The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 2, 1921, Page 6

THE By Faith and by Works; Not by the Lash and the Whip separation of church and state, destrfletive of the first amendment to the federal consti- tution, opposed to both interests of the church and state, and above all they are manifectty un-American, un-Christian, un- constitutional, partial, ‘and a piece of pure class legislation. God made the conscience free in the realm of religion and no men have a right to enslave it.” The Seattle SOLVED, That we, the citizens of sattle solemnly assembled in worship of the Almighty God, do hereby petition the United States congress not to pass any of the pending compulsory Sunday observ- ance bills. We are opposed to the Sunday blue laws because they are not religious in character and are contrary to the genius of the American system of government, in | violation of the American principles of the ! HERE, briefly and succinctly, are presented cogent reasons against the Sun- day Blue Laws. The resolution, quoted above, was passed by the congre- gation at the Seventh-Day Adventist church, Seattle, Saturday night. . In commenting on it, the pastor, Rev. Dr. G. W. Pettit, declares that his congregation would be just as opposed to “Blue Saturday” legislation, tho the Adventists observe Saturday as the Sabbath. “God made the conscience free in the réalm of religion and no men have a right to enslave it.” Church and state, each filling an important mission among the people of America, will only serve to defeat each other if consolidated. When the fathers framed the American constitution they recognized this great truth. The first amendment declares for religious liberty, and it is impossible to har- A WORD FROM JOSH Wisk | monize the drastic Blue Sunday program with that amendment. a However, there is broader ground for opposition to Blue Sundays. : FT -* Religious worship is not something that can be whipped into people. Spit- Whole town of Killarney, on east itual ardor is not something to be absorbed under compulsion. Pass all the "shore of Lake Washington, cele Blue Sunday laws in the world and that will not necessarily mean a great from sick tea, ‘Ole. the famous |Mass turning to the church. It is the church itself, of itself, that must draw “rose” of Killarney. | the people. hat one isn't very good, is itt} And it can do that. Ob, well, Carl Reiter tried to i. than a decade ago. and United Press Service Pedseded Deity by The Star Publish te Co Phone Main 660. It is doing that today with greater success, we believe, ; It is finding itself. Not by Blue Laws, but by a greater | Pras ** ™ comprehension of the word “service.” By faith, surely, but.also by works. By | : voogineg \stripping hypocrisy and paying more attention to substance than to mere| ea wae bunation ‘ee win | forms, By appealing to the spiritual and also to the heart of humanity, by Eemebody page Henry Albers? jopening the big churches to the people and not confining them to the wealthy jalone, by becoming as close to the average human being as possible. Fanaticism will not do it. Reason, good will, and charity, will. | Blue Sundays, whether epacted into law or not, are doomed to defeat the “go tar the aditer ot Home Brew|PUrposes for which they are now being promoted. They cannot compel true ye editor o! jome irs Ths * 4 "4 oo > E thes received no answer to either o¢ Spiritual observance if they are forced upon the people. The success of the| Bis toe telegrams gent to rest church must be based on firmer ground—on voluntary and not compulsory landing. For the bene ; Of those who do not know what these respect and worship. . were, we will explain. ‘The first wire invited him to come Ro Seattle and Alaska if he wanted and we gave him permission to take Any cabinet member along, even! Will Hays, The second wire invited him to end the state of war with Germany. We sent those wires to | + him because ever since he took office | ~ “there were rumors he might do these “things, and we wanted to be on rec @rd, so that if he did. we could take “the credit for suggesting the ideas my A girt I hate Is Lingle Lee; Weighs 300, Sits on my knee. ee for Inquiring Reporter. | y South Sea Romance PULAR fancy has been ascribing a vast amount of romance to life on South Sea Islands. But Bassett Jigby, a writer, brings back a different tale. “There are often lovely shells along the water line,” he says. “But also there are always dead cats and fowls and) |fishes and snakes and castaway vegetables and rotten fruit} TODAY'S QUESTION SEATTLE STAR IEG SETH TANNER Don't join church ‘till after fly time—nobody can hitch a hoss ef milk 8 cow without cussin', Goft 4%» make soft men. Letters to the Editor— THE YOUNGEST VET OF CIV Editor item appeared in the issue of The Star April 22 PX Telatives of H. D, Davenport are claiming for him the honor of being the youngest drummer boy in the civil war. fervice of Company H, Sixth Ver mont, commanded by his father, August 14, 1861, I am dixpowed to believe the claim & mistake for the following reason The Bureau of pensions, ago, youngest soldier of the rebellion. My father October 22, into the Wolted States military ser view August 22, 1862, as drurmmer of | miles an hour and not even looking Company D, 24th regiment of lowa|to right or left volunteer infantry He participated tn many battles, |driver landed us up on the sidewalk and was finally honorably discharged | unburt disability at shortly after its surrender. All boys who succeeded In enter. | down. ing the service during the ctvil war | advanced thetr a point” muster, My father’s name was Perry Byam, | dishevele@ in her fright. but the soldiers tn their early tratn- ing camps soon began calling him) “Commo« added that he bad “just arrived from | Lake Brie” | As named by his comrades he was|on the wrong aide of the road. | mustered Into the service, the roster | of hin regiment showing the follow. |® voice that must have aroused him | ing entry MONDAY, MAY 2, 192T. Illeana PROTECTION FROM THE COST OF . LAW SUITS Many land tities ere at tacked, but few are defeated. In either case you win if you have Title Insurance and lose without it. ° The cont of litigation and the anxiety ft involves t @ nevere strain on most anyone —and if you lore your prop- erty, too—that is indeed @ bump! ‘Tithe Insuranee protects you not only from los & your title fafle, but it also protects you from all the costs of @ jaweult if the titl is af tacked. WASHINGTON TITLE INSURANCE COMPARY “Under Btate Supervisor” Assets More Than $600,000 BY DR. WILLIAM KE, BARTON An 1 presented my ticket, | I made a little journey a few days ago. the conductor said, in a genial tone: alenburg! Well, now, that's fortunate! We're going right there? I told him T should esteem it « favor if I might ride with him, and he self at home, Our conversation did not delay him a «ingle second. He talked only) | while he was taking up my ticket and punching my tripelip. Then he | passed on, But 20 minutes later, when he had taken up all the tlekets, | jhe came back and stopped for a moment “Did you read tn the’ paper this morning about that He was married, and had children, and he brought home another wo man, and he told hin wife that she eould stay if she wanted to, but this | new woman was to be boss. What do you think ought tobe done with a man ke that? He ought to have @ rope tied around his neck and be dropped off the bridge into the riverf* } Again he passed on, but as he went, he @aid, confidentially, “They're |Serving strawberry shortcake in the diner today!” I thought much of this conductor. He was 65, I judge from hin face! and the gold stripes on his arm, but he was alert, vigorous and human. | He must have been honest, or be would have lost his job many years 420; besides, the face told that. He began 4 freight brakernan when he waa 20, then became a freight) conductor, then conductor of @ local passenger, and now for many yearn) of an express. He has been in train wrecks and perhaps train robberies. He has had fights with train rowdies. He haa met innumerable men who have tried to cheat him, and have not often succeeded. He han! listened to complainta when trains were late and connections missed. Here he ts, a manly, honest, right-minded man, with a heart that grows hot when he learns of meannens; with an attention to business which | nothing is permitted to turn aside, but with a gracious word and a friendly interest in people and things in general. ' | That sort of man gives us @ glimpse of a notably worthy idea}. It shows us how @ man may have an exacting task, which calls forth all his which demands of him high qualities of courage and tnaight into er, and promptness in meeting emergencies, and tact and manil nese, with incidental annoyances and occasional perils, and yet go thru the years and face life and the future with fortitude and a smile. And| that, I take it, is something like what may be called a syccessful life, And the thortcake was good. and promined the chickens we would cook them some more later and started. We settled back contented an one only can who has absolute confidence several years |in the driver, One who, by the way, made the announcement that | obeys road rules and always drives! father was undoubtedly the| with his car under control | We started down the Pike st. grade | was born in Illinois,|and had gotten half way across the 1862, and was mustered | street intersection when a girl darted out across the street gotng about 25 |told me to make r roker?™” he asked. PRR » WAR The Star: The following AC, Mich., April He entered the He wan then 10, War department and the s & be ALL FUN LEFT HE ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY MAY 5™ How we minsed I jdon't know, yet, as our capable but the cause of all the Vicksburg, Miss.,| trouble lost her head, as such people | | generally do, and could not even slow | ‘The last we maw of her she was) to the “breaking | #till going—had both hands off the | to enable them to pass the| steering wheel and wan adjusting the | |#tray locka she feared had become We breathed a prayer of thanks | that we had minsed her and started | on, Later when rounding a curve! on the highway we were again forced and ro Perry,” urually | |to leave the road by a man driving Our driver shouted, “Wake up,” tn [if he were asleep, So I my t's time | a and charred fuel and refuse from fishing nets, and sodden eee SOME PorT ancient rags and decaying cocoanuts.” 3 eeey Wad @ motor car, This stuff, he says, laguidly follows the tide up and down, ané arses tant Senry went, |day after day, week after week. She rode in her machine. The burning sun makes the beach unbearable. oN % Motor struck Ga; " * . Bia ro po poolld yond nm 7 ‘son aone fen 9 engl the fringe of palms, but no grass, 4 ow feny % ie well as could be| However disillusioning this picture may be, ft is rather expected.” convincing. No doubt, if one can but see it, there is just as much romance 10 miles from home as 10,000. Observations If you go to dances reguiarty and “Will Try to Collect Two and a Half Millions for Governor,” says head- the girls who dance the cheek ete, you will see that they are line. Mebbe there's a governor who's worth it, but just at this moment we can't think who it might be. “more danced against than dancing.” | cee The doctor was about to leave the “Bouse when the lady sald: “Why, be » you did not look to see if my was coated,” to which Doc re- : “You don’t find grass grow: i on @ race-track.” : eee | BOY, HANG OUT THE 5. R. Q. SIGN A mysterious stranger, who wore fogsies and a pink necktie, @t the sanctum early today ad informed us that Ida Ply lives at fabash; Ind. And R. L. J. has dis ‘Govered that the Rev. J. Drover For- Have you donated to the Orthopedic hospital? Don't fall. To help ease the suffering of one crippled child is worth one thousand-fold every dollar you can contribute, Three thousand singers needed for the “Wayfarer.” Ought to be easy to raise them in Beattie. There are just that many next door to our home whenever we want to retire carly. tho has a roll and the one who is dead broke.—Mobile Dispatch. and squalid banana skins by the million, and greasy ashes} Shouk! a man try to keep his trous- ery pressed In rainy weather? ANSWERS W. T. HATT, Kent—There. tent enough rainy weather in this state to Taine the question, W. H. RICKS, 120 Be 634 st—Its Up to a man’s wife to determine that. FRANK HOFF, Edmonds, Wash. —I've never seen enough rain here to bether about. FRANK ANDERSON, 8071 16th N. E-—I don't pose as @ Beas Brum mel, Ask George Olson. GEORGE OLSON, Arctic Certainly, old fell cian, Company D, age 12 years.” under 10 years of age at the time he wervicn. years, This latter circumstance por. aibly influenced the War depart ment’s verdict. Very truly, CHAS. W. BYAM. TAKING THE JOY OUT OF AUTO DRIVES Editor The Star: club— Peeved? t Sa ever wince last Sunday. like thin You remember what a grand day it was—of course you do—or should. The warm sunshine, the buds and the blossoms everywhere made you flad—just giad to be alive and enjoy it Hoven the fact that we had sold our car did not dampen our spirits to any great extent, About noon our kind neighbor nuked us if we would like to go for a trip in the country in his brand new car It happened ent, U. & ion Departm Ne Health Service, Washington, | | | D. “Commodore Perry Byam, mnat.| we woke up to the fact that some | Altho bie age was thus advanced | nocent still, as can be seen, he was slightly ; brought on by such brainless drivers. | was mustered into the United Btatea|!n Seattle is a mansized job, and No other name, om any roster,| Allowed to race thru our streets tak- shows an age oppostte tt of under 14|!ne chances on every turn, {t's no I| the reporter about her case anlens | should rather say I have been peeved phe'd promine to print her picture.” thing must be done to protect the in- people from the sorrows | WILL RECEIVE TWO FULL MONTHS DIVIDENDS ON JULY 1." TWENTY YEARS WE NEVER PAID LESS 5% PER ANNUM DIVIDENDS -uget Sound Sabings &é Loan Association Where Pike Street Cro Personally I think driving an auto| when such people as I mention are wonder they take the joy out of even an acto rida As TI said before, Iam peeved! g MRS. McD, 306 27th & PAYS TO ADVERTISE “Mande woultn'’t say a word to FOR HAVE THAN “Vanity, I suppone.” “No, business. She says that In her previous divorce case her photo got her a new hushand almost imme. dintely."—Boston Transcript, LOOKS LIKE WET WEATHER | Win Sprinkle of Newport was| picked up by Sheriff Bertram Tues day and turned over to Jailer Sulli- van. He is charged with transport. ing Nquor.—Vanceburg (Ky.) Bun. Of course, we have prohibition, but The population of the United States is 16 per cent denscr than tt was 10) lyears ago. Judging from some things the people fall for, we have feared it wae worse than that.—Poughkeepsie Star, ward is an Indianapolis clergyman. eee Pease tel! me what can be dome te get rid of the hard yellow callouses under the Freddie Welsh, former lightweight Would we like to? What a ques tion—of courne we would. Hubby and I took off our aprens tire adjusters tell us punctures are sul caused by broken bottles in the roadway.—Ohio Motorist. paesiemeneiaaine feet. ehampion, says is thru with the) fight came. But Jess Willard seems ‘to be trying to keep it a secret, c eee \ VERY WELL—BUT DON'T THINK AGAIN Sir: Memories of ante-bellum Gays were recalled yesterday, when Having watched the adventure of Carl Hapsburg over his shoulder and acon it come to an inglorious end, Wilhelm Hohenzollern offs his trusty saw-| self trom callounes by eoaking the diade and resumes his exercise at the woodpile—Chicage Daily News, feet each night in warm water, and | A then carefully rubbing off as much of’ Has your neighbor's lawn mower waked you yet? the callous as possible. If your feat sinianniaasiateitiahags are weak, bear in mind the value of Advertising has been known to ruin a dusiness—swhen the advertising| properly fitting shoes, and of suitable a dairy lunch counter man bawled.| wos done by its competitors. exercises to strengthen the munscles “One frank!” It set me to thinking, —_—_—_— holding up the foot. Many persons With the following result: Speaking of mathematics, do you realize how many make a million? | wuffer trom a woak foot, even tho the Bre long we'll come again, no doubt, | Very few. arch is still high, | To calling Liberty cabbage kroubt. —_— TOOPER CENT. Swollen Glands ‘The glands of m: ok Nearest my sare feel! occasionally, id my throat on either side ls red ‘and Irritated been that way for about six weeks It in pomwibie that the glands of the Fs Hs * | neck swell because of the absorptios Why not make @ woman secretary of the treasury,| O° germ poisone generated In the seve throat which you describe. Be sure to consult a qualified physician, for sometimes such swellings are begin- ning symptoms of serious trouble, It is pomnthlethat you can rid your. Do you remember when Jou used to sce $5 gold pieces in circulation? . For sheer enterprise, may we not Point with pride to that Kansas un-| er who was caught peddling white mule? : Ever notice how happy @ clothes-preaser looks on @ rainy day? What's one man's meat ts another man’s poison. it has The League of Women Voters, with $78,000 in its treasury, must chuckle over the G. 0. P. deficit. In life with the “They won't last! in control of the budget? Tong” wheeze, a. tire company an-| Rounces solemnly that “we h Mever been able to build enough tires to £0 around.” We can’t hope to settle this prohibition controversy until we make up our minds to try it and see how it works.—t/tica Telegram. Lows of Appetite My danghter, 15, bas no doee not eat anything my the matter? It tw quite Imponsible merety on the bania of this information to determine the cause of the trouble. It may be nothing more than a iack of suffi olent fresh air and outdoor exercise. On the other hand, your daughter may be fil. You ought to take her to ja qualffied physician, and have her examined. o- BELLIGERENT BALLADS The fellow I would like to kill, By boiling in a vat, Is the gink who mixes all he says With “Whaddaya know ‘bout that” AN bad enough— But the abominable jay hed bird “T say.” At this season one shouldn't waste much sympathy on the man with the hoe. He 4s probably digging worma for bait.—Worcester Gazette, wn What ts Justice is blind, but seldom too blind to distinguish between the defendant I'm an easy-going party, But I'd like to take a knock At the shoe clerk who exposes My foot with the frazzled sock see GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST CO. 4% A chorus girl in a burlesque show Now playing in York, Pa., kissed a Policeman in the audience. We'd print the name of the company, but for fear the Seattle city councilmen Would neglect their business on the show's opening night in tMs city, cee Planting Time er plants what he expects to reap. If you a money with this Association you can reap &@ fortune some day, Planting your money ta sow!n: TENT, SUCCESS and INDE Cultivate the saving hab In your own esteem; it will DENCE of tha for whom or CONFIDENCE means good CRE is absolutely necessary to BUC A crowd threw beer bottles and @nee at “Pussyfoot” Johnson, in E Windsor, Ont. We'll give odds that the crowds run out of bottles and ges before Johnson runy out of ¥ the seeds of CON- NDENCE. it will help you to grow n for you the CONFI- n whom you work. and @ good credit eae on nae op omee BE $1 to $5,000 accepted. Recently 6. “trout oti Money received on or before the fifth of the month , ON SAVINGS &n out-of-town lady thru oF earns from the f est manufacturing plants | Was an interest HENRY KLEINBERG, nN Chairman of t LIENKY @f and the ian did his beat to explain | | ; [pings 24 he went sions. “When the a g HoMEn } ore went was fiaighed the Indy waid. iil Vioe President. enemies SEATTLE SAVINGS and LOAN 4] Meeuaaeen to buy yourself « go d she of- FRANK BROWN, ASSOCIATION 9S5OS9-S32¢AvV TANTO nn tT fered a coin. It wi nickel.—Topeka (kas.) Capital re . se Assistant Cashier. GEO. L. WILTON, Assistant Cashier. Guo. Now York's new dry law makes Posresison a felony, the same as jn Washington. It used to be nino points, ‘ Mer. Foreign Dept. First Ave. and Columbia st, Why That Bad Back? S a lame, aching back keeping you miserable? Do you long for a moment’s rest from those sharp, stabbing pains that torture you from morning till night? Are you “all played out” and without strength or | pied ge “Ww one weet Then he i : should find out what is causin trouble and lose no time correcting it. Most likely, it’s your kidneys! You Seda ts: ably been working too hard and neglecting proper rest and exercise. Your kidneys have slowed up and poisons that well kidn eys should have filtered off have accumu- lated in your system. That, then, is the cause of that nerve-racking backache, those 4 Amin fr ape pecan ip. poadachen, 6 ay spells and worn-out feeling. Help the ‘ e the trouble gets worse. Use Doan’s Kid ills. , thousands and should help you. Ask your neighbor! SRT Coens here These Are Seattle Cases: Twenty-First Avenue West Thirty-Sixth Street Mra. John Johnson, 3207 2ist ava w. L, Adams, city gireman, 504 N. 36th st. says: “The first symptom of kidney com- ye: “I strained my back, and when I Plaint in my case was lame back. When I stooped over I frequently got stitches in froned, sharp pains caught me in the small the small of my back, and could soarcely a Carleton Avenue Mrs. C. Io. Spink, 6624 Carleton ave. saye: “My back was lame and weak, and when I tried to straighten after stooping, sharp Pains darted through me. I was nervous, a od hs et mr be mana almost took my breeth raise up. My kidneys caused much annoy- | kidneve didnt ect el mie clthes, Adie trys y. My and hands bloated badly. | anoe. I procured Doan's Kidney Pills and ing a umber of other remedies without relle I read about Doan’s Kidney Pills, and one box relieved me of the backache and took the swelling down, My hundred per cent better.” f, 1 finally took Dean's Kidney. Fil After’ using the first box T began to me rove in. avery way, sol bought two more began using them. They helped me fro ‘ei the start, and one box Banished the pain ‘Kidneys were @ | from my'back and made my kidneys well. My cure is permanent.” mon ~ Since then I haven't been troubled Doan’s Kidney Pills Every Druggist has Doan’s, 60c a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Manufacturing Chemisis, Buffalo, N.Y.