The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 2, 1912, Page 8

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/}Cheer Up! | You won't be bothered by the blues if yon keep your liver active, your bowels regular, and your Stomach in good tone by timely Use of the time-tested, beneficent, and always effective family remedy Title Insurance You know that the law- yer who examined your abstract is both conscien- tious and capable, We also believe it. ‘And that safe so far as the records g°- But suppose there some hidden error in the records? makes you is Or some unknown omis- sion from them? It all gets back to one simple question: Are you going to be sat- isfied with an opinion on your title— 9 When you can get the guarantee of a responsible company that it will de- fend your title if attacked and reimburse you if you lose? $500,000 capital as se- turity for policy holders. Washington °* Title Insurance In The Bank for Savings is an investment of the highest char- acter. Absolutely sound, safe and secure, besides yielding you @ good return in dividends for every dollar of your account. 42% Interest Paid The Bank for Savings Cor. Pike St. and Third Ave. FAST STEAMERS LEAVE COLMAN DOCK As Followns FOR TACOMA MWe, |, Above rates effective Dec. 18 11 to March 18, 12, Steamers and Kehedules Subject to Change Wi: fotice, Tieket Office, Co Main 2993, STEVENS ACADEMY Fourth N. GEORGE AUGER-—EMPRESS * ag PRES EREEHE ES * AT THE THEATRES % Moore—Robert Mantel! * “Othello.” & Metropotitan—Alice Lioyd tn ® “Littl Mise Fix-it.” ® Seattie—“Paid in Full & Empress—-Vandeville. % Pantages— Vaudeville. & Orpheum Vaudeville. &® Grand—-Motion pletures and *® = vaudeville. Ree KTeeeehhee th BEERS REE EEEE * AT THE MOORE * * BREESE H EEE EERE erom across the ocean comes many of the original pen who are famed in the land of the heath- er in the operatic dramatization of Sir Walter Scott's immortal classe, “Rob Roy”, which in Scotland iw perennial as was once Uncle Tom's Cabin in America, Along with the braw lads and lassies comes tartan, kilts, bonnets, claymore, targe, feathers and songs. The organiza. tion comprises sixty people, In the title role is J. B. Thomson, whose work im the part at the Theater Royal, Glasgow, has brought him the reputation of being the best “Rob Roy” on the stage; Allan B. Stevenson tn the buffoon role of the “Bailie; Nannie Strachan as “Mat- lue”; Elvia Rand as “Diana”; Marta lGelden as “Helen McGregor”; and | William Pollard as “Captain Thofn ton.” It will be seen at the Moore lfor three nights, beginning tomor- jrow night. [teak karte ” \* * it * Peeteer el rel eres: | Local theatergoers, ever in search lof novelty, will have plenty of op- ‘portunity to marvel at the progress \in theatricals in the new musical comedy “Mutt and Jeff” which Gus |HiM will present at the Seattle | Theater next week, opening with |the matinee tomorrow. The origin- lal cfeations of Bud Fisher, have [been blended into a play, “The long and short ot it, as people have come jto know the palr, will have little jeause to complain the way unique jtwain have been treated by the au- |thor. The plece, which {s in three acts, is sald to contain enough sur- ‘prises, gingling music and other |features to suit the most fastideous seeker after wholesome amusement, > dadindedndin dade dedn dda da ted a * * le AT THE EMPRESS *” AT THE SEATLE * * RARE Hhhhh THE SEATTLE STAR The Week at the Theatres Gertrude Lang—Pantages the beadtine attraction at the Em press during the coming week with George Auger, the Giant actor, who | | weighs 384 pounds in the character | of the Giant and Ernest Rommet the | #|dimutive actor, 34 inches tall, Caroline Hess, % Inches tall, ing. Waterbury Brothers and Tin-| ney, the highest salaried musical | trio in the vandeville business will be the added attraction. “The Foll De Roll Girle” are a quartette of | “great big bemutiful dotle.” A Indy | jugzler in the person of Anita Mart-| Hing, will demonstrate her ability.| A gymnast whl offer an aerial act -Sallalahalel hahalalatalelalial 4 * * AT THE ORPHEUM * it SRERE RE REER e Be “Everywife” with 25 people in the | {Orpheum during the coming week. | The act runs 50 minutes. It is writ- jten by George V. Hobart. George | |MeKay and John Cantwell will be | laeen in “A Broadway Breeze.” Whittakers will present a new nov- jerty called “Dick Whittington.” Jock | McKay is a Scotch comedian. Two! jyoung women who play the banjo jare the De Faye Sisters. De Renzo | and La Due have a trapeze act. RRR RRERE HER, \® *| \* * * *| BERR ERE RE RR EE EH! “The Naked Truth,” a sort of musical travesty in which its six/ performers are relieved of a part of their wearing apparel by a strong! stage wind, fa the headline feature | of the new bill at Pantages. The act will be presented here for the | first time by Joe Edmonds and com- \pany. The Zeb Zarrow troupe of eccentric fun makers, is another | feature, Stil more comedy will bes furnished by Rube Strickland, a jcrossroads violinist. Other acts on [the bill are Fisher and Green, a pair of Hebrew comedtans, with song and patter; Levitt and Dunsmore, in a protan playlet calied “The |Woman Next Door,” and another run of the Texas Tommy. Rhah Ad Renken * AT THE PANTAGES * *® Through inadvertence the « * Municipal League News pub- * % lished the wrong advisory bal- * *% lot so far as amendments 3 & *% and 17 are concerned. In both & % these cases the league ts in ac- & * cord with the recommenda- * *® tions of The Star ballot, * BURR SEEHEVE REED ing County Medical society will meet at the Chamber of Commerce “Jack The Giant Killer” will be’ Monday evening at 8 o'clock. THE CITY PLAN STATEMENT NO. 8 ON REPORT | SION TO BE SUBMITTED | Many people are favorable to OF MUNIC L PLANS COMMIS- TO VOTERS MARCH 5TH the City Plan because they realize {it is both for the benefit of the tax payer and in the interest of the majority of the citizens. makes the plan too binding; merely | If the plan is adopted, as at pr be as follows: vided for in the plan. | to institute an impro' iT The same |inetitute an improvement be done detail of that improvement | ment will be. | out of the hands of the City Counc at large. the City engineer's advie lof the City’ Couneil being swayed The great losses which Seattle has #1 made compromises on grades, widths of s location of streets because of the clamoring of special interes adoption of the plan by the people removes once and for all the danger Yet they hold that the method of adoption } they say the plan should be We believe they are wrong in taking this position. visory resent proposed, its legal status will The city will not be bound to make any of the improvements pro- method of procedure now in vogue ent will be in force after the plan is adopted. people by petition or the City Council on its own initiative can Until so initiated no part of the work will When so initiated the plan determines the engineering . In other words, the people and the City ‘Council will still have the power to determine when an improvement jis needed. The plan determines what the character of the jmprove- In this way the character of the improvement is taken 1 and put in the hands of the people tained jn the past have repeatedly, inst its f stfocts and The Council hi and influenced by those who are Halis tor private lessonw | looking to their own Interest and pochet-book, and not the interes a @ ing). | of the public at large. The special they wish. THE MUN 1 intertyts want the plan advisor They know they, can influence the City Council to make changes which They know they cannot influence the people: ICIPAL LEAGUE OF SEATTLE. be the interesting bit of the offer-| # | The hall is at 1620 Fourth av. least will be the headiienr at the! The | Patterson, president of pal Cash Register Co,, and 30 of his wales managers and officers were indicted by the federal gtand jury at Cineinnatl for & criminal = violw tion of the Bher. man anti-trust law, Sales meth: ods of the com pany were John ath Martha Goiden, in “Rob 3 Roy"-—Moore th competitors have ing Deon har od out of field, charged. J. H. Patterson ore Samuel W. Odell, Kansas City, mentioned 25 cats in hin divorce tition; alleging that Mra, Odell iked the cats better than she did him. He got a decree, “ee Three ribs belonging to Mise Laura Drew, Sterling, IL, were broken during a loving squeeze by Frederick Knox. ‘The — bearlike ee dino’ * MIAMI, Mo, Mar, 2.—-Ira A. ® * McClelland of De Witt, five ® miles north of here, found $400 in’ gold a few days ago while looking over the personal ef- fects of the late Miss Amanda Sanderson, of whose estate he is adminivtrator, The money was wrap; in a ball of yarn found in a bag of old rags. According to a memorandum found with the money, the gold had been placed there more than forty years seeeeteusenes Senet BA. Curtes, 1 o Mr and Mra J. A. Keinmate, 580 Fifteenth NB: boy to Mr. and Mr w ard 410 Harrison dare Fh. Bowen, «irl to Mr. and Mrs. | Abner Kreekoon. Ray Blatt, Seattle Hnyder, Beattie Surry YOU'LL FIND IT HERE GF THE DAVY CONDENSED FOR BUSY PEOPLE Gladys Fitch—Grana Consideration “If anybody gave you tainted money, would you keep it your self or send it to the foreign missions?” “Keep it myself, of course- Would you have spread in- fection /"—Baltimore American. de ed et ee * W. C. Gates, better known as “Swiftwater Bill,” bas start ed suit in the superior court fo recover $1,090 from the Actna Insurance company for damage said to have been to- Hicted by United States quar. antine officials in fumigating the steamship Guatemala at Panama November 10. Gates alleges that the fumigating did damage to that extent to clothing of bira and his wife when the officials broke open thelr trunks and the clothing was burnt The insurance on insured him from re. SREP EERE RE Ee The fellow who needs a push to start him ought to be oo hard he'd.never comatack. * A debate between E. C. Hughes * and Robert Bridges, port commis sioner, on the Harbor island ter | * minal propoaition, will be held to | * night at Carpenters’ bali, under the |* auspices of the Carpenters’ union. * The public in invited Seeeeeseeeeeeeeeessaene March 2, 1862, Just 50 years ago todey Gen George B. McClellan telegraphed Gen H. W. Halleck “Generale must observe dinct pline as well as} private soldicrs. Do not hesitate to arrest bim (meaning Gen. U. 8. Grant) at once If the good of the service requires it." Halleck bad complained to McClellan that Grant bad left his post at Fort Donelson and gone to Nashville without con- sulting Halleck, his superior officer. 1 am worn out tired with bis} negleet and inefficiency,” Halleck wired, Perhaps there came a time later when he regretted that word | “Ineffictenc: for there were a lot) of people in the United States who | thought the makers of books of synonyms had overlooked a bet) when they did not eet Halleck as| the opposite of effictenc After an absence of over a month Rev. E. Aug. Skogsbergh, pastor of jthe Swedish Tabernacle, has re- cry | jturned from a trip in the East, ar ou — Cheer up, the aviator is the only fellow who can legitmately took down sag tate anyway. 't has been announced that the |Seattle chapter of the American InsUtute will hold a banquet this month, probably on March 26. A Loud Dresser Mre. A-—~Your husband al- ways dresses 60 quietly. ; Mrs. B.—He does not. You Ought to hear him when he loses a collar button.—Milwau- kee News, * TODAY'S SHORT STORY «* Everett J. Lake, ex- Heuten- ant governor of Connecticut, tells a story on himself aa fol lows “As yu know, I am a mem ber of that gorgeous organ- ieation, the Governor's Foot Guards. —~ At the inauguration of the late Governor Lilley the Foot Guards, of cours were in the big parade, whic in its route, had to. pass m home. As we approached the house I noticed my wife and son On the porch, with eyes open for papa. To impress the boy with his father's im: portance, my chest went out 4 few inches more than us #0 that he might have a good view of the numerous medals and decorations resting on my massive front. 1 certainly thought I was the real thing in that parade until 1 heard my boy say to his mother: ‘Oh, ma! Look how filce they all are, but everybody's out of step but father.’ "Kansas City Journal, O00 222 cee ee 2s eee Dance at Dreamland tonight, #*« Bogan the New Year Weil Hill—1 began the new year well. Dill—How was that? Hill—Why, | wasn't when it was ushered in. sick Clara Morton procured a decree of divores from Edward ‘P. Morton. | She alleged that her spouse de serted her when he met with finan- cial difficulties and was threatened with arr Non-support was also charged, Fifteen federal prisoners con- fined in the county jail were re- moved to the Pierce county bastile yesterda: The prisoners were ac companied by two deputies, The order for their transfer was issued by Judge Hanford. Hereafter fed- eral prisoners awaiting trial will be ed in the city jail SESE ES ESSE EEE SEE EEE SESE ESO RE SES SEESSEESESEE EEE EEE SE SEE ERE REDE ED in land owners will be af- fected by condemnation proceed. ings to take place when King coun- ty starts the construction of right- of-way 60 feet wide which will shorten the route to Tacoma by 10 miles. The road will be completed in two years. “RACINE BOATS” “For thone who want the best.” Fast Motor Boats, | “'° Dest Family Family Graceful For a Canoes, ummer pleasure. ce A Bo. FREE LECTURE —ON—~ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, Funeral services of Wm. D. Hofius were conducted at the fam- ily residence, 1104 Spring st., yes- terdag morning, Dr. W. A. Major officiating. The remains were shipped to Tulare, Cal, where they will be interred beside those of his wife. A pest is the inveterate smok- er who never has a match, by Prof. West Coast Co-operative Farm- ers’ oclation opened thelr first retail establishment at the West- jake market in the new section, at the north end, which has been re- cently annexed, today. the auspte Christ, Sctentiat, Seattle. MOORE THEATRE ‘Bunday, March 3d, at 2:30 p. m. KKK RRR Hermann 8. Hering, C. 8. B., under | of Fourth Church of On complaint of Wilmon and Lil-|Second ward to precinct 101 of yew |Seventh ward Comptroller |to the Beventh ward on Februar 1 to tranafer registration of |21, and claim that Bothwell refu ton at, the couple from precinct 230 of the|to change their registration the lian ‘Tucker terday ordered Rothw known Frank B. Poor at its head, says in an advertisement: Judge Dykeman City Brigadier M, will lead the on Arty, Wifth ay, ‘n the morning ang afternoon, The couple moved Pr. sorvioas et at ‘804 Washer oy &NELSON - earth \\ ‘ (dicate their CF | OPENING SPRING DISPLAYS, YS MILLINERY ‘ Suits. oats, Dresses, Waists o” Accessories for Monday, 1% Tuesday and Wedne: March ourth Jitth and Sixth Acordial invitstiona'™ extended to you to be sent on the occasion of these displays = “When Capt. makes the statement that the Bellevue ferry will lose $3,000 a month he is delibs romancing.” We submit these facts: Kirkland ferry. has lost $192,115.15 since it was Luilt auditor: Kirkland is Lut four miles from Bellevue and the present Here is the statement from the records of the Cost of construction, something over $26,000.00. “For For For For For For For For For For For the year the year the year the year the year the year the year the year the year the year the year the year Debit difference during the whok “New Ferry. ending June 30, ending June ending June ending June ; June ending June 3 ending June ending June ending ending Dec. ending Dee, ending Dec ending Dee 1901. 1902 , 1903 $ 3,740.10; Cost, $ 2u 2,124.75; Cost, noné Cost, none Cost, none Cost, none Cost, none Cost, 2,147.80; Cost, 4,888.37; Cost, 11,612.85; Cost, 15,816.65; Cost, 24,641.45; Cost, Receipts, Receipts, - Receipts, - Receipts, Receipts, - Receipts, - Receipts, - Receipts, . Receipts, - Receipts, - Receipts, Receipts, "$65,171.97 term oe see ensieeees The building of a ferry to operate from Leschi Park to Bellevue would give twe ferries on Lake Washington, having terminals only four miles apart. Is it reasonable ‘ suppose that if the present ferry loses money the second ferry could make money? it more reasonable to suppose that a new ferry would divide the business of the ferry, making the altter lose even more than it does at present, which the former be losing at least $3,000 per month? Do you want the county to do business on this sort of a basis? If you i “NO” on Port Commission Proposition No. 6, for Lake Washington Impro' TAXPAYERS’ ECONOMY David Swank,

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