The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 19, 1923, Page 8

THE SEATTLE STAR BY LOWELL MELLETT The story of a lad for whom all the judicial after six yea It is the « the overthrowing of the child labor law, After Charlotte, *_ * 8 o'clock at night or before 6 o'clock in the morning. then 14, and his brother, John, then 12. turers had it arranged, read like this: their Next Friend, vs. W. C. Hammer, U. The distriet federal court issued the injunction. The Seattle Star Phose Published Datly by The Star Publishing Co, 1267 Seventh oy Main 06a, Netapaper Enterprise Association and United Press Her" tee, By mall, out ef city, per month, 2 months $1.50, ¢ months $2.00, year $3.5¢. By carrier, city, & Month. g tives. fan Francisoe Gilman, Micelt Ruthman, Special Representath eeprom hark athe, . : office, Monadnock Bide.; Chicage office, ‘Tribune Bids.; Canadian Pacific Bidg,; Boston office, Tremont Bide. Of Such Is the Kingdom— A Seattle committee has been formed to aid the chil- dren of Germany. F Money there is worthless. Food is practically gone. Adults riot in the streets to force a government to give them enough to eat to keep them from starving. : Imagine, then, the horrors thru which Germany's 2,000,000 helpless children are living. Living and dying. For thousands of them, undernourished and with insuf- ficient clothes and attention, have starved or, have gone to their graves as victims of the great white plague. Thousands more are facing the same end today. The war is over. Past grievances are forgotten. Humanitarian America, always to the front in innumer- able instances of aiding the downtrodden and afflicted, can well afford now to follow the example of Him who said: “Suffer little children to come unto Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Washington has started out to ron down the grafters. Here's where a lot of shoes get worn out. While statistics show the average woman eats Tess than the average man, figures show it also, In Los Angeles a plumber collected a bill nine years old, proving they don’t forget everything. He Gave His Life Just another little tale out of real life that is adorned not at all by a moral. Just a bit of pathetic beauty in a section whose aspects and demands still are stern. Ten years ago, Melvin Herrick, young and stalwart, took up a ranch-site in the Montana wilderness, 60 miles from Miles City and the railway. There, in the very best shack he could provide, he installed a little, pale, sick and crippled sister and began an unequal battle for her. Willingly, unselfishly, he turned his back on the world alluring to him but offering little of happiness or health to the handicapped and helpless child. He could not cure her deformity, but, out there in the 6pen, he could find for her strengti» and health the better to bear it. Also he could have her from the inevitable pangs that come to those who, by self-comparison, are forced to realize they are not, and never can be, like fellow humans of fair face and form. Ten years of stuggle with a reluctant soil. of but one all-absorbing thought. Ten years of devotion. Ten years of isolation. Ten years of self-sacrifice. Ten years out of his own life. The little girl thrived, was happy, and grew to womanhood. She carried her handi- cap far more lightly. Thru his eyes and hers the world looked less threatening and fearsome. The confidence of strength had been won from the doubt of disease. He was weary, and scars were his, but he smiled happily into the grateful and loving face that smiled at him. A few days ago, Melvin Herrick, grown old before his time and very, very tired, laid down on the battlefield ere he had fought gamely, bravely, unselfishly, for ng, long years. He had given his life—his whole life— for another. No citation. No medal. No pomp and glory and cheers. No mention as a hero. Just a bit of pathetic beauty in the unpeopled back country that still is stern. But up above it is written, “Greater love than this hath no man,” Ten years He who believes in goodness has tho essence of all faith. He fs a man “of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomotrows."—J, F. Clarke, They are urging this country to admit more foreigners. We will admit we have more than enough. The success of a party Is often judged by the number of uninvited people who get mad Let’s Act Like We Talk y of Commerce Herbert Hoover: _ “Tt seems worth rep g at times that our interna- tional tre is one of the foundations of our stand- ard of living; that our whole fabric of living and com- ort "are dependent upon the import of the commodities yhich we do not and cannot ourselves produce, “More er, we need a constant expansion of our ex- rt mar to give stability to our internal production y a wider range of consumers.” Absolute d everlastingly right, Mr. Secretary. But how do y this with our present national policy of prohib t International trade You buy from us and we'll buy from you. Yet we build up a tariff wall against the very imports upon which we admit “our whole fabric of living and comfort are dependent,” and on top of that officially an- nounce to the rest of the world we are not interested in what happens to it nor do we care a hang. Rather inconsistent, what? Ye worth repeating at times that our inter- national trade is one of the very foundations of our standard of living.” LET’S ACT LIKE WE TALK! International isolation? largely a question of reciprocity. “it seems Ed Doss, Texas farmer, has a potato four fect long. Big enough to fatten nine boarders Maybe Henry Ford wants to take over our government because it Is losing so much money a ripe old age would be much easier to do if it was a little f the ca mbatants howing in the most recent French duel was wounded that the slap of his opponent was real severe. than you is never a liar, He is mistaken ily during the past six years, I finally found Reuben, HARLOTTR, N. ©. Noy, 19.—This is the story of an ungrateful child, machi United States was turned to preserve his constitutional rights and who, has not yet brought himself to give thanks, ory of Reuben Dagenhart, the boy who was responsible for a long search, tracking the migrations of the Dagenhart fam- He is living in Congress, in 1916, passed an act that prevented the employment of a child under 14 in any factory and prevented _ the working of any child between the ages of 14 and 16 more than eight hours a day or after 7 Working in one of the mills were the Dagenharts—the father, Reuben, The suit, when the manufac- “Roland H. vageenar And Bat a! Jagenhar i John Dagenhart, Minors, by Rolan . Dagenhart, ben Dagenhart and J 4 ) eee Attorney. nj e district attorney from enforcing the law made by congress. to enjoin the district attorney Whe. U8, aipremk A | E | |I fie | adi court sustained it, disagreed, being violated by keeping kids out of the the act unconstitutional, sired, And shouldn't the Dagenhart bo * Well, Reuben jsn't. Weighs 105 pounds, he told me, He is *20 years old, “What benefit,” I asked him, “ won in the U, S. supreme court?” see that I got any benefit, hadn't won it. “Look at me! cation, It was mills have stunted my growth, tion I didn’t get.” The Story of the Boy Who Overthrew the Child Labor Law True, Justices Holmes, McKenna, Brandeis and Clark They couldn't see where anybody's constitutional rights were of cotton mills until they were limiting their working hours until they were 16, But five judges thought Their decision meant that the Dagenhart boys could work in that cotton mill as long and as hard as their hearts de- ys be grateful? 8 He is now about the size of the office boy: But he is a married man with a child, id you get out of the sult which you “You mean the suit the Fidelity Manufacturing company won? the Fidelity company for which the Dagenharts were working.) I don’t I guess I’d been a lot better off if they A hundred and five pounds, a grown man and no edu- I may be mistaken, but I think the years I’ve put in in the cotton They kept me from getting any school- ing. I had to stop school after the third grade and now I need the educa- MONDAY, NOVE “How was your growth stunted?” “I don't know—the dust and the lint, may I was working 12 hours a day—from 6 in the time out for meals, And sometimes I wor 14 and “What did you tell the judge when you w “Oh, John and’ me never was in court! Just paw was there, John I guess we wouldn’t he We were working in the mill while the me was just little kids. court, paw went up to Washington.” Reuben hasn't been to school, but his mind (It was that ought to be going to school.” “What about John? Is he satisfied with “I don't know. flat feet.” “How about your father?” “Oh, he's satisfied, I guess. him put my kid sister in the mill, like he’s 15, and she’s crippled, and I bet I stop that Bo LAO LETTER, FROM \V RIDGE MANN A CALL FOR “HULDA” AND “LUMBERJACKER” Dear Avridge Mann: You wrote some Swede stuft long ago; I thought it quite your best, you know. It alwaya made a person smile, and that's the kind 1 think worth while, Be put your pack upon your back, and go and talk to “Lumberjack.” And when you've talked to him, why then,,come back and start to sling your pen I think you're classy, you can bet! Tell wifey not to Jealous get; for I am old and gray, but, too, I think of life as “smiling thru." So write some Swede stuff once a while, so other folks can learn to smile, MRS. G. B, West Seattle, Carry Dear Mrs. Geedee: Ha, Hat Ay got von yoke med you! You doan dan Buede, Ay det Ay knew! Bom oude Norvegian stuff you read—an you yust 90 an tank it Bvede! Vonce more I laff—dose vone, you say, var “Best Ay writing any day.” Not Ay! Dey wrote by folks, by gosh, en Bellingham and Ballard, Wash! But maybe ve akall make a roar, dose fallers 90 an write som more! LETTERS EDITOR The “Y” Invites You to Dinner Editor The Star: You've got to come to make It two. Will you please pass along this in-| Now won't you come Thankagtving vitation: Girls, have you made plans for| day Thanksgiving day? | And help us dine and ain Then why not dine at the ¥, W.| Loads of ft Cc. A? |The cost is t You've heard of dinners, Dinner ner We & new one ndly, “me and you" " {9 us; the “you” fs you— Deport the Dope Dealers itor The Star | uck in a corner of The Star the Auto 4] which went | ¢ Mange that a Canadian receives Yet that 1 sen and was or-|to l by judge. A firm st an 1 num. | by day, | will w Jap sympathizers in our midst to suddenly discover s were Japs, what front they w just what we unless we A united p the matter white th to con . lers and bi at are arrested alm have often wonde nds are not nd in known th ut this is a man's very re 1 American in Its fight the 5 tand up fe erve lo it was inte The ¢ seem to t Jail sentence in| white race. ry dition t which seems to| benefit greatly if the Oriental ¢ them in. the end. | peddier and t r was deported. 6 Star is to be congratulated for | Respectfully, don the Jap question. If the! A, Tl, BARTLETT. Overcoming ‘a Habit n.| mation about home furnishing or| THE LAUNDRY 0. K. got a divorce.” “Yeawum, she done gone back to Alabama.” “Who will do the washing now?” | l, mum, I'se co’tin’ again, and jI co'ts rapid."—Western Christian Advocate ‘CONSOLE TABLE IDEAL TO FILL WALL SPACES But Care Must Be Exercised In Choice of Ornaments, By MARIAN MOORE The console table le the busiest Kittle wall space filler In the home. An awkward jutting partition, a narrow space between two windows, the tiny reception hall, or any her sin of omission or commis sion in architecture, can be covered h the charity of a console table, When the table has been installed— then comes the feverish anxiety to put just the right things on it. What should they A mass of| family photographs? A litter of kewple dolls or fantastic pottery? | Heaven forbid! The pleture represents an Ideal |treatment for a console table, | “Tobe, I'm sorry to hear your wife} / | before we |Instantly a Gleamy Mass | Tasteful Decoration. whether it fills a space In the hall) or relieves the bareness of a wall! | panel fn the living room The long panel mirror is hung with the lower edge about six | inches above the table. The frame jis of walnut to match the t with a crossbar cutting off a made more nin the gl ion | ative by a mitred | 8. A dark brown glazed pottery flower bowl, | smal handles, stands before | mirror to hold flowers with the but one } is chosen which is also pretty when jempty! ‘The decorative lamps have white pottery bases and standards, | with frosted shades bearing a Ilt | floral design. Long crystal pen- | | dants touch, (Write to Marian Moore, care of | this newspaper, for advice or infor-| are thelr up-to-date finishing | decorating, sending stamped, ad- | dressed envétope for reply.) i Question: My two b yoms can be seen from the Iv om. How id the t Answer: Drapes inconspicuous, neutral tone preferably! Copyright, American Hoses Burcau Papered like living room. | hundred pounds, and I only weighed 65 pounds myself.” “It would have been a good thing for all the kids if that law they | passed had been kept. Of course, they do better now than they used You don’t see so many babies working in the factories, but you see I couldn’t locate the rest of the family, so I asked Reuben: Prob'ly not. He's not much bigger than me and he’s got, But I know one thing. I ain't be.. But from 12 yea » morning till 7 at night Si ked nights besides, Litt yere in court?” ve looked like much case was going on, Bat has not been idle, i the way things turned oy y hae ety going to thinking of doing! ” “In énch of the lands of my peo ple are villages in tens of thownands where dwell a peace- ful agriculturs! people in pleas- ant walled homes, Thus it ts in the lends of Ch'in and Ch'u and Yueh and Wu and Lu. And in household of these pleasant villages the women- folks take from the rafters, In April, the bags of tiny eggs But they do not dle, for if left to ftyelf the worm changes beautifully into « moth, from which new eggs can be ob- tained, But the moth, in emerg- ing, destroys the cocoon. Ac- cordingly, when the silk ts de- sired, rather than the eggs, the cocoon ts held in the ear and shaken, If it is finished the from whiclt the worms are to each The Making of the Silk BY SAMUEL MERWIN = worm rattles within e/a bay in a dry pod Tt fw tig” plunged into hot water to ig the worm, and the n is wound off on @ reel dag from that thread, "0 My Apg cot Blossom, is woven the that covers. your body.""—From “Bill” by fa uel Merwin. = creep out. he | “For the exes. O Beloved, may |}! be kept without harm so long |}) as heat touches them not. All winter these exes hang from the rafters in their bags. They are placed in warm dung and there hatched out. . “Then the young worms are placed on the green mulberry | leaves and left to eat their fill, | with fresh leaves added each day, The girls of the family | watch at night to make sure | | that none escape. | | “When they are well grown, |}} the housewife each day holds | them up to the light. When they become transparent sho knowa that they are ready to spin and places each ona sheet { of rice paper. ‘There each spins Ct it itaelf a cocoon of the $ Gelicnte filament that ts called H ; Buck’s Furnaces ailk. During all of four or five days they spin tire! “But finally the st finished and they hrivel within 4t, ys cture Is $ seem to even to die. i H we quote ail FAMILY FIRESIDE FUN | Tt was bedtime for 4-year-old Jack, |} but the ttle fellow wanted to stay |] His aunt, who tipped the sat nearly 200 pounds, sald: , Jack, think of me—I am ever | *0 much older than you, and I go! to bed with the chickens!" | Jack looked at her great remarked, “ ever get up o! READ THIS TO GRANDMA It was the dear olf lady's first ride in a taxi, and she watched with growing alarm the driver continually putting his hand outside the car as & signal to the traffic following. At last she became very angry. “Young man,” she said, “you look | after the driving and watch where you are 0! 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