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SEATTLE STAR. NP SCRIPPS NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF newerarens having full be wire mews wervt t the MEEN THE. v ¥ Seatile ean Anaoota “ ° THE STAR—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1913. WHAT YOU WILL VOTE ON AT MARCH 4TH ELECTION This is the second of a series of articles in explanation of the proposed city charter nints brought tt “ incllmen Prop 7 1 ry Vole S A 5) amendments to be voted upon at the election, March 4 7 : 4 ' e| ah fay HOnODONY LL WE SEIZE MEXICO? Amendment No. 2 sina ft the wea | ® MP Have to Take Over Sister R blic If We In- Charter Amendment No. 2 isknown as the “single tax” amendment. This provides for shop wees Forel gs trom 1th A Gi) er Kepubiic the gradual el f he wa ‘ ea . terv Decl “ a gradual elimination of taxes on personal property and improvements on real estate, SO] > ,. . ‘ ene, Declares Gen. Powell Clayton, Eight |] that, in 1917 and thereafter, only real estate, leasehold interests in land, and public service J) bog ty Bi He: te " will ond Years Ambassador to Mexioc, in Signed State- || franchises will be subject to taxation for municipal purposes. homes of th “ ras Wwe eat ment. Each year, beginning 1914, 25 per cent of the value of personal property and improve. J) \uInn’ whiet L / ae LADS rrr ments on real estate (excluding public service franchises and leasehold interests in land) po slg maga liom ~ Te Wisc euucik “Cladtan: Wertnartan. by birth ond is to be exempt in levying the assessments and collecting the taxes for municipal pur hanes é Se ak al Southerner by tong residence, was American ambas to Mex aataae- tat ribbon * 1 q eer toe to 808 Suring the Civil War he fought with Lin ‘a In se Vicia ot only 75 per cent of the valuation will be subject to taxation. In bo . nif EEE ths. waar Ne settled Wh Artanene. Ber. three youre he. was empt per cent, in 1916 25 per cent, and ta 1917 all such property will: Re ox h and ta to thelr governor of Arkansas, and for six years represented . ‘ zs y Sur eee Geld Gunton aeneta. Hic heme We S aunake ; ane eeeure aN not a ase the total taxes of the small home owner, as the reduc rings, Ark., but he spends most of his time in Washington, D. C.) ion in his personal tax will fully offset the increase in his real estate The law will ule t s i sag a ba a put 4 Booed > - the heaviest burden of taxation upon the big holders of business property, especially those : GREAT SEMI-ANN holders who do not improve their propert property, es] y 1-2 By Gen. Powell Clayton 3 parti 28 pbs soni nat t : - PRI E a d Shall the United States of America seize Mexico? | rhage ge n LESS This is the question that we are face to face with today | ing MM vt MANTA board sla t as a nation } ’ ‘1 l q As former ambassador to our sister republic, I make f veh a q this unqualified statement, For the question is an actual one| peery ; At with us, and not a hypothetical one, alive only in the brs ain | Kut this ¢ a f 2 ouse 6) Coa of some lomat. I say this because our government 1s . now engaged in determining whether or not we hall inter The easiest way to , ARE You DISSAT) Fd 2 1AM A MOTI vene in the present Mexican revolution, and this means only wae pour eig SHALL MEN STAND UP? e one thing—Shall we take Mexico or leave her? ; ; : kditor : 4 EXTRA 2,500 Superb, All-Weath +h INTERVENTION WOULD BE JUST ANOTHER depot” know attthacotee mall oF COURSE YOU ARE roar gical ie 8 on SPECIAL 4 NAME FOR ANNEXATION © far as the ¢ wh 1 doy. As t P sp | Service es Therefore, I say, let us not intervene, for, of all the calam~ een ed a coped aa = hope NR erat aman Mapes pd Be e SINGLE ANDI ities which we could bring upon ourselves, the greatest would | ee ee ee o hens eutn strane while the DOUBLE | be to saddle ourselves with Mexico I'm workis yne of those auto keep thelr seats.” This r MEN AND oe We have troubles enough ®& home. The Mexicans are eda a ttle tin , WOMEN AB sso mot prepared to become an integral and intelligent part of 8 Fe Nee Oe one S a of new ¢ | our self-governing body. They would be a source of annoy mpany to tors Rubber Slip-on natty light 4 ance for many years to come. We certainly should let the fer men and English Slip-Ons me ‘7 Mexicans fight it out among themselves Only as a last re-|th women; quan rh bi r y t imited ’ ats sort, and for the protection of our own Americans, whose |for » tity N E = lives are actually in danger, should this government act. But speci sot eat The ew nglish to try to straighten out Mexico’s ups and downs would prove re : g0 long a task that, in order to do it according to the Ameri-|!)8 aay ST; 88 aberdines a 4 ean standard of efficiency, we would find ourselves taking a ho on fe price over the entire country (tee « | 4 So let us not start what we would surely find we would There are plenty of opportunities Tye» mot care to finish. " eae |ieft—for instance, no one has yet THEN WHY Do You FRET [WHEN You CouLd cur wos |bullt a summer hotel at the North AND FUME UNDER THE [AND Go c Pole. An ice chance for you. EXACTIONS OF A Coopep pi IN POR THE BIMPLE Men's and Women's Double} Men's and Women's Superb Afb 4 UP EXISTENCE IN if io AND Gert wroe Service All-Weather C and| Weather Coats, ms ’ Who's the main guy down In iN & Toop.es OF FResnH English Slip-ons; ons; $20.00 Coat Mexico this af won? 1 haven't) PYSINES® OFPice IN HE | 5, Ms AIR, $16.00 values, at ' values at .. |sewn a paper since Wednesda DIRTY City . 8 MING ae VITALIZING o _—- ROSS § mons mat An unexampled C Among the her at I pled Coat bargain,| A Coat opportunity beyond much ex Coll assertion that the is 1 uch Id not care muck being Lore sis mage ¢ cot gp the House] parison. Senek = eR ahe t s can do what ul tite ‘ CONDUCTORS. as : ats... Supere Engtion —- Coats in the new Scotch Ti Feit of the ogni opaace eit 4 | General of the Mexican Army. Conduttaré on tat bediiaateetia © Usuamees vance Cre ee ee Gaberdines, Slip-ons and own C fecte child V €X-| President of San Salvador are ¢ r do lead the merry|& “Oh pogo pirar . 7% Weather c $25 $12.59 Service Coats; $35.00 claims Mr We “play upon cla ‘ et: | Senator in Cuba j tif Ev tog think of bow|® an eld <i Payer Me : oat values at Uj values at . ‘| King of Portugal on'd feel If yc ) put up with: |# « t z ors he we “speak ghts of 4 y | Press agent for Doc Cook. } Ch * t peanuts and # Pie Bess Fe : This lot of C 1 “aerainst c institut ) t atal ec Friend of Gaby des Lys. s | shell * at? hank you # ar ee oats specially priced] Superb Combination All-Wi 4 ga ¢ \” Weasen. an wih alesse ee + or tomorrow offers an unusual] Coats for men and women; 3 our crime An her Star t i rim — t . see and 6 cane le te hi, mam,” was ® and exceptional Utility Coat; } to $40 values, specially inal: ( ris who have! @ : 4, jolt , $2040 valve S14 GO] for tomorvow type. The € ho ts » aloe * on a * . his life e oF x in Cal j we ~ * to let a a # | the ba m : fornia apers tc \ t a “Beoleysport re # Some men f , - oars comma ism, be the ea way for papers of that sort to has kind of A Afich iia es oe ® pre bu * 1ODF r make s has never, so far as we know, given streets that never for} nee wite | # t t make no * . . t 7 @ penny to any charitable or philanthropic organization in Cinein would have ter be whic New : etal) bs . . * : ' sinia ; Bati—or anywhere else, f a aiter pescenrson yaar nadia’ Badsanepellign caste lichiga eee eee eee 2 oe Eu We aed st . wurn't fer th r © the exa ( I ‘at i lecalaraegacd lee ° Protect tion of t lat the | t i ' Jowwoh | Yourself in medieval t ars ation jal lord don ‘ , —_ to his peasantr I r t ak last Wed A ne) Ask for } Gut of distiller hot ! prostitut . = ‘ » ORIGINAL ‘ daa and pla the f I I ie es \ a a gl Mpg = ! GENUINE The Food Dri via for all Aves—Others are ‘Tmitatic ons Veer 4 type w! ts in the shape <r ; has : of rights. " a4 ¥ We have never seen Mr. Scripps. but we are very famil : ae jar with his works, in the shape of some thirty or forty news- 7 ‘| © prin a papers throughout the Middle West and the Pacific Coast, Fin 8 OF epring en tee eparine each of them an outpost of progress. We know few men who “Already in the pink of f= make such intelligent or effec use of large means for the ane pan Vicker Un % i in th 1 Timber teague.” common good. With the profits from one paper Mr. Scripps “Ready to play today | founds another incubator of insurgency. It has long been an ‘scr pea t99 bp handicapped hin 9 ¥ ation of cure to induce him to extend his newspapers into gh ig = 5 a Oe Don’t Wear a Truss Any Longer So New York and New England, where shay are much needed by chopping wees ; 4 Twenty pounds lighter than a F year ago.” re > Sigal _ After 50 Years’ Experience I Have Produced an Appliantel STUDY IN SUBJECTION ‘lh United State T I . aa he | i] nited States way to ‘st Men, wi omen and Children hat Actually Cures Rupture’ The ¢ of servitnde m many occupatio Hb he te i . = . . when spiali wer be uit But that isn'ta record, W Ten Reasons Why that, unless tt rm, t a ut. iT ' w aie aia Be a Wt 5 ne when lawyers fear to « a j ; ; f H 7 0 ower of th nig i ; seg a a ‘ You Should Send for ublishdrs let spec t muzzle , “gi we $ 2 ; Fishts it te in iy iy whos ere s . « . Rupture Appliance. ef the cosp me Janna: St. | od . N } = Rplocorat church bn Philadelshia, Rev. Porvest. - Pd Best Short ee rac by name Morgan's de Ba ‘ _— 4 mg aps hia “ . e J iJ e for thie Beers in i STORIES | ) er Beare 1 co. | 1 of the Day) . oat The j ad a cole letter 1 ha The Jolly Kids. | snot the s« ed ‘ Wtio: happerte I Pp. : , a arn safe dep geiig apd flea vices ennsylvania t oy ) 7k te as Ane ie | Man Thankful ‘ t ,o ere r t ht before * On Boys’ | 2 tients. en : SS . . A <a — Suits and : ee fpetis . ve a He don't ‘oat i : a ee | Overcoats | riers? bn 2a dnt : 1 othe Cle 1 Plain D : | ' . on Reg. $4.00, 4 off $3.00 | r er ae . ng, $5.00, | $3.75 Ready t ge t tg : ; Reg. $5.00, i) off $3.75 Wane eetor Gbilg | The above is C. E. Brooks, inventor of the Appliance, who cured ‘ bin > nar Reg. $6.00, 1%4 off $4.50 isiting Chicage himself and h b bs com! 4 7 > »t : prleoner bad haa as been curing others for over But | nag Reg. $7.50, % off $5.65 ; eran Aen 30 years. If ruptured, write him today. all it ¢ ‘. Reg. $8.50, 1% off $6.40 pectator who 1 | ” and 1 Managers from publi ¥ slevatins ont Rex, $9.00; 54. off $6.75 he aula. whe : Bek . to Cured at the Age of 76. ‘ . Reg. $10.00, %4 off... .$7.50] oat Preah 1 AepH face doing for suffering huma | ate risahe 13 Reg. $12.50, %4 off... .$9 hee a Nell bee the : cl sin Tone And now, if the legisiature passes the Wray bill, the » ublic service : ” vat ‘ sited ae bait Roar. tf penton ! . seeegango o ned King count ‘tee rs the publicly || ay HALF PRICE, | eiebaieadat da | ers 1 recat ne € € i nimis Mae JAM i gioners—and Rep. Wra Ln oe ‘ ken 1 iB »| that tall man with) th - eaikinen. ha Oth rap lt i . wits Blouses and I what about him?” _ - thers Failed But ponte pimy ane, 16 i a Remembering that Mexico City Is over a third again as la Straight Knee Pants. | 4 a Texas bull I'm showing . | can Beattie, and that its downtown section in do ie eveat, ieeeers : j | and T think it would he «| Confederate | the Appliance Cured ' At HOOVE aitice and public bitildings, it's interesting to re the havoe wrought Men’ iy M fancy ides If you spuld nick, him | Base ica y the opposing batteries of artillery en's and oung Men's | for his ticker.” e P ute and Overcoats at %Pipaqr oer? tf¥tng to put me tn Veteran Cured |. 5 ates Child Cured in Four 4 Don’t let the enemy know we are out of ammunition,” said one of wii “ thing like it—purely a joke . [me a Months. the speakers at Republican banquet in Seattle. Your secret i safe = = }| that's all. To show you I'm on thé ~ RF. D ’ Your Appliance aid alizyou claim for[ y 1 Janson Dut Towa fa Vermont and Utab J R d ] sh . |level I give you my word that you ; and more, f8F it cured h Deak. sles Renta z Joe edeisnelmer | vont get in trouble and Ub giv ble bed Hay ooh t ! ured, thane tp. | bs Be eas cet : se ~ you a $5 note for his watch.” a Wwe are wo thankful to we Bent, £0, sanublicans in Geattle ha the nerve to claim Abraham & Co. All right; here it is.”—Cbidago ren Se Wanta nae Cane te teenage IR UUMUAT Uidhter tinct ab aneeaeeio. 6 FIRST AND COLUMBIA, cs ii ; Tor wef orace@h 'intic aver foce marehey re Dance at Dreamland tonight. *** |) uni eurely owe it to you. Yours, respenttally je over four months a PT RR rey gas ann 8S 2A ee. 06DlU