The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 10, 1917, Page 4

By carrier, etty deemed itself, as fit for human respect, the humane amendment, which gave to supreme consideration. ‘was mothers any pension. tarian principle. imination. be guilty of such an atrocity. They are King county, Jones of Pierce, Barnes of Clarke and Cox of Walla Walla. ? Star Spangled Banner” when Mildred Beverly put ‘% up to the officials Friday. It’s both humorous and ad, especially since C. Allen Dale remained out of sight. jounty Civil Service "OUSE BILL 69 provides that county employes, like city employes, shall be placed under civil service While the civil service is not perfect, by any means, it ertheless, a source of satisfaction to the average citizen e it lessens the number of professional politicians and the opportunities for the “spoils” system. employes of Seattle give far greater service than fe similarly employed by the county. Why? Because ey must show qualification before they get their positions, ile in the county political pull is the primary consideration. By all means, House Bill 69 should pass. A stronger More efficient civil service should be the aim of the legis- instead of permitting a continuance of the county spoils ¢ Bi With the booze and the I. W. W. trials both held in March, why go to war for excitement? . Grandeur in It [E of the sem!-official organs of France bursts into rhapsodtes, ‘thus: “Circumstances give to Mr. Wilson's act an Incontestable may look grand to the French, but it strikes us as serious only, ‘ r having fizzled out of war, or anything that looks like war. eet cuz nation is compelled to break its amicable relations with # other nation is a matter of regret to the president and the people, ® particle of heroics in it. The nation waited long, endured ‘and resorted to all preventives that could be resorted to without sacrifice of honor and decent standing among civilized peoples, Recessity compelled the breach with Germany, and while certain they're in the right, the American people regard the status quo with and regret. _ We didn't want to take even a remote part in the Furopean barbar- B. Peace on earth and good will toward al] nations is what we want . We still have peace, but the bonds of good will have been broken fis unfortunate. It is not a matter to glory over. You hear no hurrahs fwhere in America. There ts no enthusiasm over our prospects of our position as a peaceful, God-loving, humanity-serving nation ing place among the cutthroats who have turned the world to iter, perpetrated nearly all the horrors of barbarism in the name and pretty nearly destroyed whole nations, * Jail inmates drafted into ax squad service helped | themselves to some of the wet goods, and invited passere- The United States will not be a disinterested party when peace terms are arranged Some months ago, the German ambassador, Count Von Bernstorff, 4 that not President Wilson, but King Alfonso, of Spain, would leader in bringing peace to the world. De drawn into the mess. She's going to have a hard time in getting to eat. ith Alfonso out of It, the loud voice for any peace would sbe that Wie pope. It would be an opportunity such as no head of « church enjoyed in all the history of the world. And this head of the church surely has been a great sufferer thru the war. f If Switzerland isn’t ‘way up on diplomatic repre- | senting, she’s going to get a mighty fine chance to learn. Yt There a Better Way? ICAN women riot because El Paso health authorities compel them to bathe in vinegar and gasoline before crossing to this side, in absence of a military permit Vinegar and gasoline must make a rather unattractive bath Ien't there a better way of conserving public health, without fore- this evil combination? How would we feel if American women were compelled to bathe in vinegar and gasoline before crossing the international line nto Can- at Buffalo or Detroit? For either brain or muscle Bakers Cocoa sae is refreshing. a contains more nourishment than beef.” Walter Baker @ Co. Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1760 QOACHESTER, MASS. PARA ARR sx =:| The Seattle Star |» Only Five—Thank God! By an overwhelming vote, the state senate Thursday re- whelmingly for a more honest mothers’ Thank God, there were only five senators who opposed serted mothers the same chance as those whose mothers are widows or the wives of convicts or insane persons. The mothers’ pension idea was meant to give every child an opportunity to live with its mother, if she was a Proper person to have its care. The child’s welfare was the ; But two years ago, a reactionary legislature, bent upon the one mission of destroying what 4 classed as progressive legislation, emasculated the mothers’ pension law, by denying to children of -deserted There was no rhyme or reason for that—just pure viciousness and utter disregard for humani- And five senators again voted for this unfair, inhuman Mark them well—these men in human form who could But it is likely that Spain} when it voted over- pension bill. the children of de- Senators Taylor of Cowlitz, French of > ; COLYUM : Dear E. D. K.: Kindly tell me what an “overt act” ia? | I've been gang to the Alham- | bra for a long time, but I never | | see any “overt acts” at that | theatre. lL. O, P. Dear Lop— . oD — _ THREE STAR HENNESSY There waa a bootlegger called | t | L ¥ To beat dry squad was his { slogan; | Fils autos in doubles, | Increased Putnam's troubles; | But now they've at last run tho | rouge In. E.V.KOPTA, | 1422 27th Ave. | aaa ——} The limertck contest closed Sat- urday. The winner will be an- nounced Monday Then—but oh, gosh, we don’t want to announce it now. Wait and see what BE. PD. K. has scheduled for next week. And just think, another |palr of theatre seats, or something | equally as desirable, will be offered asa prize. Tell your friends. 7 ee The reasons for the custom of a feller giving a diamond ring Is the girl—generosily. . | Tho E. D. K. editor's fleet of ves sels, being of the same class as the |merchant marine of Switzerland, he has no interest in Germany's jnew submarine note other than to warn Chauncey to put preservers on his gravy boats “Why are the kaiser's submarines and Boaldt’s doughnuts alike?” asks the clever curbstone artist “Because they are sinkers, speaks he quickly. “+e “Maw! I up an’t find my capi” f course you can’t; it's hanging A MENU HINT FOR CAFETERIA A. DALE Why not serve red, white and blue crackers with the oysters? eee Rayel Sellers, a farmer living in Denver township, 15 miles northeast of this city, blowed himself to pieces on the roof of his woodshed at 6 o'clock this morning.—Grand Rap- ida Herald, . One of the best known cham. pions of th freedom-of-the- seas idea was Capt. William Kidd, os APIECE OF PORK FIED IN FLANNEL ARO HIS NECK? mah STAR—SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 1917, PAGE 4 Outbursts of Everett True THE IDeA II THAT THIS |S A BUSINESS OFFIC AND YOUR HABGIT OF DROPPING IN HER® TO LOAF AN CHEW THE RAG Doesn't MAK® A HIT WITH MG Ii! Letters to the Editor NEEDED LAWS lofty ideals, justice and peace and Editor The Star: We, the read: | fr al love. era of the Seattle Star, and citizens © past Hes dead! We of today lof King county, state of Washing-| Want living names that bespeak of lton, U. 8. A. and the voters, have/the great things accomplished to- | ted to office ral logislative|day. And the name? * | representatives who are introducing | PRESIDENT WILSON | ele * resolutions which are worthless, | MRS. LON VALLET, such as changing the names of 5214 Woodlawn Ave |mountains and wanting to take - funds out of the state treasury to READ DENIES HE'S advertise the Northwest A DALE “CREATURE” Way don't they pass a law that) Lisine the Star: Referring tol - ) w make a mero handful of| r ed sede nc on 00 far cont of|&H editorial in yesterday's Star| the logged-off lands, pay taxes ac-|*out the councilmen's ceremony of | Joes they are ask |*@luting the flag, I am the Read) pegs Cay Paes paper Ses Alagnd i earek to, althe you failed to get! credited with being, is to mo, and never, to my knowledge, | They seem to be exempt on ac-| count of it betng logged-off land. * email @ tax as 5 cents Some pay 5 have I heard his name before. or 10 conts per acre, while somo| A® for myself I have been living other poor citizen who has some!" Belize, British Honduras, Central of the same logged-off land, per-|America, for the past five years haps 5 or 10 acres, has to pay more |Daving just come to Seattle from on that small amount of land than | there m ripen sao. Before that the Dig owner paye on & quarterly shall be glad to furnish further | culars of my life to anyone in- 4 ° h De » amend- | particu . There ought to be also an a terested. ment to the dry law to probibit the s Beattle dry squad from smashing| | have no regrets to offer nor any |furniture or any goods they selse|/**cUses to make. Tho French have jin raid. It looks to me as if we|® Prove J Quie se gr org ac Were just becoming civilized in Oo excuses hime ac himself.” » f bei oad-minded people fins . veda 1 many aca Bel A man who falls to do reverence * n {to his country’s flag, whether he hee progres this nog inetd Bish lan born under it or has sought its Raiding places and taking pos |Protection from abroad. is in a state sasion of blind pigs and bottieg |°f Mind which should subject him to pone oe et thy the scrutiny of hia follow cltizens gere is right, but why not sell the |" "VOT UEe Oe may be put to bare goods, or @ certain amount Of) isos, that does not make it any the them, and turn the money into theliggs the symbol of freedom and school fund or orphans’ home, after] equal rights; tho one might loathe the railroad freight is paid on same/ihe man in whose hands the flag land not have them come back On was grasped, that should not alter the taxpayers for freight charges,| his respect for the flag itself, nor as was the case a day or two ago? | the things it stands for The liquor could be sold to drug! {am ready and willing to account es for medical for myself at any time, and I have at use. | : | WHY NOT MT. WILSON? Editor The Star: Our legislators are wasting much valuable time in argument pro and con about chang- ing the name of our beautiful Mt. | Editor The Star Please accept my sincere thanks and appreciation }for the publicity given to the cam |paign of the Seattle Chapter of the American Red Cross for increase of {membership and for the establish- ment in Seattle of a navy base hos. ¢ ‘ deed, the: . ee ar fia hase eytere bras pital unit. We wish to make it ed clear to every citizen of Seat! and legislate for the people some |thinks as much of human country as he does of one dollar, thing that is truly true democracy TO COMMUNICATE Several days ago a homesteader addressed a public letter to The Star complaining of having been defrauded of his land thru Binger Hermann, former U. 8. land commis- known. Tf our logislators are se riously thinking of asking the geo graphic board to change {ts name, why not change {t to one worth while; to one that will convey a} meaning to the future generations as well as the present—a name that| Sloner. is simply pronounced and remem-| If he will communicate with bered—a name that is on the lips,| Charles Shubi, 2223 Fairview ave. in the hearts of all the people the| FT, call him by telephone, Capitol world over today—a name that is| 2831, after 7 p. m., he may get in- with heights, | formation that will be valuable to oughness our methods tion, and our corded every ce tesy consistent with sound busl- ness Judgment synonomyous lofty Carefully Selected BONDS ylelding fully ol 9 tn f % Denominations $190 and $591 ii Guardian Peoples Savings Bank SHOOND AVE, AND DIKE 8'T, Cor, First Av. at Columbia St, PARARADRARARAAAD ALS O STAND BY THE PRESIDEN ! CHAPTER V Chioe's Choice Chloe had made her chotee, bad jeast in her lot with her family, For them she had put away love and de nied the deepest instiget of her| |betng, yet never had she felt so lalien to them, or so longed to get} away. The yacht became her hope |now, the promise of escape, and she | waited for the summons, The day it came she flew about the house} like & young whirlwind | “Chloe hasn't had enough young! |life,” Mra, Gage confided to Sabri | | (Continued From Our Last Issue) | We don't realize how Billy has |tled her down, I am so glad you jean take him for her, dear. 1} |should have loved to if 1 weren't] pledged to the Diet Kitchen | Sabra started to xpeak, but the! sound of Chloe's Meht feet on the her lps feems so unimportant © put your shoulder to real work,” whe said, rising. “I (have called & special board meeting of the Eugenics Society, mother; 1) y be kept late.” | | At the meeting Sabra announced | that a number of western clubs had expressed a desire to entertain | a member of the Eugenics Society yond r something of its work. — | The business of the board js to select a representa "phe sald Of courne, she herself was instantly jand unanimously chosen, but she} sat troubled and downcast before the tribute. “There are reasons why I cannot accept, she told | them. “I must beg you to put some- one else in my piace.” | They would not hear of ft, and when they had backed thetr enthu siasm by an appropriation for trav cling expenses, at last she Sifted jher fine head and put her hand to the plow, ‘Work always means sacrifice,” she anid. “It will not be easy for| me to be away in June, but if you | tell me to go, | can only obey.” When Sabra returned home Chloe was reading the evening pa } Wa - To thin, Gr THE DIME FASCES Dear Mise Grey: In anewer to F.! 8. C., jr, | will say that | agree | | | “Mother, “The Seed of the Righteous” By Juliet W. Tompkins bys her chair, resting tired eyes heartbroken,” Sa- ‘Chloe, am bra began. “I can't keep my word to you. | am the servant of my Society, and it has voted to send me West for a tour of the women's clubs. What can 1 do? I totd them how hard it was for me to get away—indeed, I flatly refused but they would not let me off, And I could not expect them to put look ling after Billy above spreading our | #!rl;” thru the whole West—could 1, dear?” She was reasonable, and, as al ways, right, but Chioe had turned & sudden hard red You have known you were go ing all the time!” she flung at her amazed sister. “You've known it and planned ft and brought it about, and it is as much pleasure to you as the yacht ts to You're just acting sorry!” she ran out of the room work it me And Abra not angry; only nded an ersistently reason- I tried my bert to get out * she told her mother. “Certainly, dear! Mrs, Gage was bolt upright, girded for active measures. We will find a way. It is a greater honor to you, Sabra. 8 able of tt A moment later she started up. Chloe!" ste called. She hed to call a second time before a door opened and @ reluctant voice an swered | have thought of what we can do!” Mrs, Gage was speak- ing up the stairs to the shadowy figure at the top. “Alice Murray is down on her long Island place, and you know how fond she is of Milly. Il! ask her to take him for the month of June. Her Mary is fo kind, and four children are rea! ly no more trouble than three. Chioe sat in a garden, again the sting of laughing words the Sereno Gage grandchild; {se dumped down here rath you know the family way “No, mother—no'” she exclaimed. people criticize us for asking things like that. Mrs. Mur. feeling | he oten— Tew 1916 Merrill Copyright Hor ci 0, They say we—take—too much.” The blow had missed. “Whom shall we ask, then? I am tled up, and Sabra can't help herself—you lwere not quite to b Toto, | But there must be some one who | would take him.” “There is,” said | you leave it to me?” | “Yes; of course, But tf you want |help, I am right here, my little and Mrs 6 went back | with a saddened realization that her |little girl was growing up. Chloe herself was conscious new forces, | In the hurried days that followed Chloe. “will of Sabra asked no questions about family arrangements. Even at part- ing her clear, straight look held no concern. Mra. Gage kept her diffi cult silence till a chance encounte her the truth. She hurried home, full of distress Why, Chloe,” she exclaimed, ‘the Commodore says you wrote it n you couldn't go. I was all ready to help you—I would have ‘found some way!” | 1 didn't want it, mother; not | enough to put my work off on eome one else.” But—" Then thelr eyes met, and the familiar arguments faltered before the bewildering discovery that they were strangers. Mrs Gage slowly turned away, looking troubled and poor and very old Chloe suddenly sprang up, throwing impetuous arms about her. “I love you, better than any one on earth,” she said hotly. I have \to do my way, but don't mind—tet |me work it out. Just remember jthat you are always the biggest per- son in the whole world to me, and that I love you. Don't ever let me hurt you, mother!” The kind arms, feeling her sob, held her comfortingly. “Are you y, Toto—bothored about any- ge presently asked. | Chloe dried her eyes and man- aged to smile, “Oh, being a girl is no joke,” she admitted; “but I dare -|say one gets over it in time.” per to her mother, who lay back in| ray herself has done it—I heard her.j (Continued in Our Next Issue) about the question, it sort of gives you a threecornered pain. | hope Miss Grey and the readere of my TEST OF LOVE Q—I am dearly in love with a | young man who acts as tho he with him in rega the spirit, such as we have paraded be- fore your eyes, is nauseatin the ot KNOWN | himee! to the fasces on | missive will pardon all my “French” This American | expressions, but | just couldn't re- | sist. MOSES. to ony! beaut. | cared for to prove h ait, 2 new dime. least. Why forsake t WRITES TO “REBEL” ing for their tand—their priced ful things of life for crude ones? 7 best and s' ranging from $50 to $600 or more|the name right, and I will say ae 1am an American, and Prove at Ocar cane aaitaae rede sie ty. per acre? that Mr. Dale, whose creature I @22) more go than the writer who signs gpa bees fT | this world today who could give f E.G. as | can trace My | vou @ better answer than |. Still | How can | test him sincerity? LOUISE. he young man cares enough for you to marry you, he Will tell you so. That will be the urest test of his sinceri- Until then, you can only wait. Before that | 16 amendment, or new basis of/no desire or intention of escaping} 55 Pald on Say a girl, but those fellows are a! Trust and Savings Accounts Subject to Check Aref] ™Nority. ‘ Cordially Invited As luck has it, however, | get Bank Ms 2 along famously without any de | ancestry back to cartiest American | history, and | do get tired of this! smail talk about America and! Americanism, and the slogan, “The best in the world,” “The biggest in the worid,” etc. | appreciate America much as anyone, but |) | never i sight of the beautiful things of other countri things which we have t and copied from the old world and re still doing today. | don’t sup- pose that E. S. knows that most of our beautiful buildings in this coun- try are merely copies, with th ception of such monstrositie L. C. Smith building. He is probably the type of man who claps his hands when the flag | is shown on the screen at some) cheap moving picture house, but when the time came for duty to his country he would still be hiding In the folds of “Old Glory.” The flag representing a country should not | be used for advertising purposes and be floated from every little peanut stand, but should be re- served for national holidays, and then to decorate only government buildings. The same should apply |to the national airs, and one would | not have to listen to the beautiful the taxation, which affects all small|the responsibility for anything 1|/*Star Spangled Banner” of a Leese lahsoge sagpagyr decision, |have said FRANK E. READ. | equeaky orchestra on entering or 1M. UE 8, | aoe leaving a cheap place of amuse 6566 So. TO AID RED CROSS ment. The national songs should be reserved for national affairs) and other important occasions. think this is one of the reasons of lack of pi jotism in this country.) One soon gets disgusted with the) cheap use of the flag and national airs which should mean something | to us, and should be respected, of a country expresses the charac- that American music is “ragtime Tacoma for years has claim-|that it is his duty to Join the Amer. A " 7 1 suppose you also think we a ed the mountain as her very |ican National Red Cross associa- taking step backward when we own, and called it Mt. Tacoma, If| tion, allow some of the beautiful old| it were not the hobby of a few in LIVINGSTON B. STEDMAN, operas to be heard in America. | fantiles, maybe seniles, there would President. Music and art are the highest ex-| be no question raised about the pressions of “civilization,” and no| goo) old name by which this ma) WANT HOMESTEADER one denies that, and yet we are at jeatic mountain is world-wide the stage of “ragtime.” AMERICA, AGREES WITH “REBEL” Dear Miss Grey: | must add a| few lines to this all important con-| troversy, started by “Rebel.” This| is the first time that | have ever! gotten up nerve enough to write to | Cynthia. | have perused many of | your answers to both sensible and nutty letters, which | have found! very interesting. | First of all, V'll say that “Rebel” | and | are kindred souls, and | agree with her perfectly, the girl who re jspects herself is not the girl who | “has the fellows.” | have plenty of pep and ginger in rowd, an just because | have teil: say they think | am the othePkind of girl. When | squelch them they get peeved, so there you | are. There are some nice fellows | who don't expect all this affection, “as It were," in payment for any time or money they may bestow on scendant of Adam tied to my apron | strings, and | enjoy my girl friends’ | company just as much, so | should) fret, Just the same, when you think | will endeavor to do my best. | have been almost entirely around the world, and have been in some of the largest, some of the finest, some of the worst cities in the world, and from observations | will give you my version, Looking at the countiess number of young men in this world of ours today, and judging from the out- come of recent elections in refer. ence to the dry state of affairs, | sincerely believe that the man of today is just as anxious for the vir- tuous girl ver he was, and it is his fault if he marries otherwise. The women of the streets are not looking for a husband. Altho it is said that a fallen woman makes a good wife, | still believe that the nice girl will make a better wif mother and comfort for the home. Cc. F. F. CLEANING COAT Q—I have a white chinchilla coat and want it clean for spring. Will you pl tell me if | could wash or clean it myself, and how? Will tl have to send it to a cleaner? R. B. S. If the coat is very badly soil- it wonld be best to send it to a first clad cleaning establishment, If you attempt to clean it do not try to wash it or sponge it as water will ruin it. Mix salt and cornmeal! and scrub the coat in this, just you would in soap suds. When it appears clean, brush it well with a A ed clean clothes brush or whisk broom. | “TOO FAST” Q—Can you tell me what a boy Do you know, E. &., the music | Means when using the slang expres. first paper: sino “She too fa or “She's too man say this to another, Db. A-I can only make a guess as to what the young man meant. By the first he may possibly have meant that the girl was too flighty —too forward. By the second he might have meant that she was dull and uninteresting. PANTAGES Wallace, the Eskimo brought here several years ago by Rear- Admiral Peary, has taken out his to become a United States citizen. He will renounce ter of its people, and do you know | slow”? | happened to hear a young his allegiance to the king of Den- | mark. | USE STAR WANT |ADS FOR RESULTS Continuous ° SUNDAY 10c and 20c WEEK STARTING MONDAY MATINEE Frank Fogarty 6—Berlo Diving Girls—6 The Canary Caruso OTHER BIG FEATURES