The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 12, 1903, Page 2

a = THE WY STAR PUBLIGMING oO. f KBVERY APTRRNOON BX PRLBP HONE Business Dept, Mato 1000. we Hasard Wells, Editor OFFICES: BSeattie—1907 and 1909 Tth Ay New Fork-#2 Tomp'> Court Building, Chicago —t1T-4s U. B Repress Bullding ents per week, pies Te by mall or carriers. No free anging thelr addrcas w old as well ae thelr o vibers pd thelr Heat Wa SEATTLE STAR WF, Chase, Business Manager, “Pr SUNDAY, Attortal Dept, Main 11s A> nty-Ove gente per month, delivered lil please notify this oMfce at w address, ington, ea sedond-clase mailer. + ‘The grand ; GRAND JURY SHOULD } fury baw taken ; DIVE DEEPER } « step in { $ the right 4 tion by Indicting Mayor Bt *, Chief Sullivan and ex-Prosecuting At torney } 4, for haviow allowed mambling in Seattle, Very true, as the ment Mioted say, they are being made to suffer aa exponents of the w » pottey: but for all that, the qrand jury has made good beginning, and should keep upttte work along that line Even grand jury should d ne more thai make un " nd dangerous the toleration of 5 mm and other evile by public officials, ite work will not have t n Vain, Still, the fet that other and grave a have be harged against various city and county officers should not be overlooked. Partioulariy the Star would call the attention of the jury to the fact that nothing appears to have been done up to the prosent time toward the investigation of the charge that a judge of the superior court itself wae implicated in @ certain gambling graft The publication of thie charge in the nowspapers of Beattle brought about the calling of the grand jury, and inasmuch as it wae by all means the most serious accusation ever brought against any public offt- cial in Seattle, the public le anxtously awaiting a report from the in- vestigating body, Jt would look, also, as If the Indictments were due against the man- tpelators of the famous 20 per cent, gambling @raft. hat deal, cer- tainly, was not an ordinary wide-open policy affair, It was blackmall, pure and simple, and tf, as i» al) 4, the polfoe department was used to carry out the plans of the blackmailera, more than mere malfeasance in office is chargeable against the chief of police and his political spon- sore, More sertour than mere demeanor the wrongful acts which street rumor charged against ry f the city council, ‘The public is entitled to a report on these charges of franchise bood- | Ung. The trouble with the grand fury seems to be that It te skimaning the surface tm ite Invest! gation people would greatly appreciate more sub: FASHIONS IN SUICIDE | tm most other things, and people ‘There are fashions in suicide. who #0 despise the world as to wantto put less pay it unconasctous deference by observing the customary method of sutette. ‘The thrali and habit of fashion are #6 fixed upon us that they survive even through the disdain that leads to self-inflicted dei Perhaps everybody has observed that summer than in any other season. The tho motst earth, when clsewhere there leno escape from the heat, pugnant. Maybe this has somewhat to do It ie just as true, though hardly a» gencraliy observed, that fashions | tm suicide run along the line of ocoupations try ft Is more comunon among farmers, but come saloon-keepers, and then physictana, rarely take their lives. iatinctions, but most fashions are without ‘The favorite time of day for suicides ts noon. The favorite days of the week are Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sat- urday, for some unknown reason, sees fewer suicides than any other day, ‘Theorists who are #0 quick to find reason for the commonness of eul- cide in summer might try to explain these Pecullarities. If the effects of hot weather than In December, what causes more on Tuesday than on Saturday, —_ more before noon than after? Moralists are fond of accounting for suicides in genera! in reckiose living and carciessness as to vital obligations But suicides a merous tn sober, frugal Germany, where they reach the great total of 246 in every millton. This fact fails to At the theory. ‘More men kill themaelves than women Spain that the percentage of women suicides le greatest; 19 women there Kit themerives to every 100 men. The next suicides is here In the United States, where wives with chftdren figure in the sulcide records at (8 fn every million, while the childieas women suicides reach 1 suteide at the rate of 636 in a million, and widowers without children at that of 1004. In Europe hanging is the favorite method of autclde, statistics show that in Denmark 73 per cent ing ts no longer the fashion in the United States, and very likely the rope te preferred abroad only in the absence of te @ decided preference for the revolver among men, as there i for Belie acid arnong women. Bulcide by hanging has become comparatively rare tn this country, except in rural districts. ‘The rate of suicides among students ls high, and steadily growing Righer, Not long ago nine cases of auloide Meh university within one year. ‘That suicide can ccour except as the result of mental aberration can bardly be believed, but It ls somewhat curte along estalished lines of custom that are not even recognized nti! sta Giptics show that they have existed. Psychictats have @ job on their hands. “A STITCH IN ‘age, innumerable other wine obsefvations t Mra. Maud Ballington-Rooth of the Volunteers of America, In the letter which she has addressed to the chief offietals of the railroads, urges this good old sensibie adage, In advocating the carrying on ail Peasenger trains of appliances for “first atds” to the injured. Her suggestion is so far-reaching aa to be beyond full discussion, or te leave any neefl of It. It is a suggestion that goes irresistibly forward bp force of its own momentum. t Recent disasters have only added emphasis to the fact that in nearty Tt would be difficult to find any reason for these It is a good old a@age that “4 stitch in time saves nine,” and there ntent with affairn The ef muntetpal stantial results thamsetves out of It neverthe he. suicide te more fn vorue in ught of betng Interred tn cool, | is pot re Im creating the fashion. and professions. tn this coun- abroad among soldiers. Next Clergymen and miners most definable reasons between 6 in the morning and other equally well established we more sulctdes In July most nu- by about four to one. It te In largest propertion of women the figures are 2% to 100. The 58. Widowers with chiidren and Muthall’s But hang- ke this means. easter means, With us there ar were reported af @ single Eng- ous how the aberrations run TIME” 0 the same effect. 6B railway wrecks the lows of life might have been lensened, much un- necessary suffering avoided and permanent injury prevented by the prompt ase of the “first aids” that might #0 easily be suppited. tn nearty all raiiway accidents the victinns have to walt a long time before surgical help can reach them, and often the delay has proved fatal, or injuries have been so aggravated by exposure or unsanitary conditions as to permanently impair health. At no other time te every moment so precious an in case of accident. Of course, the railroad managers do not like to concede any further than is abeaiutely necessary, the ever-present possibility of wreck. No Provision whatever is made for it, except that found In the grewsome ax and eo and crossbones on medicine bottles are to ot at when needed. Mra. Booth's suggestion is both practical and simple, As she says: “Why not equip every train, or, better still, the conductor of each train, with a small case containing chloroform, lotions for bruises, antiseptic solutions for the washing of wounds? ‘These could be packed in a small case and would represent no costly outlay.” These “aids” require little speciat knowledge or #&ill tm their appli- cation. In accidents, cool heads always come to the front with the com- mon sense that alone is necessary, when the materials are supplied. It ie a humane and practical mggestion, and the epidemic of dinas- ters that seems to have swept the country recently gives tremendous PROTESTS EFFECTIVE (Special to The Star.) WHATCOM, March 12.-—Through the indefatigable work of the What com Commercial Club {t is belleved that the protests which have been filed at Washington, D. C., in regara to the proposed forest reserve in- crease in this and Skagit counties, are hav! fect and that the n for the time be- ne wt have been forestalied. A note received from Congreasman Jones, in part, says rather think that your protesia have been #0 strong that the department will be inclined to heed them. Summit Addition NOTHING LIKE IT EVER OF- FERED JN SHATTLE FOR THE Prick, 20 LOTS, GRUBHED, $100 to $200-—-$10 down, $5 per month. Near Columbia, overlooking Lake Washington, beautiful views of mountains and water. On Renton car tne; get off at Bum- mit, or come to our office, 315 Ar- cade, and we will take you out. Seattie Safe Investment Co. ‘W. H. THOMPSON, Manager, Phone, James 4621, tive There are the store. i Acme Fry Pan... he Acme ¥ry Pan pd White Knamet Pudding. t74 ‘ 1a to White Enamel P sain an 20 White. Enames Pudding sen le 2% Brooms... ie Cocoa Ma’ We Cocoa Mata Se Pearl Top Chimney No. 3 Te the Gas Mantle * 60 Gas Mantle .. lho Bonn Cup and Saucer, Me Vinegar Cruit 0c Clans Lamp .. Wo Decorated Cuspidor Spelger & Hurlbut that are as unpleasant @ reminder to passengers an the skull ick people, and can seldom be ether, stimulants, bandages, Senator Foster has been very ao- in assisting the work taken up the Commerctal Club and ta in t believe tha will be Always-Busy Store bargains’ all over ‘These hints. 00 6-foot Sten Ladder Si 1433 to 1337 Second Avenue Corner Union. | Pretty em ben Mise on woman Miss Folie had anpetner THE MARKETS The past tow & abarp advance in the price of ages They are now j cents instead of are weaker WHOLESAL The per th Purtank potatows, om : 1.28 i apinach, 61.29 per case. Green comes important to every homesecker. clearing and getting ready for the grading and cement walks will soon elite Potties has Bhe has iaughed, r ov carrer — 1S case, Callformta of the com “The ne of the pring tpals guddenly jven the part and made a big hit she waa given a email part tn “The ngaged for the leading pe chance and again homer Jays have witnessed Dt Wah quoted at 18 to & Vi cents, Vegetables ba Abed resent, tte Te per tot ater Tarttom & yor Ibi ports | son, wheal i. |S tho oe tame | toms tea, wheat hey im thie tty Hey rhe. he Fruit, Ete. S83 fhe tens abtoien $4. 10992.T8 per bon, apples, Be storm es one ot the moe Sykes, in “The and sung and danced herself into ft who tp #ttll in ber teens, Is a find, She began her or three years aga, in the chorus of Burgomaster,” Last year she was in the chorue of “ rt not proving satlefactory, | ml.” Tats wraps fruit, ae 14 ihe per it tie, Bley ewid Merah, “Fresh ranch, 18@20e. eos = Hay, Grain and Feed per tem) per tonsa ran, ik bar ‘4 = Soe me Gis | PRICES TO PRODUCERS eaneze scat) The Touraine Hotel (These faiiroad, freight Gepots on romp’ mot! in wh) left the company. | Biltional |BEAUTIFUL YOUNG ACTRESS maa Have many advantages over the old, thiek, ¢ ru plates, and ev plates, being muoh thinner, Th thle, only a trite writ! mbersome, ordinary n over guid and thicker than At closer he root of Particles of food and is cannot get under ‘They will est longer, are stronger than any others, and will pot break, as they will givé firet, being flexible, Harvard Dentists oWn process and made ONLY by us. heavy 10.00 par tones Wi 0, midatings, Green Fruits Line varkere, ite; ive osen ites oted aw Ses Tae ~~ Mato ‘per son 2 Radin and Ore Ww @ per ton: bares, O26 Take Your Pick Now While the choosing is good, for the announcement in last Sunday's papers brought a flood of buyers here, because anyone at all acquainted with the real estate situation in Se- attle knows that at the prices we are offering improved lots at, this announcement be- Everything is going as per programme—the naire 98,00 per (on. ew Oe ee " » deo eee Pose es ten Every one knows L M Bonnett, 7 7 Colonial block. | Dr, Ghent bas removed his offices to Merion building. Get shaved at “Bire bury’, 114 Yester. ished and refitted through: out. now open fer business. ey, Prop, Oceidental aimee sie iain strect, Beattie. Telephone, soon be finished, and when everything is complete the cost of the improvements alone is worth more than Pettit’s the rear. cement walks laid and water put in. University Addition Wholesale and Retail Pettit& Son Entrance to the “Arcade” ALASKA Gold, Copper, Coral 900 First Ave., Cor, Marion St. You are overlooking something tf you do not secure abares of stock in some of the good compantes ti Alaska this quarters for ¥ garding the m proponitions th invent to your interes before you buy wave you money on hacand purchase, Tel, Main 231. your money tn and it will be few thousand oper in lable informa erite of the different at you are asked to Sah tracting Teeth t to xeoure our prices and stocks. We can one bad rew 100 Cherry St. ry jwed air for extractin been used in 600,000 casa An Easy Pull These are the only Dental Parlors in Be. ttle where you wil without iin. pal Teeth haw and not pm Is only three blocks from the State University, one block from the University car line, with a ro-minute service. Nothing but good, substantial homes in the neighborhood. The homes of the professors of the University adjoin this adddition. Streets will be graded, Isn't that better than living out in the woods? A city school is one block from the addition. You can have every improvement if you , take advantage of this opportunity. Prices $50 to $250 Per Lot And the rush of inquiries here means that you must come at once. Come in and see the plat, or see the ground first, and then come in and select your lot. Take a University car to Forty-seventh street, and then walk one block west. Lots are 30x100, with alley in We'll be glad to talk this over with you at any time. to miss this chance. Better be quick though, for the You can hardly afford Real Estate Dealers ¢ Paciic Coast Clothing Comv'y-/ Snoqualmie Power Clothing Fiat Rates Per Annum for Continu- ous rvice, Hours | rH. PB \e How SEATTLE CATARACT COMPANY, Office and Works venth ave. and Jeiferson at., Seattle, PLUMBING And Mot Water Heating. Plans and Watimates rnished, Cc. M, BHAW &@ CO, «| South wide of Colman Dook, foot of Columbia atrect, Phone, Black 381, FU = SET TEETH ne eee a a OOCOCTCOEO———l—ElellleS ee Harvard Dental Parlors ‘400 A Fit Guaranteall Our Guarantee Is Good, As We Any Responsible ; We Rélee Yee h a t t , 7” ton al ones. 1“ DeCKER, J. ¥ dm “ IN PLATE WORK we «in y annot x $02 Beware of Cheap Imitators “ | Bridge wat © PARTIAL $9 ‘ | G idc PLATES 0 om * GOLD 75 | White Crowns riuncs (96 Up | o ree without ein l | aclsth setts tee without psn *FiLunes 200 | All Our Work Is Guaranteed te Be the Very Best; None Better Can Be Hatta, where, No Matter How Much Yo ay Levy Attendant Always Present =» All Work Guaranteed 15 Year 518 2d Ave, “:.::" Collins Bliy Hours—#: 30 a. m. to 8 p.m. Sundays, 9a. m.tot Over Lace House , a - Mice Bait ~ The World Ss Best! a Popolar Prices—I6e, wie hi VAUDEVILLE FEAT URES TWO HEWETTS RA_ASHBT MILE PERSONE MACKEY & CROM HAYAN & Ei Matinee Kyery D GRAND sae Special Sale of of Mason & Hamilin, Estey and Chicago Cottage Organs No one will dispute the fact that The Meson @ Hamlin and Extey Organs are absolutely the best Organs in the world. Your father’s father knew them as such; your father echoes the same sentiment, and today all agree that it is plain, unvarnihed truth: Even the dealer who is selling an inferior organ, admits their pres- tige. He cannot afford to do otherwine, as the public knows the truth, and @ denial on his part would place him in a very undestir- able light, To hold the agency-for the two best organ SS Retoearss BY went 222"%5ceees 22 means something, especially when every |J0HN CORT, Mer. Phone overtures for the agency, and this alone pr vai our fi It slev means that we must dispose of vast Tonight and Three Sucosetag Nights Saturday Matinee Wm. A. Brady Presents LOVERS’ By Clyde Fiteh, First Time in Seattle, Cast of Exactly as Five Months th New Yi Prices—$1 00, The, Ste JOHN CORT, Mer. Phone organs for each « pany to satiefy them that we o both in holding these agencies. In order to disp of the proper quantity we offer for three days only special prices on either the & Hamiin or Bextey, We will make « deep cut, enough to save you # snug amount, and, will seli the organs at prices which would seem Remember this refers to new organs. two manual church ans in the sale. gan lover to furnish 44 instrument te the time to buy. ‘Terme of sale—$10 cash and $4.00 per month. Allen & Glibert Ramaker Co. 1404 SECOND AVENUE, SEATTLE. Agenciesthroughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana Now home with a splen- None sold to You Have Tried Others Why Net Try Ours If we cannot satisfy you in a Ready-made Sulit, we can make you Oraerie 973200 Order for The Buttalo Clothing & Tailoring Co. 1215 AND 1217 61 ONE BLOCK FROM THE SHOP. PING CENTER OF GEATTLE Citizens’ Light & Power Co. PHONE, MAIN 1188 INDEPENDENT 78 1425 First Ave. Mr PAINLESS THE BEST 1S THE OWEAPEST Next Week—Mr. Gilbert's comedy, Popular Third Ave. W. M. RUSSELL, Both Phones, TONIGHT ~ Friday and Saturdi Ss nee and a In the Int AND RELIABLE DENTISTRY we preg vitaliaed air for PAINLESS BXTRACTING and 2 os Preparation that ts applied to the gums in the greatest in this world m oll Ro necd to suffer when having tecth extracted. NO STUDENTS. ‘THis | Commencing Sunday MAS If NOT A FAKE DENTAL COLLEGE. TE BIG NEW YORK) Hull Set and Pit Guaranteed $6.00 “ With the author, Tom Fi Filings’ that stay in.. Fillings that stay in... ioe Our double suction adhesive piates T EXTRACTED FREE c heart wit JT PALN and replaced with 'y A play of great new ones the same ae Lady at- pealing to every man, agent | ewe Wont child in the workd of talk HI ‘on-yoar ten guarantees. No stude: apect to 30 youre’ practice, We are maki gegen Ft ex = A CARLOAD OF : age work sure to consult us about this high-class work. SCENES Dr. E bye Dental Parlors 713 Fest treme o-USE-- QUEEN ANNE FLOUR HAMMOND MILLING CO., Searnec F. W. MER The ere Oo tet ave. Agent for Ke made Working Pants a alls. No P. No charge for traction when teeth are ed, All work done by dentists of 12 to 20 ya perience; a § cial department. We will in advance exactly work will cost by ®& ination, Give us@ will find we do advertise FER. “Cl gi? mee Solid Oak Din- ing Chair 68c mt Te SET OF TEETH « , GOLD FILLING 5 +++") GOLD CROWN ia __ oeige Regular $1.00 kind, with well SILVER FILL woven cane seat substantially ay braced to back, The bargain ie #0 unusual and the price so low that we will sell not more than wo Tes six to & customer Special one day, Friday, anaae! New York Dental 614 First Avenue (Pioneer TBs exson~ms