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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Luclla
Leach. wife OF John A. Leach, 1857
w. Spokane st, were held at the
Bonncy-Watson chapel Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Leach, resident OF Seattle
for more than 30 years, is survived
by her husband, a son, Charles a.
Leach. and three daughters-M Mrs. ~
=. Larson. Mrs. Joseph Hohcim and
Mrs. Jerry Dixon. Mrs. Leach also
Is survived by eight grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
Wiichhazel and camphor
Relieve Eye Strain

Common witchhazel. canphor. n.y.
drasds. etc. as mixed in Lavoptik
eye wash. produce quick results when
used for eye strain. one customer
was greatly astonished at the resfful
feeling produced by a single applica-
ton. A young man reports that both
he and his mother were greatly help
ed by Lavoptik. We guarantee n
small bottle to help ANY CASE
weak. strained or inflamed eyes.
Swift's Drug Co. and leading drug
gtsts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
Sore Throat, Colds
Quickly Relieved by Hanrlin's
Wizard oil

Hamins Wizard OIL Is a simple
and effective treatment for sore
throat and chest colds. Used as q
garglc for sore throat II brings quick
relief Rubbed on the chest It viii
often loosen up a hard. deep seated
cold In one night
How often sprains, bruises. cuts
and burns occur in every family ~
well ~ little troubles Ike carachc.
toothache, cold sores. canker sores,
stiff neck. and tired aching feet.
Soothing. healing Wizard OIL win al
ways bring quick relief,
Get II from druggists for 30 cents.
IL not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick head
ache2 Just try Wizard Liver Whips.
pleasant little pink pills 30 cents.
Guaranteed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

last few years millions and millions
of goats have been Killed.
mo one ever heard Of goat com
ing out of "a packing house. I'd like
10 know how many go In as goats
and come out AZ lambs"
ANY buyer can settle that ques
ton by examining the carcass" vol
unteered Clifton McArdle. Portland
ore. "Thc tail Of the sheep sticks
down. while tho tail of the goat
sticks up"
which seems a valuable tip to the
public. which doesn't want to eat
the goat as well as be the goat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
BN HARRY u. HUNT

Washington. n. c.
Is congress Interested In tho high
cost OF living?
Congressman Fred Purnell Of At
tica. Ind. will say II -.
81 know Of no class that has been
hit harder by the high cost Of living
than members Of congress" says
Purnell.
Some Of my friends have been
having fun with me because they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

discovered patch IN my trousers.
undertake 10 say that unless We
get some relief soon there viii bo a
great demand for barrels among a
lot Of US poor members OF congress.
What we need in congress and In the
nation is rigid economy. We need
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

Baldwin. 4iss ". Dakota st. sun.
DAY night. Baldwin reported 10 the
police. The man appeared to be un,
injured. Baldwin said he did not
know he Ind hit the man until he
heard him shout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
STREET WORKER HIT

While placing lantern In had
spot dn the street north Of Eastlake
bridge. an unidentified man was
struck BY the automobile of Crest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

Nuttc houHrs sept ~ lFVl.
Dearest Archie; Before we left
oyster Bay Quentin had collected
two snakes. He lost one, which did
not turn up again until an hour b.
fore departure. when he found II In
ono OF the spare rooms. This one he
left loose. and brought the other one
10 Washington. there being a variety
Of exciting adventures on tho way.
the snake wriggling out Of his box
once. and being upne, on tho floor
once. The first day home Quentin
was allowed not 10 go 60 school but
to so about and renew all his friend
ships. Among other places that he
visited was Schmid'H animal store.
where he left hts iittl. snake
Schmid presented him with three
snakes. simply 60 pass tho day with
"a large and beautiful very friendly
king snake and two little wee snakes.
Quentin came hurpinT hack on his
roller skates and burst into tho room
10 show unr his treasures. I was dis.
cuaning certain matters with tho at.
torncy general NJ tho time. and the
snakes were eagerly Deposited IN my
lap. The king snake. by the way
aitho most friendly with Quentin.
had Just been making a rcsoiute II.
fort TO devour one OF the smaller
snakes. A. quentin and his mcuag.
eric were an Interruption 90 my In.
tcrview with the department Of jus.
ticc. suggested that he go into the
neat room. where four congressman
were drcariiy waiting until I should
be at leisure. ! thought that he and
his snakes would probably cniivcn
their waiting time. lie at once fell
in with the suggestion and rushed
up to tho congressman with the an.
surancc that he would there find
kindred spirits. They at first thought
the snakes were wooden ones. and
there was some pcfceptible recoll
when they realized that they were
alive Then the king snake went up
Quentin's sleevc--he was three or
four feet iong-and we hesltated to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

on Beard u. 8. s. Mississippi.

On Beard 4. =. $. Mississippi.
October l. 1907.
Dear Kermit. After speaking at
kcokuk this morning We 60; aboard
, this brand new stcrn.wheci steamer
of IN. regular Mississippi type and
started down stream. | went up In
tho Trxns and. Of course. felt an al.
most Irresistible desire to ask the
pilot about Mark Twain. IL Is n
broad. shallow. muddy river. at
places the channel being barely vide
enough for th. boat 20 go thru. tho
to my inexperienced eyes the whole
river looks like channel The bot.
tom lands. Illinois on ono side and
Missouri on tho other. are sometimes
ovcrgruwn with forests and non~.
times great. rich cornfieidH. with
here ana Their. villages. and now and
then a little town At every such
place all the people OF tho neiKhlnr.
hcod have gathered 10 greet me. The
water front 81 the towns would Dc
filled with a dense packed mass Of
men. women and children. waving
flaEs- Tho little villages have not
only their own population, but also
the farmers who have driven in IN
their wagons with their wives and
children from a dozen miles back
just such farmers as came to aea
you and the cavalry on your march
thru Iowa last summer.
II Is my first trip on the MiNHiS.
sippi. and am greatly interested
In H. How wonderful In It's rapidly
Of movement has been the history
~ our country. compared with the
history OF the old world. For untold
axes this river had been flowing
thru the lonely continent. not very
greatly changed since the close Of
the Plsitocenc. During all these
myriads OF years the prairie and
the fores, came down TO It's banks
The immense herds OF the buffalo
and tho elk wandered along them
season after seasin. and the In
dian hunters on foot or In canoes
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=! az e s e..

to use more patches and less per
fume."
Senator Charlie Thomas Of Den
yer. also finds trouble TN the high
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

Discussion Of aforesaid H. c. OF l..
by house members the other day
caused Ben johnson Of Bardstown'
Ky. to wonder who eats oil the goats
that are slaughtered each year.
II notice from agricultural pa
pers." johnson observed, that in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
M00NSHlNE LEADS TO
ARREST BY DRY COPS

With IL gallons OF moonshine in
their possession. George Strickland.
23. "A farmer. J. Il. Stricklind. so.
a logger, and William C Christian.
son, "a, "A painter. were arrested by
Lieut. r. c. Collier and members
OF the dry squad Sunday evening
az 18Th ave. and y. Marginal way.
The men arc held under open
charges for the federal authorities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
Death OF skip

Sycamore iiili. sept. II. 1907.
blessed Archickins: We felt dread.
fully hom.nick as you and Kermit
drove away. when we pass along tho
hay front We always think OF tho
dory. and We mourn dear little skip.
aitho perhaps Il was a. we'll the littl.
dorgic should pass painlcasly away.
after his happy little life. for the lit.
tie fellow would have pinned for you.
Yuor letter was q great comfort.
wen send ON the football suit and
hope youli enjoy the football or
course Il viii all he new and rather
hard at first.
The house II put up. everything
wrapped In whit. that can be. and all
the rugs off the floors. Quentin II
reduced 10 the secret service men for
steady compan ionshlp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

cost OF living plants.
The cry is: why does not con
gress do something he recently
lamcnted. THAT is human nature,
We viii be damned II we do. we will
be damned n we don't. and we VIII
possibly be damned anyway"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

drag him back because his scales
rendered that difficult. Tho last I
saw of quentin. one congressman
was gingerly helping him off with
his jacket. no as to let the snake
crawl out OF the upper end Of the
sleeve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

An ounce Of jolly goes farther
than ton OF advice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

rendered that difficult. The last |
saw OF Quentin. one congressman
was gingorly helping him off with
his jacket no as to let the snake
crawl out OF the upper end Of the
sleeve.
In the fall OF 1907 the president
made tour thru the West and
South and went on hunting trip
In Louisiana. In accordance with
his unvarying custom he wrote reg.
ularly 10 his children while on hia
iourncylnga.
Trials Of Travelling President
on Board u. =. 3. Mississippi.
Oct, /. 1907.
Dearest Ethel' The first part of
my trip up 90 the time that We en-.
barkcd on the river at keokuk was
Just about IN tho ordinary style.
had continually to rush out to wave
at tho people at the towns thru
which the train passed. II the train
stopped anywhere | had To make "a
very short speech 20 several hundred
people who evidently thought they
liked me. and whom really liked.
but TO whom / had nothing In the
world to say. Al Canton and keo.
kuk | went thru the usual solemn
teHtivities--the committee OF reoep-
ton and the guard OF honor. with the
open carriage. the lines OF enthusiasts.
tic fellow-citixens TO whom | bowed
continually right and left. the speech
which In each case / thought went
on rather better than dared hope
for I felt as II had spoken myself
out. When ! got on the boat. how
ever. tiinen grew easier. still have
TO rush out continually. stand on the
front part Of the deck, and wave at
groups OF people on shore. and at
s;crn.whocl steamboats, draped with
American flags and loaded with en-
thuslas,ic eacursioniEts. Hut | have
n great deal OF time To myself and
By gentle firtnnens ! think | have
succeeded In impressinR on my good
hosts that l rather resent allopathlc
doses OF Information about shoals
and dykes. tho amount Of sand per
cubic foot OF water. tho quantity Of
manufactures supplied by each river
town etc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29
BLANKETS

so pairs Of Wool Isin.
ished Cotton Blankets. In
gray and tan. Size T2xso.
formerly 1913. In the Holi.
day Sale at. pair..f1.75
Upper Main Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

One hundred and fifty t
adorned with ostrich novel
$3.50. $1,000 and $3.50.
Holiday Sale price ......
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-29

20 pairs OF Gray and Tan
Cotton Blankets. sizc 6ix
&c, bound with ribbon. For.
mcrly i4.75. In the Holiday
sale at. a pair.
Upper Main Floor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-14

and put into working shape again;
and where plovs. harryyys. discs and
ether mecnan'cci devices Of the farm
are repaired.
ErCn this headquarters hundreds
of nol ocr2e ard go daily j. .ae busy
seascn-sveIy one OF t,le.n j yorker
with a jeb t. 20 aed doi..g IS earnest
ly ana etfci-,e-sT-. Each n.zn is on his
honor; sil;lisafs are net tolerated.
Every --zn l. proL5 Ct his part in the
work and has a EeEsonsl pride in
achievement.
And al TIC Lss heen accomplish
cd in less thaa two Cs,zdes.
. Noble v-2s a poor nan when he
went to southern A.5-rta in 1903.
fresh from hCmestez5ing on the
North Dakota prairies. It was the
bonanza chance for the poor man
!
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-14

Noble being the type of man he II.
would have achieved perhaps the
same success anywhere bat his road
60 victory WIS made easier by the
wonderful soil Of western Canada.
whore thirty-ilye bushels ~ wheat 10
the acre are common and where
settler frequently pay for their
farms with . single e'op ~ wheat
iie learned ,asnirg IL Iowa. ia
was born and sel -. an loya fersz
ne"r State ten'sf. one Of q fasrilY
~ TX L1yv hen lis mctser tN<f
he weLt te Dye with reighSor.
william = l'csa. Nho taught hin
20 sell "a ~ fv4lte Charles lsOtl.
had a record for corn-husk,oz of
aNtg tgshss q day. de mAds Ii 10
tarae< bs'ofe ne WIS a man.
A. n b. pert 10 Knox. North
nek1.a. They Fay Of him Their that
no one ever had 50 much bad 'uck a.
Cfe-4e NoLe once be- worker ssrte
day. aat three nights witho., stop
ping, to save bis first flax crop Again.
- earn was struck by lighting and
he loe' everything he had. Undpant-
81, he bought a neiRhbor's team and
wer. 70 work as II nothing hsd hap-y
eened. lie WAS simply imve-yiOug 10
5ai-luck.
lie likes big farming SO much he
wishes sometimes he could sell out
ais 10000 Alberta acres and 20 10
some new country 10 start come
thing IN a big way" bat he also likes
small farming. I'D like nothing bet
ter than just To raise my t're boys on/
a small farm and teach 'hsr. % do
things" he says in the sA.e bceath
IN which he wishes 20 stii bigger
acres 30 SOW.
He has put into hig ..m'nI ne
same qualities that hav :, 1as 'ncis-
trial leaders and rich L.sa .he .-orl,:
over, only his busine-s . : ..aiax in.
stead of steel or oil C ooA. :.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-14

effort with all the resources nc his
command. In 1917. hc had IN wheat
alone, eleven square miles, In the
spring Of 1918, he bought half tse
famous old Cameron cattle ranch of
10000 acres and began breaking 4 ~
the rate Of 300 acres day. ~ he
old pioneer days, man with an ov-
team and plough did well II he -. ke
half an acre day.
The Cameron ranch was thirty
miles across a trackleas country
from the Nobleford headquarserf.
He had 10 carry in supplies ara
equipment. so he built a forty-fOvr
mile graded road across his ngw
domain. He sent over it by truclg
$4,000 worth Of supplies and build
ing material. Almost overnigh /,
dwellings, Offices. barns, garage,
elevators sprang up and a town was
born Merely to get ready for the
work Of operating his new posses
sions, he spent $4,000 and months of
preparation. That's the way r does
things.
Charlie Noble viii be a rich nan
some day and make his mark in the
world" said his uncle back in Iowa
forty years ago. There never vas
a man with a jaw ike that who didn't
amount to something. For one thing
he doesn't try to do 1t all by hard
knock4" --.-
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and all the bad luck man could have.
His Alberta neighb0rs took notice Of
his methods and followed suit. lie al
ways had good crops, whether Of flax
or oats or barley or wheat, and 50 be-
fore very long, he owned a half sec
tion Of land and was the recognized
weather god Of the country. Men
wsi1sl 70 SOW crops TO see what
Charlie Noble was going To do. and
when they found out, they did the
same thing, even if it might seem out
Of the ordinary or rather unreason-
able TO follow a bumper flax crop Of
27iz bushels TO the acre with oats in
stead Of more flax.
When the war came and the farm
ers of the world were called upon to
serve with food, Charles Noble like
has neighbors threw himself into the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-14

This Is the story 81 3 capitalist
farmer who has exploited agriculture
like an oil king and iaught nen how
poor man IN Canada c4n win tor-
tune Just farming
Owner Of more than % square
miles Of fertile prairie ,aueaa. .l0re
than Sl.50D.OOo. genius fur good
Workmanship that N 1916 eave him
the worlds record III more ltan ~
bushels of wheat per acre on q thou
sand acre field -th'i Is Charl1 Shor-
wood Noble, millionaire master farm
er.
The keynote of his success s. clh-
cheney through cooperation =
through tho individual rer.aal in-
terest of each worker in ;he success
of the organization. FOR farming 10
Charles Noble is q business arl q pro-
fession. and he has pat into itnot only
his own genius for organization md
direction, but business PRINCIPLES and
theories. He believes IN prliit-shar-
ing.
TO be sure" he said. nobody has
tried profit-sharing IN farming. bat
i ne theory IS ali riehl 4 , iu-
dlsa.ries il ought 90 work m
a--risulture. because ar re is
the ornamental indusi I,
h1c 9ever been demonsn Ateu, AID |
an going 10 work K out."
Tat was several Years ago. To-
3av he has hundreds e employees,
reLv Of whom have been with hiI
log enough TO become shareholders.
10 has four great farms. elevators
ard : town. and the annual dividends
o. his farming business run from
"a 10 80 per cent.
1t Is 4 romance Of achievement.
Nohleford, the headquarters Of this
giant farm is not unlike a railway
division point. with dozens of cn-
gines, steam, gas and motor cars.
hundreds Of rigs and wagons racks
and implements many that the
mechanical staff employed just for
this purpose is as large as that at
some railway shops lie has a ma
cline shop where one or more en-
s.les are always being dismantled
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-14

then and it IS today the worlds last
opportunity for a poor man TO own
his own farm-an opportunity en-
hanced BY new land legislative pro-
gram which when enacted into laws
viii throw open TO settlement every
idle acre in Canada. In the DAYS
when Noble went to Alberta, Canadi-
an farmers had not vet learned low
TO handle theirsoil. They wantedbie
crops without working the land more
than enough TO put in the seed. When
a couple Of dry years came around,
those that had not worked their land
were up against II.
Noble. however, introduced the
same moisture conservation methods
and summer following that in North
Dakota had doubled his crop5 in spite
Of predictions Of scofiing neignbors
, 1919-10-08

atIV9 cDnnlCl41S Was t0'In6Q very
Where - .4cruIl lne guards, vase
duties vii b. - aSSlSl lle police IN the
protection 81 citizens engaged IN che
naintalanca 81 the supply OF iDOI, and
otherwise pre- serVe order. 3%e5pJnSl-
blIty Tor withholding the mems wages
is assumed by the Government III a
sta, enient issued which read, as
follows: The members Of The Ma
tIonI Union OF Railways broke their
cons acts and stopped work WITHOUT no.
tice in complete disregard Of the effect
on cheir charge, they inflicted damage
or lnnumerable people, left GOD upon
which the public depended for subsls-
tence 70 go 10 waste, pat numbers to
vast expense by leaving them stranded
without c~onVeyance. and inflicted great
losses upon many by preventing them
from reaching their destination. The
damage to Which they are liable in law
is vastly gr alter han the amount now
being oe.d. Ii an cary resumption OF
WORK ccurs, diff rent co sid9raton5
may arise. In the meantime the cOun-
try Is sill subject 20 uneXampIed IN
curry by the meDS acU)n, and IN THESE
circumstance the Government would nos
be justified in handing over to these
strikers aslm which would be used for
OIOlOIlS ing Il NCIuSSlC utluCi tdhCh WIN
out any consideration for the welfare
of the public, and which is e~ndangering
the lie Of the whole nation.
London, Get. 4th. The Government IN
e. its nor communique on the situation, re-
ported cor .inued improvement In the
transport situation. The statement reads:
Plans are actively in preparation to meet
the situaloo caused by the refusal of
the strike leaders to accept arbitration.
Rail way services are still growing,
goods trains are inc easing in mum
bers. the food situation is unchanged,
and the sto1Is are we'll distributed and
are more plentiful than the first day of
the strike. The response to the call for
volunteers shows the public determina-
ton.
Chicago, Oct. 9TH Cincinnati defeat
ed the chicago White SoX in the fourth
game of the series, two to nothing on
SATURDAY.. Sundays game vas post
poned owing 70 rain.
Christiania, Oct. 3rd-(French Wire
less Service: The Parliamentary Com
mittee appointed to discuss the entry Of
Norway into the League of Nations,
has reported unanimously in favour of
Norway's joining the League.
ConstantinopIe, Oct. ASSOCIATED
Press. The resignation of the Cabinet,
headed by Hamen Pasha, Grand Vizier
and Minister eff Foreign Affairs, has been
accepted by the Sultan.
, 1919-10-08

w DIS dCCCpICQ az ldCl IIlSul NOu1Cl IN
between Mr.. Bonar Law and the Concil-
iation Committee OF the Trade Union.
The official terms of settlement are as
follows: First. Work shall be resumed
Immediately. Second. Negotiations will
be resumed on the understanding that
they shall be completed before the end
Of the year. Third. Wages will be
stabilized 3t the present level until
September 30th. 1920 and at any
time after August LIST. they. ma be
reviewed in the ligNt O. circumstances
then existing. Fourth. Nc adult Railway
nan in Great Britain 81 Ill receive less
than 81 shillings per week, while the cost
of living is 10 pr cent above the preWar
level. Fifth. The Railway Union agrees
that their men will work tremendously
with the men who returned to work or
remained at work during The strike
nor 5shall there be any victimiZatiOn Of
strikers. Sixth. Arrears Of wages will be
paid on resumption of work.
New York, Oct. 4th. -PecauSe Of the
illness Of President Wilson, King Albert
OF the Belgians has decided 10 cancel all
his engagements in ION hction with his
tour of the United States after those in
Boston and Buffalo up 10 October 14th.
From Buffalo the Royal visitors will go
" SOtI6 pOiHlo IL CdlLlOl tlA o'o WI
main there unit Inc is scheduled to visit
S~anfrancisco on October 14th. His sche-
dule after that date stands tentatively.
London Oct. Attn. The cir Ministry is
sued a resume OF the proceedings OF the
first conference with representa- i've me-
teorologists of the Domi non held in
London. General subjects were dicussed
from a meteorological standpoint, in
Guiding the ar routes from Cairo TO Kur-
achi and Cairo to the Cape The dele
gates visited a number of places of me-
neurological interest. The conference de-
cided to continue as ar association for a
periodical interchange 01 views upon
scientific matters. Sir Napier Shaw was
elected the first President
Paris, Oct. 4th. French Wireless
Service): All German prisoners still
detained in France will be repatriated
directly after the rattle, ton OF the
treaty. According to information re-
ceived from Berlin. The Swiss Legation
in Paris, II is stated, sent Information to
this effect to the central Office for pris-
oners Of war for transm sion to Ger
many.
Palo Alto, Oct. 4th.-If the league of
nations is TO break down. we must at
once prepare to fight Mr.. Hoover, for
merly Economic Director for the Su-
pleme War Council told the students of
Stanford University in an address he
delivered here last night. The peace
~