The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 14, 1909, Page 4

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————— por of the United red biten- tatty by The St OH, NO! WE NEEDN'T BE EXPERTS lefend the ther undesir appear tha can unravel edules and the t be an exper » know EXACTLY 1 or bad lained for GOING up ! i the United States ¢ years Ul PRICES of than wag necessities were mmplained that trusts were multiplyin wer an and democratic the tariff so that this need not be experts to find Is the promise the simple test li bet 1912 WAGES GO UP faster ice of shoes and stockit than t and meat and ween now an igs and bread and tariff has been revised DOWN, and 1912 the shrivel and poverty tariff has been revised DOWN, If you have less left in your pay after. the week's bills, then the tariff has been revised UP. If labor wars are forced by trusts and the cost of living is higher then the tariff has been revised UP, And you don’t need to be an ‘ “schedules” before you or your 10-year-old daughter can tell | whether YOU or the OTHER FELLOW got the best of this tariff bill The pay envelope and the family expense account will answer the ew * any day, —— OUTBURSTS | OF EVERETT TRUE MR TRUE, | WANT You Yo meer AR. PHILIP FLOPPER, OUR SENATOR FROM THIS — => —— —- lothes and coal—then the If between now trusts decreases—then the envelope and higher expert” nor to study any oy ae UTCHING TO MELT You AND YE, YOU wwaT ¢ THINK OF YOUR L/CKSPr°TLE OBEDIENCE YO INE INTERESTS OF SPacia, PRIVILEGE LEGISLATION If BEHIND THE SCENES BY JOSEPH L. GARVIN PASTOR FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, At the Orpheum Manager Reiter Invited me to see a “show” from behind the scenes, The Star re quested me to write my impres sions. I have concluded to do because 1 found that actors have eretiem, and a life work as weil we. And they are human. a" eaunet bere dixeuss questions about the theatre's: piace in city vel and ite yaiue for social well- end mang. Two big sisters were en joyin, tr “little mint” act, and in- ended to keep it up. Ook @ trip each year trained the with ber husba Fight ont identified One Met gregationaliat, one Lutheran Christian Seientiats and three Cath- olics, Six made no profess in moat all cases their parents were religious. I found one young lady They usually ing. We all have opintons, But fognd every one of the 14 “actors” working hard afd looking at their Iife in strictly a business way Could you ace lege in action ou would be impressed with its usiness maphere. Its rules are Itke those of any well ordered of- fice. Its work Is carrind on with- out any fuss or feathers It ts Interesting, of course, to an out sider. fui the novelty we after while and T about as m or mine my pa Da Poo use want « mondy your of ite two-turn etter Seats high "aerang iter tl grin ’ urniwh ft to th ‘Throwgh the Kinduecss of William business.” One Barton, the stage manager, I met ail the performers and talked with them digest of thone conversa tions hardly does them justice For the most part they had serious pur- poses and were working for definite ends Out of the 14, who entertained tn seven acta. five were men and nine were women, I asked each how long had been in this business, what was his religious conviction —- and what did he intend doing in the future eo answers sounde many given me by pe walks of iIfe. Of the 14 born in the ahow world: three drift d Into It because of certain athletic agility and the poaalbility of earn ing big money; five had a certain musteal ability and found they could make it pay them in th wlarted aa a show girl, b ly “worked up" to her pre: position It was hard work, too, I balleve that One man had been doing “stuntw for 34 years, One pved ani mals and had the tacul ining them. It meant mon One| ng boy acted ax in a Indianapotls They defended the moraitty stage life today. They talked frankly about their environment and ite ef fect upon 6 fe and thought judament was that the air of hess hae no permeated the qm stage that ite ethics control earned for them $40,000 My rem this group in wen- ine as is article, T only wish I bad space to tell thelr real amen and say more about each one. I came away with the feeling that actors are a neglected group. Their migratory ite make it hard tor them to keep in touch with really homelike, wholesome reliaious influ- #ome do in apite of this, Oth 10 applaud them d in the present ined and binned. a Joy and everywhere. Much goed woul and evil go if both groups, be te e and behind the curtain, better 1p ach other, and all had Christ's secret of living REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, You can generally tell what a wo- man's complexion lsn't by what it seems to be. The reason tho baby didn’t talk any earlier Is he was so smart he wanted to, but it wasn’t time yet Somebody ought to invent an tu provement that would enable us to get slong for a while without im || provements When a man bas a mission In life Nine of the 14 were married. One oung couple had « clever wire act hey own a ranch in Callfornia and are going to “retire” in Another Iittle “pla four-year-old the “wing” and watched t hey own « home on Long 1s | me young man had hin wife with him onthe trip, One told me about | Dortance of it his family of three children Ree York. One girl comedienne sup ported her widowed sister and child. | he wanted a home above every thing else. Three girl out” two weeks, were earni order to atndy abroad ir daughter, Lat “Move. S.A.6.B.(.” only money In hey played "| pearance paying | The lady wae assistant a member of my chureh in| = ot the Astounding salaries are paid. Av- hing box office receipte make of two sisters in a few year ad | generally It Is to drive other people | crazy by making them see the im-| | NEW LEADING LADY IN “WITCH | ING HOUR" CO. FORMER FAVORITE HERE Last evening Mins Amella Gard ne umed her former part in The -Witeh Hour,” at the Al hambra, practically — completing th inal cant of this great pl Mise Gardiner has taken a w \ vacation to reat This was not her ance In Seattle ber her as the firat Many will remm lead lady of the THK STAR—SATUR THE SEATTLE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE ‘MISS GARDNER REMEMBERED | AS GIRL WHO LIMPED ON STAGE ©o Stock company sev} ue ago when that organt luded the beat (alent ever jassembled tn the Weat She Carried a Cane Mise Gardner made at that ane and Hew was "Whe and most hor firat ap carrying © ping badly, The play n We Were Twenty-one,’ f the thought ardt audience in o be lam no imitation but the and that firet night Miss Gardner many an ache and much suffertog. tn alighting from the train at the old shack on the water front, that then did duty a8 4 station, she slipped and turned | her ankle Insisted on Appearing, Tt waa necessary to carry her to the hotel, and a doctor was called He said she would not be able to walk for a week or two, Hut, in jspite of doctors and friends, she persisted and played that night r the reat of the week she | limped through the part, and it add. ed such a sympathetic touch to Phyllis’ character that all the sea NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—The tention of people who fear the in-| firmitios of age is called to the ] system of Nathan Epstein. Na than's daughter says he is 107 years old, but Nathan say not so, he is 37, Aa 70 ta the allotted span, declares Nathan, a man at that stage should begin to count all over again; wherefore the 37 Now notice how Nathan's sys tem works out His daughter | went to the Brownsville police station, tn Brooklyn, a fow days ago and said Nathan was missing, and wouldn't they please look out for him. Soon after Captain Isaac Frank was walking along Kast New York ay, when he saw « crowd following a small old gentioman who was singing and capering and waving & cane aa though It were a drum major’s baton, The old gen- Ueman seemed to be full of joy and perfectly care free. The captain had his suspicions. “Hello, Ne than,” he said. | He Guessed the Meaning. | “Hello,” said Nathan. “I'll bet they have sent you to arrest me. Tl race you to the station.” Capt.) Frank declined to do anything so undignified, and led Epatein to the police station at a sedate pace. ate) A big man, weighing at least 200 |" pounds, got Into an altereation near | Pier No. 4 last night with a diminw | tive sailor with freckled face and brickred hair. Soon blows were being exchanged. Then the big fellow pulled « cannon from his pocket, But en't quick enough. In an in the wrist, and, with a quick twist, | he secured the gun. “Now, smile, blank you, smil he commanded the big man, as he) pointed the gun at him. The scowl) on the big one's face turned to a sickly amile, fringed with a yellow ish green and pale purple hues, Now, put your hands behind your back; walk up and kiss the end of t barrel!’ he commanded. The . commanded one obeyed. Then the sailor turned on his heel and hurled the shooting iron far out Into the bay, saying to his antagonist: Fistic argument—One In which | all hands clinch. Chicken.—The cause of an ome. Egg--The vice versa of a) chicken. Sage.—One who can thrive tn the brush | Hot true, | dren. stant the little fellow had him by) MIS@ AMELIA GARDNER, v fon while she played with the Neill Morosco company she made the limp and cane a feature of the part ‘ IN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK | BY !‘ORMAN. There the old man announced that he had merely been on the way to visit a boyhood chum of his, Ivan Ivanoviteh, aged 41. Some people may say fvan je 111, but that te declares Nathan, He and Ivan are just a couple of kids, The old man pooled off his coat In the police station, did a running Jump for the coppers, then did a lively Russian dance, whistling bis own | accompaniment Bhe re for Father, About this time, Julia Bpstetn, his daughter, arrived, having been no tified that her frisky parent was in the Jug. Nathan acolded her. He told the policeman she wanted him to at home all the time, Ike he an old man. He wanted to get out among the boys and be «a aport. He used to stay in the house when he was 60 or 70 and fet his years, but thome days are Finally he started home with "T don't know what to do with him, juhe sald to the polleeman. g"ie won't stay home, and he ts aw and active as lam. Firat t ! know, he will come home somé diy with a young wife.” Epstein ia the father of fivechil- He has 28 grandohildren, 14 greatarandchildren and one great great grandchild. § vw is ‘t yer know fittle boys hadn't otter play with them things, ‘cause they might hart thetr solvest™ “AIL right; the quitt will be there,” was ghe text of a recent Sunday morning sermon, according to a youngster whose mother Insists that he shall know the text as an evi dence of bona fide attendance on divine service, Vainly the mother insisted that [there is no such language tn the | bible, Blowly distrust of her first born crept into her mind. But the boy Inateted that he bad been at church; that he had listened most carefully to the text, and that it was ae he had said. Finally the mother, to relieve her own mind, phoned the minister, The clergyman's reply vindicated the boy's charch atte flected a little on bis text was “Pear Not; the Comforter | Will Come.” look at himself in a triplicate mir for Tomahawk.—-One of settiors of America the Smart Aleck.-Mildest name that can be applied to one who In | Butter.-A product the cow does) not know she gives. Sleeping car-—Place known for the highest berth rate | Culinary art—Something girls | learn to neglect in favor of the | aclences. Rainy day--The day after you start saving for It, | War indemnity.—A place of dove, | Touch of naturé.---One that in-) troduces you to a host of poor bil lato} Miracle, — Physictan putting al loglens Invalld on his feet again, Fisherman.—-Balt receptacle Straw hat.—Brain fodder, Paimistry.—-Giving a tip, Vehiole that sometimes goes to @ fire, Fiat hunting.Bscaping from an- other one, Contortionist.—Man trying to Fact No. 4 ‘The Indians of the tropics were the first known beings to use cocoa, They were physically strong and healthy, Choco, an Indian word meaning drink, Is what they called it, henee the name Chocolate, ¢!Do you frequent the race tracks?” early | Jdaughtor 14 a thorough soctety girl,! Riis, Gent DAY, AUGUST 14, iyoy 1 yenr, O0) month, ae at Seatite, Wow we wecond-clane ¥ STAR DUST Josh Wine Kaye office, “Rometimer * & ant whe don't ating ly has wiped dis mornin myplain drink nka, all When an tolle the man #he's lrefusing that shes sure hell find and ti wnt rtue consists Mre. Lapsling wae ip a bleh state POINTED PARAGRAPHS, of inal \ 1 1 Sweet 16 sours very fast without any beaux & gargled ver gol vin Jalon of It.”—-Chioage Tribune. A wise man never gu pe that) & woman is over 40 years old—in| her presence a the matte thie dur Yah 1 hate Many # man's failure ta due to rankiog 1 Up.” J" having almed too high with a rler-Journal ho Ty short range gun. thing about « can bring up not a dosen children, but their New York I remarkable Perhaps a woman loves secrets be cause of the pleasure it affords ber to let them encape I'd have you to know, str, not the tiiot you think f Oh, 1 bee your fers don are yout—Chieago The best seamen to be a little too! pat tim g004 for some people; at least, they Knox are always looking for the worst idiot of tt he When & woman does discover her ideal man she nearly always finda that some other woman has & mort wage on him When a man feels the need of some one who will think more of him ¢ he thinks of himeelf, he proceeds to make love to some silly! fois recotieek wore de firet ayl- woman,—Chieago News. lable” — Washington Star « ee = eT THE ARTLESS ANSWER WHAT KIND There (# a nobiitty In the world of manners —Sobiiler, said the solicttous om didn't 1 warn you saa! “Vast plover he da str” anything stro “Da'n aler™ 1 cou at r me gers! * part. I done my a but all {and I can’t for the life of me see what she is going to do with you. However, it's her funeral, and if SOME HANDICAPS. “Sir, | wish to marry your daugh faltered the young man parent. Well, I have been rather why, expecting this, and to be thoroughly | York Times | orthodox I shall put a few questions | to you. De you drink?” “No air, 1 abhor liquor.” “You do, oh? Smoke?" “I never use tobacco in any form.” | to | “Well, I didn't suppose you ate it Excursion Date Changed September Sth, Instead of. 14th, Chicago and return, Anguat dates, 11th and 12th, to Missouri River points, $60; Chicago, $72.60 “I never saw # horse race in my | 8t. Louis, 967.60 lie, str.” fete, Return limit October 31, with “Un am for | stopovers, Route, Oregon R. R. & mone y? | Nav. Co,, and connections (via Sait hatically no, air.” Lake and Denver if desired) Well, young man, | must say you) Tickets and reservations at Union are heavily handteapped My | Ticket Office, 608 First avy. B. EB Agent eee Play cards 1 “You do, eb?” exclaimed the fond |she wants to undertake the Job, | God bless you both!"-—New | | Now York, $108.50, |] It is all nourishing, so you don’t need to be sparing ‘a drink: hirardelli COCOA } 11:80 pm, A little is good and more is better. It smells good—° tastes good—is good. Don’t ask merely for cocoa —ask for Ghirardelli’s, Anty Drudge Makes a madam, if Donation, ‘Tl venture to ask, | spare me something for the Home for B Washerwomen?” Anty Drudge—“Certainly. I'll donate Fels-Naptha soap, Tell them to use it according ty directions, and they will still be able to do washing, because the Fels-Naptha way banishes all the back breaking and hard rubbing of wash day; and euty washday work in half."” He Why do so many women who do their own work grow old before their time? The weekly washing, they will tel] you, is responsible for their breaking down, And they tell the absolute truth if they wash in the old-fashioned way. Continual fubbing on the w, is so bad on re back. And standing Over io the way for colds. But the Fels-Naptha way is just a different from the old way of washing a Fels-Naptha is different from all other soaps, Only cool or lukewarm water needed, in winter or summer, and very little rubbing required. In a nutshell Fels-Naptha does most of. | the work itself without human assistance, ~ In using Fels-Naptha, follow the cay directions printed on the red and green wrapper. Credit That Satisfies —that has no red tape about it sickness or loss of employment ¥ —that costs not a cent more than if you paid cash This is the Credit we offer you fo make the buying of your summer outht easy. Why not take advantage of it? Eastern Outfitting Co., Ine. 1332-34 Second Av. 209 Union St. “Seattle's Reliable Credit House” Navy Yard ‘Rout Line for P. . 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