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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
SHORT NEWS

WHO DYNAmiTED tho homo OF
Louis lofgren. az Burton. on
Vashon island. Nov 2S7 Tho coun.
" commissioners win give 500 70.
ward for the arrest and conviction
OF tho guilty men.
MRS. CHARLES cRlckMoRE
has been elected president OF the
Seattle Audubon society for the
coming year.
A REHEARSAL OF tho full
chorus OF the comic opera. Blue
Wing" will be given Friday even.
ing at O'Clock In Fischer hall II
is given under the auspices OF the
Seattle Federation OF Nomen's
Clubs.
ACCORDING TO csblogram
received yesterday evening Mt New
York. the American liner Minno.
sofa. which left New York March
20. with los Americans among her
crew. has reached British port
safely. This vessel was formerly
In the Seattle-orient trade.
THE ANCIENT order OF United
Workmen and the woman's auXil.
airy. the Degree OF Honor. are meet.
INK today az the odd Fellows hall
Tor the 2ist biennial session Of the
state lodges.
HAROLD N. DAklN. OF the class
OF 1915. OF tho law school OF the
L. OF W. has been appointed police
Judge at Brcmcrton by Mayor NJ. r.
Giles.
BY a unanimous vote. President
wilson's handling OF tho interna.
tional situation was endorsed by
the Knox Statesmen and Efficiency
club at meeting at the Y. NJ. c.
A. last night.
OFFERING TO raise an amy ~
$4,000 American Russians. for ser
vico against Germany on the cast.
ern European front. Ivan I. Narody,
OF New York. and formerly n prom
inent figure In revolutionary move
ments in Russia. yesterday ASKED
Secretary of War Baker for per
mission to raise such force.
THE FUNERAL serviccs for Sam
simon. for years a we'll known
statesmen % Seattle were held We'd
nesday afternoon AZ the chapel OF
Butterworth A Sons
THE U. OF w. library has re-.
ceiyed an important addition In the
collection OF documents pertaining
to tho early history OF Washington.
which were donated by Miss Edith
@. Prosoh. daughter Of Thomas W.
Proach. the pioneer historian.
STRUGGLING WITH an umbrcl.
Ia In a gust OF wind and rain at the
corner OF Fifth ave. and Cherry st
last night. r. l.. Bullock. IS. OF
1904 Seventh ave. Was struck by
an automobile driven BY =. :. Gal.
iaghcr. 1884 Eastlakc ave. ard was
takou to the Seattle General hos.
pital with broken leg aud body
bruises
THE WILL OF tho late Senator
John ". Wilson was filed yester.
day. by which 1000 IL given each
Ol MS wv uAIsAA'ANs anu hA' AfffA
TO his widow. Mrs.. Frances NJ. VII.
son.
ALL pIFFEREkcEs between the
Seattle 4 Rainier Valley railway
and tho city have been settled by
tho eleven ordinances which wore
passed by the council. and yester.
day signed by Mayor Gin. One OF
the main features Is the city ~
Fiven common-user rights on
Fourth ave. for city cars.
REP. HENRY T. HEloEsEN.
republican from North Dakota.
died at Washington yesterday. fol-
lowing an operation for append
o.tis His son. Elmer q. Helgesen.
Who Is in the transfer business in
Seattle. lsft Satu. day night for
Washington. on receiving word
that his father was critically III.
EIGHT cHlNEsE arrested last
week at COO King st. pleaded
guilty TO the charge of gambling
Yesterday afternoon in Justice
Drinkers court and paid fines
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
MUST PAY RENT

al have been told that when
the owner OF house gives his
renter 80 days written notice to va
cate. the renter does not have TO pay
rent for that time. viii you kindly
let me know ~ that 10 true? FAY.
A landlord may collect rent
from his tepDnt up TO the time he
acates. even tho he has been served
with a notice to vacateN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11

boys 20 90 and kill some other
mothers boy. Millions Of mother
hearts are bleeding for their boys
whose souls were rushed Into the
life beyond. Ruined homes hun
Ger, endless suffering 10 what war
pays the woman who gave up her
husband and her sons-all that
wac dear, all that made life worth
while.
"War 10 hell" and 10 Inspired
therefron. N we women can't stop
mans rnad-work, we can refuse TO
brlna more boys for their prey.
MOTHER OF BOYS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11

iron, which often corroded the Hton.
nch ana did far more harm than good.
To-day doctors prescribe organic
Iron. This particular
form OF iron IL easily assimilated.
does not blacken nor inture the
teeth nor upset the stomach. IL VIII
Increase the strength and endurance
OF weak. nervous, irritable. care
worn, haggard looking women 100
per cent In two weeks time In many
INSTANCES | have used ~ In my own
practice with most surprising re-
quits Ferdinand King, NJ, -.
MATED IRON. recommend.
.d above by DR. Ferdinand King. can be
obtained from any good druggist with
an absolute guarantee OF success or
money refunded
II il dispensed IN this city by owl
Drug Co, Bartell Drug Co. swifts Phar-
macy and all good druggists
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
ARIZONA

ARIZONA
o.-WiIl you please tell me which
state was admitted 60 the Union
last. and also what year7 think II
wa. Arizona In 1918, but some think
4, vxaa Utah. JUST 10.
A.-Arizona was the last state ad-
mitted. IL became a state Feb. IA,
1919.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
DIR. Ferdinand King. New
York Physician and Medical
Author. says:
EVERY WOMAN
EVERY MOTHER
EVERY DAUGHTER
NEEDS IRON
AT TIMES
To put strength into her
nerves and color into her
cheeks.

he no beauti-
full. healthy,
check
cd women
w 1 I n % n q
iron. Il h 81
trouble In
tho past has
been that
when W ON
en- needed
iron tn G y
81 . n q r q Uy
took ordin
AVHa B4aVglllF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
YANKEE TIN CANS FOR ALL

w. F. Aughinbaugh in Leslie's.
 The war has entirely altered the tin trade and In 1916 the United States took direct from the Straits Settlements S1,- 6O0,0O0 pounds of tin, while England's ex- portations to us of this element decreased to 4l,00O, 900 pounds. In addition to this, American capital has created tin smelt- ing industry at Perth Amboy, N. J.. to which city last year came direct from Bolivia 13000 000 pounds of tin ore for refining. Ore from Bolivia prior to the war was sent chiefly to Germany for treatment It is further expected that tin smelters are to be erected sr California. This will mean a reduction in the high ocean freight rates on the ore from Bo- Iivia to the east coast of the United States by 50 per cent at least and the addi- tional advantage of producing the tin in the immediate vicinity of the highly de- veloped fruit and vegetable canning in dustry of the west. The fact that oil. so abundant in California, is to be used for reducing the ore will cheapen the prod uct and be a step toward making this country the direct market and tin cen ter of the world It is expected that this year will witness the greatest use of tin cans the world has ever known, due to the fact that this country will be obliged to provide the nations of the uni verse with food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
Military T'ailors
 W@rkimg Overt tiMne

MM ILITARY tailors as rule have GVN many dull days in the course of year, but in time of war they are rushed" week in and week out. In the little war with Spain all the military tailors were crowded with work for several months, but in this most stupendous of all conflicts-the titanic world war-the tailor, next to the munitions maker, is the busiest of men. Only persons of quick imag- ination can begin to understand or take in" the situation. AS the Army and Navy Journal remarks, the manu- featuring of all uniforms at the pres ent time is the greatest problem be- fore the clothing industry, owing to the enormous demand or cloth, mot only for our army but for export pur- poses"
 The contemplated plan of the war department for changing the service coat worn by all officers is causing consternation. The Journal naturally thinks this an unfortunate time to make the change. It says: "In ad- dition to service demands there are nome defense,s organizations all over the land that are adopting uniforms, New York city's organization under that name alone having turned out 9000 uniformed men at it's parade on May 5. In making as many garments as our army requires now, with it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

married woman always wears sick smile when she says to a bride: q hope you will be as happy as I am."
 We all have two codes of living tone for ourselves and one for the other fel- low.
 If you want to find out what an onery pup you are, and what a shameful life you have led, just run for an office of some kind.
 Another reason why matrimony is a lottery is because marriage will make one man and unmake another
 When s1O-a-week clerk assumes dig nity it is usually the kind of dignity that drives away trade.
 About the only time boy can have a good time without making noise with his feet is when he is eating.
 If men had nobody to gamble with but their wives, there wouldn't be any gam bling done.
 When a man is feeling good and his stomach is in fine shape, he isn't happy until he devours a big meal that will knock his digestive apparatus out of whack
 What has become of the old-fashoned policeman who imagined his authority was invested in his club instead of the law?
 Any woman who is a good cook is al- ways willing to make slave of herself when she has company. Love is something that fixes fellow so he would rather hear his girl chew gum than hear Caruso sing. People are too apt to manufacture groans to excite the sympathy of their friends.
 Every woman can tell you that she IS the cnly woman who never chased man.
 A boy can study grammar and spelling l for 10 years. And most of the time he'll forget all he learned about both 10 days after he quits studying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
Producimg Crops
WithouG Negroes

THE EXODUS of negroes from the l O south early in the year was greatly regretted by large land own CTS and by business men in this in- dustrial district. While there were many worthless negroes in Birming- ham and other cities, the majority of them have been self-respecting and industrious. They are good coal miners and they constitute good coke oven and blast furnace labor.
 Various explanations have been of fered as to why the negroes have been leaving the south, especially the cities of the south. No matter what the reasons may have been, the fact is that many honest, wage-working ne- groes have gone. In most cases they have been disappointed in their north ern homes and not few have already returned to bask as of yore in a genial climate. But will agricultural Alabama ever witness as many negro tenants or negro laborers as it saw until recently?
 The more thrifty class of negroes have been acquiring land. Many of them own farms and cultivate them along progressive lines. But the great CT number in the rural districts were still doing valuable economic service on the tenant-sharing plan. These are missed
 But in this time of stress and strain when food production must be in- creased, the white men of the south are bearing the heat and burden to larger extent than ever before. The acreage of food and feedstuff crops has been vastly increased, and here in Alabama there is promise of rec ord breaking corn crop and record breaking potato crop.
 Present conditions will make the white farmer all the more self-reliant. The negro was valuable asset on the farm, but necessity is great teacher today, just as in other years. The white tiller of the soil, unaided by ne- gro help, is rising to the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
AMERICAS SECRET SERVICE
Nv HOLLAND

the president of the corporation, ano' having made another search without suc- cess, asked that the domestic servants be called. With utmost skill the servants were questioned and examined and still no clue was furnished to the agents. Then they asked if all the domestics had appeared before them In reply they were told that there were two who had not One was the valet and the other a maid. These also were sum- moned and the valet was first questioned. But his innocence was apparently per- fectly established. Then the secret service men turned to the maid
 The modesty, the shrinking demeanor, the childlike manner and the apparent innocence of this maid would of them selves have been sufficient to persuade a detective of ordinary intelligence that here also was no guilt. But of a sud- den one of the secret service men stepped behind the maid and with quick hand and rapid clutch lifted from her head a wonderfully made wig and there stood revealed before them lot young woman, but a young man. The wig it. self must have cost great deal of money, because it was a work of art. The bogus maid was an adept as an ac- tor The hands were soft, there was no sign of beard and the complexion was fair. Moreover, until the wig was lifted, the eyes seemed to convey perfect innocence That clue was sufficient The spy was taken into custody and is by this clue appears perfectly to impli- b ythis lue appears perfectly to impli- cate the bogus maid as the source of information sent to Germany.
 Presumably the information sent to Berlin by this spy was communicated for the purpose of giving warning to the submarine so that they would lay in wait for the vessels and sink them with their valuable cargoes.
 While there are likely to be occasional successes due to the work of spies, nevertheless it is now the belief in Wash lngton that the system as whole is al most completely demoralized and that hereafter the United States will be sub stantially as immune from damage done by spies, or by information furnished by them, as is Great Britain.
 It is due to the work of the secret service agents that in the city of New York there have been established cer- tain barred zones which Germans will be unable to enter unless it can be clearly shown that their business reasons for asking permits to do so are excellent and their characters above suspicion. As a result, 8 good many hotels will lose patronage which they have formerly re- ceived from Germans. Ifs this prohibi- ton bears hard upon German citizens and 1t certainly will upon many who are worthy of all esteem-they will be told if they complain that they must submit to these restrictions because Washing ton, New York and the secret service have excellent reasons for believing that the spies unless they are restrained will make attempts to destroy property and especially that which has military value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23

New York, May 22.-(Special. )-After the war is ended the material collected by the secret service agents of the gov ernment will be available for editing and publication, and it will tell as exciting and romantic a story of detective work as any that has been written by the masters of detective fiction. Not until this material is published will the public have good understanding of the magni- tude of the work performed by the secret service, as well as the successes which it's agents have achieved.
 It is due to information possessed by the administration and perhaps by some members of Congress that the drastic espionage measure was drafted. For it came to the knowledge of the admins- tration that the ramifications of the secret organization which Germany had established in the United States were far reaching, of great detail and per- fected with wonderful skill
 It became necessary to match the se- cret and underground work done or plot ted by this organization with work com mitted to the secret service chiefly, although the police of the United States were frequently called Into cooperation. Had this secret work, which had for its purpose the embarrassment of the allies, and, so far as possible, the cutting off of their supplies from the United States, not been checked, England and France would certainly have found themselves at times in a very serious position. There is now possible a good illustration of the perfection of detail of this spy sys- tenn which is of itself sufficient to show with what far reaching, subtle and mas terly detail the organization has per- formed it's work, without much success, nevertheless
 There came to the knowledge of the authorities at Washington sometime ago that Berlin was receiving accurate infor- nation which told of the sailing of ves- sels from the United States, the eargoes of which were chiefly made up of cer- tain iron and steel apparatus upon which the allies in their fighting in France greatly depend. The plant where this apparatus is manufactured is situated industries of the United States Vari- ous attempts have been made by vio- lence, or by fire, to do damage to this plant, and some injury has, in that way, been done. So great were the later pre- cautions, however, against violence or fire that destruction of that kind has ceased. But how did Berlin learn of the departure of vessels from the United States carrying certain steel and iron apparatus of which the allies in France were in great need?
 The secret service was instructed to ferret out if possible the manner by which this information was conveyed to Germany and the person or persons who sent 1t. Some of the most sl5illful of the agents were sent to the plant Their scrutiny of 1t and of the employees was perfect but it furnished no clue Neither was any clue furnished by any search of the method by which the apparatus was shipped from the plant othe steamers.
 Therefore the secret service men went B few days ago to the private home of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23

high as $93, when the period was lim- tied, and $119 when it was for life. Similar grants were also made in the navy. In the American Civil war over $500 was sometimes offered to those who would join the federal army. This gave rise to the fraudulent practice of bounty jumping, many men enlisting merely for the sake of bounty and de- serting as soon as occasion offered. Counties of small amounts are in cer- tain circumstances still granted in the British army.
 But it is good to think there will never be any more bounty soldiers in this country. Those persons who were living in the north during the Civil war can recall the bounty advertise ments printed conspicuously in the newspapers and displayed on street signs.
 At first the rate was $20, but it was not long before $100 was the usual rate. It was only when the union side sustained particularly heavy losses that the bounty price jumped up to fancy figures" The bounty jumping scandals became quite common. Some of these jumpers who were caught confessed to having received as many as six bounties and deserting before they had performed any service.
 No bounties were offered in the Spanish-American war, and all citi- zens who engage in this, the most stupendous of all conflicts, will be supposed to be animated by the spirit of patriotism, regardless of whether they be volunteer guardsmen, regu- lars or conscripted men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
CAIFORNIA'S WEALTH

Cal. in 1s1e sold s125,oOO worth of honey; between Point Loma and San. Clemente Island last year, 21o,Sss tons of kelp were harvested and turned into potash and other valuable products Gan entirely new industry; southern California's orchards this year are producing 37,0O0 carloads of oranges and 1915 of lemons.
 These are samples of what California Is doing Walnuts, figs. dates. raisins and prunes, all imported less than a quarter of century ago, are now produced in such quantities in California that heavy shipments are made abroad. The state by frost, the best schools in the country the Pasadena High school has 20OO pupils crowded churches and a climate so mild in winter that the children flock to school on March morning without hats or coats and In the light garments that New York sees only when June appears
 The San Francisco Chamber of Coi1s merce recently raised s1,OOo,O00 and set in motion the machinery to make an open shop town of that great city Both the political parties in California have been bending the knee to catch the labor vote and are just discovering that no one can deliver this vote. The American working man is the most independent of all voters and resents the imputation that anyone can deliver him at the polls. The greatest need of California is for the business men to insist upon an efficient and eco- nomical administration of public affairs, to cease the busting of business and to give the railroads square deal with no favors to either capital or labor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
ItaIiams CenGerimg

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 Attention on Trieste ID IRMINGHAM Italians are pre- ID dieting that Trieste will be taken from the Austrians in eight weeks.
 The recent renewal of the offensive on the Italian front is one of the most hopeful and most impressive features of the years campaign by the allies and tends in large measure to over come the feeling of uneasiness which has been aroused because of the con- tinued inaction of Russia. The Ital- ian front is naturally the most formid- able in Europe because it is one mass of mountains after another.
 The Italians are devoting practical ly all their attention to the Trieste campaign. They are proceeding to- ward this famous seaport by three considerations, Tolmino and Goritz. Italian artillery is within 12 miles of Trieste and the big British guns now being used by General Ca dorna's forces could demolish the city. But the Italians are not fighting that kind of fight.
 Herculean efforts are now being made to capture Monte Sano. This great mountain dominates the entire situation and when the Italians get command of it Trieste is as good as in their hands. Monte Sano is now being mentioned daily in the dis patches and it will continue to figure conspicuously until it changes hands or until the Italians are convinced that the task is too great:
 Trieste occupies peculiar position. Even after it is occupied by the Ital- ians it will be almost at the mercy of the big guns of the Austrian fleet, because the Italians can hardly hope to bring up guns big enough to out range the warship guns of the fleet which has it's base in the great har- bor of Pola.
 The Italian situation will continue to occupy more, and more attention in the weeks to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
HOTEL LOBBIES
Campaign Started

The Young Mems Christian associaton luncheon at the Hillman hotel yester- day was a great affair" said Blanks Everett, general manager of the Cham Der of Commerce,
 The luncheon was held to start the work of raising the funds that will De needed by the Young Mems Christian association to establish branch associa- tions at all the United States moDlliza- tion camps. Everybody was tremen- dously interested and enthusiastic I am sure those in charge will succeed in the task of raising the amount needed and wish them every success, for 1t is splendid work they have planned and will do untold good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-23
SubsGituGes and
Bounty Prohibited

e ECTION of the emergency " army act provides that no bounty shall be paid to induce any person to enlist in military service of the United States; and that no person liable to military service shall here after be permitted or allowed" to furnish a substitute for such service" ," The section further reads: "Nor shall any substitute be received, enlisted or enrolled in military service of the United States and no such person shall be permitted to escape such serv- ice or to be discharged therefrom prior to expiration of his term of service by payment of money or any other valu- able thing whatsoever as consideration for his release from military service or liability thereto"
 That is not bit too strong. In the Civil war many northern men who were drafted employed substitutes and continued undisturbed about their business. And as for the bounty sys- tenn which has obtained in Great Brit ain and which obtained in the United 
 States in the sos it was at variance with all ideas of patriotism.
 It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that bounties were paid in the British army. During the Napoleonic wars, according to the Standard dictionary, the rates rose as