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quaie preparedness for
the world that only in ade-
peace lies adequate pre-
parcdncss for war;"
The speaker was Frederick G
Howe. commissioner OF immigra
tlon in charge OF Eills Island.
asked him TO point out what thii
country could do In the way oi
taking a leaf out OF Germany
book.
Knows the German System
Howe was educated in German
universities. has lived In German
cities. aud ia one OF the American
authorities on Germany's state so
cialism.
Il want to make clear at the
start" said he. that In what | an
saying. am not pro-GeTmAn. not
defender OF German methods ol
autocracy or paternaliSm an
more interested in democracy. 20
ilucal. Industrial and social.
Efficient al All Times
Most persons think Of Ger
many az merely a military
country. They believe she 10 po.
tent IN arms because OF military
training. BUT GERMANY is
EFFICIENT IN WAR BE.
CAUSE SIZE rs EFFICIENT
IN PEACE. She laid tho foun.
datlonn for her present war
achievements 30 years ago.
Germany lie organized as a
unit. as great working ma.
chine 20 promote the Father
land.
In order 20 do this, the govern
'nent has had the intelligence ts
see that II must promote the well
being Of all the people. When 4
man Ia out OF Job in Germany. h.
goes 10 the city labor bureau ant
work In found for him.
In this country we arrest hin
as a yagrant Germany saw II wa
wasting human material TO throw
man into tho street.
Then Germany protected he-
people from monopoly and exploit
tation This YVES done partly b,
the city slaughterhouscs wher
times are bad the cities buy meat
fish and vegetables at wholesal,
and sell at cost to tho people
City Runs Pawn Shops
There ara no loan sharks II
Germany. The cities run the pawr
shops and exact very low rate OF
Interest II workman wants "a
build house he borrows from the
city at n low rate OF interest and
the cities have much 10 lend be
cause 80 per cent OF all the saw
ings in Germany are either in mu
nicipal savings banks or postal saw
inrs banks. The cities themselves
borrow some OF this money to build
houses and To buy public utilities
Germany discovered. as we did
that railroads gave rebates. but In
stead OF trying TO regulate them
she determined under the leader
ship OF Bismarck. to own them. The
railroads OF Germany are used 10
serve every one. Passenger rates
are lower than in this country and
more people travel than do here.
Railroads Pay for Selves
The railroads have nearly paid
for themselves out OF the net earn.
ings In the past 95 years. German
states own iron and coal mines,
potash fields. forests and great ag.
ricultural estates. IL In the income
from such holdings that enables
Germany TO bear war taxes easier
than WMr countries.
Everything Is done TO make
competition easy. II you want 20
go into business In any one OF 500
German cities, you can buy from
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BY MILTON BRONNER

NEW YORK. Jan. A.
We arc going 10 hear a
great deal in Washington
this winter about prepar-
edness for defense. pre-
parcdness for war. but /
am far more interested in
PEACE PREPARED
NESS. because Germany
has demonstrated to all
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Baker, has no
more duck ponds
10 sell 10 Uncle
sammy" said Es-
erett True this
morning, In dis
GUESSING the story
that Humphrey 10
aaaInat the SfQ.r
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cocK.A.pooDLE.Dool

Overheard on a Jackson st.
car yesterday: NO. sir--de
mos useful anirnule alive In de
chicken. Bert. You kin eat
him befo' he's bawn an yo' kin
eat him eftah he's daid."
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Regal Dental Offices

DIR. l.. N. Clark. Manager
1905 Tkird Ave. n. W. Cor. Third
and ai~A-
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HOT AND COLD

OOOsuoo naval Academy on the Pa.
cifIc Coast.
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~, mus, be tina, his friend, Frank
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-05

II appears that a lot OF fellows
get hot because it's cold In the
street cars. And evidently supt-
kempster wants TO let 'em cool off
before he'll give them any heat.
By the time they cool off. It'll be
plenty warm enough in the cars
without any heat. and then II
would make them hot TO make IL
any warmer. And then Kempster.
10 please them. won't put in any
heat. Which leaves the whole
question OF heating the street cars
just where II started.
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WHY WE TEACH EN-
RHETORIC AND SUCH

From the Morning Crouch We
CLEAN this:
Isn't this a beautiful. dovny
mantle OF white7' was the stock
remark OF many.
Il should say not" the pessimis-
tic would reply: the more the snow
the worse the slush."
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THE SITUATION IS GRAVE
SAID THE PRESIDENT TUES
DAY.
HE NEVER WENT QUITE Az
STRONG AS THAT BEFORE
MARRIAGE.
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PAGE
-: 4 =:
LAST COLUMN
Ev TRuE's SISTER SAYS:

"A man must
get his clothes
made 20 III hls
shape, but q worn.
an can get her
shape 20 III her
clothes.
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DO YOUR registering early.
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PROF. SAUNDERS of the u. of w.
quake Saturday in Seattle probably wa
slip In the mountains. Anything is lab
so much snow and ice on the ground-ye
The Dolores star., 1916-08-18

THE Battle Hymn of the Republic"
That, as everyone knows. had its
genesis in John Browns Body" But
what was the genesis Of John Browns
Body" is something that no one
knows. 1t was first sung. so far as
Information runs, by the Twelfth Mas
sachusetts regiment. And. 1t seems,
those who sang 1t borrowed it from a
campmeeting melody. AS for the camp
meeting melody, its origin Is clothed
In mystery. Possibly it came as a re-
suit of one of the queer musical in
SEPARATIONS characteristic Of the old
fashioned campmeeting singing Of an
tebellum days.
The popularity of the Battle
Hymn was immediate. Already the
army knew the tune-a tune singular
ly suitable for masculine voices-and
1t took quickly to Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe's stanZas. A few weeks later.
East and West. wherever the blue
coated soldiers Of the North were In
the field the new song was sung with
an enthusiasm and fervor that were
irresistible.
"oIuS anu IuuSlC were DOIn AIlerl-
can, rejecting in n way that defies
analysis, yet Enthusiastically, the soul
| and spirit Of America. not only of the
sixties, but of today as well. 1t was
| the first song Of national Significance
moreover. that was wholly American.
yankee Doodle's" words were set to
| British music and, American though
they were, many even In Revolutionary
times refused to sing them because
| Of the origin of the music
But, If there is doubt about the Brit
ish origin of the Yankee Doodle" air,
there is none about the origin Of the
tune to which Francis Scott Keys
"Star-Spangled Banner" is sung 1t Is
British beyond all question. In Balti-
more. in 1914, "Anacreon in Heaven"
despite the fact that it hailed from
London. was the popular song of the
day-as 1t was abroad. 1t Is hardly
the sort Of song that would attain
popularity in these ragtime days, but
1t struck the fancy at any rate of our
forefathers, and Baltimore knew it
we'll on that fateful September day
when the British fleet opened fire on
FIT. McHenry.
Aboard the enemy ship Mindeen,
Francis Scott Key, q young American
attorney, was forced to witness the 25-
hour bombardment.
In the twenty-f1fth hour of the bonn
bardment, the British commander sud-
denly issued the order to cease firing.
1t was dark, and, peer as he might,
Key could not make out through the
darkness whether the order came as
a result of surrender or not. Only
the coming Of the dawn would disclose
whether the flag still f1uttered from
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@5heDMo Of n
IqW1yy N PRESE
WXf1KR PRICHAPD EKIOtNs
ooe1aio<u - ooOoaeoao. aA.6e .

4 I offered him q cigar.
Thanks. no." said he Doctors or
ders. I can do nothing I want to.
Diet, and all that. Bally nuisance,
too. Why, once I used to"
Father" said the girl, don't you
want to see II the car is ready?"
The look Of animation which had
come over the mans face when he be.
gan to talk about his health vanished
again. He started toward the door.
LET me-" said I. springing ahead
| Of him.
The car, OF course, was waiting, the
chauffeur sitting in 1t gazing vacantly
down the road, with the patient stare
of the true fiunky. I came back and
reported. With a polite good-by and
an invitation to call and see their gar.
den the guests departed.
Stella and stood in the south room
the bridge. Then we looked at one
another in silence.
Presently she picked up what ap.
peared like a whole pack of calling
| cards from the table, and glanced at
| them.
John" she said. ats begun. They've
| called on me. shall have to return
the call. Are all the rest like them,
do you suppose? Are they all so dead,
ly dumb? Have they no playfulness
Of mind? I tried 'em out on purpose
They don't arrive"
They're rich," said I. almost all
rich people are bores. We bored them
The old man, though. seemed about to
become quite animated on the subject
| Of his stomach"
Stella laughed. I'm glad we were
In old clothes" she said. "And aren't
Epictetus and Luella darlings?"
by the way" cried. why haven't
I met them beforeT
II Just discovered them this noon, !"
she answered. You were working AT
the time. I was saving them for q
| surprise after supper. I'm glad Gladys
and Gaynor brought no grandchildren
though. 1t would have been hard ia
name 80 many correctly right OF the
bat, and it's terrible to start life with
wrong name"
"As Mike would say. it is surely"
I answered. THAT is why they were
careful to call you Stella"
DO you like the name?" she whis
pered. creeping close to me. "Oh. John
I'm glad we're not rich like them
with gesture toward the pack Of call
ing cards-"I'm glad we can work in
the garden with our own hands and
play games with toads and just be our
selves. Let's never be richw
Il PROMISE" said l, solemnly.
Then we laughed and went to hear
the hermit thrush.
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the staff of the defiant Fl. McHenry.
AS the dawn advanced, he saw the
flag still flying. He has made the
world realize what the words of "The
Star-Spangled Banner" mean to us.
In the Civil war. both federal and
Confederate troops had a wide roper
tory from which to select. On the
northern side. for instance. the boys
in blue could sing not only John
Browns Body" or 1.-The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" but such songs as
when Johnny Comes Marching Home
Again." 1.-The Battle Cry of Freedom"
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are
Marching" Just Before the Battle,
Mother" Babylon Is Fallen" and
Marching Through Georgia"
Dixie" with Maryland, My Mary
land" was the favorite song of the
confederacy. OF the latter. nowadays.
we hear little but Dixie" is played as
frequently as any other song of the
stormy days of the Civil war and no
less in the North than in the South.
Indeed, its vigorous, impelling strains,
wherever played, North or South, are
invariably greeted with applause If
not with cheers. No patriotic celebrn-
ton, regardless of the Mason and Dix
on line, Is complete without it.
Southern troops were fond, ALSO Of
| singing "Lorena," song notable, as
especially for its note of plaintiveness.
Certainly about neither Is there any
| suggestion of martial characteristics.
Both were the favorite melodies Of
soldier Quartets and were distinctly
camp songs.
Dixie" can hardly be looked on as
war product. maryland, My Mary
land" however, In words though not
in music, was inspired by the great
| conflict. James r. Randall, a native
Marylander, in 1881 was in Louisiana
when word was received Of the attack
In Baltimore on the Massachusetts,
troops. That night, alone in his room.
he wrote the words. and they were
| published few days later in a New
Orleans newspaper. A Richmond pa
| per copied the verses and q group Of
Richmond young women. reading them,
| were impressed, and began to sing
them to the German tune of 'Tannen-
baum, o Tannenbaum." So, like THE
| Star-Spangled Banner" this song of
| the Confederacy borrows its music
from foreign source.
Still no survey Of the past, however
comprehensive it may be, will serve to
inform US what the new army, assem-
| bled on the border, will make its cam
paign song. The only thing 80 far evil
dent is that the troops of 1916 are
slower than the troops Of 81 and '9S in
adopting and popularizing a song for
the camp and for the march.
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land to pay the rams M demanded for
our Richard Occur de Lion when he
was kept in captivity by some Of our
present enemies.
The expression worth a kings ran
som" more probably refers to that
paid to king. In early times, when
armies received practically no regu-
lar pay, and the soldiers reward was
the booty taken from the vanquished,
each soldier had right to the bodies
as well as to the goods Of the prison
ers he captured. The conqueror might
Stay his prisoner sell him to slavery or
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CHAPTER XVII.
Autumn In the Garden.

autumn IN the Garden.
spent considerably more money in
July and August. Some of the items
would be regarded as necessities even
by our rural standards; some my farm
Ing neighbors would deem a luxury. II
not downright folly. was a green
farmer then; am a green farmer still;
but as I began to get about the region
little more that first summer, espe-
cially at haying time, was struck
with the absurd waste of machinery
brought about by insufficient care and
lack Of dry housing. and I began to do
some figuring. All my rural neighbors,
even Bert, left their plows, harrows.
hay rakes. mowers, and even their
| carts. out Of doors in rain and sun all
summer, and many of them all winter.
A soaking rain followed by a scorch-
| rance, a most effective way of running
a wagon, of shrinking and splitting
hubs, Of loosening the fastenings Of
shafts even in iron machinery. Mel
Their do rusted bearings wear 80 long
as those properly protected. I began
to understand why our farmers are so
poor, and I sent for Hard Cider.
800 =. .naa 49, e an1 u. ou..' ~.
.eato 'neu, auout seventy i've ,ee'
gled rainproof. 1t cost me $500, but
every night every piece Of farm ma
. anu ..eS lo" "osou went
49, anu ue mv" wing "Hc"e was
49, ~, so'e.eu WIZ 'a.paun .o l
ea, 10y sneu was 'ns
~. one 49, ~. 1nu - ne.lou' anu
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"W0RTH A KINGS RANSOM
Origin Of Widely-known Phrase 10
Traced Back to Medieval
Days.

The expression "king's ransom" has
been traced back to the distant DAYS
when all murders were punishable BY
fine on sliding scale, and even kings
went cheap at from 500 to $500, a
London Chronicle man writes. It is
more probably a dim popular remi-
niscence Of the heavy taxation of Eng
The Dolores star., 1916-08-18
(TO BE CONTINUED1

The Australian Commonwealth has
the sweetest tooth of all the countries
in the world, its annual per capita con-
sumption of sugar being 100 pounds.
The Dolores star., 1916-08-18

set him at liberty on payment of
ransom. But though it was the COM
mon practice in feudal times for the
Individual captor to receive the ransom
for prisoners of low degree, those for
princes or great mobiles were always
paid to the kings, hence a kings ran
som.
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spring motor driving a flexible
shaft enables the operator Of a new
motion picture camera to follow Oh
Jects as readily as with an ordinary
hand camera.
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CTo BE coNTINUEDJ
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France knows there was no reply from
Versailles"
The colonel stood erect and advanced
step. his expression one OF sudden
| curiosity.
'ln faith. governor" he said swiftly,
'but your statement awakens wonder.
| If this be 50 why does Francois Cas-
sion seek the maid so ardentlyf Never
| did deem that cavalier one 10 throw
himself away without due reward"
La Barre laughed
"Perchance you do Francois III judg-
ment. Monsieur le Colonel" he replied
| amused. "No doubt tits love, for In
| truth. the witch would send sluggish
blood dancing with the glance Of her
eyes. Still" more sOberly. his eyes
falling 10 the desk. "'tis, as you say,
scarce I'm accord with Cassion's ma
| ture 10 thus make sacrifice. and there
have been times when | suspected he
did some secret purpose. / use the
man, yet never trust him"
Nor |, since he played me foul
trick ut La Chine. Could he have
found the paper OF restoration. and
kept II concealed, until all was In his
| handsT
81 have thought OF that, yet II doth
not appear possible. Francois was In
III grace with Frontenac. and could
never have reached the archives. If
J the paper came 30 his hands IL was
! by accident, or through some treach-
cry. Well. 'tis small use OF our dis
cusslng the matter. He hath won my
pledge 10 Mademoiselle Ia Chesnayne's
hand. for would have him friend, not
enemy, just now. They marry on his
return"
"He Is chosen then for the mission
10 Fort 81. Louisr'
"Ay. there were reasons for his Sc
lection The company departs at dawn.
Tell him. monsieur. that I await him
now for final interview"
watched Delguard salute. and turn
away TO execute his order. La Barre
drew a paper from a drawer OF the
desk and bent over II. pen in hand.
Ny eyes lifted 10 the face OF D'Arti-
gny. standing motlonless behind me In
the deeper shadow.
You overheard. monsleurF" I whls-
| pered
He leaned closer. his lips at my ear,
bis eyes dark with eagerness.
Every word. mademolselle! Fear
not. shall yet learn the truth from
this Casslon You suspectedy"
! shook my head uncertain.
"My father died lg.alat faith. mon
sleur. but Chevet called me a beggar."
"Chevet. no doubt he knows all. and
has dirty hand In the mess lie
called you becgar. hey!-hush, the fel-
low comes"
lie was a picture of lnsolent ser.
Witty. ne he stood there bOwing. bis
gay dress huttering with ribbons, bis
face smiling. yet utterly expression
less. La Barre lifted bis eyes. and
surveyed him coldy.
you sent for me. SIR"
Eyes. although scarcely thought AZ
this hour you would appear In the ap-
parel OF q dandy. have chosen you
for serious work. monsieur. and the
I time IL near for your departure. Sure
/ ~ my orders were sufficiently clearr'
"They were, Governor la Barre"
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NINE SOLDIERS CAPTURE 1Is
Frenchmen Trick the Defenders Of q
German Field Fort on
the Somme.

One OF the most striking episodes
OF the great Sommc offensive was tho
recent taking of the field fort mt Bi-
nnches and its garrison OF 113 men
by q French soldiers.
All attempts to storm the position
had been checked by murderous ma
chlne-gun fire until French officer
discovered vulnerable point. Select
Ing a second lieutenant. two sergeants.
n corporal and four men. he led them
on hands and knees through the long
grass to the spot where he knew there
was "a breach In the defeDses. Then
three OF the French officers abruptly
lcaped into tho work, shouting I'm
stentorian tones, Forward with tho
bayoDeti" and throwing bombs which
exploded In the dugout.
The Germans believing large force
was with the Frenchmen. had no tim.
10 get their weapons and surrendered
But now the three French cnptors be-
gan To feel nervous. M they saw no
reason why the Germans should not
fall upon them and extcrminnte them.
They were saved by the six comrades,
who came rushing In just nt this mo-
ment. Again fooled the entire Ger
man garrison was marched to tho
French rear. escorted by the nine
'poilus," who had not lost IA mnn.
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CHAPT v.
The Order Of la Barre.

did not recognize the voice speak
ing-a husky voice. the words lnd!s-
tinct, yet withal fo-ceful-nor do I
know what II was he said. But when
the other answered. tapping on the
desk with some instrument. knew the
second speaker 20 be la Barre, and
leaned back Just far enough 70 gain
glimpse through the opening in the
drapery. lie sat NJ the desk. his back
toward Us. while his companion. red
faced. heavily moustached man. In uni
form of the Rifles. stood opposite. one
arm on the mantel over the fireplace.
His expression was that OF amused
interest.
You saw the ladyf" he asked.
I'm the receiving line for a moment
only a fair enough maid 20 be loved
for her own sake. 7 should say. Faith.
-never have I seen handsomer eyes."
The other laughed.
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"'Tis well madame does not over.
hear that confession. An helress. and
beautiful! Pin. hut she might find
Others TO her liking rather than this
Cassion."
1t is small chance she has had To
make choice. and as 10 her being an
heiress, where heard you such ru-
NOR, Colonel Delguard?"
The officer straightened up.
"You forget. SIR" he said slowly.
that the papers passed through my
hands after Captain In Chesnayne's
death. Ii was at your request they
failed 10 reach the hands OF Fronte-
nae"
la Barre gazed at him across the
desk. his brows contracted into a
frown.
mo, | had IISt forgotten" and the
words sounded harsh. But they came
10 me properly sealed. and supposed
unopened. think have some reason
10 ask an explanation. monsieur"
"And one easily made. saw only
/ the letter. but that revealed enough 10
/ permit OF my guessing the rest IL
is true, is IL not, that la Chesnayne
left an estate OF valueT'
He thought SO. but. as you must
be aware. IL had been alienated by act
OF treason"
SAY! but Comte de Frontenac ap-
pealed the case TO the king, who grant
ed pardon and restoration"
$50, twas rumored. but unsupport-
ed by the records. So far ms New
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his expression. For the moment he
remained silent. turning the affair over
in his mind.
Il thank you. mademOiselle." he said
finally. and touched my hand. for
your report gives me one more link to
my chain. have picked up several
In the past few hours. and all seem
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-18
SYNOPSIS.

Adele la Chesnayne. a belle OF New
France. is among conspirators at her un-
cle's house Cassion, the commissaire,
has enlisted her Uncle Chevet's aid
against La Safe D'Artigny. la Sales
friend. offers his services as guide 10 Cas-
sion's party on the journey TO the wilder
ness. The uncle informs Adele that he
has betrothed her 10 Cassion and forbids
her TO see D'Artigny again. In Quebec
Adele visits her friend. Sister Celeste.
who brings D'Artigny 10 her. She tells
him her story and he vows 10 release her
from the bargain with Cassion. D'Artig-
ny leaves promising TO see her at the
dance. Cassion escorts Adele TO the hall.
She meets the governor. La Barre, and
hears him warn the commissaire against
DArtigny. D'Artigny's ticket 10 the ball
has been recalled.
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UnIucky Thirteen.

Bacon-Don't you think the number
thirteen In unluckyp
Egbert-Why no. Thirteen was the
sacred number OF the MeMcans and
ancient people OF Yucatan. Their
week had thirteen days.
"Yes. but think Of whiting thirteen
days for pny day.
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The way Of man with a maid
Adele foreets her own dan
ger to warn D'Artigny against
the plotting of la Barre and
Cassion. The youth finds him.
self in the role Of protector to
the girl. How he learns some
of the enemy's secrets and why
they hate him and want to con.
troll the girl are told in an abb
sorbing manner in this install
ment.
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CHAPTER iV.-Contlnued.

adele, arrived at the ball with Cas-
sion, has Just been introduced to Gov
ernor la Barre. She hears him warn
her escort to beware Of D'Artisny.)