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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
Editors Mail
RENTAL H0IDUP

Editor Tho star: Dear Sir; In a
recent issue Of The star. you made
tho statement that ''Iioov-riEins
didn't mean robberlsing. and you
devoted quite space tn the high
COS, Of eating in Seattle. but said
nothing about the high cost Of rent
ing. believe II h tim. some ono
said something about IL. ! am a
drifi~r helper. employed by the skin
ner Eddy corporation At ss.so pr
day.
I reside In the Laurel apartments.
sos .snd ave. = hav. been paying
Sis for two very small rooms and n
kitchenstt-. b~sides paying my own
gas and light bills. rrhe apart.
msnt Ia just partly furalshedl When
came homo Saturday ulEht ! re-.
c~tNed a notic-. stating that my r~at
wa. raised to SO per month. and
~a. told that all rents In Seaius
were raised January 1.
Now 10 you. or any ono else In
Seattle. can tell me how a man with
family. working at tsso pr day
can pay $50 per month house rem,
and properly fed and tiothe his
family. sure win feel indebted To
you
The government intends TO send
about 10000 men here next spring to
work In the shipyarfs. They had
better send single men with no de-
pendents. for men with families
can't properly provide for them and
pay the rents they are charging.
came here ons month aga to
work in the shipyards. but will have
to leave. unless I can find cheaper
apartments.
am not trying to knock Seattle
or any Of the residents. excepting
the owners OF rcn,ahie property. I
think II there mr.. any robbers I'm
Seattle u L. they.
The Star IL always the friend Of
the working man. and ! think an
editorial on thi. would look pretty
good.
A WORKER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

The biggest gambling in this country is not in
Wall st. the Chicago pit The biggest gambling game is
farming and night and day. the round with
more and greater odds against the beor than has other
game
The farmer bets his time money labor and life against
The weather insect pests trusts and storage sharks and he
Wins against these Odds he likely must rail-
road bockades. or rate pools.
But unless the farmer risks these odds. CANDLES with
The cards always being shufed and dealt by somebody else
everything stops Government cannot go No such
portant governmental business as war can go
This being true it follows that the countrys greatest
oncern should be that the farmer his bet Government
nould to it that he has money easy terms seed
py and the necessary tools especially and
oees for producing much at the minimum outlay Of labor
During the past whole country stirred
NJ duty of producing foodstuffs Millions of people became
oua producers who had before produced enough
keep chicken in good condition The total something
xearkab but we've got to do better the coming
and we will.
But, while farmer gamblers won in the past year
against the natural Odds there odd prevailed
against to sad dscouragng wasteful extent-trans-
poraon blockade We had the food but could deliver
i where it would do the most good
Get your seed! Polish up the pillow. the hoe and the
spade! Uncle Sam has the railroads What you grow will
not to rot The odds against you have been cut
down in great shape!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
PUTS "llKkER" IN
FALSE LEG TO AGE

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan. s.
The ego 81 ,ho law may he rens'
tru,ing and all that. but when IL gets
10 b. like an x.rny and cnn detee,
'ilkk~fr IN my wooden les. it'a time
for all Southern gentlemen who
iiss a little nip. prohibition or not. TO
alt up and take notice
Such was the declaration Of Cecil
siamper when he began serving a
sentence of two months In jail for
violating the prohibition laws. He
bored a hole in his wooden leg and
sccretcd Their. In whisky lie said he
though, the liquor would be better u
II AGED a while In wood
Stamprr'r mistake Was made when
he was found removing his lee top
frequently Tho court Ii now CON
siderinw confiscatinr tho leg II he
dces no, agree 20 Plug IL up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
Scotch MilGies T Piping at Mint
Amaze Their lP@ilm Comrades

was cloudy. the ground heavy. As
the night fell. cold. penetrating
fog enveloped the whole country.
side
Suddenly. ms we were entering
the village. the sound Of music
reached our ears. IL was the bag
pipes.
I'm front IL the principal street
% the village. with It's double row
81 whltewahhed houses. Al the dis.
lance 81 n few hundred yards the
fog swallows u up. Tha, IL the
town hali. hardly bigger than the
biggest 81 the houses.
The band In halted in the very
middle Of the road. facing the east
In front. ~ plpers. behind. eight
buEies and side drums. between
them. the big drum.
The Song OF the pipes s~eiis out
louder. and now the burics and
drums give II their support Before
touching their drums. the drum.
rnerr. with the precision OF automatic.
bring their heels together. throw out
their chests. and then. raising their
elbows face high. cross the drum
sticks b~h4pd their necks.
only then may they begin 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
SECRET DIPLOMACY A THING OF The
PAST; PEACE ADDRESSED TO PEOPLE Now

peace exchanges be conducted at private con-
ference, but it is highly significant indication. or
the democratizaton going on in Germany that
even the German statesmen are being forced into
making open statements Of their terms.
A democratic peace parley is gradually taxing
form. II is now showing such an accumulation OF
energy that the reactionary kind of chickering's
which the kaiser loves has been made impossible
Lloyd Georges new declaration Of war aims
was democratic announcement to the Teutonic
people II is now up to German public opinion
to demand that the kasers statesmen reply.
There is every likelihood that this will be done
quickly The kaiser is being driven, for the first
time in the history of Hohenzollernism, to democ-
rattle his war and peace powers. Democracy IS
winning the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

Public peace negotiations are now in progress
between the allies and the Central powers This is
the inevitable conclusion from the open declarations
being made by the various belligerent statesmen.
The negotiations are not following the time
worn custom of handing over the fates of nations
to few secret representatives who have settled
the outcome OF previous wars behind closed doors.
Instead of duplicating these proceedings of the past
the people of the warning nations are now being
publicly informed of every move the negotiations
take The negotiations themselves are simply the
announcements Of the hostile statesmen spoken
not principally to one another but to the millions
of people of all nations who are doing the fighting
and the suffering.
The kaiser has demanded from the start that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

play
The song Of the pipes swells out
big drum hits IL first on one eide
and then on the other. and each
time whirls his free drumstick like
windmill. lie is not. perhaps.
musical virtuoso. but there can BE-
no question about his ability m a
juggler.
Meanwhile. the village street has
become filled with soldiers.
Various detaehments. just back
from their work. fall In along the
sides Of the roadway The men.
with their steel helmets and leather
coats. their breasts exposed to the
wind. look like the DICTIONARIES Of
Rome. 4
The short. sharp words Of com.
mnnd and the cIink Of weapons
mingIc with the waIling Of pipea,
while ri their cottage doors, the
lonely wives of French soldiers
look calmly on all this hustle
in their street. A little fair
haired girl beats time TO the
music with her left hand.
The night has been saiuted by
the armies Of Britain.
The night has been saluted by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

Piping In the night.
This II the ceremony that I'm.
presses Fr~nehmen moro than
ANY other In the British iinss
tn France.
When Scotch kilfi~s blow out
their checks and tune up Ia
greet the ending Of the day. In
the streets Of little sh~ii-Eutted
French Villages. th~ poilus stand
around and marvel.
30 relates Henry Kuffin. French
war correspondent. In a little book
n dispa tch~a from the French front
II Is one Of the numerous war
that ftil the tables at the
British recruiting office. Second ave
and James st
This 10 Ruffin's story;
1T was just before sunset--ths
mo.t impressive moment Of tho day
in th-s. British lines.
Hear the Pipes
we were returning from the
trenches. about 4 o'clock. Tho sky
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

tNSIAfIsNE>T NUMBER EIGHT
OF HE TRENCH DICTIONARY
Taking Over--RsllevlnE the force in
trench.
Tanh--A new type OF British arm
orcd car.
Taubc--5erman for dove. A type ~
German airplane used early in the
war.
Tciiinovnik--A small offsochoider
under tho old regime In Russia.
Tear hh~1t-A German chemical
shell tina, temporarily affects the
~y~siEht
Terrftorial--An English soldier that
corresponds 10 an American mi.
iitiaman.
Tin Hats--S;ecl helmets. Also name
for staff officers
]. -. T.-TrinitroioiuoI One Of the
most powerful Of high explosives
Made from toiuoi treated with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
GREEK CHRISTMAS LATE

Greek residents OF Seattle ceiebrat'
ed Christmas yesterday, This u be-
cause the Greek calendar places the
dates OF all events - days later than
that used by Americans and Europe
an nations. Members OF the Seattle
Greek society say that more than So
600 of the Greeks who have adopSo<'
the United States as their country
are now serving in Uncle Sans
army and navy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
IT'S YOUR LIVER!
YOU'RE BILIOUS,
HEADACHY, SICK
Don't stay conssipaied with
breath bad. stomach sour
or a cold.
Enjoy life' Liven your liver
and bowels tonight and
feel fine.

Tonight sure Remove the liver
and bowel poison which Is keeping
your head dizzy. your tongue coat
ed. breath offensive and stomach
sour. Don't stay bilious. sick.
headachy, constipated and full Of
cold. Why don't you get box OF
cascarets from the drug store now
Eat one or two tonight and enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced
You will wake up feeling fit and
fine. Csscarets never grippe or
bother you all the next day. like
calomel. salts and pills. They act
gently but thoroughly. Mothers
should give cross, sick. bilious or
feverish children a whole Cascaret
any time. They are harmless and
children love them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

nitric and suiphuric acids
Tommy Atkins--Popuiar name for
English common soldier.
Tommy's Cooksr--A special kind OF
alcohol stove for the trenches.
Tovarish Plural observation-disclosures
word for conradc Used like the
-citoyen" Of the French revoiu.
ton.
Train Ssnitairc-Iiospitai train.
Traverse--A detail OF trench con-
struction 20 prevent enfiiading fire
by the enemy.
Trench CAndle-Also called ration
heater. A short length OF news
paper rolled light pasted to-
ge,hcr and soaked in melted paraf.
fine
Trcnrb feet-A disease OF the feet
brought on by cold and wet.
Turtle~--Gernan hand grenades.
observation-disclosures gun.
Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
=. T.. ID. Ks.
COLYWM
HINTS ron HOUSEWIVES

Never thro~ away ar cid slnk stfaiuer
Ths hole. c.s - plugged snd " ran -
usfd an esh tray
when pat,ina uR Faffisres % wtnie-
shsdsss do not nail them 10 shs -o@d g.
~osh Of tho arch o. ~tnao~. tbs sew
sfnmsrt needs ali the nstai " can get.
and nails shoaid - conserved.
He'd ants vtii not eat nssmsx ., hurts
their teeth,
Cream viii rot fr-.rs n kept In .
warm place.
A few piece. 81 rh~vins gum scattered
over . hardwood ftesf ~tii prevent ehii.
dfsa from slipping
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

PROPOSED
President Wilson in As hours, a mi
worker could home al Cree
La n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
HAVE A HEART

We are willing to vote when polling
time comes.
It's our duty. 40 history teaches
Hut II II part OF our duty also
To rad all tn. campaigning
speeches.
Mans na~heraiiy an optlrnist
That's why you hear lots NV talk NV
IN good old times an none Nv tn
hard old tines.
Don't worry II there's no coal In
your bin. The shortage IL only pry.
Geological. according to Doc Gar
field.
And don't worry II the temper.
allure goes TO zero. That feeling of
GOODNESS 10 only psychological.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
SHOW THIS TO YOUR PLUMBER.
1T MAY AM(SE HIM

Urom the Decatur Heraid)
Frozen Water Heaters. Repairing
specially. Not n plumber. there.
fore prices reasonable. c. w.
Brewer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

MITCHELL s. d. has turned bank 10000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
ANSWERS TO OUR READERS

ANSWERS To OUR READERS
Please tell me how to make light
bread.--Mrs. NJ. q. c.
The only light bread OF which we
have ever heard is the current roll
What member Of an orchestra
does the least work7--N. u.
The drummer lie beats u when.
ever there In any work TO be done.
Why IL II that 20 few horses ever
try to bite7--J. NJ. q.
Because they know biting will not
hurt n bit.
What kind OF plant never has
any icaves7-L. w. s.
A steel plant.
on what kind OF people does n tel
egraph company depend the mostl--
Il. w. III.
The Poles
Dear madam" begins reply
from Sears, Robuck's, I'VE were sor.
~ 10 l'irn IroHi your ietttT tnht we
had forwarded the improper hose to
you
WHY DIDN'T HE ASK OLIvEs
Urom bloomington. Wis. Record
Miss Olive Hope, teacher at Sa.
lem, II home for tho holidays. Miss
Hope saw the jackknife which a
Kenoshn man swallowed and knows
NIL tho circumstances OF the case.
The knife was found In his stomach
and he didn't know how Il got there.
II the kaiser was quite sure of his
mailed fist and shining sword. would
he be sending up hot air balloons?
jokes about the slow railroads
should hereafter be addressed to Mr..
McAdoo.
SHOW THIS TO YOUR PLUMBER.
1T MAY AMUSE HIM
Urom the Decatur Heraid)
Frozen Water Heaters. Repairing
specially. Not n plumber. there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

Jokes about the slow railroads
should hereafter be addressed to Mr..
McAdoo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

1T MIGHT be satisfactory to patron
reduced for strap hangers and increased
ated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
Jewelry as Usual

'Hcro's 5000" said u. =.
hills ON table where Mrs. Tn
TINS tea. II wish you'd buy my
Paris" Mrs- Roosevelt has been
bureau" at the Army Y. NJ, &.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

GERMANY'S HOLDINGS Africa, before the wnr
five the Germany she's lost practically
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08

II the kaiser was quite sure OF his
mailed fist and shining sword. would
he be sending up hot air balloons?
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HE GOT HIT WITH SOME MT.
SO? IT'S SO IN THE DICTIONARY

iNsTAiI.MEST NUMBER EIGHT
OF Tie TRENCH DICTIONARY
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03
YOU NEED NOT SUFFER WITH
BACKACHE AND RHEUMATISM

For centuries GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil has been a standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
trouble, and all diseases connected with
the urinary organs. The kidneys and
bladder are the most important organs of
the body. They are the filters, the puri.
fiers of your blood. If the poisons which
enter your system through the blood and
stomach are not entirely threwn out by
the kidneys and bladder you are doomed,
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache, stomach trouble,
headache, pain in loins, and lower abdo-
men, gall-stones, gravel, difficulty when
urinating, cloudy and bloody urine, rheu.
matism, ~sciatica, lumbago, all warn you
to look after your kidneys and bladder.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are
what you need.
They are not a "patent medicine" MOI
a new discovery" For 200 years they
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03

have been a standard household remedy.
They are the pure, original imported
HARLEM Oil your great-grandmother
used, and are perfectly harmless. The
healing, soothing oil soaks into the cells
and lining of the kidneys and through
the bladder, driving out the poisonous
germs. New life, fresh strength and
health will come as you continue this
treatment. When completely restored to
your usual vigor, continue taking a cap
sule or two each day. They will keep
you in condition and prevent a return of
the disease.
Do not delay a minute. Delays are
especially dangerous in kidney and blad-
der trouble. All reliable druggists sell
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
They will refund the money if not as rep
resented. In three sizes, sealed packages.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL. Accept no substitutes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03
WIFE IS TEMPORARY RECEIVER
Might Not Be Bad Idea for Many Men
to Adopt Plan Recommended
by Judd.

There is a story in the American
Magazine in which a man who hasn't
been able to get along on his salary
installed his wife as temporary receiv-
er. 1t worked wonders with him.
Here is part of the story:
What you want said Judd, smil-
ing, is to 90 into the hands of a re-
ceiver-a temporary receiver-like
your firm did. You said they did, didn't
you? How are they coming out?'
Zine! said Brett.
"'That's good. And that's what you
need-t0 go into the hands of a TEN.
porary receiver. You amt a bad bust,
ness man, but you've got yourself all
balled up. You ought to go to some,
body and say: Here! I've got my
affairs all balled up, and / can't seem
to pull out and get my debts paid and
everything cleaned up, and it is wor.
rying me to death, and if somebody
don't do something I'm going to have
Il nerve smash and 20 plumb bank.
rupt! Here, you take me over and see
what you can do"
Brett drew a deep breath and look.
ed at Tudd qu~estionahly. Tudd was 9
success and a kindly man. If Tudd
would
"'And the person to be your tenn
porary receiver said Tudd, is you
wife, of course"
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NeHczW CNNNl2ZR W. LNNNW ME kNR q

United States today with men who knew how
to operate them and take care Of them there
would be no question but that we could export
to our allies every bushel of wheat they require
and still have an abundance for our own use.
That is, if old Mother Nature and the weather
man did not conspire to turn things topsy-turvy.
The first track layers ever manufactured and
put into commercial use were very much like the
track layers sent over to the Russian armies be-
fore the bOlSheviki disturbed our calculations as
to the course of the war. They were adapted to
haul heavy loads through snow, ice, mud and
slush and on uneven roads in the logging woods
Of Maine. They were invented by A. O. Lombard
of Waterville, Me-, who is, so far as is known, the
inventor of the track layer. He put his first track
layer in operation early in 1900 and secured a
patent on it on May q, 1901.
In The six months following our declaration that
a state of war existed with Germany an average
Of two gas tractor companies have been incor-
porated each day. They are good, Indifferent and
bad. Some are Of the stock-sening, get-rich-quick
variety.
There is no way of telling how many gasoline
tractors there are in use upon the farms Of the
United States. An expert in power
puts the number at 250, 900.
Farm experts already foresee the day when
gasoline power will be almost universal in agri-
culture. The war In a few months has done more
to increase the demand for mechanical power on
the farm than years of peace would have accom-
plished. The faithful horse will never leave us,
but much of his hardest work will be done by
gasoline, even on the smaller farms.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03
The Pershing Rifles.

Fifty yellow and blue badges, the insignia of
the Pershing Rifles, a crack military company
of the University of Nebraska, are being treas
ured by as many former students of that insti-
tuition these days. One of them Is William
Green of Abilene, Kan.
ut was Pershing's own idea" says Mr.. Green.
1--WE had been picked from the military company
Of which he was instructor after coming from
West Point to Lincoln. We met in his room one
night to organize and The Lieut. as we ia
miliarly called the instructor-he was a second
lieutenant then-asked what colors we wanted
on our badges.
"'Yellow and blue-cavalry colors.'
"I hHve the very thing he responded, and
went to a chiffonier from which he took a brand
new pair of cavalry trousers. With shears he
ruthlesSly cut them across, making fifty badges,
each with a strip of blue and the yellow leg
stripe. We called the organization the Per
shing Rifles and were very proud of the honor.
PerShing took us on long camping trips under
strict military regulations, and we felt that he
was more of a father than a professor to us.
He never forgot his boys, as he called us.
The night he arrived in San Antonio. to take
charge of the Southwest division after the death
Of General Funston, I was at his hotel. Though
a score of prominent men and officers were wait
ing to see him he recognized me and spent five
minutes asking after the students and laughing
over the university days.
ale was a strict disciplinarian. always want
ing things done in a ~hurry-which makes reason
able his Impotence now to get at the Germans
but intensely human, He was the one prOfes,
sor to whom the boys went with their troubles
and that is a good test of the human side Of
anybody"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03

Vegetable Compound cured me SO did
not need the operation, and | am telling
all nv friends about it."-Mrs. a.. w.
BNzER, Black River Falls, Wis.
1t is just such experiences as that OF
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy a household word
from ocean to ocean. Any woman who
suffers from inflammation, liberation,
displacements, backache, nervousness,
irregularities or "the blues" should
not rest until she has given Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03
identified.

Joe" Jefferson once presented q
check at a Detroit bank, only to be
told by the cashier that he'd have to
be identified.
With a twinkle in his eye the great
actor quoted from the play with which
his name will always be associated:
IF my leedle dog Schneider was
only here, he'd know me-"
Enough! exclaimed the cashier as
he Immediately cashed the check.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03

V me from an
operation, / cannot
say enough in praise
oft. Isuffere from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me so
] could hardly be up
from my bed, and /
was unable to do my
Homework. l had
the best doctors in
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
lydia f. Pinkham'S
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-03

loads of beetS she was do
ing the work of ten two
horse teams. With hay at $50
a ton, rolled barley at from
$50 to $50 a ton and other
feed proportionately high, it
will keep a farmer busy to
feed his work stock, let alone
make a profit. The United
States department Of agricul-
ture once made an estimate
that it cost $121 in feed and
time to keep u horse through
out the year. The operation
Of L-54, which replaces 70
horses, costs as follows:
Twenty-Five gallons of dis
tillate developing 20 horse
power (the work Of 20 horses
for ten hours), at 10 cents
per gallon. $3.50; two gal
Ions Of cylinder oil at about
55 cents a gallon, $l.lO;
track oil, transmission Oil
and cup grease will probably
90 from IS cents to 81 a day.
Total, $4.6O.
If anything in the world
could stave off a threatened
crisis in the worlds food sup
ply 1t would be the tank
in agriculture. If there
were a sufficient number Of
gasoline tractors in the