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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02
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ness ana personal interests both are
bound up Iu your employer and he
% married man when ] was
with you sou could talk Of nothing
slss except John Prescott and John
prcscoits business.
think perhaps my thoughts were
turned g. you in "a little stronger
direction this morning becuusn John
Prescott made an appearance az the
steel mills armed with a note from
Mr Hamilton asking me 20 show
him an over the place and give him
any other attention Dc might re-
qulrc. The first thing that Prescott
said 20 mo WIS; aren't you some
relation ~ Ars AthCrton'sg'
] answered; Il am the cousin of
her late husband" Then he launch
al into the most laudatory pancgyric
I have ever heard. n one was 20
believe him there was only one
woman in the world who could not
only understand the mysteries u
tbs advertising business, but un.
uyd and make them plain as well
90 clients and tho reading public.
Most women who are good eN-
ecutprs arc nothing else" ho said.
They ara sui gcneris-they arc
neither women nor men. and you
cannot treat them like one or tho
other Consequently you are always
IN a state Of annoyance FOR fear
you will not DO the right thing
hut your cousin 10 most womanly
and appealing. She has the big
heart ~ a woman and the biz brain
Of a man"
] "sho didn't seem 20 appeal 70
Sam very much" I volunteered. for
/ wns a little miffed by the way
he referred 20 you-not what he
aid. but the way no said H. i
felt ho had moro interest In sou
than man with lovely wife
should have.
Il got that idea also from my
wife who used 10 be n friend OF
hers. that Mrs. Atherton had not
been very happy in her married
life
Isn't Mrs Prescott still n friend
% Mrs. Atherton'H7'' I asked
lie frozc up. and after answering
CURLY. Yes" he seemed 10 think
10 had been too ohummy with me
or something. and said no more.
took him over tho whole plant
and tho be didn't say In 20 many
words. ! gathered tho old man want
Cd him 10 come over and take hold.
This being thu case. you'll probably
como along with tho rest Of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02

ls mills and more ln sight Coz
uozt year. Tacoma has &c mills.
Everett is mills Olympia So millH
aud Some places ego az high as 100
mulrt
Los Angeles las a 90 mul rate
san Francisco 50. and Portland io
Taxes arc spread over an wealth
in these states They SCI industries
and pay rolls and Washington scu
nothing.
We have mhulatcd OVER $780,
oooooo worth of private property
not now on the tax rolls Put 81
on the tax rolls and 40 mills viii
be- almost sufficient 90 raise ths
necessary money,
Iuira We home owners set some
relief mighty quick. tho sheriff vii
Doe selling the remaining homes
Very truly
W ~ DURkEE,
r. 4. - No. 10. tioK $50,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02
TAX ALL PROPERTY

kdltpr Inc htAfs
May I have space In your columns.
20 call the attention of the readers
70 tho necessity o. passing the 90.
mill tax limit provided In Initiative
80 NJ the coming elccuon7
Washlngton'a present system Of
taxation was put into effect IN 1858
while yet territory, II is the
same today with few minor changes
AZ that time all the wealth was in
the shape % real and personal prop.
eTty and Il vas necessary Tor IL 20
bear tho tax burden. Today II Is
different Real and personal prop.
erty. which pays all tho direct
taxes. comprises only s5 per cent
Of the wealth % tho state.
-fourths or tho wealth OF
Washington Is untaNed. while the
farmer and small home-owncr T.
taxed 10 death. | have tho report
of i. counties In this state show.
Ing that over $4,000 900 worth OF
property was lost by its owners
during tho past five years duo 10
inability 90 pay the taxes This
covers leHa than one third the state.
and few OF the largest counties arc
Included OF this amount, $4,000
900 worth passed into the hands OF
the state and OF the tar rolls.
Industries have passed up wash.
iuEton and gone 20 California and
oregon where taxes are 0no-half as
much. our resources are unde.
vcloped our pay rolls arc dlmin-
ishlng. Prosperity Is passing Ms
b.. due to our high taxes
N these taxes were distributed
over all the wealth as In other
states. VIC would not have the high.
est tax rates In America.
Forty states have a limit cover
lng either all or part Of Us tar.
making units Why not Washing
tom
Seattle has tar rate Of over
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RICH AND POOR

Etitur The star
tets send mp such protest
against hanging these poor boys,
Grant and krauscr, that Il viii
shake the foundation out nom
under che injustice that ia dealt
90 thc paor, Never Was there such
a bold example sct before the people
as thc comparison on these four
boys Two 90 whom were pampcrcd
sent 90 school and furnished money
They played with girls as With
TOYS They ana just what they
liked and saw that their money rot
them out % trouble These boys
knew an the time they wouldn't
hang. WIN they havn 90 work.
don't believe they win very Iona
Their health or something else viii
fail or they will SO crazy and set
out
Hut II that crime had been COM
mittcd ~ Grant and kraussr they
would bc tn their graves already.
Let's send up protest from every
paper and every home that believes
in dealing out justice 90 the rich
and poor alike, such happenings as
these make dangerous radicals.
Thesc examples have been layed
down before the people, such men
as myself have taught that FOR
years there were two iaws-one Tor
tho rich and one for the poor. How
many rich men have hanged or been
executed How many rich men
have rCne 90 prisong How many
over served their full term9
e T. cox.
Port Angeles. Wn.
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ADVENTURES
FTHE TWINS
evolve Poberss Barton
NO. SON THE ROAD TO sQUEEUCK LAND

"squeejlck Land, saId the Green
Wizard ~ be looked into hi1 gazing
BALL "is between Jun Jun land
and Tho sea, The road ~ q 81 bcssf
with many dangers"
That's lou had" 1ld The Sand
Mau soberly. "Buf ] viii have %
go there some way and grt back
my magic sleepy flnd
I'VE don't mind dangeu" said
the Twins, Beside The Fairy
Qusen told us 20 help Use Sand
Man That's what we're here for"
well. then. said the kind Green
Wizard putting hih gazing ban hack
INTO HE cupboard. II shall help you
ali can. You win have 10 pau
the forest where Twelve Toes the
sorcerer. lives. and the mouutai.
where Tricky TnEo. tie C0njurer
has his home. no doubt Twoella-
nose. the rascal who stole Tho sleepy
sand, has told them 10 b. On the
lookout for you"
Were not nfraidF' Eaid Nick
That's the talk" said the sand
Man. looking az his watch. Lets
DO going. u will soon be- aundown
and I can hear the babies yawning
already"
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baggage can see your eyes shoot
fro ~ you read that last sentence.
All the same. you arc wondering
what has come over mc-poor little
me. who was ~ devoted 10 you, who
dwelt upon your slightest word. and
who thought everything you did was
perfect. The boy you used to
call me,
Wen. Sally. have grown up. ]
have found out that many Of the
things you said 20 me are true.
You remember when you told me
how differently would feel when J
found the right woman, and how al
that time would know that the
feeling ! had for you was not love,
only a friendly and piatonlc relation
ship.
Sally. ] have found tho right
woman the one woman for me IN
all the world-a woman who brings
70 the surface all my protective
instincts. all my unselflsh care. all
my feeling OF unworlhincss Of her
great love,
She Is little and Folden-halred
with great blue eyes that fill with
tears quickly. She seems 70 be made
only for love. and ! am going e
marry her as soon rs she gets her
divorce.
Copyright. lszL y. z. 4. Service. Inc }
TOMORROW: The letter contin.
ned
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COURTESY

LditnF Iho star
7 have had occasion 20 canvass al,
most every district Of Seattle I have
tmmped the streets working Tor the
Community Fund. and I think Il nm,
fair Go some people 10 blaeken the
name ~ our city. calling il the worst
place Ia tho United States ! refer
TO criticism Of tho Rev a. q,
Murphy T. Il true that he "a asking
FOR Seattle 90 be made a m place 60
live int
! have canyassed IN The South End
and have found the same courtesy
accorded me there a. on Capitol 1iili
Seems 90 me al tho bandits and
thieves arc in the heart Of the city
say these Iicoplo aru wasting
valuable time looking for tho immor,
allty OF Seattle Why not spend that
samo time helping our poor and
nsedy7 Tho work of tho Chamber OF
Commerce IN boosting our city q no
good when such people as Rev
Murphy arc 90 be heard from.
MRS. q. u. FAULKNER
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II can give sou some good advice
and charm % take along said
us Green Wizard but that's about
aI Look out for fi0Werpots and
m0riarbed n you suspect ans
thing jutt say. .Iminy, Jimmy and
zee uhat Happen"
''WrIl remember" said The Twins.
ana the Sand Sian starting or To-
ward squseIiek Land, which Jay b.
tween Jun jun Land and the sea.
Pretty soon they came 20 the for.
est where Twelve Toes lived but
nary Eigu Of the sly old fellow did
hey Fec Tho only person in sight
was an old man bending over a rose
In "a fIoHerp0t.
/"Good.morr0w. good sir" Eaid the
sand Man. "Can you tell us n this
is mo right road 10 squejiek
Laudg'
II a." said the old man.
That's O fine rose you're plant
ing" aaId Nick
"Finsr Than some peoples med.
ding manners" said the old man
sharply
Suddenly Nancy remembered tho
Green WIZARDS words about flower
pots
'ImlHy Jimmy she said quickly.
You'd never 10 able 20 guess
what happened then.
The old man disappeared and the
rose and the flower pot disappeared,
too. The sand that was in the
flower pot jumped right into the
Sand Mans sack.
We'll. that's part o. II. have
enough sand now 20 put a hundred
babies 10 Sleep" said the Sand Man
happily. Lets get tho rest"
And they went merrily on their
way
why here We are on Tricky
Tri1o's mountain" said the Sand
Man pretty soon after that. "Ho
can't be far away"
But they didn't sec anybody but
an old man putting new bricks In
his chimney.
rs this the way 20 squeejick
Iand?" asked tho Sand Man.
1T is." said the old man grump.
fly. But you'll never get there by
standing and talking"
Suddenly Nick thought OF what
the Green Wizard had said about
mortar boxes.
'Tminy JIMMY he cried.
Instantly bricks and house disap.
pcared. the old man, tool
And the sand in tho mortar bor
now out and jumped into the Sand
I Mans sack.
TO BE Continued
! Copyright. 1894. y. y. A. Service. Incl
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ABOUT COURTS
Editor The Star

Editor The Star
II seems 10 mo that criticism 81
Ia Toilette or any one else for de-
nunrlation Of thn courts or for De.
handing amendments 20 tho constl'
tuition come with 10 grace from any
republican who claims tho eainted
lincoln. tho Tar sighted statesman
Seward and the great editor Horace
Greeley. NJ patron saints and fathers
Of said party.
Greeley said. The constitution Is
a league with hell and "a covenant
with tho devil"
Lincoln sald. when reminded n the
harshucss ~ his criticism Of the
courts and the constitution; III the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02
REAL EFFICIENCY

EDITOR no Eihft
Now that efficiency investigating
committees ~ the city hall are ln
order the writer suggests that Il like
committee be appointed 60 inycbii.
gate the way our city officials charge
largo sums of money against proper
tics without an itemiEed statement
TO owners. showing just how such
money - Fprnt, and sometimes
wasted. with notices nailed 10 the
phone poles. stating what tho courts
win DO ln tho matter II tho money
10 not paid In less than 80 days
VIII agree 10 furnish and conduct
tho first case myself without wit
nesssa or expense 90 ans one. not SO
outside the records for evidence and
all within time Hint OF one hour.
This. and parallel cases that may
be brought before tho COMMITTEES.
may explain why some people leave
homo and move into an apartment.
and may 30 20 show why others re-
frain from going 60 the polls. whilr
others become Disguised after yot-
inE,
This n n matter that affects the
whole city uf Seattle. and n properly
brought 20 light. blBms-if any-can
DO placed where Il belongs. While
Il may no, 30 Of material benefit 20
tho Property owners an 20 the past.
u will warn them that IN tho future
they must organize IN order 10 deal
with tho very officials they arc pay
ing salaries 20 under tho Impression
that when their district Il affected
that their property Interests VIII be
fully safcKuardsd. especially 80 Ms 20
tho installment homo purchaser
VIII add. that personally ! am not
affected financially end that ! have
been West more than 90 years, "A res
ldent and fAir,tlEs taxpayer IN tho
city Of Seattle for II years.
Yours very truly,
PRANK ". WATSON,
fFgs shelby
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02
AUTO PARK
.ALtnr Realllh Ninr.

Editor Seattle STAR
Wo have found tho auto park IN
Seattle ono Of tho best we have
seen. Al tho gates nre locked Il IS
Tor tho tourists benefit Things that
arc loft at tho camp are safe and that
Is moro than n lot OF camps can
boost.
Tho park board. from manager
down. do ali They can 10 make n
tourist have "A wonderful visit and
We arc sorry wo can't stay longer.
Larry and Dolly Lamont.
Detroit. Mich
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02
MILK SHIPPERS

Editor The star
Just a reminder from a raEcher's
wife. There arc zoo members o. tho
MIX shippers association. An aver
ago ~ four persons 20 each members
family would mean 500 persons h.
iug clothed from Seattle stores az
well as carr, trucks. auto accessories
and other family needs bought here.
Seattle viii notice difference in
prosperity Il they discourage the
farmers, Where abandoned farms
arr In evidence prosperity ls not
found As dairies arc Tho one main
source ~ income Seattle has. beware
that you DO not pay n doarer price
IN tho end by not looking az other
sides 81 this unfortunate squahblc
10 fair 20 the dairyman.
MRS. JAMES o'BRIEN.
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that terrible spark, Thru our efforts
tho shckols are stacking up IN the
clty'H general fund Tor your benefit
two don't set any Of Il ourHolyesl a.
someone Is willing 20 spend three or
four dollars for "A radio message.
So keep right on fiddlinE. Nero.
while tho fire department goes by.
There mishs be some 20, Z. luckleaa
souls out there In tho deep Pacific
wanting assistance. We never know
what might follow our answering n
ships call. Tho government requires
W 90 answer ali calls.
II. Come down and 200 something do
ing every minute, Como down-dont
phone.
LEWIS d. oREENwAY.
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Letters FROM FIR Readers

Bbl5 declares that "a D. appointed
unto man once 10 die, and after
this The Judgment tich. ixts5.
Wheat gives us fine bread. and
clans make uoup. not so had. but
destroy the life u either ia thing
easily donel and they have no
message Tor us or a life heyond
T.. A. KLEIN.
Pastor Dunlap Baptist Church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02

This is the latest picture Of
Princess Beatrice, aunt Of
King George and great-Gunt
OF The Prince Of Wales. De-
spite her age, she StiA Is dc-
tire.
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courts want 10 he respected De- them
become respectable"
Since when hHa it become 30 uur
patriotic ANA destructive Of our lu
atitutlonu and constitutions 20 crit
else the courts ur demand amend.
mcntH 90 thr constitution
n ~ fFgBEBDg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-02
LETTER FROM JAMES CONDOS
10 SALLY ATHEiiTON,
CONTINUED

! know sou never vii Do ans
thing but restless and unhappy.
sally. dear, gs long as your bust
Evening star., 1924-03-16

sentative Of all phases of life in the
nations Capital.
'Tn i've years tho local department
has found an ever-increaSing field OF
service, Unusual demands have been
made upon its resources and have
been met out OF slim funds. And In
addition to caring for every single
local case of need that has been
brought to its attention. the depart
ment annually takes care Of hum
dreds OF out-of-town veterans in need
of food. lodging or transportation.
Membership returns for the past
ten weeks indicate that the American
Legion in Washington win be greater
in size at the end of this year than II
was in 1929. and this fact. together
with the gathering Importance OF the
posts in the Capital and an ipcreas-
ing appreciation of. the merit Of the
American Legion should combine to
make this-the turning point in the
Evening star., 1924-03-16

Of J. Reese Europe Posi-, No. 20. and
!. James Walker at the Salvation Army
headquarters. February 81,
The committee on Memorial day
services made a report. Maj. Oscar j.
w. Scott. chaplain. retired, of.Unfted
States Army. Ben jamin, p. Kyler and
Shermont X. Sewall were elected to
Onicer II. c. Ross. the post voted to
hold smoker and mass meeting. The
post clubhouse feature is progressing
and stock Is to be on sale in near fu-
= ture..
esting talk on his experiences with
Gen. Pershing in Mexico and with the
late Col. Charles Young. The post is
to meet March 27.
Evening star., 1924-03-16

mander-fn-chief. and Capt. Edvin 3.
Betteiheim. jr.. chairman OF the ma
tional legislative committee OF the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars. appeared
last Tuesday before the veterans
COMMITTEES OF the House OF keprer
H. r. 1884, bill making eligible Tor
retirement the disabled emergency
officers OF the world war who have
incurred a physical disability Of 30
per cent while in service OF the
United States under the same basic
GERS Of the Regular Army are re-
tired. :r.''
The committees attention was called
to the fact that this matter had been
passed unanimously by the last four ma
tionai encampments Of the Veterans OF
percentage of our Organization was
made up OF men of the Spanish
American war and a vast majority
of cur organization are enlisted men,
OF. in other words. the ex-service men
OF all wars, whether enlisted or COM
missioned, seem to be agreed that
these disabled emergency officers
should not be Disseminated against
in favor Of the Regular Army officers.
Attention was also called that the
Secretary Of War was opposing the
bill. on account of the fact that it
ihtS HI I" GIL liC hCSDS-
sary for the War Department. The
Senate military affairs committee has
likewise reported the bill favorably
to the Senate.
Today is the fifth birthday of the
American Legion, according to a re-
minder issued to the legionnaires of
the District of Columbia by Depart
ment Commander Paul ]. McGahan.
1T was on March Is and 16, 1919"
declared Commander McGahan, that
the famous Paris caucus was held and
from that small but thoroughly rep
resentative group of Americas fight
ing forces abroad has developed the
present Observation-Disclosures powerful
and the best organized expression of
public opinion existing in the United
States.
washington holds now. as it did
five years ago, the center Of the le-
giop stage in this country. For a
scant week before the Paris caucus
was held there took place here a
Washington Post, No. 1, the first le-
gion post to be formed anywhere. and
the work started in those early days
under Col. f. Lester Jones made this
the first department to be chartered
by the national body.
1T is no exaggera tion to say that
no organization ever came into being
in the United States and in FIVE years
assumed the position in the affairs
OF the country as has the American
Legion. Here in Washington it's
growth has been sure and progress
sive There are some who feel that
there should be but single post or
possibly three large ones. But each
Of the twenty-eight posts in the De
partment of the District of Columbia
is functioning. and. augmented by the
'Woman's Auxiliary of the American
Legion, which. has a parallel organt-
zation, the whole depa rtment is justi-
flying its existence. 1t is only repre-
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claims before the central once Of the |
VetSraAks Bureau T." X >: So.

claims before the central once Of the
VetsYaAEs Bureau =: -: So.
|. - .'Sii 4 80 IAx-s
i 0Dtrect0r Hines OF the We terans Bu-
creau has accepted an invitation 10
address the national convention of
the Disabled American Veterans in
Salt Lake City the last week In June.
He also. announced he would Issue
leave to the men from the hospitals
and in vocationAi training who were
named as delegates. The War De-
partMent has decided to order all
troops within reasonable distance OF
Salt Lake City to- participate in the
annual parade on the. second day Of
the convention.
The James E..sWafker Post; No. 2S,
Of the American Legion met at the
1ath street branch, Y. NJ. c. A., THURS.
day evening. Post Historian S. n.
Epps told Of the Joint entertainment
Evening star., 1924-03-16
ASKSPADL 0CK lNJUNCTlUN-
United States Attorney Charges !,
Woman Is Selling Liouor.

Assistant United. States .Attornee
Kelly yesterday asked the Distritr-
Supreme Court for a paddock" in
junction against Mary c. Adams Of
SIG 1st. street northwest- for alleged.
violations of the national prohibition
act. Mrs. Adams the court is told.
was arrested for an alleged violation
of the. VoIstead, law February 20
1928, and paid fine of sa5. She has
subsequently made sales Of liquor to
prohibition agents, il is claimed
Evening star., 1924-03-16

ment or the us
trict Of Columbia
and Is having a
successful year as
the leader OF the
largest post in
the local Depart
ment.
In 1872 h e
served as adjutant, t,
TO Post Command
er II o W ard S .
Fisk. and his eff
cient work during
that year prompt
e d p ost G ON =
mander Charles z.
Hanford' to reap
point him to the
:A,
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Low S. Mohler, commander Of
George Washington Post No. ], the
American Legion. is one of. the
pioneer legionaries of the Depart
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Ralph l.. Chambers Of Illinois took
vice chairman of the national reha-
bilitation committee Of the Disabled
American Veterans. with ofIices IN
the Munsey building Cham bers, who
was disabled in France while serving,
with the air service Of the Marine
Corps, will assist +. j. Irwin. national
chairman. In the adjudication Of
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first decade of the organization--ons
Of tts 'outstand;ngtperi9ds. -
Evening star., 1924-03-16

Representatives of, the Disabled
American Veterans last week conn
pfeted their statements in support
of certain legislative proposals be-
fore the House veterans Affairs COM
mittee. This week the COMMITTEES
plans to consider report on the
Johnson bill in executive session.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
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