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do Senator Jones, “Trimmer” Humph- rey, “Putty” Hay, et al, peddle so much bunk around when our grandmother taught us how to suck eggs long, long ago 8 VoL 14. NO, 199, SEATTLE, EWSBOY GIVES HIS | aud Me CA gee — Ptattle. Mack jpuartecwte ern. the Spe V JAILED BECAUSE HE MADE LOVE HONEST, PRIMITIVE WAY BY FRED L. BOALT are a slave to custom and convention, you do certain things in certain arbitrary ways. Instance, if you are in love with a lady whom you do not knew, you Gissembie your love until such Steere been properly introduced. Then, after. a decent interval, you declare your passion, with re cre. nenrie’ ot rejewes. as the case may be. Engel , a8 you press your hand to your bosom and make a gesture as of laying your heart at that that organ is merely » muscular pomp, and not the seat of the gentle passion. you give the lady an engagement ting whieh you can't afford, and when you are married o Spa you presents which they can't afford and you don't want, can't use and don't need. man among the guests is a Pinkerton detective in a dress suit, who bas been em wedding gifts as have not been nailed down ive way is the honester way. The lover In the stone age, Confronted with the problenr fibed, would have marched up to the lady and sald Gen know me, but | like you a lot. | suspect my feelings for you amount to love. ‘garn $18 a week. Do you think | wil! do?” who are as abject as any in their servile Statute which forbids making love in the honest would, you are guilty of “disorderly conduct.” i THE CA! OF “JAY M. PM. L..” 20, did It, and spent last night in the city jail . Police Judge Gordon let bim go with a lecture. fs a clean-cut young man who has never had much to do with girls Pacific and lives with his father and two sisters at 2309 Pige st M, at a moving picture theaire, a high schoo! girl, and prompti¥ fell in love with her. He didn't r, aa the primitive man would bave done, and compel her love with a stone hammer. All he did Innocent, innocuous and respectful notes to her and follow her about, worshiping with bin the oe x. My name's Bill } the attitude towards custom and convention, primitive way. If you do it the way the 4 He is a shipping clerk for annoyed the girl'« people, however, and iast night they complained to the police him in the neighborhood of the girl's house and orrested him. story in your own words,” said his lawyer this morning. Land obviously suffering keenly, he said: “I first saw her in the Clemmer theatre. She w: help admiring her. | couldn't help looking at her. She did not seem to resent my waning speak.’ immediately my admiration turned to love. Sergt So 1 scribbled a note, passed it to her and went = had much to do with girls. your honor. With the exception of my two sisters, I do not ‘Well. I had never been in love before. 1 followed her to see where she lived. 1 saw two boys play {A lot next door. One of them I knew slightly. | asked him who lived next door, and he said thelr ler. He did not know the girl, so he couldn't help me. Mean to annoy her, judge. | love her too much for that,” don't you, that you took a foolish course?” the judge asked. the prompt reply. following the girl? Will you even whiter than before. 7 he said, “that ad will never annoy her In any way again.” -s HODGE AT TACOMA Senator Miles Potndexter, Wash ington’s progreasive leader in con gress, and “Bob” Hodge, progres sive candidate for governor, will speak at the Armory in Tacoma to night. A big bunch of local progressive boosters will make the trip and come back with the progressive champions to Seattle, where they give me your promise?” INGTON, L. |, FLORIST, Archibald M. Funnell. Yellow chrysanthemums made. themselves sick Oxoneous Long island air than they could digest. says by THAT IT 18 germane, but if you want to know, snakes killed| in India last year. 0 HER WEDDING DAY Miss Evelyn Baxter Novon, a Philadel } tet y girl, announced that hell was only a masterpiece of myth ire, perhaps. | CRACKERJACK BASEBALL PLAYERS, DECLARES Dr. Martin 1 cei are assisted by a set of reflex actions set up| will speak at the Coliseum theatre fs tegion of the spinal column by previous baseball ex-|Third av. and James st, tomorrow Bnd £0 possess an auxiliary baseball brain, which is missing | night man. THIRD CHARGE AGAINST EDDIE LOB ANGELES, Oct. 18.—Alleg ing that City Prosecutor Guy Eddie pressed his attentions upon her un til she could no longer endure his treatment, Mrs. Christine Chris topherson, a beautiful young wom an of Danish descent, swore to an affidavit before Deputy District At torney McCartney today, making sensational charges against Eddie. She {is the third woman to make charges against Eddie, and, aecord ing Jo Deputy McCartney, will be leatled to the Witness stand to testi fy to the treatment she received at the moral censor’s hands. QUIZ CANDIDATES = ae PRS PE A nonpartisan quiz of all candi ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT: NO, the new preparation of! dates will be conducted at the pro- a ia chemist to keep roosters from crowing will be of no| gressive headquarters, 1611 Queen You after election day. Anne av., tonight, The quiz of the P ae ~SS : candidates, irrespective of party, will be under the direction of wo- titres elialialicllalateltedd| men voters of the Bighth ward, The public is invited, ee euee A CAMDEN, N. J., undertaker put in a bill for $165, ye James Breary will have the body of Ellen Brogan exhumed| to see what the undertaker did. are IN A NAME? Mra Mary Lips, 61 years old, of Jamatea; meri been divorced, is trying to upset the decree that pre Kissing a third husband. THERE'S SOMETHING UNCOMFORTABLE in the idea ‘Meet, “I want to feel, for once in my life, the touch of human = * coupon for a seat in a certain lifeboat. BEFORE | DIE,” SAID Miss Ada Welch of St. Louls to a stranger ee Mitet, “I want to feel for once in my life the touch of human kiss me.” Her request granted, she drank poison and 48 GETTING TO be a bad country for royalties, A New- ince Gennaro Caracciolo to fight over a fence yesterday. | DING TO AN ADVERTISEMENT, a Washington dyer has renovated 1,500 pairs of gloves for Mrs. Alice Long. M5 cents a pair. BODY OF JAP FOUND *| The body of an unidentified Jap- Satur &|anese man was found this morning INCREASE FOR EMPLOYES READING, Pa, Oct, 18.--An in crease of from 5 to 7 per cent has been announced by the Reading Iron Works for its employes. : maeATHER FORECAST t or Inereaing southeasterly *|by John B, Peterson, a switchman ‘emperature at noon, *| working for the Columbia & Puget % | Sound railroad, at the foot of Dear- born st., near the Pacific Coast Rah hhh wan |Cont company’s bunkers, WASH., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912. | Here's John Schrank, whe shot Theodore Roosevelt in| Milwaukee Monday night—from top to toe a striking char- acter study. Watch The Star, all you folké who are interested in the Mrs. fund, for good news tomorrow. The scrub- woman's problem is almost solved. BALLOTS COMING IN BY THE HUNDREDS Jones They're coming In by hundreds in the Northwest, When the first count of ballots is made, next Wed nesday, there promise to be some interesting surprises. the people of the whole Northwest are participating in this cont their favorites for president. The Star, the Tacoma Times, the Spo- kane Press and the Portland News have united to take a comprehy sive straw vote, and each newspaper will telegraph each other news paper the result of the count twice cach week An absolutely honest count of the yotes has been assured, as a com mittee of four persons, representing the different political camps, do the counting. Send in your vote on PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST BOARD, THY SEATTLE ST. SEATTLE Pa eo el the coupon, printed below For president of the United States f vote for: (Signed) Addres: Precinct and Ward ..ccccsceccece wave City and County ceccccccrccccen eoeeeeneneee eter ape oe * EHS SEES SHEE EEK * > * * * » * * * > » * * * * * » * * + * * * * * ao ee - |the room and into the alley sledge hammers from an adjoining blacksmith shop and merrily h ~ STOLE A SAFE b, 3 t., Oct, 18,—Earl heard by several, but th thought woonE, Mon ‘é ary lit waa the blacksmith at work, risers yesterday morning Over $900 was secured, given a good imitation of the “Anvil! entering the H. & H. saloon and Chorus” when two burglars, ster | rplting the 600-pound safe out of were ~The Seattle Star THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER’ ‘IN SEATTLE | } ms | practically normal, j condition fine. | { jer of Lueltie Cameron, a 19-year-old | white girl, obtained a warrant here the votes in the big presidential weight pugilist, straw-voting contest launched by The Star and three other newspapers! abducting her daughter. Remember, | enticed Miss Cameron est on) home and detaining her | apartments, jerusted HOME EDITION AND WH STANDS be IFE TO SAVE GIRL SHOT ROOSEVELT siotaraeiie portrait taken |“ in the Milwaukee jail, just after his attempt to kill Colonel Roosevelt. vere ROOSEVELT TO | LEAVE TUESDA (ity Untied Press Lensed Wire) | CHICAGO, Oct, 18.—When ot Theo, Roosevelt awoke at 9:30 o'clock this morning, after 10 hours sleep, examination and temperature and his general declared himself delighted and expressed his satisfaction when told that the elder infant was named after ay He wanted to Dominick Walshe, were greatly ed, and the mother ar- ranged to show the twins to the colonel. LEAVES HOSPITAL TUESDAY The doctors were practically agreed today that, barring compli- cations, the colonel could leave the hospital next Tuesday. He. will not be permitted, however, to en- ter into campaign work for 12 days thereafter. COULD LEAVE BULLET IN BODY case is! The crisis in the colonel expected to be reached today. If there is no indication of pus in the wound by midnight, all danger from blood poisoning and pneumo nia will have been practically pass ed. Dr. Scurry Terrell said the en bullet probably could re main in Col Roosevelt's body for} Following a conference with the rest of his life without causing; Mrs. Roosevelt, the physicians any discomfort. However, it prob agreed to the removal of the pa- |ably will be removed this fall when tient, the start for Oyster Bay to hie condition is again entire nor be made Tuesday afternoon. Dr. mal. Roovevelt ate a hearty break. Terrell, one of the attending physi- fast and when he had finished said cians, said he felt as if he could run five miles.| “The colonel is quiet, he seems When informed today that resigned to his imprisonment, and part had been born in the (is in good humor, He had a fine | as he entered the (rest last night and is in excellent ailing Tuesda: Roosevelt pec sl mesiemitepiitiiaitaaatai TACK JOHNSON CHARGED WITH ABDUCTING GIRL «my t CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—Mrs. F. Cam-| today by the police and brought be- Maintaining cron Falconet of Minneapolis, moth-| fore Captain Nootbear a defiant attitude, the young wo- man declared she loved Johnson, and, although the negro had not today for the arrest of Jack John-| made her a proposal of marriage, son, the negro champion heavy-| she expected to become his wife. on the charge of At this the mother became hysteri- cal To Chief of Police McWeeny, her) Johnson denied absolutely any re- his | lations with the girl. | gave the He to the report that his} In her story to the authorities, former wife committed suicide be- Mrs. Falconet asserted that the ne-}cause of bis infatuation for Miss gro fighter had insulted her when| Cameron, she attempted to see her daughter | Miss Cameron {s described as a Refusing to teave her apartments,’ striking blonde, oe BEVERLY, Mass., - Oct, 18—Ar- | riving here today after automobil ing from Worcester, President Taft | found a telegram from Theodore | Roosevelt awaiting him. It read: “I appreciate your sympathetic inquiry, and wish to thank you for ft.” Mrs. Roosevelt also telegraphed the president: “The family and I unite our thanks for your kind expressions of sympathy.” Johnson is charged with having from in OCEAN PARK, Cal, Gordon Bird, an architect, on having “never to nag” to the “love, honor and obey” clause | of his marriage contract. Miss Florence Lutz couldn't see it. She went back to mother. insisted appended you are advertising selling campaign. Bring y: The Women's Investigating league has been formed by more/ than a hundred prominent women, Its purpose is to question the can- didates seeking office and investi- gate their past records, in order to be able to inform the public by means of an advisory ballot, what kind of candidates are running for office. The league will investigate all social, economic and educational matters, as well as political, If the real value of the it) He further | PICTURES, ALL ABOUT ROOSEVELT SHOOTING, PRINTED ON PAGE 8 TODAY “QB if “Bob” Hodge is such a notoriously “bad man,” were the mud slingers extra- ordinary for the Hay machine so slow in finding it out “?M PROUD 1 HELPED HER” Boy Sacrificed Withered Limb so That Skin Might Be Grafted on Burned Girl— Dies From Operation. (By United Press 1 GARY, Ind., Oct. 18.—“I am giad 1 did it. Tell her | hope she will get well quick, Doc.” These words, whispered in the ear of Dr. Ji A. Craig, were the last uttered by Wm. Rugn, crippled newsboy, who died bade carly today after sacrificing his withered leg that the skin might be used to save the life of Miss Ethel Smith, a girl whom he had never seen. “It makes no difference about me,” Rugh gasped. “A cripple can't do nothing. Everything's against him. She'll get wel! and be strong again. I'm satisfied.” Miss Smith was frightfully burned in a motorcycle accident, and the surgeons despaired of sayv- ing ber life unless new cuticle could be procured to graft on her body. Rugh promptly offered to save the girl's life, and was oper- ated on tn the Gary hospital, Mise Smith js now well on the road to recovery. Rugh was pfo- gressing favorably until last night, when a sudden relapse came and hé sank rapidly. Girl Breaks Down When Mies Smith was informed today of Rugh’s death, she broke down completely and refused to be comforted. John Rugh, brother of the dead ors! arrived here today to aim the body. Mrs. Ida MeCabe, aunt, has been summoned. Big Funerai The funeral will be held here Sunday, with the Gary chamber of commerce in charge. Thousands of doliars’ worth of flowers already have been ordered. City council men of Gary will act as pallbearers. Yesterday Rugh was shown a newspaper containing a picture of himself and Miss Smith, He smiled. “I am giad that t helped her,” he said, HIRAM JOHNSON WITH ROOSEVELT CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—Eluding a reception committee of pro- gressive leaders, Go Hiram Johnson arrived here early, went to the Blackstone hotel and then disappeared. EIGHT WOMEN ON THIS JURY Eight women and four men com- pose the jury which is hearing the damage suit of Mrs. Kate Romans against F. M. Davis in Judge Tall- man's court today. This equals the record number of women on any one jury in the King county superior court. Mrs. Romans charged that the steps leading from the house at 2409 Third av. which she rented. from Davis, were in such negligent con- dition that one of them gave way —_—-., | and threw her to the street on Oo tober 20, 1911. She is asking for $2,500 for injuries sustained. CAN’T AGREE After deliberating for 21 hours, a jury in Judge Everett Smith's court this morning reported that they “|could not agree in the case of Wilt liam Frandi, a workman, who brought suit against the Denny- Renton Clay & Coal Co. for $30,000 damages for loss of use of bis left arm. The case has been bitterly fought for several days. Attorneys for the |defense wanted Judge Smith to throw the case out and take it away |from the jury on the ground of jcontributery negligence and assump- tion of risk, This Judge Smith re- fused to do. MOTOR BANDIT§ GOT $3,000 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18.—Bandits who used a motor car waylaid Thomas J. O'Meara, a saloon keep- er, and took from him a grip con- taining $3,000. They held off a crowd of pursuers with revolvers and escaped. The number of the car was obtained by the police. |O'Meara had drawn the money from a bank to cash checks of workers near his saloon, ned Wire) ) LAN a Want Ad campaign as you would any other important business venture. your mind as to what you want and SIT TIGHT, If one ad won't do it try two—try more. Go at it with vim and vigor. Make up This applies whether the value of your services or are advertising in the interest of a merchandise our Want Ad to us and let us place it before our readers. The Want Ads are IMPORTANT because they are economical and effective. Want Ads was known there | wouldn’t be room in this paper for anything else. OVER 40,000 STARS SOLD EACH EVENING. Downtown Office, 229 Union St. (with Souvenir i* Curio Shop) Phones Main 9400, Elliott 44. i

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