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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-27

name the day. and believed that
everybody as called herself a lady
would do the same. under similar
circumstances.
During the period OF her keep.
ing company with Mr.. Sanders.
had received love letters. like other
ladies. In the course of their cor
respondence Mr.. Sanders had often
called her a duck" but never a
CHOPS" nor yet tomato sauce"
Perhaps II he had been as fond OF
chops and tomato sauce, he might
have called her that, rs a term OF
affection.
SERGEANT Buzfuz now arose with
more Importance than he had yet
exhibited. II that we're possible.
and voclferated; Cali Samuel
Weller"
Concluded In Our Next Issue)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-27

ache. was dNEy
nervous. with
bot ia she's and
felt very miser
able. AZ I was
Irregular for
Two years. One
day when ] was
feeling unusual
~ bad. my sis.
ier-in.lRw came
In and sair'. I
sish you would
Try LYDIA r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-27
HOW TO FIX WAGES

Editor The Star: Please permit
mo to suggest 10 the labor unions Of
the state and nation TO enact law
70 compel any corporation TO pay
the same wages for the next two
years that they pay the striKebreak-
ers during the strike.
VIM. II. BENSON,
Bow, Wash.
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Never,
Where men are free 20 express
their opinions without fear. there
democracy reigns. there truth viii
rise 10 the top and justice prevail
But where antocracy prevails.
slavery exists. and the government
a. well ms the corporation will. N
time, be undermined.
]. G. CLARK.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-27
MRS. BURNAAM
JAMAICA, n. Y.
Sufferines Cured by Med.
cine Recommended by
Sister-in-law

Jamaica N. VT suffered great.
ly with my head and with back.
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EDITORIALETTES

"Gott" fighting
Of
Uncle sammy's
drum
thinking
Bddy yard
picking off feathers This
may q lie, but soshl Isnt Il humanlke7
MiCHAELis, THE kaisers chancellor, 10 roht-for
He forced Russia
The 6
dent a cheap small edition Of Howeq
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PLAYING WIIh FIRE


Editor The star: The Star 1,
generally right.
You were off yesterday.
The city was sitting on . vol
cano.
Not because OF gunner. but be
cause OF the necessity OF gunmon
caused by an Incompetent police
A community is always In peri
when mob and police are in har
mony. When the authorities 70
fuse protection. the people must as
sumo e. Law and order mus, gov
ern Seattle. Mob law is not good
enough for us.
Thanks 10 the mayor and chic!
OF police. the question seems solv
ed. II the policemen are loyal
there will be the minimum OF trou
BILE. AMERICA"
Editor The Star: According "a
the statements appearing In the
Tacoma Ledger OF the 10th. Man.
ngcr Bcan Ia quoted az saying that
his company must control the
thoughts. words and actions OF all
who work for them.
A city that grants franchises 70
such organizations will. In time. be
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thing which to Abbott seemed useless and unnecessary, and the fnct that
 subsequent events had more often than not proved Meade's suggestions to be
 worth while, had not put Abbott in al together the best mood toward his young colleague. Abbott never forgot
 that Meade had really no official con
 nection with the building of the bridge. and that he was only there as n special
 representative of his father. and al-
 though he could not help liking the younger man. Abbott would have been better pleased if he had been left
 alone.
 Meade had not gone about it in the right way to move man of Abbott $ temperament. He realized that as he
 lay awake on the sleeper speeding to New York. Abbott was man who | could not he driven. He was tre- | mendous driver himself and naturally he could not take his own medicine. II Meade had received the announcement | more quietly and if he had by some subtle suggestion put the idea of dan ger into Abbott's mind all would have | been we'll for when he was not blind 1 ed by prejudice, or his authority or his ability questioned. Abbott was sen Sible man thoroughly to be depended | upon. But the news had come to Meade | with such suddenness, Abbott had only casually mentioned 1t at the close of a lengthy conversation regarding the | progress of the work as If it were a
 matter of no special moment. that the
 sudden shock had thrown Meade off
 his balance.
 Therefore he could see nothing but | danger and the necessity for action l How he should handle his superior or
 rather the bridges superior, was the | last thing in his mind. Aside from his
 natural pride in his father and in the
 bridge and his fear that lives would be
 lost If 1t failed. unless he could get
 the men withdrawn. there was the
 complication of his engagement to l Helen Illingworth.
 Meade could not close his eyes. he
 could not sleep moment on the train 1 His mind was in turmoil. Prayers
 that he would get to his father and the
 bridge people In time to stop work and 1 prevent loss of life, schemes for taking l up the deflection. strengthening tho
 member, and completing the bridge
 and fears that he would lose the wom
 an, stayed with him through the night
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CHAPTER V.
The Death Messaoe.

Meade. Sr, was m old man. AL though unlike Moses his eye was dim and his natural force abated, the evil dences of power were still apparent, especially to the observant. There rose the broad brow of the thinker. His power of intense concentration was ex- pressed outwardly by n directness of gaze from the old eyes which. though faded, could flash on occasion. Other facial characteristics of that snow crowned. leouine head, which bespoke that imaginative power without which great engineer could not be in spite of all his scientific exaetitudeS, had not been cut out of his countenance by the pruning knife of time.
 He was Il great engineer and looked 1t, sitting alone In his office with the telegram crushed In his trembling hand. despite the fact that his gray i face was the very picture of unwonted weakness, of impotency, and abiding horror. The message had struck him n terrific blow. He had reeled under IL and had sunk down in the chair in a state of nervous collapse.
 The telegram fairly burned the clammy palm of his hand. He would fain have dropped it yet he could not. Slowly he opened 1t once more. Ordi- narily. powerful glasses stimulated his | vision. He needed nothing to read fl | again. It Is doubtful whether his eyes saw it or not and there was not need, for the message was burned into hts brain.
 He read again the mysterious words
 One and three-auarter-inch eamber in CHOIR.
 There could be no mistake. The name that was signed to 1t was the name of his son. the young engineer, the child of his fathers old age. The boy, as the old man thought of him. had ventured to dispute his fathers | figures, to question his fathers design but the elder man had oyerborne him with his vast experience. his great au- thority. his extensive learning, his high reputation. And now the boy was right | Strange to say some little thrill oi pride came to the old engineer ut that moment.
 l He tried to find out from the tele- gram when 1t had been sent. That day was a holiday--the birthday of one oi the worthies of the republican, some of the United States. New York and Pennsylvania among them. and only by chance had he come down to the office that morning. The wire was dated the night before. And he recalled that the state from which the bridge ran did not observe that day as holiday They would be working on the Interna tional as usual unless
 One and three-quarter inches of de flecfion, No bridge that was ever made could stand with bend like that In the principal member of its compres
 sion chord, much less % vast struc
 ture as that which was to span tht
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He Stopped, Feeling Suddenly III.

There's going to be no penalty against us on account of me. won't stop work n minute" he explained patronizingly.
 "There will be bigger penalty if you don't do what I say, and paid In another way, In blood. And 1t will be your fault"
 Now both men were angry and In their passion they confronted each other more resolute and fierce than ever.
 Look here." said Abbott. his fiery temper suddenly breaking from his control. "who are you anyway? You're only kid engineer. Your father ap- proved of the plan of this bridge. l guess We can afford to bank on his reputation rather than yours"
 "Well, he doesn't know of this"
 "Nobody Is on the bridge now. and nobody Is going to be on there until tomorrow morning. Wire him If you like. He'll wire Illingworth down at Martlet and we'll get word what to do."
 You won't put any men at work on the bridge until"
 "Not until tomorrow morning." said Abbott decisively. If don't hear from somebody at Martlet tomorrow morn- ing the work goes ou."
 But If my father wires you"
 "I take orders from the Martlet com pany and no one else" was the short answer with which Abbott turned away in finality. so that the other realized the interview was over.
 Mellde wasted no more pleas on Alb bott.l As i'll luck would have 1t some thing had happened to the telephone and telegraph wires between the city and the camp. Meade dressed himself, got handcar, and was hurried to the nearest town on the railroads main line. From there he sent telegram and tried to get connection with New York by telephone. but failed. Moved by natural impulse. In default of other means of communication. he l jumped on the midnight train for New York. He would go himself in person and attend to the grave affair. Moth ing whatever could be 80 important There had been some friction be tween Abbott and Meade before on oc- casions. not serious. but several times Meade had ventured to suggest some
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vice president, and Curtiss1 the engineer.
 Meade, what of the bridgei' burst out, with quick cd to daughter Colonel Illingwd h had stopped to hunt for ws Eside phone The automobile dr yen mt recklessly through the hillk and the rough roads, had brought hin rectly to the office in the shortest sible time.
 .'There is Reflection one inch an three-quarters deep in one of the com precision members, CHOIR" was the prompt and terrible answer.
 Colonel Illingworth had not been president of the Martlet Bridge com pany for so long without learning some thing of practical construction. He was easily enough of an engineer to realize instantly what that statement meant.
 "When did you discover it?" he snapped out.
 Last night"
 "Is the bridge gone?" Not yet"
 Why didn't you let us know?'
 Il telegraphed father and. not hear ing from him. came down on the mid
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greatest of rivers and to bring nation into touch with nation. He ought to do something but what was there to do? Presently. doubtless, his mind would clear. But on the instant all he could think of was the impending ruin.
 The Uplift building, in which he had his offices. was mainly deserted on ac- count of the holiday. The banks were closed and the offices and most of the shops and stores. It was very still in the hall and. therefore he heard dis- tinctly the door of the single elevator in service open with m unusual crash. then the sound of rapid footsteps along the corridor as of someone running. They stopped before the outer door of the suite which bore his name. 1n- stantly he suspected a messenger of disaster. The door WAS opened, the of- fee WAS crossed, q hand was on the inner door. He sank back almost as one dead waiting the shock, the blow.
 Father exclaimed the newcomer. You got my teleeram?'
 The other silently exhibited the crumpled paper in his hand.
 What have you doneT
 'irs holiday, don't you know? I only got it few moments ago. The bridge?"
 "Stil stands"
 But for how long?" "l can't say. The Martlet's resident engineer is mad. begged. threatened, 1 implored l tried to get him to stop work. to take the men off the bridge, 10 withdraw the traveller. but he won't do it. Said you designed it, you knew. | was only q cub
 "But the camber?"
 ''IIe said, I'll Jack it into line again Like every other engineer who sees Y 1 big thing before him il looks to him az l if it would last forever. l tried to gel you on the telephone here and at tht l house last night and failed. l wirel you. Then I jumped on the midnight express and
 What is to be done?" asked the old man.
 Meade. Sr., was thankful that the younger man had not said. Il told ys'u so," as we'll he might. But really llis fathers condition was SD pitiful 1 taf 1 the son had not the heart.
 Telegraph the Martlet Bridge com pany at once," he answered.
 What shall we say?" asked the old man, uncertainty.
 The young man shot quick look al him, that question evidenced the Vlo' lence of the shock. His father was old. broken, helpless. dependent, al last.
 "Glve me the blank" he answered "I'll wire in your name"
 He repeated the telegram that ne had sent to his father and added these words as he signed the old man'' name to it:
 pr, ,o ,,,ors load o, the hridre With draw men and traveller.
 r can't understand why wg don't hear" said the young engineer tN' hours later, walking up and doIn th' room In his agitation. Two te4 4grainS ana now we can't get telephd(le con nectIon. or mt least any answxr after our repeated calls.'
 Its holiday there as well here said the older man. There \ no en' in the office at Martlet."
 "rll try the telephone agalul Some one may come in at any time.
 He sat down at the desk. Ind aftel five minutes of feverish anS excited waiting he finally did get th4 office oi the Martlet Bridge compan1' By happy fortune 1t appeared tHat some one happened to come into ithe ofic' just at that moment.
 .srhis is Meade" began the young man "the consulting engineer of tn, International bridge. Well, at ten
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r truss Is perfectly straight"
 5tt. for Gods sake. hear me"
 d Meade in desperation. 'Draw
 he traveller and put no more men
 ile bridge. Stop work until we can # get word to-"
 Don't talk to me, boy. I know my business. tell you can jack it bnck. That members big enough and strong enough 10 hold up the world"
 What are you going to jack ' againstf' Meade asked, and for the isSt time little of Abbott's contempt i appeared in the younger mans voice. Abbott reflected that there was noth- ing firm enough to serve as a support for jacks and said rather grudgingly, i for IL seemed like concession 10 the younger and junior engineer
 Well. I can hook on to the opposite truss and pull it back with turn buckles"
 That will damage the other truss too much, Abbott" Meade retorted promptly. Tt isn't possible"
 "Then I'll think up some other scheme" returned Abbott indifferently, as if 'numoring the other We can't witt, we've got to hurry 1t along.
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thirty this morning sent a telegram to Colonel iiiingworqh and an hour later sent anotne1 Whats that? Both telegrams are oIt the deskf Give me your name-Johhson--you're one of the clerks theref We'll, telephone Colonel nlingworth at his home
 whntl He isn't at n ,me7 Is the vice president there-t -th4 superintendent--
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chi
 Johns the raplu he said in 1
 It had c,
 Read 1t sake !" erie
 "The brio Johnson SI lating the ft Abbott and with it."
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 An
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 ld
 But
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 nd.
 eat
 'ing.
 man
 Id. If
 of n
 hole
 had
 rariic
 1t Is
 eputa-
 c day.
 had
 nrtlcu-
 ather's
 suaded,
 t repu-
 with its Rvement
 had ac- hich he Once &. heart out the le world B engineer tness was scen and sibility of #lember to Aieade had rmula of this point. that he Father and finish. So kessed with Ieakness of put himself father. The I'm and now half to one n sixty feet, of his un- fly now he old habit of louch of awe is father per ason.
 ddenly i'll, as ing man may nd unexpected as weak still  1eaned against nd of C-10R, keep from fall followed more somewhat sur led, more indig- fercely as the led him on the mother pound of hr I will not be  nsequences."
 2"
 learly two inches unce or pound of upon it will make will be reachA collnpses-'' he the whole thing es. that's true." ont.
 l Meade. taking ong course with bolt. "that bridge creation. Look ,esn't amount to
 @-~.
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Into the Room Burst Colonel II

night train. It is holiday in Ne as well as here. l just happ' meet father in the office. He telegram 10 you and not hearin you, duplicated it an hour la tried half dozen times to get the telephone and finally, by a chance, got hold of young Johns
 Where are your fathers grams?"
 Here"
 Colonel Illingworth tore t. open with trembling fingers.
 "Why didn't you tell Abbotti the chief engineer.
 You know Abbott. He bridge would stand until the caved in. Said he could jack tf Der into line. He wouldn't do except on direct orders from
 Your father wires, put weight on the bridge What do?" interposed Colonel Hing
 Telegraph Abbott at once.s
 "If the bridge goes 1t mean the cbppany." said the agita president, who was the fina Der of the firm q who cor ,,o rIapa1 for -,oI
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The II and sets or hang setting ing how we "dl, old, olt
 You loaded to sho the co loss,u or
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-26

Robert n. CLANCY, Detroit's new
appraiser Of customs. walked into
bis once In the old federal building
AZ Woodward and Larned-sts.. Mon
day morning. was sworn into the
federal service. and then took a
brief trip Of inspection thru his new
domain.
A few moments later some chairs
and other pieces OF period furniture
the kind that you see in grand
mothers kitchen OF in pictures %
Lincoln and his cabinst--wsre
pushed into sn outer hall The
seats had been worn thru and the
Joints wsrG inclined TO Groan when
they were slightly moved
"A government once In Detroit
can't be furnished in this way said
the new appraiser. who used %
gather pieces for The paper In Dc
troit about siN YEAR, $40
The business which comes thru
the once presided over By clancy
totals about i25 600 900 in msrchsn.
dite values each year The Deroi'
once IL the headquarters for the
entire district Of Michigan One Of
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FRENCH
DRIVEN FROM
THEIR HOMES
CCsatissea frsm Page ousD

where nghting IL going on these
automobiles were returning laden
with refugees too sick OF too OK.
hausted to proceed afoot These
were mostly the aged. Many were
Dying from hardship exposure and
starvation--but as they declared.
dying happy. knowing their villages
were redeemed and surviving loved
ones freed from German domination.
Everyone OF the refugees with
whom I talked declared the greatest
mortality resulted from a barbarous
system Of inspection which the Ger
mans employed Immediately proceed.
ing the retreat. The civil popula.
ton Of the entire district 20 be evac-
uated was concentrated In great
camps. All were ordered 10 pre-
sent themselves at a nxed date for
a nnal census OF Identification.
Altho the temperature ranged
from zero 10 nine degrees below in
the various concentration centers.
everyone was forced TO gather In an
open square. The sick were car
ried on stretcherS; the exhausted
and helpless were borne by their
less helpless friends.
From, O'Clock in the morning
the hour act for the Inspection
these iII-clad. illBourishec refugees
we're forced to await In freezing
cold-without shelter. without food
for Eve or sir hours before the Ger
man ofhcers arrived
At chauny. where 5000 women.
children and aged men underwent
such an ordeal. three died in the
open street before the inspection
Vas completed. Thirty died the
following night from pneumonia
luna conges ion and pieurisy
or succeeding days the resulting
deaths reached 100 Others were
ttill dying today from similar adec.
ticns
This vas true not only Of Chauny
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-26
HEAVY FINES
IN VICE CASES
Justice Sellers IL Severe With
Men As Well As Women
Of Streets

stlf fines and sentences were
hsnded out by Judge Sellers In The
police court Monday, TO gamblers,
women OF the streets and DRINKS.
six men caught In a raid at the
restaurant OF Victor Popp, No. 1852
R'vsrd.st.. were sentenced to pay
a nne of s25 each or serve 30 days.
According 20 the testimony the ak
were engaged in card game. Sun
day morning. when the police en-
tered
Other cases Of q similar nature
were brought before Judge Sellers
and offenders were given stiff fines
Judge Sellers opened war Monday
morning on men who accept invita-
lions OF women on the streets. a
week ago he requested the police TO
bring "the men along too" Mon
dhy morning. a large number was
brought. end In some cases they
were fined SIS with the alternative
OF serving 30 days.
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Clancy's First Official Act as
u. S. Appraiser Is to Clear
Out GrOaning Antique Chairs

the frst things Appraiser Clancy
looked upon this morning In the
course OF his Official duties was .
trunkful OF lace goods imported from
Switzerland. The purchase price
was $4,000. but the import duty
amounted TO about 1880. Some tiny
hsnd.woven handkerchiefs carried
a duty OF 81. u requirsd minute in
spection 10 appraise each piece OF
lace.
What want 10 do" said Clancy,
"is have imported goods examined
as quickly and as efficiently a. pos.
slbIe. 80 that the importer will not
surer delay in receiving his goods,
and 80 that the government viii get
lie full duty
The war has cut down the amount
OF Imported materials by more than
al 600 900 a year. because imports
from Germany And Austria have
been ca, on When peace r. re-
stored. the Detroit appraisers once
win DO a business that IL expected
20 be close 10 the top % the list OF
American cities where lmportations
are received.
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have been pfllaged burned and &C.
stroyed private homss stripped OF
all furniture, which the enemy mas
carried OF fruit trees have been torn
production; streams and wells have
The inhabItants. relatively few IN
number who have not been removed
rationG while the enemy seized
stocks supplied BY the neutral re
victuaiing commission that were dss-
tined for the civil population.
Germs not acts destined TO hinder the
operations % our armies. but OF de-
VISITATION having no connection with
this object and having for It's pur.
on: ~ s"s the SS'n mos, i.rtii. regions Of
Ths civilized world can only revolt
against this conduct on the part or q
nation. which wanted 20 impose tls
culture on n. but which reveals itssm
once again as quite close 90 ear-
barisn stiii and In rage or disap
pointed ambition trampfss on the
According 20 evidences In Rossss-
sion OF the military authorities In
the region taken from the enemy.
notably at FerOnne. where orapch
and The safes broken into. much ne
Rotfahie paper has been stolen by
the retreating German troops
would be Obliged n you would en- "
10 the attention Of the government
10 which you are acoredited these
wrongs 20 private property against
which The government 81 the rspub-
lie makes the most energetic pro
test
YOU also will ask them 20 caution
their banks and their nationals
against all operations CONCERNING %
German subjects. directly or by In
tsrmediarieS without furnishing seTi-
Gus proof 81 their former ownership.