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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
Pretty Ankles to
Be Hidden When
Skirts Lengthen

CHICAGO. Dec. is.--The man
with an eve for a nifty ankle would
better get in his full share of looks
pretty quick. for soon there aren't
going 10 hc any nifty ankles They
are not roing to disappear per 80.
but they ara going TO disappear
from sight.
Sentence vas passed on them to
day by the Designers Association
OF women's Clothes. In session here
Skirts are to be longer-much
longer The whole motif IN dress.
ms IL TO be different Artistry In
design aud long. flowing lines are
TO DO depended on for charm and
attention. as against "Ee, more"
styles ~ today.
( rut IN the edict ths dreHs desiTn.
crs have reckoned without the
makers OF women's shoes They are
in the campaign hot lad heavy TO
keep the skirts up.
III skirts 30 down" said a plea
In shoe trade Journal. the high
priced and frequently purchased
tootgoar viii be replaced with less
Z expensive Kinds. No something must
be dore 20 stop the descent"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18

cut-outs" were made, TO straighten
the channel at two points but II
was like appropriating a nickel 10
buy n square meal.
Finally. IN 1913. an act was
passed permitting King and Pierce
counties TO enter into an agreement
for river Improvement. That's how
unusual thing IL was for two
counties TO enter into partnership.
There had TO be new law made
before they could do IT,
Project Launched
a year later, the partnership was
fact. Tho two counties were to
provide $4,000 year for six
years; also an annual maintenance
fund OF $4,000 for 80 years.
King county was to pay GO per
cent and Pierce county 40 per cent.
because King county had $4,000
acres affected and Pierce county
would have TO keep the river.
The Inter County River Improve
ment commission consists of the
three commissioner OF each coun.
ty. and n seventh elected by them
annually, alternately. w. !. Rob.
erts was appointed chief engineer.
lie chose j. II. Walter as his chief
assistant.
The undertaking was actually
under way. But the practical lob
of tanning the rivers was all ahead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
(This Is the second article
on the 81 900. 900 PuyslIup river
flood prevention proIect.-Ed-

(This Is the second article
on the 81 10000 PuyslIup river
flood prevention proIect.-Ed-
tori
SO thoro was the southwark turn
in tho course OF White river made
by the flood OF 1906, that there
seemed u chance OF making II per
manent--if Pierce county would
accept the river.
White river had two beds, one
emptying northward thru the Du-
vanish into Elliott bay and the
other southwark thru the Stuck
and Puyallup into Commencement
bay; and In the frequent floods IL
ran sometimes one way and some
times the other; and whichever
way II went. II carried destruction
TO homes and fields. and even loss
OF life on at least one recorded oc-
casion.
Bitterness Rife
Each county had tried to make
the other keep the unwelcome
stream. The courts were cluttered
with lawsuits over 1t.
Jams had been blasted out and
entertainments built to turn II by
main force. Farmers had for years
guarded the banks with rifles. The
counties we're hot with suspicion
and bitterness.
On Dec. "a. 1906. a month after
the big flood" a meeting was held
at Auburn to see what could be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18

every weck--frec TO the Fir.
lands hospital
Hut that isn't ell. =. l.. Red.
Itch. Pacific Coast manager for
William Fox. will give tho Pr.
lands sanatorium any Fox pic.
turc at any time and as often
az wanted.
Could one ask for morc'
''lt's Mr.. FoS's policy TO help
out institutions that way" Red.
Itch said. and we're carrying Il
out 10 the letter In the F1rlands
case. and mighty glad TO DO t."
Nor IL that all
Manager Rosenberg OF the De
Luxe Feature Film Co. 1915
Third ave. the company which
has produced such dramatic
successes as Rex Beach's The
Spoilers. also has made an OF.
fer without any strings TO II.
Count on US for a picture at
any time" said RoacnheTg.
While We handle feature plays
only. we're only too glad 10 let
the FirlanGs patients see every
one OF them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18

At the present time very few
prize fighters" have a wallop that.
II II missed what II was aimed at.
the draft from II would give the op.
posing fighter" pneumonia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
LARGE GROWTH
HERE seen BY
DR.. MATTHEWS


Predicting an undresmed-of
prosperity for Seattle within
tho next decade, Or. NJ. A.
Matthews, Of the First Presby-
terlan church, In his sermon
SUNDAY night warned the oiti-
xens Of this city against the
dangers that lurked In too
much wealth.
He urged that the citizens Of
Seattle begin laying a founds-
ton for the future character OF
the community on q basis OF
absolute Christianity In order
that the state and city could
stand the strain.
Within 10 years. said Or
Matthews. every flag OF the world
will be sailing into this port There
will be about 10000 soldiers locat
ed near The city, There will be
more than i00.0 more persons
living here and the wealth viii
have grown hy leaps and bounds.
What are We going to do about
IL This great wealth and the re
sulting conditions will be a severe
test Morals will tend TO degen
crate.
Every man hero should 20 home
and confess he has not done the
right thing by his family. fle
should begin at once 10 dedicate
his home 70 God
Or Matthew's bemoaned the fac,
that the youth OF tho nation were
being ground up by the juvenile SO
ciety OF the day. Slxteen.ycaroid
girls, he said. we're performing so
cial duties that were far in ad
vance OF their age Fathers with
too much business are partially re
sponsihle for such state OF al
fairs. he said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
employees TO GET
RAISE IN SALARY

About 1900 employees OF tho Pu.
get Sound Traction. Light and
Power Co. and the Pacific Tcle-
phone and Telegraph Co. including
every operator. iinemsn. moicrman
and office worker will be handed a
Christmas present this year In
the form OF bonus and subsc-
qucnt raise In salary
The telephone girls, numbering
nearly 300. will get a present
amounting TO about three weeks
salary. On January ] the electric
company will divide 100000 among
900 employees. while the annual
payroll will be increased by $50.
600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
PLAN A RECORD SALE
OF CHRISTMAS SEALS

Plans for record sale OF Red
Cross seals during the final week
Of 1915 campaign are being laid by
the committee OF the Anu.Tuber.
culosis League OF King County. Sat.
urday's sales were the largest Of
the season. and last weeks brought
the receipts over the $4,000 mark
A letter Of appreciation was
given H. c. Henry by the league
for excellent service rendered dur.
ing his term as president.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
WAR PLANES HARASS
RETREATIMe SlAvS

BERLIN. via Sayville. Dec. Is
Retreat OF Russo Rumanisn forces
TO Braila and attack OF these re-
treating columns by German aero
planes was reported In todsy's Off
cial statement,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
FiRlANos MOVIE" coNrRl.
BUTTONS

v fNlSfNo0 "okfE WIN NJ
BUTTONS
Previously acknowledg
cd ...........,.......t2i $4,000
Employees Northern Life
lns. Co. Home office 1850
Employees Scandinavian
American bank ..... 1870
Cold Storage and En-
gineering department.
Booth Fisheries .,... $50
Cash ............. 100
Brown a liulen ...... 500
Mrs. A. IT, Gould. ..... 1900
Frank Borrone ....... 200
Thursday Progress club $50
Brotherhood i,ocomo-
tive Firemen and En-.
ginemcn. keechelus
lodge. No. sos ...... 1000
The following contributed 81
each Bert sweEea. J y. Cor.
lett. A. NJ. Brick. V. u. Miller.
Z. II. ireland. J. W. Fried
lander. Cart Schermcr. r. =.
korl. Geo. liardcnbcrE, Jake
Berger. J. Morrison. Chas.
Thomson. &. r Folsom. Sam
bernstein. Ben LandeAur. Sam
Schermau. D. ". Woom. Sam
Davidson. John Miller. y. II.
Jordan. Joe Schermer. u. ~.
Moss. J. X. Holmes. Dr. Dick
o'Shea. Joe Cohen. Or. L. G.
Bates. Geo. Ladd Mum. Sam
sohwabacher. G. =. Burnett. ].
kangley. l.. J Bissell. G. 4.
Harley. D. X. Macdonald. J. H.
Merriam. Geo. II. Parker. Geo.
r. Martin. NJ. A. Newbcrger.
y. NJ W. H. H.. Check. ~. NJ.
Cohen. &. 81 Pawling. Chas.
Steinkraus. Geo. noolc. O. J.
HUMPHREYS. A. Schubach. A.
Basthein. l.. o. pleehncr. j.
Aronsou. \. Shemanski. NJ. 8.
Bernstein. Roy kinncar. Fred
hlanchei'. ". u. fear. y. NJ.
Jaffe. Fred Marine. NJ. ].
i.Azlnski. !. Colsky. Henry l..
Brown
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
Divine WILL RECOVER

TACOMA. Dec. 1s.-Physicians
attending Chaplain II. S. Stubs.
%. missionary worker. struck down
by cable car. announced today
that the aged divine. who Is well
known in the Northwest. will re
cover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
BIG BILL" DUNCAN,
FAMOUS CABBY, IS
LOST TO SEATTLE

He would fight a man who abus.
ed dumb animals"
That was the tribute paid by
friends to big Bar Duncan. yeter.
an Seattle cab driver. whose funeral
was scheduled for Monday. at .
.. m. at the Manning chapel
II was the love OF dumb animals
that led the Humane society TO pre-
sent him with gold medal a few
years ago.
Before automobiles became car.
riages Of state. IL was always big
Bill" Duncan who greeted and es-
corted distinguished visitors in Sc
attic
He was so years OF age. moro
han six feet tall, and unmarried
He had two sisters In California.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-18
CHEAPEST FARES
TO CALIFORNIA
--Ciass---
CIres C-1--A

The Multnomah. one OF the Nc
Cormick Steamship Co.'S fast liners.
will sail Tuesday. December 10th,
for all California ports. Every
convenience for passengers is pro-
vided. and the meals served are un.
surpassed As every boat recently
has been filled to capacity, II
will be we'll to make reservations
for this sailing at once. Full par.
ticulars at the Milwaukee ticket of.
flee. Second ave. and Cherry ST.
Phone Elliott 4St2.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-19

When Uncle Gregory saw all this
his face broke out in smile, and we
could see his appetite roll up its
sleeves.
''In this" the doctor began again,
holding up a turkey wing on his fork,
Gin this we have a cold-storage tur-
key which has been treated with OK
alic acid and chloride Of potassium
to keep it in a shivering state"
pardon me, DOCTOR" exclaimed
Peaches Indignantly, "but it isn't
cold-storage turkey, because it was
sent me as present by some friends
on Long Island only this morning"
Possibly" went on Caterpillar
Charlie. possibly my hurried diagnosis
was at fault, but we can never be sure
about these things, because here, on
the elbow Of the wing, find traces Of
calisthenic acid over the membranes"
mo, thank you," said Uncle Greg
DRY, II never eat turkey, it gives me
the heartburn" And the poor old
guy struck such note Of hunger that
l wanted to throw that doctor out Of
the window.
By this time several others at the
table were becoming more Of less i'm
pressed, and the dinner party was be-
ginning to assume the cheerful as
pect Of meeting Of martyrs an hour
before the arena opened.
'Please pass me some mashed po-
tatoes," whispered Uncle Gregory
after the pangs of hunger had beaten
him to the ropes.
Here we find" croaked the doc
tor, raising forkful Of mashed po-
/ tatoes, ''here we find one of the most
evil effects of food adulteration. This
! potato was grown in the fall of the
year 1889, but 1t has been washed in
alum water to give 1t the appearance
of being modern, while its eyes have
been treated with belladonna to make
them bright and snappy."
Uncle Gregory groaned pathetically,
and the rest of us, out of politeness,
tried to look interested, but only sue
ceeded in looking seasick.
When the ice cream and cake were
brought on Doctor Smotherjoy drove
his spoon down deep into the chocO.
late and vanilla mixed and said
Here is pitiful illustration of what
dishonest tradesmen will do fol-
money. Here we find that some OF
this ice cream was pale originally
but it was treated with aniline dye tc
I = -
baked in the sun to deceive the eye
On the other hand, we find this va
nilla was originally dark and forbid
ding, but it has been treated with per
oxide Of hydrogen to make it more Of
blonde"
pardon me, DOCTOR snapped
Peaches, her teeth chattering with ner
vousness, "but this ice cream wal
made in our kitchen by our own cook
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-19


Party Cut Out That Bug Doctor"
with f1rst-class cream, and we never
have any but homemade ice cream, so
there!"
"Ah," said the doctor, "then in that
case it must be traces of thanatopsis
which / see, and the evidence is con.
elusive that a great deal of artificial
frappe has been used, nevertheless"
mo, thank you," said Uncle Greg
DRY, II never eat ice cream because
it goes to my head and makes me cold
to my friends"
"Take this coffee, for instance"
chortled the doctor, juggling a spoon
full with the left hand and four Jumps
of sugar with the right. Herein
you will find copper salts, iodide of
chicory, a four per cent solution Of
gladiolus, together with about six
teenth of grain Of mocha to the cup
full"
mo, thank you," gasped Uncle
Gregory; 81 never drink coffee; it
gives me the hiccups."
After the dinner was over, Uncle
Gregory took me outside and whis-
pered: "John, for the love of a
blissful heaven, the next time you give
a dinner party cut out that bug doc
tor, or let me wear ear muffs"
Peaches hasn't spoken sensible
word since that bitter evening.
Can you blame her?
copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa-
Der Syndicate.l
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-22

at Yale. Following the steps of his
iIIustTious brothers, Tad" and How
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
WOMEN ENTER PROFESSIONS
man Universities Greatly In
creased Since War Started.

Many German women are studying
fessiOns, says Uncle Sans consul at
Nuremberg. The woman students en-
rolled at the different German univer-
Sides for the summer semester of 1915
numbered $3.50, or nearly twice the
number enrolled in 1911. Female stu
dents in 1915 constituted 1O.5 per cent
of the total student body, compared
with 4.8 per cent five years ago.
During the past five years feminine
interest in mathematics, natural sci
ence, and medicine has greatly in
creased; more than one-fourth of the
women students new are enrolled for
the last-named course, compared with
about 20 per cent five years ago, or, in
actual numbers, 1894 compared with
582. The students Of mathematics ard
natural science number 1,011, corr
pared with 504 five years ago. In phi
lology and history the number has risen
since 1911 from 1853 to 1854; in poll
tical science and agriculture, from 81
to 213; law, from 80 TO 90; Protestant
theology, from to IA; pharmacy,
from s to %; ard dentistry, from q
| to So.
Since the outbreak of the war the en-
rollment of female students has made
| particular strides in the Prussian uni
versities (Berlin, Frankfort-on-Main
Marburg, and HALEY and also in the
university at the Bavarian capital, Mu
mich. The increase at Heidelberg and
Tubingen has been small.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
What is your opinion Of this
Drummond suicide report? Do
you believe the man is dead-if
he isn't, why the effort to create
the suicide lmpression7 Is Drum
mond a thief or a madman7
tTo BE Continued
HAD LONG LIST OF TROUBLES
fortunate Listener in the TeIe-
phone Department.

The family had not had their tele-
phone very long, says the Southwestern
Telephone News. and everyone took a
deep and abiding interest In it. On
the outside of the directory they had
noted the words, Trouble, call No.
4217."
1t had been a hard morning and ev-
erything had gone wrong. Finally the
lady of the house in desperation turned
to her trusty telephone and called 4217.
This is the trouble department" an.
swered the operator sweetly.
"Is this where you report your strou-
bles?" asked the lady.
"Yes. ma'am."
well, only want to report that our
cat got drowned in the cistern this
morning, the baby is cutting new
tooth, the cook left without warning /:
we are out of sugar and starch; the
stOvepipe fell down; the millman left
only pint instead of quart today
the bread won't raise; my oldest child
is coming down with the measles; the
plumbing in the cellar leaks; we have
only enough coal to last through to.
morrow tlre paint gave out when got
only half over the dining room floor
the handspring of the clock is broken
my three sisters-in-law are coming tC
visit tomorrow the man has not called
for the garbage for two weeks: oul
dog has the mango; the looking gIas:
fell off the wall a while ago and broke
to pieces; and l think thnt my HUSBAND
is taking considerable notice of wild
ow lately that lives next door. That'i
all today, but If anything happens late
I'll call you up and tell you about it,"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
GASOLINE MADE FROM GAS
Great Growth Of New Industry in
United States Shown by Statistics
Prepared by Uncle Sam.

A new industry, that of manufactur-
ing gasoline out of natural gas, AMI
known as the casing head gasoline in
dustry, grew rapidly in 1915, accord
ing to statistics compiled by Uncle
Sam.
The quantity of raw gasoline eS-
tracted from natural gas and sold in
that year amounted to 65,364,665 gal
Ions, gain of 22,712,033 gallons, or
53 per cent, over the quantity market
ed in 1914. The average price re-
ceived for the unblended product at
the sources of production was 10
cents gallon, and the market value OF
the entire output was $5,150823, a
gain of 0.6 cent in average unit price
and of $2,044,914, or 66 per cent, In
total market value, compared with
1914.
The volume of natural gas utilized
in the manufacture of this quantity Of
gasoline, exclusive of that recovered
as drips from gas mains, is estimated
at more than 24,O0000O,OOO cuf ic feet,
and the average recovery of gasoline
! per thousand feet was 2.57 gallons.
The number Of plants for the manu-
facture of gasoline from natural gas
increased from 3S6 at the beginning
| of 1916 to 414 at the end of the year,
gain of only per cent, but the COM
bined daily capacity of the plants in
creased from 1888 to 232,336 gal
| lo1e about % v1o, cont
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
EXIST IN PRIMITIVE EASE
Pueblo Indians Live In Exactly the
Same Manner az Have Genera
tions Of Ancestors.

Perhaps the most unique settlement
In the United States is the Pueblo In
dian village, located In Arizona, OBJ
serves the Christian Herald. This viii
lage comprises 1.500 peaceable Indians,
whose sole and almost only aim in life
Is to secure a livelihood as easily as
possible. This settlement is located in
the hottest section of the state. but
the excessive heat is not uncomfort-
able to these people. whose ancestors
have lived ia that desert section for
unnumbered generations. Wastes of
burning sand stretch for miles and
miles on every side Of this village.
A peculiar thing about this people is
that they have two distinct villages.
The summer village is located upon the
floor of the valley. where the Pueblos
occupy themselves in agriculture. The
produce they raise, over what they
need to eat during these hot months
Is stored away for winter use. There
are only few places In that section
of the desert where water is obtain
able. and In these places the Pueblos
pursue their primitive agriculture
Seasons come and seasons go, but a'
ench goes by It sees these people livins
as they did during the preceding one
Since the white man first knew of thi!
| colony, which was back In the six
teenth century, the habits of this trib,
have not changed. They eat the SAM
kind of food. do the same sort of fame,
work and live just as did their ances
tors. So far as is known to historians
this is the oldest colony of any kind Il
this country.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10


composted manure and pile on top of
this alternate six-inch layers of fresh
manure and weeds or sod. mixed with
some earth, until the pile is about
waist high. The weed seed will be
killed in the process if the heap is
properly handled, and an addition of
such extra material as leaves and
straw increases the amount of COM
post obtained from a given amount of
manure. When many leaves are used,
add lime to make them decay more
quickly and sweeten the acid condition
they produce.
The whole pile should be covered
with a thin layer of earth to help alb
sorb the ammonia and many other val
liable plant foods which escape in the
vapor. Keep pile wet but not SO well
soaked that water runs from it and
carries away the plant food, Fork
over and rebuild the pile every six or
eight weeks and cover it egain with
earth. Composing should be CON-
rleted in from six months to a year,
| depending on the kind of material
used and whether lime and water have
been used to hasten decay.
From. 10 to Is tons of compost
| should be added per acre or little
more than if undiluted manure had
been used.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10

A somewhat weird and perplexing
effect is secured by a combination ta-
BILE lamp and phonograph which has
Just been invented The base of the
instrument serves to accommodate
the revolving disk and the sounds are
led up through the stand and freed
beneath the shade, which acts as re-
f1ector, somewhat in the same manner
as the horn. No part of the phono-
graph is visible, and when it is in op-
Grafton the source of the sound is not
apparent and can only be located after
d close examination.
Africa has 180,000,000 Inhabitants.
The discovery of process by which
aluminun> may be plated with nickel
has been announced in paper read
before O. French industrial society.
The plated metal is claimed to endure
hammering and to be bent in sheet
form without cracking. The metal
as cleared in the iron-acid bath, shows
under the microscope a surface full
of minpte cavities in which the nickel
| deposits and adheres.
Thomas A. Edison worked on the
| trains running out of Detroit as
| newsboy when he was twelve year,
| old.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
COMPOSTED MANURE
SUITED FOR GARDEN
Better Than Ordinary Article and
Much Cheaper-DirectionS
for Making Pile.
By J. S. GARDNER, Missouri Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.)

CBy J. S. GARDNER, Missouri Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.)
Well-rotted manure is better than
fresh manure for gardens. 1t is also
cheaper than commercial fertilizers
in these war times when the supplies
Of some fertilizers are cut off by the
blockade and the materials used in
making others are very high in price
because they are used in making ex-
plosives. Composted manure is as good
or better than the ordinary well-rotted
article and very much cheaper be-
cause more can be saved and much
less is wasted by being washed away
or teaching into the soil while rotting.
It is a better balanced plant food and
does not produce so much leaf and
vine instead of the fruit or roots for
which most garden crops are grown.
At the University of Missouri such
a compost pile is made every year, not
only for garden use, but for use in
| potting house and greenhouse plants
The directions given the workers there
are as follows: Select level, well.
drained spot as near the barndoor as
possible, where the wash cannot &c
| through the pile and wash out the
plant food. Dig away three or foul
inches of the looser surface soil ovel
a strip four feet wide and as long a.
| desired.
Fill the hole with well-rotted Of