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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-27
KID MCCOY FIGHTING
Comes to Seattle to Scrap for Christianity
NOW. TO SAVE SOULS

Eight years ago. little man. a
formidable little man from a physical
view point. was Htroliing along In
rather almless fashion ON a public
street In Uniontown. Pennsylvania.
hands In pockets. head bent. think
INK.
lie had reached that moment In
| llfe, that psychological moment OF
spiritual revulsion. when decisions
that affect destiuics are made.
-Four years before az Los Angeles,
ae had fought his last battle In tho
roped arena. before a public that up
20 then had made him It's popular
idol.
lie had been defeated. but his
] prestige was not gone. lie had been
fine boxer in hts day. had beaten
the best of tho lghtweights. altho
himself only n fcatherwcight. hut
age was beginning to tell Wisely.
he decided that he was thru. when
he quit, he had been in isf fights.
and won all but two.
Remained the future. For four
years. he drifted. And with no life
work. man cannot even be con
tented.
Yet. his old game having deserted
him. new generation OF "comern
springing up around him. what re-
maincds
The serap.pile. where the vast ma.
jorlty OF outworn boxers Eof
othia Saekstt. better known as
KID Mccoy. was stlii wondering
what 20 do with himself. as he
stroiled along the uniontown street
that evening.
The lights inside a church attract
"a him. lie stopped. and listened 10
a hymn drifting out.
Then he made his decision.
The tough little featherwelght--he
always fought at i22 pounds-who
had administered sleep potions in
arrc doses to the most eutcrprisinE
fighters OF that fiourishinE period
between 1909 and 1903. entered the
church with revcrcnt step.
Now he Is putting all his old ting
I aEgressivcncss into an evang~iistt
I campaign that he declares will ter.
I inmate only with the ficah-machine.
I Kid Mccoy travels from one part OF
[ the country 90 tho other.
Z In the most pretcntious churches.
and in the most humble. no hits
Z om.the-ehouider waiIops In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-27
Non-Partisan Bills
Are Tagging Behind

FARGO. ~. D.. June eT.--North
Dakota's non.partisan bills wero well
behind In scattered returns from va.
rious cities. received here today. SIX
counties gave the bills 1900 votes TO
1900 against.
Tho referendum measures voted on
were as follows:
Tho industrial commission. one.
man tax commission. state banking
educational immigration. board OF ed.
ucation. and judicial rcdistricting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-27
Fleet of Aircraft
to Welcome Filters

NEW YORK. June fla great
feet Of aircraft was ready TO fly on,
today 20 welcome the Americans who
made The first Transatlantic flight. re.
turning on the transport Zeppelin.
which wns due to dock at Hoboken
at y. m.
An invitation OF the flyers 70 be
guests at flying club dinner Wed.
ncsday was To be dropped on the Yep.
pclin by one OF the airplanes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-27
400TH BIRTHDAY OF
SAN JUAN JULY 4TH

Especial to The Star by N. E. ~
SAN JUAN. June 27.--Porto Rico
has planned Fourth OF July cele.
bration on a big scale. The day also
marks the 400th birthday OF the city
Of San Juan. Numerous American
officials have been invited.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13
ON PEACE

Theirs little spasms O. peace an
moments o. happiness. but Their
mighty feetin' an all put t'gether
they comprise a mighty small per
cent o. tn whole. ten. or twenty an
sometimes fifty or more years o.
harneSSed life. Even in flats with
no prattle o'children 4 disturb tn
quiet, no ashes no drudgery be-
yond tn occasional openin of a
can O. tuna, theirs no such thing as
real peace Theirs allus too much
o. somethin' or something lackin' in
ever life. Business peace, Business
would rot without competition an
worry. Industrial peace,t That's a
joke Ther'll never be no industrial
peace till workers hX Their own
wages an, then Their won't be peace.
Ther'H be no labor peace as long as
people have L work. National
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13

ticers and men often straightens out
Observation-Disclosures. He takes ma
gaines TO the sick bay" and when
in port. brings the daily newspapers
10 the prisoners in the brig" He
follows up the impression revealed
in a warm hand-shake at the close
of the Sunday service. He sees to
il that the crew have new testamentS
and other religious reading ma tier.
lie secures special liberty for the
basketball team, and engages a gym
nasium ashore.
He arranges shore parties to
dances while at port, and if he is
near Catholic chaplain on sun
day morning, he brings him aboard
TO say mass, or runs a church party
over to his ship. Above all else and
beyond all else, he wins his men by
being their personal friend, TO whom
they feel free 10 come; one who Will
use his influence as an officer in the
right way on their behalf.
After ne has consumed most Of
his hours in work that has as its
purpose relaxation and the encour-
agement of the finer phases of life,
after he has tried to touch men in
as MANY ways as he knows how,
after he has befriended them in
seemingly insignificant details, then,
when the church call sounds, he
breaches TO an audience which is an
inspiration. Having won the conf
dence of the men which will bring
them to him in hours Of difficulty
this gives him further religious Op-
pOrtunity
One Of the outstanding phenomena
of the great war is the effort made
TO oppose wars horrible back
wash by conserving the moral, re-
ligious and humanitarian interests
of life. The chaplains, the Red
Cross workers, the Big - welfare
organizations. and all other relief
agencies, constitute one OF the re-
lnarkable characteristics of the
great struggle. Napoleon and Grant
would be as much surprised at this
new effort TO save the imponder-
able values Of life, in the very midst
OF war, as they would be surprised
at wars new physical engines. This
is one Of the indications that Chris
tianity. TO a degree never before at
tempted. is being applied TO the
special ills of the world at large, as
well as TO the salvation of men in
dividually.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13

peace. Imagine national peace
with a country full O. politics, fire
eaters. office seekers. civil service.
newspapers, alarmists. salaried re-
formers, incompetents. grafters,
southern senators. western progress
sives, eastern reactionaries an mid
die west mugwumps. Roman can
dies an periodical electionsit Any
Teller that's tried 4 raise a familyll
not be easily taken in by any pro-
gram o world peace-even any
Teller that's ever been almost mar
reed'u smile az tn very suggestion
OF il. l wuz talkin' L an umbreller
member only a few days ago along
this very line o. thought He said
L me. Stranger. ! thought when
my wife skipped out my troubles
wuz over. but I've come Z believe
that II haint intended fer folks t
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13

Peace is an ole. ole word an one
frequently employed by tn un-
thinkin' We hear it often Tday.
peace. Webster SAYS this o. peace:
Rest or tranquility. calm. freedom
from war or disturbance. All O
these make fer condition o peace.
But peace is relative term. ]
don't mean by that that peace Is
SYNONYMOUS with relatives. But
when we SIT right down 4 business
an analyze things. we realize that
peace whatever IL may be is myth.
! doubt 81 anybuddy ever reached
that glorious condition o. body an
mind when 30 could truthfuliy be
said OF him that he wuz az peace
unless De wuz dsad-an then it's
only mere speculation. We hear o.
connubial peace an bsppiness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13
TILE GREAT AND LITTLE BEAR.

TILE GREAT AND LITTLE BEAR.
Do you know why it is that the
Great and Little Bear move round
and round the pole but never sink.
as do the other stars? The ancient
Greeks could tell you. 1t is because
Juno, the queen OF the gods was
onco very angry and commanded it
10 be so.
There once lived in Arcadia a
beautiful maiden named Callisto.
Juno was very Jealous Of her, so
jealous. in fact. that she changed
her into a bear. Poor Callisto.
though lately huntress herself. be-
came frightened Of the dogs, OF the
hunters, of the wild beasts, and even
of the other bears.
One day a youth who was out
hunting saw her. She saw him too,
and recognized him as her son Ar
cas-, now grown 10 manhood. She
stopped. and then leaped towards
him 10 embrace him. Becoming
alarmed, he raised his hunting spear.
and was about 10 kill her, when
Jupiter, king Of ali gods. looking
down from heaven saw what was
bout 10 happen, and snatched them
both away. He placed them in the
heavens as we see them today-the
Great and Little Bear.
But Juno at once became enraged
AT seeing her rival thus set in hon
or. Rushing 10 Oceanus she cried:
80 do my punishments result.
Such IS the extent Of my power!
70: bad her TO wear human form and
now she and her hateful son are
placed among the stars. Better that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13

His mingling with the crew
out many a petty griev-
ance. his friendship with both Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
GirlSl Make beauty lotion for
a few centS-Try it

Squeeze the Juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
OF orchard white. shake well. and
you have a quarter pint Of the best
freckie and tan lotion. and com,
plexion beautifier. at very. very
email cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces OF orchard
white for few cents. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the face
neck. arms ana hands each day and
see how freCkies and blemishes dis
appear and how clear. soft and
rosy-white the skin becomes. Yesl
n u harmless and never irritates.
-AdYt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13
FILTH SCARS AROUND
LONDON RESTAURANTS

LONDON, July 1.-THE kitchens
of London's hotels and restaurants
are in many cases filthy places. ac-
cording TO Joseph A. Caals. secre-
tary of the hotel. club and restaur-
ant section Of the British Workers
union. He says that in his %
years experience. he has never
seen a sanitary inspector in a hotel
kitchen.
Walters often carry teaspoons
about in their pockets. never wash
ing them properly, but just wiping
them and putting them back again"
he asserts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13

be az peace. Ever since tn late
war begun an Kiaochou wuz seized
by tn Japs, I've worried days an
nights about tn final disposition o.
that German port" Gentlemen,
theirs a Teller who Z ali appear
ances is perfectly tranquil an calm.
He quietly plies his trade with no
incum brances o. any kind save a
bundle o. handles. No family. no
newspaper. no ashes. no relatives. no
politics, no friends. no lodge dues.
no home, no hotel. no car fare. no
entanglin' alliances, no watch L
wind. no address, no underwear {
change, no am billions. no second
car no favorite author an no moth
in. yit he found somethin' L worry
about-somethin' destroy his
peace. an it'll be tn same with ma
tions!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13
Are You SuberStitiOuS
By Imogene Burch.

she should have resumed her former
shape.
Perhaps my husband would like
10 take her 10 wife and put me
away, But you. my foster parent
Oceanus if you feel for me. and see
With displeasure this unworthy
treatment OF me. show IL, I beseech
you, by forbidding this guilty couple
from coming into your waters"
The powers OF the ocean assented.
and that is the reason why the two
bears never sink beneath the ocean.
Copyright. 1879
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
HAS SOMETHING OF A JOB
Bill Is Finding That Thinking Up an
Explanation Is by No Means
an Easy Task.

Bill Dudley and eleven other pino-
chile players who are members OF a
progressive pinochle club left their
South side homes to go to Beech
Grove the other night. While at Foun-
tain square waiting for the Beech
Grove car Bill and Joe Beck got too
far away from the car to catch 1t and
the other ten went to Beech Grove.
Then Bill got an idea and he and Beck
stole home to where Bills car rested
for his wife won't let him take it out
after dark. They opened the garage
door noiselessly, pushed the car out
and down the street for block and
then stepped on the starter. They
got to Beech Grove before the rest
Of the club did.
Bill and his friend Beck drove home
after the club meeting and repeated
the performance in getting the car
back in the garage. Then he went into
the house. Presently the crowd came
along and yelled at Bill through the
window. OF course, that entailed ex-
plantations on Bill's part to his wife as
to how he got home first. The other
members Of the club say Bill has not
yet been able to explain to his wife
how he beat them home.-Indianapolis
News.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
ASIA GREAT DANGER POINT
Is Today, and Has Been for All Time,
the Home of Plague and
PestiIenoe.

Asia Is the home Of plague and
many other pests. The facilities for
travel have brought Asia and our Pa
cific coast together, while the posses
sion Of the Philippines has multiplied
the occasions for intercourse with the
far east. Thus, says the Journal Of
the American Medical Association, the
diseases of Asia threaten the lives
and health of the American popula-
tiOn, and the situation has been ag-
gravated by the conditions Of war.
With the unvarying persistence Of bu-
bonic plague in Asia, it seems timely
to lay further stress on these points.
The obstacles in the way of success
fully graphing with the plague prob
lem in Asia are almost insurmount-
able. The natives object to whole
sale inoculation and rat destruction; /;
hence the only effective mode Of pro-
cedure is most difficult to carry out.
Religious scruples against the slaugh-
ter Of animals, even vermin, are prev
alent throughout India. Consequently
1t may be taken for granted that
plague will continue to persist in
Asia, and as it is extremely rife
in the two great ports of that con-
tinent, Hong Kong and Bombay, 1t is
not an impossibility that it will be con-
veyed thence to American ports on the
Pacific coast. While there is no doubt
that our health authorities are awake
to the danger, it is well to know
that the danger exists In Asia.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
HoME-MAKING NOT so EASY
Housewife Seems to Be Right When
She Condemns Ideas Formulated
by the Theorists.

81 am always amused" said the
housewife, according to the New York
Evening Post, "at the proposition we
so often read and hear that munition
and factory girls enter domestic serv-
Ice. The theorists seem to imagine
that such a change can be accom-
plished right about face-overnight,
in the twinkling Of an eye. Good house
work, Of the sort that should be our
standard, is not so easy as all that.
While don't consider that housework
requires lifelong training, yet never
have l taken a girl from a factory
who knew the difference between a
cloth for washing dishes and one for
wiping floors. AS a rule factory girl
is ignorant Of the simplest sanitary
essentials that stand for home max
ing. Cooking she may be taught, and
cleaning she may learn, but the basic
principles and habit are not picked up
so readily. Many a time have I said
to a maid: Had you gone to kinder
garten you would never have piled
your dishes and saucers like that 1t
was at a kindergarten conference In
California, you may recall, where 1t
was said that no convicted criminal In
that state had had kindergarten train
ing. Besides their uncertain help In
the homes of others think how want
ing in their own homes-when they get
them-these young factory girls will
be-unless they pick up considerably
more knowledge about domestic ways
and MEANS"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
History Repeats Itself.

A charming little incident has taken
place in Doctor JOhnsOn's house, Cough
square. A party Of soldiers visited the
Mecca and they got a eolored member
of the party to read aloud from the IA
nous dictionary. He did so In excel
lent style. An inquiry revealed the
fact that he was a native Of Jamaica.
All lovers of Johnson will remember 1t
was Francis Barber Of Jamaica who
was the Doctors faithful servant, to
whom he left a handsome bequest.
And Barber once went to sea. The
coincidence Of Jamaican sailor read
ing aloud the dictionary in the old
house was certainly curious.-London
Daily Chronicle.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
Found an Executive.

The boys in small Indiana high
school desired football team, but got
no encouragement from their principal,
who is a young woman. Finally they
asked her If they could hold meeting
to organize team. She gave her con-
sent, but offered no comment other
than, "rm afraid you boys aren't good
enough executives to manage such an
affair.""
The next morning they told her the
result Of their meeting. "We organized
our team" they said, "and, remember
ing what you told US about needing
good executives, we elected you cap.
tain"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
Not Worth a Rooster.

Having lived next door to the home
Of a minister, I was often called in to
witness a hasty wedding.
On one occasion the prospective
bride and bridegroom arrived in a
farm wagon. After the ceremony was
duly performed the bridegroom asked
to be excused Just moment, and on
returning from his wagon he said :
"Parson, have no money to give you,
but here is a nice young rooster for
your Thanksgiving dinner, and I will
bring you a turkey for Christmas"
On several occasions the minister
saw the same man in town, who
seemed to avoid him. One day on
meeting him face to face he said !:
'sParson, may as well tell you that
I am not going to bring that turkey; I
have found out she was not even
worth the rooster gave you.
cag0 Tribune.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
Return OF the OK.

The OK as a beast Of burden is COM
ing into its own again in the farming
communities Of Maine and the oxsling
and apparatus used by blacksmiths in
shoeing the animals, long ago thrown
into the discard, is in use again. The
sling consists Of rude frame Of tim
ber into which the animal Is fastened
by a pillory. Straps are then drawn
under the body, the ends being made
fast to upper timbers Of the frame.
In blacksmith shops 20 years ago the
slings were common. Oxen are less
expensive to feed than horses and are
equally as useful on small farms and
the rising value Of feed Is having
much to do with the comeback Of the
OK as q work animal.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
PERSISTENCE.

STILL the flies around linger on my oome s,s oh
4a though swat some with whnger Dutcher asne,s
with my axe Not instant do fater in the @
but say so help Walter will stay Ton =, brow unborn
- flies distress me- drilling deeply IN my oro", r. w III
, ct NOV bless me for the good Pm doing now II we m
eo IN kerswattng there will come time metnks of
hean flies will be trong the maps OF human guns
the goal the distance too far OH 10, Us I There
:h;h norsistence the that's safe ana SANE
bino like endeavor busy as the ant tnougn we @
d we'll never eat fruit of trees we plant 0ns W. Man
our earnest ong just because the pays in doubt t +
hroe with spoling many good though weary sc0u'"
chais VIZ @ - vain to sing despairing tunes thhoush
sore others do the reapng let keep on sowing punes
0 ~ o''e convrieht by George Matthew Adams
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
HER IDEA VERY MUCH WRONG
Hired Girl Made Trouble by Sticking
to the Precept, Better Late
Than Never"


Commander John G. Towers, who Is
In charge Of the navy's transatlantic
flight plans, said at a New York BAN
Quet:
''The better late than never method
doesn't go in aviation any better than
It went in the Jones case.
"JOnes was a drummer and his wife
during one of his trips gave birth to
son and seemed in pretty bad way in
consequence, SO telegram to that ef-
feet was given to the hired girl for dis
patch to Jones, but the girl put it in
1t.
swell, by luck, the next day Jones
came home. His wife was then much
better. He saw his son and departed
again well pleased.
"a couple of weeks passed when the
hired girl found the forgotten telegram
In her pocket and in panic sent it off
to Jones, saying nothing to anybody
about her remissness. And that is how
it came about that Jones was Mortified
at dinner at his hotel that evening to
get wire which said:
"'Another addition, son; your wife
very ill return at once
"'AnotherY poor Jones groaned.
Tmpossibler Then he added. What
a terrible thing! Her condition must
indeed be very grave
"He took the express and got home
the next morning In state Of frenzy.
The hired girl confessed all.
"T thought it was better to send the
telegram late than never, Mr.. JONES'
she said"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
Pony Twenty Years In Mine.

A mine pit pony called Fulmen (aft-
er the winner Of the Lincolnshire
handicap in 1880 has just completed
20 years continuous service In South
Kirby (Eng.) colliery.
Fulmen was taken down the South
Kirby colliery in April, 1899, and only
once has he since been brought to
the surface.
This remarkable pony has never
had days Illness, and never met
with an accident. The animals eye.
sight remains good.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
Scientific Aruument.

The medical officer on troop train
was explaining the nature Of the influ'
enza germ to the colored porter.
"Well, Cap'n, pears to me that that
quinn would freeze to death in this
cold weather, cause an animal O. that
size would hardly have blood enough
to keep body an soul togethah. ~
Frederic W. Ganzert In Judge.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
Literary Rocks.

Theodore Dresser is a novelist Of
repute, but his novels are apt to be
very long-700 or 800 pages in fact.
"There are sermons in Stones" Mr..
Dresser said at a Greenwich village
tea, whereupon young lady sculptor
interrupted him:
ayes, that is very true she said,
but you ought to remember that the
precious stones are all small, and that
they require lot of cutting"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-16
~eoIden Bell" Famous Irish Relic.


Curio collectors had an opportunity
Of obtaining a famous Irish relic at
auction recently, at London, England.
This is the golden bell" which, accord
Ing to tradition, descended from heav-
en- and was used for obtaining informa-
ton when all other means failed.
On one occasion a pair Of saddle
bags with $1,7OO was stolen, and as
all inquiries were useless the priest
stated he would swear all his flock on
the bell on Sunday.
On the Saturday night man came
and said: "Father, there is no occa-
sion for the golden bell-here is the
money, every bit Of it. all safe and
sound"