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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
Cop Tried Hard
to Explain 1t
to Chinaman

IL Pang 10 a Chinaman and tho
best cook that ever presided In tho
galley Of the British blue funnel lin.
err Tyndareus. doeked at Pier ~.
But there was no good reason why
he should BE- abroad at $50 o'clock
a. m. dressed In a chauff.ur's linen
duster and drivers gauntiets.
Or so II seemed to Policemen Bert
Houck and r. c. Seulicy. who oh
served III Hang thus disguised sour.
rying along Western ave. near Clay
ST.. at that carly hour today
They locked him up for further In
vcstigatson by federal immigration
officials
You no sabe immigration iaws7"
asked Sculley. in a pained effort to
make the Chinaman understand.
+veiiy. yeiiy bad you no stay aboard
shiip.-
"Oh. yea" replied Ii Pang. II am
quite conversant with the statutes Of
your country. I was just trotting
out. old chap. to call on a sick
friend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

HIT BY TIMBER, He
KEEPS A-WORKING;
NExT.OAY HE DIES

Hit on the head by a sx6 tim
ber while AT work In the Youngs-
town plant OF the Pacific Coast
Steel company yesterday after
noon. Frank Paris. 3s. an em.
ploye of the Poole Construction
company. got up and grinned.
and said he guessed he wasn't
hurt
lie went 20 the plant hospital.
however. and had a scalp cut
closed Then he resumed work.
finishing his shift at $40 o'clock.
Al $40 o'clock he was found
unconscious In his room in the
Ship hotel. 2soi w. Spokane st.
Early this morning In Providence
hospital he died.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

There are ten farmers quitting
the business for every city man
who Is prospecting in his new field
For the man who has a regular
nay check the farm is a pitfaIi be-
cause he cannot estimate his In
come, and he cannot check his
outgo: he IL often bankrupt before
he knows II.
And today II requires capital In
wads to operate even the smallest
farm unit that will insure fam
uy a living.
You will make twice as much
money buying Liberty Bonds as
you will buying farm and trying
10 farm II yourself.
But for the city man. who has
Job and family. the small. close
ia home place. say a two city lots.
where he can grow half his living
in his otherwise idle hours, that Is
salvation.
No matter how high wages may
go. no matter what Increases you
may SECURE In your salary, you
will find that the cost Of living
will absorb the Increase: the
worker who doesn't face this un-
pieasant prospect. and who imag-
ines that agitation Is going TO In
crease the margin between his
tncorne and his expenses is a
worker who rs fooiing himself, no
after what anybody promises.
INDEED, no matter what form OF
government may be had; IL tomor-
row the country turned as Boil
sheyik as Russia, still you would
find that the lot OF the average
worker. salaried man, professional
man, would be no whit better than
IL ia today; doubtless 1t would be
vastly worse.
The sooner II is pounded home
10 each Of US that oursonly saliva
ton. and our only independence,
and the only hope our children
will have for square deal. is for
us to cut our overhead expense,
our living costs in half. the sooner
will we be getting ahead.
During the war the nation got
this costpius Idea, this casy-money
idea, this notion of one set OF
workers profiting from the under
paid labors Of another set. so that
thousands Of good fellows imag-
fned that in some mysterious way
class action was going to enable
them to beat the game and get
something for nothing.
But the more classes that got
that hunch the less margin was
there for any class. until today
with wages at their historic peak.
the average family is broke and
hunting for "a ready market for
the fiivver. and the Liberty bond
and the grand opera records.
The only dollar that's worth n
darn is the one you keep, and the
only dollar you can depend on
keeping IL the one you save by
doing for yourself what today you
are paying four prices for some
one elise to do for you.
When the average American
family feeds itself. our Jap menace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
SOLDIERS QUIET
|. RACE WAR TOWN
One Man Found Dead; Kill
ingS Not Verified

WEST FRANKFORT. m-..Aur. Z.
An Italian was found dead here
this afternoon with his head smash
ed In with an az. This Is the first
death 20 far in the xIots which have
sporadicaliy rr1ppcd the town dur
inw the past three days.
At the time the man WAS killed
more than 500 militiamen were pa
trolling the streets. Rumors have
been In circulation all this morning
regarding others killed. Every at
tempt 10 verify them failed.
WEST FRANKFORT. H.. Aug. Z.
Militia continued TO arrive in West
Frankfort today while the town took
stock of the damage done in day
and night OF rioung. -
Major w. o. Satferfield. in charge
OF the militia. felt the situation was
ticklish and asked for reinforccments
yesterday TO prevent any possible re-
currencc Of the mob rule which con.
trolled the Sown Thursday night
Stories purporfing to originate
from West Frankfort were greatly
overdrawn. Attempts to verify re-
ports that several had been killed
during the outbreak proved impossi.
bic. No one was Killed. there was
no one fatally injured.
West Frankfort is In the grip OF a
telephone strike, making il impossi-
bic to get messages out by this
means. The telegraph office was
flooded by messages Of reinsurance
from residents to out Of town
friends.
Press dispatches were subjected TO
indefinite delay. In the meantime
meager reports reached neighboring
towns in greatly exaggerated form.
These were spread as being authori-
tatiyc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
ONE DEATH IN
PORTLAND FIRE
Three Injured When Flames
Sweep Hotel

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 7.-One
person was killed. three were seri.
ousIy injured and many others were
slightly hurt and burned In a fire
which badly damaged the Elton
Court hotel here this morning.
Mrs. Josephine CLANCY. Portland
school teacher, died soon after jump.
ing from the fourth floor of the
burning building. She struck the
sidewalk.
Miss Edith Bogue, rs, may be IA
tally hurt. She also jumped from
the fourth story. She hit the iron
railing around the basement entrance
to the hotel and then rolled down the
stairway to the basement. Many
bones In her body were broken when
she hit the iron railing.
John Jenny. 40. was severely burn
cd about the arms and face, his con
dition being very serious.
Miss Il. Evans. rs. who jumped
from the second floor. suffered a
fractured skull. She may not re.
cover.
Mrs. CLANCY was we'll known in
educational circles here. having
taught in the Sunnyside grammar
school for the last 20 years. Miss
BoRsie and Miss Evans are both
clerks at the Northwestern Ma.
tional bank.
~~-e0~~~Se~1-~s~>~~~~~
VIII have passed along with most
OF our mental and physical aches
and pains.
And If potatoes at fifteen cents
a pound and sugar at thirty won't
pound home this lesson, then
we'll have fourbit potatoes and
fifty-cent sugar and dollar bacon
and forty-cent milk: wait two
years and sec how good a gucsser
arm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

PARIS. Aug. Russia has pro.
posed peace to Rusnania and has sug.
gested that the conference be held
at Kharkov, the foreign office was
advised today. kharkov IL an In
portant city in Southern Russia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

anccd until he managed TO get an
option on half an acre OF land on
the edge OF town.
That was half q dozen years
ago; today he has the same Job
and about the same salary. less
compared 10 the cost OF living.
but he has a $4,000 home paid for.
= flock Of 800 selected pulietss .
Jersey COW. pig or two. and .
bank balance.
Garden. eggs. butter. milk cheese:
fried chicken rather than beef
sfcak. two hours work day and
Independence. eight or ten hours
work a day and breaking even.
IL anybody knows an easier.
more inviting methed for the av-
eragc city family to achieve inde-
pendenec I'll be- glad to give II all
the free advertising at my com
mAnd, but 70 me this combination
seems the only adequate one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

1ERE II another case. a
station agent In a small
town.
His salary and living
expenses just about bal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
Villa Reported in
Another Rebellion

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Aug. t.
An unconfirmed report reached mill
tary authorities here today which
said Francisco villa had resumed
warfare against the Huerta govern
ment of Mexico by attacking and
capturing General Eugenio Martinez,
about is miles south of Cuatro Gle
negas. Coahuila.
Mexican officials here said the
story was false, believing Villa would
stay by his word with the Huerta
government. but former Carranxa
followers say the report is undoubt.
edly true.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
VILLA VANGUARD
READY TO QUIT

SAN PEDRO. Coahuila. Aug g.
Delayed THE vanguard OF the Vii.
iista force arrived today to surrender
in accordance with the terms of the
agreement entered into by their
chief, Francisco Villa, and the fed
eral government.
There were 20 men. mostly off
GERS. ip the vanguard, They came by
train and Immediately began frater-
nizing with the government soldiers
encamped here. The bandits were
allowed to retain their arms.
They planed to remain here until
villa arrives on Monday. when they
will accompany him to Gomez Pal
acio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
rs IT SEEMS
TO NE
DANA SLEETH

- ia t. nffH H1hk'4AAAf&
Ill that city families seek.
ing a way out could
62QI often find salvation BY
getting onto cheap.
unimrroved tract at the edge cf
town and growing their own liv-
ing. without interfering with much
Of anything but the nightly movie.
This isn't theory. because |
have watched other families do H.
know an office man who for
years has each summer handled a
garden OF half city block. Not
only has he raised his own sum-
mer and winter food. but he has
sold enough to pay his meat and
grocery bills. and has year by year
piled up savings account. this
mans salary is about all net cash.
hts garden and his selected flock
of layers make him hts living. and
when old age knocks at his door
he can invite IL IN and loaf with IL
IN comfort. without yelling for
Some grouchy son.ln.law 70 throw
out life line.
And | suppose that ON the aver.
age thru the year he has not put
In two hours a day on his garden
ard with his chickens Wasn't II
worth II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

0. Henry chummed with train robbers in South Amer
ica and never broke faith with them
He knew brokers and bartenders in New York, and
they unburdened their hearts to him.
He knew detectives and chorus girls, pickpockets
and hotel clerks, artists and cab drivers;
He wove the secrets of their lives into enchanting
tales, and they loved the great heart of him.
He was their Pal, and now he be your Pal, spin
ming his yarns, whimsical wstfu and weird, to lift you
clean out of the humdrum.
Sit with him, of evening" and forget the days fret
and fuss.
Learn from him to find the romance and drama that
lurk all about in your everyday living.
O. Henry never was content with fame and the for
tune his priceless stories would have made possible
meant nothing to him. Before youth died in him he
passed on.
The treasures of his pen are your heritage.
The Star has obtained the right to help you to them.
Every day The Star will give you an O. Henry story
If you know 0. Henry renew acquaintance with him.
If you know him not be stranger to his charm no
onger
The first of the daily O Henry stories will appear in
all editions of The Seattle Star next Monday August
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
ALLIED PEOPLES OPPOSE war
Ueaher

Tonight and Sunday. fdir,s
moderate northeast
erly winds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

SUFFRAGE VOTE
IN TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. u
Governor Roberts this afternoon is
sued a cali for special session OF
the Tennessee Legislature to meet
August ., to consider among other
things. the ratification Of the woman
suffrage amendment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07

10 q mistake for ninety
town families In the
hundred TO give up the
town job and tackle the
farm.
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
The Blue Laws of New England.

Blasphemy, which included the
denial of the Saviour as the Son of
God, denial of the "Holy Trinity, or
any OF the three Persons," was pun
ishable by boring through the tongue
for the first offense, and if the bias
phemer still persisted in his own views,
he was branded on the forehead with
the letter 3d." For the third offense
he suffered "death,n SO that she
might find out the truth of certain
matters to his own satisfaction"
These are but few of the many
rigid laws the early Puritans enacted
to make people religious by civil
statute.
And yet, says Mrs, Earle, who COM
piled many of the statutes, there are
those who are signing for a return of
the Puritan laws just because they
enforced Sunday.
"Every American" says another
prominent writer on blue laws,
''should sing daily litany of thanks
that he 1.-THE singer,] the Lords Day
Alliance, some OF the present-day
grand juries, and the ancient blue
laws were not contemporaneous."
The Lords Day Alliance is seeking
to put Americans of today back under
the old Puritan Sunday blue law
regime of religious intolerance. How
much better it would have been for
religion and Christianity if the early
churches, which gained the as
cendancy in American politics, had
manifested more of the meekness and
gentleness of the lowly Nazarene,
whose teachings and example they so
grossly misrepresented in their atti-
tude toward the unbeliever. Christ
said:
"If any man hear my words, and
believe not, Judge him not: for l
come not to judge the world, but to
save the world. He that rejecteth me,
and receiveth not my words, hath
one that jndgeth him: the word that
Ihave spoken, the same shall judge
him in the last day." John IL: AZ, 4S.
If the professed followers of Jesus
Christ had always followed his teach
ings and example, there could never
have been such thing possible as
persecution by Christian church.
Christ never delegated any authority
to any man or set of men, to Judge
and condemn men because they re-
fuse to accept his word or to con-
form to religious obligations. This is
matter that is to be adjusted sin
the last day." at the judgment bar of
God. 9. S. L.
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
Population of Orphanage Increases.

The population of the Christian
Home Orphanage, located at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, has steadily increased
since January 1st, in spite of the fact
that more children have been placed
for adoption in private families than
ever before in similar period OF time.
This institution is known nationally,
and for nearly forty years has been
haven for homeless aud destitu to
children and aged, dependent women.
1t has daily average of 250 inmates
to provide for. 1t is non sectarian,
has no endowment, employs nc
agents, but is supported entirely by
the voluntary contributions of charit-
able people from all parts of the coun-
try. The Orphanage is endeavoring
to raise funds at Thanksgiving to en-
able it to properly carry on its
humane efforts. A Thanksgiving
donation from you to this worthy
work will help provide for some
homeless, motherless child. Address
The Christian Home Orphanage
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
The Hunting Season.

The following announcement by
Deputy Game Warden j. B. Johnson
of Alton and published in the Alton
Democrat may interest numerous
hunters. He says:
The hunting season is here and in
order that all may be advised as to
when game may be killed, the follow
ing will act as guide:
Unlawful to kill deer under the age
of l year. Unlawful to kill any deer
between the 1st day of January and
the 1st day of November, and unlaw-
full to kill doe any time. Squirrel
season is from June 1 to December
81. Fur bearing animals season from
November 1 to December 81, and
January to January 81. Wild Tur-
key season December to December
81. Quail season November 10 to
December 81.
Ducks and geese season January
to April 80, and from September Ii
to December 81.
Unlawful to kill doves at any time.
However, it is essential for every
one to take out hunting license
which is. only $1O0 year, without
which if you are caught hunting, sub
jects the party to fine of $25. Sc
avoid the penalty and prosecution by
getting license before going to the
woods.
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
IRONTON, MO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1920

patience in attaining its ends and per-
fecting its constitution, there will be
no question of its value to the world.
All mankind will reap the benefits
and those who are on the outside as
halting objectors instead of on the in
side as promoters and workers
will be placed in the position of OBJ
structors of civilization and destroy
ers of world peace.
Long life and usefulness to "the
parliament of man, the federation of
the world"
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
The Leagues Work.
(St. Louis Dispatch. J

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Denying that the League of Nations
was in any way a superstate, threat
eniDg the sovereignty of any nation,
President Hymans of Belgium, in his
opening speech, declared that sit is
rather clearing house, designed to
facilitate frequent contact between
various states, with development of
understanding and sympathy" He
added: "We do not pretend that the
covenant is perfect and cannot be
improved"
All the proceedings and utterances
in the opening session proclaimed the
League to be what it's preamble de-
clared-a league to promote peace
and unders tanding and cooperation,
instead of war and friction and inter
national foul dealing. The regret ex-
pressed that the great leader of
democracy and liberty in the world
is holding aloof from this tremendous
movement to advance civilization and
human welfare finds an echo in mil
lions of American hearts and will
soon find an echo in many more who
have been Indifferent to the League
or deceived with regard to its pur-
poses and methods.
sGradually, the partisan and prejudic-
ed misrepresentation is being dis
sipated by the truth.
The League itself and it's work will
be the best answers to the arguments
of passion and prejudice and partisan.
ship against its character and design.
We do not believe other nations will
abandon the League because America
halts over party squabble. Europe
cannot afford to abandon it and the
nations that have suffered from ag-
gression and the fear of aggression
the people who have borne heavy
burdens tournaments and have beer
deferred from social progress by feal
of war, willnot part with the reliet
and the hope of peace with the
promise of which the League II
pregnant.
The nations within the League have
(. only to work out its purposes, put it
processes of peace in operation ant
demonstrate its value to mankind t,
obtain the active and enthusiast,
support of all those who do not prof
by strife or cherish dreams of con
quest and exploitation.
II the work of the League demon
strates wisdom and prudence AM
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
St. Louis University.

st. Louis, Mo, Nov. 22-The price
of higher education has struck St.
Louis University, the Oldest educa-
tional Institution of the Louisiana
Purchase section of the United States,
and for the first time in it's more than
century of endeavor it has appealed
to it's alumni and friends for financial
assistance. 1t is hoped to raise, as a
form of Centennial celebration, an
Endowment Fund of So, 3,0O0,0 900 for the
proper support of its colleges of Arts
and Sciences, of Medicine, Dentistry,
Law and Commerce, all of which
branches of learning were established
west of the Mississippi River by the
faculty of this institution. The actual
centennial of st. Louis University
occurred in 1918, but because of war
conditions existing then, the celebra-
tion of the event was delayed two
years. With the opening of the
present term of the University the
Campaign for the actual endowment
fund has taken definite form, and
local organizations in every county
of Missouri are being created to as
sist in the work. st. Louis Univers
ity now has approximately 3O0(
students, which was the total number
of inhabitants of the city of st. Louis
when the institution was founded il
| 1918.
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
DITNKJJN CoITNTy News. HNe Al

DUNKLIN COUNTY NEWS: "We are
told that a few of our citizens actually
believed that cotton would jump up
to 8 and 10 cents per pound in the
seed in day or two after the elec-
tion if the Republicans won. We are
told that few Republican orators
even made this assertion during dur
ing the compaign. Of course no
thinking man or woman believed that
it would. Cash cotton has been SELL
ing in Kenneth as low as cents per
pound since the election. The same
thing would have as likely happened
if the Democrats had won. Usually
there is depression in the markets
before National election, and many
believed that conditions would begin
to improve after November 2. How
ever this opinion, whereveri it pre-
vailed, was based on past experiences,
without taking into consideration the
chaotic conditions which now exist in
the European markets and the in
ability of European nations to buy our
products and pay cash for it. 1t is up
to the Republican administration,
when it comes into power, to help
settle quickly European conditions
whien affect the United States and
open up old world markets to our
products, They have a chance tc
make good. Will they do it? Well
see."
Iron County register., 1920-11-25
Road Work Suspended in Reynolds.

Centerville Outlook: "By an order
entered of record just before the ad-
journment of county court on last Sat
urd4y evening all work on state roads
was ordered suspended and the clerk
of the court was ordered to furnish
the State Highway Department and
I. B. Blount with a certified copy of
the same, which was done. In max
ing this order the court was divided,
Judges Sutterffeld and Cox concurring
in the order and Judge Harrison dis
senting. We can not understand the
position of the county court in this
matter as the State Highway Depart
ment which had fixed November 1st
as the date for the completion of the
Centervilie- Glover road, had extend
ed the time to December 18th, to al
low time for the completion of certain
culverts, construction of which had
been delayed ou account of inability
to secure the necessary cement. Two
of the culverts had been completed
and work on third one, which was
the largest and perhaps the most inn
portant, was we'll under way, and the
cement was on the ground and the
crew of men at work on the same
when the order was made. The ex-
tension of time granted by the High
way Commission was to enable the
county to so complete this road, (which
is approximately 10 miles in length, so
that they could approve of it and pay
the county the $1,000. which would be
due when the road was approved. We
do not pretend to say this will have
the effect of knocking the county ou
of this $1,000 per mile on the 10 miles
of road but it looks very much like it
and. besides, it seems to us that wher
we turn down the cooperation ant
aid of the State in building roads at ;
time when money for road building
purposes is running low that we cal
not hope to get much further with ou
road construction program, for there
is no doubt in our mind that with this
$1,000 per mile on all Of our State roat
we would. have been able at least tt
build the road from from Centervill'
south to Ellington and to complete
the remainder OF the road uncompleu
! ed from that point to the Carter coun