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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
FAMOUS POET MAD

Porncr. the poet, II very offended.
He was told BY the editor that his
contribution was tolerated In this
column. lie does not understand
tho usage of the word tolerated. he
Hnya. having been given 90 under.
stand from various sources that his
contribution was oreditablc. not 10
aay meriiorinns. IN some instances
actually having been given ansur.
anee that II amounted to actual
genius
lie feels himself outraged. and is
seriously considering putting an end
TO the muse forever. aitho this step.
he says. would reduce the column
10 msdiocrity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
Alaska Lecture

Those interested in Alaska profit by attending
an illustrated lecture by L. MCPHERSON manager the
Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. in the
assembly hall of the chamber Saturday evening
Mcpherson, an authority Alaska, has secured a num-
Der OF original stereopticon views from the Nohand He
Will present these together with comprehensive summary
OF the conditions that constitute modern Alaska While
the lecture was arranged specially for the American Inst
tute Of Mining Engineers the general public is invited
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
1t Does Matter

And his heart-it not true
But there on Flanders blood red fields
Where men broken r made
He fought the battles of flesh and soul
While he had red blood o wade.
lie swallowed the acid taste OF fear
That ranked ur in his throat;
And fought the great fight OF man,
And crossed with God. the moat.
Yes, crossed the moat won his fight
And went thru the purging fire
And man like tho pure white lilies afloat
Sprang from out OF the mirc.
He did not know and could see,
But war has opened his eyes
1t showed him the road to Heaven He'll,
And how a brave man dies.
Yes, how he dies and how he lives,
And should fight the battles peace.
So now II matters IL he
When this wild turmoil shall cease.
Lloyd Luzadee. Pvt. Inf. In stars and STRIPES
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

We shortened our 'front.' says
Berlin. We've noticed for the past
two months that the Germans have
been putting up n smaller front
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
A New Era-The Air Lane

With the flight of Lieut. A. f. Hogland army aviator
from Sacramento to Seattle and return the beginning OF
epoch in the Northwest must be recorded. In the
future will take to the air. the element once thought
by the devout to be created especially for respiratory pur
poses and birds and prohibited forever to man.
Man will travel thru the of the air in much the
that he speeds his asphalt and brick
roads. only faster He win carry freight and mail. and
other cargoes and operate pleasure arpanes The pere
ton of inventions will short time make the best
arplane in existence by comparison what the
donkey-cart is to the automobile
Pessmists and skepcs will start their usual lamenta-
tons-he kind that derided the first steamship and cleo
trcty. only ceverer in advanced age They will point
out apparently natural disadvantages difficulties
etc. of which naturally exist which, il they exist
will be overcome by mans inventive genius.
No state how far mans mastery of the air
will go-no knows. II may be complete. Man will
be satisfied until it is complete Even it is
probably complete his mastery of the elemental
For apane wrecked there two ships destroyed
1t is infinitely easier to slide thru the air than force
passage thru water trundle land There will
be why air freghters cannot be large and
powerful nersand trains. OF course it will be
hard the steamship and railway companies but they
take stock airplane their capital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
Cedar River Dam Sealed

City officials deserve the highest conmendation for
their determination, in the face Of journalistic and other
Knockers to seal the Cedar River dam
The capacity of the citys electric power plant will be
doubled as result TO the great majority of the people
Of Seattle, this will be welcome news.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
A GOOD EXCUSE FOR EVERY

All persons appearing on the
street without mash will be sub
ject to arrest-San Rafael Cali
Independent.
You remember the oldfashioned
bcfore-thc.war bread which we alt
agreed last winter was 80 bad for
the human racer
What about9
oh. nothing, except that every.
body will have TO go back TO It.
And gosh. how we dread It.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

published In trancc)
At tho nth hour on the nth day
OF the 18th month. hostiliticH came
TO AN end from Switzerland 10 the
sea. Early that morning, from the
wireless station on the Eiffel Tower
Ia Paris. there had gone forth thru
the air TO tho wondering, half'in'
credulous line that tho Americans
held from near Sedan To the Moselle
tho order from Marshal Fooh TO
cease firing on the stroke Of IL.
ON the stroke OF ~ the cannon
stopped. the rifles dropped from the
shoulders. the machine guns grew
still. There followed then a strange.
unbelievable silence aN tho the world
had died. II lasted but a moment
lasted for the space that breath
Is held. Then came such an uproar
of relief and iuhllance. such "A loot
ing OF horns. shrleklng OF whistles,
such an overture from tho bands
and trains and church bells. such a
shouting of voices as tho earth In
not likely to hear again In our day
and generation.
when night fell on the battlefield
the clamor Of the celebration wassd
rather than wan.d. Darkness
There was none, Rockets and a
ccaselcrz fountain OF star shells
made tho lines streak OF glorious
brillianee across the face OF startled
France while. By the light OF flares.
the front and all It's dancing. boast.
ing. singing peoples was as clearly
visible as tho the sun sat high in
the heavens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

A WORD FROM
D JOSH WISE
II won't all
come out In IN
wash unless you
do some hard rub
bin an use good
soap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

The world war debt. when Ah
year ends. win amount to two hun
dred billions OF dollars. OF this. ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
Can't Do Best Work
With Closed Mind


IL you're "all baiied up and can't
think straight. and u your IDEAS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

The police Investigation Of the accident that
nearly killed Miss Dorothy Gleason Thursday. should
be complete. p e. Cummings. who drove the car, may
not be in the least to bLdme-bnt hes auto accidents
that result IN fractured skulls becoming frequent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
A COLUMN OR TWO
Comments, Views, Thoughts, Smiles and Throbs
Cleaned Here and There
BY IIEBA

out OF law office in virrs,.
out OF a cobler's shop in Wales. a.,
OF a village doctors office in Frspe.
and from a farm on the island a
Sicily came the four men VIA. !,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
Flares Succeed Silence the Last Zero
MPpF Sn Describes h WA GmsC Even Nor nnAm

EDIrOR'S NOTE-Ihe fol
lowing Il the description 81 the
end ~ tho war In The Stars
and Stripes" the Yankee paper
published In trancc)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

Play safe, folks, arod crotcds much as possible.
Let's beat this second attack OF the 'flu."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

I ANks ItRlf's was ~ sfAa -
visible as tho the sun sat high in
the heavens,
Germans Celebrate ms Well
Tho man from Mars. coming 20
earth on tho morning OF November
II, 1918. would have been hard put
10 u 20 say which army had won.
for. u anything. IN. greater celebra.
ton. the more startling outburnt.
scame not from the American. but
from the German side. ~ ican; he
could have said-,hat man from
Marr-to which side the suspension
OF hostllities had come as the great
or relief.
Tho news began 90 spread across
the front shortly after the sun rose.
There was more or less Of an effort
90 send II forward only thru military
channels. 10 have the corp. report a.
calmly by wire 90 the divisions. the
divisions 90 the brisadra. the brig
AIDES 20 the regiments. the regiments
TO the battaiiona. and 10 on down
10 the ut,errno-t squad. quite as tho
this were an ordinary order. and
nothing TO get excited about.
There was the effort. hut II did
not work very well The word WA.
sped on tho Kind OF wireless thai,
man knew many centuries b-for.
Narconi came ON earth. 4, spread
nko a current os electricity along
the shlvsry mes. lines, hopping ur
ana down and snifflinr and seufflrs
as they waited for the morning cot
a.. 4, mprsad along the chains Of
singing road members. along tn.
oreeplnx column. Of oamlona. Driver
called 1, 10 driver and runners tossed
IN. word over their shoulders ns
,hc, hurried nv Now and again a
cr., az notorryriss wurftsi wsrsr
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07
HERE'S ONE FOR MRS.
CYNTHIA GEEy's HUSBAND

Dearest Editor IN IL true that
a poor fish swima In an obscure
social cIroicf CLARENCE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

He did not care IL he never returnN
Back to the world that he knew.
!, He left it. youth with a shrivsSH
= gpt1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-07

hssRso
Probably the hardest fighting be.
ing done b. any Americans In the
final hour was that which engaged
the troops OF the 2sth. 92d. sist and
Seventh divisions with the Second
American army. who launched n fire.
eating attack above Nlgneulles just
at dawn on the 18th. II was no mild
thing. that last fare OF the battle.
and the order 20 cease firing did not
reach the men in the front line until
the last moment. when runners sped
with II from fox hole 10 fox hole.
Then n quite startling thing occur.
red. The skyline OF the crest ahead
Of them grew suddenly populous with
dancing soldiers. and. down the slope.
all the way to the harbed wire.
straight for the Americans. came the
German trocpa. They came with out.
stretched hands. ear.to ear grina, and
souvenirs 10 swap for cigareta, so
well did they know the little weak.
ness OF their foe They came TO tell
how pleased they were the fight had
stopped, how glad they we're the kal.
ser had departed for parts unknown.
how fine II was to know they would
have n republic at last in Germany.
NO" said one stubborn little Prus.
sian. ITS q kingdom we want"
Wh"reat his own companions mob.
bed him and howlcd him down.
The farthest north at II o'clock on
the front Of the two armies was held
at the extreme American left up Sc.
dan way. by the troops Of the nth
division. The farthest east--the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Dividends Declared

Acme Tea Company Regular qua..ers qas....
dividend Of ls, per cent on the hrst preie.,--
stock. payable February 2s TO stock Oh i'''
February %.
Crucihle Steel Company Regular ous,- os.,t
ly dividend Of / q, per cent on the prels.s Is.a,
stock. payable March 80 to stock oi ''
March j.
Knox Hat Company. Inc Regular AZ ss
annual dividend of BIZ per cent on las as.s
preferred stock. payable March l to ''0s>
record February 2S.
National Sugar Refining Company',srs srs
terly dividend Of / 3. per cent payape 80
> to stock of record March y. =.
Pennsylvania Gasolene Company.-.nS,na 20 as
semi-annual dividend of per cen' ." .sod
preferred stock. payable February % :"
Of record February ).
San Joaquin Light & Power eompIt,s
Dividend of Sl.50 per share OH tne ~ 're,ss
stock, payable March Il TO stock oi
February % uA
st. Joseph Lead Company. 'Hss,ch 4
dend of 90 cents per share. payable .a'
to stock of record March 9. ,osrtsr
r. Blumenthai Company.-Reg9iAI. .sssfersst
ly dividend of l II per cent on the recor
stock: payable April ] to stock %
March 81 ~.. com
United Verde Copper Company. ~ .hars
pany has declared q dividend OF - ~
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Elections

The board of directors of the Sixth
Avenue Railroad Company at special
meeting held February / 5 elected VIII
lam Carpenter president of the com
pany, succeeding Frank Curtiss, who
died on February 4. MIR. Curtiss had
been the company's president for thirty
four years.
j. A. Grierson. formerly secretary of
the London office of the Guaranty Trust
Company. has been elected assistant
manager of that Office and Robert Mae
Vey, former assistant secretary, has
been elected secretary.
II. L. McClaren has been elected
president of the Ajax Rubber Company.
succeeding w. G. Brieb. Stuart Web
ster has been elected vice president
and Fred Dayton secretary.
John ". Stedman. heretofore assist
ant treasurer of the Prudential Life
Insurance Company Of America, has
been elected vice president and man
ager of the bond department of that
concern.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Reports Larger Earnings

The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany reported yesterday net earnings
of s2,O93,971 for the quarter ended
December 81, compared with Sl.SSC,359
in the corresponding period of 1916.
After allowing for dividend require
ments for the quarter on the preferred
stock, the balance Of surplus remaining
was equal to s4.38 share on the com
mon, compared with s3.72 a share in
the corresponding quarter Of 1916. The
company reported gross receipts OF
S10.297 500, against $9.157,S17 in the
December quarter of 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20

The strongest argument against
fixing prices, while allowing credit
and currency imitation to proceed
unchecked, Is that as the unfixed
prices for labor and materials es-
sential to production go up, the
marginal output - that is, the
output obtained at a cost much
above the average-ls curtailed or
halted, Just as it Is normally in
falling market. Neither legisla-
ton nor patriotism will force in
dustrial production at loss. That
simple economic fact apparently
Is penetrating the minds of those
who have assumed control Of the
nations coal mines. Last summer,
when it was proposed to fix the price
for bituminous coal at SO per net
ton, a spokesman for the Admins
tration protested violently. "The
information I have I think justifles
me in believing that the price of SO
suggested or agreed on as maxi
mum Is an exorbitant, unjust and op
pressive price," he said. And so the
price was fixed at So. But time and
shivering and loss of work and
wages cause great changes. With
much less ostentation than was dis
played when the price was fixed
at So, bituminous mines in several
districts have been permitted to
increase prices. Those in the CEN
trail Pennsylvania district are now
allowed $305 a tons cents more
than the price which last summer
was characterized as Oppressive" :"
Even that, however, is compromise
granted grudgingly. The operators
say that production will not be stim-
ulated at that price, and hold that
$3.50 is necessary to insure maxi
mum production. "The Coal Trade
Journal" says that there are many
small operations and some large
ones that will not be able to turn
out coal at a profit with the price
at S3.O5.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Finance Economics
STREET OFFICE: Telephone.
Mills Building, 16 Broad St Hanover

The stock market continues to
display an undertone of surprising
strength considering the character
of the day-to-day news with which
it has to contend. Yesterday prices
advanced vigorously in the early
trading, with a further expansion
in activity. Dealings closely ap-
preached the million-share mark.
Many issues made new high records
for the current recovery movement.
In the afternoon proft-taking en-
sued and a moderate reaction set in,
which, however, by no means wiped
out all of the early gains. Specula-
tive pools are q prominent factor in
the market for industrial specialties
these days, but the growing strength
exhibited by many of the investment
issues is a healthy sign. Union
Pacific, for instance, is now sell
ing above 121, that price represent
ing a recovery Of 20 points from the
low level reached last December.
General Electric, which sold in
December at 118, is now quoted in
the market at 142.. Many other
important issues show like recover
les. Wall Street has sought to find
specific causes for the general re-
covery, but without much success.
The best explanation apparently
Is that stocks were liquidated and
"oversold" in the decline Of last
autumn, and the current movement
is natural recovery. 1t is unlikely
that the vague peace talk has had
anything to do with the movement.
One thing is sure,. and that is that
the third Liberty Loan will, if the
! security markets maintain their
present tone, be easier to sell than
the last issue, which was put out
during a period Of sharply declin-
Ing prices.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Reforming Bank Of China

Public subscriptions to the stock Of
the Bank Of China have been received
to the extent of S5.000,000, according
to Peking advices. The government has
decided TO make up in cash Che remain
ing S5,000,000 of the amount to which
the capital is now limited for a period
of years, withdrawing the bonds that
it originally put up as its share. The
total now stands at Sl0,0O0000, Of
which half is held by the government
for cash paid in and the other half
by the public.
A general shareholders meeting to
be held this month to elect a board of
directors, and from the directors gov
ornor and vice governor has been or
dered
The first step in the reform pro-
gramme for the management of the
bank has now been taken, and the
Bank Of China promises to be purely
business institution. acting as fiscal
agent Of the government, but inde-
pendent in policy and administration.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Nat. Enameling Prospers
Earned 24.3 Per Cent on the
Stock in 1917

A preliminary report covering the
operations Of the National Enameling
and Stamping Company in 1917, read at
the annual meeting yesterday, showed
net earnings, after allowing for depre-
ciation and excess profits taxes Of
S1,100,000, amounted to $3,80l 1872, or
the equivalent Of 24.3 per cent on the
outstanding common stock. In 1916 the
company earned $2,132,921, or 1876 per
cent on its stock. Inventories of .mcr-
chandise and materials on hand Decem-
Der 81 amounted to S7080,095, COM
pared with S4,526,s33 at the close Of
the previous year. Total current assets
rose from s6,799,715 to $11 1,o8l, 1863.
Working capital at the end Of 1917 was
in excess of s1o,ooo,ooo In addressing
stockholders +. A. w. Kieckhefer,
president of the company, stated that
all plants had been maintained in a
high state Of efficiency and that "war
business" had constituted only small
percentage Of total sales. Directors are
scheduled to meet to-day for dividend
action.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Assured of Oil Supply

The General Electric Company has
received assurances from the govern
ment that it will secure an ample sup
ply of crude oil to keep its plants in
operation. Advices from Washington
yesterday indicated that the company
might have to shut down some Of its
plants engaged on war orders because
CT the action of the Shipping Board in
communicating tank steamers for over
seas traffic. An official Of the com
pany said yesterday that when the at
tention of the Federal authorities was
called to the predicament in which the
General Electric plants had been placed
by the Shipping Boards orders steps
we're Immediately taken to correct the
stuatiOn
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
To Operate Large
Ammonia Plant
For Government
Atlas Powder Co. Rushes
Work on War Indus
trial Unit

The Atlas Powder Company, one Of
the largest producers of nitrate Of am
monia in the country, acting for the
United States government, has begun
the construction under rush orders Of
a 100000 ammonia plant at Perry
Point farm, at the junction of the Sus-
quehanna River and Chesapeake Bay,
near Pcrryville. Md.
Announcement was made yesterday
that 5000 men have already begun the
foundation work for the plant, which
Will be OF permanent concrete construc-
ton. 1t is expected that the structure
will be completed by July l next. In
actual operation the plant will employ
1000 men in the manufacture of nitrate
of ammonia during the period Of the
war. Aftcrward, it is expected that
the plant will be devoted to the manu-
facturc of other products.
The Atlas Powder Company. it is un-
derstood, will have charge of operat-
ing the plant until the war is over, as
government property, owned and
financed by the United States.
Early in January the United States
government under proclamation is
sued by President Wilson took over the
Importation, manufacture, storage and
uioCIipuClon Oh ammonia tor fertilizer
purposes. L he industry has been placed
under the immediate direction of the
Secretary of Agriculture, who is en-
powered to issue licenses and have au-
thorlty at any time to cause his repre-
sentntves to inspect any business un-
der license
The manufacture and sale of all
prime products Of ammonia as pro
duced in by-product coke oven plants.
coal gas plants and nitrogen fixation
plants have also been placed under the
control of the Department of Agricult-
ure. An interdepartment committee on
AMMONIA has been appointed ly Secre-
lary houston to assist him in his work
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Lackawanna Earned
$l8.17 a Share 1917
Gain in Revenues Offset bv
Higher Operating
Costs

The Delaware. Lackawanna G. West
ern Railroad Company earned s18.17 q
share on the $42,277,o0O capital stock
of $50 par value in 1917, according to
the annual report made public at the
annual meeting Of the stockholders yes
terday. In 1916 the road earned Sl9.15
on the stock and in 1915 $1296 share.
The surplus for 1917, after deducting
$9,499,5 $50 for dividends, was s5,87O,607,
against $7,756,068 the preceding year.
Total revenues Of the Lackawanna
last year aggregated S57,211 ,224, COM
pared with s51 $50, ,899 in 1916. Operat-
ing expenses were S37, 7,676,488, com
pared with S31 ,940,974 the year before.
The balance sheet showed S3,922, ,804
cash on hand compared with S4,139, ,061
at the close of 1916.
At the annual meeting of stockholders
the directors were reelected.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
New York

American and British Manufacturing
Company Wins Judgment Judgment
for $999,389 was rendered Yesterday BY
Justice Cohalan in favor Of the Amer
lean and British Manufacturing Com
pany, a munitions concern. against Jo-
seph II. Hoadley, Alfred H. Hoadley,
George {. Bouchie. William E. White,
Alfred ". Bleasdale and the Cramp-
Hoadley Company. The defendants
permitted judgment to be taken by de
fault. The American and British
Manufacturing Company sued for
S5O0,00o damages, 1921, 900 in ne
gotiable notes, S150,0OO in bonds, sl9e.-
3e9 IN accounts receivable and $50, 900
in funds. 1t was alleged that the de-
PENDANTS other than Joseph H. Hoad-
ley, all directors Of the plaintiff cor
poration, turned over to Hoadley and
the Cramp-Hoadley Company all the
foregoing properties, the transfer
being made "fraudulently, wickedly.
unlawfully and without consideration. y
Hoadley was formerly president and
one Of the organizers Of the Interna-
tlonal Power COMPANY