The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12

the movies arc the ruirntion Of tho
young minds / wonder what movica
he gccS to lie must attend them. or
how would ne bn In position TO
judgr. and condemn them as he docsl
when. he says. -rls seldom
one secs pictures ~ for the
young miuds- hes 60 an,
fer with HIM as | am regular
movie fan. and I know that ! al.
ways come out 81 a movie with bet
ter and cleaner ideas besides having
forgotten all OF the petty worries OF
the day. white enjoying tho picture,
I've learned morr than one gcod
lesson from attending tho movies.
and fail to $50 whero they arr de
morslirlng.
IL s.ifnhead- wouh take the time
TO rad up In -nme Of the good maya
nines. saturday Evening Post. etc,
he will find that there IL much time
and labor spent In trying TO make
the pictures tho very best. and. also.
most % the pictures shown are taken
frosn the stage plays or good books.
and | don't really THINK that they
are ''bioodthirsty F" as he says. Most
OF inc pictures @ttNh HNN"Nes@@ 80"
very rVfineA
don't know anything about the
cheaper theatres. but 'from what
B. sec by the posters In from, % them.
ehen passing by In the car. they
b usually seem 10 have scs,ond run pic
lures. shown In the better theatres
for the first run.
Reading trashy novels does the
young minds morv harm, Some pco.
ple condemn the moving picture in
dustry aud don't really know much
about H. Sincerely, @. +
Dear Miss Grey: Please let me
have a word on this socllled day
hight saving" question have been
following with considerable interest
the letters in your column and
thought the danger Of Soattlc being
inflicted with this measure was past
but ~. by toniEht's paper that II Is
stiil being agitated az the city hall
and that the eity's legal advisers say
Il ia legal. as well as feasible.
Now, Miss Grey. I am a notorrnan
on one Of the cfty's morning cars
To get the people to work W. have
TO gct up one or two hours earlier
than anyone elise. and TO add another
hour 10 this. u Is the blow that
killed father" Let me give you my
schedule:
get up at tho present time AZ
$50 a. m. catch tho all-nixht car on
rsavenna. thas runs 20 the North
Seattle car barns. reaching there nj
ats.f.. s.rf rats s-str
At work. Before this fr~ak IDEA came
up. there were a few shor; weeks In
the summer we could 20 20 work by
the sunlight. hut for the past two
summers we have had TO 30 TO work
q fun hour before The first streak
OF dawn. and IN order 20 g~t any
rest. 10 to bed with the sun over an
hour high.
whcrr does the daylight saving
come I'M Thi. measure cannot
greatly benefit anyone and works a
great hardship on many. and n rank
k<,njustice on some. so I say. lef Us
nsttnuc on the plan that has stood
the test OF time. and gives equal
Justice 70 all. without hardship 10
any. J. w. X
Dear Miss Grey: was Interested
IN the article by "A Happy. Con
tented Wife, Hsr opinions are so
typical Of n most fortunate woman.
she has reached an Idealist3c happt
ness which less fortunate ones would
envy, not because they didn't have
the individuality or tho character 10
merit these blessings. but because
fate was not 30 kind or con.idera,s
20 their modesty or high ideals. and
they are often forced TO sock happi-
ness In lower plane. hence the
press or the matrimonial burrsru. etc
Why condemn uheznT am inclined
70 give them sympathy. at last
Then. again. disappointment and
loss of faith often cause people 10
take life less seriously. giving them
. fataiistic attitude towards better
or for vorse. Happiness La the goal
Of an. In a greater or lesssr degree.
II person can't have the whole hog.
n behcovcs 10 take half. even at the