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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
The Landlords Viewpoint

differ with you on very few rub
isr,a. but tho rental question is cor
tainiy one Of them.
I was down TO California couple
Year, aEo. and the rent they pay.
especially In Loa Angeles. compared
TO rent here. II certainly rfdiculou.
IN the exir~me.
Aren't W. entitled TO at least q
small margin on our investment
without being put UP before the
public az members OF soms tr,irsf
protest az an owner and q
citizen Of Seattle for 40 years. ana
I am sure there are many more that
feel tho same as DO.
GEORGE BURTON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24

Editor The Star;
We. all japanese here in Seattle.
are heartily cooperating with your
paper in every movement In respect
10 Amerlcanization work. develop
meut Of the Northwest. especially
development Of Seattle, and I'm.
provement OF tn relation 10 Japan.
China, South American nations and
all other countries touching Pacific
ocean. We respect your high ideal
that Amerfcanixation work In best
attained thru the adoption OF only
one ianguaRe-Engiish-- all the
peoples. 70 that every one In every
different community can converse
and conduct daily business with
each other without any difficulty.
We DO not like 20 see the develop
m@nt OF an Itaiian.town. German
town and French-town in New York
city. or in any other city. with
their language. customs and civilira.
ton. We do not like 10 see a
chinese-town IN Seattle. with
Chinese language. customs and civil.
ization. Likewise. we Japanese do
not like 10 see Japanese.town In
Seattle. with everything in Japan.
ESQ way. We are trying our best
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$500
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24

Editor The Star.
I would like 10 know how much
longer you are going 20 keep up
this fight for lower rentsf
Have yoa ever gone further into
the question a. to how much profit
the landlord " really makingf
have an investment cf $4,000
on . piece Of property with four
houses. rent varies from s7s 70 f1s.
After paying taxes Of $500 year
and expenses Of upksep Of plumbers.
painters. sfo-. at 81 an hour. Y
leaves mo profit of about per
cent on my Investment. Is that max.
Ing too muohf | have been read
or Of your paper for Is years and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
He'd Merely Let Schools "Die Out"

10 eliminate from among us tho
uses OF Japanese language and Gus
toms, and wo are studying the
English language and trying our
best 20 adopt tho American ian.
guRge, customs. religion and civil.
xaiion 70 the limit OF our capacity.
We. most OF the progressive
Japansso here. believe that all for.
elgn language schools In the United
States should be abolished without
any exception.
The younger generation among
the Japanese here are thoroiy
Americanized--they refuse to use
any language except English. Even
n they wish 20 talk japanese. they
are unable 10 express their thoughts
thru their incfficiency in the knowl.
edge OF the japanese language.
Therefore. I firmly believe thnt
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS system
hero In the United States will
naturally die out within the neg,
10 or 20 years without the aid Of
any legislation by tho states. There.
fore any agitation over japanese
school system here arc idle and
foolish. Yours. very truly,
70 FuJrToMI,
si7h Jackson Mt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
The Swift Advance of Science

Telephone Co., picked the receiver in his home 20 miles
or from the big town. and calmly asked the opera
tor to give him" certain captain who had sailed out
into the Atlantic with his ship "a hours before. In
80 seconds he talking to the sailor.
About nine months later, the evening Of January
IL, 1923, Thayer yawned bit and. taking down his
phone desired the young lady to connect him with
parties at station in New Souhgate, London England
s. Which she did. BY wireless.
The conversation distinct telephone talk by
wire to the next block, reports Thayer.
If you have acute imagination don't let it run riot
what science is likely to do with the great unknown
before she gets thru. 1t may alarm you.
Britain planning arshp 100 passenger
10 many a
hotel showing great
efficiency experts.
rnrnecfcut gained In other WAYS
twenty years today looking today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
THE SUPER SNOBS
BY Berton Braley

rTNTEY snesr At the obvious always
4 With up high in tho air;
When their shinbones crackcd obvious fact
They win not admit n IA there;
They all conventional thinking
As "pabulurn meant for the thronR"
And they simply ignore any commonplace lore
Which proves them extensively wrong.
fTNIEY pacinsts during tho conflict
l. And now that the battles won
They sit back and carp IN that's sharp
At all that's accomplished and done
They're proved indispensable prophets
On what they have said all along
Yet with undsmayed hope they prepare new dope
Which Us just as confoundedy wrong.
rTNIEIR theories carry them nowhere
l. Their formulas function nsItew
Yet II rls them indeed that the world viii heed
The things that they tell Il do
With proud, superclious hautour
Their paths phlosophc they tread,
And n by strange sooth they encounter the truth
They cut the poor lady quite dead
Copyright. 1919 Tho Seattle star)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
Sending Photogra phs by Radio

London Daily Mail prints the first photograph sent by
wireless in England The Mail is quite excited 1t calls
he photo great scientific achievement after so
IL experiments" correct description. We close
rs the day when pictures of the most important events
Twin be wireessed and printed In every newspaper of inn
|portance.
You cannot get much closer to the supernatural this
hide Of the grave than sending photo by radio. How
ever live in age Of magic. wonders crowdng
<ders and the average comment win be- Wonder why
some hasn't been able to do il before"
The world is learning that nothing Is impossible.
h
He be In history
candidate Of defeated
psssjdeney
claims IN music but that doesn't
1hng grand be-
Is
popular
The trouble witt being poor ID getting over
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
IT Tastes Not Well

The British commissioners at that Washington funding
onfab are sticking for per cent interest rate on the
-four billions owing to Uncle Sam, with the argument
that per cent the average rate of government loans
In normal times -
Uncle Sam sknflin II Is even likely that he viii
e quite generous extension Of time Of payment OF
wnr loans but the per cent proposition provokes much
Thought He hasn't borrowed any dollars at per
Iccnt and he is up TO his in war borrowings. III
II Uncle Sam has money at per cent wouldn't II be
.rood business in Europe to start another war;
The British should fully realize that there's nothing
normal in these times averages anything else. Lord
knows we're trotting behind Camaie back to normally
,s fast as can, but paying up toward per cent
What We owe and taking 8 for what's owed tastes
ho undue stimulation and Is bound to leave castor oil
infect In mouth
Aan handing Germany thsse aAys WIN ssous 20 q ueeis
N millionaire according
&nny wondu chance foe Of social
-, No eu~use for sch bsAns
: nos
Ausshr millionaire husband for
sudre
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24
What's Your Faporite Food1

Chicken is the favorte American food, with ham and
cabbage second So discovers Mrs. Mary c. Pickett of
New Yorks Hotel McAlpn, after checking up by mail
hotels, clubs and restaurants all the country
minority favored roast beef, turkey and ice cream
Apple pie, ndsputably the national DISH seems to
be fallen evil days Chance for the Yakima and
Wenatchee valley folks to resell the American people this
dessert
likely to
face
People who talk In their sleep should tell
Every has letter he Intends writing he time.
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thing can happen now months
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-24

federal
additional
~ needed to General DauEh
erty he Is going 4 convict
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

Of his recent visit here and entertain
ment by the Rotary club and saying
the big Navajo rug given him here
has been draped by Mrs. Wallace over
a couch, where it looks most aplom-
bous.
With Miss Elsa Myers at the pi-
ano, Miss Ida Davis sang a solo. AS
music it was the real stuff, all wool
and not near wide enough.
Guests besides those previously
mentioned: T. A. Stahl, Frank Harri-
son, Miss Minnie Lintz, Miss Helen
Gale of the chautauqua, B. E. Foster,
the predatory animal man.
The following members of the lit
erary and civics departments of the
Woman's clu5 furnished the luncheon,
which was just as good as luncheon
ever can be: Mrs. V. M. Slipher, Mrs.
C. o. Lanpland, Mrs. Stanley Sykes,
Mrs. Joe P. Wilson, Mrs. Alex John
ston, Mrs. Joe Waldhaus, Mrs. E. G..
Mills, Mrs. L. r. Hall, Mrs. C. A..
Keller.
For smokes the members were in
debted to the new president, who re-
called birthday he had several years
ago, which oasis in the lapse cost him
the perfectos.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11


/. E. Behymer, president of the
Musical Directors association Of
America, and resident Of Los Angeles,
included Flagstaff in his tour of the
west, This tour was made for the
purpose Of making engagements
whereby the people of the west might
have the benefit of the talent of the
great musical genii.
Mrs. Pearson, president of the nlu-
sic section of the Flagstaff Woman's
club, introduced Mr.. Behymer to us in
assembly Friday morning. 1t speaks
we'll for his unusual talent in speak
ing that during the entire three-quar-
ters of an hour not one student stop
ped to think that it neared and fl
nally passed the dinner hour. Mr..
Behyrner told us it was "our party"
and asked the students to call for any
great musical parsonage they might
care to know about. Then by his vivid
description he made them seem TO be
real live people there on the platform
with him. Mr.. Behymer. also spoke
of the great future Of music, especial
ly in sthe west, where he said he be-
lieved "the very soul of music was
born.n
After the assembly Mr.. Behymer
was entertained at a luncheon in the
domestic science room, and at 4 p. M.
by the Wonan's club with tea at the
home Of Mrs. G. B. Wilson
isl ---. ts - So
The Mexican Parent Teachers asso-
ciation of the training school held its
May meeting on Monday, May 7th.
President Baca made a talk on s'Why
Children Should Remain in School"
and brief, but Interesting, discussion
followed. Plans were made for the
June meeting and after that the
guests danced and refreshments were
served. These meetings are proving
to be not only interesting, but bene-
ficial.
Saturday morning at $3.50 a. m.
saw the. members of the Glee club
starting out in machines on their sec
ond concert tour which is to be down
south this time and covering a trip
Of q weeks length. Those Of the fac
ulty accompanying we're Miss Dewey,
Miss Whetsel, Mr.. Ridgely, Mr., Hol-
lar and Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen. Sat-
'iliday evening. MAY 5, they were
scheduled to sing for the soldiers at
Whipple Barracks, Prescott; Monday
evening, Tempe Normal school; Tues
day, assembly at Phoenix Union high
school; Wednesday, Chandler schools;
Thursday, Prescott high school; FRI
day Aslfork, and home Saturday. We
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

latest report gives the association all
the credit for the increase In number
of auto tourists, to the parks. There
were 25,740 auto visitors at Grand
Canyon national park last year, from
all the states and four foreign coun-
tries President Scott Leavitt of the
association is in Washington now to
get road through the Blackfeet res
eryation, which is bad stretch in the
big 6,055-mile loop In all this dis
tance, less than II per cent of the
road is unimproved, while much of it
is concrete or lnacadam and more than
half is we'll surfaced. Much of the
IT per cent is now being rebuilt.
Professor G. f. P. Smith Of the
University Of Arizona, engineer of
irrigation, said he is beginning to real
ize how wonderful it is up here in the
northern part Of Arizona. The univer-
sity people who come here for sum
mer school every summer are enthus-
tsiaic over our climate and scenery.
Of the 72,800,000 acres in Arizona,
only 212 per cent can ever be irri-
gated. Ten per cent of that is irri-
gated entirely from wells and half of
the rest partly irrigated from wells.
Farmers have suffered in the last
two years, he said, and unless the
problem of cooperative marketing IS
successfully solved, they must con-
tinue to suffer.
Miss Abercr6mbie of the chautau-
qua said the Ellison White company,
whom she represents, by agreement
Will, otbor CHM i1ar copnaOipS cover
the western part Of the United States
and Canada, and Australia and New
Zealand. Their profits are made from
the stands where they remain seven
days or longer, last year being the
first when the five-day stands paid a
profit, which amounted to less than
81 900 on an expenditure Of $4,000.
President Powers read letter from
u. s. Secretary of Agriculture Henry
&C. Wallace, expressing fond memories
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
CHAS. HEISSER NEW STATE
ct DEPUTY KNIGHTS COLUMBUS

C.. P. Heisser Of Flagstaff, Arizona,
was elected state deputy of the
Knights Of Columbus in Arizona for
the coming year at the annual con-
vention of the fraternal order at Fdc-
son Monday. Prescott was selected
for the next annual convention city.
Other officers elected were Jack
0'Conner, Douglas, state secretary; E..
j. Horne, Prescott, state treasurer;
William Ryan, Globe, state warden;
p. II. Lucas, Tucson, state advocate,
and Rev. Thomas NJ. Connolly, Tucson,
state chaplain.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
JEROME DRIVER RUNS HIS
. TRUCK ON ROOF OF HOUSE

/ Following closely on the heels Of
two automobile accidents which occur
Ered in Jerome within the last few
days, one of the truck drivers of the
United Verde Copper company lost
control Of his machine, a two ton
truck, on the upper road and landed
on the roof of one Of the houses be-
low the road level
No damage was done the truck,
(which remained right side up. and
little damage was done the roof of the
house, which evidently had been built
with the possibility Of such an acci-
dent in mind, but the drivers nerves
are said TO have suffered considerable
laceration. b
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

all wish them an enjoyable trip and
such trip could not be otherwise
with the best Of luck in both their
concerts and their travelling exper-
fences.
Mrs. Hanshue, matron Of Morton
Hall, returned Tuesday morning from
Tucson, where she visited during
University week.
Many of the Normal students spent
the weekend visiting at their homes.
Among them were Floyd Dickerson,
Lois Briggs, Ruth Burns and Charles
Fillerup. Seymour Fish and Mr.. Col
lob visited at Snowflake with Charles
Fillerup.
Miss Lydia Best, who lives at Nor
ton Hall, has just recovered from a
severe case Of tonsilitis.
Mary Shumway's mother has been
visiting her for the last two or three
days.
Old Party: II am 80, young man,
and don't recollect ever having told
lie."
Young Man: "Well, you can't expect
your memory to be reliable at that
age.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

board, as chairman, with all the Ro-
taryanns present. cloud applause.)
The president said Billy Switzer
will be chairman the week following
and John @. Thomas at the last
meeting in the month.
Earl Slipher described the finding,
the night before, by C. 0. Lampland
Of the Lowell observatory staff, of q
new star in the spiral nebula, about
which there is story in this issue
of The Sun
]. A. Carlson. representative of the
Park-to-Park Highway association, of
Denver, while Ed Babbitt held map,
told Of the activities, accomplishments
and aspirations of the association.
The money collected as dues is spent
entirely on publicity. Steven Mather,
q. s. director national parks, in his
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
ROTARIANS HEAR ABOUT
PARK K-TO-PARK HIGHWAY,
IRRIGATION, CHAUTAUQUA

Continued from Page one.)
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Eastern Star Meeting

All members of Red Cross Chapter
No. 40, o. T.. S. will please take no
tice that ON account of the Lyceum
number Thursday night Of this week,
a business session of the Chapter will
be held this Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock, at which time the candidates
for initiation (about seven in number)
will be elected. Then on tomorrow
friday night, beginning ats7 O'Clock
the initiation ceremonies for the new
ly elected candidates will take place,
followed by a social hour with Mrs
Flora voOhers. Mrs. Ida Bigger and
Mrs. Ethel Richardson as hostesses
Mrs. Kizer, worthy matron, requests
all members of the team to be on hand
at o'clock Friday evening in order
that the work may be started early.
Candidates will be notified in due time
of their election, and they also will be
requested TO come early.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Arkansas Travelling Exposition

]. II. Hand secretary of the Arkan-
sas Travelling Exposition, sends us a
copy of the itinerary of the Arkansas
Exposition train, which is to take a
tour Of the eastern and northern states,
leaving Little Rock Nov. 18th. The
following cities will be visited and
stops for day or more made at each
place:
Memphis. Tenn, Muscle Shoals, Shelf
field and Florence, Ala, Charlotte, N.
c.. Washington. ID. c. two days, New
York City. two days. Boston, Mass,
two days. Niagara Falls, Cleveland,
Ohio, indianapolis. Ind, st. Louis, Mo-,
returning to Little Rock on Nov. Both.
Arrangements for entertainment and
for showing Arkansas exhibits have
been perfected for each city in which
the train will stop.
The train will contain six all-steel
exhibit baggage cars and six pullmans.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Methodist Revival

The Methodist revival meeting will
begin next Sunday, with Rev. Mr..
Greer, Conference Evangelist, assisted
by a singer, in charge. Rev. Greer
comes well recommended as a success
full evangelist. Rev. A. I. Galloway,
pastor, has announced the following to
serve on the various committees:
Publicity-L. f. Blankenship, chair
man; DAILY Thompson, e. f. Hulen
DIR. Ruff, Nixon Shively, Gordon Phil.
lips, John Legate Ruff.
Arrangements-W. II. Phipps, chair
man; A. Z. Weatherly, e. NJ. Greer
Ernest Harrison.
Music-L. FBlankenship, chairman
Mrs. Rector Johnston, Miss Lillian
Haltom, Mrs. II. ]. Phillips, Mrs. C. X
Jones, Mrs. DIR. Hamil, Mrs. DIR. Run
Finance. d. Wells, chairman: L
+. Blankenship C. X. Jones, DR.. Ed
Hughes, Judge J. W. Meeks.
Ushers-J. ID. Wells, chairman; DIR
Price, Everett Bates, Sylvan Bennett
1 Joe Blankenship, Joe Martin.
Entertainmen.-Mrs. ]. ID. Wells
chairman; Mrs. G. g. Johnston, Mrs
l.. F. Blankenship, Mrs. John r. Shiv
ley, Mrs. Il. NJ. Greer, Mrs. Ben +
Spikes.
The first service will he held Sunday
morning, Oct. 2sth, at II o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended tC
all the churches of the town TO co
operate in the meeting: Singers are
most cordially invited to assist with
the music and welcome awaits all
who attend.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Fourth Quarterly Conference

Presiding Elder James A. Anderson
of the Paragould District was here
Sunday and preached at the Me hOdist
church at the evening hour after which
he presided over the fourth quarterly
conference of the year. Reports were
received from the different depart
ments of the church. The financial re-
port ms applies to the support of the
ministry was reported paid In full mp
to date and the pastor reported pro-
gress i'm the matter of the collection of
the general claims of the church.
Officials for the coming year were
elected as follows:
Board Of Stewards G. Johnston,
J. w. Meeks. l.. +. Blankenship. J. ID.
Wells, w. II. Phipps, DAILY Thompson,
Il. II. Hulen, A. P.Weatherly, J. l..
Bledsoe. G. ID. FORESTER, T.. 4. Harri-
son. Chas. Jones, Il. NJ. Greer, Mrs.
w. II. Phipps, Mrs. T.. T. Harrison.
Mrs. George Turner, Mrs. Birdie Kizer.
Recording steward-Mrs. w. II.
Phipps.
Church lay leader-A. Z. Weatherly.
District steward-L. +. Blankenship.
Sunday School superintendent j.
ID. Wells.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Change in Business

A deal was closed here Saturday In
which w. Il. Jones of O'Kean purchas-
ed the interest OF II. T.. Riggs In the
Ford Agency at this place. The bust
ness will be run under the firm name
of Jones Brothers, the members of the
firm being w. II. and G.. p. Jones, the
latter having been associated with Mr..
Riggs In the business for some time
past. The former Mr.. Jones will be
here within the next few weeks To
take an active part in the manage
ment OF the business. Everything will
be conducted in the future as In the
past and the old working force win be
retained. The Jones brothers are both
fine fellows and good business men
and we wish them much success.
Mr.. Riggs Is selling out with the in
tention of moving to Texas where he
will engage In business. The people Of
Pocahontas win regret the removal OF
this excellent family from our midst.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Consolidated District Number 3

AT meeting Of the County Board
of Education last Saturday the patrons
lof Dalton and Kings Chapel school
districts presented petition asking
that the districts be consolidated
The request of the petitioners was
granted, and the district will here.
after be known as Consolidated Dis
trict Number 3.
BY this act of cooperation the chill
dren of this district will now have at
least eight months of school and a
competent teacher Dalton has been
giving her children from six to eight
months of school. while Kings Chapel
has at times had only three months
during the year. With the present ar
rangement Dalton will have about two
more months each year than in the
past while Kings Chapel will have
almost three times as much school as
formerly.
Randolph county now has three con-
solidated schools. Ragan and Bristow
constitute Consolidated District Mum
Der 1, and Old Union, Stony Point and
Birdell make Consolidated District
Number 2. These districts can all
have eight or nine months of school
without additional cost to the patrons.
Does it pay to consolidate 'em?
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
Will Have County Agent

The Randolph County Quorum
Court met here Wednesday with a
large attendance, practically every
township in the county being repre-
sented.
The regular routine of business
making appropriations, etc, was tran
sacted without issue. In the matter
of making an appropriation for coun-
ty agent, however, there was some dis
cussion, but when 1t was put to vote
the proposition carried by vote of
twenty-four to twelve. Several of the
justices of the peace present, who vot-
ed nay, stated that they did so be-
cause majority of the people in their
respective townships were opposed to
court making a levy for this purpose,
but that personally they were in favor
of the proposition.
The levy voted was for 81 800 to be
paid by the county, to meet a like ap-
preparation from the Government and
the State.
Mr.. McKell. District Supervisor of
County Agents, was present and spoke
for the proposition.
County Judge Million presided over
the meeting.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-26
p. II. S. Notes

The seniors wish to thank all those
who helped them in their circus.
Glendon Brown is slowly recovering
from the measles.
Our football team postponed their
game last Saturday ON account of the
bad roads. but will play Jonesboro Ag-
gies' second team Saturday on the local
field.
A number of our boys went to Jones
boro Sunday attending to special bust
ness.
Subscriptions for the Ladies Home
Journal were sent in this week The
seniors wish to thank the public for
the subscriptions.
The committee has named the an
nual. II will he called "Sun Dial"
The Freshman class has elected the
following officers: Cloyce Magruder
president; Clyde McIlroy, vice presi-
dent; Frank Rogers, treasurer; Leila
! zee. secretary.
ephomore class officers are: Joe
Blankenship. president; Frank Blank.
enship, treasurer; Mary Sue Wiley
secretary.
Class colors are purple and white
and class flower is purple hyacinths.
Inez Lloyd is absent from school on
account of malarial fever.