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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

Way back In 1908 these postcards
we're printed In Germany. showing
phase OF the German program for
world dominion.
The upper map shows Germany
then planned for an Africa ruled
wholly by Germany. England and
France. with tho Congo Free state.
Portuguese West Africa and part OF
Ehodasia and part OF Portuguese
East Africa. az well as German
East Africa and German Southwest
Africa under Teutonic misrule. To
France she would have yielded her
own CAMERON. probably in some
well planned trade.
The lower map leaves little In
Oceana 20 anyone outside Germany
$3.50 barring Australia and New
Zealand The cross shading on the
cards represents German control,
horizontal markings ~England and
perpendlcular shading. France.
The German Central Africa OF
the Future" and The German
Oceana OF tho Future" are the titles
given the cards.
The small inset map Of Germany
on each bears the words. Ruler Of
90. 100000" Germany. In 1908. had
a population Of about 10000 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

xinner'a class IN dancing every after.
noon and an advanced class for con
vaicseents every evening.
Experienced tcachers instruct one.
time aapirantn for canes and erutchcs
In the one.step. fox.trot rags and
jazz.
The rhythm. movement. music,
pretty teachers. sense OF Fun and
normal participation In social amuse-
monts send despair flying and in.
splre hope and self confidence
Dancing Is better medicine than was
ever bottled.
Expert psychologists. surgeons
and nerve specialists evolved the
dance treatment for sore. stiff legs
and minds. Tho pretty little dancing
teacher and popular rag time apply
the cure
A. Walter Reed hospital. when
tho pretty nurse comes TO massage
a hetoa wounded leg. lie the proper
eapcr 60 invite her TO attend the ball.
room hop that night Seventy five
per cent OF tho patients are oompos.
ing new verses 10 II Don't Want 20
Get Wen" To which the nurse
partner responds You won't s.e,
your wish. I Can Tell by the Way
You Dance. Dear"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

Dear Miss Grey: Having recovered
from tho shock caused BY Re
former" wonder Ii II possible ne
could have been r-frrrinx to little
childrcnr OF "Reform.rs' and all OF
his kind. l can only say: Father.
forgive them for they know not what
they do" instead Of getting at tho
root OF an evil. "Reforrner'' 10 strfk.
ing at the life OF our NATION and
Sapping its very vitais. solflshn@ss.
OF which ~Reforrncr- II an example.
and'not children. 10 hurting the
world today.
wake Up. ''Rcforrner''i This II
good old world 10 live in. just a. Il
was 600 years ago and IL II tho chill.
dren who keep Il good
Children are tho lamps OF naturs
along the stree, OF life 10 dispei tho
gloom Of old age. Our wonderful
Longfeliow said:
All. what would the world be TO us
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

to feel better and now | am we'll
and able TO do most any kind OF
work. have been recommending
the Compound ever since and give
You my permission TO publish this
letter. Miss FLO KELLY, 47G so.
18th St. Newark. ". j.
The reason this famous root and
herb remedy. Lydia r. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound. was so sue
cessful in Miss Kelly's case was be-
cause Il went 70 the root OF her
trouble, restored her TO normal
healthy condition and as a result
her nervousness disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

WASHINGTON. ID. C. Feb. 10
II you -cant walk. DANcEi
Tho Jazz Is the latest cure for log
wounds. she'll shock. nerve flag. blues
and haShfuiness'
Wounded Yanks don't get all sym.
pathy. They get tho dance treat
meut.
Boche bullets nickcd many Yanks
IN the knee or the hip, /. They vat
down for a long. long time. Some
OF them had their legs taken Off.
Others believed they would limp
thru life with cane. They mop~d.
They d--paircd. They though,
they'd never have good time
again. They told the doctors 80.
The doctors laughed. They turned
on tho victrola and tho band. They
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
MOTHERS, Do THIS
When the Children Cough,
Rub Musterole on Threats
and Chests

7, No telling how soon the symptoms
hay develop into crosp. or worse. And
hens when you're glad you have a
lar Of Mus:erolc a hand 20 give
prompt. sure relief. II does not blister.
I As first aid and a certain remedy.
5Musterole Is excellent. Thousands OF
mothers know II. You should keep 4
bar in the house. ready for instant use.
i Is the remedy for adults too. Re
uieves sore throat. bronchitis tonsilitis.
Group stiff neck. asthma. neuralgia,
headsche. congestion, plcurisy. rhcu-
mstism. lumhago. pains and aches Of
back OF joints sprainS core muscles
ehlhlains. frosted feet and colds Of the
|ehesf III often prevents pneumonia.
4 Soc and 6Oc Jars hospital size $50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

Dear Miss Grey: Brcanae ! am n
creature OF impulse. must sit down
Immediately and reply to IN. RE.
former" II ls my irnpr.Eaion that
the letter was written by woman.
80 shall address her as she" As
I read her words. the thought came.
lH she n mother She thinks the
earth IN ovcrpopuiated. and that IL
tho flu or some other inalady car.
ned off n few children the earth
would DO a better place TO live In.
Why the kiddles1 Why not a few
disgruntled older persona. who don't
seem To get a great deal out OF life.
anyway. and are not doing much
10 uplift humanity
am the mother Of thr~- children.
Not being overly strong. ] am usual.
" rather tired AZ the end OF tho
days work. Too. my husband finds
that he must work hard and manage
closely TO be able 10 clothc and sdu.
cate our children M we would like.
Yet II the angel OF death came TO
our home. would We welcome his
vislt7 God forbid Rest assured.
Rcformer. that every mother feels
the same. be she the mother OF one
pampercd child. or OF brood of
seven or eight.
The writer % the article. like so
many wouldbe roformefs. has not
hit upon tho correct solution OF tho
worlds problem. 4 man named
Hcrod once tried killing off all the
babies. but there IL no record to
show that civilization made more
rapid strides because OF hia action
Does the Reforiner forget that We
have passed thru "a great war; VIII
not the terrific slaughter Of man.
hood tend TO lower the birth rate7
We think so.
There IL a remedy for every hu.
man H. Education Is our solution.
We cannot tell who began IL. but
for n number OF years America has
been flooded with literature written
around the sex problem: we have
had plays with sex motive. until
We have come TO think in terms Of
sex. We need TO get back TO sane
aud wholesome living. to have our
thoughts purified. until we can see
some OF the beauties OF this world
we i've in. and forget It's horrors.
Educntion IL what We need when
we mothers impart 10 our daughters
sweet. pure thoughts that shall be
to them an armor In world OF men.
when We teach our sons that n real
man In strong and brave. but. best
Of all. he is honest. upright and true.
then. and only then. viii we be doing
the world a service.
After all. have we so great
problom7 a nation IL not built in
n day. nor can nation be recon
structod In day We have passed
thru the greatest upheaVal the world
has ever known. Time viii be neces.
our lives as bravely as we can.
trusting that time may solve some
of our problems. Remember that
happiness is not dependent upon cir.
cumstances. nor altogether on other
persons. We make our own happi-
ness. for It comes from within.
Read the best books the masters
whose works have stood the test OF
time. "Aa q man thinketh In his
heart. so is he" Let us try 10 make
our own lives as nearly perfect as
possible. for IN this way we shall be
doing "our Bit to make the world
"A better place SINCERE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

III you1l only Just scream or
throw something advised Mary
Thomas AS she leaned over my Ahals.
Ing figure. But n you 40 on this
way much longer. Just quivering.
without making n sound. you1l de
vciop plouriay or something. Oh.
my dear My doarl Please do stop"
she pleaded.
I'm horrid. know, Ungratcful,
Selfish / walled. "iiut your advice
Is no good. Mary. No good at ALI
can never. never make Bob WOO
me over agidnr'
III felt that sure--and n II was
me 4 Mary stopped for emphasis.
not 10 correct her grammar. IF II
WAS me--i'd play--at being
girir'
| stopped my crying and sat up.
How" | asked.
ira lose myself Then ia meet
| Mr.. Robert Lorimer under another
name. Then I'd watch things hap
PEN"
You must have great faith in
predentinatlon. Mary ThonaA' A
/ lot more than have, De you actu.
( ally believe that there's one perfect
/ love affair. and one only. in the
/ lives Of most women aud men7"
II do honestly think that. II any
man had chance 90 marry over
again he would probably choose the
very wife he picked tho first time.
/ II he had chance" Mary insisted.
wen. do mott" I made the state.
ment positively. II know several
/ types OF girls who could snltoh my
| Bob away from me. once he In nor.
NAL. once he gets 90 thinking about
women and love. instead OF politics
and economics"
better beat 'cm 20 n. az I've said
before" was Mary'a tiers. comment.
hut not ms Jane Lorimer. nor as
Jane Ames-' continued in my poai'
tive vein.
Don't decide that now. You're
too tired to think straight Why.
you haven't had minutes sleep
since night before last Go right up
TO bedl III send up your dinner
Ana then go 10 sleep" And Mary
reached out her pretty hand and
gave my fingers quick pressure Of
| sympathy as passed her.
was too tired 20 cat and too tr-d
10 sleep. by , o'clock / was too
tired 20 stay In bed. I threw my
klmono around mo and "a; down n,
the window. which faced the rnoonlit
boulevard. raised IN. shade Jus,
In time 10 ace DR.. Hamilton certeiH'
/ roadster turn the corner II stop.
I ped IN front OF Mary Thomas ter.
race
"oh. Ia. la" I sald. under my
Z breath. as nr. Crrteis mounted the
steps and rang the bell Then I
heard him spcAS OF ~riny" MArya
compact. sir'room suite has walls
like sounding boards. closed and
locked my door. went back to bed
and pulled the covers over my ears.
But my poor brain was wound up
/ light. and IL kept whlrrtng and
whirring. 60 tho effect tina, I didn't
want Hamilton Certels 10 make love
10 me. had told myself that same
thing five hundred times in tho lnrt
six months. nevertheless. IL made me
| perfectly furious TO have him pose
an my devoted cavalier while he was.
at tho same time. tho familiar friend
OF Mary Thomas.
/ Finally. 4; occurred 20 me that DR.
/ Ccrtcla was Daddy Lorimcr'a best
friend. rs well a. his medical adviE.
er. and that he might call on Mary
for business. not social reasons. But
found small comfort In tho logic.
Ono horrid fact confronted me:
since certsis had access 20 Mays
/ little home. II could never be n hid.
Ing place for me. must leave. But
where could l GOT
10 lie Continucf)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

Drak Known ana
rot so weak I
could hardly
stand. and had
h e a q a C b e =
every day. /
tried every
thing I could
think OF and
was under n
y h Us ! C 1 a MS
care for two
years. A girl
friend h a d
used Lydia r.
Pinkham . vege.
table Compound
and she told me
about II. From
the first day |
took II | began
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

Dear Miss Grey; WIN you prin,
these few lines IN answer 20 RE
former He pleads 90 grt at en-,
source OF this cvli tihe so-cailcd evil
OF bringing babies into the world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

IL the children were no morer
We should dread tho desert behind
Us
Worse than tho dark before
A MOTHER OF POUR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
PERFORMER" STRIKES AT LIFE
OF NATION, CLAIMS A MOTHER

q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

called tho dancing teacher. They
said. Drop that despair stuff
shake n leg Get out and Jazz
Dancing IL part OF tho hospital
cure At Walter Reed Rcconstruc-
ton Hospital for Wounded Soldiers
IN WaAhInkton. u. C.. therc'a a be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
CONFESSIONS
of a
WAR BRIDE
Copyright. 1919. by the Newspaper
Enterprise AssociaiioDl

IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE FOR
ME To FOLLOW MAIiY'S AID
NICE--AND THEN DIR. GER
TleIs APPEARS.
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60 he Continu~n

Prince Friedrich Kari Hc~sc has
announced. thru Finnish legation In
Berlin. tina, he definitely rcnounces
the crown OF Finland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, ~. J-"For about three
Years suffered from nervous
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
Women's
Flannelette Pajamas

These Pajamas are made in one piece,
with V-neck and long sleeves; slight empire
style with cord. fastenings. Striped flan-
nelette. Price S2.95.
-MneDougsii- southwick. Third Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
COrSetS
$500

For the tall, slender figure
we are showing Style 263-a
model of pink dotted batiste,
well boned, with free hip.
Daintily trimmed at the top
with ribbon and lace. Two
pairs hose supporters. Sizes
81 to 26.
For the Average figure
Style 265 is very good. 1t is
made of pink brocade, with
low bust and long skirt. With
elastic insert at bottom of
clasp. Sizes 81 TO %.
For the short figure Style
255, made of brocade fabric,
is a good model. 1t is very
well boned, and has a medi-
um-height bust line. Sizes
20 to 26.
Third Fioor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10
WOnnen'S
Laced Boots

These new Boots come in
gray or field-mouse brown
kid with cloth tops. Built
on smart, perfect fitting
lasts, with flexible soles and
two-inch French heels of
wood. Price $11.OO.
For Groqcing Girls
We are showing new Laced
Shoes in dark tan Russia and
gunmetal calfskin, designed
on an English model. Prices
$3.50 to $3.50.
--MacDougaii-Sout
Fifth Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-10

We HdUt JNSt TtctFVtU tH7tt 'U1V "V0V'o'o
in Italian Silk Underuests.
One has ribbon shoulder straps, with
straight line top. Sizes "a to AZ. Price
S2.75.
Another is without straps, topped with
narrow edge of lace and run with narrow
elastic. Sizes "a to AZ. Price S2.95.
The third has regulation top, reinforced
under the arms. Sizes SO to AZ. Price
$2.75.
New Italian Silk Knockers in good quality
has Just been received. Shown in sizes 5, 6
and 7. Price $3.50.
-MacDoug ALL southwick. Third Floor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10

ve Tone s,me las passed when the de,
could safely be left in the hands of
What yesterday was the concern or
only a small fraction of our business
men Is today of v:tal Importance TO
the nation as who'll.
Zen years ago he sucaessful Amcri.
can exporter was rarIty-almost a
business curiosity. To-day there are few
not Interested in the DEVELOPMENT of
our foreign trade.
rms country in the last decade has
" a,, far along the road that leads
10 world commerce. Even had there
Deen no European war, America womb
nave heard the call 10 traffic In the
place among the great trailing nation.
Industrial expansion ami uuantitr nro
auction has, in 1914, brought us to the
point where we produced more than
we could consume. So far as our ex.
port development is concerned. the WAY
mtcrly FASTENED our awakening TO tho
new era upon which our commerce was
mr., In the life OF commercial nations
mere mere are three weli-defned stages. The
hrst Is that in which industry begins
chlcf activity lis still the developmcnt
OF raw materials. The second is that
i in wm nS inddastry has gained It's foot
ia the matter of manufacturers. The
third is the stage in which industry has
oech carrion 10 such degree that II
not only supplies domestic needs. hui
produces surplus to meet some mart
OF INC requirements of other nations.
me past ten years has been a tran.
.ition period for the United States he
tween the last two stages And 4, is
fortunate Tor us and for the world
that this transaction occurred in ti,na
Tor us TO play the part that We arc
10" called upon to play IN hca tho
ecoh6nic ravaees which the war has
left In its train.
When We were developing the nat,
urai resources of the country tho MO
neers Problems were the nations
great industries the nation was com.
PEELED TO take thought Of the difnciii-
ties which confronted our Industrial
pioneers And Today, AZ we reach OUT
into the field OF international trade
the nation must ptand behind our for,
eisn commerce just as II stood behind
the honest ader and the men who gave
us our nrst factories.
America. export trade is no longer
the sole concern of tho exporter 7,
is tho concern Of all who wish to sec
AMERICAS progress continue The
hahutacturcr. no less than the export
house, tho retail merchant no less than
The manufacturer has IN interest in
the development OF our foreign com.
mcrce. The workman who builds
machine has as much interest In our
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10
Financing Foreign Shipments
No. 9.
ny WILLIAM II. I.OUt:H,
Noted EcOnomist.

nsre are nys; s'anaard methods Of financing
open account method, simply sending forward
the shipment and sending tho bill With it and
Inns ss' d pn'a M "' in S' dess
@.n nrs snd vs"eIgssn to
countries resent having drafts drawn upon
inert with draft or bii'-of-e exchange TO put that
' ha bank o IN into -FOUR local bank
n 20 wants 10 do that of course he is at liberty
gets his noney II is method us TS Wh.e Se'Gre on nT
5udgmenI is usually used on account OF ignor
vantas el ''' because i mas any particular ad
The third method which is ,customary, with
Orleans. and other ports where a great deal Of
Of of Of" collection Se sSas q hroaEh
their own bank, with the Understanding That
Of the 'p eeta SF smou np Of
the I'd. drafts outstanding
Of Spd, busness sha rhe f sam
It aSe MAXI Sfais fet era. for M
QUALITY with triple credit back OF it. There is
is draw in the foreign country; and presnm
ably that firm has been investigated and is
sredit Of The concern that draws the draft and
10 the n Vim T whc Of it M sen Ws
ness, ThiTd there is the shipment ,,selt the
not pass until the shipment as arrived at lie
n naT ton The drsf is also at the foreign
10 accept the draft. and il becomes practically
ms own ,promissory note. So you have triple
credit which amply protects the bank and pro
vides satisfactory means OF financing foreign
shipments In a steady stream.
The fourth method consists of simply draw
ing draft on the consignee and selling or
dtscounttnE that particular draft. II the maker
OF the draf, is we'll known and hiss a high
credit, IN most Industrial communities he prob
HoIS viii not nave great deal of trouble in
d'scoun,tng the draft, especially II the banker
~ s"quainted with the firm upon which the
draft Is drawn. That is standard and Gus
tomary me thod of financing foreign shipments
The NTH method that is growing in IA vor
and is probably The cheapest for the shipper
and the most satisfactory to the banker. con.
sists OF having the bank give its own accept
ance in exchange for the draft that accom-
panies the shipment In other words. the bank
Germ that draws tie draft, The banks accept
ance can be taken into the open market--at
least in the larger cities. certainly in New York
where the acceptance market is developing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10

unanimous sentiment of the American people
when he said: THE confidence with which
we sent you away you have sacredly kept.
Wherever there is soldier or friend Of u
soldier there is lover Of liberty; wherever
there is a heart which rejoices at the deliver
ance OF mankind from its hour Of peril, you
and your great army are remembered and
loved. You return not only to American soil,
but to the heart Of the country" and that
equally fine sentiment voiced in the Presi-
dents message l''You have served the coun-
try with fine devotion and admirable efficiency
in war forever memorable as the worlds
triumphant protest against injustice, and as
its vndication of lbeTty-the liberty OF peo-
pies and of nations" These are tributes OF
deepest sincerity, and they are the expression
Of appreciation which in spirit will greet the
commander chief in all Of his public APP
pearances the nation continues 10 do him
honor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10

Virginia. the Confederate monuments,
The pages OF history, the name OF
Robert T.. Leo, the torch OF white SUI
prcmscy, and even the souls OF men.
ron, desccrat!on and from the alien
hand OF Woodrow Wilsou''-and the
white womanhood from living, quiv-
erins sacr!nce." My! how scared they
are We would ne scared too. IL we
thought these thoughts We would all
he aniisufragists ii We believed these
things. But why believe them.
Then again, the president OF tho AS
ISOLATION Opposed, sends an omen let
ter about the sanctuary of the home,
the preservation OF states rights the
menace Of negro dnininatioh" what
would come upon US But VIII they.
suffrage for women HAS passed the ex-
pertinent test 1t is now operating
peacefully and normally in some form
IN forty seven States, ani none Of
these dire resulte have come In the
seven remain ing states. among them
Virginia, II could scarcely cause this
ru;n and devastation. Why worry?
am reminded up here in Massachu-
setis of>the early DAYS OF the repmb.
lie. when the sister colonies OF Vir-
sinia and Massachusetts were one in
sympathy and purpose in the cause Of
political liberty. The message sent
from Virginia in 1918 to her sister col
ony. saving your cause is ours-we
viii he free together" should no, nnw
In ola. be overshadowed By a marrow
local, and divided policy in the same
cause Of human freedom.
Massachusetts has ratified the Fed
era suffrage amendment. Shall Nir-
GINA do less?
MARY POLLARD CLARKE.
cape COD. Mass. Sept. S.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10
A. Tabloid Tale.
Brains and the Book.

The great detective Sheerluck Bones in
a brown study sitting in his green library
trace Of TOR several moons nov nor had any
paste jewels been rejected by the pawnbroker
az having been relieved of their real stones by
a desperate husba nd for card debt.
III must he on account Of the war" said the
great detective in wonder at his discern
mtnt Something must he did, he cried ct
Jus, then something hard and square hit
him In the eye. b!ackenirg 1t.
he opened the hook of Tricks in All Trades
and read ii carefully.
And say pal" said the s-ea, detective
y"a at TOY oa%" n %oSnns @
Tha,s easy isn't it, You Won't "H have tn" the
trouble of hooking them nor the fear Of getting
nny ynn ,e Il !, go? ~. oroo. a.
he must have been with his square dirty. be-
whsk cred face. bushy eyebrows. bushy you
them. his cap WAS pulled down over them so far
you couldn't
This is grea, stunt unused the great de-
tective, AZ he waited on the corner across from
morning when those Swendoods discover the
them and III bring them right from home and
gpt a swell reward. Gee eel" And the great
detective twirled both ends OF his mus ache wit h
both hands in his JOY.
II always did think had more brains than
detective to himself as he stood waiting for
the crook with the Jewels
he was nothing but blur, and a white paper
Huttered at the great detectives feet.
"Dere pard-The dimindS is pawned fer. $40.
'Sions. Yer pal rincher.'
detective, nervously chewing the paper up into
pulp.