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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
King County Politics

Thomas p Rsve requested by the Wilson organic
ahepIeal Of makng Tho eycle 10 doubts a. TO le
me nat aos 9@ 1 70 @@so s c iS ne IN @
republican would for him
hsyses se.ss .9pds b hapee instead Of improving them
Wilson ansoaa 70 furnish iiumphy sh ogpo'os ag o sg
for Humphreys refusal TO actively support Wilson
the Progressive esgoss.o League o.
ave- from me rrt, second Senatorial district
your request it inst asking intend to declare
ngs %s s"SS 10y @ for u candidate for uasd States
senator the election in
AS have always been Of amending the fed
constitution that United states senators shall BE- elected directly ~
highest number Of votes the September
further s, isss "a a . .a s s q = he
shan endorse q the candidate from vest q The mountain
grounds tho choice Of the people and vote for ~hoaoes
have no sympathy such disposition
basket the viii OF the people as viii be expressed IN the September p
70 the people Of his state to Be ana united people hi,
ora Miles Pondese stand sqae wh the people on this important
South fight the lines being drawn
closer daily = + am'en asain The field Hamilton stands for =
new order o. sg,as ~ the county % @ ~. s op
opponents policy Each every
Of them believes that The eoun business ahoud be conducted with
political csfie
aasea to The welfare The politics. With Witch they have
trained Tor which has beneted them pottlcAly
meeting nss, Labor
delegates various fsyorng the piac
ing Of eomps,s labor ticket before the this fan refer
endum w be taken Ia all the unions In The city the question
whether labor shall
elections committee q five appointed % handle The matter
originated brickiayera
be labor
meeting Of the King County
the silver building last decided
a, night IN the Of smoks and brought attendance
Of hundred
George coter Portland Hunt and John Fitzpatrick
line BY Maurice AnKhone Of
Walls Waia president
orsaaixaiInn a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
BY NORMAN.

NEW YORK. July 2.--Isots Of
things have been done with rail-.
roads they have been floated. in.
flafed. hammered. cornered. mefg
ed aud smashed But n remained
Tor one Mr. Meilen. formerly head
OF the Northern Pacific. aud nuS
president 81 the New York. New
Haven q Hartford. 20 50 20 bed one
evening. naturally grab u by the
tao ends and pull u out. like a
coneertina OF face fun Of chsw'
.ng gum
Twas a stroke OF genius Il en-
abied the y y. y a. a a. 10 soak
the commuter where and when
they we're not expecting u Com.
mutation rates have been boosted
BY all tho rnada running into New
York. recently just a flat arhi.
trary raise. Tho country jewellers
took their medicine meeklY.
but when the good folks 81 STAN.
ford want TO bed one evening AZ
q as miles from New York taccnrd.
Ing to the New Haven roads time
tabiesl and awoke the next morn.
ing to find themselves 1s6 miles
from New York. according Ia a new
issue of time tables. they we're alb.
soiutely peevish
But they pcove In vain AL
towna along the line had grown
more distant from the metropolis
In that night Mcllens stretch en-
ahied the road 10 add a nickel 60
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
THE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE E%$
An UngratefuI Servant

IIuda Anderson young Swede girl undoubtedly is one
Of those household mechanics who make the servant girl problem
terribly trying 20 women
Hda was induced from her peasant home to
scare for the baby" in home of wealthy Boston family
Before she came signed contract TO work Tor year
aud was to receive compensation the handsome sum OF
81 so each and every Saturday night She got her pay all right
And She also got more work TO do
She did the chamber work the house work the cooking
waiting ON the table the washing taking of flock OF hens
milking two cows stranng the milk making the butter iron
tng sewing esoorng the ams hopeful around aud Just
fddled the of the time away.
What else did Hida do?
Why broke her contract She refused to he the party
of the second part any longer because she offered ~
week in another family.
Now Hda being by her former mistress for 5000
AR breach o contract
Those girls are So trying.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
AN !G!1,l[|,4.s z Il ,.',,!s;;

was dirty work. because the ball
hadn't done anything.
Just as jumped up and hollow
ed. ''The ball Amt 10 blame" every
body ran in the direction OF the
ball. including the batter But 5asl
because he bit the ball for nothing
they wouldn't let the batter run ou,
into right field after the ball and
made him stay on first base an
somebody had found the ball and
apoiogized 10 H.
was wondering how n would all
end. when the umpire said aome-
thing. and everybody went up and
hit HIM. I didn't see what he'd
done 20 deserve u. but he deserved
what they did TO him even II he
didn't do IL. whatever IL Was he
didn't do that they did 20 him.
After they'd knocked the cover
OF him that brought in four runs
and an ambulance. then they had
10 send out for a new ball and a
new umpire. as they were begin.
ming 70 run short OF them.
The new ball was tossed out
wrapped IN tinfoil. but the umpire
wasn't wrapped In anything bat a
winding sheet when they tossed
him out
That's what makes baseball 80
expensive-using up 20 many balls
and umpires.
The game was nearly over when
five boys got Ia on four balls and
one umpire that had been thrown
over the fence the day before and
overlooked.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
IN LITTLE OLD new YORK

, che coat 90 ali local tickets 20 Ssw
York. despite the twocrnta mile
Law. and it'a quite likely to stick.
Corona IL a town Of IS 900 In.
hAbitAnts on Long Island Il la In
Creator New York. II Ia northeast
Of Long Island CITY and southwest
Of Flushing Ita people are putting
up an awful howl 90 Mayor GaYnor
They ask him. please Will he DO 30
kind a. 90 take a look al their sec.
ton Of his balliwick. and then do
something
what's the matter with Corona :
oh. not much Only there IL no
sewer IN the town The streets
are unpavrd. also unciean. There
IL no paid fire department There
/ IL NO police station. and ono police,
man covers the town ms his beat
The school accommodations ara 80
inadequate that most Of thr chsi-
drrn arc on part time.
In short. air" concludes n Pc.
tition 10 Mayor uaynor. "ss are .
slumberlng and God and man for.
saksn community
Thankisss people Don't they
! live in New York; Aren't tho
Great white Way and FIfth Az.
right 10 the same town wtth them
Didn't their taxes figure in the re-
cent police parade and white wings
parade. both Of which we're mag
nlfieent sp~cfRrles1
Some folks are never satiafiesl.
that's all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
Wit of Our Tots

mother desired him to explain Il.
Why are you so glad you are not
a giri?" she questioned.
"Oh. because girls always has to
be proper" was Toms reply.
Basil was a troublesome boy.
There was no denying IL. But his
report from school indicated that
his department there was satisfac.
tory, which mystlfied his doting
mother very much.
Il am glad, however. that you are
not so aggrayatlng In school," she
said.
"Oh. they make me mind there"
was his naive comment.
Here's one that has lot of bog
philosophy I'm n:
Vlsitor-And I suppose you are
the baby's brother?
Jack-Nope. that baby's toe
young to have a brother.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Yes. I've been TO ball game
sat In the bleachers. and want 10
protest right now against calling
them the bleachers. People don't
bleach on the bleachers. The
bieachers may bleach, but the
bleacherite browns.
forget who was pitching. but
think II was the pitcher. He threw
q ball at the batter and hit the
catcher. The catcher threw Il back
and missed the pitcher and let the
ehortstop get II. The shortstop
threw it at the pitcher and the lat
Ger grabbed IL up peevishly and
threw II at the catcher. and the bat
Ter ia a fury hit the ball--but that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

SIx.year-old Olaf when given
money to spend was discovered go
ing three blocks 10 make his pur.
chases. although he had to pass two
other candy stores. Finally he was
asked why he did not 20 10 one Of
the nearer places.
Because like 10 hear the pen
mics ring" be answered.
This puzzled all. until II was
learned that the store he favored
had cash register.
They were putting MillIcent
through her stunts before visitors,
but the tot was becoming tired Of II.
How does the dOggie bark?"
was the next question put TO her.
"Wif him mouf," she retOrted,
running out Of the room.
Thomas often expressed contempt
OF the gentleF sex, and one day HIS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
Pity Others Only

Pity Is one Of the finest Of human sentiments
Let a woman stop the street 70 pity lame dog and a
dozen men will help the dog The charous souls IN the
world perhaps they deeply interested in the unor
tunate dog that they forget even the woman
PITY moves nations 10 help other nations in distress
Killing amines suppressed by the pity Of the world
Pity moves the most sordd. Hard headed and harder
hearted business men will let up competitor because OF
pity nothing else could have stopped the trade war
The sentiment reaches down the lower animals and up
20 men and women OF highest culture. II sFniversal
Without pity life would be harder than sa con
dtion which many OF do not lake contemplate.
PITY yourself however. aud you arc LOST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Fate il a Tickle goddess VIA
laughs at mortals for belieriEs b
her.
A mans opposition ID csie. tx
10 the fact that there's noshlas h
n for him.
The difference between sisa1x
and skinny women IL q matter 4
dollars rather than sense.
It's difficult TO convince suz
an that other women are - ssx
as they want her to think Their Al
A pessimist is always czlAg
your attention 10 the grss-z
amount OF sickness there is % ~
neighborhood Chicago Ness
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
A Horrlbl, Prosneot.

Frank. aged 4. while buslly en-
gagged with his blocks on the floor.
happened TO overhear his father and
mother discussing an item In the
paper about being buried alive.
"oh." exclaimed his mother. Il
hope some ono will see that | am
not buried alive"
II WILL" chimed in Frank. After
a moments thought. "Oh. no,
won't. either.
why not?" exclaimed both par
ents.
well, you see. II ! should stick a
pin In you, and you came TO life.
you'd turn around and give me a
llckin' for stlckin' the pin In you. -
The Delineator
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Arguments OF women are mostly
adicctiyes
Ever notice how easy Il is not 20
save money!
Second thoughts prevent u man
from having lots III fun.
Father Time Was probably
nursed IN the lapse Of ages
The crow IL a rational bird lie
doesn't make n noise without caws
There's a lot Of hot air used In
toy balloons aud soaring eloquence.
How men would kick II their
wives struck for an eight-hour day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

Bathrooms for vows. the kiichsn
to- preserve them.
man thinka he's helping the
sorld when be tries 10 get II TO
support him.
A sioat woman thinks she IL very
crafty 10 talk about fat people iuss
aa II abe weren't
A woman feels kind OF disioYaI
TO her family whom she says any
prayers for herself
Vanity IL mostly letting people
see what you feel about yourself In
stead Of keeping Il secret
The trouble with trying 20 DO
good IL q suspicious world keeps d..
mandlaE tho proof that II lau't
really a trap you're laying Tor Il.
In their expression OF opinion the
majority Of people seem TO think
their accent r. more important than
thought New York Press
THEN 1T HAPPENED"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
A SELFISH INTEREST
How u Was.

Against an old Georgia negro,
charged with stealing pig. tho evil
dence was absolutely conclusive.
and the judge. who knew the old
darky we'll. said reproaohfully:
Now. uncle, why did you steal
that pig7"
"Bekase nah pooh family wuz
starvin,' yo' honor" whlmpered the
old man.
Family staryingi" cried the
Judge But they told me you keep
five dogs. How ~ that. uncle7"
why, yo' honor" said uncle. re-
provlngly, you wouldn't 'spect NAH
family to eat dem dogsl"-Harper's
Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

II prize fighters were Ike comets,
appearing once In II years. the
present trepidation would not be
- great
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

~ college nazei Hackenschsniat
used to be a 1.-THE athlete. That was
before She was 20. fat and married.
when the car came TO her street
she slgnaled tho conductor with \
graceful gesture and gathered up
her parcels 10 alight.
Don't eft orr de CIR backward. Sc
cautioned tho courteous traction en-
ploye.
can your kidding and let the
kyah proceed" replied Hazel. con-
temptuouHiy ignoring his advice.
Diug-dinR.
Ker- PUNK.
(The EndD
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Patients AZ the county hospital
should not forget TO tell the doctors
what Ails them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
oET oUT OF ToWNIIl

On the noisy Fourth and spend the
time with rod and reel on the trout
streams reached by the Columbia
a. Puget Sound railway. who offer
special rates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Remember. every time little VIII
lie strikes a match the tetanua bug
stands ready and alert.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
TWO-Minute Vaudeville
By FRED scHAEFFER.

sIAP-what became Of your the never cOs !.
IN the mornng7
TiuD-oh. he's got job delivering milk.
ELAP-Wel. how about the who could ~ -,
Sleep
THuD-Oh. he's al right now he's policeman
HLAP-Whai about the who able 10 max -
money! Ia be better of moWg
THND-Why. yes-he started make bus xamas
let him finish IT, he's where need any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Brrmerton boats leave every
hour the Fourth go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Navy yard open 10 visitors Sat.
urdAy. Sunday and Fourth go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

After the Fourth Reno viii take
the pledge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
DRESSING FOR THE PART.

Fend-IIelo old fellow. here
Artist-Why. I'm going to sketch aud
don't want TO get my feet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

King Edward said an English
visitor 20 Philadelphia. hated
auolsbtHhnsas. To show how ride
uigus Il was. be used to tell of an
alphabet book Of hts childhood.
This book had allitcrativs sentences
arranged under each letter. thus
'Cslleus Caroline Cansd Cur
Cruelty Under the letter v came
the fAcetioun sentence; William
wilkins Wiped hts vcakif' But the
young princes Aupbhish tutors
thought this sentence too vulgar
and low for a prince. and according
~ substituted the more refined and
geuteei sentence. Vincent Vining
Viewed "A Vacant villa"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Xxx 5 potua vi an isu n pmn opg
ern ian lans 10 SKIN.
This r. not a line 81 pied type
Translated BY an expert teicgrapher
u reads IL a. expected that the
president Of the United States wiil
soon issue n proclamation opening
certain Indian lands 20 settlement
This H. the way The stars tele-
graphic news comes over thu wire
20 the operators. what ~ called
phillips Code" " now used by an
press services. II was invented IN
the early eighties. when the type
writer first came into use In talo-
graphic work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02
STAR DUST

Occasionally n man discovers that
he has 4 friend who really IL his
friend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-02

Water carnival at Bremerton the
Fourth. go
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-04
SilViS
terry.

The members of the Baptist church
had business meeting last Sunday
morning and decided to meet next
week with the WATERFOWL Baptist
church members under the supervision
of Rev. Mr.. Green of Watertown, and
decide on a pastor to fill the pulpit here
and at WATERFOWL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hokinson can now
boast of being grandpa and grandma,
on account of a little daughter having
arrived at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Will Downing, Saturday morning.
George Smith, chief of the fire de-
partment, is quite i'll.
Rev. E. w. Thompson, who has been
conducting revival meetings at Car
bon Cliff. reports eight conversions.
and states that there is much interest
manifested in the meetings. The meet
ings will probably close the latter part
of the week. and meetings will prob
ably be held at Silvis in the near fu-
ture.
Mrs. Glover fell in front of her res
idence last Sunday morning, breaking
wrist.
MIS- DICK Bell mas DSSn SDGnuluS d
week visiting relatives and friends at
Sherrard.
Mrs. Watkins is slowly recovering
from a recent painful illness.
Mr.. Berthol of Newton, Kan, is the
new night clerk at the hotel.
About S14.2O was cleared at the home
talent play, The Corner Store" given
by the East Moline Dramatic club to
a large audience at Crowder's hall Fri
day evening. The play was given by
the Baptist Ladies Aid society, under
the supervision of Mrs. Cole, who is to
be congratulated on her success.
L. w Raymond, a switchman en-
ployed on the Rock Island road here
the past two months, has disappeared,
leaving a number of unpaid bills. He
and wife and daughter came to Silvis
two months ago, and they have been
making their home at the Phelps home
on Sixth street and First avenue, and
leaves an unpaid board bill of $65
there His wife and daughter recent
~ went to reside with Mrs. Raymond's
sister in Canada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-04

acting grand conductor, George Mer-
rill; acting grand herald, J. R. Blenkin-
sowp; chief of examiners and instruc-
tors, H. A. Stone; assistant chief of
examiners and instructors, T. Il
Thompson; acting grand inner guard.
A. B. Williams Myrtle Rebekah
school of instruction proved most en-
joyable and enlightening to about $50
Rebekahs from various lodges within
the jurisdiction of the state and also
to number of representatives from
beyond its borders. Lodges repre-
sented: Myrtle Rebekah, Swedish
Olive, Eudora, Rock Island; Leota,
Fulton; Holtslander, Sterling; Colona,
Millersburg, Cambridge. Rockford
Kankakee, Springfield. There was
present one guest from Colorado, one
from Vicksburg, Miss, and one from
Kansas City. The representatives
present from Rockford, Cambridge and
Springfield were grand officers, Mrs.
Mae e. Crowell of Rockford being
president, Mrs. Emma Turner of Cam
bridge, grand treasurer, and Mrs. Mil
Ter of Springfield, grand secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-04
Foster

Saturday evening the B. Y. Z. y.
members elected the following officers:
President, Thomas Watson; vice presi-
dent, Miss Ethel Foster; secretary,
Miss Nola Gillett; treasurer, Miss Ari-
IONA Watson; organist. Miss Arizona
Watson; chairman of devotional COM
mittee, F. P Gillette; chairman If
membership committee, Miss Gladys
Foster; chairman of social committee,
Miss Della Bowser.
The following were entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Feldman
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Foster,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Foster, Rev. Mr..
and Mrs Neumeyer and Mr.. and Mrs.
D. A Kleist and son Norton.
Mrs. Thomas Watson, Mrs. D. A.
Kleist, Mrs. John Bowser and Mrs.
Enos Bopp visited Saturday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. H. B. Terry of
Muscatine. Mrs. Terry, who has been
in poor health for several months does
not improve much She was until
few years ago a resident of this vicin-
ity
Miss Nola GiIlett visited Saturday
and Sunday at the home of her sister,
Mrs William FSreyermuth and daugh-
ter Alta returned to their home Satur-
day after spending the past two weeks
at the home of the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Workman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Rebbedeaux
and children of Muscatine are spend
in a few days at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Olive Shirley
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Goldberg of
Sweetland, Iowa. visited Monday IT
the home of the latter's father, John
Miller, who underwent an operation
last week. He is reported as getting
along nicely.
Dee Morse. who attends school Mt
Muscatine, is sick at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Morse.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Jackson and Mr..
and Mrs. O. Randolph from near New
Boston attended the sale Of the Nolan
Bros Monday. Jan. 81. Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph will move on the Dolan
farm which they have purchased.
The Baptist ladies Of the Foster
church served lunch at the Dolan sale.
They cleared SIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Britton of An
dalusia were called to Wrayville Tues
day by the illness of Mrs. Brittons
father, James Hayes, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Workman and
family moved Wednesday to Millers-
burg where they will live the coming
year.
There will be a valentine sociable
and oyster supper given by the mem
bers of the B Y. 2. u. at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Johp Bowser Saturday
evening. Feb. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-04
Sherrard

George Jones of Collinsville is here
shaking hands with his old friends.
He came Thursday to Cable to see his
mother, Mrs. Jones, who is sick. Her
daughters, Mrs. Carrie Garland of Des
Moines. Mrs. Mary Lees of Moline, and
Mrs. Jane Hughes are taking care of
her
Miss Gladys Brehmer returned home
Thursday from Reynolds, where she
had been helping her aunt, Mrs. Amos
Brehmer, to pack, as the latter's fam
lily intend to leave for Iowa next week
to go on a farm which Mr.. Brehmer
bought last fall.
Misses Jessie and Bessie Farrow and
Mabel Sherrard we're in the tri-cities
shopping Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lindquist of
South Ipswich, S. D., came last We'd
nesday, called to see Mr.. Lndquist's
father, who is very sick Mrs. Lind
quist visited with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dawson, from Wednesday till
Monday.
Mrs. Eric Enwall of Chicago arrived
Monday.
Archie Pfitzmeier of South Ipswich,
s. D.. is visiting his sister. Mrs. Harry
HYDE.
Gus Engstrom and family of Mather-
vile, H.. visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Dunkelgath Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-04

The labor trust has committees money time and
again. given smokers (and dinkers and lure
pie into the meshes of slavery but Postum wormen stead
tasty prefer their independence and liberty Therefore the
labor leaders have threatened to punish them and this lying
peanut shell tale" is of the methods
There is time coming when the workingman out
side of Battle Creek will his rghtfu fair
treatment with suitable without compelled to be
under the heel labor chiefs obtained
control in localities the worldngmen and tell
them when to quit work, be subject the smuggling of
their Infamous entertainment committee"
Labor is too sacred part of the great worlds work to
be dominated by the vicious producing mpuden and
criminal often called
officers and managers
The works of the food factories this country
visitors at all hours Of the working day. and
tied by hundreds of thousands of people every
of material of the processes clean-
of the Postum Cereal company Ltd is proverb
ial the world
We deposited in the Commercial National
Chicago, 100000 to be covered by like by the
Chicago Federation of Labor the Federation
show that there shells any
shipped used by the Postum company
any history the business the
Chicago Federation of Labor will the
will The Chicago Federation of Labor
will not this
They know, and their president knows, that when he
made the statement he constructed it out of whole cloth and
voiced a WiIful faSehood.
POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY LTD.