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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Ia WESTERNER GOES EAST-FINDS IT'S THE BUNK
POLICEMEN OR GOBS?
Many Star Readers Write Opinions

EDITOR THE STAR "As On,
who meets many ~ our navy
men every d8E ] must disagree
with Sir lUEalls Our sailors are
not p disgrace 40 the navy. Hav
Ing been iu every state On thu
union except Dix Or seven. I b..
lievs ] can judge people ar well
az "a man who never has been out
~ Seattle just last evening 2
CHANGED into a Te.tauaut on
lower Fint ave where ~ least
a dozen uil0rs were seated. They
were an sober md geutIomanIy-
IN fact. they made me proud q
tie old o. 8. A-and mona
seemed 20 narrow minded a. the
writer N the article referred 10.
True some sailors may drink.
but / find them gentlsmanly toa
man I am not rondemning our
police department. but ] Do stand
by our navy
J.. BELLARD.
ia Zsl5i4 First ave.
EDITOR THE STAR. "as.
gsrding The trouble between the
sailor and the police TINT la being
investigated / want 20 gay I vas
O byBiandcr and cav n. Ny
story Dr. not the same as Chief
soycTynF never saw anything
10 terrible.
we have lot of trouble
with some Of our police and they
arc getting pretty handy with
their blackjacka and guns.
Il saw two policemen stand.
ono on one side Of the sailor and
one on the other. and beat him
with their blackJaeks. All the
man did was 10 stand and hold
his head. Never fought back In
any way. Also heard the police.
men brag about what they had
done
We should be fair 10 both
sides In this matter.
a. r., taxpayer for 20 years"
EDITOR THE STAR: 81 Ger.
tainly got a kick" out Of that
article for this man ingalls, sure
needs his eyes opened. would
Ike 20 ask him how many OF the
sailor boys he has asked into his
home.
Last year / entertained 45e
boys IN my own home. and there
wasn't one who didn't act like
gentleman. When they came to
the house. they would invariably
say Please excuse me n I make
break because 1 haven't been
used TO this since / Joined the
navy
I'VE should not blame the
boys. but blame ourselves. for II
we want the boys 10 do what is
right. We ought TO encourage
them. ARTHUR JOHNSON"
A tourist who signs himself
- sailor Of 90" writes:
while / am only a tourist
here for a visit, ! want TO tell
you that ! have seen more mean.
small things done TO tho visiting
gobs than in any city j ever
have been in. And apparently
FOR no reason at ALL"
And "a peace.making COB"
writes: THE navy is the best
friend that Seattle has. or
course we all realize that there
are both good and bad men. not
only in naval life, but in civilian
life as well. Statements such as
Ingalls, made only tend TO cause
more trouble"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11


o. How can paraffine be colorcd?
A. Since paraiGHc dissoiucs com
pardHrcly Hftic. Il must be co'ored
Indirectly. one ioay Is 70 dissolre
TIC color IN olcic ocid or IN stearihe
acid. aud odd the solution 10 the
'car 10 DC colorcd Turpcntine may
b. employed for the same purpose.
@. What Is the description OF the
Maltese cat?
A. ~ Is short-haire5, iciih blush
gray far. The color IS uniform oil
orcr the body. and the eyes arc
usually Of an orange vellOiO hue.
@. How often do fish spawn?
4. Ordinary fresh 'patcr fish
spdirn once year. HoiCcuer. the
frequency depends someiohot on the
species. II is true Of some species.
such as TIC Pacific Coast salmon,
that the fish spaicHs once aud
dies. The eel foo, spoCns only
once.
Q. How old is Tyrus Raymond
Cobb and how long has he been
with the major leagues?
4. He is So. aud has been in the
ma. or leagues 20 pears.
@. What should one feed a
monkey
a. Rao aud cooked vegetables,
boiled rice. ripe fruit aud occasion
ally Htiic cooked meat. Feed a
litHc Stnhoicor seed or ichedt each
dog. Prouidc clean tCcter at oil
times, Arod opcrfecding,
@. What was the Connecticut
Compromise
A. An agreement sponsored by
delegates from Connecticut In the
constitutional contention Of 1887.
,Uhich reeoncilcd the proposals made
By the large aud tho small states
on proriding for congress Of tiCo
houses, the lotocr branch 10 hats
representatives dpportionoi accord
ing 10 population. the upper branch
TO hare equal representation for the
states.
Q. DO camels carry water in the
humps OF their backs?
A. No, these humps arc mere
masses Of fat and form reserve OF
nouriShment to be used iohen other
supplies fail. The camel has
stomach so modified as TO dlNop
certain quantity Of irater 10 be
stored, on the toallS Of the pdunch,
or first stomach. small pounches
ioith narrot0 mouths arc developed:
these arc the "iodier-cells" aud
strain of considerable quantity OF
icdter from the contents OF the
paunch. retaining il for future use
by means Of po,certul muscles.
Q. When did the expression. Got
ton is king" originate and what did
1t refer to?
A. This icds southern slogan Of
1861 based on the belief that the
manufacturing interests OF the
North, because Of their dependence
on cotton, tCould not consent to
icdr, aud that " they did so. Eng
land must interfere because Of the
necessity Of 0cttiug cotton from the
southern states nor her manufacture
ing industries.
O. What is meant by reaction
timo"2
A. Reaction time Is a psyche
logical term used 10 cypress the tine
u takes Il subject 10 oct and act
upon a sensation, says Science Scrp-
Ice. 10 udricS icith the natural speed
Of The individual and is easily meas
ucd IN the laboratory,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
4 LETTER From
HVRDGE Mann
August II, 1924

August H. 1924
1870
There's something wrong with the today; It isn't
a bit the same. II the news in standard ,Uay
but somehow seems tame. I read II overt seens
to 1t lacks in its wealth OF cheer wonder y,ba,
the matter can be? Why Homer Brew isn't here,
Vacation called and he had to 60 He's strnviny
away tor WINE ana that's the reason 1t seems so
slow-it lacks the accustomed smile And tho we Ln
that he needs a rest and wish him a lot OF fun,ye
miss the column OF mrth Jest he sprlnklos aiong
Page One.
For when labors at last are thru we're needing
bit OF cheer. And Homer gives us a smile mr. tue
and that why wo hold him dear. so now IL sooma vo
will have TO smile ut all OF our fellow mento keen
existence to seem worth while TIL Homer Is bac again,
M,uSae. "a: a~D
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11

NoU can get an answer 10 any
l. question OF fact or informa-
ton by writing The Question
Editor. 1899 New York ave,
4 Washington. ID. C., and enclosing
| two cents In loose stamps for re
4 ply. No medical. legal or marital
( advice. Personal replies. conf
/ Dental All letters must be
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
A Thought

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be
diminished; but he that gathcreth b,
labor shall increasc.--Prov. xiii;1l.
NOTHING Is denied TO welldlrcct.
IN cd labor.-Slr Joshua Reynolds,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
She Tells Where,
How and Why for
You Here
BY RUTH FINNEY
1Mhs comes frsm the Pacific Cssstl

Nhe comes trem the Pacific Coast
PHILADELPHIA. Aus. IL
4 one ~ the illusions most
common among the American
people is their belief that tho
great cities east Of tho Allcshe-
mics are the ultra OF civilization,
modern improvements. ana an
the things that are much ad
mired IA cities By tho people Of
the United states.
It's the bunk
II you're a westorner you
come East filled with awe. 20
royel In Babylonian luxury In.
stead you find yourself suffering
actual hardships.
You discover these much press
agtnted centers Of civilization
Just a few hundred years moro
primitive IN many respects. than
tho rough villages the Forty,
miners built on the Coast a long
tlwe ago.
TAKE Philadelphia. third
l. largest city. Most Of the
down town streets. including
Chestnut. tho main shopping
street. arc paved with blocks OF
wood, Somo have cobblestoncs,
No ride over n Western corduroy
road In a ak horse staEccoach
ever was more devastating TO the
anatomy and nervous system
than a taxi ride down Philadol'
phia's main avenue Of trade and
commerce.
Tho westerner discarded tho
corduroy road long aEo, lie
CRASHES his teeth with fury "
there Is even the slightest bump
az a street car crossing. and
makes the public utility company
tear up its tracks and lower
them. But the effete fastener
continues 10 jounec and rattle
over tho same kind OF paycmcnta
Benjamin Franklin thought wise
and proper.
CHESTNUT STREET II cH.
" actiy l2 lady.llke steps
across. a street car can go down
II one way and one automobile
is able TO squeeze along al each
side OF the car. There can be no
parking. That's the way Cheat.
nut street has been since William
Penn laid u out. and that way u
probably viii be 10 the end of the
chapter
But in Seattle. any street as
narrow as Pike-two car tracks.
parallel parking. and one line OF
traffic on either sido--is cussed
as primitive and detrimental TO
business.
PHILADELPHIA permits the
Il Pennsylvania railroad 20 run
It's sooty. smothering trains into
station right In the heart Of tho
city--aCross one % the undcr'de-
yeloped streets--from tho city
hall. As a result. the $4,000. 900
city hail. the statue OF Penn on
top OF u. all the largest hotels.
banks. stores and other impos'
ing structures OF tho business
district ara 30 thickly coated
with CRIME that only a guess can
be hRzardcd as to their archltcc.
ture
The chance visitor 10 Phila'
deiphla on Sunday Is likely 10
starve today unless no carries n
lunch. Brotherly love doesn't in
cluds keeping the restaurants
open on the sabbath.
or course. Western cities owe
" muct OF their superiority 10
luck. They got a later start and
were able to profit by the mis-
takes OF the older civilization.
They have factories. too. but
they don't place them next 20
their art galleries.
Philadelphia has one virtue. She
knows where 20 eat An her best
restaurants arc on skyserapsr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19

dianapolis to Peru. Detour seven miles
north of Kokomo account OF reflooring a
bridge. viii be lifted Dec. "a. South of
Indianapolis detour via DudleytOvn be
tween Seymour and CrOtheTsylIle account
construction.
No. Madison. Greens6urg. 1ndianapo-
lie. Lafayette. Oxford Pavement be-
tween New Bethel and Shelbyville with one
short detOuF around bridge construction.
Northwest Of Indianapolis use pavement
to three seven-tenths miles north OF Leb-
snon. thence on short detour back TO pave
meDt. Detour SIX miles north Of Lebanon
TO west through ThorutoWn returning TO
No at three miles north OF Thorntown.
Advisable to use II and 90 or 80 and 80
from Lebanon to Lafayette.
No. IL (Vlncennes. Spencer, Martins.
Vile. Indianapolis Drive slow because Of
grading new I'll at Fish Creek four miles
south OF Freedom
No % English. Psoli, Mitchell. Bed
ford. Bloomington. Martinsvtlle Indian
apOlis)-Pavement between Indianapolis
and Martinsville being used by traffic
using two detours and one bridge run
around Between Paon and English Is
seventeen miles of dirt road which Is soft
n wet weather. Avoid road south o.
Grentsburg account Of construction. Run
around at bridge project south Of Harrods-
burg.
No 80 Indianapolis Rushville. Brook
vile. Cincinnati Bridge run around at
foot OF BulItOwn Hill near Laurel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19
ROAD 1PAVED TO
: PERU NOW WITH
ONLY ONE DETOUR
Last Bridge to Be Opened
Day Before Christmas
SAYS Commission.

.:etate highway communication traf-
fic bulletin today pointed out that
only one detour is in force on State
Rd. l. between Indianapolis and Peru
and II Will be removed the day be-
fore Christmas. II is seven miles
north OF Kol<omo and occasIoned by
the refooring OF a bridge,
John D. Williams, department d.
rector, said gravel and stone sur
faces are in excellent condition. re-
cent rains having made extensive
dragging possible. Road conditions:
No 1 New Albany indianapolis. South
Bend. Michigan line)-Payement from In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19

committee, which will pilot measures
of interest to farmers in the State
Legislature in January.
Reappraisal of farm lands in 1926,
instead of in 1925 and regulation Of
highway transportation are favored.
No farm bloc" in either house is
planned, officials said. The cooper
alive marketing bill viii be similar
to that passed by last Legislature
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19
TOILERS DRAFT PROGRAM
State Income Tax and Cooperative
Marketing Urged.

State income tax and cooperative
marketing bills are the chief points
in thu legislative program of Indi-
ana Farm Bureau Federation.
w. H Settle, president. heads a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19

tive head Of the defunct Hawkins
Mortgage Company. is living in opu.
lence in the romantic country of
Spain, is refuted by relatives here.
Hawkins, they say, was ''hi-
lacked" out of a great deal OF his
money the last year the company
operated and is broke" They say
they know nothing of his where
abouts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19
HAWKINS BROKE NOW

Relatives Say Fugitive Head of
Company "Hi-Jacked."
By Times Special
PORTLAND, Ind. Dec. 1e.-Re-
ports that Morton S. Hawkins, fugf-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-19

and vetoed by Warren r. McCray,
then governor, 1t was said.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
NE. TR|C SYSTEM
ADVOCATES
0N|EET
Convention Will Be Held az
corcoran Hall, G. w. u,
December 1890

The annual convention OF the
Metric Association will be held in
Washington December 20 and 80.
with representatives of the various
nations now employing the metric
system in attendance.
Sessions Of the convention will be
held in Corcoran Hall, George
Washington University, 725 Twenty.
first street northwest. All sessions
will be open to the public. The
address Of welcome will be made
by Captain Hugh Miller, dean of. the
college Of engineering, George Wash
ington University.
Among the Washingtonians who
will address the convention are s.,
J. MacFarren, DR.. George X. Bur.
CESS, director Of the Bureau OF
Standards; G.. H. Paine and DR..
Hazel E. Munsell Bureau Of Home
Economics. Department of Agricul-
ture.
The delegates will visit the Blu.
reau Of STANDARDS on the afternoon
of December 20, following an Inter
national luncheon" at the Willard
Hotel. The annual banquet will be
held at the Willard at pam. De-
cember 80.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
CONG. ELECT APPLEBY
DIES OF HEART, ATTACK

I. Officials at the Capitol were to.
day notified of the death of t.
Frank Appleby, Republican Con-
gressman-elect from the Third dis.
trict of New Jersey, yesterday at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
He died from heart failure, which
followed an operation.
The body was taken last nigh.
to his home in Asbury Park, N. j.,
where funeral services win be held
at 1870 O'Clock Thursday morning.
Interment will be in Old Bridge,
N. j., Mr.. Appleby's birthplace.
Mr.. Appleby was well-known in
Washington, having served in the
Sixty-seventh Congress, though he
failed of election to the present
Congress. He was elected Novetn-
Der 4 to the Sixty-niIith Congress,
which win meet next December. He
was sixty years old.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16

ancient Egypt to this day and gen.
Grafton. but the doll pr puppet or
marionette has more than held its
own even though empires have
come and gone.
When Hoibein went to. England
and found Anne Boleyn's star In
the ascendant, he portrayed his
tempestHous queen in truly regal
spIendor and Paris dollmakers have
produced an exact doll reproduction
OF this queen 81. Henry VIII.
She is wearing gown of blue
velvet with a panel of silver bro
cade faced with silver tiEsue and
lined with blue taffeta.
The undersleeves, neck binding
and colt beneath the velvet head
dress are of silver tissue, and rows
of brilliants further emphasize her
majesty. ~
There is. also a doll representing
the Empress Eugene, who was so
charming a figure during the Sec
ond Empire. She wears a change
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
DENIES CIVIL SERVICE
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Charges by Dean Miller, Of Howard
University, that the use Of photo
graphs in connection with applications
for civil service appointments result
ed in discrimination against the negro
were today denied by William G.
Deming, president of the Civil Ser.
vice Commission.
The use of photographs, Deming
declared, is to prevent impersona-
tons in connection with examination
Of applicants. Before the adoption
of the Photographic identification
system, he declared, it was common
for persons who were qualified to
pass examinations to impersonate
friends or relatives who desired posi-
tons but were unable TO meet the
requirements. The only redress given
the, commission in these cases was
prosecution on the ground Of con-
spiracy and fraud.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
POPULAR.
At H|ST0RY'S
DAWN
Types Found in Egypt's
Tombs Whose Limbs Were
Moved by Strings

Dolls which were loved by our
great. grandmothers when they were
little girls, and dolls which have a
still more ancient history-in fact.
the more ancient the better-are
being picked up WHEREVER the keen
eye Of the collector may detect
them.
Scholars differ as to the ancestry
of the doll or puppet. One cele-
brated authority declares that the
puppet came into being along with
fairy tales on the banks of the
Ganges. The antiquity of the In.
dian marionette. indeed, is attested
by the very legends Of the national
deities.
The most ancient marionettes
were made Of wool. wood, buffalo
horn and ivory. They seem to
have been popular with adults as
well as with children.
There are authorities, however,
who consider Egypt the original
birthplace. These claim that the
aborigines of the Nile, and say
that before the days of the
Pharaots, great idols moved their
hands and opened their mouths
inspiring worshipful terror in the
hearts Of the beholders.
The tombs Of ancient Thebes and
Memphis have yielded UP many
small painted puppets Of ivory and
wood, whose limbs can be moved
by pulling string.
These are figures of beasts ,as
well as of men and they may have
been toys. Indeed, it is often
claimed that puppets are descended
not from images of the gods, but
from "the first doll that was ever
put into the hands of a child"
1t is far cry from the tombs Of
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
VALLEY FORGE HOUSES
TO BE RENTED BY STATE

VALLEY FORGE. Pa, Dec. 16.-
Alfred g. Hooker, a contractor, has
been engaged by the State authori-
ties at Harrisburg to estimate on
the properties at this place and
Port Kennedy, condemned by the
State. for park purposes some time
ago, and which it was intended to
have torn down soon.
A few of the older and more
dilapidated buildings will be torn
down this winter to make way for
the boulevard to be started next
spring. The better buildings will
now be preserved for some time.
There has been a great scarcity
Of houses in this and surrounding
sections of the county, and the
former intention of the State
authorities to tear all of the houses
down At once met with much pro-
test. 1t is now believed, however.
to be the intention of the Common
wealth to rent the houses which
can be put in good condition. Some,
it is further stated, may now be
sold outright to those who wish
to buy.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
VENUE CHANGED
FOR POOLE'S
TRIAL
Charges Against Brother Of
Young, MeIIott Girl Also
Go to New Court.

a change in venue has been
| granted by Judge Robert B. Peter
in the circuit court at Rockville in
the cases OF Littleton s. Poole and
Ralph w. Mellott, who are under
indictment for capital offenses
against Irene MeIlott, fourteen-year-
old sister OF the latter.
Attorneys Dawson and Welsh,
counsel for both Of the defendants,
objected to the removal of the
cases. Despite this Judge Peter ii.
rected that the records be sent to
the circuit court for Frederick
county.
1t Is stated that BODIES case will
be set for trial in Frederick next
Monday and that Of Mellott on the
following day.
State Asked Change.
The cases were sent to another
Jurisdiction for trial at the request
Of States Attorney John A. Gar
rett, who made affidavit that he
did not believe that fair and i'm
| partial trials could be had in Mont
gomery county. Poole was tried
at Rockville last week but the
jury was unable to agree.
Frederick county is a part OF
the sixth judicial circuit in which
Rockville is located and the same
judges preside there as at Rock
willie.
1t is understood that request
that Poole be released on bail would
be granted by Judge Peter, but
he announced today that in as much
as his trial, will take place within
| a very few days he would not be
released on bond.
Girls Mother Witness
Poole is a forty-four-year-old wild
over, while Mellot is only twenty
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
ALBANIAN CUERILLAS
FIGHTING WITH TROOPS

ROME, Dec. 16.-Dispatches from
Tirana, Albania, today stated that
guerrilla bands armed with bombs
and machine guns. as well as artH-
lery, were moving on northern Al
bantam towns.
Government troops were reported
as giving way before the bandits,
Comprised of Moptenegrin, Russian.
Bulgarian and Albanian elements.
and the position Of the federal troops
was believed critical.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
KHAN MASQUERADES AS
AS GREEK LETTER "FRAf'

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Mas-
querading under a Greek letter
disguise, the Ku Klux Khan has
been incorporated as Alpha Pi
Sign. according to records of the
Khan, which have been brought to
the knowledge of State officials.
The letters A. p. s. of Alpha Pi
Sigma are said to stand for Amer
lean Patriotic Society,"" a name used
ct times in Khan activities. The in.
corporation papers were filed in the
Secretary Of States office at AL
bany, their significance unknown
to either Secretary of State Hannil.
ton or Attorney General Sherman. !,
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
K. OF c. LUNCHEON CLUB
PERFECTS ORGANIZATION

Plans have been completed for
meetings every Monday Of a
Knights Of Columbus luncheon club
following tentative organization
and selection of officers yesterday
at the Harrington Hotel.
The following were elected
temporary officers: John e. Lynch.
president: Frank j. Dunn, score.
tary, and James d. Bligh, treas
urer. James McKeOn, of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal En-.
ployes, talked on his trip to Mexico
with the late President Gompers.
Of the American Federation of
Labor, and his attendance at the
Inauguration Of President Gales.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
BANDITS ARE LOOTING
NORTH CHINA TOWN

PEKING, Dec. 16.-Kalgan. pros.
porous frontier city 125 miles north
of Picking, Is being systematically
looted by bandits according to advices
reaching here today.
The bandits are believed to be dis.
organized troops from the recent war
The postoffice, after being looted,
was Quilted by flames. So far an
known, American residents were I'm.
harmed.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
DAVID NEUMARK DIES.
FOLLOWING OPERATION

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 16.--
David Neumark, fifty-eight, pro.
fessor of philosophy at Hebrew
Union College for the last sixteen
years and world remove IS IN
author, scholar and student of Jew
ish philanthrophy and history, is
dead at his home here today fol.
lowing an operation for appen.
dlcities.
He was born in Poland.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16

able peach and beige taffeta. ruiz
fled as to skirts and sleeves, each
ruffle being edged with apple green
ribbon to match the five bows on
bodice and belt.
I Rachel SewaII, at her puppet
workshop at 1908 Connecticut ave.
nue. has q most interesting collec-
ton of marionettes.
TIE CONNOISSEIR
The Washington times., 1924-12-16

Open an account with your purchase We give you
three months to pay absolutely without charge If you
need more time per is added from date of pur-
chase. Have lovely living for the holidays and
save money, too. This sale enables you to do it. Make
your choice an early one. Fourth r1oorbs Hsent Co.