The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14

uona or contagious persons was TO
give them physical examinations
and determine this fact by the pres.
enoo Of physical manifesto ,<pnH and
clinical symptoms. deny contra.
dicuons OF thla truth. BY any living
authority. Any man who denies
this fac, IL a liar on his face. scoun.
drcl at heart. villain OF soul. rascal
In his makeup. a wretch In his be.
Ing. Judas TO the human race. a
man without az much conscience Ap
billy goat and without as much
principle ar n tom-cat-
These men had been arrested by
some police officer. without warrant.
without being charged with any OF.
Tense other than the general charg.
OF being a disorderly person. and. of
courHa. no one knows what the
charge % diSorderly person means
unless conduc; or act In specified In
the complaint NO that the individual
viii have an opportunity To prepare
his defense, Suppose a person was
charged with murder. or stealing a
horse. but the complaint did not
state who was murdered or where.
or whose horse was stolen and with.
out describing tho horse. Would you
convict him without a trial7
The first order 10 outrage the law.
10 ignore our constitutional rights
and make mockcry OF our liberties.
was made by Chief OF Police Beck
ingham, under Mayor Gin. OF
course. Buckingham did not know
what he was doing because he was
unconscious OF human rights. II
was verbal order. / am informed.
and authorized any police officer to
bring any person whom they saw
tit and lock him In jail. charge him
with being n disorderly person and
put the damnable. fake blood test
against him. Then the dirty work
began. under the unrcstraIned exer.
else OF vicious, arbitrary power. for
surely no man. worthy of the name
OF doctor. would take a mans own
blood and make IL bear false witness
against him. except In Seattlc--no.
torious for graft and damned In the
face OF the world because OF the
pusillanimous puppet political beings
elevated to positions OF trust In pub
lie office.
After inspecting the stockade. and
talking with both prisoners and in.
termed men, privately, and seeing
the filthy surroundings, the Mayor
ordered drinking cups, wash pans
and moro soap, and we were soon
on our way back.
Edward T. and others were or.
dored to be brought TO the City
Hospital In short time after.
on the way back from the stock.
ade. tho auto driver "a police officer
soon got busy with the Mayor. I'm the
front seat, earning hia money with
the hammer. knocking the informed
men. lie was doing preliminary
work on the Mayor. by telling the
Mayor things. which. II proven.
were ample grounds for sending
these men to Walla Walla. and the
fact that they are not true IL self.
evident because they are IN Seattle.
instead OF Walla Walla. The police
department would soon prosecute "A
man into the penitcnuary IL they
had the evidence OF the facts, az IL
would be their sworn duty TO do.
Many declarations were made and
good intentions expressed. The next
day the Mayor. the chief OF Police
and the Police Judge went out TO
tho stockade, and the newspapers
published much that was going to
be done. | felt that these people
would soon have a square deal. be-
cause the campaign pledges TO the
people OF this city were that the City
Han was going to be cleaned. lock,
stock and barrel.
In the meantime. | had called on
my client In the Women's Intern
ward at the old city building. which
| viii tell you about next week.