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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
SEATTLE CHILD
KIDNAPPED
Two Women Spirit Away s.
Year-0Id Boy

After an nll.night search for
five-year-old Billy Cummings,
supposed victim OF two women
kidnapers, the police have found
no trace OF the youDgster early
Thursday. They have extended
the search into California.
Tho child. who was playing in the
yard OF Mrs. c. Worden. ia u. Har.
rison ST., where he has been living.
late Wednesday. Several
OF his playmates told Mrs. Wordcn
that two, women in an automobile
had stopped nj the curb and took the
child with them. The women, when
asked by the other children where
they were taking Billy. replied: TO
California"
The Cummings boy is the son OF
w. J. Cummings. assistant engineer
on the Sound steamer Queen. Mrs.
Margaret Cummings, s3os San Pablo
ave. Oakland. Cal. Is the boys
mother. Cummings has been divorced
from his wife for the past three
years. He has been caring for his
son, leaving him In the custody OF
Mrs. wordcn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
JAP BOY
STARTS ON PAGE 1

habits and speech. the young
Oriental will deliver the valedlciory
address. lie will tell American
mothcrs. fathers. boys and girls
abou, "tho Power Of Education"
AN OBJECT LESSON
FOR AMERICANS
Those Americans who listen 10
Tadao Kamura wiz be interested.
not 50 much in what the boy says.
as in his visible proof OF the power
Of American education. grated upon
the morality. ideals and ciyiliza.
ton OF Japan.
Not content with admitting Japa-
neso 20 this country. not content
with allowing them. in our liberal
American way. 20 live on the low
standard OF their native hnd--we
take II upon ourselves TO educate
them.
In Kamura's case we have edu-
Gated one Of them TO a point OF
excellence above that attained by
zi0 other students. nearly all white
Americans.
This II the reason today a Japa.
nese boy beats his American rivals
in scholarship: Japan Is determined
20 make western America a Japu-
nesc colony; every japanese Is dc.
termined. by hook or by crook. TO
put this program over. And 10 put
II over. American institutions. Ameri-
can progress. American facilities arc
to be used TO the limit.
Many have noted the sly. cynical
smile Of the Jap. Why shouldn't
they smile? Are they not using the
very things we have fought and
worked for 10 gain strength and
knowledge that may, In due time. be
used 10 mako US yassals OF the
heayen.ordained emperor - THEIR
emperor. TO whom they render HON.
nge7
Japanese determination 10 conquer:
That Is the story OF Tadao Kamurs,
valedictorian at Franklin high.
There is only one answer TO that.
President Coolidge or no President
Coolidge: Determination to keep this
a white mans country. TO keep
American ideals. TO maintain Ameri.
can standards. 10 keep the stars and
Stripes flying over land owned and
operated by and for the white race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
DAUCHERTY HIT
$4,000 in Alien Funds in
Brothers. Bank, Claim

WASHINGTON. May i5.-col.
Thomas w. Miller. alien property
custodian. today told the senate
Daugherty investigating committee
that he deposited $4,000 Of alien
funds in Nal Daugherfy's Wash.
ington Courthouse. Ohio. bank at
the recommendation Of the former
attorney general and jesse Smith.
Miller said Jesse Smith first came
and asked him to deposit the money
IN Nal Daugherty's bank and then
he tNilier1 went to see the attor-
ney general to ask him IL II was
his wish that he do 50 and was
told that II was.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
COUPLE ROBBED
Farmer and Wife Bound and
Gagged In Automobile

VANCOUVER. Wash. May 1s.--
Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. Darling were
lafo last night bound and gagged
by two armed bIghwaymen aud
robbed OF more than $500.
Tho couple were on the way TO
theft farm. when the two men
appeared in the road and asked for
a ride.
Darling complied. but soon found
himself facing a Eun. He was tied
TO a rear wheel Of his auto truck.
while his wife was dashed to the
other.
The thieves made Off with the
money which Darling had Just col.
lected for the salo OF some 1--we.
stock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
U. w. Spring Play
to Be Given Friday

THE Dover Road" n thrce-act
comedy by A. A. Milne. will be pre-
scnted Friday night ms tho spring
quarter play OF the University OF
Washington. Albert r.. Lovojoy.
head OF the department OF dram
aiics, is directing the play. Includ-
ed in the cast arc Mary Greiner,
Bert Barnect, Lorraine Casey. Dor
othy simondS Salem Noursc. Har-
old Bassage. Joe Greenleaf. Jr.,
Paul whippie. Bess Chambers and
Jack Wright.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
st. Louis Bank Is
Ordered Closed

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. May 15.--
The Drovers' National bank, one OF
the largest in Southern Illinois.
closed It's doors today.
y sign on the door announced the
institution was In the hands Of fed.
eral bank examiners.
resident Dooley stated the banks
p'''leulties were due 70 the failure Of
many Missouri banks this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
Susquehanna River
Floods LoWIands

WILKEs-BARRE. Pa. May 10
The susduehanna river went out OF
It's banks early today. flooding sec.
tons Of the new 100000 Kirk park
and lowiands along the west side.
Reports from up the river this
morning indicate that large volume
OF water is on its way down. The
creeks and tributaries are swollen by
tho recent rains and II is believed
the river will reach flood stage soon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
Foley New Head
of Tammany Hall

NEW YORK. May i6s--James A.
Foley. son.in.law OF the late Charles
y. Murphy, Is the new chief Of Tam.
many Hall.
Tha surrogate finally accedcd 10
tho demand OF tho organization that
he accept tho mantle OF tho fallen
leader late yesterday and assumes
his duties AZ once. His resignation
from his surrogateshIp is expected
today.
Foley was virtually drafted. Tam.
many leaders admitted. and only nc.
csp,ed tho leadership after Gov. Al
fred =. Smith had visited him per.
sonaily and asked him 20 accept.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
WATER sHrToFF NOTICE

The following water shut.off
notices were issued today for
Friday between a. m. and 5
p. m:
Fourteenth ave. ". between
F. Prospect and e. Mercer sts.:
Z. Roy ST.. between Maiden ave.
and 18th ave. ~; Z. 54th 81. be
tween Ravenna ave. and zTth
ave. y. E.: 24fh and essh ayes.
y. E.. between Biakesly and Y.
5ith SITS. and 18th ave. n. T..
between z. 5sth and e. Goth SITS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
Patrol Boat for
Lake Washington

An appropriation OF 1880 Tor the
purchase Of a speed boat. TO be used
ON Lake Washington 10 patrol the
bathing beaches and 70 be kept NJ
I.cschi park for rescue work over
the entire lake. was made by the
city council wednesday.
The request for the appropriation
was made by Mai. Paul Edwards.
port warden. who said that he be
llevcs il viii save many lives of
canoelsts and hathcrs- A pulmotor
will be kept on the boat
The council also appropriated
$3.50 for decorating downtown
streets on July Z.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BATHS
STARTS ON PAGE 1

star In exposing the sc-caflcd mas
sage and bath parlors In tho city.
The real nature Of these places
has for a long time been a matter
% common knowledge 10 the anthori.
tics and TO all those who have IN.
ierested themselves in the moral con-
dillon Of the city We all love. yet we
havs been told nothing could be done
as there was no law 10 govern this
situation. The right kind OF a city
ordinance rigidIy enforced will put an
end 70 this evil.
Success to The Star. Very sin
cerely,
LOUIS E. scHoLL."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
EVERY BRANCH or
INDUSTRY HERE

Practically EVERY branch OF the
fishing industry was represented Al
the conference. Henry o'Malley
United States fish commissioner.
Carl u. Shoemaker OF the Oregon
state fish commission. and the mem.
oerr OF tho Washington fish commis.
sion were present. The power aide
OF the problem was presented by Mr.
Pierce and representatives OF the
Puget Sound Light Power Co; the
Portland Electric Power Co: the
Washington Water Power Co. and
tho Pacific Power & Light Co.
Tho meeting resulted in the adop.
ton OF a resolution that the federal
power commission. before whom the
permit Is pending. be requested 10
withhold the granting Of a permit
for construction OF the dam until Us
effect on salmon fisheries can be
definitely determined. showing that
u will not prevent the passage Of
salmon between the sea and the
spawning area.
This fact. tho resolution insists
must be established TO the satisfac.
ton OF the United States department
Of commerce and the fisheries de.
partments OF Washington and Ore
gon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
Memorial Day Plans
Will Be Discussed

The Joint Memorial day commit
tee OF the G.. A. r. win meet Sat
urday at p. m. in the library of
the state armory to discuss plans
Cor observing the annual services
and exercises.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
CAPTAIN TURNS DOWN
PROPOSED DUEL WITH
URUGUAY REPORTER

MoNTEvTDEo. May i5.-The
~ commander OF the Italian
trade exhibit ship, Italia. docs not
care to cross swords or mix re-.
vo'ver fire with nawspaperman,
ne told a committee Of five from
the Press club.
'ney had challenged him for
an'seo brutality 10 five news.
paper photographers aboard the
vessel.
" ~ not UP 70 me. but UP 70
,ne Italian Ambassador 10 settle
This affair" 10 mid.
saturday. three newspapsrmen
wcrs beaten. and yesterday two
more were stabbed with bayonets
py members Of the ships crew.
Iney are in a hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
POOR BUSINESS
SAYS FREEMAN

He admitted that the company
was a subsidiary OF the General
Electric Co. OF Schenectady. n. Y.
II was also pointed out that there
was no present need for tho pow
er. but that new industries would
have TO be brought in. Pierce dc.
olared that an extensive survey for
tho right type OF industries had
been made. and that the company
planned their establishment.
I'VE believe II Is a poor bargain. :"
Freeman declared. ''for US 20 trade
an established industry OF such
magnitude for one in which we be.
lieye the benefits 10 be problematIc
for many years 10 come -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15

VERSAILLES, France. May fs.--
The court today rejected Edith Kelly
Gould's claim 10 half OF the fortune
OF Frank Gould, her former hus.
band. Edith must pay the costs Of
the trial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
Bethany Lutheran
Church in Concert

With chorus OF 80 voices and as.
sistlng artists. Bethany Lutheran
church will present sacred concert
Wednesday night at the church, Fair
view ave. and John ST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
Modification of
Japan Ban Urged

NEW YORK. May 15.-Thc Ma.
tionai Council OF the Protestant
Episcopal church. at its quarterly
meeting here yesterday. adopted rcso.
lutions requesting modification OF
the proposed immigration bin. so AZ
TO relieve the Japanese people of
cause for Misunderstanding and our
own government OF reproach."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
COMBAT
TAKERS

II set out TO visit one Of the lars.
eat OF these new developments, but
never saw n. for two and ono-half
miles off the main road on the way
to the farm we got stuck In the mud,
and had 70 get a tractor to tow us
out.
Legitimate fig growers In the Rio
Grande country have organized q
vigilance committee TO combat these
takers. But they arc finding tho
going hard, for foremost In the ac-
tiyIty Is an old promoter, who has
been an expert at foreign trade. silk.
and oil Developments He Is pro-
ceedinR on the theory that once
quicker. always sucker, and rs US
Ing the list OF his old victims. These
victims are drawn from every phase
OF life.
ut seams that no one Is IMMUNE
from their lure says Schwab,
FARMERS, widows, children, bust.
nessmcn, teachers, the clergy--all
can be found In the lists
Children have been among the vic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, May TO-
Roger Rain, IS. a Chinese delegate
TO the Methodist Episcopal general
conference. committed suicide today
by drinking cyanide of potassium In
a hotel room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
w est CIamorS for Tax
Reduction, Says HOge

NEW YORK, May l5-Clamor for tax reduction along
the lines suggested by Secretary Mellon is more in
sstent n the West than the East James D. Hoge Seattle
banker, said in an interview today
The Northwest is looking forward to one of its great
sSt years
shipping and lumber trade returning TO normal
ana prospects for successful tourist season cause the
view, Hoge says
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
VICTIMS
BITING

For short time after the con.
victions OF the Texas oil ring" says
Schwab. "thc sucker market tighten
ed up. the public refused to bite and
the takers drew under cover. Now
reaction has set in.
The promoter approaches an old
victim and says. You have worthless
stock. We will take II from you and
exchange for some good shares. You
can't lose anything. II will not cost
you cent
THE victim bites. or course, there
is a registration fee. but that is to
be expected Then in n short time
he begins 10 sec results. His stock
appears TO be worth something. He
becomes booster for the organiza-
tlon--and lcader-on to other vic
tins. His friends get soakcd-and
he. too. In time.
where visionary oil wells once
spouted visionary barrels OF oil In
Texas for trusting stock.buyers. fig
farms now flourish--on paper only.
Swamp lands. miles from no
where, are being sold for $500 an
mere, on the promise OF making 500
900 in 90 days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-15
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN
". r. A. Service staff Writer

NEW YORK. May 1s.--American
suckers who swallowed nearly g..
900. 5000 worth OF fake stock last
year arc biting again.
But the bait has been changed. In
stead OF using gushing oil. the takers
now land their fish" with figs. pc.
can nuts. ''full-blooded hares.r and
farms.
And the victims are biting more
freely than ever" declares Edward
a. Schwab. chief investigator for the
National Vigilance committee Of the
Associated Advertising Clubs Of the
World and It's 40 Better Business Blu.
reaus. Schwab has just returned
from 1o-wceks trip thru the sucker
zone hopping UP takers in oil, tire.
land and other frauds.
VICTIMS
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
Commissioner Brown
In Near-Fight With
Representative Mann

y heated argument between T. ]
Brown, commissioner of agriculture.
sand Representative b T. Mann. OF
aGlynn county, in the corridors of
the capitol Friday morning drew a
large crowd and threatened for A
time to result in a personal encoun-
ter.
The argument started when Re-.
reSentative Toombs DuBose. Of
Clarke county, who was talking TO
Mr.. Brown, called Mr.. Mann to
ask him some questions. \ con
versation then started over the plan
of Mr.. Mann to introduce a bill
abolishing the inspection of gaso
line in Georgia and increasing the
tax on gasoline one cent,
Commissioner Brown accused NJ.
Mann of double crossing his depart
mept after he had sent his chemSi
to Brunswick to aid Mr. Mann in
preparing distillatiun test bill arc
had co-operated in the support ~
tnat bill by agreeing 10 an amenI-
mcrt 10 reduce the tumler 'f Gil
inspectors.
leu told me that voU would not
Interfere with the Inspectors If l
would help YOU pass your GiS>1'a-
ton test bill" Mr.. Brown said.
Representative Mann 5enied the
charge and alleged that cmissi r
err Brown is not familiar with gas-
oline inspection ND 3ocs no. know
the difference between the vacious
tests.
Both men became very aC2rv and
each accused the other of telling an
&N3 tfVre we're .Ndicati0ns
Of personal combat until both were
te} awaV uv friends A
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

county, served written notice on
Lieutenant Governor Cooper that he
and Senators Brown an1 Bellany,
who will .7ave joint charge of the
measure, would endeavor 20 have
the referendum clause stricken out
Of the measure in committee.
Should they succeed in having the
referendum section eliminated and
the bill passed without that sectlons
it would empower the state treas-
urer to issue $S,500,000 worth OF
bonds as needed for building port
facilities and acquiring ships for
operation in the coastal trade, and
the commission would be authorized
to begin immediate work of develops
ing the water transportation possi-
bilities of the North Carolina coast
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
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This Institute prepares both
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

youth could put the come-hither over
his wife's mother if he took the
trouble to do so.
Evidently your kindly attentions
to Your mother-in-laW have been mis-
construed--possibly because it is so
rare for a son-in-law to be nice to
mother-in-laW that his motives look
suspicious. However hat may be,
it is a condition and not 81 theory
with which you have to deal, and
your only remedy is separation.
You cannot argue with jealous
man and a jealous woman, and so
the only thing for you to do is to
pack up your troubles in your old
kit bag, and take your wife and ba-
bieS away from mother-in-laW's vi
entity AS long as you stay near
her, her husband and daughter will
read their, dark suspicious into every
thing you do and say, and attribute
deep, sinister motives to your most
innocent act.
If your business will permit, move
to a distant city, and give your
wife's jealousy a chance to die for
lack of food on which to nourish it.
self.
Dear Miss Dix: [ have sutton
who is exceptionally small and very
slight, and as | am taller than he is
[ feel self-cOnsciOus, and more or
less embarrassed when with him.
However. l think I might be able to
overcome that if it were not for 9TH
er peoples opinion.
All the members of my family are
large, handsome people, and they
put a lot of stress on good looks and
size. If man is big and cookbook
ing, everything is all right, but if
he is small and insignificant-lookin
like this man, they make all manner
of fun of him.
This man is intelligent and fine
Personally, I could be happy mar
ried to him, if [ was not AFRAID that
people would say: Whatever car
she see in him?" as they are saying
now and if it were not for all the
slurring and cutting remarks made
about him at home. Please give me
some ideas on this subject, for I an
really worried.
STELLA.
Answer: The only thing I would
worry about, Stella, is the size of 6
mans head and the size of his soul
If he is pinhead, do not marry him
| There is nothing tht.t gets on a WON
ans nerves like having a fool for {
husband If he has a tiny, warped
soul, do not marry him, for he vii
make q cruel niggardly, unsympa
thetic husband.
But whether he is big or little il
body has nothing to do with his de
STABILITY as a husband. There are
big, splendid-lOOking men who arr
brutes. who bore a woman to deatl
with their stupidity. and who arr
so shiftless they never can make ;
living. And there are little men wht
are gentle and kindly and brillian
and entertaining, and who make mil
lions, or set the world on fire will
their genius. Some Of the bigges
men who ever lived were the littlest
physically.
And don't worry about people say
ing that they wonder what you saw
in him. They will say that no mat
ter whom you marry.
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright, 1920
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
North Carolinians
Get at Real Labor
OF Extra Assembly

RALEIGH, N, c., Aug. 9.--With
the Introduction in the senate of
the state port commission bill and a
resolution looking to restoration Of
the old Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
ley railroad as a continuous east and
west railroad from tidewater at Will
mingtOn to Mount Airy, the North
Carolina general assembly today got
down to the real business of it's ex-
ira session
Both branches of the legislature
adjourned after brief sessions today
until Monday.
The port commission bill today
brought promise of "a fight in the
committee and possibly on Shc floor
of the senate to eliminate the Sec
ton providing for a referendum to
the people. In introducing the bill
today Senator Harris Of Wake
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

have d whole quarter-pint Of the
most wonderful skin whitener sof.
tener and beautifier
Massage this sweetly fragrant lem.
on bleach into the face, neck. arms
and hands 1t can not irritate. Fa-
nous stage beauties use it to bring
that clear youthful skin and rosy
white comp leXion; also as Il freckle,
sunburn and tan bleach You must
mix this remarkable lotion yourself.
1t can not be boueht ready to use
because ii acts best Immediately
after it is prepared.
(Advcr. SenCntl
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

and bearing down.
pains. ! saw an ad-
the
newspaper about
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
and be-
gan taking it. 1t
has stopped these
b e a rim G. d o w n
pains and other
bad feelings, and
has helped me in
Uav | have
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

am not dllOWeu
to treat m y
friends with or
binary courtesy
when Il happen
to meet them at
church or any
where when /
am with him.
He thinks that
there is no such
thing as limo
cent fun" or
pleasure, a n d
thinks the peo-
ole in the church
are hypocrites
opcaI1ca + n O V
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
Rice Returns to Anderson

ANDERSON, Aug. 9.-Leon Il.
Rice, chairman of the Anderson
County Cooperative Growers Mar
keting association, returned Wednes-
day from a trip throughout the state
where he has been speaking in the
interest of the state organization.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

so much faith in the Vegetable Com
po'nd that | keep it OF hand all OF
the time and recommend it whenever
| have the opportunity - Mrs.
LEWIS TRoMBLEY, Sharon. Vermont.
t;iad to Help Others
81 had pains-in my back and sides
/ for many months, and my work would
have to be left undone at those times.
My sister told me what good Lydia f.
|Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
|doing her, so | tried it, and from the
third bottle | was we'll and every one
Thought | looked better. | am glad
to help others regain their health, and
|you may use my testimonial. -
MABEL HARTMANN, 1924 Greene Ave,
Brooklyn, n. Y. You must believe
THAT medicine that has helped other
women viii help you.