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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-30

During The SIS months period be-
tween ISSUANCE of Seattle telephone
directories a. many as 1900 70
20. 600 changes and additions are In
volved ~ times there arc more,
The volume of work and the minut"
detail In the preparation and com
pilstion 81 tho copy can be apprs
ciatsd only from an intimate knowi-
cdgo OF tho task
The average customer thinks OF
telephone listing in the terms OF the
individual ono In which he IL in
volved But lot uH observe some Or
the steps that have 90 he taken be-
fore a new telephone number or
change Of address or Of number APP
pears in print to ba delivered "a
every other telephone user In the
] city,
These steps extend 20 every de-
| partment OF the telephone company.
An applicant for service furnishes
/ tho Information TO be listed and
/ printed. IL W OF utmost importance
I that he give " carefully and &C
/ Curatsly and that he make sure IL iR
| clearly understpod by the rcpresen-
/ tatlvo Of the telephone company IN
| the business office.
Since the reason for compiling and
issuing a telephone directory " ono
1 of service. " Ia essential that the
| patron give the required facts In the
most concise and briefcst possible
manner. They should be Just sur
/ ficlcnt 20 make II convenient to Ha-
| certain a telephone number with tho
least possible effort and delay
| The telephone number assigned.
\ the applicant In placed on tho copy
/ OF tho work order" This order
| goes 10 tho plant department, which
/ must do this work with precision.
! Next the order goes to the traffic
| department for check ms 20 correct
| ness OF telephone number and other
features essential In the operation
| OF The service Then II passes
through the accounting department.
and again finds It's way back TO tho
business office, where u originated.
All possible checks arc devised TO
inpurc correctness, The slightcRt
error nt any point might produce
fnr-rcaching confusion.
In the business office the fun in
formation gathered by the work
order in It's travels through Che
10 the service application card "a
ostnbiiBh n permanent record OF ref
crcnce. After this tho completed
service order In forwarded 10 the d.
rcctory department, which prepares
tho copy for the printer.
Copy TO be sent TO tho printer is
typewritton from tho information on
tho service order which has Travelled
from place TO place In paving the
way for tho establishment OF this
telephone connection and the means
OF operating II and which has gath
crod essential Information on route
In preparing the directory copy
extreme care In exercised In tho
spelling OF names In the correctness
OF numbers and addresses, and In tho
proper alphabetical position OF Hat
IngH Every single listing and tho
combined whole must stand for ak
months before n new or revised is-
sue appears to replace them. The
possibility OF error is therefore ro-
duced TO the lowep minimum that
human equation VIII permit.
Arrangement OF names In thoIr
proper alphabetical order In one OF
the complications OF tho task Tho
arrangement must be such ~ 10 en-
able tho public to find tho name OF
any customor Tho typowrittor
sheets OF copy are CHECKED with the
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
Who Speaks First

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
IL l was introduced to a young
man a few months ago, and since
then have had the pleasure of
meeting him several times at bis
office. l spoke to him of an
entertainment / was going to at
tend, and he said he would also
attend, which he did. Now, whose
place was it to speak first?
Would it have been correct for me
to go to him and speak first, or
should he have come to me?
PUZZLED.
IF AT the entertainment, you
j passed him. then you would
bow first. 1t is the lady's place
to acknowledge an acquaintance
with a man.
But if he were some distance
away from you. it would have
been exceedingly bad form for
you to have gone over to him to
speak to him. That would have
been socially awkward and would
have shown an insure taste.
CNrs. BeecInan will be glad
to answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.)
The Washington times., 1925-04-15

TN COUNTRIES where there Is
L not much grass many people
keep grass instead Of cows, and
will tell you why.
In northern Spain there Is not
much grass and that is very dry.
what there Is of it. And since
many of the people are poor, It
is a common sight to see herd
of goats. You know they give a
rich milk--even with their slim
diet. But the milk is wholesome
and very nourishing and makes
fine cheese.
So while we were up there In
northern Spain, Bobby was much
interested in a herd of goats
which peasant owned next to
the inn where we were staying.
IF I only had a wagon. I
could hitch up a couple of those
fellows and have a great time
said Bobby
Such q thing as an express
wagon like our boys use was not
to be found. But I had a happy
thought. I hunted up packing
box, took 1t the blacksmith, who
was wheelwright as well, and
had him make four wheels for the
box.
When pulled that little wagon
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
II4REBy4B{{a}s@z!S4
HOW TO KEEP GOAT FROM BUTTING IN.

home to Bobby you never SOW
sucn a happy boy in all your lie.
Then we bought harness and
lines for 1t.
Now for your team, said /.
Bobby ran into the field where
the goats were grazing and was
just about to put the bride over
one goats head when something
happened.
One old Billy goat. who was
the lord and master Of the flock,
gave Bobby one indignant look.
He showed very clearly that he
did not care for any strangers
mixing up with his family.
So the old fellow, lowered his
head until his beard swept the
ground, kicked up his mind legs
and made for Bobby.
Foxy Grandpa shouted Bob
by in terror.
I rushed out of the inn and
across to the field. Bunny fol
lowed me and was soon far ahead
of me, shouting to poor fright
ened Bobby.
Bobby was as white as a ghost.
For that big Billy goat was max.
ing straight for him, "mahmah-
ing" savagely.
His head was lowered and
aimed right at poor Bobby
tummy. He gave him a fearful
whack and was just hauling off
to give him another, when Bunny
reached the scene and shouted:
Grab his whiskersr'
Bobby seized the beard of the
goat just as he was charging
him again, and, will you believe
me when tell you that old goat
just quieted down and COM
menced bleating as plaintively as
Poor Bobby said he thought
that was the end of his wagon.
But the kind Spanish peasant
picked out two nice lady goats
with nice dispositions and Bobby
rode all over the town with his
little wagon. And when he left
he gave it to the peasants chill.
dl en-.
But Bunny always said when
we talked about it:
THAT wagon nearly got Bob
bys goat"
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
right LETTER
| PAPER
MRS. Cornelius BeeckmanI

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Will you kindly advise me
whether personal stationery print.
ed as above is correct, or whether
monogram is better, or are they
both correct? MRS. A. 3.
THE letter paper that you sent
4 to me as sample is not
good form to use in writing social
letters. 1t is excellent for use in
business. letters-excellent If you
have the Mrs" added-there was
a Mrs in your signature wasn't
there?
Printed letter paper, like printed
cards, are for business use only.
Social letter paper should be en-
graved-either with the mono
gram or with the address. 1t is
better to use plain white letter
paper for social correspondence
rather than printed paper.
The printing on your paper is
exceptionally good-looking.
think, but the paper does regis
ter business rather than social
life.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
Second Installment of Modern Novel,
Centered On Heart and Mind
of the 'sFlapper."

want when I can bring myself
to speak of it.
And think how little 1t need
mean to you-how supreme and
life-lasting would be the happi-
ness to me. Think of this and
wonder If it is right in you to
deny me. Once the gift is mine.
will go away. Your world-even
YOU, will never hear of me again.
4 will be one who is forgotten
and lost-taking with. me only q
memory memory so sacred
that no death can blot it out;
taking a promise so sublime that
no future will be long enough,
nor black enough to wear away
its beauty. May I go in this
; way, Dane!"
''What win You Do?"
Nora Lee was weeping. She
wept for him more than for her.
self. She thought she would dress
see him, pitifully hand him the
. letter, ask wonderingly: What
will you do? Oh, what are you
going to do?" And she would
put her arms eagerly and pro-
tectingly about him -shut him
away from this cruel, incredible
problem.
It was cruel that he should be
tempted like thisaiI that was
finest and strongest in his nature
played upon so subtly.
She had only one thought and
this was to help him; make him
strong TO resist. oh. tell him
why he must. Not for her sake
alone. Not for Sonny's sake.
Ah-but he must know that such
a thing couldn't be-could never
be. For it wouldn't end as the
letter promised. Such things
never did!
If she could have thrown an
iron wall about him then. she
WOuAQ nave uOl1O 1Is CAtO WOU1A
have chained him.
She walked in a wild aKita-
ton about the room. her excited
imagination seeing him as he read
the letter; as he was torn with
its sadness and touched by its
fire. Seeing him as he might
rashly decide: Why not!'
Suddenly she halted. Suddenly
her body was shaken with cold.
sick trembling. 1t might be too
late! They might already have
met. He might, by now, have
yielded.
She sank to the floor, crumpled
against the bed-overcome with
smothered weakness. Oh-gone
from her-lost to her-the hus-
band Of another
Cold, shivering banks OF fog
moved across the room, touched
her forehead; went chilling along
her throat, settled freezingly on
her breath. She put out her
hands, fighting for the free air:
pushing the wreathing mists from
her eyes. She tainted.
Then some one was knocking
at the door. Danes mother spoke.
Nora Lee raised herself with diff
Guilty. She dare not yield like this
dare not!
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
TODAYs PHILOSOPHY IN YESTERDAYS WORDS
By Helen Rowland

heeled shoes and summer furs be
driven to poverty?
Were it not for the foolish youth
that seeketh to appear a 'spender,"
and the fatuous Old Boy that
yearneth after flappers and tender
schorines, should not florists and
jewelers. find themselves begging
aims upon the streets?
Go to. Upon the vanity Of
foolish wives and the folly Of in
different. husbands, do sheiks and
parlor snakes and tame cats con-
t!nue to thrive in all their beauty
and to avoid labor with their
hands.
Oh, mock not the Foolish! For
upon the vanity Of silly women
and the weakness Of foolish men
are builded all the factories that
fill the land with furbelows and
frills that do not adorn; with
clothes that do not clothe; with
perfume, and patent youthifiers,
with face-powders and lipsticks
and swagger sticks and invisible
hose and false eyelashes!
And HOW should the news.
. papers BE- filled with bright head
lines and startling news, but for
the folly OF the married, the de-
mentia OF joy-riders. the sins OF
the sapheads, and the Stiffness of
the stupid?
Verify. verify. without the Wise.
the world might continue to re-
volve upon it's axis and to rejoice.
But without the FOOLISH. it
would come to a dead stop!
Yea, all life would be as q
wednesday prayer meeting, or
Sunday afternoon upon Main street.
SELAH!
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
SELF CONSCIOUSNESS
Forget That You Have Nerves; Look
Out and Not In; Never Think
Of Yourself.
Of Yourself.

think I hear my witty correspond.
ent exclaim.
well, it is bad enough to give
you & lot OF embarrassment at
times and any amount Of hui
initiating reflection between times.
This embarrassment comes
when you are suddenly made con-
scious OF yourself and a con.
sciousness that grows IN upon
itself is about as painful as an
improving toenail.
Get some new friends.
It's only q fool who will ask
a friend to be funny.
IL he wants fun in the form Of
Wit or hunnor, let him pay for
seat at 8 theater, where they
have canned fun for sale.
Wit and humor are spontaneous
things that grow out Of the oc-
casion, as reactions to something
said or done or heard or seen.
OF course, you might make a
witty remark about the fool who
would make such a request, but
that might be rude.
The trouble is that remark
of that kind turns your conscious
1AC9D III 0PO4A 1ICC41 III oil ClLOIL
TO do. two separate and distinct
things at the same time: one Is to
think Of yourself; the other is to
invent something witty; or, fail
ing in that, to drag out something
witty from the storehouse OF
your consciousness.
1t simply can't be done and
you are entirely normal when you
fail down on the job.
The thing for you to do Ii to
cultivate q sort Of don 'tcarea-
damativeness about yourself, while
smiling at the kind Of a guy the
other fellow is making Of himself.
Forget that you have nerves
Look out and not in.
Never think Of yourself, but al.
ways OF something else, particu-
larly something pleasant. the last
thing before you go to sleep. &
Cultivate sen-confidence. Say
aI'lI do tt Then do it.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
By ElenOre Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story of
Her Career.

AND I love you with sucn
A completeness that would not
wish to harm you-hurt in any
way your happiness. even though
II brought boundless joy to win
your smile. Oh, could win
that smile. Dane. When women
love as I do. desperate power
Is theirs. How I have wished
to wind my arms about YOU
rob you--make you minee'
Fire i'm Touch.
eThe touch of your hand is
perfume and fire stealing through
my veins; the meeting of your
eyes is music overpowering, flow
ing through and bowling my
soul
CT could write on and write
on Oh, the peace and sweetness
even. of forming these letters:
I LOVE YOU!
Love you. even telling myself
too often that you are young;
that you are another's; that you
do not seek, and never viii, my
heart
but YOU are young and strong
and sweet. You are tender and
have pitied me. I know you
have. Do you pity me enough
TO grant what 1 ask?
IT am not ashamed to be
pitied by yau. am glad
glad for anything you give.
what I ask Is perhaps only
the pathetic straining of q
thwarted life for fulfillment: or
only the unappeasable hunger of
the lonely for a thing to love
love utterly. do not know
but the longing for child beats
In every throb Of my heart. A
child of my own and a child of
yours. Oh, do not tear the page
across. Dane. Don't push me
with scorn from your thoughts.
Think how great must be the
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
INDIFFERENT
FIANCE
by Beatrice Fairfax.

TT
~ Three years ago I met a
young man who fell in love with
him at first sight. I didn't give
him the slightest encouragement
as I didn't care for him.
He was a stranger in town
and very lonesome. So finally.
from sympathy I began accept
ing some of his invitations and
permitted him to call. He asked
me to marry him. / refused
but for about eight months /
gave him all my time and at
tenion. Then his firm sent him
to another city.
For a year he showed me
every attention. In January Of
this year 1 at last gave him my
answer-yes. He said he wasn't
ready just then-maybe later.
Two weeks ago we went out to-
gether and I noticed how indif-
ferent he seemed. I haven't
heard from him since. Do you
think he will come back to me
again? DISCOURAGED.
UTRITE to your fiance and in
w vite hi INTO call--if he lie in
the city where you live. Then
have frank, affectionate talk.
Ask him whether he wishes to be
released from the engagement.
If you find he still loves you
I suggest that your marriage
take place as soon as it can be
conveniently arranged, for long
engagements are not advisable.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
ssaas

VIZ. Ne4ttU+eNsAs ts&ES
its all right until somebody
asks me to go. That is when
come to myself and cannot think
OF anything to save my life. I
am dope from that time on until
my nerves run away from my
mind again. But my nervous ac-
tons fatigue me; when am alone
I begin to imagine that / don't
feel well. / don't know what it
Is, but as soon as get In COM
pany again I'm fine"
This is an interesting type Of
case and all the sslore interesting
because it is a type Of many. /
am asked for a diagnosis.
It lis a case Of acute introspec-
tive egocentrfsrn, with a tendency
to hypersubjectivity of the per-
sonality.
isn't that awful. Mabel2" Il
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
In the Home

Badly stained brass can be
easily cleaned by applying the
following; Dissolve two heaped
tablespoonfuls of salt, in half a
pint OF vinegar. Dab on the
stained part and rub briskly.
Finally polish with dry whiten.
ing.
When pulling taffy try flour
ing instead Of buttering fingers:
1t does not stick nearly as much.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15

full OF what
people call wit
or humor. But
/ seem to be
aware that It
is not /, but
my nerves that
make me like
that; because
9 v eryt h / n 6
comes to me
without think
ing or even
knowing where
/ get them
from.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
WHOSAIDH
AND WHERE

Condition. circumstance, is not
the thing,
Bliss is the same in subject or
i'm king"
Happiness Is happiness no mat
ter who the possessor is, Pope
writes In his Essay on Man"
''NOne without hope 'er loved the
brightest fair,
But love can hope where reason
would despair"
Love always finds grounds for
hope, Lyttelton observes in "Epi-
gram
Guilt once haa.bOred i'm the
conscious breast, intimidates the
brave, degrades the great"
A sense Of guilt makes men
cowardly. Doctor Johnson OBJ.
serves in Irene
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
BY DR.. Chas. A. L. Reed,

VOU may or may not belong to
i the type of persons represent
ed by an apprecative correspon.
dent who writes:
TT happen to represent the hi
Iarious family OF nerves; always
The Washington times., 1925-04-15

WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Brooklyn Bridge
completed?
2-When did President Harding
declare for an international court
of justice?
3-When was the Mont Cents
road through the Alps built?
4-When was the ancient
church OF st. Paul, outside the
walls. Rome. destroyed by fire?
5-When was General Van
Dorm, Confederate officer, assas.
sinated?
Answers to these queries win be
printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
Patriarch of
Moscow

TNEIE Holy Governing Synod of
L. the Russian Church was in
stituted by Peter the Great, in
1921, to take the place Of the
Patriarchate Of Moscow, the power
of which Peter considered too
great.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
What Makes the World
Go Round

WHEREFoRE. my Daughter.
w dost thou flout the Simple.
and dwell in the scorn of the
Foolish?
For, 10, without the FOOLISH,
how should the Wise continue to
live and wax fat and ride in
limousines?
Go to. Should the Foolish dis
appear from the face of the earth,
wherewith would the Beauty Par
lors be filled? And the bobhers
of hair and peelers of faces con.
tinue to wear purple and fins
linen and to purchase Long
Island estates,
Alas. were It not for the Fatu-
Gus wherewith would the makers
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.

ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.
Henry Clay was candidate
for President of the United States
in 1882 and 1874.
2-Serbia replied to Austria's
ultimatum July %, 1914.
3-Vandyke, the celebrated paint
err, settled in London in 1882.
4--Ulugh Beg, famous samar-
kand astronomer prince. lived in
the fifteenth century.
5-The second Punic war be-
tween Rome and Carthage was
waged from 21S to 2O1 B. c.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15

of nah jongg
sets. and cross
word puzzles,
a n d jewaled
dice be fed and
clothed?
Yea, were 1t
not for the
Dimwitz. how
S h o uld tn e
ringers Of cow
bells and play
ers Of saxo-
p h o n e s and
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
Italian Tragedy

6<COFONISBA," written about
~ 1915, by Gikh Giorgio Iris.
sino. epic and dramatic poet and
scholar, is considered the first
notable Italian tragedy after the
revival of letters in Italy, and is
Trissino's strShOa1a title to fame.
The Washington times., 1925-04-15

tELgN ROWLAND makers or vie
noises sit in the seats of mu-
sicians and escape starvation?
10, with the passing of the
feeble-minded, would not the boot
leggers be cast out into nothing
ness and the. makers of French
The Washington times., 1925-04-15
Juana Name for
Cuba

TUANA was. the name given to
u Cuba by Columbus in 1492
in honor of Prince Juan, son of
Ferdinand and Isabella. 1t was
later changed by the kings re-
quest to Ferdinand. Both names
were afterward abandoned.
Palisadian., 1925-12-18
Public Service Announces
Changes in Employment,
Instruction Departments

Realizing that the highest degree
of efficiency and safety in operation
depends on the kind of men employed
and the nature of instruction given,
Public Service Railway Company, fol
lowing closely the appointment of
transportation managers in each di-
vision in place of superintendents,
has just made important changes in
its employment and instruction de-
partment.
Robert A. Macarthur has been made
acting superintendent of the depart
met, succeeding Daniel H. Herficker
who becomes supervisor at the Cen
trail avenue car house and Grove
street garage, Essex Division. Mr..
Macarthur was operating superintend-
ent of the Passaic and Bergen Di-
visions until the office of superintend-
ent was abolished.
John NJ Orts, who was assistant
to Charles H. Coe as supervisor of
instruction for trolleys and buses, has
Palisadian., 1925-12-18
Bergen County's G. o. P.
Majority on Increase

With 126,173 voters registered in
1925. the Republican majority in Ber-
gen County was 1913 per cent more
than the Republican majority in 1922,
according to a report compiled by D.
Duncan McClave, chairman OF the Re
publican County Committee. The re-
port in part stated that "The Repub-
lican majority in Bergen county has
been increasing each year. We had
an increase of IS per cent in 1873
over that of 1922, and approximately
81 per cent in 1925 over that OF 1928,
while the majority of 1925 over 1922
shows an increase of 1913 per cent.
During the last three years the reg
istration has increased only 20 per-
cent. In 1924, a presidential year. Is
per cent of our total registered vote
was cast, while in 1925, Ga per cent
was cast.
Bergen county has been the ban
ner Republican county Of New Jersey
in each of the three last campaigns
Every national, state and county can
didate has been given handsome ma
jority and in the last campaign the
Republican candidate for Governor
was given the largest majority ever
accorded a Republican candidate for
Governor in Bergen county.
'In municipal offices there will be
slightly more than six Republicans
to every one Democrat taking the
oath of office on January /. In the
past three campaigns, the average has
been slightly more than five Repub
licans to one Democrat"
In concluding the report, Mr. Nc
Clave stated that "The figures given
above are so significant that they
hardly need any comment by me ex
cept to state that no county in thj
state can show such a record fol
three successive years"
Palisadian., 1925-12-18
Public Service Reports
Sale of Is, ,583 Shares
Of 500 Preferred Stock

The first offering of 6 per cent
cumulative preferred stock of Public
Service Corporation of New Jersey
under the corporations popular own
ership plan resulted in sales of 25,5S3
shares to SITS subscribers, or 583
shares more than the $4,000 shares
that were set as a goal for the en-
ployees of the various subsidiary COM
panies.
This campaign began November
and ended December 7, making just
% working days during which the
stock was sold. This makes an aver
age of 913.7 shares sold to 206 sub.
scribers each day.
Since the first offer of preferred
stock was made to customers in 1921
there has been disposed of under this
plan about $35,0O0,00O worth of pre-
ferred stock in eight campaigns.
Palisadian., 1925-12-18

A. Allen as manager of the Marine
Department in charge of operation
both of the riverside and the Fort
Lee Ferry Company and the Port
Richmond and Bergen Point Ferry
Company. Captain Allen has been
superintendent of the former COM
pany. William Dick, who was chief
engineer at Edgewater Ferry, be-
comes Captain Aliens assistant.