The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 29, 1919, Page 6

She Seattle Star month, $450 By carrier, city, tte per week Our Public Utilities ‘Naturally the gas company will have an overwhelming mt ot data to support its contention for a raise in to the consumer. One is almost sure, too, that the mer will pay the increase-—for that has been the con- s lot always. If, perchance, the public service com ion should in this case refuse the higher rates, it would fobably surprise even the attorneys who, representing the are going to show why the new tariffs should not be Not conversant in detail with the production costs and the income of the gas company, We will not express any} inion upon this phase of the qyestion.” Perhaps there | ht to be a raise in rates, owing to higher costs, But,| if we remember correctly, the gas company balked at paying | the higher wages to its men that would justify higher rates. | d by the company’s refusal and the consequent walkout, | blic had to pay both with loss of service altogether} d later with poorer quality of gas, | lor was there any rebate for this reduction in service. | public service commission so ruled the other day. | o much for the gas company. ephone service is no better. We were told a few ths back that we should have before the first of the! x improved service, automatic telephones, the advantages | several millions of dollars in new buildings, extensions, | d@ additional exchanges, It was as definite a promise ¢ “have been made under the circumstances. But we still waiting. The longed-for improvements have not pose the gas company were owned by the city and d the public to inferior gas and higher rates—what INSULTED HIM OY i “EVERETT TRUE }GAST NIGHT AT THE Movies, THO _HGROING, THE H TUS THROAT LIKES TH AY give - Cosa) ee).)) CHS — >» “-ANO GRABGED Him BY THe “THRoar ! WHEN THE VICCAIN -—By CONDO} GRO GRABGED || — s AD-— | Greeting Do Jamoke every evening |ulgars wife gave Love is a y rful thing? ou one of ou win Hy » that 6 reports who was wf miles from! and universities are trying to do. ot General Pershing And heard of the But nobod it now the birthplace Tt was in Minn of course, Will 4 general 1 the would suspect that 1 un, of course art of PASSWORD OF YES, (eS-—-Go On Wy ted b Suguee Btu Hank Kiay submits bis + on for member 1 find twe bh quart Again » the poor & right, postear with | WE'LL SAY SO obedient! the ’ He BR BW On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise For Better Colleges BY DK. PRANK CRANE Christmas? Smith College, one of the leading institu- tions for the higher education of women, is, jout to raise four million dollars in order to improve its equipment, and more particu- larly to pay its teachers better salaries This is in line with what other colleges It is a part of the general movement to increase the efficiency of education, The United States v founded by’ peo- 1, bd ” , 7 a an » ple who were thoroly convinced of the aksolute importance of an educated vitizen- ship as a basis for a permanent democracy. If you ave going to have a government by the people as well as for the people and of the people, you must take measures to develop a kind of people who are capable of governing If the people of America are to take the business of the king into their hands they must be all kings. They not only know how to govern them but they must learn the technique of ernment and also acquire the taste for gov- ernment. Along with citizenship and culture must go the will to enter polities, the willingness to assume the responsibilities of politics and the training necessary thereto. After a hundred and fifty years of strug gov- wht, 1919, by Prank ¢ rane) boasted have nevertheless Altho we have always of our educational facilities, been only trifling with education. There is no doubt that the teachers of our country are underpaid, and that if we continue our teaching force is going we present policy titi to deteriorate still more rapidly. You cannot control natural forces, and it for the more capable people to seek those avenues of employment th bring the most remuneration and give the most opportunity for liberal culture. Dr. William Allen Neilsen, president of Smith College, says: “We are facing the annihilation of a profession.” Teaching does not pay. Other professions do. The college gradu is entering the industrial and commercial fields. They bee come department managers or go into busi- ness for themselves; they take up chemistry and dietetics; they write or edit. \ New York professor writes: “Most of young men now coming into the teach- mediocre. Otherwise they There is too much de- mand for them elsewhe The world is being rebuilt and they are wanted. universities cannot get them.” is natural ranks are ould not be here. The | Kividently tb mined no Mos shall | adjutant. generatenip governor tn ® you suppose would happen? From one end of the coun- | to the other, it would be exhibited as a “hor rible } In view of all this it is difficult to con- ceive of a more pressing obligation upon our people than that of worthily endowing 7 and supporting their institutions of learn- ing. THE EDITOR’S MAIL INDORSES FIGH comr were ed that the, of anese t y The Star: 1 he i mi “ lars are permit that you are making for t and go nt of the returned Here | roment su) d to speciak law, history Imperial Uni on th ‘gle against the inertia of tradition we are recognizing the citizenship of woman. And it is of vital importance that the educated woman should be prepared to assume that out citizenship. o Wi = and Mi} Chécage aple.” , d if the city owned the telephone company? . | Anyway Well, we're darned lucky, we repeat, that we do own our alae wes records show that Gree po system, and the: lighting plant, and the street rail- system. Somehow, municipal ownership of public | ties stabilizes them and improves the service. That has Seattle's experience, at least. ; , Statesboro, G policy on, of Setters ee tr seerecds ANSWERED 1 went t An Ambitious Program nd haa ayings of King Solomon Ci Engineer Dimock’s annual report reveals an ambi-| program—but none too ambitious for this great city vr “the West. Various street improvements for 1920 are}, mated at $7,000,000. hile it is probably the largest amount expended in any, by this city, it is conceivably not too large for SY hae ty that hopes to have a million population by 1980. We " fs ; ust lay the proper foundations for our continued growth.| rhe m " int ut he i » faithful wp ’ te atta te aan ‘i haw ‘The 1920 census begins this week. It will undoubtedly | ou: « ealeth the matters t ' . 40 evn a population of 400,000. And it will show more than | yf! increase of population. hy REV, CHARLES STELZLE | . er” young ma the annexation” the ministration of Ko done some things in material way for the good of the country (not for the people), such constructing public buildings and s of communication, “Where 1 re lots of firms that a ba | fall, but in the lors there "An Belgt terial uced rigm. FAITHFUL 1 think that sented to them in the right if the matter was pre It will show ocean commerce } ,.\...; nendous proportions, larger than that of any other The fea ] in some respects, except New York. It will show ajginning of knowledge cok so f fair woman without) : that the remedy thin w ¢ in. te } h in manufacturing, industry. It will show siatacad Sn ag gpovigernar qa 7 | Can you tell me t inethat the ‘ 3, [tages of democracy 4 no A if the future iseto be as the past, we must lay the} ing ' d work right. Yen must have vision—and Engineer Dimock is ready to|* Bimock program, of course, also has its immediate tions. It follows out the expert opinion that inj “rr, ting conditions in the reconstruction period, govern-| agencies should engage in all the public improve that can be safely handled. In view of the number} ce men who have been out of employment in Seattle, |"! consideration of the question is not the least. Sar Just Supposing 4. ‘s, metaphorically speaking, become as sordid and} “But her end t# bitter as worm rd as Harveyized steel. Let's pass up our “obligations | "°** ae two-edged sword. humanity” and think as mere traders, for a minute,| sem taxes ho st to see how it feels | “Reprove 't Britain stands for the league covenant and hee lly at peace with Germany. | lov fe have rejected the covenant and, acocrding to diplo-) y, formality and theory, are at war with Germany. we are exporting goods to Germany at the rate approximately two millions per week and fast over- Great Britain in the German market, notwithstand- t Great Britain went to trading goods with Ger- almost as soon as she ceased trading bullets with as ynate wwine’s all the KOREAN nd yet that with meet, but | A KOREAN'S PROTEST The The untrue advertinement Star at after thy voice for { thou erie and liftest tanding know up tar find JANOS emer q Ptr finde man that Questions We Cannot Answer 1 whet some cireu by i: | does the Jap government kine found many What t the tongue rehandine tor than the merch und the gain © wine ix heal tor out of 4 it of the The lps of « honey« money on this but 1 mente taffy maker getting sumar? aleth know! foo! 1 under money ot ave a strong pu H maketh himself nothing: there isu elf poor an an smoother tha at { ; ‘ wh yet hath gre P Great lr ut the first whe wh to ath; her ony er a mile distinctly dD away ou think the ener, leat he! are uke a wise man thee struction to a wh ana FOR YOUR SAVINGS In leaving your Savings here you are joining thousands of Seattle’s most Thrifty Citi- zens who not only demand absolute safety, but a prof- itable rate of interest. is} 1 of K that man . est heart maketh » ‘ us but by |hewrt the wpirit and he will be and he et w oft | the o cefully the Britirh Korea at | shies nexa man will incre ountenance ad ing Meke who was annexation ount of what bre sh) him vac me Rut, a narked soldiers entered the and stood} I'm “Take Credit Capital From | Tt appears that, as traders, we ought oe oi ent of the empe peace with Germany! Sut, we're something = pana gs Mer pe! arrived : s than mere traders. Our attitude toward the relatidns | "test, Smeriean Federation of Vales ina cred Hl by ‘General: Hasesawe, con With foreign peoples are not at all dominated by trade} ‘ . . sis eonsiderations. Or, are they? . palace m tpon cawa, con SO. SS Sey fed an au The emperoi hat his y Two Weeks Wasted f five me group nail beginning emperor STRICT STATE SUPERVISION ase RO away and ¢ with the cabinet * Thereupon Marquis Ito the ministers, ‘Your! manded you to cor this matter lende un Congress takes a two weeks’ vacation. From December 20 to January 5 house and senate are idle. |, Bipg. Ohegenre ‘is gives members mileage to and from their home towns,|t.0 or priv ms eae ee Nr] Don't wet the Jes under your hat of which is collected from the government, and little is | ministered, not primarily to serve the| you un you think ar oe it on railroad travel, as most of the members have their | need" of production, but the desire lies in Washington and remain there during the two encigns to sigh tont| or spend it in nearby cities. But this bit of “graft” gid the main thing to consider. ” The country seldom has faced problems it now is burdened ith, and rarely has there been such dire need for quick |‘ d thoughtful legislation as congress has faced from the}, day of this session. Railroads, packers, cost of living,! bor, capital, returned soldiers, revenue, all these important |¢*! , congressional action. Business doesn’t know the public doesn’t know what will happen | pext and the cost of living continues rising. But cong take its two weeks’ vacation. Other workers, banke ah ers, carpenters, office workers, all these are content with two days, Christmas and New Year's, but congress “Maust take two weeks—-with full pay and mileage w»tt. olitical | Matter he went outside te }powerful and had of activity of this financial institution insures that safety, and our insures that safety, and our 18-y dividend record their ¢ of a profit- able return. imme every poter said " much of} Ir on the strong you think of th ‘ . Van e u fer t talk to «| he ourself, emperor has with me and settle declared he The i t 1 ting Kew Su ed i ¥ social ¢ ' ing ing in hcp 1 1 hing gc na dv ' . Mt LLNS TANNA ANON \,_& 12 4 of financial a wmunity activi 5 4 HEA psoas imieimreime about women fair, great learning and © of wome ot, | cure ° kable that ister y mir is Phy surance should by nfidence dit r the talk Ha of traitors Kew 1 allowed to the room the Japanese ulous cur and ther secretary « grouped by the 1 bimee aft, but learing witet ordeal « ed from t , | » Holland to} thre lquis {to |suaded him the Ito wn into a side \ with death. F out to him and per} Would you not yield f your emperor com ostigath snd moved iment went of De Haw at T Resources Now Four Million. apirit and purpose ember urd, th in 176 Stuart He wa gland, who abdicate The r Prince Jamie romantic figure to the H. C. Peters’ |i isan nie macka rin ing in qualifications for Unit House |i)" of England Or BE LPAI TAN SNNT a aw! Yep ‘Oimese veraisstes sid the organization No,’ said even then We ure ef credit t and produc Ha PUGET SOUND SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION Where Pike Street Crosses Third Neat A © the in Control ove aken from tinar Id be vested in a le to administer this ic trust in the inter hol credit Marq mt “This wa ut one enough th |KKew Sul is a tol dofic ot | jclers and were © agency " He you and declared that he will ue Meanwhile the And now some of our Bastern friends will seek to show the evils of prohibition because of wood alcohol poisoning. Seattle hud thut fling, too—aeons and aeons eee. ¥ | I build the fi covalent é fesbagy: hip th of Deeemb: d to the remaining cabinet waited the amber. Where was their leade the man who had urged them all to revist to the ith? Minute after minute passed and still he did not} return. Then a whispering went! around that the Japanese had killed him, The harsh voices of the Jap: grew still more ident por and restraint were thrown 500 mites{Of ‘Agree with ux and be rich; pus perish wide nt ite iia Stoning In the early hours | ministem in ine throne i t unit of two room the 30th of December, tm 181% # consultation with} of the Prussian army a inced his intention to cross the Khine into France On the 30th of I |the treaty of t was signed. sisted of a strip long and 120 greatest width along |border. ‘The purchase was negoti ated by General Gadsden, United | States minister to Mexico 4-acre | We ttle Little City Farms in| ® You $100 Payments $15 cent Int Finieh the place when you ¢ Better not throw away those wretched cigars you got Day for Christmas. If the anti-tobacco crusaders win, boot- leg emokes will be worth $6 a me ened cash and move in or i hity to gly r ; " monthly with 6 pe tiful life to the ith per Hy that measure ery of today wur oun lengtha t any other pe- mber, in 1853 idsden Purchase purchase ~ land miles est anese yurtesy will be worth $4,000 when ¢ Cireular free H. C. PETERS 716 Third Ave, Seatile burglars worked well in the fog. on congressional territory? bs vs 31 hig has cent resolved not to drink any Trespassing the productive machinery of today | of the morn '» Hrench pa: Let's go buy Bol 3d ave; down try, Dptown, 1411 town, 913 2d ave, of the mn shall be p impossible the fullest a