The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 25, 1924, Page 6

i 7 The Seattle Sta Th 1407 Meventh Ave Pi United Press Serv menthe $2.08, year § Publisnea Ds Star Publisnt rpries 1} & Ruthman, specie: neck Midg., Chicage effice an Pacific Bide Francisce New York Representatives Ban Union Trust Bids Boston office, Tremont Bidg. Taxpayer, Cheer Up! WN THE news there's occasionally something cheerful for . the taxpayer. All is not spending and looting. The good word comes from Washington, D. C., that Uncle Sam at the beginning of this year had only 544,671 civilian employes on his payroll. 'T ,089 fewer than when the armistice was signed and the swivel-chair factories Were working night and day We're glad the chair ithere’s still one for every rmers are decreasing. But 206 men, women and children. Science and Fleas GERMAN scientist has discovered that the eyesight ‘ of the flea is far superior to that of man. He ex- plains that, when a man eeping in an unlighted bou- doir, his body “glows to a flea as brightly as a red stove does to a man in a darkened room.” Science may have made a most important discovery here, but we fail to absorb its force. We cannot hope to become fleas and attain their p of vision, nor can we at the moment think of an; ethod of adjusting dimmers to them. And what boots it if our bodies do glow brightly? Isn't it enough for us to know that they mot only glow, but itch, immediately thereafter? Sure it is, Science is a great thing in our lives, but it isn’t worth fa whoop unless it gets somewhere. In this case it doesn't. Siamese Twins? OTERS, more than ever before, are wondering how much real difference there is between the two lead- ‘ing political parties. Lenin, of Russia, once commented that the effect of a | two-party system of government is chiefly that one party }orks while the other rests. Return of J. Barleycorn *AJEARLY seven gallons of gasoline a month are being , manufactured for every man, woman and child in t i It’s an increase of more than a tenth in a The earth still holds fabulous quantities of oil. But he oil was placed there ages ago and is not being re- placed. What will be the future motor fuel when gaso- line “gies out” or becomes prohibitively high in price? The real return of John Barleycorn may be to take the place of gasoline. If so, a large part of the population has already learned how to make its future fuel. A “Restaurant Stomach” RS. SMITH, mixing pancake batter, reached in the cupboard for another cupful of flour. By mistake she dipped into plaster-of-Paris. Her husband ate four of the acter pancakes. under their maple syrup disguise before the mistake was discovered. Latest report is that he’s had no bad after-effects, This happened in Corning, N. Y., where Smith is a con- r. His experience suggests that his stomach must _ {have had years of restaurant training. The Speed of Radio ‘ Dicate machinery reveals that radio impulses trav- eled from New Jersey to Poland at a speed of about 150,000 miles in a second. Such speed is beyond human imagination. And yet it is slow compared with the fastest thing in the universe—human thought, which can travel from your brain to the farthest star in the twinkling of an eye. A bit slower is the speed when an old man’s brain flashes back to his boyhood. e Figuring Time ‘HE earth is 10 billion years old, estimates Professor | & Russell, of Princeton. The figure is meaningless. Men + deal with billions on paper, but not more than a dozen minds in the world can really comprehend how much a billion is. _You have read how many Germans go crazy ind commit suicide trying to figure prices in billions of tmarks. } A billion years are as many as there are seconds in 310 years. How many can comprehend the seconds in a year? ‘ ‘Try it by using a watch and making comparisons. } ; Prosperity Here D? YOU realize that all indications point to fine business t conditions and general prosperity this spring and early cael id ety ; e old reliable weathervane of industrial activity is iron and steel production. It’s rising steadily, steel mills now yorking at 93 per cent of capacity. Auto makers are breaking all records. freight movement recently has been higher than ever in history, for this season of the year. Church Coming Back HURCHES have about 46 million members in the United States, latest figures show. The gain i membership since 1921 has averaged 690,000 Syortiag Authorities agree that the public is showing a definite swing back to religion. There is plenty of room for the pendulum, with more than half of the population outside [ LETER EROM \VRIDGE MANN March 25, 1924. Dear Folks: It’s not the fact the kids are playing bail, nor {a {t that 1 he robins call. It's not because the wife, in dulcet tones, dsbertbaa a hat at twenty-seven bones. In fact, it's merely one of Nature's whims, thet lets a languor permeate my Umbs; it seems to even stultify my brain, till all attempt at work ta nearly valn; and theso alone suffice to make it clear—that Spring i» here. "a 1 grab a pencil—tutile thing to do! other view, Aladdin's Lamp of Spring, A sight of fairer, greener ways. It makes mo wander in the Land of Dreams, in flowered fields, beside the bubbling ntreams, 1 breaths the scented, poppy-lnden air, and only want to be a mil. Honatre, to go where not a bit of Work is found—and loaf around! Yor right away I see an- with lazy rays, has brought I'd even hate to be a Kid again—for I should have to #tudy tox rons, then! I want to be 4 worthless parasite that doesn't have to think—or even write! I know there’s Joy in having work to do but that’s a Joy I'd gladly leave to you. Let other people moralize today, for this is what I frankly have to psy: In Spring, when crazy, lazy moments come—I want to BUM! Ginitze Tomn- THE SEATTLE STAR “Helping” Him Shoot Straight | Prayer Bible reading and meditation prepared for Commission en Eva m of Federal Counct! of the Churches of Christ in America, TUESDAY The Seliish Man ae | Read Mt. xix:23-20, Text: xtx.:30. |} But many shall be inst that first, and first that are last | “All badness, or sin, toward God jis necessarily also sin against so Jelety, for God ts set on producing | certain social result. The bad man |sets himself against the great up [ward trend of the moral evolution jof mankind, which the will of God jis: vitalizing. In the midst of ap Jevolution in which all men ought tb |say, “What the world needs we will jall work together with the will of God to get," he says, ‘What I want 1 take." | MEDITATION: Whenever a man juses. his possessions. merely for his own gratification they become a curse, for they turn the stream of |life back upon itseif and dam the {outflow of the spirit which alonr enlarges life. “The selfish man, however much he may have |possesstons or ponition, finds him jself growing in loneliness as these things cut him off from his fellows, until by closing all the windows of his soul be mhuts himself away from jall mankind. | PERSONAL QUESTION: What jare the self-centered motives In my ite? PRAYER: Almighty God, may [there be springs of unselfishness tn May healing streams © and sympathy flow from us into the desert places of |life. Let thy spirit dawn upon our jlives. Let the darkness of ain ant jeeifishness be banished from our jsouls, tn Christ's name, Amen. (Copyright, 1924, F. L. Fugtey) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ‘OU can get an answer to any Guestion of fact or Informa- tion by writing to The Question Editor, Star's ‘Weshiagtos Bu- reau, 1922 N. Y. Ave, Washing- ton, D. C., enclosing two cents tn jedical, legal ‘advice cannot ven, nor can extended research Undertaken. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. — EDITOR. Daily Lenten are Q. Which waa the first moving picture machine made? A. The kinetoscope, brought out by Eéfson tn 1893. This was tnao- pendently developed {n a modified form by Lumiere, Paul and others, shortly after. cee Q. What was the greatest num- ber of immigrants ever admitted into the United States in one year? A. 1,285,349, {n 1907. eee Q. Which ts the more valuable, the ruby or the garnet? A. The ruby, cee Q. What temperature did Peary find at the North Poles A. From 12 to 82 degrees below ' zeto. is) soe | Q. How may gilt picture frames be cleaned? | A. Wash them with a small sponge moistened with off of tur- pentine. The sponge need only bo sufficiently wet to take off the dirt and fly marks. The framo should ,not be wiped, but left to dry. { coe Q. Is “houghten” good English? A. No, this is a colloquial ex- pression, but it is not accepted by authorities, oe Q. To what countries ts the pud- Wc debt of the United States owed? A. Tho total debt of the United States now Is for government bonds, and no money is owed to foretgn | countries. oe | @. Where is Thomas Lincotn,| father of Abraham LAncotn, burted,| {and in what year did he dic? | | A. He died in 1861, age 73, and ‘1s buried @ mile and a half west of| {the town of Farmington, 1, the| |erave being surmounted by an ap- | | lante propriate monument erected by Ils (grandgon, Robert T. Lincoln, * * Deliver Me From My Friends, Is Plea of La Follette ELL may Senator La Follette repeat the prayer, x0d deliver me from my fool friends; 1 can take care of my enemies myself.” La Follette, grim and grizzled veteran of a hundred political battles and skillful strategist of a hundred political campaigns, finds himself pitted—as he has been for a quarter of a century—against the shrewd- est politicians of both old parties. This he has gone thru sometimes aided by a handful of friends and sometimes alone—except that always the people of Wisconsin have delegated and redelegated to him the power to represent them and to speak for them in the senate, Now, at the end of a quarter of a century, another contest is on and LaFollette finds himself surrounded by a chattering and at times gibbering flock of folks who are ready and willing to teach the old master the game of political strategy. If La Follette tries to execute an ambush, the outfit gets out in the open to chant a battle hymn. If he tries a deft and delicate shot, a dozen dumb friends joggle his elbow. What with the clack and clatter of Forty-Eighters and Third Partyers it is no wonder Senator Bob has gone home and gone to bed. It is no joke. It is a serious thing for the common, everyday folks of the country, It is a pity that La Follette cannot be let alone during the next 90 days in order that he may salvage for the people as much as possible from the political debris that is floating down the stream of time. The next three months will be devoted to the most delicate and skillful political maneuvering on the part of professional politicians and their clients, the cam- paign contributors who make up the invisible govern- ment. And while his opponents concentrate on their game, La Follette bids fair to be bedeviled and distracted by amateur brass bands and megaphones. The Lord deliver him from his friends. His enemies, thru their newspaper allies, are cer- tainly capitalizing said friends and their foolishness, The one thing that will most surely kill any third party or independent party is its premature birth. What Folks ish. would get them a new hat. TUFSDAY, MARCH 25, 1924 IDR, ELIOT, PAST’ 90; TELLS BY HAROLD B, MATSON ((AMbnuipar as least seven hours a night with windows open, take regular ex ercise in the open alr, use no stimulants, enjoy all r y atural and keop, under all cfr stances, as serene a spirit poral ble It is Dr answer “What tn He wan 90 y 20th of this mont Charles W. Ei EXPERIE open alr t of moderate ex altho I have never from any nts except coffee ota them, it has al in dilute forms.” Ho & a firm believer tn good ef environments. ho has always vacations in in his early sloop along coast “It gave me a strong and wholesome change of air,” Dr. Ellot explains, “and also of mental occupation, for I went as ekipper and pilot.” * etimu rt wayn be the ¢ change of on During bis 1 spent summer the country, and dayn, ina the New England nea, NOTHER fn his ability to “1 could tn rtirring important factor Ifo bas been his nleep. end long evenings jebates and go to sleep on getting home. 1 could diligently on an inter esting mubject until 11 o'clock and be asleep the moment IJ got into bed.” he asserts. Moderation came to him nat urally, according to his own and wan not the result wisdom or lively write The famous educator ts also aware of two mental and moral conditions which have contrib- uted to his safe endurance of physical and mental atrains. ‘They are, calm temperament and ability to avold anticipation of Gisappointment and vain re y men at 90 are able to F the pace of Dr, Eliot. He tn ax active as a man of 60, altho he has recently under. taken to guard his phystcal strength, living somewhat of a vecluded life. Close asnociates ansert that he fs ag intellectually alert today an he was 15 years ago, when he retired trom the post as head of Harvard. Perhaps the outstanding thing about his {Intellectual Interests la that he looks forward, never backward. He is interested in tomorrow, not yesterday. The future of humanity holds his at- tention, never {ts past. He has absolute faith in de Mocracy, firmly belleving that eduration and religion are the fundamentals of democracy. A THOUGHT | But he that did his neighbor |wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge?—Acts vil.27. | eee It Is vain to trust tn wrong; it Is like erecting a building upon a Women crying at movies are fool-| tral! foundation, and which will dl The same tears used at home rectly be #ure to topple over.— Hosea Batiou. Are Saying DR. OSCAR MAURER, New Hav- en: “More than nine-tenths, ninety nine hundredths of the forces that become vocal are the forces that are protesting against the law. We help along the drift.” DR. GEORGE MACAULAY TRE- VELYAN, British historian: “The loss of the revolutionary war in America saved British I{berties at home.”* Q. What batts are good for carp? A. Worms, Insects, pleces of fresh meat, pellets of partly boited Potatoes, and dough balls, or corn kernels wrapped in mosquito bar, one Q. What ts Rodotph Valentino's height and weight? A. Height, 5 feet weight, 154 pounds. ove 11° Inches; Q. What ts the distance from the earth to the North star? A. About 2,000 trillions of milos. coe Q. Are George Washington's flute and Nellie Custis’ harpischord preserved anywhere? A. Yes, they aro in the East par- lor or music room of Mt. Vernon. 6188 Q. How did the custom of calling the wife “the better half” originate? A. This expression makes its first appearance in English Utera- ture in Sidney's “Arcadia.” In this book one of the characters, Argalus, | says to Parthenia: “My dear, my better balfe, I find I must now leave thee. | eee | @. What is the greatest distance in the United Slates from the At- tot Pacific? A. 2,800 mileg teaspoonful of ‘California @ feet are there in @ square A. Thero aro foet in # sauare mile, Tow many square er 8,400 square child again, Child’s Tongue Shows if Bilious, Constipated if When constipated, bilious, irritab! i lesssor full of cold, your litt seta : Fig Syrup” | quickly start liver and bowel aetion, ta | few hours you can see for yourself how | oughly it works the sour bile a | | food right out and you have a ot [47 Even Cross, Feverish, Sick Children Love its Taste and. it Never Fails to Empty Little Bowels — le one needs < Syrup” handy. Ina thor- nd undigested well, playful Millions of mothers keep ‘California Fig today saves a sick child tomorrow. cramps or overacts, genuine “California Fig Syrup’? which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. You must say ‘California’? ees Dr. Charles 1 | HOW TO KEEP OFF OLD AGE W. Eliot NE day @ friend approached Mr. Mann, of Anytown, and anked, “What do you do with y feet?" “I walk on them,” Mann ich, seemingly ly logical answer, ur answered Mr was a per te “Oh, ke #o many people, you @on't use your head when you use your feet.” Which perplexed Mr. Mann. The moral of what the friend sald ts th Lack of atte to the feet often causes trri FABLES ON CONSIDER YOUR FEET HEALTH ity or headache at the close of the day The feet should be bathed at least once a day and, if one stands on them much, foot baths should be taken twice a day. Don't soak them in hot water! Tepid water should be used and @ rough towel is best in drying them. Use talcum powder after- ward A good foot massage before go- ing to bed {ts recommended by many. First bathe them; then follow with a brisk rubbing. REAT YOUR FEET AS I AS THEY TREAT YOU. lelling It to Congress Excerpts trom the Congressioaa. Record) “THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER” | The senator, from his practical |lfe and experience, realizes that a few years ago $100 a month would purchase far more than $200 a |month will purchase now, and the man who was making $50 to §75 a jmonth In a rural community felt |that he was quite opulent, because the great purchasing power of dollar.—Senator King (D.), Utah. eee | OUGHT TO SET. AN EXAMPLE | 1 think that the government ought |to lead in giving its employes the [best possible living and working conditions.—Senator Walsh (D., Massachusetts, eee ALL HE ASKS I want at least in the meanwhile (pending bribery charges by Daugh- erty) to have in the minds of my lot | the friends and tn the minds of my jconstituents and in the minds of jmy countrymen at least as much |right as the criminal and the crook have of being presumed tnnoceut juntil proven gullty.—Representative Langley (Rj, Kentucky. eee LIFE-TAKING AND LIFE-GIVING Fortunately—it seems as if by a |divine place—the very power that lis used to destroy human life tn |time of war, to-wit, nitrogen, is the |power necessary to produce the things essential to preserve human |life In time of pence, to-wit, nitror |gen.—Representative McSwain (D.) | South Carolina, | eee DOWN WITH BOOTLEGGERS For the sake of our country, for the sake of clean politics and good government, for the sake of the home, for humanity's sake, let all good citizen unite and put an end to present wanton disregard for the constitution and the law of the |land—Representative Cooper (Rh Ohio. 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