The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 7, 1915, Page 4

Member of the Sertpps Northwest League of Newspapers Tubltahed Dally by The Star Pubtishiag Co. Phone Main 0400 What Kind of Business Is War, Anyhow? HAT kind of business is this war thing, any way, when judged by the laws and morals that govern individuals? Just suppose— That you're walking down the street and a fellow bumps into you and says: “Can't you see where you're going? Get outta my way next time, you bonehead, or I'll hand you one.” This makes you peeved, because it wasn’t your fault at all. You feel that if you proudly ignored this threat—and the lowbrow who ut- tered it—that you would look like a poor, spineless coward. Maybe you ought to “consider the source,” etc. But you notice that other passersby, who heard It, have paused just long enough to note the result and you recognize one or two of them as your neighbors. You “don’t want any trouble.” But what the dickens are you going to do? Swallow it and go on—or what? This all goes thru your mind like a flash. You feel rather nervous, but you also feel that in order to maintain your standing in the commun- ity. as a regular fellow, who doesn’t want trouble, but who won't let any- one pick on him, (where it can be heard by others, at any rate), that it’s up to you to say something. So, you turn and remark: “Get outta the. way yourself, you big mutt; who do you think you're talkin’ to?” This looks better. The passersby stop. The other fellow is now up against it, just like you were; he’s got to do something now to maintain his own standing. Things begin to happen. First thing you know you're in a fight. You didn’t want a fight. You didn’t expect a fight. You hadn’t had one in years. But here it is. Without warning. What's the answer? Do you maintain your standing by showing that you're not afraid to fight if someone picks on you? Not at all; not at all. A policeman arrives. He rings for the patrol. You and your op- ponent are pinched almost before the fight got started—to the intense joy of the crowd, which likes a little excitement—whether it’s a fight or a pinch. And from starting with the most justifiable motives in the world— those of merely maintaining your right to be let alone and not picked on —you suddenly are confronted by the fact that to be arrested as the re- sult of a fight is a disgrace. And you get nowhere except into trouble, for it’s “against the law” to fight. Our whole theory of civilization is based on that—otherwise, they say, we would have anarchy. So there you are. But— When one country affronts another, and each refuses to back down because of pride or national honor, and the affair ends in a fight, it’s glor- ious. It’s patriotism. IT’S WAR. IT IS NOT “AGAINST THE LAW.” About the only real difference is that instead of one man fighting an- other man, several millions fight several other millions. Then it isn’t dis- graceful. It is heroic. And they pin medals on you for doing things they'd lynch you for if you were settling a private grievance. We're not saying this isn’t perfectly natural and correct, because, as most people in this world seem to be willing to fight to prove that nobody can pick on ‘em, war must naturally be biologically accurate. But if war is correct you'd think, perhaps, that the custom of legally prohibiting two men from fighting it out is wrong. Both can’t be corfect. So, we merely ask, as we did at the start, what kind of business is this war thing, any way, that makes what we usually call an offense against. the law, or even a crime, suddenly into a virtue? zeae ee Peaceable Intervention RESIDENT WILSON’S note on the Mexican situation was read by all Americans with a feeling of relief, if not of gratification. This newspaper has consistently opposed armed intervention in Mexico in the interest of any faction or party; intervention that would not be welcomed by the Mexican people, and which might cause war. At the same time we have always been of the opinion that the time would come when a PEACEABLE INTERVENTION would be necessary and welcomed by the great mass of the people of that unfortunate re- public. It would seem that the time is now at hand. Less than 5 per cent of the male population of Mexico are engaged in fighting. The remaining 95 per cent are praying for peace—peace on any basis, to say nothing of the women and children, who are suffering There is a certain point beyond which patriotism may not go. Mexico has reached that point. A WHOLE PEOPLE IS STARVING TO DEATH, NOT FIGURATIVELY, BUT ACTUALLY. They know that something must be done and that quickly. They also know that of all the nations on earth the United States alone can do it at this time. We still oppose an armed invasion of Mexico, but we believe that Uncle Sam can go to Mexico’s real patriots with the olive branch ex- tended and say, “Your burden is too heavy, let me carry it for a while,” and that the heart and soul of that bleeding country will respond in glad acclaim. We talk of “national opportunities.” One is here presented by which we may make the Stars and Stripes a hallowed symbol, if used and not abused. zeke AFTER ONE has cultivated the: Charlie Chaplin taste for a time it must be como gg ill funny to see airship bombs exploding in bedrooms and among wom- en and children a THE PRESIDENT of Andorra receives a salary of $15 a year and probably is the one ruler who earns his salary. tke ke THAT SUFFRAGIST movement is getting serious; now they are killing 99 out of every 100 roosters in Iowa. kaka POSSIBLY THE reason the Russians quit Radom was the fear the Teutons would raid ’em. Ouch! aka . GRAND LODGE, Freemasons of Germany, repudiates the French and Italjan grand lodges. Another fine demonstration of the miserable folly of war. ee eee WE WONDER if the kaiser, in deciding what to do to American ships, ¥« membered that there are millions of dollars worth of German vessels lying in safe ty in American ports. 3 a ed GRAVES IN Paterson, N. J., now cost $25 to $29, according to length of the coffin. By the Great Hogped Spoon! there’s one high price you can beat—by getting buried standing up! STAR— MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1915. PAGE 4 SAMIGEN, K Yay A an AX 3 CAN \ T: | SAY POR, THETE JITNGY Busses 1s \ THAT THEY'RE 4 nuisance! © © PVE GOT IT ALL DOPED OUT EXCEPT A GOOD NAME FOR ME, YOU ARE ‘YAMA-YAM! BUT WHAT'S A GOOD NAME For met” \ PERSONALLY, I Uke THEM BETTER THAN HANGING ON | KENNY BEATON’S NEW FRISCO JOB ISN’T * MOST | ALL SUNSHINE; SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE AN ING : Ps It ian’t all clear satling for Kenny | ment Beaton, late Town in Review editor | GOT tired. of The Star's pink edition, and Pate | Towne Gossip man on the PL, {n| OF WORKING. San Francisco, where he started a! bid column last week on Hearst's Ex-| FOR a living. |\——- were ee rr eee } IN THE EDITOR’S MAIL i | aminer: ee Fae, ®, Si |piscusteo WITH US until they become sufficiently de The tey foliowing the P oe! oe ee Editor The Star; Your comment! based to enter one of these homes. ance of Beaton’s Towne Gossip, the : on Elbert Hubbard was extremely| Too late, alas! to save them ti True Optimism Bulletin, a rival Frisco paper, in-AT THAT. 4 " 1 aco ° offensive t f- th r make viv rho Optimist had been disap-|troduced a similar column, a bur| ° * ° son who tries to reek yout ipaper:l WRACRTD wre polity tartan’ abou! oelnee ie Joes cei Die lesque reproduction of ton’s, un |AND WRITING Is euch. it was uncalled for to make such a it? h, well,” he mused, “I should | der the heading, “Ye Datlye Junke,"| »m $C. E. ‘ probably have been disappointed | py “RB. ¥. D | HARD work. te pie yg segs or, aes = ved ao eaomses ek. in marriage, anyhow B. V, D.'s” sketched likeness ap- iv you eyes him so if he were alive. | ed e e's pears in the heading, with a suit of| 1 am disgusted with your paver ROSE SHOWS 2 AN IDEAL DOCTOR em on, and at the end appears aj * * jand almost ashamed to receive it| jlittle man, saying “I congratulate | INSIDE THE rules. |thra the matis. PRIZES AWARDED you.” I do not expect to see this in your | Here is “B. V. D's” first Install-| AND 80 | decided. column. W. W. GOULD, Rose shows at Mt. Baker park | | iday Harbor. [and the University district drew Pg Cake THAT IN the future. Abed |great crowds, Sunday, prizes hav- | ream ADVOCATES GIRLS’ HOME | ing been awarded winners at both | Inquiries among a large number |!'O JUST write one. of women using “The Cook's Book ME Ed showed this to be thelr favorite | SENTENCE A da; cake recipe. It is easy to make,| gh { quaint you with # fact that Judgejand some 200 varieties of Dykeman made known to us In a| were shown, recent addre |AND ASTERISKS or something. | their 16th birthday, and are not bad) Posse rh ae | enough for one of the homes for de-| penny a 2 cans, beaten dry.|OR OTHER. | graded girls, have to be sent nae r; add the suger! —_——- cies ow serween THIS WAY for GARDEN TOOLS fule K ¢ | Billy—t'd like ter be a doctor. Willie—Whaffur? ye Billy—So's when a feller's moth. (flour, mifted t er brought him to me I could say |baking powder onan Bake int keep him home from school a| TKK" hes ‘ | AND SURE enough. | rhe theme . bck as filling | THE EDITORS. eee p with « } J Not Just That Kind | sumer ase 20¢ Heavy Solid Stee! Garden Trewid Angelina—And so you love me hs) | ee with all your heart? Wonld you! AND THE dear public. | Heavy ferruled wood handle. Sub- | dle for me? stantial, economical } i |reut FOR IT. Edwin—No, dear, 1 wouldn't Angelina—You wouldn't die for me? Edwin—No, mine is an undying affection. 50c Solid-Socket, Highest-Grade Garden Trowel .. 10c Excelsior Weeding Hook .. 20c Three-Piece Garden Set . 24-inch serviceable hoe, rake and shovel. $1.25 24-Inch Pruning Shears . You must keep trees and shrubs properly pruned to get. best re- sults. . 75 8!5-Inch Clauss’ Spinning Pruning Shears ...............46 44 ano wn. Hearst | | wna is an awful boob. | ee Planked Steak? Boarder (tackling a tough steak, |to boarding-house keeper)—When | | pur ALways gets the big guys. | Cream Filling wth cup atfted flours %4 tenn HE is the only boob. . ndertook to provide me with | nd ys madam, I was unaware that! WHO PAYS the money. A $1.00 value. |you meant to do so literally! » a Srthy $1.00 Four-Tine Short-Handied Spading Fork .......05 sseseeeee Te +ere BROUGHT ME all the way. 35¢ Six-Tooth Lady's or Junior Garden Rake ........ceee. seen 206 | amas You will find one just about right. A Makeshift ou 8! fF M A certain minister lost his man-|fute and stir unui tet weal tue 35c 13-inch Four-Tine Socket Stee! Garden Fork ......0.--.+0++ 25 A most economical garden tool. Our Good-Bye Sale Is the Climax of Bargain Events Now Operating for Your Benefit Ten Durham Duplex or One Doz. Other Safety Razor Blades Sharp- ened for 15¢ Now SPINNING’S G'S CASH STORE 2332552427 TILIK UMS’ SPECIAL Service to Portland —VIA THE— O-W.R.&N. Leave Seattle on “OWL” at 11:15 p. m. WEDNESDAY, J Une 9 For the Round Trip, Portland and return. “$7. 50 Tickets good for final return on June 14, 1915. Lots of extra entertainment to be provided at the Rose Festival. | 8 i ho |evenly blended with the flour m poor tea org ra morning, so he — nag cone he few mx || AND HERE Ape eet am very sorry indeed to have|™ {i the sumar, and lastly the va-| nila, |to inform you that I have—er- need the Cc Cool ook. | |somehow or other, mislaid my! he he K Cook's Book I must for this morning. Sious Feclpes--eent aree user recta: | JUST LOOK at the way sermon for is bs \. 2 —er—therefore trust to Provi- 4 a cked in dence for inspiration, Tonight 1) ow ‘ Baking | | eay it. will come better prepared.” ‘ fo the Jaques Mig AND WHILE 1 don't say anything.| Sah | jene TELL me. F.C. LOWE, SEATTLE PAINTER, "sss", WELL AFTER USING AKOZ 6 WEEKS eettacy AND NOT making one. eee AND ALL fe Had Inflammatory Rheuma- tism 12 Years; Says Mineral Remedy Cured Him. Few men are better known and more prominent tn labor circles tn Seattle than Frank ©. Lowe, painter Jand paperhanger, residing at 408 | Mercer Street, Seattle, He is prest- jdent of Local 200, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper hangers of America, For twelve lyears he was crippled with tnflam- matory rheumatism. He says six weeks of Akoz mineral treatment jeured him. His statement follows: “t tried nearly everything for a nd bad case of inflammatory rheuma-; F.C LOWE. tism, bat nothing did me any good ao 5 until 1 tried Akoz, It worked won |sened in two weeks and gone en Doctors, patent medi-|tirely before the end of the six lectrie devices failed to| weeks’ treatment. T cannot spenk he rheumatiam with which|too highly of the merits of Akoz,’ |1 suffered for 12 years, off and on.) Akoz will be found as effective |Last February the pain in my left|}in treating stomach, liver, kidney }arm, both knees and feet was #o se-|and bladder trouble, catarrh, uleers |vere I had to Quit work, and was|piles, skin diseases and other all-| | barely able to get around on|ments. For sale at all leading drug| apedttgon eng ARE Ts ORR &, 2 crutches for a while. In June I be-|stores, where further information| ‘Tom Singer, 800 81st ave, was | gan taking the Akoz internal treat-|may be had regarding this adver-ja passenger in the jitney, but es- ment. The pain was greatly les | tisement. caped unhurt. ' CONGRATULATE you. LITTLE GIRL Saves BROTHER, ATLANTA, Ga, June 7—All in| a twinkling 12-year-old Ruby Free-| man has become a candidate for a hero medal, Her little brother Clyde might have been dead now Instead of in the hospital with merely a leg cut) off if it had not been for Ruby's) quickness and courage. | Ruby's mother is in the hospital) and Ruby was “little mother” to Clyde, She watched him carefully as he played tag in front of their home. Suddenly he slipped and rolled under a coal wagon, Ruby darted under the wheels after him, and! dragged him back, but one leg was crushed and later at the hospital it was amputated | Ruby escaped herself without a "| bruise. Everybody invited to come along. Make Reservations Now! We will either detiver tickets to you or they may be secured at CITY TICKET OFFICE, 716 Second Ave. Main 932, H. L. Hudson, D. F. & P. AL Editor The Star: I wish to ac-| places. There were 2,500 entries before the Men's! The University show closed last” a i fase Rigg song EO! LiKe THIS one. leclub of Keystone Congregational heron A P. Todd ~— the sweep — a y owder ts use church stakes silver cup at the Mt. Baker. 7” be put together with almost any AND pur a period. There is not a home nor an inkti-; park show, Bi filling or tetng y tytion in this great city to save girls! K C Cream Cake = |*7TF",EACH phrase. they tov is Qecant ak noon HORLIC KS: they are still decent and self- By Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill,| ANO CAPITAL tetters. specting Nas ene of the Boston Cooking pa ae + gthed Before that age there are homes} School Magazine. | THE beginning. | for them, but those brought before | maare Fie nape ae Nay butter; 1 cop | the Juvenile court who have passed D MILK cups sifted