The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 15, 1924, Page 8

PAGE 8 The Seattle Star Making Life Worth While VERY once in a w in this heyday of war-talk, graft and corruption, when we're wondering wh r things really are worth while, there comes into the office ® letter that brings back the sunshine and the belief that there is still some good left in the world Such a one was the letter from an Issaquah woman that w: on the desk this n It’s so filled with Bimple good that we want to prir Editor The Star Will drop you a few lines in regards to the father that wants a home for his mother of one boy but he Is out at sea now, and I feel without him, I think that we have a fine home for and I would do most anything for bis welfare. in the country, where it would be better He could take the school bus right at the and three dogs for him to 1 a better home, by inquiring from for whom my any bey We have a little pl for him than road. We ha horse for him to ride play with, so I don’t think he could fi You may find out what*kind of peo our neighbors, or from Mr, Newker, husband works. » town, we the man MRS, CHARLES DE SMITH, Route A. Box 18, Issaquah, Wash Don’t you agree with us? Doesn't that sort of a letter Make you feel better for having read i Nobody asked him about the legality of the oil leases, Daugherty ‘Course not! Harry wasn't made attorney general to give legal His job was passing out jobs. Questions and Answers ELL, sir, under urge of a note just received, we're going to take a crack at that questions-and-answers Stunt, with due apology to our bully Washington bureau. Q. How can I remove the odor of oil from a second- hand cabinet? CALVIN. A. First, throw the doors wide open and admit all the fresh air and sunlight that’s loose. Then, take a new Whisk broom and carefully sweep out all the cob-webs, Mice-nests and the dirt from roof, floor and sides. Then, take a solution of carbolic acid, lye and formaldehyde and Serub the inside thoroughly. Let the sun and air act for a time and then go over the interior with sandpaper. | Uf the slightest aroma of oil remains, go over the interior > with juice of raw onions. No man need be worried by a second-hand cabinet that Stinks, Calvin, and you should not hesitate to ask us for ‘answers to other questions than oily ones. The Gallows’ Shadow geal unless executive clemency intervenes, Pennsyl- 3 vania will electrocute Mattie Jones, aged 26 yea ' and Georgia will hang Mrs. Ida Hughes, a woman of mid- dle age, and the dispatches tell us that “both have faith that the popular revulsion toward women paying the price / in capital punishment will stay the hands of the execu- | ‘tioners.” : Both of these women were convicted of shooting their Wictims in cold blood. The law plainly demands their lives. Fatal shootings by women are becoming more and more | frequent. Woman demands what little equality in law | » that she hasn't already got. But— There were no eye-witnesses of these two crimes. Con- jon was upon circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial ‘@vidence is based on hearsay, probability, interpretation of ‘motives, existing conditions and deductions from facts. Hearsay is often a liar, or mistaken. Probability is often @ racehorse bet. Human motives are always a puzzle. Conditions are thus, today, and otherwise, tomorrow. t deduction of facts depends upon the capacity and | honesty of those who deduce. | This is not a brief for these two murderesses named. “But should circumstantial evidence, ever, take a human ife, man’s or woman's? Charlie Dawes is In Berlin and, the dispatches report, he Is “chewing his cigar nervously.” Those Germans had better get owt their hidden gold without further delay. There's a storm coming. Changing Values PIYRAGIC is this news item: Appraisal of the estate of the 3 late Jeremiah Evarts Tracy, of the United States ‘army, lists his Distinguished Service Medal as worth only 50 cents and his Army-Navy Medal only 25 cents. ' To Col. Tracy their value was largely sentimental. That p of the value was too high to be figured in dollars and ‘cents, and he took it with him beyond the grave. All that is eft is a bit of metal. The value of the metal is small. The value, obviously, was imaginary. Yet, for such imag- inary values, men risk their lives. " Many other forms of “value” are imaginary. Including , which has no more actual value than silver, except for _ Aman dying of thirst in a desert, if offered his choice of ton of gold or a glass of water, would take the water. At an auction, E. D. North pays $240 for a copy of the first edition of Joseph Conrad’s book, “Almayer’s Folly,” _ with pages uncut, __ He can buy a leather-bound duplicate of this book for a few dollars. So what he bought was not Conrad’s novel, but the factor of scarcity. So it is with many things, including diamonds. All val- ties properly should be based on usefulness. But the stand- ard or basis of values is scarcity. That’s why our money _ system is backed by gold and silver, instead of iron or cop- per. It’s human nature to want to own something “exclusive.” Explanation is in the psychology of greed and vanity. During the recent Mexican election several men failed to vote because they had no ammunition. They almost changed the American flag by giving up the field of stars for an oil field. LETTER FROM \V RIDGE PANT February 15, 1924. As usual, now is the season I'm glving the futuro a look. In spite of the lack of a reason, I'm reading my annual book. I'm spending my casual hours, with all of my fancy agog, in planning of gardens and flowers—I'm reading a weed catalog! This wonderful volume discloses the riches that Nature unlocks. It tells me of poppies and roses, alyusum, verbena and phlox. It shows me the peas and tomatoes, the rad- ishes, onions and beets, the lettuce and beans and potatoos —and all the assortment of “eats,” And when I am wandging thru it, T figure the things I would plant. And never a year do I do it, for always 1 find that I can't, But still, tho I live in # city, and haven't the acres to till, the catalog’s pictures are pretty—and al- ways they give me a thrill. For deep in the heart of creation, an old-fashioned gar- den has grown; whatever our walk or our station, its subtle enchantment Js known. The catalog tells us of flowers, of fields where a fairyland beams—and so, for = couple of hours, we roam in a garden of dreams! | |to | ping, and they were retained after | sword-belts were abandoned. THE SEATTLE STAR Santa’s Nearest Neighbors Dream of Becoming World Port — MAY THE BEST WORD WIN ~ [ Walloping With Words sh Ta aay sigho=e ~ SNOOPa pe. i Ka . rf HAC, oor | I! \| gcornsAwll ) Soci Y Bosnpaw : Scorrure! scorrtawll Sky Peay: renns oh Scorr aw! 2 oil +g " ~ >) ali’ ~ (hdgy SWaDE OF Woah SKYPEEP SKY PEEP ( SKyPrEP on ORYS AWAY FROM CELLAR . ‘ BOSSIAW , ERI! in eR\ sata o ER! yr Ma DP, $ Se , ‘Fepy) QUARTS 5 pra } PANAMA CANAL IS PAYING WITH canal is paying it i» going ov During the seven months end with Ji r raged arour fcated total for a ot nearly twenty-five millions, Of iy the gross profit will be about sixteen miliions—that ts, 4% per cent Interest on $376 000,000, the coat of canal, It ts officially estimated that $111,000,000 gf the $376,000,000 should be charged to national defense, sincd the canal haa eliminated considerable of that QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ‘OU can get an answer to any question of fact or informa- tion by writing The Question Editor, Stars hington Bu- reau, 1322 N. Y. ton, 'D. ampa for reply, Medic and mar advice given, nor can extended research ¥v Ave,, Washing- . enclosing two cents in 1, be undertaken. Unsigned re- Guests cannot be answered — EDITOR. Q. When was St. Peters, Rome, built, and what are its principal di- mensions? A. It was begun in 1450, and ded!- cated in 1628. It t« built in the form of @ cross, and covers an area of 18,000 square yards, The dome is 138 feet In diameter and 404 fect high. see Q. What are the chief varteties of apples grown in the United States? A. Red Astrachan, Early Har- vest, Sweet Bough, Yellow Trans- parent, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Gravenstein, Tolman Swi Maid- en’s Blush, Sutton Beauty, Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, Spy, Wagener, Siberian Crab, than, McIntosh, Stark and Willlama. see Q. How did the word “bdlack- guard” originate? A. A blackguard was originally a man who was employed in a house to look after the fuel and the fireplace, which keeping his face black. In time a black face was associated with a black character and thus “black- guard" became a synonym for an unpleasant character. ra Q. How did the custom originate of having two buttons placed in the small of the back (Immediately above the coat-tails of a frock-coat or a cutaway? A. When men carried swords these buttons were placed on coats) the sword-belt from slip-| keep * Who invented the game of Q. chess? A. This is not known. The game is at least 4,000 years old, as it can be traced as far back as can the} history of India. From India chess spread to Percis and into Arabia; the Arabs introduced it into Spain| in the eighth century, altho 1t had come into other parts of Europe even earlier than that. It is sald Benjamin Franklin was the first to bring the game into prominence in the United States, ray Q. In what part of the world 4 the highest railroad and at what altitude? The Central Railway of Peru, which reaches an altitude of 15,865 fect and has its highest raflway station at 15,665 feet. ary Q. en in the next? A. Chinese is spoken by some 400,000,000 people, if all the dialects are Included. Inglish is spoken by more than 150,000,000 people, What language ts most apok- world? Which comes had tho effect of} BY 8 JOE JONES FLEET IN TI THE U withou: o have larger Atlantic anc the anal cost the commercial return around 6 per cont been the biggest in history. it a From « merical viewpoint, the cana of the world’s “grea | prises. The army and navy be feve that whatever ts keeping is worth keepin of danger, they rec finished a week's “war,” ut and t Btates ey would bo defensive or a 1 worth y using 30,000 sailors and 9,000 troops to find out the re weak spots In the canal defense are. If the enemy had the dash and luck the United States ma- rines had in the war games, he CANAI TERE SCIENCE |" Influence of Food A comparison of ants, bees and wasps shows the tnfluence of food on forms of life. these three are Sclence holds th at bottom bic nat ood brothers, children of an insect oat: | In diet tho| ig all kinds anta have followed their footsteps. Tho bees became ve; tarians and the wasps meat eate Hunger turns the wasps Into bandits, raid beo hives, forgetting the Ue, The bees usually. a of food. it Then hive, Some been, laden with hon: are tired, and stop a minute to r before entering tho hive, Such parenta’ Ke re. meateating They attempt uc: | }eeed in driving off the freebooters. | the wasps loiter around the ey, ent a beo tho waiting wasp will pounce upon and never {ts body thorax and abdomen, Tho bears away |men— meat, honey and all — complete meal. | Telling It between to Congress (Excerpts from the Congreasional | Record) BLAME THE VATE The senate ts equally responsi for the appointment of Mr. Den jas secretarf of the navy. not have held the office which now holds except for the advice a: consent of this body.—Senator P! man (D.), Nevada. is called a neurosis of some sort. call it a compensation comple jfear complex, a down-and-out fe own usual occupation. is down and out Jand talk with He thinks You have to committee on education, - HELPING ENEMIES If we granted this foreign coun! {ts subjects to the military aca my, of coruse, we would have treat all countries alike and gra every other country the same pr lege, and grant to all countries tho pri leges of sonding two of thelr w accredited to the United States diplomatic purposes, and to be 100 foreleners In West Point a 100 foreigners in Annapolis,—Rop: sentative Blanton (Dem), Texas, jing. That is what they get, wh ever a man has an Injury to the Jextent that he cannot follow ae) two from each one of them would ble by Ho could he nd itt: lol, see | HANDICAPPED Physically handicapped poop | nearly ays have what I believe I a en- his he KO him and encourage him,—Dr, KR. M. Little, before house try (Siam) the authority to send two of da- to ant rly. We would have to go further vis ub. Jects to the naval academy, at An- napolix, Now, there are 60 countries for nd nd re. al a | | | | | | ZONE might follow his bombard: ment of the canal with @ sur rine landing at one of the fe away meantir an fleet con canal, en route to the Atl seaboard, could be smashed to pleces in the harbor before it had even a chance to get out and fight, no the at the land de nd the u b hey get out | Accordin ‘paper war’ our they might not be al do it againat an equal naval et or a coalition of two na- tions amaller than the United at Folks Are Saying GEN, CLARENCE R. EDWARDS, Maasachuaotts: “Secretary Mellon anys, in effect, "Repudiate the debt we owe to our soldiers and give it to the millionaires by cutting their surtaxes in two, . he minsion of ANONYMOUS FARMER, to Min. | neapolts Journal: “Do you know he automobile has spoiled farmers? haa gotten us tn the habit of vis. iting, and when a fellow goes vialt- ing he can’t rate corn, hi tur keys, chickens or milk cows, PETA VIVIAN MONTGOMERY, who has two husbands, Washington: “How to catch a husband? Per. fume does the trick. Men all fall for it, Study your victim, girls, Find the sort of scent that will knock him woozy. strong man, he'll lke something {sweet and simple, Ike violet, lilac or Ily-of-the-valley. musky odors, Home-lovers will fall for cinnamon. It makes them think of mother’s kitchen on baking day, And #0 on." Shetks want DR. I. L, NASCHER, New York: | nother type of derelict ts the er- gophoblac. He has an extreme aver- wion to labor and js afraid to do anything that would require muscu- lar effort. In the eyes of the public he t& lazy, shiftiess, good-for-nothing. Yet that Inziness in really due to n abnormal mental condition, an unnatural fear of something un- known, an intense aversion to phys- ical activity.” . REV. RALEIGH E. SHANK, former football star: “My Kk A3 A preacher? It’s the big- gest game in all the world,’ | Frieda’s Follies || SHE HAD on her prettlest frock. WASN'T IT too bad she leaned up against MY FRESHLY painted fence? 1 AM s0 forgetful, FORGOT to tell hor. SHE HAD on tho frock I wanted to buy. T LOATHED her anyway. THAT FRESH type, who paint | out their defects, AND LOOK like a million dol. ars, “TOO BAD," T said, solicltously; “STILL, a little more paint and freshness CAN'T hurt much.” —————__ The albatross, seaman's bird of 00d omen, dances whenever he gets 4 toe hold on a sandy shore, Land ing on a beach, he throws his head into the air, emits a shrill whistle and gets into action with body as Well as legs, ORUIK-: | \Point Ba rrow| If he's a dig, | 1924 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I toute of the Shenandoah 5 Enthuses Over “Air Boom” | | fouD BLACK GHOWD UNEXPLORED AREA to fly ftror ©, rather t But an from Pe if the planning way, materials for nt pummer of 1925. t Bar les from erica’s It ts na few Week wha and fur traders’ achoon. ors may visit—a big occasion up | But tf the government o “ " cei i er pect atrovsen.g rick na The route over the “top of the world” of the dirigible covered Jands tn the polar ba | Shenandoah on the flight that starts next summer from inte of great strategic | Puget sound. ae lc were edi ede o' a Spitzbergen, a group of islands perpetually snow-covered, Harrow © “Americs which will be the Shenandoah’s objective. expe ns a tremendous ad eeneraceneaserres TOTP Ee tage, With this point an are No, 4 | Your Own Third Degree Test Yourself for Estimating Length cruises will Geographic o Potnt Barrow are bare—but 90 per cent Exkimos Ms around {dea} for such the entire popula to mc Uncle ve to be train dirigibles, or ud be compelled to main big you will succeed in the following Th you can judge length, accurat test: the world's farthest-north naval | Look at the first set of letters below. If they were made out of cord bane. | oF tape, the letter “I” would take a much shorter piece of tape than the " The test in to arrange the letters according to the total | length of cord or tape needed. First write the letter “I,” because {t would take the shortest plece | of tape, then write the letter that would take the next shortest piece, and so on, Take plenty of time and use your best judgment. Do not | A THOUGHT Even a fool, when he hokdeth his | look at the answers until you are all thru. pence, is counted wise; and he that : y 7 shutteth his lips Is esteemed « man Set 1. ZIMTN of understanding —Prov, xvil.:28, Set2: VMELI eLe Tt , Quance is ono of the hardest SH 7 “a ft * ms a J kind of arguments to refute. ~ ithad 7 ‘There ts no good substitute for wis Set 5. NIFML dom; but sfience is the best that has| © Answers: 1, ITZNM; 2, ILVEM; 3, IYXHM: 4, ITVXM; 5, IFLNM. HL W. Shaw. ‘ot been discovered. (All Rights Resery, |. 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