davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
IN EDITORS
MAIL
His REASON WHY"

HIS REASON "Wtv"
Editor The Star. Ia your Issue
Of Feb. rs Dr. llormon + Titus
wants 10 know why wage workers
should vote FOR the single tax
amendment No 2.
We always supposed that social.
lists want wages Ia rise 10 as near
the full product OF labor as possible.
II that rs correct why does Dr Titus
join landlordiam aud land specula.
lion Ia opposing the only measure
before the people OF Seattle at the
coming election, which moves
toward giving tho full product OF
ita tollg
Or. Titus says socialists under
stand political economy too well 10
be- "deludod by any single tax
remedy" II no understands eco
Monies why does he not know one
81 lts basic facts. namely. the fact
that All land value (Which II but
economies rent capitalized Is q
siupcnd1uA fund ~ unpaid wages ,
that every dollar Of land value
which. under the present tax system
flows unoarncd into private pockets.
il earned by someone who does not
got u
why does tho doctor not know
that land speculation. aud it's ef'
emptiun from taxation. raises the
price 90 land and makes h hard 20
obtain? Why does be not know the
historic truth bat dear land makes
cheap mon7 Why does he not re-.
fleet that. Ia all countries where
land 10 cheap and accessible work 10
plenty and wages high. and men
are comparatively free and happy
The doctor should note that while
single tax does not endorse the
complete or ultimate program OF
socialism. yet the last national
socialists platform endorsed the
sin gle tax.
SEATTLE SINGLE TAX CLUB.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
SENATE BILL NO. 45
Watch Senate Bin No. IS.

Watch Senate Bill No. =.
Let what the legislature will do with it, This bill
provides the right OF the people initiate constitutional
amendments
Two years ago this passed m the house but
in the senate it was pseonhoed The session end
before the bill reached the calendar
Only IS legislative days remain in the present session
Will the legislature again pgeonhole this constitutional
amendment? VIII legislature refuse read the demands
OF the people expressed the overwhelming vote last fall
for the initiative referendum and the recall?
Senate bill No IS demands immediate action il IS to be
passed.
Ii receive tvo-thirls in the senate and then
a two-thirds vote in the house
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
JUST LEAVE 1T TO THE LAWYERSM

When the law isn't sufficient to defeat the ends OF right
ana justice leave II 10 the lawyers
Ferdiu II from, his b1u, in Nr,
Aldrch. a wealthy woman advertised a reward OF 81
-, ,t
any one VINO Wuul llhd OtoN dedd pF awe
Vincent Coakey and Adrian Parker Boy Scouts ~ old
practice hike Long island with their
people moderate
TWO happy e boys went to the offices Of Mrs Mdnchs attorneys
TO claim the $1,000
BUT by decision OF the New
who offers a anything
with the purpose OF finding that which
The Wall st. the Mrs
Aeh knew this Of law being able high lawyers
BY the
looking
Ah tha, they about
their business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
YOUR HAIR IS FLUFFY, BEAUTIFUL
AND lUSTROUS IN A FEW MOMENTS
Crsl Get Is cent bottle of "Dandene and try this Also
stops falling hair destroys dandruh

particle Of dandruff, cleanses, pur-
flies aud .inygorates the scalp. for
ever stopping itching and falling
hair.
But what viii please you most
will be after a few weeks use
when you will actually see new
haisr fine and downs AT flrst-yes
hit really new hair growing all
over the scalp. n you care for
pretty. soft hair and lots Of II
surely get a % cent bottle OF
Knowlton's Danderine from any
druggist or toilet counter. ana Just
/ try IT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Your hair becomes Hight, waYy
fluffy, abundant and appears az
soft, lustrous and beautiful as a
young girls after 'Danderine
hair cleanse" Just try this -moi8-
ten a cloth with a little Danderine
and carefully draw II through your
hair, taking one small strand at a
times 1Nis will cleanse the hair Of
dust. diIt and excessive oil and in
/ Just few minutes you have dou
4 bied the beauty Of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair a.
Rpce. Danderine Gissolyes eyafs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Editors Notc--Cartooniat Cory
and Uncle bud have arrived az the
Big Ditch. Their stories and pie.
lures OF human life and affairs on
the Panama canal will hereafter
be- frequent features In The starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
By Uncle bud.
10y Mall 10 The star From the
the Canal Eoncl
COLON. PANAMA

CANAL ZONE.
Whew' It's suliry for February.
Ninety on" IN the shade. with
enough degrees ~ soEgy humidity
mixed Ia 10 make Il seem douhly
hot
We have only been here couple
Of days. 80 our early Impressions
are chiefly inspired by the recent
slide IN tho Gold iiill cut. tho Pana.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

James Aldrrdgr. ~ Iowa. huaked
2S3 bushels Of corn 10 10 hours tho
other day. Ito cla.ma the cham
pi1uship ~ fhc world James can
have the championship. Give ia
the corn.
THE WAY OUT
Whiner-l have only one
friend on earth--my dog
Optimistic Adviser 49, Why
don't you get another doG'
Sounds a little IA n some old
circus advance man has a hand n
the preparation Of that suffraget
parade in Washington
LET GEORGE 90 1T
Uncle Frank Johnston is not
quite so we'll AZ this writing
White Oak Cor. Mont Leader.
4 New York theatrical man Is AL.
.vertlsiug for the most beautiful
woman In tho world. which. By the
way. is one Of the easiest ways 10
get into a lot OF trouble.
III Bar says "a farmers round
Yapersport are Eettiu go burned
hi toned 'spociH they u soon want
rubber tires on their cultivalors
CHEER UP
The Goddess Of Plenty is the
central figure IN the new cur
rency
a NEW TERROR
Two boys In our nclghhorhood
have built an understandable which
worked pretty well -Crapple Dam
Cor, Gladwiu tMichD Record.
IRONY OF FATE
Raising a calf on condensed milk.
"oh. sir, catch that mani He
wanted 10 kiss me" That's
ali riaht. there'lI be another
ono along In a minute"
Tom smith has returned from
sandusky county Tom says the
hard cider is ripe.-Liberty Press.
Jimmy Glngerv our genial horse
radlsh manufacturer. says he's re.
covered fine after flllin through
tn gratn' fro front o IA hardware
store
THE" Ia grippe sim sticks TO
the country correspondent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
THAT MAY BE a SHOW IN
Ate AICOM
Feeding N aud.

The Cincinnst lawyer who
accepted q mule as part pay
ment from a client will prob.
ably become known as the orr
iainal fellow who put the Zee"
In feed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
sAE nuohr 10 kNoW.


Editor The star noticed an
article written by an auti.alrap.
hanger. I agree w!ih him as Tar
aa he says. that The street car com
pany should be- compelled 20 supply
enough cars 10 carry working
people 10 and from work. But he
saya women ought 10 be home
earlier than o'clock from shop.
ping. and that be has counted 20
aomon whom be knew we're not
sage oarneru judge that he Is
not married man anyway.
IN the first plac" many women.
myself included. can not get away
from homo before o'clock. waiting
for an older child 20 come from
school 10 take care OF the younger
one al home. la the second place.
after a woman has worked all day
AZ home. and then does two or three
hours shopping which is also Work,
she la also tired and has also paid
fun fare and ls entitled TO seat
on any cHr 90 amy time she chooses
Co get 90.
SO. maybe she's not wage
Garner. but has she not worked
seven DAYS IN the week. washed and
lroned and repaired. cooked, seNed
and cared for the babyl
A MOTHER
Naturally IN It's Hult against the
stone trust he government has a
hard case.
Cincinnati suffragctte leader Is
going to march In chains In the
Washington pageant. PRETTY soon
ever, body viii be doing 1.-THE INK
stop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
PANIS.-Theophi

PAeis.-Theophile Delcasse,
former French minister Of for.
eign affairs, has been appointed
am bassador Of Franc to Rus
sa. 0
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
WHO WANTS TO RENT a TABLE
BObRDER2

BObRDER2
FOR Neutrality-suspicious.
ed front room. also table
boardefs. -- Advertisement IN
Kalamazoo tMich.) Gazette.
II 10 reported that John Fox
and Fritz 9chc0, divorced two
weeks ago, are 70 be married
aaain. After all. what's a d.
vorce amorg friends2
THAT MAY BE a SHOW IN
bTCHlSON
Ice Gunnlson, proprietor Of the
Crystal theatre. was arrested yes
terd afternoon for giving sun
day show. He held his blacl
cigar ~ the notorious angle OF q
degrees and looked omnlyerou8
Afchiaou (kagJ Globe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24
Let's Laugh

James Aldrcdgc ~ Iowa. huskcd
2S3 busbolu Of corn DO 10 hours Tho
other day Ho claims tho cham
pi1uship ~ fhc world James can
have the championship. Give ia
the corn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

That Canadian bank
we have bank WI
disappear Splendid
The seldom ulgmen
the time 10 disappear shucts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

The Ia grippe still sticks TO
the country cores Ondent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Naturally IN It's suit against the
stone trust he government has a
hard case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Raising a calf on condensed illiH
"Oh, sir, catch that mani He
wanted 10 kiss me- "Thats
ali riaht. there'll be another
ono along In minute"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Tom smith has returned from
sandusky county Tom SAYS the
hard cider is ripc.-liberty Press
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

The fact that Samuel excellent Job
Tor the Puo committee has Just drawn fee Of $4,000 recalls me
circumstance that Louis Brndes offered attorney Tor this
inyeaon without fee merely committee ms necessary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

That stsooooooo appropriation
70 war Win Mexico or anyone else Financially speaking Uncle
Sans aINaya w agaLna. geveraI Of Thorn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Jimmy Gingerv. our genial horse.
radlsh manufacturer. says he's re.
covered fine after fallin' through
tn grat'n in front O IA hardware
atOre.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-24

Charles A. Duran graduate medicine from Harvard and IN Law
and theology Yale street sweeper In Denver 20
day lie his choice between the JOB TO support h wife
and five children and took me ob while ne was
being educated by rich Denver woman or missionary Work his
wife u is charged had support the family ana later he let he
keep
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
LAUTERbACH HAD
NO IDEA SHAKING
DOWNJ.P. MORGAN

Washington, July Edward
Lauterbach, of New York, lawyer
and a friend of David Lamar, fatty
denied before the senate lobby COM
mittee that he ever told Lewis Cass
iedyard counsel for j. z. Morgan
& Company, that he represented
Speaker Clark, Senator Stone and
other Democratic leaders in nego-
tiations with wall street over pend
Ing legislation.
Lauterbach testified he did go to
the late J. p. Morgan with the steel
Investigation reso ution not for the
purpose of shaking him down." as
l.auterbach put it, but with the sole
idea that if Morgan would ask La
mar to stop the resolution, the
broken relations between the two
men would be restored
Lauterbach denied he knew of La
mars representations of congress
men in telephone conversations with
Wall street leaders. He said his pro-
posal to stop the congressional in
vestigation of the steel trust was
TO have the corpration make GER
tain reforms,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
CITY REFUSES TO
! PAYTHE GARBAGE
NAN FOR JUNE

The monthly pay for June Of $3.50
of the garbage man was held up yes
terday by the council, the matter
being referred to the commissioner
of public proverty. the health officer
and the corporation counsel with full
power to act.
1t had been discovered that there
had been approximately 1l0 COM
plants filed at headquarters by eiti.
zens that they could not get their
garbage removed, the contract cali
ing for the daily removal last
month.
Another matter brought up refer
red to making all persons having
contracts with the city file good
and sufficient bonds for the faithful
fulfillment of their part of the con-
tract, it being found that the old ad-
ministraton had neglected this for
mality.
Bonds must be flied by July IA o.
contracts will be held void.
A request and protest of the Cairo
Retail Merchants association IS
given in detail elsewhere, 1t was re-
ferred to the mayor and corporation
counsel.
The monthly salary bill was al
lowed
Several building requests were vre
sented and referred,
Police Magistrate M. Lutz report
ed the collection of $35S in fines and
costs for the month of June. Of this
amount $i41 was costs,
Justice Ross reported the colleo.
tion of $45 in fines and costs for
June.
Street Supervisor Harry Dacres re-
ported S306 collected from poll taxes
and 500 from dog taxes.
The total number OF arrests made
last month was reported as 165 for
breaches OF the ordinances.
The jail has been found to be SELF
sustaining, besides leaving margin
for the city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
RAZOR DUEL IS
CLIMAX OF fEUD
BETWEEN WOMEN

Milford. O.. July IA feud Of
long standing came to climax today
when two we'll known women Of Mil
ford were arrested after a fierce fight
with razors, according to stories told
the Milford authorities.
During tho encounter, which took
place at the home of Alfred Cross.
on Water street, Mrs. Cross received
deep eashcs on the head and body
Mrs. Jennie Belford, who lives in the
same house, was the other combat
ant She escaped without injury
She is the daughter of Captain Rob
inson, Civil and Mexican war vet.
eran. who is well known here.
The interference of Joseph Bel
ford. who rushed into the house
when scores Of people passing on tAt
street were attracted by the fight
stopped the battle.
Mayor Applegate, Marshal Mails
hsrry and physician hurried to the
scene, and after Mrs. Cross injuries
were attended to, both women wer'
arrested.
According to the story told the of
ficlals by the prisoners an old quar-
rel was renewed when they met yes
terday, and each secured razor be
longing to her husband. and the due
started,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
Panicky Conditions Follow.

Pittsburg, July Closely follow
ing the collapse of the First-Second
National bank of iPttsburg, the sec
ond largest in the city, and one Of
the largest banking inSitutions Of
the country, the United States court
this afternoon named receivers for
the American Waterworks and Guar
antee company, a twenty million dol
lar corporation, which controls more
than forty waterworks plants
throughout the United States.
Receivers also were named for the
firm of J. s and w. S. Kuhn, bank
ers. The Kuhns controlled the failed
bank as well as the waterworks com.
pany.
After the failure of the First-Sec-
ond National bank this mornig a run
was started on the Pittsburg Bank
for Savings, of which J S. Kuhn is
president.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
MORE CARE TAKEN
OF CATTLE THAN
OF OUR CHILDREN

Salt Lake city, July T. The COM
mittet on health problems Of the Ma
tional Educational association re-
ports that more attention is siven to
cattle than tc children,
An investigation has ben ordered
to look into the neglect of the moral
aud plys cal health of children. Or.
r. W. Corwin OF the University Of
Colorado gives out the figures that
fifteen million out of every twenty
million children Of the United States
ara diseased. He also says that it
would be better for the country II
for the next hundred years tae
schools and all higher aid aesthetic
education were discontinued aud the
energies of the people were devoted
to raising stock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
ELECTRIC SPARK
IGNITES WHISKY
GAS IN BIG VAT

Peoria. H., july Three men were
Injured. two probably fatally, in an
explosion in the Clark distillerT.
The wounded are William benson,
Fred Steckei and Charles Mooney.
4 fire. which damaged the distit-
iery to the extent of 100000, fol-
lowed the explosion.
A block of wood fell into a vat
of whskey and man with an cleo
trio light was lowered into the vat
TO recover the block. -.
The bulb hit the side of the vat
and when it exploded the electric
spark ignited the gas.
The men were picked up uncon-
scious, a. a -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
WEATHER BURERU
PROMISES RELIEF
FROM HOT WAVE

Washington. July 7.-Relief from
the hot weather is promised in the
weather bureaus weekly bulletin,
which says
present Pressure distribution
over the northern hemisphere indi-
Gates that seasonably high tempera-
lures need not be expected during
the coming week 1t viii be cooler
during the first part of the week
over the eastern portion of the coun-
try. followed by some rise in tenn
nerature later, but not to unusual
extremes. In the west it will be
warmer Monday and Tuesday,
though not decidedly so, and some
moderat on may be expected after
the middle of the week.
"High pressure, with generally
fair weather will prevail during the
week over the greater portion of the
country. A moderate disturbance is
now off the extreme North Pacific
coast, but its eastward movement
will probably not be attended by
more than local showers over the
northwest during the early portion OF
the week and possibly over the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys
about the middle of the week.
There are no present indications
of a West India. disturbance"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
Controls S73CCO COO

New York, July w. s. Kuhn.
president Of the First-Sccond Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg, also is vice
president of the American Water
Works and Guarantee company, Of
which J S. Kuhn is the president.
The company controls water works
plants in eighty cities and towns
throughout the country and is large
ly interested in irrigation projects
and electric railway, interurban and
electric lighting companies.
The capital stock of the various
companies is $73,O0O,0OO.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08

Pittsburg, July Differences Of
long standing with the treasury de-
partmGut concerning the character
and value OF certain assets of the
forme? First National bank of Pitts
burg. which was merged last March
with the Second National bank un-
der the titlee nrst-Second Natlenal
bank Of Pittstcrg, eliminated this
morning in the closing OF the in
stitut'on by order of Deputy Comp
troiler Of the Currency Kane,
The banks capital is $3,400,OO0.
How much, il any, 1t is impaired Ia
not definitely dctcrm ned
The First National bank of Nc
Kcesport, Pa, closed its doors also
attrihuting its action to the Pitts.
burg failure, j. S. Kuhn, a brother
of w. s. Kuhn pres dent of the clos
ed First Second National bank OF
Pittsburp, is president of the Nc.
keesport bank
The June statement Of the First
Second National bank showed mort
thau $l5, 5,000, 900 deposits and NOR,
than sli,0o0.o00 due other banEint
inst tutjons The total is more thar
$2S, 900 900 resources and abilities
shown by statement
Capital stock Of the failed Met
Kccsport bank is 100000 with [
half NJ lion surplus.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
BULCARS|NFORCE
ATVARN|A TOCUT
SERbRETREAT

London, July News from the
seat Of the Balkan war, confirmed
at Sofia, tells of the appearance Of 4
large bulgarian force at Varuia.
threatening the SerYian line OF re-
treat.
A rigid censorship Of the ncwspa-
pers has been enforced by the Ser
vian officers aud all war editions have
been stopped,
The wounded cali the battles in
humane ard say that men are throw
inc away their firearms in order to
use their bayonets IS daggers IN
haBd-t to-hand conflicts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
PANIC FOLLOWS
BIG P|TTSbURC
BANK COLLAPSE

Pittsburg, Pa, July THE First
Second National bank of Pittsburg,
the First National bank of McKees-
port, neighboring city; the Amer
lean Water Works and Guarantee
company, and the banking house OF
J. S. and w s. Kuhn, incorporated,
were all forced into the hands of
receivers through the failure of the
first named institution to open its
doors this morning.
The First-Second National bank
was ordered closed by Deputy Comp
troller Of the Currency T. IL. Kane
after every effort had failed to meet
the governments request TO make
good its legal reserves.
The Kuhns own extensive inter
estG in irrigation projects in the west
in mines, street car tr,sde on systems
in Pennsylvania, and 40 the domi-
nant factors in company control
ling the water supply of forty
towns.
Kane issued :. statement this
evening that lat a Sunday meeting
Of the directors of the First-Second
National bank they declared their
inability to make good the impaired
conditions of the institution, there
fore liquidation was the best method
to pursue to protect depositors and
other interests, The Pittsburg
clearing house, after, four days in
vestigation, refused to justify the
bank in keeping its doors open fur
ther."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
Say Third Imnaired.

WASHINGTON, July THE incom
rIcte examination Of the national of-
fccra is said to show at least one
lt.j I'd Of tac S2.4oo.0o0 capital stock
of the rst-Sccond National bank Of
IPittefUry is impaired
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
CHAUFFEURS MUST HAVE Ii.
CENSE.

All autos ard taxieabs viii be II.
cansed and the ehauffeurs compelled
to show state license $ as chauifeurs
before they will be permitted to OPP
crate the cars, 7
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-08
LEADERS AGREE
RAIL STRIKE IN
EAST IS CERTAIN

New York, July According
to the railroad officials and union
men who will meet here Tuesday to
hear the final demands of the con-
ductors and trainmen for a 20 PEI
cent increase in wages, the danger
OF general tie-up on all Eastern
railroads is considered more serious
than at any time in many years.
Fifty-two railroads north of the
Ohio river are involved. Twenty
two thousand conductors and ap-
proximately $4,000 trainmen are be-
hind the demands. The raj road
managers concede that 80 per cent
of the conductors and trainmeH
have votcI 10 st-lne t. il,eif claims
are ignored.
The managers of the railroads
will be represented here by com
mttee of fourteen members. Chair
nam Elisha Lee Issued statement
today stating that III" demands el
thc men were pro- ;bitive.