The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 1, 1912, Page 3

SEATTLE STAR ° Private Exchange Matn 9 NORTH WhsT LF i leased wire mews service of the Uutted Winer © ae wecdnd-clana matter wix mon $1 oe) Miachange Main 0400 pounds of dynamite last year, Of course all of the canrpaign oratory was saved for home consumption A Spring Tonic--For Ladies Only | } A story is told of a woman who called upon a celebrated Tremblingly He ex trivial She treatment for rder she told the doctor she feare ne amined her and found that she troubles. She told him of her domestic and social feared that her husband didn’t love her, that her son was de veloping bad habits, that her husband's family were against her that her neighbors did not think well of her and so on at great length, concluding her story in an hysterical brain storm he physician noticed that the woman was not well or care fully dressed; that she wore a winter hat, though the air was full of the perfume of spring. Her husband was a prosperous business man and she could well afford to dress in fashion at least meeting the seasons half way “I can cure you immediately when the woman had calmed herself to the most expensive modiste in this city and order the prettiest spring suit that you can get blue would become you. T he you mist pick out a straw hat. My wife patronizes Madame Su and has just bought n her the prettiest spring hat model that Thave ever seen. It’s a well, I cannot describe it, but my wife will show it to you.” The patient was indignant feady to make a haughty exit, when in came Mrs with the famous The conversation quickly plumes, turbans of Swiss ramine, roll-brim . full h ture aigrettes, the pan skirt, sailor collars and c heavy macrame and other subjects of nportance On the following Sunday the physician his patient, beautifully arrayed in new clothes was y happy, with her husband and looked the pi health. But when she saw the physician she cut him dead with a scornful glance. The physician ad ot hurt so much by the snub as by the knowledge that he cx colléct no fee for a treatment that cured a nervous dis: physician for would go insane was brooding over woes ” said the physician soberly, “IL want you to go at once Ane ah She was picking up her things, Physician, turned to h vul hat aile new er minine at She its that he was n WHO says the cost of living is not too high? Mrs. Er Dargie, an Oakland widow, makes affidavit that she can't pay household expenses with an allowance of $1,000 per month Shame! Shame! in the British house of commons traged There is some whining over our senate’s investigation of the Titanic ground that it is a “foreign inquiry into the loss of a Br sel," a proceeding hitherto unheard of ‘That's just exactly what it is. It is also an inquiry into the murder of hundreds of United States citizens by British lack of law for safeguarding United States citizens. The investigation may lead to the enactment of laws to safeguard American citi gens, as the British laws do not. That any Britain pretending to be a statesman objects to such a purpose puts shame on the whole British nation. Britain might much better get busy ascertaining why so many of her own citizens had to go down with the Titanic. on the ish ves PERHAPS Wiffiam Morton, wiio safely dropped 2,600 feet, | will be kind enough to loan ins parachute to William Taft to let} himself down easy when the final returns some in [Obeervations ——SSCS~*d' HERE'S a safe guess: Taft and Teddy spent a restless night. Those primary election returns from the old Bay State were altogether too close for the comfort of either of the can- didates. ° ° ° LATEST Rooseveitism: “Every standpatter loves a pro-|_ gressive—who is dead.” nee GILSON GA" DNER COMMENTS ON THE POLITICAL GAME BY GILSON GARONER. WASHINGTON, April 30.— WE ARE INFORMED THAT in a few days the ' Evening Post will print an interview with one T. Roosevelt wh be some jolt to one W. Taft. There are preliminary murmuring of a joud noise. este . AGAIN NOTE THE ABSENCE of any difference be n Republi. cans and Democrats in the United States senate. When Presidsnt Taft Wanted a senator to call for documents are Roosevelt and the Harvester ‘Trust, he selected that distinguished champion of Lorimer, Joseph F. Johnston of Alabama, Democrat, and so persuasive was Johnston that the department of justice responded to his call within eighty minutes! AFTER READING THE scandalous correspondence Mr. Taft's campaign managers in Harves Roosevelt, the latter's manager, Senator Dixon, said “WE ARE GRATEFUL, inc |, to Mr. Taft for refre He's memory as to what policies Col. Roose pursued in dealing with trusts while he was in the White Hou: am surprised that Mr. Taft has not gone to the trouble'of reprinting some 1 Yelt's messages on the subject written at th 3 fame material would be found in them seandalous correspondence. “NOW, IF MR. TAFT will turn his attention to the t his own administration and tell the publie why he had Wickersham refi to take an appeal from the Tobacco Trust thus nullifying all the prosecutions «ht inst all the trusts, the public will be under obligations to him ae FIGURES PRODUCED BEFORE the Stanley commi ing the steel trust show an interlocking directorate b foads and the trust. For ali moral and practical trust and the railroads are identical. This is comes to any effort to switch the responsibility rails made by the steel trust for the railroads. It that the experts of the Interstate Commerce Commission cently that the steel trust was making rails which were to be safe. They were doing this on orders from the raliroads who furnished specifications for brittle raile—rails wii) a high content of earbon—such rails being desired by the railroad owners because they would resist surface wear for a longer period. In other words, economy prevailed over safety. — produced by re the Trust and Col hing the pub- Roose of the ntained in this happenings of Attorney-General decision outlaw ee investigat ween the rail purposes the ste interesting when for the quality of found re BETTER THAN NONE 1 hate a man of one idea. ‘Natural No one likes to be excelled. THE FUTURE SKYSCRAPER Mr. O20 Buzzy—How do you like your new office on the 775th floor? Mr. Strenuous—Fine! The breakfasts they serve going down in these elevators mornings are simply grand.—Chicago News. Hicks Wicks: Boston Transcript BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made fromRoyal Crape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE it] will be remembered | too brittle| T “Ty tand that Mrs, Royle} and Mrs, Coyle are paired for the coming election, at which thelr hus bands are to be candidates. Yes. ther* woman really wanted to vote against her husband, Yet she couldn't, knowing him,|¢ fentiously vote for him.” ‘Miss Parks ts an attractive girl, tan't she?” and she's getting more so ery day, They say her father's Just coining money.” SHERLOCK HOLMES, JR. I see you have just painted your pore,” said Sherlock Holmes, fr Yes,” replied Dr. Whatson, does not need to have an extraordinary talent for making de in order to discover th The poreh looks as if tt had just been painted and there is the om of fresh paint in the alr.” You do not keep a dog Ah, now you interest What is there about my freshly painted poreh that suggests to you that I do not keep a dog? There are no dog tracks on it,” replied the great amateur detective he calmly lighted his pipe and walked away.—Chicago Record-Herald me. as ee ey BRIOGET NONPLUSSED Mra. Jenkins bad retired to her room to try to sleep off « headache. She had a particularly devoted maid, Bridget. Bridget noyed Mrs. Jen pelng to her door every little while and pee Finally Mra. Je eeeeeeeeeeeeee called to Bridget and asked her not to {t was disturbing her, to which Bridget replied Shure, Mrs. Jenkins, phat am I to do? When yes make a nolse I think yes Wants me, an’ whin yor is quiet I gits to thinkin’ maybe y dead.”—New York ning Sun. do It, a eeeeeeeeeeeee ee ey ECONOMIZING 1 said to my wife, ‘we must both economize, both." ry, she said with an air of submission to unpleasant elf and I'l cut your hatr,’ "Sunday Magazine & USED TO IT EXTRA EXPENSE | Yeu my dear Very well, He duty, ‘you shave you i . eo. Se “My wife always tears het hair when I come home late.” “Which makes you feof groan, | “Yes; and which also i necessary for the to buy mot r.” A CHEAPER WAY id © discussing Tom Riley as a politician, we must nog forret [that he is a lawyer, and many of his snap-stories are anecdotes’@t the bar. Here is the judge's later . | What an expense your legal department must be,” said the inquis- replied the trust magnate. itive one ¢ you must maintain it?” interrogated the guaptonb Quite right,’ il, 1 suppe answered the magnate, “sometimes I think it would cheap er to obey the lnw."—Boston Traveler Are you the man who was mar ried in a cage of tigers? “Tm the man.” “Did it seem exciting?” t did then. It wouldn't now.” |e eee kere ehhh hhh EXPLAINING AN OVERSIGHT ‘George. she said sweetly, “didn't you know that Lent ts ver? ‘Of course I did,” he replied. Then possibly you didn't pass a candy store on your way here lm Detroit Free * Oe ee | ONE REASON He (sneeringly)—Many women prefer their dogs to their husbands. She (bitterly—Why shouldn't they? The dogs grow! only occasion tonight +eeeeeeeee | | ally. A RARE BIRD \" Did she promise ‘Oh, yes; but I've got to wait until they can move next month |Just at present there's no room for me in her father's house!” | - » marry you?” pa, what is an unknown brity?” “An unknown celebrity, my son, is a pugilist who does all his talk- ing in the ring.” THE BEST SELLER I'd like to look at your best sellers” said the woman in the book | store. Well,” look at me, ma'am,” responded the clerk. “I sold more books in the holidays than any other clerk in the store!” Yonkers Statesman. WHOLESALE DENYING q The secretary of the national committee looked around, says Whe Cleveland Plain Dealer. i , Where is the manager of the dental bureau?” he asked. “I haven't seen him for two days.” There Was 4 rustling in a mountain of letters in the corner of the room, and a bald head slowly emerged e I am,” a thin voice hoarsely piped. sistants before I'm smothered.” THE SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN ‘To what do you attribute your success as a salesman?” In never wasting any time on a busy man who didn't want to buy, and spending all y effort finding people who were really interested jin my proposition.”"—Detrolt Free Press. “Gimme twenty more as- Clara—He says he thinks I am the alcest girl in town. him to call? Sara-—No, my dear; let him keep on thinking so, Shalt T agk ue HE STAR—WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eeeeee eee | any 1912. Agytilas RRO ROR RO Rt ttt) * Heirlooms *| “And is this an heirloom, too?” asked the visitor, pick ing up a brick that lay on the cente able *wald the lady of the ‘That is the brick my at the prime house mother threw minister.” “Ah, indeod teresting, “And whose on the wallf “That ts sald the "T goo,” waid “The power thrown, as It per'a Weekly how very tn the visitor portrait is that my mother her- lady the visitor. behind the were.” —Har- welt,” SSSES SESE EE EEE EE EEE REA EHE REA Not Taking Changes Henpeck—Is your beef tonder today? Butcher as a woma' Henpeck of sausages You, sir; it's as tender heart o I'l take a pound Tit Mite | THE DIRECTOR OF “THE BAND |! SHOUTED, “STOP” RIGHT IN || HE MIDPLE OF A SELECTION | WE LOOKED AROUND AT HIS MEN ANO ASKED,“ WouLD WE PIANO IF | TOOK A Piece oF Musict” LL SAN IT REAL FAST, | THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW MARGARET ANGLIN LEFT TRAGEDY FOR COMEDY AT THE THEATRES THIS WEEK. Anglin to Moore — Margaret “Green Btockings.” Metropolitan—-May Robson Seattlo—Jen Shirley The Love Route. Orpheum—Vaudeville, Vaudevilie. Vaudeville, Dark Vandeville, Grand—Vaudeville and pletures Clemmer- deville. Meibourne—Photoplays and vau deville. e Co. in motion Photoplays and vaw “Far be it from me,” quoth Ma garet Anglin, “to crown myself with the star of genius, xtreme mod- esty in my besetting vice. Still, as you have asked me how and why 1 did it, well—" Miss Anglin viewed and was being inter she was willing to oblige, Only @ little while ago she wan playing tragedy. Her forte seomed to lie in portraying the in tense and controlling emotions of strong women. She loved and hated, suffered the pangs of jealousy and remorse, excellently And now she has flopped. She playing comedy—not exactly #tick comedy, but out and out com ody just the same In “Green s] kings. at the Moore theatre. is genuinely and excruciatingly funny How and why did you do it” She said she did it because of two cobbiers. Tut, tut! What have cobbiers, two or a dozen, to do with tragedy and comedy and Margaret Anglin, who does both with equal facility? visited a shoe factory not long said Miss Anglin, with seem. | saw & man work- ing irrelevance, “| saw a man work- one thing, over and over again, end- lessly. He was doing it well. He was making just one part of a shoe. He wagn’t making a whole shoe. He | duty of the actor to reflect smi didn't know how to make a whole shoe. And this thastasm, ambition. man worked without without joy, without He was an automaton MARGARET ANGLIN. “ig life all sorrow and suffering? ; | if the stage is | too? land found was a little managed it h A a@ mirror, ten’t it ti Marks Parks Stockings.” It ard at first. But I nd it is good to laugh her that's why |He wax a useful machine, grinding |*%4 to make others laugh with you. | I enjoy making a fool of myself, 1 Prospecting Gabies Promoter's Little Danghter— Mamma, | think they'll send us baby now that we've moved over on this new street Mamma—How so, dear? Promoter's Little Daughter Well, I've prospected the territory and ‘they've struck bables on all sides of ua—-San Francisco Chron- fele. RARER * * * The Object * *® Pater—I wish Mary's young ® * man would come round after ® ® supper. * * Mater—That's ali he does * come after. —Tit-Bits ERROR EERE ERE EERE In the Basebal! Season “You look/pretty good,” said the manager. “What have you been doing all winter?” “Working in a stone yard,” an- swered the famous pitcher. “Well, here's your trainer and your doctor. from now on witha one or both of them take any chances with your arm. San Francisco Chronicle The First Person. They had been quarreling, and, although hubby was willing to take the blame upon himeelf and make peace, she was still snippy and in different ‘Come over here, Bessie. Aren't} you curious to know what is tn th package?” “Ob, not very! I can stand the strain,” abe replied, belligerently. “Well, it's something for the one I love best tn all the world,” he said, coaxingly “Oh, is that so? I suppose, then, it's those suspenders you sald you needed.” —Judge. SPS EEESEREEREN EY Not Exactly * “Did the doctor reduce the * swelling?” Weil, not exactly.” “What do you mean by that? He took it out of my face, & * but he put it back in the bill.” # *® Baltimore American. * RRR KEE A Chance for Trouble “Ll see that somebody proposes to have a law making it necessary for every married man to pay his wife a salary for looking after bi house and caring for his children. “Well, It seems to me that a wife who does that is entitled to a salary.” “Yes, but trouble about “What? “Some men will be sure to get in bad ff they pay their wives higher salaries than their stenog. raphers draw.”—Chicago Record Herald. there will be one it.” One Social Problem “Have you fr social prob! man of severe ideals. “Yes,” replied the tractable man. “Thanks to my wife, | almost know how to keep score a bridge game.”—Washington Evening Star. A Natural Question. He—My father weighed only four pounds at his birth She—Good gracious! —Boston Transeript Did he live Help! Help! Midshipman—I wonder what peo- ple will say when they hear I am going to marry Miss Prettygirl? Lieutenant—They'll probably say you're a mariner for beauty The Practice. ‘What on earth ia Maria stewing and fussing abou “Shes’ afraid sho'll be late to the meeting of her Don't Worry club.” ~-Baltimore America out everlastingly part of a “Then | bier on his bench in his own little shop. And he was making a shoe— Not one part, or two parts, but the whole shi He whistled as he stitched and hammered and cut. He worked swiftly, with enthusiasm. “And | said to myself: ‘Margaret Anglin, you have been making just ‘one part of @ shoe too long.’ ou wee, for years I had done Just one thing. I had developed just one side of my genius. I had drawn from just one set of emotions, 1 had given myself to the task of analyzing the souls of suffering women, I had overemphasized tears. It had become easy for me to interpret suffering and sorrow, Just as it was easy for that cobbler to make his one part of a shoe. And I, like the cobbler, was an automaton. just one small j the rut.” (eee eee * * A Nat jw _ Traveler |® What seems * Condnetor |® are coming | ® Louls Post-L AMU! igh RARGAID Strong, | Delightful Lo wit Nights—10¢ jam glad 1 dragged |® the couplings. CaRheCh ea Thebeen Seattie T : ¢,Theatre PAN “THE LOVE myself out of ee ae ee ural Result. (in evada) to be the |® with this train? ~ Trouble You see, into Reno. Yispateh with we St 5 MUSICAL eeMENTS = t—All Week T. ‘THURSDAY Logical Play pUTR” ve Story, Bubbling| ih Comedy | 20c, 36c, SOc. 200 | Matinee Daily. Senmati Hocause The Lesser Evil. Why do you allow your wife to run up such big bills? Id sooner have | “I looked about me for a comedy |trouble with my creditors than with Ausw s, Londoa, pum Both Phones #196 MACLARENS TAGES ntroducing al Dagger Dance 5—Other By 10e and Acts—& 206 i ce oa between Seattle, Tacoma, Portland aad San Francisco, on this Ghe Finest Grain in the Mest you realize that you are getting everything a railroad can give in up-to-date accommodation Leaves Seattle Every Day at 11:30 a.m, — ‘Three Other Fine Trains Daily O-W.R. & N. (Line of the Shasta Limited ) &. E. ELLIS District Passenger Agent 716 Second Ave. Telephones Main 932 and Elliott 1995 OREGON-WASHINGTON STATION Jackson Street and Fourth Avenue 4