The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 30, 1923, Page 8

Sot ee a ent EC TTL, - ; aE é ILE { attle Star . My mail, eut of ot year, Bho BY The Se fam Francie ow Terk office, Keep the Issue Clearly in Mind The enemies of the Port of Seattle Strategic time for them to stri use of popular tur Moil over the whole general question of public ownership. They have seized upon the proposed Skinner & Eddy site purchas the point to rally all their strength. The horribly extravagant mismanagement of the ferry sys tem by the board of ¢ commissioners, the Failway problem, the mistakes of the city of Seattle timed rushing of t Skagit power project—these Being harped upon and exaggerated in an effort to dis- Credit the publicly owned and operated Port of Seattle King county voters in the May 8 election should keep the REAL ISSUE clearly in mind, and vote on its merits Tf it is a bad buy, the proposition for the port to asquire the site ought not to pass; if the project is good, it ought to pass. Forget the immaterial subjects that the propa- ganda boys are shouting about. believe this is the street n ill are ‘The improvement of the understanding is for two ends: First, our own _ \Inerease of knowledge cnily, to enable us to detiver and make out that knowledge to othe wcke. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if & man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.—Sol. viil:7. The secret heart is fair devotion’s temple; there the sain, even on that Hiving altar, lights the flame of purest sacrifice, which burns unseen, not wnaccepted—Hannal More, David Brown, of Pittsburg, walked 250,000 miles. Davie was not hunt tng a drink. He is a postrhan, Other famous wrestlers Couple danced three days without st are Strangler Lewks and Zbyszko. pg “Amen,” Says Spokane Editor The Spokane Press reprints on its front page the editorial from The Star on Judge Cushman’s restraining order and adds: “To all this, and to more, too, The Spokane Press says AMEN. The very existence of this republic is in danger when courts can, arbitrarily and autocratically set aside the will of the people as expressed thru their chosen rep- resentatives. “Not only must courts be curbed in their grasping for further monarchical power, but appointments of judges for LIFE or during good behavior must be abolished. Judges must be made as responsive to the popular will as senators, congressmen, legislators, city councilmen— © otherwise democracy is a mockery and this republic is ~ ruled by a kaiser-like junta.” Actress Ethelyn Bray swears thar when ber husband, Jerome Sheldon, deserted her, he declared: “I can't keep on playing Juvenile leads and have & wife and family, too.” Werk stuff, Jerry! Many a married man does it right along. Russian leaders have 1,000,000 men under arms now, and millions of | others under their thumbs. Hollis Joy, 21, Boston student, says he hasn't been kisewd. We say he | doesn't know his last name. Irish government will have a deficit of $100,000,000, proving it is run on American plan. . In St. Louis, they fired a detective. Bet he is baffied. gitl arrested in Los Angeles was not a movie star. We Are Governed by Ghosts ‘The supreme court of the United States has said that the District of Columbia minimum wage law for women titutional. is means that congress cannot govern the district on point. It probably means that no state legislature rovern its people on this point. decision raises a question immensely greater than minimum wage question. It raises the whole ques- as to whether or not we are a self-governing people. es that stupendous question—and it answers it. It rs by deciding that we are not a self-governing hen by whom are we governed? You will say that it es we are governed by the supreme court of the d States; but it is worse than that—far worse, ‘means that we are governed by what a majority of § e court judges think the men meant who the constitution of the United States more than a years ago. And these judges are old men ap- for life and not removable by any feasible means. lo other people in the world are governed by any such santly absurd petrification of authority. When sh parliament makes a iaw, it is a law. There is itten constitution to unmake it, no supreme court to that statesmen a hundred years ago meant so and so problem they had never heard of. The same is of every other nation. We are a hundred years be- the — in this matter. We are ruled by the LaFollette and others have proposed in con- measures to make sure that laws it makes are laws Spite of the supreme court. That is a step forward ard democratic and up-to-date government. Let’s ke it an issue. rural population fell off 460,000 last year. Down the fs tl down on the farm. ‘a hae! About $800,000,000 worth of tobacco will go up in smoke in the United rs this year, Neighbors with phonographs never break any dance records. man who says he will eat his hat is likely to be the goat. Hotel bedbugs don't mina sleeping with strangers at all, ~ Our Personal Treadmills Tossing the ocean on a steamer, Mrs. G. S. Burtis Chicago, “kept fit” by rowing five miles a day in the ig machine on the liner’s deck. The machine, of , never moved. y of us are like Mrs. Burtis, literally rowing our off without making any apparent progress, How- , the rowing benefited Mrs. Burtis’ muscles, helped ly our daily grind may seem to be getting us owhere. But it’s not wasted effort. If we ® a soon ‘we gradually develop our intellectual muscles—build the technic and ability for handling a better job. The h Coster pd - to Fen Gah that comes along ing je to something better if th S task is doe thoroly. 4 oR ask a girl what she is thinking about. P ihe world [7 There are enough lies Woe tare re Lind old days of last month when seven hours was posow is @ man who thinks nine-tenths of the peogle are below averse. : Hdn't it he great 'f you could train hens to lay carpets? 7 lanedev «oun in washing fresh vegetables, | Jagainst decay | needs. tHE SI LETER FROM AVRIDGE MANN extra big appeal how 1 what they But sinee an in mylte of © papers may; I wond face path, we mean, ut what © RerORS OUT my é should— ut true, the week in ways work we ought to do—some duty we should heed. We all are very prone to say, it doesn’t matter when, “Tomorrow is another day—I guem= I'll do it thent Editor The Star: |aays in the A permanent foundation for her! magazine. prosperity, to successfully cael her lumber has! all been ¢ * What Seatth uw One key to greater proaperi- ia seen in what Steinmetz May isuue of Hearst's Ho states that very reo emt inventions now make It possible to transfer electrical power from any part of America to wherever you wish it, For instance, you can ty here, wend electric power from Niagara After Every Mea “A bite ¢o eat—a bit of sweet” After a substantial meal, the children naturally want to top off with a bit of sweet. Give them WRIGLEY’S, _the great American Sweetmeat. It combines the enjoyment of sweet with many BENEFITS. It cleanses the teeth, food particles that lodge in the crevices, It neutralizes the acids of the mouth, soothes the throat, and lastly— WRIGLEY’S helps the stomach by supplying saliva to aid in digestive work. Made clean, kept clean, sealed tight in a wax-wrapped package, GOING NOWHERE FAST but rather changed at the coal mine itself, thru large steam furnaces and dynamos, into electricity, Then/ by the use of the “transformer,” the enee current is| jo transporta| The first thing! what we can t wtern city may buy we know nome up and develop all this potential lelectric power, and carry it to Chi cago or Detroit. Because it is now |s0 easy to tramemit this clectris | power to any part of the globe that you wish to send it to, In our Chamber of Commerce alive to this opportunity? Where are the men of practical financial genius to make | Seattle the city that by the dower lof nature and science she should be?! | 1. W. HOLWAY Merchants Appreciate Reports Editor The Star: I desire to convey to you my very hearty appreciation of the splendid service which our recent convention of the Washington State Retailers’ association enjoyed thru the cour texy of your columns, and the tnter. esting news stories which appeared during the time of our convention. The following brief but expressive resolution was passed by the con- vention with a standing vote: “How can I speak thee or thy powers cones The god of our idolatry, the the press."* Be it resolved, That to the press of Seattle we extend sincere appre- ciation for the ample, accurate, con- structive and comprehensive man- ner in which the news stories of this convention havo been written. | Very truly yours, W. J. HINDLEY, Educational Director. health, is on the way. Four persons out of every five past forty, and thousands young- er, are subject to it. 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SKINNER & EDDY CORPORATION SEATTLE “Mode Bight tm Seattie™ Pacific Fibre Furniture Co. ren TON $6.5 AT BUNKERS Black Diamond Furnace Coal PACIFIC COAST COAL Co. (Successors to Kennedy Fibre Co.) FURNITURE oF INCTWO: Seattle Paul T. FIBRE DIST 1400 Lane St. A NORTHWEST rRODUCT OF MERIT Northwest Products Committee KICK is cverr STICK The Largest Manufacturers of ._ Saws in the World DISSTON & SONS, Pacific Door & Mfg. Co. Seattle Detail Mill Work » Specialty Seattle & Rainier Valley Railroad Co, S15 Ratmier a: AT THIRTY-NINTH SOUTH ve People — F. 8S. LANG MFG. Co, Seattle —- Dry-Sox and Billy Buster Shoes de by the ro . S108 MFG. CO. ie, Wash. WASHING’ Creosoted Douglas Fir ucts PACIFIO CREOSOTING COMPANY Northera Life Bids~ Seattle, We. BATHING SUITS SWEATERS KNIT GOODS SEATTLE AMERICAN PAPER COMPANY Seattle, Washington Distributors for Ohio Matches and Pheasant Brand Line of Brooms Start the Day Right Roman Meal Porridge A Malancea Food Established 1853 PUGET MILL CO. Seattle DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER hee udlow Port Gamble and Port Lu Agents San Francisco SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. ‘Western Store, Seattle, Wash. The J. M. Colman Company Colman Creesoting Works Selmas ie Wee WASHINGTON Brand czuaR gerne’, | [EGG NOODLES BARTON & CO. Hams Bacon Lard SEATTLE, WASH. Northwest Products Committee Seattle Chamber of Commi jerce ssl PORT OF SEATTLE Owns and Operates Public Wharves, Warehouses and Cold Storage Plante : TODD DRY DOCKS, Inc. Seattle, Wash. SHIP sREPAIRS oun FRYE'S DELICIOUS HAM AND DELICIOUS BACON “Rverything the Name Implies” FRYE'S WILD ROSE LARD Netter than ordimary lard, Pacific Northwest Products That | Deserve Your Patronage i Don't Ask for Crackers—Say SNOWFLAKES PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT Co, Eat National Health Bread Washington Bakeries S BLEND Wesscrie pertars As Hoes raza yet “BLENDS” MAU FRIENDS PEACOCK BUCK WHEAT NANAIMO WELLINGTON COAL A Pacific Northwest Product Mined British Columbia MONKS & MILLER, tno, STIMSON MILL co. Loggers and Manufacturers of Lumber Seattle, U.S. A