The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 20, 1914, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR AamEK oF SCRIPPS NORTHWEST LmAGUn OF NEWSPAPERS raph News Service of the United Press Association, at Seattle, Wash ‘lass Matter ty mall, Out of city, 88 per mon. w Ry carrter, © Postoffice as Sec $1.80; year $3.26 Allen Dale ‘‘Dogs’”’ It ALLEN DALE, borrow a homely but expressive phrase from the box ing ring. When a fighter “dogs it” he shows broad streak of} Saffron. He is a quitter. He lies down, He invites the Contempt of all by refusing to stand up and fight as he was ted to do, and as he had promised to do Dale “dogged it” in two ways at the Rainier Booster club mass meeting Monday night The meeting was called to consider the proposition of Biving a new franchise to the Seattle, Renton & Southern railway. A certain interested clique tried to force the anti Municipal ownership resolution through, AND DALE WAS} PBILLED AS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER FOR THEIR} SIDE OF THE QUESTION : This was in spite of the fact that Dale talked municipal | rship as a campaign issue and WAS ELECTED TO Tur CITY COUNCIL ON THAT PLATFORM | First, he “dogged it” with the people who elected him agreeing to speak against municipal ownership, in favor the franchise Then he “dogged it” with the people who asked him to by sneaking out of the room as soon as he discovered t the sentiment of the meeting was strongly against Frei the franchise It 4 well to remember this about Dale. city councilman, has “dogged it,” to a Beach L . : WN his wind-up argument on the rate case, Louis D. Brandeis t said very truly that the needs of the railroads call for} iter net earnings | All the pleaders for privilege are construing this as equiv- to an admission of the need of higher rates. Of course is nothing of the sort cog net earnings may mean a number of things. For higher gross earnings with all the old grafts kept ion don’t for an instant imagine, do you, that Brandeis} nt that? Or, rates as they are or more equitably adjusted; but VASTES CUT OUT, PILFERINGS STOPPED, no sod ated pay dividends on dishonest capitalization, and service so} tly handled that net earnings cannot help but mount by leaps and bounds, thus speedily solving the prob- of impaired credit Syouldn't you suppose that this was what Brandeis Well, as a matter of fact, that is not only what he meant WHAT HE SAID—and said it in the Brandeis fashion| Clear speaking. So, if you have been getting any other , don’t blame B randeis; blame it on the news agencies haven't been telling the truth, j | tracies | HE age of miracles is past.” | Is it? Don’t you believe it. All around us are! firacles as wonderful as any in holy writ. Look at that tree, just donning its graceful dress of Only a little while ago it stood stark and bare and to ‘appearances dead, its gaunt limbs creaking and groaning > h passing gust. And now what is it? 4 A miracle of beauty. Man is very wise; but the wisest man can’t tell you what pened to clothe that gaunt skeleton of the field with its Oe te spring garb. nows is that somehow, somehow the earth was 7 “vain into a, marvelous chemistry of resurrection and ie. God smiled and it was morning. God laughed and it was spring. __ FROM WHAT he knows of Americans, and what he saw of his dad’s| wives, the King of Siam concludes that he needs but one wife, | that an American. A snap for some young New York society dudess! $7.50 4688 Pigskin Case Gold Plated Gillette Safety Razor: 3: : You will save the price of a razor very soon by shav- ing yourself. You save 85e more to buy now, / | Me 42x1'/2x% Cryptolon Carborundum Sharpening --19¢ _ _ Strictly high- grade, and at less than halt price. | BxSinch Blade, 28-inch Handle, Ladies’ lowa True Tem q Round Point Shovel . Bo 4% or 5-point No. ry Saw $3.00 4%4-point 28-inch, same 4 Holder Nickel Plated Tooth Brush Holder Large Size, Non-tippable Aluminum Salt Shaker. Large size, same, Pepper Shaker. ... .25 No. 1 Burring Tool or Reamer National Electric Cash Register. SPINNING’S CASH STORE HOUGEN! 1415 FOURTH 1417 AVE. HE SHOE REPAIR MAN Union 8t—2 Shops—110 M. n | | First evra) TRO WHAT Tanne oy/ AS. Oowr AMow Knew Qeesnr CURT eer — ALD moar SOMA ALA) Dower Ath DOES rwnr at 'HAVE YOU TRIED FOR STAR'S $50. IN ESSAY PRIZES? Bin fs the I ike hod ® and hia} “I believe Buffalo nloest man I ever saw big hat and his whisk Indians.” This is the method a little Seat-| tle girl took of telling her answer! to the question: “Buffalo Bill—What Has He! | Done for America?” Her letter came tn The Star's} contest, for which it is offering 39/ prizes—essays on the question: “Buffalo Bill—What Has He Done for America? | Buffalo Bill is coming to town | with the Sells-Floto cireus, and Buf. falo Bill (himeelf) for three days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 28, 29 an Prizes in The Star contest are prize, $25; second, $12.50; third, $7.50; fourth, $5; fifteen | fifth prises of two ‘reserved seat | tickets to the circus, and 20th; prizes, of one reserved seat ticket The eway must be kept within 150 words, and {it must be ad-! dressed to the Buffalo Bill Contest | Editor of The Seattle Star. ELKS COME FROM | ALL OVER STATE FOR DEDICATION The dedication parade for the new Elks’ billding, on Fourth av Saturday evening will, it is prom ised, be one of the events that make Seattle's history Elks from all the cities of the surrounding country are coming with thelr bands and big delegations to add to the din and merrymaking The Elks take possession of the new building tomorrow, when an informal recep ption edad be held. | | SQUIRREL PRANK HALTS RAILROAD BELOIT, Wis., May 20.—Forty miles of interurban railroad was out of commission for two ire near here when a squirrel nibbled through the insulation of the high tension wires, burning out fuses and stopping all cars between Janesville and Cherry , of the Rockford Inter- “DEAR ME, DEAR 1 Do Beueve i'm A MOUSTACHE ! INVENTION TRAPS MOTOR SPEEDERS New York, May 20,—Plans ar being made to introduce in thi country a device for the trapping of automobile “joy riders,” whic! fs .being successfully used in Europe. Each automobile, whether Private or for hire, is furnished with a sealed box containing cards, with the license number of the car and the owner's name and ad drese. When the automobile ex- coeds the speed limit, an attach.) Ment opens the box, and the cards| Brop into the road, DIANA DILLPICKLES IN. me! GETTING WHAT . THE STAR—WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1914. AND THEN I SAID I SHOULD WoRRY! Now, IF Jones CAN'T Ger HIS MoNeY, 1 b SLD WORRY !— I'M UCK OF HEARING SVORY OTNER worn "I SHOULD “When two men like us and a woman like that are shown in a ploture like this, we are gener- ally talking about her, aren't we?” “Yen, 1r" “Well, let's do, something orig- fnal, Let's nv eee IN THE BIRDS’ HOTEL invariably, What about Impatient Sodas WANTED--A GIRL TO Bg WAIT ON SODAS } | o| Sign in a Chicago Candy Store. *. Mualo With Meals At the buffet lunch a ‘ | all enjoyed, during the beautiful strains of instrumental music pro- vided by a piano player.—Port Wayne Journal Gazette. eee A Tightwad Pratiey ts | Gerald an awful Ughtwad! Geraldine—Is he? Gerald—1 should say as much! He won't even tell a story at his own expense! ee Next Best Aunt Spinisterly—I hope that your opinions uphold the dignity of our sex, Mamie, and that you believe that every woman should have a vote? Mamie—I don't go quite so far as that, auntie; but I belleve that every woman should have a voter. j THE DIARY OF FATHER TIME In no respect Is the progress of the age more visible than in the apparent trifling matter of chil- dren's books. The improvement in their moral tone, alone, within! the last few hundred years, has/ been enormous. The good Mittle | boy, the hero of infant Mterature | in the old days, stood the chance | of growing up into a particularly selfish and egotistical man. His} virtue consisted in being different) from some other little boy, gener. | ally his brother, and his reward | was having a fine coach to ride In while his brother went afoot. Nowadays, the little boy prom-| isen to become much more of a) man, He thinks of others as well | as himeelf and works and looks for his reward to a character for good | sense, Another fatal mistake the old children's books congtant appearance of a spirit of lerueity and revenge. One, if he/ did not behave himself, was eaten! by wild beasts; another became a criminal, who was not taught bet.) ter, and, above all, none was to ride in their coaches, but sancti monious little prigs, as they would | now be styled. As for the pictures, may I own | that I prefer the badly drawn and | herudely colored productions of 100 | years ago to the highly artistic ef forta which fllustrate so many chil dren's books today? made tn/ was the Pennants, the latest out Any of the above NTERPRISE NOV mury onus 1119 Wiest Av., XQ He, Out-of-Town Buyer Order your printing by mali) from FRANK P. NOLAN 1407 Fifth Ave. ® will save you money on all Frankness President Wilson, who has been | bemoaning his fate at being what he called a “national exhibit,” ts a very frank, unconventional man. On one occasion, in a burst of modesty he recited this limerick to « gathering Mr. Rooster—Will you please page Dr. Owl for mo? The Duck—Exocuse afraid to. Mr. Rooster—-Why? The Duck—-All I can say ts “Quack! Quack!” . “Asa beauty Iam not a star; There are others more handsome by far. But my face-—1 dqn't mind ft, For I am behind it— The people In front get the Jar. vee me, I'm Sam, the odd job man, returned home from the city with a scarf pin that contained a “diamond” of no usual size. It was the pride of his heart and the envy of his village companions. He treated all inquirtes from them as to its value and ite authenticity with high scorn, His employer, after a week of basking in its radianc about its history. “Sam,” he said, “le It a real diamond?” “Well,” said Sam, “If it ain't, I've been done out of 75 cents.” Famous Firme Coming & Going. Ever & Anon. Worse & Wore. Neatnoss & Dinpateh. Beer & Skittles, Fine & Dandy, Rank & File. Blood & Thunder. Neck & Neck. Par & Near. oe The bonds of matrimony used to tw considered sacred. But it is setting so that people kick them around carelessly like mining stock CHAMBER ASKS | MISIT BY FLEET Staining wood with beautiful col- The Seattle Chamber of Com-|°T* while the tree fs still standing merce yesterday decided to help|!* undergoing experiment. The dye bring the fleet up here from the | ts introduced at the root, and some Frisco fair in 1915. |trees take up threo gallons of the It recommended a atate trade!coloring fluid in two da: einen etetctentantes commission to investigate revising the Sherman antitrust law for Krentey trade freedom. IN THE RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF AowaRd D. TAomas Co. (Largest Wholesale Carpet and Rug House in the Northwest.) Attend This Sale ROOM-SIZE RUGS An unusval Rug opportunity. Especially fine quality Axminster Rugs, from several well-known makers, New pattefns in fresh, new colors. Priced in regular stock, $30.00 to $35.00. Quite a collection from which to choo ffording a wide variety of designs and colors, Spectally priced. 9x12 Feet 9x12 Feet | Turkana Axminster | Seamless Axminster | Special $21.75 Special $18.50 | This ts the famous Smith's Seam- This Turkana Axminster has | less Axminater, made of the fin- Wilton surface with an Axmin- | est of wool yarns, Designs are ater back; comes in fine Oriental | coples of the highest grade Ort- designs, Regular $20 $18.50 ental rugs. | Regular $21 15 1 $36 value . value. Spectal Special We Deliver Anywhere in Seattle. NOTE—No Advertised Goods Shipped Outside of Seattle. FIRTH ANE ano VIRGINIA ST. Two Blocks East of Moore Theatre; Two Blocks North of Westlake Market. ‘a “OUT OF THE WRONG BOTTLE” | THIS Stuer is! Do As Others Do, Take this time-tested—world proved—home remedy which suite and benefits most people. Tried for three generations, the best corrective and preventive of the numerous ailments caused by defective or irregular action of organs of digestion and elimination has been proved to be BEECHAM’S PILLS (The Largest Sale of Any Medicine In the World) If you have not tried this matchless family medicine, you do not know what it means to have better digestion, sounder sleep, brighter ey clearer complexion, which come after Beecham’s Pills have clpar: the system of impurities. Try them now—and know. Always of the same excellence—in all climates; in every season—Leecham's Pills are The Tried, Trusted Remedy Everywhere. In bones, 102., 260. Directions wilh svert Len cro very vekeskle, cipeciilly torwemen, A Clearance of Unusual Magnitude Over One Hundred Used Pianos to Be Sold Out at Once. Savings Especially Attractive. Quality of Pianos Better Than Ever. Many Prominent Makes Are Here, Player Pianos and Grands Also Included. Since the reorganization of the Eflers Music House, last January, we have been preparing for this event of unusual magni- tude, It was decided to cut down our rental stock of pianos at least $20,000, so we have withdrawn from rental scores of fine pianos, grand pianos, and player pianos. These, together with the many fine instruments taken {n part payment on our popular Bungalow player pianos, are now offered, in this clearance of unusual magnitude. In there are over 100 pianos, ranging in price from $125 for a fine Jacob Doll Piano in Oak case, to $650 for a late Weber Pianola Piano, regularly priced at $1,150, which was taken in part payment by us for one of these new Chickering Artigraphic Players. This Weber uses the 88-note muse. Attractive Instruments $165, $235, $268 » and $285 A fine Oak case, expensive style, sweet-toned Ludwig Piano, ts of- fered for $235. Superb Walnut case Lester, Philadelphia's pride, for $268. A famous Smith & Barnes Piano at $190. Kimball for $235. While a well-known Behning is here for $235. A Hallett & Davis upright, splendid condition, $285. Marshall & Wendell, in fancy Ma- hogany, Colonial style, $265. A Royal at $215. Names and Makes A glance through thi ock will convince you of the quality. Standard well-known makes are here, Kimballs, Lesters, Stegers, some Chickerings and Sohmers. A Hazelton or two, the Hallet & Davis, several Story & Clark Pianos, a Knabe, our own Etlers Orchestral Grand, the new invention Duotonal, the Smith & Barnes, the Haddorff and a host of others, You will find e piano here to meet your taste and requirements, from the daintiest little Colonial Marshall & Wendell, to the massive, rich-toned Empire Style Johnston. Come in today and look over this stock; it will pay you. Also Some New Pianos We have several of the most expensive Art Style Pianos, which at the regular price would be more than many people would care to pay for an instrument. These will be included in this clearance. A Louis XV. Hazelton Art Grand ts offered at $835, This is a real $1,250 value. A Sheraton Sohmer Up- right in Circassian Walnut goes for $495, while an Empire de sign Johnston is marked at $375. These represent savings from $130 to $415, and are pianos suitable for Seattle's best homes, Teachers Should Be Interested A splendid Chickering Parlor Grand, used in concert for & few months, would mak: splendid teacher's plano, Under price $235. A Kimball Grand Oak case, $485. A Steger Grand, in Circassian Walnut, ts here for $585. One of the new invention Duotonal Pianos is priced at $285. Take advantage of these little prices. Quality ts high. Values are big, and somewhere is just the plano you have been looking for. Player Pianos Cut, Too Six of the famous Krell Autogrand 88-note Player Pianos are here for $419, $435, $515 and $624 for values regularly up to $1,050. Secure one of these superior Players. If you want one for less, see the Artistone here for’$345, or the Kingsbury for $225, or the Apollo for $299. A Smith & Barnes Player, used a short time in our library, now to be had for only $434, and on liberal terms, too, Terms if You Need Them A few dollars will put a plano in your home now. Ten per cent of the purchase price as first payment, the balance in 30 equal monthly payments, or a stated amount each six months or each year, as may be desired, will buy any instrument in this gigantic stock. Simple interest at 8 per cent is charged on un- paid monthly balances, You will find every plano marked in plain figures, a genuine snap, each and every one of them, The regular two-year exchange agreement will be given with each instrument, meaning that a buyer may have the free use of any of these used instruments for as long as two years and then such used instrument may be given back to us as part payment on any new piano of higher price, the sale price now paid being then allowed toward payment of such new instrument. Telephone or Write Quickly Those living out of town should write or telephone for de scriptive lists and numbers. We send these instruments any- where, subject to examination. A deposit of amount stated in this advertisement should be sent to show good faith. Such de posit is cheerfully refunded ff instrument, after delivery, is not found satisfactory to the buyer, This sale, as above, will continue until every instrument is id. Remember, every one is fully guaranteed, and at the low quoted, all should find buyers quickly, Eilers Music House, the Nation's Largest Dealers, Eilers Building, Third at University, “DIANA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING. WitH MY HAIR KESTORER €° A 4-Reel “Screecher’’Film "IN Case SHE NEEOS A RAZOR, Tee HAVE IT IN SHAPE |, For Her!