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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

Editor The Star
In the columns Of your most In.
toresting and valuable paper. I read
that tho council is now pvpaFing
tho budget for 1924.
Councilman blaine announces that
taxes should not be raised. lie Oh.
jccts 10 the ciamor 81 the various
department heads for mora money
for the new yenr. In other words.
he Is the watch dog OF our municipal
treasury. know that Blaine has
some who secs eye 10 eye with him
on this tax matter. But many In
Seattle cannot agree with City
Father Blaine. In fact, think that
most % the councilmen oppose this
view of IA misery economy. do.
know own no horne hero. All I
get from Seattle is q city hall job.
And am for higher taxes. For
how but thus can one secure more
jobs for his pals and relations7
have scant sympathy for these rich
absentee bachelors who heRrudss
school taxes for seattle's children.
on the ground that investments for.
sake tho city Of TOO high taxes.
And | am strictly against this cf.
ficiency talk for tho city hall Just
yesterday heard one hard.hcarted
citizen asking n city father 20 cut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
SCIENCE
Arcturus.
II Is q Gigantic Star.
Size Measured.
Surprising FIGURES.

Professor MiehelEon, America
astronomer who invented the inter,
lpromtisr. which measures the al,
amctrra az stars. hnH found the d,
nmgter q Arciurua 10 DO $4,000 900 q
miles
The circumference o. this star h
therefore nearly %, ooo.o 900 Of miles
The earth's circumference IL
roughly. $4,000 miles, A railruad
train. speeding al 90 miles an hour
without stop, would cover i.ito miles
day. To travel clear around Arc.
turus AT tho same speed would take,
therefore. $40 years. A bullet. tray,
cling ona mile second. would re.
qulro five years 10 so around the
star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
lhe 10 seat.le hrldre

the Yves, Seattle bridge.
This street Is the main entrance
from the South. II Is the gateway
from Portland and way points; from
Tacoma, and we from the West Side
With also TO make u our gateway.
40, you FIRST ave. property owners.
be Of good cheer. Where the PEG.
pie travel Is where property IN.
creases tn value and becomes more
and moro desirable.
Twcntyfour years' study OF realty
conditions in seattle viii prove our
contention that First ave. s. will and
must come into tie own.
Let me predict for you this much.
increased travel from West and
South next year. II your stree, Is
ready 20 receive the people, will
mako your holdings much desired
from rental standpoint, and dur.
Ing the first sir month"; OF this
travel will 50 enhance the value OF
the property that the cost Of light.
ing will be reimbursed TO you many
times over.
East Marginal way, West Mar.
ginal way, Fauntleroy ave. Admiral
way and tho Marine drive along the
Sound. oil depend upon your street
for access 10 the business district.
We want TO use First ave, so make
yourselves ready, for we are on our
way.
ALL THE PEOPLE or WEST
SEATTLE.
BY Edwin a, Henderson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
They Call IT Justice

man. sad-eyed bent old before his time stepped into
the sunlight from the forbidding doorway of Maine
prison, day ago. Twenty years ago. he was given
life sentence for murder Now it is discovered he was
and is innocent He forth to freedom with nothing
other than certificate of clean character from state Of
ficias The papers mention it "an act of justice"
Justice! 1t Justice that 20 years ago. took this
mans freedom from him; that robbed him of friends
family home and hope that destroyed his power to earn
that scared his soul with the red botch of crime that
buried him from the world
Now after 20 long years Of cruelty Justice" casually
admits its monstrous wrong and turns its victim loose
Out of STEP out Of touch out of vision out of friend
ships out of money out of his best years he now faces
world grown strange with only inane testimonial
given him by the thief that robbed and ruined him.
Justice? Yes, Justice gone grievously wrong So far
wrong that never in his case it attain the right So
far wrong that its righteous attempts are added
hurts Character may restore in measure money it
may refund but never can it undo the sorrow it caused
or give back the precious time it ruhlessy took from in
nocence.
The thing TO be spreading Mexico presidential cleo.
ton
Cuba population 3ig3Ooo drinking there may see
twice that
What the United States needs nsppers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
City Taxes, Blaine and Economy

the allowances for the streets and
sewers committee. "show me how. :"
said the city dad 'pNmiAs four.
fifths Of the street hWVcpers," re
piled this miser "Ths horses are
almost gone from or our streets
These swseVfra are not needed 60
sweep W their manure any more,
They are paid 1850 per day tho
most of'thcm arc 80 and over and
have saved their pile. II you must
keep street swsspsrg. why not hire
the young meng The injured war
veterans. who saw service in
FranceT'
Such Upton Sinclair talk M this
is pure socialism. Keep Il w and
VIC would SEQ tho city hall wage.
earnsrs cut TO hair force. AZ l
recall u, City Father Blaine once
failed reelection because he intro.
duced an ordinance TO prohibit keep.
ing hens in our city. II Blaine
really Wishes 70 honestly cut taxes
for the poor man, why does he not
abolish his clvll service law7 Let
him go about that and will be.
llsyo that no IL working for tho
small home.owner. AZ present /
think that no Is working against
him.
MAX sHANAFELT.
GcorrctoySn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
Whom the
People Cheered

Editor The Star.
In your issue Of Tuesday there
appeared n letter from gentleman
named Tompkins. After comment.
ing upon the mayors well known
modesty, he asked this question.
WHY did vote for your" Wen. Mr..
Tompkins. that question is being
asked by about 10000 other voters
and can be answered in Just one
way: your foresight was not
equal TO your hindsight,"
However, Mr.. Tompkin's complaint
as to the mayors conduct brings
to mind that OF gentleman who
Is a great admirer Of our mayor,
and who IL also greatly admired
by the mayor himself, Ole Hanson
of Los Angeles, In September,
1912. when the late Theodore
Roosevelt visited Seattle, Ole Han.
son, by reason of being the angel
OF the Bull Moose party at tho
time, was requested to ride in the
Same car with the former presi.
dent. As they were proceeding up
Second ave, and the cheers came
loud and enthusiastic. our friend
Ole was not bit backward In &C.
knowledging them until the cx.presi.
dent, who was u little more gruff
and less tactful than our late presi.
dent was, remarked. 'Why, Mr..
Hanson, that is intended for me-"
| assume that II our honorable
mayor had known of this incident
he would have probably have taken
Il for granted that the cheers. came
from citizens of the United States
deslrous of showing their respect
and affection for the head Of the
nation, and not from deserving
democrats cheering for the non.
partisan tl leader OF their party in
the expectation OF favors TO come.
Yours very truly,
PHILIP TwoRoGER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
THE BLUFFER
BY BERToN BRALEY

A sA kid he was scared q the other boys.
1.-The smaller ones and th, bigger,
Yet he faced EN- all with seeming polse
And fought EN- with sturdy yigor.
10 vas scared OF the girls. but be made bluff
OF courage. and stuck right Il Il.
And got away with u well enough
So nobody ever knew u,
A ND as he grew 10 mans estate
lie was ever with fear Athrob.
lie was scared Of people. and scared OF Fate.
And scared Of his daily job
But somehow or other he played the game
And steadily bsttsd thru Il.
He was scared and frightened. but Just Ito sams
There's nobody ever knew Il.
LIE buffed his friends and he bluffed hsfoes
IL With his glorious assembling,
And nobody GUESSED his endless ihroes
OF doubt and OF fear and trembling:
lie died with brave words on his breath.
Scared blue, but he wouldn't show Il
He calamity buffcd thru life and death,
hero who didn't know ~.
Copyright is?s. b. The Seattle starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

aries not be argued without heat or
prcjudiess
The taxpayers are no, asking that
tbs public servants work Tor less
money than other servants. but ~e
do ask that they work for the hams
sums. and when We aro told that by
comparison o. actual figures. the
city workers do Ect more. and slso
that the city treasurer's department
has twice tho number ~ workers
that arc required by a bank that does
the same amount Of business. the
taxpayers cannot and viii not be
satlsfied with a higher tax rate.
These people who are working for
us live beside US. engage In the same
pursuits, pleasures, amusemcnts.
etc. which we indulge In. only where
we must be Satisfied with modest
fllyver. they can ride In nothing less
than high priced car--if tina tax.
payer can and must live In a more
modest way and on much less than
tho government worker declares he
can live upon, VIII the taxpayers be
satisfied with such conditional
We do not expect these govern.
ment workers 90 indulge in high liv.
ing. keep late hours, play golf. and
spend much time away from their
offices. or how can they perform the
duties they arc paid for2 Who does
the work. If tho lowor.paid men.
very well. cut out tho higher paid
men and let tho iower.paid men run
the office.
That is the bunk--that the higher.
paid men make for efficiency. Pay
a man over $4,000 and he isn't your
servant: he wants 20 be your boss;
he IL IN the saddle and no will ride
YOU for more and more money.
There has much been said that
workers at the head OF big business
receive large salaries; as, for In.
stance, an organization doing bust.
ness Of "a million dollars put In
higher.priced man, giving him $50, 900
anu nc HitIthe'h wv phHlhfHa w
81. 900. 900.
Was he worth ~ Sure he was: but
note. was tho high.priccd man asking
the stockholders to put In moro
money? Or WAS he paying them
dividends7 Just substitute taxpayers
for stockholders and realize the feel.
ing Of the taxpayers! Increase bust.
ness and We pay n higher tax. II
the heads OF departments want their
salaries raised, reduce the taxes and
nobody cares how much they got,
but increase our taxes and we will
certainly demand that salaries DO re.
duocd. This is not said In carplng
spirit. The taxes are n vital matter
and certainly those who pay them
have n right to say how the money
should be spent
A TAXPAYER WHO WANTS A
REDUCED TAX RATE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
Is Marriage a-What?

The San Francisco News has discovered one woman
who ought to know whether marriage is failure or not
She is Mrs Martha Evans OF the Social Service of San
Francisco whose duty it is to arrest deserving husbands
and she handles average of 80 smashed marriages
every day in the week.
Out of 100 unhappy marriages" says Mrs. Evans,
'naggng claim about 80 victories
THE wife nags her husband because he doesn't make
enough she nags him because he to go out at night
without her. she nags him because he whistles in the
oathtub; she nags him for this thing and that thing
anything at all.
And the husband nags his wife because dinner isn't
ready time he nags her because he thinks she spends
too much on her clothes he nags because he can't find
his sox.
Eternal nagging trivial things that don't amount
TO anything make an office like mine necessary"
But I'm strong for marriage; it's great" adds Mrs.
Evans. And why shouldn't think so? I've had Won
derful husband for eight years now"
lady who habualy sees 80 different family scraps
day and who has had wonderful husband for eight
years ought to know something definite about marriage
now hadn't she?
What" asks Los Angeles professor, girl
Prof. you'd be surprised.
Seattle man Of IS has married again. the spirit 80
What's Hame' ,Ir Grnsayas of Sioux City, Iowa.
been
Several going after job they and don't
maybe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
Salaries of Public Servants

Editor The Star:
The meeting held by tho taxpay.
crs OF the city on Thursday. July
2s was addressed by the heads OF
four departments OF the city, who
spoke Of the needs Of their depart
-lents and gave reasons for tho
demands for increases in their ap-
preparations.
Both the chairman. James T.
Lawler, and the speaker. John p.
Hartman. emphasized the fact that
the object Of oil such meetings Ia
and will be to bring the taxpayers
and the governmental workers to.
gether, so that these matters of
economy and expense may be ad.
justed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
The Illumination
of First Avenue
Editor The Star.

Editor The Star:
WIN you allow space In your val.
ued publication for our view in no
illumination Of First ave-, from Yes.
Ter way TO spokane st,7 Today
There was q strenuous protest from
many largo property owners. and
we realize-all OF us--that First
ave. has In the past been hard hit
with expensive assessments.
But to the property owners on
First ave. We wish to say you arc
about to como into your own.
Forty.five thousand people from
tho South and West expect TO use
your artorial highway IA our street
to and from tho business district,
next year, with tho completion OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
And This From Real Life

No moral adoms this tale 1t is but eross-seeton Of
real life that reveals moving picture of one girls faith
fumeSs against the righteous demands Of justice
and her heart.
Several years ago, Mrs Chrstianson lay dying in
Bitey, Mich Her mind even in the shadows, was clear
and it turned moherke TO the welfare of the little fam
k after her power for and guidance had passed
forever She was to leave behind her daughter, Anna
her Peter and her adopted Leo Walters She
called Anna 10 her bedside and eXaced from the grevng
girl promise that she would for and protect the
adopted boy Peter could care for himself, Then she
died
year later Leo Walters, dsregarding the girls guild
and influence for good stabbed to death in
drunken brawl. There was no doubt about his guilt
Anna knew he had sinned grievousy But, written in
deliby her mind, her promise 20 her dying
motherthe promise that she would for and protect
the boy. AS between her knowledge OF Leos fatal act
and her sacred promise what should She must She do
Out of her mental struggle the decision to keep faith
with her mother even tho Der heart break in the doing
of il.
She employed lawyers for Leo She sat with him in
court day by day. and fought grimy loyalty for his life
She partial victory for Leo only convicted Of
manslaughter There was more she must do. however
She secured Leo freedom bail and carried his case
the supreme court, Waiting the latter's action, she
watched over, mohered and shielded the hayward boy.
few days ago. the supreme court gave its decision
that Leo had been fairly tried and rghteousy convicted
He must go to prison.
Anna had done her best She had made heart-breaS-
ing fight She had kept faith with the mother who had
gone away; The end of her obligation come.
Alone and lonesome she must her way while the years
and the hurts bowed her down.
But that is not all of the story-not quite The man
whom Leo Walters stabbed to death his oster-broth
err the son of his benefactor and Annals own and only
bloodbrother, Peter Christensen
These passing the liquor rulings ships
% knots hour.
California 100000 hubby may
have been worth dime
Maybe Ohio who his wife
mentioned for president.
Outou Of Columbia says a baby is So per cent water and
nothing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
An Eight-Hour Day for Presidents

has YER successfully aecomp-
iisbs this work IN an shour
dayior 10. nor ig.hour day.
Dod0re Roosevelt. who IL
reumbofed IN Washington as
d iperman Of energy. and a
retrkabls executive In that he
VI able 20 forget on mo.
mit's notice any phase Of his
10 was equal 70 the Job, Presi.
o. Taft left his work largely
tiHeeretarles. and thereby saw,
Z hiB health. However. when
"a pc soHaliy responsible for
10 work Of his iieutenants. he
ist out politically
President Wilson, more than
iny recent executive, ran the
whole government personally.
lie suffered complete COLLAPSE
a. result as everyone knows.
and has not yet recovered
probably never VII.
The death Of President Hard.
Ing 20 attributed by many not
30 much 20 what he ..ie that
disagreed with him. "a y the
fact that oyerwm& 70 capped
Is reserve strength. that he fell
immediate prey 20 what would
ordinarily be an Insignificant
ailment.
What can be done about ~
We'll. there II tho suggestion
o. the one cabinet member. who
said that N the secretaries
could attend the sessions Of con.
gress every 80 often. report d.
recily when matters ~ policy
came up. II would cut the pres.
dents work 10 half
Another would be 70 add a
new wheel 20 our machinery Of
government. creating premier.
or prime minister. who would
attend 10 the work Of running
the government. leaving the
president free 20 looE after mat
tiers OF policy. report 20 the peo-
pie. keep contact with them. ct
ceieru. all OF which he might
DO In an eigbthour day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

True. as the city engineer. Mr..
Blackwell. said, the people of Seat.
tic are themselves TO blame for
much OF the extravaganza. because
they demand all the most flagrantiy
extravagant features which can be
conceived, but that does not cover
the whole matter.
The only conclusion that can be
reached after the clear exposition OF
the workings OF the departments
have been given. IL that II there is
no chance to reduce the fixed charges
then there IS only one place where
there can be reduction which il
what the taxpayers have always con.
tended, viz, In the salaries.
Now. why can the matter Of sal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
K LETTER From
AVKWGE MANN

Folks:
FUc noticed nd they're displaying Of tho signs
that rieicj u constantly carries savin0-porhdps Il Is
titc. but us true It's simple suggestion ipcs carry
IT'S message apaB; for this Is the story 10 tells usfs
Somebody's birthday oddyi"
Somebody's coming TO cheer somebody Of The
skcsto nestle confdinov rs Nth pon
dcrnp oDca And Somebody's bringing treasure Of lore
that icH tighten ,nay, and add TO our ov and our
plousuc-"Its Somebody's birthday todau!"
And Somebody's Ten cfeuche golden glorious ooe
And Somebody only ts absorbed tarvbook papr
And Somebody's thirty oUor-Dhen hJe tho n often Is
has horns that mircd Nth tho cioucrIps Some
bodys birthday todavi"
And Somebody's spirit Is learning Tino rates tcrrb,
fnj and Somebody's ron Is turning 10 all Of the pats NJ
mo Past For SoWbodVs birthdays mounting aud Some
bodvS temples are and Somebody sgs At tho counting
TITS Somebody's birthday todavi"
M'uaae "a aovv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
Welfare Departments Work

department. Il doing on one Of tho
pages % Tho paper
wiRh 10 thank sou for this
whnlctomo publicity you have xiv.
en- this department and for the nice
mention you made ~ the writer
with best wishes. am
Yours very truly.
Department o. Public Welfare,
81 T.. Monroe smocs. Commissioner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
ARE MAMMALS
EGG-LAYING?

II there Is some point a inter-
est on which you are M in
formed. write TO our Washsrton
bureau and see what they ON do
for you. Write out the Quation
briefly and plainly. sign our
name and address. and NAL TO
the Washington Bureau OF Me
Daily Star. Enclosing scout
postage stamp for reply.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

Editor The starr
Please DO not regard me az a
modern toreador in attempting TO
throw the bun when tell you that
Always regarded The Star A. our
foremost daily newspaper and my
opinion was rorroboTnted Thursday
afternoon when found a splendid
article on the work the welfare
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
LHZERCt tho To EINR
The Telephone Franchise

council may rest assured that their
action on this question will ba
closely watched. and their argument
and vote used for or against them
when they como up for reelection.
The people VIII certainly DO am.
ply informed sl election time. and
they will register their protest IN
no uncertain terms against those
council members who voted against
their beat interest. and IN favor Of
the telephone company instead
TAXPAYER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
o. Are there any egg,laying
mammals?

a: Yes, there are three varieties,
all Of them natives OF Australia: the
Duckmole, or Duckbilied Pla;ypus
orniihorynehnsl. the splny Ant.eater
uschidnal; and another ant-eater
Trocchidnal. These differ from all
other mammals in that they lay eggs
they must be regarded as very prim.
tive mammals. persisting from an.
oient days. The Duckmole has jaws
that are flaitened like the bill Of a
duck and covered with soft. sensitive
skin. The animal has short and sof,
brownish fur.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

Editor The STAR
In view 81 the public sentiment
prevailing in our city az this time.
and for some time past against tho
telephone company, IL may be an
opportune time to warn some u our
city fathers 90 give ample cunsid'
Grafton 20 the "Publio's' interest on
the telephone franchise issue
From reports IN The press. all
does not seem to he Well pertaining
10 "our- interests The franchise
committee an veil as the rest Of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
BY FRANK ], TAYLOR

call the government
Not infrequentiy iis president
was on the Job at bis Office, or else
In his library. until llis at night.
ploddinE away az his huge task.
The long and shot Of Il lH
that the business or running the
United States government has
grown 10 BE- such huge job
that Il breaks down even strong
men like SIR Harding
This problem has been seri.
ously discussed by the cabinet
The frat time u fams up.
ono cabinet member proposed
that the government maehln,
ery be rem0delled so that the
entire responsibility fof running
the government would not fuil
on one man
In no other modern govern.
meni II one man aHka 10 az.
sumo the accumulated. Worries
and responsibilities heDed up
on the president OF th, United
States
In France. FOR lnrtaice. the
president ia the tliulnr head Of
the government. but hi actiy.
tiles IRE confined larseiy 10
formal and social affair. once
lac has chosen hts premier and
Becrctnrles The same y true
In most other countries.
not 20 In Washington. After
the president finds his nen 20
do his work. he must act ~
contact between them an, cong
reHs. In other governments. the
secretaries report direciiyto Oh,
congress. In the United giatef
the president must peronall
study what his executives .
and must bo able 10 aplai
their work 10 congress. Lis
wise, he transmits the rishs
Of congress 10 the department..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
That $3OO,OOO,OOO Surplus

Uncle Sans budget experts explain how that sur
prising $300000000 surplus Of June 80 1928 The re-
ceipts were, in round numbers $760OO0000 more than
estimated, and the expenditures $3.50 100000 less.
To put it in other Words They took $3.50 600 900 more
out Of us than they thought they could and spent $780,
100000 less of money than they thought thew would
Cheer up! Congress won't let that surplus hurt us any