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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

tfta FHNA~%N~
WARRINGTON. March is
The administration TO-DAY marx.
ed time in the intern stiouai alt
us,lon growing on, Of the allied
blockade Of Germany.
The allies take the position
that they have established "a
long range blockade Of the
kalser's country, and tina,
neutral countries are 40 bound
TO respect II as they would be
10 respect an alright" block
acc, which international law
makes proper and legal.
This raises . new point IN In
sernationai affairs which prest
dent Wilson wishes 70 clear up
before the administration takes
any further step IN the neso-
tiations with Great Britain.
The president and his advisers
have decided 10 seud protest e.
England and France. based on the
claim OF those two countries that
they have n right 10 stop any Ger
man owned or German manufAc
tured cargocs. wherever they mas
DO encountered.
The exact nature 81 the protes,
may NOT he decided upon before the
end 81 the week.
Hope for Concessions
Il Ia admitted. however. that the
declaration OF France aud Great
Britain that they wlli conflne their
blockade operations 10 the European
theatre ~ war u concession "a
IN. United States. but admiulstFa.
ton officials say Il does not so far
enough.
They declare that while tho whole
situation Ia fraught with danger
they are hopeful that concessions
will eventually be made which will
be satisfactory to the American gov.
erumsnt and American people.
We are moving through an un.
charted sea-" said one OF Presl.
den, Wilson's advisers today. Jus,
how far we may 20 IN orr protests
10 the allies must be thought out
very carefully before any vital step
Is taken
No Cause for Haste
There Is no real cause for haste
at present. No goods except cotton
are en- route 20 Germany. and this
has already been assured an unin.
terrupied passage. We do not be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH warning NATIONS IN
APUzzLING TANGLE OF LAW
WHERE THE BELLIGERENTs STAND

diplomatic
and England. made publis by the department show
That United States beiae
asking complete Information regarding German
ship. AnsoFrsnh blockade
against Germany.
That Germany sereed eonsonsl abandon submarine
England neutral flags their
merchantmen.
That the a rejected suggestions o. the United states
usrdng Of foed Intended for civilians
OF heiserent countries
That eonne radius their
blockade Including the Mediterranean
That believe their policy all
allies admitted believe their policy OF stopping all
officially OF the privileges Of bocs beae
International law relation 10 neutral shipping
failed bring
tra flags
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
PASTORS Wife
SEEKS DIVORCE

TACOMA. March iS.-The former
Rev. Arthur Barnhisel. who made
sensational fight last fall 10 obtain
legal separation from his wife and
lost, is the defendant In divorce pro.
ceedings started Wednesday by
Mrs. Barnhisel. The complaint al.
leges desertion.
During the previous case the
courtroom was filled with society
women and other acquaintances OF
the principals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
AUSTRIA DIGS
TRENCHES UPON
ITALY FRONTIER

LONDON. March fs.--Aussri-
ans are making great military
preparations In the Trertiro
district. near the Italian from
tier according TO dispatches re-
eesved here today from Rome.
II was stated that Russian pris-
oners have been sent there 10
clear the mountain roacs Of
snow ard dig trenches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

Hove Great Britain viii offer any
Interference with American ship
mcntn now az sea or which are
being loaded.
1t may be that general proteH
will b. lodged at Paris aud London
hy the American government
against the whole blockade plan
az outlined Ia the British order Ia
council. and that Washington viii
then wait 90 treat each individual
case as II arises
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

A conference 20 which all build
ers. property owners. contractors
and architects are invited will be
held by the department OF efficlen.
cy and public safety next Wednes.
day, al 2 p. m. The regulations In
the Denny hill regrade district viii
be discussed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

The complaint of the Puget Sound
Navigation co. against the Angeles
Brewing Co., TO have the latter as.
tablish an equal freight and passen.
ger rate with other steamship lines
operating between Seattle and Port
Angeles. was dismissed Wednesday
by the public service commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
WAR DOG BLOWN UP?

LONDON. March lS.--A story of
the sinking OF the German cruiser
Karlsruhe by a mysterious explo.
sion recently has been received
from Reuters Copenhagen CORE.
spondent. The correspondent as.
serts the story was obtained from
an authoritative source.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
RECEIVER REFUSED

Judge Boyd Tallman Wednesday
refused to grant an application for
a receiver for the Port Angeles
Transportation Co.. brought by the
Maryland Fidelity and Bonding Co,
declaring the transportation com.
pany was not insoIvent.
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names can be counted on the fin
gers of one hand" by Speaker
Clark. addressing the Sons OF ST.
Patrick Wednesday night Clark
declared that the president bears
heavier load than any president
since 1ncoln's time.
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\ thug attacked Mrs. II. p.
Nordstrom. 2020 25th ave. s.. Wed.
nesday night. After gagging her.
he robbed her Of two gold rings.
The robbery occurred within a
block OF her home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
THREE GIRLS START
ON hike TO FRISCO

CHICAGO. March fs-To walk
across the continent 10 the Panama.
Pacific exposition. Ruth Harshley.
Ethel Rockwell and Maud Bridson.
all under 81. will leave Chicago to-
morrow. Their only guard during
the long journey will be frisco
Jack. a collie dog
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
CROWDS GET BIGGER

Revival services being held AT
the Green Lake NJ. H. church by
Rev r. A. Enslow, the Canadian
Billy Sunday" are attracting In.
creaslng Interest One OF the fea
lures Of the service is the excellent
music.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
ENGlNEERR MEET

American Institute OF Electrical
Engineers met Wednesday at Press
club. Stereopticon views and NOV.
ing pictures OF work on the Big
Creek over development of Cali
fornia were shown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18
CLARK LAUDS PRExY
WOODY TO the SKIES

PHILADELPHIA. March Is
President Wilson was eulogized as
among the great presidents, whose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

To turr n Cola In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMo QUfNfNE
Tablets. Druggists refund money ~
u fails TO cure y ". GROVES Sig
nature II on each box. sGc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

so as 60 give the helpers a chance
to arrange the stock for the oiosing
sale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-18

Use Star Wants Ads for Re
suits.
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Praise for the Regal Dem
lists Methods Continues
to Come.

Read this mans experience
The Regal Dentists are the first
dentists that ever pulled a tooth for
me without pain II did not hurt a
biz when the tooth was pulled.
Yours truly.
HENRY G. MAGILLICUDDY.
"5i2 3Oth Ave. city"
but Mr. MagillIouddy's expert.
ence II not at all unusual Almost
every day we have people come TO
our office. who tell US that they had
been hurt very much by other den.
lists. and that on account OF these
painful experiences they had almost
come 20 believe painless dentistry
impossible. But when they tried
our methods, they were most agree.
ably surprised. because we didn't
hurt them n bit.
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No Cause Tor taste

There Is no real cause for haste
at present No goods except cotton
are en- route 20 Germany. and this
has already been assured an unin
terrupied passage. We do not be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-18

type. built very much after the plan
of the old Mississippi River boats ex-
cept that their bows are square in
stead of pointed or rounded, the de-
parture from the regulation ship be-
ing made on account of the boats be-
ing used to push barges of freight
down the Yukon. Their engines burn
wood and stop two or three times
day to wood up" at the steamship
fuel" camps. At these points great
piles of wood are kept on the river
banks. There is no wharf and the
steamer runs directly up to the bank.
From four to FIVE cords are taken at
a time and while the loading is being
done the passengers step ashore and
spend their time gathering wild flow
ers and fighting mosquitoes.
a walk on the deck of the first
boat will convince the traveller that
all sorts and conditions of men and
women make up the passenger list,
for the first boat invariably carries
gamblers and women of the half
world, as well as miners and supply
dealers. As soon as the steamer pulls
out the games are on In the smoking
room and before the boat reaches
Dawson n number of men are "clea ned
OUT of money. Those who travel Sec
ond class bring their own blankets
and sleep in tiers Of canvas strung up
like hammocks- The space about them
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the two confederates I Indicated. If
there is one thing a New York crowd
revels in it is a thief chase, and sew
eral volunteers grabbed the two pick
pockets and held them while 1 slipped
the handouts on my man who was
struggling frantically to get rid Of the
wallet I had caught him clutching
The subway police then came to my
assistance and with our three prison.
ers and the man who had been robbed
we went to the nearest police station,
where l preferred charges against the
trio. Their conviction followed speedi-
ly and they went to Sing Sing for long
terms.
This case may convey in a small
measure the manner in which pick
pockets work while in crowds and !
trust It will serve to warn the unwary
against permitting suspicious strangers
crowding them too closely when in
close quarters and to be always on
the alert for the man who tries to
engage them in conversation in like
situations.
There are many men who carry
their wallets In the trouser hip pocket
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over which they button a flap. secure
in the belief that such u flap will
balk the pickpocket. Never was there
a greater fallacy. When dip sees a
wallet reposins in such a pocket he
knows that to attempt 20 unbutton
the flap would bring instant detec-
ton. So he Immediately gets busy
with a knife sharpened to the keen
ness of a razor and deity slashes out
pocket and all. So clever are pick
pockets at this game that a pocket
can be shipped out without the slight
est sensation to the person being
robbed. and Furthermore. the gar
ment beneath the trousers will not
show the slightest mark OF the knife.
have seen vest pockets thus cut.
from which a valuable watch was lift
ed. and sometimes the thieves slash
out a fob pocket and thus get pos
session of watch or what bills might
have been placed there for safe keep
ing.
Most pickpockets. as I stated pre-
viously, work in gangs, or mobs.
There are exceptions to the rule. how
ever, among them the cleverest pick
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pocket in New York City. This man
is known as Sammy Short or Sammy
Shaw. He invariably works alone and
in consequence splits with no one.
His loot is all his own and 1t is safe
to say that Sammy picks up many
thousands of dollars in the course OF
year But he is a high liver and
desperate gambler and in consequence
he and his money soon part.
Works With Either Hand.
Sammy is ambidexterous and in con-
sequence it matters not what side OF
him an intended victim stands. Sam
my can rifle his pockets equally ef-
fectually with either hand. In real
lty he is. the king of pickpockets for
whenever his fingers dip into pocket
it is safe betting that they come forth
clutching prize well worth having.
I have trailed this crook for days at
time well knowing that he was
about to pull trick yet seemingly he
possesses some sixth sense which
warns him of danger and he pulls
away just as I think am on the eve
of getting him dead. I have caught
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and cut the sides of the boat and
buckled and formed little Ice noun
tains over the lake. The steamer ran
slower and slower until after cutting
through five miles the captain decided
he could go no farther in safety so
the steamer tied up at an uninhabited
island to wait until the sun and wind
would cause the ice to break.
All night and all next day the
steamer waited and in the meantime
the crew carried logs aboard and built
an ice pillow for the boat. The "Vi-
dette," small boat used by the
Northwest Mounted Police of the
Yukon was trying to reach Dawson
with supplies and she had started from
White Horse a few hours later and
was compelled to tie up at the island
as well. Late in the afternoon sew
eral people who were sitting on the
upper deck saw a vessel steaming
through the ice. 1t proved to be the
"Prospector" coming from Dawson.
She had fought her way through the
ice The "vidette" instantly steamed
up and crept out hugging the shore.
At eight o'clock in the evening after
twenty-four hours delay. the first
boat" cast off and went into the ice.
1t was eleven o'clock when the SUN set
with that gorgeous coloring which the
orb of day shows only in that north
land. Red, yellow, pink and violet
followed each other in quick success
sion and blended themselves together
in indescribable beauty. The noun
tains and clouds caught the spirit of
the light and when the sun had passed
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eli ghteen wallets and peck textbooks be-
fore l closed in on the thieves and
nailed them with the goods on them.
1t matters not whether a man carries
his wallet in hip pocket or the inside
pocket of his coat. a dip can get IT
If given a fair chance and the man
who brags that mo pickpocket can
get near me-" better not let dip
hear him make this boast, for 1t IS
the wise guy" they take the most
pleasure in trimming.
Coats No Bar To Them.
have seen them go for a man
wearing a heavy overcoat and, de-
spite the fact that this outer garment
was buttoned tightly. the thieves
gained access to an inner coat pocket
and got away with the wallet with
out arousing the least supicion.
few days ago l was descending
the stairs to one of the stations of the
subway. A line had formed at one
Of the ticket windows and at glance
I saw there was a suspicious bit of
jostlirg going on. l slipped behind
one of the pillars from which vantage
point I could survey the operations. I
knew at once that a mob was at work
and l didn't care to make a move I'M
til could get them just as I wanted
them. It is impossible to bring about
the conviction Of a pickpocket in a
New York court unless you catch the
thief in the act and get the wallet.
he has stolen, in his possession
One of the men standing in line
was being violently jostled by a man
standing directly behind him. To the
unwary 1t appeared that the man do
N he t,, :,
chafed at the delay Of the line ahead.
When the man who was being so
roughly handled demonstrated with
the one directly behind him, the lat
ter apologized profusely saying that
it was due to the rush behind. Just
then a man directly in front of the
middleman, or victim, decided that
he would worm his way out of the
line. turning in his tracks and nearly
twisting the clothes off the body of
the man directly behind him-the vic
tim of course.
While this man was squirming out
of line the man In the rear of the
one marked for plucking got into ac-
ton, his nimble fingers deity lifting
the wallet from the victims inside
coat pocket, his overcoat and under
coat both having been wrenched open
by the frenzied efforts of the person
IN front Of him to get out Of the
waiting line. The man who had lift
ed the wallet. quickly passed 1t to
still another man directly behind him.
and this latest recipient Of the loot
turned hurriedly as though he. too.
had changed his mind and was about
to leave the subway.
Got Man And Wallet.
Before he could advance ten feet
I had seized him by the hand that
clutched the wallet. crying out to sew
eral citizens at the same time to seize
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the Yukon territory into our own
Alaska. The place is named Forty
Mile, and is the pioneer mining town
Of the Yukon. Then follows Eagle
where there Is q great wireless sta
ton owned sby the United States
Government. 81 After many twists and
turns Circle DCity, at one time the
most populous settlement in In
terror Alaska, Is reached. The rush
to the Klondike, however, took away
many of the inhabitants. In the
creeks near this place such large
amount of Hastodon ivory has been
discovered that one Of the creeks Is
known as Mastodon.
Farther down the stream broadens
and the shores and small Islands are
dotted with indian fishing camps. anc
very often on account of the steamer
getting on sand bar the traveller gets
good view of the great strings OK
fish being dried in the sunshine.
At Fort Yukon the river runs 10
the edge of the Arctic Circle-the true
land Of the Midnight Sun as for sew
eral days In June the sun is never QUIZ
Of sight. At one time this place was
an Indian trading post. After TINS
out for at least one hundred miles,
after which Fort Hamlin comes into
view Thousands of geese may be seen
on these flats. Rampant City-a piace
founded in 1897. is the next stopping
point. At present there is a hydraui'o
mining proposition in operation theFs
which employs q large NUMBER "a
men, but the city is not attractive.
At Tanana those who are gong u
Fairbanks change boats. The GOV.
eminent keeps herd of reindeer az
this point which Is really worth 60.
ing miles to see Another amusehe.
at this place is baseball, and In riu-
summer the games are called at
P. M. and end between midnight anu
one A. NJ.
Below Tanana the current OF inc
river increases and Kokrines Is soon
passed. Kuykup and Nulato, an IN.
dian village, arouse the CURIOSITY %
the travellers, especially the latte.'
where the Indian women with 'a
tooed faces come down to the VIVA.
to sell curios. About this time nc
is new arrival OF mosquitoes ana o
tween bargaining with the INDIANS
fighting the voracfous pests the tia'.
er has lively time. The ma1oriy
the settlements OF the lower 1uNo
still retain their Russian names an ~.
life goes on much the same as II u'u
under the Russian regime. Al hAi,As
there Is a Government station anu
trail which is used as short cut
Nome by mail carriers with their aus
sleds in winter. From this place ',
river flows almost directly SCUM
Koserefsky, then northwest 10 g..
dreafsky and into Behring Sea- ~
Michaels, built on an Island neal
rivers mouth, is reached throus.
channel between the island anu -,
mainland and the travellers )ourHs "a
two thousand mikes on the huhu 20,
ended-a trip which though
monotonous is never uninteres'Ns
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is also used as baggage room for
the luggage of the first class pas
sengers and for storing mail.
Sand Bars And Ice.
Getting on a sand bar Is part OF
the Yukon programme and this act
generally begins on the first day out,
and occurs at least once a day during
the entire voyage. The river Is con-
stantly changing and a new channel
is formed every year. All steamships
carry huge poles. known as shears or
some times called "ships' legs" When
sand bar is struck the pole is
dropped off the side and stands up
right in the sand. A pulley is at
tached at the top, the engine is started
and the boat lifted and swung for
ward six or eight feet. This process
is repeated until the vessel Is clear
Of the bar. During the jumping off
process the passengers are sent aft in
order to life the bow. Soundings are
taken with a gaily colored pole until
deep water is reached. The time spent
en- a sand bar varies from an hour
to several days and one Of the boats
actually remained on a bar for five
days.
The boat on which the writer
Travelled reached Lake LaBarge late
in the afternoon after a delightful
June day. There the ice was from
ten to eighteen inches thick and
spread from shore to shore like
field of snow. The steamer pushed
on while the sharp ice pounded saw
agely against the hull, which was built
of inch and a half planks. 1t scraped
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, him in the act several times and twice
have convicted him. but on one or
two occasions l have seen him rob q
victim and before I could seize him. in
some mysterious manner he disposed
of the wallet and had no case against
him. He Is the smartest pickpocket
know and one worth watching at
all times. He rarely leaves his house
that detective Is not at his heels,
and this he knows.
Doubtless, the most expert pick
pockets In the world are women. They
are so dexterous that they can work
without the least danger of detection
and In consequence they reap ver1table
harvests In the shopping centres and
those places where women are wont
to congregate. 1t is much more DIM
cult for the initiated to spot wom-
an crook than it is to pick out
man with a questionable reputation.
The avera ge man crook looks the part.
The majority of these women who i've
by thieving are we'll dressed and many
Of them can pass muster in any gath
ering without arousing suspicion.
Wives or Crooks.
In nearly all cases these women dips
bank sneaks or some such members
Of the underworld. In very few cases
do the women and men work to-
gether Each has his own lay, and
their paths rarely cross when job
is in prospect. When the men make
haul It is usually for big sum and
husband and wife lead riotous lives
until the money is all spent Then
the wife gets busy, goes out and APP
plies her trade. With such funds
keeps herself and husband going I'M
ii. he strikes another big stake. 1t
Is come easy go easy in the under
world and as nearly all the crooks in
the country today are dope fiends Il
REQUIRES a quantity of money to keep
them going for with the stringent
Federal laws hampering the illegal
sale of narcotics the dope fend has
to pay dearly for his favorite drug.
The smartest woman thief in New
York City by all odds is Annie Harris.
the possesser Of q dozen aliases and
the wife OF English joey" burglar
now doing a four-year stretch in Sing
Sing prison. When Annie makes up
her mind to work 1t Is q poor week
If she can't turn a few tricks that
will net her $1,000 at the least. She
has the deftest pair OF hands in the
business and when she goes through
big shop she usually leaves a trail
of yawning. empty hand bags dang
ling from the arms of the women she
has robbed. OF course. the women
robbed deserve little or no sympathy.
for the careless manner In which they
carry their shopping bags is but an
open invitation to any nimble fingered
thief to open them and rifle them OF
their contents.
Annie Harris is Just as good a shop
litter as she Is pickpocket. She
has robbed the Broadway and Fifth
Avenue shops Of thousands of dollars
worth Of valua bles and now 1t is only
necessary for her to appear in these
thorough fares for the store detectives
to get busy and arrest her on sight.
We all know a what attracts her to
these centres and we go on the pre-
sumption that an ounce Of prevention
is worth a pound of cure. We have
nipped many a nice little robbery.