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Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-04

Jack Smith, of the Premier mill forces, left for Victoria on the Prince Rupert.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
WAR, 40 YEARS
old, RACES
Plains Battle Still Going
Strong in Oklahoma

KENToN. okla. March CA hl-
lent warfare which has boon raging
Tor the past 90 years on tho burnt
rolling plains OF the panhandle area
NJ Observation-Disclosures Htill per-
sislH
Forty years aEo, cowboys on the
old q, \, ranch ls miles northwest
Of here ACROSS Il broad cNpanho ~
arid land, placed moro than score
OF fcrrvts into tho prairie dog
town"
II was expected that the fcrrctr
would eSterluinato she underground
rodents In a few months The thou,
sands Of prairie dos holes In the
ground made II dangerous for the
cowboys 20 ride over the area.
After 40 years Of warfare. "A fow
ferrets are still seen.
The prairie dogs They arc still
numerous and. altho they nearly eXs
terminated tho stoalthy little ferrota,
the forrcts are believed TO bc staging
come back
However, they failed TO accomplish
the purpose intended by W, a. Tow
cra. Kansas city, Mo. one Of the
ranch owners, who brought them
here,
Tho ferrets now live apart from
the prairie dog towns and rustic their
food by pursuing field mice and other
small rodents,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
QUARREL ABOUT
CATHEDRAL
Some Say ST. PauI's Near
Collapse, Others Don't

LONDON. March Around the
old dome Of st. phGl'a has now
gathered dnrkly cloud n quarrel,
Ing experts. The public IL bcwildered
while the city surveyor, John
Todd. has officially certified the
cathedral 20 be IA Dangerous struc.
turc" and demanded that the piers
be entirely reconstructed and tho
whole cathedral placed on Il concrete
bed. the commission Of experts which
has been Gtudying the subject with
scientific instruments since 1921 r.,
plies rudely:
pure bosiir'
That commission. which rs headed
by Sir Aston Webb. d leading archi.
toct. asserts that;
There Is no immediate danger that
the dome Of ST. Paul'a will collapse.
That while Il In true the dome has
tilted little. there Is every evidence
that this occurred when 81. Pauls
WAS built and not since
which side Is Figbt2
The man In the street who looks
apprchenslYoly up At -. Paul's every
time he passes II. afoot or on a bus.
would give good deal 10 know.
As for the authorities. they are
studying the mutually contradictory
reports with CONSIDERABLE. pcrturba.
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

Lucille Kahn. leading woman. who
plays The young duchess ia otis
Skinners production Of "sancho
PanEa. coming 20 the Metropolitan
for sir nights and two matineeH.
starting Monday. March -, u not
yet out OF her teens.
Az child she was considered II
youthful prodigy un yiollnlst and
played with great success on the
concert stage.
The role Of the duchess in ''sancho
panER" requires woman OF charm.
beauty and ability and Miss Kahn
was chosen by Nir skinner Tor thH
role after several very prominent and
talented actresses had competed
Last season Aiiss Kahn MAS with
Lionel barrymore ln the firiabco pro
duction OF Laugh. Clown, Laugh"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Merchant Shipping of
World Is Falling Off
American Wooden Vessels Broken Up
During 1924 Responsible for Slump

NEW YORK. March 20 The ton.
mage Of tho worlds merchant adiu.
ping M recorded IN Lloyd'r Register
book on June 80. 1924 waH 6i,O24. 900.
u decrease OF over million froas
tons from tho corresponding date IN
fp29 A. the begginins Of the war. on
juno 80, 1914, the f-toss steamer tons
mage, plus nrt tons OF sailing ton.
mage aggregated 100000.
There was marked increase Of
tonnage following the war. The t0ipl
for June 30, 1919 wan b0,9in.0 900 tom;
1890. bT3lt,oOo tons: 1921. 6l,a76 900
tons; 1929, g4.37i 900 tons, 1898. 60,
10000 tonsI 1894. Gi.O2l,O0O ton.S
Even sailing vessels were affected
by the building boom which. between
June 1919 md juno 1920. increased
the worlds fleets by nearly sl1 aud n
half million tons but this squirt was
short lived and sailing ship tonnage
rs now decreasing more rapidly thun
before the war.
According 60 ndvicea received by
tho Bankers Trust company OF New
York from its British Information
service as the total tonnage under
construction during 1894 averaged
only two and "A hair million gross
tons, II II probable that the total
world tonnage AZ the end Of 1924 was
lehs than ON June 80, owing TO Tho
excess Of vcrscia lost and broken up
over tonnage launched during tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Jap Leader Bitter
at immigration Bill

OSAKA, Japan, NY Mhill Wis.
count Kaneko has resigned tho
presidency Of the Japan.Ameriean
society. which no had held for
many years. He mas long been
noted for his friendship FOR
America and Americans, Ills rcsig.
nation was caused by the action OF
tho United States in passing tho I'm,
migration bill. Knnsko said;
II, Ia really very painful Tor me 60
hav, to leave a post which has been
80 agreeable In my youth was
educated at Boston and Harvard l
have devoted nearly the whole OF nay
lifc to the eauEc Of Amerlcan.JAp.
aneao friendship"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

second half Of the year
rhs reduction ~ hald 20 DO due
largely 10 the breaking up Of Ameri,
can wooden vessels. But even aside
from this. British authorities find
that there " an actual reduction IN
Hea going shipping competing for the
limited carrying trade available,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Million Dollars a
Day Gold Coinage

NEW YORK. March 2O.--Morc
than a million dollars day Of the
nations vast store OF gold is under
going the change from bullion to dou.
BILE eagles. says the American Bank
ers' Association Journal. The mints
at Philadelphia. Denver and San
Francisco will turn out s1sO.00O.OO0
in new double eagles during the
first half OF 1895.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

"FoR er', ing out loud .,.'..l II
II you don't believe IL. just
try II out some % these days
and II you're not among tho
preferred class. newsboys. Wen
wager John Resch or j. /.
Downing or some other lnspsc,
tor from License Director T.,
l. AIarsh's office will bc down
on you like ton OF brick
Under the new license ordin.
ance being pressed this year.
anyone who sells anything and
seeks 20 attract purchaser
by making a public outcry or
staging musical entertain.
ment. who rings a bell or blows
a whistle. must pay $40 day
license Zee for the privilege.
Most OF them. senior Inspec
tor Resch says. have given up
their vocIferot@ vocal opera
tons. since yelling costs proved
rather more than the effort Is
worth.
During the past few weeks,
alarsh's men have been round
ing up South End medicins
men, pavement dentists and
"clinics." curio vendors. the.
alter barkers and public markc,
spislera. And the result is tina,
most OF them were silent Thurs
day and there were only two
men licensed TO yell IN the en-.
tire city Of Seattle.
Newsboys can stili continue
to dispose Of their wares with.
out a license.
But II you feel Ike shouting
or ringing a bell or have the
musical complex or yearning
20 blow "A whistle. dig down in
your jeans for the SO or 90
out in the hills back Of Black
Diamond where men are min.
ers and the hills are sounding
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

CHARLOTrETOwS. Prince Icd
ward islnnd.--Oycr I.o0o. 900 dozen
Of eggH. valued at 17S3,p7i. were
handled by the Prince Edward Is.
land Egg a Poultry association dur.
ing the year 1924. Tho total in,
cluded esg.s dozen extras" and
Isa.o72 dozen No, 10 and 2s, while
the 1898 price was n fraction Of a
cent higher tho yield for 1894 waf
about 100000 dozen greater and
brought about $4,000 more than
that Of the previous year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
PULLING. TOO

THE BOY Papa. why did you
marry mama7
THE FATiIER-Hsil. my boy. Is
u beginning TO puzzle you also7--
London Answers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

boards for expanding lungs, and
20 70 w.
Otherwise get q bunch u cop
les Of The Seattle Stars ard
stand on a corner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
"Americanitis. I"

DIR. William S. Sadler, nationally
Gorgas Memorial Institute, asserts that
"Americanitis'' is causing 240, 900 pre-
ventable deaths yea~ly in this country.
He has coined the term American
it's to describe the whole group of
conditions that he believes responsible
for needless loss Of life. He contends
that the hurry, hustle and incessant
drive of the American temperament
are the causes of this peculiar and
characteristic mortality, which in
creases during the dangerous age"
between 40 and so years.
The report claims confirmation of
the hitherto only suspected facts that
more Americans are dying from heart
disease, Bright's disease, apoplexy and
high-blood pressure between the ages
of 40 and so years than any other
white people.
But what are we going to do about
it? the layman will ask, appalled, by
the startling statistics presented by
DR.. Sadler, as he points out that the
terms speed up" and efficiency" de-
scribe the two ruling motors in Amer
lean business life today, almost a
fetish to thousands of people.
DR.. Sadler says that they must slow
down their bodies and calm their
nerves. but the average man will
realize how difficult this is under the
hard drive of conditions of Ameri.
can workaday life. Scientists and
medical men, supplemented by the
opinions of travellers and world OBJ
servers. agree that this spirit of drive
is more pronounced in America than
in Europe.
But there are indications that as a
people we are beginning to mend our
ways. We are learning more and
more that it is possible, and certainly
advisable. to play a little as we go
along. The automobile is doing won
ders in this direction by Turing US
away from the desk and rendering it
easier to get into the open spaces. The
golf links beckon to the great out
doors. Municipalities recognize the
need of providing recreation for the
public.
Warnings such as those provided by
DIR. Sadler should not go unheeded.
They furnish thought for study and,
if conditions of life render practicable.
should result in curative reforms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17

their giant hangers are they actually
safe from the sudden freaks Of the
weather.
Yet the fact that both of these great
airships, the Shenandoah and R-33. re-
turned safely to their mornings indi-
Gates that they may be controlled un-
der dangerous conditions. A French
dirigibie. the Dixmude, was lost over
the Mediterranean, in consequence, it
is believed, by being hit by lightning
bolt. This is a constant menace to
the lighter-than-air craft. They offer
not only wide area for the pressure of
the wind, but a mark for the at
mospheric electricity.
Opinions are at variance as to the
relative safety of the two forms of
aerial navigation, the dirigible and the
plane. Each has a record of disaster.
In point of percentage, however, the
heavier -than-air machine would seem
to be safer. In the commercial uses
airplanes have been flown with a high
ratio of security. Accidents occur, of
course, but in reference to the total
mileage flown they are becoming In.
frequent, and as planes carry fewer
persons than dirigibles the casualties
are less. When a dirigible comes to
grief the entire crew is usually lost.
Considering the experience of the
Shenandoah and of the R-33 in being
torn from their mooring masts, the
question arises whether this form of
securing them at their bases is de.
pendable. 1t may, of course, be pos
sible to strengthen the fastenings to
the point of withstanding the severest
strain. The mooring mast has decided
advantages over the hangar in facility
of mooring, but in view of the uncer-
tainty Of the weather it may be doubt
ed whether they outweigh the chance
of total loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Painleve's Strong Ministry.

Premier Painleve'S new ministry is
announced, a composite of French
statesmen of a wide range of pollt-
ical views, but united by willingness
to serve in the present crisis as a
means of restoring the French
finances and preventing a national
disaster. 1t is regarded as the strong
est ministry in the history of the
republic. BRAND takes the portfolio
of foreign affairs and Caillaux that
of finance, two eminent specialists
who are personally antipathetic and
who have already developed friction,
even before re ministry has been
definitely established. The premier's
task will be mainly to keep these
two men from antagonism that will
lead to the collapse of the ministry.
Caillaux has unofficially stated that
1t is his purpose as soon as the do
mestic financial situation has been
stabilized to attack the question of
the foreign debts. Just what he pro-
poses is not clearly indicated, though
q hint is given that he favors some
sort of commercial trade arrange
uent whereby France may pay in
exports rather than in cash.
Frances present financial troubles,
says CaillauX, result from dependence
upon German reparations. Germany
will pay" he says, has become the
reliance of the French government
ever since the war. 1t is now evident
that Germany will not pay adequately
to meet Frances needs. Some other
means must be provided.
The selection of CaillauX as finance
minister has been called a challenge
to the Senate, which sat in judgment
upon him in 1919 on a charge of trea-
son. Painleve was forced. however,
TO take a chance with the upper
chamber. No other man in France
was so ably qualified to handle the
finances in this present critical stu
alton as Joseph Caillaux. The good
effect of his selection, regardless of
parliamentary strain, is already felt
in the approval of financial centers,
from which expressions of confidence
in the rehabilitation of the French
treasury are now heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Artistic Rewards Increasing.

And now musicians are going to
get not only as much as, but even
more money than bricklayers, car
penters, painters and other artisans.
The Chicago Civic Opera Co. prom
ises in a recently signed agreement
with the musicians union to pay, for
performances and rehearsals together.
an average weekly wage of s155.
Musicians, with their trade union, are
classed as artisans, although many a
genius who in the future will be
ranked as artist or even maestro is
playing today in the rank and file of
various orchestras.
The laborer is worthy of his hire,
and even 'saxophobes''-to take the
liberty Of coming a word-will rejoice
in the good fortune of these men,
whose ever-vanishing and ever-fresh
product gives pleasure to human ears
and stimulus to human emotions.
Some men continue to play in orches.
tras through sheer love Of their trade
who might do better in another line
of endeavor. But they are so consti.
tuted that they cannot change; the
music is in them and must find an out.
let.
Slowly, but surely, the status of the
fine arts and those pursuing them is
raised. Artists, fiddlers, jugglers
mountebanks, poets, wrestlers, dane.
ers, all were once classed pretty much
together. The Briton of a century
ego, in particular. looked down on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Dirigibles Adrift.

Though the R-33 giant British
dirigible fought her way back in
safety from the coast of Holland,
whittier she was driven by a furious
gale, the adventure Of the great gas
bag is renewed evidence of the frailty
of this form of aerial transport. The
ship was torn from her mooring mast
at Pulham, on the east coast of Eng
land, by wind which is estimated at
rs miles an hour. Her nose was badly
damaged. She was swept to sea, help
less and in peril of total destruction,
with 81 men on board. Good manage
ment, however, coupled with good
luck, enabled her crew to keep her
under some measure Of control, and
as soon as the wind abated she was
turned and headed home.
These immense dirigibles are at the
mercy Of high winds. When moored
in the open they may be torn loose
by the gale. This happened to the
Observation-Disclosures she received that
name-and for some hours she was
Gdrift. Only when they are housed In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Selling Presidential Handshakes.

Commercializing the President S
tourist agencies which have adver-
tised a visit to the White House, with
q greeting by the President thrown
in, as a special lure to prospective
clients. If such advertising propa-
ganda is continued, however, it may
result in depriving the President of
the pleasure of meeting many Amer.
lean citizens and in depriving those
citizens of the pleasure of meeting the
Chief Executive.
President Coolidge likes to meet
people. He has always been of ready
access since he entered the White
House. But it is bad taste, to say the
least, to seek to capitalize in dollars
and cents courtesy that is freely ex.
tended by the President to visitors to
the Capital.
Visitors to the White House who
wish to see the President and shake
hands with him must be properly in.
troduced. Not for many years has 1t
DeeH DeIIIllIleu TO lnrOnSS OF people,
without any introduction, to go to the
White House and meet the President,
except, perhaps. the New Year day
receptions, when the President meets
the public generally. Usually a let
ter from a member of the House or
the Senate, or some Government off.
cial known at the White House, is all
that is necessary, however, to make
1t possible for the visitors to see the
President at the hour usually given
over to meeting the visitors
If tourist agencies have been able
to deliver the "handshakes" which
they have advertised, therefore, it has
been through their ability to obtain
from members of Congress the re-
quisite letters of introduction. Mem.
bers of Congress might do we'll, it
seems, to inquire a little more closely
into requests for such letters before
issuing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Motor Headlights.

A decision to strike out the OBJ
jectionable ''no-dimming" clause in the
new headlight law has been reached
by Traffic Director Eldridge and the
special traffic advisory committee
Elimination of this feature of the
light regulation is a wise move, be-
cause it will minimize, to a large
extent. the bright light problem in the
we'll illuminated parts of the city.
AS the law was at first drafted 1t
provided for mo dimming" of head.
lights in the city. The revised regu-
lation now states that objects must
be visible for a distance of 200 feet
in advance of the automobile. If
bright lights are required to procure
the 200-foot visibility, they must be
turned on, but on we'll lighted streets,
such as Pennsylvania avenue, Massa-
chusetts avenue, Sixteenth street and
others, headlights are to be dimmed.
In brief, the new rule makes it
possible for the motorist to make
use Of his bright lights when it is
necessary for proper vision. If
motorists of Washington interpret the
regulation correctly they will use
their headlights sparingly and only
when they are in poorly Illuminated
sections of the city.
The next step, after the headlight
law goes into effect, is to invoke the
cooperation of the motorists of Wash
ington in adjusting their lights.
Modern lights are easy of adjust
ment, and the District law is COM
paratively simple. Electric bulbs
must not be of more than 21-candle
power, and the direct beams of the
light must not come to a height of
more than AZ inches from the ground.
The light must be properly focused,
by means of a screw back Of the
lamp, so that the beam will concen-
trate to a point. An approved lens
must be used and the lights must
show up an object zoo feet in ad-
vance.
Although the law is simple and easy
to observe, results obtained in States
with model headlight regulations
make 1t apparent that many motor
lists regard it as one of the worst
types of crossword puzzles. 1t is a
sad commentary on the motoring
class that the percentage of properly
focused and adjusted lights, even in
States with strict regulations, is small.
The carelessness, indifference and in
efficiency of large number of motor
lists is strikingly illustrated by a drive
in Maryland, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets or other States where the head
light problem Is still rampant despite
every attempt to solve 1t.
When the new rule goes into eff
feet in Washington local motorists
should strive to escape the stigma that
is attached to motorists of other
States, and cooperate 100 per cent
with the traffic authorities. Put your
self in the other mans place and
ask yourself whether you would like
to drive in the face of your own
lights. Cooperation by the intelligent
motorist, with heavy fines for the
refractory, will solve Washington's
headlight question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Good Washington Work
In Caring for Animals

To the Editor of The Star:
AS this is Humane week" when
all good people are requested to think
kindly of "our little brothers of a
lower mold" to whom we are in
debted for invaluable services, I beg
the courtesy of a little space to i'm
press the meaning Of the week upon
your readers.
Man has but lily fulfilled his re-
sponsibility toward these creatures
placed under his dominion; he has
exploited them to the limit, treating
them as though they were in fact
what the small boy defined a horse
to be-"a machine on four legs that
pulls heavy loads
They are indeed most willing ma.
chimes, but they are also beings that
feel and suffer even as you and 1:
and 1t is only decent of us who claim
to be civilized, not to speak of claim
ing to be Christians, that we return
their faithfulness by giving the great
est possible consideration to their
modest needs of food, water, shelter
and kind treatment.
During a recent visit to your beau.
tiful city, I had the pleasure of meet.
ing number of the devoted humane
workers of the Capital; among other
places of great interest to one con.
cerned with animal welfare, 1 visited
the Animal Rest Farm maintained
by the Humane Education Society
across the Maryland line.
found it a fine large place, ad.
mirably adapted to it's purpose, with
the animals in excellent condition
evidently well cared for, very lively
and unQuestionably happy. They are
all strays, abandoned by cruel mas
tiers. and would be a danger to the
public as we'll as a misery to them
selves If running at large and un-
cared for.
There were 6 or rather decrepit
horses, 20 or 80 cats and about 100
dogs, some of which will find good
homes through the kind offices of
the directors, and others will lead a
comfortable life until death calls them,
or disease makes it advisable to send
them gently into everlasting sleep.
In other cities I have seen places
conducted on the same lines, but none
of them in as we'll kept condition as
this Washington establishment.
1t Is a lesson to the public and es.
pecially to children, for whom humane
teaching holds great ethical value. in
pure unselfishness and mercy toward
these humble beings that have the
same right that we ourselves have to
live out their existence in peace and
comfort; for they share with us the
divine mystery of life and death and
they look up to us for help and
friendship just as we look up to Him
who is above us for spiritual aid and
guidance.
And may He deal with us in the
same measure that we deal with these
helpless and voiceless creatures of
His handi n. @. WILLIAMS.
New York City.