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Member of the U Presa, Iehed daily by The Star Pub tae Oo. Why a Lawyer-Mayor? The St ’ thing on its first page last night about the lawye t Just aw two more on the subject Why a lawyer-mayor, anyway Why not an of the calibre of Bouillon, who has tech nical know! { the great works that are being performed by the city today Why a lawyer, whether be of the Gill variety or the Griffic ar The lawyer may graft without fear of the law. He or his firm associates may take as fees sums of money the acceptance of which might send an official from an- other walk in life to the penitentiary For { a years Seattle during that time t 1 most ¢ United States or t 7 I to remain away from the 5 us had a lawyer-mayor, and ity one of the be md in the pelled to vote for a lawyer or This time we have an opportunity ng for a man whe will know where every dollar of the city’s funds is going, and who can’t be reached. A. V. Bouillon has been tried. He has shown himself to be one of the common people. In all its history Seattle has never been offered the services of a more capable man, Business and Politics “I want to see in our city government the exercise of the same honest business principles that have enabled me to make a success of my own business.” The above is taken Bullock, candidate at the republican prima at-large. If Mr. Bullock means what he says, and The Star believes | eememnnemn< IN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK fhe does, he’s just the sort of man the people of this city need in the council Like A. V. Bouillon, Mr the campaign card of J. W ies for councilman Bullock is not and never has Been a politician. He is essentially a business man. Every morning 6 o'clock finds him beginning his day’s work friends say he never loafs. He's just a toiler, and his work! has brought its reward in dollars and cents. Seattle would be fortunate Bullock could be found willing to give up a part of their time} to the affairs of the city With due acquiescence in all the Feasons why the Madison street fars don’t run, we still insiet that tehy should In any event, Patrolman Walsh's fevolver should be taken away from him until he can pass an ex @mination in common sense. if more men of the calibre of yodler named Thomas who lives in| the alley Halley's comet fs billed to be |seen here March 18. Quite likely That date is somewhat notable as &l hand he day after.” Considering the number of press Getting married in Canada seems! the suspicion that Ralph J. Leavitt to be only « temporary expedient, after all. .. Washington, D. C., Jan. 6, 1910 Dear Dad: Gifford Pinchot has a Presidential boom. He ts doing what he can to suppress it, but the @arn thing is proving to be quite bothersome. That Rooseveitian Speech did it| The letters have Deen pouring into Washington from ail kinds of people. They read about like this: “Pine. First thing that sounds like Roosevelt we have Reard since the ship sailed. Youll @o. Stick by the policies and we'll tick by you. We ure thinking of 1912, and you begin to look good us” And there are hundreds Ike that Likewise editorials. What does Pinchot say? “For heaven's sake don't. It will hurt the work. You know all I want fe a chance to save the forests and things, Don’t let the people get an idea that there is any of the @ther thing mixed up in it. You will do me a favor if you will do What you can to head it off." Fact ‘That's what he said to me up in is study at his house Sunday I respectfully call your attention to the fact that the secretary of ag Ficwlture has receive play up the “retailer” as respons fble for the increased cost of liv fng. The effect of the tariff and the trusts in this regard is becom fng too conspicuous in the public thought for some bave elections to face The Wash @istinctior all officially medium the Taft ad tration—loeally bere in ¥ ngton. John R. Me final politics of Mr. MeLean and h paper in den ee a8 ington Gas Co of the pro Did the ehing orders to entlemen who red outgivings of is going on the vaudeville stage. | The Ballinger vindication plant ts | the wings with a third pistol Seattle is to have a cat show, but | still working overtime and ts still | Nash says (hat she does aot object there are no prizes offered for the | —————————— bebind the demand. RATH | orrespondence = erties of Mr. MeLean, and th ecinnati Inquirer is anothe Mr. McLean te a very rich d very conservative” democrat. By the way, what is a democrat’ eee The house committee on post offices and post roads reports but one bill a session, the appropria tion act for the poetal revenues. | Bille for postal savings banks, ree: _ nd ito ulation of express etera, never are consi. is “Cannontam.” Mr. Ballinger has been talking @ lot about the “official record in his interior department. Mem bers of ce records have t instance (1 hoe power ca to be “the record” wan sent President Taft, minus a cer important adverse r refused. In one r to the Lake Ta by the ag rieultural department Which weuld suggest that Mr. Ballinger ot his associates have not t above tampering with “the official records Mrs. Taft has undertaken the alihost imposnibl i ducing the size of the card ona at he R ‘ Mrs. T 1 pr IN THE BAD L ae fotin my ne ad of coa { Wea —= who's Tawing ! — oO", weRe vay TWAT THA WRONG ORDER was DELIVERED AT YOUR HOUSE, NOW 1F YOU Wis BRING THR GOORS 4 FO OUR CoM. PLAINT CLERK WELL BF ONLY Yoo C4 AD YO RECTIFY INE AVSTANE.~ BY NORMAN. NEW YORK which ts being Tully Marshall is obliged |Mary Nash by first night the play w in Boston the revolver missed fire, abooting ber . Wan obliged t upon Mise Nash bas been raced to make feo jan office bofiding. The ae the situation demain | takes no more ther in his pocket jinto Mary's bosom tn case he should hay to forget notices be gets, it is hard te aown — owes Mary Draws the Line. At the request of Miss Nash ber [to being shot |tridae, but she does extremely dis The Church B. monet concern fa the |aliowea to leane Tplota of ground river, comprisix Ciw | The price pro for the first 10 ye jens than % cent om the ety two mg the Harlem & square foot, with An investigation ress who have applied for permiasion to see those official what purported 4 £0 to pro t? hold her tongue THE STAR—WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1910 YES = Good Are. 7 Week! 7¥e aEPT THe Ga008 | | COMPLAINT CLERK / $0 / BUY TNE STURE, wasTl my VALUABLE TIME, CAR FARE AND SHOK LEATHER, AND YOUR FIRM "GLADLY* DOLD THE "RECTIFYING "—~ Mk HEP You "RECT/FYY [eecond was that the land which the PpAnY Wants to rent now for $200] a year it has occupled for net | 1 ten win ober vera ol 1 THE PUBLIC EYE, com pensation. he Mewdames Fabda Jabaly and Fe |tima Harris had an Oriental banaar in one corner of ao building on Broadway near 43d st. The « Harris shop was left standing untlt the last. The proprietors were anxious to keep open two or three weeks longer. atid thought ‘they were golne to be allowed to do #0 The Rude Billsticker Recently a Dill posting man came jaloug and said be had « contract to bilfpost the front of the store. Mre Harris says she persuaded him, by means of a «ik kimono, four iace collars and other trities footing up to about $25, to go away jand leave her in peace. Last Thursday he came again. Mra, Harrie asserts he was agein going to billpost, but willing to | defer if he could have another kimo- jno and some silk stockings. Noth ‘ling happened except that the bil} poster's hat was smashed before he got out of the shop Mra. Harria and the billposter were arrested. He was fined $10 and she was discharged. The bill poster man paid his fine and hustled back to the shop, He employed workmen, and boards were nailed acrons the doorway of the store 80 fast that four customers wore board. ed up inside along with storekeep. The customers screamed. Mba, Harris’ husband shouted. A. huge chapped his way re lensing also the ous tomers. Then the storekeepers be gan packing wp their staff with) imuch haste | “JUST KIDS” BY T. S. ALLEN We CANT ARREST ME ALE sn labor is mostly the other fello fit the reaping of the son's w vate REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR The reason & woman knows her on will turn Out to be a fine man owe no signs of it STAR DUST si WISE BAYS) Foukina was atwa stuffed and put mis fellows i . 108 WHEELER. the University of Calffornia, fitth| largest university of registration, at present at the University things about the United States k in Mareh, and will par fiftieth anniversary labration of tix coll owd gathered. Finally Hargett, nd & hatchet in his shop and} providing for tm «xe feasor of each Wiibeim- Theodore Roosevelt ex professorship = BAILLARGEON’S shopper in mee JANUARY SALE SALE OF SILKS] NEW BHANTUNG BILKS. SALE OF SUITS FOR LITTLE WOMEN AND MiS8E6—An excellent assortment of Nicely Tallored Suits, quite different models to se leet from, ¢ good style; some trim med with bi 4 braid or piplug, others in plain tatlored effects, each suit good val ue at its former price; a veritable bargain now; the regular prices ranged from $26 to 8 THURBDAY'S GALE PRICE. #12.50 JUNIOR SUITS for the amall girls, regular litle jackets and skirts tailored Hike the grown-ups; semifitting jackets, notched col lars, tailored pockets and plaited skirts agen 9 to 19 aluew $13.75 to $19.75. THURS. DAY'S SALE PRICE 87.50 LINENS—BEDDING | MERCERIZED DAMASK—A\, per yard BALE PRICE ile ALL-LINEN DAMASK—Bleached and un bleached, 62 inches wide. Per yard, SALE PRICE Ste ALL-LINEN NAPKING—I9:inch, bleached Per doren, BALE PRICE $1.35 UNBLEACHED TURKIGH TOWELS—20x40 inches, splendid value. SALE PRICE, each 10¢ A FEW BEDDING ITEMS ALL-FEATHER PILLOWS—20xd7 Inches SALE PRICE, each woe COTTON MATTRESSES—Excellent tick Our SALE PRICE 84.65 SILKOLINE COMrORTS—F ize, bent materials; regular $2 value, SALE PRICE $1.70 Harry Lauder the World Famous Scotch Entertainer Signed a contract to sing for records exclusively for the Just the things you want most are now gre a Pri in Prige, imported, tn ch weave, new spring shade American Beauty pink fresh from the { SPECIAL. GALE OUR GREAT HOSIERY SALE The Hosiery Sale you have been waiting for, vast assortment of highest grade Imported Hosiery in lisle thread, silk lisle, gauze lisie and cotton—plain, lace ankle, novelties, etc., in blacks and colors, The regular prices of these fine goods range from 40c to 75c— SALE OF WOMEN’S HOSE commences 9 a. m. Friday SALE OF MEN'S HOSE commences 9 a. m. Saturday whereat we shall sell a 25¢ | 97c—GOWNS—97c] e of Dainty Night many money> Gowns at 97c—just one of the saving Hines in our Undermustlin Bale. White Cambric . embroidery SALE PRICE wn of soft nainsook, kimono style; and sleeves prettily trimmed with wide stitched lace bands SALE PRICE Cambric 8lip-Over yn, elbow med with em Empire Gown in fine e and full long, with band of Val neck and sleeves trimmed te SALE PRICE ove A Gown in fine nainsook, a simple ndsome effect SALE PRICE soft cambric, neck, elbow Second Fioor Raven prescription means that the doctor's skill ia, scribing im most efficiently mented by the cruggist’s compounding. RAVEN DRUGS 1416 Second Av. THE MYERS OPTICAL CO. LOOK #22 elasses on this fact the publicity you can and every you make the statement you some one. Kastern price ; Second floor, t all pure bro lue, Cale rohard silks are At & Mont hat during more ig of theme son OBE Voor, cut fall ves, em o7¢ o7¢ o7¢ aes 97¢ an | 4 VICTOR On January 20th Mr. Lauder wwii sing in the mory (matinee and Be 2h rickets for sale in our store A complete stock of Lauder’s records, them in our Talking Machine Department. exclusively Come and hear CHOICE CUTS— uncommon altace, For many years we have the best meats to be had in Seattle being 5 Rgenovelt * counsel: | is quite an appro-| SAVING TIME. was to leave 2 o'clock train from Broad at Philadelphia | Prof. Stevens New Method Teaching | The father usuatl has to pay fof] EVERETT & EDMONDS ROUTE, nall change jingles louder than uydred dollar bille; pretty sé ws) t;}make more hurrah than big ones,; The way for a map to make his |wife adore him is trong woman {s| out between the acts at the theatre Bagh and telephone home to ask if tho children have been burned up Three round trips daily lor him to go mst 4 gut: nd. 736 CLUB CAFE 210 James St Italian Dinner 5 ci FIRST AND MAGIOON. MRS. L. RARKADOS, Pr PALACE MARKET 2nd and Yeser ROTH rHoeNnes 5. Union Savings & Trust Co. of Seattle |The noe te tainen OR CAFE & GRILL “American Cafe Fourth and Pike, on the At the Ame yate gained by patror W with them tt have to of lobsters 1 Surplus and undiv Boulevard TRY A FRY A per CON Music Every Evening f to 12:30, Inclading Sunday Soaplake Cuticle Soap Can Now Be Obtained at Most Dealers A De-lightful Toilet Soap—Cheap, 10 CENTS—-3 CAKES IN BOX, 25¢ D ay sTReet ustomer® $300,000 $50,000 ted e a young ember how ed you @ nnies @ you think Wasn't save. led lly resident, nr, Cashiet “1D oa