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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
LIBERTY

LIBERTY
Where II the easy roadf That's
what everybody wants 20 know.
Thomas Meighan points out the way
In his latest starring vehicle. The
f,ary Road" now showing at the
Liberty.
In tho supporting cast are Grnre
Goodaii. Lila Lee. Gladys George and
virora Daniel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
PEARL WHITE OFF
FOR VACATION TRIP

Pearl White has elected 10 spend
her vacation In Europe this season.
Most OF her vacation viii be spent In
tho French capital. but there will be
several side trips on the continent
Miss white will soon have com.
plctod her seventh picture for the
Fox organization. and she has
worked steadily from the time she
started her first production. with the
exception Of few days rest after
each picture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
RI.UE NOISE

Tho minister and Che gambler, both
working from different angles. found
In the grand showdown that each had
bean seeking for the same end. How
each worked out his own plan In dra.
maucaiiy pictured In the screen o.
Calvin Johns'on's Temple Dusk" a,
the Blue Mouse this week. The pic.
ture In titled -withost Limit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
COLISEUM

william De Miles perturbation Of
Sir James NJ. Barr.c's what Every
Woman knows' Il the chief attrnc-
ton ut the Coliseum this week. II IL n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20

father by hard work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
FILM DIRECTOR
COMPOSES SONG

King vldor. noted motion picture
producer. has Just composed what
promises to be nationally success
full song. The song. titled Lying
Lips" was inspired By the film pro-
ducion Of the same title In which
Florence vidor plays the leading
feminine role.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
0REG0NlANS LIKE
ssWALLw REAL WElr

TO impress n upon the mind e
Wallace Reid. Paramount star tlhae
they wanted to zee him during hi
recent trip TO the Pacific NorthWuse
the Eugene Ore) Chamber of Com.
merce sent him q stop In Eugene
telegram consisting Of - stops ana
the two final words. -In Eugene
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20
COLONIAL

COLONIAL
EDiTH ROBERTS win be the prln.
~ cipai attraction a, tho Colonial
today for the fir; tim, In THE TN.
known Wife" n meiodnma which
hovers between the extreme siratas
Of society. and concerns. particularly.
a man who left life OF crime for the
love OF a girl
Miss Robcrts' part n that OF the
proprictrrns OF n boarding houn. In
New England factory village.
where shs supports her invalid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20

strong story Of student who has DO
ii,icai ambition and Of . quaint girl
who aids him IN his career.
Conrad Nagei n the student, and
Lois wilson the girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-20

Desperate measures were needed
and tho family did not hesitate 20
use them. II was obvious 10 all bu,
tho iove-fooiish gtri that the suaye
Russian was an irnposter. So they
fitted up pirate who played high
links 30 admirably that the giri for.
got the foreigner and the man forgot
everything else. This all happens In
Tho offshorc Pirate" at tho Glenn.
mer this week.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

think they can live on an antecedent in
vestment of courage and character
LAS for new generations-well, they have
always been disappointing. but chiefly be-
cause they have been different. Difference
is usually translated somewhere as degen-
eracy. Our eat-great-grandfather were
accused of illustrating degeneration. I've
said something about this sort of logic in
the September Century. Some one will say
it better
THE new generation always needs to be
spanked-and I'm glad Mr.. Johnson has
done it--but spanked generations will keep
on growing up.
Home life is different because homes
are. People are more important than the
houses they live in. A fiat with daugh-
ter out working can't be like vine grown
cottage with daughter sewing sampler.
But this new kind may be mighty fine
daughter at that. I've seen it proved.
OF course, if she paints her lips she will
only get the kind of man that likes painted
lips. Each generation has its quota of
damfoolishness. After all, no girl can
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

N stone. :, which asr'- are r'a'T s'' made '"a, By
artificial means. are compounds Of
alum crystalized under special conditions.
The metallic salts that are added dufing
fusion determine whether the stones pro-
duced shall be sapphires, rubies or Oriental
topazes, amethysts or emeralds.
Early attempts to manufacture artificial
gems on a commercial basis failed because
of the difficulty in obtaining the tremendous
heat necessary, but the oxyhydrogo1 flame
solved the problem. and producing artificial
gems is now an important industry.
The basic material is ammonia alum,
which is converted into calcined alum by
heating II. To that Is added the coloring
matter in suitable proportions, oxide chro-
MUM for rubes. titanic acid for sapphires.
The finely divided powder is permitted to
trickle down into the oXyhydrogen flame,
which attains n temperature of 1SO0 de-
grees. The powder fuses into a pear shaped
body that weighs from 10 carats to zoo.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

gative point of view. | am neither re-
bellious against them nor enthusiastic over
them. To a correlated way of thinking,
these are labels that are worthy OF meas
urement not of prejudice.
"Basically man has two appetites his
body appetite, where he has to have bal
anced ration, and an appetite to achieve,
to his own satisfaction. The feeding OF
the psychic self with achievement has got
to be done. Mr.. Owen Johnson is being
great by calling attention to the world OF
a developing inferiority, but an inferiority
according to his own standards"
And then to cap the climax of this far
fetched controversy we have young Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, declaring that the peace time Stacker
is as grave a menace to America to-day as
was the service Stacker during the war.
THE man who sits back now content
with the laurels he has won or that others
have won for him is a slacker,'' Mr. Roose-
welt is quoted in opening the third conven-
tion of the American Legion at Asbury
Park.
Every American citizen should be in
close touch with the affairs of his country.
America is like a great partnership, and
as partners we should work in unison with
out class distinction as we did in the days
of the war. The future of America lies in
it's children, and to make them good citi
zens good schools are essential"
81 have never seen any reason to agree
with the man of a past generation who
thinks that the boys of to-day are not equal
in mental and physical points to their
fathers and grandfathers Thousands of
the younger generation come under my i'm
mediate notice every school year, and |
feel justified in saying that, far from being
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Thinks Colleges Are Better
Than They Ever Have Been

In response to a query as to whether
American universities were falling down
in their duty to the nation, as to whether
they failed to inspire men to leadership,
Mr.. Beach was firm in his convictions.
Il believe the colleges are better to-day
than they have ever been,' he said. "They
offer more advantages to the student than
they have ever offered before. They have
better instructors and better system of
instruction. If the student doesn't profit
by these advantages it is due to him and
not to the college"
With the young womanhood Of
America, the much maligned young lady
who has forgotten what dishpan looks
like and knows a kitchen only from hear
say information, Mr.. Beach is also ready
to deal leniently.
Its a damn good thing that women
have gotten out of the habit of sitting
around sewing and baking biscuits" he
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Two Unusual Facts of Modern Science

II HE nature OF quicksand and the meth
ods OF controlling it have been dis
cussed eXhaustvey recently by a
Canadian contractor OF thirty years ex-
perence.
Contrary to popular impression, quicksand
is not u material, but a condition OF ma
terial which under different conditions may
possess quite different characteristics Any
granular material may become quicksand II
there is an upward movement of water
through it sufficient to lift the particles and
reduce friction between them. The condi-
ton of quicksand will be produced when the
volume of the contained water approaches
ar excess of the volume OF the normal voids
Coarse sand and gravel can be quicksand IL
the water inflow is at a high velocity, but
naturally fine grained sand displays the
quality of quicksand much more readily.
The remedy for quicksand conditions in
foundation work is to restore the ground
water TO its normal level Qucksand rarely
occurs in nature, and its appearance Is al
most always due to the ground water dis
turbance caused by the work which can be
minimzed by more scientific methods OF
handling.
Fine wet sand will carry as good a load
as coarse grained sands The former las a
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

- entered Westminster College, at New
Wilmington. Pa, as a freshman at the age
OF 13 years, is probably the youngest fresh
man to enroll in any college in the United
states this fall.
Miss Betty Jane was graduated from the
New Castle High School last spring at the
age Of 12 years. younger by two years than
amy other student who had ever been grad
uated from the four year course here. In
graduating at the age OF 12 and in entering
Westminster az the age OF 13 she eclipses
the record made by her brother Edmund.
two years ago, who was graduated from New
Castle High School at IA years and entered
Westminster as a freshman in the fail of
the same year.
Miss Hamilton, in addition to finishing
the high school course here at such youth
tul age, found time to indulge In other
activities that keep her from being a hook
worm She is quite an able musician. and
i'm addition TO her studies she carries on her
musical education work
The school record that she has hung ui,'
has never been approached in western Penn
sylvania.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
BY ToRREY FORD.

list of strong and influential men in the
country you would find a large percentage
of sons of self-made men who would have
made a success even without the advan-
tages which their fathers have offered
them. And the percentage of faiures-the
useless, discarded ones-would be no
greater than you would find in the poorer
classes.
"On the whole, my experience has been
that the sons of successful men are
better balanced lot of young men, more
intelligent and more susceptible to useful
impulses.
But if that weren't the case I'm not
so sure it would be unfortunate for society
If the sons of influential men carried on
continually gradually there would be de-
veloped a race of supermen, of super
intellects, who would dominate the rest
of us.
Granting shat the self made man is the
strength of America, as Owen Johnson sug-
gests, l see no reason why he shouldn't
continue to be the strength of America.
And if his son doesn't live up to his oppor-
tunities | should call it a splendid provi-
sion of Nature making room at the top for
other self-made men to come up and lead
the nation
Take the example of the forest If the
big trees didn't die out and make room for
the younger trees to grow up and spread
their branches it wouldn't be "a very
healthy forest. Growth, development, death
that is the law of Nature Otherwise we
would have forest of one kind of timber
"As for the demoralizing influence OF
wealth, of financial and social prestige, l
think that it can be counteracted more by
home influence than by anything else. The
tree is inclined the way the twig is bent.
And parents in wealthier families have
just as much influence over their children
as parents in poorer circumstances. In all
classes and at all times we have the re.
bellious youth.
"As a matter of fact, the scarcity of
self-made men to-day may be accounted for
chiefly because it is much more difficult
to make conspicuous success than it was
a generation ago. At that time industry
was in state of development and there
were multitudes of opportunities. A man
couldn't go out to-day and repeat the sue
cess of John ID. Rockefeller. Conditions
aren't propitious for it, A young man
to-day with the same abilities and the
same handicaps couldn't be expected to
advance as rapidly as he would have adj
vanced generation ago"
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
More Than 100, 900 Youths
Have Taken the Courses

Our pupils come from all over the
world. San Francisco sends us many, and
Western colleges, like the Northwestern
University, send us yearly their graduates
who want a business course At least
100000 young men have passed through
this school since it was organized in 1900,
and one-tenth of this number have borne
off the degree this school offers-B. Z. 5.
Mainly these have specialized in account
ing, economics, social and public finance,
while others have satisfactorily completed
courses in business management, adver
tising, marketing, &c. All our students
are thoroughly grounded in business Eng
lish.
The regular day scholars are expected
10 graduate in three years, and the regular
night pupils finish the same course in
four years; the latter are employed during
the day. We have a staff of 100 teachers.
"Of the New York young men who enter
from high school or college and who go
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Several Have Other Views
And Express Them Freely

On the other hand, Rex Beach, popular
author and playwright, takes more
cheerful view of affairs. He believes that
things are running along rather smoothly,
strictly according to specifications and
nature.
Alexander Black, author of The Great
Desire" and 'The Seventh Angel" blends
his criticism with sympathetic apprecia-
tion that most of the giants have lived
in the past.
at is needless to Indicate said Mr..
Black in the September Century, that art
has not always been dying, but that in
each season it has just died. leaving gray
waste behind it."
DR.. David Orr Edison, physician and
psycho-analyst, author of Getting What
We Want" finds himself too busy con-
forming with psychological phenomena to
rebel against present conditions. He con-
fesses that his mind is more investigative
than rebellious. He prefers to utilize facts
rather than to protest against them.
Although the returns could hardly be
called complete as yet it begins to appear
as if Owen Johnson had submitted a mi
nority report, at least as far as circles
strictly literary are concerned.
w Hen "a man BeHeTdilIcS ou any SupJC',
he lays hin self open to contradiction"
said Rex Beach, when routed out of the
study of his hilltop home at Ardsley and
invited to comment on the generation that
is wasting" its opportunities.
For every son of successful man who
has failed to carry on you could probably
cite another son who has carried on splen-
didly. in some instances SURPRISING the
fathers achievements Take John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr. He is carrying on not
only the commercial activities of his father
bnt also the moral and philanthropic work.
Look at young Morgan.
"They don't get the same amount of
publicity that their fathers did. Their
accomplishments are not considered so re-
markable. They aren't in the spotlight.
We are blinded by the spotlight that has
been turned on their fathers.
IL believe that if you went through the
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

bad name because we usually see it in its
abnormal state, since we are obliged to ex-
pose and disturb ii to examine H. The chief
danger i'm using it under foundations lies not
in it's natural qualities. but in the possibility
of disturbance from future excavations in
the neghborhood
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Noves Educators and Employers Find No Grounds for the ndc
of the Youth Beginning It's Life Career; Protest That
Such a Charge Is Mere Pessimsm


little further hich political aOays
has
test fiction declared IN the affirmative and The Snda5 Herald his
WorJd has opinions
nove
presents they
the opening pessinaisic
On and graduates schools
the start the they
confidence and the writers fo
than their fathers displayed w the
determination already symposium
criticism arod happily that the oaed fit the
generation
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Difference in Amusement Costs,
But Does Not Blame Them

In matters of amusement there has been
a great change, but the present generation
is not entirely to blame for that. 1t does
spend more money in entertaining itself
than it can afford. In my young days we
were able to do with simple pleasures.
They don't exist to-day, and youth If it
has what it calls good time has to pay
for it's fun in real money and quite lot
of it. The clerks don't begrudge the money
and in that sense and comparatively they
might be called wasters.
1--WE offer exceptional advantages here,
which accounts for the multitude of appli-
cations for employment; we provide
luncheon at no cost to clerks and we look
after their health, even sending those who
are really sick up to the sanitarium this
institution conducts at Mount McGregor.
For these and other reasons perhaps we
get the cream of youth trying after gradua-
tion to place itself in business.
Among our people the old rules prevail,
following those of human nature-we have
the clerks who do what they have to do
and no more, we have clerks who don't do
even that much and we have few who do
the other fellows work and their own too
In earnestness and application there are
varying degrees, but remember that this
has been true always.
ut must be remembered that the younger
generation gets into business several years
later than the fathers did. 1t has not yet
been possible to put into effect the con-
tnuation system of education whereby
high school boys will be obliged to keep
up their studies, but this system is already
working with the graduates of the public
schools. We are keen to get hold of the
better educated and the high school and
college graduates have the best chance OF
employment here; the public school prod
uct is not, | regret to say very high in
quality, but believe, it is improving.
Now if we compare the best we have.
in the way of clerks just beginning busi
ness career with the best we used to have
when their fathers started, it is my opinion
that the new generation brings in equally
good quality.
There are modern conditions, however
which weigh against them and hold them
back from becoming householders and
fathers of families, but they can't control
such conditions. They are endeavoring to
meet these by means of a double salary.
That is when man and woman who have
both been wage earners marry the wife
does not give up her position but keeps
on working and permits the home-if they
start one-to look after itself. The advent
of child changes this, but unless things
ease UP bit there will be fewer such ad-
vents.
But that is another and vital theme
1t is worthy of considerable thought be-
cause of it's effect on future generations
We will be content to talk of the existing
generation, which, repeat, is as ambitious
and as clever as any preceding generation
ever was"
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who re-
Gently called attention to the peace
time slackers" of society.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

Rex Beach, novelist, who disagrees
with Owen Johnson about this genera
ton being wasted.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

declared with enthusiasm. at was waste
of time"
"Why should girl know anything about
domestic duties other than managing a
household? There is no great mystery
about running a house When she has to
go into the kitchen and cook, when she has
to make BEDS she can pick it up quickly
enough. Otherwise it is far better that
she should devote herself to more useful
occupations.
Women of to-day have far greater com
prehension of politics than they had a
generation ago. They may not be qualified
yet to enter into an active political life
but they are getting there rapidly enough
They're on the way.
when you go to generalizing about the
progress of society,"" the author concluded
lit all depends on the angle from which
you view the picture. Watching the same
scene from varying positions, you can
get totally different results. Possibly that
is why my views do not coincide with Mr.
Johnsons.'
Alexander Black is more ready to con-
form with Owen Johnson although he
tempers his judgment with genial sense
Of humor.
THE views of Mr.. Johnson as reflected
in THE SUNDAY HERALD interested me
deeply" said Mr.. Black. Each generation
reeds it's jolt, and if Mr.. Johnson IN MS
book induces the SNUG American to look
himself over he will have done good
thing.
"The 100 per cent. stodgy are vastly in
need of illumination. People who think
that mere Americanism is going to float
them are likely to be sharply awakened.
Being a bigoted American isn't good
American. A man sized citizenship doesn't
strut about with a label on its chest like
country store manager.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

Betty Jane Hamilton. 13 years old,
of New Castle, Pa, who may be the
youngest freshman of 1o21.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
"THE WASTED GENERATION"? STIRS DENIALS

into business in this city the school OF
Commerce and Finance is able to keep
track to certain degree. Reports OF their
energy and consequent success are general.
The great majority do well; they are, in
fact, noted for their business proficiency.
They get good jobs and stand high in the
business world.
"It would be a mistake to regard the
output of this school as wasters.' They
are more alert than their fathers were;
they have more wants, to be sure, but they
go out to succeed, and thus they are en-
abled to supply these additional wants due
to new social needs"
With a force of 5000 clerks and appli-
cations every spring and fall of twice as
many wouldbe clerks, Vice-President w.
F.. Dobbins of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company who is in charge OF the
personnel department, has a good oppor-
tunity to feel the pulse of the new genera
ton. In answer to the main question
whether he had found in this generation
decadent tendencies which would warrant
calling it waster and unequal to preced-
ing generations this official said:
Human nature does not change to such
an extent even in changing times and.
altering social conditions. The boys VINO
come to us now out of high schools and col
leges measure up to what their predeces-
sors were in intellect, adaptability and
application. Sometimes l think the
modern boy is superior to his father at the
same age. He has to be pretty quick to
apprehend and understand, because things
go faster in this age than they did in his
fathers and grandfather's time.