The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-08

attention 10 the care ana prots cllvh
IN females who come within the 10"
violations Of our city.
Mayor Cotterill's Report might
well be- mistaken for mine, az ll cor
responds 10 the Islander 90 Which our
city has recently been subjected
The Literary Digest Of February
"a 1924 reveals 10 ms that the cry
ri Seattle b. not put ia the black
fleid AZ an luebriatc colony or iepcrh
rs Al Lundin and the rest 81 INC
knockers and slanderers OF ssalut
would like 20 have II appear. Whlie
we find New Orleans, Baltimore.
T,e.tan san FraneiHco. New York
city and other places very black De
cause the prohibition law iH not en-
forced. we find Seattle has the same
rating az the rest Of Washington.
oregon. Montana. Ninnesota, hiehi-
gan and other states That nave thheh
their rank as cities and states where
prohibition enforcement Is being
earnestly conducted.
The 10th day Of August. 1922.
lust after ] took office, Federal VAR
cotIc Agent W u. Morris stated IN
the P-I that Seattle was one OF the
worst cities in the United states on
narcotics and dope. and the Federai
Narcotic Agent at Washington. u. G.
viii tell you today that Seattle "
the cleaneAt city OF It's size on the
American continent This u because
have had splendid assistance from
their department
or course. there are sinners IN Sc
attic: OF course. there are some boot
lcREers here; OF course, there are
some shining women. but there are
10 shining men where there D. one
SHINING woman. Why ls II that these
hoIlerers never talk about SHINING
men7 They only talk about SHINING
women, but serve notice on thenl
now that while ] am the Mayor or
| this city. no man living shall come
/ into this city and Islander II without
running head-on into me.
Strange to say. there is not one of
4 these knockers that ia out knocking
and slanderiuE the city Of Seattle.
/ that has ever been 90 my office 10
give me any kind advice or helpful
| cooperation. They break loose IKE
I pack Of hungry wolves when they
/ think they have somebody ccrnereo.
The greatest need 81 Seattle today
/ is loyalty. Our public owned utlli-
/ ties and institutions should not be
/ entrusted 10 the care OF man who
| II under the direction and control OF
| Sherman c. Sawtelle. Manager " the
| Associated Industries and also man
/ nger Of Alfred Lundin. Furthermore.
/ the little group who has always
| fought on the side Of special privi-
4 ~
| jimmy their way into public power
with compromising man like Al
| fred Lundln.
Al LUNDIN's WAR RECORD
I.undin has brought my war rec
ord into question. / am very glad
that he has done so.
! returned 20 and again affiliated
with the Democratic party in 1916.
/ when the peace OF our Nation was
threatened. l believed then. as ! be-
IieVe now. that peace was necessary
in order that we might have prog
rcss. and my prayer was that war
with this nation should be avoided.
was the first man OF the City OF
Seattle to make public speeches
upon the streets for the sale OF Lib
i erty Bonds-many prominent citi-
zcns refused TO 20 out and serve
this cause OF our, Nation. i respond
ed to every call bought many thou
| sands Of dollars worth OF bonds and
took my loss I responded TO every
call for the Red Cross and all other
war needs.
My three sons, Edwin James. Kirk
C. and William c. all volunteered IN
the service OF the Nation when we
were at war. Kirk was surgeon in
the navy two and sone-half years;
Edwin, who is now Captain Of the
14sth Field Artillery. together with
/ MS company was tNtIdAtafn llSA
before the war closed: William c.
was an ensign in training and ready
for service when the war closed.
Al Lundin passed the National
Guard examination twice. once in
1911 and once In 1917. When he was
called before the Federal Draft
Board on several occasions. he put
up the excuse that his eyes were de-
fective. He was first sergeant OF
Company b. 3rd Washington. when
tho Bird Washington was federalized
In the summer OF 1918. so as to make
IL available for overseas duty. Lun-
din refused to take the Federal oath.
but since the close OF the war he has
been the bravest boulevard soldier
in Seattle. He now has the audacity
to come before the people OF this
city and ask them to honor him by
elevating him into the office OF
Mayor. but he is wiser than the peo-
II pie think he is. He knows better
than to meet me in open discussion
on the public platform. next Monday
night at the Crystal Pool and debate
the question: Resolved. that Seattle
is the cleanest city of its size on the
! American Continent; and l viii
take the affirmative.
Monday my article will be. "Thi,
Is the Peoples Fight"
EDWIN j. BROWN.
. Mavpr