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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-18
WOMEN OF

WOMEN OF
MOOSEHEART LEGION
Women Of Moosehcnrt Legion will
meet in Moose temple for n business
session on Thursday evening, June
10. ut O'Clock.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

ing Of men in proportion to the num-
ber Of men than now, but accidental"
killing was rare. Instruction in the
use Of shotgun and pistol, even in the
old-settled country around Washing
ton. was considered part OF a boys
education, and instruction was nearly
always given by a man who knew
how to use those wea pons. 1t may be
recalled by old men that there were
certain maxims which would be i'm
pressed on a boy. and not to observe
those maxims was cause for punish
ment with strap or birch. II some of
those maxims OF our ancestors were
followed closely today there would
be no accidental killing with guns.
Perhaps elder readers OF The Star
will recall that one of the maxims was
"A gun is always loaded" Perhaps
they will recall such a boyhood lesson
as this: My son, never aim gun at
a man unless you mean to shoot. If
you point gun at a man he has the
right to kill you. You are to treat
your gun as being always loaded.
whether you know it is or not. A gun
is a weapon and never a plaything.
You must never aim your gun at a
living thing in fun You are to re-
member that there is no such thing
as an unloaded gun"
Evening star., 1924-06-10
Storm News.

Storm stories continue to come in as
telephone service is restored and as
people arrive at telephone points over
tree-strewn and storm washed roads.
The aggregate damage is large, but no
loss of life other than known a few
hours after the storm passed has been
reported. Four Of the fatalities We're
on the river. With the large number
Of small boats that were passing up
and down the Potomac on hot June
Sunday it is remarkable that there
was not more loss Of life. Late news
considerably increases the number of
houses and barns blown down or fired
by lightning. the amount of live stock
killed and the extent Of damage to
fruit trees in the region close to Wash
ington.
From West Virginia come reports
torrents so destructive that they are
called cloudbursts. People have been
drowned houses carried away, strea ms
swollen to greater height than known
before and railroad tracks washed out.
We seem to be taking a place in the
flood and tornado belt, and today be-
gan with a sky hidden by low and
threatening clouds. The weather fore
cast is that there will be showers and
thunderstorms today and tomorrow
with slowly rising temperature. Per
haps genial spring may come in July.
Evening star., 1924-06-10
Unbusinesslike Procedure.

1t was remarked yesterday in The
Star that if a business corporation did
what Congress did last Saturday. when
it failed before adjournment to make
the necessary provision to pay the
governments bills formally incurred.
it would risk receivership. The in
dictment of inefticiency and bad ed
ministration does not rest alone upon
the specifications Of the failure Of the
deficiency bill, which contained. with
others items. that providing for the
increased salaries Of teachers, firemen
and policemen. There are numerous
others matters of somewhat the same
nature. Take. for instance. the reso-
luton appropriating money to meet
the reclassifcation Of about 10000
field workers of the federal service.
For some reason which is not quite
clear the provisions to take care of
these workers were not included in
the regular appropriations. IL was
suddenly found to be necessary to
provide for them by special resolution.
Such a resolution was framed and put
through in rush. 1t passed both
houses, nobody objecting, for wonder.
and went speeding over to the printing
office. Then somebody blundered.' y
how. but the fact remains that at the
last moment. when the President was
signing measures at top speed, this
particular resolution was lacking the
signatures of the two presiding Of
ficers, and so it could not receive the
Executive approval. The hands of the
clock reached the mark of and
Congress ceased to be in session. The
resolution failed. Thus 125. 900 faithful
workers OF Uncle Sam, as fully en-
titled to their reclassified salaries as
any others will be deprived Of the in
crease and the bonus. amounting TO
s26, 900 900. And all because some
body blundered.
This is not an isolated case. Such
things happen with the close of nearly
every session OF Congress. Bills of
merit die because they have not been
hustled through in time. Measures of
Importance are talked to death"
Time limits are set upon the proceed
ings. and in the grand rush at the
close much unmeritorious legislation
slips through. "Jokers" are injected
into bills that pass. unnoted in the
hurry to get away. This is not to the
discredit of those who are charged
with responsibility for the specific
management of the proceedings. They
are overwhelmed with mass Of de-
tails. They cannot watch all the
corners at once. They are the victims
of the conditions. And when all is
said and done the conditions are not
propitious for businesslike procedure.
What is the cure? Longer sessions ?
Some think the sessions are too long
even now Less talk? Most people
think and say emphatically that there
is far too much talk on subjects not
strictly under legitimate discussion,
and too little talk to the point and dis.
tinctly pertinent, on general, unre-
lated topics, too much campaign
material making. The cure is hard
to find. and would perhaps be harder
to apply. Meanwhile much injustice is
done
Evening star., 1924-06-10
COURAGE
II am the master Of my fate,
| am the captain OF my soul.
HENLEY.

Making his way from poverty I"
affiuence, Russell Sage became an
honored power in Congress, then had
to abandon public life to save ms
business from failure.
Born in an emigrant wagon near
Sconondoah, n. Y, while his I'M
poverished parents were moving
from Connecticut to Michigan, ne
was the youngest of six children
The family settled at Oneida, n. y,
and he helped on the farm. In win
Ter he attended the district school.
At twelve he was apprenticeo 10
his brother, receiving - a month
and keep" for helping in the gro.
Gerry store, and saved money. A.
twenty-one he had enough laid awaH
to buy a partnership IN ano1ae1 @
years later he owned the store ana
afterward sold out at a big pront
A partner of John p. Bates in tne
wholesale grocery business -
twenty-five, he bought out the nao bnsi-
ness a year later. paying sos,Iser saov,UUIH,
County and chosen a delegate TO ths
Whir convention that nominated
Zachery Taylor for President. ne ran
for Congress and was defeated. ne
tried again TWO year 'N
fhirty-six was elected. and then re-
elected. Active on the ways and
means committee, he was eagerly
consulted on business affairs and
national questions. and his opinions
carried great weight
Then came the panic OF 1857, and
he had to return home to save his
business. Four years later he had
$3.50. 600. Going to New York, ne
fsiI in with the "St. Paul crowd.
interested in western railroads. made
t,ie profits, helped reorganize the
Missouri Pacific and Joined with Jay
Gould in deals that produced still
more riches He liked to make
money, and denied himself 50 that II
would pile up. Caught mapping BY
the panic of 1854. he lost 100000 in
one day.
lender. he was called "skinfint.
"miser' and other names. crank
forced his wav into SaEe's office, de-
manded 1900 1000. and dropped
bomb that knocked Sage unconscious:
Sage lived until he was ninety, and
at the time of his death was one
Of the worlds richest men and ifs
largest individual monsy-lendex
tosevf4st, ts0AA
Evening star., 1924-06-10
WHAT Do YOU Do
in THE EVENINGS?
BY JOHN CARLYLE

Bismarck used to go to bed ear,v
he got up about midnight and ate
hard boiled eggs. Then he was
ready to work-plannine csmn.iens
or writing letters.
Byron, who was the matinee idol
poet OF his day. used to spend hours
IN the evening dolling up. He cprIad
his own hair.
Saimon +. Chace. American statas-
man. was busy man during the day.
He carried many state burdans p,,t
he liked games so well tho.
many evenings playing backgammon
or chess.
ohe or the empresses of Russia used
10 amuse herself after dinner nv
making a fat lady of the court stand
around and tell funny stories until
she the fat LADY, was exhausted. The
empress always chose a lady who
was both fat and witty.
Barrie, playwright, likes tn n,av tb.
violin. At least he plays at 1t. He
prefers this, it is said by his friends.
TO going to the theater. He has writ
ten so many plays himself that per-
haps the theater has lost its thrill.
These are interesting instances. but
they haven't much to do with Won
and me. -"
The things that we should do in our
spare. time after the regular work OF
the day is over are the things that
Will do us the most good. They are
things that we need most for our
development.
What we do in our evenings also
depends on what we do in the day-
time. 1t depends on our regular Jobs
Some men are so constituted tina,
they need some relaxation at night
They need to do something that is in
However, most of us have an exaE-
| gerated idea of our need of rest and
| relaxation. We make 1t an excuse tc
waste hours Of perfectly good time.
What we most need at niEht fs 4
| change of mental activity. We do moi
| ed mental rest.
| Look into the lives. OF the mer
whom the world calls great.
You will find their success wa.
pretty much product of spare time
| Darwin used to read detective stories
little later he resumed his research
\ and his study.
| No matter how hard you work dur.
| ing the day you can do hard work ir
| the evening. If IL Is different work
| Suppose you start reading a gooc
history of the world in the evening
It will give you relaxation, for IL viii
| be different.
"A. Ana ~ = r;,1 ,n,l4 Pay dividends that ns
ouVslsAt uok>
Evening star., 1924-06-10
Possibilities of Death Ray
For War or Peace Considered

holding memberships thus the
bidding for the ray by France and
Great Britain may be affected" since
mo government has the moral or
legal right TO possess new weapon
for it's own use" The Des Moines
Register contends there are features
about Mr.. Matthews death ray
which make it seem probable that the
device is nothing extraordinary" and
"the possibility that man with such
ideals as Mr.. Matthews has displayed
hSs stumbled on to an absolutely
new principle or device is very
slight
The Columbus Dispatch also notes
that so far as competent scientists
who have been lured into saying any
thing at all. MIR. Matthews has no
support in their utterances" Even
though he has achieved what he
claims, the New York Herald is con-
fident nothing has been done which
could not be duplicated by scientific
research elsewhere" While the Day-
export Democrat concludes that AL
that is needed to round out a char
acteristic Oppenheim story is that
just before the thing is ready to
pull off Matthews should be blown
up in an explosion of his own de-
vice, the secret perishing with him
and the world settling back again
Tor another century of peace"
Evening star., 1924-06-10
Unloaded Guns.

One bank messenger has killed an
other in New York with a pistol he
thought was not loaded. 1t is even
said that he broke the pistol, evil
IDENTIFY an old-type revolver, and
thought that the cartridges were eject
ed. He was wrong. He pointed the
pistol. pulled the trigger and his
friend fell dead. 1t is an old story.
Scarcely a day passes without a
tragedy Of this kind. And these trage.
dies have been going on for years.
Many elderly persons, especially
those who lived in the country. re.
member when q shotgun or rife stood
in a corner or hung on the wall in
every home. and the ratio Of pistols to
men was greater than II b now. rhsre
saEp.lnve heen. &sase hteudcal d
Evening star., 1924-06-10

Otherwise-well, he says nothing on
that score, but leaves much to the
imagination.
But if the senator says nothing. his
followers are saying a lot. One of
them declares that il he runs inde-
pendently he is likely to carry thirteen
states, with total Of IA electoral
Votes out Of 53l. He mentions, as
the states that can he surely counted
upon, Wisconsin. Minnesota. North
and South Dakota. Montana and
Idaho. Then there is probability Of
carrying Iowa. Nebraska and Wash.
ington quite easily" and there is a
lighting chance" in Michigan. Illinois.
Oregon and Ohio.
As recently stated in these columns.
if Coolidge can carry New England.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland. Ohio, Indiana. Illinois.
Michigan. Iowa. Kansas and Cali
fornia he will have a66 electoral votes,
or just enough to win. The La Fol
lette program. as here stated, conflicts
with that prospect in respect to Iowa
Michigan. Ohio and Illinois. One of
these states. Iowa. is in the probable
La Toilette class. Michigan. Ohio and
Illinois are in the lighting chance"
class.
If La Toilette. as an independent
candidate. without party or an or
ganizatiOn, can carry the states
claimed for him by this enthusiastic
boomer he stands a chance to be the
next President-if ne runs.
There are two Ifs" in this reckon
ing. The Clevelan nd convention is not
likely to shape its course by them as
guides
Evening star., 1924-06-10
La Follette's Ifs -

Robert NJ. La Toilette, senator from
Wisconsin, is not present at the Cleve-
land convention. He is in Washington,
at the live end of a wire connecting z
him with the faithful twenty eight Of
Wisconsin's twenty.nine delegates. His
son, referring to his absence, says,
Father does not 60 running around
the country to all sorts of conven.
tons"
But whether he has run around
to the Cleveland convention or not, Mr..
Toilette is definitely there in spirit.
And he is looking to his twenty eight
followers to put his spirit into effect.
He commands them to present to the
platform makers and to the conven-
ton itself, if the platform makers
ignore them, certain propositions that
represent the Wisconsin idea" He
wants the pronouncement OF the Re-
publican party to contain condemna-
tan Of certain recreant public officials
by name. He hints that il these things
ara Asns. and il q progressive candi.
aaaD1B nsmed ~ the party, he vii
ne0u1oaoAsDol4-&A q A~auopgeeeR.
Evening star., 1924-06-10
CONVENTION OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

will present minority report en-
bodying the Republican progress
sivism" which. according to La
Toilette. his state has consistently
stood for since 1908. This report
will, in effect, constitute the platform
on which La Toilette expects to go
before the country as an independ-
ent candidate after nomination in
this same city on the 4th Of July.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, the
new darling Of the wet gods, affirms
that he has no intention of starting
| anything" in the convention on the
| prohibition issue. He apparently Is
going to leave that project to a
younger man-Ralph b. Strassburger,
delegate at large from Pennsylvania,
| who is baskine at Cleveland in the
glory of being Clifford Pinchot's con-
| quGror. DR.. Butler is convinced that
| the majority OF the convention is in
favor Of prohibition modification He
| places the ratio at about 8 to on
| that score. But he is equally posi-
| tive that there is majority in the
| ratio Of about 8 to l against any
sort OF dangerous playing with fire
| in the shape OF a categorical plat
| form pronouncement, such az StraSS-
burger Graves. DR. Butler shares a
pretty universal view that the con-
more or less meaningless law en-
forcement" plank.
| + +
| Somehow or other the impre ssion
has wide currency that Gen. Charles
G. Dawes cannot be nominated for
Vice President because labor dis
| likes him. When you ask for a
bill Of particulars. you're told that
Dawes organized the Minute Men of
| the Constitution as a protest against
| the Herrin coal mine massacre of
| 1922, and once made a fighting speech
| banker soldier diplomat is said by
some convention insiders not to be
| in the highest possible favor in the
Coolidge camp There he is described
calm and cautious atmosphere in
which it is intended to launch and
promote the Presidents campaign
from now till election day.
Dawes at the tail end of a Cool
idge ticket, observed one wiseacre.
would be bringing up the rear of a
| ripsnorting wild west procession
Dawes. nevertheless. has hundreds of
supporters at Cleveland. They believe
didacy that note of practical ideaIism
in international affairs which they
think the Republicans will need in
November.
| X X X x
| Cleveland is housing the conven-
ton in the true community spirit
Every citizen is officially asked to
consider himself an entertainment
committee of one. Automobile owners
are requested 10 address anybody
wearing convention badge who
may be standing on the curbstone or
the corner, and volunteer to give him
lift. National conventions seem to
breed the spirit of strikes. In 1926
at Chicago the hotel walters laid
down their aprons and trays This
week Cleveland faces the peril of d
street railway strike, but the mayor
is on the job and prepared to enforce
peace at least for the duration of the
convention.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

This is Mark Hanna's home town.
SO it isn't Inappropriate that the
greatest one-man political show on
be held in Cleveland. The gentle alb
solutism with which Calvin Coolidge
holds sway here is amazing, and, in
its way, almost unprecedented Con-
vention old-timers say that neither
Hanna. Roosevelt, Penrose nor any
of the rest of them ever seized COM
mand over q. o. +. fortunes so COM
pletely, or exercised with a tyranny
so benevolent 1t is dictatorship with
an iron hand, welded from within a
velvet glove. Externally, the Repub-
lican politicians are taking the med
icine and liking it. Whether the treat
ment will permanently sit well on
them remains to be seen.
There are rumblings that il will
not. Support of the Cleveland ticket
the regulars have nowhere else to
go. But whether they will support it
with coats off and sleeves rolled up
there's the rub.
+
James b. Reynolds. one of the
shrinking violets of the Coolidge gen.
eraI staff, has given himself title
at the convention. He says he is chief
of the division of loaves and fishes.
BY that he means that he has been
intrusted with the job of doing out
seats at Convention Hall to 1.-THE
friends of Calvin Coolidge from Mas
sachusetts" The population of the
Bay State is about 100000 and Key
nolds is ready to make affidavit that
at least half of it is now in CleNeianu
clamoring for admission to the 'ooi-
idge love feast. -,
The Massachusetts delegation, win
bodyguard of Cal boosters
reached Cleveland in a driving ram
storm, but marched gayly from the
station to its hotel headquarters with
| a brass band and dropping colors: IL
will be a red headed ticket II II
turns out to be Coolidge and Bur
ton" The president of the Unl-
versity of Michigan is a STRAWBERRY
| blonde, with hair of almost exactiy
| the same color as that which sparseiy
ado-ns the crown of Calvin Coolidge
AS DR.. Burton strolls through con,
yention haunts some see even faciai
| resemblance to Coolidge, too.
The greatest disparity is in the
height of the two men. Burton is
| a giant. towering we'll over six feet
and straight as an Indian. Those
| who are familiar with his platform
style promise the convention an old
| time oratorical treat. Burton has
| been a preacher in his day and Is
| said to be able to turn on the heart
| throbbing and soul-stirring stuff with
| great power. No individual in Cleve-
| land attracts more attention than
Young Bob" La Toilette, who is here
| to hold a watching brief for his dis
| tinguished and belligerent father
| The Wisconsin delegation stands q
| for La Toilette and l for Coolidge
| The stray sheep is Thomas Scott OF
Kenosha. The Badgers will not pre-
| sent La Follette's name to the con
| vention for the presidential nomina
| tion. but will cast Is votes for hin
| as often as necessary. This vii
| formally prevent the nomination OF
! Coolidge by acclamation or unani'
| mously.
| From out Of the committee on reso-
| lutionS the Wisconsin delegation
Evening star., 1924-06-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Big Influence.

The Big Influence.
Hundreds and hundreds OF thousands
of folks
Are toiling and thinking. while Folly
provokes
A sigh or a sob or a cynical sneer,
With hearts that are true and with
minds that are clear.
In spite of the Fantasies reveling free
In the dazzle OF weird, irresponsible
glee,
The Purposes high stand immutably
And point the true course Of the hurry.
ing throng.
Though the few who are reckless may
oft seem to claim
Cnwarranted rank in possessions and
fame.
We know life is earnest and not a wild
For hundreds and hundreds Of thou.
sands Of folks.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

Even the best reporter in the world
cannot be expected to electrify his
public if the event under considera ton
fails to provide any thrills. A good
reporter is most valuable for his cool.
veracious perception. and becomes
handicapped when expected TO make
the fact that minutes were read and
approved read like a chapter from
Victor Hugo.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

The fixed determination which re-
may often be mistaken for apathy"
The mistake has in the past led to
curious miscalculations.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

Between campaign and committee
duties many members Of Congress find
themselves compelled to forego hopes
Of a summer vacation.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

Interest in the proceedings was
heightened by permitting former Gov.
Lowden to introduce an element of
suspense.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

ers who do not hesitate to select any
pretext for their demonstrations. how
ever embarrassing to recognized au-
thority.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

In indicating the geographical cen
ter Of G. O.. p. political influence it
becomes the duty of Cleveland to
strike out 90" and insert Mass"
Evening star., 1924-06-10

1t becomes evident that at the New
York convention State Senator Byrd
of Virginia will shy at anything re-
sembling a gilded cage.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

On few stretches of road a pleas
ure drive" is considered a complete
success if there are no lives lost.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

The world will be pardoned if it
grows a little weary Of the "egocen-
tricities of genius"
Evening star., 1924-06-10

G. Is honey a vegetable or an an
imal product?-A. l.. l.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that honey is vegetable
product. The fluid is taken directly
from the flowers. The bee adds
enzymes which have an effect upon
the sugar content of the honey, but
the final result is still vegetable.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

The "old guard" may at times con-
slider itself lucky il not called on for
kitchen police duty.
Evening star., 1924-06-10

Ia O. Where is Elsie Janis playing
now a j.
A. She is in London. playing at the
Queens Theater.
Evening star., 1924-06-10
Individual Responsibility.

In0IVtUuA HScSpOHSIDfIty.
What do you regard as the great
political problem?"
swered Senator Sorghum, 'and some
times it's another. So far as am per-
sonally concerned just now the great
problem is that Of getting myself and
as many of my friends as possible
elected"
Evening star., 1924-06-10

Q. Did Victor Herbert write any
serious operas"-B- r. +.
A "Natoma," produced in 1911,
with Mary Garden in the title role,
was the one serious opera among
the dozen or more lighter ones that
he wrote in a period of ten or fifteen
years.
Evening star., 1924-06-10
Looking for More Trouble.

LOOKING IOf MOfc ITOuDfc.
Electric currents everywhere
Are romping through the earth and
air.
Tell us, professor grave and gay,
Is there a chance that some strange
day
This orb will send US all afar
BY sparkling like a Leyden jar?