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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
May Stop Building
of Shack Garages

J a Johnson, superintendent Of
the city biEld.Ag depattnent. and
Assistant Corporal on Counsel r j.
T. kennedy spent Monday morning
in drafting en- amendment 10 the
building code. which would limit the
number of shack garages In resi-.
dencc districts.
Tai follows Tho complaints Of
scores Of opners Of expensive homes
thnt rows cf garages are being erect
cd on ad on ing property The
amendment being framed by John.
son ana iSeunedv would prevent the
erection - th"ae frame garage :
without the conseu' Of the property
owners IN the district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
Retiring Leaders
in Congress Will
Get Fine Presents

WASHINGTON. March Champ
Clark. retiring speaker Of the house.
will receive large silver tpreen and
silver coffee service from his col.
leagues Chairman kitchin. OF the
ways and nb'ans coraml.tee. 80. "a.
ee,,e q silver service win ivory trim.
mings ard polished tray to match
Minority Leader Mann viii bo
presented a chest Of silver senator
werks. of Massaehusetts. w,n b
given silyer tray b. the drle sat.on
from tnat state. M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
BUSINESS AID
BILLS SIGNED

wAsHINGToE. March S-The
rrssident today signed the bill vail
d4sny informal war contracts
amounting 10 about $500 600 900.
The delay to war manufacturers in
receiving payments on these con
tracts has been gwen as one cause
for business stagnation.
Signing of this Dill viii b. an.
rounced AZ the conference Of govern
ora and mayors as indicafins tie
government wishes to relieve imne.
diateIy the business situation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
TElEGRAfnERS MAY
STRIKE IN PORTLAND

PORTLAND. March 3.-Local
telegraphers have voted to go on
strike whenever such action Is ap-
proved by their international off.
Gers. This action follows charges
that the locked out teleeraphcrs are
still awaiting reinstatement Mt the
hands OF Postmaster General Burle-
son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
PRIEST MAY HEAD
PARENT ASSOCIATION

Arthur Priest, former dean of the
men at the University of Washing.
ton who is returning from France
with the aist division, win probably
take charge of the activities of the
washington Parents of Soldiers and
Sailors association, according to
sirs. Il. T. Miller. OF the organiza-
don.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
ARl(lSTICE BROUGHT
u1F Tie STIR TO DIST
By JOHN r. RYAN
(Staff Reporter for The Starr

LA FERTE BERNARD. France, March 3.-The Wild
West division didn't know whether to be glad when
word that the armstce had been signed November H.
That's the way Capt G. A. Pande put it. He was born
and school in Tacoma tho he commands H.
364th infantry, southern California unit of the 91st
I'VE driving right thru the Huns he said. They
just couldn't stop We hated to stop gongtho of course
rather pleasant sensation to hear the Huns had sur
rendered"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
They'd Gone So Fast
Food Was Far Behind

Capt Pande told me the 91sts nonstop push thru Bel
gum beginning October 31as detailed in previous article
'The 10th of November had been hard day.. he con-
tinued We had driven the Germans across the Schedt
and all with pontoons to cross and take the
heights on the other side from the city of Audenarde
Everything prepared for attack the morning OF
the 1th We had gone fast the field kitchens hadn't
come up
PERSONALLY pretty tired-and were the men of
my company. pointing out to platoon leaders what we
were expected The attack begin ut 10 o'clock
Just then a runner came to with order post
ponnc the attack Shortly afterwards another runner
rived with unofficial that an armstce had
teen signed. And then orderly came up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
SOME PARTY,

BRATTLEBoRO. VT. March 3.-
1t was some party. A hen belong.
ing to Mrs. Bert S. Miller. clucked
when fed, as tho calling a brood of
chickens. Ten rats answered the
call ana ate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
Nine Amendments Up

Following are the proposed bond
issues. spread over period of 20
years. with interest rates not to ex.
coed s per cent;
Proposition D. 5000. 900 for steel
and concrete bridge over Duwamish
waterway. at Spokane st.
Proposition c. s75o,0o0 for steel
and concrete bridge az Montlnke
ave. over Lake Washington canal.
Proposition - $500. 600 for erect.
ing first unit of municipal hospital.
Proposition 4. the franchise pro.
posal before the voters. would give
the National District Telegraph Co.
the right TO operate signal alarm
system in the city for % years
There are nine proposed charter
amendments. six Of which, Amend.
mcntS 2, q. T. 8. 6 and Z. remove
obsolete sections fron the city con.
stitutiun.
Amendment 40 would raise
coancilmens salaries from $4,000 10
81 500 yearly.
Amendment No. s would establish
pension fund for civil service EN-.
ployea.
Amendment No . would compel
the commissioner Of health To secure
The permission of the city council in
an steps used in fighting an epidem
ic. Anti-Rerm theorists and non
medical cults are boosters for the
amendment. The health commits
s'oner. who viii retire al the end OF
the present term. II a strong oppo
nent 10 the propo sitlon,
The amendment raising council
mems salaries would not benefit the
present members of that body. but
only those elected Tucsday Details
Of the pension plan have not beer
worried out but II would he operated
on a basis whereby the city and the
workers would contribute so per cent
each to the cost OF maintenance.
H feb
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
WORK UNDONE
As CONGRESS
NEARS CLOSE

WASHINGTON. March 7.-This
is the last legislative day Of the es,h
congress.
Both houses will remain in prac-
ticaily continuous session from to
day until noon tomorrow.
The final hours promised TO eli
max fittinEiy the work Of the war
congress. which has broken all rec
ortis for money spent. unusual laws
passed and work left undone.
Interest centered In the senate as
to how many appropriation bills the
republicans would force ever TO the
extra session. The general impres-
sion among both democrats and re
pu5llcans early today was that the
army and navy. agriculture and
District OF Columbia appropriation
bills would fail Of passage.
Republicans were rcucent. They
refused TO announce plans. pointing
out that republican ranks are not
completely united as to what should
be done.
whats the tscs'
While the spirit OF fight the pres.
ident" la strong ia some republicans,
others today wore what's the use"
expression. due, they say to what
they termed their pAty's surrender
on the Victory Loan bill. regarded
az the only measure failure of which
might mean an extra session.
Failure of republicans To unite In
determined filihuster against the
president was regarded by some as
throwing away the fruits OF the vic.
tory gained at the polls last Novem.
ber.
The senate today had before It the
deficiency bill. providing s35o,00o 900
for the railroads and about $4,000.
001 for miscellaneous purposes. Dem
ocratic leaders expected this bill to
pass, but admitted today 1t is the
only one OF the remaining supply
hills wss they are at all hopeful
about
The legislative situation Is fun of
possibilities. observers pointed out
and inasmuch AK the deficiency bill
is not generally expected TO occupy
nearly all the day and half which
remains, II was predicted in some
quarters that administration leaders
might decide to force an issue with
republicans on all the bills.
May Fillbuster
In that event. II republicans carry
out the threats they made Sunday
when they yielded on the Victory
Loan bill. they will filihuster. Many
OF them have Views on the league
Of nations which they have so far
refraiued from expressing. senator
sherman. Illinois. has already an
tcoNT'D oN PAGE fouRrEEN)
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WASHINGTON, March 3.-W. ].
Bryan Is still confined 10 his room
with bad cold and win he unable
to speak tonight at Camden, N. j.,
his friends said
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SENATE MUST RECONSIDER VOTE


%G H% hash %@ ~
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COUNCILMEN
TO Be CHOSEN
HERE TUESDAY

sixty three thousand Seattle citi.
rens are entitled TO so TO the polls
Tuesday and choose three city coun-
cilmen from ak in the race. elect one
of two candidates for corporation
counsel. pass on three bond issues.
amounting To fsis0.oe0. and record
their vote on nine charter amend
surnts and one franchise proposal.
Polling stations VIII be- open In all
precincts from a. m. 20 D. IN.
Three 81 the six counciliuRnlc can.
dliatss are up for reelection. They
ar. Councilman X. ~. Thomson. G..
81. Fitzgerald and William Hickman
Moore. Thomson ia a noted cngt.
ncer. with record for planning Sc.
attic streets. ard being one of the
forces back OF the campaign for the
SkaRit river power site. Fitzgerald IL
q financial expert. who has headed
the city councils finance committee
for four years. Moore IL former
mayor and superior judge. who has
been taking an active part at Olym'
pia lately In protecting the city's In.
tcrests IN proposed legislation.
Walter y. Meier, the present cor.
paratlon counsel. IN opposed by Fred
Kapp. New York block attorney.
kapp entered the race when eight
voters In one precinct placed hts
name on their ballots In the primary
election.
Robert T.. Proctor. Ed T. Levi and
Charles III. Gallant are the three can
didates who oppose the present coun.
ell members.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
"Aftock Postponed"
Company Crins

COMPANY lined up I went out and announced that
the attack had postponed They gnned They could
stand a little rest.
s'Then announced that the armisce had been signed
And they grnned little
.sThen told them had just received word that the
kitchens had come upand there would be breakfast.
You should have heard the howl of delight! The break
fast bell beat the armistice all hoIlow'
News of the armistice had via messages dropped
~ airpanes and by wireless The Wild West remained
where they were until November 8 They not required
~ do police work in Belgium, Tut withdrawn to Dun
ir at the northeast of France where they remained
until December 2S when the movement tegan to the
harkatjon area at La Ferte Bernard.
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III. Largest Audi nce In the
Northwest Reads Star Want Ads
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HOUSEWORk - GOOD HOME.
good wages; no laundry work.
Phone sidney T26.
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THE BIRD OF PASSAGE-A French War Story

happy" muttered the grandmother.
ITS better to keep apart when you
aren't Of the same sort"
"All the same, We'll drink a glass
Of cider" said the old man.
"All the same, certainly" an
swered Lebrun.
When they were grouped around
the table Marie entered, bringing
the cider pitcher.
"Mademoiselle Marie, I'm going
away. I'm going to take Service in
Russia"
She turned pale
at isn't my fault"
ITO your health, Mademoiselle
Marie. Your parents are right.
Every one must go his own way.
To your happiness, Mademoiselle
Marie"
She left the room. The door
slammed. The wind roared about
the house
May God keep you" said
Lebrun.
He departed, struggling against
the gale AS he reached the beach
Marie joined him.
II ask Your pardon"
He drew her toward him.
Come along with me-
II dare not"
"In spite of ALL" he said, my
life is beautiful"
She cried out, LET me co." and
fed.
He shrugged his shoulders. Again
he faced the tempest. But sud
denly the little village appeared
humdrum to him. He smelt the
battle afar. SO he went toward mis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Aerial Freight

LEM l.. MARTIN, airplane
manufacturer and president
of the Glenn l.. Martin Com
pany of Cleveland, believes it will
be several years before a regular
ar service is maintained between
Europe and America with heavier
than air machines.
If SINGLE. airplane can dash
across the Atlantic ocean, trans
continental service, with planes COW
erlng the route in relays, may be re-
he'd upon absolutely he said. "The
dlrlgible balloon of 100000 cubic
feet of gas may be relied upon for
commercial transatlantic service at
present.
Il am convinced that the ordinary
airplane can be used successfully to
maintain thirty hour service be-
tween New York and San Francisco.
One ton of freight could be trans
ported daily and with the same GER
talnty that has attended the trans
n ssion of mail between Cleveland
a, fl,fa,<.<>
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Pretending

TN MILITARY stables horses are
l. known to have pretended TO be
lame in order to avoid going to
a military exercise. A chimpanzee
had been fed on cake when sick
After his recovery he often feigned
coughing in order to procure dam
ties.
The cuckoo, as is we'll known. laws
its eggs in another birds nest. and.
to make the deception surer, it
takes away one of the other birds
eggs Animals are conscious ~
their deceit, as is shown by the fact
ohat they try to act secretly and
noiselessly; they show sense ~
guilt If detected; they take precau-
tons IN advance to avoid discovery
IN some cases they manifest re2ret
ana repentance. Thus, bees which
steal hesitate often before and afs.r
sheir EXPLOITS, as if they feared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

nation, and later on when that serv-
ont married her training would be
invaluable to her as housewife and
mother. consider, too, that dur
ing the training period unsuitable
girls, whose conduct appears likely
to bring discredit on the profession,
should be refused further instruc-
ton, and thereby the status Of the
service would be improved"
Miss Stephens Is full Of ideas
which she is now on the way to
accomplish. AS a specialist on one
of the most battling national prob
lens she has already gone far toward
fame, and when from further con-
tact with political life her outlook
broadens, she may develop into one
Of the political forces Of the coun-
try. If her meteoric career CON
tinues as fast as it has begun she
will not have to wait long for wide
recognition and may develop i. q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
For 1en-Hour Dav

Miss Stephens, VINO was g. mem
Der of the committee appointed by
the Ministry Of Reconstruction to
consider the domestic service prob
lem, reported that the day Of the
domestic should consist Of ten hours
work and two hours for meals. She
should also have two hours for rec
reation, and during those two hours
she should be really free. She be-
lieves, nevertheless, that domestic
employment cannot be organized in
the same way as industrial work
There cannot be hard and fast rules,
although there must be "a definite
groundwork on which employer and
employee can build"
She is In favor Of fixed scale Of
minimum wages regulated according
to the length of training and skill Of
the worker; she also considers that
there should be some central organ
ization with branch organizations
for the benefit Of the domestic
worker, and that these institutions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

Miss Stephens, herself, suffered
no less than others.
The first bedroom in which
slept in service" she says, chad a
tar-macadam floor like the pave
ment, paper peelng off from damp,
paint going mouldy, and hardly any
light.
In another place the bed was
In cupboard off the kitchen where
there was no ventilation and no
room for anything but the bed.
II had a friend In the house Of
a tuberculosis specialist. He had
four maids who all slept in one
room downstairs, under the level Of
the pavement. The room was also
infested with rats"
Miss Stephens's departure from
her profession, however. was not
entirely voluntary. Domestic serv-
ice finally became too hot for her
Her employers got wind Of her
activities and at first treated them
with amused leniency until they dis
covered that the young woman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Jessie Stephens Has Announced
Her Candidacy for Seat i'm
the House of Commons

really meant business, and then they
discharged her. But she had mean
while come in contact with the Do
nestle Servants Trade Union, and,
after the war, she entered it as a
full fedged professional agitator."
She is now their organizing secre-
tary, in addition to which she
is the local organizing secre-
tary Of the National Federation Of
Women Workers in Bermondsey.
So successful was she in her reform
work in Belmondsey that she was
made q poor law guardian last
April Last month her popularity
carried her into the Borough
Council whereto she was elected
third on 4 list Of six. Now that her
political career is turning so favor
ably there is every likelihood that
she will climb to Parliament at the
next opportunity.
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the pages Of that book: Duty
Doesn't that satisfy you?"
II don't say no." murmured the
old man.
Out you don't say yes. Listen,
mamma. have travelled the world.
Wherever there was fighting | was
there. When the little girl will be
left alone l shall be here
II don't say no. the mother an
swered.
But you don't say yes. Listen,
grandmamma. l wasn't born when
your husband went away to fight.
But since 1870, while you were talk
ing against the Germans, l was
working for the country. Isn't that
worth considering?
II don't say no, murmured the
old woman.
But you don't say yes"
Humping on his chest, he con-
tinued:
"You don't care to have me settle
down with YOU That worries you.
It's true that I haven't a cent"
1T isn't that" said the grand
mother
II understand that l am a good
for nothing l am only fit to
die"
I'VE don't say that murmured
the mother. I've are afraid"
afraid of what"
Here one must take things as
they are"
Take things as they are? I'm
not accustomed to that"
That's the point. We work hard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

fulness Of the little houses grouped
in the shadow Of the rocks.
End up here" he said to him
self. ut is high time, my good fell
low. You have saved your skin so
far Make sure Of the rest Of your
days.
He smoothed out his coat, straight
ened his cap and twisted his mus
tache Correct, impeccable, he en-
tered the hall where the grand
mother, the mother and the father
awaited him.
Here l am. Lebrun, lieutenant,
twenty-five years in the service,
twenty years in the Legion, six cam
paigns, four wounds; the military
medal in 1912, the Legion of Honor
in 1917. the Croix de Guerre, with
seven palms and three stars. Such
as am, ask you for the hand Of
your daughter
But the grandmother, the mother
and the father all shrugged their
shoulders.
Does that mean that you say
no? The boy died in my arms, re-
member
There was a heavy silence.
You can ask my chiefs. If I am
sometimes stubborn and wilful. my
heart is there. 1t is a good heart.
Do you want to see my papers? Not
q single punishment for which a
brave man should blush. You have
nothing to say? Listen, papa. l
haven't had a happy life. | haven't
saved up thousands or hundreds.
But you can search my record
/ hera - but one word written in
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was about to die he said to me:
Lieutenant, you must care for nv
little sister, who is waiting for me
down there I loved him like a
child. And I love you, mademoi-
selle."
The armistice was signed. The
battles were ended. The great sea
bird had folded his wings.
Monsieur Lebrun"-
Don't call me Lebrun. At
Biskra my DICTIONARIES said: odd
Philibert is in a good humor to-day
Don't you want me to be in a good
humor to-day? In six months /
shall have my pension. With my
cross that is something to go on.
And I don't balk at work.
They We're on the beach. and
Marie held on with both hands to
her cap, buffeted by the wind.
Little maiden, say yes. Your
mamma and papa treat NE like a
son and your grandmamma spoils
me. They will be happy if you put
that little hand in this big paw of
mine"
She couldn't put her little hand
in his big paw because she was hold
ing on to her cap.
II don't say no. You must ask
them this evening, Monsieur Lee
brun."
Then he sought to encircle her
with his arm. But she was more
elusive than the wind. She escaped
him and ran to the village. Follow
ing her, Leprun envied the repose-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

here every day You haven't the
habit of working
Lebrun bent his head.
80, it's no? But I have on my
side her brother, who intrusted her
to me-"
The old man stifened up.
You mustn't speak Of the dead.
What one says at moments like that
and what he really thinks are two
different things. You aren't of our
sort, lieutenant. You would be
bored here-you who have spent
your life in Africa. And the little
one would be unhappy"
1T is true that she likes you
said the grandmother. But she is
afraid-she, too"
Lebrun seized the back of his
chair ds ne gong 10 smash 1t.
He put it down again. Then. sit
ting on it, with his elbows on his
knees, he exclaimed:
It's hard on me-"
The old people looked at him fur
lively, almost tenderly. They re-
nembered that their boy had died
in his arms.
That's why we don't like war"
said the old man.
Il have made it all my life
groWled Lebrun. II shall continue
to make it. There are still coun-
tries where they are fighting"
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would also prove benefit to the EN-

would also prove q benefit to the en-
ployers.
AT the root Of the servant prob
lem explains Miss Stephens, "there
lies distorted idea in the minds of
the employer as to the value Of vari-
Gus services to the community. If it
were true that we priced our homes
so highly, we should not feel that
unframed and ill-paid women were
fit to work in them"
One Of the servant reforms that
Miss Stephens is agitating most
strongly is rule that girls are not
to 60 out to work before sixteen
years Of age. She says
However good a mistress is, q
girl needs her mother before that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
" THEN the ocean RACES against
" the cliffs the great bird Of
the sea appears. The sprea,

the sea appears. The spread
Of his wings seems doubled in the
teeth Of the hurricane which GUS
tains them. All admire this van
quisher Of the tempest, this
herald Of the sailors. So these hon
est people admired Lieutenant Le-
brun, Legionary who had retired
from the Legion to become COM
mander Of the LIST Company Of the
10th Infantry Regiment. That was
the company in which tho son Of
the family fought.
Lebrun had no relatives and on
each leave he came to see his little
Breton soldiers father, mother and
sister. With a smile on his bronzed
face no said to them:
Don't worry. Ihave been through
many dangers. twenty-five years
of service, six campaigns. four
wounds but am l not still
here"
He tapped his chest, on which his
many medals were strung, and
Marie, the peasant girl, who wept
each night when she thought of the
war, opened wide her little Breton
eyes. She poured out cider so that
the hero would go on talking. So
long as he talked she had no fears
for her brother.
Il will bring him back to you. On
the faith of Lebrun, he will march
under the Arc de Triomphe."
But the little brother didn't
march under the Arc de Triomphe.
His first wound was fatal
Don't cry, little girl. When he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
In the Mean Time, Viscountess
Rhondda Is Hammering at the
Door of the House of Lords

the proposed reforms may take
some time. do not propose to wait
so long if can help it.
Il have been convinced by bitter
experience that it is imperative 10
have ladies in the House of Lords
The wonan's point Of view must be
put by woman. Nothing short of
this can be satisfactory 1t is all
very we'll to say that men can deal
equally we'll with questions affect
ing women. They cant The pres
ent methods of getting anything
done in Parliament for women are
slow and curohersome.