The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-15

RA ried OF the troubles ot
EQHSI our popular heroes and
heroines recently. I
speak OF those high divinities OF
the film heavens Doug and Mary
and Chas ct ux.
Every body thought u was all set
tied when Mary pickford was OFF
with the old and on with the new.
or. II not exactly the new. with
something different
But IL appears that Doug Fair.
banks Is likely to bc Mary's hus-
hand for an even briefer period
than owen Moore was. because the
state OF Nevada has risen In its
wrath at this late day and threat.
ems TO annui the Pickford divorc-.
and give 70 Mary two husbands
rather than one. which Is redun.
dancy. not 70 say EXCESSIVELY.
Just Why hitherto long suffering
and forbearinx. and broad minded
Nevada should choose Mary as the
first victim in its new found neal
for psous Twins and divoreing Is
not known.
HEN there are Charlie
Chaplin and his wife.
Charlie has been getting
- himself divorced. or
something. and there
seems 10 have been little matter
Of dispute concerning the allmony
allotment. And Charles. departing
from his usual spirit Of quirk and
quip. neeteth his wife'a manager
in Los Angeles hotel and invites
him TO take off his glasses. 30 that
he-Charles--nay poke him In
the beak"
And the manager upsets all Gus
tard comedy precedent by shifting
heroic Charles. by stretching him
prone upon the marble floor, and
by skinning up the comedians
hitherto conquering visase.
And on the same evening that
Charles picked out TO stage his ~.
tie drama. his former wife was
dancing with the Prince OF Wales
down in san Diego. and dancing 80
well that the prince. 'tis said.
marked her for special approval.
and sent TO her. the next day. a
large autographed portrait OF his
hsghness.
Which was enough history for
tho Chaplin family for one night.
HILE the prince mingled
IwI with us quite extensive
Iy. his big warship did
Sk{S7I not enter the harbor. but
swung to its chains
some three miles out, and main-
tained a nightly patrol that did not
allow even a flying fish to get
thru.
Nobody seemed 20 know the why
Of such exclusiveness until found
one of the small fry that was on
the job Of guarding the prince. and
he informed me that the British
officials were nightly scared OF
the senn Penn. and refused To
come within the harbor for fear OF
the princes very life.
do not know how much founda-
ton there il for this scare, but
certainly the prince was far from
happy. and he had a sobcrnesa
that was not In keeping with his
youth, nor with his native high
spirits.
~0HERE is an awful waste
under our present eco
nomic system. a waste
X1{f5XI OF brain energy.
~ We lose billions be-
cause we do not get the best IDEAS
of inventive men into speedy use.
was talking. the other day. to
an inventor Of national Standing
a scientific inventor goes at
things and proves them before he
accepts them. He told me about a
carburetor he had worked on that
80 broke up the heavy distillate
and kerosene that an engine could
use II better than It could the best
grade OF gas today. lie installed
such a carburetor on his own car.
a heavy car. too, and got 30 miles
TO the gallon Of gas. but he is not
working on his .carburetor; he is
working on something entirely dif-
ferent, that viii enable him 10
make a living for his family, and II
may be ten years beforeshe gets
around TO perfect his carburetor,
or before anybody else stumbles on
his idea. Meanwhile. we will waste
billions and hamper traffic. and
perhaps the conquest OF the air,
because We 10 not have n national
foundation to finance meritorious
inventions Of public importance.
Germany, in this respect was
far ahead OF the rest OF the world.
.DR. DERBY FIRED
- RAILWAY ENGINE