The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 4, 1920, Page 6

mall, out of city, S00 ba ror “4 -¥ € months, $2.78 x te Washington, be per month, $4.50 for 6 mo per year. By carrier, city, Let Not the Day Ever Come When Fraud Can Be Patriotic ENSITIVE Americans must stand aghast at the shocking plea offered by Senator Newberry, thru his attorney, that the election frauds which gave him the toga were inspired by a patriotic desire to accomplish the defeat of Henry Ford. It is shocking enough to learn that togas can be bought by large amounts of money; it is shocking enough to know that places of important official responsibility can be secured thru frauds. It is a bitter pill to swallow when we must acknowl- edge that every now arid then the sanctity of the ballot, of which Americans are so proud, is jeopardized and cast over- board by unscrupulous men. ; But, in the light of the Newberry plea, these things become of minor importance. They do not constitute the real ghastli- ness of the case. Election frauds there have been_ before. Votes have been bought and juggled ere this. And unfor- tunately these practices may occur again. The most shocking element in the Newberry case, however, is the utter moral depravity which permits men of the intelli- gence of Newberry and his attorneys to even think that their prattle about patriotism could justify their crimes in the eyes of the American people. : Can it be possible that the American state of mind has be- come so engulfed in hysteria that we can no longer dis- tinguish right from wrong; that we can no longer differen- | tiate between fundamental Americanism and the tinsel, brass- band variety? ; Whither are we drifting? Only the other day a distinguish- ed jurist declared for a “new definition of treason” so that “we ~ ean use the side of a barn for those who would destroy our gov- ernment.” Almost on a level with the preachment of another “good” American who proposed to “line up suspected sedition- ists against a wall and shoot them first,” then try them the next day. Are we to establish Americanism by adopting anarchy, lynch | law, mob rule? Can we safely ignore law, justice, the honest | ballot, jury trials? Would that be Americanism? _. Yet Newberry’s attorneys advance that very plea in the de- fense of election frauds. The baldness of such a defense, its brazenness, its crass immorality, revolting and nauseating as itis, is but the fruit of indifference on the part of a great many | real Americans to threats against our ideals and fundamental | institutions. And these threats come from within as well as ' from without—from “patriots for profit” as well as alien “Protect us from our friends; we will take care of our ene- mies,” says an old proverb. We shall never live to see the day when avowed enemies of the government shall be able to de- stroy it. The republic will live, for all of the “red” agitators in “the whole world; representative government will survive them. Government thru the ballot will not perish because of bolshe- viki or anarchists or seditionists. They are not half so danger- ous as those who would subvert these institutions and our gov- ernment for personal ends and gratification—for false “pa- triotism.” They are not half so menacing as those who, shout- their “patriotism,” seek to overthrow, by underhanded, fraudulent, thieving methods, honest elections; honest trials, true representative government. The real American will oppose lawlessness and “dictator- , ship” whether by “reds” or by those in high places. He will oppose Newberry lawlessness and the “dictatorship” of the New York legislature in depriving members of their seats tho elected by the ballot in accordance with American institutions. He will oppose lynch law always and everywhere. Today, Newberry justifies lawlessness and fraud because he was opposed to Henry Ford, whose “Americanism” he consid- ered defective. Tomorrow, someone else could justify lawless- ness and fraud against Woodrow Wilson, or General Wood, or Herbert Hoover, for the same differences of opinion. Dangerous? Yes, a ruinous doctririe. The very foundations of our republic would be doomed if it should prevail. | War on the Weed ] Pittsburg associated ministers came pretty near putting) their foot in it, but a miss is as good as a mile. | Standing over the frozen but dry corpse of John Barley-| ‘corn, they cast about for other evils to devour and fastened ul the use of tobacco, a practice decried by the Reed child in the following beautiful verse, as we learned at the age of 7 years, after ma caught us out back of the) barn with dad’s pipe: | “I will not Kies tobacco,” said little Robin Reed. | “T will not use tobacco; it is a filthy weed.” So, those Pittsburg divines enthusiastically passed a res- tion denouncing the use of the weed as a “moral evil.” had just begun to feel better, when one of their'| ber announced that the term “moral evil” would in-| nate 90 per cent of the male members of their con- rations, not mentioning a few nice old ladies ‘who en- d their pipes and a considerable flock of smart society | who consider it good form to wear the cute little cigaret in their faces. Forsooth, that resolution indicted | those ministers’ flocks, wholesale, for specific immorality, and, while it is permissible and customary to charge a) flock with general cussedness, it is dangerous to grab sin- ners ‘and rasp their particular sore spot. So, those min- isters reconvened and expunged the words “moral evil,’| and the flocks will be tenderly persuaded to adopt little Robin Reed’s platform, rather than be whipped to it. But, really, if use of the weed isn’t a “moral evil,” it's a physical evil, and hence a thing to be put down by the doctors rather than by the ministers. Alas! maybe the doctors in those Pittsburg churches are victims of the| stogic, and won’t move in the matter. To begin the new year right we earnestly reguest all of our former patrons to call and have their teeth and gums examined, and if anything is wrong, we will gladly make over and treat the gums free of charge. All work guaranteed 15 years, United Painless Dentists * INC. 608 Third Ave. Cor. James St, Phone Elliott 3633 Hours: 8:30 a. m, to # p. m. Sundays, 9 to 12 EVERETT TRUE | SAY, WIPG, 1 NOTICED |oug DINNER THIS | GVENING WAS Come | POSED OF A NUMBER or STRANGS In guarding against disease of all kinds, it is tmportant that the body be kept strong and able to fight off disease germs. Perhaps the best way this can be done is by having a proper proportion of work, play and rest, by keeping the body well clothed, and by eating sufficient wholesome and properly selected food. In connection with diet, it ts well to remember that milk is one of the best all-round foods obtainable for adults as well as children, In a disease like influenza health authori tien everywhere recognize the very close relation between its spread and overcrowding. While it is not always possible, em pecially in times like the present, to avoid overcrowding,, people should consider the danger to health and make every effort to reduce home ov ding to a minimum. The value of fresh air th n windows can not be overe: i So fur as ave of direet tn fection thru inhalation is concerned, son who coughs or sneezes without covering his mouth and nose, It also ds and stuffy places as much as possible; keep homes,. offices and workshops well aired; spend some time out of doors each day; walk to work if at all practicable; in short, | make every effort to breathe as much pure air as mission of influ ult to avoid, can perhaps, against to a cer tain extent. Less shaking of hands shunning unclean soda fountains and restaurants, avoiding the use of com py the authe regulations es—these are . of the sani governing all measures that such Sth of February, in the 5 B, C, Mareus Cato killed himself at the age of 48 Cato was a Roman patriot and a |stoic philosopher, He sided with st Caesar on the out vil war in the year mpey was slain he nd after hearing of Caesar's vi at Tha the immortality of the soul, and then thrust his sword thru his body In the year 41 B, C, on the 5th ot February, Augustus, by a vote of the Roman senate, was given the title of “Father of His Country” and crowned with laurel, The senate, in full assembly, stood and saluted |the emperor: Roger Williams, founder of Rhode lIsland, arrived at Boston, He was \the first advocate and leader among |the Puritans for the principle of re- ligious toleration, On the Sth of February, in 1780, |the firet shock of a great earth quake in Sicily and the two Cala brias was felt swept the Itallan and Sicilian coasts during the night, drowning more than 2,000 persons. For almost four months the quakes and tidal storms continued We COMM By Dr, Rupert Blue, Surgeon-General U. 8. Public Health Service IF THE FLU ATTACKS YOU it is advisable to beware of the per-| ws that one should keep out of down on his couch, read Plato on| e Sth of February, tn 1631,| A tremendous wave | |= ANDMENT?#> YES, ere an IRs. OBBS LOAN Ss Rew NeW @0ok Book. I'M TRYING OUT SOMG oF THE N&W RGCIPGS,. ing than the Do a Good Tu gested by the Boy Scouts. than anything else is Good T There is so much hate anc contempt and hostility, ard i are loss and suffering. forgiveness, self-restraint anc \variably produce health, selves to such works? But we're a lunatic lot. \to sting us, drink liquor .t |Bright’s Disease and hardeni teries, trust lies that bring u ation, and take pleasure in only to wish we hadn't. ing, and am not ashamed t ttl NDT SLACKERS ON JOBS Editor The Star: I have read your comments concerning women working in the navy yard, holding| .| Jobs men should handle, I am the} wife of a’ man tn the service and| consequently I have to work. The allotment money is insufficient to live on. J worked in the navy yard for a year and a half heating rivets, and I am glad that I am on the! outside working as a waitress. 1/ quit my job so that I would let an Greetings! A brother in far away Monitor, Wash., is in distress today | and calls upon us to succor him in| his hour of need. Let us have’a genefus response to his appeal. The | brother writes: “Editor We'll Say So: I've got some Toulouse geese. What can I une to tighten ‘em up? Hurry! —£. W. Simonson, Bax 26.” |will help guard against infection. | Their more genera) practice would do |much to prevent the spread of dis eee easo generally. So far as Our Pre! one Camels are coming. And ike ent knowledge goes, to a large extent|an other camels they must have a the prevention of influenza can be] rink occasionally. summed up in the single word “clean- eee Uneas,” The next time anybody sells us a pee ge batch of bogus malt for making our NCLE SAM, M. D.,” will anewer, ve ga “ ” te LE GAM, M.D.” with enewer, | regular five gallons of “bread,” some- Questions of geneml interest relating only to hygiene, sanitation and the prevention of disease. It will be impossible for him to amewer quee- tions of = purely personal nature, oF to peeeeribe for individual diseasca, Address: INFORMATION EDITOR, Washington, D. ©. body is going to get the guns of pitiless publicity turned on him in 4 full barrage. eee The Theatrical Bradstreet “My Sunshine Lady” troupe stopped off tn Ossian several hours on Saturday me here from Prairie nd were transferred to for nome point south. f mention this merely to satisfy the | p ity of many who wanted to know “swell” ladies were that visited ‘They were gorgeously dressed, indicating that they were traveling along | Ml the route of Prosperity-—Ossian (lows) Bee. eve As might be gathered from the above threat, our last “bread” was not #0 good. You know, Henry; keep it quiet. “Yoo-hool, eee WE CAN GUESS WHO LOST THE FIGHT News item fram Montesano: One of the jurors had a swollen nose today. He refereed a boxing match in Aberdeen last night. eee A Western woman sold her hus: band for $5,000. That seems high, |but you remember $5,000 now was only $2,500 in 1913! eee | Tho American navy, says a gentle man named Leonard Wood, is a |flonting death-trap. Mr. Wood, we believe, {s a famous shipbuilder and naval expert. But, good or bad, we know one man who thinks this country has a first-class navy. His name is von Tir. from us the etory of Wil- lard Threaded Rubber In- sulation, the only form of insulation that permits of bone-dry shipment and storage of automobile etart- ing, lighting and ignition batterice, a Chas, S. Harper, Inc. 817 East Pike 3222 Eastlake 68 Marion ore falling fant” hru the town went down. . And then there is J. E. Slicer of Shreveport, Ind. Naturally you think he is a meat dealer, But he isn’t He's a surgeon. | cee Sign on the Capers Auto company garage in Dallas, Tex.: “Fords and | Automobiles.” But, as the blacksmith remarked, | “I have great endurance, 1 have} tired many a wheel. | a Hier ahe ese BE ae PEGS ESeee olojojofofopolo[oo) Because during its 18 years JOHN [B) ©. Pricp € CO. has always satis« fied investors, it has sbecome the 70] ingtitution WHERE SAFETY 1] DWELLS. March Fifteenth Is the last day you can file your income tax return with the government. If you have not already prepared your statement, and you need assistance, you can obtain, it gratuitously from the Income Tax Department of JOHNE.PRICES&(0 = GOVERNMENT FQ) NDS wonicieac © SECOND AVE. COR.COLUMBIA. 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Just so you do not get any profit from it, any money, or prominence or food for your vanity. Do something just to help the other fel low. Of course you will get your pay, you do the thing honestly, for you m Week sug- ‘urns. 1 grudges and t is all waste, and | | creep in around your heart. and | NOW that you cannot get booze to make you hilarious, try Doing a Good Turn; it is really intoxicating; and it is even bet | the morning after. What? 4 Oh, anything, so it’s not “charity.” Let hat gives US| be something human, Stop and talk to ng of the ar- | elevator boy. If a writer, * reame or 8 only humili- | actor has pleased you, sit down and hurting folks | him and tell him. Help your small son his arithmetic.- Give your tired clerk a a 1 patienc low workman who wants to go home Help a lame dog over a stile. | Anything. o say I eried natjen of extensive territory and jarge population. In the last 60 years the machine has gone over some rough roads and the drivers have been unskilled and reckless, and the jars have worn some of the bolts and loosened some of the rivets, Let's put in some new bolts and tigtiten the rivets, but let’s not interfere with the original structure, It is reformation that is needed, not reconstruction. E. C. McDOWELL, Hanford, Wash, ; P Nab “Spokane Kid” as Booze R Suspected of being a “booze ner,” Joe Hodge, 21, known to police as “Spokane Kid,” is held police for federal authorities. ex-service man have a job. It is true that there are women working in the navy yard whose husbands also are working there. Some of” these families also have one and two sons working in the same yard. With re-| gard to aliens, it is true that Japa- nese and foreigners, who do not even earn their wages, are filling Jobs from which white men and ex-service men have been discharged. 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