The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 20, 1912, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR Phones: Private Exchange Main 9400 and Independent 441 Member of United Prees, Published Daily tar Publishing Co. Butored at Seattle, Wasi totfice as onde matter, My mail. out of city, 30 cents per month up to six mon Six month | TO One year, $3.25 bers to T co of favor by hotltying this 1 regular delivery of aper for The Seattle t to substicute © ure the Leat y % dostre o RaKOMeNt to mplaints are given CS ae and prowss Pe Your paper falied to arrive any nlhe by ook Office at once. Main #400 or Ind, 441, Ask for the Clrowlatto men’ So the woman folks are going to sbow the world just what they @o in a big exhidit over in Berlin this month? Well, that’s a good id im many ways. There will be women doctors, women lawyers, bankers, politicians, journalists, authors, manufacturers, ministers, managers of big businesses, stenographers, contractors, etc. In fact, there will be mighty few lines of human endeavor in which woman's remarkable progress will not be pictured at this Bertin show But—women of every civilized nation In the world—what progress ean you show in that greatest of woman's professions—MOTHERHOOD? ‘Are you any better mothers than in years gone by? Can you. and do you enter more fully into your children’s thoughts and life? Can you help more now to broaden your children's vision of the truth? Are you creating a new generation better equipped physically, mentally and spiritually to meet the experiences whieh must come to ft, than you id in the days before you were “emancipated”? The true test of the development of each ability tc make life truer, broader, happier for suce eneration Hes in ita eding generations, must the “Oh! Mr. Bachelor, you come around when we have baby christened.” “Ah, there, Mr. Senator Stephenson! It must be real an- noying, after being thoroughly whitewashed by a bunch of} senators, to have a blamed old minority report spring up and declare, concerning the manner in which he is said to have been “elevated to the senate”: “Such expenditures were in violation og the fundamental principles underlying our system of government, which contemplated the selection of candidates | by electors, and not the selection of electors by candidates. The United States supreme court has declared the prin-| ciple of the initiative and referendum to be constitutional. Now! twe know it must be so, and consequently can draw a sigh of relief. : A Bit Rattled ‘What's this peace fight,coming to, anyhow? The democratic house moves to cut down (the appropriations for Brmy and navy and ammunition for the same. | Woulda't ‘Certainly, Mra, Youngwife! De- Nghted to attend! You must let me contribute the bettle of cham- pagne to break on him as he slides down the ways!” FOLLOWING THE FASHIONS Excuse me, ma'‘am,” said the fashional woman's new cook, “but would you moind, now, if 1 had this address printed on my card?” Why, not at all, Bridget,” re plied the woman unusual; but this is your home now, and if you have a card it is per fectly proper for you to put your address on it.” “Thank ye, ma brawny daughter. yet got printed e got printed it be ma'am, ‘At hom ‘Tuesdays off'?"~ id Erin's in’ a noticed on yer cards, on yer proper for x nm 6Thoredays. ‘rom Ideas. Taft, posing as godfather of peace arbitration, roasts the democrats their symptoms of intent to economize on army and navy expend!-| We begin to suspect that the dissolving of war is going to result) as does the dissolving of the trusts—we're gol to pay a thunder ma price for the privilege of viewing a fine rainbow At any rate; we're becoming a bit leary toward an e¢onomical @emocracy that votes for $40,000,000 more of pensions and a peace-loving lican president who roars against decrease in the annual produc- tion of dreadnaughts. Taft is keeping up his record on court appointments. Mah- Pitney of New Jersey has been nominated for the United supreme court, to succeed the late Justice Harlan. And concerning this piece of news the president of the lowa Federa- of Labor announces that the appointment is a blow to labor, of Pitney’s attitude toward union picketing. Pitney recently denounced picketing. Good evening! Of course you voted today? pen until 8 o'clock tonight. PleasetoAskit - == | Polls are| Jim Hill told the Stanley stee} investigating committee that should ty federal government “assume control of business,” there would soon Bo federal government but a monarchy. We would like to have asked Hill what would happen should the federal government engage in business’ We don't at all mean what) would happen should Uncle Sam assume control of business, but what) ‘would happen should Uncle Sam actually make and sell things that are pow in monopoly control. There's a vast difference between the two. Will the Stanley committee please ask some one of its distinguished who are strong on what the federal government can't do, this question: What if Uncle Sam becomes the competitor? “Seattle must be a true city of the people.” That sounds geal good, eh? George Cotterill said it, and the best part of it fs that he has the courage and ability to help make it COME! ‘TRUE. Observations SINCE making that anti-referendum declaration, Jud Harmon seems te want to crawl back into his hole and pull his hole in after him. ary 7 THIN men will be the stylish ones in 1912. say the taflors, But, darn ‘em, we never could get so thin that they wouldn't charge us a fat man's price tor our suit. see ee JAPAN'S getting out of the heathen nation class all right. Her new budget provides for $5,000,000 for education and $92,900,000 for | army and navy. . HUNT, Arizona's new governor, seems to be a man of strong points. Wouldn't inaugurate himself on a non-union built stand but waited until union men built another. “eee “REPUBLICANS of the Solid South lining up for Taft,” chortles a| Blandpat organ. And Hill's the fellow who, not long ago, safd there's} nothing in federal patronage. | . eee | AND now progressive Ohjo democrats are organizing to beat Jud out of his solid home state delegation! The only candidacy that seems to be enjoying peace and quiet is Willie Hearst's. It ose ee McCULLOCK, Chicago's famous justice of the peace and suf. ys there is no real wéman—that woman is man-made. H'm! — the lady to indicate that man made a mighty poor MRS. te, No anxiety on Baking-day if you use De PRICES CREAM aking Powder Insures light, sweet. wholesome food A pure,Cream of Tartar GAVE HERSELF AWAY. strong on the suffrage westion, ian't she?” “I thought she was, too, until @ bargain sale was advertised inst week, and it interfered with a suf. fraze meeting she had on ‘hand and’ — And, of course, abe out out thy sale?” No; she ent out the meeting.” HOW DID SHE KNOW ITT Mrs. Brown—Mra, Jones has thi worst habit! Mr. Brown—-What f@ it, dear? Mrs. Brown—She turns sround and looks back every time we pass on the street! Mr. Brown—How do you know she does? —Jndge. TOO MUCH COMPETITION Opportunity,” said the ready made philosopher, “knocks at every man's door.” Yes,” replied Mr, Groucher, “but there is so much knocking go- ing on these days that it’ make distinctions.” Evening Star, Miss OldgirI—Some people wrong- ly believe that a man has to be wicked to be interesting. Miss Newgirl—Indeed ? Mins Vidgirl—-Now, my Jack isn't wicked, but he's awfully interest ing. Miss yes. Newgirl—As a curiosity, A TIME FOR TACT “That was an annoying coinel- dence,” said Mr, Bliggins. “It took | great tact to manage it.” “What's the trouble’ “The pension examiner and the life insurance doctor both called on me at the same time.”—~Washing ton Evening Star CHARMING CREATURE “Isn't that Mrs. Templeton- Brown the most entertaining crea tur “I noticed the crowd around her. What was she talking about?” , about the awful things ned to her when she was in the hospital!"—Cleveland Plain Dealer, HE RESENTED IT “Did you hear about Pickleham? “No.” “He went home last night apd broke up the furniture and a Jot of dishes, and chased his wife out into the street. “What was the matter with him?” “Why, some woman in one of these suffraging meetings alluded to him as a model husband.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. wder Copy Reader—-Here's a story from the Southwest about a man who says he took a canoe ride down a river that ran at tho rate of sixty miles an hour, How'll { head it? Kditor—Current Fiction—Chicago Tribune, “Of course, it ts) cards, | THE STAR—TUESDA Most A WORD FROM JOSH WISE “Ten years ago Samantha Fridemush = fun a needie in her arm, Two days ago she felt a pain under her 1 an’ upon in- vestigatin’ found a thimble in her shoe.” “T ain't losin’my faith in buman nature,” said Uncle Eben, “but I kain't he'p noticin’ dat dere's allus a heap mo’ abticles advertised ‘Lost’ dan dar ia ‘Found’” —Washington Star, “Bixby is a good mixer, lan't h “You're right he ts, T saw him passing his individual sanitary cup around in the crowd yoaterday.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer Farmer Soboss-—Well, there's an other lit'ry guy bought a farm back here and gone to raising chickene. He's Kot over 1,000 of Farmer Hardecrabble—Gosh! He must be a good writ many hens as that How it Happened David had slain Gollath and the admiring throngs wonde lamall qing should ha lant it 1“You loaded, felled a wan easy,” explained David. soe, I didn't know it was Cincinnati Enquirer. Good Proof? Marke—So you think Miss Bloom fy both pretty and intellectual? Huh! you can't make anyone be lieve that Parke—Can't {7 [Neve it.—Tit-titte I made hor be Back to the Scrap Pile “1 understand that car of Jag gernaut bas been put out of but iness In India,” Yes,” replied the chauffeur, “As soon as the people found it wasn't a 1912 model the people wouldn't stand for it."—-Wasbington Eveo- ing Star, | Interested Parties | Mr. Bullion—Can't you walt « year before you marry my daugh ter? Prospective son-inlaw—I'll com wult with my creditors, sir.-Boe ton Evening Transcript. Sufficient Proof She-—-Do you really and truly love me, George? He-~Holy smoke! How can you jask it? Didn't I kiss your sister's baby when we called at her home the other evening}—Philsdelphia Telegraph. Darkness and Bilise Edith—How did you feel when jJack kissed you through ed jtuanel Ethel—1 felt as if I never wanted to see his face again. —Bostoa Evening Transcript. A Progressive Woman “1 should like to open an account at this bank, if you please.” “We shall be glad to accommo- date you, madam. What amoun' do you wish to deposit?’ “Oh, but I mean a charge ao count such as I have at the big dry goods stores.”"—Chicago Trib- une. Plenty of Room “There's always room at the top,” naid the hopeful dreamer. “Yes,” replied his wife; “and that }reminds me. that {it would be a |good idea for you to go right up land shovel the snow off the roof.” |-—-Washington Star Maud-—t've Just heard of a case [where a man married a girl on his deathbed so she could have his mil | Hons when he wis gone, Could you en girl like that? Jack—That’s just the kind of a girl I could love, What's her ad. dress?—Boston Transeript Perfectly Easy Henry-~You don't mean to say that you got two counterfeit half dollars in one week; what did you do with them? James—Left them in my pocket over night, and my wife did the reat Philadelphia Telegraph. Ownwyre, “1 don't blame some actresses for “Nobody ever steals a prize pump. kin, Still we've been led to belicye that it's somethin’ great.” - +s “You ain't a true republican um lesa you wind up th’ meal with a dance on th’ table. | suppose this is to show that you a used to eatin’ in the restaurants.” { ee “Judd Thistle, who’s a rantanker ous demmyerat, favors th’ old ag pension. He claims ‘the Grand Old. Party’ is about ripe fer it.” ee “In a students’ boardin’ house yeu never @ soft couch without a athlete lollin’ on it.” is aif FEBRUARY 20, 1912. CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER. \ “Fred called last night.” “pe you to be congratulated?” “I think #0; 1 got bim to leave hefore midnight.” A Report to the Point Dr. Mary Walker, who long drosned in men's attire, had been lecturing in 4 certain small country town, As she walked down the main street one afternoon an impu- dent urchin called after her: “Say, are you the Mary that had a little lamb? ‘ answered Doctor Walker, your mother had a littl ans."—Lippincott's Magazine HAD WORN IT BEFORE Mistress—Would you care to have this last seasons hat of mine, Mary? Mary—Oh, thank you so much, |maum.” It's just the one my young jmian likes me in bost.—New York Bun. “but Jac LOOKED 80. “I wouldn't marry the best man Hving.” “Looking for a dead oneT™ REMOVING THE CAUSE Me—What's the matter poor young Thomson? She—Tho doctor says it's loco- motor ataxy He-Ab! I'd ‘ave the beastly things taken off the road if I ‘ad my way of it.—New York Sun. JUST AVERAGE LIFE | Drummer (at a country depot) How late is the St. Louls train? Agent—About the average, ! ta How did you know it was te Drummer I wae just figuring do the average myself—8t. Louis Post Dispateh, A MYSTERY EXPLAINED “Political candidates in Rome fore «white robes to show their know why Rome “—Rialtimore American. A DIFFERENCE. with He She He He's On No first-class dra canvas? in poker. PINCH AND SCRATCH She--Talking sbout women be- ing soldiers, don't you think they could fight at a pingh? He—I am eure if there was oo- easion for it, they could come up to the scratch.—Baltimore Amert- ean, THE USUAL CONSIDERATION “I want to marry your daughter, sir.” . “Do you think you ate capable of paying the alimony she has begn accustomed to receive?” —Chicago Record-Herald THE THING NEEDED “What we want,” said Mr. land, “is universal peace.” “It is," replied Mr, Rafferty, “But how're we goin’ to have it till we dimonstrate that somebody is able-bodied an willin’ to see that it's kept.”"—-Washington Evening Star, Do- A RED VEST GUESS Office Roy (to man who has just entered the office)—Sporting edl- tor, sir? Man (buttoning his cont aver his red vest)—No, Master Impu- dor I want to see the society ¢ditor, if you will be go kind. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch, AGAINST THE LAW “Why can’t I bring my this car? I know dogs lowed on cars,” “Ita the law against expectora- sir. You see, yours is 9 Spite Baltimore Amertean, FELL INTO A GOOD THING “Jenkinson fell into a good thing the other day “Did he? Fine! “A vat of maple fago Record-Herald, dog in are al- What was it?” syrup.”—Chi- ‘Patti Myers Swears There’s Nothing to That Temperamea Hunch About Red-H “Honest,” said Pattl Myers, red- h a temper fit in all my born days. Patti ie with “The Bohemian Girl,” at the Moore theatre this week. And so knoe! the o scientists inte a cooked hi The case of the solen' sometimes alleged,” Charles Benedict Davenport, of the titute of Washington, frequently associated with @ condition of nervous irrita- bility, this is an eugenic antipathy: “I don't know what you're talking Myers, “but it © pitfie.” x the cane of the net “Nervous irritability,” in the sense in which it is used by biologists, means “the ability to respond to stimull.” “Meaning cocktails and such. I get that. Please continue,” said Patt! Myers. Take noted actresses, Nethersole, as Sapho, wrecks the life of a country boy, Sapho is nearly all bad, and she has tan trams. And Olga, who plays Sapho to a T, is redheaded. Paula Tanqueray, another red |head, killed herself after wrecking |ber husband's life. Adrienne Le couvreur, red-headed, is unequaled in intrigue. Bernhardt is the great- ont living actrens,-and red-headed, She, too, is famous as Bapho, and none the jews so as Camille, Mad- am X and Lucrezia Borgia—all high-strung, temperamental roles. Mra. Leslie Carter, whose hair is \red, is known only for her portray- “ner entists: Olga jsle of women suffering from |vous irritability.” Duse, in “Cavaleria Rusticana,” Ipresents a blood-curdling woman, and as Nora, in Ibsen's “Doll's * she is not less terrible Promstadt’s Keudry tn “Par: is the symbol of the depths of depravity. “When | was ao long,” sald Patti) Myers, measuring off 18 inches with her hands, “and wore ewad | idling clothes, a safety pin, which | wasn't fe ae it was cracked up |to be, ran amuck and stabbed me cruelly—-never mind where, Oid 1} protest? Did | roar? Did | raise the roof? Believe me, | did not. 1 pretended ‘to like it. | “Ive always been that way. I'm jthe only red-head in the company, | and, by the same token, I'm the | evenest-tew px girl in the chorus. Nothing makes me mad. And I'm not one of those who say their! hair ie auburn or Titian. It's red. | She's 2 Living Contradiction “I hate to admit ft, but I'm a Mtv {ne contradiction of the popular! jhunech thet red-headed girls are crowded inside with artistic tem. perament. You can search me. and you won't find any. Of course |the bighups like to hand it out} |that they are busting with temper- | ament, whatever the color of their hair, but, take it from me, it's} bunk. “And as for red-headed women being tempestuous, it ain't so. I've met lots of and they're all like me—calm and mild. The lamb has nothing on me for gentle Bens.” “Well, Johnnie, I hear you have another baby at your house?” “What ie it?” “The nurse says it’s a girl, but pa seems to think it's hard luck.” eaded chorus girl, “I never threw | « aired Girls’ PATTI MYERS END OF “BOSS” COX, OF CINCINNATI — “The first real war against Cox was started,” : Irwin, “by the SCRIPPS PAPER POST. Scripps is a big, picturesque man living in who wears a slouch hat and top boots, afd runs, genius, a string of daily papers in a score or so of cities all way from the Alleghany mountains to the Pacific papers constitute the backbone of the whole ‘Pro movement today. The Post started to make trouble: back in 1895. In the war that has continued ever sing municipal treasurers have been forced to refund tot $214,000 because of ‘gratuities’ appropriated in the interest on deposits made of city funds in favored banks was indicted br perjury in swearing that he received no these ‘gratuities’”—and while that particular indictment® quashed, the career of “Boss” Cx is over in Ohio. Mr. tells how Cincinnati was swept out of its backward e “a sort of stuffy doze,” by which its growth in p commercial interests and civic progress was stifled, and ed upon clean, fresh, vigorous lines. No small achi for a penny paper, eh? Just exactly what that Scripps paper has done for Cincinnati, this Scripps Seattle Star, stands for in Seattle. We are a vital whole ‘Progressive’ movement today.”