The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-17
GyGl&[hia Grey 3
fhaa We Place Age Limit on the Sensational Motion
Picture! One Reader Argues That Ignorance Il
Not Bliss" and That Young Folks Should Kno,,
Both Sides of Life

Dear Miss Grey: This letter Is ,
certainly do not agree with her IA I
nAndits. robbers. thieves and gunmc
show the fatal ruin that always r,s
and narrow path. Who has ever seen
Cd for his outiawry, IL he reforms
then.
What hoy Of today. after seeing &
thot. or any ono OF the numerous p,
tacksg We must remember that q
strc owners as well as authors an,
public demands.
What picture or story OF 1880 n
James or Diamond Dick or any
your piaymatcs rcads None Of then
Tho majority OF our boys today are
reading tales OF the North woods.
AEocd. clean adventures that show
Mem the better things In life. OF
Nurse. there Is small minority who
ant out all the old murder stories.
at their percentage II small
When you were young the motto.
sfgnoranes Is Bliss" was very well.
Indeed. but We have all found that
II Isn't as hlissfui as II might BE-. IL
u best that our children should know
right from wrong and be shown II
~ clearly that they have no desire
70 do anything but the right.
II there are those who. from the
fAult OF parents or their bringing up.
after having been shown the two
Ways. choose the easiest. why make
the rest suffer by taking from them
the chance TO sec both sidesG
Perhaps some may Say, Why not
make our moral and desperate the
atros set an age limit at Is. the way
they used to do-- Here Is my answer;
Tho majority Of boys and girls who
70 wrong do so In their early teens
II they are barred from seeing the
right or wrong until they are rs.
they win naturally 20 wrong. and
then when they become Of age IL will
be too late.
l say let our children 30 thru hfe
with their eyes open that they may
grow up ~ good. clcan men and
A9omen. that they In time may guide
Aatr children along the ways Of wis
% and virtue. and that not In their
norance they lead their children
knowingly TO degradation and mis-
y.
Knowledge can hurt no one. and
IN this present day when II Il a nee
esary requisite TO get along In this
\worid. II comes In very handy. In
deed.
I sincerely thank ron
Citizens
Training Camps
Dear Miu Grey. How can rom
the summer training camp OF the
army nearest my home. ana how
long does the camp last. and how
mucA does n eossr CIVILIAN.
"a The casizenS military training
.nHmus win be held IN the nine corps
karsns Of the United States. begin
nine It different dAfcs In the differ
pns areaa The time OF training y
70 aAyA Transportation and uni
1bsms ar furnished ~ the govern
nsnt
| bivoros
NO JULY w.
- Dear Mis 0rvy What seafes hAvs
greatest number Of divorce
bundsg Which the fewestf ID.
vcplorsdo. Iowa Michigan and
Rhnd> Island allow divorce. or de-
eiars marriages void. for the follow.
| ln~ reasons: conxanguinity. cruelty
nexertion, drunkenness fraud or
Iforre. imprisonment 0or a felony.
Ilncapacity. insanity. neglect. want OF
.aes. adultery. South Carolina does
moi hermit divorce for any cause;
|Eew York grants divorce for aaui'
Fiery only.
Sons of
labor Leader
N r,~ar Miss Grey: How many sons
Mas samuel Gompers and IL one OF
|shcn employed by the government
l.. n
Samuel Compers has three sons
] enc Of them is chief clerk Of the de
Poartmcnt Of labor. Washington. ID. G.
No Sight of
Emnken Vessel
Dear Miss Grey: Has the Titanic
zen seen since II was SUNK How
deep was the ocean at that piaceF
NJ.
N The Titanic has not been seen
dnce H sank. The ocean u apron
nsafely two miles deep where the IT.
h tanic sank.
n Methuseldh stu
Holds Record
Dear Miss Grey: Who was the
oldest man on record In the Bible or
historfcs7 JUNIOR.
M Nsthuselah In recorded In the Bible
Is attaining the age Of sss years.
Income Tar
Records
& Dear Miss Grey: How much In
come tar did the United States COB
loot last Year, D. H.
The total collections Of income and
sxcess profit taxes for the fiscal year