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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Much Needed

THE presidents special navy board re-
L ports for battleships and against air
craft. Three cheers for the general staff
But il is not enough. Let us have spe-
cial army board that will report in favor
of the army. and special agricultural
board TO report for plows, and special
attorney general board to report for law
yers. What is needed TO settle the ques-
ton as 10 whether or not Uncle Sam can
lick old Mars is plenty of special boards
Of departments TO report that their par
ticular department is superb
All the testimony we have to refute Mr..
Coolidge's special navy board report
against aircraft is the evidence of the
first assistant boss of the aviation forces,
Gen. Hines, chief of staff of the U. 5.
army and the fact that Great Britain,
France and Japan are building war air
craft as fast rs they can.
What Calvin ought TO do is TO take one
good, long. invigorating dash on his bed
room hobby-horse and then clean up the
general staff. But, he won't.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
What's Not Our Business, and What Is

the great publicly owned hydro,
electric business Of Ontario az
Niagara Falls. No one sup
poses that our Or Wulc0tt has
been guilty or anything more
than having been mlslcd by the
great electric companies uf the
United States President Cool,
idEc apparently ignores an In.
jury 10 a sister nation. WHY
not take an interest Ia ihnt2
lie keeps IN his cabinet as
secretary 0f tho treasury q man
whose aluminium trust il ac.
cused hy the attorney general
OF having apparently been
guilty Of the crime Of violation
Of the antitrust laws. Why
not think Of that7
lie il trying 10 get confirmed
as attorney general "a man who
has hcsn n lobbyist and leader
Of the sugar.hcet trust and is
suspected of being az close 60
the Morgan interests as u is
possible for a lawyer 10 gei.
Why not as citizens allow the
president 10 take any sort OF
exercise which he thinks good
for him. mind our own bust.
ncsscs, but think. and think
hard, Of his apparent tendency
20 put all the executive and
judicial powers Of the govern
ncnt In the hands Of men hos.
tile 20 the interests Of you
and me-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
BY HERBERT QUICK

known 10 swing Indian clubs.
or pull weights. or so thru any
other sort 81 eEerulf"
why laugh 40 the hobby,
horser The president should be
pnErd Tor having the com
mon ronse 10 use this invention
FOR preserving his health. even
II that solemn face Eobbiug mp
and down 10 electricity docs
seem "a little absurd.
But the worst 81 u ID that
We take an attitude OF disrc,
spsrt toward the chief maEis-
tmte for thing which IL In
every way sensible and In no
way any of our business, while
stupidity refusing 10 call in auea.
ton certain or his public acts
which are distinctly our bust.
nrau.
That electricity which runs
Calviu's raging Hteed. for In.
stance there IL problem in
that President Coolidge ia cK
offirio head o. the Smithsonian
Institution. Tho secretary Of this
great institution Is accused BY
Sir Adam Beck OF SANDER Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
It's Their Lallgh

OUR late associates" the allies, in the
" world war-also Germany-must be
doing some laughing in their sleeves Be
sides the disclosures by Gen. Hines,
Mitchell and others, there's the expert
testimony of Congressman Laguardia,
New York republican. who was a flyer in
the A. +. +. Laguardia declares that our
coast defenseS are absolutely worthless
and that we have navy which can't
navigate its ships,
Verify. our foreign friends are entitled
to al least a giggle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Gets Many OF Them

THICAGO'S proposition 10 establish
- museum Of live germs is having much
humor poked at IT, But why should not
such an exhibit take?
A crowd will gather about a drunken
man in the gutter or about two fighting
ours. The fellows raising safe 10 a sec
ond-story window have 10 curse or kick a
always running after the fire departments
machines. Certainly there will be a crowd
to gaze upon the horrible creatures that
are eating EN-. And fortunes, even some
sorts of greatness, are made by getting
the crowd, irrespective of its character
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
1t May Come

a DISTINGUISHED engineer Of the
n East predicts that the radio will
have great part in the next war, and
there is hardly any doubt but he is right.
One may sit at ones fireSide and get"
a battle that is raging thousand or more
miles distant-the drums, the cannonry.
the shrieks of agony. the curses, and all.
1t may sound good deal like the present
static" but the individual features will
be distinguishable. Nice, safe evening
with bloody battle! Science seems to
largely occupy its time in adding one hor-
ror of war to another
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24

less supplied with ammunition
and fuel
Within go miles Of thai,
h8Hss alplsnss may eoastitut.
serious threat 70 surface
ships, land forces. cities ana in
dusfrlai DgHtsrs BEYOND that
they cannot transport bombs
heavy enough 70 % much dam.
age To answer that threat an
antlaircfaft defense must -
provided Hostile aircraft car.
risrs should not h. allowed "a
approach within that distance Of
our coast.
The hattleship Of the futur.
can b. 70 designed a. not 70 b.
subject 10 fatal damage from
the air. n cannot h. sald
therefore, that dir attack hss
rendered the battlsshiD obsolet..
But airplanes are OF great
value 70 the fleet In scouting.
observation. bombing and spot
ting for long distance Eunnrs.
Aviation has taken Us place IA
an element Of the flee, and can.
not be separated from Il.
Commercial syis ton should he
encouraged, AZ should the fur.
Their development OF military
aviation in order that this very
important element in the IA.
tionai defense may be brought
10 the high point Of efficiency
necessary 10 insure the national
safety.
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w. Fizif IA fhc heat ordnance
ttui IN operation ! ON firing 10 n
housc on UnircrHiy ~ The land
iord turns on The heat tiro or ihrrc
tines day. Nv roommate Is VI.
and should hare tcnrm room all
dap hope pou can FIR a.
N. NJ
The heat ordinance lH operative
until May This case has been re.
ported 10 the health department
and viii h. investigated should
you have further trouble call the
health department o. MA iu-4a4n
w. Firit. Why au THIS taik
about the j1yiralkcrr J1vIrnlkcrs
have nercr Killed or Injured anyone
but thcmselrcs Let The iraffic cops
90 after the auto drivers lrho arc
using our streets for Spcedtpuvs.
and passing double at Intersections
at 90 miles an hour. r. n.
II is largely TO protect the jay
walker himself. that this law is to
be enforced. Your point Is well
taken concerning the street speed
ers. and especially those who pass
nj intersections These two classes
constitute grave dangers on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Another Puzzle
Editor The Star

Editor The Star:
Instead Of working on cross. word
puzzles ! think we had better work
on a puzzle for 1928 and see IL we
cannot drive menace from our
country by electing La Toilette or
some other progressive as our mex,
president
La Toilette. Bryan and Greely
were the only candidates since Lin.
coin who were conservative. They
want everyone TO have a share. All
others we're radicals. IS - per cent
Of our wealth in the hands Of three
per cent Of our population proves.
Our men should he limited in
wealth not 10 exceed 5000. 600, and
any person seeking wealth abroad
should be disenfranchised and fined
heavily.
The farmers should he taught the
rich man does not want the farm
on which he holds a mortgage. He
only wants the money the farmer
owes him. and advances the price Of
grain just before election for polit.
ical gain as he would rather hold
the farmer at bedrock
JEFFERSON d. NICHOLS,
Edmonds. Wash.
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?? ANSWERS to Your Questions 2?

southeast Of Spencer. Washington
io,enship. Queen county. indidHa.
Q. who wrote the lines:
who gives himself with his
aims feeds three,
Himself. his hungry ueirhbor
and me-
A. Jones Russell fsotceH
@ What are the PleiBdes?
A. A group ~ str stars on the
shoulder Of Taurus fthr buiiJ. fhr
sscosd sign Of fhr Zodiac. forming,
10Th the pole star and The ftrin..
Castor and Poliur. The fhrrc uvgut1r
points Of figure tohich IL ncariv
an eqviiateral triangle.
o How was the length Of an inch
first determined
4. A statute Of Edtoard III. ffJI2J
made three harley corHs round and
dry" the definition Of an inch The
English inch Is equal to Isl cent?
meters. The old Scotch inch iens
slightly longer than hc English.
O Is there any provision for the
issuing Of duplicate bonus ccrtin-
Gates in case one Ia lost or
destroyed
4. Duplicates teiH be issued upon
the submission 10 the uctcruuS
bureau Of proof Of the loss Of the
original.
Q. what was the long embargo p
A. The en- barge act passed by
congress December 2f. 1907. during
the administration Of Jefferson. IT
icas brought about bp the seizure Of
American ships By The British and
French governments The act pro-
Uided that saiiinDs Of American res
sells for any foreign port be in
definitely prohibited. The export Of
american goods sirank TO one nm
Of The former figure and the Gu
forced idiencss Ia commercial cen
tiers caused great suffering aud dis
content. This forced congress 10
pass iat0 firing March :. 1909. as
the date for the termination Of the
Iar.
Q. Is Ramon Novarro married
What is his address?
A. He Is NOT married Address
him hetro-G oldtcvn corporation. 1910
Bnoddicov. NeD York city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Mr.. Fixit of The Star
Here to Remedy Your Troubles
if of Public Interest

streets. and should always he re-.
ported hy number 10 the traffic de-.
partment. MA in-7SI0
Mr.. Fizii. several tscekS ago !
irToic yoH concerning a broken light
pole al 10th N. W. and ". Goth ST.
This pole IA atm hanging by tcire.
and some chId Is iikciv 10 BE- IN
jnrcd or Killed. Con yon not fir ~
n. H.
The construction department of
the Puget Sound Power & Light Co
promised 10 have this pole removed
some time aEo Ths matter has
now been taken up with q depart
mcnt that viii get action.
NJ. Firii. why eaH not people
living IN West Seattle hare an all
night car sorricc. the same as Green
Lake aud University districisr Our
last car Iedrcs the city at I a. M.
r.. l.. q.
superintendent Henderson stated
in this column recently that the
night service for West Seattle was
ali that the traffic would now bear.
There are a number Of late work
ers living in the Green Lake and
districts, milking owl
cars necessary
Mr.. Firif. Frint Park, bciicccn
Iacksou and Washington sts.. IS be-
ing used as a dumping pround bp
people living Ia the netOhborhood,
Can this be remcdicdf A. o. ".
This has chen reported TO the
health department. and should re-
rcive immediate attention. II II does
not call MA macao.
ur. I'irit: on First drc. W. IN
The $500 to $500 blocks. there is bur
,uc sidctcoIk. aHo the street is only
n feet tcidc. The city plat shoics
ileo ,calks aud jj-foot street.
Since the district has built up. icc
frc entitled TO better rdlkS and
street. Can you help uS1
n. y Il.
Go to the street department In
he county-city building and explain
10 Mr.. Forsythe. He promises to
give you consideration and advice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24

I AM depressed by the fact
L that my follow citizens All
over the tountry arc bursting
out in ono universal hh,hh be-
cause q has tmnspircd that the
president has bnbby,horse
which he rides In Tho White
HouNs.
do not mean Il hobbyhorsr
like that TO which Triuram
shaudy dcyotes some chapters
-an idea. a rad. Hn otacsaion,
No mean an actual little
horse which IN the presidents
case. has neither head nor tail
and which il aCtuatrd by cleo,
tricity.
This hobby horse runs. Eallops
or trois and gives its rider just
as good exercise as does
vcri,nhls stced. It's handy. too.
II saves time. why ride "a
horse when this Ia just az good.
and cheaper I wish had one,
II b. . very sensible AMI useful
invention
Nobody would think Of laugh,
ms AZ the president II hc we're
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24

viii sIcken and die If its fur Ia
cut7
A. n Is better TO oai, uHtil
irarmer heather. as tho cat IS IN
danger Of catching cold. n Is NOT
true that the cat tciH sickeH and
die " the fur Is cut.
Q. What IL the longest tunnel in
the United States?
A. The ShGndaeH tunnel. ~ piiics
long. which delirers daily 100000
900 gallons Of pure icdtcr from the
great Ashokan dam 10 Net0 York
city.
o. Is 1t always necessary for a
woman 10 rise on being introduced
to another woman?
A. This Is considered good form.
Q. Can you suggest the best man
ner OF restoting Wilderness to clothes
that have become gray in color
from poor laundering
Il. hfpcdfcd DohiH0s ana hanging
them out in the strong sunlight Is
perhaps the best method. Tt teiii
take time, hotoeUcr, cren Nth this
method.
Q. What causes the dense fogs Of
the city OF London7
a. The city Is Ia the U1liev Of the
Thames and is naturally inclined TO
be misty. aud the smoke. caused By
the use Of soft coal. does not get a
chance 10 rise.
ton OF the United States?
A. In 1920 u teds 10 miles irest Of
Whitehall. Clay toUnship, Queen
county. indiana: s.J miles south
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Naval Boards Report
to Coolidge on Planes

Editors NstrG gksaia the q. =.
saw be =sFAppsdf Has the air
piaas zsaira fts dosmf BriE.
Tea. uitshsti. assistant rhisf Of
thr army air service, said 80.
The nayy said No, frssidEnt
Coolidge ordered an inVTHtiEa-
tics. a special board, sompszsd
81 seven HdmtraI.. one mailer
ErnsFai aad one navel ssto-
mandrr. sHnnsinrd 10 Witnesses
--tnsiudinE zen. nitchsii. most
Of the aviation experts Ia tbs
rSantTy aud naRy nRYal officers
thea made report. Here IL
l., boiled Down
GEA power is vital 70 the life
~ of the nation.
The three most important sle-
meuts Of -, power sres First.
n powerful and efficient navy.
Second, properly equipped and
defended bases f1F the use Of
The fleet IN areas where hOstiIl.
ties may occur. Third, a msr-
chant marine.
The mission or our navy 10 10
support the national policies and
guard American interests and
possessions in all parts Of the
world. Our navy should be sec.
ond 10 none.
We are a psace.loving nation.
None Of our foreign policies Is
Of an aggressive nature, still.
several are such az 10 require
n atronE navy for their support.
The Monroe Doctrine 10 a nofa-
Bile example The policy Of the
open door b. another.
N we are 10 continue the pol
icy Of avoiding entanEliug al
llauees. we must be- prepared 10
stand alone against possible
combinations.
The fleet, which Includes all
types Of combatant and neces.
sary auxiliary units, is the ultl.
mate force employed lu the ex.
crCisc Of sea power,
4 properly constituted fleet
consists Of hattleships. battle
cruisers. aircraft carriers, air
craft destroyers, submarines.
mins-laysrs and auEiliaries
The battlcShip Is the element
Of ultimate force In the fleet
snd all other elements are con,
trihutory 10 the fulnllment OF
It's function as the final arbiter
In sea warfare
From time to time apparent
threats 10 the supremacy Of the
haitlcEhip have appeared. Each
has resulted IN some modinta-
ton Of lis design and in the
methods Of it's employment In
war But is supremacy re-
mains.
Aviation has introduced a
new and highly important fac.
tor ia warfare both on tho land
and on the sea It's influence
on naval warfare undoubtedly
viii Increase In the future. But
the prediction thBt IL win as.
sumo paramount Importance in
sea warfare will not be real.
lied.
Alrplane performance h in.
herently limited by physical
laws The airshlp also has val.
liable characteristics. but its
great vulnerability makes It OF
doubtful value IN war.
Aircraft cannot operate from
territory that IL not controlled
by the military or naval forces
OF their own country. They
cannot occupy territory nor con.
troll the sea.
Airplanes cannot reach dis.
tnnt overseas areas under their
own power with any effective
military load. Therefore they
cannot opernte effectively. un.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24

You can get an answer 10
l. any question OF fact or In
formation by writing The Seat.
tie Star Question Editor. i32f
New York ave, Washington
ID. c.. and inclosing cents In
loose stamps for reply. NO
medical. legal or marital Ad'
vice. Personal replies. conf
Dental All letters must be
signed.
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hMgM1pG$|lgEEg!iE'|||

SOME time other each brother
n time That's know
Thus it's enough for a rhyme
away minutes
saLby Johnny
o tmepiece
will pause for spell The little hands pointing bit before
what time that should tell"
While talking Johnnyd from all OF
the
This by the day by the finally
So
folks have buy him watch.
for he star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24

o. What is the average height Of
q cocoanut tree?
A. The average height Of a full
croicn tree is from 80 TO 60 feet.
Q. What are the dimensions Of the
presidents yacht. the Mayflower7
A. Length 2TJ feet. beam s. feet.
mean draft II feet ! inches dis
placement $500.
Q. What does the name Marie
nean7
4. II Is the French form Of Mary
and means bitter"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Leniency, Any1Uay

THE reported decision of attorneys for
i Dorothy Ellngson, the matricide, TO
have her plead guilty in return for len
iency seems to be polite move. In one
California penitentiary there are 50 wom-
en- convicts, 33 of whom are murderesses,
and California has never executed wom-
an. With life imprisonment the worst
Dorothy can get, leniency would seem to
mean something less harsh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
Council Salaries

Editor The Star:
Proposal TO raise city council sal
aries TO $4,000 a year seems foolish.
A much better way would be 10 limit
the membership 10 three and pay
them $500 month. Three good men
could do the business as well as II is
done now and what they lack in pay
would be made up in honor.
II. c. CROCKETT.
SIT Madison 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
A Thought

As an earring Of gold. and an
ornament Of fine gold so Is n wise
reproyer upon an obedient car
Prov. xxy:l2.
MAKE not my ear stranger to
4'I thy houghts.-Addson.
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Washington's vigor and personal
force were built on regular rest

"Father of his country" George
Washington's personal force and
character would have made him
great man, even if his services as
soldier and statesman had not COM
manded the homage of the world.
Nomanevcr livcdwho made more
of his time. He owned huge
estate, was a man of affairs, and
the richest American of his day.
Likenearlyall othergreat men, he
knew that sleep is the builder and
restorer of strength and energy.
He rarely allowed anything to
break into his regular hours of
rest. His adopted son writes that
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Letters !

Name and Address Must Accom-
psny Each Letter That Is to
BE Published in The Star
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except on special occasions, nine
o'clock always found him in bed.
Modern life is not adjusted to a
nine o'clock bedtime. But quail
ity bedding enables you to get the
rest you need in fewer hours.
Profit by that fact. Compare your
beddingwith Simmonsspringsand
mattresses. Your dealer has them
in many styles, at the lowest prices
it is safe to pay. Test them today.
Look for, andfndthe Simmonslabel.
Write for copy of "Restful Bed
rooms" to The Simmons Company,
600 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24

Q. Is Ramon Novarro married ?
What Is his address?
A. He Is NOT married. address
him Hetro-Goldtcvn corporation, rs 10
Broddicov. NeD York city.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-23
ElA|lR!eIk s ! SEE

Rouletta's most difficult, ordeal, the
most trying time for both Of them,
i'll fact; not one man i'll ten thou
sand could have carried of such all
awkward situation at a cost SO low
to woman's feelings. 1t was, Of
course, the very awkwardncss of that
situation, together with 'Poleon's
calm. courageous method Of facing
it, that had given his patient the
strength to met him halfway and
that had made her convalescence
anything less than a torture.
And the manner in which he had
allowed her to learn all the truth
about hcrself-bit by bit as her re-
sistancc grcw-his sympathy, his re-
preston, his support! Hc had to
know just how far to go; he had
spared her every possible heartache,
he had never permitted her to suffer
moment of trcpidation as to her
self. No. Her first conscious feel
ing, now that she recalled lit, had
been one Of implicit, ,lnreasoning
faith i'll him. That confidence had
increased with every hour; dismay,
despair, the wisl, to die had given
place to resignation, then to hope,
and now to brave self-conhdenCe
Reulctta knew that her dclivcrance
had been miraculous and that this
man. this total stranger, out of tho
goodness Of his heart, had given her
hacl, her life. She never ceased
pondering over it.
She was now sitting motionless,
comb and br,,sl, in hand. when Pol
con came into the tent for second
time and aroused her from her ab-
straction. She hastily completed her
toilette, and was sitting curled mp on
her bed when tho aroma of boiling
coffee and the sound of frying steak
brought her to her feet. With 4
noisy clattcr she enthusiastically ar
ranged the breakf fast dishes.