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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

of enforced selling they have begun to emerge beyond
the silver lining With a softer money market they
will sail into leadership. Get aboard before they sail
"This nation has just furnished remarkable ex-
hibtion of absorbing power. During the war it
issued twenty billions in bonds. Already it has di-
gested fifteen billions That is the status of the sit
uation today.
Fifteen billions of war bonds in the hands of
investors They have made their market level.
There has been bosterng to help them Weak
holders have sold and taken their losses Forced selling has
its During the selling there has been unosten
tatous accumulation by banks corporations and astute
investors The bonds in strong hands. Those hands
will hold.
The market price Of Liberties today does not brighten
the wise investor His bonds locked until matur
ty He knows he will get dollar for dollar and interest to
boot Instead of selling he is buying whenever he He
knows that at the present market the yield Of Liberties
particularly attractive. He knows also the great funda-
mental wealth of this nation that back Of the Liberty
issues Here of the facts he is banking upon
"A yearly commercial turnover Of nearly six hun
dred billions,
Estimated wealth of two hundred and fifty billions!
Estimated debt of only twenty-five billions!
Agriculture alone yielding than fourteen bill
lions!
Railroads alone appraised at nearly twenty billions!
He knows that, nation, may be retarded from
time to time by political differences but that the trend Of
forever shall be forward He knows that labor
and industrial conditions by and large better today
than in the nations history He knows that business ethics
higher plane than before and that this country
is rapidly becoming the leading merchant in the worlds
market place So he is holding his Liberty bonds and
buying more!"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
The Umpire

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him briefs In which
The Judge WIN decide
. baseball wo
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avoid
fair lawyer win mako good Judge:
today
good ball players good umpires by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

Their arr AZ many answers 60 the
question: What In q Christian, M
there are rones OF iifa
Nationally. a Christian In . citizen
Of n nation In which Christianity h
IN. majority religion.
Thcologicaiiy. Christian In one
who accepts the dogfnas built on the
teachings Of Jesus
Philosophlcaiiy. n Christian In one
who assenta 10 that conception, Of
life promoted and expounded by
Christ and Ills APOSTLES.
intellectually. . Christian h one
who believes In the historic Christ
without necessarily yielding his life
TO Chrfst's control
Ethicaiiy. . Christian In one Who
accepts Christ's code Of morals with
out thereby subscribing To His creed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
The Danger Year

adrff n whirlpool n
RED the Of ma,rmony insignificant
whirbng
sometimes to send II to smoother sans whiri rady
the before right
OF
Gilbert Franan the novelist believes
life Is the Then he
often there is nothing to take It's place. Marriages founded
within infatuaton lose their happiness n
Others
Il
maid the her
Very often the gfriwi the
and clothes morbid
and the
from her husband tide her when full
o
arc most
blame than
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~ l. | f e !

-Accumulasing wealth II pleasant
says one OF Americas richest men.
80 everybody else thought
But accumulation Of wealth In .
bothersomc worry"
Many cries of Il should worry II
Z had a million or twoF
Tho possession Of wealth usually
comes TO q man when he IL too old
% enjoy the things he wanted In MS
younger days" observed the multi
millionaire Il would give all my
millions for a few OF the days en-
joyed when. struggling toward the
goal. I made bit OF Roadway. IL
was the climbing that gave me hap
piness. Then I thought OF a million
things could do with a million dol
hrs. and now don't want to do any
enc of them"
~Pttifui. isn't III
Doesn't your heart overflow with
sympathy for the mang
hut don't waste all your sympathy
upon him. for here's another guy In
Woefui need OF IL
The happier man." ASSERTS the
wealthy son of n wealthy farmer. lis
the young man who has 20 start at
tho bottom rung and carve his own
1Drtune."
This complaining citizen was one
q those unfortunate critters born
with the proverbLAi silver spoon In
his mouth
the happiest day Of my young
ma he ADDED. was when ran
away from my tutor and hood weeds
FOR cur gardener. He paid me 10
cents for about three hodrs' toll,
and believe me. that dime looked big.
ger and better than the milliondol.
Mr. check dad gave me on my sist
birthday
90 there you are! One millionaire
= psevsd because he got his millions
too late In life. and the other y sore
hooAuse he got bis too early.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

Just 20 save his waning hair.
Bonnie shaved his COCO barA
Bennie's popularity
Moderated degree
when he asked why this was 70
People told him IL would grow
In proportion to the rate
That the hair grew on his pata
II. w. LonRfeliow acquired no
little schooeroom fame by defeating
. neat little poem to the turnip that
grew and grew until IL couldn't
grow any more.
II was. says the First Reader. the
first poem Longfeliow concocted-
Az . poem II wasn't what Edmond
Vance Cooke calls marketable
verse" As TO agricultural accuracy.
II was entirely wrong. insists Pro
fessor A. Spade. For. as II now APP
pears. a turnip doesn't grow and
grow and grow until It can grow no
larger. a tvrnip is made TO grow.
Which brings the topic around 10
Hiram RUDE. OF Hickville township.
Hiram sowed some turnip seed.
But first he had fortified the
ground Then he plowed II. and
FAXED II, and narrowed IL and drag.
ged II and disked It Then he
dropped in the tiny seeds.
Now really starts the growing.
Does the turnip grow voluntarily
Not 30 you could notice II.
That turnip wouldn't amount to a
row Of pins IL Hiram didn't get out
early and stay late with II. pulling
weeds. mulching the soil. stirring up
ne ground. irrigating. ETC.. and so
on.
Comes fan and the turnip stops
growing. pot because IT cannot grow
any larger. but because Hiram quit
coddling IT and chilling atmosphere
discouraged further attempts at
growth.
All Of which leads one TO Imagine
that now Hiram reaps his reward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

DANA SLEETH

and hia Grass Ignorance Of nj thineD
governmental boosts the tar rate ~
mills o year.
/ believe that I am not . reaesssO
ary. but VIII make bold 90 say thsS
between being governed by Jaws
Dee and Lenine. that IN take Jawn,
and between being bossed by Tam
many and a soviet OF bob.haircd sol
sisters and unshorn immigrants. IN
take Tammany.
40 ADMIT that ne Greae
American public In birleA
out of billions. but I NOTES
IQ6RI that the American pubIto
has the billions. The Rus
stan peasant viii not be looted Of
much. because he will never have
anything to tempt a thief
notice this, too: Thirty ycarD
aRo. market manipulation Of our
food necessities was common and
unrcmarked by the public. Today
the slightest whisper OF manipulation
not only arouses national wrath. but
the people take direct action. and b.
feIuhiuH 10 Duys tnfy aurutufSttf JuD
tice. IA several sugar gamblers WIN
admit.
SO far as government by the pGHln
ucians. In concerned. doubt II II .
much better than II was a generation
ago. despite the direct primary and
the Initiative. the recall and the ref
erendum; but so far as the sturdy in
dependence and awakened inteIib
genoe Of the people is concerned
there has been a vast advance. and
he Will be a canny schemer. indeed
who can tomorrow fool the nation
with a pseudo president. terked here
and yon by q Hanna~hke sh1ddeu
hand.
And this aroused and Feasoning
mass intelligence will solve all protv|
lens. without the aid Of either tbo
alien reds among US. or Of our pro.
fessionai political advisers. who -
gard patriotism as a platform phrase
and the flag as a meal ticket
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

rms rose 70 req ana the vfolets hlus.
Buxar'n dear. and 90 are YOU
m oBABLY a visitor from
some logical world. a
world where man was as
UR&{5 reasonable and aa persist,
ent as the natural proc
->sscs on which he depended for an ex.
istsnce. would marvel nj us for our
insane neglect 10 provide for our
selves the simplest necossitioa.
Such IA tourist would SEQ empires
Of sugar cane waving In the low
lands. and other empires OF sugar
beets thriving over n stretch of a
thousand hills: no would see great
storchouses bulging with raw sugar.
and warehouses filled with the re-
fined product. he would see the hon
cy bee distilling purcat sweets from
the air and the flowers. from the
weeds and the wild shrubs by the
stream, and he would see n hundred
million people In the exact center OF
these treasures scranbbng for n
petty pound or two OF natures lar
CESS, and paying exorbitant prices
for this trifling crumb OF sweet com
fort
Such n visitor would wonder how
we came In such a tangle. and In
one with the rest Of US.
The housewife knows that when II
came time 20 can. sugar was out of
reach. and when the canning season
passed the bottom dropped out OF the
market.
We know that when sugar was IL
cents a pound. there was no sugar.
but that when u was jumped TO "a
cents there was sugar In abundance.
Yesterday sugar was u. today II IL
20. Is. 10. according 10 where you
buy. Tomorrow II may BE- II. .. or
anything in between. and that with
out apparent reason.
Some few sugar spectators have
been broken on the wheel OF their
selfishness--glad OF that.
The rag. tag and bobtail Of hetero-
geneous Cuba Is rolling In wealth.
nothing there TO complain Of
Half the families OF the country
have been deprived OF necessary
sweets for n year. and the cellar
shelves are empty Of their glass and
timed teasures.
And several millions Of dollars
have been diverted from the course
Of honest business and have been
poured into the pockets OF those who
already had more than they could
use.
That seems q silly sort Of n sys
tenn: almost ar silly as our insane sit
uation in regard 10 gasoline. or cord
wood. or shoes. or wool clothing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
Doctor Frank
CRANES
Daily Article
fcopyrfsht. 1870
I Don't Knoac.
Proof Of Wisdom.
The Plant Of Humility.
Fool Pride.

Tho best proof OF wisdom In a
Willingness 70 confess Ignorance.
There are some people who have
an unpleasant habit OF being abso.
iutely certain about everything. II
ought to disgust us with this sort OF
thing 10 note that all fnkers, hum.
bugs. importorn. and frauds have the
habit The Dowies and street corner
orators never hesitate. On the other
hand. when you talk 20 "a man OF
real learning. mature experience.
and trained mind, such a man as a
Socrates or Mark Hopkins or Presi.
dent Eliot. the MOST striking thing
about him In his attitude Of chlldlike
modeaty.
Certain plants never rrow except
in certain soils-edelwcins In the
Alps. bananas In the tropics. and
eacii In the sands OF. the deserts.
Wherever you find the plant called
humility. you win always find real
wisdom la the brain soil tina, grows
IL
The other dny I was convcrrfng
with . young woman and the rub
lect OF socialism was mentioned.
'''Oh. yes" nhe said. Il know all
about Tint er--karI Marx. you
know--and ssrikes-and the laboring
cians-we had II In school you
know"
soon discovered that beyond On
lick and n promise" she had given
the matter In the high school she
knew nothing. IL was an example
OF the positively OF vast and com.
prehensive Ignorance.
IL In upon the ignorance Of she
world that the partisan plays He
knows that men hate 10 acknowledge
they do not understand. There In n
fool pride In us which makes us
want TO parade n knowledge we do
not rosserr.
The most ardent fighters for any
articuiar political platform. or re.
iigious creed. or social scheme are
those who have one part fact and
ninety.nine parts hoop-la. We quote
secondhand opinions. turn and twist
10 argue for what wc have already
made up our mind TO believe. We
30 To mass meetings and howl for
FREQ silver and bark al tho Gross OF
gold" We turn this preacher out
u tho association because he docs
not bziievc Jesus was born Of a
virgin. We call the one n narrow
bigos because he docs believe Jesus
was torn OF n virgin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

Egbert saved his country In Che cruel
German war
By counting beans and biscuits in a
commissary store,
But back In civil life again. he found
II irkcd his soul
TO work and earn three squares a
day TO keep his stomach whole.
He wants 20 go to congress on his
record In the fray
So now he's making speeches. but he
hasn't much to say.
The folks they gaze upon his mush.
they hear his bieating notes
And walk away contcnicdiy. He's
lost q lot more voteA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

- THEREFORE, let us adopt
Builshevitisrn and end
profitecrfngy
Wt think not Apparent.
" those Russian idealists
arc nearer starvation than we are.
and the lot Of the anarchist general
iy appears 70 become the less envi-
able In the direct proportion TO his
ability 70 live according TO his own
chaotic vixions.
have watched me election Of
good men" 70 office for q long time.
an1 about the only difference I have
observed between the good man"
and the rascal he succeeded has been
that we had worse government un-
der the good man" than we did un-
der the rascal The rascal. Mt least.
was experienced and competent. and
he only stole for himself. Tho anna.
tour. the idcaiist, given power. leans
backward In his personal integrity
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
COMPANIONS IN CRIME

customsr-Do you mako any r.
dncsson for those In the same line Of
buninenr7
wai,sr--Yes: are you a restaurant
keeper,
cuatomsr-No: I'm . robbcr.--Le
Itire, Paris.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

Ths rose 10 red ana the vioist's kius.
Buxar'n dear. and 90 are YOU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
The Future of Liberty Bonds

Liberties have touched their lowest according to John Gere fnanca
recently
The swing pendulum henh upward Mr. Gerre writes
editorial based his intimate expert knowledge of nanca
conditions of the
banking Hggnn York and Chicago fol
lows
Hod your Liberty bonds Buy If can Liberties have touched
will
worlds Investment Temporarily under cloue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

Special akin treatment Modicat.
ed Complexion Beauilfisr. tsta.
Goitre-Go remedy. Herb Medicins
MFG. Co.. r. o. Box ssi. Scattie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
PAID FOUR CENTS To
ENTER CONGRESS RACE
House Contest Free TO Many,
Candidates Declare; No Ac-
count From Delaware.

Washington, Juno s.-Getting nominat-
ed for Congress il cheap despite the pri-
mary system. according 90 expense state
ment filed by candidates with Tyler Page
Clerk of the House Of Representatives..
In about 30 states apparently u costs
nothing, for not q single statement has
been fled from there. This condition is
sworn to be true in numerous Congres-
sional districts Of many Of the states.
The admitted costs range from four
cents to SIS 900. Henry Spaan, an Indian
Democrat, wrote couple Of letters,
hence the four cents item, while 4. w
Rothrock. a Pennsylvania Republican
spent the $4,000 Other candidates scatter
ed throughout the country place the cost
at fifty cents ~ few hundred or thpl-
sand dollars.
The States from which no statements
have been filed include Connecticut.
Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey
New York. Ohio and Rhode Island
Under the corrupt practices act the ex~
penae statements are due within fifteen
days Of the primary or nominating con
vention as nlso the election, but among the
thirt y-four states are some where primaries
have not been held. So candidates have
sometime vet 10 act
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
BILLIONS FIGHT JOHNSON.
"Big Business" Arrsyed Again Radical
Candidate.

Chicago, June s.--Here il partial
test of the representation of Bg Buslness"
participating in conferences NJ the Black
stone Hotel with political leaders to bring
about the defeat of Hiram Johnson.
Ebert II. Gary, head of the United
States Steel Corporation.
Herbert Pratt Of the Standard Oil
Company.
Henry =. Dawson and Thomas W.
Lamont Of J. T. Morgan & Co.
r. H. Allen Of Lee, Hgginson IL Co.
big Boston bankers.
W. W. Atterhury. vice president Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad
Horace Wilkinson of the Crnciblo Steel
Co.
J. L. Replogle. Frank Vanderlip and
George +. Baker Of the banking interests,
Daniel G. Reid, known as the Tin Plate
King"
There is enough money represented
under the Blaokstones root to pay Ger
many's whole war bill,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09

ample punitive laws. Those laws should
he enforced, others if necessary added,
and the offenders both great and small
should he pursued and punished.
The most essential remedy Tor high
cost of living is to keSp up and increase
reduction and particularly should every
effort be made to advance the productivity
of the farms
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP RErUpiAThp'
''The phrase government ownership,
means not only that the government shall
own the railroads but also, Ut ~ TO pe
feared, that those who run the raiirohds
shall own the government. General gove-,
ernment ownership under our political
system would inevitably bring about the
mastery Of the government by those who
operate the machinery of transportation
or OF any other industries which come INTO
government possession. The rights OF
the general public, for whom all industries
exist would disappear under thus scheme
and nothing would bc left To the people
except the duty OF paying taxes TO sup
port the roads.
Over 600 Americans have been murder
cd in Mcxiro. Carranza insultcd the
American government IN every possible
way and still nothing was done. We tcll
so low that when an American was seized
bv one of the many bands OF brigands and
held for ransom, all that the government
of the United States would do was TO offer
Ia hc the channel for conveying the ran
som of their citizens To the high wavmen
who had seized them.
FIRM HAND NEEDED ron MEXICO.
.Wc have watched and waited long
enough. We need firm hand at the
helm. The time has come to put an end
To this Mexican situation, which IS q
shame 10 the United States and a dis
grace to civilization. II We are To take
part IN pacifving and helping the world.
let us begin here Mt home III Mexico.
let tho Mexicans choose as their
President some strong and upright man
who i friendly to the United States and
determined to establish order and then
let tho United States give him real and
cordial support, and So strengthen and
uphold HIM that he will he able 10 eN-
terminate the bandits and put an end 70
the unCeaeing civil war
"Nhen the armstlce with Germany
was signed the course to he pursued was
cIear That course was to mako
the peace with Germany IT once and then
take M for reasonable consideration the
question 81 establishing 0u'" lu'u'' 'o'"
tions with orr associates III the war as
would make for the future peace Of the
world This Mir Wilson prevented. he
went to Europe.
WILSON DETERMINED on LEAGUE,
..Hc had apparently only one aim, "a
hc thr maker 81 league Of which he
should 10 the head lie was determined
that there should hc League oi Nations
then and there and IN order TO nullify the
powers oi the senate given by the Constl-
tuition of the United States, he decided 80
make the league an integral part Of the
Treaty of Peace with Germany. This Inc
presented Ia the Senate, and intended to
present. 4 dilemma from which he hc-
hcycd there was no escape In order to
have pcacc with Germany, he meant e
compel the Senate to accept Il with the
League ~ Nations
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09

The Republicans of the Senate, per-
ceiving the dangers of the League, deter
mined to resist MIR. Wilson's demand.
The American people will never accept that
alliance with foreign nations proposed by
the President. The President meantime
has remained inhexible. He is determined
TO have that treaty as he brought IL back
or nothing, and TO that imperious demand
the people will reply in tones which cannot
be misunderstood.
Eve have stopped Mr.. Wilson's treaty
and the question goes to the people,
In 1916 Mr.. Wilson won on e cry that
he had kept us out Of war Ho now de-
mands the approval of the American
pcople for his party and his administration
on the ground that he has kept us out of
peace.
"'The League must be discussed IN every
district and in every State and we desire
TO have the verdict so clearly given that
no man who seeks to represent the people
in the Senate, in tho House or IN any place
or IN any degree can have the slightest
oubt rs to his duty.
ACCEPT LEAGUE Az CAMPAIGN ISSUE.
Eve make the issue: we ask appreciation
for what wo have done. The people will
now tell us what they think of Mr.. Will
son League anu It's shCiitiCb VI AuifitCbs
"'Thcy (the people, will tear aside the
veil Of words woven to blind and deceive
and come down TO the essential and vital
point--Mr. Wilson's plan on orc side and
the independence and safety of the United
States ON the other.
"All Americans must join together in
their own way and with their own argu-
ments defeat Mr.. Wilson's League ms ha
desires il. whether amended by him or in
It's pristine simplicity"
Senator Lodge charged the Democratic
party with responsibility for the 'perilous
conditions of the hour. and said, if
the Republican party fails 10 grapple it
ctfectl velv. the Russian descent into
barbarsm will begin to draw near
KIND WORD FOR REPUBLICAN CONGRESS.
A beginning had been made, he said.
bv a Republican Congress in restoring
economic conditions. working under all
the di tficultles and opposition imposed hv
2 hos tilc executive. He enumerated
various henehclaI measures, adding that
the cstimateN had been reduced over a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09

pha ate than is contained in modern foods
Physicians claim there is nothing that will
supply this deficiency well as the organic
phospha te known among druggists a hitrn-
phosphate which is inexpensive and is sold
by y DanfOrth and most all druggists
under q guarantee OF satisfaction or money
back BY feeding the nerves directly and by
suppIyine the body cells with the necessary
phosphoriC food elements, tro-phosphate
should produce a welcome transformation in
the appearance. the increase in weight fire.
quently heinE astoni shinR
Increase in weight also carries with II
general Improvement in the health. Nervous
ness sleeplessness and lack OF energy. which
nearly always accompany excessive thin
ness. should soon disappear, dull eyes ought
to brighten and pale cheeks glow with the
bloom Of perfect health Miss Georgia Ham
ilfon. who was once thin and frail. report
ing her own experience. writes BitTO-
Phosphate te has brought about a magic trans
formation with me | gained ; pounds and
never before felt So well
CAUTION-While Phosphate is
unsurpassed for the relief OF nervousness
general deaility &c those taking it VINO
do not desire 10 put on flesh should use
extra care in avoiding fat-produciug foods,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
Exnnrts Of Wheat and Flour.

Exports of wheat and -four. July / 1919,
10 Nav ~. 1920. amount % l0O G6G, 600
bushels Of wheat and ~, ,7s9 600 barrels of
flour. making total equal to ls9.7iD,00O
bushels of wheat. compared with l6l,-
2GA .O00 bushels Of wheat and 252S7 900
barrels If -four last year - May *, which
makes total ~ ~. .054 600 bushels Of
wheat. last vcar'a total flour exports. IN
Guiding American Relief administration
and American Expeditionary Force ship
mcnts