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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

SALISBURY. Eng. Aug. Ia
Here In England the English farm
hand. the peasant lAbor.r. has al.
ways been referred TO aa Hodge.
-He was a person no, given much
consideration. lie was Just Hodge.
For long he had no vote ana no
influence.
Histories of England were writ.
ten which took no account what.
ever Of Hodge and hla fate.
Then the war came.
Hodge tough, for England. and
raised the food for England.
England can no longer negiec,
Hodge.
NO country that wishes 10 pros
per In the futur. can neglect u.
HodgcA For. after all. IN. basic
Industry Of a land IL that which Ia
concerned with W food supplies.
The speaker was Maurice Hewlett.
the famous English novelist who.
both by voios. by work and by some
stirring poems. has taken up the
cause Of the British farm hands.
lie confirmed the opinion that the
change In the condition. wages and
hours Of the farm hands of England
was nothing short Of revolutionary
Before the war" said he. farm.
ing was a declining industry in this
country. Many farmers found II diff.
ficult to mako ends meet. The war
changed all that. There was a de-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

But here's the main point:
America learns about this note thru an announce
ment by the japanese government And the Toxic
dispatch adds:
II is apparently felt here that any publication OF
the details of the note should emanatc from Wash
ingta.
Quite right. But Washington isn't emanatng.
Washington is too busy writing notes to make them
public. Washington does not believe America enti-
tied to know what is going on. Washington calmly
commits l05,O00,000 people to some foreign policy
and doesn't even tell them about it afterward.
America the whole world deeply stirred by the VIII
sonan expression of the principle of diplomacy
The heart and the good Of mankind alike responded
to this demand for full publicity Of all international deal
ngs. Ii written in the of the League OF
Nations along with disarmament and international arbra
tion-the three safeguards Of world peace
And Americas president-the very who nobly
enuncated the Extraordinarily and habitualy fouts il in
practice.
For upon the heels of the Japanese note the
note the Polish situation.
Here have the spectacle Of committing the
entire nation to a policy Of war peace.
Admittedly. the Polish situation is important For that
very "open diplomacy" be the only of
securing the proper public sentiment behind the
which the government may undertake Whatever these
moves be- whether for for peace whether for
support of the Poles not they should be made in the
secrecy of mental chambers. but the open
in the free discussion of these policies by the whole Ame
can people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

iish church. saw his wife coming In
late. wearing n now hat. He said
Here comes my wife. with a chest
Of drawers on her head. She went
out 10 buy them. but spent all her
money on that hoIty-toity bonnet"
Later on. the Rev. Mr.. Hill tried
to deny having said ". which takes
away some of the luster from his
deed of daring.
BIN Bender II m optimist
And strange ma II may seem
His optimism takes a twist
That makes mems faces beam.
Tho simple faith OF Brother Bill
Which nothing can abatc.
II that he's always going 10 iii
A middlc-open strnight.
Because Miss Ella Mcwoodson,
Plymouth. Conn. carried her money
in her own Stocking Bank she will
lose leg. Doctors say II must be
ampuiated: bills. covered with dis.
ease germs. had been stuffed into the
stocking. and infection followed. g.
But when robbers held UP Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Whiting in Brooklyn
they took SIC from whiting. and
'"They didn't get the $50 had hid
In my stocking" said Mrs. Whiting.
Willie Berger. Is years old, Hous.
ton. Texas, married ls-year.old girl
merely because she wanted 10 be n
juno bride" Divorced in July.
(which proves that young people
arc too young 10 be marriesI.)
Robert Hicks. who is 50. Kansas
City, Mo-. was divorced by his wife.
Oticla- aged So. after 40 years OF
married life. She said he was flirt.
and he said sho was jealous.
(Which proves that old people are
too old 10 be marricd.)
The average hospital is full OF hui.
man beings spending lot OF good
money trying to keep from dying.
while
Joseph Weller. Mifflintown. Pa.
was so anxious TO die that he swal.
lowed ten CARPET tacks. . handful OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
No Use for Them

No with the slightest in
will
convicted violation
preached soviesm ncuang
called radical literature
to change form Of government constitutional
his followers
munitions and
freedom Of vilege stop.
The 1oyds the Of
officials who become hyseca
for outragng all legitimate rights
Between
pieces The IIoyds DO jailed put out Of
"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
The Great Sacrifice

Many
heralded
Men and tbhir
that other
sacrifices made within mcdc
Look at DR.
kese Island Mass He and his practically on the
md NN'
Now he credited with having whhave
confined to the lcper colony for three
And Parker with
think whlefrionds
might render service TO the mass Of people
rms man without world know Amer,ca
'"'''e'
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=Oe'N Say 80

match heads and Some small scraps
81 tin. all Of which was brought back
70 the surface by stomach pump.
Mrs. Samuel w. Boorrsein. New
York. asks for divorce because her
husband has deserted her ~ times
In less than seven years OF married
life.
u. G. Hatfield. Chicago. In angry
because his wife acquired the habit
Of coming home on Sundays.
Jacob Fraser. EngiIshman. sold his
wife for quart Of beer. and then
the queer British law insisted upon
holding the auctioncd-off wife for
bigamy!
Holding four aces three con.ecu.
tive times only TO have them beaten
three times by straight fiushes. so
pceved Edgar Morton. Denver. that
no cut his way into Jail with a razor.
~. u. Starr. Memphis. cut his third
set OF teeth at 50.
And the peach trees at pqikboro,
N. j.. are bearing English " hu,s.
Tho present Nlc q Short, tight
skirts .,l,,.,. !. isa.ea,,lsN4Hs coming go. Of
Eliza Taylor pa2 Boston.
Adv. ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
Doctor Frank
CRANES
Daily Article
Copyright 1900
The Future.
100 Years From No1c.
No Business Competi-
ton,

Every ono likes occasionally 20
make "A dream Of the future. even n
his fancy In not 40 circumstantiai
as Edward Bellamy's.
30 here are a few items OF my
fancy. Twill be hundred years
from now. wen all be dead anyhow.
10 we need not quarrel. but let each
man have his vision.
Money will not be based on gold
or any other fiuciuating substance,
but upon the one stable commodity.
which cannot be concealed. and must
last ar long AS the raco-Land.
All public utilities. including any
business that has become no or.
ganized and monopolized that III
management rests In few hands. will
be owned and managed by govern
ment.
Objections 10 government owner
ship. cogent now. viii disappesr
when politics IL better studied. un'
understood and prnctsced.
Politics. or tho art Of the self
government Of peoples. viii be the
first. last and main subject taught
in public schools. Every child viii
be n trained politician.
Every child win be kept in school
all the year round until tho age OF
81. There will be no unframed ciii
xenr. Hence no field for the prop
uganda Of theories Of Ignorance and
olence.
There win be no more reviyais oi
religion nor reforms In government
nor revolutions. because the ends de
sired will be worked out much better
in the pubic schools.
The school teacher viii be the most
highly paid and respected member
OF tho community.
There win be no kings. snobs. NOT
mlllionaires. for the rewards Of Rnlr
and place viii not be sought. but
there viii be increased achievement,
and efficiency. because public opln
Ion will appreciate service.
Competition viii be confined TO the
mental and spiritual fields. while In
the field OF business cooperation
will rule.
Churches and rects. as we now
have them. VIII disappear. being re
placed by a universal understand
Ing and appreciation Of spiritual
laws. which will be taught along
with the laws Of physics In the
rchoolruorn.
Women win DO mos, Of the gov
erning. fiii IN. legislative and cxccu
tive positions. and attend 10 the man
agement OF affairs. ms they are By
natur. fittcst for administration and
economy Housekeeping. while mer
viii he occupied In the realm OF pro
duction.
War. because Of a league OF ma
tons. will be AZ unthlnkable a.
slavery or dueiiing now arc.
Alcohol viii be regulated n
strictly an opium all over tho world
Individuaiism win increase. havins
q better chance because Of inteiiIgen,
socialixation.
Physicians win be a. much public
officials as policemen now are. Pre-.
ventive medicine viii be taught in
all schools and be the concern Of ali
states.
Hospitals and sanitariums win re.
place prisons.
Cities wiil decrease ana the coun.
tryside Increase In population. owing
TO the inventions.
There will be no race problems
nor Industrial problems. only human
problems.
Class bunk viii have died Any
appeal to class win be considered
disRraceful.
And children weep. vnen we III Low.
Far fewer tsars. far softer tears.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

has some slight duty TO tbe home
less child and the joblers wandercr.
We do not hang our pickpockets
90 wayside trees as We did In Merrie
England and we do not chain men
TO the feiid walls OF prison huiks and
let them slowly rot there.
our prisons today are AT least sani
tary. for tho most part. and mis-
treatment OF prisoners IL hidden
rather than parsded.
We have discovered that. what
ever effect II may have on the OF
fender. the effect OF public punish
ment on the spectators is always
bad 30 we do not exhibit our crimi.
mails in the stock. nor lash them a,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
AS IT SEEMS TO Me
DANA SLEETH
the town whipping post.
DANA SLEETH

the town whipping post.
I suppose that some time we VIII
understand that crime IL as much
disease Ms the nsfcotic habit and wiz
handle criminals accordingly; TO this
time most Of our police work has
been along lines that made big crifni-
nais out Of little ones. and that utter
~ ruined all who came in touch with
"a. most Of all the police.
@HE worst thing about the
old prison system. about
the present police system.
II4<y4 IL the giving OF unlimited
power 70 the wardens and
guards and station men; the prisoner
has no advocate. no protection; what
goes on behind the bars is forever
hidden there, and the screenings OF
the condemned against the cruelty
OF his keepers" In never regarded.
This makes for brutality. for cruel
", for viciousneas on the part Of
warders. guards. policemen: II turns
our peace force into a malignant
thing and II puts the mark Of Cain
on the brows OF n lot Of petty Of
tenders who would never seriously
consider revenge by violence were
they not driven TO II by the wantop(
brutality OF petty officers.
II should be possible for a man 20
be a policeman and keep his self
respect. and II should be possible for
man to be a detective and stili 30
man OF honor. yet do not believe
that the average officer who IL
wise" will deny that under present
conditions policing and detecting arc
far from elcvatjng.
And of all the nauseous classes
that the world OF crime holds. ono
class Is especially disgusting, and
tina, the class on which modern po-
lice Justice chiefly relies for effect.
i've work. The informer. the stoolle.
the oat-eycd. slippery. softfooted Ju
das. usually a dope addict. usually q
criminal. always a coward and a liar.
always a menace 10 the town. yet
protected. given q. certain official
place. allowed TO pursue his unspeaio.
able petty gratis unhampered so long
as he occasionally slips in with a bit
Of gossip.
Were I chief OF police ! would Jan
every stooiie In town the first night,
and any "tec- who couldn't mako
good on his own could get out and
swing n pick.
Just as doctors never cry over ept
denies. so professional policemen
never are unduiy annoyed by crimS
waves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
MIDSUMMER HISTORY
slightly Jaryesl

who was the hrnvcst mani Was
Il Horatius. the bridge tonderg or
steve Brodic7 or sergcan, York;
Personally. We think II was Rev.
Rowland I'm. born August IL. i7ss.
or just i7s years AFRO today. This
divine. while preaching In his Eng.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

~ Oif AHfbB Hfl tIiiifb VI
violence have in common
that is. Ignorance.
by what possible chance did these
five fleeing halfwita expect 20 es.
eapc7
What chance was there for the
slayer OF Sheriff Taylor 10 escape
the noone--fhe moose OF the mob. the
moose Of the law. or the moose OF the
capturing posse7
What sort OF imbeciiity was u 10
exchange "a short term In confine-
ment for n lesser offense. for life I'm.
prinonnent for a grcater7
Ignorance. inability 20 think. utter
blindness 10 the future: these mark
the criminal who dcfIes society with
violence.
Most crime win BE- found arising
from Ignorance. or from weakmind-
ednens.
II IL easier TO earn an honest Nv.
ing today than II In 10 steai IL. and
the chances are more against the
criminal than they ever were before.
Even the old veneer OF adventure.
the old thrill OF ouflnwry. has passed.
and now crime IN HDcaIsing. sordid. a
thing OF drugs ana moonHhine and
bribery and dccadencc.
Five half.wifs fleeing thru the
night and thousand posscmen
thrilling To tho hunt. the greatest
and the oldest hunt in the world
the hunt for a fugitive with all rules
off and the odds more against the
hunted than against the fox doubi
ing thru the hedges before the
hounds
A pitifui confession Of the failure
81 society TO educate It's wards: an
admission OF the innate delight men
find In the hunt. apd az tho end Ions
lines of morbid. curious folk. coming
10 peek in the cells Of these imbc.
Giles IA ai jungle beasts In their
cages
Not n pretty picture any way you
view H.
oMo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
"Open Diplomacy"

United States has diplomatic Japan protesting agains
the Russian half of the island of Saghan the south
part of which Japan d with other po of her wit
very mild judging by the Of dpatche
Toxic of gentmany depecaon that keeps Americas
without interfering the least with Japan imperial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
The Feeding of Us

During the fiscal
Of fodsuff
fell off 1851, in 1920 '
foreign wo,
after the the fecdin
May not what has .rck
to the farm" ~
tooerh soys nc rH net action
18th the, help Of few regiments Of
Charlie Chaplin
TINT In
II don't abolish
Icaucs flat
More baby Oas ann nar babies World War
yareuen. Bardt vlai Welcome. Citizen vgai
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

IT we have come along a bit
In the last three score
years. We haye decided
that the iawbrcaker is not
a beast. and that society
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

God has placed no limits
to the exercise Of the intel
lect He has giren us.-Ba-
con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

In Denver ttssre h . mark near
the state capitol which il exactly
one mile above sea level
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

FRAZIER or THE SEAL
IN WOODLAND PARK

Our Father who art In heaven.
p,eass harken to my plea. I'm only
. nall. sick seal and l think you've
coFUotsen me. once l was happy
and healthy. but for months I've
ooen . captive In a stagnant pool.
uahappy. lonesome. dirty and very
~ I cannot stay In this filthy.
o1lImy water so ! lie on the stones
uoariy all day praying for clean
Wotor--or death. Sometimes In my
onoep I dream this water has been
onnnGed; I wakcn and dive in--oniy
- crawl out again. dlsiiIudoned. to
Doo6er on the thoughticssness and
guelty Of the human beings who
0onnd around me and sympathize
ut never offer help. At each new
80 / raise my head eagerly. ex.
noctAnsiy--is some one answering
~ prayer But no. just another
llrappointment Dear God. I'm aw.
Gnlly nick and fear can't recover.
1T before I die please grant me one
roQusus: tits little that I ask. yet
i means 20 much TO me--juss one
nore plunge In clean. running
VaesF-then I can die happy. / ask
4 IN Thy name. Amen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

Editor The Star I wish TO lay my
tribute 1t the shrine Of one Of the
greatest portraycrs Of human char.
aeter who ever welded pcn--f re
fos To Sidney Porter. better known
- o. Henry.
II . true artist IL one who re
fIects the image Of the person. or
1lUwer. or landscape. or bit OF blue
- In his picture, then the true
Wr1tar must be he whose word
plctures best show the characters
NJ presents to his readers. o.
Henry's portrayal OF the cop on
~. beat. swinging his club. or tho
gum-chewing. blondined stcnog-
sApher. or the cayuse-riding COW
boy. or the smooth.tongucd con
man are no true 10 life that his
books need no illustrations to carry
cut the authors ideas.
He IL the Charles Dickens Of "A
period decades later and In n newer
worid--with none OF the TO some)
monotonous detail which is found
n many of the great English
writer's works. There are no dull
places in any OF o. Henry's books.
TO begin one OF his stories is TO
finish II. without turning the pages
ahead To SEQ how II ends
In recognition Of his wonderful
value as an author. the state his.
toricai commission OF North Caro-.
lima caused TO be placed n bronze
statue Of Sidney Porter in the beau.
tiful new state building at Raleigh.
shout the year 1915. As passed
the little alcove on the stair-ianding
and looked upon the bit OF bronze
which bears the likeness OF this
great writer, ! reverentiy removed
my hat ms would have done at
the tomb Of great statesman or
,soIdier. If a mans true worth Ia
70 be measured by the real good
nc accompiIshcs along any line and
the respect In which he is held by
his fellow man. then o. Henry
verify has "a place in the sun
Of human regard. His admirers
are limited only because there are
some who have never met him.
Yours resp.
T.. ROY HASTINGS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

INVITING BATTLE
bob Hawicy's married hts cook
YES. he'd rather fight than cat
Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

RooscpeIt
Nth the help Of a few regiments friends
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12
EDrTATTNC on this pcndle.

'st'i IN ifFp oh iiin ffHbf'
ton furore. ! came again 20
the conclusion that there
IL one thing all crimes OF
violence have in common
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

Editor Tho Star. During the Jap
opons invewtigAtion by the congress.
G1ooal tmmigration committee here,
- your account Of the proceedings
you mentioned that Dr. Maxwell
I'd cnmplained TO the committee
about . poultry market on Jackson
- The article gave the impression
hat the market was owned by laps.
watch b not the cAse- Tho commit
- exonerAtsd the perpetrators. find.
~ thaf thsy kept . clean place. the
Gnargo q Dr.. Maxwell being that
e wAs not clean I am part owner
e this mari<se. the Seattle Poultry
company. 1923 Jackson St My part.
noe1. r. A. Richardson. Jack Harris
and are all Americans and white.
/ an asIsing you to publish this be-
OAnno some Of our best customers
mo. am glad to say. will no,
potsonizs laps. are OF the impress
s3un tbat ours IL a japanese con-
Germ
xsr Y nov
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

Charlie Chaplin uafe The tdoc
ably rmc TINT TO get custard face crasperatno bar
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IE worst thing about tho
old prison system. about
the present police system.
IL the giving Of unlimited
power 70 the wardena and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
STRIKE S|TUAHON|S
 !. MORE COMPLICATED
ShipownerS Refuse to Recog- nize Agreement, Between Strikers and President
 De La Huerta
By Associated rr...

Vera Cruz, Mexico, November 1O-The situation created by the strike of dock workers and stevedores has become com
 2licated by the attitude of the ship work CTS and representatives or the chamber of commerce. who refuse to recognize an arrangement the strike rr made with Pro-
 vi.sional President de la Huerta.
 Representatives 2: the strikers in Mex ico City obtained the consent of the president to a proposal that the strikers take over the port work of Vera Cruz. contract to this effect was signed by the president and the union of Steve
 dores, and the president ordered the
 union to direct the loading aud unload ing of ships. The ship owners of Vera Cruz, representatives of the chamber of commerce, and leaders of industry met
 immediately. however and issued a stat,
 nent declaring that If seizure Of the
 Vera Cruz port was intended they would appeal to federal courts They sent a message to the president reminding him
 that he had promised to enforce the covenant signed in Mexico City by them ana the steVedores, and that he had agreed if the stevedores broke the coy- enant to give guarantees that non-union work would be permitted. The messa ge asked the president to give such guar antees and said the senders would await the presidents answer until o'clock this afternoon, at which time a confer epce would be held to determine the future course of the shipping interests The agents of the ship owners ordered | the captains of their ships not to permit
 the stevedores to board the vessels il ! they presented themselves. The Ward ! line, which has twelve ships in Vera Cruz harbor, ordered its agents to send l the ships to sea with the cargoes thcy | brought here if they cannot be un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
NEW CONDITIONS WANTED
Clothing Manufacturers Association Is
 Willing to Enter Negotiations
By Associated Pres.

New York, November 10.-The Cloth ing Manufacturers association of New York announced today it's shops could not be reopened until employees who are members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union agreed to new working and wage conditions "neces- sary to the life of the industry"
 William Bandler, president of the Manufacturers association, said neso- tia tions would be opened with the union at any time they designated and the decision of the association to keep its shops closed was in no wise "look- out"
 "Conditions have closed our shops. .'' Ii" added. 'The public wants cheaper clothes; we want business and our enl- ployes want employment. We canAot get business until We are able to make and sell clothing in competition with ether markets. Conditions must ne capitalized with competing centers be- fore We can resume manufacture.