The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 11, 1919, Page 6

On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be Mo Compromise The Seattle Star By mail out of city, Se per month, # montha, 1.50; 6 Wy year, 66.00, in the tate of aebington Outside the stat The per month, $4.50 for & montha or $9 per year. Ry carrier, city, Ide per week. | a | The Police Commission Plan | \| | The Perils of Middle Age BY H. ADDINGTON BRUCE Author of “The Riddle of Personality,” “Phychology and Parenthood,” Ete. (Copyright, 1919, by The Associated Newspapers.) Cree sax 00) o the time to which the memory of man runneth | ‘ : Nt 4 EARLY. By ———— not to the contrary, the mayor's office and the police de- partment went together like the proverbial peas in a pod, | or cherries in the cocktails of ata ‘or paper on the wall, gone by. But aN comes Mayor Fitzgerald with the suggestion the twain be separated; that the mayor be divorced | police affairs; that mayoralty elections in the future | kept free from police politics; that mayoralty adminis- | ion generally be released from the ever-threatening | ‘sword of Damocles, otherwise known as police business, | He proposes that this be done thru a charter amend- Ment to be voted at the coming March election, which ‘provides for a police commissioner chosen by the suffrage ‘of the people. To this police commissioner will be entrusted ‘the duties of keeping the police department intact, fearless, onest, and brave. If said police commissioner should fail, the people would have their complaints to make rainst him-—and not against the mayor. If a policeman absent from his post, the police commissioner, and not. mayor, would have to lose sleep over the disposition of ep ents at the city hall. ir enough, eh, what? _ The plan is worth considering, anyhow. _ The mayor would thus have more time to give to the we Washington says the United States needs an air min- istry. Well, if it will confine itself to aeronautics and “not become one of those heated atmospheric depart- ments, it might do some good- It’s a Warm World Sheriff John Stringer is in receipt of a letter from F. Elwood, a mining man, of Sanger, California. ood read of the fate that was awaiting Ponto, the haired little Airedale that was accused of the murder ‘om Maria, the County-City building cat. The. press spatches said that Ponto, alias Luke McGluke, alias the p. would hang for his crime. Elwood is a dog lover. One of those men who would ther have the moist nose of a dog nuzzling their feet : be the” possessors of millions and dogiess. So he sher ~ | ill the dog. Send him to me. I will mail you, check for $20, which you can donate to some deserving} I am the owner of eight dogs, one bull, one stag, six fox hounds. I am sure that Ponto will get his of hunting and romping if you will only send him me.” ‘This is.a man after our own heart. A man who realizes a dog’s devotion is one of the finest things on earth. who can’t bear to see any dog suffer, not qyen a tray. shaggy-haired little Airedale, 1,500 miles away. Thank God, there are countless men like this, Of coure, it is very kind of Mr. Burleson to want the first class postal rate for drop letters reduced to one ‘cent, but there are folks who would be willing to con- to pay two cents if it would mean improvement in The “Beautiful” Snow ‘The mantle of white has fallen on Seattle—and, of course, | tic souls are enraptured. “The snow, the snow, the P tiful snow!” How oft it is quoted. "But if it is beautiful, it is also nerve-racking. Your Mlivver freezes and refuses to budge. Your ears freeze! while you ‘wait for a street car. Your foot slips from | Ader you when you descend one of Seuttle’s many hills. come coasting against your shins. You're not) from mischievous snowballs. ir Willie or your Mary Jane meet up with some accident) the skating pond. ; But, dawgone it all, there’s a tang in the air that} kes you feel younger. The snow, the snow, gosh ding it,| posh, the beautiful snow is there with bells! | fd | Frenchmen may not hear so much as Americans about what should be done to combat the high cost of living, but | the French government is helping its people combat it | manufacturing a good suit of civilian clothes, which | is selling to the people at $11 a suit. What Is Thrift? We've al! heard about the little acorns that grow into iso about the acorns that the hogs ate. 4 It’s somewhat the sare with money. Shall we plant it or give it to the hogs? If we take a five-dollar gold piece, instance, and spend it for a spade or a book—tool of ne sort-——we are planting it where it will grow and altiply. We use the tool or training to produce more sods or money—or both. It is true thrift. If, however, we spend that five-dollar gold piece for nbons-or theatre tickets or something we use up without tting anything productive in return, we are throwing the d away. Five dollars spent for tools may easily bring a return of 00 with great and lasting satisfaction, or doing good wok vith tools. Five dollars spent for rich foods will bring ligestion, inefficiency—perhaps, the doctor. ft is not a matter of pinching pennies, cutting corners going without the joys of life. It is not even a matter _skimping or saving. Vg ‘Thrift is spending sensibly—getting a dollar’s worth for dollar. It is buying the things you really need— od and shelter and insurance—without extravagance. It taking the surplus that is left and planting it as a seed lanted where it will grow and multiply. It is looking at a dollar and remembering how the acorn become the great oak if we'll plant it and give it a ce. Should anyone ask, today, “What's the matter with Kansas?” the right reply would be that it has a governor who, when a situation like that developed by the coal strike arises, does things firet to alleviate such a situa- tion and talks about it afterwards. __ A book printed in ‘English in 1580 about the Iroquois Indians in Canada, has just been sold, at a book auction, for $5,600. Old H.C. of L. must be contagious. A government guarantee produced a great wheat crop, Bs t the law of supply and demand seems to have taken care of the sucker crop. Surely the day of war is ended when British, French Jugo-Slav pe Ee bby lie awake trying to think of a ? ttle the Adriatic in @ way that will get ows 2 4 ? ” | Ite prevention | the public t# necessary in carrying | Outreventive measures against this You're nervous for fear |‘ KeeP THE GOODS! You'u NEVER SELL ANYTHING To mB}! You'RG NOT A CLGRK—— You'Re A BORN FUNERAL DirecexxoR!N! SCARLET FEVER Scariet fever is regarded by the in-jcatarrh of the system formed as one of the dreaded diseases! A Catarrh te not @ blood dt 0f childhood, not only because an at: | The term is @ general one a) tack may be 60 malignant as to|to a number of different cond cause death in @ short time, bul also| Some of them are due to geri because the disease is so catching | fection; others to # large variety of and there are so very many and Erave complications with which {| catarrh.” a careful medical examb May be attended and because the | mation should be made to determine | hope of recovery, even in cases ap |the cause There is no single rem parently mild at the owtset hasledy that te good for treating all Proved too often illusory the various forme of cataryh A® we are as yet without «pecific remedies againgt scartet fever reliance for Ita mastery must lie in The cooperation of muses In every case of so-called our “TNOLE SAM. MD” and other “catching” diseases | Scarlet fever is more expecially a| dinease of temperate ¢ [the United States it larly the Northern «ts } prevalent there than nit | ts also « cith rather than ar TOMORROW a ane, some twothirds of all deaths from soariet fever in the rex istration arm of the United States ti 1912 having occurred in cities 46 per cent of the population of the United States live in cities) Scarlet fever prevalle during the older month: With the opening of U ia, the autumn months are a) marked incredae in the 1sen of scarlet fever repe health offices, each mont? & progressive increase until a maxi) On mum ts reached, in December or Jan wary Only & smal! decline in the number of reported shown in the spring months, but in yee August there is a great tal off. |" the number of cases being very | ™ Much less than in the winter months relearn to me ANSWERED (About mber of | for life went with a corpe to the |kuerd and & few soldiers and die ved the parkiamen’ f December, tn 1680 dinary comet wes the British tates oh the 12th of Decembe: the deposed Stuart ting his escape from showing ® Bareboner the tten an extra n 1868 and . ob anes | London 12th of December in 1757 Colley Cibber, poet laureate to George U1 On th tied on the 12th of December | « which had been sitting Ur | Poiiadedpr urned to Baits as t being waged too close & City On the Jecember in 1787 Penngyiva tified the Conatitu tion of the United States | Rees Q Please expiain the nature of heart asthma, ity cause and « perma nent cure At what time of the year | does it appear, and bow long does it last? TR A. Attacks of heart asthma are usually caused by spaamodic com | vania wan the second state to adopt traction of the arteries and bronchi | the Constitution They come on at regular intervals! tn 1831. on the 12th of December and iast for minutes or sometimes | the first national party conventior hours, No particular season of the| met to nominate @ candidate fo: year influences them [t is not prop | president and adopt @ platform The er to speak of a cure, but the attacks | party was the national republica, can be relieved by proper medical | party, later called the whig party treatment. This, of course. can only | Henry Ciay Hominated for pres be prescribed by a physician If you! ident The tion took place in are suffering from heart asthma, you | November 1832 should mont certainly put yourself} On the 12th of December under the care of a teputable physl-|the first signal by wirele tele clan and follow hia advice. graph was sent across the Atlantic Marconi, the Italian inventor of the Marconi wireless system sent the | firet letter “8” from England | Newfoundland ad | more Penny i 190) Q Are discharged soldiers placed under army discipline in the public health service hospitals? A. No. The hospitals are con ducted like other civilian hospi- tals. to Q What causes infantile paraly. sis? A. A living germ so #mal) as to be able to pass thru the pores of un- glazed porcelain. For this reason such germs are spoken of as “filter able virus.” The germs are found in the brain and spinal cord of the pa- tients, also in the nose and throat early in the divease, Give the folks at home a treat for Christmas. Choice Salmon Weighing 1 to 9 the dresseu. Carefully packed in ice and re-tced daily by express company until dea tination in reached Q Is catarrh a biood 4 Ex prepaid to germ and can it be cu e, press office British Will Take Guaranteed to arrive in excellent ene rien. rite or phone +4 ‘. yor ore Big Steamship Home we. your order WASHINGTON, Dee. 11,.4United Press.)-—Representatives of the Brit ish government and the Cunard line came to Washington yesterday and $2.00 o THE OCKAN Fisnmnuns MPANY istration officinis to allow the Im- C perator to #all from New York. on promise to replace the excess coal fant of Mins. i 1925 Hirend Ave, (Foot of Pike St. Bridie) Phone Main 090, 11, 6363. with which the ship has been loaded within 80 days. dava, famous for ite coffee, duces One-reventh ‘ot the world's sup. ply of cane sugar. ; ‘ }it wilt have time to Hhrden My Gracious! CHRISTMAS MEARLY HERE AND UNCLE Dick ALMOST FORGOTTEN. To THE STORE Quick OMY 11 DAVos ie Ae J Greetings! We're going to Hell, Hell, we are reliably in formed, has a population of 200 souls, whieh ten't overcrowded, youll admit, Hell ls a nice, warm place to tive, according to Mix Zena Brown, daughter of the prosrcuting attorney, whe claim to knew much about the pian =lt may be wo hot tn summer, and is denpined by many on that account, but in winter— ta la! Hell in approachable by ralirond, being located in the foothills of the Olympies, down on the peuinsule in the south 7! commer of the «tate Hell ten't much of « town, but you oe on ee nag, Let's all go to Hell see It Ip & conwplevous fact that none f thowe who have sent in « dollar to he Firlands howpital Chrwwunas din or fund are profiteering landiords. . . Which reminds as that there's « ng, Narrow bridge dows near Cen alia timbers are of known nalle strength sufficient tw bold © weight of & human suspended by ne Neck But acience has not yet soovered whether these Umbers are pable of sustaining the weight of a whone An we maid youterday. Gene Matton. fenial haberdasher, one time sent box of col for mentioning ame in our wmn We hope it wil} not be necemary to remind Mr Hatton of this another Ume “ee Perhaps rou have noticed. collars are higher this winter cc GREYS HINTS Soap should be allowed to stand several months after It le bought #0 Wrap it in tar paper to keep out the moths Hand painted baked beans are a great fad in Newport society Chivtren under 1 year old should never be allowed toeat macaroni, apa ehett) of neodies made of plaster of parts as it pot cantly digested A Wertern company has placed on MR HOUSEHOLD lthe market & ching tube to be uned jin ang aoUp that is too hot to be mn with spoon The soup cools wihle passing thru the tube Wallpaper can be removed easily by wetting (t and then rubbing it vigurously with a nutmeg grater eee A Chicago man announces be har dincovered @ substitute for gold Oreenbacks? eee A Tiyearcld man in @ small town In Peoosytvanis @ growing bis fourth eet of teeth Thats ® great tea! cheaper than buying em fur varked As Ube telephone operator re I'm never fresh with the alled him gued and hard The Name “Peter Michacl” on the Gift Bow is Expressive of Gifts of True Worth Jewelry —Cilverware Today the highes Permanence PETER MICHAEL'S splendidly chosen stocks afford wide range for selection of those articles which hold the pleasu recipients through years to come. A Few Timely Suggestions FOR HIM Watches Chains Rings Belts Cuff Links Fountain Pens Ever Sharp Pencils Tie Clasps Gold Knives Ciguret Cases PETER MICHAEL 202 Pike Street When a man reaches middle age—that is, after he has crossed from the sunny to the shady side of forty—he becomes liable to special perils against which he should be vigilantly on guard. Obesity is one of these. Many men—and many women, too—tend to take on weight excessively in the early forties. This is doubly unfortunate in that, besides being a source of discomfort, obesity, directly and indirectly, makes for il] health. Insurance statistics, in fact, leave no doubt that excessive overweight is a peril to life itself. It is incriminated as causing, in mid- dle age, as high a death rate as heart dis- ease. For which reason the man who finds him- self growing stout cannot too earnestly give thought to the problem of bringing his weight as nearly as possible back to the norma! for his height and age. Dieting and exercise are his chief aids to this end. But he should not exercise immod- erately, nor should he starve himself, in the effort to reduce his weight. Regularity of exercise is the important | thing, and a cutting down of the daily allow- ance of fat-forming foods. Bread, butter, sugars, and fats should especially be eaten | vegetables substituted. For that matter all middle-aged people, whether or not they are putting on weight, | will be wise to eat plenty of fresh fruits jand green vegetables and to exercise reg- jularly, if only as a means of warding off constipation. This is another peril of middle age fraught with disease-breeding possi- bilities. And, because of the liability of the mid- dle-aged to kidney trouble, a reduction in the daily meat allowance is to be recom- mended. The protein in meat not only puts a strain on the kidneys when eaten in any large amount, but, as Dr. Robert 8. Carroll has warningly pointed out: “With the small amount of tissue destruc- tion in the comparatively inactive lives of business and professional men, meat comes a drug in early maturity.” Salt is another article of food which the middle-aged should eat only in smal) amour’ For excessive salt eating is now known to contribute to the development of nervous troubles and sundry organic disorders. By some it is even suspected of playing a major part in causing that direct middle age peril, — cancer, As to cancer, the best advice that can be given in the present state of medical F knowledge is to be prompt to seek medical advice if any suspicious symptoms develop— such as lumps and swellings in any part of the body, sores that do not heal quickly, and, in the case of women, marked irreg- ularities in the menstrual flow. Finally, because advancing years neces- sarily lower in some degree the elasticity and resistivity of the internal organs in & J | general, the middle aged should endeavor to | in moderation, and more fruits and green | lead a calm and serene life. Emotional excitement of any sort, but most of all the excitement of anger or worry, may have immediately fatal conse- ] quences. In any event the chronic “grouch” and worrier is sure to have his life appre- 4 ciably shortened by the poison-producing effect of anger and worry. In sum, self-control in all things, and especially of the appetite and the passions, should sedulously be practiced by every man and woman who has reached middle age. - AVLAINS AKMY STOKE Editor The Star: In reply to the communication appearing in the Editor's Mail” Tuesday over the| signature of “Fred L. Lindfield.” de manding to know why certain army supplies are not now sold at the army store, | would Ike to make the following statement The surplus stock the army ts dis | posing of was originally bought to be used in shipping to the American | army in France (A EF). and to) <upply the vast contingents of troops being mobilized for war purposes | This material was carefully inventor ied, and such as Was not required for the needs of present troops was placed on the market at wholesale cost oriees, and in many tmetances at lower than cost price. These goods have been on male con | stantly since October 6 None bas! been withdrawn from sale, and all such stocks have been sold antil the| existing supply was exhausted Any “vod» ouw held in army warehouses are being retained for the benefit of troops supplied thru the Seattle quar lermaster devot from the government «tore and at tempting to resell at a profit, the! superintendent of the army retail | THE EDITOR’S MAIL store would be more than pleased to secure details in writing, substantiated, as to the case in ques tion, #0 & to enable the institution of proper remedial hetion. Tt may be possible that future tn ventories will disclose the fact that) supply is exhausted. certain additional supplies of food and clothing may be a’ distribution. [f such should pro placed upon the market. Vast quantities of prunes, toma- toes, beans, blankets, towels, socks, properly J. V. ROWAN, ‘ladle for Supt, Army Retall Store, “sron =f 10 Gas Consumers! Seattle’s Gas supply is in danger of depletion. Since the coal mines closed, resulting t type of Gifts of and Romance. re and affection of the FOR HER Bracelet Watches Diamonds Rings Ear Screws Brooches Lavallieres Pearl Beads Silverware Cut Glass Antique Rings “Quality Jeweler” _|“NowIs theTime to Do It’ says the Good Judge Go to real tobacco— the small chew the rich tobacco that lasts a long It will cost you less to chew than ordinary tobacco. Any who uses the Tobacco Chew tell you that. Put Up In with taste time. tirely. man Real will Two Styles RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco in a shortage of coal, the demand for gas has increased every minute. Some are now using gas for heating purposes who, before the coal mines closed down, used coal. Our entire plant is in continuous op- eration, producing gas to the, full ca- pacity limit. Notwithstanding this fact, the de- mand for gas has, within the past twen- ty-four hours, exceeded production. The Coal Shortage Grows CONSERVE GAS If every consumer. will exercise a just and fair consideration for others, all may continue to have a comfortable supply of gas. Do not use any more gas than is ab- solutely necessary, otherwise some who have to depend upon gas alone for the preparation of food, also some hospitals and schools, will be deprived of it en- To the end that there be no suffering, let there be the fullest consideration and co-operation in the use of gas for the time being. a f — to be the case these will also bag etc, will continue to be sold until the WARNING|I