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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05

Editor The Star: W. J. Grambs
OF the Puget Sound Traction. Light
& Power Co. labors constantly to
discredit the city's light plant His
favorite theme in attacking our
plant is the poor taxpayer and the
cost OF street lighting.
He quotes so constantly from an
alleged report by Morton Mozart
ney. city engineer OF Spokane, that
one might be excused for asking
whether II was made for him to
use.
Mr.. Grambs quotes from this re
mort: Seattle Is paying the high
est rate for arc lamps OF any city
IN the Northwest"
so far as arc lamps are concern
ed. Seattle never had many since
the city plant started. What we
once had have followed the old arc
dynamos to the scrap heap. A
few remain at railroad crossings,
for which the railroads pay.
Our light plant charges the rail-.
roads $3.50 per month for these
arc lamps. The street lighting
schedules filed with the State Pub
lie Service Commission by the
Puget Sound Traction company
contain no rates less than 50 per
Month for such arc lamps.
= When the engineer OF Spokane
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05

lamps OF certain candle powers.
One rate. for instance. Is *4.6o
per month for $50 candle-power
lamp, five-year contract.
we use more efficient lamp In
Seattle, so that $50 c..p. at 1s-cent
rate would cost s31b per month.
out of ten rates made for Everett
on c. p. basis, the lowest is Is per
cent higher than ours. and on
smaller lamps more than 60 per
cent higher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05

COULD ANYTHING BE FAR
THEIR FROM THE TRUTH THAN
THE ALLEGED REPORT OF
THIS SPOKANE ENGINEER
WHICH MIR. CRANES AND HIS
COMPANY HAVE HERALDED
ALL OVER THE UNITED
STATES?
OLIVER 7. ERICKSON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05
Acid Stomachs Are
Dangerous
Common sense Advice by New
York Physician

York Physician
Acid" stomaohs ARE dangerous be-
cause too much acid irritates and In
flames the delicate lining OF the
stomach. thus hinderinR and prevent
Ing the proper action OF the stomach.
and leading to probably nine-tenths
OF the cases of stomach trouble
from which people suffer Ordinary
medicines and medicinal treatments,
acting only on the stomach walls. or
aR an artificial Mgestant are use
less In such cases. for they leave the
aouces Of the trouble-the excess Of
acid I'm the stomach--as dangerous
AS ever The acid must be neutral
ICED. and its excessive formation
prevented and there Is nothing
better for this purpose than tea
spoonful OF plain bisurated magnesia,
| a simple antacid. taken I'm little
wnrm or cold water after eating,
which not only neutralizes the acid,
hut also prevents the fermentation.
| Foods which ordinarily distress may
he digested perfectly II the meal Is
/ followed with 81 little bisurated mag
negia which can be obtained from
lany druggist and should always be
kept handy Advertisements,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05

PEARANCE. But It's been noticed
along Fifth ave, where the first Of
these wells have been seen, that
plenty OF men appear willing 10 be
victims Of The beautiful bandits"
The wells come In several pat
terms. but the most popular In one
with a rather heavy and elaborate
pattern that gives a rich effect.
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SHIP nit BY AIRMEN

LONDON. Nov 5.--The Cork
steamer Avecet on arriving at Man.
chester told OF 35-minute battle
with three hostile aeroplanes at
o'clock on the morning of Oct. l..
The ship was riddled with bullets,
but no casualties were reported.
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WHITL0CH GETS 0. K.

BERLIN. Nov. 5.--An item pub
lished yesterday by the Overseas
News agency denied that the Ger
man government had requested the
withdrawal of the American minis.
ter at Brussels, Brand Whitlock.
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WOMAN DIES OF
BURNS; man HELD

Mrs. Jessie l.. Jarnig, e405 West
ern ave. is dead Friday OF burns
about the face and body caused by
mysterious accident early Thurs
day. Gus johnson, alias AK. who
rushed from her room at the time
her screams were heard, is being
held by the police for further In
vestigation.
He said Mrs. Jarnig had been
curling her hair. when her clothing
took fire. but has failed to explain
why he dashed down the stairs.
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It's not a hoId-up--at least, smart
ly dressed women don't think that
way aboubthIs latest freak Of fash
ion-THE DOMINO VEIL.
Worn with the new "toppers. the
veil-with eyeholes let into it
gives the chic girl a REGULAR
BOLD, BAD HlGHWAYMAN AP-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05

talked about the cost OF arc lamps
for street lighting in Seattle he
might as well have enlightened his
constituents about what IL costs Sc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05

attic to haul garbage with oxen.
This Spokane engineer also says.
Az cents per kilowatt hour is the
highest rate paid for city lights out
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TAKERS
WA = 7E
BIG sum
Mary Boyle O'Reilly Tells OF
Phoney philanthropies
in War Zone
WARNS GIFT GIVERS
nv MARY BOYLE o'RglLLY.

nv MARY BOYLE O'REiLlY.
Staff Special.
CALAIS. France. Oct. 22.--tZone
of the Armies. War correspond.
ents who write freely OF scenes Just
back OF the front" remain silent
about the fake philanthropiea flour.
ishing In France and Bclgium's
Flanders.
During the last year SIXTY
MILLION DOLLARS OF American
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kllowatt hour. II Is safe to say
the average runs about double
our proposed rate.
Mr.. Grambs has not written
about the poor taxpayer In San
Francisco, nor has he told how
home owners In that city pay
$3.50 for 100 kllowstt hours Of
current for residence lighting
and cooking that costs $500 In
Seattle.
Mr.. Crambs should look thru
his tears and see where our
city light plant saves taxpayers
$34.8o a year for such service.
Their tax for street lighting,
including the estortion we hear
40 much about. costs them
about dollar year.
Some cities give the cost Of
street lighting by the mile. We
claim to have the best lighted cit,
IN America. and II costs us $24t
per mile to do II with current a
Az cents.
Mark the cost of the following
cities served by private corpora
lions; Minneapolis. 1892 per mile
New York. $1,000 Philadelphia
$3.50. and Boston, $i.353,
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Mr.. Grambs does not say
what 1870 cities his Spokane en-
qineer Investigated.
But II Is interesting 70 note
the rates In somo secluded
cities he overlooked who're
street lighting 10 furnished by
private corporations.
San Francisco has a multi
plieity Of rates, but here are
some OF them: 250-watt clus-
ter lights, installed by proper
ty owners, cost OF current burn
ing all night, S 40 cents a kilo-
watt hour. when lighted till
midnight, 10 cents a kllowatt
hour; 1oo-watt bracket lamps.
burning all night, az cents a
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Hard and Fast Devotion to a Fixed
Idea That Brought Him to the
Top and Upset Predictions
of All the Experts.

ances here. but only few trained
eyes saw the possibilities in him. There
wasthe tendency to hold back his blows.
and the complacent. even laborious,
way he went about the job in hand
sent the throng away with unpleasant
memories. \ man who is big enough
To fght and won't fight shouldn't he
allowed to cheat the public by goins
through the motions, voiced the gem
eral opinion
The big idea apparently wasn't hear
ing much fruit.
William A. Brady. Snowman and
manager of two former Champions-
James j. Corbctt and James j. JEFF
fries-was one man present ut the
Morris bout who was impressed by
what he thought willard could be
taught to do. He had taken Jeffries,
a green hulk OF a man. and made him
beat Fitzsimmons after two years Of
tuition. and he was sure the same
progress could be made with willard
He was too busy with affairs the
atrical TO spend his own time with
Jess, but he passed the idea along
in Paris and realized how pitifully far
excesses had undermined the negro;
he said the time was ripe TO whip
Willard into shape for the trial. Jack
Curley had the same idea when he
read cable stories Of that Paris affair
and all hts energies since that date
have been directed TO the ono end
taking away Johnson's crown.
Much has been said and written
about what appears to he a lack OF real
fighting instinct in the new cham
pion. No lack of courage is implied
His heart has been sorely tried IN
the ring and found 10 he of the
stanchest oak. But his failure 20
press an advantage when an opponent
s fast approaching help!essness be-
fore him makes one believe that his
ambition has not been won without
many qualms.
Willard Is tender fellow in his
home. He is one of the mildest man
nered men living. retiring TO n de-
gree that approaches bashfulness and
not gwen much to conversation. rr
his tacturnity he resembles jim JEFF
iTIeN' nut III o'H'I respects 'neF are
d.sslmi'1r lefrr!es has n cruel strcik
that appears entirely lacking in big
less. The constant and admir- nE
companion OF The Ca'iforn an was a
big white bull terrier, one Of the
gamcst of dumb animals. This breed
Of dog will bear great pain without
whimper Perhaps II was for that
reason JEFF took such a great
delight n getting a sharp whine from
his pet by twisting one OF his legs
with tiu titsu twist.
Willard says he Is 2s years old
gives his birth date "a December %.
1887. That may be merely a white
lie TO help attain his ambition. From
Kansas City comes a story that there
IL a little white Eravcstone in the
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BABIES N PAWN.

~ ECArSE The mother OF q baby
u she had hcen boarding did not
pay up so due for the ba.hy's
keep Mrs. Minnie Curtis az Man
haitian recently refused to surrender
the little sevcn-months-old 10 fts
parent. Tho mother took the case
10 court. explaining that while she
worked hard every day she had been
unable 20 pay the hinder OF her
baby.
Magistrate Barlow hunted FOR prece-
dents and failed to ind any. lie finally
declared he dld not think baby
pavnnhl" and restored Tho child'p its
mother. even though the board bill re-
NAMED unpaid.
II 20 related Of tre elder Booth mat
when he was IN full swing with
period Of convivialltv over night and
ran out Of funds and Of friends who
would advance him funds he fire.
qu.ntly went 70 n pawnshop and
arranged for generous stock OF com
potatory Refreshments. pledeirg he
physical self in payment
As Il came near thentre hour the
scouts ransacked the city 70 find MIN.
only after the pawnhroker received
the amount he rad advanced with
interest would BOOTH he relea sed to
keep his engagements.
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Hes the fellow you were telling
me about the other night"
mo. that was Bryant William
Cullen Bryant"
"Oh. see. There are two Of them"
There are five or six poets al
together" said the lush
~ never was particularly afraid Of
lightn!ng,"' said the book agent. ad-
dressing Doc Horne. so as to give a
turn TO the conversation.
Il never worry about Il a. all" said
Doc. II suppose that when It comes
my time To go they'll ge, me, no
matter where am. The possibility OF
being struck by lightning never occurs
10 me. although as a matter Of fact
| ought 10 be apprehensivc. suppose.
considering that | had such narrow
escape once.
Il was visiting some OF my relatives
down In Pennsylvania and had been
out on long walk. \ storm came up
very suddenly when was at least
a mile from me house. took refuge
under "A tail tree and | had barely
done SO when the tree was struck by
lightning.
THE lightning ran down the trunk
and tore up the ground terribly My
clothes We're ripped down one side and
the shoe on that slde-it was the left
shoe, ! think-was scorChcd just as f
II had been put into the fire. re-
member that the nails in the heel
We're partly melted. Beyond giving
me a certain numhncSs for while
the stroke had no effect on me /
suppose that's heCauso--"
Just then the cooling breeze came
with new strength and big raindrops
began 10 splash ON the hot stones
The members of the colony picked
mp their chairs and ran into the hotel
When the dentist went to get his
key he found a letter in the box and
recognized the handwriting. The
letter was from Miss Mlhury. who
had gone into the country for a
month,
He went to his room and stood
under the gas jet TO read what sho
had written. Quick flashes Of light
ming illumincd the blank walls beyond
his two windows. Peal after peal of
crashing thunder struck the building
! ll' ifHtINl lid'i a llflNt SdllNldi'Il'ln IN
listening to the storm as he read the
letter. He regarded the wild accom-
panIment as an expression of the
tumult that had been raised in his own
soul
This Is tho letter;
LAKE WAUrrNoN. July "a
DEAR FRIEND: When mother and |
first spoke TO YOU OF our being At the
lake this summer. YOU promised faith
fully that YOU would run out some sun
day and call on us. Perhaps YOU have
forgotten your promise, hut YOU n-d
promise, and We really want YOU to
come.
The lake is more beautiful this year
than ever before, aud there were neysr
so many nice people herc--from Mil
wau<ec and Chicago and quite q num-
Der from the South.
We are at cottage not far from the
hotel The bus will meet you at the
Wautcnon station and bring YOU TO the
hotel and then any one can tell YOU the
way,
If you are coming ont OF saturday
you had better write OF telegraph to
the h0tc' for "a roam. rs there is q crowd
her" every SUNDAY Mother and really
hope YOU viii come because We know b.
must 10 dreadful 20 be coupcd up i'm tho
dusty and smoky city all through this
hot weather.
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side the few dollars the Kansan earned
he got little for his pains except Jeers
and catcalls, because he invariably
waited for the other man TO come to
him instead OF starting the attack.
These were the tactics that finally
won him his championship from John
son. but the boys in the 50 cent seats
cared little for his diplomacy. They
demanded quick action. Failing 10
get II they shouted in derision. What
good was a terrific punch II man
wouldn't deliver II? they argued. Ger
tainly none who saw those earlier
bouts had any idea that Willard was
destined 10 become a champion.
Later in Madison Square Garden
Willard let his right hand go in ear
nest one night and Soldier Kearns. his
opponent. who caught the blow flush
on the jaw, was lifted clear Off his
feet and landed clear across the ring,
dead az mackerel" in the parlance
Of the ring.
In May. 1918. Willard had his first
long bout. He met Gunboat Smith at
San Francisco IN "A twenty rounder.
Smith. nearly foot shorter and half
n hundred pounds lighter. battered Jess
about for the whole distance and won
the referees decision.
In August OF the same year willard
had the misfortune to have an oppo-
nent die after punishment in the YER
non arena near Los Angeles. This
was Bull Young. practically an un-
known ringster, whose head hit the
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was no immediate action because Will
lard lived in Pottawatomie county.
Kansas. far from the haunts Of pro-
fessional pugilists.
Some time later he was in the Vi
cinity of Sapulpa. okla, and read that
Carl Morris. himself a giant in stature
and who cherished the same fistic as
pirations. was TO box in Sapulpa, his
home town. Willard rode IN and saw
his first ring engagement. Small Won
der that he determined to become a
fighter himself after seeing Morris
perform. Morris had little more than
great size and stout heart TO rec
ommend him then as a fighter and lit
tie more now after several years OF
experience.
Wizards first engagement was In
the Sapulpa ring, where he saw Nor
ris box. Louis Fink was his oppo-
rent and Willard lost in ten rounds
on an unintentlonal foul on Febru-
AIRY IL. 1911. No one was impressed
with Willard as pugillst in that
bout and he was allowed 20 drift along
n his own way through several Of
the smaller towns of Oklahoma, where
he won four battles in the next few
months, each by n knockout. Fink
was one of his victims.
The big fellow came on to New
York, wishing TO sell his talents at the
big store. There was no mad rush
for his services. but he got showings
against Arthur Pelky and Luther Me-
Carly In local clubs. Each affair went
ten rounds. with no decision, and out.
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town cemetery at Emmett. Kan,
which would tend to show that the
champion ls wrong. 1t IL said TO .be
the grave Of the elder Willard. The
inscription on tho stone gives the date
or death ns October 90, 1881. Jess
says he was born three months after
the death uf his father. which would
make him 80 years old. or only Ave
years younger than the aged" negro
he battered to the floor last Monday.
stu another Interesting story comes
from Denver. A man claiming to he
II cousin OF Willard says that the
champions real name is Arthur Brit
tnEham. The explanation offered in
tha, Arthur was ono Of tho principals
or O night some ten years ago in which
his opponent was killed. Brltting-
ham thcreupon changed his name &C
cordlng 20 the alleged cousin, to es-
cape prosecution.
But whether Jess Willard Ia ~
years old, or Jess Willard is not Jess
Willard at all. but Arthur Britting-
ham, or neither. makes little differ
ence. A great mass Of manhood with
tremendous reach and height and
breadth of shoulders has battered his
way to the top % the purilistic heap
He is the hero Of the day He will
fght again some day but not soon.
HIS board OF strategy will see tn that
The world is clamorlng to view the
h'g man and sing his praises. they
say. and the world shall have It's OPP
portunity at so much per chance.
Meanwhile some future champion
may be dreaming the vision tho pa
tent willard has seen come true.
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We arc living n cottag. With 2
family from GUY Old home. I am sure
you would Ike ;heW
Let Us know when you are comm =
and please don't disarpolrt us Mother
sends her regards ard both o. us wish 20
be remembered % Mr Horne. Perhaps
you could induce him TO come with yGu.
BE sure and come. ! am, yours sincerely.
lETlT'A VI lLBTRY.
Clearly II was not n love letter. and
vet IL was full OF meaning for the
dentist. who walked back and forth
IN his room. gazing at the floor auG
pursuing h.S lips. Acting on n sudden
impulse he bottled into tho hallway
and Went direct To Doc Horne's room
Doc had removed h's outer garment
and was sitting IN the window cool
ing off
Doc, I'm IN mo devil OF rx," sad
the dentist rs he frowned ann
twisted his mustache
What In the worlds tho matter
uow?'
GIVE got a letter from Misc Mn
bury and she wants me to como out
TO the lake and visit them. II seems
that ! promised them would. /
don't remember II. but | suppose ,
did"
Are YOU going"
T hadn't ought TO go. Doc. Ypu
Snow that | hadn't oU@ht to. II
you're not going t. do thing II ,en't
right to we'll, 20 pretend TINT You
are. ! don't want to m'Slcad any one.
I'm a gentleman. Doc. | dom ho-
ioye there ought 20 hc any deception
IN case Of this kind
ooh. wei. write a diplomatic letter
and cNCus" Yourself"
II can tell you ono thing Ia IKE
mighty well TO GO
why not go. them"
The dentist continued to pun ~ h's
mustache. hut he made no reply
I'D go out and visit them, / 'hi0k,"
said Doc in a consoling tone. Don't
YOU think you'd hetter?'
"No," exclaimed the dentist, jam
ming the letter Nto his side poke.
And without another word ne walked
out.
Doc Nas sadd.red 10y the turn Of
affairs. lie hogan To- fear that he
was not succeeding as matchmaker
for the dentist,
As for the dentist, he did not reply
to the letter from Miss Mlhury lie
intended TO write the diplomatic lotIrr
suggested by Doe; hut ON sitting
down to compose it he found chat he
could not choose the language. IL
feared that n thankful letter pro-
testing gratitude would Encourage
her to write again and might Involve
him In CORES pond"ucc Then IL
would hc more diHcu,t than ever TO
give her mp.
As he sat with the p~, poised above
the paper ne told himself that only
u brute could answer such lo'tcr
with cold and discourag,ur Formally.
He dismissed one after another the
lies which Nigh; be offered i'm CXp'a-
nation Of his regrets" At last he
tore M the paper and said that he
would try again tomorrow
\ wccE passed, and ne to'i himself
hat ne had waited to n.r .uI
would NOT answer ui an n Mas a
rude hUl effective May o. .'os..- an
incident winch he had hopu 10 mah"
tie prelude To- ht~ lIfo's happ,rc~s.
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ny GEORGE AIDE.

TIME dentist. brooding over his
shattered dream OF matr.mony
and regretting the day ne had
taken his friend Doc Horne
with him to call on Miss Letitia Mil
bury and pass Judgment upon her.
was quite unhappy as he rode back
to the Alfalfa Hotel in the open car
with his hat or, the dusty breezes
cooling his head I, had not been
n his love dreams 10 have his wife
become er-,stout, as Mss Milbury's
mother unden!ably was: yet Doc an
expert. by his own confession. on
woman and her wies. had said that
a similar fate inexorably awaited the
daughter in the years ahead.
Arrived at the ho.ol. the dentist
found Doc, the married man. the
lush and the book agent sitting in
semicircle near tho Alfalfa door
way.
The high buildings TO tho west in
tercepted the breeze and the street
was packed with a moist and sitting
heat. Doc had removed his collar
and tucked a handkerchief inside his
neckband.
The book agents side whiskers were
hanging Imp and becalmed, He had
removed both coat and vest. Occasion
ally he shifted the pale lowered sus-
penders and pattcd himself and muir
INJURED, ION. dear"
The five sat for while and weakly
cursed the temperature
"Ah- h n n A." exclaimed the den
list in admiration, for IA long fork Of
lightning had suddenly played across
the wall Of black clouds to the north
While the members of the colony
were st!ll looking n faint rumble Of
thunder was heard and cooler puff
of air revived them.
Feel that" asked tho dentist.
Weir going TO have rain"
81 wouldn't he surprised II we had
some lightning too" said Doc Horne,
squirting AT the clouds.
q hope not" said the dentist
I'm afraid Of lightning"
There isn't much danger II YOU
keep away from the Windows" said
The lush. III a man sits In the win
dow he's almost sure to be struck by
lightning Rest ways to get In feath-
erS- conductor. Go get IN a
feather bed and you're safe"
"That's good adv CO." said the dem
list. 81 don't suppose they've had a
feather bed IN the Alfalfa for ten
years
Speak 10 the old man and he'll
send out and get feather bed for
you" said the lush. Anything we
haven't got we can send out and get"
The book agent, who had been
watching the flashes In the north
broke the silence with quotation:
The sky is changed. and such change
q night
And storm and darkness Ys are
wondrous strong;
Yet lovely in your strength. as II the
light
OF dark eye IN woman Far along
From peak to peak, the rattlIng crags
among,
Leaps the live thunder
That's great said tho dentist in
a whisper after the book agent had
finished VINO wrote ltY'
Byron" ,.,,
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cr.spcd with brisk attention.; wome n,
children, showed the impulse of a real
interest, new, intense alertness.
What had transformed the scene? A
danellcs forced! great ocean liner
torpedoed? This country itself threat
ened with war? II was miracle the
way the crowd swclled by inrushing
scores, hundreds of mon emerging