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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Our Gas Bills
Would Pay Debt

IJOW can America afford 70
IL be 70 "e1tuyagantZ" Fig.
urcs just out SHOW that We
have spent on new automobiles
alone. IN the past year and a
half enough money 10 pay the
much-dlscuRsed French debt.
Counting all caB and operating
expenses. q few months would
cover what France Is staggered
az the thought of raising In -
years. We have more than five
times ~ many pleasure curs as
an Tie rest OF the world com
ldned. besides nearly all tho
"moyicg' and radios We have
spent on these things, In a few
years. more than the total sav.
iars uf an equal number ~
years just preceding And yet
We have saved more than ever.
where did u come from?
Not out Of savings. nor by 20.
Ing without other things Sec.
Rotary Hoover has computed
that b an came out Of increased
production our man-hour out.
put has grown by almost cx.
acily the amount OF these
things We have worked hard.
a.. been better Organized. and
harnosscd more mechanical pow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Men or Bugs"

THE early men had clubs, stone hatch
L cts and fire-sharpened shafts WIN
which TO fight off the big beasts of their
time. Force. and IL is doubtful # they
would have survived, had they not been
aided by changes in climate and disap-
pearance of the foods upon which their
enemies mainly relied
In our times, mans enemies are quite
rs savage and deadly as those of old. But
they cannot be put down by club or
Ratchet. They are too small. numerous
and prolific. They must be fought with
brains. Take an enlarged picture of the
boil weevil. the Japanese beetle, the house
fix, eockroach. or the germ-bearing mos
quito and put il beside the picture of the
dinosaur, mammoth, cave bear, Saber-
toothed tiger. or other of the old-tlme big
fellows. and, given your choice. you would
be ant 10 choose duel with the old-tlmer.
And mans brains are busy with his
enemies rs never before, his latest being
the development of the 'olfactometer,
now the most interesting instrument IN
the department of agriculture's bureau OF
entomology.
1t has long been known that most
bugs" 10 use a general term, did not de-
pend upon sight but upon smell TO reach
their food. being equipped with olfactory
pores all over their bodies. Bees and ants
recognize the odors of their particular
swarm. Moths have been known to fly
miles directly TO their mates. The "olfac-
tometer" discovers the particular food
odor that the particular bug favors.
Put that food, loaded with poison. where
the bug" can smell il. just as the ranch
err puts arsenic in the carcass of sheep
for the predatory wolf II is tremen-
dous atep toward elimination of mans
deadly enemies. The scientists are ex-
cited over il. They know that, before
very long. the issue of terrestrial life viii
be men, or bugs"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
The Outdoors Anytime

A T last the people seem to be awake to
~ what can be got out of winter
sports, and it is a good thing.
The Canadians. who Certainly have
much winter have been awake to it for
some time. and they have more fun in life
mt ii than in other seasons. This applies
to mature folks, as we'll as the Riddles. A
gray-haired. bewhiskercd citizen with
pair of skates or bobSled is no ncom-
mon sight in Canadian cities. and the idea
Of getting out of winters gloom and get
ting out of ones SELF is fast taking hold
in our own Northern cities.
At this writing Minneapolis is in the
midst of her Winter Play Days" Skat-
ing, Shedding. SNOWFALL battling and
everything, with 1900 tickets sold for
ski tournament. and something new
thought of by the fellow who invented
aqua-planing This novelty is called
"skikjoring" Simply, YOU put on a pair
Of skis, take hold of the harness of a race
horse and go off over the river ice and
depart over the horizon. New Orleans
Mardi Gras isn't in it.
Golf has got the tired business man out
of the humdrum. II is not cracking the
imagination to vision time when we will
pat old Jack Frost on the back and call
him a fine fellow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
- SCIENCE -
HAGFISH

T'HE most remarkable fish In the
L world. the hagfish. is now be-
ing studied at the steinhart aduar.
ium in Golden Gate park. San Fran.
cisco. which recently has received a
collection OF these queer creatures
This fish Is found in Monterey
bay, California with one exception.
u Is tho lowest creature In the or.
der Of vertebrates, or those having
spinal columns. II Is blind. being
guided entirely by sense OF smell.
For a long time after the discov.
cry OF this fish. It's eggs could not
be found. All TAX, shrewd Chi.
nese fisherman. noting the interest
Of scientific investigators in this
subject. set out TO find them. He
found the eggs In the alimentary
canals OF the males. Scientists
came from remote regions 10 buy
these eggs from All TAX. and he
became prosperous by furnishing
them to individuals and 10 labora.
tories,
One reason science Is Interested
In the hngfish is that II Is the only
known creature having three hearts.
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stars " nshinEton bureau.
i93. New York Ave.

NTAsH1NGToN, Feb. a.
w Pending before the senate
now IL a resolution introduced
BY Senator Reed republican of
Pennsylvania providing for the
election from the senate press
gallery OF representatives OF
newspapers watch print news
about the happenings In the
senatc's secret sessions Sona.
tor Reed was angercd at the
amount OF accurate information
that appeared in the press after
the senate had debated In secret
Attorney General stones pro
motion to the supreme court
The Information which leaked
out was obtained by reporters
who questioned senators as they
emerged from behind the barred
doors. Tho Senator Reeds own
colleagues were thus the actual
source OF the secrets" the pro.
posed punishment would fall
only on those who print the Sc
crots. and not upon those who
reveal them.
Tho no time has been fixed
for consideration of the Reed
resolution, It has become known
that senators who are not in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Not Room For
Immortality Here

/ HE u like a continuously.
IL formancs movie" II tbos
in the seats never got On,
those IN the waiting line oouN
never get in. Unless there wer
age and death. there could 10,
be youth and progress. Thsrs
would soon be no more room On
earth. and long before tia,
there would be no more chanc,
OF advancement for the young
This globe was too small 70,
anything deathless 10 be plant.
ed on u. There Is room FOR in.
mortality only in the reaches G.
the Infinite-or In that mySk
state OF which the scholisrs
disputed. in which a mlllsu
angels might dance on the pom,
OF a needle. not because they
we're small. but because thsy
were mutually interpenetraias
so that. like thought. ihy
could all be in the same placs
at the same time,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Railroad Avenue

Editor The star.
As one OF your many readers l
take the liberty 10 point out that In
your editorial. ~ Chance TO save
Lives" OF February 4. you. no doubt.
mean 20 do good. but arc hitting al
the effect and not the cause.
why should q great city like Scat
tic be disgraced with ramshacklc
waterfront driveway why should
there be so many bad street cross.
inRs IN this town.
Why must people petition anyone
TO have some things done that Is for
the common good7 Is not Rainier
ave. dangerous, and also Second ave.
from Cedar 81. north. with its open
street car tracks?
! am not against your ideas OF a
centrally located diving suit for use
in waterfront street accidents. II
might come In handy. but let's be
efficient and remove or remedy the
cause and then We would not have
10 Worry about the effect
G. -. BAKER.
Premier Apartments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
u. S. Can Be Kind

JLTHEN occasion offers your Uncle
w Sam can do the generous thing, do
il with a magnificent gesture, do It with
out waiting 10 bee asked. You have read
good deal about under-paid govern
ment employees; here is the other side OF
the picture
Twenty-one charwomen are employed
in the capital building. At the end OF the
day il is their pleasant task 10 take their
scrub brushes and buckets in hand and
restore the shine 10 the marble corridors,
dimmed during the day by the lnduStrl-
Gus feet of statesmen and tourists. Each
morn finds the beautiful halls glStenlng
anew for the admiration of q new horde
of visitors, and the charwomen retire TO
rest happy i'm the thought of a useful
service done for their countrymen.
For this labor of love, the charwomen
have heretofore received Sil0 year. As
YOU can instantly realize that is almost
S7.SSls week ct is little less, the
final fraction being 40 instead of ls,
but when YOU are dealing with matters
on a big scale. round fractions will dol.
Now, the charwomen are TO receive
more Without going on strike, without
organizing a lobby, without presenting a
petition to the president, without lifting
their handS-Save to WELD their broomS,
brushes and mopS-they have been given
pay increase. How different from the
rapacious postal employees
Ii happened this way: The house COM
mittee on appropriations in fixing the to-
tai for the architect of the capitol, under
whose supervision the charwomen work,
had an awkward figure Of $3.50 to deal
with. II made the arithmetic very both
ersome. A genius on the committee dis
covered that by adding $3.50 a year to
the salaries of the 81 charwomen that
$3.50 would be absorbed, and the arith-
metic would become easy. 1t was done.
Quietly, without self-praiSe. without n
fanfore of publicity, this committee seen
its duty and done it.
The charwomen will now receive
Sl12.S0 year. That increases their
weekly salaries to S7.93 $40. or, roughly
1874. Who says this government hasn't
got heart2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
A Poro Shot

THE Hon. Jap will now endeavor to
L reciprocate and retaliate at one fell
swoop. A bill in the diet proposes to per-
nit Americans to own land in Japan,
except American citizens of those states
barring Japanese from land ownership or
lease.
The measure seems to be aimed at :
Washington, and it will not score any
where near a bulseye. There isn't any
Washingtonian with money for land who
would invest in Japan, with the finest
land on Gods green earth right under his
nose in Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Reed Fights Publicity
of Sendte'S Activity

sympathy with his proposition
have gone back TO debate
which took place In the senate
1870 years ago 10 show how
early the senate recognized the
Importance Of publicity for it's
proceedings. When the Reed
resolution comes up. II Il does
not die in convenient pigeon.
hole, that carly debate will be
injected into the proceedings
Periodically. during the 1870
years OF open sessions. some
senator has been irritatcd by
newspaper statements and has
moved to curb the press rights.
but without success.
From its first days. the sen.
ate has retained the right 10
hold secret sessions-callcd ex.
ecutive sessions when engaged
IN considering the qualifications
or nominees for public office.
and when considering delicate"
phases OF foreign affairs qucs.
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

NJ. Ft1ii: Inst fun ,rhrn ihr
contractors itrfr Bradiag AIasLa g.
thrv TN " ~ bad coaditiou re-
dcsiriana liring on ilth y con pniV
travel 10 ssrd from Rainier arc.
40 one Goa drive 4 fer plaHti
,rosld b. Of great tcnefW " =.
Theses streets arr under contract
10 be paved. aud the work will not
bo completed until next fall Mean
time there 81 little that can - done.
tho the street department promises
10 look into conditions
ur FiFii. There arc many form.
r. Ohioana liring IN Scafiir Whg
10 fhev not gri h9gcihrr did form
an ohio sori~fvf los AHDrlrf hnS
an Ohio sociciu lrhirh has a large
AID interesting membership.
n. q
ssF Madison ~
Ntr FiSit will be pleased 90 put
any interested Ohioans in touch
with H. +. aud will boost Tor a
buckeye" organization, " there Ia
sufficient interest
Mr. FuR: on Inc trcs side Of
Fourth arc. bciicccH stcicart aud
Viroinia. me sidciCalk q continually
eorcrcd 9th mad and irpirr canSrd
~ The bRsrs dririHg IN and out.
caH oupihiHp BE- doHcf +. H.
Tho street department was not
aware Of this and promises 10 look
into Il at once.
Ir FiJ-ii ! operate hotel IN
Raymond. aud am required bU the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
"The Other Side"

Editor The Star:
II is generally understood that
Justice prevails. According 10 our
laws an American citizen should
have a square hearing and be able
to Introduce his evidence before
being taken away from his country,
relatives and friends, for trial.
To the present time I have been
held ncustody since December p
as a suspect in the Nanaimo bank
hoidup. have been held without
bail and have never had an oppor-
tunity TO introduce many witnesses
who know positively ! was in Seat
tie when the robbery took place
The detectives who arrested me.
Captain Tenant. Lieut.. Kent. Chief
severyns and many others, are help
less to help me because I was un
able to defend myself with my side
OF the testimony, but must accept
the dispositions Of foreign country.
still have faith and I know I
will get justice in federal court.
I am positive the higher court Of
my country won't give me anything
but a square deal
ROSS c. WATSON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

city 70 pay ~ operating tar IN I'd.
raHrr. Can hey ciosr up pV pl1o,
~ I rcfusr 20 pm This tart n 4.
n Raymond has an occupation
tax law that requires sou 10 pay q
lirrnte Tor operating "a hotel. sou
can not avoid This unless sou can
show that tho law ia not cunaiitu-
iiUnal n would require the services
n a lawyer TO determine thia The
safest way is 10 pas the lax.
M. FtriE Would Doa ici M
knoic ichu souic Of The stars mar
lst quotations arc nuf accurate
Eggt. Tor iHsioncc. someiimcs orc
s and cents dozen on
A READER
The oRs market has been 80 un-
steady and changed quotations 20
rapidly that even the dealers could
not keep up win II recently, The
stars quotations arc furnished
daily by firms reporting 20 II. Not
all dealers. however. pay the same
price in a time OF price fluctuations
Mr. Firit am the otcHcr 81
lot 10. block 2. Council Crest addi-
iioH. West seattle Tho prescott
ihorouohfarc from soth arc. s. W.
70 sSih ar8. 5. w.. runs thru This
property. ShoHid I hare 70 pay
inrcs on This property y 3. g.
The assessor reports that this lot
Is on the assessment rolls and that
sou wtIl have TO pay the taxes I'M
less YOU can show TO the board OF
equalization that the city has taken
your property for streets
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

The real Psychologist offers
sou. for hard work the chance
10 learn more about the general
operations ~ the human mind.
The one appeals % the zeal 10
know. the other 10 the greed 10
get Real Psychology, after you
know b. h. as "usefui a. his.
tory. astronomy. mathematics.
or any other impeHonal en-
largemsnt Of the mental out.
look
Quack Psychology pretends %
help you personally, 10 get
something for yourself. now.
Tho better the selling points, +"
the worse the article.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Letters to the Editor

lively little use. II Is the dog with
bleeding feet that ls ,rcadiug tho icy
wastes OF Alaska al the thcrmome-
ter around 50 below zero.
II Is always the same In war
time we had the Red Cross dog.
Yet. there are men and women un
grateful enough and with souls so
shriveled that they arr ever ready
to do away with the dog when he
happens 10 give a few extra barks
or romps across their lawn. when
he is not engaged in saving some
humans life.
n Is the ungrateful man or WON.
an who ~ ever ready to accept all
the poor animal gives with only
ungratitude in return. that other
human beings are ashamed to own.
c. PHILIPS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

iy because she shoots a human be.
ing.
Laxity tn prosecution and broad
frout'page publicity has produced an
inclination 10 shoot and think after.
ward among women that was un.
bcnrdof in The past.
HENRY LtTTLEJoHN.
2Ois I5th Ave. 4.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
How About 1t?

Editor The Star:
You write what you think and
print II the way you like; that IL
quite all right buy your paper
and read H. II / don't like II / can
buy another: that's my privilege.
But this time I'm going to write
my opinion and continue buying your
paper.
/ don't like the present-day style
Of depicting woman so dramatical-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
The Oyster on the GriddIe!

United States was producing
I7.gso 600 bushels OF oysters an.
nually. 70 per cent OF tho crop
Of tho entire world OF this.
1850 600 bushels were produced
ia The Chesapeake bay Tho
coun,ry's oyster crop was val.
ucd al So. 100000
There arc az least "a hundred
varieties % oyster. living all
the way from equatorial waters
20 the Gulf u 81 Lawrence or
Southern Norway ia the A.
lautie. and 10 PuFrt Sound in
tho Pacific
oyster culture began yram
lzcforr Christ IN China n was
known IN Italy as early aa 100
IL a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Editor Seattle star.

Editor Seattle Star.
This Is an opportune time for
those who appreciate our good
friends, the dogs. 10 call attention
o what they have done for man
md what they are always doing to
come to the rescue OF man in time
Of strife. 1t is net automobiles.
trains or boats which carried the
serum 10 stricken man and child in
Alaska, but dogs,
Even the airplsne Is of compare
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

congress has no power 10 repeal the pro-
hibition amendment, nor 10 enact any
law permitting what il forbids. He prob
ably knew that this includes beer and
wine" And Of course he knew that few
congressman would find weeks abstin-
ence intolerable. II was merely the stock
sheer about "hypocrites." The mystery
is how il could be imagined that votes in
congress could be got by insulting con-
Rress.
IF IT is not one sort Of quack. il is an
L other. The quack doctors being most
IN suppressed or side-tracked. we now
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Saving Our Life

Editor The Star:
Just line 10 compliment you on
your editorial last Wednesday In re.
gard to city.equipped lifcsaving
truck. a city the size OF Seattle
should have such equipment and
hope you can be instrumental in
showing tho city officials such a
need RI. G. JACOBSEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
off the Farms

Il BOUT 100000 people left American
"A farms and moved to the cities in the
last decade. So figures Prof. John NJ.
Gillette, of the University of North Da-
kota.
The exodus in tbe 10 years before that
was 100000.
condition like this. unchecked, leads
inevitably to food shortage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
BY RUTH FINNEY

boats now line Chesapeake hay,
aud the situation Ia growing
more serious daily. New York
aud Chicago hlye not nfted the
hams they placed on eating Of
ruw oyairm
Tho public health service IL
tracing sources Of an typhoid
cases reported IN cities where
an epidemic has appeared. and
TO- report. when it comes. will
o. authoritative
Iuni the present typhoid
alarm wrecked ,hs business. Tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

WASHINGTON Feb s-
w within few weeks tho
tuitei States public health
service viii D. allie 20 announce
whether Or not the oyster Is
CARRIER uf typhoid fever
10 Il D. able 20 give the oyster
a clean I'm OF health and 90 Frt
ihb message over TO tho public.
$4,000 coo industry may ~
saved N b h not, there will
~ grave suffering along tho -,
antic rraiuHri this winter
Thousands Of idle fishing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
{ Insist or)
-
PHILLIPS" MILK
OF MAGNESIA

Unless sou ask FOR Phillips" you
may not get the original MIX OF
Mngnesia prescribed by physicians
Tor 30 years as an anlacid laxative,
corrective
2sceui bottles, also so-ccni bottles
contain directions any drug store.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
A Thought

II any man will come after Me
let him deny himself. and take up
his cross, and follow Me. - Matt.
1924.
TINE more man denies himself
i the more he shall receive from
heaven.--Horace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

have the quack psychologists. Fortunately the mind
is tougher than the body.
How is 10 tell them apart2 Easily enough II
il is worth the money" it is quack If is uselessS
it is real The quack offers to sell YOU for money
shortcut TO raising your wages 10 making other peO
pie do what you wish, for your advantage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

WOrHtin' at dadE7 sayB T. When f0und pop puRgn
&c just glanced up and he gave reply why. this isn't
sat down by his side and then offered to help
him thru. why. sure" says he. give your skill a
ride. There is plenty that you do"
I picked up cloth that was AZ hand and
dipped in some polish white. Says dad. Now. want
you to understand It's job you must do up right"
I shined and ihined tin the shned things shone
then shined EN- all again. Dad called this play
Wen, might have known that it's play to his type of
When he finally quit and the Job was DONE dad
shouted I'm set for my fling" Twas cleaning golf
clubs that he called fun. Now he's waiting the call
Of spring.
copyright. 1926. for The starl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

er 70 each worker. We xsB,.s
these lu1uries. 30 we simfiy
bumped ourselves and msss
them extra.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Mr.. FiXit Gets a Tax Query

WHY not an Ohio society? Must a pay operating
w tax for a hotel?
Those are only two of the questions readers ask Of Mr.
Fxit The Stars trouble shooter" today. His repies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

A Michigan man Is advertising
for "a supply OF live sl<unks." What
do the psycho.analysls make Of
that7 NN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
WHAT COULD CONGRESS
DO ABOUT IT, ANYHOW?
QUACKS, MORE QUACKSl
BY CHESTER A. ROWELL

IITHEN the head OF the Association Against the Pm
w hibtion Amendment said that If the law vera
enforced on congressman for a week il would bs -
pealed at the week end Of he did not meant 4
lie was merely being nasty 70 congress. lie know fhat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
The Seattle Star

huffman sFaa HsprsssntatiTs. san tf@nso
MfhEau
rsrfurs. Wet e 4 uaatan
uan naoHths ttte aonth' itqa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09

All Letters must have Name and Address
IL they are to be published In The star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
CLUB NOIIS$|||EHgg!EEEFEEBB'2)

"CAY what are you workin' at. dad?" sa!
~ away. Then he just glanced up and
work; it's play"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Dogs and Diphtheria

ROSS c. WATSON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
Delicate Gums

"OFF COLOR teeth, gums
" that are softening and lack
firmness-you can't be attractive
II you have them.
Now modern science has made
important. new discoveries in
overcoming them. 4 way that
foremost dentists now are urging
the most remarkable OF all
dental methods.
This offers you test. In fair,
ness to yourself, send the coupon.