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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26
Neutrality-suspicious. |IuY3Y5u1LIIN E1aIl
Business at the City Hall

THERE be question as to the advisabity OF the
acceptance by the Board of Public Works of the sug-
gesons laid before them Saturday by Superntendents
Ober and Case that the city do business business way
BY purchasing materials large quantities instead OF in small
lots.
The surprising thing about the Ober-Case suggestion -
the information the city has not always been dong what
these gentlemen now suggest
given period. -,
They bought il in small lots Just as II was required
for each individual Job and paid $3.50 per barrel
The government purchased for on the Lake wash
ngton canal 10000 barrels of cement They bought 1t IN
one lot and paid S4o per barrel ~
Had the people who supposed to look after our affairs
At the city hall Judgment they display In their
private affairs could have saved in the purchase OF
this cement. the of 100000
And cement isn't the only thing the city buys
What of the quantities OF lumber and sand and gravel
used each year3
According Ober and Case the same system OF pur-
chasing prevails appears in the cement deal
And while the citys being thrown away by TINS
almost criminal system, the council is busiy engaged IN
holding down the police and fire departments and in pruning
the estimates of all of the other departments of the city
Perhaps If the city would do its business IN purely
business way would be need for such strict economy
in the police and other departments
hotel dining during
ball aligned me
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26


Editor The star My admiration
for you. Mr. Editor. in your fight
for lower street car fares And
what about heated cars In winter :
wlnter will soon be here. but no
heaters are being gotten up by the
electric street car company.
have gone through the whole OF the
Cleveland three-cent car ride fight,
and from that experience and my
accounting knowledge. do say nov
that the people Of Seattle are show
Ing profound supincuess In allow
Ing the electric octopus and It's IN,
directors TO skin them daily o!
hundreds Of dollars.
II the people of Seattle do not
care to hay. this abominable
extortion sQuclched. then they
deserve worse treatment yet at the
hands OF Furth and his cohorts
BANK ACCOUNTANT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.--lnventors.
attention.
II you have anything In your
laboratories In the way of n muf-
ficr for tho crow OF rooster or
the cackle OF a hen take the de-
vice 10 Mrs. J. J. Kenncy. widow
Of County Judge kcnney OF Ia
Franklin ave. New Brighton. \. l.
She will spend many dollars 10
help you get your invention pat
csicd and marketed right away.
For Mrs Kcnney says she
hasn't been able 10 sleep wink
after o'clock in the morning for
tho last eighteen months because
Of the noises from her neighbor 9
hen rooBta.
MY house" says Mrs. Kcnney.
has honnsricH on three sides. and
from the noise the rooaters and
hens make from o'clock on you'd
think you were living near n boiler
factory"
WITH CUT
Sign over the box office window
In downtown theatre. pick Up
Your Change. We DO Not Roc,ify
Mistakes Afterwards. 10 that
why they want you TO pick It upF
In tho window OF downtown
haberdaahery: High Grade Gen
,iemen'a shirts" Any better than
gamblers shirts7
sulxer out, Murphy 10 Fra~iey.
Loud kicks against the decision.
Nevertheless. we have sore sym
PATTY for Gov. as he still calls him.
self. Sulxer. He has 10 lawyers.
Read This Ore ~ the Next Meeting
The l. VI. !. club met with Mrs
W. ID. Bennett Thursday. A large
attendance waa present. Tho meet
Ing opened by singing Way Down
Upon the Suwanee River" and roll
call was answered with zach one
reading a useful receipt. a short
time was taken mp with business re-
lRtinE TO the new cemetery. after
which funny paragraphs were read
san Jon. n. NJ. Times
"Vov have 20 be a little BIZ, Span.
iah to ge, this one" writes Shorty
Slmms. Who incloses this:
EVERYBODY 3 LITTLE MEXf-
CAN QUESTION
HuortA eat
Hncria 20.
Hucrta buy.
Hncrta play.
Hucrta get tho price.
improbable Stories
A housewife who was n close oh.
server. noticing one day that the
piece of ice deposited In the rcfrig.
orator b. the iceman seemed unusu-
ally large. remarked i wanted
only 90 pounds. and fear you have
placed n heavier block than that In
the ice chest"
quite true. madam" replied the
iceman. THE chunk day before
yesterday was several pounds
short. so today am giving you
overweight. thus making up the
shortage. But I shall charge you
for only so pounds"
Mrs. Pankhurst has escaped 20
France. Clever police work, that
The Only Man Who Enjoyed the
Fight
J. NJ. Sanderson of Oconto return
cd home from Gettysburg on We'd
nesday. where he attended the do
ings In July. He was In the battle
there and reports an excellent time.
--Shawano. Wis. Advocate.
BY the way, who was the man
who made the trip around the world
TO beat the record ?--ob. yes. we
remember. Henry James Sears.
And what was HIS time?
And how long did II take Ed
ward Payson Weston to walk from
New York TO Duluth? Or was II to
Minneapolis7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

More healihful than tea or coffee
Agrees with the weakes, digestion
Keep il on your adeboard at homo
A quick lunch prepared IN a minuta
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26
SMALL BOY MISSING

Isaac Gemouel. 8. son OF Morris
Gemouel, 200 10th av.. disappeared
from his home at o'clock Monday
night. He has dark complexion
black hair and dark eyes. He wore
white blouse, with blue stripes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26
JAPAN HOLDS THE
DIVORCE RECORD

When Il comes to Wholesale
divorce. Uncle Sans nieces and
nephews aren't even also
rams" compared with Japan.
We lead the rest OF the world
in fracturing the marriage tie.
J But Japan beats us almost
three-fold.
The following table shows the
number OF divorces granted
yearly for each 100000 popula.
tion in the countries named:
Ireland Iaaa than ma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

EDITORS MAIL
Tickets On the Cara.
Editor The star: believe every
one who lives in the north end Of
Seattle when he has 10 pay cash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

Dine at the Rathskellcr-dollar
dinner, with wine.-Ady.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26
CUPID'S AID WILL
WAIT FOR LOVERS

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Aug. 90.
Milwaukee sweethearts like
Wednesday night best: II is the
most popular time OF the week
TO take girls out walking Con-
sequently the county clerk has
announced that the office will
be open until s o'clock wednes-
day night 20 issue marriage H.
censes. He says young men
cannot take day off to get H.
ccnses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

PET ALLIGATOR hotel dining during
ball aligned the
redoe convinced that the gator real one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

Rich mak. matted grain. IN powder form.
For infants. invalids and growing children.
Pure nutrition. upbualins the whole body.
hyisoaies nursing mothes and the iced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

women would do. under the c,rcrr..
stances. without driving the Ana.
ence from the theatre and he pls,
from the stage. But they both A.
whatever may be done very capabl,
Barney Bernard floats hlgh q,
the crest Of Potash and Peri
mutter." His Abe Potash IA
revelation Of artistic power which
has instantly lifted him from tbs
ruck OF Hebrew comedians ana
opened undoubted new paths before
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

THAT congress adjourned without saying
thing about how 10 graft bill onto another.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-26

Nevertheless. we have sorre sym
PATTY for Gov. as he still calls him.
self. SulTer. lie has 10 lawyers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
DANGER FROM FIRES.

There is no protection against ire the
inspector reported that the close prox-
unity OF the various buildings. the out
side exposure. the light. inhammable con-
struction of the two larger buildings the
lack of water and means OF obtaining IL
and the inability of extending aid from
the outside owing 10 the shoal water
around the island. all pointed to destruc-
ton Of the entire group Of buildings III
the event Of FIRE in any one OF them 'hdt
was not instantly checked.
The loss OF life would be high In All
proba bility, as there are no means OF es-
cane other than the shoals, or rip-rap
around the island. II would be imposs'oie
~ low water for hreboat to make a
landing at this point.
There il, In fact no protection against
a possible fire on either OF the isiands'
not even a steam whistle. with which the
chief medical officer might whistle TOT
help: and should the telephone connection
be interrupted. both islands would be In
state OF complete isolation
The consequences Of a fire with smali
number of doctors and attendants en-
deayoring 10 control several thousand I'M
migrants peculiarly subject because ot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
UNToWARo CONDITIONS.

Even to-day il is necessary 10 assemble
immigrants taken from incoming steam
ships into a cement court without cover
ing 10 protect them. In the summer the
sun may beat down upon them or the
rain may drench them while they are
being identified, their names entered IN
the record. and their domiciliary accom-
modations assigned TO them.
In the winter they are apt to be chilled
by the violent gusts Of cold winds that
sweep across the exposed space. This
means discomfort. at least, and possibly
great danger 10 the health Of persons who
have lust completed a long and fatigulnG
tourney by land and sea, and whose spir-
its are depressed and general vitality
lowered as a result OF this and as re-
suit OF the uncertainty Of their future
and lack Of understanding as TO the rea-
son for their detention
II Is not surprising, therefore that Or.
O'Connel should think It is almost
barbarous situation and one that should
be remedied without delay.
inspections by representatives OF Fire
Commissioner johnson have resulted in
finding hazardous conditions on botn
Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island
There is no water on Swinburne Island
other than a supply kept in tanks. THIS
water is brought from staten Island
every few days, and the quantity on the
island is 1900 gallons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

the circumstances TO panic, are fearful TO-
contemplate.
The reason Or. O'Connell wants the
state officials TO visit the Islands IL that
it is difficult to make written report
that will describe the situation In such
way as 10 move the Legislature.
Il want these men to come down here,
continued Dr. O'COnnell. and see FOR
themselves the immigrants under deten-
ton. to look at the little children and the
helpless women. and the men who are
embarking upon the great adventure OF
entering a country that is strange 20 them
in language. customs, climate and laws.
II want 10 get il into the hearts OF
all the people Of New York that down
here at Quarantine we are not dealing
with merchandise but with human beings.
that our primary duty is the protection
Of the health OF human beings; that We
must discharge this duty humanely, FIRST
because we are a humane people, and.
second, because failure upon our part 70
accord to those whom necessity compels
us TO detaIn all the consideration that
a sympathetic understanding Of the
weaknesses Of our common nature COM
mands will react upon US in terrible
manner
Neglected sewer arrangements on Hon.
man Island have already threatened this
country with an epidemic Of cholera
Thus, considerations that are purely
selfish. II they are taken to heart. are
all propulsive In the direction Of the per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
FUMlGATNG Grew
Gus kReSg, CHIEF FUMGAToR, At EXTREME LEFT

has informed me. OF the facts OF the sttu-
alton to make me a persistent advocate
Of a proper physical equipment for the
quarantine officer. whoever he may be.
These improvements in which | am in
terested cannot be effected in a day. II
will take several years 10 make Quaran-
tine physically what the sanitary science
Of our day requires. We have an excel
lent basis on which to work. Hoffman
and Swnburne islands are ideally located
for quarantine purposes.
Hoffman Island is our detention sta
ton. IL must be understood that medi-
cine has not yet become so exact a sci
ence as to have produced perfect and I'M
falling diagnosticians. There are many
non-infectious ailments whose symptoms
are suggestive of other ailments OF an
epidemic nature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
AWAITING MES1e CAu
At QUARANTINE SAOwNG
ONGtSTED CONDITONS ON
AOSPILAl ISLANDS.

only just, he thinks, that such passen-
gers should, If detained by the state for
the protection Of the health of the state
receive accommodations approximating
those ;hey get on shipboard.
DR.. {. S Hudson. chief medical officer
Al Hoffman Island. states that at present
proper accommodations can be given TO
no more than 800 persons. Last year
there were at times more than LOO i'm
migrants detained there, and not only
were there severe suffering and actual
danger 70 health among these strangers
whose detention circumstances MADE
necessary. but the nursing force was
taxed beyond it's strength, and good Tort
une alone prevented, the Health officer
believes. a condition which would have
shocked the entire country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE POWER OF WOMAN.

Mrs. Arthur Dodge at dinner IN
Washington smiled at the uproar re-
Gently created by her attack on the SUI
fragettes
why should woman clamor for the
voter" said Mrs Dodge. Hasn't wom-
an. modern woman, got enough influence
over that voting animal, man, without
needing the vote in her turn?
you know what they say about
woman and love?
Every woman with one sweetheart
they say. has seyeral-the man as he is.
as she thinks he is, and as he virtuously
hopes to be some day. But along with
this trio Of sweethearts the modern
woman. the twentieth century woman.
has a fourth-the man he will have to
he"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
OFFICE WITH A FUMIGkTMG
LAUNCH IN THE FOREGROUND

from dirt. everything having been ar
ranged so that the walls and floors can
be flushed out continually. All odors
which were characteristic Of the place
when we visited & first have disappeared,
and FL the institutions are now not only
inviting in appearance inside but are
sweet and clean in other respects.
This work we have done with our own
employees and without special approprla-
ton. What has been done for the IN
terror Of these buildings should be done
for the exterior and for the Islands upon
which they stand. Buildings should be
painted and made as handsome as pos
sible. and islands should he treated with
the idea Of adding TO the beauty OF the
landscape. open spaces should be parked.
trees planted and grass plots and flower
beds should take the place of the present
dreary and unsishtly stretches OF sand.
This is not a purely sentimental prop
osltion II has a value, as every physi-
clan knows, in keeping people healthy
and in aiding the conyalescence Of the
patients"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
RAPID WORK.

THE Health Offlcer and his deputies
have to work rapidly I'm their examna-
lions on shipboard because IT is the duty
OF the state. while exercising proper
and necessary control OF commerce, TO
let that control interfere as little as pos
Consequently when We find symptoms
apparent In persons under examination
on shlpboard which may be present In
any OF the quarantinable diseases. we re-
move such persons for observation, and
these persons are treated in the detention
hospital wards at Hoffman Island.
ALSO, when We find cases where the
diagnosis points unquestionably TO a quar-
antinable disease, We remove the actual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE FIRST ESSENTIAL.

John Purroy Mitchell. whom President
Wilson has appointed Collector OF the
Port OF New York, was congratulated at
a recent dinner on his remarkably early
and complete success.
What. Mr.. Mitchell broker asked. is
your secret?''
Well" Mr.. Mitchell replied, while l
don't claim to be a success authority. I've
often noticed that the man who makes
his mark In the world is usually pretty
careful in the first place about picking
out his target"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
WOULD BUILD Isl AND IN THIS F1ARBOR FOR DISEASED ALIENS
Health Officer OConnelI Thinks State Should
Spend 100000 to Add Nine Acres to
the Two-Acre Swinburne Island
Present and Future Needs of
Quarantine Station.

that should induce us TO build a new
ward at once. he says, as we would have
TO use such a ward should we actually
encounter plague here.
Hoffman Island has an area Of eleven
and fve-tenths acres. which is sufficient
for the purpose. 1t has two detention
pavihons, No. l having accommodations
for 500 and No. having accommodations
for 80. DR.. O'Connell says the depart
ment needs another detention pavilion
large enough TO accommodate 1000 per-
sons There should also be, he says, a
detention building for cabin passengers.
He is Of the opinion that it is more
than likely that some time we shall find
quarantinable diseases among cabin pas
sengers and that Il will be necessary to
detain a large number Of such. II is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
1T LOOKS LIKE IT.

Alderman Pretzel, Of Chicago. recently
defeated an ordinance making the
slashed skirt criminal.
I'VE men" said Alderman Pretzel the
other day. have enough on our con-
sciences. so far as woman is concerned.
without stepping up and telling her that
this or that article OF dress constitutes a
criminal offence.
The fact IS. we men, in all our dealings
with woman. seem to take for our pre-
cept and rule
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

cases 70 Swinbprne Island for treatment
In the contagious disease wards. All
those who have been in contact on ship
board with the actual sufferer We detain
at Hoffman Island for the incubatory
period OF the disease in question.
This means that sometimes two thou
sand people may be taken from an i'm
migrant carrier and held for a period OF
fourteen days, In this case we have to
keep the contacts as they are called
under constant observation by expert
enced medical officers and We have to
segregate them in small groups, that the
chances of communicating possible In
lection may be minimized.
IF case of disease develops among
those who are under detention, II is re-
moved Immediately to Swinburne Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE ELEMENT OF BEAUTY.

There remains" said DR.. o'Connell.
zone other clement OF the Improvement
which | consider quite important. 1t IS
an ancient and by no means civilized
idea to make state buildings Of this kind
as forbidding as possible in their asrect
The HOFFMAN Island detention pavilions,
when took charge. were Of dirty color
and were about as gloomy as II would be
possible TO conceive.
II have managed 10 change all this.
They are now ename!led in white in the
interiors and the iron beds have also
been enameed In white. The same thing
was done with the hospital wards on
Swinburne Island, and each of the wards
is now as bright and inviting as we could
make, 1t. and at the same time Is free
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

Torrance by the state OF its full duty TO
the human beings OF whose bodies 1t as
sumcs control as q police measure
AT the outset OF my administration as
Health officer tegan TO urge these con-
alterations upon Gun state government
and as long as | am Health Officer ana
the conditions Of (which l complain re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE BUILDING NEEDED.

II should be modern building, with
accommodations for all employees, dining
rooms and service kitchens. An aces
sorry to it should be 4 general storage
building and refrigerating plant Not
only is this plant needed for purposes OF
economy. but there are times when II
night prevent a great calamity.
Swinburne Island is a considerable dis
lance from the Staten Island shore, and
Is situated on a shoaI. which makes IL
inaccessible except at high water 10 boats
q more than the highest draft. Conse-
qlently there are times when weather
conditions cut of communication by boat
with this island. and sometimes heavy
ioes have the same effect. The island
men must depend for supplies upon what
Il has stored.
Just now II has no refrigerating plant,
~ho the supplies consist altogether oil
canned goods and other imperishable ar
ucits Of food. perishable supplies being
sent daily TO the island on the boat"
II would seem almost incredible that
Al Island such as this. used for quaran-
uhe purposes. should be without regu-
ar water supply, but such is the fact
We have no other way Of getting
water than by boat" explained DR.
oNonnell. and ali the water used for
ssnIng Gushing, etc. is thus conveyed
~ drinking water the island relies
1on rain water collected from roofs"
an additional isolation ward Is needed
ordins TO the Health Ofiicer. The
visibility OF a visitation OF bubonic
sasle al this port. which Is by nc
''sa''a remote OF inconsideraDle. is one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

baby is the one priceless treasure
which-unlike a diamond or a rope OF
pearls-never excites envy or eoyetous-
mesa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

main unremedied. / shall continue TO
urge these considerations upon the state
government Indeed shall do this
whether I remain Health Officer or not
for I never can cease to be physician
and a citizen OF New York, and 1t Is only
necessary that ! should be both OF these
to be informed. as my official experience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
PERSONAL INSPECTION ASKED.

He hopes. before the next session OF the
legislature, 70 convince Governor SuIzer'
the Commissioner Of Efficiency and Econ
omy who is to pass upon requests for APP
propriations in the future and the Legs
lature itself Of the great need Of immedl-
ate funds for the enlargement OF SWIM
burne Island and the improvement OF
Hoffman Island 80 as TO make both OF
these quarantine stations what they
should be- He is going 10 invite all Oh
these officials to make personal inspec-
ton Of conditions at Quarantine.
"Swinburne Island is located properly"
said DR.. O'Connell, but 1t should be IN
creased in size TO eleven acres, and for
this reason: The island is used for the
actual treatment of contagious disease
cases. and proper sanitation would ne
cessitate the treating of these cases IN
isolated wards
''This Is done, but our cause OF COM
plant is that we have not enough WARDS
and that the open space between them Is
not sufficient. Even such wards as we
have cannot be used 10 their full ca
pacity because OF our inability TO house
employees in sufficient numbers 10 man all
the wards The maximum capacity OF the
hospital for the treatment OF such DIS
eases as cholera, epidemic cerebro-spina'
meningitis or typhoid fever is limited by
this consideration 10 forty patients.
Consequently we should have a new
administration building to take the place
OF the present wooden structure, when
vas built In 1866, during the administra-
tons Of John 7. Hoffman and A. Oakley
Hall as Mayors OF New York and Samuel
Booth and Martin Kalbheisch as Mayors
Of BrOoklvn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
DR. &c CLARK,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICER
N CHARGE OF &NBuRNE D1AND.

ITO err is masculine; to forgive femi.
nine"