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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

NOTTINGHAM. England. Sept. ~.
"a concrete house was built hero In
a week. at cost Of ss,sbo. Other
cities are negotiating with the pat,
enteer with n view Of adopting the
scheme as n means OF rapid building.
No skilled labor In required In the
erection Of the houses.
ton November on tho jitneurn
initiative bill. The mayor indicated
that he would Immediately approve
tho bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24
Milk So Cheap
Goes to Hogs

MooREsrOwN. N. j.. Sept a.
pssirymcn In this section arc selling
large quantities Of milk 10 stock
r'siscrs. who arc feeding Il TO the
hox~ The best grade Of milk is
bringing az cents a quart. and the
skim milk Is selling for cents Tho
falling OF OF the demand for milk
IN the cities IL tho reason assigned
for this surplus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

Gold Bond or West. 10 Or
Lake Special Flour. Do 90
Centennial Best 60 AS
Sugar Stall Lower Section.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

Thcrc doesn't live . man who Oh
jects to having nice things said
about him
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
A Hero Who Ran Away

Gabrielle dAnnunzo the mad italian poet who declared
he would defend the independence of Fume with his e
changed his mind and fled in airshp from the beseged
city when Italy called his bluff.
The poets final official act dictator of Fiume was the
issuance of proclamation declaring that Italy not worth
diving for thus stultifyng himself The picturesque bonn
bas he has deuged the world with for the past
only the demagogy of an egost.
What Italy has finally been forced to do in order TO
maintain good faith expressed in treaties should nave
been done long ago The mistake in giving the poet so
long as period of immunity to defy the world n Annunzo
never was anything but grandoquen bluff and his resist
ance would have Collapsed whenever his own hide was en-
dangered in the hopeless cause.
The whole Fiume incident reads like comic opera plot
and would have impossible in other country but
unreasonable and imaginative Italy whose populace was
for time sympaheticaly stirred by the poets feryd
patriotic appeals for the restoration of the gores OF I'M
peria Rome.
DAmuzio's braggadaco unfortunately cost the lives OF
some of his euded followers brought suffering and distress
the people of Fume enaed heavy expenditure upon
his country at time Italy i'll afford IT, ana nearly
brought about renewal of the European conagraton lie
shod be sent to join that other vaent hero who ranaWy
and as punishment be forced to saw wood with Kaiser Dill
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
BIind-f folded Justice

Charles Ponz who swindled New Englanders of mil
lions of dollars sentenced Boston recently to five
years Imprisonment although his third conviction for
similar fraud
Charles Golden leader of band of robbers sentenced
Kansas City yesterday to Is years for robbery of drug
Harry Beard his companions for the offense got 20
lyears each.
forty cent robbery is punished by total of 65 years
imprisonment robbery of millions brings five year term
which viii be commuted by good behavior to much shorter
period.
The moral to be that you going to turn thief
steal millions instead of pennies You live in luxury
and take personal chances you go after pennies you
exist from hand to mouth and take your life your hands
In the first instance you sort Of hero and in the
second instance sinister criminal
Our criminal code needs revision The quality and guam
tity of justice makes it joke 1t still bears the marks
of medieval times when there code for the
people and another for the nobility when petty larceny
punished the scafod and the fueda lords posseso of
the wealth Of the country escaped punishment Our demo-
cracy has abolished the nobility but still pay tribute to-
riches, no matter how acquired.
When life terms mean life Imprisonment, and provided
rrevocabe penalties for the contemplate swnders who
bring wide spread suffering and distress by stealing the
savings of thousands there will be fewer get-richquck
frauds fewer Mlers Ponzs Eheridges and Morrises At
present the great gains and light punshments provide
incentive to clever crooks.
Stolen wealth is always able to purchase able defense
delay indefinitely the light punishment and all too often
escape through techncaties The poor have such ad
vantage frequently unable to make decent defense and
find justice ruthless indeed.
To insure fair play the state should provide both the
and the defender that the poor will have equal
chance with the rich to insure real equality before the
which is one essential of democracy. ~ 10 :
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

OF the corner u LAS eys. -
he said to Daddy, II suppose
you've no objection to this plan? =
sIt suits me very WELL" Daddy
replied.
II thought it would" said old
Mr.. Grow with smirk, And turn
ing to his cousin, Jasper Jay, he
remarked in a low voice that Dad
dy Longlegs was even duuler than
he had imagined.
Then Jasper Jay announced that
he would put the first question
And after he had heard Mr..
Crows opinion he would listen to
Daddy Longlegs,
"When is the best time to plant
corn ?" Jasper then asked MI
Grow, while the whole company
craned their necks and strained
heir ears-for of course they
didn't want to miss anything
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Grand Jury to
Probe Affairs

Continued from Page OneD
was some question on the part or
financial men of the merits of the
city's action in agreeing to a II
per cent exchange basis. There
was even a feeling that the dis
count would be lower than that,
but the contrary has developed.
Send Funds to n. Y.
On January l there falls due ST.
O75,000 of treasury notes issued on
January /, 1916. 1t was with the
primary object of making provis-
ions to retire this issue that the sale
to Morris Bros. was made. Word
has now come through that pro-
ceeds of the Portland sale are be-
ing put through rapidly to New
York, 100000 having been sent
yesterday,
City Treasurer Farmhouse is en-
gagged at signing the bonds as rap
idly as possible, and delivering
them to the purchasers. He is ex-
pected to return to the city next
week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

ing out! It's party We all go to
the ball. But, Jim--do get cos
tune of some sort and come to the
| Caricaturists' Ball! viii you? ?
Helen and l are going. It's the
Ball of the Gods-the last costume
ball of the season. ana it is sure to
be amusing. Will you Gomez"
He didn't seem to think he could,
but she insisted SO eagerly and
promised to have an invitation at
, his hotel for him by nine o'clock,
! that he laughed and said he'd go.
Everybody artistic will be
there" she explained. delighted.
"You'll meet a lot of men you
know. And the pageant will be
wonderful. l shall be in it. So will
Helen. Then, after the pageant,
Wen find each other-you and l!
-'' She sighed II am too hap
py Jim. 1 don't want to arouse
the anger of the gods.
She linked her arm in his and
entered the studio.
"IIelen" she called. Jim is
coming to the dance! Isn't it de-
lightful?"
at is, indeed" said Helen, open
ing her door little and looking
through the crack. You'd better
tell him what you're wearing, be-
cause he will never know you"
"Oh, yes, indeed Helen and 1
are going as a pair of Burmese
idols-just gold all over-you
know" She took the stiff at
titude of the wonderful Burmese
idol, and threw back her slender
hands-"This sort of thing, Jim ?
Tiny gold bells on cur ankles and
that wonderful golden filigree
head dress"
She was in wonderful spirits;
she caught his arm and hand and
persuaded him into a two-step, |
humming the air. "You dance
nicely, Jim. You can have me
whenever you like"
Helen called through the door
You're quite mad, Steve! You've |
scarcely time to dress.
ooh, l must rum" she cried,
turned to Cleland, audaciously, Of
fered her lips, almost defiantly.
Were quite safe. Jim, if we can
do this so innocently." She
laughed. "You adorable boy! Oh,
jim, you're mine now, and I'll
never let you go away again!"
AS he went out. he met Grismer,
face to face. The blood leaped
hotly in his cheeks; Grismer's
golden eyes opened in astonish-
ment:
"Cleland! By~the gods" he said,
his hand.
Cleland took it, looked into Girls
mers handsome face:
"How are you, Grismer?" he
said pleasantly. And passed on out
1f the front door.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

Mr.. Grow made no answer for
a few moments. He appeared to be
thinking deeply. But at last he
looked up and said:
THE best time to plant corn Is
as early as possible"
A good many of those present
exclaimed at once that that was a
good answer. And few clapped
their hands.
whats your opinion ?" Jasper
Jay then asked, turning to Daddy
Longlegs.
Daddy Longlegs took off his
hat, mopped his narrow forehead
with his red bandanna, and then
slowly nodded his head three times
MY answer is exactly the same
as Mr. Crows" he piped in his
queer, thin. high voice.
AT that a look of displeasure
passed quickly over the faces or
the two cousins. And when little
Mr. Chippy called on Jasper Jay
to decide which was the better
answer, Jasper looked really wor-
ried.
Its a tie this time" he said
somewhat sourly. And while ev-;
erybody was shouting, he ana Mr..
Crow withdrew to one side and
whispered, which some consider
ed to be rather bad manners.
Soon Jasper and Mr.. Grow re-
turned to the eager throng. And
Jasper now looked as brazen as
ever.
"Tll put the next question:. he
"And Daddy Longlegs
may answer first. . How many
kernels of corn make a meaI?"
There wasn't a sound-except
for Buster Bumblebee's buzzing-
as Daddy Longlegs moved forward
a few steps and held his hand
behind his ear
Speak louder" somebody said
to Jasper. you know he's hard
of hearing"
So Jasper Jay repeated the ques-
tlon. But Daddy Longlegs only
looked at him blanlly.
It was quite clear that he could |
Mt understand a single word that
JASPER said
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30


MY cousin. Jasper SAY, has
kindly consented to ask us some
questions, Mr.. Crow Informed
Daddy Longlegs. And he will de-
eide which of us makes the wiser
answers"
Buster Bumblebee, who was
watching and listening, said:
That's hardly fair, it seems to
me-"
But old Mr.. Crow quickly told
him that he was a stupid fellow
and that he'd better keep still. And
since a good many other people
had frequently said the same thing
to that young gentleman, Buster
began to think there might be
some truth in it. So he said moth
ing more.
Meanwhile Daddy Longlegi3
beamed upon all the company.
And Mr.. Grow looked at him out
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30


She bent her head and looked
down gravely at her slender hand'
which lay across his.
"That was very dear to you she
murmured. After a silence;
"And-you?" he asked,
"Do you mean. was ever in love
with you?"
"Yes."
"r-don't-know. 1 loved your
letters. There didn't seem TO pe
any room in my heart for more
affection than it held for YOU
adored you. 1 do now. Perhaps'
If YOU had come back
81 wish | had!"
sDo your" She lifted her eyes
to him curiously. You know, Jlm,
I must be honest with you.
never did love anybody.
But. il YOU had come home-and
if you had told me that you careo
for me-that way
Eyes"
well. [ was just a girl. You
had my affections. l could have
been taught very easily, l think
TO care-differently-
"And-now?"
"what?"
us it too late to teach you.
Steve 2"
"why. YES. Isn't it?"
"Why?" /
I'm married"
"Its flimsy. miserable busi-
ness!" he began angrily but she
flushed and checked him with a
hand against his lips.
"Besides-I do care for Oswald |
very deeply" she said Don't
say painful things to me.
Don't be sulky. Jim, dear. This is |
disconcerting me dreadfully. We
mustn't make anything tragic of
it-anything unhappy. I'm so
contented TO have YOU back that I
can't think of anything else.'
elsei What you and I
Don't let's bother about love or i,
feel for each other is more Won
derful than love. Isn't it? Oh.
Jim. do adore you. Wen be I
with each other now a lot. won't
We? You'll take a studio in this
district. and I'll fly in at all hours
10 see you. and you'll come in TO
see me and Wen do things togeth-
,r- everything. theatres, dances.
pictures everythingi And YOU viii
Ike oswald. won't you? He's real
y SO nice. poor boyi"
IAN right" he muttered.
They rose: he took both her L
lands into his and looked intently
nto her grey eyes:
Il won't spoil life for YOU" hei
aid. TN be near yen now. The old
intimacy must DE strengthened.
-re failed wretchedly IN nv
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Johnson Divorce
Case Taken Under
Amusement Today

After hearing evidence given
over period of two days in a we'll
filled circuit court room here
Judge H. Fl. Belt of Dallas this
morning took under advisement the
divorce case of Mary a. Johnson,
who has asked that she be freed
from her husband, Hiram A. John
son.
The suit, hotely contested by Mr..
Johnson, has caused considerable
interest. Both Mr. and Mrs. john
son are residents of Salem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Loganberry
Laughs
BY Robert Quilleni

The dear creatures are net al
bad as they are painted.
And you can cut the cost Of
hootch by raisin your own.
coal may be scarce, but there is
an unusual amount Of firing.
The law of supply and demand
doesn't seem to affect the wages
of sin.
G. O. p. politicians are showing
lively interest in the plum plan
At times the movie clinch seems
to be more an endurance test than
a kiss.
when a man says there is moth
ing in the paper, he means ne is
disappointed by the lack of caiah-
ity.
some trust heaven as a matter
of faith, and some as a matter OIL
laziness.
An old fashioned man can't un-
derstand how men without sus-
penders avoid disaster.
Save your pennies and the dol
lars will take care of the lawyer
who breaks your will.
The bitter-end feminist will new
er go to the length of marrying one
Of her own sex.
1t seems strange that people who
eat raw oysters should insist on
having their fish cooked.
And now when man says he
can drink or let it alone, it is the
first part he is lying about
And yet water would be the
most popular of all drinks il 1t
cost five cents a glass, plus war
tax
Those who are in Who's Who can
look ever. celebrity and 9 head
waiter and tell which's which.
When daughter dresses for a
party. she always puts off until to-
morrow what she should keep on
today.
The prohibitionists have not yet
dcleted the "Ha, ha, ha," part OF
that song about the little brown
Jug.
A woman always yearns to kiss
baby or the back of the neck
man vearns to press the soft
spot in it's head.
In the old days distressed par
~ rented his clothes. There We're
no rent hogs in those days, or 1t
would have been cheaper to buy
There's always something to take
the ioy out Of life, After Thanks
giving there is the turkey hash
ana after Christmas there is the
box of gift cigars.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Just Folks
BY EDGAR A. GUEST
(Copyrighted)

The Pest.
Think not that I would play the
judge
Nor dictatorial be;
would not for some ancient
grudge
Demand a cruel fee.
III let my neighbor go his way
And I'll plod along on mine,
And let him have his little say
And live to his design;
But would set that man apart
And strew his way with stones
Who shaking hands, believes II
smart
Almost to crush my bones.
] know II takes all sorts of men
This world to populate,
And as l meet them. now and then
But very few 1 hate.
] understand we cannot be
Alike in tastes and views,
Nor can we all Of us agree
on politics or booze;
But [ would Danish from the land.
out of the temperate zones,
The idiot who takes my hand
And tries to crush the bones.
There's some excuse for freabish
dress,
For boastful mon and proud:
Though they disturb me. more or
less,
/ can abide the loud.
Nor would I here condemn the
man
Who stoops to foolish things.
For folly. under natures plan.
Has even ruined kings;
But I detest the man who stands
And chuckles at my sroans.
Thinking it cute while shaking
hands
Almost TO crush my bones.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Stagg May Assist
Prison Chaplain

Walla Walla, Wash, Dec. So
When George T. Stagg passes thru
the regular routine required of ev-
cry convict entering the state pen
itentiary he may be named assist
ant chaplain of the institution,
Warden Henry Drum said today.
Stagg is due here late this after
noon. "a newspaperman ought to
make good at that job" said the
warden. 1--WE might also start a
reform paper of our own here on
the hill" he added.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Hieh Bridge Stakes.

London, Dec. 3d. An epidemic
of high play at bridge has broken
out at London clubs. Where SIS
point was regarded as high the
stake is now often $25 and $50. 1t
is no unusual thing for a man to
lose $4,000 or $4,000 between
o'clock and dinner time.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

responsibilities; I'll try to make up
from my selfishness-
"Oh, jim! 1 don't think that
way"
you are too generous. You are
too loyal. You are quite the most
charming woman 1 ev er
knew, Steeve-the sweetest, the
most adorable. I've been a fool
blind and stupid"
you mustn't say such ridicul-
Gus things! But it is dear of you
to find me attractive! 1t really
thrills me, Jim. I'm about the
happiest girl in New York, think!
Tell me. do you like Helen?"
Yes, she's nice. Where are you
dining, Sleeve? Could you"
"Oh, dear! Helen and I are din
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

Daniel j. Callahan, of Washing
ton, D. c., supreme treasurer of
the Knights of Columbus, is the
latest American to be honored by
Pope Benedict XIV. Announcement
of his appointment as a Knight of
the Order of St. Gregory the Great,
was recently received at K. of c.
headquarters. His honor makes
fifteen papal decorations in all re-
ceived by X. of c. officers and
gives America the leadership of all
other countries in the number of
papal knights.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Chinese Given 2
Years for Alleged
Narcotic Selling

Portland, Or, Dec. 30.-Chuey
Sim, a wealthy Chinese who has
business interests here and in Sc
attle, was today sentenced to two
years in McNeils Island prison
following his conviction on
charge of selling narcotics. He
was given a stay of execution and
his bail increased from $500 to
$4,000.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Wouid Build Road,

Application FOR permission TO
construct a road al grade across
the tracks of the Southern Pacific
railroad at Cornuit was filed with
The public service commission here
AFeIuee5ay . re eeNntf court o.
Doaeias caurlr
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

A motor wheel mounted in
frame that terminates in a single
runner supporting a saddle has
been invented in Switzerland to
combine the sports of motorcycling
and skating,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
KIS M E T

The Sun-"Oriental scenes of a
magnificence never surpassed be-
fore the camera are presented.
Skinner breaks a long fast against
the films and just gorges himself
and the audience with thrills in
his photoplay debut. After seeing
this picture one turns to the East
and salaams thrice to Skinner and
the director, Louis Cashier"
KRITICISMS
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
The Restless Sex

~ ,, -borob Author Of Barbarians" 1.-THE Dark STAR"
0S ere CCopyrighted by Robert W. Chambers)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30
Ten Years
Nun3erTharl
His Years

Doesn't it make you feel
good-cause you to straight
en- up and feel "chesty"-
when someone guesses your
age at ten(y e ars or so
Younger than you really
are? You look into your
mirror, smile with satisfac-
ton and say to yourself:
well, he didn't make such
a bad guess, at that"
The point is: You're no
older than your vitality.
If a man is strong, vigor-
Gus, mentally alert, fine and
fit at SO he has a better
chance of living up to 80
than a man of 80 who is
weak and rundown has of
living up to go. While none
Of us can stay the years nor
stop time, we should all
make an heroic effort to sue
cessfully resist the effects
of time by ever keeping our
vitality at par.
When you sense a feeling
of slowing down Of your
forces-when your
stomach, liver, kidneys and
other organs show signs of
Weakness-when you notice
o lack of your old time pep"
and punch in other
words, when you feel your vitality
IS on the wane, you should COM
For Sale by all Druggists. Alws
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-30

This master body-buildsr will help
you keep young in spirit and menta
and physical action, because it wiB
assist Nature in maintaining your vitalityatpar
1t enriches the blood, restores worn-out tissues
soothes jangiing and over-wrought nerves. in
duces sound refreshing sleep. sharpens theappe
tite. tones up the digestion-in short, wilputne
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-23
The Forum
Communications 10 the
Editor


Editor Leader notice The Leader
says Guthrie Is The healihicst and
eleane-i cilyin The state" ficalihi-
ost. YES. pcrhaps clean ssi no. not bg
q Ions shot can't understand whs
Chief Mitchell has 10 hoosi Tor an "al-
legged clean city" The Town "a clean
only IN spots. Il YOU believe T1T5riT
is the cieanesi town in the state
ask you 20 go over 20 the intersection
- Villas and Vine streets-she heart OF
the city and Sc. what ~ there
i Is the foGiesi spot | ever Law No
fifsf class city would allow such con p
dIiions as exist there II j. a dump
ing ground Here hundreds OF dead
dogs and cats are thrown The smell
! waited right back into ne Guthrie
theatre and Roysl hotel. but block
away Why the people living near
Vine and Villas do not rise up in re-
heliion and pnt the rack and screw
a. Mitchell Is hard to understand Tho
spot Is absolutely vile Soon warm
weatherwlll be here and the way that
spot viii stink will be a caution No.
Guthrie is not the cleanest city in the
state. while such no ONE spots arr
allowed 10 exist--B. J.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-23
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IN U. S. CAPITAL
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Refinement

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