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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Who Will Open
This Jackpot?
Editor Tho Star
9HH


There exists a certain class ~
minds that hold that NO must first
have Christianity before We have
government. but those who have gone
deeper realize that a knowledge n
our physical basis Of life must attain
a certain degree 81 perfection before
tho spirit begins 10 operate, sterile
soil can produce nothing better than
weeds
The musician can only III his hhr.
mony 10 tho degree q perfection
which his instrument offers. Tho
IDEAL Of a perfect execution may 70.
side IN tho mind Of the composer and
yet tho voice failB-hs IL only able
20 ~ his execution 70 Il when tho
vocal cords have reached a degree
of perfection where they truly walt
upon tho conductor, Il IL a matter OF
spiritual mathematics. the letter and
the spirit Eiyoth life, but neither one
alone
Up TO date We have been able 10
I've under such performances as that
just staged by our jnzE legislature,
which seems 20 have gathered Tor
the purpose Of eating the kernel out
Of every constructive undertaking
which would benefit the people as
whole. We have nearly arrived at
the point whero We may put the
function Of government out on con.
tmei 10 tho highest bidder. no normal
being can respect the kind Of thing
that tho present lawmakinE body AZ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Diplomats-Their Ups and Downs

Mrs Miles PoindeNter, known as the "Margot AS
quth of America, is syndcang elaborated re-writes
of her celebrated correspondence revealing the inside
secrets of high political society in national capital
as the syndicate broker puts il.
This month Senator Pondexter and his brilliant help
meet scheduled TO sail for Peru, where the retiring
senator goes ambassador to that interesting country
Now there undoubtedly a lot of intriguing secrets
in the political society" of the Of the ncas
but under the rigid rules of state department neither
the ambassador nor his estmable wife will be permitted
to write anything for publication! Too bad. We may
never know what Andean society is thinking about.
And have Richard Tobin banker cubman,
and crack polo player of San Francisco new min
lister to the Netherlands. And what does Banker Tobn
know about the Dutch do you ask? Whist and away
wild ye
What does George Harvey know about the English or
Miles Poindexter about the Peruvians, God rest their
souls?
Besides Dick Tobn is fine fellow and It's said he
gave $4,000 to the republican campaign committee. Is
man to have no reward at ALL at ALL for his patriotism?
Governor Wood Philippines
have given cannbaim politics office holding
Its tough Job but ven Anerane those islanders long distance
yet
Theatrical producers chorus girls higher education
viii ass II he means all tho to the chin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
SCIENCE
Kidney Pictures.
NelO Process.
Suffering Eliminated.
Use Sodium Iodide.

ono sf The famous Mayo doctors
has Invented % plan that will rave
an enormous amount Of suffering.
IN cases Of kidney trouble Il Il
necessary. frequently, 10 take Xpy
pictures These organs will not cast
"a shadow unless filled with some
substance Opaque 10 the rays. 20 IN
order 70 take the pictures g. IL neces.
suy 10 fB them with a chemical
This has been done ~ an extreme.
~ painful process. with the use II
tubes, requiring FOR most patients q
general RnrHthstlc
The plan invented BY DR. Mayo Is
painless A harmless substance
called sodium iodine Is injected into
vein In the arm. This concen.
traisH IN tho kidneys. making Il pos.
Hibls 20 take the picture. In a few
hours all the chemical has loft tho
body and Il Ia therefore harmless Ne
well as painless.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

than others soma have no natural
ability for teaching and would do
we'll TO seek other employment. but
how and where arc they 10 get Il
when the heads Of all vocational DO.
partments arc ready to snecr az age
above tho early twsnilesg Even tho
library board chooses young women.
Why7 No ono Is better fitted for
those positions than scholarly people
Of rips years In fact. who 81 uH
is going To escape the years above
80, anyway. and live happy ever
after" unless IL 10 tomeons who
knows how 10 avoid telling their
agof READER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

Olympia calls legislative snaotmsnts
with their complex Bookkeeping pedi
gfess. How much farther ws shall
DO able 10 20 under The pressure n
these 'rsspectabis" stock jobDing Or.
giss no man can tell. Brains. kn0u1
edge which the heavens fuac
tion-Eo for nothing all that IL g.
ssntlai II that you creep cuckoo like
into tho republican neat. curl up and
80 70 sleep. your advisers viii DO the
rest.
u must be hat he day r. near
Ri hand once more wherein the Lord
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
The Man Who Did Not Read Ads
Courtesy of CaIkins h Holden


Big Ben aroused the household
Tossing off the Nashua the man who did not read adj
vertising slid out Of the Simmons.
five minutes with Williams, Rubberset and Gillette two
more with Pebeco and Prophylactc, and shedding his
Faultless, he was ready for shower.
He dressed carefully B. v DIS, interviewer Bostons
and Hanans selected Keser-Barathea that harmonized
with his Manhattan notted this in new Van eugen and
put on his Schanz ~
glass of Sunkst juice stood at his plate at breakfast
1uban steamed in the Manning Bowman and Beech-Nut
sent up its appetzng odor Wv
Breakfast finished he picked up his Stetson and Fownes
and stepped into the waiting Franklin.
At his office the mail lay on his Macy He dictated
lew replies to his secretary to be transcribed on Cranes on
her Noiseless and signed with his Waterman
Occasionally ne glanced at his Watham for there was
board meeting which he did not want to miss The sbact
70 be discussed was advertising and he had something to
Say on that subject "
AT IL o'clock he took his place at the big table IL
Robert Burns listened to what the others had to saw and
then delivered this honest opinion: ~
! do not believe people read advertisements don't
always skip the advertisements in the magazines and
newspapers see and advertising does not affect nv pur
chases at ALL" ~ "' pun
Next time tells cheap ns him 4, I,e hmm, ,
much session 0f congress - '' "''"' now
The first reliable sign Of spring when gasoline prices 20 up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Stick to the Main Issue

Editor The Star.
have always been an ardent sup
porter Of municipal ownership. I am.
however. constrained to take excep.
ton TO the political methods thus far
adopted by the port commissioners
to place economic facts before tho
people. listened TO George Cottcrill
for ono hour before the King County
Democratic club and over two thirds
Of the time he devoted 20 an attack
on the Chamber Of Commerce. / hold
no brief for the chamber. but the
question which the people viii vote
on Is not the Chamber OF Commerce.
II seems 70 me the question before
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

tho people IL whether or not II is to
the best interests Of the Taxpayers
for the port to acquire this skinner
& Eddy property. II this ia right,
then let the proponents and oppus
nonta stick 70 the issue. The port IL
O business almost the biggest in
Seattle. It Is run by elected mana.
gers. Tho judgment OF these mana.
gers IN trying to acquire more prom.
erty has been criticised By business
men OF tho Chamber OF Commerce
Give the people al the information.
but cut out the bunk" OF political
dcmagpgucs and stick to he cues.
ton. Sincerely
JOHN sERvEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Teachers and Age Forty

Editor The Star:
What is 1t that makes US old? our
bodies or our minds? We are too old
at 40 TO teach school?
I wonder who Mr. Shorrock ls thnt
he can pass judgment on body Of
men and women who have fitted
themselves for life work OF teach.
ing. and retire thcm7 What would
we have them do from that aEe on2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

Tho business world does not want
them for the same reason. II they
had means they might seek n life OF
ease, but being earnest thinkers
have chosen teaching to make mn
honest livelihood. Some OF them
have better health than others at 40,
due 10 different ideas Of life or on.
vlronmentul conditions, which makes
some apparently older or younger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Little Brothers of the Monkey

Get ready folks the foxy manufacturers are preparing
to spring hundreds of King Tut fad articles YOU One of
the first of these will be the Tutankhamen cigaret One
OF the big tobacco companies getting ready to market it.
New York firm has placed rush order viii pottery
factory TO turn out hundreds of thousands of Tut pups
good luck statues like the Bken These supposed to
be reproductions of the Egyptian houn dawg that fol-
lowed King Tut around the royal palace.
Godsmths and their designers working night and
ankets.
In Washington the patent office is getting ready for
denge OF applications from manufacturers who want
Ius name on their wares, with trade mark protection.
First on the job to have been Frederick Martin
Burns Eastern promoter As far back last November
80 he applied for Tut trade marks in Is different industries
bathing suits music clothing, dolls umbrellas and so on
Burns went aftera copyright Tuts name in the
fields OF music poetry and fiction To UP the name for
fiction purposes, he wrote all night At about a. m
finished my story which is 5000 words long don't know
anything about writing fiction but know how to protect
myself for my purposes by throwing in plenty of love- ys-
terry and red-blooded material"
Burns bunch to monopolze Tuts name for fiction
purposes. Judging from his description the magazines win
fight to get his masterpiece
King Tut novel being turned out Monte Carlo and
Alma Sanders auhors of 'Tangerine have obtained the
of Tuts for show and already have written the
music and lyrics.
Vincent Lopez playing Tut music with his Hotel Penn
syvania orchestra New York He has sent rush order
TO Egypt for copies of the sstrum ringing and Ginning
instrument found in Tut's tomb Watch the Jazz bands
pick it up.
It's great age we're living in. Study the impending
Tut and you'll learn lot about infectious emotions
the mob spirit and instinct Of imitation which links us
with the monkey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
LHTZRC the EN1Up
Why the Humane Society?

was iusi IL helplcAs TO render any
assistance 70 tho suffering cat as
we're We who had watched It's agony
for two days, owing 20 tho lack Of
climbing phraphernalia.
However. there must be plenty Of
such In Seattle. and II tho Humane
society cannot render aid IN such
cases, for what reason are ws com.
muulty chest subscribers asked to
contribute 10 such n fund7 What IL
1T a game Of graft or protection
they are plhyluE7
Thanking you In advance,
FLORENCE 81. MACPHERSON,
7i4T 5sth Ave. s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
THE TEST
By Berton Braley

LIES lawfully good to his mother"
IL Aud good TO his family,
But somehow or somcwuy or other,
Tint doesn't mean much to me.
The record that ia DO seeing
Conveniently compiled.
Is-Just how good Is no being
To somebody olgo's mother,
And somebody elsc'a brother,
And somebody olso's sister,
And somebody clse's child?
TNHB wolf in his cave will cherish
4 Ills cubs and his savage mate,
But leave all tho rest to perish,
Obvious TO their fatc.
But a MAXWELL, mans designed 10
30 moro than beast that's wild,
And you aslt--"lg he fair md kind 10,
Say, somebody elsos mother,
And somebody clso'h brother
And somebody clsoB sister,
And somebody clsc's chIldgo
Copyright. 1923. Tho Seattle STAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Last of the Orators

Sivertongued Bourke Cochran will longer hold con-
gress spelbound Master of rhetoric possessor of mag
mficenty trained voice Cochran of the supreme
sophiss of the generation His oratory has made him
national figure in democratic affairs for more than 40
years.
Cochran typfied the very spirit of Tammany Hall the
old, unreconstructed unregenerated reactionary Tam
many and is to be regretted that his talents were gen.
orally wasted on the wrong side Yet he great orator
of counys greatest as even his opponents CON
cede His passing calls attention that orators are few in
congress in 1928 and oratory rapidly fading into
lost art
just be in It, Pnpe have discovered
bathroom and kitchen with
plumber back to his shop times
Man CAUGHT booIeggng a.u..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08
Editor The Star

Editor the star
Thru your valuable column would
like 10 ask what constitutes the dutics
or obligations Of our so.cailcd Hu.
name society. IL II not for tho pro.
lection Of dumb animalsg
II 10. why did they on Sunday.
March 4, when they were notified Of
a cat being In distress on top Of
telephone pole for several days in
Rainier valley, refuse to try TO elm.
mate i,s sufferings and refer us to
the city pound for assistance The
latter in turn sent man immedl.
ately. but on arrival discovered no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

win come 70 jeremiah and cay.
what sseat th0uT' And again Jers-
miab VIII answer. - ssethinR pot i"
w. ~. SCOTT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

What mistake II would be Chaplin marry
Look at the free advertising they're getting by
back forth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

The general Germany tried to kick AT
France with both al he same lime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-08

Theatrical producers girls many
will ass II he means all the to the chin,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13
BY DAMON RUNYON.

Yankee Stadium. New York, May
l2.-Youth. take off your hat and bow
low and respectfully to age
The thing that wasn't IN the cards.
the thing that couldn't be, occurred.
Jess Willard. whose 43 years are
supposed to make him the pugilstic
personification of old Father Time
himself. this afternoon emerged from
Hasbeenville with a rush and utterly
wrecked a house of ancient tradition.
including the one that they don't
come back"
A little bit gray and looking as ma
ture as a retired farmer. the former
champion OF the world stopped Floyd
Johnson. the 23-year-old Iowa boy.
after Il rounds OF desperate fighting,
in the feature bout of the greatest
boxing show for charity In the his
tory Of the country.
It was the show at the Yankees
new stadium for the benefit Of the
free milk fund of the mayors CON-
rnittee Of women and attended By co.
600 people.
Round after round the great crowd
sat watching in amazement the re
turn Of the man the world Of sport
said could not come back rs he fought
Johnson into submission.
johnson Forced to Quit.
Round after round they watched.
fairly astounded. the courageous ex-
hibition OF the young fellow from the
middlewest as he piled head on and
mauiing into the gigantic form of the
kansan, taking terrific punishment.
In the 1lth Willard knocked his
youthful opponent over with terrific
lightning uppercuts. johnson being
on the floor when the bell rang clos
ing the round. Then. as johnson sat
on his stool in his corner dared. his
seconds working over him desperate
Turn 20 Page Two, Column ThreeD
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13
Editorial Manager Of
Toledo Blade Dies

Toledo May 13.-Nathanief Curwin
Wright. for Is years editorial man
ager Of the Toledo Blade. died of heart
disease this morning at his home here.
lie was SO years old.
Mr.. Wright was born August II.
1863. in Crawford county. Pennsyl.
vania. Most of his early life was
spent in Gonnersville, Ind.
Mr.. Wright's first position as re.
porter was on the Chicago Daily
News
Mr. Wright remained with the Daily
News from 1890 to 1892, serving as
reporter assistant city editor and
editorial writer. In 1893 he entered
the service Of the Associated Press
and remained with that organization
until 1890.
Mr.. Wright served as field cor.
respondent for the Associated Press
during the Spa sh.American war. lie
wrote the vivid and famous story Of
the sinking OF Admiral Cervera's fleet
In Santiago bay.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13
Deputy Finds Big
Quantity Of Hootch
in Woman's Home
Agnes Brazda Fails TO Recog
nize Thestrup in Serving
Beer-Modern Plant
Confiscated.

Three hundred and seventy.five
quarts Of beer and one gallon OF wine
were seized last night by Ole Thes-
trup. deputy sheriff. in a raid at the
home Of Agnes Brazda. 5l07 South
Twenty-first street. This is one Of
the biggest hauis in Omaha's history.
A shed in which a stll was found
was kept at an even temperature by
an electric stove. 4 large vat was
connected with an icing system for
cooling beer.
Thestrup first went to the hase-
ment Of the Brazda home. where a
saloon with bar and booths. was
located He was waited on by Miss
Brazda. who served him glass of
beer.
We'll. Agnes" he smiled, Il guess
you don't know who I am.
She then recognized the deputy
sheriff.
Miss Brazda offered 10 lead Thes-
trup to all the evidence IL he would
promise not TO tear up everything. p"
Miss Brazda was taken to the South
Omaha Jail \ charge Of illegal pos.
session VIII be placed against her
Monday. the deputy said
= Fifty others who were in the place
were not arrested. Thestrup reeog.
nized some fthem as being Creighton
university students.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13
Man Held as Suspect
In N. Y. Bomb Plot

New York. May 1.-THE Wall
street bomb explosion was recalled
again tonight when police arrested
Noah Lerner. IS. an electrician. on
a charge OF homicide in connection
with the disaster which killed more
than so persons on September 1e.
1890.
Lerner Is charged wish having
hired the wagon that carried the ex-
piosives to Wall street. the police an
nounced.
The information that brough. his
arrest was said to have been given
to the district attorney by Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Doyle of Baton
Rouge. Pa.
Lerner VAS a resident or the Kuz-
has colony in Russia. 10 which the
Doyles and their two children We're
sent from New York. It was said. and
they were reported to have told the
district attorney that he boastcd open.
y of his part in the Wall stree
tragedy
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13

It's rooms were arranged In the shape
OF an o." whereof the longer part
faced the street and the shorter the
avenue In the inner section were
the staircase, elevator and series
of bathrooms. linen closets and store
cupboards. A gallery gave access TO
the main rooms on the first hoor, aud
the butler made for the spacious draw
ing room, which had three windows
facing west and two north. All of
these opened on 10 "A balcony. protect
Cd by n wrouRht.iron railing. The
door was situated near the south wall.
The frat Whit OF the air from the
interior more than Justified the par.
lor maids disagreeable recollection OF
the weekend odors Of certain parts
OF Seventh avenue, although her sar'
castle comment had, 10 some ex'
tent. prepared the butler for the ex.
traordinarg scene that met his eyes
A. Sisx- sefs drawn. and clusters
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13

Bodies Believed to Be
Lost Aviators Found

San Diego, Cal. May 1.-Two
bodies. supposed to be those of Col
Francis Marshall. former chief of
cavalry of the army. and Lieut..
Charles Weber, aviator. who disap-
peared while flying from San Diego
toward Tucson, Ariz., December Z
were found today in the Cuyamaca
mountains of this county.
As soon as the report reached this
city, Maj Henry Arnold, command
ing Rockwell field, from which Web
Der took his last flight. having Colo
hel Marshall as passenger, organ
lied party to visit the scene and try
to identify the bodies and the ma
chine, in whose wreckage the bodies
lay. He expressed little doubt that
the bodies were those Of Colonel Mar
shall and Lieutenant Webber.
The machine in which the two dead
aviators were found had been burned
Nothing was left but the skeletons
of the two men
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13
Movement to Acquit
ENJOYS Slayer Gaming
by Associated Press.

Lausanne, May IA strong
popular movement in favor OF the
acquittal of Maurice Conrad, assas-
sin of the bolshevik envoy Vorovsky,
seems to be taking shape throughout
Switzerland. Numerous letters charg-
ing harshness toward the prisoner are
being received by the conservative
newspapers whose editorials condemn
ed Conradi, although admitting ex-
tenuating circumstances.
As for Conradi himself. he can
scarcely complain of the treatment
he is receiving from the authorities.
After his preliminary examination
he was taken, unhandcuffed and ac-
companied by only one detective.
through the streets to the Jail. On the
way he stopped in a bakery and
bought buns and cakes for his supper.
He seems not in the least downcast,
chatting and occasionally laughing.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13

stocked cellars IN New York and bore
a prewar label
Yet these well.drcsscd youngsters
seemed TO be helplesslv intoxicated.
Their stertorous breathing and ahan-
doned attitudes gave first evidence
OF that apparent fact. Then the hut
Ter sniffed. not willingly. II ia true.
hut rather with the air Of an expert
testing some suspected compound.
That's neither champaign. nor
whisky. nor brandy. nor any liquor
that know Of" he muttcreds Il
wonder what II can he''
Naturally he sought "A more whole.
some atmosphere and "A better light
there being few things on earth 90
thoroughly CHASTITY as an all-night de.
hauoh illuminated by electricity strug-
Cling against the beams of a sum
mef mornings sun, even II those
found but occasional chlnks in dark
blue blinds. SO he father' hurried
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-13
Mrs. Armstrong
LosesCustody of
Her Daughter, 4
Francis Armstrong Wins Suit
to Modify Divorce Decree
Judge Day Scores
Tactics in Case.

Maxine. T. was taken from her
mother. Mrs. Helen Armstrong. and
placed in custody Of her father. Fran.
els Armstrong. by decision of Dis
trict Judge Day yesterday after final
testimony in the fathers suit to modi-
~ the degree obtained by the mother
February /. 1922.
The case has been bitterly fought
Two weeks ago testimony was given
that J.. r. Johnson OF the Union Pa
eific freight office, and Charles Sin.
delar of Kopac Brothers company
have been paying attentions TO Mrs
Armstrong since the divorce.
Mrs. Clara Chase. cousin OF Mrs
Armstrong. testified yesterday that
Mrs. Armstrong told her Sindelar had
sent tricycle. to Maxine. SiHdelar
had denied this.
I'm all my career on the bench. :.
said Judge day. L have never heard
so much perjured testimony or listen.
ed 10 so many coached witnesses as
in this case. The mother. in my opln-
ion. Is not a proper person to have
the little girl"
Provision was made in the decision
for Mrs. Armstrong to see Maxine
the first and second Saturdays and
the second and fourth Sundays each
month.
The Armstrong; were married in
Papillion October IS. 1917. Judge
Wakeley awared Mrs. Armstrong an
absolute decree with custody OF the
girl and SIS month alimony. Arm.
strong filed motion asking for re
ductlon' OF alimony and custody Of the
child. He charges Mrs. Armstrong
with giving false testimony.