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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-24
LHIERC TIC Ss NHNR
Meeting to Protest Atrocities

idea that this people could ever be
expected 10 aasimiiats civilization.
The Greeks OF Seattle. IN co.opera-
ton with some principal factors Of
this city, interested In the matters
Of the Near East. have felt n their
duty 10 initiate movement for the
purpose OF presenting 20 the world
this new phase OF the problem which
IL very far from doing honor 10 our
Christian brothers. We have. there.
fore, decided 10 call a meeting 20 be
held la tho Greek Orthodox church.
corner Yale and Thomas streets. on
sunday. the 26th day OF June. 1879.
At J o'clock In the afternoon, In or
der 70 voice a protest In the name Of
civilization on these barbarous deeds
committed on our Christian brothers.
and 10 arouse tho official Interest Of
this great republic In behalf Of 40
many people suffering today In those
regions. The Right Reverend v. W.
keator Bishop OF Olympia, Of tho
Episcopal church. will preside.
Yours very cordially.
y. w. scARLAroa.
President OF Greek Community.
Seattle. Wash.
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Prohibition and Temperance

| ever. he showed us clearly BY his sx.
ample. that vine. g. a.. spirftuogs lia.
uor. had its proper place az a food
drink for the human race and OIL.
though he realized better than any
human being. just how drink could
be abused. he taught the only true
and proper manner IN which 10 over.
come that abuse. but he never at.
tempted to force Christianity down
the threats OF these who disagreed
with him.
Furthermore II Jesus did not deem
that forcihle prohibition wa. then
necessary, Il Ia very certain that Il
was not necessary In Our day, be.
cause both scriptures and history
clearly show tina. conditions In the
then civilized world In general. would
make our necenu saloons look like
sunday school in comparison.
However. the great lessons OF Chris.
tisn charity. true temperance and
tolerance OF our ueighbors' beliefs
which Jesus left for US. are entirely
lost sight OF or disregardsd by the
professional reformer On who sets his
own puny Judgment above that Of
divine providence. resolved 10 rule
or ruin. regardless Of inherent just.
ice.
An argument that has been nd
vanced in this controversy was that
the only way we would &c, rid of
the saloon was by absolute prohlbl
ton. wish to call particular atten.
ton 10 what British Columbia has
now been doing for twelve months
past. They have very successfully
eliminated saloons and public drink
Ing places without prohibition az IL
II known here. through government
operation. A a result they have
eliminated all the old evils of the
saloon system without mourning the
,, bootlegging system IN its stead and
have just closed their first year un.
der that system, showing a net pro.
~ accruing 10 the province OF Bri.
fish Columbia Of some three million
dollars. Fellow taxpayers, please
note.
or course. our dry friends will
arise to state that there Is stili bound
70 ba some abuse even under the
v. G, system In view OF tho fact
that the millennium has not yet dawn.
ed. that In undoubtedly true. but /
with to state this fact and I state
~ advisediy, that II We would. and
could, proceed TO deprive the human
race OF every natural privilege that
could be abused. and IN abused. 70 as
great II not greater extent, than
lquor ever was or could be, then
the human race would pass off the
race OF the earth In less than so
years, Just as inevitably as day fol.
lows night.
Our professional reformers also tell
us what a wonderful race of peopIs
We VIII become under absolute prohi.
billion. But they never cite Turkev
and India, both OF which have been
bone.dry for many centuries past
Tor religious reasons. Alcoholic liq.
uors Of all kinds are absolutely for.
hidden In the Koran to all followers
or Mahomet. Yet look at Turkey
throughout her history up TO tho
present day. A semi.barbaric race
zeaiously abstaining from liquors.
but committing every crime in tho
decalogue and living among the most
unspeakabiy unsnnitary ana disease
breeding conditions that human be.
ings can exist under, as witness Con.
stanfinople. Or take India. a coun. |
try OF millions upon millions OF poor.
ignorant. starving people. who have
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DR.. Kelton Answers Critic

munication from me. nor any word
OF mine can be intelligently interprc.
ted to Indicate that have. The
fight that the American Legion has
made. and with which I have had
something 10 do. has been wsged for
the purpose OF bringing rebuke and
bitter condemnation down upon the
heads Of men who will flsgrantly VIC
late their sacred pledges. and be-
cause. In our Judgment. such men
can not be trusted in public office.
II the American Legion followed
the dictates and advice OF a lot OF
people. some OF whose motives are
patriotic and pure land others who
are guided by patriotic spirit equal
exactly and on a par with pro.Ger.
man sympathixers when We were
fighting in Frsncel-if we followed
such advice. our actions would then
be much more pleasing 10 them. But
the American Legion, thru its nation.
al body, has adopted an educational
program and policy. part of which
includes cooperation with honest
members OF school boards and a bit.
ter. unrelenting and everlasting fight
against those whose motives are be.
lieved to be unclean.
So can say TO all foes. both per.
eonal and those foes OF the Ameri.
can Legion. that no matter what at.
tack Is directed against us by those
whom we have proven false. our
stand for honest principles, psrticu.
larry in the public schools, shall re.
main adamant.
WALTER KELToN.
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drrn mean nothing TO these gentle.
men unienr they are associated with
dollars in some manner or other.
That Is why 20 many % them can
visualize only ono form OF education
for our youth - preparation for a
clerkship In a counting house. That
We select for our school boards men
who think in terms OF dollars rather
than men who think IN terms ~
children and what they may mean
M citizens IN the sole cause OF the
present lamentabls state OF educa.
ton In Seattle.
Mrs, Stewart Ia entirely right when
she intimates that all morale IL not
as high priced ~ the brand pur.
chased In recent years by the Seattle
beard OF education. There are many
cheaper grades. and n the Inferior
grades OF morale are the great de.
sideratum. this should have been
made known long ago. II 10 obvious
that the iowsaiary advocates are out
for morale 20 match the salary.
and that position IL logical. II they
will secure special dlspensation
from the federal bureau of lmmixra-
ton for the suspension Of our inmi.
grafton laws until n sufficient num-
her OF MEXICAN poems or Hindu
coolies can be- imported 10 take the
places Of our present teaching force
In Seattle I believe that the right
sort OF morale can b. established ia
the local schools. That H. the type
Of morale that the dollar brand Of
education calls for. and no prepayment
Of iow salaries would object 10 IL.
OF course. " there are any high.
brows who are prone 90 sneer at this
new culture Of the great common
people. they can migrate 20 Den.
mark. where. ~ 10 said. they have
some educational standards.
Only let ma add In conclusion.
The idea that such thing M an
American waE. ought 10 prevail IN
tho schoolroosn Ia obsolete. 20 are
standards Of living. These
Injuries are taboo along with morale.
for the board voted them down.
what q really great day II Will be
for Seattle when some wise bird
thinks tnseilissntiy In educational
matters, Yours.
WILBUR WINTHROP.
Rainier Beach.
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Editor The star.
! observe that my good friends
Mrs. Anne n. Stewart ana N. ". w.
have BEEN writing letters TO The star
about a subject that IL far beyond
them - tho morale u tho teachins
force of the Seattle schools. Incl
dontally. they might be able 10 wrlts
much better II they were IN sympa
thy with their subject: that In. II
they believed In fostering morale ia
the teaching corps Of the Local
schools.
Mrs. Stewart observes that ans
morale thet "can be affected BY $3.50
10 cheap indeed" Yes. IL In cheap,
II Is just as cheap as Mrs stswar,
and her evangelical heroes on the
board OF education make II. The en-.
thusiasm in any institution can rise
no higher than its source. II dishon.
ssty and faithlessnsss 20 solemn
pledges are traits OF the heads Of
an Institution. one must expect 20
find those same qualities among fha
rank and fila Time never was when
honest men could honestly DO the
behest OF dishonest employers.
Again. repeat, a. I warned these
good patriots . week ago. that the
great economirsrs on tho board Of
education who are struggling 30
nobiy and unseifishly TO save the
children Of Seattle are doing the
right thing not 10 save tho chill.
dren." I do not doubt their sincerity.
They honestly think that they are
saving the children
But they are not. These men are
not saving the children because
they do rot know ho~ to save them
They are physically. intellectually
and tcmperamentaily unfit to act az
the -saviors OF the children" because
they are more intensely interested In
saving dollars than they are In saw
Ing children. Msn who's. business Il
Ii 60 save dollars. and who have
spent a lifetime IN saving dollars. are
totally inefficient and incompetent
when u comes 10 saving children. for
they ar. accustomed TO think In
terms Of dollars. not In terms Of
children. They naturally think 81 the
dollars first. and where = question
~ doubt srises in a matter In which
both children and dollars are IN.
volved. the dollars are Invariably
given the benefit OF the doubt Cali.
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Editor The star
have watched vi,h interest the
controversy in This star under the
heading Jesus and the Wine" and
Il has amused me 10 note how yainly
our prohlbisionist friends are trying
TO bolster up prohibition b. a mis-
representation Of the Scriptures
To deny that Jesus miracuiously
changed water into fermensedp wine
at the wedding feast OF Cana. or that
he used fermenfed win. upon that
most solemn occasion. The Last Sup
psr.--or for that matter 20 deny that
sesmentsd wine AN. a common drink
among Jew and GENTLE In those
days. lis 10 show a iamsntabis lack
Of knowledge. not only Of Holy Writ.
but also OF world history In general.
Professional prohibitlonists would
tell VA that the ancients drank un.
fermented grape juice. II would be
very interesting 10 know what would
have happened 10 the iucklsss Wit
who would have had the temerity
Of offering unfermsnted grape Juice
10 anyone. high priest or publican.
patrician. or centurion. In those days,
A. a matter Of fact. the process OF
preserving grape juice In an infer
mented state for any length Of time
IL a strictly modern discovery and u
10 doubtful II even our great grand.
parents in their old age. knew Of
such n thing as unfermented grape
juice In a commercial form.
Jesus however. even while par
taking OF wine during his temporal
life never neglected to teach 20 his
disciples and 20 VA through them. by
both precedent and example. the
great lesson OF true temperance. Had
Jesus in his ail.seeing divine wis.
dom, deemed prohibition a necessity
either then or IN the future. he would
have taught II unhesitatingly and
clearly. just as he taught the great
doctrine Of true Christianity. even un-
TO the Cross. on the contrary how.
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Editor The Star.
You have undoubtedly read reports
OF the actions OF the Turks IN the
Near East which are too appalling
70 even be mentioned In a synopsis
IN thls letter.
The nature of the Turks. which
has not been changed for 40 many
centuries In the slightest degree. con.
tinues 10 exhibit Itself as fanatical
a. u was IN the time OF Mohammed
and HIS SUCCESSORS. II IL practically
bismish 20 civilization 90 notice
that in this enlightened era entire
villages are burned. women violated.
children stamped out OF existence,
and every other outrage committed
by those uneivilired people.
Tho great burden is naturally, by
reason OF the geographical situation.
falling on tho Greeks. with the Ar.
rnenians and syrians coming second
The recent occurrences which
brought forward the emphatic pro
tests Of an American officer. who
actually saw these atrocities and re.
ported them In full fairness and with.
out exagEeration. IL a strong answer
TO anyone who might entertasin the
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Senator Ingalls, and Race Clashes

gravity cannot be exaggerated and
its discussion has been deferred too
long. Its solution will demand all
the resources Of the statcsmanship OF
the present and the future to prevent
a crisis that may become catss.
trophe. IL should be approached
with c4ndor. with soiemnity, with
patriotic purpose. with earliest scru.
tiny. without subterfuge and without
reserve.
Races that cannot intermarry do
not blend and become Homogeneous.
Engiishmen. Irfshmcn. Frenchmen.
Germans, and scandinavians emf.
CRATE and IN a generation they are
Americans: their blood mlngles with
the great current OF our national life.
and OF its alien origin nothing re-
mains but a memory. a name ~ trndi.
ton. Sometimes the invader becomes
the oonaueror. like the Tartar in
China. the Normsns In England. but
history contains no record OF two
separate races peacefully existing up
on terms OF absolute social AMI po-
litioal equality under thu same sys-
TEN Of government. Aniaronlsn is
inevitable. They become rivals and
competitors. and IN the struggle for
supremacy the weaker has gone
down.
Can anyone doubt. after reading
these words that II Senator ingalls,
were alive today. he would be align
ed. frankly and eourageously as he
always was In just cause. with
those who are endeavoring 10 pre-
vent the growth OF race problem
far more difficult OF solution than
the one which he was attempting to
ailevistef
JOHN J. SULLIVAN.
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prohibition. but nothing else. and all
ruled by q pitifui little handful Of
vrilo, educated Caucasians. who take
their Scotch and soda regular
Wherein has prohibition made these
people any better morally or physi.
cnily or IN any way improved their
lott II IL not 10 be wondered AZ
that prohibitionists scdulousiy avoid
tho subject OF thoae two examples Of
prohibition ridden peoples.
The long and short of the whole
thing Ia that absolute prohibition as
We have Il, IL and always will be a
total failure and no one realizes this
better than tho prohibitionisis them.
selves. but naturally they will be tho
last ones 20 admit IL. Thle 10 eyi.
denced by everyday occurrences fsuch
as the shipping board ruling. tho
chehniis republican convention, etoD
and by the privately expressed opin.
ions OF the majority OF our clear
thinking citizens. 1.-The main reason
being that the great mass Of public
opinion IL not behind the voIstead
act. professional reformers f?l and
their subsidized papers 10 the con.
trary. Notwithstanding. The only
senslbie solution IL the repeal Of all
existing prohibition legislation and
the substitution therefor OF good
sound legislation along the lines out.
lined IN my letter (which appeared
IN The Star on May 6. 1891. or along
the lines OF the British Columbia
act. am not an Ansloph!is, but
certainly admire our Canadian
neighbors for the common sense they
have shown In solving tho liquor
problem and we would well profit by
their example and experience.
In closing. ! wish 20 quote what
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Edttor the star.
Tho letter which appeared in your
columns some days ago under tho
caption The Lesson OF the Race
Riots" and signed by Councilman
PM Tindall brings 10 mind the
speech delivered By Senator John J
Ingalls, In tho United states senate
on July 20. 1880. In which he ap.
peeled TO the southern states 10 cease
the violence In dealing with the color.
81 population OF those states and 10
grant 10 the coiored man the full
exercise Of those civil and political
rights which had been guaranteed
him BY the Emancipation prociama.
ton and by the iafh and 18th
Amendments.
while the speech OF Senator In.
gals had specific references 10 the
negro question. II Ia 10 be motel that
II was delivered just about the tins
Of the enactment of the Chinese ex.
oiuslon law and no doubt with the
lessons OF the sntl-chinese rfots and
Expectations In the mind Of the
speaker. What Senator Inxaiis ssid
on that occasion has a remar ksblo
and prophetic bearing on the Dap
sness question OF today. lie spoke
In part az follows:
Upon the threshold OF our second
century. AIR. President. We are con-
ffonieJ with III. most formidable and
portsntous problem ever submitted TO
a free people for solution; complex.
unprecedented involving social. NOR.
al and political considerations. party
supremacy. and. In the estimation OF
many though not In my own, IN its
ultimate consequences the existsnce
OF our system Of government. Its
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CHAPTER XII.
I'LL TELL THE WORLD.
Continued from Yesterday

Garrirk spread the net far and
wide 10 intercept tho '.Bacchanis. /"
Within a few minutes he had the
Radio Central. the New York police
wireless station. all the big private
broadcssting stations, even Defoe's
apparatus IN the boathouse sending
out periodical signals OF alarm. RE
had turned the radio world vsrtiabiy
upside down In the search.
Forenoon Heightened into after.
noon. Dick worked feverishly tuning
up his Defoe telantomatic hydroaero.
plane.
This IN one Of the newest Of
sclences-telautoma he remark.
ed a. Garrick watched.
''Teiautomatics7"
Yes. You probably know n by
another name. There IL something
weird. fascinating about the very
Idea sit here safely. upstairs.
turning switches. pressing buttons.
depressing levers. Then miles away
a vehicle. an auto. ship. an aero.
plane. a submarine obcys met
1T may carry enough Of the latest
and most modern explosives that
after-war science can invent. enough
n exploded to rival the worst of
earthquakes. Yet II obsys my will.
II goes where direct II. II explOdes
where and when I want u. And II
wipes off the face OF the earth any.
thing that want annihiiated. That's
telautomaticsr'
Garrick regarded his friend with
genuine admiration. II won't 20 into
my adio-combinator. my teiecom-
mutator. my audion relay and all the
rest" went on Dick. You see, / have
letters on the keys OF the radio com.
binator--forward back. start pro.
peiler motor. stop propeller motor.
rudder right. rudder left, the angles.
light signals forward and aft. and all
the rest. It's really delayed contact.
The machinery Is always ready. but
u delays until the right. seiective
impulse In given. And take advan.
tsga Of the delay 20 have the mes.
sage-signai repeated back to me, 10
check up on IT,"
"vira's backr'
II was Nta Walden in her car
with Mckay before the laboratory.
She called me from Southold: I
went over and met her train on the
main line. And rye brought her
here first. Guy. telephone 10 Glenn
know how anxious the boy is"
but how? What OF Ruth?'
quered Dick.
Ask Vira. She has come 20 tell
you all she knows made her.
These youngsters are getting toned
down. Maybe Ruth will listen 10
reason when she gets back. Oh, " 7
only had her"
IN say that. toog cried Dick.
Tell us, Vira."
Well, you see. we found a duck
boat In the hold. boat for ono. One
OF US could get off Ruth made the
choice insisted--settled Il. IL had
to be done IN a second. She made me
go--even when fought her 10 stay
Dick grasped Mia Waldens hand
In emotion. n was splendid piece
OF bsroism Of Ruth.
Don't you seer" explained vira.
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Clean Sinners, Anyhow

Is
not rerog in its routn steal
There Pacific
Of
m the
n II n
laught house
We haveho ours ndren in palace
vim garden"
in the Of the
Fewerhu fewerw nag
patent med
is genealyab
ourh immed
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Q DIV. |',; Of Wireless (!
b. Arthur B REEVE
Arthur B REEVE

talking fast as she poured out What
she knew. The JIG was up for the
gang. All they wanted was TO make
a clean getaway. take all the jswsiry
and tho money. They waited until
the Last minute 70 set fifty thousand
for the Inner Circle and the other
stuff. But Il failed. Then the only
thing that remained was TO 20,
away--with Ruth--th~ ten million
dollar helress. as they speak Of
her
You know. TN. 'Bacchsnts' had
been taking the stuff OFT rum run.
ners. II was sheer bluff. posing a.
revenue enforcsrs. II WA. stored on
the Sea Vamp.' Every time anyone
drove into the city. they would take
couple Of cases or more to the
Inner Circle or the Garage. From
the Inner Circle and the Garage n
was distributed. They we're wealthy
bootieggers to the wealthy. Bootleg
aristocracye"
Sita sighed. up 20 q point, then.
perhaps Ruth didn't need saving
from herself as much as I thought.
She was ON the trail OF somsthing
big-this conspiracy And she
almost landed her fish only
TO get into trouble from which it's
taking all the skin Of Guy and Dick
TO save her"
Vira's eyes were rsstlcssly glanc.
Ing thru the window down the
road. Suddenly her face bcamed
She forgot her rumpied dress as IL
had ried on her. her disordersd hair.
"Glenn's comingi hear his engine.
Oh. boys Out Of the room she flew.
vira and Glenn came up the road.
The story was repeated. Dick re.
Turn 10 Page 0. Column ID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-24
Not Enough Big Mail Boxes

First avenue the only sort OF mail
receptacIes visible are those real
small ones that hold about 100 or
more letters.
Every time a business man desires
20 mail number OF letters he has
not time 20 20 TO the central post
office. Therefore. make a motion
that several more mail boxes be es-
tahilshsd along Western and fSrst
avenues.
Yours for service. speed. and cf.
ficiency. NJ. ID.
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The Seattle
Schools Finances

Edtfor The Star.
The real source Of our difficulties
IN our schools today ia the fact that
the electors Of Seattle School District
No. ] do not know the financial rnire
In which the school district ia begged.
Recently the people have been
striving 10 better the schools. and
add departments 10 them, without
realizing the schools. each year, are
spending more than they have acfu.
ally been able 10 collect from tho
various sources Of income. The fol-
lowing table viii give an idea OF this
condition:
Year Gross fncorps collected Expenditures
acct. operating sspsusa
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Deod-Beots
Become EetUer

Dead-bests are steadily becoming
fewer. So say retail credit men.
~ their national convention in
Cleveland.
This reflects the skilled work Of
the credit men. Human nature
hasn't changed much In 20 years.
The reason there are fewer d-ad.
beats h because tho credit organl.
nations have made u harder for .
bill jumper to open . charge ae-
count.
George A. IAwo. credit expert
from Memphis. says he has found
during his lifetime that % per
cent Of the people are Inherently
honest. The remaining I per cent
are being made honest BY eempui.
sion.
All laws and regulations are
made for = small minority. Tire
majority need few. u any. re-
straints-
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A Mother of
II Bodies

Seattle methsrs will marvel at
thIs:
Mrs. Charles y. willard. -
years old. has Eivn birth TO "a
babies. She lises la West Haven.
Conn.
Mrs. willard was married when
II. had her first baby Al 10. The
babies all came sinsly. except for
one act Of twins.
Only five Of her ~ childrvn are
living. The rest were carried
off by siekness.- most Of them at
ages from four 10 nine months.
tho sn were horn big and healthy.
The health Of living babies 10
= greater problem than race sui
eide. Cutting Infant death rate In
two weuid be equivalent 20 In
ereasins the birth rate on . big
scale.