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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-30

This Build House" proposition strikes right home!
It's not the "other fellows" business; it is YOUR
business; YOU stand to profit most.
Now's the chance of years to convert that vacant
lot into money; house will do it.
It's the opportunity Of lifetime to get permanent
home; to establish yourself firm foundation as a
property owner and a citizen.
It may be many years and it may be never again
that you build house the favorable basis
as now. The lumber is here, workmen coming to
Seattle from all the United States big contracts
and wholesale building operations made possible by the
More Homes Bureau insure you savings of perhaps IS
per cent
Don't think that labor costs will come down later.
Did the country ever go back to the 5ocents-a-day
wages that prevailed before the Civil War;
And don't think that Seattle in calling for 5000 more
homes is facing only temporary shortage in housing
Seattle is favorably situated for shipbuding and
has developed such efficiency in her shipyards, that
we can build ships for twenty years to come cheaper
than the seaaring nations OF Europe can build them.
Steel mills and scores of other industries and COM
mercial developments await only the coming Of peace
to give Seattle such expansion will make the
aer-the-war period time of tremendous, permanent
activity.
No, nded, the people who are coming to Seattle
coming to stay; and more are coming. Those
5000 houses won't be half enough.
Every DAY the tnTOng OF interested VlSlOrS al the
More Homes Bureau offices is increasing. Hundreds
of people comforting with the Sites Department,
getting advice building locations they talking
with the Building Counsel Department regarding the
general style of houses adapted to certain sites, and
with the Architectural Department on plans of houses
most liveable and most ready of sale.
In the Building Materials Department they
getting prices, sources of supply, etc. and finding
out about labor in the proper division of organza-
ton. Finance Department gives advice as to the
amount of money probably obtainabe, and where.
Seattle is taking hold of the More Homes move
ment with characteristic vigor.
Are YOU going to 'Build House? Let us help
you.
!: HOMES BUREAU
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club,
Ground Floor Cobb Building
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-30

All day long the 90 children play
around the gray house that stretches
It's Vcrandas Ike IA lowering Plym.
outh Rock hen. SO long as the chill
dren play. with dirt on their faces
and peace In their hearts. with
enough to eat. sunshine and earth 20
dig In and beds 10 sleep in. Mother
Rythcr IN content for tho summer.
It's tho winter that's coming which
fills her with forcbodlng.
More Room Needed
More mothers than ever before
are putting their children out 40
they can work By the day" she
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-30
The Rhodes Go.
New GeorgeHe Blouses

The dntiest beaded and embroidered Coorgette Biouses
imaginable have been placed stock displaying
Autumn shades OF plum flesh and nais also
black and white Sizes 80 10 40 .............. 1918
Upper Main Floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
The Standard Tool Go. of Clevela

The standard Tool Co. Of Cleveland writes: "We find the settlement of claims much more satisfactory and believe our employees are treated with more consideration than when claims were adjusted through the old line liability companies"
 Our experience with the state compensation insurance has been so satisfactory that we would be most unwilling to change back to a lia- bility insurance company even though the rates offered were much lower" writes the Donovan Wire & Iron Co. 'The protection and relief offered under this act by being relieved of the burden of law suits, the prompt and just awards to injured employees the reasonable rates as compared to other states having this form of in surance, together with your policy of keeping an employer posted on the workings and rulings of the commits sion, alone would recommend this form of insurance to any employer"
 The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.,, with over 5000 employees, says: Our company is thoroughly satisfied with the Ohio workmen's compensation | law. The results have been emil nently satisfactory, not only to the | company but evidently to the em- | ployes." Similar approval comes l from the Miller Rubber Go. and the l Proctor & Gamble Co.,. manufacturers l of ivory soap, and the Mount Vernon l Bridge Co. declares: I've favor ex- elusive state insurance first from an economy standpoint, and second, set dement's are invariably satisfactory to injured parties."
 The J. T. Barlow Go. writes: "We 1 did ourselves an injustice by not sub- scribing before it was made compul- sory. The reason for our delay in making payment was our uncertainty as to the protection that the state could offer. This suspicion was con tinually kept alive by the insurance agents. Since the insurance compan- ies have been busted from this field the talk of protection has been dis continued. In our opinion the ad- justment of all accidents and the sys tenn of rating should be controlled bJ the state government, as it is in thi' state"
 Commenting on the liberal benefit
 to injured workmen and their fam
 lilies and the low premiums of thu state fund which are Saving the em
 ployers of Ohio four or five million
 dollars a year." Chairman T. J. Duff. of the Ohio State Industrial Commis sion declares in the report that ''witl practically the, same benefits New , York employers under stock insur ance paid double what Ohio pays un
 der pure state insurance,r
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
WHOLESALE FIRM | GIVES LARGE SUM TO AVOID TROUBLE

Hartford, Sept. 1s-The Federal Food Administrator for Connecticut today announced the largest contribu- t1on thus far made to the Red Cross as a settlement of charges of violating the Food Administration regulations. Miner, Read & Tullock, wholesalers of New Haven, with branches in Mer- iden and Bridgeport. were believed in many cases to have averaged selling prices in such way as to net excess i've profits.
 The Federal Fool Administrator, af- ter a careful investigation of the mat ter and after consultation with the Enforcement Division in Washington, decided to accept the contribution of $5,000, voluntarily offered and not to proceed further with the case.
 In letter to MT. Scoville, MT. Tul- lock said: "In these serious war times, I do not feel that we ought to take advantage of these extra profits and therefore, I take pleasure in enclosing a check for s5,O0O, payable to the American Red Cross. This amount, I believe, is far in excess of any extra profits that have been made for us by our salesmen, but, never theless, we want you to realize that wt mean to do what is right and we have arranged things so that in the future our salesmen will understand thai goods are not to be charged at more than the limit placed by the Fooc | Administrator
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
''BIFF BANG" BOYS
 AT PARK THEATER ON SEPTEMBER 29

With many of the brilliant hits of their big musical success, "Biff Bang" | included in the program, the sailors from the Naval Training camp at Pel- ham Bay will come to Bridgeport on Sunday evening, September 29, with big vaudeville review. The enter tainment will be given at the Park theatre and the proceeds go to the Navy Relief Society.
 The sailors have a program that introduces many former stars of the vaudeville and musical comedy stage who are now in Uncle Sam's service Some of them include Sidney Phillips. late Winter Garden favorite; Walter Brazil, whose eccentric dancing was a hit of the Conan Revue; Bryan Foy, son of the famous Eddie Foy and himself an artist of merit; Maurice Schemes, one of Americas gifted con- cert 'cellists; Mack & Lynn, variety artists who have appeared in the atres here; Wulf1ng & Fox, two of the big stars of Eff Bang" with their i famous lounge lizard vampire" dance: Violini, the famous eccentric violinist of vaudeville fame; and sev- eral others.
 Under the direction of Bandmaster William Schroeder, who wrote the music for Eff Bang" the famous Pelham Bay orchestra will form an important adjunct to the revue. This organization is one of the best liked musical outfits in the naval service and its services are in constant de- mand. The orchestra will play an | important part in the big novelty en- semble that concludes the program.
 Tickets for the sailors show are now selling. Mrs. K. w. McNeil is
 chairman of the local committee ir
 charge of arrangements and has 9 corps of assistants who report excel lent results in the advance sale. The l advance tickets may be exchanged fol reserved seat coupons at the box of flee of the Park theatre after a. m next Monday.
 The show, which will be here fol
 one night only, is staged by Phillip
 Cunning, who formerly resided 1T
 Bridgeport. For several years he ha: heen a stage director for the Shuberts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
BELGIAN PRICES
 ARE EXCESSIVE

Have you been kicking about the high cost of everything in America? .? If you have, just read the report com piled by the American Red Cross commission in Belgium as to the prices the unfortunate people have to pay for plain necessities in that part of the country occupied by the Ger mans you will probably conclude you are well off. In some instances these necessities have increased as much as 2 66O per cent:
 Cotton thread" says the report, is now sold by the yard. Eggs cost twenty cents each. Nearly every one wears wooden shoes with felt tops. Macaroni, one of the most popular foods in Belgium, has increased D. eco per cent. since 1914. Butter is 674 per cent. higher than 1t was at the beginning of the war. Other increases in the price of commodities by percentages are: Canned vegeta- bles, 1856; sugar, 1900; peas and beans, 1,2oO; salt, 1 09O; pork, 1,475; fresh meat, 1,055; bread, 200"
 Flour, sugar and rice, even at these prices, are obtainable only by secret methods, says the report.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
90 YEARS OF
 POPULARITY Danbury Fair Will Complete Half Century With Its
 1918 Exhibit.

The big Danbury Fair (oct. 7-12)
 will not close it's doors because of the war for 1t is buckling right down and doing war work. Extensive war in- dustry exhibits will be among the dis tinguishing features this year. Be- sides this, conservation will have it's part. Never before have farmer, housewife, merchant and everyone else had such opportunity to show just what can be done along the var ious lines of real helpfulness and this is what the Danbury Fair aims to be "a help to all who attend. It is a great educational institution as well
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
COMPENSATION LAW IS SATISFACTORY
 TO EMPLOYERS

Considerations of war economy demand that profiteering on compen- sation insurance should be stopped" ," says F. Spencer Baldwin, manager of Che New York state fund in an appeal for legislation to prohibit casualty companies organized for profit from doing business in the workmen's compensation field. just issued in a printed report by the New York State Federation of Labor.
 "The total waste during the first four years under the New York workmen's compensation law in con- sequence of stock company participa- tion in this business" he asserts, "may be set down as not less than S12,000, ,000."
 Large employers after practical ex- perience under the exclusive state in- surance fund testify in the report to the advantages and economies of the state plan as established in Ohio and declare that the elimination of the stock companies has worked out to the benefit of both employers and ompioyes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
MAY RE-ENLIsT IN NAVY.

Men who have seen previous ser vice in the U. S. Navy may re-enlist, according to regulations received at the Navy recruiting office in this city Men who are out of the service over four months are allowed 10 days to again enter the service providing they secure a release from the Draft Board Those who are out of the service less than four months may re-enlist al any time,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
THE UNIVERSITY
 SCHOOL
SS6 Fairfield AHenn,

65b FalrneId Avenue. 27th Year Begins Sept. 18th. Elementary and advanced subjects covering high-school and earlier grades, in preparation for college technical and professional schools. business, and the large preparatory schools.
 Every student given individual in- struction by experienced teachers. Thorough work; no red tape; shorter courses. Outdoor and indoor ath. letics.
 Applications for admission should be addressed to Vincent c. Peck, Head Master, Bridgeport, Conn.
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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

lea, at No: 526 Tower avenue. It
is alleged that he has redlight
women upstairs and that he sells
booze in his place at Is cents a
drink. He is credited with hav-
ing a second bunch of redlight
women at No. 514 Tower avenue
and a third aggregation near
the corner of Third St. and Cum
mings avenue.
Until recently, Jim Colt, well
known on both sides Of the Bay,
was Rosenberg's partner. He
dropped out Of the push some
time ago and was succeeded by
Willy Stevens, a notorious char
acter from Chicago and kim
dred spirit with Rosenberg.
Roy Hill, another notorious
character, is reputed to have a
string Of five women. For a time
he conducted the National hotel.
Hill is reputed to have a pull
with states attorney Mckay.
Many Of the cigar stores are
reputed to be blinds for redlight,
women. Third street gets into
the dragnet frequently but some
classy places on upper Tower
avenue and tributary territory
are credited with continuously es-
Gaping. Owners Of some of the
premises are credited with pro-
tecting their sporty tenants,
through business connections
with certain officials.
The outs and many of their
friends declare that existing con-
ditions are due to a spell of COM
placency that has engulfed mayor
Baxter. His friends declare that
there is nothing to it; that his,
strict instructions to the police
have been to clean the city and
that if it is not clean, no one
is responsible but the police. They
declare that if mayor Baxter Sc
cures power enough to do a bit
of wedding on the police force,
there will be an exodus of
gamblers, panderers, blind-pig-
gers and redlight ladies that will
make one think of the Jewish
flight from Egypt or the foot
race to get out. of Sodom and
Gomorrah. They declare that his
inability to secure the resigna-
ton of detective Mcdonald and
others is a fair indication as to
why and how his hands are tied.
Mayor Baxter, himself, when
Intercepted, merely smiles, de-
precates the idea that he, has
become complacent or fixable and
pleasantly asks his interrogators
to be patient. and await future
developments.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

Critical citizens are wondering
why commissioner Silberstein
does not clean out the filthy nests
in Duluth before butting into the
business Of a municipality in an
Esether state.
Those citizens wish to know
why he does not stop that crap
game in the pool hall under Gid
dings' store.
The fathers and mothers in the
humble homes on lower Garfield
avenue wonder why Cora STAN
ley,, alias Carrie Sheets, is per-
mitted to conduct a blind pig
and redlight dump at No. 1880
Lincoln avenue. Has Silberstein
ever heard that "Nels" personal
ly conducts lumberjacks from Su-
perior over to Carrie place in
Duluth?
Does commissioner Silberstein
know that Anna Devlin is con-
Quoting an unlicensed hotel in
the old Brunswick quarters, sa-
cred to the memory Of Jeanette
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
SERAPH|NE SLIPS.

. Joseph p. Seraphine no longer is
a deputy, sheriff On the iron
ranges, his commission being re-
voked by sheriff Meining last
week.
Col. Seraphine at one time was
chief of police at Ely. Later, he en-
tered the service of the Oliver
Mining company and, as result,
was deputized by the sheriff of
the county, thereby giving him
legal authority in exercising Pc.
lice powers. About a year ago, he
was transferred from Ely to Vir-
ginia, on the Mesaba.
The friends of the former dep
uty declare that politics is at the
bottom of Col. Seraphine's down.
fall as deputy sheriff. Others de-
clare that possession of an auto
mobile and an inclination to fol-
low in the amourous footsteps of
Bobbie Burns, chief McKercher,
Daniel Webster and Harry Thaw
really brought about his downfall.
Wise boys who make a speciality
of knowing the inner workings of
things allege that Col. Seraphine
went automobile riding with a
classy young girl and that his con-
duct on the joy ride was incon-
sistent with that of a deputy
sheriff, therefore it cost him his
commission.
No, the girls name was not
Katherine Sheehan.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
GAMBLING UNDER CIDDINCS' STORE
Citizens Believe Sbersten Should Clean Duluth
Buttng State.

Palmer and good sister Julia
Wallace? Does Onkel Bernard
know that Anna Devlin, with her
man, until recently conducted a
redlight dump at No. TIC Tower
avenue, Superior?
Did commissioner Silberstein
ever hear Of the woman at No. %
West First St., for whom Jim
Conway brought booze from Su-
perior and elsewhere? Did she
not sell drinks singly during the
week and Jim on Sundaysg Did
he not run the blockade around
midnight? Although the dump
was a dirty one, were there not
girls and rooms for the sports
whose stomachs were strong
enough to stand it? Does it still
rum?
Did Onkel Bernard ever hear
Of the prominent young man
who kept blind pig in the parlor
Of his uncle on West First St.?
Did chief McKercher not pay a
stool pigeon the peoples, good
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

money when shown two. bottles
of whisky that had been illicitly
sold there? Did not chief Nc
Kercher throw those bottles in
a drawer and then fail to raid or
arrest 2 -;
These critical citizens wish to
know how many times the decent
but humble people on st. Croix
alley have complained to Onkel
Bernard and the Big Chief about
the immoral negro women down
there and just what satisfaction
they gave the compliments?
Perhaps Onkel Bernard can
prove whether or not there was
any real reason for a bibulous
boy to say recently:
"What's the use Of going to
Oliver for booze when I can buy
it cheaper at the New Duluth
police station?"
Can Onkel Bernard and his Big
Chief prove that all the contra
band booze at headquarters is
poured into the sewer?
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
A POLITE POLICEMAN.

Some sections of the city look
on Minnesota Point as being in
habited by rude, vulgar, litter
ate down-and-outers and has.
beens. But those best qualified
to express an opinion say that
many from the upper side of the
canal set very poor example
to their humble fellow citizens
on the narrow peninsula that
julius Barnes is expected to mo-
nopolize after the cruel war is
over. q. IL. lls-~ ...s e r..
Only the other day a company
Of Finnish ladies properly and
modestly CARRIED in bathing suits,
were taking the sun in the sand
after a plunge in the lake.
A gallant policeman came
along and politely addressed the
bathers as follows:
. "What are you lying around
here for, like lot of old COWS
waiting to be milkeds Get out
Of here, before I run yez all In"
An American woman; near by,
who heard the remarks, declared
that reddish colored hair would
have ornamented the sands had
the remarks been addressed to
- - n =
|hers 80. Public Eibr'
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
OLIVER IS A MECCA FOR THIRSTY PILGRIMS

Gently converted to the great
cause of prohibition by Billy
Sunday, also was a recent visitor
but he required no help to enter
his car when he started back.
It is stated that, a short time
ago, the, Wisconsin safety COM
mission wanted to close the
wholesale houses and let the re-
tail places run, but nothing was
definitely decided. Oliver GER
tainly will remain wet if the
village fathers have the say and
it may be made dry if Silber-
STEMS 'dictum can be made to
stick on Wisconsin soil.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

ally reposes, were seated two
very vivacious blondes and a
man also was sliding a big case
of beer through the folding doors
in the rear. Soon that gay little
wagon started for the Duluth
side Of the bridge. No news Of
an arrest for introducing intoxi-
cants into dry territory has been
heard, therefore the policemen
on the bridge must have had a
piece Of gravel in their eyes
when the conveyance passed over.
Oliver liquor dealers are quite
unanimous in the statement that
very scanty attention is paid to
rigs that cross from Oliver to
New Duluth.
There are seven policemen in
Oliver. There is a report that
former Capt. H. E. Olson of Su-
perior soon will take the position
of chief. Bruce, Palmer, we'll
known in Hibbing and Duluth, is
captain of police. Excellent
wages are paid.
A short time ago Chief McKer-
cher was IN Oliver. He was told
that he could not break the
speed ordinances there as in Du-
luth and he admitted it when
his mammoth Mormon car struck
the ribbed highways over here.
Commissioner Silberstein, re-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

OLIVER, Wis, Aug. 9.-(Spe-
cial to the Rip-saw. Although
visit to Oliver is not exactly
a trip through Wonderland, it is
well worth taking. AS the world
we'll knows, since Superior went
dry on July /, last, and since both
Duluth and St. Louis county are
bone drysin theory, if not in fact,
Oliver has been the nearest Mecca
for those who thirst.
Even prominent and wealthy
folk who can afford to visit the
Twin Cities by automobile now
60 through Oliver instead Of Carl
ton, as Of yore.
"Why do you 60 through Oil
ver?" their friends inquire.
ooh, that's an oasis, with the
only wetness within reach. We
need a few bottles of it to help
in getting through that sandy
stretch further down the route. -
Oliver has had one retail and
severn wholesale liauer @stereseHH-
Till recently. It is beginning to
look as If there were two retail
stores and seven wholesale houses.
The village of Oliver charges
an annual license fee of 5000
for either a retail or wholesale
place. Opening occurs at Z a. m.
and closing at s p. m. Sundays,
the lid stays on all day. By the
tine Monday rolls around, there
are many parched throats in the
territory tributary to this pie
turesque little oasis.
On telephone >poles and in all
liquor stores, there are cards with
this inscription. viz:
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
THE CANNY SCOT.

Pat and Sandy were foraging
in Flanders. Finally, around a
deserted farmhouse they found a
war-worn chicken.
Pat was overjoyed. He was
sick of embalmed beef and hard
tack. ''This is a bit of luck -
he exclaimed. "Sure an we IL
have dacent supper tonight. -
"No, no, said canny, cautious
Sandy. "Let's keep, it till the
morrow. Perchance it may lay
an egg '-Ex.