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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
What Eve Started

"Since Eve started to make skirt of leaves
and then decided apron big enough.
has had cute way of starting things and
finishing them."-Well Known Social Writer.
That fg-leaf garment of Ewes has long been the OBJ
ect speculation and maybe the above is the explanation
The Biblical explanation for Ewes adoption of clothes
is that this original garment womans first expression
of modesy but this has not wholly satisfied the exact
the garment being abbreviated and fgeaves album
dant Remember, she didn't have to knit that garment
all she had to do to gather leaves and estoon them
fishline something equally good TO produce
example of modesy that would ringing down the
We've had sneakng notion that when the lady set
out to dictate the first style in feminine attire she
firmly resolved to have bother with dressmakers in
hers. and made few leaves go long way but maybe
the authority quoted above is right. Very likely, Eve
started in skirt and wound up with apron
indication of modesy Some of her daughters of the
ent day to be headed.in that very direction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
If Laboring Men

BUFFALO. ". Y. Dec. 5.--T'he
kaiser got less comfort from the re-
cent American Federation OF Labor
convention that from any other labor
IN radical gathering held In any
country since the war began. IL full
report OF the proceedings could be
placed before the German people. IL
would be as effective as an allied
victory.
The pro-American solidarity and
the determination to do nothing 60
give aid and comfort 90 the enemy
exceeded tho moAt optimistic predic.
tons Not only was there no action
which could possibly be construed
"a ohztructinE the prosecution OF
tho war. but the convention put
America first In all It's considerations
and adopted measures To drive for
ward the nations war prepare tons
which year ago would have been
thought impoNsibie by amp body Of
trade unioulhts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

Washington, the Shipbuilder

Coming the heels of the Seattle record of complet-
ing the first of the steel in the United States
traced for by the Emergency Fleet corporation is the
Aberdeen record of launching the first wooden vessel for
the shipping board Saturday.
1t is because of these achievements that the govern
men turns its eyes the Puget Sound and Grays arbor
district for essential aid The has proved ship
building capacity. and that is why the government has de
cded to triple the output here il il must undergo
campaign bring 10000 additional mechanics here from
the East and Middle West.
Here is program that is destined to make Seattle
without doubt the largest shpbung center of the world
far actual output is concerned
And yet, year ago, Of the plants that
smashing worlds records not in existence.
Congratulations. Seattel Congratulations Aberdeenl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
OLD LOVE RETURNS

p~ar Miss Grey, ! atn reader o,
your letters. 80 am asking your
advice and help
arm a married woman and ms
husband DOES all q husband can d.
for hts wife. but hcrn IL my trouble
A few yraTH awo I was engaged 60 a
young man whom loved dearly We
were broken up by a woman whor,
We both though, was a friend Ny
lover was a sailor l left tho plaor
" here he was to go 20 my homo A
short time afterward received n
letter from this woman saying ms
lover was untri. 70 me. that b. was
married shortly after left for
homo. She also had aornruma write
20 him. IN my name. saying I asa
nosa Dove him. which she aen, 10 hf-n
We newer wrote Co each other 10.
cause we were go badly hurt
Now. after this long ,inn. we have
met again. only 70 learn tho truth
lilo has never married At the
thought 81 the wrong done uH I am
nearly crazy. because he stil has
fny love and have hla" Don't Kay
am tickle. because now ! know /
can never b. happy and a good wife
away from the man love.
Please print this an soon aH pos.
sible. az I shall look and long for
your answer r. g.
Just another ono Of LIES three
cornsred tragedies since you
arc innocent 81 any guilt. you
should not hesitate 20 acqualnt
your husband with the situation.
III he IL big. bread minded
man. ho viii not wish you TO
remain his wife. when you have
always loved another. even tho
ho cares for you very much
on the other hand. you did
your husband a great wrong n
you married him. not loving
hin. II you felt that you loved
him and have been happy with
him. don't ba too sure that you
would b any happier with tho
other man, The appearance Of
tho first love may h, only n sort
Of camouflase that viii temper.
arfiy blind you Wait until your
head In perfectly clear and your
heart certain before you make
tho decision.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
THE OLD RELIABLE
BLOOD BUILDER

sun retains Its supremacy. People
eth take Hood's Sarxaparflla. be-
cause it 10 an old family friend. has
proved it's merit to three generations
tn purified blood. expelled humors,
restored appetite. relieved rheuma-
tsrn. bs nlrhed tired feelings.
IL long ago became recognized ms
the standard blood purifier and gen.
eral tonic. II originated IN a Bos-
ton physicians successful prescrip.
ton. and comprises medicinal roots.
herbs. barks and berries such as are
often prescribed for ailments Of the
blood. stomach. liver and kidneys.
Buy II in the same style package
your mother bought IL Insane fine
appearance, same pleasant taste.
same certainty OF good results
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
HARD LUCK VICTIM
FRACTURES WING

TOPEKA. Dec. 3.--Can you beat
this one? II II the champion hard
luck story of Topeka It's not war
story either. altho recruiting aEen.
cies are authorized 20 uso It 20 prove
that the horrors Of peace are Just as
real an anything that happens 'some.
whore In France"
There Is n man In Topeka who
WINS injured in nm accident some time
ago and suffered the amputation OF
both legs. Since that time he has
contracted tuberculosis. and IL con.
fined to his bed with n tubercular
shoulder.
The other day. while moving about
In bed, the patient lost control OF
himself and fell out on the floor.
breaking his right arm. the only
sound limb left.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
Peachy Opens Local
Headquarters in
the Lyon Building

W, y. reaehy. vice president OF
the Seattle Na,iopai bank. and
assistant director for Washington
Tor the war savings campaign.
opened headquarters for the earn.
pasgn committee today on the sec,
end floor Of the Lyon building.
The war savings committee. head.
ell by Director Daniel kellsher. OF
Seattle National hank. expects TO
add sai goo 900 to the money loaned
the government by tho people OF the
state
keiieher. appointed state director
by Secretary OF the Treasury Nc.
Adoo, will be assisted by state
committee. consisting OF Gov. Ernest
Lister. chairman. julius c. Lang.
Mrs Josephine coriias Preston. ".
A. Peters. Mrs. over,on Ellis. II. L.
Proctor. AlcSandsf y. MeEwan.
Joseph A. swaiwcf and Mai. r. x.
inEraham. James u. HoEe has been
appointed county chairman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

own certificate. Married women
must register In their own names,
thus not Mrs. John Jonen. but Mrs.
MARY Jones.
When a wnr savings certificate ~
registered Il is payable only 10 the
owner. and nj the poatoffice where IL
was registered.
II Mary Jones becomes hard up
next year and needs money, she can
surrender her war savings oertifi.
cate and get her money back. plus
per cent interest However. tho
government hopes every buyer will
hold thu certificates until they ma,
tura In 1923.
The price Mt which war savings
stamps were 20 be sold WIS deter.
mined for each month by taking the
number OF dollars and cents. which.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
A Free Prescription Ton Can Hsv
FILLED End Use at Uome


FiIied mnd Use at Home
Victims ~ eye strain and other
eve weaknesses. and those who wear
glasses will be glad TO know that
according 20 pr. fsewia there IL real
hope and help for them Many
whose eyes were failing say they
have had their eyes restored by this
remarkable prescription. and many
who once wore glasses say they
have thrown them away. One man
says, after using Il: Il was almost
Now ] can read everything without
my glasses. and my eyes do not hurt
any more. At night they would
pain dreadfully. Now they feel fine
all the time. II was like a miracle
TO me" a lady who used II says
or without glasses but after using
this prescription for Is days every
thing seems clear. ] can read even
fine print without glasses Anoth-
er who used IL says: II was both
cred with eye strain caused by
overworked. tired eyes. which in
ducod fierce headaches. have worn
* lnsHea for several years both for
distance and work. and without
them I could not read my own name
on an envelope or the typcwriting
on tho machine before me. can
do both now. and have discarded my
long distance glasses altogether. I
can count the fluttering leaves on
tho trees across the street now,
which for several years have looked
like dim green blur to me. cam
not express my JOY at what IL has
done for me"
II is believed that thousands who
wear glasaeA can now discard them
In reasonable time. and multitudes
moro viii be able to strengthen their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
ny MILTON BRONNER

WASHINGTON u. c.. Dec. a.
Mr. Mrs. Mlss. or Master American
Citizen, have you aa cents
II So. Uncle Sam wants you 20
lend II TO him 90 help whip the
Huns
That II tho meaning OF one Of tn.
most gigantic financial plans In tho
world, which was LAUNCHED today.
and will extend over year.
Tho government has raised huge
quantities Of money In two Liberty
Loans, which appealed TO every eiti.
ron who had sac or 500 or more to
spare
The campaign 20 sell war savings
certificates II designed Go raise
ta,ooo. oooooo from people who did
not feel they could afford $50 at a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

has spaces for 20 war savings
stamps. II she buys Just one
stamp. at tho end Of five years
January. ig2a-instead OF getting
back her original t4.i4. sho gets
back from Uncle Sam o..
II Paid Good Interest
In other words, her money has
paid her 4 per cent at compound
interest.
The moment Mary paHteH her war
savings stamp on the war savings
certificate. sha has something that
In safe from thieves on fire, She
can take IL 10 any pvatoffics and
have Il registered In her name free
Of charge No ono else can then
cash In on IL. and n Il ia destroyed.
upon proof. she gets a new one.
Each person must register his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
SAVE PECES-TRFT STAMP SALE BEGINS TODAY
San. New War Financing P Give Th ia Arr 10

at per cent interest eompoundsd
quarterly, will on Jan. 1. 1929. squal
s..
Tho 25-cout thrift stamps arc
green and little larger than n postage
stamp. The war savings stasnps.
also green. are about four times tho
size Of n postage stamp. On each
side IN engraved u list ~ the months
during which they win b. sold. and
the price during that month.
Purchases Limited
Az often an Mary Jones buys
war savings stamp she pasteB this
on her war savings certificate untii
she has 20. This fills the ecrtificate.
and she can then start on another.
purchases are limited to 400 maxi
mum at one time. and to 81 900 To
any one person. II person bought
20 war saving stamps this Decem-
Der or January he would pay
1920 and get back 800 on jan i.
1923. making 1880 interest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
Belief in Wilson Dominated A. F. of l..


more largely because President
Wilson had convinced organized
labor that he could be trusted.
With n president in the White
House distrustesi either as anti.
labor or iingolstie. GomperA
could never have held them In
line. Hut they felt Wilson would
not make war until he had 20.
and that he would give labor
square deal while war IL being
wag.d.
EpoebaI Event
Because the delegates took this
decisive stand BY the overwhelming
vote Of 2i.57s TO so2. and because
new policies adopted mean the be-
ginning Of a new epoch IN the A r.
OF L.. this convention must stand as
ono Of the most important events
since we declared war.
Here are the important decisions
OF the convention. destined 10 change
the character Of the labor move.
mcnt and broaden tia relations 20
our national life.
Demand for adequate representa-.
ton ~ labor in all government ae-
uvitiea and acceptance Of fun share
Of responsibility for successful con.
duct Of war
No Injunetions
Determination 10 play larger part
in formation Of national political
policies. with change OF convention
date to June. 10 make political infiu.
encn effective.
FIRST steps taken toward forrna.
ton Of working agreement with or.
ganized farmers for promotion OF
common interests
Approval Of basic form for labor
agreement in line with government
suggestions. by which strikes may
be avoided and fair working eondi-
tons assured during war
Flrrn stand against government
by injunction" and refusal to obey
iniunctiona based on theory that Ia
bor is property.
Last. but not least. the American
labor movement received formal rec.
ignition and public Endorsement
from the president Of the United
States
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

and address Ia ink. Then. n she
loses Il. the finder can drop II In
any letter box and tho postoffice de.
partment Will return II 20 her. As
soon aH Mary has bought 10 thrift
stamps. at 2b cents each. her thrift
card In filled
War savings cards sell At differ.
ent prices. During December. 1917.
and January. 1915, they will sell at
ttt2 each In February. 1918. AT
stis, In March mt tt.is. and so on.
increasing regularly | cent each
month. Now n Mary Jones com
pletaa her thrift card In March.
1914. she trades IL In 20 the govern.
ment. giving with IL II cents, and
then becomes the owner OF war
savings stamp. She gets with this
a war savings certificate. which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
100, 600 FIREMEN
TO ASK MORE PAY

CLEVELAND. Dec. s.-wAEe De.
uaands from moro than 100 900 mem.
bers OF the brotherhood OF I.ocomo.
tive Firrmsn and Enginemen may
be added 10 those presented 20 rail
roads Saturday by IN. hrothcrhoodM
OF railway trainnen and conductors.
., was learned here today. Chairman
OF tho flrrnen are TO meet In Chi.
cage Dec. Is--to discuss the adviHa.
blli,y Of asking increased pay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
Cynthia Crey's
LETTERS


Dear Miss Grey l. perfect per
rvtgai motion poanibi~f
! have made a marhin. that runs
- lts own power bat Il L. useless
because Il runs faster and faster al
Tho time until IL would. IN a Hhorl
time. tear itself TO pieces have
tried a strap hand governor. bat Il
either does no good az ali or -las
stops u completely v T. n
IL Ia claimed by th. noHt
learned men that perfect per
f~tsai motion IL poanlbig. aitho
no machine has yet Hrsn In
vented which viii dsfnannirats
IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

time. and yet are anxious Co prove
their Americaniam,
The method IL simple. on and
after today, nj any portofflce. bank
or trust company. and NJ many rail.
road offices, stores ana factories.
THRIFT STAMPS and WAR SAY.
tNGS STAMPS viii be on sale
How II Works
Here II how II works out, Little
Mary Jones. milliner. wants TO help
her government win the war. When
she draws her weeks wages she
feels she can spare &c cents. She
FfeH to the poatoffioe and buys a
thrift stamp At NE saue time
they give her thrift card. which
has spaces for i6 thrift stamps
She pastea her thrift stamp on the
thrift card. and writes her name
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
Had Not Faith in President, Results MigF

G@pfnan money has been poured
out since tho war began 90 finance
the kaiser.
In the majority 81 cases these pro
German moves far surpassed In
adroitnsan Germany's diplomatic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
A Condition of Rot

For condition least the food administration
gress other authority speedily find remedy
1t is the condition under which of us go hungry
and all the rest of break necks in trying to
food while food rots in the railway yards and sorage by
the carload.
1t is a condition under which the whole plan and or
ganizaton of food conservation is likely crack
carly date.
Is always FINDING I'm
WHY NOT a present.
opponents complained Of being moushy
Nov they have Ippy o the board
AND RUSSIAN armies in tho Caucasus
licking How they scrsmblng this war;
BELGIAN yoinist that
pronounced Epair" WIN pronounce
ysaye.
IN PHILADELPHIA a certneat. M.
In the family order
dooiess
ping round about Jerusalem
CLEMFNCEAJ, premier. Connecticut
shootnaster
have erach-or
GEN. CROvDER thinks will
will be the blow Of
stomach.
he
praying for the preserves" day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

Bothered by milk robbers. Mrs.
Elsie Bass. Cleveland. o.. placed rat
poison in a milk bottle left on her
porch by tho milknan. Three boys
drank tho rnuk. and one. John Per.
ko. .. died. the other two being sav.
ed by tho prompt administering OF
cinctics by their mothers Mira Bass
was arrested and confessed poisoning
the milk, saying that she had hoped
10 make the milk robbers 10 sick
they would never steal her milk
again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
ORIGIN OF HUN

Dear Miss Grey: What IL the
origin and moaning Of the word
Hun" as applied 20 tho Germans7
IGNORANCE.
IL IL n contraction OF HunFarians.
The kaiser has asserted tho Cor
mans are descendants OF the Huns
who ruthlessly despolled Europe in
the early war.
the early times.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
ETHICS OF ENGAGEMENT

Dear Miss Grey. I have kept
steady company with young man
who has now Joined tho army. I
have promised him ! viii wait for
him. In It right TO 60 out with
other young men when have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

moves IN other fields.
Hut the German attempts 10
inocuiate American labor with
pro-Gsrmsnism, anti-Engiish.
lam and paeiflsm didn't take.
partly because Gompers antici.
pated every insidious move. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
seditious. but Correct

A poolroofn patriot In a Main st
dump remarked that man who
could evade the draf, law was a
Hlicker. and not Stacker.
Some yarn" postcard. NJ II. u.
that story which appeared In Tho
Star Friday. concerning the North
Dakota women who shear~d tho
sheep. and. after earsiing and spin
ming tho wool. kept on knitting
sweaters for the soldiers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

Dear Miss Grey. Can n marriage
license be used at tho present time
that was taken out two years ago
and never used7 K.
Yea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

We are informed that the Com.
monwealth club win have Franz.
furter for dinner this evening at tho
Good Eats cafeteria Ills FIRST name
IL Felix. and he's member OF Sec.
rotary Wilson's mediation commit.
tee.
We may be wrong about Il. but our
guess IL that Gen. BynE wanted n
slogan, no he offered prize OF 100
for one. and all tho popular song
writer's. moving scenario authors and
school boys and girls entered the con.
test and n jury OF highbrow pro-
fcssors gave the prize 10 tho author
OF DO your dainnsdsst" We repeat.
we may be wrong about II.
or need II be necessary for ua TO
repeat TT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
AN EXPLANATION
by Berfon BraIey


You SEQ. it's this way.
I've got several things I
Want to do today. and besides
I'm too lazy to put any thoughts into
rhyme
fTbat requires n certain amount OF
brain work and energy
And I don't feel
Energeticl
SO
N going 70 sec II can't slip
This free verse dope
over on the editor In place
OF real stuff that's worth money.
II ! get by with that stunt
can 20 Join tho boys
At the Kelly pool game
And toll 'em how easy
II is 10 he n poet.
That's the only excse I have for
That's the only excuse / have for
And at that it's n better excuse
Than the regular free verse poets
have.
8 long
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

Some cold, you1l say but II gets
colder than that sometimes. Re.
ports come II got so cold once the
policemen actually had TO run to
keep warm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
DID YOU KNOW


Sacramento man is 30 HtinRy
he wouldn't even give anybody the
right time.
The goods required to mako n
vest for n rhinoceros would suit 6
aldermen and would take hua-
bands to button II up tho back.
Terre Haute man raised n
Russian wolfhound pup under the
kitchen stove. II grew up TO be
"a dachshund.
a New York insurance company
is 80 quick at paying checks on
fatalities. the other day n man fell
Off the roof Of a skyscrnper and
they handed him his checks ms he
passed the 42nd floor window.
patron OF st. Louis hotel
tried 10 place n bot OF his weeks
salary to a ham sandwich that the
car would do a comeback.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

promised him I will wait for him
EftNA.
II would not he right to ar
cept serious attention from
others. but you MAY so out
occasionally with other friends
without being disloyal 90 tho
man I'm the army.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

GEN CROwDER thinks that that win shatter
will be the blow Of a With due regard
full stomach. Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

RESERVE CORPS Officers hot because to
'psrves Steady, boys.
preserves"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

CLEMENCEAU. FRANCES premier. wa. once n G.
scooimaster OH those foreign nations have
have nuts craek-or nutmegs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

THE SULTAN his Christian dog brother WIN,
to be congratulang and
ping round about Jerusalem.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03

Coupled with this is the advantage
OF LIBERAL CREDIT 49, n small pay
mcnt down Is all that In necessary, the
balance weekly or monthly as suits
your convenience.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-24
NEWS or INTEREST TO
POLISH CITIZENS
SOCIAL EVENTS.

The st. Hedwige society will hold
its meeting Sunday afternoon at St.
Hedwige school.
The Wreath of Mary society,
Polish WOmen's Alliance of Amer
lea, will hold it's meeting Monday
evening at O'Clock at the st. He'd
wige school building.
The st. Hedwige Choral society
will hold its singing practice Tues
day evening at St. Hedwige school.
The choir of Falcons, X Pulaski,
will hold it's singing practice Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock at War
saw hall.
The Sacred Heart OF Jesus society
will hold its meeting Sunday after
noon at the st. Hedwige school.
The military band Of Falcons, u.
B., No. 1. will hold their rehearsal
Monday evening at u. B. hall.
Miss Angela Makielski, 1902 S.
Walnut St. will be the hostess 10
members of the Columbus Red
Cross auxiliary Monday evening