The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 3, 1914, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR OF SCRIPPS NORTHWEST p, 80 gtx mos.; ett mos, Fr, clty, 260 & a Co, Phone, Main 84600. Private It Is Worth Trying D you notice how we meral ? after the parcel p WITH FOLKS WHO OFFEND “scooped” the postmaster i operation, this paper “made endeavor to bring the producer and the consumer into OMirect connection. The object was to cut from the cost of Miving the cost of the middle-man and the organized transpor concerns, The producer wasn't getting what he ought and the consumer was paying more than he ought to Now, Postmaster Genc-al Burleson takes up the experi tt by permitting the use of crates and boxes for butter, igs, poultry, vegetables and fruits in the parcel post Tt is a serious and sane endeavor to reduce the high cost living. But, like all endeavors at co-operation, its success nds wholly upon co-operation. No family’s expenditures m be cut unless that family helps in the work, and it can} fully be said that very many families feel the high cost of largely because there is no attempt at saving on the items of expenditure Mr. Burleson is going to give his plan a trial in several s. Reports as to progress will be news of highest im mce to the whole nation We imagine that there will be an early demand for more for the rural delivery, but Uncle Sam, who makes such i ment in the high cost of killing can hardly hesi- st something extra in relief for the high cost of » One city relieved from the hard pressure of high food ces is better than a couple of battleships, or more began le beco good time the pretense that preparedness for war ls the best peace argu- What of the Remedy? EX QUESTIONS have been discussed pro and con in Mewspapers and magazines during the past year or so, ‘an extent and with a freedom of speech unprecedented rformances and moving picture shows have also “largely with that question. These stories and plays be considered by their authors as the last best thing could be offered in the hope of entertaining a very busy id more or less worried humanit a ae But no matter what state of mind man may be in, is it that he and his wife and young daughters and sons be entertained by descriptions and pictures of life in underworld at its worst? There are moving picture shows shown throughout the country which MAY warn young against the pitfalls but they may also otherwise in- mee boys and young men. They depict scenes, but they 9 not seem to offer a remedy for the evils Tt is all very well to warn children against wild beasts is it necessary to turn a skunk loose to do it? INATOR BORAH of Idaho is a convincing orator, but he does not ‘it quite clear whether he favors the proposed woman suffrage to the constitution because he believes it impossible of pas oF believes it to be impossible of passage because he favors et Good Words Grow! OW IS IT that often the evil which men say spreads so idely and lasts so long, whilst our good, kind words seem somehow to take root and bear blossom? Is it fn the stony hearts of mankind these flowers can’t al- find a place to grow? Certain it is that scandal is good talk, whereas praise of one’s neighbor is by no means ni ing. An acquaintance grilled, scored, deviled and with mustard and cayenne pepper excites the appetite; a slice of cold friend with current jelly is but a y, “unrelishing meat. ickery wrote that. Paul French—-My dear friend, wouldn't you like to buy a copy of Scott's “Lady of the Lake"? Farmer Nubbine—No, I guess I've got enough of Scott's stuff on hand, by heck! There wuz a feller along here last month sold me $20 worth of Scott's Emul- fon! And it's just about as true today € day he wrote it. Gossiping and scandal monging are | that tend to break down modern civilization. If who don’t like other people, or are envious of them| eer Tonecn , would A right out in the open andj : standi up or falling down under the argument, fn redid bé ay better off. POLICE are forbidding dance halls and concert cafes to ive exhibitions of undraped figures, while they are allowed in thea- r ongramg of their artistic value. Art seems to depend on how much ‘pay for a seat. HARDLY WORTH while to consider reported plots to overthrow SCOUTS AS FLY SWATTERS Editor The Star: Summer ap- proaches and once again must we combat with the dreaded houm fly Now is the time for everybody. to get busy Garbage and other refuse should not scattered around yards. be police force ‘CHICAGO HAS passed New York in population—voting population. of New Yorkers over that fact may aid woman suffrage cause without even a foot race. pear about the house. A INE RE The boy scouts could do effect ive work in cleaning up vacant lots in Seattle. Why not make Seattle a “Fiyless 0 ALS HAS slipped out of New York, back to Panama, as City”? PJ. ly as he came in. The bigger the man, the less noise he makes. WHEN THE militant English suffragets see how well Mme. Cail-| iditor The Star: | have been who shot that Paris editor, is being treated in jail, they Y | aw) from Seattle for several their methods. |yeare, Before I left, Seattle was ib peo cena having much trouble with the gas PRINCE HENRY of Russia has gone on a visit to South America. company because of its exorbitant he doesn’t get $3,0000 for lecturing to his hosts. HIGH COST OF GAS rates and iscourtesy. I return to find that not only has there been ANDY CARNEGIE has another grand cross, the “Danneborg,” from | no improvement, but conditions are fan. Sounds almost as good as the “Donnybrook.” worse, The rates have been Royal Baking Baking Powder powder Makes the lightest most delicious and tasty hot biscuit No other baking powder equals it in effective- f ness, purity and wholesomeness. is indispensable to the prepa- ration of the finest cake, hot-breads, rolls and muffins. ROYAL Has No Substitute The fies should be| lernment by an army which surrendered to the Sacra-| killed as fast as they begin to ap-| Let's all get in and do our share. | Pe Now, MR, TRU, I THINK YOU'RE A TRIFLE Too ROUGH You. REDESMING QUALITIES, You Know, AND — A ROSY PROSPECT The Child—Look here, doggie! From now on you're to be my dogaie and I'm to be your best friend. I'm to play with you and you're to mind me and be faithful and look guilty every time I steal something out of the kitchen. ere Good Riddance Judge—Why don't you want to prosecute this man for taking your auto? Ex-Owner—He relieved me of so much trouble | consider him a friend.—-Chicago Daily News, doubled. Its high time |ting munictpal gas DISAPPOINTED, Seattle was get- | “KNOCKERS” AND SUNDAY | Editor The Star: Every reform: er of any tical, moral or in any has been “knocked.” And greater his work the greater the knock.” This explains why Billy Sunday is getting # much crith cism. When will people quit “knocking” God and his servants and begin to “knock” sin and the |devil, where all the “knocks” be |rates and discourtesy. 1 return to | DISCUSSES DIVORCE |. Editor The Star: The only way |to solve the divorce evil for the poorer class is to make it more ex |pensive to obtain separation, as | well as compelling both parties to |be present before the decree is | awarded Married women, whose hus bands are working or able to work, | should not be allowed to take jobs }away from single girls. This done, single girls would be able to de mand a ving wage and get it. As lit is now, girls grab the first man [that looks good to them. They often find to their sorrow that they | have to keep on working and that for a hubby they have pietked a The suricate 1s small and furry —not much bigger than an ordi- nary rat, and, though It looks like a rat rather than a cat, it's allied |to the feline family. It fights |flerce battles with animals and reptiles, but is invariably gentle | with man; it is easily tamed and makes a very amusing pet. The surleate burrows in the ground to make its home, the! they stations bh, Yy eatterdy grate ralerode jorney a ritch guy that owns @ coun: try place about 60 miles out on the erle ralerod: nan ad fora new kind of a chickin coop tn the paper, and he ordered one sent to him by freight in about a week he sent a man over with a dray to see if his chickin coop had come thia feller that he sent had only been workin for him # few days and he hadent never been to the ralerode station, only when got off the train from new york, and that was at night when he got to the place where his boss had told him to go, he couldn't find noboddy around but there was the chickin coop all rite, and he loaded it onto bis truck and started off when had drove about % hundred yards, he heard some boddy hollerin bluddy murder be bind him he looked around, and here was 4 kuy running after bim and way ing hie arme in the air like evry thing so he stopped, and the feller eaught up to him, and he yells, what in thunder do you think you are doing anyway doing, ansers the hired man, { am taking home this here chickin coop for my boss, what's it your disnias ‘ll tell you what's it my bis nies, hollers the uther guy, ‘me the station agent, and if you don't bring my deepo back where you got It from fll have the law on you, and your boss too johny eee Bed Was All Right The One—tI hear that you spent last night on a sick bed The Other—Nothin’ to ft. The bed wan all right. It was me that was sick wot some over In Cheap! The most inexpensive Indoor sport ts to sit and think what one would do ff one had a million dol. lare.—Albany Journ ore Poor Rule Anyway Wigwag—It's a poor rule that won't work both ways. Lasicus—Huh! It’s a poor rule to work at all ere How Does He? You never can tell. Many a man who ts thoroughly honest carries an umbrella every time it Encouragement ena lent Pleasure to Come A judge was once trying a case in which the question arose whether the defendant, a vocal- ist, waa competent to fulfill his contract. One of the witnesses enid: “Well, he could not sing like the Archangel Gabriel.” “tT have never heard the Arch angel Gabriel,” was the comment, The judge r ily, with & Fentle sarca: “That, sir, is a pleasure to come, “Weary Willie.” A COCKNEY GIRL BEEN STUNG. WHO HAS ULSTER ORANGEMEN Editor The Star: it is my opin- fon that the Orangemen in Ulster will fight if it comes to a point where England uses force. 1 am Irish and was born In Bel fast. I visited ‘Ireland last July and know the spirit Orangemen. There is not one Or. angeman in Ulster who will not willingly make ancrifice, if need be, for the cause he feels is right. D, J.C. Limburger Brothers Get Name Changed CLOSTER, N. J., April 3.— This town has lost its best laugh. Two brothers of Closter, whose last name was Limberger, have ne to court at Hackensack and had it changed. Now it is Limbert. She He—Well, evening. She—Then they must be. He—But she goes out. happy together? he stays in every of Ulster} SPINNING’S CASH PRICES Offer you a clean sweep to economy. Cash prices are unquestionable $1.00 Overiand Camp Stove 85e Handle on top to carry. A Sevres J2hnny 5 13¢ 45 30 | 406 706 ter 350 40 35e 15¢ 26¢ Stick Durham Duplex Shaving Soap 50¢ pkg. 6 Durham Duplex Razor Blades . 25 and 40-WATT Edison Mazda Lamps {| 60-Watt, same 100-Watt, same 6-in, No, 2 Stanley Rosewood Handle Try and Mi Square : 7Vein, same 8xB Folding Shelf Brackets No. 0 Victor Game Trap $1.20 2\4-in. cut No, 11 Wiss Tin Snips $1.00 6foot No. 3 Brown Dog or Halter Chain 25¢ Ford Auto, National Cash Register, Smith Premier Typewriter and Roll-Top Desk for Sale Cheap SPINNING’S CASH STORE 1415-1417 Fourth Av. Les YOUNG Mouse 1 40 b0us AWAY L 7 Sane. Year Gouse aware ee e portation, was telling her troubles to her employer, as maids some times do. She had had a falling out with her fiance, also from Poland, and possessed of a jealous tempera ment He thinks,” complained Mary, “that just because he give me my engagement tooth he owns me!” Engagement tooth?” queried her mistress. Ae Wie THE DIARY OF an engage ment tooth A woman who keeps house on the upper West Side had no idea there was such a thing till her maid told her about it, and, what's more,| Now we quarrel. I NOT marry him showed it to her. and I NOT give him back the The girl, a pretty Mttle Polish im-! tooth!” USEMENTS MOOR E METROPOLITAN THEATRE Moving Pict Tonight—All Week—Mat. Sat aighee Blaha rss The Blac Bird oe TRAFFIC” Prices, 600, Tho, $1.00, $1.60, $2.09. ALL NEXT WEEK 2 Five Sensational ‘Rests heat |Matinees Wed. and Sat.| One rhen—the OLIVER MOROSCO PANTAGES ALISKY’S HAWAIIANS Sweet Singers from Southern Seag A Superb Production ‘ef the Moet Briltiant CREO Comedy yet Written in Amertoa “Yes!” replied Mary. “See, here t is. He pay for me to have it, Bivonce™ MOTHING! “0 CCM An / Me Yeu Ant Gane Shows 1, In the “Creation of Woman” 10¢ and 20c TONIGHT AND ALL WEEE BAILEY @ MITCHELL PRESENT Mary Jane’s Pa Prices—20c, 30c, Oe y Margain Night Monday. Already Had One A gentleman ono pared to possible burg by pur- chasing a revolver. It was a nice little weapon with “For Burglars” neatly engraved on the butt, and he was very proud of it; but one evening he forgot to take it up stairs to bed with him as usual, When he came downst. the morning he found the dexpotied of all valua tote lying beside the revolver “Thanks; but I always carry my own!—The Burglar. Musical Comedy. “THE MUSTARD KINGS” The Rosebud Beauty Chorus, IN THE LAND OF MANDRIAN PATHE’S WEEKLY mow ready. aster Greet! Pennants, the latert out, price The. Any of the above mailed free on re- retpt of pi Easter booklets, Se to he each. Cards from 100 doz to She each Order now. ENTERPRISE NOVELTY WORKS 1113 Flest Av., Seattle |Prices Nights 25c to $2. Wed. Mat. 25c¢ to $1.00 Sat. Mat. 25c to $1.50 SEAT SALE TODAY You Will Want To Be Well Dressed On Easter It’s the great dress event of the year and only one week away. 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