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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
WILL FIGHT HIGHER
COLLECTORS PAY.

WASHINGTON. FEB BY g.
P.-The senate has passed the bin
providing for immediate trBnsDorta.
ton for The ports of Blaine and
Sumas, with the further provision
that the secretary NJ the treasury
may at his discretion Increase the
salaries OF The deputy collectors Of
the ports " Tacoma aud Seattle 10
an amount not exceeding that re-
celved by the same official at San
Francisco
The house would not permit q bin
bearing the latter provision 10 pass.
and " is understood that the sen
ate bin will be- bitterly opposed
when Il Us taken up in conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
HUMAN BEINGS
BAKED IN OVEN

SIR. S. Alexander OF 2617 9Th Az,
Seattle. says: LouKhney & Tough
ney baked me in their oven at 500
degrees Fahrenheit and cured my
rheumatism completely. Their
treatment while IL sounds terrible
TO hear one say they were baked
in an oven at a temperature that
will melt lead. I must say Is a
most pleasant treatment aud the
results are astonishing; one feels
so greatly relieved Of pain after the
first treatment. and best Of all the
benefit Is lasting. Loughney &
Loughney told me just what my
trouble WAS TO letter without my
telling them. and they have cured
me 50 ! am only too pleased to give
them the credit they deserve. Their
address Is Peoples Savings Bank
Bldg, Cor 2nd and Pike St. Suite
22l to 225. They give free con-
sultation. My address Is 2617 5th
Az. Telephone A 1888.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
Will SOON Be GIVING
FLOR De ROPES AWAY

Saturday IA bargain day for the
praco cutters Then they sell "a
nickel cigars for a quarter only one
package to one customer
AS for the nickel Brands OF Bmok.
ing tobacco YOU can got anywhere
from six 10 eight packages for a
quarter
itit clgarH are marked down 10
~ for u dollar IN several places.
and 80 on ad M. down the entire
list OF tobacco. rough and prepared.
wrapped and rolled. packed or
loose
Like all good things, however,
this IL bound 10 come 10 an end
soon. for Il IL whispered about that
the bis middle men who have the
exclusive agency for the standard
brands OF tobacco and cigars IA this
city have hoen notified by the &C..
tailerH In the association 10 stop
selling goods 10 the prosecutors.
or an Injunction will be procured
through the federal court
nat while 4, lasts It's a merry
chance for the small salaried man
who likes his smoke TO lay I'm a
supply against the time when prices
are restored
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

Most people agree that Il IL a good
thing all around TO have one day
Of rest Ia seven Just which day Il
should be depends upon ciroum
stances Ciergymen as class
take their day 0f reat on Monday
On Sunday their hardest work is
done u IL then that they earn
their salaries Where an industry
must be carried on every day In
the week. II employees have "a
hours OF continuous rest Il must be
on some other day than Sunday
for al lsast a part Of them Not
all Of them can lay on az the same
time In advocating the cessation
of all occupations called secular
and In particular Of all amuse-
mcnta. on the first day OF the week.
CLERGY men and others assume a
position which IL not luEtifin be
from any point % view Theolngi
eAlly they have not leg TO stand
on. because the first day Of the
week Ia not the Sabbath There
iu not an ioth % Qualification tn the
Scriptures for making the first day
81 the week more sacred than any
other day
Coed morals require that persons
who must toll throughout elk days
should be a. liberty 10 devote the
seventh "a recreation. To at la
sdleneaa IL not sufficient for their
moral welfare Neither Is Il sBffi
cient "a go "a church and llsten Ia
sermon What all persons need
Is some recuperatinE Influence. TO
breathe fresh air. Ia take part tn
a lively game % hall or AZ least
witness one. 20 see an amusing
play al the theatre, 20 go off op
an excursion. Those whn Niah 10
go 10 church on sunday should Of
course be permitted 90 DO so. but TO
compel those 10 ~ Who ><sh 70 do
something else IL not only a griev-
Gus infringement % their liberty but
81 may result IN a positive deteFior
alton OF their physical and moral
being Man Is a creature who cau
not thrive without change 81 scene
and occupation. The monotUny 81
the weekly routine must be decid.
ediy broken ON one day out Of seven
or be viii pine Hence the I'm
measurable moral value Of Sunday
baseball games. the Sunday theatre
and excursions which take people
away from the scene ~ their work
into the hcalthfui air Of the coun'
try
Economically the advocates Of
first day observance" are worse Off
than thoy are officially and theology
caliy. The argument for closing
saloons on Sunday II sound be-
cause on that day working people
have more opportunity than At any
other time TO squander their earn'
inEs Ia drink But II all other
rocreatious are cut of. closing The
saloons wlll not prevent them from
drinking. They will simply buy
the liquor IN jugs and guzEle II a.
home. The minister's who say that
the sunday baseball game and Sun
dag theatre are allies ~ the saloon
are seriously mislnformed The
saloon has no worse foe than the
Sunday baseball game Tho man
who has passed an afternoon iu
wholesome recreation In the open
air goes home tired and disposed
10 sleep iiB body Is invlgorated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

and his character elevated Ho
may possibly take a drink or two
on the way home II the saloons
are open. but he does not sit down
aud systematically befuddlc him.
self az be will n he has no out
door recreation or other hygienic
amusement The part OF the sun.
day theatre IN similar u 10 q foe
90 the saloon. not a friend. II In.
ducea men. especially young men.
90 spend their time IN good com.
pany and under comparatively good
influences instead Of definitely bad
onos The conventional cry that
the theatre IL immoral Is nonsense
The ministers Who reltsrate u
simply prove how little they know
OF the world they seek 10 reform.
In the main the theatre. even the
moiodrama. Is deeply moral
II is an ethical and economic ca.
iAmity OF the first rank TO close
libraries. art museums. theatres or
other places Of Information and
proper amusement on Sunday
Every such place should be kept
open on SUNDAY even n on other
days Il were closed The argument
that places o. secular resort keep
people away from church IL not
worth considering II the churches
cannot compete with libraries. OK
euraluHH and museums 81 art. there
10 something wrong with them and
the sooner they find out what Il 10
and reform Il the sooner they VIII
cease 90 clamor for the Law 20 help
them whore they ought 20 help
themselves. John Wesley would
not have feared the competition 81
baseball game neither would 81
Patrick Thc truth % the mntter
IL that any minister who has a
genuine message 20 deliver never
lacks an audience 10 listen 20 IL
lie needs no laws TO herd the multi.
tude into his auditorium. They
come 81 themselves and they come
gladly There IL plenty Of time
on sunday for a sermon 81 rea.
aonable length and Tor n game Of
baseball also Persons who have
lived in rural districts where the
Catholic church IL popular have
often seen the young men meet on
the green after mass and run
races. wresiie and play ball. Why
mott What n there in religion that
Is necessarily opposed to sanity and
health 81 mind and body The ex.
travAKance OF Puritanism. the dire
tyranny which the relentless Sab
bagarians would impose upon us.
are not inventions 81 the Deity but
~ poor foolish man himself. or Of
some worse character who Is labor.
ing 10 lead man astTay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

sin. can good b. brought iuto the
world What hypocrisy. what bias
phemy'
Yes. the Incidents are lndefiuate.
" multiplied and repeated. over
aud over again, every body knows
ali about a. The principle Is that
society imaEincs that certain per.
sons are bad. and that 20 keep the
good from catching their badness
Il II necessary % lock those bad
persons up. and for this purpose
u maintains. a. enormous expense.
whole armies Of policemen and
sheriffs. and deputy sheuffs and
iailers. and turkeys and Wardens.
and deputy Uardens-ah' especial
~ deputy wardens-to torment
and torture and iil.trcat these bad
ones they have penned up, in order
70 make them good. and at the
same time set such an example TO
the good people outside that none
Of them will wish TO become bad
lest they too. be- thus abused. but
on the contrary. will Wish 60 be
good or pretend to be- good
The thing FOR society 10 do IL
% learn. n Il "a at all possible for
Il TO learn anything so simple.
thar this theory IS not only wicked
but that u q stupid
After having been tried for
thousands and thousands OF years
with the result that crimes are stin
being committed In about the same
proportion. Il should begin to occur
10 society that the scheme Is no
good. that II does not work. and
that society should try 60 get an
other one There - another one.
which l. very simple and IL the one
upon which all noble religions OF
the world are founded. namely. that
hatred cannot BE- taken ont % the
heart ~ a man By treating him
hatefBily. but that hatred can only
be taken out ~ the heart Of q man
b. treating him with love
When ! say that they should be
treated with love. I use the word
love In the sense of justice. Crimes
will cease when justice Is done. but
We must not wait until the crime
Is committed before We begin Ia DO
what we call justice. Justice must
not only be kept 10 the court house.
but ~ must permeRte our society
every where. and We must build mp
system that viii give men equal
chances 70 be good. aud only after
We have given them equal chances
90 be good can We complain " them
for being bad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
HEAD WOMAN HUR8E At
STElLAcooM rELLs or BASE
LESS CHARGE8 MADE BY
OUTSIDERS.

People who DrUciae uH nurses IN
10" state Insane uHylum for what
they are pleased tp term cruel
treatment Of patients have not giV-
go much thought ~ the responsible -
lty which rests upon no."
Tho above statement was made
yesterday by Mrs Jacobs. head
nurse ~ the StcilacoGm Insane nav-
luiu, while aho was waiting boz the
county courthouse 90 take charge of
Eva WHtldus recently adiudgsd lu.
sane. Mrs Jacobs aDys that while
travelling about the country 90 boats
aud trains ln charge Of tho luune
she has been compelled 90 Times 20
strap tho hands NJ violent patients.
upd 81 Times tir them down. For
this not only She but nthrrH ~ the
asylum. have boeu criticised
Responsibility 10 Great.
"Our responsibility lies not only IN
preventing the prisoner from eacap-
ing, n De- our duty 90 protect the
travelling public from harm One
can never tell what an insane pa
tient VIII do. Take for instance. i've a
railroad train. wherein are women
with little children in their arms.
F'A'f t'''N p 'tAha 'AAANf N HH'NANNaAAA
patient who has gone insane over
the loss ~ "a child. Or who. iu her
disordored brain. fancies SHE has
lost "a little one There Be- danger
then for any little child Some
times Insane patients develop an in
hercnt desire to XIII These are SER
ipus things and ones which we must
take into consideration We are
bat human beings. We nurses. pos
aeascd OF what strength God has
given u.s.
Just recently ] was guarding an
Insane patient on a railroad train.
u was journey OF several hours
For three hours I had at intervals
been compelled 10 struggle and use
every biz OF strength 10 quiet my
charge J felt myself growing weak
with the struggle. and fearing lest
she should get away from me.
strapped her wrists Ny idea was
20 prevent the woman from doing
possible harm 90 other passengers.
a lady behind mo. noticing that
WAS becoming Tired. kindly offered
TO help me. saying n you need
any help, call on me-"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
Cheap COLOnist Tickets

VIII be sold again this spring.
weatbound. via Oregon Il. 4. q NAY
iaation Companys picturesque line,
during March and April From
Chicago. s33.0c. 81 Louis. 5000
Omaha. Kansas City. 81 Paul and
all Missouri river points. $500.
Deposits taken at Union Ticket on.
flee. No. COS First Ave. +. +.
Ellis. Gonl Agt 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
Nennnanrra III ~.

TsINGTAu. China. Feb IA
newspaper war has broken out here
between the German klautachou
Post and the Chinese Public opin.
Ion over the recent trial OF the
kfupp gun al peking The Chinese
paper calls the report In the Ger
man paper OF tho trial a awiudic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

CHEwELAH. Feb I3.--Charies
u Day. aged ~ years. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Day. residing ~
miles northeast OF Chowelah home.
stead. while helping his father fell
a tree was fatally injured when
the father accidentally struck him
ia tho back part Of the knee with
the Ak, severing large blood vessels
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

WENATCHEE. Fob t3-The
trial OF Arthur Floyd. a bartender
arrested recently. charged With CIV
Ing liquor to n minor. was held
before Judge Fisher a Moaitor,
where the case had been transfer.
rcd. and resulted tn verdict oi
guilty. Floyd vas fined SIS and
costs. the costs amounting 90 about
aTE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

BUTTE. Mont. Feb I3--The po-
lice commission. which yesterday,
after inquiry. took under advise.
ment the case OF the release OF
Jean Dubois. a white slave dealer,
today unanimously reported. re-
guessing chief Of Police Wynne 10
prefer formal charges against city
Detective Bates, who allowed Du-
hOiB 10 go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

HOQUIAM. Feb. i3-The Grays
Harbor Lumber Manufacturers as.
sooisiion has mailed resolutions OF
protest 10 the Quartermaster's de.
partment for the alleged discrimin-
alton against Grays Harbor ia al
lowing the mlllmen OF this section
chance 10 bid on lumber ship
fueufn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
CAPT. HARVEY is
THE HERO

The Identity OF the unknown
man. frat supposed 20 b. a negro
who swan 10 the assistance ~ Con
ducior Waldr0n. who was attempt
ing 10 swim lnshore with j. Leuc
han. the injured engineer u tho
Owl train which exploded Wednes
day morning near MukilteO. has
been discovered lie Is Captain G.
g.. Harvey
st the time OF the tragedy the
thought Of finding out who the res
cuer was never occurred 30 the pas
sengers and he slipped away With.
ont giving bis name
The best city real estate bargains
In the Northwest, on page g. 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

TACOMA. Feb. l3.-Henry IL.
Gehing a Northern Pacific light
tender was run over and killed by
a switching engine al the 18th 81.
depot late yesterday afternoon.
Gehing was middle-aged and leaves
a wife and four children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

ABERDEEN. Feb. ia mass
meeting has been called 10 meet
In the city hail on Sunday after
noon for the purpose Of formulat-
Ing plans for the civic and moral
lmprovement Of this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

WENATCHEE. Feb. ia care
fui examination Of the peach trees
IN this valley disposes Of all ru-
NOR that the peach crop for the
coming season vas killed by the
recent cold weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

= Z
RAGE AND PORTRAIT OF MRS
WILHELM.
Once In awhile conspicuous case
~ police brutality. called the third
degree. 10 exposed Ia the newspa
pers. The most recent instance had
It's place In Newark. n j., a city OF
2ss.0T0. with public schools. splcn
did churches aud society which
seeks 20 prevent inhumanity TO ami
mails
The place. however. has ilttie 20
DO with the practice. Tor the police
81 almost every city tn the country
apply the third degree" when
they choose to
In Newark. Frank Wilhelm was
found murdered The police plac.
"a the nude. disfigured body upon
q slab Ia the morgue Then. think.
Ing the mans wifa might be able
10 throw some light on the trag.
ady. the police took her from her
bed az midnight and dragged her
10 the morgue.
The stage vas SGT 70 brighten the
woman The movEue vas DARK and
cold Now. YOU said one OF the
brutal cops. I've got something 10
show you~ He led the trembling
and mya,ified wife 20 the Ice chest
and pulled out the slab
God. Ia heaven. my husband
This was the first notification
this womhn had had. she says. Of
her husbands death The police
believed that she had plotted with
a man named Sicca and had muir
dered wilhelm
Anyway. the police held this
woman by the side of the stark and
staring corpse oi the man she had
loved. until she fell to her knees
screaming In frightened terror. her
breast heaving with a widows first
great sorr0W.
The police Knocked her You did
Il. didn't YOU they repeated over
aud over again. Did you Kill him
Dld you Nm him 2"
~Oh. no. no, no, My poor. poor
husband. Frank. come hack 10 me.
Tf you could ouiy speak
And 80. for two hours. this hid
eous thing went on. until the WON.
sn's brain Whirled. her hand re-.
leased the dead flesh she was EN-
hraciag and she fell sensciess. She
was taken % a hospital 10 remains
10 b. seen whether the police sus-
picion 81 her had any ground
Is this right. even n she Il guilty ?
The Star asked this question Of
Brand Whltlock. mayor 81 Toledo
author Of the prison expose book
"The Turn Of the Balance, and ia
nous AZ a social reformer.
Here "a his answer
such things ns the New Jersey
case happen every day all over the
Unifed states. and other cruelties
and barbarlfies are committed In
al the prisons of the country
Lat winter The Star published
ARTICLES telling 81 the cruelties
practlced IN the Ohio pouiteutlary
ard exposing similar conditions ga
prisons iu Kansas. Illinois Califor
MIA. Massachusetts. Pennsylvania.
New York and other states.
These things are done every
dsv. over and over and over again.
and the stories az them are told
and the exposures are made over
and over and over agaln~-the
story ~ the bounding 81 the poor
and the unfortunate and the out
cast by the police then The bu.
TALLY % the prison. The bull rings.
the paddle. the water cure. and
al Chat And yet nothing Is ever
done about a. BY anybody. and If
anything ia even proposed. IL is
simply more cruelty. more bar
baritY. more iuhumanity And
Why Because they tell you that
only iu thia way. by an this cruel
y and vickeduoEs and shame and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

VILLA NICOA. Portugal Feb Ia
mY n p kfnE Alfonso, ~ spain. ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and
was greeted al the railroad station
by King Manuel 10 o. announced
that ktnN Alfonso on Fob. 10 VIII
proceed 90 Pau. France
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

Mrn. Jacobs says that often such
cases as that are reported - the
authorities and by people who evil
IDENTITY do not thoroughly undcratand
the situation o. which they refer
In just such cases we are reported
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
STRICT SUNDAY CLOSING
AS Viewed I'm OREGON

Tho following editorial from the Portland oesonan OF
February
the Legislature
Sunday lid law" Il we'll written from the view
point OF those the sabbaaHan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
Peach Crnn I,IIIr,l

ST CATHERINEs. ont. Feb. u.
~. l. H0uAbsrRer. Of Jordan. q
prominent fruit grower. made the
statement today that fully 90 per
cent ~ the peach crop Of 1898 IL al
ready killed hy alternate froata and
mild weather
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

BREMERTON. Feb ig-The
members OF the Methodist church
have started a crusade against sun
day theatres la nremerton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
steiiaooou l. Crowded.

iniCmprranCe also figures va cases
where women have been driven in
sane Drink does not figure so
strongly in their Incorporate habits
az with the men. but iutgmporanco
In other things. sometimes religion,
again inceasAnt worrying over some
thing trivial in itself. has az last
landed her ln "a padded cell
Inherent weakness also figures
among She cases ~ female insanity.
/ Today Mrs Jacobs assistant head
nurse az Steilacoom came Go tho
/ kinE county taii 10 take charge ~
Eva Watkins. whom. when child.
/ was stricken with paralysis
Mrs Jacobs stated that the asy-
lum was unusually crowded with thc
insane. and that subjects we're Ia
| crnhalng AZ an Alarming rate
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

Buy a Champion Gas Range and
get coal or wood range free. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

Want a house builtg Find the
architect on page 9.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13

This day recalls that ! won thee
rs sending a valentine.
Since which you have almost un
done me.
With those home made doughnwts
Of thine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-13
OLD SONG PROVEN TO BE TRUE
BY TIE COUNTY JAIL RECORD

Fifteen mon on q dead mana cheat
No, 20, 20 and bottle OF RUM
Drink and the dovii Will care tor the
rest,
No, 20 20 and bottle OF rum"
DRINK and the devil win care Tor
The rcpt,' as takcn from the Sid song
OF the sailor has proved there Ia
moro truth than poetry ln that aa-
acrtlnn.
From records ~ the county iaii
and the King county courts ID has
boon proven that Ia 20 por cent OF
The eases cared FOR by the nuthou.
Ties. drink has been the primary
cause of Figured In some manner
with the unfnFtunate'a plight
Hut let crime alone and take tho
records OF those taken into custody
since January I. 1909, on charges OF
insanity.
Thirty eight Become insane.
During the IS days OF the new
year IS eases 81 insanity have been
brought into the county mtt or
this number there was about an
equal distribution 81 male and re-
male. In almost every ease whom
traced bY the authorities. drink was
the primary cause of these people
going insane,
frotracted iesn on the part 81 men
have sent them home ravinE aud
threatening Co kill their wives. 9TH
ors run home shaking and trembling
With fear 81 some mysterious pur-
suef seeking 10 destroy them Foiliy
a dozen eases % insanity we're cared
Tor during the past month wherein
tho unfortunuten entertained
haunting dread OF atealthy assasaina
Intent on Strengthening them
one man WAS found crouchinN Ia
the corner OF fence begging his
wife Go save him from his enemies
Another coniured up IN his mind
that he ran 900 miles Win seven
men IN pursuit Still another in
formed Jailrr Robarta that Tor three
days no had seen people following
him with knives Ia their hands And
an produced in brains added hy
booze
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-12
NEW SHARES OFFERED
 ID RAY STOCKHOLDERS

The increase of 100000 shares in the capital stock of the Ray Consolidated Copper company authorized at the stockholders meeting of July go is to be offered to the shareholders of rec ord on August 20 for subscription pro rata at $l5 per share, shareholders to have the right to subscribe up to Sen tember :, 1909. Payment is to be made $5 at the time of subscription, $5 on or before January :, 1910 and s5 on or before March :, 1910.
 This additional stock is being issued because of the very large developments of ore which have recently taken place and which, have made it advantageous for the company to build a plant of 5000 tons daily capacity. The entire $3,000,000 has been underwritten by Hayden, Stone & company.