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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-13
Confessions of a Husband
So BoBBIE RECOGNIZES A-FRIEND

Bobbic continued TO make good
progress and to grow stronger every
day. Now 1t was difficult to per.
suade him to stay In bed.
We continually had to invent fresh
excuses and new games to keep
him occupied until DR.. Harris told
US II would be safe to let him get up
again.
Dot would have found II impossi-
BILE to get along during these days
II II had not been for her friends
They had come loyalty to her aid
and helped with the care OF Bobbie
while she attended to the marketing
and to her other household duties.
Only one friend remained away
from our apartment wondered
why Edith had not called. ! asked
myself whether 1t was because she
felt that Bobbie's illness was In some
way her fault.
She and I had been 80 busy talk.
ing that day In the park that I had
forgotten to protect him from the
late afternoon chill.
But when SundayNcamc we had no
sooner finished breakfast than the
doorbell rang-and II proved to he
Edith. George was still asleep. she
told us. but she had called TO find
out how dear little Bobhie" was get
ting along.
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What for Mr.. West Wind wanted to kno,c
MR.. WEST WIND

| Nancy and Nick here turned back
somersaults they were 80 surprised"
"weily' beloved West Wind. He
really tried to speak softly. but West
Winds slightest whisper was a roar.
What about itr'
I'VE want you TO chase them
away. please" said Nancy. -If you
blow the black clouds away. they
won't have anything to stand on and
they'll have TO go home"
lilo. hor' laughed West Wind de-
lightediy. That's Just what III do.
II there Is anything that love. II In
10 blow clouds around. Clouds are
my speciality. you know. I blow 'em
places and then l blow 'em away.
Folks say I blow out the moon and
the sun. but that's all wrong. I
just blow clouds over their faces
sometimes. I'll go at once and
Thunder and Lightning will have to
find another place to play for
awhile"
In flash he was gone and the
next thing the travellers heard was a
huffing and putting that sounded alt
thru the sky.
10 BE Continued
Copyright. 1921. by Seattle Star,
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blaming Edith for what might have
happened.
knew ] was as much responsible
as she for the foolish affair that had
arisen and the stupid network Of lies
and deceit from which had not yet
freed myself.
made up my mind that ~ soon
as Bobbie was well would tell Dot
the truth. the whole truth. and not
try to offer any excuse for my con
duct After all. had done nothing
really wrong; the great harm was
in having concealed anything from
her.
Dot was CHANGING now from Bobbie
to me. Or was she looking at Edith
In whose arms Bobbie lay? Could
she have suspected anythingf
Go BE Continued
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THE CRAZY QUILT .

footsteps OF the creature below
them; but all to no avail. when they
reached the opposite side Of the
gorge the gryf was with them.
eBack again." said Tarzan, and,
turning. the two retraced their high
flung way thru the upper terraces
OF the ancient forest OF Kor.ui'gryf.
But the result was the same--no. not
quite: IL WINS worse. for another gryf
waited beneath the tree In which
they stopped.
The cliff looming high above them
with it's innumerabe cave mouths
seemed to beckon and TO taunt them,
II was so near, yet eternity yawned
between. The body OF the Toro-don
lay at the cliffs foot where 1t had
fallen. 1t was In plain view OF the
two in the tree. One Of the gryfs
walked over and shifted about IL. but
did not offer to devour IL. Tarzan
had examined 1t casually az he had
passed earlier In the morning. He
guessed that II represented either
very high order OF ape or a very
Tow order OF nan--something akin to
the Java man. perhaps; truer OK.
ample Of the pithecanthropi than
either the Ho-don or the Waz-don
possibly the precursor OF them both.
As his eyes wandered idly over the
scene below. his active brain was
working out the details OF the plan
that he had made TO permit Pan.at.
lees escape from the gorge. His
thoughts were interrupted by a
strange cry from above them In the
gorge.
"Whee-oo. whce-oor' II sounded.
coming closer.
The gryfs raised their heads and
looked in the direction OF the inter.
ruption. One Of them made a low,
rumbling sound IN its throat. II was
not a below and II did not indicate
anger. The gryfs repeated the rum
bling and at intervals the "Whee-oor'
was repeated. coming ever closer.
Tarzan looked at Pan-at-lce. What
" it?" he asked
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lilo. Hor' shouted Mr. West Wind.
who's thercy''
"Mr. sprinkle. Blow and his help
crx." answered Nick thru the door.
"Will you please come outy'
what for7'' Mr.. West Wind want.
ed to know, but just the same he
banged his front door open with his
breath and came clustering out.
What for7''
sprinkle Blow Told him the 'trou-
BILE. "Howly Thunder and Jumpy
Lightning are out" said he. How.
~ took his big bass drum and
Jumpy took his dazzly flashlight and
they escaped from the House OF the
Nuisance Fairies where ! thought
had 'em locked up safe and sound.
and they're down there Spxinkle'
Blow said. down because you see
West Winds house was on a star
high above the clouds.
They're down there Jumping
round on the black clouds above the
earth and soaring folks drendfully.
Why. WIN woodpecker tumbled
clear out OF the maple tree and
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CHAPTER VII
Hfk(sT. CIy A gf,r,

Presently he looked up and at Pan
atlee. Can you cross the gorge
thru the trees very rapidiy7" he
questioned
'AIone7" she asked.
"Alone7" she asked.
mo-" replied Tarzan.
II can follow wherever you can
lead" she said then.
Across and back again?"
Yes"
Then come. and do exactly as !
bid" He started back again thru
the trees. swiftly. swinging monkey.
like from limb 10 limb. following a
zigzag course that he tried 10 select
with an eye for the difficulties OF the
trail beneath. Where the under.
brush WAS heaviest, where fallen
trees blocked the way. he led tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-13
BY ALTMAN
By BLOSSER
BY AHERN

water. and so tho earth will again
be clean
Now. in those evfl days, there
aweit in the land of settins. Sun
= very good man. whose name
vas O-la-qua- To him the Great
Spirit appeared in q dream. and
said. Arise. tell thy wife and thy
children to go.-eariy in the morn
ing: take them to the top OF Mount
Tahoma, for a mighty flood shall
come upon this earth and destroy
| all that is bad.
ION top Of the mountain I viii
come and speak to you again.
will tell you what to do
80 early. early in the morning
when the first gray OF the dawn
appeared. O-laqua took his wife
and his children and his faithful
dogs and hurried to the mountain.
while the rest OF the world was
East asleep. Soon strange things
began to happen in the sky and
on the earth. and seeing O-la-qua
and his family and his faithful
logs hurrying to the mountain.
some OF the animals and vege-
tables and flowers and birds said.
See, 1t is the Great Spirit: He VIII
destroy the earth; let us follow
ola-qua- for perhaps the Great
Spirit viii send harm and we also
may be saved"
CTo BE Continued
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ture gives off practically no odcr.
explained the apc-man. What
smeiled was the faint aroma thai
doubtless peFmeSlies the entire jungle
because OF the long presence OF man,
OF the ereatures--it Is the sort ol
odor that would remain for a Ions
time. faint as II In.
~pan-a,-iee. di4 you ever hear Of
triccratops? NOT Wen this thins
you cali a grSf Is \ triceratops. AND
IL has been extinct for hundreds OF
thousands OF years. have seen III
skeleton IN the museum In London
and a figure OF one restored al
ways thought that the scientist,
who did such work depended princi
paiiy upon an over dcepened i'm
agination. but sec that I was
wrong. This living thing 10 not M
exact counterpart Of the restoration
that saw; but II is so similar ss &c
be easily recognizable. and then. too
we must remember that during this
ages that have elapsed since the
paleontologist's specimen lived many
changes might have been wrought
by evolution IN the living line that
has quite evidently persisted In Pal
uldou"
'-rriceratops. London. paieo -
don't know. what YOU are talking
about" cried Pan-at-lee.
Tnrzan smiled and threw a piece
of dead wood at the face Of the angry
creature below them. Instantly the
great bnny hood over the neck was
erected. and a mad below rolled up
ward from the gigantic body. Full
20 feet at the shoulder the thing
stood. dirty siste-biue In color en-,
cept for it's yellow fpce with the blue
bands eneirciinx ne eycs. the rcd
hood with the yellow lining and the
yellow belly. The thres parallel lines
Of bouy protuberances down the hack
gave = further touch Of color 10 ths
body. those following the tine Of the
spine being rsd, while thoas on either
side we're yellow. The i've and thr~s-
tced hoofs Of the ancient horned
dinopur had become hAions m the
Eyf. out the hree horns two large
oues above the eyes and . mcdian
horn on the nose. had permstcd thru
all the ages. Weird and terrible as
was its appearance Tarzan could not
but admire the mighty ereaturs
looming big below him. It's - feet OF
length majesticaiiy IMPLYING those
things which all his life the apc-man
rad admired--coufsge ana strength,
Ia mat massive tAii alone was the
strenstn OF an eiephanI
ING ~'ckeo little eyes looked up
AT MN ana tne nofny oeak opened
20 disclose = tun Aset OF powerful
tsrth.
"Herbivorous'" murmured the ape
man iouf ancestors may nave
oesn' out not you ana tnen 70 ran
a -, us go now Al me cave
We VIII nave oeer meat ana theh---
PACK 70 nor'urh ana om
! Inc sifl snuaosrsd GOT shf re
'pea'eu- We VIII never 20 tFom
mere.
why not. aakea Iarzan.
ror answer sac Out pointed 70 the
sryl.
So's''ilse. saio inc man
cannos ennio' we can reacn 'ne
oa'ii .nru 'ns rses ana DC PACK III
1ne cave Deiore u Knows What has
osco'he OF US
.ou 10 nov Nno~ ,ne s.yi. TO
phou s'oonn'iy. "ner''
s'er We go y WIN iono" ana ai"ays
wan DC reaoy a. 'ne 100. o. eaen
~ VIII w "ouao osScena AZ WIZ
never give US UP.
We can I'VE ~ ,he trees Tor
ions .iine necessary, repned Tar
1-ih' ana soihe'i'ne tne thihs WIZ
a
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ofar, Seattle
.FStqgEy,lA!;}8j.q{,k!1;;.,

Mother-dear found . ther
mountain story written by Mr..
sayior. which he calls q tradition.
She retold It to Peggy and David
like this:
when the world was new. the
Indians believed that everything
and everybody was good and that
flowers, and trees. and birds. and
beasts. and even snakes. could
talk. and that all OF these. as well
~ man himself, could talk with
the Great Spirit
But after many moons. man
became very bad. and full OF evil.
and some Of the animals and all
OF the snakes. except the little
garter snake. became dangerous.
And there were mighty ami
mails many times as large as the
LARGEST elephant which roamed
about the earth and did much
harm
$50 the Great Spirit said. Tho
earth is grown very bad. ] viii
send fire and devour II. and 70 II
win be clean once more. and
good"
But the little birds heard him
speak. and the ferns and flowers.
and all the little helpless things
and asked him not to burn them.
$50 the Great Spirit said. No.
I will not send firs for that will
cause suffering to the Innocent
but / viii send a flood Of great
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
HARDING LOSES
time AGROUND
President Elect is Now Far Be-
hind Schedule Because
Boat Went Aground.
fRu Associated Pressl

PALM BEACH, Feb. 3.-The house
boat Victoria, carrying President
elect Harding on his vacation cruise
up the Florida coast. got into serious
difficulties again today, and fell so
far behind her schedule that her dis
tinguished passengers may leave her
tomorrow or Saturday and complete
their trip TO ST Augustine by rail.
After spending several hours fast
in a mud bank in the Indian river
channel the Victoria anchored tonight
about ten miles below Palm Beach. In
two days she has covered only about
90 miles and she still is 260 miles
from st. Augustine, where Mr. Hard
ing has an engagement on Monday,
Should further trouble develop, it is
regarded as certain that the party will
make a part of their return trip on
land.
The Victoria had several delays dur
ing the day, but her most serious one
occurred a short distance above Pom
nano. where she rammed her nose
into the mud and was held so tight
ly that her own engines could not
extricate her. She was pulled off by
the speedboat Sea Robin, sent from
Palm Beach by her owner. J. Leonard
RepIogle. the steel magnate. The Vic
toria was undamaged. The president
elect now is expected to reach here
some time before noon tomorrow. He
viii play a game of golf and probably
will aocept an invitation 10 dine pri-
vatsAs Nhore
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
PROFIT IN COAL.
IS TREMENDOUS
Companies Admit Making 200
Percent on Operations in
Pocahontas Fields.
NAMES ARE WITHHELD
Senator LaFOlIette Decides
Companies Gave Informa-
ton in Confidence.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-EStin1ated
profits of 21 mining companies operat-
ing in the Pocahontas coal fields of
West Virginia, some of which We're
as high as 200 per cent on investment
during 1920, were placed today before
the senate committee considering the
Calder coal regulation bill.
The corporations named were not
made public after an animated de-
bate, during which ]. D. A. Morrow.
vice president of the National Coal
association, said this would violate an
understanding" reached with senate
investigators who procured the ac-
counts. Chairman Calder of the in
vestigating committee which drafted
the bin denied that any such under
standing" had existed.
Senator LaFollette, as chairman OF
the committee considering the bill
finally ruled that the companies
would be allowed to maintain secrecy
as to costs and profits for business
reasons, and David L. Wing, federal
trade commission statisticfan, was in
structed to use numbers to designate
the corporations as the reports Were
analysed
One corporation in his list, on a to-
tai investment of $178.000, mined 1922 :
900 tons of coal in the first nine
months of 1920 on which its profit
was s47s,000
Another corporation, with an in
vestment of s163,00O, made s133,00o in
nine months of 1920, or a profit rate
of 100 per cent on capital third,
with $1,42S,000 invested, made SIG, 900
during the same period, a rate of 67
per cent, while it's profits in 1919 were
estimated at 80 per cent. It's produc-
ton was 100000 tons.
The lowest profit among the 2f cor
porations, Mr.. Wing said, was at the
rate of 35 per cent for 1920 although
several had experienced losses in 1919.
One of the losing corporations which
ran behind $4,000 on a capital Of
S3S0.000 during 1919 operations ac-
cording to the estimates, cleared
s394,000 in nine months of 1920, or a
rate of 139 per cent for the year.
Other figures, which had not been
taken up when the committee ad-
journed, will be considered tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
ROBBER CAUGHT
in PULLMAN CAR
Unidentified Man Had Rifled
Every Berth in Car But
All Was Recovered.
(By Associated press)

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. "a woman g
screams in a Pullman car on Norfolk
& Western train No. 4, just west of
Jaeger, w. Va, early today disclosed
that an unidentified man had riffed
every berth in the car of money and
valuables estimated at several thou
sand dollars The man was captured.
but made his escape from the vesti-
bu1e of the train, after all but S14 of
the loot had been recovered.
According to train officials, the man
had robbed most of the berths in the
morning hours while the passengers
Slept. He was in the act of enter
ing a berth occupied by a woman
nursing sick baby. She frustrated
an attempt to gag her, and her
screams brought every passenger in
the car from their berths. Sfmultane-
ousIy, two porters, one at each end of
the ear, appeared and closed In on the
man Train officials searched him,
returned the valuables to the passen-
gers. and were in the act of escorting
him to a day coach when he jumped
from a vestibule while the train was
going about 50 miles an hour.
The thief was described as being
about 40 years old, well dressed, and
wearing a checkered overcoat. He
was believed TO have boarded the
train at T.s.ch. w. Va.
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CRAFT CHARGED
TO CUSTOMS MEN
Thrity-Eight at Port of New
York Charged With Ac-
ceptig Brides.
(ax AssocIated Pressl

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Evidence in
volving 3S customs inspectors at the
port of New York in charges of graft
will be presented to the federal grand
jury as soon as the cases are COM
pleted Earl B. Barnes, assistant fed
eral district attorney, announced to-
night. Warrants will be issued fol
the arrest of the men, he said.
Byron C. Newton. collector of the
port, admitted tonight that recon-
mendations had been sent to Wash
ington for dismissal of eight Of the
inspectors Otherwise. he said, nc
changes had taken place in the staff
He said the investigation, which had
been in progress but a short time re.
vealed dep1orable condition on the
piers.
The inspectors. Mr.. Newton de-
clared. have been receiving gratuities
or bribes ranging from 81 to s30C
from passengers who wished theiI
baggage passed uninspected. The
collector would not estimate how
much money the government had lost
through failure to collect customs. but
said probably 1t was many thousands
of dollars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
CUARDSMEN TRY
TO PROVE ALlBI
Member of Company NJ Testi-
fies That Lancaster Was i'm
Bunk After Midnight.
HAD BEEN ON GUARD
Searcy Tells Jury Lancaster's
Squad Was Relieved from
Duty at Midnight.
(sy Associated Press)

HAMILTON, Ala, Feb 3-That
the defense in the case of Sergt Rob-
ert Lancaster of Company NJ, Ala
bama national guard, on trial for al
legged participation in the lynching OF
William Baird, coal miner, at Jas
per on Jan. 13, will seek to prove an
alibi for the accused soldier was indi-
Gated this afternoon when Ben c..
Searcy, member of Company NJ, was
placed on the stand and testified that
Lancaster was asleep on his cot in
the company's barracks at Townley
at the hour Baird was taken from
Jail and shot to death by a masked
mob.
Searcy was the first witness for the
defense, and declared that he was on
guard at the barracks on the morn
ing of the lynching and that he saw
the defendant asleep on his cot at
a. m, and again at 80 a. M, and
that Lancaster's cot was next to 4
fireplace where the witness kindled a
fire at 2:30 a. m.
He testified that he saw no automo-
bile depart from or arrive at the camp
from the time he went on guard duty
at midnight until 4 a. m. Lancaster,
he said was among the sentries re-
Iieved at night on Jan. IL by him and
his squad.
According to state witnesses, Baird
was lynched at 2 a. m. on the morn
ing of Jan. IS. The state closed its
testimony this morning.
In the cross examination of Captain
Charles r. Fleming, who was the first
witness for the state on the fourth
day of the trial, the defense sought to
obtain admissions that there had been
violence in the Walker county coal
mine district prior to the lynching of
Baird, but the questions were ruled
out by the court.
Leslie West was recalled to the
stand and identified as his own over
coat the one which Captain H. L. Nc
Means testified the day before had
been recovered from between the walls
of the barracks where the defendant
was stationed.
The defense is preparing to offer
the testimony of various witnesses
from Tuscaloosa county in impeach-
ment of the testimony of soldiers who
have appeared for the state and viii
also offer evidence to show that Ser
geant Lancaster bore an excellent
reputation in his home city.
Indica ations are that the case will
not reach the jury until Saturday
night.
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DAWES PRAISES
GEN. PERSHINC
Tells Congressional Committee
Every Soldier Will Be
Proud of Leader.
CON TIN ES TO CUSS
Former Brigadier General Tells
Congress How it Might
Be Useful.
NV Associated Prsss.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Another
broadside was let loose by Charles G.
Dawes today against the congressional
methods of investigating the conduct OF
the war.
Attacking what he characterized as a
partisan attempt to blacken the name
of the whole American army because OF
the blunders of a few, the former briga-
dier general in charge of supplies pro-
curement in France, declared house COM
mittees could serve a more useful pub
lie service by turning the searchlight
upon the waste of millions of govern
ment dollars right under their nose.
A group of women in the crowded
committee room failed to prevent Mr..
Dawes from swearing like buck pri-
vate. He strode around the committee
room, hitting harder than he was hit,
and swearing madly every time he con-
strued the questioning as a reflection on
any part or parcel of the fighting outfit
of which he was part. Chairman John
son, himself a former service man at
the front, told Mr.. Dawes at the&end of
the hearing he wished there had been
other witnesses as truthful and as un-
afraid to speak out in meetings.
Mr.. Dawes made no attempt to con-
ceal the feeling that he was having a
very good time. At times the room was
in an upraor of merriment, and the
echo of oaths swept down the long
corridor Of the big building as he turned
his wrathful language upon critics of the
war who stayed at home.
Referring to numerous Investigations
by the house. Mr.. Dawes said he
thought the people were sick of them.
why, there is no longer any news in
it," he shouted. IF I wasn't here strut
ting around and swearing, there would
be no news in this. Don't forget that
it was an American war, not a repub-
lican a democratic war and the rec
ord of the glorious work of our army
viii live hundreds of years after your
committee is dead and gone and for
gotten"
When the name of General Pershing
was brought into the discussion, Mr..
Dawes could scarcely control his anger.
"There were hounds in this country,
he declared. who tried to spread the
false news that Pershng was at a the
atre the night of the armistice. He was
there-like hell. He was at his office,
starting the work of cancelling vast
war contracts to save money. 1t will
take 25 or so years for Pershing to get
his place in history, but let me tell you,
the time will come when every dough-
boy overseas will be proud to say he
was one of Pershing's men,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
LIQUOR CENSUS
is TO BE MADE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--A census
of all liquor IN the possession OF
wholesale druggists In various parts
of the country has been ordered by
Prohibition Director Kramer to deter.
mine how long the present ban againsi
withdrawal of intoxicants from bond.
ed warehouses shall remain in force
Orders have gone out to all fedora
prohibition directors, internal revenu,
officials said tonight, TO submit t.
prohibition headquarters here an estf.
mate of the amount of liquor in theft
>4~ert>ts free from bond