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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Have Children a Duty?

/ love of our country In our hearts.
we want this 10 be the best ever we
must live good. pure lives.
All parents want their children 10
be good. strong and noble men and
women: they can't help what they
did in their youth now. but the par
ents of tomorrow can help what they
are today,
Now you men and women who 40
out to lecture. forget the parents.
but fling II at the Kids good and plen.
ty: you can't miss II. Teach them to
get all the education that they can
and learn trade IL possible. but
anyway, get busy!
Marry young, and ut least raise
family OF three, provided they are
healthy and all o. X. One young
man said TO his mother. II don't
want to get married and have TO
keep wife. ! can have all the
wives that | want without the ex.
pensc OF keeping them; all the girls
are bad"
Are they7 How about the boys?
tell you. II is high time for some
one to get after the boys and girls.
Our country is at stake. We want
a generation OF grit and backbone
When you blame the parents. you
uphold the children. or at least they
take II SO. ! tell you II is no fun
having the kids come home and raks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

destroyed 20 acres and ieft nothing.
Just so Is II with the present day
immigrant. Jap or white. and as the
panic In 1907 proved. has been 80
since our free land IL gone. But
what will you do about IL, Closing
our ports against immigration win
do no good as long as they can
come 20 Mexico or Canada, ana n
would take an enormous army OF
officials 10 keep them out. The
only way IL TO make II unpruftabr
to stay here.
Since our FREQ Land r. gone we
get a class of immigrants that care
nothing for America. but want the
American dollar. as the panic OF
1907 proved. But how7 They will.
and can. underworld tho American
because they are satisfied TO live
as they lived IN their own country.
The only way IL TO make them pay
a protection tar amounting approx.
ifnately to the difference OF their
earnings In their own country and
this. They were the cause Of the
trouble In West Virginia and they
are at the bottom Of all OF our labor
troubles and misery.
f. u. ALBRIGHT,
Ga Icnora st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
What About the Bureau of
Inspection

ports as are required by the bureau
Of supervision and inspection.
Such law is preposterous and de.
feats the objects and purposes OF
local seifgovernments and substi.
tutes for the interests and concerns
OF citizens In their affairs OF local
government the acts and standa ris
Of duty Of "a bureau armed with n
too powerful discretion In purely To-
cal Affairs.
No local check In fiscal affairs.
Citizens with interest In city affairs
are relcgated To bureau at the
state capital for information that for
purposes OF efficiency and honest
administration should. thru frequent.
ly published reports, be made avail.
able at least once a month.
Particularly as to public utilities is
this important In view OF the opera.
tion OF utilities in private hands, a
competition. possibly unfriendly, is
stimulated and the municipality
owned concern Is handicapped oe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

The trouble with my good LAWYER.
dentist friend IL that ne IL AWAY.
rnthcr general In his chargcs--one Of
The things he fails TO furnish to the
public is hill OF Particular" He
insimates that he has the goods ON
Ole Hanson. whose Intimate friend
and great admircr he was until Ole
couldn't ssee his way clear 70 ab.
dictate HIS function as mayor OF seat.
tie to the good doctor. He falls 10
tell the expcctant and anxious pub.
lie what tho goods" consist OF. You
know. doctor. the truth is an Also.
lutte defense 70 any libel in this STATE
even tho II Is inspired by malice and
hatred. II you had anything on G.
ID. Fitzgerald. why didn't you tell n
TO the public last March when Coun.
Gilman Fitzgerald was n candidate
for public office. and al least two
newspapers In Seattle would have
given you all the space that you
wanted TO give publicity 20 any
charges you might have made.
Your slam at Councilman TindaII
and Drake requires no answer--thcre
are $4,000 veterans In this city who
know both OF them and are ready
to defend any charges that you may
make against them any time you are
ready 10 make them.
As TO Councilman Bob Hesketh, he
has been n candidate for office only
four times. but my dear doctor. he
has been elected four times.
The good doctor must therefore
recognize that his complaints come
In either too early or too late and
are too Indefinite and uncertain.
Councilman II. n. Thomson and
Mayor Hugh NJ. Caldwell are. Of
course, to be congratulated" tD
upon having acquired goodwill OF
my duo professional friend.
PHILIP TwoRoGER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

Editor The Star:
This law passed in 1909 and
amended in 1911 and subsequently as
TO matters not OF interest in this dis
cussion exercises a weighty and mo.
mentous power over all puble OF.
fees of the state, including every
state office and every state educa-
tional. benevolent, penal and re-
formatory institution. public institu-
ton and every public account OF the
same class"
In fact II has full power OF super
vision over every public office in the
state. All such offices are account
able to that bureau. which II an ad.
junct TO the state auditors office, and
no reports from any such public az
flee are made or published except as
required by the said bureau. This
law is fortified--at least as 10 OF.
ficcrs OF cities OF the third CLASSIFY
"a law governing that class OF cities
TO the effect that clerks and trcasur-
lers OF such cities shall make such &c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
rs. A. r. AGNEw.
Ten Doses of Psychology for $40

OF these small cyclists. one might
well believe their strength hunger.
bitten. We think that they should
read the book OF job and begin
anew.
What Is this mite the crotist calls
his God-thls tiny iifecrumh. fire
begotten. waterborn. alr.fcd. earth
clad. OF which we know neither the
beginning nor the endg- Even the
plant II not altogether wcancd from
the great sun-whirl---lt In stan drink.
Ing In those mighty tides OF fire.
and man Is a pigmy In conscious.
ness beside tho worldsouL II IN no
sin 20 know ones SELF but who Is
he that has reached the naked
reality OF his own innermost self
Certainly not thcy who boast Of a
eosmic consciousness. and declare
the little selfmade god the one su.
prome reality. Tie that knows does
not tell. and he that tells does not
know" The souls highest art IN
the di-crrnment Of those grains Of
truth which are sown broadcast with
the seeds OF error.
w. II. SCOTT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
One DEAD,
z HURT IN
COLLISION
Blacksmith Killed, Father
and Babe Hurt; Coroner
Probes Wreck

An Investigation IL being made
Monday by the coroner into the
death OF A. A. Skidiski. 81. black
smith. sT5s Earl ave. who was
killed In collision between an
auto and a truck at Greenwood
ave. and Esd 81. Saturday night.
Eugene la Bon. s.yearold son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ia Bon. OF First ave.
n. w. and iisth St. was seriously
injured and Is suffering from con
enssion OF the brain. Joseph la
I'm. father Of the boy. who sus
tabled a broken arm and internal
injuries. was taken TO Lakeside hos
pitai~
A. NB. Martin. SIT W. ss,h ST.
driver OF the truck. told police the
auto came from behind. hit the back
end Of his truck. skiddcd and rolled
over twice. and three persons were
caught beneath the wrcckagc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Some More Letters
From Star Readers
The Alien and the Jobs

mustard.
bid our citizens fall at Chateau
Thlerry. In Franco'
Did they fail In the Fhilippinesf
So say 10 the employers-gtve
your fellow -countrymen a chanee'
These dark skinned follows do not
like YOU. no matter how much they
fawn when you arc around. They
would knife you. my brother. could
they get away with II. so say. give
your fellow countrymen chance. II
they fail you. &, will be - first time
In the history OF our land that they
ever did.
with best wishes TO The Star. re
main, your truly, II. G. X
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

f<oikof Inc star
Having been out Of town during
the weekend ! did not get 4 chance
TO see Saturdays Star and read the
weekly outburst" Of my dual pro-
fessionai friend. DIR. T.. J. Brown. in
answer to my letter OF August 18th.
The good doctor starts out by re-
ferrine to me a. an "oracle." Accord.
ing 10 the latest definition Of
oracle" 1t Is ''one who can forecast
the happenings Of future events" In
that sense I must plead guilty to the
charge. because ever since the dim
and distant past when my friend DIR.
Brown began running for office.
first as a socialist. then some years
as democrat. and other years nom
partisan. and others years both as a
democrat in the fall and a nom
partisan in spring, have always
prophesied his defeat on election day
and never as yet missed my guess.
I even informed ohe good doctor last
fall. when he was running for prose-
cutting attorney on the democratic
ticket, that he would be poor
third In the race. and the intelligent
voters Of King county verified the
correctness Of my Judgment.
In part OF his outburst. the good
doctor uses these words. II did not
abuse Mr.. GIN In 1918 or at any
other time" There is. OF course, a
difference OF opinion among men as
to what constitutes abuse. ana
i am glad TO see the good
doctor does not consider the language
used by him from the public plat.
form since he commenced running
for office. some time during the lat.
ter part OF the 10Th century. abuse.
Possibly the several score OF those
who have been his opponents In his
numerous candidates. may disagree
with him as 70 the meaning OF the
term 'abusc."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

casionai reports. without details as
to contracts and expenditures. i'm.
pose no sufficient checks upon Of
ficiais. Instead OF stimulating an in
tercst In local affairs by frequent
publicity OF receipts and expendi-
lures. citizens are lullcd into indif.
ference. Much depends. for instance,
on the observance OF such laws as re.
auirc contrncts for the construction
OF public works and expenditures in.
volvlng laying out Of sums OF $500
or more. publishing OF bids to avoid
and defeat collusive bids.
The law IL too comprehensive TO
he described in the limits OF this let
ter. and is growing TO be expensive
In its administration.
The scope OF It's operation thruout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

Editor The Star:
Allow me. an American by birth. TO
try 20 present this alien question in
another light
In the first place. when danger
threatens our nation, who is the first
to answer the cali3 Surely not an
alien. We saw enough In the last
war. Cry the way. lost brother
in France and l myself served Old
Glory in foreign ciimesl
Now. about the city Jobs. The con.
tractors say in some cases the clti.
gems are not competent 20 deliver the
goods. Is not an American manly
enough and game enough 10 duitf
You bet he Is, II he cannot cut the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12


Business must be good; there Is
an almost unbroken succession OF
psychology experts" entering and
leaving Seattle These all tell you
that poverty and disease IN a de.
fusion. II looks that way whom We
spend some thousands OF dollars
with psychic mystery monEcrs in
this city alone every year. Almost
any brand OF psychology should be
more effective rs an antidote for
poverty 'hants" than the rabbits
foot. all brands are not equally good
for the soul. but who gets the
money! There IL no question as to
the powers OF the psychic viii: there
Il. however. grave question as 20
the proper use OF that will. fnfinity
Is a big word. yet some OF these
people talk braveiy about the In
finite wlil--the God within: there
Is no other God save only the God
within me- How many worlds does
this God" command-how many
move?
There Is no witness In the heavens
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

the state Is too large TO be efficient
and lacking tho incentive Of local In
tcrcst and initiative IL falls short and
leaves much to he desired.
The need OF inspection and super.
vision Is important and should oper.
ate. IL at all locally. by imposing
such duties upon some appropriate
office like the county attorney or
county auditor which in competent
hands would effect wholesome re-
straint. especially were the super.
vision taken up at intervals OF three
months by way OF public hearings
In a measure rcviving town meet
ings. so often and so fervently in
vokcd 10 boost democracy.
Respectfully.
l.. A. VINCENT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
LEAGUE URGES
U. S. AGREEMENT
Wishes Matters Settled
With Allies
ny HENRY WOOD

GENEVA. Sept. ie.-Dr. yelling
ton Koo. on behalf OF the league OF
nations today addressed formal
note 10 the allies stating that. while
the recent United states note on the
subject OF mandates marked progress
IN. the matter. II was stili unsettled
Ht urged that the allies and the
United States complete their agree
mcnt Immediately and enable the
league council TO issue its mandates
before the assembly adjourned.
The note was sent TO England.
France. Japan and Italy individu-
ally
Chile and Bolivia agreed today that
their dispute over revision OF their
1904 treaty shall be laid before the
assembly OF the league OF nations on
Thursday for final decision.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Second Still Found
on Profanity Hill

The second stiii to be discovered
on Profanity Hiil. opposite the coun-
IS jail. In one week was seized late
Saturday night. when two barrels
Of prune mash and the eogallon
xtiIl were found at IT'S Alder St. by
deputies from the sheriffs office.
The owner OF the moonshine prepar.
atoms has not been found.
c. Okla. first mconshincr on the
hill to BE- discovered. was given .
ao-day sentence and fined 500 late
last week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Man Badly Hurt in
Fi1ht; Two Arrested

George Edwards. 81. Is In city hos
pital. his skull fractured. the result
Of . fight Sunday night IN a soft
drink place at sos Eighth ave-
Dora Hendrickson and J. w. Pratt
are held by police as Edwards an.
sailants- Edwards was injured. 20.
lice allese. after an argument by
Pratt who threw him out In the
street and attacked him as he lay
there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Mine So Carloads
of Coal in Week

More than So carloads Of coal
were produced by King county
mines Of the Pacific Coast Coal Co.
during the third week Of operation
under open shop. according 10 a re-
port of the operators. Each week
since the mines opened after. the
strike OF union miners has seen an
Increased output. the operators
claim.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

The first teachers institute Of
the school year, held Saturday In
the Moore theatre. was attended by
more than 1900 Of seattle's instruc-
tor1-
Miss Nina o. Buchanan made .
report on her trip 10 Honolulu to
attend the Pan-Pacific Educational
conference. Supt. OF Schools Frank
b. Cooper outlined to the assembled
pedagogues his program for the
school year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

Editor The Star:
I have read In your paper where
there are 5000 children without
clothing and proper food, We have
been trying TO find a child 10 adopt
and would gladly give a child. eth
err boy or Girl about the age OF Z
10 10. n good home and love and
care for them az our own our
own are all married and gone 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

are dirt under their feet.
IL one tries TO tell them their duty.
they say ITS not my fault that
am here"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Couple Would Adopt Child

homes OF their own. 10 we would
love 60 have one for company and
TO care for. Let US hear from you
at once II we can adopt one OF
those children.
Mrs. A. T. AGSEw,
Kingston. Wash.
Anybody having a child 10 be
placed In home r. invited to
communicate with the writer OF the
above letter. Editor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

Iono because they are not having
enough done for them. and that we
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

RIDGEFTELD. wasn.--Mrs. Ber.
nard Dolan seriously hurt In motor.
cycle accident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

TIMBER, Ore.--Sawmill OF J. A.
Trouty Timber Co. destroyed by fire.
Loss. si25, 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12

For French Pastry look up Boldt's
advertisement.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-11
Money Values.

THERE 100000 out of employment in the
United States. One in six of the workers OF
Great Britain jobiess. Only $1,000 are idle in
France and but $1,000 in Germany. This seems re-
markable and yet may be quite in accord with ma
tional conditions. The United States and Great
Britain the only countries of the bellgerents
who have succeeded in balancing their budgets.
making income equal expense. The American dol
lar is the monetary standard of value. Least de-
preeiated of the others is the British pound.
France has nearly balanced her budget, but is
producing on greatly deprecated money basis.
The franc is worth but a.. Her export trade is
largely non-competitive and she has had large
surplus of coal to SELL Her balance of trade is
favorable. Cermsny's money is almost worthless.
But she is producing on that basis and under
sell all other countries in competitive markets.
The United States produces the basis of the
highest money value and so at the highest cost.
Other countries can afford to buy here only what
they must and this is largely foods and or
sem-raw materials. That percentage of production
which is exports and affords full employment is dis
appearing in that part which employs the most
labor. Great Britain, who depends so largely upon
exports, is producing at somewhat similar high
cost, and cannot meet competitive prices. Both
these countries have extended credit where credit
has lack of substance almost to the limit
The remedy would seem to rest in stabilizng ex-
change. This would mean a world concert of fnan-
cal powers forces to in some way control ex-
change values, if not monetary issues. The Ger
man mark must value. This hardly
come until Germany stops issuing 2,ooo,oooooo a
week and balances her budget. Probably she could
be compelled to do both Certainly if she does not
the German people must pay the penalty in con-
firmed lower standard of living, lack of all COM
forts and a gradual descent to a living condition
akin to slavery. Cheap goods make cheap men," "
so does cheap money, which cheap goods are
based.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-11
A. W. POTTER.
Sees Klan Attacking Liberty

To the Editor, The Washington Herald;
A letter appeared in the open
Court" asked why the "Ku Klux
klan" should not be approved by
everyone. and defends that organI-
zation as one which has always
stood for Law and order" MAY !
answer that 1T Is JUST BECAUSE
THE SAID KHAN DID NOT Do so
that il is disapproved Of by every
right-minded person.
Even IL its actiyities had been
solely beneficial to the community
at large Ia question which / will
not raise). its methods of violence,
carried out under masks. should be
prohibited. and are blamable. in
some degree, like lynchinE is blam-
able. Brute force is never Justice
law and order; il ever is Injustice
and disorder. and begets these fur
ther. regularly.
There are better means to settle
things than the war-like spirit
which unsettles everything-as we
now see throughout our world in
consequence of war. People have
not yet come to distinguish between
LIBERTY and LICENSE. They
want, for instance, the liberty to
drink themselves to death. poison.
ing families and neighbors, not "a
speak OF themselves. But this {.
license. the license of evil. They
want the liberty of breaking the
law in the name of the law. This
is license. They want the liberty
of doing evil so that good may
come. This is license. out OF Ii
cense further evils come-whicn
kills true liberty.
Sincerely,
"A Woman who Feels"
FRENCH BORN.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-11

sessed of 100000 a man Of means,
a rich man. But have you ever
thought that IL Adam had lived
until the present time and had laid
aside 100000 each year. his fortune
would today. withLGI interest. be
less than that possessed by some
individuals.
This Is the age Of falling away"
II is the age Of higher criticism and
dearth in power in preaching. an
age when ministers are sugar-coat-
ing all the hard things which are
displessing 10 the worldly church.
Then the millennium. The Bible
tells us this. / do not understand
it, The vivid Imagination Of some
preachers may paint most beautiful
and most horrible word pictures
but this / do understand: The be.
liever will live with Christ, the un.
believer will not; this is enough
for me.
You ask: why is all this?'
/ answer: Il know not: but IL 4.
Gods way. for as God said through
Isaiah:
For my thoughts are not your
thoughts; neither are your ways my
ways. For as the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my
ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts higher than youz
thoughts"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-11
Cure for Unemployment.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
In your remarkably fine editorial
in this mornings paper on the un-
employment situation, you make
two strikingiy fundamental state
ments of fact and one conclusion
which ! beg to quote, and then Of
fer just one comment
Your first statement Is this:
The one fundamental American
right Is to work. to be self-sup-
porting and to have an economic
chance and equal Industrial oppor-
tunity. Political opportunity an6
economic opportunity are correla-
tives. Neither can long exist with
out the other. without leading &C
social upheaval. or social collapse
When either Is denied, property
rights are in jeopardy"
Absolutely right, absolutely
ba sic.
Your second statement:
ANY basic policy for meeting
unemployment and preventing Il
as a national tor State problem
rightly rests In taxation"
True as the eternal laws OF ma.
ture. -.
Your conclusion:
The conference will probably ad.
wise that private citizens
shall undertake improvements
about their homes or other proper.
ties and industrial plant
improvements. ct cetero There
is much Congress can do and should
do. TO Bring a wise, con.
structive economic program"
True. sound and constructive
and now, here Is my brief comment
Will Congress and the lesser
Legislative bodies ever show enough
Of the wise statenianship you i'm
plore to cease penalizing with
more taxes "every private either
who improves his home. his indus
trial plants and other properties
And, will Congress start instead
t. get its taxes from the unearned
increment of vacant building lots
vacant factory sites, unused natura,
resources-coal mines, ore mines
timber tracts. etc?
Let Congress show enough states.
manship to stop taxing industry
and production and start taxing
those who wax rich from refusal &c
put their lands TO use. Their
economic opportunity will be re-
stored. property will be safe. ane
unemployment will cease.
GEORGE G. COLLINS.