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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
Ccp,righ. 1919. Newspaper Entss
prise Association


The success IN gardening depends
a lot ON the planning done before
tho spade Is used. We laid out our
garden last spring. Drew map OF
it. with rows all marked out.
That's a deal OF extra work." my
husband said, "and IL looks like time
wasted. Can't We go right in and
sow the seeds where they ut inG"
No" | told him. "thc best gar.
den books say that a garden map IL
as necessary as tho hoe.
You lay out rows OF small plants.
such as onions. radishcs. lettuce far.
hcst south. permitting the tall
plants. beans, corn and things like
that To occupy the north rows. Thus
YOU let the sunshine set TO all OF
them
And you should have rows run.
ming east ana west. rather than
north and south. for this enables the
sun To set on all sides OF the grow.
ing plants"
Why not sow en- In beds. like We
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
THE MOST DANGEROUS
OF ALL DISEASES

stroy you unless they are driven
from your system
Get some GOLD MEDAL Harlem
Oil Capsules at once They are an
old. tried preparation used all over
tain only soid-fashioned. soothing
ellis combined with strength-givinE
and system-cIeansing herbs, well
known and used by physicians In
their daily practice. GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM oil Capsules arc imported
direct from the laboratories in Hol-
land They are convenient to take.
and will either give prompt relief
or your money will be refunded
Ask for them at any drug store. but
be sure TO get the original imported
GOLD MEDAL brand Accept no
substitutes. In scaled packages.
Three sizes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01

No organs OF the human body are
so important to health and long life
as the kidneys. when they slow up
and commence 90 lag In their duties.
look out. Danger Is In sight
Find out what tho trouble is
without delay. whenever you feel
nervous. weak. dizzy. suffer from
sleeplessncss. or have pains in the
back, wake up at once. Your kid
ncys need help. These nrc signs to
warn you that your kidneys are not
performing their functions properly.
They are only half doing their work
and are allowing impurities TO ac-
cumulste and be converted into uric
acid and other poisons. which are
causing you distress and will de-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01

STOCKHOLM. April IA letter
written by Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg on October 81. 1918. was
published here today. II says:
lin consequence OF tho Macedonian
disaster with It's attendant weaken
ing OF tho West front and In conse-
quenco OF the imposdbility OF re-
placing our great lossea there In nc
longer any possibility OF our being
abic TO impose peace on the enemy.
IL Is imperative TO cease the strug-
gle TO ave tho central powers from
unnecessary sacrifices"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
NEED IS TONS
OLD CLOTHING
Seattle Still Shy OF Red
Cross Quota

With a Red Cross quota OF 10 tons
~ second hand clothing 10 FIJI for
refugee work. Seattle has only con.
tributed IS tons. according 20 Off.
clals In charge The drive viii be
continued until the necessary quou,
Is raised.
Fire stations and Rid Cross head
quarters. on University 1T. between
second and Third ayes. are recciv.
ms stations for clothing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
Vocation Agent
Now in Seattle

To study local industrial copdi-
tons In relation to her work M spe-
ciai government agent for the indus
trial training OF women. Mrs Anna
l.. Burdick is in Seattle from WASH
ington. ID. C. Mrs Burdick. who Is
authorized by the government to pro-
mote vocational training In every
state desiring to cooperate, spent
Monday In conference with tho heads
of local schools and In visits TO local
Industrial plants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
CHICAGO STAGES
WARM ELECTION
Decision Up to People After
InfIammatory Campaign

CHICAGO. April Appealing Il
every passion and prejudice imag
Unable. workers for five mayoralt,
candidates today put the decision ur
90 the people of Chicago Tho fight
lay between William Hale Thomp
son. Robert II. swcltzer and MaelAS
IIOyne.
The exciting campaign ended last
night in Wild scenes IN various parts
OF the city. Clashes were numerous
and hortilitieH finally became 80 bit
ter that stink bombs were rcrorted
TO. BANNERS were torn down. result
ing in numerous fights btween rival
supporters. and men and women
nhouied themselves hoarne from
scores OF hand wagons that psraded
the loop district until Ear into the
night.
To prevent occurrences today.
chief OF Police Clarity detailed re-
.crves to patrol the 2.sis votng i'na-
cincta ARA guarded crowded sections
cf the city.
Csndi.iatea managers freely pre-
dscted that no lens than 100000 OF
the registered vote ot 20. 900 will be-
s-,st IL WAS pointed oat that no
nrr,.o-. eamuaisn had been 30 bit
ter.
Many Predictions
Last hour predictions or plurau
ties Issued from each camp ran from
-, ,v,,,,.rn Hal. Tnompson.
...',, nanI,co sor re election.
s.l'','.rsd ns w,ii rcc.ly, % per cen,
- 80. ',t.,s,n, vo,c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
Draft Boards All
Done: Wait Release

Notified some time ago by the
government that all their work must
be completed by April 1. the local
draft boards cleaned house Mon.
day. shipped all records and papers
to Washington. ID. c.. and closed
shop Monday night Clerks and 9th
or employees went off the govern.
ment payroils at midnight and board
members arc simply waiting for
their official release.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
Leaps Into Sound;
Refuses Aid: Dies

Beloved 10 have bo"n Intoxicated.
Richard Angel. 90, ioapcd into the
water from Pier 4. at the foot OF
Wall st. about $50 p. m. Monday
and drowned. Two men who ran
20 the assistance Of Angel. thrun,
a long pole into the water but be
refused help.
Papers In the dad mans pockets
show Austria his birthplace and that
he was nsturaiixcd here November
:. 1914. lie registered for tho draft
September ~. 1918. In his pockets
were a $50 Liberty Bond. hank
book. showing depozits OF $3.50 and
two s. War Savings Stamps. Tho
body Is at the morguc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
BODIES OF II
MINERS FOUND

TRINIDAD. Col. April Burn.
ed IN many eases untii Identification
was almost impossible m. bodies II
eleven miners had been recovered
from the Empire nine of the Empire
Coal company. near Aguiinr. this
morning \ gas explosion wrecked
the tunnel in which the miners
were working.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-01
CRANENfAN rs HURT

{. X. Gecr. 3is 35th ave. crane
man at the Todd drydocl. was in.
jured Monday afternoon when n
piece OF falling steel broke three
bones of his right foot. lie Is at the
Seattle General hospital.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

had found no sale for my apples and
had shipped them to an adjoining town
% miles away, where they were sold
at price. which, after deducting two
commissions and the additional freight,
left me So cents a bushel.
Naturally this took all the fight out
of me and the rest Of our crop was
marketed through the jobbers. The
total sales for the 5000 bushels were
$500. But these apples cost the
consumer more than $4,000.
| had a new scheme for the ensuing
year. l advertised in the papers of
several towns that we would deliver
fancy No. l apples to the homes Of the
people, with the privilege of inspection
before paying. express prepaid, for 50
a bushel. At that same time the usual
retail market price was more than "a.
We also sent circulars to the people
whose names appeared in the tele-
phone books. AS result of this CAM
paign we sold less than 600 bushels,
which did not pay for the cost of the
advertising. Evidently the housewife
is not anxious to save money, or else
she has little faith.
Since then we are going on raising
the best apples we know how to pro-
duce. We prune and pillow and fer
tiize. We spray carefully. We pick
by hand with the utmost solicitude.
Our apples are large and free from
bitter rot and other blemishes.
But we sell them through the Job
bers, and we receive an average OF
50 bushel even now with the prevail
| ing high prices, and these same apples
cost the retail dealers twice that sum
The difference goes into the rapacious
and never-satiated nav of the men
who do nothing to raise fruit or to
sell it or to put any real value into 1t
but who live on the efforts of the other
two real laborers. l think that they
ought to spell their names with an mi
tial II instead Of j.
But they have on their side antiquity
and religious prestige. For even way
back in the time of the Garden OF
Eden there was there an apple tree
Eve tended this tree and watched It's
fruit. When it was ripe she presented
it to Adam. Thus Eve was the pro
Queer and Adam the consumer. But
that was not all. Even there was tC
be found the middleman; the Bible
calls him by more characteristic
name.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
Mu,lclan,s Memory Honored.

Beethoven park in Vienna has been
frequented by countless tourists, 1t be-
ing a natural park named in honor OF
the composer. In Beethoven's prime
he used to spend hours each day UNI
der certain tree composing music,
and upon this spot wooden stump
remains with an inscription to that
effect. Close by is an old iron bench
upon which he used to rest. To the
left Is beautiful statue Of the musi-
clan in life size. A large fountain
plays in front Of this picturesque place
and large trees and flowers surround
it, making it all in all the most attrac-
tive section of the park.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
Educated Clerks.

Two Terre Haute school teachers,
both college graduates, spent a week
recently clerking in Chicago bakery.
One day they sold several articles to
two customers. The bill came to ex-
actly 90 cents and both were elated, be-
cause Of the size of the sale. They
were further elated when they heard
one of the women remark to the other
one as they left the store: "They
must have educated clerks here now
Did you notice that they counted I'D
the bill In their heads instead of u.s.
ing piece of paper as the old ones
did?"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

post from his Office. And furthermore,
he must learn how 1t happened that
the little oriole had not been duly in
sured as directed by the owner and
consignOr.
Indeed" said Mrs. M. (said owner
and consignor), II surely told that
man to insure the oriole, and now I
ought to be paid"
" certainly am sorry the poor thing
got hurt" humbly replied the post
master.
"You know what an oriole Is, don't
you, Mr.. Springsteen"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
'Twasn't a Bird

Something had gone sadly wrong In
me postofIlce. and various employees
hustled hither and thither and knitted
'neir brows In attempts to ascertain
what was what and why.
Mr.. Springsteen. postmaster, lost
just trifie Of his customary calm as
ne queried amsag messengers. car
ners, clerks and others to learn how
y might DO that Z poor little oriols
~es injured while n transit by parcel
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

us and upheld by afiidavits. For this
carload We got $16O.
During the winter I formed a new
campaign. l moved to the city, leav-
Ing the farm In charge Of my tried
and true assistant. The week before
the Jonathans were to ripen l visited
every grocery store in the city, large
and small, and offered to deliver to
them such apples as showed as sam
pies. for $19O a bushel box, prepaid.
AS that grade Of apple was then sell
ing to the retailer by the jobber for
$3.50 at the least, they were pleased
by my offer, and within three days
had sold three carloads-i,SOO boxes
l wired to the farm to ship them, and
gave the express company the names
and addresses of the consignees.
About ten o'clock in the morning of
the second day the express company
telephoned me to come down at once.
| did so, and there found all my ap-
pies but 100 boxes, piled in the hot
depot. Every shipment except one had
been refused by the dealers. They
had not even opened them for inspec-
ton. and in most cases had refused to
let them be unloaded from the delivery
wagons.
I started out to learn the cause of
this extraordinary behavior. My first
inquiries were unsuccessful, the deal
ers evading answer. But after while
found an old German who was will
ing to talk. and he told me that the
iobbers Of the city had sent an agent
to see them the day before and told
them that If they took my apples as
agreed. the jobbers would refuse them
further courtesies"-which meant
they could buy no more fruit from
the regular wholesale dealers. In self
protection, therefore, the retailers had
to decline my shipments. The one who
had dared to disobey this drastic or.
der from the overlords was the
largest retail firm in the city, which
also conducted wholesale depart
ment, and had taken the apples In that
side of their business.
Still unconquered. but feeling mighty
weakened, went to the jobbers direct
The first man who learned my name
turned on his heels from me anC
slammed the door of his office in my
face. The next one told me with ar
oath that he couldn't do business witt
me. So it went along the row till a,
last by giving fictitious name ant
even denying that l was myself.
found two jObbers who would take thu
apples, to be sold on the morrow OF
commission.
The next morning l attended thu
sale Of my own apples on the Sidewalk
In front Of the wholesale house.
saw the apples sold at prices rangn.
from $3.50 to $3.50. and felt quit,
reeonciled to my fiasco. But when
came in for settlement their book
showed that no box had sold for NOR
than $50, and their clerks all de
clared that to be the case. | was of
fered and had to accept that sum. les
their commission of Is per cent.
The other dealer reported that he
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
Some Guy.

l Ii was cold and cherries night.
The wind blew in from the northeast,
cutting down the veracity Of the reaA
estate men by so per cent. On the deck
Of a boat stood female tourist. Her
eye caught the CLINT Of the breakwater
lighthouse. For long time she
watched Then she turned to her COM
panion.
allow patient those lighthouse men
must be-" she said.
Patient! How so?"
"The wind has blown that light out
ten times and each time they've lighted
It again. It's simply wonderful"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

the United States and its possessions
are made at the water resources labora-
tory Of the geological survey under the
direction of G. Fl. Kidwell. Mr.. Kid
well has been in charge Of the work
for the past two years and Is one Of
the youngest chemists in the service
Of Uncle Sam. The latest undertaking
Is to mark the poison wells ard in
sanitary drinking places in the ma
tional parks and the lanes of tourist
travel.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

Hard words seldom make impress
siOns on soft people.
There are times when a runner finds
It difhcult to square himself.
The trouble market is easy and
trouble can always be borrowed at low
rates.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

"Oh. yes, know. It's bird" came
the proud reply.
mo 1t isn't either" said Mrs. NJ.
1T is one Of those baby carts that
fold up"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
stranoers prepared Fo..

"Does this dog growth" asked the
lady Of the dog dealer. "Oh. yes,
ma'am." was the answer. "Well, I
want dog that doesn't growl." Don't
you want something that will srowl
when strangers come aroundr" sNo
Ny husband will attend to that
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

" J. !. 4: ]: ]:
M NM spouse TO the urge then
prevalent of Back to the
EWS Farm | traded my large
hNE city property for an S0-acre
wNAb apple farm in the Ozark
\liI7M mountains. This farm had
SAX once been exceedingly val
liable, but under non-res-
ident owner and very shiftless tenant
It had been allowed to degenerate till
it was almost valueless. took pos
session in July and the gross receipts
for sales that fall from the entire
fara were less than $8O-less than
dollar an acre in income.
had moved to the farm with my
fLmily and I devoted that winter TO
studying apple culture. I procured
and read all the pamphlets issued by
the national government and the state
on this subject and correspondent with
successful apple growers. By spring
l felt myself competent to assume con-
troll. Under my direction we pruned
and plOwed the orchard and sprayed
at what we thought the proper time.
We had large crop-or what seemed
to me large one-ricking more than
1900 bushels Of apples. They were,
however, Of poor grade and affected
with bitter rot and San Jose scale,
while the curculio moth made heavy
ravages. My net income was $700.
l realized now that 1t was neces-
sary to appeal for help. l did so.
Upon the suggestion of the state
board Of agriculture l secured the serv-
ices of a young man just graduated
from the college of agriculture where
he had spent four years in studying
fruit raising, particularly apples. He
came to the farm In January and
at once put him in complete charge.
He knew his business. believed in
him from the start. To watch him
prune the trees was an inspiration. He
took the utmost care not to infect
one tree from another, using aseptic
solutions with his tools. He cut the
trees till feared there would be lit
tie left. But most Of all to be ad-
mired was his method of determining
when and How to spray From the
various trees he cut cultures which he
forced to grow in fruit Jars, and
watched them for the development Of
the various kinds of diseases. With
this knowledge he set his time for
spraying, and mixed his ingredients to
tit the special cases.
Tho ctn inrr ho
year we harvested more than 5000
bushels Of apples, and more than three
fourths Of them were of first grade.
My old farmer neighbors who had
laughed at the college Teller" who
ran my orchard, now came and admit
ted that he was right and asked him
to give them suggestions with their
own fruit.
But not yet had succeeded; for
learned that 1t was not enough to
know how to raise superior apples.
must also learn how to market them.
We sold them through the usual chan
nes Of the jobbers In the large cities,
and our income for the whole season
was but slightly more than $1,000
Just 20 cents bushel on the average
for first-elass fruit.
The jobbers reported to us that our
shipments came at time of glutted
markets. or were so badly damaged on
the way that they had to be sacri.
heed. One carload Of Jonathans
which had carefully selected and
packed myself. knowing that not 9
poor apple went into the boxes. was
turned into vinegar as being too small
and too poor to be sold for eating
at any rate that was the report sent
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
AXz1G-
BY JAMES p. RICHARDSON.
, Oesa Of the Prose- Preparatory
School, Houston, Tex.)

EVERAL years ago, In re-
Spouse to the urge then
prevalent of Back to the
Farm" traded my large
city property for an SO-acre
apple farm in the Ozark
mountains. This farm had
once been exceedingly val
unhla hut l1ndar q n0n-rpS-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
CONVERSATIONS

Talent Is always queer tempered.
A safe blower doesn't blow about It
later.
We are making today the memory Of
tomorrow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-03-11
GOLD ZONE owners IN
FLORENCE GOLDF|ELD

cd the Florence. While little was
known regarding the deal at that
time, within three days after the ar
rival of Schmidt in Goldfield 1t be-
came generally known that his report
would be favorable and that nothing
stood n the way Of the proposed
sale,
Yesterday Dunfee received a tele-
gram from Schmidt in New York,
saying: The details of the report
are very favorable" and that a short
time would be required to arrange
the legal details. The telegram also
mentioned that ample funds for de-
velopment work on a large scale
would be available without the sale
Of additional treasury stock,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-03-11

The Lockart and Parker interests
in the Florence Goldfield Mining
company have been sold to L. F
Whicher of New York. who is said
to have made a fortune in United
Verde Extension, a famous copper
producer of Jerome, Arz. and who
is one of the principal owners of the
Gold Zone, in the divide district The
sale involved 31S,650 shares held by
Parker and $4,000 shares held by
the Lockhart estate, total OF 632,-
$50 shares of 1.O5O,OOO shares issued.
The Florence Is capitalized for l.
25O 900 shares Of a par value Of 81
each
The three men through whom the
sale was made are ]. w Dunfee,
]. +. Williams and Tim Connolly
Williams being the one who actually
conducted the negotiations that led
to the sale, Dunfee the one who sug'
gested it and Connolly being associ,
ated with Dunfee in the deal,
Shortly after February l Williams
from New York, requested Dunfee
to investigate with a view to possible
sale of mining ground in California.
Dunfee. who had been IN Los An
geles and learned that the Lockhart
estate was willing to sell, telegraphed
him that, regardless Of the ground in
California. he was overlooking "the
best bet" in the Florence and ex'
planned the situation to him. Will
liams lost no time in reaching Phil
adelphia, where he talked with
Parker on the subject with the re,
suit that one week later he tele'
graphed Dunfee that he had tied up
the Parker stock. the Lockhart IN
terests agreeing TO sell at the same
time.
late in February s. Sommer
Schmidt. a prominent mining engi
near, cana 10 0Oldasld and i1AVoCt
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-03-11
PR|NK|PO MEET
MAY GO THROUGH
rHy Associated PressD

thy Associated PressD
BASEL March n.-A Libau dis
patch says wireless message from
Moscow reports that the commissary
OF foreign relations in Lithuania
while in Russia sent a note to the
American, French, British and ltal-
AN governments asking when pleni-
potentarles should go to PrinkipO
Islands Recent dispatches indicated
that the Prinkipo conference has
been abandoned but a meeting else
where might be attended by ind
yidual Russian factions.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-03-11
DRASTIC LAW TO
PROTECT THE FLAG


ALBANY, N. Y, March ll.--.The.
atrical acts would be affected by a
bill by Assemblyman Peter A. Nc
Ardle of Kings, introduced recently
in the legislature should it become
law. The measure is designed to
make II a mlsdemeanor to expose to
public view during any theatrical
performance, excepting for charity,
tableaux or In schools and churches
any flag, standard. color shield or
ensign of the United States on or off
the stage, worn or draped about the
body or a part of the body, or to
expose to public view any combine
tion OF cOlors so worn or drapsd as
to rsUrsssat such flas.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-03-11
thy Associated PreHsl
PARIS CMonday) VI

thy Associated Pressl
PARIS (Monday), March 10-The
military of Germany will go out of
existence as the result of the adop-
ton by the supreme council tonight
of the military terms for German dis.
arament as they will go into the
peace treaty These terms provide
for a sweeping reduction of the Ger
man military establishment to 100,-
900 men with 1000 officers, the army
10 be recruited by voluntary enlist
ment for a period of twelve years.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-03-11
S|LES|AN COAL
MINES ARE SOLO
ny Associated P-essl

(By AssOcIated Fressl
BERLIN (Monday), March IL
Encounters with troops are reported
from the Silesian coal region where
the miners strike is spreading
The miners strike In the Hamborn-
Essen region has also been resumed
the miners refusing to accept the
governments decision that they be
not paid for days on strike.