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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
US. DESTROYERS
SHY ON NUMBERS
Good as Any. Says Roosevelt,
But We Have Only Half
Enough
VALUABLE IN ACTION
~ FRANKLIN o. ROOSEVELT
assistant Secretary OF the United
States NAvy)

~ FRANKLIN o. Roosevelt
assistant Secretary OF the uni'e'
States Navy
(ccpy-Ichs. 1918. by the se~spapeI
Enterprise Assoelatlor)
must confess a particular
love for and Interest In the
craft known az the torpedo
boat destroyers. or, more brief
~, as simply ''dostroyers." To
the man on the battleshlp they
seem small. but a length of
over 300 feet makes them
staureh craft.
The high Nared up bow Of
destroyer gives II sea~orthy
qualities not possessed by the
old.fashioneo torpedo boat and
the narrow beam Of only 10
feet. together with turbine en-.
olnes OF from 1900 20 $4,000
horse power. provides a speed
Of 30 knots an hour.
The place Of the dessroyers
10 without question with the
battieEhIps.
have previously spoken OF
the scouting and protecting
rings which should surround
the fleet.
The irner ring 10 that OF the
des,royers. and 10 Intended TO
give warning. especially NJ
rlqht. or. In case the aIter
sereer Of scouts has failed. 20
give adequate notice OF fos-
tile approach. This ring would
be, OF course, In fairly close
proximity to the battiesnlps
themselves.
In the event OF an action taklnl
place the duty OF the des,rnyors Il
twofold: first. 10 prevent any a,
tack on their own battlcshIps b,
the destroyers OF the enemy. and
secondly. under cover Of the smok'
and confusion OF battle. 10 lAunc.
an attack on tho main ships Of tn
enemy.
THIS attack against heavy ship
Is. OF course. carried on by tor
pedoeg
In 1903 tho general board Of IN,
navy stated that four destroyer
should be provided for every bat
tleship built.
The navy has t2 baitleship
built and building. and only Z
NAVAL EXPERT.
ARE STILL OF THE OPINIOs
THERE SHOULD RE FOUR tt
EVERY BATTLEsHIP.
As for the destroyers In IN,
United States navy. have no heHi
tation in saying there are no fine
ships OF this class in any service
(The fourth article will dea
with battlcships, the main line o.
the fleet)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
CHILD Gets SICK,
CROSS, FEvERISH
IF C0NST|PATED
California Syrup Of Figs"
can't harm tender
stomach or bowels

A laxative today saves a sick
child tomorrow. Children simply
will not take the time from play to
empty their bowels. which become
clogged up with waste. liver gets
sluggish: stomach sour.
Look at the tongue. mother, II
coated. or your child is listiess.
cross. feverish. breath bad. rest
less, doesn't eat heartily, full Of
cold or has sore throat or any 9TH
er children's ailment, give a tea
spoonful OF California Syrup of
Figs then don't worry. because II
is perfectly harmless. ana
hours all this constipation poiso A!o
sour bile and ferrnenting waste
will gently move out OF the bowels.
and you have well. playful child
again. A thorough inside cleans
ing" is oftimes all that is neces.
sary. II should he the first treat.
ment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a 5O.cent hot.
tie OF California Syrup of riga
which has full directions for hs.
bies, children of all ages and for
grown-ups plainly printed on the
bottle. Look carefully and see that
Il is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
ROUTE LINERS
THRU STRAITS

Panama canal slides are causing
serious delays Ia traffic between
this port and New York. eight
big liners hAvin salready begun
tho trip over the old route. via
the Straits OF Magellan.
Tho steamers ArizonAn. iowan.
Minnesota and Nevadan. bound
from New York here. are bound
down the eastern coast for the
straits
Tho ohioan. ALASKAN. MontanAn
and Mexican. bound from Seattle
20 New York. are steamlnE down
the west coast for the East. The
Dakoian. due 20 leave hero Fri.
day afternoon. viii also take that
course.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08


The Corwin left Seattle May |.
last with passengers and freight,
reaching Nome on the 2ist. being
the first boat 10 reach the Far
North last spring Indeed. the Cor.
win has been the first boat up for
the past ~ springs.
Packed Like sardincs
Using Nome "a her base. the Cor.
via made two trips among the ice
foes on the first trip. sal walrus
were Killed. and Sig on the second.
Il never saw 40 many walrus In
my life. said Capt Healy. ON a
single cake OF Ice we saw more OF
them than we could count. tho we
estimated them at $500. They
we're packed together like giant
sArdines In can"
The Corvin had white officers
aud a white cook. and % native
hunters. The hunters. armed with
Winchester rifles OF tho heaviest
caliber. approached the ice foes In
a gasoline launch, while the little
steamer stood by.
Must Hit I'm IN READ
You've got TO hit a walrus in
the head to kill him." Capt Healy
explained. The hide on the body
IL 10 tough n will stop any bullet
We Killed a number OF old bulls. in
whose hide We found old-fashioned
lead bullets aud the heads OF ma
tive harpoons. They must have
been imbedded there for years"
II not instantly Killed. the wRlrns
flops of the ice and sinks In the
sea.
They are stupid beasts. and they
blink TRANQUILITY at the approaching
hunters. and do not move until the
rifles begin TO crack.
churn Sea Into Foam
Then, the puppies barking. the
COWS believing. and the bulls utter.
ing coughing. rotching roars, such
as one might imagine a giant would
utter II kicked violently in the
stomach. they flop and tumble into
the water, churning the sea TO a
foam and making a great commo'
ton.
You may be able 90 picture the
commotlon II you will bear in mind
that a big bull walrus weighs four
tons
Capt. Healy insists that walrus-
hunting il a tame business. and he
does not advise keen sportsmen to
20 In for H.
Because, he says. a walrus VIII
hardly ever fight Sometimes nc
cidents happen. OF course.
Sometimes Smash Boats
Maybe walrus flops against the
boat you're In and smashes II TO
flinders. or Il drives It's tusks
thru the planks in the bottom OF
your boat and rips them as you
might rip open an envelope.
But the steamer Is never very
far away. and you can swim to II
N you don't freeze 20 death on the
way So there II never any dan.
ger.
Having killed your vslrus, the
steamer comes alongside the ice,
the carcasses are hoisted aboard
and the late lamented sea monsters
are relieved OF tusks. hide and
blubber.
Fairly Lucrative Business
Not a sporting occupation. says
the captain. but fairly lucrative.
To herin with. the Corwin
brought down S3S barrels OF walrus
oil. worth 81 cents a gallon, or
5000.
The ivory tusks weigh four tons
The ivory IL worth 30 10 30 cents a
pound. or q total Of about $4,000
And. lastly. the hides-i,S52
hides--will 80 to tanneries In Lon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
HELD UP;LAUCHS

Two robbers who were so nervous
II made one OF their victims giggle,
held mp John F. Wheeler and three
boy customers in Wheelers store
at Lake Burien Thursday night, and
escaped with SIS.
Both shook violently. and Wheeler
was alarmed lest the guns they
held in their trembling hands might
be discharged accidentally.
They lined up Wheeler and tho
boys. facing the wall. with their
hands over their heads. II was so
utterly funny for George Drippen-
bass. one OF the boys, who giggled,
and WAS warned TO "cut II out" but
couldn't.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08

don To be made. finally. into trunks.
EsIises and other leather things.
The hides ought to fetch t3s, 700.
SO you have a tidy grand total OF
SI770 for the season.
Hide Makes Tough Leather
Next To elephant and rhinoceros
hide. walrus hide makes the tough.
est leather. II is 80 tough the al.
lies have found a new use for it
TO polish big guns after they have
been turned out at the factory.
The Alaskan waters offer the
finest field In the world for walrus
hunters. II seems a pity that there
are no tanneries I'm this country
which are equipped TO treat the
hides.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
The Wapa Year Ago
ia

The French war office de-
clared that the ground lost
by tho allies between
Chaulnes and Reyes had
been regained and that i'm.
portant advances had been
made on the right wing.
The London Press Bureau
admitted that the Germans
had made advances at Ant
werp. but said that the sit
uatlon In France was salts
factory"
Tho German army head.
quarters announced that the
French outflanklng move
ment on the right wing had
pushed the battle front north
OF Arras.
Belgium moved its tenn.
porary capital from Antwerp
10 Ostend. The Germans re-
ported that two more OF the
Antwerp forts had fallen.
The Russian general staff
declared that the Germans
had brought up reinforce.
ments and had partially
checked the Russian advance
in East Prussia.
The British admiralty an.
nounced that n German tor
pedo boat destroyer had
been sunk by submarine.
The Japanese war office be-
lieves that the Japanese
have sunk a German cruiser
and two gunboats in Kiao-
Chau bay. A Rome dispatch
says that four Austrian tor
pedo boats and two torpedo
boat destroyers were sunk in
tho Adriatic by mines.
The 1ormans officially an
nounced their losses in
killed, wounded and missing
up TO Sept. ] as $4,000. The
total losses to date were
100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
Walrus Ship Brings
77OCargoFrom
One Seasons Hunt
Captain Heay Tells Star Reporter Something About
Killing Big Sea-Cows; One Of Them Sometimes
Weighs -Four Tons Saw $500 Packed on
One Floe of Ice

Even the front regulars held their when the
steamer Corwin, Captain r. J. Healy alongside the
No pier dock the other day made fast and raised
matches
No, many recognized tho curiousy awful smell that came
from the Corwns hold. But od-timer shifted the air
approximately and calculated
"Walrus by -l'
The od-,imers right To be exact. 1853 wal
rus
This. according 10 Captain Healy and Oscar Aanne,rk
the chief hunter is absolutely and by far largest catch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
Harden Accepts and Will Make the Attempt
Tonight At The Pantages
At the First Performance-7P.
SPENCER TO RUN
FOR REELECTION

President George A. Spencer, Of
the board OF education. has an
nounced his candidacy for re-elec-
tion. Three candidates are now in
the field. DR.. Lillian Irwin having
been chosen as the candidate OF
various women's organizations sew
eral weeks ago. and Rev. Oscar II.
McGill. industrial secretary OF the
Methodist church. having been en-
dorsed by organized labor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
PRESBYTERIAN MEN
WILL SERVE DINNER

Former Supreme Judge Hiram r
Hadleywlll act as waterboy. and
other men OF prominence in public
and business life OF Seattle Will
serve as dlshwashers. slaveys. but.
lers and worse at the annual First
Presbyterian church dinner Friday
night. Covers will be laid for 400.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08

70 d d
ana & faH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
TRADE IS GROWING

JUNEAU. Oct S.--Shipments OF
Alaska products to the United
States. chiefly via Seattle. amount
ed to ss.254,33 for the month OF
September. exceeding the same
month in 1914 by 100000. ac-
cording TO Collector OF Customs J.
r. Pugh. Principal products were
canned salmon, copper ore and gold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
MILL DESTROYED

Sparks from friction drive
wheel are supposed 10 have started
the fire which Thursday evening
destroyed the mill OF the Smith
Cove shingie Co. on the tide flats
NJ West Garfield and Joiie, sv.. re-
sultlnE In loss Of $500. with In.
surance Of 81 500
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
MEXICO AGREES
TO ARMISTICE

WASHINGTON. d. G.. oct. S.
All fighting between villa and
CarranEa has been stopped BY an
armlstiee until after tomorrow's
session of the pan'Ameriean con.
ferees. according TO dispatches to
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
Used on Murderous
Insane at King County
Jail
The Challenge 90 Harden

Hearing that you have
been escaping from all kinds
Of handouts and other re-
Eirainis. We would like to try
your skin with device that
hing Won hive nlfefnpfsd. We
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
TRAPPED IN ORGAN
Repairer Badly Shaken When NJ
ager Zehncr PLAYS ~
New York Times.

~ taA
New York Times.
The big organ in the Hotel W.ft...
ballroom gave forth sounds yeSt,~s
such as nobody had ever hcara :.
it before when H. H. Zehner. ara
the assistant managers Of the ha,e,
sat down for his matutinal practr.
the keyboard. Shrieks came from -
hind the pipes, human shrieks !,
that and Mr.. Zehner d~esisted Ills.
time to a " a man from seriGrs H.
jury.
Mr.. Zehner was caught in Germany
last August by the outbreak II ~
but finally reached the Waldorf .far
many vi~clssitudes, and since has been
stealing a few moments each mor~frg
to spend them at h organ.
Now yesterday was the time ee1es--
ed by Chief Engineer Bingham fr
the installation Of a new starting da-
vice for the instrument, and Harry
Gallup, an electrician. and an assist
ant were detailed for the lob. Mr.
| Zehner heard no sound as he seated
| himself before the keyboard. hut he
noticed h a the f~use-plugs had been
pulled out of the electric switch r
was a simple matter to put them in.
and. this done, Mr.. Zehner threw back
his head, passed his land through his
raven locks, and started in upon a
melody he had heard on the Rhine
last July.
The performer almost fell off the
stool when he heard yells, followed by
a command to shut off the current.
This was quickly lone and then the
white face of Gallup appeared at the
top Of the organ. He explained that
he was sitting on the casing Of the
hvwheal Of the motor fixing some
bearings and when the current went
on the wheel began to fly at a tremen-
dous rate, shaking him up and at the
same time making it impossible for
him to get off without risking a trok-
en- leg.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
REGULATING THE JITNEY
Action Taken in the Far Western
States.

Sunset Magazine.
Though no statistics or reliable data
on the subject are available, accord
ing to all indications the number Of
jitney buses has decreased materially
in the last two months. In part this
decrease was due to an ~oversupply.
with the consequent reduction Of
average earnings. Other bus owners
dropped out because they oun the
business improbable, out the heaviest
percentage Of the decline is due TO
the regulative measures adopted ~
the authorities. In Oakland, Cal, IN
Los Angeles, in Portland, throughout
the State Of Washington, the diminu-
tive carriers were obliged to take ou'
accident insurance in amounts rang
ing from $500 to $4,000 a car Sew
eral cities. notably Oakland, Portland,
Reno. Phoenix and Boise, placed
heavy special taxes on the jitneys.
Perhaps the most drastic Of the oTGIn-
ances is Bosses. The minimum tax -
$75 a year. payable in advance, pius
indemnity insurance to the amount ~
$4,000 a car. The operator must or
tain a permit from the city council
must file a map of the route and a
schedule of operation, which mus e
maintained rigidly if the permit +
not to be withdrawn. In addition -
the driver must be at least tWehls-
one years old, and must be abe 70
carry on an intelligent converSaiIoh
in the English language, probably lor
the benefit of female passengers ne
ordinance has the support Of lhe
Boise public, especially of the s4h4T !
banites, who believe that they W
find themselves without trolley =
vice if the jitneys are allowed e sem
the cream Of the short-haul busInt75
Despite the decrease in the LumbrI -
vehicles operated, the jitney bus n@7
come to stay. But regulation has
come to stay likewise.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

That means more than the Staying
of Goliath.
AS we witness the procession of
characters through this quarters les
sons we perceive that nearly all Of
them were friends of David, the per-
sonality. He had an allegiance which
was denied to Saul, and which mere
position never brings. There was old
Samuel. who anointed and loved him.
To have Won the favor of such a
good and great man was in itself sue
cess. Even the Prophet Nathan was
David's friend-so true a friend that
he dared rebuke the kings sin.
Those soldiers who ~fearlessly
pierced the Philistine lines and drew
David a drink from the well at Beth
lehem throw a flood of light on our
hero. Abishai, who went with him
into danger, is another witness to the
true-heartedness of David. Michel,
Abigail and Bathsheba Dear testimony
to woman's love for this man..
A Nation Finding Itself.
Precarious and fugitive was the
central shrine and capital Of Israel
until David came to the throne for
which his hard and bitter experiences
had fitted him. David captured Jeru-
salem. which, from that day to this.
has eve ceased to be a capital of
human hearts. Only yesterday a
great convention Of American Jews
shrewd. modern business men-were
thrown into a frenzy of fervor by an
orators picture of the return Of the
Jews to the land and city of David.
Przemysl may be captured or recap
tured, but that is a mere incident
alongside of the fate of Jerusalem,
the city which David put on the
worlds map.
The two triumphs of David's reign
were the establishment Of a strone
capital at Jerusalem, and the bear
ing of the Ark Of the Covenant to
central place therein. No nation is
safe and strong until the symbol O.
Gods presence and favor has beer
put at the very center Of it's nationa
life. The Ark in the midst is as es.
sential as the bulwarks and walls
Religion unifies a people as nothing
else can do.
A King Who Failed When Successful
A dollhouse is a poor place to grow
oak trees. Beneath rigors of perse
%cution, David's character had bee1
strengthened. His outlaw life mad
him a king. Hardship is by n
means the worst lot that can befal
a youth. Most Of the leaders of Hf
In great cities were Injured to toll i
boyhood.
King David's failure came in tn
hour of his success. Victory defeat
; ed him. It led him to take his cas-
and to Toll in his palace when h
!. should have been at the battlefront
{ Ease enervated him. In idleness h
, yielded to temptation. David's grea
. disaster befell during the hour {
), regal glory. He sinned by followin
the path Of self-indulgence. Whe
: he began to entertain sensu;
n thoughts, he soon gave rein to h
r worst self, and ended by becoming
y murderer and worse. Poor David
I to climb so high and fall so low!
Out Of the depths comes David
; voice with a message for all mar
kind. In the crucible of sufferir
and sin he learned the lesson of TO
II giveness. His own soul was scare
q but he cries aloud for all to he;
that there is mercy with Jehova
q David is a fingerboard on the higl
way of history, pointing men back
- God. No life is lived we'll that is n
II lived with respect to a loving Faith
e. in heaven.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
JAS. G. CHAPMAN.

Goldsboro, June 19.-The dealt of
Mr.. Jas. G. Chapman, millwright III
the Wayne Hardwood CompanE .L
Cured at his home near this EJ
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. ~
funeral, conducted by Rev. Georef l..
Watkins, pastor Of the First bal
church, was held from the home 80
day morning. Mr.. Chapman leave :
wife and several small children.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

Come unto me, all ye that labor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

Terse Comments On The Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of The Young
Peoples SOcieties-Christian En-
deavOr, Etc.-FOr June p Is "Song
and Its Meaning" Ps. 33:1-5.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

by Il. ELLIS
A curious fact, full Of meaning,
about religion in general. is hat all
the Oldest religious literatures either
contain or entirely consist of hymns.
Every student Of comparative religions
knows this. The songs of the Old
Testament are familiar to every
reader Of these lines. The Rig Veda.
which are hymns, are the oldest writ
ings Of Brahmanism. Even older is
the Z~end-Aesta, the literature Of
Zoroastrianism, and at least a fifth
of this is in the form of hymns, Song,
therefore. is surely one Of the print
tive religious instincts. When the
human soul looks above itself, it be-
gins to sing. Thoughts of God evoke
praises. AS is true of the oldest rec
ords of religion, SO also i. is true of
the latest revival campaign-it is
marked by music. When the GOSPEL
grips a community it sets hearts to
singing. God put a new song into
the mouths of the redeemed on
earth; and when they are redeemed
in heaven He gives them a newe1
song, the song of Moses and the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

The average man is proud ot -
ability as a letter Writer-untll u
Of them show up in a breach OF Pr"
Use suit.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

and arc heavy laden. and I viii
you reSt.-Matt. 11:oS. HNe
Twas a thief said the last Lima
to Christ; "'Fd
Christ took the kindness ana
the theft. -'fe
-BroNnin-
Never deliberate about WI,
clearly wrong. and try 10 por~,
yourself that it is not.-Frrl.r'Iie
Temple.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
he knows not his own
1IiaC mas not met adversity.-Ben
johnson.
Sorrow n silence are strong and
pauent endurance is GOdlike,-LOne-
fellow.
Each of us inevitable
Each OF us limitless-each of us with
his or her right upon the earth.
Each of us allowed the eternal MIR
ports of the earth:
Eacn OF us here as divinely as any
is here. S
Walt Whitman.
"hen thou prayest rather let thy
heart be W1thOu words than thy
words heart.-JOhn Bun.
yam.
! Come unto me, all ye that labo,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
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cessfulE rgo-boio
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