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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
SPIRITUAL MEDIUMS
BY ALTMAN.

Mrs BrHDick-srfuruALfsT Mn
later circles TufFdhv. FRIDAY even
ines Consultation daily. Hotel nYbee.
igri Thifd ave rhpna Elliott al5l
HEV HEHrnA MELLON. TRUE AID
wiser. gives private consultation daily
circles fundny. TueHday ana Friday
evenings 1908 fourih ave
MADAM FHANk - GARD HEADEK.
paimist. zsc iosis PMe Elliott
uotei. room 2.
MADAM KATHRYN - WOSDEHFtt
trance reader 81 90 1857 Pike III
lott Hotel room
MADAM PAULINE. cLAUtfOYANT
ana trance medium. itradinas guaran-
te~d 7is Olive Main $50.
ANTHOLOGY AID Card HEADiNG. 40
seventh ave room ~
Frt.i. CARD HEADfNu Plaza Hotel
FOURTH eve. f.om soi
HEV ALpEHr VAHK -cfEcLE4 TUE
day Friday ronsuitation dali5. lzsE
Howell Elliott st17
TnuMrET ToNiGBr. SUNDAY. TCEK-
day. At.. rendinrs dhiN. Ara D'iara,
sli stewart 81
pnoF' swEETrER. HEATTi.E's GREAT
eat medium. viii locate anything ia
Howard avs.
MADAM HEsEITA. or sAS FRANCE
co. rciiabls paimist ana card reader
AMNlFW on NMhANfes anu N0NWfNfNN ~
falrr 90 cents and 81 90. 1880 FIRST
ave. opposite Liberty theatre
THOf NArZENAtER THE CHEAT
esi healer nYinr. located nov 90 i3sf
Flsth aFF. viii Aifa treatments and
spiritual readings
MADAM MACK ~ pHTcHlc HEADER
~ Ain pay sou 20 call and see her.
circles Tuesday and Friday evenings
itst spih ave. first noor
80 ~
none better. rnfrsrf faftE tel inlnn
81 Elileit 2tTs Attend parties. re-
eepeions Fun fcadlnEs 80 CENTS
MADAM ur PUES. PROM CHICAGO
has given readings 10 some ~ the lead
Ing Psychologists Or the wofld. Room
%. Hotel Abbott. over osi druE store
READER cARDs. PALMisTRY isisA
SS1 Ss1etl,~~s~SS~~-~~~.o~~~~~~-o~~~
So LEGAL NOTICES
rs THs DISTRICT corRT OF THE
fultnd states. Tor ihe Western District
~ washluEton. northern Division
rs HANKGr prey SO tspk
NOTICE Of rinsT MEETING or
CREDITORS
~ thr Matter 81 John Ieschrtii doing
business as TfuYaf0fo cafe. Bankrupt
To the crr-a4tors ~ tho abaNo named
bankruptf
Notice IL h~~eby given that on the sand
day - May. 1917. the said John
t~sehesu was duly adludioaiod bank
ripl ard thai the first nesting Of the
creditors Of said bankrupt viii be held
az the office 81 the undersigned Referee
iR BANKRUPTCY. 1905 J.. q. Smith
building In seattle M @aid district. on
tho sth day ~ Jnns 1917 az f;be
o'clock In tho afternoon. al Witch tir-e
che sid creditors may attend prove
their claims. appoint a trstniee examine
the isAnkfnpi. and transact such other
business 90 map properly come before
said meeting
Dated AZ seattle. IN said district This
.sfA eay % May. lsI5
- A. HAWKINS
Referee IN bankruptcy,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
Waterfront Notes
FISHERMEN MUST aeolsTei

FISHERMEN MUST REoIsTEA~
Scores o. sailors and fisher.'
men Who are scheduled 10 sail
on long voyages before June 5,
registration day for select serv-
Ice, Will be affected by the rul.
Ing which makes IL necessary
for sbsentees 20 furnish their
Data and 10 fill out their cards
before or by the day Of registrS,
ton. The city clerk has sireadp
been instructed 10 furnish CARD
for absentees, so that they cas
be filled out and mailed 70 the
officials IN time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
AUCTION SALE

IRIS JUST OAE 1910 AUCTION SALE
AFTtW ANOTHER At FEATTLfk
LBAbtSe AtrftoS HOUSE g96t-b.ta
SECOND AVE ftNp doors north Of
Moore theatre We @iil bee ready for
you again a. 10 80 FRIDAY. MAY 30.
sith fun catatngue. Including costly
wilton Fsitet. Administer brussels and
tapestry arr squares ruEsY WuEsY And
mating russ linei~una. c1uEoieun.
Great Majestic and other coal ranges
Eas fanEss. iinosisf kitchen cabinet and
cspiuafds huffvts dining tables. side
boards. boa sasAt dining rhaifs good
roe hefa illrarg and center tables book
infdinirft stands HsinEs piano iH good
condition. r40rs 4 casur organ. AnGelus
combination player. Ntth 50 rolls u
tausie = veffrtf - chiffnuisfn dfrsaefs.
adams hsiiFnnu nst bifa's-eYe maple
and dark flashed bed sets cufumndes.
sufnnea. sanitary rnarhss. heavy metal
teds IN several designs and calpfs.
springs. fnattrsahre. large mirror hooks
smith Premier tYpeSfittr. white uau-
land - - dishes. rrffiEsratofs. show
case pnnttsr carpet sweeper tools. etc
fcuemtef 70 look up thi. space for
further notice ~ thn $40 Auction
SALE ~ ofH NALEAnOoM ron
HEEfNN moving ANp xrOHAgE
CO. 10 q 81. TfENpAY. NAY g. in
siHdlnE ints ~ heasehn id Eeuas pianos
organ TRUNKS ranges stoves. Frairs.
electric MOTOR counters fixtures etc.
Nbteh sill BE- Feld fur unpsla storage
and other FhagErs John Hpshsii a
Sons. Auetioresft Hain sstt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
MADAM VICTORIA

Worlds greatest clatrvoyant phrcnologist
guarantees 70 read your entire life. give
true advice on business love health
and family affnirs. and what ia do to
be success IN life one visit will nay
you for your many disappointments In
others She Will remove all obstacles
and tell YOU how to win and hold tho
ona you desire, Special readings soc
Daily and Sunday Room - Abbott
Hotel. over owl DRUG store. 7o5is l'ike
SCIENTIST AND PHRENOLoGIsT- Nj,
readings guaranteed, or NO FOE hy EN-
press l.auEwer. Horoscope 81 uStrol-
opV readings 80 cents The only
scientist In Seattle Room 700 Empress
Hotel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

49, = . IN fAtfAtNAfAaittstHE ANb
MEDIUM
One Whp can actually ieii sou shat voI
wHHt 20 kruN without asking a rms
question Gives true advice hos 80 Kair
success lH business and family affairs
couftshlp and marriages tells sou shat
business is most iachY for sou. and
what part ~ tho world viii 10 more
sacresHfui for you advises haN TO gain
and h0ld good position. She tells II
the one you love is true or false gives
tho name - your future husband ar
wife and causes speedy marriage Nith
tho ono - your choice. brings the sep
arhfed together. makes happiness hc.
tween man ard witr The madam can
advise hos 10 avoid ail bad luck and
evil Influence and trouble. and cause
you % have good luck and success IN
anything you lake On hand THIS lady
does not toll 10 please you. bat gives
only truthful advice YOU can depend on
one yislt 60 h~Hi Niil repay you Tor
many disappointments tn Others This
- the mHdams first time tn Seattl.
Natisfaction guaranteed or no charges.
Special readings 90 cents FOR two weeks
only. Hotel Norris room 2 i4-2h
Third. between Unian and Pike Hours.
60 AnH daily and SUNDAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
ACREAGE FOR SALE
POULTRY NA>tU
FART on DODGE HOMESTEAD

over arfus. fronting ruuuiN road
CLOSE Goo Lane Washington one
block 90 school and n. D. rail-
road tho place 10 partly im-
proved l.roam house, with
basement good well with pump
plenty 90 cleared ground rvady
Co plant potatoes beams. berries
etc \ fln- location. and priced
At yf3o. term. $50 down and SIC
meuthiY Take kirkland ferry
60 burke = Faffara office ou
kirkland wharf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
4s--mtscELlAneous FOR SAL &


SASH ANp poons
MauufaFfuFra ~ aus nwn mill ard .alii
At factory prices We Nhip 20 any p.
auFwhere one price to aBFhadF
Prompt HHipmeufe Safs deliver Ca
destination guaranteed our hie o.
ipstrat~d eaiaiee so - matted free
postpaid. on receipt - request
S-crnss panel doors. 1.srs-6 81 90
Craftsman hunEaiau doors -s...4 %
one pa mel. a-plT veneer doors -.. = 90
French doors. Is itahts ..s-..s.. 3 90
Screen dpors 7-sxf-s. galvanized
standard two.nsbt klndows. from IA 10
frto t-fiHhf sash .s....-... .s... 81
ffxfsxfe srruce flour bins .s.... 1so
Drain baards 4oH1t ............ rs
Williams Gold Seal Mitsd Paint.
per gal .......... .-.. ...... 30
Frames Moulding builders Hardware.
nm WORK
O u WILLIAMS co
1913 Fifst Ave Seattle. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

CT RE to STAY CURED. Twelfth year
ConaultRtion FREE
Come and find out for yourself what
can be- done FOR you.
iiours: TO II, u to .. to s,
DIR. MACY
siA second Ave, soa-S Eplrr Bldg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
BUSINESS PERSONALS

REV aHEEAH HOTEL HOLLAND,
Fourth ana Jefferson. near court house
Easily reached for ministerial services
Private pafiors Main assi
.oET ACQUAINTED EO';iETY"- MEET.
inrs Thursday evenings itis Eighth
eve Apt u.
A MAS. PAST to. WITH HOME Is 81
attic. Wishes "a meet q woIkinH wuman.
object nafrimanY Address ti-as. star
HLeiErEHED aIDNIFE- attA VII
lsikssn. 70ie itth W. Phone BAi.
isfd 1857
LADIES. Ny HENEDY ~ pOatrfVELY
guaranteed or money refunded Call
snd be convinced Call 1917 Ninih ave
itzs WEsTLAkIs--hsoond hand r.ns-s
low price
LADIES Is fnorBLE HAFE TIM AND
money BY calling tt1th uranf
uENNFh uhE WORKS sos 7th .sr
~~>se~NS<~Ns~S-<-~s~N e-~~-~>~~-~~~~~~~e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

" uEE No CHfSEAE MEDICINE co
geh Iasuss 81. bet snd ard afd Axss
Seattle. Wash Esgshiishsd 1894
WOMEN Lrg Youn cNrptT ofrN
charge srrnunt. We Niii give you
efedif 70 nutfil yourself in anFfhinK
sea mar need in HAIR GOODS You
FEY on easF terms a. farturr prices
We manufatfufs rNsfffhtHE that ~
Narr fn haiF aaeds - an special ftsi &.
tern ~ arsiFa. ufiaK 80 Ya1r Hut hAir
o. rHmNtmNa. make them ap at
farfnfN pFtrrs We aFH ard make over
your cid smttrhsa Maii orders ElYsn
pfpfnpf Attantian
rAcTpnT HAIR wroHE i.et FTrss Az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

Let mo prove
to you. WITH
OFT COST OR
OBLIGATION.
that l can cure
you to stay cured
I viii not accept
your case unless
{ personally can
give every honest
asu ran e. q Of
. TtC * AN u
PERM A y n y r
RESULTS. of a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

tNtMtt AttEHEU FHNa EHNt 80
Southern widow age &C. So inches $50
pounds. good character. home. loving
werth - oeb. wishes Acquaintance 81
gentleman suitable ags means etiucs b.
zion. hofns- igFtnE object mHtrirBnnp
So srasfai deliveries Het. star
LADIES sASpEnEoss "a COTro~ ROOT
pills. safe ara sure cure Tor dsiag sd
periods Price o.. or boxes o. Every
box guaranteed InYm end Hefurey
fpam Hotel Antisfs Fourth and
IHfnu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
HELEN RICE DURLElGu

Circles sunday. Tuesday, Friday evenings
Consultation daily. 1904 Third ave.
room 2it
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
wAnrrp-FuRNiruHe
BUSINESS PERSONALS

fha Tltneas roots
ana hrfhu can
HlIfresafuily treat
an disorders -
men aHd women
aftHf for the
tnuthafitw head
q RI D stomach
Rupture e. hiil
Hnfs throat Fei
Ices fewer sasli
tnR PIN pies.
Hhin sounds ais-
sss ard nsf Gus
disorders D. d y e.
been treated sue
esssfulig
SING | lI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
ADVANCED MODERN METHODS THE
SAFEST AND ICkE~T WAY
To GIT WELL

7 invite every
afflicted person
no matter what
Your trouble IS or
how long stand
ing. 20 have "a
confidential talk
with me l will
inform you fully
as 20 what extent
7 can benefit
g.HH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

HAN SO WOULD LIKE Tp MEET
Ntiuu between 80 and 30 nuaf -
n@tt ard teFslF means or $40 means
VIII HltH her rrad hafur VIII marry
uHirk n suifed Please give full ed.
dfrsH No phone accepted VIII come
ard see Object gua;rlmsHY Address
Mt star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
acknowledgements WANTED

$500 70 $500 PAID FOR GOOD USED
suits. money loaned on oil articles Of
value. Loan office. 100 First ave. g..
corner Washington. Phone Main 1881
II YOU HAVE ANYTHtNo TO SELL
call tue Pacific Auction Co. Main e5ss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24


GET WELL IN
NATURAL WAY
S lice Wa Chlnsss
nature herbs hens
remedies suersssfui
~ treating stomach.
kid rsF blNddsr.
rheumatism b TO q 4
disorders ana fnany
ether ailments 4
men ara omen b
using Chinese natarl
heFEa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
DIR. WILSON

625 FIRST AVENUE
SEATTLE WASH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
LOST AND FOUND

LOFT BRTNDLE boston TERRIER
white markings on middle n forehead
and nose. white on throat and chest.
screw tail, weight about 30 pounds, Sc.
attic iicnnse 80. $50 on collar $40 re-
ward Gene g. Gould. 1899 18Th ave.
Phone East ffog
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

MIS- ninDicK -sriIiirUALisT Mn
lHtsf circle. Tussdhv FRIDAY even
ingH Consultation daily Hotel Hfbee.
traI Third ave Fnuua Elliott aIGI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
uorsr AND cuIckE> no, SIS
LOTS FOR SALE


f0xi32 FEET. $3.50
Terms g. month. large level lat Just
outside city limits near Faantfaroy car.
schools stores. etc Just the place for
you VIII sell s0xf19 feet for $500
OWNER l. y HOLMES $50 Empire
Bldg second and Madison
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

n 8. d. !. ]. /. Q. 7. !:
AN v " Y v ~ IT TFUE
YIN DANCER by employing a
("D HFECfAf.GAr instead 81
on ORDINARY tsafhrr A
IN fe@ huefH eith "speFIHt.
/IM Ess wiit puf thar personal
tNAV stssu e. FuuF dancing
y " CAN fhw latest dances lat
"A Hli fhn fn.nfifsH
A. u TERMS MOST
REASON Hf.E
THE lftHufL sFHpuf. ~ DANCING
tsff# FOURTH Sc. ueaf rihs o. EN s8af
NfWNef ~ fhr Inner Efrrtr s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
,s-sus,ness OPPORTUNITIES
pouLTRY EoR SALE

90 WHITE LEGHoRN CHICKS AND
fireiesa brooder. 1900. white IeEhorn
chicks. 90 % per 100 after tho 18th 81
May. r. l. Red and barred Rock
chicks, 81 90 per dozen. 81 50 for 30.
Agents FOR queen lncubators and brood
ers Queen Hatchery. 20 Pike st. FL
lott zost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

DIR. y. y. TKEEK -PHYsGCfAN AND
surgeon. Eenito -urinnry and rectal dis
.ascr Traders Block. corner Third
ave and Marion IT. Hours a. ~. 4,
90 M evenings 7 to .. Sundays 10
~ y Phone Elliott 7is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24
2 MALE HELP WANTED

JfHEDEEAED PLEDGES SELLING
out suits. jewelry. trunks. suit cases.
guns, tools. musical Instruments. etc
10 first ave. g.. corner Washington
I WANTED BOY ~ YEARS on OLD
er - spend vacation on farm ~ satis-
| factory. may prove good permanent
home Tor right hoy u + Hummei,
Port stanley. Wssh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-24

SEW ENF WALK DAAcEeA
& {. !" !. ].
On ~ isssans Mftis cost
HxA separate balls All day and
L{~41 evening The Fear raund .
Ass0O 81 YES can aamrw with any.
R tne. Foun9 laag Asstsfmncs
u~ trial free. middle aged and
e." business rrupls. no differ,
MIN sue- " 8ou haxsn's danced
"a STEVE ~-ACADEMr
sA2M 1879 9Th
q IL fssahlistsa over ~ yssrs
Tel Matu tatf tMemtss
National Unlfsa Masters ~
Naantmg NsaH
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-29
SWAT THE fly"

one thousand babies were care
fully watched over during a recent
summer by the New York City de.
partment OF health and the bureau of
public health and hygeine. In the
dirty houses twice as many babies
mad diarrhea as in the clean houses.
Among the babies exposed to flies
twice as many had diarrhea as among
those protected by netting.
Flies come to your home from
the tlthiest places imaginable, COW
cred with germs. They walk on your
bread, wash their germ.laden feet in
the baby's milk and wipe them in your
sugar bowl. They have no equal as
germ carrier. Any efficient house
wife will recoil in horror at the
sight of a bed bug, organizing the
most strenuous campaigns against
them, even to moving from the pre-.
misses. Yet one fly has been known TO
carry as many as five hundred mil.
non germs. II is definitely known
mat they are carriers of typhoid
fever germs and other diseases. in.
Guiding, possibly. infantile paralysis.
Anticipat" the fly annoyance. Be
gin now and swat each one as it ar.
rives. Then burn it. Consider each
fly as ii enters your home great
menace to the health of your fam.
! lily. Look at it with a micrOscopicaI
eye and see those millions OF germs
which may bring disease and even
death to your home. Screen your
room and windows Keep your
garbage can covered. and remind
your neighbor to do the same. Clean
up every nook and Granny and out-or-
thc-way places. Flies will not 90
where there il nothing TO eat The
killing and burning of just one fly
now means billions and trillions less
next summer
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-29

Charleston. County OF Elko. and State
OF Nevada, made application TO the
State Engineer OF Nevada for perqn!s.
si1n TO appropriate .he public waters
of the State of Nevada. Such appro-
priation is to be made from Bruneau
River, at a point in the NwX of
SWA. Sec. 20. T. ~ y. II. IS E. VI.
d. b. & NJ. by means of darn. and
two cubic feet per second Is to be
conveyed to the NWA of SWu. Sec
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-29
ATTENTION. KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS

All members OF Elko Lodge No. Is,
knights OF Pythias. and visiting
brothers. are requested to be at Cas-.
tie hall, on Court street. at the hour
of 10 a. m. May 80. 1917. for the pur.
pose of proceeding to the X. l.. GENE
terry to participate in the Decoration
Day service of the order.
by order OF the chancellor.
COMMANDER
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-29

II. Eh OF NEh. Sec. Is. NEh OF
SEX. Sec. is. T. AZ N. r. SIS F.. NJ.
ID. b, a NJ. by means of ditch. and
there used for irrigation and domestic
purposes. from April Is until October
10 of each year. Water not TO be re.
turned &c stream
J. C. SCRUGHAM.
State Engineer.
First publication May 90. 1917.
Last publication June 90. 1917.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-20
An Army Engineer.

Come all you gallant fellows and story you shall hear
OF the trials and trbuations of army engineer,
Like every honest fellow, he took his liquor clear,
Till Gen. Scoot said you shall not touch whiskey
wine beer.
He's -hclluva-helluva army engineer,
wandering skate from "Nited States" and nothing
does he fear
He tries to D. his duty and he tries to do it yell
give him hell.
The surgeon looked him and the surgeon grnned
"a shot in the will do him no HARM bring my
long squeegee,"
With fifty million typhoid bugs patrolng thru his
They shot in fifty million and then his name was
mud.
They hung pack upon his back-it weighed one
hundred pounds
They marched him to the rifle range to shoot thou
sand rounds
And after that he walked FIVE miles up to his knees
in dust,
But when they said take off your Shoes he just sat
down and cussed.
They taught him every kind of sait-to march, to
rush, to craw,
The first bad, the next was worse the last was
He skinned his body the rocks, and snagged it on
nail
He'd have made damn good lizard if he'd only had
a tail.
He went out to the rifle range to learn to re at will"
The aiming and the trigger squeeze"-the enemy
to kill:
His rifle kicked him in the jaw, he missed the bulls"
a mile,
For the "chowshack" the only place where he shows
any style.
The captain took him out day to give him slrmish
drill,
And Col Jones just happened by-a little time to kill
I'm pace-halt-that looks like hell" the colonel loudly
swore
For such line of slirmishers never saw before"
One day he took ten-me hike and loaded no his pack
With sox and soap and underwear a-bumping on his
back
The sweat down into his boots he thought his
spine would pop,
He put one ankle out of joint and then he had to hop
He's son of gun from Company one-an army
engineer,
He's go.g to France to shoot the pants from off the
German Rear
When he gets back from Germany the people all shall
hear,
1t doesn't pay to get in the way of THE ARMY
ENGINEER
ONE OF KM
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-20
Your Fighting Quarter.

The ordinary bank takes of the man who has
$40 week which he can save The savings bank takes
care of the man who is able to put 81 aside.
But the thrift stamps which Uncle Sam is putting
out get right down to bedrock They were invented
for the man. woman child who could IS cents
any time within the next year and who felt that he
she would like to do a bit towards winning the war
Every quarter invested in thrift stamp helps buy
something for American soldier sailor that he
needs, if he is to be an efficient and we'll equipped
fighting man in the against the Kaiser
Count that week lost in which you do not make
one Of your quarters go to war.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-20
Government Excess Profits.

If you in business how would you like to have
IS cent of your receipts pay all expenses and show
surplus? Think of it, more than IS per cent of the
gross clear profit Don't you think if this should hap
pen to you, that you would be willing to increase the
salaries of the employees who made your huge profit
possible?
This is the situation at the Washington city post
office
According to estimates made by officials here more
than IS per cent of the mail handled the Washington
postoce is free matter, franked by Congress and the
various departments of the government This leaves
less than IS per cent of the matter which revenue
can be made Yet in spite of this onefourth of the
business handled the office shows surplus.
The only equitable basis by which to consider the
salary of labor is by giving the laborer fair share of
that he produces If, Under the present salary scale
of postal employees, onefourth of their labor is pro-
ducing profit, why shouldn't his salary be fixed ac-
cording toal his labor? 1t is that no actual mope
eolleetsN for the sthss thrsefouzths Of his work
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-20

but the work is DONE nevertheless. and this government
is benehting.
And this government should hasten to pay a rea-
sonable sum for their mail Franked matter is of
the greatest evils of the government yet there
vital effort to curail it when the revenue bill was
under discussion Instead, added expense was tackled
on those who use second-class postage.
If those who control the destnies of the Postofice
Department don't soon awaken to the fact that they
are paying starvation salaries to employees, they will
awaken to the fact that the ranks of their employees
are thinning out in wholesale lots In every postoce
in the land the question of help is the most vital one
at present. They cannot hold men.
man is received into the postal service clerk
He finds that his duties anything but clerical and
as soon he finds it out he leaves the service This
mode of procedure has become mighty familiar with
TIE postmasters in recent years, and unless living
wage is paid the workers before long, the Postofce
Department will become the worst possible argument
for government ownership
real Congressional investigation of this depart
inert will soon show the wretched conditions under
which postal employees, including letter carriers, have
work 1t will also show that the worst enemy of the
postal worker is the Postmaster General