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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-13
LEAGUE COUNCIL
NAMES EL|HU ROOT
MAY POSSIBLY BECOME A MEM.
BER WHETHER AMERICA
JOINS OR NOT.

London, Feb. 13.-The council OF
the League of Nations is considerina
the appointment of IL jurists of in
ternational reputation to compose a
committee for an international court
OF justice, it was learned authori-
tatively today. The name of Elihu
Root has been mentioned as a poss;-
bic selection. Root has been named
1T was said, regardless of whether the
United States becomes a member of
the league or not
Members believed his presence was
eminently desirable and may ask his
appointment even if America refuses
to join the league, if such action is
found possible. Otherwise his pres
ence will be contingent on America e
entry.
The council, at its secret meeting 9
yesterday was reported to have ar
rived at several important decisions,
including the admission of Switzer-
land to membership in the league and
recognizing the Swiss plea that their
traditional neutrality must not be
hampered. This possibly creates a
precedent for the American senate's
reservation, refusing to send Ameri-
can military forces abroad.
The next meeting will be held
about Easter in Rome.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-13

London, Feb. 13.-The council o.
the League of Nations this afternoon
was to take up the international
financial exchange situation and call
an international finance conference,
it was learned authoritatively.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
Ben F. Burnett, IS,
Years in City, Dies

Funeral eervfcca Nor Len i. Bur.
nett, So. resident Of Seattle for IS
years. who died Mt his homo. 224o
18th ave W.. Sunday evening, will
be held at the Bonney-watson COM
pany establishment "Wednesday at
o'clock. Burial will be at Washelli
cemetery. Mr.. Burnett had been a
street car motorman for years. He
In survived by hts widow. Mrs. Eva
Burnett. two sons. Ben II. and Nil
borne Burnett. and a brother. Quinn
Burnett. all Of this city. Four sis
tiers live In Oregon and California
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
Picture hf{er

The Education OF Elizabeth" a
comedy by Roy Horniman. has been
selected by Jesse Lask as the next
picture for Billie Burke TO follow
The Frisky Mrs Johnson" on
which shs 10 now at work
Beatrice Burnham VIII be Douglas
AcLean's leading woman in when
Johnny Comes Marching Home"
Midsummer Madness Ia the title
selected BY william De Mile for his
production from Cosmo Hamilton's
novel. Ellis Friend and His Wife. :"
A double set Of leads includes Jack
Holt. Lois Wilson, Lila Lee and Con.
rad Nigel
Milton sifls and Ann Forrest have
been selected 10 play leads In George
Melford's ncw production. The Faith
Healer
Both David Powell and Monte Blue
viii be featured players In The Ken.
tuckians- by John Fox Jr.
-
Thomas Mcighan II busy at work
on his new picture. Easy Street"
Tom Forman In directing Meighan.
The story concerns the experience OF
a novelist who. by marrying. seems
to lose his ambition. but later re.
gains 1, after somewhat trying cir.
cumHtancea
Arnold Gregg. who supports Edith
Haiior IN Just outside the Door .
broke into tho movie game by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
IRENE CASTLE WILL
BE At COLISEUM

Mystery. but OF plausible kind.
with generous sprfnklingof thrills.
IL the keynote OF The Notorious
Miss Lisle." the photoplay in which
Katherine Macdonald apears for the
last time tonight nj the Coliseum
The picture Is q dramatizauon OF the
wellknown novel OF that name by
Mrs. Baltic Reynolds and II was di'
reeted by James Young.
Beginning wednesday tho Coll.
scum will show Irene Castle In one
OF her most recent photoplays, The
Amateur Wife" Miss Castle IL shown
In the early scenes OF the picture as
an ugly duckiing." but before the
story ends shc Is given opportunity
to wear the distinctive gowns for
which she In famous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
"HUMORESQUE" SOON
TO BE SHOWN HERE

'Humoresque." Paramount's won.
derfaI screen version Of Fannie
Hurs,'s story OF tho New York
Ghetto. which has swept the mctrop-
oils off It's feet. will soon be shown
TO Seattle thcarcgocrs. Critics de
scribe this story as having all the
pathos OF The Music Master" the
humor Of Potash and Pcrimuttcr. "
and the mother love appeal OF The
Fortune Teller"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
GIRL Is VICTIM
or CROOK GANG

The craving TO get another mans
money by hook or crook: that In the
inspiring motive In tho minds OF an
army Of giitedgcd criminals in the
great oltles tcllingiy brought out In
the screen version Of Paul Arm.
strong and Wilson Miners play.
The Deep Purple" which Is showing
at tho Liberty FOR the last time to.
night.
They utilize for their purpose a
guiieless young girl. whose romantic
soul had led her TO desert her home
and Join them. How her heart re-
ccis~<t an awakening IL tho theme OF
the ss~eA
Comedy prcdominases in Tho Sins
Of ST. Anthony the new show open.
ing Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
PARIS AWAITS
CHARLIE CHAPLIN

PARfS.--After lavishly fcting
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair
banka Paris IL now awaiting the
visit OF Charlie Chaplin. Rrnor has
been circulated that the comedy king
was born here and Parisians are
eagerly hoping that no will confirm
the statement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
VIM. B. Woodwork
Dies in Explosion

William II. Woodwork. known In
every camp In Alaska. was burned
to death In q gas boat explosion off
Admiralty island. near Kcschlkan.
according TO word received here
Tuesday. Woodwork had been civ.
ing movie entertainments In cannery
town in Southeastern Alaska when
he met his death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

tho island Of jamaica II IN n fairy
romantic tale and tho popular
aquatic queen does splendid work
splicing the story with water stunts.
diving from great heights and swim.
ming against the current with hands
bound.
Miss Keliormann IL seconded by
several hundred enhancing mer.
mazda
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
CROWDS FLOCK TO
HEAR AL JENNINGS

Al Jennings. reformed bandit. IL
drawing great crowds 10 tho Glenn
mer this week. jennings appears on
tho screen with hls brother Frank
In Tho Lady OF the Dugout" a
story written by himself, and at the
end of the picture he appears before
the footllghts, giving eharaetoris-
tic talk on HIS adventurous career.
An additional feature In tho "Jen.
nings Gang" quartet. who are heard
In song.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
HER ANCESTORS
WE'RE FIGHTERS

Katherine Macdonald. who Is
starring at the Oak In THE Woman
Thou Cavest Me-" Hall Gaines
novel In screen form. comes Of
fighting stock. Her great grand.
father was on President Washing
toms personal staff. her grandfather
and other male relatives wcro all
fighters.
Her work as Mary Mcneil. the
much abused wife In The Woman
Thou Gavest Me-" Is thoroly enjoy
able
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

The concluding chapter Of the fam.
Gus william Duncan serial. Tho 81.
lent Avenger." took the largest set
ever erected by Vitagraph on their
Tot" II occupied the equivalent OF
six city blocks and represented street
scenes OF the most elaborate charae-
ter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

doubling for Harold Lockwood In a
picture that was not quite completed
at tho time OF the iatter's DEATH
Dorothy Phillips has chestnut
brown hair and gray eyes
Louise Huff first won fame on the
speaking stage in Ben Hur."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
My! Isn't Burleson
Just Too. Sweet?

Under newly completed arrange
ments. q special sack OF business
mail viii leave Tacoma by steamer
each morning at IL. reaching Seattle
In time for the afternoon delivery.
This In IN addition to the regular
railway mail service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
| 0T1e
Wrl[lppl6l
TODAy'S PROGRAMS
g T. ~ N " RAJ Jrnning. In '-T'hs
adv n the DuSosit" af.o up0eaF.

tpa In pcr~co.
iiBERrt--'-rhe deep Purple
CotIsGtM--kathcs Macdonald In
The Notorious Miss t.isie.''
srRA>D--t.csrGe tttsmsurie~'s The
Right TO Love"
kEN--Anncst~ Keti~~msnn In "a
Daughter Of the Cc<l~."
COtO>tAi~--itsrry Carey In "Biue
streak Mccoy"
OAh hsfbevine Macdonald In The
Woman Thea GAvest Me-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
Neff Winner in
Texas Primaries

DALLAS. Tex. Aug. si.--Latcst
returns on the democratic run-df
primary show for governor; Joseph
w. Bailey. 1855. Pat NJ. Ncff. 2ii.-
ass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
ANNETTE SwIMs
WITH HANDS TIED

"a Daughter OF the Gods" the
spectacular photoplay In which
Annette Keiiermann IL starring at
the Rex this week. was filmed on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

FORT WORTH. TEX. w. Low
man. evangelist, indicted in connec
ton with death OF Kcrschci Erwin
youth whose body was burned In
ranch house after his car had been
stolen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

sACRAMENTO.--Fifty car loads
OF melons. intended for shipment
Fast. to be given away by Suter
Land Basin Co. because increased
freight rates have wiped out profit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
THE MISERY Of
BACKACHE
Removed BY Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable
COMPOUND.

Muskegon, Mieh.-"For six years I
was so weak in my back at times that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

PARIS.-Dispatche from Berlin
announce resignation OF Rumanian
cabinet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

II you "On With the Dance" you knop phat appealing
and artistic pictures George Ftzmdurce make His
orr production "The Right to Lore at the Strand
The above Showing David PooeA and Mae Murray
from the latter.
The storys about the youno American ice Of Brsher
She leads oretched existence under the roof Nth her
husband and "the other woman" Then the she
comes back into her life Under the Turkish
takes place the dramatic epent that sets her free.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
$40 Wood Ave. Mu
kegon. Mich.
Woman's Precious Gift

The one which she should most real
ously guard IL her health. but she
often neglects to do 90 in season until
some ailment peculiar 10 her SCI has
fastened itself upon her. When 50
affected women may rely upon Lydia
r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
a remedy that has been wonderfully
successful in restoring health to suf.
fering women.
II you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia y. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound will help you, write 10 Lydia y.
Pinkham Medicine Co. teonfidcntial)
Lynn. Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened. read and answered by
q woman and held in strict confidence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31

personal management s..us sury 10,
1901. ! do not compete with cheap.
transient. advertising dentists.
My prices are the lowest con.
sistent with first-class work.
EDWIN J. BROWN, ID. ID. &
Scattie's Leading Dentist
log Columbia Sc,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-31
.Seattle's
Leading
Dentist

I am now devot;n.
my entire time to my
dental practice. I mako
ali examinations and
diagnose each case. as
well as do all extract.
ing between tho hours
Of 0 a. m. and s p. m
My offices have beer
established for NOR,
than n quarter OF q
century. and under my
personal management
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
Russian. Painters Thriving.

art" so far as the production of
pictures 4; concerned, is said to have
had n great boom in bolsheyist Rus
STA owing to the fact that the govern
ment pays a liberal amount for, all
works approved ~ oass,ia; experts.
The whole domain Of art has been
placed under the control Of q. council
of seven members, four ef whom are
apostles of futurism. Artists earn
ings have been increased through a
rule established by the council un-
der which all pictures that pass \
judges are to be paid for at the uni
form rate of 1000 rubles each.
Whether the artist has devoted
months Of assiduous labor to a pic
ture or whether it is a daub which
has taken a few hours to paint, the
recompense is the sam4. With such
encouragement the number Of artists
in Russia is increasing rapidly.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
MADE THEIR OWN OIL WELL
How Two Small Boys Reaped Rich
Reward for the Exercise of
a Little Ingenuity.

Two barefoot boys, respectively
eleven and twelve years of age, earned
forty-fve hundred dollars in n week,
according to the Oil Weekly of Dallas,
Texas, by combining thrift and ingenu-
ity in a telling manner. Much oil was
going to waste in the Northwest
Burkburnett oil field because the pipe
lines were inadequate, when the boys,
who are brothers, saw crude oil from a
broken pipe running down a small
rayine. Hitching a donkey to a rattle
trap spring wagon, they began to haul
dirt to dam the .rayine and succeeded
after much hard work in collecting a
great quantity Of oil.
9 The owner appeared on the scene
about that time, and he admired the
pluck Of the youngsters. He did not
claim the oil outright, although it had
been his, but offered the youngsters
one dollar and q half a barrel salvage
for 1t. The youngsters accepted his
offer and, perching themselves OF their
new dam with stubs of pencils, check.
ed out the oil as it was hauled away
1t tailed exactly three thousand bar
rels, and the boys got their money.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
CHECK ON TRICKY "CoPPERs"
Simple Contrivance Prevents Fraud
on the Part Of Applicants for
Coveted Positions.

In Philadelphia the position of traf-
fc policeman is open only to men
who are six feet or more in height.
Such positions are so much sought
after that many applicants who fall
short of the required height by only
a small fraction of an inch are tempt
ed to cheat a little bit by rising on
their heels.
An ingenious application Of cleo
tricity is now used to circumvent this
trick, and any attempt to register a
fraudulent measure is disclosed at
once. The applicant, US he stands up
on the platform under the slide rule,
sets his, feet, upon two metal plates
that are normally q; trifle above the
platform. They are just large enough
to be covered by q mans heels, and
when the candidate stands with his
his heels on the sfieorS the platesi are
so depressed that they make a con
tact and form a circuit that lights a
lamp overhead. AS long as the man
stands with both heels on the ground
the lamp stays lighted, but the mo
ment he raises either heel the smallest
part OF an inch the contact is broken
and the lamp goes out. So does he.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
GRAVE OF FOUR nYNAsTlEs
Ambitions Of Austria, Russia, Ger.
many and Turkey Ali Lie Buried
In the Balkans.

We stood on the forward deck Of
the Sirio az she slipped southwark,
through the placid waters Of the Adri-
attic, at 20 knots an hour. Less than
a league away the Balkan mountains,
savage, mysterious, forbidding, rose
in a rocky rampant against the east
ern sky
"Did it.ever occur to you,' remarked
the Italian officer who stood beside me,
a noted historian in his w land,
that four great empires have died as
a result of their lust for dominion
over the restless lands which lie be-
yond those mountains? Austria COW
eted Serbia-and the empire of the
Hapsburg is in fragments now. Rus
STA, seeing her influence in the penin-
sula imperiled, FASTENED to the sup
port of her fellow Slavs-but Russia
has zone down in red ruin, and the
Romanoffs are dead, Germany, seek
| ing a gateway to warm metc. and
a highway to the East, seized on the
excuse thus offered to launch her wait.
ing armies--and the empire reared by
the Hohenzollerns is bankrupt and
broken. Turkey fought to retain her
hold on such European territory as
still remained under the crescent ban
ner. Today a postmortem is about to
be held on the Turkish empire and the
house of Osman.
"Think Of it! Four great empires,
four ancient dynasties, lie buried over
there in the Balkans. 1t is something
more than a range of mountains at
which we are looking ; it is the wall of
a cemetery."-E. Alexander Powell in
Scribner's- Magazine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
Is II Still coffee7

Two young nan walking along
Chestnut street the other evening met
two girls, recent acquaintances, dress
ed in height Of fashion-fur coats and
hats, expensive looking shoes, and in
vited them to go to a high-class res
taurant.
The girls agreed and after they had
finished eating, they were asked If
they would enjoy a demi-tasse.
They looked at each other.
us it some sort Of sundae" in
quired n as though there might be
some hidden joke in the invitation.
II don't think it would go good af-
ter a hearty meal" said the other.
The young fellows gave 1t up.
"Would you like some coffee?" asked
n of them.
Sure" replied the girls in chorus,
that's what we was waiting for youse
guys to ask us."-Philadelphia Record.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
Fewer Fios Reach Market.

The fig yield of the vilayet of Alden
has arisen from approximately 5000
tons raised on 10000 acres of land
about thirty years & to about $4,000
tons raised on $4,000 acres. However,
this advance in supply has not kept
pace with the demand, and prices Of
figs have steadily risen. The big pro-
ducing areas are, under normal condi-
tons, exclusively tapped by the Otto
man (Aiden) Railway company's sys-
TEN. The orchards, located mainly in
the Meander valley, are owned chiefly
by Turks. The best figs are produced
in the I%novassi and Ortaxe districts.
The product is marketed in Smyrna,
where the figs are packed in accord
ance. with the demand of the region to
which the figs are exported. Blight,
neglected fertilization and lack Of COM
munication have cut down this seasons
export output to about 10000 tons.
Exports went to the United States
tabout 1000 tons) the United Kingdom
$500 tons), and European entente
countries (about 1000 tons).
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17

Are we being robbed of the fruits
OF victory? Are we losing the ground
that was won by SO much unstinted
outpouring of blood and treasure?
This is the SUBJECT discussed. by
Frank Dixon, authority on economics,
on c%hautauqua this summer.
Mr.. Dixon takes up the question Of
true self government. He points out
that we are trying to apply the. tools
of absolutism and oligarchy to do the
work Of democracy. lie brings facts
and arguments to show how the pres
ent needless panic and social hysteria
IS threatening to, rob US Of all we
have won on the field of France. His
address is entitled .The Indispensa.
BILE Tools Of Democracy"
Mr.. Dixon is one of the few Of
Americas economists who has taken
the platform as a means of bringing
to the American people The things vi
tai to the republic. For seventeen
years he has been one Of the plat.
form giants OF this day, speaking,
in all the large cities to millions Of
people. He is the youngest of the
famous Dixon family. One of the
brothers, Thomas Dixon, Jr., is au.
thor of 1.-THE Clansman,. .The
Laopard's Spots Another brother.
a. G. Dixon, is pastor of the famoas
Sturgeon Temple, London. Mr.. Dix
on's son, Frank Dixon. Jr., last year
Was awarded the Cross Of the Legion
of Honor by the French government.
Cbautauqua folks will find Mr..
Dixon a satirist, "a constructive sat.
irist. He does not echo rhetorical
phrases. He is loaded with facts and
arguments Or. Frank Gunsaulus,
| the eminent Chicago divine. declared:
Frank DIxon's lectures on social
problems and especially on Socialism.
are great and ennobling views Of
most %perplexing questions. / have
followed him with a consciousness
that no audience in America can we'll
afford to omit such serious and inspir-
ing studies as he presents.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
MURDER MADE EASY MATTER
| With Formula Possessed by English
Chemist, Slayer Might Laugh at
Human Law.

The lunch-time conversation Of the
scientists at the national physical lab
oratory, Teddington, shifts daily to
all sorts Of interesting subjects, and 1t
was Inevitable that the topic OF muir
der should have been suggested by the
"wave crime" in Great Britain ian cpl
demic that amounts to less than one
homicide a week..
It was agreed that all the murders
reported in the daily papers were com
monplace. dull, sordid affairs, showing
no ingenuity and deliberation. IF
had a murder to commit, how should
I 90 about it?" became the theme.
The metallurgists, electricians, radl'
ologists, physicists and other scientists
had many astounding murder methods,
but with a common weak point, writes
an English correspondent. None OF
them disposed Of the body so that de-
lection would be not only improbable
but impossible.
It remained for . chemist to solve
the problem. II would not be so clever
as you in the assassination ITSELF" ne
said. "Any quick way Of silent dis
patch would do. But / could swift.
dissolve a body, bones and all, so tina
1t could be poured as a liquid Into 6
sewer and be Thoroughly done ava!
with. No; I mustn't give the formula.
He was the victor in the discussion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17

Fire started in the back room of
the Sunshine Pharmacy Friday noon,
from q kerosene stove which was
lighted and turned low. The cause
of the FIRE 10 uncertain. There was
no explosion, but when discovered the
flames had in some way caught the
oil, and were 80 high that they had
already melted q patch Of the metal
ceiling, The fire was soon put out
with chemical fire extinguishers and
no other damage was done aside from
smoking up the stock considerably.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
Town Sells for $4,000.

The entire town Of Moneta, Wyon
has been sold for $4,000. The pur-
chaser. John Goodman, received title
from A. HANSON, who founded Moneta
twenty years ago, to the following:
One townsitef of forty lots, n eight
een-room hotel, one iye-room cottage,
one ~three-room cottage, two two-room
cottages, one large livery barn, one
railroad eating house and q miscel-
laneous assortment Of outbuildings.
No person other than Goodman owns
a single thing in Moneta, but the Chi
cago and Northwestern owns the right
Of way o n which3t the town site fronts
and a small depot building on this
right of wey.-Christian Science Mont
tor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
Biggest Opal in the World.

Proclaimed as the largest uncut
precious stone in the world, an enor-
nous, absolutely 1awless black opal,
recently discovered in this country, is
now in the Office Of a government Off
cial in Washington. The gem con-
taiasapproxinlateiy 81 cubic inches,
and weighs 2,572,3S2 carats. It is val
ued at S250,OO0 by the owners. The
famous Wennese opal, which was
without an equal until the American
specimen was found, weighs 1,658,927
carats, but has a number Of flaws.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-17
Reproductivity Of Pearls,

There is nothing new under the sun,
and the idea of placing pearls in a
bag with a little rice, and finding af-
ter many years that their numbers
have increased, a very ancient prac-
tice, is claiming attention in the Eng
lish press. That the rice has the
appearance of being ''pecked" adds q
further touch of the familiar, and
people are asking what kind Of rice
pearls like best. In the time Of
Boetius de Boot, the reproductiyity
not only Of pearls but Of diamonds
was a common belief. The explana-
ton that the pearls now occupying
attention are vegetable pearls from
the Malay states would not have sat
listed Boetius.