The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 7, 1909, Page 6

Pub- nth Member of the United Press. Mehed datty by The Star 1 tag Co. KEEPING MEN SQUARE Suppose you are elected mayor of your city, Or publle works commissioner, Or councilman You are a lawyer, perhaps, or a real estate agent, a mer chant, a clerk, a contractor or a worker Anyway, you are duly elected and go into office with the best intentions of giving your people an honest, efficient, econo mical administration You know that city offices have been the graveyard of many good men’s reputations, They come out accused of graft, or of slurring over the public needs, of allowing poor public work to go in, of truckling to the politicians and crooked con tractors. And you say to yourself: myself and the city, The other thing isn't worth while.” All right, then. You look around over the city. The first thing to come up is the renewing of the contract with the electric lighting com pany, or the building of 50 miles of paving and sewers, or the contract for a new city jail It’s a matter that runs up into hundreds of thousands of dollars. And you, thinking of your promises to yourself, are a little uneasy. Letting hundred-thousand-dollar contracts is a thing you have no training for. And by your work in this “Lam going to be square with THE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE THE STAR—TUHSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1909, By mati “ or Rintered at jonttte, Wash. pos office, am wecond-olhas matter, (iluatrated with actual photographs made in New York by How ard Doncourt, with special pictures posed for by a New York chorus girt.) BY AGNES LAURA POLLOCK, CHAPTER Iv. A fow weeks hence several hun dred proud atars of the stage will eo orth entertain and amuse ¢ miltions of American play-qoors Some will appear tn new play in old, and some in plays made over © great artiats, Nasimova and | going to do and wasn't going to do before 1 left St. Louis,’ |. Rdythe’s expenses have averaged $4.68 per week since her arrival, which Ian't bad, considering the fact that she has eaten lobster out of season “Just tO see what it was like.” Of course I shall come to me nd Ethel Barrymore, wilt her reseue, though the manager of shine tn some of the many new plays| the show, she says, told her to call | ~~ emeasbinpeecennenrenenteninmtatio the season will offer. Mra BPiake “Pon him if ehe got into trouble or |at the aixday at js and low-priced needed anything At present one of the cravings of her shallow Mitte mind is to ride hotels at one-night stands, She will eat $1 dinners during the first part of the week and crackers and and Maude Adama will continue fn their succossful plays of last year In all, there are something like 4,000 actors and actresses in bivouse in| down Broadway in a taxicab. Con-| cheese in her room on Fridays. She New York ready for the season's| dering the fact that she is comb. | will ride fn Pullman cars, and, ob onslaught jing her curly locks with a broken joy, be stared at by drummers and Now, ali of the very grand stare] Comb, and that she hasn't a change country girls who will be green who stand where the apottight flash. | Of Bightkowns, T should imagine | with envy | that the taxt might walt Good-bye, Mttle Edythe! Always os may fool and be high and mighty, bul for magnificence of manner and complete confidence in all things re- bath career,” 1 would call} you to le | Starts in the Life, I have had a Iittle talk with th keep in mind your St. Louls prom ie to yourself, and remember, too, to her oe matter the people in your town will judge you You feel you ought to do something. You think of your vow to be honest and efficient, and it worries you. Once more, what should you do? This leads up to the work of a very important and promis ing organization, the League of American Municipalities, which has just finished a session at Montreal. Many men who founded the league did so out of a feeling like this—that there ought to be a clearing house of informa tion for city officials; that the people of Rochester ought to know what the people of Atlanta were paying for gas; that Seattle should know what it costs Denver to lay asphalt; that Omaha is interested in knowing what kind of a contract New Orleans has with her electric lighting company, and what kind of service she gets. Now the men at the head of these cities could not be visit- ing all the other cities—though at the expense of a few hin dred dollars they might save their city many thousands. So they established a bureau. And this was what was done: John MacVicar, ex-mayor of Des Moines, secretary of the league, keeps records of all the cities affiliated with the league and as much additional informa tion as he can get. He issues a bulletin every month—a little booklet called “The City Hall,” which gives facts and figures “An important part of the work of the leagué,” says Mr. MacVicar, “is the meetings held annually at which we exchange experiences, talk over our common problems, and get the mutual! help of each other in our civic problems. “But I think an equally vital part of the work is this bulle- tin we get out and the figures we keep for the new mayor or commissioner, wherever he may be. It keeps his conscience clear and it helps him help his people.” By unanimous consent the North! Here where “teacher” takes on Pole will not be discovered again | about 9 per cent of the troubles until some new airship records are/of the universe for about 99 per broken and Mr. Roosevelt kills an-| month. other large beast. | | Aside from the fun of it, there is Stl! the boulevard to the North | considerable laudable pride in hay Pole has not been finished to the’ ing been one of the 117,013. extent where a man may take the trip in an ordinary two-weeks’ va. cation. Secretary Ballinger came to Bev. lerley armed with three portfolios, Mr. Harriman ts conservative | but ho cleeks, brassies or putters. enough not to begin bragging about | his health until the doctor has sent fn bis bill. The popularity of the straw hat took a sudden drop today. THE ARTLESS ANSWER Ih eA ni i BY 1 ORMAN, YORK, Sept. 2.--People surely do do the queerest things in little old New York. Maybe it’s the climate, Some influence around here, anyway, that leads people to be very careless about such little things as matrimony and bigamy and things like that There's Irene Winfield, for exam ple, to give her her maiden name. NEW to the other that Irene was his wife, It appeared that Decker had mar- ried the lady about a week previous- ly, and had furnished the flat. There promised to be a row, but Irene herself prevented anything of that sort. She grabbed Decker by th rm and shoved him out tnto the hallway, announcing “You'll have to leave, Jerome, 1 Four years ago, when Irene was 16,|don't love you any more. You can she married John Van Arsdale, a come back tomorrow for your plumber, They lived together until | clothes.” last January, when Van Arsdale bad to go out of town to get work When he got back to New York a few nights ago he went to the home where he had left Irene and found Decker, in a bewildered condition f ndered forth into the street He thought matters over tor an hour or so, then went to a police station and told his tale Irene was it empty. Clews led him to a flat arrested at 2 a. m. and locked up, at 265 W. 25th st. He knocked on charged with bigamy, on which the door and Irene opened it. Van| charge she Is now held in $1,000 Arsdale walked in and found Jo) bail. When asked why she married rome W. Decker, who had just fin-| both men, she answered. Ob, I ished a late supper with Irene. don't know. They were both so What are you doing here?” de- handsome. I guess I must have manded Van Arsdale. been crazy.” : "This {8 my home,” replied Decker in court, looking Decker. very sad, “I certainly got stung,” Each Claims Wife. he said, as Irene was led back to Then each gentleman announced her cell atone of the pony ballet in th lyweds musical comedy Three weeks have passed stnee Mins Raistone arrived in Jersey City from St. Louls and asked me the way to Broadway, and behold! from & trembling little goose of a girl she has developed into a sophisticated oreatur f such important mein that i's Just a ttle difficult for her te keop from getting bored by me—tn tact, bored by anything not directly connected with matters histrionte. | Gloats Over Finery. I went with her to the costumer’s and saw the silty little thing gloat over the finery she te to wear on the! stage. She is to have six changes of} dross, and it was worth time and/ good money to see this giddy pigeon preon herself in her red velveta, her lace and silke and abisamering sat ina, and to hear her call attention | to the fact that they were Hned wil attk, and that this one cost at least $200, and that coultin't be bought for lean than $4 per yard Our Httle girl has thence with her lees fort whe are still Haed up. numbers, before the managers’ ficom, “How can that bum expect to land & job with that face whe sald of} | one poor, tired girl, who, truly, was hot born to shine. Raythe tx a clever tittle dancer, t the bent thing she dors, and a learne quickly, Up on the roof of an old building, because of the crowded condition of the hall below, | the dancing master fe training hie ponies and mediums and show giris, and it's there that Edythe * It's quite a fob to learn these = dances, all the eves being by SUM-| EOYTHE AT THE COSTUMER’S, JOYOUS OVER HER SILKS AND ber. LACES AS IF SHE OWNED THEM. sw little pa | nate wiatorw | in dwindling | of Picks Up Siang. “That takes some noodle,” says) . Bdythe, who ts pieking ap the New) Wardrobe mistress who will travel that one of the safeguards against York slang language a* castly an «| with the company, and who, being the deadly temptations of the world hifed beegar picks up bad ponnies. ja staid individual of middie life, t# ia to be afraid. Maybe you will! The girl hae been all over New | often a guardian angel for troubled have the great career of which you York, and perhaps knows more about | girhs of the company. She says dream—! hope you will--but you the things that she hadn't ought Edythe is “just like ‘em all.” but will be one of the exceptions if you know than do half the women of | she will keep her arm around her in do, and, little Edythe, you will sur the metropotia | time of stress. ly learn that there are rich rewards! I have lectured her some, and she} So the little 17-yearold St. Louis for hard work and honorabie living, | has looked pityingly at me and/ gir! starts out into the world. She on the stage as elsewhe and that) anid, “It's nice to get advice, Miss/ will travel the length and some of the unfailing penalty for sin ta} Pollock, but I really don't need it,| the breadth of the country. She death (The End.) for | made up my mind what | was| will live at cheap boarding houses TS pretty is she would be ff she had her way about it One of the great pleasures a wom- , an gets from riding m an automo bile is wondering how mad it makes) | her friends she meets walking When a girt thinks a man ts cross | HEARD ON THE STREE The perennial housemald prot ,ly saying “Good morning” to the of. 2 lem had driven this West Seattle | fice door. oe he calls her by some im- woman to do her own housework | ‘Thin person finally attracted the | decile name every 40 seconds, it’s a| The milkman noticed the change attention of Mayor's Seeretary sign they are engaged.—-New York} Prows. j POINTED PARAGRAPHS A girl hopes to make a name for and approved of it. For he waan't|"Siata,” who rushed out to see who aware that the new face In the! was holding converse with the front Kitchen was that of the mistress. | door without any previously arrang- je only supposed It was a new and jed appointment seas Looming apectes of domestic.| “Who were you looking fr?” he| herself—-by marrying Tho milkman began to ponder|asked of the frail little man he| A brunette judge may be even much while on bis rounds. He fig-| found standing there. | fairer than a blond one. ured out nice things to say, but) 1 ain't looking for anybody,” an-| People don't speak honeyed words womchow when the time came to|swered the man, “I'm biind, but) when they have the hives. carry in the milk at that house he) I'm listentn’ fer the mayor ” ‘em. The new cook attended | cantelty to her kneading, and that|'-EFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR was somewhat disconcerting. It} Morals begin just where lively only emphasized the difference | spirits leave off between her and the others he met} A man never knows how lucky he| Plt. on his route. | wan to be jilted by a girl until an-| No douvt the June bride has be Finally, however, be pinned his | other one doesn't gun to unlearn a few things she | courage to the sticking point, and The reason a girl knows she is so | knew.—-Chicago News. when he took in the milk he held, R - me } MR. SKYGACK, FROM MARS firmly clasped in his left hand, a and Makes Wire- ful than to be forgetting full. Beauty is but skin deep—and| there are a lot of thin-skinned peo-| | Ble. complimentary ticket to Luna Park The companion ticket was kept safe in his own vest pocket at home, He planned, however, that both should be used at one and the same time. It’s a short, sad story, that of the disillusionment of the milkman. Now he sets the bottle down at the door and departs quickly. And when he's safe again in his wagon he draws a breath of relief : The mistress of that house isn’t a bit more anxious for a new house maid than is her milkman. oom | Little Fannie is nearly 3 old. She lives on Rainier |vard, But, though about the first | thing she ever lisped was to tense lor the pretty, red watermelon she | |aaw the others eating, she was nev-| er allowed to have any until re cently But the other day Fannte saw a watermelon huckster passing, and so informed her mother, Her moth- | er decided the time and the melons were both ripe, and she bought one Fannie’s mother cut a thin slice for the little girl and began to fork | ail the seeds out before giving it to rth as a Snecial Correspondent lecs Observations in His Notebook ——_ ee fe Visite the a” OF EARTH BEINGS FOR Some TIE THRONG WAS GAY mm LATER, MOWBYER, T/RING OF PURTN- TALK AND FRIVOLITY, MANY. WENT Yo SIDE OF TRANSPORT ANDE Go vénr 7o FEELINGS OF DISGUST ~~ ANOTHER KUAMN PLE OF ERIN GUAR IN CONS ANCY years pale her, for fear Fannie would try to eat them. A quiver came into Fan- nie’s lip But, mamma,” she sald, “ain't you going to leave the buttons in like you have ‘em?" There are times during the’ day | when the topsy-turvy spectacle of life on view around Mayor Miller's office gets uneanny. After a mildly | insane person had been in to inquire about a matter of international im portance the mayor was supposed to be discussing with President Taft, and an Apache Indian in full war dress had perfumed the office with he whiffs he nonchalantly puffed from a very odoriferous olgarette, | mmebody was heard very courteous- | erin It's better for a man to be forget: | | | Special $27. lored belt of same, quality at se. eds, a regular men’s material. wees nothing that will give better service. coateis 45-inch, strictly man-tailored in ev ery feature, illustrated particularly in the tailoring of the cuffs, collar and pockets; lined with the best of self-colored satin. The skirt is close-fitting over the hips, with kilts from the knee and finished with tai A specially priced $27.50 There Juniors’ and Misses’ Suits ~~ BAILLARGEON’S om 50 Suits These Suits are made of hard twisted worst 19 The Continued demands have made it impera girls and misses. the between sizes, and small women. A three-piece Junior Suit comes in a long jacket, with velvet collar, fancy cuffs and buttons. The dress has a very pretty square neck, trimmed with fancy braid and gold but The skirt is a pretty flare. rial gray striped Prunella cloth. WOM boot ivse dekss cbciees .. $25.00 | A Misses’ Dark Mahogany Serge, comés in a two-piece suit, with a 42-inch jz bluffed edges, boxed sleeves and horn but- tons of the same color; lining of gray satin. The skirt has the plaits let in, forming yoke effect, and is an excellent style. A Misses’ Suit, of blue and green checked serge, has a 45-inch jacket, semi-fitting, with collar, pockets and cuffs of a woven border design, and has self-colored lining. The skirt has a panel back and front, gored over hips and kilts from the knee, with woven border trimming. Price ..$32.50 pocket lapel, closed wi tons. BUMS bnsecees th Oe eeeeseee child horn ren nor tive to make special provision for the junior The Juniors are for girls, wearing shoe-top length suits and dresses— neither misses. The misses’ sizes are for older girls Mate cket, with Men’s © Four-in-Hanj | Tie Sale > Tomorrow A most unusual opport | |< | to get choice Neckties at hal the regular price 200 dozen Silk Four4n- on sale tomorrow, We all the maker had at @§ concession, hence take ‘4 | pick tomorrow— At 25c Virst Vicor, Lett Atse le Every boy who failed to | get his new | Suit last Satur- day’ will find his size here tom orrow. Suits at $3.45, $4.00 and $5.00, Tailored. Better Suits at $6.50, $8.50, $10, $12. Everything Good in Furnishings for the boys. Jone Wise Bayer Jer—I would have #! try longer. but I dl 4 afford it ¥ my dear. Gly borrowed m ou stay away lon ey My in the cou think you Don't think because the world ts} growing wiser that you still haven't! & lot to learn, —C iows } Rector—1 did not see social gathering last week. Why was that? Lisbeth——-Well, T had @ Uttte gath ne own last tweek, | Rector—Dear me! Wh wan! that? | Lisbeth—On the back of me neck, Ally Sloper’s Half-Hollday. oasgo air. ve to nag him to et him to go to ehurch.—-New York Press. | Ma—Tommy, quit eating those preserves. I m table to fill up iy put them on the . Tommy—Well. that's what I'm us the ‘om for.—Cleveland Leader Mrs. Nabor *t your wife fo the firat t and T man to bea very « She's be 0, has she? Dirks—Ha, ba giving you « ptece of It, te rrooklyn Citizen Smile and the world will help you. | Nature is at one with y you only allow her voice heard. da Times-Union Have missed was away Wife (on her return home) eed that my husbi much white I Well, T didn't notice tt #9 t first, but yesterday he seem: in despatr thfinder The kind of {ing to he any.——Dal who doesn't hay We sell lots of mown delightful } son 1 k t you gasoline odor? think T own horse.” —Lite hal poopie to} 4& motor car, not a Competition, | His Wather—I thought I gave youy) a nickel to stay in the parlor jast night with Sts and her beau, You were only in there half an hour. Willle—-Sis’ beau gave me a dime to get out.—HBrooklyn Eagle. Precal Wang—They manager of the elub Bang—Why? Wang—So he couldn't sass the um- pire,—Brooklyn Kagle. ton, | 4 to handouft the} af and dumb ball Sure ‘Thing. Binks—It Is true that money talks Jinke--Yeu; it generally says ‘Good-by,” Chicago News. 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