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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

when You anaiyre words In
which II occurs--stcadiiy. silent.
suspicious. sneaking. sporadic.
stupcndous.
The letter r." IL dramatic. OBJ
serve its use in this line by Ed
gar Allan Poe: And the siIken.
sad uneeRtain Rustling Of each
purple CURTAIN Thrilled mr.. Z"
Each sound. now represented by
characters Of the alphabet. orig.
mated In mans spontaneous out.
cry To express his emotion or
thought.
Men talked for thousands Of
years beforr they invented writ
ing to enable them to eommuni.
cate with each other beyond the
carrying powers Of their voices.
Tho first systems Of writing
were pictures and symbois-Egyp-
tian hrrogiyphios. sumerian
cuneiform inscriptions. or the pic
ture drawings Of the American
Indians.
Finally came modern aiphabets.
the Transformation Of sound into
silent message understandable
by all who know the alphabetical
key.
IL took many thousands Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
Torch Cuts Steel Under Water

Editor The Star:
notice In your editorial. Nothing
Is impossible" OF March 20. 1929.
you describe a fca; performed By
divers Off staten island Of cutting
a ss.lnch pipc with fire ohlssi after
unnucoeHsfuliy attempting tho same
feat with Rteeleuting aeeiylene
torches
! beg 20 invite your attention 10
the fact that have invented an un.
dsrwatsr stecl-cuttinE acety irne
torch tho -rurpin nroekman. pat.
rnt. No. .so7 500. granted February
IT. 1888 Recently with this torch
~ a depth % 90 fert cut 81 inches
q fo.poand steel plate in four min.
utss and ton seconds. This feat Il
on record % tho navy yard. Puget
sound, Hrcmerton. Ny torch IL
further fitted with a device with
which the torch could be relit should
il 20 out under water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
rs Pieces
of Maggie

Riots In Sofia. because tho
Bulsarians resent having a let
ter eliminated from their alphabet
~ their government.
They have .: alphabetical char.
aeterS-could lose SIX and stili
have ~ many A. We.
But the Bulgsrsans are tinker
Ing with fundamentals and know
H.
Take away from Americans the
&c letters Of the alphabet and
our reyersion 10 an animal state
would be q matter of only n
short time.
Those e6 characters. "a 10 r."
are wonderful pieces Of magic,
our greatest invention Our whole
civilization IL held together by
these &c coupling pins
Without tho alphabet. there
could be no making Of records
and very little communication
aud transfer Of thought.
Civilization began when man
invented an alphabet of sounds,
the basis OF speech.
Each alphabetical character has
. peculiar significance. The let
ter or sound - for instance. Is
expressive Of the hidden, obscure
and mysterious. You see this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

! take a common -eiectrosia with
ita holder and weld and cut steel hy
Insulating the olsctrode at any depth
by using reverse current. employing
this same process. I can without Dir
fculiy cot thru two inches Of metal
at any depth. By this method have
worked Aueoesafully at a depth OF
sss feet.
am az present employed At the
navy yard as diver and rlKgcr. Am
submitting tho above fer tho In.
formation Of Star readers.
Respectfully yours.
J ~ DICK TrRrfS.
Chief r'innsr's mate. 4. 4. ". re-.
tired survivor of enc batticrhip
Maine. wrecked IN tho harbor Of
Havana. Cuba. February is.
1855. and survivor Of the Z. &.
q bennington. blown up In the
harbor Of San Diego. California.
July ~. 1905. 1910 Warren ave.
Hrcmerton. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Editor The Star:
Leaving out tho question .hether
prohibition ~ right. as long as Il -
the law there In but one thing TO
do. and that Is 10 enforce H.
| do not think Abraham Lincoln
believed In the fugitive slave law,
but AS president no enforced u.
lie said II IL was a bad law the
quickest way TO get rid OF u was
to enforce Il.
Now. in a short time the people
will select n mayor. I hope the
mayor selected viii be big enough
TO wee 10 Il that that law IN en-
forced without fear or favor. be
lieys that not only the prohibition
law. bat also tho law agains, the
aaio OF narcotics. should be en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

forced and can be enforced.
There In an illustration 10 tho
point. A town. F'alrport. In North
ern Ohio. elected a girl 20 years old
az ita mayor. Her first message
was that she would enforce the law.
the bootleggers and dope peddierH
made fun Of her. thought II a huge
joke.
The result was. she proved a.
good A. her word. and the law yio-
iator found IL convenient 10 seek
more conReuiai quarters.
OF the candidates for mayor. ~
any one big enough 20 undertake
the 5obg IL there IN elect him and
support him. LEVI WRIGHT.
stl2 4sih ave. y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

help build up their town than i u
TO ask you. Tor instance. a citizen
goes scot free and doesn't pay a
sion or new tackage away out IN
Georgetown w. taxing you or 10
cents every time you get on
street car. and the man Who ~
most benefited by the Improvement
probably uses his automobile, 30
goes scot free and doesn't pay "A
cent? G. l.. HAMILTON.
1907 Fifth ave. ~. y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
LAHERCt tho Ss A/ZNR
We Already Have Three-Cent Fare!

Tho city OF Seattle eliminated the
Jltney on account OF competition. Yet
they permit the s a W. Co. 20 haul
us for } cents 10 that We Will not
get off at Ssth II. and take your
street cars. Think I, over. voters.
and maybe you will see who In stili
IN control Of your car line.
A. W. EMERY.
North PARK.
T.. Sir We buy a book Of tickets
they will haul us over your streets
and rails for nothing. It's too deep
for mo A. W. l..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
Is New York
to Fade as
Metropolis?
BY AMATEUR EcONOMIsT

H. g. Wells tells az that TIE
greatness or Sow York city may
pay. that IL viii Jose q lot ~
iis inhabitants n the near ~.
tire.
We must admit that Ssw Yors
n tho city that Il Is because -
our foreign commerce. and n ~
lose large part ~ this com
rnerce, u viii be- impossible for
this great city 70 hold It's own
against Chicago, London and
Hamburg.
There are two economic condi-
fiona that are making n hard for
New York. thu first Is high
freight rates. the other the in
ability 81 the world 10 buy the
goods that We are 30 anxious 20
sell The high railroad rates are
having a tendency 90 cause all
freight 30 reach tidewater by the
nearest route possible.
And the worlds great debt 10
IA b. cutting down the amount Of
freight moving 70 udewater.
one ~ the greatest authorities
on agriculture IN tho United
states in an interview "A few
days ago. after mentioning tho
favorable turn that farm prices
have taken during the last few
weeks. made tho statement that
good prices will never return for
long. until the world II able 10
buy our surplus and pay a good
price for H.
II we cannot get back the
trade that We have iost and II
we cannot keep the trnds that
we have. then we will have 70
adjust our industries 10 that we
can consume what We produce.
And II we do this II 4. probable
that Chicago or St Louis win
be the great city Of a hundred
years hence. High freight rates
will read3ust the Industries %
this country. High tariff win
very greatly reduce our foreign.
trade. II either or both Of tbess
conditions continue New York
city will greatly suffer.
The papers tell un that r-nts
in the financial district OF New
York are being greatly reduced.
fs II possible that the above
reasoning IN already taking ef-
feet and tina. II @. Wells II .
real prophet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Editor The Star.
May ark Mr.. Luntln. chairman
90 IN. Voters Loarue. opposing The
Erickson threeornt earfare mras-
ur.. how and where he ret. that
terrible pip. dream OF the city hand.
ing 20 Stone a Webster such fabu-
lous rum. OF money.
would like 10 know where Seat.
Ties municipal or street railway
bonds are selling AZ par. and even
should they 30 20 100 cents on the
dollar Stone q Webster would not
receive ono cent more than the pur.
chase price Of tho lines
Mr.. Lundln stated in his Elks'
club speech that II the Erickson
plan carried IL meant handing TO
Stone & Webster "a million gold
dollars on silver platter. But
even that Va mere bagatelie to
what he IL asking Of tho poor
working men who are compelled to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
Danger in Radio Broadcasting?

night a ship should be IN distress
and her sos could not be heard
on the coo meter wave. which L. the
distress wave. would this not be a
serious calamity
should think that shipping con
Germs would look into this matter
- a. 20 protect their interests
Which la of greater purpose. ship
in distress or music broadcasted
thru the ether7 Al the canned
music can be bought and played on
ones own photograph. The aues-
ton II. What will be tho rcsuit7
Can you answer. r. J. If.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
Editor Tho Star

Editor Tho star
wonder II any Of our music
lovers who listen 10 tho concerts
that are broadcanted by radio ever
stop 60 think Of the serious results
that may come.
A. every radio fan knows. the
local paper that exploits the radio
has very strong sei and inisrfer.
cncc H. caused on all waves. /
have been told that he can be heard
aa high as 1000 meters on some
sensitive receiving sets.
II this Ia 40. just suppose rone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Editor Tho Star;
DO tho voters of Seattle know tina,
stone a Webster are hauling passen.
gers from ksth 60 Sixth and olive
for a scent faref
The fare from North Park station
10 Ssth IT.. tho city limits. N 10
cents.
Tho fare from North Park station
TO Sixth and olive ~. l. ~ cents.
II that b. not hauling uz Eubur.
hanitcs from ssth u. TO Sixth and
Olive for J cents. what do tho voters
call ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
LEARN A WORD
EVERY DAY

Today'n word IN IiiEHOCLYPHuC
It's pronounced 90 hyre o.Riif lex,
with accent on the third Hyllabie
~ means Egyptian picture writ
inR. secret writing. unintslligible Or
illeKible rcribblgg
n comes from ~ Greek "hierOa. 2"
holy. and 'giyphen." 10 inscribc.
It's used like this Most bank Hig.
natures look bike hierORYphics"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

The league of nations battle one of those
times. Now is another. BY their votes for against
the fourpower treaty, members of the United States
senate win show the country whether they are stage
coachers moguls.
There two kinds of stagecoaehers. One Is for
barking back to George Washington. What he
did. must do; what he did not do, must not do
They resent by nature. the airpane. locomotive, wire
less and all other modern contrivances being out of
place in n country founded by the immortal George.
This kind is TO be ptied
The other kind Of stagecoaehers the
minded partisans-those who not beyond the
close confines of party politics They would vote down
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

ycars TO producc the alphabet 10
Is . gift from the dead. To
grasp its importance. try to talk
or write intsIligentiy with any
one Of the 20 letters eliminated.
Leave out the litter ~" which
occurs most often. and the whole
system Of communication Is close
TO paralysis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

The state Of Nc,n York Ia NOT Ca
fcrcsfcd "a the irrigation Of ard
lands but q u Interested ia the uri-
Gafton Of arid threats. Represent
a4re London fS.J. n. y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Canada consume. more sugar per
capita than any other country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Is warning the public against
them. Certain coal tar products
will depress the heart; certain
salts give rise to intestinal
poisoning, impaction and rupture
OF the intestines. II grown peo-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

A mar Z, mdsfno lightning. Bat
rho IN the thunder ,oants light
nincf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Has the appropriation for the dis-
frtbgiion Of seeds for banco ntse
psrposes been eliminated from fhi.
btHr--Represenisisre Clarke (RJ.
y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

~ Il gay 10 dance soiih ~, TIC
tors. bat Dsrc nc the man aoho tcai
suffer infih the ranqmshed. Rep
resentdfipc German fR.J. III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

More than rs 100000 animals were
lost In Europe during the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
Lower Carfare Great City Need

moved elsewhere To make their
homes. Yours very truly.
CHARLES ALFRED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Lore IN a cottage tsn't 50 bad "
you hare some groceries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

pfVEftssfNeS
bound by party ties when the fate Of the nation is in
the balance.
The future Of this country for long time to come
win depend to very large extent upon the outcome OF
the fourpower treaty.
Failure to ratify win undo all the good accomplished
at the Washington CONFERENCE.-THE il did considerable
good Failure to ratify will put America in class with
Russiaa country with which il is needless at present
for the other nations to try to do business
Ratification will help us win back the world leader
ship which lost when stageeoach senator's scrap
ped the league of nations and treaty of Versailles.
The world needs American leadership to help il re-
from the great war, and of all the peoples who
Americans would profit most.
Are there enough stagecoachers in the to hol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

remembrance Of my s'rd birthday haze aside the often
Dollars bc hal bottles Ppn Only one
rec Trial bottle family All oonted is an
OPPORTUNITY o and others Dr. Cdels Pepn FREE OF
ARGE Ask for bottle today simply sending and address %
d. W. Cdar Washington Noneeuo not botone h,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

cheer ppi April shoeers ,ciu
sap 10 toifh d0trcrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Mate. or Paraguay tea. Is a popu.
lar drink in South America
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24


red by
kind is to be censue
Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Monkey wrench Is 30 called after
it's inventor. Charles Moncky.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Human body contains s2fs pr
cent oxygen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

cheers in the senate TO hold America back?
Censors claiming our mories are stupid" don't
sag il they found them that icdy or left them that
Udy
After rolled stockings get back tromen tciH hare
no trouble boarding street cars before men.
Only man tcio can say your head needs toashing
is a barber
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24
Stagecoaches or Moguls?

Every while there
meas red for atesmans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Ths advertisement is part Of educational espaixn corr
Quoted by the leading Coffee Unted States
planters State Of Sac Pauo
Brs which produces than ha OF an the Coffee used
in the United States of AmeuesJeiut Coffee Trade PUB
ieity Committee ~ Wall Street, New York
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Judgment OF 1892 indicated by worlds approval DR. Pep
to babes in ams-Now has arget sae in the world
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

Better try il" That's a good suggestion
to put down on your memo pad under the
head of Agends-that new word which
means things TO be done"
After all. why not mid-afternoon cup of
Coffee' Coffee helps you to start the day
right. Why not repeat on it along about
three or four o'clock?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 14.-Cat-
tie: receipts 10000; better grade of
beef steers, steady to strong; top,
9.35; other grades, steady to weak;
she-stock, yearlings and bulls,
steady to 25 cents lower; choice
yearlings, 90O@9.1O; better grade
cows, 5.50@6 Is; bologan bulls,
3.75@425; beef kinds, 4.25@5.00;
calves, mostly 81 lower; good ana
choice vealers to packers, $500
800; few to outsiders, 1000 and up
stockers steady to weak; common
to medium kind, 5.50@6.75; infer
ior grades, 3.75@4 505 yearling heif-
ers, go.
Hogs: receipts 10000; opened
slow, closed active around 10 cents
higher, top to both packers and
shippers, 1850; shippers took about
1000; bulk of sales, 10.2001045;
throwout sows around 800; fat
pigs, steady to strong; choice kind
lilo.
Sheep: receipts 1000; lambs, sc
to rs cents lower; one deck choice
native spring lambs, 1910; Ari-
iona, 1925; breeding ewes, strong
most selected lots, so to $50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
ADMITS MAKING
HO0CH;30 DAYS
Officers Discover Booze Apparatus
at Home of Oscar Van
MOerkerke.

Oscar Van MoerkerKe, 1905 Forty
fourth street, Rock Island, was
sentenced to so days fn jail by
Judge Frank ]. Landee in county
court this morning when he plead
ed guilty to manufacturing liquor.
Van Moerkerke was arrested this
morning at his residence by Pro-
hibition Officer Joe Prendergast and
deputies from Sheriff Miller's office.
They found a still in operation and
one that was inactive at the time.
Necessary accomplishments for
making hooch were also discovered
in Van Moerkerke's possession.
Van Moerkerke, who has been in
this country only 20 months. said
he had taken to producing hooch
about two months ago. He insist
ed, however, it was for his con-
sumption only. To complicate mat
tiers for Oscar, his wife yesterday
instituted proceedings for divorce
alleging cruelty.
Joe Brown, Rock Island, an auto
mobile mechanic, was ordered to
Jail for 80 days for the theft of IS
Brown admitted he appropriated
the sum which was entrusted to his
care for the purchase OF parts al
legged to have been needed in the
repair of an automobile.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
Curb Market
BY STUART p. WEST
Copyright, 1922.

New York, June 1.-THE move
ment on the curb exchange fol-
lowed pretty closely that of the
big board again today. There was
a further advance in the early
dealings with some fresh buying
by commission houses and snort
covering by traders. Thereupon
profit taking developed and prices
fell back. The feeling was, how
ever, that the technical position
had been sufficiently strengthened
TO warrant a restoration OF conf
dence.
Standard Oil stocks were not &C
tive. After advances ranging from
a point to three points, they were
affected by realizing sales. Anglo
American oil was exceptionally
strong on a report that the direc-
tors at the next meeting in London
would restore the old dividend. In
dependent oils moved within a mar
row range. Simms Petroleum was
feature on the side of higher
prices while Sicily Oil was weak
on the announcement that new
stock issue of 100000 shares was
TO be offered to shareholders at 10.
There seemed to be good support in
the market for Mexican Seaboard
issues.
Hudson Motors was the feature
! in the motor group. The buying
was based on the knowledge that
! the stock was to be listed Thursday
ION the stock exchange and also on
estimates of earnings, indicating
these were running at the rate OF
( SO a year a share.
Other members of the motor
group did better. Philip Morris
and Retail Candy were steady. To-
! bacco Products shares moved with
I in narrow limits. Radio stocks
were quiet and Swift international
+ easier.
Beechnut, which had been quite
weak for several days, declined
again in the earlier dealings but
after losing several points there
was a sharp recovery on word that
earnings for this year would be UP
81, 100000 or at the rate of Sc d
share. 1t was also said that the
stock would be placed on a 81 basis
at the next directors meeting.
IN the mining group. American
Exploration was Influenced by of
fetal announcement that field
forces had been sent to the Gulf Of
ST. Lawrence where the manage,
ment expects to locate.
Trading stopped in the new
North American Steel when is.
sued. as the result of the threat BY
the attorney for the Lockwood
committee supported by the dis
trict attorney, to bring the matter
before the grand jury unless op
erations on the curb were stopped
in what was termed a phantom
stock"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
Bond Market
BY STUART p. WEST
(Copyrfght. 1e2S

New York. June 1.-THE sharp
rise of Mexican government exter-
nal loans today was the feature OF
the bond market Both the As ana
the IS rose several points on neaVy
transactions. This was announcer
demonstration of the sensluVehess
to the negotiations which have peen
going on recently between lnteEnA-
tional banking representatives To-
wurd an adjustment of the Mex
can debt. 1t was reported tnat the
conferences in New YORK were
nearly over and that an agreement
was expected shortly. The per
cents closed on Tuesday at 40 ana
the IS at SIN. The former went
we'll above So and the IS advanced
to around IS.
French government bonds con-
tinued active and weak, particular
Iv the 71hs. United Kingdom t2s
held their ground fairly well, while
selling came into the City or Au-
rich SIS and Swiss IS. United States
government bonds we're strong Win
the fourth 4As equalling tner
high for the year. High grade rail-
way mortgages were irregular, al
though most of the changes were
toward slightly higher prices. the
speculative issues were stronger
with fresh buying in the New Ha-
vens. the Fries and the Peoria d
Eastern incomes. In the Industrial
section the Midvaie Steel 5s re
gained over a point, sugar oonds
were strong. and the international
Mercantile Marine 6s were STEADY
despite the expected decrease IN
net earnings shown in the annual
report for 1921 issued by the com
pany today. New York Traction
bonds and the Public Utility secur-
titles generally were little changed
The quick sale of the $12,OOO,OOO
Cleveland Union Terminal com
pany's first mortgage 517 per cent
sinking fund gold bonds series A
by a syndicate headed by ]. P. Nor
gan & Co. was reported this morn
ing. The bonds were offered at
80 and accrued interest to yield
over 5.55.