The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 1, 1916, Page 5

PAGE 5, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916. s Opinionsof Some Well Known Seattle * Men on This, All-Important Subject STAR— au; PREPAREDNESS: eer 4 ee ee ‘ 5106 PHONE MAIN HIPPODRO Why preparednem? SRD S&S MADISON \ bias Gay clenttions, presents The Best of Vaudeville ument in a new light STARTING SUN. APRIL 2 AND ALL WEEK Por ye he points out DAY MAT, 2:20 p, m. MATINEE DAILY greater humanity haa The Cheeriest Comedienne STELLA MAYHEW ———-AND—. BILLEE TAYLOR GUS SCHULTZ as the We Harriett Marlotte & Co. Ie “The Lollara,” by Kdger Allen Weelt “The Children of Confucius” attorney, for ar the war been Here | for a waged and there the victory for the humanitaria but, | after many years, what Is the sum total in net results? | Not very flattering to those who have been battling against Spec tal | Privilege, unjust monopoly and| unequal opportunity, Why? Because the forces atriving for! humanity and foctal fustion have yoon unprepared, unorganized, un-| able keep a cohesive offenstve or defensive, while the forces t hind the Spectal Privitege fraternity ALWAYS ARE PREPARED and to fighting form. letters rencr WIND Bronson & Baldwin Ta a 1910 Som Hirschel Hendler ‘The Poet of Miss Floy Le Page bongetrees Today's follow By J. Y. C. Kellogg Attorney; Former Clty Councilman bo HARRY HAW nese Conception of American Senge and Dances Miss Robbie Gordone Clasate Heproducticns of sea OU Falstinge | it tw aatd and yet for a has a mic Editor Seattle Star that we are at peace, pars, there heer nis country war and econ tnjus he one side have been Cynthia Grey’s LETTERS Dear Miss Grey: Looreness of thouht characterizes the discussion of birth contro! in the article signed “A Woman.” It oppo birth control, yet states that “self-control ls the only right and true way to control birth.” This last Is what the ad vocates of birth control seek, the question being as to what constitute if-control No proof supports the sta that more women approach death from controlling birth than from bearing children. Even were this true, It would be an argument fa voring the open emination of information regarding harmiess methods of birth control. Cannot these deaths resulting from igno. rant attempte at prevention be laid at the door of the doctors who are financially Interested In maintain. ing general confusion on the ques tion, and also to the religious mor. alists who confuse Ignorance with netity? When “A Woman” talke of th “laws of nature,” she should re. member that one of those laws is that pruning produces superior |fruit, and another je that a high | birth rate implies a Ra hae men dee ly high death rate, |milllon spawn of t AND MIGHTY SUCCESS ‘Wat itz SUCCESS is crowning the effort of the Wilkes players to give Seattle the BEST DRAMATIC OFFERINGS which the city has ever enjoyed. Hundreds of new admirers are won each week. Ask anyone who has seen any of the productions. The latest offering is : For One Week, Starting Sunday Night “Within the Law” With Phoebe Hunt as Mary Turner, and the Complete Wilkes Cast. Prices Lower Floor ....800 jaicony .35¢ and 25¢ Gallery 150 Metropolitan °° Theatre Reserve Your Seate Mats. Thurs. and Sat.—15¢ and 25¢ NEW PANTAGES | control his actions. BEGINNING MONDAY MATINEE | In aclentific discussion of birth control, the Introduction of a hypo- thetical “God” or a conjectural Stevens, Georgie Cooper &Co. | “Soul” serves but to cloud the In “The New Chief of Police” James J. Morton The statement that very wom The World-Famous Comedian an who Indulges In sexual assocla- MRS. BOB FITZSIMMONS tion, but frustrates the possibility The Popular Musical Comedy Star the elephant. Are not better b lone thing that should Htinguish man from all other forme | of life is the ability to consciously | lof ‘coming a mother, is a prostl- | tut le to say that “morals” In society rest mainly with the de lgraded tenement dweiie who make a yearly addition to thelr be. draggied brood of mental Ineffl. clent if the views of “A Woman” rep- ‘resent the only opposition to birth control, the case for family limita tion Is a clear one. MOTHER OF TWO. Dear Miss Grey: With all due re. spect to “Aunt Miriam,” |, too, voice her sentimente—“We cannot fight for love, as men do; we should be wooed and were not made to woo.” —Midsummer Night's Dream, Act tI. My letter, as opposed to “Bunga low,” favored the ladies, of course, and may | state that | believe in a single etandard of morality and equal suffrage—that a man should be well-informed, open-minded and tolerant, possessing splendid self, control, and that any young man who aspires to support a wife ought to show that he can make good? If} he Is too poor, or too stingy, or too unambitious to do this, he sheuld be put out of the running. The triumphant march of Wem began when she held in her arm the Infant King In the startit man- ger at Bethlehem. it will not be |long before she comes Into her own.| By the exercise of his selfish will, | man often loses her thru whom he could redeem himself from darkness and despair. Parts of my letters may have been Other Big Features—10c and 20c | Metropolitan Theatre TONIGHT and All Week Wilkes Steck Company 7 {| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Nights 150 to S00. Main #211 Mats. Thurs. and Sat, 150 and 260. Next Week—"Within the Law.” ———— SEVEN BIG ACTS Il CASTELLUCCIA MARIE STODDARD ll ll AMERICAN THEATRE Second and Seneca Personal Direction of Alex Pantages) ‘The show to be offered at thie house, naece nee Los | wompletely redecorat an renovated, consist of @ "minute musical presented by the Pan- Stock | Company, aw Prices 10 and 15 Cents DAILY—TWICE NIGHTLY PAJAMAS NO USE IN THE TRENCHES PARIS, April 1—Pajamas have been “drummed” out of the French army. It takes time to jump into and out of the bifurcated MAT. ton. Nauderille program portal jon picture of find you like best. THE OPENING BILL Bargain Hunters Th! of RY Melody and Auton Harry ¢ motorcycle 60 miles en on the ne Rage “fMbe Four Ragtime Violinists” htning Purveyors of as Melody. lleve “Aunt Miriam” would consider thelr literal meaning. But the figures are true, and a fact must be considered by the in- telligent mind, Verily, verily, in a world of Idolatry, superstition and mental subjection, the truth is a ter- rible thing. Who can speak the truth and live? Mttle time for jumping. officers and men tn the ranks now sleep in regulation hos- | pital blouses. WILLIAM STEVENS. | Q.—Pleaso tell me at what time | ll REALTY SHOW EN ‘postal substations are supp close, A certain station has pied og ll | Featuring True Boardman Prices— @ Riot ot Pe Patter and Bong. av clos Saturday night an INQUIRER, prizes for the best listings on the! A postal regulations requir big city map and for the best dis- substations to keep open from 8:00 Plays will be distributed, to 5:20, but many stations do not| close promptly at that hour. The ea your registe mall war SUFFRAGISTS PLAN refused was probably this: ‘The WALKLE Ss PARADE |t!me when the last collection of gistered mail is made varies at |the different substat! This | reasonable be at more than one place at same time. If a letter for registry is offered after the last collection has been made, the clerk cannot be held responsible for it Firet 1 Pee nal “STINGAREE” son edly refused to accept registered 100 and 2c, | |letters, altho It waa a half hour be- Continuous Sundays and 24 Holida eee aon 7 | NEW YORK, April 1 ong Speak kindly to the “ole clothes” man. He may give you @ tip on how to get rich quick on junk, Junk 1s precious. It is neces- ry in war, O14 papers make guncotton, and they cannot fire & shot without copper. The real estate show, 707 Soom | fore thelr advertised closing time, ==> = = SHINE, SIR?” NO LONGER HAPPY CHICAGO, April 1—Greek pootblacks here object to work- ing 14 to 15 hours a day. They have organized the 2,000 “gbines” and with the ald of the Greek consul, Greek na- tional foc! societies and newspapers ried a movement for a hours and better living Q.—I am heir to some property In New York city that was le the city for 99 years and then it PROF. is NOMINATE we 6 to go to the remaining heirs. . lease expired some time ago. ie h never been settled that | know of. Where can | find out any- thing about It? ANXIOUS, A.~You had best employ a rell able attorney to look the matter up for you, LITTL® ROCK, Ark., April 1— Dr. C. H. Brough, former member of the University of Arkansas fac ulty, was nominated for governor on the democratic ticket here, bies preferred to more babies? The| iwaye dis | the enormous material | properly kirmish resulted in| lowly lehar |ism and loyalty really | sung | addition |contrast to the eingie offepring of jing pitt - loosely written, but | did not be!) since the wagon cannot; unnat the | cines ed to | P | with rrayed special privilege and invis-}oal governments to work out the/the Atiantio and Pacific const and ible government, seeking to retain | advantages im obtained, and upon the other, the best blood of America fighting humanttarian battles to the load of and to keep open the door of op portunity, and to equall the bur ne of mankind. We need not go back to the etvil war for lessons on preparedness. They are all about us. Time and) again the raw recrults of democ- | racy have charged, only to be re- | pulsed by a better trained and) more skiliful adversary, The ad vantage of preparedness by spectal inte red many victories for loanen poor 6 has a them Today the scene of confilet has ced, Tho tremendous insues | of nationalism and self-preserva Uon dwarf all others by compart son. If we are to continue as a} nation, we must renew our patriot If we a to re the dictates of common | prudence, we must open our eyes to our appalling international prob « both In Occident and Orient need a navy second to none. need an Atlantic and a Pacific We need adequate const We peed a million train spond to Meet lefenne But tt is highly important that we get in guns and ame that all classes bear the burdens of serv feo, and that promotions come from the ranks The emergency ts at hand. The people must rise and me i We can and will have preparedness which will solidify our berties and perpetuate our government. Very truly, J. ¥, C. KELLOGG. value r in y elved on ships, By Dr. Matthews Pastor First Presbyterian Church Editor Th: point of th Star: From the view se who are striving for Kreater preparedness, your article ts an excellent of the lam afr ple do and tly any] subject, American make it im are worshiping the toa ts bending at the | sehr f the ge calf, Our con-| colt maken us belleve that we are the champions of the world. That is demonstrated by the recent bill adding 40,000 soldiers to the stand ing army. I suppose they were go- ing on the theory of the spiritual conquest mentioned tn the Bible, where it ® that one can chase a thousand and two put ten thou sand to fight. If you will figure pat the strength the wonderful | f 40,000 soldiers to our} standing army on the ratio of one| chasing a thousand and two pat ting ten thousand to flight, you ¢ see we have the greatest standin, army tn the world, and that we are| more than equal to all the armies the world combined. However, I am afraid that those who passed neither know the Serip- tures nor the aubject they were conaidering. They need breadth of mind, perspective and vision, Our congressmen are affilcted with myopia, I am respectfully yours, M. A. MATTHEWS. We posible. dollar. Am By J. B. Powles Commission Broker | HIPPODROME Editor The Star: 1 was particu larly interested in your editorial, appearing in the issue of Monday, March 27, headed, “The Acid Test of Americanism.” It appears to be} much more difficult for our form| f government to work out the! larger problems than ft t# for lo-| euch, for in te, the county or emaller stance, the etty. Let us problem the # view the situation as tt stands, as to the necessities and reasons for preparednes® in our eltios, We never hesitate w bear the expense of a large police force In our state We carry our militia Our Interests on the borders of the Interests of the people tn the In terlor are varied. It greatly adds to the seriousness of the larger! problems, We have a standing army of about fifty thousand troops divided in about 49 different units Thin of iteelf {* sufficlent to con demn our present system; for it! prevents the necessary drilling and} maneuvering of a large untt, which AT THE “THEATRES (1) Jack Hodd, at Hippodrom press. (3) Georgie Cooper, at Pa. pheum. (5) D at Pan-Americ Metropolitan. ALHAMBRA Beginning Sunday, theatre will prese vaudeville numbers and two photoplays for four days, The headline number ie the La Motres Manitkina, a nov elty act Lotta Ellis, character singer and/ dancer; the Browning Saxophone |® Four, pretty young women full of music, and Deconmogmen, Italtan Kypsy winger. The screen features will be a three-fert play, entitied “Out of the Quagmire,” and a tworeel romance, “Mad Shop| Queen of Corona.” the Alhambra Five big vaudeville numbers and a Frank Daniels comedy on the acroen are the attractions offered at the Hippodrome theatre for three days, beginning Sunday. Manager Levy promises some sur. Iprises in the vaudeville numbers The Daniels brand of humor fs well known | PAN-AMERICAN Back aches? Stomach sen- sitive? A |jttle cough? No strength? ire easily? All after effects of this dread mal- ady. Yes, they are catarrhal. Grip is a catarrhal disease. You can never be well as long as catarrh remains in your sys- tem, weakening your whole body with stagnant blood and unhealthy secretions. You Need PERUNA It’s the one tonic for the after effects of grip, because it is a catarrhal treatment of proved excellence. 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Shows will run |continuously Sundays and holidays. | fey Derformances will be given) t 2:20, 7 and 9 p.m. cee ' METROPOLITAN “Within the Law,” with Phoebe Hunt as Mary Turner and Antotn- ette Crawford as Aggie Lynch, wii! be the Wilke at |the Metropol 6 | week, starting Sunday night. The | powerful comedy-drama by Bayard Vellier served to win fame and for. tune for Margaret Ilington when whe made her famous return to the stage | It is the story of a girl who is harassed and brow-beaten by a malevolent department store owner land by police officers instigated by him, until she turns about and out- |wits them all. Living by her wits| off the folly of men, she conducts a sort of “badger game,” without) for a moment sacrificing her wom-| anhood or violating the letter of the law Norman Hackett will be cast a# Joe Garcon, the crook Within the Law” runs for a week, with bargain matinees on Thursday and Saturday afternoons. It will be followed by “The Fortune Hunter.” | ORPHEUM What theatre-goer of the recent! t does not recall Stella Mayhew? Th cheeriest comedienne” wili head the new bill at the Orpheum next week, beginning with the Sun day matinee, This time she has} Millee Taylor with her at the piano jand Gus Schultz as the waiter. Harriett Marlotte brings a bright! comedy, “The Lollard;" Percy Bron- | son and Winnie Baldwin make 15 minutes crackle with wit "Two Chinese, Mise Dong Fong Gue and} liarry Haw, their native | the Castles | Hendler, sing in English tongue and outcastie} in dance; Hirschel German piano poet; Miss Floy Le Page, a Spokans soclety | girl, in songs, and Miss Robbie Gordone, in statuesque poses, com- plete the bill. The Travel Weekly} visits Norway, Sweden and exht)-| its wild birds of Scotland, and EMPRESS Another six-act bill, with the | Pathe Weekly of World's Events, | will be offered Empress patrons, beginning with a matinee Sunday The headline attraction will be mn J. Curtis and his company of eight girls in a tabloid musical comedy called “The 19th Hole.” The added feature will be West jand Boyd, man and woman in a singing and talking act Lew Wells, the monologist-saxa phone-tramp comedian {s also re turning for a week's visit John Higgings, champion jumper; the Novelty Trio in a singing, daneing and saxaphone act, and Kalma and company in a novelty iMusion, complete the bill, eee | PANTAGES Three headliners, instead of: the usual one, will be offered on the new bill at Pantages next week, opening with the matinee Monday They are Landers Stevens, Georgie Cooper & Co., in “The New Chief of Police,” thelr latest success; James J. Morton, the famous comedian and monologist, and Mrs, Bob Fitzsim- mons, popular musical comedy star and singing comedienne. Other at tractions will be Joe Fanton & Co in “A Garden of Surprises;” the! Sunset Six, harmony singers and| instrumentalists, and Reddington| and Grant, known ae “The Knights | of the Road.” The week will also] bring on the last installment of “The Girl and the Game.” | | Monroe | with thelr navy | be made at some time to punish our | Northern neighbors | We Jance.” | helplessness of the Pacific Coast, | of course, in war time ts the impor tant factor. It would be good for! our people to stop and figure the aren of our country and the areas of the countries adjoining. to the north and south, which, under the doctrine, to an extent pledged to protect. ‘I of the United States 1s square miles Canada niles, and South America equal to the two combined, If we knew for certain the out-| come of the present European con: | filet we could figure accurately our! dangers, but unfortunately we can-| not do ft. Let us suppose for a t that the central powers| come out of this conflict] intact. Let us sup the war had gone on long h so the allied powers, par Ucularly England, are financially ex hausted | With the extremely neutral post tion which we have taken during this long confilet, by what right could we ex; England to use its| navy in our autione, and if it did,| what would be the price? If the central powers, gested, should pass thru the con flict with their navy intact, {t is al most a certainty an attempt would | Third and Cherry EUGENE LEVY, Mgr. Tomorrow Everything New Hippodrome Acts and FRANK DANIELS In His Sixth Brand New Screaming Comedy Mr. Jack Inspects Paris fF Bring down the whole family and spend the afternoon or evening with us. | as sug | | for thelr pr triotism to the cause of the allies. | would then at least be in a deli-| cate position, and unless we are| prepared for such emergencies we would be {n a helpless condition During July, 1914, Just before the! outbreek of the war, I read a book published by a form army and navy officer, “The Valor of Ignor-| This book thoroly covers the| and t* backed up by good authori tles. 1 was particularly interested in that part of it fliustrating the defects of our defense. The articte spoke of the coast as a whole; its mountains, ite rivers and its des erts. The author clearly shows that the desert {s the worst obstacle of an army; then come the mountains | or rivers in the order named i. The book also shows the great | of communication as between Washington, Oregon and Califor. nia, with but one line of railroad| | and without a navy suffictent to pro-| These | are some of the difficulties con fronting a commander of an army moving from the Eastern or Middle | states to the coast. It has been Performance ! said that the maintenance of an| 1 p.m. to 11 p. m army and navy should be consrd-| ered purely an insurance premrum, Weekday Matinees and I believe there to be a great Sundays and Evenings deal of truth in the statement. Continuous The point that you bring out in| your editorial, built up upon the) , is good and ts lable to be a test that | this country wi!l remember. How fortunate that in the last test) we were put to with Spain, the en- emy proved to be unprepared. Respectfully yours, J. B. POWLES. PROFESSOR LOSES By O. C. Graves COLORADO SPRINGS, i—A strange case of amnesia, in Editor The Star: Naturally, I believe in preparedness. This, the richest nation in the world, should be the best equipped to protect the | greatest home-loving, law-abiding people on earth, and with Amer! can brains to gulde us, I have no| covered here. fear but that the right man will! Lavell, for the past three lead us, whether our equipment is!nas been known O'Brien, made by the government or not. has been employed as a dishwasher I believe in giving our great cap-|‘)notela, He recovered partial tains of industry a chance to man-| 1.6 of his memory two years RRO, ufacture any supplies this govern- |pue waited until he was fully recove ment may need, thus employing | more men, and’ distributing the | Cred before revealing his identity. | moneys as the result of their labor | in channels which will profit all. | | Very truly yours, 0. c GRAVES. WOMEN READY FOR DUTY IN MEXICO) CHICAGO, April 1.—Chi- cago society women are ready to follow the Red Cross flag into Mexico. Twenty wives and daughters of millionaires, the Cudahys, Armours and McCor- micks have passed the govern- ment examination for nurses | and many are registered as vol. | unteer nurses. | | Lavell, 44, former professor of his- tory at Columbia university, dean ada, and several other noted cok leges and universities, has been.un- eee to meet him. LOMBARD HONORED Charles Lombard, ¢ director of thé etrépolitan theatre orchestra, at the annual election of the 8 | Philharmonic orchestra, was ¢ head of the orchestra to si Nicholas Oeconomacos, who left ied Californt: Sanaa ened Pians for the visit of the Seattle Old- tlme Peruvian regarded gold serie of Eagles to portland during and silver as sacred. That's why|the Rose festival, was announced they piled them up instead of| Friday night, The local lodge spending them for beer and such.|be a feature of the parade. 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