The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-29
EDITORS MAIL

| isn't being ccnHured. someone II
/ finding fault with the weather.
believe II the people were work
ing hard. they wouldn't have time
TO malign those who are also work
ing and doing their best It's the
ioafer who always has tho most
Of everything IN town.
Three years ago left my wife
and five children Ia the East and !
came to Seattle A soon as ! can
save up money enough for six rail.
road fares, my family 10 coming out
here too. What do. IL work hard
% save up sufficient money. and
life IL a pleasure In looking forward
10 the time when they will all be
here with me.
am a day iaborer. and since |
have 10 support them and myself
too, there is very little ] am able TO
set aside each week am doing Il
though. and | think within two more
years I shall have the necessary
amount saved up
As said before. life IL pleasure
because am looking forward TO.
and working hard Tor. one big thing
tho bringing OF my family TO
Seattle. where they will never need
to suffer from the intense cold or
the depressing heat OF the East
haven't time 20 grumble When
ever | see something that isn't just
right. | think 10 myself, What does
that matter a little thing Ike that
Think OF all the eommendable
things done before this little mis-
take happened" Filled with glad
thought OF my fnmlly's being here
some day. overlook these little
matters that 30 May people srs
fretting about. and give myself to
rejoicing over tho considerable and
noble things that have been done.
Instead OF finding fault with this
and that and something else all The
tlmo. Why don't persons now and
then write letters 10 The Star. for
Instances. complimenting good
action OF city officials or q kind
ness shown the public by some
bumlness firm7 We are always
sure 10 blame, but why not give a
word Of praise now and then
publicly
A LONESOME HUSBAND.
Editor The Star: Some two
weeks aEo the press Of Seattle an
nounead that the United States
marshal for this district. Mr..
Jacoby, along with his force OF
deputies would be removed from
the Puget Sound Electric Co.'S
mine at Renton. there having been
no infraction of the law on the
uart OF the striking miners, and
consequently no justification Tor
any armed patrol being retained
there
Jseoby had under his charge
force Of eighteen men, whose only
duty apparently was TO sit and draw
easy money.
since their removal, much 70
the smaEement of the citizens OF
Ronton the number of gun men IN
their midst have not diminished.
as In the place OF Jseobys deputies,
eighteen recruits OF the sheriff 3
office are sauandering the money
OF the ratepAyers OF the county OF
King. paradlng the coal company =
gtDckadn.
N the citizens of King county are
supine enough to allow this to con
time without protest, we as rep.
resentatlves Of the people Of Renton
and the coal miners OF the county
want TO register our emphatic dis
anprpyal of the spending OF the tax
| naxora' money at the behest OF the
puret Sound Electric Co. and the
lInnieting Of an armed force upon
peaceful community.
There is absolutely no need OF
armed guards at Renton. as since
the inception OF the strike not one
OF the striking miners has been
arrested for violation OF the law
while on the other hand the gun
men who were iutrusted with the
preservation OF law and order at
Rcnton have been arrested aud con
yicted for breaking that law.
one OF company's strike breakers
was imprisoned for carrying con
lcaaled weapons. We want the gen
eral public 10 know these things,
and we want Mr. Cudihee, sheriff
OF King county to give an account
| ing to the public for his action IN
wasting public money to satisfy the
puget sound Electric Company.
ROBERT II. HARLIN,
Member National Executive BOARD,
United Mine Workers
ANDREW HAYTON.
Socretary.Treasur District To-
u. NJ ". OF A.
Editor The Star: Recently there
have been several articles in the
daily papers regarding the Human
Hog" In the street cars. including
both sexes, and some things that
were said were quite true. but the
real, genuine hog was not men.
| toned. This particular kind al
ways fills the rear half of the cars
| to suffocation, both morning and
evening, all of which is all right,
| but nearly every one OF them, as
| soon as in the car, proceeds to
smoke cigarettes. old black pipes
or cigars. blowing the smoke in
every ones face. The smell of these
old pipes and cigarettes tor many
people is both unpleasant and dis
gushing, but no matter how often
sive II is. is is we who dislike these
SECONDHAND smokes who are obllg-
ed 10 stand for them. for generally
II IS impossible 10 yet up In front.
In some cities smoking in street
cars prohibited. as IL should be ev.
erywhere, for no man has any right
to make n nuisance of himself TO