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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
SCORES DIR. MATTHEWS

Editor The Star. VIII you allow
mo TO write q little more In regard
70 epirftualism since DIR. Matthews
= stirring up matters In regard to 1t.
think he has shown great want
u good breeding 10 insult such a
man as Sir Oliver Lodge by calling
him INSANE"
DR.. Matthew's shows more signs OF
insanity that Sir Oliver. by assertIbg
that evil spirits come in the form
Of our loved ones. Why will he not
give the good spirits the same priyi-
lego he confer5 on the evil ones7
Are all the great scientists insane,
from Swedenborg down, who testify
that spirfts do return. in fact that
they are with US. just veil between
the seen and the unsecn7
In regard TO mediums, OF course
We all know the majority OF them
oSc fakes, impostors, but people 20
70 them, hoping they will find a
true one Spiritualism Is as old aa
the world; the witches Of oiden
times are the mediums Of today, BE.
fore his last battle King Saul, Of
Ae'SsD Aos"'s went W the Wltcn OF
Endor 20 ask what she saw for him
and she told him he would be de.
feated and no he was.
The miracle healing Of today is an
part Of Spiritualism. II In a wonder
D.. Matthew's did not say Mr.. Kick
eon. the healer, was fraud. / am
the daughter ~ an English clergy
man. Seven years ago I laid away
y beautiful girl. Her passing took me
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
Gods Share

"Clvr God his share" says a sign put out by
churches that unite 20 ralnc a fund.
The cause Is better than n. s'oran
When Jacob bought his hungry brothers birth.
hight for dinner and rot It from his father by n
trick he had TO away. and the story tells that
he met his God a, Bethel and proposed that " God
would prosper him in the land that he sought
he would give hack tenth Of all no made TO God
Thus Gods share settled
But years sent on. this rather rordli covenant
OF Hebrew tradition took a deeper meaning
until men realized at last that Gods share il
not share at all He demands no, a part az
mans possessiona. but the very man hlnascIf and
all OF his devotion:
Thou shalt love the lord. thy God with an
thu heart and with all thy soul and with All thy
mind. and with all thy sirvngfh"
And 80 thou shalt love thy ncirhbor As
myself
The two connected To give God Ills star
may or may not 10 subscribe 10 some special
cause. But II surely does 20 play fair with
ones neighbor In deed and thought 70 care NOR,
about tho work than tho wages to nay onea taxer
and nee that they are not squrndered, 10 be wisely
and cheerfuily helpful in all things and ready /,
need BE- 10 give "the las, fun measure of devotion
TO som. great
No church means TO Imply that Gods share oan
be paid Ia money
Merico could save lot Of toeor md fen,
by holding her presidential elections evera
so years.
II Cdrrdnzd escapes erecution, tn be thu
FIRST time he's had close share in pears.
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Upsetting Precedent

That the Stadium Is TO be buit AT q sn 1a
eczt than was originally estimated - 'as' 49,
more than passing interest. The exppana"o" ~
Il. IN the campaign methods applied by INC 'o, a
s~s,s. passibly It was though, best to MAKE tns
,,,nl,c believe II would cost more. so tha' Su'S''P
s,cn. vrou,a b. proportionaiiy more liberal
Hoxever that may be- the sensation Is 700 peasA ,s
a. y. dismissed with any explanation. lhe paos'e
- ,..r .rru.tou,ed 20 learning that estimates Tor
:. r,ou. enterprises had to he revised upwan- ~
.nauts therefore be accorded the fullest pslN'esa
~ sn,evsnr the stadium announcement. which re
verses general custom. -, -
~ A safe TO wager that the public eou'a hoN
..- s..ra n further shock IN Tits direction ~
Tor instance. the state capitol commission Mou"
inform the universe TIM, It's estimates nav 800
80 hirh by two or three ulillion-or " the hotel
epmniftee In Seattle could discover that u neeas
eniy another million instead OF four times ta'
annount--weu just let 'cm try TO make these an
pouncements and II the pashch kick
A rose by any other name may smell as
s,Ceef. But sriu sugar taste as s,ceet at 80
cents pound!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
IN THE EDITORS MAIL

into Spiritualism. Now I know Twas
born clairvoyant and my darling was
also clairvoyant / don't have to 20
To mediums. | wish every mourning
mother could have the blessed
knowledge | have.
In the book THY Son Liveth, :"
written by the mother OF a boy killed
on the battlefield. he tells his mother
not 10 go to mediums He says. Get
into quiet corner and listen with
your inner ear. your unused finer
perceptions"
The writer OF that book is well
known 10 the publishers as they
state in the preface. Tho fake me
dunn. writing In The Star. acknowl.
edges in the first place that he does
not know whether departed spirits
are able 10 return or not.
I wish all the graft. hypocrisy and
rottsnness In the churches could be
exposed. but, OF course, II is only tho
Spiritualistic church that is blot on
Christis nityi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
The Jitney Ordinance

In an fairness TO the council must be said
eNat the ntney ordinance passed Monday N ho'
nearly as drastic had been supposed " eoes
not ccnfi.catc any ones business, and ooes h'e
MA farewell TO the "workingmans aNleae'
II rrcvides simply that the htney drivers oe
su,rcd 10 file a definite schedule and aetin'e
route with the superintendent OF street railway.
- that he may be duly advised OF Just wheh an.
where a certain part Of the traffic WIZ % h", ,,
Nv the utneys. These routes ana these sonvu s4,
can be made up by the ttneurs themseNoS suoe,s
=. changes by themselves. II does not necessarily
mean that jitney win he required tos run eN'rS
n.r hour or every hour, The titneur VIII nav
che cravileS. Of fixing hts own time lie may ,uh
twice IN the afternoon and a dozen umes IN w
exen,rr hu, he will be required 10 MAN -
scheduie regularly unul such time AS he "eS
change Of schedule A., a., .,,r,,rn,.
The object sought by the ordinance Is 70 e'''ni"s
,cf.,r competition by the ptney against ,hs So.
,,,I~nv .yxtern by "sklmmlng the cream OF VIZ -
e,<;s Nv Keeping the railway superintendent 'uo''n1e
- IN, general jitncy condition. he can resus.e hs
.tr~e, cars 20 better advantage. 50 thaa neeNee"
~. e,sctrte lines aud tho ntney service he sene'
cubl,o win get better accommodation
The strange part Of IL is that government,
officials are the only people who can't Una
any evidence Of profiteer1ng.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

Conducted UHder Direction Of Dr. Ru
y am a srssuass ntkss. bet 20 not
iihs prss.ts nuFsihx whst 10 . ". u.
aurpsf
A. This term Is applied 20 pub
10 health nurse who Epeclalizes In
the campaign against vcnereai dis
.Aa.s. There n large ncid for
nurses In this work. Send me your
name and address and shall mail
you lcaf-t entitled The Public
Health Nurse and Nsnsreal Disease
Control" This tells you of the work
done by this group Of nuruea. Ad
ar-ws Information Editor. United
States Public Health Service. Wash.
ington. - G.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
DR.. Crane
- Copyright
Aa~ 1850,
~" Va Frpns
Grams
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

Are the party managers
getting ready to tie the can
to the candidate, or put the
can in candidate. or can the
candidate, or something?
News comes that the
speechifiers have been talk
ing into monographs and
gesticulating before movie
cameras.
Senator Lodge win ten, on
a disc which can be fed 10
any talking machine, just
what he did to Article X. and
why.
Leonard Wood and Hiram
Johnson will make a few red
blooded remarks on red,
blooded Americanism and
may furnish a thrill to come
between Mack Sennett's
Bathing Beauties and Bill
Harris gun play.
William G.. McAdoo is re-
ported to have poured into
the Photographic hopper
some observations on the sub
iect OF taxation calculated to
make the liveliest tax dodger
come around and pay up his
income tax.
A. Mitchell Palmer win put
n halo on all who "fit" in the
war TO make the world safe
for the Democrats, and III.
Hoover may tell how he fed
the Belgians and now ought
10 be allowed to feed the Of
flee seekers.
Maybe Mr.. Hearst will be
exhibited as he stands pro
tecting this people from the
menace of British power and
japanese guile; and Mr.. Ger
ard will be seen chasing the
kaiser into oblivion.
And SO on.
Victor Hugo describes a
man pointing to a Book and
then to a Cathedral. saying.
This eats that" meaning
that printing was the death
of architecture. More truly
might one say that the Spell
binder. the silver-tongucd
Orator and Mouth Artist, Is
being devoured by a number
of rodents.
The newspaper is killing
him. Why trouble TO hear a
man In "A stuffy hall when
you can read his speech more
comfortably next morning al
the breakfast table?
Why so see a president,
king. or candidate. and be
showed around by a mess of
proletariat and bourgeoisie,
when you can sit comfortably
in a movie and see the ce-
lebrity as shown in the en-
terprising News Service film ?
And why attend the politi-
cal mass meeting. breathe vi
tiated air. sit with a garlic
odor on one side Of you and
stale tobacco on the other.
and listen to candidate who
doesn't know either how 10
make a speech or how to quit,
when you can have his "rec-
ord run for you on the talk
ing machine at home while
you read the paper and think
nf soYucthing plgo7
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Error of opinion be tolerated here left free to COM
bat i.-Jefferson
Hunting Issues

Political writer's continually refer 10 candidates
who arc hesitating express their views now ne
caus. they want to walt until the mSuca become
clearly defined"
And politicians continually profess 20 be nosinE
around the grass roots TO see what tho people
thinking about"
They'd make believe that campaign Issues and
public thinking arc mysterious sorts OF things that
have h~ sherlocked and Isolated and finally hauled
into the hmelight they can be studied.
Nothing to g.
The peoples thoughts aren't hard to IND these
days
Shor,ar. OF houscs-eSorhitant r~nts-proflteernr~
excessive .taxes-Fovernm.nt ineffcieney-that list
pretty nearly summarizes public thought expresse
continually In household conversations. the street
trains and everywhere elise where people come
into contact with each other.
why DO IN. haby's shoes cost $3.50 and 81 90, and
his little socks 90 ocntsf Why do priees
steadily 70 up when the government keeps talking
about decreasing themf Why does the little fellow
ultimately bear the brunt .of all the taNesf VIVA,
becomes OF all the proftcefs the department Of
justice rs always claiming TO he rounding up Why
can't the government do something 10 help the
people get housesf There few campaign
questions.
And The fellow who nearest 90 answering
and meeting them TO tho satisfaction Of tho mA
with two three children. and the woman who
struggles each week with tho family budget. wni
find the most votes In hts favor the morning arter
election day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

Editor The Star: Tho Star Of
April ) contained n syndlcated ar.
ticle entitled. THE Packers gyay. Z"
In which II is charged that the re.
cent decline I'm lard prices was due
to arbitrary efforts on the part Of
packers for the purpose OF killing off
the inDads made upon their lard
trade by competitors who deal In
lard substitutes.
This charge In ridiculous to those
who know that most OF the packers
are manufacturers OF lard subEtI.
tutes and have been In that bust.
ness for many years.
Lard fell off in price simply be.
cause export business dropped off
and lard had to be sold In this coun.
try. The supply being beyond the
immediate demands. naturally prices
dropped.
In there charges we see again how
prejudice blinds some Newspaper
writer's when confronted with a sit.
nation which pertains to the packing
industry.
Yours very truly,
SWIFT a. co.
Per l.. n. H. Weld. Manager, Com.
merctaI Research Department
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
WE'LL SAY 50
TODAY's BEST BET; bbe
.tssk isn't ms free a. IL sounds

TODAY's BEST BET; Liberty
steak Isn't ms free a. II SOUNDS
In case Finnigan drives an autos
outa.Rin. splnh gin.s on-s~gin' gone
a<gin. Finnigan.
Preachers have HOPES for rsiss-
They'll get u when they die.
waiter, those hard boiled egu
were sure fresh"
you don't ssyT'
yep; one o. them stood UP snd
peeped at me"
A round steak don't make q
square meal
We've often wondered whose
gonna bury the last undertaken.
The reason war and rnarrisg. srs
no closely related is beonuse they arc
both made up from engagements
These high prices sure put man
on his back. Well. that's better than
breaking ones neck tyin' 10 see
them standin' up.
The undertaken anyway has hch
a comm; fact Is. he depends on your
Last kick.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
EDITORIAL

rsst shou, a conductor Who invssfe4
way 70 save breath BY not having
70 repeat "stspiivsiypisase" 40 ofi~n- ~.
placed a photograph with all the latest
jAxE records on the exit OF his car. Tbs
old ienEhAlrs we were opposed 20 oAn..
soma nessis into this jazz Eays n thaI
dancing becomes any uorrs he's EonnN'
remove the seats. The only time the pho
noerAph doesn't work 10 IA crowded
ear. then he puts on ftrnersi msren
and the men nrisa and give the ~omsn
their srsts and taks off their hnts-
Whenever q Food-iookinE girl wants
certain seat she tells the conductor -
play the ''star- Spangisd Banner" which
makes the men ehe- their pstriousna-
. great idea Eh. folksf
boy studying weights and meas
uress-"Pop. What Is = quartz"
"a lot more than ! can afford
SON"
sun water runs deep and gener.-
ally sluggish
Opportunities are the wings Of
plenty.
A live coward has to die some
time
Carry a thing too far and you
will need help.
Being impatient is generally self
conferred
Cider IL never hard tin You try 10
drink Il.
Ford otta run for president and get
II. Then we'd have u rattiin good
govt.
Well. the z. s. In getting back 10
normal Kid Mccoy has been mar.
red.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

pert Niue. q. s. Psblie Health Service
. have hssn married four years and
haze no ehildrsn Nhsu I had zpSrh-
1irifia some years sEs the doctor re-
moved my appendix and ALEC some gas
tgh~a Are there any hopSs for met
A. II pua tubes on both sides were
removed. I, wlli not be possible for
you 90 have children. You should
CONSULT tho surgeon who performed
the operation and ark his advice.
O am q arr Of -. bothered WITH
. tarpinx n my s,enassh. ard am unable
TO at engfhirE spiey or sour pisAee
teii ras what this - and the eursf
A. II ~ not possible merely from
such brief description 10 determine
shat may be the cause Of your all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

Letters IN the Editor. for pub
iication, should be no more than
200 words.
They should be written Iceibly,
with pen and ink and ON only one
side of the paper.
Name Of writer and address
should be given. Upon request,
The Star will withhold publica.
tion Of same.
Letters should not indulge In
personalities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
THE CITY
nv EDMUND VANCE COOKE

NJ EDMUND VANCE COOKIE
Aycssd me snd about me
a million mortais rave
And hit thsir heels
And whiri their wheels
Against the cobbied pssa
They fpost me and the, shout met
They shri,h from quest 90 quest
. eIant my chains
AID raap my brains
To riot with the rect.
Yet scarce an hssr beyond me
Z know n half -hnshed g!ado
or fairy blooms
And fern perfum~s
And sun -ea,broidsred shads
wh~r~ mono may bind or bond me,
Nor any business han.
where ono might play
The duiost day
A. hide and seek with Par,
= a bvcok sIips by esno,aiinr
A Thousand sby Delights
mess-s.ft i-dse
Ite.ids lite edge
IoVite- ms-@nd instts~'
a harmony comes stssiinE
- from enchanted Efvund
A silent song,
which wraps the ssuI around.
A rhapsody ~ quiet.
or pleasure simest pain.
A .sae Wild throat
FLUTES forth . note
A. sweet ss summer rain
Vet . am Of this riot
OF tab.d and isddsred isyeis,
where earth has sp~~sd
Her hunted brvcd
AZ he'll might -p~w its DEVILS
Copyright. 1890. y. ". A.
ment. You are too young 10 make Il
likely that you have any serious or
ganic trouble. You should not heat
tate TO go az once to a good physi
clan.
II you WIN send me your nam,
and address I shan be glad 10 send
you a booklet entitled The Road &c
Health"
@ n 10 over week since I have hse
evs@a a minutes sleep. lie awake al
cups 81 coffee a day are TOO much
Please tell me what 70 DO 70 set back q
normal alespr
A. a person suffering from insom
MIA should not drink coffee. Try 4
prolonged hot bath before retiring
supplemented By cup OF hot milk
Re sure 10 keep the windows Of YOU
bedroom vide open. II these simple
measures DO not suffice. consult 4
phyniclan 20 nee II there f. anything
seriously wrong.
UNCLE SAM. ". n" will sB.vev.
~4thrr In this ..iamn or By mall.
questions Of srnersl tsfers-t relating
only Ia hyEi~oe. sanitation and the
prsseatian Of disease. II ~ili 10
Impossible for him To answer aues-
ti.as Of a purely personal nature. or
20 prescribe for Individual disessse-.
Addre~s;
fsIoEMArfos EDITOR.
a. \. Public Health ~~~ip.
NsehtpEfon. -. q.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

Wen. ] am a spiritualist now and
try 10 follow the Golden Rule,
which I think is all the Christianity
any one needs.
ABY9 NJ. MEYER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
Measuring Time

IN the old cathedral Pisa there Is long chanie
Liar suspended from the roof. ard one day Calico
CalIei noticed that this chandelier. swinging IN
1rnuRht seemed &c the time to move To
and whether went fast or slowly The faster
n went the further II went: but the time that Il
took to 20 and return seemed always me SANE
Calico timed the swings with his pulse. and when
that confirmed his observations he worked out the
principle Of the pendulum. on which mankind de-
ponds for It's clocks and watches and other modern
Of measuring TIM.
The prineipi. is that the tim. required for each
swing Excursion" depends entirely the length
q the pendulum and Cat the same distance from
the Of the EARTH always the szms re-
gArviless OF the distance that u swings.
Calico did isss Before his day tim. was
measured oy the shadow OF the sun on dial or
the burning Of a candle the fall OF sand
water thru a hole.
The curious thing about time Is THAT one can
never two parts Of It's directly against each
other. Two sticks can b. laid side By side or tn.
sams measuring rod be laid asains, them both.
But no one can bring back yesterday lay It be-
side today. Time only be measured by the
things that happen in 1.-THE changing shadow tho
flowing sand water IN. burning candle the
swinging pendulum. and the moving hand Of the
An these involve change Of place n tim. made
no changes In place II could not easured NJ all
and when II is measured by thea- ohanr~a one
simply takes for granted that equal changes taL.
equnl times " the pulse and the pendulum IN.
sand and water. the candle and the sum- were all
apeeded up together place would be nothing In tim.
before ~
inat - what II meant by IN. RELATIVELY Of time
which plays large part in Einstein.s rnoy1es
The stadium 'front.' cost az much no est;-
mated at first. Who says the age of miracles
has passed?
Everything at the San Francisco eonpe,-
ton p.H be cut and dried. The polit;cions
scin do the cutting and Bryan ,oiA do The
drying. "''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

The stadium 'front.' cost as much os est;-
mated at first Who says the age of miracles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

Everything at the San Francisco conpe,-
ton tD.H De cut and dried. The politicians
sc'A do the cutting and Bryan ,oiH do The
drying. ~ "''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

Senator Cdpper calls the United States a
robbers roost. II they roost as high as their
prices they are safe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

~ Cdrrdnza escapes execution, itH be Il
first time he's had close share in yenrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

ordaetea una DIRECTION Of Rypert
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

WeIico could save a lot Of ,uenr and te
By holding her presidential elections cue
so years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

II you WIN send me your name
and address I shan be glad 10 send
you a booklet entitled The Road 20
Health
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ment. You are too young 10 make it
likely that you have any serious or
ganic trouble. You should not hesi-
tate TO go az once TO good physi-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
REPLY TO PACKER ATTACK

ALYs NJ. MEYER.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

company. The next thing he heard
was that Rodney was hunting in
Alaska"
"Yes," said Susan placidly.
"He was in the army for two
years--the tank corps, ] believe. |
think he got to be a sergeant or
something after enlisting as pri-
vate, but he got reduced to the ranks
about the time peace was declared. "
"What's he doing now?"
"He wanted to go to South
America to take charge of his
fathers ranches in the Argentine.
His father told him if he'd rebuild
the wall around the place out here
by June / , he'd consider sending him
to South America. His fathers been
trying to get that wall rebuilt for
the last four years and, Of course,
you can't get men that know how to
do it these times. | suppose he fig
ured that the boy didn't have one
chance in ten of getting it done in
time. So far, hear he hasn't got
one man working for him."
"And that's why he's in Deep Har-
Dor now?"
"U-m-m-m m-m," said Aunt Emme-
line, with glance at Susan. In this
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

she came down the brick walk from
the white house on the green and
turned toward the village, would
have said she was bored. Her mien
was sober enough to the casual
glance, but there was light in her
eye and turn to her mouth and
a swing to her walk that second
glance must have seen or felt or
somehow got. What sense is it in
us that apprehends these delicate
evidences of the spirit within?
BY one Of those astounding coin
cidences that did not seem to Susan
a coincidence at all but only the en-
tirely expected and anticipated and
treasured event, the young man in
overalls was standing on the post
office steps as Susan entered. 1t
was the first time in his life that he
had ever been in that spot at that
hour Of the morning. The fact is
that he had gone without his break
fast to be there. Susan nodded.
with the ghost Of a grave smile, and
the young man raised his dilapidated
felt hat with solemn gesture. Neither,
curlously enough, said Good morn
ing or any other of the pleasant
phrases with which polite persons
greet each other in Deep Harbor,
Conn. The young man, who had been
standing there for good half hour
without speaking to any one, immedi-
ately slipped into large and power
full car that stood across the street, a
low-hung sporting roadster much
plastered with mud, and drove off
down the street without looking to
the right or to the left, and in no
way betraying the state Of his mind
unless by the fact that he kicked
the cut-out open as he started
and thus caused his motor to give
forth a rapid succession of those
deep-toned barks that are expressly
forbidden motorists by the town of
Deep Harbor on penalty of fine of
not less than $40 nor more than $50.
Susan, coming out Of the post
office with handful Of mail, heard
this quickening staccato, glanced
down the street In tins to see the