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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25

Venus must look 20 her laurels.
The most perfect girl in Seattle
has been discovered.
News OF the find" has been kept
secret by George Mellen, Seattle
artist Of national reputation, for
several months.
Her name is Ruth Reynolds. She
has capitalized her beautiful face
and figure 10 save her penniless
family from starvation.
She Is now model I'm Mellen's
studio. Melen says she possesses
one ~ the most perfectly formed
bodies he has ever seen.
She's Seeking Employment
Having reproduced the form Of
the girl. who is only 10, on several
canvasses. Mellen now finds It i'm
possible to retain her s"rvices for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25
MAY PUT
A BAN ON
SHIPPING
President Believed to Be Considering Shut
ting Down of All Shipments to Belligerent
Nations Unless War Zone Peril Is Re-
moved and Neutral Shipping Made Safe.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-The United States may
mon hunger her ally to bring England and Germany
their the which has German sub
marine warfare merchantmen and has threatened Amer
Those who stand sponsors for the suggestion declare
President Wilson may establish alright embargo the
expectation from the United States OF any foodsts either
Germany her allied enemies unless all involved in
the dispute the right receive foodstus for civilians
agree demands that have been made by this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25

large and blue.
Besides acting as model for Mel.
len. the girl also poses before a
class conducted by the artist.
One OF Mellens pupils at
tends every class accompanied
by his wife and baby. While
hubby eances alternately from
the nude figure before him TO
his easel, wiley sits by. with
her baby oooing on her knee.
Miss Reynolds lives at 200 Lake.
view ave.
During her off hours from the
studio she searches for some other
kind OF employment.
She wants any kind OF n job ex.
caut hOugpWOrk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25
Help
Save
Port!

Seattle's port commits
sion is far from being out
Of danger yet, even though
the senate. at Olympia,
DID kill the bill Wednes-
day which would have
stripped the commission
OF rate making power.
The bill to oust the port
commission. and 10 vest
its powers in a board TO
be composed of the county
auditor. county engineer.
county treasurer. mayor.
and superintendent Of util-
tiles, is still pending at
Olympia.
- sDcn-iege MASS meeting viii be
held Friday Mt ~ o'clock al the Sc
attle theatre under the auspices OF
the Commercial club and the Nh.
nicipal league. EVERY CITIZEN
WHO is INTERESTED IN eALK.
ING TIE GAME BEING PLAYED
BY THE SPECIAL INTEREST
CROWD AT OLYMPIA SHOULD
ATTEND THIS MEETING. Speak.
ers will be Geo. r. Cotterill, l.. u.
Lewis. president OF the Municipal
League: Geo. u. Walker. Robert S.
Boyns. president of the CONNER.
cial club. Judge Richard Winsor.
Attorney Harold Preston and Dean
Condor
viii Send a Protest
II ls the desire OF the public
spirited men who arranged the
meeting TO send to the legislature
a ringing protest that will let the
law making body OF this state know
once and for all just where the
people OF Seattle stand on this
proposition.
In reply 90 telegram received
today from Olympia. stating that
the bin proposing 20 turn over TO the
state public service commission
the port commission rate-making
power. might be brought up TODAY
for reconsideration. Secretary Hie
day wired hot answer
Wharfage Charges Cut
Grounds for reconsideration. II
was stated. we're that supporters OF
the port had told untruths when
they said the port had cut wharf
age charges In Seattle
Hlpday showed. in his reply, that
the port commission has reduced
total wharfage charges In Seattle
ONE MILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25
SELF
At THIRD AND
YESLER Way

While walking up Yesler way to
report for work at the police sta
tion. at a. m, Thursday. Patrol
man \. l.. Smith discovered the
body OF John Bell. well-todo hotel
man. lying on the grass in the Yes
Ter triangle. Third and Yesler way.
Bell had shot himself through
the head with IS revolver.
A short while before, Patrolman
T. b. Croken. also on his way To
work. heard shot but was unable
to ascertain its origin.
Bell leaves a widow and two chill.
dren AT 500 RoNbury ST. The widow
is unable TO explain what reason
Bell had for ending his life. lie
had been in good health.
Six days printing OF postage
stamps placed end TO end would
reach from New York to San Fran
aas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25
WOMEN
AGAINST
COLLINS
Prominent Members Of Sex Brand Him as
an Undesirable; His Record Makes 1t I'm
possible for Women to Support Him.

woman should vote for Collins. I
am at a loss to discover it.' said
Mrs. Dr. +. ?. Flick. His record
on general grounds ia sufficient for
good citizens TO vote against him.
and his record against the woman
hood OF this state ought 20 make
women especially active In accom-
plishing his defeat.
He voted against mothers pen.
sions. against minimum wages,
against the red-light abatement
law. he tried 10 kill the eight-hour
lsw-why should any women vote
for him for the council7"
An Undesirable Citizen
mir. Collins IL not desirable
citizen. much less desirable man
for the council" said Mrs. Jessie
r. MoOera He has dedicated his
life 10 the Almighty Dollar and
social functions There is no rea.
son why women should vote for
him. He has always fought against
the measures that would make con
ditions better for women.
4 am against Mr. Collins because
he IL against mothers and against
decent womanhood and decent liv.
lng conditions for men and women.
said Mrs. Emily Peters. He is
unfit from a human standpoint to
be q representative in the council
OF either decent men or women.
Disapproves Of Collins
At the meeting. Wednesday, OF
the Women's Good Government
league. such prominent women as
Mrs. George y. Mclaughlin. presl-
dent OF the Women's Federated
clubs: Miss Adella NJ Parker. Mrs
Helen NJ Stevens and others took
part.
This league unanimously mani
tested lts dlsapproval OF Collins.
when not one woman present even
attempted TO get the leagues IN
dorsement for him.
The league indorsed Thomas II.
Bolton and A T. Haas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25

The president has been strongly
urged By Mayor Mitchell OF New
York and other men to take such
action in order 20 prevent drawing
the United states into the conflict
In any way.
Should he art. II is generally be-
lieved here both Germany and
Great Britain would hastily grant
whatever demands the L.. S. would
make. as both realize how much
they are dependent on this nation
for supplies OF food.
II is probable. say advocates OF
this plan. that all American ships
would quickly be granted immunity
from any danger OF attack or
seizure bv German submarines or
British ships of war which. they
declare. is the object most ardently
desired
What America Asks
Some officials here believed an
embargo on food exports by the
United States government viii not
be necessary.
They see hone OF clearing OF
the situation in the presentation to
her allies by England OF Americas
latest proposition. and Germany's
reported willingness TO relax her
submarine warfare on merchant
men under the terms OF that pro-
pOsal
The American proposals. which
have been submitted 10 both Eng
land and Germany. seek the elm
ination by Germany OF the war
zone around Great Britain and Ire.
land. with It's dangers to neutral
shipping. and the adoption by all
the belligerents OF definite policy
with regard to shipment OF food.
, stuffs destined TO the civilian pop
ulation OF their enemies"
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FACTORY TRIP OFF

Postponement of the Friday fac
tory trip OF the Home Consumers
league was announced Thursday.
The league win visit the Saratoga
chio factory next Friday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25
MFE1Y LANES ARE
offered US. CRAFT

NAsHINGTON. Feb. 25-The
sTrian embassy here defined to
w safety lanes through which
american vessels can reach Ger.
nan ports.
ms Information WAS given Sen
~ smith during a conference At
Vermany embassy over the
mixing OF the steamship Carib
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-25
Family Starving, Young
Girl Gets Job as Model

Capitalizes Her Only Asset Her Figure, to Help Aged
Mother and Sister, Afflicted With White Plague.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
COLDS SIREN LURE FOR MEN
Hardship and Death Dared by Thou
sands That They May Gain
Riches Quickly.

II was in 1898 that the rush of gold
seekers to the Klondike reached its
food. The ninety-eighters probably
never will know the fame of the forty
miners, but they have a place in the
long history of the gold hunters. the
men of all nations. ancient, medieval
and modern. The book has hundred
chapters telling of failure and of death
to every one lightened with the story
of success.
H. NJ. Cadell recently visited the
Klondike. and there made study of
present conditions. He describes them
and adds an interesting account of the
early day rush to the Northwest terri
tory. The Smithsonian institution has
put Mr.. Cadets report into print. 1t
is an interesting document. Some of
the happenings in the Klondike we're
duplicates of like happenings in Cali
fornia and Australia during the first
years of the surface washing in those
fields. These Implications show that
human nature is unchanging.
Men went to the Klondike daring
hardship and death that they might
get rich quick. Some of the gold
seekers were quickly successful A
large percentage of the successful
ones almost literally threw their mon
ey away. Easy come. easy go. This
sort of thing has marked gold min
ing in all ages. The Klondike is not
what it was. but human nature stays
the same. The discovery of gold at
the North pole would start north
ern migration that would take no ac-
count of the insuperable obstacles of
distance and cold. The lure is ire
sistible.-Chicago Post
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
16.647.347
Show Strange Situations.

The above figures reveal many
strange situations. For instance. Ala
bama is surpassed by only four states
in the number of males between eight
cen and forty-four fit for military serv-
ice. these states being New York,
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Illinois. The
1910 census gave California 200. 900
more population than Alabama. vet
Alabama reports that she can furnish
100000 more men than can California.
Texas, with 100000 more population
than Alabama. reports only 500 900
men fit for service. while Massachu-
sets. with 100000 less population than
Texas. offers $4,000 more
Minnesota, with 100000 population
reports only 237,923 possible soldiers,
while South Carolina, with only 1,5O0.-
600, comes within 10000 of that num-
Der. Ohio whose population is a round
million greater than that of Texas.
is credited with 100000 more able men
than Texas, but only 10000 more
than Alabama. which has $500 600
fewer people.
Mississippi. 100000 population. Of
fers more than 100000 men, whereas
Tennessee. with 100000 population.
returns only $4,000. Indiana. with
100000 less population than Texas.
reports 100000 more fit men and 49,
600 more than Massachusetts, which
has 650.000 more citizens than has In
diana.
Keep in Touch With Militia.
Much criticism has been leveled at
the war department because of appar-
ent lack of interest In the militia 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
The Bonnie condueto- Lass

Edinburgh, Scotland. has two dozen
women street car conductors who are
thorough success in the new line of
work. Other tramways are already
recruiting girls and training them to
be conductors. 1t is said that girls
working in the English cartridge fac
tories are so fired with patriotism
that some of them work thirty hours
In a stretch without any rest. Miss
Elizabeth Lister has been appointed a
stationmaster In South Wales, the first
woman to act in that capacity. In
the north of England and in Scotland
and Wales the men workers are being
supplanted in the fields by women
who can be seen following the har-
row or digging and hoeing
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27

is fact, however, that never. except
when the country was at war, has
the government done more for the Ma
tional Guard than row.
At the head of the New York state
detail is Lieut.. Col A. p. Buffing-
ton. who has given years to the study
OF the militia problem, and he works
hand in hand with Major General
ORyan. and the other higher officers
of the i|ew York guard. Under
Colonel Burlington as inspector-in-
structors are Mai. William Weigel,
Capts. Joseph L. Gilbreth and
Russell James. Carroll B. Hodges
and Albert T. Rich. infantry;
Capt David II. Biddle and First Lieut..
William II. Bell. cavalry; Capt. Dan
iel w. Hand and First Lieuts.
Dawson Olmsted and Harry Pfell.
field artillery: Capt. Henry B.
Clark; First Lieut.. John A. Brockman.
signal. corps, and Mai. Sanford II.
Wadhams, medical corps.
General Hills at the Head.
Eight officers are detailed to the Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania, six to
Ohio. seven to Illinois. nine to Massa-
chusetts, and from one to four each
to every other state except Nevada.
Among these 1873 officers are about 20
retired officers who had to leave the
active service because of disabilities
that made campaigning in the Philip
pines, or service in Panama. Porto
Rico and border ports in this country
out of the question, but which did not
AFFECT their usefulness as instructors.
Over all these officers is Brig Gen.
Albert l.. Mills, U. S. A. chief OF the
6iyision of militia affairs, with head
quarters in the war department, Gen
eral Mills is one of the few New York
city general officers In the regular
service. and was formerly superintend-
ent of the Military Academy at West
Point. Attached to the stan of each
of the four department commanders
is also an officer whose duties haze
entirely to do with militia affairs.
Col. Charles r. Moves holds this
position on the star of Mai. Gen
Leonard Wood, who commands at Gov
ernor's island; Col d. A. Frederick is
the militia officer of the central de-
partment: Lieut.. Col. William S. Scott
holds the position on the staff of the
commanding general of the southern
department, and Col. John c. Gresham
on that of the commanding officer of
the western department at San Fran
cisco.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
The Invitation.

Hello, Mabel"
oh, hello. Georgei"
How are you, Mabel?'
Just fine, How're you, George"
Same. Say. Mabel, let's go throu. h
the park this afternoon. What say?"
We'll = ah-ah ahem-I-I-ah-I'm
kind of-well, I'm kind of tired,
George"
Then you won't go?"
I'm so sorry. but, George, you un-
derstand just how it is, don't you,
George. dear?"
Yes, l guess So suppose I'll have
to ride with someone else, then"
"Ride?"
YES; my new eight-cylinder road
ster came this morning"
.'Oh, George! Did it really, Isn't
that just splendid? Say-ah-George,
guess I'm not as tired as I thought
was"
We'll, 1 wouldn't take any chances
If were you. Mabel. 1t doesn't pay.
I'll take someone else"
But, really, dear. I'm not tired
bit. Honestly"
IT'S sweet of you to say that, but l
don't want to take advantage of your
kindness Good-by. Mabel"
Mabel slammed the receiver vicious
ly on the hoop. Darn it," she NUT
tered. why didn't he say so in the
first ce?'-Michigan Gargoyle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
WILL AERoPLANEs STOP WAR
orrville Wright Is Moved to Say He
Likes to Think So,
Anyhow.

Did you ever stop TO think that
there is very definite reason VIII, the
present war in Europe has dragged
along for a year with neither side
gaining much advantage over the
other? The reason, as | figure it out.
is aeroplanes. Orville Wright writes
in Golfers, In consequence OF the
scouting work done by the flying ma
chimes, each side knows exactly what
the opposition forces are doing.
There is little chance for one army
to take another by surprise. Napoleon
won wars by massing his troops at un-
expected places. The aeroplane has
made that impossible. 1t has equal
lied information. Each side has such
complete knowledge of the others
movements that both sides are obliged
to crawl into trenches and fight by
means of slow, tedious routine rather
than by quick, spectacular dashes.
My impression is that before the
present war started the army experts
expected 1t to be a matter of a few
weeks or, at most, few months. Today
1t looks as if it might run into years
before one side can dictate terms.
Now, nation that may be willing to
undertake war lasting few months
may well hesitate after engaging in
one that will occupy years.
The daily cost OF great war is of
course stupendous. When this cost
runs on for years the total is likely to
be so great that the side which wins
nevertheless loses. War will become
prohibitively expensive. And the
scouting work in flying machines will
be the predominating factor, as It
seems to me. in bringing this about
like to think SO, anyhow
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
Family Days.

Family occasions ought to be cele-
brated frequently, even If the celebra-
ton is the simplest form of little fes-
tival. Bringing the family together
helps to promote affection. Whatever
the event, birthday or wedding ami
versary or a welcome home from a
journey, 1t ought to mean something
to every member of the family, and
can be made an occasion that will re.
main bright in memory when the fam
lily circle is broken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
SEVENTEEN MILLIONS OF MEN TO
DRAW FROM FOR UNCLE SANS ARMY
War Department Figures Show That Only 81 Each 10000 Civil
ians of Military Age Have Had Military Tranng-More Than
Score OF States Are Without Field ArtlIery-Haf the
National Guard Cavalry Is Confined to Two States

Washington.-Much has been said
and written since the European war
began as to military preparedness
of the United States. Organizations
whose purpose is to encourage prepar-
edness and to urge more liberal appro-
priations for the army and navy have
been organized in all parts OF the
country. The army and the navy have
been thoroughly studied in recent
months, and the presidentSis now busy
with their problems; but what of the
great civilian army, then. of military
age between eighteen and forty-four
years, of whom according to the re-
ports of state adjutant generals on file
in Washington, there are nearly IT,
100000. OF this total, as great almost
as the total of all the armies now
fighting in Europe, only sixty-one hun
dredths of one per cent are in tho
militia of the various states, which
means that more than l6.S00.000 are
men practically without military train
ing.
To get an idea of the situation, a
New York Times representative was
permitted a few days ago to read
some of the government reports on
the condition of the militia. The re-
suit was startling. Ir more than
score of states there is no field ar
tillery of any sort, and in the whole
country there are fewer than 40 off,
GERS of ordnance. In 35 states there
are no organizations trained for coast
artillery. "a have no cavalry, a large
majority are without signal troops,
while the total force OF organized en-
gineers. officers and men. totals less
than 1900 for the entire country. One
state, Nevada. is without militia organ
ization of any kind.
In the table that follows, which
gives the number of officers and en-
listed men of all arms in the National
Guard. the figures are from regu-
lar army inspectors. and appear in
the most recent report of the divi
sion of militia affairs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27

or coast artillerymen is 80. The coast
states of New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Delaware. Maryland, Virginia. Florida.
Alabama, Mississippi and Texas are
without coast artillery organizations.
Nearly half of all the National Guard
cavalry in the country is in New York
and Pennsylvania. The states with
out cavalry are Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, In
diana, Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Minnesota, Mississippi Montana, Ne
braska. Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Carolina. South Dakota,
Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and W.
oming. 1t will be noted that among
the states without cavalry are a ma
1ority of those in which horseman-
ship is supposed to be most common
such as Wyoming, Kentucky. Montana.
Kansas and New Mexico.
Engineering and Ordnance.
OF engineering troops more than
1.100 of the 1924 are in four states:
New York. with 754, Ohio with 100.
Pennsylvania with 1873, and Michigan
with 100. OF the remaining 225 81
GERS and men Illinois claims four of
the officers and 60 men. and Oklahoma
three officers and 61 enlisted men. Vir-
ginia has an engineering strength of
three officers, Massachusetts and Cali
fornia two officers each, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Mississippi, Maryland.
Iowa and the District of Columbia one
officer each.
There are fewer than 100 officers
and enlisted men in the National
Guard ordnance service
The number of men between eight
cen and forty-four fit for military serv-
ice is approximately 16.50O,0 divid-
ed among the states as follows:
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27

All the states. save Nevada. have in
fantry troops. as a matter of course.
In field artillery there are 23 that
have none. These states are Arizona,
Arkansas. Delaware. Florida. Idaho.
Kentucky. Maine. Maryland, Missis-
sippi. Montana. Nebraska. Nevada.
North Carolina. North Dakota. Okla
homa. South Carolina, South Dakota.
Tennessee. Vermont. Washington.
West Virginia and Wyoming.
Only 10 states maintain coast artil.
lery organizations, and of the total
of coast artillerymen more than half
Is In New York In Maine the total
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27

Nobody knows who started the most
popular innovation introduced at
brighton Beach in many seasons. The
big tennis courts at the Brighton
baths are so popular that they are be-
ing used day and night by tennis play.
ers. A few days ago. during the ex.
tremely hot spell. number of play.
ers appeared on the courts, not in
their usual tennis toggery, bat garbed
in bathing costume. 1t is almost un.
believable how the innovation spread.
Now only the uninitiated think of ap-
pearing on the tennis courts in any.
thing but their bathing costumes. I'm.
mediately after a lively set. the
players can take the advantage OF
stepping into pool or into the sea,
but few PAGES from the courts, &c
enjoy cooling dip or swim.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27

In the above total is included 81
generals, 9S officers assigned to
duty as adjutant generals of brigades
and divisions, AZ inspector generals
and As Judge advocates.
The appointment among the various
arms of the service is as follows:
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
Nothina TO Be Said.

Judge-You admit, then, that you
stole the loaf of bread?
Woman Prisoner-Yes. your honor.
Judge-What have you to say for
yourself?
Woman-Nothing your honor. II It
was lace or jewelry. ] might plead
kleptomania, but we can't try that
when it's bread.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
Baby's Eyes.

Do sound a warning to mothers
about letting tiny babies lie fiat gaz-
ing straight at the sky. Unless a
baby is sitting up in its carriage. the
top should always be over its face.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
Safest Marriages.

The safest marriages are declared
by -statistician to be those contract.
ed with men under twenty-four or
more than thirty-four years of age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27

The United States produces more
tale and soapstone than all of the rest
of the world combined.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-27
Something Just as Good.

Let's get up piscatorial excur-
sion"
why not have just good old fish
ing party?"