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oR ROIS THA ALLOCATE GEE = THE SEATTLE STAR : by STAR PUBLISHING CO. 1307-1909 Seventh av EVERY AFTE RNooNE XCEPT BUNDAY Telephonee— Private exchanges building — Sunset, M Ask for the department or sired. connecting all parte of the n 1050 and Independent, 441. crf the name of the person BALLARD STAM AGENCY—291 Ballard Ay Sunret, Matiard ~~ RVERETY STAR AGENC omer Kvene, 8921 Reckefoller A ” ont 8 per week, or twenty-five cents per month, De YO MAI SUBSCRIBERS. athe estrest label of each Pa pe net saain, been a date every THEY HAVE GREEN EVES AND FORKED > TONGUES “The Col is seeing things again I time it isn’t ose fearful lit green guttersn dancing all about The Great Man beholts |! elf encompassed by a ring of vcking mayoralty candidate with their forked tonguc darting in his direction and the pea-green eyes fast ned upon | v fateful are As he approaches one, the thing leaps back and rattles its tail, while the yellow poison oozes from its tongue. It won't be friendly Then he tries another “Don't euch a bad fellow, know Moore “You're not after you me, queries. And then there is an ‘awful + xt the Colonel's. leg and up rears a whiskered snake with big flaming eyes and a| crocodile mouth. Thomson! The Cobra! There is one more left, just o Metcalfe The Colonel reaches out his hand to the Hero. But even he is hostile and turns and runs. The Great Man in vain pursues The Hero turns a corner and is soon out of sight, And thus the Editor of the Times has no candidate to support And what makes it worse, there are sounds derision in the air = EEE, STAR DUST BY JOSH On an Ocean Liner, A Word From Josh Wise. The Wife-—Ghall I have your din ner brought to your room, dear? Husband (feebly)—No, Just or “When ye repose |der it thrown overboard.—Ladics oo much cont in a unworthy son, ye're due fer a) | rude awak'nin’ from} yer sweet repose.” Home Jouraal c Wow!! ‘The paper contained the presi-| Hdent’s A man was reading it He was so interested tn it that be | -etood gloved to the spot So much Jor the Big Stick Tough Guy (bringing in an inebri gated friend)—-Take a picture of dis/ Re antl 4* < \S ° a sucker 50 Piles : bey Photographer (patiently)—Can't. | B ‘4 eo Haven't got a fishplate. } from | ‘The fashion in hair nets (5 about | & Web-Kaun Pay. Odsolete, but then the women don't} peed them so much any more. They | Gon’ toss their heads as often as/ they used to. After Getting the Ballot. In 1908 Women declare Affairs of state Owe them a share A Lesson in Ornithology. A gentleman who rather over | Their on mag ee welued pen hag soe St gpa Women should be allowed to vote ‘Was with bim, “What is that bird?” ; In 2008 “That,” said the other, “is a mag: We will, I wis, pie” | Hear men berate “Its not my idea of a magpie,” The dears tike this was the rejoinder, Perhaps not,” reptied bis frie: “Of state affairs they take no note 4; | Women ould but it's God's idea of a magpie,” — | vote Whe House Beantiful. | —Kansas City Journal all around us. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Thé assassination of the king and the crown prince of Portugal brings vividly before me a most dramatic incident here in New York. that foreshadowed the similar killing of King Humbert of Italy, eight years ago. { had been invited to make a speech before an Italian liberation society. The time was late in June or early in July, and the day although what day it was I cannot re In the afternoon | rode with a committee to Washington » place @ wreath on Garibaldi's statue, and afterward to rk, simalarly to decorate the statue of Mazzint e¢ we went to the place where we were to have a dinner speeches—a modest little restaurant on West Houston at was dear to Italian patriots. member in the heart of the Italian quarter The front of the place was a wine shop. In the back a number of smal! tables, which people coming into the place filled, and a sin Ble long table, of which the committee took possession Everything about the place was Italian, save myself, and my Speech, when we reached the coffee and cigars, was the only one in the English tongue. The program had proceeded smoothly, and several had spoken, when a young man at one of the round tables arose and courteously asked for permission to speak He was slight—almost thin; of medium height, with sallow com plexion dark, quick, piercia yes. He haa before been smoking cig: and giving what appeared to be only listless attention to pired. But now he looked thoroughly alert the chairman hesitated and asked his name, the young wered. reaci After another moment or two of hesita chairman ‘accorded him the floor ‘ en oceurred I shall always remember as one of the most drama lente of my lif “ t t customary preliminaries of the orator, Brese! be gant nk in @ Way that fascinated everyone in the place, even me, wi fle I could n lerstand what he said, must need moved the suppressed « nt of his manner, the flash eyes, the workings of his f and the sound of his words that poured forth like hot liquid he » the ex Many cried 1 Hie lee to A A here wa al uproar 4 11 found my mn hi 1, and € ited com n an and English, trying t e me an ex; m of what had 1 What at length I ca t , Preset } aid that nothing could be expected for Ttalian | except come from 1 al sacrifice; tha wor & Italian 1 be compelled to} 7 ¥ THE SEATTLE STAR—PUBSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1908. must be willing to dle in ite cause; that the way to Itberty fined | | be cleared by killing the tyrant on the throne at Rome | Brese! got no further, He was marked for a spy tn the pay of the Italian government, outdoing the wildest in speech in order t t the conf e and aecrefa of the revolutionary © olrele present were diamated. They regarded themselves as mar yon, and fled the few weeks after incldent—July 2, 1900—word flashed the world that King Humbert of Italy bad hot at | a. It was the deed of @ reyolutionist. The regiclde’s ghme | was Brose It wax the Bresct of the litte wine shop of Houston at had acted as he had preached—alone, uncheered, even aia and shunned by hin fellows. tHe tried to clear the way fo 1 therty as he saw It, himself willingly going to a death of & | the gibbet! OH, FROM A RECENT SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPH OF MAS. CORNE | LIUS VANDERBILT, 8A. Kewny Gory. fA y What Will the Vanderbilt Boys ° IS to Ma’s Engagement to the - Dead-Broke Hungarian Count and Gambler? | | } | | | | (Seate je Star Exctusive Service.) | quite likely to be spoken well of at SW YORK, Feb. 17 | Vanderbilt boys, Alfred G., Corne jltuse and Reginald, submit to the marriage of their mother, Mra, Cor | netins Vanderbilt, to Count Alcxan | der Hadik of Mangary? Following the announcement of | the engagement the Four Hundred lis expecting every moment a flerce how! of rage The brothers surrendered to the idea of thetr sinter, Mies Gladys jmarrying a rather decent sort of a lyoung Hungarian 1 }ly, only after many tears and much persuasion. | What they will do now that their | mother has determined to marry ja brokendown bankrupt fortane jhitater with a gambling record stocks, cards and the and & | pile of claims mountain high stand ing against him im half a dosen Europeas cites, Is another story Budapest dispatches say the t enjoys a good reputation, bat t may mean much or tittle ropean ideas of s good reputa Wil the cont quite ju | | tion are always open to suspicion |The prospective bridegroom in an ions te mateh of null international | a OAT MISS ETHEL ROOSEVELT. | QUENTIN INTIMATECORRESPONDENCE | FROM WASHINGTON | BY RATH ROOSEVELT'S | Dear home. Espectally #o if be is hear ily in debt | Count Hadik is « son of the late Admiral Hadik. He ie a Hungarian 'Yt*O propositions relating to our premium upon the intelligence and || We have the biggest assortwent of Post Card Albums deputy and ts admittedly penal. City goverament discriminating judgment of the vou | deputy and is admittedly penal |<") ould be physteally impracti-\ern. The ignorant, the careless, ena. |f Hospital Goods for Less on Monday and the Budapest stock exchange in Cable to print upon the offictal ballot except in certain clearly defined Goods you ought to have on band in case of 1882. Many of his obligations from | Presented to the voters on March 3 issues, the venal voters are auto |§ ¢T* that are always staple You'll know what you ° ° 7 " look over this list of prices that campaign in high finance are | Sach of twenty-two propo matically disfranchised on refe still an eiea there, In Vienna and | #tons Ther in order| dem propositions, They disfran Zine Douche Pane—eguiarly $1.25; special other cities that there may be ample time and chise themeecives by their own lg Banitary Enameled Bed Pane—Gray color; regular ae a After this crash the count resert-/OPPortunity for popular study and norance, indifference or lack of in pan; specta! od, with poor success to carda ang fecunsion, at! of the proposed centive to veaality, and leave the | Enameled Hospital Douche Pan—Regular $1.59; horses fn an effort to rehabilitate “™eedments are being offictaity decision of important matters of | Eeemeled Urinale—Worth $1.50 each; special hia fortu In 1894 he vtatted P¥blished, im full, during the thirty | government to the inteliigent, stu. | irrigating Cane—Heavily enameled; regular $1.00; America in company with Count %4%* preceding the election. Thus dious, discriminating citizens who (ff 4 J. or B. & B. Absorbent Cotton—Full yor" Or sae font de etiane and Count dere of The Star have them have a genuine Interest in the | J & J. Yard Gauss, Carbelated, Borated, lodoform Zichy. atl on the hunt for marriage | Piteed dally before them. The of.| probleme of our municipal gover ublimate; per package ‘ wale iealreenes” Comat Bout wom | ficial ballot on March 3 will refer) ment ’ J & J or B. & B. SYard Gauze, plain; per package “ to them by number, with only a! In order to aid, if 1 he Quak Drug Anna Gould, the others returned 8 aid, if f may, in the mo unsuecesstal brief, summarized sentence of iden- preliminary study and discussion rd patti Corny Last summer he traveled wih |Meation. Hence the voter who|of the propositions now pendin ae FIRST AV.-——Two Sto Count Srechenyi at the latter's ex) pense, and in Paria mot Mre Van-[ derbilt and renewed hiv acquaint ance of 14 years ago. Mra Vanderblit has been a widow nine years She is worth taalith and owne the palatial Vanderbilt home in New York and! The Breakers,” one of Newport's most noted cottages SECU Washington, Feb. 16. | Dad: 1 promined tell you, in my last, a story I pleked up about the White House. This story | was told me by a lady over her tea and her little plece of gossip Hugh Knox, Knox Rosevelt. Of is absolutely nothing would be! to joup, upled tne name of json of ex-Attorney General jwith that of Bthel there and until | Courwe, jin it denied of course, it the engagement was Bo it is stil in the | teacup stage | off a young lady be is really may that does Miss Ethel know M hie | announced To marry fore she a Iittle not worry is 17 girls, been married at 17 have seen most of her say ot the kind—de and home-loving in her tastes: does with die, and could turn a skillet ju the kitchen if she had to. ‘out But Washington seem premature and you who | he ts | Those marrying clever things her nee Hugh Knox ts a Yale « ate The Knoxes are quite intimate at the White House. nd Hugh, who divides his time between Pit havnt | PRIMEST PETS of Seattle, Important as is the elec An occastonal-—but fortunately UP-TOWN STORE thon of city officials, the charter is disappeariag—objection to the PIKE ST. me WESTLAKE AVE. of «reater importance, because it direet popular endum (which pa een FRD GSQENeRS He |} fixes the duties and limits the pow in reality ie an objection to the ¥- OFFER SUBSTATION Jers of every elective and appoiut- | prinelple of scif.government) Is that | 2°" & ™* © evens We ive municipal officer onty @ comparatively small per -- -RENG oO oe The people of Seattle, acting uo- centage of the voters take the trou We have been appointed Seattle agents for this jder the rights granted them by ble to vote on the propositions di-|E reducer. We will be giad to sell it at wholesale or seta, r state constitution and laws, rectly submitted to them, and that | T yrice $1.00 per box. Every person desirous of re opted the present city charter. Important decisions are Mable toll ous flesh should take Rengo. The people only can amend it by be m by a mivority of the vot} direct referendum vote at the rem- ere. Even if the facts pustained | POST CARD ALBUMS. ilar biennial elty elections, The this position-—and they do not Regular 14¢ Post Card Albume, each highest expression of the American there would be no injustice done || Regular 26¢c Post Card Albums, e and Washington, is one of the boye | train whe fools ike ft, and/and to the ond tt + there " ‘er provision flail who turn wp informally at the | starts ust sult Of — oo oe hts, thet 4 White House and finds a weleor course, a real - of & real dame t oe" - there ang @ alwn Mins Bthet likes Ya mperor—even though of question: | ment am glad to re an efficient & She wont there to see thelr a@lable legitimacy—ts a pretty won| in thi y camp __berios erection pa.) nual game 4@ fow nthe ago lerful and admirable thing In the | the yuent of The Bi wt aie Miss Roosevelt will not be pre { plain democratic citizen ew n each tm " . ented formally to Washington far lic, and thelr house would | mer t m 4 : clety watll next winter, By that | bem teresting to be inside | to da as to Cove weight of time ‘Theo, Ro t wil f yolen wizale with f yefore the election « are) i ne ate the verge of becoming an “ex,” bit | dignatt 4 envy and righteous | must be understood that the ¢ the isi he will still have the winter and | wrath bh “an upstart,” who! pressions here made are 4 *ointton wotil Mareh 4 in the White Mouse ¢ f such airs,” and the jon) tant x0 that Ethel will have a short i me 1 remain clos: | Now. 21 and 22, which are ¢ chance at the official whirl, Theled. And when there are dinners or) tn the platform—are | ‘ makes problem wi to give her a fast |funetionn which they are obli« xpressions having « ref ered for gan and 4 time--to sort of|to give, Mon Honapane © the poxition of the . itticiat ever 1p the at gobs | a hall over @ want on ¢ part All of the twent wo 5 Lol vered with a lel a wi pone taurant food, Oh, I'm #o|#an, and whould stand or f AE Ane ’ lam t hat the da glad the girls can't hear the lar merits en dtu i % 3~Bhade 1, pa tt Wast a reer ie gh st we crab Amendment No. 1—Prohibits New Streets, s Alice” did dhe in| ‘Things are pretty quiet just how Cometeries in City Limits riven the i grave Bhe does not about the White House, and the in Thin adds to the ont charte bamental rere! ine he is not passionately | fant menagerte tained by the} pre governing cemeter oth eden aba ; ito nd of dr she te not at all ath presidents @ sungaters | theme be wed. The i. “ hme “ ‘ be. all OF par gt letic; she never goes to the races,|Is not having a ve strenuous | or platting of new cemeteries or t Ung reads, sews, draws and plays the home now, the other boys being at| within the limits of the city of a little 1 She te not «| school attle is hereby prohibited wer, properly good musician sor a wonderful ar Quentin's brown and white Bhet Inasmuch as there ample « t vunell, wile tist, though her pen sketehing is { pony claima most of his time,| portunity for cemetery locats f ty and, im the a rather clever sugh the pony's side partner, a| outside the city limits, and ' f tm the. good-natured sheep, comes in| charter (Art. XXIV 1%) f te, It Mrs. Attorney General Bonay for much attention, His share in| cifleally provides for the establinh at the Cont--peal haa all the tabbles in town sput the menagerie includes also a dos ut of a publicowned cemetery of ents per from ing by ner refusal to let them into @ coon, a lot of mice and white | pot less than 100 acres outside the burden to amy her house. You know the Bona rats several cats, including the corporate limits, I believe it w re th | partes never did come to Washing sixtoed “BUppers,” @ parrot, two at shonld be adopted 4 | Var ton to live Just go on in thelr |canarios, & mocking bird and sey let me take thin o« beautiful country home near fh eral others, Yours sincere) casion to emphasize the Imme- the |more, and he comes over on | KATH diate opportuntt and duty of equubebennemmenenisiememinesiemanntigeniemene: ccictimeteitsiiemlte at count from ow nt with ae % resources which are now should welcome « fuap able obey the manda which will compel owners gt Bec. 13, Art. XXIV, and establish a | adjacent lots to é@ provision perpe mainte. | entire nance at cost, before private enter. | i tr prise oceuples the most desirable eet ulting the locations outside the city limits. | property owners, and wim | Surely the speculations and extor-| of act between the ¢iga | tions of private greed should cease 4 park coum at the entrance to “the city of the | ter election and dead Amendment No, 2—-Provides Offi cial City Scales. This proposition adds to th codment with AMENDMENTS has failed to give the Twenty4wo propositions for cha amendments ~ ter amendme: ttle previous study and to become —_ voters for th talon on elee- familll with the sumbers of WHOLESALE tion day, March 3. The charter is those he wishes to vote in favor of om DRUG the fund pental inetrument, the v againet, wil! wt be In a position bill of rights, the sehedule of lim to make in ligeat decision on) DOWN-TOWN STORE tations—-the constitution of the city election day $013 -1015 FIRST AVENUE principle of self government is em- by such apparently minority decis-|J Regular 35c Post Card Albams, each bodied in the opportunity of the ions, The direct popular referen || Regular 40¢ Post Card Albums, with local views om the 6 voters of Seattle on March 3 to dum on # charter amendment or album, each tees vote directly upon and settle twem- other proposition puts « distinct Big assortment of other styles The Very Cream of the Manufacturers’ Stock ; AIS j eh Samples of New Spring Waists at One MORE THAN 2,000 WAISTS, NO TWO ALIKE, AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE! CO Ladies, think what this means to you. Right st the beginning of the Spring season you can buy the very newest style Waists for Spring aad Summer. Complete lines, from a é5e Waist to a $15 Waist. Pisin and figured lawns, Ie ons, mulix, dimity, batiste, ducks, plqués, Jap silk, China ailk, taffeta silk, pongee silk and many other materials. Sizes 94) 40, and ip some of the leas expensive Waiste we have them up to size 48 Re 333% DISCOUNT, OR ONE-THIRD OFF Ravuler $4.25 Wenme «7d Regular $1.50 Waists Regular $2.00 Waists STRONG 1 Oo SPECIALS COTTON GOODS rt eee en ee $1.67 | | Regular $5. 00 Waists .$1.98 | Regular $6.00 Waists . .$2.66 Regular $7.50 Waists ... ee .83¢ Regular $2. 50 Waists .. . eee: 98¢ Regular $3.00 Waists . $1.33 Regular $4.00 Waists . .. Pong Aprons Ladies’ Wrapper “Lon e” Bleached Muslin, 15 gingham, full sleeve, grade, special price, yard regular $1.00 value, 10%¢ @ 94 Brown Sheeting, 2% yards wide, apecial price, yard .. 22¢ fancy strap over te aby Flannel, not all wool, frill, very long; al price, yard 16¢ 75e. Price now Turkish Towels, special Ladies’ Gingham oh length, with or sached. 72x90 ’ regular prices 29¢ and! vet aa "1 Greatly Reduced for Tomorrow’s | 3 navy bine and grays Ladies’ White Aprons jal price, yard ihe broidery strap over the: " r Oe. g Flannel, light color, «pe e. der; regular price 4 cial price, yard Bee a Challies, new designs and lots of t t Children’s a then; special price, yard ..5¢ S ocks Are Now Com le e Aprons, plain band O¥@F Huck Towels, all white; spectal P der; from 4 to 12 yearn price, each 6e aetna WM . Pondes: te * are made from wal 3 6 ™ om - quality, 22inch Natural Color Pongees. This fabric is noted Ss ay . ae a Saeries,. eee its washing and wearing \itable for women's waists ham; reguiar price “a s pas coats, salts and men's shirts. We also have a big line of plain aid = colors, including a big lot of pretty patterns, that all go in one fot at the specia: price, per yard Cc Buy RUGS Couch Covers tral Color AIL-Silk Po xe inches $1.00 quality N Imported to th a Let Lower wide, No need for comment on this silk. Come 85 Heavy Tapestry Conch Covers tore and get the good silk for, per yard c nize 66 che: ™ 7 . Tomorrow. : 60 inches. 9 feet long: rem T $135 quality, natural color only, of Imported All-SiIk Pongee, | < ials on. Small ae ular $8.50. Price, «pectal e M inches wide. Everybody knows this quality ee ane 04.055 seocisl, por yard A Rugs, size 3x6 % Re 1 Couch Cover, size 60 inch $5.50; special es wide, 9 feet long; regular | $1.50 quality Natural ¢ AILSHKk Pongee, rich silk se ~ i. fun | Same Rus xO Value $4.50. Price, special yard wide; washes beautifully; suitable for waists jal .. . 82.50 coat suits, etc. Special price, per yard 4h 5 Brussele Rugs Fancy Stripe Couch Covers, size b4 inches wide, 9 feet long; reg- | Extra Special Value of Pongee Silke, 26 tne washes f $1.65. Price, special ..98¢ and wears beautifully; all colors and black per yard c Men’s $2.50 and Hose Supporters Pants Here Are Values That Are Values. ‘ombination Set, price 1 de 50c Combination Set, price now ae now 2Be MAY MANTON PATTERNS 10c