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The Press., 1922-09-28
FIRST LAW Is HOSPITALITY
Arabs WlIi Quarrel Over the Privilege of Entertaining a VIsltor-strict
 Rule of Etiquette.

Although most Arabs are BetlOulns or nomads, many of this ancient race live in towns. To the traveller unused to the swaying and almost ''mal de mer' inducing motion of the camel for this Is the mode of lOcomOtiOn in Arabia-it Is a great relief to come to one of these dingy yet picturesque towns.
 With a sigh of relief the care worn and dust-cOvered vOyager crosses the dry moat and passes through the city walls. All Arabian towns have walls and turrets. The traveller won ders what the great standpipe Is, ris- ing high above the houses, and if by chance there might be some Industry connected with it. But on inquiring he finds that 1t is the watch tOwer-a remnant of the Middle ages when only spears and lances were used in war fare Today the tower would fall quickly if 1t were hit by the shell from 6 fve-pound gun
 To visit in one of the Arabian houses is indeed a great pleasure, fot the Arabs are most hOspitable, and treat their guests royalty, asserts Temple Manning in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In fact, the whole town will squabble over the privilege of en- tertaining visitor.
 No mention of the length of Ns- itor's stay or where he Is going is d. luded to-this would be the height of i'll manners. For this handsome and bold race are gallant and courteous to the last degree, and some of their forms of conduct are difficult for the Westerner to adopt.
 Although it Is fascinating to live es a guest of an Arabian family, 1t is really difficult, and one must be dn l his guard if he cares to be invited again.
 The main room in every ArabiaP ] house is the coffee room. Here u 1 where the men meet at all hours and talk and drink the Arabian coffe4 which Is so strong that 1t is apt Co
 keep the guest awake all night. There is no furnishing In the room [ save rugs. On these beautiful rugs : one sits, and is very careful not to let
 his foot stick out in front of him. FOI
 in an Arabian house feet are to De
 used, but never seen.
 If you should visit in this land O1 ] "A Thousand and One Nights be
 sure to tuck your feet under you, nc ! matter how uncomfortable, because Ii ] you don't you will be considered bad , hammered and will not be asked tC | call again!
The Press., 1922-09-28
Newfoundland Water Power.

A total of 235,OOO horsepower is es- timated as the probable output of a project which comes from a rather sur prising locality. The development is to he undertaken of the Humber val ley. Newfoundland, with the expendi- ture of $7,OOO,OOO within the next two years. The power project is tied up with logging and other operations in a way which will involve the permanent employment of 300 men in the works and 2,OOO men in the woods. The pa per resources of the island will be very largely expanded by the new de- velopment which is actually under contract at the present writing.-Ex- change.
The Press., 1922-09-28
The Spring Blossoms
By I. WRIGHT
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@, 1922, by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
 Mary Webb had looked through the Sunday supplements carefully. As she stared out of the window toward the sunny south orchard where the spring blossoms were already begin ming to show pink and white she shud- dered.
 Always the same," she whispered to herself. "Every spring the bios sons, every autumn the haystacks' Ughv' -..
 She saw Avery Wilson in his or chard on the next place. He had the horse hitched up to a spraying machine and was whistling as he made his way around the trees in need of the solution in the machine. He looked toward the Webb place and Mary drew back from the window.
 It was Wednesday, anyhow, she re f1ected, and she would see him soon enough. Every Wednesday evening, right after supper, he called on her. He always arrived somewhere be- tween 6 80 and ', and Mary again shuddered as she thought of the early hour.
 In the Sunday supplements she had been reading it spoke of the young men calling at or 9:3O. And for dances-those started, in the fashion able set, at 10 or after. Mary's lips curved up in smile as she thought of Avery's face should she suggest starting out to a dance at 10 o'clock.
 The whistle of the west-bound train aroused her and she put the bread in the oven. Her mind was on the train as she closed the oven door. The east-bOund for the city would come through in forty minutes. The east-bound! The city! Her cousin Sadi lived in the city and was always coaxing her to come up for visit. We'll, why not?
 Mary Webb stopped a little and re- garded her shiny black hair in the crinkly little mirror above the kitchen sink. It was lying sleek and wavy
The Press., 1922-09-28

with not a hair out of place. She could slip into her blue tricOtine and make the train in time. How sur prised Sadi would be! Sadi had writ ten that she always had callers on Wednesday evenings, and that usually different ones came.
 In the part of the country where Mary Webb lived that would be con sidered not quite nice-tO have several young men callers. Each girl had one caller and went everywhere with him until it came time for them to marry. Mary Webb hurried to her room and dOnned the blue frOck. She took her hat from the bag and bent before the glass to adjust it.
 The thought ran across her mind that maybe she'd never come back again to this house, to this room, to this glass Perhaps she would never again see Avery Wilson or hear him whistle. A pang of desolatiOn crossed her heart as the last thought came to her. Somehow things would not be the same if she didn't hear Avery's whistling. But her mouth again curled upward at the corners. There would be some one in the city who would whistle.
 She ran to the poultry house where her mother was feeding the baby chicks with the skinned milk and told her about the trip.
 "IlI most likely be back In q few days, but Sadi has been wanting me to come, you know"
 But why select today, and hurry ing off like this?" exclaimed her be- Wildered mother
 But Mary Webb, with gay nod, was gone, snatching her smart llttl" black fur from the hall rack as she ran. She watched the familiar towns as the train rushed through on It's twO-hOur trip to town. All along the way stretched orchards.
 Orchards with their seemingly never ending blossoms Pink bl0S' sons and white blossoms White blossoms and pink ones! The train rushed on shrieking It's whistle at each mile crossing; each mile brought more orchards and more spring bios soms The trees were growing small CT now, though, and the blossoms seemed neither so pink nor so white, The train ground over Il swltchln track and factory loomed into view
 Now they were on the outskirts O the city and tall snOkCetariS sent 0u1 their black ribbons Of sort coal smoke. Every few blocks city garden with undersized vegetables or drab-colored flowers would loom up. Long rows of tenement buildings with very dirty windows seemed to be speeding by the train. Mary Webb sighed.
 She suddenly heard a whistle. Not the whistle of man but that of a factory. It was quitting time for lunch. Men with tin buckets of din- ner streamed out of the factory. Some some were alone. The only common resemblance seemed to be their utter fatigue. And it was only noon. There was a half day yet to work.
 The picture of Avery Wilson flashed into Mary Webb's mind-Avery VII son whistling as he followed the horse around with the spraying machine in the south orchard with its spring blOs- soms. The train was now passing municipal park, where boys and girls were roller skating on dirty patch of concrete.
 In the station Mary Webb stopped at the telephone booth and called her aunt's number. Sadi was out of town. She's gone up to Anna's. Spring Is such disagreeable season
The Press., 1922-09-28
RUNNING TO SEED
Sylvester Urban DlsCourses on
 So-CaIIed Human Race.
Can See NeShlnS But Asrophy as Re- cult Of the LabOr-saVlng DeViees
 oF Present Day.

"Tm only twenty-eight years Old,' said Sylvester Urban, according to New York Sun writer, land I'm afraid. Pm afraid of the future. I'm afraid of civilization"
 What's come over you nowT asked his friend. i've heard you utter some strange sentiment over a glass Of third rail- but this latest is beyond me. How can one be afraid of civilizationT
 cone might well shrink in his shoes at the thought of a return to savagery or barbarian. But life becomes safer with every ensuing year of civilization. Just look about you at all these safe guards"
 'That's just It," broke in Sylvester sadly. You've hit the crux of the matter right off. Just look about you, as you say, and what do you see? Here we are In an average New York apart ment-four rooms and bath. Above us Is an electric chandelier. When you want light just press a button. There is a radiator. If you want heat on a frigtd day just lean over from your easy chair and turn a knob. Or do you prefer the cheer of an open grate nreT Just turn on the gas.
 "Wouldst dine? Just telephone a delIcatessen and presently the dumb waiter bell will buzz and your food arrives in the kitchen. A fire in the range Is yours for the striking of 6 match and the turning of a jet. Hot water? Twist a faucet. Drinking water? Twist another faucet.
 A'One usually has garbage after a meal. A most trifling matter. Dump 1t in the garbage can and send 1t down the dumbwaiter. Music after the dessert? Put on a record. It has one of these repeaters-latest thing, you know. No need to bother with the machine until 1t runs down. In the next room is an electric reproducing piano. The worlds greatest artis-@ perform for you and you don't have to turn a finger, so to speak. The door bell rings. There Is the mall and the newspaper.
 Suppose l want to go downtown tC work or shop. I just step into a sub way and sit down. When l leave the train I don't even have to walk out of the station. merely stand on ar escalator. Arrived at the street, de eide, perhaps, to take a taxi. I just get In and sit down. When l reach my ultimate destination the chauffeur opens the door of the cab for me and the doorman opens a portal for me to enter the store.
 Leaving the store 1 take Ftftf avenue bus to my office. I go on tor | to get the fresh air and find they've even inclosed the upper deck in glass | to protect children of civilization iron healthful ozone.
 Don't you see that everything ii arranged so that I can live without moving a finger, so to speak? Fee my muscles. There's nothing to them I couldn't lick a healthy ten-year-Ol6 boy and I couldn't run five blocks without staggering from exhaustion My body, the thing I live in, the thing that keeps me alive, Is becoming Ob- sOlete and Is fallen into disuse through
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here in the cIty,n complained her aunt's voice.
 When will train leave for Rose mary Junction?' asked Mary Webb at the ticket window moment later. She knew 1t would be at 3 80, but she wanted to nRke sure. How her moth CT would laugh! And Avery Wilson We'll, he would be surprised!
 AS she Jumped off the train at Rosemary Junction the first person she saw was Avery Wilson coming out of the freight house. He was whistling. Mary Webb's heart con- tracted as she looked at him. She had been doing a lot of thinking.
 Be up after supper" called Avery.
 Yves, of course" answered Mary Webb. And Avery, be sure to come early so we'll have a nice long eve ming. Mothers got marshmallOws for us totOast."
 And all the way down the road to the Webb place Mary's eyes were on the spring blossoms.
The Press., 1922-09-28
runraI va. AlrpIane,

The channel tunnel is popular subject to debate in England and II is again being discussed. This time a new phase has entered into the dis cussion, for the belief, is being ex, pressed that the projected construc' tion of d channel tunnel may never be carried out because of the very strenu ous competition which air transport would be in a position to offer by the time such tunnel could be completed and got into operation.
The Press., 1922-09-28
Slave.

The word slave" in the sense in which 1t was used in America until the proclamation by President Lin coin that abolished 1t, was originally the name of a great branch of the hu- man race. That branch was the Slavs, among whom the Russians, the Poles and the Czechs are numbered.
 In the early wars between the Ger mans and the Slavs, the Slavic cap tives were used much as the negroes were used in parts of America pEior to the Civil war. Hence a bOndman was designated as "SlaV' or slave by the Germanic cOnquerOrse
 By way of an offset to this con- temptible designation of the Slav as slaves" 1t is only fair to point out that the Slavs trace the derivation of their race name to "slava," or glory, |"
The Press., 1922-09-28
No RIae.

Thomas, Jr, just five years old, hv- ing on the North side, was worried on account of his auntie's poor health She was lying down resting the other day when he came up and tried to find her pulse as he had seen the doc tor do. She said to him:
 DO you think my pulse Is good to- day. Doctor Mc2" He solemnly re- piled: No; you are dead."-Indian' un0lIS News
The Press., 1922-09-28
Counterfeit Postage Stamps.

A feature of the present prevalence of crime Is the cOunterfettin8 of con- temporary postage stamps on an ex- tensive scale. Not long ago the Ar genuine republic was compelled to change the design of its , centavos stamps through this cause. Now the news comes from Picking that the dis covery of dangerous limitations of the current ', 10 and 15-cent stamps of China has necessitated their with draWal from circulation.
The Press., 1922-09-28
rhn Mood of the Time.

"I have no doubt that you could write very Interesting book of remi' niscences," remarked the admirinG friend.
 "I might" replied Senator Sorghum "But am not going to attempt any such thing. At present people are not so much interested In what has hap, pened as in what is going to happen
The Press., 1922-09-28
fhs aafeguards of cLyLlLzafIon.

And don't forget that the soft food purveyed in these latter days Is ener- vating to our teeth. An eminent physl- cal culturist urges us to tug at a handkerchief with our molars each day as substitute for the exercise for merly got by chewing strong, coarse foods. Think of that! Men chewing at rags like babies!
 "Is there really to be such a thing as the superman-the much-heralded product of higher civilization? Judg- ing from my own life average men are going to form race of pygrntes physical dwarfs, anemics."
 And Mir Sylvester Urban with Q feeble hand lifted glass to his lips.
The Press., 1922-09-28
East India Turbans.

In India the turban Is worn to pro- tect the head from excessive heat, the thickness varying according to the climate in each locality. These tur- bans are made of cloth of from 20 to 40 feet long and from 12 to IS inches wide, and are wrapped around the head in endless variety. according to rank and taste.
 There are number of accessories worn in combination with the turban. One beautiful ornament, limited to the use of kings, princes and nobles, Is a beautifully embroidered velvet bano about six inches long and two broad, into the middle of which is inserted a gold plate set with precious stones. This Is worn obliquely in front of the turban and the band is tied behind by means of a silk thread fastened to each end,
The Press., 1922-09-28
Time Was Up,

CuriOus-What went wrong at the wedding? Did the bride faint?
 SarcaSttc-N0-the license expired --WaysidP Tales.
The Press., 1922-09-28
Golf

The trouble with golf Is that to play 1t well requires more patience, sef-control, willingness to practice and devotion to a delicate, and com plIcated maneuver than the average man possesses. Hence the few good golfers and the many dubs.-Ex- .hAnge.
The Press., 1922-09-28
LANE VARIETY STORE
 STAFFORD SPRINGS
 Where's the Best Place to Trade? OOk Around Make Comparisons
Look Around

prices
 WE HAVE THESE GOODS ON SALE TODAY--SEE THEM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
SWAN LAKE PIPE
JOB IS AWARDED
Grant Smith Co. Wins; First
Ave. Paving Work to Start

Two OF the largest contracts for
public Improvements In Seattle were
awarded by tho board OF public
works in special session Tuesday
morning.
Contract for the purchase and In.
stallation OF the i5-mIle Swan Lake
pirr line was awarded 10 Grant Smith
Co. on their bid OF si.4ss,00o. The
bid was for an all.steci pipe, the
board rejecting tho offer Of the Con.
tinental Pipe Co. for the construc.
tion of five miles OF wood -stave pip.
ing.
The contract is expected 20 add
more than 100000 20 Seattlc's pay.
roll this year. MS all OF the pipe line
will be fabricated herr.
The Industrial bureau OF the Cham.
Der OF Commerce switched it's recon.
mendation from wood stave to steel
pipe line construction.
The contract for the paving Of
First ave. from Pine 81. 10 Atlantic
ST. was awarded to the Seattle firm
OF jain a Brcssi on their low bid OF
t64e.1se.
The Improvement Of First ave. has
been urgently demanded for many
years.
Adjoining property owners win pay
s404.945 OF tho improvement. and the
municipal railway will contribute as
its share ss44.253. The contract In.
cludes the laying Of steel rails.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
Louise Lovely, "M
Person." Captivates

tho pitcures. / loved her sunny hair
and her winsome smile. But do not
love Mary Pickford "in person
the Mary Pickford who divorces one
man TO marry another and gets
sued for money by another woman
who said she helped Mary get a
raise In salary.
I do not say Mary ever did any.
thing wrong. she is, so far as l
know. a good woman az well as a
talented actress. But there is no
mystery about her any more. We
know all about her and her affairs.
She has had too much personal pub.
licity.
The producers would do well. too.
not TO let some OF their celebrities
appear "in person" / have In mind
n certain handsome actor who does
well In heroic roles. ] used to enjoy
him. But that was before saw him
"in person.
He came mincing upon the stage.
preened himself. shot his cuffs.
smiled sweetly, and said in a girl
ish voice: Yes. girls. II is really
Turn to Page Z, Column A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
SCHOOL CHILDREN
WIN HALF-H0LlDAY
BY GOING ON JAG

BEND. Ore, April 4.--Pupils at
the Alfalfa public school, 20 miles
east of here, enjoyed half.holi-
day Monday.
Five OF the scholars. ranging In
age from II to is, appeared at
the morning session carrying bot
ties of moonshine whisky. The
bottles were passed around. and
soon the boisterous conduct OF the
scholars became riotous. The
teacher was forced to summon
help TO quell the disturbance and
dismiss the class.
One boy boasted that he was in-
dependent of bootleggers as he
was operating his own still.
County School Superintendent
Thompson is investigating in an
endeavor TO trace the source OF
the booze.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
WORKERS FLEE
FIR E ON SHIP

HOBOKEN. ~. j.. April 4.--Firo
broke out today on the former u. &.
army transport Mongolia OF the
American line. Hundreds OF men at
work fled from the ship.
The Mongolia was being converted
into a passenger and freight liner at
"a drydock here.
The heroism OF John NJ. Clark. cleo
trician employed at the drydock
helped fIrcmcn to reach the hold
where the flames were raging fierce
ly. He was stringing electric lights
on the ship when the fire broke out.
and continued his work. making II
possible for the fire fighters to see In
the darkness and smoke.
Tho fire was soon under control.
It was estimated the damage would
not exceed $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
U. 5. IS SUED
FOR Big sum
BY PACKERS
Meat Men Try to Get Eight
Millions for UndeIiv-
cred Bacon
w. II. PoRTERFIEI.D

WASHINGTON. April A.
Swift a 60. are suing the govern
ment for S1.t59. 1888. II II
test case. with Swift arc joined
MI the other great Chicago pack
crs 60 the total tune Of $780,
335.,s.
Gregory and Todd are chief coun.
sci for the packers. Gregory was
attorney general under Wilson. and
Todd was his famous trust-busting
partner.
II the Swift case "A successful. not
only viii the Chicago packers get
their eight million and lawyers their
fees out OF Uncle sam. but It In OBJ
served the door will be swung wide
open for a whole flock OF similar
suits.
The Swift case Il not . suit 20
recover money or damages for
good. delivered. but on the con-
trary, TO recover the alleged
value Of goods which were not
delivered. but which might have
been II the world war had con
tinued until spring. 1919.
on November .. 1918. Brig. Gen.
A. -. kniskern. depot quartcrmaster
at Chicago. called together represen-
tstives OF the packers and informed
them the government expected 20 re.
quire so 900. 900 pounds OF smoked
and canned meats for the army In
France in the spring OF 1919. No
contracts were signed and no writ
ten confirmation given.
Two days later the German com
missioners signed where Foch indi.
Gated on the dotted line.
Not having been officially notified
OF the close Of the war. the packers
went right ahead TO prepare the ba-
con. at so cents n pound.
They were formally notified. how
ever. on December Is. and again in
January. that all war orders" were
off.
No goods were delivered. The gov
ernment refused delivery when Of
fercd IN March. The price OF bacon
was then SO cents. The packers held
II tin the market went 10 pieces In
the fall then took a loss OF $4,000. 900
by the hesitation.
Taking OF testimony for briefs win
close in 60 days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
BANDITS SLAY
MONEY GUARDS

CHICAGO. April A. shoot on
sight" was the order issued by Police
Chief Fitzmorris. concerning the slay-
crs OF Policeman Ernest Cassidy and
Philip J. Summers, treasurer OF the
Royal Building g. Loan association.
The two were shot by five bandits
who snatched n satchel containing
$1,000 and escaped.
The robbery was In full view OF
hundreds In the business district OF
South Chicago last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
MAYOR SENDS HIS
BEST TO THE BOYS

When the Seattle baseball team
takes the field Tuesday afternoon
for their first game OF the sea-
son they will carry with them the
best wishes OF Mayor Caldwell.
Flight hard" telegraphed the
mayor Tuesday. "but. win or lose.
we are with you"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
Drive Union Miners
Out of Town, Charge

BECK1.EY. W. Va. April S.--rnves-
ugation of reports that 100 union
miners have been driven out of
Stoicsbury. w. Va. were begun to
day by District United Mine Work.
ers' officials and county officers.
The reports received by John Gath.
er,im. union secretary OF the district.
werc that opposition had been
aroused because an organization OF
mine workers was completed last
week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
BIG STEAMERS
COLLISION

SAN FRANCISCO. April 4.--The
United States shipping board steam
er West Nimrod and the Dutch
steamer WoIsum coiIided at sea early
today off Christobal. Canal zone. ac-
cording TO private adyiccs received
here from Balboa
Tho exact extent Of tho damage
was not stated but the message said
tho Wolmum probably would have to
be drydocked.
The Wolsum was bound for Port
Natal. Africa. from Grays TIarbor,
WASH. via San Pedro.
The West Nimrod was en- route
from Matanzas. Cuba, 10 Vancouver.
Il. C
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LII GEE GEE. TH OFFICE
vASfP. SEZ:
Don't try to pull yourself out
of . hole with . rorkscrew.

LIT Gee Gee also declares that the
female OF the species is more deadly
than the mule.
There ,c1s a little rapper
wesf flap. flap flap:
And all the little men-foiks
Fen flop. flop. flop.
seattie's society set has had 20 take
back seat The radio set Is now the
vogue
"Jobless Ex-Con Takes Owr Life"
News Item. TOO bad he didn't ap-
ply to Chief Soaring.
CUT FoR Fr~
I'll r. Diiiineer i> At the Piscsyvffis
snoiferfum for . few days. having
submlftesi ts m op~rntien which wss
81 NO particular tmportAnee." -
Plsoerville Republican.
= Prohibition follows the American
flag 10 the North pole, says Captain
Amundsen.
Quite so. That's one place where
we never thought Of going in order
TO get a drink.