The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 6, 1925, Page 8

s SEATTLE STAR Gilman, Nicoll & eftice, $0T Me: York offics., By mail, eat of city year $4.00, By carrier nery St sec at bee elty, Pie for Breakfast MERICAN stock remains undefiled This reassuring information, which scientists have been unable to give us, was released early this week in New York by the United Restaurant Owners. In a popular referendum, reaching 10,000 indi viduals, good old cornb and cabbage was claimed the most popular New York dish. Runners-up r the honor Were sugar-cured ham, chicken fricassee and lamb stew, in the order named, Full import of the information may not be grasped at once. It means, in brief, that the inroads of European dishes have not altered the inner American, While he may order tripe, disguished under some high-sounding and unintelligible name, while showing country cousins around the city, yet when it comes to sat- isfying himself he prefers the succulent, homely dishes of his sturdy forbear Secure in the knowledge that New Yorkers are holding the fort against Eu- ropeans invasion, the New Englander can still eat pie for breakfast if he so desires, the Southerner can revel on hominy and cornbread, the citizen at large can enjoy rare beefsteak, and the Westerner can continue to fill the great open places with ham and eggs. When Moses recorded the Ten did a fine deed, but he stopped too soot have been an eleventh, which said, business.” pmandnients he There should ‘Mind your own Two more prisoners attempt escape from the county jail. What the sheriff needs is more satisfied customers, Comparative Affluence S regards national wealth, the United States must be awarded the palm, for this country today is the Croesus among the nations of the earth. This fact cannot be ascribed wholly to the war, altho it did add materially to her opulence. The United States, even before she became the world’s creditor, was known as the financial Solomon. The national wealth, estimated for 1922, is given in round numbers as $321,- 000,000,000. The next richest country is the United Kingdom, worth only $89,008,- 000,000, a trifle more than one-fourth as much. France, Germany, Spain and Italy follow in order, the latter with only $30,- 000,000,000. The United States has as much wealth as all five principal European countries combined, with enough left over to buy Virtually all the rest of North and South America. Asia is credited with being the most populous, and it is generally conceded to be immensely wealthy. However, India, China and Japan are worth only one- quarter as much as the United States. Asia could be bought, at current valua- tions, for one-half the estimated worth of this country with possibly Africa wn in. _And still the money rolls in! Now that Uncle Sam has made clear that he ex- pects to collect from some more of his European debtors, those countries have additional cause to be- lieve that he who laughs last is English. ited plots te kill Mexican resident and star} re- volt,” says headline. Back to normalcy. Pronunciation COLUMNIST presents a short para- graph to be read aloud by would-be public speakers, warning candidates that he doesn’t know anyone who would pass the test with a percentage of 100. This is it: “As coadjutor of your labors, it would be indecorous of me to issue any per- emptory orders. But it is obligatory that I construe my oath of office as conferring certain exemplary duties: otherwise our position would be irremediable—or, per- haps I should say remediless. My own feelings are sacrificable; the good of the order must take precedence.” It is good practice for anyone, from the smart eighth grade pupil up to the father who presides in lodge meetings and the mother who directs the destinies of a The Seattle Sta Ruthmen, Special Chicage office, 419 N Boston office, T8 Tremont per men| tee @ month ! Representatives. th Mich Ban Franclece Ave, New jt mooths $100, & months $1.49, earl@everyone is likel® when he woman's club, to meet with some surprises looks up the doubtful words in a dic- tionar: lish pronunciation is a sadly mixed on, affair, to be sure. To consider two or three more common stumbling blocks, where do you place the accent in “detail,” “aerial” and “diocesan? erial” is almost universally mispro- nounced: wherefore it is fortunate that “antenna” is coming to be used as a sub- stitute in radio terminology. “Prece~ dence,” contained in the difficult para- graph given, is unfortunately confused in accent with “precedents,” “Detail” is one of a large class of words in which the accent is placed on different syllables ac- cordingly as the word is used as a noun or a verb. With all the confusion involved in Eng- lish accent, there are certain broad rules which help in most cas A little knowl- edge of Latin will help, too, But perhaps the biggest help is simply to cultivate “a good ear,” by ei good poetry and hearing good spea akers. Water in one of the fjords of Norway Is reported to have turned milky and to havo killed all the fish, It takes something considerably stronger than milk to kill off most poor fish these days. Who Is RY ERYONE knew that Calvin Coolidge was elected president of the United States long ago. And then six months after it is all over someone asks who is president. The teachers stationed at Umnak, a set- tlement on the Aleutian Islands, who are in the Alaska service, wrote to the bureau of education of the department of the in- terior and wanted to know who had been elected. The letter was received May 25. It seems impossible that with the tele- graph, wireless and radio there should be a place on the globe that could not receive news until it waa six months old. Yet such a place exists. Accepting the possibility of one such place, it seems unique in backwardness, but it is not. There were many places on the globe that did not know there was a war in Europe until someone came to their remote spot recruiting men. Every day there are new inventions made that shorten the distance around the globe and yet these inventions have missed many places. The places that already have the best facilities for getting news are the recip- jiants of all the new devices, but the places that really need something new will have to wait until it is 100 years old before it will get to them. The former German crown prince Is sald to be writ- ing a book to be called “I Seek the Truth.” He needs to. President? ROHIBITION agents find 500 gallons of moon- shing in a local garage. Wo knew that they would be running autos on that stuff before long. Let’s Be Brief L 'S Be Brief The shortest sport story ever writ- ten was composed by Willie Keeler, fa- motis sure-hitter of long ago. He summed up his advice to aspiring young batters in five words: “Hit ’em where they ain’t.” This is the kind of news-writing that the public likes to read. If more writers could realize the value of brevity in their stories, they would be better liked and more prominent. If a man has something to say, it is not hard to get him started. Stopping him is difficult. The first few pages of a story are interesting. ‘The first few min- utes of an after-dinner talk will hold at- tention, but as the speeches and stories drag on endlessly the audience forgets to be interested. It gets tired. The world would be much more enter- taining if the inhabitants would try to copy Willie Keeler. Marshal Joffre has reduced from 220 pounds to 180 by saying “Every day growing thinner and thin- ner.” Maybe the French are using similar will power upon their war debt, ? ? Answers to Your Questions ? ? Q. Who was “Jack Easy”? 1% A. The hero of a romance of the| | “Mr. Midshipman Easy,” by\ | Capt. Frederick Marryat. He was ‘OU | modern standing armies, that form- the spoiled son of a so-called phil-| | tle Star Question Editor, 1322 | | sirst being fully organized 4 | Soo, . Fy 62. osopher. Ie crulsed about the|| New York ave, Washington, | |7¢ was a Leatng) Tatar. Hoatagfr world, had misfortunes, and at last| | D. C., and inclosing 2 cents in | | standing army of France, the carlieat | good luck and a happy life, | loose stamps for reply. No||in Western Europe, was catablished | oe | medical, legal or marital ad- | | by Charles VII. in the shape of| Q What suggested the poem “The| | vice. Personal replies, contl- | |compagnies d’ordonnance, number Old Oaken Bucket"? | dential, All letters must be | |ing 9,000 men i ; can get any question of fact or in. | formation by writing The Seat. Hy ca about 358 B. C, ? an answer to | by Philip, father of Alexander the Great. Of ed by the Turkish Janissarics was Rivalry thereupon A. It was first suggested to its| | signe | | compelled the nation, E e - 4 to adopt author, Samuel Woodworth, in a|%—— %) similar means of defense. In Bnp: dar-room. A. friend with whom he| diately went home and torote the| land a atanding army was first cs had ween drinking said that when| famous poem. they were toys the old oaken . bucket that hung in his father's well was good enough for them to! Woodworth drink = from of imme- Q. What was the earliest standing army in Europe? A, That Macedonia, tablished by Cromwell. 2, be Tee Q. Why 1s July so called? A. July was for a long time known by its old name, Quintilis, Jrom the Latin, meaning five, aa it was the fifth month in the ancient | calendar of Romulus, but ite name was changed to July in honor of Julius Caesar. see establish- Q. How many men who served in T™ BUBBLING all over with all kinds of pep and I'm frankly just rarin’ | the world war have been granted to go. With those who are happy I've fallen in step and, Helleve me, the pace isn't slow. T'll have to admit that at times I've been blue, and I've carried a frown But, now, alt the world takes a much diff'rent hue, and it} 4: on my brow. never was brighter than now. The song of the birds seems more tuneful today, and the tint on the I really am filled with the spirit of play, trees is more green. work, if you know what I mean, ‘With essence of youth all my system's afire, and my pulse seems to for I have no desire to turn over and merrily leap. I jump out of bed, go back to sleop. compensation, and how many of this number are still recelying com- pensation? Disability compensations award- ed total 407,267. Of this number, 202,894 are atill active, ‘stead of 8 * Q. What business college in the } United States has tho 1W@est en- rollment? Tim gckin’ my grip and I'm takin’ a trip tit my paradise hollow In| jajion qeatng (Atel available sta- found. When all's said and done, I'm Just in for nome fun, for vacation | Mem, Meald'a Nusineas college of Net papearlal Ban Francisco, sith an enrollment (Copyright, 1925, for The Star) eee Q What 10 states in the United States have the largest population? 4. New York, Pennaylvanta, Jyle nois, Ollo, Texas, Mansachuse: Michigan, California, meer ‘and New Jersey, in yee 9 THE UNFINISHED MASTER PIECE. Shall We Muzzle Travelling Americans? | ASHINGTON, June 6— Americans traveling {1 rope should be prohibited from discussing the prohibition law and the government’s policy in the settlement of war debts, the administration has been advined. The board of temperance, hibition and p: Methodist chur oe “United Sta pro. pile morals of the } announces that 4 government tematic alan » examph ould consider wy and of statements given papers by visiting Amori ders abre Letters FROM STAR BY C, A, RANDAU , One of there stories wan ac Curate description of the working of prohibition enforcement in Ohlo, where village officials are authorized to send raiding par- tien into near-by cities and to take owners of liquor before courts outside the sudicial dis. trict of the law-breakera The such Europea prohib w board protests statements ogainst appearing in where “antl papers, lon propaganda goes al f the prosperity Readers All letters to The Star muat have name and address, Editor The Star; This letter is written in an effort to correct numerous mis- representations that have ap- peared in sémoe of the Beattlo daily papers. I will appreciate it if you will publish the following Tho Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway company haa never of. fered its property for aale—news paper accounts and cartoons to the contrary notwithstanding. When the company voluntarily reduced car ridin, patrons by issuing fr token fares in July, 19 an understanding that would be relisved from franchise tax and from carrying policemen and firemen free, the annual gross revenue was re duced between $35,000 1 $40,- 000. This exceeded the estimate of reduction to such an extent, and failure to obtain franchine ralie€ expected, prompted the company to prepare an applica tion to tho state department of public works In July, 1924, for permisnion to return to the old basis of issuing transfers on cash fares only, (School fares except: ed.) However, about that timo the city council passed a resolu tion directing 1. L. Blaine and Philip Tindall to negotiate for tho purchase of our property Be cause of this unexpected develop. ment and out of deference to tho community wo serve, action was withheld until some definite con clusion was reached. Had wo not postponed our application for change of tariff the financial condition of the company would new bo much improved, + The valuation of the railway property as found by the city’s railway engineern is very low, an I have Indicated and in sev- eral instances proven to their satisfaction, I still maintain that the unit prices used were oxceasively low and the depre clation deducted excessively Nigh. After several conferences with the city council, in dis. cussion of the appraisal and upon @ direct request from tho council committee that I write a letter setting forth the mini- mum amount that I would recommend to our company, I quoted a price of $1,500,000, subject to {ts acceptance by the company, The state department of pub: He works valued our property an of December 31, 1 at $1,- $36,096.66 after deducting depre. ciation, This value brought down to April 1, 1926, totals $1.59 Certainly no one will claim that state engineers aro liberal in thelr valuations of public utility property, Cer. tainly also, no one competent to determine street railway values has attempted to criticise the elty’s appraisal as being too high. At the conclusion of the last conference with the city coun. oil, Increases had been admitted, raising thelr appraisal to ap. proximately $1,190,000, with other items totaling $890,000 yet to be considered, It ts ovi- dent that only $70,000 of tho remaining uhconsidered items wore approved for they have of- fered us only $1,200,000 of their revenue bonds whieh in our opinion Nave a value of only $1,080,000, if they can be din. posed of at 90, which ts very doubtful, he elty in 1919 or 1914, T am Informed, offered $1,800,000 for this railway property. Now they Are offerte $100,000 lew, and ince 1918 there has boom ex« ! | snanenhianhhensilnsan len diimadvine adits pended for additions and better. ments, not Including ono cent of maintenance or operating ex. penser, an amount in excens of $600,000, Much has been sald about the value of our outstanding bonds, but when you consider the source of these statements and the mo- uve prompting them you can- not consider them seriously, es pecially in view of the fact that the holdern of $1,061,600 of our bonds have received their Inter ¢st payments promptly semi-ar hually ever since the bonds were sold Regarding the physical cond tion of the property, it proba Will be of interest to know t an inspector of the state de: ment of public works in 1922, after a very thoro inspection, re- ported the property 80 per cent efficient, and the Inspector, In 1924, after a thoro inspection, found no causo to change the report of the first Inspector. WALTER M. BROWN, General Manager Seattle & Ratn- fer Valley R. R. Co, PITT SE SELIG ORIEN RETR SY “I SEEN BY TH’ PAPERS” \ centemesiensitensnsnitsniatignimensetsinenpsseinese @°Y RICHARDSON of Call fornia gets his moral re ward for barrin cigarets from his offices. The Anti-Cigaret league sends him personal com- mendation, and also some fig ures to prop tim up tn his abnormal at. titude. It sooms that, addin togeth- er all cigaret, cigar and pipe smokin, it means 176, 000, 000, 000 smokes a year, ‘Then you al- low ono min- ute to each Pizle} / smoke and the timo would be 5,581 years, day and night, in puffin. Over 6,000 years wasted in smokin, daily, Them awful fig- ures sure stirred us leadin cit zens to action, being as tho wives would probably get hold of them, and we induces young Epictetus Rozenblatt, who has won two “A's” In high school on mathematics, to do some figurin. Epictetus reports that 50,000,000 females of this coun. try spend 30 minutes daily at paintin or powderin thelr faces. This means a clear waste of 25,000,000 hours dally, to say nothin of the terrible waste women produco by helpin to smoke eigarets, Also, 6,000,000 pieces of gum are chewed daily, mostly by females, and it tales from 10 minutes to 120 to chew each plece, Call it an average of 60 minutes, and you have 6,000,000 hours gum * waste,® Vurthermore—and Epictetus has figured this close—the 20,000,. 000 wives of this nation spend an average of 30 minutes daily at tollin their husbands of the dirty tobacco habit, a clear waste of 10,000,000 hours every day. n there's a torrible time waste in standin before mirrors, sewin up ring in stock. ing, ut Wpletetus hain't figured on these yot, They say that figures won't He, but you notice that Mptete tus can make ‘em talk, don't your K.P | | | | | | =——_—_—_— - ’ OUT OUR way u Yen ¢ | [Redida ! —| U.S. Cities Are Growing | [: + BY’ LEO R. SACK » | DAT SHO AM AXES, BLT Hits \ @ foes | ees - ®/ A STROKE OB GOIN TER “TAKE \ 1920 and t Cleveland, which i challen GENIUS DE WAY ANOTHUA ONE ER 1 A Te tees ‘ h ae , MO GOT DAT } DEM STROKES 1 { the por t | mopares 4 me } HAWSE OUTER TER GIT HIM ee in , Be eee tae 821.64 phe INN DAT MUDHOLE / OFFN DEM RAIS. / mubject to jnsccuracies t | tn Due a a Birt ‘ the enormous le banks were As Things Look To J, R, JUSTICE a) ITTLE Audrey Bennett's | there is talk een ed her the | the commercial banks and the went a ay sociations iron ¢ ted. Jemen, There 5, mmelied | ty room and a place for all, if vered that the you will only remember to m1 the room on fire “shinny on your own side.” She tried in vain to remove ce 6 the cord from the connection, tha ally eouastt widalioa but was not strong enough. The I hie whale: hau "When “doing number of the fire dep 6 f art 4 hss t fire department good work, will a walk printed in large figures across the top of the cover of the tele- around the city, it will discover that there is very little sentL phone direct Audrey could 3 teal TRU. Bat aha pa Bs apr ment {n favor of buying another anivalaina , street car ne. It will further find that no one really objects, if the council thinks we need another, provided it can be had at a reasonable figure. The firemen found no one at the apartment house who knew about a fire and returned to head- of American bootleggers, of the extent of the graft that has been unearthed among prohibition agents, and the stories of liquor quarters, But Audrey knew But {f there are those who purchases by government offi. something must be done, and believe that $1,200,000 is a rea clals and even members of con done at once. sonable price for the Rainier greas, are hurting the cause of Again she called and insisted Valley . they are keeping wor prohibition the board that help be sent, giving moro very quiet about it. feels, and steps to put an end to explicit directions. The firemen On the other hand there are a such ‘stories are advocated returned and put out the fire. great many citizens who openly The complaint against dis Hats off to Audr gentle. express the opinion that the} cunssing Ame debt polley men, And please say to her figure is entirely too high. nes from a New York congre: mother and to all mothera: , Hamilton Fish Jr. former Never, never lock up a child ves the bankers, exdiplomats | wicked but fs a very dangerous at OlKs ni and er American travelers practice A S should not discuss the debts peed: re ayung when they attend banquets in ‘ORE than a hundred years Europe. years ago savings banks FRANK VAN SLOUN, San Fish has advised President were organized for the purpose Francisco artist: "The principal Coolidge to enforce the Logan of taking caro of the savings of fault with beauty contests js their failure to select the most beautiful girl—or even to bring into competition the most beau- Act, which dates back to the early history of the country and which provides a fino of $5,000 wago carnera who had no safo place to keep their money and had not the time or the ability and a jail term of three years to invest, tiful women.”* for Americans who make plans Banks in those daya were for PROF. A. M. CATHCART, | with foreign governments in an commercial purposes, taking Stanford Untvyersity: “It is doubt- i effort to defeat the purposes of care of the merchant, the manu- ful if the relaxation ‘of religious the United States facturer and thie trader who must training has had any great ef- Former Ambassador James W. discount notes, transfer to other | fect on the increase of crime, } Gerard, Otto hn and other points sums of money and must | but the relaxation of disciplinary well-known Americans who have recently expressed thelr private n tho ‘e keeping training of the young has had @ marked effect. The responsibility have vaults for the of large uccumulations. views debt question » the years went by little rests on the parents.” ‘ views which conflict with the savings banks grew up and be- C. B. SEGER, Chairman U. 8. i Coolidge policy—could be hated came rich and ambitious. The Rubber Co.: “The secret of m before tho courts, Fish insists banks, stato and national, be- success? Just work, that’s all.” Is a Human Interest Story Of Love, Jealousy, Smiles and Tears It Will Thrill You! Enthrall You! Fascinate You! Don’t Miss A Single Chapter! READ It in The STAR Starting Tuesday Hear The J..and V. SYNCOPATORS 4 Play the Popular Fox-Trot Song Version At The : Tifth and Pike Week Starting Saturday, tine 6 = l Seattle’s Monarchs of Syncopation! ) SMT I UIT TT