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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03

The greatest discovery in the nineteenth
century, that era Of great discoveries, was
not the locomotive or the electric telegraph,
nor any kind Of explosive or labor-saving
device, but it was--TIIE PEOPLE.
The most striking thing one finds about
the people in previous history is--that they
did not exist.
There were kings and queens there were
mobiles and scholars and artists, there were
warriors and doges and geniuses and gentle
men. and for these all laws were formed
all books written. all pictures painted
What forces itself upon you as you go
thru the galleries Of Europe and see the
works Of the old masters is that it never
occurred to them TO depict any one but a
saint, or king. or a warrior.
All literature OF the past is similarly ig-
norant of humanity. Homer and Virgil and
Aristo write only about the distinguished
There is nothing like Jean Vatican and
David Copperfield and Tom Sawyer previous
TO the modern era. ,
We are just waking up to the fact that
the people are capable of all that is fine
and noble.
The painters Of Holland, who first began
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
Editors Mail

Editor The Star have been
reading your paper about the pro
posed hotel for Seattle and am deep.
~ Interested understand then that
Il IL TO be strictly American. That
means no Japo are 20 be allowed.
ilut laps that have been born here
call Themselves Americans and re.
serve the right 20 any stock In this
hotel.
I propose that the people OF Sc.
attic keep the laps entirely out OF
II. American born o. not. for aa soon
aH they have a bold the hotel might
az well be given 20 Japan. They
have enough OF our business without
giving them any more.
A READER
pr-,.s,,sa sf A.~.... q -m ,.
impossible fsr him To sssvee ases-
fiess Of . parsiy p~r-sn.i nature. az
10 pe~scsise fsy Individual diseases.
Address
INFORMATION EDITOR.
a. - rebtie ii~uuh S~wstce.
" ashinGfoa. - e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
Your Blood Needs a Thorough
Cleaning Just Now.

As Spring app caches the impuri.
ties tina; have been accommodating In
the system throughout the winter be
gin TO clog up the circulation. caus-
Ing n general weakness and debilitat-
81 condition that Is generally known
as Spring fever"
The first symptoms are usually a
loss OF appetite. followed by a grad.
ual loasening OF energy. the sys-
tenn becomes weaker day by day. UNI
al you feel yourself on the verge OF
a breakdown. Children Just at this
season are peevish and irritable. and
become puny and lifeless.
This whole condition is but the re.
suii OF Impurities IN the blood that
have been accommodating and make
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
Don't Blame "Spring Fever" For
That "Down-and-out" Feeling

themselves felt more distinctly with
the change Of seasons. They show
that nature needs assistance In CIV
ing the system a general houseciean-
Ing.
Everybody Just now needs a few
bottles OF &. s. s.. the great vegeta-
bic blood remedy. TO cleanse IL OF
impurities. II Is good for the chill
dren. for IL gives them new strength
and puts their system In condition 30
they can more easily resist the many
ailments No prevalent In summer. s..
S. s. is without an equal as general
tonic and system builder. II TIM
proves the appetite and gives new
strength and vitality TO both old and
young.
Full information and valuable III.
eraturc can be had by writing 70
Swift Specific Co. III Swift Iabo-
raiory. Atlanta, Ca
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
icr Direction Of Dr. Rspei Bis, q s. Public Health Service
SWEEPING AND BUSTING


Q. How can cur- myself OF an
enlarged thyroid gland on the left
side OF my throat catch cold very
easy and arm frequently troubled
with swelling OF small glands under
my left arm and side. What shall
I do, A LADY.
A. In most canes OF thyroid
trouble tho enlargement IN quit. unl-
form and not limited 20 one side Of
the throat II you believe you have
thyroid enlargement be sure 10 place
yourself under the care Of q good
physician. for this IL usually too
serious a trouble 20 tampcr with
without good medical advice. The
enlargement ip the throat may not
be due 10 tho thyroid az all and Il
may b. part Of the Eiandular enlarge
mnnt under the left arm
Q. Can you give me- the name OF
good book on common diseases
and their rratment--nouothi ths;
will also include first aid to tho in.
iurcdr
a. n you will send fnr your name
and address I shah be glad 60 mail
you n copy Of a government bulletin.
entitled. Prevention % Disease and
Care Of tho Sick"
UNCLE SAM. ". n" will as.~~v.
-~ifh~s In thl. column ~ by mail.
questions ~ general interest relating
.niy =. hygiene. sanitation and the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
MAKING 1T SAFE,
Contrib by n. 4. Moore

Making the streets safe for auto
mobiles n a noble work which has
received but little attention. The
following rules have been suggested
/. Pedestrians crossing streets at
night shall wear white light In
front and red light in the rear.
:. Before turning 20 the right or
left they shall give three short blasts
on horn at least three inches In
diameter.
). when an inexperienced auto
mobile driver Ia made nervous by a
pedestrian. he shall indicate the
same and the pedestrian shall hide
behind tree until the automobile
has passed.
4. Pedestrians shall not carry In
their pockets any sharp instrument
which may cut automobile tires,
s. In dodgins automobiles pedes
TRANS shall not run more than seven
miles an hour.
G. Pedestrians must register at
the beginning OF each year and pay
a license fee ~ s. for the privilege
Of living. There shall be no rebate
II they do not live the entire year,
Z. Each pedestrian before rccciv'
Ing his license Co walk upon the
streets. must defnons,ratc before an
examining board his SKIN In lodging.
ieaping. crawling and cStricatine
himself from machinery.
s. Pedestrians will be held rcspon
xshie for all damage done 90 auto
mobiles or their occupants by col.
iision.
Tho editor says tho gent who
writes the editorials on the loft hand
side Of this page doesn't Tct enough
sparkle" and snap" into his stuff.
We suggest this sort % thing;
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
1t Is Strange; But It's the Law

Bluebeard confessng the murder Of four wives. is
given life sentence One only speculate as to what
might have happened had he confessed to the murder OF
only WIFE Perhaps he would have had to hang. And
if he had confessed not merely TO four but to dozen
homcdes it may be he would have escaped with only
fine and reprimand
Not that for the around Bluebeards neck
Capital punishment wins particular applause from us
But recoect the great state OF California hanging
youths whose steps strayed off the straight and
And only wonder why veteran criminal
and murderer should be spared
We wonder all the more because at this moment -
yearold youth in state faces the gaows youth
who is guilty of cold FLOODED murder, but youth just
the boy who is not stepped in crime Buebeard
who has chance doubt in proper environment to
become a instead of a beast
But the state demands the blood of young som White.
And Buebeard escapes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
Oh, Miles! Please Tell

Because of the pressure of business Senator Miles Pom
dexter of Washington will be unable to make personal
the Oregon primary campaign For that reason
he has withdrawn his name from the ballot.
Which should seem to satisfy all parties concerned
But there is always the lnqusitve Chap VINO arises
to kill the Joy in anybodys presidential dreams. And he
wonders follows to-wit:
Why should Poindexter worry about being unable TO
conduct personal campaign? He the only candidate
who made such in South Dakota-and ran last
How does happen that the other candidates Hiram
Johnson Gen Wood. Gov Lowden. and Herbert Hoover.
permit their names to stay the Oregon ballot aho none
of them will make n personal campaign?
Can il be that fearless native son fears popular
ballot?
Oh. Miles, OH Miles what be the answers to these
II is announced that all European nations pleased
by the Turkish trcaty.s Fep iaVmen knew there mds
enough Of Turkey TO please them all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
paaaa' RaAaaa'

That viii be the merry laugh
ter that rings along the Coast
uniess Seattle shakes n les. and
pinch.r or a million or two for
a ncw hotel
whanarnattahF Kent Seattle
ralrc morcn a few touNandf
wake COP.
Wake COP.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
oUIArCuISG THE OuIJA

Leonard ouiood ouiould succeed
ouioodrow. but ouie believe Hoover
Quill oulln tho office first filled by
Geo, Ouiashington."
Out Oufl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03
The Seattle Star

Nv mail out Of city. Sec per month; months.
sso. months tafS. year. teee. In the
Tke per month. ttSo for month"; or ttvo
per year. Ky carrier city, ise per week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03

But. AZ the structural iron worker
remarked. My business Is not falling
off"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03

II takes about 10 bourx Ia pass
thru IN. Panama canal. including
three hours spent In tn. locks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03

Crcctings, "Your tailor isn't the
only one who takes your measure, e
opines Ray Cahow.
Wen say not It's the overall
guy. these days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03

OF wax cylinder attached to the
wheels Of n sewing machine which
was worked by foot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-03

The statesmen hare lost their is because
fodder shocs signs Of doing little thinking for
Itself
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
sunfIowers Fail as siIan.

After all, the common wild sunfiow.
er of Kansas is just a useless weed
and attempts by scientists to make II
anything else so far have failed.
Last fall ten tons of wild sunfiow-
ers were put into a silo between lay
ers of corn silage by the dairy depart
ment of the Kansas State Agricultural
college. A feeding test was arranged
early In the winter. Five cows were
fed wild sunf1Ower silage, alfalfa hay
and grain mixture consisting of four
parts corn chop. two parts bran and
one part oil meal. Previous to the be-
ginning of tie feeding test the cows
had received corn silage In addition to
the hay and grain.
When changed to the sunfiOwer sill
age they ate sparingly of 1t and failed
to become accustomed to 1t. The cows
decreased In milk production and lost
body weight. The average loss of
body weight was 66 pounds per head
for the "a days the test was conduct
ed. Each had decreased "a pounds in
daily production Of milk by the end
of tie period.
They were then changed to cane sill
age and in "a days gained % pounds
per head and all but one increased in
milk production.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11

area OF Mount Rainier National Park In shape
II Is not simple cone tapering 10 slender point
ed summit like Full (Fujyama) the great vol.
cano OF japan. 1t is rather broadly truncated
mass resembling an enormous tree stump with
spreading base and irreguarly broken top.
Its life history has been varied one Like all
volcanoes, Rainier has built up its cone with the
materials elected by its own erupticns-with Gin.
ders and steam-shredded particles and lumus of
lava and with occasional flows of LIQUID lava that
nave sohdined Into layers of hard, basaltic rock
AT one time 1t attained an altitude of NOT less
than 10000 feet, If one may Judge nv the stooc
Inclination OF the lava and cinder LAYERS visihIS
10 us HANKS Then great explosion followed
tnat destroyed the top part of the mountain and
reduced its height by some 1000 feet,
indian legends tell of great eruption. There
nave nave Deen shgnt eruptions within memOry-one in
1910. one IN 1894 and one in 1858 and the last
IN 1870 Even now It is only dormant lets ~
steam melt fantastic holes in the snow and ice
al lts summit, and there are hot springs at n.
iOot' BUT II Is entirely safe to visit Mount Raj
nier, as further eruptions are unlikely
Later on this great cavity. which measured
nearly three miles across from south To north vvo
filled by two small cinder cones Successful ,shI
erupuons added to their height until at last thew
formed together a low rounded dome-the ami.
nence that now constitutes the mounta,r,. -rr,n,.
Inc higher portions of the old crater rim rise 70
elevations within few hundred feet OF the sum.
t"Ae ohu, copSCidily when viewed from bplov cfond
out boldly as separate peaks that mask and seem
70 overshadow the central dome. Especially prom
inent are Point Success Q415O feet) on the south.
west side and Liberty Cap (14,112 feet) on the
northwest side e
The altitude of the main summit has for m.rr
years been In doubt. Several figures have baen
announced from time to time no two of thcm ~
agreement; but all of these n Is n he oh.e' ~
were obtained by more or less approximate Tooth'
oos. In 1913 the United States. geological survey
N connection with its Topographic surveys Of the
Of measurements by trianguIation matho,s
range. These give the peak an elevation of Ia 40e
IeeI thus placing 1t near the top of the LIST ~
nlgn SUBMITS OF the United States This last 40.
nre' lt'snould be added is not likely TO he IN &C.
oy more tnan foot or two, and may with some
coincidence De regarded as final Greater exact.
ness OF determination is scarcely practicabIs n
the case OF Mount Rainier as its highest s,,,,,,a.
consists actually of mound Of snow the ha,ahs
OF which naturally varies. "eisnt
lns browning snow mound which was opce v,,,,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Orders by Pioeon-Post

An entirely practical use of homing
pigeons is reported from England. The
inventor of the system is a butchers
son, who employs his birds regularly
TO carry orders from outlying districts
presumably where there are no tele-
phones-tO his fathers shop. The
plan works excellently.
When the boy goes to collect orders
he takes six of his fastest birds in a
trap with him. After he has gone a
mile or two and collected a dozen or
ders he liberates pigeon with the
slips inclosed in a little metal case
attached to the birds foot. Before
five minutes have elapsed these or
ders are in the shop.
AT the various stages of his round.
which usually takes three hours, the
other birds with more orders are set
free, and by the time the shop is
reached all the orders received by this
pigeon post have been dispatched.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
To Paint sInu slna Chimney

The best climber in Sing Sing, who
once made sensational escape from
the prison, has been selected by War
den Lawes to climb the 75-foot Chin
ney of the power house to re-paint it.
Emil TOtterman. who was a sailor be-
fore sent to prison for murder, is a
former steeplejack also. Since his i'm
prisonment he has not used his climb
ing powers much except when he made
his escape. He was re-captured a few
months later. He is one of the few
prisoners serving a natural life" SEN
tenee. TOtterman is to go up the
square chimney and fasten a rigging
from its top. He will paint the Chin
ney yellow to conform to the new coat
of paint just placed on the exterior Of
the various prison buildings.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11

land tends to hurt trade discourage enterprise and burden
pubic our excess profits tax certainly has stopped but rather
has innSlhed what is commonly termed "profteering"
for country immensely ntrnsay as little burdord
as ours is really not problem of great difficulty to raise BY
on Tie sum which the needs of the occasion require
small committee OF wel-infomed of different calHngs
tner task free from political sectional bias
recommend radical revision of income taxation on the theory that
Oh taxation be laid rather expenditures than on Incomes
~ nS Sharply marked distinction made between such norton f
ti INCOME as Is used conStrucVey in savings investments or
enterprise and such portion spent on his scale Of LIVING
Much can be said for such both the economic and moral
points OF view Among other effects wonld reach those who
ton ~ ~ " 0""e 'aAa-
Inc committee might Also should think reach the ooncuson
irrespective OF the theory suggested foregoing paraprapbs
~ 'ne imposition OF small percentage tax say Der cent
on all sales of commodities and products and presuma - 81
measure would be productive immense amount of n
and would not be harmful to anyone ~
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
how Departments Are Able to Force
Congress to Appropriate Money!
By j. N. TTNcHER of Kansas, Speech in House

ask now can the departments make congress appropriate
APaln ra~ Let us take example department of
FIRST say the bureau animal industry ono or1
million dollars to fight tuberculosis cattle providing onealf
on o administration and million be used to nav for cattle do
we'll ' "PPiOPiI""on lalrV
now under the law any department can be punished
or creating deficiency So they will create any, but here is what
y wi" DO: They will hire enough spend this oneba million
s' months lhen at the end of months they serve
notice that all department will stop at the end Of tho S
month unless congress gives them additional money
important to human life that this work be continued and ~
pacy forced to give this executive officer of department
more money We not for abuse or in;on I
has his Office by appointment of the president
"" Will have to acuesce the deficiency appropriation We cannot
waste all hat former congresses have the his demands
must De met all we do is them as we can and
go ahead
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Wonderful Valley.

The Amazon valley is said to be TIE
greatest undeveloped region in the
world which is yet untouched. The
soil is said to be extraordinarily fer
tile. The forests offer woods In inex-
haustible variety, many of them cab
inet woods of rare value. OF vege-
table oil nuts, a tenth part only Is
known to the outside world. Resins,
gums. spices, medicinal plants, ibers
abound, in infinite variety. Kapok
grows along the banks of most of the
main rivers, but not a pound of It Is
exported to the United States, al
though America imported 100000
pounds last year from faraway Java.
There are mineralized areas said to
contain coal. iron, gold, silver and
precious metals of many kinds. They
have not yet been prospected.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
HONOR THEIR PATRON SAINT
Gipsies Now Gathering In France TO
Pay Due Homage to Sara of
the Egyptians.

FROM all over southern Europe hun.
dreds of caravans are converging to-
ward little hamlet on the shores of
Brittany. where the old-wOrld gipsies
are gathering to pay homage to their
patron saint. Sara, of the Egyptians,
who, they believe, was the servant of
the Virgin Mary.
The word has gone out for the gath
'ering of the gypsy clans at Saint"
Sara's shrine in the Breton village Of
PlOumanec. Already their encamp-
ment, in the shape of a huge, FIVE
pointed star, contains 5000 gipsies
from France, Spain, Italy and Rouma-
ma the land of their origin.
The gypsy legenu concerning saint"
sara has no foundation anywhere in
the Scriptures. The origin of the
strange story, which conflicts at every
point with the New Testament, is
yelled in mystery. The gipsies of Eu-
rope however, believe the story of
Sara with implicit faith.
Sara of the Egyptians. their legend
says, was the devoted servant of the
Madonna. After the resurrection she
followed her mistress, in an exodus
from Palestine unchrOnicled anywhere
outside the gypsy legend, but was I'M
able to Overtake her.
When Mary reached the shores of
Palestine and took ship, Sara, who
was a magician, turned Ter scarf into
raft and followed her mistress over
the sea. But she never overlook the
Madonna and the raft, so runs the
tale' was finally washed ashore on the
coast OF Brittany, in France, where
Sara died.
Because of her wanderings and her
magic powers, Sara was adopted as
the patron saint of the gipsies, who
built her a shrine at Ploumanec which
contains her wooden effigy and a rel
iquary said to hold a splinter of her
thigh bone. saint Sara" has never
been sanctified at Rome and she is
ignored by all other Christians. But |
the gipsies still hold a yearly gather
ing in her honor whenever war tas not
closed the international boundaries.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Where Millionaires aid Working Men
Rub Elbows With Nonchalance.
By ALBERT BRITT. Edit 4 Outing Magazine.

The thing about your Colorado parks that impressed
an EasnermO is the democracy Sat prevails everywhere Up in
Rocky Mountain National park particularly In the hotels
and the camping grounds there the millionaire the working
mpart
We do not find this spirit the East for the there
each certain Glass distinction omnipresent from the
hghpced hosty Newport the cheap boarding Aury
Park But the Rocky Mountains all erased
matters not whether am a social leader shoe clerk
The people of the middle possibilities of vacation
spent here witness the 100000 Rocky Mountain this
year. But the people Of the Allegheny mountains will educated
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11

were German Southwest Africa. $1,000
square miles in extent. with LOO
mlies OF railroads. with its copper and
diamond mines, its metals, which were
worth, commercially. thirty-seven mill
mons OF marks (nearly $4,000, OOOl in
lsu' German East Africa, twice as
pig as the German empire, having geo
mics OF railroads, with its harbors,
wnere nine hundred and thirty-three
merchant ships touched in 1911: Ger
man New Guinea, as large as two
.nlrus or Prussia. with Ats rich depos-
its OF gold and coal. It's maritime
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Vast Colonial Empire Gone

OF the earth. The National Geoeraphic
society summarizes Germany's colo
NAL loss as follows:
m 1914 Germany possessed a colo
NAL empire Of million and a quarter
square miles in area. 1t represented
approximately four times the area Of
the German empire. and before the
war its exports amounted to about
one hundred millions Of francs, or
twenty millions Of dollars. There
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11

commerce Of 100000 tons; the Samoan
Islands. one single port of which, Apia,
was visited by one hundred and ten
steamers In year; Tsing-Tao. which
10 1911 had exported 32.5OO.OOO marks
(nearty $S.OO0.000) worth of mercnan-
disc. whose maritime interest was rep
resented by five hundred and ninety
steamers, which carried a million tons
OF freight. All that fell away; all that
Is actually in the hands OF the allies.
Inc conquest Of this colonial EN-
plre was difficult; It was finishes
only In 1919
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
A Happy Accident.

Miss Gushmore-I hear you're the
man who invented that cute Iittle
Charlie Chaplin sub-nasal mustache.
how did you ever happen to think
OF tit
Mr.. zitt-It happened this way. I
had trouble getting my safety razor
under my nose, so just shaved the
rest Of my face and let it sprout
there.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Germany Has Lost Possession Of q
Million and Quarter Square
Miles Of Land.

Germany must pay many penalties
for the war she ruthlessly started 9TH
~ than indemnify. disarmament. trade
restrictlon. and loss OF good win. One
&c her chief. but least-mentioned
Hanses Is that Of her colonial empire.
watch has disappeared from the face