The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 30, 1906, Page 8

ASEM pie a PERLE oS. Seyscee STARVING IN LONDON; A WRITTEN BY ONE OF STARVING MITTLE WORK FOR HUSBAND UR WIFE, THE ARENT FOR A SCANTY ROOM TO PAY EVERY NIGHT AND FIVE LITTLE ONES TO FEED-MOTHER MUST GO SOMETIMES TO THE “TWO-PENNY COFFINS” TO SLEEP— MUST HAVE OAT MEAL BECAUSE IT 18 FILLING FOR THE CHILOREN—PA THETIC STORY TOLD BY MAS. MATHEWS OF HER BABY, WHO DIED IN THE WORKHOUSE, eee ee | MRS. MATHEWS, WRITER OF THIS ARTICLE, HERSELF A VICTIM, LONDON, June 90.—Str Meary CampbellBannerman, the premier of Great Britain, in a recent address st that there Were 12,000,900 le in England on the ve of starvation. All of the great *. London, Liverpool, Glascow, Belfast Dublin, have their hordes of poor The une eyed men who marched through the str t ner da jevoured ously the cheese sandwiches which were given out by committee. The following y ie written by one of Starving Poor of Tendon, With her husband and five cht lives at Gascoyne Court nutes’ Walk from t tank of England ‘The seven members of the family live in one room. In a corner of the roqm is an tron bed. on which te oa mattress about two inches thick, covered by a single brown blanket A stove with the merest suggestion of a fire fille the room with amoke from a foul chimacy. The single window of the room is minus several panes, the places of which have been n she . . *. * . * * . * + * * * * . * *. * * * * * . * *. taken by brown paper. The win hermetically sealed. and the air is sickening, A kit e he only other plece of “furniture” besides the bed. There are no chairs, only & soap boxes * Pe ee ee eee ee ee SERRE EERE EEE ERR Re PAVING QUESTION NOT DEAD Some of the Largest Property Owners Are Now. Favoring Brick for the Yakima Averiue Improvement YAKIMA, May 15--The matter of paving Yakima avenue has not been dropped. Among the lar of pavements and none hie estimats paving. of them t Hh equals the brick for eat prop- erty owners and heaviest tax pay- ere the agitation for such an tm the property owners are pas through and the longer they « the question the more f vineed are they of the nec taking such a step this year asphai Mr ef doing the work in, He war te the erty to take up ‘The only thing that prevents work | have things | 7 ape being taken up now is could be mimene decide on the kind of material that! provement and have ft la to be used. Some who originally | before winter favored the bitulithic pavement) A nur since investiga ti the conclusion th want. to ima pr we | they are ir 1 stage. Vitrified brick is in favor by ¢ largest property owners, These have made an Investigation of Material and have come to the con- ehuston that it te the best and the | « eheapest in the end Alex Mitr who was in the east this spring, says that the brick would no doubt give more general satisfaction than any- thing elec. He examined other kinds —,_— There is et mut the me time comes to make the improvement From the Yakima Repubite. Many a man who is waiting today to buy a home site lost his opportunity then for the lack of determination. ---made money---and many of them are buying again him in a position to occupy an easy chair in old age. able to work and save. |faney shoes, bat have not been able it cent to ait on a bench all night Tt in very tryfag on one’s body, em peolally with a nursing ohfld. My husband site up al! night on the Kmbankment don't al low men in these shelters About food--atter paying — th room rent to the deputy, sometime we have about 12 cents left. There STORY an they The coal will make two fires if PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN THE TELLS ABOUT IN HER STORY any wor Whe e we since be wee! lensed o naged right. The cow n working | made I well t the manage to ge |mont every night This room-—it is called ¢ t coats us 24 cents a nigh deputy, or rent collecte rd, comes each er shilling, or we streets, Some within 4 cents if we haven't we go to the nts). In the ink and get oe of off cloth for t 4d with a plece night atte ou put They let the news . 4 ip the workho never been back since me soe her the day she w * Big » Fireworks for the! Dance at “Tesch Park Tonight ( bs are seven of ua; wo we have te! | BY MRS. JOHN MATHEWS, jong way. Here is how Of bondon, Bi Written Bape | wld wpend tt efalty The Star 2 conte My buat a box and packing | ly cant cane maker and gets a bit of work | conte now and then Ww fully em : 4 cout | ployed he can make about $4.92 per | Fried fish and potatoe conte week, But work ts very slack and | Milk (condensed) 2coute he has not been able to get any: | thing to do, lam a bow maker for Total 12 centr “TUPENNY COFFIN" SLEEPING HOUSE WHICH MAS. MATHEWS Independent Telephone Company Received ° \new Exchanges at West Seattle and Green Lake Are Nearing note tabel—found on every package. f a N PALO but I wasn't allowed to nurse her My husband paye | couldn't have |uaved her, but it has ulways been jin my mind that perhupa i tataht 1 don't know What oug |done to put an end to suc “* an ex tence as ours, but It doesn't seem as if everything were right in thi big city of London when we compelled to march through life the way we do GIVES REASON ieee ee HE i | | | RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT START ED JEWISH RIOTS TO OFFSET OTTO HAS RESIGNED A. M. Otto, who for the past five years has been agent In this elty| REVOLUTIONARY TREND, BUT | ” ws f the Northern Pacific Express | company eT erent) WILL AGSTAIN HEREAFTER ‘ : nation to take effec tomorrow . ot he Henry C, Burton, for six years - - nr agent at Spokane for the exprees| | DON, J - : hers Montague, the er ' 0 tm Kngland on F j thnt vid P nt i om ' an . " : . ae 7-7 ‘ \ , u Ce | fering te “ A ‘ nelle He thinks flea " . a 7 The I ‘ . Dun n i - the La I a «8 « ‘ \ — I * ‘ a jer OID NOT BOL ~ HER HUSBAND MARIPOBA, Cal, Jone Mr has been a PADEREWSK!I COMING. b iw ” ’ 0 te ) PA I Pade ‘ r k r ALEC SMITH WINS. | b 8 t LAKE FORKS ‘ a “pen golf t t It « Us AY pn in O 4 " a r The value of Bacon as a Summer Appetizer is recognized—nearly every- one likes it, with eggs, fish and mush- | rooms. Few realize the real health qualities of bacon the fuel fats demanded by the body. Ideal for the Camp and Summer Home. Carload of Switchboard Equipment how it helps supply Ask for Swift's PREMIUM.-received by your dealer wrapped in parchment paper. Wholesome and inviting. Completion — Premium — Children i finer floor tn all the world [ity wh he . ° a k t aan maple foot | insta: b x per {| At Piper @ Taft's, 1021-26 Second cepectally for | will easity tak « w ww * av. Don't walt until eve me ight and hear) «and + p he: ae pleked over. Special indi rendered by Wagher’s| Abe ar . able b ecep Swift & Company, U.S.A. to the early buyers. oe? | be od the same t the ESIDE GARDEN TRACTS He that Would Have a Home Must Make a Start ““cheap”’ was in the He is passing it by today for the same reason. and will make more mone»,. same frame of mind five---yes, ten--- years ago. He His wideawake neighbors bought Home ownership is the thing for every man. _ It places two, It is the one thing that all young people should struggle for when in good health and Home owning is the main prop of societ ty---the one thing that should be sought after earnestly---vigorously. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START SOME “OTHER DAY” LATE MAY BE TOO We offer you beautiful tracts in Lakeside Garden Tracts at first hand prices, $100 to $200, The prices and terms are positively the most literal ever offered. DO YOU UNDE MAT rER WE DO STILL vem i ERSTAND THA‘ ALL MO DO YOU UNDE THLY PAY RSTAND TI HOW LIT MORE- LD DH R YOU ( rM tT I \ WE ARE THE OWNERS. 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