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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
SCIENCE --
2 Kinds of Heat

Many readers have had the expert.
encs ~ being startled by the shaft
o. heat projected across the sidewalk
from an electric radiant heater In
store doorway. Some have shrewdly
noticed that no gale Of wind seemed
strong enough 20 blow the heat 10
one side.
A New York store. by placing a
mammoth electric heater Of tie IA.
miiiar bowl type. but about i5 times
AZ powerful. In Us chow window.
called attention % the fact that this
heat, called radiant heat, Is far dir.
ferent than the sensible heat with
which We are moro familiar. Despite
the glass window the force Of the
heat was undiminished. Like light.
radiant heat finds 10 obstruction In
tho air or In glass. II Is not blown
by the wind. because Il Ia transmit.
ted by the ether. Therefore. II can
not warm the air around II, as a hot
iron can.
II a radiant electric heater we're
placed In a room with walls and cell.
Ing OF hlgh-grads glass II would not
heat tho room. But when IT'S rays
strike some Opaque object, and there
by heats the room
A human being. standing In such
a beam. feels not the original heat.
but molecular vibrations caused by II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
hAIIHDAi
The Moral QuIttsr

Read NJ riIassa. TsIr Iiza2
lie went away.
The hops Of Il difs) IL simply the
desire 10 keep on working with a
multitude OF others for tho common
good. Anyone who did not resent
the idea that his chance 10 work FOR
The common good must end with
death would be a moral gutter. lie
would show that he dld not care
enough about tho unselfish. honest.
friendly life 70 wish 20 keep on living
H."
NEGOTIATIONS To live an unsol.
fiHh life IN a world where there are
70 many things which can crafty not
only tho material lonEinEs but even
tho finer tastes Of men IN indeed a
difficult accomplishment But 20
every man there oponeth a high way
and a low. and eysry man dscidsth
tho way his soul shall 70" In all
tho world what sadder sight than
that o. n man who. knowing the
higher. turns 70 the lower way Of
ilyinEi
PERSONAL QUESTION: Is there
anything In what have or am that
looms larger than tho WIN Of o9d7
PRAYER: Almighty God. our
Father. We pray for those whose eyes
are turned away from thee. May the
circumstances OF their lives and tho
wooing % thy spirit call them again
10 myself. May We learn ways OF
spiritual fellowship with all thy chill.
dren. that thy grace may prevail In
all our hearts. thru Christ Amen.
Copyright. is2t-F. l. FAKleyl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Could You Refuse Thema

CEVENTEEN years ago a woman looked over her city
y and state She the blind the halt the deaf and
ne mbecle cared for the poor looked after the outcast
helped up.
But for the crippled child there no help.
So the woman started the Chldren's 0rthopedic hos
pita. For II years the hospital never has said any
thing but 'Weleomel" TO any child needing help, IL
never asked the ohlds religion cared whether II
white black brown or yellow.
In the II years the hospital has cared for 1000 Grip
pied children Hundreds of lives have been saved hun
dredS of manned babies built up into sturdy physically
perfect men and women.
Last year the hospital spent $4,000 In this work;
contributions amounted TO Ss9000 The home is in debt
not very far in debt but still in the red II is the first
time this has happened in the IL years.
To keep up its record of service the hospital needs $780,
600 in 1924 Memberships sell for from So to 500
year. For $3.50 year bed may be named by an in
dividual, lodge or a union.
The hospital has been under heavy expense in re-
pairing its main building which has been used for l3
years 1t has had to furnish nurses home and III up
a cottage as a measles ward. And So for the first time
it faces a large deficit this year.
If you can take a membership endow bed you
should do So The hospital is not like institutions
constantly begging for money But il needs money now
in its emergency, because it wants to keep saying
"Wecome to every crippled child that comes TO its
doors
You wouldn't say mol" to a crippled child who came
to your door asking for help, would your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05

but seldom the American yer.
sion About ths only rslialis
American news China ever rof
was a mere drabbls 10 ths form
Of a "hand-out~ AZ the Amer.
lean legation IN Pskin.
A international rivalry is
extremely bitter IN the Orient
u generally happened that tie
Chinese heard only the worst
about "a. and ths most un.
fayoFuhls side q that but
Japanese news ana British news
vas always pictured ia agree.
ally cslicats rosy shades
Already partially Tsmsdisd b.
an Amsrtcan news agency. this
astounding situation viii noon
end. Direct wireless connection
win China viii mean quicker
ana cheaper communication,
both Tor news ana busaess. II
VIII % away With the inter.
esied go-hetwsen. virtually
amounting 70 q censorship bs.
tween the two countries. ana
allow Chinese and Americans 10
get acquainted really FOR the
first time.
Radio broadesstinE and swap.
ping bedtime storiss are
hound 70 help a lot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05

Zoo yung and chop susy.-
American radio fans viii
Eosn be listening in on some
such Conversation az that Pro-
grhns viii soon b. coming
from the other side % ths
Pacific Ocean-across 5000
miles o. salty sea And Yankee
Jazz will bo making the same
mighty leap. quieksninE the
pulse o. Chimes Tuchuna along
the upper reaches u the
YanEizs- kiAng. as Gar a. Tibet
and Western Mongolia beyond
the Gobl desert
Preliminary work Il now IN
full swing near Shanghai. FOR
the erection Of the worlds
miEhdest wireless station. II
II 20 DO built for the China
Federal Radio Administration az
a cost Of several million dollars.
II Will be higher than EIffsl
tower, Paris. b. several feet.
and designed 20 reach easily
any part Of the world.
This marks the end % what
has been one Of tho Interest
diplomatic battles which the
Ear East has known for years
II began IN 1921 when ths
Federal Telegraph Co. OF Call
foruia. announced II had a con-
tract 70 build five huge wire
leaa stations for the Chinese
government. the main tower 10
10 near Shanghai. with others
AZ Canton. Hank0w. Pekin and
Hardin.
Immediately several other
nations chimed In. particularly
Japan. China. they claimed.
was tied up and could not
make any such contract Japan
claimed a so.year monopoly for
herself by virtue Of a contract
made by the Chinese navy In
1918 with bitsui a Co. for a
station az Pekin.
Nip and tuck the battle has
RACED ever since. our state De.
partner; upholdinE the Amer.
lean concern by invoking the
open door policy. or equal rights
for all. II was not easy. but
the first American tower
II n; last under way.
Until tho United Press began
a Fur Eastern service and
started giving China American
news OF American doings.
American news filtered In thru
japanese or English sources.
Whatever happened in ths
United States. China was given
the Japaness version Of II. or
tho British version. or both,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
If This Nation Is to Endure

L.
600 vital is this conservation question that for the first
~ time in history the chief executive officers Of
the States separately and of the States forming the Ma
ton have met to consider It. 1t is the chief material
question that confronts us, second only-and second
alwaysto the great fundamental question of morality
I'VE have become great in material because OF
the lavish of resources and have just
TO be proud of growth
But the time has to inquire seriously what will
happen when forests gone, when the coal, the
ron the oil and the gas exhausted when the soils
shall have been further impoverished and washed into the
streams poluting the rivers, denuding the fields and
obstructing navigation.
These questions do not relate to the next century
to the next generation One distinguishing characteristic
OF really civilized men is foresight have to-
on exercise foresight for this nation in the future and
If do not exercise foresight dark will be the future
I'VE should exercise foresight now, the ordinarily
prudent exercises foresight in conserving and wisely
using the property which contains the of we'll
being for himself and his children"
Editors President Roosevelt said
governors the White on H.
conference checking rayages Of
which the American buded
Welt and his fellow conseraton found the public opinion
The public 10
Of the when from without temporarily y
While the home exploit
renewed their raids They
Dome to Roosevelt begin again
he off,
Of the Nation a whole II the Nation endure.
And let's not forget what he said about morality
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05

various pleasant and unplcnsant
flayors are tested.
And there should DO good. sound
teeth for tho proper masticatlon
Then enters saliva which. when Civ.
en- proper chance to act, brings
Important chemical changes. Thus
the starch of bread IL changed TO n
kind OF sugar called maltese.
Food containing starch needs nm
abundant overflow OF the saliyary
glands, and must remain in tho
mouth sufficiently long to give tho
saliva chance to freely mingle with
each portion OF II.
Tho work of dIgesting food do.
Ponds largely upon tho preparation
given by tho mouth.
The moral is obvious: USE YOUR
MOUTH FOR SOMETHING Bn.
SIDES TALKING,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
by MILLER FREEMAN

DRESS dispatches from Wash.
= lngton announce that Frank
A. vanderiip has resigned a. al.
rector Of various important cor.
porailons and proposes 20 devote
his attention 20 operating a pri.
va,e bureau OF investigation do.
signed 10 ferret out and disclose
corruption IN various depart
mcnts Of tho federal government.
Concedlng that Mr.. yanderlp
IA entirely sincere and lmbusd
eauroly by patriotism. u would
DO Interesting 10 know whoihcE
In view OF tho disclosures made
before tho senate pauKhoFty In.
veaiigatinE committee Of ths In.
trigucs Of Japanese interests. IN.
Guiding charges OF corruption
and fraud BY Mitsul 4 Co. fiscal
agents Of the japanese govern.
ment. he Will withdraw from bis
connection with the japanese no
eicty. OF which no has been ono
OF tho most active members.
IN tho yearbook OF tho Japan
i society for 1879 a letter Ia
reproduced. addressed TO Afr.
vanderlip. then president OF the
Japan society. from tho New
York manager OF ailtAul q Co.
enclosing ;79.ssi. and stating
that previous contributions from
japanese sources amounted 10
f5s,ooo-a total OF ii3i.ssi.
Mitsui'h letter specified that those
sums were TO be used for odu.
catlonal work on tho broadest
lines among Americans 20 dis
seminate knowledge about
Japan and tho japanese"
II would be very enlightoning
20 know to Just what uses Mr..
yanderilp put this monny. Was
any Of II used 10 employ George
W. wickcrsham. former attor.
ney general. who. representing
himself MS tho chairman OF tho
American relations committee.
recently protested 20 tho senate
COMMITTEES against tho clause In
the pending immigration bin do
signed to exclude those ineligible
20 citizenship
ILIERE the magazine articles
w prepared by Julian Street
and later issued in book form
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
FABLES ON HEALTH
Consider Y our Mouth

WHENEVER little Johnny became
w too laxative, Mr.. Mann OF Any.
town would refer to him as too
mouthy."
However Mr.. Mann was bit tnlk.
ative himself.
SO Johnny. like his father. came
to associate the mouth with talking.
and with nothing else.
Now talking Ia not, and never
was. tho primary function of the
mouth.
Long before men conversed. they
ate.
Food must tarry and be worked
over before II starts on It's Journey
TO the stomach.
II the tongue were shown under
n magnifylng glass II would be found
TO have taste buds" by which the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
WATER POWER WEALTH

When ] made reference to tho
Teapot Dome scandal l did that for
this reason: / think II would be
bigger calamity II we now should
turn this valuable national resource
over TO n private individual than
anything that has been done in tho
Teapot Dome scandal. When tho
Teapot Dome is drained tho Ten.
nossco river will flow on for years
and years, and. as far ms am con.
corned, ] would vote 10 hang every
mnn that is involved In tho Teapot
Dome scandal. That ought to clear
mo on tho scorc.-Roprcsontativo
Wofnld darmor.Labor,. MINI.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Swapping Bedtime Stories With China
BY William Philip Sinms

0CooD EyENINol This IL
VI Station cFfiA broadcast
ms; China FEDERAL Radio Ad-
ministration. a. Shanghai Bs-
fore We proceed With our usual
bedtime story telling how little
Wee Sing poked the Dragons
eye out With his mothers nah
jonEg counter. Hop La. thu
celebrated Canton chef. will tell
Housewives how % prepare eggs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
a Brilliant Exam pie

JACK DEMPSEY whose only attribute is his ability to
j put up fight 10 has signed mllion-doar contract
to appear in the movies Mr. Dempsey has done no work
of any value to anybody for years.
The miiondoar contract must be highly insprational
to the working of Seattle looking for chance to do
some useful labor Is any wonder that with this ex-
ample before them, impressonabe youths go off at
tangent and seek easy money! to land before long in
prison?
(s) In prize ring
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Frieda's Follies

we were playing nah jonEg.
Some people just naturally arc
Bad gamblers. This woman was
Losing heavily.
She was 30 thin II hurt.
reveled in Il.
Few are rs bony M am.
And II did feel good TO look like
a fat partridge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
A CERTAIN RICH MAN

Henry Ford Ia one rich man who
made his fortune by selling the
products Of hls factories cheaper than
any other manufacturer and at the
same time paying his labor more
wages than anyone else. Instead OF
putting his surplus millions OF cash
In tax-cxempt securities, he asks con.
srcas 20 give him an opportunity TO
invest In the production OF the noccs.
sitios OF life for the American people
at fair price md give employment
to n million people at good wagea.-
Representative Almon D.l. Alabama.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
CHAMBER OF HORRORS.

! think there Is no member OF tho
house or senate today who can go
thru the capitol and DO proud OF the
array Of statues there shown TO tho
public. I should hope tho day win
como when those statues may be
taken out OF there and put In some
place nj distance from each other.
no that the disparity in slzo and In
artistic quality may not be no con.
spIcuous. Temporarily we call II the
Chamber OF Horrors. Rep. Luce
mO. Mass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Telling IL
to Congress
THE uusnERs
Excerpts from The consI eAslona!
Record

/ know and every thinking man
knows that nobody deeriea tho ac,iy.
ny OF tho senate In the inyosiiga.
ions now goinE on unless there has
been some criminal uncovered whom
no wanted TO protco; or there in
rome erimo 10 DO disclosed which he
docs not want revealed. - Senator
Caraway Dl. Arkansas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Test Yourself
for
Knowledge of History

DO you know the famous names
Of history well enough 10 couple with
them their country and profession7
Tho following simple test viii give
you an inklinE OF your knowledge In
this respect
Directions; Answer the questions
BY stating both country and position
occupied.
!. Who was Phidlas7
:, who was PluiRrch7
3. who was Plato7
4. Who was Ciccrol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05

Tho why shs shoc-strunE and
played saf..
frritatcd TO ray tho least.
Ono man shot her wicked look.
As no asked her
What kind Of nah jongg arc you
playing7"
I smiled swcctiy ms I answered:
what sho looks like.
Shoe.string.''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
THE FRANKENsTErN

] have thought on good many oc.
casions in recent years that we nre
slowly Transforming tho federal gov.
eminent at Washington into huge.
top.heavy Bureaucracy. manned by
thousands and thousands OF persons
about whom no one knows anything.
who are remote and mysterious and
irresponsible, who arc armed with
some little power thru which by tho
stroke of pen they may regulate
tho acts Of some family living 1000
miles or 1000 miles from Washing.
ton.--scn. wadsworth R). N. Y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Vanderlip and the japanese
VIII the Investigating Banker Investigate Himself and the
Orientas Broad Educational Work.?

plfninE efforts VIII be Of no
avail.
Not only are such tactics very
prejudlciai 70 the interests o. the
Japanese now In thia country.
but u IL not al all unlikely that
the federal government will 70.
woke tho charters Of japanese
companies found guilty OF unlaw.
fui acts and deport tho rcsponsl.
bic officials connected Herewith.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
A THOUGHT

He that tilleth his land shah
have plenty Of bread. but he that
followeth after vain persons shall
have poverty enough.-Proyert
xxyiii.:l9.
TEEP your working power al its
IA maximum.-w. r. Alger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
IRIS EvEnYBoDY's

Muscle Shoals Ia great national
asset. No section has right 20
claim Il an lts own. II follows that
we should approach It's development
from a national Viewpoint. - Repre-.
sentative Williamson us.). South Da-
kota
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
PEOPLE VS.. WAR

30 far as tho people arc, concern.
ID. ! believe tina; they are IN favor
OF tho world court. because they be-
lisvc II step toward tho settlement
OF intern aonai disputes by Srbitra.
ton. instead OF By tho sword.--Reprc.
sentative Byrncs D). South Carolina.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Utter Futilitv
~ In a prize ring.

WASH amounts of time and brains are devoted to
futile pursuits.
Republicans, meeting at Wenatchee today 20 thru the
useless motions of doing what was done days ago for
them, by their bosses. Soon, democrats will stage
similar performance
We can think of only greater waste of time and
ahem!-brains Writing editorials about political con-
yentions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Contem pit of Court

A PEDESTRIAN has as much right to the road as an
auto Western court of appeals rules Tell it to the
autosts down at Third and Pike and see how many of
them in contempt of court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05

~. VINO WHn ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Answers: i. Greek sculptor. 2.
Greek bIographer. .. Greek philoso.
pher. 4. Roman orator. s. Greek
statesman. s. Greek philosopher. I.
Greek tragedinn. 8. Egyptian king.
.. Egyptian queen. 10. King OF Baby.
Ion.
an rights reaerved. Science Seryicel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05

subsidized by the funds Of tho
Japan society under the dlrec.
ton OF Mr. Vanderbilt II would
seem 70. judging ~ this state.
meat appearing IN tho same edi.
ton % tho society's yearbook:
-coplen OF Julian Streets new
and interesting book. Mysterious
Japan which gives the authors
impressions % the Island empire.
have been distributed 90 public
libraries and psraons o. proml'
nenes an n part Of the educa.
iionai work Of tho society"
Has the Japan society been
tho source OF inspiration Of tho
proJapansso utirranoes o. East.
srn journals In recent weeks IN
discussing tho immigration hsil7
wha, American interests have
Joined IN making substantial con.
tributions 20 Tho Japan society,"
Were any Of them large corpor.
ate and banking enterprises al.
lied with Japan In exploiting tho
Orient for their mutual bonsni1
Were any OF them concerns asso.
olntsd with Mi;sui and other
japanese firms In airplhne.
hhipbuiidlnE and other war con.
tracts with the United States
government
MIR. VANDERBILT seems TO b
" only ono Of a long list Of
prominent men induced By one
influences or another 20 cham.
p,on tho japanese cause. Bank.
sr-. business men. ministers,
missionaries. commercial orKani.
Nations newspapers. civic soci.
otlos. all arc used and played
upon like the strings Of harp.
10 SUIT tho purposes OF tho Jap.
ancse. Just now NIL these forces
are concentrated on the federal
government In desperate effort
TO defeat the exclusion clause OF
tho immigration bill.
Japan In making great
blundcr IN attempting TO dictate
10 the United States government
or 10 NEEDLE with tho dslibcra.
tons Of congress IN It's legitimate
business OF framing n bin which
shall say who shall DO allowed
TO come and live among US. They
may corrupt. intimidate and be.
guile few officials In Washing.
ton. but they are wasting their
time and money and all their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
K LETTER FROM
AVRUGE MANN

Dear Folks
see they're pinching that line with hid.
den booze The cars be total loss besides the fno
they lose And folks who carried yon very
prone to VOW NO booze for today-Im on tho water
wagon noww
The lesson them well enough ought 10 mako
them pause It's to smugglo stuff and violate
tne laws RESIDES IT shows they aren't wise they
their adhe pikers ought to paonize the local louor
tradei
OF course, the volstead Tariff raised the local
price IL costs lot-nnd that's fact-o keep the nm.
cient Vice But folks who thought wasn't right before
got taboo are drinking because ITS quito the
proper thing TO do"
so while we around today. II gives us quite start
to geczer boldly say, I'm on tho water carw Ana
tho wonder what's the cause we well may blush 10
speak, There goes guy who keeps tho laws-but goly
Hes unIquer
Mruae q. M:ao"v
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-05
Fellowship OF
Draper

Daily Lsntsn Bible reading
and meditation prepared for
Commission on Evangelism Of
Federal Council OF the chuTehsS
Of Christ ia America
SATURDAY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Yes rday's answer:
ABLE MAS ERE 1 SAW ELBA
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen be-
long to:
Harry Machledt. Waveland. Ind,
Buick, from 1882 Broadway.
Carl Muff, 6O2 N. Tacoma Ave,
Ford, from Meridian and Mary
land SITS.
Amos r. Duncan, 1850 N. Warman
Ave. Ford, from Pennsylvania and
New York SITS
John Richards, Greensburg, Ind,
Dodge, from Michigan Rd., near III
dianaolis.
H. B. Albea, 1922 Broadway, Chew.
rolet. from four miles south of Pen
dleton, Ind.
Paul Wheeler, Westfield, Ind,
Hupmobile, from Vermont and Meri.
dian SITS.
r. A. Humphrey, Bloomington,
Ind, Ford, from there.
c. B. Johnson, Danville, Ind, Chew.
rolet, from there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
EXPERT ENT
Test Made Between Merchants and
Traction Lines.

Power from the Dresser Qnd) SUI
per plant Of the Indiana Electric
Corporation flowed into the Indian
apous Street Railway and Terre
Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Trac-
ton Company lines for brief period
Saturday, it was learned today
Robert 1. Todd, president Of the
traction companies, said the trans
fer was an experiment. For several
years the traction companies and the
Merchants Heat and Light Company
have protected each other in break
downs. The Merchants recently be-
gan receiving power from the cleo
trio corporation, its parent.
The experiment was to determine
whether it was possible to operate
the traction equipment with the
Dresser plant current. involving a
frequency change of from sixty to
twenty-five cycles.