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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
FACTS ABOUT YOU cSlOWN


WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Babies
of the workers die at an appall-
ing rate. Forty-one per cent OF
all deaths in YOUNGSTOWN during
1913, according to United States
Census figures, were of children
under years of age.
The average head of a family
among foreign born steel work
ers,5 who constitute over 10 per
cent of the entire force, earn less
than $500 year.
The workers and their families
live in squalid, over crowded
houses. A trachoma epidemic at
East Youngstown grew so menac-
ing that the Youngstown Sheet
and Tube Company, whose armed
guards on January Z, killed three
strikers and wounded twenty-five.
had to take drastic measures to
save the human part of it's equip
ment.
Sanitary conditions in Youngs-
town in the districts where the
,steel workers live are frightful.
The administration of the health
laws is lax, and open garbage
boxes and dry privies aobund.
The Charity Organization So
>ciety has never tried to find out
whether the steel workers get
enough wages to live on.
During times of depression, in
Guiding nearly half of the time
during the past eight years, the
steel workers and their families !
have been kept alive by charity.
Company doled out the privilege
i The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
, of working three days a week to
family men whose families were
fouD1 to be destitute, after inves-
tigation, and besides distributed
baskets of food. The cost of these
baskets was later deducted from
the mans pay check, after he had
been permitted to work three days
week.
The Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company has paid, for eight
years, per cent dividends on its
$1O,OOO,O0O of capital stock. In
1913 it cut a melon in the form
of so per cent stock dividend
In other words the stock has paid
70 per cent during the past two
years and half. Its value s$285
share.
For years, until the present de
mand for unskilled labor gave
them a choice of jobs, the steel
workers have been forced to &C
cept whatever the Steel Corpora
ton and its followers cared to
give them, or to starve. This con-
dition of helplessness and econo-
mic slavery was forced on them
by a policy that kept, with the
aid of charity, two men for every
job and that ruthlessly crushed
any attempt of the employees to
organize.
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THE HAND THAT
!: RUBS THE SENATE

!. When want to have a few min
utes' fun / watch Senator MARITIME OF
New Jersey. AS a mixer, MARITIME
hasn't an equGl. He does it with his
hands. No housewife ever did better
work with dough, and no asteopath
has q more skilful technique. He ex-
ercises his art in the Senate on any
part of the human anatomy - above
the desk line. / have seen him poke
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20

steamship owners to build this fine
legend around the conduct of their
Sip commanders; so that now you
can count on the we1lltrained public
to almost automatically break into a
beautiful chorus when the press
strikes the best-traditions-of-th e-sea-
acknowledgements note at
ter every latest steamship calamity.
The owners of steamship property
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
OWNER FIRST

nsitapia's captain came safe
The b hut no paper seemed to COM
asa' his ineficiency Some papers
nenl s vi and doubtless a lot of good
eel, ,sn,e pH believed, he was a hero. This
peopls snoe or slushy sentimentality Of
ipn 10 aaaaping people has been helping
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-08

for Snow Baby"
According to Miss Peary she
will learn to fly in order to assis
her father in esta blishing an aer
ial coast patrol with stations aloni
the Atlantic and Pacific sea
boards.
Her friends believe the
s'daugiIter of the Arctic" has
an Interior motive, however,
and predict she win attempt
TO invade the practically
unexpioFed rexions Of tho
north
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CHAPTER III.
An Adutirer.

Prudence was not a sentimental
girl. She liked boys as she liked
girls-that was the end of 1t.
But Prudence was attractive
The first young man of Mount
Mark to yield to the charms OF
Prudence was a serious-minded
lawyer, nearly ten years her
senior. i-.7 - II,
Hes not half bad, Fairy"
Prudence would confide to her SIS
ter. Hes so nice | wouldn't hurt
his feelings for anything, but
since I'm never going to get mar
ried it's just a waste of time"
And Fairy screamed with laugh
ter. but told Prudence she must
solve her own love problems!
And Prudence, unwilling to give
offense. endured his company
until a gay young college lad
slipped in ahead of him.
First come, first served" was
the motto of heartless Prudence,
and SO she tripped comfortably
away with Jimmy" never think
ing to give more than a parting
smile at the solemn face she left
behind
After Jimmy Smith came a
grocery clerk named Byron Poe
Smith, and after him somebody
else, and somebody else, and
somebody else.
But It was Fairy who brought
a real disturbing element into the
life of Prudence. One Of the
minded of the many light
minded college men, had been
deeply smitten by the children OF
dignified Fairy. His name was
Eugene Babler.
Fairy came in from college one
afternoon and ratified off this lit
tie tale to Prudence:
"A few of us have decided to
go down the creek tomorrow aft
ernoon and take our suppers.
There'll be Ellen Stark, and
Georgia Prentiss, and myself. And
the boys will be Tom Angel, and
Frank Morris, and Eugene Bah
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prudence OF THE PARSONAGE

Prudence loyalty. "They are
young, lively, mischievous, | know
but unselfish, sympathetic and
always generous. They do foolish
and irritating things-but never
things that are hateful and mean.
What have they done today? They
were exasperating and humiliating
too, but what did they do that
was really mean? They embar-
raised and mortified me. but not
Intentionally! | can't punish
them for the effect on me, you
know! Would that be just or
fair At heart, they meant no
harm"
1t must be confessed that there
were many serious faces among
the Ladies. Some cheeks were
flushed, some eyes were downcast
some lips were compressed and
some were trembling.
Every mother there was asking
i'm her heart, Did | punish my
children Just for the effect on me ?
Did l judge my children by what
was in their hearts, or just by the
trouble they made me?"
Finally Mrs. Prentiss crossed
the room and stood by Prudence's
side. She had a hand tenderly on
the young girls arm, and said in
a voice that was slightly tremu.
lOus:
81 believe you are right, my
dear. 1t is what girls are at heart
that really counts. / believe your
sisters are all you say they are
And one thing l am very. sure OF
they are happy girls to have a
sister So patient, and loving, and
just. Not all real mothers have as
much to their credit"
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Lsaw you look reprovingly at me!
That's why. Do you suppose |
could wipe my fingers with a
handkerchief that had been in one
of his pockets?"
ut wasn't the one that had the
giminy bilious, was it,"
mo, but goodness only knows
what had been in this one-an al
ligator, maybe, or a snake. He's
very fond of snakes. He says
some of them are so useful. But
that is not the worst
HE put the giminy thing in his
pocket-his left pocket! Then he
came on walking with me, on my
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peach tree, and we couldn't find a
board the right shape. SO she dis
covered mean, I did-that by
pulling out two tiny nails we could
get the bottom off the chair, and
1t was just fine. We never use
that chair. you know, and we
didn't think of your needing it to-
day. I'm so sorry about It,"
Carol was quite crushed, but
Prudence smiled at her kindly.
"That wasn't very naughty,
Carol" she said frankly. tits
true that we seldom use that
chair" She glanced reproach-
fully at Fairy. 1T is strange that
in busting it, Fairy-but never
mind. You may go now, Carol. 1t
is all right"
Then she apologized gently to
the Ladies, and the conversation
went on, but evidently they
thought she was too lenient.
well, it wasn't very naughty
she thought wretchedly. How can
/ pretend it was terribly bad,
when / feel in my heart that il
wasn't"
Before long, the meeting was
called to order. The business was
presently disposed of. So far,
things we're not too seriously bad
and Prudence sighed i'm great re-
lief.
Then the Ladies took out their
sewing, and talked together pleas
antly and gHv''-. And Prudence
and Fairy felt that the cloud was
lifted.
Followed a quiet hour. and then
the Ladies put aside their sewing
and walked about the room, chat
ting in little groups.
Prudence walked calmly to the
double doors between the dining
room and the sitting-room. The
eyes of the Ladies' followed her
with interest and even enthusiasm.
They were hungry.
Prudence slowly opened wide
the doors, and-stood amazed!
The dining-room was there. and
the table! But the snowy cloth
was draped artistically over a pic
ture on the wall. The plates and
trays, napkin-covered, were safely
slowed away on the floor in dis
tant corners. The knitchen scrub
bucket had been brought in and
turned upside down, to afford a
fitting resting place for the punch
bowl, full to OVERLOOKING with
fragrant lemonade.
And at the table were three
dirty, disheveled little figures.
bending seriously over piles of
mud. A not-unrecognizable Venus
de Milo occupied the center of the
table,
The three young modelers look
ed up in explanatory consterna-
ton as the doors opened.
"Oh, are you ready?" cried
Carol. How the time has flown!
Oh, we are sorry Prudence. We
intended to have everything fixed
properly for you again. We need
ed a flat place for our modelling.
IL you'll just shut the door one
minute, Prudence, We'll have ev-
erything exactly as you left it,"
Prudence silently closed the
doors. and the Ladies, laughing
significantly, drew away.
Don't you think, my dear" be-
gan Mrs. Prentiss too sweetly,
that they are a little more than
you can manage? Don't you real
ly think an older woman is need
ed?"
II do not think So" cried Fairy,
before her sister could speak,
mo older woman could be kinder
or more helpful than Prue!"
Undoubtedly true. But some
thing more is needed, am afraid.
1t seems to me they are a little
.unmansgeable."
Indeed they are not" cried
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-08
Would You Be a Venus?
Then You Mustn't Slumr
BY EMILY HLINGWORTH.

III IhIbI bLhhENuttOhblhs
The second Of six articles by
the famous dancer hailed by pub
lie and critics as the mOdern-day
Venus and the ''PavlOwa of
America"
DON'T BE A SLUMPER IF
YOU WOUD HAVE A PERFECT
FIGURE!
Many women, and men, too,
have spoiled perfect bodies by
not knowing how to stand, how
to sit, how to lie.
Rare are the figures of grow
ing girls and adult women that
cannot be improved by simple
rules.
And the first of these is KEEP
YOURSELF UP TALL.
l do not say, keep yourself up
straight"
| Most people when told to stand
up straight, throw themselves
into an unnatural position.
1t is not hard to learn to stand
correctly. Here is the recipe:
Place a book, cushion or bag of
something on your head and bal
ance it. Note the exact position
of your shoulders, chest and
back. Practice this position un-
| til you naturally assume it.
In sitting correctly, you take
the same position from the hips
up as you do when standing cor
rectly.
If you cannot get this position,
balance something on your head
when you sit down. You will
find you will always bend for
ward and backward from the hips.
Correct lying is practical by an
extraordinary small number of
people.
DON'T USE A PILLOW OR
PILLOWS UNDER YOUR HEAD.
Pillows interfere with resting
and relaxing the back. They cause
the neck and shoulders to be
rounded.
The place for a pillow is under
the small of the back. A small
pillow in that position enables
the back to rest and relax i'm all
its curves-its proper curves;
stretches the abdomen and Keeps
Ii from slumping.
OF all things, slumping is the
ugliest and most injurious to
health.
To walk correctly assume the
correct standing position and
swing the legs from the hip.
Notice the graceful carriage of
foreign women in this country
who retain the custom of carry
ing burdens on their heads. If
you are not in position to see
them, put book, cushion or bag
on your head and notice in a mir
ror your own graceful carriage
as you walk about.
Acquire the habit of full
breathing. Upon walking in the
morning spend three or four min
utes taking long, slow breaths.
In open air breathing deeply until
deep breathing comes naturally.
And don't, in the name of
Venus. be q "slumpeP."
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right side. On my left side, Fairy,
do you understand what that
means II means that the giminy
bilious, as you call it-oh. |
wouldn't swear to the name,
Fairy, I do not claim to be smart,
but | know how it looked.
"Well, anyhow. name and all. it
was on the side next to me.
stopped to look at a little stick,
and switched around on the other
side. Then he stopped to look at
bunch of dirt, and got on the
wrong side again. Then | stopped,
and then he did, and SO We kept
zig-zagging down the road. A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-08
Screen Doors
1-4fh Less

rROM NOW until the
~ end Of the summer
the disease-caETying fly
nsuItiplies very rapidly.
II yom have not already
done SO, yen Will find 1t
necessary to head off the
ny from now ON. In con-
sequence, this clearance
Of Screen Doors b espe-
cialIy important. Includ-
Cd are Screen Doors i'm all
standard sizes. They come
complete with hinges,
latch and handle. Your
choice during - -.
this clearance "a Less
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-08
BY ETHEL HUESTON
Copyright, 1915.
B0bbs, Merrill Go.
CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)

i CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)
i SO the table was prettily deco
rated with flowers, and great
plates of sandwiches and cake
were placed upon 1t. In the CEN
ter was an enormous punch-bowl,
i full of lemonade.
4 From every nook and corner OF
the house they hunted out chairs,
anticipating real run upon the
parsonage. Nor were they dis
appointed. The twins and Connie
were not even arrayed in their
plain little ginghams, before the
first arrivals.
/ Prudence and Fairy, freshly
gowned and smiling-faced, re-
ceived them with cordially. 1t
was not difficult for them, they
had been reared in the bospitable
atmosphere of Methodist parson-
ages.
But Prudence was concerned to
observe that big easy chair
lplaced we'll back in a secluded
corner seemed to be giving dis
satisfaction 1t was Mrs. Adams
who sat there first She seemed
to be gripping the arms OF the
chair with unnecessary fervor.
Presently she went into the other
room.
After Fat Mrs. Miller tried the
corner chair, and soon moved
away. Then Mrs. Jack, Mrs.
Norey and Mrs. Beed. in turn, sat
there-and did not stay.
At first opportunity, Prudence
hurried into the secluded corner,
intent upon trying the chair for
herself. She sat down anxiously.
Then she gasped and clutched
frantically at the arms of the
chair was bottomless, and that
only by hanging on for her life
could she keep from dropping
through.
i She realized the wisest thing
would be to discuss it publicly.
Anything would be better than
leaving 1t for the ladies to COM
ment upon privately.
So up rose Prudence, pulling
after her. the thin cushion which
had concealed the chairs short
coming.
Look, Fairy" she cried. ibid
you take the bottom out of this
chair"
Fairy was frankly amazed.
ASK the twins" she said terse-
ly, II know nothing about it,"
At that moment, the luckless
Carol went running through the
hall.
| Carroll" Prudence called.
Carol opened the door. She
smiled winsomely-Carol was
nearly always winsome.
How do you DOR she said
brightly. isn't 1t a lovely day?
Did you call me, Prudence?"
Yes. Do you know where the
bottom of that chair has gomez"
why. no, Prudence-gracious,
That chair!-I didn't know you
were going to bring that chair in
here.-Why-oh, am so sor-
ry!"
Some of the Ladies smiled. |
Others lifted their brows and /,
shoulders in a mildly suggestive |
way, that Prudence, after nine
teen years in the parsonage, had |
learned to know and dread.
And where is the chair-bottom |
now she inquired. And why |
did you take it?"
Why, we wanted to make"
You and Lark"
Well. yes--but 1t wae really |
all my fault, you know. We want
ed to M sea- hign !
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I-Petrograd reports the Rus
sian forces within a short dis
lance of Kovel. important rail-
road center, and about ready to
take the city.
7-Petrograd also reports the
Russians drawing nearer Lem
berg. capital of Galicia. and the
main objective of the great drive
on the Si,okhod front. The Aus
trians are reported TO have been
driven beyond the Bug river.
Russian and Teuton forces
reported deadlocked just west of
Bussacz. The Russ movement IL
Intended as o double thanking
drive against Lemberg on the
north, and Stanislsu, the railway
center, In the south.
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body would have thought we were
drunk, / suppose.
-Four times that man stopped
to pick up some wriggling little
animal, and four times he depos-
tied his treasure in one of his va
rious pockets. Don't ask why II is
impossible for me to be friends
with such being-spare me that
humiliation"
Continued i'm Our Next Issue.)
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M'CUNE WILL BE
AT RATE HEARING

J. w. McCune, secretary of the
traffic and transportation bureau
of the Commercial club, will rep
resent Tacoma at the freight rate
hearing In Washington Aug. IA.
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NAY PYTHIANIZE
LATIN AMERICA

q PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 3. -
The supreme lodge. Knights OF
Pythias, ia considering the trans
Iafion OF its ritual into Spanish in
order that Il may be extended 20
I attn America.
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HART TO HART
TALK WITH EN-

Lieut.. Gov. Louis F. Hart will
address, the Women's Republican
club at the Tacoma hotel this
evening.
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VIII the next visitor to the
north pole be a woman who will
fly to the frozen north in an aero
plane?
That is what friends OF Miss
Marie Anighto Peary, daughter of
Admiral Robert Peary. the acrtic
explorer, are asking since she has
announced her Intention to be-
come an aviatrix.
Certain IL is Miss Peary feels
the call Of the north where she
was born during the second OF
Lieut. Peary's expeditions I'm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-20

WASHINGTON April 20--For 20 minutes today Am
bassador Won Berntorf discussed with Secretary Lansing
the possibility OF avcrng diplomatic break between the
United States and Germany
The Teuton representative obtained Lansngs views on
the steps necessary make submarine warfare conform
Americas ideas OF law and humanity.
Atho Bcrnstorn would not the conference,
situation.
1t is known he gave Lansing believe that
other disaster similar that which bcfe the Sussex will
not occur while negotiations are being conducted
1t pointed Lansing that since America has
asked for distinct change IN the German submarine policy
there naturally must be numerous conferences between Berlin
officials
United States marines have ordered guard the
wireless stations Tueker,on, n J., and Sayvllc, l..
This is supposedly taken. protect them from
antGerman demonstrations and to permit their seizure in
case OF break
Much of the from Berlin received at these stations.
Won Bcrnsto is obviously impressed by the administra
iions carnestness
He has fully reported the situation TO Foreign Minister
Won Jagow in Berlin.
Germanys official reply the is expected by Mon
day at the latest.
The department today reiterated its contention that
Cermany present orders submarines must be withdrawn
the Uboat attacks confined warshps pending any
determination of plan OF operation against merchant
This is the clear intent of the demand on Germany.
The Lansing Benstor conference will probably deal with
how the submarine warfare should be conducted according
to American views.
Sen Kern an early caller a the White House. said con-
gcss disposed discuss the situation with Germany
leaving President Wilson unembarrassed in handling the
crisis.
In reply to criticisms like that of Sen Gore who said
President Wilson rsking because few rash Ameri
insisted travelling on armed ships the White House
pointed that the controversy had shifted entirely from
the armed merchantmen angle as result OF the Sussex
Incident
The Sussex was not armed, neither was it a merchant
1t passenger ferry plying taken
by merchantmen
Among the "rash Americans" aboard were newspaper
men, government courier and embassy attaches, the very
OF whose work necesated their aboard under
bcigcrent flag since there neutral vessls which
ii is possible reach France
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RY Ed. 1. kEENE
nited Press staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, April 20.-Well In
formed officials do not believe Ger.
many will yield to the American dc
mand that Il cease It's present meth
cd OF conducting submarine war
fare. The opinion here Is that a
diplomatic break is certain, and that
war Is a strong possibility.
This view IL based on the fact
that Germany has emphasized that
the submarine is its most effective
weapon against Great Britain.
Therefore Il IL believed the kaiser
cannot afford TO concede anything
essential, tho he may possibly offer
certain concessions. hoping to delay
events.
The British attitude toward the
presidents nAte ranges from quiet
satisfaction rNarly to jubilatlon. IL
Is believed that the note Is likely to
Influence other neutrals.
'It is difficult to suppose the Ger
man government, elated by the sub
marine successes of tho past six
weeks. will accept President VIII
sons terms" said the Daily Chron-
icle. in an editorial. diplomatic
relations between Berlin and Wash
Ington will be broken off. The re-
sulting situation will not be n state
of war, but may easily develop into
war"
Commenting on the situation the
Pail Mall Gazette said.
"The notes Significance lies In
Tho fact that President Wilson liz
no longer able to Withhold cognizance
of the true character OF the German
policy. America may be congratu.
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SIS IN PRIZES FOR
CHARLIE CHAPLINS!

! Most boys try, occasionally. to
initiate the Charlie Chaplin walk.
Some of them are very proficient
In the little tricks which have
made Charlie a millionaire.
All right. then. Get an old
derby. cane, pair of baggy
pants, floppy pair of shoes, and
get into the parade. There'll be
band to lead you.
Leave or send your name and
address to the box office of the
Rex. or with the moving picture
editor of The Star. There is no
age limit. Everybody who can I'm
itate Chaplin and who can get
costume is welcome to participate.
Among the boys who have al
ready entered are: Billie Dofner,
aged Z; Lowell Livingstone, 3501
Albion place; Dell Baker, 1874
Cherry st; Gilbert Anderson, 70S
12th ave-; and Felix Smith, 2010
Western ave.
Manager Hamrick may engage a
couple of the best Chaplins for an
appearance at his theatre next
week
So get busy. fellows; send in
your names. Only two more days
left