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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

and carried . message announcing
NE death Of my grandfather. when
/ was three months less than four
years old
II His diary records that II was nee
sessary to send me IL the word was to
be sent, because my father and other
members had to go where the dying
man was, which was in an opposite
direction. and that / walked the dis
tancc, three miles for the round trip,
and was not greatly faugued-
l made the journey often after
that, and always enjoyed it. I was
there on day when may have
been 10 years old. and was to return
next day when some great event.
fhrashing or stacking. or something,
was In prospect and my uncle told
me to go to the hardware store and
bring him out two pounds of nails.
/ said. Il viii II remember IT"
do you mean" he demanded.
that you intend to forget to do what
i ask you to dor
mo" replied. but I sometimes
forget. Everybody does some
fimes,"
Said NJ. IF you forget to bring
those nails, you may forget to come"
remembered both things. l was
there, with the nails.
That incident did me lot Of good.
It set me to thinking that very
much Of my forgetting had been
sheer carclessness. ] knew as soon
~ stopped to think Of y that there
v1s not need Of my forg~tnng. And
/ resolved to remember what ought
to be remembered.
am far from claiming that do
not sometimes forget. ] am not pro
fcssing TO be q model for other PEG
pies imitation. But I tell the story
because / think II has value
We can remember II we cnre to
remember. Most Of our forgetting IL
careless.
Forgetting il a. reprehensibls ~ Il
y needless
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
University Students Creased PIG

ing. kirling. or causing pain to ami
mails. they WI get fun out Of dis
regarding human rights. II the hu
man being in question Ii more help
less than they. when n man or a
nation In kind and considerable 10 ami
mails. that man or that nation will
be kind and confederate to other
men and other nations.
There Is no need OF taking Of Jus
ticc and mercy. altrulsm and wha,
not. for ourselves. when we refuse
10 grant n TO the innocent. helpless
members OF tho animal world who
II untormented. would SO gladly be
our friends.
Sincerely yours.
l.. NJ. CLARKE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
THE SONG OF THE COYOTE

tamresd csyess. uhe, slsz sesasi va;a
se&adks, tset1sd aasey Sssstay eEaspes.
AID.
ceyoti usas not > sEsat Singer HIM
~ IN dsose days. - he wesst b . lone
sesne pssee 70 practice. Tanb9-x,oH
hard han and could not sleep. Exas.
psEsAsd. he sought Coyote ard ssid
Thst soos : torture 10 me; can 10
not finish ar Coyote said, Il must
siae sosneshinp q ull b unhappy. :
TSmbz-s,o4 I'D. Il wll tad you my
song; but you must lsam when b step
EVENT." Coyots nsv9lasnsd 10 s;ne H.
vo4soue n;usly. ~ ~ shaeaszT ut /
: uuneh bslAsE tlaan Ire Cd ccyoas scae.
Coyote still st1lksD and stustess whsn
be starts TO sing. He en- stpp al right
bat he has d(7iealty N bss;nn;ns.
Poos coyossi Hon hsnd;oppsd II
81 He earnot sis,o, fox he ststtezs.
Mssv business erpanisst;cus ase ll.e
him. Thy would build their product
bstsss. but ass hAndieapped Lsek q
fnanes q othu easasss hinder then.
On de ccnkasy, Sith he makers q
Sewage T1ss every sourcs = q cosnmand
for he building Of . superior art;ce.
The nsw Savage Cord danenstraAes
thss discrimination TO mahe ths best
tire on the naraet. X = Built 10 Exeel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

y csyoes hard . es;ehss singing sndhs
|6sesnsd leso. H said, ''ThaA = . shest
soao, indeed hnif, ksEA, hxit. For
sves INST kzrit. VINO does he entertain?
Pnhzps he Elles 4 himself. llhe L
npt." So he moved dos<r and listened;
md dan he mcvsd dosr again. Finally
BE found CIeh<t and suallesDed him,
ssyine. @That {. he snd q yom song"
i, And - Coyote tsottsd along hs heard
. liatle trss4rcs singing m bush. Tree
frog sano - nsAh ike he eziehst that
Coyots soou tired q lisesnino. Nhm
he isAsnsd md leohsd ~ Esoussd and
looked ust7-hs So Tse-lsus hiddm
bshiad . p;s<s q bsEk; and - he ss.sl
lowed Tsssttos he ed. That !. tAs
md Of yosr song.
A. CoyoGs tzottsd O. hs hard . ~
~ singing. Soma esn hin Loense ~
he , es,H Jsray. He. TOO. rspss4s ~
song and - Coyote listsnsd 4 ssenssd
that thes u.s. no sd q I. JarNy
opened hs syss v;dg md he s.w Coz.
ct@ and he tasouoht, wal foei him.
So Jart1 sGppsd osst q h1 sling and
uhn CovoAs swallowed 4. h. sa;d,
That . DE md Of yom song" nhsa
JsrAy lssshad and ss;d, That was Only
IN emcty hsaskL" Thsa, l;ehtiae On .
high bssneh he sri4ted his tech and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
Cites One Car System Leak


Editor The Star.
| should like to ask II there might
not be better management of the
street car system that would make
Il pay on n scent fare7 For in.
stance. live near tho end OF the
klnnear line. There are four lines
coming out on First ave. over the
same route m far as Mercer at. the
West Queen Anne. the Fort Lawton.
the Kinnear and the Mercer Al. only.
Any Of these cars win bring one
to Mercer 81. SO those living inside
OF Mercer have four chances 10 get
home 10 one for the rest OF us
wHY-Since we all pay the same
price7
have stood on First ave. many
hundred times waiting for my car
and seen one or two Mercer st cara
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
A Letter From Avridge Mann

Mrs. H. II r..
Eima. Wash.
blow have roart letters So
confess left too guess'
that's notice yesterday didn't have thing TO say
rather li find I'm pretty hard to Kill ana
this bit Of dope
with all kinds OF people al the e
al he derby yellow socks and pink
all liked blue and bob their hair ana
bleach all depIore with frantic haste such uniformity
life interest In the strife
nd nakes a looking
would be all built the
So opinions Disagree: and
tho kind OF stuff like the best
might be possible indeed to give you'd like TO read
pencil hand getting intellect q running low
floating quit and good
perhaps hopeful Mira verbal kin
yeti AVRIDDGE MANN
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60 sailing by with from three 10
seven passengers. and often two
West Queen Anne cars and n Fort
Lawton. before there was Kinnear.
This IL a daily occurrence. and I
know there are many people who
will testify 10 II.
Why does the Mercer car run, un.
less In the rush hours. since there
are three other lines that are never
fun that can carry them7 Many
times the Kinnear coming after /,
will have only from eight 10 rs
passengers. Why two cars TO carry
less than IS people7
IL this IL true on one line more
than likely II is on others. II II this
kind Of acknowledgement that kecpr
our car fare at SIS cents.
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
Who Will
Succeed Coruso?

Much debate. Who win be Ca.
ruso's successor In the opera
world? Tho honor probably win
fan to no one In this generation.
or for many years 10 come. Voices
like Caruso's never come from
heaven 10 earth more than once
In . century. rarely that often.
When Madame Goidschnig,i tJcn-
ny Lind. the Swedish Nightin.
rale'1 died in 1887. the world
speeulated about who would be
her successor. Now we know
that there was only one Jenny
Lind So with Carusc. Unfoetu-
nate, II you never heard him.
-Modest Renfs- seems to meas
ehey hare been srcu vaised
n s1 cur sctsAes ccre granted.
echo srouid build the aEfosf
The only secords sone people
break arc photograph recorda
SAX stockings run but once
wld o1ts are hard 10 fare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Jap Births One in Three

Editor The star.
The vital statistics column in Sat
urday's Star shows 80 births. OF
which rs are Japanesc--practlca
one in three.
Those who persist In buying from
the Jap Erocerymnn or getting their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

Numbering and clothes pressing done
by laps rather than by people OF
their own race. would do well TO
read the birth lists now and then
In 30 years there will be no whites
to buy from and no whites 10 do the
buying.
AN ANTIJAP "AGITAToR..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
Takes Side of Ku Klux Klan

for this popular arrangement OF your
paper II has become 10 US a house.
hold necessity.
Now. we are many Of us native
Americans who appreciate your COM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
Don't Forget"
~ DIR. WILLIAM e. BARTON

len l was a small
boy. l had great
JOY visiting in
the home OF an
uncle who lived
. mile and a half
from the little
village where !
was born My
fathers diar y
shows tn at l
walked this dis
tance alone, In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

Editor The Star:
Besldea your mort valuable edi.
torsais. the next most interesting
writings In THE star are the letters
70 the editor from tho public. And
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

Set profiteering, bootlegging and tar-dodging
to music and you Uill produce our national anthem
Of today, says the Denver Post.
The hardest thing in this ,corld to forget is your
landlords address.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19
Kirkland. Wash.

Dance get Acquainted Night
Tues. at Bright's. 1904 4th.--tAdv.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

Not Gen. rcrshing. but Col.
Go. Harvey win place the con-
esenslonai medal upon the tomb
= lhe unknown British soldier in
Westminster abbey. This ar
nsngenent Il just ~ appropriate
= Harvey's appointment 10 the
<ourt u 81. James.
During war times Harvey did
~ eusscdest TO embarrass the
rssoi1ent's successful conduct Of
AmericaS part. and another ap-
rrppriaae feature Of the wetsmin-
cter program would b to have
1lIn1 unllnowu soldier rise and pull
N1nsvey's nose.
IN you can't expect an the ap-
osepriate things At westminster
erremonlcs, any time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

- July 1 A.eee wsekers
1nyo esttes their jobs. back sa
- ~ railroads Pennsylvania.
~. New York Central and New
X05h, New Haven 3 Connecticut
When railroads hire mem, some
- = buying. someone producing
~ shipplns. which means better
1uranee& This b more important
80 Who won the world series Or
whelher It's true that Ben Turpin
= going to have his ccck-eye
o1uuiglHteneA Most Of n know
~. ~ h interests u only On
uy-1ny.
zhSs foreign paper money sccsdd
~ scoSth more " they printed .
&omSc strip on one side.
Isl
n coRorcssnseu srere paid accord
10 % cork done most Of 'cm
lcbu16 oscc us something.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

I'm not confer with sorYotc
TN tom0rror:
Duf JOY shah haze her sruy
Ihts very doy.s
1T. q. AIdrScA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

The only secords sone people
break are photograph rccorda
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

eprofR knoscSedce to sceoIth for
80 = treAsitory. TIE other Serpet-
6oks-9ocrotea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

wnd oass are hard to fare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-19

~ "a our scisAes sccre grantee
sho scouid build the aEfosf
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-Ncdest Rents seems 70 meas
fAey hare been srcl1 vaksed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17
HlsToRY-TRurH OR FIcTIosl


DIR. John J. Tigert. United States
Commissioner Of Education. wants q
new kind of history teaching. lie Is
not the first Nto charge international
misunderstanding 10 propaganda mas
quesrding as history. but he Is particu-
larry ottspoken about it. Just what he
thinks ought TO be done 70 our history
courses in detail he did not say when
he addressed the New Jersey teachers
at New Brunswick last week. but he
intimated that he wants school his.
tories that tell the truth even when IL
is disigreeable rather than those that
perpetuate cheerful fictfons.
lie asked for history books that, ra..
sardiess Of where made and used. viii
all tell the same story af Chancllofs-
Vile and Appomattox. Sumter and
sherman histories that win enable
Americans and Canadians alike TO
recognize the encounter that goes
under the name OF Lundy's Lane I.
texts that describe accurately the
chaos that followed the American
Revolution. instead OF Guessing over
what Fiske truly termed The Critical
Period" This is high ideal. In at
tempting to reach 1t authors and
publishers viii run up against narrow
minded school boards. But II is an
ideal worth fighting for.--New Yorl;
Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17
.JUsT FROM PARIS.

The male designers who make quite
decent Ivings in their ateliers in ih~
Rue de la Paix say that dresses this
winter must drag on the ground. Ne
woman will be stylish they claim
unless she wears a train that would
have done credit to good old Queen
Victoria at her prudest.
Now that is good advice from tho
men who make a living by making
the styles. They see a long. hard drag
ahead of them, 50 they counsel com-
plete change II they did not, some
sixty or seventy million women of
fashion in France, England and the
United States might try to economic
by making over last years dresses.
Therefore, make the change in styles
so great that the old clothes cannot
be worn.
II is a question whether the de-
siggers have not overshot their mark
on this one occasion. Those arbiters
of fashion, OF course. aver that they
do not. create the styles. They say
that they merely suggest many pat
terms, and that the public chooses
that which is most pleasing. All rot, 7
OF course. When the styles are
changed certain ladies appearing in
Partisan musical comedies, and the
directors of their shows, are fnan-
cially persuaded to adopt the desired
style. Mannequins are sent parading
at all public places, such as the race
tracks, to display the latest gowns.
Even a few members of the haute
noblesse have been known to wear
something fashionable for a con-
sideration. Then hoi-polloi joins in
with a rush.
But will the great masses of women
rush back to the long skirts, now that
they have learned the freedom of
movement which the short skirts offer?
The long skirts were friends of the
devil, for they added suggestiveness
TO the costume. and in addition picked
up all the germs which lay on the side
walks. Now we do not advocate the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17
THE OREGON.

For a first -class exhibition of brass,
We refer our readers to certain people
m the State of Oregon. When 1t was
annothced recently that the famous
old battleship bearing that name was
TO be placed out OF commission, Ore
gonians requested that the United
States present their namesake to the
state. But that is not all that they
asked. They want the government to
furnish a skeleton crew, and to keep
the vessel in perpetual repair. Fur
shermore, they want an annual ap-
preparation to care for the vessel and
to make it possible % hold great cele-
brations on board. &C.
Now we think it a good idea Tor the
Government to turn that historic old
vessel over to the oregonians. But we
object to having Uncle Sans money
bags opened wide for the benefit of that
state. The vessel would be gift
enough. If given, let those "brassy''
vesterners raise the money necessary
10 keep 1t in commission. The gov
ernment can use its money in more
important places.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader caE get the answer 70
any question by writing Every kvenine
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
offer apriies strictly 20 information. The
bureau cannot give advice on lega
medical and financial matters, 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on any subject. Write your questions
plainly and brieny. Give full name and
for for return postage. All replies are ssnt
direct TO the inquirer.
q. Why don't airplane motors have
self f-starters? L. j. NJ.
A. The Air Service says that many
of the larger types of airplanes have
self-starters. The smaller planes have
not because the weight of the starters
would decrease the speed Of the ma
TO the small, light plane used for COM
bat purposes.
@. Has every attempt to sound the
depth of the ocean been successful?
c. l..
A. The photographic Office says
that no part of the ocean where at
tempts have been made to sound the
depth has been. found too deep for
sounding. The greatest depth reached
up to the present time where opera
tions have been undertaken, was 81
352 fathoms. This occurs in the
Pacific Ocean. just east Of the north
end pf Mindanao in the Philippine
Islands, 1t was sounded by the Ger
man ship Planet" in 1912,
@. Are the sufferers of the Pueblo
flood being cared for2 c. G.
A. So far about 1894 coo has been
contributed for the relief of the Pueblo
flood victims. or this amount all but
s53 900 was given by~the Red Cross or
by citizens of Denver. At least s225.-
900 more is needed and contributions
should be sent 10 the Disaster Relief
Fund, American Red Cross, Pueblo,
Colorado.
@. Why has the third verse of the
Star Spangled Banner been eliminat-
ed? j. p.
A. Four verses of a national hymn
is rather long for frequent rendition,
so it is usual TO omit one verse. The
third verse is chosen for omission be-
cause OF the bitter feeling expressed.
@. Describe a zobo? A G. b.
A. This animal is hybrid between
the yak and the bumped cattle of
India. 1t is common in the western
part of the Himalaya and is usedAas a
beast of burden, as well AZ for its
milk and its flesh. 1t resembles the
English OK.
G. Is there a disease by which neg
roes become white? R +. w,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17

JApaasss IN the unite4 statn rsmAln
unAsutmratsd,S Japan Followed opsn-
GERS advics to the letter; and whom
ws bar the japanese from the land,
when ws restrict oriental immigration.
We ars acting exactly ~ Japan her-
ssif y acting; II indicates policy that
has been succsssfui in Japan during
the past half century; shs will not ad-
NIT Koreans nor Chinese when either
compete with her own people; and she
Is wise. We. too. want no settlers In
this country who can not be assimi-
lated. and assimilstsd readily. into
the great American family. The tyst
o. the entire desir1bility OF any type
OF immigrant is that the alien. on ex-
animation, and after a residence OF
few months or few years. as the
case may be. can be considered. by an
impartial tribunal that knows nothing
AS to his country OF origin. an an
American--first, last. and all the time
lin speech, habits and In his COM
munity life."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17
BEAU BRUsxELy PASSING.
Dlssppessanse Of War TDme Dsndiss
Hard Blsr To BARRIERS.

J,fttsburgh, Pa, Aug. 17.--Tbe Bear
Bruun~l Of wartime prosperity redois-
ant with hair tonic. and with rn"ni'
cured nails and sporty clothes, wnf
war wont 10 spend 1850 every ten day.
In improving his appearance, ~
thing of the past, according 70 i1irherf
Of the north borougbg. They com
plain that since the business depres-
sion set in and wages have corne do"r
young men are Icss fastidioiis as q
their appearance, with the result thai
there has been = serious falling on n
the revenue Of tonsoriai artists.
1T used 70 be that the young Hen
would come Ia about every week or ter
da rs" said one Bellevue barber. "They
wound get . haircut, shave and All tht
frins we know. and would spend FROM
81 To $3.50 at a sitting. Aow INC,
come about once in six weeks and get
a plain haircut-and they shave them
selves.
Young and old men are gettps
mighty economical. We can't stand "
much longer. and unless barberS' wag.
90 come down and buniness picks ~
many Of us face bankruptcy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17

a. Vitiligo is a disease character
lied by the disappearance OF pigment
from the skin. While comparatively
rare in America and Europe, this
disease Is common in tropical coun-
tries. In most cases white patches are
formed, around whose edges the pig
ment Is darker Gradually the spots
coalesce, and finally the white area
may cover the whole body.
q. How was Anne Boleyn's name
pronounced? j. G. r.
A. Boleyn Aas pronounced as if
spelled @Bul len" with the accent on
the first syllable.
Q. Why are some shoes called bro
CUES? ]. II.
A. Brogues were originally heavy
course shoes, and took their name
from the Gaelic word "brog'' which
meant a shoe.
@. Who was the first Greek model
er in clay2 X. NJ. b.
A. Butades of Sicyon was the first
Greek to nssdel in clay The story
runs that his daughter drew upon the
wall. the outline of her lovers shadow.
upon which her father modelled the
face of the young man. He then
baked the model along with the clay
tiles that it was his trade TO make.
This was about 500 B. c.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-17
-rHE BALrlMoRE BAsr1NADo.-

Lives in Baltimore II. L. Mencken,
o-eiitor OF The Smart Set. philoso-
phsr extraordinary. and foremost
American expoundcr OF the beliefs OF
the late Nietxsche. who started all that
superman foolishness. When not busy
entertaining his friends In that charrn-
Ing names for which he is noted.
Mr.. Mcncken dips his pen IN carbolic
acid and proceeds to burn the errors
from the works OF his brother writer's.
II there be one man In this fair land
whose criticism is feared. IL is his.
He has been known to break more
hearts by his trenchant words than
any living critic. So. great has his
fame as an iconoclast become that
Christopher Morley. writing In the
Bowling Green In the New York Even
ing Post. dubs him the Baltimore Bas-
tinado.
But while Mencken has been devot-
Ing his hours TO punching holes in the
reputation of some of our fair poets.
ct al. Mr. Morley has unearthed. in
the possession of a friend a little
volume entitled Ventures Into Verse.
by Henry Louis Mencken. Baltimore.
1903. Yes. It's the game man who to-
day boasts of the crushing and bald
English which he writes. If you are
one who has maryeled at the brute
power which the man possesses. then
read the following -triolet." which he
wrote in his salad days. and then con-
slider whether IT is any worse than the
stun which he pans SO unmerci-
fully today:
The light that lies in Dolly's eyes
Is sun and moon and stars to me;
IL dims the spendor OF the skies
| The light that lies in Dolly's eyes
And, me-ward shining, testifies
That Doliy's mine, for'er TO be-
The light that lies in DoIly's eyes
Is sun and moon and stars to mel
That line, And, me-ward shining,
testifies" takes the cake IL there is any
ito be awarded as the BOBBY prize
Poor Mencken! Didn't some one say
that those who can do; others criti-
| else EVEN at that we must confes.
that the art of criticism gained a fair
flower when he forsook the Muse.