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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
Paying With Lines for
Congressional Delay

T'WENTI-ElGHT murders today in the United
States The news dispatches will tell you of
only few. Murder has become so common that
il is of more than local interest unless the crime
has unusual angles or involves celebrities.
You are twice as likely to be murdered today as
YOU were 20 years ago. In two decades the muir
der rate has doubled, even making allowance for
population increase.
On strict population basis we had 20 times as
many murders as England and Wales Our record,
for each 1000 of population, is three times as
black as Italy's.
ITO PREVENT child from starting fires, you
keep him away from matches. In this simple
principle is the obvious way to lower the murder
rate
Poison used to be the favorte method of muir
der. 1t is comparatively rare now-because the
government has made ii difficult for the criminally
inclined to obtain poisons especially ones that
leave little or no apparent trace.
The revolver now is used in the majority Of
murders. Proper restriction by the government
of the sale and distribution of revovers will reduce
murders by guns just as it has been death blow
at the killers by poison. Local restrictions against
sale of pistols and revolvers are Of little avail
long as crooks can buy them from mail order
houses without restraint.
AT the suggestion of The Star Congressman
John F. Miller has introduced in congress a bill to
bar shipment of revolvers by mail or express UNI
less permits for possession of these weapons have
first been obtained from local authorities and sub
mitted by the purchaser to the seller.
The bill has been favoraby reported out of COM
mittee
Congress should pass it promptly.
For each day it is delayed 2S American victims
of assassins pay with their lives!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
( LETTER From
AVRUGE MANN
May %, 1924


Las say We'll holy yingl,ng
sqvareheads be? promise nine
teen hoondred tvantyfour SO shake Huda
write loaf again.
Veil Avdse Mann das blame by ynso Huida
dame Ay wrote her yoly ban
turn deaf SO dat ban Why haven't wroteAy va you
for TIudas
By stars above Miss Huda
But ban only bunco clock
for receive all from yngng doll
Ay she ban like all de sheks de
best sckers med das hair
hot air. And med such hauvn
homey DO.
But Ay ban pretty dsfn and Ay ska down
and Attic heart ban sad blue, on
smiling too for Hulda likes das yoy folk grin n Az
ban chokei
VEIL Ayrdge Mann before Ay lay pen away
ny must admit you ban by damsite dan me-
and When like stuff kind OF tal
ban bluff yourself hoadvok obut l Az like
das kind Of 80
Veil dis ban avite en- lengthy note get your
goat so Ay skal shake hopes Ass Juldo
spses tand herself by writing 10 das
lonesome syede. SVEN son,,,, w
M,aae z: aes~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
MURRAY FOR IOwAY.

There arc no better people any.
where than tho people OF Iowa.
Well. indeed. did the poet describe
the people OF Iowa when he said.
out where tho handciasp,s little
stronger:
out where the smile dwells a little
longer,
That's where the West begins.
Out where the sun Is little
brighter,
Where the SHOWS that fall are a 1T.
tie whittier.
Where the bonds OF homo are a wee
bit tighter.
That's where the West begins.
Rep. kopp Rep), Iowa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
ON KILLING DOG

Editor The Star
The article recording the cruel act
of Deputy Sheriff Murphy In killing
The pet dos Of children commends
itself strongly 20 every dog lover
and 10 every mother whose chill.
dren have had tho fun and ad.
vantage of n dog for a piayfellow
and companion. Such publicity may
deter others from the commission
OF Ike cruel deeds.
To KIN n fino dog without any
is had enough. but TO
cause grief and unhappiness 10 lit
tie children IL infinitely worse
ANN LOUISE HARVEY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
FABLES ON HEALTH

TN THE office of Mr.. Mann. OF So.
4 attic, was a gent with a misery.
likes company disposition
For months, n round and rapidly
increasing bald area had been appear.
ing on his head. SO II was with con.
siderable delight. he Jumped upon
Mr.. Mann with the following greet.
Ing, Your hairs getting n little
thin. Mann"
YAH" groancd Mr.. Mann, who mt
once hurried out 10 find why such a
condition should come to pass.
Badness and incipient badness,
arc difficult to trace to tho source.
Sometimes II is hereditary; some.
times u points TO general atrophy, or
advancing uge-but quito frequently
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
Kee ping Our Wealth

"CHIRTSLEEVES to shirtseevcs In three generations"
~ is old saying. 1t means as you know, that in
three generations of rich heirs the wealth of family be-
comes dssipated-passes into other hands
This old saying is bunkum in most 1t is based
the supposton that all grandsons of the rich
spendthrifts which isn't true. Especially in day.
when crafty lawyers show rich clients how to freeze their
money in trust funds so the principal cannot be touched
even il the interest can be flung to the four winds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22

HOW TO STOP 1T!
Homicide Rate, Double That of Two
Decades Ago, Mounting Rapidly;
Guns Blamed by Expert

TEN THOUSAND persons were murdered in the
i United States in 1923.
Twenty-eight Americans will be murdered today, If
these "a hours run true 90 the average.
These figures furnished by Dr. Frederick l..
Hoffman of the Prudential Insurance Co.
These figures, mind you, only the known
ders Undoubtedly, there thousands that never
discovered partieularly In ont-oftheway places. And
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
FABLES ON HEALTH -
WATCH YOUR HATS

it Is due TO wearing close.flttlng, IN
ventilated head covering. In other
words, wearing hat about so much
that tho blood supply is CONSTRUCTED.
Growing hair needs blood supply.
SO does tho scalp. Many scalp
troubles have been traced to the con.
slant wearing OF tight blood.constrict.
Ing hats.
Many of the devices. such It's cleo.
trical appliances and tonics OF one
sort or another have the effect chief.
~ OF stimulating blood action and
thus aiding hair growth.
with caro- in stimulating this cir.
oulation in time, many cases OF thin
hair can DO prevented. unless tho
condition is congenital. or due TO
some physical cause.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
CIVIL SERVICE PAYS

Wherever we have had Il branch
OF tho service administered under
civil'service rules. as compared with
q branch that is not administered
under the civil service, the work be.
ing somewhat similar, the favor has
always been with that bureau ad.
mlnistored under tho civil.scrvice
lawS.--Judge Britt. treasury depart.
mont, before house judiciary com.
mitteo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
,soS.s,i IN 1889. ,5s'soo in 1891
ana ial.spi IN 1850.

Commenting on another tabls
covering 70 cities which shows
400 murders and a rate Of 90
for iess-Dr Hoffman says
This IL the highest rate
which has thus far been reached
by America representative
cities collectively considered IL
is a most appalling indication
o. the growth Of lawleaaneas
and crime and without parallel
Ia tho social history OF other
nation The seriousness Of the
situation cannot possibly be "a.
aEKeTated Crimes against tho
person are not only increasing.
but the sama conclusion may bo
applied 10 criminals who escape
drastic punishment. Murderca
arc frequently dealt with en-.
tirsly too lsuientiy"
Firearms are the instruments
~ great majority % the
crimes. says pr Hoffman. who
urges stueier regulation of their
sale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22

who killed tina; awful wild beast
out az Pasadena plsce last week I
should Eay We should present him
with a medal let mo also add
what wonderful marIsman be n.
Two shots ~ close range. and then
leaving the puppy to suffer for two
hours +. MARTIN.
Weft Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
TAXING CHURCHES

Editor Tho Star;
or those initiative measures be.
fore the people Of tho state this
year. or trying 10 got before them,
there are two OF much importance.
the school Hill and the tar levy.
They say II the tax bin goes thru
the lawmakers OF the state will
have 10 find some other way 20
raise tho additional money. Well.
why not tax church property when
its value IN over certain amount
Mako It something like the income
tax. tho more the value OF the
church building and location. the
higher tho tax: not to tax tho
church as a whole, but each ind.
vidual property in each individual
community. except the charitable
institutions maintained by the
various churches, as each com.
munity OF each denomination has TO
shift for itself. anyway.
Some ought 10 pay and some not.
Some places the minister does not
get a decent living. other places he
gets moro than he needs. There
arc hundreds OF unnecessary fine
churches and valuable properties.
both Catholic and Protestant. in tho
state. that should he paying taxes
10 relieve burdens elsewhere.
The school bill should carry.
l.. McVAY.
Centralia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22

Editor The Star
Senator Dlil was elected 10 the
senate by ~ per cent OF the regis.
tered voters OF Washington n
those ~ per cent knew TIA. motives
that have prompted Senator Dill 20
frame up tho Mount Tacoma fight
they would not be proud OF their
vote. OH thought that anything
that would offend Seattle people
would b. popular over the state
and rebound 10 hts advantage 20.
ilticaliy. But the idea Of changing
a name which has been on maps
for more than 100 years and Of
changing the name OF national
park has been condemned all over
tae state.
The Star suggests a referendum
vote on the mountain. That Isn't
feasible for two reasons First,
Tacoma wouldn't abide by the vote
for Tacoma il like Johnny tho sol.
dlcr. Everybody IL out OF step OK.
cept Johnny and secondly. Rainier
National park IL national park,
Just ike Yellowstone. and have
tie people OF Montana the right
20 vote on whether the name OF
that park will DO Gardner. which is
the nearest town TO the park. or
Livingston. which Is close by7 Rain.
Ter National park Is as much ma
,lonal property as YcliowBtone.
Yosemite. Glacier and tho others.
DOROTHY CRANE.
Abbotisford Apartments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
Telling II
TO Congress
OUR FOREIGN FIELD
Excerpts from the Congressional
Record

We sell our standardized goods IN
competition with others. but wo can
not adapt our manufacture 10 local
demand and compete. AZ u increases
our cost OF production. We can
only meet the cheap labor OF
Europe BY our higher akui in OF.
sanitation thru mass production.
Thus our problem IL 10 establish
our standardized goods turnout the
world.-Secrciary Of CONNER
Hoover. before house committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS

You can &c, an answer 70 any
| ton by writing to The Question |
| Editor. Stars washington Blu |
| reau. i512 ~. Y. ave. washington,
| u. c.. inciosing 2 cents In stamps
| for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. |
nor can extended research be I'M |
| dertaken. Unsigned requests can |
! not be answerod.-EDIToR-
Q. where didschsrlemagne reside
A. HIS faporitc places Of resi-.
dcnce iosrc Air-ia- Chdpeile and
in0elheim. He had no fired capital.
Q. What percentage OF the coal
reserves OF th. world are in Al
bcrta. Canada
A. IL Is estimated that rs per
cent are.
Q. What In psychology?
A. The science thot treots tn
ducftveiy Of the phenomena Of hu-
man consciousness and OF the ma
iure and relations Of them.
Q. How did the Golden Gate. Cali
fornia, get its name7
4. II icds named BIZ Col, Fremont
because Of the brilliant effect the
setting sun had on the cliffs and
hills.
Q. What Il the difference between
font and a baptismal pool in n
church,
a. The place ,ohere persons are
baptized ov Immersion Is generally
called the bdptismdi pool. The font
Is the name oiven TO the place OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
A WALL STREET PLOT

The great investment banks, the
great land mortgage companies in
the country. arc 10 tho front In
this movement 10 subject state
bonds, municipal bonds, farm. loan
bonds. and government bonds 10
taxation In order that the rates OF
interest may be raised in the United
states and that they may be able
10 lend out their private boards
Mt higher rates than they are now
obtaining. - Senator simmons ml
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
WE NEED ALCOHOL

Our dye industry has gone and
our paint and varnish industry will
be gone II We do not have large
quantities Of alcohol. which IN equal.
ly as essential to our business az
coal or iron to the steel or any 9th.
err industry.--H. s. chatfield. chair
man OF Industrial alcohol committee.
before house judiciary committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
How These
.lnSurgents
Are Hated

WAHHINCToN. Ma i.
w Aariy % yssn A..
HIfEenis bothered he
gtsulaIa a loi
The regulars called fi,n
Bialaartf' 10 ass.1 ,n..,.,...
'iialfbrse1sf we're ~,
said the Insurgents ~,
The halfbreeds fs,s,..
service reform and othsr -. I.
doues Worst o. ali ,s,r -
TONED the "machlnsr, -. =.
origin. -
Finally they Won o., /. %.
with Garfield. their prs, ' i.
choice. against Tie -
leader. Grant
Then came The msgsuu,, a.
republican bolters u "a,
They considered tb,,-.
superior 70 their parry n -
aeter and intelligence - r &
the progreHsiyes nov.
In due season they ro,h.
deadly work, too-shsy. a. -. !.
body. beat James @. BAN.
II RS revolt in III, & =,
srn history
Yet the regulars =sy.r ~
any insurgents Of ~, -
they hate the progressive, ], !.
day.
WHY
Well. the old-amsn ~
They gave the regular, = 49,.
10 read EN- out Of the rsr,y !,
get EN- OF their hand.
The progressives hsn
stuck along with the aorr,...
ton" and bored from ~.
To have a senator M. :,
Toilette against him On err /.
sue and yet to have 10 rr- !. .
him as technically on hk,s..
enough 70 make Henry a.
Lodge froih at the mou,h.
And It's been going q /,
years.
Doubtless the fes on a. :
publicans have had no,.
surgency than the dsnou,., i
that the former have heA a.,
much more Of the time ,h,r |.
latter have.
It's easier 10 unite pr,
groups FOR the purpax J
BREAKING in than # d m
they ARE in. TO keep then :.
quarreling over the pie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
HIGH FREIGHTs

Tho average railway freight rate
OF this country last year, according
to the records OF the interstate
commerce commission, wac 1913
mills per ton.mile. while the average
ocean rate was mills per ton.mlle.
Rep. Newton Rep). Missouri.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
POLITICS AND PROHIBITION

In my Judgment, ono OF the great.
est obstacles today to proper en-.
forcement OF the Volstoad act Ia the
connection that politics has with the
selection OF men engaged in the
work.--Rep. Cramton Rcp) MicliI
gan. before the house Judiciary com.
mlttee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22

bgpiism On an EpisoopaI church,
cren tehere II Is large enough 10
immerse the candidate for baptism.
ioiiioh - aiiooed. bur not required.
ia that church
O. What Is IN. annual immigrs-
ton quota for Belgium
A. 1855.
@ How can ! get paint spots off
a rubber coatY
a. sotRrafe the spots 10Th solu-
ton Of equal paris Of turpcntiHc
aud spirits Of ammonia This icifl
soften the paint. and you should
then BE- able 10 icipe 10 of.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
How Murder
Rate Grows

T'HIs table OF cities picked az
Il random from Dr. Frederick
tioffman's statistics shows how
the murder rate IN American
cities II mountinEs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
GIVE HIM A MEDAL"

Editor The Star.
have been subscriber 10 your
paper for IL years and have not
had my occasion to write TO you
before. But would like TO say a
word today in regards to our brave
RAY II. Murphy" deputy sheriff,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22

The height OF type Is measured by
points" point being approximate
~ one seyenty.second OF an inch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22

germs from n person sick with tho
disease and II passes on the germ TO
well persons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-22
What Folks
Are Saying

MAJ. FREDERICK l. MARTIN.
aviator. lost and found in Alaska:
Il prayed. and / believe in prayer
Arizona state miner., 1924-08-23

JIBES AND JOKES

Light bills are sometimes pretty
heavy.
Some folks drive fast to get there
before the gas runs out.
Boys viii be boys, but tadpoles will
be frogs. : ~ss
The only live firms in Wiekenburg
are the ones who let the world know
it by advertising. Trade with them.
When a fellow gets. boiling mad. he
is usually in hot water.
If political economy means econo-
mizing on politics, we're for it. =.
- ~ e Ii.
A little horse sense now and then,
is the making of the best of men.
A few nuts on. the dinner table is
worth more than half, a dozen sitting
around it ~, ~
Charles w. Bryan is over six feet
tall; case of being high and dry.
= Is =
Buy stock in knitting mill, there's
money in hose, sometimes.
F
Every time we see a garage we be-
gin to haul out our pocketbook and
breathe hard. :
Banks are supposed to loan the
peoples money. When bank direct
ors use private funds in place of its
depositors' money, they are not in
creasing the negotiable securities
which adds stability and strength as
a loan institution.
Beauty hints by radio is a good
way to get permanent wave. r..
One hand on the steering wheel and
the other around a girl leads to fun
eral arrangements.
merchant didn't advertise until
he had his *Closing Out Sale" and
then, o, boy! how he splashed the
printers ink in order to quit business.
Getting a judgment" sounds big,
but sometimes doesn't. mean mush,
except to the lawyers.
Arizona state miner., 1924-08-23
DAD WATSON BUSY RUNNING
THE GAUNTLET


Dad Watson, publisher of the Ari-
zona State Miner at ,Wickenburg, is
making an active canvass of the
county, seeking nomination for State
SENATOR This county selects two, so
dad is not so very particular about
the running mate. These primary
contests make each candidate attend
strictly to his own business. He is
criticised for riding in the same
machine with some other aspirant
for an entirely different office.
1t requires a brave man to run the
guantlet of primary campaign and
we do not blame these fellows very
much for what they do after election.
Candidates must submit to abuse,
slander and back talk from all who
desire to take fling at them. We
believe Dad Watson, if, elected, will
return good for evil to the best of his
ability. Messenger
Arizona state miner., 1924-08-23
RUSH, THE RENEGADE

Tillman S. Rush, publisher of the
Arizona Times, a weekly paper pub
lished here,e was arrested yesterday
in Los Angeles by federal officials
and charged with sending obscene
literature through the mails accord
ing to word received here.
The complaint was sworn to by
Eunice Miller at Los. Angeles and
charges that :. on October Is, 1923,
.Tillman S. Rush while in Los An
geles did send through. the United
States mail letter addressed to Mrs.
T. S. Rush, Is South Third Avenue,
Phoenix, containing obscene and in
decent literature. The complaint was
sworn to August IL, 1924.
Upon the fling of the complaint
local federal officials were requested
to arrest Rush and hold him for Los
Angeles Subsequent investigation re-
vealed the fact that Rush was in Los
Angeles and his immediate arrest fol
lowed. Republican.
Arizona state miner., 1924-08-23
PUBLIC LAND SALE
Department of the Interior
J. Land Office at Phoenix, .Arizon;


U. S. Land Office at Phoenix Arizona
July 21, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that, as di-
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions
Of Sec. 2455, r. S., pursuant to the
application of c.. L. DeRyder Serial
No. 054769, we will offer at public
sale o'-the highest bidder, but at not
'ess than $3.50 per acre, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, on the 5th day Of September,
next at this Office the following tract
of land: Lots 3, 4, Sec. 10, T. en-,
r. INV, G.. e S. r. M. This tract
is ordered into the market on show
ing that the greater portion thereof
is mountainous or too rough for cul-
tivation.
The sale will not be kept open, but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have
ceased bidding. The person making
he highest bid will be required to
Immediately pay to the Receiver the
Arizona state miner., 1924-08-23
REQUEST TO SIGN PACT
Is Open AcknowIe edgment that Arizona
Has Rights Which Cannot Be
Forced From Her

H. B. Watson, editor of the Wicken-
burg Miner came to Arizona thru
Texas and New Mexico over the old
Butterfeld trail in 1879, evading the
Apache raiders known as "Old Vic,
his son Mana, and Cochise. On two
occasions he slipped by them in the
night, reaching old Ft. Cummings
where a colored troop guard escorted
him to Ft. Bowie. Arriving at Tucson
he worked as a printer for l.. c..
Hughes of the Tucson Star; later he
published the Tucson Daily Record,
a democratic paper, in opposition to
the Star-which had bolted the party.
Thru the Daily Record Grant Curry
was elected Territorial Delegate;
Chas.. Shibell Sheriff; and S. W. Car
penter, Recorder! The following year
Watson went to Tombstone and be-