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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28

Hurry Hurry must get out
into the garden"
That evening tried tn work. but
found u difficult for watching my
wife acW
You've no technique 7 laughed
Sh. made little moue az me
and wcnt on hsmmius the curtains
getting up nos and then 90 meas
urs them
why should hRveT- she said,
presently. You knew ! ~aA a Phi.
II. when you married me. These
curtains be on your own head I'm
doing tho best ! can"
There Was suddenly tho suspicion
OF moisture In her eycH. and | ran
to comfort her.
IL so want to make Twin Fires
lovely she added. prickinE her
finger. on. tell me can II am
only a hiEhbrUw'"
or course tho finger had To- he
kissed. and shs had to be kissed
and the hem had to be Inspected
and praised. and now. long. Ions
afterwArd. smile TO think how
.aiik. We all Of uH arc on honey.
Moon.
Those who know the country only
in summer. know Il scarcely Rt all
From tho first November snow
storm To tho last drift melting be
I fore the winds OF March on the
northern side of a pasture wall. the
winter season In a perpetual reYela
tion OF subtle color harmonics. oi
exquisite compositions. OF dramas
on the trodden snow. Of sweet. close
oompanied hours before wood fires
that crackle. shut into "a tumult
uous privacy Of storm"
our first winter began one bleak
November day when the shrapne
/ OF tho snow descended upon MS
Wrapped against II. We ran about
the farm. mRryeilng at the transfir
urations IL wrought.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
''The IdyI of Twin Fires
i,itit,:;.:,sfti::,,:..t:t,;::ifi;;;,

Fires, OF course. showed uH many
things yet 20 be done.
Tho preceding summer ] had
made about 5000 out Of my prod.
uce. which In my first naive en-.
thuslasm pleased me greatly. But
II was surely "a poor return on my
Investment. reckoned merely IN
dollars and cents. and the second
season showed different result
Having two cows and small
family. managed 10 dispose OF my
surplus milk and cream 10 farmer
who ran n milk route. This brought
mo in t73 year. A further
saved nj least 800 by not having
10 buy milk. and $50 by Peters 81.
forts nj the churn, and could reckon
n further profit from manure and
calves. my cows were worth be-
tween 5000 and $500 year 10 rue.
Nov that Ne had hens and chick.
ems, we could reckon on another
800 saved IN egg aud poultry bills.
To this total I Was able To add ~
the end OF the summer more than
$500 received from the sale Of fruit
and vegetables. not only 10 the
market but 20 the hotels. ] also
supplies tbs inns with peas. csuli'
flowers and tomatoes.
Thus the farm was actually pay
Ing me In cash or saving at least
81 900 a year indeed. much more.
since We had no fruit or vegetable
bills the year thru. Mrs. Piilig be-
ing an artist IN preserving what
would not Keep Ia the cellar. But
wo will call Il 81 900.
To offset this paid Mike 5000 d
year. and employed his son Joe at
si75 day for 20 weeks. This left
mo a profit OF about 800 on my
first season at Twin Fires. which
paid my taxes and bought my coal.
Out OF my salary. then, came no
rent. no bills for butter. eggs. milk.
poultry. nor vegetables. had 20
pay Mrs. Pillig her $50 a month
thrrefrom. | had 10 pay the upkeep
of the place. and grocery and meat
bills fth. latter being comparative
~ small In summer.i
But vita the great Item Of rent
eliminated. and my farm help pay
ing for Itself. IL was Astounding 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
rgurfrufsfrr
BY
Walter Pritchard Eaton
A Novel
A Week
-;
Copyright 1910 1915
BY Doubleday. Page h 60.
ifiisfuiftftti1iff3

me 10 contemplate what beantl.
full, comfortable homo We we're
able 10 afford on an income which.
in New York. would coop us In an
Upper West Side apartment
We had 30 acres OF beautiful
land. We had a brook. pine grove.
an orchard. not too formal gar.
den. a lovely house In which We
we're slowly assembling mahogany
furniture which fitted u.
We had summer society a.
sophisticaied as We cared 10 mir
with. and winter society TO which
We could give gladly OF our ova
stores Of knowledge or enthuxi11
and find Joy In thu giving. "
had health as never before. ase
air and sunshine and a world u
beauty all about Us TO the far blue
walls ~ bills.
4 MARK ONLY SUNNY
HOURS"
reads the ancient motto on our
dial.plate. and. an ! look back on
tho years Of Twin Fires genesis.
or forward into the future. The
hours that are not sunny are 10
deed not marked for me.
am writing now at q table b.
meath the pergola II ID June
again. The lawn IL a thick. rich
green. The path still wandsrs into
the pines-pines larger now and
more murmurous OF the sea.
Somewhere down that path. my
wife ~ wandering. and she IN not
alone. 4 little form sleeps beside
her. while she sits. perhaps, with
sewing IN her busy fingers. or
more likely stiii with hands that
stray toward the sleeping child
and ears that listen to the sea
shell murmur OF the pines. vhis-
pering secrets OF the future.
see the white dial post focus
sing the sunlight once again -
the green lawn. and the thought
comes over me. not that / possess
theHe 30 acres OF Twin Fires. but
that they possess me. that they are
mine only in trust To do their hid
ding. 10 hand them on still fairsr
than | found them To the new gen
Grafton OF my stock. They are the
Tptoa home-forever
THE END
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Mrs. AxfeU or Hodley?

~ CONGRESSMAN l.. H. HADLEY Of Bellingham has al
~ ways been rcactonary opposed TO the social and III
dural program which has animated the people Of this
and which characterized the administration of President
Wilson.
Mrs Frances c. Axtell, also OF Belngham has always
her best efforts toward btermcnt OF human cond
tons AS member OF the Legislature she inspiration
for Beneficial results the home the mother tho child
the worker
Congressman Hadey has been corporation lawyer a
brewery lawyer, foe OF prohibition Mrs Axe has been
free Of any alliances that would prevent her from dealing
justly with public welfare questions
Which would you favor, then?
Forget party politics On the merits OF the Mrs
Axte entitled the OF independent
in the country able in legislative matters
Voters of the Second district which includes King
outside OF Seattle and the northwestern counties should have
hcsitancy between candidates widely apart
Mrs Axel progressive democrat and Lynn Hadley
tonary republican
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
ONE MORE REASON

Editor The Star: Shall a Judge
gone wrong have another chance I?
In answer. would say NO" In
addition TO what has been said
about Judge Roots fitness for the
position OF Judge. would like TO
state that | had a lawsuit with
Henry J. CORN. CORN claimed
that ! owed him sS22.0i for attor.
ney's fees. and offered him $50.
IL was dissatisfied. so | brought
suit in court to have the amount
determined. He called Judge Root
as one OF his witnesses. and the
judge testified that the legal serv-
ices CORN rendered for me were
worth from 5000 to $1,000. Judge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
Referendum No. S-Vofe "No"

ID EFERENDUM Bill No. s is the which the last
~ legislature aimed the port commission Il purely
piece political ptework against the port commissioners
by OF opposed public ownership Gov Lister
approved reversed his position and is
urging the defeat OF all the referendum bills.
Referendum Bill No. would add to the present non
county auditor, and county engineer There Is also
vision o limit the bonded indebtedness.
The subject affects only the people of King
county No other of the state Is directly involved The
passed by the people OF Seattle
every they voted against the proposed changes
Yet legislature obeyng the dictates Of special
ignored right OF Seattle and King county home rule
ignored the OF the people of this district and passed
! the measure
Recently Municipal league of Seattle adopted the
Of its habor development committee urging the defeat
Of Referendum Measure No. 8.
This report in part reads follows:
at should be remembered that the port district has been
made and maintained primarily the instance and
the people of King that the policies and
by King county that the proposal enlarge
membership of the commission rejected by the
King county and that tereupon the supporters OF that
policy procured Olympia the passing of the law under
referendum
"Your committee unable find any merit whatever in
proposed and thinks be very Objectionable the
following grounds:
"i-Bccause it prevents direct responsibility peo-
pie in the of public port facilities the
Of adding four shoe officials elected other Of
purposes already having ample work do
fitted the special service required and unable devote
themselves the single purpose OF port development.
"+Because it throws strictly nonparsan office and
service whpoos of city and county politics. for
port patronage will hereupon the city and county poll
injury Of efficient and competent
: facilities for foreign and coastwise commerce"
should be further remembered that the interests which
ralroaded the anport commission bill thru the
attempted fost the notorious Ayers terminal scheme
upon Seattle, transaction which would have given few
s5oooooo of the peoples money without
any adequate return.
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CHAPTER IN
Do Not Return Alone

Peter was waiting with the
buggy We ne, him between us
and drove home
Stella was bouncing up and
down on the seat with erci,~men,
a. tho buggy ratified over the
bridge IAmplight Was streaming
from Twin Fires on tho kitchen
porch stood Mra. PiiliE. dressed In
her best. and Mrs. Bert and Bert.
As Ne climbed from tho buggy.
Bert raised his hand. and a ahox or
OF rico descended upon US. Stella
ran up tho path. and Mrs Bert's
ample arms closed about her. both
women we're half laughing. half cry.
ing. when got there with the grips
Amt that jest like tho sex - said
Bert. with jerk Of his thumb
so durn glad they Eotter cry about
H."
You she, mp" said Mrs. Bert
For all you know. I'm pityin' the
poor child"
Mrs. plilig had an ample dinner
I ready for va. with vegetables and
salad fresh from the garden. and
as a browning glory. a magnificent
lemon pic.
Wa sat long while looking al
[ each other across tho small table
and then We wandered out into tbs
d.wy evening and our feet took ~
into tho pines. where In the dark
ness We stopped b. a nov sacree
spot and held each other close II
silence. Then We went back ints
tho south room.
oh. II tho curtain stuff would
only hurry up and come" cried m,
wife.
You must learn patIencc-Mrs
Upton" said I. while we both
laughed SILLY over the title. as
others have done before US, nc
doubt
She was beside mo on the settle
The house was Etili Outside the
choral song OF night insects sound
Cd drowsily. Buster came softly IN
and plopped down on tho rug. W.
were alone in Twin Fires. together
and she would not rise to 40 up the
road 10 Berts. She would never
70. So We sat n long, long while
and the rest shall be silence.
II was the stranEest, sweetest
sensation ! had ever known to wake
In the morning and hear soft sing
| ing In the room where a fresh
breeze was wandering. saw Stella
standing at the window. her hair
about her shoulders. looking out.
She turned when I stirred. came
over to kiss me. while her hair fell
about my face. and then cried
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ag!Hf!IIIIisaiIH iiii.iiiiii,iis:

| Continued From Our Last issueD
7 CLIMBED tho broad steps 10 tho
lobby OF tho hotel. and scarcely
- had my feet reached tho top
than | saw n familiar figure rise
from n chair. ran toward her.
waving off tho boy who rushed to
grab my bag. A second later her
hand was In mine. her eyes upon
nay eyes.
1t Il was nice Of Buster TO
send you" she said
You look 80 white. NO tired" I
ansN cred. Where is all your
tam
Melted abe laughed. Have
you business in town. It's swfuily
hot hero. you poor man"
Yes" said I. Il have business
here. very important business. But
first some supper and n spree. I've
got most two bushels Of peas 10
spend"
/ We had a gay supper. aud then
took a cab. left my grip al my col.
leEo club. where | had long main.
tanned n Nonresident membership.
and drove thence 10 broadway.
Where shall we go7"
There's revival OF Patience
at the Casino" she suggested.
We found our places In tho Ca.
sino Just as the curtain Was going
Iup, and I saw Patience for the
frat time. was glad IL was FOR
the first time. because she was
with me. to share my delight
After the performance she would
no, Jet me got cab.
You've not that many peas on
the place" abe said SO we walked
downto~n 10 hsr lodgings. thru
tho hot. dusty. halfdesertcd
streets. into tho older section OF
the city below iith st.
At tho steps Of an ancient house
near Washington square. she
paused.
Here IL where | i've" she said.
Il had n lovely evening. Shall
see you again before you go back 80
took tho latchksy from her
haud. opened the door. aud step
ped behind her. TO her evident
surprise into the large. silent.
musiy smelling hall.
Il am not going back alone. 20
| whispered. You are going with
me. Stella. cannot live without
you. Twin Flrcs 10 crying for It's
mistrcAA.
heard IN the stillnoAs a strange
sob. and suddenly her head Was
on my breast and her tears wore
flowing My arms closed about her.
Presently the lifted her face.
and our lips met
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
Gypsy SMITH TO
WORK IN WAR ZONE

PARIS. oct. 2s-Gipsy Smith.
who has evangelical all over the
world. will spend tho mouths from
November til April I'm France. doing
evsngelistic work. under the aus
Dices Of the Young Mems Christian
association. He comes as "A repre-
sentative OF the Wesleyan Meth
odiat church.
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IN THE EDITORS MAIL

Fratcr allowed CORN the sum Of
$50. which ] had offered.
CORN then took an appeal. anl
the supreme court, In passing on u.
said that my offer. and what Judge
Frazier allowed was very liberal
compensation for what Mr. CORN
he'd done.
Under these circumstances. any
one can see that Judge Rootb
views OF the value of legal services
are absurd. for he was perfectly
willing that / should pay Corn
from 5000 to $1,000 for servico
that Judge Frater and the supreux
court said were only worth 15aS
liberal estimate.
II Judge Roots ideas OF Other
matters are on the same line with
that OF lawyers fees, he surely
would be poor excuse for q Judge
of the superior court. I. for une.
considering what has otherwise
been said about Judge Root, should
very much dislike To see him elece.
ed TO the bench.
Z. o. GABRrEI.SEN.
22i3 Howard Ava
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JUDGE is HUMAN. 100

Editor The Star: Referring TO
the question. Should Judge
gone wrong be given another
chance"
Why nCt7 The judges are hu-
man. as you and INC Cannot a
Judge gone wrong reform AZ well
a. any one else 10 they not
have the same rights that any one
else has. and are they not subject
TO mistakes the same As any other
human being7 They certainly are.
and should be given the same priv
iiege OF reform as any one else.
have known Judge Root for
many years. and think he IL a
good man for the position. and
should be given the opportunity TO
make good.
think that he was made the
cats paw 10 pull the chestnuts out
OF tho fire for the "higherups" be-
fore. but he has had his lesson. and
he will not be caught again. BY
all means. give Judge Root another
chance. 4 SUBSCRIBER
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WHY ROOT

Editor Tho Star: Shall a Judge
who has gone wrong be given an
other chance In answer TO the
above question. ! would like to say
that. Z, the judge who had gone
wrong was the only available tim
Der TO select from. would give
him another chance. hut fail TO
see how any enc could turn down
another candidate who has had no
chance TO make good. and whose
other qualifications are on n par
with the Judge. 20 far rs we know
would use the same judgment
tn hA case ms ] am using with the
two old political parties that have
had many chances 10 make good
their promises TO the ms jority OF
their supporters. and have failed
10 redeem their pledges
am no, going 90 give the Judge
another chance.
Neither am ! going 20 give the
old parties another chance.
]. II. GILMORE.
BOX 81. birmingham. Wn.
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ADMITTED "IMpRuoENcEv

Editor The Star: What are IL
facts in the Root case?
II is true, as some OF your cers
respondents say. that Judge Rcct
voted against the railroad. but
after that decision was handsl
down the road asked for a rehsar
ing and got Il.
Gordon did SO. and they tailed
Great Northern. wrote to Root con
planning. Root wrote back asking
him 10 come and see him.
Gordon di dso. and they talhed
about the case. A railroad lawyer
and a judge writing and talking
about the roads csses privatslr
and out OF court, All this apr
in the committees report from. a
original letters.
Thea the opinion In which tn
law which would govern future
cases against the railroad was
made much more favorable to II
than the original opinion did.
The stenographers OF the SUI
preme court testified that Root did
not dictate the opinion to them.
Judge Gordon's stenographer testi-
fled that Gordon did dictate II to
him. and produced his original
notes.
The letter from Gordon to the
general counsel. sending him the
opinion and asking him to 20. X. .
II before be sent 1t TO Root. was
produced. This letter said the
changes that Gordon had secured
were valuable. Root. In his testi-
mony. said he was guilty Of an i'm
prudence" He did not deny that
Gordon wrote the opinion.
When the Legislature threatened
an investigation, Root resigned.
rather than face IT, A VOTER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
Pedro, star potato buq destroyer

on the farm OF George Allen. OF
Monticello. N. Y, and az fat and
Industrious toad as ever lived. IL
I'm litigation. He had eaten almost
every potato bug .on the Allen farm
when be suddenly disappeared
Allen has filed suit against Fred.
erlck Lawrence. ncighbor. charg
ing he lured Pedro TO his own bug
ridden potato fields Exemplary
damages are asked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-28
MODERN NURSERY RHYME

f"0S1f'fS '''f' ~ =
ons misty. moisty morning. and
cloudy was tho weather. | was
tackled By a big. healthy. husky
panhandler. and he was Ra tough as
leather Say. pardner. could -"
etc.
FABLE
oace anon a time man sat
watching n moving picture. and
when tho thrilling part cams tho
people IN front OF him didn't 20, up
and 70 out
Mr.. Roberts went 20 Kansas City
with a car load OF hogs. Several OF
tho neixhbors went In together 20
make up tho car.--iola tKas1 Rcg.
lister.
A derby with skid shAins 10 pre-
vent II from sliding down over the
cars has been perfected by pcn.
YER halter.
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INSIDE DOPE

When mailing a letter With more
than one stamp. Il Is advisable 10
plao. tho stamps side by each. In.
stead OF top Of ono another.
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The man who is right succeeds. whether he wins or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-27
TIMES EDITORIAL s
Slippery Euasions

With great show Of frankness" the "hundred per cent
candidate beginning to reply questions to what ne would
had he been president And his replies instead OF
clearing things up for the voters add to the obscuty Of the sit
uation.
At Louisville it will be remembered he asked what he
would have dsne he had been president when the Germans tor
pedoed the Lustan His reply that had he been president
the Germans wsud not have torpedoed the Lustania.
At Sioux City, recently he Asked Wi you urge
the repeal the Adamson law for railway men, you
elected PRESIDENT
render?"
The partisan republican newspapers commencing their
candidate very highly for his ankness with the people, etc.
Taking the Hughes reply Sioux City for text paper
winds up enthusiastic hafco editorial with the comments
ut is good for candidates to 60 record matters of
vital Importance"
1t certainly that's what the voters have right to expect
And if the hundred per cent candidate will tell what
would have done about the uana and whether he will
the repeal of the eghho law shall be glad to publish the
answers for the enlightenment Of our readers
Certainly neither Candidate Hughes his newspaper
pores have low opinion of the intelligence the voters
to expect that such slippery evasions will be accepted answers
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interrupted To-day, eagerly 81 told him was
going path out there and he said
you gvin' ne?' An said I'm givin' It to you
said You're loony An said, III Just show
m Ioony,' climbed the rail and-and-"
And finished Bulge and thought
lesson. him little push just teeny push
misquito off hand-and he went
scared awful glad when Uncle Dick
jumped after him and saved him"
Alice board and told me Dick wanted to see me-
his Dick looked eagerly His race
fell he mine. 49, -,
why you Margie" exclaimed. "You look though
ghost instead of seeing your husband escape
good thing Jim after for all at
seemed to swell until afraid it was going to
did know much until deck look
ing into dear eyes"
right Dck?" managed to ask
Perfectly comfortable be while you are away
know, dear. what thinking when
out there battling for Toddys and my Me- was thinking
Don't Dick whispered but for the love of me could not
longing he wished did not love
this little book not the most horrible thing
about it.
book when Dick out there struggling in the water
what would do IL Dick should drownl
There who have always pded myself on
battling for his fe and instead
thoughts of what would do IL were free
filled mind.
to life without Dick. more con-
Teddy for that of Dick felt
kiss of Judas 1t
hurriedy and fled to room
Continued.)
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|!x5:LysssS{!5;SEcl:o.l

"We Want Your Business''
Buying right Is the secret Of
Holding Down" the high cost
Of living. Watch our prices.
APPLE SALE
Grimes Golden, Kings, Jona-
than, Baldwins, Greetings, etc.
All fancy stock, priced away
do xn.
65c to $t.15
BEAN SALE
White Beans, the kind that
usually sell at 12kc, especial
ly priced
8 Pounds for 25c
RICE SALE
A genuine whole grain white
rice, usually sells 4 pounds for
Csc, especially priced
8 Pounds 25c. II Pounds 500
ONION SALE
Fine dry yellow Onions, good
keeper, especially priced
z Pounds for 25c
POTATO SALE
Sweet Potatoes. fancy stock,
especially priced
D Pounds 25c
Irish Potatoes, going up fast,
lowest market price.
FLOUR SALE
Price changing every day. Buy
now before another advance.
COFFEE SALE
Special on Saturday as usual.
Five cents per pound off all
bulk coffee.
fos So. nth Vt. Main 1870
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-27
'Tuould StartLe Some

Now the Illinois Equal Suffrage association and springs
something startling 1t has endorsed BILL drawn by Dr.
Lucy Wade of Chicago to be introduced before the next general
assembly Illinois, which provides that the birth of child
out of wdok its parents automatically become husband and
wife at
question but that character Of legislation
egmazng children born out of wedlock is needed but the first
question which presents itself here is what will happen under the
proposed law either of the parents chance to be already
RED
Anyway there's food for thought in the proposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-27

SEATTLE, Oct. 27.-Because
there are no saloons in Seattle.
the community's already robust
health is improving. and the To-
cal death rate will be tsfll lower
In 1916, according to Health Conn
missioner Mcbride today. !
There have been 76 fewer
deaths during the nine months OF
1916 than there were during the
same period last year. III X
"One reason why we are ahead
this year." said DR.. Mcbride. lis
the slump In suicides, homactdes
and injuries. We know from the
way victims come to the g City
Emergency hospital when the ga
looms we're running, that there
are fewer tragedies now"
He pointed QUIT hat there have
been SO suicides so far this year
as compared with ~ in the nine
months of 1915.