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Evening star., 1925-05-03
YOU AND UNCLE SAM
Series of Educational articles Telling Hoo Federal Couerr
n,ent Is Organized and HotU 1t Functions-W ritten
Expressly for School Children.
No. 53-Uncle Sam in the Shipping Business.

days of the Wilson administration.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation has
charge of the operating end of Uncle
Sans shipping business, although
final authority rests with the Ship
ping Board under the present law.
1t takes highly trained men to take
charge of such an important business,
and they have to be paid good sal
aries: The Shipping Board at present
consists of seven persons appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, who receive $4,000 a year
each. The Emergency Fleet Corpo-
ration must pay even higher salaries
to command the services of the best
officials to command the operation of
these ships in world trade. The Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation is at present
commanded by former Rear Admiral
Leigh c. Palmer, who is paid $25 900
year, and several vice presidents re-
ceive $4,000 each.
|. The boats are operated for the most
part under what is known as IN. o.
4" contracts, under which the Govern
ment ships are run by private opera
tors who are paid a commission of 5
per cent on the gross receipts for out
going tonnage and 2l2 per cent for re-
turn tonnage. They are paid those
commissions whether the Government
loses money or not. These boats We're
all built by Uncle Sam or taken from
Germany. During the war they made
lot of money because rates We're
high. But shortly after the war rates
| fell off and shipping deprecated great
| ly in value. That's why when Uncle
| Sam sells a ship or many ships he
sells for a great deal less than they
cost him during the war days when
the price of everything was away up
and he was paying bonuses for quick
work.
There is one group of ships that
Uncle Sam is operating directly, called
| the United States Lines" which run
from New York to ports in France,
| England, Germany and other Euro
pean ports. This line is operated at
| a heavy loss and there is little prospect
that it will ever be self-supporting
although II is doing a great deal of
| business. On this line is the Leviathan
| the largest ship afloat which is almost
| so, 900 tons. and the George Washing
| ton. another converted German boat
| Of IS, 900 tons.
Other United States Government
| boats go into the European trade
| Mediterranean, South American and
| Far East trade. In fact, ships under
the United States flag now go into
practically every port in the world
where American importers or export
ers or manufacturers or growers are
| interested in the trade of that region
| The one biggest reason why our
| United States merchant fleet is
| operated at a loss is the difference
! in cost of operation between boats
under the American flag and those
| under foreign flags. This is in a large
! measure due to the La Toilette sea
Evening star., 1925-05-03
NAVAL RESERVE.

Practically all of the officers and
men of the Naval Reserve have been
vaccinated and have taken their three
shots" of typhoid prophylaxis, and
conditions again are resuming normal
at the armory at the Washington
navy yard. The regular weekly
schools and drills were resumed last
Monday night. Lieut.. II. j. Nichols
conducted his regular class in naviga-
ton.
Plans were started for get-together
dinner of reserve officers and former
reserve officers at a meeting of the
Naval Reserve Officers Association of
the District of Columbia last Monday
night at the Naval Reserve Armory
Lieut.. H. J. Nichols. president of the
association, presided. and appointed a
committee to take charge of the ar
rangementS, with instructions to make
a tentative report at another meeting
of the association to be held at the
armory Monday night.
Every effort is 10 be made to in
crease the membership by having all
reserve officers in the District join
the organization. There are several
hundred of them. who do not partici
pate in the regular drills, it was dis
closed.
During the discussion it was
brought out that the new naval re
serve organization bill which goes in
to effect on July 1, is not really go
ing to build up the naval reserve in
the manner that the Army is to buil0
up it's reserve. The result will be- II
was pointed out, that should 1t become
necessary for the Navy to suddenly
increase its personnel in time of war
1t will have to go out and pick llp
former reserve officers and those with
out any naval experience as they did
during the last war, and train them
under rush conditions. This is Just,
the opposite 20 what the Army is do
ing, as 1t is mobiliZing and trainine
it's forces now.
The new act in reality clearly puts
a restriction on the Naval Reserve an(
makes of it a close corporation. This
was learned for the first time Mon
day night, when it became apparent
to reserve officers who are trying tc
build up the organization that it Is
really the intention of the regular
officers of the Navy Department to
SO hold down the organization that
1t will be but a small unit. True.
1t was pointed out. that there will
be a reserve list of officers not re-
quired to drill or participate in any
cruises. These officers will be on this
sanhe cohuilioii as eA-oiiiceiS WIZ uo
not keep in close contact with the
naval progress. In order to be o
any value they will have to keep ur
the constant training, and it was
pointed to as a useless waste O.
funds in paper work and records t,
keep reserve list such as this.
1t was disclosed that the activ,
unit of the reserve of the District
Columbia will consist of but % off,
| GERS and $50 enlisted men, divided int
a headquarters company and thre.
divisions, each a nucleus for a dc
Stroyer crew.
Reserve officers who: have the inter.
est of the reserve at heart point out
Evening star., 1925-05-03
SITE OF ANCIENT CITY
UNEARTHED BY RUSSIAN
Harahoto, Once Capital of King
dom of Tangut, Is Discovered
by Explorer.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.


HARBIN, April 1.-The site of the
ancient city of Harahoto, once cap
ital of the kingdom Of Tangut, is re-
ported to have been discovered by
p. K. Koslofe, a Russian explorer. He
recently has returned from two
years stay in the heart of Mongolia,
bringing with him. 1t is said, quanti
ties of treasures Of interest to scien-
fists.
A library of $500 volumes in seven
languages and some $50 pictures are
said to have been recovered from the
ruins of the long lost city, covered
for centuries by the sands of the
Cobb desert
Some of the books reported TO have
been found are in a language hitherto
unknown to philologists, but the eX-
plorer had the good fortune to find a
dictionary of the language which
should greatly facilitate the transla-
ton of the books.
In addition many objects of art in
gold and bronze and some artistic tap
estries were said to have been found.
The collection has been sent to the
Leningrad Academy of Fine Arts.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

that the result of the new act will be
so TO restrict the upbuilding Of the
naval reserve as to make 1t most un-
inviting for officers or men to remain
with it, and 1t will have just the op-
posite effect TO that which was
claimed for it when it was in Con
gress.
All previous organization acts of
the naval reserve have failed in prac-
tice, and they were uniformly bills
sponsored by the Navy Department,
and if 1t was the purpose of the de-
partment to build up a reserve under
the new bill, 1t was pointed out, II
seems likely that the new law is des-
tined for the same end.
Evening star., 1925-05-03
Doctor Rushes to Save Bull.

'Leto," a prize bull, valued at Sl5,-
900. on the Agricultural Farm of the
University of West Virginia, is con
valescent after DIR. J. II. Woodruff
of the Department of Agriculture
hired special train for d trip from
Washington TO operate on the valuable
animal. The bull is IA years old, ana
it's condition required quick opera
ton.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

mems act, which improved conditions
under which seamen work, including
much better wages.
The policy of this Government as
laid down in the merchant marine act
of 1920 is to get these boats into pri-
Vate hands as soon as can be done,
but to make the deal in such a way
as to keep them under the American
flag in overseas trade Many have
been sold with that understanding.
The last sale was Of five passenger
and cargo combination liners from
San Francisco to the Far East to the
Dollar Line. These had been operated
as the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Repeated efforts have been made in
Congress to pass a ship subsidy meas
ure under which the United States
Government would give financial aid
to private ship operators. Chairman
O'Connor of the Shipping Board is
going to suggest to the next Congress
modification of the ship subsidy
plan, through establishment of Mer-
chant Marine Reserve by the Govern
ment. He proposes that each seaman
in this reserve be paid $40 month by
the Government. The private ship
operator could then pay about the
same rate of wages as foreign com
panies pay, and the $40 paid each man
by the Government would be the diff
ferential between what other coun-
tries pay and what the United States
laws require American operators tC
pay. Then he believes that in fair
competition American shipping in
terests might make some money.
AS it is now our boats sailing to
South America are about breaking
even, as did also the transpacific line
| just sold. But the line to European
ports can never break even on ac.
count of the very keen competition
and rate cutting engaged in by for
| eign concerns.
| Copyright, 1925, by WHIP. Kennedy
Evening star., 1925-05-03

will be sold. Chaplain Charles Lo-
mack Is chairman of the committee
in charge. The post Will hold brief
services and decorate graves in
several Of the cemeteries May "a and
participate in the parade May 80,
which will start from the Twelfth
street branch of the Y. NJ. c. a. The
members will later so to Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-05-03


l. streets northwest
May 6. He VII
submit the reporI
of the eastern con
ference held In New
York last week rel
ative to the mex
commander -in-chief
who will be elect
ed at the next ma
tional encampmen'
at Tulsa Okla.
Chairman Ernes'
Wickstrand of the
department budd,
p o p p y campaign
will call a specia
TnnatinO nf tho Nrar-i
Evening star., 1925-05-03

Dept. Comdr. William Homer Car
roll will call the regular meeting of
the Department of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars at the National Guard
A rr,orI- Fifth apd
Evening star., 1925-05-03

the cover of, stir thoroughly, pour some on the
roof, and spread it with stif-bristed broad brush
Then you are fnished-and SO are the leaks.
Is the sun shining? Is the rain coming down? Is
the snow falling? Never mind; you can apply
otormtlght just the same. 1t can begin its job in
any sort OF weather 1t can begin preventing leaks
during the very season or even on the very day
when You realize that leaks viii be disastrous.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

The fifty-fourth article in this series
will be on Uncle Sans Pensioners .
1t will be printed in this paper next
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

longer it will last. But even with ordinary care
it will last for years and years. 1t will GO right on
season after season, keeping your roof free from
leaks and your mail free from repair bills.
Not only can Stormtight be put on in any
weather, and put on any kind of roof, but it can
be put on by anybody. 1t takes no more skill than
sweeping floor. You don't have to mix anything,
thin anything. or heat anything. You simply take
Evening star., 1925-05-03

At the call of Commander DAME
J. Leahy, National Capital Post, 121
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the execu
tive committee met in joint session
Evening star., 1925-05-03

Ion OF raw Iinseed oil and one
gallon of Stormtight. Apply
it like paint. Stormtight
Shingle Stain penetrates the
shingle and leaves a protec-
tive film over the surface of
the roof.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

First Lieut.. Hugh II. Muir. Com
pany c, 121st Regiment of Engineers,
has been transferred TO the National
Guard Reserve on his own request, be-
cause he could not give the amount of
time necessary to stay on active duty
Evening star., 1925-05-03

Plans are being made by the James
e. Walker Post, No. 26, American
Legion, for the special observance of
Memorial week, during which poppies
Evening star., 1925-05-03

Stewart Walcott Post, American
Legion, met in the board room of the
District Building Tuesday evening.
Floyd w. Woolley described the details
of the endowment fund drive. He also
announced that completed plat of
the Congressional Cemetery was ready
for use. All graves will be decorated
by the post, assisted by its auxiliary
unit. Mrs. Lewis Werden, president
of the Walcott Auxiliary unit. placed
the controversy regarding the Service
Club before the post. A gold past COM
mander's jewel was presented by
Comdr. Charles Riemer to Past
Comdr. Robert B. McCandlish in the
name of the Stuart Walcott Post.
George Pickett, Sd, is now affiliated
with the Walcott Post, having trans
| ferred from the George Washington
Post. The next meeting will be held
May 12.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No s, the
American Legion, Is conducting a
drive for members. BY the next meet
| ing, which will be held at the Gavel
Club Wednesday night, the member
ship committee, headed by Cyrus G.
Coombs, hopes to pass the recorded
| paid-up membership of last year. The
| following new members were elected
| to membership at the last meeting: j
l.. Aaron. L. G. Bender, H. r. Brickert
| Edward T. Deck, Harold II. Fairfield
William H. Hutcherson, NJ. r. Jane
| son, Byron II. Drom. Edwin NJ. Mess,
Meyer Ostrower. Capt. James b. Peat
| Harry L. Strang. J. H. Nass. l. r
Zaontz, Jules Zaontz and Maj. Arthur
| n. Tasker.
Plans are being made by the James
E. Walker Post, No. 26, American
Legion, for the special observance of
Memorial week, during which poppies
Evening star., 1925-05-03

At the next meeting Of the Vincent
B. Costello Post, No. Is, the American
Legion, it's candidate will be selected
for department commander OF the
American Legion. julius 1. Peyser
will sneak on legion activities.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

The following colored Reserve Of
ficers have received permission to go
to camp with the 1st Separate Bat
TALON, which will be held at Saunders
Range. Md. this summer: Capt
Howard d. Queen, 4257 Dix street
northwest; First Lieut.. P. McN
Thompson and Second Lieut.. P. J
Chesson, both of Norfolk. Va.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
BY ]. H. Justice

WHEN Prot Edmond s. Mepny
w rang the old university bell
which, hangs in Denny hall FOR
luncheon saturday noon. every one
Of the 5000 old grads Of the uni
versfy who are here for Home
coming week were ready TO eat
II has been Strenuous going Tor
these homecomers since their ar
rival In the city, Friday afternoon
and evening thcre had been some
thing doing every minute
Friday night was the annual
alumni banquet in honor Of Or
Henry suzzaila's 10th successful
year na president or the University
Or Washington The $50 covers AZ
The banquet bah we're not SUI
ncicnt, and 200 or 300 were pro
yided for in another dining room in
time 70 return 10 the general re-
csptiou
Judge Kenneth Macintosh was
the POSTMASTER. and David whit.
comb. Louis schwellsnbach. Charles
Gaahcs md Lieut.. Gov Ion John.
son responded to toasts The nd,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
BELL ST. DOCK
is MENACED
BY FLAMES
Firemen Prevent Another
Big Blaze on Waterfront
IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Waterman Discovers Fire
Started by Electricity

GENTLE narrowly escaped an
- other disastrous waterfront fir
when the Bell st. terminal, one OF
the most modern piers in the world.
was threatened by a blaze in an
elevator shaft al 10 minutes after
midnight Saturday morning
Early Friday morning the ole
vator unit OF the Great Northern
docks al Smith Cove was destroyed
with a loss OF $4,000.
Only the vigilance of George
Tindall- night Waterman, preventea
heavy damage resulting in the Bell
street dock blaze Saturday.
The electric current had been left
turned on in one Of the big ele-
vators a resistance coil became
oyerheated and caught fire TO the
greasy timbers in the pit.
The flames were shooting tup
along the sides OF the shaft wheri
a Waterman discovered them. Tn
fire department sent several pieces
OF apparatus rushing to the scene
and put out the blaze in short
order before it had time to get
start
The damage was nominal. con
fined mostly to the electrical gear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
2 Injured Firemen
Still in Hospital

Slight Improvement was noted
Saturday in the condition OF
Charles f. Grafton, S44 n. 18th st.
one Of the two firemen injured Fri
day morning in an auto crash while
returning from the Great Northern
dock fire
Grafton VIII probably recover. h
is suffering from internal injuries
George Starrett, S5S N 7Srd ST.
the other fireman, is the most seri.
ously injured. He was pronounced
in critical condition Saturday. His
head is injured.
Both men are at Providence hos
pital.
Fire Inspector Jack Reid, after
investigation OF Friday afternoon.
announced the fire loss in the Great
Northern dock blaze as $4,000.
The damage is divided as follows
Seattle Flour Mills, stock and ma
chinery $Sl 900.
Northwest Mugnesite company.
stock and equipment. $4,000
Railway boNcars owned by G. n.
railway, $4,000,
Damages TO the dock and ele-
vator, $500 600
The losses are covered by insur-
ance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
Remember When u of W
Played Stanford in 1898
Prominent Men of Today Were in Lineup as
Invaders Trounced Unhelmeted Warriors

with cheering supporters, greeted
tho teams then No warm, well.
appointed dressing rooms waited for
the tired heroes after the struggle.
Dressed for the fray. tho two
teams drove from the old campus
at Fourth and University TO tho
field in West Seattle with them
went o acant 500 supporters, In
those days n big crowd.
out on the muddy, improviscd
field the players trottcd
The stanford players well cloth
cd. well trained and confident. lined
ur for the Kickoff
Opposite them were the Wash
ington team, clad in makcshirt
suits. trained by volunteer coaches.
II at all, fearful OF defeat yet grim
and SILENT nondescript team with
difficulty gathered together to de-
Turn to Page 2, Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
NEW BUILDING is
PLANNED
60 Year Lease Is Taken on
Corner at Fourth and Vine

Negotiations Tor tho construction
of ak story building were under
way Saturday following the an
nognecmeut that s9-yenr ground
lease had been taken on the south
east double corner q Fourth ave,
and Vino n. The lease involves a
total consideration Of f55g.t0O. The
deal was closed by Carter. MELON
aid & Miller.
LalRh s. Jones s. tho owner OF
tho property and tho lesaecs. s u.
ASIA Claude PhiIbrick ana Keith
BulIiit. hnve formed company 70
handle the transaction. Mr.. Asia
said Saturday that the lease waH
taken because ot the great business
potoutiHiitifE Of that district
Another Tell estate deal wax an-
nuunced IN the sale of the south
west double corner Of Firth ave.
and Battery st. 10 Or J. II Lyons
for $4,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
SuperstitiOns Flourish
in this Civilized Age
Charles Mayburry, Director of Licenses, Tells
of Fears of Automobile License Seekers

Superstitions haven't fallen
before tho advance of civlliza.
tion. They still flourish,
Charlie Mayburry, state direc.
tor of licenses, win tell you
that And In n few weeks,
when applications begin to pour
into his offices for the new 1925
licenses, he can prove his state.
mcnt
Hundreds OF drivers do not
want auto licenses including the
figure "l3," he says. and hun.
drods of others want special
numbers
Some want the same license
number us their telephone mum.
bcr Others want freak mum.
bors And still others have an
idea that II their license ls a
conglomcrntIon Of different fig.
ores, traffic officers may mako
q mistake in copying II down,
All OF which Coca TO make II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
THOUSANDS Al GAME!
1925 Bright Spot of History

NTASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE highest
w standard Of living conditions ever
reached in all history" marks the economic
progress of the United States in 1925, Sec
rotary of Commerce Herbert Hoover de-
slared in review Of business conditions
in his annual report, made public today.
Hoover sees outstanding signs of an UNI
precedented era in the nations activity,
high rate Of production, consumption and
exports; high real wages absence of any
consequential unemployment continued
growing efficiency in management and
labor and continued expansion in applca-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
Fellowship Meeting
Monday at Olympic

The Seattle Fellowship will hold
lts regular meeting Monday night
NovSmbrr ., at 9 o'clock, Mt Olym.
pic hotdl cafeteria Besides bust
ness, the program viii consist OF
the reading Of wilfrcd Wollocks
oncact play THE Patriots" The
parts viii be taken 10y Mrs ] NJ
Rich, James Duncan, w H. Lane
Or. ]. NJ Rich, George N Hanson
Lawrence Lane, An Appreciation
Of Wilfrcd Wcllock will be given
by Mrs, Gustav Aschermann; q
recitation. rive Souls" by Law
renee Lane
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
Florida Man Buys
110-Acre Holdings

Money made IN F'loridu real cs-
tate was invested in Seattle prop
crty Friday whom the purchase Of
a ll0-acrc tract with a hnlf-mne
frontage on the North Trunk road.
opposite the Seattle Golf and Coun-
try club, WAS announced
f. y. Chaplin. Of Miami Fla,
was the purchaser. and the Ortcn
Investment Go. the seller The
price was $4,000 w \. Erwin
handled tho transaction.
Local real estate men contend
that many Florida dealers intend 10
invest their money In the safer real
estate Of Seattle and vicinity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07

lot of extra work and trouble
for Mayburry's department, To
avoid confusion all requests for
special numbers this year must
be made at the county audi,
tors office on December /, the
first day on which auto licenses
are received After that date,
all requests must bo refused,
says Mayburry.
Everybody in Washington
isn't supcrstitious, however"
Mayburry declares, Twin Stan.
ton proprietor OF Tho Smoke.
house in Olympia. has license
number "12" this year. and at
his own request
And then thoro Is Jesse
Mills, Olympia undertaken His
number IL 'eS
License No, "i" FOR 1885 was
ISSUED to $. A. Perkins, news.
paper publisher living in Ia
comu,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
WRECKED BOOZE
PLANE FOUND
Dry Officers Find Broken
Glass Around Charred Craft

The charred wreck OF Gerald
Smiths senplane, which crashed in
Lake Washington last Saturday.
was found By federal dry officers
Friday afternoon on lonely spot on
the east shore Of Lake Washington.
a heap Of broken glass around the
plane tells "a different story OF
Smiths activities, agents said. They
charged that the bits OF glass were
from broken liquor bottles
Officers have been looking for
smith and the plane since the crash
wps reported to their Office early
this week The pilot is sim missing.
The wrecked plane was found after
several days spent in cruising along
the lonely eastern shore of the lake.
Thursday night the scarchers saw a
fire on The shore but were unable to
find the place
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
Prison Term for
Aiding Burglary

Six months to two years M Mon.
roe reformatory was the sentence
given Kenneth Mcdonald 20, Of
Chicago, when he pleaded guilty be.
fore Presiding Judge Smith Friday
afternoon to second degree bur.
glary charge Mcdonald admitted
helping an older man break into
the Vine ST. pharmacy last August
in search Of narcotics
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-07
Favor Restricting
Child Labor in u. S,

YAKIMA, Nov -Yaklmu Val
ley Federation Of Womcn's Clubs
has refused 10 indorsc passage Of
the child labor amendment raufica.
ton by the state Legislature, accord
ing 10 It's officers today The feder
alton, however, pledged itself 10
work for some form Of amendment
restricting child labor IN America.
It also "roaffirmod faith in The Vol.
stead act aud asked for q study Of
the narcotics problem