The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 3, 1913, Page 4

ny + €. 245°33, S NOMTHWEST EMAGUE OF NEWsrat fee of the United or rime s« pener having full lensed wire news sei te s Wash, powtotticn ae second clase matter Tuberculosis makes gwreat DAILY HEALTHOGRAM | headway among children It ts a disease which above all others, requires a highly nutritious diet, Children with tuberculosis heredity or tendencies should be fed along the same line as for anemia, except that fat rather iron is demanded =—— The Hero of the Canal TBODY can shout or weep for a war herd. But let's A do justice to the heroes of peace when they're smitten down in the service of their country Col, David Du Bois Gaillard lies near death in Johns Hopkins hospital, at Baltimore. He returned just the other day from Panama, a_ victim of such a battle as few Americans have fought Gaillard is the Hero of Culebra, It is he who, day by day, for months and years, has led the it against the treacherous landslides that have been the chief peril in building the great canal. He was always on the job personally, by day or ni ht Slide after slide swept away tracks trains and machinery, and always Jaillard went back to the baffling task, battling with the tropical rains and the intolerable heat of the sun Our statesmen at Washington complained ‘bitterly of work ing at the capital in the hot season But Gaillard, sick an exhausted, toiled day and night, in a climate incomparably more enervating, without a word of complaint, against the rotests of his superiors, just because he was needed. And at} ah the deadly tropical sun ( Colonel Gaillard. t” him | Now the Culebra Cut is nearly done, and the success Of the canal is assured. And Col. Gaillard’s work is of rf value than many a great battle where thousands were I. Maybe the united good will and hopes of a nation wi help to pull him through. Anyway, let's honor ourselves in recognizing NOW what this big man has done for us slain. | WASHINGTON DISPATCHES say that President Wilson isn't Qreatly impressed by the recommendations of the Bankers’ Association) fegarding the currency reform bill. | No good shepherd shows fear when his flock is all a-quiver over! an old proverb, or words to that effect. the howling of wolves, Why Be Afraid of the Truth? od Oya you know,” writes “Old-Fashioned Mother,” “that innocence, purity and modesty‘are far g + | safeguards than the wisdom of the world? Don't you know} that even the rogue will respect the innocence of your child and the sanctity of your home, if a good mother is in that home?” We wish to heaven that we did know it; that the facts! of life bore it out. But alas, innocence, purity and modesty, when accompanied by ignorance, leave roguery a loophole} through which mischief is often wrought. The best of moth- ers may do her best but if that best doesn’t include making daughter acquainted with the essential facts of sex, there's) always the chance that wickedness will find a way to allure) “and ensnare; in which event there's that saddest of refrains: “Tf I had only known!” Innocence, yes. And purity and modesty, by all means. But why ignorance? Surely there's no merit in that. Besides, there’s no human way to insure it. Insidiously, persistently, forces lie in ambush to fill young ears with information or misinformation regarding these vital things. The one sure antidote to the poison of falsehood is TRUTH—CLEAN TRUTH BUT FRANK TRUTH. Why be ashamed or afraid of truth? hall Murphy have a vote | He shall. Here’s one vote. We have confidence that Tammy !s| 80 rotten that it will stick by Murphy as long as the grafting is good. . NEW YORK WORLD wants to know, confidence. Get to Business, Senator! HE fact that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad A iittle nonsense row ar'then makes th'cast w livin Lider It Pays to Advertise. ind by bis wife Rather Su; rater) again with you as long as I live! She—At the tea you asked Mrs. Smith how her hus band was standing he's been dead two months. this afternoon wore squeak who always came into church 10 or 15 minutes late? And where is the o. f. man who used to worry about the dog days’? ee % unanimous. that comes near bi *. Emperor William has sworn off and announ Knowing nothing of Will's previous habits, we are in| doubt whether to congratulate him or sympathize with him. . . “Woman,” says an eastern pro- work, and man was trained to do trained to do the talking? needs coal is why Senator Myers, chairman of the pub lic lands committee, wants Uncle Sam to sell a big coal) deposit in Montana to it at something like a penny a ton | He says that without cheap coal the road mightn't give) service at low rates. Is he ready to guarantee that with cheap coal it will pass its prosperity on? | Another excuse for the senator’s scheme is that other railroads got cheap coal from Uncle Sam. They surely did./ And a lot of other valuables, too But that was before Uncle cut his eye teeth. | No, no, senator; that little game won't work. Times have changed. It’s right to mine the coal—it does nobody any good in the ground But no more fat gifts to privilege. If the railroad wants) it, make it pay for it—the market price. | That’s business. | THAT back-to-Adam Boston artist seems to be getting on in fine shape at his stunt in the wilds. | But his demonstration won't count much. Lots of men would to- y be living outdoors, eating frog-legs and wearing rabbit hides, if it 9 hadn't been for—well, you just read the real Adam story. ts CALIFORNIA modist convention declares that skirts are going to be so tight that they’ ve to be drawn on over the feet. It’s In a suff state that you'd naturally look for skirle that men couidn’t hide behind in comfort and safety. AT THAT Hague meeting Andy Carnegie got “continued applause” for referring to America as Germany's granddaughter. Isn't there some risk in having Andy going around the world declaring our parentage? ponediahe "staat LILLIAN RUSSELL, having announced that aviation is fine for) ¢ a lot of women going up, only Lily is so! the complexion, you'd fat there’s more or less suspicion attached to her beauty hin’ MAYBE JOHN SCHROEDER, of Trenton, N. J., is the meanest man. Anyhow, he's accused of stealing $100 raised to buy cork legs for his father. Order came to the desk of a local hotel over a room telephone for 10 gallons of water “to make a lake with.” Manager rushed up in the near Children of wealthy guest had a portable tank and toy boats they wish ed to sail. We pay particular attention to every little detag), not only in our acientific examination of your eyes, but to the qiality of mate rial and workmanship of each pair of ginasew For that reason there 1s COMFORT, SERVICE and QUALITY in glasses fitted by MARCUM OPTICAL CO. EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS THE NATIONAL WAY OF GIVING YOU CREDIT KEEPS YOU WELL DRESSED ALL THE TIME MANHATTAN TAILORED SUITS AND COATS FOR FALL—NOW READY. {e) 15 2UTE LAS ¢ 0. E it elevator and found the novel order was entirely regular,| /AN—AZMoO 4 J am now givt on to my Dental Wnown fa the dent My offer to you| ony dentiat In Seattle then call on ‘ and what 1 can} Chemical Labora- the dentist you fe for you to «0 and have an examination. 41 the entrance of the butidine: Ike the one tn Beware of Fake Dr thin advertisement Edwin J. Brown, DD Oper evenings and sun. Pp days untl) 4, for people who work, co] ° Buffalo Bill has retired hope Bill has a good time on the money he sayed by not having hin hatr cut see Sign In show case of a Firet av.| clxar stand old, at this stand, Awaiting demand Are cigars of a brand. You can see by the band. Are the the land, » If you hav d © smoke 80 rand, And have got the “sand”, At your word of command, They'll be placed tn your hand. I'm a poet (7), I know it, 1 show It But blow it Did you say stow tt, Or Can that . . | IMPROBABLE STORIES. The Sunday morning services at the First Presbytertan church had jconcluded, and streams of people |were pourtng from the doorways | A sudden, startled motion! A tall thin man, fn clerical attire and with flowing black mane, rushed upon a photographer and by a t blow with his cane crush amera to smithereens You w wist in trying to snap. shot wilh you?” he shouted Heaven's sake, Dr, Matthews, what have you done?’ uttered a hundred terrified parishioners, as| they restrained the infuriated divine! - “My brethren,” sald the doctor, with tremeloun voice and whitened face, “My brethren, forgive me for my disgraceful exhibition of anger and temper! But remember, dear brethren, that my happiness ts de- What has become of the old-|stroyed and my life made miserable fashioned man who by these newspaper photographers and reporters who persist In keep- ing me in the public eye! As you know, I despise publicity and noto- riety. 1 loath to see my name and pleture tn the newspapers!” TRH THE LAWYER'S CHOICE A fud, transmigration of the souls of men }into animals, accord adelphia Public Ledger. said the judge, “suppose you and I |were turned Into a horse and an |ass, which would you prefer to be?” | “The ass, to be sure,” replied the | lawyer. Why?” asked the judee. | “Because I have heard of an ass being a judge, bat a horse, never.” Drugeists, 25¢ —Advertisement Dominic’s Academy Everett, Washington Boarding and Day School conducted by Sisters of St. Dominic. C English, Scientific, Commercial and Preparatory Courses. Special attention given to young ladies pre- sical, paring for Teach- ers’ Examination, Healthful location, extensive grounds, large bulidiny with modern improve- ments. Fully equip- ped Physical’ and tory. For prospec- tus and further par- ticulars apply ta SISTER SUPE- RIOR. 1k STAR—WEDNESDAY, CPTEMBER 3, Bruin’s Dubious About These New-Fangled Traps questioning the of! ley telephone Investigation, hav many inquirte Without taking it has seemed to that our comp the proper administra oblems of electrical inter Greatest Death Lure in America Carries Another Man to His End of our company We them out has » transaction of our bus and for many | known to the tion which is tn our sion or under our control, and co-operate with it in| further information | ditional infor their effort n inimieal to the public in may be pointed out to us; against the public interest, we will promptly conform to such determ We belfeve if each of our exchanges were made an independ- each connecting under separate con the effect upon the service of the country |condition so would refuse to submit to it and would immediately require such physical connection and com- mon control of these various units as would amalgamate them into a Physical connection in the case of telephone or tele- graph does not mean transfer of | message from one line to the other, It means such a connection as will permit one person to have the act- }ual possession of | line of communication from one end the other and this can be given efficiently systems and Tonnecting lines under a common control; and |that is what the Bell System in this connection, and for gen- eral Information, we which controlled building up of the Bell System, and our belief as to what a telephone single system. Korthagen ascended emple at Chicago the other day. to the observatory of the From the lofty was fascinating platform the view A spirit of exultation seized him Down there men and | vexed by disease and fear, or following petty pleasures | million little people in an ant hill! | superiority, far above them all The Spirit of Space had touc He was no longer conscious of his body he could float and soar in-his ecstasy— And he sat there in lofty and joking lawyer were/ conversing about the doctrine of to the Phil-| Was poised in the air low,” and the Spirit beckoned him ‘out A dentist smoking an after-lunch cigarette at the open | MUTUAL RELATIONS AND INTERESTS OF THE BELL SYSTEM AND THIE PUBL control and that it cann ot be given systems unteag ey are operated under agreg pending | ments which result in one edmmom Commission | pr pata king them @ single © believe that the rates shouig » adj 1 to afford the enue to pay ensation ag v the mowt effietent service; to maintain the very thigh. ar c standardg . to fic and experimen. aad Inventions ag and methods as to insure the highest stand and to carry ve and depreciation such amounts will enable the com. n any ti to replace old old thods with sew new methods as fast ag be developed and found vantage of the © that in ade ‘se% should be t in plant dition, such a ny at any | time cemmary to provide tt t required to meet the continuing demands of the public; and 1 r that waste jand duplication effort may be j avoided and unifc ity of purpose jand common cont be enforced, |that there ld be @ centralized | kenera ninistration in close communication bh and having ee al authorit the whole on matters common to all of other | matters of ge Ww d that neces: dividends on isis should be used by the company for the benefit of the public and should be imalien- able for purpose, and {should be invested tn rey. ral policy, believe that any surplus be to equalize * | enue-earning plant gntil necessary }to substitut come inadequ or obsolete, or to make the service yer_and better. bell t under proper governm ntrol and regula. tion the from promotion or operation allowed to be distributed should not be so large as to war. | rant or tempt complete duplication jof plant and organization, with its duplication of its capital charges and its organization, 9] maintenance and depreciation ex penses; and we do not belleve that utilities giving at fair rates an ef ficient and sufficiently ct sive universal service should be subject to limited competition not |giving such service. Competition | which ignores the obligation to fur- nish a complete and comprehensive © service is not competition, is pot for the benefit of the public In that it does not reach the whole public | interesied. If, therefore, complete duplt ~ cation, with its dual exchange con- ~ nection and dual bills for service, jis a prerequisite to complete com- ~ petition, government control and — regulation cannot go hand ia hand with competition. We believe that the record of © the Bell System will be accepted by the public as fully in accord © with these declarations. Con tent adherence to this polley has given the public of the United © States the best, most comprehen- sive and cheapest telephone service in the world and made the Bell | standards the standards of all” nations. To remove any possible |for misapprehension on account ot Ey the many misieading state which have been circulated as the alleged unnecessary and over capitalization and excessive charges statistics are given. Except where stated, the figures are for the Bell” Jow of the 10th story saw ad¢uman form flash past, fol- jlowed by a hat “There goes another!” he said below like the popping of a its relations to the public. We believe in and were the first! Associated Companies. Then there was a sound or government! The entire Bell System on June jto advocate control and utilities; that this control or reg-| hands of the public obligations permanent) e¢., notes, open accounts, bonds and after| shares) to the par value of $776," e|through investigation and governed | 000,000, he equities of each case; and} rol or regulation, be | tangible assets, which is consider Many | ulation should and many will follow him, | quas He was the latest victim of the death lure in high places. aped from that tall Temple, to the boatmen of the Rhine, what thi irens were to the ancient Greeks, the Spirit of Space Is to modern city | »y t dwellers when they suddenly find themselves looking down from high | Fills the teeth—bdanishes Tooth. | before him had }ache—Butler’s Liquid Tooth Filler. | What the fabled Lorelei w: that this cont very great building has Its victims, The Washington monument ficiency and e | has Iron bars in Its windows to keep visitors from leaping out. So has inte ithe Bunker Hill monument. But on the roofs of skyscrapers there can be no such protection. ' In one year nearly a dozen persons cago’s Masonic Temple. lure in America. Why do people jump to d “A suicide mani “The fear of height’ olutionists say it is the lingering Instinct to fly, inherited) from a far distant time when we were like birds or bat: ards; that the forgotten impulse of millions of years ago suddenly) surges up and drives us to destruction. But the Spirit of Space does not explain. i We believe | bodies, if they are t have leaped to death from Chi-|Pifective and be thoroughly It Is coming to be called the greatest death. | ith from here? character and should some allenists call it. porations that or flying liz) question accept their conclusions. She only smiles, of public ownership. We believ@ that centers of busi+) can Telephone and Telegraph Com ness and population exist for the| pany on convenience of the s whole, and that no such center can/amounts to $22,000,000 more thal prosper without sufficient and ef-/the par of such outstanding oblige] of intercourse tributary terri-| that such means can only 4 | obligatio: other centers and and service fair rates are essential to prosper- | We do not believe | ties of the public not only for a& ‘that any puble either desires or| ditional but for new telephone se) can obtain, nor can any service or! vice can only be met by new com utility furnish, permanent and effi-| struction, involving capital outlay, cient service at less than cost, in-|'To meet these demands during the ous companies. Tho assistant superintendent took me into the building and told me to How “Reformatories” Referring to and before | had put on any of my clothes he beat me with a paddie juntil | was black and blue. This was all I did there, but the superintendent board of control Three young men were sent to the reformatory for from 1 to 16 years | by Judge Frater. Now, if Judge Frater knew what | being sentenced to In addition to serving time, before sending losses involved authority from th to send me to the claimed it was impossible to keep| me there and that I was a bad one. Upon arriving at the reformatory I was put in the with over 200 other men and boys. This was where the time was spent when not working. Some of the penitentlaries there were men every kind of crime, separation of the men and boys. | went there practically ignorant before six month had passed | knew and most approved methods of com- mitting every crime from picking pockets to forgery and safe crack- Considering the fact torney Childe We believe that the highest com- character than to viclous character, they should certainly given another I come from a good family, have a fair education and T hav its complete |hensiveness of the facilities for in- tercommunication, not individuals but population; that no isolated section independently nly between There was no before I was 18 years old and was sent to Chealis training school. for rates must be not be bad there so I didn't mind maximum development by making it possible for every one to be connected who will add to the of the system, thus giving value to the greatest that the interdependence Before I was at thé sehool two shoveling concrete. About all T had done before this was school, so the work was altogether In about a half hour my hands blistered 80 | could hardly hold petty offenses, while if they the greatest I was kept in there eight months with no charge against .me, then| my mother and sister got me out Thatewas over a year ago. been working ever since, but it ts value of complete and universal in- tercommunication justify # partly at the expense of the whole for the benefit of the whole, We belleve that the highest com- threaten to have me whipped, so before long I dropped the shovel and started and friends System; that is, the Al ct Telephone and Telegraph, and 30, 1913, had outstanding in The book value of the total — less than their replacement conomy, Should not) value, amounted to $960,000,000, management or op-| Many appraisals of the property Im these | cluded in these assets have been o be permanent, | made, and most of them under the benefit, | direction of public authorities. Iny jno case has the value as it stands) such | on the books failed to be su . conduct | and in most cases it has been very || their investigations and delibera-/ largely exceeded tions as to command such respect from both the public and the cor-| paid dicing the year\ 1912 am without | mounted to only 6.1% on the aver jage of its outstanding obligations, © We believe that the public would | and to less than 5% on the averag® in this way get all the advantages | value of its assets. dis- | The total dividends and interest = | The actual cash which has been paid into the treasury of the Amerk ecount of the capi now outstanding with | tions. The Associated Companies cok lected from the public and p back in taxes over $10,000,0 during the year 1912. The steadily increasing necessk six and one-half yea:s from 1907 @ the public | June, 1913, inclusive, the increase {2 ” telephone plant was as followsi” the efforts|Toll line wire increased from to furnish such service at less than | 1,460,000 miles to 000 miles; through the Involved, the | 000,000 miles to 13,000,000; the. losses incident to poor service or) number of exchange stations 1&7 the necessary increase in charges required to pay for duplication of | exchange wire increased from creased from 2,730,000 to 6,200,000; — the number of stations of Ind® = pendent companies connected the Bell System increased fro $43,000 to 2,620,000, The number independent companies connect with the Bell System is about 000. The number of employes the Bell System, not including employes of connected com) on December 31, 1912, was M41, During this same period the nat ber of shareholders of the Am can Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, not including either the sociated or connected compa increased from 17,000 to about 000, About 47,000 sharehol hold less than one hundred each; 6,500 shareholders hold rt 100 to 1,000 shares. shareholders hold from sere q 5,000 shares each, while there only 16 shareholders of 5,000 shi or over in their own right. A jority of the shareholders women. American Telephone and Tel jcaught me before I got out of the meretal value can only be attained that I did not go wrong, by one system under one common Co, THEO. N, VAIL, Presid Advertisementy Ks P 5 it b y P 0 it se nxKae —RA e.7 of the Bell system, the following |] SwoOge-veres Oo EOE OO