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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
IndoorLife MakesFat
THf OIL OF koWEfS TO KEEP
WEIGHT DOWN. on TO re-
DGGE sIf'THFIlOrS

People who are confined within
doors and who are deprived Of fresh.
invigoratinR air and exercise must
take prccaution TO guard against
over-stoutnegs. as fat acquired by
indoor life In unhealthy and q danger
10 the vital organs ~ The body. Lack
OF exercise In the fresh air IL said 10
weaken the oxYyen-eHrryirg power
OF the blood SO that II ir unable
20 produce strarg rwunrIes and tffaI.
ity and the formation 81 uupiabtiy
and unhealthy "a; r. the result
II you are ~ or 20 pouphs above
normal weight YOU arc daily draw.
Ing on your reserve strength and are
constantly lowering your vitality by
carrying this excess burden Any
persons who are satisfied in their
own mind that they are too stout
are advised 70 20 to Barteil Drug
GO, or . good druggist. and get box
OF OIL or korein capsules and take
one after each meal and one Just be.
fore retiring 1T night
Even few DAYS treatment hs.
been reported to show uotleea b 4 .
reduction IN weight improved diaes .
ton and return of tie old energy
footatep@ tecnHe Ii4hter ard III .
skin less fiabt 8 ~ npnearancc ae
auperiuoes lat disappea
oil OF korein Is lnexpensfve. can.
not iniure, and helps the digestion.
ANY person who wants 10 reduce rs
or 20 pounds - advised TO give this
treatment trial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
seEo or MIlITARisM

Editor The Star You are right.
Mr.. Editor. this question OF pre-
paredness IL fundamental. II We
men and women OF this generation
will deliberately SOW the seed OF
miiitarism In the most fertile soil
wc have by forcing military train
Ing into our schools. we can rest
assured that cur chiidren's chill
dren will reap the harvest. a. Eu-
rope is reaping II now. but doubly
Intensified Let us rather train
our children to think and to vote
inteiiigentiy. Let US do away with
the party label blindfoid and teach
them the true science Of civil gov.
ernment by 10 doing. we may
avert = deluge Of blood.
For efficiency In the army
pay the men Ss.s day and
board. and no Mexican bandits
will be able TO steal their horses
while they sleep. Increase the
army II you like. but pay them
mems wages and treat them ms
men. JOHN CARMICHAEL.
Fall City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
READERS OF THE STAR
ON PREPAREDNESS

owned by Themselves. They will
want us TO fight To sell what we
ought to have And II We had a..
there would be no need for y fight
After enough workingmen have
been slaughtered TO satisfy the
masters In the countries concern.
ed, some OF tho representatives OF
the master class will get together
and agree upon division Of the
loot. and then tho working class Is
required TO create more wealth. but
Il In not allowed to keep for Its own
use more than a fraction. The sur.
plus IL accumulated for a few
years. and again we are expected
to put up another fight for n mar.
ket for the masters who live In Idle
luxury. This may look good TO
YOU. Mr.. Editor. but II does not mp.
peal to me any longer. Thcy being
the owners OF the wealth OF the
world. ought to fight n any one
does. | agree 10 scatter flowers on
their graves. and In fact. am
rather anxious 20 do 80.
Respectfully. ID. BURGESS
Tho difference between heins
given n smile and laugh. Ia the
difference between being engaged
and being married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
WOMAN APPROVES

Editor The Star. That was a
splendid and sane article on Pre-.
paredness Acid Test of Amer
icanism" Your editorial writer In
hard to beat, don't agree with Or.
strong. however. The theory liz NIL
right - just fine. but We have
learned that a certain nation has
forgotten everything pertaining 10
honor In the last year or so. there
fore our neighhor who has gries.
ance would not he satisfied II lie
broke bread with us. or II he did
We know We could not trust him;
that he was preparing = poisoned
dagger. perhaps 10 stab us when
We turned
Honest preparedness ~ prepared
ness without profit. a general traia.
Inc OF every man. woman. boy and
Girl for efficient work at all times.
Is surely wise move. Prepared
ness means better citixens-sive
every citizen an equal privilege 20
stand for the thing that II honor
ahlo--but not so-ealled citizens. for
We have found those In our midst
who are enemies. rebels. traitors.
Danger in preparedness Not In
sane preparedness. surely, Give us
a system that will make better men
and women, We must start With
the boys and girls let II be the
Swiss as~ein. toned down. built up.
whatever IL necessary To suit our
country. Isn't a woman better
housekeeper aud mother who has
been trained for n. Isn't man n
better citizen II he has been trained
% build up rather than tear down!
Where Ia the money millions
that have been spent for pr~ratcd.
ness during the past yearsf Shall
the same thing happen again.
Faithfully.
MRS. w. j. PENNINGTON.
Pc Ell. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
CROSS, FEvERISH
CHILD IS BILIOUS
OR C0NST|pATED
Look. Motherl II tongue Il
coated give California
Syrup Of Figs"

Every mother realizes. after CIV.
ing her children California Syrup
OF rgs." that this 10 their ideal
laxative. because they love It's
pleasant taste. and II thoroughly
eieanses the tender little stomach.
liver and bowels without gripping.
When eross. irritable. feyerish or
breath IL bad. stomach sour. look
at the tongue. mother u coated
give . tesspoonfnl Of this harmless
fruit LAXATIVE" and In a few hours
all the foul. constipated waste. sour
bilc and undigested food passes
out OF tho bowels. and you have a
well. playful child again. when its
little system II full Of cold. throat
sore. has stomach-ache. diarrhoea.
indigestion. coiic--rcmemher. q
good Inside cleansing shonld al.
ways be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep Cali
fornia Syrup Of Figs" handy: they
know teaspoorfui today saves q
sick child tomorrow. Ask your
druggist for b0-cent bottle Of
California Syrup OF Figs" which
has directions for babies. children
OF all ages and grown-ups printed
on the bottle. Beware OF counter.
felts sold here. 90 don't be fooled.
Get the genuine. made by -Caiifcr.
MIA Fig Syrup Company"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
CURES MEN

who. through ErrOrs and Excess.
suffer from Chronic Weakness,
Inn aired Manhood. Pain in the
e-c<. Nervous Debility, Los. vi.
f-if.y. Kidrey and 7lsdder Trou.
-t>-. are quickly cured by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
.pAy.TRioTIsM

Editor The Star: have made
note OF your attempt 10 deal with
the question Of preparedness. ("
and also note that you exploit the
views and opinions OF the exploit.
ers. such as j. r. .Chilberg. J. r.
Douglas. A. l.. Kempster. Henry
5uzzallo and Robert 3. Boyns. WIN
those men join the ranks in the
army
History proves that the men who
are loudest in their professions Of
loyalty. and those who make the
most noise about the glory OF the
flag. seldom risk their precious
lives In any armed conflict They
are noisy patriots until there Is
danger, and then they have bust
ness in some remote place. far from
harms way. At such times they
spell patriotism pay" triotIsm.
and do their utmost to make II pay.
II In the working class that is ex-
pected to spill its blood in the
quarre's OF the masters.
You may know that 2es OF the
people Of this great and glorious
nation own COZ OF its stnpendous
wealth, but the owners did not ere.
ate this wealth. The workers Gre
ated II. but do not own IT. Now,
the masters are having some DIFF
ficulty In disposing OF this wealth
at profit. The master class OF
the other great nations II seeking
10 sell Its surplus In the same mar
ket that our masters seek to mo.
nopolize. This has caused the arm
ed conflict in Europe. and II In OK
pecte1 10 cause an armed conflict
between our nation and one or
more of the European nations. The
owners do not intend TO do any of
the fighting. nor will they en-.
dnre any OF the hardships nor as
sumo any Of the risks But they
vii expect rs to risk our lives In
order that they may sell the wealth
that has been created by us but 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
WHO ooEs TO WANT

Editor Tho Star: have read
oil the letters on Preparedness"
and I dare say fhere In not one Of
the writer's In favor Of prepared
ness who viii BE- found on the bat
|tlefield. II var comes 70 ~. They
are not foolish enough 10 90 out
where the bullets ny and the blood
flows. II IL easy to be In favor Of
preparedness II some one else II
going to do the fighting. The let
ter BY Mr.. Hoover II about the
most sensible OF them all.
am againss war and prepared
ness. and feel sure n those who
profit BY war. declare war. pray
for victories In war. had TO do the
fighting. thee would be no war.
A man who has nothing Ia a fool TO
60 to war. as he has nothing to
fight for. and q man who has pien-
~ OF this worlds goods IL fool
To 20 to war. as he may get killed
and then he won't live to enjoy
what he has.
hut n this country IL going to
prepare for war. would like 10
ask. what are ron going to do with
10000 men, suppose we got in
a row with Japan. England and
Mexico at ono time. 10000 men
protecting border line like the
y. r. Ii quite a joke in my mind.
The country should have rail.
roads. 40 we could send men TO
any and all parts Of the border IN
quick time. and an army of TO-.
10000 men that could be ready on
"a hours notice.
But while there sre 10000 school
children in New York suffering
from malnutrition In land OF full
and plenty. and the same IL true
OF all large cities In the country.
cant see how yon can get any one
TO join the army. II seems TO me n
man would lose respect for a coun
try that has so much poverty and
misery on one side and wealth and
luxury on III other.
A WORKING MAN.
Alpine, Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
Bakers Shoe
Store Beautiful
Opens In Seattle

Bakers. name we'll known In
the shoe world. have opened a lux.
uriously appointed shoe store at
1876 Second ave. where they win
specialize In hlgh.grsde shoes for
both men and women. The color
scheme Ia both unique and besuti.
fnl. the setting of the fitting
chairs and equipment being de-
cided departure from the common.
place The shoes handled will be
the very best In both workman.
ship and style. The public In In.
yited 10 visit this beautiful store.
Bakers slogan IL Courtesy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14

her work seems easier and she has
regained her appetite.
Get a bottle OF Or. Caldwelis
Syrup Pepsin from your druggist
and have II in the house. A trial
bottle. free OF charge. can be OBJ.
tanned by writing 10 DIR. w. n. Cald.
well. t54 Washington St.. Monti.
cello. III.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14

80 mail 81 81 sIa boxes for 80
Every box guaranteed Call or write
RAYMOND REMEDY CO. Room 8,
Hotel Antlers, Fourth and Union.
Phone Main 1854.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
PLANS A HATCHERY

Fish Commissioner Darwin
Thursday conferred with Tacoma
officials regarding the establishing
OF new hatchery on Weight creek.
tributary OF the Puyallup river.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
MRS. CHADWICK DIES

Mrs. Jane A. Chadwick. widow OF
former Gov. stephen f. Chadwick.
Of Oregon. and mother OF Justice
Stephen J. Chadwick. of Olympia.
Is dead Friday at Winlock, Wasi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
LoRImER TOO BUSY

CHICAGO. April i&.--wiiliam
rortmer. on the stand today in de-
Tense of charges OF embexxismens
and conspiracy in connection with
his banks fxiIurs here. declared he
was 30 busy fighting . charge Of
bribery In 1910 that he had little
time to look after his financial AZ
fairs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-14
1RlUoER ENDORSED

Joan 0trfngers candidacy Tor
oAoriff has been tndorsed by the In
tprnatiouh Theatrical Stage EN-
pIoyes, local Is. The following let
~ was received BY him from Sec
yotary W. w. LAdd:
sAt car last meeting. held April I,
cur members unanimously voted to
support your candidacy for sheriff
Of King county"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
SWITZERLAND is
DOING BIG WORK
Little War Isolated Country Handles
All "S0ldier MALI For the
Belligerents.

Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 29-(Cor-
respondence of the Associated Press.)
There is one small postage stamp,
with a black border and the single
word, "decede" dead, which repre-
sents greater tragedy than any bat
tie in the present war. 1t is the stamp
used by the International mail service,
conducted by the Swiss government,
between the prisoners Of war Of all
nations and their families, on letters
directed to soldiers who have fallen
at the front or died in hospital.
A large table is piled high with
these letters, each bearing the fatal
stamp DECIDE" This is but one
mail, and each days mail piles the
table again. They are to families in
England, Germany. France, Turkey,
Austria, Japan-the entire range of
fighting countries-for Switzerland
has taken over the entire work Of adj
ministering this mail service between
families and their men at the front.
For a small country it is an enor-
nous work that Switzerland has thus
assumed, bearing the entire expense
without a penny's charge TO anyone.
Located right in the heart Of the car
mage, with the fighting nations on
every side, Switzerland is peculiarly
placed for effectively carrying on this
humanitarian work. 1t is like the dip
lomatic work which the United States
assumed for the different countries;
but the magnitude Of the work is prob
ably greater owing to the vastness OF
these daily mails between all the fight
ing countries. And yet Switzerland
does this work simply and without
noise, and few know Of the extent OF
the undertaking.
Accompanied by Secretary Breny OF
the postof1ice department, who Is In
direct charge of the work, the Asso-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21

ciated Press representative saw its
many branches of activity in full op-
Grafton. Even the big general post
Office of Switzerland was not adequate
to carry on this international work,
and the huge gymnasium was brought
into service. Here the trapezes and
flying rings have been looped to the
side walls, along with rows of Indian
clubs and dumbbells, giving a free
open space for the enormous influx Of
soldier mail. Long trains of mail
vans are at the door, and some 80 to
| so wagon loads Of this mail are han
/ died daily-letters to Bombay for
Turkish prisoners there by the Eng
lish, or to Nagasaki, Japan, for Ger
man prisoners held there by Japan, as
we'll as the nearby transmission be-
tween France, Germany, England,
Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bel
GUM, etc.
A great pile Of German mail had
just come in, and the bags were stack
ed up on the floor.
Here is something curious" said
one Of the officials, turning to the Ger
man mail bags. You will notice they
are made of paper-yes, paper mail
bags. Usually mail bags are very
stout, Of leather or heavy canvas. But
lately we have noticed the Germans
are using paper for their bags. 1t
means big saving on their hemp, and
the bags are strong and serviceable."
Taking a knife, one Of the paper
mail bags was cut, showing great re-
sistance. 1t appeared to be a new
quality of paper, with fibre almost like
the mesh of cloth, but Enthusiastically
paper.
1T is remarkable" said an onlooker,
how the Germans get up service
able substitute as soon as they run
out Of any article"
Here is another curious and signif1-
cant fact" said the official in charge
of the gymnasium mails. He held up
large card, a foot square, on which
he had placed q samples Of rope and
Irvine.
These show the ingenious substi-
tutes the Germans are now using for
ordinary rope and twine," said he
The samples are from various mail
bundles from Germany They ranged
in size from a small size rope, about
one-eighth inch thick to ordinary
string. None Of the q samples had
any hemp. Most Of the small strings
and twines had fine inner wire, to
give tensile strength, wound with pa
per to give an outer finish and flexi-
bility. The heavier ropes were OF
paper, with strands wound together
into stout material. But the little
inner wire seemed the basis of
strength in these strange German sub
stitutes for hemp rope and cord, re-
quired so enormously in ordinary bus
mess and commerce.
All about, long lines OF postal en-
ployes were at work sorting the SOL
der mail-letters, packages and mon
ey orders-going TO various countries.
Many poor people mail loaf of bread
daily to the son or father away at the
front or in prison. One OF the wrap
pings Of loaf OF bread had broken
open and disclosed that the sender had
ingeniously inserted a copy of the
Paris Matin inside the bread II was
doubtless done without malice, the Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21

ficials said, by some poor mother who
wanted her son to get glimpse Of the
home paper. Most of the packages
made one sad to see, they were so pa
thetic in their meagerness and yet so
full of silent love. One was a small
remnant of Christmas tree with some
Of the trinkets adhering. Others were
packages neatly divided into small
sections of chocolate, tobacco, soap
and other needs and small Injuries Of
the men away from home.
But the most poignant branch of this
busy bureau was the table heaped with
letters and packages which could new
er be delivered, each bearing the
stamp "decede." One employee was
binding these letters in packages of a
hundred. and there were many of these
hundreds, with the incoming vans add
ing to them constantly. When the let
tiers are first received, every effort is
made to deliver them, but when the
official record or other authoritative
information shows the soldier is dead
the fatal black bordered stamp de
cede" goes on the letter and it is re-
turned to the sender. And so this
stamp carries into countless homes
| daily the news which is a tragedy tc
each one of these households-the first
news, for the sending of the letter
showed the family thought the son OF
| father was still alive.
There was strange incident abou,
one OF those letters" said the official
The letter was sent by a mother in
Germany to her son in France. Find
| ing he was dead, the letter was re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21

sent the other way, indicating more
French prisoners than Germans or
else more generosity. In October, for
example, France sent $4,000 postal
orders to French soldiers in Germany,
totaling 1851 900 francs 1895, O00)
while Germany sent $4,000 orders to
German soldiers in France, totaling
$4,000 francs ($110,0O0). Russia is
also sending an exceptionally large
number of money orders to her SOL
diers in Austria, Hungary and Ger
many. Since the war began over 3d.
100000 francs (s7,0OO,OO0) has been
transmitted from families to soldiers
imprisoned in various countries.
Mr.. Breney summed up the magni-
tude of this work in all classes of SOL
der mail as follows: Each day the
Swiss postofiice receives and forwards
an average of 219,0S4 letters and pos
tails, 1922 small unregistered pack
ages, 81 1897 registered packages and
S,32S postal orders-this is the daily
average, on the special service of SOL
der mail"
And yet Switzerland, a small and
not rich country, is doing this work
without charge and doing it gladly; its
state railways carry all this mail free
CT charge; all postage stamps and du-
ties are waived; hundreds of extra
postal employees are engaged in the
administration, and expenditures OF
20,000000 francs ($4,000,000) of var
ious kind are waived that is the way
a small country IS obeying large inn
pulse to do It's share in the better part
of the wars work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
(By THEODORE BURTON.)

The abnormal conditions which pre-
vail in the business world today and
the results of the present European
war have given great concern to our
bankers, financiers and those charged
with administering the fiscal affairs
of the government. There is gen.
eral fear that, with the termination Of
the war, and the upheaval Of both To-
cal and international commercial and
financial dealings which will then en-
sue, there may be period of strin-
gency and depression somewhat ap-
preaching the panics which in former
years have had such disastrous effects
in the United States.
We must exert every energy at our
disposal either to obviate such re-
suit or else to soften its effects. and,
so far as possible, neutralize its dan
gers. While it is true that we are,
in this country today, enjoying GER
tain type of prosperity. yet that pros
perity is purely artificial in its origin
and is unfortunately spotted and mark
ed with a great deal of speculation
1t is based primarily upon the ext
gencies Of the present war and the
demand of countries which are en-
gagged in conflict for supplies neces-
sary to its conduct. The activity along
this line has very naturally made it.
self felt in other more or less allied
| industries. If, by some fortunate
chance, peace were to be declared
within few weeks, we should face
an immediate cessation of this unusua
and unnatural industrial activity.
We must adjust ourselves gradually
| to this situation, and must be prepar
ed. when that time comes, to NEE
! the conditions which will then con
/ front us. To successfully accomplish
this end, and to protect ourselves from
financial disaster due to these con
ditions, we must, in the meantime, de
velop other lines of industry, othe,
! fields of trade. and other avenues o
| commerce. Indeed, to a close obServ
er of industrial conditions. financial
reports and market speculations, i
seems that we have already reache,
the point where the demand for es
sential munitions of war and supple
of that description are commencing t
diminish.
Over production in any line of in
dustry is certain to lead to a periot
of financial depression. Crises of thi
nature have in the past occurred wit
such regularity that business mel
have come to expect their recurrenc
at intervals of about a decade apart
Indeed, some observers actually hav
been led to believe that they were tn
result of sun spots, though no on
has ever demonstrated how this wa
possible.
While alternating periods OF ex
banding and contracting credit ar
certain to produce stagnation in in
dustrial centers, much can be done /
relieve the situation by proper prep
aration and comprehension of tn
causes. In the first place the fedora
reserve act of two years ago has ma
terially improved our banking and fl
lnancial legislation and by furnishin