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OF THE SCRIPPS NORTHWEST OF NEWSPA Telegraph News of the United Press Association. MEMBER LEAGUE Service Seattle, Wash with your neighbor.—C, W. Barron. Don’t Let Them Bunk You HE ELECTION OF A MAYOR WILL NOt APRECT T THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER SI ATTLE TO HAVE COMMISSION GOVERNMENT OR NOT Che to make that statement as emphatic possible that is being Star wants buncombe and because of the amount of ladied out in t it campaign attempts to stir up fake i sues Councilman Goddard, for example, is expecting a lot ot hangers-on 3 yroll to vote for him because he is against the commission form of government And the city employes have been given to understand of them will lose their jobs if the present form} true IF tact is Whether that election. EVEN abolished immaterial in the mayoralty cou NCILMAN GODDARD SHOULD BY ANY CHANCE BE ELECTED MAYOR, HE COULD NOT POSSIBLY PREVENT COMMISSION GOVERNMENT HERE It will not be up to the mayor. nent is elected, revision committee, who will be entirely independent of the the council, or any other branch of the city govern This may frame a irame any other charter they please AND IT WILL BE UP TO THEI MAJORITY VOTE AT THE POLLS AT TO BE HELD SEVERAL MONTHS MAYORALTY ELECTION, TO DECIDE THEY WANT THE NEW CHARTER The mayor will have but one vote at that election, mayor, charter They ment commission will frame a new They charter may commission government PEOPLE, BY A AN ELECTION AFTER WHETHER just like the humblest voter among us Members of the fire department, Star has earnestly labored to have the double platoon system, | in whose behalf The| alarmed The government is not with the double platoon system. If it fight that kind of commission government But, Councilman Goddard's election would not in the least hamper or aid commission government in Seattle. That is a separate and distinct issue, and does not belong properly in the March election. been needlessly commission have going to do away does, The Star will in any event, MISS MARY RTELME, Chicago juvenile court ant, discovers that “if a girl washes the dishes, sweeps, the kitchen and makes the beds, she Is not Iikely to go wrong.” That's what! She's almighty likely to go to bed. The Issue of Prosperity Now Up ° to Business Men Themselves ILLIONS will be glad that Wilspn’s “soft pedal” didn’t mean a change of tune. The cord used is a little more silken; but greed is to be hog-tied, none the less Can honest business yet see that it has nothing to lose, but everything is gain, from Wilson's trust program? Is it! ready, for a new deal based on a square deal and no mercy for willful robbers? Heretofore, AS THE BIG FELLOWS SQUEALED, THE LITTLE FELLOWS HAVE SHIV- ERED. It was a foolish custom, without warrant fact, because big greed has been little business’ worst enemy If, now, honest business is ready to have the Q@UTLAWS HANDCUFFED, things can soon be made better. The re- sponsibility for the future of American prosperity, therefore, largely rests upon business men themselves HAVE in MORE HONESTY In politics Is urged by Eastern writer. More? Is there any now? CANADIANS SMOKED 200,000,000 more cigarets last year than the year before. BURGLAR CAUGHT in New York wore corsets and said he them on to keep himself warm. The ladies wear ‘em to keep straight. HASN’T LAWYER SHIELDS, whose head Representative Johnson punched, some of the earmarks of an “insidious lobby"? THERE'S SOMETHING terrible in that Milwaukee verdict of not guilty in the case of Kittie Hermes, who killed a fellow with a hatpin. “MAN MAKES his own hell!” declares a Washington min- ister. And some of the married ones, with a little kind assist- ance, produce a most superior article. Cost Disregarded! ANY COAT IN THE HOUSE 1/2Price These reductions are so ridiculously low that, no matter how modest your means, you can afford to secure one of these high-grade garments. Matertals are boucies, zibeline: bled cheviots, eponge, diagona stripes and novelty weaves. COAT REDUCTIONS Regular. Half. | $15.00—% .% 7.50 $18.50—1% $24.50—1% peb- , fancy Regular. ly 4 $9.25 | 3% My $12.25 ALL Suits Reduced Semi-fancy and plain tailored atyles, in cheviots, broadcloth, and novelty mixtures. Values up to $28.60 Values up to $34.50 Values up to $38.50 Halt. $14.25 $17.25 eponge Special . Special Spectal , $16.50 $19.50 $22.50 J. Redelsheimer & Co. TWO ENTRANCES—FIRST AV, AND COLUMBIA 87. Every business problem today Is the problem of your "| [OU TRURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE] Is as| | 1 lot of good and efficient men and women, | MIS-| At the same time he is, there will also be elected 15 members of a charter} THE STAR—TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914 SHE FIGURED THE} OR NOT | unt trial will be held tn the! i» Saturday night A hunt will be admitted free charged an * and served with « 1.—Kdieon corr Inquirer oe Presented to Mc- Kinley at the launching of the bat- tleship Ohio cost $1,500 and was sold the other day for $325. Still) there are men who argue that we are not growing wiser. eee Could Be More Particular She—I wouldn't marry you were the only man | world He—You bet you wouldn't! If | were the only man in the world I'd be mighty fussy who I picked out you if! in the oe ae Yet a Papechanger, Gan Vote! vertisement | mmerce | A new set of capitalists Is offer- jing bigger pay to ball players and | | the club owners are justly incensed | While the sporting editors all over |the country are burning with In-| | dignation | St. Louis comes forward with a| child of three that can speak three | languages. We'll give you two! | guesses at the sex of that child | (You're right the first time.) | “*e © | What has become of the new- fashioned woman who sald a | stranger “stuck a poisoned needle in |her arm? | eee | With Syrup on Them of rummy When you wake alin’ kind ma food sivering; akon, coffee and cakes P. 8.—"Say! you don't need all the butter, do you? Pass it along.” | eee The Cure | "l don't want to appear bonst-| ful,” sald the artist, “but the beau- | ty of my pictures renders people | |absolutely speechless.” | “Hooray!” exclaimed the weary-| |looking visitor, “I must bring my | wife to see ‘em.” | | eee Accommodating Hereafter the street Hehts will be turned off at 10 o'clock at night, | If there is any person expected to | |return home by late train or any | | public gathering the Hghts will be | Hott burning until a later hour If such notice be given central at tel- | ephone office. Rolling Prairie (Ind.) Record, | | __ OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE OF EVERETT TRUE —s That's” Ss The COUPLE OvER THERE. BEFORE THEY WERE MARRIED IN A PRETTY WARM DIVORCE SuIT, AND Peome Say —— - - The pdt of Johnny Mouse. THAT wie BE ALL FROM HE HE GossiP Nis EvVeNnIneG fi! S DENTAL CO. Third and Pike Dental Experts. what to do and Ket an estimate of needs and have them Wake That Dog During a recent burglar scare tn a Yorkshire town an eccentric old man bought a dog that was war ranted a good house-guard When he retired for the night, the dog was fastened in the | kitchen. In the early morning a neigbhor j went to aken him, and heard ‘the old man say to his wife “Get up, Bet, and waken that dog; there's burglars in the house.” A Modern Micawber “Here we are stranded on a des- ert isle and not a thing to eat | We can have soup. Our boat has just turned turtle.” dentiete have been ctlee for many pears, and thelr advice will ‘be valuable to you Am office fitted entirety ta white emame! and sanitary tn every way. Bee them before going cleowhere Geld Crowne 95.60. Werk 00 Fittings bee'Cp. Hatencting and Cleanteg Free with Other Work. Rhoads Dental Co. | Third and Pike George B. Worley Candidate for Mayor Will Speak in Green Lake Library Tuesday, Jan.27th at 8 P. M. This meeting is of special interest to Green Lake residents. Make a Saving on Tailored Suits The most attractive patterns in the store are among those now offered at reduced prices—and don't overlook for one minute the fact that our easy payment plan is always at your dis posal Buy Them on Credit Pay a little down when your selec tion Is made, and we'll trust you gor the balance, which may be taken i of in weekly or monthly installments to sult Our Reconstruction Sale will soon be brought to a close, and the Kastern will take on additional quarters, where the latest creations in won n's wear will be displayed at the same reasonable prices and on the same easy terms that made an enviable reputation for this big credit store. ‘ (332 -34 Second Ave., Near oa St Seattle’s Reliable Credit House Main 0400. necting with ail PHON RATE: By mail, daily 26e; wix mon By carrier #180 tn elty, Private exehange emg, ortmente, in tema * month. (CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR >vIRECE By Abe Hurwitz | They used to have a big elght |day clock in the home of Col, Gill at Watertown, Wis., and young Hi! loften gazed rapturously upon it,| even before he had learned to tell| the time of day, and marveled at the | pendulum ewinging back and forth Hi! Gill, in the course of time, left Watertown, and certain folks will} remember that he also left the| water wagon and got into a brew-| ery boat Whereupon the pendulum swung to the leeward with such tremen dous velocity that Gill was yanked | out of a mighty comfortable seat in| the elty hall | He's a Philosopher Put Hit good deal of a philos opher, as anyone called Hi or 81| must be | It ts true that when his whole} pame {in unfolded it reveals the elaborateness of a middle name, too Hiram Charles Gill, but that’s not | Hts fault. For years he tried to} | keep Charles dark. He cut him out ruthlessly, and had Charles black-| balled and ostracised, as it were.) But the secret had to come out, and| Hi contrived to appease the senaa: tion seekers with a mere initial for hin middie name—Hiram ©. Gill Always Swings Back All of which is mentioned here | merely to impress upon you tndell- | bly the unimpeachable fact that Hi} |i as good as his name—a good deal | of a philosopher and observ And| it is his observation that the pendu-| lum always swings back. Particu-| Jarly {# that the truth in political! pendulosity | And so Hi again He is a good 4 is & good loser, 1 as a cheerful winner, Once before he th t the pendulum was swinging back, and it almost did Folks Almost Forget Him He lost the election two years |ago, went back to his private law practice and his corn cob, and Se jattle almost forgot him. And when | Hi Gill, the only living statesman who never wore a silk bat, and who| | sinoked good old plug cut in the} |mayor's office, came back is running for mayor | 1 of an optimt Inthe Editor’s A Jackpot for the Hungry? Editor The Star: At the present time I am looking after the | ests of the proprietor of a restau- rant, who is away on a much-need ed vacation The other evening a man came in and ordered « T-bone steak. Aft er eating !t, he calmly sald: “I have no money.” I looked him over carefully and decided that di rect action was out of the question I tip the scales at 130, while he somewhat resembled Gunboat Smith. I did not let him get away | without a struggle, though. By force of argument, I tried to show jhim the error of his ways. He promised to go out and borrow} enough money to pay for the Rut he never came back. | evertheless, 1 didn't worry and} grow wrinkles. I fully realized that lin mind there is a peaceful solu-|g | hort to all problems, mental, phys |fcal or soctal, The spiritual uni verse is full of ideas and all that we have to do is to put ourselves in harmony with them, I did this, and the next morning a sort of in-} |spiration came to me. “Share ye | each other's burdens,” ft said | “A good idea,” T answered, “Rut who shall I share them with?"| “Well,” it replied, “the landlord is} able to carry a few | True enough, the landlord is able jto carry quite a number. All they have been doing for the past few jyears fs to raise the rent. The landlord of the restaurant where I am working doubled the rent dur jing the past four years, And I am willing to wager that he has not jspent a dollar on the property for |24 years | Now, Mr. Editor, what fs the mat ter with the restaurant men form: ing an organization with the pur | pose in view to quit sending for the police every time a “bo” can't pay for a meal? Just let them put the price of the meal down in a little book and when the landlord calls for his rent, keep that much out RICHARD FE. STRICKSON, CATENT SUCTION Once a year for a few weeks to inless methods and | |following prices a r 4) a 12-yenrs’ dreds of people w portunity each year and |by taking advantage of he Balan amination F Gold Crowns (22-k and extra heavy) per tooth ........ 88.50 to & | Bridgework (strictly first-cla |tooth .. 3.50 to $5.00 Gold Fillings $1.00 up Qur patent true-to-nature teeth the finest artificial tee in the world, per set 85.00 to $15.00, ‘Boston Dentists 1420-22 Second Ave. Opp. Bon Marche, Seattle Endorsed by leading bustness men and the dental profession generally, sssE<c!e NO. 7 — HIRAM CHAS. A RRR ARR AAA nm arena, the ognize him 'p He | had no more hair than before jcat Hi Gill public could hardly ree- on top what of bis hea sse<ce GILL} 1 he stilt nmed Fedora, ag He's a Reformer Now awung ‘ons, Hi de it swing hi Behold he annour Wisconsin, i] as a ete, ow Hi walter, ¢ while study! now ar Hill, Hoyt & I In 1898 council re-elected in that of back Into office? on had wy vendulum ife and why shoul the refo attle In 1889 % as employed ork stenograp aw at night ber of the fi ¥ elected to the fice was elected yas recalled, jceded by Geo. Dlling | ried, Prescription 1 aid to be the jhaif e screw-top se |gist is out of st |get it from Don't for ie ie risky his ub ock has had a d by tw nd 4 comes in a tie ed cane. his whe with uncer For the past six 9 nicago, ° team 1902, and 6 until 4 mayor. and was He is and has two sons | Get This For Colds at bed tf ren, accor@ing If your © will q esale mixtut erful 4 Pharmac ee eee ee INCREASED PIANO —SSaa SHOP FACILITIES Moderate Prices In our new quarters, 1418 Third Ave., we have given special attention ‘to equipping the repair shop to the best advantage. We are now in a position to accept orders for repairing, rebuilding, or refinishing pianos of any make, and guam antee the results\to be the best obtainable. Estimate for Rebuilding Furnished Free of Phone Main 8940 for Factory Tuner, Charge GeoPBent Compa | | Interstate PIANO. MANUFACTURERS Established 1870 Effective February 1, 1914 Seattle Branch—1418 Third Ave. The New ExpressRat In conformity with the order of the Commerce Commission The following table is illustrative of some of the differences between the new and old rates | atte | Denver Chie: Between SEATTLE San Franciaco | 5 Ibs. 10 Ibe, 20 Ibs, |Express Insured Express Insured of xpress Insured ; = New Rates ona Rates New Rates | ola Rates | Ra 87 o4 1.15 | | 5 | 59 1 87 136 | 1 New tes 88 99 55 1.88 | old | Rates 1.66 1.65 2.00 2.75 2.50 218 2.85 Highest Class of Transportation Free Insurance up to $50 A Receipt for Each Shipment. Responsibility—Safety—Efficiency. Telephone or Write to Your Nearest Express Office