The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 20, 1921, Page 6

PAGE 6 The 14.80 for © mor Why Jones Cannot Vote for A NEN 8 8S et seattle Sta pam months of Washington. or 48.00 per year Newberry | Senators are not required to be consistent. There is no particular merit in con- sistency. But there is more than consistency to impel Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington to vote against confirming T, H. Newberry in the seat for which he spent At least $195,000. There is principle. Senator Jones wrote the as senator from Wisconsin in 1912. minority report against the seating of Isaac Stephenson This is what he wrote: “Referring to these extravagances ($107,793.05), the majority report says: _ “The amount of money expended by Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hatton and Mr. McGovern in the primary campaign was so extravagant and the expenditures made by and on behalf of these gentlemen were made with such reckless disregard of pro- ty as to justify the sharpest criticism. Such expenditures were in violation of the mental principles underlying our system of government, which contemplated the ‘pelection of candidates by electors and not the selection of electors by the candidate.’ ‘majority. “principles underlying our system of government,’ with the evidence showing the use of such a large sum of money and not be tainted by corrupt methods and practices, we are anable to comprehend. The question now squarely before the senate is whether _ Wages are not fixed by any act In ry wages are governed by merciless law of supply and de- “mand. and in government employ- Ment they are deciled by politi- Forty-two leading iron and steel Producing companies increased their number of employes 12 per gent during November, “So goes steel, so goes general business.” Production of tron and steel has been mounting steadily since July. | Recovery is not rapid. But that’s, ‘fan indication it is a healthy move- ment. leader. Others will follow the “Women don't dress to please men” claims a writer, No, they Partly dress to please men. DR. J, BR. BINYON Free Examination BEST $2.50 GLASSES on Earth ‘We are one of the few optical stores in the Northwest that really grind lenses from start to finish, aud We are the only one in SEATTLE—ON FIRST AVE. Pxamination free, vy graduate op- fometrist. Glanses not proseribed unless absolutely necossary BINYON OPTICAL CO. 1116 FIRST AVE. Betwees Spring aud Seneca {and studied it to see just what had! time | occurred “We concur in this statement and it justifies us in opposing the conclusion of the How a seat in’ the senate can be secured ‘in violation of the fundamental hot methods and practices ‘in violation of the fundamental principles underlying system of government’ shall be denounced by our words and approved by our votes.” _ Watch Senator Jones’ course as to Newberry. Columbus discovered America for $7,200, but he got his name in the paper. Dear Santa: Bring us lower prices, disarma- ment, business and jobs. ‘ Only six more months until time to kick about bare knees. Practice makes perfect—be careful what you practice. times of tension in the Pacific. such measure as the world has ‘The nations interested in Pacifie never seen The American prin- inland territories are to cooperate §—eipie in international relations will for mutual help rather than 8 be firmly established Inte é tempt mutua! destruction. plomacy will be carried the eco If that kind of statecraft preves pomie maxim that all parties te successful, future generations will 9 bargain can win. be blessed with pence instead of war. But, the balance of power Bome fellowes must stay et home theory of diplomacy te still dems When they don't need © shave. pant in many European foreign ities, | aed Wh bs “tees Even the prohiditiontets hate to ace milk turn #0 much to water, RY DR. WM. H BARTON HAVE been told that for many years after ma- chines had been Invented, for the making of screws the screws had/ to be pointed by periodical, Discovery, Herbert W Horwill, in an article on “The Par entage of Invention.” deciares that 99 per cent of inventions are ac cidental Perhaps that ts true, bet tt tx not the whole truth. Some workmen would have cursed the machine and never picked up the screw and if it had been laid before hand and that it/ < their eyes was @ difficult} Would dever have stopped to think and expensive! ‘hat in that accident was disclosed | 4 secret that hid @ mine of wealth tt was that way with the dis covery of photography. A silver spoon inid by wecident upon a plate that had been coated with lodine Preserved an image of the spoon. How many men of single-track mind would simply have washed off the piate and coated it again with jodine for the original experiment? Not so Daguerre-—-he utilized the ao- cident and discovered photography Accidents are happening ali the and not wholly satisfactory kind of work. One day a workman operating @ screw machine had a slight ace} dent. The machine worked loose] while it was making a screw and threw out the screw with an un intended twist. . The workman picked tt ap. It Was perfectly pointed. Before he adjusted his machine, he eat down think of the reasons and the Porat ble umes of the accidents Those men bless humanity and build up own bank accounts, same thing every time, to have grown rich, recent article tn the London He Ws said buy cheap, inferior Swiss Wrist Watches when you can buy an AMERICAN - MADE ELGIN 20-year case ‘162 Gifts That Last Thomas J. Cassutt 1308 Third Ave. Open Till 9 o'Clock Every Evening ll Christmas LUCKY ACCIDENT. } | From Chanteye «i oem Pr E tHE SEATTL STAR cf P) or ; your GOD'S BACCHANTE BY HARRY KEMP ‘The rain rushed, ery and solid, At window, wall and door, It crashed acrons the housetope Like waves that lift and roar, It danced to drums of thunder, It leaped along the plain, TO EDITOR| (LETTERS To EDITOR] Sommer Not Vice Consul Editor The Star: In your tasue of The December 14, you were #0 Friday, 00d as to insert to the slight placed upon my good friend Mr valiant rerviegs the committee By tnadverten of Jack Sommer “View Consul of 1 cannot who represents France and ‘his tao Editor The Star: ing argument: emp? “A" not citizens of Lae AY in charge of the re eoption given our Marechal Foeh, Vacher-Corbicre, consul Star of | Wash. @ letter in reference Prance, Se¢urities building, Beattie, I have not the honor to hold any position under the | mont and) naturally, French govern whilet some oring hia} men are born great and some men Gates in ten | during the war by m, oe under the name! ny appears the title of! France.” the republic name ie M. Chrix| respectfully, ot achieve greatness and some men have greatness thrust upon them, yet 20 far Uehtning Was not struck in direction in the shape of a for elen diplomatic appointment. Therefore, 1 thought it but just and proper to advine you according nderstand how this min |ly, ax I do not desire to be placed take occurred, as there is only one in a position aa if I was sailing official in the state @f Washington! under false colors, of] personal regards, I am, yours very With kindest JACK SOMMER. The Jap and the Poll Tax | pay the tax, “I” says that every the United Staten, allowed to Have you any idea how many years longer the poll tax will be “harpoon” us Citizens and are, therefore, not compelied to | that are anlucky enough to be be Will you please settle the follow-| resident of the stats between the| tween the ages of 21 and 607 Kind Do the Japanese of ages of 21 and 60 has to pay the/ ly let us know the answer and save! tye tate of Washington have toliax whether they are citizens or| “hon. bloodshed.” Respectfully, pay the poll tax or are they e¢x| not. clalme that they are | What Limits | U.S. Exports | to Neighbors?, BY AMATEUR ECONOMIST | | No nation in alt history has. ever found ttelf in the favor able position in whieh the Unit- od Staten finds hernelf today. | No longer do wy have to hire others to carry Our freight on the seas. No longer do we have to pay the interest on a «reat foreign debt, as we did before | the war, | Within the borders of our | country the farmers raise prac t y everything that ts neces | to feed and clothe our peo p Our mines furnish in abundance the coal and min- | ernis that are necessary to our Industrial life | Of course, we will always tm port a lot of goods such am | tropical fruits, sugar, tea, coffee, | Cocoa and ilk. But isn't it true | that the things that we really Need to import are comparitive ly few? England has tried for 300 years to make the British em pire relf contained, Bhe is try: ing harder than ever today to | bring Uile about, “The ideal that Pngiand has striven for in vain we find we have attained with only @ very little conscious ef- ing to have a tremendous lot of things to export in the fu- ture, but we can't export unless other countries have a way to pay for our goods, What in it | that we are going to buy from | them? | fort, There tn no doubt pre are go Coal, steely wheat, corn, meat, | eotton, manufactured goods of nearly every kind; raisins, oranges, apples, lumber and many other things. We sould FRED LAYTON. Japa do have to pay poll tax un der the present law —Editor. A complete shaving outfit. N Gliiette. lette Blades) in metal Blade Box «+ In Gold (with indestructible metalmirror) « ° oe I wed Phar Brush and ew a Stick Gillette Shaving Soap in metal contaln- ers; 24 Shaving Edges (12 double-edged Gil. Man+ Christmas ~' what ? YY now you know all the Christmas offer- ings by heart. Probably some men’s gifts still unselected..- Asa last reminder— Me New $7.50 $10.00 Patented Jamsary rh, 920 Because it is new. It is practical. It is the Jast word in shaving comfort and precision. Men are talking about it and wishing for one everywhere. The New Improved Gillette shaves 75% better than the old- type Gillette many-of your men-folks are still using. It will last for years, Finer shave— Longer service— More shaves from the Blades. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR Co, BOSTON, U.S. A. Gillette Patented January 33,1920 TUBSDAY, VECkMBIEK 20, Lye, | ALetter trom, | AWRIDGE MANN Dear Fotke, If you have mpent your dourh, and haven't any more to blow, but find upon your.Christmas Mat some distant forks that you have tniesed, there's still a gift that you can get without accump lating debt Pe ‘one two cente—bot I will bet, tt beats the other wtuft they get, It's one that you can send without the need to rub the price mark out; because its value all depends alone on what the giver wends. You ask me what the gift may be? You ought to know, it seems to me; but ask the folks who're far away, and you aan pet they all will say, “The finest gift I'd care to wee, is just © fetter all for me!” Your mother—and your father, too—wiM always crave @ pote from you; and should the folks be far away, which would they prive on Christmas day—a letter full of news and thought, of some expensive Junk you bought? Of course, I know—and no do you--that all of this ts very trae but knowing ft is pot enough, uniess we go produce the for longing hearta can never feed on loving thoughts that thek 7 the deed. Bo, eince the time I# getting tate, let's wipe excuses off the fliate, and take our inky fountain pen and write to folks af home again—to let them know, tho far away, we think of them on Chrivtemas Day. these goods? bs In there & very definite eet on our foreign And is this limit set by self sufficiency? . easily export 16 billion dotlary’ worth of these articles if we had & market for them, but , Where are the customers that are able to ‘buy and pay for ra GEOGRAPHIC PUZZLE BALL -1.+TIME ~E + ORE = BALTIMORE _ SE EY KK he