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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
Keep jealousy ont,
Is Best PolirU

Dear Miss Grey. For more than
two years | have been in love with
girl. She has told me often that
am tho only one she has ever loved
Now another young man. who has
more money. has come along and
she has taken him into considera
ton. She promised to marry me
She Is 20 years old. but / think she
has been influenced by her mother In
this. DO you think she can be as
true as sho has pretended?
HUBERT.
Don't let jealousy step In and
spoil your chances. BE her
friend and believe in her and
that there is something too fine
In her to let mere money change
her love. Perhaps that attitude
on your part win help her decide
the question. If II does not. you
can only let her take her choice.
and. II unfavorable to yourself.
bear the disappointment bravoly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

edict would not become n per.
mancnt law until IL had been
passed by congress. Lincoln ~.
sued the emancipation proclama.
ton during the civil war and
partly because IL was a military
necessity. But the emancipation
proclamation did not become a
law for all time until the presi.
dents word was backed up by
congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS |


ttufHt 10 tOHSiutFUtioH
Dear Miss Grey: am "A young
man OF ~ and engaged 10 a verS
dear young lady We have not made
Il public for the reason that | an
working nights at present, while rh'
works during tho day ana We nc'
each other on Sunday only, Sh'
asked me II she could so out viii
other fellows and as | want to ne,
her happy told her she could.
DO you think II we made our en-
gagemcnt public Il would he con
sidercd improper for her 10 go viii
other men, even II ! have given mJ
CONSENT -. II. A.
II II not conventional for an
engaged siri to make a practice
OF accepting attention from other
men, Have YOU or your flancec
considered the possible injustice
toward these other mem There
are very few young men who
care To spend their time and
money on a girl who has prom
Used TO marry someone else. So
II h very probable that should
YOU announce your engagement
these attentions would cease.
and IL is only right that they
should.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
This Employer Hasn't
the Right Vteupoint

Dear MisH Grey. ! work in an Of
flee where my work IL easily finished
up in couple Of hours in the morn
ing. My employer Is out mos; OF
the day and all I have to do durinE
this time is answer the phone Sun
he scolded mo very severely the 9th
cr day for bringing my knitting &c
work--and II was for the Red Cross
too.
As long as my work IL finished
and ! have absolutely nothing to DO
but 20 at and gaze out OF the win
dow. why can't knit or do some.
thing useful with my timer lie says
u doesn't look well. and TO read in.
stead. I'm going 70 show him your
answer cause / know you'n agree
with
PATRIOTIC WORKING GIRL.
when your employer said that
IL didn't look well for you TO
knit FOR the Red Cross during
your spare time at tho office.
he might just as well have said
that It didn't look well for the
boys In France 10 wear socks.
am quite sure. tho. that he nev.
or thought Of u in that light
our president has said that We
can win this war only thru con
centratcd effort We must give
and do wholcheartcdly.
Recently / overheard an EN-.
ploycr advise his exchange OPP
orator who has some spare time
each day that she should learn To
knit and thus occupy her leisure
moments toward patriotic end.
| thought at the time that this
man had the right idea. and tlat
other employers should fan in
line Two years ago. or three. II
might have looked rather odd to
step into a business office and
find the stcnographcr knitting;
but there Is no place In our nves
today for idle or ill-spent mo
ments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
Has This Father ANY
Claim 10 ANOinentl

Dear Miss Grey; IL II right and
honorable for Uncle Sam To ask
young men 10 go to war. and then
take their wages or part to help sup
port those at homer Here's the ex
ample
My father and mother had five
children. two boys and three girls
My mother died five years ago, lcav.
Ing the baby years old and the old
est 10, We were fairly well OFF
never had 90 worry over money
Thru foolish investments. etc. the
money soon went NV mother left
s. 900 Insurance after all was paid.
Dad went 90 California. had q
good time. fell IN Joye with a woman
two years his senior and this last
January married her Ills health ID
10 poor that he can not and has not
worked for over a year. Ills money
rs Eonc--hc sold the ranch which be-
iongcd partly TO ua kids and has
spent ali that
Ny Older brother Joined year
ago. my younger brother two year
ago. Now dad Is putting In a claim
~ aN AAa1AAutNk WHICH means tl1
a month for zach boy. the rest of
their enlistment. also pay the eight
months they have missed.
My older brother gets so per
month. the other $50. no II viii nk~
them some time to catch up. I thinS
when they drill thru dust and hca,
and cndanE-r their lives for va at
home that We ought to be satisfied
without taking what little they earn
and could spend for tobacco and the
few little pleasures they can seek.
Tho government ought TO see a
way III for such cases an this. Ms
father needs This money. III admit.
70 support himself and wife. but
nevertheless. u hadn't ought 20 como
from the boys pockets
am helping 10 educate my two
Hisieru. 80 can't do more as We have
a baby Of our own. MRS " l..
u doesn't seem fair. but Il In
the way Of tho world. Any law
that serves as an advantage TO
tho many il bound TO bring
hardshipa upon few
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
Presidents War Edicts
Not Permanent Law

Dear Miss Grey: Has Prcsiden
Wilson the power TO issue a proc
lamation abolishing the open saloon
Some Of our people say that he has
GEORGE.
In case the country were un-
der military law. the president
would have such power. but the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
'PEN is MOST DIFFICULT
WEAPON EVER HANDLED''

and his first writing lesson 10
Madame Botchkaroya was inter
ruptcd after he got as far NJ
"Botch--"
There she was. with only half a
name and no teacher
She met Kerensky in Petrograd
a short time later. and he taught her
how to complete the signature
The two different handvritings
are plainly distlnguishable in her
autograph. and she laboriously pre-
serves the composite effect
The writing on the lower part OF
the picture Is another Of Madame
Botchkarova'u sallics with the hard.
est weapon she ever handlcd--hcr
military title. painstakingiy spelled
out In Russian.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

WALLA WALLA. June 10
James Dutton OF Seattle was elected
Junior vice commander. c. T..
Winders. Seattle. judge advocate.
and DR.. Getty. Seattle. chaplain Of
the United Spanish War Veterans OF
the department Of Washington and
Alaska at the election held here Fri.
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
COMING TO MET.
Dt RING MONTH

Two particularly entertaining
shows are scheduled as June attrac.
tons for the Metropolitan. oh.
Boy" musical comedy. will be here
four days. starting June 20.
The wandercr. with an all star
cast. will stage a weeks engagement
at the Metropolitan. beginning
June 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

man should walk In front. II he
Ia picking way thru a crowd
or II they are walking thru coun.
try and II h. necessary to pick
"A path. or for any such reason.
otherwise, he walks In the r-ar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
EASTERN STAR OFFICERS

TACOMA, June 1.-THE following
Seattle people were elected as Off
GERS Of the Eastern star at the Ia
coma convention: Roy Rossman.
grand patron: Vesta Schoff, grand
secretary: Edith T.. Gattis, grand as.
sociate conductress
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
T'aCo Girls and
IL Nam SiinnLe-EiLo

Dear Miss Grey: When walking
with two girls. II 1t IL necessary to
20 slngs.filc for distance, where
should the man walk. In the front,
middle or rear? MIXED.tP.
When walking single file. the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
WILKES

broadway Jones'" Cohan's "a.
nous comedy farce. Will be the play
at the wilkes theatre for the week
starting with the matinee Sunday.
This huxhablc play % types. with
its bright lines and little touches Of
real sentiment. should be the mc.
dunn 81 genuine enjoyment for all
the wilkes patrons. for IL L. In this
class OF stage offering that the local
company Is at It's best.
IL will show ali the favoriies IN
interesting roles. with Ivan Miller
and Grace. fIuff In the contrary
parts Of love and sentimental inter.
est
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
MOORE.

afhUpfhts
Tho new bin OF Orphcum circuit
vaudeville that opens weeks en-.
gagcmcnt at the Moore sunday "
headed by a bis act called Cam.
outage Although the name sug.
gests as much. tho play is not a
war play. IL Is all about den OF
counterfcitcrs.
Carl Mccullough viii present now
footliEht impressions. His travcsty
on a girl trying TO use the phone Is
considered a big hit.
The birthdays OF pollivcr" Will
Introduce Edwin stevens and Tina
Marshall in thrco minutes. right
before your eyes. Stevens makes a
change from dcBbnair Doe to an
old man OF 30.
Hahn. Weller and O'Donnell com
pose well-blcnded trio. Gardner
and Hartman present Before and
After Marriage" and the Naleutr
Brothers play aceordions.
The Travel Weekly shows Idaho
scenes. The concert orchestra has
a good bill os music
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
.SCHWAB PICKS
HIM TO PUT pep
IN SH|PYARDS
ny HARRY Is. HUNT

WASHINGTON. June l5.-Georgc
Schneider. secretary Of tho cieve-
land Athletic club. has been chosen
BY Charles Schwab. construction
chief OF Uncle Sans big ahipbuiid
ing organization. 20 put pep" into
Americas ship riveters.
Schwnb and Schneider met for tho
first time few weeks ago. when
the nhipbuildlng head visited Cleve.
land TO urge Great Lakes shipbuild
era 20 speed up. At one OF the meet
lngs arranged. Schneider was chosen
60 Introduce the guest Of honor.
From past experience. Sehwab ex-
pected the speech Of Introduction ia
be "A formal. tIff-bosomed. routine
and dreary utterance. But Schueid
CT surprised him.
Speaking with the vlgor and en-
phaAiH Of Billy Sunday at his best.
Schneider put enough punch and
slang into his Introductory talk 20
make even Schwab sit up and take
notice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

AZ one point Of n road recently
constructed In Alaska. there is solid
ice foundation. At the surface. there
is n two.foot layer OF moss and
tundra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
PALACE HIP

Long Tack Sam. with his Oriental
wonder workers. Is the top feature
OF the new bill opening at the PAT
ace Hip today. This company Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
Nothing Too Twisty"

when the president wanted some
one 20 line out "A home run on our
shipbuilding job" he declared. he
didn't 20 10 the bush leagues 10 get
him. No. Elreel He went right into
tho biz league and COPIED Off the
most consistent pinch hitter Ameri-
can business has ever known. He
bats better than 800 all the time and
they never come too fast or too
twisty for him"
And "A lot more Of the same stuff.
Schneider talk. Schwab perceiv.
cd. went over the plate. and put the
whole crowd IN on its toes
Il want that fellow to go gu,
and talk TO the men In the yards. %
the shlpbulldlng boss declared. He's
got more pep and ginger in a minute
than any fellow Two heard In an
age. And he gets II across. one
good talk like that In each yard
VIII mean thousands more riyets
each day on each Job"
And that's why Schneider is now
touring the shipyards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

Chinese artists offer "A novelty act.
which includes singing. dancing. jus
Cling. magic. contortion and other
myHtlfylng stunts Long Tack sam
IL the premier OF Chinese magicinnA.
Randolph Gray ana Fillmore Jack
son. former motion picture and stock
players. will present comedy skii
called. 'On the Road 10 Frisco"
Lee Stoddard Is vcntriloauiat
Billy Sewkirk and the Homer Girls
viii offer a new selection OF songs
dances and music. featuring the
girls In dance numbers and Newkirk
as singing comedian.
Davis and Evelyn will present a
musical program on cclloa. mando
ceiios and banjo. III and Lillian
Roach have a comedy singing. talk
inE and dancing skit. called Teach
Ing Coop To Sing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

made victims OF the rent drive +"
The smallsalaried man and the high
Inlaried man arc both In the path OF
the landlords gayly bcflagged steam
roller.
Tho landlords are no respecters Of
persons. Canouflaged with flags
and other patriotic emblefns. they
are preparing TO swoop down on both
tho xsch and poor and shake them
down for all they can stand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

Tho pm isn't mightirr than the
sword with Nine. Marie LoontinA
Botchkarova. founder and leader al
the Russian womcn's Battalion OF
cath.
She admits It's the hardest weapon
she over tried to handle
Fact -. Mime. Ilotchkarova IL just
learning 20 write her own name.
when RuEsia'a Amazon. an un.
taught peasant became colonel Of
the wofnan'H regiment she could
neither read nor write.
But IL was necessary for her TO
sign important orders and dia
patches,
General Korniioff started TO help
her out OF the predicament This
vas during tho Kaleidoscope days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

Natives 81 New Guinea are the
>bortest lived people in the world.
Which Is attributed TO their diet Of
larvae OF certain beeticss and their
drinking sea water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

almost as big as that Of the orphans
and girls at the honc--and eats up
interest at a dreadful rate.
by the sale OF roses $4,000 must
be raised
Mother Superior finds II hard 70
make both ends meet for her flock
az the Good shepherds house. She
considers II doubly important 90
maintain the high standard set by
the home. IN order TO meet the after
thewnr problem. when the number
OF orphans viii be doubled. perhaps
tripied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15

Picketing consists Of rcmarking In
a healthy stage whisper, Rent
strike. lady" to any passsrby who
uuems to he looking for fiat
- said Mrs. Stein.
The last time the agent asked
for more rent. We could stand II no
longer. We all got together and dc
cided to 20 on strike. Eighteen fam.
lilies could not pay tho raise and left.
l refused TO pay and refused TO
move. Finally the landlord threw
me out
LEO Citlin. chief organizer OF the
strike. was fined SIS by the magis-
trate. Why. nobody knows. For
working against the landlords. | sup
pose.
we seem helpless Everybody Is
against Us. The policemen tell Us
that II we are seen In front OF tho
house. they will take Us away In the
patrol wagon. one OF the judges
says We may picket and another says
we mustn't
we wouldn't have felt quite so
sore about these raises In rent II the
house had been kept clean and In re-
pair. But Il hasn't been fixed up for
over seven years"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
PANTAt.tS

An Arabian Night" merry
opera comiquc In one act. featuring
John 4. Crawford. Gus Erdman and
a company Of ten. VIII be the head
limo attraction OF the new bill "a,
Pantagss. opening with the matinee
Monday.
The special added feature Will be
tho Misses Parker. two American
girls. with remarkable voices. They
Will he assisted at the piano by
Charles H. Wagner.
other numbers: william Halien
and Ethel Hunter In Just for Pun.
Creighton. Belmont and Creighton.
In The Midtown Ministries Ia Re.
hearsal." Emily Miller soprano. and
auliy. Rogers and sully. In the good
ship 'TtiHtoiauEh"
The now lnstallment Of a Son Of
Democracy" featuring the life of
Lincoln. will be shown on the screen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
IS THE DAY HOUSE OF GOOD SHEPHERD ORPHAN KIDD
PICkETERS ON
JOB IN GOTHAM
RENT STRIKES

NEW YORK. June ib.-Thc Rent
STRIKE" Is the novel weapon being
used by squeezed tenants against
prOfiteering landlords in the Browns
willie section Of New York city,
Rather than pay the demands OF
the landlords. who have been raising
rents month by month because OF
~war conditions" scores of families,
after standing pat and refusing to
pay The increase. have preferred TO
~ dispCsscsscd
live ON Street
Many OF these evieted families
have been forced to live amid piles
OF their belongings on the sidewalks.
! Extraordinary scenes have been
kitncssed on the brownsville streets
vssith the sauattcrs eampcd cut In the
open.
The Brownsville rent strike started
In an apartment house at itss Pitkin
ave.
found the women Of the
neighbcrhocd very retic~nt To
talk. They have been 80 terror.
ised hy policemen and plain
eloihesmeu. and 80 many have
been arrested and fined for ere
ating a disturbance" or Job
structing the sidewalk" or have
been put ON the landlords black
list and driven from the district
that they are afraid To further
air their troubles to strangers.
Mrs. Aaron stein. rent strike
nickel. now OF IL Barrett st. how
e.er. showed no fear. Mrs. Stein
was picketing outside Of lass Pitkin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
OAK

Bathing girls. two husbands out
for a good time and two wives. all
get mixed up at the Oak In Monte
Carriers new show. "IEzy at AK
Beach" next week.
The fun hinges around IzTy Gar
teri and his pal George white and
the bathing girls.
There L. a new soubrcttn NJ tho
Oak. Dixie Boyd. n singer and dancer
from Chicago. Miss Boyd has a bis
role in next weeks production.
I.eona Fox. ben Holmes and
blanche Gilmore viii contribute to
the fun and music and the dancing
chicks" will become beach sirens.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-16

Mrs. Anne Sigel, of Brooklyn, has received letter from her son, Corporal John E. Sigel, who had been gassed but has recovered. Corporal Sigel is grandson of General Franz Sigel, who took part in the German revolt of 1S49 and later fought with the federal forces iD the American civil war.
 Corporal Sigel is twenty-five years old. He was sent to Camp Upton and assigned to B company, 30oth infantry. He has been in France since April. In the letter to his mother he wrote:-
 q srent month on the line and saw hell, and I am ready to do it again. There are still some dirty CUTS left over here who shoot liquid fire into our men when they could kill them much quicker with bullet"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-16
Prove Your Gratitude.
est. Louis Republic.)


 Is starving baby less pitiable because it happens to be German baby Austrian baby?
 We need not stay for an answer to that question, which is asked only suggest the thought that all Europe will be open to the people of all tries it before the war, and open, also, to the pity and the charity of all.
 It is this fact which makes the approaching eff for to raise very large fund for the United War Charities important. The end of the will reduce expenses but instead of reducing the call upon prosperous America for war charities the demand will be increased.
 The end of the will fill Europe with unem- poyed laborers and the period of readjustment will be period of hardship not only in defeated Germany, but in victorious Belgium, France and Italy.
 Out of the wreck of Austria there will rise at least two states, which will appeal to the United States not defeated enemies but friends and the United States must answer that appeal as mother answers to the cry of child.
 If any there be who cannot soften their hearts Germany and Austria, in their misery at least they that the removal of the barrier of opens all of German and Austrian Poland and all the territory of the Czechs and Slavs in Austria Hungary, and adds that territory to the field of the American Red Cross.
 They understand, also the devastation in Ser bia Montenegro, Rumania, Armenia and all of the other friendly lands which will be easily within reach of American charity and bitterly in of hep They cannot forget Russia, where desperate situa- tion will confront the people this winter.
 Victory is
 Prove your gratitude with your open purse.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-16
At the Scene.
Dawson News. )

Dawson News)
 Photographic dispatches from Skagway and Juneau stating that Governor Riggs personally has taken charge of the search for the of the bodies Of the victims of the Sophia and has twenty-five boats in the work indicates the earnestness with which the work is being prosecuted
 The statement also that the United States com ies under direction of the Governor of Alaska gives further indications that the interests of all being safeguarded While Yukoners and Alaskans have suf- fered tremendously in this wreck they fortunate in having the fullest consideration and careful attention extended the remains of their dear dur ing this trying hour. Many wreck has occurred on remote shores and under circumstances where there was not the same prompt response and determined effort to make the fullest recovery possible.
 The full circumstance attendant upon the fated occurrence and the responsibility doubt will be dealt with. Both Alaskans and Yukoners heavy losers and equally interested in seeing that the matter is most thoroughly inquired into and dealt with as it should be. Governor Riggs and his off cials also will have this task to perform. It will n volve little effort and is matter which should be undertaken promptly and energetically as the work of recovery, there is time like the present for getting fullest possible evidence.
 We forgot to add but Austria doubtless will dersand that it won't be necessary for her to write again until she can inclose map showing the boun- daries of the Czecho- -Slovak and the Jugo-Slav publics.-( Kansas City Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-16
Our Joe Miller Contest.

c. E. Coleman claims that the old est joke is the one about Nose meet ing Rastus about three weeks after Rastus was married How do you like married life?" asked Nose Fine" replied Rastus, "only I never seen such a pesticatin' woman for money as nah wife She wants mon ey all the time. Every mohnin' she say: "Rastus, gimme dollah, hon ey,' or Gimme two dollahs, honey. That's all I heah-money, money, money!" But what does you wife do with all that money?" asked Nose. "She don't do nothin' with it. re piled Rastus. "Ah ain't never give her none yet"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-16
GOOD NEWS FOR JUNEAU.

The announcement of General Manager George T. Jackson of the Alaska Gastineau Company that he expects to have two shifts working within a short time at the Thane mill of his company, and that he expects to have the mill working full time shortly after the first of the year, is pleasing Ju- neau. And there will be more of such announce ments It is the first note to be sounded in the mobilization of the mining industry in this section and is hamburger of what peace in the world for Alaska in general and Juneau in particular.
 We may look for improvement in Juneau from this time forward-gradual at first, and then with leaps and bounds The country has determined to do all within it's power to stimulate gold production, and there is spot of the United States which offers great opportunity to increase he gold output of the nation is offered Gastint channel and the country adjacent to Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-16
MANY SOLDIERS
 WILL BE GIVEN
 A USEFUL TRADE

LONDON, Nov. 16. - Thousands of American soldiers who have nev- CT had any trade are going to have a chance to learn one under the tutelage of the Young Mems Chris tian Association instructors before they return to America. It is hoped by this plan that the soldier no matter what their vocation be fore the war, will go back hoI1 better equipped for it or for sor thing better than before they ea- listed.