The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 10, 1924, Page 8

THE If We All SEATTLE STAR MONDAY Used Code <= The Tale of a Marine With Discretion From a Captain to a State Treasurer’s BY GILSON GARDNER The Seattle Star ed Dally by The star Publishing On 189 Seventh Ave Phone and United Prese Bervic 1,60, @ monthe 62,00, year He KNows SOMETHING “ABOUT The OlL LEASE |! Job in One Jump Peserths 3 wonthe arrier, ofty, 600 a month. an. Nicoll & Ruihman, Speotal Nei efftes, Monadnock Bid o off! Canadian Pacific Bidg.; Boston office enentatives fan Frencisee ne Bids.) New Tork offices wide, —_) surer, Hy Ho way itch cay ASHINGTON, March ‘The most startling wer to ® question by Walsh, of the oll committe 10 ap. enator Trt! ement town in state to run His home happened to be in a rock-ribbed republican dlatrict isting at of the late lamented & 1s, subjeet tory of g 0 han diy What Folks | Are Saying JAM A. “T , Ox A Buoy Boundary Line SENATOR WESLEY L. JONES has asked the state de- rtment to establish by buoys the boundary line in the straits between the United States and British Colum- bia. And the Canadian government will be asked to share in the cost, If this is carried to completion, it will not be long before a passenger, as well as bootlegger, between Seattle and Victoria may know with certainty when he is approaching the 1: 2-mile limit, umining «a r .p t marines Shutler, 6 trén. who, ih es of the dre bled.in poll bu pa Domes impulse Leave of abuser and Shuler wen' ts in the Payne 4 them NOT TONIGHT Bok 8 be hayek A a ah Pe WWE Gor A DATE! 2 1. #5 de) tréapubée tet’ tieiathie «| aaked of New York,” replied the wit want some one nens fectly hopele ake the per and useless dem fon. They looked saw in him a clever boy, How dots a rines become state’ of New 18 months? Well, pened, } had been sen captain of ma treasurer of the York in less than him. over and bright, upstanding, and said: “Fine! You're on.” § nover had made’ a is the way jt hap : after Shuler . , nd t out to Wyon ‘ times, | it seems Detroit's champion rifle shot is a man of 83, so never read fine print in a bad light Wit peery th United to be ithered to hea that © to carry out what Secretar sires It is re- 4 Ay 4 ‘ F , h nts a \ ten in gener ave to des grown,” Leave It to the Yankee OU can leave it to the American salesman. ported by a Hindu lecturer in Seattle that in but one city in India is the elephant now employed for transporta- tion purposes. Everywhere else, he.says, you will find Ford cars in great abundance. He does not explain which is more pleasant, to be run over by a Ford or an elephant. termed a “delicate mission,” he auked for leave of absence from the marine corps, so that he might go up to hig old home Fellowship of | . Praper _ a oe hen the. 4 vention Shuler ag ce from ‘the marine corps and went up to Saratoga. He borrowed a lt tle ready money, hired a hotel room and opened quarters, an- nouncing himself as a candidate for Heutenant governer. | To his own surprise, th vention seemed to take hi ously, and ‘after Hes Murphy got into. their wrangle and’ the leaders were trying to work’ out some kind of compromise, nobody thinking very much about candidates or tickets, a delegation waited on Shuler and asked him if he would withdraw his name as candidate for Meutenant govern. or in favor’of a man more agreeable to’ Murphy. Shuler wa about the matter and sai | doubted that his friends would wish him to recede. Meantime, he kept his face straight. In’ the end they came and offered him NO. 23 A. VER) cat trouble gt we try to e besin at @ and 1 don't nd I'd be for this league of nations thing if it will help to make wars Just SAY APPLES, PEACHES AND PEARS” \ “fo THE COP. WHERE'S JoeS praces jton, Minn omething | mental trouble of America every Radio is becoming very popular in South night the fans can hear a revolution in the air. that America and almost any APPLES PEACH bs PEARS TD there at in congress.’* Frieda’s Follies WOMEN are not the only ong WHO FEATURE thetr looks a tollet. 7 SOME men should be written gp PERMANENT way |bow ties | AND ail | THIS MAN had reached be der age WHERE upon him HE SPENT hours making a lick COVER the nudity of his HE PRUNED over complin LIKE a debutante. * I LAKENED him to one, one 2 TOOK it as a compliment UNTIL T added: a “YES, you look very debutante jthis season. . “I PERCEIVE your hair is ¢ ing out." mo: SURE! $F A QUART Dally Lenten Bible reading Ca and meditation § prepared ‘for Commission on Evangelism of ‘ounct! of the Churches tin America. MONDAY Unselfish Prayer The Boy and Business HE small boy understands his business. For weeks he has been playing street hockey in the rain on every quiet street. But now the hockey sticks have gone to the basement and the bat and ball are coming out. A little later he will have a short season of marbles, kites and tops, but in the meantime he will be getting in trim for the great American game. Better than he knows, he is in training for the im- portant places in department stores, or for factory man- agement and the like. times and the seasons. time as hé goes along. oN > Read, Mt. 6:38-48. Text: 6:44-45. | But I pay unto you, Love your enc-| |mies and pray for them that perse ORANGES // cute you; that ye may be sos of your STRAWBERRIES PLUMS AND = ayy | Father who ts in heaven He is learning with a nicety the | “2¢ there {s'to be a, getting from | And he is having a bully good as A nt |God in response to an asking, the! | asking must be for something,to be | uned in a friendly way,.for something |that can be directly or) indirectly \shared with another.” |_ MEDITATION: All prayer that tn 1 must come ftom a mind which | in striving to be like God's mind, We think of God not as existing for Him self but for His children, and. if is as | children of our Father God that we} approach Him. This we cannot do| | until we seek to have an attitude like God's towards hin othespehildren. PERSONAL QUESTION: Is there | anyone for whom I do not want to| pray? PLUMS t__ APRICOTS AND baldness was ¢ Mexico will send an Olympic team to France. soldiers they should be good runners. If the team has any Lenroot’s Lament WISH to state to the senate that the contingent fund of the senate for the payment of witnesses and ex- ‘penses of (Teapot Dome) investigations is entirely ex- hausted. There are witnesses in the city, now, from New Mexico, who have not money enough to pay their fare back to the state of New Mexico.—Senator Lenroot (R.) Washington dispatches reveal Edward McLean's code which he used to keep in touch} with the oil lease investigation while he was in Palm Beach.—News Item. | What Will They Read? || QUESTIONS BY MRS. CAMPBELLINA AND Wis. Whist, senator! back, if they’d agree to Maybe Sinclair would buy them tickets stay there, and throw in some pedigreed bulls, cows and hogs as a bonus, too. Never judge ‘the quality’ of making out bis income tax. John Law @ man’s religion by what he says while and the Crooks N° profession has made such an advance in the quality of its personnel, in crime profession, and it stand that crime in this the last few years, as has the is about time for us to under- country is a profession, and not a mere odd-hour,. makeshift job for weak morons. In the old days there was no imagination in thuggery; the bandit held you up he went away from there without even a good-bye. then To- and took what you had; day the highwayman is likely to inquire on parting for your address, or your telephone number, so that he may send you any valueless, to him, private papers, after he HAT next read? the child of the generation going to Fairies and gnomes must conquer and = govern new worlds, heroes “and warriors must achieve new adventures, If they aro to intrigue the youth ful mind after thelr old fashion. What will be the exploits of Aladdin, the witchery of mer- maids, and speaking statues, and flying palaces to the very aware young person familiar with radio, airplanes, and sub- marines? And the doughty hero and warrior munt ‘likewise sur- render before the bomb and ma- chine gun; their past adveu- tures are much too simple and nalye for this advanced age. The wonder tales have all come true and faded Into the light of common day, and bid fair to become about as thrill- sky and earth and the wonder of the seasons. solicit the growing soul, there will be food to nourish visions and fair.dreams, . Na ture will not betray us, no matter how often we betray her, and she will In some beneficial way, take care of her children of the future even ag sho has thone of the past. But one wonders if the young: ater of tomorrow will read any- thing. He will miss a lot of fun if he does not, Telling It to Congress (Excerpts from the Congressional Record) GOVERNMENT BY WISCONSIN It seems we are having a new ANSWERS YOU can get an answer to any Question of fact or informa- tion by writing stamps for reply. and marital advice cannot ven, nor can extended research undertaken. Unsigned re- qusete, cannot be snswered— I TOR, Q. What causes an coasts? A. Water from the gets between two layers of rock. seeps between the strata, and comes out in’ springs or wells at certain| places in the desert. cee Q. Which countries have pald a bonus to their world war veterans. A.. Great Britain, Canada, France and Italy, oe Q: Whe was Nikephoros mydeat A. A Greek monk who founded mountalns/ Blem-| PRAYER: Most gracious Father, | who hast'mude of one blood. all na- tions of men, may we never. harden | our hearts against any brt grant us \a universal charity towards all men. May the mind which was tn’ Jesus Christ be in each one that wes may { have true affection for all Thy, chil dren. Amen. | | (Copyright, 1924—F, L. Fagiey) A THOUGHT | He also that is slothful in his | |great waster.—Prov. xvili:9, LOTH, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the key | | | work is brother to him that is a} | | | | often used is always bright.—Frank. | lin, Your Own Third Degree | B TEST SELF FOR .O you understand what prov- erbs mean, what leyson they are meant to teach? Prove it by doing the following test: First read the “first proverb, ‘Then select the statement that best explains this proverb and write its letter after the proverb, ‘Then do the’ same with the ‘sec- ond and third: proverbs. You should be able to complete this test correctly in TWO min- utes. Get out’ your watch. » Ready? PROVERBS: 1. The burnt child dreads fire. { } | { | UNDERSTANDING) 2. Rome was not built ina day. ©"? 3. There is no smoke withmt fire. STATEMENTS: a. Time fs required to produ anything of value. b. Faflure follows f: change of plan. c. Unhappy us to be careful, d, Those in disgrace aly want to disgrace others: e. There is no result with cause. ANSWERS: 1. ¢; 2. a; 3. ¢ Ail rights resefved—Science Sen has gone over them. A Los Angeles bandit secures his victim’s address and leaves the empty bill fold in the mail box before his victim gets home from the police station. A Kansas City automobile bandit makes a habit of tak- ing to the future child as the Rollo Books or the Dolly Dim- ple stories. The most they can government in America, It seems that Wisconsin rules the house. And Wisconsin rules the senate—mighty hope to do Is to excite a mild |Wisconsin—Rep. Hawes (D), Mis amusement tn thelr absurdities, [sourt, after the fashion of tho “Castle eee a monastery near Ephesus. Ho was a writer on religious subjects. He lived 1197-1272-A.-D, eee Q. Where are the federal prisons located? ing the address of his customers and later telling them where he has sold their A Seattle highwayman brokers’ tickets for thei cars. has sent to his victims the pawn- ir stolen watches and jewelry, of Ortranto”. and “The Children of the Abbey.” It begins to look as if the small boy was going to bo hard WHAT HAPPENED TO US? The people are now wiser, and, un- fortunately, much sadder than. they were on election day, three: years ter, Al up for reading matter. Already 0... they are now in the unhappy his | A. At Atlanta, Ga.; Fort Leaven- worth, Kan.; Wash, eee Q. Who was the last Asteo em-| and McNeil Island, | he has declared sophint!- cated taste by repudiating the sentimentality of “Little Lord Fauntleroy” and the once so ex~ citing adventures of “The Prince and the Pauper:” and fond mothers, who looked forward to the day when they might read these books to their children, have only the tear of disap- pointment for thelr portion. It is time to Invent a new kind of juvenile literature—only, Invention of that sort ts dead —gone with the childhood of the race. Perhaps a more robust era is coming, in which children may find interest in real things and profitably stretch their minds over problems of chemistry and physics. This idea, however, | would not suit Mr. G. K. Cheater- ton, who, vehemently if para- doxically, maintains that the only true things in life are the fairy stories, It is, after all, the ol4 story of progress, and we need not worry. ‘The world matures, and. has long ago outgrown many of its youth- fu} enthusiasms, such as the in- terminable, tedious, impossible tales which once entranced the listener. in mediaeval camp and hall. But Smagination must bo, stimulated and nourished, else wo dic, No great progress in any hu- man field of endeavor has ever been made without. {t, but this will be taken care of. As long as and frequently kindly burglars, after discovering the family plate is only plate, leave burglar alarm sugges- tions that if followed will protect the home, and also save journeymen burglars the trouble of frisking un- profitable domiciles. Meantime the esteemed John Law is ever a bit behind the crook brigade. But then, why shouldn’t John Law take his time? He doesn’t make his living by catching crooks, but the crook myst make his by remaining uncaught. condition of the unsophisticated boy | peror of Mexico? who put hfy hand into a barrel of| A. Montezuma’ II. turtles, and thereupon had one of his 09? 51%, | fingern severely bitten, While he| @. What is the meaning of Ala-| | wig still gazing at the barrel, a| medaf 1 spectator asked him the question!) A, This is a Spanish word for| “At what are you looking?" ‘The | poplar grove;" colloquially “prom-| boy replied, “I am looking at the | enade,” ‘critters’ in this barrel. I want to find out whether I have been ‘bit’ or atung.”—Sen, Neely (D), W. Va. eee | eee ! Q. Does the United States gov-| ernment anywhere employ Hindu} guards? | A. There are Hindu guards and watchmen on U. S. government property at San Roque, Cavite,/ Philippine Islands and in parts of the Cavite arsenal. Most of these} WHERE TO TAX Nearly all of the $7,000,000 that the retailers will have to pay in taxes will come from pearls, dia- monds, precious and semi-precious stones—luxuries—and surely, i¢ the | Hindus, or Indians, are British sub- government must have a revenue, |Jécts, altho some have acquired there 1# no better place to levy it) Philippine citizenship. | than upon such luxuries. — Rep. Crisp (D.), Ga. . “Pussyfoot” Johnson says he wants to be buried in Maryland. Maryland is satisfied, it’s certainly all right with us. The bulb business is said to be good. A bulb is what you plant and wonder wifat you have planted. it A Quarterly Mailing of D : - Checks ta the 270,000 Steck Conservations Crucial Hour (An Editorial by Gifford Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania) HE attempted destruction of the Roosevelt conser- vation policy is the essence of the oil scandal which is filling the front page of every newspaper. An effort was made to set private profit ahead of the public wel- fare; to prefer private interests—private oil interests— to the interests of the nation thru its navy; to abolish the Roosevelt plan to set aside oil reserves for the Amer- ican navy a& insurance against a lack of fuel in some great future crisis; in a word, at the cost of the nation, to help a few rich men grow richer still. “The effort to get the navy’s oil away from the gov- ernment is not new. It was vigorously pushed forward in congress during the Wilson administration, but was defeated by the efforts of friends of conservation, who eee Q. How much cori: should be tn @ life. preserver? RENTS IN D. C. | A. At ood In a new apartment house which | cory, or be Garces ba offers for rent an apartment of five eee rooms, unfurnished, at a rental of] 9. when was. alien farm prop- $226 a month, an offer of $150 was! erty taken over by the government?) made for those rooms. The person| 4,. On October 6, 1917. making the offer was givento under- of ie: te AS stand that the rates were fixed by an SCIENCE — > agreement or understanding, or at * | Seeing Under ] { the instance of a committee repre- Science has ‘been experimenting in | senting an association of owners of housing buildings. It is not aston. I n street car, at church, at an attempt to find some practicable | 4 4 method of under-water exploration | fshing that men and women who are compelled to work for $125 a month or $200 a month find themselves un. theatre, at grocery store coun- able to rent and occupy apartments|by means of powerful searchlights. | 3 sn s told the people what was going on and brought public of that character.—Senator Robinson |The interest and value ot the discov. | ter you rub elbows with its own- id 0 n a cries w! a : opinion to the rescue. Having failed in congress, the aybatelit. on hy ow Ba recall crs, grabbers took another tack, and this time, thru the faith- | An electric light having a 60,000. They differ as widely in occupation and in wealth as (D), Arkansas. lessness of executive officers to their public duty, they I LT FR j000-candie Hower beam, witch could Sin “aid the navy pang jbe seen thru.the air for 62 miles, do the more’ than 14,000,000 |Subscribers setved by the sys- 4 ras I a he wi ff Ni “Beyond all question the men who thus turned their I York go Sager pat Sas backs on their obvious duty should be punished. But Pleto. reflection of the light. ‘This merely to punish them will not restore, the navy’s oil. ree, attributed to..the, muddiness oe ‘ ‘ The one thing that really counts, and the only thing, is March 10, 1924, tem. But as Bell subscribers are united by a’‘common means of inter-communication, so Bell owners are united by a Nationwide Ownership Ne in the scope of its service, the Bell System is nationwide also in the distri-° bution of its securities. common characteristic— thrift. Other forms of thrift have” very properly attracted the sav- ings of thousands of Americans, but none of them more truly _ illustrates an investment democ- Tracy and none more direct serves the public. Two hundred and seventy thousand people have made common property of their sat ings in order to maintain this great national. public utility. Their dollars serve them and ; serve the nation. Dear Folks: Joe Bungstarter, noted purveyor of spirits that never are blue, is seeking the office of mayor, says Editor Homer G. Brew. His column from careful inspection, discloses the facts of the case: He's sure to win the election—there's no- body else in the race! And since I subscribe to the column conducted by Homer the water. BExperiments were then made in clear) ocean water. Again that the navy should recover its oil leases. To let the the results were discouraging. The waa keep _ navy’s oil would mean utter failure. He oar tener eee bite rater. ad, a Kort of globe lee Dae appens, the navy must have its oil again. of light surrounding the lamp w e step in advance, however, we have definitely produced. This could be seen under accomplished. Of this we may be very sure: That he who water for about a quarter of a milo. | undertakes to violate the conservatio . re tee Ca mounem Lae OF Be Hein Ae tion ey hereafter G. Brew, Vil vote for Old Joe as a solemn, imperative duty jgreatest students of marine. life, ill fin is aithfulness to his public trust on the to do. | With never a chance of my losing the ballot for |hag now shown that the reflection front page of every journal and in the mouth of every mayor I cast, tomorrow I'll revel in chosing to vote for a jof light projected into the ocean {s patriotic American. The time for giving away in secret the natural resources of the nation to the grabbers whose hands are always reaching for them is past. The Roose- velt conservation policy is the permanent policy of the winner at last! |due to the presence in the sea wa- But still I discover omissions by Editor Homer G. Brew; |ter of myriads of animalcules, infin- American people. Let him who would defy it remember Ballinger and Fall.”—(From a speech delivered in New he’s silent about “propositions” that share in the balloting, itesimally small life forms, Appar. York city.) Bell System too. And so I must study them, noting their natures and ently, there. is.no. possibility of mak. numbers in full, and then, wheh I'm doing my voting, I'll ing water like glass‘in’the’ trang. | savvy the lever to pull. mission of light. Tomorrow, a while after dinner, the battle of voting is thru. Joe Bungstarter’s picked for a winner, by Editor Homer G. Brew. Whatever may be your selections, this item is worthy of note-The people who gum the elections are slackers who don't even vote! And All Directed Towards Better Service One Policy . One System Universal Service What could make a Freneh radio fan madder than getting a German station broadcasting “Deutschland Uber Alles”? A London boy of 18 has two wives, so should be appointed an honorary movie star.