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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01
Railway Porter No. 20 Worthy of Consideration

ne" you arrive the
~ ousKs offers
may know more than do Especially cap
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01
New York Nimrods Nabbed for Bringing in Game

NEW a
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01
This Chicago Policeman "Stepped on Something

1CAGo-"step something! Quick" Policeman James Kessham
owed police by
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01
Persistent.

/ Persistent.
liz sure and get the right tooth.
|ism.'
Don't worry. I'll get 1t II | have to
h out every tooth in your head. =
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01

the fvv stopped short The line snapped
DASH
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01

ID = a.. Ds grateful to men who
~ tsls' ior you and get
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-01

when it was found, gave q snort and
a jump, leaped over the low curbing
and started for the main entrance OF
Willard Hall, where the Northwestern
goods live.
Remembering this as leap year, II
changed his mind and darted into the
street again. kessham stepped again
in a different place and the car shot
toward the patrol, which lodged hasti.
ly. 1t made the other curb and turned
into the street again, A third time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
Deane Rasmussen, Two, Unmasks
Santa During Xmas Shopping Trip

! is husky for his age. and charged
full of pep.
You're TO see Santa Claus" Mrs.
Rasmussen explained TO her
prancing son. Now tell him what
you want"
Young Deane wasn't shy. He
walked up to the outstretched arms
of the department store Santa
| Claus.
Santa Claus leaned over.
"What do you want me to bring
you, little MANI" he asked
Deane's answer was a sudden
grab. in which he clutched the false
whiskers. Squealing in glee, he
gave yank.
II left Santa standing in nude
faced embarrassment before a
crowd of mothers and kids.
Deane tried to run out with the
whiskers. but he was stopped and
deprived OF his loot
lie hesitated a moment, and then
bolted thru the crowd, his mother
after him. They became separated,
While Mrs. Rasmussen was
searching for Deane. he had gotten
out thru door and discovered the
tool box on the running board OF
an automobile standing ON Second
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
CALLS STAR FEARLESS AND INDEPENDENT

Yet in o. my all has
somphed behalf OF the public veal there are many act. OF
star to Just and severe criticism There are many
GREAT ,m91usMcs N saaAIr OF soTa emsLoye AND
t of1 Hs0s sos T @
wovtu Ike 20 I sfs e s % sU4 tn. EN-
eLoyaa ANo Iaa gspLoye TOGETHER fos FRANK ANo
sssskTo ~ y6
No business man opposed principles
believe enshy for other
only under fair and
demand. the part
the proposition
".1ns . aers @ s aoo %us not upon that
friendly feeling But the public comes mes first ., 49,, , ,,,.
helpful relationship between the employer and his en-
this problem uceessuly win have found the
Key S here IN seattle @ @ 10 @ @ yslase in the United states
valuable in the service IT has rendered ,., . n
that eveboys interests be conserved
and frankly readers Of The Star What
10 9 Ta tr"ns Proser Agency pay
for suggesons submitted on Before 81 the prizes
be s25 and constructive letters
Help The Star add the
For the good Seattle this prob
Keep up the good work-my of to The start
Editor. puts mighty big Job to The Star
to solve the ever present Industrial prob
has noted that this accomplished
he a
harmony between employer
empoye his suggestion worthy Of consider
original, II doubt made In good faith.
Mr. ssuas The star sid.
correct The Star times out OF
Of a hundred will
trial dispute labor will
In right
However beside the question. Mr. strans asks:
promote helpful relations between
and employer
Of The star to act uds. the merit
in Interested
certainly Interested
letters Make
to frank Say what This
Of OF help
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

The work is being done by eight
men drawing county wages under
the supervision OF the county road
boss, who wa hired by Road Su-
pervisor James Jones. who, In turn,
was appointed by Commissioner
Hamilton. these farmers charge.
The work OF draining the lake is
already in progress. The lake is the
private property OF John 7. Mat
son, friend OF Hamilton and polit-
ical whip of the precinct 1t is To-
Gated in the center of his farm.
Oliver c. Otto. who acted as
chairman OF the Indignation meet
ing. described the drainage plan, as
suggested by those favoring II. as
follows:
About 200 yards OF 30-inch gal
vanized pipe line will be placed in
channel having a deep enough
drop To lower Ham lake two and
half feet. The lowering OF this
lake is supposed to carry off water
from a low hit OF road. nearly a
quarter OF a mile from the lake. by
the seepage route.
In reality" explained Otto. the
lowering of the lake will simply
give Matson considerable more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
BLAKE MURRAY
ISN'T ROBbER,
SAYS STRINCER

Undersheri~ ssrinaer an
nounced Friday that Blake
Murray, held under guard on q
dope charge In city hospital
since Monday. was not one Of
the 6othell bank robbers, as
he thought, following identif-
cation by r. II. Dexter, a Both
l ell restaurant man.
= Late Thursday night. several
"BothelI citizens called at the
city hospital. where Murray
has been under the care Of a
physician for an acute case Of
rheumatism. These persons
said that the suspect was not
one Of the four men who we're
seen leaving the bank. Their
testimony cleared all doubt in
the case.
Prior to the time OF Murray's ar
'est. the county authorities were
on the theory that he wai
,ne OF the bandits because OF hii
crippled condition. One OF the
3othell bandits was lame.
Murray says that he returned u
he Metropole hotel on the day o
he robbery some time between
md Z D. m. He was hazy In his ex
,lanation 1s to what he did earliei
n the day. but insisted that he wa
Iure OF the time he returned to hi
lotel. because the men in the lob
~ we're talking about the hold-up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

land The road. which ii is claim
ed will be made dry. is only about
800 feet in length ana rarely used.
About $3.50 worth of gravel would
fix it."
c. II. Cotterill. another OF the
farmers opposing the proposition.
described 1t as simply being a big
graft"
The lake already has a natural
outlet which handles all OF the
flood water. II is the common
opinion about here that Matson is
getting paid for his political influ-
ence. The drainage of the lake is
unnecessary. 1t benefits no one ex-
cept Matson."
All attempts TO locate the author
ization or appropriation for such
an Improvement by the county COM
missioners proved of no avail.
Matson practically told Star re-
porter where to go when asked
where the money came from tho
work.
Find out who put up the money,
II you want to know" he exploded.
County Engineer Denton says
that no details concerning the work
passed thru his office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

W 40 lOOhNA ann ipNhNNA HE"
Millar IN married and lives at
1914 East John st.
According To Stokes. he had
quarreled for weeks with Millar
and his partner over a guarantee OF
500 over the sale OF patent in
dex book
Il had the rights in Oregon and
Washington. and Kaufman a.
Millar agreed to pay me 500 a
month. and help market the prop
osition,r Stokes said. I've had
trouble getting my money. That's
why ! shot Millar."
Stokes fired one bullet
Then he walked out OF the build
Ing and calmly went 10 police head
quarters.
According 10 Stokes. he received
two checks for the first month. one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
MAN FOR DOB|E'S
JOB PICKED IF
HE'LL TAKE IT

c. J. Hunt will succeed Gil
Doble as coach Of the Univers-
ity OF Washington football
team next year II he will ac-
oept the place after a personal
investigation to be made Dec.
26. Hunt has coached Garlic
ton college at Northfleld,
Mimi, for six years, following
his graduation from De Pauw
university. where he played
guard and center.
This announcement was made by
General Manager OF Athletics
Younger today.
Hunt was recommended by DR..
Harry Williams. the great Univers-
ity OF Minnesota football tutor. He
has lost but two games in the six
years he has been coaching.
Hunt refused TO close the con-
tract for his services without first
looking over the ground In person.
He's heard that the Dobie cham
pionship teams were composed OF
professional prIzefighters and ruff
fans. and he didn't want to have
anything to do with school that
would stand for such tactics.
Younger Is convinced that II will
take Hunt about two minutes to
realize that such charges arc
groundless. and hopes that before
the first OF the year Hunt will be
signed to Il contract.
That DIR. Williams. the Minnesota
co~ch. should recommend Hunt.
rather than some of tho stars he
has turned out on his great teams.
is high praise.
Hunts team walloped the Uniyer.
sity OF Chicago team this year, Z
to 0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
FOOD BOYCOTT
BY WOMEN IS
IN FORCE NOW

The boycott on butter, eggs
and potatoes Is on.
Members OF the Horekeep- :
ers' club Thursday voted not
20 purchase these hiph-prleeo
necessities until they had
dropped within reach Of house
wives.
The action was taken at a
luncheon held at the Fraser
Paterson tea rom Thursday.
Others will be urged 20 cooper
ste Friday afternoon. In the
Press Club theatre. where an
other mass meeting Is sehed-
uled for 2 p. m.
Potatoes viii not he purchases
" the women while they sell 70
more than Il cents n pound Tn
,utter boycott was extended for tw,
weeks. or until the retail quotation
links 10 80 cents. The high wate
mark for fresh eggs. the women dc
'ided. would be Is cents n dozen
md 30 cents for cold storage eggs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

from ]. NJ. Kaufman and one from
Millar
"One cneck was returned for
lack OF funds" he said. but IL was
afterwards made good"
Kaufman & Millar had desk
room in the real estate offices OF
=. J. St Charles.
Millar's wife had gone to New
York a few weeks ago.
Millar had lived In Seattle for
about five years. coming from VAN
couyer. B. c.
T. A. Hartley. who has an Office
In the building. heard the shot
But when he got in the room
Stokes had gone.
Millar was lying dead on the
floor. Apparently the one shot In
the breast had killed him instantly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
CAN'T IDENTIFY MAN
FOUND IN WOODS

No clues we're found Friday an 10
the possible Identification Of the
man found late Thursday afternoon
by II. J. Hase, 1888 3Sth ave. N f.,
In the woods near East 5lst st. and
10th ave. N. r.
Hase was in search OF Christmas
trees when he stumbled across the
body The deceased Is n tall man.
The body was clad in woodsman's
attire. A cheap watch. bearing a
Spokane. tag, was found nearby.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

ave. and Union st.
He made for the tool box.
One tug and a grunt. The lid
opened Wrenches, oil cans and
bolts came out in quick succession.
and were hurled changing to the
sidewalk.
1t was great stuff for Deane. He
cleaned out the box with lightning
speed
But mother arrived before he
could further dismantle the auto
mobile. Passers-by stopped to
laugh Mrs. Rasmussen didn't
(contirued on page 14)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
TAKES
WORD TO
POLICE CHIEF

Walking into Police Chief Beckingham's office
at noon Friday H. N. Stokes, formerly Of Tucson Ar-
zona handed over revolver and said:
"rve killed Alexander Millar in the Mutual Life
building"
He said they had quarreled over a business deal.
Milar was dead when the police reached the scene.
While motorcycle officers rushed TO the offices of
Kaufman & Mllar TO confirm the confession, Stokes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

Little Deane Rasmussen. 2
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Rasmussen, 1908 10th
ave. W.. had his first great ad-
venture yesterday.
He left home with his mother
early In the afternoon on a
Christmas shopping trip.
They got off the kinnear
Park car in fine spirits. Deane
wanted to trot ahead. b.. his
mother kept hold Of his hand
until they reached the Bon
Marchc.
II ShOuld bo exDlained that Dean
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

SOUTH BEND. Dec. 1.-THE
kleeb Lumber Co.'S mill here was
destroyed by fire last night, entail.
ing loss OF S2J). 900. The blaze
started in the fire room and spread
TO the main plant. The loss IS part.
~ covered by Insurance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
Edna Ferber

You've read her stories
in the Saturday Evening
Post and other magazines.
She's one of the best
story writers in the coun-
try. She's the author of
Dawn O'Hara," the
novcl-a-week which will
begin in The Star next
Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
SAYS THE STARS Influence and
READERS IDEAS Can help solve
LABOR PROBLEM; Offers Cash


& line
By FREDERICK w. STRANG
watched in adequate the
and the Pacific Northwest of The Stars successful
Achievement the resolutions that
should Immediately forthcoming from and
organization territory affected by this decision;
praise congaaon might have with the best
from local the conclusion of of the
greatest beats" in Western newspaperdoml.
lreurn kindness
received
and uided and carried
thru to ohnal eess by star?
HI
Let u $50 obacka few andchec up;
Who futh big
in apubhc tina
business sttutons
Who Seatles first crusade
fornald nd landed the n
Who stood epeopea and
la Rgas?T
Mho o
Sta district bench
Tho gave heat cars
~ INDEPENDENT
Who tied protect !
sspubc the o
Of money thru a
haeor orowdT The Sts cosefo
md
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
COUNTY DRAINS
PRIVATE LAKE
Is Lafe Hamilton still playing politics'


Fifty indignant farmers of the SuiS creek precinct,
three miles east of Kent think
Resolutions adopted at a meeting in the Tar'-
ner school recently, condemning the King county COM
missonerS for authorizing the draining of Ham lake,
located on the farm of John T. Mason, at estimated
cost of ooo which, in reality they assert is nothing
more than a settlement of one of Lafe Hamilton'S po-
iical debts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
SlAVS BURN TOWNS

BERLIN. via SayYille, Dec. 15.-
Russian forces retreating in Ru-
mania left burning villages turnout
ellachia, today's official statement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
DISTURBING

THAT was a powerful sermon
DR. Fourthly gave us today"
Powerful IL right. fIe woke me
up five or blk times. IN. Y. World.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

The FINEST TlMmg Said Ab0w& Jack I0mdom's DEATH

Mrs the
il
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
"H0T TIME" AUTHOR
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 15.-Jo-
seph T. Miles, veteran actor,
who wrote the song "Therell
Be a Hot Time In the Old
Town Tonight" 10 dead here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
READ HER LETTER AND
GIVE WHAT YOU CAN TO
.FIRLAND MOVIE SHOW
This came In our mail today

This came in our mail today:
Dear Editor. F1tty cents
seems such little TO send
But II may help some. Only
you didn't tell half Of what II
means - walt and wait. the
burning fevers. and sometimes
in having too much to occupy
the mind
Also. on the good days.
days you are feeling a little
better. TO read the papers. and
see perhaps an "ad' for a
movie show or something: oh.
how you wish that you could
see that. too"
lnclosed was 30 cents.
Who knows what privatlon One
Who Knows" exacted Of herself IN
order To make that contribution
hut "one who knows" the ter.
rible loneliness of the patients at
the Firlands sanatorium. or any
other tubercular hospital. willingly
will make sacrifices that little
bit OF sunshine might enter their
lives.
NEVER SAW MOVIE"
To many OF you. dollar, or
fifty cents. or five dollars. or ten,
or more. may mean very little. To
the Firlands patients IL may mean
Just that little extra bit OF cheer
to bring some OF them back to the
road Of recovery.
JUST THINK OF SOME LIT.
TIE KIDDIES THERE WHO
HAVE NEVER SEEN A MOVIE.
That Is why The Star is so
anxious 10 raise enough money by
Xmas 10 bring the movies" TO
them--not for one day, but for all
days. The idea Is to buy n NOV.
ing picture machine. 1t will take
about 5000 Reels and other neces'
sary articles. The Star believes,
will be generously donated by local
movie men. At any rate. we'll find
out about that today.
Now we have about 800 for this
fund-and time Is getting short
Won't You contribute--somethlng
however little IL may be? Forward
your donations in care OF the editor
of The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

(The following received by The Star today from
Strang Proer Advertising Agency Seattle OF the bgges
the Northwest 1t speaks for itself)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

Do the tubereular patients at the
Firlands city sanltarium like to see
"movies"f Does duck swim 2
Better hurry and chip In for the
movie machine Christmas present
Forecast: Tonight and Saturday.
unsettled: probably rain or snow"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

Political thugs
have n better
chance 20 hold you
up under the par.
" plan. Sign the
nonpsrtissn bill.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-04

st. Louis, Mo, Aug. "A petf-
tion attacking the recent sale at
foreclosure of tn est. Louis & San
Francisco railroad and asking that
the court withhold approved of the
sale until unsecured creditors are
provided for was filed in the United
States District Court here yesterday.
Tic sIit was filed by bondholders
of the Cape Girardeau &c Northern
Railroad which was sold into the
Frisco System q short time before
the latter went into receivership.
Frisco bonds were given in payment
for the Cape Girardeau G. Northern.
but the receivers refused to recog-.
nize the purchase as valid. as it had
not received the sanction of the Fris-
co stockholders.
The bonds finally came into pos
session of the st. Louis Union Trust
Company, the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank of Cape Glrardeau, the
Jefferson Bank of st. Louis, the
Lead Belt Bank OF Pennington, Mo.
and the T. j. Moss Tie Company
Those concerns and Louis HoueK.
builder Of the Cape Girardeau &
Northern, brought the suit filed in
this city yesterday.
The petition says that in the reor-
ganization, stockholders of the Fris-
co system erceive stock and bonds
in the new. tis claimed that cred
itors should come first and that be
fore the foreclosure sale Of the Fris-
co is approved creditors should re-
ceive the value of their claims.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-04

stick to 1t and eliminate soft wheat
entirely a premium for good hard
wheat would soon be paid there. And
where soft wheat has given the best
results through a period of years,
no hard wheat at all should be grown
there. TIE wheat then would be pure
soft wheat and would bring prices
accordingly. .s,
But it is the mixture that makes
the trouble. The process of prepar-
ing hard wheat for milling is diff
ferent from, the process used in pre-
pairing soft, wheat. The miller likes
to mix the two to suit himself after
each has been prepared for milling.
If the two are mixed when threshing
or in the bin or in the field where
grown. a mill absolutely cannot af-
ford to pay as much for the mied
wheat as il can for pure hard wheat
or pure soft wheat.
Think these things over carefully
before changing varieties.-Oklaho-
ma Farmer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-04
HARD OR SOFT WHEAT ?

Those who manufacture things to
sell usually try to find out what is
wanted, make them and sell them.
The growing OF wheat is essen
italy a manufacturing process. The
subtle elemeHts OF the soil and air
are blended variously to 10 m, the
product which varies as the seed
varies.
The mills supply the direct mar
ke at which the wheat is sid, but
they in turn must dispose OF their
product. And that product must be
what the people want
Oklahoma flour has established an
enviable reputation for quality be-
cause of the wheat from which most
of IL has been made. And that wheat
has for the most part been hard Tur-
key and Kharkov.
This has been one of the seasons
which comes along about once in ev-
cry ten years when soft wheat has
in some cases yielded more than hard
wheat The tendency will be to con-
slider yield in 1916 only and to forget
average yields during a period of sew
eral wears. And the temptation will
be jstrong to try" the wheat which
has given little higher yield this
year than the sort usually grown.
N probably will do but little good
to say anything about this. We seem
to be due to go through another per-
iod of wandering around with wheat
varieties, mixing them all up, and
losing the advantage which has been
gained during the last five years.
It's too bad. If the localities where
hard wheat has given good yields,
one year with another, would only
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-04
MS work is generally appreciated.

his work is generally appreciated.
MIR. r. f. Powers, chairman of the
concessions committee, expects to
fill every available space with con-
cessions of various kinds, and is also
rendering valuable assistance to the
amusement committee in lining up
good entertainments and attrac-
tions.
Mf. John Lorge, VINO was presi-
dent of the fair last year, is lending
much assistance to every department
of the fair because of his experience
gained last year. and is very valu-
abel man to all departments. He is
taking an especial interest in the
cattle, hog and agricultural depart
ments, and will be able to help make
these bigger and better than before.
And last. there is Green Thomp-
son, treasurer. who is sitting on the
lid and keeping the expense account
down Just as low as possible through
his business sagacity and acumen.
He states that money is coming
along nicely on the cooperative ad-
vertising scheme, and that it will
pay it's own way by the time the fair
is held.
The premium list committee is
working day and night to get it in
readiness for publication and it is
thought that it will be ready for dis
yh 10
ium list is going to prove an inter
esting document and every persin in
the county should get one as soon as
it is off the press.
The fair is going to be better ad-
vertised this year than any fair ever
held here, and this advertising is ex-
pected to bring more people here
than ever before. Advertisements
will appear in the local papers, as
we'll as i'm the five county papers,
and should be looked for by all cit
liens as important announcements
in regard to the fair will be made in
this way The premium list in it.
self is going to be a big advertise
ment. an dthis, coupled with the fact
that premiums are To be paid in cash
makes prospects very promising.
The directors and officers are also
| working to make the departments
for ladies and children as attractive
as possible, because whatever inter
est them will interest the men. and
everyone can rest assured that the
ladies will be amply provided for,
both in the different departments,
as well as in the amusement and en-
| tertainment features.
The amusement feature is still to
| be worked out. but the committee is
on the trail of the very best carnival
and amusement companies, and it is
also in correspondence with aero
plane men, balloon men, and many
other kinds of attractions for free
amusements
All in ALL the prospects for the
! fair could not be better. and the in
terest and enthusiasm of the people
of the town and county is all that is
needed now to insure the success of
OUR FAIR.