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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-01
: !? ANSWERS to Your Questions ? ,

point Of approach icheR iniiriduala
pass each other lrithin salatiH9 dis
lance.
q When Theodore Roosevelt used
the phrase "lunatic fringe to what
did he refer
A. The phrase Wgs used to char
acicrise radical rcforBers. fanatics.
etc. According 10 his uictp there
is GlIcays a certain group connect
Cd Nth cucry reform increment
toho refuse 10 recognize the ncccs-
siiies Of practical administration and
iCho demand tho immediate fpifu-
meHt Of their cztrcInc program
from ercry official elected by The
reform party. when their leaders
failed 10 accomplish The tDiiole re-
form for tchich thcU stood. Roosc-
ucit says they sulkcd. either re-
mainiH0 aruy from the polls or
rotiHg tciih the opposition.
Q. What is the tradition concern
ing the origin OF tho flower. the
bachelors butlon2
A. II is related among the pea6-
ants Of Europe that az ono time
this little HoWcr cEcTtcd ma0icnI
Influence oUcr iopcr5. ~ trds the
custom for DounD mon 10 curry n
bachelors button or tico IN their
pockets. 10 insure their safety and
Happiness tn louc According 10 the
old tradition, the blossom iCaS 10 be
picked carly IN the morning NTH
the deto stu upon I, II pds placed
IN the pocket, ichcrc II tcns per
mittcd TO remain for 2 hours. UpoH
being taken from The pocket. " 70
Ucre stHH bright and fresh -sfiH
true bluc--iho tCcnrcr tGouii be
happy IN marriage tciM the girl he
loUed. II the fiot1or fddcd aud died
In his pocket the marriage toonid
bring misery and uHhappiness. Be-
cause the ilotocr so frequently fadcd
and supcrstitSous men remained
bachelors rather than MARRY and
court unhdppiness. the blosso IN
came to be knoWH as bachelors
button" Ths familiar oppression
"true blue originated Nth this
superstition
@. why Is the English soldier
called a Tommy?
a. The i0hoio nickname Is "Tommv
Atkins." This name iras popuiarised
bD The London music halls, and cs-
pcciaIlU bD KiplinO IN his mar
rdck-Room ballads" ono erplana-
ton states that the name ucoa first
found IN model roster issued bv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-01
LETTER FROM SALLY ATiiER
TON TO LESLIE PRESCOTT
-IONTINIE

or course. Leslie, In answer TO
tho question whether she would
ever love her baby, | told Dick that
Bee would surely come to herself
and love the baby very soon. At
that moment. fortunately tho ply.
stefan arrived FOR whom they had
sent. and We both told him that
wo we're sure that Bee was not in
her right mind,
lie looked at US us tho he was
sure that we had gone suddenly in.
sane, but rather than discuss the
matter with us, he said:
I'm 20 in and see her imme-
diatcly and III tell YOU what !
think after I've been in there
He came out at the end of about
Is minutes and said: My dear Mr..
Summers, your wife is perfectly
sane. She is suffering from the re.
action that many young women
have after the birth Of their first
child. The event makes great
change In any woman's life, YOU
know, but have examined her very
carefully and | find that physically
she is not losing at all.
DO not worry, she will be all
right"
| could see that Dick was not
convinced, aud neither was |, but
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which may be Interpreted as n
political wurnin to the admins.
tration Startin with the advice
that Enforcement Is n growth, I"
the declaration assures the ma.
ton that suppression OF liquor
lawlcssness will he approx.
mated by certain cndcavors, to.
wit:
Put enforcement officers under
civil service. increase penalties;
dcport convicted alien boot
legRers; secure adequate State
enforcement codes.
Tho League shows wisdom in
introducin such program with
the statement that Enforce
mont VS. u growth" And al
mighty slow growth" might well
have been added, since nobody
is boin or can be fooled as to the
progress of enforcement All of
tho improvements suggested
above are subjects for legislation
and there Is bound TO bosmuch
slowncsg in maxim law that pro-
poses TO take from millions of
people anything which they feel
that they have u right TO, pretty
regardless Of what the thing
prohibited is Such Is human
nature in this period, when tho
go.nsyou,pIcnsc spirit prevails
in respect Of almost everything.
moral or social. II. L.
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Is 1t In or Ont2
DROHIBITION is ont OF. poIitlcs.

DROHlBTTlON is out Of politics, said
General Andrews, the new boss.
Prohibition is out of politics, said Presi-
dent Coolidge
Prohibition never will be out Of politics,
said Senator Jim Watson.
Arranging his new administrative dis
tricts, Andrews linked Ohio with West
Virginia and Indiana with Michigan.
All wrong. said C. Bascom Slemp, repub-
lican satrap in Virginia: we want West
Virginia hooked up with our state.
All wrong, said Senator Watson: we
want Illinois hooked up with Indiana.
General Andrews has announced
change in the district arrangements. West
Virginia is attached to Virginia. Illinois
is attached to Indiana.
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Husbands | Like
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

with free speech and personal
liberty instead Of an absolute
monarchy with friend husband
as king
About as many wives are
made miserable in this world
by mans intolcrant attitude
and unconcern FOR their side OF
any question as arc unhappy
because Of infidclity or dissipa-
ton. It's comparatively easy
10 forgive q contrite husband,
but it's mighty hard TO become
reconciled TO a selfish male who
viii never have the grace 10
say. I'm sorry"
The third essential for a hus-
band IS sense Of romance.
Many marriages go upon the
rocks because 50 many men are
born without this fine quality OF
soul which makes them sense
the fact that a wife likes TO
remain sweetheart. The good
husband simply must take time
of from business to give you
daily kiss and 10. tell you that
he loves you, II he does not do
this. tho he bring you the
wealth OF the Indies, he Is a
frost as a matrimonial partner.
Women do not particularly
crave wizards Of finance or
artistic geniuses, or renowned
national figures for husbands.
II those things follow. so much
the better, but every woman
wants a man who can laugh
brayely at life, who can see in
her the human being as wen as
the wife. and who viii never
forget that romance never dies
IN a woman's heart.
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Auto Men Inv0de Insurance Field

MTAsHlNGToN. Aug J. May
w the auto ral5amau who
SELLS sou n car also include an
insurance policy ia the tramae-
tiou9 That IL a question which
seems 90 be headed direct for the
supreme court. owlnE 10 the opr
position Of New York state
authorities 10 the ugw Insurance
plan ~ unr motor company.
James A Eeh8. state Hipcrln
tcudtnt u insurance o. New
York, contends ih3t auto aaies
mon who srll insured automobiles
are also insurance statesmen In
uraurr sllcvmen must be lis
censcd. and until an Of ihis conn
auys agents In New York b..
come licenfed Insurance agents
BshA intends 20 oppose tho auto
compauy'a plan
Tho present controversy is a
direct outEruwfh OF the time
payment method Of buying auto
mobiles over SO per cent Of
all autos now being purchased
lre cold FOR oHr.thiri cash aud
the balance in is monthly in-
stallmentB. The selling com
paulcs invariably inRis; that the
purchaser take out insurance
against fire and theft TO cover
the period until tho ear has been
fully paid for
Heretofore tho insurance trans.
actions have been handled by
local insurance agents usually
selected by the local auto agent
In the case % tho company In
question. lt was decided 20 In
ciudo the Insurance cost In the
selling price Of the car and to
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Mr.. Fixit of the Star
Undertakes Here to Remedy Your Troubles
If of Public Interest

w Fizi, Noto that sIth
are a. has become rcry
busy street since the opening
Of The MontlaEc bridge, iehy
dors me city ggt paro bciioceH
The car irackAg Eucrv night
automobiles get of the pairing
onto The car tracks, aud u Is
iao snon JOB 70 pet back again.
10 saV nothing Of the damage
done 70 tires n. l.
Paving between the tracks on
the Moutlakc car line has al
ready begun near the bridge.
and no doubt viii be completed
40 fast as possible. The COM
paint you mako is timely.
M Firit. Can you ten me
" Mc Pacific fleet trW dsit
Seattle this summer. aud II so
az irhui timer J. T.
Tho Chamber Of Commerce
viii eudcayor TO have the fleet
call at Pugc, Sound ports on
its return from the Orient
Should It come here it will
probably he in October.
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The tcar office for nc guidance o,
company ssrOcanh ia making ouf
their returns: that IN a certain
random set Of names the uecessify
Of on alphabetical arrangement rus
exhibited bD placing there Richard
Roc and John Doc, soldiers. in me
initial order Of surH1mcA The first
Of these model entries bciug ~
kins Thomas" Il iods not long be
fore Thomas atkins rms picked 10
represent thc model soldier.
g. From what 10 the name " the
state OF Colorado taken
a Jhc itord Is from me Spanish
tcord. mcaui1D "rcddish color. first
applied 10 the Colorado riucr. aud
then 10 INC entire state.
g. How long docs IT take mail
from Bombay and Calcutta 10 reach
the United states?
4. Nal from bombay 10 Inc
United states requires about s5 days
en- route from Calcutta 10 ne
United states rs days. Man IL scnf
about three times reCct ubcu sail
iaDg arc aUaii1Jlc.
Q. What is thc meaning OF the
word "gooncy"2
a. a stupid. laundering person
Doosc,
Q. What is the Italian equivalent
OF Julia?
A. Giuii1,
Q How many drug addlcts are
there in the United States?
A according TO tCo separate sur
ueDs made bU the United States
Public Hcdih ScrUicc and tho mar
cottn dirtsioH Of the prohibition unit.
there arc bct,coen 10000 and i5O,-
OOO The results Of both surueys
tccrc practically the same.
O. What Is the Indian name for
cradle?
| - . Nt 'IHUit w NfiitN INC IHntun
,comcn carried their babies had a
grcat many names, indsnuch as
each tribe spoke diJorcnt Ian
Oud0o The IrOquois called it"Gdah-
osa.' The ChippctcnS called II "Tiu-
c0cp" and me TuscaroraS callcd
| 10 "Urhdsta."
q. DO aliens who have taken ont
their first papers become citlzong
Of the United states, or do thoy
have 10 wait until they arc fn1v
naturalized 10 get citizenship rIgbtsg
A. Aliens tCho hare obiaiucd men
first papers Of declaration Of intc1
lion 10 become dtiacHs NJ hc Upitcd
states do not become 1ncrjrup
citizens Urth Hcy arc nm natural
ICED, mat Is. mtH men hapc Oh.
tdiued second on Iinol papers. IN
some StotcS. howoucr. men aro en-
HHcd 10 uotc and 10 hold Dublje
office. unth men oro rum natural
isod. McD arc oonsidcrod az aliens
or cititcns or subjcota Of country
otbcr Than me Unitcd Sidtcs.
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A Ill GOOD and perfect hus-
n bands should b. provided
with eight instead or five
senses.
And mntrimonialIy speaking,
the last three arc mere ncccs-
sary for satiEfagtory, successful
and happy wedlock than the
famous original five
The first quality Of a good
husband Is d sense OF humor.
This iB the leavcn which will
raise the sodden dough OF mar
rage into something fine and
wholesome and palatable The
man who can't sec a joke with
out "A microscope will be sure
20 take himself too seriously.
and SIS therefore quite likely
to become po-lpous and dull
and altogether unpleasant to
1--we with. A man who can
laugh at himself as well as at
others, is worth grabbing any
day, and with him you may be
sure that life win never be-
come utterly miserable or that
sou will be bored into the
divorce court
The second essential Of a good
husband Is a sense OF justice.
Tolerance for your shortcom-
lnEs. as he demands tolerance
FOR his: fairness enough 10
be able 70 sec married life
fran your point OF view as
well as his own; the generosity
to admit that you may some
times be right and himself
wrong,
with such a man tho state
OF mutrimony can bc made into
nice democratic institution
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TVzyNEiqpiFASE(oo${#5$$EiiSaE"1 1

CMfLE and be at There
- stop hayne signs ond don't blink %
o
Ncvernnd powder and Hpstck Try
minute Clare OF the bulb that I'm waiting touch
don't pin II.
live yoni be sorry Don't make
ycBare keen. Try and hold quit This
q mo machine,
There that viii That's enough Gail back
then look the proofs and throw them and I'll shoot
m
such the chatter tho photograph gent would like TO hand
But he the that's that
soft VI talk doesn't
Copyright. 1926. for The STAR
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ELECT OFFICERS
DeMoIay Chooses First EX.
eCutives of State Body

Election Of officers, parade and
beach supper were the outstand-
ing features OF the Friday program
Of the DcMolny conClavo at Ia.
coma.
Il, In Rue Stevenson, master
councillor Of the Seattle chapter
will be the first president OF the
state OF Washington organization
which was organized Friday.
Other officers elected are; IIaw-
ley I. Colo of spokane, first vice
president; Lauren kufus OF Wen
atchcc, second vice presidents Paul
Srnold of Vancouver, scribe; Frank
w Picrsol master counciloSo of
Walla Wala, treasurer.
Al of the 400 delegates paradcd
Tucuma's downtown streets Friday
afternoon. M A HsN u n
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M Fiut fhc other uight
! traa drluiu1 dorcn n linton ~
aid Ia crossing Ieih arc
ruH iHt5 hole ~ the street
about sir feet long and a foot
Widc. There trcrc no lights
bleto out a tire aud tho driver
ah,ad Of nc bleIU osf hoo tires
Tho hole las uoir been re-
paired. but ny tire has not aud
cannot be repaired Can ! osi
the city to stand for hisf
j. u. n
II you viii take NJ tho mat
ter with tho city claim agent
in the Couuty.City building
no doubt he will make the
proper adjustment
Mr. firii: Please hare soHe
arches pat up az me entrances
10 Woodland park so that ris-
iiors and others map luoic The
proper places 10 enter.
L. Q. c.
The superintendent Of the
parks will take this up With
the park board. II Is q good
suggestion,
M Firu Is there an niito-
Hnt,iIr mechanics school in
seattle. and II so iChut Is the
address,
HRS GEORGE EDDY.
richmond. Wush
broadway high school has
such a department ALSO the
Y. VI. G. A. Neither Of these
VIII be open until tho school
term bcginb in September
w. Firit: Thc ttR erfcnd
iug from Woodland park n
G5th st. on IYoodland Park arc.
Is IN rcrU unsightiy condition.
II Is corcrcd ,ciih rccdS aud
ihisflcs 10 The height Of four
feet eau vou get " tircd'
Tho street department will
investigate, and n this paruou
lar job Ia in the jurisdiction OF
that department, It will be at
tended to. II It is private prop
crty tho owners should clear
away the weeds.
lfr. Firit. what subjects
should take In high school
that ! may be- able to enter
BcIm0bnm normal ,ohcn ! am
thrH1 ANNABhLL.
Write to the normal school,
Bcllingham. Wash, explaining
what you wish TO prepare for,
and you will get the necessary
information. You might also
consult superintendent Cole Of
the Seattle schools,
Mr. FIrii. The garbage col
lectors trili not empty our ca.
unless trc ash them 10, and
then hcv arc rcry cross. 10
has not been ompticd for a
month, and there Us other gar
ba0c In THIS locality that is not
being taken nwdU
on PROSPECTS,
II your garbage Is In cans
and in n convenient place
there ~ no reason why It
should not be cmpttcd regular
" aud without complaint The
garbngc department will give
tho matter immediate attention,
M Firit There Is an I'M
sightiv unused barn across The
street from Ercrgrccn park on
Third drc. n Is not ouiv an
enc sore bit a tirc hnsard,
can Vou hare II rcmoucdr
H. o, r.
The fire marshal VIII invcsti-
cato, and ir this W. Il fire haz-
ard viii see that II W. put In
snfo condition or removed,
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goods have not been touched by human hands. That
is fine way to make biscuits but bad way to educate
students"
CnmlnoIogy is worst OF all The worst way 70 REFORM
a criminal is TO put him in prison Most criminals are
young the product Of bad homes Many Of them could
have been saved by putting them in time into good
homes Few Of them are helped by putting them INTO
even good Institutions Most of them are spoiled by
throwing them into prison.
Industry is most important because it affects us all
Mass production turns out and better steel or shoes
But il does not inside the works. make for better men,
It's wages and shorter hours may give them chance
for improvement outside but to them, life" is some
thing apart from work.
The at the lever of the peg machine in modern
shoe factory gets better pay for less work than did his
predecessor the village cobber But the cobber work
ing all day at his bench and living his life in his work,
also often the village philosopher If the peg tender
achieves anything intellectual the work contributes
nothing but money to it. 1t offers nothing of JOY or
thought.
This is the dilemma of the industrial age.
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XNGlIIE

we had to pretend 10 tho doctor
that we were satisfied.
Poor old Dick, Now that il is all
over and he hasn't yet fully re,
allied what has happened, he's all
at sea. He cannot understand what
made Bee feel as she did. and he
/ keeps saying to me, do YOU think
that ] was to blame in any way?
Il tried TO do everything that
could Sally hut it's a terrible thing
TO marry and live with Il woman
some years as | did with Bee in
perfect companionship. to think
that you know her very soul. and
then wake up some morning and
find that you do not know her at
all, that her whole attitude in re-
gard TO you is that of a stranger.
that YOU have never known her
thoughts or the secret places OF
her soul.
sally, Is It ]. or was Il Bee?
was satisfied with her. or the ideal
that | thought was she, and now |
am pretty sure that she never was
satisfied with me, that she knew
me much better than l knew her.
and that she grew tired not only
of me but of the life we were Twins
as we'll
What was the reason, sally?"
Poor Dick! He doesn't know
what it's all about, and he probably
never viii know, And I'm not sure
that | know either Leslie dear 1t
viii take me long while to work
IT out and | don't think I'm going
to try, for | want to remember the
Bee that | knew and not the Bee
that | talked to in those last few
days.
Things went on for day or two
in the same fashion as | have writ.
ten you, Whenever the doctor was
there Bee acted very normal. but
whenever Dick or / was In the
room she would begin again to try
and tell us what we should do
after she was dead, and when we
eNpoStulOtcd She would say.
Don't feet bad. l think ! am
really happy to so, In Cact think
everything is dead within me ex.
copt the mere physical part of me-"
Finally, however, the doctor be,
gan to get worried and he called
another man in consultation, asbut
neither of them could fathom just
what was the matter
| Copyright, 1925, The Seattle STAR
TOMORROW--Icttcr from sally
NthCrtOu tp Leslie prpScnit
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BY c. A. RANDALL

contract for blanket Insurance
on al cars which leave the fae-
tors.
Another automobile company.
manufacturing several different
ears. has Also entered tho in
Hurtnco field. having just an
nounced that beginning Aug all
purchasers ~ ears made by thia
company can obtain insurance
policies from newly formed
subsidiary company
This concern long ago Ss,abs
i.shed RS own banking System
for financing the delayed pay,
mcn'H on ear aud IN This mcp
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was followed by most Of thr urs.
CT auto manufacturer
Banks have never looked with
favor on this invasion Of thcir
field, and insurance companies
ARE now diaplcoscd with the
tendency OF tho car m1nuflrtur.
CTS Ga do their own insurance
business Whether they viii ba
permitted 10 do 20 in Scw York
viii have to be settled by the
courts. FOR tho ruling Of tho SUE
periutendrnl OF insurance has
been appealed Should the rulns
be- us'alned the case win be
carried 10 hiEhrg tribunals
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YOU can get an answer 10
4 any question OF fact or in.
formation by writing The Seat
Tie Star Question Editor, l3z-
New York ave. Washington.
D. C., and inclosinE : cents In
loose stamps FOR reply. 40
medical. legal or marital ad.
vice. Personal replies. conf
dental. All letters must be
signed.
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Q. What is the origin OF the
name Wallace
4. This is Of Welsh origin. cont
ing iron, "tedlisc" which trds the
Welsh name for the Nor man
French. hence IL has the si0Hifi-
caHcc Of foreigner,
Q. What is the best time to take
cuttings from a geranium?
A. When the plants have ceased
nolceriHg. The cuttings should be
planted in pure loan mired toith
sand and lightly pressed into pots
side shoots Which hare nor noiCcr-
I'd. cut close TO the stem. arc con-
sidercd the best cuttings. They
should be placed in the pots before
the round has dried. when the
pots arc hilcd giro them gentle
,euterinO. and keep IN fciHpcrG-
fure Of 50 to So degrees Sippino
on the top buds icm produce a
symmetrical. bnshV pro@h
Q. What states have ratified and
which ones have failed to ratify
the child labor amendment to tho
constitution
a. The lotcst list from The state
department. OiUes the folIotoiHO
states os having ratified he child
labor amendment. Ari=oHd, Ar
kansas. California and Wisconsin.
The folioWinD Uotcd against rdihcd-
fon: Georgia. Kansas, North Caro-
lima. North Dakota (scnntc onlVJ,
Tennessee. Utah, Louisiana fhonse
Of Representatives. oHiU. CoHnect,-
cut, Deldtcdre, South Carolina. YER
mont, Tez1S, Massachusetts, (scnatc
onIUJ. South Dakota, IOtrn (honse
Of representatives OHIvJ, idaho.
Missouri. Nc0 Hampshire, Indiana,
Minnesota.
@. Can you tell me exactly the
way that a private should salute
an officer in the army?
A. A salute Is 0iUeH tciM the
right hand. The soldier looks the
officer straight In the cue. and
raises the hand brisklv till the tip
u the forcfin0er touches tic iorer
part Of the hedddrcss or forehead
orer the right cue. The fingers are
held extended and Joined, The tore
arm at an angle Of Is degrees
hand, 1eriSt and forearm In q
straight line. The hand Is kept IN
This position until the officer
acknowledges the salute. or until
nc has passed Then the hand I,
dropped to the side. SalutinD dis.
lance Is sic PAGES. or al the ncares
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general in
ference that,
" tho new
s c h c m q
doesn't work,
there must be
IN o d ! ( /.
cations OF
the Nolstcad
law mainly
as to what
Is real booze.
w h c r q.
fore. { h g
Anti saloon
League heads
issue a pro
n u II c ! a
m 9 II [ %
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Gent. But, as matter Of human vel
fare the irdiyidual home is infinitely bet
Ter and we are everywhere coming 10 it.
Education is harder. The wholesale
Iockstep is being only gradually broken
in our common schools. Higher up, uni
verstes have grown until they almost
need a brigadier general TO herd the stu
dents in and out This place Is IKE
biscuit factory said a discouraged pro
fessor. "In the factory, they run tram
load Of wheat in at one end and tram
load of packed biscuits out at the other.
Tho ainn eavs TINT I'm the interval. the