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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
1.-THE Mystery of the
Boule Cabinet !
BY BURTON L. STEVENSON
Copyright 1911. by Burton u. Stevenson.
ny BURTON T.. STEVENSON

original Of unique and unqueation
able artistry Long before ! hnd
finished. Godfrey waH ont ~ hia
chair aud pacing up and down tho
room.
Beautiful" be murmnred from
time TO time. 'immensei What
case II VIII make. t.cster,"
Then you SEQ II. too7" I ques-
toned.
Gee ~" and he cropped into his
chair again. "A man would be
blind not TO SEQ II. And I believe
that We have both arrived at prac.
tlchlly the same conclusions. Here
they are" and he checked them OF
on his flnRers The cabinet con.
talns q secret drawer. This h. In.
rFitable, II II really belonged 90
Madame de Montospan. That draw.
cr since II was, perhaps, TO contain
such priceless documents az the
love letters OF a king. must be ade-
quately guarded. and therefore a
mechanism was devised 10 stab the
person attempting 10 open II and
10 Inject into the wound q poison
10 powerful aH 90 cause instant
death. Am | hight 30 far7"
Wonderfully right" ! nodded
= had not put n 20 clearly. even
TO myself Go ahead"
We come to the conclusion
then. continued Godfrey. that the
business Of this unknown French
man with Vantine in some way
concerned this cabinet"
"vantine himself thought 80" !
broke In.
Good That would seem 10 IN.
dlcate that we are on the right
track. The Frenchman's business.
then. had something to do with this
secret drawer Left 20 himself, he
discovered the cabinet In the ad.
Joining room. attempted TO open
the drawer. and was killed"
Yes" ! agreed. and now how
about vantlne7"
"Vantine'B death Isn't so simply
explained. Presumably the un.
known woman also called on bust.
ness relating TO the cabinet. She.
also. wanted 10 open the secret
drawer. in order 20 secure It's con.
tents-,hat seems fairly certain
from her connection with the first
caller"
You stIll think II was her photo
graph he carried IN his watch"
Il am sure OF IT,"
Perhaps the woman had nothing
10 do with II. vantlne himself
told me that he was going 10 make
a careful examination of the cab.
met No doubt that Is exactly what
he was doing when the woman's ar
rival interrupted him. He might
have let her out OF the house him.
self, and then. returning 10 the cab
met. stumbled upon the secret
drawer after she had gone"
Yes. that II quite possible, too.
~ any rate. you agree with me
that both men were killed in some
such way ms ! have descrfbedr"
Absolutely. ! think there can
be no doubt OF IT,"
iHef~ are oDleCtlOnf-an rather
weighty ones. The theory explains
the two deaths. Il explains the sim.
ilarity OF the wounds. Il explains
how both should be on the right
hand. just above the knuckles, Il
explains why both bodies were
found in the same place since both
men started 20 summon help. But.
In the first place. n the Frenchman
got the drawer open. who closed
IT,"
Perhaps Il closed itself when he
let 20 OF H."
And closed again after vantlne
opened it!"
Yes"
ut would take very clever
mechanism TO do that"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
MORE THAN g., 900 COPIES SOLD DAILY.
Gernany's Plot True to Form

4
the least surprising that Germany has been plotting in
Japan and Mexico attack the United States.
only surprise that should have been surprised at the
disclosures of the state department
friendly the foundations OF
diplomacy Bismarck created the German
will read the Bismarck autobiography he will be amazed at the
with which that blooandn statesman not only admits
the unposneSS and dishonesty of his dealings with
other nations.
When Bismarck conceived to BE- in the development his
with France he
plotted bring the about Not the least important his plotting
betrayal France into false security thru German dpo
matte agents in France
France and the provinces of
the price and France had to submit
fundamentals the diplomacy of Bismarck has been the
diplomacy of Germany since.
This diplomacy based composite of the theories that the end
jlsf the that might makes right that state is under no
legal obligation deal honestly with another.
developed since the present started that for
had
England Russia direction of the German ambassadors
those countries
And then when the eu hour struck and Belgium was Cenny
PATH Germany regad sacred treaty observe the neutrality OF
Belgium, Just tho ii did not exist.
and flew
British ambassador told him that his
thing that would go about it,
When involve this with Japan and
Mexico she simply acting true to FORM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08

(The Marshall letter was en-.
tlreiy too long In Its original
form, and no doubt suffers by
having II cut. Letters should
be kept down TO 200 words.--
EDiTOR.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08

Iowan has discovered how plant potato Feelings
and make them grow But when have potato
Feelings, how going TO raise EN- then'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
FROM HESKETH

Editor The Star: loyalty AT.
preciate the battle put up by our
friends. II pays 10 be- loyal and
true. The victory IL the peoples
victory. II was a hard fight. but
there II satisfaction ia knowing the
people recognize right
Thanks TO the Seattle Star. and
the women OF our city who stood
up and fought for the right.
Our friend. Or. +. J. Brown. was
true blue. Thanks To him.
My ambition 10 20 advance the
welfare Of our people. and promote
the eity's Interests.
loyslty-Yes. Il pays.
I'm slightly tired. but sull got n
kick In both hands
Rob HESKETH
Editor The Star: Mr.. G. T.. Rus
sell has effervesced In a column ar
ticle on patriotism that sounds like
the same old dope" suppose at
so much per line Summed up. it's
merely n repetition OF the howl sent
Mp spasmodically by wolves In IN.
man form--the plea for q death sen
tence TO all youths OF sound limbs
and body
His argument IL based on the
pathway trod by our forefathers.
Progress and civilization have made
II impossible for ma 10 adhere to our
forefathers way OF living.
Our minds. too. have n distinctly
modern way OF reasoning out situa.
lions. We see clearly the right. I
mean the inherent right. and wrong
OF any purpose.
Mr. Russell's Anticipated reason
ing and attempt TO bluff us out OF
our deductions by calling VI base
and cowardly. and pointing to
wholesale murder as the only way
10 prove our patriotism. is so musty
that we fain would brush him aside
as more or less OF a bore.
If only common sense can prevail
over the hodge-podge OF reasons for
war now being shouted by defunct
politicians like Taft, Bloody Roose.
welt and Money Morgan. we shall
have no war We citizens are not
towards or serfs. neither are we nm.
der military rule, AMI We believe the
highest form OF patriotism IA that
which holds the lives Of the people
to be OF greater value than the
doubtful privilege OF sailing the
high seas in time of war.
MARY DOW MARSHALL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08

SPEAKING or
ERIcKsoN's
ELECTION
We know certain party who
has a lot OF blue bombs on hand
that he'd probably sell very cheap.
wow wow
SIS n day To keep tho Astor
baby. That's easily UNDERWOOD II
they're feeding him potatoes
ODD. ISN'T TT
Frco lunch for slid ducks fur.
aiEhrd By the state for the Auburn
district. where thousands face
starvation.
In response to anxious inquiries.
NO feel perfectly safe ia saying
that enemy submarines will not be
able TO run up the Great Northern
tunnel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
STRANGE FACTS ABOUT
nOTABlC0

Clay Allen wears a red sweater
very seldom.
Harry Whitney Urea, never takes
his horse up In an Apartment house
elevator
Mayor CHI never eats chilli sauce
on his French pastry.
out for n 81 bill that looks like 81.
Nothing new at all. All our four.
bit picces look like S. TO US.
Old Huber, New York's famous
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
ANOTHER DRAFT
FOR ARMY HERE
Fifty More Names to Be
Drawn at District
Building.

| There will be a new drawing for
registrants in the District at the board
room of the District Building at II
a. m. today.
The names of fifty men who have
registered since July 10 will be placed
in ballot box in sealed envelopes and
under the direction of Commissioner
Brownlow. Adj. Gen. Donovan and
DR.. William C. Woodward, they will
be drawn and their order for military
liability determined. The public can
be present at the drawing.
The appellate board yesterday took
action to prevent busybodies and med
dlers from annoying registrants who
have been exempted by the local or the
appellate board for legal reasons.
Many men have legitimate reasons
for exemption which they do not care
to have made public. They have sat
isfied the local boards and the appeal
board that their exemption claim is
just, but curious neighbors, anxious
to learn family secrets, have appeared
and sought the reasons for rejecting
the registrant.
To defeat these curiosity seekers,
the appellate board yesterday passed
this resolution:
Resolved. That no member Of the
board shall. in response to inquiries
or otherwise. communicate to any per-
son. not an official of the United
States or OF the District of Columbia,
any information concerning the causes
or reasons for any decision of the
board, or the vote by which such
decision was reached; but shall refer
all inquiries to the board.
Resolved. That this rule shall not
f., t..El
right of any person to receive from
the board, or from the secretary there
of, access to the records, and infor-
nation concerning actions of the
board, to which such person may be
legally entitled"
The appellate board held a
lengthy hearing yesterday and at
the conclusion announced that
eleven appeals were denied and
four granted.
Appeals denied were:
George II. Brooks, 429 p street
northwest; Carl NJ. Ratliff, 1923 r
street northwest: John Samuel Nor
rison, 1913 Eye street northeast;
Giuseppino De Grazia, 1411 H street
northeast; John Brown. 1115 Twen-
ty-second street northwest; Ralph
I Bonuell, 1870 r street northwest:
Isiah Thompson, 413 New Jersey
avenue northwest; William L.
Smith, 1l9 Hickman street south
east; Charles Carroll Rouse, 1904
Garard street: Charles Harrison
Lederer. 1243 H street northeast;
Frank A. Kros. S457 Fourteenth
street northwest.
Appeals granted were:
Samuel Rosenblum. 1871 c street
southeast; Thomas Britten Powell,
l415 South Carolina avenue south
east: James Edward Nolan. 1895 w
street northwest; Evarito oculto, SIS
Dresden Apartments.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE.


Fernlson Fague. 90 and Lenora Acbm,, p.
Rev. j. Fl. Wadmau, "
Robert Learnmonth. T. and Lena B. Ball Is
Rev. C. F. Warner. "'' -
George A. Robertson. .. and Frances n
Eckstein. Is. Rev. J. II. wadman,
Louis :. Gray. 50, and Annie Lizeer, %. Rev
Harry ForsdaIe. 4s. and Dorothy ]. Wilson .,
Rev. J. z. Briggs. O'i -
Ralph 4. Gongwer. q, and Catherine A riv,
ingston. 10. Rev. J. II. Nelms
harold 2. Carlin. q and Hazel shier Bass
Ter. p. Rev. J. McMuray.
Robert A. Hale. D. and Roberta L. Rogers n
Rev T. E. Davis 80
Harvey P. Gray, 32, and Clara E. Holder a
Rev. ]. n. Wadman
Rev. ]. H. Jefries. ~
John W. Cain, No. and Ethel y RIuns,,, 70
Rev. F. ]. Hurney. " o.
Charlie c. Ross, %. and Eva NJ uirr,,.
botharr. Is. Rev. w. W. Mc,faster.
Paul G. Russell. g and Joanna Pa. .,
Rev. ]. T. Huddle 80 -
John NJ. Hughes, a. and Edith t Carlton .,
Rev. H. s. Cobey.
Frederick X. Fensahrens. D, and EJizah.+b q
Rourke, %. Rev. p. ]. O'Connel
John W. Bryant, &C. and Bessie = Nopf,l.
cone. q. Rev. II. 7. Stevenson.
decatur Fl. Rogers. q. and Annie L. Lancas.
ter, 81. Rev. T. Z. Davis.
COLoRED.
Samuel B. Jones. %. and Anne V. Dudley. q
Rev. Z. Douse. -
{ George w. Brackctt is. and jamie Z. Tbomn.
son. $. Rev. J. NJ. waldron.
Noah g. Gross. q, and Alice Bailey, a. Rev.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia. Maryland and virginia
Fair Saturday and Sunday; not much change in
temper ltute; moderate west TO northwest winds
The cyclonic depression that was over Lake
Superior ThTsday night has moved slowly
northeastSdrd toward Hudson Bay. This de
preston covers an extensive region TO the
southeastward of the center. and 1t has been
attended BY numerous thunderstorms and show
ers In the Lake region and the Middle Atlantic
and New England States The weather in East
ern districts win clear Saturday. aud Sunday
will be fair with moderate temperatures sener-
auy east Of the Mississippi, except in North
ern New England, where showers are probable.
on the North Atlantic coast there will he
fresh South winds, shifting to West; occasional
thunders1ualls; of the Middle Atlantic fresh
southwest to west winds fsir weather.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
GN Good Morning, Judge"
NN Human Interest Stories of BY
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS PERKINS
By
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

The next night he slept in an empty
freight car.
Where he gets his eats is a mys-
terry, as he never works-just hangs
around waiting for someone to say,
Have one on me, Bill" Folks got
tired Of supporting Bill and left him
to shift for himself and he fell down
on the job. For fear he will starye
to death Judge Pugh gave him thirty
days vacation at Mr.. Whittaker's
summer estate.
Jim Is Touchy.
Little by little the machinery of
big printing plant on Florida avenue
was being dismantled. The owners
were not doing it, but piece by piece
the brass fittings and gears OF the
machines were taking wings and fly
ing away. II things had kept this
way long the whole plant would have
disappeared, so they kept a special
watch
The other day they caught Jim Mat
thews red-handed and had him locked
up. As it happens that was the first
time that Jim has had brass" enough
to rob anyone that there is any record
OF. He has been changing jobs too
fact, the court found, and he was fined
a ten spot.
Lizzie Didn't Get Busy.
Lizzie Ross lives in Cooks court.
Sam Williams visited her the other
day, and Lizzie will remember it as
long as she lives. She and Sam had
some words and Sam pulled a gun
and shot her in the right wing. Then
he ran out, swearing like a trooper
while the neighbors called a COP. Po-
liceman Howard responded and
chased Sam.
sam picked up a brick and let It 20
at Howard. 1t almost hit a vital spot,
but Sam was finally hauled to tn,
cooler. The court sent him down for
thirty days for assaulting the cop
and he will have a chance to serve
his sentence while he is waiting for
the grand jury to act on the charge OF
assault with a dangerous weapon on
Lizzie.
Joe Is Some Boy.
Joe Barnes has had the reputation
for being too "cowed to fight" Some
OF his pals picked on him for that
reason. Last Wednesday Joe went
down southwest to see some friends
ana one of the boys he knew in that
ne1ghborhood told him he had better
trot. Joe said he didn't feel like trot-
ting, and the boy, Carol Jones,
thought that Joe was as big a coward
as ever. Carol let loose with a brick,
missed the mark, and a second late.
Joe had him by the back of the neck
and was pounding the life out of him
when Carol tainted.
Some other boys came to the rescue
OF Carol, but what Joe did to them IS
lust what the Canadians did to the
HUNS at Vimy Ridge, over in France.
cop stopped Joe just in time to
Keep him from whipping the whole
neighborhood and arrested him for
disorderly conduct. 1t cost Joe IS. but
gee whiz. man. IL was worth II.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
BOY, STEALING RIDE,
INJURED In FALL

While riding a bicycle and holding
on TO the rear of an auto belonging
TO r. A. Hutchinson, of the Hibbs
Building, about $50 yesterday after
noon, Marice Hoffman. l3 years Of
age, 2sos Q street, was thrown to the
ground and sustained severe bruises
on his leg when the front wheel of
his bicycle struck the rear wheel of
the auto.
The boy also received slight wounds
about the head and shoulsers. He
was rushed to the Emergency Hos
pital in a passing auto.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
DEATHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE.
John HUnspetger, IS years, 3SB washingt9,
Barracks
Edward Harley, 81. ~ Shepherd st. NV.
Elizabeth A. Kamm, s.. us 18th St &C.
Elmer W. Duvsll IS. 1904 9Th ST. pw.
Edmund R. Burke. 10. Is 9th st. ne.
Mary J. Briscoe, IS. Georgetown Convent.
James ]. Mechan, a. Walter Reed Hosrital.
Ralph Stein. Q months. Children's Hospital.
Douglas F. 0verton, months, 81 y. Y. ave
~
HELEN DAILY. . months Children's Hosrital.
lima VI. Stewart. months. 1879 Fla. ave. ne
COLORED.
Josephine Monroe, 3 years, Washington Asy
hun Hospital
John W. Truman, IS, SO sis st. sw.
Maria Hayes, %. ST. Phillips Hill nv.
Mamie Marshall SO Freedmen's Hospital.
Margaret White 3 Emergency Hospital
Anna Green. IS, tuberculosis Hospital.
Stanley A. McAhee. s months. 7s2 Lamont ST
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

1t sounds alright to sleep in an ice
wagon these hot nights, but the police
department objects. Bill Uhlrich can
sleep anywhere, but his pet hobby is
to crawl into an ice wagon and sleep
the sleep Of the peaceful. II he had
stuck to this he would never have
landed down the river. The other
night he broke into a shooting gal
lery and went to sleep on the floor.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
BIRTHS REPORTED.

W NIL L
Joseph W. and Helen A Smith, hoy.
Edward G. and Addie Pensmith boy.
Edward 4. and Carrie A. O'Brisn. girl.
Thomas Z. and Mabel T. O'Donnell, sirl
Frank T. and Ethel E. NOEL, boy.
John VI. and RUBY L. Mirar, girl.
Iohn and Elizabeth r. McCarren. girl.
Rowden Z. and Henrietta r. Midget, /.
r. ". and Christine Z. Davis. hoy.
Paul c. L. and Edith NJ. Carr. boy.
Albert +. and Kathryn CogsSell. girl.
Charles L. and Margaret z. Burton, boy
CODORED.
John and Birdette Shaw. boy.
Lee and Helena Peuy, girl.
John and Inez LomaX. girl.
George 4. and Lille johnson. girl.
Irving and Bessie Jackson. girl.
Samuel and Margaret z. johnson. girl
Walter and Amanda Drew: girl.
Henry L. and Hannah Z. Dorsey, girl.
Oswald J. and Hannah E. Burke. boy.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
LOCAL TEMPERATURE,

Midnight, -; a. m, II; a. m, y; 6
a. m, y; a m, "a; 10 a. m. 70; II noon. 50
2 p. m, s.; ?. m. IS; p. m, rs: D. m,
Is; 10 p. m. IS. Highest. 80; lowest, II.
Relative humidity-s a. m. s.; p. m, 81; s
p: m g. Rainfall tS D. m. to D. M. o6l.
Hours Of sunshine, TO-. Per cent Of possible
sunsEne 76.
Departures-Ac Accumulated deficiency Of tenn
perature since January l, 1917. ct; excess OF
temperature since August l. 1917. -; accumu-
lated excess Of precipitation since January J.,
l9I. +oS; deficiency Of precipitation since Au-
gust !. 1917, -25.
Temperature same date last year-Hishest, 70.
lowest g.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
LOSES $1l0 In CASH.

James n. Dement,, 1885 Georgia ave-
nue., reported to the police yesterday
that sll0 in cash and personal papers
had been stolen from him last night
in Seaton place
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
LOCAL MENTION.

n lbs. our best flour. sI.65, 2O-ox.
can baking powder, 12c; our best
tea, 49c; Wonder coffee, zoe; root
beer extract. Sc; pure pepper. 35c.
Az Fourth. st. S. f. and ali the ]. T.
d. Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

A new signaling system for single
track electric railroads records the
progressive position of every car in
service before the eyes of a dispatch
er and enables him to signal to every
motornlan directly.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
CONDITION OF THE WATE,R

Temperature and condition Of water last night ::
Great Falls-Temperature, 50; condition, misty.
Dalecarlia reseryoir-Temperature rs: condition
at nortd correction, cloudy; condition at south
connection, misty. Georgetown distributing res
srToir-Temperature. 81; condition at innuent
gatehouse. misty; condition at cfluent gnts-
house, misty.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES.

Compiled by United States Coast and Geodetic
SurVey)
Today-Low tide, :ss a. m. ard Is p. m. !;
high tide. l2:3 a. M. and 10l D. m.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-06
Less Laws and
Better Enforcement
From Brann's Iconoclast.

The trend of the time is to have as many
laws put on the statute books as possible
legislators evidently work on the theory
tnat the more laws we have the better peo.
pie will be. P00'
The moment man is elected to the leo
lslature ne feels it incumbent upon himself
to nave law passed, if for nothing else than
to show the people back home that he is on
the job. - 0''
Our statute books, state and national. are
cluttered up with laws that should be wiped
out They are dead letters, are only enforc-
Ieo occasionally for political reasons, and
create genuine dlsrespect for all laws
All unenforced law is an evil of no little
Importance. Laws conflict, overlap and
duplicate each other. 1t is time for a house
cleaning. If we had one-tenth the number
OF laws, each one absolutely enforced, this
country would be a great deal better off.
The trouble with us is not too little law,
but too much law. Unnecessary and unpop-
ular laws, those which have not the full sup
port of the people, should be stricken out.
II citizen can violate an unenforced law
with immunity he begins to think that he can
violate any law with the same degree of
safety. Laws of that kind breed crime.
In the last ten years the state and national
legislators have passed over $4,000 laws.
What unadulterated idiocy!
Hedge a child around with restrictive
rules, and orders on every hand, and he will
break some of them every day, and breaking
minor regulations will lose respect for ALL
But give child few sane rules of conduct,
enforce them lovingly but firmly, giving him
a certain and reasonable degree of liberty
of action, and he will obey your rules and
respect them.
Citizens are the same way. Never give a
child an order unless you are ready to see
that it is enforced. Never place on the stat
ute books law that you know you cannot
strictly enforce.
We need less law and more common sense
in our law-making bodies. Law-making has
become a mania, an obsession, with the
American people. Let US not forget the wise
words of Thomas Jefferson-"That people is
best governed that is governed least"
History has demonstrated the truth of that
assertion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-06
Whv Some Towns Grow.

The reason why some towns grow is be-
cause there are men of push and energy in
them who are not afraid to spend time and
money to boost their town. They erect good
buildings, organize stock companies and es-
tablish factories, secure railroads, work for
public Improvements and use every means
in their power to induce people to locate in
their city. Wherever they go they tell of the
advantages of their city, they write about
them in every letter, they send circulars and
newspapers to all whom they think they can
get to visit the city, and when any one visits
them treat him so kindly that he falls in love
with them and their city at once. 1t is en-
terprise and everyone pulling together that
make progressive town, and don't let the
fact escape your memory.
To hear every person saying something
pleasant about it's people and it's Interests is
the surest and quickest and easiest way to
make a town attractive to stranger. One
of the best ways in which to make a town
attractive with that sort of attraction that
will draw other people to it is for every
man and woman to have pleasant word
for the people and the town generally. Talk
up your town if you would have others
come to it. Talk up your town if you
feel an interest in it. There is no
better way to do it. And many a time one
little word of unpleasant reference to some
thing that does not exactly suit you and not
particularly concern you, as to that matter,
will turn a good mans influence away from
your town and may even drive him away.
At your own fireside talk up your town.
Among your neighbors talk up your town.
When you come in contact with strangers
talk up the most potent agency ever set in
motion for helping your toWn.-An Old
| Clipping.