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NIGHT EDITIONTHERE AltE I.OTS OK THINGS TO BE TH ANK-

KIT. KOR, Till), OK COI -USE AM, TiIINOW ARK NOTHRKiMT KVKN THE WEATHER ISN'T OOIMJ TOIIIC HI'NN'Y ON Til ANKSO IVIN( i DAY OKOROE-?AI.IHIII RY, WHO HITS TIIK MARK MOST OKTEN,IODAY PREDICT.-' MAIN TONIOIIT AND THI.'RHDA »'

VASHON ISLAND HOME BUSTEDSOLDIERS CHEER MOTHER OFH. L BRANNAN BY HONORINGMAN WHO DIED IN CAR CRASHA hero was given a hero's burial Tuesday.Slow and clear the bugle notes of "taps" broke the silence at

Mount View cemetery, overlooking Auburn.Until the last note faded over the hills, 16 tall men stood at at-

tention, heels together, eyes straight ahead.They wore the blue and red of the United States coast artillery

service and had come from Fort Ward.

BLAME THE MOTORMAN

(Adapted From Life)

A lurch thai flings the rushing train,A roaring shock that rips and rends.The groan of death, the shriek of painAnd?Holy, Holy Dividends.

The Motorman? Poor chap, he's killed.'Twas thus the explanation ran.\ trusted servant, tried and skilled,

We'll blame it on the Motorman.(MotorfTiKn H. L. Brinntn. who gave hi* life Saturday night

in a heroic effort to eave Madieon car paxenger*?the tractioncompany's paasenger*?»ai blamed by the company for failureto property handle brake*.)

A wisp of a woman,gray haired, sobbedsilently. Strong armsof her sons supportedher.

Then the caval-cade turned.

H. L. Brannan, themotorman who stoodat his post Saturdaynight and met death,rather than give upa fighting chance tosave his passengersfrom a collision, hadbeen buried.

He had given five years to his country in the coast artilleryservice. Then he had given his life in an effort to save the livesof others.

The 16 men voluntarily journeyed from Fort Ward to honorthe heroism of an ex-comrade, who stayed at his post when the|upreme test came.f Thirty street car conductors and motormen went from Seattle,'too, and by their presence reflected the inspiration of Brannan'sexample of duty done.

The little mother today is back on the ranch, seven miles fromEnumclaw.

Her boy has gone?her youngest boy, who never forgot her inhis wanderings?but forgot himself to protect others.

The mother of a hero smiled faintly as she told a Star reporterwhat kind of a son he had been.

"He never forgot to write," she said, "altho he went out toHonolulu and stayed there with the coast artillery."

And ibe mother'* letters to him.kept thru the ream, were foundamonit hi* belonging*. tied together.

Serve* Country HonorablyH. L Brannan *aa born near

Auburn. He grew up on th« ranch

land* that rover the hllla to the

eaat. t

When he went away It wai to

Join the army, and serve two enlist-ments honorably. Ha wan a mem-

of the 68th and 130th res I

_

?r;,-«j.a*t spring he left the service.

/Vnd ultimately became motormanFon the E Madison at. electric rar

that raced down hill and crashedInto the car ahead Saturday be-cause the brakes failed to work.

They Wer* ComradesThe little mother used to come

to Seattle and *ee her -boy hereWhen he could get a day off bewould go up to the little ranchnear Knumclaw. They were com-rade*.

She Is <54He was 2*. and unmarried"1 know th»> he died honorably."

she said. "He was always thatway?thoughtful of others And Iam grateful and thankful for thekind thing* people have *ald. Butthey can't bring back my boy "

She struggled to suppress the?obfc.

Proud of Hi* CourageShe was proud of the way he had

offered up his life It wa« easy tosee that. But behind all the pride*»« the deep grief of losing him.

"Nothing will stop the heart'varhe." she said. There was a be-

little note of panic In her

YtV« o other son* are railway workThey, too, almost daily risk

t their live* for others.Lynn Brannan Is a switchman for.

the Northern Pacific at AuburnKarl Brannan I* a bridge builder for

the Chicago, Milwaukee t St. Paulat EllensburK

WnSSnnffiHMdLeodlEaaffii©

Who lived in Kirkland,Washington,

Is the author ofThe wide-awakeWestern story,

SBMEMIMHFIE MAW

Which starts next MondayIn The Star.

The Hero's Mother? \u2666

KAISER WON'TIE AT FUNERAL

AMSTERDAM Nov 2» V severe cold, from which the kaiser lasuffering, will prevent his attendance in Vienna tomorrow at thefuneral of Kmperor Fran* JosefAn official dlrpati h from Berlintoday announced the kaiser's return to the German capital. He arrived In Vienna vesterday, but leftthat evening on advice of his medleal attendant, who feared thedamp weather and cold

The dispatch said the kaiserviewed the remains of the deadruler, placed a wreath on his literand remnlrer] sllentlv praying fora tlm'\ I ater he conferred withthe new emperor and empress.

VON HERBERG WINSCASE FOR DAMAGESJohn J Von llerherg. of Jensen

h Von llerherg owners of the Mberty and other theatre*. need notpay Henry I Nelson, a former lanItor, any damage* for nu alle-geilpunch on the none Nelson suedfor $1,000, and hi* case vwi* thrownout of court by Jii-'iv- llo|l of Hnohomlsh county, who pre*lded InJudg' Tollman's court. Nelson I*a! uO taxed Up with the rusts of thesuit.

The quarrel aroac* over a disputeover 35 ffiili

BY THE EDITOROne of the I applest quarter

hour* of my week I have ju»tpasted thru. It is the periodI devote to the perusal of theYacolt, Waih., Newt.

I always do this after thewhirl of the day, when the paper goes to prets. It is so rest-ful to lounge back in my officechair and imbibe second handa little of the easy-flowing lifeof Yacolt.

Today I note, for' example,that "Miles Allen killed a twoyear-old beef Monday for hisown use." The h. c. of I. shouldworry Miles.

In the Chelatchie items I seethat "Mr. Quila, of near TurnTurn, has purchased a two year,old colt from Mr. Russell." Go

ing to use him for a carriage

animal, no doubtGoing further: "Manly Moore

is hauling spuds for ThomasBurke, Esq." Let your minddwell on thnt, Mrs. Seattleite!Hauling, actually hauling spuds,potatoes, precious potatoes.Playing in a jewelry store Isthe only amusement I canthink of to compare with spud

hauling at present."G. W. Cromwell drove thru

Rock Creek last Saturday."Need more be said?

"H. R. Spexarth has started toerect the J. Brjoks barn." Modern improvement goes onapace.

Then there is commerce. Ifind advertiser!. "Mandy Lee100-egg incubator for pig.chickrns, or what have you?"

AI»o: "Mr, Cresup, ol the

DYNAMITEHURTS 3;PROBE ON

A twoatory raaldanca occuplad by th« family of Loul»Lofgran, at Burton, Vaahonlaland, wia myatarloualy dyna-

mited at 12:30 a m. today,

aarloualy Injuring tha fatharand two rhildran.

Tha family of eight. IncludIng an children. *ara aa'aap

ovHan a great oaploalon thooktha homa, and It cama craahingdown on tham, burying thembanaath.Tinim» police, to whom 11>«* ft

ploalon waa flrat reported by oneof l!i«> aone of the family. are oer-tain that the dvnamlte waa plaredIt: thr home by aomi> outalile per-aon

They are a( a loaa to explain attwlhr for the deed, how fiver, a«the Iwiv declared the family had:to enemle* and that there hadbeen no dynamite there before theexploalon

The rtploalon wa* reported laterto Sheriff ilodxe who aent llepm*II <' Htonn of Murton to Invettl-<*!<? He alao aent l>eputlea Malone and Campbell frtim here

The <«<a|>e of the mother andfour rhlldien la det-lared to havelieee mlrar nloua The houa* tnuihied down ii|jon thein like a parkof urdt and waa completely d»mollahed

The family ha* realde Ion a amall dairy farm, about ? milefrom Htirton. for many yeara. andthe e\|>loalon haa rauaed feeling torun high on the Inland

Arrordln* to the townafolk, thrIjofitrena lit.ve had no I rouble ofanv kind that would raune any oneto *eek venieanr* In aurh a manner,

PORT Bar LINEBONDS SHOULDPASS,SAYS (ILL.Viator II C QUI Wednesday de

? lared himself ;.i favor of the beltline bond* lie l»elleve* that the?olutlon of the problem lie* in *1*log the port coi.imisslon the right

to build a belt line, for then the dlfferent roada would be forced tocome together on a reasonablecommon user bat!*, and If they fallto do ao the port commiaaioti willitself build a line which will connect all terminal properties

"The railroads have been promtsinn from year to year to get to-gether on a common user baala,"*aid the mayor, "for the purpose of*olv|ng the wa:< r front transpor-tatlon problem, but *o far havedone nothing 'n the meanwhile,every shipper ha* *uffered. and th«commerce of the port ha* been retarded

"I believe the heat way to solvethat la to vote in favor of the transfer of the fun da now In the hand*of the comtnl**l'in for the purpo*e

Of enabling them "to build a beltline, connecting all of the imrtproperties between Salmon baiand the Ifcisamlsh waterway Ifthla la done. It will then be up tothe railroad* to set together, anddo It quick, or the port commissionw||| do It for them

I am not committing tothe detail* of the project, ax thaimay come before me In mv officialcapacity when the application forthe franchise I* made 1 believe,however, that the re*ult of a »otcIn favor of the tranu'er of the hontlKto liullil a belt line will re*ult Inthe railroads gelling together on acommon-user bat.l* which will hesatisfactory lo tjYeryhody "

The regular monthly card party

and dance of Ihe Krlends of Irish

Prefdom will lie glvan in 111bernlan ball. Ninth ave, and Yeaier, for the benefit of the Irish K<lief funil Rriday night. ItecemlMT I

BLEST BE YACOLT!Cresup Ferry, wss a Yacolt call-er Monday, after feed."

?And education. "RoyBunch, of Dole, started to?chool lait week."

But alao, even in Yacolt,there ii tome suffering Witn»i: "Mary Hauffman cameto Yacolt Monday and Tuesdayto have a tooth treated whichhat been giving her quite a bitof trouble."

However, pain and unpleas-

antness play a small part In thecomplete, rounoed whole of hap-py Yacolt life. "J. P. Wineberg has recently discoveredand put on the market a gingermash. It is said to be one ofthe finest drinks ever discov-ered."

Oh, Happy Yacolt!

MRS. MARY LYLES

Eckstein and StrongRe- ause tltcy have had tlir mo>l experience and the

best training for service on the school hoard. The Starrecommends the election Saturday of Nathan Ecksteinand Anna Louise Strong.

Eckstein, vice president of the Sclnvabacher Co..ha* befn a member «?< the l>oard three years and ispresident now. It is only fair to say he enjoys abroader and more liberal viewpoint than he did whenlie first took the office No greater tribute could begiven him in this respect than the indorsement of hissocialist colleague. Judge Richard Winsor.

Anna Louise Strong gained valuable experience.In th in the financial and the human phase of educa-tional work, as an epert for the government in thechild welfare bureau at Washington.

The other candiates have no such qualifications.(icorge J. Danz, president of the Hofius Steel

Co., has no special interest in public sch«>ols. I lischildren attend private schools.

Louisa K l.epper is a dancing instructor.R | Downie. of the Downie I'ole Co., is a busi-

ness man and father of five children in public schools.While interested in civic affairs. Downie has notspecialized in school matters.

Mary I ntwistle is a housewife.Herman Ken si tig is a student at the university.

5 CENTS A POUNDFOR TURKEYS IS

BOYCOTT RESULTPITTSBURG, Isov. 29.?Live

turkey went down to 5 cents a

pound under the boycott's

hammer at Monongahela wharftoday-

One big dealer who boughtthousands of btrde snnounced

he would sell out at whateverprice he could get. With re-ports that another boatloadwas coming, housewives flock

ed to tho wharf.P.inlc seized the croup of *pe<

ulators that had bought many

thousand* of the bird* at highprice* fiom Ohio, Went Virginia,

and Kentucky farmers. Yesterdn?

WAR ON FOODPRICES CERTAIN

the < rnte> piled up while hundred*of housekeepers hammered theprice down from 30 to 35 cent.'asked to IN cents asked?andwouldn't buy

Tills morning the buyer* threwtheir Mock* to the mercy of bl<!iler*. Three cent* caused n rti*h.Titer. < ents watt asked Buylnr,was brisk lit that price, and itquickly went to 5 cent*

Some buyers who declared the*would "ship them back" beforithey'd sell at *uch it lo.s*. put theirprice at IS rent* a pound and deelded to hold out for that price.They were doing no business ex-cept on very choice bird*

WAS 111NOTON, Nov. 20. Tindepartment o? agriculture, com

mrrce. post office and many mem

hers of congress are leagued today

In an effort to check the high cost

of living.

"He lost a lung doln' heavy liftIn' for the Northern Pacific." th--old lady, bewildered over this latest turn of events, told The StarWednesday. Bhe had come all theway In from Columbia station IDan effi.rt to untangle h« r affairs.

William Not Much HelpShe said William wasn't much

of a help to the family, and thatbesides having but one lung, hehud been knocked off a wagon andcrushed a shoulder four veart ago

He could do work if It dldn ttake liftln'." she said.

The other son, John Lyles, **,

was a union longshoreman. Hehas been unable, the mother aald.to obtain any steady employmentsince the strike She has accompanted him from time to time onquests for work,

Wednesday ho got a da> * workat the Columbia lumber yard.

MAN TELLS HOWWOMAN WRITERSHOT POLITICIAN

THOMPSON FALLS. Mont.,

Nov. 29.?Postmaster Wm. Mo-ser, of Thompson Malls, on thewitness stand today vividly de-

scribed the fatal shooting of A.C. Thomas, republican chsir-man, by Edith Colby, newspaperwoman, who is on trial chargedwith murder.

CHICAGO TURKEYPRICES GO DOWN

He declared that the girl ac-costed Thomas on the morningof September 2H. and demandedan apology for an alleged Insult

on the previous day. Thomas,said Moser, made no reply, but

continued walking down thestreet. Miss Colby then fired

twice."1 tried to stop her." testified Mo-

ser. "but she aimed the revolver atme and I stood aside. Then shefired twice more at Thomas."

Defense attorneys tried to provethnt Miss Colby |>oiuted her revolver at the sidewalk and that 11kicked up when discharged

Mrs lane F. Coolldge. of Worces

ter. Mass . mother of the accused,

frequently made suggestions to herlawyers Miss Colby appeared extremely nervous. To friends she

said she did not Know how long sbecould stand the orleal.

Their efforts are the direct re

suit of appeal- public,

whoso tills are taliped by some ofthe highest cohlh on record.

General boycotts, foot dlrtatoiship, n food embargo, government

price control ;< 11 these and moreare recommended In a overwhelm-ing mass ot messages to PresidentWilson, cabinet members and con-gressmen

Mrs !'\ A Not warp and I>r. Mar-riot l.acayp. prominent club wompn

of Spokane, are h«\re as friends ofMiss Colby. l>r K. U Kimball ofSpokane will testify as an allpnist

for the statP.During the opening; statement of

Cnlted Stales District AttorneyWheeler, of I tut to. wo is conductingthe prosecution, defffiise lawyerslook pxcoirtlon to his assertion thatMiss Colby killed Thomas as a re-sult of a newspaper fight.

While the appeals will not affectThanksgiving price list with furkey beading II at HO to (.1 eentrpi r pound officials hope lo makeat leant a dent hereafter by in< reusing crop ylcldH.

CMC AOO, Nov. I'll. I icalerswho stocked up on Thnnkagivlngturkeys expecting to blackmail theturke* .>|>|iptlt« ttre in a paniclure tod iv Wholeaalo turkeyshave (iroppi'd from :!2 to 27 centsand the prl.-e is expectcd to slumpKtill further. Hi tall prices drop-ped front 38 to 27 and 30 ccnta.

YEGGS GET $12,000IIAZKIjTO.V, Kan. Nov. 2!' The

llazcllon State Hank wax robbed byfour masked bandits early today.They blew Iho safe and escapedwith more than $12,000 in an auto-mobile. The yeggmen gagged andbound two young men operatora inthe local telephone office, takingthem with them.

Htemerton citizen* look stepsTuesday to prevent the cli> councilof that city front turning over agiin franchise to R. 1,, Hlaipe ofSeal i le. \

CORONADO ISSAVED BY TUG

\STOFUA. Or.. Nov. In towof the tug Oneonta. the steamschooner t'oronado was broughtInto Astoria harbor today. after hav-ing lost her propellpr In a gale offTillamook Head. The C oronadowan en route from Sail Franciscoto Gray's Harbor In ballast Whenher tail shall broke a call for helpwas sent out. The Oneonta tookIho floundering vessel In towduring the night, but could notbring it across the bar on accountof heavy ueas.

IRAKV LYLES ISOROEKD TO HOVE

ON THAHKSGIVIIIGTomorrow is Thanksgiving day?But that's getting ahead of the story.Mrs. Mary Lyles is 74 years old.She lives with two sons, 48 and 46 years

old, respectively, in a little shack at 3507Hudson st., which is in Columbia City.

The rent on the shack is $7 a month*The sons have paid $3 on the November,rent. They still owe $4.

Tuesday night George C. Wheeler, thecollection agent, called on the little group*

and left a formal paper."Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate," it was

headed.The trio was given three days in which

to plank down the money or leave.Neither of the two sons has employ*

ment. Neither of them is married. Wil-liam Lyles is 46.

"It'll only taut a day, tho," thsold woman said. ' and he'll only

? ' JSlip said her boya will pay th« "

$4 due for rent as aoon an theyran get It?and they must ha*ework without delay.

"If they throw us out In thrMdaya. and It's ralnln'," she said,"my asthma will get m-. I'll diewIt's bad enough out in the house.The roof leak*."

Collector Wheeler said he doefl"not think either son is disabled.

"I sent the notice In an effortto prod the sons." he said.

As we started to say, tomorrowis Thanksgiving day.

Ma>be old. wrinkled Mary I.ylea.74. will have something to b*thankful for?

Or will she be both without foo4and shelter?

CLUB MAN ISARRESTED ONBOOZE CHARGE

Nat rasrhail. well known ronnebroker and club man. had to spenda portion of the evening Wednes-day In the city jkll.

He made the fatal mistake of re-ceipt In* for a trunk full of rare oldScotch whisky. And as aoon as hisname was attached. l>ry Squad Of-ficer* Harvey and Peterson conduct-ed him to headquarters.

S O. 8. calls were answered, anda hanker friend arrived in time tobail out Pascball by depositing$r.oo.

STORM WARNINGIn anticipation of an approach-

in* storm, small craft warningswere Issued in every Washingtonport at ft:50 a m. Wednesday, ac-cording to the I*. S. weather bureau.

JELUCOE MOVES UPIjONHON, Nov. 29.?1n commons

today. First lx>rd of the AdmiraltyHalfour announced selection of SirJohn .lelllcoe as first sea lord ofthe admiralty and Admiral Beattras commander of the grand fleet.

ADVERTISING MANAGER'SDAILY TALK

LadiesIf you don't fpel like cook-

ing a Thanksgiving dinner,may wp direct your attentionto page 5? You'll find therethe choicest Thanksgivingmenus that will he served InSeattle tomorrow. Suggestto frlpnd husband that to-morrow be a holiday forYOC, too. l.ook over page 5now and select your favorite.This is just one instance ofthe way the ads in The Starcan be of service to you.

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