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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
WEST SEATTLE
ART CLUB

The West Seattle Art club will
meet Wednesday, September 10. al
the home OF Mrs. j. u. shaner.
94oS Laurelhurst drive. Mrs. $. H.
Brooks will act AS hostess.
Mrs. A L. Warner will lead the
discussion on Architecture and the
Allied Arts" and Current Art will
be given by Mrs. ] H. Ames.
Tho bus will leave 10th and Uni
vcrsi,y way at 1880 a. m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
Bridge and Nah
JOnqQ Partu

Mrs. Dominic Brace viii entertain
with a bridge and nah Jongg party
on Saturday afternoon. September 10
NJ the home Of her mother. Mrs. wiz.
lam Martin. in honor Of Miss Alice
Jackson. whose marriage to Mr..
Ernest Jliley will take place Sep
TENDER ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
EASTERN STAR CLUB

The Eastern star club w'li
a bridge for members only ~
Arcade square on "Wednesday :
TENDER 10. at p. m. =
The board meeting OF INC
will be held Friday, Seplein0'. ",
at II n. m. and business
at y. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
Dance VIII Honor Miss
Leq]torn and france

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lear and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis c. Conner are ex.
tending invitations to n dance on
Saturday evening. September 10, at
the Lear residence. in honor Of Miss
Marie Leghorn and her fiance, Mr..
Douglns Balllnger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
ADDITIONAL CLUBS
MCKINLEY CIRCLE

MCKINLEY CIRCLE
Mckinley circle, Ladies OF the G..
A, r.. will be entertained at n 1
o'clock luncheon on Tuesday after.
noon. September ?. at the home Of
Mrs. Zelda Conncll, lis Gath ave.
WASHINGTON HIVE NO. 9l4
Washington Hive No. GA. Ladies'
Of the Mnccabees, will give n card
party Thursday, September IL, at l.
o. q, #. temple. Luncheon at
o'clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06

s. will give dance Friday evening,
September IL, In Greenwood Masonic
temple, 10th ST. and Greenwood ave.
All Eastern Stars, Masons and
friends are invited
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
Clubs
CLUBS FOR MONDAY

PHiLOMEL CLUB
The Philomcl club. women's cho.
raj club OF the University district,
win hold its first rehearsal OF tho
autumn season on Monday evening.
September S. at 7;30 p. m. at the
University Presbyterian church. II.
II. Hendricks IS director OF tho or
ganization and Harry Burdiclt is &C.
companylst.
The new music has arrived. so
preparations for the first mid.winter
concert OF the third season are under
way.
Any woman desiring TO join this
club may receive information by
calling Mrs. NJ. II Brigham. presi.
dent. at IKE nwd.2923.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
HARMONY HOMESTEAD

HARMONY HOMESTEAD
Harmony homestead. No 174S,
brotherhood Of American Yeomcn,
will give carnival dance on Tues.
day evening, September ., at .
O'clock, Mt the NJ w. a hall. 1920
Third ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06

WARREN AVENUE PIT. \.
Tho Warren Avenue Parent.Teach.
crs' association win hold its first
meeting of tho year Thursday, Sep.
tember II. at . p. m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
WEST HILL PIT. A.

WEST HILL PIT. A.
The West hin PIT. a will meet
Monday, septcmer s. at $50 p m,
in the portable. w. H. Eller viii ad.
dress the assembly ON The Educa.
tional Value Of Flowers"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
WEST SEATTLE
DAY NURSERY

DA1 NJ NSERG
The regular monthly meeting Of
the West Seattle Day Nursery asso.
citation win be held Monday, septem.
ber s, at : p IN. at the nursery. a43a
42nd ave. s. w Tea will be served.
PRAIRIE ROSE CLUB
Prairie Rose club Will meet at tho
home OF Mrs. A. Il. Nugent, i70s E.
send St. on Monday September s. at
y. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
REUNION MEETING

KEsO NlpN MEETING
Clara Barton Tent No. | will enter.
tain Tacoma Tent. Everett Tent and
Nina NJ. Fry Tent. Daughters of Vet.
Grams. ut a reunion meeting on Mon.
day, September S, at i;3O o'clock at
tho Armory. Dinner Will be served
at $3.50 o'clock, followed by must.
cal program,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
KING COUNTY

HUMANE SOCIETY
There will be a general meeting Of
the King County Humane society al
the Y w. c. A. lunch room. Fifth
ave. and Seneca St. at noon on Mon
day, September s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06

GREENWOOD
CHAPTER o. II, S.
Greenwood Chapter No. 1876, o. Il,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06

Mrs, Wyatt Craig louise Good.
VIM left Tuesday on the II. f. Alex.
ander for San Francisco, TO join
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
PROTECTING MAILS IN TRANSIT

The postoffice department has been unobtrusively but effectively, it seems, devising some means of foiling mail-car robberies. This is serious menace and means a direct loss of many millions an- nually in mail shipments stolen, to say nothing of the sums spent, often unsuc- cessfully, in seeking to apprehend the miscreants. The plan to be followed by the department consists mainly in armor- ing and otherwise protecting the cars themselves against entrance by bandits Specially designed new cars to the mum Der of three thousand are contemplated. These are equipped inside with foiling devices and the like so as to block the bandits in case they should gain entrance. Gaining entrance to the new cars will it. self be difficult, as it must be accom- plished through cooperation with some one on the inside.
 The department will be justified in go- ing to an expense that will prevent the loss of millions annually, to say nothing of defending the ability of the govern nent to handle its transactions without interference by lawbreakers. The mail service is the pride of the nation Tn many ways. In spite of minor complaints, it's general efficiency is marvellous and un, surpassed. The protection of mail coaches against banditry will contribute further to that eminence of achievement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
Hoav Courtesy Pays
By H. ADDINGToN BRUCE

Every once in while the fact that cour- tesy may be exceedingly profitable from a monetary point of view is emphasized by items in the daily news.
 It was only short time ago that the tele- graph spread far and wide the story of q young man whose courtesy had brought to him fortune of $300,000. As a clerk in a hotel he had made it rule to be polite and obliging. Expressly because of his politeness, an elderly guest bequeathed to him her entire estate.
 Possibly this is a record-breaking finan. cial reward for courtesy. do not know. But do know that, whether he had inher- ited fortune or not, the courteous young man of this story would have been repaid in other ways for his courteousness
 For even when it does not pay in dollars and cents, to be polite is one of the best investments any man can make. Here are few of the dividends it returns
 1t gives one a pleasurable feeling of hay ing done the right thing. Hence; because of the bening influence of pleasurabIe feelings on the bodily processes, it contributes directly to the conservation of ones health.
 It makes for an increase in self-confidence, if only because of the favorable reactions exhibited by those to whom courtesy is shown.
 These favorable reactions are themselves
 
 as they involve an augmented good will, friendliness and fellow-feeling.
 And this may have consequences of a far reaching sort. As an anonymous but saga cious writer has put it:
 Courtesy is the one medium of exchange which is accepted at par hv the best people of every country on the globe.
 Tt is the enDelhshment tnut adds tone and harmony to matter-of-fact routine the oil which lubricates the machine of commercial good fellowship, and promotes the smooth running of the many units of an organiEa. tion"
 Then, again, courtesy pays through rais. ing the efficiency-level as well as the heaith- level
 Here once more the dynamic influence of the plessurable feeling created by courtesy comes into play. Always, when pIeasurable feelings are present, there is a stimulating of the mental as well as of the physical pow CTS. The mere consciousness of having been polite helps many man to do better work than would otherwise be possible to him.
 Rudeness, on the other hand, because of the inner self-reproaeh it tends to provoke, may be positively erippling to efficiency as well as detrimental to the health. Too seldom is this appreciated, as evinced by the rude ness so often shown by the eager and am bilious
 If they realize their dreams it is never be- cause of, but in spite of, their rudeness. And many are those whose hopes are perpetually frustrated simply for the reason that they persist all their lives in being rude.
 So that apart altogether from the possi- bility of huge monetary rewards, there are many, many reasons for being courteous. A truth this that commend more especially to the numerous folk who seem to think it a matter of indifference whether they are rude or polite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
THE MILK CONTROVERSY

The formal statement of the attorneys for the raw-milk producers setting forth the attitude of the producers who feel that undue discrimination has been made against them is full and frank. In view of the reputation of the attorneys issuing the statement it is accepted by the pub lie as sincere. The attorneys say that their clients do not desire to reduce the present health standards in any way, but that they feel their interests are threat ened by strictures and orders which ap- pear to them arbitrary and unjustified. If there is any such discrimination un- warranted by public health necessities, then by all means should the dairymeR have redress. But no dairymen should be permitted to sell his product in this city if it is produced in unsanitary sur roundings, even if the bacterial count is low. The kind of bacteria is almost as important as their number.
 The redress for the dairymen, if any is needed, should follow some line that does not impair the summary authority of the health board. Health authority, in order to be effective and protective, must be summary. When there is situation threatening the public health, then the health authority must exercise it's powers anu WlLIOuC tIc HSCSoolLy O4 Ac- course to courts or to red tape. If there is to be erring on either side, it must be on the side of the public health protec- tion and not on the side of the private in terest. Those who seek ordinances must remember that, if the local authority is thereby curtailed, the state authority, by virtue of statutes already existent, can step in and exercise an authority supe- rior to any local ordinances. The mu- nicipality should hesitate to precipitate a situation of that kind. Besides, any measure looking to restriction of the lo- cal health departments authority to re- yoke license of permit in emergency may be obstructive of the whole health program. It should not be passed.
 If there has been any undue effort on the part of the local health authorities to put the raw-milk dealers out of busi- ness, as alleged, that effort should be discontinued. The health authorities deny that such is the case. Until the proof is furnished the health board has all the better of the argument. Two things the public welfare demands. The first is that the sale of raw milk properly safeguarded be continued; the other is that the public health authority be crip- pied by no measure designed to reduce its influence and usefulness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
No Fun Like Work
By DR. FRAsK CRANE

Wanted: A poet
 There is really and truly long-felt need for him. When he cones we shall strew palm branches before him, we shall crown him with laurel
 We look through the forest of magazines in vain for him. We read acres and acres of print and come away with thirst unslacked.
 Will no man or woman give us the word we crave?
 We are having such famine as that pre- dicted by Amos, the herdman of Tekon, a famine not for bread nor water but for the
 And what is the Word weswant? It is Joy, the Joy of Life. ~
 The authors are sterile. The dramatists are barren. The poets are dfivelling.
 All they seem able to do is to torture them selves into some novel kind of nausea They write of sex bangs, social throes, labor trou- bles, political wrongs, the bleakness of pov- erty, and the irksomeness of riches.
 am weary of the bad air and tired mi crobes of Wells, Galsworthy, Gissing. Ben nett, Suderman, and Anatole France They do nothing to us except to give us a new kind of pip.
 Meanwhile humanity is experiencing a great, deep, ocean-like joy. with nobody to sing 1t or put into fictions All we can read is the work of some new man, some get famous-quick man, who harps on a new horror.
 There is the joy of being railway en- gineer, of laying brick, of saving boards, of ploughing corn, of housekeeping, of cooking, of manufacturing-the joy of work The whole atmosphere of our day is vibrant with it. And not a soul to speak it. The "top notchers' of our, literature are too busy de- scribing the adulteries of the upper ten, the silly freaks of idleness, the sillier games of the rich.
 Lord Lord why can't somebody write about "just folks and how happy they are, the children playing in the streets, the women holding their babies, the men making liv- ing, playing the great, free, glorious game of businessl
 The joy of work We have to go back to Walt Whitman to taste it in letters.
 Over the bench of the jeweler across the street from me hangs printed motto:
 ''There's no fun like work"
 Philip Brooks used to say that preaching was great fun. The surgeon will tell you of beautiful operation" The commercial tray elers eyes glow and his tongue grows elo- quent as he describes his campaign to sell goods. The school teacher is happiest when in the school room.
 The joy of work is keener than the joy of war, and has no seamy side of cruelty.
 The joy of work is better than the joy of play, without the danger of surfeit and ex- cess. v
 Make all work honest free and natural; take away privilege and ancient fraud, and you add more to the happiness of a people than by giving them a hundred new amuse- ments.
 Who shall interpret for us the charm and glory of this nation of workers? Where is the poet
 R. L. Stevenson says of the Lord of men
 Those He approves that ply the trade,
 That rock the child, that wed the maid,
 That with weak virtues, weaker hands,
 Sow gladness on the peopled Iands,
 And still with laughter. song and shout.
 Spin the great wheel ofscarth about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
EVEN RADICALS NEED MONEY

It is reported that finances are trou- bling Messrs. LaFollette and Wheeler for their campaign expenses. No matter how much men may revile capital, they have to have it before they can accomplish anything. Messrs. Wheeler and LaFol- lette, therefore, are asking help from the very institutions whose foundations they are preparing to undermine. It is very much as if Japan should ask us to lend her money to finance a war against us. The naivete of the simple and the gullibility of the credulous, however. are so deep that their possibilities have never been exhausted. But Messrs. LaFollette and Wheeler are going to make bigger draft upon these depths than has ever been made before.
 Their plan to raise funds by selling medallions with their likenesses engraved thereon is Somewhat of the savor of the act of the former Crown Prince who dur ing the war sent his photographs to cheer up the starving inhabitants of Bavaria. Doubtless this was on the theory that the sight of the arince's likeness would take away theirP' Vetites and thus relieve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

Last time saw old Hank Divine he was moody and Respondent Everything had been breaking badly for him. His boss, he said, was only restrained from firing him because the boss knew that another firm wanted him.
 '"Then you haven't anything to worry about" said the undersigned.
 You don't know" moaned Hank Divine. I'm awful low"
 That sort of thing lacks appeal after awhile, you know. Even in the old days of glorified booze seem to remember that the man who got the crying jag was left to cry alone, while his mates went on about their happy play until the bartender landed with the bungstarter. So I did not so back to see Hank Divine. The long, sad face is nothing to look at this sort of weather. And the dolo- rous story does not lend zip to Existence. When I met Hank last night prepared to dodge. Hank fooled me.
 T am," said he, "the best writer, the best reader, the best artist, the best piano player. the most titillating tooter on flute the world has ever known" "a,
 Not that precise statement, you'll under stand but along that line. He bragged about himself unconscionably. He would not let me brag about myself at all. Every time any one turned the conversation even fractionally from H. Divine he turned it back again. Be- fore I said bOodbye got the explanation
 My minister" said Hank, "sail that had persuaded myself I was failure He told me to tell the world that was the best it Lad ever seen and by and by I would be- gin to believe it."
 The minister was right Hank does believe it. But the funny part-judging from the style in which the old cuss liyes-the world believes it, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
FRANCE IS YINDICATED

Much credit is being given France for her attitude of conciliation which served to forward the agreements as to the de- tails of the experts plan for rehabllita- ting Europe. Her readiness to acqulesce in majority decisions proves that her pre- vious attitude of resolute adherence to her occupation program was based on a genuine apprehension that otherwise the Germans would wriggle out of their oDll- cations. There is little doubt that Frances Ruhr policy, sharply criticized as it has been, prevented that very re- suit. But as soon as there was placed before the powers tangible alternative plan which insured German faith ana guaranteed an immediate ascent rom the economic depths for all of Europe France was ready to enter into new ar arrangements. 1T.
 Although Herriot is given the credit, it must not be forgotten that the iron iawed Poincare is the one who held tne line until the day of relief came. NOT must it be forgotten that, no matter now sharply he has been represented as dis agreeing with the occupation policy, Her riot chung to it just as tenaciously as po;ncare. and that he surrendered the noIicv only after he was in possession of comnlete and authentic assurance that France would gain and not lose by yield ing it. Thus there has really been no fundamental change in the French pol icv. for Poincare declared in the very beginning of the occupation that France would begin to withdraw her troops as soon as Germany resumed payments. It is certain that Poincare in Herriots place at London would have acted almost iden- tically as Herriot acted, just as Herriot clung to the policy of Poincare until better course offered itself. The policy of France has been based on a deep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
The Peaceful Village

Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening s
 close .sN Up wonder hill the village murmur rose; There, as I passed, with careless step and
 slow, The mingling notes came softened from be-
 low;
 The swain responsive as the milknlaid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their
 young;
 The noisy geese that gabbled OCT the pool, The playful children just let loose from
 school The watch-dog's voice, that bayd the whisper
 ing wind. And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant
 mind Ns These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had
 made. -Oliver Goldsmith,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
She Was No Jewel

Tough luck, old man, heard all about the. breaking off of your engagement to Pearl. What was the trouble, though, ReggieLthe diamond?'
 "No," sighed Reggie, T guess the diamond was all right"
 "Then was it Pearls fault?" asked his friend.
 "No,' said Reggie, glumly.
 Neither Pearl nor the diamond?"
 "Naw,' said Reggie, with disgust, "it was the mother-of- pearl !''-John Tranter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
Brief Nature Studies
By ,. OTIS SWIFT

In sandy meadows and paths along trout brooks stands in wistfulness the Girl That Came East" Rudbeckia hirta, the black-eyed Sunsan, or cone-flower. Her eyes are not black, but rich purple brown, the color of mystery, the shade the mountains take as the sun sinks and before darknessseE seEeeps up from the valleys and turns them blue-black. Her face has the warm yellow of the Golden West from whence she came, for black-eyed Susie, swaying and nodding in a million Eastern hay-fields, journeyed originally from Western states
 She is queen among the homy, beloved weeds of the brook-side and her nymph com panions are the lovely yellow toadflax, the immaculate Queen Ann's lace, the white flat heads of yarrow, and the ox,eyed daisy. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. with9 it's golden yellow disc and white fortune telling rays, which stands among the tall grass in shy, mild jealousy of the magnificent yellow sister.
 Farmers despise the black-eyed Susan, but children, poets and artists love her, and there is no prettier sight than a party of children returning from the fields with armfuls of the weed to decorate mothers sitting-roonl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
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Hos My Dog (By R. E. Alexander)

Say, Mister, that's my dog-that's Spot
 Nav, he ain't mad-he jus'-jus' new r ridin Look at that He's got
 A license somewheres-maybe two; Cause he's some dog, I tell y'-Say,
 You let my dog go, right away! Say, lisn-you jus can't take Spot!
 Why, say, raised him from pup I'm all tn relytive he's got.
 You watch him when I say Set up. An begr See that? An'--My good lands,
 That ain't all-Hi Spot, shake handsl T guess you'll let me have him nowI
 He ain't no just a dog'-he's mine. Ain't y, Spot, or boy? (Bow wowt)
 He answers like that ev'ry time! If y take him, you'll take me, too
 An you'll see what my Pop'n do! "Say, what's he want muzzle fir?
 b7tDld v he never gifts mad. Look at him wag his tail No, sir,
 r got t let him go-he's had Tn mange, fleas-Look! Behind y, man
 Quick, Spot! Yaay Ketch us if y can :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
The Right Word
GRANTING PERMISSION
By CURTIS NICHOLSON
NFfnd the Error in This Artiele1


 J. V. G., of New York City, submits the following query: ~ ''In the following sentence authority is granted to discontinue the use of certain form in connection with which I shall be glad if you will advise me through your column whether may or can is the correct word to use:
 "'Under the circumstances the form in question (may or can) be discontinaed13H When granting permission,s always use may, not can. May is therefore correct in the sentence submitted. sH eer
 The Tenth Sentence
 Charles H. Green, in connection with his answers to the recent test, wrote as follows :: T am trying once more to, make hundred on your test. If any one could not make hundred, they surely do not know any gram mar, and if I do not will never trouble you again. %hM Either form in the tenth sentence is cor rect. It would depend upon whethef Or not the speaker was near to or far away from the president"
 The tenth sentence referred to read as fol- lows: "(Bring or tale) the report to the president"
 We are happy in knowing that Mir. Greene who is from Dallas Tex, will trouble" us some more. We shall always be glad to hear from him, especially, since, by earning 100 per cent. in the recent test, he has placed no restrictions upon himself. His contention as to the interpretation of the tenth sentence is well taken. However, Mir. Greene, in his letter above, violated rule of grammar with which he appeared to be familiar in the an- swering of the test. Can any reader find the error?
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong One should be careful to not use "very" too much.
 Right: One should be careful not to use "very" too much.