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FOUGHT the DRAFT
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government.
Hid Identity OF Circular
Much stress was laid by the gov
eminent on the fact that the No
conscriptlon" circular did not con
tain tho number OF the shop. usual
" inserted in the union label, and
that II was signed only By tho
anonymous name. NO Congcription
League. 229 =. o. Box"
Another point urged by the gov
eminent. was the holding OF a
meeting at the Epler building on
Friday night. May II. Many Of
those gathered took the circulars
at that time and distributed them
the following Sunday.
The principal witness on this
phase OF the case heard Friday, was
David Levine. First ave. jeweler.
In reply 10 questions by u. s. At
torney Allen. he said he was chair
man or the executive committee OF
the Young Peoples Socialist
league. and went 20 the Epler
building 10 hold a meeting with
ttIff HftIUflF vi iHt FOtlaAAEA
league about arranging a picnic.
No Speeches Made
The Eplm building headquar-
ters." he testified. rs a sort OF
open house for socialists. Anyone
who wants 10 can call meeting
there. Sometimes this creates
some confusion. as two or three
meetings are called for tho same
time. This happened that night.
When ! came there. ! found there
was meeting for the distribution
of literature. and also n meeting TO
discuss the High Cost OF Living"
"Our committee was willing to
give way 10 the literature distribut-
Ing meeting"
did Mr.. Wells make q speech ?"
asked Allen.
There were no speeches made.
There was n roomful Of people, I
should Judge 30 to 40. They talked.
but there were no speeches. They
talked about the best way to dis
tribute the circularsr
TAXED on interference
WAS there something said about
being sure that every ono In the
room was all right. and were there
guards placed nj the doors7"
Il didn't hear anything about
guards. and didn't see any. There
was some talk about the likelihood
of some interference with the dis
tributlon OF the circulars, and
whether there might DO some one
in the room who might start a dis
turbance.
However. everyone was satisfied
that those present would not start
any riot. 80 the meeting proceeded.
No Secrecy Pledge
Levine testified he left early;
that he did not distribute any OF
the circulars; that he had not come
there for that purpose.
Would you have distributed the
circlars n you had not left early?"
asked Allen.
NO." was the reply.
On REORGANIZATION, Levine
said that there was no attempt 70
bind any one present 10 secrecy as
TO the proceedings OF the meeting.
or AS to the presence OF any one
there.
Friermund followed Levine. say
ing he attended the High Cost OF
Living" meeting at the same place
at the request OF the secretary OF
the Central Labor Council. He and
a man named Welty were the dele
gates Of the labor council.
Kept Number or
George p. Listman. member OF
the city civil service board, who
preceded Levine as government
witness. testified that he is super
intendent OF the Trade Printery
Co. where the mo Conscription"
circulars we're printed. and told
about Wells asking him what the
price OF the job would be. He told
him $40.
Listman was not sure whether
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Wells, upon receiving a proof OF
the circular, had marked II 70
that the shop number In tho UNI
ion label would be eliminated, or
whether he himself had stricken
IL out. Wells had talked TO him
about that. he said. and had said
that possibly he (Listman) would
not want that number on. as tho
circular might invite criticism that
might lose him some business.
Asked, under crosscxamination,
% notice the mark on the proof
sheet. Listman said that he thought
he. rather than Wells, marked Il
In that respect lie added, how
ever. that II he had thought IL
would hurt his business, be would
not have printed the circular at all.
While the original copy did not
contain the postoffice box number
Of the mo Conscriptlon" league.
Listman testified that Wells told
him he would supply that later,
and he did.
Denies Secrecy
WAS there any attempt on the
part Of Mr.. Wells to suppress his
identity with the printing OF tho
CIRCULAR" asked Vanderveer.
Listnan replied in the negative.
Even without the shop number
on the label. could not the average
printer tell what shop the circular
came from" Yanderveer continued.
LiBtman said that he could.
IF he really wanted TO know, he
could find out in two hours" he
declared.
Don't you know the government
tried to find II ont for several
days7" asked Allen.
Vanderveer objected TO tho
question and the Judge sustained
the objection.
w. X. Saunders, manager Of tho
printery. and Nell r. Smith, clerk,
testified as 10 the details Of print
ing and delivering the circulars.
Selection Of the jury was COM
pleted late Thursday afternoon
Probably the most interesting
examination OF a talesman was
that conducted by Attorney Allen
of August Mehlhorn, who holds IN
interest In the Seattle German
Press.
Allen Intercepted him ~ to
whether he had approved Of ed
itorial utterances OF the German
paper.
Challenged for Cause
He stated that he differed from
them materially.
He was asked II he had seen an
article in The Star. In which GER
tain editorial articles In the Ger
man Press were translated. He
said that he had seen II.
When Mehlhorn admitted that he
had taken no steps TO change that
policy. Allen challenged him for
cause, and the court sustained the
challenge.
The Jury, as finally selected aft
er a two-day examination OF 20
talesmen. is composed of the fol-
lowing men:
i. II. Elliott. a fruit dealer. Ev-
erett: John Jordan. sawmill work.
err. Wilburton: w. A. Orth. broker.
Bremerton; b. Roy Anderson. brok-
er, 1903 Eighth ave. w: w. II.
crowther. banker. 50l5 Ninth ave.
n. E.: James +. Branigan. grocer,
1909 Spring st.; @. w. Lawton,
architect. ssl3 35th ave-: T. J.
Mortland. real estate dealer, Sc
quinn: John McCarty. laborer. 630z
22nd ave. N. W.; w. r. La velle.
jeweler. Sultan: c. Darrow. ship
wright. 53s 25th ave. s.. and T. N.
Halter. capitalist. 606 Minor ave.
Statement OF the governments
case explaining the three counts
upon which the defendants were
indicted. followed the selection Of
the Jurors. and was completed
when the court adjourned late
Thursday afternoon.
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G. A. Bruce. assistant secretary Of
the Washington Savings and Loan
association. has resigned to 60 into
the mortgage loan business with
William ID. Conner. The new firms
offices will be In the Leary build
ing. Bruce has been with the Wash
ington Savings and Loan associa-
ton for the past seven year,. and II
we'll known in local business circles.
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SPIRITUAL MEoIUMs
MADAM NELLIE
woRf.D's cRnATEsr EGYPTIAN
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Hotel Eik. room 4. 1874 second Ave.
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ACREAGE FOR GALE

MY A SMALL. TRACT AND hE
INDEPENDENT
IN acres. W center % nice improfsi
district: fine fruit and potato Land
1850. SO cash and iiQ PER month.
Handy 20 nice town and xpoi market
CfIFFonD a VAN AHShAt.E. I've.
1919 Third Ave-. iet wnshinxten =,
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Pioneer Cloak Manufac-
turer and Merchant Enters
New North End Business
District

Folio ting
no north
yard trend
q traffic l.
q Hoffman.
mo Of Scat
los oldest
1caicrs In
" % fn . N n
ready . Go .
" ear gar
fu~uts. has
Z a X o n a
store room
tu titsNorth-
rrn Hank
fidw. at tth
a y = - q 4
" e at lake.
~ ith In a
h 10 block
OF tho new
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MADAM VICTORIA

NOkl.D' GkEA / Is /
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read your sniifs Afs Five true advice
on business, love. health snd family
affairs and what 90 DO - BE- sucressfal
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many disappuintrnenfs IN Others hhr
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hos 90 Win art huid tho one ysa de-
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eaniay. Room ~. Abbott Hotel over
o~i drpr store. tetS rias -.
HEsr CARD HEADING ~ CITY. 20
esnis Room ias Central Hotsi. asa
Wsstiaha
MADAM PRANK NOTED Ct.AfRvor-
ant. card reader. pnsfnist. ftc. ictA
fiss. Eiiiatt totsi
PAf.Mier. Ct.AIRyorAST. ArfRiTtAL
sdvioe. itonsst. reliable Madam Mae
room 4. sii unioas
rnor Hw ggrNEn. oKEATEsr ME-
fium. ssnne~ sunday. "Wednesday. Fri-
day evenings ia Howard ".
CARD nEApfN1 - ROOM 8. ft0oA
Ftrss ave. York Hotel
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Frederick a Nelson Bisg.
since bis first venture in 1900.
~ the corner OF second and Madison.
Mr. Hoffman has been steadily NOV
Ing northward. occupying success.
niNrly tho corner Of second aud
seneca, 1915 Second Avenue, Flfth
ana Pike. and tho present new store.
where hc expects 10 do burinnH fof
many years 10 come. Mr. Hoffman
u often designated as the father Of
the cloak and suit manufacturing
Industry In this city, bringing skiii-
81 operators from the Eastern cen
tors 20 start an Industry that has
since developed severai large whole
sale manufacturers IL was while
thus engaged that Nj Hoffman
conceived tho Idea Of porf.efiug a
garment tina, would Do away with
alterations. making models Is ~
model known as a Sc that Was al
tered 60 the Individual
The new htoFo IL spacious and
well fitted. and the lines viii be
cas- Mi.ss. ara in,.,nssia,. " con-
meats AT $500, 5000, $500. Also
4 large line 81 Alaska furr at gfo 90
US 90. 5000. $500.
fse.eo and tst 90 Suits. reprodue-
lions OF imported models. fancy MAJ
tsrials ana rur-trimmsd. special In
tfoductory sale. $500
1900 New Tailored Serge skirts.
ffFas
rlfty sIk and Serge Dresses all
shades. intended 90 sell up 10 $50 90
Introductory Sale at 1926. fi2.sS and
$40 90 Gsorgotts Houses. new fall
$500 'GsorEstts Houses. tsss
Hoffman'S New Store
1910 Fourth and Wss,iaks
northern Bank BIDS.
Comparison Invited.
Scsttie's Daylight store.
N~~~~~~~~~-~~~~s~~~ ~~~~S~e~e~4~~~~~~
So BUSINESS PERSONALS
FtN. snsENK = noTri. HOLLAND
Fourth and J.ffsrsoa near court hoas.
Vastly reached for ministerial ssrsiess
Prtysi. partors Main sts'
PRACTICAL suRHE MIRA wfr.rEfK.
ssn. 7eis 18Th y. W. Phone Ballard
1857.
koDAkEhs-''iS AT /. Ar & THEY'RE
done" 10 cents . roll Jacobs. P.-I
pidx
FluESDs oF MADAM CRANE, GAIL
a. iits iith ave. Madison cabls.
Phone Esst i7sT.
RJNrfME PIANO PLAYING
Ana popular ranssc taught tn 10 lsssons
ranisFss nidn
wAATED-B BABY oiRL ron ADor-
drss. IT'S. star
xAvAAAu0Hs iios hate 1905 lot ave
prNyEn nyE wonks.iies go ~.
ACTING
WANTED Purffs ron THE PRO
duetion Of plays Lessons privste and
in class. "a chancs for the movies
lsseS1s 20 ge.sn ss,,,>ooooooooo
oRDAiN MINISTERS
REv. Mrs BURDfcK TUES
daT. wednesday. Thursday. Friday
evenings. consultations daily. Third.
opposite postoffioa. Hotel Bybes. FL
Holt si7i
HhV HEfrHA NEfAOS-TRUE AID
wiser. Room sit. 1904 THIRD ave. pri-
vate consultation daily: circles Sunday,
Tuesday, Friday evenings
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THE BEST BUY OFFERED
TO-DAY AROUND SEATTLE

TIE price. 1850. ard VIII give
easy terms 90 responsible par
ties. Two fine garden tracts.
ali cleared ana fenced s.roorn
house. cslIsd ard papered. all
kinds Of garden. apple. chorry.
peach and pear trees. black
berries. flowers and ahrubbsry;
rood well and pump: wood shed
and small stable; near ferry
dock Can live hers and work
in city. Easy terms % rrqyon-
sfbie party. Come 70 kirkland
and inquire At office o. Burks
a Farrar. Inc. on ferry dock.
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miscEllANgous-EoR SALE
SASH Asp pooRs

Ne,ir. advance in prices Largest fac
tory Ia the West sailing direct from
mill to consumer. We sell snyhody.
snip anywhere. and guarantees safe de-
livery Send for our large tllustrstsd
eAfsiaEus No. ~. mailed postpaid.
without charge. ON request,
tseross- panel doors sssssssssssss sstist
Z Cottage front riass doors .....s.... s.se
Cottage windows. large bottom glass
tssse. tfansofn glass texis ss.... eos
Spruce flour bias. tsrsssts. its
Screen desfs s-sst-s, heavy salvan-
ifsd wire ss.ss.ssssFsssssssts tee
Re. our prices on frames. fnouidinx-. min
wetk. builders hardware. prepared
roofing. plaster board. etc.
o. a. WILLIAMS co.
issi rir., Ave o Seattle. wash
-riIoSo1H1Fms oUn srEciALTf
W. trade. buy. rent. fspsir.
MumcAL RECORD EXCHANGE
isis Wssffake. Elliott stfs
cLEAIsiNo HouHE
ror Musical inssramsats
tsE&k TENTS awSrSos
"tLSBA ESsrsthinr In Canvas
H /LN J. Mssb Httchsn Co.
~E NN al uH'''r'''
pts> Sells THINKS
Ard bag. for ie.s Hspsirinx af luxrsxs
and unbrsuas sis second ave. near
Jsms. Main ssii.
KAvANkroH's - % ilAys 1895 Isl ~.
new PIANOS ron nENTt RENT Az.
pitsd on purchsss. Msysr-roser. sie
tfnion.
WI q dnEESEs tfoHMERi.r
Trsefs'sl upstairs suit shop sells meas
i,s ssIs. tss ~ sss : Tsir ss, 80
<e--miscELLANEous WANTED
eiss prarortlonatsiy. Main isff.
~ YOU HAvK ANYriliNa 10 SELL.
esii tins Pacific sucsica 90. Main stss
eATHs-mAssAoE
MfsA OVERWHELMING. MANAGE
second floor. room -. issas Third.
Serris nos.L
ukUnE runSEt- MASSAGE
ee@rings. Suits ~. sos rihs Il fi&s
MISS nAEflS-SEwLr OPENED MAJ
sage psftor. Suite :, prooklya Hotel.
FeT University.
HELEN SAVAGE HourHEnS GRAD
aats massage. tub hats sii uaien
Mss HAf.L - MASSAGE GREKS
Hotel. tiss f1ks. office -, Hours 10
90 a
Miss HARRfN9r0N-nA MAJ
$50" ANN"fff y fFNNN ttEt-ta 80 y
GRACE PoWEi.ts-Ttu MATHS, MAJ
sag. Room - Beftshirs Hotel
MAIZE IoSu MASSAGE AND Tun
baths az Pike. Hotel Green. offies IL.
Miss t.is-MASicUHiSG. MS
Third. offir. 10.
Ma PENN Ffrfp - MAssaoE.
baths. ifo9H Third ave. kmgres.
Heel room Sos
MAMIE LSwIs--MAssAGE VIOLET
ray Treatments Room -. iies Third
ave.
~ ain MEAD ANp hssfaTASr--
Massage. offles 10. losS ifss. Elliott
Hotel
81 Neutrality-suspicious.
We BrY MORE usED FURNITURE
add pay higher prices than any house
10 the city. rhou. Main sss5. Seattle
Auction Co. ioes Second avs.
~S~~DS~~~4~-~-~.~~ S~~~-~~S~-~D~~~e~~
81 WANTED--To BORROW
WANTED. TO nORuOW. on TIMER
land. 800 wanted. i7oo on fine cor
nor lot fhrer years
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NORTH END DOUBLE CORNER
s-RooN HOUSE. ti.sse

farw. frort vsrands. rooms.
toiistg lies level. sroari all
cleared and fenced blocks
from car and close 10 high ard
grammar school Price ti.sso.
terms tee cash and tit month-
~ Burke a FsFrsr. ses Sss
York Block.
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The Star
WANT AID
Rates

NSlt<T--CASti ADVERTISING
Cash In advance--any elaassfica-
sicn:
cents per line or fraction Of liuc.
SIX times for the price OF five.
NStfNr--CHARGE ADNER-
Using
p~r iinr per insertion ....A.....iee
Six Insertions fer tho price OF five,
CONTRACT ADVERTISING
Per limo per month month. .ss.ss
Ter line per months months. 10
Fer line per month"; months. l22
Per line per MONTHLY months t,se
~ lines each week. year per
Tine .sss. s....ss.s. .s..s..ss ~
% lines each week. l year. per
six months add v eent--Three
months add l cent.
OPEN SPACE
500 lines To be used IN year. per
i.ooo lines TO be used IN year. per
unr ...ss.. - = -. - sfaN
5000 lines to be used In year. per
SPECIAL RATES on LEGAL Ans
Inquire OF Want Ad Department .
MAIN eco
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40 AcREs GOOD BOTTOsi LASD,
Of Poaisbo. ts5 ncrs. H-ff, Star.
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Hotel Eik. room 4. 1874 second Ave,
corner Pine ct. Daily and sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-15
ODESSA RED CROSS

| know that those who have so faith
fully rolled bandages and also those who
have uncomplainngly stuck to the tire
some job of preparing them for the roll
ler will be glad to know that 81 dozen
have already started for France. A box
was being packed for the other side the
day our bandages were delivered at the
headquarters in Wilmington and they
were included, which speaks well for
our first bandage work Our other fin
ished work will be sent sometime next
week. We have already been able to
deliver: 70 pair pajamas, 615 towels,
LOG sheets, 94 pillow cases, 35 hospital
shirts, IL convalescent robes, 2 shoulder
wraps, TO mufflers, 10 sweaters, 10 pair
wristlets; and there is still plenty of
work waiting at the Red Cross Room to
be done.
Surprising as it may seem, it is the
busiest women who have come most re-
gularly and too much credit can not be
given to our country members.
The committee wish to thank those
who so promptly responded to the plea
for preserves and canned fruits and we
hope that these are only beginning, al
though certainly brave one. We
would be very glad 20 have you come
see how delicious they look.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-15
Coal Prices To Be Fixed

Retail coal prices will be announced
for every city and community in the
country, DR.. H. A. Garfield, the fuel
administrator announced Monday night,
before the end of the month. The price
will be fixed on the recommendation of
local committees to be named by state
fuel administrators. "Itis obvious, DR..
Garfield said. 'that the prices will vary
considerably between localities and be-
tween city and country districts. Care
will be taken to include all items which
ought to be included, for there is no dis
position to deprive the local dealer of
his fair measure of profit. 1t may be
nece ssary to make the prices tentative,
as in the case of prices fixed at the mines.
John P. White, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, was named
a special assistant to DR.. Garfield. A
representative of bituminous operators
will be named also within few days.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-15
Young Folks Hold Dance

Another one of those plea SAINT darces
was given by the young men Of town
in the New Century Club House las,
Friday evening. Those present were
Mrs. H. A. Pool. Mrs. Edward Ladley,
Mrs. Thomas Cochran, East Orange,
NJ j. and Misses Grace and Clara Brady
Margaret Pleasanton, Jessie Shepherd,
Helen McWhorter, Letitia Pool. Leone
Ladley, Margaret Evans, Clara Frame,
Dover; Esther Wilson, Georgetown;
Helen Muffin, Ridley Rark; Helen Bar
nard, Mt. Vernon, N. Y; Margaret
Cochran, East Orange, N. j.; and
Messrs. Frank Pool, Shelley Myers,
Jefferson Pool, William Myers, Ben
Gibbs, Frank NcWhorter, Hazel Price,
Ed" in Mcdowell, Charles Mendinhall,
=" llmington; Fletcher and Lindsey
Cochran, East Orange, N. j and James
Hurt, of Georgetown.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-15
WAR; TIME POULTRY KEEPING

Euring the past month the Poultr
Department of Delaware College hs
conducted number of demonstration
in the three counties of Delaware. |
nearly every meeting Professor Mitche
who had charge of the work showed tn
poultry keepers how easy it is to selec
the birds in their focks that had neve
laid, were not laying, and in all proba
bility never would lay.
The Importance of this kind of worl
is obvious to all who are familiar will
the exceedingly high cost of poultry
feed at the present time. Under exist
ing conditions the poultryman who car
lies birds who are not productive are
suffering heavy loss.
When the demonstrations were helC
| Professor Mitchell asked the poultry
| keepers whose focks were culled accord
ing to his methods to report the number
of eggs produced before and after the
| condemned birds were taken out of the
flock. The results show that as high as
$50 birds have been culled out OF 400
without reducing the egg production.
This work has peen practiced in an ex-
perimental way for several years and
it has been found that in checking up
with trap nests the methods used by
Professor Mitchell is accurate in a very
marked degree. 1t is unnecessary for
the flock owners of Delaware to feed
birds that will not lay and that will COM
mand good price for meat in the open
market at this time.
Some of the characteristics of non.
laying hens are yellow shanks and beaks
and a yellow edge around the upper and
lower eyelid. This pigment gradually
disappears if the bird lays and in heavy
producers will almost entirely disappear.
1t seems that the yellow color of the
shank, beaR, and eyelid is transferred
to the yolk of the egg and in birds that
are exceptionally good layers the trans
formation is almost complete.
Another in 1ication of poor layers is
early moting. When Lady Byzantine
laid 3l4 eggs at the competition recently
conducted at Delaware College it was
very noticeable that she did not molt un-
til after November l. 1t is we'll known
that hen does not molt and lay at the
same time and if hen molts in mid
summer it is safe to assume that she is
not good producer.
Professor Mitchell is at liberty to visit
poultry keepers in any part of the state
to assist them in selecting their layers
for the coming season, and anyone who
would like to have his assistance for
this purpose will do we'll to write him at
an early date at the Poultry Department
of Delaware College, Newark, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-15
To Widen The c. and D. Canal

In order to make it possible for the
Federal government, in taking over the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, to
convert it into ship waterway, COM
mission has been appointed by the court
to aid the go 1ernment in securing the
necessary right Of way in this State
The commission held meeting in tie
judges parlor at the Public Building,
Wilmington, Thursday. The commits
sioners are Governor John G. Townsend
Mayor John w. Lawson, DR.. Samuel
c. Mitchell, president of Della ware Col
lege; illam B. Negear; president Of
the Chamber of Commerce; Jefferson
b. Foard Of Middletown, Edwin +. Coch-
ran, Richard S. Rodney Of New Castle,
Hon. John c. Higgins of Delaware City,
T Roseby McMullin of Newark, former
Mayor Horace Wilson, Charles D. Bird,
Jr., and Captain Philip Reybold.