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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-28
NO CONTEMPT

Judge r. -. Albertson yesterday
dismissed the contempt proceedings
against Dr. Augustus II. Holcomb,
brought by his first wife, Mrs. Eva
Holcomb. from whom he was al.
yorced In 1907. Or. Hoicomb
showed that he was utterly unable
to pay aiimony. Mrs. HoIcomb told
the court yesterday that all he had
contributed was one dollar and a
dog.
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WIND CARRIES SMELL TO
SCHOOL: ASK INJUNCTION

TITS an III wind that blows no
body good" said the pupils OF
School District No. SO MS the North.
west breeze. laden with the odor
OF fish from August Hengsgen's
fish fertilizer plant, came waiting
through the windows.
Ills an III wind indeed" an.
swered the teacher, her hand AT
her nose. $50 III. in fact. that !
must close the school until can
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persuade August to move his
plant"
So school was closed and the
school board In now asking the sn.
perior court TO issue an injunction
restraining Hengsgen from operat.
Ing his plant. The board says that
while his plant is three-quarters OF
a mile away. Me 'scheol is never
passed up when the smells come
round.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-28
ON CAESAR

WASHINGTON. Sept 2s.--That
neither Caesar. Nero nor Napoleon
should have been permitted 10 marry
because they we're epilsptics was
the assertion here today Of DR. y. !,
Pierce Clark Of New York IN his
address before The international
Congress 81 Hygiene and Demosra'
phy hers today
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LOS ANGELES. Sept. 2s. As a
result OF quarrel nj dinner par.
~. an unidentified man is dead to
day. and Sam Cortesce and Michael
Marehiaroli fatally wounded. A
quarrel arose from a discussion
over the merits OF certain wines
All are Italians.
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FIRE TUG GETS BERTH

The offer Of the Chicago, MIL
waukee & Puget Sound for free
dock for the fireboat Snoqualmie
was accepted yesterday by the city
council. This will mean that the
fireboat will not be taken out OF
commission, as was decided upon
three weeks ago. The boat win be
temporarily located at the foot OF
Forest st. until permanent quarters
are provided at the foot OF Massa.
chusetts st.
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Words by schsefs
Music by Condo

probably will be tried 10 Janpsry
" freed on the first charge. for klil
ing Al @. Boyce. ir.. son 81 he -,
tain. The tragedies grew from ~
eiopement Of Mira Saead r1tL
Young Boyce. Sons 81 csu,.,s
Royce and other relatives are br,s
awaiting an opportunity 10 s>ra,s
revenge for the Killing II ~,
father. They have thrssiened a
shoot Snead the minute he 4 q
leased.
Charter OAK Heaters. Moden
Furniture Company. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-28
SOCIALIST PARTY 4 POLITICAL
POWER.

Soue Of the refnis~v~ Of the cssn-
sps ~ exsssssg ssstssstton- of wealth
preAm~sssn shink and speak Of the
8ortaltss part, n ~ accidental DIS
eovery. " = pack ~ ualrastentss has
ehss as<s nat disturb the real Saesni-
nj Who knows that the s<tf-Asttsfi<d
psufoera~y Of NIL ktstovy hiss bees
i1keaea unto . p~r~en vtdtsE on q
eru9n bn~kw avd~ and sees thtag~ eaiy
after they have passed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
The Mission Of Knox.

Secretary of State Knox has re-
turned from his visit to the republics
Of the Caribbean region with the most
optimistic feeling that his trip has
been fruitful in removing the preju-
dices that are SO widely distributed in
the Central American region, through
Interpretations cleaned from this
country and on account of the perver-
sions sedulously circulated by domes-
tic agitators In one or another of the
Latin-American states. The secretary
believes he has largely removed the
antipathies by frankly stating the
facts Of the case. affording the widest
official assurance that this country
has only the design Of Strengthening
the Pan-American ties. Such work is
worth much more than ordinary diplo-
macy and affords Infinitely wider
reaches Of effective results.
The mission Of Knox is one Of the
finely conceived acts Of President Taft
that count for much more than politi-
cal manipulation. The advance Of
comfy and trade in the Central Amer
ican region Is Of the utmost impor-
tance in view Of the closer relations
sustained through the Panama canal
1t will not do to have any Of these
states inimicable. as they could ere
ate a world Of trouble.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
REAL MISTRESS OF HOUSE
In oIden Days, Among Other Accom-
ilshments, Woman Was Required
to Be Expert Carver.

In the matter Of old time etiquette
at the table one recalls the part
played by the lady of the household.
In the eighteenth century she was mis-
tress of the ceremonies-she carved
and she dealt the while her lord mere
ly pushed" the bottle.
She was also the menu, for If she
gave a dinner OF several courses 1t
was her duty to announce to the
guests, seated expectantly. what was
due to appear at table. dinner OF
one course and she remarked that
they saw their dinner"
Then her powers of gentle persua
sion came into play. A guest when
he had stuffed sufficiently placed the
handles of his knife and fork into his
plate, and the sight Of a knife in posi-
ton was the signal for the hostess to
inquire "ff he would please to have
something more"
In the art of carving, Of course,
the mistress Of any country house
was a past mistress. One recalls Lady
Mary Montagu's flight after perfec-
tion under the wing of professional
carving master She took three les
sons a week, that she might be perfect
on her fathers public days; when, in
order to perform her functions with
out Interruptions. she was forced to
eat her own dinner alone an hour or
SO beforehand"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
Underwood.

HE calls his income tax an excise
on the privilege Of doing business.
The corporation tax was held good
because corporations do have privi-
leges withheld from private citizens.
but 1t is sheer nonsense to say that It
Is privilege to do business in part
nership or individual capacity. To try
to collect tax on that score is to
insure defeat In the courts. buffalo
News.
Mr.. Underwood knows full well that
his political twins. representing free
trade and unconstitutionality. will
never get so far as the courts. A pro-
tectionist senate and a protectionist
president are in the way. Mr.. Under
wood is playing politics. That's all.
And poor politics at that, judging from
the sullen growl Of insurgency In his
own party.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
DEMOCRATS FALSE TO DUTY
Proposed Naval Appropriations Ridles'
lousIy Inadequate for Real Needs
Of the Force.

With the postofice and the legisla-
tive appropriation bills disposed of
the naval appropriation bill makes its
shamefaced entrance before the house
and a very sorry first appearance 1t
Ii. Measured by the demands of vital
defence. 1t is the most futile naval do
cument seriously suggested by intellt'
gent and presumably patriotic men In
many years. as its timid recommends
tions 60 no further than auxiliaries.
such as six destroyers. four subma-
rines. two fuel supply ships. one col
lier to be revamped into . repair ship
and one tender for torpedo craft.
The units proposed are Of undoubted
importance in the composition Of .
rounded feet. and the navy will be
glad to have them. but a. . proposed
total neet increase for . year the ar
ray 10 pathetically farcical. All The
blame for this cannot In fairness be
placed on the naval committee, for
even among Its majority much unrest
exists over the sad spectacle presented
by the failure to provide batueshtps.
But even with most of these members
the swapping Of the party lash and tho
mandates of Speaker Clark and Mr..
Underwood. ~ expressed in caucus.
seem to have been superior to the GER
tainties Of conscience and the insis-
tences Of constituencies.
Let tho navy place little hope on
any favorable consideration of tho
personnel. Hearings will be held. and
then more hearings. and finally NO &C.
ton. A few proposals OF relief will
perhaps be dallied with in the general
bill and thereafter promptly go out on
some popgun point Of order. Take 1t
for all in all, Or rather for half and
half. less viii be donAenot because
the necessities are not known-than
in any year since the serious reorgani
zation Of the navy began. And a very
fine future the Democratic party 10
preparing for itself in consequence
thereof.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
Where Az the Dsmocrate :

II the ferocity Of the faction night
ing in the Republican party 10 the 20
dtical sensation 0f the year. the weak
ness shown BY the Democrats 10 the
biggest surprise. That there would be
hot work In the struggle for the Re.
publican nomination was apparent
long ago. but NO one looked for such
evidence Of general feeblsness ~ the
Democrats have been giving. They
have much confidence and abundant
hopes. but they appear to lack votes.
The Republicans will get together
IN right after the conventiop
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
NO LONGER NOON IN STRAND
Violent Remedy Applied to Clock That
Fooled Londoners for Ten
Years.

London.-For ten years the clock OF
st. Mary-le-Strand has looked due
west past the Savoy and Cecil hotels
and on the Charing Cross announcing
to all that the hour was exactly -
o'clock. A couple Of days ago the
hands of the old clock were removed
and a familiar feature Of the Strand
has thus been lost.
The rector's wife explains that peo-
pie passing down the Strand about
noon have been deceived into thinking
that the old clock was trustworthy
timepiece. and the result has been
"innumerable letters Of complaint
from all kinds of irate people who
have lost trains or missed appoint
ments. This has gone on for years.
until at last a clockmaster offered to
take away the hands and leave the
dial blank but not misleading"
The reason why st. Mary-le-Strands'
clock pointed to the same hour for ten
long years 10 simple enough. There
was no money to defray the expenses
of keeping It in order
Up to eleven or twelve years ago
the vestry locked after It, but when
the Westminster city council took
over tho vestries the clocks income
was stopped. Private generosity kept
It going till 1909. Then 1t stopped. and
except for three hours in 1908 it has
never gone since.
Its short resumption Of labor was
due to the enterprise Of an organ
blower who one day climbed the
tower, wound up the spring. and after
. struggle managed to get the pendu-
lum to swing. To the astonishment OF
the verger. the rector and people IN
the Strand, the old clock recorded the
hours Of one, two and three. and then
stopped. Next day It was put back to
twelve, and there It remained till .
couple Of days aeo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
PEARL HARB0R A GIBRALTAR
new Naval Base Being Built by v. s
Will Be lmpresnabIe When
Completed.

washington. - BY midsummer or
early fall 1t is expected that the work
OF constructing the approaches to
Pearl Harbor will be completed and
then the United States will have in
the Pacific national defense as i'm.
portant and as impregnable as that OF
Great Britain at Gibraltar, says the
christian Science Monitor. When
completed the work will have cost
about $4,000. 900.
The channel leading into the har.
Dor has already been cut to a depth
OF thirty feet below low tide and will
thus pass some Of the cruisers Of the
Pacific station. But the cutting is to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25

continue until there will be enough
water to float the greatest of the
dreadnoughts.
strongly fortified naval base in the
Pacific, If not in the world. The har-
Dor is landlocked and is distant from
Honolulu twelve miles. When the
channels to the east, the middle and
the west locks have been dredged, the
harbor will be large enough to float
the combined navies Of the world.
The work of construction has been
under way more than twelve years
and 1t was fastened materially after
the Spanish war. and the occupation
by the United States Of the Philip
pine Islands.
Hidden forts and disappearing guns
OF the latest pattern are to protect the
new harbor. The guns will use smoke
less powder SO as to render their dis
covery by an enemy more unlikely
than otherwise would be the case.
The most Of the expense in con-
nection with this great undertaking
has been for the cutting of a chan
mel through one side of coral reef
SO that vessels can get to deep water
inside the harbor. The coral is Of the
hardest character and. therefore. the
work has been slow. But the re-
suits will be permanent and there will
be no need of dredging to keep the
channel open. More than 100000
cubic yards Of coral reef have been
excavated to open the approaches to
the inner harbor.
The solid character Of the coral reef
will afford a fine foundation for the
craving deck The drydock has been
planned on a large scale. 1t is 72O
feet long, 40 feet wide and fifty-fve
feet deep, large enough in every way
for any battleship.
Hawaii has the advantage over the
Philippines as a naval base because 1t
is nearer the American coast and con-
sequently American ships can get to
coaling stations in q comparatively
short time in the event of war.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
Economy Th.s oIdn% Appeal.

The house Of representatives sigha
for economy, but not the economy that
begins at home. By an Overwhelming
majority It rejected the proposition
to cut down the mileage Of members
from twenty cents to i've. There were
very few ayes" for the change, but
there was an abounding and indignant
chorus Of "noes." OF course the msm.
bers do not ind It necessary to pay
twenty cents . mile in getting to and
going away from Warrington: but
what Of thatf The members peoo.
ably needed the money.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25

Not Much Like Q democratic Year."
Where are the Democrats in the
states which hold popular vote pri.
maries? Why does the total Demo
cratic vote fall 90 far below the Re-
publican figures that the contrast
makes everything Democratic look
Insignificant? What 10 the reason that
Republican candidate. beaten two
to one by q winning rival in his own
party. can still run far ahead, in some
states, Of the highest Democrat?
There has been much talk Of 1912
as q predestined Democratic year. 10
It? II 20. why do not the Democrats
show more signs of strength? Why il
there not more evidence that enough
Democrats to carry an election exist7
State after state holds its popular
vote primaries and from almost every
one the news comes that the Demo
cratic contest attracted little atten.
tion. or that 1t was completely over.
shadowed by the Republican fight
Could that happen II the country were
destined to fall like a ripe apple into
the hands of the Democrats next fall :
II this 10 to be a Democratic year
the Democratic party certainly mani
tests less interest in the good fortune
about to come its way than any other
party ever did under like circum-
stances. II 1t is to get everything that
1t wants 1t will have more than 1t 10
earning by any work It is doing or by
the preparations 1t is making for its
esponsibilities.-Cleveland Leader.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
COMPARE WAGE SCALES
GOOD OBJECT LESSON a. TO
PRESENT TARIFF RATES.
laeemaklns Industry May Be Taken
as an Example to Disprove Charge
That the Tax Can Be Called
Extortjonate,

The relation which the American
arin bears to the lacemaking indus
try of the United States is shown in
the figures. which we have been able
to obtain from first hands," says the
American Economist. Here, as in
practically all lines wherein domestic
production meets foreign competition.
the pivotal point is wages.
While It 10 true that the foreigner
starts out with the advantage Of q
much smaller cost Of his operating
plant. his great advantage Is in a wage
scale ranging from one-half to two
nfths Of the wages paid in the United
States for equivalent servicA.
1T must be borne IN mind that a.
regards the cost Of the raw material
the raw cotton. the foreign and the do
nestle manufacturer start even. for
the item Of freight on cotton from Sa-
vannah to Dresden 10 practically the
Bame a. tho freight from Savannah to
Norxalk.
I'VE are now dealing with two lace
factories, one located in Dresden. Sax
ony. and the other located in Norwalk
Conn. Both factories are owned by
the same company. a German COM
pany. Both use the same numbers Of
thread; both use the same machine.
"A table Of the comparative wages
In the two plants shows that those
paid In Dresden Ito the same class Of
labor working on the same machines)
average only 40 per cent. of those paid
In America. The present American
tariff on the Lever laces is 70 per cent.
I'D valorem. None too high. one would
think. considering the fact that the
American wage IL $50 per cent. higher
than the German wage.
Yet the free-trader and the Ameri-
can tariff 'reformer' will tell you that
tariff Of 10 per cent. for the protec-
ton and encouragement of the Ameri-
can industry is outrageous. Is extor-
uonate. Now the German lacemaker
thought that a TO per cent. tariff
would enable him to make laces at .
profit in the United States. So he
shipped over q quota of machines and
equipped a lacemaking plant at Nor.
walk. Conn, where labor 10 fairly
cheap and plentiful
"One Of the partners in the German
house came across to supervise the
construction and operation Of the Nor
walk plant. He didn't find that the 70
per cent. was too high. Quite the con-
trary. He found that even under such
tariff the German house could de-
liver laces in New York at . lower
price. duty paid than the cost OF max
ing the same goods at Norwaik; that
when the American lace market IL
weak and the price drops the German
factory steps in and takes the market.
and that the Norwalk factory must
lay on its hands and let its machines
lie idle until the American demand be-
comes strong again.
THE Norwalk branch Of the Dres-
den lace factory has lately passed
through one of these periods of low
demands. in which the foreign supply
had taken the whole of the American
plant and its employees into idleness.
lust now, thanks to a better demand
and 10 per cent. tariff. the Norwalk
plant Is in full operation"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
Objects to Political TarIn Bills.

The general belief that the house
Democrats will refuse the presidents 8
request for an appropriation for the
tariff commission is not hattering to
the house majority. though it IL prob
ably sound. The board has done good
work and 1t should be continued. What
ever politicians may believe to the
contrary, It Is evident that the coun-
try cannot longer be satisfied with po-
litical tariff bills. Hereafter revision
must be both honest and intelligent In
order to command respect. No one
questions either the good faith or the
enlciency OF the tariff board. Much in
formation which will be of great use
whenever q businesslike revision Is un-
dertaken has been gathered. and the
work Of collecting material that will
be needed later should not be inter
rupted.-Rochester Post Express.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
Her Natural Protector.

20, Clara, we had dreadful scare
this morning, a burglar scare!" said
Mrs. Fink. There was frightful
noise about two O'Clock. and l got up.
| turned on the light and looked down.
to see mans legs sticking out from
under the bed"
Mercy, how dreadful! The bur-
glar's?"
"No, my dear, my husbands. He
had heard the noise, too."-Youth's 8
Companion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25

DuS n dthCs wv VAN
some kidney disor-
ders, get Doan's
Kidney Pills, which
have cured thou
sands.
John T. Scant-
ling, T r i n i d a d,
Colo, says: Il was
confined to bed
with rheumatism,
so helpless, l had
to be fed. My back
ached acutely and
kidney secret1ons
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
No Democratic Strength Show

No OemocratIc Strength shown.
In some states the Democratic vote
at the presidential preference prima.
ries has proved almost insignificant.
It was so in North Dakota and also
in Oregon. In Illinois, Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin the Republican totals
completely dwarf the figures for the
opposite party. Even in Nebraska the
Democrats made q poor show beside
the demonstration Of Republican
strength.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25

broke my rest. Nothing helped un-
til l used Doan's Kidney Pliis anu
they did me a world of good. l nave
never missed a days work since"
when Your Back Is Lame, RemeLi'
her the Name-DOAN'S." SOC all stores
Foster.Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Z.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
The Real Cause

The temperance orator was waxing
eloquent.
What" he demanded, what causes
more misery than liquor?"
Thirst" responded husky voice
from the rear Of the hall.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25
BAckAcHE AND ACHING JOINTS

Together Tell Of Weak or Disordered
Kidneys.
Much pain that masks as rheuma-
tism is due to weak kidneys-to their
failure to drive off uric acid thorough
ly. When you suffer achy, bad joints
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25

That irritable, nervous condition duo to Z
bad liver calls for Its natural antidote-
Garfield Tea.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-25

Even a love match may have its
aare-ups.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-23
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
FULL-FLEDGED AUTHOR
peclal Cable to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune
BERLIN, June 22.--The German crown
prince is about to begin a now venture.
showing that his versatility Is almost as
great as his fatheTg
He has become an expert in almost
every kind Of sport, and he 10 now devot-
ing his leisure time to literary work He
Is writing an exhaustive account Of his
hunting adventures. and tho work will
appear shortly at Stuttgart under the title
Extracts From My Hunting Diary
The author OF the book will be described
on the title page as Frederick William,
Crown Prince OF the German Empire and
the Prussian Kingdom
The greater part Of the book will oe de-
voted to the crown princes tiger hunt
ing expeditions in India, Twenty-elEht
photographs, taken either by the crown
prince or the crown princess, viii be re-
produced as illustrations.
Tho book will be divided into thirteen
chapters. Tho cover represents the crown
prince In tho act of shooting tiger In
the Jungle.
Tho emperor sanctioned the publication
OF tho book. but has asked TO zee the
proofs