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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

Looking back on that strange 80
ance. can't imagine how Miss
Miller managed 10 evolve Rasputin
as "a control''--so ran Gene Archers
letter. Certainly II was a gorgeous
invention and the effect OF IL upon
the Russians and Miss I>orimer and
that insane man Of tho sea was stu.
pendousi what she had done to
them appalled, Miss Miller herself.
Rasputin. as control was an in
SEPARATION OF the sort which reacts
and surprises the inventor who plays
at oulja as n game.
Miss Miller almost believed for n
moment that Rasputin was genuine,
she told me next day. She feared
that she had actually awakened n
force which she was not going 10 be
able 10 direct, I've heard that skep-
tics of ouiJa mysticism often sur.
prise themselves like this. They act
as mediums for fun and achieve
their own conversionl In short, they
fool themselves
"As for the sailor man, hc be
iieved. in spite Of his strict religious
training, The magic 81 that dread.
fui name had turned the trick with
hml
And the ternpcramental young
Russian who sat across the table
from Miss Miller believed, He be.
lieved-and he feared noticed
that THE pointer trcmbled under his
fine fingers. His nails were mani.
cured like those OF n chorus girl.
He had been valeted for years by n
Frenchman. Yes. even while the war
was on. Soviet Russia is no place
for dandy such as he Is. No won
der he travels.
"As confirmed scoffer nj ouija,
7 couldn't help wondering how the
Russian suddenly acquired so great
facility with the tripod. He went
clumsiiy at first. but as soon as he
had grasped the scheme Of the thing,
the tripod fairly flew across the
board. He must have had an excel.
lent knowledge OF English. for he
was unthinkingly using our alpha
bet 10 make words In his own Ian
guage.
1T seems that the pointer works
as obiigingly for one medium as for
two. Presently Katherine Miller
chair. and regarded the Russian
with establishment. II made me think
Of fairy tale In which some prin.
cess had played with magic---and had
evoked the daviu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
Elizabeth G.. Baker
Coming to Seattle

Elizabeth Gowdy Baker. OF New
York, whose portraits are admired
BY many people because not only ar.
tistic. but excellent likenesses IL at
present In Southern California, and
VIII arrive In Seattle In May. while
here she may do some portraits. She
paints in oils and In pure aquar'
ellie. In which Ehe is alone among
painters OF lifc-size portraits. IL Is
said she never fails 20 satisfy her sit.
ters. and paints them at their best. y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
Makes Suggestion on
4ote To Get Acquainted

Dear Miss Grey. In answer 10 4
Ind s. and also to young man
no wrote the other day. saying that
could not get acquainted al
hurch. would like to say Just a
u words. am one who has also
II to meet nice young people Now
fsend Sunday school. church and
ing peoples society. and thru
-. especially the latter. have met
1T has proved TO be the cream
n the young folks.
echurch is small and SO II n
49, to get acquainted sug'
Isfet few weeks ago 10 a fellow
University student thar he come to
|sfr church. and see n he couidn I
beet the kind OF people he had been
lying Ia vain 20 meet For so long
Be came. and now he says he will
intend no other place. should like
y have those people who have had
bis same trouble try this church
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

Ind moral courage TO handle
country school, that is, the
Rrents of the children. in
Eestern Washington.
Sosscn. II the teacher docs not aiiew
Der landlady 60 dictate her amusc-
nrntS friends. and school.roctn poli-
k'4e>. she Is made utterly miserable,
md. Is IL easy TO keep from being
inAaenced by what ono hears about
kiNnsvrsf
h the city, parents usually know
'rvef the parents OF their children's
t&ernates. and nothing 81 the teach
Syivate life. They Accept the
- Of the teacher, or ar~ referred
- principal when they have a
fssyance.
In the country. II Johnny fails TO
fuss. or Is punished. II Is because
Mrs SO and So prcjudiced teacher
against Us an and Il Is impossible
10 prove TO the parent that she IL
krserciy chewing state and county
Fehcol laws
SO. often the teacher gives w, lets
}hings slide. and the children are
he ones who suffer for H. In those
Pnsc-. the teacher gets more than she
Aarns. but Is IL her fault. entirely :
As long as any district refuses TO
Nv n living Wage. TO provide n
neher age. that one may be free from
duties Of a nursery soverness.
u escape the ncighborhood gossip.
=
sho teacher. not TO educate the ehil-
I'M. we viii set immature, easily
in0uencrd girls. teaching for what
Nm Il alone. not the serious. conscl.
rnticus women. or men. TO whom
pc would wish 20 cnrust our chill
rcns education
What shall we do about it-
Ex. SCHOOL. MARIN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

House beautiful Bebb ana Could
were the architects.
The r. II. OsgoOd house Or Clip
aton sturRiH. OF Boston architect
was also IN the House Beautiful.
The r. H. Hrownoll house at the
Country club. b. In the April House
Beautiful Eebb and Gould were
architects.
The Daniel Kelieher eftate, az Mt.
Airy. In Shenandoah valley. Of Viz
GINA. WIS written up In the Country
Gentleman. This Is The old Meem ea-
tate Of z. 400 acres. that belonged 10
Mrs Kelleher'H father. Cen. Meem.
Every May aud october tho Kelle.
hers spend thee W Marbury Som.
orville, formrf seattle architect,
now Of New York recently spent a
month South. designing additions TO
the house.
II takes much rchearsing 10 make
the average man honest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
EGYPTIAN DESIGNS

Egyptian influence in Jeweiry. NH
iinery and hand hays il noticeable
In the newest fashions from Paris,
Rich colortngx and designs OF en-
broidery. or In some cases metal de
signs OF hand bag frames. suEges,
the ancirnt Egyptlan arr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
Is the World
Iroicinn Worse 2


Dear Miss Grey: have certainly
enjoyed all OF the letters. but some
way Grandma" hit the right spot
There surely Is something wrong
This old world Is In a mad rush. gone
crazy after the almighty dollar" and
a general good time"
Why Is u We cannot pick up a
newspaper 60 get the news withou,
cncountcrtng column after column OF
hldcoua intamy which runs some
thing like this. MIR. ----- shot
hls wife and children ~Mrs.---
killed her husband thru jealousy
Girl mystcriously disappeared. "
Parents sell baby before birth"
Instead Of good news such as. MIR
--------- Is making every effort 10
support his wife and kiddlcs" "Mr
and Mrs -------- have a new baby
which makes tho sixth. and are az
happy and proud as can be- Par.
cnts take their large family 20 a
lecture on How to Keep Clean Minds
and Healthy Bodiea'
The papers must be made up OF
news 81 some kind. and they set 20
little Of the kind just mentioned. and
so much Of the former. tina, one al.
most wonders II there is any good
news
There must be some cause for these
unhappy marriages. loving homes BE-
ms broken up. and wives absolutely
refusing to become mothers.
Why do our young girls have such
bold. braz.n loooks on their otherwise
sweet faccss Why do 40 many OF
them swear hke sailors and don,
seem afraid or ashamed Of anything
I hear someone say. Times have
changed Yes. they have. and must.
but why can't they change for the
better instead OF tho worse'
Can the readers answer
FORTY SEVEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
Seattle Homes in
Eastern Magazines

Several articles about the homes OF
Seattle people have recently APP
pearcd IN Eastern magazines. The
c. u. Stimson house, al the High
lands. was In January House and
Garden. Kirk Cutter. Of Spokane,
was the architect.
The Alexander McEwan home, at
the Country club. was In recent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
Cornish
.Catalog

The Cornish School Of Music has
Just issued a catalog for its new
department OF the spoken Word.
Margaret PrcnderEast Mclean. a
graduate Of the Leland Powers
school OF the spoken Word. Boston.
came West last month 20 take charge
OF this new department Leland
Powers himself speaks most highly
OF her ability as an interesting and
compelling teacher. with rare gifu
Of tact and charm Miss Cornish
Is Justly famous for her ability 10
get teachers not only capable. but
with attractive personalities. "a at
tractivs that one wants to learn
what they have 10 teach. She VIII
ba assisted by two other
Powers graduates. Miss Fonncsbcek.
who studied NJ tho New England
Conservatory Of Music three yearA.
and Miss IaFollcttc. IA graduate 81
the State College 81 Washington.
who has taught In Washington Sem.
mary Washington. y. 60. and at
Finch school In New York. An elo-
mentary course IN dramatic reading.
an intermediate courne. and n gen.
ernl course have been announced.
and "a cournc In public speaking.
This work Ia not only for children.
bat Ia amusing and excellent for
s@l1l@<.oo
under the Russian fingers. I have
a translation OF the document In
French. which | arm forwarding to
you under n separate cover. For
The present you must be NatlHficd
with my own brief recital OF what
uannpircd that afternoon.
II VIII omit most q the questions
put by Miss Miller 20 the shade Of
the Russian monk. First she asked
him TO repeat his name. and. az
Sandy Mccall watched Miss Lorimcr
spell the answer. his muscles grew
tense. and he began TO translate.
and his voice rlnE low or high.
breaking thr stiffness at intervals
ike the wall Of Greek choruA
~. Raaputin. hate those who
have destroyed RUSSIA l hate the
proletarlat. and those who pulled
down the house ~ Romanoffl hut
the old order shall b. restored
AT this the older Of the two Rus.
sian flnanciera rose 90 his feet. lie
stood like n man In a trance. Ger.
tets and Don Manuel. who certainly
revercd the old order'-fhe old arts
tocracy-aa much as living men can
do. rose also. Ccrticia threw his
cigar over IN. rail and made a slight
gesture toward tho horizon:
~ little blow IL coming our why.
gentlemen he Haid quietly. 4
think We would better be going
~ Storm said Miss torimcr.
with swift glance over the sca
Then YOU will stay 10 dinner with
rs. gentlemen she spoke decidedly
and turned again to the ouiJa board
and put a question:
"'You. RaHpu,in. would bc re-
vcnrcd for the murder of the car
inaT-
7 WIN rule Russia from the land
~ the dead ns once ! ruled Il by the
hand Of tho emprcssr
'"Thus Sandy chanted the transit.
ton. His voice was vibrant The
women who heard him shudierci
And the mon moved uneasiiy and
pretended 90 feel for fresh cigars
and matchcs-
CTo he Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
WH A T do YOU
W think? Write Gym
thia Grey, care of The
Seattle Star.

Just oaee. am giving Miss Grey
the name OF this church. and would
like TO have them get Il thru her.
Then. after trying Il, scc II they stlll
think tho church young people are
not sociablc. Al.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

Tho onepiece dress worn with the
BIZ 81 FUR holds itA own In popular
favor. In this model Il Is the clever
combination Of taffcta and serge
that iu most important Midnight
tnffeta forms the dress. while the
band trimmings arc Of serge braided
IN black with an occasional green
gold thread introduced.
The back and sides 81 tunic and
waist are cut together. while the
straight skirt iH attached 90 the vest
and waist lining. Then. as "A fin
lshinE feature. there IL the hat Of
the same tnffeta with "a long bow Of
soft straw atop tho crown which.
also. IL Of the straw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
Confessions ofaBride
Copyright 1920 BY The Nuepa per Enterprise Asoiaion
THE REVELATIONS OF RASPUTIN APPEAL
THE RUSSIAN AND THE SAILOR

Miss Lorimer has complete
record Of all that came from 'ouiJa'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

PHOTO on Cress-TdIc
This pretty street model fashioned along simple but
effective lines II is of dark blue rcone The coat straight
outline and is beautifully trimmed with many of
black silk braid string belt defines the waistline
The hat is of the "Chn Chin variety. II is made OF
heavy black mane and has brghcoored flowers cevery
mbedded within the round transparent brim
DAISY HENRY.
the nj and
hsnt cwnre to
mu com andD n ths
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

n girl gets only one letter n
year Hhe always reads IL on the
street
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22
FORMER COUNTRY SCHOOL
|MAAM WRITES ON
CONDITIONS IN AVERAGE
COUNTRY SCHOOL

Dear Miss Grey Living in the country. and ex-schoo
narn myself, too, wish to word for the country
whool teacher.
Surely should have mature experienced teachers
these isolated districts but how get them?
The average district clerk prefers beginner for her
salary is less and she is easier to handle clerk said
this year he sorted out those applications put them
a hat, and drew
Only few first term teachers have tact experience
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-22

II takes much rchearsing 10 make
the average man honest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
EXAMINATIONS JUNE AND 10

Announcement was made yesterday by the state civil service commission of examinations to be held June and 10 for men wishing to quan1y as rodmen and chainmen in the high way department and for all wishing to qualify for clerkships in the capl- tol. At the same time ther esults or the examination for inspectors or contract work was announced.
 Examination for inspectors Of con- tract work was announced.
 Examinations for rodmen ana chainmen will be divided in three parts. the first of which deals with the candidates knowledge of the work. The second is personal h1s- tory, tarining and experience and the latter part is a oral interview to de- terminep ersonality. The first two parts will give a count of 40 each and the last 20 making a possible total ol 100. The passing mark required IS 70. Those qualifying and acceptne will start at s3.5O a day.
 The examinations June 10 for clerks to start at a salry of $15 a week. The reouired subjects in this examination are arithmetic, spelling, letterwritins <tncfudfng penmanship) plain copy personal history and an oral inter view. The passing mark required or these subjects is also 70 per cent ApIications must be entered before noon on June by all those expecting to take either set of examinations
 Those qualifying as inspectors witt tl1eir ratings are as follows:
 Chauncey H. Wells, Middletown 96-50-
 Lewis G. Wells, Midd1etown, 92-S0
 Joseph T. Diffley, Norwich, 92.40.
 Edward A. Mitchell. Colchester 90.40.
 Paul H. wins, Bridgeport, s6.75.
 Ellsworth B. Willis, Bridgeport $500.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ECONOMY ISSUE
 OF PHONE BOOK

The summer issue of the Connecticut telephone directory, which will appear in July will be a real economy issue. More than 100 tons of newSprint pa per- of which there is such severe shortage, will be saved on this issue alone. Furthermore, the telephone di- rectory will be smaller in size, lighter in weight and, in consequence, WIFI be more convenien to handle.
 Strictly speaking, the next telephone directory will not be nnect1cut directory.
 The current and all past issues car r1ed the istings of every telephone in the state. Telephons subscribers in New Haven, for instance, were given a book containing the nstings in Fax changes in every part of the state, for most of which the subscribers seldom. if ever. had any use.
 The forthcoming directory will be in five parts, one for each of the districts into which the state is divided by the Telephone Company for business req sons Thus the subscribers in each Of the twelve Exchanges in New Haven District will receive a New Haven DAstr1ct book; all the subscribers in each of the fourteen Exchanges in the Hartford District will receive Hart ford District book and so on.
 This departure from the long estab- Mahed custom is forced, in large de- gree, by the shortage of newspr1nt, but it is felt that the reduced size and weight of the book will be received favoraibfy by the telephone using pl1b- Hc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ASSIGNED TO PERSONNEL.

Private, first class, Samuel F'elbers, organization recruiting representative of And Regiment c. A c. (Railroad), Y, has been assigned to the personnel Of the Army Recruiting Service in this city in the interest of recruiting for his regiment. This regiment is an a Connecticut regiment and is being recruited entirely from this state. The 42nd is a c. A c. Railroad regiment, is armed with the eight-inch rifle, 12-inch mortars and also one IA inch mortar. all mounted on speclally constructed flat cars, which take the personnel out from Camp Abraham Eustis, where the regiment is station ed, to the target range on the James river for practice.
 Private Felberg enlisted in 1915 and served as a member of the old Seventh regular infantry on the bor- der. served 16 months overseas with the Fifth Division. and then trans ferred to the Second Division for ser vice with the Army of Occupation as a member of the Machine Company, Ninth infantry, returned to toe Tinted States with the Second Di- vision on August 1, 1919, honorably discharged and re-enlisted at San Antonio, Texas. and assigned to the 42rd Artillery, c. A. c.
 The local army recruiting station e25 Main street, will receive applica- lions for the 42nd regiment, and the enlisted representative on duty here wil, give information about the regi- ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
GIVES ADVICE
 TO CT. B." PATIENTS

You can go to bed and eat your heart out, curl up and quit, and the disease is the master. The effort should be to je1ly-fish with one idea
 in mind: I am going to get. we'll. .'
 These are sentences from letter written by Major General Clarence R. Edwards, D. S A., for publication in 'NThe Outpost the weekly sheet got ten out by the students at the New England Vocational School, at Rut- land. Mass These students are all veterans of the World War afflicted by tuberculosis. The General gives the story of t'the fight of my life
 was for nine months in the Army Tuberculosis Hnsnita1 at Fort
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ROWLAND DRY GOODS GO.

in the Boring River, Cook Inlet, Ma tanuska and Nenana coal fields have been divided into leasing blocks or units, ready for sale. The two last named fields are tributary to the government railroad.
 New townsites have been establish ed upon the public lands along the line of the railroad and lots for bus mess and residential purposes dispos- ed of through the Land and Indus trial Department of the Alaskan En- gineering Commission.
 As soon as arrangements are com pleted for traffic on the government railroad large numbers of settlers are expected to rush into the agricultural districts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
CUBAN PLANTERS MAKING LARGE
 PROFIT ON SUGAR

A financial authority says it does not probably cost over five cents a pound to produce sugar in Cuba. Yet 10000 pounds of raw sugar were sold f.o.b in Cuba the other day for 20 cents a pound. How do the American people like having to pay the Cuban planters 300 per cent. profit?
 It is too late to cry over the spill milk of the 1919-192o crop. But the government should have it's eyes open on the coming harvest, and get in or. the ground floor. It should tell then: that if they do not offer a fair propo s1t1on, this government will go the limit to develop the sugar industry fr
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
TRACK AND
 FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Boston, May 22 - New Englands championships in track and field ath- letics will be decided on Sunday, June 20, at a place to be selected later, II was announced today by the cham pionship committee of the New Eng land Amateur Athletic Association Union. The committee also announc- ed that the winners in the sectional meet will be sent to the eastern Olym- ,yic tryouts at Philadelphia on June 26. One change was made In the former list of events. a five mile run being substituted for the customary three mile event to conform to the Olympic test of 10000 metres.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
OF ALASK AN LANDS
 BEING PLANNED

Anchorage, Alaska, May 22-Ac- cording to the report of Alexander T. Vogelsang, acting secretary of the in- terior, over 100000 acres of agri- cultural land has been surveyed in the territory of Alaska to the end that it may be available for entry and patent under the public domain laws A considerable portion of this land is within country traversed by or tributary to the government rail- road now being constructed in Alas ka.
 Under the coal lands leasing law enacted in October, 1914, coal lands
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
Pretty Summer wash COttOnS.

Printed batistes and gnghams for dresses coors and patterns both pleasing quality excellent, and gooo quantity. Worth 33c and 39c yard 3oc
 Plaid and plain dress gnghams of splendid frmness 1';,+1r +n1o ocbes wide worth 45c vard- 39c Chalis in a great number of good patterns and .,odi1,no or d.rlr cojors 24 inches wide 19c American prints, plenty of blues and some grays, good small attractive patterns regular 25c yard 2lc
 Mainf foor,re
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
Firm excellent bandeauX==50C

That very sort of snug comfortable bandeaux we have been selling at 95 cents.s
 Same excellent fancy fabric, same good l1nes same pleasing fit and agreeable support.
 Only difference we find is that insert of elastic webbing at back is trife narrower and that it fastens with three hooks instead of four
 All sizes from 32 to A, worth 85c- 59c
 Second
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22

Bayard New Mexico. I had Iaryngea1 tuberculosis of the worst kind. I did these things that that great expert, Colonel Bushnell, told me to do for nine months, and it was the fight of my life and it took me sixteen days to learn to be jelly-fsh.
 He would make me lie down. or when I was continually in bed, he would tell me an hour before luncheon and an hour before dinner to shut my eyes and make my mind a blank, if I couldn't sleep to just rest and relax and then when the food came it all went to energy. This was in 1906 when I was discharged as well.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
DISCREET.

A bashful curate found the younS ladies in the parish too helpful. At last it became so embarrassing that he left.
 Not long afterward he met the curate who had succeeded him.
 We'll he asked, t'how do you get on with the ladies ?''
 "Oh, very well, indeed said the other. There is safety in numbers. 5ou know.''
 ..Ah!" was the ainstant reply. .'I only found it in Exodust"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
Bit of advice to service men.

Keep up your government insurance.
 No matter how long since you discharged, your insurance can reinstated by payment of two premiums before July 1 of this year.
 Your honorable discharge proof of Present it and make of your insurance
 Get full details at headquarters of the Legion or of Congdon Post
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
Dollar saved on nice curtains.

Those cool-lookng and pretty curtains of plain fine Brussels net with lace edge
 And those light handsome fancy curtains of scrim and marquisette with tasteful trimming of good lace. Each sort at saving of a dollar
 Good big lot of each sort, every pair worth $5-$ COLORED MARQUISETTE for curtains white and cream ground with handsome patterns in blue rose and Oriental combinations of color
 One of the most distinctive and pretty of Summer curtain stuffs, worth 79c yard 6oc DOTTED MUSLIN of nice quality, with dots blue or pnk-and very pretty indeed Worth 59c yard-49c GREEN-AND-WHITES SHADES of good weight and strength all ready to put up and mighty worth put ting up ''M run'' of quality selling at $1 125- 85c Handsome paneled curtains of marquisete and scrm with beautiful flet motifs and trimming of @e EA fine and effective lace; regular $7.5O-
 Thrdho