The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 8

their training is of little use anywhere else. Many of them have been in the service for 15, 20 and 25 years. To pay the increases now asked would require an ap- propriation of about $50,000,000, After that, rate increases will take care of the increased cost. The bill raising wages is being blocked, mail carriers’ Teaders here say, in order to make a showing of a saving of this fifty millions. The carriers are asking their friends in Seattle to wire congressmen to demand that the bill go thru without delay, before congress adjourns, three weeks from now. Tn this day of better standards of living it is a crime to expect members of our most useful branch of the govern- ment to live like slaves. No Boss in Utopia HE ayerage child, untess it has rigorous : - ing, or is early thrust on the world to make its feeble Way alone, is entirely unselfish. The child has no thought of the ncrrow. It delights to give things away. It will Present the dirty, back-door hobo with dad's watch, or hand over ma’s near-pear! necklace to the cook. Children, where their personal comfort is concerned, are selfish, but so far as goods, chattels and possessions go, the child is unselfish; and just as the child has no use for the laws of property, so he also is ready to share anything he can lay hands on with the first supplicant. Man would go thru life that way were it not for the Necessities of providing for old age. Man in his savage state, where the tribe takes care of the aged, cares little for possessions. Until circulating mediums are introduced "into the scheme of things, until the value of certain gilt Or glittering baubles are fixed by civilized convention Upon the mob mind, man literally takes no thought for the morrow, and his few simple wants of warmth, food and companionship suffice him. 3 There is’ nothing fundamentally impossible about | Utopia; it lies in the nature of man to be content with few and simple gauds, BUT in Utopia no man must be forced to do anything, and in Utopia no man shall be allowed by superior cunning to dictate to his brother. That is the trouble with all Utopia. They strive to be Civilized, efficient, productive, but to substitute the vague ' common good for an entirely personal self interest. _. There are Utopias even yet on this earth; in the jungle, ‘on isolated South Sea islands, among the childlike tribes of ancient Africa, but no Utopia can exist if there is a boss in.it, or the semblance of any law that regulates the daily routine of the citizen. Old Brains for New thing Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, of the L Chicago McCormicks, knows, she wil! be infringing ‘on the Coue patent. She has a cure which she calls “syn- thetic psychology” and which she explains to be renova- of the brains. The human mind is a house, with old, worn furniture in the shape of old, worn thoughts. “Syn- thetic psychology” simply throws out the old and puts in New furniture. Mrs. McCormick admits that it is much easier to throw out old than to get in new furniture, wherein the lady certainly indicates that she knows furni- We wish her well. Anybody devoting time, money and argument to renovating the average human mind of these times needs encouragement. Synthetic Food ‘AMINE or over-production of food will be impossible later, for chemists will produce all food artificially in their laboratories. So claims a speaker before American Chemical society. This is big talk. It sounds good, but, nevertheless, there will always be farmers tilling the soil. Synthetic food, however, would be an excellent substitute during famines. Regular Oil Gusher ae party organs roar because the senate investiga- “& tions havé cost $325,000. The investigations have un- covered about $325,000,000 worth of stolen property and, if the department of justice is efficient, the $325,000 in- yestment will be a mighty profitable one. A Blow at Lawyers a senate votes publicity of tax returns and you may expect the house to shriek with agony and rage. National tax legislation is honey for lawyers and the more covered up and scrambled it is, the stronger the honey. Making a tax Jaw open, clear and readily under- stood is like brutally taking all-day suckers out of the mouths of children, to the 300 lawyers of the house, to say nothing of the effects upon the millionaires of the LETTER F May 9, 1924. The summertime is on its way—or so I'm now presuming; for on a bush I saw today, an early rose is blooming. And on the street today I saw—without a bit of spoofing—a guy who wore @ lid of straw, instead of winter roofing! We're getting near the warmer days, when labor's rather irk- ing. We think of fields and streams and bays, and want to quit our working. Vacation time {s in the air—the balmy breezes send it; and now we start to figure where we think wo want to spend it. And heaven knows, there's such a wealth of places here around us, for recreation, play and health, they pretty near astound ns, Alaska, Hoods canal, Rainier, the seashore—it’s confusing. We all can plan, but, year by year, the wife will do the choosing. But still it's lots of fun, we know, to see tho lst we're scanning. It doesn't matter where we go—the fun is in the planning, For when yacation’s here we find, no matter where we spend if, that half the fun was left behind when all the planning ended.” And that’s the way it seems to be with everything wo're doing. Tho greatest joy we ever seo {s when we're stil! pursuing, No matter what we ever got—a fortune, kiss, vacation-thd biggest thrill of all is met in keen anticipation. | | boats, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS YOU can et an answer to any question of fact or informa tion by writing to The ation Editor, Star’ on Bus reau, 1322 _, D.C. tne for reply. marital advice cannot nor ean extended res dertaken. Unsigned r e not be answered —EDITOR. the speed of steam- submarines and aeroplanes Q. How ts measured? A. With “logs” and the ane- mometer, or air speed meters, which w ‘ork on the same general princi-| pie. A wheel i turned by the water| or tho alr, and operates a tachom- eter ‘ground speed indicator,” Airplanes sometimes use a in whien revolving prisms make the ground appear stationary. which duce the speed of the plane with refer- ence to the ground. the The speed at] they must revolve to pro- his effect i proportional to Q. Watch is the largest Ndrary in| world, and when wae it founded? A. The Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, established toward the end of the 14th century by Chark date of founding is given and 4,050,000; 1967, the number of volumes as) maps, 60,000; manu-! scripts, 110,000; prints, over 1,000,- 000, | Cree Q. What is the area of the Atlen- tio ocean? A. 41,321,000 square miles. “ee Q. What {# the population of the earth? A. About 1,748,000,000. ee Q. What ta the climate of the Ba- hama islands like? A. Generally fino, but hurricanes and “long droughts occur. From No-| vember to May the temperature) ranges fréin 60 to 75 degrees, and tho rest of the year from 75 to 86 degrees, borrow money from Q. Is it possible for ex-soldiers to the govern ment? A. Tho United States government does not loan money to ex-service men except on converted insurance policies, A man can borrow up to 94 per cent of the cash value of such a policy. Some of the states make loans to veterans. . oe Q. Do camels shed their skin? A. No, but they shed their hair periodically as other animals do, see Q. Where and what is Rotten Row? A. A fashionable bridle path in Hyde park, London, extending from Apsley dens. rived from Roi,” meaning the King’s road. Pier ar house to Kensington gar- The name {s sald to be de- the French “Route de Q. How much are elk teeth worth? A. From $10 to $100 apiece, de- pending upon the quality, sige and shape. Q. How can whitewash be re- moved from a wall? A. Soften the whitewash by swet- ling it liberally and repeatedly with a solution of two pounds of potash | to five gallons of water, and when | softened, remove with a scraper, oe . Q. Is the wife of a school teacher | going to the Philippine istands al- Jowed a reduced railroad and steam. ship rate? A. No. eee Q. What is tho best temperature for a room in which brain work is performed? A, About 65 degrees, eee Q. What have been the latest three champion milch cows and how much milk did they give? A. The present champion 4s Begis Pleterje Prospect, with a record of $7,381 pounds for the year; preced- ing her was Tilly Alcartra, tolth a record of $8,425 pounds; who was preceded by Lutacke Yale Cornu- copia, with a record of $1,246 pounds. eee Q. Do” split-hoot animals sleep? A. Yes, but very Ughtly; the Tho |, Wales, beetles are emerging into the sun- light of spring. curious of them ts the calliper beetle which grows two horns out of its snout, one of which is notched like a caliper, there so that the bug could saw thru turf. very successful fisherman, but what is needed in his office is a hunter of predatory animals, formulate plans for making tho state more attractive and it may result in moving Bermuda in a little closer. day: no inquisitty slightest sound awakeng them, — | Yesterday's Whoozlt: Prince of THOUSANDS OF SPECIES of One of the most And not by chance did wet that beak; nature put it Attorney General Stone may be a Florida in holding a convention to Times have changed. In Biblical being anointed with ofl caused senate to act. eye Some Families FORTUNATE are the children whose parents fully realize the seriousness of constipation. Hos- pital records prove that 75 per cent of disease originates in bowel obstruction, or constipa- tion. 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Here the forest products laboratory | of the U. &. forest service installed special machines to test rigorously three common styles of crate brac- ng. "The crate which had but two sides closely barred with parallel strips, | and wan closed top and bottom and at both ends, with but one diagonal | strip each—that Is to say, the crate! |representing the greatest attainable Jeconomy of material—withstood the| greatest pressure. This simplest of all crates with double the compression that distorted @ crate composed of four) parallel bars on each of the nix sides, | the bars being most advantageously stood arranged as to direction. SMILES Michigan , university Maryland court decrees that It ts iNegal for a woman to go thru husband's pockets at night. hope, out this way. eee The current construe¢tion of stockings strong enough to hold up a 200-pound motor shows that some: one, somewhere, somehow, loves fat ladies, eee There are 16 investigations now going on in Washington, which very modest number, everything and everybody, eee “Persia Talks of Becoming a public,” say the headlines, which is First & reversal of the usual order. get your republic and then talk, Five young men {n Drake univer. sity, Iowa, claim the relay talk cham- plonship, having spleld 1,300 words in eight minutes. But why are they in Iowa instead of Washington? . She gets relief from DR. CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSIN Are Never III store where medicines are sold, and the cost is less @ cent a dose. 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Confining her to daytime hatches no considering her ailk the is a Re. been exhibited in @ most un fort that this perfect legitimate effort on the part unate way of certain Japanese to promul gate, thru the Japan society, a better understanding of their countr © here, should be or ! a» Mr. Freeman, by The J ety of New York would, 1 ure, be glad to in form any disinterested person as to how the fund Trusting my memory y that it was spent ¢ mostly Mlustrated, and the bution of books, par te. hich so far as I can recollect or of tmmi grat but were generally in formative Japanese history, en L re member of one potnt In cle on which 1 am qualified to speak Ho anks the following question “Were the magazine articles prepared by Jullan Street and later issued in book form, sub. sidized by the funds of the Japan society under Mr, Vanderlip? It would seem #0, judging by this statement appearing in the so- clety’s year book: ‘Coples of Julian Street's new and interest ing book, “Mysterious Japan,” which gives the author's tmpres- sions of the Island empire, have been distributed to public I. braries and persons of prom!- nence as a part of the education al work of the society.’ * In reply I wish to inform you that my magazine articles and my book “Mysterious Japan” were not “subsidized" by the Japan society, by Mr. Vandertip, or by anybody else. The articles were written on order for Me- Clure’s Magazine, and were paid for by the magazine, and J- was allowed by the magazine a cer- tain sum for travel expenses. The book was published by Doubleday, Page & Co., on the usual royalty arrangement, and such money as I have made from the transaction was made thru these two regular business ar. rangements, such as any author makes. eee Moreover, the book 1s, I be- ove, free of prejudice, one way or the other, It contains praise and criticism of the Japanese, in exactly the degree in which I felt they deserved praise or criticism, T do not see them as angels nor a noettality is best y! y serving the t kind of food—and could be nicer—more enjoyable than Calumet Tea Biscuits? Raised high baked to just the right . Whether it’s com: or “just thefamily” Ww it’s biscuits, muffins, The last as good as the Remember the name CALUMET The Economy EVERY INGREDIENT USED OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY U. Sales 21/, Times as Much as That of alatable and wholesome foods can always be economically assured when is used, spoonful i ae € tHE SEATTLE STAR ae ~4 , _— a TY a a : : | Telling It Time Is Growing Mighty Short ) li: . and tl ; evling . : Ss sat _)| Julian Street and the Japs} | "0 . - to Congress A seeapenee okerpetan haste Doesn’t Want Too Many of ’Em, But Hates | Kacerpts t e*eestonai By carrier. sity tee 'cmosthe to See Them Slapped 5) xe ‘ * “s von aye Frivens i : ——— CONSOLADATING RALLBOADS Wids., Boston office E | yet as Gevils hopelessly black ' c. ‘ ‘ . | Our Ye be for any ve ‘ 04 ~ x = J; eg ‘ we * ‘ Postal Workers—Help Them Win . canal Re ; Trew x i t efforts pinion, sb egisia 1t deper tent a oy TEMPTS apparently are being made in congress to vi ~ sagt ctor xtuad ttt . oe = block the passage of a committee bill giving letter : ‘ afer state definitely that at ana y Carriers increases of $300 a year. The bill would incr " ony ; bee = - the minimum pay of carriers irom $116 to $140 a month i ponsible improg H- —_ Pins ae" ’ 7 : and the maximum from $150 to $175. ryt ~ — ereaens statue ae 6 Sa , Pe 5 Postal employes have been fighting for several years to Po pase dgrag * to our having | erat pla Me obtain a living wage from the richest government on earth aes: af ten | gone with ships and guns and in 2 3 Tn Seattle, as elsewhere, all of them are living practically aneso merchants for the pur . her giving up her pte m vl, from hand to mouth, unable to save, unable to give their | © of educating Americans on | J 5 cl 0 children a thoro education, | © subject of: Jape | atanty eplgtenes. fe o intorata: |) They cannot get out of the service and go to work else- ene te me Samaria | and also since Japan is genuinely maneres paprag where. They have been trained in a specialized work and the esata ¢ eet alan sae | saser for our friendship, Iam |) ji eas | Opposed to meeting problems aris eliet ing between the two countries |. with slap e-face diplomacy, | eee j When my book was published | it was ver orably noticed in | the Un nd England. ee! ° | the most impor 7s Mie the kind written this century aos: Siwers’ ae Sa Some months after it appeared eihitbae : . | the publishers informed me that | 2 + the Japan society wished to buy approximately 1,000 copies for | SECRET TAX DEALS distributi Mbraries and | One of the greatest abuses we have | ested individuals, if they could | 1m connection with tax matters is the secret ref ig and th ment of taxes by the treas ment. All claims for aby all claims for ref get a special rate The publishers proposed to eut their profits on this thousand copies to a minimum end sug | sented that I agree to take a be brought before 1 sum in leu of my regular | for that ee, W the proceed | alty. This I did, accepting ings 1 be open, viewed by all, and | about @ quarter of the am: where all honest claims may be al would ordinarily have re lowed and other claims may be dis on a wale of a thousand copies, | allowed —Senator McKellar (D.) Ten- That ls, I received about nessee. stead of $800, and my motive was € > ¢ - patriotic, NURSERY RHYMES FOR All this I should have been CONGRESS | giad to explain to Mr. Freeman | had he taken the trouble to in quire of me before circulating thru The Star unfounded specu- lations of his reflections upon my journalistic integrity. I hope that in fairness to me The Star will publish this let- ter, ‘The senator from Utah says the |farmer can still ‘sell his tobacco in jthe natural leaf. That reminds me | of an old nursery song I used to hear when I was a child: Mother, may I go out to swim? \ Yes, my darling daughter, | Hang your clothes on a hickory Iimb, Yours very truly. | But don’t go near the water, JULIAN STREET. —Senator Stanley (D.) Kentucky, regardeth reproof shall be honored— Prov. xiit.:18. A THOUGHT |) aes } | IHERE ts an oblique way of re- Poverty and shame shall be to him Proof which takes off from the that refuseth instruction; but he that ‘sharpness of !t,—Steele. ever. Care should be taken that the child Is not chilled and if there is any j shivering or sign of cold, a coer Sy should Immediately be procured. 4 When the child Is able to stand simple exercises can be continual Any toy that can be vigorously shaken is an exercise ald. After the first year there is no reason why play should not supply all the exercise needed. The only thing to look after when | this age is reached ts that the | be watched on stairways and FABLES ON HEALTH BABY AND EXERCISE 44 OING to be an athlet: Mr. Mann would announce as the new baby grabbed his fingers and bravely sought to pull itself up. “Gotta keep it exercised.” He did not realize that the normal child will get all the exercise it needs if left to its own accord. Its squirm- ing and rollings and wrigglings are all the exercise it needs. Each day the baby should be un- covered in a room of fitting tempera- ture, and allowed to roll about on a blanket and kick Its feet and throw its arms about. Just before the morning bath this | fires, exercise habit can be encouraged—| The play spirit will keep any nor. after the baby is a month old, how- | mal child well exercised. t and light— crispness, cakes or BAKING POWDER Some baking come 12 of, cans instead of 16 of cans. Be eure you get a Pound when you want it, { S$. FOOD AUTHORITIES Any Other Brand