The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 3, 1924, Page 6

PAGE 6 THE ao | The Seattle Star » y Publishing Co et Seventh Ave Fh ol x ‘tee Association ond United Press Ber ice, A, B months $1.60, t menthe $2.00, year 02.66. Fpecte! Representatives San Fressiece ° Tribune Bidg.; Mew York effies, Tremest Bldg Picking U p Strangers ‘i CUTHBERT of Madison park writes For the past two years I have walked from Mad son park to work at First and Pike, and | have never yet been offered a ride by a passing motorist. Yet autos, by the dreds, with no occupant other than the driver, have passed me in that time. “Over at Port Orchard I have been offered several ride Tacoma autoists on many occasions have given me a lift and I have often been helped along the way in and around Portland “Why is it We'll confess we don’t know. We hadn't realized that WAS There might be several reasons. It might be because Seattle autoists who have “picked up” strangers and ther run into accidents have sometimes been sued for damages by the passen It may be because some Seattle auto. ists who have offered strangers a ride, especially at night have found themselves the victims of stick-up men. It may be any one of a dozen reasons We don't know. We'd like to have Seattle autoists tell us, in short letters When a Lady Is No Lady a“ LVA BEY and lady friend were seen going fishing Sunday.” Thus the Versailles (O.) Policy, and the editor of that Sheet has not a word of warning for poor Alva. Among all the punishments inflicted on man since Mother Ev was vamped by the wily serpent, taking a lady fishing, on Sunday or any other day, ranks high. You have to hunt for an hour for a nice, soft, mossy spot. upon which the lady will sit, or cushion her with your coat. You deyote 30 minutes to teaching her that the reel is intended for winding up the line and that she can’t fork fish out of, the stream with the end of her rod She will not put a worm on the hook because it squirms and reminds her of vermicelli. A crawfish affrights her and to put a little minnow on a cruel hook to be swal- lowed by a big fish shows you are naturally a brute. She'll sit: still only the first 20 seconds and then sing, or roll pebbles down the bank into the water with her lovely heels, or see how far out she can throw a piece of brush. All you do is to sit in hopelessness, holding a rod and cussing to yourself to the effect that no lady will go fish- ing with a man, anyway, and, oceasionally, giving the lady genteel, advisory words that convince you that you are a mere gentlemanly ass. If she lands a fish and it flops, she yells, “Oh! I thought it killed them when you hooked them!” and she screams and streaks it thru the elderberry bushes in terror. You hunt her up and return to town, after the hours of misery, with just one lady and one small perch. Or, you can leave her out in the brush and boldly march into town, with your fishing tackle hid under your coat, whistling, “The End of a Per- fect Day.” There's one unrecorded instance in which the latter policy got by even the watchful newspaper scribes. Drug Education UG traffic spreads. It’s a thousand times greater menace than bootleg liquor. This country of ours is using 36 grains of opium a year for every man, woman and child. Thirty-six grains of opium, in the form of morphine, is enough to keep a man under the influence of an opiate for 29 days. These are official police figures. The only real remedy is education concerning the perils of narcotics. Same with prohibition—it’s nine-tenths a matter of education, of thirst rather than quencher. Main reason for the breakdown of prohibition is the vanishing of educational campaign against evils of alcohol. Life Destroyers AVING made big progress at conquering disease, the medical profession is faced by a more destruc- tive “epidemic of injuries.” Auto accidents kill as many Americans as scarlet fever and diphtheria combined, ac- cording to Dr. J. Howard Beard, of University of Ilinois. We learn how to dodge one kind of death, then nature sends the killer in other forms, Carelessness is taking the place of disease as a life destroyer. We’re Growing 1) Mehadaatenha population is gaining at the rate of one and three-quarter millions a year. That has been the rate of increase since the 1920 census. We are close to a total of 114 millions now. It helps the farmer, more mouths to feed. His main problem has been overproduc- tion of food. In 50 years, at the present rate of increase, we'll be 200 millions strong. If all immigration bars were down, we'd have the 200 millions as fast as steamships could bring them. China could send that many and not miss them. We have it from a distinguished special writer that that democratic convention joined Bishop Hayes in saying the Lord’s prayer. And we ‘don’t believe it. However, some of ‘em might have remembered as far as “Give us this day our daily bread.” LETTER, VRIDGE MANN July 3, Pear Polke: Well, here we are at a Longmiré Springs, The Long- mire part is 0, K., but the . eprings would never drive a man to drink, Selphyr Sp ring “Hotel. Sulphur water bubbles out of the ground, One drink of it and you'll think Limberger chdéese is Attar of Roses, Shakespear said, "Comparisons are odorous", He should have had a whiff of the soda water spring here, The springs are famous for their curative properties, I hope I never get whatever it is they cure, I'd rather have anake-bite, Carige Yomn, If, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS can get an answer to any f fact or informa h ules ‘ es 1. Was arts ef wot on with b d serve y ‘ in ‘ ‘ 4d P. be 2; Job rot Peale Paal sumption of ted that on capita ts hk year; | India use ” Germany, two groins; Engler t four, and Maly, ¢ 2. How can x kept in | A. The buds from the} plants when they ing good olor and are just ing to open. They are then placed in a storage room where the tempera- maina about 40 degrees their stems in| ' 2 couple of days before b 4s are desired, when they} taken into a room of mperature to open s they will keep two | | jbriar pipe, ssfully in this manner,; isis HY | Q. What addresses of Allene Ray, ! Percy, Eileen! ance Talmadge 4912 Hollywood Cal.; Biles dgwick, Vine st, Los Anoeles, Cal. stance Talmadge, United studios Hollywood, Ca on SCIENCE PNEUMONIA }, p*® MONIA causes about 90,000 deaths in the United States every year and there are many times that number of cases where it serious Illness, perhaps with perma nent effects, Many lives may be saved by a new | chemical discovered by Dr, Lloyd B Felton of Harvard University. This} remedy is not a serum, but a crystal. | line chemical, obtained by precipita-/ tion from the serum of a horse causes It is too early to definitely hat the result will be, but first in. tions are that this promises to be iscovery of even greater value! than insulin. It as discovered while | attempting to finda remedy for the | fu. Dr. Felton is only 22 years of ago. a graduate of Johns Hopkins Univer. rity, and has been for the past two years at Harvard. Smoking Room Stories | | “A doctor's life is full of amusing incidents,” said the smoker of the in the corner, with his stethoscope protruding from his in- wide breast pocket. “I way talking to a woman about a little boy pa-| tient of mine, when she said to me, ‘I suppose you are getting a good fee, sir, for attending to the little boy of a rich man like Huggen- heimer?’ “Well, yes; I get a pretty good but why do you asx, Mrs. 1 shore hope you won't forgit it was my little Tommy as threw the rock that hit him,’ she replied.” SEEDS OF CERTAIN WEEDS will germinate after lying in the soil for 20 years, and it is said that those of Indian mallow have remained dormant for. over 50 years. | vote slackers ix timely and should as a Chicago Man Says, the Sun Is Having Chills, We Hope It Never Has a F ever! THE GLORIOUS FOU! ‘TH | ASHINGTON, July 3—Abo: , Herzog would not havg a work ition of the 1 parlia majority, so the secession ment, as now ted, and ts will probably have to mark the substitution time, at least for the present Nevertheless, the switch from Smuts to H ide wads able impetus make the Bi London mor em er by the natic tory in Bouth A The defeat leader of the pro- and the rise to y Herzog, of the Du’ arilament enentative Scotland is parliament Smuts, action, king for her own Edinburgh, and labor alliance, most of Whom | pe openly favor secession from Bri woacrae teres | A THOUGHT een South Africa and pestered SS MER EES IASLC he empire Just one factor, however, may Be net weary in: well: deligen’ ave the situation. ¢ | Cree. Thess. 3:13, w rid war veteran and la HEE bor leader, ts opposed to a declar- | ET no man be sorry he has done} ation of indeper Without good, because others concerned » FROM Letters noe Readers All letters to The Star must have name and address. VOTE SLACKERS Editor ‘The Star Your editorial of last week about should a judge be a party to lead- ing and misleading of children? We have one of the most wonder- systems in world There undoubtedly is room for im- provement as there is in all insti- duty if we are to continue to enjoy | ‘tions made by man. But the real responsible government. regret is that there are those who The franchise is the only difference | 87° always stirring trouble. Seattle between democracy and autocracy.|"* Rad a school housing problem The vote slackers are flirting with |r some time, many children being despotism able to attend only part time, others This political sleeping sickness 1s|¢!N# housed in portables. Now not peculiar to large centers, the|Comen a faction who wants to close same lethargy is found in country |*!l private schools. What do they precincts, want to do with these extra chil- Civic organizations in cities, ana|4ren? And where will they get the committees in lesser precincts should | money for the extra buildings and take the matter in hand and coax |!nstructors if not thru taxation. Yet a full registration, [everybody is lamenting high taxes. After the election we generally | find the slacker sitting in the wood shed cussing the government, T. BENOIT, Carisborg, Wash. WANTS FLOWERS chool the arouse the interest of active citizens The citizen cannot shirk his political by the constitution. Taxing church property would not nearly offset the cost of maintaining, to say nothing about building, more schools. | why tax these people who are not | complaining about helping to main- rs, tain the public schools yet pay socal pl sci again to have their children edu- I would like to make a suggestion : Jeated in private schools? N 1 oF GRE Ago 2: earned thatthe rity | MARGARET J, SCHMIDT. on ail of “Beacon Hill's bald spot.”"| Just a great big yellow mess which} WANTS “TOMMIES” beauty to the spot | I suggest it be covered with that! 1 have just returned from Vancou- in two or three shades, and then we'd | ld parade of British bluejackets and have a spot to be really proud of, | M#rines. 4324 Wallingford Ave. | Charge of the arrangements for our rs | fourth of July celebration—it TAKES ISSUE Ine |that a contingent of these British T read the article by Judge Ron-! part in the parade. ald’ that 64 per cent of the school! 1 am sure that many of our citi tests and think they were unfair.Jity to give to our old allies of the In court the attorneys aro not al-| world war a rousing reception, great the questions put to the children | detachment which took part in the were either confusing or leading. [Rance holiday celebration last year If a court forbids leading of grown ! D, M'FARLAND. FABLES ON HEALTH ‘ANY aboriginal tribes, Including 4 the American Indians, trained | ‘This modern attitude, which is car: pain and to remain unflinchingly |that of the aborigine, is likely to stoical under torture. turn some children in’ neurasthenic out under any torture was placed in Children and grownups an unfavorable light before his tribos- | well be given « few le: had planned to plant Scotch broom | ant would detract from, not add any) atoe the star: wonderful state flower, rhododendron, | Yer, B. C.. where T witnessed a splen Miss SCHMIDT. I would like to suggest to those in jown too late, and if at all possible— Editor The Star: |sailors be invited to Seattle to take children are dishonest. I read the| sens would be glad of the opportun. lowed to lend a witness. Many of|er evel than that given the British If a court forbid leading of grown!in Portland, Ore, Thanking you, DON'T PET KIDDIES _—= their young men to endure great|ried to the opposite extreme trom The young redskin who would ery | paths mon, like might Jing our attention away from minor But the Mann children, of & e troubles and hurts and cares. If like most Iren, were pet jstarted in childhood this state of kissed and made rific mind can be gradually strengthened | if they #0 much as seratched them: | and in later years there will bo eon selves. As a result there wax much] siderably less possibility of worrying weeping and fussing over mere noth-! or foaring or fussing Home Rule for All British Colonies? BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS lwith him have done evil.—Flelding. Let us be true Americans, living} And} sin turn-} __J{ MODERN MOTHERS TF ITY LF | Vs | MOTHERS OF OLD ! 4 are doing for thelr owr ’ zea large portions of would cut by getting cloth in ynumerable emaller trying to stop war piece and then sew them all to- Each period has eat gether again in the manufacture | mothers, and t en of quilts, and they counted it a tury woman who keeps up wit particular virtue if they had the wo and love: Jams and jellies put a that | and « n need not were 10 rs old and would grets because her jelly never be eaten stand alone, like her Too many of them made afe- | did. The Powe HODES—city and the famed Colossus, one of | the‘seven wonders of the world,” Proves that advertising pays. Rhodes ts the most eastward of that great up of isles pepper- ing the Aegean sea, and lies off the coast of Asia Minor. In its day it was the cross-roads of the world's maritime commerce Advertising! Rhodian Chamber of Commeree, | Rotary club or other civic body | of that time. | No trace of the Colossus re mains today. The bronze st more than 100 feet high, ranked as one of the seven ¥ ders of the world, was t over by the earthqua destroyed Rhodes in 224 B. The pieces lay where th fallen for nearly 900 yea * | a more ignominious fate over | them—they were sold to a junk dealer, Yet, thanks to the advertising | of the Colossus, w ashed to earth 2,148 years the name of Rhodes is sti r of the centralization of too muct London. to fore power in particularly Incident after incident crops up in Rhodian history to tie Rh to the with regard Ram pelicy Premier ways of today The grea’ | | | Colossus of Rhodes | tory statue,” made of | | | i ment like United States. member of wealt! ri land, atapults and other war es—the “gun metal” the ¢ ess of the of the That is, . each 1 common da, Australia, Ire etce-—would be related to | the empire exactly as an Amer an state in related to the Union sending {ts duly elected members to represent it at London Sez Dumbell Dud: Every small town tele- phone is a broadcast- ing station. each Naked on parent's knees, a new-born child, Weeping thou sat'st when all around thee smiled: ‘So live, that, sinking to thy last long sleep, Thou then mayst smile while all around thee weep. There is no leavener regardless of price or claims that can be depended upon to produce such uniform and wholesome bakings as 'S GREATES a T Itis the preferred bake-day aid in Washington. Eve housewife who uses Calumet wi tell you this. Don’t forget that public opinion and constant use for over a third of a century have branded Calumet as being far superior to all others. Don’t practice false econo- my by using other brands because nothing can take the place of it. No other baking powder produces bakings that are so satisfactory at such a low cost. Remember this and always use Calumet. EVERY INGREDIENT USED OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY U. S. FOOD AUTHORITIES. Pn” RS nr" | Sales 2'/. Times Those of Any Other Brand SNES