The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09

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Ny calm. inpersonAi statsrnsn, OF
fact concerning genera conditions In
Seattle rs-m 10 have gotten Soue
folks considerably peeved. hurnor-
ieaa p~opis IL abou; tho most humor-
Gus thing I know Of. and this very
lack Of humor In one Of the things
that tends 10 make Seattle coarse.
common and unkind for the adapta-
blllfy and quickness % cofnprshan-
sion that daveiop. humor. develops
also sympathetic understanding.
why this supreme self satisfaction.
this lack Of desire for Improvement.
the inability 10 stand criticism. OF 70
know the comparative standing 81
other cities IN morals and manners
why the dosirs 10 drive people out.
rather than to invite int Why the
wish to retain iow standards. resent
Ing a call TO something bstter7 That
1 should touch their sacred vanity.
INSTANTLY entities me thair enemy
and all sorts of villain. / have
been told. and heartily believe. that
have a most serene and loving dis
position and I'm Irish enough to say
that III pot with lead anybody tina,
will be afthcr sayin' that ! haven't
rs to Registered NURSE" and
Mfrs r. W." / would say that unless
there IL some special reason. I have
a very unfavornbla opinion u per-
sons too insincere or too cowardly 70
sign their legal names To anything
they write.
| No. Ars. r. w, Seattle isn't feed
ling me- l work hard and honor
ably for all / have and give full
equivalent for every cent that comes
my way. do not stare" as per
accusation. My work takes me
among people where can't help
seeing. I arm naturally observant.
have a quick eye. also mental
makeup that doesn't make II necea-
sary for me 10 stare nxedly for half
a day In order to grasp an idea
No ono expects 10 b ''profuscdiy
thanked" but have been taught
that a courtesy important enough 20
be rendered II important enough 20
be recognized by an appreciativo
smile or nod Hard boiled" has an
| unpleasant Significance. ! resent ita
being applied to my newsboy friends.
A newswoman IN this city. with a
sickly child 70 support. has n crippled
arm and other ailments. and IL now
rapidly dying OF cancer Of the breast.
She asks charity OF no man. Others
know OF are putting up as game o
fight Some Of them In education.
refinement and past achievements
far out-class those who HneoringIy re-
fer 10 them as ''hard-bollod.' The
little shavers mostly como from good
homes where these hardly-earned
pennies are solely needed. But nc
matter how 'hard-boiied" man, won
an. or child may be. they are on
titled 10 say 10 Seattle thieves
Hands off" Last week on Second
ave. ! saw little s-year-old leaving
fiis stand. put up a piacard upon
which he had painstakingiy scrawied
please Pay" II tho pathos and
sting Of that wouldn't Jar Semitic a
little. don't knpw what would.
The very day that Nurse" com
planned about Knockers" Rev. Haw-
kins, a prominent citizen, made the
public statement that he know Seattle
and oil tho other large American
cities and that Seattle was the most
wide open town In the ". n. A." Rev.
Klein dourly admits II. but claims its
because Bro. Hawkins taught them
wrong about the blood atonemcnt OF
Christ. Rev Mcclure nays Seattle Il
ono-sixteenth OF an inch from hell.
Mayor Brown says that the football
ball outrivaled the dead line dance.
What Police Chief Severyns thinks
heaven only knowsl He says hastily
he's been gone four days. and four