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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-04
Feb. q, 1915,

Won Hindenburg hurled $4,000
men at Russian lines near Warsaw
Germans evacuated Angola
Turks defeated in two engage
ments at Suez canal.
British ships shelled Germans at
Westende.
Germany proclaimed waters
around Great Britain and ireland a
war zone and warned neutral YES
sells.
Steamer Aymeric sailed from
New York with relief cargo form
IL states for Belgium.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-04
Feb. s, 1915.

TCU' o. 1910.
Allies In strong offensive In Bel.
GUM.
Russians recaptured Gumine.
British captured many Turks,
Werner Horn sentenced to Jail In
Maine.
Allied airmen drove German
general from Altklrch headquar-
tiers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
To Help Nature Shed
a Bad Complexion

Beauty devotees arc enthusiastic
over the beautifying qualities OF
mercoilzed wax. Nothing discovered
within recent years accomplishes so
much. so quickly. without harm. at
such small expense. The principal
reason for It's wonderful merit is
that ~ works In harmony with phys
tologioai laws. Instead OF hiding
complexion defects. II removes them.
II actually takes off the aged. faded.
saiiow. freckled or biotchy surface
skin. gently, gradually. causing no
Inconvenience. II IL natures way OF
renewing compilations. When the
natural process Is retarded because
Of deficient circulation or nerve
tone. mercolized wax comes TO the
rescue and hastens the skin she'd
ding. The new complexion which
appears is a natural one. youthful,
healthy. exquisitely beautiful II
you've never tried mercolixed wax
get an ounce OF IL at the drug store,
use at night like cold cream. wash
ing IL off I'm tho morning..
Another natural beautifying trea'-
mentor wrinkied skins 20 battle
the face in a lotion made by dissolv-
ing an ounce OF powdered saNolite In
"A half pint witch hazel. This Is re-
markedly and simultaneously ef-
fective Advertisements.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
A Great Tie Sale for
Commercial History


IJERADED pake these Tie daysnot
IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
TAKE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OFF
BLAZING Liner CONGRESS FIRST
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

fire. there was no panic We low.
cred seven boats as smoothly AZ
II in practice. Tho sea was calm
and passengers were carried i'm.
mediatoly TO tho dredEe Niche.
After all passengers were saved,
We tried 10 rescue some OF their
clothing and other effects Some
had run from their staterooms az
the first alarm. half dressed. and
failed 20 return for more clothes.
But We had barely started this
work when fire came cracking mn
thru the woodwork aud terrific
heat began warping tho deck"
Hail Deck Hands as Heroes
Weary deck hands. their eyes
red from smoke inflammation.
many with slight burns. were hail.
ed as heroes today by the rescued
passengers. These sailors fought
the flames TO the last When
nothing more could be done they
tumsled into lifeboats as they
were. many wearing only canvas
pants and strcaked from head 10
foot with SCOT and grease. One
oller was overcome by smoke.
There were several others Injured.
Mrs. Margaret ReIE. of ST. Louis,
was III in bed when the order
came to abandon ship. Fellow
passengers carried her TO boat.
and she was landed safely.
ONLY ONE Got Wat
Not so much as foot wetting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
HANLY EXPECTS
BIC DRY VOTE

J. Frank Hanly. prohibition nom
inee for president. and party lett
here early Friday for Tacoma and
Portland. following an address Ia
the Metropolitan theatre Thursday
night. In which he predicted
1000. 900 votes would be cast In
the general election ia November
for national prohibition.
Accompanying Manly on the
dry special" are Dr. Ira i.andrith.
vice presidential nominee. oliver
". Stewart. chairman OF the ma.
tlonal campaign committee. and
several others
There Is little likelihood OF our
party being successful az the polls
next November. said Haniy. "bu,
we urge you 20 help us pile up
enough votes TO force the repub.
lean and democratic parties 10
carry n prohibition plank in 1920.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15

Open evenings until 8 and sundays
until 4 for people who work Iels-
phone Main $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
BURNS KILL
LITTLE GIRL

Flames that caught fire 10 the
dress OF little 4-year-old Tassie
sherman. when she was playing
with matches Thursday afternoon.
resulted In burns that caused her
death during the night.
She wandered from the homo of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Abe
sherman. 2i5 18th ave. to her
grandmother's home. 1907 yelling
ton court. and. finding no one at
home. went In and started playing
with matches she found there.
A few minutes later she ran,
screaming. into the yard. her
clothes blazing. Neighbors wrap
pod blankets about her. but only
after she had been seriously
turned. she died at Providence
hospital during the night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
I,OOOSi Ties

In regular stock we would mark
them $3.50 and $500
w OVEN designs executed
w over Persians patterns
is a new idea brought out in
many OF these Ties. And the
oolorings in these particular
patterns are richer than we
have ever found in ties at
any price.
We say with assurance that
the silks used in the making
OF these Tics are the finest
produced. The color blend
ings OF these Scaris beggar
description
No two patterns alike. ex-
cept those featuring set"
which consists OF one pattern
in different color combinations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15

was experienced by any seamen or
Messengers during the transfer
with one exception. The ships
baker, survivor OF the Titanic dis
aster. tumhied into the water. lie
was hauled out Immediately.
Chief Engineer MARYLAND. As.
Sistaui Higgins and Steward Ty-
son. fought the blaze until they fell
unconscious Tyson is In Mercy
hospital. stlll unconscious Captain
Cousins was standing on deck. still
hoping to save his ship when Mart.
land. gasping and choking. was car
ricd up. The order. ITO the life.
boats" was given at once.
Ships Safe 10 Lost
Purser Holzer made several at.
tcmpts To reach the ships safe. but
fire cut him off and he had 10 run
for his life.
This safe contained the ships
papers. $4,000 in company money
and $4,000 worth OF passengers
valuables.
In the rush on deck in pillows OF
smoke and tho excitement OF
climbing into lifeboats. many fam
lilies were torn apart Some did
not meet again until all had land.
ed at North Bend. There were hys.
terical scenes OF Joy p. the wharf.
Flashing his IS. o. S." the wire.
less operator stuck to his key un-
I'll heat put the main apparatus
out OF commission. He then con.
nected up his auxiliary plant and
continued calling help until II col.
lapsed and he was driven from his
post by the scorching heat
Congress Worth si,25o,ooo
His call was heard Mt the Coos
Bay station. Many boats hurried to
meet the Congress. Tho schooner
Tillamook and the dredge Niche
were first to reach her and began
receiving passengers, Officers OF
the Congress remained aboard the
schooner A. NJ. Simpson close be.
side the burning liner. SO they will
be first To board II after the
flames subside
Five thousand barrels OF oil In
the Congress fuel tanks were blaz-
Ing today. vomiting a huge pillar
OF inky smoke skyward. The Con
gress was the biggest OF the Pa
cifio Coast Steamship company
fleet and one of the best liners on
the Seattle-San Diego run. II was
worth s1,25O,0o0.
No Hitch In Rescue
j. A. Smil.. San Francisco silk
dealer. declared the Congress crew
worked without hitch from the
time the fire was discovered until
all passengers were ashore.
Some stewards tried repeatedly
to dash thru dense smoke over the
after part OF tho steamer and res
cue luggage. A number of pas
sengerS rushed on deck In their
underwear. Stewards supplied
them with blankets and shawls.
Darkness was falling and the
gloom brought out bursts OF hys.
terra. As the dredge started
shoreward fire began shooting up
from the doomed liner. which
broke from Its moorings and drift
ed. The Congress became n fur.
mace. radiating burning heat far
over the water. while leaplne
flames threw Pickering glare
over huddled groups on the dredge
and throngs of spectators on the
beach.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
RIOTERS KEEP
CITY HOSPITAL
SICK awake

After rattilng the bars.
screaming. eursIna and trying
20 do damage TO the doors for
four hours early Friday morn
Ing. 20 OF 90 lonashoremen
strike sympath;rers Jailed
Thursdsy night after = water
front disturbance, wero piled
into autos at $50 a. ~. and
hustled out 20 the city stoekade.
Friday morning Chief Beck.
ireham signed complaints for
each Of the 90 prisoners. ehara.
ing them with unlawful ASSEM-.
blaoe, and bail was placed at
$500 each.
Many OF them had virtually
arrested themselves by climb
Ing into the police autos when
Chief Buckingham. Capt VII.
lard and Lieut.. Dolphin, with
squad Of reserves. attempted to
disbursc crowd OF 400 that
gathered In front OF the Grand
Trunk dock at 10 y. m. Thurs-
day.
Others who refused to dis
burse were quickly taken to
headquarters.
When the booking sergeant com.
pleted his task Of entering names on
thu arrest book. he had 50 who
said they were longshoremon.
They faced open charges.
After being holated TO the top
floor OF the Public Safety building.
and placed in two separate rcceiy.
Ink cells. the gang started bowling.
They kicked aud ratified the bars.
Patients In the city hospital. ON the
floor below. we're unable 20 sleep
Tho men were asked 20 keep
quiet. but responded with a more
vigorous hubbub.
The. police could not turn hose
on them. because tho water would
have gone thru the floors into the
hospital
Lieut.. Dolphin and tho jailors
then went into the receiving cells
and picked out the men they be.
lleyed were making the most noise.
Here is the report Lieut.. Dolphin
left 70 Capt Willard when he went
off duty Mt 4 q. m
The l. W " element OF long.
shoremen arrested last evening on
the water front made tho night
hldeous with their yclls aud pound.
ing. and ffound u necessary TO re.
move 20 OF them TO tho Htockade.
Later comparative quiet prevailed. "
Tho police made tho roundup on
tho water front after reports had
continued TO come TO headquarters
that crowds OF threatening strik.
sympathiKera were assembling
About 400 were together when the
police reserves arrived.
They yelled at tho cops. some
spoutlng. Bring on the rest OF the
bulls. we're all here"
When told to dlsband many re.
fused. As soon as some OF the
noisy ones had been arrested. doz.
ems OF others piled into the autos.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
5,OOOSiik Ties
In regular stock We would mark
them Use and 800


And besides. they arc the regultr
s?00 shapes. and made as are only
the better ties. Here ars some OF
.he patterns
Cross.check on satin stripe and
MORE ground
Rainbow stripes on black silk.
Solid color Barathca silks
Fancy Barathea silks.
Twotone striped Bengallne silks.
Brocadcd figures on satin.
Gold and silver brocadea on poplin.
jacquard figure on checked silk.
Colored satin stripes on MORE
ground.
Satin stripe on faille sllk.
Persian designs that are wonderful
And staple patterns for every man
who wants them.
Ws could so on and on with
descriptions. but We have told
enough TO give you an idea OF the
wonderful things you viii find in
this lot at
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15

Get a $500 set of
teeth for 5000. or .
ssS 90 set for tt5.oo.
These prices include
extracting with o u Z
pain.
I am now making
Alloy. Gold and Syn
thetic Filings at . spe-
ciai low price. and reg
ular $1,000 and $500
Gold Gro WINS and
Bridgework for $500.
II Is admitted by the
hest dentists In Seattle
that my Crown and
Bridgework equal the
very best
BE sure and come 20
Dr. Edwin ,. Brewn. u
n. - himself. .is Ftr~s
Ave-. L stos Btock-
Open evenings until 8
until a fHr nrnnfa WIN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15

ENGINEERS OF national fame
were In Tacoma Friday TO address
the iolnt convention OF the State
Association Of County Commission.
ers and County Engineers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
1000 Silk Ties

In regular stock we would mark
them $50 and $500
IN O describe such ties as
l. these would be extremely
difficult-but we do wish 10
emphasize the quality OF the
silks and the shape Every
Tie has that large. flowing
end. and is made by the best
neckwear manufacturer in the
country, which assures you
longer wear, and. OF course.
individuality.
Particularly interesting in
this lot are the rich colors
so intricately woven and so
perfectly blended
Many OF these silks were
selected in the piece and made
up TO our own specifications.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
Benetol
RI4xIYyIYJ9lElIZ2e{
Prevents BARRIERS Itch

Have your barber apply B@bstol
and n~netol Ointment. and you will
be safe from coutaEiou and infcc-
ton common TO public barber shops
For sale al all druggists In original
RED Cartons
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-15
ST.. 65

dhncydc sho
wanting style w attracting there
pattern Sc new n col NJ i gn a o
Dyouh bg are W again e avalah
rect m o mo usa
values first
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
What Every Woman Does
A CONFESSION IN VERS LIBRE.
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

81 simply COULDN'T get away from
the Directors Meeting.
cor the Funeral'-or whatever II Ia
they usually say:
Did you worry about me VERY
much?"
And answered in my sweetest "tele-
phone voice.
oh. SO much. darpns-every minute
But LIED!
30. when we are married
] am going to be noble. and sweet.
and unselfsh"
And persuade him NOT to give UP his
clubs for NE!
Dear Boy!
Because. being "a vision" and an AN
GEL and ian IDEAL
Is perfectly lovely.
But standing on a pedestal and keep
Ing your halo on straight for three hun.
dred and sixty-hve consecutive evenings
In the year
Is a life sentence at hard labor!
And have KNOWN the Perfect-End'
of-a-Day!
Copyright i9lsJ
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
Seen In The
Shops

and Is cents In Philadelphia; tomatoes
10 cents a quart In both places; sweet
potatoes, Is cents a quarter OF a peck
here, and 20 cents in Philadelphia. and
cauliflower, is to Is cents a head. as
compared with 20 to 30 cents.
Green peppers are 20 cents a dozen Ia
Philadelphia and Is cents here. Span
ish onions are 5 cents apiece In the
Pennsylvania city and three for 10 cents
here, and lettuce. 8 to IL cents, as COM
pared with the local price OF s to il
cents.
Prices on butter. eggs and poultry are
practically the same. with butter (oi
best quality at ~ and 45 cents a pound
eggs at 30 and IS cents a dozen, and
chickens at % to IS cents a pound.
Telephone Main $500 and ask the Shopper
for Information regarding the shops where
these bar gains may be purchased
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
She Finished AT Barnard
Last Spring, and Now She
Runs the Factory, With
More Than Fifty Employees
to Follow Her Orders.

great many years. Why shouldn't I
take the burden OF her shoulders now
and ut myself to take care OF herr
OF course. ] wanted to 60 away to
school. What girl doesn't? But am
learning more here than I would learn
In school, and having a lot more fun In
getting the knowledge. have many
girls In my employ, and they are dears.
| love them and ! hope they love me.
They are alt ages and all types, but
we get along nicely. Much OF our work
10 done by women In their homes. and
in this way ] get acquainted with all
sorts or people and all sorts OF condi-
lions In life. l have some girls who
are sixty and over, and at first II was
rather hard for me to give them orders.
Il seemed really irreverent, so thought
II over and decided there would be no
orders given. I give them instructions
instead, which IL lots better.
Perhaps have missed much by moi
staying In school longer, but ] am moi
sorry. My mother should not work
many years longer. I want her too rest
and she will. too. just as soon as learn
designing and then will step into hel
place and take care OF her and m,
grandmother.
Isn't that more important than q
knowledge Of Greek roots? II Scent
80 to me. Anyway this IL my lifewort
and I love II. just think! When an
twenty-eight, which 10 very young.
will have been a business woman tel
years. Lots Of women are still In col
iege at twenty-eight, fitting themselves
to earn their FIRST dollar"
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
other night It was raining.
And HE didn't call!
Nor even ring me on the tele-

THE other night II was raining.
And HE didn't call!
Nor even ring me on the teie-
phone.
And ] said. "Oh-weil"'
'Oh, VERY wellr'
And took OF the ethereal green frock
with the tight best
And the steel relic OF the Inquisition
with the pink strings.
And BREATHED ecstatically!
And kicked of the narrow slippers
with the pointed toes that pinch
And the dinky high heels that send
little pains up ones spine
And put on a nice. warm. woolly XII
mono of the vintage OF 1914
And an old pair OF sandals that mop
ped deliciously.
And pulled out all the hairpins that
were digging trenches In my brain.
And removed the rose-coiored shade
AM And replaced il with a grand. big. ugly
And put away the copy OF Rabin-
And the poems OF Rupert Brooke we
were going to read together"
And took out the latest NUMBER OF
Ana a brand new copy OF "Frocks and
Frliis." and a box OF chocolates, and
sailed almonds and caramels. like chew
Ana a Jar of candied ginger and some
sweet pickles.
| Ahd-things!
| And Law there on the divan. an Islam
Of Delight, completely surrounded by
pillows.
| Then HE called up.
| And said:
| "I'm so sorry dear
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
Science Now Employs ri
Extracts Of Glands
In Cure OF Epilepsy
BY DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

ton. N. j.. Drs. n. Cotton. e. p. Cor.
son white, and w. W.. Stevenson, At
work with the Abderhalden test. found
that the suprarenai gland was most
The trenton doctors found that the
pituitary. thyroid, Thymus, testes. PAN
creas. liver and all other glands were
not involved in epilepsyb
Since frights In infancy and child.
hood as well As Infectious diseases and
alcohol are present In the past history
OF some epiieptics. and the suprarenal
or adrenal glands are known to be corr
nected with this emotion, another link
In the chain Is to be had.
Gland Extracts valuable.
Prof Cannon. OF Harvard. supplies
others He has shown that the physi-
ology Of the suprarenai juice is TO stop
the muscles OF the intestines and stori-
ach from movement. IL also drives the
lungs, medulla, brains. and large limb
muscles. Adrenalin also causes the blood
TO clot easily and quickly az welis as
raises blood pressure. All Of this has
snake venom has sometimes helped epi-
! leptics, because II lowers the coaSu-
letion time Of the blood and reduces
blood pressure. .'E r'' -
ity. The muscles Of the intestines ere
very sensitive to It's substances. Con-
stipation, then, in eplleptics Ia not a
cause Of that, disease. but q result OF
adrenalin activity. the true. cause OF
much epilepsy. ?,
From the fact that both the pituitary
! gland and the pancreas check the action
/ Of the suprarenal glands. the Trenton
doctors were led TO treat epileptics hBst
with pituitary. then with pancreas, and
finally with adrenalin prepared In a spe-
cial way. Pancrcatin stopped the con
vulsions In some OF the sufferers. and
is a harmless method worth n trial.
(copyrt, 1915 by Newspaper Feature Ssr,les,.
The Washington times., 1916-11-04

TPILBPsY seems to descend from
- the parents or grandparents. not
by bacterial infection, suscepti-
bility to germs or true heredity.
but by excuses and abuses which at
feet the future child.
Caesar. Luther. Napoleon, and other
celebrated persons Of history. literature.
and religion were victims OF one OF the
three principal kinds Of epilepsy. Petit
NAL Ia type Of epilepsy in which the
NJ or spasm In scarcely one OF vide
muscular action. The victim expert
ences momentary loss Of conscious
ness with some slight muscular move
ment. throwing objects. or other
wise doing harm while apparently
goes unexplained and remains unknown.
Major NAL is epilepsy with complete
loss OF consciousness, n shaking 1T or
convuision. q fall, bitten tongue. and
some hours Of coma-like sleep after
ward.
Jacksonlan epilepsy may be expert.
enced with all OF this. except loss OF
consciousness and coma. II Is more
strictly muscular, begins commonly In
the same set of muscles, such as the
one hand, thence spreads all over as q
NJ. The sufferer Ii aware OF II all
There Is no loss OF consciousness.
Other Known Associates.
Constipation and a too liberal die
have long been known as associates o.
epilepsy. The poisons from decomposec
food in the bowels may be causes some
times. Bony changes In the skulls o
some epileptics, as we'll as other scar
and injuries there, are responsible 70
some victims.
In an investigation Of sixty nine cpl
1 Ieptics In the State Hospital at Tren
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
She IS Business Manager of a
Flower Factory at Twenty
Miss Margaret Macdonald Is
Not Only That, But a Full
Pledged Partner in the
Firm As Well. Her Mother
Is the Other Member.
,kI HAVE never had strike. But
why should they strike? I am
fair with them and they are also

<<I HAVE never had a strike. But
why should they strike? am
fair with them and they are also
fair with me. Why. we are the
very best of friends. and often run races
in piece work. and I beat them. too.
There isn't one of the nifty or more
In my employ who can beat me In
making flowers"
Perhaps you gather from the above
that the speaker Is old and wise and
has had long years Of experience with
human nature; perhaps n husband or
two and many children, and dealings
with icemen, and painters, and paper
hangers, and all these little details
that combine to make one wise and
wrinkled. II so, you are mistaken.
Miss Margaret Macdonald Is only
twenty. but as partner and business
manager In a Arm OF manufacturers
has more than fifty employees In her
charge. and she handles them as well
as a seasoned campaigner handles his
army.
She was graduated from Barnard IN
1914. and a few months ago her mother
took her into full partnership, turn
Ing the entire management OF the
factory over to her.
She does all the buying. ard the sell.
Ing. She knows the price II every.
thing In the house from the smallest
rose petal to the largest order Of sIiK
She can make anything The firm turns
out from tiny orange blossoms for the
bride to the flowers used in the big
spectacular effects at the Hippodrome
Knocking how to make everything, she
knows how long II should take, anL
| can calculate to a nicely lie time re.
quired for filling orders Her mother
does the designing With a new sill
or chiffon or lace or velvet or kid OF
crepe paper Everything Is used in thi,
handmade flower garden) design in hsl
hand. the mother shows the daughter
how II 10 made. and then promptly for
The Washington times., 1916-11-04
What They Say
+. About Us
How to Ruin a Boy.

One OF the surost ways to ruin boy
10 to give him $4,000 a year to spend
while he is In college. The president OF
LELAND Stanford University has Just de-
cided that II parents do not know bet
ter than to grease the way to ruin for
their sons. he will not be party to the
transaction. He has announced that
no student will be allowed to keep an
automobile and thatS the squandering
Of money on social pleasures will be
prohibited. He has called on parents to
assist him in conserving the youth. by
conform to the rules they are likely to
ind themselves In trouble before they
have been long In college. This Ia the
right sort Of talk.-Evening Ledger.
PHILADELPHIA,