The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 10, 1920, Page 6

She Seattle Star Mail, out of city, 600 per month; 3 months, 1.50; 6 months, $2.76; year, $6.00,.in the te of Washington,’ Outside the state, per month, $4.50 for 6 months, or $9.00 per year. By carrier, city, 13¢ per week. South American Trade ood deal of urging over : ted by the war, has finally built up a ‘ between the United States and Latin America. r res for 1919 are just coming in. ¢ tures between the two contingents for the year d close to three billions of dollars. Of this,,South and i! America imported into this country something two billions while the United States xports to Latin ea ran just short of one billion. — This indicated an of $650,000,000 over 1914 in United States products d to them, while they increased their exports to tne ted States about $600,000,000. ae ‘entral America have a population of approxl- t oa Before the war their foreign com- eree with the world amounted to $3,000,000,000 (three lions). In 1919 it was $5,000,000,000 (five billions), an in six years of 66 per cent. It will be noted that trade of the United States in 1919 with its Latin- neighbors was 6 per cent of their total foreign h and Central America are still greatly undeveloped Only the fringe has been touched. As the people p in industry, education and cosmopolitanism, they will more of the good things of life, good things that the States produces in immense quantities. Moreover, eat masses of the poor people of Europe and other parts 2 world will be attracted to the magnificent stretches uninhabited lands of Latin America and they also will pp a taste for North American goods. There is no that the three billion dollar trade between the two ntinents in 1919 was a mere fraction to what is coming d it behooves the people of the United States to keep cultivating these Southern folks and be good little neigh- to them. sho think England is about on the rocks be- c I the pncens is wort less and less should reflect that dollar is in the same fiz. - Sa The Right Root Needed dictions that the big slump in the value of the pound , the franc and the mark in the United States will result in a drop in the prices of our necessities by on of Europe curtailing her purchases here, may prove but it will not prove a solution of the high cost of problem that will prove lasting and satisfactory. cannot prove satisfactory for all time because it will a curtailment of our market, and this will mean that of our industries must close down and stop production, reby throwing men and women out of work. @ condition would be, as everyone knows, most , for it makes no difference how cheap the 0 may be if one has no work by which to earn y to buy his living. : such a solution as has been predicted would prove y ‘at best, and what we want now is a solu- | that will prove permanent and solid enough to build, on such a solution, but the must see it be- can be worked out. That solution is to get rid of ss which, today, has not only the employer manufacturer, but the employe and the worker as ts grasp, and also the wholesaler, the retailer, the d and scores of others, and their chief aim seems)“ to live in accordance with that o'd saying, “Git ty while you're gittin’.” ¢ mysterious wireless signals, supposed to be from world, are probably an indignant effort to learn ds delaying shipment of the kaiser. : | A Beauty Question retty woman is in London they are asking if the mt. Prominent people to whom the question has 3 have in some cases hedged., And in others ave answered directly. ; » One woman, Isobel Elsom of the theatre, admits she is : itiful and says that she is intelligent, too. But she n that far with all others. She says that she : that all other pretty women are not intelligent, quite to the contrary. Seymour Hicks, an actor, that “beautiful women are intelligent enough to be 3; so they are both.” Others declared that good had nothing whatever to do with intelligence, and declared that some intelligent* women looked plain because of their surroundings. Placed differently, beauty became prominent. a@ matter of fact, it is obvious that there are many ” women who are not intelligent. And the other But, nevertheless, all men will probably agree , it is easier to believe a beautiful woman intelligent than not. The beauty of the intelligent woman, no matter h apparently plain, given time, will blossom like the rose develop itself. The English have not asked an un- rerable question.” twa i ot ~ “A gargle a day keeps the flu away” is Chicago's motto now. But don’t get excited and immediately buy for Chicago, ’cause they are not using what you y are for the gargle. the tested skin treatment *'Resinol is what you want for your skin-trouble—Resinol to séop the itch- ing and buming—Resinol to heal the eruption: This gentle ointment has been so effective for years in treating Your druggist will also tell you that Resinol Ointment is excellent for re- mosquito-bites, and-insect-stings, 11 soothes and cools skins burned by wind or sun, All dealers sell Resinol Ointment. ‘eczema, ring worm, itching, burning washes, and sores, that it has become standard skin treatment. It con- Men who use Resinol Shaving nothing that could irritate the Stick find soothing lotions wnneces- a period of 20 years or more,| a very respectable | They show that} | Dealers and Manufacturers. ings! He got off the B, Madi-| son car at Seventh and Pike and went into a bakery. He chatted gayly | with & charming young clerk. He or dered rolls and sandwiches, ple and} & bottle of milk, told a funny story and came out, bag in hand, Then he climbed back onto the front’ end of the car, clanged the gong, gave the controller a twist and started with a Jerk. He was tho motorman. eee “Don't gamble,” reads a headline. The warning is unnecessary, Who has anything left to gamble with? eee Contributed by N. B. ¢ Orn? Ox Ne. Oswald Guffinger looks down On ordinary people. He can not see a thing tn town ‘That's lower than the steeple If Oswald frosts you as you pass It is but right he should. He has 500 quarts in glass, A thousand more in wood! eee Hip, Hip, Houray! The hip pocket in men's trousers fs to enjoy one more season before it ts dried up and withered away by the desert breath of prohibition ‘This was decided during the recent conference in New York of the In- ternational Association of Clothing eee Government officials send out a warning that $100 counterfeit bills are in circulation, It doesn'tyworry us. Nobody ever hands us back any change. eee A New York paper comes out for Hoover, saying it is for the man. This is not in accord with the rule that many newspapers follow, being for the politics regardless of the man. eee There seems to be a lot of doubt| as to whether or not Holland will de- liver William Hohengzollern. We'd) know what to expect if the job were given to Burleson. eee We noticed one thing. There have been some mighty small sized hats thrown into the ring. * A Slow Surgeon Mrs. Jennie Allen left Friday for Rochester, where she will submit to an operation for several montha— Eldora (la) Herald. eve Flu has broken out tn Havana. " observes the fellow next door, have the cure there.” ‘SAH, 0’. DOLLARS THAT BUYING A NEcKTIG, t See. R NECKTIS NGED, BUY AN UMGRELLA AND THEN SONG YOUR ACQUAINTANCES eX NeSD THEM MOST! PICK ONG OVT BEFORS Got A Qouece AIN'T “A prominent business man, pr a large industrial corporation, exp: prise and indignation over an arti the other day, in which I maintained that to endeavor to suppress opinion and to use force in preventing Bolshevists and_ social- ists and the like from speaking or publishing # the very worst way to deal with them. He immediately flies to the conelusion {that I am tainted with heresy, that I am un-American and a dangerous citizen. The gentleman has the typical partisan mind and belongs in the senate. Still he is a man of singular ability, ‘for unfortunately great mentality and ef- ficiency and often high moral earnestness and devotion, besides all manner of other | good qualities, often are possessed by one | who is infected with the rabies of intoler- jance and the strabismus of partisanship. But the main trouble with him is that he does not believe in democracy. \is possessed of the unfaith out of which | grow monarchy and all other forms of gov- WILL HAVE THEIRS WHEN HURRY UP, NOW, AND L RUIN Mine i | ernment by the few. Why not trust the people? asked Lincoln. And recently Lewis E. Pierson, chairman of the Irving: National bank of New York, }used these words in an address: “We are Protecting On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise the Truth BY DR. FRANK CRANE (Copyright, 1919, by Frank Crane) sident of | a democracy, with a faith in the right think- ing and right action of the people. If all the world believes in America, why have we not more faith in ourselves? This is the gist of the matter. Quit “protecting” the people. They are not babes. You can’t shush them into security. Meet soviet and socialist propaganda with — American propaganda. i What we need is a campaign of educa- | tion. It is the steady, everyday job of | every employer, school teacher, preacher, club woman, in fact, of every Ame! zen, to preach the gospel of sound sense: Americanism and hard work. I am just as much opposed to the sour ball, the agitator, the advocate of violence and the trouble maker as is any gentleman who sits in a bank or any patriot who wants to call out the militia whenever he hears a He still | Weer sound in the night. ‘ . But I believe in America, I believe in ~ of the common people. g And in the free and open arena of discus- © sion we have nothing to fear. i We don’t need to protect the Truth. Let us find the truth, tell it and believe it, and — it will protect itself and us, too. Of Course, That May Not Have Been the Reason Mra, Fay Martin was hostess at a ten given im honor of Mra, Robert Boose and Mra. Frank Graham recently. As these ladies will soon be moving away, It was & very enjoyable affair.—Prophetstown (U.) Bebo. Dr. Edwin J. 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In this conpection attention ts called to the fact that the pandemic of 1889-1891 originated in China and was carried to Russia, where it was known as “Chinese influenza.” From Russia it epread thruout Europe and was spoken of as “Russian influ- enza.” Introduced from Europe into the United States it was called “Eu- ropean influenza,” and finally when it crossed the Pacific into Japan it was called “American influenza.” Epidemics of influenza have visit- It is in- teresting to know that this first epl- demic was brought here from Valen- cia, Spain. Since that time there He Warns Against Rule by Factions President Lynn Hough, of North- western university, is a visitor Tues- day at the University of Washington, told an assemblage that any apostle of faction control ia a menace to the nation, “The greatest danger faced by the United States today,” he said, “ia the danger of letting one group or faction gain com control.” Canadian Veteran Seeks Lost Wife n BE. Malhoit, of Edmon was overseas, his wife divorce here. written to County Auditor Norn M. Wardall asking se of papers and is attempting to locate his form- er wife, He believes she is now Mrs. George Reynolds, of Seattle, Veteran of War New Peace Justice J. William Hoar, attorney and A. E. F, officer, is a justice of the peace Tuesday. He was appointed! by county commissioners to succeed Mrs. O. G. C, Beals, resigned. | 106 Columbia St. SEATTLE'S LEADING DENTIST Begs to advien all his friends to go to Stall No. $0, downstairs in the Westlake Market, and buy their apples,” vego- tables, potatoes, fruits and ‘nuts there; hay their dental work At 108 Columbia St. and read his article on “Amerteanyem.”* “1 Thank You.” Dr. Rupert Blue, Surgeon General HE “FLU”? have been numerous epidemics of the | disease. In 1889 and 1890 the dix ease was epidemic over practically the entire civilized world. 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