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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26

Every Red Cross appeal found her
| anxious to help
Eighty-one year old and anxious
to help!
Then came the call for War Saw
ing Stamps.
"Son," she said, 81 don't feel like
we are doing all we ought tot takes
terrible lot of help from the people
for the government to carry on a
war. l remember in the Sixties how
scarce money and food were, how we
drank acorn coffee, never had any
bread but corn bread, sweetened our
times we gave up our only pig or
killed our last chicken to feed the
soldiers-when father and your uncle
John were killed-but that's past and
help. LI-wish had some money"
"Why mother, you're helping, look
at all the sweaters you've made-and
if you want money you know I'll give
it to you. How much do you want ?"
mo, no-I don't want your money
that would be you helping, not me.
You spend it for Stamps for you-for
your part-I want some money I've
earned. money I've saved myself, SO it
will be my help not somebody elses."
Eighty-one year old and eager, an
xious to earn money that she might |
help her government!
Then, one night, the ditch broke as
bitches sometimes do where men irri- t
gate. The water poured out and
flooded field of wheat. 1t was
heavy, ripe, ready to cut. Where the
water washed through it the grain
'ell and "lodged.'
1t was a tangled mass, ruined. No
binder, no machine, could harvest it.
Work presses. Labor was unob-
ainable. The son had no time to
rather the grain by hand. at is a
hame for it to waste" he said. "lr+
can't be helped-Id be glad to give
to anyone who could save it."
One morning a few weeks later he
vas going to town.
"Will you have load?" the mother
sked.
mot much. Do you want to go
nth me, mother?"
mo, but I'd like to send my wheat"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
Annual Affair at Moscow Mountain

Annual Affair at MOSCOW Mountain
Wal Halla the summer home of H
Melgard, president of the First Trust
and Savings bank, was a jolly place
yesterday when Mr.. Melgard was host
to the employees of the bank, taking
them out and bringing them back in
his fine Buick car. The day was ideal
and with such splendid surroundings
as is found at this beautiful summer
home and such splendid hospitality
as was extended to all, royal good
time was the expression of those pres
ent. A most sumptuous feast was
spread on tables under the pines al
though it was a strictly Hoover dim
ner it was first class to say the least,
and most excellently served and each
and every one went home feeling that
a most enjoyable day had been spent.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
A Bilious Attack.

When you have a bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its func-
tions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your stom-
ach instead Of digesting. This in
flames the stomach and causes
nausea, vomiting and a terrible head
ache. Take three of Chamberlain's
Tablets. They will tone up your liver,
clean out your stomach and you will
soon be as well as ever. They only
cost quarter. A.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26

"Your wheat?"
She took him out to the woodshed.
| "There it is-seven sacks-you said
you'd give it to anyone who would
save it and l wanted to earn some
money so bad
Eighty-one year old and she had
gone out and plucked, one by one, the
ripened heads, patiently gathered
them into her apron and car11ed them
to the woodshed; as the cleaners in
the days of Ruth threshed out their
grain so had she with sticks failed
it out or shattered it by rubbing the
heads between her withered hands
and saved the precious grains, then
winnowed out the chaff with the sing
ing winds of summer!
Get the picture
Age-old, old age, cleaning in the
sun, gathering grain by grain the fall
len wheat that she might save it and
sell it and help her. government, your
government, my government, in its
time of great need!
"There-there are seven sacks-I
-I-wish you'd take it to town and
sci lit and take the money and buy
War Savings Stamps for me-"
Seven sacks of wheat
Seven priceless monuments to the
immortal spirit of Patriotism
Earl Wayland Bowman.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
CELEBRATION At
B0V|LL YESTERDAY
RAISING OF HONOR FLAG WON
IN LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
OCCASION OF JOY

! Yesterday was red letter day in The
history of Bovill, which seems to be per-
1manently in the lime light as the lover
the top town in the country. The cele-
bration which was attended BY more
I, than 400 persons was for the purpose OF
raising the honor flag of Bovill, which
was won in the Liberty loan drive.
The fete was held out of doors The
program consisted of two splendid adj
dresses by the Reverend Mr. Oslund of
the Swedish Lutheran church of Mos
COW and by President E. H. Lindley Of
the university The Elk River band fur
nished music, as did also a choir and
some groups of young girls. T. P.
'o-Ae nrecinct chairman presided and
reported that before the celebration be-
gan Bovill had raised more than its
quota for the Salvation Army war fund
drive
The Red Cross mad booth and sold
refreshments. Vegetables and other
products we're auctioned off, and the
now famous calf earned over $500 in
the sale yesterday.
Five carloads of people went from
Moscow to participate in this fine pa
triotic celebration, and they came back
more determined than ever that Mos
cow should improve its record, speed up
4 little, and not be the last place to raise
is quota in every drive
The celebration was arranged by the I
aides of the Red Cross chapter, assisted
" the local representatives of the coun
y council of defense. Two mastery adj
lresses were given, one by President
: H. Lindley of the university, and the
ther by Rev.aJ. C.. Oslund of Moscow.
he music was furnished by the Bovill
and, and vocal numbers were. offered
y the children and other local talent of
nat community.
T. P. Jones acted as chairman, and at
he close of the program Mr.. jones' made
n announcement which was very impor
int to the lumber workers of that sec
on. He stated that he had just return 1
! from conference with the represen-
ltives of the war department having in {
large the production of material for
rplane stock, and other representatives
the lumber industry of northern
laho; that the government has desig-
tied three lumber companies in north
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
KILLED BY GERMAN HELMET
American Soldier Hunting Sou
venir Picked Up Charged
HeAdpfece.

Shamokin, Pa.-Writing from dug
out in No Mans Land, France, Leo
Conner, corporal in the Twenty-third
United States infantry, forwarded to
his sister here, Miss Cecilia Conner, a
bunch of strange flowers he had gath
cred while on patrol duty.
Conner had promised a younger
brother German steel helmet as q
war relic, but in writing informed the
brother that he was doomed to dis
appointment until the Americans reach
Berlin. He had seen fellow soldier
pick up steel helmet and then fall
dead.
The helmet had been electrically
charged by the Germans.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
To Improve Your Digestion.

"For years my digestion was so
poor that could only eat the 1ightest
foods. tried everything that heard
Of to get relief, but not until about
year ago when I saw Chamberlain's
Tablets advertised and got bottle of
them did / find the right treatment.
Since taking them my digestion is
fine. = Mrs. Blanche Bowers, Indiana,
Pa. A.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
HOTEL MOSCOW ARRIVALS

c. R. Eisele, New York; ]. C. Marshall,
Portland; A. E. Sundell and wife, Spo-
kane; H. M. Sampson, Juliaetta; w. j..
Gilmore, Spokane; G. R. Mjllar, Port
land; E. F. Tucker, San Francisco; NJ
F. Harland, Pocatello, Idaho; w. L.
Grow, Seattle; Geo. F. Bruce. Boise;
G. Hiruma, San Francisco; 81 F.. Hemp,
Spokane; E. D. Macdonald, Spokane;
chas- J Kranes, Spokane; MI Kane
Chicago
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26
MURDER OF nation
BY RUTHLESS HUNS.
How the Poles Were Slain and
Starved and Frozen During
the German Drive.
2. c. Waicott Tells of the Scenes Of
Horror He Witnessed Along the
Road From Warsaw to Pinsk
Million Persons Homeless.

This / have seen. ! could not
believe it unless ! had seen It
through and through. For sew
eral weeks lived with it;
went all about it and back Of it;
inside and out Of it was shown
to me-until finally came to
realize that the incredible was
true. It is monstrous, it is I'M
thinkabIe, but it exists. It is
the Prussian system.-F. c.
WaIcott.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-26

If you don't register befofe next
Saturday night you cannot vote at the
primary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
High School Card
for Cridiron Set

The 1918 interscholastic football
schedule was announced Monday
Local high schools win play IL
games. the first battle being staged
between West Seattle and Franklin
on September 90. and the climax TO
the season will be the annual Lin
coln-Broadway melee on No1em.
Der %.
The schedule Is as follows
Friday. September 20. West Seat
tie VS.. Franklin; Friday. September
81. Ballard VS.. Lincoln; Saturday.
September IS. Broadway vs. Queen
Anne: Friday. October I. West Sc
attic VI. Lincoln: Friday. October IL.
Ballard VIZ. Queen Anne; Saturday.
October IL. Broadway VS.. Franklin;
Thursday. October "a. West Seattle
w. Broadway: Friday. October Is.
Ballard vs.. Franklin: Saturday. DC
tober IS. Lincoln W. Queen Anne;
Thursday. November Z. West Seat
tie vs.. Queen Anne; Friday. Novem-
Der s, Lincoln vs.. Franklin: Satur-
day. November 9. Ballard w. Broad
way: Thursday. November 81. Bal
lard VS.. West Seattle: Friday. No
vember %. Queen Anne VS.. Franklin;
Saturday. November %, Broadway
VS.. Lincoln.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
RED SOX TAKE FOURTH
GAME FROM CUBS, 80

"o'Farrell batted for Deal in the
seventh.
sHendrix batted for Tyler in the
eighth.
xxMcCabe ran for Hendrix in the
a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
Tennis Clubs Plan
Red Cross JOURNEYS

NEW YORK. Sept. 1o.-Tennis
clubs turnout the United States will
hold special tournaments on Septcm.
Der 2S, with the proceeds going to
tho Red Cross. The executive com
mittee OF the National Lawn Tennis
association has approved the general
plan. and letters have been sent to
the various tennis clubs asking that
they cooperate with tho movement
which IL undertaken ut the request
OF the Red Cross.
Details Of the tournaments are left
In the hands OF the individual clubs.
but uniform prizes are to be award
ed the winners in tho different
events. The prizes consisting of
medals and certificates offered by
the prize medal committee OF the
American Red Cross
The Seattle Tennis club has not
announced any tournament for the
date named. but II Is expected that
arrangements for local tournament
will be completed within the next
few days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
SPORT
SALAD

Mickey King won a lot OF prestige
with the Butte. Mont, fans when
he knocked out their idol. Leo Benz,
in four rounds on Labor day. and the
mining town promoters have match
cd King with Battling Ortega for a
20round contest at an early date.
Bob McAllister. who fell before
Mickey Kings sledge- hammer blows
at the Arena several weeks ago. has
been matched TO battle Marty Far
rell In Portland in the near future.
Forty American soldiers. invaded
back from France. cheered the Red
Sox to victory over the Cubs at Bos-
ton yesterday.
Johnny Schiff. Seattle boxer. who
served two years with the Canadian
forces in France and was honorably
discharged, is back in the war zone.
Johnny is with an ambulance corps
in Italy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
PAT-MACS WILL CLASH
WITH DUTHIES SUNDAY

Patterson Macdonald and Duthies
will clash in one OF the most crucial
games of the shipyard season when
they meet at Liberty park. next Sun
day.
The Pat.Macs are leading the Pu-
get sound circuit with perfect rec
ord, as no team has been able to slip
ahead of them so far, but the Duthie
outfit. with additional strength. will
make the going strenuous for Hamil-
toms men. Weaver and Fourier
are expected to Join Devine's crew.
but in the opinion OF the fans who
witnessed the Duthie team in action
last Sunday. with Reuther. Borton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
BY III. G. HAMILTON
Omitted Press Correspondent


FENwAY PARK. BOSTON. Sept.
1o-One moro baseball game for
Boston and the Red Sox will
pull down another worlds cham
pionship.
Their ) to victory Monday put
them within one game OF tho last
world championship until the war
has been won.
Mondays game, while not up TO
the playing standard set in the con-
tests at Chicago. was filled with
tense moments and rapid fire ac-
ton.
Tho Red Sox accumulated their
first two runs on mighty clout
by their pitching star. Babe Ruth.
and the run that cllnched the
game was the result of a hit and
error.
on the Cubs' side there was ac-
ton from start to finish. but they
were able to score in but one in
ming. the eighth.
Mondays crowd was more than
q. 200.
Babe Ruth became unsteady In
the closing inning. and Joe Bush
finished for the Sox.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
TACOMA POLICE HOLD
MAN ON RIOT CHARGE

TACOMA, Sept. 10.-Charged with
attempting to incite riot, Albert
Swartzenburg. said to be an unnatur.
allied German. is held in Jail here
today under 5000 bond
Swartzenburg was arrested last
night when he haranGued crowd
in front of the police station follow
ing the arrest OF a soldier for in.
toxication.
He urged the crowd to "go in and
take the prisoner from the police"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
Boches Keeping Up
Abuse of Prisoners

THE HAGUE. Sept 1o.-Wounded
British soldiers, arriving from Ger
man prison camps. tell OF the harsh
treatment imposed on British and
American prisoners OF war.
They stated that $50 prisoners
including ten Americans, captured
in May, are forced to work from
n m. to p. m. carrying heavy
rails and pushing trucks
Their food consists OF soup and
one slice of bread each. When any
OF them failed to work. their Hun
guards proddcd them with bayonets
and dubbed them with rifle butts
One Of tho prisoners died as @
result OF this treatment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
STEEL PLANT WOULD
COME TO NORTHWEST

Power Superintendent J. d. Ross
Monday received a letter from an
Eastern steel firm, asking that when
the Skagit power site is completed
they be allowed to secure a contract
for 5000 klowatts of power to oper-
ate steel furnaces here. They ex-
planned that this was peace time
work they wished to undertake and
had nothing to do with government
war contracts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
Dempsey Will Box
in San Francisco

San Francisco fans are going TO
get n peep Mt Jack Dempsey In &C.
ton. The conqueror of Fred Fulton
will box four rounds with Willie
Meehan for the benefit OF a war
fund next Friday night
Three other first class bouts are
on the program. Marty Farrell win
get a chance to prove that Battling
Ortega's Labor day knockout OF Far.
rell was fluke. Joe Rivers will
box Joe White and fluffy Wing will
tangle with Jimmy Duffy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10

Summary: Three base hits. Ruth.
Two-base hits. Shean. Stolen base,
Shcan. Struck out-By Tyler. /,
Bases on balls-Off Tyler. 2: off
Ruth. five. Sacrifice hits. Ruth.
Hooper. Passed balls: Killlfer, 2.
Double plays. Ruth to Scott to McIn.
nis: Scott to Shean 10 NcTnnls, 2.
Left on bases-Chicago. Z: Boston, 3
Umpires-Klem. o'Day. Hfldebrand
and Owen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
Sets New Swimming
Marks for Women

ALAMEDA, Sept. 10.-Two new
swimming records for women were
established here Monday by Frances
Cowells. In the 35o-yard event, she
made the distance in minutes and
IA seconds, setting a new American
mark. In the 50-yard swim, she
broke the Pacific coast record. fin.
ishing the race in 20 3-5 seconds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10

'zeider batted for Pick in seventh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-10
BY ALTMAN.

and Bigbee on the Duthie roster, Do
vines aggregation would give the
Pat Macs the hardest battle of the
season.
Fittery. the classy southpaw Of the
Patterson club. will be on the hill
for Hamilton. while Mails is the log
ical candidate for the hurting hon.
ors on the Duthie squad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29
y, ,E GALLERY GOD
vHO rs WOlMANS FRIEND
! Evesy Business Man and Likes Good Clothes.
es Psinsers for the Girl Who Wants
70 Be Promoted
20 Be Promoted

perity got the Job in almost every case.
This may seem unfair but 1t is true.
The woman who knew less about the
matter at hand got the position be.
cause she wore better clothes
r THOUGHT over what my friead
i said-she. who was In position to
know. 1t didn't seem fair for a thing
like that to happen. So the next time
saw her brought UP the subject
again.
Explain IT," said. how is It fair ?"
"As business proposition" she an
swered. 'it is fair. The employees Of
company. you might say. are that
company's first foot forward. They are
one OF the outward signs of the COM
pany's standard. For instance, a
business of any repute lays great
stress on the kind Of letters It sends
out. Good stationery is used. good
typewriters are used, and If girl
turns out letters uneven in touch and
with erasures she isn't of much value
to the firm. Well. 1t is the same way
with employees. They are sort Of
personal letters that link the company
with the outside world. II they are
uneven in dress and full of erasures--
well, YOU can draw the rest of the
parallel yourself"
But what about the employer who
never reasoned things out this way
and who just likes the we'll dressed
woman's looks and takes her on?"
asked
That answered my friend, "is the
queer little god in the gallery women
have to play to. A man may be full
OF efficiency and method. But in nearly
every one Of them there is a queer
little god in the gallery that roo+s for
the people and things that please his
eye. The business man will deny this.
but don't you believe :lim. The little
god Is there. We might as well take
advantage Of it, If one women doesn't,
the next one will"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29
Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story of Business Girl Who You'd Not Fail
By MARTHA KELLER

Aunt Jane, grandfather's splnster sis
ter who brought me up. used to have
a way Of swooping down upon me un-
awares in those engrosslng. moments
when. seeking solace from black hair
straight as an Indians. l put it up in
curl papers. Heaving deep sigh she
would then shake her head and say.
Handsome is as handsome does" And
10 do justice to my elderly. grim rela-
tive ! believe that on such occasions she
was moved by sorrow. not anger. and
quoted the maxim not so much to give
me a reproof as to point out a guide
post to the only field Of effort likely in
my case to yield results. However
when climbed into the teens and criti-
girls in our neighborhood I decided that
under. ordinary circumstances would
probably pass as an average, black-eyed,
red-cheeked girl.
But the circumstances of the last few
weeks had been out Of the ordinary. and
their sparkle and the cheeks their
bloom; these deficiencies had counted
only as minor disadvantages while was
Lives of Our Presidents" Being then
too distressed in mind. body and estate
to care about my looks $50 long as |
was decently appareled, neat and clean),
nores. the. discomfort of being wet; but
now for the time being. having given UP
ne struggle; ] was keenly alive to all
that went with it. Conscious of having
cut sorry figure. on first falling In
with this family Of good Samaritans, /
found comfort in remembering that. at
any rate. the eldest son had not been
there to see. Hearing a strange voice
in the yard. ] smoothed out my shirt
waist and pulled down my belt.
By this time the Carruths were troop.
ing back into the house. with Dick and
his mother in the lead, the womans face
radiant as she gaZed up at her first
born Thinking my new friends would
prefer to be alone with the young man
count. when the door opened I turned
from the window where. safely out Of
sight myself I had been watching him,
and started for upstairs.
But Mrs. Carrmth called after me.
Alice, come here"
Even then / hesitated. as she came in
pursuit and in less than no time took
me me by the hand. led me back. into the
living room and straight up to the
mantelpiece. beside which stood the idol
of the family glancng through some
mail.
"Pichsr..." she said softly. and he
looked up from his letters: then from a
height Of full six feet looked down at
US and / beheld a pair of the deepest
blond youth Of twenty-one. "This is
Alice We called her Miss Kent when
she came here the other day. But she .
Alice to us now"
Well" he answered smiling and nut.
ting out his hand, II always trail with
call you Alice too" There was a
pause. and he still held my hand. May
why. yes said ]. glancing up and
then as quickly avoiding the blue ewes.
It's - it's what I'm used to-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29

necessity to take thought for the sum-
mer, and to take special precautions that
the children shall not lose. but rather
that they shall gain the most possible.
BY having plan for the measurement
Of the gains. one will be more careful.
also. to guard against losses and to In
crease the gains as much as possible.
There should be gains in size and In
physical condition. There should be
progress in health habits. There should
be gain in worthwhile knowledge. in
learning how to do worthwhile things
There should be gains in possessions.
In savings. possibly in money earned by
children of more than seven years, and
that without the slightest suspicion OF
eneroaChing upon either the spirit or the
letter of the child-labor law. There
should be gains in family sympathy and
comradeship. in civic pride and respor-
sibility and service
Any normal child more than three
years of age will take a pride In his
own gains and will be able to appreci-
ate in some measure the gains he has
made. He will be the MORE alert to
make these gains IL he knows a record
is being kept and he will absorb. both
consciously and subconsciously, some Of
that ambition and endeavor which his
parents are putting into attainment Of
these gains.