The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-03

we'm going 10 play hide-and-
seeh wont be- IT. You have
70 be IT OF fu cryF 80. 30
keep tho smiling and polite little
ehap from rrytnE. Ne have 81
wa,s eonsentsc 10 be IL. When
ne showed signs Of wear
mes he nept or saIked war.
tyrr1 time he aid Boo the
congress and Tie county crypt
irio a funkhole and pleaded
with him 10 spare us.
''The Jspanse ambassador has
been sending thoae letters Of his 90
the state department FOR 10 many
years. and they have always been 20
effective. that think they keep
stock Of them on hand mimcO.
Eraphsd for use al any hour q
the night or day But our senate
] rs inHt awakened 10 the fact
that Mr Hanihara has the writing
habit. ana reeentE A. fan 20 see
why the senate cannot understand
and forgive. Aner ~ years it'H
mighty hard 20 change a habit
why. only the other day I waa
reading an article By an eminent
psychologist and be aid that unless
the bad habits Of n child can be cor.
rected before he reaches the age o.
seven they viii never be corrected,
and the only thing 10 DO IL 20 start
nEht Ia building a cen Or a gibbei
Tor tho little rascal.
Gentlemen. IT, a terrible thing
FOR the senior body q lawmakers Of
the largest. richest. most powerful
and most enlightened country Ia this
world 20 admit Il has acted on. pesve
and prejudice rather Than on common
sense, justice. equity and a calm
consideration Of unanswerablc arg'1'
menia.
Dog my cats. II ! wasn't too old
dog 10 learn new tricks ia sell
out tho Kicks lumber interesta. move
the Blue Star Navigation company
offices 10 Vancouver. u. G, and be
come a Canadian citizen. ia prefer
being an AusimiaEian. because they
barred orleniais. Including Jnpa.
years ago. and never had 10 80 20
war 10 enforce the right 20 choose
their own citizens. The only trouble
with Australasia IL that rs 20 far
away"
For several seconds cappy manu-.
factured bread pills and arranged
them In rows. Then he resumed
THE senate went the wrong way
and tho long way instead OF the
right way over short trail. and
an / fear IL that their amazing &C.
lion may fighicn them 70 theyll
change their minds and apologize 70
SIR. Hanlhara. Reminds mo Of Ao2cs
I,eksicin, who used 20 be president
OF a bank here In the days when
banks did more pawnbroking and
,esa banking than n the custom
now -a>dayA.
Moses held a deed Of trust on =
house and lot belonging 10 a wop
garbage ga,herer and when the
note fell due the wop called, e1-
planned that he was mighty hard
up and unable 70 pay the note, "a
please, would air. Moses Eckstein
renew the samog Air. Moses Eek
stein wouldn't and the wop wep'
aud pleaded. but all 10 no avail.
The lert Moses would promise
was tina, he would put u up 70 the
board Of directors. but he held out
no hope Of a renewal. However
tho explained TO the wop) he didn't
want 10 appear hear,iess. no he'd
do his best TO make tho board see
reason
well. the next day the board
met. and the day after tho wor
called on Moses for his answer
Alasl The board would not agree
10 a renewal. Tho bank must fore.
close unless the note was paid al
once. The wop nodded. locked the
door. put tho key In his pocket and
drew a cheese knife about rs inches
long. Now. Mister Ecixtein, he
declared. I'm going to cut your
greedy heart out Immediately
foxy old Moses threw up both
hands In horror and gaspcd: Don't.
The board Of directors has changed
it's mind.
IN tho Taught that followed cappy
made some moro bread pills and
shot them at J. Augustus Redell.
Poor little brown brothers ho
murmured sympatheticaiiy.
They've played the game on one
pair for IL years. Then they lost
their little old their navy and
their bankroil-in that earthquake
last September. And tho senate got
brave and called their bluff
Poor little Togo. His tight
little island won't hold all Of
him and he's leaking over; he's
got 10 leak somewhere 30 he
leaks into the best available ter
ritory. / don't blame him
bit, but II we kick him out you
may rest assured he'll not blame
US bit, either. And I'll bet
he has another nee up the
sleeve Of his kimono. or l don't
know Japs.'
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