The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 13, 1911, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR Phones: Private Hxohange Main 9400 and Tpdependent 441 aber of Tnited Prose. Published Daliy by Phe Star Publishing Co. ~——"Eniorea at Seattle, Wash, posiotfive wa second atte Walk, Out of clty, 80 conta per month up fo aix months, Bix months, p10. One year, $4.26. * The Blind Bosses fae Machine politics controlled the meeting of the re- sy sem national committee yesterday. Just as it was four years ago, the attempt to have the presidential primary plan adopted was turned down. ; How the big party bosses must smirk and sneer at the people’s idea of having a voice in the nomina- tions! The name of Robert M. La Follette was not _MONVAll wires were laid for the renomination of Taft. His choice by the boss-governed convention is a fore- gone conclusion. Queer, isn’t it, how these wise men, who think hold the “whip hand” over the people, go on popular measures, blind to the inevitable WHO IS THE MAN WHO IS NOT AFRAID? Election day, with lively little issues like prohibition and socialism | BRA $30,000,000 to $46,000,000 graft possibilities at stake, Los Angeles | ted rioting. Thirty special police stations were established. A Insurance” army of 1,000 officers was detailed by the sheriff chief of police, and the street department got ready to mop up Femnants of men and women from the gutters. Some 75,000 women turned out and voted, and the 100,000 he voters @eted like gentlemen, to the best of their ability. It was one of the @Bletest, sincerest, decentest elections on record, and everybody at- ‘@Wibutes this to the fact that so many women took part. The argument that women will not vote and will be ill treated at the polis is as dead as a salted mackerel that’s been freshened for cooking. BNC THE STAR—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, | I SO, THIS 1S HOW YOU “CUT OUT THE SMOKES SNEAK BACK OF THE STREET-CAR GALLANTRY Lafayette Young, for a while senator from lowa, is authority for the following account of an incident on a street car in Des Moines: The car was crowded, and mostly by women who were bent on shopping. When all had been seated, the three or four men who In- dulged in the luxury of seats looked at one another as though to say: “We are next to get up.” In fact, three women got on at the next stop, ‘and a business man rose to offer his seat to one of them, who was young and very pretty pwel,” the latter said, smiling a¢ she thanked him. 1am a jeweler,” he sald. “I set jewels,” is married to that lady.-Cosmopolitan Magasine. ae eh eee eee eee eee THE UGLY BRUTE “See that measuring worm crawling up my skirt.” cried Mrs. Bjonks. “That's a sign I'm going to bave a new dre: “Well, let bim make tt for you,” growled Mr, Bjen! “And while he's about it, have him send a hookworm to do you up the back. I'm tired of the job. Liverpool Mercury. eeeeeeees seeeeeees i should I say, “I will have a new She-—-Speaking correctly, darlin bonnet,” or “I shall have a new bonnet He—Speaking correctly absolutely correctly—my love, you should “I won't have a new bonnet.” AMERICAN IDEA any, GOOD TIME BUT.when topics for discussion run too much to whey, we can @iways get Champ Clark started at annexing Canada. ° o oO GOOD EVENING! Are you going to bed early tonight? Try ‘once, It's one of the best “exercises” for good health you can take, aac TIMOTHY COLE ranks as the world’s greatest wood engrave for 28 years has been engraving the old masters in European gall: ° o ° EAT salad once a day and dodge intestinal indigestion, says ex- pert. “Another advantage {s that salad don't cost as much as some Meher foods. it and o 60 6 U. 8. LEADS all countries in production of coal, the total last year being 29.2. And yet there a ‘who suffer because the price of coal is too high. ee, se SEATTLE may not have any aristocratic horse show, but we have a mighty good annual poultry show, anyhow And there are real ariato. her percentage of people in America |has-aw-no business ; é 1 ae Tess--Oh, no, Tom, dear, you mustn't ask papa tonight. He lost a whole lot of money in stocks to Engli#hman—My-aw-fathaw- | day wb The American er’s business? The What's your fath- om——Juet the right time then Amertcan-—Then what's his He won't have nerve enough to lec me about the care of money VERY LIKELY The graft? fats of the barnyard among the hens and roosters, you know. oe HATTIE ARNOLD created the role of Josephine, in “Pinafore,” Philadelphia, 30 years ago, and is now playing in her 178th piece. She says she will make it an even 200 before she stops. °o oO “SLOWLY the mills of the courte ground, and only graduajly did the majesty of the law (Sherman law) assert itself,” reports Cousin} Bill Taft. Betcherlife, Bill! Slow as a funeral, with the U. 3. supreme court officiating majestically at the grave Seer fee ANOTHER little girl “born to the purple”! Dispatch to The Star says Queen Victoria of Spain has given birth to her fifth child. Poor Wttle kid! They're probably already figuring out what dissipated old| Princely house she'll be traded off to when she's old enough to marry, J e668 HAVE you—er—aré yon going ‘to do’ your—Wwell, we haven't the} Nerve to repeat it again today. | in| musical | ° Single tax is interesting the people of Seattle. land by railroads and other corporations, and also even up and give the man who toils somewhere near ari even break with the capitalist. What is single tax? Beginning tomorrow, The Star will publish the first of a series of ten articles by Edmund Norton, in which he will a swer this question. These articles will appear, one a day, on this page. They are short and snappy, and tell about single tax so that all may un- derstand it. EDMUND NORTON—Staff and special writer for “La Follette's Weekly,” “The West Coast Magazine,” San Francisco “Star,” “The Public” of Chicago, the “National Single Tax Review,” etc. He has been | teacher, Indian instructor in the national service, editor, general writer and special student of sociology for more than a quarter of a century. As a recognized exponent of the GEORGIAN SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY, he is widely known. As newspaperman, lecturer and political worker for progressive policies, he is known as one of the “Old Guard,” having been associated with W. & U'REN in the original direct legistation Cedar 414, =« Bekins | for moving are lower than others’, because we do a cash ce business—You get the benefit. MADISON At 12th It is, to many of | them, one means the people have to check the contro! of vast tracts of | Hazel—Some folks don't know what's good for them in this world Henry—-Yes, but they're better off than the people that know and haven't the price to get it A MISANTHROPE First Chorus Girl think of that report hair? Second Chorus Girl—Faise. ‘What do you about her HER WAY OF DOING IT “I hope, my Gear, you followed my advice and exercised due care lin the se pn of the # you purchased for your friends hap?” “Indeed I did, dear. 1 bought “Well, you can judge. I only the things with which they|a small boy ask him to help gave double quantity of trading|tin can to a dog’s tall, yoste ‘Is Robinson a sociable soft of rd a a stamps.” and he didn’t even stop to ligten. ‘ 1911 “What has be come of the old- used i ” What Milton Omitted |. ‘The rebellious been cnat out of heaven | owift downward flight Lucifer over took Beelsebub. “What's troubling you, Bub?” he called. “An old problem,” answered the future foul fiend, between somer- |eaults: “Where are we gotng this tall?" —Lippincott No Choice Hubert Latham, the Antoinette flyer, was talking at a tea to @ pretty California girl "Mr. Latham, id the girl, as she took her nineteenth walnutand- lettuce aandwich, “tell me, doen fly- ing require any particular applica tion?” BRE RHR BREE * That Was Why “Why are you so sore on that eminent millionaire? He has done wom “l was one Washington Herald. Seeeeeenee ee ee A Bchem “There's nothing in a name.” “I think there is.” “Prove it.” “Well, TU bet if it was called ‘jodge’ Instead of ‘church’ more men would attend."—Detrott Free Press. TES CHARLEY Was ALA SET 1 MS GLAD RAGS Ano WAS ABour To BEAT IT TD He PLAY WHEN THE PHonc RANG, THE VOICE Asxeo! him Tis,” IF THE CORN - COb- PIPES wits THE oance? TROUBLE CLERK- Quick What Really Ocourred “Well, | deciare,” said Lot, as he realized that hie wife had been turned into a pillar of salt, “That's | strange phenomenod. I always thought the old lady was largely | pepper. Whereupon he dug asalt-cellar jand inid her gently away therein before moving on. — Harper's | Weekly. “Weil, no, none tn particular,” |Mr. Latham anewered, “Arnica or jhorse liniment—one's as good as another,”"—8an Francisco Chron ice. Faia ett i Never Fail My wife can't decide on a car.” “This model is the j* in touring cars.” * “The last word, eh? Then * she'll have it."--Washingtou ® Herald * ee Staging It A leading theatrical manager told a dramatic critic stories as he strolled in the bright, cold weather down Broadway “There was one chap,” “Il couldn't get rid of. Dear me, he was persistent. I refused his farce seven times and he still kept turn ing up with {t, rewritten here and there. “The eighth time he came I told him firmly it was no use. ‘But, sir,” he said, ‘is there no possible way you could put my farce on the stage?’ ““Well,’ said L, ‘there's one wa: but I don't know if you'd submit— “Oh, I'd submit!’ he erfed. ‘I'd \* i* last | | , said I, ‘we'll grind it up and use It a@ snow storm.’ Loa Angeles Times. An Exceptional Case First Beggar—I tell you, Bill. pays ter be polite. A “Thank yer never hurt nobody. Second Beggar—It did me. I said jit to a lady without thinkin’ when I had me deaf and dumb card on, an’ she had me arrested for an im postor.—Boston Transcript. An Exception “A good man always is found on top of the heap.” “Not always. football game the best man is us- ually found at the bottom of the heap."—Detroit Free Press. “What is that awful yelling?” “Oh, there's a dentist next door; “No, not next door; I mean in the “}flat overhead?” “Oh, that’s probably Newed's baby getting a tooth in!”—Stray Stories. Sweet Child said little Blste, “mamma says she ts always glad to le come to parties at your house. “It is very nice of your mamma jto say that.” | “Cause she says you're so savin’ that there's never any danger you'll give me anything that will be rich jenough to hurt me."—Chicago Ree: ord-Herald fashioned wi d-) see eeeeeeeek ' For instance, In a Santa Coming With $75,000 in Toys; What kind of toys are you gotng |to give the children for Christmas? Are you going to pick ‘em sclen tifleally? It's the proper thing to do. any child culturiat “Don't—DON'T give the children toys that wind up with a key and that run by themaclves after that,” jsaid Mise Clara P, Iteynolda, super visor of elementary work in the Seattle schools. “Give the children toys that will stimulate their mix Ask Give playhouses and kitchen sets |to the Iittle girls; give tools and the like to the little boys—some- thing that will encourage them to use thelr bands and brains” Mothers Often to Blame Managers of toy departments {n Seattle stores say that mothers, however, are buying playthings on old unseleutific plan it iw a fact, though,” sald the manager of a department store toy counter, “that the ehfidren, when they come, are more apt to pick the tools and washtubs and little more Wkely to pick the trains of cars and = merry-go-round and things that run themselves.” Mechanical toys this year are more elaborate and run to 4 total of more dollars each than ever be A real bulldog, stuffed, with clock work on his insides to make bis head nod and his jaw opem comes to $50 even He ts shown 4 big Second av jstore. Across the aisle from him jis & mechanical aerodrome that works with an electric motor crowd of children was gathered about this contrivance Tuesday, ea gerly watching the the airships that make up its flying equipment. The alreraft are at- tached to an ornamental tower that fe lighted with electric lamps in blue and green and yellow and red. Aerodrome Costs $26.50 The aerodrome coxts $26.50, and the motor costs $19. Current tg run It costs about a cent a day. Over 60 salespeople are busy in own now selling toys alone, That mber will be doubled the last eek before Christmas. “Beattle will spend about $75,000 for toys thin Christmas,” said one jstore manager. “That is for real |toys, and doesn’t count in the lit- tle fancy things that are given to girl children in addition “Lots of people spend less than dollar aploce on their children, | |men who give each of their young bnes from $25 to $100 worth of toys apiece. “There will be more dollars’ worth of dolls bought than any oth- one thing. That's always the case.” The Bon Marche will wrap your gifts for mailing, tell you the cor- rect postage, and mail them for yotk ase Gordon Tracie St of izes and Newest Models. The Low Rent Does it Have Your Phorvo ,axen In Real Auto POST CARDS—~$1.00 PER DOZ. odak Films developed, 10c a roll, any nize. A. M. FROST 1332 First Ave., Seattle, said he, | Danziger fur (0. 1410 Second Ave. “Furs of Quality Only" BOOKS FOR CHRIST- MAS PRESENTS ‘The Rosary ‘The Common Law ‘The Prodiga Judge OPEN EVENINGS LANE’S BOOKSHOP 908 Union st. kitchen sets, and their mothers are | Al biplane, monoplane, and the two dirigtble| at that average Is brought up by | Help Him to Bring SENSIBLE Gifts Editor Star: The trustees of the Children’s Orth ish to express to you-their appreciation and thanks for your efforts neral, but particularly in regard to the em 1 the Junior guild at the Metropol- w in behalf of the work in «& |tertainment given December |itan theatre, j You will be interested to know that of the $1,100 netted that day, $250 maintains the Christmas bed for the coming year, the remaining sum to be invested as an endowment fund, to be increased from time to time by the efforts of the children who are members of this guild, Trusting your interest in this charity will continue, and with re by L. STEDMAN Assistant Secretary, | Editor Star: Please permit a Wttle space of your valuable paper lee express one woman's views on the McNamara case. The labor Headers and others are denouncing Clarence Darrow and Job Harrimag for not repudiating the McNamaras after they confessed thelr guilt [A confession given confidentially should be considered sacred by lany citizen—-more so in case of a lawyer, If a presumably good citizen should go to a priest and confess that he had been a horse thief, burglar, or some other criminal, he is not supposed to go to bis congregation and say, “Have nothing to de with Sonnd-So; he is « horse thief, burglar” or whatever. No. That confession ix sacred to him and should be to every lawyer, even if he can’t consistently defend him after hearing it—that confession |should be locked in his bosom i some of the fighting in Chima, | Dia Thud—1 hear you went through you get wounded? Slap—No, | went through too quick Thud—You have just returned from haven't you? Slap—Yes; don’t you see I am all out of breath? Thud—How was it going when you came away? Slap—In the other direction Thad—And then the massacre followed? Sinp~Yea, but it couldn't catch me. Thud—-What became of the survivors? Slap—Oh, they were all killed jn the massacre. Thud—I suppose the bullets flew thick on the firing line? Slap—-Yes, some were an inch thick. By the w: & peculiar feb den happened near where I was standing. A Chinese soldier bad some money in his vest pocket where a bullet struck him. Thud—And the money saved his life? Slap--No, it didn’t. Chinese money has holes in it, and the bullef went right through. Thud—How did you happen to be where the battle was raging? Slap—1 was stealing a ride on a Red Cross train. Thud—Ah! And you were fired on? Sinp—No, I was fired off. the ba CORROBORATED remarked the weary wayfarer with the bandaged eye, “I was not always a8 you see me now,” é “I know it,” replied the stern-visaged woman at the back door, |The last time you were here you had on a deaf-and-dumb sign,”—Pack. “Madam,” teeth or not to t is the question. #0 much the qu 11 pay for my t thing that into a ary goods sto: have) where, And | manshi asling @ s ecth?” | your de its. If] ost and to buy! price a eith jordingly. sells you if he does’ your work ‘ou buy not only bis QUALITY, bat te SKILL. AND KNOWLEDGE | Alveolar Teeth, Where Bridgewor® Is Impossibie. ¢. and discover t rial | hy coute just a trifle you in. tended to pay, you do not (not if you fare rattonal), immediately procure a cheap substitute we ROods, with: | in the Milt of your allowance the contrary, you bu is the more substant | hunt around fo have been lost em clear back, with teeth, whilst bri thle even if you teeth to tte to not | bot Feasons to justify the| Alveolar Ktiow the ‘dress will] would be 1 i fit better ) Woman te wi [QUabity “and | Which is recogniz and the pneduycatet H 0 good dinaer scenery, character or It is universally ny POLAR is the hallmark javality in teeth you can't af to buy a certain it of clothe: substitute someth: cheap. & point to get the best or wait until} you can. ow, the question of teeth is so much more important than the eution of clothes, that in speaking teoth we desire to magnify our ar- rn DON'T ft we e| lar teeth, This a fine| done by the brid ute. 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