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4 i coca a ae msi i ~ THE SEATTLE STAR—TU DAY, DECEMBER 28, 1919. | Eorroniats. q g 10-Cent Fare in Tacoma ngs | WE'LL SAY so | To Cure Social Unrest _ ‘* EARLY. BY H. ADDINGTON BRUCE Author of The Kiddie of Personality,” “Psychology and Parenthood,” Ete ‘COUSIN MARY'S ' Hasan ; FON p of Sweers THE CANDY SHOP-A XMAS { sie | She Seattle Star By Mall, out of city, be per month, J months, mij $0; M4 TH, your, $8.00.-in the | The per month, $4.50 for € muentha or s900 | per year. Diy earrier, city, Lie per weook | | , | On the Issue of Ss || Americanism There Can ay Be No Compromise TORIALS — FEATURES | While Seattle has been managing its street car affairs, ander the direction of Sv ident Murphine and Mayor Fitzgerald, so that a S-cent fare is not only a possibility, but an actuality, behold the plight of Tacoma. In that city, under private ownership, the fare has been 7 cents and now the Puget Sound Traction company has filed a petition for a 10-cent fare. We do not know the merits of the case, and venture a prediction as to whether the public s mission will allow the 10-cent fare or not. This much we do know: The traction business has generally outgrown private control. There are many causes for the social un-| is the one who gives his fellow beings a TREAT" 4st so seriously in evidence today. But the | little more—a little better—service, ] BuyinG reat cause, the fundamental cause, is self We cannot a!ford to be superior or sullen . ishness, with any patron of our schools. We aim DAY. LEFT. And society, no matter how organized, | to make every taxpé feel that for hisf GET HER'S whether under an autocracy, in a democ- | mone » want to give him and his children q Now! racy, or according to the most extreme form , more service than he and they ever beforaghS . of socialism, will continue to be restl and od ly learn The janitor or teacher or other helper w ‘il annot even ice com torn by dissensions until men rez ; ‘ . on hould logically be to think and to live altruistically can systematize and organize his work gl NL ede I ce head hg ie aga pen Ore Force will never cure social unrest. At | as to save time, help, or material, will B owned by the public. The transportation means of a sity times it may be necessary to use force, as | doing his part toward securing an adequate Should be as much 4 public ving utility, under public which anarchy threaten But so long a reward for all. Every dollar saved makes contro! and ownership and management, as the public high men think selfishly—think only in terms of | somebody a better, bigger job. . ways and roads are. The indu trial life of the city is tied personal inte t and cla welfare—force Any employe who is wise and discreet | up with the transportation facilities, A city where laborer ‘lean effect but temporary gains, and social , enough to merit a better salary is wise and must pay 7-cent and 10-cent fares cannot compete with a unrest will soon be manifest once more discreet enough to render a better service city that has a nickel fa What is needed is education for ideals of | Whether he receives a raise in salary or not, Those who can remember the situation a little more thar a year ago, when the traction system here, under private control, apparently was breaking down under its load, wii! never regret that the traction system is now owned by the iblic. Not alone have we been saved from higher ca: aires, but we have at least a fair outlook for continuing improvement of service. Under private control, all improvements stopped for the service, helpfulness, and self-forgetting co- Our opportunity will come from our abil- operation. To give rather than to get must | ity and anxiety to make our part of the become the dominant life of all, of men and | Carbon schools the best in the world. | women in every walk of life. The right spirit is in this code. Did you ever hear of Carbon county,| And it is the spirit which must animate Utah? In Carbon county a small group of | workers everywhere—employers and em- people are trying valiantly to blaze the trail | ployed alike—if the social storminess of that all must follow if the goal of social peace | today is to give way to a lasting social peace, RASS 4 CISTEN —I ASKED FOR PEANUTS Not PAPER pola or ten years. Whether the company could affo: <A and harmony is ever to be attained. | I salute with the deepest respect the or not, is immaterial. No extensions were made, No 2 » yy Ga a perfectly good They are the teachers, principals, and | teachers, principals, and school superintend- betterment of service was undertaken. : y GH ch as Emma et School superintendents of Carbon county, | ents of Carbon county. I commend their} And yet, if a city is to prosper, one of the essential con \ WL : 2 2 FB @eaind |Not long ago the admirable pioneers in code to educators the length and breadth of genuine social reconstruction drew up a code | the land, to all men and women whateve’ of behavior to which they pledged them their calling. selves to try to live. Here are a few of its | , Life truly is service. And until all appre- basic principles: ciate this, until all make service their code Life is service. The one who progresses | of life, the social turmoil will go on. © siderations is decent transportation service. Under munic - ipal management, this will be worked out for Seattle. Under private control, it was impossible. LANA Seattle picture bride, charging cruelty in divorce com- plaint, says she was hit by a dried fish. Slang for ‘Friend Husband”? Ku | [ tomorrow | [UMS /0K6 ON OT AP PL E [Hard Work Wins 1 her name in an sie a ia The man, bu p Bb oecagh SMe ° s s a Pee Y. M,C at Fert Leavenworth, By DR. EDWIN J. BROWN The king and queen of Belgium are back home in Brus ge Ka was turned upon the| LW. HL. A. signi sels after what it is hoped they will always remember ker, t er, when T | | pp yp BO as a pleasant journey thru the United States. When this| but th me iat sinatra royal pair first returned to their home about a year ago 1 ie Gama i ‘ The insomnia of the midnight cat after four years of exile enforced upon th by e Ever nd t n we foe avigator w vere ¢ cours contagious jp er kaiser, the collars of the Belgians, according to a remark| « ARE YOU rom . pp . . 4 Boy ir : of Brand Whitlock, “seemed to fit rather loosely.” | sony eat IN THE PRIME , Lis Papragitna tonsa ie Saete eine Concue But things are different now. Belgians are fattening up.|,'!°" ea ave You ‘hone sneiee |. WERE w think re Mvent } me ip are going well in the little country that will always|tne mor : S oRc\eae aaa ee eee te 24th of December in 1814 a Westlake, 4 forth in history as the great martyr of the war. Thelof the death, just in what shou na to Drew Crowd a Setwetll thie Uieitos! wtaieal S iples packed there, thrift, independence and industrious temper are showing} nee eee the prime of life, of ome | 1 was eigned. By this! = n citizen, some one who w Quietly ed We ines wa ndary of the| “, except at the ex-/ rettied. The ques-| caused the war, the! enjoyt health? | k g per pagine if that edit Hine for the « f, he'd ray: “Lucky Pair Call ee revue, as they always do. The Belgians have a repu-|/),..., e of being about as hard working as any people in| targe portion of these deathn were | p | the world. Skillful and resourceful, too, as their production | c®used by what physictans call “de- | « were writing; of giant Belgian hares and giant horses proved. Seema cote Hlomysoes espdeged . = hae Amerie, nine he The country excels in the number of small land-owners— | tik and apoplexy | Seal, Ae eiitaia a Ota teks of our merchant/are selling for generally in Seattle, tish navy, was ig-| Look the market over, then seq about one man in every six; and only about 30 per cent of! 2. generat Aineane Tick to Chauncey Olcott its people live in the large cities. Reconstruction work is |?) ir onset, and are usually | t You don't want t Met for Friday night for the O tiestinbse x proceeding rapidly. The country was not ravaged as was|o¢ ~~ s ~ peed fs ‘ noel 1 answer ormed near! northern France by the Germans. Their own necessities t ; , boller ko buy Boldt’s French pas wea ac ted ieetee, ee "imposed upon the invaders limits to their tendencies of | wi naidered himeelf in ad 1114 Third ave.; down ment to exp the “ot ti 3 : jn ood at the same old stand. Wanton destruction. As a gateway to the lands beyond |/j),,)/'7" Of Physical condition ap- |eonae ¢ wn bod dace vin, Phoebe i Woe eee ar DR. EDWIN J. BROWN. the Rhine, the Belgians have a commercial opportunity | oniy printrss: ae tess ee A orkichad ‘of which they are now, as formerly, taking full advantage. | heart. or had premature hardening of lum, the first to feel the full shock of modern war,|''*® *teties. or chronic kidney di is well on the road to recovery, and the world rejoices. perectrcss gamer At the Most Favorable Time jf! ae : “Credit Gladly”’ Good for the Mayor SPARE PEPE PEPE RG PE PEPE TE PSPS PS PENS PS PEP AS PEPE PSPSPS PEEPS IEE | Mayor Fitzgerald evidently remembers those days of fal Mak the cbasity lo ce 2 iNroRMA Ah , esteryear, when the shouting sidewalk patriot and the fear-|\nerrase. has it ever « 1 to you ae Maes ,) N the most satisfactory way can you choose here ‘ profiteer patted the boys in eld on the back and, with) |" ome! Je tnaniaces tonne ¥ and without the annoyance of paying for your weices a-tremble with emotion, exclaimed: | to rweight? HUDSON BAY DOMAIN ¥ purchases at once. To be able to do your buying v “Come back when it’s over ‘over there’ and you will find | ibe ready to take you back.” now and pay for same over a lengthened period is INVADED BY YANKEES What a ghastly joke this must seem to some of the boys| VANCOUVER, B.C, Dec. 22— indeed a great advantage! who dropped their jobs to go “over there.” | ' Hudson 1 Did the soldiers come back? B tr rthw “cc ” en Rey | ary Easy to Pay the Eastern Way Did they get their jobs back? if } 1 ed a F Our “Easy to pay way” will prove the most wel- meers sre Oe ded teks ee ek wt ried dopey cat fown the ¥ come of news this Holiday season. It simply means American slackers. That was galling enough, but the atti-| the t gs Peas Porta that you make your payments in reasonable amount , - " ' by the week or month. tude of indifferent employers—the same boys who shouted themselves hoarse when the soldiers marched away—was rite enough to embitter the soul of a Job. And we're glad we have a mayor who, seeing his duty, acts without delay. | We are glad that most of the board of public works is “willing to work with him in giving employment to ex-service men—and if a member of such board is in the least hesitant and backward, he should be dismissed without the slightest | regret. | opps Coats, Furs, Millinery In each one of these items are assortments so varied that it makes your choice an easy one. A woman ever loves some article she can wear—some- thing to enhance her appearance. After a Night of Toothache Suffering— Best Drested Men Wear | ke ¢ is Kf “BRADBURY” Specially Priced Blouses Suits and Overcoats : : MN ais fortiliges whe Mie Appropriateness and Becomingness Are Fe ee WHO UUy MeL the Features of These Blouses clothes here—they make an in- NRO . " * . vestment that pays big dividends in EDECKED with frills, tiny pin tucks, They're trying to fix a 10-cent fare in Tacoma. Se- | attle, with its nickel fare, again has the laugh on its neighbor. lephone na ring Santa Claus Forever mu hate to, but you do—becau ou think it is the lesser of gan ca . lace trimming and novel in the mat- SN i | He tds you “call & once" £ idhal attention. comfort, tisfaction and appearance. Because is is of German derivation, a Seattle man wants You're sdrry you said anythir u reason, “If T etay awa | _ Tailored as every particular man ter of collars and cuffs. to change the name of Santa Claus. the pain ma baide”—and #0 it may, until next time! insists his clothes should be—mod Charming creations specially desi he Sz ; : : E Ss signed Not if millions of children the world over have any When germs of decay get busy, they never let up els for Young Men and Older Me ‘ ‘odvy’s + avant : to say about it! ; f bya, Over DAVE anything} Procrastination merely. pilex up. trouble againat tomorrow as well. ae villous to fulfill Milady’s most exacting require- Don't allow yourself to be victimized by Dentistry tan't practiced the way it more in ten minutes at home with « ¢ tooth than he'd be called upon to suffer thru whole DAYS of treatment at the hands of our practitioners! your own foolish fears! 1 ants. A s ing Ss } r own foolish fear For Men's Gifts: ments A_ stunning blouse of Crepe de Hats, Shoes, Smoking Jackets and | iN hine or Georgette such as we are show- hath Robes, ing is the best way to express your holi- eae | day wishes. You can’t convince them that Santa Claus wears a Prus-| sian Guard helmet, and does the goose-step over the house-| tops of the world. His name may sound like Potsdam and} German sauerkraut, but Santa by any other name would) ed to be, A man suffers Never seem the same kindly, jolly little man who arrives on} ine ai iting Siecavent at Gene. Leds -—< AGA aEI. bao : = Christmas Eve rooftops “when all neu the house, not evea-|f| "ita" @fzamoreveniin cme in ant wil Yourait All Models of the Columbia Grafonola and Records on Terms COMPEL Call us for an appointment TODAY ture is stirring, not even a mouse.” Anyway, the kiddies know that Santa isn’t a German. Doesn’t he come from the North Pole? ae the Germans never captured the North Pole—or nta ! u te come! 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