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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

connscate their car and never allow
them 70 drive on Seattle streets again.
j. N. GAItRiSoA
Pedestrians should stop look and
listen. When they 90 that ana obey
the traffic rules streets will be- safe.
MRS. VI. MEDINA.
5so5 Rainier ave-
Enact strict ordinances regulating
speed Of autos and pedestrians. tbs
penalties 10 be revocation u license
and jail sentence. license 10 be- re-
voked after third offense. Allow no
bail Make n possible for civilians
20 file complaint and proof. One
night In jail rs "a good cure for petty
offcnses.
FRANK NATION.
Adopt the system Of "islands'
used extensively in London. At all
crossings wherever possible "A small
section Of the road rs raised and
dubbed and forms "A little island CT
the sea OF traffic on which peds
TRANS may rest preparatory to an
only TO consider traffic coming from
one direction at "A time and even
tho II does narrow the roadway.
narrow roadway Is safer for pedes-
TRANS than n wide one
EDWIN ]. FRANCIS.
Box 1877. Route s. City.
Cut down the speed limit Make
fines and confinement heavier. Ad-
ycrtise the offender in every Seattle
paper as an example.
d. G. GALE,
Bremerton-
Substantial fines. imprisonment or
death 10 follow murder or mairuing
I II motor vehicle causing accident
wns exceeding 10 miles per hour.
WILLIAM SHAW.
2sth ave. S. w.
Give all policemen power to fine
any person who speeds over five
miles per hour in the main streets
800 and send him 70 jail for five
days without taking the case TO
! court
I MRS. LEO FRELICH.
Winlock. wash
Build a pump" az each crossing
20 automopiies would have TO slow
down or get a jolt that would re-
mind drivers that there Is another
bump" on the other side
r. w. BELL
Kirkland
Fine or imprison the pedestrian
who allows himself to be hit. En-
force present ordinances without
fear or favor. Make parents respon-
sible for acts OF children. Map0
every driver OF any kind OF vehicle.
including street cars. paB an ex-
animation on traffic lava
r. L. HOILCROFE.
DOT Lea<y bldg
Fines and tail sentences wUu't
lessen accidents. Arrest the ~
chine, not the driver.
w. II. KEED,
10 Vine =
Educate the people to watch he
traffic officers signals and give ali
auto drivers lots OF room. No sense
In walking In front of them. They
will best you every time.
BERT HEINZE
Tnn. 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
HERE'S ANOTHER HUGE
OFFER FOR BIG MIX

LONDON. Jan. 26.-Harry VIII.
llams, London theatrical producer
and fight promoter. today asked the
United Press TO transmit 10 Jack
Kenrns an offer Of 100000 for Jack
Dempseys share Of n fight with
Georges Carpenter. TO be held in
London late this year.
lie offers n purse OF !271.5O0 for
tho fight, and II It II not satisfactory
he asks kcarns 10 cable his lowest
terms for the champions end As n
guarantee Of faith. he agrees to post
a forfeit Of 10000 with the editor Of
Sporting Life, In London.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
Kearns Answers"
"Slacker" Charges

los ANGELES, Jan. 26.--Jaclt
Kearns, who does the talking for
Jack Dempsey. today answered pub.
llshed statements attributed to Max.
Inc Dempsey. the champions d.
vorced wife. charging Dempsey is n
Stacker"
Kearns declared In n signed state
ment that the charges are ridiculous
and absurd" and that It Is the duty
Of Dcmpsey's former wife either to
prosecute Dempsey as a Stacker or
10 retract tho statements attributed
10 her. Mrs. Dempsey now IL Mt
Wells, New.
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Tense no should be deprived Of its
use for at least 10 years.
H. L. GLENN.
y. 8. Assay office.
Require every auto driver 20 pars
a strict examination. Each police
man should examine a number Of
drivers every day 10 be sure they
have a permit
THOMAS GLENN.
703 goth ave.
In broad daylight II seems people
walk right into death. They are too
careless crossing streets. The auto.
iHt should use horn more frequently
at corners.
MRS. ELLA FoYEN. Ballard.
Enforce present laws. Impose re.
we're penalties.
MAURICE sIIARKEY.
2i0 10th ~.
Fines should be Imposed on every
one. even II IL be the mayor. For the
first offcnsc fine Of f25 and 30 days
In the workhouHe, second ofrenss SO
and 60 days. and for the third ofcnse
800 and 90 days. Thereafter the au.
toist should not be allowed 10 drive
his car In the city limits any more.
r. J. s..
6si6 14th ~. w.
Maximum speed limit. six miles
per hour. No moving vehicles "a
pass each other.
+. X. wALDRoN.
73io Wilson ave. Seattle.
City travelling rules and reguia,
tons should be carried by all and
everybody responsible. walking OF
driving. and such rules should also
be pasted on all traffic corners and
streets. MS "A warning 60 those who
may not know or care TO obey the
regulations. J.. c. LAWRENCE.
1914 Marion st.
suggest underground passages
for pedestrians at intersections OF
streets where traffic Is heaviest. q
penalty for Jaywalking. and a speed
limit Of eight miles per hour within
city limits. W. \. DRESBACK.
COG Seventh ave. s.
Build tunnels under street corners
and the problem Is solved forever
ANTHONY A. MARAs.
Autos should stop 10 feet behind
street cars with gates open. should
stop at all car lines and bouievards
should not be allowed 10 park OF
stand In the Loop between and
y. m. and should turn corners al
not more than five miles per hour.
MRS. y. w. sIMoNsoN.
5sis woodland Park ave
Never forget there arc mothers ant
fathers. you .speeders, Never forget
there arc people half blind and hall
deaf Never forget 20 blow the horn
and. above all. cut out the speeding
Never forget little children maj
spring out from the curb! Resolve 4
be careful and not 10 run over AM
one. Better 10 be a little late thar
sacrifice n life. Pedestrians. too
should be moro careful.
ELLIE L. PARKS.
sos w. 5oth 81.
There IS room for every one on IN
streets. All We need IL obedience an,
enforcement; OF the traffic rules, an'
punish the yiolator.
r. Il. WILSON.
1915 Boylston ave.
Autolsts should slow up when III
TO child crosses the street. The,
should not cross an intersection whe'
street car In within so feet OF tn
corner. IL a pedestrian Is accidentall,
hurt. the autoist should stop and pici
up the injured part II he docsn'
do that. he should go 10 Jail.
BEULAH FLETCHER uo).
Bailey school.
Every specdcr should be fined So
and sent TO Jail for 20 days. Doubl'
tho fine IL they hit any one. II the,
/ kill. give them five years In the pen
I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
WHAT A DIME WOULD DO

Buy "coffee and" for some poor
10.
'Twoud mako a waiter man your
slave
or pay for one hoadbarbor shave,
In good old days. ere we were
broke.
A dime would buy n dandy smoke.
or II you rolled your own. that jack
Would buy for you a mammoth sack.
Oh, gosh, II makes n fellow blue
Recalling what a dime would do.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Time was when one thin dime would
buy
Three fingers of wellmellowed rye
'Twould make n bellhop show the
speed
And service OF Ganymcdc.
'Twould buy jitney ride for two.
a pair OF foaming mugs Of brew.
a quart Of milk. a pound OF meat
or six bananas for n treat.
'Twould get you In movie show,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

CINCINNATI. Jan. &c. - Miss
Marie Brochmcier has a dainty foot
when n Eang Of bandits entered the
FIRST National bank at Lockland.
Miss Brockmeicr. the bookkeeper.
held up her hands obedientiy. but
nothing was said TO her about her
feet.
SO abe found an alarm button or
tho floor with her tapcring right toe
and pressed II down.
A big gong started 70 ring v'o-
lently. The Eanssfers scrambled out
and fed In an automobile.
The gang was yariousiy estimated
as numbering from four 10 six. En-
ployes OF the Lockiand bank are
good at figures. but they can't agree
on the gun count.
The place seemed fun OF fire
arms" Eaid one young woman. and
they were all pointed at mo"
Miss Brookmcler said II was more
FUN than n movie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
Additional Sport
.sE1YJ. 90
S5Fg "a

between 70 ard 20 men are furn-
Ing cut for track nj the tnir~r~iiy.
~ pre~~nt tho men sru training In
door three times a week. Regular
daily eutdasf turnsufs etii b~rtn In
March. according Co Coach ''iieek"
Edmmndsop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
|GyssA
|asHED

Nov York City light harness On
fhnsiAsts want = half mile track
buiff In Van Courtiandt park, To re-
pIsee the Harlem speedway now be-
tng used by autos.
Nov Orleans Marii Cras s~ven-miie
foot raes 10 scheduled for February ~.
Philadelphia will be the center Of In
fere0l1exfate hockey. az a biz rink - In
eoursp OF construction in the Quaker
city. and Penn. Yale and Princeton will
play fhsir home games there.
The Panther. thorobred stallion. Wa,
nold recsutiy in England TO Argentina
sport1rnsn for about $4,000.
moe4Sn A. A. wants the final track
- field me-t 10 select the American
Olympic team held nj Haryads field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

New Hampshire charges SIS for n per-
init TO hunt. fish and trap there. Z
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

A team Of japanese tennis players will
arrive ia this country IN March.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Harvards first call for track athletes
brought out 100 varsity and freshmen a
few days ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
sl[zlIlF 1ESs

Enforce the traffic rules. A dozen
cops 10 the corner can't enforce them
II pedestrians and nutoiHta don't co.
operate. Every driver. rich or poor.
should be- made Go pay tho fun pen.
atty Tor traffic law violation Educa.
ton made our factories safer lcdu
cate tho people IN trafiic laws. net.
ter safe than sorry.
CECIL l.. NELSON,
sil N. Slth st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

ana Pike ~ he could send 100 PEG.
plo Go JAN m an hour for traffic law
violations. They are fined a dollar a
mile. Make Il day Ia Jail Enforce
the iaywnlkinE ordinance
HANS ZACttAN,
1ai ~. Gsth ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

a Pom~ranian dog show will bc
held IN Waldorf ASTORIA roof garden.
New York afiiy. January 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Manager Neirresf's arrangement for \
football game here between ths Purple
and Cold ard University - Montana on
October ~ Will give nsattis fans their
ftfai opportunity 20 900 the Montana al %
Montana Invariably pusa up good brand
% bali. and this viii 10 good chance
for fans 60 compare the ability % the
teams
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Educate the people. Cut out cut.
ting corners, install more lights In
residence districts. set more tranic
cops and make them enforce tho law.
MISS AGNES FAREWELL.
4ao6 nagley ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Our trafilo laws arc not enforced
II a cop would stand az Second ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Duthlcs. Black Diamond and Car.
bonndo have strong eiovens lined up
ready tn start the Mcmillan cup race.
Tho league directors. however. are
trying 10 get Tacoma on the circuit
and final action win be taken on the
matter in few days. Charlie
GoodenouEh. the league president.
win visit the city OF the Living Dead
next Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
Star Soccer
Go Postponed
Second Time
Suits Fail to Arrive and Mix
Is Called Off
by ALEX G. ROSE

twenty-five soccer players adopted
tho "wa,chfai waiting" policy when
they arrived at Woodland park yes
terday afternoon 20 take part in the
annual Scotland. England match. but
they watched and waited in vain.
Somewhere between Second ave.
and Woodland park baggage contain.
ing the sweaters. pants. stockings
and shoes for the "watohfui walters"
went astray and the result was that
for the second time this season the
big event OF the soccer schedule had
10 be postponed.
II the lost" is found" we may
yet see the Scotch and tho English
do battle. Tho third time Is lucky.
maybe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Wa.hinxten'. merit intercollegiate
ba~k etf-sii contest comes with q. A.
q. Friday nj the campus gym sec
ond Rame will he held saturday.
Tho good showing made against tho
w~isfeoi~r~ makes Coach Allison
more optimistic shout the Outcome OF
future games.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
MUD-STAINED BOOTS FOUND
IN MARSHALL'S CABIN

Marshall arrested his cabin, where he lived
apart from his father He denied that he had been the
night before but his boots and overcoa mudsaned and
wet, found.
quantity of moonshine mash sugar and sprouted corn
was also taken from his shack together with several gallons
Of the white lightning" which the Marshall family was
famed for producing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

with one Fsms won and another IN
the losing column. Coach AiliHqnH basket
shooters are putting themselves IN trim
for their next meet with the Wehfooters
Ia Eugene on February and 7.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

Tho frosh cage squad r. aiao showing
M well under the direction % Coach
EdmundEou. Tho team " composed or a
number % former high school stars and
10 due for n successful year according 70
MaanEsr MsiHueat. who IL completing
arrangements for trip TO outside citles
Tor the first year men
IT'S good rame--this picking out
washington's opponents for the big foot
bsii contest next year. Practically every
college IN the country. including North
western, Harvard. Center and Dartmouth
have been chosen by the dupesiofa. There
Is only one man IN town who knows
what team the Purple and Gold will Inns
up against next Turkey day. Hes Man
aged Darwin MeipneHt--nnd he's aa much
up Ia the air aa any one.
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T.. l.. SILL.
1890 Elizabeth ave.

Why not have tho city council
pass an ordinance that any person
going over 20 miles an hour has
his car gearcd down to Is miles
an hour and have a seal put on by
tho police department.
MRS. FRANK H.. PETERS,
507 n. 18th st.
Conflscate cars driven without H.
ccnsos. Sell them and create a
fund for those injured in auto nc
cidcnts. Register foreign cars en-
tcrlng and leaving. Enforce law
so that pedestrian has right of-wny
on crossings and nutoists between
streets. Punish violators in tho
courts. wake the Judges up and
make them throw tho book
ALLEN A. BARTON.
Street cars should stop on far
Their side OF street, because autos
are going slower after crossing
street and can stop caslcr. An
drivers should be subject to rigid
test For every dollar fined. the
violator should be prohibited from
driving his car for ono day.
II. A. ZIEBARTH,
1913 Main St
Every auto should be fitted with
an apparatus which viii register
when It strikes anything weighing
more than 90 pounds.
MRS. ANNA y. McRAE
1i3S Broadway.
As n great many accidents are
caused when machines turn cor
ncrs, couldn't II be possible for all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
AUTO FOILS LYNCHINC
OF MURDER SUSPECT
Sheriff Guards the Child Witness OF
Swampland Crime

AMORY, Miss, Jan.
the brutal murder of
fears two things
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25
WILL MINNESOTA NEVER LEARNY

Under the spell of TownIeysm the people of the
Seventh district have retired Congressman Volsead and
nominated in his stead unknown.
If Kvale ever goes to congress it will be for
term only, this district will surely repudiate
Townley and all his works. either in years in
four years at the outside.
Then another will be elected, and he also
will start service in Washington unknown.
congressman work his way a position of
influence in congress by gradual steps, 1t takes him
time to get the committee assignments that he
wants, then he must work his way the chairman
ship by a gradual advance in rank.
That the way Mr. Volstead did it, and the net
of Vosteads defeat will be that will be twenty
years the seventh district again atains to the
Importance in national legislation that it holds
The people the seventh district not the only
ones who made this serious The
district retired Tawney, the second district Nc
Clearly the fourth district Stevens after they had
become nationally prominent and by their retirement
Minnesota the loser
Minnesota a pretty solid Republican state, and if
people policy of consistently send
ing back their congressman Minnesota could have
termining voice national affairs quite out of pro-
portion to it's voting strength Certain states in the
East have adopted this policy and during the past half
century Maine Massachusetts and little Vermont have
welded a greater influence in congress than many
populous that constantly changing their
representatives.
Minnesota should heed. Were congressman nom
mated in convention doubt such counses would
congressman would be returned year after
if primary election system to continue the
people themselves learn to take notice also of this
method of conserving their own interests.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25
Boys of Today

A serious-minded gentleman who observes the trend
of the times Informed few days that he is de-
with the outlook for the boys He that they
do not work. that they too we'll taken Of by
their parents that they do not to think seriously
of the future And yet he doesn't consider the fact that
because there many boys who do not work the
boy who will and does work has that much chance
to succeed. 1t is it has always beenthe fellow
who has to work is going to outdistance the who
doesn't have to work The boys who riding
around in autos will not be the charge
affairs in their neighborhood, anywhere eIse
twenty-five years from
The boy who will go into store, shop, a
factory a farm and work has brighter future
before him than boys had The temptations to be
overcome greater but overcoming them will be the
making Of the The boy at work in the today
has better chance of owning the business later than
the of the he works for. The big industrial
plants of this country will be operated a years
by the very boys who working in them and
not by the idle of their present And if
look into it you will find that the very who
operate them today worked in them and that they
are not owned rule, by idle fellow who in
herited them. The future bright the
boys of this countrybut keeping it that way
ly with them.-Ex.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25
TOWNLEY REPUDIATED

For the third time Townleyism has been repudiated
in Minnesota. The Republican party of the state has
saved itself from being taken by the Socialists The
wisdom of the Republican nominating convention is now
vindicated
Towney concentrated all his resources to win Min
nesoa, and with millions to spend and great
funess it really remarkable that he defeated.
Too much credit cannot be given to Jake Preus for
the energy with which he prosecuted his whrwind
pagn of Is days. and the cearness with which he
scented to the that the issue whether not
the direction and state should turned
to the socialists
Under Mr.. Townley's peculiar system of political
ethics, will ask his followers to put their
pubcanism in cold storage for another two years.
support the FarmerLabor candidates
which he has been holding in Mr.. Preus, how
ever, will triumphantly governor Nov
ember
The disintegration of the Towney League will then
begin. It will be interesting to watch
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25

car.
Because it will enable Minnesota,
for the first time, to take up and
solve it's road building problem in a
businesslike way.
: Because it will bring millions OF
dollars into Minnesota every year by
making the beauty spots Of the COM
monwealth accessible by tourists
from the other nearby states.a
Because it will add hundreds OF
millions of dollars to the wealth OF
the state by reducing marketing
costs and developing our agricultural
resources.
Because it will carry the benefits
of good roads thru it's maintenance
features, to all parts of the state
simultaneously without awaiting
slow and wearisome road building.
Because it will give to Minnesota
the most wonderful road system pos
sessed by any state without increas-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25
WE ARE PROUD OF STEVENS COUNTY

Minnesota gave the boot to Townleyism at Mondays
primary, and Stevens county helped do it.
Stevens county is the bright spot in the north
half of the seventh congressional district.
The only other counties in the entire district that
gave majority Preus anti-Socialist ticket
Lyon and Lac qui Parle.
Stevens county of the six counties in the
district that gave majority to Volstead.
Stevens county is entirely surrounded by Townley-
ism-Pope county to the east, Grant to the north,
Traverse to the and Big Stone Swift to the
south all enthralled by the North Dakota mirage,
but Stevens county took her stand with the solid
publican Minnesota where social
ism and it's allurements don't get by.
When the farmer boys of southern Minnesota are
looking for homes invite them to to
to Stevens county where the shines brighter and
the grasses grow greener, and the farmers
think and know and raise corn, clover
hogs than anywhere else in West Central Minnesota
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25
BARLEYCORN DIDN'T DO IT

Contrary to the fears expressed previous to the
primary and contrary also to the loose assertions made
by Observers John Bareycorns thirst revenge
not the of Congressman Volsteads defeat,
it hardly be dignifed of the causes
A glance at the election returns shows that the
Non-Parsan League defeated Volstead, and if prohi-
bon really factor it to have netted Vol
dry League votes than away
League votes.
At this writing, seven-eights of the vote has re-
ported, and Preus and the regular Republican ticket
have lost the seventh district by SAP votes, having
in only three counties of the district, Lyon
qui Parle, and Stevens
On the other hand Volstead has lost the district by
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25

The solid citizen of any community is the man who
his home for he has increased his of self
respect and independence. The home generally
has high ideals and deep of the responsibilities
life. He is the type of who studies and takes an
interest in civic problems There is certain pride and
comfort in the thought that if he taken away his
family will have roof their heads will be kept
intact through the ownership of the home 1t is worth
lifetime of if in the evening of life you
be seated before your resde ample provision hav-
ing been made to care for and It will pay
you to save money and buy your home-Elmore Eye.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25

664, having carried Big Stone, Lac qui Pare Lyon,
Meeker Pope and Stevens. In other words Volsead ran
about 1000 votes ahead of the state ticket in this dis
trct and regard it fair inference from these
figures that the dry appeal votes away from
the League than the wet appeal from the anti
League strength
in eastern daies to the effect that Congressman Vol
stead, the author of the prohibition enforcement act
repudated by the people of his district and that
fact used propaganda by the beer and light wine in
terests.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-06-25
"SHE WRITES"

Meekly pleading guilty to a con-
fused and haphazard idea of politics,
we nevertheless insist upon the right
to publish our own election results"
After all these long years of high
prices
am sure that it seems very nice
To hear everybody exclaiming
I'm really so pleased with the
Preus."
Wondering irrelevantly, whether
''My wild Irish rose," is simply an
other way of saving, 1T got my Irish
up" we are
Yours,
Ekay,