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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
Ignore Labor
Board Measure

WASHINGTON. Jan. is--Amend.
msnss To the Esch- cnmmins trans.
portasion law TO disconnnue the rail-
road labor board and substitute Ia
Dor section OF tho interstate com.
merce commission N ono Of the REQ
concentrations recently made by
President Harding which congress.
intends TO ignore for this session.
There n a considerable movement
In congress not only 10 destroy tho
railroad labor board. but also to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
Cynthia Grey: 9
Average Girl Of rs Who Leaves Home Against Par
ents Wishes Totally Ignorant Of Responsibility
She Foces-Three Years Home Training Would
Make Vast Difference
BY CYNTHIA Grey

Is there any justice in lao that DiH permit girl 10 eavo
home at the age Of rs, whe boy must until ne ts 81,
unless such departure sanctioned bp his parentsP
Should the ao be altered that girl oH not become Of
legal age until she reaches her 2fst birthddgf
The Of opinion far has been IN the dftrd-
the.
Mrs r. NJ i0ites "Anent your discussion making girl
legal age at ef instead Of I8noi Our legislators should
not hesitate 10 make such lao aud s decrease much Of
the delinquency among girls which is apparent
When the Average girl Of rs leaves home against her
parents vshes she usually discovers too late that good
sitions hard secure and the salary absolutely
adequate 10 cote and feed her ioav she has anticipated
Then the step 10 the cheap lodging house, phere
she prepares her meals and does her ashing DIS
under conditions is bound 10
pecia ohe she other girls Nth pretty clothes and hv
ING apparently easp lives.
The girl the time she leaves home may haze che best in
tentions Of hung good clean life But the temptations are
many aud finally the old saying Of WHATS the use crops
up and the girl starts do,on the long road"
DO voH agree toiM Mrs H. NJ do believe the girl
Of rs should continue 10 have the freedom she has enjoyed in
The DnstP
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
Women's League
Seeks World Peace

The outlavfng Of war and the es-
tabliahsnent OF a lasting world peace
were urged Tuesday night when the
women's international League for
Peace and Freedom met In tho Uni
yerdty Branch Library hail Or.
Mary Coffman, Or. Mae Beck and
Miss Jean stoyei were speakers.
Those interested have been asked 70
attend the next meeting. which win b.
held January 20, in the same place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
POLL TAX HIT
BY PROFESSOR
SoIons Asked to Establish
Tax on Incomes

OLYMPIA. Jan. is.--Advocatlne
an income tax as the falrcat and
most favorable method Of obtaining
revenue. Professor IL W Coriell.
head Of tho department OF economics
at Washington state college. al.
dressed legialatorS and taxpayers on
tho general theme OF reducing
taxes at the state house last night.
Professor Coraell pointed out that
tho present method 81 taxing IL not
equitable az Il does not tax In.
tangible wealth a. well as roai and
personal property Revenues de-
rived from the general property tax
" IA times greater than tho rev.
enue derived from all other sources
combined. he said. lie presented
fiEuros from other states and de-
clare5 washinston's system was
sadly out Of tune.
An income tar on salaries OF over
$3.50 per year for single men and
$500 for married men was advo-
Gated.
Since the incomes Of ccrpoNtions.
according 10 Corfei. aru greatly out
OF proportion 10 their taxable tang.
iblc property. stheir Incomes should
also be taxed. was tho opinion OF
Professor Corief. He also advo-
Gated tho reduction OF the present
property taxos.
Homer NJ. Fnil secretary OF the
Seattle Taxpayers league. followed
Professor Corfeli and declared the
stats budget bill the keystone Of
tax reduction. He favored tho con.
solicitation OF county and city prop
erty for thu purpose OF TAXATION.
stating that Seattle would BE- able
To save $1,000. ooo each year by tho
system
The danger q doubt. TAXATION
was emphasized by HUI He ex.
planned that II a man owned prop
crty on which there was a mort.
Tasc thcr~ was the disadvantage
that both would be taxed. He as.
surcd the solons that Seattle tar.
payers were In accord with them.
The poll tax was scored by A. r..
Haynes. a venerable q. A. r. man.
who was the last speaker on tho
program.
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the meantime you have declined an
invitation TO attend a friendly party
on their account Then they braE
how they had a date and Eave that
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
DR.. LOUGHNEY'S
HUMAN
BAKE OVEN
Restores Woodsman to Health
Letter Follows

TUFEet Ulnussen
m. Isugkn~y.a Human Bake ovea
epeafmHeats and correct diet has re-
Gu<ed my high blood pressure down
- nermai. cerr~rted my stomach
nD1 bowel Troubles. and completely
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ueurltt~. The treatment II decidedly
ef2exstve. and retief came very fass
ever after the very first bake IL
teak but few bake. Co make ne
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Grand lnion Hotel. seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18

stars OF yesterday. vaudeville
names that flashed brilliantly In
headlights before tho variety tho
aters OF 30 years ago. are again In
the spotlight at tho Moore theatcr
thu. week. whore five veteran por-
formers are playing again.
Perhaps TIM most famous OF all OF
these Il corttnne. the singing and
dancing star of many plays and re-
vue- She appeared many times In
England
The other members of the troupe
are barney Pagan. Tony Williams.
Lizzie Wilson and 10. Sullivan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18

amend other important sections Of
the sr<iaportation law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18

Star readers who would Hike IN.
formation on akinning, curing and
tanning hides. ana the care OF
leather win receive n bulletin on
this subject by writing 90 the
Washington bureau OF The Seat
tie Star. 1922 New York ave.
Washington. u. G.. and incioning
. cents IN stamps for postage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
A Bachelor Anspers Widoi0
Who Doubts An Men

Dear Miss Grey; Why not give
both sides the same chance. After
r. II. NJ. is satisfied ] would nke 20
have tho words men" and women"
just reversed. In her question. I can
also eniiEhten her somewhat agree
with X IL. would Ike 10 meet some
like hor. al ] enjoy good company
and no real man could feel offended
at what shs told them.
A woman Il not compelled TO 20 10
the thchter or anywhere siss With
q man. II IL simple thing 70 do
cline with thanks hut how many will
DO thatT They viii let you think
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18

Miss ORGY viii receive callers
In her Office Monday. wednesday
and Friday. nom 1 to y. m.
and on Tuesday and Thursday
from II q IN 10 - m. each
week. Please DO not come al
other times. ~ II seriously inter.
fsrss with her writing.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
MELLON TO CONFER
ON TAX PROPOSALS

Tax reduction and fiscal matters
gen nerally will be discussed with
secretary Mellon tomorrow by Repre-
sentative Green of Iowa prospective
chairman OF the House ways and
means committee, and Representa-
tives Hawley, Oregon. and Treadway
Massachusetts. ranking republicans
on the committee.
While both republican and demo-
cratic members have been selected.
the committee will not organize until
its minority members have completed
their task OF assigning democrats to
other House committees. Mr.. Green
predicted the committee would begin
functtoning early next week. He
has indicated that the tax question
will be considered first, Tomorrow s
conference having been arranged for
the purpose of exchanging views on
Secretary MELONS proposal that taxes
be reduced approximately S323,000,0 900
annually.
Some democratic members of the
ways and means committee are un-
derstood to be of the opinion that
changes should be made in the tariff
law during the present session, but
Mr.. Green indicated today he and his
republican colleagues would oppose
any efforts to amend the statutes.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
WILL URGE c. O.P.
CONDEMN KU KLUX
r. B. Creager Wants Anti
KIan Plank in Republican
1924 Platform.

The Ku Klux Klan question was
presented forcibly to the republican
national committee yesterday by r.
B. Creager. Texas committeeman, who
sent letters to all committee mem
bers urging them TO take a vigorous
stand against the Klan.
The Klan already controls the
political machinery of more than one
democratic state" said Mr.. Creager.
who has been a White House guest
for several days and has been men,
toned prominently in connection with
the appointment of an ambassador TO
Mexico. 1T is reaching out for the
states. Some of the Klan leaders
boast of their aspirations for national
power"
Mr. Creager gave notice. that he
the 1924 platform condemning the
Xlan, but leaders said they did not
believe the issue would come now
before the national committees ses-
sions.
Sees Challenge in Doctrine.
Since the last national conven-
tion," Mr.. Creager said. land since the
last national platform of the repub-
iican party was written, there has
crepe into nationwide political prom
inence a secret order known as the
Ku KluS Klan, espoustng principles
and propagating doctrines that con-
stitute a challenge to organized gov
ernment.
"Professed by it's founders to be
merely a patriotic, fraternal society,
It has, nevertheless, with growing
membership, projected itself as an
in political affairs in many sections
of the country. until today 1t has be-
come, unquestionably, a secret polttt-
cal incorporation striving to impose
its ideas and principles upon state
and nation.
"Originating In the democratic
south. it's principal strength still lies
there, though II has spread into and
gained strength in other states.
THE Ku Klux klan bases its strong
prejudice. Its membership is limited
TO white, Protestant, native born citt-
Eens of the United States, for whom
IL claims an exclusive 100 per cent
ing is that no person can be true.
100 per cent American citizen who Is
not white. Protestant and native
born.
eign-born and negroes as ALLEN" "
undesirable" mon n-assimiiaole and
etnferior."
Citizens Are Prescribed.
However worthy and patriotic he
may be, the American citizen who is
of the Catholic or Jewish faith, or
who Is foreign-born or negro, is pro
ecribed by this secret oligarchy,
which holds and teaches that, because
Of his race. religion, color or acct-
dental birthplace, he is less worthy
than and not entitled to the same
rights and privileges as his fellows.
"A new Americar.Ism = peculiar
conmixture of geography, religion
and color-is carved out of the plain
citizenship of these United States and
ss made the test of citizenship in a
euper-government. committed to
etealthy crusade directed against the
civil, religious and economic equality
OF other citizens of our country.
prescription of the classes named
IS inevitably leading to prescription
as well of those who, while not OF
these classes, protest against or re-
fuse TO join in the prescription.
"As an ineycapable and necessary
consequence, our citizenship is being
divided into conflicting groups and
classes"
Evening star., 1923-12-11
RIGHT TO CUT FARES
DENIED BY COUNSEL

Corporation Counsel Stephens today
rendered an opinion upholding the
Public Utilities Commission in it's re-
cent decision that it had no authority
to order half fare for school children.
The question was referred to the
legal adviser to the commission be-
cause William NICK. Clayton, spokes-
man for the Federation of Citizens
Associations, raised the point that the
commission had a legal right to order
such a fare. Mr.. Stephens gave three
reasons for the conclusion he reached,
rs follows:
First, that the service required in
the transportation of school children
Is not materially different from that
required in the transportation of
other children and of adults; second,
that the commission was not granted
tion as a special tax under the police
power, and. third. that the commits
sion does not have the power to
grant such reduction as an amend :
inent to the charter of the street rail-
way companies"
The corporation counsel saws he
understands a bill has been prepared
for Congress to establish special
rate for school children and expresses
the belief that If such a rate is de-
sirable 1t should come through con-
gressional legislation.
The opini 1 went into a lengthy
discussion OF all court cases relating
10 the question under consideration.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
URGE UNITED FIGHT
FOR TEMPERANCE.
Leaders of Societies Meet to
Work Out Plans for
Cooperation.

Leaders Of national temperance or
ganizations met at the Raleigh Hotel
today. under the auspices of the Ma
tional Temperance Council. The sense
of the meeting was to adopt uniform
measures for all bodies which are
working for the enforcement of the
eighteenth amendment. Confusion
now exists among supporters of pro-
hibition concerning the difference be-
tween the organizations working for
the same thing.
Mrs. Lena Yost. head OF the legis-
lative department of the National
Women's Christian Temperance
Union. led the discussion.
DIR. d. Leigh Colon of New York
city and a member of the national
legislative department of the Flying
Squadron Foundation said that In
order to obtain the needed co-opera-
tion 1t would be necessary for some
of the organizations who stood for
the most intense form of prohibition
enforcement to drop back" to the
standards OF others who were in
favor of milder policies. Likewise.
he pointed out, Ii would be neces-
sary for others to adopt more in
tense policies.
Wayne B. Wheeler. president of
the Anti-Saloon League, stressed the
Importance of all organizations get
ting together on matters pertaining
to legislative questions which are TO
be presented to Congress Among
these. il was asserted. will be higher
penalties asked for the first violation
OF the eighteenth amendment, the de-
portation of aliens who have violated
the prohibition act and an increase
of the coast guard.
Among others attending the meet
ing this morning were: L. H. Cher
rington. general secretary of the
Worlds League Against Alcoholism: !:
DR. Charles Scanlon, general secretary
of the Board of Temperance and Pub
lie Morals OF the Presbyterian Church; /;
DR.. A. j. Barton, chairman OF the
Temperance Board of the Southern
Baptist Church; Miss Anna A. Gordon.
national and worlds president of the
w. c. T. u: former Representative
Charles H. Randall OF California: Mrs.
Margaret c. Mum. national treasurer
of the w. c. T. u; DR.. Robert Watson.
president of the World Prohibition
and Reform Federation, and others.
Both the national temperance coun-
Gil and the legislative conference will
hold meetings tonight and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
MYSTERIOUS BLAZE
FATAL TO WOMAN
Mrs. Lula Haines, Forty.Six,
Found Burned to Death on
Kitchen Floor.

Mrs. Lula Haines. colored, forty
six years old, a widow, was burned
to death in her home at 222 BIZ street
southwest about noon today. She
was alone in the house when she
died, and police of the fourth precinct
and officials of the fire department
were unable to determine the origin
Of the fire.
Mrs. Susie Smith, colored, occupant
of the adjoining house, discovered
smoke issuing from an upper window
of the two-story structure and sum-
moned Joseph Lee. a nearby resi-
dent, who forced open the front door,
entered and found the dead body of
the woman crumpled on the kitchen
floor.
Condition of the two rooms made 1t
appear that Mrs. Haines' clothing
ignited while she was on the sofa in
the front rGrm, and that she made
her way to The adjoining room, and
that she was unable to make an out
cry or extinguish the fire in time to
prevent the fatality.
Mrs. Haines resided in the house
with her nephew, Benjamin Hill, and
a young niece. They were away from
home when the fatality occurred The
body of the burned woman was taken
to the morgue, and the police will
try to solve the mystery of her death.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
MUSSOL|N| ENDS
OWN DICTATORSHIP
Obtains Decree Closing
Chamber-Wants to Con-
vince World of Support.
By the Associated Press.
RnMI,

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, December Ito show the
world that Italy is ruled by the will
of the majority of the Italian people
and to obtain a parliament which CO.
incides with the wishes OF the cleo
torate. Premier Mussolini. with the
consent OF the cabinet. obtained yes
terday the signature of the king to a
decree closing the present session of
the chamber-an act which inevitably
leads to dissolution and new cleo
tions.
Tho decree signed by King Victor
Emmanuel closes the present ses-
sion of parliament, but before final
dissolution of the chamber the is
suance of another royal order will be
necessary. Dissolution will probably
take place the early part of January
and in that event elections will be
held in April.
Ends Dictatorship.
The premier's bold. decisive step
ends voluntarily his own dictatorship
and re-establishes the government
along the usual constitutional lines.
There is not the slightest doubt that
Mussolini had the present chamber
well under control; he had only to
ask Tor tuu powers for another year,
and these would have been granted
by an overwhelming majority. As
little or no opposition was manifested
against him, his retention of power
could have been prolonged until the
present chamber died a natural death
in 1926. when by the constitution an
other election would take place auto
matically.
Trusts In People.
But the premier chose this time
to prove that his rule was not de-
rived from the lavish use of the big
stick, or repression, but was based
upon acceptance of his program by
the Italian people as a whole In
addition, 1t was the premier's desire
since elections were recently held in
England and will soon be held In
France, not to have 1t believed
abroad that he was unwilling to re-
fer the policy OF his government to
the vote of the people.
The Corriere d'Ialia says that
Premier Mussolini In requesting the
king to end the session of the cham
Der desired to remove the ambiguity
existing between the chamber and
the government since Mussolini's
march on Rome.
The Monde. organ of the opposition.
declares that IL the decision to close
the session is the prelude to meas
ures destined to clarity the political
situation it willingly consents to the
step. The Tribuna says the decree is
the actual prelude to dissolution of
the chamber and that 1t destroys a
situation which was untenable>
Evening star., 1923-12-11
OPT|M|STS READY
To DINE AND DANCE
Social Session Planned To-
night at Inauguration of
New Officers.

Incident to inauguration of new Of
ficers of the Optimfst Club. a musical
and dinner dance will be held tonight
at the City Club.
The new officers are as follows: Lee
L. Herrell, president; Frank T. Par
sons. first vice president; George F.
Killian, second vice president; G. L. S.
Williams, ecretary-treasurer; F. l..
Higgins, sergeant at-ar1ns, and A. NJ.
Fisher and A. Z. Nesbitt, members Of
the governing board.
Committee appointments will be an
nounced by the board of governors
at the regular meeting tomorrow.
The dinner dance tonight has been
arranged by committee under the
craftsmanship of F.. L. Higgins. 1t
will start at 6:45 o'clock.
A. tribute to the late Warren q.
Harding will be paid at tomorrow 3
meeting of the club at 1880 o'clock
in the City Club, as a mark or OBJ
servance of Harding Memorial week.
Harding, the Man and the Citizen,
will be the topic of an address by
Optimist Joseph Burkart.
A survey of the club shows that 1t
had Increased membership to a few
less than the one hundred mark at
recent meeting, and that the general
average attendance at weekly lunch
cons of the organization was running
exactly S1.3 per cent during the past
six weeks.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
.bORAH TOLD PARIS
IS SILENT ON DEBT
Mellon Writes No New Pro.
posaIs to Pay U. S. Made
Since 1922.

France has made no proposals or
represe nations concerning the re-
funding of it's four-billion-dollar war
debt to the United States since the
visit here in August 1922. of it's spe-
cial commissioner, Senator Borah. re-
publican, Idaho, was informed today
in a letter sent him by Secretary
Mellon, chairman of the American
debt commission.
Answering your inquiry as to what
assurance the commission has of the
intention of the French government
to adjust the debt the Secretary
added, "I have to say that such as
surance is furnished by the conditions
and stipuIations upon the part of the
French government contained in the
obligations evidencing the debt, and
the statement of Mr.. Parmentier (the
French commissioner.
Mr.. Parmentier was quoted by Mr..
Mellon as having told the commits
sion( in August, 1922, that 1t was
his governments desire to postpone
for an indefinite period consideration
of debt refunding until the financial
situation of France should become
more clear particularly as to repa-
ration receipts from Germany.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
PRINCIPALS TO PUSH
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Plans for Program in High Schools
Discussed at Meeting
Yesterday.

A program of physical training in
the high schools, designed to benefit
a ma jor portion OF the student bodies,
will be developed by the board of
high school principals. Plans for the
program were discussed at a meeting
of the principals yesterday afternoon
in the franklin School Another
meeting will be held Monday to con-
slider the subject
The principals went on record in
favor OF home hygiene and nursing
instruction in the high schools, pro-
viding 1t is Incorporated into the
general plan OF physical training. II
II were made an independent subject.
1t was pointed out, the course might
have the aspect of an elective sub
ject and thus might not reach all
students
Midyear graduations in the high
schools. the principals decided. will
be held on the last two days in jan
uary.