The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 16, 1912, Page 4

or Mother, Home and Humanity ioni i i Ili. The syatem of pensioning good mothers of dependent children, enacted into law last year by the ! Rois a a . ox a great success in its operation that it suggests revolutionary methods of charity everywhere, and our state should not be the last, but rather among the first, to adopt this saving method of sav ing children. The old, inhuman, worn-out, impractical method is of their own children in their own homes. The moth * Thi is would to you, good mother. day cae bahar ag tigen all of your children away from you and place each in a different institution. How would you me of the comganieeehly “I know that my Aapaepations, Shtered wt Seattle, Wa iy, iba per m Anything Can Be Proved by Lawyers “1 can prove anything by lawyers.” é Clarence Darrow, America’s foremost labor advocate, was not the first to express this sentiment. Yet, on Thursday night} at the Dreamland rink, 4,000 people greeted this statement with | a storm of applause, Men and women even got Up on their feet} to add to the demonstration, : | Why? Why should an oft-repeated epigram like that stir the people so mightily? In the local federal court the answer has been cases were argued before the circuit court of appea : ‘The first was the Eli Melovich case against the Stone-| Webster company which figured in the Hanford trial _ The} Other case is not so well known, It is the suit of E. L. Casey against the Barber Asphalt company ; In each of these cases the laborer was injured by a gravel mixer. The facts in the two cases were similar But the lawyers for the Stone-Webster company argued that Melovich is not entitled to any damages because he did not ing his suit under the factory law, but under the common law The attorneys for the Barber Asphalt company followed imme diately after them and argued that Casey was not entitled to damages because he did not bring his suit under the common) Jaw, but under the factory law. oe ' raat Do you get the distinction? Same injuries. Same machine} doing the damage. Same deficiency by the companies in guard- ing the machinery. Same facts all around “Melovich should have sued under the factory law and not the common law,” argued the Stone-Webster attorneys. “Casey should have sued under the common law and not the factory law,” shouted the Barber Asphalt company attorneys. There were just two laws under which these two poor men could sue. Each poor man chose a different law. Now come the smooth corporation lawyers and argue that both mer chose the law. wo added to two does not make four if corporation at- fornéys don't want it so. Yes, indeed, anything can be proved by lawyers—espe- dlaliy corporation lawyers. iven. Two } } | | Observations WOMAN in Philadelphia hospital is reported to be talking herself to death. Such reflex action is not often recorded. IT SEEMS that where strikers are concerned and court in- t ions, the law presumes them guilty until they're proven : ent. TAFT'S birthday party was a quiet affair yesterday. Must have reminded him of his receptions by the public during his “last tour of the country. “FOR PRESIDENT, W. Howard Taft. For county audi- tor, A. J. Quigley.” Chief Deputy Quigicy has that part of the election ballot ready, anyhow. THE VALUE of moving pictures is again demonstrated Tf not for a “moving picture show, near a laundry, in a neigh- Borhood of Swedes,” the detectives would have had a pretty tough job to discover “Gyp, the Blood.” ne catli® ean ate a AA Reece ‘CASCARETS TONIGHT! IF BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED, HEADACHY AND SICK Turn the rascals out—the head-,sour, undigested and fermenting ache, biliousness, indigestion, con-| food _ that —— making sas; take the excess bile from your liver eens. the sick; gour stomach | 5 carry off the Gevomposed Waste egal tea them out tolmatter and constipation Bight with Cascarets, |from the bowels. Then you Millions of men and women take | feel great. : ® Cascaret now afd then and pever| A Cascaret tonight will straighten Know the misery caused by a laxy you out by morning—a 10-cent box liver, clogged bowels or an upset keeps your head clear, stomach “stomach. | sweet, liver and bowels regular and Don't put in another day of dis-|you feel cheerful and bully for tress—wake up refreshed and feel months, Don't forget the children fine. Let Cascarets cleanse and|—their little insides need a good, SwWeeten your stomach; remove the | gentle cleansing, too. CANDY CATHARTIC poison will BOXES -ANY ORUG STORE Cent TRAVEL ON THE “MILWAUKEE” Seattle and Grays Harbor Trains leave Seattle 7:20 A. M. and 4:90.P, M. For particulars regarding fares and train service, call on or address CITY TICKET OFFICE Second and Cherry, or bag it. Union Station Ticket o Noice Undertaking Co. BROADWAY AND UNION Our fortures—reasonabie prices, efficient service, homeltie surroundings Phone Kast 400. to take children away from their mothers and send them to institutions at an expense to taxpayers of three times what it takes to pay the mothers to take care heart is broken and the children are made motherless. Suppose an officer should arrive at your home to- feel? What would you do? Would you say: “I am thankful to the law that relieves hi and oi path children? I know I shall soon forget all about them. enag ildren raised in an institution without mother-love, will be so thoroughly disciplined and institutionalized that they will grow to fine men and women and forget they ever had a mother and windows children to yourself? homes? their children? THE TRAGEDIES OF CHILDHOOD When you have to take the ba WHER'D YER GIT iT IM ? HEY vim! N thin “l understand they are exposin, the corporation of which your bus- band is president.” “Yes, and you don't know how ft has advanced us socially,” LOTS OF 'EM Freddy—Say, ais, | saw dat feller wot you is goin’ ter marry dis fall Sis—-Which one? THE REAL TRUTH “S heard that you were presented to the wealthy Miss Rocka last night.’ “Well, ‘given away’ would. be better than ‘presented.’ Somebody told her I was a ribbon clorie.” by out for an airing and you meet the gang, isn’t it tough? SAY NURSEY! WHY DON'T YER PUT ON VER APRON AN’ VER were CAP? Serious Reena eeeaneanee eee ean eanane see LADIES: You Gotta Have a BEARD Before You Can WEAR , TRO RS in France! The Paris prefect of police has promulgated a decree that has stricken terror into the hearts of the fair Parisians who long for trousers. He says, does the French chief of coppers, that beardless women have no right or license under the law to wear the bi furcated garment grabbed by the male of the species at about the time when Heotor was a pup. ‘That decree pul pasts without the reach of every Parisian but one, Mme. Mtenlafoy, wife of a prominent Frenchman. She has a beard, and she made the prefect of police give her a license to Wear trousers. TMs curious police regulation that only bearded folks ought to wear pants dates back to the reign of terror. aeteetaeseeeeeeeees Seeeeeeeeeeeeees ee AN OPTICAL ILLUSION “I must congratulate you on your boy, Josh.” said the old friend. “I thonght from what you said he was incfined to put on airs and de spise work.” “Well,” replied Farmer Corntossel, “has anything happened to make you change your mind?” “Certainly, He must be a great help to you. I saw him the other evening going down the road with a big straw hat and overalls and car- rying a pitchfork over his shoulder.” “Ob, yea,” replied the farmer, with a sigh. “Your mistake is only natural. Jowh was goin’ to a costume ball.”-~Washington Star. ee ed BILL WAS GAME Pill had been attending a banquet of his lodge. when he got home—very early—along about 5:30 a. m know how in thunder ould explain it to Mrs. Bill, off his shoes and tipt But Mrs, Bill heard bim last night?” she asked sleepily. riedly “What are you getting up so early for? asked Mra. Bill. Bill was all in for sleep, but he arose to the occasion, “My tooth is aching like fury and I'm going over to the drug store to get something for it,” he said, putting on his shoes again. Tt was early He didn't So he took get home vered bur- eeeeeeeeeeeeeee » * » 7 oe » » * * » * = * * » » » » * » * * * * »* PENALTY OF POLITENESS When James J, Hill is in the bumor, he will tell you of a parteu- | larly polite brakeman in the West who never tired in answering the in- numerable questions put to hith concerning the scenic features along | his line, Usually the brakeman formed part of a crew that comprised a conductor who was something of x grouch, On one oecasi when the polite brakeman had been for some time expatiating upon the beauties ‘Of nature, as seen from the car window, a passenger whispered to (he condvetor “Can you tell how the’ brakéman lost his forefinger? to be a nice fellow f Sure, he's 4 nice fellow,” assented the grouchy conductor. the trouble. Why, that fellow is so obliging that he's worn his finger off pointing out the scenery along the line.”—Judge, He seoms SHE KNEW HIM WELL She—-He's my best friend He~-How long have you kpown him? She—Since yesterday.—London Sketch. LIKE ALL THE REST Old Friend (playfully)—And so you married a Boston girl! you always understand her when shw talks? Mr, Gotham—-Um—not when she talks to the baby Weekly Can “New York a nr ee These are the “good new days” — The days of wireless tele h, avtomobiled, air ships om id : "! Would you fight to the last ditch, SOSSEEE EEE EE EEE iia “That's | “That political leader demands| absolute personal loyaity.” | | splies the devoted fob a convenient system. }1 don’t have to listen to anything the says, for it is positively under | stood beforehand that I agree with him.”"—Washington Star | PREOCCUPIED | “Are you interested in the up fer" ) “Not as much as I'd like to be,” replied Senator Sorghum it keeps me too busy trying to avold being thrown down.”-—Washington Sta OBLIGED HIM The panhandler met the prosper. ,ous man in the corridor of the of-; flee building. “I am down and out,” whined the panhandler. ‘Can you help me?" | “Yes,” replied the prosperous man. “Just preas that button on! | the elevator there and the operator j will take you In and up (inci jnat! Enquirer | NOTHING NEW | | Jack—I see that « German has| |invented an aeroplane that remains stationary. } Mack—I have a motorboat that does the same thing --Cincinnatl Enquirer PUT IN HUMAN INTEREST | An old negro preacher cave as! his text: “De tree is known by ite| fruit, an’ it's des inipossible to} shake de possum down.” After the benediction brother said to him “1 peber knowed _ an old} dat such a text wuz in de F } } “Well,” admitted the preacher, | 1"Tt ain't n dat way. | throwed/ in de possum to hit de of my congregation. stitution. | Auanta Con- “Th’ Beeleysport Weekly Whang| had ter pay double postige last week because there wuz so many am She—1 wouldn't marry the best living. e—Well, that gives me a little hope, anyway A scouT i th il Cholly—If T go over to your house now, will I find your sister in? Gracie—Depends on whether }youse can run faster dan me. She }told me to let her know if I saw | you coming, ald the metropoll tan grafter that I had become a hero, and the rejoicing multitude ne to offer me the keys of the y “And what did you do?’ “I told them not to bother about the keys, but just give me a pol man’s uniform and a night stick, Washington Star, “I drean w Is this what you would say, or would you do as many poor mothers have done—lock and bar your threaten to shoot the first person who attempted to take your children away from share your last crumb and work your fingers to the bone to 120 you Most mothers—especiall x mothers—love the companionship of their own children. They j has joined these children to ar the great tie of motherhood. They are mine until death d i will fight and die if need be to keep my children together at home.” Some mothers think their children more dear to them than life itself. Do you? Then, why take aws the children from a mother who is poor, as the law of our state does now and has done for many years d Why should a dollar be a separator of mother and child? Why should a dollar paralyze love and loth us icy Why shall not our state adopt the Mothers’ Pension System just as the great state of Illinois has and save the mothers, save the children, save the homes, save the taxpayers money and save o disgrace and dishonor of being in the business of breaking the hearts of good mothers by legally kidn A BETTER FIELD “Why is there no great American dramatist?’ asked (he ar pa “Because,” replied the able of thinking up a peaches, he doesn't bothe whington Star sardonic manager, first-class pi when an American and dressing it up tay about the theatre, He goes into Panton Lonpon Co, “The Inviting Store’’ : Second Avenue, Between Spring and : Star Readers, Greetings Our ements have been absent from The Staph for a few weeks, but we are happy to say that we willl be found here with our bargain announcements 7 larly three times each week from this time on. Remem- ber, we Sell as We Advertise and solicit your carel reading of our “Store News” as it appears on pages as the days go by. We trust that all ouré friends and many new ones will find it convenient to! visit our store regularly. We pledge you cc ‘he dmviting Store,” Seattle PANTON & LONDON CO, Our Big Sale of Fine Blankets Economy Basement. Announced in Sunday's papers, started off today with markable vim. But it is not to be wondered at when youl become familiar with the values we are offering turing this) event. As we have already state other ads, we have secured the exel sive agency for Seattle for the fa: Buffalo Woolen Mills Bh ets, which are made in one grade of wool from nal Ohio sheep and lamb; mixed, and they are abso all wool warp and fillings member of our firm used and sold. the Blankets for over years, and to de the wearing qualitie®’ well as the colo te : . , will place two ‘lankets in our display window with the new goods. pair of these Blankets has been used 15 years and the 18 years, and during that time they have been. w: scoured once a year. They have just had their ann —see them. These Blankets come in all colors, bd plaids and plain or solid colors. $4, D: THE PRICE OF THE 10-4 BLANKETS IS, PER PAIR ole 5 be 95.6 Well worth $7.50. : Well worth $6.50. THE PRICE OF THE 11-4 BLANKETS IS, PER PAIR A very elabor ye ue aa “ or elaborat. t 7 sive display in ailcieaaéis teem 114 snot es 8 59e to $2.39, and they are won- | *"4 tan Blankets : derfal values, too, all the way blue and pink combit ders, edges shell through the line. : colors to match. The Broken Plaid Blankets | are good $1.00 values, Special, a pair ... Superior values in broken plaid styles in tans, grays, blues, 12-4 Blankets i ploks, also black and white, | Gray, white and tan 124] Beautiful wool finished Blank- | ets with exceptionally ets weighing 4 Ibs. to the pair; borders and shell at careful valuation easily edges to match the worth $3.00, but you can buy number one value at them here Tues- $2 39 will be sold Tuesday . . day at, a patr . at, a pair ..... _@ Tuesday Morning Ba Early in the day shopping inducements. It has. custom for some weeks to offer specials of one kin another in order to urge our patrons to do theirgh in the morning, thus avoiding the afternoon cro cials are Po: adverti cificient attention at Economy Center. er 0 $1.00, $1.50 and "$2.00 Values. Second Floor. The buttons alone on many of these models are worth the’ This is one of the very strongest specials this or any ever offered. White and colored Waists, samples and broken mostly plain tailored “Gibson” and pleated models, A few styles, Materials are pure Irish linens, madras, soisette, If fine embroidered lawns, percales, ginghams, sateens, ete. of them are regular $1.50 and $2.00 Waists. All sizes. Special 9 to 11 a. m. (Window Shades 22c\ Fourth Floor. 3 feet wide and 6 feet long, colors terra cotta, tan and drab, with brackets and pull rings compiete values in the regular Special .... Economy Ba: American i white Dinner Plates, Pie Plates neal Bowls; regular values, special ... sement. Ladies’ Hosiery, Special 10¢ Odds and ends in . Hose, worth up to be, sorted colors and sh “diek-nailing” good Don't fail to see them, Special and Dressing Sacques 14c Beautiful fine Lawn Ki- monos in floral and conven: tional designs from our reg- ular 39¢ and 50¢ stock, sale from 9 to 1t Tuesday 60c Ball Mason Pint Jars, per dozen .......:9 Se cabinets of assorted Halr Pins, 100 count, special...