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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13

After second OF oblivion. !
~as conscious OF fighting my way
back TO tho edge OF things. Every
thing was dark. I was tired. so tired
| felt as II was travelling thru black
velvet shot with stars-and II was so
restful. had sensation of looking
at my own self. lying there on the
damp gravel. knew instinctivcly
that II was raining lightly. but
could not feel II. I couldn't touch
my hand to my face to see II IL was
damp. They were no longer my
hands 10 move. II seemed. And
felt no regret
Suddenly that thing which had
been In the back OF my mind and
which made me fight SO hard for
consciousness in the first second.
came back little more plainly-ny
responsibility in iivingl
/ / understood in some vague way
that had no right 70 give up my
life before II had spun out its thread.
I felt duty in living. in filling my
niche until there should be no more
place for me.
It came to me with a sickcning
/ force that perhaps II ! should slip
out now without the fight to get
back that should be a guest ar
rived too soon.
And In. the back OF my conscious
ness was Tom. l wanted him. In
spite OF the thing which had sent
me out In mental turmoil. In the
hour OF need. II was him. his tender.
ness, OF which l thought.
! wanted to talk to him. TO hear
him say that there had been some
Misunderstanding. and that. after all.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13

hay. In front OF II a sagging WON
an with tightdrawn hair. and baby
bedraggied. smehry, glorious-eyed.
Those are the kind OF folks
practise among, good share OF the
time. Nels Erdstrom. fine clean
young Svenska. Hell have cork
ing farm In 10 years, but now
operated his wife on a kitchen table.
with my driver giving the anesthetic,
Look at that scared babyl Needs
some woman with hands like
yours. Waiting for you! Just look
ut that baby's eyes. look how he's
begging"
DON'T They hurt me. oh. II
would be sweet to help him-sc
sweet"
As his arms moved toward her
she answered all her doubts with
Sweet. so sweet"
(Con<~-a Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13

shrubbery. a porch indistinct In leafy
shadows. But she exclaimed over the
lakes: dark water reflecting wooded
bluffs. a flight OF ducks, fisherman
In shirt sleeves and a wide straw hat.
holding up string of croppies. One
winter picture OF the edge of Piover
Lake had the air OF an etching: lus-
trous slide Of ice. snow In the crew
Ices OF a DOGGY bank. the mound OF
a muskrat house, reeds In thin black
lines. arches OF frosty grasses. It
was an impression of cool clear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13
BY STANLEY

The car was coming nearer. could
hear voices, mems voices They
struck new terror in me- l wanted
to hide while they passed for II
seemed just then that danger ,urked
In everything.
The car was stopping. Were they
trying to talk to me. ! wondered? I
screamed. Somebody had taken hold
of me. / could hear a masculine
voice and against my will was be-
ing half led. half carried. toward the
automobile
Let me go-Iet me gor' begged.
But someone was lifting me and I
felt the cushions OF the car under
me. Presently the motor gathered
speed and We were whirling thru the
night
CTo Be Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13

vigor.
How'd 1t be to skate there for a
couple OF hours. or go ringing along
on fast ice-boat. and skip back
home for coffee and some hot vie.
nics?" he demanded.
1T might be--fun."
But here's the picture. Here's
whore you come in"
A photograph of a forest clearing.
pathetic new burrows struggling
among stumps. clumsy log cabin
chinkcd with mud and rooted witt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13
By Mabel ClclAnh
Page 493
THE WICKED CITY,

Daddy" David said. what
made people In the East say Seat.
tie was tho wickedest city In
America, except San Franciscor'
who sid anything like that.
SOM" daddy bristlod. and David
giggicd at the rising indignation
In his voice.
Grandmother" he replied. as
II for once he had daddy fixed.
then he told about the coming Of
the Salvation Army and daddy
sort OF cooled down.
You see. son." he explained,
Seattle is port town and In
the early days n pretty wild lot OF
men drifted In and out of here;
men who had no homes and no re-
sponsibiiities: advcnturra who
ran here and there after fortunes.
which they sometimes made and
lost In a day.
Butt don't know. doubt
that statement. I'll tell you what
I'll do. son, Ill take you and
Peggy out TO see the man who
was Seattle's first policeman.
You see, / didn't spend my
childhood in Seattle and when
that first policeman was on duty
wasn't even born and I'd sort
of like TO hear him answer that
question OF yours myself"
SO they got In the car and
drove out across the city from
Queen Anne hill. past busy Lake
Union, past the entrance OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13

beautiful University campus. past
the Stadium. around the lake to
Laurclhurst.
''Is he quite styiish7" Peggy
asked. smoothing down her skirts.
Peggy remembered other visits To
faurclhurst and her Impressions
were that II was a very Stylish
place.
wait and see" daddy replied.
I'VE are almost there"
And pretty soon the car turned
in at n regular farm house gate.
Sleek cows brosvsed around. dogs
ieaped and barked a welcome. fat
chickens and ducks could be seen
In their enclosure beyond. apples
hung ruby-red on the trees and
the soft October wind rippled the
blue lake and stirred gently in the
tall. dry grass.
"Gecr' said David. II was all
he could find to say. "Geer'
Then they were In the house
and daddy had explained their
visit and the first policeman was
talking.
"well. well. WELL" he said. II
guess you've come to the right
place. I've got a wonderful
memory, n wonderful memory"
Peggy said. III you wouldn't
mind remembering so much. we
would like to have you 70 back
to when you started West"
SO he began--
Ito 10 Continued
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS WILL. MEET OCTOBER A.
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, October 22.-Phila- delphia will be the mecca for hospi- tai superintendents and executives who will gather to discuss such ques- tions as, how to increase the supply of nurses without detriment to their standard of training. the work Of tho industrial hospital. and the re- sponsibility of the hospital to the community, at the annual session of the American College Of Surgeons here, October 24.
 Representative of the larger na- tional hospital association of the United States and Canada will be present. Prominent among the speakers are Dr. Charles H. Mayo, Rochester, Minn., Dr. John Osborn Polak, Brooklyn, N. T.; Dr. c. K. Haywood, superintendent of the Mon treal General hospital, who will rep resent Canada for the American Hos pital associations; Louis J. Dub lin of New Yory city; Mir. Frank E.. Chapman, superintendent of the Mount Sinai hospital, Cleveland. and Miss Catherine Tucker. president of the Visiting Nurses society, Phila- delphia.
 The days sessions will terminate with a round table discussion on, What Constitutes Good Service to the Patient" conducted by Dr. M. E.. MacEachern, superintendent of the Vancouver General hospital. "All the hospital organizations in America are working for the patient" declared pr. MacEachern today, and this round table discussion, "What Con- stitutes Good Service to the Patient" strikes the keynote for this gather ing"
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27 Hero Medals Awarded
 By Carnegie Commission
MISS THEo WRYE

Bronco medals were awarded, among others, to three women: Laura J. Darrow of Salona, Pa, a 16 year old factory girl, for trying to save another girl from drowning at Elem ington, Pa, June 12. 1920: Mrs. Eva Clark Doubleday of woodstock, Vt, for trying to save baby from drowning at Woodstock, December 6, 1919, and Miss Miriam Hague of Fall mouth, Mass. who saved another girl from drowning at Tidioute, Pa, Au- gust z, 1919.
 Other bronze medals were awarded to George Lyle of R. D. No. 1. Alba, Pa, attempting to save a child from runaway horse at Canton, Pa. April 27, 1920; Louis F. Smutz of 230 West 107th street, New York city, for saw ing two girls from drowning at Tidioute, Pa, August z. 1910; Will
 fam J. Snyder of Tidioute, Pa. for
 saving three girls from drowning at Tidioute, August z. 1919; Carl L.. Millsbaw of R. D. No. 2, Edinboro,
 Pa. for saving a boy from drowning at Edinboro, February z, 1919; Nor nan D. Bailey of 762 County street, New Bedford. Mass, for saving a nan from drowning at Riverside, R. ! l., July 4. 1919; Frank D. Collyer of 104 New Castle street, Butler, Pa, for saving two children and woman from drowning at Brookville, Pa. July 25, 1919; George H. Hill of 63s Woonasquatucke avenue, North Providence, R. T.. for saving child from drowning at Jamestown, R. l., July IS. 1919; J. Henry Grimes or 33 Burnham street. Waverly, Mass, for savin gtwo men from suffocation In gas governor pit at Belmont, Mass, January 10. 1917; Welbourn B. Mira cle of Wallsend, Ky, who saved two girls from drowning at Wallsend, June IS 1919; William Thomas Nor ris of overall, Tenn, who saved & boy from being run down by a fast train at Decherd, Tenn, August S.. 1919; Herbert Austin Reed of North field. Mass. who saved three women from drowning at Ashuelot, N. HH.. May 4, 1918; Burton Duke Floyd of Lakewood, O., for saving girl from drowning at Lakewood, July :. 1920; Grand A. Reed of Townsend, Mont.. for saving . man from drowning at Townsend. June 2s, 1919; and t'uth- bert A. Fleming of Alsask, Saskatch- awan, Canada, for saving two boys from drowning at Empress. Alberta July IS, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
pan want. British Aid
SafeF Reduction

Reduce, reduce, reduce, is the slogan of all fat people. Get thin. be slim, is the cry of fashion and society. And the over fat wiring their hands in modification and helplessncss; revolting at nauseating drugs. afraid of violent exercise. dread ing the unwelcome and unsatisfying diet. until they hit upon the harmless Marmola Prescription and learn through it that they may safely reduce steadily and easily without one change in their mode of life. but harmlessly, secretly, and quickly reaching their ideal of figure, with a smoother skin, better appetite and health than they have ever known. And now comes Marmola Prescription Tablets from the same famousy harmless formula as the Marmola Prescription. It behooves you to learn the satisfactory, beneficial effects of this great, safe, fat reducer by giving to your druggist one dollar for case, or sending like amount to the Marmola Company. 4612 Woodward Avenue. Detroit, Mich. with a request that they mail to you a case of Marmola Prescription Tablets--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
By Associated Press

Detroit, October 22.-The cost of making the St. Lawrence river be- tween the Lake Ontario and Montreal navigable to deep sea vessels was es- timated at s252,72s,200 by Colonel W. P. Wooten, United States army en- gineer, and W. A. Bowden. chief en- gineer of the Canadian department of railways and engineers, who made an 1S-months survey of the proposed lakes to the ocean route for the in- ternational joint commission This cost, they reported, would provide for a channel depth of 25 feet with pro- vision in the permanent improve ments for increasing the depth to 30 feet, if desirable, at an additional cost of si7.9S6, ,f80.
 Maintenance was estimated at $2,- 562 ,o00 annually. Their recommends tions, however, contemplated also de- veiopment of a power plant that would produce 1,464,000 horse power. This plant, built on a great dam at Long Sault rapids, near Ogdensburg, N. r., 1t was declared, could be ex- pected to produce about 40 per cent of the potential power of the St. Law renee river.
 The improvement programme rec commended by engineers contemplat- cd series of nine locks, 33 miles of canals 401s miles of lake channel and 10s miles of river channel. These im- provements were conceived to take care of the 220-foot drop from Lake Ontario to Montreal.
 Locks SPA feet long by 80 feet wide recommended. Canals with a bottom width of 200 feet and a sur face width of 320 feet were suy- gested, and 1t was recommended that all open channels have bottom width of at least 450 feet.
 The improvements recommended d by the United States and Canadian engineers called for three locks be- tween Montreal and Lake St. Louis; thre between Lake St. Louis and Lake St Francis, and three between Lake St. Francis and Chimney Point. near Ogdensburg. N. Y.
 The main dam of the proposed hydroelectric plant at Long Sault rapids would develop a head of 74 feet, the engineers reported. An emergency dam at Ogden Island, to be used for regulation and addi- tional safety also was recommended The new Welland ship canal beine constructed by the Canadian gov ernment is being built to accommo- date vessels 800 feet long with a draft of 25 feet Provision is made | however. for deepening the usable depth later to. 30 feet. The cana | is e5 miles long and steps down
 drop of 32sia feet between Lake
 Erie and Lake Ontoria. It Is .tc have seven 1ift locks, three of then twin locks in flight. similar to thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
By Associated Press

Pittsburg, october 2s.-Twenty- seven persons, eight of whom lost their lives while attempting to .ave the lives of others, were formally recognized by the Carnegie nero fund commission at its fall meeting here today. Four heroes received silver medals, and the others medals of bronze. Money awards were made as follows: Five pensions aggregat- ing s4,620 year; one pension of s26 a month and cash reward of s250; seven educational awards aggregat- ing s7,4O0; other worthy purposes in 12 cases. s1o,5oo.
 The silver medals went to EIdege Gagne of Augusta, Me, a g year old boy, who was drowned while trying to save a companion, August 2, 1918; Thomas Walker, a farmer, of R. D. No. 5, Alpharetta, Ga, who saved an- other farmer from suffocation in a gas-filled we'll August IS. 1918; Err nest Wier. of s37 East Main stree, Lockhaven, Pa., who sacrificed his lift while trying to save two girls iron drowning at Remington, Pa, Junt 12, 1920, and Leon I. Swartwood oi Sinnamahoning Pa., who saved 8 number of dynamite packers from an impending explosion at Wysids, Pa, September IS, 1919.
 Girl Gives Life
 Among the others who lost their lives in acts of heroism were Marion D. Beck, a 13 year old girl, of 5s1 Lexington street Waltham, Mass, who was drowned while trying to save another child. July 30, 1919: Clarence B. Shaw of 1134 Prospect avenue. Carthage, Mo, who died while attempting to save a compan- ion from electric shock at Carthage, September 6. 1920; John Waters Evans of 200 Phillips avenue, Car rick, Pa, who was drowned attempt ing to save a child at Coshocton, O., July 4, 1920; Harold H. Gerwig of 1929 East Wayne street. Fort Wayne. Ind, who was drowned at Rome City, Ind, while trying to save another man, July IT. 1921; Robert w. Ed5sr- ly of 307 Railroad street, Steuben- vile, O., who was suffocated while saving man from benzol tank room at Follanbee, W. Va. July II, 1921, and William McRoe of Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island. Canada, who was drowned while trying to save a companion at Westville. P. F. l., Au- gust 16, 1920.
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States on matters affecting the Pa cific and the east.
 Therefore the Washington confer
 ence, in so far as the eastern and
 Pacific problems are concerned, re-
 solves itself into this: In any show
 down with Japan, tho United States
 must have the support of Great Brit ain, France and Italy. To vote with
 the United States and against Japan these three nations would have to
 turn down loyal ally in the World
 war, an ally who was in the fight from tho start, and who did what was
 asked of her. Regarding this fact,
 Lord Northcliffe said she was well
 paid for all she essayed. Is 1t req sonable to suppose Great Britain will
 repudiate her treaty or that France
 and Italy will turn their backs on
 this nation who menaces them in
 no respect unless and until they have some assurance of quid prid quo
 from the United States?
 These are the questions our early visitors already are asking in Wash ington, and they are recognized only as the forerunners of more cmbar- rassing that are to come soon as the conference gets started.
 Open Sessions Impossible It becomes more apparent that dis CdSoACHo III lllC COllltlc clC6 WILL p6 OA such a delicate nature as to make public sessions virtually impossible. There will, of course be some pub
 lie sessions. and probably fine show
 Of publicity. They raay not be the closed doors of the council chambers, but they will be the closed doors of embassy cloisters and sequestered fter-dinner retreats
 The five great powers attending 1 the Washington conference will be | the United States, Japan, Great Brit | ain France and Italy. All of these powers. 1t must be remembered, are members of the council of the League of Nations-all except the United | States. All of them were induced to make the League of Nations a part of | the treaty of Versailles through the | persistence of the American delega- 1 tion at Paris. The spokesmen of all | these nations have at one time or another expressed the sentiment that | tle United States had a legal and constitutional right to withdraw from l the agreements entered into at Paris. but all have left the inference of the moral obligation involved.
 All of the reports reaching Wash l ington from Europe agree that the nations are coming to the armament conference hopeful that out of it will grow a broader American foreign policy than the one dictated by the Senate during the last two years. If they are bluntly told there is to be
 no change, that we are willing to un dertake no obligations whatever in
 Europe, there is no doubt they will politely but firmly inquire just why they should become entangled in
 American and Japanese Pacific af- fairs if the United States is unwiIl-
 ing to lend helping hand in Europe.
 It is the formally announced pur-
 pose of France to ask for protection against Germany in return for any Pacific support on her part or in
 turn for reduction of her land forces.
 It has been announced from Wash ington that the conference is to be an entirely practical one, and 1t is believed already that its agreements
 can be reached only in this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
ST. LAWRENCE LAKE TO OCEAN
 PROJECT TO COST 252 MILLION

Gatun locks of the Panama canal. It is estimated that one of the locks can be filled in eight minutes and that passage through the canal can be made in eight hours.
 The new Welland is the fourth canal to be constructed by the Ca- madam government between Lake Erie and Lake Ontaria. The third, or present canal, is restricted to vessels of not more than 14 feet draft with locks 270 feet long and 45 feet wide.
 as a private enterprise, being com pleted in 1929. It had 40 wooden locks, each 110 feet long, 22 feet wide and feet depth of water on the sills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
CAUSES OF AUTOMOBILE FIRES

From the Automobile Journal.
 Automobile fires are of rare occur renee. for which motorists are thank full, but when they do occur, unless the motorist Is familiar with the means of putting out the fire, it is very liable to be destructive.
 Such fires are usually caused by a backfire through the carburetor air inlet. which is the result of racing a cold engine. or weak inlet valves. If the carburetor air inlet is turned up- wards or is connected by tubing or pipe with the stove on the exhaust pipe there Is little danger of fire occurring at this point. In the older style carburetors and even In some ot the later types, the air inlet points downward into the pan. When a backfire occurs. If gasoline has been allowed to collect in the pan, the flame shooting out from the air inlet ignites the fumes, in turn setting fire to any oil or grease that may be in the pan. resulting In good hot fire. Unless checked at the start the car burns quickly, damaging the en- zine and many of the other units of the chassis. Therefore. the drip pan should be kept free from gasoline and no leaks in the gasoline pipe or it's connections allowed to develop.
 The exhaust pipe is also a source of fire if improperly installed or if the car is driven with retarded spark Tor any length of time. or If racing IS at tempted by the driver an overheAted exhaust pipe will result.
 The exhaust pipe becomes unusual ly hot when the engIne is operated with greatly retarded spark and it has been known to set the adjoining wood work afire when the wood work Is fitted too closely. Many manufac- turers carry the exhaust pipe for ward and bring it downslow from the front of the chasis usually below the frame members, This is good prac- tice as it removes the possibility ot an overheated exhaust pipe causing q fire or the heat from the pipe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

than top speed and by keeping the wood work free from grease and oil
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bluntly state that the official dele cations now on the Atlantic and Pa cific speeding toward American shores arc coming to Washington de- void of any grand views of ideal ism. They are coming prepared to guard their own national interests with Jealous care; they are coming to bargain in the hard manner of practical men and trained diplomats.
 No one of the foreign nations will make a movement until America lays her hand fair upon the table. Be- lieving that they are right and that the other nations will be forced to follow them, the American commits sicners will be prepared to do this.
 They fully appreciate the attitude of the foreign delegations will be-, expressed tersely: Here we are. What is it you would have of us?"
 Fails to Impress.
 The American point of view that this country is asking nothing at the conference but a high minded CO., operation for the furtheranee of the peace of the world has failed to inn Iress foreigners because of the fact that far eastern and Pacific proh- lems-the foreign problems which vii tally concern the United States have been included in the scope of the barley.
 The impression has gone abroad that America is asking a good deal oe the conference. and naturally there has come the query as to what we are willing to give In return.
 America, it is pointed out, for in stance, is asking Great Britain to cancel and denounce her treaty of al- lance with Japan. There has been plain if unofficial intimation from Washington that this is so. The United States virtually takes the po- sition that if the treaty Is not abro- gated the conference will be a fail ure from the start.
 France and Italy have no particu- lar interest in the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Belgium and Holland view it with friendly, rather than an unfriendly, eye for Japan, with Brit aims backing in affairs international, does not view with alarm the duties and Belgian possessions in the Pa ciffcs
 Japan Wants British Aid
 Japan is reluctant to give up her treaty with Great Britain. She Tent Aher heir to the imperial throne to England last summer to give eclat ! to the negotiations for the renewal of. the treaty. Negotiations which have been postponed a year while the treaty remains in full force and ef- feet.
 Japan's pride will be hurt if Great Britain deserts her at the Washing ton conference. Japan would have great i'll will toward France and Italy if those two countries should turn their faces against her and ar ray themselves only with the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

[ affecting the occupants of the front compartment of the car
 Fires have been known to catch by opening the muffier cut-out when starting up tho engine. This danger Is greater inside the garage than out of doors. ss there Is usually more or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

haust pipe to everhsat- If it Is next to any wood work this may cause a fire. especially # there Is an sceunu- Iation of grease and oil on the wood work. Therefore, minimize tho dan
 ger by driving the car a little slower