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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31

angular frame With the wen round-
cd form which 10 usually accom-
panied by the bloom OF health and
attractivenesa
acious Of this handicap IL eviden,
from the continued appearance in
newspapers and magazines Of many
suggestions proposing various RENE
dies In food or medicine or exercises.
mot be appropriate for = given
case
Authorities. however, agree that
healthy nerve tissue Ia absolutely
sssent a,na to sst tr1 n. roD While e1a n
dlcated by . multitude Of different
aymptoms, more Immediately and
generally result in lack of energy.
sleepiessness, irritabiiity. deprss-
ally consume the healthy flesh.
leaving ugly holiows. a fiat chest,
bony neck and scrawny arms and
legs.
than most OF them are able 70 ex-
tract from the foods we eat now
adays. and many opinions affirm
that there Is nothing which may be
taken into the human system that
80 effectively supplies this de-
ficiency as tho pure organic pbos-
phate known as bitro-phosphate and
sold by good druggists everywhere.
The essential phosphoric food eie-
ments In bitro- phogphate assimilated
By the nerve cells xhould soon pro-
duce a pleasing change In nerve
energy and hence Increased vitality
and strength. With the burdens OF
nervousness. sleeplessnesa. lack OF
energy, etc, lifted. normal weight
with It's attractive fullness and
rudy glow of health replaces the
former picture Of skin and bonss.
Miss Georgia. Hamilton. who was
once thin and fraiI. reporting her
own experience, writes: "Bftro- Pbos-
phate has brought q magic. trans-
formation with me j gained -
WELL
CAUTION - Attic Bitro-Phos-
phats IL unexceiled for the relief Of
pervousness and attendant disorders
owing to its tendency TO increase
weight, one should watch the scales
while taking II. unless u 10 the Do
sire To put on flesh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
Oriental Wireless
Out of Commission

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Oct 81
Communications with the Orient
were demoralized today. Word was
received by the Western Union Tele-
graph company that the wireless
station at Toxic was out of order
and that no messages would be ac-
cepted for ten days or two weeks.
Messages addressed to Toxic are
subject to n delay Of over five days
via cable. II was predicted this de-
lay would be greater now that the
cable must bear the entire burden.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
'NICARAGUAN HID
TO GET INSURANCE

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3i.-Nar-
cisso Arcllano in 1917 took out in
surance In various New York and
Philadelphia companies. All told.
IL is said the amount wns s250,00o.
Then he hid I'm the woods. accord
ing to officials OF one or the COM
panies which Investigated his
death In Nicaragua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
THIN PEOPLE
NEED B|TR()-
PHOSPHATE
Ynep~as<s Weight. Strength an1
Eerve Feree In Two Weeks
TtDe In Many Instances

m average person Is beginning
to realize more and more that the
lack OF physical strength and nerve
exhaustion Frequently evidenced By
excessive thinness) are the direct
cause not only OF the failure TO sue
coed in LIES struggle for the
nccesuri-s Of existence. but also for
the handicap In ones social aspirA-
eionA Compare the thin. sickly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
Freak Specimens
of Fruit Captured

+. N. Rhodes. county agriculturist.
is looking for some keen fruit fancier
to idenify unknown specimens Of
fruit he has In his office In the
county-city building. lie has collect.
ed specimens OF all fruit grown in
Western washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31

WASHINGTON. Oct 5f.---tunited
Pressl-Gen. Pershing today declared
FOR universal military training.
Universal 1aining brings many
benefits. and such benefits should be
universally extended TO all OF our
young men" he said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31

CHICAGO, Oct. s1.-The Chica go
& Eastern Illinois railroad has
brought suit in federal court against
the government for more compensa-
ton for the use Of its road. 1t is the
first case OF Its kind since the gov.
eminent took over the railroads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31

CHICAGO. Oct. 31.--Attorney
Morris Green was late In the court
Of Judge Grove. The Judge fined
him s. for contempt and when the
lawyer started 10 explain the Judge
threatened to tack on a two days
jail sentence II he didn't keep
silence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31

Boeing. president OF the old aero
club, was selected trustee OF the
merged organization.
Boeing declared that flight from
Seattle to Juneau, Alaska. dis
lance OF go miles, could be made In
one hop" and In daylight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
Council to Hold
Session on Zones

A special meeting OF the city coun.
ell. Mt date to c-set, will be held to
consider the proposed ordinance au.
thorizing a city zoning and planning
commission. tho council streets and
sewers committee announced Thurs
dav
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
RACE

A seaplane race from Seattle TO
Aiaska. with $4,000 In prizes. will
be staged next spring by the Aero
Club of the Northwest, according 10
plans formulated at a meeting Of
ex-servico flyers and aeronautical
enthusiasts at the Army and Navy
club Thursday night.
Tho Seattle Flyers club and the
Aero Club OF the Northwest at the
meeting Thursday night merged.
taking the name OF the Aero club
OF the Northwest Teel Williams,
former president OF the Seattle
Flyers club. was chosen TO head
the new organization. and w. IT,.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31

A woman who attempts to cook nc
cording to her husbands idea is apt
to make q mess OF It,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Lafean Is Held in the
North Penn Bank Crash;
Knew it Was lottery

Philadelphia, Sept. 9.-Daniel f.
Lafean. former State banking COM
missioner. Was held yesterday in
$500 bail on charges of malfeas-
ance in connection with the wreck
ing of the North Penn Bank
The principal witnesses against
l.afean were Auditor General
Charles A. Snyder. Captain John w.
Morrison, deputy banking commits
sioner. and James w. MacBurney,
former bank examiner.
MacBurney testified to having
made two examinations of the North
Penn in 1913 after which he report
ed its insolvency to I4afean, who
was then banking commissioner. He
declared that he had urged the nee
essity of closing the institution up
on two different occasions and that
both times Lafean refused to act
He said that Lafean had told him
he was afraid such action would
have, bad effect on the Liberty
Loan drive in Philadelphia. BE
sides" BacBurney testified Lafean
told him, Charley Amber has n
lot of State funds in the bank and
he has told me he was going to put
lot more OF State moneys in the
bank to help it out"
Amber, former State insurance
commissioner, Is under $4,000 bail
in connection with the failure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Leviathan Is Out of
Transport Service, After
Carrying 185,5OO Troops

New York. Sept. 9.-With the ar
rival of the transport Leviathan
bringing home General Pcrshing and
troops OF the First Division. the giant
transport brought to close her i'm
portant service in helping win the
war. According to information at the
headquarters OF the troop and trans
port force in Hoboken, the big ship is
now to be retired as a transport and
after being refitted for passenger SER
vice is to be turned back to the Unit
ed States Shipping Board. the agency
which seized her when the United
States entered the war.
The Leviathan. formerly the Water
land, the second largest ship in the
world. was interned in New York by
the Germans in 1914. and "willfully
damaged" to the extent of more than
81, ,OOO, 900. She proved after she was
conditioned by American engineers
TO be the greatest single unit in TAX
ing American fighting men to France
and bringing them home. Including
the voyage ended yesterday, which
was her nineteenth round trip under
the American flag she carried lS5.6CO
soldiers of which 9s,321 were carried
overseas through submarine infected
seas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Solomon Gompers, Father
of Labor Leader, Dies
By Associated Press.

Boston, Sept. 9.-Solomon Comp
ers, father of Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, died at his home in
the Rochester district last night.
The labor leader was notified of
the death by long distance telephone
at Chicago and will cancel engage
ments in the Middle West to at
tend the funeral in New York OH
Sunday. Mr.. Gompers was born in
Amsterdam, 90 years ago, but later
moved to London. coming to the
United States with his family In
1868. For the past twenty years lie
had been blind, but always kept in
formed of his sons work in the
labor world. From early life he had
been a strong supporter of the trade
union movement. He married Sarah
Root, in London, who died twenty
years ago. They had seven children.
The surviving children are Sam
uel Gompers, Henry Gompers, of
New York; Alexander Gompers and
Louis Gompers, of Brooklyn; Mrs.
Harry Isaacs and Mrs. Samuel
Isaacs, of this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09

During the war the Secret Service
had many knotty problems to solve.
and Harold MacGrath, the great
novelist, has just completed n Won
derful spy story that will be printed
in The Philadelphia Bulletin, begin
ming with Wednesday, Septem Der
10th.
1t is the inside story of a great
Long Island spy mystery that baf-
fled the Secret Service ard has to
do with strange occurrence that
took place in the luxurious home of
loyal American who had the con-
fidence of the authorities at Wash
ington and who was entertaining at
his home a noted French officer, who
was in America on a secret mission.
Innocent people were suspected of
disloyalty while the guilty went
free; but justice claimed her own
in the end.
The novel is quite thrilling and
although primarily a detective story
contains a delightful romance.
AS there is n great demand for
The Bulletin, it is we'll to arrange in
advance that your news dealer sup
ply you with copy each evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Russia Resold u. 5.
WorShless Powder Is
Charged at Probe

Washington, Sept. 1.-Two hun
dred thousand pounds of gunpow-
der, manufactured here, sold to
England, then to Russia and finally
resold to the United States, turned
out to be no good. This was the
first development of an invcstiga-
ton started yesterday by a House
committee into financial deals con-
nected with manufacture of NUM-
tions for Russia, which were paid
for out of American loans.
The session was brief. however
and the committee adjourned,
awaiting the collection of data.
Assistant Secretary Leffinywell, of
the Treasury, refused to give list
of American manufacturers paid
from the $1S7.0OO.OO0 lent Russia,
until he had obtained approval of
the State Department and possibly
Ambassador Bahkmetieff.
The whole Russian record is one
to be proud Of" said he. referring
to the financial transactions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Spring Wheat Crop
Again on Decline

Washington, Sept s. Further
decline of the spring wheat crop
reduced the prospective production
100000 bushels during August
but corn had good month and
shows a prospective output 10000
900 bushels larger. than indicated
last month, according to the Gov
ernment's September crop report
just issued.
There were reductions in the fore
casts of oats, white potatoes, to-
bacco and hay, but an increase IN
buckwheat and sugar beets.
The condition of the corn crop
was described as irregular, ranging
from extremely good to extremely
bad. but for the country as a whole
fair-sized crop of good quality is
in prospect totaling 2,5s5,000,0 ,00o
bushels.
The loss in the spring wheat crop
was caused by blight, rust, scab and
grasshoppers. The total crop OF
spring and winter wheat now is
placed at 923,O00,0O0 bushels. which
is more than 100000. 900 bushels be-
low the crop as forecast from con-
ditions prevailing in June.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Cardinal Mercier to
Land in New York Today

New York. Sept. s.-Cardinal De-
sideratus Mercier, primate of the
Roman Catholic Church in Belgium,
the priest who defied the German
army" is expected to arrive here
this evening.
A wireless message from the
steamship Great Northern, upon
which the Cardinal is a PASSENGER.
received by the Army information
bureau said the liner would dock in
Hoboken before nightfall.
Cardinal Mercier is coming as the
guest of thousands of Americans
who, admiring his intrepidity dur
ing the war, invited him overseas.
He will pay a brief visit to Arch
bishop Hayes. after which he will
so to Baltimore to see Cardinal Glib
bons and then visit a number of
larger cities in the United States
and the Canadian northwest, re-
turning to Washington in October
to meet President Wilson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
THE LOVE GAMBLER
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water

her eyes and heard the murmur of
her voice as she said:
You don't know anything about
my pendant-do you?"
What did she mean? Why was
everybody asking him about this
pendant? he wondered impatiently.
Well, he had severed all connec-
tions. with the Leighton household.
Now. lying awake in the silence of
his own room, he appreciated that
he had burned his bridges behind
him. OF course. there was a bare
chance that Mr.. Leighton might not
be able to secure another chauffeur
Immediately. In that case David
might see his employers daughter
again before leaving New York.
He had changed his views entire
ly A few hours ago he had longed
to get away. BY dawn he was ours
ing himself for an idiot in leaving
so abruptly.
To be continued
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
CHAPTER CCXCIV.
Copyright, 1919. King Feature Syn
diCate. Inc.

Copyright, 1919. King Feature Syn
dicate, Inc.
On the day after my ring disap-
peared, DR.. Kellogg pronounced my
ankle we'll enough to come out OF
the bandage of adhesive plaster
which had been strapping it ever
since the accident. He brought along
high flatheeled boots which he had
procured for me, and lacing my ankle
tightly into these, he ordered me
TO forsake all thoughts of invalid
ism and to trot about as usual.
was tempted TO rush right
down to Haldane's call for DAISY
and take her out to lunch, but
managed to restrain myself. That
would be the sort of thing Neal
calls rough work. l must wait
q day before starting my campaign,
otherwise it would be too obvious.
Wanting companion for my
walk, 1 called Virginia on the tele--
phone and asked her to go out
with me. This was my first oppor-
tunity to speak TO Virginia since
the evening Jim had broken the
place now stood in her name. Al
the first word of Nirginia's reply /
noticed the Contraint in her voice.
How fortunate that your ankle
quite we'll again. Anne. Don't over
do the walking though. I'm not
very keen for these new theories
about exercising sprains and torn
ligaments."
But will you come with me?"
persisted.
I'm so sorry. Anne" replied Nir-
Ginia smoothly. evading me. But
I'm preparing to go to the noun
tains for a week or so. A little
change does all of us worlds OF
good, you know. And I've a lot of
shopping, so l can't make it,"
I'VE might take a taxi" I per-
sisted. "Of course. l can't run the
little car now and we couldn't talk
with some one else in the driver S
seat and one of us banished to the
rumble. But in a taxi we could
visit between shops"
l smiled TO myself at my own
change of heart where Virginia was
concerned. Time was when I'd have
been too thoroughly cowed by her
first refusal to make any effort TO
force myself upon her. But now
Virginia never daunted me. Under
her coldness and pride l fell unhap-
piness and unfultilled longings. And
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
The Luncheon That
Proved a Success

Mary" exclaimed Mrs. Gordon to
her new maid. in dismay. what in
the world are we going to do! Mrs.
Redfern has come for lunch. You
might be sure she'd hit upon the very
day we had planned on just a pick
up lunch. We might manage. but
there isn't a thing we can have for
dessert at this short notice"
II can manage. Mrs. Gordon" re-
piled Mary, confidently. Just you
leave it to me-
Luncheon time arrived, and Mary
brought in n delicious. smooth mould
of rich chocolate blanc mango. She
had saved the day!
How in tho world did you do it.'
said Mrs. Gordon. your dessert was
delicious"
Why" replied her maid. "I made
it with Puddine.'
"Puddine?" questioned Mrs. Cor
don. DO tell me about it,"
It's a dessert that always turns
out right and isn't a bit of trouble
to make. All you have to do is to
add milk. either fresh or condensed.
and sugar, and boil for three min
utes. and then when 1t is cool. you
have a rich, creamy mould of des-
sert."
Does 1t come in more than one
fiavor?" asked Mrs. Gordon.
"oh. yes, indeed-chocolate. rose,
vanilla. orange, lemon and in several
favors. And it only costs l5c for a
box which will serve is people"
Well" said Mrs. Gordon. ut cer-
tainly is delicious"
"I use 1t for cake and pie fiIiings,
too" said Mary, and II makes ice
cream smooth and rich."
Well" exclaimed Mrs. Gordon.
emphatically, there is one thing
sure. In the future, we will never
be without puddine!
For sale at all grocers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Pershing to Address o
Veterans of War at
Madison Square Garden
Ry Associated Press.

New York, Sept. 9.-Recognizing
his first opportunity to address vet
Grams of the war since their dis
charge from the service. GeneI al
Pershing yesterday accepted an in
vitation of the American Legion to
b, its guest at mass meeting In
Madison Square Garden next Thurs
day night. The invitation. sent Gen
eral Pershing by wireless, was i'm.
mediately accepted upon his arrival
ucts"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Mag Rhu
TABLETS
.Siop Stomach Trouble

Guaranteed to relieve all stomach
niseries. Sold by Croll Keller, the
druggist. the Kennedy Drug Co., and
at all other druggists.
If your druggist cannot supply you
write direct to Mag Rhu Co. and a
box OF Mag Rhu will be sent postpaid
upon receipt OF $l.00.-Dollar refund
ed II you do not get results. Address
Mag Rhu Co, 207-2OS Fitzsimmons
Bidg., Pittsburgh, Pa. State IL you
want Tablets or Powdered form.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
The New Mexico
Sails Again; Three
Dead in the Fire

San Francisco, Sept s.-Admiral
Rodman's flagship. the New Mexico.
on which three enlisted men were
killed and forty others injured IN n
fire Sunday night, sailed last night
for Victoria, B. c. An inquest YVES
held during the afternoon. All of
the injured except Lieutenant Conn
mander P. l.. Carroll and Lieuten-
ant G. G. Hapine were able to 1o-
turn to their duties. The damage to
the ship was placed at $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Kelly Calls For Report
on Peek Commission
By Associuted Trcs;.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Represent-
ative Kelly, Independent, Pennsylva-
MIA, introduced a resolution calling
on Secretary Redfield to submit to
the House a detailed report of ef-
forts made to stabilize prices in
basic industries through the Peek
Commission and the results which
would have followed the putting of
this plan into effect. based on the
prevailing prices of such basic prod
utcs."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
MASKED MEN ROB BANK;
LOCK EMPLOYEES IN VAUUT

Toledo, o., Sept. 9.-Five men yes
terday held up the Erie Bank at Erie.
Mich, near here, and escaped in an
automobile with $500 in cash and
securities yet tn he estimated.
Fred Buyers, cashier was alone in
the bank when the men entered. At
nis refusal to throw up his hands he
was attacked and beaten into uncon-
sciousncss Another emp1oye erterod
while the hold-up was going on. He,
too, was attacked and both were
thrown into tho vault and the doors
locked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Tacoma Times
Publishing Under
Arbitration Plan
Ru Issoctuted Press

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 9.-The
Times resumed publication yester-
day under q local arbitration agree
ment with it's printers, who struck
Friday night for higher wages. The
printer agreed to work thirty days
at the former scale pending an ef-
fort to reach an agreement. The
publishers of the Ledger and News
Tribune refused to arbitrate ex-
cept through the international
Union of the printers and did not
publish yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09

BENSON AND SIMS ADMIISALS
Washington, Sept. 9.-By a vote
of 244 to 16, the bill comforting the
rank of permanent Admiral on Ad-
miral Benson and Rear Admiral
Sims was passed by the House and
went to the Senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

thousand in all After the 18Th
amendment becomes effective. the
revenue agents will have several
million potential moonshiners to
keep under observation
The invasion Of the city by the
hated and dreaded revenue" made
famous in stories OF mountain life
in Kentucky, will be one Of the in
tereSting features OF national pro-
hibition. Il will probably be a per
manent engagement, too. for the
city will have great advantages
over the wilderness as a place for
the Illicit distilling Of nigh power
"Iikker"
The government in keeping down
Illicit distiIling in the mountain
districts OF the south. employed
hundreds OF men. all the year
round. Occasionally the force was
augmented by special detectives
when some unusually clever noun
taineeT outwitted the regular rev.
enue agents. Then some special
expert from the secret service
went down and after varying ad-
ventures, made the moonshiner 8
prisoner. The mount&ineer was
punished for his violation OF the
law law by long prison sentence.
But the problem in the city will
be entirely different
The kitchen sink and family gas
stove will serve to produce an al
coholic beverage deadlier than the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

such person contributing 20 such
iHtoxication by selling liquor or as
sisting in procuring i.
When the dry enforcement bill
was passed by the house an unsuC-
cessful attempt was made 20 per
NIT the manufacture of cider and
wine in the homes. The drys de-
feated the attempt; but since the
senate decided in favor of these
mild beverages It IS understood
that representative Of the dry
forces will not oppose these con
cessionS TO the vets in conference,
where the bill is now being con
sidered.
The bill settles a moot question
by specifically stipUlating that the
enforcement of prohibition is up TO
the commissioner of internal rev
enue. his assistants. agents and in
spectors. and all other officers OF
the United States whose duty it IS
to enforce criminal laws"
Is Big Job.
To enforce prohibition is a big
Job, and the commissioner of In
ternal revenue knows it, He IS
now busily engaged making
plans for his work after next Jan
uary. Since the bureau came into
existence a long while back, its
princiapl work in this line has been
ferreting out moonshiners in the
mountains of the south. They are
not so numerous-perhaps a few