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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

Private Buttons was very happy.
He had always wanted to be q
general and now he WAS one.
He was n general in the wooden
army in Bing. Bang Land because
the Twins had made mistake
when he was getting mended In the
hospital after a battle.
They had painted General Gold
Braid's star on Private Buttons
shoulder, and hadn't put anything
on the generals shoulder.
The wooden army never knew the
difference because they both looked
alike, and saIuted Private Buttons
and stood around and waited for or.
dcrs as tho he had been general
all his life.
Now Them smiled Private But
tons TO himself. We've been dilly
dallyiDg long enough and ] for one
nm tired OF fighting. I'm going to
90 something big"
so he called the officers around
him and told them TO get ready for
battle.
II want the big guns hereF he
Eaid. pointing TO map. And the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

Dear Cynthia Greyi ! have been
reader OF your valuable column
for many moons and there is ono
thing that can always DO said OF IL;
No matter how the opinion eX.
pressed may coincide with the
readers private opinion II Is at
least intensely human And that
trait VIII endear anyone 10 human.
ity
But my dear Miss Grey. be.
lieve that your advice 60 certain
young lady who was not putting Il
over with her male friends. that
she make herself more proficient In
the art OF conversation. 20 bo nj
least not founded upon very wide
observation OF the male sex. The
writer has had opportunity 10 oh
serve many young ladies when they
were upon the war path" looking
for the soalps OF unwary braves.
and II seems TO be tho one who.
moro or less generally morel "still.
hunts" who n successful
one dear lady OF his acquaintance
has been for tho last 20 years side.
stepping the attentions OF lonesome
males OF all marrihgcablo ages.
sometimes by explaining that she
has a husky husband and family
already. I have heard this lady re.
terrrd TO an a brilliant converse.
iionailat" By ono or moro dozen gen.
,lemon. and in each case her whole
talk consisted In looking interested.
Honestly. Miss Grey. men IA a
general rulo do not want woman
10 talk, but one who viii listen TO
their talk and appear interested.
IL does not require any very great
amount OF reading on any subject TO
do this. but Il does require a little
OF that human side 10 which l re-
ferred At the beginning. Let him
be tho encyclopedia. or course n
the young lady In question has not
sufficient brain 10 remember from
one meeting 10 another what had
been taught her l suppose IL
would become little weariporno.
Even then am not 10 sure that II
properly handled. even then II would
not be an asset. For would no not
realize how dependent sho was upon
his superior lnicIligenec7 most
wildly recall young lady who was
taught TO skate each winter BY soy.
crSl young gentlemen. also have
met man who was raised upon a
farm. was cowboy In tho West.
and cavalryman in ono Of tho
most noted units OF tho day. who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
Cynthia Grey
as 10 Wrong to Kiss?" Queries the Young Girl az
So, Whyg"-Kissiag as Old as Human Life-It Is
Both Right and Wrong,
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Kissing! Is q righU II tohen and On Whoml These
questions are put 10 daily BY my correspondence For
The most part they queries from young girls ranging in
age from 10 10 n.
Kissing is old human life The right sort OF kiss
today Is street and natural 5000 gears ago
Kisses gpen pledges of abiding faith fidelity and lore
are not improper. The kissing that is harmful Which girls
oomen and boys MUST apoid, is that empty. iHdis-
erimndte soldering oper Hecy-made acquaintance or
strangers.
These are the kisses toch attended by much sor-
not alone IN the breaking doio Of moral Standards but
also IN It's direct danger 10 health and life
BE careful Whom you kiss WheH yOu kiss and lOhy SAP
phy merely to remind you that you must RoU that yo
care, and great deal for e person oho non kiss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

later In lifo took up a rather quiet
profession. but during the war
helped on farm. lilo was ono OF
the most popular men around. be.
cause every man ON the place
taught him 10 drive a team.
Many very happy marriages have
been prevented by tho lady not al.
lowing the man chance 10 ssy
what he wants. Our minds arc
single track. We can not think OF
several things al ono time. and Il
stands 10 reason that n tho Lady
keeps his mind occupied with the
Einsteln theory he viii leave ia a
daze without having spoken OF the
alhimpor,ant subject 10 both. II Ia
strange. but nevertheless true. that
tho rose love blooms most quickly
In quiet places. Therefore keep
quiet. s. y.
What was the recent supreme
court decision regarding tho Japa-
uesr becoming American oitizena7
on November rs. 1879. the supreme
court decided that J0paHesc cannot
b. Haimailscd or become ciiiscus OF
the United States. The only persons
Of Japancso blood uho may haue TIC
right Of citizenship arc those born IN
the United States Decision ioas
handed doieH IN a ease brought BY
Takoa osapa. ieho In 1914 applied for
elllscnahip in Hawaii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

ferred omit the lemon and use tea
spoonful yanilla)
Put the corn strip. water and salt
In boiler and bring to boil Nix the
cnrnsthrch smooth with the addition
al water. then stir into the strip and
boil. stirring constantly until thick
ened Add lemon rind and when dis
solved remove from the stove and add
f1hyorlng and butter. Serve at once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

sure OF him for days. but / wanted
Go get the bunch"
Buck shook his head What a
freak Of fortunol lie had been the
brains OF the gang. but. aside from
the shooting OF the Kid, had never
participated In the actual crimes
they had committed. No marshal or
sheriff in tho West had ever met
Mooney face 10 face 10 know him un-
IN this day.
The crowd drew back ms the
prisoners filed out. the willy Buck at
their head. and then followed them.
Blaze turned 60 Mercedes. She
caught his hand Kent had told her
about Esteban.
Land came TO tho door. I'm have
90 take you along. too" ho an-
nounecd, The coroner won't set up
before evcnin''
Blaze nodded.
I'm be right out" he answered
lie felt Mercedes tugginE at his arm
Her face was even whittier. II that
could be.
"But YOU did not Kill that mani II
was my gun. shot him. Why YOU
do this thing 10 save me7"
Blaze looked at her In surprise
He saw that sho meant what she
said
NO. no." no hastily assured her
Il got Bandy. You shot. but youI
craftsmanship was terrible" Hs
tried TO smile Look at that hole
In the WALL We fired together"
Mercedes eyes widened What
Blaze said was almost impossible FOL
her 10 believe.
But jail" sho insisted. ''rhey'r,
going 20 put you Ia Jail"
Land camo back In time TO over.
hear her words lie coughcd dis.
erectly before entering. -
Don't IVORY about fail. iittis
girl" he srinned. I'VE amt Eoin
to commit a man for shootin' In self,
defense. Looks TO me as II happi.
ness was comm back TO Paradis,
Valley. Bodine-or Mooney--mad,
most OF the trouble"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
SUGAR SHORTAGE
FACING NATION

Today a sugar shortage again faces
the nation. due TO the peoples refusal
TO let the babies go without shoes
while tho prices demanded by pro
ducers arc paid Sugar substitutes
arc again welcome.
beginning today and continuing
until tho boycott season Is over two
or three OF Mrs. swezy's recipes will
be printed each day in this depart.
mcnt. Moro than that. other recipes
Will be welcome. Women who have
tested sugarsubstitutc recipes that
they would like TO share with others
are invited to send them in. As many
ma space Will permit win see print
each day. This department In 10 be
conducted for the purpose OF helping
Seattle housewives 10 cooperate In
the little boycott game and 10 consc.
quently assist in causing satisfac.
tory drop in the price OF the favor.
tts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
Gained in Every Way

Buffalo. N. Y.-"T had some female
troubles that just run my health
down so that / lost my appetite and
felt miserable all the time. / could
not lift anything heavy, and a little
extra work some days would put me
in bed. A friend had told me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and gained in every way, could
eat better and felt stronger. ! had
found nothing before this that did me
so much good. Mrs. J. GRACE, 29l
Wolff Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
DOCTORS OF ALL
SCHOOLS PRESCRIBE
P OR T OLIVE

no matter whether your physician
Is an allopath, homeopath, osteo-
path, chiropractor or naturopath.
Ask them why they all agree on old
Port Wine and olive oil as a food
tonic. II you are suffering from in
digestion, dyspepsia, nervousness or
constipation. just try Portoliye for
one week and you will understand
why all doctors prescribe It. All
druggists. Portolive Co, 316 s.
y.-Adyertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

Star readers who would like
Information on the EinStein
theory OF RELATIVELY and It's recent
proof by the Australian scientific
expedition. viii receive same by
making rcques; TO Tho Seattle
Star Washington Bureau. 1899
New York ave. Washington. ID.
C.. and inclosing 2 cents for
reply.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

Year in. year out, tho beaded
frock is with us, each season better
looking than tho season before.
Striking models are shown beaded
with pearls and rhincstonea. One
white crepe evening gown was bead
cd IN red In an Egyptian design,
Pale colors for tho fabric. the glitter
OF rhincstones or tho simmer OF
pearls Is the best combination. tho
Tho colored beads arc note quite &c
fashionable MS they were.
Wedding gowns are pearl beaded
too. and pearl beading is especially
effective when used on the long tullc
wedding wells and tralns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
CONTEST RULES

elig,bi. in this
must be not
later 1874
more ma n he
but
ne
n
object Objects
wehsss Dictionary VII be the anal
shown submitting
VIII be given credit for word emily.
list which correctly Visible objects
beginning
list winning
correct" -mastsr" list
be
deducted for each incorrect word
L
tied for will be awarded each tying contestant
Ths decision
Of and having oonpsion whatever Nth tho Priest Drug
the end Of
purchased
prize
VIM be Published and Of such list and prize winnes
sends Us self addressed stamped envelope
Typewriter
written
10 You make
but
mail list
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
HERE'S ONE FOR
GINGERHRIcAD

Mrs. swezy. who. In general. rec
ommcnds that sirups. molasses. fruit
juices and honey be used freely in
place OF sugar during the present
days. submits for this day tho two
following recipes: Use level meas
urements)
Gingerbread:
y cupful shortening
2ls cupfuls flour
az teaspoonfuls baking powder
u teaspoonful salt
tcaspoonful cinnamon
teaspoonful ginger
beaten egg
q cupful molasses
n teaspoonful soda
cupful hot water.
Mix and sift the flour, baking pow
der. salt and spice. Work in the
shortening with the fingers Add the
molaSses. then the beaten egg. MiS
soda in the hot water and add grad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

Miss Grey viii receive chllsrs
In her office Monday. Wednesday
and Friday. from 20 2 o. m.
and on Tuesday and Thursday
from II a. IN. 20 ~ IN. each
week. Please do not como at
other times AZ Il seriously inter-
fercs with her writing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

recommend the Vegetable Compound
to all my friends. and you can use my
testimonial letter. = Mrs. HATTIE
WARzoN, $40 Garden St, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05

anything heavy
without having a
backache. / tried
different things.
Then | saw Lydia
Z. Pinkham 'sVcg-
etable Compound
advertised in the
newspapers and
began taking it as
the direc tions
said. ] feel very
good now and can
A., all ,,,,, v,-o~1x 7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-05
z more women
join The ARMY
OF Those WhoHaye BeenR restored
to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. Thada bad pain
in my left side and | could not lift
Evening star., 1923-06-03

With every purchase
amounting TO Sl00 or more
we will give a Four-piece
Sheffield Plate Silver
Service. or your choice of
our 42=piece Set of Dec
GRATED Dinnerware, or a
26-piece Set Of VIM. A.
Rogers SiIverware.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
AVIATION ACTIVITIES In WASHINGTON

was flown to Front Royal. Va, to in
spect the remount station there. He
returned the same day. Capt w. c.
Ocker was the pilot.
Lieut.. CCrliss c. Mosby of San Diego
arrived last Saturday from the Cali
fornia city by airplane. He brought
in the ship which had been con-
structed by the Rockwell Field Air
Intermediate Depot for Maj. Gen.
Patrick. Lieut.. Mosby then proceeded
in an SEQ to West Point, " Y. where
he was cheduled to give a course OF
lectures to the graduating class at
the Military Academy. On the COM
pietion OF this duty he will proceed
by air TO his Sap Diego station.
Lieut.. Russell l.. Vaughan, holder
of the worlds airplape speed record,
with Lieut.. Hodge of the office OF
chief Of air service as passenger. flew
TO Boston. where Lieut. Hodge gave
an address to club OF reserve Off
GERS They returned to the field. and
on Monday, Lieut. Vaughan flew the
last OF the Porto Rican flight ships
to the Fairfield Air intermediate
Depot. at Fairfield Ohio. where they
Evening star., 1923-06-03

the improvements made on the Ana
costa station ship will be applied to
the others.
Lieut.. A w. Gorton and Lieut..
Pond flew a VET and the MOL
(Martin spotter) to Baltimore Wed
nesday to exhibit it at the aerial
circus held there on Memorial day
and on their return reported that
much interest and enthusiasm was
shown over the two ships
The NC-4, the first plane to cross
the Atlantic ocean now is assembled
at the base of the Washington Monu-
ment The work of putting the huge
flying boat together was under the
supervision Of Boatswain Dietrich OF
the station. Thursday the MOL was
flown over to the Monument and
numerous other land planes to be
placed on exhibition there are to be
ferried over by air.
E. J. Mulligan. field engineer of the
Wright Aeronautical Corporation, is
experimenting with an oil radiator or
the new Douglas torpedo plane re
cejved at the station last week and
which after the Shrine. convention Is
to carry mail daily between Washing
ton and Hampton. Va. The radiator
is on the same principal as the water
radiator. and is designed to keep the
oil from becoming overheated.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

He has served for five ard half years
in India and ten years with the Egyp
ton army. Col. Charlton was aide de
camp TO the sirdar. and has filled the
offices Of deputy assistant adjutant gen
eral TO the sirdar and governor general,
Sudan; military secretary, Egyptian
army; commanding artillery. Egyptian
army; commanded the artillery of a di-
vision with the British forces In France,
with the rank of brigadier general .
served Tirah (medal and two claspsD
and in the expedition against Agar
Dinkas, Sudan treceived medal and
clasp; served for four and one-half
years on the western front in France
during the world war and was awarded
the ID. 5. o. and &. VI. g. He was four
times mentioned in dispatches.
He holds the Belgian croix de guere,
Order of Osmanieh, third class, and
Order Of the Medjidie. fourth class. and
the King George V coronation medal.
He was married in 1906 and has one son
and one daughter
COL Charlton speaks French, German
and Italian, slightly; Hindustani, higher
standard; Pushtoo, lower standard, and
Arabic.
He had special experience during FIVE
years on the personal staff of Sir Regi-
nald Wingate in Cairo and Khartlina
and has travelled extensively in Europe.
He will sail for the United States
from Southampton on the Homeria
June 6
Evening star., 1923-06-03

tember. repair roofing work; interior
painting can be done from December To
April; plumbing alterations can be
made from January to May; heating,
repair and overhaul jobs could be made
when the plants shut down in the
spring. starting major repairs and re-
placements in April: electric wiring,
overhauling of fans. motors and other
equipment, from September to January
and miscellaneous remodeiing in
masonry. carpentry, plastering and
lathing can be done from December to
April /.
II this schedule should be followed
out by small householders as well as
by managers of large properties, eX
perts declare, it may. result in stabiliZa-
lion OF conditions i'll the building trades
as we'll as in an ultimate reduction Of
costs 10 the one making the repairs.
Central Labor Union meets tomorrow
night al the accustomed rendezvous.
What will take place Will not he known
until II has occurred.
Building trades III Washington CON
Evening star., 1923-06-03

are to be held in reserve until the
next air service expedition of an eX-
tended character.
Lieut.. Talcott z. Smith flew an SE-5
equipped with a Lewis machine gun
to Logan Field. Baltimore, Tuesday.
This ship was used by Capt. Upton
of the 104th Squadron, Maryland Ma
t:onal Guard, in the aerial exhibition
held there the following day. The
plane shot down an observation bal =
Icon with incendiary bullets. Through
out Tuesday the. air here was filled
with planes of all types. The aerial
activity and not of an unusual char
acter either, began at o'clock in the
morning and by O'clock that night
motors were roaring above the field
and vicinity.
Naval Air station.
Lieut.. George f. Pond returned in
from Cleveland where il had been
undergoing a series of improvements
for the past two weeks. Among the
changes were the addition of better
wind shields and reorganization of
the control system. Lieut.. Com :
mandeT II. b. Grow of The bureau
acted as observer while this work
was being carried out. The Navy has
placed orders for about thirty of these
ships with the Martin Aeronautical
Corporation and IL Is expected that
Evening star., 1923-06-03
ATTACHE TO COME
WITH FINE RECORD
British Military Envoy Who
Is Ordered Here Holds
Many Honors.

Col G. f. c. c. Charlton, G. NJ. e.,
d. y. o., who is TO serve a military at
tache 10 the British embassy, in the
place Of Maj. Gen. Fl. K Bethel, who
is returning to England upon compile
tion of his tenure of appointment on
June l8. has behind him very distin-
guished career.
Col. Charlton was born in 1871. In
1891 he Joined the Royal Artillery and
has until the present date served in the
Royal Field and Royal Horse Artillery.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

tinue to report booming work season.
Hundreds of dwellings. numbers of big
office buildings and apartments. and
other big jobs are keeping trades vir-
tually 100 per cent employed AT The
present tim.
Secretaries of all locals in the trade
union movement of the District OF Co.
lumbia are requested to send news
items for this column by Thursday
morning to: "Trades Union Activities, -
The Evening Star
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Boiling Field.

Brig. Gen. II, II. Bandholtz, COM
manding general of the district oi
Washington. inspected the troops and
planes at the field last. Friday. In
connection with the inspection. the
99th Aero Squadron carried out =
tactical problem with the infantry
troops at Fort Washington. On con-
cluSion of the INSPECTION, Col Bah
cock, chief Of staff OF the district
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Building trades in Washington con
Evening star., 1923-06-03

The Nationals Easy
Credit terms are known
city wide! Buy what
you need and make a
small first payment
the balance i'm easy
payments, weekly or
monthly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-16
Membership Shower
For President

A human bouquet of $4,000 flow
ers was presented to Miss Anna A.
Gordon, World and National pres
ident of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union on July 2i, L. T. l..
Day. The bouquet was symbolic as
each flower represented a new men,
Der who has Joined the organization
since June Ia, 1928.
In the bouquet were pine cones
from Maine, wild roses from Iowa,
moccasin flowers from Minnesota
and almost every variety Of flower
that grows in Southern California.
California heads the list with 1854
new members; Iowa, 1896; Illinois,
1000; Indiana, 1871; Minnesota, 1853,
and other states with high enroll
ments on which the returns are still
coming in are: Maine, Tennessee,
Georgia, Missouri, Michigan, Flor
ida, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Ne
,braska,. New Jersey, Colorado, Wash
ington, New. York, New Hampshire,
Oklahoma, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. yi.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-16
CALIFORNIA ROMANCE
AT CAPITOL THEATRE

"There is something In the thrum-
ming of guitar, in the warm hu-
man notes of lifting love song that
awakens in most of US quick re-
sponsc to the strong appeal of adven-
ture and romance. That is the kind
of story which awaits you at the
Capitol Theatre. "A California Ro-
nance" will be shown for two days,
starting tomorrow. This Fox produc-
ton starring John Gilbert tells Of
the stirring days when California was
coded to the United States. Advance
word from the producer states that
the entertainment quality of this
photoplay is close to one hundred
per cent. There is promise of an un-
unusually cngrossing story. masterful.
direction, keen thrills and love,
tale of surprising interest. Mention
is included of particularly artistic
photography, and judging from past
Fox productions, the claim is well
warranted.
To give the story in detail would
spoil the enjoyment of those who
will see it on the screen. ,aN
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-16
Gives Luncheon
For Friends of
Forty Years Ago

Mrs. George Welch entertained at
l o'clock luncheon at her home
Tuesday in honor of her brother and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.. Jones
Of Seattle, Wash, and group of in
innate friends of forty years ago,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Craven of
Mckenzie, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ro-
gers of Mckenzie, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rogers and Mrs. John Rogers
two sisters who are visiting her;
Mrs. Fred Hanson and her mother,
Mrs. King of Bismarck and Rev. W..
F. Jones of Carlinville, III. Covers
were laid for fourteen at a charm
ingly appointed table, garden flow
ers about the room being used for,
decorations.
A pleasant afternoon was spent by
the friends in renewing their friend
ship and in recalling happenings of
forty years ago when they were close
neighbors and frequent visitors at
each others homes.