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PROPERrY .BENFFIT- REFI-rED

Carfarc Editor. Star: Property Is
psnefited By the STREET car system
then why not tax property TO pay for
me street car system. is an argument
ADVANCED by some advocating main.
Romance OF the scent fare?
Property is also benefited by the
railway and steamship lines running
into Seattle. Why not tax property
to subsidize these lines7
Property In said TO be benefited by
5ltney lines. Why not tar property
20 as 20 help the Jitncy owners pay
for their cars and gasoline?
Property Is benefited by every in
dustry and business which goes 10
make up this community. Why not
tax property to help them along7
The answer IL that to tax property
for the benefit OF everything that
benefits property would be 10 conns.
cate property. Tho state would have
70 take IL over in lieu of taxes and
own and run everything.
That rs the direction we will take,
n we start levying taxes for the sup
port OF the street railway. IL we
start helping 20 pay tho carfares OF
tho people, where are we going to
stopy
Already property Is paying Indirect
taxation TO the extent Of more than
3550.000 a year 10 help support the
street railway. The taxes assessed
against tho street railway for 1918
amounted to 100000. which ig lost
10 the taxpayers annually by the pur.
chase OF the line. as they have TO
make II up. Also some s92. 900 rsve.
nue. derived from the per cent gross
revenue tax against the company fs
lost and tho city appropriated t54. 900
IN pay the carfares OF tho policemen
and fremon. There are other lesser
items Of expense which are already
contributing 10 pay the carfares FOR
all.
The solution OF the carfare problem
II the ordinance introduced by coun-
Gilman Thomson. which provides
fares adequate TO meet all obligations
Of the street car eysten. II il tho
proper solution, because II Is Just
thai every car passenger should pay
the full cost OF his ride; not extort
cents Of It from the pockets OF
those who own property and are al.
ready finding IL hard TO meet the
taxes against It.
Establishment OF adequate fares is
the proper solution because the lines
were bought BY the city under the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
TALKS
by
Crane
STYLE NOTES

STtIE NOTES
The waist limo is TO come back
Tho pleasing custom OF hanging fe-
/ fnah garments from the shoulders
straight down to the ankles is unpoo.
Duchesscs will wear two diamond
/ necklaces on cold days.
The native Indians around Orizaba
wear one trouBer leg turned up cum
/ like.
I We don't know what tho screen
vamps are wearing this season, as we
haven't dRast look. The wife was
3 along.
The style In ears has changed In
Borneo. from latest accounts. A cor.
I respondent writes: II met China.
man who said he was going 10 a
/ dyzk'a house 70 cut the ears OF tho
/ dyak's daughter. That seemed like
/ something doing. 10 ] asked 10 80
along. When we arrived at the house
Z / foundsthAt styles were changed and
the lady WAS having her ears lobcs
cut of. The chinaman went 10 work
on the lady's ears with an old razor.
Z then sewed tho two ends together
with n rusty needle and a piece OF
white thread. 1 saw this social debu.
tante some time later and the China
man had made very good Job Of
It."
Bolsheyik whlskers will be trimmed
some owing 10 the high price Of In
sect powder.
The Irish will wear green vests:
Anybody who objects TO them will
wear black eye.
The leaders OF Paris styles are TAX
Ing feathers or their hats and wear
ing them on their shoes.
Tho English ladies' still do their
| hair In n bun on the back OF their
neck. whilst the American stenog.
rapher will do hers in oootie garages
over her ears.
Reverend gentlemen who stand pat
viii continue the custom Of reversed
hab~rdahhery.
There viii be no alteration In the
style OF bathing suits OF the boys
who 30 swimming In the pond back
OF Headly's mill.
The girls who lock arms and hang
around the station every afternoon 70
watch 40. come in and see II there
are new travelling men viii wear the
usual sweater coats and giggles
which are en- rcEie and CONNIE Il faut
In the Emporium show windows.
Ovcralla for men and Bingham for
women seem 10 be gaining In vogue.
but have not yet been noted In the
magazine patterns.
The Sateyepost and Americanmag
are wearing more and more ads.
there Is some talk OF emitting the
reading matter altogether.
4 lady we saw sitting In a box at
the theatre the other evening had on
nothing Al all as far az we could see
above the point tn. box rail came;
III Smith ssid shc looked jinks a.
II sho was ssttin' In n bathtub. Ed
talks kinda coarse sometimes
Hen Dubbs. our accomplished and
genial drsyman. wears only one sus
pendcr. I'd Huntlcy. tho bank clerk.
does not wear any--hs uses belt.
EDos Hoke. the superintendent Of the
First Presbyterian Sunday school.
wears both suspendcrs and belt-he
IN a pesHlmist
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Complaint of Courts

In every gatherfng Of working people there la
complaint Of the courts The persistence OF these
complaints thru many years shows deepseated con
Niction OF injustice. IN IL not time TO lndure whether
there Is justification for these complaints
In May, 1917. the United states supreme court
by 20 decision. held that tho Now York
workmsn's compensation law invalid. insofar
aa IL applied Co lonsahorcman who was killed IN
"A New York port while unloading an ocean going
steamship The majority held that tho lonsHhore
engaged In maritime employment ana
that congress the iaw.uakinE power. and not a
state Legislature. -Four OF the judges uiolfnea TIT
ncy nfandois and Ciar0 dlSscnted. holding that
the majority decision IN conflict with many
previous dcclions OF the supreme court recognizing
state legislation concerning maritime liability
In that case widow and two minor children
seven and tho other threo-wero ieft no pro'ee'
ton by the accidental fact that the father IN
loading ship instead OF freight car.
Congress acted promptly, and In october 1917.
amended the federal statutes by adopting tho work.
mens compensation law OF each state az the rule to
be applied 10 accidents within It. Thereafter n
barge employed by tho knckerhocker lea com
pany. while dlsmantiinE derrick used for unloading
Ice. fell into the river and drowned. The In
dustriai commission OF that state made an award
against the company for the widow and five minor
children. The courts Of New York affirmed The
award
Now tho United States supreme court. again by a
20 decision. holds that the act OF congress was
unconstitutional The judges divided just as they
did three years before. This time the five Judges
who vetoed the workmen's compensation law for
maritime workers. held that congresh must pass a
law OF uniform operation thruou tho United States.
That is. there must a different OF rules for
workers water from those land. and different
set OF officers administering them.
Tie struggle TO awaken society and Legislative
bodies 60 tho need Of workmen's compensation laws
has been long and hard one Now. by two sue
ccsstve decisions. by a margin Of only vote.
hundreds OF thousands OF workers IN maritime en-.
ployment deprived OF such protection Even the
Dissenting Judges have difficulty IN restraining their
recognition Of the ahsurilty OF the mAjoritys hold
Ing. and the iniqu,y OF the result They speak o,
the "fAt OF the Judges" and say But surely the
power that imposed tho liability change H. and
l suppose that congress do much as ~.
judges who introduced tho rifles For know
that they introduced and have been
ELECTED BY logic alone from tho MEDIEVAL sea lava"
You may be vigorously interested in the
presidential nominations. But that kid Of
yours icants to 90 the Els picnic Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

New York.--Miss Louise Hun. the
clever young actress, In famous for
her beautiful complexion. When her
friends inquired about IL. she said {:
It's all due to a toilet preparation
called Dorwillo which l have used
twice daily. The experience / have
had prompts mo 20 MAKE my secret
public. This wonderful pcrwiilo in
stantly bcautified my skin, and it's
continued use has made tho results
permanent" When Mac Edna Wild
cr, the we'll known beauty specialist
was interviewed In reference 20
Miss Huns remarkable compile xion,
she stared: ANY ono can haVc n
beautiful complexion when they
know how, It's very simple process.
l use the same article, in my work.
and until you try it you have no
idea OF the marvellous results. The
very first application will astonish
YOU. Go TO the toilet counter OF any
drug store or department store and
got a bottle Of Derwillo. then make
the following test; Examine your
skin critically before your mirror
note carefully its appearance, then
cleanse your skin with a good cold
cream uiska Cold cream / have
found to he the best), then apply
Derwillo as directed, After you have
made the first application look in
your mirror again and note the sur
priRing change. a peach-iike color
mounts the cheeks; a baby softness
comes TO the skin; II makes the skin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
Her Child

In New York two Judges have decided that the
&nnd OF an unmarried mother belongs" to the
faher
Miss Marie Baco Is the mother. Tho father. Dr.
16n Hcidemann told the court that they would
ave the child the hest OF care. home. education
Ind that she would love the child OF another
woman she would her own.
Marie Baco Is Cuban girl. She came TO The
Yafdemann home a. visitor. Mrs. Heidcmann
kAmcd OF her husbands indiscretion with the
Pretty Cuban girl and forgs<e him. The baby was
vorn and Mrs. Heidcrnann insisted her husband
<nko u from tho mother. Miss Fzco refused TO
1fvs up her child Judge cof awarded the baby
= tho Heidernanns. The mother appealed The
AlEher court confirmed the decision
: when Judge Gofs decided the father ard his
vjfe should for tho child. he made It clear
Vtat he did in order that u might thus be
tarounded with proper moral influence"
In other words. this dispenser OF alleged justice
Drufcsses 10 believe that 10 ~ bitter for child
~ b brought up in the home where the mother
&ns betrayed. by the man who betrayed Its
UDnther, than by the mother who down into
- valley Of the shadow OF death TO give Il lfel
ID Tea II Is true that the Hcidenanns have more
collars than this poor Cuban girl. nicer home.
xnore 10 eat and servants. But. what OF THAR
~ this the way for this man 20 square matters
Vim socsety. with the world. with common justice
|4nd human decency. 10 take from tho ruined girl
noeher her child. cast her out. and hypocriticaily
Ggetend that he wished bring up the child In
9psopsr moral influence? Doesn't II look 10 you
ynAs the person most Of all needing proper moral
influence" Is this bs,rayer Of girihood this father
nlmpslfr
Never a moro unjust decision was ever rendered
~ any court anywhere than this Ne~ York judicial
4uonns OF motheri II that be contempt OF court.
Ike the most OF e..
~ = judge with OF Soionions wisdom
Fould have given that baby TO It's mother and
Douad have assured the baby and mother material
airport by compelling the father OF the child To
1r0vtde for them. There's justie. in that
There's Justice In the New York court decixtons
Seattle to 90 after rose title" SAYS ners.
paper heading. Rose. not red.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

rosy-white. velvety and radiantly
beautiful II is wonderful for .
frecklcs, tan. oily skin. sun spots.
coarse pores, pimples. blackheads,
ohapped. rough Skin. ruddiners,
wrinkles and many other facial
hlcmishes, Now that short sleeves
are in vogue. you Will want beauti-
ful hands and arms. There Is moth
ing like Dcrwillo for this purpose.
Derwillo is absolutely harmless and
viii not produce or stimulate q
growth OF hair. IL is superior 20
race powder. as Precipitation does
not affect it, therefore il stays on
better. Hundreds of thousands who
are using II have had the same re-
suits az Miss Hum. and ] am sure
II you Will give 1t fair trial you
VIII become Just as enthusiastic As
she is and always use IL in prefer
ence to any other powder or beauti-
fer"
NoTE--when asked about perwiiiou
one or our leading druggists said, ut n
truly wonderful bcautifier. away ahead
OF anything We have ever sold before We
are authorised by tho manufacturers to
refund the money 10 any one who Is dis
satisfied. This guarantee would not b
possible unless the product possessed un-
usual merit" IL is sold In this city under
an iron-ciad money-back guarantee By.
all department stores and up to-dA
druxrists. including Bartsli Drug ~
and Owl Drug ca
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VOTED INCREASED FARE

Carfare Editor. Star: Establish.
ment OF fares which win produce rev.
enue sufficient 10 meet all expenses
OF the street railway Bystem IL the
only Just and proper solution OF the
carfarc problem.
The city council committed itseif
TO that principle In section s Of tho
ordinance providing for the purchase
and financing OF the system, and the
people ratified II by a four-to-one
vote. Accordingly, both the city gov.
eminent and the people stand com.
mitted to an increase OF fares SUN.
Gent 70 meet all expenses. including
bond interest and redemption.
The proposal 10 keep the fares al
cents and ASSESS the deficit 10 the
taxpayers Is n proposal 10 repudia 70
the solemn obligation OF the city gov.
eminent and betray Thousands OF
homo owners and other taxpayers
who voted TO purchase the street rail.
way under the official assurance that
there would be no tax lovies to SUP.
port II.
There II only one honest course for
tho city 10 follow in conducting pub.
lie utilities which are not primarily
the function OF municipal govern.
ment. That Is to make each utility
pay its own way. II We start as.
sessing taxpayers 10 help pay tho
cost Of service TO individuals, we will
soon run our tax rate up 30 high
that the poor taxpayers will have
their property con6seated.
The propogal for a 7-csnt fare and
/ cent for transfers seems necessary
10 meet the street railway obliga-
tons. II In the present solution AS
the debt II paid of and the traffic in.
creasea. VIC can reduce fares accord.
ingly.
Pay as you 20 and pay in fun is
the obligation on car riders.
J.. II. SINGLETON,
252 Dorffel Drive.
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POLrNTTICS

VIII Bryan. 81 tho Chicago con
ventlon. b1xnoans tho fact THAT con.
vrntions aren't as lively as they
usier~ax. can this DO the sane
Win Bryan who. few years back.
found conventions too lively and
went In for grape juice
VIII TAFT. another convention
visitor. Gays he's rend The whole Of
Lodges keynote speech. We know
this IL impossible. and only tho libel
laws prevent ua from saying some.
thing about H. But VIII gets By
with Il IN Chicago. icaEtwise. he's
now making comments on the key.
whole for tho Newspaper boys.
Tho writer In willing 10 wager 81
against $50 that they nominate
somebody in time for the election.
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LETTERS TO EDITOR

pledge 20 the people tina, fares would
DO fixed az a figure sufficient 10 meet
all charges against the system.
The city Is committed TO an In.
crease Of carfares sufficient TO enable
the street railway system 10 pay its
own way. Any assessunent against
property in support Of the street rail.
way would be reputation OF tho
pledge made by the city and unjust
eNtortion OF money from the tarpay.
ers. EDWARD TOWNSEND.
756 Stuart Building. Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

IND old show rs losing its punch
b<atng thu big bass drum OF popular appeal
almost desperate vigor, the republican national
MENTION Is not getting over" with the public
Il did In former years.
IEerc Is what Bruce Barton. one Of the leading
Moral writers OF the country. writing for The
~ had to say about the present conventions
|>Icr the good old program that's drawn the crowds
long 20 60 he losing It's punch. The
arr shcr-wcrn. the scenery Ia fraycd and the
"a don't respond they did.
rsena,or Lodge read for an hour and half
|11nx all OF the tried and stuff. And nobody
Md enough applaud The general attitude
rned TO be- We havo this show before.
h know every act--tho Swiss Bcli Ringers the
&Sncated Seals. the Acrobats and tho juEgler
|1Hmp Wen stay tin IT'S thru. but IT'S awfully
IVA and we wish could 30 TO lunch
There Is something rather whole-ome. Il seems
me. IN this critical attitude. IL reflects good
nj OF sensible thought on tho part OF the man
the street
Es.Wesre little tired OF distortion and eSargeranon
"a false hopes. just about ready for
~ kind Of convention. where sincerity and sim
lefty ana economy viii lie the watchwords. and
speeches will not be IS minutes In length
~ filled with the kind Of hard common
ne that we use in our business lives"
4 And what no says OF the republican party con
ntion no doubt Is equally true OF the democratic
now.
Well. the republicans are no longer IN the
"a on the treaty. Only the cost Of hiring
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unSleeSat1l
70 Md! 9
THE MOST VALUABLE MACHINE


TIA man were 10 look after bis bus
mess In tho same slip-shod sort or
way that men look after their health,
how long would that business liver
How long would Il last7
II man were 20 run his iimou-
sine. or the engines IN connection
with his indugtry, year in and year
out without ever having an expert
engineer or an expert motorist or
chauffeur carefully overhaul these
machines. how long would they iast7
Imagine any sane man never hav-
ing the machinery in connection with
his industry or his conveyance over
hauled until II broke down. then TO
be informed by the expert that he re-
GREETED to say that irreparable dam
age had been done and 1t could only
be disposed Of for junk.
Let VA be sane, and have our body
m a Oh merry examined every six
months or IL months, and pay our
physicians for keeping us well, and
not for trying 10 cure one OF those
degenerative diseases which come on
US so insidiousiy that they arc not
recognized until they have become In
durable. Remember. most Of these
diseases have no symptoms that can
be detected by the patient until they
are far advanced. How many men
10 kA
that they had a serious heart defect
or chronic Bright's disease or harden
ing Of the arteries. when they pre-
scented themselves for examination
for life insurance.
In a recent Investigation embrac-
ing the examination Of 1000 young
men and women In different occu-
pations In New York city II was
found that there was sufficient i'm
pairmcnt Of the heart and kidneys or
arteries or liver In 50 per cant Of
the total number Of these persons to
demand that they be referred 10 their
family physician.
Better call on your doctor today
and have him give you a thoro *
animation.
q wni morphine tablets dsadss newest
Are they dangerous to tAksf II IL
against the Law for drug gists 70 ~ NOR
plins tabisss TO any onsf
A. IL In very. very dangerous TO
take morphine tablets or other prep
arations to "dcaden nerves" Tho
victims OF the morphine habit suffer
the greatest agony. II you arc not
well. by all means consult q reputa-
bio physician 20 ind out what v
wrong. Under no circumstances taxa
morphtns or other preparations 70
"deaden nerves" II IL absolutely "
legal for a druggist to sell morphine
tablets except on q prescription. and
even then there are strict restrictions
under which he may dispenso thcm.
B. IL shsrs any cure for . p918 v4yo
has lost his ''sosut'' rscsnuy7 ! bsiasvo
II comes from caiarrh
A. l presume you mean ShAt you
have los; your sense Of Gman. Do
unfortunately In some forms AZ O.
tarrh the patient Acquires . mast
dtsagrecable SCENT Az . rule NH
can be done To restore the ssnD a.
smell. tho some Improvement may
be effected by suitable local treat
mcnt Be sure To conEult . good
nose and throat specialist ana have
him advise you Do not mako - q
any so-called -catarrh cures. W5dasy
advertised.
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WELL. SAY
| SO SAuD !

Today's Best Bet. That there
plenty OF gas at the Chicago COZ
WELL. WE'RE RACK hCAiS
Ever SINCE starting that con
tcsi Monday we've bern indls-
posed. not 10 say downright sicIt.
Meanwhile, nothing further has
been said about tho darn thing.
We mako haste 10 mention u
again. The rules arc thcse.
briefly:
'Only those who make II Ia
their own Easements are eligible
a. compete. Quart samples must
be sent or brought In per~on 20
the editor Of We'll Say SO. The
contest viii be Judged a work
from Saturday and the medal
awarded AS soon as the Judges
are able 20 make thor decistou."
The editor had nj first intsnd-
od Ia be sole judge. Hut after
tc~ting and classifying the first
eight quarts submitted In tho
contest he has decided on an.
othc plan.
lie now asks readers 10 suE-
'Eest the names OF q few capable
Judges for a contrst Of this kind
Address communication 10 Wen
Say 80 Copt~~t Editor, Tho Star.
WE'RE WITH You, JOEY;
LEAD ON,
Wei. hero we are.
But where arc wei
The price Of food
l. 40 high
We can't get enough
To eat.
And the prtec
OF clothes 10 high
We must either
Wear overalln or
Go naked
They have cut out
Tho hOore
so that we can't even
Get a drink and
Forget 10.
with jltnoya abolished
And refused enough gas
To run
Our own Filvv~rr,
Now carfareH are raised
And we will be
Forced 20 walk
A good part OF
The time.
We can't afford
To walk much
Because shoes are high
Lately. I've noticed
An advertisement
OF washeiii Cemetery
In the front OF ali
The street cara
To he tirneiy--
Let's all go
And
Give the country
Back 10 tho Indians.
JOE NJ SHIELDS.
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The Old Straw

IN. rTe~n eyeshade manufacturers are all wrong.
all wrong
An old straw ma. Ia n much better device for
protecting the optics
20 say two Rryn hRwr college experts. who have
carried on investigation under the aurpicea OF
the American Medical Association.
Curved cycshades. with dark ininra. subject the
eyo to unnecc-zary and harmful muscular strain.
the experts found.
The trouble IN that TIE ets- OF the curved
opaque shade. Win It's DARK lining. IL too con.
splccous In the field OF vision.
The shade acts n distractinr object, thsr.by
disturbing the adjustment OF tho eye And By
darkcninE the upper half Of N. field os viaon 4,
causes Earg on working surfaces where otherwise
there would be none. and Increases the riar. on
surfaces where glare already II present
With dun white or light gray ilnlngs tho shade
would be much more desirable But broad ia,
shade would lie better than the curved variety
Then the edge would not act distractinx object
The old straw ha, meets these suggested specif
cations In satisfactory fashion,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

An instrument has bern Invented
by which hhlp soundings can he
made by means OF al echo thru tho
water.
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BY CONDO

One OF the largest diamonds
known. weighing ssT khrau. was
found In Bornco about a century ago
and belongs 10 the ratah of Mattan.
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"Bsycr Tablets OF Aspirin" II
genuine Aspirin proved safe by mil.
lions and prescribed by physicians
for over twenty years. Accept only
an unbroken "Bayer package" which
contains proper directions 10 relieve
Headache. Toothache. Earache, Neu.
ralgia, rheumatism. Cold and Pain.
Handy tin boxes Of IL tablets coat
few cents. Druggists also sell larger
'Bayer packages" Aspirin IL trade
mark Bayer Manufacture Mono.
aceticacidester OF Salicylicacld.
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Street car patrons should rest eosy. for
fortunately Mayor Caldwell isn't addicted 30
African golf. He may say, Come screen. y
but hardly Come eleven
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

You may be vigorously interested in the
presidential nominations. But that kid OF
YOURS rants to 90 the Els picnic Saturday.
Let him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

Seattle to 90 after rose title" says neps
paper heading. Rose, not red.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

We'll, the republicans are no longer IN the
"a on the treaty. Only the cost Of hiring
)tnys there permanently.