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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-22
CHAPTER II.

Less play the sad game" said
Melancholy Hannah 20 her doll II
was a beautiful doll with a phono.
graph inside. and most children
would have been tickled TO death
with Il. but not Melancholy Hannah.
Use aus as sad aB tan be about dat
doll" she told her mother. because
u tan't talk wivout bein' wound up.
IT'S awfully sad when you've dot to
be wound up To talk
But Melancholy Hannah Soon had
the doll so wet with tears that the
works rusted and II couldn't talk
NJ all. which made her sa6der than
over.
Less play tho sad game" she re.
peated
But the doll only kept on smiling.
as n doll viii, and Melancholy Han.
nah had to break tho doll In order
10 be sad about having broken IL.
Go BE Contim,edb
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CHAPTER I,

Melancholy Hannah beat on the
sides OF her cradle with her rattle
and howied Her mother hung anx
iously over her and searched for pins
and things that might be sticking
her. but there was nothing.
What's the matter with herr
asked her father
Not a thing that I can discover. I"
replied her mother; she merely
seems 10 be sad about something"
We'll. II she keeps that up" OBJ
served her male parent. She'll make
W all sad with her"
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THE KAISEEs has

on Vorbeck commander o.,
Van
have its rewar as a m
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FOOD

The occupation we follow deter
mines 20 "a considerable extent the
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When Fire Threatens

Governor Lister expressed the opinion, not long ago,
that 80 per cent of the W. w. all right but the other
10 per cent should be in Jail.
Governor Lister has had investigators busy.
He probably knows what he is talking about
Because 10 per of the l. w. W. criminal in
their tactics Uncle Sam and the police must take such
drastic steps rading their Seattle headquarters
ing leaders found be obstructng the pro-
gram, and confiscating proenemy propaganda.
But this is un-American" the 80 per cent may pro-
test
1t is not un-American.
A democracy, warning against great and efficient
military nation cannot make half-heartedy.
Innocent persons may suffer unjustly from time to
time.
But whole world suffering and the people of Ger
many are suffering because Of the 40 per cent" of
many-the military rulers, who should be in Jail
When fire threatens human fe keep out of the path
of the fire engine.
MrscEMEAT Is step
wen have meatless hash
NOW THAT the police tay.w cleanup why
job and declare season on the hicks who
myth. has deceived u.s.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Kaleidoscope Viewing
heads and tails change ends there looks like
MoNARoHs Sweden have agreed
neutrality It's
little home made cheese in the house
earthr' declared the in
must sS fight to keep him from sailing down denocracy
TAKES all kinds Of make tho wen
world including those who believe coal man win not sell his product
ACCORDING croaler to buy guns of
declared him Wonder he didn't add TOO
THE vorbec& commander OF,
bis East African forces and we're glad Of 1t Poor Van vorbeck
have its reward as well as herosm
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ACCORDING to buy guns Of
we he didn't stupdr
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all 81 nd popular
for for IT, Mr. David Whitcomb
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earthr' In
4 at
must him from salung down democracy.
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NUTTY NOVELTIES

BY BERTON BRALEY
Melancholy Hannah
with Due Regards To Eleanor II.
Porter
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MONARCHs have agreed
save ONE made
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MEaTIEss MIscEMEAT recipe. one se
and hash.
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GERMAN RULERS American army q
myth. department has deceived
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN calls Russia IA Kaleidoscope
wayhe o a
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NOW THAT police have started tay.waiking Gle
not % a complete job and declare the
fthanded?
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britain seek. no territorial exten
sion except that which an lntcrna.
tionAl peace conference agrees ID
necessary to future security
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DRUGLESS PRACTICE LAW
 AIRED IN SUPREME COURT

W. Hayes of the Christian Science Committee on publications issued a statement declaring that the Science Church is not party 70 the litiga- ton but that 1t Is being watched with interest In view of the decision by New York Courts that legislature Is without power to make 1t crime for persons to heal the sick by prayer. Tho case, which Is expected to be de- cided by the High Court at the presen. term. is being watched by Christian Scientists all over the country as il will be :he first litigation In any way affecting the Christian Science issues which has gone up to the Supreme Tribunal
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SAN FRANCISCO CONGRESSMAN
 SAYS EMBARGO IMPOSSIBLE

butter and eggs, housewives of the country should use oleo-margarine in- of the product for which Petaluma Is famous, and mix wheat and corn four for bread baking. The representative would have the laws so revised as to make the latter possible. and would remove the restrictions on the manu- facture and sale of oleomargarine in an effor. to lower the present exorbit- ant retail prices of the two staples
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the United States Commission er's Court for the Precinct of Cape Nome, Territory of Alaska.
 IN PROBATE.
 l., the matter of the estate of Con- rad Breeding, deceased.
 Notice Is hereby given that the un- dtrsigned has been appointed admin istrator of the estate of said deceased by the above entitled court All persons having claims against said es,ote are hereby required to present the same to the undersigned. at Nome Alaska, as by law required, within six months from the date hereof
 Dated the 1st day of February. 1917.
 J. V. SHELDON. Ae mnistrator of the estate of Goa rad Breeding, deceased.
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fornian said. Practically every step in humanitarian legislation of recent years-the workmens compeasa ion law. the eight hour day for women, and many others-have been evaded by the farming interests. and I do not believe 1t possible to enact into a law any prohibition of the exportation of grain."
 Mir. Nolan declined to go on rec ord as favoring or disfavoring such an embargo. He said. however. that 1t was his opinion that in the matter of
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full purses.
 The situation as 10 the tourists has ap important economic aspect in connection with international banking according to students of finance. Much has been said during the last few months about the tremendous in- crease of gold in the United States this which has not been emphasized generally is declared by experts con- nected with the Federal Reserve Board at Washington to be .he absence from Europe of the American tourists. In
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON. Japan Is desirous of switching her heavy trade from ltal. to the United States and northern European countries. For many years prior to the outbreak of the war Japan sent large shipments of coral to Italy where it was carved into ornaments ot all descriptions and then forwarded. chiefly through Dutch distributing companies to the markets of the world. Japan, realizing the opportun- ity brought abou: by the war, now Is
 iaining artisiaas in coral carving and hopes to build up direct trade. ae. ccrding to a special report just re- ceived from Nagasaki by the Depart.
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much loager and that the wand their

much longer and that the wand their ly they are making elaborate prepara-
 tens to get their hotels. resorts and sight-seers meccas frightened up for the thrush of American tourists. h. cidentally, the French are planning to make France so attractive to future tourists that 1t will get the majority o' the American trade. In this effort the French people are not expected to be alone, however, Italy, Germany and ott CT European nations being equally desirous of attracting Americans with
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Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON. D. C.-Any bill proposing to restrict .he free exporta- ticn of feed stuffs or any article of commerce whatsoever from the United Ste tes in an effort to reduce the high cost of living Is deemed to defeat, &C., ccrdiag to the belief of Representative Nolan, of San Francisco. member of the house committee on labor.
 "The agricultural interests of the country would never stand for an em- bargo on cereal products" the Cali.
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Pooifio Nova Service, Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON, D. C.-Certain that Americans who have been deprived Of .feir annual European tours by the European War will rush to France and the other countries which have bcen too busy to welcome them dur ing the past two years, the French people are planning to receive an un- precedented number of tourists im- mediately upon the coming of peace. according to consular reports receiv- ed at Washington. The French are confident that the war will not last
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every way. Spells of dizziness came on and I had glimmering before my eyes at times My kidneys were ir- regular in action and the passages were distressing. Doan's Kidney Pills greatly benefited me. In spite of my advanced age. am active and do all my own housewori."
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don's simply ask for kidney rernedy--eet Deans Kidney Pills the same thee Mrs Nesary had. Foster. .Mllburn Co. props. Buffalo, N Y
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KEEP YOUNG

kidneys arc apt to feel old at sixty. Many old folks say Doan's Kidney lPills help them keep young Read this case:
 Mrs. Margaret A. Nesary, 1513 Twenty first avenues. South Seattle, Wash. says: If I worked too hard had ,dull sickening pains across my Joins and hips. My whole system was affected and made me feel poorly in
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JAPANESE CORAL TRADE
 EXTENDING TO U. 5.

ment of Commerce. Japan estimates that this new policy will increase c, ral exports from $5o0.0oo year to $:e,00O.000. This will mena that the United States jewellers and other buy. era hereafter will deal directly with
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FRANCE PREPARING FOR INFLUX
 OF AMERICAN TOURISTS

normal years millions of dollars in year from this country. This move ment has had a balancing effetc on the movement of gold to thls country incident to the export balance in favor of the United States. The withdrawal Of this element m the international situation served to upset international finances to no small degree. according to the expert
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.-California's laws requiring examination and lic- ensiag of drugless healers but specl- fically exempting Christian Scientists and others who heal by prayer are on tire grill in the Supreme Court of the United States. P. l.. Crane and Mrs.
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SUIT TO FORCE PATENT TO ALASKAN COAL
 LAND

Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON. Seeking to compel the issuance of a government patent to land near Juneau, Alaska, tho A. laeka Smokeless Coal Company of &c., attle. has brought suit in the District Supreme Cour. against Secretary of t.e Interior Lane. and Clay Tallman. commissioner of the general land of- flee.
 This action is in the form of an ap- pljcatioa or a mandamus to force the government officials to grant patents to the disputed lands. Justice Siddens has ruled tha: Secretary Lane and Commissioner Tallman shall appear and show cause why the mandamus should not be issued.
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fornia and District Attorney Wool
 winc of Los Angeles argued that the laws arc a reasonable exercise of state police powers. They urged dismissal of the suits because Crane and Mra. McNaughtoa are not licensed end have not applied for licenses. Hiram
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A BAD BREAK.

An amusing incident occurred at a reception. During the latter part of the evening guest who had a de- plorably short memory for names and fares went up to Q certain person who looked extremely tired and bored:
 "Tiresome affairs. those formal receptions, aren't they?"
 Yes. dreadfully," was the monoto- ous reply.
 Why don't you go homer? sym psthetically.
 Cant; I live here"
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Kate P. McNaughton who are drug lesn headers have brought suits to have the California statutes declared unconstitutional. Tom L. Johnson. appearing for the healers, declared that they are discrimilated against in favor of prayer practitioners. De- putty Attorney General Clarke of Cali
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U. s. Weather Bureau.

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 We make them look like new. We make alterations.
 We do cleaning. pressing and re- pairing for Ladies and Gentlemen. We make and repair furs.
 First class workmanship. Modern methods and prompt service. Once a customer always a customer.
 Give us your work Satisfaction guaranteed.
 NOME TAILORING co. Next floor of Segersstrom and Hagen | Jewellers.
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COMPARATIVE
 TEMPERATURES

Following are the lowest recorded temperatures for this year and last on the days designated. The minus .ign before a aumber means below zero.
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Japan. The change was brought a. bout chiefly through the interruption tc direct shipping facilities brought about by the war.
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RUcH ON A B.'s.

Flubdub--Isn't there some fable a. bout the ass disguishing himself with a lions skin?
 Synicus--Yes, but now the colleges do the trick with a sheepskin.
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Visiting Cards at the Nu7ost Office Calling cards at tho Nugoet Offine
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Calling Cards at the Nugget Office
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Visiting cards at 'he Nugget o's'es
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caliine carss .. tn. Nugget ofsss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-20
NEIL ROBINSON
IN U. S. PRISON?
Police Convinced by Pictures That
the Marietta Postoffice Robber Is
ESCAPED Ohio County Prisoner.

Police. authorities of this city were
convinced last night that Neil Robin
son, a former Wheeling negro, is the
Elwood Kinney, the negro arrested
recently at Marietta, O., for postot1lce
robbery and sentenced to serve ntteen
months in the federal prison at
Atlanta.
A week ago. a government secret
service officer, while a caller at
police headquarters saw in the rogues'
gallery a picture OF Neil Robinson,
and expressed his belief that ElWood
Kinney and Neil Robinson were one
and the same man. Yesterday evening
photographs and Bertillion measure
ments OF Elwood Kinney we're re-
ceived from Columbus. and when COM
pared with the photographs and Ber-
tillion measurements made by the
Wheeling police, the officers were sat
isfied that Kinney is Neil Robinson.
The side views shown in the Two
sets of photographs are almost lden'
tical, including the big scar on the
right side of the head, and the Column
bus authorities front view or Kinney
Is even better picture OF Nell Rooln-
son than that made here.
Robinson was arrested here on Dec
!. 1915, on larceny charge BY Detec-
tives Ed Minard and Dave Cleary, and
was convicted. He was sentenced to
Jail and during the latter part OF his
term, while employed as a trusty out.
side the Jail, he made his escape and
was not heard from until within the
mast week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-20
WILL REBUILD TRUCK
Traction Company Assumes the Full
Blame for Oemoishing Aerial
Ladder Wagon.

Claim Agent Lash. representing the
Wheeling Traction company. yester-
day appeared before the board of con-
troll and on behalf of his company
assumed full responsibility for the
accident in which the Figilant aerial
fire ladder truck was demolished by
Wheeling traction Goa car Friday
morning. He agreed TO have the truck
rebuilt at the expense of the traction
company. An agent from the Sea
graves company, at Columbus, Ohio,
reached the city last night and will
make an inspection Of the truck today
to ascertain what will be the cost OF
rebuilding it.
According 10 fremen W no narrowly
ESCAPED with their lives when the coal
car crashed into the truck, the acct
dent happened almost directly under
the arc light in front Of the Figllant
fire house, and the motornan on the
car should have had no trouble IN
seeing the truck. with the long stretch
OF straight-away track near the hre
house.
Only the evening preceding the acct.
dent, the police department had heard
a number OF complaints about the coal
cars being operated on the traction
line without the safety stops being
observed
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FLOOD BUREAUS
ACTION TAKEN At MEETING YES
TERDAY TO PROTECT PROP
ERTY IN CRISIS
Committee Outlines Plans And lnfor.
nation Centers Between Pitts
burqh And Huntington

Twelve flood information bureaus
will be established between Pitts
burgh and this city and eight between
here and Huntington as soon as plans
can be perfected and responsible per-
sons put in charge Of them. Plans will
also be made to have the local fire
bell sounded giving warning Of the
Ohio river reaching a flood stage.
Preliminary plans for this work and
other features in connection with
floods throughout the Ohio valley
were taken up at a meeting held n
the Wheeling Commercial association
nent committee, with Henry Schuet-
Ter, manager OF the Wheeling wharf
boat, as chairman, was named as fol-
lows: H. l.. King, Wilbur McGregor
and Charles NJ. Ketchum. One or two
members of the committee will within
the next few weeks make tour Of
the Ohio river between Pittsburgh
ana Huntington and establish the
keystone" points OH either side OF
the channel. The government lopo-
graphical map will be used in maxim?
the locations. Four competent and
reliable men will be put in charge OF
may be on the job at all times in case
of pending floods. They will give
out the information received from the
Headquarters here to their people and
will send in hourly bulletins here
!: In addition to receiving telephone
and Geographic reports here, the Com
mercial association will install num-
Der of additional phones for local ana
out-of-town use in giving the public
information. Henry Pennywitt,s@ IN
charge of the Pittsburgh weather BILL
reau, will be requested to furnish re-
ports every three hours when the nv
er indicates that it Will reach DAN
ger point and every hour in case or
pending flood. His bulletins Will pc
used in connection with those sent N
from the bureaus along the river and
q forecast sent out from here upon
predictions made by regular council
Of three reliable and authoritative riv.
er men in this community, VINO Will
work in con function with the bureaus
Those in charge of the stations along
the river will be furnished with print,
ed forms of records to be telephoned
or telegraphed into the headquarters
here.
II was further outlined at the meet
Ing Yesterday morning that every ouS.
mess house in Wheeling, affected by
floods in the past, will be requested
to furnish for filing record at me
headquarters just how many leel oI
number OF men employed who Will as
sist in removing goods and their tele'
phone numbers or street address That
the association may notify them lor
duty. The association will also keep
! tabulated the names OF all men VINO
can be quickly had TO assist IN case
of floods.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-20
EMUSIC HATH CHARMS"
IL Title Of Clever Play to BE Given by
Msubers OF the Tr1 fu Btble
Glass; February 6.

Members Of the Tri Mu Bible class
Of the Third Presbyterian Church Of
South Wheeling arc daily rehearsipg for
Their 1tnhI play to BE- given Tuesday evening.
the title and is one Of the clevercst COM
cdles prepared for any amateur organi-
cation. The cast Of characters and musl-
cal program as announced yesterday
follow:
Gerald Remsen. ....... Harry Hoffman
Star pitcher Of Montauk College, who
Is in love with certain pretty
face.
Charley Grey. August Frcdericks
The chum OF Gerald and catcher Oh
the same team.
Bertram La Montague. .LeRoy Mcdicll
A typical college grind. who rooms
with the bove mentioned two.
moro. from necessity than choice,
and who is not particularly fond
Bud Brown. ..Elwood Frcdericks
and
Buck Anderson. ....... Walter Scahright
Two Of the young and gay spirits Of
Montauk who are constantly dis
pleasing others. but never them
selves. along with
Jack Underwood. ....... Ivan Radcliffe
Dick Henderson. Henry RstS
Bill Simmons. Earl Morchead
Tom Hemingway. ....... Tom Bycott
Arthur Fletcher. ......... Fred Edcle
All students Of Montauk College and
members Of the College Glee Club.
and
Professor Elery. ........J. Walter Beck
Director of the College Glee Club.
Musical numbers rendered during the
performance: a Health to Our Friends"
Glee Club: .'Kindling Wood" club; solo.
selected; Dear Old Rose" Glee Club;
"Bullfrog and the Bulldog" class; Pot
ly Wolly Woodle.' club; violin solo;
quartet. selected; SILLY Willy" club;
solo. selected: stein Song" Glee Club;
r"Good Night, ladies'
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NURSE COMING soon
Miss Ellen Engstron, of Cleveland, to
Take Up Duties at Associated
Charities Next Month.

Miss Ellen Engstron, Of Cleveland,
new visiting nurse Tor the Associated
Charities will arrive In Wheeling
early in February, A. E. Sinks, gen
eral secretary, announced yesterday.
Upon her arrival Wheeling will be
re-districted that the work of Miss
Lois Van Meter and Miss Engstron
will not conflict.
After February, the nurses Of the
Associated Charities will render pro-
fessional service to those people who,
city are yet able to pay for the serv-
ices a few hours daily. The rate for
these visits will not be high, 1t was
announced. Relief work will also be
done for those in most destitute cir
cumstances.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-20
CLERKS SUMMONED
wells And Kingdom Called To Testify
In Chilton-SutherIand Pro-
ceedinqs

Both Circuit Clerk John l.. King
horn and County Clerk ]. H. Wells
have received subpoenaes to appear
in the circuit court Of Raleigh county
to testify in the proceedings in which
Senator w. E. Chiffon seeks to pre-.
vent Senator-elect Howard Sutherland
from being seated in the United
States Senate On the allegation that
Sutherland exceeded the limit IN cam.
paign expenditures. Since the trial OF
the case has been held up by wri,
of prohibition, they expect notice not
to respond unless called again. They
were notified In the subpoenaes 10
take with them the registration books
and affidavits used in the election In
Ohio county.
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tor of Raymond Oberle; Joseph kim,
oszeske, administrator of Johnnie
Kunkle. and Joseph Wisniewski, the
injured victim, who sues by his next
friend, Giliska Wisniewski, Attor-
neys John S. Ritz and James M. Ritz
represent the plaintiffs.
A coroner's jury held that the acct,
dent was due to the engineer of the
GAINESVILLE accommodation, which ran
down the boys, having his view OBJ,
structed by smoke from a passing
freight train and yard engine stand.
ing in the Boggs Run yard.