The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1906, Page 4

re THE BEATTLE STAR GAR PL ALi sana Co 1307 and 1200 Seventh Ave Daal EVERY AP T@RMOON EXCEPT BUNDAY , Telephon. Cae Gditorial: badepencent 575; Sunset Bain 10s Semmes independent 1158) Sunwet, Main 1050, BALLARD OTB AGBNCY in Welard Ave Sunset, Natlant a ; ze . coaed SNTRIBUTION, $27 SFCOND PRIZE, * sT PRIZE FOR BEST CC m ta IN YOUR YARNS, MAKE ‘EM BRIBE, AND ADDRECA a tem wee =e | “JOSH WISE," THE STAR ‘ ene A ohana “eon | ——_—_ . - a clam | “You in sews A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.) GEO Rem rmmn e ee sian art w ’ Star's Record of Growth fir are” or one. thing, 1 sunt i 8 ae 5 | ‘The Sestvle Grazr io nearing the end of a year of unprece ; 1k [> ™ Pe Beroted peowmariry, trom the pul ers’ standpoint , ~ . announce 5 ina " had tat! a Th seem gum, ther ut this Christmas season to |), Mr. Shaw fe h totins | Brand the theme of hoya : have so heartily sup- [first 1 n «i 4) orted The Stor and who have made its success possible ce a wl Largely trough their cx endation, the circulation of i fhe paper has advanced with rapid strides, OUTSTRIPPING M Mi THIS YEAR THE BEST PREVIOUS RECORD OF A folle EVEN YEARS, whil advertising offered by I Bhants has be ater i on many days than it ‘ ” rhe Mininter—Hoy, what would Was possible to wi t nging upon the news col fat : . And the coming year promises gs - lige ‘ f bead, go ask | About cight years ago the le its n TER - vasepitmgandlege icine es sgh 4 —s ony an ox re Thing List Reduced ! No Ex ‘oe press was installed in the cellar, while an editoria Thing beet peewee ener aa | Of very modest size was domic » the floor above to * hic - st death and | ge or hang up ye tockin’ to | gether with one linotype mac! : two compos m eperatives. The paper had four pages a 1s somewhat crude, both im appearance and contents. w The statement of editorial policy put forth was to this ishers believe that there is a field in Seattle of moderate size, which will contain all of the news of the day presented in a brief yet comprehensive " ner They further believe that as corporations and larg ested interests have two daily organs in the community, there is need for a newspaper which will be free from all alliances at liberty to take the people's side in all controversies ar dging out of the attempts of any of these corporations to exploit the public .and secure excessive privileges in the shape of franchises, etc. Finally, they believe the paper should carry fits independence further, taking no partisan attitude in poli- thes, and attacking all abuses arising from the improper acts of the dominant party, be it republican or democrat.” The Star made a little progress at first, but most people refused to take it seriously. What could a little four-page sheet, poorly edited, badly printed, and issued on a back street, do in the way of correcting existing abuses? And would ft not backslide from its independent position when the first ‘wad of corporation money was offered it to keep still? But the managers of The Star were confident, despite these questions. They believed in the people of Seattle and felt certain that the field was open for a paper to be run on the lines projected. After a bit The Star took up company, a corporation wh was making the ¢ y $2 a thousand for gas. E body in town recollects that ‘ht, at least everybody who was here six or seven years ago. While the other newspapers kept with the gas company and defended its interests, The Star fought the fight to a fin- ish, and with the aid of petitions, public meetings, etc., finally @ot the gas question to burning so fiercely that a rival com- y was formed in the city and the price pounded down to -35, and finally to $: This fight for the people's pocket-books was also a good for The Star. It made the paper. Circulation came in by thousands, for the community had found a newspaper that mot only could but would fight corporation abuses, It is a long story down the years since that eventful pe- fiod. The Star has remained true to its platform, and has en- gaged in many battles against corporation greed with result- ant advantages to the people of this city. It has not feared to take sides against bad public officials or condemn political perties for nominating gangsters and other undesirable candi- dates for office. It has made no distinctions whether those can- didates were democrats or republicans, for The Star has had mo political affiliations. The editor himself habitually seratched every ticket he voted and paid no attention to party labels. anne So it came to pass that The Star prospered steadily, | br A Hs in circulation from year to year. The plant was |\%*, 0% ‘hit oy. lly moved from the storeroom on Third av. to'a site pur- | ueuai brain power chased by The Star Publishing Co., on which a building was erected large enough to temporarily take care of a complete effect: “The pu for a one-cen e holds thim af t —_— Ww. PFJ ying the Rubber vt the cudgels against the old UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS la WELL KNOWN WOMAN] PREACHER WHO ATTENDED PHILADELPHIA CONGRESS BELIEVES NEW MOVEMENT WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS. BY REV. CAROLINE BARLETT CRANE mechanical plant of linotypes, presses, etc. This congress on uniforr Today The Star operates two fast perfecting presses to |'**% which bed He Incept get off its five daily editions, and is arranging to add a third | *2°),"7"6h moet press to take care of its growing circulation. vations: whi Its news service, both local and telegraph, is unsurpassed. | *# to an sbetute ecande It has wires direct into its office from all Western Union and noth Uhh ateeted a 6 Postal points. It is the oldest client in the Northwest of the aght which will hely to r Aer ' Scripps and Press Publishers’ Telegraph associations. It re- and neg pgeayy Pg ceives exclusively in Seattle the excellent matter prepared by ,- at © ; the Newspaper Enterprise association, which is now expending y . « y4 | over $100,000 yearly in gathering together contributions from |; ever of « wh plage . the most eminent and distinguished writers of the world . The Star's editorial force has been so greatly enlarged | ***** "™ De sed te Be an cape hich w that most of the time the paper keeps more reporters in the |" field than either of the other dailies. It has, with its city edit- or, telegraph editor, managing editor, and editor-in-chief, nev- ne DUGe a federal | » er less than twenty men in this department. It has the best < ise ‘ y* ful way of reaching cartoonist in the city. jmen waa over “ , , “ Te . Adding the regular salaried employees of the business end | ¥* t t “ sonal " of The Star, there are eighty-eight men and two women en- | obey Caer da ts wt that time arrives 1 prset solely in the work of editing and issuing The Star daily | : feet ex he case at rem its building. These ninety persons do not include any of | the carriers or street newsboys, a whole legion by themselves. The street circulation of The Star, which is a mere frac- | tion of the total, already exceeds the combined street circula- at © : FIRST DAV AT BCHOOL tions of all the other dailies, morning and evening. The Star's ran «tf Wel b Ha | strength, however, lies in its carrier circulation, which ae 1 he | didn’t learn Humph! 1 fully five-sixths of the whole The foregoing all tends to show that there was, and is to- day, a field in Seattle for an independent daily—independent im the true sense of the word. In the days to come The Star expects to continually broaden the scope of its work and to try to do even more than ft has in the past to justify the confidence and support given it by the people of this city and vicinity. The Vision of the —" 1 tm a Freddy ¢ woman wante jog and Tt WAS A “TEDDY” The populist party tn The party cast lees than 1,26 tion and the state chairman sa Kansan has been the citadel « That era pro ed seme py TAKE THE FORMER ADJU There was Sockless Simpso entric and t I r TANT GENERAL OF COLOR with hie whleke wees ab Rae ee. Siie® - ADO NAMED HIS DAUGHTER a forms to res has ' . AFTER THE PRESIDENT. } hief things the ts ureed are t tin | DENVER D Y oth the big po a e t Ps 1 ! culed for his ad ‘«s rr ne r ora §=Row i " ted of has b 1 of | t rei ; populist t to be but ’ r i t ; n, Dut it in sou extend it to! f |e { » al on and Peffe 1 Lea nd WV on | Guard t 5 n f I PIANOS Steinway *-: Knabe FINEST LINE, SICAL. ONE PRICE, EVERYTHING MU —._ |*Tilly Olson” ris ot st Emily Erickson Greene BENEFIT 10 SEX IN | — BUT BELL WAS GAME See the Battles ai Bremerton Smoking Jackets and ~ — ; Vit Bath Robes ' AMUSEMENTS. SEATTLE THEATER EASTERN COMPANY AND PLAY EVERY WEEK POPULAR PRICES Week Starting Matinee Tomorrow Sunday, Dec. 23 THE SWEDISH DIALECT COMEDY : Bar- dains in Xmas (Goods Await A NEW The tt wiTH AS THE FUNNY SWEDE GIRL gold f tose are the ir Supported by @ Strong Company F ; A Comedy Drama of the Northwest Be Pinyed Over 100 Nights in Chicago ‘ th otis Special Scenery Painted by F. W. + ton of the Broadway Thea 7 ‘ Fete wha ter, New York City os : Aarcee See the Sweet (Swede) Tilly Olson—“Ghe Bane So ¥ ’ TELEGRAPH BRIEFS J see on Day) Prices—t v4 Dairy Congress Yor 1907 ZINN’B MUSICAL TRAVESTY ! ’ 4 TONIGHT—LAST TIME 1 ‘i “TEEZY WEEZY” “ ‘ Next Week—The Newest Thing Among Piaye—“The Belle of Japan.” : peg aed The Quaker Drug Co, 1013-1015 First Ave, Y CORT, Man ' GRAND NO PHONES AFTER 7. BOTH PHONE perats t TOMORROW NIGHT ANDO ALL WEEK FLORENCE ROBERTS Wednesday and Negroes Forming Colony j “Something to Wear” THE BILL WILL FILL America’s First Tea Crop. CHARLEST ' Sunday, Monday, Teseday, Wednesday, Thursday; urday Matinee | THE STRENGTH | county, a few miles from here | Scotch Girl Labor Leader | | it'll help you to | De Mise Mary fh of London, will arrive made up 25s =| | OF THE WEAK | = {woman's t Mins MacArthur te sex Wom + Trade Union League, an organ. | See ee eee eee sation of British women wagework. | Alice M. Smith and Charlotte Vein o. ers number wer 16444 and A clint bana ng rapidly. She will speak in| — — say, you can FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FIRGT TIME ON ANY STAGE. MARIA ROSA he principal cities in the states make a small de posit on your pun Annual Meeting of Scientists. balance y COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Dee. | holidays Five hundred of the lead ot America wll ere from I tT to Ja Prices S00 to $1.50, Matinee 50c to $1. saploes he Amerton A large ¢ 4 ing Vaudeville He eee Matt Eastern Outfitting Company, Ine. 1332-34 Second, near Union “Geattie’s Reliable Cress House.” BUSINESS. NEW BILL MONDAY AFTERNOON The Prentice Trio Vocalists and Comedy Acrobats Claire Maynard Prima Donna Soprano Gordon Vidoog & Flynn In The ody Sketch ir Last Com Geo. F, Armstrong Kippe & Kippe Eccentric Monologist | Cor Jugglers | Six Pianos » part the rainary in y the Mey- _ Eddie Roesch the Fine Barytone Voice Lol Starascope Moving Picture Novelties THEATER fay is “wilt Jast onty tmas, ox on that day 875-00 as a Christe to be Tr until our of PHONES: Ind. 4334; Sunset, 1304 mas ied on aay withdrawn, eomember 75.00 re Week December 23—Sunday Matinee. neee ent eS ee guarantee the lowest prices i | POPULAR PANTAGES PLAYERS mber that Present Doorn « | THEGIRLI | | | | |] new Piano. 1B the ex | Matinees $10 DOWN, $6 PER MONTH GIRL | wo. LEFT (BEHIND | mm ese | Evenings $:1 The Meyer - Toner Piano Co. 314 Union St., Seattle Opposite P..1. Buliding. 6 Next Week—"THE POWER OF THE PRESS.” WONDERLAND EXHIBIT 1909 Flying Touring City's Pretties' Amusement Resort x All Woek—T Car at MOUNT VESUVIUS AND RUINS OF POMPEII SHOWING THE BIG VOLCANO IN ACTION THE GREAT CATSKILL MOUNTAINS SHOWING THE HAUNTS OF RIP VAN WINKLE aoop Last Ct to Tak Tonight and To PIANOS Ten Conts Sees Them Al ss BABY INCUBATORS IN THE ANNEX Victor and Edison Talking Machines SHEET MOSK sTRInas, Taylor's Castle Garden wisiarune [79 ay, nan Se a HIPPODROME —$— Beattie’, Safest and Moat Novel Biayhouse. es: Main 3600: Ind Tomorrow Afternoon and Night and Al! Week the Comic Opera Season. AMSDEN OPERA COMPANY NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Grand Opening of Sherman Clay & Co. Wash. Seattle, 1406 Second Ave. Opera, “MASCOT,” h Hazel Davenport pertina 98 } Claude Ammedon ee Pri ) a CHORUS OF a AURETTE TAYLOR ane COMPANY e rie Star tal See Mathews 3 ae ne oe + in His “Only Act” at reamland Rink ety ‘All This Week---Gome to Dreamland--- 7th and Union £1)" J way. 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