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Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06
EXTRA! EXTRA! JAIL
ROBBED OF REAL BEAR

SAN BERNARDINO. March G..
One hundred and forty-four bot
ties of real, old-time beer We're
stolen from a cell in the city Jail
here Friday. The beer was being
held as evidence against an al
legged boot-legger, and was stacked
in cell, Some ingenious person
or persons fished it out bottle by
bottle, using a long wire with a
loop on the end.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06
COURT
COLLECTS FINES

The Amoma, the "teen" age class
of the Baptist church, with Mrs. Will
liam F4emminge teacher. gave part!
in the parlor of the church last eve
ming. After a pleasant musical pro-
gram, games were played and soon
the parlor took the aspect of su-
perior court room. A. w. Hyberg
acted as judge, Percy Echols as prose-
cutor, w. S. Reed as attorney for the
defendant and Herbert Thomas as
bailiff. Many amusing charges were
brought against prominent members
of the Sunday school. for which they
were fined. At. the adjournment OF
the court $40 had been collected, and
the money will be used to make i'm
provements. on the Sunday school
room. The young ladies of the
church furnished the refreshments,
which consisted of grape punch and
homemade cake.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06
NEW YORK. March 5.-A radica

NEW YORK. March "a radical
reform in the character of moving pic
lures is being planned by the Presby-
,terian board of moral welfare, which
announced today that "White List"
of approved pictures would be issued
from time to time, in an effort to
condemn pictures characterized as "a
menace to child welfare"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 6.-All in
vestigations of the American aircraft
program during the late war have re-
vealed 'inefficiency, irresponpibility
and an enormous waster Of money!
Representative Frear. chairman of the
committee which made the latest in
vestigation, declared today in the
house.
He agreed with his republican col
leagues that there was notorious
failure on the part of the government
to provide the country with fighting
planes"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06
ROLSHEVIKI MAKE s
NEW FINNISH DRIVE

LONDON, March 6-The Bolsheviki
have begun a new attack on Finland,
it was reported by Central News re-
port from Helsingford.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06
APPOINT A COUNT TO
MEXICAN LEGATION

BERLIN, March 6.-The appoint
ment of Count Monteglas head. of the
American section of the foreign office
as minister to Mexico is being con-
sidered, the Berlner Tageblatt said.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06

The Bolsheviki are forcing every one
in Russia to work IL hours a day.
seven days week. Maybe Bolshevism
is what this country needs, after all
kansas City Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06

In Germany's new list of envoys
there are said to be but two trained di-
plomats, but no training is better than
bad training Springfield Republi-
can.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06

A tourist regrets that the windmills
of Holland are disappearing. Let him
cheer up and visit our senate.-Colum-
bia Record.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06

See the amazing NazimOva in
stronger Than Death" at the Palace
theater and feel the thrill Of her great
art.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-06

PARIS, March 6-Japan has inform
ed her supreme council and ambassa.
doris that she recognizes Armenia as
defacto government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
Live Issues


The Anusaccn had biz successful
But They accomplished Prohb
ton accepted fact There probably ess violation Of the Voead
than
Millions file AntSaoon
OF moral and
problems
the Bacycon
hrohbns
iiecrng strikes by hy
reminds
i've ratssc ring about.
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''Hon."

The office
Honorable" of n.
The designation Hon, politics election
10 public
cal my
proud wife according a
he
noce
trade politics
committee a letter something
Gentlemen:
and posters you are referring to Honorable
II o / IN
Of
tho Of .
tho 8
granted
~ he hasn't
should he $
hsting their pledges This. Of honorable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
Roger w. Babson
Writes for The Star Today on
Snap Judgment

First. decisions made on tho spur
Of the moment ar. very liable to be
tho result Of emotion rather than
reason
Second. the subccnncious mind
keeps working on the problem while
you sleep. IL works smoothly. with.
out confusion. ana almost brings
bark the logical answer.
You run an unnecessary risk by
jumping at a conclusion. when you
have time 10 submit tn. matter 10
the quiet decision Of your suboon.
ssious mind.
Tho NEXT time you have an TN.
por,ant question TO decide. don't
force yourself To a conclusion when
you are brain weary.
Tako.a tip from this buyer. get the
facts clearly in mind. then forget
H." and give your subconscious mind
chance to work on IT,
Youli lind II has solved itself by
tho following morning.
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Don't Have 20"

William James asked
What can be said to help whom life
that he feels the OF sncdey"
His that to
vince him that he II he
realizes that he
Of life IL lifted and he willing
He
endure things ne
The principle applies
stamps around
give his grand schemes
his mother all
school, evening" ashancd
trivial favor He'd anybody else
pleasure .
The boy is beginning
obedience which
intruding
give him chance IL
won't be long before he win
little mother and rejoice the
road between Have TO" and Want
pretty o,i on front
porch campaign
Tokyo restaurants haze
hop another
First Jack Johnson himself up What's the
matter 'rtth Merco. -
money tars beo made In syony
uouid be useful as butter plates
must make Neo York politicians
radinm instead Of
When the opened 1av 10 much
interesting comment about $50 puns
The department continues TO u the proGfccr, TINT . mt
""''no WHY the change Of poncDy
ha@er' apooot In the United senator
~ the Wo,buoton you o,n
'eV assume they ~oud both be for Wesley Luatamta
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The Growers Price



to
uona Board OF
agencies surplus
Farmers believe.
They insist farmss
rural people are hceins to cities They would eliminate the middle
occupying that
directly with the ultimate which
prices would
o
The monumental nothing a
food would deliver
national marketing
need the prices highest
When
shifted elsewhere
miller,
Obviously the He
changing his that's all Instead contributing
few manipua Of food products he would be handing
must
remembered farmers have
food ftn
They own
What then. should do
He should
He should meet the producer half
Parasites that him. The only anudos selling
buying
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ny ROGER W. BABsON

I know the man who does all the
buying for ono Of our great million
dollar corporations the success of
which ~ due more 10 his good judg'
mrnr than 20 sny other onn thing
Each day he 10 interviewed by ten
NJ a doxsn capable saleEnon and
must decide for or aEainH, involving
thousands OF dollars.
Yet IN the face Of the tremendous
s1ics pressure brought TO bear on one
sido and the responsibility ON the
other. this fellow ksepa Lowell head
When I asked him how he did H.
he answered.
Il sioep over every decision No
matter how sure feel OF my Yes
or No. make no answer. bu, tell
tn. salesman 10 como back the next
day. Then. after I've slept over it.
make my decision.
There are two x~at advantages In
this method
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
SHE APPROVES ANTI.
pROUIBITlON STAND

Editor The Star. A short time ago
there was an article In your paper
. giving a speech made by Miss Anna
! NacE:achern. candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor. IN
which Il SAYS one Of the outstanding
planks OF her platform calls for the
restoration OF the right OF a person
10 drink what be plcases. with a new
adjustment Of the liquor problem
on a common sense basis In th-
words OF Josh Billings. | would say.
-~rhem's my sentiments" am siad
Z 70 see A woman taking such a stand
: N this matter.
Prohibition docs away with the
Fights Of freedom, Prohibition II re
sponsibie for the loss Of thousands
OF lives that might have been saved
during the flu epidemic by the use
of whisky, Prohibition Is responsi-
bic for the present wave Of crime In
undating this country! Prohibition
n responsible for the frightful In.
crease OF narcotic victims Drunken
ness Is a disease and they must sat
isfy its terrible craving in some way.
Al the marriage In Csnsa Christ
turned the water into wine and at
the last supper. AZ He raised the COB
let to his lips he turned to his favor
lite disciple, John. and said. This Is
my blood. which 10 shed for thee
when he turned the money changers
out of the Temple He called them
swine-blbbers and fools" proving
that He knew Of the existence of
drunkenness. II Christ sanctioned
wine and drank IL himself. what WAS
good enough for Him ought to be
good enough for US. There was no
better medicine than whisky. Port
wine was the finest tonic for irnpoy,
crushed blood / was restored TO
health from a severe attack of nery-
Gus prostration by taking sherry
wine and raw eggs. ] am English
and French and from my childhood
was used TO seeing decanters of wine
and brandy on the buffet at all
times. We had our wine cellar and
wine in Il nearly 100 years old. and
altho ! have had lifetime OF sorrow
! have never been tempted to de-
grade myself by trying to forget In
drink II was right to close the sa-
looms and prevent the sale Of liquor
In cafes and cabarets but the permits
should not have been stopped. Those
who are responsible for prohibition
will have a great deal to answer for.
Civilization has made wonderful
strides. In some respects we are the
better for IL and In others. the re-
verse certainly endorse Miss
Anna MacEachern's tactics and wish
fhsIS were mare broad-minded. sensi.
NbIe women like her.
ALICE VI. MEYER.
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Doctor Frank
CRANES
Daily Article
'copyrixht. i''"
Edrthboatnd.
Spiritism in Movies.
RnotUledae as. Faith.
Love, Life.

y
spiritlsm has got into the movies.
A photoplay entitled "Eartbbound"
has for itn theme the suppenition
that the spirit Of n dead person I'm
gers about the acene OF his earthly
activities for time. and Ia thus
"earthbound" until the psychic
forces OF forgiveness allow him 20
fare forth on his way 70 his perma.
nebt spirit abode,
After the man IN shot We see his
spirit, tranaparcntiy outlined by
trick photogra rising from the
corpse and Afterwards vainly endeav'
oring TO communicate with the liv.
ing.
Tho incidents OF the play are made
the occasion OF a doai Of conven'
tlonsl morslizinR.
) The appeal OF the picture is based
upon the theory. quite commonly
held. that n we could have more
positive. not to ray visible and audi
BILE. proof that the dead live on. ),
would strengthen the roots Of virtue
and make us all better folk.
The intention In good. the theory
/ IL striking and fascinating. but In Of
doubtful value.
! or course when belief In departed
spirits has become religion u
ceasss 20 be arguable and Ii "a aues
ton Of personal priyilcgs." and any
discussion ~ IL In hotiy resented by
lis advocates as an affront
( But for those whose minds have
not been closed and locked. "A clear
statement Of what we actually know
may be Of use.
We know nothing whatever about
the departed spirits and never can
We may believe. and imagine. and
be confident. but not know.
| Not because IL IL dubi,abie. but
simply because u belongs 20 that
class Of things that are not know
able.
And that cians includes the most
| certain and important things In the
world. You cannot know what Love
liz. nor Life Itself. nor Electricity
for that matter. You can know how
20 Use these things. and how they
function. but not what they are.
That In why Faith In so necessary
TO maintain the higher values OF life
and why the Bible says THE JUS,
shall live by faith" and by faith
We are saved
This "Earthhound- play. and al
the activities OF Sir Oliver Lodge
and others. are efforts 20 substitute
knowledge for Path. II cannot Ia
done. Sound minds do no; want II
done.
Sir Edward Ciodd says this SORT
Of propaganda 'dragr In the miro
whatever lofty conceptions OF a splr
ituai world have been framed BY
lmortairr
Not only scientists reject this. fol
lowing tho safe principle. ''Physic,
beware Of metaphysics but Ions
ago the Catholic and lately the Eng
iish Church have protested against
any fancifui "reminiscences OF the su
lprr~si,ionr OF the past.
IL n n consolation 20 feel that our
dead arc stu near. but we should
never forget that I; In Faith. and
not the evidence 81 the senses. that
feeds this persuasion. and the true
comforter. as a great writer rrcentiy
said. teaches us TO live withou,
those who are gone. 10 ciosc up the
ranks and carry on until vac. too,
cros the great divide"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
vORONOFF WRITES TO
DIR. FRANK LYDSTON


: Editor The star: The following
letter received by me from DIR. Serge
.yoronoff. IL sclf.explsnatory.
q. G. FRANK LYDSTON.
Chicago. Ill.
Aug. 18th. 1920.
DIR. @. FRANK LYDSToN.
My Dear Colleague:
! have just received your letter
and ! am sorry TO leave Chicago
without having seen you. You are
without doubt laboring under a mis-
apprehension about my subject
Never did 1 either In my cornrnunlca-
tion 10 the congress Of Paris in 1919.
or In my work, say that I was the
first to graft the sexual glands. Your
book alone, has given the evidence
that you have performed the opera,
ton three years before ever made
my experimental researches. recog.
nize this voluntarily and congratu-
late you upon IT. What I myself
have done was research work In the
laboratory and ! simply have report.
ed the results thereof, without any
prctension whatever, that / ever had
made this operation in any fashion
whatever before you. am a aoora-
tory man, not "a practicing surgeon.
and II your personal experience and
my laboratory researches can con
contribute TO the progress OF our
science. | will deem myself recon.
pensed, as ] am looking for no other
gain Let US work for the welfare or
humanity, each in his own sphere
according to his own capacity and
strength. You will recognize hereby,
the sincerity Of my intentions. With
best wishes. Sincerely yours,
VORONOFF.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

An idle person is Ike one
that is dead: aaconcerned
IN the changes and necesSi-
ties of the Torld.-Jeremy
Taylor.
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An Editorial by a Reader

Editor The Malcolm Douglas prosecuting
should
decline OF
News"
There little about Douglas did not tell If you will permit me
shall elit
World War; Malcolm Douglas
where family ht
Evidently he found for in week
Seattle
uniform He getting ready for France
telling him goodbye
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house.
~ NE may camp out IN thu
I0I wflds for weeks ana nevev
UW1y5 suspect how much "a "a
lyMx5M Ing on about them. ~
erywhere the woods ar
fun OF folk that men seldom see Tn
next time you are camped out Won
hunt a smooth. dusty spot In tho
road or trail. sweep IL clean, beayins
a light coat Of dust. and in the NOM
Ing examine the spot. You win sinA
II covered with myriad tracks. Here
will be a rabbit track. there the slsn
Of a mink. iirtJe. rounded hollovv
win show where snakes passed; thos,
pigeon.Iike tracks are quail. about
this time OF the year you may s>s
a mark like a small hand-thsf's Nh.
Coon. out for feast Of apples ana
green corn. chipuf1nk. pine SOUR.
rel. digger spuirrel-tbess win b
common. as will the scratched placs
and furry OF dust where the grouss
took bath. by learning the sign"
and by studying the daily leaves IN
such a note book. left BY the wood
folk In their goingn about their bud.
ness. you WIN get acquainted with
nature. Even the suburban vaeans
lots would show some interestine
things were a smooth map left in ths
'cross-lots path some night. and such
an object lesson. such q nature chalk
talk. would prove a wonderful inspk
ration 10 children struggling ,nftA
natural history.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY

Front" yelled the hotel clerk.
The bellhop did not stir.
Hey prompted the hotel clerk.
don't you know what front
means?"s
NO" said the bellhop languidly.
"whon ] was In France they had me
on the s. q. g."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31


a broken heart.
ASTONISHING. IT TRUE
Cork Mayor Sinking says a
headline
GUM
Have you ever laid u down
To ease your nap a minute.
Ard then forgotten where II was
Untn you sat down In III
For the second time and without
apology the, man hanging 20 the
Green Lake car strap trod on the
toes Of the sitting passenger. Barely
eyadlng a third crushing. tho latter
looked up and observed. mildly.
Il know. air. that my feet were
made to walk on. but that IA strict.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

81 hope you will not find the Shedding too rough
over there" said TO him.
After saying goodbye to the wife and baby there
can not be any hard shedding left" he replied.
In few days he was on his way and was among
our first to land "over there" He came back cap
tain or was it major? And promise you he earned
all he brought back. He's that kind of fellow.
Very truly yours,
j. R. JUSTICE
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~ personal priviisg. belonging TO
me-
ACCOMMODATING
Attorney Jack SULLIVAN would
Ike more time for my client your
honor.
Judge Fra,cr--Ccrtainiy. was
going 10 give him five years. but III
Amy has brand new car
And II annoys her 80
That though she starts and starts
and starts
The old thing viii not 70.
But oftrntimes when she is stalled
A friend. by chance. will pass
And show her Il will 10 all right
II she viii give II gas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

Write briefly.
Use tax or fypenrtfss
Dee sde Of paper oaik
Ssgn rosr ncme.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

"7T BEGINS 10 look as tho we
lH would have 90 move out
k4 and leave the place 10 the
IQNR pack rats.
Recently | emitted Rloai
because at last We had caught the
night proving demon that had up.
set the ranch house. and had found
II 20 be n pack rat.
n was "a premature gioat. because
the deceased left an agile and v"nge-
full partner behind. and IL is rampag
ing a.plenty these nights.
IL seoffa AT traps. snares. pitfalls
and gins. I don't know what n gin
il, tho once / heard OF "A gin hickey.
hut gins are used by poets TO catch
things in. viz. Omar. according 10
Fitzgerald
But the abandoned beast lodges
all OF our wlles, and makes up for the
departure Of father, brother. bus
hand. uncle or grandpap--whatever
lie might have been. Not only does
the remaining pack rat make more
commotion than the two did before
II IL showing Bolshevistic tendencies
and a demoniac sense Of humor.
~7HE other night II roared
about the upstairs for an
- hour; then IL ratified the
3&12 trap until I, snapped: then
IL leaped out the front
window. acuttled down the outside
OF the house. jumped In the lowered
~arh on the downstairs bedroom
window. ieaped on the bed, scared
the inmate half 10 death. and then
raced around and around the room
In n fury, then chased out 10 the
kitchen, romped over and thru the
stove. and finished up with a gusty
exit via the dishpan-
A little of that sort Of thing goes
quite a considerable distance with a
fellow after he has sawed logs for
~ hours.
had a boz Of a thousand honey
sections up In the attic. One small
board was off this boz. and thru
that small opening Mr. Pack Rat
pulled out several hundred Of these
sections and spread them all over the
place.
lie built toy houses and bridges
with these nice white sections: he
them up in bundles and thrust them
bohind partitions: some fifty Of them
he carefully spread out In geomctric
designs over n heap Of unthreshed
beans. and a few dozen he carried UP
on tho work bench.
have heard strange stories Of the
cunning and cuTsedners OF the vol.
VERNE. but III back this slecp-mur.
dering pack rat against any other
babiiatIons OF the righteous. There
appears 20 be no way TO capture the
ynrmint; he grows more rabid each
night. and probably the best way out
would he 20 close up the house and
go away for a season.
II any Hpirituaiistic medium feels
the need OF an active partner 70 90
table tipping. ghost dancing. floor
rapping and general psychic gymnas
tics. here il an invaluable a<sistan.
With a nttio blue fire and . fcw
short. solemn words OF exhortation,
could raise the hair OF the most
skcptsoai any night by opening q
seanoc about the time the pack rat
begins his session. and out in these
deserted and silent hills. with the
boot Of the owl and the melancholy
haying OF the distant peighbors
hound for sole accompaniment I'd
tell man that II 10 unesrthiy when
our OF silence n yoarfry rnr, "A ~ NJ
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r BEGINS 20 look as tho we
would have 90 move out
and leave the place 10 the
pack rats.
Recently 1 emitted a gioat
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ACCOMMODATING

~ personal privnsg. belonging t.
me-
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AS IT SEEMS TO NE
DANA SLEETH

bun invisible demon develops in tn
house.
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" me kaiser and the mikado pofc In Washington
saeiv assume they ,0oud both Wesley Lusana Jo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

Wehev Luafann Joncsi Can the Of Washington
Nd%ers dpoto0st In the United States senatcr
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The department Of continues ,oan the proGeer. that
oiUjinG Why the change Of pohcDr
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=Ue'N Say 30
ASTONISHING. ir TRUE

TopAYs BEST pET-suing for
a broken heart.
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When the so,fct Bug rircr opened ,ap
interesting comment about 800 puma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

IE other night IL roared
about the upstairs for an
hour; then IL ratified the
trap until n snapped; then
IL leapcd out the front
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

" must make Neto York politicians sore to see 1850
radinna instead Of papinO contracts
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dollars north Of porcelain money that's besr, mad
1oud be useful as butter plates.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-22
Beautiful satin Hat

arriving daily at
THE ELLSWORTH STORE
s61T-23
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-22

startled the shot putting world with
his prodigious feats from the wood
en- half-ring. He had all the
"whales''-Ralph Rose, Al Plaw,
Martin Sheridan and the rest, wor-
ried for a time.
No one thought that Fitzsimmons.
with his dwarfed, spindle legs,
would get far amongst the huslies
Of the ring. His legs wouldn't hold
up under the heavy mauling, twas
said. But they did. His murderous
punching took him 10 the pinnacle.
The bigger they are the harder they
fall" philosophical Ruby Robert.
Bob Meusel. Il strapTiug six
foOter cover third base in acceptable
fashion for the Yankees He would
be deemed big, even Us an out
fielder. People figured he wouldn't
display enough ability for the fast
play demanded on the infield. Meu-
sci fooled 'em. Dick Kerr, one Of
the shortest on the diamond, IS also
one Of the best IN the box. - first
they tried to discourage his aspira-
tons to become a pitcher on &C
count OF his slight lines. They ad-
vised him 90 try shortstop. Kerr
wouldn't have II so and has since
won his place amongst the formid-
able boxmen OF the day. Miner
Brown ranked with Mathewson as
the greatest pitcher of his period.
Brown had but three finger on HIS
pitching hand This made him some