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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
4 Matter of Weight

I EFT everybody stand back while the
IL world is being weighed again. And
don't jjgglc OF jump up and down. This
is important Some butcher must have
put his amhideNuous thumb ON the scales
the other time the weighing was going
on and the result WAS n rotten error of
some one and a half quintillon tons That
may be MI right IN meat, but II is too
darn much in earth.
A mistake of this character, YOU see.
bothers the physicists and astronomers.
Ii throws their computations and DISPOSE
tionS entirely out of whack and they let
off lot of creepy talk about gravitational
constants, the attraction of one heavenly
body for another, and the possibility that,
up there somewhere. something or some
body has slipped an important eccentric
or got the gear-boN full of sand It's goose
pimply chatter and II makes fellow feel
like running under an awning every time
a star twaukles. He doesn't know but these
sky fanatics are pulling the universe over
on him.
The re-weghing. is going on now and
being a dark secret, Il cave some 80 feet
under ground is employed, Dr. Heyl,
scientist is ut the Steelyard and you can
be confident that he will not weigh his
thumb even once in the operation. When
he gets thru with the job we are going
to know Il lot more about nothing than
we do now and very much less about
something than we ever did before. That's
important, as everyone can see. So, stand
back quietly and avoid Earring the scales,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
4 Grinl JudiciaL Joke
NpusraKs IN
ta~p -tsu Aua7
sua United
rvssa SsrNisa

ITO fin the vacancy in the L, S, circuit
L court of appeals caused 10y the sud
den death of Judge Francis L, Baker
friends are urging the promotion of Judge
A. b. Anderson,
-Four years ago Judge Anderson issued
an injunction against the United Mine
Workers that made other injunction
Judges gasp, Nothing like 1t ever had
been known 1t was so SweepingE I'M
fair, such a prepoSterous invasion of the
miners simple rights as citizens, that the
circuit court of appeals sent the decree
back to Judge Anderson with Instructions
to prepare another in keeping with the
law.
In the language of the circuit court of
appeals, AnderSon'S injunction sought 10
prevent the miners leaders from pub
fishing lawful union arguments and max
ing lawful union speeches in the closed
district from making lawful appeals to
those in the pool of unemployed labor TO
ioin the union rather than the non-union
ranks. and from using lawful perSua-
sion," ct cetera. The appellate court
which thus rebuked Judge Anderson OBJ
viouSly was shocked by the lengths 10
which Anderson had gone to serve the
mine operators.
The Judge who wrote the appellate
courts opinion was Judge Francis +.
Baker He is dead Now the president
is being asked to put Judge Anderson IN
his place. II is a grim judicial joke.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
2? Answers to Your Questions /?

ball team.
4. Yes. he picked Taylor. Navy
end. for this team.
q. Which baseball team won the
world series in 1890, 1921. 1872. and
1923?
4. Cicrciand Americans. 1920
NcD York Nationals. 1871: Nc,e
York Nationals. fgs2. and NetD York
Americans. 1928.
.. Under what circumstances Jid
Mrs Julia Ward Howe write "Tbe
Battle Hymn Of the Republic?
4. She trrotc it tohile risffing the
army camps ncar Washington dur
ing nc. ciuH tcdr
q. How are zinc articles clcan.d9
A. Stir RE bran into a Ddstc rim,
boiling ieafer. aud add handful Of
silUer sand and little ritsoL Run
the article Nth this paste. rinse
rith rater. drU, aud polish irith a
cloth The preparation is poisonous
and should be handled rcith care.
Q. How far back does writing on
papyrus date
4. ~ least 10 $500 u. C.
@ What Is the thickness OF the
outer atmosphere OF the sun and
what Is It?
4. The outer iaycr. or chrome
sphere Of The sun ertcnds from
300 10 10000 miles IN thickness .
y Is q sea Of red tumultous sprg.
ing fire. aud chief among the
glo1in0 oases Is the yopor Of hydro.
gen.
q. ON what day Of the week did
May 20, 1917. come?
a. on Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

O. How many whites. negroes and
indians arc there in the United
states?
A. according to The 1920 census !:
Whites. s&Se09f5; negroes. 1885,
1871: Indians. 2|t53L
@. What are the portraits on
United States gold certificates yell
ow seal?
A. SO. Michael Hhic0as; SEQ.
Washington: $50. Grant: 800. Ben
ton $500. Lincoln; sf.O00. Hamilton; ;
1900, Madison; 10000, AHdreto
Jackson.
Q. What gre The portraits on L.
& bank notes?
A. IS, Benjamin Harrison: so.
William Mckinley; $50. Hugh SIC
Curloch; $50. John Sherman 800.
John jay Ruor.
Q. What Is the yalue Of $3.50
gold piece dated 1894 with II P1uri-
bus Unum" over the eagle?
4. From ;25 10 sI59.
Q. What causes porous places in
aluminium castings?
A. The U. s. bureau Of standard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
by Photo.
rhotographsd By ". Aifd Macdonald

o. They should do much 10
advance the cause Of education
among those who demand a ma
ter!h reason for every act iu
life
Dean Lord finds that the
average boy with nothing hut
grammar school education be.
gins work az ~ and reaches his
maximum earning capacity al
80 years or age By tho time
he IS 60 years old. he has
earned only $3.50 altogether
His highest salary In life ls
about $1,000
The boy who goes thru high
school starts work at "a. 10
reaches ms maximum income.
$500. NJ the as ~ 90. by The
tins he ig 90 yeats old he has
earned tuE, '7s.o00. total OF
$4,000 moro than the man who
left school 90 II.
The man who complrrs his
college course starts work al
Tho age of e He does not
reach HIS maximum earning ca.
nSoity until he ~ so years old.
but the maximum. when II
comes. ~ 5000. and his total
earnings a. 50 amount to $3.50,
600, nearly twice tho total or
The man who ended his educa
'lon with n high school diploma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
Letters STAR TAR READERS


! should know whereof I r.,,
when / say that a uerrT. fs. !
500. or any other sum. win "a
make an honest and couscisatsv
painting contractor out Of a ma,
who is tricky and dishonest A.,
more than the s. per year fss ~
by the lawyers viii assure 50. Z
getting square lawyer.
The object OF the proposed b.l :
an effort 10 force out o, burls,.
the smaller contractor who life
tout one or two men but by d.
way, gives the most satisfactios 5
his customers, as he gives bis -
soual attention 20 the work, via
is impossible in the larger slss
with the small contractor ON /,
business the work Of Seattle win Z
70 the few large shops who q,
then make the consumer pay s.
prIce-including the 800 nosns
Ths public always pays when Coz
petition Is throtticd.
JOS. 5. FREEMAN.
1912 y. 18th. seaitls
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
LinllOr and Literature

LIE DID not say it in just that way
L / but Mr. Clarence barrow gave voice
20 the thought that our best literature Is
and has been inspired by red liquor.
Did you ever read "Elegy in Country
Churchyard"? They say Gray gave 10
years of his life to that immortal compo-
sition. What an old soak he must have
been. And 'ThanatopSis.' William Cul-
len Bryant was Is when he first wrote the
lines of that wonderful poem. He must
have begun Saturating himself with in
Spiration while yet in swaddling clothes.
Then there is Whitman's My Captain.
Ii the cry of hurt heart in those lines
was born of anything other than the sober
est sorrow. the good gray poet was surely
possessed by remarkable powers of decep-
ton. And, also, there is the work of Long
fellow Lowell. Whittier, DR.. Holmes and
hundreds on hundreds of others - what
oibulous gentlemen they must have been,
If Dat1'ow is right
But barrow isn't right Not within
thousand miles. He has been acting
funny as witnesses sometimes testify
when at loss for better descriptive,
ever since that Loeb-Leopold case. Per-
haps his chosen psycho-analysts got on
his nerves after ALL Perhaps he talks now
with the reckless bandon that may bc
the foundation of an abb of one kind or
another. That is about the only way to
explain him. Certainly he is far too able
man TO sincerely believe the fantastic
utterances he mouths.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
- SCIENCE -
ECLIPSES

A TOTAL eclipse Of the sun
n perhaps the most interests;
and awesome spectacle in mans Is
tory The next total eclipse. Ja.1
airy "A, roughly speaking, vii !
visible only east Of tho MLssisslp7
Towards the south Il becomes ost
partial
Eclipses repeat themselves 4
nearly the same time and p,sc, 4
intervals Of ahaut Is year,.
In all ancient times eclipsss vsa
used by tho priesthood to trish,a
the people. There Is DO know
date as TO when cclipses firp vsF
understood by the priesthood, y
u IL known that the priests o. u
ancient Chaldeans knew abou, ,hss
and could fore;ell them. The Eslf
tan priesthood also understood ,h.z
and used them 20 command alss
ance 20 the gods.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
BREAKING Records

DADlO is the fastest growing industry
IN in our history. II has swept into gem
eral popularity far more quickly than, for
instance. the auto.
In 1920 the total sales of radio sets and
parts amounted to only s2,OOO.00O. The
next year, this rose to five millions. In
1922 it was go millions. which doubled
the year following. Sales in 1921 scared
to $500, 100000.
Our generation is unique in the way it
quickly adopts new devices. Former gen
erations were suspicious of the new. Even
the sewing machine was bitterly fought
after its perfection. The public believed
it would throw seamstresses out of work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
NavyStudies Ocean Bottom
BY DAVID DIETZ

Enable the prediction o. a..
mtzratous information o. n.
utmost value 10 th~ r-H-r
dBsfrg
Make possible rHr rI1ptgr e..
methods n prgtsrrar tie a.
life - tHr Dgran from dts.s,.
parselteg and The uar. a m,-.
urseruFr 70 cgnsorre me 'oss
resources Of the world.
The stud ~ fan ocean f~,
tom DT. CIals ~ is 10 b.
undertaken uirn uz urr
called "r9U rggHG-r"
This instrument fHa Inrertr-
~ Dr. r. g. Hayes make,
possible % measure tho Cesz-
depth o. aHy point 1y sending
sound wave which u sefs.4
back from tho ocean bgsis-
Timing the sound uaTs male.
II possible 70 compute the dsg
o. water
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
Radios Future

Editor The star
have been thinking much about
the future Of radio and its destiny
n surely has tremendous poEsiblll-
ties FOR good or eyil. and for this
rsason Us ultimate fate is Of the ut.
most Importance
The same interests who have &C,
.quired and muuop0lized other utili.
Ties and resources viii surely not
neglect this. fruught with almost iH.
finite possibilities as n H.
HsnlizinE that ways and means
are being devised 10 secure this
source Of wealth and power-and
believing that this should belong 10
the people. AS an educational In.
EtrImentality OF vast Importance
N. eysr.ready assistance OF The
Star is invoked in the endeavor 10
create a sentiment favorable to and
an organization or club suitable for
carrying the ideas contained In this
letter into effect. There rs no rea.
son why this movement initiated
hste should not become national In
rs scope and irresistible m it, IN.
fluCuce.
The writer believes that at first
the radio should be taken over
wholly BY the postal department 10
be administered as are the mails OF
the nution-the idea being service,
and not profit. Later, department
~ EsfuraFIoY should be rrOyided nm.
der a secretary Of education and the
radio be assigned 20 IL in conjuuc.
ton with the other educational re,
already suffering for
lack OF syHtemauzcd national pol
icy. administered ~ real Americans
A. p. c. y.
74i5 Fourth Ave n +.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
Smoking Room
Stories

THE college boy still in his rah
l. rah days and smoking d cigarot.
which goes with all higher 'cduca.
ton. told of visit 10 tho Temple
Of the Higher Ethics Of Jazz by his
old aunt who was paying and pay.
ing for his education, lilo was show.
ing her the place, as much as he
thought she should sec with the
naked eye
lover thcg,, auntie,' said Movie.
are the polo fields
"'Ah,' sighed nuntie, what Is there
that Is nicer and more beautiful
than waving fields Of polo,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
BY RUTH FlNNEY

boy who takes hts four high
school years while hr may not
have cent u spending money
IN actually earning $3.50 a
year for himself those four
years
And college on technical
education. IN terms ~ actual
money. ls worth Just $4,000.
Each Of the four years spent AZ
college mean exactly $4,000 10
o boy. even tho mo be waiting
ou table 10 pay his board hill,
These figures have been com
piled E3 Dean Everett " Lord
Of The college Of business ad.
miuiFtr1tIon Of Boston universe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
The Cash Value of an Education
RUTH FINNEY
Posed ~ EuaIee Hunt ana NontEar rower'
DlOfTOlD 5 St0T.

WT'ELL what Il viii mean 90
4 mo in terms ~ money"
tho hoy " Teddy sayA when ia
vice ia offered to him
Here u ir theg Thee are dol.
iar and cont reason why hos
who sulk over Latin and Eeom
eiry should stay on in high
school instead OF getting a
job"
The cash value Of a fourycar
high school course Is $4,000
The 10y WHO gets a sob after
leaving grammar school earns
an average N $500 a year dur
Ing the four years he might
hive been In hlzh -ehogl Tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

M. Ituf: Why ig II sc hare 70
mn anppherr from Ji0si 10 J15
iar automobile licenses IN iyashiHg
ion, 81 drirrrs Hcrusr aud = crHiF
7a'olirr teri N California The hai
license "a only 81 for aav maehino
{ CALIFORNIAN
In California there arc many more
cars than there arc IN Washington.
and the gas tax is reported ~ 3
cents per gnllrn. BesideA IN citic9
like san Francisco and Los Angeles
there is both a city and state per-
sonal Tux on machines In wash
lngton the state and clty personal
tax ~ an in one IN oregon tn"
automobile licenses cost alt thc way
from SIS for light cars up 70 Ss7
Tor The heaviest. with IA Scent gas
tax, hut In oregon there Is 20 per
4onal tax on machines. But with
this all In view, there Is a general
feeling among auto owners that
they carry more Of the load In
Washington than they should. ~
the coming legislative session efforts
are 10 be made 10 tighten this load.
ur. ririfs WIN pou please find
OUT chen The city rautraD depart
ment crpccts TO construct the pro
posed Spokane arc bridge crten-
sion. aud pherc they propose 10
route the cars iohiie u Is being con
structcdR There 10 no more incon
rcnicnt and uHdghly approach 10
any bridge Ia the city. and u should
hare passed out Nth The old pcar,
JOHN +.
The city engineers office reports
that while there has been much dis
cussion Of this matter. there are
neither funds nor permanent plans.
at this time. Various plans have
been discussed. and one or two ten
tatiye plans are being worked on.
but as yet nothing definite has been
done. II viii probably be two years,
before the city viii be in position
financially 10 construct a railway
bridge that will relieve the spokane
st bridge III the street cars. Aud
there will probably be no more inn
provements OIL the Spokane bridge
until this is undertaken.
Mr.. Fi5it WIN is Il that The
cify ciril service commission wiH
not oiue the cr-Scruics men a fair.
chance icihh the others that fiic and
take the different combinations. es-
pcciaHv the disabled mcn2 filled
mn application iriH the commits
sion aud iras rejected on the.
grounds Of bcinD a disabled rctcran.
This uithout icttluO INC hate The
priuhcgc Of appearing before The
board OF medical examiners.
then flied request for n hear
iaD before the ciril scrUicc board,
and they told nc TO appear before
them at ccriin time. irhioh did.
but 10 my regret for they Informed
me that they could not grant or
service men a hearing.
Mr.. Grout. secretary of the civil
service board. says that all nppli
cants arc given consideration, but
not always granted personal inter
vicwr In the matter Of police up
plicanta hc says these five things
are aI@nys considered: Residence. !
age, habits. health and moral char
acter II an applicant seems TO be
below par in any one OF these he
stands little chance Of getting any
farther regardless Of other consd-
erations that might be favorable.
Ir. Hrtii Can yon please fig WI
10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

uTAsHNGToS. Jan. The
w United States navy wlIl sm
bark upon a study ~ the OCEAN
which viii eventually rIrai
the acs ntlfIe world with o.
much kuowtslEe Of the ocean
aH IL now possessed aith regard
10 tho lrud. II plans announced
hcfe ut the meeting NJ the
American Aseoclati0B Tor the
Announcement of sCisner are
carried ont.
The announcement uag made
hy Dr. Austin H. CLARK, ocean
osraphe, 81 the Smithsonian In
stltutiou and member Of The
uayyH advisory COMMITTEES on
OceaHOEraphy- This work, Or
Clark believes, uII accomplish
the following results.
Enable the prediction %
weather Hlth greater aocuracg.
especially in the region Of The
asacoasts,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
Paint License

Editor The Star.
A bin 10 put 800 license per
year on painting contractors -
about TO come before the city coun.
cil for consideration. By tho way,
attorneys pay 81 per year. and most
of them are IN default thru non
payment As one who has been in
tho painting business for - years,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
Conservation

Out of Chesapeake bay they used to
" take 100000 bushels of oysters a
year. Now the annual yield is around
100000 bushels.
Alarmed at the drop, government starts
u conservation movement. 1t is late in
the day, but better late than never. Our
national vision. as regards natural re-
sources, usually sees only a few years
ahead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

saih arr. IN tho riciHiy of i2nd9
siucc the than u u Impossible 10
g-i tn or our for block or rro on
ssfh The coal H1n riil not. or con
not drlirrr coal brrausr Of the.
mud. and ~ can not net ont 10Th
nc automobile. MRs 4. c. D.
;sfo 6gth Arc
Mir Forsythc. o. The street depart.
mcnt, says that many Of the streets
that have only been grasrlled. "a
this one. have become very muddy
since the snow Tho gravel has
mostly gone 10 the bottom and tho
mud come 10 the ton The depart
mcnt Is doing everything possible to
remedy this condition Hc promises
to set TO osth ave. a. soon as 1t be
possible.
Mr. FiTt wa you please find
ont for mo from The city engineer
aud the county cHpinccr ichat "'ap-
proyimaic" mcaus IN The matter Of
making biisg nor cramplc. con
tract calls for the excavation OF
10000 yards Of Garth. or approTt-
mate, what percentage Of rdria-
zion docS The itord approximate
bear 10 The quantity ndmed'
OLD SUBSCRIBER.
City Engineer Blackwell says
This question IS constantly occur
ring. It Is difficult TO determine
what is within tho range Of APP
proxim0te' under varying conditions,
Any increase OF quantity that would
affect the unit price bid by con-
tractor would be accepted as beyond
approximate. but this Is contingent
on whether this was beyond control
or could have been anticipated
County Engineer Beeman says: /
The courts have never established |
percentage Of error allowable in
estimates Of quantities for bidding
purposes With bidders on lump sum
work the general practice has been .
to include on the plan the following .
phrase:
These approximate quantities 4
are figured to complete this contract
as per plans and specifications. but /
IN no way release the contractor l
from any difference found in con-
struCtion'
ut Is further expressly required .
that intending bidders examine tho /
work and satisfy themselves that .
the quantities, nature and intent OF .
the work are as represented in the /
plans and specifications.
For this reason the contractor
shares with the engineer tho re- |
sponsibility for the correctness OF
the approximate estimate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
Mr.. Fixit
Gets a Query About Auto Licenses;
Spokane st. Bridge; Muddy Streets

Why such expensive auto license charges in Washington
Why ex-servce Disseminated against at the civil
service commission? When Seattle get relief from
muddy streets?
Those are some of the that Mr.. FXit, The Stars
trouble man. is UP against today. Here they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

says this Is usually due to oror-
heating. 10 too high casting tenn
pcrdiure. to improper eating or
pouring. TO improper mirin0. baking
or renting Of cores, or 10 the mold
ing sand being too impermeabie. or
rdmmed too hard Control Of tenn
peratner is the most important rem
cdv. " the foundry practice in other
respects is fair,
Q. What is the proper way TO
wear Masonic ring?
A. with the compass pointing
fotcard The toearer.
O. Did Walter Camp pick navy
tend on his 1922 all-American foot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

You can get an answer TO
L any question OF fact or in
formation BY writing The Seat
tic Star Question Editor. 1922
New York ave. Washington.
ID. c.. and Enclosing cents in
loose stamps for reply. No
medical. legal or marital adj
vice. Personal replies. conf
Dental. All letters must be
signed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
sAnrs

a reader Of this column asks
for recipes for making sauces
for meats vegetables and pud.
dings. Any other render inter
estcd may obtain mimco-
graphed bulletin containing 90
different recipes for sauces by
writing to our Washington Blu.
rean. enclosing 2-cent postage
stamp Tor reply.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05
ESTABLISHED
IS YEARS

RAYMOND r. FRAZIER, President
+. w. WEST. Vice President
WILLIS S. BARROW. Vice President
ROLLIN SANFORD. Vice President
TT
T.. c. AMES. Manager Puget Mtll Co,
JOHN r. CONDOR, Dean of College of Lay
University OF Washington
WILLIS $. BARROW. Vice President
4. n. FINLEY. General Appraiser
RAYMOND u. FRAZIER, President
WALTER f. GALBRAiTH. President
Galbraith & Co. Inc,
L. c. GILMAN, Vice President Great
Northern Railway Company
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

Q. ON what day Of the week did
May 20, 1917. come?
4. on HonddU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-05

ur hFit Can yog please tig vi
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-27
AUTHORS HEAR
SHORT STORY
DISCUSSED
Col. S. S. Mcclure Is Princip al
Morning Speaker Before
Authors Congress

Colonel s. S. Mcclure, noted
magazine publisher, was the principal
speaker at this mornings session
of the Authors Congress of the
League of American Pen Women
at the Shoreham Hotel. His sub
ject was publishing the Short
Story" Other speakers were Doctor
Paul Kaufman, on THE Modern
Short Story" and Hans Moneyway
on THE Short Mystery"
This afternoon the Book Fair"
opened in the book department
of Woodward and Lothrop, where
Mrs. William Howard Taft and a
group of prominent Washington
women received those attending
the convention and their friends.
A reception by the District of
Columbia branch of the organiza-
ton at $3.50 o'clock tonight will
conclude today's program.
The first formal session of the
league was held yesterday afternoon
Continued on Page 2, Column g.