The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 12, 1919, Page 6

The Seattle Star. months, it of of Oe iene im the per month; 6 months, '$ year, $5.00, te of Washington,’ Outside the state, Per month, $4.60 for 6 months, or $9.00 Year, By carrier, city, 120 per week. A Matter of Public Concern ] When the influenza epidemic was at its worst in this considerable effort was put forth in “fighting the But no one, not even the most learned of our physi- got intimately acquainted with the flu germ. More guessing was done along preventive lines and in treatment of patients. The result: 500,000 deaths! : Influenza rages in autumn, winter and early spring. Another epidemic may come with cooler weather, An- WILL come some time—if we have not learned how mt its coming. ‘To prevent its coming we must ly the subject more thoroly than we were able to do| lle stricken with the dread disease. And the best time do this studying is NOW. A Ss a delay may harvest another 500,000 deaths, American Medical association has asked congress bute $1,500,000 to an investigation of the influenza in an attempt to determine its cause and to isolate luenza germ. : is but a cent and a half from each person in the Is there ANY person not willing to give that) d ending the influenza danger for all time? gress immediately should appropriate the million) half, and direct the United States public health ser-| begin its investigation in conjunction with the n Medical association and to continue this highly, fant work until the germ has been found and its! ds of attack analyzed. Preventive and curative cam-| is then may be more intelligently planned, and will be) successful than were our efforts during the course | last epidemic. | To do this, and to do it quickly, is a matter of public | and therefore, it is a matter of public financing. | Gen. McHale says that Private Gaffney is the sec- bravest man in the army because he captured 80 ~The bravest men in the army were those who the worst scared and went forward in spite of it. Climate and Divorce orth Carolina has the best record of any state in! on in the matter of divorce. In 6 out of its 102) there were no divorces in a year. In only one , Transylvania, did the total exceed the average for United States, which is 112 per 100,000 of popula- ‘The rate for the whole of North Carolina is 31 or $6 per cent of the nation’s average. A-captious person. might insist that South Carolina’s ds better as there were no divorces there, but the is that divorce is impossible there owing to the there are no divorce laws. northern states show far more divorces than those e South. There are two explanations. One is that in th divorce is not considered so lightly by the whites in the North, the social lines being more tightly an offender guilty of violating the w and the other being that among the blacks, a large part of the ion, divorce is too ® the easier way’ is to the marriage off and rr there is merit in the statement that there is s.of chastity in warm climates than in cold is open to : as the official records go, there are ita in northern Europe than southern northern states of the United States e Pacific fleet will sail next month, but we are od whether it will occupy Britain’s part of ocean, or Japan’s part. Credit for the Flag n American schools for a century or more the youth land has been told that Betsy Ross was the mother, cer of “Old Glory.” In Philadelphia the Betsy Ross ne is a shrine. Now it comes out that Betsy played only a small part, in the creation of the Star Spangled d Hopkinson, great grandson of Francis Hopkin- oe Why Men Rush Out and Walk Rapidly —By McKee. BY THE WAY—NOW THAT IT's Too. LATE — DID you THINK TO'LAY IN A SMALL STOCK OF LIQUORS AGAINST THE DROUGHT ? Wo, OF COURSE You hk You NEVER CAN TELL WHAT NECESSITY MAY ARISE. IT'S AN INEXCUSABLE OVERSIGHT! NOT, A BOTTLE tv THE CELLAR NONSENSE! 17 MEANS NOTHING IN OUR YOUNG LIVES HIST! “SUPPOSE You TIPTOE UP TO THE ATTIC AND TAKE A peek! YOu'LL FIND A COUPLA Cases OF BOTTLED GOODS — LI'L SURPRISE — A SMALL BUT cnorce ASSORTMENT) ‘The’ only dog which doesn’t furnish a roosting place for every flea in the neighborhood is the dog- fish, 0 BBE Charles Mason, Washington, D C., has been sen- tenced to spend one year in prison for stealing $12, And the war department, also Washington, D. C., has sold $22,000,000 worth of airplanes back to their makers for $2,900,000. eee ‘The labor world ts all het up over the One Rig Union idea. But any bridegroom can tell you the One Big Union, of which he is the lesser half, isn't anything to worry over. eee THE JULY VERSION He had climbed on the outside of 1 chocolate | frappe, 1 nut sundae, 2 cherry sodas, 1 banana split, 2 strawberry sodas, 1 malted milk, 1 pineapple so— When in rushes his little daughter, wearing her last week's silk dress and a hat she had already had on twice (think of the poverty in that home!). The fountain flies hung their heads in shame. Some of ‘em slinked out the back door. They, too, had homes neglected, wives who had nothing but a last year’s limousine to ride around in. Suste spoke! Anxiously she gazed up into the face of her father: “Father, dear father, come home with me now.” eee THE HORNINGIN AUTOPEST Not all the flat tires are on the auto wheels, of ‘em sit in back of the steering wheel. And the Some a out that the acts of the Continental Congress : records in Washington establish the fact that Hopkinson, at the request of congress, designed the and Betsy merely acted the part of a seamstress. “The statement of Mr. Hopkinson is confirmed by Dean a? Hobson Quinn of the University of Pennsylvania. Francis Hopkinson was one of the foremost poets,| n musicians and writers of revolutionary days, It way s has been a puzzle how Betsy Ross, who was not oted for originality, ever designed such a beautiful thing ‘the American flag, undoubtedly the most beautiful of i national emblems. a * The Hopkinson explanation is clear and convincing but is doubtful whether the American people ever will be, ned away from attributing to the renowned Betsy ly all the credit for the flag. cti The reason the dove of peace can't find a place for her foot in Mexico is because the oil interests make it ry. ‘At that, the way the graduates settled world prob- lems was about as rational as some of the solutions of- fered by statesmen. Congressman Fordney informs us that the luxury tax ip paid by the consumer. Does he know of a tax that isn’t? , A glorious democracy is a country in which each citizen thinks he could run the government better than the bone-heads who are on the job. Since his crushing defeat, the Hun has experienced @ great change in all things except in spirit, in heart and in fact. Uncle Sam has a third of the world’s gold, half of the world’s coal, and an even greater proportion of its common honesty. At this rate we shall soon be keeping our cash in kitchen safe and our eats in the office safe. In international politics, an unfriendly act is some- | by a nation we can lick. | A Harvard professor has written an article for the flattest of the flat is the auto pest with the two + cylinder think — engine that hits on one, the yap that | works the horn | ingin gag with hi his gas gondola. Never stays in line with the | other® buzz bug- | gies on the ave. | IN FRONT OF THAT GUY UP AHEAD nue. When the traffic general} hoists the stop} palm, this bird |mooches along the sidelines, alming a limber eye for | space to horn in ahead of the rest so he'll be that much closer for the go thumb. On the hop he never follows the procession, Always has his hoof on the pedal ready to duck out and crowd in front of the other chuggers. Too bad all the leftover hand gren- ades are to be made into kid banks! eee It has been suggested that someone start the Anti- | Raisin League, eee Until 1919 July was chiefly noted for its Fourth. eee JOHN ADAMS HAD HIS OW DAYS: “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most |memorable epoch in the history of America,” John wrote to his wife. That happened to be the days the 13 colonies decided to independ of Gt. Britain,| signing the declaration two days later. | eee And if it hadn't been for the Fifth of July the | world would never have known “a sucker is born every minute,” for it was that day (1810) Phineas 'r.| Barnum came to make circuses what they are, cee | Bill Bryan chose the Tenth of July (1896) to make the “cross of golds a “16 to 1” shot. eee | And the American Marines picked July 15, 1918, to stop the Huns at Chateau-Thierry. ° WEA ABOUT JULY . On July 19 (1848) first woman suffrage convention was held at Seneca Falls, N. Y, eee Journal of the American Medical Association, explain- ing why a man gets thirsty, Most of those we've bumped into have been thirsty principally because they couldn't get it, se New York hotel owners have decided to make every effort to keep adventurers out of their hotels. We _ When the meek inherit a fortune, they soon learn to speak of the lower class and the impudence of servants. take it that their dining rooms are to be operated on the serveself plan, EVERYBODY ELSE IN- VESTED IN A SUPPLY. YOUILL WISH You HAD— WE MAY HAVE SICKNESS, AND WE) OCCASIONALLY ERTERTAIN WHY SHOULD) | I? WHAT po wet WANT WITH THE STUFF? AND you CALL. YOURSELF A Goop PROVIDER! THINK OF EVERY THING IT'S. EXTREMELY GRATIFYING TO LEARN THAT I'M MARRIED TO A DIPSOMANIAC! Tomorrow , N the 13th of July, in 1568, Queen Elizabeth im: prisoned Mary Queen of Scots in the castle of Bolton. On the 13th of July, in 1637, a battle with the Pequot Indians took place near Fairfield, Conn. in which that formidable tribe was exterminated. In 1677, on the 13th of July, William Berkeley, gov- ernor of Virginia, dled in England after having ad- ministered the office for 40 years. He had been a bigoted and revengeful executive, caring little for the welfare of the colony. On the 13th of July, in 1793, Jean Paul Marat, a notorious leader of the FYench Revolution, was as- sassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday. At the outbreak of the revolution Marat was a veterinary of no education. In a few months he became one of the most important leaders in the Reign of Terror. In 1863, on the 13th of July, the civil war draft riots commeneed in New York City. The rioting continued for four days and nights. One thousand persons were killed and millions of dollars’ worth of property was destroyed. The conscription acts of the civil war compelled all men chosen by lot from the list of eligible citizens to serve as soldiers unless reg ularly excused, Any man chosen might, however, hire a substitute for $300 and thus exempt himself from service. This regulation was the main cause ‘for the riots, as it unjustly diseriminated against the poor. ‘The riots were suppressed and the Union armies were almost wholly recruited by conscription. In 1787, on the 13th of July, congress passed the first act providing for the government of territory outside the original 13 colonies. This act was called “an ordinance for the government of the western ter- ritory,” and under it the northwestern territory was organized. The Merry-Go-Round BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE Have you ever seen tots on @ merry-go-round, And some rode it merrily, very, And some were as sober as if they had found ‘That a merry-go-round tsn’t merry! Looking at life, I am willing to say That people go riding it much the same way. Breakfastand-dinner-and-suppér-and-bed Is the merry.go-round of the day, And some ride in the round in a spirit of dread And some in a spirit of play. Some rise with a shout and go singing to rest And some say the merry-go-round is a pest. ‘The music grinds out of the merry-go-round As a dance or a dirge, or a croon, For ‘tis more of a feeling and less of a sound, As the rider interprets the tune. Some say it reminds them of primitive joys And some think it merely a hideous noise. Birth, breath and burying, so runs the wheel And so runs it wobbly or well, And whether a treadmill or automobile, Or whether a gay carousel, Depends not so much on the wheel as it glides As it does on the soul of the rider who rides. (Copyright, 1919, N. B. A.) “WAR ON DISEASE A WAR ON SIN| —_—- BY THE REV, CHARLES STELZLE (Staff Writer on Religious Topics for The Star) Porters announcing that “the government has de- clared war on vice diseases” are displayed in conspic- uous places thruout the country. And it's a wholesome thing that these horrible dis. eases are to be attacked by a reliable, unselfish agency rather than by a fake commercial enterprise. There's no doubt that Uncle Sam will greatly reduce the suffering due to the immorality of both men and women, But there's a limit to what the government may do. It may establish ever so fine a clinic or dispensary, and furnish the most competent physicians available, | but vice disease will never be conquered until menand| women have learned to conquer themselves. In the final analysis, the war on vice disease is a war on sin—and sin cannot be conquered by whole: | sale—it is an individual matter, There's a point where science halts—it's the place where the will of man is arrayed against the will of God—and here even God is helpless unless man is made On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise WHERE IS THE COOK? BY DR. FRANK CRANE (Copyright, 1919, by Frank Crane) The other day I picked up the Sunday | only four human creatures that wanted to ' cook! |Newspaper and just for greens counted the |Want Ad columns. There were 88 columns jof Help Wanted advertisements in this par jticular sheet, and only Wanted. Parenthesis: Where is that Army of the Unemployed? What has become of those |processions of people marching the streets, |sleeping in the churches, and reminding us \that every Human Being has a right to ‘a job? Haven’t the Laboring Men now got |this country about where they want it? No Lockouts nowadays. Only Strikes. Isn’t this the Millennium? Note: A man got a job as a carpenter in a shipyard during the war. He knew noth- ing about carpentry, but the friend who got him the place said: “That’s all right. You don’t have to know anything. |pick up a board from one pile of lumber, \take it over to another, rest a while, and |then take it back.” He followed instruc- tions. At the end of the week he drew his pay, $8 a day. The next week he noticed a man following him about as he toted his board. This alarmed him. He suspected he was being watched and would be discharged. | | At last in desperation he accosted the man. \“Say, what are you following me around for?” | who Iam [""t you?” he asked. “Why, don’t you know 2” returned the man. “No. Who “Why, I’m your Assistant.” But, to return to our mutton. In these eight columns of Situations Wanted there were only four applications for a place as | Cook! Pause. Lay down this paper and think! Among all the millions of the metropolis O. B. Joyful Just | eight Situations | The consumption of food is an absolute necessity. It is even more important, for | it is a luxury. ¥ One would suppose that cooking would attract the supremest skill. But one would be wrong. It does not. It is about the poorest, punkest business in the known world. It is badly done. And by people mostly that hate it. It seems, from my acquaintance, that |an average of nine women out of eight Why | jaren’t the Proletariat hymning praises? | | | formly bad. detest the kitchen. A cook is looked down upon. She ough! to be on a*pedestal and looked up to. She ought to get high enough wages so that the swarm of girls who now go in for tending shop, typewriting, and school teaching, would turn to Housekeeping, which is the Noblest, Grandest, and Most Needed Business on earth. In New York City I have eaten at scores of hotels and restaurants. They are uni- The food is ill cooked and high priced. The service is irritating. And it makes little difference whether it is a cheap lunch counter or a fashionable ‘rob ber’s nest. All bad. With two or three exceptions. } Why, Oh, why, doesn’t anybody want to cook any more? ; I am not ashamed to say that I look upot eating as a serious and important function, and have little patience with them that affect to despise it. a I agree with Dr. Johnson, who said: “E look upon it ‘that he who does not ming his belly will hardly mind anything else, Where is the cook? A Discusses History, League of Indignation, and the Doughnut Coiffure That Has Attracted Women BY 0. B. JOYFUL THE STARS AND STRIPES really had three birth: days. The 14th of June is merely one of them. It is, however, the first of the three, and therefore, the most important. Congress took three guesses at arranging the flag. First, June 14, 1777, dear old congress said, “Let there be a star and a stripe for each of the states.” And so it was--13 stars and 13 stripes. Dear old con- gress didn't even dream of there coming a day when there'd be more states. Now isn't that just like congress? CONGRESS CANNOT SEE farther than ite own nose, and when it forgets its spectacles the range of congressional vision is still less. So on May 1, 1794, the American flag had another birthday. Congress counted the states and found 10, Vermont and Kentucky having been admitted. Con- gress said, “Oh, very well, we'll stick in a couple more stars and a couple more stripes and let it go at that.” ‘The starepangied banner waved 15 stars and as many stripes in the breeze until April 4, 1818, when it got another birthday. SLEEPY-EYED CONGRESS WOKE UP and again counted the states—by heck! there were 20 of ‘em! And Congress fussed around trying to get that |many stripes on a flag and still have it sizable for waving purposes. “Can't be done,” congress bewailed, “not enough room for 20 stripes. After getting considerable expert opinion, listening to a thousand speeches, and reading the latest alma nac congress put thry a Jaw shoving back the num- ber of stripes to the original 13 and passing a star around to every state. Vermont and Kentucky are the only states in the union that once had stripes on the flag and haven't got 'em there now, =~ ; Hawaii and Alaska want stars. Porto Rico wants a star or a flag of her own. Aside from those ambitious souls the flag as she {s suits every American excepting of course, the Reds— and they're not Americans. With Hawaii and Alaska there'd be 50 stars. FLAMMARION INFORMS US that there’are 100,- 560,190 stars in the heavens. Once—in 1785—the state of Franklin came near get- ting both a star and stripe in the flag. Ask your little boy to “bound the state of, Franklin, and name the capital.” That'll hold him for quite a while. Well—and so you'll know when he admits he doesn't—the state of Franklin was organized by what were then western North Carolinans, They tried to break away from the parent state, called the new state Franklin, elected John Sevior governor, and Jonesboro the capital. FREE are prepared to handle hundreds. ready to surrender to Him, But the state of North Carolina took statehoo been Franklin to the United States, and in 1790 whi had been Franklin became Tennessee. That's ho’ near Tennesseeans came to being Frankliners. 4 BUT AS OLD BEN FRANKLIN didn't say to King Louie, “I should worry; the state of intoxica: tion will get out of the union July £.” Hank Lodge, Bill Borah and the Chi. Tribune have organized the League of Indignation. Which hasn't anything at all to do with the fact to the magnet. The dougnut twist, however, in Al Right's esti tion, is still some distance back of the Hopi Sndian lady’s way of doing up her hair. / And, if your husband kicks because it takes you | ® bit of time acquiring the doughnut twist, let him — know that frequently the Baluba ladies of Congo © will take up a smuch as 18 days arranging their hale. tor fome important social function—and then | ‘© & week getting it to where it arranging started. Pact “doughnut coiffure” like iron filings to a THE OLD GARDENER SAYS ‘That English vegetable marrows are being warmly recommended by amateurs who grew them on the Old Gardener's advice last year. Most people seem willing to admit that they are far superior to the to the common summer squash. They are less wa’ are equally easy to grow, and when they get pre to be served in the ordinary way may be made int. pies which will readily pass as pumpkin Pies with anybody but a Yankee farmer. If you have only & limited amount of ground, plant the bush or cluster _ marrows; if you have plenty of room, grow the running kind. You will need only a few hills for the waned Produce enormously if they have rich ground, eS Nne ine RSnan A GOOD CHANCE FOR A THOUSAND-DOLLAR. WEEK BOY . Wanted—A young man of pleasing personality more than 16 years of age, physigally strong, clean and healthy, and capable of discharging responsibility, He must be honest, intelligent, perseverin; a . st, 4 ® ng, alert, capable of concentration and of pleasing personality. , is aesthetic sensibilities must be somewhat developed and his imagination sufficient to enable him to make distinctions. Good Pay to the right boy and oppor. “FREE CLINIC DENTAL and SURGICAL FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL Monday, July 14th to Saturday, July 19th Any one desiring teeth extracted will kindly call at the Franklin High School on Monday, be- tween 9 and 12 a. m., so they may be clas- sified and instructed when to appear. We WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL SOCIETY tunities for advancement. Apply at once . to Ke: I+ Mohrenstecher Co.—Quincy (IIl.) Herald ed REV. M. A. MATTHEWS will preach a sermon Sunday morning entitled, CHARACTER ESSENTIAL TO CREDIT In the evening he will discuss the subject, THE WORLD AT THE BEACH Come to the Great SONG SERVICE at 7:45 p. m., led by Capt. Howell Isaac. You are Welcome. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Seventh and Spring FREE DOCTOR Ex-Government Physician 1111 FIRST AVE, 169 WASHINGTON st. RIGHT DRUG Co. sToRIS Look for the Free Doctor Sign. that while progress progresses the ladies are going |