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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
]. r. SHREWSBURY.
WHAT OF THE BLIND PIG

Editor The Star lived In n
prohibition state for nine wears,
North Dakota. NV husband was
salesman for Minnesota brew
inc company.
Beer was shipped by the car
load and could he purchased 1T
livery barns. drug stores hotels.
grocery s'ores and elsewhere at
three bet les for 81. whisky sold
was of tho chePpest and noorest
quality. blind ples flourishcd and
the money for liquor went ~
other states The resnlf would
be the same here. prohibition that
docs not prohibit
What are we 10 do with the
thousands OF people thrown out Of
work II we have prohibition II
Is impossible to take LIQUOR away
from those who nse IL. n they
really want Il. Instead Of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
A MUNICIPAL sALooN9

Editor The Star: believe
prohibition is good medicine. II
applied properly Too much med
icine is no good. | agree that
saloons and cafes are harmful
and so they must be closed. But
don't forget that we have been
uslrg liquor for centuries. aud II
is impossible to get rid OF this
habit In day.
prohibitionists agree to this.
too. because they are willing
that II may he imported In small
quantities. That Is where the
mistake lies This creates
demand for blind pigs. with adul-
terated liquor sold at high prices.
No law can stop them because
the officers who are supposed to
enforce the law come from
among the people who create the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
OUR TRACTION HOG
Is A TRICKY CUSS!

u funny down In
valley
rates"
upon
plain.
commission
depth Of his heart
Of the fight against this
urba
greed reaching pook.
cts
erurbarfne are fighting a
usly established River
And now seeking make that
with the interuban company
this subsidiary Of the Puget Sound
Lioht
WHICH NETTEo CLEAR PROFIT LAST YEAR or OVER
FOR ATTEMPTED
TO MAKE SHOWING OF LOSSES ON THE lNTERuRBAN so AS
RATES BOOSTED.
which profit should
In establishing the rates,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
EDITOR Of U. ".
ALUMNUS PENS
NOTE TOLANDES

In n letter 10 the University
Daily. Andrew II. Eidred. editor OF
the Alumnus. who was removed by
President Hemphill OF the Alumni
association. and who. In turn, re-
fuses TO stay removed. declares to-
day that the kernel in the situation
Is whether hts charge is true that
Prof. j. X. Hart is TO be forced out
OF the university because he is too
progressive.
lis II true" he asks. that he IN
10 be forced out In pursuance Of n
policy adopted by former President
Kane? In brief. is II true that Act.
ing President Landes Ia 10 follow
the beaten path--the path blazed
by DR. Kane' This. maintain. IN
the real question. Whether Mr..
Hemphill's alleged action in remoy-
ing me Is effective or futile or ride
ulous ls beside tho mark"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
LEO FRANK SAVED
ON EVE OF HANGING

ATLANTA. Ga. April l7.--Ieo NJ
Frank, the factory superintendent
accus I'd of the murder OF i5.year
old Mary rhagan, win not hang to
dav.
The sentence has heen stayed
with the Filing of two motions 10y
his attorney 5, alleging rewly discov
cred evidence proving his limo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

WASHINGTON 7-peace
ssro Tarpioo
Following long meeting si
ansriy United Prsss telegram from
noxco W =
Insisted American flag would yet be savtsd.
colleagues ssd Hussta taking possL
~
PRESIDENT questions
dsarstes the outlook
but he ravsn 70
Husrta sssted svno the American nag
acknowledgment the form salute but
forthcoming
Of saIutes with
deprive Of
dictate these maiItes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
What'll We Do With John
bARLEYC0RN|

This II will hneo the polls nd YOU % Or e "a al OF
Petition for the iu wet" dry u m signed in m
rP That's the b
have been w proht is impossible it strikes a
hnntuon Of ouhe %~ %~ fu IS OF
eeu af side eh is olds
W y or loo 0 vi a
of okr @ h
shmdnn more than WORDS and &C OF d he pa
You whor rerehn his pi m
have The pi the frs c
letters tina h
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
HODOES TO HOP

The hoboes OF Hotel de Gink
will entertain at grand ball April
% In the Hippodrome pavilion. a
previous entertainment by the
e boes proved an interesting
function for the crowded audience
which attended. Out OF the large
number OF men who We're housed
AZ the hotel during the winter only
gS are left. They are taking jobs
IS fast as work opens. The pro-
ceeds OF the dance will be used TO
close up the final accounts of the
hotel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
IN HANDS OF cp.mlNALs

Editor The Star: Prohibition Is
destructive of free government
While purporting TO remove the
evil of excessive drinking. II takes
away from the moderate drinker
the inherent right OF personal lih-
erty. Not only that. but history
proves tha, prohibitory laws do
not prevent either excessive or
moderate drinking.
Under prohibition. instead OF
having regulated traffic. the
llouor business Is condrcted hv
criminals who sell all kinds OF
vile coucociIons instead OF we'll.
made liquors.
I y SURFWSRIfRy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

IT NEVER MADE A FRIEND
Editor The Star: Only one side
Of tho wet and dry question In
terentH the public. The other side
has been fully exploited. Liquor
never made a friend. aided n
family or strengthened n nation.
But II wantoniy ruined and rtarv.
cd and murdered.
Were a champion found In it's
behalf he must pile mp a great
heap Of mothers and babes u has
slain: stand on the crushed pyra'
mid and raise his yolce 10 a high
pitch that must awaken the dead
under his very feet before he can
attract the ear of one living per
son. The horror Of the eyil traf-
fic he would champion has made
itself 40 repugpant that even
those who are its slaves. ar.
grooming for freedom from isa
curse
And those will hail the day
with xiadnesr when Washington
goes dry GlsENGAkhf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
wo,Ii % nrLp wonkgRs

Editor The Star: ! am In favor
of prohibition for the greatest
reason OF all. namely. that II
would vastly improve the condl-
tions Of the working class.
The modern saloon Ia the
workingman's greatest enemy.
Ninety per cent Of the men who
are broke" today In Seattle owe
their condition 10 the saloon.
Every capitalist favors the sa.
loon. II n were not for the army
Of broke" men. the slave condl-
tions OF labor could not be main
tained.
The more men who are b-oke.
the easier u Ia for the employ
mont shark and the straw boss to
divide M the price of Jobs.
Abolish drinking and you Bbol-
Ish the poverty OF the working
class. CARL MAX.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
"HI' TO JAUNT

Mayor GIN will take little iaunt
TO Cedar lake tomorrow. with mem-
bers OF the board OF public works.
He will inspect the dam site at that
place. which is part of the municipal
light and power project
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

tronaEe. thousands OF people have
been encouraged 10 engage in the
business.
Under these conditions can
not believe that an honest. Just
people would wipe out the whole
business without n provision In
their measure 60 compensate
those deprived OF their business.
as well as looking after those de-
prived OF their means OF liyeli-
hood.
by all means be lust.
y. r. CARMICHAEL.
3s02 2lst av.
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peonlslrIoN A FAILURE

Editor The Star; Nv argumen,
against prohibition is common
sense
Prohibition In all states that
have IL. has proven n dismal fall
ure. The history of the states
of Maine. Iowa. Kansas and Geor-
Eia Is ample proof OF the fact.
When vote for prohibition. |
simply shy 10 my neighhor. You
are incapable to Judge for your
self. and have been ordered TO
place n halter about your hean
aud tie you where the aliuring
lights OF vice viii never shine be
fore your vision.
w. w. SPONSEL.
Concrete. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
lMPoLiTE COPPER

PITTSBuRG. April l7.--Police
Lieut.. David Lewis stepped on Mrs.
Mary DANES toes TO prevent her
tapping signal and his squad ar.
rested several gamblers in flat
above her fruit stored
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
||ss:git: H. s5t: wan rs
w AR!
uUERTA PUT ONE OVER ON PRESIDENT WILSON,
Is CONCLUSION OF EUROPEAN NEWSPAPERS

LONDON April 1.-THE Britain divided In lts
Of the settlement Of the Tampeo Incl
the opinion that President Wilson
victory Others inclined that
Of his position
strengthened Most Of the European
generally that Auerta who had scored
~The American huerss" said the Paris Midi, for
Dictator
United States"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
SAYS LAW is UNFAIR

Editor The Star: AS for my.
self. ! am an abstainer. but |
question the right TO deprive 9TH
ers az what they may consider
their right ! regard any law
that prohibits the sale of liquor
in one place and permits it's inn
portation from another. as abso-
lntely unjust and farcical.
The loss of liquor revenues
would cause the taxpayers to as
sumo "A greater burden than
ever.
MINNIE DE VAULT.
1892 AllSi av.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
CALLS IT INJUSTICE

Editor The Star: The manu-
facture and sale OF intoxicating
liuuor has been established by the
nation. state. county and city.
through the taxing power. as le-
Ultimate business Through pa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

demand.
Why pay high taxes here. and
then help the taxpayers In other
states,
Establish a municipal liquor
store and sell liquor In sealed
bottles at certain profit. As
| believe the prohibition Law is
aimed chiefly at minors, this
would answer the purpose.
Clerks In such store would
have no object in disposing OF the
goods to those under age.
G. w. ARBESON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
TRANSFER POLICE OFFICERS

By mutual consent. Sergt. Hayden
has been transferred from the Bal
iird to the Densmore substation, and
Sergt Pence from Densmore to Bal
lard. following n conference with
Chief Griffitha.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
KOREAN HANGED

SAN QUENTIN. Cal, April H.
Lee Nam Chin. Korean, went to
his death on the scaffold at the
state peniteutiary here at 10 o'clock
today. He murdered a Chinese fel.
low-worker.
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cence, and also urging error on the
part of the trial judge ia allowint
Franh to be absent when the ver
diet was rendered.
The hearings ON the motion come
up Anril 30.
Since the conviction and sentenc,
the trial judge had stated that he
Vas not convinced Frank Is guilty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

BOYS CAN MAKE
BETTER BISCUIT

NEWPORT, r. l.. April 1.-Two
boys out OF a class OF eight won a
biscuit-making contest against a
class Of 16 girls at Rogers high
school. All used baking powder
made In the school laboratory. The
Judges we're experienced cooks.
Prot. Frank 81. Greenlaw. head of
NE scientific department. offered
the prize.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17
Read the Public
Market Ads Today

On pages 6. T. and in todays Star you will find
ads Of Seaftles various public markets They contain
lists Of enticng bargains for the Saturday shopper
The public markets becoming every day and
Of factor in reducing the of living for Sc
attic people You will be nightly interested in their
announcements today
incidentally other Seattle newspaper carried
as large volume Of market advertising in single
issue The Star has today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

Sen. Shively. acting chairman OF
the senate foreign relations com
mittee. did not seem confident OF
peace. In fact. he used the word
war freely.
Mexico will salute our flag
In the way we want u ssiuted
or there will be war;" he de-
ciared. II have been Informed
the Mexican suggested stimuli
taneous ssiutes and that the
U. 8. would not agree to this.
fully approve this stand. and
personally feel most strongly
about H.
Our warships are now on their
way to Mexican waters. and we
are prepared to enforce our original
demand for salute In reparation
for an insult put upon us.
Says Wilson viii Insist
simultaneous salutes will not
be acceptable as an apology for the
Mexican insult to our flag.
The president. ! am told. will
insist on the salute In the way
originally demanded. and will In
form Huerta 10 this effect
There will be no weakening so
far as the Y. s. Ia concerned. and
| am confident. from what other
senators have said. that II will have
the cordial support of both houses
Of congress I'm compelling a rigid
adherence TO the original program.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-The
Tampico incident will be disposed
OF as soon as President Huerta has
the American flag saluted, but the
possibility OF trouble in Mexico City
viii not.
The trouble was looked for at the
latest when Gen. Villa reaches the
capital.
Military men figure this will be
| In about two weeks.
n his arrival Is unattended by
danger 20 foreign lives and proper.
~, they declared It would be sur
prising.
Keep Fleet on Job
With this In view, II Is said the
/ fleet now on its way TO Mexican
waters will not be Withdrawn. but
will remain conveniently off the
coast. In readiness to deal with any
emergency.
/ Announcement was made that the
battleahips Rhode Island. Virginia
and Georgia. now In the Charleston
navy yard. win sail shortly to join
the fleet.
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urys IL would go 10 conductors OF
blind pigs and outside states. Be
sides. more liquor would be drunk
-than before.
MRS. THos. Fr.AHERTy.
SAYS pROHi6ITioN 10 TYRANNY
Editor The Star: Prohibition
takes away from the individual
citizen his right OF personal lib
erty. and is nothing more or less
than tyranny.
agree with the sentiment ex-
pressed BY Theodore Roosevelt
when he advocated complete lib
erty for each man 20 lead his life
as he desires. provided only. that
In doing so. he does not wrong
HIS neighbor.
The good citizen will demand
liberty for himself, SAYS Mr.
Roosevelt. and as matter OF
pride he will see to II that others
will receive the liberty which he
thus claims az his own. Prob
ably the best test OF true love OF
liberty IN any country Is the man
ner N which minorities are treat.
ed In that country
W. L. DUDLEY.
AN OPTIMISTIC DRY
Editor The Star: Washington
must so dry.
Such are the sentiments OF the
voters OF this great state. We
are going TO have prohibition be-
cause even the very victims of
the great liquor evil are crying
for snccor.
III viii ruin business. II will
he detrimental TO the prosperiiy
boom. which we are now begin.
ming 10 feel. and II win depopu-
lste the state.
There We have some of the
chief arguments of the vets
Verify. II will ruia business
the business Of those who have
been IN the habit OF ruining their
patrons. Mercy needn't be shown
the merclless.
As for it's effect on our pros
rerity, what more signs of pros
peritv do we seek than hearing
the Jingle 81 money. otherwise
wested on li0uor. In the work
ingman's pocket
". V. PRATER.
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hyaft-Fyweiis. 4th and Pine. has rep
ustisB of being thoroughly hiah-ciays
y u not the largest business school in
me city. but " is unquestionably the best.
--Adsertlsement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-17

Wsshingtonisns dance, Redding's
mex, Thursday night.
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money going into the state treas
ury. II would go To conductors OF
blind pigs and outside states. Be-
sides. more liquor would be drunk
Than before.
MRS. THOs. FT.AHERTY.
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today, and Diana DllpickIes does
top. Page 7. Mary Boyle O'Reilly,
nd the scenes in the official life of
and started a war. These are the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31

The srsat stock exchanges o. Ill
country stood the acid test' wIhsn
news .of W. becam known. while
the bourses 81 Canada. France and
other nations suspended operation,
those offthe United states stood ~
"gaff..s 4
Europeans dumped sscurities jon
the New York market to TIE tuns ~
$7,0oO,o0O and took that muchs away
s. gold, making, with what went out
last week. a9totals0f $ll,Oo0y0oO -
gold leaving ~ New York porft
alone.
Az ~ indication Of tho soundnsss
ssosdf our financial market there NauAl
Ilittls q no panic during the whole
transaction. only : little excitement
which WI but natural.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31
I, had lin * the sOpticReportsr
NV: WA Makes Wheat soarss.-: -
INT not the. farmer.


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u- -.
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1872 .ns so 81 .o'
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.. $3.50 80 ~. 'lNt !. 35 con - ~
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d. IVY. lS1 80 y !. an. MISREPRESENTATION .'u1l. uno'l
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d.. ~ Z tus oe al'lIf ps lll' : : sci l'
s;ss $500. are g lessen aaa
ID ~. $3.50 AVE ecou'
-. s.Su 80 = . Nol'a aAot y ADs
s 81 ~ as go TON tuOercuiosl ana lna
~ 81 .vssas - tneFe are s! aDout s;e0o
!. ss.lvs IneS s tile santa lt1n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31
\ systsm ~ besn inausuratsd \

~ system has bssn inausuratsd 4
l0M. l4s.
Oas step In the right direction was
takea ~ the last legislature. when =
lAw was passed authorixng 10 coun.
ty commissioners % employ visiting
nurses 70 investigats tuberculosis
ana 10 administer and give advice 70
those afflicted.
But the next move 70 make their
work more effective u the establish
ment .of homes for the 5incurable.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31
The oordian l{nA

When one Of Uncle SANS sailors. /
man named Gordon. formerly serving
On one Of the svesseA inga West In
dian squadron. was taken 70 the No.
M hospital ii Warrington he de-
scribed with xreNsorne vividness 70
HI companions there his adventure
with 4 shark Of one Of the islands M
the West Indies. Il
sI had Jest fell over the bulwarks,s'
said the able seaman, when along
comes 6tg shark m grabs me nv
the leu"
What did ye do then, matey,' askr
ed one % the patients. I
never disputes none with
shark" said the sailor. 81 let him
have the leg. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31
NaAR ANp aus,NEss.

NgHH EFNtEMTTGE EtHAHINMN
Leading Hnanciers Of the United
tates ~ q the opinion that III
European, embroglio win stimulate
business III this county. Deploring
u We DO. the economic waste caused
BY war. merely a. 1 study II ID II
teresting to know how war In one
country affects the business q g.
other. NJ
Al Barton Hepburn, chairman of
the New York Chase National bank.
believes that the finances Of the
United states are IN excellent shape.
either to stand the stimulating > de.
pressing Influences OF ! European
war. From : business standpqiat.
.Nsys II Europe will better some lines
IA businsss and injure others. Prob.
ably the losses viii offset the .bene-
Ats.. III & III s3
War Il Europe would mean . short.
age o. crops on that consl1snt. for no
interssts are 70 sulaceptjbls Is dsprres-
sion . the agricultural IN times =
war.
Grains and cereals will have ! bst-
ter market and other products prob
ably ! s crest IN proportion. Natural
~ there win follow some depression
o tho present market, according 70
those who should know. IL not In
shape 70 absorb large offerings q se-
|curitles.
IN On exigency IKE this. the lack
|of IN American merchant marine u
felt keenly. Doubtless. II We were
u shipping nation in the sense Eng
land or Germany 10. We would IN Z
crisis like this come very near carry
Ing the commerce Of the world.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31

AVV41H0D~ AS0A - ~ Is&s
Bismarck. Nd,
Dear Sill note III Sundays issue
the publication u letter received 9by
the governor regarding telepathic
thought.
The contents of that letter IL ,wlior.
thy Of investigation. sss
Ing1812, ! had . psychOl0gic subject
that could talk % each other = red.
III BY mental ~telegraphy miles apart
90 you can with your assistant 81
your ONCE: 5i55 ~
Tor a43 yearssI have been sltudyliinlnn
this subject IN my efforts To Discovers
tho law Of nature governing Sthia
phen0mena. S ~
Prof.. Wiltrnsr 81 Nevada, no, III
the past seven years has had 5000
assistants, trying to discover The
scientific law governing the transmits.
sion of thought.
This law has been known 70 the
religious school or Lassa, Thibet and
known and used by the people 81
India for hundreds OF years.
II lovers cannot transmit and H.
ceive thoughts miles apart, the "a.
vice Of the writer 70, do mot marry,
for you are not mated; for if yo1
do, there surely viii be family jara
and your offspring viii III them
selves and their parents and the REQ.
pie, and VIII probably end IN the
pocrhosse, penitentiary 81 the ".
lum. ss8s ii
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31

|lft0lAN1 MERE AND I'M MEXICO.
Nj. Cato Sells Wa appointed
United States Indian Commissioner
because he IS an Indian. Presumably.
therefore. the Indians OF Okiahoma
win ind III him asastanch defender III
the crisis presented ~ the 5slDofts g6f
OklahOmA politlcians "a further pro.
mote the already thriving industry
i0f robbihg the nAtionss wards.
Apparently the sSrafters' Who have
sfattened on the Indiana az thst atate
TO an amount estimated att 35eeyOo0s-
600 are not satisfied md never viii
be while the indian retAins Any' pr0p-
iSrty at M. Among thess 9re n6n
high up 81 the councils ,o3 they Den-
iocratic party. which = 8 coatrol =
Oklahoma, s
M. Sells has II within Ill power
10 break W this clique He can
prevent tho enactment Sof lsGi1latloa
designed u sweep aside tho rsnain-
ing safeguards tor the protection "
the Indian. VAL he DO III
Il Mr.. Sells, win mot there should
De prompt appsal 70 Presideut WI
IN his various declarations 81
policy toward Mexico the Prssident.
has shown that Ais Dominating
thought has besn confederation for
the Indian ~ that country. Surely
Ehsswill take no lsss determined atata5
- behalf * TIE Interests o. the m
'Sfiean 1ndi6Gns--MeW YORK Herald
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81. Paul a trying to stampede tie
railroads into giving them new td u
pot. The railroads don't stampede
worth cent these days.