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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11
Under Leadership Of Rakov-
sky Country Is Making
Effort to "Come Back"
but Handicaps Are Great.

Special CorTespcndent Of The san Antonio
light and the Chicago Daily News.
Kharkov, Ukrainia, Jan. 1t.-"Dc
not say Russia said Rakosky, smlI-
ingly: "say Ukrainia and Russia"
We are sitting together in an ante
room in the state buildings here IN
Kharkov. Ukrainia's temporary capital
Rakovsky is the Spcll-binder of new
Russia. At Genoa his daily talks with
the press were the most widely attended
. of any during the conference. Here he
is prime minister (president of the COun-
, ell of peoples commissars is his exact
. titlel, foreign minister and super-man
generally.
From beyond the doorway came the
subdued murmur of voices in the great
hall where the Ukrainian Soviet was
sitting. / had scarcely realized that
Ukrainia was a country with its own
: language. its own foreign office, its own
; ambassadors and its own army. had
! thought of it merely as part of Soviet
Russia. Ny first lesson came when /
wanted 10 travel from Moscow to
Ukrainia. Then l discovered that |
had TO secure a wise and pay five gold
I rubles $3.50 for it. as though l were
: going outside of the Russian state. And
9 when talked here of Russia l sudden
ly realized that / had committed as
; great crime as when on one terrible
{, occasion. speaking in Edinburg. 1 de-
! claimed about the glories of the English
: army and the English fleet.
british! :" came roar from the
Scots. Not Russia" said Rakovsky,
softly. "Ukrainia and Russia -
Smiles. Song, Drenched by Sorrow.
Ukrainia is the land of the little
/. Russian. the traditional home of smiles
) and song. Most of the world knows OF
: it by its singers and players, who travel
the earth in their gay and multi-colOred
peasant costumes. Most of us have
( heard of its wonderful soil, the "black
belt': Of its splendid cities-Kiev, the
mother of all Russia" KharkOv. the
(: business capital of the southeast: Odes
! sa, the pearl of the black sea; of the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11

in Ukrainia is the inside of the prisons.
In some of these the ration now given
is five funts of bread per head per
month-barcly two ounces day. This is
supplemented by little souI. Go into
the prisons and you hear the pitious call
of the starving people as they stretch
out their hands: ''Kleb: Kleb!'
("Bread Breau.'9 They die like flies,
these prisoners.
Away to the south lies the real hunger
belt. where famine swept the land last
winter and is sweeping IL again now.
And yet with all its misery, with its
wiped-out villages. its ruined countr-
side and its denuded cities. Ukrainia
, is alive. 1t is struggling forward and
through the darkness it already sees
signs of the dawn aheaG.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11
SULPHUR CLEARS
A P|MPLY SKIN
Apply Sulphur as Told When
Your Skin Breaks Out

Any breaking out of the skin on face,
neck. arms or body is overcome quickest
by applying Mentho-Sulphur. The PM
pies seem to dry right up and go away,
declares a noted skin specialist.
Nothing has ever been found to take
the place OF sulphur as pimple re-
mover. 1t is harmless and inexpensive.
Just ask any druggist for small jar
of RowIes Mentho-Sulphur and use 1t
like cold cream.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11
What's the Uses

=. Latltude-concentrat II you excel
in any one thing the world will soon
make beaten path to your door.
y. Dcvyer-Thats nothing. My credit
tors have already made the beaten path
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11

Special Correspondent of The san Anton
ILghi and the ChicaEo Daily NoMs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11

$500 Silk
Canton Crepe
s he y; (, Al: ~: !; i',i;S;;s2.3l
quality. In
colors of navy, brown, gre
light shades and in blacs
Every piece is full 40 inch
wide. Suitable for spril'
frocks, skirts and blouse
You will do well to see TIL
silk before you buy els
where.
Joske's Second Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11

Offering an excel
lent bath towel of
double thread terry
cloth that is very
absorbent and will
wear well. All neat
Size 20x40 inches.
value.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11

Hemmed half linen huck towels
with all white borders. Are of
splendid quality and will wear
we'll. Size 1Sx36 inches.
Joske's Second Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11
SIPS Cadet Hosiery $1.75

Full fashioned and we'll rein
forced at heel and toe. All have
mercerized Isle tops and heels in
all shades.
Joske's Street Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
TURNS CHECK TO
COMMUNITY FUND

My susp!cions are now proven 10
have been well founded. | am in
dorsing the check and turning II
over 10 the Community Fund, trust
ing that il win thcrs serve the
righteous purpose OF bringing cheer
20 some needy one.
Mr.. Flagg may also have some iit'
Ito personal feeling in this matter
on account OF his son. an en-.
gincer in the state department
on public utilities. who was put
forth by the sione.wetsster corpora
ton az the third member OF the
board of arbitration TO pass upon
the power plants TO be taken over
bv the city. We thought Il would
he better TO acecp, some man who
was moro experienced Ra a builder.
contractor and engineer, and he
was not selected.
Mr.. Fiaggs criticism OF public
dance proceeds results from HnlmtA
and revenge. The facts are;
The Veteran. Employment bureau
and the Veterans Relief association,
Roosevelt hall. have been receiving
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

And now comes the third INSTALL
ment OF Mayor Browns new ser
iar' entitled AN Answer TO All the
Critics OF My Administration" The
mayor Is writing the story and
The star told him IL would print IL
Yesterday he promised to answer
his critic. Mr.. Flagg. so here X Is.
Tomorrow hen answer Oliver t.
Erickson,
How long will 1t rum Only the
mayor knows. He promises TO
keep il short as possible.
Editor The Star:
II ono wants 10 turn friends into
enemies. be elected mayor OF a
large city. for mayor can lose
friends fast.
Take the case OF my erstwhhe
friend, A. f.. Flagg. He was q
supporter OF mine until few
months ago. He wanted 10 be
superintendent OF streets and sew
ers: also. understand. was a re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
BY John w. Nelson

\ fellow named Calvin S.
Coolidge who holds an office In
little town on the Potomac
river. says that teachers are
the need OF the nation.
The influence which they
create for better things, tho In
spiration they give for hisher
ideals are the chief eontriout-
ing force TO the stability OF
society and the march OF pro-
gress." Coolidge says.
And since they are such i'm
portaEt people 1t follows natur-
ally that they are well paid
Oh, Yes. Their annual wage
is Ss7i. according TO the Y, $,
Bureau OF Education. There
are quite number who re-
ceive $500 year regularly, but
Of course they are slightly In
minority.
But listen. A lot Of these
teachers are unfit for their
tasks. the National Educational
association, says in a bulletin
Over 81 per cent OF the nations
teachers lack sufficient train
ing. Thousands are merely
graduates OF elementary schools
and nothing more. Nearly 20
per cent are under 81 years OF
age and win shortly retire to
useful life as superintendents OF
farm homes or village cottages
CONDITIONS DO
NOT APPLY HERE
But these conditions do not
apply to Seattle. In compar-
ison 10 the national average.
Seattle teachers are rolling In
luxury and affluence. Further
they are the giants OF the edu-
cational world in trimming and
equipment as no teacher can
obtain employment here unless
she holds university degree
and has had at least three
years professional experience.
Seattle teachers are paid a
minimum Of si.4i0 a year in
the grades. The maximum
grade teachers wage is 5000
a year. The average grade
teachers wage is around $3.50.
In the high schools the min.
imum salary is sf,T1o, and the
maximum $3.50. Principals are
paid salaries almost beyond the
dreams OF avarice OF the average
teacher the National EDUCATIONAL
association talks about. Grade
principals receive salaries be-
tween $3.50 as minimum and
s3.4so as maximum. High school
principals are still farther up
the ladder. Their minimum sal.
ary Is $4,000 and their maximum
is $500.
According to the statistlcians.
the number OF qualified teach.
ers grows smaller each year.
Their salaries are so inadequate
that they become typists. clerks.
walters and mattresses.
HUNDREDS APPLY
FOR POSITIONS HERE
But this doesn't apply to Seattle.
either. There are hundreds OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

Good quality striped outing flannel.
All double Jokes and long. set-in
sleeves. Five styles in regular sizes
and one style in extra size. Full
cut aud good length. v, square and
round necls. Two styles with lay.
down collars. Some embroidery trim
med and some trimmed with feather
stitching.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
uer Ne From Ny Political Friends Pleads Mayor Brown

day or night. Ny experience wiS
this gentleman reminds ms Of tho
saying Of Thomas Jefferson: God
deliver me from my political friends.
1 con take care OF my enemles.'
Tomorrow viii answer Mr.
Oliver T. Erickson.
EDWIN J. BROWN,
Mayor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
SeattIe's Teachers Well
Paid and Well Educated
But They Are Way Above the Average for
the Entire Nation

applicants for positions In Seat.
Tie each year. The task ls mere.
ly one OF selection here.
The statisticians say the aver.
age school years Is It's days.
The average in country districts
is about 100 days. The average
wage paid teachers in cities OF
100000 Is $500. The average
wage OF the country school
teacher Is n little over $500. and
some receive less than $500.
The average spent on pupils
per year varies from $1,000 to az
low as $50.
II is 10 call attention 10 these
glaing deficiencies In tho school
system Of America that National
Education week Is being observed
this week. Wednesday was
Teachers day"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

crs whose names I can furnish. or
20 Mr.. Dowd. the treasurer Of the
city relief fund. MA in.b02S. and no
VIII learn 20 what worthy causes
this fund has gone.
II Mr.. Flagg or anyone else has
any evidence or even any suspicion
OF corruption. no viii be u welcome
guest nt my office any time OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

which has been used 10 support in.
atliutlona whore working mems chill.
dron and working mems dependent
ones receive the benefits thcrofrom.
Mr.. Flngg. or anyone else, dosir.
Ing mn accounting OF this fund, may
talk 20 Mother Ryther, Dr, Burge OF
the Richmond school. the Japanese
Relief people. md other relief work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

about $500 per month, not quite
enough, from their Sunday night
dances pt the Hlppodromo 10 main
tain their employment bureau, The
bungalow contributes 800 per
month 60 some organization OF tho
American Legion and some other
Sunday night dances contribute
small sums to other veteran orgnnl'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22
EXECUTIVE ASSERTS FLACC
Once A STRONG SUPPORTER
Changed His Opinion When Another
Man Got Job He Coveted, Says Doc;
Community Fund Gets Check

ceptivc candidate for superintendent
OF water works under my admin
istration. While regarded MIR.
Tlasg as friend and supporter, !
doubted his qualifications to dis
charge tho duties Of the positions.
On May IS. and September 10.
i9ss. received long letters from
Mr.. Flagg. making application for
tho position OF superintendent OF
streets and sewers and assuring
me OF his loyalty. support and CO.
=SS=.fi4f77fFsstion. The last paragraph OF
his first letter Ii MS follows:
$50 70 TO Il and may God bless
you and you are nj liberty 10 call
on me ut any time for any work
when ! may be able to be OF use
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

mlretion for standing UP for my
friends, lac says;
III I may he Of amy help 10
you, be free 10 call on me-
Mir Flagg promised mo his aup'
port, but he evidently meant that ]
could have IL II | appointed him TO
a high salarlcd position, which IN
good conscience could not do,
Mr.. Flag has never been TO my
office to advise me OF any corrup'
ton or 10 register any complain,
Whatsoever as to conditions In the
city. II seems TO me that good
faith on his part would have prompt
ed him TO have advised CHIEF Sew
eryns or myself II he know OF moral
conditions OF the city being bad,
However,. am advised by chiel
Severyns that the only calls he has
ever had from Mr.. Flagg was when
he visited him Almost daily In an
effort to have the chief come and
talk TO me abou, appointing him To
npNltlnn on wv tRNAh VI FNhffN
works. am quite sure that MT
Flagg would not have seen anything
WRONG In the city OF Seattle II he
had fat saiaried position.
II might have been good politics
for me TO have appointed him IN.
stead OF Mr.. Darkhufr. whom ! did
not know. hut u | had done so u
Ia my firm conviction that the city
OF seattle would have been the
loser. and think anyone aeauaint-
Cd with the two gentlemen VIII
agree with me on this point,
on April rs. ipss. whom ] was
candidate for mayor. Mr., flagg sent
me his check for IS to help my cam
paign. l had fceling then tina,
he would expect some appointment
that could not conseicn,ionaly
make. SO | returned his check. writ
ing him nice letter. With his let
ter OF May ssth he returned the
check to me and have held II all
This time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

cations.
The Sunday evening dances below
Yesler way charge 10 cents for nd.
mission. The men who attend these
dances arc working mon. loggerp.
mill men. sailors. miners and mSn
who toll, Tho 10 cents that they
pay 10 get In has been rot aside
and put into a city relief fund
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22

SAYS FIaGG ONLY
WORRIED OVER JOB

In the closing paragraph OF his
letter OF September 10, after review.
ING the question OF street superin.
tendent and giving me words OF ad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14

ton Of d series or threats against
the Emeriolks. It is thought botn
mother and son viii recover. MrSl
Emericlk's wound Ii in the LEFT
thigh. Al part Of the second charge
1acerated the boys shoulder.
limerick was in the dining room.
Mrs. limerick says that in March
they received threatening letter,
ordering them to get off the farm
and leave the county. It was
signed *. X. K
The khan organization not only
tiisavowed sending ii, but prom.
Used aid in trying to run down the
writer.
on May / the limerick auton1o.
bile. while parked near the farm.
house, was burned. IN June their
uik pen, with several hogs, was de-
Stroyed BY fire Of supposed incen.
diary origin.
The EHfi6fickS been married
seventeen years. They own a
valuable farm ana stand well III
the community. They have twc
other children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
Slain Dry Agents Died
For Their Country,
Saws Haynes

R. 9. Merrick, of New York,
who was fatally wounded No
vember IL while engaging q
gang of rum runners, and
other prohibition agents who
have been killed while en-
deavoring to enforce the dry
law, gave their lives for their
country as truly as though they
had died on the field Of bat
tle," Prohibition Commissioners
Haynes said today.
1.-THE fact, he said, that
since the national prohibition
act became effective, thirty
four Federal prohibition agents
have sacrificed their lives that
this law might be properly en-
forced, and numerous others
have been seriously wounded in
line Of duty, should stir every
citizen Of this country into inn
mediate action against the
OUTLAW who is responsible"
The New York fatality was
the first since April B, 1923,
when Agent j.. Leroy Youmans
was killed near Hartsviile, s. G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
FREE STATE ATTACKED
BY CRUESoME PAGEANT

DUBLIN. Nov. IA gfuesome
pageant organized by the anti.
treaty party, with the evident in.
tention Of discrediting the Free
state government, in which tab
leaux depicting executions. shoot.
ings and other horrors were shown,
has caused indignation here.
Women were largely responsible
for the pageant, and the actors
were mostly mere lads.
Soldiers wearing the uniforms OF
the Black and Tans were depleted
shooting an aged prisoner, while
another tableau represented flog-
ginR, captioned: Abolished by Eng
land-ReViVed by the Free State"
The eliminating horror, as in
melodrama, was reserved for the
end tableau. This represented an
execution, the condemned man
wearing the white cap, with a
priest standing by, Bible in hand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
sPUDs 80 CENTS A RusHEl
IN MICHIGAN; FEW BUYERS

BAY CITY. Mich. Nov. IL. 70.
tatoas are being sold Tor so cents 4
busheI and buyers are showing littls
inclination to take them even ct
that price.
Alpefla reports say 100000 bush
els 81 potatoes, sacked and ready
for shipfns IL, lie only partially pro.
tected from freezing, awaiting cars
fo move them. Appeals have been
made To the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the state public
utilities commission to bring cars
| into that territory at once.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
00.0, 900
RUSTS away
YEARLY
COrrosioil OF Iron and Steel
Causes Wastage. Says
I Expert.

NEW YORK. Nov. IA. Total an.
nual wastage Of iron and steel il
the world Is placed at nearly $4,000
100000 by British authorities who
have recently completed exhaustive
researches. Alfred D. Finn. dires.
tor Of the Engineering Foundation
announced In describing important
tests aimed at checking corrosion.
He quoted from report to The
foundation from ]. vipond Davies,
Of New York, president Of the
United Engineering Society.
Tons Used Underground.
Millions Of tons Of cast iron
have been put under ground anu
under water In pipes, tunnel lin
ings and other engineering struc.
lures said Mr.. Finn, and it mas
been observed that certain kinds
OF soil and water act upon, some
kinds Of cast iron, slotfly s0ftenihg
them 30 that the objects can be
out with q penknife. Strange to
say, iron thus softened grows hard
again when exposed to the air. Y
One Of the interesting stories
brought to light In the researches
deals with the wastage in wrought
iron guns during more than three
centuries of stIbmergeTlce in tfe
sea. The guns were raised iii 1888
from the Mary lose. an Englise
man OF war, sunk by the French
is45. '''H :"
Cast iron cannon balls that should
have weighed thirty pounds weighed
only nineteen, while others thar
should have tipped the scale at
seventy only weighed fOrty-five. Elk.
posed to the air, they became hot
and fell to O'eces.
Too Hot to Touch.
In 1929 cast iron cannon that
went down with a pirate ship off
Holyhead, Wales, nearly century
before were found to be soft when
raised. but hardened on exposure 60
the air. Later. when used to fire
salutes, they were said to have
made louder reports than any other
guns. Upon. scra ping away the
corroded surface of cast-irUn guns
sunk on the Florida, of the Span.
ish Armada, In 1888. when they
wero resurrected in 1740 they be-
came too hot to touch.
Protective measures, ii il ex.
planned, consist Of keeping the in.
furious water away from the sur
face of the casting or Of neutraliz.
ing its action. Failing in these, 1t
H. pointed out, If the castings are
Of kind of iron subject to attack,
engineers can only follow the ex-
ample of the circus inan>wl1o ex-
hibited lion and a lamb Neace-
fully occupying the same cage and
found it necessary occasionally to
renew the lamb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14

morning and viii hold sessions for
three. days. AT the same time six
women's organizations will hold
provincial convsntions in other
houses OF worship. 49,
Subjects pertaining to religious
education will be discussed Wednes-
day Following luncheon at the
city club, the delegates will motor
to the National Cathedral. where
Bishop Freeman will speak and a
conference on rural work will take
place. A special committee will oh.
tain the use of automobiles for
transportation Of the delegates. c.
4. Jewell viii receive offers at 1417
X street.
The Bishop and Mrs freeman
wiz receive the delegates at 4 tea
A mass meeting will Be held at 4
o'clock Wednesday evening az
EpiphaI1y, where the Rev. Charles
NJ. 1.athrop, executive Secretary 81
the Department of Christian Social
Service Of the National Council viii
speak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
VETERAN HANGS SELF
BECAUSE OF DREAMS

NEW YORK. Nov. 14.--Troubled
for years by Nightmares and
nervous disorders, which left him
exhausted and depressed, Michael
Rubino, twenty-f:ve.year.old navy
veteran, hanged himself in the eel.
lar of his home.
Rubino's body was found with
the feet dangling two inches above
step Leading to a sunken heating
plant. The roDe, tied in a navy
Knot around his neck, was flung
over water pipe. Patrolman
Croker found that Rubino could
have saved himself by swinging his
body back to the step from which
ne walked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
ARRESTS s BOYS
FOR BURNING
ANOTHER.
Poured Gasoline Over Him,
Victim Charged Man Jail
ed In Second Case.
~ ThternatIonnI News service.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. A.
Three boys, ranging in age from
fourteen to nineteen years, we're in
jail here today and fourth was
being sought BY the police IN con.
nection with the death Of Homer
Dunn, eighteen, who charged be.
fore his death that his companions
poured gasoline over his body and
set fire to his clothing.
The boys, who are under arrest,
Harris, Raymond Pope and William
Puryear, said that Gums clothing
caught fire when q match was
giving their names an Stewart
dropped accidentally while he was
filling the gasoline tank Of an auto.
mobile.
The three prisoners stated that
Gtfnn was with them late last night
on an automobile Joy ride when the
gasoline supply became exhausted.
Dunn, they said, obtained a bucket
full Of gasoline and while he was
filling the gasoline tank q match
was accidentally dropped, setting
fire to the boys clothing and hair.
The victim ran TO fire station
close BY and fireman extinsuished
the flames.
Just before dying. Gum gasped
out his accusation against his com.
panions.
DURHAM. N. C.. Nov. 14.--EarIy
Green, twehett-ons, was sentenced
to two years on the county roads In
found guilty Of pouring gasoline
upon Jack Leathers, youth, and
setting. him attire.
feathers was horribly burned.
Green asserted that he committed
the deed in q spirit Of fun and that
It was but 4 thoughtless, foolish
prank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
''liALF-BAKED TEACHERS"
SCORED BY EDUCATOR

GRAND RAPIDS Mich, Nov. "A.
Mike Jean Hamilton, dean Of
women at the University Of Mich.
gan. would funk half Of the
present day instructors In the pub.
lie schools - unfit for their profess
sion.
.sThe real source Of their faults
Of the educational system today
Il the .1,eAt number of hA1f-baknd,
ha1f.educated teachers who are
teaching only because they think
teaching Is the easiest way Tor
.bem ~ earn i living Miss Ham
ilton said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-14
K. K. k. THREATS
FOLLOWED BY
SHOOTING
Mother and Son Wounded BY
Shot Through Window-KIan
Denies Responsibility.
CUMBERLAND. Ma nIov

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. IA.
Mrs. Maud limerick. thirtv-five
wife Of Louis Limerick, and their
thirteen-year-old son, Carl, of som.
efset county. Pa, about ten miles
above the Maryland lire, north OF
Wellersburg. are in Miners Hos
pital, FroAtburg. with mysterious
wounds. They were shot after
nightfall while Mrs. limerick was
cleaning rabbits her. husband had
shot Monday, both barrels OF d
shotgun having been fred through
the window from the outside.
The shooting, was the culmi1a.