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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17


/ of local buslnea. men who Inv. so
managed their AFFAIR." that they are
generally In strong por,tlon with a
minimum OF loans AT their hanks. and
awaiting the advent OF improved con.
ditiona before obilratlnr Themselves
for~exfensive loan credits hoee
tho foregoing answers fully ana dis
tinetiy tho main points raised
business In admittedly aulct here.
but just ms good and on n nrner
foundation than In most OF the re.
malDder OF the country excepting n
few favored localities. RaAttIe banks
are In excellent shan. 10 prop.rfy
care for the credit end OF the busi.
ness revival that We ali hope will
materiallze within the coming wear,
will tell my friend the Ringrnnstcr
something that may rurpriEe him
and at the same time lend weight
to my statement that burinosn houses
In their policy OF marking time
untll they cnn get their beartnRu. are
using but little money. What / be.
iieve IN the largest business enter.
prise IN this city II not using one
cent Of borrowed money. nltho they
are generally using n million dollars
II their bank credit. ana could get
II today. This. 20 a moro or less sx.
tent In true OF the majority OF sub
atantlai business houses OF the city.
Our friend has probably listened
too intsntly 10 the wnli Of som. one
whose financial stnfement could not
iushfy credit and usually those with
tho worst showing make tho most
noise about unfair treatment Not
long ago such an individual opened
an account here. soon after asking
Tor loan. which was declined. IL
seems he had been refused credit at
MS previous banking connection. a.
was natural for the concerns finan.
ciai statement was exceedingly bad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

1oere b . reason why The star
49, h circulation la Seattle by
Mooo = day--a good reason. sew
- - them. In fact
- u these good reasons IL
uDuo efficiency. Tho Star carries
GDsehe vital news and often has u
90
Foe Instance. The Star on Sat-
uEony. December 3. exclusively
cunoaneed that an agreement had
- reached among the United
oDtoea. Great Britain and Japan
- scrap the AnsioJapanese al
unnce and substitute . Horsepower
E0111Ie agreement, TO include
ytoncs.
Hews u tire agreement wss
Guug1od In detail. and In addition
= - stated that the powers If.
1>o1 would observe . breathing
49, before declaring = state Of
Uns against any member Of tie
on1em1e.
01hes Seattle newspspen did
- even hint at the possibility
efseeA m agreement existing up-
lus0As following day--and did NOT
ofm1g They were -scooped.' BY
DE1n3iag these facts In fan. for
nrne1y . week.
lnes then the arms eonfereoes
= Desnary seasieu has adopted the
Hnpfl5e Agreement essetiy - cut
- md The Stars big page one
ue<oD forecast Of December has
- esmp,eteiy verified.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

The u. =. supreme court de-
elder that . ssrtke h - lawful In
strument In . lawful economic
struggle OF compesition between
employer and employees and that
picketinx b proper and Justifiable
provided that u carries no feature
Of violence % Intimidation
The decision 10 In the case Of
the strike nj the American Steel
Foundries plant. ut Granite City.
H. and has some Of the aspects
Of . tremendous precedent Big
things Win surely happen ~ the
Z. $. supreme eourt forms . habit
Of deciding against the gentlemen
who furnish us our steel. st their
own price,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17
LET PEOPLE DECIDE

Whether the city shall abandon its policy of making the
riders all street railway COSTS contemplated in the five
centae ordinance that before for action Monday
big important question 1t decidedly not for
Judgment in the council chamber ought not to Monday
for at least two
ID The ordinance has not been carefully enough drawn
% The step has not received the popular discussion to which
it is entitled.
obviously the political subterfuge designed to
cloud the hreeen which the people vote
the spring. and designed further to help the of certain
piring politicians.
There is just fair method of procedure That for the
council if it feels fivecen fare solution of the towns
needs to submit the question referendum at the spring cleo
ton The people just much entitled the highly
important question of how the system to be paid for they
whether the city should take in the first place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

WAS about 70
travel. and !
went 20 tn e m
that cell Tickets
and bought a
ket and a
10 " err ert h.
And the Number
OF the ID ert b
was Eight In Car
zst. And when
the day arrived !
b ed I h e
Train and found
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

1nsve are 80 A>af - h>ef cattle
- fhe Tinted states fof1v for each
~ taha btsarts. compared usih IS
~ roo sshsbsfanfs ~ 1910 aad IS
~ 40 isho bifsrss IN 1900. --James
=. Lsoch. president BenHsnosor
C0Snfv. VT. Farm Dairy assocsa-
1oen, before senate finance commit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17
AGeHerE1om>
.AVR1DGE WANN

Postmaster. Seattle;
Dear Sir You Christmas mailing p ID @
heard times
before best TO mail stuff AZ you
suggest.
done could but that not
good misty
cousins hard To figure IN advance
Along awful truth begins 10 burnt;
the things she has 10 get
all hundred gnks stuff tho
In getting IN awful stsw;
10 to shall for Uncle
Jm7 and then father
what OF hn7-
frankly II don't
a the Christmas buck
without fight by saving off from night
20
while takes long 10 get start
Jobs time before it's
bet your life we
mail fast
@~ulsspssMa'sv =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

LAoss 20 jofn leather bsftfng for
machinery are made IRON sturgeon
ekinn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

Daddy. Boldrs Bufterhorns Ge Do
iicious.-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

en- only one.
Buf stia am one.
! cannot do cDcryfhinr.
but atm can do something.
And 6ecause cannot do everything
I TOLL not refusc to do the soDtc-
thing
That can do.
--EdU1yd Epcrett Hale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

A cenftsf way ten yep 70 take
core Of your f>efh and hope you
dop'E
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

Eo1rod1vs they sue for divorce
80 the custody OF the reputation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

Lord Carson says he nerer has and nepcr ,vil
smoke cigar. Notc he is ready for Christmas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

BAKE Rufh needs big salary
oecouse Of the nigh price Of finea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17
Greater
Than Justice

The Star believes Ia -lustice."
but herr Is something greater than
-justice-:
We WERE driving home frvm .
friends house, On. vito % =
physician told rs the ether night
Tho children wers aslo~p In the
rear Of our epeioscd ear. A. 10
turned . corner We saw . roadster
speeding down hill toward NJ and
swrsving from side to side 81 ~
street. IL crashed Into the r-ar
Of our chr, wrecking L. The ehil-
drcn mirscuIouxty escaped injury.
People rushed ous II their homes
to offer help.
Tho man Il drunk sne Of
thrn told ms. pointing to the
guilty driver.
Tile doctor. searching for proof.
found . ehildrs rusty shoe In tho
rcsdster's body. The merit day he
went 70 the mans home. found
him sober and pcnitsnt and his
wife almost sick from worry. She
saw pail for her husband and The
street for herself and children
Can you help me pay for ~
pairs to my carr the doctor
asked. e
I'D like to- the man replied.
but N ! do III have 10 stop pay
ments on this And he indicated
his modest but clean little home.
-You don't owe me anything
the doctor told him. and left. The
Doctor couldn't see the sense Of
punishing the wife and children
The Louisiana couple rarytod at
1000 feet In an airpians oams to
earth quicker than most couplea
Opporfunitv doesn't knock
around sosih other ksock~Ya
They call them 9sack doctors
because they are all BIZ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

F1ws vsav oorss esd rIvss us1v
90. but fheyH be called "fl,snS-
forever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

when you contemplate an ocean
vgynge, do you think Of the pos
49, dangerf You do. quite fro
Gneufly.
And 10 you occasionally take
out m additional accident insur.
aaes policy? Quite frequently
20 ID.
Yet the chances Of death by &C
etDeus ut sea, according to steam
ooot inspection service figures re-
1eased By the census bureau to-
~. are Just one In 5.095,404.
Probably journeying by water
- > passenger on an ocean. lake
- even excursion, steamship, Is
noout the safest occupation In the
world. Last year . grand total Of
- passengers lost their lives In
Gteaspship accidents Of one kind
and another.
During the same period e5i per-
oens were killed or injured In So
oftle. Up to December 10 Of this
yeur 75z automobile casualties has
ZEN SesttIe's record.
And during the past year over
1o,eeo human beings have been
kfIled In this country alone by
steam and electric trains mt rail
rosd grade crossings.
That Is almost like war; you
~. You're right, 1t il.
The other day an auto bus CON
taining Is girl students Of tho
Red Bluff. Cal. high school was
struck By Southern Pacific
train and IL out Of the IA were
Killed outright and two died few
days later.
50 common has this particular
sest Of horror become that many
pdpers gave II only . paragraph
IN small type.
Yet We have known people TO
quail ut the thought Of the hax-
ards Of the seal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

The Louisiana couple s.aryted at
1000 feet IN an asrpian. cave to
earth quicker than most coupiea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

Opporfanitv doesn't knock
around tczth other knockers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

Cheer ppi ONLY 500 mars veays
spsI ssst.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

They call them 3sack doctors
because they are all bHi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

II Christmas does bring peace in Ireldr
George 1cW claim, he is Santa Claus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

DR.. KatSoffs book, "Hoio to Hold a II
says briefly, use both arms"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

When man hires stupid stenogrdpht
in for bad spell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-17

Is the japanese sandman throwing d,.s
diplomats eyes?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28

decency. The moral swamps have
been drained. The baseball fields, the
Y. M. c. A., the city clubs receive now
much that once went into darkened
loafng halls of the small town saloon.
Where local option formerly pre-
vailed it is easier now for the authori-
ties to prevent liquor from coming in,
and for the young man unframed to
the thirst for booze and the methods
of getting it the way to become vii
lage drunkard is not open.
To the small town and the country
half of the United States-Prohibi-
ton is a social blessing almost be-
yond estimate. What has been gained
by Prohibition in the city has been
doubly gained in the country and
without the city's failures. Because
of Prohibition homes are happier, girls
are safer, men are healthier and the
small town is better place to live in.
There the law-abiding elements of
the population are in closer contact
with the towns life. They not only
support the law, but the law supports
them. There Prohibition counts the
most-The Chicago News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
WHERE PROHIBITION COUNTS MOST

Where does Prohibition count? In
many a city man the question arouses
only cynical amusement. Indeed,
many city man points with salts
fed smile to scandals and violations
OF the law, to booze running and
graft, to gang operations against the
Constitution of the United States, to
all the ruck and debris of disorder
lying like patch of segregated an
archy,and cynically answers: That
is where Prohibition counts" And
since the sympathies of many city
men are in tune with this particular
kind of law violation, they emphasize
the Prohibition disorders and predict
general failure OF the law, whereas
such prophecy is not justified
Myopia in regard TO social condi-
tons is not an uncommon defect OF
the jewellers in cities. The city man
is too likely to consider local Prohibit
ton successes and failures as typical
OF the entire national problem. In
that he is mistaken.
In the thousands OF country towns
Prohibition has brought a new age OF
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Crowds = II Lincoln Could See Them Now

In teegphng the the parade and ceemonaS OF Gov
Inauguration his paper correspondent for the
Chicago Herald and Examiner this paragraph: Never had
people gathered without spectacular
ebriate there far reached gentle
bum
How different from the crowds Lincoln used see in his home
city
In 1853 the Rev. Jas Smith d d., address in Spring
which included Abraham Lincoln
speaker the following description OF crowds in Springfield
public that day What revolving sights presented
You pass along the presently
reeng side the pavement
little farther YOU find another stretched
gutter third waowing in the mud the highway
Wonder fourth leaning against wall; and there another
swearing disappearing officers justice conducting
OF the bottle
What would Lincoln OF that class of EDITORS politicians
and ofcehode which would destroy the laws that wrought the
transformation wherever crowds gather this age
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28

mating the widespread revelry OF un-
leashed bibulous Americans had been
led to expect.
There was a good deal OF dancing
but at midnight sharp the orchestra
stopped and folks went to bed dis
gracefully sober.
Quiet at Race Track, Too
Then | was told | would find the
American colony at the race track. |
journeyed thither of an afternoon and
found a crowd of perhaps 10000 per-
sons betting to their hearts content
and several hundred dancing between
races. There were possibly 100
Americans either in the grand stand
or on the veranda of the club house.
/ finally concluded the rum colony
is myth. American travel to Cuba
has fallen off tremendously. The
American hotels, which can accom-
modate several hundred persons at
once, were jammed last winter, but
have more rooms than guests this
season.--The Chicago Daily Tribune.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Even Vets Admit Closing Saloons an Improvement

After year Constitutional Prohibition. few persons
be found who would favor licensed saloons Even the
newspapers admit that the elimination OF the saloon
good thing Even the wettest politicians bold enough
eopenng liquor saloons The point overlooked by
that the closing saloons OF the results of ohi
Prohibition would still be open Prac
cay all who OF beer and and other
programs the the
dry The person who that Prohibition failure but
keeping the saloons that
the saloons would be open but for Prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Moonshine and Police Numbering

Chicago crook murdered policeman The entire police
ordered efforts apprehend
They him This the explanation OF his crime Il
OF moonshine
The prompt capture and punishment of police will
help develop respect for the officers ohe law Equally and
energetic action against moonsne merchants will
protect the lives OF police officers.
Perhaps the failure OF policeman interfere with
sinner the indirect OF the death OF brother police
Moonshne dangerous police and to citizens The best thing
the police do Tor citizens or their keep their
beats Tree from that murdeer-naking rnoonshiners
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
STATE HOSPITAL MANA
GER FOR ABB S OIL T E
PROHIBITION

The following is from M. c.
Hawley, M. D., managing off,
Ger Watertown State Hospital,
East Moline, Illinois:
Replying to your letter OF
January S, 1921, asking for my
observations in regard to tho
benefits of Prohibition, will
say that am unable to give
you any definite conclusion. l
rather think it is a little too
early to quote figures. 1t will
take time to show the benefi-
cial results in cases we have to
care for in an institution for
mental diseases.
my belief is, as has been in
the past, that Prohibition will
prove a decided factor In less
ening the amount of cases OF
insanity In which alcohol was
either directly or indirectly a
contributing factor.
1.-THE decrease in cases which
are directly due to alcoholism
will probably be the first ones
we observe falling off and I
believe I can say that this is
already noticed.
aside from this observation
in regard to patients, may say
that the employee body is much
better off without liquor. We
do not have near the trouble
with our employees as we did
formerly. ! would not have a
return of licensed liquor sa-
looms If l could do anything to
prevent it. | can not see how
anyone who comes in contact
at all with individuals that have
been wrecked by alcohol can
possibly wish for anything ex-
cept absolute Prohibition"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Billion Saved
by Prohibition
First Dry Year
Whisky Decrease, 84,060,432 Gallons !;
Alcohol, 48,441, 736 Gallons; Beer,
5i,s86,0eo Barrels

Wayne B. Wheeler, national attor-
ney for the Anti-Saloon League es-
Inmates that billion dollars is the
extent of dry law savings during the
first year. In recent statement he
said:
"The following are the constmp-
ton figures for 1917, wet, and 1920
under National Prohibition:
Wet, 1917
whisky, 8o,64l ,oS5 gallons; alco-
hol. 7l,08l,l21 gallons; fermented liq-
uors, 60,S17,37S barrels (thirty-one
gallons each).
Dry, 1920
whisky (including rum and gin)
5,58l.553 gallons; alcohol, 22,639, 1855
gallons; beer. 9,231, $50 barrels.
This shows a decrease OF $4,000, 432
gallons OF whisky. 48,44l,736 gallons
of alcohol, and 5l,5S6,009 barrels OF
beer of thirty-one gallons each, or a
total in gallons OF l.599, 1000
Granting many million gallons oil
alcoholic beverages have been made
and consumed illegally conservative
estimate shows that the people of the
United States have saved over ST ,0O0,-
00o,000 in money previously spent for
beverage intoxcants.'
Relative to future enforcement Mr..
Wheeler called attention to the
method OF enforcement most effective
under present conditions. He said:
"Therc is way provided i'll the
Nolstead Act to relieve the congestion
of liquor cases in the Federal courts,
which is causing comment at this
time. This relief is found in Sec
tons p to "a of the Volstead Act,
which provide for a temporary in
junction on presentation of an aft
dayit to the court that liquor IS lille
gally sold or made.
so Enjoined in a Day
"The violation of the order, tenn
porary or permanent, subjects the
liquor dealer to fine of $500 to $1,000
and from three months to twelve
months in Jail"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
New Apportionment
Changes Few States
Power in Congress
Smaller Advantage to Vets Than
They Hoped to Gain

They Hoped to Gain
Under the plan OF apportionment
adopted January 70 by the L. s.
House of Representatives. eleven
states lose and eight states gain Rep
resentativcs while in twenty-nine
states, including Illinois, there will be
no change. The states losing Represen-
tatives are chiefly in the west and in
the south. In the states gaining, in
creased representation will come
chiefly from the large cities. One OF
the factors that decided the vets to
make big fight for wet Congress
in 1922 was the fact that the reap
portionment OF Congress would re-
suit in fewer Representatives from
the rural dry territory and more
Representatives from the city wet
territory.
Missouri loses two members and ln-
diana, Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky. Lou
isana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska,
Rhode Island and Vermont one eacn.
California gains three. Michigan
and Ohio two each, and Connecticut,
New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas
and Washington one each.
Under this new apportionment the
large cities OF the east. chiefly New
FORK, and the city OF Chicago, will
be given no greater proportionate
strength in Congress. Had the total
membership been increased instead
of the ratio changed greater adj
vantage would probably have been
gained by the vets. The new ratio
will be 242,267 population for each
Representative. The present ratio is
$4,000 to one.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Federal Enforcement Discredt to Local Officials

1t the duty OF and local officials enforce Prohbi
ton laws. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS PROPERLY
ACT ONLY WHEN AND WHERE LOCAL AND STATE
OFFICIALS FAIL In places of the weakness
state laws the extraordinary strength of the awess liquor
the stronger and greater
of the Federal called without
the local officials But there lew such places in Illinois
The Illinois Prohibition act powers under
the Federal enforcement act give local officials in this adequate
enforce the law. When Federal agents
local officials assuming Office accepted responsibility and pay
work they either unable unwilling do That will be
when such officials seek Unemployment by the
people It the election.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28

TON Prohibition has saved FOR THE POLICE they will have
plenty time take effective action against liquor lawessness
the territory which they Then the result
OF local police activity still will be saved for the police
department by the further suppression of the of drunken
and other things demanding police attention Prohibition is
poicetmetaker but the greatest police the his
OF American police work Every police paralysis
the matter of the Eighteenth Amendment poor but lack
of time" is the poorest of the lot
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
DRUNK A CURIOSITY
Granville Echo)

couple drove through the OF Granville last Friday and
much attention travelling them
ul something anguid
old dishrag The small old Mccoy
and turned Hopkins the pooc getting the
caused Quite crowd of school children following thinking
show, all along Hopkins
what much excitement.
this community,
ordinary
may the exhibition OF this kind years to
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
81 Know Where You Can Get a Pint"

Good I'll give your and address to the grand jury.
You testify? Well there unrepeaed the
books containing certain provisions about shielding vioato of
Then there the law Withholding knowledge
OF evidence OF crime Also the penalty applicable
after the who helps criminal evade the law. In view
your ndposion give information the officials although
you give it freely say boastngy citizens 1T BECOMES
MY DUTY AS CITIZEN give your and address to the
proper authorities Thank YOU
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Crime in Big Cities

When dry under local option the local criminal class
moved saloon Saloons environment
favorable criminals and of officials controlled by the saloon
When the nation dry these migratory crime birds
few around circles the while and then focked
large cities The lowest classes sought places where Po
bton enforcement the lowest level Cities like Chicago be-
the concentration of the crooks of the American CONT
And yea year murders in Chicago reduced
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-01-28
Who Picks the Juries?

Sometimes ures deliberately defeat Prohibition enforcement.
Sometimes deliberately selected for that purpose If only
the sympahzers put the jury lottery box
it likely that the of citizens loyal to the Eighteenth
Amendment will be drawn for jury If jue permit
don anarchy exist relative liquor your community
the effect the Perhaps you will find that
conspicuous county supervisor protecting booze criminals by
putting only in the box