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Evening star., 1920-07-15

voice.
Say, car" said the news gatherer,
as he pointed toward an imposing
looking member of the engineer force,
'is that the prince?"
The refined member of the crew ad-
dressed, looked solemnly in the direc-
ton indicated. Really" he said, II
think he is"
Did you bring over any family jew
els?" came the next question.
The round-eyed audience from the
stoke-hole moved involuntarily for
ward.
"A few" said the bearded oiler.
"They are worth considerable
money!" suggested the questioner.
"I don't know" At this point
the pier superintendent ordered the
visitors of the ship. With a wave of
his hand the distinguished oiler de-
parted to his job below decks.
Evening star., 1920-07-15

After all, it may be better to be king
in the realm of imagination than to
be czar of all the Russias.
The other day the American freight
er, Governor John Lind. hove into the
port of New York. What material
freight it carried was not stated in
the news, but in some mysterious way
it was loaded to the guards with the
bales of fancy.
Investigating reporters invaded the
stoke hole. chasing the rumor that
among the oilers. stokers, bo's'ns and
messboys were really the late Czar of
Russia and a number of the members
of his suite.
Just as a fancy touch it was also re-
ported that jewels worth anywhere
from 100000 to $1.000,000 were con-
cealed on board.
All the way over the Russians were
Evening star., 1920-07-15
HUGE WHISKY TRANSFER.

CHICAGO, July 15.-Eleven thousand
barrels of whiskey, valued at more than
$4,000. 900, has changed hands in what
was said to be the largest liquor trans
action in Chicago since the prohibitlon
amendment went into force
Warehouse receipts for the entire
stock of a Kentucky distillery were sold
to Chicago wholesale drug firm, which
will dispose of the liquor to drug stores
for medicinal purposes.
Evening star., 1920-07-15
THE MAN OF MYSTERY
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1920

Persistent reports continue that the
cZar is still alive. He bids fair to
take his place as the star in the great
melodrama of missing men. the mod
ern successor to the man with the
iron mask, the disappearing Archduke
of Austria, the heir in the Tichborne
case, and Charlie Ross.
Whatever may be the judgment of
insignificance passed upon him dur
ing his life, now that he is in limbo
he promises to be inviting material
Evening star., 1920-07-15
CHILD AID ABROAD.
Cze.hoslovakia Profits by Visit of
D. c. Woman Expert.

Miss Julia c. Lathrop. chief of the
children's bureau of the DEPARTING mt
of Labor, has returned to Washing
ton after two months spent in CZecho-
sloyakia, where she went at the re-
quest of President Masaryk to in
vestigate conditions among the chill
dren of the new nation.
While in Czechoslovakia Miss 10th
rop laid the foundations of a chill
drens bureau modelled after that of
the Department of Labor. Concern
ing conditions in that country, Miss
Lathrop said today that lack of food
is the cause of most of the misery in
Evening star., 1920-07-15

Cd total. .5c5 991, sos s6s o.442 500 3. .434 375
The licenses are granted by the minis
ter of home affairs and the minister OF
interior. A small tax is charged for the
use of the nations waterways. 1ndivid-
uals or corporations, private enterprises,
are chiefly interested and some remark
able fortunes have been built up in this
form Of national development. The ba-
rons of white coal' equal in number and
power the black coal aristocracy.
Baron Iwasah, graduate of an Amer
lean university, and one OF the sons OF
the founder of the Mitsubishi interests,
holds many of the Lake Inawashiro
grants. The Mitsui interests, which are
in almost everything in Japan and have
branches in almost every other civilized
country. also have grants Baron Yell
hei Makoshi. Soichiro Asano. E. Tajima.
Tsuneichi Fujiyama, Baron kenviro
Den. Baron Kichizaemon Sumitomo, Ro-
kuro ara. Fusanosuke Kuhara. Presi-
dent nuzso O-oka of the diet, G. Shira-
ishi are some of the other largest gran
tees.
Most of the big bodies are veiled by
corporate names. In this class is Mono
suke F'ukuzawa, said to be the wealth.
lest and to the general public one of the
none Of the lists of directors Of banks
shipping companies or corporations
which cover pages Of newspapers and
books on japan. does his name appear
fuonIty IS Hot MS n0ooy. III the rus
an-Japanese war he made an enor-
nous fortune in stocks. 1t has grown
steadily since. He was born in June,
1867, a son of Kiichi Iwasaki. He was
adopted by Yukichi Fukuzawa, the fa-
nous educator of Japan, whose other
sons occupy influential places in the
nation. Monosuke graduated from
Keio University in Tokyo and the Com
mercial College of New York He was
on the stan of the Pennsylvania rail-
road from 18S1-S9, learning corporate
organization. Then he came home to
serve in the diet and put his knowledge
into profitable practice.
Evening star., 1920-07-15

the former division of Austria
Hungary She said Czechoslovakia is
the most democratic country in
Evening star., 1920-07-15
She'll Probably Soon Recover.

Husband-How do you like this
villa? Shall we buy it?
Wife-Oh, it's perfectly lovely! The
view from this balcony just leaves me
speechless.
Husband (quickly)-Then we'll buy
Evening star., 1920-07-15

The time.honored bulPs-eye Ian
tern carried by the London police has
been replaced by neat electric
lamp.
Evening star., 1920-07-15

Figures Of the latest government
report. December 81, 1918, show the
licenses which have been granted, not
the number of plants under each
license, for the use of rivers on the
four largest of Japan's 1000 islands.
They are:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
Think

ON every wall In every department OF nationally
known Industrial plant Is posted the command
ssrIuNkr'
New employees sometimes arc puzzled by IT, Think
Aren't they always thinking Isn't thinking an auto
matte process. like hreathingf
hut the fact that most OF think We
think when We aren't n you really ssop TO think
YOU will discover that your mind In occupied less
than half the time. IL II like engine that never
is speedcd up It's full working capacity and lies
Idle part OF tho day.
What you thnk is thinking Is often Just wool
gathering; day.drcaming the wasted motion OF a
motor that turns itself all day without trans
hitting motion. Make analysis this evening OF
What your mind did during the day and you viii
he surprised discover that for considerable por
ton 81 the day II engaged In conscious
activity.
The mind il automatic machine. on the
contrary n II the most indocnt member Of your
system II needs TO be driven. II likes 10 go in
ruts and loaf II likes the easiest way and dslkea
thinking things thru. II shuns exercise.
HUT despite this natural habit OF Incidence. the
mind contains vast resources Of undevcioped power
require thinking exercise to bring them out IL.
tween thinking mind and IN, loafing mind there
Is all the difference between fat and muscle
And. by the way there Is nothing more r-fr-shing
the whole physical system than spell OF good.
CONSCIOUS purposeful thinking.
Try H. THINK
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
Killing the Bull

Ramon Perez ne Ayaa. spain's known bun
fight critic. would introduce bull fighting into the
United States
Tha, u II exciting sport most Americans viii
with Senior Ayaa. Maybe ~ many will
agree with the sinor that bull fighting Is
brutal and far worth watching than a prize
fight But few will take the senor's view that
buli fighting Ia all right because 1T gives the bull
a chance TO die heroicaliyT
The bulls in this part 81 the world don,
seem 20 care about getting such a chance. These
poor dcludsd. unctvilxed unSpaniahed tssilH would
as soon depart from existence automatically b.
meath the sledge hammer blow In a saughter.houH~.
The Spanish bun. however, II you take from
Senior Ayala. the Idea OF becoming beefsteak
by any means other than the rnatRdora sword
As long tho American buIl doesn't pant for n
chance to die heroicaliy Il might as well for the
u. ;. A. TO permit Spanish folk the exclusive bull
fighting rights
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
Self-Exemption

zz1ns supreme court has decided income tax
nnot be collected from president Of the United
nses nor from federal judges. The honorable
nrtic.S giving their decision included IN their
G6Hn exemption list Their reason Is that the CON
61Suton prohibits the compensation OF the president
Irnm being Increased or diminished and the compen'
atoms Of the federal judges from being diminished
nfing their OF office
The purpose OF these constitutional prohibitions
to prevent congress from influencing the president
~ tho by the exercise OF financial pressure
~ tax levied upon the citizens OF the republic az
mrxe he Of this character. IL Is not reason
a45Ae suppose the great statesmen who wrote tho
Anercan constitution desired TO exempt any members
~ the national government from carrying their pro
Eorticnate share OF the governments financial
Uurdcns.
Suppose the supreme court had said that In tho
<41dinary of language. compensation Is not con
nt6ered to be diminished by the imposition OF an IN
1t<ac tax Suppose the supreme court had declared
~ public welfare requires that no federal office
&oder be exempted FROM federal taxation suppose
ne honorable justices had added that since their
Interpretation the would greatly
ne principles OF democratic government by increas-
M public respect for the nations highest tribunal
Xubody could then have called their decision thrifty
The justices of the American supreme court occupy
~ privileged position In the world. Europeans call
&nem Americas uncrowned kings. No other body
- men ahroEatc a legislative enactment az
I1eeng themselves. by simple flat. Somewhere.
@1Afe must be a limit 20 the autocratic powers OF
~ American courts. But haven't Yet discovered
Nv 70 make that limit effective Perhaps the latest
depinion OF the honorable Justices at Washington
wtn spur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10

Is there anything ioveer than roseT
Is there any why Seattle should not be the
Rose City OF the worlds
These questions Will be answered by Seattle rose
faneiers their annual exhibition 10 he held at the
Forestry building the University Of Washington
campus the last two days % this month.
More than iO00O persons vtsr.d the Rose Show last
year. This year the attendance viii BE- larger.
To "A beautiful Is to b@eom. lover and
from lover 20 a fancisr II short step.
In this way the Seattle Row Society makes thou.
sands OF converts every year and the Eospsi of the
Rose spreads the hiiltops OF the city.
Portland has gained the title OF the Ross city.
Seattle should place this tiilc in jeopardy. The Sc
attie Rose Society In leading the way.
How your coming along this year,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
MOST HOME OWNERS NOT RICH

Carfare Editor Star: have been
( 4eAding the letters from readers In
regard to the solution to the car
problem and am tempted to air my
views. too.
Some opinions greatly amused me.
especially one I'm which the writer
wants the taxpayers TO share all the
burden, referring TO them as rich
people" riding around In automo-
biles. dare say he is paying no
taxes or he would sing a different
tune.
Now, as ! am one Of these "rich
people" / want 10 put forth a few
facts az there are thousands OF
others Just In my circumstances.
We are buying our home because
we enjoy the independence Of a real
home OF our own. But II Is no easy
task and was mighty discouraging
when our tsxes came In this spring
personal property tax and soon to
be assessments.
Also one would think to get somr
peoples views that one can own a
machine with no expense whatever
For a minute, consider the upkecp
The increase on personal taxes and
the license to operate a car at all.
But what | am getting at Ia this
The big majority Of home owners
are by no means people Of wealth
and TO put on more taxes II about
rs unjust a thing as I can imagine
In fact, a great many will be com
PEELED TO sell and rent around from
place 20 place and lose all the indie
pendence 30 loved by all real Ameri
cans. and In time. indeed, all prop
ertyswouid pass to the hands of the
wealthy.
Now here lis another point: We
are the owners OF an automobile. Ny
husband requires 1t in his business.
no when go 10 town, and II In quite
often, as / must attend TO all our
business affairs pertaining TO our
home, ! invariably go on the street
cars. have two little children, whom
I have TO take along Here II some
dung which probably nsvw occurred
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10

called asothcr meeting % the ruffr
and the tide again turned Duffwnri
The candidates. with Instructed
votes. follow
For president. Everett True. sss:
Gen. Humidity. i1t. santa Claus. -
William Running Brook. ~. o.
Gosh. q. uninntruct~d. Tat.
For vice president; Tom Duff. :ss.
Jose wish. sas. Gen Apathy. -.
Some OF the ads for the new pro.
hibiiion drinks ars wonderful niora.
turr. which leads w u n 70 hazard
the guess that IN. lads who write
them arc still getting Il somewhere.
A Chicago brewery IL putting on,
n liquid which the waiter will conf.
drntlally assure you Ia two seventy.
five beer" Careful examination Of
the label reveals a decimal point b..
fore tho numerals. 40 that o bottles
Of this brew would equal. In real cf.
fectivcn-ss. n single bottle OF the
war time substitute. which equnlied
small glass OF the genuine b~v~r.
age. No wife viii ever sit up wait.
ing for a man guiding nj that rate
The population % Seattle IL nov
divided into two great classes. those
who can pass by n window riil OF
fishing tackle and those who can't.
In the past. conventions were too
often little more than standing alibis
/ for staid business men who craved
10 get away from home and cut up
Many a delegate depended entirely
on the newspapers for his knowledge
Of what the National Association OF
Goldfish Breeders did from day 70
/ day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
SERVICE AT COST

Carfare Editor. The star. Raise
the car fares No az TO meet all ex.
penses Of IN. municipal street rail
way. by all means
II the street railway system can
not be made to pay its way under
municipal ownership. then munich
pal ownership Is failure.
The puyposc OF municipal owner.
ship ~ 10 give adequate service to
the people at cost. not at a loss to
the taxpayers. Whenever taxpayers
are called upon To pay for the sup
port Of q public utility in addition
20 the amount they pay for service.
public ownership fails. for under pri.
vate ownership and operation the
taxpayer would get the service at
the stipulated price and pay nothing
additional In taxes.
Unless tho street railway system
Is operated so as TO pay its way
without help from taxation, Seattle
will stand before the world as hav-
ing made a failure OF municipal own
ership: n warning TO other cities.
The proposal to tax property own.
ers In order 10 maintain n fiveccnt
fare IL a proposal 10 force those who
have been industrious and enterpris-
ing enough to acquire homes or
other property 10 help pay the car
fares OF those who haYe no property
or are transients In Seattle.
lis that square deai7
Better by far a seven cent fare
and one-cent transfer, IL that liz nee
essary. each passenger paying his
own way: not riding partly at the
expense of home-owners already
oyerburdened with taxation.
A tax against property TO main.
tain n five-cent fare would be a tax
against the prosperity and growth
OF Seattle. People will not buy or
build homes or start Industries here
II they are faced by an exorbitant
tax levy. Our present tax rnte. al.
ready high. has been a handicap in
securing investment here and n fur.
ther increase would be "A warning 20
new Industrial enterprises TO keep
away
or what advantage In II 10 save
two cents on q car ride and be out
OF JobY Yours very truly,
VIM. s.. THYNG,
i34s T.. G2nd st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
One Reason Why

One reason why Lloyd George for the British
UCvernment. Is feeling for way TO reopen trade
y0tattons with Russia. Is fax
In normal years Great Britain used about ioT 900
oons OF flax annually. Last year u received from
~ sources barely 200 tons. Normally Russia sup
D1ted so per Of the worlds spinning flax
4 The cutting off % this FAX supply running
Ne vast linen industry OF britain unless the
unnfsriai IN Russia he speedily opened
.oHnin.
III The soviet government knows this. n f. playing
s1tain aSains, France and cleverly using economic
1rADons to secure political recognition. Economic
Donn0us the strongest In the world. In
80 last analysis. President Wilson has well
U1outed out. economic lie hack OF war and
'nence.
France IL not 50 much interested in Russian FAX
80 the other hand. France Is vitality interested
s0o1iecting her vast loans made cars gov.
E4gnment. which the soviet government has re.
EIudated.
WI <&Qen soviet Russia arranEcs validate these
~ then France will swing around the British
zion and intercourse will bc opened with Russia.
zine will not play that card until he sees that
vuomic pressure alone VIII him recognition.
- Russian debt may be expected be recognized
the sovfets just necessary in
1er to get peace and recognition.
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70 n great many Of the working PEG
pie riding In the cars. This winter a
law was put In effect that all chill
dren not in arms must pay the SC
fare. So now ! pay 20 cents when
go 20 town and have had some con.
ductors compel me 20 pay also for
my little 3-yearold baby. as I am not
able to stand up and hold her up
while paying my fare. altho I always
hold her on my knee. I cannot hold
them both. so I have not minded 80
much paying for the little fellow who
takes up space. Just stop and think.
some Of you selfish people. how un.
fair that was--the hardships for n
few extra cents upon an uncomplaln-
ing mother and the people raising
families. Let me tell you also that
no woman goes TO town with two
babies for the pleasure--it would DO
more fair 10 put one on a pension
who has 10 do II.
Summing IL all up, 7 feel that I
am in "a very good position TO have
some say in this controversy-pay-
ing for an automobile. "A home and
ALSO using our street cars IN WntCn
| already pay extra for children
since last winter And at that, / say
this-increase the fare II you must,
but for ali that II fair and right
don't Increase our taxes. All people
! that own autos are not off the street
cars. as l have dozens OF friends
know Of who use the cars as much
as / and also pay taxes. Don't
work "A hardship on tho middle
class because few are able to pay
an increase In taxes.
An increase In fare. you can sec,
also means no small thing to mo.
but I think all who ride in the cars
should be willing 20 pay for that
ride. and not expect the taxpayers
/ to shoulder II for them. When our
taxes are increased we homeowners
have always had 10 pay up without
/ a murmur. Why can't some OF tho
car users be as cheerful when money
Is neededY MRS. NJ. r.. W.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
TALKS
by
Crane

TIE FAMILY BUDGET

what" says a letter which lies
upon my desk. us just method
Of dispensing the family ineome7
Tho husbands earnings are also
the wifc's earnings innAmuch az
she rcnouncoa the opportunity 70
earn her support for the sake Of
spending her effort on the care
OF the family.
Can the husband dispense the
income himself without the direc.
ton Of the wife. or vice versa
SHOULD tho husband suffer the
humiliation 81 handing over 10 the
wifi the salary intact2
And the wife be Inundated with
gifts from the husband or forced
TO beg from him for necessities with
coqueitishness or tactful handling,
thus destroying frsnkness between
the two7
"will the budget prevent the In.
justice Of the husband and curb
the extrnyagance Of the wife7
lis the budget an account Of
where the dollars have gone or
NNfff AAfF ANf EtiAN
Twin the budget shut off the
graft Of the in.laws7
Can hank account In the name
Of husband and wife he successfully
opeuted7
III the budget system were bet.
ter Understood and more commonly
Ia use would there not be more
women willing 90 marry poor mem
More women willing TO assume
maternity rather than ahirk ~. more
men embarrassed in their homes.
more families doing team work.
more families united in peace and
happiness
Most OF this woman's questions
answer themselves.
might add few questions
myself and pass the buck TO the
reader.
why not have democracy in a
family
Why not have a family council
al least once wcck-where father.
mother. and the children should
talk over receipts and expenditures
and all pull together inteiligentiy7
Since money II at the bottom Of
three fourths OF family heart burn
ings. attack the money problem
frankly. constantly. and AZ n unit.
Why train children and wife TO
obedience and dependency when any
moment BY the death OF the head
Of the house they are liable 20 he
thrust into responsibility and com.
PEELED to use their own Judgment
why not depend more on loye.
franicnrs.. open dealing. confidence,
loyalty. and intelligence. and less on
the egotistic passions and preju
dices7
why leave your wife and chill
drcn a hundred thousand dollar
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

There II large and important
group Of diseases OF which we have
learned not only The ca usa but the
ways and means ~ which the dis.
ease germs are conveyed from onr
person 90 another. or thru the me.
dlgm % insects 70 humans where
these conditions have been prevent.
able. ana such action has been taken
as was necessary TO prevent them.
She diseases have become a negligible
quantity.
The discovery Of vaccine as a pre-.
ventivo % smallpox and the lntslil.
Ewnt application 81 this knowledge
has robbed that disease OF It's ter.
roru.
Tho knowledge that a certain sp~.
clea % mosquito. the AtegurnyiA. In To
blame for the transmission 81 yellow
fever. and tho practinai Application Of
this knowledge. has. for the most
part. stamped out this disease
Tho control Of our water supplies
by filtration and chiorlna tion. and al
our milk supplies by rigid reruia.
tons requiring clean milk. and the
making OF that milk hactcrioiogicaiiy
ci~an by paNteurizAtion. has reduced
our typhoid feverto a minimum.
Diph,hrria Rn,iiorin. especially
when administered early. has de-.
priv~d tina, diaeaHc of n. dread. and
has saved the lives % thousands Of
children
Education % mothers In the care
and feeding OF their babies. and the
control Of ous milk supply. have won.
derfuily reduced the infant mortality
40 that az present tho little ones have
double the chance Of surviving that
dread frat summer. which babies had
IS or 20 years ago.
Altogether, the education Of the
public a. regards tho nature. haunts
and habits OF disease producing
germs and tho ways and means by
which such germs are transmitted
from one person TO another. have re-
suited In greatly reducing sickness
and death and In prolonginE human
life.
O am troubled With oeerous feet |
wash my feet daily and change hose. but
s,ui the odof rsmains what can DO
A. The reason the trouble persists
IN probably due 10 rcinfection Of the
tissues OF tho feet from the shoes
The bad odor ~ due TO the action OF
bacteria growing In the soficned
skin. usually between the toes. You
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10

This picture shows Hon. Tom Duff
and the Hon o. Gosh In the race.
The candidacy OF William Run
nlnE brook has been remontioned.
other candidates may come and
90. but. aR the poet 70 apily ro.
marked. Brook runneih on forever.
II was 10 he expected that when
W. Running Brook got into the race
tho wct.dry problem would bob up
again.
A new scheme has been Matched
The miiitaristn have gotten together
and decided TO run Gen. Apathy for
the vice presidency " they win out
on Gen, Humidity a. the presidential
candidate. II Apathy and Humidity
are named the New Thitd Party viii
select the hookworm as the party
emblem.
Run,i Delegates arriving are say
INK BY heck II farmer doesn't