguised az stew or hash.
Anything moreT
Right buying. I make the sav
ing In buying pay the overhea,
expense. In other words. can cool
and serve n steak at the price the
housewife pays for II raw at tn,
shop"
AN instance Of what you NEAR
by right buying7"
For instauce-checks: not n bis
item. The price OF checks Is a dol
lar a thousand. Or rs cents n thou
sand II bought in 5000 lots. Mos
restaurants buy checks In Thousand
lots. Now. butter and meat spoil
and eggs grow stale. but a checf
il always good until used. So, tn,
other day bought 100000 at two
bits A thousand.
by tho same token, buy sugaI
In 30-ton lots, and salt, pepper. cat
sup and the like the same way.
ION the other hand. the eggs
serve today were laid yesterday
and the breakfast Strawberries
reach me with the dew still OF
them"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
KIDS STAGE MEET

The second annual contest OF the
Pacific Northwest Model Aero club
was held last Saturday on Harbor
island. The clubs record OF 900
feet was broken by p. La Your
whose machine travelled distance
of 2.120 feet. William Dettman
broke the record OF duration. 80
seconds. His machine remained in
tho air for SO seconds. Herbert
Munter and Bruce Rose we're the
judges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
Royalty on the Firing Line
When Italy Enters War
Reigning House Is House of Fighting Men; All WIN
| Have Part

ROME. Italy. May 29.-When
Italy goes 20 war royalty and no
bility take their places on the fir.
Ing line.
For the kings and dukes and
counts OF Italy have always been
warriors. King Victor Emmanuel
himself came from a fighting fam
ily--the house OF Savoy. It's up 10
him 10 follow the chivalrous exam
pie Of the famous Prince Eugene OF
Savoy. Charles Albert Victor En-
manuel and his own father. King
Humbert
The kings uncle. the duke of
Genoa. IL a noted admiral and con.
sidered the greatest technical ex.
pert In the Italian navy.
He r. now retired. but acts as ad.
wiser TO the naval board. and In not
too old To assume n command.
The duke OF the AbruxxI 10 a
dashlna young naval command
er, we'll known In America, and
now In command OF the great
fleet nrobllixed st Taranta.
He was a suitor for tho hand
Of Miss Katherine ElkIns,
daughter Of Senator Eiklns,
who later became Mrs. "BllIy"
Hit.
The duke has under hin, four
OF the most powerful battle
ships In the world. 25.o0o-ton
dreadnsuehts carrying eight IS
inch guns apiece.
His raids on the Turkish
ports In Albania led 20 his tenn.
porary retirement at the re-
quest Of Austria and he 10
eager 20 wipe out this stain.
High In the ranks OF Italian gen
erals is the Duke d'Aosta. command
er OF the troops OF the Naples dis
trint NOW hnitevef 70 ha NJ fha hor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
FIND her GUILTY

"Bobbie" White Is awaiting ~.
tence for violating the Mann oct,
after her conviction IN fedenl
court Friday. Shortly after her h.
dictment she was arrested In one
OF Prosecuting Attorney Lundin's
vice cleanup raids in . house II
Dearborn ST.
Floods, high wInds, etc. take toll
of IS lives In Kansas. Western Ms
souri, and Oklahoma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

n. ". mundy-it amt no yuse
at all trying 10 argue with Il
dame
and there's n ynng husbend IN
this here town that II getting
wise 10 that fact. beieave me
befoar he got married he
thought he knowed sumthing.
wunst In a while. anyway
but not so. any more
eyry time he has n idea about
sumthing. his fare yung bride she
has a different idea. and leave II
10 her TO prove she Is rite
the other day she made n cake.
out OF reccapt she got in
cook book
and when hubby got his little
after-dlnner coffy that mite, there
was a peace OF the cake along
with Il
he took a bite OF the cake. and
then he sed
my deerest sweetheart. there is
certenly sumthing rong with this
cake. II tastes fritefui
now thfre you 20 AEen, SAYS
little wiley. the trubbel must be
with your Imagination. becos the
cook book says the cake is per.
feckiy delishusl johnny
DR.. Max Baff. an Eastern pro-
fessor. has discovered or invent
ed--we don't know which, Ays-
tenn by which n man can pick
out a perfect wife. We can read.
lily understand why he has no sys-
TEN by which a woman can pick
out a perfect husband. There
amt no such animal.
Sid should Drive Thinner steers
Sidney Hooks became intoxi-
Gated Saturday evening and tried
20 drive his yoke OF steers into
the postoffice. but failed on &C
count OF the door being too mar.
row. There have been many
complaints recently on account
OF the narrowness OF the door at
the observation-disclosures Pa
Item.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

Last Saturday supper. closing
the club season. was held by the
boys OF tho boys department. Y. NJ
c. a. The boys invited their par.
ents and gave the departing season
n rousing farewell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

To-day begins the first OF the
How | Like the Circle" series, by
boys and girls OF the Circle. The
first one Is written by Adele Ayers,
1914 Boren ave. Adele says she
likes the Circle fine. but wishes the
space we're greater. Her story fol.
lows:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

President Wilson felt ~ Friday.
but is better today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
The Seattle Star

use, month. nee ,se month up TO mos
ntereda q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
GETTING THERE

Seattle men who are getting there or who
have really arrived. They tell some
thing about themselves and their
methods that explain the how
and why of their success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29

BEING ACCUSTOMED to the pranks OF
college youths, Prexy Wilson can view these
things a bit moro calmly than many OF us do.