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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26
LINGERING GUEST IS
NABBED BY POLICE

II was after the Christmas din
ner. at 2239 Fairview ave.
All the guests but one had de-
parted.
He remained-with a half gallon
jug OF whisky.
When police officers reached the
scene at the request of neighbors,
they arrested w. C. Carlisle for
violating The dry law. He's the
former waiter at the Thalia cafe.
arrested Nov. 81 for selling booze.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26

TT S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES tries to from,
~ barefootedness that's staring in the face 1t dis
that leather from sharks skin good substitute for
leather from bee skin advises everybody the
hides of the sharks they catch and is furnishing gshp and
beach with shark-fshing tackle
The enterprise is blessed one, but it has been given
feminine fad for shark leather should be
noted first thing In every large city put the
girls wearing nifty shark skin shoes, and you'll have
floursng industry coaxing sharks of their habitat and
it will make mighty little difference whether good
substitute has been discovered that.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26

We SEQ where two boys broke
Into a freight car and stole 30
dozen eggs. Let's see now, %
dozen at a dollar apiece--GIvE
EN- LIEF
Men are funny ducks. They
blow their cold fingers to make 'cm
warm. then blow hot soup to make
II cold.
APPEARANCES DECEPTIVE
The aunt of a little boy was
amazed at the appetite exhibited
by him during a recent stay in her
household.
Mercy she exclaimed ono day
But you certainly eat a terrible
lot. Willie, for such n little fellow"
Willie, however. was not at all
upset by this.
i expect" he rejoined, that |
amt so little as | look from the
outside"
HARD LINES
What are you crying for
Jamie2'
I've been a-goin' to both the
Methodist and the Presbyterian
Sunday schools for six weeks, and
they had their Christmas trees on
the same night. Life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26
CHAPTER n.
Tho Flrst Of the Three Spirits

The Flrst Of the Three Spirits
When Scrooge awoke. IL was so
dark that. looking out OF bed. he
could scarcely disting uish the trans
parent window from the Opaque
walls OF his chamber. He was en-
deayoring TO pierce the darkness
with bis ferret eyes. when the
chimes OF a neishboring church
struck tho threequarters. SO hs
listened for the hour.
Msrloy's Ghost bothered him CT
ceedingly. Every time he resolved
within himself. after mature in
qulry. that II was all a dream, his
mind flew back again. like a strong
spring released. to It's first position
and presented the same problem
to be worked all thru. WAS Il a
dream or not7"
Scrooge lay in this state until he
remembered. on a sudden. that the
Ghost had warned him of a vista
ton when the bell tolled One. Al
length II broke upon his listening
ear.
Ding. dong"
The hour ITSELF" said Scrooge
triumphantiy. and nothing elsel"
He spoke before the hour bell
sounded. which Il now did with a
deep. dull. hollow, melancholy One
Light flashed up In the room upon
the instant. and the curtains OF his
bed were drawn.
The curtains OF his bed we're
drawn aside, tell you. by n hand
And Scrooge, starting up into n half
recumbent attitude. found himself
face 10 face with the unearthly visit.
tor who drew them.
II was a strange figure--like a
child, yet not so like a child as like
an old man, viewed thru some
supernatural medium. Its hair,
which hung down its back. was
white as II with age: and yet the
face had not n wrinkle in Il, and
the tenderest bloom was on the
skin. The arms were very long
and muscular; the hands the same,
as II its hold we're OF uncommon
strength. II held n branch OF fresh
green holly In It's hand: and, In
singular contradiction OF that
wintry emblem. had its dress
trimmed with summer flowers. But
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26

Logan Bflingsley spent Christmas in Jail because
he couldn't get his bond arranged. That's trouble
with the bootegger they're careless about their bonds
whiskey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26

upon the next night wnen the last
stroke OF Twelve has ceased 10 Vi.
hraie. Look 10 see mo no more Z.
and look that. for your own sake.
you remember what has passed be.
tween u.s."
When Il said these words. the
spectre walked backward from
him. and at every step Il took the
window raised itself n little. so that
when the spectre reached II. II was
vide open. Marleys Ghost faded
into mist.
Scrooge closed tn. window and
tried TO say "Humbugi" but
stopped at tho first syllable. And
being much In need OF repose. he
went straight 10 bed. without un.
dressing. and fell asleep upon tho
instant
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
eoR'E,aN'.

Turks admit evacuation Of Trshi-
zond. Russians continue advance In
Black sea district.
A destructive fire in Belgrade, for.
merly the capital of Serbia. is reported
in dispatch to the Matin from Blu
charest.
:. Field Marshal Won der Goltz died Of
spotted typhoid fever at the headquar-
ters of the Turkish army, after an Ill
ness of ten days ~.
Farmers in the British Isles are CON
Quoting experiments with sulphite Of
ammonia to increase the productivity
Of the potato fields.
The Danish steamer Esbjorg. bound
from Bordeaux for Copenhagen. with
cargo Of wine, was seized by Ger
man cruiser in the Cattegat and taken
to Swinemuende II =
James w. Gerard, American envoy,
called on Foreign Minister van Jagow
Saturday evening and was closeted
with him almost an hour. Their dis
cussion was of an informative nature.
The general opinion of the Swiss
newspapers is that there will be no
rupture between the United States
and Germany, as Germany is expected
to yield to the representations of the
American government.
President Yuan Shi Kai in man
date admits that his full control of
the administration has caused dissat-
isfaction among the people, and au-
thorizes the secretary of state, Hsu
Shih Chang, to organize a responsible
Cabinet
The chamber of deputies at Paris de-
cided to advance the official time in
France one hour. 1t is expected that
by this action huge economic gains
will be made thru the saving of day.
light. The action of the French cham
Der of deputies follows closely similar
legislation by the German reichstag
and by the Holland chamber of dep
uties.
One of the most easily-effected
economies in the postal service, not
only of Germany, but OF any country,
would be the abolition of the post
age stamp, the Munich Neuste Mach
richten points out. 1t recommends
the substitution of franking ma
chine for the postage stamp and re-
marks that this change would save
Germany nearly $25,OOO.OOO year.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
SPORT.
standing Of western League Club.

Word. was received in Grand juno.
tion that Harold Aupperle had been
elected captain of the Leland Stanford
track team.
Articles were signed for ten-round
boxing bout at Tulsa, Okla, May 80,
between Frank Moran of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Carl Morris Of Sapulpa. Okla.
D. v. A. Smith of the Illinois Ath.
letic Association, worlds champion
plunger, broke the worlds record for
the 75-foot plunge In the Missouri
Athletic Associations tank at st.
Louis. Smith plunged the distance in
80 1-5, breaking the former record OF
:52 made five years ago by John Lich.
ter.
Three meet records were broken
and two new worlds records estab-
lished in the university class at the
seventh annual Drake relay meet held
in the Drake stadium at Des Moines,
la. Seven thousand persons, many Of
them from colleges who participated
in the relay, thronged the stadium In
the special 220-yard dash, the feature
event Of the program, Hoyt of Grim
nell college romped away from his
competitors, completing the distance
in :21 2-5.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
WASHING GTON.

The Senate voted to recede from
amendments to House free sugar re-
peal bill, and approved the bill as 1t
passed the House.
Resolution of inquiry regarding the
detention of Samuel Schwartz an
American. by British authorities. was
introduced by Representative Bennett.
Much Of the 1915 apple crop has
not been sold. said q statement ie-
sued by the Department Of Agricul.
ture. which also declared the condi-
tion Of the apple market was giving
growers and dealers grave concern.
Secretary Baker acknowledged that
official dispatches had carried as a
rumor the report that Mexican officers
had warned Gen. Pershing not to pro-
coed south OF ParraL
Lousiana's 1915 sugar crop amount
ed to 137,500 short tons. according to
final figures announced BY the bureau
of crop estimates. The year before
the total was 242, 700.
Mail reports reaching the public
health service say that typhus IA To
kio II increasing. Oos kunared and
~ oasss vsso imported within nine
tsen days before Tie rsport.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
, Western Newspaper Union News Service.
LIVE STOCK VALUES INCREASE
Manufactures Assessments for 1915
Total $a,aaf .206 Moro than In 1914.

Manufactures Assessments for 1918
Total $3,aa1 .206 Moro than In 1914.
Denver-The total assessed valua.
ton of Colorado property is $1,249..
199.210s according to the fourth an
nual report OF the Colorado Tax Com.
mission. Colorado manufacturers
have increased $3.391.2O in value.
and the worth Of Colorado livestock
has risen more than $6.OO0.OOO, ac-
cording to the values fixed by the as
SCISSORS for the year 1915 and ap.
proved by the commission
School taxes have increased more
than any other class From 1906 to
and including the year 1914. tho
amount of school taxes paid by the
average total increase in taxes OF
54.5S per cent. During the same Pc
riod the state taxes increased 3O.9s
per cent, county taxes, 1926 per cent,
and town taxes. 52.12 per cent. This
gives an average total increase in
taxes of 54.58 per cent. It is esti-
mated that at the same time the in
crease in the total valuation of the
states property was approximately
20 per cent.
Coloradoans in 1914 paid total OF
$18,420. .401.2O for the support OF their
state, county, town and school gov
ernments. In 1906 they paid total
of $11 1,916, ,455.31.
A marked decrease in the assess.
ments on metalliferous mining proper.
ties is shown, due to the changes In
the law governing the assessments OF
mines. For 1915 the valuation placed
on mining properties is 2.64 per cent
of the total valuation of the state.
In 1914 it was BIZ per cent, in 1913
it was S.52 per cent, and in 1912 It
was APT per cent.
The total valuation of the state for
1915 is $6O.359.995 less than 1914. OF
this the largest decrease was in Den.
yer, the tax commission allowing
decrease of approximately $4,000, 900
this year. Decreases of $9,431,32S
were allowed by the State Board of
Equalization. These included de-
creases of more than $3,OOO.00O each
in the valuations Of the Denver Tram
way Company and the Denver Gas
and Electric Light Company.
Denver's total valuation is $35, $780,
508 less than in 1912. the first year
the tax commission was in office
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
WESTERN.

California has Japanese popula-
tion OF approximately 10000.
Last falls sowing of winter wheat
in Kansas is estimated to be approx
mately 8.454,000 acres.
The annual election of officers of
the International typographical Un-
ion will be held May "a.
Henry Tyson, rancher living in
the vicinity of Drew, in southern
Douglas county, Ore, is the father of
twenty-one children. The youngest is
girl Of 16 years.
Twenty houses were blown from
their foundations, many barns were
demolished and much live stock
killed by violent wind storm which
swept Longview, Texas.
Nebraska Republicans have nomi-
mated A. L. Sutton OF Omaha for gov
ernor, and the Democrats have Sc.
lected Keith Neville of North Platte,
according to the incomplete returns.
Miss Mary Silliman, former teacher
in the American College at Constan-
tinople, reported lost in Germany on
her way to this country, has been de.
tanned at Warnemunde, Germany, by
German authorities.
Apathy displayed by leading club
women Of Los Angeles toward the WIS.,
it of twenty-three members of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage
who arrived on the Suffrage Special"
failed to effect any change in the Wis
itors' plans.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
GEN e RAJ.

Richard Harding Davis, author and
war correspondent, who died on April
II, left an estate valued at $25O,OOO.
1t is stated that Villa has again
been found, this time 100 miles south
of the United States border, at Aqua
Chile, with 200 followers.
Secret arrangements have been
city by regiments of the National
guard in case of breaking off of dip.
lomatic relations with Germany.
1t was unofficially stated in Juarez
that Gen. Carranza would In all prob
ability place the Mexican railroads at
the disposal of General Pershing II
the expeditionary force was with.
drawn.
Four hundred employees of the Char.
tiers Creek Coal Company at Cafions.
burg. Pa, went on strike, following a
disagreement between the men and
the company over the naming of a
physician.
The great plant OF the Westing.
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company in East Pittsburg. Pa,
closed completely when the few
thousand workmen who had forced
their way by the strike pickets re
turned to their homes.
Harry L. Newton. q. former muni.
tions worker. who was arrested in
New York after entering into an al.
legged agreement to blow up a muni-
tions plant. was prepared to kill J. p.
Morgan, according to an affidavit sub
mitted in the Tombs Police Court.
In attempting to capture two youth
full bandits who had assaulted and held
ny . Union Pacific brakeman because
he refused to permit them to ride on
q freight train for Chicago, Wilfism H.
Cabler, 65 years old. q watchmm Tor
the Denver Union 6toclyards Com
pany. was shot aa1 killed.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27

to get better and am now well. am
stout and able to do my own housework.
] can recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who is sick and
run down as wonderful strength and
health restorer. sMy husband says !
would have been in my grave ere this
II it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER-
SON, 7O3 Lyon St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Before submitting to q surgical opera
ton it IL wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
ments with Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound; it has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, for
advice 1T win be confidential
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
LATEST NEWS
EPIT0M|zED !
FROM TELEoRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WERK's
= GvENTs. ~
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER PoaTEp
2 ON MOST IMPORTANT
CURRENT TOPICS. ~
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Four allied steamers sunk by sub
marines.
Russian attack in Lake Narocz re-
gion repulsed by Germans.
British recapture part of trenches
recently lost north Of Ypres.
Russian troops landed in France;
already on way to western front.
Turks report defeat of Russians
south Of Biths and east Of Mush.
Premier Skoulodis. who is wealthy,
has given 100000 to the state.
Russians capture important Turk
tsh position SO miles west of Erzerum.
Germany believed to have decided
on nature of reply to American note.
British forces have penetrated 100
miles into Germany's colony in East
Africa.
Floods compel Germans to evacuate
trenches near Ypres. recently cap
tured from British.
The United States has prepared
plans to protect Americans If break
comes with Germany.
French estimate that Germans have
up to date used 100000 men in at
tempt to take Verdun.
Constantinople reports that the
British force besieged in Kut-el-Amara
is near famine and has ordered the
civil population to evacuate the town
Gen. Funston is sending to Gen.
Pershing more than 1000 additional
troops and there is reason to believe
that even more will be placed at his
disposal If the campaign against Villa
II continued.
The sinking Of a neutral ship and
. British steamship was reported by
Lloyds. The Norwegian ship Glen
doom was sunk by gunfire. The lost
British steamship was the Harrovian,
which was unarmed.
Overshadowing all other phases OF
the war is President Wilson's ultima
tum to Germany insisting on an i'm
mediate abandonment of Germany's 8
submarine warfare, under pain of a
cessation Of diplomatic relations with
the United States.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
OAIRYMEN Plan SHOW
STATE ASSOCIATION REoRoAN
izEs AT BOULDER.
Director. French Of Agricultural Col.
ieae Urges Development of Cheese
Making Industry In Colorado.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Boulder, Colo.-The Colorado State
Dairy Association. which has been in
active for the past few years. took q
new lease on life at its annual meet
ing here and, a complete rorganiza
ton was effected Hereafter the as
sociation will be under the control OF
q board Of nine directors representing
all branches Of the industry.
The new board selected consists Of
H. D. Parker, Greeley; C. A. Hall, JEFF
ferson county; James Gingrich, Den
yer; w. s. Partridge, Holly; Gilbert
-Landell, Fort Lupton; Prof George E.
Morton, Fort Collins; A. NJ McClena-
han, Greeley; George T. Sinton, Colo
RADIO Springs; G. H. Hinman, Denver.
H. d. Parker of Greeley was elect
ed president and c. H. Hinman Sec
retary The directors were instructed
bylaws for submission at the next
meeting, and the directors will meet
in Denver May 29th to consider plan
for an active campaign.
1t was decided that the association
would lend its assistance and backing
to a big dairy cattle exhibit at the
next National Western Stock Show.
Director w. S. French of the Agri-
cultural College extension work urged
that the association give its attention
to the development OF the cheese
making industry. expressing the opin-
ion that Colorado has conditions that
will permit of the production of the
best cheese in the world and the In
dustry is highly profitable.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Assault. Mother and Nloht Marshal

Cripple Creek-Armed posses in
automobiles and on horseback are
searching the country between Grip.
pie Creek and Colorado Springs fol
Bert (Dutch) Wiley, an ex-reforma
tor convict. who terribly assaulted
his Siother and Night Marshal Burn
ham. Burnham was knocked down
by Wiley with blow from shot
gun and pounded into insensibility
Mrs. Wiley was also knocked uncon
scious by blow from a revolver in
the hands Of her son. Feeling against
Wiley is 80 bitter that threats OF
lynching have been heard.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Commissioner Ask. Cooperation.

To help stop the flooding Of public
highways in the state by "carelessness
on the part of water consumers" T.
J. Ehrhart, highway commissioner, is
notifying the boards of county COM
missioners throughout Colorado of the
evil, and asking them to cooperate
in preventing it. The overflow from
irrigating bitches is the chief cause
Of the artificial floods. At the same
time, the state engineering depart
ment is calling the attention of all
water commissioners to the 5000 max
imum fine and three months impris-
onment likely to be visited on those
who carelessly allow their water to
damage the state roads.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Big Deal In Rich Coal Land.

Trinidad.-The consummation of one
of the biggest deals ever turned by
local men occurred when a patent to
$40 acres Of coal land above Cokedale
was placed on file in the county clerks
office. The patentees to whom the
government has conveyed the title are
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Thompson and
Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell. This is
looked upon as one of the finest bits
of coal land in the county.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Teller E.tate Less Than 5000.

The net value of the estate of the
late Henry NJ. Teller, for years United
States senator and known as Colo
radios grand old man." is $4.662.50,
according to an appraisal made by
Leslie E. Hubbard, state inheritance
tax appraiser. AS this amount is
within the inheritance exemption al
lowed the widow, there will be no tax
upon 1t. The gross value Of the es'
tate was fixed at $131 ,4O8, but deduc-
tions for debts, administrative eS.
penses and widows allowance
amounted to $126,746.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
HOW TO REMOVE DANDRuFF
itching and Irritation Of the scaIp
With cutieura. Trial Free.

On retiring lightly touch spots Of dan.
drum. itching and burning with Cuticura
Ointment. Next morning shampoo
thoroughly with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. These super-creamy emollients
DO much to keep the scalp clean and
healthy and to promote hair growth.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. La
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
To Report on Track crossinos.

The State Public Utilities Commits
sion ordered all the railroads in the
state to appear through representa-
tives on May 10 in a formal investi-
cation begun by the commission upon
its own motion of the condition Of all
railroad crossings in the state.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
ce,Isess ,so, .sas inheritance Taxes.

Collects S501 ,62o Inheritance Taxes.
With collections Of Ss01. .62s.66 in
the last sixteen months. Inheritance
Tax Collector Leslie E Hubbard has
established . new record. The depart
ment has appraised. disposed Of and
collected the tax on 2.4s9 estates dur
ing that period. II 10 expected that
the amount for the present year will
reach e300, 100 before Dec. 1, when tbs
yearly report b made. During the
first fifteen days OF April. SS,21sss
was turned over to the state treas
urer by the inheritance tax collector
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Say Jones, Not sertram, Slow officer

Denver-With virtually no varia-
tion in the material parts of their
statements, five persons have told the
police Fred Jones, young bandit, fired
the shot which killed William H. Cab
Ter. stockyards watchman. All de-
clare that Ralph Bertram, the Pueblo
boy, was nearly a block away from
the scene when the first shot was
fired. The police say they expect to
prove a clear case against Jones. He
still denies that he fired at Cabler and
also asserts he is innocent of Capitol
Hill holdups. in which Bertram de-
clares he and Jones participated.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Tungsten Found Near Central city

Central City-There is consider.
able excitement existing here over
the discovery Of tungsten ore in the
Martin vein at Apex, about six miles
north of this place, which is operated
by the Pioneer Mining Company.
The streak is between five and eight
inches wide and lies in crevice oi
gold and silver ore from eight to ten
inches wide of ore carrying good
values.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27

opeuG I00 ooCUokU
stated that I would
never got well with.
out an operation
and that without Il
I would not live one
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some Of Lydia e.
Pinkham's vegeta-
ble Compound. l took
- and rnvnuaonr rA6
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Policeman elames Colorado cIimat,

Grand Junction.-Officer Andrew L
Halligan, Grand functions largest po
liceman, If not the largest in the state
celebrated the forty-third anniversary
OF his arrival in Colorado. On April
Is, 1878, he arrived in Denver. weigh
ing eight pounds. Today he stands
six feet three inches tall and weighs
just 324 pounds. He blames it OF
Colorado climate.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Parole. Issued to Two Prisoners.

Paroles Issued to Two Prisoners.
The State Pardons Board has is
sued paroles for James Byrams, con.
vict in the penitentiary serving time
for murder, and Jack House, convict
ed of larceny of livestock. Byrams
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years on circumstantial evidence
and his parole takes effect on May 1.
His ten years would have been up
in 1917. House will Aave the prison
July /.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-27
Fix Insurance. Payment for Miners.

FIX In8ufahce Payheht TOT MIhoft.
A system for fixing coal mine IN
surance rates under the workman's
compensation act. in accordance with
the degree Of protection afforded the
workmen. was submitted TO the State
Industrial Commission by . commit
To-. arf