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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
DR.. James ]. Vance
Writes for The Star Today on
Is Jesus a Myth?

that me worlds sublimeM nsorAs
plea Is built on . iief II v incr~d'-
BILE
II Jesus II a myth. the early chrss'
tians were deceived. There can -
no doubt about the strength and sin
certify Of their belief. IL wAs more
than surmiss and conjectnre- II wAs
conviction stronger than life isse'f-
For the sake Of this conviction fhsy
suffered the loss Of all thingS-pcst
ton, kindred. property. NE nse
They went To the dungeon ana ~
stake with a song on their iips. Tns1
made the rn1rffice not only wffhOue
q murmur. but with an eaxerness
that cannot te explained wffhous a.
tituda. They had every evporsunssS
IN know whether fb~v we beSns -
cefved- Tho evidence they sun0is
couid not be rejected In any onor
Of Justice. II they were deceivsas y
In not possible for men ever - -
sure. t
II Christ ala not 1--we ~ He = -
ported In the Gospels. the Christi
church In without an expiAnasesn-
The church In here With an NJ W.
tues and It's faults. II IN hsr~ ~
undeniabie fact Men may hold ozs-
fering opinions about the Christian
church. but no man can say .
myth. Its record In an open 0o0k
and it's influence In widespread ~
well try TO explain the AmerseAn
nation without the Deciarafion -
Independence and the Revolutionary
war as to explain tho Christina
church without its founder.
Can II be possible that an ehis =
built on n lie? Az well talk aboue
the day without . sun or the -
without the waters Of the deep -
forests without trees Or sensatton
without life as to attempt To tell Tho
story Of the world today and leave
out Jesus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
AT the Capital

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.--The stage
In set for q contest between the big.
gcst soap manufacturers In the coun
try over tho question Of whether or
not tho middIeman In essential 10 the
| distribution of their products. And
ms DISCUSSIONS on II. c. l.. invariably
include the part played by middle
men In increasing prices and the de.
STABILITY Or undeslrabiiiy. the possI
biiity or imposslblity OF shortening
the chain between producer and con-
sumner. government economists and
trade experts have taken ringside
seats u watch the contest
In one corner We have The ivory"
Kid. representing the Proctor 4
Canbis Outing association.
In the other In -Fairy'' Fairbanks.
representing the N. X Fairbanks
Pleasure club.
Tho ivory Kid. playing for pop
uiAs favor. leads of with \ spcctacu-
ior uprsrcut. announcing that here.
afsss Proctor 4 Gamble products win
b. sold To rctsiIsrs on the same terms
and prices ~ 70 Wholesalers and job
bssrn. This elimination Of 5obbers'
dtscounta. Of courpe. In aimed TO
eliminate the middicmcn In tho die
tribution Of r. q q. wares.
Fairy Fairbanks counters with q
declaration Of policy addressed 10 the
Wholesale grocery trade. stating that
In tho future, m In the past. the n.
X. Fairbanks Co win distribute It's
goods 10 the retailer thru the Job
her,
Organized wholesaler and Job
bers' associations root hard for tho
Fairbanks entry and begin to throw
pop bottles and near beer beakers In
the direction Of The Ivory" Kid.
There In LITTLE cheering from the
geDsral public 10 encourage the r. q
q. champion. the Significance Of the
contest apparently not having soaked
Into q. Pc consciousness
Either the elimination Of jobberS
discounts will enable Proctor 4 Gam.
Bile soap TO Be r~taiisd enough cheap
er ultimately 10 wear down the finan-
ciai stamina Of the concerns stili al.
lowing rake-offs 10 the jobbcrs. and
thus put them out Of business. or
force them D adogt similar methods
Of distribution. or the actual assist
ance Of middiemen IN distributing a
given product win b demonstrated.
and r. a q. forced 10 return 70 nor
mai business practice"
| II isn't really either soap business
at stake: IT'S tho middleman- That's
the reason Of the loud ''Eoosr' and
"Bahsr' from the jobbers' ciaque.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Al fashionable uafneed
the older
These Iron suppantd soh
y In
m q any so
'front.'
stopping .
a
Tho first to clam daring fellow rhcn
Those o I'VE
nothing happened lie seemed an right Others
Their number Increased Finally who had fences purchased
and erected considerable Nov
thinking needed
cen In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

II Jesus of Nanreth . fact OF his
toryf II not. there arc some things
without an explanation
The four Gospels are . nbrfcAtion
end we're invented IN maintain and
promote Q lie. II this beiisvnbie!
These Gospels abound In the sub'im-
est moral tsachings. They inculcate
every virtue. They demand Iabsolute
fidelity between man and his fellow.
They call for . NE Of unyielding
probity. Tbsy fruwn on tho slight
est deviation from rectitude- They
call nat only for an honest hfe. but
q clcnn heart Thcy axpiare the mo
tivss and investigate the secret proc
esscs of the soul. and brand ~ had
. life that eherisbes no much ~ =
desire for evil Can n b tonsibis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
BACK
BY xDMUxD VANCE cooKn

BY EDMUND VANCE Co0gD
think know. noe. Why - tsosss -
pen.
Or brush ~ ehissi u the esnsing hasA
Has pictured heaven 70 the nibAs -
,, any sign they cared u. snd.rstasA
The tales Of ssiasa gates aaa saspsss1
walls
Have only ssrvsa - tur. ssr spsrits
pale.
me shining ssrssU ara innate svss1
halls
Have seemed . ssrry. ssbifmassA jan
80. tss. Mahou~t's hesvsa anl NJ f5sao
Cannot rs-fiasne the ashen appsfisA
And when tho Dsddhiss soul ssospss ~
m~sh.
n loose all Ne thinh se - Asnghl
But I vhs have been bsaishsa asA =.
turn
To tho sweet ssiaes Of my reef. o. Thea
Mine r. the inner wisdom. for I ieasa
HeAsen - the JOY Of gettins hem0
again.
(Cspynsht is1e. ~. \ A.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
Trade With Germany
Politics may procrastinatA
Stafecraft may hesitate.


ecraftm may
Diplomacy may the
gel
OF
peace
ending from
from
for 1919 s2o17so79 the
waited to
than It's
Ia paves It's
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Robert Give started life with the
sobriaues OF born Ounce" His
teachers pronounced him ''impos-
slhls' and requested his parents to
remove him from school A. ~ he
could barely read or write. Yet
ciivc hoasted that some day he
would "sho~ everybody" lie ief,
home In rags and Joined the army.
Durin. a critical engagement and
while severely wounded. h. WAS call.
ed upon 20 command 1000 mon Tin.
trained and rfdicnicd by them. he
nevertheless forced those men for
ward by sheer crit and succeeded In
defeating !. 600 uarn at Fiasscy. there
by laying tho foundation of the Brit
lxh empire Ia India England erect
cd statue 10 HIS memory In Try.
falsar Squar~.
Another born Ounce was Csrolus
fInnasus. the swedish naturalist
Born In Rashuls. In smaland. swcd-
en-. what lis,le chance ha had la lifs
NJ boy he threw away. "Unhandy
at everything. even unfit for the pui.
pit" hicr wrote his cfitioa. Yet In
the fields alone where he was com.
mandcd TO work he studied botany In
crude way. and seven years later
was joyfuiiy hailed AZ the greatest
botaniss Of his sg~
Charles NJ. schwab says there arc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
PATS
REVENGE
NJ ROGER W. BABsOS

-po you know that fellow Mortar.
lily. that's always comm up and
thumrin' ye ON the chest and shout.
In How are yer" asked Mike.
~ know him." answered Pat Hes
made me aeh. more than once. but
I'm get even with him yet"
"How will 30 do ity" asked MIA
"Iii tell ye." said Pat Hes al.
ways hit,ln' mo just over my right
vest pocket. Hen hit mo just once
more. IN put stick Of dynamite
In that vest pocket Then whcrc'ii
he be. ia like 10 know
Thus Pat plans 10 get cven.~ and
othcys who seek revenge are just as
ally. II always hits the man who
plans u. In seeking to hurt others
or 90 ''gc; even" We hurt ourselves
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

hut nill was his BY the hack-to-
the-land bug.
NH had never been on the land
He had siivvcrcd along the rural
nAghway. and II looked good to
Nh
sThere's Independence for your'
~ exclaimed.
Mature grows your cropa You
harvest EN-. and spend the
unoney.-
l.ixtens well doesn't IT.
~Fresh air. outdoor exercise.
ohenp living" he added.
INC for tho good old FARM
Htil was one Of the best hands In
- factory.
Hank Hornsby was ms classy a
Osmhand ~ you'll find anywhere.
what he didn't know about rails
~ crops and growing live stock
tnr worth accommodating In an age
Souulturnl brain.
Hut Hank had been to the city.
went there for four days on a
v1n6t
Ihay were tho big days what
With the movies and tho burlesque.
ond the street cars. and the parks.
ond great crowds OF people pranc.
~ up and down every street. what
Opro could . guy want out Of hfel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
To Intervene


n nlarket
private business
nothing
OF pont-the viii
then the enough Of products
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

~Tm going to pull up stakes
Hers." Hank said, and 70 where
~ ~; whore you know you're iiv-
As."
Hank vas one OF the best farm.
ors IN Hooppois township
Ouxineas u pushing time Ahcad
,uosne dpsrn ycarsl
william Biivvens has spent IL
years getting out from under his
farm mortgage, and now. the coun-
~ agricultural agent admits.
warmer Blivvens knows fully half
= much about fnrming az Hank
l1ornsby knew when he left the
ne1ghborhood- Also he earns half
- much as he did in the city shop.
Henry Hornsby. after tackIins
10rty-leven different varieties OF
5oba. finally glued himself To wav-
ing the flag at . grade crossing.
which rswards him In The sum Of
o1-ls per day.
whats that procession,- asked
- curious bystander.
That" replied another. -iq a
gang Of farp hands hustiing to the
city to escape the drudgery Of farm
on6l.~
~AnA what's that other process
utnn?s
s,Oh. shats city fellows beating II
- farms 70 escape the drudgery of
-qf}y work"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

4 In Judgments betsccen
rich aud poor, consider
! not ,chat the poor man
| needs, but ,chat Is his
/ cscw.-Jeremy Taylor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
why Be Discouraged?
DID YOU KNOW THAT
By CONDO
By Whit Hadley

circulation and uncertain profits.
and In 1890 he ERECTED on Park Row
one Of tho most costly and striking
newspaper structures In the world.
He died several times . millionaire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
Unfair to the City

Mayor Caldwell among Others quit kicking the municipal railway
aroundf secondly because hurts the
city.
right the first to camor for the
municipal railway turn hpocrs and make faces at the system Bu
the should be above petty of this kind.
railway political football
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
S uf 81 + Is : {,

nm Hifvvcns was \ master mo
ohanic. What he didn't know about
unchinery you might pen ON your
ohumbnail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
Doctor Frank
CRANES
Daily Article
tcoV1r1g6e iesol
Friendships.
Pure Affinity.
No Dependencies.
No Fear, No Favor.

] lVV Il tAf wv 11Vss
A friend IL the rArost jewel In the
human treasury.
The tie that binds you 10 him n
pure liking. and liking In fnr scarcer
than loving. scarce a. love may b.
Liking In pure affinity.
II In spoiled by the entrance sf
any other feeling.
| For Instance. any sovt of dspenAt
encs 10 likely To impair friendship.
Ideal friends are ussanlly Of the same
station in life. m thnt one may not
erp~cs advantage from the osbss,
Friendship In harmed By fear -
favor.
Frfendship Ia disturbed By money.
A wise mans does business mostly
with strangers and enemies.
Friendship II. M ruis inconsist-
cnt with sex. Between a man and u
woman friendship In probably q de-
fusion. Friendship n not often found
between man and wife: there may be
loyalty. passion. but friendship "
quite different from all these.
Friendship In Incompatible with
moral propaganda II goes without
saying that We want no man for n
friend that seeks to injurc us. but II
In just an true that we want no friend
who In s~~kinR 10 improve VA
sutter Independence In essential 10
friendship In fact. u might be said
that tho basis OF friendship In indif-
ference. This does not mean lack Of
sympathy. but II does mean entire alb
sence Of meddiins. regulating. prose
lysing. II muss have room to play.
Hence friendship " difficult not I'm
possible. but rare. between
Lover and lass.
Man and wife.
Parent and child.
Employer and employed
Officer and subaltern
| Master and servant
Merchant and cusaomsx.
Teacher and pupil
And the like.
10 not fall into loose thinking
here. And do not deny the above
statement too quickly. and say that
very real frssndship often Dos exisa
| in the relations cited
For. while n is true that there b
pos,ibie and practical the most do
iixhtful harmony. cooperation. Jus
ticc and even affection and loyalty
between teacher and pupil. parent
and child. and In tho other cases
mentioned. remesuber thai we are
talking about Friendship. and for the
calm. strong and unchanEing feeling
called friendship . certain detach.
ment and Independents u necessary.
Friendship II. perhaps the rarsss
M II II the most exquisite flower in
l the human garden
1 ----------------------
Dtncr--Her@ what d'ys cAn thisi
Beef OF mutsons
waitress-CArn1 ysr tsIl the ar
| ference,
/ Din~r---Sos
waitress-Thsn why worry about
II,
>~-~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~
far moro than the snes We plan "a
hurt. Bcsid~A when We come tn
think Of ". most Of us have no. more
real reason for revenge than had Pat
why hurt ourselves In trying g
change oshcrsf II IL not up to US "a
Judge or Try tn get even. IL In rather
an TO "A. 10 sforyive and forget
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

"a 80 - as, 81. ~ Ss ,..,ss so .sssss - ~ ss:r
sss vs~h
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Reds haze been tansfcrred eenocson
Island they Diucs they'd probably be taken
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Dtncr--Her@ what d'ys An thisl
Beef OF mutsons
waitress-CArnt yr tsI1 the ar
ference,
Din.r---Sos
Waitress Then Why worry about
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03

all had TO do was step ashore and sit
down"
Then why didn't you stay therer
she demanded furiously
"Y0u wouldn't let me" he answered
demurely. "And when ! saw you weep
ing because ! WAS supposed to he with
the angels. ! couldn't help coughing TO
lei you know was still hanging
around. ornery as book agent"
How did you ruin your face. Mr..
Cardigan"
Tried 20 take = cast OF the front
end OF the caboose in my classic coun-
tenence-that's all"
"But YOU were riding the top log on
the lest truck"
Certainly. but wasn't hHyseed
enough 20 stay there until We struck
this curve. | knew exactly what was
going to happen. so ! climbed down to
the bumper OF the caboose, uncoupled
IL from the truck. climbed up on the
roof. and managed TO get the old thing
under control with the mandrake;
then skedaddled up into the brush
because knew you were inside and
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03
THE PREFERENTIAL FIzzLE

Whatever is to be said in favor OF
the primary system certainly cannot
include the preferential presidential
fiasco consumated in Vermont Tues
day. II was fizzle. There is abso-
lutely nothing binding about this far
cial election. IL in no way instructs
delegates. IL is expensive, very ex-
pensiye. Besides the expense Of ball
10; printing, which Of course falls on
the state. there is the usual expense OF
such elections 70 the towns, such as
ballot clerks, making Of check list,
preparation Of booths, etc. This ex-
pense for the average town like Swan-s
ton IS about $500. In Swanton there
were II voters who took advantage Of
this opportunity TO express their pref
erence. That means that il cost the
town Of swanton $4.4l for every vote
that was cast. Assuming that the eS-
pense Of staging an election in Rich
ford would be approximately the
same as in Swanton, Il set Riehford
back s25 for each vote Rather a
fancy price to pay for votes, i would
seem.
And what have you got when al Is
finished: nothing, absolutely nothing.
Tuesday's primary election was not
only not an Indication a. 10 what the
people of Vermont desired of their
delegates 70 the national ooHyention'
4 was not even q straw vote.
TIE preferential primary Is worth
Iess. Il IA expensive. It's oool recep-
Jon throughout the state shows plain
.y that the people Of Vermont do not
want H. That's enough to eonsign u
70 the garbage can.-s~snion Courier.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03

should offer opportunities 20 such pur-
chases on the partial payment plan
similar TO the plans employed during
the wsr. Mr. Morss' statement fol.
lows:
when the Liberty Loan Bonds and
Victory Notes were issued. II was not
anticipated that there would be such a
decline in the market price for them
as has taken place, or that investors
in long term Government securities
Of the United States would ever be
able TO buy them on the basis Of FIVE
to six per cent.
Circumstances however, have been
such that the unexpected has happen
ed. and United States Government
bonds are at a price today which
makes them extremely attractive TO
investors, not only because OF the
actual return of interest which the
investor will receive upon the amount
Of money invested, but for the addi-
tional profit that will be made when
the bonds advance in price. This will
surely happen at the maturity Of the
bonds, and probably within very few
years.
There is no doubt that many bonds
are being absorbed by investors today
because of the high return in inter-
est, and this sure chance Of profit in
the future, but these opportunities are
not yet as much appreciated generally
as they should be. They are better
appreciated by large and experienced
investors than they are by the small
investor. OF all of the millions OF
investors for $50 and 500 bonds, it is
probably true that the greater part OF
them are disguised with their invest
ment, and the feeling is that they
want nothing more to do with Govern
ment bonds. Any person experienced
in investing, however, knows that the
best way, and the only way, to neu-
tralize an Improbable investment is to
buy more Of the same investment
when the price is low, provided, OF
course, that the security behind the in
vestment is perfectly good.
81 feel, therefore, that every oppor-
tunity should be given the small in
vestors to buy bonds at the present
market prices on some plan Of partial
payment similar to the plans by which
they subscribed for the original bonds
think il is to the interest Of the
community that these investments
should be offered as freely as possible,
and that industrial concerns, especial
", should at least offer to their en-
ployees opportunities to subscribe for
the bonds"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03

By the way. Colonel Pennington.
here Is your axe. which borrowed this
afternoon. Much obliged for its use.
The last up-train Is probably waiting
on the siding at Freshwater 20 pass
the late lamented: consequently a
walk Of about q mile win bring you
means Of transportation back TO Sc
quota Walk leisurely-you have lots
OF time. As for myself I'm In hurry.
and my room Is more greatly to be
desired than my company. so I'll start
now"
lie lifted his hat, turned. and walked
brlskly down the ruined track.
shirley made a little gesture Of dis
sent. half opened her lips 10 call him
back. thought better OF IL. and let him
go. When he was out OF sight. II
dawned on her that he had risked his
life to save hers.
"Uncie SETH she said soberly.
what would have happened 20 us II
Bryce Cardigan had not come up
here today to thrash your woods
hOSsf-
"we'd both be in Kingdom Come
now" he answered truthfully. "But
before Won permit Yourself 20 be cnr-
ried away hy the splendor Of his &C
non IN cutting out the caboose and
getting u under control. IL might be
well = 70 remember that his own
precious hide was ri stake also. lie
would have cut the cahoose out even
n you and ! had not been IN H."
"No. be would not" She insisted. for
the thought that he had done IL for
her sake was vcry sweet % her and
would persist @Cooped up 10 the ca
boose. se did not know the train vas
running away until il Wss too late for
rs 20 jump while Bryce Cardigan.
riding out on TIE LOGS. must have
known Il almost Immediately. tie
would have had time q jump before
the runaway gathered too much head.
Way-and, he would have jumped
Uncie seth. for hts fathers sake
Wei he certainly dida't stay for
mine. Shirley
she dried her moist eyes and blushei
furiously. ~Unte SETH she pleaded.
taking him lovingly ~ THE arm. lets
- friends with Bryce Cardigan: let's
ges togetier and arree % an esultahie
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03
BOOKS FOR EvERyBoDYw

Extension Of library service to the
60,000,000 persons in the United
States today who have inadequate OPP
poltunities of obtaining good reading
matter, self-education and promotion
of better citizenship through good
books, are the principal aims Of the
Books for Everybody" movement Of
the American Library Association now
under way in every state in-the Union
The enlarged program adopted by the
association forecasts a time when
every man, woman and child in
America will have free and easy
access TO all that is best in the world
Of books.
Encouragement Of technical librar-
les in idustrics, Of more books for the
blind in the standard Braille type, and
the expansion Of the county library
system, are other phases Of the move
ment on which much stress is laid.
Greater and more flexible service TO
the Merchant Marine, coast guard otalx
ions and lighthouses; translation Of
the best books about America into the
various foreign tongues for the benefit
Of the 100000 new Americans,
financing Of Libraries and service TO
ex-soldiers, sailors and marines in hos
pitals Of the United States Public
Health Service-these are projects put
under way by the association in its
broad program.
Opportunities for self-instruction in
all lines Of human endeavor and a
broader general knowledge through
reading and study courses to be pre-
pared under the direction Of skilled
Librarians are available under the
Books for Everybody" movement. 1t
is program of better citizenship
through universal adult education. To
carry out the work Of the association
for the next three years, fund Of
s2 .OOO, 900 will be obtained not
an intensive drive, but by in
dividual efforts Of librarians, library
trustees, and friends Of libraries.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03
BONDS GOOD INVESTMENT

Liberty Bonds are bound TO go 70
par. that is. they will be redeemable
Tor 100 cents on the dollar within a
very few years, according 70 Charles
A. Morss. governor Of the Federal Re
serve Bank q Boston. in . statement
made public today through the say-
ings division. First Federal Re1erve
district Mr.. MoFss points ~; that 4
waz not expected when the bonls gerc
issued that there would b. 50 heavy a
decline in their market price. He also
emphasizes the fact that no one could
have anticipated investors would ever
have such an opportunity as exists
today 10 purchase them at ioS prioes
afFording high interest yields. The
governor fields that large employers
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-06-03
Ais Isst Resssn the Real one.

There e an editor down On Park
Row who 8 q pznfessional ~anii IA
sarf - ihe eteruai ne-among bis
friends In any gathering h. always
takes fhe view that others oppose. A.
= result D. IS not extremely popular.
Somebody asked him TIE other day
shaf vas the reason for his ohsti-
macy. "well." be said. anybody can BE-
popular just b. being agreeat,ie. ] iike
being unpopular. and besides I've got
dyspepsia. New York Times