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The Washington times., 1921-11-06

Frankie's Latest and said:
Yes. yes. go on"
So the Parent remarked to sew
eral People that day that the Man
was sinking into a Grabbed Old Age.
At a. m. the Man repeated:
Dear Sir" And a Voice came
to him, remarking on the Beauty Of
the Weather. A Person VINO might
have been Professor OF Bee Culture
in the Pike County Agricultural
Seminary, so far as makeup was
concerned took tho Man by the
Hand and informed him that he (the
NAM was a Prominent Citizen and
that being the case he would be
given a Reduction on the Half-Mo.
rocco Edition.
While doing his $50 words a
minute, no worked a Keller trick
and produced a large Prospectus
from under his Coat. Before the
Busy Man could grab a Spindle and
defend himself, he was looking at n
halftone Photo OF Aristotle and list
ening to all the different Reasons
why the Work should be in every
Gentleman's Library. Then the
Agent whispered the Inside Price TO
him so that the Stenographer would
not hear and began to fill out n
Blank. Tho Man summoned all his
Strength and made a Buck.
II don't read Books" he said. II
am an Intellectual Cootie! Clear
Out"
so the Agent gave him a couple
of plying Looks and departed, meet.
ing IN the Doorway n pop-eyed Per-
son with his Hat on the Back OF
his head and Roll of Blue Prints
under his Arm. The Man looked up
and moaned. lie recognized his Wis
itor as a most dangerous Monoman-
iuc-the one who is building a House
and wants to show the Plans.
i've got everything figured out
he began. except that we can't get
from the Dining Room to the Ii
brary without going through the
Laundry and there's no Flue con.
Meeting with the Kitchen. What do
you think I'd better do?"
II think you ought to live at a
Hotel" was the reply.
The Monomanic went home and
told his Wife that he hSd been in.
suited.
At 11:30 came a Committee Of La
dies soliciting Funds for the Home
for the Friendless.
Those who are Friendless don't
know their own Luck" said the
Busy Man, whcreupon the Ladies
went outside and agreed that he
was a Brute.
At Noon he went out and lunched
on Bromc Settler.
When he rushed back to tackle his
Correspondence. he was met by a
large Body of Walking Delegates
who told him that he had employed
a non-union Man to paint his Barn
land that he was a Candidate for the
Boycott. He put in an Hour sauar.
ing himself and then he turned to
the Stenographer.
How far have we got? he asked.
Dear Sir" was the reply.
Just then he got the Last Straw
q bewildered Rufus with n Letter OF
Introduction. That took 40 Minutes.
When Rufc walked out, the Busy
Man fell with his Face among the
unanswered letters
Call a Taxi" no said
The Phone Is out OF order" was
the Reply.
Ring for messenger" he said.
She pulled the Buzzer and I'm 20
minutes there slowly entered n boy
from the Telegraph office.
The Man let out n low Howl like
that of Prairie Wolf and run from
the office. When he arrived at
Home he threw his Hat at the Rack
and then made the Children back
into the Corner and keep Quiet. His
Wife told around that Henry was
Working too hard.
MORAI~-Woyk is n snap bpt
the Intermissions certainly ja9s
up the Nervous SVslom.
Copyright, 1871. by Bel syndIest.J
The Washington times., 1921-11-06
BY BESSIE BEATTY.
MOSCOW, Nov. 5

TT does not take long TO pre-
pare an American meal in a
Tartar Republic, but II takes
q very long time TO eat II. To the
average American, bread is an in
cident. To a Russian bread IS din
ner-life itself. / have followed the
hunger trail from Moscow, where
everyone has known four years OF
rigorous underfeeding, TO those great
plains stretching to the edge OF the
Caspian. where fifteen million people
are on the fringe OF starvation and
nobody knows how many die. 1
have seen them struggling desper-
ately TO live and keep their children
alive on bread from roots. grass,
clay, even from the ground bones
OF animals. / have seen them dying
and dead.
The story of starvation is much
the same. Almost any PEASANTS hut
in the Volga region will tell 1t. AL
most any village. any town. Any
stretch of desolate roadway along
which the hungry ones come strag.
. Cling.
shin, Astrakhan. Kazan-all have
become symbols Of a peoples strug-
gle and agony.
SCENES AT KAZAN.
1t was to Kazan that the first
train of American relief was sent,
the first American meal cooked-and
eaten. That meal has been multi
piled hundreds Of thousands of times
since but II continues to be a minia-
ture of the whole tableau Of famine
and the fight against hunger.
The enemy that walks the streets
this minute fights with less bloody
but more potent weapon than any
of the ancient or modern invaders
of the town.
That enemy was in hiding when
we reached Kazan. 1t was nearly
midnight when our train pulled into
the station. The mass of hungry
humans encamped on station and
market-place, which I had come 20
expect in all the hungry cities. was
nowhere in evidence.
l walked through the town ana
up to the Kremlin on the top of the
hill.
By night, 1t was a dream city,
denying all the shuddering ugliness
of suffering. BY day another story.
A bitter wind was blowing, and In
the gray morning light the city was
stark, naked. ugly. cold.
l awoke to hear the low pleading
of a hungry child for bread outside
the car window. A few feet away
a woman sat, swaying. her eyes
dull and almost sightless. her thin
hands limp and lifeless in her lap.
At her feet. baby girl with soft
pink flesh and a dimple. stretched
out pretty rounded arms. wanting
to be taken. The mother was too
The Washington times., 1921-11-06
r F we take a survey of the facts
that surround us we find our

TF we take a survey of the facts
that surround us we find our
selves in universe of matter.
Our senses tell us only OF matteD
and our muscles act on 1t. Through
our muscles we touch the material
world. and all we can do therein is
to move and arrange matter. Hence
matter looms large in our imagina-
tion, and some people have tried to
imagine that nothing else exists.
Certainly we find a certain aggre-
gate Of matter associated with each
individual. and it is because OF this
association with matter that we be-
come aware Of other peoples exist
ence.
So far we are in the region Of
facts. But * is possible to jump
beyond fact into hypothesis and as.
sumo that without association OF
matter personality cannot exist
THOUGHT ACTIVITY.
We find that n physical process
accompanies the manifestation of
every mental net, and we jump to
the guess that no thought IL possible
unless II IL accompanied by a physi.
cal change. We are apt to think
that anything which makes no i'm.
preston on our senses does not ex.-
list But all that fact teaches us is
that thought cannot he expressed,
cannot be spoken or written down.
without such material activity.
Memory, for disnterment and
bringing out into the material worll,
requires the Intervention Of n brain;
brain is the instrument for reproduo-
The Washington times., 1921-11-06
OBREGON STAKES FATE
ON u. S. RECOGNITION
HE Wins Diplomatic Victory HE Can Dismiss ObSuctn to His
Plans for Restoring MeXcS Prosperity II HE Fails MeXcanS VIII
Believe American Oil Promoters OutgeneraIed Him. and His Star May Set

cans. he says. like 20 say that the
Americans will come 10 Mexico and
exploit the Mexicans. This. he do
clares. is untrue. The new inflow
OF Americans will be chiefly Of the
enterprising middle class, which will
give as much as II receives In do
veloping Mexico.
AMERICANS REAL FRIENDS.
Had the American middle class
entered Mexico with American capt.
tai. he says. there probably would
have been no revolution. as the
Mexican masses would have found
real friends 10 help them upward.
without the aid OF sgitators and
laundering radical legislation.
He predicts a forward movement
in Mexico. after recognition. simi-
lar to that in the western part of
the United States twenty or thirty
years ago.
Many persons here rate high the
influence in Washington OF the oil
presidents and the great banking
houses, and believe that these in
terests are making exertions for
quick recognition.
A Mexican statesman said:
I'VE know. Of course. that Mex
leo is the best investment field in
the world for American capital. We
are not bankrupt and are not
threatened with bankruptcy. even
after the strain Of ten years of in
ternal trouble. On the contrary,
we have natural wealth which must
send us forward rapidly while other
nations struggle under great debt.
Where could the American in
vestor, banker or capitlasit find .
better place to which to send money
for investment? They begin to un-
derstand that Mexicco is not going
backward. but forward. They have
a strong Administration in Wash
ington which will give them all just
and proper support. They have ao-
tually less to fear in making invest
ments here than in many other
countries which have received more
praise than is usually bestowed upon
Mexico.
'If Mexico wants much from the
United States it also has much to
offer. Bankers and business men
generally know this.
Il believe that recognition is not
far off and that the United States.
will show its restored faith in Mex
leo by extending recognition in .
dignified and graceful way to Pres
ident Obregon's government"
OBREGON HOPEFUL.
From other sources 1t was learned
that President Obregon, although
expecting early recognition in tho
unconditional form upon which he
has insisted, is not entirely away
from the anxious seat" His en-
phatic announcement, in his address
to Congress, that he would not con-
slider treaty in advance of recog-
milton, Is believed to have been in
spired by confidential information or
assurances given to him by tho
American oil presidents, but his ex-
change of condolences with these old
antagonists has not been pleasing
with some persons Of influence, in
cluding members Of the cabinet.
The Washington times., 1921-11-06
A HALF-ToNE PHOTO OF ARISTOTLE.

~ NE Morning an energentic little
Man who had about a Ton Of
Work up on his Desk came
down Town with a Hop, Skip and
Jump determined to clean up the
whole Layout before Curfew.
He had taken eight hours in the
Hay and a cold Splash in the Porce-
lain. After Breakfast he came out
irto the Autumn Sunshine feeling as
a young Colt.
Me TO the Galleys to get that
Stack OF Letters off my mind" said
the Hopeful Citizen.
When he dashed into the Office
he carried 220 pounds Of Steam and
was keen for the Attack.
A tall man with tan Whiskers
arose from behind the roll-top Desk
and greeted him.
How are you feeling this Morn
ing?' asked the Stranger.
Swell and Sassy" was the Come
Back.
And yet, tomorrow you may join
the Appendicitis Division and day
after tomorrow you may be In the
darkened Front Room with Floral
Offerings on all Sides" said the
Stranger. What you want Is one
Of our non.reversible twenty-year,
pneumatic Policies with tho Re-
serve Fund Clause. Kindly glance
at this Chart. Suppose you take the
reactionable Endowment with the
special Proviso permitting the &C
cumulation of both Premium and In
terest. On a $4,000 Policy for
twenty years you make $500 clear,
whether you live or die, while the
Company loses s3.s67.44 as you can
see for yourself"
This is my" began the Man.
"Or. you may prefer the automa-
tic endowment Policy with hallbear-
ings," continued the Death Angel.
'In this case, the entire Residue
goes into tho Sinking Fund and
draws Compound Interest. This Is
made possible under our new sys-
tenn Of reducing Operating Expenses
to a Minimum and putting the Exc
cutive Department into the Hands
Of well-known New York Financiers
who do not seek Pecuniary Reward
but are actuated by a Philanthropic
Desire to do good to all Persons liv-
ing west of the Alleganies."
THAT will be about all from you"
said the Man. Beat it! Duck! Up
an Alley!'
Then you don't care what be-
comes of your Family" asked the
Stranger, in Mortified Tone.
MY Relatives are collecting all Of
their Money in Advance" said the
Man. eff they are not worrying
over the Future, l don't see why
you should lose any Sleep"
SO the Solicitor went out and told
every one along the Street that the
Man lacked Foresight.
At 9:30 o'clock the industrious
little Man picked up letter number
l and said to the Blonde steno-
grapher:
Dear Sir"
At that moment the Head OF the
Credit Department hit him on the
Back and said he had a Good One.
1t was all about little frankie, the
Only Child, the Phenom, the forty
pound Prodigy, smarter than Jackie
Coogan.
In every large Establishment
there Is n gurgllng Parent who
comes down In tho Morning with n
Story concerning tho inciplent Mark
Twain out Mt his House. 1t seems
that little Frankie had been told
something at Sunday School and no
asked his Mother about II and she
told him so.and.so, whereupon the
Infant Joker arose TO the Emer-
gency and said-and then you get II,
and anyone who doesn't burst right
out Ia lacking in n Finer Apprecia.
tion OF Child Nature.
The Busy Man listened to
The Washington times., 1921-11-06

OF the Treasury de La Huerta were
outgeneraled in the conferences
with the American OIL Company
presidents and made a poor bar
gain.
These sgitators have represented
that the secrecy maintained con.
cerning some points in the agree
ment was desired by Obregon and
de la IIuerta and not by the oil
presidents, and have shut their
eyes to the swift movement favor
able TO Mexico. which has been
discernible In the United States
since the return across the border
OF the oil men.
Workers in the oil fields were
delighted to get back to their po-
sitions after the suffering and pri-
vations of the long shutdown. and
were loud In their applause OF
the government for its success in
ending the dispute. But now that
they are back at work. II Is re-
ported. they are again listening to
agitators and are ready to believe
that the government could have
made better bargain. AS the
great oil fields are in the state
OF Vera Cruz. where the profit
sharing or hunger" law was re-
Gently enacted through the efforts
of labor leaders. workmen there
Lave also been in a position to
watch tho futile efforts to put
that law into working condition
and have been disposed to blame
radical legislation to enrich toilers.
large interests for the failure Of
II Tito Sam" Uncle Sam) is
forced to withdraw his conditions.
called demands" here, an agree
able impression will be made in a
large circle and much grumbling
will be hushed.
AMERICANS ANXIOUS.
Americans here who have always
favored the conditions presented by
Washington as necessary and right
are anxious to see recognition. and
would approve any concession that
Washington might make to end the
discussion and give recognition to
Mexico. These think that the end
ing Of the debate over recognition
would leave nothing on earth which
the auti-American element could
base effective attack.
One leading American here says
that at least $50, 900 Americans will
come into Mexico to buy land i'm
mediately after recognition. This
alone will put much money into cir
culation at once. he says, because
the Americans will be able to pay
cash for their land, or at least pay
a substantial part of the purchase
price. He believes that the incom-
ing Americans will bring prosperity
in every line. increase business and
develop cities. which will be to the
advantage to Mexicans in every
walk of life, from the business
man and property owners, who will
be enriched. to the poorest lab
orers. who will find abundant en-
ployment at better wages. which
will steadily advance to the Amer
ican standard.
Persons antagonistic to Ameri-
The Washington times., 1921-11-06
Bv SIR OLIVER LODGE
(NOted British Psychist in an Address to the
Glasgow Society for Psychical Research
AMERICANS REAL FRIENDS.

nd Seems to Need Material Vehicle Here But That Does Not Prove
That Without Matter Cann EXsWe Have Consider That the
Either Also Cam BE Anate Its Energies Utilized and Directed by
Life and Mind i'm Ways Yet Unknown"
The Washington times., 1921-11-06

hc TRUTH is That Prohibition is Simply Another Name for Pvegc
Quite Brazen and Brutal Inequality and Glass Favorism-As to
the Notion That the Modern millionaire Will BE Really Prohibited
From Drinking What HE Cam Pay for Id Not Worth Discussng
The Washington times., 1921-11-06
Bv G.. X. CHESTERTON--- ---

The Brilliant English Essayist Writes Arbucle and Pro-
bion Having Seen the Former the Screen But Never
Having Met the Latter While His Recent American Tour
The Washington times., 1921-11-06

cans, he says, like 20 say that the
Americans will come 10 Mexico and
exploit the Mexicans. This. he de-
clares. is untrue. The new infiow
OF Americans will be chiefly OF the
enterprising middle class, which will
give as much as It receives In do
veloping Mexico.
The Washington times., 1921-11-06

A N American murder trial,
~ though not yet concluded.
has already piyen birth am
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09
Seattle's Grand Opera Season

Probably the significant in seacs musical history will be tho appear
week Of the Scott Grand Opera Co.
uha will paid
OF 1921
theatrical world New
exploit the theatredcm
Francisco and then to Los Angeles
continental tour
expedition appalling Scott bringing with him zoo
including world renowned
drilled orchestra bands
light effects Of beauty
nhcnt costumes"
scOrs could
the cities which
he would give the than good support
Seattle Grand Opera Co. first talked Of
making strides
forth Of the
culture the
with itself and has had time to
the more lasting worthwhile things
htmined
"nadveA"
important factors lead
little jnyed who not
the
Her name is Cornh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09
TELLNCIT
TO CONGRESS
WHAT TALCUM POWDER rs
MADE or


Tsicum powder 10 principally tai
cum and psrfums. For baby
powders borfc acid II used. In order
70 make II q soothing powder. Sons
other powders are mads with mag.
nesia In order 70 make II huff up.
make Il move lightly ---tMr. II. ~.
Lockwood. Brooklyn. N. T.. manu-.
facturcr Of tAioutn powder. bofors
the senate finance COMMITTEES hear
inss on the tariff BILL
ONE WHO Is NOT INVITED
want 70 make this point that the
consumer II not invited into these
conferences. 20 that the consumer II
between the upper and the neither
miiistones~-tAfr. Dorian. represent.
ing the Columbia Crnphophons Co..
AZ the senate finance committee
hearings on the tariff bilil
WHO WON THE wARs
A gsntieman OF my acquaintance
VINO has Just returned from Berlin
this last week got . price on one Of
the Instruments which he makes
the German price In Germany
which would be the equivalent Of
Ga or 300 marks. That same insru-
msnt sells In this country for s3s.--
CNr Harvey n. OFT. representing the
Spencer Lens Co. OF Buffalo. before
senate finance committes)
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Where Ford
Ought to Shine

II Is most cheering 10 have the
Ford engineering department
working on railway problems. In
making motor cars Of the type u
has produced. n has proved itself
. marvel 81 efficiency. and II has
been efficient In exactly the field
where the railways have failed
economy.
II b hard 10 inSerssanS how
these engineers can plan . 7s-ten
locomotive which win - the
work Of the present see+ea 60
gina IL h eaa. the prophecy
win Be made good that this plant
win make more than half he
iocemo(ivss Of the wssiA
u b pst hard 70 bsaisvS eAs4
ths plant win gsvs - bsttss
sxiss. better iubsicstlss vstsma
better and ehsspsr sgulpwsns -
along the nna
The railroads have bltfssty ned.
I'll mechanical genius u the Fsr6
type, rather than that q the ~
iiiicai kind. for ~ least half .
century.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09
WHITE MANS BURDEN

Can the white man hold all of<11p.
PERMANENTLY
Probably not; and II Il = matter q
much concern 20 him 20 what other
race or races he hands II over.
A little thoughtful study Of the
map Of the world suggests two rathr
er important considerations.
Tho first IL that the white races
would do well 70 stop hating each
other and fighting each other. In
proportion 10 their Job. this world
has no white mon 10 spara
The other In that he who stirs M
hatred between the English speaking
peoples Of the globe IL either crazy
or criminal. and may be both.
Tho white races Of the world hold
great intsrssts In trust for tho fu-
turs. II u not . good time 70 rock
the boat or 20 throw any monkey
wrenchss into the machinery.
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that We had assumed . share In The
world burden resting upon the
white rsoa, from which burden. BE-
POND hsr own borders. America had
besn fairly we'll exempt
How IL II nowf
When the Pilgrim yathsv hnAsd.
500 Year, ago. Africa belonged 10 the
black man. Asia 70 the yellow man.
Australia and tbs islands 70 the
brown man and the two Americas
10 the red man
There was not much room for the
white man.
He has made room for himself
since then.
Today. Africa. from he Cape 10
Cairo. IL controlled By the white
man. and 20 are the two Americas
from pole 90 pole. 30 10 AUSTRALIA:
90 are India and much OF Asia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09

MasvtsI 0S~ eSal@ sAsv Hcs
longer; but stscIs men cay u only
scsWs longer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09

II b strstegieaIly sppcrtuns
that the press congress Of the
world b to b. held on the eve sf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09

JDIAHD XIII
LING wrote Of
THE w hits
Mans Burden"
That was just ~
the close Of our
war with Spain.
He warned w
that We had
earned easy.
u n Gr a a 3 . a
praise for the
way We had won
tftsta -nr f,yss
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Bishop Here
for rs Years

The Star Joins with people Of
al shades Of religious belief In oil
parts Of the state who have been
shswering congratulations on the
RI. Rev. Edward J. ODeA
bishop 0Des has Just eempiet-
ed IS yesrs Of service ~ . prince
Of the Roman Catholic church. all
Of Il In this diocese.
He has seen . marvellous do
velspmeut In the region where his
wcrt lay. and has had no small
hand In assisting In that develop
menl
csnsr,tulat,eus srs truly due
hin
r sesDe s~l lvsssss1 = scss .
seerid u bsessv,
! sesks cad fevsl v 49, . VIVID ~
lsfv.s
--AesssAs q. fsssos.
NasvtsI aS~ slalm sAsv HE
longer; but stncIs men cay u only
SCENE longer.
-wardeM osps~res ysu Btrds---
hssdItsA 4 cs~e warden