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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

OF n u1LE VIC have had forest 0rcs
A n that reached gigantic proper
"a a E tions. IA the Miromichi 0rc OF
wy 1925 where on two and a half
million acres every living thing
Was killed. md the FISH died along the
river banks; tho Peshtigo Gre OF 1871
which covered over two thousand square
miles In Wisconsin md In which DeOrly
fifteen hundred people perishcd; and the
IIlncklcy fire OF 1901, when that town
and six other places were destroyed. In
some ways the fires Of 1908 were the
worst known Expert forestcrs who
have since been over the ground stntc
that II is impossible 10 fgure the dam
oge done ond that the waste was enor-
I0ous
The loss by forest fires in our country
In the average year reaches Atty million
dollars. This 0gurc WAS far exceeded
last year. Tho drouth, which was gen
crol was chiefly contributory, but other
adverse conditions helped. among them
the Indifference of people 20 small nres.
The government bnd much to do In
hgbting 1res in the national forests,
bot preventive measures kept the loss
down to a minimum. The d0mnGe In
forest Gre cannot be calculated In dol
lars and cents Though there WIS com
paratively a small loss OF life In tho
1905 1rcs. people for months lived In
terror. nfty persons pcrlshed In Mich
isau and many suffered seriously from
the effects 10 the cnsc of larse trees
On estimate Gun be placed on the dam
nge, which grows greater 0s timber be
comes more valuable but II IL not so
easy to calculate the destruction TO
Young. growing forest trees. Some Idea
con be gained when one reflects that II
costs from six to twenty dollars an ocre
10 plant tiny seedlings. II million
ncrcs nre burned over and All young
growth destroyed it is clear the waste
Ia cnormous.
1t Is evident a moro adequate system
OF forest protection Is needed aud even
the Indifferent have at last been aroused
10 see the necessity OF some systematic
crusade. Fortunately, we have United
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

grains OF metallic dust nrc much smaller
than ernlns OF sand and much harder
than the hardest OF steel bullets YET
manufactured by man. They ore per
fectly rounded rs II cost IN the same
mold and all are hollow. Ii Ia therefore
evident that a peculiar Gctlon must come
from the throwing on OF nnc particles
of molten metal Into the cold spaces
between the various worlds
They nro formed from the bright trnliS
left behind 10y comets aud metcors- ON
coming into the eartb's atmosphere
meteors become molten. Then by the
air pull behind cueh meteor there de-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

e TAR dust has often been mentioned
y y astronomers. and the prevailing
~ thcory appears TO bc that much OF
tic lncalculublr distances between the
great heavenly bodies Is thickly strewn
with this aae mctullic matter. It has
now been oualyzcd and Is found to con
sist OF wonderfully hard aud very min
ute hollow spheres Of mctnL
Tic metnls I'm this mcteoric dust nre
considered as debris or fragments left
over from an6iont worlds which went to
pieccs countless ages past under the
wear n0d teur Of the universe. The
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

from the year 1000 until the year 200o
The answer TO any such question. which
would take thorough mathematician
some time 10 solve. this idiot can
read OF from hls brain IN a dash In
over n thousand questions be has never
been cnusbt by Or. Witzmunu 10 the
slightest error.
Thug hc was nsked: What WAS the day
OF the week on October 9. 1907? The re-
ply was Thursday" He can give the
date Of any Easter IN the given period or
n thousand ycnrs. and can give the num-
bcr Of dave IN any holiday period ln the
Roman Church.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

HA ANY have been the marvellous ac-
III accomplishments along peculiar lines
y Lily individuals who In all other ways
acre idiotic. Blind Tom. the famous col
pred musician OF a generation back. was
not only sigbtles0 but semi-idiotc md
rubJcct 10 alarming commissions. Recent
Observations by the famous scientist. Dr.
Hermann Witzmnnn. OF Vienna. OF
man locked M ns n cougenital idiot show
} remarkable mathematical freak In this
mans brain.
This idiot ls nbic 10 tell what day OF the
week II has been or VIII bo on any So
ccted day 10 the whole period. extending
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The Washington times., 1909-04-28
CHMpRENs nREssEs-snenlal
CHmDRENs wEARAELE-T

of Children's Percale Dresses, White
Petticoats, with hem and CucKs.
Drawers trimmed with
ruffes and Jean Drawer 4n
Waists Sold regularly at ~
Ice each. Special at... 6 q
The Washington times., 1909-04-28
CHILpREN'S HATS

Children's Wash Hats, with butt,
ed croWns; also hats made
OF canvas and null, trimmed
with sashes. White and coli n :
ors. Regular price sc each
One day at. ...-...........As - :
The Washington times., 1909-04-28
SI.oo SILK GLOyES-Spe

of Milanese Silk Gloves. with double
tipped fingers. Full 16-buttOn length
the mOusquetaire style Colors ol
black, white. tan. gray and
navy All sizes of each col Il ~
or Regular price 81 pair n y
Thursday Bargain Sale Price " =
The Washington times., 1909-04-28
soc LIsLE CLOVES

extra quality silk MerceriZs4s LisIe
Thread Gloves LNO-Clasp
Style. Perfect kid fitting All nEr
sizes Sold regularly at SOC ~
pair Special for one day, at. - -
The Washington times., 1909-04-28
sc WHITE LINEN

White Linen. warranted 10 be made
from linen fax. of desirable weight
for making suits. waists and
children's Wearables- Sold n n
regularly at 40c yard Special ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
THE SEATTLE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
Mr.. Bouillon Endorsed

The next mayor of Seattle ought 10 have the con
science Puritan and the spirit of cavalier; he
ought 70 be able to think straight and right and he
ought to be able to do right in decisive way-Post
Intelligencer
In the extract quoted above we have as deserp
ton Of Mr. A. " Bouon as possible put into the Eng
ish language,
As there is no other man yet the for the Republ
can nomination for mayor any particular could be thus
described the PoSt-lnegenccr sincere Il must support
MIR Bouilon. 1t is record
"The conscience OF Puritan Seattes mayor must have
How about Hiram c Gill; Mr. Gnths. whose supporters
willing wade through beer to win the racer Do you find
In either place indications of such conscience
That Mr. Boullon has a conscience, and very
lively one. made manifest many times while that
gentleman served superintendent of public utilities
His conscience kept him busy telling the public what
its doing and refused to permit him to
hide from the public gaze that which should have been
brought to light. In the conscience line Mr. Bouion is
very well supplied The people need have no fear OF
him that
Then find that the mayor OF Seattle must have
"the spirit of cavalier Assuming that the writer accepts the
dictionary definition brave warlkc have right TO the
further assumption that Mr. Boulon is again described IL
however we accept the definition bold reckless and gay
fellow" admit that in this particular the writer
may have had another candidate in mind
be that this spirit Of cavalier that Seattes
mayor have the spirit OF the warrior with good
cause. spirit that knows comp = Mise with the enemy
That's OF spirit that made a. " BouIIon the best
public official the city OF Seattle has had and that will
make him true servant oil the people should nc be chosen
"He be able to think straight and right and
he ought to be able do right in decisive way"
Cut the cloth from this for Mr. Boulon and
you'll find wrinkle anywhere Douion thinks straight
and right because he is absolutely honest and OF high ne
gence. That he does right a decisive way" EN-
phatcaly proven by the incidents leading up his dismissal
from office by Mayor Miller
Everything considered. believe right in assuming
that the PosIntegencer believes Mr. Bouon be made of
the material Of which Seattles mayor should be made
The Star welcomes the PostIntegencer into the Bouon
camp and that will continue Mr. Bouicns
selection at the republican primaries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
Saloon License Economics

Saloon licenses. like any other commodity follow the laws
of supply and demand subject the interruptions by
OF monopolics and corners
Just present the demand for saloon licenses Seattle
is much greater than the supply An artificial monopoly has
been created by the ordinance which limits the number OF
present and half Of social clubs facing alcoholic
drought, because there is license to be had.
The club, TO which license is necessary it
saloon, it will exist license somewhere the
city viii sell consequently the clubs 20
saloons and bid for licenses
The that $500 being demanded for frac
ona licenses that originally but 81 The
probably properly the brewery which bought license
sell it at profit Of $50 per
noted that we have the strange economic
condition Of the city creating monopoly for the benefit
of itself but of the other party the transaction something
Mr. Rockefeller other experienced monopolsts
Naturally the thought arises. Why should the city
profit by this demand for saloon censes At present the city
charges 81 900 for BIS licenses Why charge 2oOo2
stead Of $3sOo0 year revenue city get
probably s5OooOo making pesssc allowance
that might not be able to pay much.
The first objection from the saloon and brewery course
will be that such charge coniscatory This objection
made when the license 5000 $1,000 but
facts did bear its ruihfulness any extent few
weaker saloons succumbed-tha brewery abandoned
thembut for the part the saloon business
profitably as before.
Even should $1,000 license materially reduce the number
OF Saloons the community aside from the brewery ockhod
would suffer beyond consolation The theory of linn
tied saloon licenses recognizes the benefit restricting the
number II it IS well for Seattle more than 3is
saloons better to have than 200 Those who hold
licenses today glad that they have only 34 competitors
they should be gladder to have but 100
And incidentally, there plenty room in the city treas
ury for the additional receipts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
DETROIT'S CHILDHOOD SURVEY

Following is a summory OF the
report OF the committee OF the Y
NJ G. A. on the morality of boys
and girls In Detroit, Mich. Judge
Lindsey believes THAT similar con.
ditlona exist In Seattle.
Boys of wealthy parents are not
better. morally. than those from
poor homes. Middle class boys are
better off than either.
Girls are. In many cases. as lack
ing In morality as boys.
Boys of the Industrial districts
patronize saloons and cheap thea
tres freely.
Girls at amusement parks lure
boys to evil.
Suggestive and immoral pictures
are displayed for the temptation of
the boys who visit penny picture
booths.
Pool rooms are stepping stones
TO evil
Fifty to 10 per cent of high school
boys are habitual smokers.
Indecent literature and pictures
are circulated freely. especially
among high school boys.
Boarding houses should be regu-
lated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

years ~ age. To look into their
pretty. Innocent facca II would seem
almost sacriiegious 10 assume that
an evil thought ever entered their
minda. and. under decent social con.
dttlons. such a thought never would
have entered their mindN.
The indecent literature circulated
among theee girls started upon ita
corruptlnF mission from some
source. The little Klri Of 10 says
that she worked In department
store during the summer She t~s
titles here in court that a young
woman she met there told Der many
things abe did not know before, and
from her she obtained the notes that
started through the school Now. I
believe that most young, self sup
porting women are pure and honor.
able. Notwithstanding the difficult
struggle they face. But OF course
some OF them are not
This young woman earned 81 or
50 per week. Cannot her knowledge
Of vice be traced 10 the pittancog
The little Eiri earned $3.50 per
week. These small earnings were in
both cases necessary TO the support
OF poor families. and yet families
who In Intelligence and general dis.
position stand "a high ~ the boat.
Chriat taught us 10 pray, LEAD
az not into temptation" Surely
there Was the inference from Him
that just In proportion as men.
boys and girls are tempted. to that
extent do we give evil the best
chance.
The welldresaed. comfortable man
and woman In the front pew In the
church. whore these teachings OF
Christ are supposed to be incul.
Gated, are Ia a large measure 70.
sponsible for the conditions that are
poisoning the souls OF those chill.
dren. and tho milestone IL being
hanged about their necks when they
least expect Il. One OF these little
girls may. and frequently does.
come from wealthy home.
She has associated with some
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

Information was largely sought
from those whose official or pro.
fessional positions placed them IN
a position TO have the greatest pos
sible knowledge of conditions.
A limited time was spent in the
streets of the red light district,
watching those entering known
disreputable houses. but no CONVEX.
sation or interviews we're held
there.
Some calls were made at rooms
for rent" houses, to discover their
character
Actual observation revealed the
fact that Of those entering disrep-
utahle houses. only about 30 per
cent were from IA to II years of
age.
II is significant, however, that
fulH 90 per cent Of those enterlnu
such establishments are between
the ages Of 10 and a years, MAKING
the total OF more than 30 per cent
under n years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

When ! steps into Taffeta g. Bal
briggan's To take my new job as
censor over the salesladies. I had
one corklng welcome.
Learning ! was coming back. the
girls nearly ate me up--but that's
girl for you---it couldn't last.
They would just naturally cool
down. but with me as a sort OF boss
over them things we're sure TO bo-
come decidedly 30 degrees north
latitude. The forelady hasn't lived
who can risk mixing among her
loving helpers without a chain mail
corset cover.
Sure enough. when | told them I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

was going TO be there 10 see that
they stack up TO reasonable limits
In the matter OF dress and deport-
ment you could already feel cleo.
trictty In the air. However. some
of them gushed all the more, on the
principle OF making themselves
solid.
Mr.. Taffeta has told me to ease
along the plan cautiously. "You
might begin by getting the fancy
dressers who don't have to pay
board at home 10 costume them.
selves more like bread winners" he
suggested.
Did you get that7 wow I'm
afraid I'm In bad.
tContinued.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
Juvenile Court Reformer Discusses Startling Condi-
tons Disclosed by Y. M. c. A. Childhood
Survey in Detroit, Typical American City-Not
an Indictment of the Boy or the Girl, but of the
Ceneration-Must Teach the Way to Purity.

Mothers and fathers OF Seattle conscious OF the pe
that ying In walt for boy and g DO know
made ia American cities have
that cent OF boys and Girls vice
Us iormaf
aul into the lives OF boys and girls OF Detroit Mich The city
selected because ypcaneither better
other ctles The results Of tho investigation startling
Denver similar inquiries have been made Judge
Juvenile authority What
elsewhere
editor OF The asked Judge Lindsey tell the
fathers Of Seattle what they ought here In Of what
he Of Denver. and what the Y NJ. G. A. found
today read Judge IAndseyH
honest
man. Editor The Star,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

This very day. as ] write thia. ]
am investigating a case OF fmnior
atty among school girls In one Of
our schools IN ono of tho beHt aver.
age nrlghborhooda ia Denver. aud
what IL here investigated il more
than likely 10 exist ia every school
In similar nelghhorhoods in this
country.
These little Eirin are about 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

the youth OF city are typical Of those OF other
cities | have , o. any doubt that tho facts
bad AZ they are represented Allowing for more
less exaEgerath and unnecessary alarm that fol
lows such invef ignions. the actual conditions dis
closed are serr enough 60 enlist the attention Of
every thought citizen. especially Of fathers and
mothers. who the principal responsibility Tor
childhood
be shared by q state and society. which means. Of
course. every : dlsidunl part Ia H. either
through sins OF mission commission.
These eond ions not indictment OF the
American boy al rather Of those who are reapousi.
Bile for the boy nd the gri. This generation IL
sponabic for q cm. The children are not RESPONSE
bic Tor either thi presence In the world for
ditiona. The beft work that this generation can do
Ia 10 teach Theses chiidren--the next generation
how they may remedy these conditions for the re-.
suits cAnnoi BE- ACCOMPLISHED BY this generation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

girl who has been subjected TO
these evil communications The
smpurity and Yiieness that men do
feAebea down among tho children.
II spreads among them at times and
Ia spots like n plague.
The young woman Of 70, who
could not live on 81 q week. ard
had found ., more pleasant 20 enter
the primrose path that leads 10 the
everlasting bonfire. mnn realty a
victim Of her o~n conditions, a vic.
tim 81 the society that sacrifices
her as long as those sho ruie are
sleek and fat and comfortable.
nut even they In the end mus,
suffer. as we must all suffer for cur
nsifiahueAa and neglect Our an.
natural and unjust social and eco.
uosnle conditions are chiefly respon.
sioie for thu impnfity and immoral.
~ that are more and moro invading
the child life ~ the nation II IL
absurd 10 say that $50 had any such
conditions 80 or 100 years ago.
FATHERS and mothers who will get
confidential wiih their children
and learn what they know aud
what they think about and talk
about. must admit that such con.
disions werr not prevalent In their
own childhood The ie-year.old
girls who worked long hours in
the laundry or candy factory. ar.
renied In a vine room or cheap
dance hall aud brought TO my
court. might well faal bitter ut the
social system that compelled them
TO suffer such temptations IN their
younger lives They did not earn
enough. they said. 10 live deceutIy
and wear good clothes and go with
nice people. and they had TO have
some pleasure in life. or the bur.
den would be impossible 20 bear.
II Is true we cannot accop, these
things az an excuse for immortality
or crime in the particular indsvid.
nai. neither can we ignore them
II we viii do Justice and expect
this condition TO grow better. in.
stead Of worse.
Again. too many parents are too
poor OF too rich TO come into that
personal communion with child.
hood that ia necessary to a pure
life. Some nhirk their responsible.
lty. and some are unable 10 dis.
charge H. They expect the school
10 do too much. II the school
would try 10 teach the boys and
girls about those functions Of life
- ths... .saftsl L.. a.ssw..~~. ga .....a
tory. which they constantly try to
penetrate. II might do more harm
than good
II we insist that the father should
teach the boy. we find that In many
cases there In no father. or he
goes TO work at o'clock In the
morning and gets home at 7 In the
evening. In the struggle for exist.
ence he has little disposition or
opportunity to do his duty. Moth
ers are often similarly situated
Among the wealthy the child is
not oblivious to what goes on
around him. and the home In which
the supposedly gentle form OF gam
bling In bridge parties and tippling
In wine suppers are going on il not
without it's evil Influence ON the
child.
But then. there are so many
causes. too many to elaborate upon
here; but until We get back To the
plain principles OF common hon.
oaty. purity and deoency IN the or
binary affairs OF life. and insist
upon them In business. in politica.
In society. we cannot expect any
different result than that horrible
condition disclosed by the investi.
CATION In Detroit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
STAR DUST

AZ william bent over her fair face
he whispered, Darling. II I should
ask you In French II I might kiss
you what would you answer"
She, calling up her scanty knowl-
edge Of the French language. ex-
claimed. BILLET doux. tit Bits.
say" queried the wound be hu-
morist, where IL that place Atoms
that 20 many people are blown to?t
"It's just the other side Of EfflRy.
the place IN which so many people
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

are hanged" answered the solemn
erson.-~Chicago News.
Once In n while the hook-wo
gets into Wall st.. else why do
stocks get "slOw and sluggiah"7
live here7
Landlady-No; they are ali re-
spectacle people In this house. Sim
pllcissimus.
There ara not a few who wish
Nadine Steinheil had remained
gagged.
There's a 81. Louis dog that grew
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

DIR. Roller wreatled Frank Gotch
before a large crowd in Kansas
City last night, The farther east
you go. the easter they get.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

In few days the man who al
ways furnishes the White House
turkey gets his annual million dol.
lars worth OF advertising.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

II is significant that the women
who arc best Informed as TO why
women marry are the women who
have never tried.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

As to the old gentleman who has
been drunk for 10 years. the
pertinent question is. 'Where does
he get it7"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

u taken
and Ignorance 70 bring about the shocking conditions referred
will them Christ Of
landed little the milestone
nects We beginning feel the
Injustice
the Indirect
IL notap atcd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

What bright boy. Can he talk ?s'
yes'm, he can say thanks when
you put penny In his handl"--
Chips.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
Boys Department

nrakes iin~s Of egEo Suits IL
sizes k@iT years. doubia-brehntsa
knicher Pants. wool fabric ON
sale this week .4s $50
Boys Extra Pants. $500 ard
81 30 qualities. On sale a. SITS
boys Hats. all nolors ... sI.xs
Eserythipg 81 furnishings--
Sweaters. Neekwear. shirts. f3eits.
etc. etc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16

New York horse show were won by
the clothes horse.
"Quarreied ON their wedding day2
Dreadful! And what about7'
THE BRIDES girl friends cried too
voJforously TO suit the BRIDE
groom."--Courier-J gSrnai.
Teacher-What are the duties OF
the vice president OF the United
States7
Young America--lfe has 10 play
golf IN the absence OF the president.
Puck
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-16
HOW SHALL WE SAVE OUR CITY'S
BOYS AND GIRLS FROM VICE CLUTCH?
JUDGE LINDSEY WRITES ON A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM OF TO
BY JUDGE BEN B. LINDSEY

(Denvers Juvenile Court Authority and Hcformer)
have n summary Of the boyhood survey. made By
Young chrlaIan Aaaoealnn Of nnirn CondIilona