The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 2, 1915, Page 4

Member of the Sertpps Northwest League of Newspapers Publiah@@ Dally by The Star Publishiag Co. Phove Matn 0400 DON’T GIVE US A POOR LITTLE GOAT ig MAY be a little early for a forecast but when the excitement and horror has all passed away, we think you'll find that they will have made Harry Pec ersen, captain of the fateful steamer Eastland, the goat of that great*disaster, just as they made the poor old captain of the Slocum the goat and later on piled the fault for the ‘Titanic on the grave of its dead commander These men went out under orders from the responsible owners. Their jobs, their salaries, their living, the living of their families, depended on their carrying out the orders of the responsible owners. If they refused to “load up” or plunge forward thru an ice field, their¢jobs were at an end and less scrupulous captains would have had their places. So the accidents would have happened anyhow. Capt. Pedersen was to blame only so far as he did not quit his job as navigator. At this time there appears to be no doubt that the Eastland was overloaded—that she was habitu- ally overloaded. Moreover, among the responsible owners there were men who knew, in spite of the careless government inspection, that she should not carry the crowds that they constantly jammed into her. To add impressiveness to this fact is the correspondence between the owners of the East- land and Secretary of Commerce Wm. C. Redfield. The owners protested against the new seamen’s law which goes into effect next November 1, stat- ing that the Eastland could not carry enough life- boats and liferafts to care for all the passengers they allowed aboard the sieamey ” “That being the case,” replied Redfield, “you'll You've ALWAYS UveD HERE IN THLS TOWN, HAVEN'T You ¢ ANY SYSTEMATIC Quiz INTO MY LIFE AND PRIVATE Business! A T WANT OUT OF You IS A LITTLE BIT OF MOST ANYTHING | DEMOSTHENES, AVAUNT! To convince citizens of Seat- tle and voters of the state of Washington in general, that public utilities are not properly Y SEE A GUY WAs OPERATED On| | ER APPEM DIGITS, AFTERWARDS EDITORIAL PAGE STAR—MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1915. OF THE have to obey the law asd | SUGGEST THAT YOU BEGIN CUTTING DOWN YOUR CROWDS ABOUT 1,000 RIGHT AWAY, before the law goes into effect.” This much for the responsibility of the own- ers. In the investigations which are now beginning, we are glad that strong light is being thrown of the connection of the United States government in- spectors with this disaster. United States steam- boat inspectors counted the crowd as it surged aboard the Eastland that fatal morning. Did these men dllow it to overload? If they were, by the rules or orders of the steamboat inspector general's bureau, compelled ‘to allow it to overload, as al- leged, that fact should be brought to the attention of the United States grand jury. Every high gov- ernment official responsible SHOULD BE HELD FOR TRIAL FOR, AS HIGH A CRIME AS CAN BE CHARGED. Honoring ’Em While. They Live REGON has conferred a most unusual distinc- tion upon one of its citizens. It has dedicated a day at the San Francisco exposition in honor of S. Benson, hailed as the leading citizen of the state. In private, in public, and in business life, Benson has served his fellow men, and a united Oregon now pays him that tribute during his lifetime which is usually withheld until death establishes a better appreciation of a good and great man. Oregon is fortunate in having such a man as Benson. He serves as an inspiration for greater and better things. It is not merely the money, which, as a DETTER Sit [WAS OUT TRYING TO PIA | | Down FoR A THE CHAIN INTHE Wee AND TWE BLOOD RUSHED “To MY WEAD, ALBAN ING , ONBR THAT WAY \ WAS JUST THINKING - | Suppose iP | WouLD STAND ON MY HIEAD FoR, FAVE MINUTES, ALL MY BLOOD WouLD RUSH YO ° PAGE 4, S philanthropist, Benson has been able to gi is the fact that when Benson heads a movement, Oregon pays attention, gives the matter respectful consideration, and knows that no selfish motive are behind it. Washington, unfortunately, has no uch leader today—a leader sadly needed. Take, for instance, Benson's latest tion to the upbuilding of his state. Last Saturday he donated $100,000 as the first unit toward a trade school for children. Hi donation is conditional on the appropriation by the school districts of Oregon of a sum equal to his. It isn’t Benson’s money that means so much. It is the fact that he has given his support to the vocational school system that will bring about tre- mendous good, For years, there has been talk of vo ational schools in Oregon, in Washington, and elsewhere. But it has been mostly talk. Now watch talk grow into actuality in Ore- gon, while Washington lags behind. - It will be Benson’s moral support, more than his money—for his donation is but a drop in the bucket to what a thoro vocational system requires, a system that will soon enable any young man and woman in Oregon to learn a usetul trade before they quit school. contribu- BRYAN'S SPEECHES newspapers, They're m won't hart the Berliners t ful America THE AMERICAN output of capita, and we hereby donate « who pretty school girl pound of fudge for her to THAT'S FUNNY = YouD THINK WHEN | STAND ON MY PREY, THAT ALL CcerTAniy > MY BLOOD WouLD Rush se TO tad | oad YA SAY DUBS 1S DOWN AY THE CREEK Fishy’? YES. AN HE SENT SS YOU THIS NOTE , AN’ WE SAYG HE WANTS ACTION ON IT TOO. derella By mati, out of city, one remr months, $1.00; B5¢ per month months. By carrier, city, 250 ® month. Entered at Beattie, Wash, postoffics ae second eines matt BRYAN AND THE REAL ISSUE F ROM what Mr. Bryan has said in his visit here and in Tacoma, we gather that his af. titude is that of a disciple of non-resistance. It implies without ing so that under no circumstances would he ree to war.. It means that no matter what Germany or Great Britain % might do, he would still rely on persuasion, negotia. tion, If smitten on one cheek, he also If a nation would take away forcibly the coat of this nation, he would follow the Sermon on the Mount and give that nation our cloak also, It would be unkind to mention with dispraise the fact that when Mr. Bryan raised a regiment for the war with Spain, he acted inconsistently as regards these views. q Our provocation to a firm attitude with Spain was not equal to that which exists as regards Ger. many. Nobody ever brought home the guilt of Spain blowing up the MAINE. But as to whether we dare adopt a Quaker policy there will be little difference of would turn the other fore opinion. Those who are in favor of it are either ex. treme non-resisters of the Quaker type, or are $o blinded with sympathy with a foreign country that they lose sight of their duty to this nation. There are not enough of either or both to give the president cause for misgiving. Stand by .the president! WE ARE growing cy tory wa cal. Chances are that Cin an ad for some chiropodist parlor, RICHARD RIGHT AWAY. YOURS, SUCK THANKS! DICK GIVEN THE TIN STAR! HIS FIRST JOB Is To HOOK TOOTHLESS SAM THe URSUIT OF THE GANGSTERS)—A MOVIE IN TWO PARTS—PART 1. . .By Blosser controlled, Corporation Coun- sel Bradford gets this off: * They have left us stranded between the Scyila of no city or local control, and the Charybdis of no state or oth- er control at all.” In order to prove his report of the situa. tion is no myth, he quotes thus from mythology. The people of Seattle had no idea things were In such terrible condition. ae er QUIRREL FOOD —-— BY AHERN “DREAM DOPE” — “When You're Well, Keep Well i Another article in The Star’s health campaign being conducted with co-operation of American Medical Association | Change Often Necessary for Health The majority of the people who,continue to put into his work | |RUSSELL!= You ASK WHY CONDUCTORS AS A RULE ARE GOOD FIGHTERS. | PROBABLY (T'S BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE PUNCH! coments —ionetetnasesneesie HAROLD:-WHEN YouR are occupied for fifty weeks out ARITHMETIC TEACHER of the year ASKS YOU HOw To TELL should seek in |encounters surroundings “which ~ || THE “CONTENTS OF AN AREA’ the remaining |owing td unfamiliarity, are BASE BALI. — PRIZE FIGHTS OR TELL HER To PEEP two to veaas not jeerenne na the yer = necessarily rest, | profits. n no other a we MY OWN FAMILY FIGHTS ! TUROVEH THE RAILINGS . but a change |least they make our own : < ettieiiateaatiadnmnanenerrs of environment.|round seem more acceptable by “Cats: Start a Fire’—headline in | se 2 This often is an | contrast. ‘ Star. This couldn't have been the) A BERLIN PROBLEM important egser- ate Aberdeen Black Cats | Mrs, Frite—Where are we go- | tial to health— nb ies ing for our vacation this summer, | °*Pecially nerve health | dear? | The man who hi Mrs. Fritt—Why er-er—there's| thru the crowded es. | Turkey!—London Punch. | city, ridden on packed trolley . - cars and railroad “AM THEY LEFT TH ScIssORS YouR HAIR 1S IN VERY GOOD CONDITION MR BOLOGNA! AND YouR SCALP 1s IMMACULATE! (oV DONT NEED ANY ~‘aNICs OR MASSAGES! | NEVER EAT ONIONS OR BOTHER MY PATIENTS ABOUT THE WAR— same vigor, ie If in seeking for a change on@ FOOLED A well-known Seattle busl- ness man who is passionately fond of baseball tells the fol- lowing: His office boy é@dged into his office last spring and asked for the afternoon off to attend aE his grandmother's funeral. The business man, thinking the re- quest. was a ruse, gave his per. mission, expressed sympathy and sald he'd go along. | "The rotten part of it,” he | said later, “was that it WAS | his grandmother's funeral!” | ° < © ad 4 KES | J par at to Dr. Walter Kelton, 4: tm 7 lhan'a oases to duck cage! | doe 10 | 5 . . . Joe oldie, |W. W. Klenert | «Answer—When the duck lays an |sthare whe leet a large: jog she rises from the nest, shakes pppoe ap ag ots Bop rill her feathers and waddles silently | y, the ac 4 down to the pond again When the hen lays an ege aie! sets Up an uproarious cackle ing 10 minutes, WELL, Just DEN DE DOCTo LookKEeD THROUGH tH DOOR An SAYS; Varicose veins are a dilation and overfilling of the veing lly of the lower ext They are caused by too great pressure of the veins In- volved or by the weakening Of — the thin walls, They are — brought on by a weak circula tion, Interference with the re — turn flow by tumors, overl THE REASON refe Prefer! way to the quiet country the camp in the woods or some spot equally free from the press of humanity, The man who lives In the country or small town may find a corresponding benefit from a week or more spent amid the rush and turmoll of CLOSE BEACH PIERS: | Pee oe, SAY THEY'RE UNSAFE refreshment and change. | sonny ie 8 the stimulation of new | Street cars to Alki beach a Warsaw is a large place, but too|!t is more difficult to acquire this|the West Seattle ferry did & mal! to hold both Russians and|in ofr ordinary surroundings than|ing business Sunday, followins Si) ermans. where everything {is strange and|closing of Bonair and North f {unusual and the mind is stirred to] piers by the building inspection, Councilman Bolton is for a pub. |activity. It is out of the question| partment. The piers are Ie | fish market, hook, line and/for the man who maintains his reg-|Mayor Gill ordered the i) sinker, ular routine day in and day out to! tion, | William Jennings Bryan may be a . . sincere peace advoca but he will! Mayor Gill doesn’t believe in| have to explain to Theodore Roose-| sinking any of the city’s nYney in| velt why it is he uses military a floating fish marke brus! last A LESSON IN SPELLING | “The Russians Fall Back on Hole} | Line in Poland.”"—Headline in Star, |" . 8 ne Office Hoy--Mister Jones, why do IS ON IN FULL BLAST | | you treat our stenographer so much All Kinds of Safety Kazor Bindes Sharpened, the doz, | better than you do iar wife? | | | 1415 FOURTH AVENUE Employer—Because, Bobby, I ean) : at gf, | dictate to her! "es ee. |