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was with this same attitude that he
went into the last wars Mr. Leon.
ard. let me ask you, why IN some OF
that democracy that he fought and
died for In France not praetieed
and preached In the United statenf''
During the war no why" was asked
unless Of his tnegro'D disability 10
perform military duties.
Concerning tho Japanese major Mt.
tending the university; why not ask
the X. O. T. G. officials7 They could
tell you many interesting things con.
corning this young man you do not
know.
And last. but not least. the United
States is the "crucible OF the world. "
made up OF more or less hctergen.
coua mass trying 10 better their con.
dition. II behooyes US TO try to make
this better place TO live In instead
Of trying 10 stir up hatred and pref.
udicea. The quicker We NIL realize
this the better u will be for those
concerned. Yours truly.
JOHN Il. PftfM.
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The Man Who Drove Foch

Editor The Star.
would like 10 say few things
concerning the questions put forward
by Henry Leonard In an article of
December 5. Ile has asked. first.
why was Il necessary that negro
should drive Marshal Foch about
Scatter" and second. Were there
not enough ex.Soryico men TO attend
To that7'
! must say. Mr.. Leonard. II was
necessary but | do believe that "a
true "Buddic." who fought In the
trenches beside the negro In the late
war. would not let any preJudicea
enter his mind concerning comrafe
driving the marshal. The work Of
the negroes In France should over.
balance your shortsightednesa.
History will show that by force
the negro was brought here In 1909.
and during Tho civil war was re.
leased from bondage. and ntili later
was declared citizen. During all OF
that time the negro has always
fought for tho American ideals. IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-08
Proposes Letter Carriers Week"

a weary climb with bis ioadg FTgurs
on, what II means for n carrier who
has between 900. and SOC flights OF
steps 10 climb each trap.
IL has always been the policy OF
the newspapers 10 call attention OF
the public TO the condition OF the
clerks In stores. street car men, etc.
but nothing has ever been said abou,
the letter carrier.
The letter carrier II ON the sob
every day. regardless OF conditions
of traffic or weather. yea. Christmas
day Included The writer never had
a Christmas day at home in nearly
20 years OF service.
hope for the reasons abov, stated
you viii deem this Of sufficient i'm.
port TO rive Carriers Week a
boost. and may other publication
help II along. 1 thank you Yours
truly. POSTAGE DUE.
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In 1920 and the Pilgrims cIambered
thru the surf and scrambled from the
shailop to the rock and from the
rock to the shore, Francis Bacon
wrote his "Novum Organum" He
undertook to "restore or cultivate a
Just and legitimate familiarity be-
tween the mind and things"
That Is a great need OF every gen
GRAFTON. The man who can assist US
10 establish a right understanding Of
the relation OF the human mind to
external things Is In every age a
bcnefactor. Bacon did that and the
world has been wiser for many ages.
The learning Of the last 300 years
r. enriched by the great work OF
Francis Bacon. II influenced thought
not only In England but on the Con.
finent.
II came to America. own Cotton
Mather's copy Of Bacon's great work.
It belonged TO his father, Increase
Mather. before II belonged to Cotton
1t has the autographs OF both Of
tisrr-"crescent Matheri Liber" and
"cottonus Matherus." For they liked
to write their names in Latin.
Bacon was impatient Of knowledge
that yielded no fruit He was intent
upon bringing philosophy down out
of the clouds and hitching IT TO a
plow. He WAS determined TO compel
science 10 work for living. And his
Influence was immediate and lasting
There were faults enough in his
philosophy and limitations more than
enough TO supply the critics with
material for discussions for genera.
lions to come. but he established a
working system OF thought upon
which IL based much Of our modern
science.
j have very remote Interest in
discovering whether Bacon wrote
shakespeare; but should like people
who care for good English and good
sense to read few pages from thoae
good strong writings Of 400 years
ago. which you may be able TO plce
up for dime In front OF a book store
1.-The "Novum Organum" and .Ad.
vancement Of Learning"
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Editor The star;
Last Fridays issue Of The star had
a letter under the heading "Men Hog
Auto Parking spacea." signed by one
Mrs. c. II. r.. wherein she appeals 20
us men for reserved space 10
park her car. The lady certainly
has my sympathy In being com.
PEELED 10 walk ak long city blocks
with a few parcels undaS her arm,
l sincerely agree with the lady
In leaving her car at home and
hope that many others will follow
her example.
To my mind. u would be a
great deal safer on the Seattle
streets II moro than half Of the
autos we're ieft at home and shop
ping trips made on our street cans
instead. In that ease. tho shop.
ran wouldn't DO limited 10 half
an hour. but could stick around
the stores all day. They wouldn't
have 10 saik ak blocks TO get
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or more.
This is a disgrace 20 Seattle. A
visitor would carry away a very fine
impression 81 what our community
does for the orphans that are left In
our cityl There are other hours OF
the day for these tots to play music
on the streets than at night, espe.
cially when IL Is 20 cold
II this must be done to keep ther~
children from going hungry then II
IL time some other organisation took
care OF these poor tots trust this
matter VIII be taken up for thu.
naniiy's sake" A READER.
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on their way home. Carol hated
him for mis- manner Of assuming
that they two had mysterious IN.
derstanding. Without quite winkinz
he seemed 10 wink at her az
gufgled. what do you folks thiux
about this Mullins woman I'm not
strait laced. but I tell you we rof
to have decent women in our schools
u you know what ! heard7 They
say whatever she may OF done after.
wards. this Mullins dame took iva
quarts of whisky 10 the dance with
her. and got stewed before Cy dld,
Some tank. that wrenl liza, Ia. harr
Rats. I don't believe IT," Kennl
colt muttered.
lie got Carol away before Nh. was
able 10 speak.
She say Erik passing the house
late. alone. and she stared after him
longing for the lively bitterness ~
the things he would say about thu
town. KenBicott had nothing for
her but "Oh. course, ey'body likes a
juicy story, but they don't intend
To be mean"
She went up 10 bed proving to-7s4
self that the members OF the school.
board we're superior men.
IL was Tuesday afternoon before
she learned that the board had met
at ten In the morning and voted To
accept hiss Fern Mulllns regis
nation" Sam Clark telephoned the
news 20 her. Were not making
any charges. We're just letting ~.
resign. Would you like TO drop owe
10 the hotel and ask her TO vrits
the resignation. now we've accepted
III Glad / could get the board 70
put IL that way. It's thanks TO you
But can't you see that the town
will take this as proof Of the
charges?"
We're - not - making no
charges-whateverr Sam was oh
viourly finding It hard to be patient
Fern left town that evening.
Carol went with her 20 the to-
The two girls elbowed thru a silent
iip.licking crowd. Carol tried Ia
stare them down but in face Of the
impishness OF the boys and the DO
vine gaping Of the men. she was en-.
barrassed- Fern did not glance az
them Carol felt her arm tremble.
though she was fearless. listless.
Flooding. She squeezed Carols
hand. said something unintelIigible,
stumbled up into the vestibule.
Carol remembered that Mile
Bjornstam had also taken a train.
What would be the scene at the sta
ton when she herself took Departure?
She walked uptown behind two
strangcrs.
One Of them was gigsiing. -ses
that sood.looking wench that got on
here7 Tho swell kid with the small
black hat7 She's some charmeri I
was here yesterday. before my jump
to ojibway Falls. and I heard all
about her. Seems she was q teach
cr. but she certainly was . high
roiler--O bcyi--high. wide, and
fancy Her and . couple Of other
skirts bought whole case OF whisky
and went on n tear. and one night,
darned II this bunch Of cradie-rob-
beers didn't get hold Of some young
Kids. just small boys, and they all
Turn 10 Page II. Column n
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/ for instance. almost All elevator
operators and janitors before the war
were men; today the man on the lob
- the exception. Likewise. In all
types OF clerical work. we find WON.
en- have supplantcd men.
The fault lies. not with the WON.
en-. but with Seattle big employers.
WIN few exceptions. they hir
women because they can get them
Tor Few dollars. while men expect
a living wage for themselves and
family. The war Is over: let's get
back to normally and hire a man AT
mans wage 10 do a mans work.
AR Seattle Employer. Respectfully
SEATTLE Ex. SERVICE MAN
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alive. Tho $4,000 tho city council
handed over TO Mr.. Caldwell and the
$1,000 with the trimmings they will
hand over TO Mr. witt. IL only anoth.
= Item ~ waste 10 be CHARGED up 10
The now over urdcned car line.
Not until those in authority begin
20 use ~ofne common business judg.
nent cnn we hope 20 nee any relief
from the present high carfare.
Ar. Wits idea OF junking our cars
and buying new cars 20 help us get
nut Of had trade IL too expert for
the average taxpayer OF Seattle TO
see thru. When the car line IL put
on a business common sense manage
ncnt. an Stone A Webster conducted
Il. then you will see IL NEE, all rs
obligations and have a littlo spending
money left from scent fare. This
have 20 say for Mr.. Henderson: II
he can't pull himself from these tin.
horn politicians and use some Of the
street car sense that Stone a Web.
strr laugh, him. then ira time 20 Jar
him loose and hire real superinsend.
eni that is not contented TO play sec
ond fiddle
So LET us All wake up-shose who
voted for and those who voted
against tho chr line.
We have the debt upon us and n
must be paid. An this investigating.
all this IL taxpayers proposition. is
purc bunk
Now you real taxpayers wake up
and look around and see n you can't
elect some business men 20 our city
council before you have to cell your
little home 10 pay Off Stone A Web
ster. A STAR READER.
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Why Jobs Are Scarce

Editor The Star.
great deal has been said about
the unemployment sisaation in Wash.
ington state. ! have Travelled extern
.Hively and ] find while the cities are
all overcrowded that man In the
country and email town has as good
a show OF securing a job as before
the war. Are not all the mills run.
ming In Aberdeen. Everett and else.
whernR
During the war thousands OF city
girls took the places OF boys and
men, and today we find most of
these women holding their Jobs and
the young men are vainly looking
for work In their old home town.
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Chidren's Band
Editor Tho star.

Editor Tho Star.
] was walking down Second ave.
Sunday night, December 4. about s
O'clock. when I raw n group of chill.
drcn all the way from to II years
old They had formed a circle and Il
sure was a miniature band. Every
one OF the tots played different in.
struments. There were few people
standing around. could not stand
stu very long or would have frog
en-: there was a heavy fog and IL was
almost freezing my heart out for
these little ones. who may have stood
in that one position for half an hour
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MAIN STREET
The Story OF Carol Kennicott
SINCLAIR LEWIS
Copyright 1890 IInroourt. Brace Howe. Inc.


I'm do what I can for the girl per
sonally, but you know what ths
board ill., There's Reverend Zitterei
Sister Bogart about half runs his
church, 30 of course he'll take hei
nay so; and Ezra Btowbody. as q
banker he has To be ali hell for NOR
atty and purity. Might " well ad
NIT H., Carrie. I'm afraid therein bs
a majority Of the board against her
Not that any Of vs. would believe q
word Cy said. not II he swors
IL on n stack OF Bibles. but SIN
after all this gossip. Miss Mullins
wouldn't hardly be the party
10 chapcron our basketball team
when II went out OF town 20 play
other high schools. would sheg"
Perhaps not, but couldn't soms
one elsa7"
why. that's one OF the things sh,
was hired for" Sam sounded
stubborn.
do you realize that this isn't Just
a matter OF a job and hiring and
firing: that It's actually sending q
splendid girl out with beastly stair
on her. giving all the other Bogarti
In the world chance at herr That
what will happen II you dischsrg,
her"
Sam moved uncomfortabiy. looked
at his wife. scratched his head
sighed. said nothing.
Wont you fight for her on th'
board7 II you lose. won't you, anC
whoever agrees with you. make q
minority reporty"
mo reports made in n case lik,
this. Our rule II TO Just decide ths
thing and announce the final deci
sion. whether it's unanimous or not :
"RuIesi Against girls future
Dear Godi Rules OF a school. board
saml Won't you stand by Fern. anC
threaten to resign from the boart
II they try 10 discharge herr"
Rather testy, tired OF no many
sub,ieties. he complained. We'll. III
do what can. but III have 70 wal
Till the board meets"
And "f'll do what I can toreth>,
with the secret admission, 20
course you and ] know whit Ms
Bognrt is" was all Carol could rel
from Superintendent George Edwin
Mott. Ezra stowbody. the Reverend
Mr.. FILTERED or any other member OF
the school board.
Afierward she wondered whether
Mr.. FILTERED could have been referring
20 herself when he observed. There,
too much license In high places In
this town. though. and the wage,
OF sin is death--or anyway. bein
fired" The holy ieer with which
the priest said II remained In hel
mind.
She was st the hotel before eigh,
next morning. Fern longed n 10 e
school. 20 face the tittcring. but shs
was too shaky. Carol read TO hei
all day and. by r~sssuring her. con
WINGED her own self that the school
board would be just Ehe was les,
sure OF ~ that evening when. al
the motion pictures. she heard Mrs
Gougeriing exciaim 90 Mrs. How
land. "she may he 10 Innocent and
but still. n she drank a whole bottle
Of whisky Mt that dance. tho way
everybody eays she did. she may
hnvo forgotten she was 30 innocent
Hce. hec, heer' Maud Dyer. lean
ing back from her seat. put In
That's what I've said all along.
don't want 10 roast anybody. bu,
have you noticed the way she iooki
at men7'
when win they have me on the
scaffold7" Carol specuiated.
Nat Hicks stopped the Kennicott,
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Did Legion Forget Friends?

t~tae't Ahf GttFs
l am wondering II the leaders in
the American Legion belong TO the
Dist division and are amongst those
thousands of selected service drafted
men who were the most benefited by
the perfectly wonderful. unsclfish.
tireless work OF the council OF de-
Tense or are they mostly OF the Mayor
Caldwell type OF soldier. who was
born into the service with the silver
spoon OF a commission in his mouth
Amongst my scrap book clippings
of wartime remembrances are many
like this:
Seattle gave n warm.hearted fare.
well today TO f7g OF her young men
who leave late this afternoon for
Camp Lewis TO ddn the olive drnb
and shoulder a rifle ip Uncle Sans
great national army. A sumptuous
feast prepared by the Gembers OF the
National League OF Women's Service
and an elaborate entertainment pro.
gram was awaiting them. Members
OF the King County Council OF De.
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Sam clark was president OF the
School'bonrd. When Carol told him
FerhH story Sam looked sympathetic
and neighborly, and Mrs. Clark sat
Ny epothg, "oh, lint That too bad.
Nar"i was interrupted only wben
Mfh' 'iark begged Dear, aont
sp'ah so nl'tef about 'piouH people
in'res lotn OF sincere praeticing
,n''A.'ahs that are real tolerant
Like we CHAMP Perryh.'
i'H' Know UNFORTUNATELY
.'''' are enough hlnhiy peopi" IN
VI. ehuro'eH 70 keep them going.
men Safol hnd finished, Mrs
.la,k preAthed' Poor girl don't
uoup. her STORY DIT. ana sam
rufnbied. "fuh. sure. Miss Mullins
y"uhK ana reckless but everybody
ih town, except Ma Bogart. knows
"h"t ~ H. but Aiiss Mullins was
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Ii Hung
Chang

Did you ever have to grit your
teeth. in polite circles. 10 keep
from telling someone what you
thought Of him?
Did you ever stop TO think what
. comrnotion there would be In
Seattle II all persons spoke their
rest thoughts instead Of saving
Zach others
The most remarkable visitor
that ever came 10 America was
IA Hung Chang. Chinese diplo-
mat.
when he toured our country In
1886 he was - years old. my-
terious and inscrutablc. What
especially delighted and dumb
founded Americans was that IL
Hung Chang -made no bones In
talking. He said exactly what he
thought.
Introduced 10 . vuman Of pvemi-
nencc, he asked. How old are
you? do Jon quarrel with your
husband. Is your bad temper to
blame? What makes those wrin-
L. 4. --.- S--~xs
To . rich man he was apt 10
say: How much money are you
WORTH Did you get 1t by work.
Ing for II, or did some one else
earn IL for you."
This bluntness. and an uncer-
txinty ~ to whether or not he
was kidding ms. made II Hung
Chang 8 sensation when he
toured America IS years ago. He
asked his bland questions with =
chiidIike simplicity that made
them inoffensive.
You would think that . man
Of Ii Hung Chxng's bluntness
would not get very far In life
without being forcibIy sidetraeked.
Not 80. He was a financial
success personally. combining
diplomatic genius with Rockefeller
business sagacity.
A. . public character ne was
. stiil greater success. lie had
the cIairvoyant gift Of looking
far into the future. SO did John
Hay. then our secretary Of state.
Together they originated. In Sep
tember. 1899, 'the open door" pol
Icy for China
You are hearing lot about
that policy now. and troubles that
have arisen because 1t was not
lived up TO.
The Chinese at the arms linn
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on the other hand this same city
council refused an appropriation Of
$4,000 10 build municipal woodward
which would give work TO hundreds
OF unemployed men
Ma seq. ITS "A funny world. n
allus seems like them what has.
gets"
HANNAH X. MEAGHER.
Ihag n 18th ST
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
$4,000 Going Out of Town

I Editor The Star.
There's something radically wrong
with n city that viii pay one man
$4,000 for a few weeks work you
could call II that
" this money were To be spent In
Seattle u wouldn't be quito 30 bad.
but practically all OF It win be taken
out OF the city and spent elsewhere.
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people" After they get the job then
IT'S I'VE are the people and must b,
respected"
Yes, indeed. it's time the taxpavers
wake up and let these gentlemen
know We are yet the dear people and
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fcnse worked untiringly 10 rive this
contingent as rousing scnd.off M
they had all previous ones. Al the
end OF the column was an atitomobiIe
IN which citizens could throw coin 10
Dc used TO buy 'smileage books for
the men,
There are thousands OF these sol.
oiers now In the Legion. DO Won
mink they have forgotten those go.
ihg'away parties? Have they forgot.
ten the men who tried to make their
gong one little bit OF sunshine and
VINO welcomed them back with such a
rousing cheer?
There are reasons. perhaps. why
Lieutenant Governor coyle sbo,,d
not remember. and other reasons
again why Mayor Caldwell should
not remember, but there are many
many Legion men who belped TO
engineer the reception given Marshal
foch who should feel ashamed he.
cause Harold Preston and Frapls
Gates Of the King County Council Of
Defense was omitted from the invita-.
ton list. MAuDE SWEETMAN.
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Dear Folks.
can't recall the names Of all our
many childhood gamcS--thoae party
things we used TO play 70 pass lit.
Tie time away. In days when enter.
tanning art was chiefly found within
the heart
There's Button. Button.- would
say was quite exciting in its way.
"JeruHaiem" swas hard to beat--you
had 10 rush 70 get a scat. but most
OF all. ] blush TO state. liked the
game OF spin the Plate"
OF course. We couldn't play them
now--~c've nearly all forgotten how:
but one Of them. I'm here to say, We
all should start to play today. the
one We need. It's plain 10 see. Is
Quaker, Quaker. How Art Thec7''
or course. you know. do not
claim 10 know the way 10 play the
game: but I have carried In my head
the words that everybody said--'and
how's thy neighbor next TO theer'---
Il don't know. but IN 20 scer'
Now don't you think We often need
TO play that game In act and deed
When asked OF someone's veal or
WOO. we merely answer. II don't
know: but how much better II
would be. II we should add, but ri
go see"
For lots Of us have CHANGED 10
roam away from olden friends and
home. and In our trials. blues and
such. we like to feel the friendly
touch: so let our words and deeds
attest tho friendly spirit OF the
West,
lMhxn A.~
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Honesty is the best foreign policy.

itation conference arc having hard
shedding. That's because they lack
y great leader Iikc Ia Hung
Chang. Too bad. too. that II
Hung Chang Is not living 10 tell
the conference what tho rest Of
. US are only thinking.
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Why Negro Drove Foch

r-dttof me star.
! am n reader Of The star and In
a recent edition ! noticed letter
asking why a negro drove Marshal
Foch when he was In Seattle. Re
cagne he Ia an cI.soidicr and a great
one.
would like 20 ask the auostioner
he was a soldier. Then I would
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Common Sense the Need

Editor The Star:
l would like 10 shake your hand.
Mr.. Justtia-you have sounded the
right key. The mayo and the city
council have forgotten whom they are
working for. When they were beg.
ging for your vote II was the dear
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Fl those VINO are
interested dispute
whether Francis
Bacon wrote any
or all OF the plays
attributed to VIII
liam Shakespeare.
I am more inter
ested In so m o
things I am sure
he wrote.
About the time
I h Q Mayflower
rcurhaft pfyrn0ttfh
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Safety first pays ,oeH The Ca
vcnfor Of safety pas made ss.o0o.-
900.
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Messy a KING. scAo scas once the
Sosst Of millions. u nov bat q
cvuEb.
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Urgent Need
for Santa

The Community Chest IL not yet
full-uct by considerably more
than SieaOo0. That Is Scattle's
shame.
And Christmas Is coming.
Christmas. the day Of tender
uemoricx and tender associations!
Surely the people Of this city
VINO have not yet contributed
their quota for the ccmmunity's
charity work during i9.: will
~come scro~s" with . gift for the
nsrdy. In the shape Of chest do
natisn. before the holiday arrives.
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"Joiners"
Out of Breath

Nearly every possible orEanixs-
~. ehamplsning some worthy
enuss. has now been formed. with
~ possible exception Of O.
usnsy's Society for the Suppres-
- u Blind Accordion Players
Ard no sooner does . Society
Fse get functiouing than UP rises
= 8ociety-Against.
n Howe, the Kansas philsse-
uner. epuzmcnts that -secieties
Ave become - numerous that
ovea u1dertakerA vino Join every
hing. cannot attend al the meet
lngA-
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ose fhir0 that 10 sioeepine fhis
country u racsum Cleaners