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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

troubles broadcast. whenever hear
woman entertaining an entire
roomful OF people with the details OF
her domestic squabbles. think some
one OF the intelligent assembled com
TO speak out and say that n good
fighter fights his battles alone-that
true suffering Is never aired in pub
lie
II seems that this trsI, OF telling
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

domestic woes IL much more CON
mon among women than men. NAM
women enjoy fancied unhappiness =
much that they have no time fcs
any real happiness themselves. or To-
make others happy who must I've
with them.
Lots of folks. little book. fnagfn<
themselves martyrs who. I should
say, were making martyrs OF thu
people who have to live with them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14
WOMEN

W0men's Pure Isle Hose
25c pair. In black or white.
W0men's Fiber-silk Hose,
CSC pair. Reinforced Isle
heel and toe; all colors.
Women's silk Hose, Sc
pair. All colors; two-toned
color stripes; extra quality
Isle tops.
Women's Pure Thread
Silk Hose. s1.50 pair. All
colors. including black and
white.
Women's Silk and Wool
Hose, s1.35 pair. A sure
cure for cold feet, with.
splendid wearing qualit.,s.
Crepe de Chine Waists.
White, flesh, mustard,
green, new blue; sizes SO
TO 46A Prices, white and
flesh, S2.9s. s3.9S, s4.9s.
Colors, S4.9s. S5.9S.
Georgette Crepe Waists.
W h lite, flesh, beetroot,
taupe, black, navy; sizes
SO to as. Prices, s1.9S.
s5.9s, $3.50, $3.50 and
$1,000.
Long Crepe Kimonos.
Large assortment of color
ings and designs; floral
and figured patterns; also
plain shades. Prices, Sl.50,
Sl.75, S1.9s, s2.9s, s3.9s.
Full : length Flannelette
Kimonos. Flower and fancy
figured. Pink, light blue,
navy, rose, lavender, 43y,>
red. tan. Prices, S1.7a,
s1.9S, S2-25 and S2.9S.
Blanket Bath Robes
Handsome flower effects
Navajo Indian designs and
Oriental figures. Rose,
navy, red, Burgundy, light
blue, gray, Oxford, rasp-
berry, Copen, tan. Prices,
S2.9S, S3.9s, S4.9S, s5.9S,
S6.9S, $3.50.
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WAR-SAVING STAMPS
WILL PRODUCE GOOD
INTEREST AND AIDU.S.

war savings rtanpa ar~ baby
IIhnrtY honds."
Fl4ry are i>ssr4ra n. two demon
nations tho 25-ccnt stamp and
tho g. stamp.
A thrift card H. issued when
you buy a s5-cont stamp. II has
spaces for 10 more stamps.
When the spaces are filled. cx-
change tho card for a s. stamp.
or you can buy n s. stamp for
stis cash.
They automatically increase
1 cent a month In value until
January. i9sa.
on January I. 1928. Uncle Sam
promises 20 pay 81 for every
stamp affixed 20 a war savings
certificate,
when you purchase n IS
stamp. you must attach II 90 an
engraved folder known as your
war savings certificate"
Tho certificate bears tho nama
OF tho purchaser and can 10
cashcd only by tho person whose
name appears on Il. except in
cazn OF death or disability.
This certificate contains 20
spaces.
n these aro all filled with s.
stamps between now and Janu-
AIRY 81. 1913. tho cost to tho pur~
chaser ia sS3s0
ON January IL. 1924. tho gov
eminent viii pay $500 for ia
not profit OF ti7eo.
This L. haacd on an interest
rate OF per cent compounded
quarterly from January :. 1918.
No person can buy stamps to
exceed too at any ono time or
ever hold an aggregate amount
exceeding $1,000 maturity valued.
Holders OF war-savings ccrtifl-
Gates who find it necessary to
rvalix, on cash before maturity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

There are scientific reasons why
tho calcium sulfldo In stuar,'s Cal.
cium Waters In mos; wonderful
skin b~au,ifi-r. ~ works In the
blood. enrichca u. purifio. II. gives
to tho skin a power 20 convert TN
puritirs into harmless substance
that In carried or invinibly. hut bosi
81 all n tho hos, OF pretty girls and
mairuns who have rid their com
piariona Of pimpi.s. bolls eczema.
acne. and other erupsions by simply
using stuArt's Calcium waf-ru- You
cry drug store tn tho u. 4. or Can.
ada at 20 CENTS a bor. DOT bor
today or send IN. coupon below for
= frve trial package
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pass the story on Their, 70 tina, ]
lost my job. "
Il think a good many women hide
hardness behind the mask OF mar
tyrdom. jim" I intcrposed- Per
sotsslly should say that the wife In
this case lost most Of her right 20
sympathy by talking about her
trouble 40 much"
And do think that. iittie book II
IN an unlovoly thing 60 spread ones
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

must give ten days notice In
writing Co any money-orior post
office.
They viii be paid fu each
stamp affixed Co tho certificate.
tho amount Of purchase plus l
cent per month after time OF
purchase.
You cant lose.
You're certain To gain.
Tho security In tho safest IN
tho world backed by all tho TO.
sources OF America
Uncle Sam In Offering war
stamps because he needs cash to
win tho war. and wants every.
body Co he ablo 10 inveat In gov
eminent securities.
You can buy war savings
stamps at tho portorfico. at any
bank, at tho large department
or from your mail carrier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14
MEN

Suit Clothes, in all the
newest fabrics and colors,
including Blue and Black
Serge and Worsted; well
tailored, and moderately
priced at $3.50, $500,
$1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Boys Sweaters and Jer-
seys, all wool, $3.50; in
all the most looked-for col
ors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Boys Suits in the new
bclted and pinch-back mod
els, in tweeds. worsteds.
cassimeres and navy blue
serge; well tailored. Prices,
$500, 1896, $500, $500.
Sizes from 3 TO Is years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Misses School Shoes.
S2.25, S3.25. All solid
leather: the "honor built"
kind: in lace and button:
all sizes. Roomy. stylish.
and will give plenty of
wear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Boys Shoes, Sl.S9, S1.9S,
S2.l9, $3.50, $500 up 10
$3.50. We have all the
best makes obtainable. and
Shoes that will fit, and for
the price are the best in
the market; all sizes: also
the High Top Boots with
2 buckles ut top. With a
little neatsfoot oil you have
n waterproof shoe. See
them before buying.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Boys Bath Robes, just
like dads; beautiful. soft,
rich colors. Price, S3.9S
each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Boys Waists and Blouses
in flannel and outing flan-
mel: warm and serviceable.
Colors. gray, khaki and
olive drab. Prices, 79c,
Sl.25, Sl.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Mems Atwood Mackin-
avs in plaids and stripes (;
rich colors. in the pinch
back and belted styles,
from s5.9S. s6.9S, $3.50,
$1,000 10 $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Mems Overcoats in all
the late models, including
the belted kind, and most
wanted colors. Priced at
$3.50, $500, $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Handkerchief in linen,
lawn and cambria; initials
and plain. Put in Christ
mas box; dozen for 75c,
$l.00, Sl.40, $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14
BOYS

Boys Atwood Mackin-
avs in plaids and stripes;
rich colors, in the belted
styles. Special $500 each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Neckwear in silk Four
in-Hands of every descrip-
ton and color to suit the
fancy of the most fastid-
ious, priced at soc, 75c.
S1.00, SIPS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-14

Mems Pants for dress
or everyday use, in cassi-
meres. tweeds, serges,
worsteds; in plain and
fancy weaves. All colors I;
sizes 80 TO 30, and prices
very moderate. from $500,
$3.50, $500. $3.50. $500,
$500 TO $500.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Government Should
Remove Legal Obstacles

Possibly the government may
adopt an intermediate course that
will avoid public ownership and oper-
alton while providing substantial aid
and assistance to the railroads oper-
ated as at present by their owners,
Lut under more detailed government
control.
II the government does not take
ever and operate the railroads, or if
i. does not assume responsibility for
their financial needs, it ought GER
tainly to remove the legal obstacles
u the economical and effective oper-
alton of the roads. 1t is impossible
fer the railroad companies TO operate
their fines ard equipment as a whole
Under one authority without violat-
ing the Sherman antitrust law and
the laws Ct numerous states. The
public is eager that the railroads
should be operated as a unit in order
tLat they may accomplish as much
a. possible, and the enforcement of
laws against railroad cooperation
will be neglected during the period
cf the war; but the public ought to
square the laws with the necessary
and desirable practice of the rail
reads.
Presumably, Congress will this
winter pass law providing FOR the
regulation by the Federal govern
ment, through the Interstate Com
merce Commission, of the securities
Issued by railroads engaged ir inter
state commerce. A, is also probable
that the regulation OF railroad Sc
cdrities by Congress will bring to an
crd the regulation Of such securities
by the states. 1t Is obvious to every
one that the great interstate car
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
More Work From
Existing Facilities

There is some encouragement to ne
derived from the fact that the rail-
roads will in all probability be able
to increase the services rendered by
their present equipment. During the
last year the railroads have per
formed a freight service Is per cent
in excess of the previous year, and
without any material addition to
equipment. The measures recently
adopted providing for the pooling Of
power and equipment east OF the
Mississippi River and north OF the
Ohio and Potomac may be expected
to increase the service results OBJ
tainable. Presumably, the success
ful unification of railway facilities
in the northeastern part OF the
United States will be followed by
the adoption Of similar methods of
railroad operation in the South and
West. and it is not too much to eX-
rect that the railroads will show bet
.er service results during the coming
twelve months than they have dur
ing the last year.
The country is vitally concerned
in being assured OF securing the
TRANSFORMATION service required for
the successful prosecution of the
war. The railroad companies are
doing their best, and may be eX-
pected to continue to do all they can.
What should the government DO?
Should it aid and supplement the ef-
forts of the carriers, or should 1t
substitute government operation for
private operation of the lines? Ought
the railways of the country to be
commandeered by the government
and operated from Washington, or
should it be the policy Of the govern
ment to continue to rely upon the
initiative and efforts of the railway
executives to provide the transpor-
tation services which the country
must have?
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

fifth of the increase in the percent
cge 30 per cent on the next ilith'
and so on. With such law there
could be practically no opening lot
craft. discrimination. spite or stupid
laundering. With such n law any
Competent bookkeeper could take the
lreports Of any company and in Tour
minutes compute the tax wnlch II
would have TO pay. Take a concrete
example.
Saw that the Steel Corporation
reports a billion and half OF capt.
tal investment, or stocks and bonds;
the two are usually made to about
balance. The average net earnings
reported for the three years before
the war would then be, say, about
: per cent. Let US suppose that
its net earnings for this year. com
puted in exactly the same way, VIII
be. on the same capital amount,
around 80 per cent. Then the law
might take a quarter Of the first
, Der cent over the base average oil
7 per cent. a third Of the next
per cent. half Of the next, and so
on. Then there could never be the
least question about what the
amount OF the steel tax should be.
It cou,d be computed By any man
Of average intelligence as soon as
the law had been passed and the
years earnings were known.
Then there would be no need OF
anv futile advisory board, to make
rulings that can never be Of general
application under the hopelessly
bungling law which exists. And
cerrespondingly there would be no
need to offer one political party or
the other, or one aspiring candidate
or another, the temptation to sug-
gest that a campaign contribution
Of ten millions or twenty millions
or fifty millions might operate to
reduce a given companys excess
profits tax by hundred million or
more. The integrity Of the present
administration has nothing to do
with the matter. The mere fact that
such a temptation exists is sufficient
TO condemn the law.
That temptation ought to be re-
rovcd, even if the law were not,
as it is. a totally inequable and
discriminatory law, wholly impos-
siblc Of administering even with the
most ordinary fairness.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Ecuador Importers Prosper

The European war has been an 70.
vantage 10 the trade OF kueador, ~.
with good crops and high prices he
exporting firms have been most pre-.
porous. according 60 a report frsI,
Frederick ". Godney. Consul GeneI''
az Guayaquil. Thc high rates Of 81,
change, however. have made j, dihes's
for the importers and have inerss,ses
the cost OF living. as so many oi INV
necessities are imported.
The principal source OF wealth -
ing the caeao crop, the nations Ply.
peTity is affected by any change ~ "
market conditions OF that commodsu'
The practical closing OF all Europss
ports TO the entry Of cacao, lessi.s
the United States. where the espae'y
Cor the manufacture Of chocolate -
limited. "a the Only mArSet, d. esusl.s
considerable concern. With ls.ye er
titles of cseao in the New Nors -
Guaysquil warehouses and the nsvsE
coming on. the situation is safe w"
discouraging.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

tributed properties, take up this
question as a unit with any single
man or body? That again is for
the Treasury to say. The plants Of
he Steel Corporation are distrib-
uted all over the United States, and
there arc scores Of subsidiary COM
Janies included. Shall the earnings
and Invested capital be deter
mined in each collection district,
according TO the whim or ignor-
ance of the several commission
ers or their assistants, or can the
whole question be taken up and in
telligently determined by some CON-
petent authority who is dealing
with a great number Of such cases,
ard may therefore be expected TO
treat each with some fairness?
Only the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue and the Secretary
cf the Treasury can say.
Now, suppose that instead Of Mr..
NicAdoo and Mr.. Roper, the new
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
these positions were filled by two
utterly unscrupulous and determined
men, and suppose further that the
Steel Corporation, or any other, was
not above bargaining. We know that
such things have happened between
corporations and politicians---in the
city Of Philadelphia, for example, or
in New York.
S|ppose that the Steel Corpora
ton, or any other, made a trifing
contribution Of s10,000,000 to a
campaign fund. There are dozens
Of ways in which this could be done
and never be traced. OF course
nobody supposes that Mr.. McAdoo
or Mr.. Roper or the Steel Corpora
ton is capable Of doing any such
thing. / am merely pointing out
the tremendous temptation and the
almost fantastic possibilities Of
campaign levies which the law has
created. And without the slightest
need.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Government Ownership
Would Be Disastrous

Government operation. and still
more government ownership and op-
Grafton. ought, in my judgment, 10
be avoided. The urgent need for
transportation will strengthen the
agitation Cor government ownership
and operation, but if the advocates
of that policy are successful, and
should they succeed while the war S
still in progress, the result could
hardly be other than disastrous. The
Federal government is already per-
forming as much as it can do well.
The railroads in the United States
can be run more efficiently and more
enocomically by their present own
ers and officers than they could he
by the already overworked Federal
government. IL should be the fune.
tion of the government TO remove
the obstacles to the most effective
corporate management Of the rail-
roads.
The public should be protected
against abuses; the carrier should
be required 10 cooperate in fullest
measure with the government War
transportation services should BE-
and, of course, will be, placed ahead
of all other services; and, in gen
eral, it should be the policy Of the
government to continue the opera
tion of the railroads through the
able executives in control Of the sys'
tens. To substitute a bureau
cratic operation Of the railroads u
the United States in place OF pr''
vate initiative would be a serious
mistake at any time, and especially
at the present moment.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

war has created an exceptional de-
mand. Some other roads in the trunk
line territory are badly congested'
while others are experiencing little
difficulty in handling the business
offered them. While causes OF the
congestion Of the most crowded lines
cannot be eliminated, the results OF
the causes can be lessened by a dras-
tic distribution Of freight traffic as a
whole among all railroad systems.
If the railroad companies were IN
q position to add TO their terminal
facilities and to increase the num-
Der Of freight cars and locomotives
the task Of providing the tranSporta-
ton services created by the war
would not be an impossible one; but
if is obvious that the railroad ia
cilities now in existence, however IN
sufficient they may be, must be re-
lied upon for whatever services may
be needed during the next two or
three years. The railways VIII do
we'll TO maintain their present equip
ment and add new cars and loco
motives to take the place Of those
that wear out under the heavy SER
vice demands. Equipment cannot be
increased appreciably, while the SER
vice to be performed is greater than
it has been, and will steadily grow.
From which it follows that if the
railroads are to meet the demands
upon them they can do it only by Sc
curing more units Of service from
the facilities which they now pos
sess.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Pooling Arrangement
Ought to Help

This common use Of the entire
railway equipment in the country
has become increasingly general
during the last six months, but the
measures adopted have not been
adequate to meet the problem. and
within the last few days the rail-
roads east of the Mississippi River
and north of the Ohio and Potomac
have agreed to pool all power and
equipment, and to use the same with
out regard to ownership. Facilities
are to be used in such a way as to
relieve the most congested lines by
diverting traffic to lines and termi-
nails capable of accommodating a
greater tonnage than they have been
handling.
The action just taken by the
carriers will unquestionably help
them deal with some of the most
pressing difficulties. The most seri-
Gus congestion is at the North At
lantic seaboard terminals, and the
most crowded lines OF all are the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore &
Ohio railroads. BY the pooling cf
power and equipment east OF the
Mississippi River and north Of the
Ohio and Potomac il should be pos
sible for the carriers to divert u por-
tion of the traffic from the most con-
rested terminals, and it also ought
TO be possible to keep Off OF the lines
Of the Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more & Ohio large volume of or
dinary freight that would otherwise
pass over their tracks.
The causes Of the congestion OF the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore d
Ohio cannot be removed. A large
number Of the biggest munition
plants and industries and establish
ments sreated by the war have been
located along the lines of the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio. and
the traffic of these roads has been
suddenly increased enormously.
Moreover, these two companies are
large carriers of bituminous coal.
for the transportation Of which the
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
By Emory r. Johnson,
Professor Of Transportation and
Commerce, University Of
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
THE railroad situation con-
tinues TO be critical, and viii
IA doubtless grow more serious
for some weeks TO come. From Octo-
ber TO March is the period when
largest demands are regularly made
upon the railroads, and whenever
there is a car shortage it is at
maximum during those months.
Throughout this year there has been
a larger demand for railroad cars
than the carriers could meet, and the
autumn and winter seasons Of maxi
mum need for railroad equipment
opened with a general car shortage
that must inevitably become greater
until the maximum is passed, possi-
bly, in February.
1t will be recalled that there was
an alarming shortage Of railroad
equipment twelve months ago, at
which time the United States was at
peace with the world, except for the
relatively small disturbance created
by Mexico. The United States has
now been at war for seven months,
during which time the demands upon
the railroads have necessarily in
creased week by week and month by
month. This situation is serious, not
only because of the handicap 1T
places upon the commerce and in
dustries of the United States, but
also because it limits what the Unit
cd States may DO in prosecuting the
war, and may postpone, or even en-
danger, the successful termination
Of that conflict.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
A Dangerous
Political Weapon

Again, dismissing any questions
Of graft, out and out, there still
remains the almost inevitable dis
position to "play favorites," reward
the friends and punish the wicked
foes Of the Administration. Mr..
Roosevelt was violently accused Of
being very friendly to the Steel
Corporation, and in the case OF the
purchase of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company, Of overriding the
law in its favor. Suppose the
new taxes Of the corporation when
assessed are regarded by the larger
holders OF United States Steel as
excessive and unjust. In the COM
ing campaign their contributions to
the Republican campaign fund
might be very large. We were on
the road to relatively clean national
politics. The new law is Indignantly
subversive Of that developing clean
illness.
1t is outrageous that a law should
be passed giving to any political
officer the power to vary the taxes
of single company by matter OF
a hundred million dollars or more.
And the case is no better If the
determination is left to the greed
CT spite or ignorance of sixty
political collectors of internal reve-
nue.. Then the possibilities for mis-
understanding or graft or injustice
would be simply multiplied sixty
times.
But it will be retorted that the
Secretary Of the Treasury has in
vited board of nine able business
men, including a tax expert OF high
standing, Professor T. S. Adams,
Of Yale, to pass upon these ques-
tions and to formulate suggestions
Cor the Interpretation of this stupid,
laundering, vicious law. The an
swer is that this body has no legal
standing whatever, and what II will
recommend may. or may not be
adopted: but, far more than this,
with the best will in the world,
neither this body nor any other
could formulate any settled rule
which would free the law from its
vices. ! will offer a concrete eX-
ample.
Mr.. Ford's motor company will
make this year somewhere around
n hundred million dollars. In Oc-
tober it reached record produc-
tion Of about 5000 cars per day.
What will be its tax? The Ford
Motor Company is capitalized for
$2,000,000. Its total book assets
at the beginning of its last fiscal
year were only about 1882, 100000.
But this included an enormous sum
over s50,O00,OO0 Of cash-which
probably could only in small part
be included under the law. This
sould leave only about a hundred
million Of invested capital"
81. no one supposes that a huge
manufacturing business like this
could earn 100 per cent on its &C
tual invested capital. Mr.. Ford's
business is not a war baby" al
though it is true that about four
cut Of five Of all Ford cars have
been made and sold since the war
began. As a matter of fact, it was
currently reported that Mr.. Ford