The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 14, 1925, Page 4

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Publishing Oo, Tork offtes, » Ben Franclecs bh Michigan Ave; New — KEEP IT CLEAN-CUT 216-pound 6-footer, who began his career ITY COUNCIL should not make the as & pump—pumped seven cows, twice a mistake of taeking a referendum day, on a farm, and a pipe organ for $2 clause on the proposal to purchase the per month, in a church, And climbed to Rainier Valley car line. be professor of mining and engingering in While that plan might make it easier & great university. y ‘ian for members of the council who would Outside of his college work, “Uncle just as soon see the responsibilities for Jimmy” has taken considerable part in such a purchase passed along to other public affairs and his friends will present shoulders, it would be grossly unfair to him as a frank, fearless fighter for hon- residents of ths valley who have been est government and equality of oppor- fighting to have the chatake Sves the tunity, one with an uncanny faculty for Hine. ; ’ digging out facts which _the wily poli- icusands of dollars of the city money ticians conceal, Big, original and some is expended daily. No alisha Diva’ tide thing of a humorist, “Uncle Jimmy” Hyde itaitahan< 8,’ thes <ineagurea. Why ought to be able to put much spice into inold Rainier Valley folka be “atagiel Sam Shortridge’s endeavor to save his hair, out? . . politically speaking, The issue should be clean-cut in the | SAND TA city council itself. It should make up | PROGRESS | its mind whether it will buy the line or | QQOMETIMES it seems that this country not, and then it should act is fairly loaded down with knotty Such action will not remove the ques- problems—that it has so many things to tion from going to a referendum, if the set straight that it is making no progress people want it, at all. But such a referendum should be ob- But there is a ray of hope in the situa- tained by the circulation of petitions, tion that we often forget about, just as has been done in every other ref- And that is the extreme youth of our nation, erendum issue. One hundred years ago Chicago was a | * The residents of the Valley should not be forced to finance a referendum fight trading post and everything west of the Mississippi was a wilderness. Texas and unless one is started in the customary manner. California were under Mexican rule and towns like Detroit and Pittsburg were lit- | : CINCINNATI tle more than military outposts. city of Cincinnati has just passed These things considered, is it any won- thru a civic revolution. City gov- der that there are some things wrong ernment has been freed from party poli- with our national life? So rapid a growth tics. Business administration has taken is bound to bring the rise of unwanted its place. features. But it also implies a capacity, Cincinnati hopes soon again to wear in the national character, to meet any proudly her title, “Queen City,” a title and all difficulties and, sooner or later, to tarnished by years of corrupt and incom- | find a way out of them. petent management of her affairs by a FP VRE AI lyon 3 ager rte ie, WHEN THE HEAD IS BAD new form of government will be in- ‘ HE general staff officers controlling stalled January 1 and a new class of citi- aviation policies are not qualified | zens will take control. The old political by training or experience.” _— filled with Lape agora its When all else is said, this is the most | out. ger COURCH Oo mn a righ 2 serious charge brought by Colonel Mitch- place and a — rr te Sad il will at ell, who is on trial not for the falsity of municipal affairs. In the counci beta A the charge, but because he made it. How- | distinguished jurists, business haat Nes ever, it is possible to prove the falsity or | other civic leaders. Well-known ex-sa- truth of this charge, since the court has thrown down the bars to testimony as to loonkeepers will be missing. Other cities fighting for improved slip og { Put the general staff on the witness pare government will take heart soy eevee: \Cencinaadl. _ Some stand to testify as to the training and experience! will say, if Cincinnati can do it any city It appears simple and easy. It is so. ean do it, for no American city ever suf-" fered more effective political obstruction 7h inaken ttle Gitletecoe eit What bir craft we enter a war, if the management than this Ohio river metropolis. oo ee rR achine Uoraiaetd George B. Cox, | thereof is bad. Bad management is fatal * * pocket ae Be H iaigainy ged to any business, especially the war busi- function under Rud K. Hynicka a wade: | | x cinnati seemed almost helpless Pag the | i “ machine’ is now wrecked. y- | i hicka has saved from the debris is two, | LAKING SOME/] RETURN or possibly three, members of the council. | PPRAISEMENT of the estate of the . It is a great day for Cincinnati. A | late Wm. A. Clark totals $47,763,- | great new period of growth and develop- | 508.49. It is not a remarkably large es- | ment lies before the Queen City. SAM’S SCALP-LOCK do persons and elements reach for ‘ the scalp of the poised, august and yenerable Sammy Shortridge, California senator? With three candidates for the Califor- nia senatorship already formally an- hounced; @ virile element of excellent peo- ple now propose to throw the hat, over- coat, shoes, etc., of Prof. James M. Hyde, of Stanford university, into the ring. “Uncle Jimmy,” as he is called, is a tate compared to at least a dozen others, | but one-tenth of it would enable any man, or any family to live in luxury. Yet, you will soon see statesmen get up in congress to deny the justice and eco- nomical wisdom when America takes some return for the opportunities she gives the Clarks and others to amass | their millions, Unless the law is changed, | some part of the millionaire estates which | the heirs did not earn will be taken for the common good. And there will still | be plenty left for the children and other heirs to fight over. 4 | 2? 2 Answers to Your Questions ? ? | tino# taken from well matured| wood in spring and at pruning time. A rich soil 4s desiradle and prefer-' ence should be given to planting the roots in a border or bed that it may} be trained up the pillare or lat- tice, Q What cases of suicide are mentioned in the Bible? } A. Saul and his armor-bearer, I Samuel $1:4, 5; Ahitophel, 11 Sam- wel 17:23; Zimri, I Kinga, 16:18; Judas Iscariot, Matthew 27:5. ere Q. What city in the United States has the largest negro popu- Yation? can get an answer to any question of fact or In- formation by writing The Seat- tle Gtar Question Editor, 1222 New York ave, Washington, D. C., and tnclosing 2 cents =| loose stamps for reply, No medical, legal or marital ad- vice. Personal replies conil- dential Aji letters must be signed. i Q. Thave a tortoise that will not eat. What kind of food should I} givo it? A, A tortolse wil have to de! couxed 40 eat when in captivity or! in @ confined place. Try giving it flies, scraped meat, derriee and! A. New York city with a negro population of 152,467. “ eters tuminous coal mines in the Untted States, of which there are about 9,000 commercial mincs and 6,000! frutt, small wagon mines. In addition ‘ there are 500 or 600 anthracite! mines. In 192) it was estimated that there were 828287 men em- “ | ploved in the coal mines of tho Q What !s meant by “mulch. Unived ‘Btates. tng” « plant? Ah cie from income tax? A. LAberty bonds to the amount of $50,000 are exempt from income taw. In addition, municipal, state, and county bonds are also exempt. oe record during bis) A. It means placing $ straw or manure about the roots for the; Q. How long was Hans Waster; protection of the plant, in the major basbball leagues and! cee what was’ his q] Q What Is the difference the Suez and Panama in| baseball career? A. Hans Wagner was in the ma-| Menate? jor leagues for 2t years, During| ‘A. The Suez has a total length of| that time he waa credited with 720} 87 miles, 66 actual canal and 21) stolen basca a batting average of The total length of |-329 and a fielding average of .944 the Panama canal between deep * site SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, If 80, you are quilck-tempered, But you aro able to hold your tongue. You are hasty Jn judgment, water at Colon and that in Panama) Q. In rubber a conductor of elec ; : bay 45 50.8 miles. tricity? Toe Seta Icky in Q. How many coal mjnes are Aisin? Tt (a © positive non-con-) you are a little too critical, there in the United States and how oe * oa I Makage hte aoiiee mahy miners are employed in these| @. What is the best way to prop- aah hot given to talking sines? A. There are around 14,000 bi- agate dutchman’s pipe? A, It is best propagated from cut- But you think a lot of people and things. You love to road, And your family will interest you mont, ‘DAY, NOVEMBER 15 If no, you will face severe trials in life. You have high ambitions, And it will bo difficult to reach © thrive on the fact that our country's at peace and wo boast your goul, W that our friendship in real. Our harmony manner In over Increased You Are pattont ° and the right sort of spirit we feel, And stick to your tanks, The worry of war isn't ours any more, and a much lighter feeling’s You have practical common at play. What more can we ask than to turn to our task in the quit genre, that’s ruling today? And you fre keen in your jude: And yet, there's an angle that has a big part in the making of peace monta, that {s strong. Ienl harmony's played on tho strings of your heart Your hard work will bring sue. cone. and it helps peace to travel along. It pays us to give of our boat, and let live, for no mattor wherever you ronm, you always will find that the very best kind of poaco has But admire real beauty } You will take much prid in the home, ich pride pa atet (Copyright, 1946, for The Seattio Star), | your home, You dislike affection andeghow, in bi, THE SEATT 2 SATU SDAY, NOVE (EDITORIAL “Promote, knowledge.” 1? ertheless, in a document charac- terized in the main by soundness and plausibility, it is doubly im- portant that an assault upon our educational system be not per- mitted to go unchallenged. 7 *¢ 6 MERICA is great because its syatem greatest and most cherished in- educational stitution. It fect by its enemies, Imperfect tho it may be, it is as inseparable from true Amer- ) then, as an object of primary imporbance, institu- tions for the general diffusion of is one of the amusing iron jes of this funny old world that, after 129 years, the wisdom of George Washington's advice should be questioned by the ex- is as certain that this syste is not perfect as it is that it will not be made per- vastly greater in area; China tion of his hou It was safe- HAT, our forefathers asked, has four times the number of guarded in the constitution. " was the cause of fhese fail. people, India three, It was not the result of theory. ures? Many causes suggested Not brute strength. Africa 1s It v determined upon after themse 28-—€COn0 geograph- trong of muscle and sound of tudy of the past, after a survey fc, military. But a s thelr wind of the wreckage of nations, minds returned to the one cause Mind—infinite in capacity for democracies among the which lay back und under. expansion, limitless in power, ing the enues traver neath all others— lack of general and awaiting only the mayle of mind in its backward journey. popular enligt nent With the schoolroom to unloose its tit ot ’ popular education, all other might not educe out of himself; t it gives him that which he might educe out of himself, only quic er and more easily.” energizing, except in limited de priests. Lessing recognized this Greece he wrote: “Education claims to gives to man nothing which he Gr of which v k cause the | hand, , with its fitful recrudes- democracy, np was held in the of the enlightened few, ecutive of a state named in his tanic and irresistible energy. ~>GYPT—a memory, its very honor, * 6 2 4 chronicles buried in the Washington's Farewell Ad- Intricate beyond measure in dust of centuries, after having dress is not likely to be super- its complexities, immeasurable in been recorded by the limited few seded by Hartley’s message to ita breadth, unfathomable in it who enjoyed the privilege of en great, the legislators at Olympia. Nev- depth, yet the mind is not self lightenment accorded only to the man thousand dead. with a greatness — the flame the extinguished be- is its This is the function of th rather than thrust aloft and held tory classroom — to stimulate the aloft by irresistible mass culture. pos mind to accomplishment “quick Rome—with all its striking we er and more easily.” Yet Gov greatnesses and its magnificent ernor Hartle evident icanism as is the underlying con- *. cept of world has known. What makes this nation great —great in intrinsic power, great achievements, great in world power—for good? Other nations are in magnificent Not mass, democracy which has built the greatest republic tho which poorly conceals his belief that ought to be left largely to educe an education out of himself, MERICA'S educational insti- tution is not accidental. was planned as the foundation of the structure of democracy our forefathers and fought to erect. down first as the prudent build- er would first lay the founda- failures the child mendou Greek Venice—a glorious futility. Spain, once relatively greater in its world and time than any nation today, now sunk, power- less, its people helpless in the frozen stupor of mass ignorance, their thinking done by and their destiny chosen by the educated It sought It was put few. [ OUT OUR NOUVE Gor me (Z WORRIED Sick’! At LET YOU Come } OUT HERE THINKING {T WOULD MAKE A MAN OF You, AND HERE YOu ARE IN BAD COMPANY ALREADY ! WAY HONEST IF You'Lt Ler ME HANE FIFTY DOLLARS TLL NENER BOTHER You AGAIN! WENE Gor “To LE —A-ATHAT IS: PINSKY CHARUE ANO I ARE an historical afterplece to the essentially human BY WILLIAMS ) — TRwlbass Mnt3 U. S. Saves Another $100 By F. G. Orr WANS, 14.— What's the use of glory which waits until Comptroller MoCarl ts on the job? A few days ago Isidor Nord. strom, chief boatswain In the U. 8. navy, waa informed he had been awarded a medat of honor and a gratuity of $100 for gallant conduct 19 years ago. The story is that while tar. get practice waa golng on, on board) the U, 8. B, Kearsarge, April 18, 1908, some powder was acoldentally ignited in the forward turret. Nordstrom wi the first man to enter the tur ret to carry out the injured. As an immediate — remult, Nordstrom, at that time boatswaln's mate, was advanced to the rank of boatawain, Comptrolier MeCarl's rulings on financial mattera aro final. His decisions have Uked su. premo court juatleds, army of. ficers and clerks, This watch dog of tho treasury has now ruled that the Jaw prohibiting the award of ‘the medal of honor except in cases of opera: tions against a foreign enemy makes it impossible for tho government to acquiesce in tho navy department's desire to give Noréetrom $100, The law in question Was passed since the world war, Aa a result of MoCarl's ruling about the $100, Nordstrom may not even get the congressional medal of honor, MeCarl i# not always to blama, however, for tho emptl. neas of belated alory which comes to heroes in tho army and the navy, Not long ago Col Walt C. Johnaon, commanding tho 24th infantry at Fort Ben ning, Ga, was notified by tho adjutant general of the army that the Berbian Order of the White Eagle had been conferred upon him, Jn the same breath, { atHouceT |} P Oana Ey asia Tet the wiekod forsake his Way and the unrighteous man Nils thoughts.—Isa, 65:7 18 @p Hin to be tompted; tho Wiekedness lew in boing © OVOPOVING-—Baleng, the A. J. informed Colonel John- son that he would hot be per. mitted to accept or wear this decoration without special act of congress, Officere in the A. BE. F. had general war to accept decorations from permission during tho forslgn governments, but permission expired one after the end of the war. Up to that me, 17,787 for. elgn decorations were awarded to members of the U. S. army, members of American welfare organizations and American oit- {zens connected with the Amer- fonn and allied armies and inter. allied commissions, this year Letters (20% Readers All Lettera to The Star Must Have Name and Address Editor The Star: I have been a consistent read. er of The Star and have ad. mired your stand on many ts- sues, have heartily approved of your method of expressing your views and have found somo veritable gems, on occasion, in your local editorials, Your editorial of October 31, “Seattle; Im It the Worst Town in the World?" was one of the finest of rebukes to that flock of morbid birds which hover over tho moral garbage heap, In your Tuesday issue, you havo the second story on "Get ting @ Stake In Northwest" and I honestly question some of the statements contained therein, Tho first and second para. graphs of that article are as. suredly, in my opinion, not thé true expressioon of the thought of Tho Hoattle Star, The first paragraph is too general in its scope. Hivery stick of timber, every shingle cut by a co-opera. tivé “worker's mili, every tle out by the small tle mill, every pound of clay which is used by our small potterios and terra cotta planta, together with tho numerous other small and large Saturday, utility of our state resources, is a rebuke to that paragraph, T hold no brief for the oll or mining promoter, but I do feel that you should use the samo Christian charity toward this subject that you show in your editorial of Saturday, There is assuredly evil in Seattle and there Js Just as assuredly a tro @moendous preponderance of vir tue re are ag@oks in Sent flo; they soll clothing, real es: tito, oll and wining stooks, timber lands, and everything Which oan be hought, sold or exchanged; but belleve me, and I've been here nearly a quarter of a ocontury, there's an army of the cleanest, squarest and finest men who ever lived, wriving here in Seattle and thruout tho Northwest to hon- estly develop the wonderful re sources of this section and Alaska, OSCAR BE, JENSEN, one Editor The Star: As one of Seattle's north-of. the-lake citizens, I commend the Star on taking the lead among the newspapers in boosting for & pormanent and adequate bridge at Stone way, No driver, who has had the privilege of bucking the traffio at the Fremont low-type bridge, will doubt the fact that a new bridge, with a much greater ca- pacity, Js an actual need right now. Our greatest developmont is toward the north and our pres. ent elty limits at the north ond are much closer to the center of tho business district than the south limits, It stands to reason that the city’s growth, there. fore, will continuo ita prosent northward trend for years, and anything standing tn the way of this very necessary improve. ment will be highly detrimental to tho best interests of our elty, The natural inerenso in tho Number of atitos per capita Aone justifies It, to say nothing about taking care of the thou- sands of new home owners, wo wish to attract to tho fest home district in the country, @xr sincotely hope your inthe enee will hasten the building of thie huge improvement, Sincerely yours, W. J. GOULD, similar tre- drama of the earth tional causes of natio: can s mind development. beginnings of America it was provided that this means of na- preservation placed in the hands of the Amer- ican people. It is altogether unlikely that the Hartleys will be able to bring about mental decay could be met and combatted, Were they right’ Something ha made America Considered purely as hy- sings we different from has had rather free range of the for thousands of years, Our lands are not better than are the not greatly ock which and the valleys of the Nile, the Indian and Chinese rivers. At every stage of human his- some nation has occupied a ion occupy crumbled, fell into decay, Will These fallen nations tried every xpedient of relatively as strong as Yet they today. history repeat itself? preservation that employ — except one, In the should be disarmament, Mr. Fixit of The Star Undertakea Here to Remedy Your Troubles, if They Are of Public Interest Mr, Fleit: I have two small children and wish an old lady to make her home with me 80 that she could assist with the children be with me at night. give her a home spending money. north end of the and Could and a little I live in the ctty. Would prefer a Protest- ant MRS. M. Anyone interested will call at 253 N. 76th st. Mr. Fiatt: Last summer | subscribed at the Sportsmen's show for a magazine for one year, Not receiving the mag- azine, 1 wrote to the company taking the subscription, in Chi- cago, I received a letter ask- ing that I send them my re- ceipt that they might check up and locate the trouble, This I did, but have heard nothing further from them. What should I do about it? G D. D. You should remember never to send your receipt to the fel- low who gave it to you. Place your subscriptions direct with the magazine or with some lo- cal newsdealer who has a place of business, and you should re- port the subscription agency to the Better Business Bureau, in the Central building. Cay Mr. Wait: Can you please tell me where 1 will find the following passage in the Bible? “But Selim answered, ‘Does not the Prophet say, he who oppresses the poor, the children and the dumb animals, shali surely ahriek a thousand years in the place of torment; but who does good, without hope of payment, shall be with the blessed as one of tho sons of God,” SARAH, This quotation does not appear in the Bible that ts recognized , by the Protestant churches. It probably comes from some one of the Apocryphal books. These are the books of sacred writings that have long sinoe been re jected by the translators of our present Bible. see Mr., .Firit: interest in property owned by her husband prior to their mor- riage in this state? READER, She would have no community interest in such property. In the event of the husband's death, if no will was left, she would in- herit @ one-third interest in such property. Mr. Fett: I have an Ameri- can eilver dollar of 1874 where the statue of liberty ia sitting dowm, and there are 18 stars. On the reverse side ie an eagle clutching three arrows and be- neath the words, 420 gretns, 900 fine. ©. OC. Trade dollar. Is there @ premium on this? READER. An ordinary trade dollar is worth around 65 cents if in good condition. Call MAin-3617 and inquire if there is a pre- mium on this one. eee Mr. Figit: On 89th ave, from Kenyon to Southerland, the brush has been cut away to permit machines only to travel over it. The school chil- dren have a diffioult time get- ting along when it rains, There should also be a fire alarm doz at $9th and Kenyon, as the nearest telephone ts 10 dlocks away. P. D, B. The street department will give the brush attention. The fire department will see if any- thing can be done about at alarm box in this locality. EEUUTNTTUVTUTOTETOAU ETE TTT Cyiithia Always Has a Message for the Women ATTAIN HE is commonly termed “The great ad- viser of the Great Northwest,” and every night gives articles of encouragement and advice to women. HUTTE every day. ogee now and then Cynthia Grey starts a hot argument here in Seattle. of people express their views in her column, She gives her advice to the lovelorn, and really digs down into fundamentals, YNTHIA GREY knows knows their worries, their heartaches and joys, and the underlying causes for their different emotions, Ae YOU reading this intensely interest- ing feature which is EXCLUSIVE in. The Star? If not, start today and read it Scores women; she = only 50¢ a month, Don’t depend on any haphazard method of buying your favorite newspaper, Order The Star delivered to your home by authorized carrier— PHONE MAin-0600 Has a wife any Om \|History, George Washington and Roland Hartley aq 4