The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 30, 1915, Page 4

Member of the Serippe Northwest League of Newspapers Published Daily by The Star Pubitening Oo Phane Main 9400 PUT THE BLAME WHERE IT LIES ET the truth prevail. The Chamber of Com- merce was instrumental in passing the Renick law. F. R. Singleton, of the taxation bureau of the Chamber, says he is proud to claim credit for it. The Renick law was passed to cripple munici- pal ownership, if possible. That was the sole ob- ect. It was made to apply to the first-class cities, ut not to the state. In fact, a law was passed at the same session to permit the state to handle its finances in exactly the opposite way to the requirements of the Renick law. Now the Renick law bobs up with additional taxation costs to taxpayers. AND THE CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE IS RESPONSIBLE. CHANCE FOR DIPLOMACY goNT there a chance for our state department to do some real, high-class treaty making? There are any number of far-sighted men in this country who are demanding an United States clear down to the Panama canal. Unhappily, it looks like Uncle Sam’s only chance to effect this about vanished with the recognition of Carranza. But the Car- ranza government is under obligations to this country, or at least ought to be. At any rate, Mexico must surely look to this country for money to bring about its rehabilitation and its continued [Outbursts of Everett True great wait Te He Goes To Bi BED, THEN WE CAN | TAKE HIS FRONT STePS Away. ~ WW" Cie 33 S a . S os & S ee = So s, PEACE IN EUROPE WOULD NOT LESSENOUR OWN WARDANGER BY HERBERT QUICK ‘There is a good deal of talk now about peace in Europe. As | a matter of fact, nobody can |}, tell what all this amounts to; but it seems nothing more than a feeling out on the part of diplomats of the views of the people of their own and other nations. With all world at t mies in the making of su all kinds, German next summer will pro! placed in a position o in the gruesome business of whether an " of greater shell for shell ac ¢ Not even the ated. 4 machine can look hi that when it ; & condition of a a need en it tire absence of ur : he cainuh tne 1 ft many is at the height of her powe AS SOON THE L OMA TIC now, and like n r ar Y CLEARS KERN SAYS THE with Ru or d NEED FIX having tage, it | fruits of the v Humphreys’ Seventy-seven 2070 i). i) she ern hace there : For Grip, Influenza, 17 Weneacirt Rubppa: would. not . DS make our dang@r less. It would C | | only liberate the thunderbolts FOLLOW DIRECTIONS _ ‘To GIVE RECEPTION tunately have made and give them a free hand to hurl them at us, Many good things are Because th bot pro #0 be sure to follow directior $To get the best results, take| The state officers of the Wome Beventy-weven” at the ve be-Jan's Christian Temperance Union ginning of a Cold f ” ceptia If you wait until you begin er gi oddest fargaret C. Munn, former Cough and sneeze, it ma longer corresponding secretary, and * A small vial of pl t pe treasurer of the National fits the vest pocket She and $1.00, at all druge matied. Humphreys’ Homeo Medicine Ce | 486 William st, New York HREM Ze Of STELLA SORGHUM SAYS STAR—SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1915. PAGE 4 MAKE THE SCHOOLS REALLY SAFE If A big fire should burst out suddenly in the basement or on the first floor of one of Seattle’s 39 wooden school buildings on which there are no outside fire escapes, would all the children escape? HAS EVERY PRECAUTION BEEN TAKEN? Is there ONE safeguard the school board has neg- lected to provide? This is the big point to be considered. The school board may say our schools are the safest on the coast. The Star applauds the state- ment. The fire marshal may declare the youngsters are drilled thoroly on how to escape. Fine! But has every safety device possible been provided? NO! Until outside fire escapes shall have been placed on those wooden buildings, the school board is neglecting its duty! There may be no immediate danger of a disaster such as visited Peabody Thursday. Our schools are as safe now as they have been in the past—and safer. We may never have a school fire. Let us hope we don’t. But let us also be prepared for it. Let us have the fire escapes. Fire escapes are not expensive. And they may be the means of saving the lives of hundreds of little children. Seattle fathers and mothers will make no complaint about footing the bills. Fire escapes can do no harm. They may save lives. What, then, is the argument against them, gentlemen of the school board? once and tor all. Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras have granted that right in Fonseca bay and with a similar treaty with Mexico we might lay the Japa- nese ghost for keeps. Then, now that we are up to our necks in that Haiti mess, we should secure absolute jurisdiction over Mole St. Nicholas for all time. Mole St. Nicholas is the Haitian harbor dominating the west development. Before extending our aid we should exact a new treaty, straightening out several mooted points, but particularly granting us the sole right to establish a naval base on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Of course, Carranza would grant this with ill grace—as he would make any concession to the United States with ill grace—but we are ina position now to settle the Magdalena Bay question A Married Man’s Troubles i R | S€E THAT PRESIDENT WILSON OLIVIA, HERE IS A PICTURE’ oF | hover GETTING OVT OF AN ANOTHER THEATER PARTY IN MTOMOBILE AT THe TmaTeR. NEW Yor >——— — owNes [| | CAN'T Make ovr INTO MATRIMONY — — \WHAT THE PResipenr URE LIABLE (S THINKING OF “These DAYS IN HIS SOUSED CONDITION A WE CUT a» EYES AND $5! A NOSE. di IN THE PUMPKIN! i] Wis “JAG6S A CENTURY \ yy WERE FUNNY AGO OLD SIR VACK CUFFORD : oa ! gi USED To" Tip fame (NM OTHE WORDS if ‘ ‘ SCARING O.D THE uc" eae HE was | DAMES AND Y N DEWHERE. pping Co. to put » between Phila cities ke Mining com pany's steam generating plant de OM TME GTREETS @; Pe nnsylvania Sh YY | contest on the subject of nationa successful ce ever held by Un the boys a of their ¢ Many dors Ben want, anyhow, cleites to disc vital imp 1 DON’T Know ~ BUT HE’S GETTING MIGHTY Our Educational Movies (One Versian of the Origination of the Jack o’ Lantern)—In One Part. |ARMAMENT CONTEST BRINGS MANY RESPONSES; GIRL AND BOY ARE WINNERS OF THE PRIZES 2", ¢18: 3! * of the Circle put their whole heart really fine letters were received By mall, out of city, ome your, 04.50) @ monthe, $1.00; B8¢ per month apoto @ months, By carrier, city, 260 » month. Kat at Henttle, Wash, postoffire ae coomA-cines matter end of the Windward Passage thru the West Indie to the Panama canal. It would be, to say the least embarrassing to have this port controlled by any other nation. Porto Rico is clamoring for statehood. It ought to be, and probably will be, granted, if not by next congress, at some time in the not far dis- tant future. With a new Mexican treaty which recognizes the Monroe doctrine, and tending to improve the general relations of the two republi the Windward Passage controlled by us, and Porto Rico part of the Union, our Caribbean puzzle would be largely solved. It seems that there is a fine opportunit the exercise of some good old American s at this time when other nations, narily view our efforts with some in a position to interfere. for raft, e which might « concern, are FOLKS GENERALLY are inclined to sympathize with Louis Brandeis over the apparent early senility of his Trade Commission. So far as can be discovered, the commission's labors have been largely confined to chat- tering with Chambers of Commerce and responding to invitations to social functions. WE'RE WAITING for some announcements from the National Funeral Directors’ convention, in session at Frisco. Anything bright and new in funerals, gents? MELANCHOLIA IS a mental disease caused by let- “ting your troubles straddle your neck. By Allman ONE DAY HE’S For PEACE AND THE NEXT HE PLUNGES | [gives us a chance to peep over our own back yard walls week's contest let's hav a written discussion with |‘Women’s Suffrage’ as the subject This has long concerned the public of the United States and England.” Uncle Jack thinks this a good |idea and two prizes will be offered will be given for the that supports | women’s suffrage, and another dol jlar will be given to the Circleite |who gives the best reasons why women's suffrage is not feasible. | essays must not be over 10 | “For next 1 | eparedness was Jack—successful with it tows nate | ; : eb . length and they must be ry to de pipes in from « | as extremely pleased at the responses of the Circleites nele Jack bi Usually tre, holde the ” answer to his contest se netting gai aes May rout three trips for endu ase 7 next Friday afternoon. abo neie the best letter on the subject of preparedness was written by mit is 16. Ss at I4-yearold Agnes Johnson, 215 West Garfield st. It follows nae eres . . end and the te : ‘ fr. he's the champion Martin McFa 5 Alas pipe blower In t | ote ‘an ¢ w WHY THE U. S. SHOULD PREPARE FOR WAR pierce sen Bre hereeiieheeen NEW AUDITORIUM Aho ggg ak fen Ketcham ee ett Seen Pos It doesn't take ‘ hile French ane gli much to keep some people from are " t le Jac slecte the Pycarg ate. repairing cabinets, Ger poe | In my opinion the ic that Uncle Ja selected for the Cir On the ground that the new Arena & the position r building, on Fifth ave., is not of a mans are turning the tables. a Mra John Dre Wor, 1629 H country Is ig. There test especially I am {permanent nature, and therefore 4 t sunburst och, o e ee rhe bis eine Gal en does not comply with the agreement ‘ A ec eha’ ce Ghd he m of the Unite amentable ver <a a on which | ' al nt Congressman Humphrey vot ed tl {ble stru enced. bow on which the ground on which it ed himself $1,200 for an imagin Chief Lang presented with a ary trip. He's going to speak at shed became toy picture of the police band. Sev. | in Seattle Tuesday Why " ation je hie tr tre doesn't he talk about the time vere seer z é i he tried to grab thie meney intries 11d capture our outlying from Uncle Sam? He talks to preparat land an army ¢ about everything eles was at all ¢ we could assemble Mr 5 Olina. Wverekt. wae and he h an ea 7 to oppose hag {hotice putting little ef rpri le nth e a i rtasine in Meatthe {fort toward the Improvement of| Our submarines, of which we we ME TAKE cuxptr | Had bes wnt ike area (cee natances bave not enough, are not in the ag aS | Phe ailing will buy: eur arene today that you may have best of condition, as we nee by the ‘ th if we will lend them money |fuffictent on the morrow” is a quo: F4 disaster. We should hi a without security, There are a {tition that applies very well as an|much larger standing army, it lot of us who would buy an |illustration.. The amount secured takes time to train recruits in time auto on the same terme. , ssening the of war, and if untrained are worse Mitshall, severninent| rging the navy than a mob. We are inadequately y will neve ble destr 1 nation in the Our coast de condition. make ection of d the lower to aeroplanes army a woeful ) for our!e itation of King commissioners of the 8 are in well-cultur sopher would explain to me d very path of war, I wo }never whimpered ercounty river im- | Marr: rw under wh ing of the te jection The United States should remedy | Bail a proportion en countries the defects In her army and navy | Barnes ally bigger than the proposed and annoyin so that we can defend ourselves | city taxes, But Wetles how al Hecause | against our enemies | @| lent some people are about that n offer ‘* ~ | simply because Lafe Hamilton, Babies have a right to cry, | Gt al. are euch faithful political CONTR EONS says a New York judge. Well, | tooig I remain ° . hal supposing they haven't. Who's | p fy 4 jr, goes to work|A 14-YEAR-OLD PATRIOTIC Following are the names of the going to stop ‘em? tie Riana hihavatts. te CITIZEN Cireleites. who wish the United Alexander New, big Eastern mer-|the bu s trom she around 6p cuieg States to be adequately prepared {n hant siting here, sa things | ellows who urged the Harold Hendrickson, 3706 West) event of a possible war xoing to improve. Old atuff,| passage of the Renick bill have | 62nd st., is the winner of the year's| Harriet Baughman, 615 Kenyon| a lot of answering to do. Make | Subscription to the Boys’ Magazine. | st.; Edrie’Fadden, Monroe; Dellar Congressman Hu ey will tal ‘em answer, too. Don't let ‘em | Following in His esmay Ma North Yakima; Alice Much Pronaved Knights of | @odge re z @|linski, Enumclaw; Clara Barstow Tuesday night in the I ‘ New! New, head of New| | 1524 19th ave.; Hester Eastman, ht cult PREPAREDNESS 1909 Minor ave.; Velda Morrow, 132 By WMarold Hendrickson. pe icted by federal Francisco, Mis W.N. Hutt, of Raleigh, N. 6, was reelected president of the il A | National Growers’ association They might Just as well now |@ Itching Torture Sto) out probably because Hutt turn The Hague into an ammu. Th 1 nes so cutely with nut nition factory and be done with | too Ve see by t & Cascade wn it the ent war with how little ‘ring wo Co. plan t RM. Rarsden, Pocatello, Idaho, | consideration neutrals are treated rom Clear I ar ted for manslaughter Auto| We are having peace, and, a Secretary Reynolds of repub. killed Mr Alice Gra Portland, | Washington satd, “In time of peace can committee says Taft will Ore prepare for war not run again. He won't run? If it happens tonight or Sun For instance: Our scout ships He hardly got a start in 1912 day night, remember, it@ Hal are much slower than those pos » c it all loween ible enemies might bring against r construc re Prof. R. Wayne Thompson us and we will be consequently at! yy merton fe ovember ack from New York with the dope|a great disadvantage. We should | delicate It ' Authentic reports from (that they sure are dancing some|have a much larger navy, especial. |" Applied and costs little. Get Olympia put a wet blanket on back there, What a relief to have|ly in the Pacific ocean, as Japan, [it today and save all further dis that “wet” victory rumor, [that doubc settled Iwho covets our tslands in the Pa.l' Zemo, Cleveland ‘ On Women’s Suffrage om the univer. iding “‘riday ach a rocky 85t h MacDonald, Is Woods. Colby 6 Midvale /and Fechter ave.; Anna Barstow, 4 10th ave he only basis on which the Thomas Stiles, Duwamish ac the building The Circleites who maintain that | porary one, with the ag pn it would be foolish for the United | rental djustments may be made States to arm at the Wa present time /in 10 are +2 EOE si Gertrude Crosby, Kent; Ruth ’ Purrington, Sultan; Esther Malm-|4 quist, Bellevue, Wash.; Anna Day 10 Thackeray pl; Faimt Palo 208 W. 77th st shies . HEADACHE, COLDS cscs + TER. BOWELS Seven-year-old Robert Taylor, jr., | of Columbus, Ind. stubbed his’ toe | one day and cut a deep gash in his | knee A surgeon was called to at-| pain, ' 9, y tend the injury, and while he was | ="J0y life! Don’t stay bilious, sewing up the cut Robert sat with | sick, headachy and his teeth tightly clenched and] constipated. The doctor is| used to having i-year-olds cry to|/Get rid of bad. breath, sour beat the band, and he wondered | 2 why Robert was so brave. | Stomach, coated tongue, Why don't you ery?" he asked | indigestion. the boy 1 - — I am going to be a Boy Scout] Get a 19-cent box now some and ts must | They're fine! Cascarets liven brave,” came the r your liver ur thirty feet of bowels nd nh Your stom- , ach, You eat one or two, like Next Week’s Contest \tinay, peiore ois to bed and in the mor our head fs fy Suggested by a Girl; tongue is ean, st and cc nad weet, 1 gone. Get a and enjoy and bowel Rist iver Thelma Hillard, 144 N. 85th st suggests Uncle Jack's contest for next week. Her letter will give an idea of what {s required. Here iousness, and const it is ) Dear Uncle Jacl Mothers should give aw I like writing on subjects of \Cascaret to cross, bilious, sick, sociology and am sure that many {feverish children any time. They |other Circleites do, too. It arouses |are harmless and never gripe or jour Interest in public affairs and |sicken, Sueteece ote. Bee os. we owe