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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat, which
clogs Kidneys, then Back
hurts and Bladder
bothers you.

Most folks forget that the kid
neys, like the bowels. get sluggish
and clogged and need n flushing
occasionally. else we have back
ache and dun misery in the kid
ncy region. severe headaches. rheu-
matte twinges. torpid liver. acid
stomach. sleeplossness and all sorts
OF bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kid
noys active and clean. and the mo-
ment you feel an ache or pain in
the kidney region, get about four
ounces OF Jad Salts from any
good drug store here. take table
spoonful I'm "A glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys win then act fine. This
famous salts Is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, com
blned with lithia. and is harmless
to flush clogged kidneys and stimu-
late them TO normal activity. II
also neutralizes tho acids In the
urine so II no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless. lnexpens-
i've; makes n delightful efrervescent
Whitewater drink which everybody
should take now and then TO keep
their Kidneys clean. thus avoiding
serious complications.
A well-known local druggist says
he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks
who believe in overcoming kidney
trouble while 1t lis only trouble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
DISCUSS CREDITS
AT FINANCE MEET
Main Floor Rear

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o.--tUnited
Press. Word credits was the
chief topic for discussion at today'A
session Of the Pan American finan-
ciai conference here.
Former Secretary Of the Treas
ury william q. McAdoo and Gov.
W. T.. q. Harding. OF tho federal
reserve . board. were the chief
speakers
McAdoo spoke on The Credit
Situation Of the World" Prob
lens OF the United States ms n
Creditor Nation" was iiardings
theme.
Delegates from 20 Latln-Ameri-
can republics are attending the
conference. which Is held for estab-
fishing closer trade and financial
relations between North and South
America Eight ministers OF H.
nance are included among the dele
gates
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
FOR YOUR ACID STOMACH.

en- prove h IN your own stom-
ach-FREE-
Give EATONYC a fair. hon
est trial for FIVE days. Let your
own stomach be the Judge.
Simply 60 to your druggist and
can for a big. fifty-c-nt boz Of
EArONIC-
Use II according 10 piain d.
rectiona- II you do not find Il
the best remedy. pleasing you
In every wsy-take II back--it
WIN not cost you one penny.
Use EATONIC and prove
what II win do for YOU-thaf
In the best proof Of its power
to wipe out Acid-Stornach-
Sickiy, ailing. blue people
without pep-nervous worn
ouf-aii in--Don't give up hope
Here h your chance n last to
get relief from your misery. IT'S
% easy 10 test EATONIC; why
feel bad any longerp You viii
never be well with On Acid
Stomach Get rid OF II see
how much better you WIN feel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

ThAnk a - Over 70 nn-0-
gsnie dBeasrs get their start IN
IN Acid-Seomach. Too much
acid cnnaeo the food 10 paas On.
. sour, fezmenting mAss- Tins
sends POD sonous germs md
harmful acidD n over the body,
inseead Of strength and lie. You
miKhf say-.It nnkes the body
sour.- Dv md night Il coca
on. doing oeDeiess damage.
Get rid Of your Acid
Stomach. IT'S the 6rst step 10
good hea1kh. Eminent chemists
-slher years Of work-have
found q harmless way 10 take
mp and cnzry this excees scid
right out Of the body.
This h de secret Of tie suc-
ceso Of this wonderful remedy
-called EATONIC. II takes
Itke aeid up-cmries Il out
aloo drives out the noxious gas
yuu can fairly feel Il work.
Within two years over hall q
snininn people have used II,
with marvellous benehts- Yor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Sarcasm on Tap TO
Rebuff Mr.. Murphine

Gems Of sarcasm flew thick and
fast whom request from supcrln-
tendent Of Public Utilities Thomas
Il. Murphine bodied up Monday
afternoon.
Murphine's request was TO the
effect that he wanted an appro.
priailon Of $4,000 TO hire experts to
go over the books Of the Seattle
Lighting CO. for tho purpose OF
assembling data 10 support tho cor.
porntion counsel in his hEht
against higher gas rates In Seattle.
Murphine's request brought this
from Councilman Bolton. Nothing
doing: I'm against providing funds
TO give somebody n soft job.
And this from Councilman Thorn
son: ~ needless waste Of money
And this from Councilman Moore:
There ought 10 be enough talent
lying around tho oounty-city build
ing Ia do such work"
And this from Councilman Erick'
son. The city never gets anywhere
spending money TO fight cases be
fore the public service commission.
Councilman Haas said nothing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
WHEN RHEUMATIC
PAINS HIT HARD
Have Sloan's Iiniment ready f.
those sudden rheumsfte
twinges

noN'T let that rheumatic pain on
- ache find you without Sloan's
Llniinent again. Keep IL handy in the
medicine cabinet for Immediate ar.
uon when needed II you are out Of
1t now. get another bottle today. 20
you won't suffer any longer than
necessary when pain or ache At
lacks you
Apply IL tcifhout rrsbbtnc-for q
pcnefrufes-giving prompt relief OF
sciatica- lumbago. neuralgia, lame
ness. soreness, sprains stralns
bruises BE prepared--keep II handy.
All druggists--35c, 70c, $40.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Would Limit Talk
on Treaty Dispute

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.--A Goa.
ii,ion Of republican mild rescrya-
tionists and democrats today pre-.
pared To put time limit on the
bipartisan treaty conferences COINS
on in Senator Lodges office.
feronccs win not bring about a
compromise on the treaty. the mild
rcservationists and some democrats.
headed by Senator King. Utah. arc
getting ready 10 initiate another
move within "A day or two.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
WHAT THE COUNCIL
DID MONDAY

Defeated the proposed park
bond issue Of si50. 900.
Defeated the proposed aviation
landing site bond issue of $780,
600.
Authorized nm addition of 10
members Of the police depart
mcnt, and appropriated S3O.0Do
60 pay their salaries.
ip-nisSi request from Super
intsnslcut al Public Utilities
Thomas y. Muu,iilno for an aI,-
preparation Of 81 800 Ia hire cx-
p~rtS for Investigation of the
books of the seattle Lighting Go.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Erickson rs Opposed
% Increasing Police

Councilman Oiiv~r Theodore Erlck.
son east lone vote against clipping
Police Chief joel =. Warren 10 al.
ditional policemen 60 cope with the
widely known wave 81 crime"
Maybe you1l wish you hadn't
voted that way. after you've been
tapped on the head by n rough thug
some night" commented Councilman
Carroll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Few Deaths Occur
in "Flu" Epidemic
Upper Main Floor

CHICAGO. Jan. 2o.-Ipfiuenza
reached the epidemic stage here to-
day. Health officials reported the
disrnse WAS spreading n, the rate OF
1000 new cases daily. The number
OF deaths has BEEN low. 2s being re
ported during the last two daya.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
MINE BOSS LAY
HELPLESS WHEN
Wife GOT TANlAC
Was Six Feet Tall and Only
Weighed ZIG Pounds
Tried Eight Doctors

7 lay helpless when my wife
ordered our first bottle Of Tanlac
from Elurasn. Tex" writes Harry
y. Scott. OF Dragon. Arlz.. In teil-
lnE Of his remarkable recovery.
Ar. SCOTS voluntary statement
has the true ring Of sincerity and
gratitude and IL unquoHiionably one
of tho most remarkable ever given
In connection with proprietary
medicine.
Mr.. SCOTS letter was addressed
TO G. =. Moss. a we'll known drug
Fist OF Benson. Arix. who has the
Tanlac agency for thAi town, and
was forwarded by Mr. Moss 70 the
TaniAe offices at Atlanta His let
ter follows;
Dragon. Arix.
Mr. c. Y. Moss.
benson. Aria
Dear Sir:
A. You expressed a desire 20
hcar moro about my case, viii
try and tell you part OF To was
down and on nearly all the time
Tor two years with rheumatism and
stomach trouble. and went 90 eight
doctors. two Of whom we're osteo-
paths. Three q them refused 20
lake my case. saying 4, was incura-
bio. ard the others might as we'll
have done no M they did me no
good. ! guess | have taken a bar
rel of medicines. internally and eS-
,ornally. aiEo went 60 Hot
Springs. and out OF ali that was
ever done, ! never got over one
weeks ronct at a time.
After going down 20 ono hundred
and sixteen poubds--which II very
HIGHT for six footcr--f kept get
tins worse until couldn't move.
even 20 feed myself. had no de-
sire TO eat and cogldn't sleep more
than two hours at night. Some 81
Tho officials OF the mine. OF which
I am foreman. would call 10 zee inc.
and then 20 out and say. Poor
old Scott has fired his las, man"
My wife thought would never get
gu; Of bed alive. and Ahc knew my
condition better than anybody else.
AZ last. when lay helpless, my
wife ordered bottle Of Tanlac
from the druggist AZ FL Paao.
Tex, which was tho nearest place
wc could get Il at that time. one
evening about four days after
began taking Tanlac. ] ate n fair
meal and enjoyed ~. the first IN
many month"; by the time I had
taken hair OF the first bottle l
thought ! had n good appetite. but
when ! finished my second bottle
could hardly eat enough 10 satisfy
me. Wen. have finished my
ninth bottle. have gained eighteen
pounds and am back on the Job ev-
cry day.
Mrs. Scott and myself are willing
10 40 before n notary and make ar
fidavt as 10 the truth OF every
statement In this letter. which you
are nj liberty TO publish and use
for the benefit OF others.
Yours very truly.
tSlgned) HARRY ". SCOTT.
Accompanying the above was n
letter from the Moss Pharmacy. ad-
dressed TO the Tanlac offices. At
lantn Ga. referring IN tho highest
terms to MIR Scott and his wife
and saying they were ready ut any
time TO go before a Notary Public
and swear that Tanlac IS tho only
medicine he had ever taken that
had any effect on his rheumatism
and stomach trouble
Tnnlao ia sold in Seattle by Barten
Drug Stores under the personal al.
rection OF n special Tnnlac represen.
tntive .--Advertisemcnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Mrs. Hatcher says 80

So. Pituburg. Tcnn.--"i was In a
weak. un-down condition. no Ape
lite and could not sleep. teach
school and could hardly keep around
A friend told mo about Vinoi and 4,
stopped my cough. gave mo a good
apostle and built mo up no feel
stronger In every way. Mrs c. y.
Hatcher.
Women who are rundown. ner
vous. lack energy and working
strength should take vinol. "a IL con.
tains Beef and Cod Liver Pcp,oneA.
Iron and Hypophosphitea. tho very
elements needed 20 restore lost ap-
petite. enrich tho blood and create
strength
Your money back II II fails
OWL uHt. COMPANY AND DRUG
sI~T~ EVERY HIHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

Lenhnrt otto Shrader. commit
tee clerk Of tho city council. APP
pcared on the scene yesterday
with his chest all puffed out Ike
n poutor pigeon.
II seems that Jcnhart was
cadet ht the University Of Ne
braska 'wny back IN 1884.
'one day" Lcnhnrt said.
along came "A young lieutenant
from West Point as nm instruo-
tor. I'm here Co inform the
wide. wide world that he was "A
regular instructor. why. that
Hhavetnii ran ua ragged with HIS
otornal drilling. Ills name was
pcrshlng."
And Lcnhart walked away
with his chest nt least two feet
In advance OF his chin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

hsh four aquadfona In Seattle. Win
a complete field unit 81 from 1900 10
1000 officers and men
m" concluded Toel significantly.
you gentlemen vote In favor OF this
bond Issue. II you don't vote In IA.
vur Of u. IL means that Portland and
san Francisco will get the aerial mail
buslncsA@
And the council. meaning Frtck
son. Lane. Moore. Thomson and
Bolton. went right ahead and voted
against tho bond issue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20


omed forth ms
ihc boy orator
when he took
tho floor 20 boost
the aviatto u
landing site bond
issue.
~ you Nom
aern OF tho coun-
"a turn down the
Walton bond IL
sue, you arc
turning q o. u
thc United states
& ovorn mont
rrel said The
government pro
poses TO cHtab
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
IsSHGitGs Cheorcd
But Without Result

Councilman John Edward Carroll
drew unrtntcd applause from the
lobby Monday afternoon. when. In a
fow carefully carved words, he urged
tho council members Go smile upon
tho proposed park bond issue OF
$3.50. 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Kicked Ont Of Bed
10 Fight Lost Cause

Just word concerning Council
man Alnarin Trowbridge Drake.
when he appeared In the council
chambers Monday afternoon m a
prepayment Of the park and aviation
bond issues. u was patent tina; he
was IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
THE RHODES co.
Pictorial Review and Mccall Patterns
Dress Satin
Special 1925
Upper Main Floor

THE Silk Section has
l. taken them from reg
ular stock and reduced for
n quick clean up $50 yards
Of Dress Satin in short
lengths Of 2 to 8 yards.
The color variety in this
lot consists of navy. Hague
blue. gold, plum, Copen-
hagen blue, taupe. steel
and a few pieces in two
tone shades. Forme rly
$3.50. While they last, a
yard, S3.25.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
SLOW
DEATH

Aches, pains, nervousness, diff
Guilty in urinating. often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney. liver.
bladder and uric acid troubles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
From Ringside Seat in the
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER

not even after majority OF the
council adopted committee report
directing the superintendent Of
public utilities 60 struggle along
with HIS own hired help.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

A fasorite mode OF suicide among
the African tribes who dwell near
Lakes NavasSa Is 90 wade into the
lake and there calmly wait for a
man eating crocodile 20 como and
finish tho job.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
FIGHTING THE FLu win be u

object OF an emergency committee
organized by the faculty OF the
American University OF Sanipracuee.
18th ave. and +. Union St. to CO
operate with the King County Asso-
cation OF Drugless rhyMeians.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
unanimous approval

Whcrcupon tho park bond issue
ties figuratiycly arose on their rear
legs and filled the air with hats and
hnzzas. hut five councilmen refused
TO agree with Carroll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

a little brief experience on the
stage stimulates lofty ideas as TO sal.
airy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

The weight Of the cars descend
ing n South African mine Is used TO
produce power by pulling a cable
wound around a drum that drives a
generator.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
Turning Doon the
Government" He Says

Tool Williams, president OF the
Aero club OF the Northwest. bios
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

y HbN VII AAN .
ing freely and
a local stim
ulant ia neces
sary
Use Bogy's
Mustarine in
yellow box. all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20

when your feet get
cold In Winter.
And stay cold for
days at n time.
It's because the
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20
Youthful Union Defender.

William b. Miller OF Bath. ". Y,
thinks he was the youngest soldier In
the Union army during the Civil war.
In 1861. when he was eleven years old,
he ran away from home and became
drummer boy with the first North
carolina volunteers. regiment com.
posed of Union men. He served five
months with this regiment. and then
became drummer with the tenth New
York volunteer infantry with which he
served through the war. He was four.
teen years old when he was dlscha rged
at tie grand review In Washington In
1866,
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20
IS "sPRINTER" AMONG BIRDS
Australian Emu Unable to Fly but
Gets Over the Ground With
Remarkable Speed.

"The emu is a large bird. half the
size Of an ostrich" says Lee S. Gran
dali, curator of birds in the New York
geological park, writing Of 'The Trou-
bles Of Father Emu" in Boys Life
ut is found only In Australia, where
there Is also closely related bird
the cassowary. The wings are rudi-
mentary, so that the bird is unable
to fly. But 1t does not suffer from
this lack. for Its strong legs enable
1t to run with great speed and agility
In fact. the emu is hard to catch and
dangerous opponent when cornered
for II is us elusive as an eel and can
kick with tremendous force. When
engaged In combat 1t leaps high In the
air. and launches triphammer blow
strong enough to send heavy man
head over heels.
"The feathers are loose and hair.
like, with much the same consistency
as dried seaweed. Each feather ap-
pears to be double, for the after shaft,
n small feather which accompanies the
main feather in some birds, here
reaches an unusual size. In spite Of
Its apparent inefiiciency, however. the
plumage is quite waterproof. and the
emu can endure almost unlimited
amounts OF rain, snow and cold with
out discomfort.
"1he voice Of the emu is a resonant
boom. In the male 1t is a rapid. com.
paratively light tattoo. The female
possesses large air sac. which hangs
down below the chest, and with this
she makes. at short intervals. sound
like the slow beating of drum.
These notes, with variations. are used
for all vocal purposes. including court.
ship. In the emu. advanced creature
that 1t is. the female makes the ad.
vance and It is then that her ven.
trlloQuial throbs are heard at their
best"
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20

pened 10 be fired on?"
NO, ! don't" ~
He looked at his empty glass.
know he could tell any number of i'm
probable yarns and / was curious to
know how long bow he would draw
in that instance. The yarn would cost
another drink, but ordered It, When
the old man saw II safe In his tumbler
he told the story.
) AT the time Major Anderson was
pent up In Sumter /. who had been an
ordnance sergeant In the United
States army and deserted to Join the
Confederates, was In Charleston.
went to General Beauregard and told
him what experience / had had In
ordnance. He told me l was just the
man he wanted. There was big bluff
going on to compel President Lincoln
TO order the evacuation of the fort.
II has been supposed since, that Sum-
ter was fired on TO precipitate the war.
That's all bosh. They wanted to get
as many states ms possible out Of the
Union, thinking that when nearly all
were out the rest would he allowed to
20 peaceably.
$50 fearful was General Beauregard
that shot would be fired from Fort
Moultrie that he would only permit
one gun to be shotted, and arranged
that that one couldn't be fred except
by electricity. from n house In which
he ate and slept. II bombardment
was TO take place, he wanted to fire
the frst shot himself So he told me
that he held me responsible for the
electric instrument connected with the
gun. The house was one Of those big
old mansions for which Charleston is
famous. and there was plenty OF room.
hnd three rooms for my family be.
sides the gunroom. as II was called.
An order was Issued that no one
should go into that room except my
self.
"The general explained to me that
II the gun was fred without an or.
der from the president Of the Confed.
erncy. he would like to be fred out OF
II himself. II would likely bring on a
war. md since the North had all the
food-growing country and manufac.
lures the result would In the end be
disastrous TO the South. At the same
time. he didn't know himself all that
was going on, and II he received an
order by telegram to fire. he wished
TO be In n position to obey II instant.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20

~. ooHe contingency InlRnI aTlSe Dy
which it would be diplomatic advan-
tage to fire the first gun before Major
Anderson fired; though the probable
tiles were overwhelmingly on the other
side. The Confederate government at
the time preferred that the European
powers should place the blame on the
United States for beginning a war.
II kept the key of that gunroom in
my own pocket, and no human being
could get into 1t except myself. There
was no hole by which even cat or a
dog could get in. The only opening
was window sash down few inches
from the top, which l lowered to ad-
init air.
well, sir, despite all these precau-
tions. one day while l was reading a
newspaper in my living quarters. all
Of a sudden / heard a report. The
general had just come in. and he and
I met in the hall. He was as white as
a sheet, and l reckon l was pretty pale
myself.
I'VE both ran outside and saw a
cloud of smoke over Moultrie. The
gun had been fired.
Il wondered how it could have hap
pened, but the general didn't seem to
care how 1t was. since 1t had hap
pened. He went out as fast as he
could go to the telegraph office to in
form the government at Richmond
that the gun had been fired without
his order. it was supposed acciden-
tally.
"Well, you know the result. The
firing of that gun fired the North as
well. The people of the free states
went wild, and from that moment the
fate of the Confederacy was settled,
Our ports were blockaded so that one
could get in little or nothing from
abroad, while the Northern people
could make or grow what they needed,
and what they couldn't produce them
selves they could buy wherever 1t was
to be had cheapest. But, Lord, how
we did fight
"As for the Confederate govern
ment. 1t wouldn't do for them to give
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20

had aimed at, and went into 1t for all
they were worth. Anyway. 1t helped
get the Southern states that were hesl.
tating out Of the Union.'"
The old man stopped short in his
story.
But you haven't told" said, "what
fired the gum"
Haven't II" he looked at his glass,
which was empty. l ordered it filed.
and he concluded:
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20
The Nations Obligation.

Every patriotic impulse is stirred BY
the sentiments that cluster about Me-
mortal day. With heart filed with re-
newed devotion to the ideals for which
these heroes fought and died. let every
American observe the day as befits
one who appreciates the blessings Of
life, liberty and happiness.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20
"When Went Into the Gun Room,
There Sat a Mouse"

"When went into the gunroom
there sat a mouse, looking very much
ashamed Of himself. He had gone up
onto the electric key, and his weight
had fired the gun that brought on the
most fratricldal war the world has
ever known"
Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.)
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20

me no good at aII-my pains got worse
instead of better. began taking the
Vegetable Compound and felt change
from the. first. Now feel fine and adj
wise any one going through the Change
of Life to try it, for it cured me after I
had given up all hopes of getting better.
You can publish this and ! will tell
any one who writes to me the good
it has done me. Mrs. MARGARET
DAM, 743 N. 25th Street, Phila., Pa.
1t hardly seems possible that there is
q woman in this country who will con-
tinue to suffer without giving Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial
after all the evidence that is continually
being published, proving beyond contra
diction that this grand old medicine has
relieved more suffering among women
than any other medicine in the world.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20

out that the gun had been fred by
mistake. In the first place. such n
statement wouldn't be believed. and
II II were It wouldn't do any good.
The government saw that they had n
war on their hands. instead of pence.
ful secession, which was what they
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20
Handicapped,

II tried to tell that lady about my
new Paris gown, but she wanted to
talk about the new books"
Embarrassed you, eh?"
"Yes; I don't know u thing about
the latest style in books.
Courier Journal.