The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 24, 1912, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR Phones; Private Exchange Main 9490 and Independent 441. , Member of United see Es i “Butered at Seattle, Wash, postotfice as seo By mail, out ally 30 cents per month up to alx F BETO Gre year OS cea ETS To The Beattie 8 ang ee of any failure ttle or any attempt ¢ C deatre of th: a favor by aout pt and regular ‘tel Mer paper for The t to secure the Le fund prompt att Sy eo clock kindly " “Ken for the Ctreulation Depart 8 Office at on ‘the pape Star, It for all, and ve flv your paper failed rive any al Office at once, Main 9400 or Ind. urteow nt £ a t doing away with legal y re st abot ho has TALKED most abou What have they DONE lities? Judges and lawyers. Nothing that you can_ notice. When the people get a char Oregon, the ple initiated and v the sondage should not reverse a decision wk pis made by a trial court, IF SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE BEEN DONE. The law also provided that, even if the su- “NOBODY” i In|. When you aro in trouble, who nce, there is a difference. IM) oomos along just at the right time? adopted a law providing that His hat is the kind y" would wear and bis coat one that obody” could have Any use for, and his SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1912. iu always helpful. To throw a Hite more light on the latter statement, what you leave for Everybody do, “Nobody” does, me eceentric qualities he ale ha He believes Dr. Cook really discovered the North Pole, He ts the only person who will admit that Opportunity knocked at his door pteme court reverses a case, it is to render the judgment that the lower court should have rendered, if the record sent up will enable it to do so. It is ACTION, not talking, vy Y “peurotics” and “the mob” (as per Taft and his standpatters), otherwise the plain people, get a chance, they promptly DO things to abolish delays and expense in court procee< ing seh fn congress and every state legislature there are lawyers than any other class of citi zens. If the: eee as anxious to reform the courts as they say they are, hy have they not done something c‘feetiv a Who benctiee by a technicalities, by the “law's delays,” by expenses so heavy t me only rich litigants can pay them? Public utility eg bam Sod ether forms of “big business.” | most of the pie in legislative bodies are there to serve “big business.” So = see why lawyers talk about reform, but do not give it, an i ‘ople suffer. i : gp nl power is the remedy. In this state, just as - Oregon, there will be real reform in legal procedure an justice will be speedy and less expensive, when the plain sa" , instead of corporation lawyers, make laws and can reca judges. which counts. And when Oar Own Faalt, Too That's what J. J. Hill paid for the iron ore. $500,000,000. q aH That's what J. J. Hill Neo grey ~ today” for the same fron ore—a matter of 100 to 1 and “then some. And the difference between $4,500,000 and $500,000,000 measures the stupidity of the people in giving away their natural resources, so far as it can be measured in dollars and cents. But when it comes to hours of labor, starvation wages and horrible conditions of living entailed by the necessity of earning dividends on the enhanced, valuation, there is no such thing as measuring it, save in sweat and tears. Let us repeat all together: 3 “When a lone wolf preys on 100 sheep it is not due to the wolfishness of the wolf, but to the sheepishness of the sheep. By means of block improvement circles or associations, the ‘women of Baltimore are planning to make the city more sani- tary and more beautiful. Gaby Deslys that not one man made love to her’ whila she was in America. A right fine tribute to the Ameri- an man! If Columbia doesn’t stop insulting our Philan Knox, she'll get her wrist slapped real hard. Guess President Madero isn’t very secure in his job he has to yell for suppression of a free press. Y Roosevelt and Johnson! Well, if Uncle Sam ever has to! drive that team, he'd better order a reinforced concrete dash- when THE CITY PLAN | ne te just the kind that “Nobody” would choose And strip him of his clothes, there la “Nobody” there, We receive a perfect Mood of In. quiries about “Nobody” from Con stant Reader and Virtas and Pro Bono Public, but they are questions that “Nobody” could fully answer ig’ best we can do ts make a try at it, . Who ts he? Nobody in particular, Where does he live? Nowhere, What does he eat? Nothing. he any brains? ts something bo kee hat. In ho dinsatistied A. On the centrary, “Nobody” In satisfied. To go-ahead and tell you every. thing we know about him will not take long. He t# a mystertous mem. ber of society and somewhat of a nuisance, It is he who stole the jam, who struck Billy Patterson, who has seen Kelly, and who under. stands what the w . waves are enying. He is also @ good deal of a mar tyr, for it is he who ju generally hanged for the many atrocious mur dora that are committed. Well, we can't be very sorry for him, since the evidence always puts the blame strongly upon him. Still he has vir tues, He and George Washington always told the truth. ie never iatake, dows hin duty ab his taxes willingly and peorepere Has Th = H *3 4 joud enough to be distinet!y heard. He tw the only individual who some people, but the goldfinh. Yea he can even safely trast human no ture. Oh, be in accomplished, He can catch olf toa, Uirde with chaff and make a purse of & now's en. (Not that he need. ® purse, because he can get along without money.) when doctors He can decide he compre hends eternity, and is immortal And Hevea Taft will be re-elected CROWNS Mr, Wibbies Miss Knox—Yeu, and { have been gray, too. What fine dark hair you have, Mise Knox! who Is younger than you are, has ber bair quite white. f I'd been your wife, no“doubt my hair would ~Boston Transcript | DIDN'T HAVE TO BE New Suburbanite—1 su Village Milkman (with mister, my cows war ever bit by a IT CERTAINLY DID said the Sunday school teacher, aused the flood?’ Ne FUTURE POSSIBILITY shall never shake hands with posterity,” sighed the poet. “Nonsense,” said the coniforting all right."—Atlanta Constitution eriite “ALL HE Gor. a To the Readers of the Seattle Star: Through the courtesy of the editor of The Star, the Municipal league of Seattle bas been granted the privilege of placing before the he reasons why the league believes the public should vote for the to be submitted at the general election, March Sth. The fol- is the second of a series of brief statements which will appear un- ‘the authority of the Munictpal league: | \TEMENT NO. 2 ON OFFICIAL BALLOT—RELATION OF A CITY PLAN TO BUSINESS What Seattle needs is Buxiness. It especially needs the business that comes from « dinner pail brigade. It wants manufactories and in- dustries that employ men. Cities are in competition with each other industrial and manufacturing enterprises, Just as business concerns | , Industries come to that city which} Beggar—Beg pardou lererseen better day Mr. Kanate-—— tote of ‘em. This is the worst weather I've struck in five years. we almost forgot-—he be My Wife, ppose this ix pastourized milk, my friend? eringly)--Not so’s ye kin taste it, 1 reckon, In fact, I'l) hand ye a five-dotiar note if ye kin prov any uy ad dog.—Puek, “ean you tell ule what “Yes, ma'am,” answered the little fellow: “4t rained.”—Chicngo | “It will give you the ‘shake,’ | RATHER SCARCE. Dis great poct says dat love is a food.” | “Does, eh? Funny we don't see lany of it on de free lunch counters.” of the industries located therein. Heavy grades, badly paved congested thoroughfares cause delay in traffic. This delay increases the amount of equipment required to do business, and thus the expense and to the prices charged consumers by the retail In fact, inadequate traffic facilities In a city add to the cost business and to the cost of living city which provides the most efficient traffic facilities will business and manufactories away from competing cities and will &@ greeter number of people a chance to make a living at a lower to themselves. It was for thesé reasons that Mr. Bogue gave first consideration to the question of traffic facilities in preparing the plan We are to vote upon March Sth. THE MUNI LEAGUE OF SEATTLE. PERSONAL, PAL — — ==> ARVIN’S CORNER BY REV. JOSEPH L. GARVIN, 6. D., M. A. Pastor of the First Christian Church, Seattie. G QUIT TALKING AND GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. OUR RECENT PRIMARY con-jnedy at University of Chicago Set- test was surely a talkfest. Some|tiement. His reply will encourage became so heated that when they | you. were not magnifying out of all pro-| I BELIEVE IN tue people. They portion the ‘ have the votes and should know OFFICE OF MAYOR or council | way, how, when or for what. man, they were sharpshooting each| NOTHING LIKH KNOWLEDGE candidate, good or bad as they were, | %.. pubiicity to cure the ills and “1 tol’ de loidy dat 1 wuz once admitted to prac ep at de bar." “What's dat your sayin'?” “An’ she asked me if I ever prac- ticed at a bar 0’ soap.” VERY SOFT, iis Oe cies ae “I got next to a soft snap today.” “What was it?” “A watenh dog that didn't any teeth.” have justly. i drive out evils. I blame a partisan PhOrLE LOVE POLITICS. It Meer mr than I do an undesirable thetr lives. Any person in the | candida! ane ‘eye, or the public mind, must| OFFICE SEEKERS and oftice ‘expect to be both coddied and lam-|users we will always have, but |. It’s part of tae game. «ere is no excuse for an ignorant ALL THIS TEACHES something. | public. If Seattle 1s .o have a city govern-| ELECTIONS WILL CONTINUE, ment of, for and by the people, the | talk and debate to voliey and thun-'y people will have to know more about |der and rattle, yet an informed people will vote wisely. | HINERY. OF GOVERN-| LET US FIGHT the good fight of | faith in our city, hope in its future Suu for efficiency in its servants, TRAVELING eastward through Montana (I am writing this-on the train), we have just passed Cus- ter's battlefield. There on a hill by the Little Big Horn, bis mon- ument stands as an omen of prog- ress. BENEATH THE BATTLEFIELD! 1 saw Indians, whose parents killed Custer, working on the ratiroad, It} ©) is progress. DOUBTLESS SOME yet will meet bby ccgutdnatts in the pioneering of m reform. Th ‘ou will like it,” -NO DEATH TASTES quite so ink twill, ma'am, if de in- (had Bi that eee offering | Cage wy is only haif as pleasing means cause le taste nam humanity and the publie’s welfare. a petneity , ete,, but InAIN WORKING PEOPLE for intelligent citizenship. The results wul be that successful candidates will come from our ranke and the standard of efficiency will be raised. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in & movement write John C. Ken- “Here, my man, is a piece of First Pickpocket—Where dfd you dip dat swell pin? ‘ Second Pickpock om that big guy on the back platform), apd got his necktie, too, but I was afraid he'd get peevish. . JOBH WISE BAYS: “Good luck haw fast fell to Pence Dozer, who lost both lege under a train. A reler Her Suspicio “Mra. Closepenny has trouble with her laundry,” “Ie that right?” “Yes. If the bills are small she lots of thinks they're keeping ber clothes, | be aod ff they're big she thinks she's overcharged.” The Busy Time. “How bigh did de ole mule kick bimr’ ‘Go long, man! You think he had thi ter measure de distance?” Au@ita Constitution. RRR * * Compensation. * = Costomer—Waiter, this ts an w abourdly small steak you've * Kiven me, * Walter--Yos, sir, but itll * take a wonderful long time to * ent, eir—Kverybody’s Maga ® dine. Seeeeeeaeeeee * eee eeneeaeene An Artist. Sue—You said you were going to marry an artist, and now you're en waged to a dentiat Flo--Well, isn't he an artist? He draws from real 11 | 4 | CLARE WAS BUSY TYPING LETTERS WHE SHE SPIED A MOUSE NEAR HER DESK FoyR WHooPS AND SHE |] LAY om THE FiwoR IN A DEAD FAINT, AFTER SOME COLD WATER HAO BEEM SPLASHED IN HER. FACE SHE SAID INA WEAK VoIce "IF Your. RUG IS ORTV ISA, vacuum cLeAner® ter WER tay i The Proper Treatment. “T have a terrible cok he com- | plained My head feels all stopped | ve you tried a vacuum clea she queried sweetly.—Judge. eee eatkaeaennhee * * Fierce, All Right. “Now, said the teacher, * who had been describing the * hablte of bears, “what is the * fiercest animal in the polar ‘* region, Johnny?” * “Why - er - er, ® Johnny. * “Come, don't you remember? * s.0 pol “Oh, sure! * * * * * * stammered * The pole eat!” * * RARER Cowardly. founder took you home Jother night, Rounder—Yes, and then, you cow- ard, you Jeft me to face my wife alone the Matched, “I married my trst tusband for money and my second for love.” Then you are very happy now, 1 suppose?” No. Alas! no. You see, my first husband married me for love and my second for money.” A Poor Remedy. “1 notice a man who had a cold in his head has committed suicide.” “Poor fellow! Now what fool friend could have advised him to try that remedy?" inducements. Mrs. Willis—There seems to be a big crowd over at Mra, Wayup's wedding. Strange, too! She has been married nine times already, Mrs, Gillis—That's it! This is going to be a grand souvenir per- formance.-—Puck. Expensive Instruction. “Experience,” said the made philosopher, “is the teacher.” “Yes, said the man who has had troubles with Wall street, “but you're #0 liable to go broke paying the first installment on tuition.”— Washington Star, ready best | BY Frev SCHAEFER | Just beecoas a man college senior | vears @ mortarboard cap iss no sign he vill make a good hod carrier. | As Shakespeare says, der worlt iss but a stage und pride cometh before der stale egg. Incongruity iss ven a man mit arafy spots on hiss vest vears a Juttonhole bouquet. People who dance und don'd p: der piper let him vistle for hi money. A He made oudt of whole cloth chenerally hass some remnants, Vot? Id is @ polite store vich will send id's bills to you on abbroyal, Dance.at Dreamiand tonight, **¢ */ greatest invention today? *) : Circle maid he: “I'd hate tp be A foolish, hatpleng Who has to com And if he don't by pet Or wolded well, at leat.” 2 : While a8 for cata” pride, ve ae “THEY do just what They firwly and with To sit on people's knega® Just then a po dog ran in bbed Sefore be eneniin He cried. more death, I've seven left, Read the Ci for Kitty Kat's Astrophe. A DOG RAN IN THE YARD AND GRABBED aN Takes Rap at Winner The foilowing letter comes from three Silverdale Circle members «@ letter is the result of a prise winning manuscript of Kita Meyer) jon the City vs, Country, which was | published last Saturday Dear Uncle Jack—-We would like to nay « fow words to the prize win- ner of last week on what she said jabout country schools. She sald that country children have no edu- cational training, which every city cnild has, but we fail to eee it that way. We may wot have euch fine big school buildings, but we need not be ashamed of our school house, which is modern and uptodate in every respect, and, best of all, we) me. have just as good teachers as can found in any city, When at dif ferent tim pile from our school moved to city they proved, time and time again, that they can and do wold thelr own, Of course the city may offer more in some ways, but the country chil drea have some advantages which celty children have not We hereby extend a cordial invita. tion to Prize Winner to visit our schoo! and see for herself if we have wi rm— UB” MEMBERS, A-BLINKING IN THE 5UN WBERTA KUNZ, VIOLET JOHNSON, AMY HAGENER. Biiverdale, Wash. Letters FROM FRIDAY HARBOR, Dear Uncle Jack—We have been taking The Star for five .months jand Lam very interested Jn your | Circle, I live on a large farm about four jmiles from town. My father owns 480 acres. Papa has lots of si and horses, I like horses much. I am li years old and in the Seventh grade. There are 11 pupils io our school. MABEL W. TUCKER. Friday Harbor, Wash. 1 Next day the merry little cat— The very selfsame one Who only lately had been drowned By failing in a well—was found A-biinking in the sun. very THINKS STAR BEST. Dear Uncle Jack-—-1 would like to join your Star Circle Club and be one of your members, 1 have been reading The Star for a long time. I think The Star is the best paper in Seattle. HARRY OSTERMAN. 2007 W. Dakota St, *"NOTHER NEW ONE. | Dear Uncle Jack—I wish very much to join your Circle. 1 think that it is a fine thing for boys and girte, Iam 12 years old and am in the Sixth grade. HAROLD JANEWAY Edmonds, Wash Here’s the Prize Dray These drawings have won the prizes offered by last © for the best drawings of George Washington, The first dollar and the second 50 cents. Dear Uncle J —I guess you will be surprised to hear from me, as it is quite a while since I have | written you. I read the Star Circle} jevery Saturday. 1 wish you would make an amendment to your char-! ter and allow all boys and giris) under 18 to compete in the con-| ‘teats. I used to but am now 16 and jam not eligible, although I wish I were. Hoping you will change the age iimit, I am, Yours truly, ELLEN LE 1928 Fifth Ave. Next Contest! What, in your estimation, ta the That's | jnext week's contest. Unele Jack} |already anticipates that no two let- ters will be alike, because there are| inventions, Just '® great things and out what you think is the} * | greatest, add a good reason for this | ® belief, and you've taken a big step *® toward copping one of the two ® | prizes to be offered. Contributions *&/muet be received at The Star of- Drawn by Ruth Hauck, 828 21st Av. | fice not b than Friday evening, | cvs DNS, HEADACHE TORE “UNER AND SLUGS B is 150. Two prizes will be awarded, the first of $1.00 and the second 50 conta, | Sick headaches! ing food in the bowel nt | being thr out, is reabsorbed into the blood. When | reaches the delicate brain tissue, it causes congestion and @ { ful throbbing, sickening headache. Cascarets remove the cause by stimulating the liver, poison move on and out and purifying the blood. The effect | tn antaneous, Ladies whose sensitive organisms are jto sick headaches, need not suffer, for they can be quickly | Cascarets. One taken tonight will straighten you out by mon cent box means a clear 2. health for months. Don’t forget Gat dren—their little insides need 8 508 Ue cleansing, too. i Cascarets, because they taste never gripe or sicken. Bs, Zam BHAN, - Drawn by Leona cortes. Stale. Miss Sweet—These- are staie. Waiter—You are have served you only ' ses of the season, iso many great Miss Sweet—Yes, bat [think over tod: then » ltimore American. ' } | Always trace them to lazy liver, . 8 or a sick stomach. Poisonous This. “BALANCING A CIGAR A It's easy to make a cigar stand on end on your finger—when you know how. Partially open the blade of your pocket knife and stick the | point into the side of your cigar, at }an angle which causes the knife j handle to act as a balance New Ones The following are boys and girls who are successful applicants for admittance to the Circle Clubp They have written the Circle dur- ing the past week: tr Osterman, 2507 W. Dakota! Harry Janeway, Edmonds, Geneva Miller, 1439 W. 53rd St. Bessie Terrell, Startup. 4471 Whitman Poulsbo. Anacortes. Taken in America. tN HONOR ROLL, eva Miller lene Smith Blanche Smith Jesse Evans Lucile Warren Ben Kantz Karl Bjornson Nels Larsen i, McGunnigle Etta Lang er Aeroplane Flights, Fireless Boys’ Gardens, and other will be shown. Admission by same to be secured at National Cast ter Office, 1527 Fourth Ave. STORAGE AND TRANS Auto Delivery Co. INc. ind, ¥28—PHONKS—Maln 3043, City Messenger & Transfer Co. Delivery Warons, Basse Furniture ate Union Bh (emu Leona Lanterman Noriane Dunn Irene Haydon Alice Myberg Howard Lowe Oscar Johnson Rea SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE