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Evening star., 1915-12-22
SWISS SOLDIERS HOME
NAMED FOR Mr.. WILSON
Money to Pay for Structure Dedi-
Gated at Bern Was Contributed
by Americans.

BERN, via Paris, December 22.-
The dedication of the Woodrow Wilson
Soldiers Home took place yesterday
afternoon. A number of Americans
from Bern and elsewhere in Switzer-
land attended the function, and repre-
sentatives of the Swiss army and gov
srnment also were present.
Minister Stovalps Comment.
Pleasant A. Stovall, the American
minister. in his presentation address,
said that all Americans living in
Switzerland admired Swiss patriotism
and unity, which could be a lesson for
many other countries Col. Wildbolz.
commander of the Sd Army Division.
expressed the thanks of the Swiss army
for the gift of the home, which he said
was valuable testimony for Switzerland
of the friendship of her powerful
American sister republic, and would
make the name of Woodrow Wilson un-
forgettable forever in Switzerland.
The Wilson home will be transported
shortly to the Swiss aviators' quarters
at Duebendorf. near Zurich.
Americans Furnished Money.
Americans in Switzerland contributed
$1,000 for the erection of three SOL
diers' homes which are suitable for be-
tuB Iuo lIOnllcT
where Swiss soldiers are guarding the
long lire under rigorous mountain con-
ditions. The homes will bear the names
of three American Presidents-George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln and
Woodrow Wilson.
President Wilson's Inscription.
President Wilson wrote the inscrip-
tion for the home bearing his name
1t said:
This home was erected by citizens
of the United States as an evidence of
their admiration for the Swiss republic,
of their gratitude for its hospitality
and protection and of the cordial and
sincere friendship which has always
existed between that ancient republic
and government and the people of the
United States of America, friendship
based upon common principles of life,
common ideals and common aspira-
tions."
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Balance required. $3,013.30.
Total needed, $4,732.
Received by The Star.

Contributions to the fourteen Christmas
opportunities have been received by
The Star as follows:
Miss Alice T. Jenkins, 81 for each op-
portunity; H. e. c., for No. s, 81; L. NJ
s.. for any opportunity. So; Catherine
McKaig. for No. Z, 81; cash, for any op-
portunity. IS; Miss Eberly. for any op-
portunity, IS: w. D. Kight, for No. 9,
81: w. D. Kight, for No. 10. 81; Mrs.
Wilson. for any opportunity. 81; cash,
for No. 3, 81; f. w. Harrison. for No
I, 81; A. B. NJ, for any opportunity, 81;
H. McC., for No. 1, 81; Mr.. and Mrs
Simon Lyon. So to each, Nos. l, S, 10.
12 and 13; G. A. W. D., for No. 9, SIS;
g. A. w. D.. for No. 10. IS; Mrs. J. C.
NJ. Philipsborn & Co., Inc, IS to each
opportunity. $40; A. H. Y. for No. 13,
81; P. S. E.. for No. Z, 81: L. c. E., for
No. 10, 81; T. F. E., for No. 12, 81.
Evening star., 1915-12-22

| twelve and seven years. To have snare
in the making Of this home is to have
something well worth while. Five dol
lars week, or $3.50 year, is needed.
Previously acknowledged. s4075; J. n
D.. 81; N. P. B., 81; c. ". 81: II. 8. B.. Il;
| w. II. M. 81: the lunch bunch. 80 cents;
N. B. s., $214. Total, $260.25. Closed.
OPPORTUNITY NO. s-YoUNG Lad
WORKING SATURDAYS FOR
BABY'S MILK.
Bread-wianer dead Of tuberculosis,
widow and six children. Amount need
ed. a2e0.
When this home was entered by the
dreaded white plague the family had
money in the bank and were buying
their home. A long. tedious illness.
, followed by the death of the bread
winner. exhausted the supply and now,
bereft Of an unusually good husband.
this widow IL struggling to make a
home for her six little ones. In addition
to what they have, IS a week, or $3.50 a
year. Will be necessary to give Christ
mas cheer to this family Ss6 days next
year.
Previously acknowledged, $50.75; ]. H.
D.. 81: M. P. B., 81; C. V, 81: W. H. NJ.
81: the lunch bunch, so cents; J. NJ. B..
So; Baby Joan, 81; f. L. w, 81; F. B. W..
81. Total $63.25. Still needed, s19s7o.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 1o-rUBERCU-
LOSIS.
Widow and three children. Amount
needed. 1912.
A discouraged. worn-out mother
paying the penalty of tuberculosis.
with which the children had already
been infected. was the condition when
the family was first introduced to the
Associated Charities. Now the fraii
mother and her three children form
one Of the happiest family groups in
Washington. Six dollars q week. or 1912
a year, will be necessary in addition to
what is already being done by other
friends, to continue this good work
through the coming year.
Previously acknowledged. SCOTS; ]. II.
D., 81; NJ. P. B.. 81; c. ", 81; W. H. NJ,
81; the lunch bunch, so cents: ]. NJ. B..
S.: C, ", 50; c. V. A., 81; F. B. W., 81.
Total, s75.25. Still needed, $236.76.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 11-HERoINEs AT
HOME!
Frail widow and two children.
Amount needed, $3.50.
The heroes of our country, as well
as in Europe, are the mothers at home.
alone. This mother. widow, still Is
fghting to keep her homo together.
Friends are helping. but IS week, or
$3.50 year, IL needed.
Previously acknowledged. $i5.25; J. II.
D., 81; Mrs. G., 81; c. ", 81; w. H. NJ,
Evening star., 1915-12-22
President wilson's Inscription.
GREAT BRITAIN CALLS
FOR u. S. SECURITIES

LONDON, December 22.-The London
Gazette publishes today a government
invitation to holders Of American and
Canadian dollar securities to place
them at the disposal of the treasury.
either by sale or loan. No purely ster-
ling securities will be accepted. and it
10 essential that all securities rendered
be expressed In United States or Ca
madam currency. or. IL expressed in
sterling. they shall be convertible at
the holders option into dollar securi-
ties.
Holders of American securities are
reminded that II they do not avail
themselves of the invitation they still
can contribute materially to the OBJ
ject sought by selling their securities
in the open market and reinvesting the
proceeds in British government securi-
tea
Evening star., 1915-12-22
ASKS THE QUESTION, /,
WHAT WILL YOUDO?!'

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NJ. P. B.. 81: c. ". 81: Mrs. X, 81: the
G's, So; w. II. NJ. 81; Mr.. and Mrs. c. p
s.. 81; the lunch bunch, so cents; Bible
Students Club, Y. VIC. A., IS: Mrs. R
| X. SO; c. A. s., $50: Z. NJ, 81. Total
s145.75. Still needed, $114.25.
OPPORTUNITY NO. GA HANDI-
CAPPED MOTHER, FIVE AMBI-
TIOUS CHILDREN.
Widow with i've children. Amount
needed. $416.
Four years ago this distracted moth
er did not know which way to turn.
Left widow with five children. the
mother was also handicapped by i'll
health and poor eyesight. Separation
from their mother and institutional
care for the children seemed to her the
only solution of her trouble. FRIENDS.
through her church and the Associated
Charities. have kept the home together
until now. Eight dollars a week. or $416
a year, will enable this good work to go
on.
Previously acknowledged, s65.25; ]. H.
c. ". 81; W. H. NJ. 81; the lunch bunch.
50 cents. Total. s74.75. Still needed.
s34125.
OfFOHTUNTTf NO. IA YEAR Ot'
VOCATIONAL TRAINING THE An
SWER HERE.
Blind father and four children.
Amount needed, 1856.
Another year at the colored Vocation
al Training School will fit Martha for
her trade as dressmaker. then she will
be able to help support her blind father
nd little sisters. Her aged grand
mother and older sister are taking the
place of her dead mother. One hundred
and fifty-six dollars year Is needed.
Previously acknowledged. s4s.25; J. H.
D., 81; r. NJ. R., 81; n. P. B., 81; c. ",
81; W. II. NJ, 81; the lunch bunch. so
cents: F. B. W., 81. Total. s56.75. Still
needed, $685.
OPPORTUNITY NO. sMRs. wIGGs
ONCE MORE.
Old grandmother. two grandchildren.
II and years. Amount needed, SEQ.
On the little pension provided by the
contributors to this Christmas oppor-
tunity, this grandmother is making a
real home for her two grandchildren,
Evening star., 1915-12-22
81: the lunch bunch, 80 cents: F. B. W.,
81. Total, $51.75. Still needed, $20S.75.

81: the lunch bunch, 80 cents: F. B. W..
81. Total. $51.75. Still needed, $20s.75.
OPPORTUNITY NO. IA SONG OR A
CRY-WHICHf
A widow with four children undes
fourteen. Amount needed, $3.50.
This widow and her little brood OF
four children under fourteen years OF
age are happy in their small cottage
home. Baby w. is a prize baby and
Margie. the Oldest girl, is an honor
pupil at school. The other two chill
dren are just average, normal young
sters. Ten dollars week, or $50 year,
is needed to assure its safety.
Previously acknowledged. $63.75: ]. H.
D.. 81; c. v, 81; W. H. NJ, 81; the lunch
bunch. so cents; r.. G. Taylor. 81. Total
$6S.25. Still needed. $451.75.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 13-ARE HANDI-
CAPPED WITH BLINDNESS.
Blind mother. partly blind father,
six children, all under fourteen. Amount
needed, $50.
father and mother are trying to keep
their home together and educate their
children. all under fourteen. The
lost her sight by accident.
Previously acknowledged. $3.50: J. II.
D., 81; C. ", 81; w. H., NJ. 81; the lunch
bunch. SO cents; R. G. Taylor. 81 Mr.. and
Mrs. c. P. s.. 81; the G's, So; w. j. Bow
man. 81: r. F. S., IS; F. L. B.. 81; A. NJ
H. IS; P. T. NJ. 81; E. NJ, $3.50. Total,
$96.50. Still needed, $423.50.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 14-COURAGE
THROUGH ADVERSELY.
widow, four small children. Amount
needed. $S12.
Two years ago this widow with four
little children first knew what 1t was
to have regular help in the struggle
to keep her family together. She had
been desperate and faced what seemed
to her the next and only step, putting
her children in an institution. Friends,
through tho Christmas Opportunities.
came to the rescue, and supplemented
what she was able to make with sew
ing at home. Six dollars per week, or
1912 a year. will help keep up this fine
courage.
Previously acknowledged, $50; ]. H. D.,
81; C. ", 81; w. H. M, 81; Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. S., 81; the lunch bunch, so cents:
l. D. s., $50; E. NJ, 81; old soldier, 81.
Observation-Disclosures Acknowledged.
SIT; 1. r. c.. 81; NJ. S. Y.,'s1: Mrs E. 6.
s.. 81: H A. ", 81; cash, SO cents; r. NJ.
w, IS; c. E. c., IS: friend. Sc; cash. so
cents; cash. so cents; E. NJ. s., s14;
pledge, w. E. F., 500. Total, $15S.
Amount subscribed to date. $1,71S70.
Evening star., 1915-12-22
GERMAN STEAMER IS SUNK
BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE

LONDON, December 22-An Athens
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says that a British submarine has
sunk the German steamer Leros and
other craft in the Sea of Marmora.
The steamer Leros was owned by tho
Deutsche Levante line of Hamburg.
She was 2,679 tons and 291 feet long,
and was built in 1905. When last re-
ported she was at Constantinople.
Evening star., 1915-12-22

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22
HI HoLLER's AMBITIoN-A TALE OF PLUCK AND LUCK-(


Battle Republic In
peace TO serve the republic az II should be served"
Col Roosevelt "Chinay
the United lie
declared that had failed profit by the lessons OF the
European
cRIMlNALIY REmIss
we cuipaby. crimnaI a
and with the lessons taught the world dreadful tragedies
world only contempt
and dorision when disaster ultimately overwhems
Col Roosevelt TO best
He maintained that had Belgium been
prepared the country might have been invaded
fact that tho republic switzerland maintains an eien, fighting
force, prepared to defend herself
WORSE THAN BELGIUM
Belgium
paid the frighu blood
may shall have to pay on
enod scale the
such should be the remember that whereas
alum excited sympathy misfortune would excite nothing
from sheer Stiffness and
and devotion the material
The professional pacihcists, the
resistance universal arbitration people seeking
Chinafy this country.
while the best OF China endeavorns raise
the China to position OF international
the level of impotence which old China
moral fibre of cid China has been eaten Into doctrines
OF professional paelfests"
Roosevelt aaded the OF Goethals building
Panama canal
another half the subject
The building of the canal doubled
OF the o. 1t ia fortified and is hands;
left unfortfied. II would at become n
"our battle fleet should always
Atlantic
part settled naval policy that
entire fleet should be In the Pacific their
and srae9icaiy exactly az Is done In the Atlantic.
Pacific and Atlantic alike homo waters We claim
nation In either; but
that other nation has,
Preparedness against
colonel declared any more than fire department will invariably
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22
<OL. ROOSEVELT FL

SAN FRANCISCO July 22Co Roosevelt hasn't BIT OF
for the administrations attitude Tho colonel
public n city
Roosevelt talked than hour and half.
applause deviated
manuscript
Once happened glance up hadoren
lined a stepladder swapping pictures OF him
Get down -quck-quck-quick!" he yelled.
The photographers scrambled down
friends Uncle should do he said
what he without hurting anybody"
Having PANIED pac1clss those sing Didn't
urged standing universal military service eff
en at lighting pitch the former president gave himself to
lie his while here be that
could devote full days visiting the various palaces foreign
buildings.
Col Roosevelt has lived the
strenuous his visit
visit the exposition incognlto
Movie operators the job TO catch OF
colonel He before
and when he thought he had filmed" enough. said
Gentlemen. cease firngV
process plant
that request was
made be snapped 4 VIII not The next thing know will
me to hat"
army navy denounong the pacr
ic the colonel suddenly turned to Gov Johnson grased him by
coat lapel, and exclaimed:
Governor believe these people trying
them."s
speech numerically nayed the price advo
ONLY FIGHTING NATIONS LIVE
mo nation amounted to anything population
posed Of paofs and pooons Its
It's did CON
felt the mothers OF tho
felt" Roosevelt said.
Men who ready to live
a
those who feel that their
their country calls their souls their
the mighty
being sfted out before the Judgment
Only mo" III to Join In singing Julia Ward Howes tremendous
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22

During the coal mine troubles of over year
ago, when the strikers were fighting armed thugs,
called mine guards, from the slums of Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. there was a battle one
day. John Nmmo, a guard, was killed. Johf
X. Lawson was indicted for his murder. At the
trial il was proved, AND THE PROSECUTION
ADMITS IT, that Lawson was eight miles away
when the battle and the killing occurred.
But the Judge, coal company attorney named
Hlyer, who was appointed judge by the COVER
nor to "get" Lawson, OVERRIDE all rules OF fairness,
permitted drumhead courtmartal tactics al this
trial and compelled a verdict OF guilty against
Lawson.
The final deviltry of Hyer, j. is now before
YOU and the whole world. While the supreme
court of the state was reviewing the case and before
decision had been reached, Hillyer insisted on
sentencing Lawson to life Imprisonment at hard
labor and refused bail pending appeal of the case.
We believe every American citizen, every
man, woman and child in America who believes in
liberty, should read LawSon'S statement when the
rotten court asked him if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed upon him. Here
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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR $3.50
AN ARCHBISHOP'S VIEW.

HAVE you noted the propaganda of the ministers
- against the greater navy movement In most
instances we believe the churchmen are sincere in
their purpose and in their beliefs, tho mistaken.
Now comes Archbishop Edward J. Hanna of
San Francisco and says:
"Peace at any price is not policy the Amer.
can people will accept and to maintain peace with
honor the nation must be prepared for defense
Peace with honor is strength; without honor II is
weakness. Our peace-at-any-price party would
fade away in situation that required surrender Of
national honor for the sake Of peace
Il believe the cIearest thinkers Of the country
and the men who have direct knowledge of the
policies Of the nations of Europe and their DISPOSE
ton toward America and commercial and colonial
development in the New World, agree with the
greater naval policy and that they do so entirely
unnfluenced by gain that would accrue to manu-
facturers Of guns and ammunition and builders Of
ships"
BELGIANS CELEBRATED day Of independence
yesterday and from all reports there plenty OF noise
and fireworks.
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BY BLOSSER
By Altman
By Bert

foolish TINS
fact offering for appropriateness
az would be sensible H. Chicago fire. Chlea
had abolish for Europe
take the military preparedness
France not prepared for the in 1870 She was Infinitely
better prepared in 1914 The unpeparednes did In
overwhelming shameful
In the other did bring the war
merely disgrace and disaster
China offers perfect parallel to the condition which in pu
the doctrines OF the utraPacificists would land
The colonel referred shat abJect pac
Did Not Raise Ny Soldier declaring Shouts
entitled Not Raise My Girl '"
Be a
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The RuIlno Passion

do you regret. my good man."
said the Judge. having killed the
pedestrian with your golf ball?"
Yes" said the confirmed player.
with tears In his eyes: Il do. II
he hadn't got In the way. I'd have
made that hole In one less than
boyle. Judge
Their Future
Young man, do you know what
becomes OF little boys who use bad
language while they are playing
marbles"
Yes. sir. They grow up and
play golf"-Judge.
Easier TO Spell
Young Arthur had been attend
ing school all Of six weeks. and his
devoted parent thought 1t was high
time he should find out how things
were running. So he asked:
And what did my little son learn
about this morning."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22
A LITTLE BIT OF MOST ANYTHING

"Oh. n mouse Miss Wilcox told
us all about houses
That's the boy, Now. how do
you spell mouse7"
II was then that Arthur gave
promise OF being an artful dodger.
He paused meditatIvely for a mo
ment. then said.
Father. ! guess | was wrong. II
wasn't a mouse teacher was telling
US about. 1t was a rat"-Harper's
Magazine.
OF Course
Bill. wot's a eentenarIsn7
Dlnged " know. but they
must be siekIy Iot--they're
always oyin'.
Likely
The barber told me a funny story
this morning.
Illustrated with comic cuts, I
suppose?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22

is what LAWSON had TO say, standing erect before
the unjust Judge:
at 10 plain" Lawson said court that nothing can
change your determination to start down
the dark path OF imprisonment for life.
"Flrst Of OF country, which
espec protest against right TO pass any uog
ment against 10 undened In tails case that you were ap
pointed the bench trial OF myself and my
associates fresh from the employment OF the coal operators
OF Colorado and the including tho Roekefeers VINO have
pressed and engineered these prosecutions.
you arc deeply proudced against me that my case was
Today the supreme court OF
Colorado In Denver reviewing conduct and yet you
~ guidance OF that courts
eson.
Second refused to permit the Jury 10 be drawn from
the provided and ordered
vonre This method exactly adapted TO what
surprised 20 discover handpekod Jury Of coal
partlsans.
Nothing TO be permitted TO stand In the and II
significant that selected refused TO convict
I'll bsn selected by you according to affidavit" on file In this
with manufactured reports OF the
illness OF tho Jurors wife, and final stroke warned
orders would nothing
thor until they their verdict
MAY whether judicial uavcsy not the RICH. deserip
ton OF such proeeedngsf"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22

Is no worse example on
earth. Tyranny that
makes people despair of
the courts. Tyranny of
the sort that often drives
a freedom-loving people
TO revolution.
The man is John r.
Lawson of Colorado. He
was a mine striker, an
intelligent leader, who
fought John d. Rockefel-
Ter with all his brains.
John d. Rockefeller has
now sentenced him to life
Imprisonment at hard la
Dor in the penitentiary of
the state of Colorado.
Why John d. did not sem
ne Rockefeller mines we
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22

WE ASK you to look at this mans face and
w remember him. Because he, an American
citizen, is the victim of tyranny than which there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-22

PATROLMAN KUSH is not fisherman but he
learned yesterday that varieties of Piekerel bite
First
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-04
THE PLANET MERCURY.

It 10 Difficult TO Weigh. and lts Orbit
10 Very Eccentric.
Though Mercury ID one of the small.
est Of the planets. 1t il perhaps the
most troublesome of all to the astron-
omer.
1t lies 30 close to the sun that It u
seen but seldom in comparison with
the other great planets. Its orbit Is
very eccentric. and 1t experiences dis
turbances by the attraction of other
bodies In way not yet fully under.
stood.
A special difficulty has also been
found In the attempt to place Mercury
In the weighing scales. We can weigh
the whole earth. we can weigh the sun.
tie moon and even Jupiter and other
planeta but Mercury presents difficult.
ties Of q peculiar character. LIE Yer.
riet. however. succeeded in devising q
method Of weighing It.
He demonstrated that our earth IL
attracted by this planet and he showed
how the amount Of attraction may be
disclosed by observations of the sun.
90 that from an examination Of the
observations he made an approximate
determination of the mass of Mercury.
Le Verr3er's result indicated that the
weight Of the planet was about the 6t.
teenth part Of the weight OF the earth.
ln other words. II our earth was placed
in balance and fifteen globes, each
equal to Mercury. were laid in the
other the scales would hang evenly
''Story Of the Heavens."
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Fine ENCOURAGEMENT.


Willie was Of an economical turn Of
mind. He called upon Elizabeth many
times before he bought her a box Of
candy. At last he loosened up and
bought an eighty cent pound box.
That evening his brother noticed
that he had crouch on ami asked the
trouble.
"That blamed old cur ate half Of
that box Of eighty cent candy" he
said, referring to Elizabeth's Scotch
collie.
The next time he bought candy be
bought, in addition to another eighty
cent pound box, bag of ten cent
store candy for the dog.
"Oh. WilliamT' said Elizabeth. "How
thoughtful Of youl l am 80 glad that
you and Rover are becoming friendsr'
New York Globe.
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Insects That Garry Diseases.

Sir Donald Ross. who discovered how
the anopheles or mottled winged mos
quito carries malaria, gave in q lecture
an account Of other diseases that are
carried BY insects or bugs. Mosquitoes
carry not only malaria, but yellow
fever. densus fever and elephantiasis.
0loseina morsitans u the carrying
agent Of the tropical disease known %
magma, while tsetso dies are the
cause Of sleeping sickness.
The spirochaetes Of tick fever are
borne BY ticks, and q mild fever Is
conveyed BY sand dies Plague b due
to the rat nea, which carries the para
sites in the salivary glands and leaves
them in the flesh Of whomsoever It
bites. Mediterranean fever il carried
principally BY the milk Of infected
goats. Leprosy has been attributed to
hedbugs. and some are even beginning
to think that measles Is due to Aeas.-
London Opinion.