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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Smoking Room
Stories

1NoBoDY knows what ssaslek-
4 Nness can make n fellow feel
Ike" said the man IN the smoker
whose bands wero tatooed. when
I first went in the service OF a
ship company used 20 sec some
pretty alex ones. and would 20
around and cheer them up. One
night II was unusually rough and
man who was evidently too sick
20 retire 20 his cabin was in close
communication with deep sea an.
imal life. lie looked as tho he
were ready 10 fall over the side OF
tho ship. thought I would best
stand By. which / did. One spssm
was too much for him. lie lost
his balance. grabbed him.
had 20 say something.
"My dear man. you certainly
have a weak stomach
weak? Thunder. Amt 1 put
Tin II as FAR as the rest Of 'emy'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
The Mistakes You Make
by ALBERT APPLE

THE weatherman is right SO times out of every 100
l. in his predictions about weather and tempera-
ture. This is claimed by James II. Scarf who has
had charge of New York ciys weather bureau for 10
years His claim is based forecasts in his territory
It's probable that the figures hold true for the
country ut large, striking an average.
Uncle SAM in fact, does not appoint student fore
caster to job official forecaster until he demon
strates that he So out of 100 accurately in
his predictions.
A Ii this doesn't line up with the popular notion that
a the weatherman is usually wrong. You often hear
a person say: Il rain is predicted suppose that
means it'll be bright and fair"
The weatherman's supposed inaccuracy is of the
original jokes-and unfairly
Why has he gotten false reputation? That's easy.
Like all the rest of us he's judged by his mistakes
rather than by his good work People notice that he
misses average of II out of 100. That makes
them forget the S8out-of-100 in the matter of ac-
curacy.
TAKE star iuggler in vaudeville. One bunder gets
counteract his entire 20 minutes of accurate perform
He's judged by his mistakes, rather than by his
accomplishments
An unwise vote bit of legislation wreck the
career of congressman with years of good work. to
his credit
A breath of SANDER can blast long-establshed
reputation.
One inaccuracy counteracts 100 accuracies.
Yes, we're all judged by our mistakes rather than
by our accomplishments. The with wisdom
enough to overlook the occasional is The
human brain nclines to destruction rather than to
construction, primarily.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
SCIENCE -
CANCER WEEK

Recently there was n cancer
week" all over the United States. TO
show the public the urgent ncces-
sity OF the discovery and treatment
Of cancer. AS other diseases have
decreased. cancer has grown. Today
II Is one OF tho greatest mcnacos.
Science has not yet found cancer
cure. but II will. Meanwhile. science
can cure cancer when II Is dlscov.
cred and treated early. II people
adopt tho policy OF frequent exami-
nations. medical science claims II
can greatly reduce the death rate
from tho disease. II treatment Is
delayed. cancer becomes incuruble.
DR.. Harry c. Saltzsteln has pub
llshed the result Of cancer week" in
Detroit. More than LOO persons ap.
piled to the Detroit hospitals for ex.
aminations. OF these, ~ had can.
GERS that they hadn't known about
75 had pre.cancerous conditions. 90
had stomach trouble. including ul.
GERS, while many others had chronic
appendicitis or gall bladder disease
Cancer week" In Detroit justified
itself by saving 200 or 300 lives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
\ SKAGIT PROBE

Editor The Star: / see that Mayor
Brown invites citizens. Especially
engineered to Join him in another
excursion TO the Skagit. This may
mako n very interesting pleasure
trip, but no accurate knowledge Of
the project and the proposed fur
Their development can be secured In
this way. The people OF Seattle.
outside OF certain small groups, arc
demanding an honest.to. goodness in.
vestigation of the whole Skngit
power project. What has become
of the proposal submitted several
months ago to tho city council, pro
yidlng for u commission OF three
competent engineers to investigate
tho power project? Must We wait
until Mr.. Uhden is thru with all
tho work on the first unit 80 that
a check.up on the work win be
rendered very difficult. II not i'm.
possible. have been firm be.
lieycr In municipal ownership and
as citizen (shnrcholdor, and
thousands of others nre entitled 10
get facts.
A. BERGH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

LNEMINISrs have thought OF
i something new Tor hus.
bands 20 wOrry about
The idea is that men. as well
a. women. shall change their
names AZ marriage.
Tho Lucy stons league hasn't
proved 10 be an unqualified Euc,
cess. Tho notion Of keeping tho
maiden name IN al circum-
stances after marriage. 20 re-
tain individuality. WAS n little
too extreme for most women.
II was embarrassing. 20 Say
the least. 20 go 20 a hotel with
ones husband and register
John Brown and MARI Smith"
Necessity therefore has given
birth 20 a new scheme IN ths
East which. tho women say.
irlumphnntiy asserts tho doc
;rine o. equality for men and
women and does II efficiently
and In way 10 please the
most conventional.
Say that John Brown mar.
rles Mary Smith. on the day
OF their marriage. Johns legal
name becomes John Smith.
Brown. Mary's name IL Mary
Smith. Brown.
The children Of John and
Mary mlth.BroWn are Anne
smith.Brow and James Smith
Brown. without tho hyphen. or
Anne Brown and James Brown.
with the Smith optionally. but
conyentionaiiy used as the mid.
die name. This leaves each
person free 90 hyphennte his
name az marriage without &C.
curing q cognomen as cumbcr-
some MS tho dlnosaur.
To answer the howl OF pro.
test that comes from tho men
whenever tho idea Is expoundcd.
women equality advocates point
out.
That man suffers no greater
Inconvenience from changing
HIS name az marriage than
women have always suffered.
That the business woman
who marries In forced 10 change
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Dila pidated FIipver Steers
Him on Road to Millions

last ST LOUIS. H.. July s2.--
II Jim Cummings lost his job-and
made fortune because Of u.
A little while back he waa broke
ana on tho verge Of asking a mt
from his neighbors,
Cumming perhaps he Will align
hts checks james Earl Cummlnga'
now-ilyos here with his vito and
haifdozeu children. lie u 80.
unul ho was thrown out OF en-
ploymcnt ho wnu u swltchmau. DO
fore that no was a lruekman.
To-day no Is worth a million and
half. Royalties arc beginning to
come IA right along.
And he can thank tho old family
nivyor.
Tho family was about 60 80 hun.
cry" Jim explains we owned an
automobile - ono with record Of
long service. but dihreputable aspect
l figured might flK Il up a bit and
sell H."
Ana IN tho fixing operation he
solved a problem that has been
stumplng bcientiats these last 1000
years. Accidentally no discovered a
process for hardening and tempering
copper-lost art since tho days OF
tho old Egyptians.
In cleaning the Raskots on his car
Cummings used chemical mixture
he hnphaEardiy had concocted. Now
one OF tho gaHkcts was bent and Jim
tried 20 Straighten H. nut each tima
he hammered tho metal Il flew back
Into It's old bent position.
jim couldn't understand A. lie
told a fellow workman about II. Tho
latter being better acquainted with
mechanics. informed tho pcrplexed
Cummings 10 had made an impor.
tant discovery.
Exhaustive tests were made az n
copper concern. a check for 1900.
600 already has been delivered him.
along with couirne, calling Tor
royalties on every 100 pounds Of cop,
per treated with his process.
Il have been pcsttred 10 death by
automobile and stock faleamcn." snyb
Cumming
4 don't know n lot about stocks
bu, ! do know this old bus % oura
Is plenty good enough FOR Us"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
o. whnt az nnrncha7
What Folks
Are Saying

KATHLEEN NORRIS. author. 1T
Ia never tho rich people nor the poor
people who talk poor: u Is always
and inevitably the bad mhnaEcra."
REV. DILwORTH LUTON.
Cleveland: HATRED is a block TO
progress"
THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL
ox.yice president: How. ! would
like 70 know. can man who has
modlcum OF faith believe that tho
world is growing worSe7 Tho logic
OF tho present would convince tho
greatest pessimist.
JAY II. BENTON, attorney gen.
eral. Massachusetts: The tendency
to Capitalization became manifest
shortly before the world wur. We
now have an army OF over 600 900
federal employees grouped in different
bureaus with vast inquisitoriui pow.
erg. We are threatened with n CON
dition OF which our forefnthsrs com.
planned"
FRANK HARRIS, write: when
oscar wilde wrote that mnn could
be happy with any woman 70 long
as he was not In love with her. he
uttered very wise saying"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
TaiI-EnderS' Day

TT SEEMS to be the of the talend politically speak
i ing
There's Mr.. Dawes talend of the Grand Old Privilege
party He indicates the real fireworks, for Mr. Coolidge
will deliver merely poised, dgnified and cool lee
lures.
There's Charlie Bryan, kicking end Of the Donkey. He
IS already declaring how he made Standard Oil and the
Coal Barons cut their Nebraska prices thru his having
his state sell gasoline and coal And on the other end
Of Charles ticket is Davis who has been attorney for
WAL Street interests that fight any such socalstic
schemes as the Nebraska governors.
Verify the tails may not wag the dogs metaphoricay
speaking but they promise to make them sweat if they
want to cut any ice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

yry indicates that Davis has sll
Tho better Of tho argument
there,
Davis now has iS9 votes,
Nothing win prevent Davis
from carrying the Solid South
and tho border states.
Hero "a a list Of sure thing
states. In the rrut column arc
tho states Cox got b. tho face
or the republican landslide "
1880. In the second column arc
tho border states which went
republican by small majoriilea
Ia 1880. but arc regarded safely
democratic this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

MTAsIuNGToN. July $40
w elect a president requires
ss6 votes IN the electoral col.
lege. a majority OF the 5si elee,
toral votes
with Ia Toilette In tho race
q Ia possible that neither Cool
idso nor Davis. nor la l'oilcttc.
viii obtain tho required major.
Ety. Then the election would bo
thrown into congress. move
welcomed by none % the candl.
dates.
Wall Street s. betting : 90 I
on Coolidge ln event Of con
sressioual election. altho sur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
A Worth While Organization

THE Seattle Sporstmens association has figured up the
bills and discovered that il just about "brCke even on
its big annual Sportsmen's Show" last week
We're glad of that-glad that organization that has
the courage TO go ahead and lay out exhibit educa
tona and instructive this and then invite the public
to in FREE and it, didn't go in the hole finan-
cialy.
And we're glad to see that Seattle APPRECIATES the
work that the Seattle SporSmens association dongan
association organized for other purpose than the
servaton of bird and other wild life in the state of Wash
ington
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

campaign viii bs devoted 10 an
effort 90 SCI "a more yotes
Now. there ara n doubtful
aiaioa. In which Davis and Cool.
idRs yin meet in a sharp 8trus
Eie Their total electoral vote
o. l5s,
These states will see The Cool
Edge Davis duel Colorado. G
votes. Illinois. 20 Indiana. 10.
Montana Z. Nebraska. D. Ne
lada. o. New Jersey IL. New
York. 20; ohio. -. Washington.
2. Wyoming O. Total. 1853
votes
m Davis can get hair of these
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

votes. he uill be the neEt prssl,
dent
Coolidge Managers count these
as aaurs thing yotrr. California,
lg. Connecticut. 2. Delaware, 2.
Idaho. q. Iowa. rs. kansas. 10,
Maine. 9. NIasrschucl1. Do;
Michigan. %. New Hampahirs.
Z. oregon. o. Pennsylvania, 80.
Rhode Island. 3 Utah 4. Yer.
mont. Z. Total. i4s.
There are many people who
dispute CooiidEe'a right 70
claim idaho. Iowa Michigan.
and Oregon. Several d theEs
states. IL n held. are lar more
likely 20 vote for Ia Toilette.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Vote Like You Kick
An Editorial BY Harris j. Blslcr.

United Stairs KcprcsenIalTo Fron FcnhsyTNahla
MEXICAN citizens responsible for the character
"A of their government-whether it be federal, state
or local.
Our public officials nominated and elected by the
people.
The underlying of most POLITICAL evils of today is
the indifference of citizens to their right of suffrage
Even the brefest study of nomination and election fig
ures shows that the majority of the legal voters TAX
Ing no part in either their party primaries the general
elections
Less than half the citizens of the United States voted
in the presidential election of 1920 The percentage tax
ing part in the congressional elections of 1922 even
less.
Representing government is not automatic.
1t is not self-supporting.
1t draws not only its authority from the people, but it
draws its strength and vitality from them.
Unless they participate in public affairs in an active
and intelligent their government must of neces
sity cease to be representative
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Pension the Law-Abiding

ME were rather intrigued by letter that came in the
editors mail today from Edgar Thwaites of Clinton
Wash Here il is:
Just few words crme An tho advice that's ENen
helping folks 10 set
started Why who reaches tho
without arvstcd such
s. month who reaches 60 SO month IN add
ZION giving them That would tho
Soung folks goal 90 shoot at
There's lot of meat in Mr.. Thwaes letter. Perhaps
the idea of placing price honesty and morality and
era obedience to the law might CRATE but per-
haps the other hand Mr. Thwaes is getting down to
of the fundamentals of good democratic government
it is viewed by the average czen-o make il worth
while for me and I'll do it.
What do you think?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Seventy-Seven Votes May Decide Who's Next President

Likewise. "FlrHiinE Bob o. fire.
aueuuy created with come -
tie states above listed aa the
fighting ground N Davis and
Coolidge
F0r instance Colorado. lign.
taua. Nebraska wa HIlEtgn
ana Wyoming. and pos Oily Ne
yada. are not thought 40 -
wholly out ~ "a TgIIritEs
reach.
or one thing u Toilette "a
absolutely certain. That 81 fhlf
10 win carry Wisconsin SIN.
ncs0ta and THE Dakotaa. with an
electoral vote Of 55. Prom this
he may run Dis total up 10 100
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Shall a Married Man
Take Wife's Name?
BY RUTH FINNEY

her signature 70 checks and
notify her business associates Of
the change. and that men can
easily do Likewise. and should
DO No IN fairness
That the new plan solves an
important social problem By
making II easily apparent from
the name whether a man. as
well hs a woman, u married
Men have demanded thst WO-
men PREFIX Miss or Mn %
their names 20 indleaie ,nelr
status. Women have had no
such index 20 men. The Smith.
Brown idea. By leaving names
unhyphenated until marriage.
and then making only the
double namo legal. Immediately
classifles IFS possessor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Earning a Living

r~HERE seems to be limit to unique ways of earning
living nor to the things will do to get money.
Leon Vaens of Belgium, playing American vaude-
Vile drinks for a living. He claims the world drinking
championship Downs 10 quarts Of water near-beer
at one performance His official record Ids quarts in
two hours so minutes.
How many would desert the greatest political gathering
to see Leon "do his stuff? We serious minded
people
owned the earth He has descendants
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Over Doing 1t, George

a LMOST daily, Lloyd George, Ex, issues extremely
"A bitter attack upon Englands labor premier, Mac
Donald. And the world observes that Macdonald has
got closer to world peace and settlement of Engands
internal problems in five months than Lloyd George did
in five years.
Lloyd George is, naturally great man. But it is not
his innings and the folks firing of him. they do of
the fellow who sits in the bleachers and throws pop
bottles as his contribution to the game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
Letters F sT4R Readers
All letters to ~hs Star must have name and address,

full articles published in The Seattle
Star. concerning tho West Spokane
st. bridge. We feel that with your
publicity the bridge will now be com.
plcted without further delay. We
would like 10 have you publish the
fact that this club protests against
the delay OF the construction OF the
bridge.
ESTHER WILLS,
Secretary Olympic Heights club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
THANKS THE
STAR

Editor The Star:
AZ the close OF the school and
association year, the Washington
Education association wishes TO OK.
press its great appreciation OF the
service OF The star in support OF
education and in opening It's col.
urnns TO discussions of pertinent
education problems concerning tho
is itself an educational Constitution"
serving In it's own way tho adults
OF our citizenship
ARTHUR l., MARSH
Executive Secretary Washington ED.
ucpiion association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS

You can set an answer 90 any
question % fact or informA-
ton by writing 90 The Question
Editor, stars Washington HUI
rcau, 1889 ~ ~ ave, Washington.
u. G.. Enclosing 3 cents la stamps
for reply Medical legal and
marital advice cannot hn given.
nor can extended research be un-
dertAkcn, Unsigned requests can
not DO answered. EDITOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
A THOUGHT

a good namo Is rather TO be chosen
Than great riches, and loving favor
rather than silver and gold.--,Job
KILL.
MO LEGACY is 80 rich az honesty,
IN Shakespeare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

.. What and whore T. ''Mist"?
A. A polcrnio movHfain Of Peru
Q. where is Catocho eape2
A. 4 hcadiand formiag The norih-
eastern extremity Of YgegiaH,
q Where does the famous BoweFy
IN New York city oxtendf
4. Prom Chatham square 90 the
junction Of THIRD and Fourth aueA
% Cooper UHioH,
q. What causes ricketa7
4. Deficient nutrition. 10 Is char
aeiehsod bV deficiency Of earihv
matter IN the bones. iohleh reWdiH
soft aud flexible under muscular
action. producing deformiiv ~ "a
accompanied bD abnormal changes
ta spleen and hrcr.
@ Who was Arpad7
A. 4 national hero Of Hungary
and a sent vthicai parsonage. Ne
led The MdoVara tHto Hungary. ne
also made iHenrsions iHto Italy about
200 and returned laden trtfh booty.
No died Ia 9O5. Arpad drcs IA the
popular Songs Of the country: Hts
history. erea in rho oldest chronicles
q mLrcd Up 10Th the alton !
lcgcEds
Q. when were baskets first used
A. Specimens OF collcd bGakeiry
hare been dug up from near Abydos
IN middle E.Ovpi thu. arc ovcr 5000
pears old. RemGnts Of baskets harc
been found IN fhc stctss take siccii-
ings. end similar finds arc nod from
ne remains Of prchiSsoric peoples "a
America.
Q. what arc aurochs7
4. European btEoH, They Gre
someone's, larger than tho American
bison. 10Th moro comprrsscd trunk
and lcss shaggy torcparis. The spc-
ciea Is nearly extinct. bat u pre-
serted Ga the forests Of Liihuania
and The Caucasus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
ABOUT THE
BRIDGE

Editor Tho star;--Thc Olympic
Heights Improvement club wishes me
TO congratulate you on the wonder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23
4 LETTER From
AVRiDGE MANN

cribs story is told at the request of Mrs E. w Foster)
July %. 1874
Folks:
shack at Fletcher bay along the shore OF Puget
sound; and and then spend the day roam the
woods or loaf around. And there u ago
satlsfy passing whmI felt trlne dry thought
I'd like to swim.
Amid the peaceful. rural life. I'm always quite calm
gaIoot looked around and asked the WIFE "say dammit
where's my bathing suit7 She looking eyerywbef.
II wasn't hanging the nne tho shncl-it
wasnt there; she ventured, Here is ono of mine"
she brought IL out. II the about in nineteen
hundred IL had skirt that knees-our
bathing girls modest then! Tho now It showed
The signs OF glory in It's early dayB-ts style yaa chic
with flowing lines and nounced and flod in many vays
had rip II quito bit with hero and there q safety
Din; and tho made it, held my breath, and
vdgglcd in. populace bche1 tho sight, heard their
laughter. Wit and screams And I know
never right 10 Judge a man by what he seomsl
M,uaae A1aos~-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

ID. mean. - Do, enLIrs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

Monte cristo thought many
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-23

q What and whore II MIST?
A. A polcrnic mouHfuin Of Peru
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE.
The ArnlH as EdNCHtOT

COMETIME ago I wrote an article indicating that the
eventual use Of the army in the United States would
~ be educational institution.
advocated the advantage of having every boy and girl In
the United States at least year in Uncle Sans
uniform
My thought that the real value Of the army in
civilization the real kernel of good contained in the army
idea is discipline.
have received letter from lady who seems to be much
heated this question She wants to know whether
have gone to 'the interests whether have thought
the matter through and whether do realize that
the United States and on She further alleges that the
real purpose of the Citizens Military Training Camps to
nculcate war ideas and notions of military glory into the
minds OF boys She alleges that this movement headed
straight for the hated European military system.
1t seems to me that this lady is unduly exercised and
somewhat confused.
She and many Others do not realize that the army in the
United States is not and be the kind Of thing
that armies in other countries That u.s. it be
institution and cannot develop into caste.
The real army of the United States must always be COM
posed of its entire citizenry
We going to get rid of 'mlitarsm by aboishng
the but by expanding the army include everybody
1t is only then that will Undue the army with
sructlve ideals 1t only then that shall consider the
army should consider training place for citizens
The lady asks, if military training is good for boys
why not apply it to girls?
see why not l am entirely in favor Of mill
tary training for girls quite much for boys
BY recent constitutional amendment recognized the
citizenship of AS citizens they should be taught their
responsibilities and their duties to the nation As citizens
they need discipline civic ideals and of duty quite
much do the men,
The trouble with the nations of the old world is that
soldering has been profession and the army has been
exclusive class.
Out of this condition of things has the skptc idea
that patriotism MEANS somehow, only fighting and killing
When get army that shall be co-terminous with
ctzenry when every and realizes that
citizens supreme duty to the nation and to humanity,
and not to SELF then going to begin to that pa
rotlsm is something that not called for only IN time OF
but useful every day in time of peace. We shall
then perceive that all business should be patriotic
fighting
by the syndicate)