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The Washington times., 1922-09-30
Something to Think About
Bruno Lessing-
MAKING THE SABBATH HOLY.

deny. But to attempt a def
milton Of rest that would ex-
clude harmless recreation to
those who have no other time
for II, outdoor pastimes that
are conducive to health, the
indulgence in such personal
habits as smoking, newspaper
reading, etc, Is as dangerous as
It 10 idiotic.
II rebounds neither to the
glory Of God nor to the credit
Of common sense.
II the Sabbath 10 to be .
day OF stern repression. make
It a fast day and be done with
II. Most people might even
benefit by going without eat.
ing for a day,
UTHEN governments have at.
w tempted to crush religion
they have invariably failed,
When religions have attempted
to impose their tenets upon the
people by force they have In
variabiy failed. In the realms
OF thought, Of belief and of
faith, force has ever been with.
out avail.
IF you feel II is your duty to
L sit on a chair all day Sunday
and think pious thoughtA BY
all means do 10. IL anyone
nterferes with you. sit on two
chatrs,
II you think your neighbor
Is on the road to perdition be.
cause he smokes q pipe and
reads his newspaper, plead with
him. try to save him by argu.
ment, pray for him. But DO not
try to force him to sit beside
you.
A man may sit through .
moving picture and worship God
In his heart. The whiriins der
wish. who believes that religious
worship consists OF physical dis
comfort, may be meditatins .
murder while he dances.
(Copyrisht. 1874. by King Feature
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
Is silver tried furnace earth purified
Ban MerOnfan Bapat

THE International Stewards :
= Association in convention
at st. Louis set on foot a move
ment to eliminate French words
from restaurant menus"
No longef shall one be com.
PEELED to order "rosbif au jus"
when all you want is beef and
gravy" No longer shall one be
compelled to demand cafe noir
en- demitasse" when you desire
merely "a small cup of black
coffee"
Hash" henceforth would ap-
pear to be nought but hash"
The French euphemisms now
employed to disguise the true
nature of various warmed-over
stews and smears and slumgul.
lions will apparently have to be
discarded.
But let no one hastily con.
clude that simple honesty and
downrightness will necessarily
replace the French dissimula-
tions.
1T is as easy to decorate a
i dull dish with fancy Ameri.
can terms as with misleading
French ones. Already we have
"corned beef. Southern style"
which is nothing more nor less
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
Stars and Stripes
NO PEACE POSSIBLE.

NO PEACE POSSIBLE.
With saxophones now being sold on
the installment plan, world peace seems
az far off as ever,
Young lady at Big Rapids, Mich swal.
lowed her engagement ring, Looks like
this Is one engagement that will not be
broken.
What did the novelist in the maga zine
mean when .he saidI Jim opened the
window and threw his chest eut?'
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7 IMAGINED myself on the
L hills Of Palestine in re-
mote times Of primitive Israel.
In their dances men. women and
children waved first fruits" OF
corn and fruits. The verses in
the Scriptures describing these
rites are surely applicable. ..
The entire body Of dancers
and rituslists entered their holy
of holies. the Kva. a circular
building Of adobe. for sacred
preparation. We could hear
their chants and beating Of the
sacred drum through the thick
walls. Soon they emerged and
danced their sacred ceremonials.
This was repeated five times
during the afternoon. Two ca.
ciques. high priests. descended
from an ancestry of high priests
back to antiquity, presided.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
SHORE DINNER.

Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Crabb enter.
tained at dinner last evening in honor Of
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Bass. Mr..
George Codd. Of New York. and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Oyster. OF Mt. Clemens, were
present-Adrian (MichO Times.
Newspaper tells OF New Jersey woman
who used a telephone for the first time
in seventy years. Probably she was on
a party line.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

LIE conducted an excursion
H OF the scientists to the an
cient ruins OF Pecos Pueblo,
twenty.six miles from Santa
Fe. There we saw the changes
in pottery and household uten-
sils from settlement by the in
telligent Pecos Indians between
the ninth and tenth centuries
A. D.
A large community quadran-
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

THEY'RE still jabbering about
L mandates. selfish h-dotermina-
ton and indemnities promised
by our little playmatcs in Ger
many. That's war Of 1914, which
KiplinG blames us for stopping.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
Greeley Was Right
By BUGS" BAER

A MOTHER peace squabble Is
scheduled for this Turko'
GreCian frOliC.
EAGUE OF NATIONS is sew.
- enteen conferences back m
talk wars now. They've got to
talk fast to catch UP.
THEY'RE still jabbering about
mandates. selfish determine
tion and indcmnities promised
by our little playmatcs In 'ier'
many. That's war Of 1914. whlch
Kipling blames us for stopping.
WHILE they are all frothing
w at mouth like washtub full
Of clothes and suds, along comes
Turkish branch OF Boy Scouts
and proceeds to run Greeks
through their conCrete.mtXer.
WHILE diplomats are chirplng
w with originality Of ventrAlo'
ouist's dummies. eleven more
wars have been launched with
appropriate ceremonies. we
would horn in and stop some OF
these neighborly massacres. But
we don't want to make Rudyard
mad.
TIE would aim his next poem
II at us and make all our OH
ladies swallow their false teeth
jn horror. .Violets would pull In
their timid ears. and BABIES
would cover In fear behind thelr
Pasteurized lollypops'
WE held that bag In last bad
w ger chase.
WE might pick on Turkey on
w last Thursday in November.
p,,t Europe can hope until II frac'
, lures It's wishbone without get
ting L. S. into another interna'
tional hornet picnic.
ONLY result obtained by peace
" matinees is stopping OF one
war TO make room for another.
peace conference is like ordering
cold soup.
VOU order cold soup. Then
l. some Turkish waiter spills
rcd hot Constantinople consomme
down your neck. This all hap
mems in Greek restaurant. Eng
land, France, and Russia grab
their hats and run. United States
gets dinner check.
w Near East, we'll take Horace
Greeiey's advice.
TT League OF Nations had been
i validated, Turks would now
he complaining that American
collar buttons nick their scimi'
tars.
CHERMAN was right. But
~ Greeley was Fighter.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

AN Ohio town OF sixteen
"A thousand inhabitants has
undertaken to enforce every
blue law on the States statutes
to compel its residents to
observe the Sabbath. News
papers. gasoline, moving pic
lures. cigars, soda water. taxi
cabs-all are under the ban for
one day. And all work is pro-
hibited.
There 10 no law providing for
a commission de lunatico In
auirendo to examine a whole
city.
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TT seem. almost inoonceivable
l. that In this twentieth CEN
tury there are still people of
good heart and the best inten'
tions who would, deliberately.
II they could, set back the clock
Of civilization. The only ex'
p,anation that suggests itself is
that they have not learned the
great lessons Of history and that
while their hearts are filled with
religious zeal, their minds are
barren of wisdom.
Instead 70 making the Sab
bath holy they are making IT
ridiculous.
JESUS ssith anto him.
y Rise, take up thy bed,
ead walk,
Aaa, fa,s,edsotety the @aa
pos a,ede whole, and TOOK
up his bed, aud oalked, and
on the same day mus the
Sabbath.
The jews therefore said
unto Inn that Was cured, It
10 the Sabbath days II IS not
taptuI for thee to carry
thy bed,
He anspered Them, he
that made me whole, the
same SAID unto nae, take up
thu bed and Udlk.
TNHAT the Sabbath should be
Il a day Of rest, no one will
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
NOTHING ELSE LIKE ".

A man may wonder sometimes whether he
may not possibly have made a mistake In
selecting his wife, but have you ever met the
owner OF car who didn't consider II the best
one In the worldf
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

RETARDED PROGRESS,
If the ancient Greek women really were
these long dresses, we can we'll understand
the decline and fail of ancient Greece
February originally had twenty.nine days
every year and thirty in Leap Year The
Emperor Augustus OF Rome resented the fact
that August, which was his birth month, had
only thirty days while some Of the other
months had thirty-One, and he decreed that
one day be taken from February and added
TO the month Of August.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
Watching the Rites of
the First Americans
BY Edgar Lucien Larkin-
Director of Mt. Lone Observatory.

guar ADOBE bulldlng $1,000
there. Out beyond Is an area Of
ruined receptacles. each contain
ing a human skeleton. There
are also the ruins OF a sacred
altar. where religious rites were
held for centuries.
Next day DR.. Hewett took
us to San Idlefonso Pueblo. in.
habited by a tribe. the Tewa.
descended from times Of ancient
America. 1t was. their regular
day Of annual thank offering Of
first fruits of the harvest, Il
"heave Offering" as mentioned
in the Bible
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

EAGUE OF NATIONS is sew.
- enteen conferences back m
talk wars now. They've got TO
talk fast to catch UP.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

WHILE they are all frothing
w at mouth like washtuh full
OF clothes and suds, along comes
Turkish branch OF Boy Scouts
and proceeds to run GREEKS
through their conCrete.mtXer.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

A MOTHER peace squabble is
"A scheduled for this Turko.
GreCian frOliC.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

w attending the third annual
meeting OF the Southwestern
division of the American Asso-
ciation for the Advancement Of
Science I again passed entranc-
ing hours in New Mexico's
wonder art museum OF the new
school OF American research.
The vast empire Of the
Southwest begins at Santa Fe
and ends at San Diego. There
are hundreds of ruined pueblos
OF Indians Of many kindreds in
this wide area. Many are COM
pletely buried. The dwellings
of adobe fall in and cover all
within. The climate and the
adobe preserve pottery. utensils
and jewelry perfectly.
The director OF the museum,
DR.. Edgar L. Hewett. Americas
skilled ethnologist. anthropolo-
gist and archeologist, saw the
ruins, and devoted his life to
their excavation and storage.
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WHILE diplomats are chirping

LIE would aim his next poem
II at us and make all our OLD
ladies swallow their false teeth
- horror. .Violets would pull In
their timid ears. ana aoles
would cover In fear behind tne'r
pasteurized lollypops.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

THE cables recently told of the
marriage, in Paris, of 1.-The
i most beautifully formed wom-
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

WE held that bag in last bad
w ger chase.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

THAT the Sabbath should be
l. a day Of rest. no one will
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

WE might pick on Turkey on
w last Thursday in November.
But Europe can hope until It frac'
. tures its wishbone without get
Ting L. s. into another interna'
tional hornet picnic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

. srnan minority Of shs total number
Of voters. but Il u an affective and
sitilfuiiy directed phaianx. ana Y
ready for efficient and snergetio
action at the cpportuns tina. We
have seen tho results obtained year
after year In the field Of politics by
tho boss because Of HE intelligent
perseverance, and infinite patience
in every detail Of organization.
Now. Of coursa men OF this man
ner Of political lie may properly be
censured. Their conduct IL anti
social. because they are usually
allied with some individual or spe-
csai interest harmful 70 the general
welfare But they DO not create the
conditions which enable them 70 sue
coed At the expense Of the pubic. n
IL tho civic inertia and lethargy Of
the body polite which afford the
boss . favorable opportunity. Undsr
our theory and form Of government
all citizens are expected to be fac
tors In the administration Of public
affairs II they would faithfully dis
charge the functions OF citizenship.
tho occupation OF bosses would b
gcns and their reign At an end
JAMES HoYE.
Auburn
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The Way the Party Bosses Work

government OF the 6outh distf1cI
and that thru men whom he places
In tho legislature no participates in
state legislation
But necromancy ana mysticism
are no part OF the political equip
ment OF boss and are unknown TO
bis modas operandi: nor il his sys-
tenn of personal and extra-ieeai gov
eminent = new discovery. II has
long existed In Western nations and
perhaps " ooevai with organized
society. Political borsss are prac-
teal. maftsr-of fact rnsn- They un-
dcrstand the realities Of life and
properly appraise the impotence Of
the unorgnnixed mass Of citizens.
They simply take advantage Of the
indifference Of citizens 70 their poiit-
lcai duties and obligations. BY
months Of anticipation the boss
silently prepares for a primary or
political campaign His following IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

who constantly lament this very
same lack Of social service. They en-.
Joy music. dancing fundsr good pro
visionl. the movies. all out door
sports Of the inexpensive variety.
and each and sveryone Of them would
make a mighty good pal for most
any friendly young man. They are
not husband seekers" az they each
earn good salary. but they would
honestly like 10 have the companion.
nhip OF some oongentai person Of the
opposite ser. which 10 the birthright
81 every normal human being.
None Of these girls would ever re-
sort 20 the ohaapenlnR street fiira-
tons; TO any public dances, cafe life
OF tawdry pickup acquaintancea
Some Of thsn live In hotels. apart.
ments OF with families. but in each
case they could occasionally offer a
bit OF home entertainment as . a.
version. II IL tho lack Of opportunity
70 meet tho right kinds Of men and
boys, and IL is really pitiful At times.
l have too. heard these same sen.
umsnts expressed b. young men. but
not 10 often Possibly because my
acquaintance Ia not no extensive.
Surely there should be a movement
soon 70 provide for this great nscss.
sl'y. ] know that many girls and
women accept Invitations Of which
they DO not exactly approva. just In
sheer desperation at ionlinsss: and
know. too. that tragedies could often
have been ayerted II boys and girls
IN the working. nornsdic class. could
be brought toEether under proper
conditions. without undue, brighten.
ms restrictions Of youths irdui.
pence In normal. clean pieasuren
This IL . great big city need ana
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

According TO data complied BY
the. foremost educational experts In
the United States. fseatsie teaehers
never have been paid tbs proper.
si0n Of moi ~ set asids for school
purposes 60 which they are On
titled. T.. r. cubb~riy Of L>isnd
stanford University. and ether lead
inx educators. are agreed that In
any school System teachers salaries
should consume ~ iaast - per cent
Of school expenditures Salaries Of
teachers In Seattle have never TO
sAisa e. per cent Of school eapenfi.
surss-ei Ieass teachers have not
bean rsd that proportion since
1910. ana. possibly. not al al In The
history Of the city.
In Chicago IN 1891. ts.s per cent
a. the school appropriations wsne 70
The teachers. and yet. on June Is.
last. the board % education In that
city increased the minimum salary
Of grade teachers from 1850 20
si.seo. ana the maximum salAry
from ss.cos u e1Eoo. and advanced
fhA minimum sAiary Of high school
ssa1Aers from tf.soe 10 tt.eoo and
tbs maximum sasAxy fsofn tt.too to
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LAHERCt the Ss ENINp
Frenzied Exhibition of Patriotism

from the danger and menaoe Of tho
deadly things no matter how much
you might try. Could you have sssn
for sven one tiny moment the terri.
bly, burned body OF our baby The
skin hanging tn shreds and the
oharred flesh across her little back.
you would be no bitterly opposed 70
this awful thing that yeur paper
would fight with the strong weapon
of publicity until q really zane
Fourth would become an aetuail'y.
other states DO not permit the sale
of fireworks. even Of this no-cailra
harmless kind. Our little girls death
wa. due TO a indyfinger. the uniest
and most harmless looking Of al Tire.
crackers II the ministers 10 fhsir
pnlpits. the newspapers turnout the
state and tho women's clubs would
give this thing even little thought
and publicity the state OF WAshihx'
ton would room reiegats this horror
~ noin. and danger 10 the Dark
Ages. where II belongs The voters
thru their representatives viii ace 70
that. Gladly would I speak before
fha wofnenn clubs organization.
In faet.--if by 70 doing ! could AID IN
establishing this thing. our baby ~
gene. nothing can call her back. but
her solns. would not be IN vain could
n save ether little once from a sifni-
lar fat..
You hav. already written stirring
editorials ana articles. Don't stop
now and 10, people fQrget. Let US
XII for an time this thing That has
for 80 long been parAdef under tho
ruisa OF patriotism. Just tell The
psopls Of this stata In round Figures
what n hs. means--drive home the
saesa and you can trust them 70 act
very sincerely.
R4ua q r IlnNnN
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A correspondent. IN = letter ap-
pearinx yesterday In The Star. deals
with political boasiAsn and machine
nominations In the South district OF
King county. John wooding IL rep
resented as tina boss who points out
the candidates who are 10 b nornin-
asef. and the republican machine II
said 10 get behind the favored ores
and 20 see that their names 70 on
tbs November ticket. Mr.. wcodinE
IL alleged 10 BE- a magician who, By
iegaroemain. charms. spells and In.
carnations. 10 able 70 oycxccms OPP
position and 10 eisvnfs his va~ais
20 positions Of trunt. honor and
emoiumsns.
Altho he holds no orfies under the
constitution and statutes of the
state. there appears To bs soms truth
in the frequent assertion that John
wooting 10 tiss major factor in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

Editor The Star
Az the mother Of one Of the victims
OF our recent Insane Fourth. may
be permitted 20 mako . plea thru
your paperf
Recently you published . letter IN
which the bisms for our frenfied en-.
hibition Of patriotism % wrs par.
tally AZ least placed on the shoulders
OF city ard state officials for having
permitted sueh celebration 20 take
place True. Of course. a. far M that
goes. but public officials usually car
ry out the win OF the people who
elected them. Who aided and nb@tted
and fostsred this return TO savaseryf
Who but the American Legion. the
makers Of high explosives 10 be put
into the hands OF little children and
1T least enc newspaper I'm neattisf
And back Of fhase--who for sorfid
gain would risk the manning Of limo.
cent little ones--are the millions OF
us--aii OF US who for years hav. al.
lowed this thing 10 60 on rear after
year and year after year In the mis-
taken idea that We were ffttfngfy
= f"0t @tsAfk me UHtH ot our NaIout
when an matter Of fact the true
wiEntficance Of the day was more
than often completely forgotten In
the din and noise and confusion.
Why have we been no hitnsy Must
death eome into our very home bei
fore We realize IN, folly OF Il am
You cannot argue that parents
should use care IN permitting chill.
dr-n 70 have fireworks. For three
years we have not given our children
one penny 20 spend for ths~e things.
bu, we were 20 suffer tho lass Of our
little oiive-~-our Peg % My Heart. ~
ws sailed her---dssp'ts our preran-
tons when children arr with others
They want to play as the others 90
and you cannot keep them away
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Bringing the Young Folks Together

the real social interest IN any u
these May attend church. but
frankly 10 not snioy TIE social CON
nscsicns. maintaining tina; too few
othsr young people minsla Many
pleasing pernnns DO not care for
lodge work of any kind. and The rou.
tine borss them. Plenty Of pleasure
loving. clean minded young men and
women dtniike cards. ard NJ Mfr
Clarke relates. too many az the only
methods Of today require more
money for dues. special clothing. etc.
than many can possibly afford
l personally know AT least rs won
en-, unmarried. ranging between the
ages 81 70 and 20. good looking.
agreeable company. dressing we'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

Essentially. tbs foregoing means
that for the past ~ years the
teachers 81 Seattle have ss no time
been paid the wage that the best
educational thought In the country
consifer their due.
These facts are sufficient 10 re-
fats the claims made IN beard meet.
ting. and elsewhere recently. that
teachers salaries absorb FROM 10 TO
20 per cent Of sehool expenditures.
Those who nAds this assertion In.
eiats In teaohers salaries such
items ~ tanisorv waGea bookA -,
pssN and other supplies
WILBUR WINTHROP.
Rainier Beach,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

with all sincerity I heartily agree
With l. ~ ciarks and the rcnnG man
regarding the lack OF . suitable con
v~nicncs where the young people Of
th. city could make zach others 40
anasntancs.
Those who have TIE security and
social atmosphere Of home. perhaps
eniivensd with Interested members ot
family Of both nexes. DO not real.
In. The vital need which faces com.
unity. Some might suggest the
churches an . medium. other. Ia.
lodges. others tho socissire. but In
each Instance let u be understood
thar q surprisingly limited number
Of our delightful young p.opls taks
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rrem The wallA waiIa Union)
The letting Of . contract at
Olympia Tuesday for the eonssrue.
ton Of . bridge srrcss the Snake
river n Central Ferry l. tho first
step In tho welding Of the last
link In tho Inland Empire high
way.
Not later than Jsn. !. 1874 IN
Der The terms Of the contract.
snessriss can trHvsrss the state Of
Washington from Spokane 10 So
attn o. Blaine. or 80 Ia Pertlsnd
from Spokane without having 10
either wais for az pay tell 10 .
fsrry. II win 10 . great sirp In
advance
-~~-~--~~-----------~------~----
Nos1v<ss iofsen y great ~ fas-
fsss sAss - fs<y ore easy to hsa
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Law ard order must Be pre-
SERVED. property and life must BE-
protected. transportation Of tho
mails must not be inferfered with
and Interstate commerce must
not be Interrupted
Thus Attorney Geuerai DauEh.
ersy. speaking for tils federal cor.
eminent. luxtifIcs the nobIlisxtieu
Of troops 10 handle the rHiirssd
strlks.
80 fsr. - good Life and prep
srsy should b. protected. II II
takes the whole United States
army 10 Do a. Hut tho troops
aro called cut on behalf Of tho
public. and no one else. They
arc not tho agents Of the rail-
rcads. 10 ~ used - . weapon for
crushing the railway shepmen's
unionA
- = ~ - uucn near bunS
ness 70 prstscs unisa nsan nsm
- r.llrsaAs' hir~1 stzflRersnksss
- n = - prvsecs nsustr1hins -
plsyss fsom lswisss msss bsna -
vtslsncA
Disosdess havs a1rssly occurred
TsAlns have bssn hsil ~ an
bsmbardsl shsps and honss
hsvs Been Aynsmitsd anl burned
Men have been ksdnsytd and
beaten This In . few scattered
Iocalitirs where ths forces Of law
and ordrr have broken down.
Into shis aituafion the attorney
general erders troopera They
can BE- . force for peace o. they
can become the fir~brsnd that win
- off ons Of the ussfiess labor
capital CONGREGATIONS this country
has ever seen Now IL the time
for Mr.. Dsugherty and other fed
erL authorities to think about
consequences. An ounce Of discrs-
ton today b worth . ton Of n .
month from now.