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Published daily by The Star Pub Hehing Co, Do Your Daty and Th tizen of Seattle wh » go to the polls today nal | cast a ballot has committed a sin of omission that is akin to a crime Exhortations to careless citizens to go forth and do their duty at the polls have an air of triteness they lack the freshness | of phrase and thou rht that make for interesting reading they ring like pulpit preachments to virtue, but they are as necessary | as they are tiresome It is hard to believe that any citizen can be so unfeeling to} his own selfish interests as to fail to vote; that he can be so blind a matter of dollars and cents to xt to realize that in no small as not to see that his ballot ts him; that he can be so stupid as n measure his happiness depends upon the outcome of t Ay balloting Yet campaig ten per cent of t take the trouble to vote there not | n managers always estimate that from five to] will not} who take the trouble to register an estimate that would be absurd were | | | »rove its exactness, Some are too busy, some forget, and all in all from five to ten thousand voters | mary function as citizens of a civilized absol community the decent, respectable, ranks. Y And it is always church-going with | } vf the r saloon loafer citizen who drops out only a dollar and a night's lpdging at stake doesn’t keep away | from the polls, He does his duty to his ward heeler, while the decent citizen fails to do his duty to himself The blame for low development of municipal govern-| ment today, for sla and criminal police, for all city vice, ex~| tra e, mismanagement, is directly attributed to the voter} who stays at home The voter who doesn't vote is as bad as the floater who} votes as often as he can This is no platitude or aphorism. It is a demonstrable] fact, proven here in Seattle scores of times. Your home, your health, your life and your job may hinge on the outcome of today's election It is not a question of the personalities of the candidates, of their political alignment and financial welfare of the city, It is a question of the moral Mr, Voter, he city and you, as far as you are personally concerned, you are You may have a business worth thousands a year or you may have a job that brings you but a few dollars a week, but in either event your interests are in jeopardy today. You stand to win something or lose something. Are you going to allow some one else to play the game? The most lay aside whatever business may enough to go to the polls and common sense demands that you long vote | rudimentary press upon you today Otherwise you are a mere incumbrance to the city | If your Johnny Clancy's or Despite all the practice, vindteat ing Ballinger isn't approaching per fection with the speed of an oncom th ing comet. ing for The discovery of gold in the giz Itegal voting Isn't going to be a gard of a chicken may only be a) healthy outdoor sport today if scheme to break the meat boycott. | Sheriff Hodge can help it Ben Pincus re is only Inasmach as you may vote but Maybe Aberdeen’s death rate wil once, care should be exercised that| now draw @ long breath and get | interests are the same as/ one person worth vot: | * 1 cory are being got wise since I'm bebind the stead of tn front of It. high cost of living into @ grocery or the same conditic Into @ dentiat’s chair They carefully ask ¢ prunes and salt and luxuries Ike steak, they fo ask the prive. of rolled oats. Se eS ETT you vote right down on the low gear a a= On the Moving Picture Stage HAVE YOU SEEN THIS FACE? This pretty girt le a moving ple evening minute, perhaps, | is not acting, in the plc audience some or an that she tures, before an wh New is Malvern, of York. Her baby sister, Corinne, one of the favorite child act Miss Malvern usually akes emotional parts, and her face is familiar, of course, to many per sons in this cits ie Gladys { the stage Twain Turned the Tables. ve fellow boarders idec n Virginia City 1p & game on hin andiady’s help, kagiving dinner at boarding house Mark Twain, by a dexterous plece of sleight of hand, vek in ha otroit {@ The story of « American lady sald: “It 1 we religious s tescribe it to you, do you Made to Order Goods a yet trom? Ris begin ‘ | Rather he ‘ wered of what-| hadn't found the solution, Of ever th “4 ody got up|course Ohio has nothing at ether and stated the situation, and ended|end and is “hi” in the middle by calling for a special collection te 1 suggest t sing a hymn,” | mation ts attended with diffic one of the m of the church! The other rning t befor 7 ih man welghing at least 260 pounds. as carried out the| whose condition indicated a long line, “When we asunder part, it manner arrived 4 ” inward pain. 1 V on doling?” said he No one bothered answer Certain youthtul Roglishman,|iinally the. young oan in eek ad ” several years been|\of nev tackled one bystande who seoking his fortune in the Western|was amoking « pipe No, t— Old No. 2, Main ntessed to know all about! “What did he do?” said he mM Hee | rica, a& 80 many people do who Well man,” was the re umd Aven Near seas don't, Wishing to teat his great vhat be done, but be Veolor Way ond Ave knowledge, which whe doubted, an do ture star, and there tan’t a daylight | Mark Twa when he worked in| Nevada, on the Virginia City Enter any boarding house Jokes In revenge, the humortst’s senat an ser apparently direct from fowl, with a turkey leg of paint Yo hanged your poultry sler, haven a, ma'am no, Mr. Clemns, What akes you think so? / This turkey,” he answered, giv ing the wooden drumatick a little | hack with his knife t's the ten derest morsel I've str this } but @ stranger could be the real value of Val The regular $1.00 s Nestle’s Food — For infants. The 4711 Soap— The genuine. Anklets sings or Silk ings or Linen Knee Caps, Leg Anklets Abdominal Sup porters; $1.60 quality Utility Abdominal $3.75 qual ity Special Made Fashion Bolts Wednesday, and Mrs. Potter’s Walnut Hair Stain— THE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE FROM DIANA’S DIARY ("030% Miss Diliptekies Investigates the High Cost of Living as a Grocery Clerk and Learns What a Lot of Things She Didn't Know and Never Will. BY FRED SCHAEFER His mouth watered at a string of sausag Justioe MeKiwen nat but he was on a meat | n a case in trike and a bean ly man tor | ow of another, The Some fanny things ebout a gro to by me counter tn People are so worried over the that butcher ab f mind they 7 gO he prices and the weights of cornmeal and things they used to buy bind before. As for are afraid They just un- | cover in awe and aak for a pound Cr ORRESPO Ni / Stranger imposed on A nger Was arrested for steal ing Val Broddacks’ watch. No one aware of * watch, ze for Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets—— For after-dinner con ifort Ox cake Elastic Goods and | Paily Needs at Worth While Prices Trusses Linen Knee Caps, Log $1.10 $1.88 $1.20 Belts; the $2.60 $4.95 3 Bartell Drug Stor¢s tHE STAR—TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1910. | bad a wide bar bugey would sink hub, There has Z 1% bee: great advance since then, |f A , ai G aabe Sar leiaw salar OS | Boys’ Wash Suits for It will pay parents | Boys’ Wash Suite » top of the dash board - i cane gr splendidly to fit the pe Spring and § Aor 1 . } oO A wor rom s oO 1910. wi Henny Onionseed te somewhat tn - 5 cial tomorrow— ul or e entire cial ¢ ; A dolly sootal was held at Mrs ij $1.95 a4 | AT 9105. ; K, Fooslewink’s and many graceful ff summer tomorrow, doition were dispensed of. | Four more are on the sick let which 1s now too crowded for per sonal mention, Get sick early and avold the rush A aleighing party broke down jnear Foorlewink'’s brandy still, A | pleasant time was enjoyed by all, | / VERITAS Worse Than the Third Degree, A party of men were discussing the escapade of the De Janon girl |the other evening and giving thelr jreapective opinions as to what pun Ishment should be meted out to the waiter, ¢ n, which reminded City Clerk Thomas 8. Mooney of ting. lton, whe was formerly a Pinkerton detective in this elty In a town up the state some time ago, Mr. Mooney said, a married man jran away with a silly young girl, and after an exciting chase the elopers lwere finally captured and returned to their homes, Naturally everybody lhad an idea of his own as to what wction should be taken against the |mmarried man One suggested jal! for life, an | tiar vuld ffered ar feathers. A little man who at the corner looked up and 1 have a scheme, he remarked. | ¢ yours a mile. with hi 1 you do him over to his sald the quiet little via Telegraph s Decision. to what the board There was a fellow came in to was as day and looked round him tauch as | was worth a tourist stares at the crown jools|, One attorney called thr in the tower of London, His mouth | !verymern ane mot watered at @ string of sausages, | 5+ but he Was on & meat strike and a He anked if we bad got where we were selling four in four-ounce packages Itke tea This foodstrike idea is getting to be a regular religious rite with some people. Some of them are aleo on an egg Strike, But 'm | werymen afraid the only effective ogg strike | show how will be one put over by the hens. || There's no such thing as an un j ures the opr jected, and declare to be incompetent that moh testimony on the ground boarding a horee the coat of the cost of the i you're « « put in McEwen coveted egg—tf {t's fresh | that plan in Judt- (Continued. ) ial 7 a oe wee ee ae jin lepha rk dowr — to cows by gradua ‘seagon"—Cleve land Leader ‘Hair Germs Ayer’s Hair Vigor promptly destroys the germs that cause failing heir. | Nature completes the work. You save | your hair, and have a more luxuriant growth, too. Keeps the scalp healthy; destroys al! dandruff, | Does not Color the Hair | vay dhider al tell you prectealy why we | Mons Onlonseed recalis hat 25 | we cach of the ts tn Ayer's Hats years ago the main road jwise so | Viger. Ask Aim all about H. {0 A7°U Se: which he got for a premigor with | & package of breakfnet fi Hot Water Bottles toln Syed Thursday Friday yo OC 32c 32c | | be PE ve ote Vox Syringe: int Maroon Foun- , KUaranteed in every 3.2! AROMATIC EXTRACT OF CAS: | CAMPHORAT CARA—A splendid 14 physic; 402. bottle Ceo O11 —Pure PEROXIDE FACIAL CREAM— A luxury after ongth BOO scan bos. bot PIONEER BRAND EXTRACT tle for OF BEEF—Of superior 290 quality; 60¢ jar MENTHOL, EUCALYPTUS AND WILD CHERRY — For VIOLET WITCH HAZEL CREAM. 19¢ skin; 26e Softens the bottle coughs of long 25 VIRGIN OLIVE OIL——The finest standing c mported; full CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER | pint Cc PILLS—Cure torpid liv ) > Legyy “Myon 13c sya P oF WHITE PINE AND SPEARMINT DENTAL CREAM Kesentially a quality denti . vot 290 {rice 14¢ yg ord sted ley Ps jpg 19c : KING'S CREAM DENTRIFICE A de ntrifloe that pleas 5c 1) FACIAL SOAP ROSE TOILET c RE AM In por ~The regular colde quickly; 4-07 acrew If the Bartell label is on the bottle) you may be sure, it's right, “Barteli" stands for quality alwaya. No. tomNew Store er Wiest « Near Market |] | Pieces at 75 Worth $1.50 to $2.25 | EOWIN J. BROWN, 713 First Ave. |f} | Union f dirt and rubbish | Boys’ Spring Wash Come and Purchase New Styles at $1.95. Worth Up t $450 i | > : ‘ 1 Parents who come tomorrow, and grasp tl rly-spring i a will a hly rewarded - “ie embrace trictly new iH rials; new styles; new patterns and all, lor the ming Spri q i Summer. Every suit is absolutely perfect in every way _- i A most generous selection of Spring’s choicest effects will parents tomorrow in Chambrays, Galateas, dir Repps, tea Lawns, Madras and other initial favorites of tl season, ij The ever-popular Russian and Sailor styk ec, of com i style leaders. With the excellent array of novelt signs are | a number of dressy suits in white, fresh from the makers. Ey, i on sale tomorrow is dependable—in a nutsh« they are differen,* | Will you be on hand for your share of the good things tomotrow jg i] mur Boys’ Section, on the Third Floor? A fortunate purchase this 3 store makes possible the very SPECIAL PRICE FOR _ ; WORTH UP TO $4.50 TOMORROW. 1 A Practical Sale i n Our Basement ee a es = Pieces at 25¢ Worth 50c to 75c Pieces at 50c. Wort 85c to § In this pieces prettily Dishes, Jugs, aucers, decorated—Piates, Oatmeal | Cream Pitchers, Sugar Bo Nut Dishes, Cream Pitchera, | After-Dinner Coffee Cups, Tea Cups, Jelly Dishes, Cake and | Cake Dish, Bon Bon Dish and M Remember, ai} pieces are imported. Plates $100 Worth $2.50 to $385 i This table reveals a pleasing arey Paney China Plates. The designs are am and the quality ts such that you wi assortment are a bost of useful | A rich assemblage of Fancy Plate, } Pin Pie Plates j Gold and tone ornamentation are repre- sented in Beautifully-Finished China here Among other artistic and useful pieces we find Cake Platters, Cheese Dishes, Butter | these for years. Some entirely Dishes, Chocolate Pots, Tea Pots, Oatmeal | with fruit or floral subjects in — Dishes, Candle Sticks, Pin Trays, Boufllon | ings. Some have colonial centers WER Oups and Jelly Dishes | edges. Many are finished with heay bandings and renaissance | Good | Rugs—But They Must GO | ea —Crowd Your Cotar Bags fu H} | and at Only $12.75 They Will Go| Set <?y Ctas Ae Ging ni al i mmm | @1,10 for 12—55¢ for 6—10¢ fer A full assortment of styles, much wanted close-fitting effect | one, Heavily woven and O. K. in every way, | size; every size correct and eva but we have but fifteen and they must leave | to make room for the Spring Rugs. SALE TO CLOSE OUT TOMORROW $12.75 je patterns and colors. Rugs, every All good, dent Excellent wearing, attractive made that it will give extra wear, The rants liberal purchasing for sow for the future. |WAR TO THE TEETH The Dental fi Combine —lones | i} ] j two dollars, save a dollar and 1 make a dollar when I do your : = dental work.|I ee. Combine Deatiety Constant increase in business# | fas ethics is to charge & prices without # guarantee guarantee Dental high My ethics ts te made it necessary to alter and! } work at © people can pay. til model our store. While we areal |don’t compete with cheap Dentists, tga ee but do the best work for half the |i we are going to make it the im jeharge made by the Combine. Read | ff eg f mc my article in Monday's Star 1) beautiful, modern outfitting i lishment in the city, Open already begun, and in on to our presents | have | avoid dar Block, Between Columbia and Cherry Streets Open evenings until 9 and Sun-/ days until 6 for people who work. | g we have reduced prices, pay We you the co our Liberal Credit Medium at same low prices. We assure yous | } | allow i] you will find it a great assist | H Davenports } Lounges and Sant | tary wchos in} { «reat array you have not all the ready Waldurt Bide. Main 6260—Phones—Ind. 1524 SERMN & BALDRIDGR Taliors and Men’s Furnishers 1107 Pike Street, Retween “oren and Minor || Eastern Outfitting Co. 1332- nl Second Av. “* Seatile’s Reliable Credit in oe Grand Ridge One Price—One Quality MAIN 659 BEKIN q at 2 Of our coal 1s warranted to pan out pure coal and nothing else. You will find no artificial padding of Weights with us. We sell coal—not mixed with it And these grades of ours are the finest ever tined, with good heat tng and lasting qualities, Better put in a good supply now while the | summer prices rule, You will save | by it J. W. BULLOCK Both Phones 87 Estimates Furnished Free B. & M. pepegeeretye7