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The Washington times., 1924-12-04

~ ETURNING home after six
months absence in Europe,
~ in a last CLEAN of Indian
summer, find the windows of
my work-room crowded with flies
seeking a. refuge amidst the in
tricate crevices of the window
frames from the coming winter,
whose advance chill has already
made them drowsy.
These flies were not home
born; by which / mean that ow-
ing to the precautions which /
had taken in the fall of 1923 and
during the mild spells of the sue
ceeding winter, no breeding lies
remained in the house when the
spring Of 1924 opened, and up to
the time when l went away, after
the middle Of May, not a fly had
been seen on the premises.
But, the house being partially
opened during the summer, flies
from the neighborhood Il live in
a suburb of New York; of course
entered, and they and their de-
scendants were populating the
sunny windows when / got home.
This teaches that only by
thorough teamwork" can the
fly nuisance and danger be over.
come.
II only one or two Of the in
habitants of town take the
trouble to kill off the flies re-
manning in their houses in the
fall and early winter they will
have their labor for their pains,
because all the houses in which
such precaution is not exercised
are simply refugees and comfor-
table winter quarters for the
breeders OF the next spring gen.
Grafton of the fly scourge.
Their Hiding Places.
Most people appear to think
that the half-stupefied flies that
they see staggering abou. in
sunny autumn CLEANS are doomed
to be frozen to death anyhow, go
IT. Is not worth while to kill them.
There, could be no greater mis-.
take. take issue with those
who affirm that all files die off
in the winter time and that the
new crop Of the following year
springs only from eggs laid in
suitable places during the proceed
ing autumn.
The Washington times., 1924-12-04

comparatively to enforce many those restrictions
For instance Europe and in the Latin countries
young people kept apart without any great difficulty
because the whole social line up and point was adapted
in prewar Europe they have always shared in the
United States So it wasn't hard to manage Mama
Nature when all the cards stacked against her
But not so in these United States Man and women NAV
the game together here The most vital part of their
education consists of learning to play together
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TEACH BESSIE TO PLAY
THF GAME WITH BILL WHEN SHE BECOMES A
WOMAN IF YOU REFUSE TO LET HER GO TO SCHOOL
WITH BILL WHEN SHE is A CHILDY LET HER 90
TO SCHOOL WITH BILL WHEN SHE is A CHTLD9
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE HER ACCEPT RTIT
QUIETLY AND SENSIBLY WHEN SHE GROWS UP If
YOU TREAT HIM AS FORBIDDEN MYSTERY WHEN
THEY ARE LITTLE?
Freedom went to Mary Elizabeth's head because Won
hadn't prepared her head for freedom Eighteen is
dangerous at BEST but if had been accustomed 70
boys all her life, that danger would have been mgated
AS you had set the stage for nice attack Of sex
hystera and it arrived You may thank your lucky stars
if that hystera doesn't extend through her whole life
and spoil all her relationships with men
Which is what think of coeducaton But I can mart
without personal word to you concerning your attitude
toward young men who work in service stations Don
feel too badly about them my dear know they re run
ming considerable risk but it isn't late for Mary Eliza
beth to pitch in and make herself worthy of one of them
If she's willing to learn he probably hold her past
uselessness against her,
Features hyndlcAs& .-A ." '.'' --'..
The Washington times., 1924-12-04

taking their last year the local High School preparatory
to entering the University Of California the following
year Of course Mary wanted to join them She had never
been any sort Of coeducaona institution and at first
her father and refused to consider the idea But she
pleaded so hard that at last we consented.
II trace whole trouble from that day Within
month Mary had changed from quiet, obedent little girl
into noisy rebelous young tomboy. The thing seemed
to to her head She wanted to be the 60 with boys
all the time She wouldn't listen remonstrances and if
we refused to let her there could write
volumes what endured that year The climax came
yesterday when I found love note from young man
In her pocket When confronted her with she flew into
because had searched her clothes and then informed
me that she intended to marry the man! AS he
works in gasoline service station you imagine my
feelings
81 have followed your articles for time Miss Robin
do not agree with all of them but feel that your
affection for children sincere Won't you warn
ing against the dangers of the coeducaon ystem Surely
other parents must have suffered have is dread
full to all ones most loving dreams wrecked by such
institutions"
(IRS) ELLEN F. HUNTER"
Dreams are apt to be wrecked when they bump into
reality, my dear. The thing that smashed your dream
wasn't the coeducaona school, but that much older and
powerful Neutrality-suspicious. Nature. You flouted
that lady for long time You made charming program
which dsregarded both her intent and customs Of the
country in which you live That dangerous combi-
nation to buck As by fact that she has
-.-k kCoD&xiGht 1s36 King
The Washington times., 1924-12-04
ELSIE ROBINSON

back at you with a mean wallop which has
reduced your pretty program to hash.
Nature never intended that the sexes
should be apart. She meant that they should
play together, dream together, work and
study together from the very start. She
did not intend that sex consciousness should
come upon them in a strange and maddening
flood in their teens She planned that they
should grow together simply and uncon-
sciously from babyhood, and that they
should learn to give themselves and protect
themselves as naturally as they learned to
eat and drink and walk and sleep.
Then man stepped in and made all SORTS
of distinctions between the sexes and placed
all sort of restraints upon sex freedom. Some
of those distinctions were sensible and some
of those restraints were necessary for civiliza-
The Washington times., 1924-12-04

Just finished reading fine article Outstanding Legs
atlve Needs of the District 1t is good stuff but Bill how
on earth could leave out word two illumination?
AS travelling who visits cities it has often
Cured to that Washington must be the best poced city
America Crime thrves darkness Where there plenty of
light there is less crime.
We're in Toledo Ohio? May tell little story
about Toledo which you easily verify? When Brand Whit
lock mayor Toledo told that Toledo
becoming the home of many of the counry bsknown yeggs
to live some place Toledo became during his
crime that the police did not clubs So much for
good lighting.
Why investigate this Toledo allowed
dwell there long they committed crimes and how they
the crooks dread the light? Then em redhot article
Washington in eclipse.
The Washington times., 1924-12-04
ONCE-OVERS
RIGHT KIND OF A DEBT.

RIGHT KIND OF DEBT
IE0NLY for few years of my life have been out of
debt. l have always made good living and am
~ gradually working out that if am taken away
suddenly will have a considerable sum of money"
The speaker was successful business
Too many men are afraid to 60 in debt for something
good Judgment says will be winner.
The man who believes being able always pay his
debts and who says che had horror Of being in debt
seldom makes much advancement.
He is afraid to take chance and always believing in
having ready money of paying Indebtedness he
let's good opportunities go by
One Of the best things young do is to go in
debt for something which will enable him to increase his
income.
Being in debt the right sort of young to
become frugal and saving and to look upon life in
more business-like
ScOpyrisAL ssrxO~ InAA =.
The Washington times., 1924-12-04
LISTEN, WORLD!
RS. HUNTER wants me to spill the
beans on co-education. Being a lady,

beans on co-education. Being lady,
she did not use that phrase, but such
were her amiable sentiments. What Mrs.
Hunter thinks of co-education isn't fit to
cook. And you must admit something has
certainly raised hob in the Hunter home.
But whether it's co-education or just plain
human nature-However, listen to the lady's
tale. After three pages devoted to the
duties of projections of young Mary Eliza
beth Hunter her fond mama continues:
So we kept her in private schools in the
East until she was seventeen. Then her
father had to go to California on business
and we decided to move West for the year
Of course, intended to find suitable girls
school for Mary, but when we reached our
new home and began to make friends we
found that all her new companions were
The Washington times., 1924-12-04
City Illumination as a Crime
Preventive, and the Need
of Legislative Team Work
BY BILL PRICE.

Much is said in few words in this interesting letter
have from valued reader
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
Eperpbody's Mems per

d CUNNING thru the afternoons mail.
IN a letter today that gave us real jolt of JOY.
In it q reader referred to The Star "Everybodys
Newspaper
And that meant lot to 1t hit squarey the thing
we've been striving to accomplish. We've wanted to
make The Star something than collection of news
stories and pictures that YOU found front porch
or your news stand in the evening. We've wanted to
make it real live, breathing interesting friend to you
Ito everybody.
AT times we've tried to visualize what The Star ought
to look like, could it, with the aid of some magic wand,
be turned into human being. And decided that the
man who best typfed in looks and personality the kind
of person we'd like The Star to be was Teddy Roose
welt.
The STAR we decided should wear continually, like
Teddy, broad good-natured smile. 1t should be jolly
1t should be courageous 1t should be human and good
family man. 1t should be colorfu-picturesque And.
of character to grit its teeth and plunge headlong into
fight, matter what the odds.
We like to think The Star that way. And we'd like to
have you think of it that way.
We're going to keep it just as human Just as kind,
just red-blooded and colorful, can. When we
good deeds done, we're going to praise them When
we find knavery and crookedness we're going to ex-
pose it.
We want The Star to reflect the spirit of Seattle We
want it to be open forum in which the people of Sc
attic argue the pros and of every civic question
Just The Star, seeking for the traffic tragedy
at present has invited ideas from all its readers will
it invite the ideas of all other Seattle problems
they arise
We want to make it truly "Everybody's Newspaper"
making 100000 playing Wall
they're bubble about
by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
THAT'S AI.IS-isNtEPT
FOR THESE FEW THINGS

That is all you have 10 worry
about except visiting governors
and ambassadors ON leave and
retired officials. and the fact that
the ranking man sits on the
right OF the hos,css and the rank.
Ing lady on the right OF tho host.
and tho host goes IN first with
his lady, and then all the men In
order u precedence. md last the
hostess with the chief ranking
man. and 30 on and 30 on. untii
you wish your husband had been
content TO hold office as con.
stable or justice OF tho peace at
home.
That's only half OF Il. You've
got to pay from 20 20 50 calls
day. II you're an official wife
Yau have TO remember whom you
call on first, and who calls first
on you. Whom you may ask 10
dinner and whom you may not
II you ignore tho edlcts OF 80.
ciai Washington, MS many new.
corners ambiuousiy plan 10 do.
the result Il ignomlny and dc.
feat. not only in social life. but
in political. !, matters 20 these
folks,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
Stand by Your Guns

Today the fourth Of the new year, finds many of
us chanting that old chorus, Its easier said than
done" New Year resolutions, made in the enthusiasm
of the season, are likely to begin to grow cold
ardor is dampened by the temptations OF each succeed
ing day. We "swore off" eating candy-and it looks
like all the sweetshop windows in town conspring
against We pledged ourselves not to lose our
tempers-and everybody seems to be vexing than
ever before. We promised ourselves that We were
going to church every Sunday-and oh! how we do
hate to get up when the mercury is down to 20 de-
grees We were going to save five dollars out of every
payday and put it in the bank-and were there
many bills to pay and many things to buy, and
so little money with which to do either?
Just remember, tho that the first 80 days the
hardest and that if you stand by your guns until
your new habits begin to develop backbone, you viii
be the better off for the effort.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
Going Back Far Enough

DR HRDLICKA, celebrated anthropologist Of the Ma
~ tiona museum sweeps all the discussion off the la
be He tells the Association for Advancement of Sci
that the relationship of the ape of today to is
probably that of Cousin" and adds
IF we went far enough back, however, both probably
would be found to have had their origin in the state of
a simple, double moecue"
The ape should cheer up, anyway. If he is fated to
90 staggering thru life burdeed with cousnshp to man.
he is in as good standing the billy goat the buzzard
the ella monster and SUCH which, like man, had their
molecule What's pride of ancestry between cousins?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
Social Stuff" as Washington Does 1t

mako a choice because they dis.
pute their rank: the speaker, cab.
met. Stric,iy In order according
10 creation OF each department..
senate. ranking according 70 date
Of taking office. or. where this In
the same. according TO date Of
admission OF state represented.
chief uf staff OF the army; chief
o. operation OF the navy:
house Of representatives, rank
Ing among themselves aA acna-
tors did. charge d'nffalrcs. ma.
Jor generals and rear admirais:
counaciors, military and naval
attaches; the solicitor general:
first foreign secretaries. under.
EFcrctnrleH. ctc. etc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
ny RuTuFINNrY

WTAsHfNGToS. Jan. 49,
w Washington. you win re.
member. IL capital OF the worlds
greatest democratic nation.
And that Is why. probably. you
must never. simply never. ask
an ambassador aud tho chief JUS
ticr TO the Same dinner: must
never seat n senator above the
speaker OF the house: must never
let a congressman from Okla.
homa walk in TO dinner ahead OF
a congressman from Maine.
II sou do. your guests win
never come again.
All OF which il society" IN
this great democratic capital.
So ironelad arc the rules Of
precedence and procedure that
social secretaries are necessity:
a manual telling Just what TO do
has recently been printed. and
the state department has Charles
J. Cooke. officer In charge OF
ccremonials." whose duty Il IL TO
wise all guest lists for the more
important fuuctlouB
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
LEN, THE OFFICE BOY,
WRITES AN EDITORIAL

WE'VE noticed n rather
W panied cxpresalon on tho
usualIy rollickIng and cnro,free
countcnanco OF Leonard. the
office boy. for the past couple
Of days. and II grleyed US.
SO We asked him yesterday
what secret cross he was bear.
Ing. wo inquired whether
there wasn't something we could
do TO help.
YES" said Leonard. "thero
is. am going to write nm
editorial. and I'd like TO see IL
printed"
We sighed in relief. For We
had feared that perhaps we
might be on tho verge Of losing
one Of our best copychaserb.
"All right. Leonard" We said.
'1f IT'S worth printing wen
print H."
And hero IL Is. folks. just as
Leonard wrote II.
II may be the last one you
read by the office boy. We
have "a bunch. after reading
this. that the next may be by
Leonard. the reporter. What do
you think?
~ - a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
Frieda's Follies

SOME women are iucisler than
others.
AT LEAST in matrimony.
HAVE been at the game
LONG enough.
THIS WOMAN married the son
AND THEN the father.
A WIDOW with n child. too.
OLD ENOUGH 10 know better.
| PATTED tho head Of the little
fellow.
TIE ROOM was filled with friend.
~ enemieA
WHAT ARE you going 10 call
YOUR NhW papa" said nalvoiy,
PAW OR grandpaw7"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
Dispels Criticism

MO happening in recent years will tend more to
confidence in the responsiveness to the wishes
Of the people of the federal courts than the recent de-
cson here in the telephone rate by Federal Judge
f. T.. Cushman.
The history of telephone litigation between company
and communities turnout the nation has been of
cessve victories for the telephone monopoly Even the
phone company has boosted of this in literature adverts
ing new bond issues.
Judge Cushman, employee of the telephone company
before his elevation to the BENCH rendered opinion
that has met with approval of the lay public well
with lawyers of the state who well versed in the
legal angles of the
Much criticism attached to Judge Cushman several
months ago when he granted the phone company in
junction preventing interference by the state department
of public works in a contemplated rate jump
But his ruling this week. dismissing the phone COM
pany's action has dispeled much of that criticism.
The way for Judge Cushmans ruling paved
largely by the clear method in which Corporation Council
Kennedy and Assistant Attorney General Clifford pre-
sented the
excepted American municipalities living beyond
incomes reports Cities quite likely to follow
tbee aniuIes he their reside
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
A Seattle Opportunity

THE annual show of the Puget Sound Poultry asso-
/ ciation IL Tho Farmers Market building, calls at
tention once more to the ideal conditions of the Sound
country for poultry raising.
Excellent work has been done to help the industry by
various lumber companies who have turned their logged
off lands to egg production Good progress in improv
ing breeds Increasing production and stabzng the in
dnstry is reported by the poultry association
If you have friend in the East, with little capital
and the knack of raising chickens tell him about the OPP
portunties near Seattle There is plenty of room for
more egg producers and with little horse sense failure
is almost impossible growing market is here The
demand, at present, is greater than the supply
"oh Hela said King George he slammed the palace door ana
slipped o
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
EVERY PERSON IN
CAPITAL Is RANKED

The social manual. written by
Anne Squire. a Washington no.
cinl secretary. IL an amazing
document. Every person in Off.
cial Washington has his or her
immutable rank al binding as
Hindu caste. a man and won.
mn moving In the same circles
may find themselves next 10 each
other at every dinner Of tho sea.
son! How they must loathe each
others conversation At the end.
In case your husband plans TO
run for congress in tho near ia.
turc, study this list. 1t'n tho way
you seat them. Vice president:
either an ambassador or the chief
justice. but don't ask them both
nj once because each claims rank
over the other. and you'l have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
SMILES

The modern giri with cherry lips
and strawberry checks mus, be a
regular sundae FOR her aheik.
More good news for drug stores.
Boston doctor finds bobbed hair
turns gray quicker
Florence tAial man fell iie feet.
Hit on his head. WIN recover. Would
make fine politician.
News from far.off China. They
shot a train bandit. China Is such
an old.faahioned country.
Boo,ieggers wiil enjoy learning
lazy Elnstcln. the New York dry
sleath. has had his rent raised.
Chicago burglars know their trade
They gagged n woman. No good
burglar wants 10 stop and talk.
An cx.engInecr is singing In Chi.
cago opera, probably having learned
IL from locomotive whistle.
Texas man admits he has three
wives. Dodging ono Is bad enough.
Imagine lodging three OF thcml
Camden On. J) boy went to school
drunk and whipped tho teacher.
That was powerful stuff.
Washington has started school
for auto drivers. ono for walkers IL
also needed very badly.
Trapshooting records for 1929
were tho best In history. but crap
shooters records wero not.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
HER SECOND

MY husband. BIN. ain't no saint"
said Mrs. Jones. hut I'll say this for
him. He's better than my first was
by long shot. Hes in Jail so much.
sou see. that practically all I can
earn ! have for my own use."-Ar.
gonaut.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
x LETTER From
AY KlUUh NIANIN
1921

Dear Folks
fire when the weather here ls cold.
pile the fuel higher-giye It all the thing will poke
1 shake till get aching back-bu still I
make It want to warm the shack. But tho the
weather chills me- quite forget II all. winter
weather thrills me when the begins falil
What m9fters tho tho furnace Of COAL
TO want to burn or all meager roll.
little really tragic when the ground white
always there Is the peaceful winter sight
gotten somber duty and troubles can't appu-tho
world Is full Of beauty when the begins
For deep within spirit never really dead: on
snowy days II call back slide And tho
we haven't any time coasng down a hill n we arc
worth a penny thrill And once again
the voice Winter call when begin to
glgen the begins fnll
Mruqae Maouu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04
A THOUGHT

we are but Of yesterday, and
know nothing, because our days
upon earth arc n shadow.-,Jos Wills.
CHoRT as life is, we make 1t stlli
~ shorter by the careless waste OF
tlme.--victor Hugo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04

trouble on your hands: other jus.
tees os the supreme court or
ministers. and here again sou
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04

American municipalities living beyond
bureau reports Cities quite likely TO follow
the example Sc by residents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04

The modern Kiri with cherry lips
and strawberry checks mus. be a
regular aundae for her ahcik.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-04

he slammed the palace door am
slipped o
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-19

You can get over lot of things
by thinking them over.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-19

new BOOKS AT
LOCAL LIBRARY

A number OF interesting and val
uable books haye been received Aqt
ethe El Centre Public Library during
This week. Tie list IS as follows;
Fiction
"'John Buruet of Barns, " by John
Buch Bachan, an historical novel,
the scene in the Rob Roy country in
the time Of the Stuarts.
''The Goal" by Paul Bourget.
The Coal is heredity and the author
has sought to solve the problem Of
Inheritance.
Creations by Grace LiYings-
ton Hill, gay springtimc romance,
"'When Geronimo Rode by f.
c. Hooker. A vivid story in an
army post during the last campaign
against the Apache Indians in Ari-
zona.
Nof-Fiction
'sWhv I Believe i'll Religion, - by
C. r. Brown,it deals with six broad
planks in the platform of religion.
'sThe World of II. G. Wells" by
Van Wyck Brooks, an interesting
study Of the work and personality
of this popular writer.
"Waltcr Camps Handbook on
Health, =" simple directions how to
get Health and how to keep it.
SO You re Going to Paris, by
Clara Laughlin, the author knows
Paris as few persons know it. Her
book will help travellers to save
time and steps and money and see a
amount for a minimum
expenditure of energy and hours.
''Ten Minute Plays by Pierre
Loving, we'll balanced collection
of short plays by foreign and Amer
lean dramatists.
eThe Ku Klux Klan," by j. M.
Mecklin, brief reliable account of
the history, causes, extent and ap-
peal of the Klan.
" All God s Chillun got Wings"
and "Welded, two new full
length plays by Eugene o NELL.
Musicians of Today" by Ro-
main ROLAND.