The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 13, 1915, Page 4

oe ‘Russian Reserves ryear law, had a Standing army of 800,000, or practically the same as France. with her three-year law That is to say, France has 250,000 young men coming Sof fighting age every spring, while Germany has 400,000. Mand he calls home | | : The Dum-Dum Humbug it on us, according to us. 7 it comes up again. _ Mothers’ Pensions’ Greatest Victory group) ; This is the greatest reduction in crime ever known by Economy is the keynote of the governor's the legislature. Economy is the cry of the press and of the state in general. ConditiOns ought to be mighty favorable to an economy program that will get down to real fundamentals. It is all right to prune the appropri- ations here and there, but economy practiced in message. Economy is the cry of the leaders in * that manner doesn’t get down to the root of things. The governor ha: a a courage, and it is to be hoped the legislature will follow him in a program of eliminating unnecessary office holders and political machinery. In King county, for example, there is @ fla- — duplication of duties of city and county of- icials. We have a city and county treasurer, each Wash. Entered at Seattle, By mall. out of city, te per month up to By carrier, city > Published Deity by Te & has been on a strictly fighting basis for so many| reached a tine art UROPI years that military in statistics have mearly every power on the continent When the writer was in western Europe last summer the French nation had just adopted the ‘three year law,” by Which compulsory military service was increased to three to the fighting strength of Years, thus adding 250,000 men iermany, with her two-/ the standing army of the republic Now comes Russia, with her 166,000,000 people and 1,-j 000,000 young men coming of fighting age every spring. It is now suggested that Russia lacks arms and equipment. This may be so, but with one million boys coming of fighting age every twelve month the “Bear of the North” can still suffer Tenormous losses for a generation to come without really im-) Epeiring his fighting strength Moreover, it must be borne in mind that the physical con- “dition of the Russian soldier, fighting in the south of his ‘country, is in many respects more comfortable than when| engaged in the eternal struggle to live in the frozen north- There is small hope of ending the war by killing Rus Some other means must be devised well exploded the ECRETARY BRYAN’S letter dum-dum bullet fake. But, if you'll reader, the dum-dum is the same old scarecrow one side or the other springs on the world in every war. We used it in| ~ Cuba, according to the Spaniards. Then the Filipinos used The British used it on the Boers, nd the Russians fired some of them Now pretty remember, gentle by the Boers, as char; ps in Manchuria, if you'll believe the Japs. at the uming that the dum-dum does get into the firing line, how is it any worse than shrapnel, which explodes and throws showers of jagged steel? Is it any worse than al fhand grenade, which tears a half-dozen soldiers to pieces} at one shot? And can it compare in its hellish effect with) a bomb dropped from the sky upon innocent women and/| childrn in their homes? All the contesting nations use| these implements of war as a matter of course. Why pick out the comparatively innocent dum-dum? | Humbug, of course! But, HE prediction made four years ago by Judge Neil, father| of Mothers’ that a mothers’ pension law} “would reduce crime and save children, is conclusively proven! “by the report made by Joel D. Hunter, official distributor of| mothers’ pensions in Cook county, Ill. Mr. Hunter said “Before the pension law was enacted in Illinois, 280 children (out of a group of 2,000 children, whose fathers were dead and the mothers poor) were brought into the Chicago} juvenile court charged with crime. Since the pension law has| en in operation only eight children out of 2,000 children| whose mothers were receiving pensions (the same kind « have been brought into court charged with crime.” Pensions, the meee of a single law. | unter’s investigators report that more than half the sioned mothers moved into better neighborhoods, taking} the children away from the temptations of the slums, and that all of the mothers stayed at home and took care of their own children instead of leaving their children alone while they went to wash the clothes of other mothers’ children and clean| the houses of other children’s mothers CAN’T HELP saying we told you so. was to be expected from the present legislature. had been fully planned and Taylor-made. WOMAN SUFFRAGE came within 30 votes of a majority in the lower house of congress ye y. Bonehead democrats of the South, and others in the North, may rejoice for the moment. But the next congress will show a majority for suffrage, and before long the neces- sary two-thirds vote will be at hand. A blind man can see that. Attack on mothers’ pensions | It's no surprise. it COMMERCIAL CLUB voted against more justi but not frore justice. Increasing the former doesn’t necessarily increa fatter, you know. FIRST THERE was objection to America ing Belgians. Now the the helpless, despairing Belgians. Will that be more satisfactory? “THERE WERE some pictures that Dore didn’t get into his expose of heli,” says a writer. How could he? There were no photographs in his days of the present rulers of Europe. SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS, For centuries GOLD MEDAL Haar-) the lem Ot! has been @ standard houre hold remedy for kid nding food to the to offering homes to How about killing them all off? h @ standard house Haarlem Oi} DIANA DILLPICKLES HER SKILLED MECHANIC BEAU 0 ARG A PING "RIGHT, UTTLE one, AECHANIC, AREN'T YOu, iN FACT UM me. CLUTCH Fe FOREMAN AT THe SHOP,” is) THE REASON 1 MENTION iv, + CLyTcH, 13 Sscnuse our Hae CLC HASN'T BEEN RUNNING, SAY NO MORG, LASS, WOO Meno ir WA HeRe’S WHAT ALED ir! THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT GOT Foul oF WE SHIFT GEAR, IT'S AL RIGHT Now, BUT YOU'D BerTeR CAL INA DEAR ME, NR. CLUTCH— DON'T You KNOW How TO *GOooDNe S3, No? AY CING [3S ‘MOST ANYTHING. Go Carts Retired While You Wait jie Leeeville (Colo.) Light Sign in Seattle Store ore t ear Life's aMunairicn der and stomach tro heall Not Piecemeal Thank you eases connected with ’ elis and! A gentleman once asked a bo Don't mention tt.” body. They are the filters, the puri-|ous germs. New fron! atrengt! In Texas, sir,” sald the boy us, Hers of your Sieg oir the poisons | end health: wi continue| “What part? Have one on me.” which enter your ayatem through the| the treatment ‘ ' Plgod and stomach are not entirely | etored Why, all of me!” wa® the repl Let ME the carfare,” thrown out by the kidneys and blad eee Very bec ing. der. you are doomed. — : | Zero in Pastimes Do sing something.” lage oll pa L ns etna aon wheel in slushy weather Yours truly ere, 0er m4 op ly daneavoua in: i an umbrella : love, honor and obey and lower der trouble All druggists Selling Insurance. Compliment | Krave), difticult GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OM Capmuies Wash day Exchange of women's kisses are : wenoney if not! Playing violin Official oaths to loo! f’ied) Learning to play a violin Official investigations fer : Living in the same square with! Publig prayers Japon ou need: , Fratul psu you nemetee. violin ap Congratulations nor For 200 years oe An Able Forecast Not a Professional George Mason used to sta only | What did Miss Petite say after! var, Motors. (W len 10 o'clock when he called on|you kissed her’? | poral ie ved Helen, Now he stays till 12. Get! “She told me to call on Friday Pransient, S00 to 91: Privileges ready, preachers! One of you will| hereafter, because that was ama-| be called on soon, we'll bet a goat's|teurs’ night mere 1 mms cr Ce ees | ee es “Nee UAT, JANUAI 4 bo, bole LAG SHOOTS HERSELF Mra. Catherine Giblin, 33, wealthy sul ' t She Stopped Her Son A St « for years, broke him of the habit by using a simple home recipe which she gave secretly. In reply to the question as to what she used she » the following statement 1 used a simple pre scription which I mixed at home and it fs as follows: T om, of water add 20 grains of muriate of a small box of Varlex jammonia ri jt day can mix {t for it has no taste, Will Legislature Have Nerve to Put Through Economy Program? body of 25 for the house. | having a big set of employes who duplicate each other’s work to a large extent. We have a city and county engineer, a cityeand a county clerk, etc. In Olympia, we have two houses with a com- bined membership of 139 to make laws for a period of 60 days, and an appropriation of $90,000 is necessary for their expenses, outside of the printing bills. Why two houses? a more business than any session of the legislature. The governor suggests a and only whole state one | Will the legislature have the courage to make such a fundamental change for economy? We get along with one house in our city coun- , and it is no exaggeration to say that the Se- ttle city council transacts volumes and volumes ([oureunsts oF everett taut] WHOOPING COUGH THAT MISE mane Yes, ns se { BTONE 1S SMOKING Si a es (AGAIN! THe Pipe IS my Pre ‘poet Burt } OF SOOT AND YOU PROMIIED 4 ‘ FAITHFULLY To CLG AN DIDN'T SHY WHES Wiig our! Vp DOT | it th m ® jan WELL. MERE 1 Am AT THE DOS SHOW. THEYRE GONG To BEFORE HUSBAND | 2x ezes roe orescence. MARYSVILLE, Cal, Jan. 18 / wife of a saloonkeeper, committed shooting herself in the yresence of her husband and daugh er ide by From Drinking Louis Woman Stopped Her Son From Drinking With @ Simple Home Recipe That She Gave Secretly She Tells What She Gave A well-know of St Nquor resident © son had ompound and 10 gratos of pepsin gave a teaspoonful three times a gist in his coffee, Any dru you, or supply ngredients at very little cost p can be given secretly in cof a or milk, or in the food, as color or smell and 8 perfectly harmless. 1 ny her or wife can ave and rid their dear ones o wful habit.”"—Adv belleve 30 DAYS CUT PRICES FREE EXAMINATION 25c Per Cent Reduction from the | Sunday, Jan. 10th THE FAST MAIL regular Sew Bleven-1t Day ‘Train ¢ prices, Lees 22K Gold Crowns. . Leaves Seattle 11:00 A. M. 1 I Bridgework Arrives Spokane ...10:00 P. M, Full Set of Teeth Porcel Gold Silver We do exactly as advertised Lady Attendant. Terms to suit All work guaranteed 15 years ELECTRO PAINLESS DENTISTS let and Pi Opp. Public M. Laborin, eople’s ventists. n Crown... illings Fillings. . THE SPOKANE LOCAL AN Ste 7:30 A.M, 9:35 P.M. THE SHORE LINE EXPRESS Centraiia, Che and Inte Points Leaves Seattle os Arrives Portland Making Leaves Seattle . Arrives Spokane 11:00 A, M. 5:55 P.M, TICKET OFFICES: Columbia and Second Phones; M 1 Elliott £609 King St. Station Conlon Depot) 1 © Main | m 10¢ aroxysinal, should be tsolated + hanes }\and } so until the character of ; the trouble ts fully determined.” Boor’ ited in Providing there are no complica vortance by tions, fresh air in plenty is the rents until it f watchword for children afflicted > late for he with whooping cough The high mort ality rate from) Patients should be weil clad at in o is caus mostly by ffects rather than from vent all possibility of chilling and © disease itself, Children areliignt enough to prevent overheat a ore in danger of dea from | ing in phay ee are Gnuite But as long as the child has fever Jecause it with a cold of is weak it should be kept in bed, © nd displays of the symy i tome Of Gry hooplng cous) Shoveling snow Is an excellent, j(an organizytion which has closely | powling club ; jstudied the disease) | Exercise will aid digestion, and |_ “Inasmuch as whooping cough,|4 your digestion is all right you jwhen uninfluenced by treatment, | won't need a dyspepsia cure. |runs a course of two or three! __ |months, an average of ten weeks, Jand is spfead by those wick with t before the ‘whoop’ appears, it Gold-Filled ® important that the early sym Spectacles ome be generaily known, in order vues Wun pememeal hat its restriction shall be most Lenses 82. complete. Examination Free ‘The first or catarrhal stage re BINYON OFFICAL Co, sembles an ordinary cold. The a symptoms are a cough, usually rather severe, with a tendency to become paroxysmal, sneezing, some- times watering of the eyes, and often a slight fever. Restiessness, Finest tn ag = with a loss of appetite, and in- pinnae creased thirst, usually accompany | these symptoms. | essary to walt for th _CAUSES DEATH OF MANY LITTLE ONES |; In most states whooping cough, uses more deaths than either | distinguished, ac +60n0 When whooping cough 1# prev. t in @ community any child og ¢ person suffering from re cold, with a cough Inclin such times—heavy enough to pre though not a very popular, remedy for dyspepsia. 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