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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
This Is a
Letter to
a Sister
Her Brother Is
Anxious to
Find Her
Mrs. G. A. DeBudo
Dear sister.


Dear sister:
Jsck Is dying In Portland.
lie Is calling and crying for
you.
You left homo hurriofly Fri
day without giving any warn
Ing or telling where you were
going.
You arc somewhere In Seattle
o. Tacoma now.
I know that you love Jack.
I know that he loves you. and
he needs you SO bad right now.
Won't you please go back tn
him. for he may not last very
long. It's his heart--the doc
tor says heart trouble Is killing
him.
Please 70 bacl> "a him.
n you want help. let me
know.
I have tried to find you. but
! couldn't. So I asked The Star
10 help me. hope you will scc
this letter. JOHN LtBO.
II =. u. No. :. Tacoma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
Children's
Bathing Suits
reduced to-
1895

Formerly s4.95 and
$5.95-Little Swimmers
models, plain and with
breast stripings - flat
ribbed stitch.
so w o m ms and
misses Novelty Bathing
Suits. formerly s6.95 to
$3.50. duced TO
$685..
Bathing Caps. 15f to
soc.
Water Wings. 35t.
Bathing Shoes, 35t
10 $1.6S.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
Mothers! This is an honest
to-goodness bargain
k k9y:, sw Suit. $7.85

Wool mixture Suits, with Norfolk
coat, with all around belt and pockets
and set of two knickers with each
suit.
In sizes to Is years, and we want
TO tell the mother of every boy in
Seattle that these are truly excellent
values.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12

reduced TO 700
$500 ure
Aluminium Tea
Kettles. colon
ial shape. re-
q a c e d I o
e3.40.
- quart pure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
BOYS Blouses 69c

Percale and Chambray Blouses with
attached turn over collar-shown in
plain or striped styles and in sizes 8
to Is.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
Couch
HannOcks
One.Third
Less

Reductions are made
on the following list:
$500 Hammocks $24.00
$500 Hammocks $3.50
$4,000 Hammocks $1,000
$3.50 Hammociks 1887
$22.50 Hammocks $500
$4,000 HammocIks 1888
$500 Hammocks $l2.67
$500 Hammocks $1,000
Baby Auto Hammocks
fit any car-formerly
$1,000, now 1851.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
Wear a New Jumper Dress
$1.95

The entire Eastern section of the country fastened
fancy upon these sleeveless Jumper Dresses.
This model is shown in chambray pped with bias tape
and finished with black patent leather be-and very
attractive when with of the dainty net and lace
guimpes.
Shown in pink, blue and lavender
SECOND FLooR-THE MARcHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12

Dandy good Shoes of brown calf
made with solid nailed and sewed soles
with broad heels-sizes TO 2.
Youths and Boys Tennis Shoes
(keds), 90c to $3.50.
Upper MArNy M or,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12

Mems medium weight ribbed cotton
Union Suits, in ecru shade, with long
or short sleeves and ankle-length
pants. In sizes to AZ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-12
Women's Sample Stockings SOC

Full fashioned Isle bread Stockings-plain and
lace clocks-black, white brown gray and navy
Sls to 10. UPPER MAIN FIooR-THE BON MARcHE
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30

The following is an article that has
appeared in several Scandinavian
newspapers among Others the Svenska
Morgonbladet of Stockholm an d
translated by David Ostlund, Stock
holm correspondent of American
Issue:
Spain has, with Portugal in her
train. started, or threatens to start, a
mercenary, political boycotting OF the
northern Prohibition countries, Nor
way and Iceland. How Spain with
out any mercy seeks to take care OF
her own financial interests, perfectly
neglecting the principle OF the right to
self-determination, that the self-gov-
erning nations have, or should have,
when their own interests are con-
cerned. is seen i'll the attempt that
Spain is now trying to force through
against Iceland Nothing less is in
volved than a course OF action that is
intended to force the little country to
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
GIGANTIC BOOZE ROBBERY
NIPPED BY DRY OFFICERS

An attempted two million dollar Ii
quor warehouse robbery in Balti-
more, December 10. was interrupted
tv enforcement officials after Is auto
truck runners believed to be seeking
supply for the New York bootleg
market, had spirited away 5000
cases, or. $4,000 worth, of choice
Bourbon whisky.
Sixteen men were arrested and
four trucks were seized.
The theft is said by enforcement
officials of Baltimore to be the
largest attempted warehouse raid since
the country went dry. The liquor
was stored in the warehouse of the
Canton distillery, being held for ex-
port Prohibition headquarters i'll
Washington Immediately ordered out
400 Prohibition agents in five states,
including New York and New Jer-
sey, in an attempt to intercept and
seize the escaped trucks and arrest
the fugitives.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
LEGAL MIX-UP IN CHICAGO
OVER BREWERY PROPERTY

Charles A. Gregory, new Prohibition
chief of Chicago, says a dispatch of
December E, is puzzled regarding the
status of the Birk Brewing Company
Of that city seized several weeks ago
by the Prohibition agents. Chief
Gregory has been ordered by Federal
Judge Lands to return the brewery
to its owners. The property COM
prises twelve buildings and several
hundred thousand dollars worth OF
machinery for the manufacture OF soft
drinks and ice cream. This is the re-
suit of their appeal to United States
Commissioner Mason that the major
portion OF the seizure was the soft
drink and ice cream plant. Commits
sioner Mason permitted the brewery
to reopen. The Prohibition Office re-
fused to relinquish the property. An
appeal was made to Judge Lands who
said the appeal issued by the Commits
sioner was valid
Chief Gregory, however, declined to
obey. declaring that Commissioner
Haynes instructed the local Office that
breweries should be held and cited
similar instances in support of his con-
tention.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
STOCKHOLM DAILY SUGGESTS SPAIN ACTUATED
BY FEAR OF DRY LAW SWEEPING OVER EUROPE
Behind SPANS Attack Iceands Pro-
hibition Law; Inimates That Question Will be Up
League of Nations Small Countries Right
Self Government Involved

abolish the prohibition on Intoxicating
liquors, that the people considers to
be OF great benefit to themselves.
1t is quite evident that a great polit-
ical anti-Prohibition campaign is in
preparation, of far greater dimensions
than the question of treaty between
Iceland and Spain. This is in fact
nothing less than action. planned by
the wine-producing countries in south
ern Europe. against the European
movement for Prohibition. In order
to guard their own economical inter
ests they are determined to destroy
the Prohibition movement. no matter
what it costs. The example regarding
Iceland is very Illuminating of this
intention
Fear Spread of Prohibition Over
Europe
"Since 1912 Iceland has, as is we'll
known, had prohibition OH import of
Intoxicating liquors, by law, passed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
U. S. SENATOR CALDER
DONS PROPHETIC ROBES
N. Y. Senator, Addressing Credit
Men, Ayers 18th Amendment
Will Stick
NATION MOSTLY DRY
Speaker Holds Out Evanescent
Hope Volstead Act May Be
Modified

United States Senator Calder of
New York in an address on the even
ing of November II before the New
York Credit Mems Association at
Hotel Astor, is quoted as saying:
The Eighteenth Amendment is a
part OF the Constitution and it is there
to stay. Rest assured of that. Before
ever it was adopted and went into
effect, 20 of the states OF the Union
had gone dry by the adoption of state
Prohibition and while New York may
be still very wet the great part of the
rest OF the country is quite dry. 1t
will be possible however to bring
about a change in conditions and the
return of desired liquors by the modi-
fcation OF the Voistead act and be-
lieve there are enough men to bring
this about it they will vote in the next
election Tor those Congressman only
who will pledge themselves TO bring
about such change in the Nolstcad
law and will do away with the re-
strictions upon these liquors
Senator Calder is a bitter opponent
Of Prohibition. The utterance cred
tied to him in the above quotation
clearly indicates the purpose OF the
liquor interests, viz, to nullify the
Eighteenth Amendment which they
admit is in the Constitution TO stay,
by weakening the law enacted to make
the amendment operative. Here is a
man who has sworn to uphold the
Constitution and alter admitting the
permanence OF the Eighteenth Article
of that document, publicly advocates
method for bringing back liquor by
the repeal Of portions OF an enforce
ment statute enacted to carry into
effect that part OF the Constitution.
In the light of such evidence as this
how can loyal American citizens refuse
longer to believe that there is CON
spiracy on the part OF the liquor in
terests to override the Prohibition
! Amendment? The real test comes in
the next congressional elections and
the dry organizations must be ready
to meet these advocates of the liquor
traffic at the polls.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
TWIN BOOZE FAKES
EXPOSED

1t is repeatedly stated as
fact by those who pretend to
know and believed by those who
are not Informed, that there is
more crime and more drunken
ness under Prohibition than I'M
der license.
The figures for the Albany
County, y. Y, penitentiary are
Illuminating and typical. In 1910
there were l,l20 commitments,
of which Us were for drunk
enness; in 1915 there were l,070,
of which 1872 were for drunken
ness; in 1920 there were l73, of
which o were for drunkenness,
or only about one-sixth as many
commitments and fewer than
one-twentieth as many for
drunkenness. The above figures
are vouched for by the sheriff
of the county.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
FORMER SALOON NOW
..o BUSY FOOD DISPENSER
New York American lssue)

When Prohibition took effect the
Hotel Onondaga, Syracuse, n. Y,
turned its bar-room into cafeteria.
Very few changes we're made except
to place gas range in one Of the
acovcs. First class food has been
served at reasonable rates and there
has been large patronage. The cafe
terra served 100000 meals between July
/, 1920 and July l. 1921, at a net profit
of 100000. This is $4,000 more than
the profit of the bar-room for any sim
gle year in the sale Of liquor. In
other words. the bar-roonf is paying
100 per cent more profit selling food
than it was selling booze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
FEMININE BOOTLEGGER
TRICKS HOOSIER COURT

Katy Shokos in Hammond, Ind,
court on charge of bootlegging,
moved court attaches to tears with
pitiful story of poverty. She de-
clared she was selling moonshine
booze to buy milk for her starving
baby The judge dismissed her on
the charge of violating the Prohibi-
ton law. AS she left the courtroom
her bank book fell to the floor. 1t
revealed that she had on deposit
$4,000. The tears of the court at
taches were turned off.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
CHICAGO EX-SALOONKEEPER'S
OUTLOOK NOT DER BRIGHT

Jim O'Lcary, famous saloonkeeper
OF the stockyards district, Chicago,
faces possible term in prison, it was
said by government officials, as a re-
suit OF a raid by Prohibition agents
upon his place, according to Chicago
Tribune dispatch OF Dec. 4. Thirty
five cases OF Scotch whisky were
seized and it is charged he had been
selling the liquor. Prohibition agents,
it was said, had learned that large
shipment OF liquor was delivered at
the O'Leary saloon recently,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
CHICAGO ALDERMAN AYERS
CITY POLICE GRAFTERS

Alderman Albert of the twenty
second ward, Chicago, read four affi-
davits last week before the police COM
mittee OF the city council charging po-
lice graft The affidavits declare that
protection money was received by po-
lice officers from twenty-second ward
salooEkeepers. The amounts range,
according to the statements in the
affidavits, from $50 to $500 week.
They are sworn to by former saloon
keeners.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30

ton the programs and activities of
such American institutions stretch far
beyond international boundary lines
Who is prepared to suggest that
the whole future of Prohibition in the
United States is not vitality involved in
what is to be done in regard TO the
liquor question in England, Canada,
Mexico, Japan and other nations Of
the world?
The most casual observation OF con-
ditions which exist throughout the
world today is sufficient to convince
the inqurng mind OF the closeness OF
international relations between the
United States and every other coun-
try. The factors which are response
BILE for this transformation arc many.
General education has given the peo-
pie OF every country a more intimate
knowledge of other countries, races
and customs than ever before. The
universal diffusion of cheap daily
press has greatly accelerated this
general movement, while rapid and
cheap transportation by railroads,
ocean liners, automobiles and airships
has had tendency to bring the peo-
pies OF all nations into closer COM
11llnication
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
WIDE OPEN CONDITIONS
PREVAIL IN CHICAGO
Bootleg Whisky Gets in Normal
Deadly Work Among Its
Patrons
SEVEN DIE IN FOUR DAYS
Double Murder Reported Com
. mitted in Joint Within 100
Yards of Mayors Office
SEVEN DIE IN FOUR DAYS

On December s Mayor
Thompson made the following
declaration after the corpora
ton counsel rendered to him
legal opinion to the effect that
local officials have the power
and that it is their duty to en-
force the Prohibition laws OF
the state
! have resolved
to cleanse Chicago from
murder, crime and corrup-
ton of every nature. close
the hell-holes where liquor
and moonshine are alleged
and proven to be sold
and in my fight to
accomplish this don't pro-
pose to be thwarted by
either friend or foe.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30

ignorant this plea has some weight
although to the intelligent, thinking
citizen it counts for nothing. The
man or woman who stops to think for
a moment knows that it is not the
dry law that is responsible but the
violation of the law. Such public Off
Gals as Chicago is cursed with, by
their refusal to enforce the law are
certainly aiding and abetting the GRIM
inals in promoting crime and in Great
ing a situation which is being used by
the liquor interests as plea for the
return of the open saloon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
How Long Before the Combine is
Directed Against America

Suppose Spair succeeds in bringing
Iceland to her knees Suppose Nor
way in spite OF the vote OF her people
for Prohibition is compelled to yield
before the economic powers OF France,
Spain and Portugal9 Suppose the
terrific economic pressure now being
brought to bear on Finland succeeds
and wipes Prohibition off the statute
books OF that new republic? Suppose
that by virtue OF the effect OF such
reverses for Prohibition and such sue
cesses for the world liquor traffic the
economic weapon OF many liquor ma
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
Other Nations Compelled to Face the
Issue

Moreover, this is the formative
period among the religious and moral
forces OF practically every foreign
country. These forces arc now at the
crossroads of destiny on this question.
They have been compelled to face the
liquor issue by virtue of the action of
America. They arc even now shap-
ing their opinions and convictions as
to the best policy and program to be
pursued by them in the effort to solve
the liquor problem. Already these
forces i'll some countries are turning
to license and regulation, in Others TO
public ownership and state control,
while in still others these forces are
drawing line between distilled liq-
uors on the one hand and light beer
and wine on the other. Opinions are
being formed. Definite policies for
the future are being settled. Now of
all time is the opportunity for effec-
tive effort that will influence the moral
progress OF the world for the next
century. 49,
This is the purpose that is purposcd
upon the whole earth, and this is the
hand that is stretched out upon all the
nations; for Jehovah OF Hosts hath
purposed, and who shall annul it? and
His hand is stretched out, and who
shall trim If back?"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30

by the Icclandic Parliament, and since
1915 prohibition OF the sale OF such
drinks has been in effect. The effects
of the dry law seems to be good, and
the Icelanders have no intention OF
abolishing the law. But then Spain
come and mixes in. Men might won-
der, why it is done now for the first
time, since the prohibition in Iceland
has been effective Tor many years.
Spain has never lost anything because
of the Icelandic Prohibition, since the
Icelanders never have been consum-
ers of Spanish wines. The secret is,
probably, that Spain has begun to fear
that the Prohibition movement will be
extended all over Europe, and will,
therefore, take precaution in time and
down the movement on such points
where she considers herself able to
do so.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
Appeals to England

"The IcelanderS nave, naturally,
been filled with indignation over this
Spanish attempt to overrule them III
their own rights. They say that be-
tween 90 and 50 per cent of the eX-
ports from Iceland are thus being en-
dangered They have during the last
DAYS sent a representative to England,
the author T. H. kvaran, to call the
attention OF England and of Europe
to the matter. The Icel andic Parlia-
ment, Mr.. Kvaran says, will meet i'll
February and take the question un-
der consideration. He says that there
would be sorrow all over the land. if
the Parliament, because OF the threat
cnings from Spain, should be per-
suaded TO give up the dry'law. The
Manchester Guardian, one OF Eng
lands most prominent and respected
newspapers, expresses the hope that
America before that time will have
spoken few friendly words TO Spain.
"The United Kingdom Alliance has
adopted a resolution; expressing SYM
patty for Iceland and Norway and re-
qurcs that the League OF Nations
shall take action, because OF this great
wrong that Spain is committing
against the right OF self-determination
of small nations. .-.zz.
"The English press has lively dis
cusscd the matter and as rule taken
part with the small nations, and with
irony, stated that thus far Spain has
not dared to attack the United States
for her dry legislation.
Up to League of Nations
with great interest the matter is
followed as TO whether ii will be taken
up before the League OF Nations or
not. The Danish temperance press
states that the secretary OF the League
OF Nations, Mr.. Eric Drummond, has
stated that the question really will be
discussed there, as calls for it has
come from the World Prohibition
Federation, from the executive of the
international Order of Good Tenn
plars, from the last Anti-Alcohol Con-
gress at Lausanne as well as other
organizations of similar character.
"The Spanish threat against the
Prohibition countries is not merely a
question concerning a trade agree
ment or a question regarding Prohi-
btion, but above all it is question
whether little nations, as Norway and
Iceland, shall be lords in their own
houses; the same question may come
also to the Swedish people. From this
standpoint it is of the utmost impor-
lance, that the public opinion in Eu-
rope by all possible power reacts
against the robber-morals Of Spain"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30

The keystone OF the arch OF all gen
uine Temperance activity, past and
present. is the missionary spirit. Take
that spirit out OF the temperance re-
form. and what is left?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30

tons is used on larger and more pow
crful governments How long will it
be before the Prohibition Amendment
to the Constitution OF the United
States of America may be seriously
by a concerted attack
through economic boycott methods i'll
the hands of nations which are under
the control OF this rapidly growing
and powerfully organized world liquor
traffic
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30


through economic boycott methods i'll
the hands of nations which are under
the control OF this rapidly growing
and powerfully organized world liquor
traffic?
America Can Not Live Isolated
Let no American deceive himself or
be deluded by the ridiculous idea that
the United States can live an isolated
existence. The liquor interests OF the
world are aroused as never before.
The adoption OF Prohibition i'll Amer
lea has alarmed and pressed them into
action. They are organizing today i'll
every country to combat the Prohibi-
ton movement which they see as an
inevitable issue. Are we to wait un-
til the world liquor interests are thor
oughly prepared to offset and defeat
every effort OF the international moral
forces?
The great difficulties which we are
experiencing in America today in con-
nection with our campaign for law en-
forcement bring into the spotlight the
whole matter of our attitude toward
the policy OF other nations on this
Help Turn Of the Spigot
The boundary line between Canada
and the United States is 5000 miles
long; that between the United States
and Mexico is 800 miles in length !;
while the Atlantic and Pacific coast
line extends for more than 5000 miles.
To enforce Prohibition and stop the
smuggling of liquor along this great
international boundary would require
a great army and the greatest navy i'll
the world so long as the countries on
the other side of the line are out of
harmony with our National Prohibi-
ton policy. We can use the mop to
wipe up along our international Dor
ders for the next hundred years, or
we can by proper assistance to the
moral forces OF these several coun-
tries, help to turn off the spigot on
the other side.
The launching OF the national con-
stitutional Prohibition program OF the
Anti-Saloon League of America in
1913 did not have the effect of mini
MIXING or causing the neglect in any
sense OF state Prohibition contests or
local enforcement contests. The
League drove ahead at full speed on
National Prohibition, with the result
that the national campaign acceler-
ated and assisted the state and local
contests. 1t is a matter of history
that during the five years following
the launching of the national cam
paign for federal Prohibition, more
statewide Prohibition victories were
recorded than during the 20 years OF
the Leagues existence preceding that
period. In like manner, strong, Wig
orous, un1nctling fight to put Prohi-
bition on the map of the world inevi-
tably will help and not hinder the
struggle for Prohibition enforcement
at home. A great campaign for world
Prohibition at this time will have the
effect of putting the League anew on
the offensive.
The Nation With a Missionary Vision
The United States OF America is in
a peculiar sense the nation with mis-
sionary vision, and is in position as
no other nation OF the world to pro-
ject that vision. The church in
America, the moral movements OF
America. the charitable enterprises OF
America, are essentially missionary in
character and almost without excep-