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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
By Mckee
ny DIR FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1919. by Frank cransJ

absolutely right and absolutely wrong, but
between two right things, often between
two evils.
a. You can sit back in your chair on the
porch and apply the principles of ultimate
Justice TO all political decisions. but the
man who has to make these decisions has
to work with what materials he has. Often
he cannot possibly get ultimate justice. He
Just has TO do the best he can.
5. The Treaty of Peace. for instance was
n compact involving many nations, conflict
ing prejudices, radical and reactionary
opinions and heaven knows what. Out of
this variegated mixture the fabric had to
be woven. And you can't make silk purse
out of n sow's ear.
6. IL is no mans duty TO apotheosize Mr..
Wilson. There is no call to make of him a
greater man than Grant or Lincoln or Jack
Dempsey. Flattery and Fulsome praise is
not necessary functioning of patriotism
He Is no king nor kaiser who can do no
wrong. But he is our representative. We
elected him. He is our general manager for
his four years. and every one of us. Re-
publican and Democrat. ought to stand by
him, at least to the extent of giving him
a free hand in doing what the Constitution
lays 1t upon him to do. to respect his judg-
ments even when we do not agree with
them, and to treat him always with courtesy
and respect.
Sneers ridicule, the imputation of un-
worthy motives and all such attacks are
bad taste and poor business.
OF course. ! know how he could have done
1t much better. but If / HAD TT TO DO
the powers might have invited me to 90
to Amerongen and stay there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

The man that has it to do has the hardest
job of all.
The rest of us may talk about il, but
doing it is different.
The rats all agreed that IL would be n
fine idea to tie bell on the cat. Then all
would know when he was coming. Many
grand speeches were made by rat senator's.
But who was to be the one to bell the eat
The President of the United States is the
one that under our form of government has
to Do things for us. He is the Executive.
OF course. as free and untrammeed citi-
zens. we have right to think he does
wrong There is no law to prevent us from
not liking his chin, his literary style, his
reticence. his wife. his advisers. the way
he does things and his objectionable omis-
sions. No divinity doth hedge the chief
hired man OF this country.
On the contrary. he is everybody's goat.
IL stands TO reason, in some minds, that
for any kind of liver complaint we may have
he is responsible.
But several common sense points ought
to be borne in mind.
l. Doing n thing is entirely different
proposition from having an opinion about
how it ought to be done. We can change
our opinions; it costs nothing. But the
thing done is large, hard fact We can't
deny it. or explain it away.
2. The President has to DO SOMETHING.
Out of a hundred possible moves on the
chess board he must pick the one made
g. All politics is compromise. All democ-
racy is compromise. Well never get what's
absolutely right till we get to glory. On
this earth the choice is not often between
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
FEARS JAP MENACE

Editor The Star: am a small
business man and / desire to stay TO
you that the japanese tradesmen
hurt my business because am not.
as an American. able 20 conform TO
the standard OF living that satisfies
the Jap. Should he transac, a small
portion of business. compared with
mine. his income is more sufficient
for his needs than mine Is for me.
There is no argument. The white
man absolutely can not live like the
Oriental nor compete with him
When the Jap becomes sufficiently
strong TO dispense with your sery.
Ices, you will be as useless TO him
as fifth wheel on n Ford--and then
would your views change.
IL may bc well and good for the
Jap to live as he does. but when he
does so for the special purpose of
taking away the business OF the
white man and undermine our
American system. then does Il be.
come the duty OF the white man to
get interested. This whole question
can linger along for time only.
The horizon is becoming dark with
clouds. G. w. JAMESON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
On the Desert

Western fruit growers getting rich this year. that
is rich for farmers.
We note that one strawberry rancher cleared more
than $4,000 six and expects to clear twice
that next year. his plantation gets into full bearing
That's fine and all enthusiastic about this
back to-the-s soil movement for the family.
And in the next column read short note, to the
effect that furnishing free ranspor
taon to $50 Montana dry land farmers to get them to
the harvest fields of Nebraska where they could get
job to support their families.
These $50 were few of the hundreds cleaned out and
dried up by Western drought and days work IN the
harvest field their reward for all their investment
and effort and waiting.
And that gave pause
We have fairly adventurous spirit but this farming
game that gives chap profit and that sends $50
500 miles to look for job bit too much OF gamble
for sporting spirit.
Maybe Uncle Sam will discover in time that there are
wide areas his domain that not suited to farming
and will prevent good citizens faithful workers
agculturists from venturing their all of health and for
tune in such fields.
We believe there still enough farms in this coun-
try where the chances reasonably for safe
the honest worker enough that the deserts
and the swamps and the wds need not be dared by in
dividual effort.
real sure-cnough worthwhile farmer is too precious
a national asset to risk a desert these days.
Nor the cost of hiring il Uorrping President
Wilson. Mebbe Mrs. wilson rent out TO buy pair Of
shoes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
In the Editors Mail

Wcstlnke ave; also Eastlake. How.
ELL st. r. Madison at 18th. and
dozen other places ] can name. and
see how nicely and systematically
all Jap city SITS close Mt q u. m"
I know he viii rfnd the mopcn ut 10
y. m.
As 20 Jnps having the privilege OF
buying grocers' stores. restaurants.
hotels, etc. OF course they have,
thanks 10 the fool white men for sell.
ing TO them thru such mon as Antill.
As to Jap women bearing 30 many
children. increasing the yellow race
faster than the white race out here.
guess that's 90, but how many pic.
ture brides" have been married to
the Jap gentlemen who meet them
at the Great Northern dack7 How
many are married according to
American laws7 How many, Mr.
Arima3 How many, Mr.. Antll7
One word more. MIR. Arima: Go
back TO the living quarters Of laps
in grocery stores. some restaurants.
and compare the mwith any white
mans living quarters.
BY all means, prevent any imml.
grafton OF Japs for n long time. de.
port the undesirables here now.
such AZ bootlcgEers. sake manufac.
turors, dope peddles, snow bird sup.
ply agents, all OF whom have big
touring cars
And, by the way. Mr. Arlma. you
no doubt have seen. along the Great
Northern around Samlsh, lots of lit.
tie poles stuck up I'm the Sound
they indicate that the miles OF these
little sticks mean they are the oyster
beds and fish preserves worked by
Japs. DO they pay any rental to
state government or city? They do
not.
The money they make here does
not stay here a while. but In the
end the Yokohama Specie bank. of
Seattle, sends II back to Yokohama,
Japan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
REPLYING TO ARIMA

Editor The star: I heartily agree
with your paper. the Mutual Bust
ness club and Mr.. Miller Freeman.
but I was amused 20 read s. X. Ari.
mas reply 20 Mr.. Freeman, which
did not contain one real fact--only
camoufiage OF the poorest kind, viz.
MIR. Freeman said what was true.
all the best farming lands are rented
and worked by Japs. who do work
from ~ TO rs hours per day. both
women, men. boys and girls. II Mr..
Arima viii take a ride out on the
Puget Sound interurban Mt .. or even
$50 p. m, and night. he will So his
Japs working on farms. He win also
recognize or he looks closely. some
Of the Japs who work in grocery
stores and markets during the day.
but have TO close at y. m. market
rules and store rulcsl.
As TO any laps. or any number Of
Japs. who rs or 20 years ago came
TO Seattle and took up any land
with tree stumps on and cleared IL,
it sure would be real history 10 know
the name OF any Jap ever working
hard enough TO clear land so II could
DO farmed. No. but they did come,
and the lazy owners rented them
good, clean land. and they took hold
and farmed IL TO death. Then. when
Il was no good. they looked around
for some other location and did same
to It after n few years. Some Of the
land out the White river valley will
not be flt TO raise anything on for
years to come.
You don't sec any Japs chopping
or burning out tree stumps around
Big Lake. Mount Vernon or Stan
wood. do you? There IL plenty of
land up there 10 clear. II they are so
keen TO do this. Mr.. Arima
one fact about closing the stores
in the city. Mr.. Arlma says they
close same as the white men do.
Now. Mr.. Arima. take a ride out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
WHAT EVERY GIRL WHO is
ABOUT To he MARRIED.
SHOULD KNOW

That any husband. who. after the
honeymoon is over. gives his wife
hasty kiss every other week or
so and politely tells her not TO break
her back when she brings in the
wood for the kitchen stove. is con.
sidcred an A No. husband.
That fianccs who promise TO give
their Sweethearts anything in the
world quite frequently go the limit
after marriage in giving their wives
piece OF their mind. That the
happiest and most successful wives
cloud up and rain all over the parlor
when hubby. begins to scold or fails
TO come across with the coin. All
husbands quail before "A tear often.
sive.
That the Jokes about the wild ex.
cuses bubbles pull for being out late
at night always get such big laughs
from the married women because
the latter realize that all such jokes
have a firm foundation on facts.
That even the best OF husbands
have been known to hold out on
the weekly wages and that IL is best
TO search all his pockets and look
under the rugs before finally accept.
ing his declaration that he lost the
sum that is missing from his weekly
stipend.
That IL Is far better 10 have a
husband with "A lot OF poker playing
bachelor friends than "A husband
with a crouch who hates TO leave the
house
That when hubby is in bad
humor "a little gossip about the
neighbors. judiciously applied. will
generally cheer him up wonderfully,
If said gossip Is sufficiently deroga.
tory OF said neighbors.
That when n husband. after sew.
eral years OF married life. starts
sending flowers to his wife every
now and then. there's something
more than the scent of the posies in
the air.
Brides Cake
Did you know the Brides Cake"
came to US from an old Roman
custom which was the breaking OF
bread as an act ratifying the union?
The pals farrens." cake special.
~ prepared, was eaten during the
wedding ceremonial.
Just why the eating OF cake or
bread should signify marriage Is
more than we can explain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

Tomorrow

TN 1874, on Aug o. Edward l.. recalled TO England
from his crusade IN Palestine by the death OF his
father, Henry III. landed In England on the 18Th
OF the same month no crowned IN Westminster
Abbey. Edward IN his Seth year. He had
achieved fame and honor by his vaior warrior
during the crusade and the nation was proud OF the
fame Of their king. His reign marked period Of
constitutional progress for England which tended
greatly 90 efface the effects Conquegt
In 1869 Aug. 3 James H.. Of Scotland. nick
named James with the fiery face. Islied by the
bursting 81 a gun. lie had peigned 20 years
on Angus, g. In ifsl Christopher Columbus sailed
from Paos. Spain. bis first voyage Of discovery to
America. The expedition consisted Of the carack
Santa Maria Columbus ship and two other vessels
with total crews comprising 100
In 1904 August g. during our war with Tripoli,
the United States squadron. under Commodore Pebler.
appeared before Tripol The fr,Rate Philadelphia
sent into the hnrbor 10 reconnotfe. II struck upon
rock and Obliged surrender Tire Tripolitans
took the crew prisoners and while the officers
eeved the customary consideration as prisoners Of
war. the treated like slaves Early In
February of the following year Lieutenant Decatur
entered the harbor with small schooner. routed the
Tripoliian board the Philadelphia and set the
ship fire This feat accomplished under heavy
fire from the surrounding vessels and the land bat.
teres. Decatur escaped without the loss Of a man
Aug. g. In isi5. the birthday Of the famous
Swedish singer Christine Nilsson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
On the ISSUE Of
4mericanism There Can
Be NO Compromise
YHEL@SAYS0

The only thing the packers ever cut Ia melon.
BITE EN-. DOC, BITE I'm
Doctor Porter IL now the owner Of fine set AZ
teoth.-Brd Island (MinnJ Union.
Coney Island police have barred the fhimmy Fron
dancing and, we naturally suppose. from swimming
too.
Some government scientists announce that f.a
bills can be reduced by burning less gas. This SOUNDS
plausible, but we have questioned DOZEN person.
who tested the method and not believes that
the amount OF gas burned has anything TO DO WITH
the bill.
independent packers intend 10 combine 10 fight the
Chicago crowd. They may fight couple Of battles
after which We shall expect a wrestling match in
which old Sir. Ultimate Consumer will be thrown
All Baba pker AZ the burglar business. Using
40 helpers on a burging expedition would be poor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
THE MUSIC TEACHER
ny EDMUND VANCE COOKE

ny EDMUND VANCE COOKE
o. ia love to he a teacher II didn't have to teach
To hear tho tcnors gurgie and to hear the baEsos
scroech,
For why Il Ia do no, know but every voice which f.
Would like 20 sing some other voice. which is not
hers. his,
while knew bass drum which could sound
like piano.
The tsnors wan, growi in "a" the bassos trim
high &C"
Ye, almost every thinks she ouRb, TO sing soprano
And when they cannot do it why they blame II all
met
And some have been TO Paris and TO Munich and to
Rome
And from every place they've studied they have
brought method" home
Now. method. a souvenir. Is very rice bring,
But it's really most unfortunate Method cannot sing
That there's method In madness 1; shake
spcare said think
Blu, the madness In their method oh. IT drives
90 drink
And wish tina; all their methods been swallowed
In tho sea.
For sho I'm not Methodist. they try them all on me,
some pupils may hav. voices. but the most Of them
have not
But he wants TO study with me. then forever and
day.
And I'm very grateful TO him. bu, DO &c, my
pay.
Another pupil comes to me with diamonds all n.
EliH,cn
And Ia Ike TO teach her every day-but oh, I have
Her dinners bad to taste her gowns not bad
fo see
But oh she has voice-a voice. voice she tries on
met
Copyright 1918. n. Z. A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

Recently we met mother who
told ia her little boy would NOT
go 10 bed without hammer and
screw driver.
Funny little fellow.
And yet none OF us are very far
past the child stage.
One man will tell you he couldn't
get along without his automobile.
Another will say that he'd as soon
part with his left arm as his daily
newspaper.
Still another WIN insist that his
business is his only real interest
Thus would go long list OF things
various men think are essential TO
their happiness. none OF which ARE
However, II men are contented in
the knowledge that they need this or
that, what's the difference?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
WHY DIDN'T HE TAKE HIM TO A GARAGE Oh
TURKISH RATHs
Such Is Life

Now. II the bride were asked TO
submit n loaf OF bread or n cake
baked by herself as a symbol OF her
fitness to become a good wife. one
might be able 10 imagine a fitting
explanation.
Even In these days. when every
thing comes in cans. including heat
IL Is occasionally necessary to know
how TO cook a few of the more
simple things. for the stores close
now and then and occasionally the
delivery truck gets broken down.
However. let's keep our brides
cake.
Every little child has favorife
doll or dog or rag cat that IL just
MUST take to bed with IL or the
Sandman refuses 10 come in spite
of mothers song and goodnight kiss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
The Meanest Thief

Persons who have read in novel story tales Of in
justice perversion of the law crminay coaked and
protected probably have thought such things exaggerated
merely the creations of the authors imagination.
Occasionally the facts fiction Here is proof
In Philadelphia few years ago a child whose parents
dead by trolley and her right leg
cut off the body jury awarded $4,000 damages
of minors estate. The orphans appointed Frank
b. Ellis and Charles W. Chaser became the Ellis bondsman
Ellis made business of being guardian and Chaser
made business of furnishing Straw bonds Ellis abb
seconded with $4,000 of trust funds and never
has been captured Included in the $4,000 was the $4,000
of the crippled little girl.
When effort made to hold Chaser as surety it was
found he had committed perjury in declaring he owned
property which did not belong to him.
Joseph Gross counsel for of the charitable organ
cations, instituted proceedings against Chaser.
him held. When went to him to explain about the chds
him he scoffed at me- The penness state of this nine
.year-od crippled girl meant nothing to him. He is
.conscenceless.
'He told me could do nothing toward bothering him
he had powerful political influence soon found he
not boasting took him beorea magistrate at the city
in having him held this despite the fact that there were
four previous of like character against him. two OF
which barred by the statute of limitation Even then
he released on his recognizance.
"Thruout the trial political influence exerted in
Clasers behalf first to get to drop the and later
to hamper Even up to the hour Chaser brought
up sentence high state and city officials appeared
Ellis the thief who stole not only the $4,000 of the
crippled child but the estates of other orphans is Free
Chaser is sentenced to % months Imprisonment for
perjury,
And the crippled nineyearod orphan girl is pennless
you s0ish to knoW 1chether stock an oil nell or
mine is .oorth the paper it is printed on observe
Whether it is offered to bankers or taborirg
The trouble NTH the Average uphft vorker is that
he tosses aims TO the in mudhole instead of uroD-
ing him rope.
Are yon going to the big pageant at the university
campus tomorro~9 It's free--and you're united
The human stomach is made to Withstdnd almost
anything except worrying about its condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
THE OLD GARDENER SAYS:

Watch for the eaulifowers that feed
on cabbage plants. You poison them with ARISEN.
ate OF lead In the way while the plants al
small. After the head begins 10 form holieborc.
Late csulifiowcr II easier grow than the cartier
varieties. You may succeed in the fail where you
failed In the summer. Keep the ground around the
plants well hood and apply water IL you can. Did
you tho ribs OF the head raw When cut
into small subcs and slightly salted they have flavor
which IL very pleasing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
Glaring Headlights!

Far too much leniency has been hereto
fore shown by the authorities with automo-
bile drivers who use glazing headlights, and
Deputy License Inspector F. b. Williams, OF
the secretary of states office, is to be con-
graduated upon his present campaign to
make them answer for their criminal atti-
tude. For, a glaring headlight is crime.
1t blinds the approaching driver and 1t is
lust as reprehensible as tho the owner of the
glaring headlight threw a lot of red pepper
at the man coming toward him in order to
blind him.
And why glaring headlight, anyhow!
The ordinary auto light is sufficient in ~
cases out of 100 to give one all the light that
is necessary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

yegg etiquette
these days He'd
get the boss
chuckie from the
burglars frater.
nifty on his tlrnId
technique Of SEQ
ond story work,
while 30 assist
ants hid in Jugs
on the front
lawn. Burglars
today work a job
alone, or with Z
lady burgiaret,e.
Got the game
Arnrrg ~ a 81.
art. using poi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

Make this white mans coun.
try not the dumping ground for
Frisco and Sacramento valley Japs.
c. @. FOSTER.
$40 Franklin St. Olympit, Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02
The Jeaitie Star

nv mail out Of city. soc per month : months
siSe. months. Ss,7s. year. $500 IN the
State OF Washington. outside the etatv,
use per month. stk0 for months, or NaVp
per year by carrier city. sec per month
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

Skinner C Eddy may operate ships they them
seires built. II they them as fast as hfy oH's1
them, the ocean speed cops may oct after en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

ifhed methods Doing away with the hard boiled
appearance SILK lids and Prince Alberts taking the
place OF slouch buds. and massaged tafcumed d!sIs
instead Of threeday growth mugs. Afternoon and
evening work only. Use taxicabs and calling cards
Job They forge Invitations 10 afternoon teas
bridge whist and. dinner parties, etc Then 20 and
politely stick up the affair with gentle hint Of re-
sorting 20 rough stuff II the procedure becomes I'M
ruly. After thanking the host and hostess for the
pleasant time they leave By the front door a wait
ing Limousine
Charles N. schwab says he favors a fair dry law
We don't know just exactly what fair dry law Is
bu, II sounds like that has open back door.
Belgium. writes American correspondent in Brua
sells, has semiprohibton law. semiprohibition
law. according TO our guess IL one like Names
SIZE MAY HAVE BEEN JEALOUS
Lost--A small green lady's coat. probably some
where Main st. Observation-Disclosures in North
Adams tMass) Transcript.
Mebby Mexico doesn't ask TO BE- admit,
ted TO the League Of Nations is the fear of being
black bailed.
Uncle Sans minis turning 10000 900 pen
MES month. Think OF all the movie and
baseball managers are savng US.
THE AMERICAN SOUVENIR HUNTER
All persons who picked up pieces OF human flesh
al the Of the fatal explosion last night re
ducsted 10 return the souvenirs John
Wilson. the Hennng Hotel that fitting arrange.
ments for funeral services be made The wife
and family OF the dead win wish all respect pos
fble paid the remains OF the who were vic
TINS Of the accident John McGrath. Chief of Police
Casper CwyoD Tribune
WHY DIDN'T HE TAKE HIM TO A GARAGE OR
TURKISH BATH.
Frank Fivecoats. OF bloomington down the
hill Sunday evening with broken dinerentiaI It
made some noise all right VIII Garthwaite took him
home.-Flora (fll) Democrat.
Scientists report a gas cloud several hundred thou
sand miles wide is forming the Attention.
Seattle Lighting Co.
-Can you beat it," postcards @. II Il am a.
charged from the army after serving Is months. I
look for job and / get in factory. And after
spent rs months drilling for Uncle Sam go to
work a drill press"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

Are you going to the big pageant at the university
ampus TOMORROW? It's free--and you're united.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

The trouble NTH the Average uplit aOorker is
e tOsses aims TO the man IN mudIoLe insteod Of Mro
no him rope
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

The human stomach is made to withstand almost
anything except worrying about its condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-02

If yOu a0ish to know 1chether stock IN an oil 1Ue
mine is north the paper 1t is printed on obs
Uhether it is offered to bankers or laboring men,