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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
SINS OF THE MOUTH
BY THE REV. CHARLES STEELE
Staff Writer on Religious Topics for The Sta

When eats with his knife 1t isn't sign that
he Is not also roligious-it means that he has not
yet made fun of his religion
For religion makes wellrounded, perfectinp
him in every detail OF life
Eating with ones knife isn't objectionable sin
1t Just shows lack OF culture which should be one
of the results of religion.
II is not required Of that he become familiar
with all the rules of etiquette" many OF which are
absurd But the rules Of conduct that should govern
him may easily be learned by considering the com
fort-both mental and physical-of his family and
his friends with whom he lives.
For man, thoughtlessly. to regularly 70 thru
n 1ugglers act OF driving knife down his throat
or seeming to-every time he eats. isn't conducive 10
comfort to those who compelled to look on
II he really enjoys this exercise, IL were better
to Indulge in II in privateespecialy as the public
doesn't appreciate this kind of a show.
Almost as vicious is the habit of thrustng finger
into ones wide-open mouth--because there isn't a
toothpick handy. And Of course toothpick should
be used only in private.
Nearly $ bad is the practice of sucking food out
OF oSe's teeth. to the tune of chirping squirrel
Now all this has "A lot TO do with religion. And
any man who is careless about these matters cannot
hope impress his neshbors with the cultural in.
fuences of what is actually the greatest force for
refinement in all the world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
The Fruits Of Bolshevism
TREATMENT OF THE PRESS

decree OF Leniue and his associates, dated Dec
10, 1917 provides Revolutionary Tribunal take
care Of the Russian The first three paragraphs
Of this decree follows
!. Under the Revolutionary Tribunal Is created
a Revolutionary Tribunal OF the Press. This tri
bunal viii have Jurisdiction of crimes offenses
against the people committed by OF the
press.
?. Grimes and offenses by OF the press
the publication aru circulation OF any false
perverted reports and information about
Of public life. insofar they constitute at
tempt upon the rights and interests OF the reyo
luonary people.
3. The Revolutionary Tribunal OF the Press
sists Of three members. elected for a period not
longer than three months by the Soviet OF work. y
mems. soldiers and peasants deputies. These
members charged with the conduct Of the
preliminary investigation well the trial of
the case.
There is jury trial of charges brought under this
decree, and the decisions of the Revolutionary Tri-
bunal final and not subject TO appeal.
In July 3. 1915 issue of Pravda. the Boshevist
gan Of Lenine $50 admitted by Max Eastman). the
policy OF the Bolshevst leaders is stated follows:
The press is most dangerous weapon in the
hands of enemies. We will tear IL from them,
we will reduce 1t to impotence. 1t Is the
for us TO prepare battle. We will be inflexble in
defense of the rights of the exploited. The
struggle will be- decisive We going smite
the journals with fines, to shut them up,
the editors and hold them hostages
The suppression of the paper Mir gives further
light the attitude of the Bolshevits toward the
press. The Bolshevist organ Izvestia, OF Oct. II.
1918. published the following announcement:
In accordance with the decision published in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
Pointed Paragraphs

To reach the top get some one out of the rut and
then climb
Some family skeletons can't be kept in the closet
If you do not expect to win you will be an easy
loser
Many poor fisherman gets tangled up in a string
of lies.
There il always hope for the fool who minds
his business.
tirafters believe in addition for themselves and
subtraction for others.
Yes, Hazel 1t is true that the parson ends many
pleasant engagements.
Many man looks heavenward only when he is
anxious to get line the weather
Many fails appreciate his happy home
because 1t Is happy only during his absence
Moral suason Is all right In its way but there are
times when 1t should be backed up by a shotgun
our idea of migrate Ia a man who refuses 10
laugh at the stories of another who is paying
for his dinner
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
On the ISSUE Of
Americanism There Can
Be NO Compromise
COMMON SENSE
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1919. by Frank Crane,

The works of our hand and brain that
have it shall endure, and those that have
it not shall perish.
1t is the food of success, the breath Of
energy, the blood of efficiency, the estab-
Usher of laws, and the executioner of follies.
1t is inevitable as the steps of doom.
1t judges all things even God.
Having it not, passion fades, or becomes
septic.
1t is the universal rust, corroding all
creeds.
It is the court of last resort, supreme over
all supreme courts. y
1t is the consuming microbe that at last
devours all superstitions, fatuities, plots, and
venerable frauds.
1t gnaws, hollows, and destroys all out
worn institutions, as the worms the ancient
tree.
When hate or privilege or injustice or any
connivance against human welfare succeeds
and flourishes, Common Sense waits and
smiles, and in the fullness of time breathes
upon them and they are gone.
If God be the Father of All, Common
Sense is the Mother of All, and at last she
has her way, with mankind, with the
virtues and vices of men, with their fears
and ambitions, with their States and their
smallest doings, with their hells and heavens,
with the demons they dread and the deities
they adore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
Tomorrow

M the I'd of July in 1862 during the Civil War
" President Lincoln called for 100000 voiun
teers for the Union army.
In 1914 the End OF July. the Royalis forces
fighting for the Stuart regime defeated al
Marston Moor in England by the Scots and the Par.
liamenisrians.
on the End OF July In 1884, President Garfield was
assassnatcd in railway station at Washington, ID
c. After Garfelds Inauguration a Chicago lawyer
named Guiteau applied to him for appointment as
United States consul at Marselies. Guiteau had
neither strong political backing any personal
qualifications for the post and his application
turned down by the President.
Guteau driven by his own disappointment and
melted by newspaper attacks upon Garfield
the outVowth OF quarrel among the republican
party leaders, planned to XIII the president His OPP
portunity came when Garfield. accompanied only by
a few guards, entered the waiting OF the sta.
ton at Washington while waiting for a train. Gu.
teau armed with revolver approached Garfield from
behind and fired two shots The assassin was imme.
diatey arrested and the president carried back
TO the White House where he lay for ten weeks.
on the 9Th OF September the president rallied suf
nclenty TO be taken 10 his summer home Eberon,
y. j. There blood poisoning set In and he died on
September 49, Csuiteau pleaded insanity. The trial
lasted for months. the 25th of January In
1852 the jury after short elaboration. found him
guilty and he sentenced to death. On the soth
OF June he hanged In the District OF Columbia
Jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

How shall we praise Common Sense, and
to what shall it be compared?
For its possession is beyond lands and
treasure, and its value more than fine gold
1t is like the cosmic power that streams
from the sun, and holds the planets in
their courses.
It's strength runs thru all souls, as cleo
tricity permeates all matter
No clod is without its atomic forces, and
no mind is devoid of latent Common Sense
1t is the motive and final test of all
reforms, it resolves at last all wars.
1t is the balance wheel of creation, the
intent of God, the mind of destiny
Theories crumble, facts lose their potency
science changes, enthusiasms wane, love
grows cold, laws and customs cease, the
world and all that therein is, and men and
all that men create and imagine, pour into
the chasm of decay, but Common Sense
abides.
Before ever the earth was, its seat was
in the bosom of the Eternal, and when the
earth shall be no more, it shall still dwell
amid the thoughts of the Almighty.
1t is the one thing needful to all men
and women, to the physician the chief ele-
ment of his Skill to the lawyer the core of
his learning, TO the judge the rock of his
decision, to the merchant the guide and
rule of his trading, to the preacher the gist
of his persuasion, to the artist the secret of
his appeal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

Izvesta on the 27th Of July. No. 159 the Press
department granted permits issue to peri
odical publications which accepted the Soviet
platform. When granting permission the Press
Department took into consideration the available
supplies Of paper. whether the population was in
need Of the proposed periodical publication and.
also the necessity Of providing employment fod
printers ana pressmen. Thus permission was\
granted to issue the paper Mir especially in view
of the publishers declaration that the paper was
Intended TO propagate pacifist ideas At the pres
ent moment the requirements of the population
Of the Federal Socialist Republic for means OF
daily information Ne adequately by the
Soviet publications. employment for those engaged
In journalistic work is secured in the Soviet pa
pers paper crisis is approaching. The Press
Department therefore. considers ii impossible to
permit the further publication of the Mir and
has decided TO suppress this paper forever.
As freedom OF speech" freedom to pras
he Boshevist leaders. freedom OF the press
means freedom to issue periodical publications whiol
accept the Soviet platform"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
University Bridge

People who live in the University district are bubblng
over the hilarious JOY grinning from to shaking
hands, Shaping each other the back exchanging cigars
and showing general symptoms Of high spirits.
The reason?
They go back and forth from the downtown
district in 10 Is minutes less time than heretofore
Automobile and street passengers will longer spend
their evenings waiting for the old Laona bridge to open
for traffic.
The big three-quarters- ambition dollar Unver-
sty bridge will be formally opened Tuesday night after
three years of construction work.
Ceremonies including speech by Professor Edmond
s. Meany and formates by city officials will mark the
occasion
All Seattle is invited.
All Seattle ought to attend.
The University district has been moved nearer the
city by the completion of bridge.
Hen;e is beticeen Foch and Lenine, and for
ne are to the middlemam get chot IS coming to
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

noted golf player says that four out of five golfers
lay the foundation of their foozng by gripping the club
like grim death instead of holding it in which
may be described gentle but firm"
The might be given for the failure of
men accomplish their drive for whatever they desire.
The business grasps his books and his accounts
SO firmly that he drives into the bushes Of greed
The professional often clings to the ethics of his
profession with grip that approaches fanaticism
The athlete pursues his ideals with persistence that
leads to "gong stale"
They have no flexbity, ease no smoothness
Folks don't like to deal with person nstitu-
ton that is apparently strain They like to feel that
there certain freedom of action about the transaction
From a purely commercial standpoint it is good bust
ness to develop gracefuness instead of rigidness.
DON'T TAKE YOUR WORK OR YOURSELF so
SERIOUSLY AS TO CAUSE TOO TIGHT A HOLD ON
THE STICK.
news story informs that IN Moscow dog meat
is bringing So the pound. We confess to being
tionary If this freedom requires diet Of hound on
toast.
Foreign Minister Bauer of Austria, gives rs the
startling information that the people of the TyroI love
liberty above Hfe Did this f0ndness for liberty deveIop
after the fall of the Hopsbuvgs?
Berger says that America is the onty countrv in
1chtch reaction to be triumphant. We ara bit
odfashioned about loyalty to ones country and thngs
of that SORT
One reason the down-trodden remain doUn is be-
cause they trust their TO leaders 1chO
csted IN uphft for reuenue only.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

made your bed of onions, lie IN 1t, aloner' IL
doesn't make any difference whether YOU
ten. As they say in the classics. "the first stone
thru the window Is superfluous" Bet after Eve
munched the apple the first bit OF domestic break
came when Adam inhaled a green onion
Beer Is selling at - cents glass Coney Island
275 per cent beer that The Antisaloon League
did IL?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

craving Tor the
long winded veg
ctahle. T n G
green onion h
the pole-cst OF
vegetables. Ifyou
leave 'cm alone
your word is
good in any
gathering. But
II you get club
by with EN-. YOU
get very unpop.
ular with every
body Within
centing dis
lance. The jazz
proVerb is you
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
The Phone Strike

All along the Pacific coast the spirit of fair play has
manifested itself in support of striking telephone girls
who fighting for decent wages Their concerted effort
TO maintain American standards of living has promptly won
public approval.
The following editorial from the San Francisco Call,
reflects the spirit in the South
'The girls ask 81 day for beginners and "a day
for operators who have had two years experience The
companys proposal provides for sliding scale which would
give operators SS16 day at the end of seven years
service.
"And this generous offer applies only to the larger
cities.
1.-THE pay in smaller towns is to be lower still-one
dollar less for the minimum and dollar and half
less for the maximum
1.-THE strain and physical exhaustion INSOFAR
able from operators work have been well established
by competent investigating and welfare boards The cost
of living is likewise not subject to controversy The COM
proposal of the telephone company does not meet
the situation in either particular.
"The sympathy of the public is with the striking girls
Seldom has public opinion been unanimous The action
of the telephone company is costing the business
munty thousands of dollars daily The reasonable de-
mands of the strikers should be met at and this in
justice to workers and nexcusab hardship the business
life of the state removed"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
THE OLD GARDENER SAYS:

1t doesn't pay TO bother with crops that are not
thriving Sometimes such vegetables onions and
parsnips. planted in weedy ground, found almost
smothered at this season II isn't worth while
ing them along. Plow the ground Get out all
the grass and weeds you can, and set some
started plants like cabbage. caufower, Brussels
sprouts. lettuce celery, which be cultivated
from the start. Then you get the better OF the
weeds and have the ground in good shape for next
springs seeding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
Peaceful Fourth

Remember the od-fashioned days when Fourth of July
was red lemonade burned finger and confetti kind of
day. with saloons doing hot-weather business and chill
dren demanding ammunition?
What difference now
Seattle will spend Friday in her parks. Every COM
muny will have civic celebration with athletic contests,
band music community singing sports and picnic dinners
Every family certainly should plan to spend Friday
in the parks The very democracy of it, the mingling
of people of all ages and vocations, the sight of little
children the broad green stretches the flower gardens
make the venture worth while
Of Dad go to the ball park and buy his
fight extra-bu he to the park later in time
'3or the festive spread
1t will be peaceful. democratic Fourth.
Director General Hines declares that the railroads
should return the SIS, 100000 advanced by the govern
ment for Improvements. II they don't it t0iu out
Of the pockets of the people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

Three thousand peasants IN Uestern Hungary hare
been massacred because they repoed against the gou
ernment The Red evidently gets him ideas Of Uord
brotherhood from Cain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
THIS is so OBVIOUS THAT IT'S A WASTE OF
TINE TO MENTION 1T

There Is a close and vital connection between an
emphasis upon the so called measurable in education
and the development Of those subtle but OBJ
viously mme asurable outcomes which all believe
to be far worth while In other words it
probably not question concerning the relative i'm.
portance Of the measurable and the immeasurablc.
but question OF the effect which has upon the
other?-Colorado School Journal.8
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
THE KIND THAT GO TO THE NEIGHBORS' GAR
DEN TO SCRATCH AND COME HOME TO LAY

DEN TO SCRATCH AND COME HOME TO LAY
Wanted-3O or 40 young laying hens. Must be
reasonable.-Beoit (Wis) News
BE that as It may Miss Helen Liehtfoot is clerl,
in the Model Shoe shop in watertown, $. d.
III you'd the made by the decorator put.
ing up Welcome Home columns on the Public Square
in Wikesbarre. Pa" postcards II. w D., you'd
understand how his name comes to be Messmore."
Some folks may think June is hot. we.
THESE are so to speak bomby days
MOST REMARKABLE SURPRISE PARTY
surprise party was rendered Mrs. }. Allen Weber
last evening. 1t was complete surprise Brdgeton
On. J) News
But. the carpenter remarked 81 never ran an
auto and I'm no teamster, but you ought to see me
drive nail"
BE that 1t may George b. Felts is hat dealer
in Utica n. Y
+. G. Sine and Lillian NJ Heer of stryker O ,
have been married
And the engagement of Esther Single and Harry
Bliss Of Wausau. Wis. is announced
And Of the Bolshevik leaders In Russia Is
named Lunatcharsky.
QUESTIONS MIR. GREY CANNOT ANSWER
My supply Of bread has run out but whore has the
flour bin?-M. t. D.
What shall / do? ! have used my false teeth so
long they smooth. Where have them
retreaded?-L. w. S.
When does the dew drop? Is a drop due?-F. r. II
Please give the address of good ehropodist
bought new book the other day and 1t has a corn
at the foot OF the first page.-E. c.
Are rich men generally of strong purse onality?
M b. II.
MIR. GREY's HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Never throw away an old brick chimney Save II
and use 1t when building a house
Radishes that too hard be broken with the
teeth should be served with nut crackers
Caterpilars, San Jose scale and pests can be
removed from halltree by rubbing 1t with sand
paper
Parsnip shortcake should always he served cold
DO not wash lace curtains or portleres In sour milk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01
.NElEAIS0G
HELLO.-GREEN ONIONs-GByE.

AT this stanza OF the almanac the gent gets
green onionitus OF the appetite. He gets strong
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

One reason the doaCn-trodden remain dorm Is be-
cause they trust their to leaders oho are inter
csted in upHt for reuenue only.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

Foreign Minister Bauer, Of Austria,
startling information that the people of {
liberty above life. Did this fondness for u
after the fall of the Hopsburgs?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

A story informs as that IN Moscow dog meat
is bringing So the pound. We confess to being
tionory If this freedom requires diet of hound on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-01

Berger says that America is the only
Vhich reaction seems to be triumphant "
otd-fashioned about loyalty to ones country
of that sort.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-10-15

To DO sure, In some Of the studios
where quantity production rules,
good books continue to be mangled
aud flicker across The screen Ia UNI
recognizable form But here aud
there one disccrns producers who.
satiated with this killing OF iitera-
ture. are honestly seeking 20 pre-
serve an authors characters. theme,
situations and the spirit Of his story
Ia motion pictures. So where a
good book, best seller" though Il
was. used only 10 reach a few hun
bred thousand persons at most, to-
day through conscientious visualixa-
ton Of iia pages, as audience will
total into the millions. For the
statisticians scil as that there we're
over six billion admissions paid az
motion picture box Offices last year.
The Authors Lament
Il Is a satisfaction that the erudi-
ties Of motion picture production
have passed through refining es-
periencc and that mcn Of good edu-
cation, literary instincts and inn
agination have found their way into
the studios. Years ago nay brother.
Richard Harding Davis. leased the
motion picture rights OF several OF
his stories only 20 undergo the ex-
pefienee which habitually fell 10 IA
authog-meaning 70 wriihe IN ones
chair upon seeing the picture. sup
press a groaR. and as the Farbied
version O. his story unreeled before
his eyes, 10 become possessed 81 a
desire 20 stand atop the highest
building in New York and 20 shout
through a huge megaphone. That
isn't mine. didn't write thatl'
But today. were my brother alive.
he would see his work transferred
TO the screen with is spirit pre-
served.
Most 81 us have read his Soldiers
Of Fortune" Il would seem 20 be
significant % the new era Of picture
making which Is upon rs that in
years pas. my brothers romance was
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-10-15

Pearl Of the Antilles and 20 my
brother always the most beautiful.
Tho bethlehem Steel CompsnY had
recently acquired aou.e valuable iron
mines just outside 81 Saniiagol the
president of the company vac going
for a tour Of inspection Of his new
prosecutions and invited Richard 10
accompany him. This Invitation
may have been the direct cause Of
the suspension II my brothers
college career but Il waa also the
Indirect cause Of his most eucccsBiul
novel, "Soldi-rs 81 Fortune" In al
n bis many travels l Do not believe
that any one a them 90 greatly a.
iectcd Richards life IS did ibis lrsf
visit TO Cuba. ~ the time he was
twenty years of age but he bad al
ready developed . keen sense Of ob.
seryatlon. as well as great love Of
adventure, and he al once fell under
the thrail Of the tropics, a thrall
which lasted throughout his lifetime.
And although VA after years he often
visited Central and South America
and many of the lovely islands Of
The tropics he stcadiasfy remained
true 70 his fret love-saniiago. II
was just beyond the old town tina,
he FIRST saw "the moonlight turning
the water into a ripping ladder %!
lishs and gliding the dark green
leaves Of the palms with q border OF
silver" hs the guest a the presi.
dent OF the American-owned mines
my brother saw much besides the
beauty a the waving palms and the
gaieiy OF tho night life Of the plaza.
To quote his words;
IA the mines, from the engineers
young and eager. and AZ la Cruz
In the Casa Ell Presidcnte, pcrchcd
among royal palms above the barber
Of Santiago. from Ihufston, heard