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wr.. Moryar-t Hunter.
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Are due and payable in advance at the
once Of the
WATER DEPARTMENT


WATER DEPARTMENT
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TENTH AND KING STREETS
NON-AiETER CLASS ANNUAL RATES
II paid during The month 4 January
1923, 10 per cent discount after January
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1928. the water may be shut %.
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Mortgages
NioRTGAGEs-wE ARE ~ THE MAR
KET TO BUY SECOND MoRTGAaRs
on WILMINGTON AND SUBURBAN
PROPERTIES. AfANION & CO.. sIa
KING STREET. PHONE sses.
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Coming Events
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FHATERNN spirituaiist Church-Edcn
Hall. Sunday. ?.30 D. m. Medium. Mrs
Bishop.
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oBIrl ARY.
Mr.. Anna MNrlprp.


Nirv Anna M-Clu-s widow q: Rich
ard Mcclure. former four and fec
merchant. lied yesterday AZ hsr bona.
si1o Marie, etr.et she wac 70 yeax~
GA
The sunoral wiz ~ hcit or SatuT
day .ftcris,cu se-vsr-s VIII b. IN
rrans--vins ~ Y. Church AZ $50
cc.s-ok irtsrnse-i viii oe rnte IN
ic~w-is~9 c~n.t.y
wrs. Maryar-t Hunter.
NJ. Narynrc; Hunter. widow Of.
Riat,orc Hunter. di-o yesterday AZ ne
hrn. ~ her son-ln-law. Edwin K
Mn1A''r.~. 90. we~t Tweu.y-Hfsk
Sg~~t Funeral ee-v1o-s Saturday
uNsu.ns a. a. ociock Intsrmen. VIII
~ ~ sr-snhsii oeme,s-y
Anna l.. Baker.
ANN l. Baker died yesterday q.
bar horns. $50 Monroe street- The
N.n"--a ~-ry7c1r VII D. nesc a. |.
c'cloc< saturday aftsrroon. In,.rrnen,
vi. ~ N itvefVl-W Cemetery.
The Chilkoot post., 1923-08-24

al lasts ach a
  a l45
  undeIo ta ar be Sl2o y a pool panstang Gaa fnar3 4 % % eopa the t. allf enao1e to devotoi 
 %y hear tiegt congratulations Captain  said lhr record be made, 0
   taat only of mon
  a Edwards getting and a a
 
  in regiments C. in rifle
 
   dual scores by Ccu3any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09

tlso Assessor they are. nut 20 mNke
Il absolutely proof they have insert.
81 Ia the law Ia the 1918 legislature
that tie figures which the public utii
tiles companies submit 20 tho DEPART.
ment of public works for purposes
Of fixing valuation for rate making
purposes thaii not 10 ayailAbis for
assessment purpoaeas
pld you ever hear Of a roitsnsr
thing than ulatY Cries OF "Ho.'J II
smells 20 hlgn heaven. And yet that
Il In the law, That IA tho law Of this
uialv--in tho state OF Washington
where you live.
And II Was not put there IN tho
Interest of The people Of this state.
Not a. All. And I venture 20 ray
that this great power property would
not haaV tho rignificance that n has
now II ihosn interests we're bearing
their fair portion OF tie taxes OF
this stnis. snl f,iey can't blow hot
and cold a, tho same um, They
can't tell the ASSESSOR. we are
worth only a million dollars" and
tell the superintendent o. tho board
of public works. I'VE arc worth Ill,
million dollars." But they arodolnr
Il and they are getting away wth Il.
They told over thers OF tho rrsa,
investments that they had IN This
state and Of how those investments
might be jeopardlzod. They ,siA.
DO you realize that every oliar
that you spend up here in the blus
comes from the peoples pocttsT'
And we answered In this way. "W,
realize tho great Investments tim,
you have made. but on tho ,ther
hand that every dollar that youhav.
spent las come out OF the pocket,
OF the people Of this state II IN.
way OF rates" When vs M o,,y
collars IN thr SkAgit project o any
her public property We have D nav
f7r the property. but there { one
item We don't have 90 pay 10, ana
that IN for profit. and that tim we
do have 10 pay for n Stone q Web.
sier or any other private uiilit owns
the property.
Now. think in this matte ,ooS.
lnE thru all the fine words m, ~.
'Asu oFeI mere That thoo II
.,''-'l''i'i't'ai question lnyolvid. oh.
they also said Il would take lots q,
prorrriy of tho tar rolls. kss hov
fallacious that II when you analyx,
y 4' HhaSit project, for distance.
VIZ part OF the foreS, reserve:
- oNnea ~ the government up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09

there and was not taxable az all Va
are going up there ana spend mil
tons. We ale not taking property
or the rolls. wo are spending money
for tho intowst ~ each and every
perton In the state Of Wellington.
They gay ws hays 10 right 10 do
that They nay. 'You must pay
taxes lafore you can hHys n riEht
20 90 H." Who nays thst7 Who
wants tho peoples riEhts 20 own
their own power that God Almighty
put up there who says they should
10 iaxedi What T. the motive -.
hind thisf Who viii set the benefit
from this7 why. n We are taxed 8
per ont or 10 per cent or 10 per
cent. that simply means that private
enterprise can charge or 10 or 70
per cent more for the Juice that they
cell That II wheFe this opposition
comes from mo matter how plhus.
ihl.. that n where II comes from.
We have one.Hi1isenth Of tiss watsr
power Of the nation here in the state
Of Washington. DO you tell mo that
any FREE IeofSsI@ -Eill stand by and
LEI any gentlemen from lBor~tou or
anyone elso tell uB that wo can't
20 into tho hills and develop Il for
our own user We can DO that. ZAP
piaussi. And wo will do that ZAP
plauhel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09

Hons Of dollars goes down there and
surrounds men and proffers their
judgment they VIII tell them things
IN a way 10 make them believe a.
They viii uus arlifos. they win u.s.
even thing that a corrupt lobbyist
can employ. tell you f. n a
serious situation. There are many
men r. this state. when they seo The
very heart and vital element of the
government assaulted az II n being
sntallod today. that are ready %
fight for that sort Of thing. II q
not that these men have any obiee.
ton 20 large aFgregaiions % money
but "a man or a group Of men that
hah large sum Of money has q
great responsibility. and hs or u
must use that money not 90 milf.
tate against tho great interests Of
the majority OF the people.
You know I like 70 read the old
declaration Of independence and the
constitution and the things that
sprung from those people who had
Independence and the spirit Of lib
erty IN their minds. They came
over here believing that they be.
lonRsed 20 some one. They believed
that ifiy belonged % n king. many
Of then,i. and they believed in the
old thedry that the king got his pow.
er from, the clouds or some place.
that al government was for the
benefit OF tho king. that II sprung
from Tie king. that the mobiles were
responsible 20 the king and the peo.
pie 20 1.-THE mobiles But our fore.
fathers looked into that doctrine.
They SEARCHED g. They examined
into thsp question Of where Is the
Fountain Of power. whore do we get
the rights. And after great study
they ds,'lnred that ~ the base and
the rocfL OF government wers the
rights Gf humanity. That iB the
basisl and anything that makes for
the bosil interests OF tho great ma.
joriiy ol the people r. good. and
anything that helps the interests Of
a selfish few as opposed 20 the In
,eres,s II the great majority OF the
people Is bad.
Now, those who are fighting for
these ,bllnss at Olympia. that has
been my crime down there. and /
e1pec, TO keep NJ Il. l tell you.
friends. I've can't hope for much
down theie: but Jus. an sure as the
world. II these men succeed in de-
feailnR the right OF tho people OF
this state or any other state 20 i'm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09

well" 10 naia. II don't know
what u IN for. hut they say they
want n. and l have confidence Il Ia
a good thing"
Now, there wasn't n man. 10 far
as could find out. In that icEinla,
tare who knew specifically or with
any dsEreo % certainty whether tho
state highway department needed
$500. 900 or $4,000 or 100000. Not
"a one.
l said. "Gentltmrn. We should use
tho same huslnvaa judgment and the
same economy IN spending tho money
of tho people % this state an We use
In spending our own money. and
there n not man hyre, II this
money or a proporiionaio sum had 20
come out 81 his pocket. who would
not want 10 know every detail that
WAS possible" And Il is true that
they would
But tho administration wanted n,
and We got a total Of 10 votes on
that. NinetVcn votes
ono man argucd-,he only Rrg,i.
ment IN fact that was presented In
favor OF this was that they had spent
a hundred thousand dollars "A month
FOR tho past two years. aud there
fore this was reasonable. And ]
said. There Is a majority OF new
members here. These men are work
lng for new employers, and they
must conrv before us and prove tho
facts. I cannot sec any objection 90
turning tho liEht upon this trans
action or any transaction where the
expenditure Of state money in IN
VOWED" Hut apparently they were
not roins to train AZ a Fnat vllsn
they had swallowed a camel.
THREE KINDS or
MEN DOWN THERE
meet three kinds Of men down
there, meet tho raen that you
know are riEht. There Is w'onasr
rui comradcship springs M between
men OF that kind. You know they
arc fundamentally right.
Then you meet tho man who you
know n fundamentally wrong. lie
Il tier- for somo interest he Is iden'
titled with IN some way that he won't
bo fair. Then you meet the on--l
hate him worse than the other
that you never know where IN +.
He n the man that Il with you now
and against you five minutes from
now. There ara lots Of those birds
down there.
take my duties rather seriously
down there. think Il ~ pretty
serious business 20 pass any law that
affects million and a half Of pso-
pie Yet ! hear tho duties OF office
down ther~ spoken Of jokingiy. They
say. IL don't matter what you do,
The fniks hack homo WONT know
anything ahou, n. anyway. No mat.
ter which way you vote on thes.
things. they don't care They won't
know. and they wouldn't care n they
did know"
can't conceive I, 4 true. and 7
don't intrnd 20 sanction any such
doctrine as that ! think seriously
that the man who II elected 10 public
Office upon certain principles and
has The irus, and condolences of tho
people who elected him. ard goes
down there and deliberately hsiraya
them. has within him the blood o.
treason. U,ppianael Any man who
on Tho field of battle Rly~B aid and
comfort 10 tho enemy n a traitor,
and ne q shot. and think that Il q
pretty good regulation. Now. there
are certain enemies Of government
In this country. and many times the
man who gives aid and eomfnF, 20
them y honorrd ty position and by
high place. That IN ruFrc;ahls
thing. nu, believe M time goes on
10 arc turning on the light more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09

Charming" Is the word that most
adequately describes Marie Wells. the
talented young prlma donna with
"The Merry Widow company. at the
Metropolitan next week.
Miss Wollsis not only the possessor
OF youth and comcliness, but OF voice
and acting ability Of no mean quality.
Altho she is but n slip OF n girl sho
has already conquered blasc Broad
way. whore she became prima donna
overnight within year after she left
her native town OF Cleveland, Mlas-
isslppi, 10 conquer the theatrical pro-
fossion Mrs Wells entered the
musical world Ms undorstidy for
Eleanor Painter in tho revival OF
"Florodora" and quickly roso 10
prIma donna rolcH. Her first Broad
way engagement In this position
being with "Plttcr Patter" Mt the
Longacrc. In this rolo she scored n
personal triumph, nltho tho piece
Itself was a failure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
BILL HAS No
CHANCE TO PASS

But do you know don't believe
that bin has any chance for passage
IN this legislature They take those
men up into room. they fill them
with arguments and with whisky,
and they feed them wonderful meals
and sou have 20 admit those argl.
ments are plausible-and tho man
forgcts the folks back home.
lie doesn't rec the primary and
tho fundamental right OF a people
20 use natural resource for the
benefit Of everyone and not Tor Tho
profit % n few And tell you Il
IN the thing that strikes At this gov.
eminent. the thing that strikes Al
tho very heart OF II today. !, II The
thing that wrecked every govern
ment on tho face OF the earth. Lei
uH not DO too sure Of this govern
meni. because Il II young yet.
There are many battles ahead OF
ua This thing that has crept into
and put down every government on
the face Of the earth Is merely self
lshnens. And tell you thar when
ever a great interest backed by mil
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Legislature

prove and develop the great nat.
urai resources Tor fheir own benefit
without paying tribute 20 the power
grabbsrs of Boston or any one eiss,
ws viii 80 out 10 1924 ana 10 viii
sweep them away Ike witheFcd
leaves before storm
DIFTTRENCE BETWEEN
REGULAR AND INsURGENT
There arc certain people AZ Oiyin.
pia who aro willing 70 DO tho right
thing. They need your support
They need your confidence. Thy
need your good viii WIN you NOT
in every way heip 10 sustain thsm7
Have confidence 10 them and up
hold them. There are other inter.
ests prepared 70 tale caro- OF the
rest Of Us.
They cay down At Olympia
that the difference between
regular and an iDsurgent j. that
AN insurEent has 10 buy bis own
meals and cigars and regular
has them bought for him. That
l. about true.
I saw them voting Just like soms
leader nodding their heads. feel
forry FOR those old men that you
would think would want 20 DO some.
thing for the state IN which they
live. podding their heads IN which.
ever way they are told. Oh. tho
pity OF n. the pity Of II. The pity
OF II. that they can't stand up and
dare 70 do tho night thing when II
is 30 easy 10 do H.
/ don't say that because some ono
differs from me that ! am right and
no IS wrong. Not AZ ali. There
are many questions that come up
questions OF judguent--on which
may be night sometimes and wrong
sometimes. like you or anyone else.
have no quarrel with that man.
But / DO say that where there IL a
question OF principle involved there
- only one side 70 be on. There
never was a question that came up
before the legislature when the
rights and welfare Of the people
were 50 clearly on one side and
the rights ana welfare Of certain
special interests were on the other
side as in this power scrap. want
you 70 get busy in every way that
you can TO let your friends in the
legislature know that you expect
them 20 do the things that are for
your interests and not for the inter
ests OF the gentlemen from Boston
large applauEe.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
$500. 900 WANTED.
but WHAT FORE

Tho next thing that came up Of
interest was bin 20 appropriate
is00. 600, II said for tho maintenance
of tho primary highways for tho
months OF January. February and
March. Tha, was 10 my mind a large
sum OF money wanted 20 know
just exactly what they wero going
90 use Il for.
So We had resolution passed
that We should have detailed infor.
nation about II. We didn't get the
detailed Information. We found out
just by chance that they were go
Ing 20 cxpend some u it--instcad Of
70 maintain highways they were so.
lng 20 spend Il TO buy a fhlpyarj
down In Olympia.
And inquired around at the roads
and bridges committee and said.
What do you want a hhlpyaFd fory'
We'll" he said. they arc Coins
10 put lot Of trucks in H."
said. Don't those trucks go out
all over the sta,Sf''
lie said. Yes. they go out all over
the state and various counties"
said, What are you going TO us-
this for7''
Well" he said. II don't know"
He came hack later and told me they
were going 20 repair the trucks
there.
Well said. ''sfy friend. sur
pose truck gets broke down oynT
In Asoiin county. You are not soine
10 bring Il 20 Olympia TO repair Il,
arc your"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
Suicide Bequeaths
Body to Scientists

PARIS, fsb. a. Before commit.
ting suicide In cafe. Henri rerriiat
wrote note directing that bis body
DO diHscc,cd for scientific purposes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
Full Text of What Rep.
leighton Said to Club
Judge for Yourself Whether Lawmaker Is
Deserving of Impeachment

Here is the full text of the speech which delivered
by Representative Charles leighton before the King County
Democratic club nj Moves cafeteria in Seattle last Saturday
II is this speech which brought forth proposal the
part of the state machine for Heighton's impeachment
This is its first appearance in print Read 1t and judge for
yourself whether leighton deserves TO be censured.
,xhefhar his enemies do.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
Dancers Travel 80
Miles in Evening

PARIS. Feb. s.--panecs are now
held from 10 p. m. 10 a. m. during
which time couple taking the floor
for every dance cover about 30 mics,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
Judge Tells Secret
of Connubial Bliss

CHICAGO. Feb. s.---Jus,lce Cairns
advised a husband In his court %
find home Just a. far as posslbla
from bis mothcr.ln. law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
THE THREE
PUtsER BILLS

fNfttstt bills
Now. there Il n bin coming up b
fore this legislature IN which the
lines arc very cseariy drawn II Is
known as the power blil. I want 20
tell you h,tic about that There
aro three proposals.
House bill No. provides that cities
shall have tho right 10 cell electrical
energy outside OF their city limits,
provided they pay n per cent tax.
House bill No. provides that cities
shall have Tho riaht 10 sell electrical
energy outside OF their city limits
without tax A third BIN has been
produced by the speaker OF tho
house providing that no city shall
have the right 10 soil electrical power
even TO its own citizens without pay.
ing a tax OF per cent.
We had meeting down there last
Tuesday night. At that time the
principal speakers were Judge Post,
attorney for tho Washington Water
Power Co. which IL subsidiary 20
tho Stone a Webster interests. In
Spokane. and Mr.. Crockett, attorney
for tho Stone & Webster interests
here. II was very interesting eve.
ming. These gentlemen told uB that
tho city had no right 10 soil power
beyond the limits. Mind you. when
reduced TO It's simplest terms, n IA
simply this: II VIC 30 out into tho
hills and find big water sito and
bring II down and develop IL into
power. VIC can sell II 20 this line. but
We haven't any right TO 90 any fur.
Their.
Judge Post said II was socialism.
Imagine a man who wants 10 use
that juice who lives beyond tho city
limits. You can't imagine that 4
would be socialism from his point OF
Wow. can your Yet he said that TO
give him service was merely socini.
lam. He declined 10 answer tho aucs.
ton whether he was down in the In.
tcrcst OF preventing tho Legislature
from becoming soclalistic.
MUCH PROFIT IN
POWER BUSINESS
Now. there IN n great deal OF
profit in this business. II In
tremendous business. Over In the
city Of Tacoma they took In about
N,2oo.00o last year In the city plant.
They made net profit, allowing for
depreciation and cyerythIng-they
made over 100000 net profit. You
can imagine what ls TO DO mado by
the Stone g. Webster interests in this
stnte. They have Il fixed SO they
are bound 10 make something. They
arc bound 10 make tremendous prof.
It's. They have tho law arranged 80
they can do II. Public utilities in
this state, when tlioy go before the
county assessor. present certain fig.
urcH for their valuation.
When they 20 before tho public
service board. which fixes their
rates. they present an entirely differ.
cnt got OF figures. There are public
utilities In this state valued Mt mil.
lion dollars for purposes OF asscss.
mont. According to law, that iA their
tluo vnluo--a million dollars. They
turn right around and face tho bonrd
OF public works In olympia and say
"Our value IL ak million dollars"
and the bonrd OF public works nj
lows them II per cent interest on
that; Q per cont OF which IL for do.
probation. You can figure out what
their profits orc n they arc really
worth a million dollars M thoy toll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09

nurpose-that little road. Well. he
trades 10 set u. that II what he
does. Trades 10 set Il. You scratch
my back and l Will scratch yours.
And before he Is thru no sells bits
very soul 20 set that road. lie does
no, sit In his chair when a BIN
comes up and say. rs Il right or
wrongG- lie says. "who viii / OF.
fsnd II I vote against iti Whose
good viii viii win n l vote for itf''
And II the administration wants
Il and back OF the administration II
some ono else wants Il. they can al
ways count on his vote. That Il
the si2alaleaa thing IN the Washing.
ton legislature and every other Lex.
lslature. have talked 20 those
men and I have said. will. you
no, stand up and put your head In
tho air. look forward and dare 10
vote your convletionsf- And thcrc
Is very little response 20 n.