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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-12
3i--Female Help Wanted

Si--Female Help Wanted
WANTED
WOMEN TO PREPARE APPLES
fer canning. nrinu cap and
apron TO National Canning Co.
1850 w, Spokane ave Talks
Alkt. fauntieruy. Lakewood or
YOUNGSTOWN cars Est Oft az
Riverside station
Ali. NEw or oLn pANCra auARAS-
tssd taoxhI Hours / Co . and Co
II. ftfth and tniseruity. Prof o.
waid Hiliou siss,
p-uotrnkENrKR. A WIDOW
about se or 80, small wages. must 30
pleasant i'or widows home write
unien Shlnsle Co. Union city. wash.
INEXPERIENCED WOMAN TO WORK
on rewer machine, me W. s.th ct
STAMPING CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES
>-S sgsrs s Vim, s' home ,ss snplr. slds
S5--Female Situations Wtd.
WIDOW WANTS A 0oop MoNE ron
boy years cid. OF work where 1
can keep him, nfs. star
WHOM. PROM COUNTRY. WOULD
like position "a hoUsekeepsr for gen.
temAn3 no objection 90 children nos
~ NJ "a O.. freeiand wash.
SITUATION "A HouaEKferrR is
refined home % wtdow~r with children
BY refined, cultivated woman. musical.
fond Of children can xiNs references
Address Hsra, star
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3S--Business Chances
foR sAt.k. ny OWNER. ron CASH
Grocery stock and fsture. corner
location chear teut. good bu.tnss.
Couple can make $500 PEE month
rriee 70 rixht Addres. nes H.ft, star
i3-Lost and Found
LOST = uoLn MASONIC WATCH
charm. Kindly return 20 " Y. Rogers
care A. Reward.
LOST FRATERNITY PIN. 'R .. Ne.
earn" engraved on hack. Return 10
sls sprins At Liberal reward.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
ALLEGED DYNAMITERS
TO TESTIFY IN TRIAL

SAN FRANCISCO, July All Of
the I'VE persons indicted for compile
ity in the preparedness parade dyna
Fnitings will be called to the stand
this week in Mrs. Rena Moneys
trial.
Unless Frank C. oxman, charged
with framing" evidence against
Thomas Morgan, is called by the
State tomorrow. Attorney Maxwell
BfeNutt win open the defense By ask
ing Superior Judge SeaWeII to In
struet the jury to acauit Mrs. Mooney
on the ground OF insuffleient evidence.
should this be denied, he WIZ ask that
the jury be Instructed to ignore the
so-caiied conspiracy evidence" -
Should fits two motions fail, the de-
tense will center its main attack on
the testimony OF Detective Martin
Swanson. district attorneys, detective.
who, the defense asserts, Is the
s.heavy villain in the case.
Warren K Billings and Israel
Welnburg. two OF the defendants, will
testify that Swanson twice offered
them rewards II they would impiicat6
Tom Mooney in dynamitinEs, and
Weinburg will testify further that
Ewaneon threatened him II he did not
rspudlate Mooney.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
Apology and Reparation 10 Our Suffragette
Sisters, Right or Wrong
Even When They Are Wrong We Are Their Slave.

shall be for them and favor their demands long
men continue to infct political slavery upon them.
There exists NOW in Washington a newspaper-THE
TMEs-that will fight for woman suffrage well as it
knows how long the present ownership Of the news
paper remains unchanged or until the fight is won.
Werepeat that despise that would refuse poiti
cal liberty his mother the mother of any other
And the whose frank brutality boysh conceit
blinds his eyes womans rights it is comfort to
member that will vote. and with their ballots
begin the systematic education of such yahoos.
In the friendest spirit we tell our sisters that they
of place just at the moment when busy saving
second time and that We painting and putting dragging
her to shore would she roll her back grab by
the throat and say 81 don't like the way you fix your e7
She would not
President Wilson is rescuing this country from situa
ton dsaeeable and dangerous Every day by which the
Is shortened lives saved And that some
thing to the mothers who provide the soldiers.
While the President is rescuing the country sura
gette sisters should not clamor at his gate
The suragettes should have carried banners telling
the Russian commission that this is not real Republic They
should have remembered the sensitive gambler who told
that he cheated and replied II know it, but this is no time
TO tell me; just when am playing CARDS.
The United States ought not to be disturbed while play
ing game that will at least make POSSIBLE the establish
men Of real republics on this earth.
Of nation is not really republic when half
and far the better half the moral earnest sincere
and unselhsh half is deprived of the vote.
But nevertheless, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO IRRI-
TATE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Therefore dear sister suragettes please and dem
onsrate in front of newspaper office away from the
White House. Come and talk to bring your banner
and all your Let together discuss them and map
out an earnest consderate campaign of moral suason to
be carried with respect for the President DURING THE
WAR. We discuss also if necessary Wild fierce Pank
hurst campaign carried with female dances and
female warwhoops as soon peace comes back But let
the President finish with Germany first.
lone at time ladies', the ticket sellers educated
parrot said to the forty crows picking at its head
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
'PENCY" HEAD RAPS
RATE CASE DECISION

PHILADELPHIA, July l-samns
Rea, president Of the Pennsylvsnii
Railroad system, today issued the fol.
lowing statement regarding the de,
cision OF the Interstate commSrc,
Commission in the Is per cent Ad.
vance rate case:
Il am amazed at the reasoning
and discouraged by the conelu-
sions in the rate decision. The
Eastern rafiroads are the great
terminals for. the whole country
and absolutely require the 10 per
cent increase Immediately.
The Pennsylvania system IL
indicative of conditions on the
railroads in Eastern territory,
and its operations verify the .es-
Inmates made for the Commits
sion. The ave months ending
with May show an increase OF
- about Q per cent in gross earn
ings, but q decrease OF about ~
per cent In net operating income,
or nearly S10.bOO, 900, compared
with 1915. Costs Of labor and
material are still rising"
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
ELECTRIC CONDUITS
ORDERED EXTENDED

The Public Utilities Commission has
ordered the Potomac Electric Power
Company to extend its eonduits In
champlain avenue from KaIorama
road to Euclid street, in advances Of
the paving OF the roadway. which 10
included in this years schedule. Evil
dsnee was introduced BY the company
1t recent hearing before the COM
mission to show that the extension
would not be compensatory within q
reasonable time.
The Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany has notified the commission that
II will extend its mains in Lowell
street, between Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-ffth; Livingston street, be-
tween Thirty-ninth and Forty-hrst,
and Mckinley street. between Thir-
ty-ninth street and Connecticut ave-
nue. IL given = reasonable time and
sufficient notice in advance OF the
paving work.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
First comes Sister Bakers rsbuke:

The German press has contin-
uously declared that our zeal for
democracy lie thoroughly hypo-
critical They say. and many Of
them believe. that we have SnIsred
this war to protect the Indebted
ness Of the allied countries to
America. The extension of de-
mocracy in this country would be
the most effective proof that II
really 10 d. dear to our hearts ~
President Wilson has declared It
to be.
American women are convinced
that by standing firmly for the
enfranchisement of women they
are fighting a. truly for democ-
racy, though ~ . different meth
cd, as are any OF the men At the
front. Only by the method WON
en- use no blood IL Phsd, nor any
tears, nor IL anything dear to n
human heart destroyed.
Your counsel abe patient" has
been given to women since the
beginning OF their agitation for
suffrage. think Il IL the worst
advice that could be given to
the leaders OF a political move
ment.
During the civil war women
were imploFed to lay aside their
own claims until after the war.
They received from the men Of
their day a solemn assurance that
freedom would be granted them
a. soon - the nation was relieved
OF the burden OF war. Women
laid aside their claim Their re-
ward was the enfranehiSenent Of
negro men. And nifty years later
American women are still asking
this nation for justice which you
say you despise q man for deny
ing.
do not trouble the burdened
President" you say. The President
can easily rid himself Of the
trouble BY frankly advocating the
passage Of the national woman
suffrage amendment through Con-
gress. Enough votes are already
pledged in both houses to insure
the passage I the bill, provided
the Prssidsnt puts the power Of
his party behind the measure a.
he has behind every other meas
ure he has taken q genuine in
terest IN
Congress has plenty OF time to
deal with this issue. On June 9
the House OF Representatives ad-
3ournsd at 1850 o'clock in the
afternoon in order o avoid action
on the Federal suffrage amend
ment whIeh had come Up Sutomat-
ieally. Had they remained in SEES
sion and had It received . word
from the President. they could
have pessed the amendment that
afternoon. Sincerely yours.
ABBY SCOTT BAKER,
Press Chairman, National Wom-
ans Party.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
PERSHING LICKED
ANGERED PARENT
IN SCHOOL DAYS

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-Rav. DR..
J. II. Pershing Of GrOenSbur6, Civil
War veteran and pastor emeritus Of
the United Brethren Church at
Greensburg, Pa, as historian Of the
~Pehshing Family" comes forth with
some accurate data on the GnebgtorB
of MAJOR General J. J. PsrSnIng, now
in France. and sets straight several
stGtsments with regard to his birth
place, say q GresnSburE dispateh to
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
strange enough Il may seem that
the Activities to which Major General
Perthing now goes will In all proha-
bility taxa him back to the same
neiehborhoods which his ancestors
trod before they smIEratsd to this
country, for In 1879 Friedrich ana
John Pershing, who were Hugusnots,
came from Alsaee TO America
Lived Wear Rhlne.
They lived a half mile from tho
River Rhine and Alsaee was 1t tina:
time a province Of France. There Il
stlli at the outskirts Of little VIII
lage in that province . angoTboard
at the forks OF a road with an index
hand and letters, -PeFshing Road
on Il. ...z
= The two brothers took shipping at
Amsterdam that year IN The sAilship
Jacob, going via Liverpool, EnglAnds
andeF Captain Adolph de Grove, and
landed at Baltimore, Nd, on October
2. 1T4e. These two brothers lived
near Greensburg and were the sires
Of the many Pershings in this couh-
try.
Major General PsrshinG Il the Hfth
n line direct from Frederick PERISH
Ing. all OF whose ancestors were
born in Westmorsllnd county.
whipped Boys Father.
The name Of Pershing, originally
IN the French was spelled Pfosrseh.
ing. the meaning OF which in French
Is "a hne grade Of silk cloth"
General Perahing's early efforts ~
school teacher, as related In the
family history, are quite interesting.
When he was only seventeen he taught
school eight miles from home and
walked back and forth eVbry day.
Once when he punished an unrdly boy,
a typical school bully. the lads father
came 70 reckon with the teacher, and,
brandishing a revolver, threatened to
shoot the teacher Pershing politely
invited the farmer to put up the gun
and get down of his horse and fight
him like a man. The result was 4
second licking for the peeyed school
patron.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
WAR GUARDS HOLD UP
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

The next time the Attorney General
visits the War Department he'll get a
pass in advance. He tried to get BY
the guards yesterday without ereden-
tiaIs and failed.
why, I'm the Attorney General"
he protested to the guard, who de-
manded his pass.
Maybe you are, but how do /
know" said the guard.
No one in the crowd at the door
knew Mr.. Gregory. 80 q call was
phoned up to Secretary Of War
Bakers office and q messenger was
sent down to rescue him.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
June %. 1917.

June 20. 1917.
To the Editor Of the Washington
FINEST
Ny Dear Sir:
In your editorial In todGy'S
Times you adjurs the -suffragstts
iItttfi not TO b terrible and use
vioi6nes," a. ''thS news reporters"
sAy they decided At breakfast this
mornlnG to %.
Nay ] pOint out that the news
repoftsrs DO not say anything Of
the kind. II you will read the
account Of our hreakfast IN your
own pager you will see that not
n single speaker offered to use
violshee against any creature
uppn the face Of the earth. The
only reference to violence was in
tina headline which your own copy
reader, doubtlesB through mad
vsttSnse, afnxsd.
I Gm sure you realize that the
nix yFomsn who were Imprisoned
this week had used no violence
OF any kind. They were arrested
for holding banners before the
ratss Of the white House; three
81 these banners being tri-eolor
nars without any inscription, and
tbe other three bearing; First
auotatIou from Susan B. An
thony; second, q quotation from
PRECEDENT Wilson'S New free
sou." reading "wA are interest
"A A the United States, politically
Hpsakihg, In nothing but human
marty" ana third, the simple
nIsition ssEioy long must women
sd, for libertyT These naottoe.'
~ others like them, have been
n1spsabiy held at the gates OF the
white House for the pSst hVs
,,onths And as far - we know
.b.rs a. no Federal or District
Isv against our doing 50.
In your editorial you furtner
az women not to worry tne
Pr.sident while he is Surdsnsd
with war problems, not to put the
question Of our own freedom De
tor. the needs Of the nation ana
TO be patient until the var IL
over. ~
an ,ts people Is one Of the most
vital needs Of the nation. snd mat
IRE extension of democracy 10
EomsH would vastly strengthen
the country for the sueeesstui
ptotkcutIon Of the war.
II would help US nationally sy
x,yinr the Government = new and
in,plrihE claim on the devoted al
l.riancs Of women and by giving
,hsm a genuine faith In the
saSlity Of American democracy
which they are asked 10 help De-
lend And It would help as inter
nationally BY convincing other
nations when we say we are ear
fyinE on this war solely for the
pufpose OF maintaining and ex'
tsndins democracy throughout the
world.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01

We guess that this ladyii justified her criticism women
usually are justified although men do not realize It, The
average man thinks himself wiser than his mother,
as he is old enough to wash his little face and button his
little coat.
Women are nearly always right And right or wrong,
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
WASTE CHARGE
ROUSES WOMEN;
BLAME ON MEN

NEW YORK, July 1.-women are
arriving in Washington with kick
back" on the prevailing fashion Of at
tributing all the national waste to
teh kitchen, according to . dispatch
to the Brooklyn Eagle from the wash
ington correspondent.
Even II women saved every po-
tato peeling and utilized every left
over, that economy would not
have any fundamental effect on
the food situation" said Mrs. Hen
~ Wade Rogers, treasurer OF the
National American Woman Suf-
frags Association and national
chairman OF the Suffrage Agricul-
tural Committee.
Masculine Psychology Is getting
all out OF joint on the subject Of
waste. There are other avenues
OF waste besides the home, yet all
the hue and cry continues along
one line. What we need Il q far
reaching investigation in the
ways OF food manipulation and q
reorganization Of food distribu-
tion methods and the distribution
OF the family income"
Mrs. Rogers, who approaches the
food problem from the standpoint OF
a successful farmer as wen as that
OF a practical housekeeper, comes for
ward a. champion OF the American
housewife against her masculine
critics.
at has become a popular thing"
she said, ito seold women and
threaten them with the DOGGY OF
possible starvation unless they
put their families on a bread-and-
water diet. From q dutiful, In
offensive soul striving to stretch
last years income over this years
inflated cost OF living, the house
keeper, that helpless victims of
masculine condemnation, has been
dragged from behind the shelter
OF the cook stove and thrust into
the limelight as q reckless spend
thrift who wastes as she goes.
United States only 20 per cent OF
the food crop ultimately reaches
the kitchen. BY far tn egreater
amount IL diverted oother uses
and 10 lost through speculation
and inequltable distribution. At
the present moment strawberry
growers are blowing under their
crops because they cannot afford
to pick them for what they will
bring in the market. Yet the
consumer Is paying more for ber-
ries than ever before. The same
Is true of peas and other vegeta-
bles. Scores of cars OF potatoes
are lying on side tracks to main
tain market prices. The grower
is receiving only a moderate price.
but the consumer Is charged or
. cents 4 pound.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03

been launched. will be there to
receive the houses and place them
on exhibition. The above organ
ization is also giving the prizes.
They will also serve light re-
,freshments to all the boys and
girls who bring bird houses. The
judges of this contest will be j.
n. Conroy, r.. w. Harvey and e.
NJ. Rhodabeck.
The bird programme be held in
the high school auditorium will
begin at 7::l5 p. m. Monday eve
ming. A number of bird slides
will be shown. Parents are
urged to bring the children. No
admission.
Three of our high school boys,
Fletcher Reel, Floyd Goodwin
and Fred Henderson, have been
induced to join the Acre Corn
club contest. Harrison county
has stood second i'm enrolment
thus far and we hope this will
give us the banner the county i'm
the state.
I Last year through the school
office a number of our boys were
located on farms for the summer
vacation. A number of boys have
already expressed desire to aid
the farmers this year Any farm
ers desiring such help would do
we'll, tO8phone Supt. Graham.
! In many cities the boys arc
showing their patriotism by Of
fering theirl serviccs 10 Tie farm
ers-y The nation needs the help
of the boys on the farms and 1.-The
boys need the. wholesome influ--
.ence of the country life. Now is
the time, boys, to help your coun-
try.
/ The planting of the. school
garden will be completed this
week. We have IT'S children en-
gagged in this activity Eight
lots are under cultivation giving
to each gardener plot Of
ground sx26 feet. The present
plan is to have garden exhibit
to be held in the early part OF
Dune. Prizes will be offered for
the best vegetables.
Watch for the announcement
of the dale and The hour of the
Alag raising at the new high
school. The flag pole is on the
way.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03
CAS- ORA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss the 8 A.ztzzzSzM
SCHOOL NOTES.

The program to be given at the
Third ward school Friday eve
ming, May 4, will be splendid.
Plan to be present to encourage
pupils and teachers. Observe
the posters in the store windows.
There were made by the pupils.
The program will be held i'm the
High school auditorium.
Stanton McGavren, who has
been at Annapolis, Md, for sew
eral weeks, returned to school
Monday and was heartily well
coined.
Miss Seabloom, living in the
country, donated large quantity
of accumulated magazines TO the
school to help with the piano
fund. Thanks.
Miss Edna Gregorson, who will
graduate from the ]. S. It. G.. at
Cedar Falls, has accepted the
Fourth grade position to succeed
Mrs. w. II. Kemp.
VIM. Ashton, graduate of
Iowa City schools and of the Iowa
state university, has accepted the
for the coming year. He has had
four. years of very successful ex-
perience in the high school at
Woodbine.>
The trees and shrubbery for
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03
SATURDAY.

4 snowstorm i'm Iowa the last
of April is somewhat of nov
city. hat Just wait until the corn
and wheat reports come in this
fall and it will have proven a
blessing i'm Disguise.
Harvey Fox, who has joined the
Nebra ska National guards at
Blair came over last evening for
a brief visit with home folks.
Miss Florence W'ilImott, who
has been the guest of her par
enIs, Mr.. and Mrs. Y. T.. Will
mott, the past week, returned
This morning to school duties at
Charter Oak.
Clarence Sudduth. who returned
last fail from California. where
he had served three years with
the regular army. received mes
sage last evening from Chicago
to- be ready to be called out any
time after May list. They did not
av whore they would send him.
Mrs. Joe Blunt left this morn
ing for her home in Sioux City,
after three weeks visit here
with her daughter, Mrs. A. C.
Thorpe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03
Spring.

Spring is looked upon by MANY
as thu most delightful season of
the year. but this cannot he said
of the rheumatic. The cold and
damp weather brings on rhcu-
matte pains which are anything
but pleasant. They can be re-
lieved, however, by applying
Chamberlain Imminent For
sale by Robt. Harvey and Doty &
Peterson. Ash
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G. a s r O r a

Miss Nelma Carson, who has
been taking treatments at the DR..
Gamble home the past week, left
This morning for her home in
pisgah.
Word has just been received
that Paul Gossard, formerly of
This city. who is with the Can
adian troops i'm France, has been
wounded, but TO what extent
could not be learned. Mr.. Cos
sard has been in The front line
trenches for some little time.
Miss Mildred johnson came
down from River Sioux this
morning, later going to Logan to
spend The weekend with home
folks. Miss Gertrude Schulz
meisIer accompanied her home
for an over Sunday visit.
Mrs. J. p. Gump of Logan is
spending a few days in the city
With the w. r.. Milliman family.
Arthur Stokes spent the day in
Omaha With his wife at the st.
Joseph hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Blackman
are spending the weekend with
the formers mother in the
Bluffs.
The National Master Mechan-
les convention, which was to
have been held at Atlantic City in
May, has been cancelled for this
year. 1t was feared that, having
all the great railroad men of the
country gathered together, some
fanatic might place. a bomb UNI
der the building and by killing a
large number of them, cripple
the transportation facilities of
the country very materially. M.
O'Connor of this city had re-
ceived his transportation and ex-
pected to leave for Atlantic City
next week.
Mrs. Lee Highley and Mrs.
l'ueh o'Neal were Omaha visitors
this afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew Paulsnn and chill
dren and Miss Annena Nelson
are spending a few days with
friends in Benson, Neb.
James Erickson and son left
this afternoon for a short visit
in Marine. la.
Two extra policemen have been
added TO the force at the car
shops to guard the yards. John
O'Brien has been appointed night
man and Cyrus Hill will be on
duty days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03
NEW HERBAL, BALM
MAKES LIFE WORTH WHILE
FOR SKIN SUFFERERS

One will have to admit the fact that the
aborigines We're Wonderfully successful in
keeping down skin diseases contagious and
otherwise, in their tribe. A study OF the
skin diseases. among the Arapahoes BY Dodge
shows that the tribe used a balsam, obtained
from the trees in that vicinity or brought to
wonderful results in what X known as scabies
or itch and also weeping eczema. D'EXMA
has this ingredient in it and It's results have
been wonderful.
Try this wonderful new herbal skin balm.
Apply D'EXNiA to Eczema to old running
sores; to leg ulcers TO ringwor,i,. piles, to
all biemishes and eruptions OF the skin :. 1t
purifes and heals. No skin disease can live
where D'EXMA is used.
~ We are The only druggists in this town
from whom D,EXMA, the great herbal balm,
can. be SECURED Ask us today.
noDT. w. HAllvEY, Druggist
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03

the new high school grounds
have arrived and are being
planted.
The bird house contest is
gaining interest and enthusiasm
each day. The contest will close
next Monday. The children who
are making bird houses are re-
iquested to bring them to the new
gymnasium at $3.50 next Monday
afternoon. This movement to
protect bird life is highly laud-
able and should be encouraged by
parents and teachers alike. A
committee from the Ladies I'M
provement league, under which
organization this contest has
II 49, u. 4 =