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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18

CHICAGO. Aprn is.-Bud Taylor.
Terre Haute bantam. and Peter
sarlemenio. Filipino. had been
matched TO fight 10 rounds at NIL.
waukee Nav II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18
SEALS VIcTORs

Root and nylsr. Christian. Cruxs.
Glider. renner and Murphy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18
ANGEfs WIN

LOS ANGELES. April is.-char
ley Root allowed only two hits hers
Yesterday and Loo Angeles defeat.
ed Vernon. = 20 o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18
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Los Angeles !. Nrfnen ..
sacramento 4. Portland =
Seattle salt Lake. rain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18

OAKLAND. April is.-Ean Fran.
cisco defeated oakland. 10 ?. here
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18
BrAyERs IiIs,TFN

SACRAMENTO, April Ia sacra.
msnio won from Portland here yes
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18

All Of which would lead one
TO believe that Collins. ore Of
the games greatest players.
feels that the work Of star
player who becomes n manager
II sure To suffer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18

rain.
PiusburE- Cincinnati game postponed.
rafr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

D.,rol'-cI'vslaaa gam. poss'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-18
AMEnIeAN IEAGrE

HNlteA sttfFsss-ss fsaIsFssH -
Hoyt. HoettErr. shields sud sshanEi
Ferguson and OMEN.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
Wrong Names

Parents should not give their chill
dren long names, says William Lyon
Phelps In "As Like It." in Scribner's.
If child is named Eppahroditus Bar
tholomey Holcombe-Sm Smith, Jr., and If
he survives such an appellation, he will
probably lose what will amount to
three years of his life In writing his
full name on those frequent occasions
when 1t becomes necessary. Further
more, parents should give daughter
only one name; then when she mar
ries she can preserve the family name
between her Christian and her hus-
bands last name. When / was boy
/ knew girl named May Day. Such
name closely approached perfection;
think Of the time saved In writing
checks and on other occasions 1t Is
also hard to child to give 1t name
that few can either pronounce or
spell; the victim has to spend large
slice Of his life answering questions
and making explanations. A name is
an individuals only label; the only
thing standing between him and abso-
lutte oblivion. Children are at the
mercy of their parents In this as In
so many other ways.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29

In the department OF estnetics
wherein critics mainly disport them
selves, it is almost impossible TO tnins
of a so-called truth that shows any
sign of being permanently true.
But the work of art, as opposed TO the
theory behind 1t, has longer lire par
ticulariy If that theory be obscure ana
questionable, and SO cannot be deter
mined accurately. Hamlet. the Mona
Lisa, Faust, Dixie, Parsifal Mother
Goose, Annabel Lee, Huckleberry Finn
these things, so battling to pedagogy
so contumacious to the categories' SO
mysterious ip purpose and utility-
these things live. And whya Because
there is In them the flavor OF Salient
novel and attractive personality ;.
because they pulse and breathe and
speak, because they are genuine works
of art.-H. L. Mencken, in "Prejudices,
Third Series"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29

Long and constantly increasing ID
the list Of things for which wax Ia
used. Commercial wax is obtained
largely from plants, from mineral oils,
such as petroleum, and from bees.
Many plants have thin film Of waxy
material that covers the leaves and
stems to protect them from too rapid
evaporation. The paraffin Of COM
merce, so widely used, Is obtained
from petroleum, shale oil. and Ignite.
Today petroleum is the chief source,
although only certain kinds Of oil pro-
duce marketable quantities.
In obtaining paraffin from petroleum
a freezing mixture Is applied, which
reduces the temperature Of the oil suf-
flciently to separate 1t into crystals.
Ozocerite is an interesting wax, found
in solid state in beds of coal or as
ISOLATED bituminous deposits. 1t Is re-
lated to parafi1n and when pure is Of
similar color and texture. Beeswax ia
q wax Of very high quality. The comb
wax is carefully saved and shipped by
the beekeepers to the market. Eper-
maceti Is white wax Of crystalline
structure obtained as a solid precipi-
tate from the head oil Of the sperm
and bottlenose whales, and also to a
lesser degree from sharks and dolphin
oils.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
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When Lomas Gather to
Celebrate NerU Years

On the third day of the FIRST month
of the Tibetan year, which, according
to the western calendar Is February
16, the lamas from the three great
monasteries of Sera, Drepung and
Camden and six other smaller religious
houses flock into Lhasa for the pur-
pose of holding great New Year
prayer festival, called the Monlam.
The visiting Iamas sometimes num-
Der more than 10000 and they are
accommodated In monasteries situated
in Lhasa city itself, any overflow being
biIleted on the resident population
The second day after their arrival
two monk officials OF high rank are
appointed for the purpose of control
ling the lamas during the festival.
These two priests, In addition to main
tanning order among their fellow
clerics, also assume the powers vested
in the civil magistrates, who. for the
period of the celebration, cease to
function. The whole of Lhasa city is
thus under the control of the priests.
The succeeding ten days are taken
up with religious exercises, but on the
fifteenth day of the first month
festival of lights takes place. All the
monasteries, the Potala palace and the
larger residences in the city, are IL
Illuminated with tiny butter lamps,
placed row upon row, and the effect
is exceedingly beautiful.
Every person in Lhasa, from the
highest rank to the lowest. places Of
ferings of images made of barley flour
and butter before the ef1gies Of the
gods, both In the public temples and
In the household holy Of holes.
During the Nominations the Dalai
Lama, accompanied by the state min
listers, make tour of the city, pass
ing through streets lined by his sub
jects. On his return to the Potala
palace, the populace give themselves
up to feasting and merrymaking goes +
on to late hour.
The lamas finish their prayers on
the twentieth day Of the festival, after
which they are free to attend and
take part in the sports which are held |
at this season. Wrestling, running |
and sword play are all INDUCED in, as
well as horse racing, the ponies taking
part being owned by the civil officials.
In Tibet the ponies are not ridden, but
are driven along. by relays Of mounted
men, each Of whom, riding at top I
speed, drives for about mile.
After a few days given up to sports
and more horse racing, the assembled +
lamas return to their monasterles and
the Monlam festival lis finished. Dur
ing their visit to Lhasa city the monks
are fed at the expense Of the state and
also receive cash presents from rich
Tibetan and Monaghan traders and pill
Mail.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
STRANGE WILL OF
ENGLISH ENGINEER
Directed That All of His
Books Be Burned.


The British courts have been occu-
pied Of late with curious case. which
turns on the right of a person to pro-
vide by will for the destruction of his
property. The will in question is the
testament of retired engineer who
had passed his active life in India. and
who went back to England to shut him
self up In room In a London hotel
and devote his days and nights to the
study of English authors of the Shake
spearean period. He collected IL
brary that contains many rare and
valuable folios and quartos and kept
1t in storage, bringing books to his ho-
tel as he wanted them to study or an
notate. When he died he left viii
hastily scrubbed on a scrap Of paper
In which he directed that all his books
be burned, In order that other scholars
might not see and use his marginal
notes.
OF course the singularity of the will
arrested public attention, and book
lovers who knew the value of the col
lection quite apart from-perhaps in
spite of-the engineers scrubbed COM
ments took action to postpone the exc
cution of the will until it could be de-
termined whether there was not some
way of saving the books.
We have not learned what decision,
II any, the courts have made, but 1t
seems that legal ingenuity should be
able to find some way Of preserving
the venerable volumes. Certainly COM
mon sense. If II were allowed to con-
troll, would set the will aside. The
state has long had the power to deter
mine, If 1t pleases. how much of
mans property he shall devise, and 1t
has also asserted its authority to limit
his right to distribute what he leaves
Why, then. should 1t lack the power to
nullify his order to destroy It'll
Concefvably man might direct his
executors to burn down house to
which he was attached, In o11er that
no one else should ever enjoy 1t; or
woman might order her jewels to be
destroyed in order that no one else
might ever wear them Would not
court be justified in setting aside such
wills as those on the ground that the
testators were of unsound mind-on
one point at least7 How valuable the
engineers library Is we do not know;
but 1t Is Incredible that the courts
would permit such library, for ex-
ample, as that of Mr.. Henry e. Hunt
ington In this country to be destroyed.
Mr.. Huntington himself would, of
course, be more Mortified than any one
else at the idea of burning the books
that he has SO lovingly collected, but
would not any one Of sound mind
shrink from such an act Of vandalism?
Perhaps the courts may direct that
the laborfous notes Of the retired en-
gineer be erased, and that the volumes,
thus purged of his scholarship, be pre-
served. The world can probably get
along very well without his comments
I'VE have not heard of any unseemly
among English scholars
Tor the chance to examine them-but
The old folios, we hope, will survive for
many another bookworm to possess
and enjoy.--Youth's Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29

Net0 PriDafe Letters
of Edgar Allan Pos

| Probably the most interesting Poe
letters that will come to light are those
that appear In the Century These
letters are to Judge Beverly Tucker
of Virginia, and they throw consider
able, light on Poe's relations with
White, the owner of the Southern Lit
erary Messenger White rescued Poe
from period Of bitter poverty when
he made him editor OF the Messenger.
In little over a year Poe had made
both the magazine and himself famous,
but White, resenting Poa's lack of re-
spect for his literary judgment. dis
charged him. Following Is an excerpt
from one of Poe's first letters to Judge
Tucker:
Bottle is just. The tale was written
some years ago, and was one among
the first ever wrote. l have met
with no one, with the exception Of
yourself and P. P. Cooke of Winches-
ter, whose judgment concerning these
tales I place any value upon. Gener-
ally, people praise extravagantly those
of which am ashamed. and pass In
silence what l fancy to be praise
worthy. The last tale / wrote was
sMorcella' and 1t was my best. When
/ write again 1t will be something bet
ter than MorcelIa.' At present, hav-
Ing no time upon my hands from my
editorial duties, can write nothing
worth reading. What articles / have
published since sMorcella' were all
written some time ago. mention this
to account for the mere physique of
the horrible which prevails in the
ms. Found in Bottle do not think
would be guilty of similar absurd
fty now.
SIN speaking Of my mother you have
touched a string to which my heart
fully responds. To have known her
is to be an object of great interest In
my eyes. / myself never knew her
and never knew the affection Of
father. Both died Gas you may re-
member) within few weeks Of each
other. / have had many occasional .
dealings with Adversely the want
Of parental affection has been the
heaviest of my trials.
Il would be proud If you would
honor me frequently with your criti-
cism. Believe me when I say that ]
value it.
s.Very respy. & sincerely.
~. OBJ. ST.,
EDGAR A. POE"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
Another Alice

MIR. Wumpus had stenographer
named Alice. She was efficient, but
prone to visit around and gossip with
other stenographers in the building.
On such occasions her employer would
frequently sound the alarm In the cor
ridors and cries Of "Allce. Alice.
Alice" were very familiar to other oc-
cupants.
SIS that the Alice celebrated In song
as being 80 dear to Ben Bolt7" asked
visitor during one Of these alarms.
"No," answered Mr.. Wumpus. weari-
ly, "this Is the heroine Of another
song-'Alice. Where Art Thour"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
"PIanfsd"

He had married fluffy young thing
and as time went on grew to datsst
her homely little pet poodle dog that
snapped and snarled whenever he came
near. One day Fido mysteriously dis
appeared and he promptly and gener-
ously offered one hundred dollars for
its recovery.
"But thought" said friend. syou
hated that dog like poisonY
$50 did," he replied; Il could not
bear It."
"Then why on earth do you offer
such reward for It's return7"
~ like to please my WIFE"
swell. that may be, but 500 Is sure
to bring the dog back"
VI think not" he answered, unless
some one saw me bury 1t In the gar
den "-Everybody's Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
Needed the Space

While posing In evening clothes for
a new photograph movie hero was
very insistent about having the photo
graph show plenty of shirt front. And,
as he was good for about a thousand
dollars worth of work every year, the
photographer was anxious to oblige.
But a photographer has his bump OF
curiosity the same as others.
"Why so much shirt front?" asked
this one.
ITO write autographs on" explained
the star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
Hoso Did She Knoru2

The lights were turned low In the
coy library. She sat In the big arm
chair, her heart a-futter and her brain
In whirl.
Bozo was to visit her that night.
And he would take her In his arms.
Perhaps they would be married
The bell
Bozo entered, his hair slicked back
and his bow tie on an elastic band.
He advanced toward the table, and
removed three cigars from his vest
pocket. Then he turned with out
arms.
STOP" she sobbed. 'You have
loved before. The Phoenix.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
Sounded the Same

At O concert in Glasgow a famous
soprano was singing song In italian.
An old man In the front row OF the pit
suddenly burst into tears and would
not be comforted.
On being asked why he had broken
down he said: "She reminds me so
of my daughter"
'But surely" some one suggested,
"your daughter couldn't sing like
thatY
mo, but 1t was the same in a way
the old man said. "You couldn't un-
derstand what she was singing about,
either"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29

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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
From the Bottom Up

A young man just back from coli
lege was dispensing his newly ac-
qulred wisdom to crowd Of his towns
men, most of whom were older than
himself.
I'VE all have to begin at the bot
tom and go up" he observed sagely.
Eyes," agreed Bob Markham. a
droll, illiterate fellow, standing at the
outer edge of the crowd. 1--WE begin
at the bottom of everything 'cept one"
whats that, Bob" demanded the
coIlegian.
~Diggin' well."-Everybody'a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-29
Traffic Court

"You are charged with blocking
traffic"
swell. your honor, the officer waved
to come ahead. but the semaphore said
stop. was in quandary-"
"Now don't try to blame 1t on the
make of Charlottesville Courier
journal,
Evening star., 1924-08-10
Only Two Sales a
Year But Both
Worth While

Keeping faith with its policy
year after year, Mayer &
Co. holds but two sales an
nually-one in February
and one in August.
We believe that this policy en-
ables us to quote the very
Lowest prices on good fur.
niture.
Evening star., 1924-08-10

LoUest Prices in
Years Distinguish
This Sale
Generous reductions have been
made on the very last fur.
niture quotations. August
Sale Prices are positively
the low ebb of furniture
pricing.
There areprice concessions now
that will move mountains of
hesitancy. August prices
are low.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
AS CONCERNS FRUIT

There are two kinds OF con
Germs handling fruit, private and
cooperative. The private firm
is owned by few for personal
gain. legitimate to be sure. The
co-operatives owned by all who
participate in its advantages.
There are no independent"
packers; there are no "mdepen-
dent" growers. No one in the
fruit business is independent i'll
the sense that he is a g free ag-
ent". If outside of am associa-
zion, then you are directly or
indirectly a part of private prof
il system operated for a stock
holders gain, not yours. Don't
confuse these two terms, "plf-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
Spark Lever Intended to
Control Ignition Timer

The spark lever is for controlling the
ignition timer or breaker which causes
quick impulses of high-tension current
10 pass through insulated wires to the
sparkplugs. When the spark lever is
retarded the timber is in a position
where the contact points separate and
send current to the plugs just at or a
little past beginning of power stroke
of each piston. When spark lever is
advanced the timer moves to CORE
spondlng position, creating impulses
before each piston reaches beginning
Of power stroke, when the engine de
velops more power and speed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

The Vashon Marketing Associ
alton is handling small fruit only
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
AUTOMOBILE NOTES

No motor vehicle should be parked
at the entrances to hotels, theaters,
office buildings large stores, and other
buildings to which there is great
amount of coming and going.
The Importance of efficient spark
plugs cannot be estimated, says we'll
known automobile engineer Never
wait until they miss fire and always buy
the best quality obtainable.
Scale in the radiator can be over
come by mixing a little glycerin with
the cooling water, The glycerin should
be used in proportions of half pint
to each five gallons of water.
A slow leak in the tire valve plunger
can be sometimes checked by applying
drop of oil In the valve stem. The
oil partly dIssolves the rubber, and
causes It to anneal itself TO an air-
tight joint.
Water which comes from a chalky
district should not be used in the wa.
ter circulation system because this re.
suits in deposits in the pipe and radl
ator. Distilled or well filtered rair
water should be used.
Care should be exercised when dry
cells are used for ignition purposes tC
keep them in dry place, for any
dampness will cause them to short cir.
cult, and when this takes place 1t will
be hard work starting the engine.
1t is often difficult to start by hand
the small screws such as are used in
the magnetic, speedometer, etc. An
easy way around this difficulty is to
hold the screws between the legs OF
a pair of calipers, drawing compass
or even in the slot of an ordinary
steel pen, The screw is then driven
home by the small screwdriver The
same method may be used in replacn2
small nuts located inaccessibly.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
CAR Thief DOING
LARGE BUSINESS
Motorist of Today Needs
Device That Will Puzzle
Skilled Mechanic.

tBy ERWIN GREER, President Greer Coll
lcge OF Automotyo Engineering, Chcago)
The automobile thief Is doing big
business of late, and the police rec
ords show a large increase over that
of last year. How, then, can the car
manufacturer bring out more or less
standardized anti-thlef contrivance
that will really prevent car from be-
ing stolen, and what would be the
characteristics of this perfect lock?
The motorist of today needs badly
contrivance that can be locked or
unlocked from the car seat by the
driver, or else something that will
automatically remind the driver of Its
existence before he starts the engine
again.
Something to Confuse.
Something which merely prevents
the engine from being started in the
ordinary way is of absolutely no use.
For example, If the self-starter Is dis
connected by the car owner, there
would be nothing to stop two or
three men from starting the engine
ny pushing the car Win the gears IN
mesh. Why not give the thief con-
Strucu'e' ratiief than destructive
Wofk! Let nm puma up instead OF
tearing down. destruction Is much
more simple thah construction, ana II
can oe done with most any TOOL ANY
prisoner gwen time ana saw can
eventually break JAIL therefore II the
device VIII preak a connection Oh some
SORT perhaps something mat wouiu
Temporarily prevent the engine trans
hitting power TO the dlliefenuai, IL
Mou.u DE more lihe,y 10 confuse .ne
'i'iei THAN u mere locking ue'ice, "mich
touiu e"silS De oes'roseu' anu "iiow
the car 10 oe uri'en AWAY
II Ish tiie lae. Vi se''ils 'i'e pel-
Ter Vi 'i,icl WIN ohis lew ini,i-
"tes 'lile III "ilich u wofh ouI us
Se.""aS ~, -. 81. ~ u. 'o.A 'ee,'.
,nu' WI puN1ie tne 'n.,leu 'n .,
iea. .i'iei' VIM ilas nv ,oiisel .''i'e III
"'i'et' ~ 'e'otul'''s' ms "o'A'
LOCK- eoar III "eu'r"''
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
Piston Ring Guide

A steel ring just the diameter of the
cylinder bore of one end and tapered
off at the other until 1t is Just large
enough to slip over the piston ring
makes 1t easy to get p piston back
in the cylinder obylating, as it does,
of the rings,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
Clean With Kerosene

Soap and water sometimes will not
remove the grease spots and otner
marks on the running boards or the
floor boards The best way to clean
these is with q rag saturated with
kerosene.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

Pathetic Road Pictures:

The man who left the jack .
handle at home.
Women who aren't good look .
ing enough to attract Sir RAJ
leighs to change tires for them.
The party who washes the
new sedan with laundry soap
and "clean" rag.
Any car owner with an insured
1915 machine who sees a car
thief pass along to the machine
parked ahead.
Folks who come to the sales
; room ready to buy, but obllvlous
to the meaning Of f. o. b.
A driver whose rear-view mir
ror reveals the motorcycle officer
on the trail.
Observation-Disclosures.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
vate'' and Independent.

Some growers feel a pride on
being referred to as an indie
pendent grower. The pride
belongs to the great army of loyal
public spirited producers banded
together in COOPERATIVE OR
GANIZATION, for the good Of
the whole industry. GIG,