The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 13, 1924, Page 8

® Ane ape | The Sea ttle Star (:= = Business Se? ] W? HAVE watched t y t gove I thous: ultim of $ and our’ surprise and « urable. We ild no! why it was not poss ship Washington totally without converting it net waste. If it cost tainly must have possessed were not warlike and have been conserved for p mere business idea, of course. Now we learn that the war department, the past ye f $128,000, ids of dol on ay end was tl 000,000 wortl co 5,000,000. x val solely r, has disposed of 000 worth of surplus material prices aggregating only 36 per cent of the original cost. This means that Uncle Sam pockets a loss of 64 per cent, or about $81,000,000, Apart from their relation to the } and damnable burdens of war, thes dents plainly indicate not only how utterly war at reckless is this government with the money of the people, but how woefully lacking in business sense are those to whom we intrust the nation’s business “Buy at any cost and sell at any price” is a miserable motto for man or nation, but it seems to prevail at Washington. A Notable Precedent NIONS They’ve been a long time coming, but at last have arrived, as cause for divorce. It is not disclosed that Mr. Ralph Brun- ner, of Los Angeles, was objectionable as husband of any lady, save in one respect. He was confirmed in the habit of eating onions. Reckless, even weak at times, Cupid is not compatible with onions, and so Mrs. Brunner presented the dictum, “Quit onions or me!” Splendidly demon- Strating the strength of habit, Mr. Brun- ner decided for onions and his Mrs. promptly obtained a divorce. “No ques- tion about the strength of your case,” said the judge, a decision which no supreme court can justly reverse. Thus is a precedent established that must have full respect and strength in the records of American jurisprudence. Note well that extreme cruelty doesn’t figure. You just plead habitual onions, and the courts can be relied on to use the cleaver. Only One Outcome ARRAUT, French official with long experience in the Orient, fears an eventual conflict between the yellow and white races. The white race has two-thirds of the population, also a lion’s share of natural resources and inventive and organizing ingenuit There would be no question of the out- tome if the white nations stuck together. A NEW calendar, with 13 months in a year and 28 days in a month, is urged by Dr. Marvin, head weather forecaster for Uncle Sam. Many will back him when they learn that his specifications call for an extra holiday on the 365th day that would be left over in the revised calender. Granted, it’d be accurate and convenient to have every month begin on Sunday and end on Saturday. But the public is so ac. customed to the old calender that there’d be endless confusion for years. Smooth- ing out brain ruts is next to impossible. The Real Evil IVORCES are increasing. Last year 165,189 married couples dissolved partnership. Many critics, according- ly, “view with alarm.” If they really Want to learn something about the in- creasing failure of the marriage institu- tion, they should investigate the far great- er number of marriages that result wretch- edly, yet avoid divorce courts. The main trouble is that people, in court- ing, usually masquerade, concealing faults and prejudices that reveal themselves later. Men and women who are always “their real selves” are not apt to make a botch of wedlock. a 2 New Calendar Answers to Your BOSTON bi prot A ay Ame r ¢ H fea hat imir n ¢ ' i rea ed t mm ol i hit vr 1 t t irrender ( ig t i I and value lhe public is becor t It is not many ea. nee a mar wealth was the measure of } rece His de told the sto | We ve that achiever tak the place of r ya of succe Henry Ford would be rated little higt a moderate ortune rh t him rather because of the million of motor car than on count of his er TEINMETZ, of his own choosing, left a very small estate when he died Money did not concern hin did it concern his admirers, They cared not that Steinmetz had not accumulated millions What they admired was his accomplish ment Rockefeller, senior, used to be famou y as the world’s richest man. In time his dollars will be eclipsed by hi organizing genius and his wisdom in spend. ing millions for medical research and edu cation, The golden idol is being torn down. In its place is the idol of accomplishment, | which is just another name for service | to humanity. a? ‘wite \ HE public is getting wise in still an- other direction. There's ing comprehension that some est successes are men who never accumu- late a fortune or do anything big enough to get them into the limelight. | Take a man handicapped by paralysis or blindness, yet who struggles doggedly and supports himself and family comfort- ably. Take a man who, by hard work and determination, counteracts inferior ability and gets along reasonably well. Take the average man and wife who make just fair living and educate their children. All these are successes an f the great- increas- a great successes —in the eyes of Americans today. Success is not so much a matter of results, but in character and doing the | best we can with limited abilities and opportunities, Life is a spiritual gym- nasium, not a Klondike or prizefight. “Only” a Cold OW many colds do you have in a year? The average for Americans is four | apiece. It takes about three weeks to recover completely from a cold. So most people are wretched and inefficient a fourth of the time, due to this common ailment. A stamping-out of colds would be more valua to us than discovery of an elixir that would add a decade of life | What About You? | LOTHING makers ay the average re American m weighs 160 pou around the chest 8 inches tall and measures 38 inche How do you compare with this average? Increasing u of machinery, re asing us from manu labo; change the average physique amz ly in a few gen- erations. Who Lost the War? BOUT 12 cents out of every $1 of the American people’s income now go for taxes, according to figures by a New York bank. Almost twice as much before the war. Who lost the war? The taxpayer, in every participating country. i Her Will 4 THE will of a deceased woman in Bridgeport, Conn., her big house and surrounding estate will be turned into an animal hospital, as a memorial to her two pet dogs. This represents only a fifth of her estate. The balance goes chiefly to relatives. Do animals have souls? | people are going ' Hereafte: 2 If not, a lot of to be disappointed in the Questions Q. How were diamonds discovered caer x Rates ‘ in Kimberly, Africa? || ‘OU can get an answer to Cia graiat States government at A. In 1867 an ostrich hunter} | ny question of fact or in- oF Not Hert st mae 5. tamed O'Reilly came upon some| | formation by writing The Si eee ‘nited States diamonds which had been found on | tle Star Question tor, Srobable tat MoM Lies ine it ts the banks of the Vaal. Two years|| New York ave, Washington, Britlsh eubjedes m re bought by later the “Star of South Africa,”|| D. C, and inclosing 2 cent ine walued at $56,000, was dug out of|| loose stamps for reply, No the wall of a mud hut ot Du Toit's| | medical, legal or marital ad Q. Can a foreigner acquire land Pan, and within four years 10,000\ | vice. Perso replies, confi- ||in Mextc diggers were working in the wet or| | dential, All letters must be A. A foreigner cannot acquire land alluvial diggings along the banks of| | signed {|in Mezico less than 65 miles from the river. x— _ x the northern and southern bounda oes | ries, nor less than 92 1-2 miles from | the speed record. Her greatest speed) tne’ seacoast, untcas he ia able t - —..@, What are the conditions of en-| was an average of 80,567-miles. per Fubthaee teen Pees ted Histment in the navy, Including) hour, UNG DANE He ah aif in th he yor|' Oy Ope fiat con ' int abe ‘ Enlistment in the navy is for, Q. Under what conditions a ia periog of four years, or if the|town given mail delivery? ; Sa ; has aled found tn the applicant ia a minor, until his 21st A. The town must have cither|U™ yaa ie» t ; birthday. An applicant must pro-| $10.900 in yroxa receipta at the post- , a few, mostly in Arkansas. duce satisfactory evidence that he 44 a@ citizen of the United States,|to have mail delivery. Other ite may Q. On what day of the week either native or naturalized. Every are also taken into consideration,| September 1917, come? person must pass a physical examin-| such as the civic improvement of A. Tuesday. ation prescribed by the naval med-| the city; and in every case it must “gloat? eal authoritics. A boy must be over; be shown that the volume of the Q. How many nurses’ train 41%, years old in order to enter the| business ix such that it cannot be\yehools are th in the navy, and between the ages of 17\ handled by the postoffice without) states? and 21 he must have the consent of| delivery service A. 1,155, is parents or guardian, and must) Car | Cae) present a certificate of birth or uf Q. What is the longest railway in| Q. Was th more than ong copy| verified written atatement by his! the world and what is its length? |of the Declaration of Independe parents or guardian A. The Trans-Siberian railway of\made and signed at the timo “eo Russia, It has 5,446 miles of aingle| original was made? Q. What boat holds the motor | line main track, not including branch! 1. , there is only one origt boat speed record, and what was| lines, sidings, yarda, etc signed copy; it 1a now on ewhibit the speed attained? | oe at the Library of Congress, Wa A. Miss America the Second holds office or 10,000 inhabitants in order ED Q, Did Great Britain lend money) ington, D. O, did ing the nal ion ale THE SEAT The Loves of Eunice andClau The Star’ | Nan wi nice Hunt and M « ee Monday's St Eunice pu dawn. of love! est hero, are having trouble TLE STAR New Picture Novel, a Serial Love Story graphs in Daily Installment in tearing themselve 1 r hotographed Blake, our heroine, and Claude Marvin, away. For what happens next [ de Told Entire No.3)| Presidents and Page One! @] - rnoto- ||| ) ‘ | | What Folk Are Saying a . CHARLES MANN, K ‘ 1 s F F I ce ! ; . 1 eee per Sramense, * 3 KATHI F eT ae ‘ ‘ our poor but hon- SCIENCE | Bl yone PROGRESS a | (Crossword Puzzles--T hen and Noy! | days t out of the aD, [Pan Smoking Room Stories a | ‘OU would be surprised for what 1a walésingan’in th moker hitch ‘them to the to the threshing and éven chury with them lc use motor curs thexe m car They cream freezer, ice machine on the farm, I was in the country N THE last few years scléfice ha anged many popular beliefs ay eR PLE of today have a 8 ta racene’ that BY ALBERT APPLE Sots d to people tha Py J powerful politica’ sia : ‘ She t today. we world, could dc ‘ 8 better educated and better in s 8 ned than thelr parents are, even | ble me or vit the rare cases where the parents : * ; : x a fairly complete college edu-| F . on in the sciences, 25 years} Mex am an od | eee it A Though ) fore t eats Most parents of today were sad-| . , et andicapped by almost ote ts] wi Sltehts Sle fattion er | porance aney were faugt that! mother, hix Iamp shall be put sie petting spheres Ks ve, | obscure darkness.—Prov. FROM of water; that if a snake is killed ga Letters © CAGELS — | |e Eire thr ‘nth hen) FFONOR ty” urate to. preon STAR goes down; that lightning never thy end.—Thomas Randolph CHRISTMAS SPIRIT » true tas | A STAR READER SUSPENSIONS t the home of one of getting to a rabid board of ¢ r the ahe after be I am belief that there are hundreds of other © me In Seattle that w rather see the school teachers and facult vote their en tire > the business of teach: ng the school hours how to| earh an honest tiving. | DANIEL P, HENSLEY. BRAINS Editor The St r is on us again, In Coast ns {n the lumber re c lot of husky men are milling lackboards of employ ment office All this reminds me of three young fellows I know. These three fellows c themselves » month All letters to The Star must have name and address | | cars, and I asked a farmer|of a job in the woods 10: he planted in a” certain! pattered er, their tools, and 1 He said ‘wheat,’ with a wry|than $7 ween them. rin at my ignorance, I pursued the They loaded their dunna matter and asked: ‘And what over|their axes and saws and sledge there surrounded by the fence?’ ‘Oh,/the fiivver and set forth’ alor that Is the family cemetery.’ ‘And/country roads looking for a place to what is that growing all over it?" |hole up for the winter, WILD OA m A rural mailman told. them of a | FABLES ON HEALTH (| GOOD AND BAD Foops — ae eee / N HIS third food lesson Mr. Mann picked up new information jon nutrition. cont some have seen sclence deeper and deeper into the t of well-balanced diet. By a v malanced diet is meant a selec- |tion of foods that will furnish the materials needed for. growth and alxo for keeping the body in normal condition. There must bo sufficient | water for the body liquids, and in- organic salts to help along; the right amounts of proteins, fats, ete., years United| to keep a well-balanced body Now at both poles of society mal nutrition may result from the wrong sort of efeeding. Where economic conditions are such that prices limit the cholee of food articles, reactions are likely to be found, particularly | among tho children, ‘The same true among the rich, who apply bad find costly mixtures to their diets and upset the proper functionings. Thru charitable and clinical agen- cles the poor have gradually been benefited as years go on, and milk, the great necessity of childhood, has been supplied In proper quantities, together with other basic Probably the greatest starvation” is to the well-to-do who abuse their eat ing privilege and pay for it with every sort of intestinal i foods. amount of be found among trikes a barn where swallows | nest; that if you kil der it will And many the as row similar Sez Dumbell Dud: The who bese may sound snes , phadant: ak tn was turned away Petia dp from a poorhouse and fae oti teat because he owned stitutes “science” today in cer-| +, on heme bik in backward sections of the coun = gad g tn Re tr ated illy. “4 a He had the proof that, if he wasn't pac at the mo- These three young men have solv Stopes n, jed thelr own unemployment problem bound to be very the |by using their brains pate WM. T nd FURRY GIRLS! 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