The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 19, 1921, Page 6

Newspaper Tn- terprive Asem and United pe Gates in the state of Washington, $4.60 for § montha or $9.00 per your, The old swimmin’ hole, beloved of our fathers, is gone. In its place is the municipal bathing beach, less romantic, perhaps, but far safer and more efficient. The old swimmin’ hole was generally out on the road to Ezra Whittaker’s place. A big maple grew above the bank, and the boys used to dive from its spreading branches into the cool, muddy waters below. It was a Toyal place on a hot, dusty, parched day, and the kids would come from miles‘ ardund to splash in the pool. Almost every summer some boy would drown in the | days, and the older boys had never been taught the ap- | proved methods of life saving. Swimmin’ was learned fp a casual, haphazard way, and few of the kids knew anything more than the elementary forms of the dog- The Seattle Star By mail, out of city, S00 per month; 2 months, $1.60) € mon t Outaide of the sta’ My carrier, city, 606 a month. THE SEA ms, 2.75) year, per month, Published Datty by The tar Publishing Co, a Mi er C ‘J INTERP Buch things to say. There are some moments Buch things to sing. Poem s! (Ait, TTLE STAR P) OL your pBook RETERS BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH There are some thoughts too ead to put tn words, ‘There are some joys too deep for accents gay. I think that that & why God made the birda, full of melodies T 18 popularly be Heved to be fun to travel. = Mr. Dooley thought no once; but after some! experience with an upper berth, | he decided that when he wanted to travel, it) would accom | plish all the es wential results if he should put a cin- der in his eye, throw §2 out of the window and go to sleep on the clowet shelf. Dr, J. W. Powell, once at the hen4 | of the geological survey, wrote a/ book in which he told that in certain Indian tribes a wise man is called Too sweet for harps or any human thing. 1 think that that is why God made the treea, ‘There are some souls that down life's highway pase Too fair to last in hope’s bright diadem. I think that that 4s why God made the grass, To shelter them. ‘There are some hours too When shining rays but I think that that is why ( To sleep, and dream. tonely for the light, rude intruders seem, jod made the night, Try This on Your Wise Friend Can you arrange four 7’ that they will make 100? Answer to yesterday's: 79 plus | equals 84 1-3. Collecting the Poll Tax Editor The Star; Well, what are,and much bard feeling, and a” big we going to do about it? expense to the state—also to be paid Th be. | bY, taxation. ere are hundreds of people be) “Ang what about the citizen who tween the ages of 21 and 50 who are has nothing to seize or no place of g00d, law-abiding American citizens|employment? To many people $5 who would gladly pay their poll tax.| doesn't mean much, perhaps a bou i | | | | ! i i : i i i] i fr ER? i 3 our é i | Lif E | Fe i i | ib iy z Bal FREE | H i i volved were not only amazed but convinced. A German has invented a helt copter which, according to experts who have studied it and watched it perform, will revolutionize avis tion. It develops a speed of over 200 miles an hour, can ascend and @escend vertically, can remain sta- tionary in the air and cannot fad The news which trickles thrv from time to time about what the chemistry experts are doing in the development of lethal gases makes the flesh fairly creep. If we give our imaginations » little play and consider what the f character of the next war will be we will probably come to the con clasion that unless the worlds statesmen are plumb crazy they will find =» way with afl possible speed to make another war im possible. Bome motorists think the “Stop, ol, Listen” signs ore intended the trains, P cynical man of the street. It was anticipated that the offi- cers would deny point blank, would together cEFE rt Ht Fi aT Ath g 5 i i z Sj Fie F & ih Ae ' ty | | . | f E it ay BEgtET i ; F : f i i f i F ef Feigi ny Hie, I i to cross-examination at the hands of the chief and the mayor—and mayor admits in his state- ment that 0. A. Varang, one of the Legion men who brought the charges, was injured in the mouth and that he received no medical aid while » prisoné?. “I am un- able to determine,” the mayor says, “whether this was due to the seuffling at the patrol box or the result of the officer striking him.” But, whatever the cause, The Star insists his wound should have been cured for, If a man is drunk he is MORE, not less, in need of protection and humane treatment thamis a sober man. And besides, if the Seattle police were half so busy enforcing the prohibition law as they are in some less worthy activities, they would not have so many drunken men to care for; that ought to be remembered. The whole truth of this matter is that THERE HAS BEEN BRU- TALITY IN THE SEATTLE CITY JAIL and just about every- body in Seattle knows it. If the chief and the mayor don't know it they are more ignorant than a great many other persons. But if they think it is the better part of ward politics not to discipline any of their underlings at this time that Is a matter the public will have to put up with for the present. And that’s that. conan When the London Times alludes to the “Middle Kast” as the “Mud- dle Kast,’ it becomes a nice ques. tion whether to fire the proofread- er or promote him to the editorial chair.-Wall Street Journal, There are less preferred than de- ferred creditors, Shaw wants people to lve 1,000 's. Bome married folks do, Would have paid tt long ago, but it has been absolutely impossible, for there has been no money to pay with and the chance to earn is limited If there was a way provided, there is in some states, to work it out, everyone would be glad. The seizure of personal property cannot help but make discontented citizens | quet or a theatre party, But to many of us tt means bread and butter for not only ourselves but for little folks as well, for a week. We can as/ not, as parents, take the last cent we have and pay poll tax and let the litue ones go bungry. Who made the law, any way? A CONSTANT READER. The New Road Said the mind to the soul, “A new road I did see," But the soul replied calmly: “I'll not go with thee.” the mind argued sweetly, “Now, listen, my dear; IT show you the lights; and some girls minus fear.” Then “Now the lights and the girls haye no interest for me.” Said the soul rather sternly, “they are not healthy for thee.” the mind: “My dear friend, Please don’t be a prude. To the pure ali is pure, is not inne cence nude?” “O, how sweet are thy words,” said the wavering soul; “They are true, they are bright, and I think, on the whole, You have won the debate; know you are right. Tt is late; let us go, see the girls and the light” yea, I Tet us cover that night with merciful vell— In the mern’ floats a ship with a broken sail; And the master is grieved o'er the Dlight of his boat; Could ne'r be induced to attempt road. » the new 4 THEO. SINGER Pontoon Bridge for Canal Editor The Star: After reading an article in The Star embodying H. C. Hitt's suggestion for a pontoon bridge at Bremerton, utilizing some of the wooden hulls now lying in Lake Union, the question came to my mind as to whether or not we could use some such a scheme for tem- porary solution of the Montlake bridge problem. It would seem to me that a super. structure could be erected on one of these hulls in such a manner that when this hull is anchored in the cen- ter of the Lake Washington canal at Montlake, and the ends of the bridge-like superstructure made fast to the sides of the canal, a very serv- joeable temporary bridge would be the result. This could be towed into position whenever special events at the stadium warranted its use. Considering first that a permanent structure at this potnt is a matter of years, and that traffic conditions such as existed July Fourth are to frequently repeated in the time in. tervening, the practicability of se- curing a hull from the shipping board and building on it a bridging structure seems evident. Leaving this suggestion with you for further investigation if It seems practicable, I am, yours truly. 163 Cc. MARCUS WIFNAND. 4250 Ninth Ave. N. EB State Legislators, Please Answer Editor The Star; I come to you for advice regarding the bank that failed the other day On January 8, 1909, papa started « bank account of $20 for me, and ever since I remember I was taught to save all my nickels and dimes, and ag soon as I had two or more dollars, ft wag put into that bank July 1, 1921, when the bank closed, my account was $668.42. They taught me both in school and at home to save, and I was hoping that when I | became of age I would have a little Can it be that the laws of this thru this bank, after deposits are “guaranteed,” and it was also a mem- | ber of the federal reserve bank? Is | there no One looking after the banks? What would you advine me to do | with my savings in the future, not | being able to trust the banks? | A DISAPPOINTED GIRL OF 13. Slackers, Aliens and Women Editor The Star: A few days ago & news item from Portland was headed “Ex-Service Men Pawning Clothes to Support Family.” About the same date a letter in The Star bemoaned the fact that women are employed in Seatte to the detriment of ex-service men. It would be better for Ndiers to train thelr guns on alien slackers and let women alone, The anti alien law of 1919, chaper 3, fur- nishes the right weapon to the ex: soldiers to fight the slackers, The law prohibits the employment of aliens on public works. What are the Legion posts and individual veterans doing fo enforce that law? The state hae let over 20 contracts of highway construction: counties, cities and towns have all iet con- tracts of one sort or other, Thou- sands of men are employel—many of them alien slcckers. I personally know of a case where two ex-oldiers were refused work and an alien slacker was employed on county work. ‘The slackers who ran away from Canada to evade the draft made $300 month by*slacking while the brave lads made $30 by fighting. The same slackers are holding land in this state in defience of the consti- tution, FAIR PLAY, Port Angeles, The Police and Brutality Editor The Star: Permit me to ex- press my appreciation of the stand your paper has taken relative to the recent episode dealing with the bru- tal treatment of certain citizens, re- ceived at the hands of certain police- men while in the city jail. If The Star would take-the same stand ev- ery time and under any conditions, it could do immeasurable good, and would be in truth th® champion of the people's rights. But we remem- ber that during the war, and for some time after, when under the cloak of patriotism and 100 per cent Americanism club- bings and unlawful raids were a fre- quent occurrence, no voice was raised in objection to such outrages, Now, taking the Seattle police force as a unit, we will find there are two classes of men, men who are and. remain gentlemen in spite of their vocations, and men who are by nature brutal and mean, and who find in the exercise of their duties an opportunity to give an example of their low character. In connection with this, I recall a certain incident which under my Observation @ short t y ago, at the time when Wilson, president of the U. 8. A. visited our fair city. The war, which, as we were told, was fought for democracy, was won with our assistance, and the victori- ous nations, after dividing their spoils, sent our president back to tell us how necessary It was for America to join their league, so as to assiat | them in keeping what they acquired. | Being all anxious to hear that mes- sage, throngs were crowding into the Arena, and everybody wanted to get in first, Now, it happened there were certain privileged ones, who by virtue of having invitaton cards, Were entitled to get in first, Should any space be left, then the rank and file of the citizenry to get in. To use that biblical phrase, there were the sheep afd the goats, Here is where our police force showed its true worth, by seeing that no goats got inside until all the sheep were ac- counted for, Most of the policemen on duty performed in a cool and busi. ness-like manner, but there was one young policeman, who, I would sus- pect, must have been an imported “Prussian unterofficier,” or in his past career had been a cattle or sheep herder, for that's just how he bebaved, His manner and speech start of my own, but now I feel bad. | state will allow me to lose my money | s with arithmetical signs so 6 13 equals 84 1.3; 84 plus 2-6 were so abusive and tnaulting as to shock the sensibilities of any fair minded, free and jiberty-loving citi. ven. There was one citizen who meekly ventured to say it wasn't hin fault if he was being pushed from be hind by the crowds and couldn't get away from the entrance, which was quite true. Now, that policeman, un. der abusive language, grabbed him an animal, for that, and it was merely to show his authority that the policeman did that. If he is @ fair example of the policemen who handle the prisoners at the jail, then J believe that all of “C, Jones’ statements are not only probable, but true, In passing, let me make a few re marks as fo the article in your paper contributed by a certain Judge Cloug Can it be that he is seri ous? Now, I can see Mr. Star hang- ing his bead in shame after that se. Yon I would ask that The Star sec | ond my motion to have Judge Clough appointed commander-in-chief of the and all our troubles and tribulations will end in short order. Well, take a vere chastisement, but for consola-| case of ® bootlegger or a “crazy! a traveler: “Such in the metaphor by which they éxpreas wisdom, as they sup- pose a man must learn by journey ine much.” Bo he talked with the Indian chief | about two great travelers, one | named Hegel and another named Herbert Spencer, of some of whove philosophical speculations he was re minded by some of the meditations of the chief. As a matter of fact, however, neither Hegel nor Spencer, nor the old chief, had gathered his wisdom in any large degree from travel, A man may take a night train from Boston to New York, sleep all day and return at night, and sup- pose that he has traveled. But he might quite as well have remained jin Boston, | There ts no Intellectual value tn leaving one part of the earth's sur- face and arriving at some other spot | upon it, An ignorant man may go to Eu- |rope and return, not broadened by | his experience, but rather more big oted. | One gets out of travel good In pro- | portion to what one puts into it | Thoreau did not care to travel, | because he had not yet seen half that) | was to be seen in his home town of Concord. ; Travel ie & pleasure or a bore, It is instructive or a waste of meney, in proportion to the qualities of mind | | which one brings to the business of | travel. | Some of the most learned travelers | are those who never left home, drunk” then. Being arrested and rushed to police headquarters, very few preliminaries, tap on the head with a club, undertaker; when a | “crazy drunk” wakes up, he will find himeelf in a very warm place, xmell- j ing of brimstone, or, accurding to his | status, surrounded by angelic hosts singing the praises of Judge Clough and looking down upon a vastly de populated but happy Seattle, trying | to solve the problem of unemploy- ment of its erstwhile dry squad men | and & big majority of its policemen. | Truly, judge, thy judicial mind i un- fathomable and past understanding to the average layman's mind. A. BIENDARA, 1265 Empire Bldg. Seattle police and dry squad forces, Inside Finish . 04.13 Window, Frame * Inaide Finish . 64. Window, Frame and Inside Finish . 64.90 1, Window, Frame ide Finish ....... and Inside + 614.05 Triple Window Finish home building. Let us show using our stock millwork. Pair French 2 ft, @ in by 6 ft. & in. by 1% In. 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