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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
ORIGIN or rur DISEASE

Spanish Influenza. which appear
I'd in Spain in May. has swept over
the world in numerous epidcmies As
far back as history runs Hippo
rates refers to an epidemic in l2
II. .. which ts regarded by many
10 have been infiuensa. Every cen
fury has had it's attacks Beginning
with 1871. this eountry has had five
THE SYMPTOMS
Grip. or Influenza as IL Is now
called. usually begins with chill.
followed by aching. fevev,shness
and sometimes nausea and din, iness.
and general feeling Of weakness
and depression. The temperature Is
from 100 TO 100. and the fever uru-
ally lasts from three 20 five days
Tho germs attack the mucous mem
brane. or lining Of the air passages
nose, throat and bronchial tubes
Their. IL usually hard cough. cape
e,ally bad at night; .,, cf,en, TIN -. a
quently all the appearances OF . Sc
we're head cold
THE TREATMENT
Go TO bed at the first symptoms
take purgative. cat plenty Of
nourishing food. remain perfectly
quiet and don't worry Nature her
self Is the only cure" for influenza
only you conserve your strength, 4
little. ouininc. Aspirin or Dsvcr's
Powder may be given ~ the physi-
clans directions to allay the aching
Always call . doctor. since the chief
danger Of grip Is in its weakening
effect en- the system, which allows
complications TO Develop. rheee are
chiefly pneumonia and bronchitis
sometimes inflammation OF the mid
die ear. or heart affections. For
these reasons. II Is very important
that the patient remain in bed until
his strength returns-stay in bed at
least two days or more after the
fever has left you. or N you are
over so or not strong stay in bed
four days or more. according to the
severity OF the attack.
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
In order to stimulate the lining Of
tho air passages to throw off the
grip germs. to aid in loosening the
phlegm and keeping the air pas
sages open. thus making the breath
Ing easier. Weeks NspoRub will be
found effective Hot, vet towels
should be applied over the throat.
chest and back between the shout
der blades to open the pores Then
vapoRub should be rubbed in over
tho parts until the skin Is red.
spread on thickly and covered with
two thicknesses OF hot flannel
cloths Leave the clothing loose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
ny r. A. TOMBSTONE

WASHINGTON. ID. C. Dec 10
on. % the peace problems the new
session OF congress faces is reso-
luton written By Congressman
swaynr Shcriey OF Kentucky. which
proposes TO solve the transportation
home question for Girl war workers
in Washington.
Thousands OF these girls soon will
be discharged from the governments
service. Many OF them have been
unable TO save enough money 20 pay
their transportation home. some Nv
Ing as far away as the Pacific coast
sherlcy's bill. II enacted. will carry
an appropriation large enough to
take every girl TO the railway sta
ton nearest her home and all she
will have TO do will he 20 apply for
a raiiroad ticket when she is given
her discharge notice.
As Shcrley is chairman OF the
house appropriations committee. IL is
probable that he viii rush his bin
thru the committee and that II viii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
STARSHELLS
WHY PORT WAYNE WIDOWS
ARE ANGRY

Personal--w Would like TO correa
pond with lady or widow between Is
ana 49, object matrimony. Address
-. care Journal Gazette. Fort
wayne. Ind. Journal. Gazette.
Richard Spillane estimates there
are $4,000 .nlllionaircs in the United
States. We supposed there were
many more. We thought we'd read
In the past two years OF moro than
that number being married to tele.
phone girls.
- furnace company adycrtises
FROM gas 10 coal in one minute. :"
Which prompts j. j. TO suggest that
whiie tho weather is warm every.
body should convert as much gas in.
to coal as possible.
Tho Society for the Prevention Of
Useless Receiving IL going strong in
our street" writes Charlie Shannon.
so far we have ~ members who
have sworn to receive no presents
uuoer tnc OFFICIAL pan
The list 10 date includes:
Boche helmets.
Whisky TASKS.
Jeiiarcts.
Shaving mugs inscribed Tom and
Jerry"
Stems.
Warbrldc bonncts.
Trench coats.
Home. knitted sox.
Iron mirrors.
Tkulelcs.
Corduroy handkerchlefs.
Capt. Rumor Jeffrey writes 10 Yak.
lima friends that his battery liz watch.
Ing the Rhine. You can probably be.
lievc this rumor.
Sergt. Huron Lake belongs 20 that
unit
Yes; we presume he Is one Of the
Great Lakes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
SPANISH MFlUENZA--A new name
FOR AN old familiar DISEASE |
Simply the Same Old Grip That Has Swept Over Tie
World Time and Again. The Last Epidemic
in the United States Was in l8S9-9O.

around the neck as the heat Of the
body liberates the ingredients ia
the form OF vaporR These yaporS
inhaled with each breath. carry the
medication directly to the parts az
fected. At the same time. NapoRue
Is absorbed through and stimulates
the skin. attracting the blood 10 the
surface. and thus aids in relieving
the congestion within.
NO OCCASION ron PANIC
There is no occasion for panic
influenza or grip has very low
percentage OF fataiities--not over
dred cases. according TO the n {.
Board of Health. The chief danger
lies In complications arising, attack
Ing principally patients in run
down cordition--those who don't 80
to bed soon enough. or those who
Get up too early.
HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
Evidence seems to prove that th,s
- germ disease. spread prinsipsr-
~ by human contact. chleiV
through coughing. sneering or spi-
ting. So avoid persons having eelas
which means avoiding Groves.
common drinking cups ronsr
towels. etc Keep up your bodily
strength by plenty OF exercise -
the open air. ana GOOD iooo'
kEEp FREE FROM COLDS
Above all. avoid colds. as colds "
ritate the lining OF the air passssss
and render them much better breea'
ing places for the germs.
Use Nick's NapoRub at the Vey
first sign OF cold For hesi
cold. melt a little NRpoRuh 70
spoon and inhale the vapors, or pes.
ter stu. use NapoRuh in a beni9s
steam kettle. n this Is not svsH,,,
able. use an ordinary teakettle y.
half-full OF boiling water, put :
half n teaspoon OF NapoRub iross
time to time-keep the kettle JUS
slowly boiling and inhalc the stes"
arising. ~
NOTk,-Vick's VapoRub is the az.
girt. who found how TO combine !,
salve form. Menthol and Campha
with such volatile oils "a Euealss,
when the salve Ia applied to W.
body heat these ingredients are Nv
Grated in the form OF Vapors. wy
Rub can be had I'm three sizes a,
While comparath'
new In certain parts OF the Nortn,,s
Is the standard home remedy ~
South and West for all forms
cold troubles-oVer six million
were sold last year. Napohuy a.
particularly recommended for on
dren's Group or colds, as " N,s,a
ternally applied and can. there,tha
he used freely and often withous
slightest harmful effects
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
SOUTHWEST AFRICA
MOST DESIRABLE

German southwest Africa Is a
more desirable region. But tho Il
has a climate suitable for white
people. It's rainfall IL 80 scanty 40
TO make itH soil infertile and n
lacks hhrbors stock raising IL the
nearest TO agricultural development
here Copper. diamonds. gold. as
bestos and graphite are among it's
natural products.
II IL In this region that the most
brutal treatment OF native popula-
tions by Germans IL recorded. treat.
ment which goes far to determine
the victora over Germany that she
shall not rule people OF other races
Her efforts 10 oxterminate Bush.
men and Hottentots have been set
forth at length in sworn testimony
collected by the British high com.
mission.
As 10 the German colonies in the
Pacific, their real value IN as naval
bases, and Australia and New Zca.
land have no dcsiro to SEQ German
naval bases In nearby waters.
German New Guinea has n most
unLealthful climate. but II does pos
sess valuable tropical woods and
rubber. Close TO IL are tho Blsnark
archipelago and the Solomon Is.
lands I'm a little better state OF eco.
nomic development.
North from New Guinea the Caro-.
limo and Marshall Island produce
copra, cotton. coffee and rubber;
sandalwood and tortoise shell come
from these islands.
The S0moa islands. which were
divided between Germany and tho
United states in 1899. have more
civilized population than other Ger.
man colonial possessions. Valuable
cocoa and rubber plantations flour.
ish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
ny RtTIf

At SEA. NEAR THE q =.
COAST. Dec 30--Thc war was not.
after all. such "A big ana important
thing. II has been greatly cxng.
gented.
50 says Old Man FIggcrs. Ana.
as usual. he has statiatics 20 prove
H.
The death rate Of the world Was
increased By the war about two and
nine. trnths per cent" remarked the
old man. coming out 81 one OF his
spells Of mental arithmetic. "Of
course" he went on. Il am taking
account of the deaths Of tho soldiers
only. not Of the civilian populations.
Yes. | would say the whole worlds
death rate was not increased more
Than three per cent"
He wanted 20 see what effec, this
would have on me. Then he put In
the climax:
The falling birth rate due 10 birth
control and race suicide and 10
forth has cut down IN. worlds pop
ulation during the last four years
more than the deaths due 10 war.
asked him what be meant by that
lie Explains
Just what I say" he replied.
The birth rate in the European
countries and America during the
last 20 years. has fallen at least five
10 the thousand. or one-hnlf OF one
per cent Of the total population. The
population Of the eight principal civ.
illzcd countries Of the world comes
10 about $4,000. 900. One half ~ one
per cent Of this would be $500. 900.
Then. II the birth rate during the
past four and a half years had been
49, great in there countries as IL was
only little over "A generation ago.
there would have been born 1880.
900 more babies than were actually
born.
But. I figure that the actual loss
due 20 soldiers deaths was only
1870 600 so the world lost more
people by its declining birth rate
than II did by killing OF soldiers on
the battlefield"
But where" I demanded. do you
get that figure for tho soldiers
Deaths"
Official reports" he replied
They generally figure that about
COCO 900 men lost their lives on the
field ~ battle Ten million men" he
rep~ated Sounds terribly big
doesn't ~" Old Man FigEers paused.
BiottInE Out sun
did you ever hold up a nickel TO
the sun at a distance Of two feet
from your eyer" he asked. 1t blots
out the sun. doesn't Il? Wen. it's
that way about figures. Ten mil
lion soldiers sounds lot until you
stop and figure that the total pop
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN
WOULD SEND GIRL WAR
WORKERS BACK TO HOMES

be passed BY the house.
Girl war workers who have serv.
ed their country by leaving thelr
homes and coming to the capital to
work for the government should b<
given the same reduced mileage
rate when they return 10 their
homes as soldiers who have served
their country In the trenches" In
sists John s. Beach. executive secre-
tary of the National Federation Of
Federal Employees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
NO TONIC LIKE HOODS
Sarsaparilla For Time like This.
After Influenza. the Grin

When purified blood. rebuilt strength
ana regulated bowels are essential.
In tho nfter-effccts Of influenza.
the grip ana other prostrating dis.
eases. Hoods Sarsaparilln has re.
markable health helping effect
II expels the poisons that have
weakened and depleted tho blood.
causing pallor, anemia. flabby flesh
and lax muscles. II f. the standard
blood remedy with successful rec.
ord of nearly fifty years.
Many people--it IL really astonish
ing how many need u fine, gentle,
easy cathartic In these trying times.
We recommend Hoods Pills, used In
the best families. and equally eff
fective with delicate women or 70
bust men. Easy to take. easy to op
crate
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
\ WORD FROM
JOSH WISH.
Norc'n half tn
time tn feiIer In
III rear NV tn pro
cc~sion don't know
W II ut tune th
bands playln'.
WHY NOT USE IT FOR 4
NERAL CARR

Guy Zigler has received funeral
car from Cleveland that Is u novelty
in this section. IL is SO constructed
That II viii carry an entire funeral
party. including the friends. the un.
dertaker and the corpse. IL has n
seating capacity OF 36 in the rear and
three in the front. including the driv.
er Of tho car. Mr.. Ilglcr has not az
yet determined what he will do with
it.-Sevillc. o. Herald.
King George is off the waterway
on. We hope he doesn't reserve a
seat in "A restaurant TO watch tho
New Year swim in.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

Just as soon ms you eat a tablet Of
Papc's Diapepsin, all tho dyspepsia.
indigestion and stomach distress
ends These pleasant. harmless tab.
let's OF Pape's Diapcpsin never fail TO
make sick. upset stomachs feel fine
at once. and they cost so little mt
drug stores
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
Our Restaurants

Seattle restaurants, compared with those of British
Columbia, are profiteerng unconscionably
And yet the Canadians too, are making immense
profits so much that dominion investigation il con-
tempated with an eye to Withdrawing the licenses of those
who guilty. ~
Prices in British Columbia are 20 per cent loss than
IN Seatueand the portions larger Take for instance
the bread question In Seattle restaurant patrons are still
on bread ratons, tho the has lifted the ban
In British Columbia there no such restriction Think
OF the enormous advantage Seattle restaurant men have in
TINS one item alone They proftng when thew denv
their patrons greater amount Of bread This profit should
enable them to reduce the prices of meals But do they
Not so you can notice it, '
Our Canadian neghbors going to deal drastcoll,
with their profiteers. Will do likewise?
II see says Cynical Sadie, "thot the recine for
curing s9c'qt anarchy IS the for pleasing MAN
feed the bruteP" ' " mum
Familiar spectacle: Ordnance officer 1rith sjr
months dese SERVICE han0hty recetvig the salute Of
ntedated doughboy Just back from Fra,ice!
wen, what dye know! Here's another Christmas
gone by and the kaiser didnt eat dinner in Paris!
Sailors speak Of "the ships toaist" Thev didnf
spell 1t that 1caU at Go-It-the-Whoe-Hog Island
Fred HohenzoHerns 1Oife is qoin0 TO yisit him 5n
HOLLAND. But has motIterin-la1O isn't.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
JAPANESE AMERICAN
TRADE is GROWING

Especial TO The Star by ~ T. AZ
TOXIC. Dec. 3o.-Japans ship
ments TO America for the fiscal year
were ss.s4s .o5s. sc2. Despite trade
restrictions thru lack Of shipping.
this Is gain Of s2s.5oe.eee. SILK.
rice and cotton goods led
Lincoln. Neb.. pays scent stress
car fares.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
E(dlie@nr's Mail
uAyEHCAMps VERSION

Editor The Star. la answer 90
an article published In Tho Star
Wednesday. December 70. In which
a Mrs. Wilson. residing at 1903 Mel.
rose ave. complains 20 the police
that % tenant and four men came
out 10 her house and beat her up,
the facts are ns follows.
A Mrs Dctcrhauper. the tenant,
called on the Anti.itent Profitnering
league about week ago. request.
Ing assistance and stating that she
had been locked out Of her home by
the landlady She told un that she
had son who WIS IN the service.
stationed AZ Fort Wordcn
called up the police department.
requesting that they send an Of.
ficer out TO Hee Mrs. Wilson. the
landlady. They did 90, but the
woman refused 10 open the door for
her tenant We then sent the ten
ant Ia H. G. Saunders. the United
States district attorney. ana WAS
referred To- the council Of patriotic
service. who called the iandlady on
the phone and told her that she
was subject 90 81 900 fine and one
year IN jail N she continued 20 lock
her tenant out Of the place. She
refused to open the door. however.
Tuesday night l sent committee
composed 81 seven members. four
men and three women, out To see
Mrs. Wilson and To ask her TO allow
her tenant IA remain. The com.
mittce reported back that the ten.
ant WAS again back In her room.
This WAS accomplished by paying
the rent. which was due Deccm.
her ~.
The iandlady secured warrant
for tho arrest OF one Of the com.
nittee. Mir Merriam. who will be
defended by MIR. Bradford. tho
leagues attorney.
~ a. HANERcAMP.
President Anti Rent frofitecring
League
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
IaUDs CAR uEN

Editor The Star: have lived
here ~ years. and have rode on
every street car line in this city. and
"a I have no relatives working for
the company. viii gay right here.
in all my travels over the continent
I have never met or seen "A nicer
or better class OF men In any place
that have been.
have seen them help old people
off and on cars. also crippler. WON.
er ana mothers with go-carts and
tsab.en. have seen the conductor step
down from the car 10 the ground. II
necessary. 10 annist and help people
get on the car. W. G. COLE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

The East is East. and the West il
west"
And II ever the twain should
meet
Occidental Interpretation Of the
classical dance OF the Orient has pro.
dueed the artistic sensation Of the
year" NO critics say. Miss Catherine
du Pont. clever English dancer. after
IL months in the Far East. comes TO
America with now version Of
"Noh." tho ceremonial dance Of ia.
pan. meaning accomplishment"
Miss du Pont viii present the dance
in America and Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
OLD man FICCERS NOW HASIT
ALL 'FICCERED' OUT HOW WORLD
WAR KILLED SMALL PERCENTAeI

uihtion OF the earth ia 400 esa e..
Then the total u aoldlers ep,,,''.
IN the armies - 30 900 600
on" per cent ~ 90 900 900 Il kos q,
Ana that IN the number Of 49,
mat would occur among the euu.s,
men In peace times. regardle.- !.
the war. That ~ the percen,,n.
mortality, according 10 liz 80
anoo tables for men Of that ags
30 We must figure that h q
ana a half years. the Ordinary ~
tahtieH would amount to zs5s I.
when you have subtractsd 49,
normal deaths from your 1000, n.
battle deaths. and COMPARED Il,
100000 remaining battle d..,s.
win the worlds death rate, you 49,
that the rate has only bee, :
creased two and nine.tenths -.
cent"
Who said Harm
Does that measure the harm so..
by the war;" I asked.
Harm done? who said there wa.
any harm doneg'
DO you regard organized kiH,.
Of human beings az a world bI,,.
Ing. them"
who said anything about ws,u
blessing ! WAS talking abog, ~
loss Of life by deaths In the bat,.
field. was talking about n. a
900 900 men killed. a. they are r..
orally spoken or as proving a.
greatness OF the war-the gres,s.s,
for bad or good. say tha; IL ~,
rather a trining affalr-from IL,
point OF view. People must die n.
world gets crowded and peo,n
lostle one another There isn't fsst
or land enough 20 20 around
do you believe that2" / put IN
NO. There's plenty OF earss
surface. But people won't 20 who.
the land h.. It's the sheep lnstinr
that makes the trouble. Each I'd.
lows the other They stick Id.
noses together and keep their eys
on the ground. Where the bel
wether goes they all go. even II IN
TO the slaughter house"
How About Manned.
How about the MANNED. the blind
and insane. the widows and uneis.
Gated children. the brutalized SPIRIT.
the diseased bodies-will your sn.
tlstics do away with these7' asked.
Thank God. We are thru with
wars for our livesF' he said. "Cnti
another generation grows up that
does not know and wants 70 learn
It's lesson. we are thru with war.
I'm for the League Of Nations And
the bigger and stronger the league,
the better ] will like H."
Then IL wasn't a big or import.
ant thine-this worlds war itssf-
'oh. IL was a good little war: !.
taught US a lot" he replied. as he
picked UP his book. and lef, him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

According TO n French scientist
potassium must be added TO the list
OF radioactive substances
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
ACIDITY,
INDIGESTION, Gas
Quick! Eat just one tablet
OF Pape's Diapepsin for
instant relief

When meals don't iii and you
bclch gas, acids and undigested food
When YOU feel Jumps OF distress in
stomach. pain. flatulence. heartburn
or headache. Here is instant relief
No waitfnrf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30
The Year of the Great Peace

Like one who watches by some bed
Where Love lies 81 and Hope aeema fled
70 has Il seemed the lofty sklca
Rave watched with wide. unwinkinE eyes
Have watched the enguifInR flood
OF madness. muck and mud
or wrath and tears and blood
Mayhap. God. too. has watched in pain
To sec the nations slay and slain.
Like one whose long watch thru tho nigh,
finds ripe reward b. mornings light
When dire Disorder files and frees
Tho couch from danger and dlaease
Now comes the worlda surccaso
Now comes tho worlds release
Now comes the great Great Peace
God takes tho hurt world on his breast
And iulis IT, fevercd soul TO rest
Copyright. 1918. y. r. A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

Sailors speak Of 'the ships uaist" Thev didn'
spell 1t that DaD at Go-It-the-WhoLe-Hog Island
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

wen, what dye kn0W! Here's another Christ,n
gone by, and the kaiser didmt eat dinner in Parisi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

Fred Hohenzouern's rife is going to visit him in
Holland. But his mother-in-lalo isn't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

hom.taar spectacle: Ordnance officer, NTH cir
months desk service hau0hIy receivirtg the sote off,
ntedated doughboD Just back iron, Fra,,ce!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

Would like 70 correa.
pond with lady or widow between IS
ana fS' object matrimony. Addrors
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

4 see, says Cynical Sadie, "that the recipe for
feed the brute" r'' " mum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

sa9lES3y Q HH&  R5&zy2 What feature and item AEyy causes women of Birming- EEiR l. .., tr, .,,.n,n,d cor.t a in 1la- :.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
"0n the Old Muddy
BARGE DELAYED

MIR. w. F.. Lyman is reported
as meeting with provoking acci-
dent ih the vicinity of the Sutton
ranch last week, when a shaft
broke, necessi6ating tedious de-
lay. 1t transpires that he and his
man Mr.. F. Blake took their trac-
tor off and traveld overland to
Eales where the tractor was sold
to MIR. Emery Lyman, w. F.. hav-
ing now decided to adopt differ
ent motive power in place of the
tractor. From Eales they went
to Mobridge, where work was
started on the steamboat. A
launch was also purchased, in
which Mr.. Blake returnd to the
disabled barge Monday.
AS soon as the barge is repaira
Mr.. Sutton will utilize it to take
200 head of hogs across to Dunns
island which he is now occupying
under a lease.
We are informd that MIR. Ly-
man is going to deliver the coal
along the river at $500 ton, and
that he has secured orders for the
delivery of 5000 tons in Pierre.
The above account may not be
accurate or full in all particulars,
in which event it is owing to the
fact that the telephone line be-
tween the Sutton ranch and Forest
City was all but out of commission
and particulars could not be OBJ
taind from that source.