The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 14, 1911, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR SOME DIFFERENCE SINCE THE DAYS OF VALLEY FORGE Rew Wa rs \ dent « « a in tid have ANS had fought was something to feed ber how you felt ooks of that fa sorrowful meditation in the freezing, ragged, continental » Remember all that? Some ps eh? You bet it was REAL band of “Washington ship. A they were aristocrac aristo: they not distu: a general, all-round and half starved? And weren't they @iffieutt for the How school, you think an AM ou u Tread would aul and and Ri AN to go you were ugh that winter proud about A that Re old the to endure ey with ¢ and Ame patriotism, too, not ham rebels” had espised and looked upon of both Engh insurgents, insurrectos, muckrakers blankety-blar “i nuisances? And we t they And didn’t half of them talk with a “rube ‘disturbing business conditions,” and maki higher-up crooks of British and tory y their grip on the country? Why And it was fi « @id and ime for ‘em to hang on and f and fight and and retreat and die the way they did in the face of such difficul Without even glory as a reward But, say, do you notice how we've changed some si of Va Forge? Have you glanced at what our dandy is doing today? Do you know that there are bands of “rebe ico, fighting for liberty and a chance for a decent existence a as Washington fought for those things, and that down there to suppress them? And do you know that this ts done are in danger in Mexico, and Wall st. wants it done? ft is done, thousands upon thousands of miserable sl Will be driven back to the mines and rich plantations to work all Hives and finally die in an effort to swell dividends for the “intere If you don't, The Star assures you it is true. Just think it over. Think over Valley Forge, too. racy and a accent? « it more fasten aplen days army | tho little our because Wall NEVADA legislature knocked out the bill to extend time required for residence in order to get a divorce, and the ladies and gents on the waiting list at Reno had a big celebration. months less in Reno means six months sconer in New York, and somehow they prefer little old New York. AS TO NO. 24,911 ‘The doors of San Quentin penitentiary swung open A strong, fine looking man, in the prime of life, who had been Waiting, said: “Whatever I set out to do, I will do cheerfully and to @ie best of my ability. Though the citizen is temporarily dead, the Gian is yet alive, and trusts that he may be able to show that he te @ery much of a man.” The penitentiary doors closed. 24,911 What now? This—that Ruef is the ward of society, to be reformed and made “very much of a man” in every way possible; that, intend of every honest man’s hand being raised against him, every hone man's hand should be extended to help bim. Let Ruef. the scoundrel, be forgotten. Let everything possible | be done to make a man of No. 24,911. It should be the aim of legal pum ishment in every case to lift up, not to keep down Another thing society owes to ftself, and that is proper treatment of those who suffer most—the gray-haired parents and innocent friends. Anything that adds to their sorrow will be Injustice, unmertted punish ment For years the newspapers and magazines have been full of Ruef. Ruef is temporarily dead. Let's remember him only ss No. a1 trying to do well and cheerfully what be is set to do, that he may sometime return to life “very much of a man.” SAY, Cousin Taft, while you're flirting with the beautiful, dark-eyed Southern senorita, won't some other fellow run off with Miss Canada’ JIM AND GEORGE | Jim works in a shop and lives at home with his wife and children He wears overalls at bis work, and his bands are calloused and grimy George is a traveling man. When Jim walks home past the hotel | where George sits, smiling, behind polished plate giass windows, with white collar and cuffs, freshly creased trousers, nicely parted hair and a clean shave, Jim is likely to think that George has an ideal I But George, poor lonely devil, would give half his salary and his expense money if he could hustle home like Jim and spend evening with bis family. Jim bas more real fun when Whispers that he wants a 10-cent George ever had in the finest hotel in the land Many a George sits hour after hour gazing at the eveaking when spoken to, probably about subjects in 1¢ least interest, smiling pleasantly, trying t hen his thoughts are far, far away, with bis whom he hopes will become his w The hotel may be good-—but PORK taste better than half a chicken at a hotel Abraham Ruef had become No. little Jim crawls on bis kn football Mke Billy Watson's and than passing throng which he hasn't the newspapers with the girl BEANS AT HOY ROAR as much as you like, Bill! Pinchot and Glavis and Kirby are vindicated. And Alaska is not yet Guggenheimed! THE SIZE OF IT A strike for the purpose of unionizing a shop is illegal,” say Massachusetts supreme court. Why not say it’s {Illegal for labor aspire jp better conditions—shorter hours and more and be done with if That's about the size of it the} to| WE don't care a continental what Taft calls us fact remains that Ballinger is out. the tremendous OBSERVATIONS NATIONAL food expert advises everybody to eat mussels. —trot out your mussels! All right ° “recalled o © DANVILLE, its chief of police just because he an escaped murderer was o*o o FRANCE got rid of a radical cabinet hotter that it butns her fingers. | “ie to. BATTLESHIP IDAHO Is going to St. Louis if the Lord wills and| she doesn’t get stuck on a sandbar ° ° IF CHAMP CLARK'S got a joke about the time to get it out of his system ooo 9 Judson Harmon He will supply ee es WIDOW of Schuyler Colfax, vice president with term, is dead at 76. Her husband died in 1885 at Ee aS SENATOR LODGE killed a $70,000,000 pension appropriation with a simple point of order. You see, the point of order was sustained. Oo 6. “@ “APPLE MARY,” for 40 years a character of the Chicago Board| of Trade, where she dispensed frult and sandwiches, died recently. Her funeral was conducted by a committee of brokers. o 06 UNCLE SAM'S venture in prop: year, compared with $180,000 the wealskin and then got one so much | ° annexing Mexico, now's | | | | BRYAN declares that lable Gate for president in 1912 is not an av asons lat candi nt in his first | the age of 62. o ating fur seals paid $460,000 last ar before, We may all be wearing at cost price—but probably it will be a cold day when we do ee in” What an epigram ueky ones to win a $1 reward Star will give three pr each $1 em, they will be street is the best short joke yc or Jit in RIGHT ncoeptable. telephone nur address seonger by mail or Star Dust eR RRR Now that vented a way t wood, the + na conceai a sh sers, an Englishman has in. make clothes from boy won't have to in the seat of his gle tro Som ht hoping the wou panta they might rain atber IN A FEW YEARS. He What On the wers and se « in at the have my way home stor m skirts JOSH WISE SAYS “Beeleysport had two funerals in one day, entail considerable social rivair However, of buryin’ was in th’ mornin’ , ar other int noon, permittin everybody tend both,” in’ PERSONAL OPINION Whether the Mexican reve ints fight not, thef deser med facing sandstorms breathing t kall wa n country itfon or © alkali ¢ a « in such a desolate She makes no nolse the floof when wifey pompadour. bangs her UP TO HIM it acream Certal Id do an, soul in sight kiss yon would you ly, but 1 good den There we isn't a Thoreau: A.thousand are the branches of evil strikes at the roots, Said cutting where « at ne Thomas Fortune Ryan, multimi! 4 to be in the drygoods Baltimore. WINTER little winter Now and then relished by The coal yard t business in A Is men Louls Times. A little Tom and Is re by More hed than a few. Springfield Union. A lite Nice Makes With serapple nd hot us conte! our lot Allentown Democrat Cold storage chicken— Waffles, too p us from feeling Navy blu Scranton Tribune-Republican, K Strawberries from Our own home place Makes us glad when We feed our face Houston Post. Sunny skie And balmy For Seattle Never freezes. breezes HIS IDEA “Ig there any insanity in the “DEAR OBSERVATIONS: In Lent, what becomes of the bi and other rich meat stuffs the butcher agually carries?” — Mra. J.C. Well, Mrs. C., we personally wear a jgttle of the bacon as jewelry, thas stutt back into the lee box, aE ridin nage ’ Wiggs family?” “It's @ great pity if there isn’t, for it would serve as an excuse for rat} drinking al-| ou know? Whether NOW to the Smile Editor of ‘The For the three best jokes submitted between now and cash. The jokes need not be new or Write your fun contribution. on one side of the paper ber lay night of this week Address the joke to the Smile E after. | | } it be @ littic verse or @ dialogue, or a short story Star, and you may be one of the Thureday night, The original—just 60 there is a smile in and sign your name, ditor, The Star, and get them in by Osgar und Adolf | BY FRED 0 “. are you vell informt I haf eferdings a you are a shoplifter? & pretsel?™* A pretzel ies @ “Oh, dion o Zertainly | @ hant spring.” An observant whiskey in a barroom. was denominated Glume a skee.” A litle out of the “A stralg citizen madp a barrel, ple my Here $re some of the dif SCHAEFFER. fingers ents Vell, can you furnish me der defint cheese stick vich froze vile turning note of how different men ordered ent ways the stuff “rll take a little rye, Charley “Lat me have a shot in the arm “Redeye.” “The same.” “Pass the bottle.” “A drop o° th’ crathur.” “You know mine. “Me form xnif “Gurgie-urgie But the most laconte of all six made a motion as if drinking r Figst Reporter—I wonder why here at the end of th eminent speakers? Second Reporter eat T dunno—ma: AIDING Li with the long hair.” “And what bas that to do wit “Well, papa, he’s an author,” 47" —Boston jought to be encou: In a Chicag told by a house det ‘ould smok smoke ive to “kill th in the dining t } yes, said Mrs. Smith, my ologiat. I never knew till yes tickets in his pockets marked, “Mu they were relies of a Jost race CAME BACK. wk “Did the doctor call, Williar “Yes; he says I've got to take the rest cure. “Was he looking at your tongue when he told you that?” No; he was looking at your pit ture. ’ TODAY'S GOOD SHORT GNE. “My nani said the great tragedian, “has adorned many, bill | boards.” And mine," | comedian, “ha: bills. rejoined the low adorned many hoat® we hhh tk "ALF AN’ ‘ALF Je like z@ women very much, Les bebes je adore; |* I like for be Americain An’ Francals evermore, * * * * * * | [RRO kkk tt tO * * * * * * * * Being clever being ridiculous, Real poets do not wear pink rib bons in thelr hair, isn't necessarily Genuine sporting men don't al ways wear loud clothes, A combination card and toilet table that folds compactly enough hotel Cgumtess De Swirsky lit a Complying, she complained | tm the dining rooms in the East mply formed a cup of bis hand and AT THE BANQUET. it is that they stick us away down ¢ we can be close to the ybe it in so we won't see how they TERATURE “Helen, Tam shocked. I actually saw you kiss that tall young man! +, ine interstate h itt” Record. carette, and was e. butt.” rooms in the East. But manifestly in Chicago, husband is an enthusiastic arche- dny.. I found some queer looking dhérse, § to 1." He explained that DYNAMITER WAS A MARRIED MAN HIMSELF » Chicago man sat in bis of & worried expression on his In fact, he was very nervy and kept drumming on his mahogany chair. A seedy looking man came in, uifangounced, and the Chicago business man sprang to his feet What is it? What do you want?” he asked, Money,” said the producing stick from his pocket, drop this.” The business man reseated hint self. Drop it,” he said, “Drop It, my friend. My wife told | me when I left home this morning | to be sure and order a bag of flour |for the mince pies, and I've for gotten it. I reckon it will take |just about as much dynamite as |you have there to prepare me for the ‘blowing up’ I shall get when she sees me.” “Tm a married sald the dynamiter, slipped out, seedy man, of dynamite “Money—or I with a smile. man myself, and quietly Letter to Papa. This is a letter to papa from his three-year-old boy; An Oy AVES ‘Translation: “I love Please come home at once Lorimer was received like a hero in Chicago. Jesse and Frank James had lots of friends, Sil ile le le ie ain ae ie ee ee a * * * SAYINGS OF CELEBRITIES. & * * TORO ROK tk tO tok A member of the New York bar, in the management of a tough case in one of the higher courts, quoted the proverb, “Cast not thy pearls before swine.” As he rose to sum up, the judge sald jokingly: “Be careful, Mr. S—, that you do not cast your pearls before swine,” ‘Don't be alarmed, your honor, f ‘ou, papa. to be carried in an automobile is a jate nov am about to address the jury, not) the court,” he replied. He Knows Most of the Kilo- watts by Their First Name, Figures Star Interviewer. All public offictals are not polltt clans—that's the impression you at »nee get from a few versation with our new su dent of lighting, J. D, Ross He can tell you all about electric ity—he's b dabbling with tt Ince he was 11 years old-but though he has been a public serv ant well nigh a nt of that eluaive polities is the of the harem skirt Rows in too busy to make of @ success as a glad hand 4 When he's not at hin office busy with the day's routine, at reading one of the clectrical magazines osnentially minutes’ con rinten he's game Hicktown belle 6 ch tint or the home at Row He | present & worker in way up to his position as head of the | biggest lighting plant owned by any elty In the Unite States, and he promises to make it bigger and | bigger He got all this technical training by hard study alone, burn ing the midnight olf in the littl town of Chatham, Ontario, where he was born Ross never had teal work his own faculty. Supt. Ross about 10 began talking of bulidin light plant City Engineer made him bis assistant. When the plant was made a separate de partment Ross became chief assist ant to Supt. Youngs. At that time the number of electrical engineers in Be could almost on the fingers of one hand. As superintendent of construc tion for the light department, Rows has seen the city plant grow from a one-horse affair to an institution which cleared a quarter of a million dollars in one year. Ross bas been in love with the plant these many years. He knows most of the kilowatts and amperes by their first name now Ross now wants to make plant a model for all cities to pattern after. And the people evidently want to help him, for in the 12 days in February when he had charge, 415 new appli ations for light were made | against for an equal junder his successor, R. M. Arms | “Some day. we will have a net | work of municipally owned Nght plants in this country. The Se tle plant's success Ix going to help bring {t about,” says Ross is not a visionary, either show you in good, hard, blooded figures, if you're Missouri. landed = in Thomson e be counted He can cold from Washington, D. C., March 8. Dear Dad: The new senator from West Virginia, C. W. Watson, tx one of the biggest coal mine eper ators in the world. One of his principal customers is the navy of the United States. In his short nervice in the senate Mr. Watson has voted for seating Lorimer and has signed a telegram deciaring his purpose to follow Mr. Bailey as leader. His absence from the senate chamber made posstble jthe passage of the ship subsidy bil Did you ever hear of the fate of the bill which was introduced into the United States senate to provide government ulation for the tele. phone monopoly? It was referred commerce commit tee, of which the late Senator Elkins was chairman, and by Sen ator Elkins was referred to a sub- Why, papa, didn't you say with your own lips that young authors! committee, of which Senator Mur ray Crane of Massachusetts was the chairman. The humor lies in the fact that Senator Murray Crane is the largest owner of the $100, 000,000 corporation which is th telephone trust writing Senator LaFoliette ts suffering from a se vere cold which threatens pneu- monia, This is what he gets for being kind hear While the sen’ ate wa ne in all-night ses- sions, LaFollette retired to a com mittee room at 3 o'clock in the morning to get a little sleep. At his or two blankets had been sent from his house to his com jmittee room against such emer- gency, The senator, how r, found two little senate pages wound up in the blankets sound asleep. So he dumped down on a lounge went to sleep with nothing him. 1 hours later he awoke with a ¢ At the present i. achusetts constitution, in 1780, provided for the re- call of public officials of that ¢ monwealth, including judges. is an interesting fact to keep in mind when reafing Senator Lodge's speech agalust initiative, r dum and recall in the Arizona con | stitution, “The reason for the deficit in the toffice department will be found ficiency and mismanage- decla Senator Bristow as he fixed his ey on Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock, who was seated on the senate floor beside Senator Curtis of Kansas. Frank Hitehcock went a shade whiter and nodded his assent. The American Woolen Associa-| tion, which is the organization of | woolen manufacturers who benefit by schedule K, that section declar ed by Senator Aldsich to be the| citadal of the protective tariff sys-| tem, has begun spending money to| secure favorable publicity and to avert if possible tariff revision dealing in a downward manner with thelr product. Several large contracts for advertising have been placed with weekly and monthly publications on condition that the publications will not print things which are offensive to the Ameri- an Woolen Association in the mat ter of a tariff revision downward beginning with schedule K, No two nations have the same laws governing the handling and | storage of exp'osives, Hence we feel safe in inditing this: I must admit I like to see A woman in the garment harem; Still L would raise a mérry row If my wife ever dared wearem. | Dance at Dreamland tonight, oe and} over | | | | period {clean campaign, and such @ cam | Row» |Closed letter to The Star re No Glad Hand Artist is Ross, New Light Chief, But He Knows All About the Electrical Business In the Editor’s Mail Seattle, March Sth, 1911.] Editor Seattle Star—Now that the election is over, and | am num. bered among the successful candi daten, I desire to say one thing. In your efforts to elect a ticket which weemed to you to be to the best in |terest of Seattle, you at least were inasmuch as you conducted a paign as can leave no sore spots in the minds of the other candi. dates, regardless of whether they were successful or not I request that you publish thi en-| 4 and remain Very truly yours, F. 8. 8 To the Voters of Seattle: | Having been confined to my| home, unable to address the voters, | it was most gratifying to me to re-| ceive such # splendid vote of con-| fidence 1 particularly desire to publicly thank the many friends who so enthusiastically championed my cause, and through whose enthusi- asm the success of my campaign | was realized, I extend my thanks them especially, and further to voters of Seattle, who have! pred me with the responsibility | representing them, and 1 shail what I can to make my services represent the entire city of Seattle. | F. 8. STEINER. INER. Seattle, March 11, 1911. Editor The Star: Dear Sir—With the potent help} of The Star, the people of Seattle) smashed one machine last Tuesday. They do not want the new coun- cil to build another. Whether Max Wardall or Oliver T. Erickson is president may not be very Important, but it is of great importance that the council should elect its own committees. ! We do not want ism or Cannonism It would be a grateful recognie tion of the fact that O. T. Erickson received more votes than were ever before given to any candidate for any office in this city if he were made president, but everyone knows that he ts not bunting the job nor allowing his friends to so Heit it for him Some of us are old-fashioned enough to think this is one of the many reasons why he should be elected I have too much respect for Mr. Blaine to believe that he said of thinks that the voters should now leave the council alone to act as they please. What-would Mr. Blaine think of any housewife who thought her, work all done when she put the dough in the oven? Some twenty-five thousand wom- en in Seattle and a few men are watching to see that this batch of bread does not get burnt. Yours truly, WILL ATKINSON. any more Czar- Seattle, March 12, 1911. Editor The Star. Dear Sir: As you have, by your work, proven yourself the cham- pion in the canse of the common people, | would like in all earnest- ness to ask you a question. Have you any information to give as to what all this military uproar and bustle means that is going on in this United States around the Mexi- can border today, and where is the nation, and who is it that is going to attack us? Surely as the most rank, bombastic, hypocritical piece | of military humbug, this certainly — seems to be going the limit. For heaven's sake, Mr. where is our enemy? EDWARD DE YOUNG. 1127 Lakeview av. 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