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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-28

was 20 serious. ana no obviously "a
gentleman Or Al lenat a man
Of the world, CcusInlY not iht
type ~ man who would follow d
woman unless De Well. unlrs.
ho whgt7
For the no of her May couldn'l
finish tho thought Utterly baffled.
almost puuicky. aho turned away
quickly and walked back toward the
hotel
Broathiessly she sank into one Of
Tho deep velvet chairs In the lobby
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Action Is One
Virtue of House

Nov let the house Of repre-
~ sentatiyes e1emplify its one
virtue. and railroad thru" the
postal salaries bin. just passed
by the senate. The lower house
~ congress long ago gave UP all
protense Of being a "dcliberatlye
body"
Instead. Il has developed what
the senate never had-the ca
pacity FOR action. It's committee
on rules can report "A special
rule. setting aside a definite
number Of hourH for debate on
this bill. and bringing II to
vote al the end OF that time.
Members know how they arc
going 20 vote. They have heard
the senate debates. and have
nothing 10 add 10 them.
II they want 10 make explain
atoms for home consumption,
the leave 20 print" custom
takes care Of that. and requires
no time. This way OF doing
things may bo all wrong. So is
the whole institution Of the
lame duck session. But. hav.
ing these conditions. the thing
is 70 use them. II can be done.
even In the brief time remain.
ing and It is up 10 the house
10 do II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
II All DEPENDS

CENATOR PEPPER tells the senate that
y the United States should relinquish
its claim to Cuba because II got the Isle
of Pines thru the Paris treaty with SPAIN
in which this country was acting as trus-
tee of the unborn republic.
By the same Paris treaty We got the
Philippines 49, bought what Spain had
stolen. We had TO shoot up the Philip
pines TO establish ourselves as trustees
of an unborn republic" and we have been
sitting ON the Philippines ever since. The
fate of unborn republics seems TO depend
much on their opportunities for profitable
investment by the trustee" Do you see
regular" senator's, like Pepper, working
10 turn the Philippines over to the Fill
pinoS? You do not.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
SCIENCE
BEE INSTINCT

TT HAS long been known that the
L greatest architect is the bee. But
Il Is not so well known that the bee
also Is the most expert Judge Of tenn
peraturc. This fact has been ostab-
llshed by government scientists in
studying the ordinary honey bee.
The bee knows exactly when the
temperature reaches 81 degrees
Fahrenheit. This point means dan.
ger to the bee. When the mercury
drops 10 81 tile bees huddle together.
The ones In the center of the mass
generate heat by muscular activity.
Those of the outer layers crowd close
together. usually with their heads
toward the center. and conserve this
heat. The worker bees in the center
produce heat 10 the extent that the
center of the cluster often attains n
temperature OF 30 degrees. The in.
sulation ON the outside OF the cluster
Is so perfect that heat can only es.
cape very slowly.
Commercial beeteepers try TO keep
their colonies under such conditions
as TO temperature that the bees do
not have TO protect themselves by
their own efforts. This conscrves
their energy and the output of a col.
ony of bees Is increased.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Cruel Senatorial Humor

CONGRESS passed a law TO raise the
- pay of postal employees up 10 the point
of "a living wage" Coolidge vetoed this
law. The senate failed to pass il again
over the veto.
Now il has passed u substitute designed
to meet the presidents ostensible obiec-
tons, namely. that the original bill did
not provide of itself the revenue TO pay
the increased wages. This bill. sponsored
by Senator Moses, undertakes TO raise
S6SD00,00O.
The postal clerks. desperate after their
defeat by the president, joined in urging
its passage. All but eight senator's voted
for il. The eight are Borah. Brookhart,
Glass, Harrison, Norris. Norbeck. Under
wood and Swanson.
The eight remembered-as most of the
others must have remembered-that the
constitution contains the following:
Section l. Article l. An bills for raising revenue
shall originate In the house Of Representatives. but
The senate ma, propose OF concur with amendments
as on other bids.
The senate must know that the only
course for the house is either 10 kill this
senate bill or else join with the senate in
kidding the poor postal employees into
thinking something is being done for
them.
II the house follows the latter course.
Coolidge doubtless will veto the bil-this
time for real reason.
If he joins in the kidding, the supreme
court will have the killing to do.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Your Clothes

"A MANS wardrobe, says the National
n Association of Merchant Tailors,
should include:
Four oyercoats and several suits of
sports clothes.
Tuxedo and full dress suits.
Waistcoats tthe more the better).
Sack suits for business (number OPP
tional), either single or ouble-breasted.
Riding suit.
Morning coat and waistcoat, with striped
trousers and silk hat.
To most of us this sounds more like
the wardrobe of a matinee idol than the
ordinary citizen. Either it is lot of
clothes or else we are a nation of raga-
mullins
Perhaps the merchant tsilors will yet
make Beau Brummels of us all.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Moral Obligations

GREAT Indignation over Great Britain's
u objection TO the elevation of guns on
our battleshpS. Great racket oyer'the SnS-
picion that Great Britain's two new air
plane carriers are, in erect, oasuvs4.t5,
in violation of the Washington agreement.
But no official stir over the fact, an
nounced by Attorney General Stone, that
307 British ships have been engaged in
the business of smuggling liquor into the
United States during the past year. Over
800 British ships conspiring to and aiding
in violation of United States statutes,
Millions of United States money necessary
TO squelch such violations. And not
thing done about it. Who said something
about national conscience" and ''the moral
obligation of nations"2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Which Would
You Prefer?

NOV get out your inferl0rity
~ compleH The Merchant
Tailors' association sHya that a
man must have four overcoata
aud seven suits. You who feel
fortunate when you can change
20 your other suit and put on
your one coat are notified 10
confcss your inAtgnincance. But
here comes also a manufacturer
and complains that be has 10
hire boys for everything requir-
Ing originality.
IT ~ the rareEt thing 10 find
a man who can get new Idea
after he Is thirty" Which *.
coption would you rather be-
the man who has seven suits or
the one who can think "a new
thought7 In fact. n you can
think thought. you can also get
the price II the suit5 and have
sense enough not 10 want them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

with practically the same crime of which
Forbes, Means. Fielder and Thompson were
found guilty ~ conspiracy to defraud the
government.
The public will watch with much inter-
est the progress of these other trials. to
see wherein wealth and power and legal
ability can delay the slow-grinding wheels
of justice. Always, the public will be ask,
ing itself;
SIS there one law for the petty eulprit.
and another one for the rich and power
full one?"
1t is fair question. which Time alone
can answer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Saving Streets

nNE reason our pavements do not last
" longer is that they are forever being
dug up to repair sewers and other pipes.
Sometimes, 1t seems, the finer the job done
by paving crew. the quicker it will be
plowed into and patched by diggers.
When the pavement is replaced the
patches inevitably sag. The surfacing goes
to pieces prematurely.
Then the street has to be paved over
again
Why not do away, once for all. with
this foolish waste by putting all the pipes
in tunnels?
The initial investment, to be sure, would
cost more.
But in the long run the saving would
be tremendous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

a. Yea. but there Il no chargo
connected tcgh securing INC license.
q. When did the San Francisco
earthquake and fire occur and what
was tho loss OF life and property ?
a. On April rs. 1906. The main
shock teds fen about 5.f5 IN The
morning. The property loss loas es-
timated at orcr Se0O.00O.OO The
loss Of iJc tods about I5P, Of ,rhich
266 were killed By collapse Of bnitd-
hos. III bv fire aud nine On acct.
dental causes.
O. is It true that a person may
mutilate a United States coin IL he
chooses?
4. Yes, but The coin mus. not 90
back into circulation. for am at
tempt 10 pass u as money Is a RIO
iatioH Of the lac.
Q. What Is the rule for Growing
the men" In checkers?
a. When a man first reaches anu
of the squares on The opposite or
reme linesof the board. u becomes
King, aud can be mored bdcEudrd
and forpard as The limits OF the
board permit rho not In the same
pidW. and must BE- cropned fbp
placing a man on the top OF ~ by
the opponent; " he neOiects 10 do
so. aia proceeds 10 play. any play
shall be put back unM The man be
cTofned.
q. What In the meaning and what
are the variations OF the name Flor
onco?
80. n means blooming" or "lbour-
ishing." and rs carnations arc rio.
Fiossic, Fiorrio.
O. Is Pola Negri married and has
she ever been married before2
4. Poid Ne0ri has been married
but once. She tccdoicd Count Eugene
Dombski ,ohtie abroad and diuorocd
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Rich Mans Laac, and Poor Mans

THE mills Of justice grind slowly. but
i they do grind.
A court in New York has found CASTOR
B. Means and Thomas b. Fielder guilty
of conspiracy to bride an attorney gen
eral and other public officials and have
sentenced the former TO two years in
Atlanta penitentiary and the latter to
$4,000 fine.
Another court in Chicago found Charles
r. Forbes, former United States veterans
bureau chief, and J. w. Thompson, an
accomplish, guilty of conspiracy to loot
public funds.
Thus there comes to justice the first
of the group of men who conspired to
loot the United States government.
Court cases are under way against the
others. Harry w. Sinclair and Edward
l.. Doheny, who garnered the profitable
privileges of exploiting the navy's oil
reserves, and who advanced money TO
Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the
interior, are facing trials. Fall is under
Indictment.
Curiously, Means, Fielder and Forbes are
not rich. Thompson is wealthy st. Louis
contractor, but not influential. Sinclair
and Doheny are not only rich, but are
powers in the financial world. Their
coterie of lawyers is one of the most skill
full aggregations Of legal talent ever gath
cred.
Doheny, Sinclair and Fall are charged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Your Eues

A PPROXIsIATELY 1900 school chill
n dren undergoing vision tests by the
United States public health service were
found to have defective eyesight. This
represented 81 per cent of all the children
examined.
1t is striking evidence of the limited
extent to which the eyesight of school
children is being given attention. says
the EyeSight Conservation Council OF
America.
Especially so, since the number Of chill
dren with defective vision at 10 years of
age was four times the number at years.
Regular eye examination should be as
much a part of school curricula as arith-
metic. We are criminal if We continue this
neglect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

QUACKS
by C. II. RoWELL

THERE ia go hw morea ib9
i pHy-aeaiust bnhiHE am ed
itor. but n tho editor eEiurts mo
bfii,o by bhckmau. that. f1riu
uatsly. comes within the penal
rtatutrs. II b. "a matter " com
GRADUATION o. tho whole pro-
fcwlan that this law bias been
enforced on e particularly H..
srant fgufu4ilstir freebooter.
There IL no lower creature. no
worse disgrace % auy prDfes-
bion. than the publisher who
prostitutes his opportunities by
e1t0rtlng hush money. lie Is
10 journalism what the quaek
Ii 10 msdlcips and tho thyBter
10 law ana 'worsc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
2? AnsWers to Your Questions 2?

q. Is there any difference between
the meaning Of porch" and yer
au4~"~
4. The STANDARD dictionary says a
pOit.. - "a cVeered structure form
ing the entrance to a building. I"
iohHe the definition for pcranda Is
ran open portice extending along
one or more sides Of building"
@ Are there any women members
Of the British parliament?
4. LddU Astor. the duchess Of
Afhel, Mrs. Hilton Phiuipson and
Hiss Z. Wilkinson are the four
,eomen members Of the present
house Of commons.
O. How can brooms be preserved?
a. Dip them for minute or tpo
In a kettle Of LoilinO suds.
O. What was the numerica !
strength Of the Protestant and Cath
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

much more. OF this the federal
taxpayer pays about Iz.b0e. ooo,
mostly on national forests. the
states. s. 900 900 and nmbermcn.
$4,000. 900,
We have no way Of estimating
Ia dollars for loss Of NE, soil.
fertility. water resources and
other associated values. II il con-
sentative 60 assume that three.
quarters of the 10000. 600 acres
burned over have enough mcr-
charitable rcgrowth. varying
from one 20 100 years old, 20 be
worth $50 an acre. or i75, 1000, 600.
II n necessary 20 consider the
loss u market FOR labor and sup
plies that goes with every exist
ing or potential thousand feet de-
htroyed or prevented This II
commonly rcckoned ~ four times
the stumpnEu value and applies
20 merchandise and immature
timber alike. Here wo have a
$500. 600 600 tom without much
stretching and there ~ tragedy.
Az well as money loss. IN uncm-
ploymeni and vanished markets.
Meanwhile. II we are destroy
Ing some hundred million OF ac-
tual property values year, with
Il must go a tax revenue OF n
million or two.
our items now add 10 make
our annual fire bill well over
$500. coo. 600 a year. but for Bound
numbers call Il tha;--hRlf a bill
lion. All reckoucd on the average
year. no; the worst. and on pres
ent forest conditions, ~ tho
everything were roplaccable by
opening new fields without con-
Ederlng the Incident cost In
crcases and the distresses OF fu-
tur. forcs, shortage.
Half a billion dollars n year
already; growing because values
involved are growing; and very
largely. II not wholly. prevent
able.
stu say that whether or not
this represents sufficient attack
on our prosperity TO be called "A
national menace. the processes
that are content TO let II go un-
dealt with are a menace TO any
nation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
FABLES ON HEALTH
SALT IN THE BATH

also the skin. and they cost but a
cent or two.
An excellent bath bag is made as
follows
Make the bag from cheesecloth.
and put n running string on It. Save
all pieces OF toilet soap. and when
they are perfectly dry, pound TO a
powder.
Mix four tablespoonfuls OF borax
with four ounces OF the soap, and
stir this mixture into four quarts
of bran.
a half Flint OF this mixture, tied
In "A bag, should be used for each
bath. using the bag as n wash cloth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
NJ a m m 9th Mea+
Rarest Food, Is >
Delicacy

WA8iISCToS FEB. In.
W urezt food On earth -
been found -
30 drHeaey served 10 s,,..
rorH of ancient Rome va
difficult TO procure Or a. -
aa fbls food. diseoyersa In n.
Arctic islands north Of s.be,t.
II - mammoth meat IA a.
years Old
Explorers have found. init
dfd IN ice. carcazses Of ns,
moths which have lain there /.
cold storage since pre.hlatorss
days.
Native hunters eat the ma,
and huffer no IN effects
Eut don't aspire to am,a.
the age0d deilcacy.
The Russian government "a.
hsued an edict forLlddlnF aas,.
70 land on the Islands. This h.
brought these Arctic islsns,
into prominence recently.
They are bodies of lana Al
most continually surrounded 3,
Zee. in 1910. a hunter sax
herd Of deer walking on the i.
out Of the northern sea A.
Was curious 20 See where g.
had been staying. lie di.sor.
cred the New Siberia island,
the largest group on slbeds
which had remained unknor5
20 that time. altho only q
miles of the mainland.
Nicholas Second Land. len
times as large as Long Island
was discovered in 1918. and 4
f. only 90 miles Off shore.
Wuugell island u a hundrss
miles OF shore. and il Is prO,.
ably tho bsstknown Of Ia
northern group, because of fhs
tragic deaths and dramatic ~.
cues that have taken pso
there in recent years. Thk h
the island nearest Alaska
An American whaler sighted
Il in 1861. and no record Of +,
discovery before that time has
been found.
The whole soil Of these l.
lands seems 10 consist o. bone,
Ivory IS dug there ffom lhs
tlIsks Of millions OF mammoth,
which have persisted. Thee
are bones II dozens OF o,her
varieties Of prehistoric snE
mails. Fossillzed trees are found
there. proving that in the az
OF the mammoth trees grew !,
least 400 miles farther norh
than they grow today.
There are no permanent il.
habitants on these Islands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

II mny H. has not found his
dog. Mira C. has an airedale
pup she viii give him Speak
up, Biily. n you want tho aire-
dale.
w. Fritz 90 ITth arc ".
bri,rera HnrrfsoH ard Thomas.
there Is a dangerous hole ia tho
ccmcHL Can goa hape q ftTcff
u. &.
This was reported 10 the street
department yesterday forenoon.
and vas repaired in the after
noon.
Mr.. Flsiis The light poles ~
s3,h vs.. aHd Henderson hare
been "a for srpcral icects. hai
sec hate no hphiG when do
wc get fhcm. J. +. ~.
II viii be three or four weeks
before the lighting department
viii get to this AZ present the
entire force Is engaged in urgent
work elsewhere.
Mr. Firii, Saturday niobt as
icr lrcre backing 10 70 park a
iiitle coupe capo rushing vp
behind ~ ard turned "a qaick-
~. sfriking fender ~ a stand
ing car as 70 DID so. and settled
doicu iB the space iCc iccrc
clearly entitled 10. What caH
you do lrifh a man Ike thaiF
A. r. n.
There Ia not much that can
be done with this sort. We all
have met him lie is Ia the
class with the man who sneczes
In your face and who whistles
his soup at the restaurant
Mr.. Ftrit: Nv son. re-. At
tends a public school for music.
Can he use his school tickets
for thisS MRS. q. q.
School tickets arc only good
for attending public or private
schools where the regular gram
mar or high school courses arc
taught. He could not use tho
school tickets TO attend tho
music school.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

WE have abou, $4,000 recorded
w forest fires a year ia the
United States. 200 10 900 now
ones "A day during the dror
months. with thousands burning
simultaneously during much %
the season.
They burn over some 10 mil.
lion acres u forest land year,
an ARA larger than Is numbered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

A HANDFUL OF salt. preferably
sea salt. thrown in the bath
water. helps TO prevent one from
catching cold afterward, Mrs. Mann
learned In her next lesson on the
bath.
Salt also Is good tonic for the
skin. An ounce Of ammonia mixed
with the water II excellent for un.
strung nerves But ammonia is not
very conducive TO beauty, so IL
should not be used frequently.
Use of bran or cornmoal bags in
the bath is very good for the skin.
These not only soften the water. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
GERMANS ON TIE JOE

7 am reliably informed that tho
industrial revival particularly in
Germany. has been so astonishing
that American exporters have hard.
IS recovered their breath. after
finding that the Germans have re.
gained the biggest part of their foot.
hold In Latin America, which was
temporarily lost to them during the
war Representative Alderman
Rep). N. j.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
MILITARY TRAINING

Everywhere VIC sec evidences that
the benefits Of military training TO
tho individuals and the nation, for
peace ms well "a for war. arc be.
ing appreciated moro and more by
the people. The civilian compo-
nents are requesting moro and more
instruction and more and more IN.
cillties. Report OF tho secretary OF
trur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

and moro injured a. to produc-
uvlty.
Tho recorded immediate loHs ~
merchandise umbsr and other
property averages 20 million dol
Lara "a year Doubtless Il in really
FAR greater.
Fire fighting and protection
expense usually eosiB us fully
1850. 900 year and sometimes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
A Thought

seest thou "a man dlllgcnt In his
busincssf lie shall stand before
kings: he shall not stand before
mean men.-Proy. xNii:29.
DREFER diligence before idlencss,
L unless you esteem rust above
brightness
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
FiXit Gets More Troubles

Mr.. Flrti Docs nor TIC citu
ordnance prohibit firms keep.
Sag lHHk or merchandise 0a ur
sidctcaikE "a front Of thrir
places Of buancaf on Ftih
ave- ~. nsar Denny my Tho
sifciouik u asrd daily for sfof-
a0c OF ,carcS thai arc IN the
iray 81 podcsirl1Hs
MRS. H. H.
n this is not rcmedied within
a day or NO, call up MA iu-7sio
and report Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
4 NEW TRUST

Electric power development IN the
United states Is fast changing from
tho localized service OF individual
stations 10 widespread lnicrconnec.
ton. with service rendered over
areas not only larger than mun'cl.
pali,ios, but also larger than indi.
viduni staies Report OF the federal
power commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

ole churches at the beginning Of the
goth century?
A. In round numbers the Protest
ants numbered f75,O00,000 and The
Roman Catholics 250.0e0.000 and the
Greek Catholics about f2j,000, 1900.
q. Is Il necessary that a radio
sending station be licensed by the
government?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

You can get an answer TO
l. any question OF fact or In
formation by writing The Seat
tie Star Question Editor. 1929
New York ave. Washington
d. c., and inclosing 2 cents In
loose stamps for reply. NO
medical. legal or marital I'D
vice. Personal replies, conf
Dental All letters must be
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
Telling 1t to
Congress
Excerpts From the Congressional
Record
A POLICY

wo have uniformly. not only In
our postal laws. but In our revenue
laws. recognized as matter Of uub-
Ne policy tho wisdom Of making
special exemptions in the interest
Of education. religion. philanthropy
and science Senator Simmons
Deml. n. c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
What Folks
Are Saying

REV. ROY RUTHERFORD. Chris.
tlnn. Kansas City: I'VE guard our
jewels and money. yet. by procrasti.
Mating, we fritter away tho most val
liable thing in the world-time. Life
Is time"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

A newly discovered African mon.
key climbs S0.foot trees. There be.
ing no automobiles in that ncighbor.
hood. he Is n monkey for doing t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

IL may be true that General
Washington threw dollar across
the Potomac, az reported. but even
at that he had nothing on congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

Again II Is reported that Mr..
Trotsky has gone South Tor nis
health. and. by and large, it looks
like a wise prccaution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

Maybe MIR. yoliva gets his idea
that the world Is flat from seeing it
down on the floor digging at the
cute little crossword diagrams.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

MIR. Bryan insists that the demo
cratic sun VIII rise again. bigger.
brighter and better. Evolution, you
sec.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07

FRANCE HAS IL POLITICAL
nartlcs aud look ut its luck!