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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29
Changes in Human Teeth.

That our teeth are becoming pro-
gressively smaller and fewer is made
manifest by study of human jaws
running back through the centuries to
the earliest historic times, 5000 years
ago, and even to those Of prehistoric
people whose bones have been dug up.
That they are growing less durable is
shown by their extreme liability to de-
cay.
The tendency to reduction In the
number OF teeth is shown by the de-
parture of the third molars. These
wisdom teeth" as they are called,
four in number, are in many individu-
ais missing or understood and irregu-
lar; or they may, in other instances,
fail to "erupt." Evidently they are
destined to disappear entirely. And
because they are no longer required for
use nature is making them of such.
poor material that commonly they start
to decay as soon as they appear. Ais
ready there are signs that other teeth,
such as the lateral incisors, will follOsg
the same route. Our teeth are merely
tools. They are not equivalent to
limbs, but are only natural imple-
ments and were developed originally to
meet certain needs. If the needs dinlin.
ish the teeth must do likewise. @
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was no need OF haste in the case OF
Hester, it seemed, but Caviness was
harder to figure out.
Yet just the reverse proved to be
true. Cards theory for catching a
man of the Caviness type held good,
while on the fugitive cashier he abso-
lutely failed.
In Royerton it was easy to find
many intimates Of the insurance man.
From these it was learned that the
spendthrift often visited Philadelphia
and that while there he kept fast COM
pany. Some of the young men Of the
village knew Of the places he fire.
quented, the people who were his
friends.
"Such a man." soliloQuized Billy
Gard, always hides with woman"
Whereupon the special agent re-
turned to Philadelphia and began in
vestigating, one after another, the re-
sorts and the sporting friends of the
missing insurance agent. One thread
after another was followed to its end
until. in tracing certain woman to
Germantown, the special agent met
with a result and a surprise that was
beyond his expectation.
A drayman who had hauled the
goods and chattels of the woman he
was tracing had given Gard the Ger
mantown address. It was eleven
o'clock on a sunshiny morning when
the special agent reached the address.
It was a narrow house in a closely
built row and evidently was rented,
each floor as a. fat. Gard had recon
noitered front and back. had gossiped
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29
oNIsT.

vigor and prowess Of mild and law
abiding men when plunged by circun1-
stances into the realms Of the lawless.
He had therefore not been greatly sur
prised when the young cashier had
made his wild ride to freedom. But
as the aggressive wielder of a heavy
stick that had beaten his antagonist
into unconsciousness-th was indeed
a militant role to be played by the in
offensive former cashier. That young
man evidently had qualities that had
not been attributed to him.
Gard knew instantly that the man
stretched across the dining room table
was Caviness, the bank wrecker. The
policeman, true to his training, rushed
| into the ARRAY that it might be stopped
and the participants placed under ar
rest. The wielder Of the heavy stick
turned toward the door, took IN the
situation in a glance and fed toward
the back of the house. AS in his es-
cape from Roy all the luck broke
| with him. AS he dashed into the
| kitchen he slammed a door behind
him. It was probably all chance that
| the latch was so set that the door
locked, and the officer was delayed in
breaking it down. From the back
steps Of this ground-foor fat to an
alley was but twenty feet. When the
officer gained those steps he but looked
| into a blank board fence in which
there appeared another closed door.
He rushed to this, flung it open, looked
out. There was not a soul in sight.
The police of Philadelphia lost track
Of Homer Kester when he slammed
the fat door in the face of this mem.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29

with the grocer at the corner with
some children in the street. He was
looking for an opportunity to approach
the janitor of the house to question
him informally, wanted to talk to the
postman. Then he met the policeman
on this beat. He had asked this guard
ian of the law about the occupants of
the fat in question and the two men
were drifting idly past when pande-
monium broke loose.
Shrek after shrek tore its way
through the drawn curtains of the
ground-f1oor fiat. There was the crash
of broken furniture, the whack of
heavy blows, the thud of falling bodies.
The policeman and the special agent
ran to the door OF the house to which
the former put his shoulder with good
effect. They were thus let into a mar
row hall. Off Of this were the doors to
the fat through which the noise of a
vast disturbance continued to come.
It required the strength of the two
men to break through the barrier, and
some delay was occasioned. But when
the door was finally forced it was
wild Gene that was revealed.
They had broken into the sitting
room. Sprawled across it's floor was
the form of disheveled woman,
frowsily blonde, shapely, clad in a
dressing sacque and evidently uncon-
scious. Chairs were upset, tables over
turned.
The intruders gave but hurried
glance to this apartment, however, for
the action of the play was still going
forward and might be seen through
the torn portieres that led into the adj
joining dining room. AS they looked
(! the form of a strong young man fell
heavily across the dining room table,
felled by a blow from the stout stick
of a slim antagonist. The wielder Of
the attack shifted his position and
Billy Gard got view of his face, livid-
ly white, delicately chiseled and re-
fined in appearance. It seemed lily to
fit into this chaotic scene. Yet the
special agent knew he had seen it be-
fore and instantly the Photographic
flash of such face bending over the
dashboard of a madly plunging car
riage returned to his consciousness. It
was the face of Homer Hester.
Billy Gard had often had occasion to
be vastly surprised by the unexpected
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29

met epI1tfously to talk the mat
ter over, Il could clean up the whole
amount. have a most unusual BUSH
ness opportunity in Philadelphia. You
must let me overdraw just once more. .
mot a cent" insisted Kester. ST
have already let you ruin me and the
bank. I will go no further.
'If you DON'T" brutality stated the
insurance man, 'you are ruined by
what you have already done, am
ruined, the bank is ruined. This is
the one chance"
In the end he went to Philadelphia
to grasp this one chance. Billy Gard
acknowledged that it was logical that
the cashier should allow him to do
so. The draft that Caviness drew was
for twice the amount he had named
but the harassed cashier could not
bring himself to refuse to honor it.
Caviness had proven himself a
psychologist again. Two days later a
smaller draft came but with no line
of explanation. The chance to recoup
might depend upon this money, the
cashier felt. He appreciated the great
er chances on the other side but, hav-
ing honored the larger check, he could
not turn down the smaller one. It
was not logic that he should do so.
AS the days passed there came other
drafts for always smaller amounts.
There was still no report from
Caviness. Yet what excuse could the
cashier offer himself for refusing
these small drafts when he had hon.
ored the big ones. Finally the prodigal
drew. in a single day, forty small
checks ranging from one to five dol
lars.
Despairingly the cashier cashed
everyone.
It was during the week that fol-
lowed that the directors had precipi-
tated the fight Of the cashier. Billy
Gard found the whole case easy to
clear up with the exception Of the ap-
prehension Of the two men who had
been the instruments in wrecking the
bank.
The special agent had little doubt
Of his ability to catch Homer Kester,
the cashier. There was the almost in
fallible theory that such fugitive
would write home. There was but the
necessity to wait until he should do
so and the point of hiding would be
indicated by the post mark. There
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29
Ruddha,a Poor Guess.

At the entrance of the lamasery are
eight large monuments, which contain
the ashes of eight Buddhas. Long
years ago. at the beginning of the Ming
dynasty, after hard fighting, the Tibe-
tans were driven back from Chinese
territory, which they had overrun for
hundreds of miles. When the victo-
rious Chinese general reached Kum-
bum, says the Christian Herald, he
sent for these eight Buddhas and said
to them: sYou can read the future !;
can you tell me when you are going
to die?" One Of them, shrewd enough
to understand the generals mind, said !:
Tomorrow" "No," said the general
sit will be today" And it was.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29

this were admitted what was to be
done? Obviously the former methods
IF communication should be cut off.
How could this be done?
The messenger method of commune
cation was possible only because the
fugitive was near home. If he were
far away it could not be used. If he
were far away he would also feel az
added degree Of security. A worldly
fugitive would not, but Kester would.
With continent between him and his
crime the man who had always lived
in this narrow sphere would not ap-
preciate the possibilities of his cap
ture. He would write.
Special Agent Billy Gard was quite
sure of this. He would have done it
himself at twenty-four. The runaway
cashier should be captured by being
caused to fee thousands of miles
further away.
Having reached this conclusion the
special agent called Police Sergeant
Flaherty on the telephone. Would
F1aherty come to see him? Flaherty
would be there in fifteen minutes.
Now Gard knew that Flaherty had
grown up in the little town of Roger
ION. His folks lived there and Fla
herty occasionally went back for a
visit. The Irishman was a trustworthy
guardian of the law and might be de.
pended upon to carry out orders.
'Flaherty," said the special agent,
would you like to take bit Of a trip
to Royerton over Sunday and see your
folks, with all expenses paid?"
would eat a Dago's apples when
was hungry?" said the policeman.
''Well, here is the lay of the land"
Gard explained. II am after that fugi-
tive cashier, Kester, and l am going
to get him. He is not far from home
and his folks are in communication
with him. want them to know that
am after him. They will tell him, will
supply him with a bundle of money
and he will not stop running until he
reaches Arizona. Then will get him.
Them are not police methods" said
Flaherty. II am not catching this dip,
but when do pinch them it is usually
by getting close to them"
81 like to catch them on the wing"
said Gard. Anyway you have merely
a speaking part. Your talk is to the
home folks, to the effect that l am hot
on the trail of Homer Hester and like
ly to nab him at any moment. Go talk
your head off,"
Whereupon the policeman from Roy
erton spent the week end at that viii
lage, had good time and passed the
word of warning.
Billy Gard waited ten days.
At the end of that time he was
called on the telephone by the post
master at Royerton A letter had come
to sister of Homer Hester and in
that young mans handwriting. 1t was
postmarked Spokane, Washington"
Gard dispatched a long telegram in
code to the special agent of the depart.
ment Of justice nearest Spokane, he
being located in Seattle. He asked
that officer to run over to SpO-
kane and pick up his man. 1t was
merely the task of locating well-de.
scribed stranger in a comparatively
small city. Two days later the de
partment was informed of the arrest.
Psychology" said Billy Gard rum1-
natively. els great help to detec-
tive when it works"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-29
Clever Youth.

Employer-Huh! Got off yesterday
to go to your grandmother's funeral
Show up this morning with a black
eye!
Office Boy-Yes, Sir; we got fighting
over the property Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
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Courtesy

1.-THE people of your town applauded
me with fine enthusiasm"
"That isn't altogether enthusiast, y
said a member of the reception COM
mittee. "Scme Of it's hospitality"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
GERMANY NOTIFIES US. OF INTENTION TO
OPEN SUB WAR ON ARMED MERCHANTMEN

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.--Ger.
many's reiteration OF intent to tor
pedo armed merchantmen. begin.
ming Wednesday. was handed Sec.
retary Lansing today by German
Ambassador Won Bernstorff
Lansing's only announcement was,
Ambassador Won Bernstorff left
his governments memorandum.
That Is all can say
The German envoy was equally
uncommunicative.
Later. however. II was learned
the memorandum contained the re-
port OF submarine commanders on
score OF cases. in which II Is al.
legged British merchantmen used
their armament extensively.
II also gave further references to
alleged secret British admiralty
orders to destroy submarines.
The original copy OF the order
found on the seized liner Appam
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

In short speech before the
German-American Republican club
Saturday night. Mayor GIN again
raked his former chief OF police.
Austin r.. Grlffiths. now his rival
In the mayoralty race, over the
Goals OF bItterest abuse.
Almost in the same breath that
he denied any Intention TO attack
any woman. he assailed the looks
OF Mrs. Remington Charter, the
magazine writer. who made per
sonal investigation of conditions IN
the new underworld district
He again stated that Grifflths
married for money, but reduced
the amount from million to half
million.
lie admitted that he was mayor
before the taxes went up. In 1910,
but declared Il was due 10 the 10
auguration of municipal eolieetlon
OF garbage.
lie promised to reduce the next
tax isvy to- rs mills.
Turning his attention to Grif-
flths again. he denounced him as
a socialist and single taxer.
and, altho the records show Grlf-
nihs strongly opposed the building
of the Cedar river dam NJ It's pres
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

was recently given to Lansing by
Won Bernstorff
The Austrian charge d. affairos
visited the state department after
Bernstorff. and declared Austria =
views were identical with Ger
many's.
Englauds alleged orders 10 mer.
chantmen TO attack submarines. as
claimed by Germany. seemed today
10 offer the last hope for a salts.
factory adjustment OF the German.
American deadlock.
II these orders are proved 10 ex.
ist. the American position toward
Germany may be somewhat altered.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff's in.
gtructions from Berlin. however. Of.
fered no apparent basis for a settle.
ment
Congress Is not expected 10 inter.
fere IN the administration's German.
American course.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
vERDUM BL00DIEST
OF BATTLEFlElDS

PARIS. Feb. 2s.-The Yer
dun wood may 90 down In his
tory as the worlds bloodiest
battlefield.
Train loads Of wounded,
shattered men are reaching
here, giving evidence Of fearful
carnage north OF verdun.
Other trains are stesming
eastward with reinforcements
and munitions 10 fiji the gaps
made by the German offensive.
There must be $4,000 wound
ed men dying In agony in the
rain and snow, simply because
their comrades cannot reach
them" said surgeon today.
phe percentage OF dead will ex
ceed that of the champagne las
September.
Tho the tragedy OF Nerdun II
written on the faces of the Partisan
men and women. they are. never
theless. cheered by the latest ad
vices indicating the French lef
holds the Pepper Heights, while tn,
center and right are counter at
tacking from the ruins OF Doua
mont
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

Prince Henry Of Prussia has
taken over a high navy COM
rand preliminary TO this.
London is tense.
man flect IL coming ont into the
North sea or that Zeppciins are ap
preaching.
IT IN the real thing at last" said
the Times critic today.
While Europe and the world are
on edge. perhaps the greatest ar
tillery and infantry battle ever
known RACES over the ruins OF
Douamont. not far from verdun.
The position has changed hands
repeatedly during the past few
days.
Two miles west OF Douamont. the
French are projecting the flame OF
artillery across the Talu ridge and
the approach to the Pepper Heights
barring the advance to Verdun
Austro-German guns are shooting
tons OF explosives into the armored
slopes OF the Pepper Heights in an
attempt TO blast the ridge away
thus opening the road thru Bras &c
Verdun.
Checked at Verdm by French
reinforcements. the German crown
princes drive is spreading to the
Champagne. 40 miles west OF the
Verdun woods.
The Berlin official statement to
day virtually confirmed the French
claims that the Verdun offensive is
halted. temporarily at least.
At the same time. Berlin reported
the capture of over 1000 yards OF
trenches and the Navarin farm. the
scene OF desperate conflict in last
Septembcr's offensive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
GIRL BRIDE SUES
FATHER-IN-LAM
Declares T. E. Jones Alienated
Affections of
Husband
TELLS JUDGE OF AFFAIR

T. e. ("Tommy") Jones,
wealthy contractor and builder
Of wharves, Of 1917 Queen
Anne ave-. sat unmoved, with
his jaw hard set, In Judge
Frater's court Monday, while
his dsughter-in-Isw, Mrs. Garcia
8. Jones, aged II. told a jurA
how she believes he alienated
the affections Of her 2o-year-
old husband, Thomas c. Jones.
The young Mrs. Jones, the pret-
ty mother of an infant boy, who
prattled to his grandmother during
the course of the trial. is suing her
father-in-law for $4,000.
Tears came copiously as Mrs.
Jones rehearsed her courtship
days and told of the elimination OF
her love affair. her wedding at Ev-
erett, October 81. 1914.
On their way back to Seattle in
the elder Jones' auto, she testified,
the bridal party. consisting OF her.
self. her mother and her sister,
Miss Adelaide Owen, separated from
the rest of the crowd at Fremont.
Tommy, my husband" she said,
stayed in the machine with his
famer. ] was deserted on my we'd
ding day
To fix her husbands social posi-.
tion in the minds of the jury, her
sister. Miss Owen, testified that
young Jones had moved and associ.
ated with the wealthiest families In
Seattle.
On a day soon after the mar
riage, Miss Owen testified, she her
self called up the fatherin-law and
asked him TO come to the Owen
home.
She said she asked him when his
son was coming. TO which he gave
answer that he wished Mrs. Jones
would give his son a divorce.
The latter replied that she would
not. positively. and Jones then is
said to have declared that his son
would never live with his wife.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
TO GIVE WARNING ANYWAY
BY CARL w. AckERMAN
nt % a.,H CorreSnondentl

~. y. otArf SoffrsPShHeHff
BERLIN, Feb. 2s.-oermsny
will not torpedo passenger
liners without warning, even
after Tuesday, when her war
fare against armed merchant
men becomes effective. the
United Press was reliably In
formed today.
Germany Will endanger hu-
man lives only in case
steamer attempts to escape, 10
fire on submarine or to ram
10.
The difference between the
past and the future submarine
warfare will be that:
Armed ships will not be con-
sidered legitimate peaceful
trading vessels.
Commanders will not tor
pedo every ship encountered.
trusting later that they may
prove them vessels armed for
offensive.
Commanders Will not violate
previous instructions to warn
passenger liners before sink
Ing them.
Germany 10 not eourtlng
trouble with America, but "
future accident endsnaers
Americans, Germany Will con-
slider she 10 not responsible, in
ssmueh as she bzs warned
Americans and the American
government officially.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
Ask ExtraditiOn
for Mrs. Clayburg
in Badger" Case

Application for estraditlon
papers for the return here In
custody Of Mrs. isabel Clay
burg. now under arrest In
Los Angeles for alleged con-
splraey to blackmall wealthy
men Of prominence, has been
signed by Gov. Lister and
are being forwarded to Cali.
fornIa Monday.
A hearing before Gov.
johnson. OF California, is set
for today, according 10 a
message received here from
Deputy Sheriff M. e. HalIy,
who went South TO get Mrs.
Clayburg last week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
Mamma" Grlffiths !
Tells OF Visit
TO Griffiths' Home
Mamma" Grlffiths, ,

Mamma Griffiths'
II fits perfectly with my impres.
sion OF the household at 30l 22nd
ave. ~. gained during informal
visits there.
II jlbes with the domestic life of
an exceptionally democratic Ameri.
can home. free from pretense and
social four-flush.
we met as children on the
prairies OF Nebraska" says Austin
Griffiths, in statement printed
elsewhere In full
And we we're wed because we
loved each other We have been
married 2S years and we have five
children"
GIL. In his ill-chosen reference to
his opponents private life, sought
TO create the impression that Grif.
fiths had married the mother OF his
children because she was mil.
lion.dollar heiress."
I'VE both taught school before
Continued on page 6.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

ent location. Glll declared
"Griffiths put the dam where 1,
10, against the advice OF experts" !"
GIL also urged the reelection OF
Councilman Fitzgerald.
Others who spoke were: H. c.
Caldwell and James T.. Bradford.
candidates for corporation coun.
sci. I'D Terry. candidate foS
treasurer: Harry Carroll. candf.
date for comptroller: DIR. Walter J.
Briggs. associate editor OF the
German.American. and President
4. II. Flick OF the club.
Ono OF Gill's newspaper cham.
plons deliberately omitted on Sat.
urday and Sunday any mention OF
tho mayors reference to Mrs. Grit.
fiths in his Saturday noon speech.
Another paper apologized for
Glll's speech In it's Sunday edition.
and called the mayors method OF
campaigning indefensible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
MOTHERS TO Near
DOCTORS LECTURE

Mothers are invited to the Illus
trated lecture to be given by DR..
II. c. Pickett Tuesday afternoon.
at $3.50. at the Ron Marche. under
the auspices of the Mothers Train
ing school The lecture is enti.
tied: Care of Children's Teeth. f"
Surses will also demonstrate in
practical way subjects of inter.
est TO mothers,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
TWO INJURED IN FIRE

PORTLAND. Feb. 2S.-Two were
injured and six inmates OF a room
ing hoCse Nefs rescued by firemen
early today when fire gutted n
twostory frame building at Fourth
and Stark Ets.
Frank holland. fireman. fell 30
feet from the roof of a building
and was seriously hurt Mrs. Lulu
Mccullough. landlady of the room
ing house, WAS badly bruised when
she fell downstairs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
PREDICT FALL IN
ANOTHER FORTNIGHT

BERLIN, Feb. 2s.-Jhe fail
of verdun. possibly within
fortnight, was predicted by
military critics here today.
They pointed out that no
fortress since the war started
has withstood a German attack
once a breach was made In the
outer dsfenses
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
PROTEST ARREST

In n resolution adopted by tSe
Birth Control league of Seattle ~
a meeting held Sunday evening at
Washington hall. protest is made
against the arrest in New York OF
Emma Goldman for disseminating
information about birth control.
The resolutions were addressed TO
Judge Briun. Harlem court, New
Xpris