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Even at the slight risk in­ closed season, it's a bit difficult to understand James A. Wood Editor volved in discounting the influences of heredity, just what the Nome relief committee is going to B. L. Reber , Manager we will all keep in much kinder frame of mind do with the money orders from "outside." Entered as second-class matter at th'e United if we add to our time-honored belief that all Seattle owes Nome every consideration; this States postofflce at Seattle. men are born free and equal, the assumption city cannot do too much toward the relief of SUBSCRIPTION: One year, In advance, $3.00; six months, $1.50; three months, 7.". cents; single that all men are born honest. If we stick to it every legitimate need. But there is nothing in copies, 10 cents. Foreign subscriptions (countries in Postal Union) $4.00 a year. For sale by all News­ long enough the result will be a failure in the the reports to indicate that residents of Nome dealers. demand that every man shall wear his honesty have been robbed by the storm of any means of Payments should be made by Check, Draft, Postal Order, payable to THE T »WN CRIER, or by Regis­ on his sleeve for the benefit of the daws of livelihood, except, perhaps, by the destruction tered Letter. politics and slander. of some buildings. That Seattle or any outside For Advertising Rates address Suite 703, Northern Bank Building. Seattle, inquiries within city limits * * * community should be called upon for cash to of Seattle, made by mail or by telephone to Main 6302, will be personally responded to by a repre­ pay laborers on the reconstruction of private or sentative of THE T >WN CRIER when requested. What Sort of a Promise? public buildings is quite a way off the ordinary I nsolicited manuscript must be accompanied by stamps sufficient for return if found unavailable for The local Democratic organization is calilng lines of charitable appeal; the demand for money, publication. upon Governor Ernest Lister to retire the and for nothing but money, is of a persistency present regents of the University of Washington that may well raise doubts. Style makers have decreed that the men, also, and fill the board with Democrats. This, say * * * shall show their socks and we shall see what we the organization people, must be done to make shall see. good the promise given the student body; to Just Lucky * * * keep faith with the young persons who are being Exposure of peculiar business methods doesn't Ex-President Taft declined to go up in an afforded the opportunity for higher education seem to have much effect on some of the mem­ aeroplane. It is fortunate for him that he isn't at an institution maintained at the expense of bers of the present Board of Count.v Commis­ running for office. all the people of the state. sioners. Some time ago the Post-Intelligencer * * * It is always the right thing to keep a promise, started out to trace the intricate routes followed Turkey's recent purchase of a super-dread- provided that the person making it has the in the disposal of funds voted for harbor im­ naught from Brazil should wake up the various right to do so and that the person or persons to provements and dock site purchases. It didn't national collection agencies. whom it is made have the right to urge its get back to the beginning of operations along fulfillment. If the promise to turn the State these lines in the extravagance and waste that * * * University over to partisan Democratic control marked the earlier work on the Duwamish im- Secretary of State Bryan's bank account is meets these simple requirements it certainly provement( but it threw a good deal of light on now probably at a high water mark. He is out should be kept. There are, however, a number the scandalous deals for dock sites on both deploring the worship of wealth. of persons throughout the state, more or less sides of Lake Union. Now we learn—after the * * * interested in the University, who would like to thing has happened—that the Honorable Paul •Mrs. Pankhurst plans to enter this country know something more about this promise—who Houser, legislative representative of the wishes under an assumed name, but we fear she won't made it, to whom was it made, and what condi­ of Mr. Robert Bridges of the Port Commission, be able to change the leopard's spots. tions entered into the consideration of the has just made a neat profit, in the quietest sort * * * parties to the deal? of way, by selling the county a dock site at The theme of the Bankers' convention: How By the way, we all heard from Governor Renton. With remarkable foresight, Mr. Houser to lend the same dollar to a lot of different Lister not so long ago that he was strong for a recently picked up at a bargain the very land people and made 'em all pay interest on it. non-partisan policy in all the affairs of the which, as it turned out, the county had to have.