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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05
LEARN A WORD
EVERY DAY
Today.n word B. rEupAIrsm

louhy WOru - fhuDAl@IAM
It's pronounced--fu-dai with
accent on tho first syllable.
IL means--the system which pre-.
vailed In Europe In the Middle Ages,
based upon tho relationship between
lord and vassal. tho vassal being an
inferior who placed himself under
tho lords protection. accepted n
grant OF land from him. generally
upon hereditary tenure. but tor.
minabie at tho lords pleasure: and
who. In return for these favors. 40
lnowledged his superior's authority
over him and his right 10 demand
certain services. varying from mill.
tary duty TO cash or property pay.
ments or meniai tasks. 1T was char.
acterized." nays an authority on tho
subject. by tho merging OF public
and private law. 20 that office. juris.
diction, and oven kingBhip, were
forms Of property
Tho word had a Latin origin. but
passed thru many changes and can
be attributed most conveniently 10
Old English. "fe." meaning Q pay.
ment.
It's used ike this---rns special
policy COMMITTEES OF the American
Federation OF Labor asserts that
industrial fcudalism seems to have
found q foothold' IN this country
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Edl,or INC star;

Editor The Star.
They had a person by the name
Of Hail who made his escape from
the penitentiary hero on June 10Th.
ana wa. not discovered missing for
three days. atho Capt J. T. Burke
ana Chief Turnkey Lovaii counted
him In -four times a day during that
period would like 90 know n you
would call that effciency and value
returned for tho taxpayers money!
Every time convict escapes there
IL n $50 reward. besides the travelling
expenses of tho guards soing 70 and
returning from the place Of capture.
beg 70 state right here that sinoe
tho election OF Gov. Hart that Capt
J. r. Burke has been tho real warden
81 the penitentfsry sitho there have
been two wardens appointed. w. q.
Potts and J. w. Pace. who ware and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

stead. IN rounding mp business. He
had been my fathers manager. and
naturally felt that no would give
every bit Of his attention 20 my bus
mess. didn't know that he had 9th.
err schemes. and didn't begin TO get
on 20 tho fact until l started los
ing contracts. That wasn't so long
ago. Now I'm out here. and II neo-
essary, I'll stay here and be every.
thing from manager TO iumberjack.
20 pull thru"
"Bonl My Pierre, he would talk
like that" Then the old man was
silent for moment. "Oid Ba'tiste,
he has notice some things. He will
show you. Goiemari Wheel
In answer 10 the whining call of tho
giant. the wolf-dog. trotting beside
tho lazy team, swerved and nippcd
at tho horses heels. The pace be-
came jogging trot. Soon they were
in view OF tho long. smooth mound
OF sawdust leading 70 the squat.
rambling she'd A moment more and
tho bunk house, its implanted clap
boards blackencd by tho rain and
SUN ana SHOWS. showed ahead. A
half.miie. then Ba'tiste left the wag.
on and. Barry following him, walked
toward the mill ana its whining.
grooming saws.
Watch closer he ordered. -ses
everything they do. Then remember.
Ba'tiste tell you about II when we
come opt"
Within they went, where huilsins,
strongshouldered men were turning
the logs from the piles without, along
the skidways and to the carriage Of
the mill. their scant hooks working
Uurn TO Page IL. Column u
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CONTINUED From Yesterday


And the next morning the old
French Canadian lived true to his
promise. Behind n piodding pair OF
horses hitched to n jolting wagon.
they made the journey. far out
across the hills and plateau flats
from Tabernacle. gradually winding
into a shallow canon which led 10
places which Houston remembered
from years long gone. Beside the
road ran the rickety track which
served al a spur from the main line
Of the railroad. five miles from camp.
1.-The ties rotten, tho plates loosened
and the rails but family free from
rust; silent testimony OF the fact
that cars Travelled but seldom toward
the market, that the hopes OF distant
years had not been fulfilled. Ahead
OF them, whitefaced peak reared H.
self against the sky, as tho a sen.
tinel against further progress
Bear Mountain. three miles beyond
the farthest stretch OF Empire Lake.
Nearer. a slight trail OF smoke CURED
upward. and Ba'tiste pointed.
Tho MILL" no said. Two mile
yet"
Yes. remainder IN q hazy sort
OF way" Then he laughed shortly.
Things will have to happen and hap
pen fast II ever live up TO my con-
tract, Ba'tiste."
"So7"
Yes. put too much confidence
In Thayer. thought he was honest.
When my father died, he came back
10 Boston, OF course. and we had a
long talk. ] agreed that was not
70 interfere out here any more than
was necessary. spending my time. In.
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Morale-Morality-Morals
RUSSELL THOMPSON,

schools has ceased. or ~ never even
read IN Washington state, that our
political public school boases hav~
never heard Of that parable by Jesus
The CHRISTI when I went 20 public
school q portion OF tho Holy Scrip
lures was read every morning. 40
wo had tho very beat there was 20
fncrrass our morale. morality and
morals - principals. teachers and
schoiare alike. No matter how much
10 might have disagreed sbou, tho
translation Of few words In the
text. the great splendid ien-on. 81
truth. freedom. Justice. love. beauty.
grandeur. duty. holiness and patriot.
Ism sank into our souls and remain.
cd there forever.
nu, the Holy Scriptures have bean
banished from our public school and
with than Morale. Morality and
Morals.
RICHARD MANSFIELD WHITE
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Condemns Penitentiary Conditions

are only ngureheads AZ this inHtitu.
ton To illustrate. a short time age
there was a short fence 20 be built
in ons OF tho corrais. but before
that fence could be built II had 10
bs o. nd by Capt Burke as Pace
did not dare 20 go ahead with H.
II the records were looked up. more
escapes would be found. more men
shot 20 death I'm the slaughter pen.
under Capt Burke than any other
man at the penifenfiary.
He and the chief turnkey fwho
sleeps IN the womcn's ward with his
wifel spend larrc part OF their time
there. and iaat spring. two inmates
Of the women's ward made their e.
cape one evening while the mafron
and her husband were out visiting
In town until midnight II was re
ported they went over the wall by
cutting tho wires which IN four point
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Clifford Eager to Be Governor?

from politics has back OF II wen
thought out plan 10 disrupt the Hart
forces. start fight on Mark Reed
and Guy Kelley. thus raising an
issue that will. In a way. Justify
Clifford IN splitting with his bone
factor. Gov. Hart. and then announc-
ing himself IA a candidate for COVER
nor.
Another angle 20 this same move
ment ~ the sudden intimacy that has
biossorned recently between Clifford
ana william Short weil.known labor
leader. For months past they have
been almost inseparable. and as Cliff
ford never serves anyone. II IN evil
dent that he hopes Billy" win be OF
service 20 him IN delivering him n
large. Juicy slice Of the labor vote.
when he needs H.
MAUDE swEETNAN
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Edftor The Star
I'd Clifford. appointed stats Labor
commisnioner by Governor Hart a,
the comfortable salary OF 5000 no
longer ago than Juno OF 1891. has for
months past bean listening 70 the
buxzing Of gubcrnatorial bee from
tho King county hive
Mr. Clifford II a man OF deep a.
ienoes. II has been said that not
only his most intimate friends sel.
dom know where he II. but that he
wakes up In the night 90 cross-oxafn'
Inc himself 20 ind out where he
stands politically.
Some Of his friends sre not 10
cio~smouthed. however. and rumors
arc rife that tho movement on foot
20 elect "Dick" Condor state chair.
man and retire Charles Hebbard
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tributary In . trade way to Port

tributary In . trade way to Port
land.
"A half million Of new horse
power urans even morn 10 this
Northwest than = half million
new acres. That amount Of power
put to work here would call for
. factory supported population
Of another 200. 900 or more: and
u would give cheap power. heat
and light 10 all tho farms. VII
lagos and elites within reach Of
its transmission lines.
'Tise project will never be De-
veIcped without talking about 10
and sorno day n win be an 90
compiishment hut II win not do
veiop isssif. Otherwise tho In
dams would have been gathering
aifaffs and pstassss whsrs they
gHf1Rrcd snly sags brush ana
heirsbbitAs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

Editor The STAR
Why was our public school man.
agenent 20 innintent upon tho retrsh.
ton OF its overhead rupernumeraries.
heads Of departments dircctorp and
supervisors. 70 or more IN number.
with their excessively high salaries.
when everyone else was coming
down. Debating and rcdneinEf
Thousands OF snAftici'es have bean
puzzled by that They have wonder.
ef II tho school management really
thought n had accomplished much
by this political public school scheme.
that the school management could.
by dirr@gsrding tho warning OF the
last election, gain tho confidence Of
the people who pay into the treasury
the money by which the public
schools are supported.
Can n be possible that the schooi
board and tho super.ntcnd-nts' divi-
sion b.iisvs that the people who ar.
awakening 10 tho public school poll
dos which havs been played for the
past 20 y~arA that shey VIII b 90
insane - 60 arrest thsrnsefves In
sfat awakening and b reduced TO .
xisepy ssnss By the dope distributed
By the apoioxfsfs ~ an excuss for
he dance OF death which has srired
our public school syssem and which
In eating out It's morale. i,s morality
ard IFS rnoruisf We must think 80
from their actions. We 40 not stand
trembling on tho verge Of collapse.
We are Americans engaged In res
cuing our dearly prixed public school
system from the dance Of death into
which ~ has BEEN led by bad big
business. the very worst kind o.
boring from within. rks toretos eat.
ing q Pile. fair 20 look a, from tho
outside but fun OF the holes and
ieavinRs OF tbs internal horcrr.
which tho entering thru small holes
ike N. prick Of . needle. have
grown and fatfened on their bortnrs
until they have ruined the strength
and destroyed tho body Of the very
structure which supported them and
gave Thorn nouriahmeut
Our public school must be ana VIII
bs rescued from tho lettering s,ate
20 which they have been reduced
The bad timber. threatening collapse.
must bs removed, replaced with good
and the good timber preserved from
future attacks OF wastefui destruc.
ton.
Exporrrrs Of the condition into
which the system has fallen must -
continued. Examination. exposure.
removal. renovation. replacement
and construction must take the place
Of the conceaimcnt Of conditions OF
foolish. destructive expenditure and
evasion Of tho plain provisions OF
law which has been and II at present
prevalent
Another management like ths last
past. but not 20 be forgotten; long 20
be remembered for years while va
are paying It's debts--wouid reach
the black goal OF death for our boast.
ed public schools. There n no eurer
way 10 ruin anything. from n trans.
continental railway 20 local tram.
way. than by expanding more than
rec.iving. borrowing at hiRfi ratio
OF interest 20 continus IN the wild
wHste % extravaganza as has beon
the public school policy In the past.
The example of tho prodirai son
does not seem 10 have weight with
our political public school bosses. Ia
II possible that since the reading of
the Holy Scriptures in the public
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05
One More
Stroud

No, Il was noe local coudt
tlsns- that caused tho North d.
kssa primary result.
Ne. Il was not the nonrparsisan
hague that caused tho North Ds-
kDts primary result.
You are hearing . lot Of expla-
nations about North Dakota To
test them. you need remember
Just . few facts.
First--that Lynn Frazier. nom
mated on tho republican ticket to
succeed Senator McCumber. was,
within the year. recalled" that
Il. fired from the goyvrnorship OF
the state to which he had been
elected = second time.
second--thas Gov. Hestos. who
heat Frazier In the recall election.
has been nominated over the non
parfisan league candidate By .
majority as large as that By which
Frazier has beaten McCumbcr for
the senatorship.
The vote for Nestos was the
barometer Of the local issues"
The vote for Frazier was the
barometer Of national issues. IL
reflected again, just as Indiana
and Iowa have reflected before,
what the people think Of the pres
eut state Of the nation
Nor should the white House be
credited or discredlted with all tho
blame.
Discounflng Daughcrty and Fan
and Tasleer and the presidents
Partially for the hardest boiled
Of the senate--still and yet these
rrpeafed slaps at the Old Guard
are aimed at congress itself, as
distinguished from the admins
trsfIon.
Il was away back In 1918 that
TIM republicans captured the house
and senate ON q distinct promise
that, even tho Mr.. Wilson would
continue for two years In the
White House. n republican con-
eress could and would chart a
clear course out OF the chaos OF
war conditions and into the
srnoofh waters Of Reconstruction
There began the real orgy OF
loot on the part Of the profiteers.
Wartime plundering was pIlsing
IN comparison.
Then came a program of yam
mer and yaw In the halls OF con-
rress that has continued 10 this
minute.
Temporary tax bills.
Temporary tariffs.
Temporary legislation Of all
sorts, camoufIaged as 'emer.
gency" legislation.
"Tiquidation OF labor"
Soaring security prices on tho
stock exchange.
Soaring prices on iife's neces-
saries.
Liquidation OF the farmer.
Then came the flood tide Of
hard-boiIed confidence. 1--WE can
get away with murder" the Old
Guard boosted.
Then came Newberry--enough.
No, the North Dakota result
wasn't a nonpsrtisan league re-
suit. On state issues the non
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

SAINT Voting" By mali. IN spite Of fts
obstructive formula. may have heip-
Cd inspire tho reosnt squirt Of interes,
IN entire elections by mail But
its real Impulse win be found In two
very divergent sources. % Enfran.
ohsed womsn's dislike OF a polling
place. GU eansperntod ''wetsr casting
about for referendum medium.
There IL much In favor OF a soien-
ufic mali method II would make
voting a pleasant. homo affair. with
no loss Of work or timo. weather Of
no account, and election costs cut In
half. More effectively than oompui.
sorry voting. n would bring into
action the total eiigibies and thus
bury evil candidates and All likely
frauds.
RUSSELL THOMPSON.
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Favors Voting by Mail
Editor Tns star,

Aottof Inc rtArf
A few hundred votes are miscount-
"a AZ an election and there Ia an out
cry. half million registered voters
tsil TO record their preferences and
,here In scarcely a groan. which
evil defeats more tho ends OF good
govornmcnt7
In large cities. a. . rule. only half
tho eligible citizens arc even register.
ID. Therefore. In important munici.
pal elections sometimes only ono
tenth tho eliglbies vote.
The average Citizen likes 10 vosa
In proud to vote. Then why don't
the total eiiKibles register and vote
In each eiectionr The polling place
n tho trouble---too much trouble. .
Voting should be . pleasure. not q
task.
The success IN some states Of -Ab
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

In Cuba and compel private mdt
vidnals 20 keep their fingers away
nom the public treasury. That Is
. prsiseworthy aim. But the
Cubaus naturally ask why the
American government HASN'T as
slxned Gen. Crowdcr TO Tire same
work II Washington
II has long been . rcprcach to
American statecraft that Latin
America has never believed In the
eood intentions Of this ecuntrys
policies IN the Western hemis-
pherc. Big business men have
always been suspected ~ tho In
itintive force Of Americas inter
national relations. The Cubsns
bplisve American finaneiers who
have invested their money IN the
Iixtie republic are debating Amer
iea's course 1t Havana Turnout
Latin-AmerieA the Same expiana-
sssn IL given for the Haytian
scandals.
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barbed wire and wire netting on -.
top or tho stone wall. also wisb,r -
feet OF guard looking down =.
But ] understand there v.,.
marks OF the wire being cut - ~ =,
they must have gone out N. 49,. 49,.
gate. and under that condition ~.
guard would not know whether ,s.' 80
were inmates or visitors. The 49,.
forenoon Capt. Burke called ~. -.
IRON. notifying her that che baa -.
two OF the inmates. and she nald ,ss -.
were all there. 20 Capt purko -.
10 count again and she then d,.e,...-
81 she was two short as he haa ,ois
her. oio
The merit day Capt. Bury. -.
Guard Davis had a Trim 10 Taor.rr.
oregon. and brought back tha~s -.
women. q would like 20 know /, !,
~ not customary for a woman r-,s,6
70 go and bring women prisoners
back 10 this institutionD
Lately ono Of these xfrs
removed 20 a hospital down tovn -
an operation and was removed 49,
70 the Institution on a afretchsr
understand that a taxf driver bs~.
rot 800 reward from the ss.ts =,
these two girls. DO the peopi. Of ths
state want these conditions TO 40 an,
And probably you are aware a.
The men that have been killed bx
guards In the slaughter pen: that
guards that ala not kiii were d,s.
missed; that women inmates have
been hit IN the face by tho fist o.
this man Burke and knocked down
apparently dead and then Kicked m
tho ribs. then dragged By the hair Of
their head 10 the dungeon WHERE
they get no food or drink the frr
few days. These girls are some dear
mothers daughters.
He also pitts men In ths durreou
for little minor offenses and there
with no shoes. coat or blanket. on
tho sir cold steel walls. 20 break
down their health. men are kept IN
solitary confinement for two Year,
or until they 80 crazy.
think II IA high time the people
OF this great civilized state OF ours
insist on this mans removal. or put
in a warden who win be a warden.
DON NJ THOMAS.
Waila walla.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

He fsfr. McFIrernyJ sros an arts
focrcf. q ran u-ho Mad rcrer felt
the pslsc beat OF the ordinary per-
son ,cho he's 10 foif. When ne uas
president Of the etpa service COM
mission Ne troufd not permit arv
Of fhs employees Of the osvu scrpios
commissson to ride IN the elevator
&C sAs fSsss ~ srsas n ts>--Senafor
1crvts (Rl, Esh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05
Fordneys
Forte

Congressman Joseph W. Fore
ney Of Michigan announces he
WIN retire from public life nj tho
end Of his present term
When he docs 90. he WIN 70
out Of congress with tho wvil.
earned reputation Of having BEEN
tho greatest timbcrman who was
ever vice president Of the board of
trade Of Saginaw. Michigan. This
win br his true titio 10 greatness.
and all he win possess.
He says that his tariff bin win
be his monument
Like tho monument which the
teredo possesses whsn II bores
holes In n ship and sinks III
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partisan league was beaten.

partisan league was beaten
Tho North Dakota result was
another shroud.lengt cut Off the
same bolt from which TIM Old
Guards Indiana and Iowa Zero
mcnfs were cut
And there Il stfIl . lot II cloth
left on that bolt And the shears
are sharp and the shroud cloth
within easy reach Of the vossrs'
arm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

~ 80 sASs ~ fuce. NAT NJ sxJv
sroy Ses COS dessvrtAs schesAsv .
hovsehesv shsr<sc brwsA u sfyecesS
srtsA snfAyax y ~ schsfh<r c~ not
yoa GET arfhva< from the use Of ~
~ yoa 90 NOT GET the ftseas-. vo~
assure there u no asfhrar. N ycs
DO get ~. yoa are dead. and u no
longer matters - Representatives
Aasr (R.C III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

n q fact fncs n fhs last 10
vrsrs there hare been eight prest-
derss fof HaifU. each elected for q
term Of seton years. or fhoss
eichf. three fled fhe country, ons
scas tlo,rn up On hts palace. one
sccs presumably poisonsdv-he died
In q mysterious souy - and ttre'
r<re nxrdere& - Senator oddss
fRJ. Veu
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LHTGRC tie 10 H/INR
Editor The STAR

Editor The Star;
l notice that the members of the
tar reduction council have made the
interesting discovery that tho salary
OF the city superintendent OF schoola
IN out OF proportion 10 the population
OF ths city. Al proof OF this contsn.
ton they cite the single instance OF
Han Francisco. population Of 81 900,
which pays its superintendent OF
schools $4,000. The tar reduoers
could have added to this the fact that
oduoationeiiy Ban Francisco ranks
me loweat among the large cities on
the Pacific coast.
but N the tar reducors believe that
the salary OF tho superintendent OF
city schools should be based on popu.
lation. ] herewith submit some faotn
which may aid them In arriving at a
reasonable salary for the chief sxec.
uuvs OF the Seattle schools.
CITY Population city rap,'
Jersey city. n. =. -. tss.ies sie.soe
Jay, ma ........... st.fTs ie,oeo
omAhs NeA .s....4. sf.set ta.eee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

believe zee totiI al agree that
" one had 70 select stand pat.
dved-tn-fhe-teooi. heii-bcnf. pote-
dcr-barnf. and ChiHcsc-traH tariff
man IN tho hotss Of representatives.
,oe tcoald select Joe Fordrey.--Rep.
Corner (D.J. Ter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

In this list OF salaries Of superin.
tendents OF city school systems. so.
lseted at random. the tar reducers
can probably find basis for tho
salary Of Mr.. Colo. Whore the sal.
ary cannot be adjusted 10 the popula.
uon. II is probable that the popula-
ton can be adjusted TO tho salary--
that ID. home makers win be Mt.
trncted TO San Diego Spokane. Oak.
land. and oven TO Bisbeo. ARR. They
consider the matter OF schools when
making q change OF residence.
Yours for the sohooia
EIlEDEucK wELLANp.
Ballard
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| N~vR.r~r ~.
1 te<prts< A@N
| end United
| Pres SERVICE
Remember the Maine

the approaching Never there
America bitterness against
the become
second
In II
laid
Freedom No American Cuba va The
believe the United profit
which have disqung the Cuban
democracy military HaytL the
Cowde charged
o makeh behave
a warsh his He
ministry making
lea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

In making high class. modern plsfs-
work. artificial teeth. brldgewori.
gold and porcelain crowns. gold and
cement or alloy fsiilnga. aiso an ex-
pert In extracting teeth without pain
Chloroform and gas are unnecessary
for painless extraction OF teeth a.
DIR. HROwN's DENTAL CLINIC
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-05

They are looking for the 1e greatest tconen.
Don't iedre out the one aUho makes her otcn hats.
A horse ran atcay on broadway In Ne,o York.
Tt is thought that he saio another horse.
The icorld o,ces us living; bat II pays on the
installment plan.
Who started the belief that a. m. Is the time to
moiC the ldtcn?
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RADIO PRIMER
sELECTTyITY-

sELECTfyfTY-Ths cnpaci,v q.
radio tunsmitting or reoeivin~ :.
70 tune down 70 a definite flnens..
Tho ability 70 select any partle,,is.
wave length 70 the exclusion On ~
others. az
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The Seattle Star
'ss -s.s. s.sss. 49, -.-ss nw "a.
t.s esr month. ,sse Per ys.n ~ s.r,. esy ses men