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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Uncle Joe Cannon Joins the Church

on tho Sabbath and then left
them free 10 spend tho day ~
they wished
Washington often attended
The Episcopal church with his
wife. but there Ia no record u
his ever having been member
Of the church He ALSO firm
~ refused 10 parthkp of the
Communion. When rchukcd
for Tho bad example no sst tho
congregation by leaving the
church just before the Com,
uuuiun service. hc promised
that the minister would have
no further reason FOR complaint.
lie kept his promise by remain
ing away from church there.
sfirr on Communion Sundays.
Aliho Washington diligently
avoided mentioning his religious
beliefs. he waH considered By
his contemporaries DrRt.-one
who believes IN one God.
Thomas Jefferson was another
who waa regarded as a Dsis,.
tho no called himself Mate
rlallst. believing that matter il
tho basis OF everything and OF
every thought. lie denied the
divinity of Christ. but ycnemied
hts moral character and teach.
inEs.
Tho Benjamin FunklinH
carly training was strictly re.
liziouH. hts extensive reading
made him disbciicyc many or
tho things he was taught He
aaid that he believed In ono
Cod and that this God should
be woruhippcd by doing good
to others m,hcr than by empty
praise.
While he was just young
man. Abraham Lincoln was no.
cuscd Of being au unbelicycr
because Of an essay he wrote
TO read before a literary society.
He never either thon or later.
denied this charge. /, has been
said that ho changed his views
on religion after he became
president because he attended
tho Presbyterian church with
Mrs. Lincoln. But ne never
professcd Christianity nor be.
eamc a member OF any church.
Ulysses s. Grant was con.
sidcrcd an agnostic. lie be.
lIcved in a Supreme Being and
hoped for Immortality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
ON the Face of II

"NIANY Chicago beggars make $40
Chicago, Capital City of Crime" some
call il!
Old Abe Lincoln had homely face, but
with il the greatest heart, If not the
greatest mind. in modern history. May II
not be so. in large degree, with city,
Ten dollars per day for many beggar
means that thousands of Chicagoans, daily.
drop pennies, nickels. dimes and quarters
into the hats or hands of beggars.
What does the reader think when he
or she is before the proffered hat of
beggar? Doesn't thought run very much
thus:
II don't know whether this legless, or
blind, fellow is really suffering, or deseiy-
ing. Maybe he has enough money. But
| will not risk the one chance in TO- per-
haps, that he really needs my help. Any
way, fellow so crippled. or sightess, has
hard enough lines, no matter what money
he has!" Then, reader, you drop in
nickel or dime and go your way feeling
better, regardless Of, possibly, needlessly
aiding fellow being.
Thousands of people in the Capital City
OF Crime have been doing and thinking
something like that, daily. They are not
of the class who give large sums to COM
munity chests. They are "the average
people, individuals representing the great
mass. They are the generous. feeling heart
of great city that should not be Judged
wholly upon its Jail misery and the blood
upon its police dockets.
The face may be ugly and SCARED ana
still. underneath. be the mass struggle and
suffering that make all humanity kin.
The publicity of crime roars until the
world is shocked but, always. back of il
are working generosity. hope and multi
tude of good deeds quietly done. The
crime-distorted face of people may be
but a mask and tell much less truth Of
them than do the nickels in beggars
hat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Win Break Ln7DS?

DECENT figures showing the alarming
IN manner in which the number of
crimes in America tops the number of
crimes in other countries, such as Eng
land, have brought the country to the
realization that something simply must
be done to curb the spirit of lawless-
ness that apparently has become an
American institution.
While we're looking for cures, wouldn't
it be good idea to ask ourselves whether
this great prevalence in crime is in any
way connected with our national passion
for passing all kinds of laws without
stopping to consider whether they are
really needed or can be enforced?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
1t Isn't Done

THERE is Washington dispatch to the
effect that the president and Secre-
tary Kellogg propose to reorganize the
diplomatic corps, with view to taking
the diplomatic service out of politics. which
dispatch may be taken as pure bunk"
put forth to tickle hopeful but foolish
people.
Calvin Coolidge has been in politics ever
since early manhood and Kellogg is so
tickled by what politics has done for him
that he can't stand still while the movie
men get their cameras on him.
The first time any department of gov
eminent is taken out of politics the reader
will get whole-page article, with nice
pictures and everything. The reader is
likely to get the millennium, also at that
time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

YOU can get an answer TO
L any question Of fact or In
formation by writing Tho Seat
Tie Star Question Editor. 1922
New York ave, Washington.
ID. c., and inclosing cents In
loose stamps for reply. No
medical. legal or marital adj
vice. Personal replies. conf
dental. All letters must be
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Mr.. FaTat of The Star
Undertakes Here 10 Remedy Your Troubles If They
Are Of Public Interest

Mr.. Firit. haze lost my
cyc from iHjufv tChHe working
on the railroad sHcd The
road rhcH the injury occurred
but lost the suit since then
hare completely lost The eye.
Is there no toaV ! can oct
compensation for This ioss1
J. C. q.
THIS would probably como
under interstate commerce. and
sou would hays 70 write the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Washington. y. G.. for
information ar 10 what could
be done
Wr Fiui J iirr IN a hiuc
country iotrn and orr neigh
tors hare their fence 90 feet
out Ia tho street n hos been
there for more than ycar.
aud they arc Hot0 putting up a
Hctc fence al the same place. !
am on nc opposite side Of ihc
street and hare had my LOT
Surveyed. Would hare 10
mote ny fence back, or could
they BE- forced 10 put theirs
on fhr iincf MRS. y.
Notify them in writing not
20 build tho fence OF their
line. n they insist on doing so.
you VIII have 20 employ a
lawyer II your town is not in
eorporatei: II II IS. 60 20 the
mayor about T.
Mr.. FiEif. 4 1cp months
ago special street car ran
dotcn First arc. aud orer the
tnfcrurbrn track 70 George
totrn. lcarip0 a, sos. Noin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
1t Shimmied

Editor Tho Star;
we were very anxious 10 hear
Seaillc'a report on tho earth
quake but were surely surprised.
Here No had what consider
more than a Sigh, tremor. Tho
first shock occurred ~ 4 r. IN
Friday, This being tho heaviest.
II slid di8hcs tippcd over small
articles. made hunRinga swing
and loose articles dance II came
with a roar
Another shock occurred ut sJ5
Saturday morning, waking peo-
pie up Another alight trcmof.
aEakinE pictures ON tho wall.
occurred NJ $40 p IN. Saturday.
! have heard from people ut
Carnation and snoquaimio, They
say II struck in both places and
also a. Falls City.
rs there was so little in Seattle
papers | decided TO write and let
you know wo had what VIC here
consider real earthquake.
SUBSCRIBER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Find Your Own Answer

Editor The Star.
Here's something for those
urging the purchase OF tho
Rainier Valley lines to think
about.
The New Haven railway paid
5000. 900 cash for tho West.
chester Street railway in 1909
and that property viii be sold
for old Junk October Is. and It is
believed that It viii not bring
more than sos. 900.
The New Haven viii substitute
a bus service for the street rail.
way system
Why not let the Rcnton rail
way company do as tho Now
Haven dId7
II. ALVIN MOORE.
24iO Third ave. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

ioc do not hare car after
@.4j. Many tcorl;ing people
tCho quit at O'Clock miss tho
1:S car. Can you III ~
RIDER.
Superintendent Henderson VIII
look into this condition and see
n a later car can be provided
Hr. Firii: hduo found a
bee tree IN the tcoods. Is there
any Ian against mv cutting ~
dotrH 10 oct the bees and the
honey1 SUBSCRIBER.
From two lawyers Mr. FYxt
gets the opinion that tho bees
and tho honey would belong 10
you. but tho tree being on an
others land belongs to him.
and you would be trespassing
10 cut il without his permits
sion. Better make deal with
tho man who owns the tree.
Mr. Firit: Acting on your
advice irc got up q petition 10
hare tho tcaIe on seth ate. g..
bef,SeeH Alaska and Edmonds
SITS. pared. notice that they
are only patching tho old u>1lk.
We hare ioditcd rs years for
tcalE and driveway. When
do ire get ~ II. z.
The park board reports tina,
they can not yet put In a CO.
mcnt walk. but hope to do 80
when there is a fund for that
work In the meantime the
walk is being repaired so that
It car be used No definite
time is named for the new
-. =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

canal. iro miles long and IL yards
icidc. is crossed IN three bridgcs
The houses arc butt on phcs driuCu
into the MUD and secured bv heavy
blocks OF stone.
Q What is considered the most
valuable jcwcled ornament in the
world?
4. The Gacl;iCdr Of Baroda In In
dtn has a ShdCi Of pearls. 10 feet
long and str feet i0idc. This sha,oi
or rug literally Is iCoUcn Of strings
Of pearls and it5 center and border
arc set Nth diamonds. u is porth
scuerdl million dollars aud IL said
10 be the most ualR1bic jcrcicd
ornament tn the ,Corld.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Sin1nLe Enollnh

ZONES forward DR.. William Bowie, Of
~ the United States geodetic survey,
with good cheer in the shape of opinion
that, with few exceptions. earthquakes
are fine and necessary performance.
Every year 5000 to 10000 earthquakes
are recorded in various parts of the world
and probably three times as many are not
recorded The pressure and strain upon
the earth are being gradually relieved. 1t
is just as if you were cooking cornmeal
mush. You put lot OF corn meal in a
kettle, with little water, and pretty soon
there will be number of little spots puff
ing forth steam upon the surface of the
hot meal. If all those little puffs were
combined you'd get big puff that would
scatter mush all over the kitchen.
Seismology is awfully simple, when you
get used to it. But hang onto something
when the terrestrial mush shows symptoms
of combining.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Not Perfect

A n old woman was found in the poor
n house of an Ohio town. She was
born there, 50 years ago, and has never
been out of it.
Officials of the poorhouse aren't at
fault. They only did what they had to.
And yet this woman has been robbed of
something that can never be repaid to
her-in this life, at least.
Ours is great country. But, as long
as things like that can happen in it, it
is still very far from being perfect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
He Also Pans Campbell

Editor The Star:
As voter, I. too. wish TO put
in n word regarding Councilman
w. 7 Campbell, | note that
Mrs. Edgar Blair, luuds Campbell
for his stand against the dog and
declares he has been friendly to-
ward the Humane society. Like
G. c. Davis, read tho articles
Tint told how Campbell hates
dogs. and TO bo on the square
with him | inquired. Mrs. Blair
should inquire. too. w. r.
Campbell has been n dctrimont
TO tho Humane society in It's
work and like Davis | wish
had known his attitude before
voted for him.
Also, | wish to reply to Mrs.
Blair, that II she can do the HUI
name work better than II is
being done, why not get busy
and do II, They say Mrs. Blair
spends all her time trying to hurt
the soclety and that liz pity
since tho whole world recognizes
and honors this society.
CLYDE DOMAIN,
1920 Sixth Ave. Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
2 !? ANSWERS to Your Questions ?

@ What are the dimensions In
rods Of square lot containing an
acre OF ground?
4. 4 square lot Nth an area Of
ono acre Is 1851 rods on each side
or J0.j6 rods around.
q. What was the money value OF
the maritime losses in the world
war and which countries lost the
most in tonnage7
a. According TO the best statistics
ardiiablc. the maritime loss amount
I'd to 56,s0O,0OOO00 The gross ton
ad0c Of the merchant Uesscis sunk
thru enemy action betWeen AugHst
+. 1911 and NOUcmbcr N, 1913,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

FT'HERES long winding trailing hill and away 10
tho trees arc the grccnc
where rich tho loan You hc you're driving
homc
Awhy in the distance cottage appears shaggy and worn
for stood there
stead TO shame TO returning jugt the same
TicTeB somebody waiting. A welcoming
log burns the There's something that's In tho
little shack and that glad get back
porch that Is sheltered calling YOU
enjoy OF things OF nature
Ills blest. The only affords you a rest
the folks who
homosiclncss yearn. a castle tho likely forlornhe little
old place where n fellow born
copyright, 1926, for The Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
What Are HappyE ndlngs?
BIZ chester H. ROUcH

The people demand O. "hsppn
ending" ray tine movie manu-
fHCturcrf
30 doubt But does q "hap.
py' ending necessarily mean
stupid onsy n kingdoms must
be- ovsrthrgpn, cities destroyed
whole peoples martYred and
mulurudes tortured and rlauFh.
tered. an that tho final closeup
may show the right man en-
brGcinR the right SRI. that lB
happy only on the assumption
that audiences have no sense OF
proportion
Yet this g. an exact descrip.
ton OF moro than ono famous
film II is a strange perHprc.
tive
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Slang
CoMETIMES slang impoverishes rather

C0METIMES slang impoverishes rather
- than enriches the language.
Take the word dumb" for instance,
which you'll hear frequently in Seattle,
or any town TO mean stupid"
Obviously it is the German word
DUNN" 1t is more vivid and pictur-
esque than stupid" and would be an
improvement except that it leaves us
without any colloquial word meaning
mute"
If we are going TO import dunn"
then we should import "stumm" also. Let
one who can not think be dumb and
one who can not speak be "stumb."
Otherwise we may soon find our col
loquial speech incapable of expressing the
state of inability to vocalize.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

tCas f2,7}J,67}. OF this Great
Britain. NorndU and France ucrc
the heIuicst losers. Great Britain's
loss being T7jG.6jg tons: Norlcay
i,i77OOf aud Fr7ncc SS8.783. HaIy
came fourth triUr p loss Of 8j6J5j
tons. The other Countries on lost
under B06.OO0 tons
Q. How many canals are there
in the city OF Venice, Italy and
how arc the houses built so that
they will be safe?
A The city Of Venice Is inter
scctcd bv $50 canals oUcr Chich
there are 400 bridges. The Grand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Alaskan Pans Congress


Editor The Star:
Now In the summer OF our con.
tent. The tourist IN upon up.
also tho congressman. viewing
the vastncss Of the Alaska do.
main and incidentally taking a
annp.shot ut that specie Of hu.
mainly who has been crowded
from ono locality TO another ms
civilization advanced, finally
landing Mt the Iumping.off place
Alaska.
After tho trip OF a fcw days
with few hours spent at the
regular stopping places Of the
steamer. the congressman has
learned just enough TO befog his
mind sufficiently TO conceal tho
fact that ho knows less about
Alaska than he would had he
stayed away He Is now pre-.
pared to leglslatc lntelligcntly
for tho country and bring IT out
OF tho slough OF icy dcspond'
cnCy.
He has learned just what he
would find out by leaving his
home town and visiting tho great
watch manufactures Of America,
spending tho samc time At each
factory that he spends while on
his trip TO Alaska. lie will find
that n watch has wheels In II,
which knowledge he was In pos.
session Of before tho trip, But
when It ig In want OF repair he
VIII know that tho steamer did
not stop long enough for him to
attempt to fix H.
But when 1t comes to Alaska,
ho can take II apart, clean It,
and put II In frat class running
conci, ion look wiHc md explain
tho whole proposition just as
satisfactorily and with os great
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
IGNORANCE ~
LAST sIIACkLE

We have jurt celebrated The
IOOth anniversary of three iu.
slrumentalitics Of ubsruti0n-ths
railroads, the Unitarian church
and Thomas II HUXLEY The
frat set loose the bodies and
goods Of men. the second was tho
first organized American iBEtitu-
ton for the unRhackling Of their
spirits. and the third WIS the
great apostle Of scientific free
dom Of thought
Now we have added 20 the rail,
road tho telegraph, telephone.
automobile, airplane. moving pic
turo and radio. 10 the first lib
eml church the liberailzlnt move
mcnta IN an the others, md t0
Huxley the schools, the Scvpss
trial and the yellow journals
Except Tor poverty. which we
have not really tackled. the oDly
shacklss left are those OF yOIun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Service Rewarded

DoY c. LYLE, prohibition director for
IN Washington state, becomes prohibit
ton director for all Washington, Oregon
and Alaska.
And thereby Uncle Sam gives the lie
to critics who claim he seldom recognizes
faithful service
Roy" has been faithful, Woodworking,
sincere and honest in his local battles
against liquor trafficking, The Star be-
lieveS, Therefore it congratulates him
for his achievement and congratulates
the region over which he gains Supervis-
ion on keeping Lyle out here in the West.
He's done lot of work of which the
public hasn't heard a whisper; he's had
uphill work and stumbling blocks never
limited TO the citizenry at large. And
he's gained reSpect-maybe a bit grudg-
ingly given at first-of a lot of his
enemies.
The Star congratulates him on his
promotion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
SlEEP,N !? OUT.
By Helena Akers

nil religions. Protestant. Catholic
and Jewish alike. but Il was
not until 1897, whcn he WAS
70, that he became a communi-
can, % tho Episcopal church
Not ali Of Americas patriots
have claimed church member.
ship,
Entries IN George Washing
toms diary show that he did not
spend alt OF sunday. nor every
sunday In religious worship
Re read. visited, entertained
visitors. but required His sor-
wants 10 do only essential work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

m rScLE JoE' CANNON. 80
~ ycarH old. has just bs,
como church member Ito
haH taken membership IN tho
~, James Methodist church.
in panyillc. III. which lie has
attended regularly and In which
hts wife was an active worker
until her death,
Another American statesman
who did not profess tho Chris,
tian religion until late IA iito
was Henry Clay lie expressed
great reverence Tor God aud
was liberal ana symfathctic to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
A THOUGHT

We have been called into
liberty: only use not liberty as
an occasion to the flesh, but by
love serve one another.-Gal.
5:l3.
7 LIBERTY IS from God; liberties
IL from the devll.-Auerbach
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
On Directing Strangers
l..lltnr Tho atar.

AFSAANt = A' stAht
Seattle atlli retains 10 village
ways.
Why is q that seattle takes 30
little trouble to help strangers
find their way around Tho city,
FOR example, Let a stranger
vet out to find "A certain street
or number ny inquiry he finds.
let IA say. Third ave. and starts
uorthward. He docs not know
how streets Rrc numbered and
whore 20 find tho intercctins
streets Iio hopes 10 get help
from street Signs
But there are but few street
signs and these arc 50 placed
that he has TO get out IN tho
street 10 read them.
suppose, however that no
reached the approximate location
OF his house and begins looking
for the house number. Now. in
Seattle. building numbers seem
TO be regarded as a disgrace or
n closet skeleton that must BE-
hushcd up and concealed from
vic@. After looking thru thc
whole block he may find ono
house with visible number.
oven tho camouflaEcd with paint.
that enables him. by IA long pro.
ccss. finally to reach the much.
sought location.
- fxlnna
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
Letters SEX SEX Readers

an exhibition Of either eEotlsm
or ho, air as does Mr.. PinchsO
on prohibition while giving ora
tprical exhibitions ont West
TON 4 MAUZEY.
Juneau. Alaska.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

iarg ignorance n has been a
dizls orHtur3 30 swim that We
harr not set adjusted our 4nstI
iutl0us 10 The uew machinery nor
our minds and characters 10 IN.
responsibilities ~ the new free
dom This fr more than men.
discovery IF the task N 'ls ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
To The Readers of
The Seattle Star

There is no doubt but what each one of
you have used Classified Advertising at
some time and for some specific purpose
also, that results have been obtained to a
greater or lesser degree
Frequently our Classified Advertisers
write or telephone: please kill that adj of
mine | have sold my house or jautomo-
bile" or whatever it happens to be- These
stories of RESULTS are very gratifying
to us.
The Seattle Star always endeaNors to
give you the best of news and features that
will be of satisfying interest to ydu. We
are constantly striving to keep our Clas-
sified Advertising columns CLEAN and
TRUTHFUL, as you expect to find them
At this time of the year, when so many
household changes are being made if you
intend to buy new car or sell youk real
estate property, we suggest that you'll use
our Want AID Columns in helping your apar-
ticular needs.
We are just as near to you as your I (ee-
phone. Just call MAin-0600 and we IAyil
gladly accept your ad. You will receive
the lowest rate according to the numb Der
of insertions your adj runs.
Don't put it off any longer lemembeSr
that Star Want Ads are for YOUR SEN2-
VICE-USE THEM.
"The Cost Is Less'A
The Seattle Star "a
MAn-060O Want AID Der '0pv''
I'd wood
Lot 627e
LIST ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

And just think Ponce de Leon monl,cyrd around
Florida for fountain Of youth, with all that lovely
real estate yelling for subdivision
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

Chicago announces population July Of
sss5.,3o. fair majority Of them not yet under.
grand jury indictment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22
WORLD COURT
STILL BIGABOO

While Senator B0rah Rird,
himself 10 war on any world
court until some world IeFis..
iure u which be- would be- The
chief opponent supplies b. with
q code " statutes. Senator Pep
per ~ reported % recsdlng from
his original impossible position.
and 20 be- ready 20 urge Amer.
can membership 90 the court
without even the Hughes Hard,
Ing reservations. provided The
other Hdhereni nations adopt an
amendment 20 the court statue
expressly 'ErmpuHs America
from any implication IN IA.
league n ID adhere5 10 the court
n De- all O quibbling over bug
EnbOos. but II some such surplus.
ngs ls necessary 10 satisfy sena-
torial hyHteria. doubtless the rest
Of the world viii agree. There
IL nothing in the statute Of IN.
court now 30 involve America in
the league. II there were. tbs
Hnrdlng reservations abundantly
difhyow n, and the Pepper
amendment could do no more
The senatorial state Of mind
81 DiiifuI but u n must have
somebody hold iis hand. because
n 10 afraid Of the dark. il may
~ well be INDUCED until It's
nerves get steadier
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-22

Water level In Lake Eric Is said to be is inches
below that Of last year. Probably due TO rigid Vol
stead enforcement Cleveland and Toledo, don't
think.