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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
GERMANY IS DEM0BILIZING
Standing Army of About 100000 Men
vii Be Retained.

London, Feb. Standardization of
Germany's old army Is almost complet-
ed, according to authoritative informa-
ton here. After Saturday. when the
1916 and 1917 classes will be disband-
ed. will consist of about 100, 900 men
on the eastern front and the 1918 and
1919 classes, numbering about 100000
men, which will be kept as a standing
army.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
YANKS REINFORCE THE ALLIES
March 80 Miles to Reach Hard Pressed
British and Russ,

Archangel, Feb. 1f-American rein
forcements, marching over 80 miles Of
forest trail, reached the hard pressed
British and Russians in the region of
Sredmakrenga. The bolsheviki, who
had been launching strong attacks in
this region, evidently feared they
would be cut off, and withdrew,
Conditions on other sectors of the
northern Russian front are unchanged.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry. and rub in Gu
ticura. Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.--Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
RoYALlsTs ARE DEFEATED
Portuguese Government Forces Cap
ture lamego.

Washington, Feb. l5.-An official
announcement from Lisbon TO the
State department says that Lamego
has been captured from the royalists
by the government troops. The ad.
vices further state that the coast
north Of the port of Aveiro has been
blockaded and the vianodo CASTILLO
forces bombarded by the government
forces.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
CHANCELLOR JOINS CHORUS
Another German Official Assumes
Arrogant Attitude.

Berlin. Feb. 15.-Philip Scheide-
mann. newiy-elected German chancel-
lor. in an interview added. his voice
to the German threat to break off
negotiations" with the Allied powers
II the terms do not suit Germany.
President Ebert and Matthias Erzber.
ger. chairman OF the German armistice
commission, have uttered similar
threats recently.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
TEXTILE AWARD IS MADE
War Labor Board Decision May End
Eastern Strike.

Chicago. Feb. 15.vA decision which
is expected to end the strike of East
ern textile workers was given by the
War Labor Board when a temporary
working basis Of an eight and one
half day and a five-day week was an
nounced as having been set. 1t was
estimated by labor leaders that at
least 80 per cent of the idle employees
will resume work Monday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
BILL CARRIES s5o,ooo,ooO
Public Building Measure Favorably
Reported to House.

Washington. Feb. 15.-The annual
public building appropriation bill
carrying $780, O0, 900 for construction OF
postoffices and other public structures
postofices and other public structures
and for the purchase or sites. W IA or.
dered favorably reported by the House
Public Buildings committee.
The largest item in the bill Is a 81
100000 additional appropriation for
purchase OF a site for a new postofice
building in Chicago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
MEAT INDUSTRY REGULATION
Senate Agriculture Committee viii
Report Measure.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Favorable re-
port on a bill to regulate the meat
industry az this session Of congress is
planned by the senate agriculture
committee. Chairman Gore announced
at the conclusion Of several weeks of
open hearings at which representa-.
tives OF all interests testified.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20

Coles Carbolfsalve Quickly Relieves
and heals burning, itching and toTturing
skin diseases. 1t instantly stops the pain
of burns. Heals without scars. 25c and Soc.
Ask your druggist, or send 25c to The j.
w. Cole Co., Rockford, ILL.,. for a pkg. Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20

Iv~W5ufoiuuFs " Tanic As Result OF
Depredatlons.
copenhagen. Feb. 15.-There is .
Puseholders' panic at Hamburg as a
suit of the depredations by bands OF
|ieyes operating throughout the city.
|eordins &c Berlin dispatches. The
nds r said TO travel in motorcars
d to be heavily armed and II Is re-
,rted that the residences OF mer.
eants have been pillaged and that the
Iice r helpless.
twenty residences have already
IN robbed. 1t is said.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
eoMPERs GOES TO BRUSSELS
Intends to Confer With Belgian
Trades unionists.

Paris. Feb. 15.--Samuei Gompers.
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor. and six other laborkieaders
left Paris for Brussels TO confer with
Belgian trade unionist leaders regard
ing an inter-Allied labo~- congress in
Paris. The date win be fixed at the
Brussels conference.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
HUNS RETURN PAINTINGS
Forced TO Give Back Art Treasures
To Italy.

Vienna. Feb. 15.-The government
OF German-Austria is turning over to
the Italians under protest paintings
which the Italian government charges
we're taken from occupied territory by
the Austro-H Hungarian armies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20

Somehow badness is far more conta-
gious than goodness.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20

Sometimes "a little white lie does a
lot of good.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20

The word regatta" originally ap-
piled to the contests of the gondoliers
at Venice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23

notice n letter signed "Joblcss SOL
dier."
II IL true good many soldiers
are out Of work; also true that n
great many of them expect a Job
to come and hunt them up. Now
this johleEi person says he Joined
the British army All | can say is
that he showed very poor Judg-
ment for married man In Joining
the British army when he could
have Joined the Canadian army, got
si.10 per day and had his wife
taken care OF. The pay in the Im-
perial fEngllsh) army since 1917
has been / shilling and pence per
day. | soldiered In the Canadian
army during the war and have no
kick coming. My wife and baby
got $40 every month I served. and
when I was discharged ] was given
enough money to get job with. If
this bird really did serve in the
British army all he needs TO do TO
get on his feet is take the matter
up with the Great War Veterans
association, Vancouver. n. c., and
they will fix him out with n job.
The sympathy sob stuff lot of
these birds are pulling gets on the
nerve. A real man gets out and
gets job when he Is up against II
and surely does not saueal to the
public for help. There Is always
some kind OF a job for "A man who
wants to work. II would pay these
returned heroes to get wise to the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
LET There BE
NO TWIDDLINC

@ CEATTLE'S city government is in the
~ market for approximately Sl,OOO,0OO
worth of labor.
There are, at the very least, 1000 eX-
service men in Seattle without jobs.
Seattle wants certain work performed.
EX-service men want jobs.
With these facts facing the city coun-
Gil there need be no delay in putting two
and two together and acting accordingly
for the general welfare of the community.
Mayor Fitzgerald and the board of
public works asked the council Monday
to cooperate in solving the situation by
making the necessary appropriations for
the projects that have already been
adopted in the plans for the year
The council referred the proposals to
committees, and is proceeding with char
acteristic leisure.
The Star hopes that the council will not
inflict needless delays upon the commu
nifty in this urgent matter. Just as delay
was fatal when the, time came to send
these men to war, delay is fatal in Keeping
them jobless when there is work to per-
form.
Certainly this is no time for yawning or
twiddling of official thumbs.
The council must take advantage of the
fortunate opportunity to help eliminate
needless unemployment Of ex-sevice
men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
ICHOKES WOMAN,
TAKES JEWELRY
Flees With $3.50 Cash and
Diamond Pins

Police conferred attention Tues
day ON search for q woman
stranger. who. In the guise Of
transient looking for rooms. en-
tered the Yukon Annex lodging
house. i6l Washington st.. at
midnight, and oyerpowercd Mrs.
Taylor. the housekecper. bound
and gagged her. rifIed her room
and escaped with $3.50 In jewels
and money.
When tho stranger appeared. Mrs
Taylor took him to her apartment
and named the price of rooms. Hs
sat facing her. Suddenly he aprans
at her. seized her by the throat and
choked her until she sank back semi
conscious.
Quickly he stuffed her handker
chief into her mouth and began his
search OF bureau drawers. He ex
tracted two gold nugget pins sci
with diamonds. valued at $500. and
$3.50 cash. then fled.
When Mrs. Taylor reused from her
stupor. she summoned roomers. but
the robber had disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23

Posses OF Seattle and Tacoma po.
lice and King and Pierce county
deputies. aided by the town marshal
OF Puyallup and his men. were con.
tsnuing the search outside the city
late Tuesday. while police and de
tectives here are watching hotels
and lodging houses as well as all
trains and boats entering and leav-
Ing.
Victims Of the bandit are r. II.
Schultz. shot to death at Olympia,
and }tepsT; Craig. passenger OF the
PuvnIiup bus. whose Ieg
w&s S11ec<t by q bullet.
shoppers See useAey
The bandit began his wild night
OF robbery and murder when he en-.
tered the store OF J. c. Penney 4
Co. at Olympia at o'clock Monday
evening while the place was filled
with holiday shoppers.
Working his way thru the crowd.
stopping TO make a few purchases
from w. III. Mcsianus. assistant
manager, he reached the counter
where the cash register was placed
and suddenly whipped out an auto
matte.
See this gun7" he asked McManus
Keep quiet and say nothing"
AT the same time the robber
reached for the cash drawer with
his free hand. Failing 10 open 1t, he
forced McManus 10 turn over the
cash. amounting TO $500.
Woman Seize~ Gun
Stuffing the money into his pock-
cts. he turned and crossed the store
to where Mrs. Ella Dellncss. another
clerk. stood beside another cash reg
lister. Mrs. Dizziness husband was
formerly a Montana sheriff. She
seized the robbers gun.
Disconnected. he turned and fled.
McManus followed as close as he
dared. lie was Joined by f. III. Hen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
KILLS PURSUER::
ROBS DRUGSTORE

After holding up a store and killing a citi-
zen in Olympia early Monday evening, a lone,
fair-haired bandit went to Tacoma, where he
joined pal, held up another store, and in a
running gun fight with police and sheriffs
deputies, escaped to Pliyallup in jitney bus,
shooting an unruly passenger thru the leg on
the way.
On reaching Puyaup, he separated from his companicn
and went into hiding Once during the night he had
brush with posse, again eudng them At 6:02 Tuesday
morning he made dash for Seattebound passenger train
which he boarded, headed for this CITY,
Seattle motorcycle policemen notified by long distances
intercepted all nterrban electric trains and searched the
coaches but found bandit learned later that he
had taken steam train and may have dropped off at
way point ridden into the city and disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23

danFicH around: he or she iinxers
and loi,ers by the happy hearth.
III you stick stick Of verbal dyna-
mite under the full-blown iffh hour
shopper. he or she will point out that
the motion TO adjourn is never de-
batable.
Their. IN something uncannily slow.
lclsurely. deliberate. ex post facto
and sine die about tho fith hour
shopper.
While all tho world and depart
mcnt stores are filled with harried
husbands shooting the sesterces
against the festive fur cout or things
for the kids. the dreamy. uncaring
ifth hour shopper sits supinc at
home. He or she worry no more
over the Joys and tragedies Of Christ.
mas shopping than an angle worm
and Two always thought that an
angle worm is the most carefree be
Ing south Of tho North pole.
This Is the Day
Tragedies of Christmas shoppinr7
II YOU could see a rargody little
kid with nose glued against win.
dow heaped high with coiored can.
dics-some tragedy. folks.
However. there comes n day--to-
tcosT~D ON PAGE NtNE)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
JUST A few LETTERS

would be a long stride toward the
solving OF this problem IL all cle-
vators In Seattle now being oper-
ated by women, be Immediately
tsay January - manned by return
ed service men. Then let the other
people who are keeping women In
mems positions. or who are em-
ploying Japs. follow suit.
There are undoubtedly many of
our present problems which the
above would not solve. Personally
/ belong to a class whose income
has not increased a penny since
long before the war. altho the size
OF my family has. and l am com
PEELED to pay $3.50 to ss for a pair
OF ordinary black calf school shoes
for my a-year- child. undoubt-
edly a large part Of our so-cailed
"hysterical spending" has resulted
in the boosting of prices and has
been done principally by girls and
women who since the war began
have had four to five times the
amount of money to spend on
themselves than they ever had be-
fore.
A SEATTLE MOTHER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
HOW ABOUT wOMENs

Editor The Star. Your attack on
employers for refusal 20 reinstste re
turned soldiers in their former posi-
tlons ia certainly a welltimed SUD
Ject. In connection with this nsius-
ton. would suggest an attack also
on married coupNs. the man In good
health and both employed. the wo'
man in the case robbing girl or
returned soldier. actually destitute
for want OF work. OF their right 70
the position. and the husband OF the
woman so lacking in real manhood
ns TO allow his wife TO work when
he is ahle-bodicd and has posi-
ton. well able TO support her.
I personally know OF two cases OF
married couples, husband wife EN-
ployed. In one case the husband II
earning sf3 per day. and his VIE
81, making joint earning or sli
per day. enabling them to buy ana
maintain an automobile. homo and
best of clothes and good times
In the other case, the husband Is
earning So per day and his wife
$3.50 per month. They also have an
automobile. Neither OF these couples
own a "fiivver." but have high
priced cars. These men claimed ex
emption during the war because they
were married.
The other men. who fought that
these couples might be free to enjoy
this great country OF ours, are now
glad TO earn any pay at all. doing
ianitor work, road work. etc.
surely this is a crying shame and
these robbers OF our soldiers should
hang their heads in shame.
Perhaps agitation ON this phase OF
the problem will awaken the consci
encc OF n few. Yours for fair play,
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
AT NAVY YARD

Editor The Star: After reading OF
the condition OF the soldiers and sail
ors l wondered IL something couldn't
be done to investigate and find
out why the navy yard at Bremen.
ton was employing women who
were taken on as late as this last
summcr) whose husbands are also
working in the yard and who have
no children 10 support.
know OF two or three such cases.
I know OF one case where the woman
was taken on this summer as a
helper. ] believe her husband also
works In the yard. getting 50 or 81
a day. They own their home. also a
[ Continued on Page Ninc)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
BEGIN WITH ELEVATORS

Editor The Star. While reading
your front page letter from "A
Jobless Returned Soldier" a num-
ber OF conditions which | have re-
Gently observed In Seattle were
forcibly recalled to my attention,
to-wit:
Numerous positions which prior
to the war were occupied by men
are still being held by women and
girls. most noticeable of which
probably Is the fact that the ele-
vators In all of the department
stores and many OF the office build :
ings continue to be operated by
women. During the war business
men and merchants welcomed wom-
en- to these positions, and were
willing to pay almost any limit In
wages for their services, added 10
which was the fact that the women
who did this work were praised for
their patriotism. The Same Is true
of the help In our hotels and res
taurants. and numerous other lines
which might be mentioned.
II seems to tho writer that II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
WOMEN FORCE
PRICES DOWN
10000 in Chicago Boycott
Equs and Other 'Higherups'

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.--"First blood
in the fight Of Illinois women against
high prices went to the women Z"
day. Old HI Price went down for
the count on the first blow.
Seventy thousand women decided
not to buy high priced eggs or other
high-costing foods.
Today eggs were selling wholesale
for s5 cents a dozen. a drop OF ~
cents. and dealers were crying help
The boycott on eggs viii continue
during the remainder OF this week.
Butter Is next on the list.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
Baby Sandholm to
Be Home Christmas

old child. who was accidentally poi
soned when his brother fed him mer-
curry tablets. will be taken home from
the city hospital for Christmas.
The physicians who have watched
carefully every change In the baby's
condition since the second blood
TRANSMISSION Sunday. declare that the
last of the deadly bichloride OF mer-
curry poison has been driven from
the Infants system
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
Christmas Mail
Breaks Records

with 500 extra men WORKING
night and day and 3s heavy
trucks handling parcel post
alone. all records for handling
mail here are being broken at
the Seattle postoffice. according
to Charles NJ. Perkins, superin-
tendent Of mails. Tuesday.
It's the busiest week in the his
tory OF the local postoffice, de.
clared Perkins. over 4f4.b00 out
going letters were handled Mon
day. and there were 5000 out
going sacks OF parcel post. as
compared with 5000 sacks last
year. More than 1,750 sacks ar.
rived Monday. The Tuesday and
wednesday quota OF incoming
mail is expected 10 smash all
records for postoffice matter re-
ceived.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
Street Car Men
to Dance TONIGHT

II the street cars are running to-
night 1t is only because the motor.
men and conductors have to be on
the job. For Tuesday night is the
night of the big benefit bah given
by the Street Railway Employees
Relief association.
Mayor C. b, Fitzgerald will lead
the grand march over the shining
floor of the Masonic temple. Har.
ward ave. and Pine ST.. and he will
be followed by Thomas h. Murphine.
superintendent Of public utilities,
and ID. w. Henderson, superinten.
dent OF transportation.
Step forward. pleaser
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
Wild HORDE.
GOES over.
TODAY
18th Hour Christmas Shop
pers Sweep Forward at
Any Cost
ADVANCE is DANGEROUS
By EDDIE BOYDEN

Consider the nth hour Christmas
shopper:
He's the bird and she's tho birdenc
who put off. defer. delay. stall and
fail to set off his or her foot, as the
case may be.
His or her middle name is Tarry;
he or she answers TO the call OF Luza
Nopportunity. he or she travels un-
der the alias OF T.. r. ocrastinate.
In spite OF the beseeehlng urge Of
that clarion summons. SHOP
EARLY" the nth hour shopper
hangs fire. he or she waits. stops and
waits again: he or she dawdies and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23

~. from anotner Ciotnm& Bt0f0k 000
by Schultz. the latter armed with Z
gun.
Schultz ran up Franklin IT.. appor.
entity intending to cut the bandit Oh
after the latter had leapcd q six-fooe
fence and crossed the railroad trmcka
When Schultz reached the Olymp1n
Knitting mills. he was warned By N
employe To look out ~ the hAn1ft
was hidden between two buildiuGo
ciosc by. But Schultz kept on.
When he came in line With ~
opening between the two bufl611Gko
shot rang out. Schultz fell. ~
bullet passed thru his right syo. eoGD
ing out 1T the hack OF the head. ~
died instantly.
Five posses hastily gathered ~
surrounded the district, which Won
searched foot by foot. Tho bandit
Gas not found.
y A good description was flashed ~
surrounding towns and cities. ard
about 10 o'clock the bandit suddou1y
appeared in Tacoma with q cOmp0SAs
ion he had Joined there. The two
held up and robbed drug store. 10
cording to word teiephoned the Scat
tie police.
Organize Posse
Shortly afterward the two b0ar6ed
a jitney bus leaving Tacoma for Puyk
ailup. They became obnoxious q
passengers and the driver, Caf1on
Taunt. was appealed TO. Taunt o.
dered them off as the stage was
nearing Puyallup.
The robbers jumped OF into The
roadway and opened fire with their
revolvers. Several shots were fifed.
Five struck the bus. One shattered
the leg of Robert Craig.
Taunt sped up his machine. and.
arriving in Puyallup. notified the
marshal. who hastily organised
posse.
Meanwhile a posse left Tacoma.
The bandits were met on the railroad
tracks as they were entering
Puyaliup. A running gunfight en-
sued in which no person was wound
ed. the fugiuves finally disappearing
In the edge of town.
Thruout the night a search Wa
kept up. Once the Olympia bandit
who had left his companion. was
seen. Shots were again EXCHANGED.
and he again disappeared.
AS a steam passenger train waa
pulling out of Puyallup at 6:os. the
bandit was seen to break for The
coaches. He swung aboard and was
gone towards Seattle.
Hoping to head him off, the
Puyallup marshal phoned the Seat
tie police and sheriff's office. In hin
message he forget to mention the
fact the train was not the Tacoma
Seattle electric interurban. This
oversight gave the bandit another
opportunity to escape. as Motorcycles
Policemen Dench and N. c. Ander.
son. who left police headquarters i'm.
mediately. intercepted only electric
trains.
The steam train made several
stops before reaching Seattle. BY
the time the police were correctly In
formed. the train had arrived here
and discharged its passengers.
While the bandit may be in Seat
tic or in hiding some distance out
side the city, it was believed at a
late hour that the companion In
the Tacoma holdup is still in or near
Puyallup and an effort is being
made to round him up. while the
search is going on here.