The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 23, 1911, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR Phones: Private Exch Malin $400 and Independent 441 Ti Meinber of Waited Press, Published Dally by The Star Publishing Oo. “Bntered at Soattlc, Wash. postoffice ae mecond-class matter Bai out of clty, 40 cents per month up to wix montha Bix montha 1.78, year, $4.26 Mr Rockefeller and Rev Mr, Gates indi i y took advantage of a $420,000 loan to get away with se rity now worth $700,000,000, A question of veracity is in- ved In such cases, the reputation and record of the witness a a good deal with public opinion Of course, if the rich nan in the world has never coveted of absorbef the prop ry cf others, including large slices of the resources of mother th, his disclaimer will find ready acceptance, Of course! When You Come to Think of It An Australian delegate to the irrigation congress was asked: “Does your country tax improvements on land?” He didn’t understand, at first. Finally, they got the idea Phrough his head and he answered: “Tax a man for improving his land? Why, that would be Vike fining him for brushing his teeth, wouldn't it?” ing of Pinheads Tt seems thi times on the head of a pin. some patient cuss hi engraved the alphabet two or Which comes close to being our top-noteh notion of nothing much of which to be Pack up your th for Freneh Lick Springs To see the fine ladies with diamonds and rings; Goma on hor fingers and mors in ber ears, She's drawn alimony for twentyodd years, SUGGESTION PREFERRED DANG 5 H It may be possible to roll & peanut from New York elty to Mary Ann Fur nace, Ohlo, by the use of a cant-book, But we don't know that anybody has ever demon- strated that it can be done. Tt may be, also, that by a due exercise of patience, one could balance a bean on the point of a darning needle But we don't know of anybody having pulled off that stunt yet Tt may even be possible to find, between 2:00 and 2:03 on an afternoon fn June, a white cricket hang: the under side of the third leaf from the end of the lower of @ three-year-old gooseberry bush. we haven't heard that anybody ever tried to do that. at amy rate, here's the man who has proved that the alphabet | 14, engraved two or three times over the head of a pin. ‘Up to date, he takes the palm for pin-hedded patience. FThe Single Tax--What Is It? Article No. 9 BY EDMUND NORTON Suppose we take California as a study how to do It, for the condi - Hons that exist in California also exist in most places outside of It . also, that we—@very one of us—-wanted to put the single tax in force right away—what could we do and how would we do it? First of all, we might hav ish all laws and a REVOLUTION, abol- start in wit new set, But, this “This Mttle volume contains my| “Didn't your papa want yok, 0 most precious thoughts embalmed | to Tripoll?” in immortal verse.” “Yes, but I preferred something “Wouldn't formaldehyde have| with a spice of danger in it. I've been better?” DRAWING THE LIMIT The novelty of having bis hatr trimmed by a lady barber appealed to a mildly intoxicated clubman who entered an establishment where girls were omployed ag tonsorialists, Loath to leave the chair after his hair had been trimmed, the club- man said to the girl: “Now gimme a shave. The girl performed the task and awaited further instructions. "Guess you can put on a couple of hot towels,” said the clubman. After the hot towels had been applied, the clabman enjoyed a face fo and permitted his haimto be anointed with perfume. nything else?” sweetly asked the maid. ; 1 guess you may pull a couple of teeth.’ HER NAIVETTE Robert W. Chambers, the novelist, tolls puzaling definition of natvette, “Mrs. Malapropop,” he say ‘and a gentleman were discussing « beautiful young lady poet. The gontioman said; ‘What I regard as the most consplcvous thing about her is her nalvette.’ “ Yes,’ sald Mra. Malaprop, 'l wonder what made her get such a tight National Magazine. WHY HE LIKED IT , A young lady who had returned from a tour through Italy with her father informed a friend that he liked all the Ia¥an cities, but most of story of Mrs, Malaprop’s one would be unwise, besides inexpedient and wacetes. all he loved Ventce. t day we would have to build t oe reg besides ail the trouble of picking up the|that your father would like Venice, with its goudolas, and St. Mark ecraps. we might do some of it by EXECUTIVE CONSTRUCTION. That is: Tell our assessors and tax collectors to forget to assess or tax anything but land values until some one made a complaint and took it to the proper courts for adjudication. These proper courts ‘counelis, boards of supervisors, boards of equalization and pony to over by judges. Ail of these bodies are judicial when decide tagation disputes. Here is where the method, or JUDICIAL CONSTRUCTION, comes tn. Were opinion he gern oe principles of law could be found which ‘be based on abolition of nearly all, if not all, forms of tax|}WOULON’T BE FRIENDS on land values. Lawyers and judges can find almost want in law if to look for it. or nation. bite opinion is powerful enough to is practically true of city, county, this fail, we have next: LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS, which may be city, county, national. CITY COUNCILS may now abolish all license taxes should the demand it; or, the people theniselves may abolish them by in- ion when they please. petiti BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS may do the same with certain forms county taxes—tlicenss, ‘Still a next step fm feasible: for instance; the people also—initiative peti- THE STATE LEGISLATURE may abolish every form of tax except land value tat by direct constitutional referendum to cover the entire , or by a home rule fn tagation measure, allowing each municipal- ' fy or county to do it for themselves: or, by INITIATIVE PETITION, the people can do the same thing So you see that this is a very eany thing to do, provided the people f@re educated up to the desire to do it. But, should the education and the desire be complete, we should still be faced by the possibility of some one taking the question up t@ nine MEN in Washington, whom we cal! the supreme court They send down an edict couched in the Shakespeatean language of to"—to the ninety million that would require an answer from But no nine MEN on earth very long opposed ninety million who knew what they wanted. Yet further: Had we entirely succeeded in accomplishing all this}money to tide me ove: Matter for state and local affairs, we should still be “ap against” the mational i tariff, which could EXECUTIVE or JUDICIAL CO! students believe possible. In this paper, the: only be removed by national popular sentiment should compebthis abolition by some form|that I need money.” action; STRUCTION which many thought- fore, we must reflect that we have only been bout the MECHANICS or TOOLS of government—for th: legislatures, courts and executive branches of government are— to carry out the WILL of the PEOPLE. When that WILL ts (TIONAL and CONSCIENTIOUS, it can mold its tools to any “Ah, Venice, to be gure!” said the friend. “T can readily ate ee Michael Angelos. “Oh, no,” the yung Indy interrupted. “It wasn't that. He liked it becanse he could sit in the hotel and fish from the window.”—Catholic <a TO THE POINT “Speaking of etiquette, did you send the dollar for those advertised nt on ‘What to do at table’? “Yea. “And what did you get?” “A slip with one word printed on It—'Bat!’ "Chicago Post. THER) THEY DON'T BITE OFTEN “I wish I could borrow some e “They say there are as many mi- “Haven't you got lots of friends?” | crobes on a dollar bill as on a fly.” “Yes; but they don’t know yet/ “Gee, but I'd like to get near enough to swat a few of em.” AS SHE FIGURES IT PE aa the first time I have seen your wife in ten years.” “Yes. She is considerably changed.” “Well, you must consider that ahe is a year older than she was ten pe desires, and, with them, create such ECONOMIC conditions aa it|¥®@T8 ago."—Houston Post. is—no power on earth can hold it long in unjust subjection. GARVIN’S CORNER BY REV. JOSEPH L. GARVIN, B. D., M. A. Pastor of the First Christian Church, Seattle. CONGRATULATION! ADELPHIA COLLEGE is becom talk soon, Seattle should open eyes and draw a big breath. something unusual and great|‘ transpired. NINETY-8IX CHINESE boys, 12 to 20, sons of the wealthy grade merchant class in Can- and from far around it, are triculating students in this but aggressive institution. came to study. Adelphia its doors to them. PRESIDENT Emmanuel Schmidt, th foresight and wisdom, saw the opportunity and possibili- in making his school the gate- 'y to education for eager Chinese ents. So he provided place for m. Some are now at work. MUCH CREDIT is due Mr. ©. J. ickson, who, with others, made college possible, On the brow @ hill overlooking Lake Wash- and the boulevards and park the monument of their en- MR. CLAUDE &. STEVENS is man who started things. In Ina this summer on business, he the scheme of bringing a boys home with him for an edu- . He was Immediately swam; with applications. To provi and instruction for 100 for- ‘#8 at one time is quite a prob- But Seattle was equal to the ADELPHIA COLLEGI trust. THESE BOYS will stay there Some go to Eastern unl- ities then. Others will remain. Next year more are coming. The department will be maintained. It does not interfere with the regular work of the school. The thing is done. Now see its value, THERE ISN'T A SCHOOL like this one now in the United States, Columbia University h a pro- fessor in Chinese, Many schools have dome Chinese, but none make it a business to receive them. -WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL American — College, Springfield, Mass., 1s doing for. the young Greeks, Italians and scions of the classic races of Burope, Adelphia college bas undertaken to do for our neighbors over the Western Seas. HERE ON THE COAST with wide open doors for the education of the finest blood of that awaken- ing giant, stands far-sighted Adel. phia, Her future ig most promis. ing. WHAT OLD OXFORD Is to this country, she has the opportunity of becoming to the Orient. These students will never forget their first impressions. oredit where o will spread the name of Adelphia college. They will wgivo| “ Mt Is due. “Biy clety.” housemaid.” JUST LIKE A WOMAN Hub (shopping with his wife)—Jf the goods you wore just looking at mao you, why try other places? Why didn’t you buy it and let us go ome? Wife-—How foolishly you talk! Why, I'm not half tired out yet— Boston Transcript. UNCLERICAL Hewitt—He expects to be canonized. Jewett—What do you mean by that—fired?—New York Press. ADVANTAGES OF A HAS BEEN “You'll never again be the fighter you once were,” said the expert in pugilism, . “Well,” replied the man with bulgy muscles, “I don’t want to be. A man never gets a chance to make big lecture money till he’s a has been.”— Washington Evening Star. i BEHIND THE SCENE MERELY A NAME ‘ “Some day I'll sweep through #o| “And are you really going to tire from the stage “Oh! no. This ts merely a fare well tour.” - ire, if you get a position as |been bunting fn the Adtrondacks.” | o! minbe- havior of a fam- ily pet kin th’ day wrong fer th’ whole family.” ui Difficult to Understand “Oh, the fool and his money are soon parted,” said Slithers, sen “That's all right,” sald Blebbs, “put the thing that I can't mako out is where in thunder the fools Ret all the money they are parted Hafper's Weekly. tentlously. - Irresistible Impulse “1 keep myself to myself,” con Tided an old resident. “You mod ern young men are too much on the ‘hail fellow well met’ order, 1 boast of the fact that I did not speak to my next door neighbor for ten years.” “How did you come to speak to him even then, sir?’ we ask “i must have been an ext inary oceasion t* “It waa, The young jJackanapes bought « new automobile.” “And you wanted a ride?” “Sir! Tam no grafter nor would 1 ride to one of the things for any consideration. No, sir, But the ma chine was new to him, and I couldn't resist the temptation to go over and give some advice about running AND PARASITES/IN PARA, WouLo You cat. THEM MICROBES IN iReLanot WG DRove A DRAN WHEN WE GRaw uP, Too Much! “Why is that man weeping?” “He's & baseball player. “Well, is that any reason why be ould be sobbing like a girl who is handed back her engagement ng?” “He bas. just been reading a ing page and noticing the Bmount of space that is wasted in giving the average of the bowlers.” ~—Chicago Record-Herald. £ Highty impolite Irritable Man (at other end of phone line)—Hello! Hello! What's the matter with you! Are you for- ty-seveg? Ani Spinater (at this end)— No, I'm not—who said I was? I'm only thirty-three, Irritable Man—Oh, ring off.— Cleveland Plain Dealer, Bade sis <oivalaes esha 4 * An Optimist’s * * = Volce (from bed)—tsn't he # % asleep yet? * * «Papa (hopefully)—No, but * * he yawned about a quarter of * * on hour ago.—Punch, London. * * ee ee es No, In Ly He—Bingham isn't as black as he's painted. She—And his wife isn't as white as she is powdered. Worried “Say, come over here, old man. T went to ask you thing in confidence. Is there ink pe cullar looking about me?” “No. Why?" “That tall, handsome woman just beyond the punch bowl asked me @ moment ago whether I fiddled or played chess."—Chicago Record- Herald. Before Marconi An Egyptologist and an Assyriol- ogist were disputing about the rel- ative advancement of the two an- clent peoples whom they were studying. “Why, sir,” cried the Egyptolo- gist, “we find remains of wires in Egypt, which proves they under stood electricity.” “Pshaw!" a ered the Assyriol ogist, “we don’t find any wires in Assyria, and that shows that they understood wireless telegraphy!"— McCall's Magazine, EXRHERARERERA ER Her Question Molly (holiday making fn the country)—I say, Mr, Hoats, do you mind if f ask a question? The Farmer—No, my di What fe it? Molly—What I want to ® know {s, when you've finished © milking that cow how do you ® turn it off?”"—London Sketch. *# i eee ee 3 SESE EE ES SSS ee tee eee Our Disappointing Friends “Woe are often disappointed in our friends.” “Yes,” roplied Mr, Puffins. take the Hberty of telling you you ‘are getting fat is seldom enough of good fellow to refrain from teas .! ‘ashington Evening Star, / i."—Boston Trav-| a NOR AND GLRLS The Star FU SLaSED SATURDAYS Circle Seattle and Buckley Girls Winners in Turkey Contest The big turkey contest has ended Ruth Hauck, of 628 ist av, and Mary Monagle of Buckley, Wash., wore the lucky ones. Never before has so much inter: est been dinplayed tn a contest by the Circle members, and out of the 200 letters re 4, GO children, whose names are printed elsewhere in this column, certainly deserve a 00d mention for their fine contri it any exceptions more en thustanin was evidenced in this con tent than any of the preceding prize awardings, and for the past two days Unele Jack has been running to the phone constantly, And it was the usual query; “Who won the turkeys?” The anxious ones Were not told, because the judges of this contest labored until late Friday night before the final de cisions were given out. It can be justly ‘wald that all the drawings verses and «tories were unusually good, and that the judging was an unusually arduous task, Ft CeVs SeCHe ers * ATTENTION % «Ruth Hauck's prize drawing * and her photographer appear % cisewhere in The Btar, Reeth _ HONOR ROLL The 60 children below certainly do deverve a lot of credit for the splendid contributions. Out of the 800 letters received, these child- ren's letters were far the best, though they did not win the prize turks Chester Teagarden Grace Reyna Michael Monagie Grace Lovelace Lenore Schoenhetr Morris Jorjenson Vyra Dake Violet Hoskin Petra Clausen Alice Oliver Alma Peterson Frances Lioyd Abraham Morris Pearle Chevalier Madge Mathis Adel Mohn Dora Sigwdson Ida Eves Dorothy Strons Emma Washburn Isabel Hardy Genevieve Schwarts Marion McKean Dwight Ingram Agnes Ryen Elvey Loveren Cecilia Brita Hazel Daubersmith Solomon Esfeld Marjorie Wright Clarena Dullabant Hazel Platner Tiene Smith Edith Johnson Gindys Wilkes Blanche Smith Carrie Trank Anita Baker Eleanor Dullahant Bessie Day Vera Gilmore Roth Bartlett Fay Ward Emily Lore Marion Ross George Wilson Lottie Wilson Velair Thomas Roth Baldwin NEXT CONTEST Here's some easy money for someone—maybe It's you. On condition that you have a good characteristic posed photo graph of yourself, {t's like rolling oft a log. Four prizes of 50 cents each will be awarded to the sender of the best photograph of himself or herself of this kind, Any size pictures, stamp or large ones, on Condition that they are clear, will be acceptable. Remember the pho- to must be of yourself or your lit te brothers or sisters. Also re- member the characteristic pose, and lastly remember there are four prises. Maybe you'll be one of those four, If photographs must be returned, kindly state so on back of them, and also write your name and address plainly on the photo graphi Visit the New Oyster House This Evening Givullaovich Bros. the well known and popular proprietors of the Delmonico Oyster House at 216 James street, are opening up a brand new and elegant oyster and chop house today at 1003 First ave- Lue, second door north gf Madison. The fixtures are all of the finest mahogany and birch, and more than $8,000 has been spent in fitting it | It is well worth a trip down} up. town to see it. The new Delmonico will be open for business this afternoon and evening, and Givul inovieh Bros. extend a cordial invi- tation to ‘the Seattle public to call and inspect it. NDING ESLER — THI eR (RESCENT BAKING PDowDER “Ssovureyy PURE FULLPouno 2 cENTO tO TT ht tt Buckley, Wash. Dear Uncle Jack: Iam very much intere letter, and when 1 hear @ child say they Santa Claus I feel sorry for them, 1 have Banta Claus, but not as some children do. 1 old on Christmas day ‘This is my third year to help Santa on can all be part of Santa Clans if it is only by going to some sick friend and taking something. Read them little stories matter how old, or sing a Chrinttnas hymn to them or ta’ Seattle Star with you and cut out the funn or—well, most anything will yune the px people with money that are bard to bring bh Now, Uncle Jack, if my letter showld win one of your prizes. please find some one who will not have Santa visit their bome and play Banta for me. Hoping every child believes in Santa Claus, your niece, MARY M. MONAGLE. We are mailing you a check instead of a turkey, Mary, so you can either buy a turkey with it or you might use of it on your Banta Claus mission letter. Dec. 19, 1911 ted in the Xr do not believe & always belleved will be: 12 happy day ¢ SSSESSSSSSSES SSS SSS See EES S aah hhh hhh hhh hhh LADY LION'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT IS FROM A BOTTLE (eee ee EEE EER EE RR Re g A BABY LION TAKING DINNER Two little baby lions came as a)He roared every time the feeder Christmas present to King and|Prought the bottles, until he was S given a taste, and then he Sere piace of the soo at Tolede, f'n ovecy ‘feeding then’ Tat jo. inte = Claus stork, Who | wouldn't do, you see, so the keeper deals in baby Hons, forgot to mark of the 200 got a female dog to act the pack “Don't Open Until as wet nurse to the cubs. Christmas,” and that is how the) The dog has taken the baby photographer was able to get this lions Into her kennel, and is prov- picture. ling the best kind of a foster moth. Mamma lon couldn't nurse the ler, which isn't pleasing Queen the twins, 90 the little cubs were fed |least bit, and makes King pace up by the bottle, But that didn't and down his cage fairly aching te please grouchy old papa lon at all. |get a grab at the dog. ALBANY tennsis Have your bits cofiected. Weet- ern Collection Co., 433 N. ¥. Block. 61 ves [WALL PAPER AND PAINT Why Not Save Some Money? A 90c can of Jap-alac. A 50c can of Jap-a-lac. A 200 can of Jap-a-lac......18¢ A $2.60 Floor Waxing Brush.. A 40c package of Kalsomine .25¢ A $2.50 can of Stain .....$1.40 A quart of best Shellac. ....60c Giass set free if you bring the sash, (.H.Dahlem’Co, 1508 Third Ave. work are not to be cept at the Al- any Dentists. lo a cash practi practice and #1 By Western Union “Day Letters”? and “Night Letters.’’ Telephone for special Holiday blanks. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY A New Hotel, © —entratly Located Over $20,000 Worth of High Class Furniture in Reome Blectrio Lights RATES Telephones IN EVERY nooM Single Rooms, per weok ... .. Room and Bath, per week. | Inspect this hotel — Bvoryihing completeA- beautiful lobby and correspondence room CORNER SEVENTH AND KING STREETS 009 Dining Room in Connection, Phones: Ind. 3071; Main 4000 Beoeuwe ace S42 RP 5 o> =