The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1922, Page 7

4 -TRIDAY.DECEMBER 22.1922 0000 Pitttor The Star: About the only wey te reduce! taxes ts to ourtall expenses One way to do this on one Item te to mail| Yght and water bills in the same en- svelops, thus cutting the postage tn Ralf, As] understand about 190,000 letters are sent out each month, a saving on postage alone would be $1,900, to say nothing of the labor i, involved. But we could go further tn saving | expenses by paying to the reapective departments our light and water bills for six months or a year tn advance, Dasing our advance payments on the Approximate cost for thet pertod. thy Water Dill has been running about 30 cents and my light bil $2.80 ts, I wowd pay for « stx-monthe’ period $18, and at the end of that time strike @ balance and pay the city what T had used above that amount, and if any credit a me Comes to Mayor’s Defense Faitor The Star: T am one of the 40-odd thousand voters of thie city who elected Doo Brown, and I am one of those who | ‘will re-elect him, and I think it high time that some of ue speak up. lt has never failed yet that the Privilege of protest has not been Qbised by the disgruntied minority Bi avd repudiated pewspapers. they lack im numbers and moral right, they overcome by the efficient tue of their tin horns, which they blow to the tune of “I told you #0.” Whether thelr ominous prophecies | are fulfilled or not is to them of no consequence. The man whom they did not vote for and the man whose /| election was na wortmwood to their asinine souls was chonen and that fact alone has made him the mark for their hymn of hate. Yesterday & well-kown Etpiscopal Clergyman spoke up in the council chamber and publicty thanked Coun- ¢iiman Cohen for bis defense of the administration. He furthermore said, “Tam astonished at the way these wang—are to} come bere and sit at the council ta- ‘Die, and dictate to our duly elected The fact fe that Mayor Brown has Editor The Star: T«mjoy your open forum im- i rif agg : : f i H . i : i i | i | = hard labor at Hi ae i 3 i H } a is H : q ; t | it ' gust and contempt the people hold officials would not be ad- mitted to the mails. Also, look at the petty grumbling and squawking engaged In at the Present time between our mayor and ministers of the city—just a bunch *Twas the Night before Christmas— And all through the house the only creature stirring is “Mother” | —getting ready for the children’s | great day. She peeks into the fefrigerator just to feast her eyes | on the festive bird and to be sure that The Delictous Spread for Bread is there. She knows that when) she stuffs the turkey she will melt | a big lump of rich Nucoa to) go in the dressing; knows she will spread wings, drum sticks) and tempting, white meat with | Nucoa before the turkey goes into the oven. And she knows too, that she will | baste with Nucoa, to insure fine natural flavor and golden brown- ness. She knows too, that Nucoa/ helps to make her mashed pota- toes famous—that it gives the creamy richness everybody loves. Order Nucoa from your Grocer for a Mervier Chrioomas and | @ Healthier One. THE NUCOA BUTTER CO. Some More Letters || From Star Readers Proposes Municipal Economies it} What | N. B, Follow mother's sia , 10ae. would be placed to my credit for the Dext six months, or In case of mov Ing or other reason 1 could recely any sum due me in cash, We are all creatures of custom and habita No one would think it advisable to pay taxes monthly, It woul! involve 12 transac 4 where we only have one or two now and would cause a big additional {tom for collection. We could pay our igh’ bill in the same pt It should be pald in advance for obvious.ren sons, the same as rents are paid in advance. Of course under the pres ent ayatem the exact cost cannot be determined, but that could easily be Pproximated A very appreciable saving to Money and time would be effected to all concerned if some system like this could be put Into effect A. M. HAIDALE, 4023 Moridian Ave nd water that those who have never been tempted ara those who shout the }loudest, and it ts stranger still that those of them who claim to have! spent the most time and their own money in their “investigations” are they who, when asked for a little | practicn! assiatan lran and hide benin ther “private” Citizenship? If the minivters must | | etage their periodical “expose” why |mot turn their attention to the ted. | eral building, where their unsavory | inclinations would surely be delighted by a bit of reality? | 1 wish to further protest anginst the unfair dance hall ordinance pro- | Posed by Mra. Landes, who has evt-| jdently forgotten the fact that Ral |lard and Georgetown did more to) lect her than her own district. Fier ordinance ts atmed not to regulwt @ance balls but to ‘abolish certain | Places of amusement. For this pur. pose she has included a clause that |prohtbite halle that cater to men j only, evidently forgetting that to be | consistent all business south of Yes r way should be abolished. In no uusiness can the patrons be better than the locality, and the proposed | ordinance would simply pe thease men for Hving where soctety has decreed that they must Iive. T have no financtal intersats in }and T make this protest fn the name | of common fustice. . | Respectfully, } c Tt. Lowman. | 904 L. C. Smith Ming. Wants Officials Held to Account | of words that mean nothing and will | accomplish the same. “Normalcy,” where art thou? T can seo no avenue of escape for | state and individual a over the j FOR DISABLED With 95 per cent of the wor. | SPECIAL CARE | hospttal- } ar onset ened nsatgren rd eadignered | tle district now being treated by gov- ernment doctors In veterans’ hospl- tals and wards, this district Is one of the leading sections of the country | in eliminating the necessity of caring | for its bed-ridden exaervice people. im contract hospitals, the local office | of the United States veterans’ bu- | reau has announced. Only 6 per! | cent of the 864 former roldiers, mall ors and rines receiving hospital treatment are hospitalized in institu. tions other than under direct control | of the government. | At the Western state hospital, | | Steflacoom, there are 111 mental pa. | tients in war veterans’ wards in a separate building of the institution, supervised by government agents. During the year 1922 the number of | Veterans hospitalized in contract |hospttals not under federal doctors was reduced from 328 to 44. Both ex-service organizations and the an |ernment are eager to have all ¢ service people treated in strictly pron | erans’ hospitals, it waa stated. Alexander Saye Business Brisk Bringing an optimistic report, H. | F. Alexander, president of the Pacific | | Steamship company, is in ‘Beattle after a tour of observation of condi- | tons in the national capital and in | Atlantic coast and Middle West cities. Business conditions look encourag- Ing, with an unusually brisk holiday trade thruout the country, according to Alexander. The shipping man also belleves, from indications at Washington, D. C., that the ship subsidy bill will go thru without serious opposition. | | i : The Chinese still cling to}, ithe old custom of permitting|n, | their fingernails to grow to|tarnishea jextravagant lengths. Here is |the hand of a wealthy mer-|\° °) chant. Saigon, Cochin Chin IDAN WARD, w [nese of living th a. sort | stupor. She didn’t answer | ter, ‘She sat down at the desk jing room and sought to ; the sentences, are the fret to/T) this @istrict, as some will surety any, iT! THE SEATT 4} i che + Ww A LE STAR “It Came From FREDERICK & NELSON’S’”’ —a proof of discriminating thoughtfulness and an assurance of good taste and worth that helps make the final gift errand most happily re- sultful. —store hours as usual tomorrow—9 to 5. Between 9 and 10:80 in the morning we can serve you best. —furniture, phonographs and other gifts for the home “an be bought tomorrow with assurance that deliveries will be made in time for Christmas. —gifts for book-loving friends can be quickly chosen from assortments in the Book Shop, Fifth Floor, —some of the happiest last-day ft selections will be made in the Rarity Shop (Third Floor) where it is so easy to choose gifts without duplicates. —there are many stations dotted throughout the Store where one may buy those eml- nently-sensible gifts—Frederick & Nelson Glove Bonds and Gift Certificates. look for the big red arrows; they point to the stairways which supplement our ele- vator service and provide easy passage from floor to floor. THE ONE-MAN WOMAN BY RUTH AGNES ABELING CHAP, 12—“I CAN’T UNDERSTAND” BEGIN HERE TODAY eatest tragedy had come to ARD. All she had left in the| ittered by the an- nouncement nila, ther, to whom she had returned after Dan's death, to learn that her mother also had died, ehe| he owed her her woman, A Alice said that Dorothy wae seriously 11) GO ON WITH THE STORY Kor days Kate went about the bust of semi Alice's let she tried, in the Mv. formulate It was imponsible, She knew only this: that the eautiful thread of gold of which she ad woven a fabric of memories had A number of times She felt as if she had ten invited soda fountain and had been n empty ginas. Kate Ward had been trying to live true to a memory, While she could n the memory of | living tn her little |retain the idealiom of It, It had not been difficult to reserve her heart jand thought, her whole life, for it, But gradually, under the influence of Chinatown Alice and her story, the thing wan being robbed of tts | tdealism and Kate Ward sensed a |tempest at work within herself. Like all women, as long as she had been able to shroud the facts of |Mfe in @ beautiful bit of imagery, |ahe had found happiness in living |with a love which no jonger had any existence tn the physical, With the vanishing of the imagery, Kate Ward's soul was unanchored, jadrift. She had nothing left Alice had robbed her. Strengely she felt no bitterness toward the girl. She pitied her. Her pity for Alice was perhaps the only softening influence penetrating the disappoint ment which was numbing her heart and glazing it as if with crystal, Justin Pacsons watohed the process. He saw bis daughter growing hard under the burden of a disturbed mind. He feared for her, He prayed that something would happen to break the svell before it was too Jute, But he was too wively kind to speak. The silence with which Kate encompas#ed herself should remain until her own desire broke it. At length, however, the prayer at old Justin was answered. * Kate appeared at tht breakfant broken and somewhat softened, The very atmosphere was charged with @ sense of sympathy and un- Gerstanding. ‘The silent aloofness had gone. Justin waa once more to be « part of his daughter's life, Whon she spoke her tones mei- lowed to their old and loved soft ress. “I've had much a strange exper. fence,” she said. “It was a repe- tition of something which happenec revern] weeks ago, And I can't un derstand it “What wan it, child?” Justin spoke slowly. Kate Ward raised her eyes. She looked across the table, meeting her father's gaze. A slight tremor pass: ed thru her body. A half-frightened expression Mngered. for a seoond in her face, ‘Then she spoke. (To Be Continued (Copyright, 1922, by seattle Star) Australians Want Yank Immigrants BRISBANE, Dec, 22.To further the campaign for a “white Australia” efforts will be made to Increase emt- gration of men from America to Australia, “Oh, look at this poor thing!” whispered Nancy Something queer must have hap.)Gnomeland after him and get it pened, to be sure, For when Nancy /back. Perhaps the Brownies will and Nick went to get the note to/heip us. Come along, we'll have to Santa Claus out of Margery Martin's | hurry.” chimney, there wasn't any there! Tho Twins were sliding down the “I'll bet you Tweekanose has got | water spout (altho they could easily it and run off with it,” said Nancy.|have jumped off the roof in their LiNick. “He's so mean!" Magical Shoes) when suddenly a “Ul bet you he has, too! agreed | shade was drawn up and they could “Well, we'll have to go to! see inside a room where people were ‘ moving about. ‘There was a man & nurse, and on the bed lay a girl, her golden curls tossed over ti pillow. “That's Margery!” whisper Nancy, “And that’s why there @ny note. She's sick and she write, That's the doctor.” “I tell you what let's do, aap: one for her.” | “All right!" eried Nancy del ly. “But how do we know what wants for Christmas?” “Let's go to the play-room she keeps her toys and things | find out." | “Fine! safd little Nancy. So t went to the roof again and slid 4 the chimney ever so softly unti? came to the play room firep ‘Then they tumbled out. “Oh, look at this poor thi whispered Nancy. “She's got out and no hai So she “doll” on @ piece of paper. “And look at this set of dishes! | said Nick. “Smashed to pieces!” wrote down “dishes.”" Next came “books,” bugey,” a “bureau a “rocking chair,” and some games. “Isn't it queer! said hi gery on Christmas morning, all well now and downstairs. got exactly everything I wanted, wonder how er knew!" Be Continued) (Copyright, 1932, by Seattle ¢ a “bal ‘teddy b A thickness of nine feet of tation is needed to make one of coal,