The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 2, 1925, Page 6

are hi etme sete ish fand how many eggs are hatched at & time? 25 to 50 eggs in the spawn, about) te a good grade anthracite coal ti heat units. pete for the United States in 1925 ULIUS DAY is not t Port Commissic The Star believes it would be well to defeat |} week, Day’ the voter Last fall, for examp! the North distri When “the gang county service, he willingly swapped his ¢ job, and withdrew. s political He is what the boys call “a starter.” started” , he Both got what they wanted. Brown was elected —and Day became county welfare commissioner. He hadn't been on the job a month when he bsence to run for the port commission job. | took a 30-day leave of a Julius is always running elected. In 1912, w the city council. In 1922, while assista off to run for port commissioner. for something or Since 1910, when Day went on the public payroll, E after enough varied public jobs to make even a super-jack of all trades blush with envy. Market master for the city from 1910 to state highway engineer's time he had sought in vain the jobs of councilman Following job fare work. He left this job to take the welfare for him by county commissioners. The Star believes capable handling of the port job will take something more than a super-jack of all trades. It doesn’t believe the job should go to a man who is always ru Why, Day would no sooner become a port commissioner than =| The Seattle Star Publishing Ce, Spe. Representatives Paces Mala vice. attics Monigome “« e8 ™ York office, $8 Weet 44th St; Bost . see My mail, © £ city per 3 me year § . . > Vote Against Julius Day he type of man Seattle wants as a men m record is not one that inspires confidence on the part of in the county gainst Brown, who had the support of “the gang.” got to Day and promised him a nice juicy plum in the ances in the election for a steady other and hile he was city market master, Day took time off and ran for state permanent highway engineer, he took time 920, he was appointed to the aff, where he served from 1920 to 1923. and Later he started after the county commissioner place. the state job, the Masonic lodge put him in charge of its wel- place that had been made pra teen [out OUR WAY by The Mar JM MA Min TEETH OUT T WASH EM, AN / — . S - | | | +aKe mos h AN TOUCA HIS member of the | || TAKE mos ALL NOSE WITH | HER HOR OFF Ye Can. Hin | at the election next COMB IT HIN | Your mA 0O \ YouR M4a.00 |\ THaT? HOH? Thor commissioner race in never getting he has held and gone > Mean- commissioner. WHY port FAMILN TAKE ALL HER ft Hue ? MOTHERS GET GRAY. <& SECRETS [wer No.my MAY} CANT BUT MY PA TAKE HIS TEETH OUT KIN / \ MIN, SHE? reas wy MEA SERICE mC | Meet Jardine, New Cabinet Member 3Y RUTH FINNEY About a City Manager ot the eity In making up its mind as t ether anager plan would be a good thing for Seattle, The Star sent letters to the editors { newspapers in dozens of citles where the manager plan now is in existence, asking these brother editors for ar the plar rked there. These editors, not in ng ernment, but so closely in contact with it daily, The 5 cured, were better in position te ¢ actual facts than any other person. The great majority of them advocated the plan stror A few opposed it. Be ginning today, for your information, Th r will pr hes wath for and against The first is from Edwin W od Grand Rapids (Mich) Press, and owner of pape er igan cities. EDITOR j Editor The Sta In this city the « manager hz ork and is head of the advice and control of is subject to the | sion of sever embers Six of these rm } from three district nd the seventh, called the { mayor elec y city-" vote and appoints the com- i nission committees, b no veto powers Now to answer your estions from the standpoint of our syster 1 Ins 1 of making an airtight politi hine, Grand Rapids, during the eight years of the « mana- ger-comm , has bee first time in its history a po! The com- ] missioners are cted on the ticket and are inder 0 OF n to - they built up any polit r as the city manager The Grand Rapids « ri r to the people than it manic plan, the commission is contin y seek methods for ting in closer touch with the peopl and the ordinary citizen service more quickly than he could in the old ¢ had to ask the aid of his ward alderman 3. There is no thought Grand Rapids of ret to the old system of a ge common council and a nm of the old type. While there corners were some rougt e people general! it system of cit first to be smoothed off, t vell satisfied with our pres ment. Trusting that there may be in this some of the things that you want, I am Sincerely yours, EDMUND W. BOOTH, Editor The Press, Grand Rapids, Mich. are now govern- BY RUTH FINNEY WyAsurraron Ma This man #* gol running for something. ape he would be taking a leave of absence to run for governor, or senator, or Saree Coe aacinieg a S98, Fare president, secretary of ag ' It believes Day could better serve the interests of the public which is pay- ‘wel oe es ing him—and has paid him for years—if he would stay on the publie jobs he aglit, wae born on n, of holds instead of continually absenting himself from these to seek something | 4» erp homharr eeey ; different. | ing heavy responsibilities tn The Star wants to see a port commissioner elected w ho will instill vigor | taano tana ‘and initiative into the port's campaign for business that Julius Day is that man. And so The Star advises: Vote against Julius Day! The Levelers PEAKING of this body we wear, we made from Sprung from a germ, to germ we return. Coal-heaver or king, dish-washer or star of the film world, plain citizen or dictator of a government, it is all the same. Along comes a germ George flees to Italy; Gloria, marquise de la Falaise, goes upon the surgeon's table; Mussolini drops his club, Herr Ebert con- fines his statecraft to gall stones and Sun | srs on the grave. | The body is made up of little cells, and | mites level all else. Two Pictures ACK JOHNSON, negro, ex-pugilist, ex- jailbird, broken financially, declaring | I didn’t known anything about her and, pyen if I did, I wouldn't swear to anything against a woman.” About as low down, socially and every other way, as a fellow vould be and yet the spark of chivalry strong in him. : Not 20 feet away, in the same court room, Stokes, white man, rich in worldly possessions, a father, and trying to de- le the mother of his children. What a lot of possibilities there must have been in that old-time gorilla, com- mon ancestor of men and the apes! are all Yat Sen tott —_-——-* Ske can get an answer to any question of fact or in formation by writing The Seat tle Star Question Fditor, 1322 * @ How often do goldfish spawn |® ‘There are about} A. Once @ year. half of which hatch New York ave.,, Washington, see | | D. C., and inclosing 2 cents in * Q Where was Anna Q Nilsson| | loose stamps for reply No born and educated? medical, legal or marital ad ‘A. Bhe was born and educated in vice. Personal replies, confl- | Wastad, Sweden. dentia All letters must ea “oe i @ How are coal briquets made? asters an A. They are composed of coal i » , coal tar, or petroleum residue, = weet is the sauloes * ler seve y ¢ moment when the aun ieee ere compressed Waler 200re| oases the plane of the carth’s pounds’ pressure. The fuel so made ia practically smokeless and equal | in| everywhere equal in length. | eee Memorial coins be issued? Q What was the birth and death ‘A. In the registration area, births; the Stone Mountain Confederate 22.5 per 1000 population; dewths| Memorial association, Atlanta, Ga. 184 per 1900 population. | ere 18 a on he Q. How can one determine the Q Is there a strip of land in| number of tons of hay in a rick? Texas called “No Man's Land”? | A. To determine this with reason- ‘A. Yes. It is a region of 170 miles| able accuracy, in a rick of average fn length and about 35 in width| shape, multiply the over (that is the north of Texas, ceded to the United) distance from Btates in 1850 and made a part of| side to the ground on the other) by| Oklahoma in 1890. Between these| the width, then the length, and then years the district had no form of| by government and became the resort of outlaws. the ground on j eee | _ x F THE reader who wanted information concerning The poor useth entreaties, but the | manuscripts for magazines will | |Tich | answereth — roughly.—P’rov. xvili.< { send his name and address to the chief clerk of our Washing- ton Bureau, the desired infor- mation will be forwarded “DX” Fans, Attention! EF the NEW Washington bureau bulletin of Radio Broadcast ing Stations in the United States, complete and up to date, listing every station of over five watts pow in the United States. It gives station letters, owner, location, wave length and watts, alpha- betically arranged for easy reference. From it you can instantly identify any broadcasting station in the United States. If you wish a copy of this bulletin, fill out the coupon below and mail as directed to Washington. % jamin Franklin. CLIP COUPON casting Editor, Washington Bureau, The § 14322 New York Ave., Washington, D. C I want a copy of the Broadcasting Stations List and inclose herewith five cents in loose postage stamps for same. eattle Star, Name . Bt. and No. or BR. F. Dessccsscesecscces ceveee City.. ? ? Answers to Your Questions ? : nn equator, making the day and night Q. When will the Stone Mountain | A. They are being issued now by one [ A Thought | | [pee often deprives a man} | of all spirit and virtue.—Ben | tives and 3,492 in | men. | Noah's ark? | would make the dimensions approx- and 85 feet Woh | Sez Dumbell Dud: but it does not believe | Utah gaged dry land. Back to Utal A the same last. department of ag of some sort, and King Congress Excerpts From the Congressional Record) Telling It to | a NEVER SETTLED No which involves rights of children is ever settled un til it is settled right Foster (FO, Obie ee BIG BUSINESS I do not think that because busi. question the tive oe Q. Why ts English required in the|neas in big business it is necessarily higher educational institutions of |dishonest. A great many of the China today? |biggest Institutions of the country | A. Because English pervades the|whow due consideration for the pub- present commercial system of the\ lic, from whom obtain thelr Chinese repub a great volume oflearnings and their dividends.—Sen: the trade of China deing carried on|ator Trammell (D), Florida with English-speaking people. It is eee a matter of commercial necessity. | U.S. HOTELS C48 The government hotels continue @. What does the expression “sev-lty fill a long-felt want in the lives (Bes nae ter of many of the female employes of A. It is used to express theling government in the city of supremest delight. Beven ts &uP-\ washington, At the end of June, posed, in Biblical terminology, to €z-\1934, they were still furnishing press perfection, and “heaven” is| wholesome and healthful living supposed to be the place of perfect| -ommodations at moderate rates to joy or delight. igh ithe secretary f labor, Q. Is manufacture of glass very old? UF oo eae a eer Te a ad's mt aoe oe neveses| What Forks Are Saying Semen ee | the fourth and fifth dynasty (4000 B. C.) show pictures of glass blowers at work, and glazed pottery in the form of beads occurs in prehistoric | NEAL ODAYNE, French ar times, tho true glass first appears : pas on leter (nthe. ferme) bf. opéque. and). ttt “<The greatest sift pf bob. bed hair is the shaved neck later as transparent glass. , ie: saat By | It's terrible.” Gq 7 t e it 2 What fs he tallest structure in} wp MOREHOUSE, Los A. The Eiffel tower, in Paris,| reget wate sor pent ms ce, H high. | be id Ee, ' wrencey 0es test. Me with ‘the publishers, and tip them off occasionally on where Q. To what does the expression, ” they can get good news stories. “Pieces of eight” refer? eee A. To the names of ancient Span- tah coins—cight Spanish reals, DR. H. H. HART, New York ee. 8 er “We have schools every- Q. How many bills were intro- where for doctors, lawyers, preachers, barbers and nurses, duced into the two houses in the last session of congress? A. There were 9802 duced in the house of but only one school in America for the training of prison offf bila intro-) clals.” representa~ the senate. In the house and senate there were 825 resolutions in addition to those bills. REV. 8. 8. MARQUIS, De troit: “The proper training of children will do more to redeem the world than all the preach- ing at adults that all the preach- ers can do.” DOC--By H yGage| WRX -CHICAGO, L THINK Q What was the capacity of a| field hospital during the world war? A. Usually it had a capacity of about 300 beds and the ataff was composed of eight officers and 65 eee Q. What were the dimensions of A. Three hundred cubits long, 50 cubits wide and $0 cubits high, A cubit was about 22 inches, This imately 550 feet tong, 92 feet broad and 55 feet high Big hotel caught fire in Savannah, Ga., but not from what a guest thought when he got his bill. Representa: | pital tagious disease, ment has a right to handle the mat-|\ou can come ter as they think best. : |danger of your house being burned. | ansensed, go to the county-city build- | ing and show your proof to the| ~——— vSTERY ) asnesnor. } { Imore than 1,200 women.—Report of | Jeach having @ large flock G. ©. or phone numt in the navy during the war and his { SALT WATER GARGLE one the throat shoes halfsoled?” asked Mrs, Mann, Just a little bit tartly but Mrs. these promises: and the shoes, a remedy for ened, COIs, 1925, Public Ledger Syndicate; throat. a t eve ection of the coun. | urt oe ars of t and ther ine Ja o we to Kane Sta his grad 1 ¢ . 1 em A An J on n farm eur Ida ¥ « pre m ‘ m ri I ne 1 HT t ght farm ative He at f b ome market id lt i so that it hia declaration last instead of the f marke t the McNary-Hau- | ® ne the prices paid ame © the He believes the farmer must told the his problem for himself, but at cy we the same time hoe believes the jeal. But government can ald him ny belief that the remedy | ways while he is doing it { Mr. Fixit of The Star Undertakes Here to Remedy Your Troubles if of Public Interest ae 5 | Mr. Fizit: An inapector from the anzxious to get it beck, I hope you board of health sa at 1 amjcan help me MRS. R. B il and must go to hospital. 1} The manager of the laundry re am not ill and refuse to I} ports that he has made every ef this t says have been told that they could burn} fort to locate the house and force me to the how Can this-be done? MRS. H, E.G. coons, He } any reasonable price lon, or that he will have bag made from description as near- If you are afflicted with any COM-|1, jie the original as possible, If the health depart-| you will see Mr. Harriman, no doubt to some agreement There is no eee Firit for another | Years ago I paid an has been condemned If it tax, but for the past four] | reason, you might have to years my income has has been 20 it until such condemnation Is re small that no tex wea - The | moved gig fh | keep sending me the blanks, Should I fil them out, even tho I am t Mr, Fivit: Will I have to pay! table for an income tar? personal tares on @ truck bought) EM March 7, 1924? I have the Vill Of! Heads of familles whose net in sole showing when I purchased the come is under $2,500 and single per- truck? A. L. F. | sons whose net income is under If you did not own the truck| $1,000 need not make returns. Be} March 1 you are not liable for|sure that you know how to figure taxes on it. If you have been so| your net income. y y MYSTERY RUSSERT, © at seers es ay F A. MITCHELL-HEDGES, * noted explorer, scientist and big game hunter, recently turned over to the British mu- | Mr. Fixit: I have two neighbors.) of chick These chickens spend most of| What can MRS. T. ens. their time in our yard. I do to get rid of them? If you live inside the city Nmits| seum an object that baffles you can compel your neighbors to| science, It is the mummified keep their chickens on their own] body of a child that was the | Premises. It would be best to have chie? fetish of the practically }a talk with each neighbor, in a} unknown Chucunaque Indians, friendly way. If the chickens con-| of the Panama mainland... It tinue to annoy you, report the mat-} was used in “making magic.” ter to the police. see The strange part about it is its wonderful preservation. ‘This shows knowledge of a high scl- Mr, Fixit: Will you please advise pla entific order. The process is en- me what Seattle store handies ladies’ codte in éxtra large sizes? And ta] « “rely. unknown to science, and ‘there a: store that makes raincoats} '% far in advance of the to order? MRS.G.C. mummy-preservation practiced by the Egyptians Any store or manufacturer who Is interested in this will please report to Mr. Fixit. In the meantime, Mri should send him her address The Chucunaque Indians also understand the process of shrinking human heads. In this process the features retain their life-like appearance, altho great: id eieany ly reduced in size, and even Mr. Fixit: About a month ago I} the hair of the eyebrows is sent’ my husda sea bag to @) perfect. Other Indian tribes In laundry, along with other arti South America also understand to be laundried. It was not re-| this shrinking and embalming turned, and I have been unable to| process. How it is done remains get it back, I have reported the} a mystery to scientists. Solu- loss to both the laundry and to the] tion of the riddle may reveal driver. My husband used this bag) remarkable facts about a high civilization that existed ages ago and today is unknown. FABLES ON HEALTH name ig on the bag. I aw very aan R. MANN let the r' Gargles, thin on his shoes, and came in | se night, after slopping about in | st slush all day, with a sore soles we: Mrs. Mann had found, med to give fre quickest and t relief, les are applied by allowing a small mouthful of the gargle to run over the affected parts, by holding the head backward, and breathing thru it, by which the liquid is agitated and its action pro: moted, From Mann salt water, The next morning sore throat was gone, “Well, why don’t you have those “I'm going to,” Mann was was the reply, accustomed to her kitehen cabinet Mrs, obtained a small amount of She dissolved this in’ warm So she just called up the cobbler ested that he send after Then she set about for her husband's sore Mr, Mann's | First 20 Years Hardest age starts in. This condition—one of the first stages of Pyorrhea tooth pastes are powerless to prevent. If not checked promptly it will lead to loss of teeth and serious organic diseases. If used in time and used consistently twice daily, Forhan’s will prevent Pyorrhea or check its prog’ ress. It will preserve the gums in their pink, normal, healthy condition, safeguard your health and keep your mouth clean, fresh and wholesome. Forhan’s is more than a tooth paste; it checks Pyorrhea. Thousands have found it beneficial for BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON UGHES, eminent tor ¥ eheent thas men and wome k j afterward curs || SMOKING ROOM marriage when nei! STORIES ce | |“B' ING a grocery salesman is ' ss of Span EMPRESS LIENS PRT a eS DIESE ANSE LEONOIE DLT ag f she be an hon 1 you that y wife, and not ail that it is ‘aired up’ to ¢,” said a soft-soaper in the smoker. |**You not only have to be a good but a good listener. I was in a grocery, trying to sell a man a | line of dishes, when a lady entered, | bought goods and had them charged. | The grocer wrote: “Mrs. J. P. Smith.’ “* ‘Not right, it should be Mrs. J. 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