The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 18, 1918, Page 6

it up against the Garbage trust. Gosh! | PAGE 6 THE SEATTLE STAR Unies st. ch Ave, Near MEMBER OF SCRIPTS NORTHWEST LEAGUE © Telenraph News Service of the United - aor te & the Postoffice at 99, atthe Poste Entered as Second-Class Matter May 8 Seattle, Wash. under the Act By Ont of city, kde per month; & months, $1.50; 6 year, $5.00, In the State of Washington. Outaide the month, $4.50 for ¢ months, or $9.00 per year, By carrier, eity, cue Sook iliac —_ Published Daily by Tee Star Pul Ce, Phone Male 600. Mrivete!| q exchange connecting all departments. e : : The New Americanism Are you an American? This is not a question of geography, chology. The term American has a deeper meaning now. stands for something more than it did two years ago. One of the biggest things that the war has done for this country has been the awakening of a new National but of psy- It Penn the splendid qualities that have asserted themselves so strikingly in these recent months were inherent, tho dormant, in the American character from the days of the} Pilgrim fathers. They needed the present crisis to call) them forth. 3 m The old type of Americanism was conspicuously indi- vidualistic, perhaps a little tainted with selfishness. The ical American sure knew how to take care of “number one.” None better! Today Americanism is the loftiest expression of prac- idealism to be found in any country on the face of e earth. : The true American has become the prince of altruists. The whole nation is on fire with a passion of service and sacrifice. 3 } The spirit of the new America that the war is creating ‘was finely expressed by Chas. M. Schwab, the other day, When he said, “The aristocracy of the future will not be the aristocracy of wealth or of birth, but of men who serve, who do things for their country and their fellowmen.” _ ‘The immediate, challenging opportunity for every true American to do something for his country and his fellow- men is to strain his resources to the limit in responding to the clarion call that America is now making. The man who, out of his surplus means, buys bonds for cash has not reached his limit. The patriotic citizen} will be ready to dedicate to his country the fruits of future as well as of past sacrifices. - The farmeret complexion of deep red and brown is now a favorite with London women and the latest face powder is reported to have a brick red tinge. Sooty streaks to emulate the munitionet are not yet popular. Telephone Waste The scandalous telephone service that the long-suffer- ing citizens of Seattle have had to put up with for some time past is not only a serious handicap to business men and an intolerable inconvenience to the people in general, - but it also hampers some of the most important government ts. Only the other day the criminal branch of the sheriff's Office had occasion to get into communication by telephone with the deputies in Tacoma. It was literally hours—in fact they could have made at least two round trips in an automobile to the neighboring city—before they were able to get connections. It does not take a very fertile imagina- tion to appreciate the serious consequences that might be involved in such a delay as this. The Star does not blame the central girls for this wretched service. There is no doubt that they are working under a severe strain. In fact, we are informed by one _ chief operator.that almost every day one or more of the _ girls is carried out of her room in a faint, and that many of them become nervous wrecks after only a few months ¢ cy it states that thi ir informant s' at owing to the trying condi- tions and the unsatisfactory wages, the best operators have been gradually dropping out of the service and the ex- changes have to get along with inexperienced, insufficient and inefficient help. Tt is squarely up to the management to remedy these conditions. ° ° ° This Day in History “Seward's Folly,” the purchase of Alaska from Russia} ‘on October 18, 1867, for the sum of $7,200,000, has proved! to be one of the most profitable bargains that any nation! ever made. The annual supply of fish that comes from the} northland, to say nothing of the great mineral resources, more than pays the whole initial cost of the territory. Owing to the ban on public meetings, the usual ban- et in celebration of this anniversary cannot be held at e Arctic club, but “sourdoughs,” wherever they meet, and -there are thousands of them in Seattle at present, will re- omer the day and take off their hats to old William H. Here it appears that the Breweries trust has been owning Washington papers, when we'd been charging it Ought to Be Booted Oh, dear! Maybe the kaiser is going to perpetrate an- other real mean thing, by abdicating. He’s one fellow hold- tng a job whom we want to see kicked out. We would hate to see the world afflicted by Wm. Hohen- wllern as the most heroic, weepingest martyr in history. ut, he’ll refute the world’s estimate of him, if he quits fore being booted out. Prompt compliance with President Wilson's insist- ence that Hun troops be removed from allied countries seems indicated in the retrograde movement on the | STARSHELLS | OUR NEW SIGNALS One honk—D-x reports on the not afford the tuition, Can you di condition of his suspenders. rect me to a college where special A honkle~The Charity ball will MENACE TO THEATRES Sas are made for girls in be o yi joament? po over at exactly 12 midnight. Dear Miss Grey; I am going to ask you to publish a litte article in The state universities Jeot—A Ford with the Spin-| your paper in regard to careless people who not only drop chewing gum ON} no tuition to pupils fro terfas have quit giving toothpicks Tree. A honklet, a toot and a highball— A Joyride (as it used to be), + eee When dining out in public, it ts considered bad form for a gentle man, at the conclusion of the meal, to use the finger bow! as a means for cleansing his soiled celluloid collar, eee IN It British aristocracy is certainly deep in the war. According to De THE SEATILE STAR—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1918. ARMY OF GUM CHEWERS the floor of the theatres, but also on the seats, state, But in this case the it An we all know, the theatres are very dark during a performance, It of board might be too ¢ has become quite a nuisance to find yournelf glued to your chair, after the Many girls work their show thru college, There in alw I am not the only one who has suffered in this reapect, as I heard &! 4 way for the girl who ls de man remark about it the other day, inform the next party who Occupied the eat he just left, upon which was & big wad of gum daughter had a good pair of shoes all stuck up with gum. asking about this 1 may save some other people. going thru a similar ex perience. man friend who has had the finest kind of home training | understands so well what 4 young | man or girl should do, I do not want to make any mistake. } te this ling and I wish to give bim a little itt. jae off and I know he ts» going to give me something. lexpenaive gift What suggest Highest Structures ambition to go to college, but I can He happened to be kind enough tol juined to win an education, Summer Friend Overlooks Courtesy Dear Mias Grey: This summer 4 girl friend of mine visited me for | three weeks, I entertained her th best I could, and I am sure a@ better tine than she te a ed to, I have never wince, tho she keeps up a rey correspondence with some boys I had a velvet skirt ruined, a short while ago, and one night my It is very annoying to have things like this happen, but I hope by EXASPERATED. This is a most disgusting habit, I am glad you mention it Every person ought to think of others, Chewing gum is a dis agreeable thing anyway. People who do it might at least have the decency to throw the gum where it could not offend others. Give Him Book The two highest structures in |met here, Is she treating me po Of War Verse the world are the Eiffel Tower, | tjtely, or am I too old fashioned, or | which is 934 feet high, the | go 1 ‘expect too much? L Dear Miss Grey: T have @ youn®) Woolworth building New No, Courtesy demands that York city, which is 750 feet. Care of the Hair After Iliness Dear Mies Grey: I bave just re covered from « serious illness and while in the hospital my hair be jcame so badly matted that I have | been unable, so far, to get it un | tangled. Can you suggest a way! CLARA. The following method is suc | coasful, but must be applied by & second person. You cannot do it well alone. Saturate the halr with vaseline, a small por tion at a Ume. Then comb the strands out. It is a tedious process, but the only one known to prevent much breaking of the & letter of appreciation be sent | to the hostess immediately after a visit. | Because he My question ~ | Hie birthday ts approach- In western Persia are white camels not more than five high, He has given me only flowers, Rut my birthday ts not far yet I think he expects I will give him a present, too, altho I would not think of giving him an!| would you | LOI, A volume of recent war verne makes an admirable gift World's Two TAILORING CO. Headquarters for Suits, Coats and " Dear Miss Grey: I have heard t's “Peerage,” there have been hair, e Killed’ one member of the. royal | thet there lee buflding in New| — One-Piece Dresses fet at pecra, B1 baroneta, i1| York higher than the Eitfel Tower. | 4mbitious Girl Secks knights, 562 compantons of orders of knighthood, 149 sons of peers, 135 sons of baronets, 208 sons of knights, 150 heirs to hereditary | titles. And this is only up to January, 1918. Think of the succes sions to English titles that have changed.—Ladies’ Home Journal oe A REJECTED MEAL Tramp— Kind Indy, would yer please give a pore mana bite to eat? The Lady—What! You here again? 1 will call my husband im. mediately. Tramp—Excuse me, lady, but I ain't no cannibal. I bid yer good day. cee ABDICATED Her hair was her “crown of glory”— But when ahe became hia bride He found ‘twas her nightly custom To lay her crown aside. eee PARADIGE LOST When we had— Collars two for a quarter, $18.50 sults, Two-bit haireuts, Gasoline ie per ral. Cigarets 20 for 150, Shoes $5 4 pair, Meal and tip at 40c, $30 a month rent, Sat. night $1.25 market basket. 15c movie shows, 6 for 250 grocery bargains, Se loaf of bread, 25 brooms, And loose change In the pocket. Editor's Mail Seattle shipyard workers want the public to understand that they are not Liberty Bond slackers. “Ninety-nine per cent of the men in the shipyards are true and loyal and desire to do all they can to help win he war,” writes L. Trus- cott, in a letter to the editor of The Star, “and we are trying to! kick the other one ‘per cent out. | We are ashamed of them, as you! would be There are a few who! have listened to some of the ‘one per cent’ and altho they are able to buy bonds, they think they have a grievance. “But the real reason shipyard workers aren't buying bonds as heavily as they did before in be- cause they haven't the money. Rents have doubled and the price of food and clothing advaneed by leaps and bounds. I'm not kicking for myself. I have a mechanic's rating. But I 4o feel Mke kicking for the helpers and common labor- ers. I know some of their family secrets. “I was a missione worker In this city for some time. The men tn the shipyards are willing to give all they can. I can prove it. Wo have sons and brothers In the ser- vice.” Another letter from an unsigned shipyard worker says “$4-a-day shipyard workers are buying more bonds than the fellows who blow their own horns.” Editor The Star: I notice the local traction company haa been ex western front. If a woman wants a drink in Chicago let her step up to the bar and get it, says the vice commission. That's certainly putting them on an equal basis with men. End runs, dashes and tackles—war is much like football—but the Yankees are making their gains "By miles instead of yards in the big game. f poy dealers pont @ serious shortage of turkeys ‘or nkagiving. . 8e obtainable will hav flavor of 10-dollar bills! fine. 3 The prince-chancellor to Wilson: “Paz vobi cum.” Wilson to the long list of former German chan. tensively advertising its great bene. fits to the state (during the past week). One paragraph of the ad shows all the money it has paid to its employes in 1917. By this means they evidently intend to crente a sympathetic feeling from the public. If, however, one will realize what the individual scale of wages shows, it will prove that if the public were to ride in proportion to the salaries, we could ride for 3 cents instead of 5 cents. They state that they employed 3,580 people, to whom they paid $3,587,691.87 in 1917, This amount looks big but it really shows an average of $1,077.56 per year, or giving the average employe the enormous salary of $89.71 per cellors: “Maz vobiscum.” Rumania wants a new deal on the Dobrudja - tion, says a Vienna dispatch. And not with "stacked cards, either, “Crisis Scented in Turkey,” say the headlines, That's diplomatic phraseology for Pd awful emell.” Flu closed the movies, Now we'll have of that “dear old fireside” stuff. saben si This Means You- -Buy LIBERTY BONDS month. If the higher ups, who do nothing but dictate, were to cut their own salaries down in proportion to the workers, the employes could get a good living wage and the company make bigger dividends than ever on a Scent fare, IT hope this will be published tn time for the adjustment meeting. Yours truly, WORKER, eee HOW TO TREAT BILL Fditor The Star: What to do with the kaiser? | Bring him to Seattle where the| food and rent hogs can get a chance at him and he will think twice be- fore starting anotber war. { Is this true, and what is its name? STUDENT. You have been misinformed. 425 Union Street College Education Dear Miss Grey: I have a great CORK TIP EGYPTIAN Listen, People!— If you are not fully satisfied after smoking half the box, return the balance to 37 Drumm Street,San Francisco, and receive in exchange a THRIFT STAMP. Who takes the risk?—The Quality of Old Egypt!! Mir thanct Coon fooy 4 Corporation “The Wonder of feet | } CONFESSIONS WAR BRI PiIvvinTu —— ‘0 one ever dinobeys Dr, Certeis, I am wure in genture wllenced the excitement caused by our arrival at the “Mansion Mra. Chapin fixed | _ 1 BECOME A FINANCIER | that I must not excite inynelt by tale BY WAY OF LIBEKTY ing her a thing! : BONDS. In the ng, she brought my wo — ” d «from Bob! A note + one from Moth Lorimer saying they were detained da er | order to get an an er © t oul n i 4 superlative polm ouldn't I flutter hep Te it was, noted swift action on my part in an unexpected Some persons there's stid a char an,” berty Bor she wrote, “but t rome women regard’ these I have seen those w make the same sent, mental ap Nor their men t man the awl SOLDIER the war Wives and mothers give im, Martha gave her your men will not come back—bup with these dollars the government i» « for sift. It conts a little welfdenial to pay for luxuries the less—but they are simply an inv ack with interest. And the more of these bonds |, Berson pounessen after the war, the more he will congratulate him the which wil « give my tirade. It was induced by a woman I have just talkeg ‘ she bought a bond she would have to weap She felt so sorry for herself—until I com. Lond is a# good a8 @ savings account—then she to be financiers instead of spenders, and § You should see some who have learned it bunch of bonds of previous issues as well ag have acquired the business ability every mod, they love to show off their W. 8. 8. It proves the ern woman should have.” And then | sat down at the phone—Certels has a special line to the station—and wired Chrys to buy five $100 bonds for me. I was using one haif the sum Daddy Lorimer gave me for a layette. Could # war baby have @ more appropriate gift? Then 1 counted over my other resources: I had $11.17 in @ savings bank, all that remained of money I had earned myself before my marriage; tructed Chrys to buy me a $50 bond on the installment plan. If her Lorimer is willing, I am going to work for the money to pay for (hat bond. It is Just @ queer litte patriotic whim I have. Here begins my first independent financial transaction, but I am re solved to be @ thrifty little bond buyer from now on. (To be continued.) CIGARETTES the Age.”