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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21

s0f2l houses were htc rccuentty
entire families were wiped out
Once only the baby. asleep In its
crib. was spared Of family Of half
dozen. Women cooking the even
ing meal were snatched up In
fiery chariot; farmers In the field
were srnitten: the horseman on his
steed was taken and the horse was
spared All sorts OF cruel ana
freakish and deadly pranks were
induiged In by the gods OF my
youth. and for days after one OF
these black storms the entire com
munsty walked slowly and spoke Of
the dead In awesorne whispers.
Some folks sought the cellar.
sosAe sought the middle Of a huge
feather bed. some put their faith
in lightning rods, and others in
Servent prayer. and some defiantiy
walked forth bare-headed. looked
the heavenly battle square In the
face and appeared 10 enjoy the
tempest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21

Sunday school picnic.
Out here we can usually expect
days OF sunshine and nights OF
giadness from June TO September.
but no man knew what the day
would bring forth In the prairie
states. And when II raincd. II was
no Oregon mist, no Puget sound
fog. gently dropping balm from
heaven. When II rained back
there. 10 came down as tho the
heavens had opened their sIuIces
and vowed 10 cover the earth
with a watery winding sheet.
In five hours have seen tiny
brooks swollen TO great. rushing
torrents torrents that tore
houses, and harms. and chicken
coops, and fences away. and rushed
them for miles down the valley.
Yhis afternoon. say. would be
burning hot. dust ankle deep. no
Ign OF rain. and the old lazy
Platte would be merely series Of
warm puddles among the hot sand
bars.
And by tomorrow evening the
Platte would be a raging, bowling
torrent, miles wide In the river
bottoms. II would seek new chan
nels, gobble up corn fields by the
half section, leave great railroad
bridges on dry land. and make new
channels thru orchards and hay
fields.
50 in my youth nobody saw rea-
Of Noah. We might wonder how
II came that Noah had so much adj
vance notice, and also why IL took
40 days and nights TO rain enough
To flood the earth. but generally we
accepted the statement as essen
tally true, tho some OF us boys
who had suffered occasionally won
dered why Noah took wood ticks
and water moccasins into the ark.
7HICH reminds me that
I~ the flood story IN the
one story that is found
In the annals OF every
80 race and tribe and peo-
ME. And now comes geology and
shows that not only was there one
flood. but that there were many,
some Of which were worldwide.
and some that were merely local.
California, for instance. has been
submerged and elevated. resub-
merged and again thrust up from
. the deep, perhaps a dozen times.
and wherever you today find a des-
ert. a level, sandy plain. you will
find evidence that in former ages
that was the bed OF either a sea. a
great iAke or an ocean encroach-
UsAut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21

'R was the threatening Of
the storm merely the
gruef barking of great
storm dogs that never
bit. Every summer sev-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21

two hours I watched and
listened TO the titanic
combat and renewed my gratitude
TO a kind Providence that led me
TO escape from the lands OF lorna.
do. and lightning and thunder
storm.
In the Northwest thunder
sUhowcr IL a ten-ycar spectacle. and
I'm 20 years believe I have read OF
some six persons being killed by
lightning in the Northwest
know of one little town in the Mid
die West that lost twice that many
every summer.
The wrath Of Jehovah was very
close TO me In my youth. Some
times. when the exhorter was shak-
ing us over the very brink OF n
glowing hell. there would arise one
Of those sudden tcmpesss. The lit.
tie church would rock In the gale.
the lightning would blaze and the
thunder would crash. and thru the
howl OF the storm and the rush OF
the wind and rain. the preacher
would urge home the terrors OF the
state Of the damned until every
Lost soul among us urchins would
CULVER In mortal terror. and would
soiemniy forswear stealing water
melons. and hooking prunes from
The grocer's sidewalk display. and
sucking birds eggs and smoking
corn silk cigarcts.
Hell seemed mighty reasonable
0nd close when the heavens opened
end beiched forth their wrath
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21
AU1bs WAIT TO
SHOW THEM CITY

Automobiles waiting at the Armory
were 10 escort the midshipmen about
the boulcvards and later TO reccp.
tons and dinners in private homes.
At $50 p. m mtdshiprcn. hosts.
hostesses and partners assemble at
the Armory for the first Midship-
mems ball A farewell dance for the
visitors will be given Saturday night
Take n sailor riding. BE a good
scout and treat these enlisted men
as you would want your son TO be
treated II he were visiting a strange
port" was the appeal today OF r.. ].
Fuller. service secretary OF the Y. n.
G. A.
The official program In largely for
the entertainment of the midship.
men and battleship officers. The en-
listed 'gob" has been largely over
looked. Fuller pointed out.
Yesterday" he said. Hundreds OF
blue Jackets went Sightseeing In pri-
vate automobiles. but there was n
waiting line. Just drive your car
up to the building at Fourth and
Madison at any hour OF the day and
get a load of sailors. The majority
are from the East coast and have
never seen Seattle
Beginning this afternoon the pub
lie for the first time was allowed
aboard the battleships. Visiting hours
are from l to p. m. daily up to
and including Sunday. The connecti-
cut. flagship Of the squadron. Is an
chored nearest the fairway off the
Bell st wharf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21

ITCH reminds me that
the flood story IL the
one story that is found
In the annals of every
race and tribe and peo-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21
rs IT SEEMS
TO Me
DANA SLEETH

.1HE aerial forces had q
great battle over my
tent at n m. and for
. two hours I watched and
~ listened TO the titanic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-21
Ueather

Tonight and Thursday
fair: moderate south
toesterly tcinds.
Temperature Last - Hour~
Maximum. n. Minimum, 81
To-day noon. 6s.
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An Autumn Wedding

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly seno
ma instructions concerning simple
church wedding that Is to take place IN
the fall about sunset? Also particulars
about n reception To be given ~ nome
and suggest menu? ~. n.
n YOU have your invitations engraved,
the cngraver will give you the corIecl
form for them and for the reception
cards so II Is not necessary Tor me 10
do that. II you do not have ergrayen gs
invitations. simply write inforrnat TO-
Yourself to all the relatives and friends
whom YOU would like to have at the
church and the house aterwaru; ~,
course, you know that the bride should
wear ali white with long ven. ana
should carry a bouquet of white MOVERS
n prayer book or a Bible. according 10
her religion and choice. She may nave
n maid of honor, matron OF honor, as
many bridesmaids as she likes. or n conf
bination Of any two that she prefers or
no attendants at all Or she can nave
any one Of these kinds OF attendants
They should wear light dainty dresses
with hats, and should carry flowers also.
The bride enters the church win her
father or any relative. he VIII give
her in marriage. and the bridegroom ana
hest man enter the chancel with the
Clergyman at the same time, then
the bride Joins the bridegroom al
the steps Of the church. and the
rest of the service will be eXpla tned by
tho officiating minister. At the close of
ceremony the bride and bridegroom
followed by their attendants the at
tendants precede on the way up the
aisle) turn and 20 down the aisle ana
out Of the church TO the house wheh'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
r. 3. p. Defines Love

Dear Cynthia-wil you kindly convey
tho following TO DE Juro":
YOU on eSs SeSsf of hmssf TsAsf e IL !AanE ad
the members of the Round Table" for
the many hearty laughs and reminiscent
chuckles which your last eruption af-
forded them. 1t was certainly most en-
joyable and we all feel that we would
doubtlessly betray ourselves as lacking
In education did we not acknowledge It,
Hence our thanks.
As explained in my short note OF a
few days back. Billie's opinion has been
given and. as far as she is concerned.
the incident is closed. further eX-
planned that whenever I found that I
had absolutely nothing else to occupy
my mind / would take a few moments
to answer your questions. Such a time
has now presented itself and am en-
tertaining myself by writing this epistle
In our last letter we held that you.
DE Jure,' were perhaps mentally un-
balanced. Just short story on that
subject which will serve to establish
the point we wish to emphasize. Did
you ever hear of the poor chap In the
lunatic asylum who. when asked why he
was there. replied: u thought the world
was crazy. the world thought I was
ma ajority. DE Jure"? See you the point 1
would fain establish?
And now, bark We! Do not let your
pride conceive for one moment that your
Is the true source of dancing?' has put
any one of moderate intelligence to any
effort In answering, for the solution Is
entirely too obvious. The true source of
dancing in the lowest scale OF humanity
Is the desire to express pride and Joy
in physical strength. and the highest Is a
real delight in health and life, man-made
customs built through the centuries
That, mcthinks, answers your second
question.
What and why is love?" was your
first. Mayhaps in your small minority
you class yourself as an atheist II that
be the case. then my answer Is for
naught. However:
Love is the souls desire for the inde.
scribabe beauty which surrounded II ere
It entered upon this life and which !,
dmly remembers through the years as
the magnificence of eternal life. Love is
ouS highest word and the synonym OF
God. 1t Ia the influence which makes us
immortal and beyond the pale OF nature
laws 1t Is a fire which is created by a
wandering. drifting spark In one heart
from another heart: II lodges. finds fuel
kindes and quickcns 10 a bright flame
to light the pathway OF life for those
who harhor 1t and for thousands OF
others who take advantage OF the re.
flected rays and profit by them. 1t ex'
pands the sentiment, its gives the coward
courage to defy the world. and In giving
one to another IT gives more to the first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Getting Into the Movies

To the Editor Of Won as Page.
Dear Madam am a reader of tho
ENENlNT PUBLIC LEDGER and cor
iainly think It a fine paper. especially the
Womans Exchange. which I find very
interesting. And now am going to ask
you something.
Are there any motion picture studios
in Philadelphia? II not. where is the
nearest one TO Philadelphia? is there no
way of girl In Philadelphia getting into
tne movies without entering beauty
contest! MOVIE F1END.
There arc no motion picture studios
IN Philadelphia. and the nearest one is
at Betzwood, Just above Norristown.
You can get there by train 1t Is one
OF the hardest things in the world to
get Into the movies unless you know
some one who can give you a lift And
you know II Is a very hard game
when you do get in. so don't 60 Into II
binds. 1t looks fine and easy from
the screen side, and there are some very
nice people in II. too, but girl who
enters without experience or friends has
pretty hard pull upward. Have you
ever done anything of this kind? Or
do you know any one who has? Talk
about II to people who know II and
understand 1t, before you ever dream
of even going into a beauty contest In
order to get in. They can tell you some
of the difficulties that lie ahead of the
beginner, they can Judge whether It
would be worth while for you to try II
talent, and ability 10 endure the strug-
giles and the life. they can advise you
of the best place to go and the best
thirg 10 do l wish you all luck If you
enter the field. but think three or four
times before you make the attempt.
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What Shall Sho Dor.

Dear Cynthia-What would you think
of n man who. after calling on lady
once a week for over six months. stays
away without any reason. whatsoever"
About a month. afterward wrote to him
asking for an explanation and to have
him call at my home, which lie did, but
with no explanation other than that
he was glad to see me and did not want
to lose my friendship. He then started
calling again for short time and Sec
ond time stayed away. He has done
this for three or four times during the
past year. each time coming to see
me after about six weeks to two months
One hears Of stories similar to this one.
but what ! cannot understand is why
he will always return Would you ask
him for an explanation and II he
wouldn't give a satisfactory one, dismiss
him from your thoughts entirely? do
want him for n friend and would like 10
hear from him occasionally, even II ne
| wouldn't call so often as formerly. A,
one time h. professed to love me enough
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Making More Money
Tim Carey's Big Idea

II r. J. Carey-he's Tim" to vir..
tuaily everybody that knows him-had
told anv one few years ago tnat ne
dreamed ~ a business with customerS
ell over the country and rev loose
ends in South America and Europe they
would have laughed at him. For TIN
was only shoe clerk and. In popular
parlancc. didn't have n dollar to MS
name" AS matter Of fact ne was
little better of than that, for' when ne
started in for himself. he had $l.5n
MUS a hig idea. The idea was that IT
he could sell something that everybody
wanted. sell II quickly and without tco
much expense and give satisraction IN
the bargain he ought to be able to lay
the foundation for the business "H'Sh
he dreamed about.
Because hc knew something about
shoes, Carey invested all or ms sl'oo
in sample pair. which ne SOLD 10 a
friend This friend told another friend
pective customers Slowly and very
carefully, because his capital was SO
extremely limited. Carey began TO huiid
up a business In sample shoes, each pal'
being selected with view to long wear
and good At. AS "A result every one VINO
bought from Carey was pleased win
his purchase and told others about his
bargain" 1t wasn't more than three
months before the parlor OF the carey
house on De Lancey street In Philadel-
mia had TO be remodeled into a home
store" with the aid of Mrs. Carey.
who volunteered TO manage the home end
OF the business, Carey continued TO
attend 10 his regular work until his
original $3.50 had multiplied surpris-
ing number Of times, Then he resi- signed
his salaried position and started Out
ION his own
Now he owns four houses on De Lancey
street, using three of them for his busi
ness. operates delivery wagon ana
rH-i index record OF more tnnlI
5000 customers in all parts OF the world
who insist on buying their shoes from
him. And it's all on account OF the
original $l.50-and the big idea.
Tomorrow-IIow Cripple Did II
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Please Tell Ne
What to DO
BY CYNTHIA
A Plea for the Real oIri

pted TOT tnc HeaI SIFt
Dear Cynthia--I have read many let
ters in the column written by the plain
girls. who all ask how II is that their
painted sisters manage to get all Of the
fellows. I believe have the dope, SO
let's go.
When a dance or a show comes along
IL Is the girl who dresses In the ex-
tremest fashion or the one who will go a
little further than her neighbor in saying
tions.
The boys do not want to be thought
SLOW, 30 they choose a girl with lots OF
pep. in clothes OF smart sayings.
IL you talk to them they will all admit
that they would not marry That kind
OF girl. When. they marry they want a
girl who has always been perfect lady
In every way. one who Is more like their
mother than the one they go around
with
" have large circle of friends. but I
see the preference given TO the girl who
isn't too modest. II want to enjoy life
what am to do7
That's the gIst Of the letters written
TO the column and sometimes the evil
dence OF my own eyes seems in their
favor. Then along comes a bit OF real
evidence which proves that they are
completely wrong. Men long to believe
Body. mind and soul-these make a
woman. They are the components OF
man as we'll Then suppose man Is
easily stirred by the physical. suppose
his vitality does not respond quickly to
the spur of the emotional does that
mean II isn't worth while to try to make
better. deeper and more lasting appeal
to him?
The nice girl Of today seems to give up
the hght to her more daring sister. or
else she tries with that young PERSONS
weapons. which she probably doesn't
know much about using. ] wonder why
the real girl doesn't let the girl who has
only youth and tinsel beauty stand by
her false colors. while Miss Real Girl
puts little faith In mind and soul. II
might be worth while trying.
A lot OF girls who may read this have
ideals: they want to stand by those
ideals but they feel that the price is too
high; Where's the sporting instinct that
would make them try and see? What's
the matter with believing In the inherent
sweetness and decency OF human nature?
II you don't, II you feel that all men are
brutes. why they're likely to prove II.
compliment a man by giving him your
Discrimination. interest sympathy,
companionship, breadth Of vision. toler-
ance and humor-and then see what hap
pens. I'll back those things against all
the short skirts and lip sticks In the
world. What man, or any one else. says
I'm wrong? JUST JIM.
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Human Curios

The Hermit of Grub street
When Henry wolby. of Lincolnshire.
Eng, became OF age he inherited an es-
tate Of more than $1,000 a year and,
after spending some time abroad. re-
turned TO his country estate, married
and became noted for his exceptional
hospitality and the excellence Of his
table
One day. when wolby was about
forty. he chanced to meet a man with
whom he had some difference of opin-
ion. Words passed between them and
the man. drawing a pistol. fired. Fortu-
nately the bullet went wide. but the in
cident appears to have preyed upon
wolby's mind to such an extent that ne
tiring to a house in the lower end OF
Grub street. London, and never leaving
II until the day of his death, forty-four
years later. During all that time the
the housemaid. Elizabeth. who saw him
only at rare intervals and. by strange
coincidence. died less than week before
Wolby did.
Grub street" as he came to be known
were not confined to living alone. Dur
ing the forty-four years Of his solitude
he never tasted fish or meat. living
but never failing to provide bountiful
table for his servant or for any one who
came to the house on business--trans-
acted through heavy curtain He had
standing order for. n copy or every
hook that was printed and his charities
to the poor became proverbial through,
out London. At Christmas. Easter and
on other holidays, Wolhy would sit
down before table laden with all the
good things that his money and an ex'
CeIlent kitchen could provide. but he
would never touch any OF them, sending
! first one dish and then another out te
| the crowds OF poor which always sur
! rounded his door. 49,,
| N the age of eishty-four he died, ap'
! parently never having recovered IRON
! me curious mania which resulted IRON
, the attack near his country estate
Friday--A Man at Six
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THERE ARE THREE PESTS
WHO GO TO THE THEATRE
Two of Them Are Chronic, but the Third, With Whom "
Deal Today Only appears When She Is in Bad Humor

while he had wanted to 20 TO IN. 49,,
ire and had finally won out. ee.'
OF COURSE then she would bsr. 4.
~ be a little nasty about It to sh,e
how disappointed she was. 'uoV
II she wanted TO make him unbann.
all well and good. It was i'll. .natprsi
Of her, but that was her affair.
But why should the poor old innoc.r,
suffer with the guilty? en'
If she wanted to spoil one persor,,
afternoon. all right, but she diSn,s
have to ruin a whole perfectly good NJ,
formance for everybody else in n,
place! "e
She is the same type as the wom,,
who sees play twice'-evidently ips,
for the purpose of being able to % an'
nounce what comes next. At least M.
body ever. sat near her except on be,
second visit. "e'
"Oh. he comes back all right and Il.
marrics him !" she tells the world sae sa
assuringly. when the hero departs /,
disgrace at the end Of the second act
0TSN'T he funny?" she exclo,n,
l. proudly when the comedian mal,,
a "crack,' "but wait till you see him
in the neI,t act. He dresses up like
waiter and"
Is It necessary to add that there |,
another like thcm-thc one who tatss
n long breath rs soon as the lights %
off In the movies and then starts bs,
reading lesson?
John Blaine. successful you,,
business man." she can read every word
THAT night. - "My dear NJ,
Blaine. your, uncle has died. lea win,
you his n.tire fortune" s
They ought to be tied into three ad.
Joining seats at the theatre for n wbol.
days pcrformance-matincc and eva
ming!
Perhaps they'd learn then.
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newer purposes and ambitions. keener
delight In life and a broader outlook. It
inspires the deeply hidden, unnourished
soul and develops self Love is the high
est attainment Of human existence. The
ancients, Plato and Petrarch---the lat.
ter. Petrarch. and Angelo all taught this.
a law rs old as the first soul In the
world. the desire for beauty. 1t is given
us that we may not remain stationary
in this life or other lives. that we may
progress on and on, ever broadening
the soul. Thus the love of man and
woman celestial. not natures). seeing
each in the other the beauty Of far
distant, long lost surroundings, puts US
in training for a love knowing neither
sex nor partiality. but only the advance
of the soul. And the soul may be trusted
to the end. That which is as beautiful
and attractive as these relations can
only be followed by what is more beau
tiful. even unto the end our final alb
sorption into an eternal life of beauty
That is love. Gods gift. the souls in
spiration. The other Is ofttimes pas
sion. natures inheritance, the souls dam
nation. To you understand nv thoughts?
THE BUCK PRIVATE.
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Sending Postal Cards

To The Editor Of Womdr'S Page:
Dear Madam-Having read some OF
your wonderful advice given to others
we would be exceedingly grateful II you
could assist US in puZzling question.
We are two young girls and work as
stenographers. AS both OF US are get
ting a vacation. we would like to know
II II is proper for US to send cards to
our employers or will 1t be considered
too personal? We have three employers
in the Office and are on rather familiar
terms with them.
If It Is proper, shall we address one
card to the firm or a separate card 10
each Of the men? One OF US mas one
employer Should a card be addressed
to him? ,>-,,,rr,,
II you know these men outside the
office, that Is, II they are personal
friends whom you have known TOT sorne
time, you might send them cards Other
wise, IL you have known them simply
in the Office. as employers. 1t would NOT
be good form TO send the cards. IL
would be different If they were ieilow
emnloyes. but since they are the EN-,
Movers il would not look very we'll ano
might cause talk and feeling among
other people in the same ONCE. II you
want to send a postal. or several posta!s
to the Office in general, address them 10
the arm and the number or the ot'lcn'
but do not allow 1t to get personal at all