The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 3, 1922, Page 6

the Seattle Star rutaide of By « Giving Dollars for Halves ‘Thrift! It’s a magic quality, The Star would like to every citizen of the Pacific Northwest possess it, Tt is with such a thought in mind that, this week and we are engaging in a direct-action campaign to in- thrift in the people of Seattle and vicinity. Take 60 cents to The Seattle National bank any day m the 4th to the 14th of this month and you will be n a savings account of $1 plus a beautiful bronze bank. This is the plan. If there are a dozen mbers of your family each one of them may open Hh an account on the same terms, While The Star was obliged to make this arrangement th one bank only, we do not limit our enthusiasm in cause of thrift to narrow terms. We hope that all banks in tho state will share in the new spirit of and thrift that we hope to see engendered. We the banks will all join in the effort to inculcate this ible, worth-while practice. as a people is thrifty so is it prosperous and con- ted and happy. Vnlted States senate ts paying a lot of respect to Tom Watson, that Tom's dead and can’t ever again give his option about the States senate. The Cronkhite Case - - and $25,000 Twenty-five thousand dollars has been spent by the gov- mment in trying to clear the name of Maj. Alexander onkhite from the onus of suicide. | Altho years have passed since Maj. Cronkhite came to death at Camp Lewis, the government is still in- rating—and spending public money to do it. * is all very fine—for the Cronkhite family. But ‘Maj. Cronkhite had been Private Cronkhite and if his had been Sergeant Major Cronkhite Instead of wr general—how long would the inquiry have lasted nd how much money would have been used? worth of a son to his family is incalculable—many n $25,000 in some cases, no doubt. &F the government set a maximum price of $10,000 | the life of a service man when, during the war, it i that limit on the insurance that it issued. All of which goes to show the potency of a single word Jor general instead of sergeant major. ty soon the only safe and desirable monarchin’ job will be on the ts supreme court bench. Visit the Valley Fair n out, Thursday, for the Western Washington fair up. You'll enjoy the day off, the valley folks preciate your interest, and Seattle will benefit demonstration. he Chamber of Commerce is doing a good job in or iz an auto caraven for the occasion. fonk, honk! Line up. | earnestly at anything; will by Gegrees learn te work af things —Thomas If Labor Becomes Capitalistic Street Journal declares that Henry Ford can no pound Wall Street and the money power, as he is than even Rockefeller and has an income of per day in good business seasons. two-year-old bank of the Brotherhood of Locomo- fineers, at Cleveland, had assets on August 29, $17,547,402.35, and the brotherhood is going a 21-story bank building. the incubation of a war on the money power ne} er! wy Ford is already, single-handed, fighting the in- mt money power, with his cheap autos and trucks, Muscle Shoals project and his novel railroad poli- , That Cleveland bank’s assets are a mere dewdrop d to the flood that would eventually follow the gsment of $1 a month, say, upon every member of ‘organizations. Already the brainiest among the men are figuring that it is cheaper to own banks, and even railroads than to conduct strikes or boy- in which the wage-earner always stands the bulk the losses. “God's next adventure” may not be “the Christianiza- of industry;” it may be the capitalization of union es, instead, and the aggression of the money power in the saddle will be one of the one to bring this Labor rejects revolution by force. It seems unable unite in politics. There will be a mighty “adventure” it fully realizes the possible profits and advantages concentration of its own capital, The Way Congress Economizes my in government is all right . . . providing it ’t hit the members of congress themselves. The other day President Harding called attention to a 000,000 deficit for the fiscal year ending July 1. asked all and sundry officials to economize. _ Whereupon congress adjourned, instead of recessing, until the special session called for November 15. This il cost the taxpayers an extra $175,000. You see each er of congress gets 20 cents a mile mileage on urnment, and he doesn’t on recessing. Some individual members wil! get almost $2,000 in ir special expense account check. Nor is this all. The extra session likely will work up til the Saturday before the Monday when the regular sion convenes in December. Of course, members will hurry home, turn right around and come back again. couldn’t if they wanted to. But they will get an- 20 cents a mile, even tho they will not leave town. _ And so goes another $175,000 of your money. ‘ The Two Tom Watsons With the going of Tom Watson, of Georgia, not one, it two men—an ordinary man and a genius—took pas- re to the Beyond. * To many Tom Watson was only a United States sena- , iconoclast, politician; passionate, hair-triggered oppo- t of all “regulars,” in polities and out; a man of vio- it speech and threatening gesture, socialistically inclined “agin” most all that’s orthodox, That, indeed, was one Tom Watson. The other was the scholar, the literateur, author of *The Story of France,” and “The Life of Napoleon”—two ‘wonderful books—and other works. He was one of the first men of English letters to take bone-dry history make it sing; a writer who could take sleep-producing and weave it into a history as fascinating as a novel as difficult to lay aside in the small hours of the ing. __ Watson, the writer, will go down In history. Wat: statesman, will soon be forgotten. But after all Watson's fling at politics was but a minor it in an artist’s life, and his hot shots at conven- people und things but the froth of his real soul, THE SEATTLE STAR ated YES, PLL SEND THEM RIGHT OVER WITH BOB = HETLL BE HOME FROM SCHOOL ANY MINUTE NOW- OH? GUESS HE CAN-1F NOT HE CAN MAKE Two TRIPS OF YT- ALL RIGHT Goop Bye ! | “THE HANDYMAN AROUND “THE. HOUSE" ARRIVES JUST IN TMB = Ce. COURAGE F I might speak what my heart holds And you should not care, A little of me, I know, would die; And so I do not dare, It is better that I keep This silence, and that T Should be afraid, than speak my heart, And that same heart should die. Courage is not only threat of steel Where crimson shadows ride; I must be brave to be afraid That you might turn aside! Jo Douglas and Griffiths EAttor The Star: peal I am one Of the multitude of Se | office, to out out grandstand pollt- attle’s good citizens who applaud | ical plays. the support that your columns giving to Judge Griftiths in bis CWhen_you order Say PE. THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME | Experiment on Rats. Vitamines Involved. Seek Unknown One. Research is beng done with hun- dreds of white rate at the Univer laity of California that promises to solve the question of sterility In man and the lower animals ‘The problem now nearing conrple tion Indicates that sterility ts caused | by the lack of some substance tn the food, which may be either a vita mine or @ chemical. Three vitamines are Gefinitety | known St present. Experiments tn indications, therefore, are that the Must It be tn our noble state that | f Phone~ OIL Be sure your dealer gets the order right, because Pearl Oil isn't just kerosene. 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Tho many years had passed awny, she etif recalled it clear as Gay; and all the time, she longed to see the Hastern home that used to ba, and gaily wander, once again, the unforgotten paths of Then, Bhe well recalled tts old retreate—tts many wite and shady strecta, tts spacious park, whore mighty wood recalied the days of Robin Mood; its crystal lake, whose winding beach stretched out os far an eye could reach. And then, when many years had passed, whe had « chance to go at last; the streets, so wide to childhood's ey were just of mediocre sine; the mighty park, the lake beyond, were just a simple grove and pond. Bhe asked them where the lake had flown, and all the park they used to own; and they replied, “That's them right here. Ain't nothin’ changed fn eighty year, They never was no bigger size the only change ts in your eyes!” Go, disillusioned, rhe returned, ed: but here ts whet she says she “All dintant skies seem clear and blue, until you get a Let other folks go far eway—Seattle’s where I } political machines? Far better be «| it means to speak out against the starving laborer with hungry wife|tyrant and the viper-despot, when and children than to sell one's soul|to do so is to risk loss of public os lawyer, to the criminal, who has lost all but gold, We need men like Judge ‘Griffitha, who will speak out. Patriotism ts something more than the last refuge of « scoundrel We Just About Agree PAitor The Star: Since in your reply te my com munication regarding ovr courts you invite @ response by esking me cer tain questions, I will acorpt the In- vitation by repeating what I said in my former letter, via: “Wholesome eriticlam, where it will do good, is highly commendable.” My letter tn no way dented nor questioned the right any man to criticise the decistons of the judiciary, nor the propriety and even necessity, of “sincere criticiam.” I held forth no such idea as the judiciary being « snored autocracy, either. 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