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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
TTRIEDA'S
il OLLIES

It was ono of those dumb waiter
apartments,
The shaft literally filled with
Boudoir caps and magic curriers'.
No wonder the delivery boys
Were not firtntiouA
One woman rcliglousy annexed
herself
To one package OF mine daily.
] loatho being thought an easy
mark.
She Gent down n twcnty.dollar bill
Upon the dumb waiter one day.
To be changed
/ was Mt tho shaft
Women are so shortslghtcd.
The change, too. was short,
When she got It.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

boltoF no aihfs
Tho ioe.man may see strange
sights. on his daily rounds. and evi.
dontly his vision n keen. but he
hasn', anything on the grocery man.
Did you ever chance TO stand near
tho vegetable ntnli and harken 10 the
questions put 10 said grocer7 Are
you hurs those greens will cook up
nieoly7" perhaps he isn't a married
man. besides. just how II he going
20 know the reaultsD How much do
you think ! need 10 buy for my fam.
n.y." or course. he politely asks the
number and then attempts 20 figure
tho amount IN pounds. How many
apples Will / need 20 make one pier"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
Oregonian's Scale Bureau
Editorial in Seattle Business, Cham of Commerce Weekly

Taking Il by and large. tho
Northwest ana the various com.
munitles thereof have become
quite thoroly imbued with tho
idea that what h good for any
ono OF them n good for ali. We
View our nolghbor with a kind.
~ eye and rather go out OF our
way 10 say nice things about
him. We refrnln from doing or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
THE MYSTERY
BY BERTON BRALEY

LIE married her because she dressed
Il In dainty fashion,
And thus aroused within his breast
Tho gentle passion
She wns so fresh 80 trig and smart
That looking at her
Was quite enough TO make his heart
Go pltter patter.
CHE married. him because he seemed
~ AS neat as could be.
His clothes were smart his linen CLEANED.
And, as II should be.
His face was shaved with skill adopt.
He charmed hor greatly.
A stylish chip whose garb was kept
Immediately.
pUT when the honeymoon was DER
DShe grew a slnttorn:
The dowdy neglgee she wore
Was bad In pattern.
While he. who won her heart with his
Sartorial splendors
Wore sloven shirts. unshayen phz,
And soiled suspenderi.
To lawyers now the pair apply
To be minated,
And everybody wonders why
They separated
Copyright 1929, by Tho Seattle starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
LHEERCt the Ss EW1UR
"Americanus" Folks Appreciative

Editor The Star:
At a meeting Of tho executive com.
mittes OF the Americana" Pageant
uociety / was requested 10 express
the sincere gratitude OF the commit.
tee for the many expressive items
published in your paper regarding
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the "Amcricanua" pageant.
We hope that in some manner We
may DO able 10 reciprooatc for your
kind consideration and tho interest
you have shown In this undertaking
Very truly yours.
VICTOR II. ELFENDAHI..
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idea Of a ceiebiion which was taken
up oy Mrs. An and her wonderful
committee Of lind broadened into
something realtsreat. can at least
say hurrah { soattle's Marine
Mardi Gras.
EDWIN. HENDERSON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

Watch your Commercial Business Pubiicatio, and tbe
metropolitan Daies for of specific auo-
ton sealed bid sales.
Send for the Cstaog mentioned in the announcement
Cheek of the items thar interest you
Send representative TO the safe inspect the
lin advance. If possible.
TO ensure you more eewsy send your name and address
at once TO Major J. L. Frink, Chief Sales Piomotiou
Secfon. Room ISIS. Munitions Building, Washington D.
c. Advise him the character Of you are inter
ested IN and caaiogs containing such materials viii -
forwarded you as rapidly as sales scheduled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
x LETTER FROM
AVKiDGE MANN


In reading tho others
had 10 say gather from President Harding down. opluona'o
OF wide something by
r Rex Smith OF the Merchants Show.
For early Spring he started 20 ten what
the show would be- and here that caught The
bis exposition In July year
said T. Rex smith OF the Merchants Show"
Since then / every word
OF talking bird his voice isn't brought active play unless
he has something worth while wondered.
such verbal flow from T. Smith the Merchants show7
found tho they him bunch of aides tho merchants had
made him tho Ace OF Spades they made him tho hannaome
job gucssto take and make biz It's dollars
doughuu,s you1 Chairman Merchants
And when he informs the shows X, bet We believe
what he has win climb highest with
Monday beginning Week You all ought
the doubleo." says T. Smith o Merchants show
Myxaae Mo'wv
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Final commodity sales will begin In
September and continue until liqui-
dation of stocks IL completed at the
Qusrtermastcr Depots in Brooklyn,
Chicago, San Antonio and San
Francisco. Offerings include a
wide range Of Quartermaster Sup
plies, Ordinances Property and
smaller quantities of Engineer
Property, Chemical Warfare and
Medical and Hospital Supplies.
Important sales of Real Estate,
Buildings, Plants and Warehouses
will be held at Camp Dcvens, Aver,
Mass, Curtis Elmwood Air Depot,
Buffalo, N. Y, Camp Dix, N. j.,
Ordnance Reserve Depot, Amatol,
N. j., Camp Meade, Md; Ordnance
Reserve Depot, Toledo, o., Camp
Knox, Louisville. KY. and Camp
Lewis, American Lake, Wash. Def
mite dates will be announced later.
Look for the Eagle before pou shop.
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Chicago monkey Adam Bryan
inced.
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Vacation hint: fish long rpcea
before catching them
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bathing beauties tells she got and can't
IN IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

scientists making lightning sell their thunder to prr
DENTAL candidate
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boy neishborhood milk the pOrehe, and
hnff
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Of a IN pockets
rhnnth rrke
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
In Old Times There Was Good Rea
son for the Present Merely "Or
namentap Appendages.

A well-known speaker recently en-
gagged in some captious remarks at
gathering of women, upon the fr'voli-
ties of fashion. particularly as con-
cerned women's dress. He was get
ting considerable fun out OF 1t until
one of the ladies interrupted him and
asked what the buttons on the back
Of his coat were for. They are clearly
superfuous and just as much out OF
Mace as some of the feminine foibles
he was criticizing. He was unable to
answer the question, whereupon the
laugh was on him. The useless and
supposedly ornamental extra buttons
ON a mans dress coat are relics OF
misunderstanding days, when 1t was
customary to button up the skirts OF
the coat to prevent sitting upon them
or getting the Innings soiled from the
horse. The slit up the back Of the coat
originally served the same good pur-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04

to suit various tastes Is the following
Plain Cookles.-Take one-half cupful
of fat, one cupful of sugar, one-fourth
cupful of milk, one egg, two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, flavor as liked
and two cupfuls Of flour. For most
families the bother of making cookies
will encourage us to double this
recipe. Mix and let stand on Ice to
chill and season. This not only helps
greatly in rolling out but takes less
-four and the cookies are better
favored.
Nuts, raisins, dates, figs, spices and
seeds of various kinds may be added
to give variety. A spoonful of cocoa
or chocolate or frosting Of maple,
caramel or chocolate adds variety.
The shape the cookies are cut will
make them more alluring even to the
grownups.
Delightful little cakes decorated
with the cracker animals dipped in
fondant or chocolate will please the
little people-and who ever grows too
old to enjoy a gingerbread man?
Russian Rocks.-Cream two-thirds
Of a cupful of butter, add one and
one-half cupfuls of sugar and three
well-beaten eggs. Sift three cupfuls
of flour with one-half teaspOonful
each Of soda, Glove, cinnamon and
one-fourth teaspoonful Of nutmeg
add one-half pound Of raisins and the
same Of English walnuts cut fine. to
the flour mixture; alternate with one
half cupful of milk. Beat well and
drop by spoonfuls on buttered baking
sheet. These cookies are better after
being kept one week.
Poached Eggs, Mustard Sauce
Poach eggs and drain carefully, then
roll on the waffles Serve with mus
tard sauce poured over them; garnish
with. parsley.
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cut crisp celery, one shredded green
pepper and one pimento cut in mar
row strips; mix with one teaspoonful
of minced chives. Beat one-third Of
q cupful Of salad oil with three table
spoonfuls of lemon juice, one tea
spoonful Of salt, one-half teaspoonful
of sugar and a few dashes Of red
pepper Mix with the celery and
serve on lettuce.
Chicken With Rice.-Select we'll
fattened hen Of a year old or more,
clean, wash and crt at the joints. Rub
each piece well with salt and pepper
and soft butter Pick over and wash
one and one-half cupfuls of rice. Mix
with a teaspoonful of salt, one-half
teaspoonful of curry powder and a
little pepper. Lay the fowl in kettle,
add one tablespoonful of butter, two
cupfuls Of broth in which the giblets
have been cooked for an hour. one cup
full Of sweet milk, bring to boil and
simmer for three hours on the back Of
the stove.
Apple SaIad.-Apples at this season
re losing their flavor, but served as
alad they are still very palatable.
Select six large red apples, slice a
piece from the stern end and remove
he pulp with a spoon. Drop the ap-
pie shells into a bowl Of cold water
to which salt and lemon juice are add
d to prevent the apples from dis
coloring. Cut up the apple pulp in
mall dice, add one banana finely
diced, one-half cupful Of chopped cab
bage, the same Of diced pineapple
add one-half cupful Of blanched
shredded almonds and mix with a
French dressing. Drain the apple
shells, fill with the mixture and serve
on lettuce or in a nest of watercress.
Grapefruit and Cabbage Salad
Peel and remove all connecting fiber
from two firm grapefruit. Break
the sections carefully, to conserve the
Juice. Shred fine some firm white
cabbage to make three cupfuls, soak
in cold water for half an hour, drain
and mix with one-third of a cupful of
chopped nuts. Drain the grapefruit
and mix the juice with olive oil, salt
and cayenne to make a French dress
ing. Serve the grapefruit on nest
of lettuce, covered with the dressing.
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mot vet, Father"

"Not yet, Father"
The blind man though, an instant.
Harriet, something has been brought
into the house-or the manner of
keeping something in the house has
been changed-within a very few days
since the time, / think, when the
attempt to run Eaton down with the
motor car was made. What was that
something's
His daughter reflected 1.-The draft
OF the new agreement about the La
tron properties and the lists of stock
holders In the properties which came
through Mr.. Warden's Office" she re-
piled.
Those were In the safe?"
Yes; you had not given me any In
structions about them, so had put
them In the other safe; but when l
went to get the correspondence / saw
them there and put them with the
correspondence in my own safe"
Santoine lay still.
"Who besides Donald knew that you
did that. Daughter" he asked.
mo one"
THANK you
Harriet recognized this as dismissal
and went out. The blind man felt the
blood beating fiercely in his temples
and at his finger-tips. 1t amazed. as
founded him TO realize that Warden's
murder and all that had followed it
had sprung from the Latron case. He
recollected that he had been vaguely
conscious ever since Latron's murder
of something strained, something not
wholly open, in his relations with
those men whose interests had been
most closely allied with Latron's. 1t
had been nothing open, nothing pal
pable; it was only that he had felt
at times In them knowledge of
some general condition governing
them which was not wholly known to
himself. Whoever Blatchford had seen
was someone well known to him,
whose presence had been so amazing
that speech had failed Blatchford for
the moment and he had feared the
effect of the announcement on San
tome. This could have been only the
principal himself.
Some circumstance which Santoine
cOmprehended only imperfectly as We:
had forced this man to come out from
behind his agents and to act even at
the risk of revealing himself. 1t was
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pressed or had been supported only by
a desperate effort Of their chief
holders.
The blind man could write as well
as any other by following the position
of the lines with the fingers of his left
hand. He wrote short note swiftly
now, folded, sealed and addressed 1t
and handed 1t to the serva: t.
Have that delivered by messen-
ger at once" he directed. There
will be no written answer, / think /;
only something sent back-a photo
graph. Se~ that it is brought to me
at once"
He heard the servants footsteps
going rapidly away. He was shaking
with anger, horror, resentment; he
was almost-not quite-sure now OF
all that had taken place; of why
Warden Lad been murdered, of what
vague shape had moved behind and
guided all that had happened since.
He recalled Eaton's voice as he had
heard 1t first on the train at Seattle
and now he was almost sure-not
quite-that he could place that voice.
that he knew where he had heard 1t
before.
He lay with clenched hands, shak-
ing with rage; then by effort of his
will he put these thoughts away. The
nurse reminded him again of his need
for food
II want nothing now" he said.
Have 1t ready when / wake up.
going to get up today and dress"
He mrned and stretched himself
upon his bed; so, finally, he slept.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
CHAPTER XXI
Tho Man Hunt.

The rolling, ravine-gullied land
where Harriet had left Eaton was
wooded thickly with oaks, naples and
ash; the glare from the burning
bridge lighted the ravine for only
little way; Eaton had gained the bot
tom Of the ravine beyond the point
where this light would have made him
visible and had made the best speed
he could along it away from the lights
and voices on the road. This speed
was not very great; his stockinged
feet sank to their ankles in the soft
mud Of the ravine; and when, realiz-
ing that he was leaving trace easily
followed even by lantern-light, he
clambered to the steep side and tried
to travel along its slope, he found his
progress slower still. In the dark
the tree-trunks: bushes which he could
not see seized aud held him, ripping
and tearing at his clothes; invisible,
fallen saplings tripped him, and he
stepped into unseen holes which
threw him headlong. so that twice he
rolled clear to the bottom Of the
ravine with fierce, hot pains which
nearly deprived him of his senses
shooting through his wounded Shout
der.
When he had made, as he thought,
fully three-qua1ters of a mile and
must be, allowing for the winding of
the ravine, at least half a mile from
his pursuers, he climbed to the brink
of the bank and looked back. He was
not as he had thought, half mile
from the road; he was not quarter
of a mile; he could still see plainly
the lights of the three motorcars upon
the road and men moving in the flare
of these lights. He was certain that
he had recognized the figure of Avery
among these men. Pursuit of him,
however, appeared to have been
checked for the moment; he heard
neither voices nor any movement in
the woods. Eaton, painting, threw
himself down to recover breath and
strength to think.
There was no question in EatOn's
| mind what his fate would be if he
surrendered to, or was captured by,
his pursuers. What he had seen in
Santoine's study an hour before was
so unbelievable, so completely unde-
monstrable unless he himself could
| prove his story that he felt that he
would receive no credence. Batch
| ford. who had seen it in the light In
| the study, was dead; Santoine, who
| would have seen 1t if he had had eyes,
was blind. Eaton, still almost stunned
and yet wildly excited by that sight,
felt only, in the mad confusion Of his
senses, the futility of telling what he
had seen unless he were in position
to prove it. Those opposed to him
would put his statement aside with
the mere answer that he was lying
the most charitably inclined would
think only that what he had been
through had driven him insane.
Eaton understood that his POSSIBLE
ity of escape was very small, even il
escape had been his only object; but
Eaton's problem was not one of es-
cape-it was to find those he pur-
sued and make certain that they were
captured at the same time he was
| and. as he crouched painting on the
damp earth, he YVES thinking only of
that.
CTo BE CoN'fINUED3
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per cent to any railroad In the coun
try. If, in the face of constant gov
ernmental regulation and revision Of
rates and wages any railroad. is so
marvelously well managed as to be
able TO show net return of 81 per
cent with which to pay interest on its
bonds, etc., it is, under the Esch-Cum-
minis act, entitled to the 81 per cent,
but no more, no matter how efficiently
1T may be managed. Thus, while the
Esch-Cummins act limits the possible
net earnings of the railroads to a
maximum Of 81 per cent, it no more
guarantees anything to the railroads
than the Volstead law guarantees one
half of one per cent alcohol to the
users of near beer.
We are further told that the rail-
road stocks are largely water and
that the poor, long-suffering public is
expected to guarantee 81 per cent
return to this "water." This charge
is also false.
The physical valuation, without ref
erence to stocks or bonds (capitaliza-
y,
ton law of 1913, plus actual cash in
vestments made since, less deprecia-
ton, Is greater than their capitaliza-
ton by millions of dollars. In other
words, there is no room for the al
legged "water" in the railroads even
under the Eighteenth amendment.
1t may be true that shady deals in
over-capitalization (watering) Of rail-
road securities may be proved in some
notorious instances, but these cases
should be specifically named and con-
demned without involving all the rail-
roads. 1t is unjust to make sweep
ing generalization preparing to depreci-
ate the value of railroad securities to
the value Of German marks. a process
which amounts to ruthless confscation
Of the property Of railroad stock and
bond holders. Russian sovietism goes
no further than this.
A further lie against the railroads
that deserves to be nailed is the
charge of excessive freight rates, Of
rates so high as to rob the farmer
and other producers and the consumer
alike.
Records show that the average
freight rates on western railroads are
only about 40 per cent higher than
| they were seven years ago, while wages
are 80 per cent; taxes 80 per cent;
fuel 100 per cent higher than they
we're at that time. Stories of freight
rates higher than the total price re-
ceived for wheat, etc, are pure bun
combe. In January, 1923, wheat was
SIPS a bushel at Minneapolis, that
is, 40 cents higher than in 1913. The
freight rate from points as far as
South Dakota was only four to five
cents higher than in 1913.
I hold no brief for the railroads
or for any other industry, but love
fair play and deteSt unfair propa-
qanda. I am a Catholic priest, but
write neither as priest nor as a
Catholic, but as an American Cltt-
zen pho views with alarm the cred-
ton of prejudice and class hatred
by men and organizations, not rec
oqnized as socialists or communists,
but imbuedWith the same destructive
philosophy, and pursuing the same
ruthless methods. Ignorant or ma
1icious, they are enddngerTng Amer
ican ideals Of freedom ofOpportunity
in favor of the SerUile state in which
citizens in business as weH as poll
tics, WilI be the prey of Scheming
politicians.-Ad advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
CHAPTER Xxx
What One Can Do Without Ewes

What One Can Do Without Eyes.
Three men-at least three men,
had fought in the study in Santoines
presence. Eaton, 1t was certain. had
been the only one from the house pres
ent when the first shots were fired
Had Eaton been alone against the
other two? Had Eaton been with one
Of the othe- two against the third?
1t appeared probable to Santoine that
Eaton had been alone, or had come
alone, to the study and had met his
enemies there.
Santoine felt that the probabilities
were that Eaton's enemies had opened
the safe and had been surprised by
Eaton. But If they had opened the
safe, they were not only Eaton's enc
mics: they were also Santoine's; they
were the men who threatened San
tones trust.
Those whom Eaton had fought In
the room had had perfect opportunity
for killing Santoine, If they wished.
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BUTTONS ONCE SERVED PURPOSE

pose. The buttons on the sleeves are
inherited from the days when a really
dashing blade had frequent necessity
for turning UP the sleeves of his coat
to give his sword-nrm play. Then the
buttons served a Raal need. Finally
the turned-up sleeTs and its lining be-
came cuff that eeuld no longer be
turned down and Inc buttons became
merely traditional.
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probably he who, finding Blatchford's
presence made revealment inevitable,
had killed Blatchford. But these elf
cumstances gave Santoine no clew as
to who the man might be. The blind
man tried vainly to guess. The only
circumstance regarding the nan OF
which Santoine now felt sure was
that he was one of the many con-
cerned in the Latron case or with the
Latron properties.
"What time is it?" the blind man
suddenly asked the nurse.
ut is nearly noon, Mr.. Santoine."
"Will you leave me alone for few
moments?" he directed.
He listened till he heard the door
close behind the nurse; then he seized
the private phone beside his bed and
called his broker.
"How is the market?" he INQUIRED.
There was something approaching
to a panic on the stock exchange, II
appeared. Some movement, arising
from causes not yet clear, had dropped
the bottom out of score Of important
stocks.
"How is Pacific Midlands?" San.
tome asked.
"It led the decline"
Santoine felt the blood In his tenn
pies. IN. and N. Smelters?" he
asked.
Down seven points"
"S r. and DY
Eight points Off"
Santoine's hand, holding the tele
phone, shook in it's agitation; his head
was hot from the blood rushing
through it, his body was chilled. Ar
idea so strange, so astounding, so in
credible as it first had come to hin
that his feelings refused it though his
reason told him it was the only pos
sible condition which could account
for all the facts, now was being made
all but certain. He nam stock after
stock; all were down-seriously de
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of salads. Served with
lamb chops as a garnish
for the platter, it may
be eaten without dress
ing. Served with French
dressing 1t is one Of the
best Of salads.
Celery and Pepper
Salad. - Mix together
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
Work and PLAY.

It is true that "all work and no
play makes Jack dull boy" but
equally true that AL play and no work
units any man tor real usefulness
Happy is the mas who correctly ap-
portions both, for he has joy in his
work also.
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She was little girl, and as they
made their way in and out among the
other couples she allowed her cheek
to rest against his manly chest.
"Oh, Bill" called out an irreverent
youth as he sailed by.
"WhatY
That's a nice face you have on
your watch."-Judge.