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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
AS IT SEEMS TO ME
DANA SLEETH

madness, aided and allotted by VA
rious shailow.pate yowiers among
US. has crept into our national mind
and twisted our sane outlook a bit
YOU feel AZ tho che way
Ih TO solve our problems In u
blow two dozens haplcan
girls into small bits7
Does the Wholesale mas
sacre OF the innocent appeal 70 you
as a sane system OF Fighting such
evils as we have fallen heir TOT
Well, 90 Of your hundred feilow-citp
liens feel the Same way. and the old
felt slippers beside the fire appeal 10
them just as they appeal TO you. The
world is as II has been. az b win be.
This may be said; The surest way
TO exaIt the madness OF a few degen.
crates In for authority 70 hsrass the
voices Of honest protest In the land.
Every time that the constitutional
rights Of free speech. free assembly
and OF free press are over ridden By
some bigoted Judge or officer. By
some peanut mayor or dish-faced a.
sembiyman. the cause of anarchy n.
linked up with the cause Of rcfor}15
and honest men who hate oppression
look with more Ienlency on thoso
who oppose blgotry with insanity.
do not know whether or not thoso
New York socialist Legislators are dis.
loyal 10 their country. feel certain
that had not they been kicked out
by brute strength. they would noe
have been reelected by the majority
they recently rolled up. And I fed
sure that the repeated mistake oe
ousting them. perhaps because Of an
unreasoning prejudice. will result IN
their election for third time by dot1.
BILE the majority they received the
last time.
There IL one blessed thing about
tho American voter. He may Be
rnuddled on a lot OF party probIema,
but when IL comes TO what seems the
question Of a square deal. he votes
for the under dog every time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
IDEAL SPOT

Knicker-There's a fellow that II
never bothered or troubled by his
tenants. They never even kick about
the rent.
Booker - Lucky fellow. Where's
his property?
Knicker--A cemetery on the edge
Of the town.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
HIS MIND CLEARING

Doctor-Has your husband come
out OF his scmi-coRsciousness yet.
upsdam7
Eyes. / believe he had lucid mo-
nnent little while ago"
Doctor--What did he say7
He refused absolutely to take the
medicine. and remarked that you
were an ass. Detroit News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
Montelius Music House
To lnaugurate Series Of
Free Musical Recitals
Interesting Columbia Grafonola
Program. Featuring Famous
Artists and Other Attrao-
uons to BE Held Each
Saturday Evening.

OF interest 10 music lovers and
critics Is this announcement that
Third and University will again
be the scene of those free musical
concerts which proved SO popu.
lar in past years. Many enjoy.
able programs have been ar.
ranged In which the best works
of prominent artists OF voice and
Instruments, together with other
special features of entertainment.
will DO presented.
The spacious seating capacity
Of Montelius Music House Hall.
and the splendid acoustic prop.
critics. insure every advantage
for those who attend. The pro.
gram for Saturday evening. Sep
tembcr 25. will be published In
this paper tomorrow evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

Nothing, indeed, but
the possession of some
poUer can acith any
certainty discover schat
at the bottom is the true
character of any man.
Burke.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
eli | !
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II
the sun In shining every
where except where the
[QNRI cherry tree casts wei
come shade this bright
morning. There the young lady Of
the family In washing out her doll
clothes. humming what passes with
with her for a tune.
Across tho street neighbor f.
cutting his lawn. whistling shrilly.
Another neighbor is gathering his
tomatoes and he Ia making a low.
moaning sound which represents his
hum OF contentmcnt
The wives OF the neighborhood are
canning blackbcrrieH and prunes.
and hanging out clothes. and sweep
ing off the front walk, and busting
about happily. With an occasional 10
minutes gossip for relaxation.
The grocery boy Just arrived with
the weekend table necesnities, and
he is whiEtling.
Everybody In the neighborhood IL
busy. happy. with mind intent sole
iy on the work or play OF the hour.
And everywhere people are like
that. II given n chance.
The most ruthless horde of sav-
ages that ever lifted n scalp spent
more OF their time sitting IN the sun
before the lodge. watching the
squaws Mt their tasks. than they did
In murderous forays.
The home life. the simple annals
Of the hearth and front yard. are
the chief story OF the human race
from It's dawn 10 this hour. and
ninety snine men In a hundred Of
mature years ask no more than that
they may be given n chance 10 earn
living. and spend their off hours
puttcring about the house.
And this In an true OF the wild
eyed. bewhiskered. ignorant Russian
peasant as IL IN OF my neighbors.
Left alone. all they would desire Ii
bi, OF land and n chance TO make
living In peace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
Fable of the Begged Jitney

supposedly s pilots started to drive the tey
beyond legal limits of the city,
that they merely going take trial
Lizzie back its
Almost before they had started they difficulties The blamed ma
ecranked
spit the carbuer kicked the wheels and wasted much time
and profanity Finally thew got the Lizzie adjusted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

n web 90 can attention
TO this innate simplicity
of the race because we are
liable these wild days TO
imagine that somehow the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
DO you REMEMBER WHEN
WHY cows SHOULD WEAR
GLASSES

George Fcikenhelmer. OF North
Caldwell. ". J.. had a fcnoe-jumping
COW.
Ncighbors complained
George bought some big. round
speotncics for his COW.
on each glass George painted pho
lures Of high fences.
Now when tho cow comes near .
real fence and looks over Il she sees
tho picture fcnc. In her glasses and
gets tho idea the fence In too tall To
get over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
The N. Y. Legislature.
Sen. Jones and Socialists.
Pullman Pull.
Is 10 the Same Reeves?

whats the matter with those
damn fools. anyway
This was the question flung nj
me anent tho decision OF the New
York legislature 20 expei again no
eiaiiats duly and regularly elected.
Inelegant tho the language may be.
II Ii. however. comprehensive of the
case. -Damn fools" expresnes the
aii.Amcrican opinion OF tho New
York Legislature.
Tho laugh In on the republican
and democratic members The so
eiaiists are the big gamers by the
stupidity OF the older parties. who.
In n pretense OF patriotism. have
outraged the Fundamental American
idea that majority rules
when expelled last winter. the
five socialists predicted they would
be reelected. And they were. They
now predict they viii again appeal
TO the people OF their districts. and
that they will again return To the
legislature, and that with them.
there viii be several other socialists.
And their prediction Ia likely TO
com. true. They are making more
votes by being out OF the icgIsla.
ture than In H. The reactionariess
In tho New York Legislature are
doing more for socialist propaganda
than Karl Marx and Morria Hiiquit
combined.
when tho legislature voted 20 GUST
three OF the socialists. IL give the
other two an opportunity TO com.
mand the entire nations ear when
they resigned and declared they
must refuse 20 sit In n house that
had proved itself m un-Amcrican-
Tho socialists branding tho New
York legislature "un-American-,
Think OF ~ In :, not 10 laugh
IL In but tho laugh IL not on the
socialists They speak the truth
for tho New York legislature HAS
proved Itself -un.Arncrican.- III
HAS trampied on the bailot--the
ballot which distinguishes American
democracy from foreign dictator.
shipn
Suppose that. following his nom.
nation by tho republicans. Senator
Wesley l.. Jones " reelected 10 the
wna,r. How would u strike you II
the 4. =. senate then voted 90 ex.
pcii Jones' because hln anilwar at,
ttudo did no, suit tho other mem.
bcrxy II would be an outrage.
would II notY IL would be an I'm.
frinTement upon your suffrage.
an attack upon n free ballot II the
people OF this state. knowing Jones
war record. want him reelected. II
Is their privilege 90 send him 10 this
senate. and. unless he 4. adjudgei
guilty Of n crisne punishable BY the
laws Of the u. T.. his seat In the
senate should be above political AZ
wauit
Tho same IL true Of the socialists
They aro entitled to tho same square
deal Their anu.war reoyds differ
In no wiss from that Of Senator
Jones. unicas ono seeks 10 bubble
about tho matter. They opposed
war. 70 az Jon~A 10 aid thou.
sands of others They were no rnor~
criminal than Jones waA IL they
arc elected 10 thu legislature. they
have a. much right 10 their seats
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
PERFECT ART

Ae-Tavs you seen the conjurer
over In tho side showf
Bs-Saw, suppose us the usual
humbuG.
A.--No. sfr. This man n . win
ard and = real artist I handed him
. counterfeit bin TO work with. and
no gave me hack n real ono
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
GIIMrsING THE FUTURE


Tho airpiano threatens tho very
existence OF those condemnation
of buildings and humans called cities.
asserts Squire Abner Harrington.
Tho day In coming" says he.
when man will live 20 and 100
miles from his job. flying 10 work
and homo again In his airplan~.
There viii be no streets. nor roads
either: railroads will be mere memo
rics. and fish alono will use the
wa,erwaya-
Time was when quite q few auto
mobiles ran into horre-drawn vehi-
Giles. finally running the horse into
tho background.
And now
HARLAN. iowa - An asrpian..
failing 10 hop as its driver was
making an effort To resume flight.
from the opposite direction
Please hand one Of those nice
medals to-
Patrick Vaughn. Harrisburg. Pa
Mr.. Vaughn owns ~ dwelling
houses
lie r-nts Il Of them. snd--iisssn
to th,E
He hasn't raised the rent on q SIN.
sic tenant
Yes. NE often iosas not q little Of
It's JOY.
This time II In the bureau Of re.
r~atson. Rochester. ~. r.. extracting
the Joy by a little sign like thin
Patrons Of the bathing beach are
asked To refrain from kissing while
On thu beach"
THE CONVENTIONAL THING
Romantic You,h--why do you
hesitate. dariinE1 We could easily
run away and ret married.
His Fancy-My dear boy. you're
too imponribici why. the only pho
tographs I could leave behind IN.
wor. taken before I had my hair
bobbed.
EXPERT
Employer 20 tired. looking appis-
canu: Have you any appearances a.
a sArsiine paekers
Applicant for Position. Tea sir. I
was . subway conductor fns three
yearA
A patron It drama b Alfred van
Goof
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

sss month ssi merths
. CARRIER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
Letters to the
Editor


Write briefly.
Use iak or fypc,rrifer.
Ope side Of paper oniy.
SIGN your name
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
TIE CONVENTIONAL THING

Romantic You,h--why do you
hesitate. dariinE1 We could easily
run away and ret married.
His Fancy-My dear boy. you're
too imporsiblci why. the only pho
tographs I could leave behind me
wer. taken before ! had my hair
bobbed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
~ l. I + E /!

Can n BE- shat this matter Of equal
rights In going too far,
Men of East Cleveland. Ohto.
have risen In wrath. siipping by
with AN ordinance making II II.
legal for ladies 10 hug their part
n~s while dancing.
This In perfectly all rfght Just
because wo handed 'em the vote is
no reason why they should edge In
on the hugging rights
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN
You could wear trousers and coat
Of different color. and get by with IT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

MY back yard, as I write.
the sun In shining every
where except where the
cherry tree casts a wei.
come shade this bright
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

madness. aided and allotted by Va
rious shailow,pated yowlers among
US. has crept into our national mind
and twisted our sane outlook bit
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-19

A system regulator" is medicine that purifies and strengthens the liver kidneys, stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Bitters is one of the best of these. It drives out unhealthy con ditions, promotes activity of body and erain,s restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits. Price s125 per bottle. Hesterly Drug Store cod
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-19
GIVE THE FARM LOAN SYSTEM
 FAIR CHANCE:


 "Give the farm loan system. in It's present form, q chance. l worked Tor 1t for years before it was enacted. It has not had chance to fully develop on account of the short time t has been in operation and on account or war conditions. Leave the system alone long enough for it to prove it's worth.v
 This was the appeal made by John L. Coulter dean of the West Virginia Horticultural college, to the United States senate committee on banking and currency.
 There WAS pending a hili, commonly known as the Shoot bill which, if passed. would make farm mortgage bonds subject to the income tax. This tax on the bonds would result in an increase in the interest rate on farm loans and also would drive the joint stock land banks out of business.
 Wants Both Types of Banks.
 Dean Coulter believes there is distinct service for the joint stock land banks to perform and a distinct serv- ice for the federal land banks to per form He believes that the bonds of b0sh banks should be exempt from
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-19

taxation. In a letter to the senate committee he said:
 Tt will be a grievous blunder to re peal the taX-exemption clause as ap- piled to either the joint stock or the federal land banks and it would be a serious blow to the system to drive either type of these land banks out of business. The two types of banks are demanded by the investing public and are demanded also by the borrowing public.
 When the original act was passing through it's various stages in congress, we fully Investigated the viewpoint of the investors. We found that many who are interested in farm mortgages or loans on farm lands said: We would prefer the bonds of the federal land banks because they would repre- sent the joint or cooperative liabili- ties of scores of small farmers, and they are. after all, the backbone of the nation. When they fail we are all lost We found about an equal num- Der who insisted: We want bonds is- sued by joint stock banks with double liabilities, with limited right to issue bonds (only 15 times their stock com pared with 20 times for the other) and with bonds based upon farms of indi- vidual large-scale farmers where brain supervises brawn.
 Farm Bonds Safe Investment.
 ''It was clear to us that there were two classes of farmers to serve, those who wanted to form associations, and those who wanted to go 1t alone
 ''The two classes of farmers and the two classes of investors and, therefore, two sources of funds for the develop ment of agriculture, all looked toward more food for our great Erban centers which, if 1t would not mean lower prices, would at least mean that prices would not go so high as otherwise would be the case.
 "You may be interested as to tho situation in foreign countries during the war. Even in Germany during the war, the two types of banks (the join | stock and the cooperative banks) con tinued to thrive side by side. l an told that the bonds of the stock bank sold better than government bonds while the cooperative land bank
 0andschaften) bought large blocks 0
 government bonds. In other words
 governments may come and go, ma
 rise and fall and change form, an
 government securities may be accepte by the new government or may be dis claimed, but bonds based upon farr mortgages are as good as the land i self, which is as enduring as the worl and more permanent than life itself"
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06
POLES SAY GERMANS
 WERE TO TAKE LAND
Claim Proof of Plan to Occupy
 Upper SileSia

Warsaw, Dec. 6.-Evidence that Germany has planned armed occupa- ton of Upper Silesia if the proposed plebiscite in that territory should favor Poland, is said to havo been given the allied governments by Poland
 Newspapers here have just pub- lished copies of documents said to have been intercepted by Poland. Ac- cording to these. the sixth German army corps headquarters at Breslau was to equip an expedition. One de- tachment of this was to proceed into Silesia in the guise of demoralized soldiers and there they were to spread propaganda to support the German cause prior to the plebiscite.
 Other attachments were to mobilize 12 days before the Gay of voting and to wait at various points of vantage. If the plebiscite favored Poland, these forces were to wreck factories and other industrial institutions.
 Aid also was to be given the Ger man cause in some way by a secret league of former German officers and soldiers known as Spree" the name of a river. This organization was to CO., operate with the sixth army corps headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06
The Point That Mother Graham Wise.

The Point That Mother Graham Wisc-
 ly Made.
 If my soft answer" did not turn away wrath." 1t ccrtainl mitigrated it. and Mother Graham mellowed suffi- ciently In the hours bcrore Dicky's re- turn from the village to begin to spec ulate upon his plans for tho future after the actual sa'e of our house should have been accom- plislied.
 T suppose he means to buy some- where" she said. But where? That's tho question. It's so easy to make e mistake in matter of this kind. and Richard is so headstrong. I suppose you haven't an idea what he means to do."
 Not the slightest" I returned. smiling. nrreeein- tNe ~rsc'ro of ny Puritan training with thf.specious plea that even tnoaK.i Ils..s .. spo~en to me concerning his intention of buying house h some village having direct railway connection with Now York. such a declaration was no indication of hls sticking to that purpose. and that in sober reality had no sort of m idea what hc really meant to do.
 Madgc Is startled.
 But know better than to betray 10 my Ghptfpu&, tsArAy fated mother. tho fact that he had connded more or his purposes to mo than ho had to her. Tn that direction iny potential and Eery lively trouble.
 "I wonder when we'll have 10 give poasession," my motner-in-inw wont on "Of course. you never thought Co ask Richard about it.
 [ looked up startled. forgetting to Do either amused or annoyed at the ndroit manner Tn which she contrived |, to make me appear guilty Of an omis- sion which she herself had also made.
 And I had reason for my sudden dis may. I knew that my husbands mental reactions housed never an idea pf Inc work necessary to dismantic n house and movC.-wlsarc? AS tho full pnsafhillleH w~irh rn t~Ss ~~utrIt from, piclSy's action struck me I turned i. lairly III.
 "So. I didn't" l admitted. But surely he won't do anythl>-"
 "if you haven't learned by this time that it is never safe to count upon Richards doing anything that would naturally be expected of any sane hu- man beiny-why-you're greater fool than Two thought you"
 Her tone intimntcd that what she mad thought fixed my mental status at somewhere around tho zero mark. but sthe years have given me an iron coat from which such barbs rebound harm lcssly. Besides. know that they are
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06
HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrisons New Phase of ReueLafinns Of q Mfe

not really tipped with venom as used expression of an old woman's irritation at herself and the world in general.
 Dicky's Plan.
 "Of course, there's one way out" she reflected. '-The deals not in'sh- ed until you sign the deed. And if Richards been fool enough to give possession in a weeks time, something which I wouldn't put past him for a minute, you can hold out on sign ng until they change the date of possess sion"
 Probably something can be done." said non-committally, with a wary remembrance of her lightning change of attitude toward the signing of the deed but few hours before.
 'sweil, should think sol" she snort cd. "I can manage Richard if you can't!"
 I quickly caught up Junior, who was playing at my knee, in order to screen my laughing face from her gaze. The remembrance of the way Dicky had just wound her completely round his finger was too delicIous in contrast to her calm assurance.
 Isn't he just too cunning, mother?" exclaimed.
 Hes Ean'ma's pessus baby" she re- turned fatnously, and knew that the topic of conversation had been suc- cessfully> changed.
 kept her busy dilating on Juniors perfections, and in plans for his spring wardrobe until Dicky's return. know ing that was the surest method of warding off any return to the trouble filled subject of the deed.
 Dicky came in whistling, evidently at peace with himself and tho world.
 "Kendrick will be back with the ma zuma day after tomorrow he said. and we'll go down and sign the deed. And tomorrow we're going on a real jaunt. I asked Jim Paige whether mother would dare make the trip. and hc said not under an consideration. But I want to go. It s the trip town the Lnmbee river in canoes to Bl e's Bridge. I'm sure you'll like it. I'm awfully sorry you can't go. mother. but Jim"
 T don't nred Jim Paige to tell mo not to get into a canoe at my time of life,H his mother snapped. And if either of you have one par'i-le of sense you won't risk an upset into that river. They say it has as many kinks and turns as a piS's tail. But that's neither here nor there. What I want to know is the date we've got to give possess on on the Marvin house." 5?woa tfA7 7.jomn
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06
BOYCOTT STORK TO LURE IN THE DOVE MaidenS Asked Not to Wed Till
 World DiSarmS

Milwaukee, Dec. 6.-'Let all women refuse to marry or, if married, let them refuse to bless their husbands with children" urged Mrs. Jesse Mackaye, President of the Milwaukee Woman's Peace Society, today. Then, and not until then, there vii be peace in the world"
 There surely will,'' sneered a grouchy bachelor at the mass meeting.
 But the earnest, pacific Mrs Mack ape did not mean it in that way at all She declared that women really bear the most grievous burden in war: that the tortures they endure, the
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06

frightful anxiety that rends them while their husbands, their sons or their affianced and their brothers are at the front, far exceeds the sufferinfi of the wounded at the battle front; is indeed, a living death.
 Yet we women are utterly power-
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06

less to keep our country out of war" exclaimed Mrs Mackaye. "But if you maidens reject all offers of marriage. if you matrons remain chfldless until all nations disarm, they must disarm, and sweet peace will shed her bless ings on the earth"
New Britain herald., 1920-12-06

'Mr. Taft,s L.saeae Ao Peace might as we'll aan
 marked the bacha3os. ~xf' miraculous procedure lGm can transform human. 1 world must be at poace ,sI there win be no ono 0 Hxhl
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-10-07

THoSB who are partial TO long
Il coats and 10 dOuble-breasted
models will approve the handsome suit
at the left Of the two shown here.
With the authority of great Paris
ian name back of II, II can take its
place among many companions, with
shorter coats, secure In the knowledge
of its origin and its fine style. II Is
made Of yelOurs I'm one Of those new
strong blue shades, and black caracul
fur never found a more effective back
ground to serve as foil TO its rich
ness. Paquin is among those who
have sponsored the long coat, and
she Is not alone.
In this coat there is at least a hint
Of the Russian inspiration. 1t fostens
with single large and handsome but
ton at the left side, It's collar of cara
cul Is very wide, and its deep pointed
pockets Of fur are finished with two
buttons and a long tassel on each.
The loose. narrow belt Is extended
into a glrdle and looped over at the
front, after the manner of belts gen.
orally, and the plain skirt also follows
tie mode attending the increased