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The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02

Beth had nothing of the tragedy
queen about her. She played adorably
with the boys, though there was dull
hurt deep in her heart. OF course
Philllp-so she called him to herself
had had to leave her for older COM
pany. But stab of savage pain shot
through her when she saw him walk
away with Julia Snow, tall and twen-
ty, and beautifully dressed. hanging
affectionately on his arm. Also 1t
did not ease the stab to have Top
Wilson say In passing, his eyes follow
ing hers: You had better have loved
him for his bad taste. Betsy-I can't
stand that bunch o. rags and hair and
airs. no way l look at IT,"
'But-she is-so-so-stylish," poor
Beth faltered
$50 sly, you mean." Top said under
breath.
"She wasn't bit keen for the game
we had-I'll bet my boots, though,
she'll try her best to start another
before the nights done-and the name
of 1t is-bllndfold"
1t looked a bit like It. All evening
Julia managed to keep Ryerson at her
elbow. No great feat-cards, like
dancing. were forbidden at HIllman
parties, the Hlllmans being con-
scientlous objectors to both. Conver-
sation was the thing. varied by speak
ing pieces" now and again. There,
Sonny, the Hillman hope. delighted to
oblige. Alb Sexton made his array of
shadow-pictures- rabbit, the ass
wagging long ears, the Hopping buz-
zard-all with no more than his two
hands. Everybody knew them by
Observation-Disclosures laughed at
them. But attempts to hang a sheet
over a lighted doorway. and let
shadow-portraits be thrown on II met
with stern reprobation; 1t was next
thing to play-acting. So the company
yawned and gossiped till IL o'clock
then came the hustle of departure.
Floods of rain had made quagmires of
clay road-now a crisping wind was
making them rougher than rocks. Only
stout farm wagons could get safely
over them-they were not so bad,
heaped with clean, sweet hay, and
overflowing with robes and blankets.
You sat any way-without scandal to
the most critical. Julia had schemed
to go in the wagon with Ryerson, but
Top Wilson had blocked her game.
Top drove the wagon, leaving later
gnonish in humor he might be-yet
he had a kind heart. He had sensed
Beths misery, wherefore he bundled
her beyond recognition and slapped
her down by Ryerson, crying: Hold
this tight. No time for spillin's.'
Ryerson obeyed. But at his touch the
bundle quivered-there came from 1t
a soft, choked sobbing. In half
breath he was holding it tight, search
Ing out it's face with tremuous
fingers-and when found, kissing 1t as
became a man, whispering between
kisses: my darling baby! Top over
heard in spite of the wagon clatter
Grinning, he chirped in Ryerson's ear:
"Blindfold's a fine game-if you get
the right sort" To which Ryerson
replied: 'I know-the sort that takes
you straight to heaven"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02

A DISCOVERY that 1t was
"A thought might lead to solution
Il n of one of the Oldest mysteries
Of American history was made
here when man digging hole to
plant II holly tree unearthed a leaden
plate inscribed as follows:
"Vlrginin Dare died here captif pow
haten 1890 Charles r."
The inscription apparently referred
to Virginia Dare first white child
born on the North American continent,
and member of the lost colony,
whose fate has never been solved.
Virginia Dare was the granddaugh-
ter of Gov. John White and was born
one month after the colony on Roam
ole island, now in North Carolina, was
founded in 1887.
The leaden plate was covered with
some substance like wax Russell
Kaufman, who found 1t, took 1t to the
Smithsonian institution, where the
wax was removed The inscription
then became visible.
Ten minutes was the time consumed
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02
What No Artist Euer Read

Two impecunious artists marooned
in a distant city. while awaiting funds,
were not even able to buy the daily
papers. One of them read an old edi-
ton continuously for week.
"You must have read that paper very
thoroughly, Titian," remarked his COM
panion.
"I have. l have probably read what
no artist ever read before"
"What may that be-"
"The business chances"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02

known him so well; Wash
ingtOn whose stolid pulse has
never failed TO futter NJ some new
achievement Of this boy Napoleon from
Sullivan, Ind, feels deeply for VIII in
his new hour of trial. That he will
come through 1t all right, no one who
knows the eternal spring of optimism
which bubbles from his radiant soul
can ever doubt.
1t seems long time since VIII Hays
was in the cabinet, since he sat in
the tower-like building of the Post
Office department on Pennsylvania
avenue and emitted daily machine gun
statements of all that was being ac-
compllshed.
VIII started In to build up the morale
of the post office employees. The
country was kept posted daily on the
uplift, and so great was the admira-
tion of the country that the moving
picture magnates came along and Of
fered Mr.. Hays the job of improving
not the morale but the morals of the
movies. 1t seemed a pleasing pros
pect at the time. The salary was
whale and the title was to be that
Of "cxar." Napoleon had been only an
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02
NEW ana perpleXlng element
enters into the selection of the
party nominees for the presi-

4 n party nominees for the presi
dency of the United States in
the forthcoming campaign. For the
first time all the women of the coun-
try viii have the right to participate
in the maneuvers preliminary to the
choosing Of the standard-bearers in
the national conventions.
In 90 states preferential presidential
primaries win be held In which the
women ms well as the men will have
an opportunity to assert their parti-
sanshlp and indicate their choice of
party leaders. In the other states, in
Guiding New York, they will have a
similar although a more restricted op-
portunlty in delegate primaries or in
local conventions.
The women voters generally have
not had this privilege heretofore be-
cause the equal suffrage amendment
TO the federal Constitution did not
become effective until after the ma
tional conventions were held in 1920
and only shortly before the presiden-
tial election. While women in large
numbers did vote for president in
1920, the states were made up for
them before they were enfranchised
and they had to accept the nominees
the men had selected. Not so this
time.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02

blIlth oNhltN patent OiiNN
for their Sucker lists" fraud
ulent patent sales and promotion com
panies have been gathering a rich
harvest from gulllble inventors each
year, It was learned here, when 1t was
made known that the League of Amer
lean Inventors had enlisted the aid
of the post office authorities to COM
bat the evil. The post office probe
promises TO be nationwide, as the
companies already complained of are
in nearly every part Of the country
Some victims are said to have been
oiled" Of as much as $4,000 and $1,000
in small payments, each Induced by
the fattering promises Of the COM
panies.
Tuesday Of each week, the patent
office tissues its official Gazette, in
which are carried the names Of each
inventor who during the previous
week was awarded n patent. This
organ the sales and promotion com
panies obtain and use for their mall
ing lists. From approximately 10O,-
600 such names each year the lists
are kept large and productive
To each successful inventor select
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02
Desperate Measures

In his announcement on Sunday
morning the vicar regretted that money
was not coming in fast enough-but he
was no pessimist.
1--WE have tried" he said. ito rnise
the necessary money in the usual man
ner We have tried honestly. Now
we are going to see what bazaar can
o."-Savannah News.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02

wv TASHINGToN. - Employing
N the Official Gazette of the
" United States patent office
.I,t. fraud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
RuMOR LOWDEN
IN RACE
Coolidge May Get Conserya-
tive Running Mate
BY FRAZER EDWARDS

fIHund Press htaff Cert 4pcndsnfl
WASHINGTON, M=S Sc Cool
ldge aud Lowdsn''
That viii be the republican prssl.
Dental ticket for 1894 unless the
Coolidge campaign managers make
an eleventh hour switch. the United
Press learned today from an ma.
thoFitatlye source,
Frank o. Lowden. former COVER.
nor % Illinois. has agreed 20 accept
second place on the ticket with PreEl.
dent Coolidge II he Is drafted. accord.
ing TO his friends. And the Coolidge
managers have decided tentatively 10
draft him.
The selection Of Lowden was said
10 have been brought about BY a
process Of elimination. which ended
abruptly with Senator La Follst,a's
threat TO head an independent ticket
The Coolidge managers now be.
llevc tho bet, chance for republican
success lea in a straighiout conscr.
yatiye ticket.
Lowden "a regarded sufficiently
progressive TO satisfy the farming
vote and yet conservative enough 10
meet the approval OF the East. lie "a
now the head Of the farmers Co
operative marketing council and his
efforts In that direction have won
him renewed popularity In agricul
tural relations.
He Is said to be In accord With
Nr. cooiidgc's policies. both domes
tic aud foreign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
SELL OUR EGGS
IN MIDWEST
Ad Campaign Started to Get
New Eastern Markets

Pour thousand poultNmsn IN
western washlngton shipping thru
the Washington Cooperative EgE
ana pselfry association with head
quarters in Seattle. have Just
launched their first larEe advertising
program IN the Northwest Metro
polHan newspapers are carrying the
message - these producers that
Washington egEs. produced under sci
entific methods and ideal climatic
eonditionS are the country's best
cgEs.
The plans for this year call for a
selling and advertising campaign tn
the Afiddie Western metropolitan
markets. where their cartoned egEs
viii - introduced 20 the retail trade.
This Is the nrst extensive Advertising
program ever insiigatci by a coop
srative poultry association In the
West. The association now repre-
sents over 80 per cent 81 the poultry
industry Of Western Washington.
The producers. who were first or
ganized IN 1917 with a membership
al that time Of $50 today have as.
sociation plants al Bclhngham. Ey.
ereit. I.ynden. Tacoma. Wlnlock and
Seattle. Last year they received
from their membership a total %
so9.io9 casrs OF eggs, These egss
come frosh direct from tho farms 81
Western Washington and pass thru
a series OF EXAMINATIONS. grading,
packing ana Gambling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
BY Al. BRADFORD

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON. May e9,-frcsi-
dent Coolidge today rcpudAied pro
posais Tor American adhsrsncc 20
the world court that depart fron
tho Hardlnr.hughcs plan.
speaking az the Memorial day eN-
cruises az Arlington national GENE
terry, the president came out fiat
footedly Tor adherence Of tha United
states 10 the protocol OF the perma-
nent court OF international justice.
with the conditions laid down By the
late President llardlnE,
Ills suggestion has already had
my approval" Mr. Coolidge said
4 should not oppose other rcser'
yaiions." the president said. but
any material changes whicA would
not probably receive the c1scnt ~
tho many other nations, would be
lmpractlcahle,"
ilis statement was interpreted az
indicating his FIRM oppoai,icn TO the
plan % senator Pepper PcnnAylva'
MIA. Tor American entrance into the
court. which has been reported 90
the senate hy the foreign relations
committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Catch Trout by
Hand in Streams

sARANAC LAKE. y. Y. May co.
Trout arc 20 thick In SONS sections
OF tho Adirondacks they may be
caught by hand While working In
his field recently. Frank Hathaway
Of Wilmington, heard commotion
I'm the waters OF a small brook. In.
vestigntlon disclosed two big rainbow
trout IN a shallow pool. Hathaway
quickly captured both game fish with
his hands one trout weighed two
pounds, tho other two and quarter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
KILLS A TIGER
WITH HANDS
So Says Man Who Is 100
Years OF Age

LONDON, May ao.-Ths last o, the
real south African Bushmsn. who.
probably. IL the oldest man IN the
world. IL coming 70 London 10 zee the
King.
It's name "a syria. or rather that
IA his nickname. bestowed upon him
90 long ago BY the whites that his
original native name has been for.
gotten. syria" lives az johannes.
burg and altho he h more than i20
years oid-how much more he Decent
knos--hs IL stiil adventurous enough
20 set forth across che ocean. upon
promise thst h. will see the king
and the nrlNsh Empire exhibition.
syria. IN hs time. was a mighty
man. lie lived In = cave and hunted
tigers. ne decided he would marry
the daughter Of his chief. but the
chief taid only very brave man
could marry his daughltr--only q
man who could go into the junsies
and catch and KIN tiger with HIS
bare hands. That's what Syria" did
more than 100 years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
MEANS IN FINAL
PROBE RALLY"
Makes New Accusations Be-
fore Senate Committee

WASHINGTON. May so-ssna-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge Of MAssa-
ehusstis aided Craven brothers Of
New York TO set export permits for
whisky which WA subsequently,
hootisEged back into the United
states from Newfoundland, Castor
d, Means In his final appearances.
charged before the senate pauEh-
tr,y investigating committee AZ ia
Afternoon session yesterday
Means admitted that senator
Gould lpnoosnuy aid In the procuf.
Ing o. export permits. but pointed
out that the liquor waa sent only
10 Newfoundland. where II was bot
Tied. loaded on tFawisF and
brought back TO the American
coast
Means also toased into the pro.
csedinga the charge that the Ma
,loaal Association for the Protec.
ton Of American Rights In Mexico
employed japanese officers ard fur
nished JAPANESE arms and ammuni-
,ion for Mexican revolutions. Ne
rAid the deal Was financed by
MitEui q Co. japanese bankers
Means sald he investigated Henry
Ford. among otherh. foF rrtsldsu,
Harding. Jsts Smith gave him the
order. he said. % find out what wah
behind Ford's attack on tho JewS
Means aiso stated that Jess smith
gave him documents tending 10
show that Secretary Mellon had
cosnlsancc Of an arTanEement With
ted sheldon. New York boot
eager. 10 Eive sheldon llqpnr per-
mits Tor which he vaA 20 pay q part
Of the republican nAilonal committee
deficit.
The big bootlsEEerz arc tho bank
ers Of this country" taid Means an
be launched into n description Of an
alleged gigantic rum running opera.
ton under government protection.
The daddies OF them all arc the
Mellon tanks and the Chatham
Phoenix bank Of New York"
Means charRsd that carloads Of
whisky permits had been stolen"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

Cobb desert on eamsls TO ursa- They
go on dog sledges 10 the northern
ou,posta Of Manehuria ana then slip
over somehow into siberia They "a.
by parcels post 20 Kashgar In Chi =
CSC Turkestan. Donkeys carry thsnS
over mountains.
In the second year Of the campaign
10 raianize China some 1000 tops
have been spread about this way.
Merritt didn't say 80, exactly. but
one gathers that he Is an advocate
Of higher wages and higher ricksha
fares in China. so the raisin may
have a better chance against the gar
lie.
From Picking. Merritt goes TO Jap
an by way Of Korea. tempting as he
goes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Wife Cannot Sue
Her Husband Twice

4 wife may not prosecute her hua.
b,nd under the criminal law for
abandonment aud nonSupport. and a.
The same time compel him 90 pay
hiimony In 4 divorce action In the
superior court. according to a dc.
cislon made yesterday by Justice c.
{. Dalton.
Mrs. Martha Wilks had her hus.
hand. Daniel wllks. arrested on a
charge Of Abandonment and non.
support. Upon his giving $500 ball.
he brought action for divorce against
her in the superior court. 20 which
ale replied BY asking and obtaining
an order for alinony and suit money.
Thereupon wilks. thru Thos. X. Hor.
ner, his attorney. moved the dlsrnts.
Fal OF the criminal charge on the
ground that tho wife was resortins
10 two adequate remedies. Justice
Dalton sustained this contention and
discharged the defendant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
BY RAY q. MARSHALL
ftsnitsd Prs.. Htaff ceff,snsnasnt1

pEKINo. May SELF Ralph. b.
Merritt o. California does what ne
has set out 70 DO. and he has already
made n good start. IL Is safe 20 pre-.
diet that a monument viii 30 erected
In hts honor on the Shanghai bund
OF wherever most foreigners viii DO
able 10 Eee q.
Contrary 20 the general opinion IN
America. the Chinese IL a sQuanderer.
even tho iowiisst. About 100 900 600
o. the latter. will. II work IL plent.
lui and the joss good. Equander a
tunKtser, or a fourth Of an American
cent. every now and then. And any
tquAndsring money. from the tungt.
Esr up. Ralph Merritt u after.
Unul recently. the Chinese eoolie.
when he collected one Of these tungt.
GERS. equaiiug 10 copper cash and
had Il over and above the price oi
u bowl Of noodle soup, would squan
DER Il On garlic
Now. Ralph Merritt. raisin grow
CT, proposes that tho coolle shall
spurn the elovon Dubbed lily and cal
American raiSins. lie ip putting temp
,ation In tho poor coolies way 10 SCI
hts garlic money.
The ralsiR program for China .,
TO feed en- raw, They arc TO DO III,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Pentz Alaska Trip
Will Start Monday
Seattle AID Club to Aid Send-0ff Here
With Mass Demonstration

IAndon Psnu with hia wife. baby.
scat. cat and doE viii leave Seattle
Monday noon on the start q hia trip
10 Alaska ln a it.foot open boat.
Tho expedition viii start from the
country dock iust below the Ford
plant The use Of tho dock has been
donated by the wilbur Fuel CO.
lessroa
The Seattle Al club will b there
snmasse 10 sse the start Of the open.
boat trip. A special program viii b.
arranged BY the club 20 mark the Dc.
pArturo,
The boat furnished by the Libby.
Mcneil a Libby Co. was taken out
on q trial spin Friday. The Elto
motor nlfnlshsd by \. V. H. Miller.
Ello dealer. drove the craft around
Lake Union AZ a tpecd Of slx miles
an hour.
pentr declared that be was well
pleased with both ths boat and mo.
Tor aud declared no waS satisfied they
would not fail him N any rough
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

weather should be encountered.
The Camp Lewis Wirries CO.. which
IL making a bed and tent 20 order for
the trip and has furnished an EZPAK
stove. Friday started work on a sail
for Pcnizs boat II viii bu ready
Monday morning
Hardware fittings Tor the boat. life
psrusryeTs and oilnkinA we're provided
BY the Pacific Marine supply CO..
agents Tor the johnson brand Oh.
skins.
PsntE has not yet obtained hl por.
tahla typewriter. guns. camera or
cooking outnt but expects these sat
uriay Chafia for the trl9 have been
supplied by 4. " n. Miller
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Two Women Hurt as
Railing Gives Way

Two women. Mrs. Sam Sirkel.
.sTi Seth ave. s.. and Mrs. S. Zus-
lar. SIC goth ave. were sitting on
The porch railing OF Mrs. shirkel's
home late Thursday night. The
railing gave way, and both women
Tell backward onto the lawn, bVuls-
ing each about the head and body.
Both were taken TO the Providence
hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
TARs suPERsTrrIous

NEW YORK when the Yves,
cAmpgaw ran ipio ~ hour Of en-.
hglnE sale and fog IN region In.
tested with leebefEs. tho sailors at
tribu,ed their bad luck 10 hymn sing.
TAG by tao preachers who ~ers work
ing their way 20 Europe as cattle.
men aboard ship. Tho black roba Of
a churvhman In the early ages vas
regarded as certain misfortune for
the craft he sailed on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Parked Car Crashes
Into Store Window

Wilson Freeman. .7l3is second
ave. parked his car near Third ave.
and Onion ST.. Friday morning.
After getting breakfast In cafe,
Freeman returned TO find tho car
had broken loose and had plunged
down Union o., and thru the plate.
glass window OF the Bartsii drug
store on the corner Of Union ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Californian Trying to
"R0isinize'' All China
Chinese Are to Get Their IRON if Proposed
Plans Go Thru

candy for Chinese babies. the after.
dinner mlnts for the officials.
AZ present. these raisins so up the
YAnstze Kiang almost TO the Tibeian
border. The prizes for the high
school field day at Chengtu. in szech.
uan. were big packages Of those rats
ms The little tempters cross the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

DALLAS. Tsx--Two thousand
common house flies have been ship.
ped from Dallas 70 private business
concern IN Boston. Tho flies were
sent BY express BY r. c. Bishop. ehlef
eniomologist q the department o.
agriculture Ia Dallas. Bishop Sald
The Boston firm DID not explain fof
what purpose the silss were intended.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Farmers. Wife Proves
She Hasn't Been Idle

NEW YORK. May sa.--in 30
years one farmers wife has
served sss.i.s meals. sho told
a farm magazine, which recent.
" sent out 4 questionable on
How much u a woman worth r
other things the one woman
has done include:
Made $3.50 loaYes Of bread.
Baked s.9s0 cakes AMI 1850
pies.
Canned 1850 quarts Of fruit.
Raised $500 chickens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Religious Burglar
Gets Wall Notices

for religious vail moi,os and baby
pictures. hroks into the home Of ".
Darmacksr. $3.50 I'aiaiins ave.
Thursday nigh, ana escaped with
two photos % babies. a wall motto
% a prayer. a Masonic motto. and
two landscape painting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

churned $3.50 pounds Of but.
ter.
Put IN se.isi hours sweeping.
washing and scFubblng.
T-hs rotnan rinnrd hep latter
with this.
II estimate the worth OF my
labor, conseryatively. at ,iis..
$3.50. none Of which ever
collected. But I Htill love my
husband and children and
wouldn't mind starting all over
again"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
What Dye Mean?
Mysterious Trip

Mayor Edwin ]. Brown has re-
turned from a mysterious trip to
Canada