The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 24, 1925, Page 8

Newspaper Ba. terprise Asean, and Onites Gumen, eftion 6 macmery St rk offiog, 1F Weet i eut of of By carrier t Me elty The Meaning of an Amendment ee purpose of a constitutional amend- ment, primarily, is to establish a prin ciple. That is all that the proposed ment concerning child labor uné to do, If the amendment is ratified by the state legislatures it merely will mean that congress then has the authority to enact legislation to protect children up to the age of 18, Wild assertions that the amend- ment means the prohibition of work by boys up to 18 do not change this fact. With the amendment adopted, congress could refrain forever from passing child labor legislation, if it so desired. What might be expected to happen, however, is that congress would pass leg- islation that met the wishes of the Ameri- can people. So far as children of 18 or just under 18 are concerned, no sane per- son would expect congress to do more than prevent their being employed in dan- gerous occupations. Children under 14 might be kept out of all factories. Older children would only be kept from hazard- ous occupations, The people would continue to have con- trol over congress. Any child labor laws enacted could be changed at any time the people made it clear they wanted them changed. Under some state constitutions laws could be enacted now preventing any boy up to 21 working, but no legislature has passed or is going to pass any such law. The legislatures, on the whole, are sane. We must consider congress sane if we believe in our representative form of gov- ernment. Cancer ENTISTS, says the American Society for the Control of Cancer, can make themselves reliable sources of information with regard to cancer of mouth and tongue. With that in mind, it is trying to re- cruit dentists in the war against the dread disease. Other scourges have been triumphed over by science, but cancer still rears its venomous head, thus far un- conquered, It is well to remember that the best skill obtainable is none too good in deal- ing with cancer, There is no drug or serum which will cure it, Precedent assistant bank cashier in Kansas takes nearly $100,000 worth of Lib- erty bonds and plays the stock market. And loses it. . Now hi mau is ‘suing ,the irae izm with whom alt, for re-_ ce y of the ge PAE ah he Department stores, argues the bank's lawyer, take pains to find out the credit rating of their charge customers. Why, then, shouldn't a brokerage house do the same with its patrons? Timely inquiry, of course, would have established that the cashier couldn't have come by the bonds honestly. But there is no definite law on the sub- ject. The bank's suit raises a new and interesting question. Its outcome prob- ably will set a precedent. Shark Shoes HILIPPINE shark fishers export the fins, but make no attempt to utilize any other. part of the fish, according to Philippine bureau of agriculture report. Here’s an opportunity for some good business man. Utilization of shark’s skin for leather is the most important part of the new shark fishing industry, which has proved especially profitable along the Florida coast. Boot and glove manufacturers are de- manding great quantities of shark skin. If the industry is developed in the Philip- pines America has a market capable of consuming the whole supply. 222 The Seattle Star Nicoll & Ruthman, Special Represeatatives go office, 41@ North Mi ith Bt; Boston offices, Ge par month, § months $1.60, te @ month Answers to Your Questions Pubiienea Dally by The Star Publishing On. Phone Main eset Ben Francisce an Ate, New Tremoa| Cs * months 1100, It BRITTEN of preparedness, our guns, we American peo- at the Wash We Sure We ine ecraegeral FRED Illinois, champion of “Unless elevate it to the buncoed says: we might as well adr ple that we we ington conference.” Admit? Why, the majority of Ameri- cans and foreigners as well, admitted it long ago. We made some agreements, en- tered into some “conversations,” etc., concerning peaceful settlement of possi- ble differences in the Far East, all aimed at the Japs and all easily kicked over- board, We agreed to scrap a proportion of battleships. And neglected to do any- thing about fast cruisers, submarines and aircraft, which, according to the world’s best experts, will largely decide the next war, while the other fellows at once went to building such craft their level best. Buncoed?) We took a gold brick without ven tearing off the wrapper to see if it glittered. S KING of eugenics, birth control and so forth, there is the ca of Mrs, Bertha Ledbetter of Hallidayboro, Ill. At 35 years of age, she is the mother en, among Which are triplets and three sets of twins, and the charity organizations have had to go to caring for the 16. The authorities have declared Mrs. Ledbetter insane, but Mr. Ledbetter, aged 64 years, goes scot free. It surely is a case bolstering the argu- ment of people opposed to the rapid in- se of public charges. A Case in Point White Collar Jobs E’VE heard a lot about the high hats W of Europe becoming waitresses, valets and dressmakers. Many prefer a white collar job, one gleans from a circular issued by a British publishing house. It offers books written by the queen of Rumania, Lloyd George. Marquess Curzon, Ramsey MacDonald and others. We in America should be thankful that our ex-chiefs of police and rum queens do not bombard us with literary work. Campaigns HE campaign by’ railroads, begun June 1, to reduce grade crossing ac+ cidents has resulted in a considerable say~ ing Of lives. This,according to H. A. Rowe of the American Railway associt- tion. 3 Safety is a matter ofeducation gore than anything else. It is also a matter terests. Which is one reason why private indus- try is spending good money on anti-acci- dent schooling. of dollars Lovarailmnats A a ORR E | 1 Catastrophe SOPLE sometimes react to trouble in unexpected ways. One man may go completely to pieces under calamity. Another merely shrugs and accepts it as part of the game, then starts afresh. In Kansas City a man was imprisoned seven hours under tons of debris when an explosion shattered a building. Rescued, he smiled and said: “It was powerful cold down there.” A Sure Sign HE National Cash Register company reports shipping 146,000 registers during 1924—a record. That's a sign of prosperity of the little fellow as well as the big one. The small struggling business uses the old-fashioned till. One of the first things a smal] mer- chant invests in, when prosperity permits it, is a cash register. ? ? J Q How many persons are killed & yearly by falls on stairs? ‘A. It is estimated that nearly 14.-| | | You can get an answer to | any question of fact or In- | £00 are killed each year in thig| | formation by writing The Seat- | breeds siz to 10 times a year and produces an average of 10 young at a litter. Young femates breed when only three or four months THE SEATTLE STAR His “ Hands Too Full for the Main Job The Distrust of Our Congress BY } fixed in the amendment haw t of much of the pponenta ly aasumption iment prohibits jabor of persons under 1s A just cau euch mk the uld spurt resentation. falnifica~" t be avowed again prohibits t in the imit, regu the lator of per us Until ° thing is tim: 4, nothing 8 under congress do ay limit the labor-only of ch 10 years Of mae, © regulate WALSI Montana 10N. THOMAS t . §. Senator From or any age under 18, It may hibit the employmen 18 tn mines pr ons under n of zardoun sds of operate ailr like manufac hments or In crow amendment simply fixes limit, beyond which congress to. Within that limit the re required to trust to 1 senso and discretion of emptation to proclaim ite degrada’ to Impeach tts good sense. It was cthua And yet it is the only rellitice of the natic r it has 5 years. . and some: © fairly people lasue of how or oth in 13 trust to it the supreme Mr. Fixit. Weighs Coal 1OOL “Children stho: play on private property—short | weight coal dealers-—soldier bonus—and street depart- jmerit complaints, Mr. Fixit h. jlistiof jobs to “fix” this week- ad a heavy end, | Here's a bunch of the queries: Mr. Diet: EE notiee in The Stary |tnat you wag that tn some cases | tokens from other town ore O. K | for rides on the ettyatreet cara, Such j ts not the and the information bie false. street cara and know | |} Ifa pas | I work on the nger drops a token in the be MA In-6000, and the deal arrested and prosecuted. I lve ot school and a d by the will Mr. Fixit: m the Gatew ually co an and doing much damage I and widely varied er one-half dlock| achoot | | children running over my property This has fare-box that ia worth only 6 Cents! been reported to the principal and in the city in which he oot it, it ts worth only 6 cents to the conductor! who reccives if That conductor ts out 21-3 cents because tt registers just the same aa our 81-3 cent 0} H. aM, | | Doylaton ave | Clark Jackson, superintendent of | jutilities—"The conductor does no’ Hiose on the transaction. We do not Imake a practice of accepting them} Jexeept that In the summer time we |touriéty and if they happen to put! The with no results, Mr. Fleming, a intendent of schools, E mplain to him. If that bring relief, police department right to property . istant supe protection. Mr. Fixit: one adjoining. The ¢ asked the children to keep off.| What can I do in BLE. 8. | - n't report the boys to the|been announced by A person has a|the American Medican association To level our lot several affected organ was removed. years ago we made a cut of about| large number don't like to make any hardship on | three feet between our lot and the|other kidney boatds used in|so that over }one of their home town tokens In| making the bulkhead have rotted and the box we permit it, The tokens are | exchanged with the home town at our rate. That is ona worth 6 cents in Denver brings us in 8% cents (our rate) When sent back to Denver by us." ©. ore Mr, Fixit: lated a petition between BE. 65th bind. paved per cent of the owners signed up. Why haven't we heard from the city concerning this? A.J. Nu 11th ave. N. B Secretary Darlington, council! streets committee—“The petition had | Last spring we cireu- to have the alley st. and Ravenna I know that at least 90|° are giving away. The people nert|years of the door threaten to sue “s or repair the bulkhead themselves and place a lien on our property, unless we fiz Can they lawfully do either of the: things. M. If the dirt cs se is falling onto their property or from their property they may have a right to damages. the evidence, could determine. How- er, that is a question of fact that only a court of equity, after hearing It seems doubtful that a lien could be placed on your property but a verdl of damages might be sustained if a action {s brought. to answer the question positivel jot an y. ar and peace, and yet some pro- fesn to be alarmed at the: ptos- led upon to pect of its being en legislate on child Now, the states having always authority to enact never having foolish as some enjoyed the child labor bk *, panee 1 suggested as like pomsible under the and utterly absurd, what is the for supposing that the congress of the United States will nibit common ¥, or at t amendment reason ordinary lature It leg v 4 a law rest - non of d-working farmer from relieving his, father at the plow, how anyone conceive that congre ing of yeprenentatives from th will so offend re as to forbid the parent to avail himself of the help of such a won? But if it should so act without reason or sense, tts action would be nullified by the courts just would similar action by a state legislature ‘The fifth amendment would not be abrogated by the twentieth. By it the congress is restrained from passing any law which shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property, Just as the states are restrained from much action purteenth amendment. In other words, neither parents nor children will be fn any moro peril from inconsiderate or op- pressive legislation by the adop- tion of the twentieth amendment than they are now. no state ever year-old ah consist- all en, inst an —_——— CTENCE ——. [ NEW CURE —--— - —_—_—__Y -4160, and |(YNE of the most important dis- | coveries of recent years has the Journal of | Formerly when tuberculosis |came established in one kidney the Ina of cases, however, the soon became affected 75 per cent of such fatally within five operation. Of course if beth kidneys were affected no surgery could help, . Major Nelson A. Myll, M. D., of the U. 8. army, has developed the treatment by sunlight so that hith- erto hopeless cases recover. The jsunlight treatment requires great care and it takes about a year to affect a cure, but improvement is rapid from the start. The sunlight must be carefully controlled, as it is a very dangerous remedy if used too strongly or too suddenly. The patient is kept in bed for a year | jcases ended It is impossible}and the diet {is closely controlled. The announced results indicate that DO WE WIN OR LOSE UNDER DAWES PLAN? HOUGHTON EMERGRs BY CHESTE Amer ” IS debated whether arrangement to pay reparations. We get but we also become That is our our works; it work exactly what R H. ROWELL or loses in cla! out of the Dawes money, if the Dawes of interest in partie We our official policy to demand all the and accept none of th treaty of Versa e a right, we fear we may sibility. duties, u by ins ng on have got a respon- But, after all, there is only one relation of life which offers responsibilities. ing grandparent. grandmother to the world. oe * ATEN B. HOUGI ‘ambassador to the Court of St. James, benefits That is the position of dot And America is not yet exempt from {TON, the new has been so isolated in his delicate position as ambassador to Germany that he is little known to the diplomatic world. sentable figure in the more visible e first place, the primary qualification very pr int alleged democracy imposes He has the price. As the whose government does not furnish him a can pay twice his salary have done, and keep up th Boxes will emerge 2 post. He has, on its foreign rep Lg only ambassador in for rent, as his py * 2 place at his own cost, ™% But he So long as we imagine that is democratic, this first consideration. But Mr. Houghton has also great tact at Berlin in maintaining the absolute s of the German leaders Ameri fact could de and have dared truth. He may the spect in Lond anism. Germans have realized t with him in figures be a trus ening post and a repr ive. As much could not be suid of all his recent pre decessors Did Borah Make Hughes Quit? HE known fact that Secretary Hughes and Senator Borah and the rumors of the motives venta do not agree that this ts behind Hughes’ r another question, tr tary Hughes is also much inter- ested, Why should an adminis tration policy have to trust to luck and seniority for its spokes- congress? And why no mechanism between tho ne man in should there be of ation executly and legislative branches of government, for the conduct of their joint business? The movement to give abinet ministers the right speak for themselves in congress has Mr. Hughes hearty support. Per- haps if the system were already in operation he might have been less tempted to Jeave the public service. Too Easy to Get a Gun in U. S. ITERALLY, we murder a larger part of oF population every year, and cateh and con- viet fewer of the murderers than any other people on earth. And if many of these murderers are foreign immigrants, it is also 4rue that these immigrants do proportionately far more murder- ing here than an equal number of their countrymen do in their own countries; so, whatever it ts, they learned It here. There may be many reasons; but two, at least, are clear, and one of the fortunately, is sim- ple. The looser administration of our criminal | be slow to cure. The absurd facility with which pocket weapons may be procured and kept is easier, eee Big Task to Test Drivers Mes™ and physical tests for, certificates to drive automobiles are in their annual agitation. Degidedly, they are needed. There are persons driv- ing cars now who are half blind, or deaf or crippled. These are the easy cases. There are those who will not keep sober. And there are those whose mental, emotional or physical reactions are too slow or uncertain. Tests for all these disabilities exist. And, if it were a matter of engi- neers or motormen, they would be applied. But with automobiles, it means millions. Where are the compe- tent experts or equipment to do it on such a scale? They simply do not exist. The automobile has swamped our scientific faculties knows this, and dep © things a6 fly my eria TY Impulse reaches Out, to fly on the wings of ie agination more freely than plot. ding facts permit: The compulsory schogle wig teach arithmetic Mr. Babbitt’s Kid Brother Within the year it maybe as well known as “Babbitt” Like ‘‘Babbitt,” tt becomes | symbol for a type common tc | American life. But this type is young, hopeful, untrained, a tt | frightened, baffled and’ pain: | seeking that sort of suocem the is forever luring the growing youth—and absolutely unfittet ther by education or sophisti ation for the struggle And s he blunders and fumbles. There are thousands of Bi. ceys. You all know at Jeast one. One of the characters, a philosophical soul, sums up rather well in one of the ¢s versations: “You're just cal, hurriedly hatched You went ont to find Stecess; tho it were yourself. to do anything well be wanted heartily.’ “Stacey” ( written by Alexander one of the half-dozen new of the season to reach this It reads fast and ea might be expected of a perman’s book. wee R the long gs that still lie ahead, the publishet: are turning out a goodly erp! tales, all guaranteed tokeepiit eyes open despite the effects of the woodfire The best of these Geste” (Stokes), by Percival Wren, described on the jacket as “A. thei tery story of love, sacrifice and wild a the Foreign Legion of Fi It is all of that, besides: written in the manner’ melodrama."" eee S, FLETCHER is We « of the first spri another detective trigue theme in * Millionaire’ ‘ which is straight com with two frugal die-aged business themselves shaken | smug mode of life by forces them to at money thru set, mystery, detective and Wester | Baw ; - Most amusing ensue, | only signatures of 19 per cent instead | Oniy q jury can decide that if a sult| medical science has won a great| quite as certainly as it has of 50 per cent of the owners and Was! iy rouent I victory jammed oui vay returned last September 15 for the| © /CUsDI: ctory. 3 a our highways, rest ofthe quota, to a Mr. Kimball,’ : Blame Doct [ What Gun Elevation Does } Phe 5649 11th ave. It has never been resubmitted with the required for Fake Cures $$$ $d R. FISHBEIN, editor of the lest the game number of signatures.” ane Journal of the American z Behold’ then' th : Mr. Fivit; Please let me know) Mr. Fi | Medical association, warns. th Bo how much bonus I am entitled to, 1) newspaper editors, invacepesch 6 Cross-Word Puzzle Bool served in the army from July 15,| {ietete Levis ch Rae oe to appear, with Be 1011, to May 15, 1910; foreign service | untested alleged “cures.” by everybody from G TN RN ger te eee | The complaint is justified, but | of New York 0 Ue abe {. T, PETERSON. not allof it is against tho news. | Billie Burke and ‘This is a technical question that Papers. Medical news is news, toto. ae you had better take ups personally ea en seer ees : e doctors they will ge it as best they can elsewhere. with a government official. Call the Medical news is technical and, | tle Star Question Editor, 1222 | | ota. | New York ave, Washington eee D. C., and inclosing 2 cents in Q. What is Harvey Firestone’s ad- loose stamps for reply.- NO | | dress? medical, legal or marital w A. Harbel Manor, Medina rd., Ak- vice. Personal replies, confi. | | ron, Ohio. | dential. All letters must be | eee | signed. ||} @. What does the degree “bachelor | boas ei of arts” represent 7 Bile accidents in 1923 and 100,900| base of 1,770 feet and a height of| A+ This is the degree awarded at non-fatal ones; that an average of 177 feet. the end of a four-year college course 346 persons were killed in each Chrat: Jin general. subjebts, fulfilling the week, or about 50 a day, as a result college requirements for the degree of reckleas driving. by the student taking certain re- eT interruptedly and without deaths for) @ired courses as well as. elective Q What {s the largest pyramid in| three years? subjects of general cultural: value. Mexico? A. A total of $59,709,482 (18 gen- Baie A. That of Cholula, which has a} erations). The common brown rat manner. 0 6 Q How many, fatal automobile ac-| | cidents are there each year in the| | United States? | A. The committee on motor ve-| | jhicies bf the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety report) that there were 18,000 fatal automo-} eee ND now that the Puzzle Books a sale of 600,000, mon and Shuster Q. How many brown rats could be | produced by one pair breeding un- Q. Has Dempsey ever fought at 8 “pounds orover? American Legion, BL lot-6478, or the Lehoing hack) eee old yesterday has its appeal. we things that we lack. Can't you remember when you were a child. In Happiness Valley you'd Today you are lost lurk. Just Iike all youngsters you simply ran wild. ‘n vour work, Innocence loaned you the time of your life. of worry. seem in a hurry. Where does it get you; this terrible race? and vim? Yes, sir, old yesterday has its appeal. Why not look bi ‘Tak stewing; drink in the lesson of youth, for it’s real. do well, what you're doing. ACopyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.> Sometimes we Uke to look} back. Often the niceness of old things seems real ‘cause today they You're running yourself out of trim. Why not jus travel a sensible pace but still work with vigor °. for Q Who is the world's light heavy- weight wrestling champion? A. Ad Santel claims this title and Nis claims are recognized by most critica, altho Clarence Eklund of and has posted a $1,900 side bet for a title match. You knew not the meaning eee Now you are battling with everyday strife and always you Q. What did Sherman say about war? A. He ia reported to have said: “War is hell.” MY? ( A Thought —<———— Make me to know mine end, and , while you're) your time, but) | is; that 1 may know how frail I am, —VPs, xxxixit. B that dies this year fs quit for the next.—Shakespeare, ty Sheridan, Wyo., also caimts the title,| the measure of my days, what it) U. 8. army recuriting station, eee Mr. Vizit; Will you please tell me why a carload of manure is allowed | to be dumped on Fourth ave. 8. be- tween Trenton and Henderson st., and to remain there for four weeks| with children going to and from school. J. 7. The city street repartment had ro- ceived no complaint about the matter, but promines an Immediate | Investigation and remedy of the evil. eee Mr. Firit: Can anything be done to make these petty coal dealers give 100 pounds to the sack. Some I know give only 75 or 80 pounds and charge $1 fer it. Is there a law againat selt~ ing less than 100 pounds to the sack, A. BR. The state law requires coal dealers to sell 100 pounds of coal to the sack unless the sacks are marked plainly with the weight of coal con- tained. If your dealer sells you short weight sacks, report It, with namo and facts to the inspector of weights and measures, utilities department of BY _LISTIN HE «gun elevation diagram here shows how a shot fired low over tho water soon gots sucked down by gravity, where- as one fired by an elevated gun travels much farther before vity has ite effect. Tho reason pre-war ships had 6 ship less elevation than now was that ®avies had no reason for throw: ing a shot farther than they could see. But now airplane spotting enables them to hit a target beyond the horizon. One way of increasing gun ele- vation without manipulating the gun ts to list the ship. unless the doctors help get it , out right, reporters may get it wrong. The medical profession has not yet emerged far enough from its ancient status of “mys- tery.” However, the layman has a protection, if he will use It. Don't believe the medical news unless the doctors do. And if they do—don't doubt it, - eee px: worry {ff the “non-fic tion” books in the library need devices and premiums to get them out, and if the younger generation flock to the movies and have to be dragged to instructive lectures and tru- ant-officered into school. “The noblest study of mankind ts man,” and these are precisely the text books of that stud: Love, hate and jealousy; struggle, success and disappoint. ment; birth, marriage and death; conflict and helpfulness—these are the stuff of life. Every poet, every novelist, every sO rs, we have experiences,” tal physician, who B smokers. ‘About I recall ts that of solicitor for the Dt zine, He called at @ see a doctor, but ment. The office Bun to give him a few moe the patient ta pies : tended to. “ undress and be ready," solicitor. ‘Indeed, IT the solicitor, “Thi the doctor,” was the come-back from which d appeal. The solicitor Hem moment and the@ ent were disrobed to be In a few minutes: theo tered with a ie I do for you, m, ““Doctor,’ sald the tS ‘T called to see if you BE renew your wife's | the Delineator? ent