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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT GUN

And examined the Great Gun,
and II was evtn 20. For there was
no labor OF bringing the foresight
down into the notch upon the rear
end of the barrel ana then hunting
around to see II the target was any
whore on the same side of the ship.
for there was the Target and there
were the crosswircs. and II wns very
Easy to iift or lower the Great Gun
OF to move II 20 the Right Hand or
and Lefs
And I said. have always sup
posed that this would be hard. bu,
behold. could DO II myself
Now this have discovered In
life. that II Is often easier 70 DO
Great Thing than q Little Thing
And there are folk who DO small
things with such great Labor that
they have no courage to attempt
anything larger. Whereas, II they
but knew II. tho Great Task brings
with II sense OF Exhiiaration and
Courage and High Resolve that
makes I, easy: and when II Is done
there il great Joy In II.
Therefore do ! cay unto men
Shrink not from tho Great Task.
Undertake II braveiy. and behold
thou shall find that II is better and
less arduous than the petty tasks
at which thou dost waste thy life
and get nowhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

Concentration OF power with light.
strong and durable equipment II an
absolute essential 20 success In
transportation today.
why In II that ths Scandinavian
ship II able 10 carry a enrso around
the world. giving a freight rate
which IN quite impossible TO the
American veraei7 The answer Hes
largely in the fact that the foreign
vessel IL equipped with concentrated
power. In other words, these YES
sells carry twice nm much freight at
the same expense as tho old steam
driven vessel.
In view OF thu sib.ooo.ooo paid for
the remnant OF a traction system,
supplemented by greatly increased
tariff, thousands feel that we have
had insul, added 10 injury; and so
thousands walk. and other thou.
sands ride. but never on the street
car. nor, will they 30 long as pres
ent conditions obtain. Increased
fares. decreased revenues. was mn
established fact before It's insugufa'
ton here. w. H. SCOTT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Editor The STAR

rditor The STAR
Two things seem 10 stand out az
paramount failureG They are prohl.
biuon and abnormal csrfare. we
bought a street car system much as
man might purchase a second.
hand sutomobus without an engine.
paying ths price OF two new ones
fuliy equipped with powof--an un.
thinkable proposition.
II was . frsud.order. pure and
simple. engineered by one whose
egotism 10 only equaied BY his
genius for ehieanery ana his In.
Suitable thirst for publicity.
business men have at iast com.
70 their senses. recognizing tho fact
that an eight and one thlrd.oent
carfsre II out OF the question. Per.
haps they have yet to learn that
ears weighing useless tons, driven
over steel rails. are as primitive as
The old slide.valve steam engine.
We are then paying millions for
something which IL obsolete and
doomed to failure eventually.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

an what has been esterted from
them.
The names 81 these shr~e ran.
ways have not bern given out.
Probably there are ethers for
whom the pressnt exfortiensts
charges Of the railways have been
equally profitable.
Does President Harding psvpsss
70 loan . part Of the $50. go ~
10 these rosAs with surplussss
We AK to know. We have heard
nothing about making sxceptionA
What has been said seems 10 IN
dicsts that an tire reads WIN sct
their little . per cent loans. And
then Win thess flush reads add
what they borrow from the gsv-
eminent 10 their SURPRISES and
make NJ pay dividends on ths
money wo have Iosneds Why
not: They could. Just - web ~
not. for they are embarrassed
with money now. And what .
trsvesty on governmental action
II would BE- TO wiring from tho
people mon~y to lend to railway
SURPRISES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Why Lend
to Surpiuses?

The administration proposes 70
lend half . billion dollars to the
raiiwaya
hut thres Important railways Of
the United States do not need
loans They have large surpluses
On hand which they have earned
In The past few year, Thsss sur
pluses are - large that They en-
barrnss these three roads: -
much that each Of them has %
piled TO the Interstate commerce
commission for permission TO use
this money IN . way that may
puxzie the plain reader not used
to high finance. They ask per.
mission to -refnvest- their 90
foundations In their own capital
stock and divide this stock up In
the form Of dividends to their
stocLhoIders.
At least one Of the intcrstats
commerce commissioners. ,. h.
Eastman. h opposed TO this. He
points out tho fact that having
charged the people too much for
transportation. 20 much that mon
ey has piled up. the roads now
want to turn the overcharss Into
capital STOCK 70 that the people
viii have 10 pay dividends forever
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Wanted: Market for Our Scenery

things which are our own chief stock
In trade. u should not be difficult 10
sss up an empire In which thu gem
Of nature could command hundred
Of thousands to appear a. their
court
II the mother Of nature In the land
Of the Swiss were 10 70 on q spree
and stand on her head she could pro
ducs nothing more inspiring than Aft
Rainier Tor Taooma). nothing more
worshipfui than our own enchanted
wood Must we. then. wait for some
Henry Ford Of nature 70 spring out
% ambush and by q magic stroke Of
business startie w into = recognition
% our treasured Or shall some Billy
sunday Of the wfld shout scenic sal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

Editor Tho Star.
when the French revolution cur.
tailed the opportunities OF the Swiss
for defending French kings and pal
Aoes they started In 10 market their
wild scenery. Building good roads
and first class hotels. they induced
visitors from AL, over the world TO
come to Switzerland Up 20 this
time the taste Of thu educated hsd
bean for fiat. formal. conventional
and tidy landscapes. mountains being
held IN Rbhorrence-
Los Angeles has ou'srown Seattle
because she has pers'stsnsig market
ed her climate. And since the Swiss
and the Angels hav. done the edn-
eating Of the world concerning these
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Prohibition and Arbuckle

Editor The Stsr,
Ha. here's another thing for which
prohibition IL responssblel Nothing
less than the Arbuckls outrage. n
sou PLEASED II really makes one
wonder II The Hague conference
wnsn't the cause OF the world war.
According TO q recekt letter writer
to The Star. there seems to be very
little that IL wrong In America to-
day that cannot be traced directly
to the working Of the volstead act.
To read this writer's efsusion. one
would suppose there never was any
drunkenness In tho good old days.
nor any girls outraged. may be
misinformed. but II seems 70 me I
have heard OF cases even before the
law was passed. And when travel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
The Cost of the Street Cars

Editor The STAR
I believe that the cost Of opera
ton OF the street railways should
fail on thoss who can afford r.
How much has the auto owner paid
FOO the upkeep OF tho present sye
tsnf II Il not fair that = munici.
pal debt be borne BY each individual
person IN the municipality
WIN Mr.. Eriekson's plan remedy
this7 A. ! understand II. IL places
the financial burden on the sho.i.
dsrs. mainly. Of the property own.
ers Of this city. The taxes are too
hish already ana In q direct knock
90 the interests OF q property-cwn-
Ing public At heart IL IL not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

fact that Is per cent Of the people
Of Seattle are property cwner>7
where do those who rent come inf
Why might not the principle Of
the income tax BE- applied a. q soiu-
ton TO our important transports.
ton prohiemf Thoss who DO not
enter in the tax can well afford TO
pay q nve-cent fare. Then nigh,
not the possible deficit In the cos,
OF operation be better made up by
those who can better afford 10 bear
this financial burden than by those
who are struggling 20 withstand the
strain OF present taxesf II this not
worth considering!
ROOD GALE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
A Letter From Avridge Mann

saw tho sprefweil Butter stand.
and took a Sian, At candylRnd. and
read this sign; For Titus sake. no
tell II 20 her with n cnkei' No pro.
claim tho show was rare--you know
the Bsthins Girls we're there.
And as for dainty foido-rols. saw
the chic Ralnwa'er Dolls: stopped
at Mrs. Porter's stall. and tried her
dressings. ono and all; but as for
dolls and dressinEs-why. the Bath
inE 9irls are best, ser I.
It's mighty fine TO sec the best OF
everything that's IN the West. and
learn that old seattle's beaches can
beat tho world for raising peaches;
no give us Food shows every day
with Bathing Beauties on display
AvRID0E MANN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
James Says
q MoufhfuI

In the course Of speech, de-
livcred on the instalIinent plan
during three weary days, Senator
Reed OF Missouri bit the hand Of
the patient taxpayer who has fed
him these many years. when he
said;
The average intelligence OF the
American people Is just about
fairly represented In the con-
gress.,
In rubbing II In, however. his
sgiIe tongue rather slipped when
be said:
II am not now seeking 10 dis
credit the congress but
emphasize the fact that there are
thousands Of men mt home just
rs capable as we are"
II you win wade thru the IT,
o00-odd words Of Reeds speech
you will probably ngree that in
The last quoted sentence James
said mouthful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
"Main Street"
Editor The STAR

Editor The star:
Let the writer's make their stories
things Of beauty. things Of truth and
things OF use as nuskin and Morris
tried 10 DO, and the crowd will re
spond. as witness Main Street"
which f. as true 10 life as a photo.
graph. Main Street" Il every large.
and every small town In America.
the town whose ruling class OF sordid
bankers. fiercaiy exploiting manu-.
facturers. struggling merchants and
bombastic journalists oppo-s every
st,emp, az beauty. for they rightly
fear that this menaoes their rule.
Dr. kennicott. who seeks ways TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

To the Edltort
On Monday night I thought ia 20
20 zee the Food let cetern) show. and
III admit never saw such luscious
morsels. cooked and raw. that met
my spprohstlvs sight--the Bathing
Girls were there that night.
walked around and got the dope
on stoves and coal and Playmate
SOAP. and lots OF other tempting food
that put me in q hungry mood. and
made m. quits enjoy the show--the
Bathing Girls were there. you know.
drank Tokay siresns punch. and
eathsred up q dainty lunch. Yours
Truly biscuit. Meat o. Wheat. q cup
OF Rama. chill Meat: 20 I proclaim
tho show was nice-ths Bathing
oirls were worth the price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Waterway
T TRANSFORMATION

Water transportation on the
Mississippi mp AZ far ~ ST. Louis
b successful. In April Of this
gear the line Of steel barges op-
Grated By the government paid =
profit Of sas.soo on operating ex.
penses Of s1ss.soo. In May the
profits dropped to $4,000. but I'm
June II rose to $4,000. The
August profit 10 said to be the
highest Of al.
Its rates are 70 per cent less
than railway rates.
This line b showing the way
70 . realization Of the business
right Of the Midwest to have its
freight 60 to the gulf By water.
II y building terminals; for it
finds that unless Il has proper
frsighf-hsndling machinery Ut ifs
ports Of eaIl 10 costs more 10 put
the freight on board and take II
or than to carry II . thousand
miles.
The secret Of succcssful water.
ways b in good terminals Europe
found that ont long ago. The
Great Lakes coal and iron tr.de
found that out years ago. II costs
less to carry . ton Of coal from
Cleveland or Conneaut or Lorain
o. Duluth or Superior By water
thEn II would cost tho reader to
have the same ton Of coal put
Down cellar II II lay on the side
walk The expense Of water
transport b ON land.
The Nississippi barges are dif-
ferent from anything ever seen
on the river. They arc drawn or
pushed By III steel towboats, oil
burners, with tripIe-expanslen en-
e.nes-the best the government
could build. They call at only
the ports Of So. Louis. Memphis,
Matches and New Orleans.
We may soon expect to hear
repetition Of the yell put up some
time ago By . great railway Off
ciai because Of waterway compe-
titIon with the railways. And
win business allow this CLEAN Of
transportation pght to be put
out? Probably 4 win. When the
railways take snuff. business
usually sneezes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

ing7 No. we laugh and say that he
was too careless. Chief Fftunorris
states that half OF Chicaso's police
force are bootlagEcrs. Some guar
dams OF tho law. I'll say.
The trouble seems 10 lie with US
DO we want the liquor laws en-.
forced1 Evidence seems to be to
tho contrary. Let US then have q
nationwide vote and settle tho mat.
ter. once for all. II the nation
votes DRY. then make II no less
uan 10 years at hard labor for
liquor violations. The law will then
be respected. Again I say. boy.
page yox Populi."
Sincerely.
PAUL VAUGHN wOoDHoUsE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

stacks another r. which meant Ex-
ceiient In Engineering
And the Captain treated me KIM
ly. and spaks courteousiy unto ke
tursh. and we sat down In his Cab
in and held converse one with an
other.
likewise the Admiral. when he
knew that W. were on board. sent
Tor us. and we sat down with him
Ia his Cabin.
Ana va drank Tea. and there was
no,hlAr tina. ws desired that was
not done unto US.
And tho Ship had Great Guns.
and twelve OF them carried shells
that we're almost cubit in Diam
eter.
And the Captain permitted me 70
point one of the Great Guns. and
10 turn II upon It's Axis. AMI to
raise II and TO lower II. And II
was very easy. Likewise did look
through n Telescope. that was fas.
tened to the gun. that I might see
where ! was pointing It.
And spaks unto the Captain.
saying, am a Fair Shot with a
Rifle. but this kind OF Gun is L.
tie beyond my Caliber and Range.
And the Captain said Thou art
mistaken. II is much easier to
shoot this gun than n Rifle. For
with the Rifle thou must get three
things I'm iine-ths object and tho
foresight and the hindsight. But
with this. tho man In the Coming
Tower giveth thee tho Range. and
the Correction for tho Wind. and
all else that thou necdest. and thou
hast only TO get the cross.wires OF
tho Telescope upon tho object. AMI
hold them there. and that Is all
there Is to II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Wants u. S. Booze Referendum

Editor The Star:
In Tho Star OF the .sth saw a
cartoon Of Uncle Sam trying TO stop
the leaks In the voistoad dixie. Under
II headline state that II wero are
rested IN n booxe ring charge. Life
seems enc darn booze scandal after
another. Al right: why7
A short umc ago n man shot soy.
raj policemen and the peopi. rose as
1ns man and demanded justice. And
Justice was done. Again a horrible
'rime Ia committed In our midst and
40 hear talk OF lynehins Seems a
waste OF tho peoples money 70 try
I'm. says the crowd. But when a
aa-ter boo;lewg-r ssxcuse the adjec-
iv0 IN caught. do We talk OF lynch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

Eaitor The Star:
Not long ago there appeared In a
Newspaper a protest from a stranger
TO our city about tho unfa milisrity
OF our citizens with tho streets and
buildings Of this city. To him every.
one appeared strangers IN a strange
city. for no one could answer any OF
his questions.
This appears bad from a tourists
standpoint
What We need II moro 'fnforms.
ton" signs In public places. Now my
object In writing this letter II %
complain about the poor directory
service given by tho local company
which publishes tho directory. Mis-
takes can be found all thru the latest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

ers assure us Of the sodden drunk.
enncrs Of England and Scotland,
why, OF course. they must Be mis-.
taken, since they DO not have pro
hioition there. consequently Their.
can be no such unpleasant thing a.
The Saturday night orgies OF which
Kenneth Roberts. 10 mention one
writer. writing in the Saturday
Evening Post. tells US. Another
writer says that In some sections In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

money that needs circulation : Money
that lies dormant does no one good.
II we can keep the ships running
and provide employment for our PEG.
pie. the time will come when we will
be thankful 20 have those ships and
their trained crews when the great
national crisis comes and we want
them In n hurry.
The German kaiser ssid that the
states first duty IL 20 look out for
the welfare Of her people and the
peoples first duty Ia 70 the state.
I am beginning 10 think the kaiser
was right after all
Yours respectfully,
ALBERT H. RYAN
s32 18th ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Subjects Star Readers Are POndering Over

walton around the worldf
Some ono has said that Eve need
an ideal dynamite that Will break up
The bony knobs that clog the brain
and set thought free. cast this little
noed into ths mind; n II be true life.
seed | havs no fear but that II win
Jake root and grow" II In better NO
Than that II should explode and was's
its strength In forgetfuiness.
a boy at school wrote these words
upon the board. Il am tho best kisser
hthis town" said the teacher. "You
VIII remain after school" Some ten
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

evade his income tar. and who pa
,rlotlcnily desires 20 run out Of town
tho man whose life has been made
desolate By the cruelty OF the mob Of
respectables. 10 a splendid specimen
81 the good man, but bad citizen.
The reason that the authorities OF
Columbia University refused the
Pulitzer prise 10 Main Street" over
the decision Of their committee OF
literary men appointed for that pur.
pose. only shows that the ruling
class power extends TO the univers
iiy. q. well as 20 the small town
like Gopher Prairie.
CHAs. u. gAyMER.
1880 LIST ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

minutes later the children waiting
outside asked the boy what the
teacher did TO him. Ills only reply
was "TT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"
Some day we shall have a radio.
moving picfurs station on Capitol
Hili flashing our scenery through the
ether. around the world. and we will
hang the roc'A egg IN the dome. that
those proud spirits whose parent u
IL may grant US the supreme gift.
tho wfsHDoHE or THE WORLD.
w. III SCOTT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

directory. even as much as having
numbers on streets that DO not erint.
Further. IN every city served by the
local company. the Information con
tanned in the directory gives not only
the name and address OF the resident
but the PLACE OF business or occu-
patton. This r. as II should be. but
Seattle never gets this service.
Time we were put on an equality
basis with other cities. We are sure
iy entitled 20 Il. Apologies from the
local company will not correct the
errors which are evident In the 1921
directory. Let them compare the
service rendered other cftfrs and they
win soon notice the differences.
Respectfully.
y r..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01
Three-for- Quarter Tokens to Go!

death Seattle
a
which win fully the
municipal enthusiasts single
Of this plan
business officials
The
make a
hysic
10 be
could
demand a
good bushes n the feasible
souti
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

Edinburgh II Is actually yn
be on the street SATURDAY $3.50 %
less one at least pretends q ~ !. w. y
! hardly think We h,v.
This condition in prohibits, aA
lea Nor do we have ,w,,s Ansf.
sittlng on the curbinx oo,ss1a ''. =
pubs" waiting for their nass ne
coms cut and 20 rselinx no. 800 y
Them, n the rnisersbls bosss4 s s'h
tnsy exist can be called Nom. "ass
really wonder sornetims. /.
writer's writer's who blame ell IN ~. -
which flesh Is heir onto rss. ~ b
are sincere In this beli., 'iton
are like The little man vho MI
.ns minister asked II ANYONE 60 -
ca to tho marriage then .,,s s0'se'
mysslfF want her
II we are 10 repeal tn 49,.
Jaw because II IL belns vs.'1 oa
Then to follow out the io~s.s,sd
oiusion we ought 10 sbolisb ~. ~, -
against stealing. for Their. 4. !"
a DAY goes By that that Isv !, ~
broken, and only too os,.. ~
thieves get away ana tia -. ne
iind no trace Of them: IN ~ -, 20
- tho usual ending o. ,hs en-, .ns'
OF our numerous robberies u
Or, on the other hand 49,
boys from good families 70 on, -.
The gang for q good tins ~
INTO a store. carry of some sas.e
get caught and sent to tbs r.sss
tory-a life ruined p.rhsr. ~. m
not repeal the law against s,s'ss ~,
80 that they can &c, what tbev -.
Without having 10 commit : -,
TO do ~ Nonsense. You -,
IL any more nonsense thsn ~.
other line Of argument that 49,.
there Is stiil liquor sold. boosIss-..s
going on. we should throw &c. :,
our defenses ana Yet Old John -.
leycorn take our boys. bo1v ~
soulf II officers Of the nv vso,.,.
their oath Of office, a. mar, !,
them doubtless DO. the more $50.
to them, and the more shame a =.
great. indifferent public Who ~ 49,.
sneers and jeers. make enfocrer.-r.
difficult and In many cases ,mr.~
slbie.
We are not 10 much conosrr.,
about those who already bsv. =.
CURED the taste for drink A =. :.
70 try 20 keep the coming ssrs,.
ton from doing likewise. Lei a.,
Idle rich drink themselves % Ses,s
In foreign ports II they pleas =,
let US do everything in our po,,,,
TO remove this ono danger. a leaa
from our boys Of America ~
writer ] have mentioned stafes ~,
men ere drinking now who nsve
crank before prohibition; but thirs
OF the many more who would ~,
begun 10 drink under the old cons
tionsi The yearly grsst Of boys ~
had 70 be ground up IA the dn,i
mill TO replace the ruined drunkardr
cast out at tho other end Of Il
would have been much greater than
the few who. from . spirit Of bnv.
ado. drink merely to show tAs.r
personal liberty"
II seems 10 me that wYitG1 h
this make the fundamental nignhs
Of thinking that the -unfsftuxes
occurrence" (the Arbucklo cass) ~
the result Of the bad liquor ~ ~
nowadays" ~ . friend u AShuchbi
announced. implying. Of course. 1T
the good liquor q The ~ ~
would not have produced nj n
suits: whereas. Lowell ohNmas
comes out now and states that ths
liquor consumed was = vefy fIns
brand Of Scotch whisky an1 =
equally fine brand Of gin--ne hsns
brew. no druggist's dilution. %
moonshine--5ust the GOOD ~ s(rif
old John Barieycorn himselk III
has ruined more lives than my
other one thing IN our boosted civil
ration. MRS. c. r. BURRowa
s265 ;cth Ave- n. 3
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

Great thoughts come out Of a
great character and only out OF
that They toiu come eren " vou
hare but little lsdrnino and none
of the ordces trhtch attract the cue.
But you must hare a character
fhaA-4s eper speaking even tchen
your nps~are silent. A good
character shines Ike candle In a
dark nioht."--A brah1m Lincoln.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

VISITED n Bat
slesl,ip. I and
Ke'urah. and II
was Some Ship.
Yea. Il was the
Flagship OF the
Fleet. and ~ bore
upon its Turre's
. great letter Il.
which being In
terpreted Is Ex-
cellent in Marks
m q n . hip. and
upon It's Smoke
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-01

A FtnsbwsG ssss has been fosrd
sc>sh ftro vsfes scho say that fhsv
hape been heid IN one room fhrs
feuy Of fAeir husband We krotc a
lot Of brars men srho tronidn't at
tempt TO do fhaA trifh one usfs.