The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1911, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR Phones: Private Exchange Matin 9400 and Independent 441, | FHitiber of Wilted Press, Published Daily by The Star Publishing Go.” Pe Entered at Boalile, Wash, postotfice as sccond-olana_ matter mall, out of city, $0 conis per month up to six montha, Six mor ha, ATO. One year, 0.25, 32 ns . 0 ~ D the children—biess their fresh little hearts!—Christ “hris . e he festival s is almost the Christmas of old, To them it is t - of love in which they come into their. birth right more fully+ than at other seasons, Long may its tide rise for them! But for us oldsters, what has happened to the Christmas of auld lang syne? Who cares now about the Christ- mas carol? We who came into Christmas fellowship in child- hood, “trailing clouds of glory,” see things in gray, and walk through the Christmas-tide dance of revelry like people who have for- ee eee THE STAR—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1911, Goove Age thas “Burt Hodgekiss MOWARD MANN Hickety, pickety, my black hen, She laid eggs for gentlemen; Until « person, also black, Took her away in a gunny sack, FATHER WAS SAFE He—It I should kiss you, what would happen? She—I should call father, He-—Then I won't do It. She—But father’s in Burope,—Lippincott's Magazine, THE POPULAR “AIRS” Juggine—Who was it that said if he could make the songs of the people he wouldn't care whe mi Muggine—-Don't know nT pian, thinkin’ it wuz somethin’ he could take @ spin Bad Marksman “I always alm to tell the truth,” remarked the man who talks twice and thinks ono ‘ejoined bin friend; you remind me of @ woman in that “How's that?” queried the party of the prelude, You seldom hit what you alm at,” was the reply, But if he's the chap who's making the songs Td just ike to have the making of the lawa a p! Uitte while, That's en the figure, and no longer care to dance. To many of Christmas is the season when we are conscious of falling helow certain standards, themselves vague and undefined. Our ciences are guilty, and we know not why, Let us ack- Rowretec this and keep the faith with ourselves for once! Why is it?) What is Christmas? Why should we care Bhout it? Why is it on our consciences? Are we guilty in our inner consciences because we are no longer simple kind? Are we unquiet in this greatest of all festivals because it is no longer dedicated simply and un- — to love? Perhaps we can restore Christmas to what was. UNITED STATES supreme court refuses the demand pf the independents for review of the Tobacco Trust's reorgani- ss scheme on the ground that the independents were not parties in the case in the circuit court. Hear the ——s - One of the leading standpat organs observes: with alarm that over 34 per cent of those voting in the recent Los Angeles electio~ ¥pted for Socialism. fier’s says that there are over 500 Socialists in public ism is to fight for more honesty id our laws and more tice in our treatment of our fellow men.” Prof, Hoxie in the Journal of Political Economy says: “It the Otises, the Posts, the Parrys, the Van Cleaves and the ys who are most active in raising wp revolutionary Social- in this country.” In this way do experts figure out the undoubtedly remark- able trend toward Socialism, but what actuates the fellow who feally votes for Socialism? Isn't it that many patrioic citizens see no place else to go? ‘ _ Demonstrations that both old party organizations are tarred i the same stick have about killed party fetishism. The ees 3 that many patriots want the government to do in re- to the corporations, government seems unable or unwill- to do, and yet these things are distinctively part of the istic propaganda. They appear to be the right things do. to such patriots, in the interest of common humanity, less as to what party makes much or little of them Again, as Collier's says, “the results of what Socialists do fed radicalism in Socialism is wearing off, and the conduct and —. of Socialists already entrusted with civic power may to a sort of modified but efficacious Socialism that other Snlightened communities than Berkeley, Pasadena, Schenec- » tady and Los Angeles (within 12 per cent) may endorse HARRIMAN being “removed,” Los Angeles Big Business editors are lambasting each other with new zest. Spall to it, — fall to it! Let no one among ye collar the whole ! a ‘August Backus at Milwaukee for killing a companion in a fight. Judge Backus said: “You are sentenced to rt t widow of the man killed,” and has taken steps ‘Ro see that Samenfink does this. Lawyers will laugh heartily over this, for the statutes de- jecribe crimes and prescribe the penalties therefor, and the alties all say that the guilty man shall be locked up where jhe can be of little good to himself or any one else. The killer's it offense is that he has done some more og tess indirect widow or orphan doesn't enter into the matter at all Evidently Judge Backus is no great shucks as a lawyer, Dut just a man of hard sense, with a fine idea of substantial Occasionally we find one of that sort on the bench | justice Article No. 8 BY EDMUND NORTON ered crazy. Yet this would be carrying out rule No, 1 in every-day business. The principle is false. In government, like anything e pay for only what they get—rule No. 2 would square things and leave al! other values un taxed In the hands of their owners. * “The power to tax is the power to destroy,” some. would drive almost anything made by man out of existence. ‘To place ' Speculative boiders of land, out of the business. It wold make exact fing the state. In politics the single tax appeals to— The protectionist; bec the exemption; and to The free trader, because it takes away all interferences with frade; to Pause he has something; to Labor, because it frees labor, cheapens {ts living and opens up op wnities for work, thereby raising wages, To the individualist {t appeals because it removes all unnecessary irksome restrictions to freedom; and to the socialist, because it lalizes land values and restores the free functions of the highways the control of government {Et ts expedient, wise, just and efficient. high and low degree all hotly despise it. Some day, however, out the proceeds of this tax, we will erect schools and hospitals for th 4 Benaiy' of a wrong state of scclety, and ety will have to pay th ‘ity of having made them, ‘ ; = . ‘STAR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS REAR RARRKRARRHHHKREH RRA A SURE SIGN “T knew as soon as I met Mr, Jones that be was a married A Complication “Don't you think that mechanics sometimes mix up natural facte?” talk of the horse power of donkey engines ?”—Balti more American. “Did he talk about his wife?” “Never mentioned her.” “Then how did you know at once he was a married man?” “He was such a good lstener."—Baltimore American. eRe * aeneeaeane RRARERARERERRR EERE REAR AR PAINFUL TASK Why don't you look around for work? Boston Evening Tran- A FIRST-CLASS ACTOR Mra, Housekeeper (to tramp Tramp—I'm troubled with a stiff neck, mum “He ain't an actor. baseball player.” “Ie that Dingbat, the great * southpaw? Bravo! ‘A GROUNOLESS FEAR - RRR ‘The Natural Method “Do you believe in the rod tn od- ucational methods?” Ien't the use of the rod the naturat way to make chil- dren smart?"—Baltimore American. man,” queried inister, who was making « mamma tells yout “You bet I do.” answered the pre- and that “the best way to fight any harmful kind of} ian 14 4 Goon coctous yoarold——“and #0 Bridget—Don’t you smash the china’ I tell ‘em it's m way of working for suffrage.— “Great Scott, Ethel, here's « moth | “I don't think men will o coed in imitating birds. “Oh! I don't know. Some | Juet bang ‘round and croak.” in my overcoat! | othing, dear, The} coat can't possibly fit it.” PLENTY OF DANGER An Englishman was recently invited by a New Yorker to actom pany him on « hunting trip on Long Inland. “Large or small game?” laconically aske® the Briton, who has bunt od in every quarter of the globe “You do not expect me to find lions and tigers on Long Island, do you?" queried the New Yorker. “Hardly,” responded the other, with « laugh; danger in my hunting.” “If that's the case, “but T like « spice of answered the American with a grin, “I'm your The last time I went out I shot my brotherin-law in the —London Telegraph. SYMPATHETIC “Well, Tommie,” he said when her little brother informed him that ‘s in just a minute, “I suppose you're giad at ia that you bay when elected help them in subsequent elections.” The fear of |™ YES, CLADE WAS RAMIOLY GROWING WEAKER. | WANT “IME FOLLOWING verse PUT she would come downs BY IRMA M’CORMICK Of the Broadway High, ‘13 Schoo! long wished for by every sche h, but up to eat a.cold lunch tn the schoolroom bare 60 to & cheap restaurant or board were charged A few y« schoo) dire sity of 5 re realized th one may find large, lunchrooms tn all of the six high schools, the Broadway high school having the largest and finest. it occupies the entire fourth floor of the building. About 1 quick as regular cafe’ are two lunch periods, an hour. The lunchroom is large and bright, and may be entered by two broad stairways, The kitchen is modern in every detail and has an anpect of cleantiness one seldom seen in kitchens of cafeterias or restaurants. Not @ Cent of Profit Miss Johnson has the manage ment and it ts her duty to see that all expenses are covered and that oh of half She is paid a salary, The school board has direct control of the lunchroom. It t# not a money making inatitution, as no one requiring little help. Students given a 16-cont lunch as wages All food is sold at cont, the high This in possible, as no rent has to be paid. on the menu cepted in menu ts payment. A sample How Do You Like These Prices? | Cream of tomato soup. creamed veal on toast, Frankfurts and pot baked bea & potatoes, 5 cents; muffins and ‘butter, 2 ; roll cinnamon, Vienna -— 1% cents; sandwiches—sliced ham, ba-| jeon, cheese and pimento—2% | wicents; fruit—apples, —bananas— | 2% cents; fruit salad, 5 cents; desserts—apricot compote, prunes, apple sauce, peach ice cream— conta; drinks, 2% cents. Kept Them Hustling “A good turkey dinner and mince ple,” said a well-known after-dinner orator, “always puts us in a loth gic mood—makes us feel, in fact, like the natives of Nola Chucky. In Nola Chucky one day I said to a man Yhat ts the principal occupa. tion of this town? “*Wall, boss,’ the man answered, yawning, ‘In winter they mostly sete on the east side of the house and follera the sun around to the| west, and in summer they sots on | the west side and follers the shade | —Washington | around to the east.’ Star, ister told me to rattle it in Chicago Record-Herald. Tommie replied. "t got the heart to do It. front of you, but I a OA MN Tome STONE, He SAO, © IFA sQvigreL ATG GRAIN ALL Week, Wovip WE WAVE A RUT SUNDAE"? “What makes you think the baby is going to be « groat politician?” asked the young mother, anxiously “Tl tell you,” answered the young father, confidentially; “he can say more things that sound well and mean nothing at all than any kid Cleveland Piain Dealtr. “You look on the blink, Mr. Owl.” I just blew in from Pttesburg. and we can't tell when it's time to hole up." —Life. HIS LABOR LOST The sun never rises there, Give and Take Howell-—Does philosophically? Powell—-Yos; but he doesn’t part with them philosophically.—Wom- Home Companion, VERY LIKELY jury to society, and that there is possibility of rey wation to Assistance { The Single Tax--What Is It? } building of this bank has been the considerate treatment we have ac- It we look at these two rules again—paying taxes according to ‘wealth possessed or benefits received—what would happen should the butcher charge the man with a $50 salary 10 cents per pound for his steak, and the man of a $100 salary! 26 cents for the same kind of steak because he had twice as much money? To do so would be bee gt “This book, madam, will tell you how to save money.” “Well, I know how to save it bet- ter than to buy the book.” EAE LEO: THE SHOP THAT SAVES YOU Worth Cushion Shoes, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00 Pair for 5O For Men, Boys and Women , High Tops ani Storm Shoes as well as the latest nob toes and high Sold in the down stairs stores for $4, $5 and $6, here ....... SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK fraigs BOSTON SAMPLE SHOE SHOP fr: Open Until 10 o'Clock Second Av. at Pike, Over Swift's Drug Store’ “What does Turkey mean by ‘ite sphere of influence’?” “Its fear of Italy’s influence, I times of special need, ©, people should ‘This would mean the single tay, for every dollar of tax expended for governmental purposes finds its ex- pression in increased land values alone. Therefore, to take this land value to pay for its own creation First National Bank Organized 1882 Pioneer Square, Seattle Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits. Te said a supreme court decision. This is true. A big enough tax @ tax at its full value on all lands would drive—not the land, but the! tribute for the use of land unprofitable by taking all those profits ito the public treasury. It would eliminate the land god by substitut-| use it protects capital truly to the extent of | The capitalist, because It doesn’t attempt to rob him simply be- To the religionist it appeals because it 1s moral; and to the moralist, ause it Is righ(—to all real people, when they understand it, because | | At the same time, it raises the opposition of the class-conscious| ‘at both ends of society. The ignorant, viclous and dishonest resent it. | Whe illarranged, unarranged, bank breaker and land-gam®ling toughs “Care and cure of these forms of degeneracy. ey are the unfortunate PURCELL SAFE CO. Hosiery, Neckwe @ great variety of colors and ma’ in handsome Christmas boxes. Handkerchief, specially Seattle School Girl Tells of the Fine High School Cafeterias; Prices Sound Good, Eh? me—n feature child obliged to bring his or her) recent years an unheardof thing. Those who brought their tunches had to elther t or schoolground, or else ing house, where exorbitant prices * ago the board of neces: pviding lunehrooms where the children might obtain wholesome, nourishing food at the cheapest prices possible. Today 500 HERE'S THE YOUNGSTERS’ DINING CLUB (Photo by Ralph Dawson, Staff Photographer for “Whims,” Broad- Without the door fet Sorrow ile, And if by cold it hap to die, We'll bury it in a Christmas g00d, wholesome food ts provided. | makes a cent of profit. The lunch- | room {s run on the cafeteria plan, | Get Your Suit and Coat or Furs Tomorrow On the Last Day of Our Dollar-Down-Sale take care of the serving and are| est-priced article sold betng but 5/| As many things | following are 2%| conts, checks are sold at two for| 6 cents, and only these are ac-| sale ‘allows you to make an unrestricted choice of any suit or coat or other ladies’ wearing ap- parel, of which we have a large and most complete stock—just come and get the goods, making this small pay- ment down. ALTERATIONS ARE FREE and every suit ordered tomorrow will ready for Christmas wear. YOU HAVE THE ACCOUNT CHARGED—YOU. PAY $1 WEEKLY SUBSTANTIAL CHRISTMAS REDUCTIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Today's Btyles Today Get Busy—Tomorrow’s the Last Day. 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