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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
LHEERCt the Ss EN1UR
A Question for Congressman Miller

boys who viii Do expected to fight
this threatening power. II th1rr any
good reason why we should not know
exactly who Is gearcsif Perhaps tho
difficulty may be ironSd out ~ con.
fsrencca. Why not LEI The mothers
Try II Just encef
Mothers do mot share our congress.
mans enthusiasm Tor tralaing high
school boys in summer military
ton Of the National Congress Of
Mothers and Parent Teacher aasocia.
tiona tho following resolution was
passsd:
whereas. Tho department Of war
has frankly ayowcd tn purpose Of
entering our schools in order to 40.
cure a larger number Of summer
military campo and has already
launched thin program. therefore.
be IL
"Rnsoiycd. Tha, tho National Con.
gress OF Mothers and Parent Teacher
associations protests this attempt TO
fossar the military spirit"
II IL Tins that mothers ceased 20
be frightened by buEaboos conjur-i
up In the minds Of congressman.
Army men mus, NOT be allowed 70
turn our schools into recruiting OF.
fees. The point has been made TIM;
people who protest against using our
school houses to help our war depart.
moni are traitors. II viii bs difficult
now TO hold this position since this
protest on tho part OF large ma
tional group Of mothers, Surely
these women cannot be clasacd an
traitoral
JANE GARRoTT.
452a Meridian Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

Editor Tho star
We may infer from statements
made BY Congressman Miller o. this
state that our country ought 10 bn
fully prepared for attack from Soma
outside power. some OF va, especially
women. arc wondering who the poe
Hlble enemy Is.
Japan lies now ssfsnssieas. or
nearly 40. with her principal naval
ornaments In ruins. Her military
PARTY grows more and more unpopu-
lar with the common people. She II
teaching tho ideals Of peace In her
schools: ahe has purEed her text
books Of passages exaitlng the glory
Of warfare. her university students
In waseda have refused 10 b drilled
In arms. Japan wants peace. aho
cannot afford to fight anyone.
II. then. Japan cannot and doea
not desire TO fight US. where u our
enemy7 Can il be England Does
Congressman Miller propose 10 for
iify our .. 900 miles Of Canadian
frontlerT sit Mcxico7 Hardly. roa-
aihly France7 Surely your youths
who returned from Flanders fields
could not 30 quickly be induced TO
turn against their recent comrades
in arms. Probably. then, tho In.
surgent philipplncs7 Alas. there
would be llttlo yalor and Hcnnt glory
In attacking them. and the fires OF
.pay.triotssm" could scarcely be kin.
iled upon this pretext.
Many mothers whose sons arc now
training in arms on our university
campus wish that Congressman Mil
ler would tell us frankly who ARE our
supposed enemies. We wish to be
taken into his counscls. for u Is our
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

Storage Battery,
Weight a Handicap.
Little Progress.
Century Old.

Many experiments arc being made
In an attempt 20 construct a light
storage battery The chief objection
20 tho lead storage battery II iis
weight. However. little real I'm.
provemont has been made for many
years. Tho storage battery II an.
Gent. a. scientific inventions so.
The first attsmp, was made In
1908. by Johann wilhelm Ritter
The plates. or electrodes. were of
platinum. and the battery stored en-.
orgy. Tho amour, stored WA very
small. and tho battery was too cost.
iy 70 be practical. In 1850 CASTOR
Pianto invented battery with lead
plates. Those plates were rolled
around ono another without being
permitted 10 touch.
In 1881 Camille Faurs modified
Tho battery by coating plates with
rcd lead. Later The lead plates had
their surfaces Increased By punch.
Ing ll,tis holes entirely or almost
thru the plates,
slneo that tims there has been
practically no major Improvement In
storage batteries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

e. eorpse which r. galvanized
into something like life when
the poor. robbed boys and Girls
come 10 suckie dry breasts. AFT
or the long vacations Hut II is
not worth a tinker'a dam. An
the money expended on Il. no
matter how many high sounding
degrees u confrru. Is lost
There Is a third stRge into
which states sometimes happily
emerge. In which tho university
stands for freedom of inveatiga-
ton and thought Tho people
do not believe that everything
taught there IL true. hut they
have learned that II nothing r.
taught a. 20 which there IL die,
agreement. a boy can learn
more NJ a baseball game. Such
a state has a great university.
no matter how small u Is. but
u has something moro-lt has a
great people
We shall know when this
fight IL over ia which class
Tennessee belongs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
University Afraid of Ghosts
BY HERBERT QUICK

seem 90 feel that \ great insii,
tuition Il about u be ruined BY
narrowneaa and intolerance
There u no better test Of
state than the character Of It's
university. n the state Il quite
dead intellectually. Il may have
a good university II II happens
90 fan into good hands. for there
wiil be no public opinion ~ all 20
offend.
when the state has made GER
tain progress. 4 enters into
What may be called the stats
OF barbarian In education. n ~
anald OF ideas II has not
reached the stage OF seeing that
all a university N good for Is 10
stimulate thought ana inyestisa
ton. and 10 offer the world new
things all the time
II begins 20 have a public
opinion on education and that
public opinion il narrow. blgot.
cd. AFRAID OF shadows. II the
spirit OF barbarlsm wins. the
university dies, u attn exists
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

Editor Tho Star:
A very wise and pepfui town resi-
dent recently tore the entire port
sido OF my poor self asundcr be.
cause expressed a hankering for
the old white horse that gets there
and back NJ price can afford 10
pay. Among other helpful things.
he said: III your timo is worth
anything you can't afford 10 bother
with horse"
But Mister Editor. M farmer
my time isn't worth anything; time
Is tho only thing that have an
abundance Of My fields do not
grow OIL. nor gas nor tires: they do
produce oats and hay and corn; |
can feed oats and hay to tho horse
and get 10 town on my own power;
II auto I must purchase oil. gns.
tires. repairs. license. etc. That's
the kernel OF the whole blame far.
mer business. Tho farmer In not
assured tho cost OF his crop. and he
generally produces at n loss. Tho
only possible way be can get by is
to feed his family from products OF
his soil. TO liHe horse Instead Of
tractor, TO butcher his own meat,
live from his own garden, and keep
his few stray cash drtppings TO APP
poasc the tax collector and buy
overalls.
The editor has salary. n fixed
income, and he can motor accord
ingly.
Tho gas company. tho railroads.
the light concerns, the street car cor.
porationa, are on basis Of cost plus;
they arc guaranteed by the state and
federal commissions n ratio that will
give them n profit; corporations. like
cities and editors, can motor, can
keep their rolling stock UP to date,
can charge OFF depreciation, replace.
mentg, repairs and ISSUE stock for
new equipment, or, in the case Of the
editor. Issue q requlBition; but the
farmer has no cost plus arrange.
ment, nor has he fixed income, and
mostly he must get by living OFF his
own products.
city folks do not realize this essen.
tlal difference between town business
men, town corporations, town wage.
enrnors and the farmer; for three
years tho farmers generally have
sold their product for lcss than the
cost OF production; 30 what In the
nnmo OF high or low finance does IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
T1RIEDA'S
L OLLIES

Settlement work IL fascinating,
This evening was no exception
To tho rule.
was sewing on hook and eye.
And simply could not find tho
hook.
A big man who had annoyed me
all evening
Had misplaced T..
And II was my very last.
And his wifn's skirt
Upon which / was working.
Tho otter men kicked him down
the stairs.
And the women all blamed II on
me.
An I sald was:
Get the hookf'
But I shot him mean look
AS I said n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

The people of Tennessee. as
well AZ her university. are 80,
ing under the microscope 81
public examination. The trou.
bic seemed 60 start when an IN.
struotor IN psychology ordered
his classes 20 read an evolution.
AIRY book. "Aiiud la the Making 4"
Tho book was ordered sent
back 60 the publishers by the
president OF the institution. lie
said Il was dangerous.
And then tho fat was IN tho
fire, Professors and instructors
have been fired or have re-
signed, most OF them getting
better places elsewhere.
Tho president, IL IL said. in
trying Go fln their places. IL
having difficulty.
Presidents OF other schools arc
said 60 have intimaied 20 tho
president ~ the Tennessee uni.
versl,y that they ara not will.
Ing TO help transplant good
brains into such an atmosphere.
IL l. now a matter into which
the alumni have entered They
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
Funeral Is Held
for Mrs. Sullivan

Funeral services Tor Mr. Marjorie
G. Sullivan. daughter OF former
pastor Of tho Temple baptist church
Of Seattle. were held a, the Fremont
Baptist church Friday. Mrs. snlll
van was born In Vancouver 81 years
ago Her father died recently whilr
oa missionary work ia &rw Zealand.
She II survived ny her husband. n
X. Sullivan. two daughters and her
mother,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
old PORT WINE MINGLED
WITH OLIVE OLA BOON
TO GOOD HEALTH
P0RT0LIVE

Portollve builds UP brnin. nerve
and body. II recharges the run.
down nerve battery II brings back
tho old Eunto 10 go get the things
you are ambitious for.
A simple. food.valuo, tonc.up-valuo
combination OF rare old polt wine
and tho luscious oil OF the olive
combined with other an health.
toning ingredients.
II restores In fatigue. guhrds tho
body against tho gems OF colds and
Influenza and fortifies the system
against those serious ailments which
strike In the early months OF spring
when tho body Ia at low.tldo.
All druggists have Porollve.--Ad.
ycrti5ement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

a loss win hln efforts show. because
he viii 10 that extent not only be
but he will have
raised that much less Of a crop 10
aeli ut loss. Give me cost plus. or
an expense account. and IN motor
too, and do my own repairs besides.
Hopefully yours.
WM, DENT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
4 LETTER From
AVRiDGE MANN
September 30. 1915

Dear Folks;
Seattle from rerv distant airayi
tells Of horses cattle pageant aud people uHd
play NPHHdlHp" NJ fuulhamaa. IS holding wash
layton FAIR ts HanV attractions famoas-so make %
point 70 BE- therr!"
fts ehcHs. they ten eharmiHefhe fcaihered rar
efv. too And loorkirg az fdfmng trha
farmer DO The ponies goHg oaop. ard pleasure
readily foand-ths doHgt mskia0 PHVaiup me Mecca
Of an Of tho Sound
The city Of berries and no,e>rs the ecrtcr Of Natural
ehnrrs Is planning GLADDEN. rceeiiH0 tho ne
me farms And irho city fhron0Hg onpnfed
IN iii canyons 81 stone but dreams h lingering longing
n aiti1ato heids Of hL otour
So polish The aHfoHobnbbe orc festival airi For
7ctHS tod trouble 70 tho Warrington
FART Whatever the ccahcr ichaieer
our JOB. the going playing together ioI bensfn all Of
he mob!
M,aSae u, Maesv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
Help Push This New Road

Ezra Meeker should receive the solid backing of every
Seattle organization interested in upbuildng the Pacific
in his campaign to have the highway thru the Naches
Pass completed.
There is but one road over the Cascades now II goes
thru the Snoquamie Pass and tho it has considerable
scenic value and easy grade it cannot compare to the
wonders of the Naches Pass
good road thru Naches Pass to Eastern Washington
would greatly benefit ALL 1t would make possible the
development of the north side of Mount Rainier II would
help Eastern Washington.
Go to it, Ezra! We are for you to the limit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
AS CLEAR AS MUD

From Kansas City star
When your girl friends complex.
Ion 10 not 20 clear one day as it W.
the day before, it probably Is due \
impoverished soil in the mud sh6
used for her complexion the night be-
fore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
a s,rE nEr

From Kansas cisy HsAr,
So long as they continue 70 launch
air machines with elaborate chrss,en-
ing cercmonisA Il In unlikely they
viii become 10 common as motor
cars
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
The Farmer, the Horse, the Auto

proflt farmer 20 save timer All he
doea with his time is TO produce more
stuff TO sell Mt a loss; indeed the more
tlmo no WASTES" plugging behind
his home.fed white mare the less Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

tho Weekly
episodes enacted BY the officers OF the
squadron between the urd glow OF hash beach
Tres andt broken destroyers
dead still In them the captains
the ships approached commanding officer Of the
destroyer squadron battle fleet.
Captain weeping facing the and his stricken crews
and reported their ships
Each shook the hand OF the
captain with tears eousng checks they reported
was which will be always remembered
by who witnessed It.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

man often tells girl but tina, because he
has tried IT,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29
If a Stenogra pher Trailed You

What would you say folks, to something new-a news
paper printed in each home every night? newspaper
in which shall be recorded everything said and done by
the whole family from the first word uttered by Pa when
to that unpleasant remark made by you to mother at
bedtime
Hey?
All of it printed regularly day after day. in cold black
and white for every you read and be ashamed
of, or proud of, the may be.
An unknown writer has written the following:
all hal. say
a
With word left
In black and white.
Twoud reading. doubt
Ere he could close
He read the days thru;
Say wouldn't he sigh
And the
great deal less talking to dot
And I than half think
knk
30 n thread
II onehak that
In single day
Were left unsaid"
All Of our tongues too quick on the trigger Even
those Of who have regulations for being mild and
careful in the shop and office burt out too many Of
fensive things in homes Home is blessed place
at its worst but it would be heaven indeed if we'd
give thought that "one-half that we say in single
day were left forever unsad"
Some because they hate get
divorces for this
s9ar variety 100 cent?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

Some because they and some gel
this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

While helpless Kitchen them will help
less than others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

Did you know 10 per stronger when wet?
s1sar variety 100 per cent?
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28
Five Young Men Who Came From
Germany Dive Off Ship in
Effort to Land.

New York.-Shortly after the United
American line steamship Emden ar
rived in quarantine one night re-
Gently, five seamen, said to have been
stowaways, jumped overheard into the
swirling current In an attempt to
reach shore. The Emden, freighter,
left Hamburg with general cargo
for this port. There were no passen-
gers, but 1t was said the five stow
Always were found at different times
during the early part of the voyage
hidden in various parts of hold and
bunkers.
Their actions IN attempting to
escape at the same time was taken as
evidence that they had talked the mat
ter over during the days when they
had been forced to pay for their
passage by working in engine room.
deck and galley. That all were res
cued was due to the fact that three,
In their haste to get away In the
darkness, swan toward the Brooklyn
shore instead of heading for Staten
island, and so came into the course
of the police boat making one of its
nightly patrols toward the Narrows.
The pair, who headed in the right d.
rection, got within few yards of
shore, when their strength gave out
and they were rescued by some men
who happened to be on a night shift
on the pier at Staten island.
Quartermaster Hears Splash.
The first that was known on the EN-
den that the five contemplated con-
certed escape was when a quartermas-
ter making his rounds saw a figure
climb to the starboard rail aft, poise a
moment and then dive into the water.
The quartermaster ran to the rail in
time to see figure swimming away
into the darkness. AS he peered after
him there came another splash and he
turned In time to see two other men
climbing the rail not many feet from
where he stood. Then came sue
master ran forward, shouting Justify.
"Man overheard" BY the time the
crew was aroused the five had been
swallowed up into the night.
The quartermaster reported the
escape to the captain who Immediately
directed the ships radio operator to
send out call for help. Coupled with
his call for help he briefly repeated
that five men had gone overheard and
that there was immediate work for
rescuers. Shore stations picked up
the message and soon 1t was being
repeated fall up and down the line"
One of those who heard the call was
the radio man of the police boat Man
haitian, in charge of Sergeant Davis
Byrne of Harbor A, which was cruis-
ing near the Narrows, mile away.
Byrne Immediately swung his boat
about and started at top speed back
toward the quarantine anchorage. The
Manhattan headed its course near the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28
Save StOwawayS
from Icy Waters

Emden, and then, not seeing any Of
the fugitives, ran around lnshore, and
In the darkness failed to discern the
two who were heading toward the
Staten island docks. Then Byrne or
dered the vessel offshore, and as she
swung about, probably a quarter of a
mile from the anchored freighter, the
lookout picked up the three stow.
Always. They were swimming close to-
gether and headed offshore. AS the
Manhattan raced toward them the trio
set up call for help. They had had
enough.
Are Revived in Hospital.
The trio found by the police boat
had lost their lone life preserver. I'm
conscious, suffering from cramps. ex-
posture and too much sea water, they
were stretched on the quarantine dock
and revived. All five were taken to
Marine hospital and turned over to
the immigr ltion authorities at Ellis
island for deportation.
After working for hours over fine
five at the hospital, they were revived
sufficiently to give their names.
through an interpreter, though they
steadfastly declined to reveal informa-
ton about themselves. They paye
their names as Adolph Niche, Joseph
Scherber, Bruno Schrauber, Kark
Cottder and Paul Harold.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28
Chemical Experts Have Found
Way to Make ServiceabIe Tai
fetas From Spruce Pulp.

New Haven.-A warning to the silk
worm that certain chemical COM
pounds, which are his chief business
rivals, are inclined to combine against
him, and hint for him to study their
modern efficient methods, was given
by w. o. Mitscherling Of Baltimore. In
his address on "Cellulose Silk" be-
fore the American Chemical society.
while the silkworm turns out a
high quality product and Is justified
in certain pride of Skill" Mr.. Nit
scherling said, "his stubborn refusal
to heed the entreaties of the sales de-
partment to speed up Is playing havoc
with his market. The modern wom-
an cannot be bothered to wait for him,
and SO the spruce tree and the cot
ton plant are gobbling up the big or
ders. These producers are willing to
stand for the introduction of scien-
tific methods. For instance, cellulose
(Which is the technical name for
spruce pulp and cotton lintcrs) is very
reasonable.
1.-THE most recent discovery in arti-
fetal silk manufacture Is that cellu-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28

rivaling the dreams even of Jules
Verne, is in preparation for the work
All that Is known is that the human
hand Is the underlying motif of the
scheme.
The hands, attached to giant arms
Will reach into the ship and grasp tba
chests of gold. The steel fingers will
not relax even though the water Of
that depth would crush divers he'll
met. The treasure will be lifted at
the sea bottom and then brought to
the surface.
Details of this romantic undertaking.
have been threshed out by hard.
headed business men who are behind
1t and work will begin In Nav. n
will last three summers II the nroi-
ect succeeds it will open up the pros
pect Of recovering untold millions now
at the bottom Of the sea.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28
RESCUED LADY IN DISTRESS
Indianapolis Citizen Probably Won.
dered Later Just Why He Obeyed
Order to "Beat It."

One night several weeks ago a non
frivolous citizen, in his quite proper
sedan, was driving sedately along on
his homeward way. The shades of
night had fallen. No air of mystery
pervaded the city and all was well
Bangety-bang-bangety began the
hood over his engine. Something was
coming loose. He drew up to the
curb and opened the door to get out
to see about the thing.
He opened the door to get out. He
didn't get out because-a woman tore
open the rear door of the car on the
opposite side, and sprang into the
back seat, whaclled him on the Shout
der, and cried:
BEAT it, honey, beat it, they're
raidin' me againw
A few minutes later, about twenty
blocks away, an automobile with a
loose hood ratified up to the curb. 1t
contained man in the front seat and
woman in the rear seat. The man
was heard to say to the woman:
"Now you beat it-and get out of
here !"-Indianapois Star
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28
GIANT STEEL HANDS WILL
GROPE FOR LOST MILLIONS
viii Paw Ocean Depths in Effort
to Recover S., 100000 in God.

London.-Immense steel hands will
reach down through Go fathoms of wa
ter and seek out the $5,000,0O0 in gold
which sunk with the P. 4 0. liner
Egypt six months ago off Ushant.
Cropping through the silence of the
water, these almost human machines
will feel their way to the vaults of
the ship where the gold was stored
A Swedish engineering firm has
agreed to spend 100000 to raise the
gold. They are confident of success
If they do they will keep $3,O0O,OOC
and Lloyd's, who met the heaviest
loss in the shipwreck. will get the re-
mainder.
A specially equipped submarine will
be sent to the bottom when the wreck
has been definitely found The hulk
will be explored from all sides and
accurate charts made. Targets will
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-28
WAS BY NO MEANS SATISFIED
Modern Girl Made That Clear by Her
Outspoken Opinion Concerning
WelI-Meaning Parents.

"Did you tell her that she could not
go to that party?"
II did,"
did you explain to her that we con-
sidered it not fit place for our daugh-
ter to be seen"
"Yes.''
"YOu know it is not enough merely
to deny young persons request. You
should always explain your reasons. l
trust you told her of the dangers of a
promiscuous gathering?"
II did,
"And warned her of the folly of late
hours; the hurt of gossiping tongues
in short you did your best to make her
see that it is for her welfare that we
are denying this seeming bit of pleas
ure?'
II did all that"
"And is she now satisfied to forego
this needless amusement and remain
contentedly at home with us?"
"She is not
'What does she say?"
20, gee! ma, you and pa are so far
behind the times you don't know any
thing detroit Free Press.