The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 2, 1921, Page 6

Newspaper En- terprise Asan. and United By mall, omtyet city, 560 por m Press Servicn $5.00, Invthe state of Wash omit $4.50 fue) 6 montha, oF $9.00 What About the Skagit? RIGINAL ESTIMATE of the Gorge Creek development of the Skagit proj- * ect was $5,500,000. : : This estimate is mow doubled. It will require $11,000,000, the city engineer informs the council. A mere trifle of $5,500,000 miscalculated! ae ; Is it not time that we stopped, looked and listened, before going into this proposition further? é Pat he Skagit may be the thing we need. But so ardent a municipal owner- ship man as Councilman Oliver T. Erickson cautioned the city three years ago . and warned against going into the project without adequate study and investi- tion. ! eoniis warning comes back today with double force. The city engineer says the estimate was wrongly calculated because at that time “we had no surveys ‘or borings to make a dciailed estimate.” It was this lack of preparation for so vast a project that caused uneasiness, but all objections were over-ridden re- S. 3 months, $1.60; 6 Outaide of the r year, By earrter, city Tr IS NOW ESTIMATED that with the completion of the Gorge Creek unit 50,000 horsepower will be developed, and current can be deliv: to Seat- ‘tle at 1-2 to 2-3. cents per kilowatt hour. How correct is that estimate? 2 Present cost. of Me ent is 134 cents, due to the fact that the city generates of its product by steam plants and not by water power. The city pays the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. only ONE CENT per kilowatt hour for current used‘on the traction system. Does it pay: the city to invest $11,000,000, at least, and perhaps more, to de- velop current that may not be any cheaper than can be BOUGHT today? se are reasonable, fair, business-like questions to ask. These were questions asked at the time the Skagit was proposed. They have ver been answered. ‘ oh { But today the people of Seattle are calmly informed that the original esti- ates are a bit off—only $5,500,000 off! * . . DEFORE PUTTING MORE MONEY into the project, Seattle must know: db 1. Absolutely what the cost will be. 2. Absolutely how much can be developed for that cost. 8. Whether or not the additional current thus to be developed cannot be bought cheaper, or developed cheaper, elsewhere. It is claimed the Skagit, when fully developed, will furnish 245,000 horse- r. This will be more than Seattle will need for possibly 75 years. It would certainly be foolhardy to develop that much, at a total outlay of proximately $75,000,000, if there is no need for so much power. nd it is equally foolhardy to develop $11,000,000 worth if the ultimate gain is mil or nominal! : : The Skagit is probably the largest single project undertaken by Seattle. We re now at the Saiping of the thing. e can still look at the matter with culating e It ma; ceerething that is claimed for ft But Star feels that there has not been sufficient investigation and There is still time for that. It should be done before another nickel ay. pen From the essio Record CENSORS TAKE NOTICE Salvation Army Belongs in Front! In the Decoration day parade here, the Salvation Army brought up the rear. | | SETH TANNER } THE SEATTLE STAR | Liberty Bonds? ANSWERS Inquiring Reporter: } TODAY'S QUESTION What have you done with your owner to | BERNARD BRADY, 925 16th ave THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1921. taxed, And that tax corresponds ex-| ally has no home, but pays out his| tories or business, and more b actly to the taxes a man pays on his| income in rent and promperity Indicate cheap money home. Now we know that business now-| pu:tner easily obtained money, and But, you my, a man that buys Ibonde on which he pays no taxes. ore. ae ee ra The income from his bonds corre-| to obtain money for improvement or | sponds exactly to the income the | extension, would suffer, and as a con-| jincome the home owner enjoys in ithe shape of free rent and other securities would have to| 1 Just as be advanced in order to offset taxa-| adays is mainly done on credit. vt | proposed taxes means high im lie would hold back; business, unable | 10T VERITAS. sequence the interest rates on bonds | to tax a home tion. Who would pay the tax on| 18500 @ year intangibles finally? Why, the dear | an to tax the »-| old public, of course, | cause he gets an income from his| You seem to think that more! investment. And, as has been said} homes means More prosperity. Th’ old-time Indy who used ¢ weep at th’ strains o° “Home, Sweet Home” now has a grand- daughter who onesteps t th’ sane tune, Trouble is no re Specter uv persons. REMARKABLE REMARKS After the present booze barrels die off, we shall wonder why we ever desired the stuff and will think it Impossible that civilized people would ever have tolerated a traffic in it—The Rev. D. King Leach, Grand Rapids (Mich. pastor. and Japan would result tn Japan's being wiped off the map. Gleason, Y. M. ©. A. worker in Far East eee People of Japan have shown them. selves to be in favor of restriction of armaments.-Mme, Yukio Ozaki, Japanese peace worker. eee Evil still exists, but the tendency today in upward.—Bishop William T. Manning, New York. eee That nation which leads In science naturally leads in war—Gen. John J. Pershing. As & means of rec And a way of adding value to the land Which were furnished by my faithful ttle bee; Yea, I'd live the life of Riley A fight between the United States | b George | ack totic Ald In the epring, when weather's charming, I conceive @ zest for farming, And I think it would be something pretty grand To engage in cultivation, all. We got rid of them @ year ago.” JOHN CHRISTENSEN, 6743 18th lave, N. W “Never had any in |my own name.” V. R. HAROLDSON, ave: “All sold out.” ¥. C. FULLER, 1728 12th ave. 8. “1 never had any.” 1614 26th Editor— | WOULD NOT PUT | TAX ON BONDS Editor The Star: I wish to give my idea about the tax question. Do you really believe real estate taxes will be lower if we succeed in discov- ering and applying another tax, for Instance, on intangibles? If that theory is correct, then we may ex pect a $5 or $10 reduction in the taxes On a home now, since we are blessed with poll tax. Have you heard of such a reduction? Neither nave I. It is a pretty well established |fact that we never reduce taxes by finding new sources of taxation, rather that we then will have both the new and the undiminished old tax to pay. bonds, for instanos, do not pay taxes buys for, say $3,000 bonds, he parts with his money and has no furth use or control over it. Would it just to tax him for something he further possesses? Now, that money goes into the upbullding of some in- dustry, like a flour mill, a canning plant or perhaps a railroad, and the improvements made are properly reation Letters to the | I think that your conclusion that | has no foundation in fact. When A | nts “tee 1 think I have 60M before, the «mall bondholder gener- homes, however, indicate more fac: Sil of them left’ pncmadie BaD / MRS. Ik H. CALLAWAY, 6536 a ath ave. 8. Wis “We've sold them & 2 nr Fetes 8 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—OF A GROUP OF wit nenscies COATS SUITS in Velour, Covert and Polo and Cloth; exceedingly well tail- ored; many lined throughout Reduced to = ‘14.50 The Suits are of excellent quality all- mise in every, stele—ewe enggent Tha adetaabiliiyy 4] ena Say wool Jersey, fashioned in the Second at Pine 32 & SE BSP SEEEEORE. smart Tuxedo style, with ag pockets and shoestring t. Soe The Dresses comprise both silk and wool, Canton Crepe, Charmeuse, Taffeta and Tricolette, Trico- tine, Serge and Jersey. \ Every dress in this extraor- dinarily low-priced group is attractively styled and trim- med with embroidery and self- ornamentation; the wool mod- els with Ra metallic stitch- AERVZESTE2E SE, ‘The motion picture theatres are u to very great credit for Benerous, patriotic and wise ution to the welfare of our ‘people and to the thanks and appreciation of congress and the. country—fen. Owen (D)), eee NAVY YARDS AND VOTES I do not believe there ought to be man on the committee of naval af- who has a navy yard in his 1 do not believe there is any ce between the moral stand- of those senators and that of Test of us; but we are all human, ‘we are all subject to the influ. ‘which are brought to bear on ‘and to the selfishness that is in fi human nature to secure the larg possible appropriations for our If we adopted the policy of ding from the membership of gommittees that have charge of and harbors all senators and members who have harbors lo- d in their districts, I think, we d have a bill that is more in “gecordance with tho interests of the "general public; and let me say to you that it is no longer than 12 ago that the speaker of the of representatives declined to “put upon the naval affairs commit a single man in the house of rep- itatives with a navy yard in his Aistrict—Sen. " Questions 4 health, hygiene will be answer lormation Department, fle Health Service, Wash! Falling Hair | 1 am losing my hair. I am 28, and ) my head always stays wet and greasy. 1 S would like to keop my hair dry, but| ean't. _ If you will send me your name ‘and address, I will send you a leaf. let entitled “Care of the Hair and | Scalp,” which may be of service to you. Address “Information Editor, | U. 8. Public Health Service, Wash ington, D.C.” eee Buzzing Noises T have @ buzzing somd In my ears al) the time. What should I do? Buzzing and ringing noises in the | ears are usualyy the result of an in fiammation in the internal part of the ear (the so-called “middie ear’) and this in turn commonly comes from catarrh in the head. The con- dition is often successfully treated, but usually requires the services of a nose and throat specialist. ‘The trou- ble may subside spontaneously, If you do not get better soon, it is sus gested that you have your family physician refer you to some first Class ear specialist. When in Seattle, eat at Boldt’s.— Advertisement, ‘ La Follette (R), Wis.| That’s not the place for the Salvation Army. It was not {the place these brave men and women took during the war. They did not lag behind. They were in the front trenches. If ever there was a dependable body of men and women ready for the service of their fellow men, it was the Sai- vation Army. They belong in the front ranks. Let us not in the future make the mistake of this Memorial day. It is charged that the federal reserve board aided Wall st. But don’t overlook the aid it has given to those out- side Wall st. Observations The bankers mean all right, in their talk of the necessity of extending long-term credits to foreigners. . But isn’t it odd, that no one ever mentions a similar service for Ameri- can consumers? | There is a new type of pest multiplying in this country, Led snes by Ed Howe, who calls them Public Affairs , Lunatics, |_ If the publishers of war memoirs want to wear out a |few presses, why don’t they induce some of the women who were behind the scenes to write their confessions? “ABSOLUTELY”—NOT INSTEIN has been among us, and has left the impres- sion of a kindly personality and a strong mind. It may be true that only 13 persons in the world un derstand his theory in full: it may even be that he might say what Hegel is alleged to have said, “Only one man understands me, and he does not.” But the fundamentai theses of Einstein are not very dif. ficult to understand. They are two: First, all motion is relative. Secondly, the velocity of light is independent of the velocity of its source, ‘The first we can believe as soon as we understand what is meant by ft. The second bewflders us, but when we know what Hinstein is talking about we have no desire to contradict him. But when we come to the application of these prin- ciples, we find ourselves in deep water. We have as. sented very cheerfully and without much thought to principles which will keep us thinking for a long time. Before we are thru, we are wondering whether parallel lines do not meet, and whether unything is as we thought it was, One thing we may as well learn, which fs that there are not so many uses as some people suppose for the word “absolutely.” “That was abso |Iutely the worst dinner any man ever ate.” “That road was absolutely |the worst any man ever tried to drive a Ford car over.” “Strawberry ice cream is absolutely the nicest thing.” “Absolutely” is a word to be. used only three or four thmes in a lifetime Herbert Spencer asked whether the captain of a vessel, walking west ward on the deck of his ship sailing east, and walking just as fast as the |ship is sailing, let us say four miles an hour, is really moving, He is moving with the earth on its axis at the rate of a thousand miles an hour; he is moving around the sun at the rate of 70,000 miles |an hour; and no one knows how much faster he is moving with the solar |system. And he is moving with slow currents and tidal movements of the ocean. We know of few things that are stationary, and we have infrequent use for the word “absolute.” | Try This on Your Wise Friend A hare takes four leaps while a hound takes three, |] Two of the hound’s leaps are as far as three of the hare’s. How many leaps must the hound take to gain the length of a hare’s leap on the hare? Answer to yesterday's: 420 days, | i And esteem it very highly— Just like all the other farmers that I seat (Copyright, 1921, by Newspaper Enterprise) Victrola viene for . aoa vacation | © peep nips come in many sizes, from $25 up. If you must leave your larger model at home, take a small Victrola on your vacation nevertheless. Everybody will enjoy it! 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