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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14
High Finance in Kansas

Little Ray Flanders, of Great Bend Kan has forced
his way into the public prints He is Just out of swad
ding clothes but ali alone and unaded he went out the
other day, to see what he could do with high finance
When his day was done he had high finance backed
against bank and yelling for the federal reserve board
1t was like this: Kansas pays bounty of cent on
each crow egg Also it pays 10 cents each on crow scaps
Our little hero wandering aed as boys often do found
couple OF crow eggs. They, they stood were worth
cents to him, and no His active brain told him
that that sum was too small to fit him. and right there
ne started in the footsteps of the Gouds Vanderbilts
Harrlmans and others that Wall Street knew and no.
spected Ray took those eggs home placed them ndor
hen and soon had two perfectly good crows that wa,e
worth to him just 20 cents He collected that sum from
his county clerk Thus, starting from nothing without
investing cent without employment of ANYTIME ~
body save his brain and hen he developed an income 90
great IN per cent and proportion of increase as IN o
those Wall Street fellows look like piEers Nor tba
that ne made, by his egg DEAL promise of more Start
ling achievements. - ''oie S'arV
Is there anybody else in Kansas besides William Allan
White? Well say there is. amer"
an invention TO keep couples from dancing too close ,v mo -
men wishing TO stay single ~ 'e may w worn ny
enough '' VIZ" "hss' me doctors
Bath'ng suits show the winter foIs Ia a
ASH Inc poss 70 cut your VIII help you stay single IN Inn,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14

to send the liner Leviathan on what is presumably
3000-me trial trip. When the Berengarla, snip
similar in type to the Levathan, recondtoned and
rebuilt at Newcastle she given scant 50Ome trial
of two days after being taken from drydock.
THE huge Majestic, which was taken over from the
Germans was put into full service without any trial
whatever The Majestic operated by the White Star
line and knowing that the German people ncensed
at seeing their biggest ship handed TO the British
officials of the line did not regard trial necessary
at the expense of further stirring the Germans
British shipping authorities declare that trial trips
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14

explosives ana gas guided by
wirelen-and then a vast army
composed o. the manhood Of tho
aggressors. rising IN the air Ike
locustF. and invading the victim
nation.
What does il mean2 II means
that science has COMO ahead OF
morality.
We arc not m, as a race. TO
possess these dreadful powers.
Unlens we aa "A race turn our
minds 70 peace instead of war,
our future IN civilization Is worse
than II ever WAS IN sayagery.
We have a secretary Of war.
What we need r.. first. n secre.
tary Of peace.
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THE half-milon to a million dollars which the Leya-
than 6-day trial trip will cost the American tax
payers is an absolutely unnecessary expenditure.
The whole expense may properly be charged to the
entertainment of the 600 friends of Lasker and the
other shipping board members who have been invited to
make the trip.
This 6-day trial trip which has developed into
public scandal has been stated by Lasker TO be neces
Sary part of reconditionng the Leyiahan before put
ting her into regular transatlantic service,
AS long as we had to have the trial trip anyway why
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14

not take along few hundred guests is the asSer argu
ment 10 justify the Leyiath;n ioyfide.
1t so happens that within the last Is months two
ships comparable in size with the Leviahan have been
put into the transatlantic service by the Brtish-the
Berengaria of the Cunard line and the Majestic of the
White Star line
The Washington bureau Of The Star cabled to The
Stars correspondent in London to get the facts about
the trial trip of the Majestic and Berengara The fol-
lowing cable is the answer:
"LONDON, June l3.-British shippers are greatly
surprised at the plans Of the American shipping board
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14
LH2ERCt the Ss kN1NR
Ghosts Would Cure Americas Ills

Us caused by wine and absinthe. How
can the 4. $. como under the same
flag or jag when tho emotional in.
sanity Of the Y. S. is caused by boot.
leg7
III Europe could be induced TO
adopt the volstead amendment or the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14
The Dread Power of Flight
BY HERBERT QUICK


this in The past. Als0 tho little
messenger plane of the Amer.
can. Lawrence sperry. which hs
claims is small. cheap and faster
and more powerful than this
French machine. ln which be
goes 10 ana from his office every
day.
The Ford ear Of aylniion'
These things viii make this
another world But one cannot
think. On this nccurBed world Of
ours. Of the poor man master Of
space az last. Anyhow I can't.
1 can only think Of our nation
moving on another IN war 4
great safety front established by
Zcppclins and planes and with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14
Editor Thu Gtnr.

Editor Ihe star
had dream last night and u you
will ask your editorial dream expert
to explain II to me ! win take Il
kindly. Ask him II / am growing
nutty and tell me what 20 do for II.
You see, | had late supper and
went to bed too soon. I'll admit. and
after short time ! had vision and
saw two ghosts They appeared be-
side my bed and we're very socisble.
They appeared friendly and talked
with them.
The first one told me his name was
Coyny and said he wasn't spirit.
but only spirit photograph com
posed OF ectoplnsm.
The other ghost said his name was
Einy and that he was composed OF
cctoplasm in scientific relatively He
said he had message for me and
I'll give It 10 you as / remember It.
This is the message as he gave 1t to
me:
THE trouble with the world at
present is that II isn't scientific
enough Everything is moro or less
scientifically relative and one thing
depends a great deal on another
thing.
THE wonderful brains OF u. s..
statcgmen seem to be puzzled as to
whether the u. $. should join tho
League OF Nations or not. This de-
pends upon the Volstcad amendment.
They are scientifically related and
depend upon each other. II is not
question of being under two flags.
but under two Jags, and 1t ia demon
gtrable that German dclrium
tremons Is very different from
French jm-jams. The first is caused
by beer and schnapps and the second
MEDIUM BROWN HAIR looks hast NJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14

spend for Zerolene goes TO buy high quail
ity only. ,oo-
One good test of the purity and stability
of motor oil is the amount of carbon it
forms.
Zerolene forms, on an average, 309o less
carbon than other oils. The carbon is soft
and fluffy, and most of it blows out with
the exhaust. For this reason the Zerolene-
fabricated automobile may be driven from
25% to 5o9S farther without hav;.g the
valves ground or the cylinders rebored.
SO More Gasoline Mileage
The best test of an automobile lubri-
cants ability to reduce friction and wear
is the amount of power it enables the en-
gine to deliver to the drive wheels on the
ground, as indicated by the gasoline mile
age of the car
Tests show that Zerolene, having the right
body at all operating temperatures, main
tanning constantly perfect piston seal,
and giving better fabrication continuously,
enables the Observation-Disclosures automobile TO
average $ % better gasoline mileage than when
other oils are used.
Il Better Oil Even 1t Does Cost Less
Don't confuse high price with high
quality" Insist on Zerolene even if it does
cost less.
Ask for Zerolene by name : at Standard
Oil Service Stations and at garages and
supply stations displaying the Zerolenr
sign.
Ill COMPANY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14
TIRIEDA'S
J. OLLIES

Her skin was like satin.
The kind you love to touch.
Mine IL like parchment lamp
shade
never believe Ia painting the lily.
hut skin foods arc help.
brought the latest hack from
Paris.
knew she would be- interested
offered 30 apply them for her.
Some skins are 80 delicate,
put In fow drops OF carhollc
acid.
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WIZ
let a
LOW PRICE
Keep you from using
the BEST?

The California Highway Commission
wanted to determine the relative value of
lubricating oils made from eastern and
from western crude petroleum. They con-
Quoted series of tests and found what
every good petroleum engineer knows to
be true.
That the Western Naphthenic Base Oils
deposited aPprccably less carbon, whereas
their lubricating efficiency, as indicated by gas
oline mileage, was if anything greater.
From Selected Western Naphfhenic
Base Crude
Thousands of tests in our laboratories
and on the road show conclusively that
Zerolene, which is made from carefully Sc
lected Western Naphthenic Base Crude,
transported in separate pipe lines to our
refIneries and then refined by our exclusive
high-vacuum process, forms less carbon,
gives greater gasoline mileage, and reduces
friction and wear to greater extent than any
other automobile lubricant we have seen and
tested or been able to produce.
Therefore we say that if automobile lu-
bricants were priced solely on quality and
efficiency, no oil should cost you more than
good, high-quality Zeroiene. But quality
and efficiency do not determine the price
ofoils sold here. The difference in the price
ofZerolene and other oils usually goes into
long-haul transportation and high mer-
chandising costs, which we do not have to
pay to make Zerolene available. All that you
STANDARD ,
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DIRTY SHIRTS
~ EXCUSED NOW

NEW YORK Everybody has an
excuse for wearing suiled shirt
here now. Tho laundrymen are
striking.
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The Seattle Star

raenhaE rho1. M's esoI S~s
city months 1885, meatha 's9e' year ''9 q"
Gilman Ne huffman sn.l Representatives san Fran',e Of
Tribune BLDG New ie'~ '''
mas Pacf lag Boston lids
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MEDIUM BROWN HAIR looks best Of
all after n Golden CLINT Shampoo Adv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-01-05

Appropriation Bills for the army and
navy, providing for $4,000 and $1,000
enlisted men, respectively, were
passed; and Sf7OO0.000 was appropri-
ated for soldiers hospitals.
The tariff revision bill of course
took long time in the making. 1t
finally was completed and was signed
by the President on September q.
One notable feature is a provision CIV
ing the President power to lower or
raise certain rates when he thinks con-
ditions Of foreign trade warrant.
Congress adjourned on September
%, and as It had failed to take any ac-
tIon on d ship subsidy measure, the
President called an extra session to
meet on November 20. mainly to con-
slider such a bill. The house passed
II on November %. The extra session
merged into the regular session on De
cember 4.
III his message to congress Presl-
dent Harding called for strict enforce
ment Of the prohibition law, a thor
oughgoing agricultural credit system.
Improvement Of transportation and
outlawing OF railroad strikes and pro-
vision for drafting IN war all national
resources The ship subsidy bill ran
up against determined oppof tion in
the senate. The house on december
IS passed the naval appropriation bill
carrying 1925, 100000.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-01-05
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

As has been said above, the people
of the United States, despite the fact
that they were relatively prosperous,
were not contented Taxes, rentals
and the prices Of the necessities of life
remained too high, and the farmer es-
pecialIy complained because he did not
receive enough for the products of his
toll. As usual, the unrest expressed IT.
self at the polls. What many c0nsid-
cred the conservatism of the Harding
administration was blamed. with or
without reason As ine primary cleo
tions In various states came along, the
voters saw and seized their chance,
and frequently the more conservative
candidates were beaten by so-called
progressives. Albert ]. BeverIdge de
feated Senator New In Indiana; Lynn
]. Frazier defeated Senator McCumber
In North Dakota; Senators Johnson Of
California and La Toilette Of Wlscon-
ain were trlumphantly renomInated-
and there were many other such in
stances 1t WAS generally predicted
that the Democrats would win big vic
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NATIONAL LEGISLATION

One of the first acts Of congress In
the year was the passage of the foreign
debt refunding bill. with limit for
payment set at 25 years. The house
In January also passed the Dyer anti
lynchlng bill, but 1t got no further until
December, when the Democrats in the
senate Glibustered it to death. The
cooperative marketing bill was enact
ed in February. On March % the
house passed the soldiers bonus blu
and, after a long and bitter fight, It
vent through the senate on August 81.
President Harding had warned con-
gress the measure was entirely unac-
ceptable 10 him, chiefly because It pro-
ylded no means Of raising the money
to pay the bonus. and on September 10
he vetoed It. The house overrode the
veto, but the senate sustained It. The
agitation for such legislation was In
cessant. however and new bills were
introduced before the year closed.
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LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL

Bu1king large in the affairs OF Amer
lea were the two big strikes, Of the
railway shopEen and the coal miners.
In effect at the same time. they seri-
ously threatened the national we'll
being by disruptlng traffic and causing
countrywide shortage Of fuel.
Unable to reach an agreement with
the mine operators on the wage scale.
the miners, both anthracite and btu
minous, went on strike April /. In
June and July President Harding con-
ferred with representatives Of both
sides, and proposed that the men re-
turn to work at the old wages and that
the new scale be arbitrated. His plan
being rejected, he told the operators
to reopen their mines under protection
of federal troops and the flag. In only
few cases was this done. There
were numerous local conflicts and some
killings, and the price OF coal threat
ened to become extortionate. To pre-
vent proflteering the government
adopted a plan for the supervision OF
production ard distribution Of coal on
July "a. Operators and miners Of the
bitumlnous fields met at Cincinnati and
on August 10 signed an agreement
ending the strike, the men winning vir-
tually all their demands. A similar
settlement of the anthracite strike was
made on September 2. 1t was admit
ted that the root Of the trouble had not
been reached and that another strike
In the spring of 1923 was almost a GER
tafnty. Since there was still great
shortage Of coal, Conrad e. Spens was
appointed federal fuel director on Sep
tember %.
The railway strike followed an order
Of the federal railway labor board, is
sued June 6. reducing the wages Of the
shopmen about S60,000,000 year.
Other rail employees had their pay cut
proportionateIy, but the shopmen we're
chosen to make the fight. They quit
work on July /, and two days later
we're "outlawed" by the board. On
July IA they were reinforced by the
stationary engineers, firemen and oil
ers. From the beginning the admins
tration strove to bring about settle
ment, but both sides were stubborn,
the restoration Of seniority rights be
ing the main stumbling block. Presi-
dent Harding warned the strikers
against interference with malls or In
terstate transportation. and the agen-
cies Of the government were active in
enforcing his orders. Finding they
could not tie up traffic, the strikers in
many regions resorted to extreme vio-
lence, and even to murder. In the Far
West some Of the Brotherhood Of
Tralnmen members co-operated with
them until called on by their chiefs.
Several trains loaded with passengers
were abandoned In the deserts. Final
ly the government struck vital blow
at the strike. Attorney General Daugh-
erty, on September 1. obtained from
Judge Wilkerson in Chicago sweep
ing order restraining the shop crafts
from interfering in any way with the
operation of the railways. Two weeks
later the strike was broken when
many railroads negotiated separate
agreements with tine shopmen.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-01-05
DISASTERS

Many thousands Of lives were lost In
disasters in 1922, and vast property
losses sustained. In January Greek
destroyer was blown up, SO men per-
ishing; and in Washington 97 persons
were killed and 1873 injured when a
theater roof collapsed under weight Of
snow. In February 25 men did In a
mine explosion at Gates, Pa. and "a
were killed by the fall and explosion
OF the army dlrigible Roma. which had
been bought in Italy. On March Is a
great fire in the Chicago business dis
trict did damage amounting to Ss,O0O,-
600; on March % British submarine
sank with % men, and on March 20
the famous Church Of st. Anne de
Beaupre, near Quebec, was burned
April was marked by fatal and de-
structiYe floods and tornadoes in the
Mississippi river valley and In Texas,
and by a severe earthquake in Japan.
On April IS 400 carloads of war NUM-
tions exploded in Monastir. Serbia,
killing hundreds and destroying the
center Of the city. On May 10 the p.
& o. liner Egypt was sunk in collision,
9S lives being lost; and on June 4 67
perished when a Paraguayan exeur-
sion steamer blew up. New York city
had one of the worst storms Of recent
years on June IL, about so persons
being killed. Forty lives were lost In
the wreck of a pilgrims train near
Lourdes, France, on August 1; $4,000
Chinese perished In a typhoon at Swa-
tow August ?; 81 were killed In a rail-
way wreck at Sulphur Springs, Mo-, on
Aug. 5. Great forest fires In Mime
sofa In August destroyed several small
towns. The japanese cruiser Nltaka
went down during a typhoon August
20, with a loss of 800 lives. and three
days later 316 perished when a Chilean
ship sank near Coquimbo. On August
2s, As men were entombed In burn
ing gold mine shaft at Jackson. Cal,
and % days later all were found dead.
Faleonara fort, Italy. was destroyed on
September 28 by exploding ammunition
stores. TIA soldiers being killed. On
November Q gus explosion in a mine
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-01-05
fHE WORLD
FARED IN 1922
Prosperity, discomfort and Two
Big Strikes Among Notable
Developments in America.
REVERSE For REPUBLICANS
EUROPE Still is In Economic and Flnaa-
5lsI Tutnoli-DownfaiI Of Lloyd
6e5rse-Thrks Defeat Greeks
and Recover Lost Territory
=Faseistl esIh Control
of Italy.
BY EDWARD W. P,ekARD

MOmehfous events and developments
hinrked the year 1922, both at home
and abroad. In America these lnciud-
ed the great strikes OF coal miners and
railroad shopmen; the passage By con
gress OF new tariff bill. and the gen
grai defeat Of the Republican party In
tho November elections. Among the
most noteworthy events elsewhere
we're the establishment Of the Irish
Free State; the election OF a new
pope; the rout Of the Greeks In Asia
Minor and the regeneration Of the
Turkish state, followed by the Near
East peace conference at Lausanne; +;
the downfall Of Prime Minister Lloyd
George. and the triumph Of the Fas-
eisti In Italy.
Although the people Of the United
1thtes enjoyed fair amount Of pros
psrity throughout the year, they were
1iscontented and dissatisfied. and
showed 1t when they went to the polls
IN November. Seemingly they did not
like the new tariff law. and the big
strikes and the matter of prohibition
enforcement also had their effect then
Economlc and financial conditions in
eome Of the European countries
showed little or no improvement, due
n part to the continued state Of un-
rettlement concerning the German rep
arations and to the renewed turmoil In
the Near East. Other countries, nota-
bly, italy and Czechoslovakia, moved
definitely toward stabIlization and
prosperity. Communism and socialism
Suffered tremendous setback In Italy
when the Fascist rebelled against
those doctrines and took over the con-
troi Of the government.
As in 1921, December was marked
by an international conference in
Washington. for President Harding
had invited the Central American re-
nubiics to send delegates there to dis
enss limitation Of ornaments and
other questions. They met on Decem-
Der 4.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

with Michael Collins as its head.
the provisional government Of the Irish
Free State was established In Janu-
ary, after Dali Eireann had accepted
the treaty with England and De Valera
had refused to accede. Immediately
the republicans. now rebels, started a
warfare that lasted throughout the
year and was marked by innumerable
assassinatIons and other outrages.
The Free State forces gradually gained
possession of most of the territory
where the rebels were strong and the
fighting degenerated into bushwhack-
ing. On August % President Collins
was killed In an ambuscade and VIII
liam cosgrove was elected to succeed
him. He offered amnesty to the rebels,
but they decided to slight TO the
DEATH Erskine ChlIders. chief aid Of
De Valera, was captured and executed,
as were other republican leaders The
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

January found the great powers still
engaged in formulating treaties and
agreements IN the Washington confer
ence on ornaments and Pacific ocean
nroblems, and on February the dele
zntes. In plenary session. adopted the
fye-power naval limitation treaty with
N agreement on Pacific fortifications;
passed resolutions declaring the open
door In China, and approved a treaty
for the restriction Of the use Of poison
gas and submarines In warfare. AT
the same time. Mr.. Balfour announced
that Great Britain would restore Wei
Hai-wei TO China. Three days later
the conference approved a number Of
treaties designed TO restore to China
some Of her lost liberties and passed
4 resolution for the creation Of an in-
fernational commission to revise the
rules of warfare. On February the
Delegates signed all the treaties and
the conference adjourned sine die, and
In four days President Harding sub
nittad the treaties to the senate.
BY the end of March the senate had
ratified all these treaties. as well as
one with Japan. by which the trou-
blesome question Of American rights
on the island Of Yap was settled. Great
Britain ana Japan aiso, IN me eourse ~
ol Tune ratined the coniefehee pae's'
and, like the United States, took steps
toward putting into effect the terms
Of the treaty on naval Limitation. But
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tepaFa'.ons anu "'t. .ne ueselop'nen's
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near spangler, Pa, killed 50 miners.
and on November % dust explosion
in mine near Birmingham, Ala, Killed
81.
On December 8 a connagration de.
stroyed the center and much Of the
residence section Of Astoria, Ore, the
loss being S15.O00,O0O.