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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
America Has Converted
Widow of Irish Martyr
to Need of Prohibition

with and get back to work shan't
mind"
Mrs Skeftington Is a quiet. bright.
eyed Irishwoman, and she talks 30
simply OF disguiscs and plots and
secret letters that they seem quite
natural and ordinary things. But
II il evident that not all the hngs
horses nor all the Kings men have
been able 20 make her change her
mind about what she feels TO be
right.
She Ia Converted
SO II was with a thrill OF pride
that heard her say:
America has converted me TO
prohibition. was the last Auffra
gist. believe. To stand out against
II. II wasn't that | don't realize the
evil OF III. drink problem. but |
didn't believe In making people stop
drinking by legislation.
But have seen your dry states
and have seen the men looking so
wonderfully III, and the advantage II
has been In every way. and when
| go back shall 40 in eackcloth and
ashes and tell my friends 7 believe
In prohibition and shall work for IL
in ireland"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Not Daredevils, but
Men With Families

The crew of the ca Is a typical
one. and the members are the most
careful. conscientious. beside.
haved and best-dlsciplined bunch
I've met
Ready to throw their lives
away?
Why. half OF them are married
and many have children at home.
Deep sea diving is generally con.
sidered dangerous. yet submarine
men are trained for that work and
consider the donning OF n diver y
outfit and a dive TO the bottom Of
the ocean after lost torpedo all
In days work
Submarine men. as rule. are
the best paid of all enlisted men.
Besides their regular nav, the
government adds s. a month TO the
pay of every man aboard a subma-
rine. then pays him 81 for every
dive the boat makes. up TO 10 dives
month.
This enables q number of the
Ca crew to earn from $50 to 800
u HltHlH, u duuitioH w tutil ppHTu
end lodging.
There'l never be grand
rush by sailors for duty on
submarines until somebody
finds sure cure for sea
sickness.
On submarine. strong stom-
ach Is even more essential than a
stout heart.
A scared submariner can be
made to work. but sick one can't
Fully nine men out of ten on sub
mersibles arc subject to sea.sick-
ness II the weather Is rough
enough. I've discovered only one
sailor who NEVER gets sea-sick in
submarine--Shorty Lunnin, ships
cook on the CA.
On my second dive In the
Ga got acquainted with sea
sickness.
It's awful.
Once out to sea. however. the
CA went down for dive and for
two hours we sped along with prac.
tically no sense of motion.
At depth of about 30 feet. a
submarine entirely escapes surface
commotion,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
GOVERNORS WIFE IS
IN WAR ON WASTE
Continued From Page |
Master.

Waste"
The Waste Editor certainly viii
respond to the call OF 40 practical
an organization.
The president of the Social Score
club, Mrs. Hattie J. Friend. and ev
cry woman present at the clubs
meeting on Friday. at the home oI
Mrs. James Harris. 1921 W. 64tt
st, signed enlistment cards.
Il don't believe any OF us are
wasteful." said Mrs. n. w. Wicker
sham. 20il II. Alder at. who acted
as recruiting officer. but we Ger
tainly could save more food II We
tried and We are anxious to do ev
cryihing we can to help"
Neighborhood meetings were held
Monday by Mrs. II. u. Fisher. 473s
46th ave. s. W. and Mrs. ]. +
Handsaker. 11l3 18th ave
More volunteers are wanted &c
hold these neighborhood meetings
which are the real first-line trenches
in the war against waste. Let tn,
Waste Editor know on what day and
hour you can hold meeting. and
we will help you get your neighbors
out. and tell you what to do
And. above all. save next Thurs
day afternoon free from all other
engagements. so that you can at
tend The Stars big educational
food conservation meeting. at the
Bon Marche
New enlistments up TO noon
Monday were:
Mrs Hattie Campbell. secretary Belle.
we Home Canning club. sBelovue. Mrs
W 6, Davis. gt27 3Gth ave, 4. W. Mira
Grac" Russell. seduim Mrs W. ~ vii.
lianis. 1874 18th ave Mrs Ernest Lister
olympia. Mrs, +. j Church oak Harbor,
Mrs u. NJ Cox, Port Orchard. Mrs
Mnude James lfattabaugh. Manatawn
apartments Mrs clystia Irish. 1917 2Bth
ave. n. w Mrs NJ. Myhra. 60G Colum
bia at. Mrs Carrie |. Lowe. 205ta First
ave Mrs. " V Barnes. Gold Uar. Mrs
". Vance 4532 ltth \. f.: Mrs Hattie
T. Friend t02 2grd ave: Mrs Carrie
Hamilton. 25tt Lane st Mrs NJ. T. Ajax
47a aisi ave Mrs. MAY Thomas, ggg atth
ave. Mrs Freda Welch 3eii W b7th
" Mrs. lille Jones s75i 2end ave
Mira r. g.. Catching, 127 y. fist ~
James Harris. af2t ". stth st Mrs Il.
J. Delbridge, a2o 3iu ave. Mrs ] char.
land. 1925 Hardy st.. Georgetown. Mrs
r. NJ. clark Gb9A 26th ave. N. W, Olive
NJ Thomas g2a 2ith ave-: Mrs II. 4.
Conner 2i07 ". Union st. Edith Moore
suszailo. University Of Washington, Mrs
NJ. l.. Wood. 1900 22nd ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
BY MABEL ABBOTT

England couldn't make Mira.
Hannah Sheehy Skeffinuton
stop militant suffrage tactics
when she believed mii,taney
was the proper thing. nor stay
at home when she had decided
to come TO America, nor prom
lse not to discuss the irish situs-
ton, when that was what she In
tended to do.
But America has converted
her to prohibition. tho she had
been holding out s,ubbornly
against the measure.
Mrs. Skeffington is the widow Of
Francis Sheehy SkeffinEton. the
Dublin editor. who MAS Snmmarily
shot by n British captain during the
Irish rebellion in 1916. the officer
being afterward made n major. but
later tried for tho shooting. declar.
I'd insane and committed 10 AaTTi.
tarium.
I'm carrying on the paper" Mrs.
skeffington told mo sunday. as we
sat in the quiet parlor OF Dr W. ].
Griffin. 76s 32nd ave. where shc In
a guest during her stay in Seattle.
Its my husbands work"
Insist on Republic
She IA in the United states on a
lecture tour. explaining the pres
ent situation In Ireland from the
viewpoint OF the Irish republicans
the party which insists that ireland
must be made nm independent re
public.
England refused me a passport
TO come TO America" she said, "nn.
less ! would promise not to talk
about the Irish troubles.
So ! disguised myself and 20,
away laSt December. can't tell
You how. because II would get other
people into trouble. am a mllltan,
suffragis,. and have been In jail
twice. aud know police methods
| pretty we'll ! made Arrangement
which would keep them from set
Ting track Of me for ten days. bu,
We we're 1. days on the way. and
before | landed they had communi
Gated with the American anthorl
ties. but nothing was done here to
stop me.
AT Buffalo ! was met. as I al
ways am In the cities where 10
by committee wearing green
badges. They seemed In great
hurry, and they got my bags and led
me across the platform at the sta
/ ton toward another train.
Just then what I took TO be an
other section OF tho same commit
tee. also wearing green badges. mp
pcared. and asked II I was not Mrs
SkeffinTton. said I was. and turn
ed TO speak 10 the first delegation
but they had disappeared.
The second delegation proved "a
ba the men ! was supposed to meet
They told me the train TO which
was being taken did not 80 TO my
destination nj all. but TO Canada.
IL was a near thing: and now
when ] am anywhere near the bor
der. ! make point OF knowing who
IL TO meet me wherever 20.
The penalty for leaving England
a. did IL six months in Jail. I shall
probably 20 back before long.
want 10 get the six months thru
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STAR WRITER GOES
ON TRIP ON SUI


low hum OF electric motors.
Finally. my curiosity got the
beat Of me. whispered TO one
OF tho three:
when are We going 10
diver What are they waiting
fort"
All three snlesered out
loud.
why. you COB tsiano for
sailorl. we've been under the
surface 10 minutes already"
he whispered back.
All the time We had been under
water there hadn't been the least
vibration that could detect.
The boat was being driven BY
electricity. ard the whole struc-
,urc was 80 delioately balanced
there was NOT the least feeling
o: niot',n.
About that time .ot another
order from Capt. Foster.
Bennett called the aft torpedo
room over the speaking tube:
Lyon and Lunnin 20 forward
and sit down"
whats the Idea 10 going
from ore end OF the boat to
the osher7" I asked In q whis-
per.
You're ballast" one Of
them replied. when the cap
tain needs only . few hun
dred eounds TO keep the boat
absolutely level. no sends
some Of Us fellows from one
end 20 the other"
The explanation made me feel
more comfortable. I'd begun to
think wasn't doing anything 20
earn my pay. but being ballast
on "A submarine was better than
loafing'
We crulsed around under the
surface for nearly three hours
that day.
The notion that submarine crew.
consist OF daredevils who dom
know the meaning OF fear. or care
whether they live or die. Is wrong
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28

Pleasing floral designs
on white and blue grounds
arc especially featured in
these Silkolines for com
forter coverings. Price
15c yard.
basement Saiesroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Serge Dresses 1925

Women's all wool French Serge
Dresses, in the Billie Burke style, long
wasted and plated, also coat styles
with shirring at the sides. Many have
contrasting silk collars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28

Many different styles in Women
Suits. plain and semi-tailored. Plat
ed and belted effects. also Spor
Suits In wool velour, wool Jersey
wool poplin, mixtures and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28

Crctonncs in the dainty
floral and chiutz effects so
desirable for Sum mcr
drsperies and cushion COW
erings, y and 30 inches
wide, Zoe yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30

ton. and has made a number Of recon-
mendations for action to his committee.
Working with Gen. Black are Walter
s. Dickey. president Kansas City-Mis-
souri, River Navigation Company; Capt
J. f. Ellison of Cincinnati. former secre-
tary of the National Rivers and Hsr-
bors Congress; JOY Morton Of Chicago.
director in many financial. mercantile
and transportation companies; Jam es
i. Smith of ST. Louis. president of the
Mississippi Valley Waterways Associa-
ton; NJ J. Sanders. president of the
New Orleans Board of Trade, and Lieut.
Charles Keller of the Engineer Corps,
who serves as secretary of the commit
Directly in line with all OF these
efforts the government is also con
corning itself with the difficulties CON
fronting the Atlantic ports An effort
Will be made shortly to divert ship
ping to southern ports. The harbors
from New York to Newport News are
SO overburdened with traffic that they
tie up precious freight cars.
As means of relieving the port Of
New York, where conditions are most
congested, the New York-New Jersey
harbor war board has recently been an
pointed to act. Its personnel consists
OF the Secretaries of War, Commerce.
Navy, Treasury. the chairman of the
shipping board, chairman of the Joint
New York-New Jersey harbor commits
SION. the mayor of New York and a
representative 10 be selected. by the
railroad war board
Irving I. Bush. president of the
terminal in New York which bears his
name, was selected and accepted az
chief executive officer. The object of
the board will be to harmonic all the
agencies concerned in shipping abroad
of all kinds of supplies and passengers
so that the port may be run as a whole
TO determine the most effective and
efficient manner Of avoiding confusion,
mutual jealousy or effort on the part
of any agency to override another eth
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err as to minor details or as to the
scope of general Jurisdiction.
a port war board is recommended for
Philadelphia, to be placed in charge
OF dock and harbor facilities. Eventu-
ally, it is probable. similar committees
will be formed for all Atlantic ports.
their chairmen comprising a general
board to insure that the vast machinesr
of loading supplies for the men in
Europe shall not be clogged with con-
gestion.
All OF these agencies are working
with The different branches OF the goX-
eminent whenever the transportation
problem presents d snag in the line OF
effective operation of affairs. The fuel
administration, for instance. hal called
upon the waterway committee of the
Council of National Defense to aid the
coal shipments. 1t has been announced
that large saving of railroads is ha-
ing worked out by using water trans
portation. Shipment of coal from east
ern fields to New England is cited as
one OF the most striking instances of
opportunity fer saving. Much of the
coal going by rail from Pennsyivani :
and West Virginia to New England
could be sent by much shorter rail-
haul to tidewater at Baltimore, New
York or Philadelphia and thence by
barge to its destination. The longer
rail haul is said TO tie up freight caI.s
for week more. while the shortsr
haul may be made in half of the time
Such developments as this. combined
with the many evidences of govern
ment approval of national effort to
utilize waterways in the present crisis
to their fullest capacity. make IL re4a-
sonabie to expect that soon the water
ways of this country will be bearing
their quota of war supplies and tirat
their present activity may be the
foundation of new facility which
viii be a perms nent Improvement an
the efficiency Of American industrial
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30

time he performs a most necessary duty
In the communication service OF the
Army. Every man will be given a GER
tifcate to take with him to camp. so
to radio work when he gets there
The Mckinley Manual Training
School in Washington, which IS one OF
the best equipped and directed schools
Of the country, has already a class of
nearly hundred men IN radio. This
class began a few weeks ago with
twelve men and has rapidly grown to
its present size, numbering in its ranks
men from many different classes. some
graduates from technical schools and
others who have taken up this special
work because il appeals most to them
in the way of advancement and useful
ness.
The large basement room in the
school. where the radio and buzzer
classes meet, is in architecture not un-
like the refectory of monastery OF
the fourteenth or fifteenth centuries.
A recent visitor there found one of the
classes seated at a long oak table, such
as the early monks used, taking the
Christmas message OF Postmaster Gem
eral Burieson relative to sending
Christmas cheer to the boys in France.
This was the more advanced class. In
the same room were two other classes.
in one Of which two sailors on duty in
Washington were acting as instructors.
only drafted men due for the second
and following drafts. Only drafted men
should be admitted who have passed a
physical examination and are certain
to be called One of the chief purposes
Of the class should be to determine
early what men are not At to become
successful operators, in order that they
may be dropped at once. Conscripted
men from all occupations and profess
sions who desire this training are to
be admitted to the class If properly
qualified. Most of these will. of course.
return to the practice of those occupa-
tons and professions at the close of
the war. This training Is for war
service only.
For fear OF q misunderstanding 1t is
again stated that these classes should
not be open to any one who is not due
for service In the Army. This will ex-
cIude all such persons as girls and
women. persons under military age
persons unconscripted. persons con-
scripted but unable to pass physical
examination, persons exempted for any
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that of the German Rhine, and is ade-
nuate for the entire tonnage of the mid
die west. but the river cities were losing
sight of this wonderful asset until the
present crisis developed Until the last
year not a single dollar has been ex-
pended for terminals to encourage
river lines. st. Louis. commanding the
service Of the Mississippi. Illinois. Mis-
soTri and OHIO rivers. is now. in the
face OF transportation congestion. ruing
those days when she stood still and al
lowed her water commerce to decrease
year after year The present stimulus,
however. is arousing the city, and every
where evidence of response is to be OBJ
served to Secretary Redhelds statement:
The government does not intend to
favor St Louis unless st. Louisans do
their part For the first time in history
we are going about the development of
transportation by water In an intelligent
manner. st, Louis is the hub of the
scheme any way you figure It, and We
want to see this city take advantage of
it's golden opportunity"
ST. Louis is not alone in her changing
sentiment toward waterway utilization
for other Mississippi river cities are
awakening and encouraging barge lines.
81. Paul and Minneapolis have begun the
building of docks and terminals, while
Davenport. Iowa, has built a sea wall
along the river. retaining land for flu
ture terminals, and Memphis has voted
bonds for similar purposes The river
has good navigable channel througout
it's course from Cairo to New Orleans.
and has steadily been improved. Except
for one spot. the famous LIE Claire rapids,
now being improved by canal by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
Taboo Forever.

a GOVERNMENT official said at, a
IA dinner following the southern com
mercial congress in New York:
Germany, with her frightfulness. Ess
CUT her own throat in commercial
sense. We are done forever with the
German monopolies that oppressed JUS
in the past-such monopolies as the
dyestuff verein. which refused to perry
nit the establishment of an American
dyestuff industry.
Yes. our taboo on German monopo-.
lies is going to be SO stringent that. IL
reminds me of story.
IT'S a story of banquet, where
famous cardinal sat beside a famous
rabbi.
The cardinal. helping himself to
some cold ham. said to the rabbi with a
smile: -
"'Wiil the day ever come. sir. when
YOU will partake OF this delightful
dish -
The rabbi smiled in his turn and re-
piled:
Il shall be very pleased TO tackle tbs
ham at your eminence's wedding break
fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
The French "Aces."

TTP 10 September %. le17. French
- aviators of the rank of ace" al
living. have destroyed 3s3 German air
planes in actual aerial warfare. Eleven
other airmen of the same rank, killed
in air battles. had brought down nine
tv-one of the enemy's aircraft. The
late Capt. George Guynemer destroyed
more German airplanes than any other
aviator. his victims numbering seventy
eight.
An aviator is admitted TO the ranks
Of the aces" after he has brought
down five enemy planes during air bat
ties
While on his last visit to his mother
in Paris Capt. Guynemer was taken i'll
for few days. He was unable to go
to his tailor. with whom he had left an
order for fitting, and his mother. a
delicate little woman in black, volun-
teered to visit the tailor and make
some sort of an arrangement. At the
"ateleir" where the famous ace" had
left his order the. mother stated to the
foreman that her son was too i'll to
come to the shop, and that IL would be
great favor II some one could be sent
to the home to make the necessary
measurements. WltnOnC neS1latlONr the
foreman replied that such a step was
against regulations of the shop and
that 1t was impossible.
Great disappointment overspread the
face of the mother, which was noticed
by the proprietor. AS she stepped to-
ward the door he called to her to wait
moment. He asked the name and adj
dress of her son, which the mother.
through her tears, gave. Needless to
say. no further persuasion on her part
was required.
At Campiegne. on October IS. 1917. in
the ancient Church St. Antoine was
held the religious service in memory
Of Capt. Guynemer. The church was
heavily draped in black, from the thick
folds of which were suspended the
French. British, American and Italian
dags. Guynemer was twenty-one years
of age when killed in battle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30

an oversupp1y Of would-be signalmen.
This first call Is for the training OF
$4,000 hrst-class operators capable OF
sending and receiving a minimum OF
twenty words minute in the telegraph
code used by the Army and Navy. Over
500 schools in every state OF the Union
that can be equipped for this training
have been asked to come forward. The
course outlined Is in its essential details
the same as that given in such Army
schools as the one at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan, and it is estimated that the aver
age drafted man can attain the desired
efficiency at the end Of 200 hours Of in
struction and practive. Tuition Will be
without cost to the pupil.
Reports from technical schools in the
east indicate that within a short time
extensive night classes will be opened
and experienced instructors in the inter
national Morse code will be teaching the
drafted men how to send and receive
through the air and over the wires One
institution alone has telegraphed the
board that It can take care Of 500 men.
Those desiring TO receive the instfuc-
ton requested by the federal board
to notify their local school officials. The
authorities at Washington are leaving the
detailed arrangements of the classes in
every instance to the initiative and judg-
ment of city or town superintendents and
school principals. 1t is also TO be under
stood that pupils who attain the required
proficiency are practically certain of rapid
promotion and increased pay IN the Army.
Uncle Sam would like it known that the
rank Of corporal or sergeant. with a wage
Of from $36 to S51 month, awaits the
majority of the men thus trained. and
some will reach the position of master
signal electrician. with the pay of ISL a
month.
DR.. Prosser points with pride to the
class Of splendid young American
sailors trained in radio and buzzer
work at the Dunwoody Institute. and
declares that 1t is his patriotic opinion
that drafted men due for service in the
cantonments on the second and follow
ing calls viii help themselves and
their country by attending evening
classes for radio and buzZer operators.
He wishes it made clear that tuition is
absolutely free and that the training
fits man not only to earn higher pay
than that OF a private. but at the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30

Army engineers, the river is navigable
from the gulf to the river front at Min
neapolis.
ice since the tie-up of traffic has become
so great a problem. BY means of an
artificial rise. started in the early fall.
more than $4,000 tons of coal were de-
livered from the Kanawha river to Gin
cinnati. The practice of artificially food
ing the Ohio is possible because the
dams of this river are movable. Coal
has been transported by this means be-
fore Last August, during a period of
extremely low water, a feet of barges
was f1oated by this means and delivered
1000 tons of coal successfully at time