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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-17

Tcru. aged .. were IN Tokyo az Tho
time OF The quake, Both we're kllled.
Sins osato and sono were visiting
Ia Yokohama and barely escaped,
Tho first tremor caused the house
where Mfa, Oaato waa whiting 10
rock violently The japanese Ser.
wants screamed and the sntirr fam,
lis rushed into the ntresH and
sought shelter In tho grounds Of
the Yokohama Cricket club. where
hundreds Were nasasd. waiting foi
the end Piiiful scenes snturd
with the quake victims falling "a
their knees lmplounE their pee
ts.sa ssA TO- Natn
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

9 further bond Of good fellowship.
Breakfast was 4 dreary meal the
next morning; Clinton and Uncle
horace were Oh hand early FOR the
first time IN many moons; Lord
Andy had not arrived being al
ways in need Of funds, the fact
that the Kings had lost theirs did
not trouble him greatly. Adam
and Eva came Id Ut the usual time.
and IT was evident to each Of them
that Julie was suffering under
some strong excitement.
There. Julie, you can't help it, 4
her husband was endeavoring to-
soothe her.
Whats the matter7'' asked
Eva.
THE pearls. sobbed Julie. II
went to get them ana they were
gone"
'Stolen2s supplemented Clinton.
..I'II say rnisforttnes never come
singiy, added Uncle Horace.
mournfdlIy.
There was j silence broken only
By jules half-sobs. and then she
managed to articuiate what are
we going to do. Eva?,,
I'll ten YOU. said Eva, who
looked fresh ana lovely IN q sim
pie rock. were going to move
out to fathers farm the one he
threatened to send US to- and
Bravo. & said Adam. there,s
sense
Work.? echoed Uncle Horace
and Clinton To whom this hated
word meant purgatory; abut what
can We dor.
Yes, julie added. as though
she were hoping they couldn't do
anything; what can We do?''
The only thing I'm fit for is
sanatorium." said Uncle Horace.
II don't see how father can ex-
pect Us to work when we've never
done q thing all our lives object
ed Julie.
Lord Andrew appeared IN the
doorway. Well. how are all the
little ruins this morning. be
smiled as he said it. Not such
bad chap after all. thought
Adam.
Were rotten, thank YOU re-
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William r. Kirk

"YELL. well, sed Pa, here
we have Spring well un-
der way, sed Pa & 1t Is
showing q blizzard, sed Pa. How
quaint, sed Pa.
] think it is feerce. I sed. Now
I have got to 90 out & Ehuvvel
nloar snow, sed.
Man was placed here on this
here Plannit for to toll, Bobble,
sed Pa, to ern his living by the
swet of his brow.
Why doant you maik yure brow
SWEET? sed to Pa & shuvvel off
them walks?
What have I got you for, Bob
bic? sed Pa. What is the use Of
having strong & helthy boy
around the house If he cant
shuvvel snow, Bobbiee sed Pa.
/ am kind of strong, amt I? /
sed to Pa.
To be sure your are, Bobbie, Pa
, sed, strong as a yung mountin
lion, Bobbie.
So then I got kind Of foolish:
you bet it sounded good to hear
Pa saying sumbody else beside
hisself was strong like a mountin
lion, so grabbed the snow shuv-
vel & started to shuvvel the
walks off. Pa calm out 4
watched me.
envy you, Bobbie, sed Pa, for
yure yung strenth & boyish
Gillity, sed Pa.
What is 1t. Gillity? / sed.
Speed. Bobbie, sed Pa, speed
or quick-ness. / used to be full of
it, Bobbie, sed Pa, beefoar. l had
the rum-atisem, sed Pa. was
fast as O'Hally's Commit. sed Pa.
Was that pritty fast? I sed. :
Fast as lite. Bobbie, sed Pa. It
was so fast that I guess nobody
excep O'Halley ever sawit, sec
Pa. But / am slowed down with
the yeerS, BObbie, seq Pa, & the
tasks witch used to be eesy for
me is hard now.
bet you cuddent even lift a
shuvvel full Of snow now. sed
to Pa.
What? sed Pa, why, you yung
whipper- sed Pa, give me
that shuvvel. & Pa grabbed the
shuvvel & beefoar he stopped he
had shuyveld off the whole side.
walk.
VIII be a CRATE straits.man
some day. Pa? !, sed.
! guess you will. Bobbie. sed
Pa, Il you can hooderwink the
rest Of the peepul a. eesy As you
jest bunked me. BObbie. sed Pa.
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
BY Blanche Silver.
David and the Mighty whale.

IL0 H. shoot!' David pouted
as his mother called him
~ into the house to put on
his overcoat. can't see why they
have to make the crazy things so
heavy
Whats that you're saying In
crazy" asked a merry voice, and
Squeedee. the tiny elfin from JOY
land, hoped upon the fence-post
and nodded his pretty little red
cap.
Why, have to go in the house
and puE that old overcoat on" re-
piled David. "And it's so heavy
I can't play in it."
What! That little brown coat
with the fur collar? MY goodness!
have a little-no I'll say big
friend instead. You might, COM
plain if you bad to wear a coat
like his"
Eskimo, suppose" laughed
David. He always enjoyed having
"sprees"-as he called it-with
the tiny elfin. "If that's where
you're going, I'll have to put on
my overcoat.'
There's where you've missed
your guess" laughed Squeedee.
We're going out to the museum.
The fellow I refer to was caught
years ago. They had him fixed
and nailed on the wall there" Be
fore David could say a word he
found himself standing beside the
mighty whale.
Squeedee touched the stuffed
creature with his magic feather
he wore in his hat. The great
fellow opened his jaws and
yawned.
"Well, well, If it isn't my old
friend, Squeedee. Who's your
friend?"
David" replied the elfin. David
looked rather startled, but bowed
very politely. "I told him about
your heavy coat"
80" laughed Mr.. Whale drow-
silly well, how do you think
you'd like to carry around a coat
two feet in thickness and weigh
ing thirty pounds? MOI" when
David shook his head. "Well,
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

1T il the boy who dislikes his
work who will squander his
earnings for amusement.
It is the boy who enjoys his
work who. win save his income
to advance his business for the.
future.
1t il the girl who resents her
schooling or decries her en-
pIoyed position, who desires to
become wasteful gad-about at
night.
1t Is the girl who loves her
school or is fond of her employ
ment, who viii be happy at home
many evenings. planning still
better time to come.
Thus parents may figure it out
for themselves. Whether a sons
daily employment be schooling
or regular paid position, the
more he enjoys his work Of the
day the less it will cost to make
him happy at night.
So with your girl. The best
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

In the half darkness. and Eva
was on the point Of starting back
to her own room when the lights
were flashed fun on and she saw
Adam.
His Face Stern.
His face was stern as he adj
vanced and laid q hand on her
arm. He could construe her
presence there IN only one way
and tnat was not to her credit
As their eyes met Eva read
his suspicion and spoke with cut
ting sarcasm. Il suppose you
think I was going to steal my
own pearls
Adam said nothing, 1t was q
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became aware that he was not
alone. Eva was already there.
In = filmy negligee she herse,f
was opening the safe with the
evident Intention Of extracting
the jewels.
Quiely Adam stepped back and
watched: the girl worked swiftly;
the combination was not difficult:
the tafnblers Eel. ino place and
she swung ne big door open.
Then, reaching into an inner
compartment she drew forth 4
drawer which contained pearls,
diamonds and other valuabIes
worth q fortune
All the operation was performed
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THE HAPPY WORK Il Err +,
HE FINDS. HIS PLAY CHEAPER

way to save or the eoA 9t VAT
ase Of her play is 10 pfepids her
with happy aprans sor Ger
work. ov asol Is .s......gs !.
Happy work. low cost q Ampse
ment.
Unhappy work, high cost 81
amusement.
Examine the foregoing coupiet
with care. anxious parent. and
you win find IN it more -thaa
an exact inverse ratio It cons
tains q subtle truth for an train.
efs OF the young. Pleasure In
the daily work is fundamental for
success Of the whole. Lfe.s q
Rather than scold and nagayour
half-growns and older children
about running out SO much and
spending so much for useless fun
and dissipation. set your mind to-
the problem Of putting fun into
their work Make that delight
full and the amusement Interests
win largely be absorbed by 81.
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
IVA GEORGE MIDDLETON
= "A y and GUY BOLTON&
A Unique Love Story, the Film Version,
Of (which Is Showing. at LOews
Palace Theater.

! piled Horace. We've got TO so 20
work and We don't know what ".
do.
Eva picked up the morning
paper Ever try the help want
ed coIumns9s she asked, passing
the sheet to her fathers brother
I've been looking them over
down III the corner there marked
with 4 pencil there's somethine
that just suits You"
Uncle Horace read 4 small an
nouncement IN which fortunes
were promised Tor hustline lite
insurance agents.
Then ne looked up ms amaze
ment. But what's that got 40.
do with meg' he asked almost
piteousIy NO. eva I guess ri
take d chance Oh the farm o
Don't let his example discourf
age you, Clinton, Eva went on.
You've always posed e. 4 Beau
Brunnef now whaf could be more
opportnne than this cd of. 4 great
opportunity for 8 swell dresser 81
salesman:
Clinton shuddered. Swell drez
ser, That's awful why do YOU
s joke about such things, Eva g, s
Eva war angry Her eyes
showed it-her voice showed it,
her words showed ii, You peps
pie might Is wen show some
spirit we've got to pitch IN and
help father. Julie ana ] are going
down to that farm today. and see
what We can do II was IN very
good order there was 4 care
taker therswe can do some.
thing with tive can make. itt
pay ana what's more we're 90.
ing to do IT. /;
Lord Andrew Broke
Adams eyes showed an admit
ration; an admiration be tried 70
conceal when she turned to rim
and asked point blank and
you'll help father. WON'T your,
Count on me. said Adam fer
yentIy. as
And don't forget I'm - broke
a. any Of you. 50 why leave me
out7' asked Lord Andrew, e..
tending his hand to Eva
tTo Be Continued Tom0rr0w.
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

J striking iIlustration d the consent
or silence.
7 always supposed" Eva went
on. that fathers were supposed
to have some confidence ii their
daughters. !
She held out the box: T was
going to give them to you any.
way. AS Adam took the box she
went on: do you suppose for
one minute I'd let Julie pawn these
when knew father was ruined
and needed the money? You must
have an exalted opinion Of me. z
Adams face underwent such
transformation that even Eva
could remain in no doubt OF the
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

change Of opinion It Indicated.
You're q Thoroughbred. said Mr.
Smith, enthusiastically, "and this
little transaction VIII remain q
secret between US
why not?,' asked Eva.
''Do you know why came in
here?" Adam went on. For the
same reason that you came Il was
going to steal the pearls myself,
and for the same reason that you
stole them. so we are partners in
crime
Breakfast Dreary.
Partners III crime. Z laughed
Eva. $50 we are" They laughed
together. ana thereby established
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

: Andrew were discussing the cata-
clysm. 1t was Eva who decided
this was no time to reach deci-
sions. "To bed, all OF you" she
commanded, land tomorrow after
q good nights sleep wen hold q
council OF war and see what's to
be done. =
But I have something want
to say, protested Horace.
Tomorrow" replied Eva, push
ing him out of the room.
And as usual when the strong
est will asserts itself they all
obeyed and left the young woman
alone. She wandered into the IL
brary and found Adam smoking
and thinking.
Now you are here want to
speak about the pearls" he re-
marked.
Hardly necessary, is it," she
replied, and left the room as alb
ruptly as she had entered 1t; her
action puzzled Adam, who Inn
agined at times that he understood
Eva and then woke to the fact
that he didn't at all.
He watched her 60 with 4
feeling Of misgiving and con-
tinued smoking in an effort to
solve the difficulties Of the King
estate.
His thoughts reverted to the
pearls; the Jewels worth many
thousands reposing in the safe
IN the dining room. Both julie
and Eva seemed anxious about
those Jewels. Their sale would
furnish them with more spending
money for q while; they would
buy more foolish things and
there would me more money
wasted when it could Be 50 i'll
afforded.
Adam Smith had never posed
as q safe-breaker but he had the
combination Of the safe and he
made up his mind to empty the
vault Of the gems and keep them
intact pending Mr.. Kings arrival.
With this purpose In view and
perhaps actuated by a desire to
outwit the sisters. he stepped out
of the library toward the dining
room. But he had no sooner
crossed the threshold than he
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

up. You see, we may look i'm
mense, but we are lighter than
the water around us.
Just then the big gong sounded
and like magic Mr.. Whale took
his old position on the wall again
and David and Squeedee hurried
out and home.
THANK you, Squeedee," said
David, shaking the tiny elfin's
hand. IT guess you're right about
the coat"
And bidding him good-by, David
ran into the house and quickly
put on his overcoat.
another fine story tomorrow.)
Copyright. 1929. Newspaper Feature
Service. Incl
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
GOOD NIGHT STORIES
= SURE TO READ THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

that's what had to do before
those fellows caught me. II
wasn't two feet thick all over.
But the funny thing about US
whales il. we can squeeze our
selves all over and make our
selves quite q wee bit smaller"
The very idea" David laughed.
"And I suppose you have q hard
time getting to the surface Of
the water. You're 50 very
heavy"
mo indeed replied Mr.. Whale.
Instead. we find 1t very hard to
keep ourselves down. And when
do stay under water very long I
have to keep swimming at q ter
rfble rate to keep from coming
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
YOUR BEAUTY
NEW SERIES or PRACTICAL VALUE

the only way to find out what
suits you best is by experiment.
ing.
But in this experimenting 1t il
well to be cautious. Do not be
forever trying some cream that
is highly perfumed. high-priced
and has an attractive name.
Keep to preparations you know
are pure and good.
A cold cream should first Of all
be cleansing. And the average
cold cream has this quality.
Therefore, practically any cold
cream will be satisfactory as a
cleanser, but it must be perfectly
pure.
Next, cold cream should always
be the foundation for face pow
der, il powder is used. For this
purpose many women prefer a So
called vanishing or greaseless
cream. Some skins are too dry,
~ OEAA(AAb Ny NGAAAASAAAAkS
cream and here again, expert
menting is the best test
If vanishing cream irritates or
roughens your skin, you may find
that one simple cold cream will
serve for you both as a cleanser
and as a foundation for your face
powder. 1t may serve a third
purpose also--that OF refreshing
and feeding your skin.
Personally. find that one sim
pie. pure cold cream meets all
my skin needs.
The Big Points Of Winning
Hair Beauty is the subject Of the
next article.
AsSza 1z<@z&
Copyright, 1923, Premier Syn
dictate, Incl
4
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
LEISURE FOR
HOUSEWIVES
by LOrettO G. Lynch
An Acknowledges Expert I'M An
Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management.

800 @s-&s sAAAAU NAGMA9DNH A11AEsCA0 rs .1AAA
Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management.
~ AVE you. Mrs. Housewife,
in your hurried daily life
about the home. ever
thought that It might be possible
to increase the time you have for
recreation by q little better ar
rangement? And after you do
manage to get that extra time,
have. you planned what you
might do with it?
Leisure time in any line Of
work is absolutely essential to
health and happiness, yet it is
what you do with. your leisure
time that really counts. The
tomb of the old Egyptian king,
with all that the discovery means,
was found by a man putting his
leisure to work.
1t is pitiful to see young mar
ried women gadding aimlessly
about in their leisure hours. You
know the department stores offer
housewives with a little leisure
on their hands many opportuni-
ties to employ it profitably as
we'll as pleasurably. Do you
know you can learn to make a
beautiful lamp shade that will
add greatly to the attractiveness
of your home and all quite free
of charge at the better shops?
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
' WHO SAID TT AND WHERE?

In love, as in other things, dis.
lance often lends enchantment, a
fact which led the poet, Robert
Hegge. to write the above in ''on
L0ve.'s
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How q Wealthy Parent Taught His
Daughters That There is More in
Life Than Spending Money

adam and Eva" has been ere
1ted into i superb photo play BY
COsmopOIitan Productions from
lhe famous Broadway success By
Guy Bolton and George Middle
I'm, direction 81 Robert s. Wig.
nOla. Scenario ~ Tuther Reed.
Il win be released as q Para-
mount picture.
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

Loves like a landscape which
doth stand
Smoth at q distance, rough at
hand
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
The Bills Remain.

In = short time the great party
arranged to celebrate Uncle Hor-
aces six months past birthday
was a memory; the lights re-
manned, the bills remained and
the givers thereof remained. bue
not, as they had thought, to tri-
umph over Adam.
IL there was any triumph, 1t
was his. sorry as It was. He re-
raained sitting in the library be-
fore the desk where he had Inn
parted the heartbreaking news.
n the sun parIor Uncle Horace
a1d Julie and Clinton and Lord
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
Men and ArniOr

- days. Except in withstanding baistc tests
neither modern plate padded to
be much Improved over the old helmet and corset.
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

By Maria JeritZa,
Famous Beauty and Prima Donna
Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company.
EkvVT HAT cold cream shall
M use?"
els one cream sui
ficient?s
Are three distinct cold creams
"A cleansing cream, a vanishing
cream and heavy massage
eream-adyisable?"
Does every complexion need
cold cream?''
These are few Of the ques-
lions have been asked from
time to time.
The best cold cream for you
depends on your type of skin and
your personal preference. And
The Washington times., 1923-03-14
Screen Version Novelized.
BY Jane Mclean.
Buzz 81 sympathetic 9

- BUZZ Of sympathetic con
dolences went the round
IL OF the group, but it
was evident that to them
death would have been a much
more welcome pronouncement. So
the Rubber King had stretched
the cord OF fortune too, far and
Il had snapped. 1t was strange
how many Of those there had
known this very thing was sure
TO happen. Also 1t was not UNI
usual that they should begin to.
gay SO. There's mighty little
pleasure in helping once rich
family celebrate the fact that it's
broke,
Eva'k quiet request that she and
Julie and her uncle Horace be ex-
crsed from further festivities was
almost superfluous. The guests
melted away Most of them had
polite excuses: ali Of them felt
that the goose that laid the golden
egg having been slain. what was
the use Of lingering dor the
funeral.
The Washington times., 1923-03-14

<L0 H. shoot!' David pouted
as his mother called him
~ into the house to put on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-04
ARMY THREATENS DOM IN WEST ,
 HUDDLEsTON SAYS
Alabamian Claims Military Au- thorities May Soon Put Con- gressionaI Committees
 Under Surveillance

4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Activities of the intelligence department of the army were attacked in the House to- cay by Representative Huddleston, democrat, Alabama, who charged that if present methods were continued congressional committees soon would be under surveillance.
 MT. Huddleston read newspaper article dealing with political and other conditions in the northwest, which quoted letter purporting to have been written to sheriffs and other peace officers by Lieut.. ". D. Long of Vancouver Barracks. Wash ington. The letter mentioned among others, the American Federation of Labor. certain railroad unions, a World war veterans organization and the l. w. w.
 This typifies the military mind" said MT. Huddleston, adding that he supposed Congress would be next iE the "beneficent" protection of the war department
 Representative Blanton, democrat, Texas, replying to MT. Huddleston, said if he were Secretary of War, he would not stop until this young lieutenant had been made brigadier general.
 Bianfon Severe
 Conditions in the northwest, Blan- tor said, had developed a situation where man running for office, ran either as radical or as con servat tive" MT. Long. MT Blanton continued, should be commended for keeping his eyes open to anything which threatens the American theory of government.
 Declaring the American Fedora tion of Labor and the Big Four rail- read brotherhoods contained some of the most patriotic men in the country. Representative Lineberger asked If Mir. Blanton included them ill his remarks. The Texas repre- sentative replied that Samuel Com pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, had condemned the Harrison, Ark, lynching of a rail- road worker, but had failed to ask for punishment of those who en- gagged in the killings at Herrin, III. He added, however, that it might have been an 'inadvertent" act which caused the labor organization to be included in the list and that he was concerned mostly with the activities of the I. w. w.
 Representative London. socialist. New York, joined in the debate by declaring that interference by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-04
APRIL 8 DESIGNATED AS SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, February 8. Sunday, April 8 is statewide Sunday School Day and everybody in Ala bama is especially urged to attend one of the 30,000 Sabbath schols on that day. 1t is said.
 The state will be divided itno dis tricts. according to Tom Ellzey. secretary of the Ala abama Sunday school association, and every district will have leader over it to see that all of the schools are visited by speakers of the association.
 Need of Religious Education will be the subject of all sermons on that day, it is said.
 Mir. Ellzey also points out that April IT, IS and 19 will be the dates of the state Sunday school conven- tion to be held in Birmingham with some of the most prominent speak CTS in the country present.
 Headquarters for the convention will be the First Methodist church and the Masonic Temple of Birming- ham, and leaders of the work ar ranging for the meeting state that every district in the state will be represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-04
PHILLIPS DESTROYED l,278 STILLS DURING. HIS TERM OF OFFICE.
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU I
 THE AsiE-HERALD NT~.t-n.o~x. AL. rs..ss .r


 L. L. Phillips fSTmeriy chief law enforcement officer, filed with Gov ernor Brandon today report of the activities of the department since October. 1921, when he became the chief, which showed that the state made a net profit of $77,399.S3 from the work of thsfsAw enforcement of flcsrs during the time.
 Petty cash fines paid in cases by the department during Mir. Philips incumbency are s156,019.20, while total expenses, including salaries, are s7s,s2097.
 Arrests made by the department during MT. Phillips term totaled 4,211. Of this number, 2,016 were convicted, 149 were acquitted. 165 eases were dismissed and 1s1 are pending. Sentences range from 90 days at hard labor to life imprison- ment.
 Stills destroyed reached a total of 1,27S. while 9.451 gallons of liquor was poured out and 6S,s20 gallons of mash were destroyed. Thirty-nine automobiles were confiscated for con demnation. while the following other vehicles used in the transportation were taken; Three trucks. one gaso- line launch, one schooner, one rail- road motor car, two mules, two wag- ons, two horses and one buggy.
 The last month of MT. Phillips term, January, was one of the best. Total fines imposed during the month brought the department s14,271.20, while expenses, including salary. were s4,015.34, leaving net profit to the state for the month of $IO,- 255.s6. One hundred and nineteen stills were destroyed during January and PAS persons arrested on charges of violating the state laws