The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 23, 1924, Page 8

eg eee The Seattle S Co, 1907 Seven Newspaper Enterprise Aas San Francisco New York offices + Bide pide The Power Interests Answer The Star’s ‘Poison’ Editorial the private power interests sent The Star an article setting forth their side the situation that led to the editorial “Poison Has Place in Our Schools” in The S Thursday, This editorial condemned the campaign which the pri- vate power interests, thru the Northwest Electric Light and Power association, is attempting to put on in the schools of the state. This campaign, in the nature of a prize essay contest on “St Regulation of Public Util- ities” and for which the association offers a $1,000 schol- airship, is full of “dynamite,” the editorial pointed out, be- Cause the books that are given “guides” to the pupils participating are filled with anti-public ownership propa- ganda. ; ; The Star is glad to give the private power interests the Northwest association arship has no bearing tr Galea ENTATIVES of : No “In the list o to compete, are and other there is no ndard work 4 refer lities ts a state law, and that mn the subject of Jegistation. he says, decision is “There are t poweg industry a! it is Immediately co with the cry of ‘propagan: Have an opportunity to learn the real truth. Very good, Mr. Brockett: Very good. Now let The Star point out something. ~ You say that in the “guide books” listed are many on “municipal ownership, of which contestants may avail them- indent of 8 Every time the light and » place its story b ical municipal own to be afraid "On page 6 of the Scholarship Announcement and Refer- " ence Material booklet you sent out, appears this statement by the state committee: “The books and periodicals under Group One are intended as a brief list of the best (reference) material available. We recommend the material listed under Group One as the first materii to make accessible in high school libraries. Under ihe “Books” in Group One, we find only one sec- tion of one book—the proceedings at the conference of | American mayors on “Public Policies as to Municipal Util- © ities” that even APPEARS as tho it might lean toward » public ownership advocacy. : - And under the “Periodicals” in Group One, we find arti- ‘cles on public ownership—eight of them, Mr. Brockett. But SEVEN CONCERN THEMSELVES ONLY WITH WA- & COMPANIES. Pupils wouldn’t learn much about pub- npetition with YOUR companies from that. 5 t contesting pupils are, not preyented from g their ys from the angle of public ownership if et 80 desire; that school officials will judge them im- partially on their merit alone! Do you really think, Mr. Brockett, that a pupil in his ight mind would attempt to write, or even to study up, on h essay ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE to com- pete for a prize offered by the PRIVATE UTILITIES? ‘ou know very well he wouldn't. bright congressional weather prophet says it looks like the republi- are goitg to have Fall all spring. Yes, and the democrats are going spring Fall all summer. Gats and Pigeonhole LEADING sporting magazine carries 12 ads offer- ing pistols. id no money. Order now and pay the postman on al,” reads one that is typical. jothing will go as far toward disarming the under- orid as the national law prohibiting interstate commerce t revolvers and pistols, except for officers of the law, h was suggested by The Star and introduced in Con- s by Congressman Miller. 4 Teapot Dome exposures and other developments have irred Washington greatly in recent weeks. oa ie Star suggests to Congressman Miller that he keep - his eye on the pigeonhole where his gun-bill is reposing see to it that no cobwebs gather on it after these hec- days are over. ’ mee of modern transportation is enough to amaze anyone. Friend 'y bought bottle of “genuine London Gin,” and it arrived from Wd so quickly that the label was not yet dry. Why Not? “Why,” asks Mr. Standley, “doesn’t some Seattle man Set aside in his will a sum for a raarble arch, to be erect- ed in his memory in one of the city’s parks? Twenty- five years ago Mrs.. Walter Cheeseman started such a move in Denver, and today there are several beautiful _ arches at the entrances to the parks of that city.” » Isn’t it worth thinking about? : Senator Moses says some senators are “round shouldered with Infor- __ tnatien" they want to spill. Round shouldered is good. The heaviest thing in the world is a guilty conscience. Let's subpoena Moses and get some more names of witnesses. _ Congress, far behind schedule, is threatening night sessions, Ah, Maybe congress needs oil light. Why Stay Thin? HIE famous Parisian dressmaker, Mme. Madeline Voin- net, visits New York and comments: “It's a pity that | American women want tobe thin. They lose something hen they force flesh away—the freshness is lost and y are almost certain to have a haggard appearance hich no amount of youthful clothes can disguise. It’s a y to go against nature. I believe in being natural.” One answer to this is that it isn’t natural for a woman 9 get too fat, any more than it’s natural for her to get 9 thin. The womanly attempt to be thin is more than a fashionable urge. It reflects a desire for health, ac- fivity and grace. . Dress well and you'll be successful, Retail Clothiers’ association says. Well, Alkali Al was the best dressed man in New Mexico, and now Took at him, Dougi-heency’s employment agency for jobless Jobs positively guaranteed profitable—Adv. a Machiavelli. Defenseless, he defends himself by among the raiders of his stronghold. excabinet members; ATTLE STAR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 18 How Henry Ford, World’s Richest Man, Spends His Money Here Are Unusual Facts About Auto “King” || By NEA Dt RN What He Reads H , ¢ of the reading he Wolls’ “Outline of History.” Knut Hamsun's “Growth of the Soil,” Arthur ‘Trai Children. 1 ts an ardent 2 and spends ading the fam rks aloud, for M Ford have the old-fash of reading to “Mis Chil 1 Mrs. ned ther. each harity, Ie recently gave an nillion and @ half to his hos in Detroit, Other charitable rid kr swamped with Ford could ea he dare w in” J never mi n of a few hob ich nerve as outlets for the ntal véin in his character, have made him more sit pabits than ever kes plain food, a quiet home life and the least possible display | There ts a Ford yacht—but it ts for the family, Ford himself finds hin sport not In yachting but tn tce |skating, walking, camping and tree hopping. | |GOES WITHOUT HAT AND FACE 18 TANNED | He prefers not to wear a hat— |hence his cheeks are well tanned. He | wears plain thes, usually a sack jeult of blue or gn | A mult costs F # tailor-made ar must answer |rust be plain a 990 or $100, It loose-fitting and wo requirements: it 4 of good quality. In fact, the man’s philosophy may ® summed up in these four words, plain and good quality.” They are traite he looks for in everything, j whether it be a meal, an employe at | his plant or a seat at a show | Even Ford himself wouldnt know how much of his income he uses as ‘spending money.” Recently he bought the little schoolhouse tn! | Dearborn township where he studied an a boy, Ford hasn't sald what he} will do with it; probably he will re- | store It as a tangible memory of his boyhood—just as He haw preserved | his off homestead. IS FRIEND OF BIRDS; BUILDS FOUNTAINS Henry Ford spends money foster Ing and preserving bird and anima! life around his Dearborn home. He has installed drinking fountains for the wild creatures, These are kept | | from freexing in winter by electrical. heated coils. Ho spends money tn collecting American antiques and ts recon. structing thru these the life of the| |peoplo of America from eartlent |times. Ford also ts making a collec- tion to show the evolution of light: ing. Recently someone found Ford tn QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS YOU can get an answer to any auestion of fact or informa- tion by writing The Question Editor, Stare Washington Bu- reau, 1322 N.Y. Ave, Washing. ton, D.C. enclosing two cents in stampa for roply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken, Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. — EDITOR. Q When and where waa the cable system for street cars first usd in this country, A. In Ban Francisco tn August, 1873. I, | eee Q How many railroads are thero in tho United States? A. In length, 25 miles and over, approzimately 625. eee Q. Is it proper for a young lady to thank a gentleman for a dance at its conclusion? A. No, this ia not necessary. eee Q. In what year did Henry Hua- son explore the Hudson river? A. In 1609. eee Q. What are tho five largest towns {n Alaska and their popula- tions? A. Juneau, 3,058; 458; Anchorage, 1,856; Fairbanks, 1, Ketchikan, 2, Sitka, 1,1 cise Q. What are mammiferous ant- mals? A. That class of vertebrates tho| females of which havo milk-secret- ing mammao to nourish thelr! young, and include human beings; warm-blooded quadrupeds, bats, | cetacaens, seals and sirenians, | Q. What is Rodolph Vatentino’s| real name and where was he born?) A. His name is Antonio Guglielmi} and he was born in Castellaneto,| Italy. eee Q. How large a vocabulary docs| one need in a foreign language? A. That, of course, depends on so- clal position, or work; in short, the| use to which he puts tho language, | It is said that a person can make himself understood if he und stands and speaks 1,500 words of any language. The average conver-| sation does not-require the use of. more than 2,000 words owe Q. What does “Quien sabe” mean? A. It is @ Mexican colloquial @x- pression meaning, “Who knows?" | Amert mother,” explatned Ford, used to throw broken cups and saucers in the back yard and then to unearth a ® the pattern tuplicated,” nother outlet for Ford's rever ence for the things his mother liked is to be found tn his collection of old n songs. Ills collection of American musto—mostly the songs Tere Doesn'T seem OB BE mUCA / TRAFIC ALONG Here uses a Li 0 for « pair of sh played to him at his b LIKES FOOTHA BUT NOT BASEB. Ford ian fan ys football and goes to theater uony concerts and lectures, H never pits in a b Ford can be seen art in a Ford co clusively for Ho eats ut expenstve h ers. If the es a lbera! me But he tels juni © is good, he ¢' seat most any day Dearborn plant He uses this ex business errands He carries a plain gold Wears no jewelry And he has never tasted tobacco or alcohol, watch, but Doughboys W ouldn’t Know France Now TIME: Three years from now. SCENE: Parts. ‘one from the billboards of *, The American ¥ other tourist agencies will those posters advertising tours of the battlefields and de vastated regions This will be true, if Brance keeps on at the rate ah going pow with her repair and recon- struction work. For no matter how excited you may get about what ts going to happen to the frano, facts ant figures show that France ts steadily recovering industrially, agriculturally and economically too, if you consider tnerensed foreign trade a symptom of con- valencen Almont 750,000 (141,993, to be exact) houses were destroyed by the Germans In Northern France during the war. By January 1, 1923, 663,077 new houses had beon built. According to figures just re lensed by tho Bureau of Recon. struction of the Liberated Re sions, tho last year saw 45,023 additional bujldings completed. This leaves 143,993 still to be re placed, and three more years at the outside will probably see this accomplished. It Im still true, of course, that a ride thru Northern France will show you many a heart-breaking ruin, crumbling pllee of stono and mortar, and depressing-look- ing shattered walls, But you will also see many splo and span new buildings, almost middle-western American tn their appearance. They may not be so Interesting as tho old styled French bulidings, but they're more sanitary. Rheims, for example, ts full of new houses, modern hotels, new movio theaters and new depart. ment stores. When the Germans got thru with It, it had hardly a house left which was habitable, Fismes, the town taken by tho 32nd U. 8. diviston, after eight days of street fighting, and Vieux, the first town captured by the Second division, are both so greatly rebuilt that the boys wouldn't know them, Around the ‘Chemin des Dames” and near Hill 108, the tourist will see barbed wire still stretched over the ground, and will notice shell-torn land which looks as tho it never could bo reclaim But of the over 8,000,000 acres { X LETTER FROM VRIDGL MANN Dear Folk Now what's tho use, T’d like to ask, of having holidays, {f ono must do his dally task in customary ways? They only make a business muss, as some gazaboes for us who play the “paper game For George's Birthday only brought another‘day to greet, wonder why.” I woke and thought, “they print the blooming sheot! The bankera know the proper way of putting timo to use go and take a holiday on any old excuse!" And theh I thought, “The mov! for movie actors work a plan that makes it pretty soft. ‘They take a day to frown and smile, and kiss or treat ‘em rough—and then they take it easy while the pletures do their stuff." But when I got to work I found a pleasure in the job, while and looked aromnd at all the writing mob. With Hank and John and Jim and Ray and Rich gloomy day with such a bunch to greet! NI thought, “It all depends upon a fellow's mind; with useful work and pleasant friends, there's always joy to find. Altho, alone, you feel a pang at things you have to do—there's nothing bad if there's a gang that’s in tho boat with yout And t BY FLORA G. ORR, in Paris which were torn up war, there remain st stored only 974,490 # one-ninth of the total | little of the Ny ¢ point with the French. However, they don't ‘Twenty-two thousand hundred factories tn th region were destroyed. have been rebuilt except | Frieda’s Follies HE WAS such a fool: | | WE WERE Giscussing “Frieda’s Fol- | tes” want German workers, T! there {s none too much Work In France for French labor. Telling It to Congress (Excerpts from the Congressional Record) AT « supper party. | HE LAFTS his nelghbor’s lorgnette | | to his eyes, ' [AND LOOKED that significantly at | me, saying, | “WHY, has Frieda a folly? How | deceptive | board city ts attacked the people | LOOKS are! My word |who so desire can retire to places lof safety, but most of the property MX HOSTESM, 85,014 tell herpetty | Sot “vhy abould not. property CAME to my rescue lpay for {ts own defense? “HE'S much « harmiess nut, Frieda.” | Ralston (D), Indiana. FE HAD given me m ning #0} bites radstiads Y openieg | LESS THAN EXISTENCE » AY | The latest budget figures from Time toe knew he was something | ernment statistics show. that tt »|takes an income of $2,458 to main- KVE slwaya wanted to crack him.” / sata an ordinary family. The pres. bs ae “lent salary for postoffice clerks {s from $1,400 to -1,800.—Representative C t fi iti | Tague (D), Massachusetts, eee oun er el Ing _ BEATING THE INCOMF TAX j | It appears from tho testimony that Counterfolting of the money of the | the principal object of the creation | United States ts practically a dead |of tho Hyva corporation, of which Jart. Science has killed ft. A few|Sinclair ts the sole and only stock. | Years ago the maker of “good” bad | holder, was to have this ofl mag- | money was one of the chief foes of | mate's fabulous earnings taxed as a the government. Most counterfeit. | corporation instead of a personal in- lors were technical experts of great/como, Under the present law the jability, understood the methods of|/tax on a corporation is 1244 per photozraphic reproduction and had | cent of-its Income, while the normal great knowledge of inks, dyes and|tax and surtax together amount to | Paper manufacture, Some of the | 58 per cent on personal incomes over PAYING FOR THE WAR Butld all the warships and train Jal the soldiers you wish, but let the wealth of country pay the bills. Even In a defensive war, It is chiefly Property that is defended. If a sea- SCIENCE world have been pursuits of counter. | sia. |felters by famous detectives. Many | of these outlaws were educated, cul. | tured persons, who lived on a social te " What Folks {plane far removed from ordinary | . feecnppaners Are Saying Sclentifio construction of money moved too fast, however, for them to| keep up with {ts intricate methods Detection of bad money became eas. fer and slouths of the treasury de. partment became more certain of |¥oU perspire isn't real exercise ag. all bringing in the passer of the coun.|If my classes aren't dripping wet terfeit, which generally Jed to dis.| When they leave the floor, I just covery of the maker | don’t consider them a guccess,"* Out of $3,000,000.000 which passed * Ss thru the United States treasury, loss | than $12,000 was bad money, MISS MARIAM CHAPIN PHIL- LIPS, Y. V A. physical depart- DR, HENRY VANDYKE, preacher, author and diplomat: “There is no gate into heaven except at the end of | the path of duty,” president r and Son league: “A | but It can't be done by. proxy, no . j Matter how thick the: check-book."’ February 23, 1924, bf rs | BE. L, DOHEN oil operator: jfear Tam an impr | ident old man.” sara DR, ROBERT McGOWAN, Pitts: jburg: “World peace cannot be pro- ;Moted solely by a set of rules and | jregulations, ‘The heart of man must { first be changed.” eae DR. ALFRED M. 'TOZZER, Har. vard college: “Man is the least spe- |clalized of all the animals. If the races of man were developed on the physical side along ines of special ization, such as found in the animal world, we might expect to find |Watelimakers with fingers tapering }to finest points and the blacksmith with a hammerlike appendage in place of ono of his hands," hing eee PROF, ©. 0. HARDY, commorco department, Towa univorstty: “With: out better export markets, this na. uim—and bring a day of toil “ they ie man has brains within his loft; T stood a apd Art and Peto—it couldn't bo w Senator | most thrilling criminal hunts fn the | $200,000—Senator Harris (D), Geor-| “Exercise that doesn’t make | dad. ts | in admirable party to be a parent, | u a Your Own Third Degree TEST YOURSELF F< JR COMMON H" 1. Why be educated? ought every man t Because— Why bs than cabbage beet better food ? Because— tor n mals Why judge a man by what he does, rather than by what he says? Because— a. It t 25 BILLIO THAT’S AMOUNT EVERY YEAR BY BY M. CLYDE U. 8, Congres KELLY nan From nsylvania WwW’ HID 23 & man had be mail ¢ covered od stead not be thn the 5 that num! 0,000 500,000 1 ch means is of letter mail It operates over trackage sufficient to earth 25 times. It uses more than 10,000,000 sacks and the postal stitution the deposi ot amount of It does the larg- business in 000, 0 the express , conveying Th 1 nervice ts not only & great npns; {t is the great- est unifying force in America, and without It America, as we know {t, would be impossible. Without the postal service, without the highways and rail. waym and airways, which are fandamentally postal routes, America would be a medley of warring nations, a Balkan maze of enmities, a jungle in which | #7) Answered By Dumbell Dud Please tell me why it fw that [many lawyers are such ardent lov- ors.—R. L. T. Because they are trained to court. Are widows stronger than married Women and spinsters?—Jeraldyn: Certainly they are. Didn’t you ever |hear of the widow's might, 1 | what kind of frult can I find on a calendar!—J. M.D. | Dates. In there a great deal of extrava- ance in women's clothes these days. |—M. MAL Not at all, If you will look at the styles you will seo there ts not aj great deal of waist. What American plant ts the sym- bol of wisdom?—R. R. H. | ‘Tho sagebrush. } Be QUESTIONS MR. DUD CANNOT ANSWER | Are anfety pins ever used im bowl- jing alleys?—P. W. j When ginger ale ts sold by the quart, is that by dry measure?—s. Bt. Does a farmer eyer cut grass with an icicle?—R. H. G. | Can a man who steals sheep be| called a shepherd's crook?—k. G, 0. | Did you ever hear of a footbaii | team onding in a four-in-hand tie? F. D, —F |MR. DUD'S HOUSEHOLD HINTS | Thomas A. Edison has perfected a| |machine for making square spha- | getti instead of round. Never throw away a plece of Swiss cheese on account of the holes. Buy a second pleco and use it to plug up |the holes of the first piece. Or, if you wish, use the holes of the first plece to plug up those of the second, An Akron inventor has placed on the market a rubber doorbell for the convenience of women who do not wish to be bothered by peddlers, An Eastern firm ts advertising a tasteless cranberry. It is made of fibre, and is especially good when used as cranberry sauce, Its use re- ing of sugar. CLAVILUX (Color Organ) will be demonstrated by its inventor, THOMAS WILFRED at the Cornish Little Theatre Roy and Harvard on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 at 2:50 and 8:20 P.M. The Olavilux, played with keys as on a piano, appeals to the eye as music appeals, to tho ear Seats on Sale at Cornish School and at Fine Arts Building tion canhot have a balanced pros. perity.” 1028 Third Avenue 4. Why are warships pa gray? Because gray paint is— 5. Why is valu able? a. It supp lux agriculture Because— <- akes work for th rs feed the + PIECES )F MAIL HANDLED POSTAL SERVICE the strongest could sur. this great service for the promotion of the happines and welfare of 110,000,000 Amer. not a mechanical serv ; it {9 a human service No machin: feans ts has ever been invented, step in the multitudinous opera. tions necessary requires human brain and human thought and human co-operation. It requires 330,000 co-workers, to accomplish this mighty task set before this postal servica The lar; postoffice tn the world is that of New York city, which does a postal business twice as great as the entire Do- minton of Canada. The smallest postottice in America ts in Ar: kansas, and its name is Resp berry. Its postmastter, who is paid on the basis of receipts, re- celves a salary of about $6.75 a year, | A THOUGHT | | Grudge not against another, |brethren, lest ye be condemned; be- hold, the judge standeth before the door—James v.:9, UL Sealousy! that turnest love divine to joyiess-dread, and make lest the loving heart with hateful | thoughts to languish and to pine— | Spenser, | PHEASANTS LIKE HIM |_G.-H. Corson, naturalist of Echo Valley, N. Y., is a nature lover who bas made his farm bloom with the {most gorgeous flowers, shrubs and - trees and further decorated it with | | wild birds which Itve with him and a refuse to leave even at migration time. Among the birds he raises i | (the Mongolian pheasant, just about! the. wildest, shyest thing there ts. Watch Corson start out with a spade and you'll see Mongolians perched all over him. When the digging begins, it's all he can do to turn the spade |over for pheasants clinging to the handle and watching for the first worm. What is there about some men which makes wild things such friends of them? MASQUERADE BALL given by the Polish Home Ass’n (Formerly Renton Hill Club) FEBRUARY 23—8:30 Sharp 1714 18th Avenue Everybody Welcome HAWKINS 11 A. M. WRESTLING _ WITH GOD eo 7:30 P. M. PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RELIGION and DEMOCRACY Lecture by Professor ~ Kineaid at 9:45 a, m. before Men’s Class on “The Heredity of Genius.” ‘ PLYMOUTH CHURCH SIXTH-UNIVERSITY