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The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore. May l.-wheat sales
Bag lots, nearby. by sample at ESQ,
2.S3 and 2.90 per bushel.
Cob "a corn - Yellow and white
prime. $50 per barrel: track. yellow,
No. 9 for domestic delivery. l.Soa
ISL per bushel.
Corn-Sales none.
Oats-No. 2 white. 1.2S; nominal,
per bushel mo. 3 white, 1.27, nominal,
per bushel.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye, as
to quality. 1.S0a2.25 per bushel; No.
2 western export. spot, 2.35 per
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Dies Of Sleeping Sickness.

Richmond. Va. May Ivy Gil
land. 43 years old. is Richmond's
hrst victim of sleeping sickness. He
succumbed at Virginia Hospital aft
er being Ill since April %. Gilland
was a street car motorman. and
lived at ia East Main street. There
are four similar cases under obser-
vation here.
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Weddings in Virginia
and Maryland

Martinsburg, w. Va. May Miss
! Elsie NJ. Needy. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Needy, near Martins
burg. was married here to y. Baker
Davis. The Rev. DR.. F. r. Wagner.
of st. Johns Lutheran church, offici-
ated. The maid of honor was a sis
ter of the bride, Miss Elizabeth
Needy. and the best man was Mr..
George Charlton, of Hagerstown.
Frederick, Md. May 1.-Mark r.
Waynant. son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. e.
Waynant. and Miss GIenna Kea
Boiler. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel L. Boiler. of Graceham,
were married at Graceham.
Frederick. Md. May ii. valen-
tine Albaugh, of Libertytown. this
this city. were married here by the
Rev. DR.. u. s. G. Rupp. They will
live in Libertytown.
HaSerstown. Md. May Am
nouncement has just been made
here of the marriage of Miss Ruth
Brandt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nervin Brandt. to Roy Cassidy of
Hamilton. Ohio. The wedding took
place last December and was kept
secret.
Hagerstown. Md. May Miss
Mildred +. Keener. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos +. Kcener. of this
city. and Bruce c. Lightner. OF
Philadelphia, formerly of Hagers-
town. were married here.
HaRerStOW Md Nav
Elsie W. Sprecher and William A.
Everett. both of Hagerstown, were
married yesterday at the parsonage
of the First United Brethren Church
in Chambersburg by the pastor
the Rev. Walter l.. Lutz.
- 's-~ E1"WX
Cumberland, :. May 1.-Sidney
j. Bowles. San Francisco, Cal. and
Miss Diana NJ. Thomas, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Thomas,
Frostburg, were married today by
the Rev. Eugene P. Skyles, pastor
OF st. Marks Reformed Church.
Hutton, Nd. May Mrs. Martin
Pendergast announced the marriage
OF her niece. Miss Anna Marie Ba-
ker, to Frank Whitcomb Riley, OF
New York. which occurred in Bal
timore. They are spending their
honeymoon in Canada and they will
reside at Hartford. Conn.
Manassas. Va, May CHARLES
Carroll Leachman. county deputy
treasurer. and Miss Lorna Louise /
Nicol were married in Manassas at
the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Louise G. Nicol. The Rev. |
William Stevens officiated. They
will reside in Manassas.
BerryviIle. Va. May 1.-Announce-l
ment is made of the marriage of |
Philip III. Powers. formerly of !
Berryville, and Miss Margaret
Scott. daughter of DR.. and Mrs. 8. |
H. Scott, CoatesvilIe. Pa. The !
bridegroom is a son of Mrs. p. H. |
Powers. now of Washington.
Herndon, Va. May Miss Alma |
Williams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Williams. OF Herndon,
was married to Harry Brecken- !
bridge of Leesburg The Rev. ].
K. Briggs performed the ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Plan Braddock Memorial.

Frederick. Md. May Fired
erick Chapter of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution is plan
ming to raise funds to erect at
Braddock Springs near here. a me-
mortal tablet to General Braddock.
With his troops he stopped at the
spring during the French and In
dian war
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Prince William Tax Rate Fixed.

Manassas. Va. May 1. The
Board of Supervisors Of Prince WILL
liam County has fixed the county
school levy at 25 cents on 800 worth
OF taxable personal property and an
additional Is cents in each Of the
magisterial districts. The county
levy is SO cents on the 800 for gen.
eraf purposes.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Shotgun Given Pastor.

Cumberland. Md, May IAN un-
usual gift. a shotgun. was present.
ed to the Rev. w. B. Purnell, of
Dawson, near ConnellsvilIe. by
members of his congregation. He
is an enthusiastic rabbit hunter.
He recently resigned as pastor of
First Presbyterian Church to ac-
cept a call from the Calvary
Church at Canton. o.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Culpeper County Agent Quits.

Culpeper. Va. May 1.-R. +. Lee.
county agricultural agent, for Gull
peper County, has sent his resig-
nation to the Board of Supervisors,
to take effect immediately There
are several applications FOR the po-
sition-
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Railroad Must Build Station.

Richmond, Va. May 1.-Because Of
present Inadequate facilities the
State corporation commission has or
dered the Southern Railway 60 bui1d
a new passenger station at Gate
City. between Bristol and Big Store
Gap. 1t must begin work on the
station by August is.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Benyville Police Chief Lose, Suit

Berryvflle, Va. May l.-Chief Of
Police Feltner, who sued the Berry
Vile Turnpike Company for $1,000
damages. alleged to have been sus-
tained when he ran his automobile
into a culvert abutment at night
lost his cause in the Clarke Coun-
ty Circuit Court. no damages be-
ing awarded.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Culpeper Phone Rate Granted.

Richmond. Va May l-Rstes
which should earn a return Of ap-
proNimately 1858 per cent on the
$4,000 value Of the property have
been granted the Cuipeper Telephone
Company by the State corporation
commission.
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Burned By Own Flame.

London.-That deceased was burn
ed to death while trying to burn his
employers books TO hide defalca-
ticss, was alleged at a Paddington
in Iest on a cashier. The jury ac-
cc1dingly returned a verdict Of felo-
desc.
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Missionary Societies Report.

: The treasurer of the wom-
ans Tnterdenominational Missionary
Union of the District OF Columbia
and the Washington Auxiliary Mis-
sion to Lepers yesterday reported
contributions totaling nearly $4,000
during the year.
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was very Goss and frctful.
He had been in this condition
for about three weeks so I decided
to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
He began getting relief and after
using two full-sized cakes Of Cuti-
eura Soap and one full-sized box Of
Cuticurs Ointment, he was healed" "
(Signed) Mrs. Bette Chism, Bat
tetown, KY, July 80, 1919.
Daily use Of Cuticura Soap. Oint-
ment and Talcum usually prevent
skin troubles.
Anpas Kash Hrss b. Nail Address: "'cutieura
mesraseriss, Dspt. 4 hAesn- Mssz." Sold every
sssre- sosps pse Ointment 5 and 5oc TaIcun 3c.
- Cutieura Soap shaves without mug.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

body and later they de-
veloped into large erup-
tons. The itching and
burning caused him to
scratch and he could
hardly bear his clothing
on him. He could not
sleep at night and he
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

Until after the first quarter Of the
nineteenth century lard was used only
for cooking purposes and as a basis
for various ointments. Now It is put
to numerous other uses
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Delegates to Roanoke Picked.

Fredericksburg, Va. May lat
q meeting of the voters of Central
Magfsterial District. Essex County.
at Tappahannock. the following
were elected delegates to the State
convention at Roanoke with q
quarter vote each: DR.. z. l. W..
Ferry, Hon. Jas. N. Lewis, william
A. Wright and J. C. Phillips.
Culpeper, Va, May 1.-Culpeper
County has elected delegates to the
State Democratic Convention as
follows: T. e. Grimsley. Edwin H.
Gibson, ]. @. Hiden, w. p. Ruda-
sill, Geo. w. Norris. ]. R. Lewis.
Lewis Wood. DR.. Dudley. Carol ".
Burgess. II. Frank Lewis.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Emmitsburs Factory Susuends.

= Frederick, Nd. May 1.-The Cam
den Manufacturing Co. of Balti-
more. which has been operating a
branch at Emmitsburg. this county.
suspended operation today because
the investment was not a paying
one.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

Are you reading the o. HENRY
stories that are appearing daily in
The Washington Herald?
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Mrs. Bette Chism
Tells How Cuticura
Healed Grandson

My little grandson broke out in
small waterlike pimples all over his
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

HaSerstown. Md, May Am
nouncement has just been made
here of the marriage of Miss Ruth
Brandt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nervin Brandt. to Roy Cassidy of
Hamilton. Ohio. The wedding took
place last December and was kept
secret.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

Frederick. Md. May ii. Valen-
tine Albaugh, of Libertytown. this
county, and Miss Sarah Lenhart,
this city. were married here by the
Rev. DR.. U. S. G. Rupp. They will
live in Libertytown.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

Frederick, Md. May MARK r.
Waynant, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E..
Waynant. and Miss GIenna kea
Boiler. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel l.. Boiler. of Graceham,
were married at Graceham.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02

Hagerstown. Md. May Miss
Mildred +. Keener. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos +. Kcener. of this
city. and Bruce c. Lightner. OF
Philadelphia, formerly of Hagers-
town, were married here.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

oioso. Nay /.
RYE
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More Cafes
Cut Prices
(See Page Seven)
AGED COUPLE
SEEK DIVORCE

Love coming late In life doesn't
always run smoothly. as was evi.
denced Thursday In Mra Hattie NJ.
Glass suit for divorce from William
III. Glass.
William II 10. while his unhappy
and dissatisfied spouse Is GO.
He refused me the necessities OF
life" the wife alleged.
The husband. 10 refutc this. fur.
nishcd an itcmized list OF bills total.
ling sss5.s5. which he claims he paid
for his wife.
"Hc treated me scornfully and
made me unhappy" continued the
wife.
Il wanted q home" countered
William. "and / still want IL. I
treated her as kindly as a man OF
my age could be expected to treat
a woman"
Judge Everett Smith will attempt
to mcte out proper Justice. They
were married in Everett In 1916.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
DEAD IN
SHIP EXPLOSION

NEW YORK. Oct. Three per.
sons are known to he dead. four
others are unaccounted for and be.
tween 20 and 30 others injured as
a result of an explosion caused by
an acetylene torch on board the oil
tanker. @. r. Grove. lying in a
Brooklyn dock today.
John Starr, foreman Of a gang Of
boilermakers employed on the tank.
er. Barney Mccoy. and Thomas Fox.
a plumber. were killed. Starr was
blown 200 feet. his body falling on
the deck OF a ship adjoining.
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Bringing Circulation
Figures Down to Date

Government Reports Of Seattle Daily
Newspapers for Six Months Ending
October l. 1920. as compared
with the corresponding six
months one year ago:
1919 1890 GAIN LOSS
The Seattle Star. ,so.is5 si.si: 11,7Ao
The second Pager ss.isi ss.s77 is.sst
Thr Third Paper. .si.ozs soso5 III
Stars Lead Over Second Paper. :. s,435
Stars Lead Over Third Paper. :. IL ,007
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gags that the plot Of them was about
speaker speaking.
SENSATIONAL PLOT
IS uNCORkED
look around the press box and
notice that few Of the boys looks
pale and wan. but that amt nothing
new for word serious. and didn't
think nothing about Il Till a few OF
them keels over In their seats. and
J begin TO make inauirys. Come to
find out theys a plot TO destroy the
master minds amongst the baseball
writers. and somebody has sprinkled
gerynicidc up and down the isles Of
the press coop. Tho casualty Is
WIN Phelon. OF cfncinnati: Tecny
Maxwell. Of Philadelphia: Nick Flat.
ley. Of Boston: Horse Power Ed.
wards. R Cleveland: Bin Peat. Of
Pittsburg: A. d. Runyon. of New
York. and Hughey Fullerton, OF
somcrviile. N. J.
Along comes the TIN inning. and
manager Speaker sends John Glad.
stone craney to hit for Bagby in the
pinch WELL says Gene. ''they had
ought 70 call this the world cereal
with wheat. and graney In IT. In
|ths sehs inafaUn ~. 0vtmun IN - !
sud1en bocopss = wfl1 YIoater ana
passes : birds ana = expert setting
behind me nays it h because he hurt
his leg at 2nd base n the third
II he had Of only cut himself
shaving this am he might Of blowed
up In time to do Cleveland some
good. Gene asks mo who Is pitch.
ing for Cleveland now and tells
him Uhie. So he says this looks
like a good spot for q swiss song
number.
"Uhk, Uhie. Uhie-lee-Iee-o! Watch
how we 80 through alpine snow.
Uhle. Uhle. uh-lec-lee-o. with q truly
U-ulc-ice-o."
When the sth innings II over /
gets up and says goodbye to Gene.
and he asts what Is the matter and
tells him can't spend no more
time In a broken seat on a empty
stomach. no ! grabs the subway, and
come down town to write this diary,
and / am stiil picking Smith to pitch
tomorrow though robbie may cross
me by sticking his NJ 8. Marquard.
Mamaux. Miljus, MOZART and Mitch.
ell. with Miller behind the bat, My.
crs in center. and Mccahe running
for sweeney.
Now I am going out to get my
chow. as ! have nicknamed dinner.
and oh diary walt till the bell syndi.
cate inc sees the old expense nc
count
Copyright, 1890. by Bell Syndi-
cate, Incl
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originated
campaigns
To As 900 readers wish give this
No GOOD thing to champion lin The
No BAD thing 10 lin The an nenemy.
With YOUR help YOUR
will
Northwest q better place in which to Ive
THE EDITOR, and
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]. S. Population
now 105,683.10S
Ring L.ardner
Writes "Cronology' of Second Ball Game
Gets Broken Seat and Is Peevish
Stages Fast Battle of Jokesters'
Bows Homage to MIR. Grimes
BY RING 81. l.ARDNER

many times in the past 10 years
have forced n smile In responses to
gags that the plot Of them was about
speaker speaking.
SENSATIONAL PLOT
Is uNCORkED
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THIRD GAME
BY INNINGS
FIRST INNING

FIRST INNING
CLEvELAND--Evans out. Olson q n,
netchy; Wamhy walked: Speaker ou&
J, Johnston to Konetchy; Burns out
Olson to konetchy. No runs. no hits =
errors. M
BRooKLYN--oison walled: J, yohn-
ston sacrificed. ONeili to Burma, olnoa
taking second; Griffith safe on Bewell'o
error Wheat singled. scoring Olson; NY.
crs singled. scoring Griffith. Malls nov
pitching for Cleveland. Konetchy popped
to Wamby; kilduff fouied to Wood. rye
runs, two hits. one error.
sewells bobble Of an easy grcundee
paved the way for Caldweirs dowufalL
but Ray was very wild and was fallin0
fast. Hits by Wheat and Myers drov0
him to the duEout.
SECOND INNING
cLEvEIAND--Gardne terrific arivo
hit two inches over the aide of the fou1
line. then no flied to Griffith. tho uu1nn11sr
lyn fiy-chaser taking the baitS /1oue
moving; Wood lined - Us(f(1tA. who
made a sensational running catch o&f ~
uurn e Page u Column =
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FICURESIN
NEWCENSUS
GIVEN OUT
Increase Of 13,710,W2 Is
Shown on Continent Dur
Ing Last Ten Years

WASHINGTON, Oct. t.
The census bureau announced
the population of continental
United States as 105, ,683, l08.
Increase of l3,7l0,842, or 14.9
per cent.
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BitOhIsiNs n. t. Oct- e--lne
boss said II was the custom Amiss
good reporters these days to write
things UP In CHRONOLOGY order and
use the present tents. In writing
things up. no why don't you try II
once. he says. NO thanked him for
the compliments. and ask him what
and the h---il was hc talking about.
and he exclaimed himself. no we will
start In with this a. m. and 20
thru with the day like II was diary.
got up Mt 8 o'clock. and 20 In the
bathroom 10 take bath. but the
water amt hot. NO I don't take no
hath. Tho ramc thing has happened
the past six days. maybe the water
Will lie hot IN the hotel at Cleveland
Oh. diary. hope 20.
shavcs myself In the Ice water.
and puts on my worlds serious close
and go down TO breakfast. The salt
and pepper shaker hasn't worked
good all summer on account OF the
damp. ] pound hard ON the pepper
shaker 10 wake Il up and the TOP
comes off. and old Oscar Pepper
dives into the eggs In toto. Ny first
wife says abe win get the pcpper out
Of the cup. and abe does 70 and also
= 'ss!.s.g, g. ,z|gy z|gcyeaaA'a
] sns~xs = few timss and get ur
and leave the table. and play n few
tunes on different instruments
witch have mastered and finely II
comes along noon and start for the
dayiy pilgrimage to Brooklyn. and
stop and pick up Gene Buck that
writes the funny gags In the foIlies.
and take him along In the hopes he
viii! make a few cracks that I can
write up. and give you boys a hugh.
We gct TO cbbcts field. and up in
the press box and theys n friend OF
Hughy Fulicrtons setting there and
! ast him to move over a seat and
give Gene and ! seats together.
SO Hurheys friend gives up his seat
and I thank him and come TO find
out its n broken scat and about as
comfortable as n man betting on
Cox and ! wished I had my thanks
back.
Well. Gene looks NJ the score and
on the cover theys a picture OF Rob.
hie, and II says "wilbert Robinson
tho man O'War OF the 1890 BIB sea
son."
That's funny says Gene. ''Nam-
ing baseball manager after a race
horse" so ] says. ''ycs. and especial
ly robbie don't know any famous
elephants" Il win make you a III.
tie bet- says Gene. that II robbie
and man-o-war is very matched In a
hoss race. the winner wont have no
such acute first name like Wilbert. {"
''Thht is." says. ''unlest robbie
should happen TO get away In front.
and when man-o-war seen him In the
way he would think It was road
closed and detour TO another track"
That is what I and Gene has to
say about the picture on the front
OF score. and I will leave IL 10 the
public to judge witch one OF us de.
serves the biggest laugh but nobody
ever asst me TO write the gags In the
follics.
After a vile the Cleveland boys be-
gins throwing the ball around like
they had spent Tuesday evening list.
ening TO n speech by n former feath-
erweight champaign box fighter. and
when the innings Is over gene says
he bets speaker will do some speak.
ing when he comes In 10 the bench.
Gene amt seen no BIB since the first
bounce was out and the boys all car.
ried boards. so he didn't know how
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Weather

Tonight and Friday. occa-
sional rain: moderate
southerly winds.
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BROOKLYN
wins OUT
IN CLOSE
CONTEST
Former Seattle TWirIer Hurjo
Fast Ball But Can't
Overcome Lead

EBBETTs FIELD, DnOOx.
LYN, Oct 7.-Broolklyn 1GFru1
70 the Iead In tbe Ie2o 'baae1on
derby here tllk aftegnoon, w.
Sherrod Smith. pitching : ehfse Il
hit game. rent TIN indians 6ouD
70 defeat BY . SCOTT u : = 1.
The game count In the seg1no
now Is 10 I. with the no1enD
on the long end. The toomlo
trzvd TO Cleveland tonight ~
the Robins In . favorable o1Duo
cEic poaltion for the renewno q
hostilitses IN the Ohle ~ -
urdAy.
Supported By scintina&ine 4.
field Defense Smith turned In On
Of the pretuest pitched games evcR
seen In q world series. He ~
never IN danger. Cleveland's 90
run was directly due to Z schooubo1
error by the veteran Zach Whoat q
the fourth round. when he 1T TfIn
Speakers vicious double roIl betvoor
his legs TO the fence. While ~ 49,
retrieving the bah the indiana ch1c1
easily completed the circuit Win
out Wheat's error. Speaker wou11
have been left meruoned On IL
bases. A. the next two bstszuen wogo
easy tnfieIh 0uts-
OAXD RHmRDTN0 n
n mPXCTArQNAm Y
Ivy Olson. little Pete l1Jor1 -
Big ia Konetchy furnisl.so - go
Ing fireworks Of the fruv. O1
covered acres OF grouud - sn11re
and his throwing was perfecffon X.
SELF. Kiiduff pulled two spectanrl.r
fielding stunts. while Konetchv- ~
first. performed like n voun~~s~r
Right in the same class Win ia.
trio were George Burns, who
snagged a foul with one hand out e
a right field box. and Tommy 0e1f.
nth. who made catch In right fio1a
Of the regular Speaker variety.
Second Judgment indicates that
Speaker made . tactical mistake
when he sent Ray Caldwell to H.
box to start the game. The tan
Highlander was wobbly from tho
start After walking Olson, YounG
Sewell. who had an off day, a6do1
TO Caldwell's troubles by fumbling
Griffith's easy roller. Hits by Wheat
and Myers followed. and two rum
were across the plate and the gano
won so far as the Indians were coo1.
cerned.
Mails. who relieved the beatun
Caldwell. pitched fairly good ball
and in spite Of tendency to - ver1
Wild. kept the Brooklynites away.
from the scoring station until ~
was renewed oy unie IN the eigntn-
ohie performed acceptaoiys ana WoD
not scored on. f
WHEAT TAKES
HITTING HONORS
Zach Wheat carried away a. ~
ting honors Of the day. Thron
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Inc e. lead Of The Star 1896 direct
mat TINS the
sc.nins Of the month period
o. Tor you will notice that The Stars GROWING circulation
It's closest competitor is FALLING circulation.
we az not point these facts boau We do not claim superior
Rather
its independence po
cai ahances that make candor impossible sincerity difficult
We have grind instu
e 9n it. solely because believe such will result public good
prefer rather than condemn We
than hinder bad but the public good thing
fought we will fght-you bet life we wilt
No institution Star from what be-
eves to be the right Neither there
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YES,s'ees' 'es
Ne MIKE Mistakes
ssd We csvrsst Them, Too

The star nevev tntesttessiiy pvints ~
untrue statement - sakes an unjust
charge. Hut swr vep~vs~vs arc human.
and they don't sEE evesythipg they
write about. Wh~nesev IN error esecps
into the star. we viii be vevy gtad 10
correct u. snd we viii thanh the friesds
who call IL u eur attention.
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To0ur45,000
lveWReade derS::

The circulation figures of Seattle made pub
yesterday which epubsh today have conception Of
responsibilities opportunities and our duties
circulation department kept telling
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clrculauOn was going up. but we
had no conception of the extent Of the
shift which twelve short months had
shown.
1t is reckoned in metropolitan news
paper offices that each paper issued has,
on the average, four readers. The Sc
attic Star for the past six months has
been printing 11,749 more copies daily
than it printed during the correspond
ing six months in 1A9. That means
that 49, 900 persons Ito put it conserva-
tively) are reading The Star who did
not read this paper year ago.
In 1919 The Star was one of the two
papers running neck-and-neck for sec.
ond position in the field. Today The
Star is indisputably in the lead, and the
question is which of the other two pa
|pers will hold second place.
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humble, who, having been wronged by The Star, can
not ask and receive from this newspaper direct and
sincere apology. The little heading reproduced here
with appears in these columns once or twice month
That does not appear otener is due to the fact that
our reporters try to be fair try to be accurate try to
give all the facts-AND GENERALLY SUCCEED
Our older readers know these things It is not for
their benefit that this article is published. Many of
them have read The Star thru thick and thin for
twenty years. They have known its faults and for
given its mistakes-and watched The Star grow big
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