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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-02

bavling out from the Judge, when
he found out that her husband. Leo
j. Cameron. who she said beat her
and made her work. was a bar.
tender in a Ballard hotel, and that
when they were married they lived
at 18th and King ST. She said she
was born In Seattle.
'oh, suppose you can have
divorce" he said. But don't see
much hope for society. when a girl
born here has no more ambition
than TO marry bartender working
In joint like that"
Mrs. Cameron became so excited
that she tripped and tore the heel
off her shoe as she descended from
the stand.
He struck me and knocked me
down. He was insaneiy Jealous OF
me. He was much older than me.
He couldn't trust me out OF his
sight"
, Thus did Stella E. Curry sum up
her difficulties with Jack Curry.
Nancy y. wheeler said John j.
Wheeler left her the next day after
they were married. That was in
1908 In West Virginia. She has
never seen him since.
Geranium w. West is no longer
the flower OF the heart of William
r. West. She was granted a de.
cree.
Others who were released from
the ties included: +. c. Nichols
from Martha A.. Charlotte NJ. De
Losoh from James A.: John r. Tur-
ner from Mamie: NJ. Gertrude Pitts
from John A.; Emma Garcia from
Ysiord: Harry II. Pettyiohn from
Hazel p; Anna J. Porter from
Arthur L.: Bessie NJ. simmons from
James H.; Kate Shrull from
George: Meyme h. Berridge from
Charles A.; and Margaret Rose
lands from plain Sam.
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Honor Mention

Herewith are printed all the
names OF those boys and girls
whose essays were considered
worthy OF honorable mention:
Dorothy Larch. 5l10 Rustic ut. I:
Eva Zickrick. Seattle. Harriet
Baughman, 515 Kenyon at; Thomas
stiles, Duwamish. Wash Margaret
Plants. 1445 w b7th st; Clara Gal.
lagher. 6007 First ave N. e.. Mar.
tin Zwinsky, Everett: Stanley Bozx.
Black Diamond.
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Special Notice

Letha Ducommun, freshman OF
the Monroe Union high school, and
resident of Monroe, Wash. re-
Gently took "A trip To the Monroe
reformatory and went thru It, She
very kindly sent Uncle Jack story
OF her trip, but Uncle Jack is sorry
to say that lack of space forbids it's
publication
Uncle Jack thanks Letha for her
interest. and exceedingly regrets
that the story could not be printed
as II was very entertaining,
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SIZE WANTS TO JOIN

Dear Uncle Jack: ] would like
very much TO become one ri tn,
Clrcleites. so please send me q
meberahip card am 10 years
old and am In the seventh grade
We have been taking The Star foi
some time, and | find mucn Of In
terest In your Circle. atn alsC
sending my first essay hoping some
day TO win one Of your prizes
CLARA j. GALLAGHER,
6007 First Ave. n. IL.
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A in Seattle. They didn't win case for him,
equity and the justice on his side.
The whole case amounted to less than $50
probably. II was over a fence and COW pas
ture. He got into row with neghboring
farmer over II in some manner. and they went TO
law about ii. Ii cost them both good deal OF
money on lawyers, court costs. witness fees, APP
pealS-a good deal more than the entire amount
involved in the controversy.
But II was not money alone they lost their
friendship was wrecked; their friends had been
drawn into the wrangle and lined up on either
side; and the. neighborhood was we'll near dis
rupted.
That's lawin'l
1t seldom pays to 90 to law-not even in
satisfaction.
II these two neghbors had gotten together
and talked their trouble over If both had kept their
tempers in leash; if
Well, figure out for yourself how much better
off they would he right now.
LAWN" is remuntrative pastime-for
lawyers
To most everybody else II is as delightful as
grabbing the business end OF a red-hot poker
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-02
Lived too Close to
Hubby's Folks;End
in Divorce Court
Roger Is Willing to Try 1t Again, but His Father Doesn't
Care for His Wife, He.Tells Court-Mantal
Knots Loosened by Judge.
By Altman
BY BLOSSER.

Y OF grit You young mani Are you two engaged to be
i married.
DO you think you deeply in love and that thru thick
and thin you viii he life partners and comrades what
may DO you possible chance OF breakers aheads
Then read this story Of what happened Friday in the
divorce and it doesn't you pause and
think The young people and tho old folks entered the
divorce mill up Profanity Hill Friday light
hearted and certain OF life happiness you.
But in most Of them violated the contract.
Sometimes both OF them had underestimate spirit OF give
and take and forgiveness that necessary
storms OF matrimony.
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HOW | ENJOYED MY
VACATION
BY Milton Barter

Personally | enjoyed my vacation
greatly. or course. there were n
few experiences that were not the
happiest, but they must he consid
cred as few OF the misfortunes OF
life. Baseball games. fishing, swim.
ming and many other summer
sports helped to make the vacation
enjoyable. And the Fourth of July!
Amid the boom of giant firecrack-
ers, gaudy decorations and mann.
moth parades, one could always dis.
Germ the good old Stars and Stripes
lifting and waving in the breeze.
And ! noticed. too,l that the Circle
helped to entertain on the rainy
days. But still, toward the end OF
vacation, that ! was anxious to he.
gin school was plain. even in the
midst of fun and froic.
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IS IT ROY STERRET?

DENVER. Colo. Oct. 2.-Author-
tiles here believe that man who
committed suicide at q local hotel
is s. lie Roy Sterret. of Seattle.
bookkeeper. who disappeared
June /, after telling his wife he
was going to the office.
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STELLA SORGHUM SAYS:

~ . ny humevfsss
avs esssaitnG I h .
| wccdussn to spare
I ehe chestnut" tree.
GfvfnG hubby .
pew psts Of susp~u-
kA-rs " often . s-heid-
! rs game.
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A Chinese philosopher says
there's an ounce OF wisdom at
the root Of every gray hair. He
was no admirer Of Mayor Gill.
evidently.
Elmer Holman. bank teller. OF
Walla Walla. sentenced two TO III.
teen years at reformatory for EN-.
bezzlemcnt.
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EI.Ks' COUNTY FAIR NOTES
African dip" IL very popular Al
the Fiks' fair. Wonder ~ Ethfo-
plan yeexs and Seuegsubian porch
climbers would also make a hit.
Gene Hstton, sleeve. rolled MP
and hat Off, has been rsfflinx
baby dolls. You know ms. Gene.
save us blonde
A. r. Drake, In charge 81 the
streets Of Cairo dancing says he
has the Oriental b~nnti~. Of
Washington ~. beat. II all de-
ponds on what sort Of squads this
Drake can furnish
who IL stella Maybe they
can tell you at Tate's.
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Boy Wins Dollar
in This Weeks
Circle Contest

Milton Barter. Monroe. Wash. is
the winner OF the dollar In this
weeks essay contest Following is
his story.
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GOLF LINKS NOTES

The park board is going to
put up second golf course
With or without a fence. please
You bet. we need two golf
links There's no playing IN
the same patch with our man.
aging editor. y'know. or with
Fred Boalt. either. We're sore
az EN- both.
Caddles want 20 cents an
hour because some duhs--aud
We know who.-take two or
three hours 10 play the nine
holes.
Eve repeat. we're s0rs a. both %
en-.
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ELECT CLASS PRESIDENTS

Charles Walker was elected pres.
ident of the University Juniors Fri
day. and Earl Nelson of the sopho-
mores.
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Three sacks of mail stolen at
IToppenish Later found. Letters
opened aud money taken
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-02

M man, sss - sty. s~s ys.s. $3.50
sas~ss.s, siest sse per msush up
months. ny esrrts~. dty, zse nsn'n'
Enss-sA 81 essstis wash. Sssssffks -
s~~osd-stass matter.
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nBksVapAfEfWhfRE
Whozoo i'm America
WINTER S. MARTIN

10 D~paiyu fame. lie 10
died
"a and you set sin
- s~tw Winter esent In ammex
To huxet
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nut
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LAWN Your Neighbor

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II "A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-02

The average mans is 30 inches long; the aver
6se womans waist is 80 inches round. How wonder
full thy works, Oh Nature!
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Knocks Ideals Cold

for NewenD head church,
w led
II
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A and then
idea h We
q andn dhoudy
o
o aga may be tnprd
OF Il nyou nd knoku
j got worldly
for o of
OF him ata
miserable
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nacr n run o
course OF meS henit
kind he did
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I'VE repeat. ~s're sor. a, both Of
EN-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-02

Geranium w West is no longer
the flower OF the heart OF William
II. West. She was granted de.
cree.
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Sarah Cameron got an awful
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G007 First Ave. n. E.
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own climate. / am not inclined to
give any young lady under such cir.
cumstances a free Interpretation of
the law that she can bend, with my
assistance, the marriage chain until it
breaks. 1t is shrewdly suspected that
the would-be divorce has her eyes on
some other Ian and would wrestle
herself Tree from one marriage halter
to willingly slip into another marriage
moose"
A wife's heart should keep pace with
her husbands. His heart cannot grow
old and worn while hers keeps the
early fire of sweet sixteen.
Those who would give the wife the
right kind of advice should tell her to
search for new, lovable qualities in
her husband and not magnify trifles to
his discredit. Whatever is to be will
be. The man who loses a wife through
no fault of his own is apt to go to his
grave broken-hearted. They were mar
ried when both were young, and she
has never lost her charm for him.
They should not part.
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I'VE got the appropriation Tor ssa Ad,
ditional army corps this year." he ex.
planned contentedly, his repose COM
pletely regained.
"Thus increasing the odds against
us. But perhaps not; for we are deal
ing with the children not with re-
cruits. as / said We call ourselves
the teachers of peace. organized the
first class in La Tir. ! have the chill
dren come together every Sunday
morning and tell them about the chill
dren that live in other countries
tell them that a child thousand miles
away is just as much neighbor as
the one across the street. At first l
feared that they would find it uninter-
esting. But If you know how to talk
to them they don't"
NATURALLY they don't, when you talk
to them," he interrupted.
She was so intent that she passed
over the compliment with a gesture
like that of brushing away cobweb.
Her eyes were like deep, clear wells
of faith and purpose.
81 try to make the children of other
countries so interesting that our chill
dren will like them too well ever to
want to kill them when they grow up.
We have a little peace prayer-they
have even come to like to recite it-a
prayer and an oath. But I'll not bother
you with it. Other women have taken
up the idea. l have found girl who
is going to start class on your side
in South La Tir, and came here to
, meet some women who want to in
augurate the movement in your CAPT
tall"
"I'll have to see about that" he re-
joined, half-banteringly, half-threaten-
ingly.
even more irritating" she said, less
intently and smiling. $50 please be
prepared to hold your temper"
81 shall not beat my fist on the table
defending war as you did defending
peace!" he retaliated with significant
enjoyment. ..
But she used his retort for an open
ing.
"Oh, I'd rather you would do that
than jest! It's human. It's going to
war because one is angry. You would
go to war as matter of cold reason"
"If otherwise, should lose," he re-
piled.
Exactly. You make it easy for me
to approach my point. / want to pre-
vent you from losing!" she announced
| cheerfully yet very seriously.
Eyes? Proceed. l brace myself
against an explosion of indignation"
at is the duty of teacher of peace
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old human impulses would predomi-
nate and the only enemy would be on
the other side Of the frontier. They
would be pawns of his will-the will
that Marta Galland had said would
make him chief of staff.
Wasn't war the real cure for the
general unrest? Wasn't the nation
growing stale from the long peace? He
was ready for war now that he had be-
come vice-chief, when the retirement
Of His Excellency, unable to bear the
weight of his years and decorations in
the field, would make him the supreme
commander One ambition gained, he
heard the appeal of another; to live
to see the guns and rifles that had
fired only blank cartridges in practice
pouring out shells and bullets, and all
the battalions that had played at sht;m
war in maneuvers engaged In real
war, under his direction. He saw his
columns sweeping up the slopes Of the
Brown range. Victory was certain. He
would be the first to lead great mod
ern army against a great modern
army; his place as the master of mod
ern tactics secure in the minds of all
the soldiers of the world. The public
would forget its unrest in the thrill of
battles won and provinces conquered,
and it's clatter would be that of ac-
claim for a new idol Of it's old faith.
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Awful Thought.

Frances has been taught to use only
the choicest English, colloquialisms
and all other departures from the lin
guistic straight and narrow way meet
ing with serious disapproval. One day
Frances desired to play near some
-.arkmen, but was refused permission
on the ground that they sometimes
used bad language. What do you sup
pose they say, mammal" inquired the
diminutive daughter of Eve, all eager
interest. ooh, couldn't tell you," was
the mothers natural rejoinder. Just
bad words" Mother" whispered
Frances after period of self-commun-
ing, do you suppose they say 'ain't?' :"
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she should also realize there is very
essential quality lacking in his make
up-ability to save money.
After they wed, trouble soon begins.
They commence married life on a
scale more extravagant than they
should and live up to every penny OF
his income They often run behind.
One may borrow from a friend few
times. Eventually, however, the bor-
rover is met when asking for another
loan with the response, I'm sorry, my
dear friend, to refuse, but l was just
about to ask you to pay back the last
amount let you have" AS If by one
accord he finds the same state of af-
fairs wherever he turns. He has got
ten into the rut of spending money.
He loses his position. Want looks in
at the door of the little home. The
wife comes valiantly to the fore, takes
position to exc out the support of
the little family.
When a man accepts this situation
philosophically, sits down resignedly,
then trouble is sure to begin to brew,
trouble that time will not be apt to
remedy.
When the wife is the breadwinner
and she knows her husbands spend
thrift inclinations she does not make
him her banker. She carries the
pocketbook or secretes it so securely
that though he searches every nook
and Granny he is unable to find it..
If there are no babies to tend at home
time hangs heavy on his hands. OF
course he starts out to look for po-
sition each day, but he is one of the
kind who are glad to be turned down
at the few places where he applies.
He feels injured at his wife not allow
ing him at least a certain amount each
week for his spending money. He has
been used to smoking cigars-good
ones at that Where he finds he can
get credit he runs up a little bill, here
and there, intending, cf course, to pay
it as soon as he gets work. His
clothes must not show shabbiness, and
he spends some of the money which
he hopes to get at the tailor's. RS
He must put his. best foot forward
in his endeavor to secure a position;
therefore he cannot have shoes with
holes in them. Bills sometimes have
reckless habit of coming due. He
sits stolidly through his wife's tears
and reproaches. She parts with all
her treasures at the insistence of the
clamoring tradesmen. This, goes on
year after year despite her pleadings,
until she awakes to the realization
that it is easier to pass camel
through needles eye than to reform
spendthrift. When a couple is
counting a girl should study a mans
habits and not accept gifts which he
cannot afford. The lover inclined to
be too liberal can be checked in time
II taken at the outset.
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to use all her influence with the people
she knows" she went on. so l am
going to ask you not to let your coun-
try ever go to war against mine while
you are chief of staff"
Mine against yours" he eQuivo-
Gated. "Why, you live almost within
gunshot of the line! Your people have
as much Gray as Brown blood in their
veins Your country! My country!
Isn't that patriotism?"
Patriotism, but not mar tial patriot
ISM" she corrected him. "My thought
is to stop war for both countries az
war, regardless of sides. Promise me
that you will not permit it,"
II not permit it," He smiled with
the kindly patronage of great man
who sees charming woman founder.
ing in an attempt at logic. "It Is for
the premier to say. merely make the
machine ready. The government says
the word that makes it move. / able
to stop war! Come, comet"
'But you can-yes, you can with a
world" she declared positively.
"How?" he asked, amazed. "How?"
he repeated blandly.
Was she teasing him? he wondered.
What new resources Of confusion had
ten years and tour around the world
developed in her? Was it possible that
the whole idea Of the teachers of peace
was an invention to make converse
ton at his expense? If so, she carried
it off with a sincerity that suggested
other depths yet unsounded.
VERY easily" she answered. you
can tell the premier that you cannot
win. Tell him that you will break your
army to pieces against the Browns
fortifications!
He gasped. Then an inner voice
prompted him that the cue was
comedy.
Excellent fooling- excellent" he
said with laugh. Tell the premier
that 1 should lose when / have five
million men to their three million!
What harlequin chief of staff
should be! Excellent fooling! You al
most had mel"
Again he laughed. though. in the
fashion of one who had hardly unbent
his spine, while he was wishing for
the old days when he might take tea
with her one or two afternoons week.
1t would be fine tonic after his isola-
ton at the apex Of the pyramid sur
veying the Difference of the lower
levels. Then he saw that her eyeA
shimmering with wonder, grew dull
and her lips parted In a rigid, pale line
as II she were hurt.
CTo BE CONTINUED
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LEISURE APPEALS TO FEW
Fine Art Of Simple Living Appears to
Have Died Out in This Age of
Work and Rush.

Leisure of life has disappeared be-
cause a great deal of money must be
made in order to live. Who today
will sacrifice much for good books or
a garden or for leisure itself, unac-
companied by luxuries? After all, il
one wants to acquire the fine art Of
simple living. 1t is the spirit that
counts. Il never" said an old gentle
woman who had suffered reverses,
gave up having candle-shades on the
table, even If the dinner was only
bread and milk" And there is a great
deal In the spirit that this triumphant
point Of view expresses. Like the
Emperor Caligula, the ole lady had
lived as simple a life as she could in
the station to which the gods had
called her.
To the best of US the practice of the
fine art of simple living consists In do
ing without things gracefully, gaining
what we can of pleasant leisure. and
giving what we can of cheerful COM
partnership, and In never talking about
economy There are men who would
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marching through the main avenue.
Youths all, of twenty-one or two, they
were in a muddy-grayish uniform
which was the color Of the plain as
seen from the veranda of the Galland
house. Where these came from we're
other boys growing up to take their
places. The mothers of the nation
were doing their duty. All the land
was a breeding-ground for the divi-
dends of Hedworth Westerling.
At the far side of the park he saw
another kind of dividend-another
group of marching men. These were
not in uniform. They were the unem-
ployed. Many we're middle-aged, with
worn, tired faces. Beside the flag of
the country at the head of the process
sion was that of universal radicalism.
And his car had to stop to let them
pass. For an instant the indignation
of military autocracy rose strong with
in him at sight of the national colors
in such company. But he noted how
naturally the men kept step; the
solidarity of their movement. The
stamp of their army service in youth
could not be easily removed. He real
lied the advantage of heading an army
in which defense was not dependent
on a mixture of regulars and volun-
teers, but on universal CONSUMPTION
that brought every able-bodied man
under discipline.
These reservists, In the event of
war, would hear the call of race and
they would fight for the one flag that
then had any significance. Yes. the
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CHAPTER III.
The Second Prophecy.

Marta, when she had received the
note from Westerling, had been il
doubt as to her answer. Her curiosity
to see him again was not of itself COM
polling. The actual making of the
prophecy was rather dim to her mind
until he recalled it. She had heard Of
his rise and she had heard, too, things
about him which girl of twenty-seyen
can better understand than girl Of
seventeen. His reason for wanting to
see her he had said was to renew an
old acquaintance" He could have lit
tie interest in her. and her interest In
him was that he was head of the Gray
army. His work had intimate relation
to that which the Marta Of twenty
seven, a Marta with a mission, had set
for herself.
A page came to tell Westerling that
Miss Galland would be down directly.
When she appeared she crossed the
room with a flowing, spontaneous vital
ity that appealed to him as something
familiar.
"Ten years, isn't it," she exclaimed
as she seated herself on the other side
of the tea-table. "And, let me see, you
took two Jumps, IL remember"
None now" he said.
do you find 1t fattening?" she
asked.
He recognized the mischievous
sparkle of the eyes. the quizzical turn
Of the lips, which WIS her asset in
keeping any question from being per-
sonal. Nevertheless, he flushed slightly.
"A change of TASTE" he averred.