The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 13, 1914, Page 4

BER OF NCRIPYS NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF NEWSPAPERS vice of Postoffice as Second-C rier, of &@ month. F Mon, Up to six mos; six mos. $1.80; your $3.26 ” . Democrats Join Mar HY should the voter be bothered about the party color of the man whom it is desired in the office of county Pogineer, or county treasurer, or superintendent of schools, Ml What difference does it make in any of the county s whether one a republican, democrat, progressive, Pocialist, or whether he doesn’t belong to any party? Isn't it the silliest thing in the world to say that a man Pg) use he’s a democrat? But that's just what would have you believe should continue to exist forevermore Not only did they, at their state convention, refuse to accept non-partisan idea in county elections, but they declared even more slavish subjection to party fetish by their md to have every voter, when registering, declare his ffiliation It is therefore with great satisfaction that the action of the county democratic convention is noted. One of the planks the platform unqualifiedly endorses non-partisan county Two years ago, the progressive party had pioneered the sod in this regard, and progressive members in the legis!a- the measures which would have eliminated the petty, parti- Ban squabbles this fall , failed because standpat influences in both the old combined. passage in the next legislature, now that the democrats also committed themselves to this policy. ° Empty Franchise HE proposition that San Francisco take over the United Railroads, and thus give the country the greatest dem- tion of municipal ownership, seems likely to be wrecked | the provision that the purchase price include an appraised Waluation of the franchise, as well as the physical property, reasonable interest Tt is the rock upon which all propositions for government « rship run a chance of wreckage. > How would you go to work to appraise a franchise? '_A street railway franchise is a monopoly of thorough- f with an opportunity to float securities thereon San Francisco has busted the monopoly by running a talized for $80,000,000, which the state commission say il be the limit. Hence, it appears that this particular thise isn't worth anything, doesn’t it? Tf competition knocks out the profits and no more se- isn’t it? "But you'll be able to hear the holders of the eighty mil- yell, all right. Happy Man HE happiest man in town.” So a friend said of an Italian shoemaker; and we t it worth investigating. In the old country Tony had been a watchmaker, though lad he had learned to cobble shoes. (merica’s lure drew him to New York, but there he d in a dark tenement. He decided to go West. One day he landed here. a little money, but no idea what he could find to do. From the street car he saw a little place big enough 'a cobbler’s shop and blocks away from any other cobbler. leased it and hung up his sign. “T sit here and work, and across the way I see the im grass,” he said. io sight like that in the big cit E the old country or in New York. “Yes, I maka little money. Some I send to the wife ; a bit I spend and the rest I puta into the bank. I lika work. I lika the sight of the trees and the green grass. by I send for the wife and keeds.” How about it? Do you know of a happier man? He y . sity, Country, Auto TEINMETZ, the electrical sharp, sees the solution of the slum in a motor car so cheap that every worker can one and live in the country. Speed that kind of car. But what makes him think that worker will want to live in the country? Wouldn't it be it to make our cities better fit to live in? Speaking of cities, just for fun, some day, take a pencil Sloe out how much of this city’s yearly outlay goes folks who own automobiles and how much for the folks 0 can’t afford ‘em. Bet you'll be surprised. WITH CREATURES like Boles Penrose sailing into him, we're “BBeN going to see the same old Teddy hat In the same old ring, all right. M#LADELPHIA, LAST Saturday, for the first time enforced an aoe fireworks ordinance enacted In 1871. Some speed, for Phila- ICY 16 the curious name of the woman plaintiff in the |. hog plain in jatest big MEXICAN AFFAIRS dragging along, Bryan has been forced to : sein his Chautauqua dates, He selected John H. Atwood’ of : Y PASSAIC RIVER caught fire yest . Waste, oll and other ref dally thrown into It, and some Incendiary dropped a match. No in. ANYHOW, IF Teddy's bad throat won't ermit him to talk, hy 20 conte a word at writing It out. , ee actors HOUGEN [NE SHOE REPAIR MAN THE SEATTLE STAR| Will make a better engineer because he's a republican or| the republican party politicians} in compliance with the Bull Moose platform, introduced | There is a more cheerful prospect for! of her own at a fine profit, and the United Railroads is} irities can be sold, the only valuation is the physical valua-| | “You, my dear, I have a good ox cuse for spending half the day playing golf. I am the original | Tired Bu * Man,” | What makes you #o tired? Why, playing golf. Johnny Writes | Wenn a. ¥, Wensdy—there ts a feller works in a bank down town that has a verry nice wife, only she has got one bad habbit always calling him up on fone to ask him about evry little thing if she don't know whether she ought to pay a man 16 cents or 20 cents for cutting the grass, sho | will call up poor hennery and ask and {f their little son bobby gets sent home from scool by the teacher for throwing spithalls, hennery has to git an earfull well, he thought she had asked him all the fool questions in the world, but the uther day whe di kovered a new one and {t was a bird they live up tn the subarbs, and | a few days ago a water main | busted and cut off all the water from the naberhood evryboddy was terrable hard up for water, having to carry {t from wells in buckits, and they dident use no more than they had to well, hennery was talking to a customer about a 2d morgidge, along about 4:30 p. m., when the telafone on bis desk rang hello, says hennery hello, hennery, says his wife, which do you think we had better | do tonight, wash bobby's face or | have botled potatoes for supper | Johny | | | | DON’T LIKE THE LAW Editor The Star: The present law, as ft is construed in thi» coun- ty, compels property owners to cut \thisties and other noxious weeds only on land that Is toclosed. What Is the use of trying to keep |them down fn your yard, when, per- haps, just outside the thistles are | allowed to go to seed and are blown jon to the cultivated area, where they find seed beds prepared Under the old law, if owners of fland did not prevent them from go- ing to seed, upon being notified by the road overseer to do so, it was the road overseer’s duty to see that it was done, and the offender made | to foot the bill, |. The law ought to be changed back to the old statute. OTTO M. PRESSENTIN. REPLIES TO WOOD Editor The St. Regarding the | article that appeared in your issue jot July 2 signed “Harry Wood,” criticising the stand you have tak jen regarding the ing of drunken men, I] wish to state that it shows | intoxicated does not signify that he is a “bog,” as the conditions under which a man gets drunk are numerous, but it would be useless |to argue with narrow-minded Indi- viduals. I dare say that the stand you |public in general, Personally, I | think The Star is a good critic, and | justified in condemning the police |for arresting Intoxicated person: | Personally, I refrain from all alco. holiec drinks. I, R. HARRIS. LET SCOTT 00 IT Editor The Star: Let me serious- ly suggest that Scott Calhoun and Joe Parkin act ae conductors on the first cars from Atlantic City, bound for Seattle, on July 10. Let them £0 up against the real thing, instead of putting all the burden on the un- derpaid conductors, |Scott to show the stuff they are made of. Let them try to collect the increase of fare. HENRY L. WALLER. 18 HE RIGHT? Editor The Star: In a recent issue I noticed an item which stated | that there is on deposit in the banks of this city $82,186,428.89, and you 2 nae mere OCR him what does he think about It | all through {t a trait of concett. | Possibly our friend was never drunk. However, because a man is have taken was approved by the, | | Here is a chance for Joe and Mr. and Mre. W tion by fire | (Mich.) Day4pring eee | | In a Suffrage ask THE STAR—MONDAY, JULY 13, 1914. Reciprocit to sincerely thank all the kind friends who worked so hard to eave our property from destruc. t Thureday at our to be able to re turn the favor to each and every one in the near future How old would you be be fore you earned that much working jat your present sayary*” If you really, hones'ly and truly bere [would be just about as old as the want an answer, depositors would be they get their money back if they should all go and demand tt morrow R. M. FRANCIS HEAVEN FOR FORD. 1 think Henry Ford is having bis heaven here be Editor The Star low I don't believe in organized char ity, and if the laboring man was! paid what is right, there would not} ' be so many criminals. When men don't get what really | belongs to them they grow despond. ent, and many turn criminals. ers commit suicide. MRS. D. B To Overcome Sunburn, jin the morning, fin linvisible particles of with It. Re entire outer | stubbornest |The underly |the new com | youthful looking y |transformation, 1 linown to ft « f merce ficient In most cares If sun and wind: and frown, you're ounce of pow pint of witch haze! witth 10-plece Union 1013 THIRD “OH, MRe RUSHES, Do Look MAG-Nie Fie CENT VINE Wi UP THERE! WoN'T-You GeT IT FOR mee” KA 5 - Man at Suc- ‘cotash Lodge” A “Screecher’ "YOUR SLIGHTEST 3H, Queen oO! MY NGaART, (s Laws Leave ) (ty Tow me" Have FouND by CORNELL. If your skin t# unduly reddened, dab the only thing tually discard an dy or blotehy comp nod any drug store, ke you » und to cuitivate wrinkles and crow's feet come these quickly, bathe the face in a solution made by dissolvin od maxolite in a Advertisement. | DANCING HIPPODROME and. 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A deckload of lumber truth when you n't mean to.” the general fund, to be repaid by) wii) be carried N. Cone wish | YS8tlng & divorce, madam?” “The flann peril means |an assessment against the local im Perens NE AE IE : Failure to support.” petticoat government.” provement district already existing. mat pa Much butter t# imported from | ; : Moonlight Excursion and Dane- — { ut you live tm apparent | Henmark, because Danish cows | ExJudge Palmieri of New York|ing on Steamer Issaquah on Lake luxury.” have greater enterprise and |will go to Italy to defend Porter) Washington tonight, leaving Leschi Hartford it is 1 the time to-|} Oth aged xh wax ts suf J. J. KELLEY’S uint To over. Tsai | | | | business with him or not, there is no obligation involved. } | Mohe the Art Palace Your tes 50,000 Worth By the World’s Famous Artists on Exhibition at 1315 First Avenue, Seattle Tho visitor to Seattle should by all means get a glimpse at least, of the pictures to be seen at J. J. Kelley's Art Palace, 1315 First Avenue. These pictures, forming one of the most expensive collections in the entire west, have the further advantage of a wonderful variety of subjects. The person who has simply a love of the beautiful within him and lays no stress on his critical ability along the lines of art, can here find pictures that appeal to the human side of life. Mr. Kelley, whose ambition has been at last satisfied in this collection of art treasures, has spent years in gathering them together for the delight of himself and all others who care to visit his popular buffet. ‘The pletures are yours to delight in as you may desire, and numerous out of town guests make a pilgrimage to the Art Palace to view these wonders of the artist's brush. The pictures present a marvelous variety of subjects, some by the mast celebrated artists of the present day, and Mr. Kelley has had painted a number depicting Alaska, mining and fishing scenes, perpetuating scenes that will soon be memories only. dquarters When Visiting Seattle of Paintings ART PALACE One of Seattle’s Most Interesting Show Places It 1s his pleasure to show them to all, whether they have T™™ 30 GLAD You DiDe STICK AROUND A MINUTE AND MEET MY BEAU, “ WHY, IMOGENGS SmMeaRcHsEss, WHEN DID You "JUST TODAY, DIANA. 1 HEARD ‘You WeRs HERE AND Tt RAN OVGR FROM TOMATO VILLA TO Sitopee e HANDSOMEST MAN aT SUCCOTASH “1 Sax, Do You “OH, MR. SvePose THis RUSHES