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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-16

OWL you please answer this2
undo rstand the AntLSaloon league
has drafted bill which Il will try
TO get the next legislature 10 pass.
which will make II a crime for a
person TO possess intoxicating
liquor for purposes other than re.
ligIous or sacramentsl. ! would like
TO know " II is absolutely neces.
sary 20 use intoxicating liquor 10
be saved. Why not make the
churches bone dry. too7 I would
like others opinions also.
c. 3. A.
An Wow Of the fact that some
Of the churches have adopted grape
juice for aacramcntal purposes. II
proves that intoxicating liquor Is
not absolutely necessary.
al am madly in love with a
married woman. have tried to
forget her. but cannot am thrown
In her company every day. | have
thought Of going away to forget her,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-16
STRAND

The Unborn. five part feature.
dealing with tho subject OF birth
control comes 20 tho Strand Sunday
Tor a weeks engagement
Tho affiliated womcn'a clubs Of
spokane. represented by commit.
tee Of 30 NJ tho initial showing OF
the picture IN that city. unanimously
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Sorrows of Soap

From the New RepuDllc.
 T have no objection to being cleaned up in reason- but If I had to choose, I had rather be human and dirty than in- human and clean" Why choose? At what point does cleanliness cease to be human? Perhaps where it adjoins god liness. Yet this can hardly have been the meaning of the venerable Archdea- con Hudson Stuck of Alaska. Nor can his words be reminiscent of the petulant small boy who is told to wash his hands before eating. Let us dig further. T have always had a sort of dread of trained sociologists, of anthropologists. {. .e. With their experimental laborato- ries, their, card indexes they are always in danger of evacuating the hu- man personal element out of their work and thinking aof men and women in alge- braic formulae As soon as philan- thropy becomes professionalized it no longer evokes gratitude" Evidently the archdeacon would rather practise per- sonal benevolence than wash the reluc- tant or keep a card index. So would almost anyone But is he quite fair to those who choose heroically to do per- manent service for the unfortunate rather than enjoy the luxury of private charity? The warfare of science against dirt and disease is no less honorable be- caus2 it is laborious and plodding. No matter how inhuman a small boy may regard being cleaned, it is sometimes more important to wash him than to win his gratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Famous Father and Son

In the July American Magazine is an account of the remarkable achievements of John Hays Hammond and John Hays Hammond, Jr., who has just sold the patents for his land controlled torpedo to the United States government
 These two men are engineers. The father started out in life with $500 a bride and a desire to go down into the depths of the earth in search of gold and precious stones. In due time he came to the surface as a millionaire and an en- gineer with world wide reputation
 "The son began with a good. education and a dream that he could stand on propel and guide tremendous torpedoes so that they would sink the battleships of any fleet that might attack this country. Today he is about to collect $75o,o 600 from the United States govern ment for the purchase of his 13O secret patents embodying all the details of the Hammond system of wireless torpedo control of coast defense.
 They are the hammering Hammonds. Their careers show strikingly that, no matter how brainy man may be- the keep-at-it schedule is the only sure path to success The fathers first fee was for examining and reporting 6n the prospects of mine in Colorado. He found it worthless. Other and older mining en- gineers told him he was wrong. But he stuck to his postion-and proved 1t!
 "Officers of the United States army laughed at the sons declaration that he could propel and guide torpedoes by wireless. The boy was only 23-and they had been hunting for such projectile since 1886, and had not found it. Three years later he put some of those officers aboard one of his surface torpedoes and sent them five miles out to sea, guiding and propellng the craft from shore ex- actly as the officers siEnaled to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
LITTLE CAMPAIGN
 IS BIG IN RESULTS
Defeat of Sultan Ali Dinar Will Add 16O,OOO Square Miles to British
 Territory

Khartum, Sudan, June 21.-(Corre- spondence of the Associated Press) The brilliant little campaign in Darfur which ended with the defeat by tte British troops of Sultan Ali Dinar on May 22, will bring under British do- main about 160,ooO square miles of ter ritory inhabitated by population es- timated at between 100000 and 4,000,- 900. Descendants of the Sultan Moham- med have ruled in the country for ap- proximately 400 years. Until 1874 Dar- fur was entirely independent. but then it was conquered by the notorious slave dealer Zobeir Pasha. who carried on savagely-crue1 rule of terror over the natives under the nominal suzerainty of Egypt for 10 years until he was oust- ed by the Mahdi At that time Slatin Pasha, the Austrian Egyptian. was the government.
 When the Anglo British forces later subdued the Mahdi and brought the Su- dan back into Egyptian possession Sui- tan Ali Dinar. who had been confined for several years in one of the Mahdi's loathsome jails. was placed on the throne and he governed his people with
 
 ern potentate. at the same time main- taining friendly relations with the Anglo Egyptian authorities at Cairo.
 The Bull of Bulls" which is one of the titles of the Sultan of Darfur, ap- parently thought the time had coma when the world war broke out 10 dis play his strength. and he gathered considerable army of tribesmen on the frontier of his territory With the il.- tap 0f ing on Egypt. which he had heard was weakly defended and at his mercy.
 This assemblage of warriors soon came to the notice of the Anglo Egyp- tian staff. and mobile coiumn.was inl- mediately organized to meet any ad- vance The British officer in command eventually came to the conclusion, when he discovered how well armed the native forces were, that it would be advisable to strike the first blow. The British column thereupon took the oeKnsive with the result that the na- lives. were put to flight after severe engagement in which they lost thou sands of killed and wounded. A fight ing aeroplane took part in the eugage- ment and afterwards sea ttered the fugtves fleeing with their Sultan to the hills.
 Considerable discussion is proceeding here as the future government of Dar- fur in which subject the French also are interested, as the territory adjoins their Sudanese possessions. The pre- valept idea is that British resident will be appointed and that member of the former ruling family may be placed on the throne as nominal ruler
 Most of the inhabitants of Darfur are mixed Arab and negro race, bus there are numerous pure Arabs and pure ne- groes and a liberal infusion of aribes- men from other parts of Africa. Many of the people are quite peaceful camel and cattle owners and there is consid- erable commercial intercourse between them and the immediately adjacent countries. The general education of the inhabitants is on very low level. and consists mainly in knowledge of the Koran. which is confined to the males.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Toe In!

In the July American Magazine Dr. Arthur R. Reynolds, formerly health commissioner of Chicago, says:
 Tt is natural to toe in. not far in, but just inside of line straight ahead. All children toe in, nearly all youths toe in Some people toe in all their lives but they are few. All barefooted people toe in All moccasined Indians toe in. No one can run without toeing in. No speed can be made without doing so. By toe ing in the spring of the foot comes from all the small bones of the front part of the foot. In addition, the leverage that raises the body for the next step with the other foot is shorter when it comes from all the toes than when it comes from the great toe alone. The small bones and toes have more spring in them for their size than the large toe has. When one toes out he is trying to walk on the inner side of the foot
 Why does toeing out cause trouble :? Because the strain upon the foot in walk ing is greater than it should be- It in clines the first two bones of the big toe toward the smaller toes by degrees, until the spring finally comes from the inner side of the big toe and it's second joint This undue strain on the second joint is constantly pulling it inward and away from the smaller bones. As the strain continues the tissues and fragments that bind the bones in the forefoot together stretch and give way, and finally it be- comes separated somewhat and bulges out into what is called bunion. bunion is partial dislocation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Taking Turns at Temper
Tn the July Woman's Home Compan

III tHo Juiy WOHldIl f1OIll0 COmpdnlOn a writer says:
 Mrs. J., I shall call her, discovered early in her married career that sit uation that exists in nearly every home where the husband is a hard worked busi- ness or professional man, that work at the office or shop is peculiarly hard and try ing at certain times of the week; and that a woman becomes tired and irritable at that time at the peril of domestic peace.
 He loses his temper so quickly when he is tired, she told me one day. and says such cutting things! I used to re- sent it. I would answer his cutting re- marks with reproach that led to quar- rel This happened at least once week.
 " Then one day reminded myself that this occurred only when I myself was tired-I had been helping with the iron ing. or had been canning fruit, or had been to a trying committee meeting at one of my clubs. This gave me an idea. Why not have my irritable periods come at different times from MT. J.'s? I tried it. and it has worked like charm. Our stormy sessions are thing of the past. His half of the week never finds me tired out and irritable. and one can't quarrel alone. you know; and my half of the week he Is his own good-natured self again and will not quarrel with me. Mind you. we get just as tired as ever; it is merely that we don't get tired both at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

The little egg machines-the Leghorns are always in demand, not only with those who measure the worth of a flock of fowls by the number of eggs produced, but also with the fanciers. They are bred in several colors, but the white is the most popular. This Is due, perhaps, because it Is easier to breed white fowls than colored ones To the fancier, how ever the Single Comb Buff Leghorn makes strong appeal. It is possessed of all the heavy laying proclivities of it's white cousin. The eggs are fertile. hatch well, and the chicks are comparatively easy to rear. Like the Whites the Buff makes good souab broilers at eight weeks of age.
 Breeding to good shape and the correct shade of buff at the same time is the II ,ost difficult feature of the breed. It has been said that the popularity of the Buff variety is the most lasting, except
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
SINGLE-COMB BUFF LEGHORNS

the White, which recommends itself to the purly commercial .-rmers
 Buff Leghorns were originated in Eng land Mrs. Lister Kay was most active in their production, and, generally speak, ing, the fowls are the result of cross be- tween White Leghorns and Buff Cochins Mrs. Kay claims that certain yellow fowls from Denmark also entered into their origin. Early in the sos Buff Leghorns were introduced into the United States. and for several years they enjoyed an extensive ''boom,'
 Without doubt the Bluffs have all the merits attributed to the White Leghorn and lay as large an egg and as many Of them. In addition to it's utility, it has the added interest of handsome coloring This coloring, too, makes it better adapted to the backyard flock, since buff does not show dirt so easily on white fowls.
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chickens are given a small quantity of scratch feed. On hot days the grain feed is omitted. In it's place some lawn cut tings or clover is given with fresh, cold water. In this matter the poultry keeper must use some judgment. If the chickens on hot days seem to be enjoying the shade, which should be provided, they are better left unfed at noon. By evening they will be quite hungry, and this is a good indication of proper care.
 For the last meal at night, tho chickens are given full ration of scratch feed with which some additional wheat is mixed. Wheat is high protein feed and produces bone and flesh. It is one of the best feeds for proper development being In itself almost a balanced ration.
 During the summer months growing chickens should have as free range as possible. If this cannot be had the pens should be well provided with shade. Fresh water should be given at least three times a day. It is advisable to add a little bi- carb onate of soda to the water in sum- mer. This has tendency to counteract any acidity in the cro.. which is likely to occur If growing chickens are overfed. It is better to feed more sparingly on hot days than at other times The poultry keeper should watch the weather.
 IMPORTANCE OF GOOD FOOD
 During the summer months when chickens are expected to grow rapidly, the chickens should be fed corn more sparingly. This is a carbohydrate feed which develops fat rather than flesh. One of the functions of fat is to produce warmth, and this is not required so much in summer as in winter. For growing chickens, therefore, it is good policy to reduce corn to the minimum in all rations during July August and the early part of September.
 IL is more important, however, to know that the corn which is fed to growing chickens is free from green heart and thoroughly mature. If there is any doubt as to it's quality, corn should be discarded altogether or should be thor oughly heated in an oven before it is fed. Corn that Is immature may prove fatal to young birds.
 By following simple methods of care, feeding and management, early matched chickens may be maintained in good health. If chickens are kept we'll from the time they are matched until they reach maturity, not only has their development been rendered normal but they ought to lay eggs in the fall when older fowls have practically ceased egg production.
 The handiest bird to manipulate commer- cially is the pigeon Anyone for pleas ure or profit can engage in the business in the most restricted quarters. Squabs are year-round crop, and the indus try is on sound basis. Myra Kelsey Cox has prepared an interesting practical article on this subject for next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa-

Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure Newspa-
 per Syndicate)
 In looking over her wardrobe. almost every woman is apt to find at least one lingerie dress. Sometimes this frock pos sesses various possibilities for remodel ing which instantly suggest themselves. Then again, it may look quite hopeless. Tho waist is perhaps too tight and so entirely out of style that she dreads the endless stitches which would have to be put in before a practically new waist could be built of the old pieces of em- broidery mounted on new foundation.
 A TAFFETA COATEE
 For just such gowns and, indeed, for wear over new frocks I would suggest taffeta coatee like the one illustrated. It is made of the loveliest shade of old blue-that color which seems to bring out the blue in a woman's eyes if she be blonde and to put bronze lights into her hair if she be brunette. Indeed it is becoming to all the range of femininity. The tail of this coat reaches to the hem of the dress skirt in the back and gradually shortens into a mere ruffle in front which misses meeting four inches. The edge of this stuffed coat skirt is fin- shed with a hem of navy blue Georg- cite crepe. This combination is really charming. The goods is used on the straight for both h | and skirt and is gathered to the waist of the coat by two invisible rows of shirring. The double gathering always makes the goods hang better.
 DESCRIPTION OF WAIST
 The waist is cut without seams in the back. The front may be slightly darted or the fullness may be held In at the waist line trifle. The neck is finished in deep V and the front of the coat but tons over. slightly double breasted and fastens under four buttons of tarnished silver The waist of the coat really sup plies the waist for the gown. A sailor collar and sham cuffs made from por- tions of the old waist complete this very attractive garment. You can readily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

whose skirt is good offers when treated to the addition of this coat. A brilliant rose taffeta coat finished with a hem of Bordeaux crepe-that lovely wine shade would be most effective. Stockings to match the coat should be worn with such costume. The hat is white trimmed with a flower in two shades of blue. The navy blue crepe used for the hem of the coat is repeated around the edge of the hat The parasol is gray and blue If you care to have a drawing of the front view of this court, l will be very glad to send If 10 You unon renuest
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done in the years immediately before us. In the meantime all may look for ward with yearning and pray With the beloved disciple that the Lord Jesus Christ may hasten His coming"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Signs of the Times

From the Iittsburg Post.
 "Flubdubs's home seems badly neg lected."
 Well. his wife is interested in prison reform. better roads, pure politics and clean plays"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE
 AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY"

THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE
 AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY" By Henry Otis Dwight. The Macmil-
 Han Co.,, publishers, New York.
 In speaking of the work of arranging 'The Centennial History of the Amert- can Bible Society,"" Henry Otis Dwight, the author. says in a preface"
 Tn dealing with so serious and sig nificant a subject as the effort of a SO ciety to increase the circulation of the Holy Scriptures in the world the point of view has been that of an humble servant acknowledg ging that success in the effort can proceed only from the guidance and help of Him to whom these ancient writings belong.
 "The plan of this book has excluded many things which may have been ex- pected in a review of labors covering q whole century of the worlds progress. Its aim was to make book to be read by the people rather than a manual Of reference for the student.
 "It is natural then. for this centen- nial history to see in every chapter the glory of God. The pervasive, living power of the word of God is empha- sized by the facts of distribution ill many lands. and these facts suggest praise and thanksgiving on the part of all who have shared in the development and Progress of the Bible cause.
 "The author would frankly confess his obligation to the Rev. Dr. William [ Haven and the Rev. Dr. John Fox, his colleagues as secretaries of the society for kindly criticism of the manuscript, much to Its advantage.
 "In publishing this record of the first 100 years of the labors of the Ameri- can Bible society We would suggest that it is only the beginning of Il story which, please God. will continue until the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea The future is impenetrable to the vision of the present writer as 1t was to the men who founded the society 10o years ago and bravely set forth on unknown paths Many things clearly ought to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
ANOTHER IDEA FOR A WAIST

The waist is the old story of jumper. lE this case, a deep bib turned up back and front supplies the idea for adding sleeves and underarm pieces of polka dot foulard. If you have not the goods, this bib need not be so deep. If you have plenty of material, 1t may run up to the shoulder and really join at that line. Lit tie button molds covered with serge make an effective finish for jumper and cuffs. The sleeve and underarm piece may be cut in one, kimono style. I have shown seam in case you are working on short lengths. sailor collar of white or gandy hemstitched by machine. makes neat and becoming neck finish. The back of this gown is exactly like the front The jumper fastens at the left side under the collar and at the waist line. Striped material or black charmeuse may be effectively substituted for the polka dot. Besides serge this model will answer for linen, even for using two weaves of linen in the same shade How ever. contrast of color is more effective. Various silk and woolen materials may be altered in this way by purchasing remnant or short length of contrasting material.
 The hat worn with this gown is made of white faille silk, stretched loosely over a wire frame The frame should first be covered with cheap muslin. Dark blue ribbon in basket weave and small bunch of coral pink flowers complete a fetching little hat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

The purpose of this depart ment is to help you with your remodel problems. I will be Giad to answer questions or to su- ply ideas for your individual re- quirements. A description of the color and style of your old gown. together with a descrip- tion of your figure and coloring will enable me to reply to your questions more intelligently and in greater detail address Ger trude Beresford. care of this pa per, and enclose stamped. addressed envelope for direct and prompt reply.
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putes. and in the absence of an inter- national armed police force to compel international good behavior?
 2. If you think that we need any armed preparedness. what measures of preparedness do you think would be adequate?
 3. If you think that we should have adequate armed preparedness, how soon should we try to have 1t. and at what expense?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
BLUE SERGE AND POLLARD

A smart gown of blue serge and foulard suggested the remodeled idea illustrated on the other figure This is perhaps the easiest way to widen narrow skirt. In this gown of blue serge, the skirt was narrow, and while the material of the waist was good, it lacked great many things which go toward making a gown cool, comfortable and stylish. The skirt was split open on either side, making an open effect, back and front. To secure more width l added to sham drop skirt Side panel of blue and white foulard or soft finished taffeta. I have put an apparent flounce on this skirt, but that is merely suggestion in case you have to piece the garment for any reason. A hem of ordinary depth would be all that Is necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN"

COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN. By Alice Duer Miller. with illustra-
 tlons by Paul Meylen. The Century
 Co.,, publishers, New York.
 Come Out of the Kitchen" by Alice Duer Miller, is a romance. on some what new lines. The scene is an old Virginia manor house; the story is what befalls Burton Crane. a young New Yorker, rents the house for the hunting season and is confronted with the altogether surprising servants who go with it-one of whom. the pocket Venus," who presides over the kitchen, rapidly assumes highly in:- portant position in the narrative.
 Though the story Is located below the Mason and Dixon line. it does not rest upon either tht Civil war the re- construction period. It Is indeed en- tire1y modern. not at all traglc, and ashamedly light and gay with a hap py ending.
 Alice Duer Miller. the author, lives in New York city, and was born there She was graduated from Barnard col lege in 1899, and the same year married Henry Wise Miller She Is the author of Blue Arch,' Less Than Kin" and several other novels; and frequent contributor of short stories and articles to magazines. Mrs. Miller is a promi nent figure in the suffrage cause, to which she recently contributed the clever book of verses entitled. Are Women People?"
 The book has 12 full-page iilustra- tions by Paul Meylan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

FELICITY CROFTON," by Marguerite Bryant (Mrs. Philip Mun). Duffield & Co.,, publishers, New York.