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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-19

rudder bar, and steered for the air.
drome 20 miles away!
He Travelled the whole distance as
steadily AS a bicycle coasting down
long hill. only touching the con
troll bar when near the ground to
make landing. Except for this
landing, and the steering by the
feet the airplane made the whole
20-mile glide by herself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-19
Boy, Shot Playing,
Dies on Saturday

Clayton Crawford. IL. OF 1916
Lander at. accidentally shot by n
companion. George Hutchinson,
while playing with a gun at goth
ave. y. and Lander St. Friday. died
Saturday morning in "A local hos
pitaL An investigation OF the cir
eumstances surrounding the shoot
iuE Is being conducted by the
polioe. The boy In whose hands
the rifle WAS Of the time of dis
charge Is IL years old. residing an
Lauder IT . between 10Th and 10th
ayes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-19
CONVENTION Is POSTPONED

King County Dairymen's associa-
ton will postpone the convention
scheduled 10 take place at Tolt.
Wash. until later date. when the
influenza ban has been lifted.
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TENANTS GET
RENT SLICED
DOWN A BIT

Knife in hand. the fair rent com.
mission was again on the warpath ut
It's meeting In the Securities building
last night, when another batch Of
landlords was unccrcmoniously
scalpcd.
Against one apartment house alone
In an Industrial section OF the city 10
complaints were made. In each case
tho tenants was sustained by the
commission. which ordered the fol-.
lowing reductions in rent: From
SIS to i22.Bo. so 20 s52so: s24 so to
$40. $3.50 to s27: ssAi5 20 $3.50:
tJ5ib to go: t522o to $3.50; 1870
TO $50: $500 TO see; So 20 TO SIS.
-Four shipyard workers. occupying
an apartment with two rooms and a
bath had their rent increased from
s4s To SIS. The former rent was 70
stored.
Must Keep Tenant
Another apartment had been Jump
cd from s2z5o TO t3i. After looking
at the premises. the commission pull
ed tho owner down 20 $50.
a man and wife who were paying
s32 for n room with n bath at n hotel
were supported in their contention
that the rent should not be raised.
The hotel asked for $3.50.
landlord who owns a five roomed
house In the Rainier valley had or
dcrrd the tenant 10 vacate because
he refused to come thru with the
final figure of a rental that had been
Increased within seven months from
fi2.50 90 SIC. TO $50. 10 se5. The
board forbade the owner 20 force the
tenant out. and fixed the rent at SIG
Come Down SO
A similar thing had happened in
another part Of the city, and the
landlord OF a five-roomed apartment
was brought down from s35 to s25.
and forbidden TO expel the tenant.
A woman who bought an apart.
mcnt house in West Seattle raised
tho rentals from 5000 20 SIS. She
was politely told TO come down TO $40
per month. Incidentally. IL may be
mentioned that some OF the worst of
tenders have been women landlords.
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THIEVES VISIT surreRnur

en- t,a'eses uttered ithe Butternut
ana ~ w Third ave( Friday night.
Il. departed With ,sG.e5. leaving
Asv.ssssss.' hanging on 1t" hinges
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Fiivvers with hard rubber tires are
used to tow airplanes in and out Of
american aero hangers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-19

There are 4s different kinds Of
houseflies classified.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-19

Belgians are the greatest potato
eaters in the world. the Irish second.
The Washington times., 1918-04-18

-HE great IL proving to be a, bad thinE TOT
y kings ana queens. Probably in the end II viii
l. lead the way to the abolition of absoluteepower.
AresdysIt succeeded making the most powerful
ruler in the world an with less say ;han the
unettered serfthat deposed pOtsntats Is Memo
H.. Gar of all the Russas.
living "a, Constantine Of Greece, whose
wife is sister Of the and such apostle
friEhtfuness and advocate Of the donln-
alton German military caste over free peoples
Driven from Belgium for quite a different reason
was King Albert II all royal rulers were like this
heroic Prince there would be no need for repentanee
for Albert IN opposing the ruthless demands OF the
Prussan war example IN the battle for
freedom that the whole civilized world has made Its
~. ~,
There IS only one rsgning Queen in Europe and she
Is wihemiha Of Holland Uneasy lies the head that
wears crown" said Shakespeare and the troubles
OF the Queen Of Holland are daily assuming larger
MeekleRbers. has daughter, Jullana. eight
whether this little girl ever, sscsnds throne de-
gendS ontlany things far Holland has maintained
her neutrality. She IL dependent Germany as "A
customer for her home produce and she has the eN-
ample OF ravished Belgium object lesson In case
che should decide offend the Huns
That herihusband i proGerTnan thsr. Is sms doubt.
for the Dowager Queen OF Russia said Once Ger
aivays German" But so far In splits Of hts
cpen ieaninEs Kaiser. the eonsort of the
Queen has done nothing TO embrol HoEnd with the
Allies Indeed. Il r. doubtful II he would be elowed
to do the Dutch are extremely jealous OF their
Dispatches from Holland indicate TINT the Queen ana
her husband living together aruicably and that
they unite in spelling the ts girl born to bsa future
But as the war progressss and th- burdens It Inn
noses Increase. Queen wilhelminA 1nds her position
less and less TO be envisd. sts.i i III
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Vegetables in the Diet
A NECESSITY TO EVERY FAMILY
LorettO Lynch Gives Some Useful
and Practical Suggestions for
the Home Table.

= wsskf On. yOs zsu ean. ~
'phFehasing half a pound less of thaa
heavy NEAT you'ys been giving the
family curing that bslow ssro
weather We shaII an ioag rensmbsr.
Ane. with the monsy saved puf-
chase = -nurDriss" vegetable
And you wont have 70 bug
spring toaIea- You'n set youa
spring toh1or in a mueA mors
plsasant form
But you must know. how % eoeE
Vegetables IN order 70 retain these
vaiuabls mineral salts.
Watsrsrsss. Isttaes. dandsliou -
new enbbaEs may bs satsn raw -itA
. slmpIs sa snd vinegar dresaiaG
TArss tsasDoons 81 eorn oil thor-
ouEhIy mixed with one teaspoon q
VINEGAR and litlis salt and pepper
win ss fooadi seOnenIeai ana ap-
pstisinE -
Or II pea dseids % eook these e
spinach, wash thofougbly and pul
late = Geek pot With Nc watse
Ths water mat elinEs 70 the isayea
after washing. togsthsr with ths
water naturally. contalnsd in ths
leaves. viii Be- sufficient TO prsysnt
burnins- Geek ever : very Isv
Hama.
Insorpofats ne watsr that comes
from the leaves during the cock
ing process into ths sauce yea
serve with the vsgstAblsa
Asy nSsssEsspsF 1ho 9sks
rreeas n IaFgs pet - water a<a
thea 6EsIas 81 anA thrsVs s~ay
tAat wntsr. - FsbhanE hrR fa2iig
q ths mineral salia tAst seEAt -
- 3. ths ai.t
Ths use Of = steamer to eonlerFe
feed value ana thsss valuable mins
sraI saIts is rsespmsndsA AHts~hp-
sr is rot expensive ana nay Be- pur-
chased IN any goed dspartnsaa
store.
"A maksshift oas nay bs made ~
punehingia number Of holes into .
tin pie plats with \ strong nail Fia
the pie plate ovsr a BOT half fun
OF boIlinE water. Put the elsansa
vegetable o6. the pie plAts ana IN
vsr4 another pot ever t. An6 =
you fee, yea must BOIL yous vegs-
table suss .5uat - tstle vatsF -
Il pos5IbIs ana save this Vaiss.
reduced ~ evaporation 70 hale -
use In seup. gravy And the Hka
Give your family a change. a
ilftis wise planning ane mArEat-
! ing viii help you Do II
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Ny Sweetheart:

Ny Sweetheart:
As Il write 10 you tonight my
room Il nllsd with Sunday silence
I have been listening TO the even
ing songs across the way. Nearer,
Ny God, to Thee" and abide with
Ne" Thin childish voices swelisd
the chorus, and. the hymns seemed
almost triumphant as they rose on
the quiet air-up-uD-past the
waiting savior in Hts held of lilies.
up past the splrs, up above the tail
est pines. up beyond the fartneD
stars, unto the very feet OF Him
whose presence we so earnestly
pray for in this troubled world
There has seemed to be wave OF
Pentecostal IRE In the air today,
sense of awakening, = feeling OF
strange and elusive. hope! Almost
as though God by actual message
was trying to reach the earth. Last
night the northern sky was allied
with strange and solemn light-like
the hashinE OF an electric message
through the air. Today, at noon,
sudden lowering Of the clouds maae
the day as dark as midnight, for
perhaps a half an hour, and then a.
swiftly lifted, without rain, or
wind, OF other signs OF storm The
general says the voice OF Coo u
seeking to reach the human heart
is striving to make II t-introspeetiVs
is urging the man to reAlizs tn1s
this is q battle Of the soul, as wei.
as Of the body, and that splritual
awakening Is as necessary IoD t s
victory as material Destruction OF
the enemy.
Of York, in recent addresses, holds
cod a. the Ereat-faetor in the war.
He claims. that the war viii pc won
as much by spiritual convieuon a.
material means. II we are to coma
through this struggle right II VIII
be because the thought OF beating
Germany" has been swallowed up In
the greater and nobler effort to es-
t.hIish Christian democracy all over
tbs face OF the earth. That IL the
issue that juStifes this tremendous
conalct. War then becomes a noble
.nectaeIe. And at the end what
mighty foes will lie at our feet
hatred will be dead, malice forgot
ten, and distrust forever gone. A
new heaven and q new earth VII lie
ready for the awakening hand OF
God. Inc soul thIouBH So A--No
ana suffering. will turn back to the
simple laws Of God. 50 long forgot
ten by man! i wonder how long Il
will take for the world to realize
its heIplessnsss without divine aid;
not till this realization comes will
victory ever be true.
The general heard the . area
bishop speak twice, .aad he was
greatly Impressed. he says the
archbishop iS q man OF rare per-
sonality and kniEhtly appearance.
His gentle and kindly wit was well
received. In speaking Of ouT en-
trance as a nation into ths war,
he gave an instance cf an Amer :
can soldier wh9 was pasaing throuEh
an Eng.iSi village ard asseo
woman for a orinS- IA ne aanaso
back the .Eiass. with tnAaks'- as
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

TIE outSS spOngy bark II the
cork sGk. which Crews in the south
Of France and Spain constitutes the
substances known A. cork This cutter
bark IL periodically stripped OF tie
tree. soaked for a time In water.
and the surface is Subss0usntlg
sAArrsd close to the porsA
4 realization OF the opportunity
created BY the war, for jApEn e
take the place Of Italy In the pre-
dueJion ot carved coral has lea the
japanese Government 20 undertake.
the training Of artisans IN thS
carving OF coral toF sale IN Esr0pO
Gnd America
In the pnsrmatis trench mersAs
ussd BY the French Army. the pro-
psllInE charge Is supplied either
from . tank Of eompreSssd ar OF
gas. such As carbon dIoEids. Or
from \ TANK whish IL charged ~
means OF AAn6-SunL -
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
To My Sweetheart Soldier


remarked that the drlAk seemed
rather Sat 'rhat Isn't strange.
answered the woman quickly. "thAs
drink Aas been waiting for you zoe
three ysarS-+
II does seem . long tine. ee--
loved, before we went in AID IFe-
member how restivs you were ana
how anxious to buckle on your
sword and bo on. But don't Sou
think, after al. We would not have
been true to the principles Tor
which our country stands-anique
in the history. OF the woFid--it. Wa
had not tried every expedient nrsS
as we did. before piunging me
war? And now we must stanq -
the Presideat-every man. womAns
and child. He could have the heert
OF q John, whom Jesus loved: TIE
hrs and enthusiasm OF Peter, Who
spoke with such power on the Gay
OF Pentseost: the eloquenes OF
Paul before whom Felix rre1ibssd.
but IL he hasn't the united, eonse.
Grated hearts OF the people SehiAd
him the dreams CT oar Goyern-
ment. for which We hays hoped ana
prayed and struggled, can nsEef
come true.
II IL a God Of war that locks
down from the window tonight. be-
loved The face IL stsrn and very
sad He seems to say, -Rlght maae
prevail. I died to save the Worioi
my saeriaes must not Be in vain.
The sacrifice shall not Be in van
You and the brave men on tne
fighting line are rescuing Gods eoi-
ors and holding them high above
the dust. In the fullness OF tine
they will be laid spotless once more
At the foot OF the cross.
Goodnight. precious husbAnd-
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Puss in Boots, Jr.
A Pleasing Goodnight Series for the
Little Folks, Which Appears On
This Page Regularly

dwarf. 'T won't harm you 20 the
dwarf set down his basket OF SEEDS
and after he had straiEhtened Ms
coat. for 1t was half OF his back
he said:
Yes. cut II down for me, and I
will give you some OF the seeos.
They are very wonderful seeds,
and the little dwarf gave a hand
full to Puss. Well. after that FUSS
cut down the stalk. and he and the
dwarf picked out all the seeds ana
then Puss put some In his pocket
and went-upon his way. and by. ana
by he came to a poor woodcutterS
hut. and when he knocked on the
door. an old woman came, and when
she saw Puss she was dreadfuhy
surprised. for she had never seen
q cat with boots before
How do you do. Sir Cat: she
said with a bow, and then she told
Puss her husband had gone to the
village 10 get some sunhower seeds
Wasn't that strange? And then
Puss began to laugh. and he took
out Of his pocket a handful %nd
shaved them tn the old lady.
MY husband may not find any
sba said "win YOU give me two
that I may plant them on each side
OF the front door, So PuSs gave
her two, and she dug a little hole
in the ground on each side OF the
step and she planted the seeds. Ana
would YOU believe II, all OF sud
den a yellow stalk came out OF ths
ground. and pretty soon II was as
high as the door and then II was
higher than the roof. and before
long Il reached way up into the
sky, so far and so high that you
couldn't see the top.
Goodness gracious me. eN-
claimed the old woman. what kind
OF seeds are these?" and she looked
at Puss.
I'm going 10 climb up and see
how far the stalk goes" and then
Puss pulled on his boots and jump
ed IN the stalk. and away he
climbed, higher and higher. and In
the next s.ory you shall hear what
hs found when he reached the top.
Copyright 1918. David Cory.
TO Ne Continued
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
By LOrettO c. Lynch,
lastrustsE n War Tlaa' CssksEy 4
tks Nsy. 1srk EvsainG nlSh
sshssi Ser wsash.


kH-YHY. JeLA. II I oRsrsd yeu
W dinner composed en-
w tirsIy Of vegetables you'd
be insuIted. and here you are order
ing a vegetable dinner 10 esnta.
said SEIfs 10 her husband az thsy
sat at table in enc Of the station
restauFants noted for its OsDseially
good cooking and ssrving.
'wsli," said John, I just seem to
have 4 craving for fresh VEGETABLES
now that the spring days are vita
Us"
~Yss, but they srs-so sxpenslvs,-
CONTINUED the wifs- Il buy aSh and
meat ANA the like bseauSs Es.gst
more for eur msnsy's worth." the
wife contInus4
Ga not hear the hnish Of this
conformation for the trainuaan vas
already calling cut my train.
OF course right now IN the sDring,
when only the South IL prOdueing
early vegetables. the cost Of these
to the Northern dWsIler is decidedly
more than It will be along IN July
and August when these things be-
come plentiful IN almost every
body'a nsiEkborhood. But the
housswIfs that can possibly aRore
It. should invest some Of hSr' feed
money in the new Spring vsgs-
tables
A. spring approaches We In
stInetIvely feel that We want a
change Of clothing. We vast =
change in the house. deeorationH,
perhapA And II We follow ear
natural beat. We too. like the
-vsEstabls ainnsr" win WAnt =
change Of foOd.
YeEstablss are valued especially
for their mineral sAlts- .A.nupber Of
. them have real food value a. well
but in the Spring Il seems to Be
these mineral salts that the ssdy
longs for.
And believe We - .nAtlen oEs
somsthinK to the fruit ana VsgstAsis
dealers who display thsir wares In
such an. aliurtnE nAnnar that -
are induced to purchase.
Watsrcresa. lettuce. dandelion.
Young carrots, asparagua. new cab
baEs, string beans or spinsch might
well demand . little Of youR fooe
money.
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
By David Cory.

orer the misty. restless sea
A little dream came sailing IN me.
In ship Of iChite iOith sails Of
pink.
win a little rhte sailor dore,
think.
ship dh9u!" he cooed TO me,
Here Is a dream from orer the sea-
In this ship are more chocolate
mice.
And IoIypOps fIIed sOith chocolate
Gee.
-But don't toake up. for the mice
might lump \
Into the ocean ,cith q bump.
And then yoH iroald lose the'e
chocolate mice.
And the IoIIVpopS flled tcith choco-
late Ice"
7CT Puss couldn't help it. No.
K sir. He Just had to open his
- eyes. and away went the
sailor dove on his misty ship. ana
after Puss had given a yaWn and
a stretch. he found himself on the
porch with the little yellow canary
bird IN her cage above him, for. you
remember. this Is where We left on
in the story before this.
Well. in a few minutes. Fuss said
he must be going. so he said good
by to the little girl and her canary
ana went upon his way. and by
and by. after a while, he saw
funny little dwarf tugging az
great sunfiower, and every once In
= while he would shake the stalk
and down would come a shower Of
black seeds. And then he'd stop
and put them in a little basket.
"Hellos." cried Puss, don't YOU
want me to cut Il down for YOU"
and he took out his sword.
And when the little dwarf heard
Puss Juniors voice. he started to
run away. but Puss caught. him by
the tail OF his coat.
"Dont be afraid Of me, little
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Seeks to Correspond.
lEAR MISS FAIRFAN:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ have received a letter from
n Young man in a training camp,
requesting that I correspond with
him. do not know him. My
older brother severely reprimand-
ed me for even considering the
matter. saying that II would be
decidedly unladyliks. Please tell
me your opinion on the subject.
and also II he should come UP TO
this city, in which his home Is.
would It be proper for me TO
permit him to call at the. house?
several Of my girl friends under
the same circumstances are like
wIFs awaiting your decision be-
fore answering their letters.
II. 4. K.
THESE stirring days hearts go out
so eagerly TO our bravo soldier
Boys that It Is difficult TO realize.
sometimes. that we ought TO abide
BY the conventions the same as in
t:.uss Ohpeacs.
Doubtless this young man In uni
form"is everything he should be
certainly he Is doing his part. But
can't help agreeing with your
brother that an introduction is
necessary before he writes or calls
on. you.
But. with all the orga nizations
and citlEens' committees anxious to
make things pleAsant for the men
in uniform. an Introduction ought
not TO be difficult TO manage. A
number OF the churches are arranE-
ing neiEhborhood gatherings 10
give soldiers and sailors an oppor-
tunity 10 meet nice gITls' Why not
70 70 one Of thess7
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Advice to the LOvelOrn
n rIrDICE CITprAy
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
The Soldier Friend.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am seventeen and have
boy friend who enlisted In the
army about three months ago.
Once a week there IL a dance at
the armory where he is stationed.
Would 81 be proper for me to at
tend this dance. escorted by him3
also meet many friends there
know.
ANo IL It proper for me 10 ac-
cent a box Of candy. call him up
on the telephone and write 10
him frequently -vhen he sails
for France, which hs expects TO
do soon7 ELEASORE.
THERE certainly is nothing i'm
proper about any OF your
suggestions. and yet these very
questions seem to puzzle any num-
Der Of my girls. The discipline at
the armory' dances is splendid;
there are generally numerous fine.
older women present - officers
wives. patronesses, members OF the
National League for Women Ser
vice, etc. Go to the dances, my
dear. and have a happy time. giving
also real enjoyment to the. lads who
will soon cross the sea and be cut
of from home and the innocent
Eayeties youth needs. OF course
you max accept such a Gift as a
box of candy-or flowers. or lit
tie book. or any small token your
soldier can afIord to send YOU. And
every brave. sunshiny. friendly let
Ter you write him will help keep
up his courage and make Kim =
better lighting mah
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Trouble Besets the Only Reigning Queen
Vrna of Holland Whose Husband Is German Hopes the Little
Princess Juana Will Rule OUer Free People. 81

A. recent photograph of Queen Wlheimna and her only
child Princess Juliana the future Queen of Holland,
now eight years old, and below picture of the
.s Princess when she was about four
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
This Dav IN Historv.

THIS the anniversary Of the battle Of CerO Gordc IN
1S47, in which General Winfield Scott advanced
against the Mexcahs in daring assault The attack be-
gan in the morning and by noon The enemy defeated
with loss Of 1000 men and his artillery.
The Washington times., 1918-04-18
Stains Caused byIndslibls lax.

CTAuS on linen may with patience be made fantas to
be scarcely perceptble. First OF ALL moisten the STAN
with iodine then use hyposuphate Of soda Next rinse in
clear water and dry WELL and the stain new one, will
often entirely disappear. <i.f
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01
105.S94,000
$40 4,611.000
2.56S.676.000
S6.0O3.0O0
54,492.000

Iotal liabilities. .S5.194,9SS,0OO
katio OF total reserves 10 net de-
posts and Federal reserve note liza
hilities combined. so per cent.
Ratiot of gold reserves to Federal
reserve notes In actual circulation after
setting aside 35 per cent against net
deposit liabilities. 59.S per cent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01
ORDERLY WITHDRAWAL
believed Reports OF German Army De-
nornli1ntiOn Arc Based on
Isolated Cnscs.
iiy Associated Press

nv Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
November 30.--An Amer
ic:tn who has just returned from trip
Germany. says that the withdrawal
of the German troops. under direction
of Field Marshal Won IIindcnburg is
manner everywhere. despite reports 10
the contrary. This man is familiar
Win military matters generally and
says that from his own observations;
he believes the withdrawal is being
carried out perfectly.
Another American who has returned
from Germany says that on Wednesday
he passed German troops all day. The
columns, he says. were in perfect or
der and there was the usual number
Of officers with the men, He believes
that reports that the Germans are dis
organized are based on ~ few isolated
cases where individuals or small groups
have caused trouble.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01

Road Building Work Not Suspended.
QUANT1CO. VA. November 3d.
Government work on tho roads leading
out from Quantico will not be suspend
cd. at least not for some time. A con-