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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
FOR 4 SUMMER WHITE HOUSE
Baltimore Lawyer Leaves $4,000 TO
the United States for Pres
ident,s Home.

Baltimore, Md. A provision 70
erect q summer White House for the
use Of the President and q provision
to establish q public park In Balti-
more were made In the Will Of J. VIII
SON Leakin, lawyer. The will was
probated here In the orphans court.
For purchasing land and erecting
the summer White House, 100000 is
LETT to the United States. The site is
to be within motoring distance Of
Washington. II the legacy Is not ac-
cepted by congress within Is months
after Mr.. Leakin's death, the 500 900
Is TO become part Of the residue Of
the estate.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
TAKES FRENCHMAN FOR HERO
German Playwright Pays Extraordi-
+ nary and unexpectsd Tribute to
Spirit Of French People.

Paris.-An extraordinary and quite
unexpected tribute to the spirit Of the
French people has been paid by one
of the foremost German writer's and is
apparently accepted by many of the
German people as deserved. This ap-
pears in the drama prisoners Of
War;" written by Leon Feuchtwanger,
one Of the best known and most popu-
lar dramatic writer's OF Germany.
The play was written In 1915, in the
very midst Of the war, and it has for
it's hero French soldier, CASTOR Con-
tt, q prisoner Of war in Germany, who
is made to appear in a most attrac-
tive light. BY his spiritual charm, his
Iunconstrained courage, his brilliant
appearance, by his ardent eloquence
in the service of these qualities, he
wins the love Of certain Mechthilde.
: What is still more notable is that
to this heroic and attractive French
man the author opposes two other
men, who are infinitely less so, and
these are Germans. The one Is the
young girls father, Prusian junker,
stern, hard hearted ana narrow mind
ed, to whom prisoners are only ma
chimes that must be made to work
to their full capacity the other is
Lieutenant Althauss. sute, who kills
the Frenchman with well-aimed re-
volver shot because the latter smiled.
The play, of course, was forbidden
by the censor. This was at the time
when the boche was hammering at
Verdun. The theaters Of Leipzig, Of
Munich, of the court Of Darmstadt,
which had made contracts for the pro-
duction Of the play, had to annul
them. But the play was published. It
even obtained q considerable reading
success. Its charm was praised. The
critics praised It. And today, despite
the offensive carried on by the Franco
phobe clan, at the head OF which Ia
Professor Koch of the chair Of his
tory and literature at the Breslau
university, the theater lovers want to
see it played.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
LAUGH IS CAUSE OF MURDER
Boy Hoasts Of Killing Girl Who
Mocked Him When He Missed Good
Shot While Hunting Squirrels.

Iron Mountain. Mich Charged with
killing a !. twelye-year-old girl who
Knocked him when he missed Q good
shot while hunting squirrels. John
Shultz, seventeen years old, - under
arrest here. The boy was arrested
when he boasted Of the killing to a
boy friend, police declare.
Shultz and twelve-year-old Gusti
Jagzte were hunting near their homes
when the boy missed shot at q chip
munk, he told friends. The girl
laughed at her companion, and he
shot her, causing her death almost In
stantly, the police charge.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
DENIED KISS; SHOOTS SELF
Michtoan Husband Walks Across
street and Attempts 10 Kill Self
. With Shotgun.

{ Lansing, Mich Refused kiss by
his wife when he returned home from
work, Claude Fritz, thirty-one years
old. walked across the street and shot
himself with q shotgun. He is In a
serious condition at hospital.
Mrs. Fritz told police that her hus-
band returned home from work and
asked her for kiss. She replied that
she was too busy. she said. and "blew"
him kiss as he left the door. She
said her husband had been respondent
for several days.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20

Photo SHOWS the latest type Of fire
lookout observatory with a glassed-in
crows nest" This observatory Is on
Castle Peak Lookout, Colorado, and
brings within vision thousands Of
square miles Of forest. When the OBJ
server observes smoke he sights an in
.strument similar to q surveyors tran
sit upon 1t. From q dial beneath the
sighting telescope he reads the degree
Of his sight, telephones it to another
station where a second sight Is made.
Then two threads are stretched across
a map on the degree readings taken
and where the threads cross is located
the fire. Rangers are then enabled to
20 directly to the scene.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
ToothIess Tom Of "a,
Oldest U. S. Cat, Dead

Billings, Mont.-Thomas Pa
triarch, the oldest cat In the
United States, died here, aged
twenty-four years and three
months, at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Sample.
Thomas. was born In North
field. Mimi, In 1893, and for q
long time was mascot on North
ern Pacific trains between Man
dan and Gendive. Owing to the
loss Of his teeth he ceased to
bother mice and lived on con-
densed milk during his final
year. saI Ill
Tnomas eiaim 3 oldest cat
was threshed out q year ago
with a twenty-year-old kitten at
Nissoula. The story appeared
in papers all over the country
and no cat arose to dispute the
Billings Toms honors.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
Penguin Drops Pebble
at Feet Of LADY Love"

London.-The social habits of
penguins were described by Sur
geon Commander Murray Lev
lex, just returned from the Ant
arctic, who lectured here.
He says that when the birds
are mating. the males walk about
In groups from nest to nest.
When q male makes a selection
he places pebble at the feet Of
the hen.
Then the other males fight
him, and Il his resistance d
hardy, he IL let alone and the
other males 60 about their court
ing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
GOVT NOW ALMOST EXTINCT
London Physician Declares That
Change 70 Temperate Habits II
Responsible.

London.-Gout, the age-old. disease
with which 50 many members Of the
aristocracy used to be afflicted, 10 now
nearly extinct. according to Sir William
Wilcox. prominent physician. who de
clared in q recent lecture that he had
not seen case Of primary govt that
is, govt attacking person for the first
time-for several years.
He attributed its disappearance to
more temperate drinking habits and
the modern tendency to get away from
the fancier foods and return to the Sim
pier and more wholesome dishes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
sl..ll,s Aalf.Aers. j. Looatsd.

stieIps Haif.Acres 10 Located.
Washington. Hell's Half-Acre is To-:
Gated located oflicialiy. Il Is In
Wyoming.
the area would be given to Natrona
county for park purposes under
bin introduced by Representative
Frank W. Mondell Of that state, Re
publican foor leader.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20

The first sleeve dog show was held
at Princes hotel, London, for dogs IN
der six pounds, with ''Tiny Kivai,"
shown here, winning the championship
cup. 'Tiny Kivai" was easily the best
at the show, likewise being the small
est, and found little trouble being COM
Portable In the cup awarded.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
BootbIacIk h Rtch, says WIG.

0OOtOiaCN - ntCHS sSAyo WIZ
New York.-Alleging that her hus-
band, Nicholas Leprete, bootblack,
has net income Of SIS week. owns
handsome house and has bank
account besides, Mrs. Katherine Lee
prete applied to Justice Callaghan for
ss5 week alimony and $3.50 counsel
ices. The trial Of her suit for sep
-ation Is pending. Mrs. Leprete
hsrsed cruelty.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
Polly Cries AFlre,s Saves Home.

Polly Cries aFire,s Saves Home.
Philadelphia.-A pet parrot saved q
three-story apartment house here
from destruction by IRE.
C. J. Doyle. who has an apartment
on the top floor. had retired, but In
few moments he was awakened
by the shrfIl screams Of his parrot.
which he kept In the kitchen
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-01-20
SCIENCE FINDS
USE FOR WASTE
Discover Way to Make Alcohol
and Good Quality of Animal
Food From SaWdust.
COAL DUST MADE INTO BRICKS
Experts Save Smelling industry BY
So. Finding Nay 70 Eiiminsts. Bulk ~.
OF Poisonous Dust Frcn
FIue Gases.

DO you know Of anything that
10 being wasted that these
scientists might try their hands
ont
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

FRANK p. BEST. INC.
WILL SELL 100 SHARES. $500.
WILL BUY 100 SHARES, OFFER
GEO. II. LEWIS
1871 POST ST. Ell lot sOs7.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

NEW pianos for rent rent applied
on purchase Meysr-Toner. 1891
Fourth ave. Cobb Bldg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
LURE OF NAVY
BRINGS GRIEF
Boy Sent to Jail for Wearing
Uniform Illegally

Craving for tho life Of a sailor IS
so strong In Arthur Henning. rs,
that no win spend the next so days
OF his life in the whatcon county
Jail. according to Judgment passed
by Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer
Tuesday. Heunlng was arrested FOR
wearing a naval uniform Illegally
several months ago.
A strange. quirk in the brain OF
the boy. who Is considered by
medical authorities 10 be subuounal.
places the lie Of sailor above
everything else. Unable to enlist in
the navy. due 70 his mental in.
capacity. he recently did what no
considered to be the next best thing
BY trading a new set Of clothing
given him by his parents for
uniform Of an enlisted man.
Il don't know what Is TO become
OF Arthur" HIS mother said Tues
day. after sentences had been passed.
The authorities at the state Gus.
todial school at Medical Lake, where
no was Kept for nwhiie. wrote TINT
they saw no use in taking him
back. after he recently ran away
from there and came 10 us. They
said he would merely run away
again II be were agairi placed there
His father thought he would again
try TO develop him along normal
lines. and brought him an outfit Of
new clothes dis first act was to
trade the clothing for a sailors uni.
form and get into trouble with the
government"
An effort to obtain position for
the lad on some merchant vessel.
where he can be happy in tho reali-
zation Of his ambition to SAN the
seas. win be made MS soon as he
has served his term In jail, the
mother said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
Widow Is on Trial
on Murder Charge

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. H. Coin
plctiou Of tho jury for the trial OF
Mrs. Grace Baratti. charged with
numbering her husband, Harry Bar.
attl. was expected az today'5 session
Of the trial Seven women and four
men have been passed temporarily.
Mrs. Baratn, beautiful artists
model. is alleged to have shot her
husband. who was a musician. to
death Much OF the case hinges on
whether Baratti was right or left.
handed. II it Is shown he was left.
handed, suicide theory can be
worked out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

RAvANAGH hats. 1900. 1905 LIST
WILDWOOD. 1870 del. sUnsct-03f8
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
5 Acres, Garden Land
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES

WANT salesman manager immediate.
y. able 10 invest $4,000. Best To-
cation city. mems shop. Unusual
opportunity. Address U-3s. star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
DEATHS

Butts, Sarah, "A. 52O2 42nd ave- 81
Dec. z.
Calusen. Eline B.. e., 4lO6 Woodland
Park ave, Dec. 9.
Gardner Mary Belle. Al. 451s sand
ave. Dec. 2.
Gardner, Oscar s., SO. 404 Marshall
ave. Dec. s.
Meyey. seotty. &c, Presley house.
Dec. :.
Morris, Rachel Annie, SO. 2Ot5 Main
St. Dec. Q.
Plank. Clara. 25. sSO1 woodlawn
ave. Dec. 9.
Reising, Abe, 40 (no address), Dec. s.
Shelrup, SEVERN, st. 1927 Terry ave.
Dec. Z.
Townsend. Edward Flannor, 65. 1902
y. Denny way, Dec. 3.
White, Nancy Appleton. 7S. 1859 22nd
ave, Dec. Q.
Wlnton. William NJ, g.. r. +. D. No.
Z. Box I7g, Dec 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
Sc CHATTEL AND COL
LATERAL LOANS

Workingman's Loan Co.
Organized to make loans to SAL
AIRED people and HOUSE
KEEPERS on their personal note.
No security or indorsers. LOANS
also on FURNITURE. PIANOS,
etc. See us for a quick loan. No
waiting.
1907 SEABOARD BLDG.
10th Floor Fourth and Pike
BILL WARNER has barrels OF
money to loan on automobiles. 4O9
T.. Pine St
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
Root Bros, Special
Homes of Quality

Homes of Quality
WALLfNGFORD HILL
BETWEEN ~" AND LINCOLN
HIGH
a splendid residence OF six roomp
WELL BUtLT AND IN FINE
CONDITION, three fine bedrooms
on second floor. "one across entire
'front.'; furnace. fine cement base
ment; laundry. etc. Note. 5Oxlll
lot with garage.
We arc building now bungalows,
can arrange easy terms for you.
Clarence f. Stohr
ME lrsc 1857
1873 ". 10Th ST. az Stone Way
OPEN EVENINGS
HERE rs ONE THAT WILL MAKE
YOU STOP PAYING RENT
Groom house, on paved street: 3
rooms down and 3 bedrooms and
bath up. furnace: laundry trays:
nice lot with lots Of shrubs: south
front rooms are large, aud il is n
comfortable home FOR anyone. Tho
price is $500. with any kind OF
terms: no mortgage When you
see II you VIII say II is worth the
money
JOHNSTON REALTY co
18th and Meridian. ME Ifsa-0Otq
OPEN EVENINGS"
$4,000. easy terms; 7-room house
good condition; bath: fireplace.
lot 5ONl20; paved street. 1914 3ith
ave ME lrse-O2O7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
Vital Statistics


Births in their households are re-
ported by the following men:
Barton. Robert NJ. 1918 47th ave. S.
w. girl.
Bigtord, Frank Roy. 2s15 4sth ave
S. w, boy.
Boas. Alfred. Renton. girl
Carmichael. John Reid. Manila, p. T.
boy
christianson. Herman, 2a15 w. s5th
Dahl. John b, 500 18th ave, N. boy.
Duncan. Russell T.. 1909 Ninth ave.
French. Boyd. so22 soth ave NJ. boy.
Fuller. Alton w. 1913 Seventh ave.
n. T., boy.
Herbert, Marley. Burley. girl
Hulse, ,ErVing D., 27l0 Fairmont
Johnson. Laurico. Richmond Beach.
Ley, Cecil jerome. s41S seth ave. $.
girl.
Mccullough, Craig Jackson. 22Os
Bigelow ave, girl.
Naples, Robert Lewis. $50 seth St.
girl.
Masters. Arthur Ernest 7417 Rainier
ave, girl.
omoto. Shoichi, 1853 Ninth ave. boy.
Pue. Leslie. is w McGraw St. boy.
Raatz, Hugh T., 6210 18th ave, N. E.
girl.
Revitt. Edward Moore. 474s Sixth
ave. N. e., boy.
Teaehout. Guy T. 1908 nth ave. ".
VOL. Anton, 1855 Pasadena pl. girl.
Woolman. Robert, Ills i. 10th st.
Yagi. Genji. 1241 Main ST, boy.
Young. Fred Cleo, 403S 3Sth ave. s
W., boy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

n Is necessary 10 go 900 miles Up
Tho Nile before reaching remhins
Of temples.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

Sugar is being rationed out in
Berlin. No person r. permitted TO
have moro than two pounds "a
month. MIX ard bread also arc on
the ration Hist.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

XMAS TREES and CEDAR. orders
taken and delivered until 22nd.
u D. UEyd gtAg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

CHRISTMAS trees: 5-ft, 9Oc: eft.
Soc. postpaid. fine selected trees.
write to Stanley Pearce, Kitsap.
WaHh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
christmas
Suggestions

XMAS TREES holly leaves. cedar
ropes. Wholesale and retail WE
DELIVER and DECORATE. Or
DER NOW and avoid rush. MA in
bBgT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

BERRlED holly. zoe 10. So nset-
274O.
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Cheap-Fair House
4 Acres

view Lake Washington
only SS7i terms $50 down. $40
per month. Can move right In
Fine FOR early berries and chick
cnF Buy direct, save commission.
See Mr.. Suvan. 90S Third ave-, or
az Room III waldorf Hotel. to
evenings.
Y ACRE nice ground, West Seattle.
$40 cash. $40 monthly: also. acre
aud 5-acrc tracts: 10 acres Skarit
county, $50 cash. $40 months
II. G. PETERS, 726 8rd Ave.
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IS WANTED-MISCELLA-
NEOUS

WANTED = Piano. ti25 cash.
NTF Irsa-2oG2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11

Mossbach snLts used AutomobIi,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
So REAL ESTATE LOANS

FIRST mortgage money in large or
small amounts on improved city
or farm property. Prudential Saw
inga & Loan Association. 1926
Third ave.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
NELL HOUSE WILL
 SOON CLOSE DOORS
Has Housed Many Famous Men
 and Women Of the Nation

Columbus, March 12. - The Nei house which for more than a century has housed famous men and women of Ohio and the nation and whose registers are veritable pages of his tory will close its doors forever March 20. April l, work of demo- ishihg the old structure will start. A new Neil House is to be constructed on the site. It will cost $4,0O0, 900, and is expected to be opened late in 1924.
 The present building is about 65 years old, but William Neil's first tavern was built in 1922, on the same site. In 1889 more pretentious hostelry was erected; Charles Dick ems on his American tour was a guest under it's roof and had something to say about it in his American Notes.
 Nov. 6, 1860, the night of the day of Lincoln's first election to the presi- dency, the second Neil house was de- troyed by fire, and shortly afterwards the present building was constructed.
 Fifteen presidents of the United States have written their names on 4NNil lC5 SW VdNhool Nuo the first The signature of A. Lin coin can be seen on the old books. William Henry Harrison, U. S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleve- land, William Mckinley, William H. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding are some of the other chief executives of the nation who Slept under the Neil's roof. Five of these presidents made the hotel their home during lesser terms of office.
 Additional famous signatures on the old registers are of scientists, authors, actors, artists and theologians. Will liam Dean Howells was frequently a l guest Other names include Jenny Lind, Louis Kossuth, Admiral Farra- gut Salmon P. Chase, General Win
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
|DROWSY RITUALISTS
 SCORNED BY GRANT
Sees Real Religion in Acts That
 Mean Something

New York, March 12.-"Defnitions of Religion" was the subject of Dr Percy Stickney Grants sermon yes terday morning in the Church of the Ascension, Fifth avenue and Tenth street. His sermon was made up chiefly of references to the written opinions of men of letters. philoso- phers and scientists on the origin scope and purpose of religion. He said he considered the most perfect defini- ton of religion to be the one by Will liam Bader, who wrote in footnote of one of Henry James works:
 Religion is the activity of human impulse toward preservation by means of which men can carry on the essential purposes of humanity though against the adverse pressure of the world"
 And for another thing" said Dr. Grant, religion does not consist Of going to church or chanting prayers and creeds. The money given by the Rockefellers to discover the hook worm and the ways to combat 1t has done more to bring the will of God to earth than a drowsy church member giving his divided attention to ritual"
 Dr. Grant said that religion is not based on the supernatural and is the result of a biological law and not an ecclesiastical law. He referred to the life of Jesus as "the greatest adven- ture the world ever saw" He said that the life of Jesus was just as much Of a. fact as the great war"
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
|DR. GRANTS VIEWS
 CALLED NONSENSE
Rev. John L. Davis Discussed
 Deity of Christ and Virgin Birth

Rev. John l.. Davis, preaching ai
 the regular morning service at tho
 Methodist church yesterday morning
 took as his theme. "Exalt Jesui
 Christ" and on this text replied tc
 Rev. Dr. Percy Stickncy Grant on the
 iatter's sermons questioning the Deity of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Birth At the outset. Rev. Mir. Davis de-
 clared that the whole matter of belief
 in the Bible, belief in God, belief in
 anything. is simply matter of atti- tude on the part of the individual. If a person is looking for faults he is
 bound to find them--sometime he will brand as faults things that are
 not faults. so intent is he upon find ing faults. It is the same way In reading the Bible. the clergyman said, if you are looking for mistakes you are bound to find them, or at least believe that you find them. On the other hand. if you exalt God and tho teachings of the Bible you will find therein a great solace and comfort. , Dealing directly with the Dr. Grant controversy, Rev. Mir. Davis left no doubt as to his own views. He de- clared absolute belief in the Deity of Christ and belief also in the opinion that he was of divine birth in a pe- culiar sense. Quoting Dr. Grant, who has been reported as saying that he based his doubt of the Virgin birth and Deity of Christ on the writings of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Rev. Mir. Davis branded this as absolutely fool ish. Every writer in the New Testa- ment professes belief in both the Deity of Christ and the Virgin birth, he said, and added that in Matthew alone there is nothing but proof of this belief. So that when Dr. Grant, who has right to believe anything he wants, says that he bases his belief on the Bible. he is talking nonsense Rev. MT. Davis said.
 Rev MT. Davis expressed the opin- ion, however, that Dr. Grant and his views are not worthy of argument; that the paramount thing in every body's life is faith and with Christian ity comes faith that is all enveloping. Taking up the Bible, the minister said that because a person does not be- lieve in one especial part, or because he thinks one particular part has been proved wrong, is no reason to dis believe it all. Without it there is nothing. With it there is everything. In conclusion, he recited an incident in the life of Benjamin Franklin. The great American had received a copy of book by a great European unbe- liever and after reading it, sent 1t back with a brief note appended to the effect that if, with, Christ, the world is as bad as the writer had pie turned it, what would it have been without Him?