The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 4

Member of the Serippe Ne of Newspapers Published Dally by The Pupitentag Oo. Phone weet League TAR—THURSDAY, EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR MAY 4, 1916. PAGE months, By Katored at eer und clase Wise and | Otherwise! EN days ago Commissioners Lafe Hamilton ar usually careless with the taxpayers’ money ar to pave 9.7 miles of county road with brick Brick was quoted at that time at $21.75 p Knudsen deliberately tossed away $92,000 they c ing with concrete. Taking the view that the taxpayer has to we and couldn't afford to have $92,000 thrown to th ously criticised Hamilton and Knudsen because tl for brick pavement, when every Meanwhile the brick manufacturers against brick paving. This may may DROPPED SUDDENLY When a contract for paving a second road wa Tuesday, the people got the benefit of the cut p MATELY $67,000. Hamilton and Knudsen haven't changed, but t FOR WHICH, AT LEAST, THE CAN GIVE THANKS. The I. C. C. Getting There [SNT it about time to turn in a alarm? Have you noticed how the interstate comm but surely usurping the prerogatives of the state ra move—in the courts and outside of them—is in be merce commission as against the controlling bodies States rights is on the toboggan. Are we going a halt? ’ SaW a Set not have been the result or \ ZOis picture was taken several | ago, when drug stores used sell stamps and ice cream sodas, d of Rock and Rye and Peb- ord and Rainier Beer. ‘hg give you three guesses who you're wrong, Nope, espeare, Henry ¢ Wilhelm You can tell from looking at the that the picture was taken aft he quit wearing short dresses didn’t grow any mustache then mse he couldn't, as he was| put 9 or 10 years old, or maybe i@ year or two younger or older hasn't any mustache now, eith it isn't Bll} Ford, or anion, you should not hes repeat any or all of your conversation to your mother. If it is a question of deceiving your mother or giving up the man, {t will be far better for you to follow the jatter course, Pt Q.—! am about to ask you a very;to be ) serious and personal question. | am a girl 16 years old and am keep Which proves ft’s the same fel-| ing company with a very nice » and we hereby present to you| young man. After each occasion first known photograph of al visit, my motner questions me CHIEF CHARLES RECKING-|very closely as to wh: M. “ee tion took place. Pi Considering the finished job your advice as to why via axes and other similar |! think lots of him and would dis: _ utensils, Chief Becky must be like very much to give « com. _ the chap who put the a panionship. » ©. A It le a marvel to me that seemingly Intelligent Americans can talk the way they do about “pre the Stewart, druggistry. Your letter ts Fang a is ry of war and war | puzzling If the young man is preparation is bearing ite legiti mt urce very nice,” as you sa; y¥ do you ind awful fruit before our un | Nice room to let beautifully decorated German couple—The Mesican| eyes, why will think of giving up his companion- longer iship. If he is the right sort of man “SUNSHINE J. By Anne Warner—Copyright, 1914, by Littte, $67,000 Saved for the Taxpayer MUCH-P id Krist Knudsen got un- id let a $222,000 contract er 1,000. Hamilton and ould have saved by pav- ork like sin for his money 1¢ winds, The Star vigor- ney let the contract calling body else wanted the cheaper concrete. uliment was being created BRICK ON TUESDAY FROM $21.75 TO $11 PER THOUSAND. s let by the commissioners rice, SAVING APPSOXI- he price of bricks has. ICKED-ON TAXPAYER erce commission is slowly ilroad commissions? Every half of the interstate com- of the individual states. to grease the way or call CYNTHIA GREY’S ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS tion? We know now that great capital ists, exploiting the resources and people of many countries, and pit) ting one nation against another for commercial advanta the of our every side, whe is our mentality that we longer consent to supply the armies and navies for our un When doing and for the murder of our un.| gument by answering, thru your col offending brothers abroad? Rather let us take war into our) own hands, to be w on foreign sol] ONLY after a vote of the hope for any good-from that direc-'and women who must bear its pain | 207.2 NEXT WEEK—“THE CRIME DOCTOR” it's right that I should humor her, ‘irmly; “people can always do any- but I've had a very hard time, | thing that they can think out, and Jane, and 1 don't blame myself for |!f we can think this out straight, waking up with my teeth all of a|we ean do it.” tter over the thought of living/ How? From Our Last Issue) CHAPTER IV. A New Outlook on Matilda The next morning Susan looked f-sheepish and half.anxious. “I BY E. W. HORNUNG she might or might not be, certainly not pleasant of expres j sion, “you see, my aunt has been }an Invalid so much that she appre |ciates what a change means to Too Much Law of the troubles of legislatures has been that in every session hundred bills were introduced and from 100 to 400 new bills Too much law altogether. Let it not be the same fault with the people's initiative. We should legislate thru the initiaffve whenever there i fundamental, and real need. Let us not waste our energy nor nificant matters. In the 1915 legislature, a fish code was passed. senting voice raised against this measure. The state of Oregon passed a similar measure. Yet there is now a bill being initiated which proposes a new fish code. Unless there is a fundamental, vital reason for discarding the bill passed by the legislature without objection, then the initiative bill does not with good grace at this time. several became a state-wide, our time on comparatively insig- There was not one dis- come A Closed House OLLIER'S WEEKLY of recent issue pays a lengthy editorial tribute to Col. E. M. House. : It is worth reading if only to show how little is known of the methods and motives of President Wilson’s sphinx-like friend. Col. House is a shin- ing example of the truth of the old adage that “silence is golden.” Make the Play Complete BRITISH troops encamped in the supposed Garden of Eden, on the banks of the Euphrates in Persia, have named one locality “Serpent Corner” and another “Temptation Square.” Guess the Turks will have to send in a few Eves to lead them to “Ejectment Avenue.” and cost. Let us open the resources of America to the service of her people, not to the grafting propen: sities of a few capitalists, We are not sincere In talking peace so long as we allow these international par- ites to conti their murderous propacation of war. Very truly, Q.—1! have a problem which per-! A —Ye Wait until the young plexes me a great deal, and per- man has madp further effort to be haps you can help me solve it. Last come acquainted. If he is realiy | Saturday and Sunday | met @ young interested in you, he will ask you! man on a week-end party. He pald to accompany him again, even tho ittention to me and/you did decline his first invitation a week-end par- j hence, but | had to F. D. peak aga | decline it, | had a@ previous en- |gagement. Now | am invited to # dancing party and the girls are to invite their partners. This young Q—Kindly explain this: When |@ young la been Introduced to an elderly lady and they meet again, who should speak first, and does a young lady always speak first to a i] Q—Will you please settle an ar lemn, whet the population of Port-/man interested me very much, and land and Seattle is? M.H.C. |now, Miss Grey, would it be pre. #™% whether he Is old or young? A.—The population of Portian’,. suming on short acquaintance to A. 0. &, ac ding to the 1910 census, was ask him to this dance? A——The young woman should 237,194 that of Seattle | PAULINE H. ispeak first in elther case. | be absolutely different people.” | w | “Y—yes,” sald Susan, confidence | it ]| fighting doubt stoutly, “I'm will-| jthat I want {ts another change. for the beat, if we're sure of she then said firmly. (Continued In Our Next Issue) A Great Feature Bestére all the gece || thie paper will gtve sock Segre ie & grest thing to have.| piamet tt ‘he Hollywood, 212 Wothing' bettes tec ceccing reve, [14 husband never changed. Only | jing to try, altho left to myself I should never have thought of old bo Croft as a way of getting You are interested In a By wail, out of ety, one year, months, $1.90) 256 por month carrier, city, Mee Penttle, Wash., posteffire as matter When You're Well KEEP WELL joing Conducted With Co. | operation of m" Medical Asso TEETH Take care of the first set of teeth, the milk teeth. See that they are straight and well placed. Moth ers should realize that badly placed teeth deform the face of a child, and seriously in- jure the voice Have your teeth attend- ed to at least By 80 doing every six months, your ital bills will amount to but {itt You will find that you will be free from toothache and many other annoyances which we now know are caused by bad teeth. Consult your family physician |about the baby’s teeth. When you ;find a phyvictan who tells you that |teeth will j adenoids enlarged | ing right themselves, that will disappear and that tonsils amount to noth- that slight deafness will pass laway, that nearsightedness will correct itself, and that beginning nasal catarrh does not need tre ment, be on your guard, becau such a man is dangerous. The removal of tonsils, like the removal of adenoids, is a very sim- ple operation, almost devoid of dan- ger, and when done by a skilled specialist almost invariably results in improvement in the patient. Watch your child at night and see if it habitually breathes with its mouth open, see if the skin of |the nose seems to be drawn tight, see if the child's face is that which is commonly called a “pinched” countenance, If you detect any of these signs, take your child to a reputable physician for an exami- nation. Don’t wait to cure ill health; learn how to prevent it. Remember that a child's first set of teeth are just as important while it has them as a second set will be later on DO YOU KNOW THAT— gluttony fills more graves than gun fire? TRUNK OF BOOZE ABOARD DEWEY Detectives stood at the dock. Deck hands were too careful the way they handled three trunks from the Admiral Dewey, just in from San Fran- oe position paying from Jane. “I often put her to bed talk- | ¢ different.” ing, and she talks all the night! “Anything that we do with | $150 to $300 a month || thru.” Jearnest purpose is ® way of getting and will spend $75 to|/ “I want to ask you ne be-| better,” said Jane. She looked out quality, ¢ on. }of the window for a minute, and cisco. Detectives got suspicious. They opened the trunks and found 200 bottles of bocze. It’s down the sewer now. The y with her again.” Tt isn’t easy to see how just at| both the sick one and the one who zi mf hg a ae 4 663 Empire Bidg. teow ieee couldn't help it, Jane. I laid : first We must never say one|cares for her, and so we thought Ask me no questions and I'll tet! | ber Hip almost quivered. Susan police don't know who it be- bed so long, thinking, and then| Jane had their breakfast ready | r you no Nes,” sang Mrs, Croft. “Oh, | 4idn't notice. Everything is al } longed to. ; more word mbout her that ien't/that it would be #0 nice if you'd 10 Nes, ® come over me what life was|now on the table by the window. | h 11 had “ 4; nice, and we mustn't even think| let me wheel your mother over— ing to be when she was back and|“Come and sit down,” she sal Sh . | of \yomed and—well—I just couldn't | “we'll talk while we ¢ It's ke |"nkind thoughts We must talk he ain't my mother—she's my —I want yop to come and stay | og rg e felt awful. I told last night about her lots and look forward|™other-indaw,” broke io Mrs.) with wu Jane said, with forced | it awful told you last night. | er coming beck—" Katle Croft, Instantly indignant | accents. Evane wae busy with breakfast. “I pm oot cous Pe | iv akta “You won't find any good in|"".on, heavens, 1 can’t!" gasped| Ver #0 false an imputation. “Good| rere was a sudden tense hush » Auntie, I know. I ought to| Matilda and me living together—| cusan |iands, the very idea! My mother!| | = = eo thonght of Aunt Matilda/not if you hunt till doomsda Wert begin today on ber |And never one single stroke of My aunt and I want you to come = 1 Sooner. Half her etay ts over. Susan took a big sip of coffee and room |paralysia nor nothing in my fam-|4n¢ make us a little visit.” the | a_— — “Oh, my, I should "| then shook her head hard Then you'll make her madder|!l¥; and all reading the Bible with. | caller added. — = | Jane knit her brows. “You see./than a hatter sure: she can't bear| Ut &/asses right up till they died.” The hush grew awful a — tnd the | anntie,” the Mate slowly, “these’s|io have her room ioeones.” |,,"You see, tt would give you a| “We just wantgo give you a litte| — e — most awfal thing ever know =| 017 one thing to do. We've got| “I'm going to make it the prettt| (te rest. too.” Jane continued: | change.” — ’ e — gg gh Sentte : i to change ourselves completely; jest room in the house,” said Jane, faa ; t would do Aunt Susan good) “Change! 1 had a change once. | sme —_ ao. 5 e6ES for aN) we've got to Ret where we want her |resolutely. “I'm going to brush and |‘. ee! that she was helping ®| Went to Cuba with my husband | Saas 2ND AT UNIVERSITY ST. -—J 4 weaker— nearly died dot . ° PWe never were one bit alike.” | '° om home and where we look jclean and mend and fix all thore Sho ain't Week,” trabe te tents and nearly de 4 I ‘ n't want no | — Private Visit Our = Ruined moutatally: “ne | Orward to t— clothes she's left hanging up, and) c,cqre unt, weak.” broke in Katte |change of hours,” with deep mean- | Se Sales-R = re always so different, and the,| Susan stopped short and lifted |I'm going to love her dearly from| strong sem Iadvox. “You dowt (08 28, the emphasis; “the change | cm— jes-Room Tea Room — lwhen husband died, there was just |UD both hands. “Gracious, we can't | now on.” know perahen, Mick ray, 60 Bay |e eg ee, ee way” | for Rubber Seas Fi 4 hothing to do but for us to live| ver 4° that! It isn’t in humanity “) Susan sat sill, her ips moving! husband died in our youth, and I iriaahe reyes fine G hate ta th — 4 : #—" suggested Janene. oods her. She's my only sister, and “Yes, we can do it,” said Jane, |Siebtly, but whether with repress-| come to iive with his mother as a Well, et a a bonnet then,"| = tampbeses tor Lace a — \ed feeling or trembling sentiment It! sacred duty, and I tell you frankly . Bhs log 0). | — Lady Attendant and Gentlemen — would be impossible to say. "“She|that 1 wish I'd never been born or [said old Mrs. Croft. “Run. Katte, | gs~— —— looked awful cute when she was Mt-|that he'd never been born, forty |Tive been sitting eng y waiting for| — . — | tle and wore pantalettes,” she s9i4|times an hour—tI do.” K 15 gue ‘ —_ = = Se = — finally “You'll lke a week alone, I'm| Katie and Jane regarded ono an-| s— — “Bravo!” ered Jane, running to|sure,” sald Jane serenely, “and {other in consternation. They hadn't | <= “Ey On a Bi S —_ her and kinsing her. “There's a fino| we'll Ike to have your motherin-|@Wite counted on this ie = er y ea ig aving — victory for you, and now”-—her face Perh, she'll get a fow new| . 1m going visiting.” sac itt = brightening suddenly—"I've got an pares gaily vom my. and how = = idea of what we can do to lift us he's stubborn as a mule,” in-/Shall visit. Years may come and | qumm it t t—I the w t — }iright straight up into a new circle!terrupted the daughter-in-law jyears may go, and still I shall sit | = ua. 1 e es rices e vee a of life. What do you say to our, “Rut may I see her and ask | there visiting away — oe Se Shall et BN — Ner making the little back parlor over| her? | Katie took Jane’s hand and drew | o=— —— : |into a bedroom, and I can't understand your want-|her out of the room. “I don't be-| == SEASONABLE DRUGS | Bromo Seltzer, 25c size .... 15¢ om Fr taking Mr. Rath to board?” |{ng her,” said Katie. “It's all over {lieve you'd better take her,” she | —_—= “ ¢ $1.00 si — cried Suman, joyfully, “Oh, 1 am|town how queer you are, but I/ sa “he's so fiighty. I know|/@mmm Sassafras Bark, 6 oz... .10¢ | Bromo Seltzer, $1.00 size Ce = \sure that he wanted to come all| never thought that anybody could | how to manage her, and you don't. | gauss 7 Sode | Scott’s Emulsion, $1.00 size 69¢ — |! along.” be as queer as that! | Just give tt up.” — Bic arbonat e Soda, pure, 16 0z...10¢ ne : » $1.00 pet! Jane laughed outright. “No, in-| “Do let us go to her,” Jane | ‘0, 1 won't,” sald Jane, smiling. | = Sulphur, 16 oz 2 ..10¢ | Liquid Petrolateum, pint. .... 5Oe — New Nldeed: the very idea! No, what 1|'rsed |"‘I'm going to take her |Saeee - Merck's Sodium Phosphate, Ib...20€| Listerine, 25c size... cece. 166 v thought of was inviting that poor|, Katle rose and forthwith con-| “Seems so odd you're wanting | ™™® Jo Hcon Salts, 16 02....06. .10¢ Pl f —_— Hold Mra. Croft here for a week and| ducted the caller to old Mrs, |to,” said Katte = "eS gp ee rel gs le 10¢ Limestone Phosphate Se c giving her and her daughter-in-law Croft's room Jane pressed her hand. “I'll get| —— | 5 ; Castoria .. ; 224 = Y a rest from one anot | Mother, it's Miss Grey You |things all ready, and we'll bring| = Sulphur and Cream Tartar Lozenges — an gave a sharp little yell,|know?—she's Mrs. Ralston’s niece.” |her over tomorrow night,” she said; | o—— xts i Seng | Doati’s Pie: .500.¥ecevck seace .32¢ Sam nervi Jane Grey, 1 never heard| Old Mra. Croft received her vist-|“that'll be best. Then she can go|$™@ = \itch Hazel (Dickenson’s), pint 17¢@ | Nuxated Iron . eer ore ey 66¢ = Why, she can't even feed |tor with acutely suspictous eyes. |right to bed and get rested from | Sm —— “Well?” she said tartly Ithe effor — mts ea - - — | would be just the kind of| 7 me took her hand, but she| So ft was arranged, and the Sun-|S™™@ = Corn Plasters, B and B or J. and J 6e | | Klein's Fluff-Tone, ideal oily hair Same thing that would change us all jerked it smartly away shine nurse went home to tell| So— 4 Ped lire 7 ow — I should think it would change Sit down anywhere,” sald Katie; Busan that Mrs, Croft had consented|aums Nyal’s Corn Remedy, guaranteed 25@ | cleanser ........- vere BOE = us all,” interrupted Susan; “why,| “8b rs well |to come. See «Phy ns’ and Surgeons’ Soap...6¢ | Ideal Hair Brush (Hugh reg. $1.25 Sloe she threw a cup of tea at Katie's “Hear!” said old Mra. Croft. “T) It isn't going to be easy,| Waariem Oil Hh Wir ctiges singe eiks bik ae ee lback last week Katie said she should say I did hear. There ain't} Auntie,” she said, a bit later, “but| == I 1\ aR holy si cea 6 Comb Pine , vote — couldn't possibly imagine what had/@ pan fell in the neighborhood for|this having old Mrs. Croft ts a! co——= AGUIG |V ENEET + + »)s'<'s ..16¢ ombs, hard rubber, guaranteed, Se come over her—she was leaning out|the last ten years as hasn't woke|pretty big ) for you and me to| «me Adams’ Brushes, from ‘$1 to $6 WAR TOC Sithade sale iad ee to hook the blinds. jme out of a sound sleep, dreaming |take, and vl see that when! So | isi a = | It would be a Bible-lovely thing of my husband }Aunt Matilda returns, we'll be so| ——< sc |to do,” Jane went on slowly. “You You'd better go on and say what |strongly settled in our new ways|S=—@ Durham Diiplex Damaediedice PAs, With GUO BIDS ois kes sc keens Se¢ =e or I coul@ feed her, and I'd take| You've got to say,” said Katie tolthat she can't unsettle us, We'll| —_——_ Jurham Duplex Ivor ) L¢ — Akg ot Waeite G otvie vocicnent? neta canbe | samme Dur p y Handle Razor, with six blades ................ 79e¢ pe Well, you beat all! Well ching Feet from ?| a _ - = IT never did' Old M Croft. Tha — Seiad sailgian oh yuu gat yor inte wid Congested Nerves | = THERMOS BOTTLES MANICURE GOODS =. lot of hot water along thru life _eFrench-heel Strain ‘| So Genuine Nail Files, 4 to 6-inch, regular 25c Ge My religion is what brought me — ‘ His sivas woes G6 16¢ SS here to you wale n ee y - $ ) — >, $ . here to you,” ald Jane gent! Excess Sweating and Bad Odor : From $1.25 to $3.75 Professional Manicurists wn ou a 1 sorry that I i— | h, f teel 37¢ lea ed are you, au e? \ ———— Hy | ength, fine stee wee tee eee oe matas'e’a¥en taclatahed auikis checkin Seine {=e All Sizes. Extra Fillers, | Buffers, Detachable Chamois ....... ai She gasped, then swallowed, then o. {| =—mn = Fine Wic } 5 = ened aaa, Fiat Corns $ Wicker and Leather Cases| ........ .......00.005 50¢and33se SS Il, Sunshine Jane,” she said Com { — ——_____——__—— p——~ edly, “when shall we get — — : Between Toes) = LET US FILL YOUR x PRESCRIPTIONS: — We'll put her room in order to-|¢ 5| Soe = morrow morning, and I'll go and $ a= $| coe bp ask her tn the afternoon. > \— eee Oh, dear!" sald Susan, with a : hatleaced Punitag sco }} dil ii e uxe ru 0 We Deliver to —-? world of meaning In the two «yl § 6 4 | — Any Part of the —2 a les, .“ ope e'll @ and Knob-joiat EES Filled ey Kodaks from $6.00 up, at your dealers, | bles 1 hop she'll enjoy the I It acts through t pores and hat — We Pay the City Free of -—* | bene ie moves the citike hy restoring the, Sem Postage 2ND AVE. AT UNIVERSITY ST. Charge — EASTMAN KODAK CO., | It was the next morning about 11 |¢ a -O-Cl Quis Fe reas Gt resulls Ore) mmm — . o'clock bagalspenigd one aon ot cent ——J iz 7 OCHESTER, N. Y. "You see,” wald Jane, sitting In|$ Hie a AE ra i "| Pe Katie Croft, who, whatever else | : air sanenet . SS