The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 12, 1920, Page 6

2 Just a Little Travelogue a | a trip with us to Priblof Islands, Alaska. an, choo-plunk! Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord! Oop! Wow! Oh, Lord! Ooo-o0-0!" These are the noises | crazy steamer and the seasick passengers. You care a continental cuss about the scenery while voyag- from Seattle to Alaska. All you want is that the ner run on dry land and stick there. ‘ here we are, at last, at Pribilof, in the famed Bering ere’s 70 square miles of real estate remnants, ped here by the Creator. “ | centuries untold, the Eskimos there have subsisted grease, dog meat and moss and housed them- in igloos, little snow houses shaped like a muskrat’s and their attire has consisted of raw-hide in winter, in summer. But they heard, a year ago, we had taken ;summer furs and so they took to raising the prices on ar, seal and fox skins, until every last Eskimo has money wn. Do they burn it? They do, just like us. find Mr. kimo erecting an igloo of cement, with in it and a chimney hole, so that he will no longer to get rid of the smoke by swallowing it. We find s. Eskimo holding a fresh broiled dog-shank in one nd and a mail order book in the other. She is ordering lingerie, satin by the bolt, georgette crepe by the Her eye glides by $6 shoes and fixes on $22 pumps bright ribbons and glittering buckles on ‘em. W e 0 ‘not ask what she will do with these things in Pribilof, | ist she inquire what we do with bear and other skins in ew Orleans, for instance. t is a happy people. It has money. It has a chance it in, less. It has grasped the beginnings ir civilization in profiteering and not letting ready y set fire to its pocketbook. | Those three members of a Providence (R. 1.) shoe com- Pan} who were fined $1,000 each after pleading nolo con e—in other words, submitting to the punish- but not admitting the truth of the charge—to a of profiteering, may have thought it cheaper to Pay the fine than to pay lawyers to fight the case. Politicians and People The department of labor announces that wagee of union Inbor 37 per cent higher in 1919 than in 1918, and the number of worked were five per cent less than in 1918. be Philander P. Claxton, U. S. commissioner of education, states je real shortage of teachers in this country is not less than 300,000 Bday, and that fully half the public school teachers are below grade. Coetstant Increases in prices of commodities are entirely unjusti by economic conditions is the declaration of J. E. Carney, statis- for a Ciicago banking firm. ‘All three of these news dispatches were carried by the associations, one afternoon last week, and yet the ans would have the people believe the vital questions mw before us have to do with the league of nations, the f criminals der o' war to the allies for trial, other international problems rath: er than matters which t home, in some form or other, to every one of us d why? Because politicians do not want questions can be made local in any way injected into the cam- They know there must be some questions for dis- but they prefer those of international nature, h they can handle with glittering generalities, and on th they cannot be pinned down to plain facts. | The august governors of New York and New Jersey t 're going to take the anti-prohibition fight the Frisco convention. Here’s where we double request for seats in the spectators’ gallery, whence can see Bryan perform, once more. country’s greatest advance, perhaps, has just Waal in ripe solution of the problem of how to wake up in the morning. see man’s job ought to get him out of bed on time,” was crude formula, of course, of the early days. came the alarm clock, with its “continuous” and nt” al ts. * next forward was the use of the telephone, central kindly jangled, on request, at any hour. comes an ultra-modern new hotel in New York ; the ultimate. $ : : each sleeping room will be installed an automatic clock. ; ; guest will set the clock for the time he desires to Spd morning, at the psychological moment, the guest! stirred from his slumbers by the notes of soft chimes, which can be shut off merely by pressing aly, inventive genius is spreading the pathway of life| roses! Rah for Palmer! He says that 28 profiteers have j been sentenced, out of 683 indicted. That's going some, fora U.S. Atty. Gen. coMd—Cough—Grippe! No matter which it is. Don’t let it go an: farther. At the least it means a siege, wit loss of time and money and worse, perhaps. At the first sign of “not feeling good” GO TO YOUR DOCTOR. He will tell you how to curb your sickness before it gets a real That means a lot to every active per- |} start. son. Remember— “Tt is better to go to see your doctor, than for the doctor to come and see you.” If he prescribes, bring his prescription to us. It will be filled quickly and at the lowest possible cost to you. ED. R. BRALEY Prescription Druggist 1411 Fourth Avenue, Just Off Union Strect ’ Elliott 3106 these nights. _ || FEBRUARY TWELFTH, 1809 A squalid village set in wintry mud A hubdeep oxcart slowly groans A horseman hails and halta, He shifts his cud And speaks— “Well, did you hear? Tom Linco! The devil's luck for folks as poor x Tom! Poor Nance! That worre than cattle-p SU, what they but A critter ts b Who'l swap c the creatures Wh eh! small fr Whose only instinct is to multipt “They're good at that, And #0 today, God wot, another t A puking, squalti Spilled on the world, he Ketter if he were black, Poor young one! born without a chance! “A baby in that God-forsaken den, Cattle? Tut! hide and tallow, , redbfaced good-for naught ven only knows for what THE SEATTLE STAR—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920 BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE and equeake In'n wife; today, as they! That but AD of that hut? ¥ y! pratt Poor little devil! born without a chance! (Copyright, 1920, N. B. A) “Yeu, Jefferson, Tom Jefferson. Who even hints that black men should be free, feather-headed fool would tell you, maybe, nt might le in this new baby! In this new equawker, born without a rag To hide himseif! This beggarspawn Born for a world to wipe its feet upon A few years hence, but now More helpless than the litter of a sow! And-—oh, well! send the women folks to Nance.” For then he'd have a ehirt upon his back And something in his belly, as he grows More than he's like to have, as I suppose, “Yet there be those Who claim ‘equality’ for this new brat, And that damned Democrat Who equate today where Washington once sat, He'd have it that this Lincoln cub might be Of even value in the world with you and met Who but he? Good God, it makes me gag! . . . . . Greetings! We are deeply indebted to 8. H. of N. Y, for this contrib, 4 balla us out for getting into the war late, But we have the laugh on England. We're still in it.” And the way things look, we'll be lucky if congress ever finds out the war is over and lets us out of it. eee BILL TEXAS SUBMITS IT Bil suggests that it be sung to the ing tune of “Till We Meet Again.” We) have tried’ it, but we can’t make words and tune match. Smile awhile; your dad kicked me wad adieu Thru the window, dear, shoe; And the aky did seem more blue— I felt his | When I hit the ground—kaplunk— uh! Little stars did twinkle all for me— ‘Thought I'd soon a little birdie be. No more girls with dads for me— When I must kiss again. eee We can do no greater good turn today than to warn readers of this column to leave their $15,000 dia- monds at home when they go out eee Assistant attorney general says sugar prices are going to drop. He's the same man who told us clothing prices were going to drop. eee Hungary has voted tn favor of a monarchy. If there in anybody who'd like to be a king at the sab ary Hungary can pay, bere is his chance. eee ANOTHER. OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY Here are rugs that you would will. ingly pay at least $40 f 0 on sale tomorrow a vertisement in Minnespoi Journal. see R. M.'s suggestion to cartoonints Why not a picture of Bryan and other well known presidential impos- mibilities in a ballroom or ice skating scene? eee Be that as it may, Hope Withers lives in Beloit, Wis. But, as the aviator remarked, “I like the .epring, but I don’t enjoy the fall.” Here is a chance to own the above pretty home and % acre of ground in West Seattle, I build the first unit of two rooms, and you move in and finish {t as fast as you can. Payments are only $15 per month and @ per cent interest. Pree blue print goes with each sale H. C. PETERS 716 Third Ave. To begin the new year right we earnestly request all of our former patrons to call and have their teeth and gums examined, and if anything Is wrong, we will giadly make over and treat the gums free of charge. 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Children with malnutrition not behave the same way. Some are pale, dull and listless, with cark rings under the eyes, tire eas ity, and have no ambition for work or play; their work in school is often so poor that they must fre. quently repeat their grades. Others are nervous and fretful, hard to please and hard to manage; they cat end sleep badly, Still others are over-ambitious, constantly ac tive, restleas; they find it difficult to concentrate. . do ee x ————— rr. °] f ANSWERED | % —— * Q. What would cause a sore nerve, directly in front of the throat? It affects my entire sys tem, causing severe pain and numb- nens, especially on exertion, A. It is unwise to hazard a guess to what this might be. The location mentioned is the site of the thyroid gland, and disturbances of this organ might give rise to symptoms such as you describe, In any event, it is very important to have a qualified physician give you a thoro examination, for if it ts thyroid trouble it demands prompt and expert treatment. Q. What are the signs of heart trouble?) What is the proper treat- ment for same? Does not heart trouble cause nervousness? as A. There are many different symptoms of heart trouble, but usually the most common are shortness of breath, especially of exertion and when climbing stairs, palpitation, swelling of the extremi gain much more slowly than they! Conducted Under the Direction of Dr. Rupert Blue, Surgcon General MALNUTRITION Malnutrition is a condition of|ties and attacks of pains about the heart. Treatment eramp-like It in seen in boys and girls at any | depends entirely on the character of the heart trouble, ways an important treatment Heart trouble often causes nervousness. All cases of heart trouble demand careful super vision of a competent physician. tho rest is al item in the “UNCLE SAM, * will answer, either in this column or by \ @ of general interest relating ouly te hygiene, sanitation and the prevention of disease, It will be impossible for him to answer quee- tone of m verely persenal natere, or preseribe for individual diseases. Addreas: INFORMATION EprrTor, U. &. Public Health Servi Washington, D. C. » CSTE ee ey x source lized more t month United States 448. A cargo recently arrives Alaska and th arising from t of the Alaskan trade, a THE IMPORTANCE OF ALASKA at approximately $2,000,000, Our city is the principal gateway to looks for a gre: opportunity picture of Abraham Lincoln. difficult feat, one would say {| dramatize such a figure as Lincoln, who is at once the most intimate and the most idealized character in our national life. Mr. has accomplished the impossible, and his work has every mark of mastery. play ought to be shown in every has been done, however. This of the real sap of American It is just a picture of the of his human grandeur. ily. We never think of his | kin of Ours. any public man, time. | eternal problem. Editor Star; Two autoists out of! three pay no attention to traffic) rules or laws in regard to stopping when people are alighting from ears, and also to cutting corners; also, at corners where there are officers, when the officer's attention ts given to the other direction, instead of staying back from the crossing Just closed, the autos fudge up across the crossing and the foot traffic cannot move, therefore becoming jcongested, This is done at every cronsing where there is an officer, and I bave never yet seen an officer | try to stop it | Another thing: A great deal of| tlk is made about jay-walking. Now, toll me, as to @ person going south on Third avenue, at Yesler, an@ wanting to continue south, where he will cross, he being on the east side? Also, coming down Yes- ler on either side at the same place, and wanting to continue west, where will he cross and not break the ‘This is the only city of its size I have been in where the crossings for foot traffic are not definitely marked. Why not mark the legal crossings by a row of stone or white [brick on each side? The street cars etop at each cor. ner; the people have gotten into the habit of standing at the corner. When their car comes the front end} stops at the corner and then the folks have to run back thd length | of the car, 49 to 60 feet—in a con ented part of town, Why not have! a mark, a white post, put 60 feet! back of the corner” then people can | be directed to stand at the white| post for their car, thereby saving time and also being safe from other traffic. There are overhead marks now, but you will notice the most of the men don't seem to be in- structed as to where to stop. Most drivers seem to think they| the right of way over cross- ings and all they have to do is to blow their horns and it is up to you to jump, If you remember a few years ago when they planked Rainier ave. the autos used to dash down there over the new road; first a child was burt, then a woman SOMETHING PILE “Six lady qwnilidates have cast their hats into the ring.” “What do the lady voters say to that?" | “They are busy studying the/ display of millinery.” — Louisville CourierJournal Pama ESTADLISHED 1882 of production is being and more. During one Alaska exported to the goods valued at $13,509,- of fur seal skins which d at Seattle was valued he First National Bank it expansion of business hat fact. We are glad to help finance Drinkwater’s Lincoln } An Englishman has given.us the best, the {|clearest and the most imaginatively true community of the United States. it is so simple, so lacking in stage affecta- tions and cheap bids for sentiment. we ever produced, and as he walks and talks before us our (cars run and our hearts beat faster at the sheer majesty and wonder Lincoln is a member of everybody’s fam- humor, and his tragic death | feeling that it is as if he were some beloved | For he is ours, yours and mine, and our ‘children’s yet to be, in a closer sense than And the play is full of lessons for our We have with us today the same characters in different clothes. We still have the Mrs. Goliath Blows con- ceiving war only in terms of petty hate and IN THE EDITOR’S MAIL On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise BY DR. FRANK CRANE (Copyright, 1919, by Frank Crane) selfish interest. The kind of fustian Amer- icanism she stands for is all too common, We still have them that cannot see the greatness of a leader’s ideal because they are blinded by offense at his mannerisms. We still have those who conceive of our victory in the late war as a mere triumph over the foe, and refuse to go on to make it an advance for the human race; for the problem of World Government is as inex- tricably tied up in the issues of this last war as the problem of the abolition of slavery was tied up with that of saving the Union in 1863. We still have the petty partisan minds that would belittle America and sacrifice the noble aims of humanity to the sordid advantages of party. We live also today in a time when Desolation of battle, and long debate, Councils and prayers of men, And bitterness of destruction and witless hate, And the shame of lie contending with lie, Are spending themselves, and the brain That sets its lonely chart four years gone by, Knowing the word fulfilled, Comes with charity and communion to bring The reckoning, To reconcile and build. And what- comparison leaps to all our minds when of Lincoln are used these words ? He goes The way of dominion, in pitiful, fashion. It is a very impossible, to I Drinkwate It is full ism. Withal, greatest man struggles, his without a It is the high-heartes then report was;not a part of Seattle that is shown the respect by the speeder or joy» rider that Rainier valley is, Respectfully, A POLICE OFFICER. was crippled, made to the police that the Italians were arming with ight caliber rifles and the next one would not get out of the valley. 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