The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01
WIFE TELLS
WHY MANS
ON MARKET
Not a Question OF Keeping
the Won Out, Because
He Is Already In

he Is Already In
BOSTON. sept. LIN little white
cottage In Rockland. near here. to-
day. Mr.. ami Mrs. Carl Russell UNI
folded their .pian for selling Mr.. Rus
sell by lottery and explained the i'm
centive for il.
Quite as In she were talking about
getting rid of the oliver" or sec
ond-hand typewriter. Mrs. Russell.
who n -. said she liked best the
idea OF dlsposing OF Carl by lottery.
Because" she continued. "it occurs
to me that there must be 10000
women In tho United States who
would invest IS each In tickets on a
good husband"
$4,000 FOR LILLIAN
AND THE CHILDREN
And my plan" said young Mr..
Russell. -supposirg we should dis
pose OF tho 10000 tickets. Is TO turn
over $4,000 OF the proceeds 20 iAl'
liam and tho children. and with the
remaining $4,000 so into business. :
Tho reporter suggested that a hus.
hand lottery might run afoul of the
Anti-lottery law or attract unfavor-
able attention from the postoffice
department.
In that case said Russell. ian
auction might do"
Mrs. Russell objected:
II prefer the lottery. or rsffie. be-
cause u would give the woman OF
small means an equal chance"
And Russell said with a sigh:
well. IL II has got to be an auc-
ton the bidding viii have to start
It $4,000"
AT ieasf that said Mrs. Russell.
THEY'VE GOT TO DRIVE
OFT THE WOIF-HE'S IN
Our sole purpose for making this
suggestion" Russell said. is the
welfare of seven children. the young.
est nine months and the Oldest y
beautiful and talented girl Of IL.
The fact OF the matter IL tina, we
are Up against H. IL isn't a case Of
keeVtng the wolf from the door any
iongcr-he Is In. and we've got to
get him out.
Ten days ago sold the grafonola
to q secondhand dealer. Last week
Il was the kitchen range. We had
parted with several other things at
that time and as the men marched
out with the stove. my wife said.
Z don't know what shalt let 30 Of
next-probasly my husband
1T was said. Of course. jokingfy.
for we learned long ago TO smile In
the face OF Adversely: but by George.
the more wc talked about II the more
IL appeared an inspiration.
-why notg what's wrong about
Il? These children are entitled TO a
living. an education and a chance.
l can't give IL to them under exist.
ing circumstances. I'd be willing to
die for them. but what good would
that dof
FIRST SHE PROPOSED
A SIMPLE ADVERTISEMENT
80" said Mrs. Russell. 1T wns
my first idea simply to put an ad.
vertisement In some big eastern city
paper. Something Ike this: Illus.
band for Sale: The subscriber. for
the best Of reasons. offers for sale
her husband. Carl Russell: age. "a:
height. feet 10 inches: weight. liz.
hair brown and plentiful. blue eyes.
teeth perfect. racial stock native
American: diligent worker OF exccp-
tional habits Write TO lMrsJ Lillian
Russell. Rockland, Mass
The objection TO that plan" said
Husband Russell. was that IL would
not have brought money enough for
our needs I am q shoe worker. and
until the slump in the shoe camps.
some ten or eleven weeks ago. was
as busy as a mailer"
Didn't you save anything asked
the reporter.
Saver" said Russell How could
save with nine mouths to feed. nine
bodies to ciothe and the rent to pay?
II have read editorials In the news
papers about the working mans
craze for silk shirts and silk socks
and high powered cars. but. by iirn.
my. l haven't INDUCED in those
things. Old Mr.. High Cost has kept
my nose right up next to the grind
stone. Until the shops shut down
the wolf was around the corner.
When had been loafing two weeks
he was in the yard. A month ago
he was up on the doorstep.
MAN WITH A FAMILY
HAS TO STEP LIVELY
THE past few years may have
been glorious times for the unmar
ried shoe worker. and I have nc
doubt they were, but the man with
. houseful OF youngsters has had "a
ooep lively to keep a jump and halt
ahead OF the sheriff.
And that In all there n TO our
story, except that we have now go,
80 far behind that we have been
ordered to look for another house. II
neither the lottery nor tho auction
plan brings us some money, IL looks
as IL the house will be so thoroly
cleared Of furnishings that we shall
not need n moving van"
As the interview closed and the
reporter rose 10 leave. Mrs. Russell
whispered a suggestion to her hus.
band.
"a good idea was RusseIl's com
ment Then he added:
by the way, while I do not like
TO brsg about myself. ! think the
women OF the United States ought &c
know that j have dabbled in pho
Biography. drawing and music. I car
play the mandolin and almost every