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~ As we venture into this year of
1086, the year ordained and des
tined to be one of better business,
working, and liv- ‘
ing conditions for |
all, let us rejoloe |
and celebrate the
passing of 1935,
which to many
was a year filled ;
with grief, des Py
palr, unemploy- v
ment, deprivation
and uncertainty.
Jubilant in spirit,
courageous and ‘
determined in ac- Schroeder
tion, confident and optimistic in be
liei, co-operative in manner, and
with our shoulders to the wheel,
let us all push ahead, on the road
to a greater prosperity, unsurpassed
and unparalleled in the history of
our nation.
Let us build for ourselves, for the
generations to come, also to the
envy of the entire world—a new,
greater America, built by a nation
of patriotic, confident ,co-operative
people, Forward march America—
to a greater prosperity we are
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ment i 8 more concerned over pre
venting crime than it is in some
Chink operating a joint under cover.
AND THAT IS AS IT SHOULD
BE.
It is a matter of record that
seventy-five per cent of the police
officers are veterans. The courage
and honesty of these men are un
questioned, They know not the
meaning of the word “fear,’ as has
been demonstrated on numerous oc
casions of late.
Chief Walter B. Kirtley is a
veteran, The men respect him,
He has risen from the ranks and
knows the viewpoint of the rank
and file. A strict disciplinarian,
he is none the less sympathetic
and understanding. We question
whether Seattle has ever had a
chief who enjoyed the same re
spect and confidence of his men
that Chief Kirtley does today.
Despite the fact that eight or
more policemen are in jail charged
with serious crimes, the department
continues to function in the inter
ests of the citizens of Seattle. It
might be mentioned that during a
recent 24-hour period, seven arrests
were made involving serious crimes,
nine persons were picked up and
held for investigation, besides the
usual number of drunks and arrests
of petty offenders.
Thugs Warned
“We will NOT sacrifice the police
department for the benefit of
thugs,” Chief Kirtley declared a few
days ago. “We ARE, however, going
to put the fear of Moses into the
hearts of the undesirables so that
before long they will give Seattle
as wide a berth as they would a
rattlesnake. Some of them aren't
fit to associate with rattlers, at
that,” he added, sotto voice.
“Our greatest difficulty is in the
downtown, or headquarters, dis
trict,” he continued. “Over 75 per
cent of the wealth of Seattle is con
centrated in that area and we must
protect it, even at the expense of
some of the residential districts.
With our force pared down to the
very bone, there isn’t anything else
to do.”
And there, in a few words, is
the direct result of the recent
corybantic economy demonstra
tion staged by the city council,
headed by the Cincinnatus mem
bers, -
+ DON'T BLAME THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. DON'T BLAME
THE MAYOR. Place the blame
where it rightfully belongs—on
the city council.
Chief Kirtley was absolutely cor
rect when he stated that people
should have protested at the time
of the budget hearings, rather than
now. Locking the garage after the
car has been stolen is silly, Protest
ing inadequate police protection
after the wolves have done their
work is equally silly. However, an
aroused citizenry can accomplish
wonders, once it is aroused to the
point of ousting inefficient council
members. And that day, we pre
diet, isn’t so far distant as some of
the cocky city “fathers” might
imagine.
Low Average
San Francisco, a port town, has
an average of 26 policemen per
square mile, Seattle, a port town,
has an average of eight per square
mile. Draw your own conclusions.
Seattle should have at least 735
policemen to properly police the
city. It now has a mere 510. Again,
draw your own conclusions.
Chief Kirtley and Inspector Dench
are getting full cooperation from
their force. The men are giving
good service, will continue fo do
sBO. They bitterly resent the fact
that several of their members fell
by the wayside and are more deter
mined than ever to prevent a recur
rence of the things that besmirch
their good name and the good name
of the department.
~ KEEP THE PEANUT POLITI
CIANS AND CROOKED ATTOR
"NEYS AWAY FROM THE
POLICE FORCE AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WILL SOON
HAVE A POLICE FORCE OF
WHICH IT CAN BE JUSTLY
PROUD.
*When we have a case in court
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CARLS
MESSROOM
601 THIRD AVE.
SEATTLE.
THE VETERANS® HANGOUT
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Orville A. Rummell, prominent
Seattle veteran, was recently ap
pointed to a place on the Veterans’
Employment Commission of the
American Legion, according to State
Commander Walter C, Talbott,
The commission works in econ
junction with the national employ
meut committee, an eight-member
getup seeking justice in appoint
ment, retention and discharge of
World War veterans in all public
and private employment.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
I am PEACE and SAFETY, LAW
and ORDER, JUSTICE and HON
OR. If fighting is necessary to guar
antee these blessings to the people
of the United States of America, I
MUST FIGHT, My duties are pre
scribed, my obligations outlined,
my progress is arranged by CON
GRESS and the PRESIDENT, who
i 8 my commander in chief and from
whom I take my marching orders.
IDO NOT MAKE WARS. I have
no voice in the declaration of war,
but when the VOICE OF AMER
ICA speaks through Congress and
the Presideant, I MUST OBEY.
1 carry the FLAG on land and
seas; I carry it in the air and over
the waters, prepared or unprepared,
for I OBEY ORDERS.
I have seen my splendid legions,
the YOUTH OF AMERICA, armed
with the spirit of the crusader of
oid, animated by indomitable cour
age NEEDLESSLY SACRIFICED
in our own and foreign lands be
cause untrained, wunequipped and
unprepared they had to meet the
skilled veterans of the enemy.
I am ATTACKED, MALIGNED,
MISREPRESENTED, shorn of my
power and strength by those whom
I protect, my own people, more
weakened than by the enemy across
the sea. When venom and hatred
would overwhelm us, I dream of
past service rendered my people,
I see my battleships with flags
flying steaming into the harbors in
response to the 8. O. 8. of the
Missionary Soldiers of the Cross in
beleagued and war-torn countries.
I see my long-range guns making
a safe path for men, women and
children rushing to me for RE
FUGE and SAFETY.
I see my legions in the home
land, motoring, marching, flying to
help the refugees from storm and
flood, earthquake and fire, to bring
law and order, peace, safety, bread,
warmth and shelter to the needy
under the FLAG.
I see engineers solving the prob
lems of the world’s highways cross
ing swamps, passing the impass
able and conquering the unconquer
able.
I see my chemical service tight-‘
ing the invisible army of the de
stroyers of fruit and grain, the sus
tenance of my people. |
I see them bringing to light new
elements and creating new mater
ials, not only for pharmacology but
for the industrial advancement of
AMERICA and THE WORLD .
I see airmen evangels of peace,
progress and goodwill encircling
the globe,
I see my medical corps eliminat
ing scourges of tropical fevers and
other dread diseases which take
their terrible and mighty toll.
Yet, I see them passing through
the gates of death, seeking the
ELIXIR of LIFE for others, AND
YET, they call me “MILITARISM,
a BLOODY JUGGERNAUT devour
ing the innocents.”
But I know, “I AM NATIONAL
DEFENSE and I stand WAITING
AND WILLING TO SERVE.”
—Lucia Ramsey Maxwell.
and the people are sitting on the
jury, all we ask is that they DO
THEIR DUTY,” Chief Kirtley de
clared. “They shouldn’t let nentl-‘
ment sway their better judgment.‘
A criminal is a criminal, say what
you will, and not entitled to sym
pathy.”
There is no reason for the peo
ple of Seattle to be apprehensive
over the situation. Their police de
partment, IF LEFT ALONE, will
handle things fairly and honestly.
Later on, when certain inefficient,
publicity-seeking members of .the
council are relegated to the ash
\W and replaced by men sincerely
interested in the welfare of Seattle,
there will be a change for the bet
ter and the city will have enough
police officers to accord it the sec
tional protection the people de
‘mand. .
GRACE M. POTH
Multigraphic Shop
Typing Folding uc
909 Third Ave. ELiot 7082
DISABLED WAR HERO
FILES FOR OFFICE
OF CITY ATTORNEY
attle attorney, filed for the office of
corporation counsel of Seattle last
week and imme
diately started on
a whirlwind cam:
paign to carry his
message to the
people.
Fluent believes
a 4 radical change
is needed in the
office and feels
that his long
|years of legal Fluent
training and varied experiences ful
ly qualify him for the position
sought.
“Records of the corporaticn coun
sel indicate that he has won but
one-third of the cases handled by
him,” Fluent stated yesterday.
“That average is far too low, and
it I am elected I shall see that it
is increased an appreciable amount.
There is no reason why the office
shouldn’t win at least 50 per cent
of its cases.’.
He believes that efficiency in the
office is at a low ebb and that new
blood is essential to make of it the
functioning body people expect of
their city attorney. |
“l am opposed to special priv
ileges for big business and public
utilities,” he declared, “and my
one purpose shall be to see that
everyone gets a fair and impartial
break.”
Born in Butte, Montana, in 1896,
Fluent headed west in 1916 and
eventually landed in Seattle. He
liked the city. The city liked the
aggressive young chap. So he de
cided to stay.
He returned to Butte in 1917,
just in time to get inoculated with
war fever germs. He decided to
help President Wilson restore peace
to a weary world and signed on.
He was sent to Camp Lewis for a
few months, then on to Camp Mills,
Long Island. There he hooked up
with 163rd Infantry, 41st Division,
and was sent overseas on the Levi
athan, landing in England on Christ
mas, 1917,
Wounded In Action
At Bordeaux, the outfit was used
as a replacement unit and Fluent
found himself attached to the 32nd
Division. After three months guard
duty near Bordeaux, the division
went into Alsace-Lorraine for a
time and then on to Chateau-Thi
erry. Here Fluent was gassed, but
recovered in time to rejoin his com
pany for the Soissons drive during
the latter part of August, 1918. On
August 30, 1918, a machine gun
bullet connected with his thigh and
he went to the hospital for some
nine months.
Discharged at Letterman General
Hospital in San Francisco, Fluent
attended summer sessions at the
University of California for one
term and then came north to enter
the University of Washington Law
School. He graduated in 1922 and
was admitted to the bar the same
year. He has practiced law in Se
attle since that time.
Fluent has always been active in
veteran affairs. He prosecuted a
number of war risk insurance cases
for disabled veterans and recovered
approximately $200,000 in war risk
and compensation claims for them.
Well Known
His attitude on veterans’ prefer
ence is well and favorably known
throughout the Northwest. He has
consistently fought to see that vet
eran preference clauses are ob
served in the various federal, state,
and county contracts.
Fluent is past state judge advo
cate of the Disabled American Vet
erans and past state commander of
the Military Order of Purple Heart.
He is also a member of Seattle
Post No. 1, American Legion, Voi
ture 75 of the 40 et 8, and Roose
velt Post No, 24, Veterans of For
eign Wars. His other associations
include the Masons, Scottish Rites,
Shrine and-Moose.
Politically he is a member of the
Young Men's Democratic Club,
Roosevelt Men’s Democratic Club,
35th District Democratic Ciub, Vet
erans’ Democratic Club, and vice
president of the King County Demo
cratic Club. He is also a member
of the Poggle Club.
W, oris iy
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THE VETERANS' REVIEW
j“’ me M( 'W' T
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in my squad and, following my
usual custom, picked only the fin
est looking plantations to investi
gate.
We came across one where con
ditions seemed just right. Dismount
ing, we tied our horses to the fence
1 told the boys not to forget
that they were gentlemen as well
as soldiers while foraging around.
In my squad was a man we called
“Big Charley”—a huge hulk of a
trooper weighing close to 240
pounds and riding the biggest horse
in the company. Without a doubt,
Charley was one of the best for
agers in the Union army, He could
smell a smoked meat cache ten
miles away,
Charley Moves
Charley got the lead on me and
started in through the front door
of the plantation house, And as he
started in, a dog started out—one
of the fiercest looking bulldogs I
have ever seen, Charley took to the
highest place on the porch he could
find and then yelled for me. I hur
ried around the corner of the house
just in time to keep him from
shooting the dog.
“Put up that gun!” I ordered.
“I'll take care of the dog.”
Dogs had always been my friends
and I had yet to meet one I could
n’t conquor with kind words. While
Charley was roosting on his perch,
the lady of the house came to the
door and begged us not to lhoot‘
the dog. 2
“Lady, tell me the dog’s name
and I'll save his life,” I replied.
“His name is Traveler.”
“Trav, for short?” ‘
“Yes.” |
I looked down at Trav—and Trav
looked up at me. His underjaw
shot out about a yard and was filled
with the most beautiful teeth I had
‘ever geen in a dog’s mouth.
| “Trav, you're a good dog,” I said,
}Just to start a conversation.
Trav never blinked an eye. Just
looked.
“Give me your paw, Trav. You're
a good dog, etc., ete., ete.”
1 finally detected a feeble wag of
Trav’s tail and then I' knew the
‘battle was over.
I glanced up at Charley. “Come
on down and get going on your
foraging,” I told him.
“Thieves,” She Said
- We resumed operations. After
about an hour I called the troopers
together again. They were scat
tered everywhere on the plantation.
Three of them
had entered the
house through the
kitchen and had
helped themselves
to canned fruit
and everything
else that was
sweet. The lady
of the house beg
ged me to protect
her from such
“thieves,” as she
called them.
In the meantime, Dall Avey
Charley had been In Actlon
snooping around and located the
smoked meat cache. They had dug
a hole in the ground, placed the
meat on straw in the hole and then
carefully concealed it with boards,
the top of which had been covered
with earth.
I always tried to protect women
and children as we traveled through
the South. It wasn’'t their fault
that a war was on and that their
relatives wore gray uniforms. When
sickness or misfortune befell our
soldiers, or after an engagement,
it was those same ladies of the
South who befriended us in our
hour of need.
Eventually we reached Memphis
and were given new mounts. But
that brings me to my next story:
| “Exit Mule—Enter Horse”
GETS BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A native
born Japanese, who is a veteran of
America’s armed forces in the
World War, is credited with the
recent success of the Nye-Lea bill
adopted by Congress which granted
American citizenship to approxi
nately 500 Orientals who servod‘
honorably in America’s armed
forces during the World War. The
man is Tokutaro N. (Tokie) Slo
cum, a member of Falls City Post
No. 1834, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Huge Sum Paid
For Pensions
Gl
WASHINGTON-—~SBince 1790 the
United States has disbursed for
pensions and compensations a total
of $12,185,682,762.97.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, veterans’
administrator, so advised a House
appropriations subcommittee in a
report.which was recently issued.
Hines said pensions or compen
sations are now being paid to 857,
429 veterans and their dependents
of six wars in which United States
troops have engaged. Of this total
601,750 are living veterans and 255,
679 dependents,
; War of 1812
Four dependents of the war of
1812 are still on the pension rolls.
No veterans of the Mexican War
are listed but 282 of their depend
ents are receiving government
funds.
Hines cited the follo'ving figures
on other war veterans: Civil War,
12,150 living veterans, 96,915 de
pendents, 109,065 total; Spanish-
American War, 178,245 living vet
‘erans, 42,981 dependents, 221,226
total; World War (war time), 376,
756 living veterans, 104,446 depend
ents, 481,202 total; World War
(peace-time), 30,808 living veterans,
7,298 dependents, 38,106 total.
DID YOU KNOW THAT
j Debonair and dapper county as
sessor is a number one topside gal
low dance promoter?
He recently promoted a benefit
dance for the wives of two police
men killed in action?
He sudenly cancelled the dance
and started refunding money to
ticket purchasers?
Chief Walter B, Kirtley took 1,000
tickets, sold most of them, and then
Misener’s will o' the wisp decision
put the chief and his men on the
spot?
Misener threatened to sue the
chief unless the chief “kicked in”
with the money and tickets in his
possession?
The fine, Italian hand of Rudy
Block, secretary to Hizzoner, ap
peared in the picture and that—
The whole affair left a bad
" taste in the mouths of people
who purchased tickets in good
faith?
ELECTION YEAR
Editor, The Star: Several
prominent senators in Washing
ton, D. C, are predicting that
the soldiers’ bonus bill will be
passed by congress this session.
This is election year and the war
veterans sure have a lot ol votes.
1t is too bad that the old folks
haven’t a sensible old age pen
sion plan to put before Congress
this year. They might get a
break, too.
% L. W, SOULE,
Route 2, Box 307, Tacoma.
--Seattle Star
Roy Misener
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DID YOU ENOW THAT
B. GRAY WARNER
young criminal trial deputy in Se
attle since January 1935 is a native
of Newark, N. J? »
'« He practiced law in Chicago, af
ter being educated at Northwestern
University, Beloit College, and Chi
‘mo-Kent College of Law? |
~ He identifies himself as a Pro
gressive Democrat and has been
particularly active in party affairs
in King County?
He was first president of the
Eastside Progressive Democratic
Club? :
He was formerly a member of
the law firm of Henry, Warner and
Pierce, and was associated with
Congressman Marion A. Zioncheck
and Judge Wm. R. Bell?
He was married to Eliza Turell
Stewart of Mississippi in 1927 and
they came west the following year?
He still keeps up his interests in
Northwestern University and is past
president of the Northwestern Uni
versity Alumni Association of Se
attle?
He is a former associate of Pat
Lindsey, the “Yodeling Mick,” now
supposedly on the high seas be
tween here and Alaska?
He helped Pat form the Happy
Days Democratic Club and that Pat
let Ray Smyser steal the club away
from him?
He enjoys the reputation of be
ing a shrewd lawyer and that the
underworld would rather face al
most any other deputy prosecutor
than Warner?
He is a likeable chap, albeii one’s
first impression is apt to be the
reverse?
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War Hero Is Dead
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Edward
Kirsch, 45 years old, of Boonville,
Ind., a member of the battery that
fired the first United States shell
in France in the World War, died
here recently.
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BUSINESS AND LABOR . . . .
On ene fact at least, you find the Busi
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the thoughtful citizen:
“No factor is more vital to the wel
fare of Seattle business and labor
than Seattle's waterfront commerce.
On port activity all payrolls large
ly depend, directly or indireectly.”
Seattle's cooperation, swinging behind
Your Port's aggressive program of
trade dévelopment this year, has pro
duced factual results clearly manifest
on its outstanding record of improve
ment (among the best of all American
ports in 1935). Already it demonstrates
the natural influence of port commerce
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SMITH M. WILSON, Vice President
J. A. EARLEY, Secretary
COL. W. C. BICKFORD, General Man
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