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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10

When vou oct 10 a man IN the cos
They're Ike as a ro,e OF pins.
For the Coloncl's Lady aud yud
O'Gradv
Arc sisters under their skins
So ono Rudyard Kipling
philosophical a number of years
ago IN ono OF his typically
cynical verses.
hut " remained for gently
bred. 2S-ycar-old Seattle girl to
demonstrate the point.
Flossic OMara--or Judy
o'Grady. II you will: II makes no
differenee-was a child OF the
slums.
Her earliest recoilections were
OF n heavy-handed. flannel.
mouthed and gin-guzzling mother.
who spoke. frequently and
'blasphemously. of never pres
cnt father.
Flossie went TO school when
ever, the truant officer managed
20 catch her. Being wise In her
day, that wasn't often.
But she acquired plenty OF
knowledge OF sorts and was
thoroly able 10 take care OF her.
self by the time her mother gave
up trying to cause a famine in
Gordon's Extra Dry.
II Is best. possibly. not TO
delve too deeply into her manner
of making a living; suffice to say
that she was n Social Problem OF
the deepest.dycd variety.
In spite OF this she was quite
happy. Until. one day. she met
one Muggsy Flynn. Then into
her life came Love--and I'm.
happiness.
AS long as the emotions work.
ed side by side. she got along
very well--for. after all. unhap-
pincss Is a natural state. IL
properly blended.
But one day Love departed on
the wings of "A quarrel over n
bindle of snow--and Unhappi.
ness rcigned undisputed in
Flossic's heart.
Whereat Flossie acquired n
bottle of corrosive poison and
swallowed IL, thereby spelling "A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
PLANS TO END
COAL STRIKE

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. April TO-
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daueh'
crty invaded the center Of union
activities in the nation-wide coal
strike today. presumably to take the
governments first concrete action
toward ending the suspension.
The attorney general was under
stood TO be preparing a motion TO
duash the governments conspiracy
charges against 22s coal mine own
ers and union officials returned by
a federal grand jury here under the
Sherman antitrust law In the
spring of 1920.
Many operators in refusing 70 en-.
ter interstate wage negotiations
with union representatives.. gave as
their reason the pending charges
which were aimed at collective bar.
gaining practiced in the wage scale
conferences. They declared the ma
ture of the indictments prohibited
such conferences as provided by the
scale expiring April /.
Prosecution of the governments
case has been delayed while opcr-
ators and union officers living out
side Indiana fought legal proceed.
ings seeking TO remove them TO the
jurisdiction of Judge A b. Ander.
sons court here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
NOW-tO Work!
HxiiicriAll

thfunoft&l
Gen. Coethais' report places
the Columbia Basin project on
q new hasis--s more concrete.
understandable. aftainable basis.
The whole country now has
the assurance Of n real author.
ity that the plan Is feasible
from both the economic and
engineering sssndpolnts.
The QUESTION ~ between the
Pend Or~illc gravity method Of
irrixatinE the basin and the
pumping scheme seems decisive
~ answered In favor Of tho
former.
What should be done now h
for the people Of she whole
state 10 get together on ways
and means Of carrying out thc
development. spokane and Sc
attic Chambers ef Commerce
must forget their pickering In
order To WORK rNTEf.iI.
GENTLY AND HARD with
tho rest Of the stale 10 push
this project to completion. II
Is y six-year job and the sooner
we get started on u tho earlier
VIII We be enjoying tir Inn
mense advantages that win
follow In It's wxke-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
SMALLER NAVY
PLAN ASSAILED
Sec. Roosevelt Condemns
$1,000 Limit
ny THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Assistant Secretary of NAVY

by THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Assistant Secretary Of Navy
Copyright. 1879. by seattle stan
WASHINGTON. April To-
The naval ball a. reported by tho
house appropriations committee.
crippIe- our navy. II gives Nv
only $1,000 mrn.
We believe In the limitation
and reduction of armament. We
have proved the honesty of our
belief by our accomplishments.
The naval treaty just ratified by
the senate limits and reduces our
navy and establishes n fixed basis
for all nations concerned ratio Of
5-5-3 between Great Britain. the
United States and Japan. rcspect
lively.
We believe in peace.
n our belief Is 10 be more than Idle
thought. Wv must maintain the navy
agreed 10 az Just and equitable in the
last conference Of tho nations.
This year England will have fof.-
900 men In her navy. The Japanese
will have $4,000 mon. Under this
bill. We viii have but $1,000 men.
Ships without men amount 10
nothing. II this bill Ia passed. there.
fore. IL cuts the naval ratio between
the countries 10 about rs and 5
and , with the United States on the
small end.
The United States. under the
treaty. has is battleships that she
may retain. Under this biz she can
keep only ~ in fun commission. She
has 20 put five In ordinary with only
200 men on board. 4 battieship
without a crew is not a battieshlp
at all. II is naval relic.
The battieship alone IN not the
navy. With II must 20 the neccs.
sary complement Of smaller ships.
Without these smaller ships the bat
tleship Is helpless. with only 81. 900
men we have 10 lay up hundreds OF
Thousands OF tons Of our auxiliary
craft.
With but $1,000 men we can keep
but 703. .952 tons OF cornhatsnt ships
ready for service. England Keeps
i,s0f.7s5 tons ready for service, and
Japan es9.45e tons.
Under the treaty we ar~ allotted
a navy equal TO that OF Great Britain.
and 40 per cent greater than that
Of Japan. Should this bill become q
law this relationship would be
destroyed and we would be ,laced In
a position inferior 10 both Of them.
The department hns asked for ss,.
600 men. This is the minimum mum.
ber necessary AZ this time 10 man
our fleet. With only $1,000 men, the
naval ratio is broken.
We are put in position inferior
TO Great Britain and Japan.
our power Of defense is crir Piled.
Our influence for .eace and justice
is limited, and we arc relegated TO a
secondary position.
To limit the personnel OF our navy
TO $1,000 men would be n national
calamity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
WOULD PREVENT
FARMER EXPLOITATION

Goethals urged Washington state
to take measures to prevent exploita.
ton OF the farmer should the project
be carried thru.
The report. voluminous document
taking up IS typewritten pages. goes
thoroly into every aspect OF the situ.
alton, all OF II leading up 10 the Ftate.
ment:
I'm my judgment the project
Il feasible, not alone from the
standpoint Of construction. but
from that Of economies a. we'll"
The project, he says. could not be
financed thru bankers. who loan on
existing securities. nor Is the state
In a position 10 handle H. The fed.
cral government. Goethals therefore
should handle II.
Tho located in the state OF
Washington" he says In justify
ing this view, ''the benefits from
the project will not be confined
thereto but will extend TO all
parts Of the United States. Thru
Il pace win be kept with the
ever.inereaslng demand for food.
stuffs Of all kinds, which will
furnish increased business for all
Turn 10 Page :, Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
Piano Is Taken
to JAIL; Women
Inmates Happy

Just ns Count du Barry prom.
ised. at : o'clock Saturday evening,
n truck backed up to the big door
OF the county jail and a piano was
lifted out and carried up the wind
ing stairs into the women's quar-
ters.
The 10 women inmates, who had
written The Star that day saying
they were sadly In need OF music
20 cheer their lonely hours. today
sent The star this letter:
"Our piano II beautiful. Our
happiness knows no bounds.
Words fail TO express our graft
tude. We had lovely concert
Saturday evening In our audi
torium, program OF operas
and classics, but no jazz. The
tone Of the piano Is simply
marvellous.
1--WE have framed and hung tho
letter from the Count and Countess
du Barry. Their philanthropic
spirit will be rewarded In their own
happiness. as II " more blessed to
give than to receive. You may feel
assured we will take good care OF
our prize. for we were like little
children on Christmas eve, waiting
for old Santa Claus.
"Our thanks and well wishes for
happiness and prosperity are unanl.
nous 10 the wonderful paper called
The Star and TO Count and Countess
du Barry"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
ASK CANDIDATES
ABOUT UTILITIES
Self Supporting Kind Are
Favored by Eight

Candidates for the city council
have been polled by the Voters In
formation league. sol Haller building.
on the question:
do you believe utilities publicly
owned should be self.supporting? ?"
Three candidates. William Hick-
man Moore, r. Harry Bolton and G.
II. Barbour, did not answer.
Eight answered YES"
One. George w. Parker. replied.
Not necessarily"
The remaining nine gave various
answers. as follows:
Alexander J. Allen-Ycs. but not
self-purchasing.
i. u, Hayden--Yes, but they should
not be expected to pay for them.
selves in an unreasonably short
time.
NJ. G. Johanson ~ Some. such as
water and light should be seif-sus.
Turn 70 Page I, Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
ARCTIC
lane
ON way
Capt. Amundsen
Starts on Flight
From New York
to Seattle

NEW YORK. April ios--Cspt.
Roaid Amund~en. Polar explorer.
left herr this morning In the u.
ail.metal monopisnc, for Cievc-
land. on the first lap Of his
frnnscouiinentAl flight
The route to be followed on the
transconsir~ntaI flight h from
iwr~ 10 Cleveland. Chicago. Oma-
ha. Cheyenne. salt Lake City and
Reno, TO Sacramento ard seattle.
~ Seattle the explorrr viii
rsake iin&i PREPARATION. for his
fiveyeae DRIFT aeruss the North
polr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
Miss Bertha Bracket Sue
cumbs After Sensation
al Scene at Service

Miss Bertha Bracket died in Minor hospital Monday
morning from the effects of bullet she fired into her
breast while standing in the choir of the First Baptist
church Harvard and Seneca st, Saturday evening
singing hymn.
Eight years ago. It learned today, Miss Bracket
suffered breakdown and for time under
the of specialists in private hospital
Last December she is said to have had slight relapse.
but recovered quickly and had been in unusually happy
spirits lately spite Of the breaking Of her engagement
a young in the East
Sunday she went to church usual with Miss Salle
Shelton secretary of the Mountaneers club and sstern-
law Of Prof Joseph B. Harrison University of Washington
instructor living at 4712 llth ave. ~ f.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
Reclamation
Plan IsHeld
Practicable
Goethals Approves Of Co
lumbid Basin
Project

OLYMPIA. April 1o.-'The
Columbia basin project Is as
much q national ono ~ wer. The
Panama canal and the Alaska
railway. and viii, u completed.
add much mor~ 10 the national
wealth than either. The work
should b. provided for rnd car
ried out s~ were theSe other two
national projects--by direct APP
preparations"
This IL the recommendation OF Gen.
George w. Goethais. who. after an
extensive survey. declares the Colum.
bia basin project feasible from both
an engineering and an economic
standpoint. He favores the Pend
OreilIe gravity plan. setting the cost
at sfs5.5s an acre. OF s2s.is less than
original estimates
He explained that he recon-
mended the gravity instead Of
the pumping plan because II de-
yeIops the greatest acreage
1.sas. 900 acres. as against i.s03.-
900: construction cost u lower:
operating cost J. lower: IL j. sim
pier and more reliable. and u
does away with the necessity for
u treaty.
In addition 10 the i.7s3 900 acres
that win be- irrigated by direct flow
under the gravity plan. 81. 900 acres
may be reached by pumping itft OF
less than $50 feet. and 1877 900 acres
by a slightly higher lift. Coethals
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10

-Sho must have become suddenly
derangef.~ said Miss Shclion'a sister.
Mrs. Harrison. today. There waa
certainly no reason for her act. She
had been very happy recently. We
had never seen her so happy"
with Miss shelton. Mrs Braekett
went TO their usual seats in the choir
ioft.
Dr. Ambrose NJ. Bailey. pastor. had
said a prayer and read from the
Scripture. and announced Handei'a
hymn. Christmas lie had not yet
begun his evening sermon on the
topic. Moral Resurrcctions"
"a crowd OF witnesses around hold
thee I'm full sway" Miss Braekett
sang. II was tho hast limo Of a verse
A. the organ peaisd tho pos,iudc a
muffled shot was heard. some
thought an electric light fuse had
popped out. Miss Brackett sank
Imply into her seat
She stood up quickly. Alfred Board.
man. ala w. Gaier 81. standing next
TO her. assisted her 10 the door Of
another room. followed by Miss Doro.
try Dimmock. daughter OF City En-
glnecr A. II. Dimmock.
II am ali right" Miss Bracket
insisted. ''It was quite the right
thing to do"
Dr. Bailey left the rostrum hastily.
and the church was in confusion. but
only momentarily. what might have
been a panic was sverted by Mrs. r..
NJ. Boardman. the director Of the
choir. who urged her singers 10 con-
tinue with the song.
Several verses were sung. and
when the man soioist had finished n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
LII GEE GEE, TIL OFFICE
yAMP, SEZ:
Girls complications may not be
a. good as they used TO be. but
they taste better.

Everybody ought TO eat corn, says
some expert or other. Tell It TO Ty
Cobb, doc.
A Trained Car: Don VIekerg. coach
Of the Crystal swimming team, has
a car which. he says, does a crawl
down Second ave. every evening dur.
ing the rush hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10

blue Mondays- hecks
Conan Doyle il In this country to
tell us OF spirits. We don't mind
prohibition. but we hate to have IL
rubbed in
was the ear crowded. aearT-
-cro~asdF Why. even the msa had
10 ssana Z"
The majority OF candidates for city
offices are opposed TO Erickson's
thrce-eent carfare bill. says Tho star.
Is this an argument for the Erickson
measureg
PERHAPS HE SMELLS 'EM
IF am elected mayor" says
Ira Lundy. there win bc no bot
ties carried On the hip"
How docs he know there arc i
bottles carried ON the hip.
Lundy also declares that he win
permit no liquor TO bc served IL
hanauets. -
And here VIC haven't attended
banquet for over two years because
We considered them such dry affairs'
Spokane IL all het up over the con
ditIon OF fIappers' morals.
why. bless sem. tho little dears
haven't any.
spokane educator defines Jazz
dancing az the maximum OF motion
in the minimum Of space
But George du Barry. who gives
ptano 10 the girls In the city jail.
saws he doesn't want them to use It
for jazz dancing.
The Star begins q contest 10
find out who were the IL most
foolish wives that ever lived.
Married men will have a hard
time deciding who the other ii
are
riffcen shots from a boofIegoer's
chest.
70, no. no. and bottle Of rum;
Drink and you're blind or sa'd 70
rest.
10, ho, no, and bottle Of rum
acIvfi War Injury Proves Fatal"
SAYS a headline In the Jersey city
Journal. telling OF the death OF a
man OF s..
CordeH Hun. national chairman of
fhe democratic party. Is coming 10
spokane. He teoaId come 70 Seattle
baf they cart find enough democrats
to form a reception committee.
The Is.t democrat
IN seattle va. steve
Chadwick. but he
rwifehed 20 the
American Legion
The city streets department put In
e5 miles OF roads In 1921. The steam
roller in politics?
SPRING SONG
The sun Il showing shines of spring,
The bards are showing signs OF sing;
InIes. the buds are quick TO burst,
The potes will all be popping first
Andrew Carnegic's son-in-law is
teaching in n New York university
for $50 a week. He can afford TO.
FgUe pavdaps. AprH hath
Fire DAYS bringing pau
Good! But Easter's aftermath
DuindIes one atcGD!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10

THIS Is FOR JACK LELAND
Jack Leland. your father Is
dead Western Union main office
II holding n message about II for
you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
GOTTA PASS LEO9v

Six months OF the year the sport.
ing eds name is mud around the
office. but when the baseball season
starts the boys all tell him how good
his stuff IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
APRIL 1929 /

APRIL 1922 has been set aside by
President Harding as Forest Protec.
tion week. while April 22 has been
designated as the golden celebration
Of Arbor day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
$25 in
Cash Prizes

The Star offers SIS
first prize, $5 second
prize, 81 each for next
five. for the best 100
word letters telling of a
satisfactory transaction
from the standpoint of
service and profit made
thru any advertisement
in The Star.
The period TO be COW
cred is April 1st to 18th
inclusive and letters
must be in by April
Goth.
Get busy. Address
letters to Ad-Reading-
Pays Editor. Seattle
Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
Girl ChoriSter
Dies From Shot
Fired in Church

Bertha
Bracket,
Who Shot
Herself To
Death
In The Choir
Loft OF
The First
Baptist
Church
During The
Evening
Service On
Sunday.
"Tt Was The
Thing
To Do"
Was The Only
Explanation
That She
Offered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10

The Star begins q contest 10
find out who were the IL most
foolish wives that ever itsed.
Married men will have a hard
time deciding who the other ii
are
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-23
CITY WAS RIGHT

WHILE there is argument pro and regarding
the action of the city manager and the conven-
tion hall board in refusing the hall whose adj
dress is directed against OF the religious bodie
OF the world the Ardmoreite is inclined to agree
with the decision
The Ardmorete feels that the city erred in first
contracting and then changing its decision but eyer
this does we see it, change the status of the
abstract question of right wrong
We believe, however that the authorities should
exercise just as studous in all other instances
i is true enough that two OF the perogatiyes Of
American citizens freedom of speech and press
and these should bear OF no abridgment but so long
as the city has only said to the lecturer in question
you may lecture in the city but not in the building
constructed and maintained by money from all the
people we inclined to believe that the principles
have not been offended.
And in supporting the decision of the officials the
Ardmorcite is not lending aid TO those who oppose
the lecturer, because do believe she has perfect
RIGHT to speak in Ardmore
Convention hall is maintained as a community
center, place paid for by tax payers money for
harmonious activities or certainly for those things
which will reflect benefcially to all the people
y religious fight in Convention hall is not con
ducivc to the best interests OF the city
Let the lecturer tell her story here. but not in
the building owned by all the people.
We would take the same position if the lecturer
we're exponding the Ford anti-doctrines or were
follower OF the late Bob lngersoL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-23
Calomel Good But
Awful TreacherOuS
Next Dose May Salivate
Shock Liver or Attack
Your Bones

You know what calomel is It's mer.
curry; quicksilver. Calomel is danger
Gus. II crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. cramping and sickening
YOU Calomel attacks the bones and
should never be put into your sys'
tenn
If you feel bilious, headachy, cons'i'
pated and all knocked out. just 20 to
YOUR druggist and get a bottle Of Dod'
aon's Liver Tone for few cents
which Is harmless vegetable subsu'
tutc for dangerous calomol. Take
spoonful and II II doesn't start
your liver and straighten you up bet.
ter and quicker than nasty calomel
and without making you sick, YOU
Just go back and get your money.
Don't take calomel II makes YOU
sick the next day; II loses you n days
work. Dodsuns Liver Tone straightens
YOU rleht up and you feel great No
salts necessary Give 1t to the chill
dren because It Is perfectly harmless
and can not sallyate.--adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-23
Editorial of the Day
RNAD.USTMENr ar CREDIJs

Practically the only real criticism offered by our
bank friends to the operation Of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association is the statement that the pools
too long ana that injury has therefore worked
bankers who have been forced wait longer than they
otherwise would for repayment Of loans made by them
TO cotton farmer members Of the Association.
We agree that in the operation Of our organization
this year We have worked a serious injury to some
bankers who because of the condition in which the cot
ton farmer has found himself the past years, has
been hard pressed for cash We admit this in the
manner and for the that q surgeon says
his patient tha operation is likely to hurt
Finding themselves in situation which brings them
near TO ruin. the bankers must do Of two things.
They must either apply the remedy that assures relief
against frozen collateral in their note cases or sit idly by
and let the impending ruin settle them They will
not take the latter Of nacon simply because the
remedy requires little adjustment Of established
methods Of doing business.
Heretofore the bankers have mnturcd with the
cotton crop produced by farmers who had had market,
ng facilities and who have been dumping their cotton
The market their crop picked regardless
of price. An that Is market with tho de.
mand is FOR the man who bets on the farmer making
cror BY loanng him money produce Il. TO make a
loans mature during the marketing season.
We grant of course, that conditions are especially
difficult during this first year because cotton naured
EARLY and while it first going the market the
market went Wild During this time the spectators paid
morc for cotton than it could be- sold for This condition
mndc 1t particularly desirable 20 the banker 10 have The
cotton sold
Tho plan of marketing followed by the Oklahoma Cot
ton Growers Association calls for marketing the coor
after the quality has been established This is nccossar,
ln order that the may get tho fun value OF h
cotton when he sells. II possible this year un
the conditions already outlined SCH rapidly enough
take advantage Of the wild market
Under the plan Of orderly marketing the Association
does not set an arbitrary price 1t ondoavor
price that will let the producer in business
In order that this be accomplished the cotton
lc sold throughout the year the consumers Il
The consumer will not pay price for something witt
which he IL already amply supplied.
Since these principles fundamentally sound. an
this plan Of marketing demonstrates its rractrahltl
we that the bankers in Oklahoma and els,
where will cooperate the extent ot making their pape
mature as their may hope to have rcturn
In the adjustment OF the loan period the bankers wi
I've serving themselves well their custrnrfp. Tho
will be enabled to have maximum oarr rt..t at ia
,car with icssened hazard and u miss yait,
help.-oklahonaa Cotton Growar