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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

And He Still Lives

HEDDiNG. Cal. April AFTER
being knocked down and run com
plctely over by locomotive here
Albert Johnson. the 2-year-old sos
OF Jack Johnson. an electrician. Ia
alive and well today. The child
was playing on the railroad tracks.
and ~as unnoticed by the engineer.
The pilot OF the engine struck the
little fellow and knocked him dewn
between the rails. the locomotive
then passing over his body. Not a
wheel touched him. the child being
unhurt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
De eEHTLe SIZE HAS MAD
A LOT or TROUBLE.
EicIIon AND PICTURES

She I've never yet seen a hero OF
the fiction sort There
He-And I've never seen a Girl OF
the fashion plate type. BAH
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
NOTHlN 10 SERlO USkN
Hi0cf
JOSH WISE
SAYS:
"Oid Man Mouse
worth wore a -
set o. false teeth
twelve years with
out klowln' they
didn't tit"

Though it's rough IN this world 20
be left In the cold
Don't complain OF your lot.
fwere worse when the gates OF
hereafter unfold.
To be LEFT In the hot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
AS EAR AS He KNEW

7 say. Old man., Il your wife n
blonde?" a
She was when she left for Palm
Beach. last month, and haven't
seen anything to the contrary In the
society papers. Washington Her
aid.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
POOR PLAYER

nloobs-My wife thinks It's wick
ed for me to play poker.
Slohbs-li u. the way you play Il
Philadelphia Record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
SURPLUS REpucER

Mother--T really think you'd be
happier II you married a man who
had less money.
Daughter-Don't worry, mother:
he will have less in n very short
time. Boston Transcript.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
HEADACHE, SOUR STOMACH,
CONSTIPATION CASCARFTS

furred Bad Indigestion
HSdaches
filled and
ferments Ike garbage nntod
that is horrible
Decent You feeling
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
IMPOSSIBLE

bought seeds
Nope there something with those seeds bought last
year"
was
They exactly Of pictured
loEue "-founton Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
Observations

100000 goes from S France every year OF Towering
bulbs such narcissus and hyacinths
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
SMART

Gabe- Perkins Is a pretty bright
fellow.
Steve@ Yes; he has been married
for tee years, and his wife has new.
err been able to find elsewhere he
hides his change. --Cincinpst En-
quirer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
LABOUCHERE. fam.

LABOUCHERE, famous writer, held up BY Ger
customs officers. telegram Bismarck saving
Il detained by ovebearng house official and can
not dine with tonight They apoogzed prouse and sent
him ahead special train He didn't even know Bismarck
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

Counsel--Ten me, waa not the
defendant In the habit OF talking Ia
himself when alone?
Wltness--I'm sure don't know.
Counsel--You don't known And
yet You were intimate friends. Why
don't you known
Witness--Because \ was never
with him when he was alone
London Opinion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

S365o6 000 than one-fourth OF Russian ma
ona revenue from receipts from government spirit
nopoly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
LOGICAL. BUT WRONG

county, whose tngsi
perfect. a friend
You should remarked the friend
"Ah good. responded the ffenchman: and when
back viii knock IN "-lufao CommercA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

HERE'S honesty Tor you Milk dealers in Turkey have spe
ciaI me for that quality Of the beverage which aducrate
with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
SHE KNEW

What IL eouscienef asked me Sunday school teacher This
What caI the eIs
the TEACHER. ~
Grandma the girl ciass-rbiIa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT

The meeklookng walked the Il
something home might tell
spen
Hold you're "a ibe depart
meat marriax. bureau the left three as dowarAadcphia
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
FIRST SIGHT LOVE
SAYS Mr.. SHEPARD
Helen Gould's Fiance De-
clares He Found it Nice
to See Her Often"

st. Louis. Dec. 1s.-FInley ]. shep.
ards business offices have been trans
ferred into an iinpromptu reception
room and the railroad man was COM
PEELED to give much less attention to
the daily routine than has character
lied his activities heretofore.
The days are occupied with tele-
phone calls which keep his ONCE force
busy. A telegram or two casually
come to hand, and now and then an
officer from down the hall drops in
to say: You lucky dog" and slaps
the beaming fiance Of Miss Helen
Gould on the back.
Mr.. Shepard consented to be inter-
viewed:
Case of Love at First Sight.
II guess it al a case of love at
first sight" he said. in discussing tho
announcement of his engagement to
Miss Gould. 1.-The engagement" Mr..
Shepard added, lis a result If Provi-
dence. I first met Miss Gould last
spring when she came to st. Louis to
make several addresses here in con-
nection with her Young Woman's
Christian association work. Just how
I was introduced to her I do not dis
tinctly recall. At any rate. the facts
are that soon after my first meeting
with her I fould 1t awfully nice to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
THE TAX COMMISSIONS REPORT

The partial report Of the tag COM
mission. Just published, furnishes the
people Of the state food for a good
deal Of thought. The commission has
evidently addressed itself seriously to
the work Of ascertaining what the
facts are before undertaking elaborate
recommendations for the carrying out
Of theories. And the facts collected
are significant and Instructive.
1t has long been apparent that the
practice which has been followed in
this state. as we'll as in many others.
of keeping assessments low, has been
productive Of great evil. To the in
dividual taxpayer It makes no differ
ence whether his assessment is low or
high. SO long as the property Of all
other persons Is assessed on the same
basis. There is just 81 much money
needed for the running Of the various
state. county and municipal govern
ments. and that sum must be raised,
II the valuation is low the AK lew
must be high. If the assessment is
high the tax rate will be low, and the
low rate will yield the same returns
on the high assessment that will be
received with Il low assessment and
- high rate. The taxpayer will pa,
the same in both cases. There is tht,
difference. however: Such a low as.
sessment as we have necessitates ar
abnormally high rate Of taxation. ant
gives an incentive to the concealmen
Of property such as money in banl
or credits. the value Of which is fixed
and the tax ON which. 1T the prescn
rate. would be as much as or NOR,
than the earning power Of the proper
IT,, For instance. money deposited
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Is. 1912.
snANDERNG OTHER PEOPLE.

Minneapolis journal : Speaker
common practice OF s%landering pub
lie men. Such attacks. often made
by persons who do not intend to do
an injustice. r frequently almost
impossible Of r%efutation, and there
seems no chance for defense.
In Champ Clark's case F. \. Bar
hour, teacher of English in the Ypsil-
anti Michigan normal school. in an
address at the Franklin county. Pa,
teachers institute on November 20,
stated that Mr.. Clark. scheduled to
speak at Ann Arbor. became so in
~toxicated" that students took him to
Il chapter house to "sleep 1t off"
Mt. Clark. when this was reported.
stated that he had taken a drink
at Ann Arbor in his life. and further
more that he "had not tasted intoxi-
eating liquor in any shape. form or
fashion since July 5, 1904"
MI. Barbour then admitted that he
had made the statement. mot from
personal knowledge Of the facts, hut
based merely on rumors." His re.
tI0SSbOAS = ACA1I044AC0p a NIICSl.
fully forthcoming" But in the mean
time the SANDER has gone far and
wide, and will be read by thousands
who will never see denial or retrac.
ton.
80 1t goes. A similar SANDER has
been in circulation about Colonel
Roosevelt. It Is entirely untrue. But
denial and %refutation seem to make
no difference. A great many still be-
lieve that Colonel Roosevelt drinks
to excess. and will continue 80 to be-
lieve in spite Of everything.
People : far too ready to spread
reports "about the neighbors." It is
much safer neither to spread these re-
ports. nor to believe them till they
are proved. There are always pleas
anter things to talk about than other
peoples faults.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
TWO WoRKNfEN.
(Denver Republican,,

SoouteT ~iepODllCan.o
Smith was a novelist who stood
High In the fiction list:
Ten thousand readers found him good,
Yet he could not destst
From patching up his fence one day,
Whereon he whacked his thumb,
1t was his pen hand-sad to say
He lost a godly sum.
Jones was a carpenter who thought
He'd try the writing game.
But all his efforts came TO naught-
He got no wealth or fame;
in the meantime he had lost
OF contracts nine or. ten
So much for what Jones found it cost
To monkey with the pen.
II Smith had let the plane alone
The hammer and the nail
He'd ne'er have bruised his flesh and
bone
Nor halted some great tale:
II Jones had stunned the fountain
pen
He ne'er had played the deuce
And crimped his income-ah, but
then
These morals are no use!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-A tangled
romance. checkered With dramatic in
cidentS in its devious windings. Gull
minated here when Robert ]. Widney.
la wealthy real estate broker of Los
Angeles. was shot and dangerously
Wounded IN n apartments OF Mrs.
rance Vernon Lyons. divorced wife
of William c. Chilly, Lyons. promin-
ent politician Of Denver. Mrs. Lyons
is in Jail, charged with the shooting.
Widney's recovery is doubtful.
According to the most trustworthy
reports. Widney. who is married.
went to Mrs. Lyons rooms to obtain
turn her picture n bid her farewell
forever. a quarrel arose in the midst
Of which she shot.,him.
Mrs. Lyons Story.
Mrs. Lyons, however. has an entire
" different story. Il, has been wide
published since the accidental
shooting of Mr.. Widney in my apart
ments that he was in love with me-"
she says. 1T would be a better way
to put 1t that I was Very much in love
with him. l met him a year ago in
little bungalow, and | have loved him
ever since. There is absolutely no
truth in the statement that l shot him.
l loved him too dearly for that.
The story Of the shooting is a
simple one. He had come to my
apartments. and was seated at the
dresser examining some trinkets,
while I was engaged in mixing g
sherry-and-egg at the buffet. A re-
voiver which my husband had given
me was lying on the dresser, and |
did MOI know he had it in his hand
until I heard the shot.
Il turned around and saw that he
had collapsed on the bureau. re-
allied at n c that he had been
badly hurt and Immediately summon
ed help. This is absolutely all there
Is to the whole matter. and If he could
talk he would verify every word that
l have said" =" 80.
Widncy Namcl by Lyons.
Billy Lyons. the, Denver politician,
a divorce from his young
wife several months ago, naming
Widney as correspondent, and at that
time the young divorce went to Los
Angeles. where Widney furnished
rooms for her over a fashionable
downtown restaurant, and later set
her up in a beautifully furnished
bungalow. Widney's wife became
aware of the intrigue. and this
prompted Widney to send the young
divorce to this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
THE BUILDERS AND TRADERS
BANQUET.

The banquet which closed the meet
ing Of the state Builders and Traders
was one Of the most successful gath
crings eel held by a business organ
ization in the city. Usually the ten
dency at trade gatherings of all kinds
is to devote the time to the discussion
Of subjects Of a purely technical ma
ture. This feature Of the meeting
was disposed Of at the regular bust
ness sessions. and the addresses at the
banquet. while the subjects related to
the business Of the members Of the
association, were Of a more general
character, and Of interest to citizens
al a whole. II It had been practicable
1t would have been an excellent thing
for such a meeting to be public. so
that all who desired might have list
ened to the addresses, for they were
inspiring. and tended to promote the
hest that there is In citizenship. The
committee Of arrangements Is to be
congratulated on it's selection of
speakers and topics, and the speakers
MI the manner in which they handled
their subjects.
The work Of the builder comes into
close touch with the life Of every CIV
ilized being. The builder himself is
doing more than serving members Of
the community for a brief time for a
stated compensation. He is building
permanent monuments to commend.
a his own life and work. The work
OF the builder Of today will stand long
after the body Of the builder himself
shall have returned to the dust from
which 1t came. It is not given to all
men to leave such conspicuous records
Of themselves. All worthy labor is,
in a sense. permanent, but the work
Of the builder is visible and known
Of all men. And by the character
of the work those who follow will
know what manner Of man the build
or a Honesty and dishonesty,
square dealing or the reverse, all will
be shown in this record that the man
leaves behind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

The Lancet issues a warning
against overcredulity about the sup
posed cure of tuberculosis Uncovered
by DR.. F. F. Friedman Of Berlin. re-
ported to the Berlin Medical society
early in November. Dr.. Friedman
has not yet revealed his method OF
weakening the living tubercles which
he injects into the organism Of pa
tents, and which he says are harm
less and healing. His subject animals.
while they resisted the disease for a
time, 'all developed tuberculosis"
No "cure" has been demonstrated.
though The Lancet IL careful to add:
'This Is not to say that there is no
possible support for future therapeu-
tic developments to be derived from
what DR.. Friedman has discovered,
though It must be remembered that
we do not know exactly what It is
that he has discovered"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
POINTED

\SA4Nd6O eNeNSy
It doesn't take a very strong wona-
an to break q man.
All things r to be sneezed at
when N IL taking cold.
Ever notice how many friends you
have when they need you:
It you find q bad habit growing on
you. be q man and cut 1t out.
When you feel q cranky spell COM
Ing on. go out and hunt a grtndstone.
Many a woman has found her
widowhood 80 sad that she refused to
keep It
The best capital for a man to begin
life on Is a capital wife. So says a
woman.
II a woman hasn't anything else to
worry her, she can claim that her hair
Is coming out by the handful.
When a man celebrates the anniver-
sary OF his birth. he takes q day off;
a woman usually takes a year off.
After the fool and his money are
definitely separated. he can't ever gel
a third-rate lawyer to pay any atten.
ton to him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

An eminent German scientist who
recently visited this country with a
number Of his colleagues was dining
at an American house and telling how
much he had enjoyed various phases
OF his visit. How did you like our
Ialiroad tratns?" his host asked him.
"Ach. obey are woonderful." the Ger.
man gentleman replied; $50 swift 20
Observation-Disclosures such luxury in
al dne furnishings and oDpoindmends.
All IS excellent except one thing-our
wives DO not like dhe upper berths."
a. T; Gardner. Congressman from
Massachusetts,. tells of a little shoot
ing party which was attended by some
OF the elite Of that vicinity.
than one Of the party,' says
Mr.. Gardner. felt a trife nervous
ahout q certain young E~nglishman. as
he and his gun seemed gtranxers.
N9thtng occurred, however. until I
Ielt something poking me in the side
as we crept along. Turning quickly 7
found the novice %prodding me with the
muzzle and fumbling With the ham
mers Of his gun.
"'Hi. Gus he whispered. before
we set on to the birds you might show
DOWN.
Louis Hill and a party OF official.
were: taking a peek at the station
agents somewhere along the line in
minnesota. At a station we may call
'scarville. an agent. perhaps fore
warned. was observed frantically NOV
ing trucks and cleaning up"
mere a hustler for you." said one
; OF n party. "Humph." said Hill. At
another station the agent met them
smilingly. smoking a good cigar. and
clad In his best clothes. He wal
frankly idiing. yet nothing was as
: Kew. well. what do you think OF
that?" commented one Of Hills
friends. there's an agent who haf
time to loaf" "Humph." said HILL
A month later the "~loafer' WIS pro.
noted. IL a man can get the work
done without doing it himself. he's the
man Tor me-" was the explanation o.
the railroad president.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
trying to convince ourselves that we're
trying that we " really try.
The human furnace that's fred
with fusel oil won't make steam,
sCoTr Is 70.

Wheeling w. Va. Dec. ls.-Nathan
D. Scott. former United States senator
from West Virginia and for many
years an influential factor in republi.
can national politics. received many
congratulations today on the occasion
OF his SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary.
Recently MI. SCOTS name has been
mentioned In connection with the
vacant by the expiration Of Senator
Watson's term next March. But he
has manifested no disposition to enter
actively into the contest and does not
expect to receive anything more than
complimentary consideration when the
legislature meets next month.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

in the bank draws about four per
cent in interest. On the present as
sessment basis which We have. a tax
common. If the man who has money
deposited at the usual bank rate were
to declare it with his other possess
sions. and 1t were assessed at its act
ual worth. the owner would have to
pay out all Of his interest in taxes,
and then dig up two per cent more
from somewhere for the balance.
Manifestly 1t would pay him better to
give the money away. Instead Of do
ing that he simply neglects to list 1t.
and so escapes all taxation on 1t.
There are many inequalities Of this
character due to the absurdly low as
sessment rate which has been estab-
lished. Another evil is that the prac-
tice is a direct blow al the credit
Of the state. first, by establishing a
high rate of taxation. and 1t is the tax
rate rather than the assessment rate
which usually interests the person
who is seeking a location. and second.
by giving a false impression OF the
real wealth Of the state. The COM
mission has reached the conclusion,
and that conclusion will appeal to
most people as sound. that the assess
ment rolls do not show more than
about fifteen per cent OF the actual
property value OF the state.
Look at the effect of this on the in
dustrial development Of the state.
among other things. We want people
- 10Ao<a h4Na IN nN,So nffyra CyNrh
things as can prof1tably be manufac-
tured in this territory. Men do not
establish industries without investi-
eating the possibility Of marketing
their product. The number Of in
habitants is one element taken into
consideration, for each person is a
possible customer. m represents a
possible need. Another consideration
is the ability Of those people to buy.
A poverty-stricken community is no
a good market. If we deliberately
place in our official records the state
ment in substance. that the wealth of
our people is only one-seventh OF what
ii actually is. We are throwing away
six-sevenths of the effect that would
come from the official statement OF
our true financial condition. We are
spending money to get people here.
and are putting forth effort to en-
courage the location in the state OF
new industries Of all classes, and while
We are making this effort with one
hand. with the other we are making
own work more difficult by build
ing up in the minds of the people
whom We invite here a false impress.
sion that We are q poor people who
are taxed to death. One Of the most
useful pieces Of immigration work
that could be Performed would be to
bring about a rational adjustment OF
our assessment ana taxation system. |
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

Purchasers Of Christmas toys are
warned against cheap and hazardous
electrical devices. such as are describ-
ed in the current Electrical Review.
One was an electric toy lantern, with
two lamps to be connected to any
lighting circuit. the porcelain recepta-
cles Of which had a tin base set close
ly to the lamp terminals. To the
wooden attachment Plug a screw shell
was tackled with brass brads. which
also held Of the wires. The Elec-
trical Review says:
"It would have been bad enough
to impose such q %contraption on any
one, but to perpetrate it on an inno-
cent young child Is manifestly worse.
since toys as a rule do not receive very
gentle treatment. Such an outfit
brings discredit on things electrical.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
BOYS BREATHING MUSICAL.

Ralph johnson Swallowed Whistle.
Which Blew When He Took Breath.
Rushvilie, Ind, Dec. 1s.-Raln,,
Johnson, aged Il. son Of Mrs. Moiiic
Johnson. Of Milroy. swallowed a.
whistle and every time he breathcd
the whistle blew.
Milroy's physicians feared the
whistle had lodged in the boys wind
pipe: and that he would choke to
death. He was brought here in an
cialist. but before he arrived tho
whistle had passed into his stomach.
The whistle which the boy swallows
ed was an ordinary referees whistle.
such as is used in football games.
The top Of 1t came of when the
youngster had It In his mouth,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
(New York Press.)

The worst evil about money is not
to have any,.
On a bathing beach a woman is
afraid to have anybody see her neck
and in a ball room her legs.
A girls idea of a really poetic sutton
is If he rhymes her eyes like stars
with loves pure vows.
Arguments between two people are
always awfully one-sided, because
one always has a louder voice than
the other.
The reason a woman alone in the
house IS MOI afraid Of a burglar down
stairs Is she'll bet it's her husband
coming home late. as usual.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
TOO HYsTERIcAL FOR COURT.
Mrs. Harbeson. who Assaulted He,
Husbands Model, Confined m Rellcx1,1

.MFs. derbee0n. VINO Assaulted Her
Husbands Model. Confined 10 Bellevue
New York. Dec. 1s.-Mrs. Kather-
inc A. Harbeson, who entered the
French shop conducted BY her l,us-
band. Charles Dexter Harbeson, and,
after attacking Mrs. Helen Renner. a
model employed there. is alleged to
have tried to shoot her. was not ar
ratgned in court yesterday. her hys-
terical condition making arrangement
Impossible. She is a prisoner at Bel
.levue hospital, charged with attempt
ed felontous assault. and the physici-
n are doubtful II she can be taken to
court today.
Mrs. Renner. who at the time Of the
attack was accused by Mrs. Harbeson
of breaking up her home. was at work
in the store, and aside from minor
bruises and scratches about her face,
was none the worse for the encounter
She said she intended to press tho
charge against Mrs. Harbeson.