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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01


councllmcn w. ID. Lane and
oliver r. Erickson voted against the
measures. cottcrill and Haas. OF
] the minority opposition group. were
absent. The OTHERS voted for the
I SIS 600 900 deal. which passed. five
To two.
The bond ordinance, which pro
vides for payment of the lines out
OF the gross receipts, was signed by
Mayor Hanson Immediately after
passage. and negotiations launched
for the formal restraining suit. which
viii take the bond ordinance 10 the
state supreme court Tor an immedi-
ate ruling on the validity OF the
bonds.
This means there will be some
necessary delay" said Hanson. but
the city and the company are
anxious to have the courts put the
stamp Of Legality on the deal
"It has also been intimated that
the taxpayers. by some hocus'pocus
might he taxed to carry on the
transportation business In Seattle
I or course this IS false. as the only
way to create general indebted
ness tx by vote Of the people. and
when IL is known that our bonded
debt limit has practically been
reached. there being but few hun
dred thousands dollars Of the limit
remaining. II can well be under
stood that even IL all the people OF
Seattle voted $4,000 600 issue to
come out OF general taxation. that
only n few thousand dollars OF the
same would be legal and valid. II
is true that the very men who raise
this objection are the men who, in
! the council chamber, have repeatedly
passed ordinances taking money
Illegally and wrongfully for the sup
port Of public utilities from the tax.
payers pockets; but any taxpayer at
any time could enjoin such pro.
ceedinR, ana the law is plain on the
subject. II Is unnecessary to state
that in the future this plain breach
Of fundamental law win not be toler.
ated.
Praises Backers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01
ITALY PREPARES wELCoME

. ROME, Jan. decoration OF the
chamber OF deputies. in preparation
for President Wilson's visit. was be.
gun today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

COBLENZ, Ian. 1.--Acoording to n
general order from Headquarters, the
American soldier or officer who
speaks To "A German woman will sub
Ject himself thereby 10 court mart
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

TOKYO. Dee. si.--lD~iayed. -
admiral koitschAk has bsen as.
sassinaied. according 10 reports
frun siberia
hoitsehak wss Assas~inaied BIS
political rncaS. according Ia
shc reports.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

LONDON. Jan. 1---Leaders OF the
agitation for autonomy In four
spanish provinces have called for
a pleboscite in the provinces af.
fectsd. Maddd dispatch to the
Daily News announced today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

The secretary also said that he
and Admiral Benson would visit the
Pacific coast soon 10 survey the sit
uation there with view to putting
the now plan into operation.
Tho Pacific feet at present is
practically stripped and it's ships
and equipment added TO the Atlantic
fleet.
Daniels pointed out that under the
new plan Of dividing the forces into
equal parts. the navy would be kept
nj top notch by competition and
rivalry between the two forces.
Daniels also gave the committee
a statement on Japan's naval
strength. He showed that Japan has
~ hattieshlps with four building or
projected. seven battle cruisers. 10
cruisers. is light cruisers with
seven building or projected 60 de-
stroyerr with % more building and
10 submarines and 81 building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01
W.S.S.QUOTA
GAINED ON
LAST DAY
Purchasers Make Eager
Rush to Wipe Out the
Shortage
CLARKE THANKS STAR
Concluding the old year by
evsrsubsrribing her war stamp
quota Of ss.:si. 600. seattle faces
1919 with a clear conscience and
n good start on the thrift path.

An intens. situation waz reis-v~s
in a determined manner BY Seattle
ties Tuesday. the last day OF 1915
The war stamp program had beet
tagging for months. and repeated II
fort had heen made to speed STAMP
purchases II was feared that Seat
tie would slack on her quota.
On the last day. however. people
bought with n rush. Prom IN. time
the banks and postofflce opcned. this
clerks were swafnped
Long lines or people crowded and
to~tied IN front OF the windows.
These lines were maintained until the
windows shut down. at y. m. The
people bought stamps as fast as the
clerks cusz1d sspp,y th~ns. and s,asn
ored for more.
~Ne uoubs~--rlaske
With the end Of tho days work. /,
was estimated that at least s3oo.ooa
worth OF stamps had been purchased
while the estimated deficit was sf7Ts
900. Then the windows were slam
med down in the faces Of long lines
OF people still eager 10 buy. and the
exhausted clerks rested.
According To Chairman Charles VI.
Clarke. of the Seattle and King coun.
~ war stamp committees. there Is no
doubt that the quota is oversubscrih-
ed. but the actual figures will not 30
compiled until Thursday or Friday.
he says
We've put the thing thru" Clarke
told The Star. I'm tickied TO death =
Chairman Clarke stated wednes
day thar he had feared Seattle would
not respond. but was heartily xiad
that the old spirit had manifested Il.
self and the local record IN the mat.
ter OF such things was virdicated
Thanks Star
4 wish. above all others. To thank
The Star for It's splendid editorial Co
operation In promoting the drive. II
has been invaluable to us Clarke
told The Star.
To every organization and indlvid-
uai who has helped In any way 10
put the drive over. we IN charge ex
tend thanks and wishes for a happy
and prosperous new year"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01
Traction Deal Measure Passes;
City May Run Lines in 60 Days

Municipal operation Of the
stone-Webstcr traction system
within 60 days. IL u practical
certainty. following passage Of
the voIumnous car line purchase
ordinances by the city council
In special session late Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01
President
Is Strong
for Terms
BN ED l.. KEEN

PARIS. Jan. l. - President
Wilson's trip 60 England has re-
suited In no change or deviation
from his original program on the
general principle Of freedom Of
the seas.
The United Press is able to state au.
thoritauvely that the presidents so.
called coalition" with Lord North
cliffe. as a result OF which the fun
force OF the Northcliffe press seems
10 have been lined up behind the
general Wilson program. has not
been brought about by any VIII
sonian backdown on the free seas
prouOaal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

"1n all this battle the five council.
men who voted for the ordinance.
Councilmen Bolton, Moore. F'itzger.
n. Continued on page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

oMPLETE Service of the News.
paper Enterprise Association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

Full Leased Wire of the United
= Press Association.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
How Father Handicsps Hmself.

II has been noticed that ~ many
cases Of influenza the father smccnmbs
TO the disease while the rest Of the
family gets well.
II find that the father Is less care
FIJI of his energy than The rest Of the
family" said . woman who has been
doing great deal Of volunteer mrs
Ing since the epidemic. In the first
place, he thinks be has u had cold and
keeps on with his W0rk. Then when
II * absolutely necessary for him 10
stay nj home he attends 10 The fur
mace and waits on The others who are
sick. II every man wonld 80 10 bed
and sfny there when he Is first III. IL
would be much better for his family,
as he Is the wage Garner and the pro-
tector generally. and needs care that
he may conserve his own energy for
the purpose Of fighting the disease.
and getting well That he may take
care OF his family Ms long Ms they need
him"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
EvANGELiNE BOOTH TELLS
HOME SERVICE FUNDS NEEDS,

Evangeline Booth. commander OF the
Salvation Army in the United States
explaining the purpose of the cam
paign for $l3,000000 which will be
conducted from May 10 TO May 26 for
the Salvation Army Home Service
Fund. said;
"The Salvation Army has been toll
ing on the upward trend for more
than half century. doing just what 1t
did In France. all IN the same spirit
and manner, but you did not happen
TO hear of it, perhaps.
THE war depicted our forces and
our finances AT home. There must be
not only rehabilitation now. but we
must rise 10 the new hightide mark
and equip ourselves to maintain here in
the United States the contracts we
were privileged 10 make on both sides
of the sea because Of the war"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
GIFT THAT AvERTED STRIFE
How Doll, Presented TO Papoose. In
fiucneed Redskins TO Return Peace,
fully to Reservation.

4 baud OF Apache Indians were once
4 Induced 10 20 back 10 their reservation
by The gift Of n doll Ia n pnpoose. The
4 incident WAS AZ follows.
General Crook had. been trying to
put these Apaches back on the re-
serve, but could not catch Them with.
oui killing them an~ action that did
/ not appeal 10 him. One day his forces
captured papoose and took her To-
the fort. She was quiet all day bur
her black eyes watched everything.
When night came the child broke down
land sobbed.
The fort was in despair, until Major
Burke the generals aid,de-canp, hor-
rowed from the adiutant's wife doll
that had been sent TO her little girl the
previous, Christmas When the young
Apache understood that II was hers 70
keep her sohs ceased and She fell
asleep. When morning came the don
was still claeped tightly in her arms.
She played with Il al day and seem.
inely had given mp all thought Of ever
getting back 10 the tribe.
Several days passed with no slgn
being made by the tribe, and AnaIly
In despair the papoose, with the doll
Hill In her possession, Was sent back.
When The clild reached the tribe with
The prize graspcd IN her chubby hands
II created sensation among the IN
dams, and her mother later went 10
The post with It. She was received In
. hospiiable mauner and kindly trent
ed. and the effect Of her visit wns such
that through her overurcs were made,
with the result that soou afterward
The entire band moved back 10 The re-
serve
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29

Its good thing to depose q gen
ersl II he makes bad mistake" said
Representative Britton. apropos OF the
new French law for trying the high
command.
You might say that q general
learns by experience. that he profits by
his errors. But the French people EVIL
IDENTIFY hold that the man who only
learns by experience never learns At
all.
Experience they doubtless say. II
brush which Is given to us after we
have lost our hair
"Or again they say:
oh, yes. experience IN all right.
but h doesn't seem 10 help us much.
What's the good Of knowing what the
weather was like last night before
lastT-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
Why pulImsns Are Put Ahead.

A rearraDgemcDt of the order ~ the
passenger coaches on through trains
passing through SiafesyIIIe has been
noticed. The PuiImsns are carried
next TO the segine with day coaches.
followed by The Jim crow" car and
baggage and express cars. This re-
versed order has become law with
through trains. being adopted M
safety measure. that the steel cars may
he next the engine. II Inns been oh
served In railway wrecks that steel
cars In the rear 81 the train have
caught and crushed lighter coaches
next the engine. causing great loss of
life and property. The carrying OF the
heavy steel ears next the engine IN
deemed safer. - sfatesvilIe IN. CO Rec
ord
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
Job for Santa cIaus.

In Evansville there are still few
cavaliers too old TO be taken by the
drift. The other evening one called
on a woman who. II might be added in
an undertone. also was beyond draft
rye.
During the evening her small niece
dragged In 4 dilapidated doll. I'm 60
ing 10 have Santa Claus bring her a
new dress for Christmas 10 she'll look
better" she informed auntie and the
cavalier.
The cavalier tried to be facetIous.
You'd better have him bring her q
new face" he suggested.
t'he woman laughted and tried q
fIng at Wit herself II wish he'd bring
me q new face. too" she giggled.
Before the visitor could make q re-
joInder the wee niece took up the con.
versation. Then you wouldn't have
"a paint your old one over any more,
auntie." she calmly nnIshed.-IndIan-
spolis News.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
SALVATION ARMY NEEDS
Annual Budget Shows Reasons
for S13,O0O,OOO Drive.
Vast Activities Conducted by 1000
Corps in United States
Future PLANS.

New York. fSpeciaD The annua
budpet Of the Salvation Army, contain
! ing detailed and comprehensive state
ment of the cost Of maintaining its va
ried activities throughout the United
States, has been issued from National
| Headquarters, Id West Fourteenth
street. The statistics show why it is
necessary for the Salvation Army to
| 60 before the American people in the
! week Of May 10 TO 26 and ask them TO
contribute sl3,0O0,0OO to its Home
Service Fund.
There are $50 corps and outposts Of
the Salvation Army in the United
States. The cost of maintaining these
IS S26S5,O00. The maximum income
which these corps may expect from
collections In meetings, contributions
Of members and other outside cOntri-
buttons is $4,000. making the net to-
tai cost Of supporting the corps ST.
10000
The cost OF maintaining divisional
and provincial headquarters, which sn.
pervise the work Of the local corps,
will be, according TO the budget, $500
OO0.
Besides the work Of supervising the
local Headquarters, the provincial and
divisional headquarters are In charge
OF several OF the Salvation Army's
largest activities, including the opera
ton OF fresh air camps for children.
relief and employment bureaus and the
provincial bands.
Under the heading Of national and
territorial obligations" the Salvation
Army includes the expenses Of main
tanning what are among its best known
institutions. those which may he group
ed under the general name Of social
work" For this purpose the Army
wants $l,27OOO0.
The pension fund budget II $4O0dOO.
The Salvation Army has determined
on the erection OF many new buildings
for social work In the future. The
building program will require expendI-
lures Of s1,675.000.
The remainder of the amount sought
for the Home Service Fund II for
corps, divisional and provincial build
ings and q small contingent fund.
Details Of the Salvation Army's ac-
tivities in the United States for the
last year show how remarkable Is the
scope OF the Army's endeavors and
what vast numbers Of people II serves.
For instance. the Army maintains sew
hotels for men and women.
Last year l.656.52s persons found |
accommodations IN ih-se.
Beds were supplied for 121 $50 chill
dren In the Army's four childrens
homes In The same period. while 49,
JI9 children were sheltered Ia the sIum
In the Industrial homes
beds were supplied for I.7s2.siJ In
the rescue homes and maternity hos
pitfalls 1889 girls went under the care
cf The Army last rear
The Army has abs of1cers and "a
deis IN The United States Last year
they preached 10 over 24,000. 900 per.
D0pA
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
why Wooden Tie Must Go.

The increasing size aud weight of
rolling stock and the advancing cost
Of material and labor make II patent
that substitute must be found for
the wooden tie. Both steel and con
crete ties have been advocated for
years. but the fact remains that they
have not come into general use. Two
steel and concrete ties Of different
types. showing The trend Of inventors
at present. sre d@seTibed md ilIustrat,
I'd IN Popular Mechanics Magazine
Each Of these ties has been given try
outs gu sections VI diFerent railways
where the trsise 10 heavy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
LLOYD GEORGE
PRAISES ARMY"

Evangellne Booth. Commander !
4 Of the Salvation Army IN the ,
4 United States. received the fol- i,
4 lowing letter from David Lloyd ,
4 George: ,
4 British Delegation, I
4 paris, April 8. 1919. /,
= Dear Madam have very ,
4 great pleasure In sending you I
4 this letter to say how highly 1
= think Of the great work which 4
4 has been done by the Salvation 4
4 Army amongst the Allied Armies I
4 In France and the other theaters 4
4 Of war. From all sidea ! hear
4 the most glowing accounts Of the 4
4 way In which your people have
4 added 10 the comfort and well
4 fare OF our soldiers. To me II 4
4 has always been a great Joy to 4
4 think how much the sufferings 4
4 and hardships endured by our
4 troops In all parts Of the world 4
4 have been lessened by the self. 4
4 sacrifice and devotion shown to 4
4 them by that excellent organixa- 4
4 ton. the Salvation Army. Yours 4
4 faithfully. 4
4 DAVID LLOYD GEORGE. 4
= Commander Evangeline Booth. 4
4 New York City" 4
4 The Salvation Army Home 4
= Service Fund Campaign for sIs.. 4
4 100000 will he conducted during 4
4 the week OF May 1926. 4
4
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29

The United States exported l]6 per
ceaf Of lie wheat crop In the nve years
preceding the war. IL PR cent Of the
corn. $50 per cent Of the tobacco. and
aI per cent Of the cotton. 10 the
three years before the war this coun-
Try exported IL per cent Of its oats
crop. ~ PR rent Of the barley. 2S per
cent 81 the rye, and 0-5 per cent Of
the potatoes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29
HOW TUE n1r xu asss';r

UuO" MlT MIA lsSSARN
NEEDLE " MANUFACTURED.
Needles 80 lhnmeh many ~
eratluns Va The course ut il,s'lf
maEafnctur'. They are first ,n,
IN suitable lengths fresh e'iis "
steel wire. After y bath of sNel,
hiis ~ have been rut ani. they
az. placed In fufnH,w, then
relied until perfectly straight.
Next. he necsilcpaintcr iakye
up daz.n .r ~, ~ The wires
and rnlls them between his
thumb aud finger. with their ends
on q turning grindstone. fr,' one
and thrn The other heing ground
Thu little steel bohhins are next
fed info machine. which INT.
tens aud cutters The hen,ls. after
which the eyes are psihrllrd,
They are now complete needles.
hui rough aud easily bent sare.
fnl heating and sudden cealinc
give thein the necessary temper.
and nothing remains huI ia give
them their fina polish. TN n
coarse cloth needles arr ~prrnd
Ia The number ~ 4utHN az 10.
WW, Emery dust Is spread over
them, oil Is spftnkle,l on. AMI
soft soap caubed over The cloth
which relied tightly, Is thrown
into u pa, with others, where II .
rolls about for twelve hours of
more. When taken from this
friction bath the needles require
only n rinsing IN clean hoi wa
ter, when they are ready IA, be /
sorted and packed,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29

The Salvation Army Home Service
Fund campaign for Sl3000,000 will he
conducted during the week of May 10
rs. lis success will enable the Saliva
ton Army to practically double its
efforts among the poor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29

The Salvation Army returns from
the trenches Of France 10 take up its
half century old battle i'm the trenches
OF poverty In the United States. Re-
member the Salvation Army Home
Service Fund campaigp for $4,000, 900
MAY 1876.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29

The Salvation Army's slogan is "A
man may be down. but he's never out r
The Army" viii ask for $4,000. 600
during the week Of May 1929 Your
contribution will help prove the truth
OF the slogan.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-29

The success OF the salvation Army
Home Service Fund campaign for 3d.
000. 600 May ID26-mesns lens pow.
ery and less crime In the United
GtsfeA
The daily morning oasis., 1919-06-24
RESPONSIBILITY RESTS ON CONGRESS

We are living in age of Gil and gasoline
Apparently there is nothing that will the in
creasng demand for this class of fuel for all of steam and
internal combustion engines.
The great problem of increasing the supply absorbing at
ention of all oil producers New fields being tested in all
sections of the country where there the slightest indications
of OIL =
While fields being developed however, leasing
before congress which would per increased oil out
of thousands Of of withdrawn lands already
proved to be oil bearing but which the withdrew
from Also granting relief and right to operate
producers who in good faith spent hundreds of thousands OF
dollars in oil bearing lands in California, which later
closed by withdrawal orders.
Responsibility for oil shortage in this country during the
laid at the the who played politics with
oil resources under the cloak of socaed conservation
Past experience shows the dangers of refusal to
development oil lands and unless constructive policy
adopted by government which will instead OF
discourage oil production only question of time before
will experience another gasoline and oil shortage It's
to congress to act
The daily morning oasis., 1919-06-24
OWN YOUR OWN FARM

Mones Iowa, each year, there is baby show at
fair Babies entered from all parts of the state and
judged by cards. They classified coming from Cities
small towns and from the country e. from farms.
year the farm babies both boys and girls mat
age average the lowest health The town babies
beat them every year. Yet Iowa typical farming stae and
@ prosperous
And meeting of the National Education Association,
held February 1919 chart presented showing what
cenage children afflicted with various diseases both
in the city and in the country.
fourteen kinds of disease tabuated and tht
country children found to be the greater sufferers from
the diseases The disorders listed tons defects
defects weak eyes, abenoids troubles enlarged glands
nanutriton, breathing defects spinal curvature anaema
social disease lung disease heart trouble and weak mentality
seems incredible but true that experts have
giving the matter anxious consideration They have de-
cded that disease among country children is caused by
the unhealthy condition of tenant farmers homes AS tenant
The daily morning oasis., 1919-06-24
EDITORIALS.
SEE THE DOUGHNUT INSTEAD OF THE HOLE


easy about the future market for "copper" lead
znc etc., quote figures and pile statistics The fact remains
to that great industries of western mining have
gone through hard six months of sagnant market conditions
and low prices
than probably other line of
industry because almost wholly occupied in work.
foreign building and construction at stand
when the ended the bottom dropped out of metal
The man with vision however, looking ahead 1t is fact
history of the world there fch build
ing and repair and construction work needed all lines Nearly
everything transcontenta railroad must be
paired built It took little time to catch our breath and
instead of and it will take
Europe little longer than it has But construction work,
go fact is under and all begin to
feel the full of it.
salesman for Of Americas largest paint houses recent
y said that March, 1918 their record month"; with virtually
per business They thought their business would
flat for months after the but he said Marh 199 without
any orders, broke the 1918 record"
The public has become convinced that building will not be
cheaper time fact indications that un
will advance beyond 1918 figures Therefore with high
high prices crops both of which higher
portion than cost of building materials lumber metals etc. there
object in delaying building before prices fall again. food
prices and wages will COTE down materially.
world will metals many the machinery
again established western metal mining will supas volume
its records.
In the meantime reduced of production through in
creased labor efficiency and freedom from shes will tide the
mining industry this lean period.