The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-20

women who claim that poverty .
kills a ~oman's love for her hus' /
band. do not think II 10 the pow Z
erty so much az the realization that .
she 10 tied 20 an incompetent man /
and the case looks hopeless. When I
faith and hope are destroyed them .
10 not much foundation lett upon |
which 10 build love. Therefore, the
wealthy woman with all material
Things at her command, loses her
love for her husband when she
learns he 10 false. OF course, this
ls a rule that work both ways.
Many a fine young man has mar
ried the wrong woman and been
deceived.
When we all become more en-
llph,enec. when we look upon mar
rage as a partnership where both
persons are free born and when
woman herself learns tina, the 1T
tie scrap Of paper called a marriage
certificate does not mean tnat she
is her partners slave. but his equal
in all things. when woman 10 edu-
Gated to bring children into the
world voluntarily and intcili9ently'
we will have less poverty less
crime. tess everything that 10 unde-
sirabIe and that mas no place. and
should not sbe tolerated on this
beautiful earth.
Sentimentaiis,s can pirate about
the sanetlty OF marriage. but "
looks to me az tho the ceremony Is
not properly unders,ooo by the vast
majority. Every married person
should realize tina; the marriage
ceremony does not mean uneridled
license. ., 10 a. essential TO live
clean. moral lives after marriage as
before. immortality In marriage 10
the one thing which destroys more
homes tnan all else combined.
When children are forced upon a
woman, and even the husband finds
fault ard does not want them and
eanno, D vide for them. where 10
the "alot Of moAserhood7" And
where 10 the saneti,y OF the MARI !
age rela,ion3 AON.
Owe have a younger sister. ~, |
who is going with a young fellow
10. They claim TO be very much In
love with each other. He has CIV
en- her diamond. Mother and
father approve. He never works
and stays az our house all OF the
time. They are going TO be mar.
ried soon, SO they say; but he Is
making no preparation at all. Moth /
er and father seem to think u 10 all
right for hin, 70 stay at our house
and do nothing. There 10 large
family Of us and we work steadily
to help support them: bu; we are
not crazy about supporting our sis
tcr's fianee.
We are asking your advice.
Should we stay home and help TO
support the family or should we
leave and work for ourselves
DlsGUsTED SISTERS.
Alt Is sad state OF affairs
when parents prove themselves as
incapable az have yours. and you
can't expect much OF your sister.
You should not hesitate TO make
II very plain 10 your parents and
the young man as well that you
will not earn his bread and butter
for him. You would really be do
ing your sister a kindness 10 re-
port her case to the Juvenile Judge.
Il will probably cave her tho dis
grace OF being brought into the
court on charge Of child dclin-
quency.
o-please tell me II the Misses
Lillian or Dorothy oish are en-
gagged TO be married. and where the
Blue Bird Film Co. has a s.udlo1
WILLIE.
Al do not think that either
Lillian or Dorothy GIsh il engaged
TO be- married. Write direct TO the
Triangle Film Corporation. Culver
City. Cal, for further information
The Blue Bird studio Is located In
Universal City, Cal.
al have read your letters
every evening, but never thought
Of writing you. This being my first
letter. hope Il will be a success.
Could you tell me Harold Lock
woods address, II you would
grant me this I would be very
grateful. M. G.
A.-EIarold Lockwood's address
Is care Metro Film Corporation.
.lf7s Broadway. New York.
O.-hre Helen Holmes and Stuart
Holmes any TcIation7 sTUFFY.
A.-No; they are no relation
whatever
o.-WouId you kindly tell me
when and where Charlie Chaplin
and Roscoe ArbuekIe wero born.
and If either is married. ls Helen
Holmes married.
A MOVIE FAN.
A.-Roscoe Arhucklo was born
March 4, 1887, in Kansas He IL
married. and Minta Durfee Is his
wife. She is also in the films.
Charles Chaplin was born April 1G.
1889, in Fountainebleau. France.
In private life Helen Holmes Is
Mrs. J. r. MCGOWAN.
o. am 10, and In love with
boy Of %. Some way there has
come a eoldness between US. He
tells me he loves me. and yet when
he goes I do not think he does.
The trouble 10 he believes every