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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
FABLES ON HEALTH --
TEACHING bath HABIT"

THE scene presented In tho Mann
J. household when tho "nock.and.
cars" washing ceremony was por.
formed WINS not materially different
from that 60 be found wherever
lusty luneed youngsters romped.
Tho appearance Of n rag and brush
was invariably tho signal for wills
and wriggiing
Yet tho lesson Of cleanliness must
DO taught.
ParcntH ahould make every effort
to educate tho children into enjoy.
ing their bath. A difficult and fro.
qucntly unsuccessful task Ia this
oftlmcs when n boy In his teens IL
being dealt with.
Regular bathing times can bo as.
ISOLATED with games In somo casos,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

TUE STAR recently carried a
J. story from tho Friends OF
Educational Freedom" telling
why that organization waa
formed to fight initiative school
bill No. %. which provides that
all children mus; attend public
schools az certain hours and Up
20 certain grades.
John A. Jeffrey. chairman OF
the Washington Good Govern
msnt League. sponsoring the bill.
writes Tho Star now, giving the
leagues argunenis
Believing that tho public "a IN.
tsrestsd In any questions that AZ
feet It's schools. The Star 10
printing thu Jeffrey letter
1t n not true. as asserted By
the Friends Of Educational Free.
dom. that No. 40 70 proposed for
tho destruction OF private and
individual liberty IN attempting
70 take from parents their funda
mental and inalisnablo right 20
send their children 20 such
schools az they may choose
"No. 20 says nothing abou,
any school. church. tax. religious
or parental right. II requires only
tho time OF tho children between
tho ages OF seven and sixteen
years during school hours. they
may so whore they please AZ any
and ali other hours.
There IN no fundamental and
inalienablo right or any other
right OK parents TO send their
children 10 such schools as they
themselves may choose.
mo citizen has any right or
privilege contrary 20 the viii OF
tho state as expressed thru tho
exercise OF It's police power for
tho public good. The state may
compel all of VS. 10 build side.
walks. pavoments, sewers. roads
or bridges. 20 keep the weeds off
OF our vacant lots and TO do all
things considered necessary for
the public health. safety or wei
fare regardless OF what we may
think about Il.
The state may take all our
property for It's defense in time
Of war provided tho taxes arc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

CHoRN Of tho state income tax feature. the 40
- min tax limit ban which hsfore the lsgis-
laturs last season viii probably 50 on the ballot
this fan a. an initiative measure.
Real estate men u the state hack o. an In
tenrlyc drive 20 obtain the necessary number q
siEncra 20 the petitions for the measure, which Il
known az Initiative Measure No 90
The han a. Il Is being Initiated provides that ne
total tax levy 20 be assessed against property shall
not exceed 40 mills No provision u made 20 make
up the difference between the amount now RAISED
By present tar lsyies and what would be raised
with but 40 mills. The matter r. left 70 the neat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
What the School Bill Defenders Say

They cay tho circulation Of ihiA
hili win arouse religious feeling.
malice. prejudice and ~ VIII
among the people OF our state,
WHY
This IL a school bill. non.
political and non.sec,arian. IA
friends have no malice. prcju
dice or ~ viii against anybody.
II ia enemies have. they should
20 home and learn better spirit
Of ol,lxcnahip and Christianity.
III Tho Oregon decision coy.
cred every possible point that
could b. raised In that state. In
our own state or any other state
may wo ask that some OF the op.
ponen,s OF No. - show US what
az least ono OF tho points is1
THE 18th Amendment 20 the
Constitution OF the United States
guarantees the equal protection
Of tho law. tho integrity OF con.
tractn and that no one shall be
deprived OF life. liberty and prop.
erty without due process 81 law.
There is not a word in the school
law No. 90 contrary 20 tho equal
rights Of everybody In our state.
'-The fact that tho private and
parochiRt schools can not have
tho children between The ages OF
seven years and ie years dur.
ing school hours and during the
time necessary 10 complete tho
eight grammar grades. as pro
vidod IN tho school law. docs not
prevent such special schools from
having any OF the children, or all
OF them. at all other hours
What right has any citizen
or person 20 object TO the states
requiring tho education OF all
children for from four TO five
hourB per day. This Is all the
proposed bin provides.
JOHN A. JEFFREY.
Chairman. Good Government
League"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

A 60 per cent vote ~ the voters n any frnaol
district authorize tho issuancc n bonds for
that school district thus eliminating The possibility
81 inadequate school service. should the iemu
limit not raiss sufficient money.
Haektfs q ms BAH viii NOT urge TIE neat ifEir
iature 20 fats an income tax Law ~ make up the
amount u money that will be- needed besides thar
raised by the 30 min lew. Il h said.
Several other tHE plans arc tuEEtatod one ia a
sewerage faN for timber. n a suggested that
Timber cut
me argument Tor this tax L. that The tlmbermen
are taking or the tax rolls thousands of dollars o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

but Il is preferable that tho young.
sters DO taught TO enjoy tho bath for
It's own sake.
If. MS n little fodder tho baby Is
taught TO love clean body tho task
will DO made easier In later years.
Many parents wait too long before
beginning the cleanliness education,
When grown.ups themselves look
upon tho skin ms n nero covering
for the body. what can be expected
OF youngsters? The skin Is an Inn
portnnt organ, and not n moro GOV.
cring.
a clean skin carries off waste mat.
tor and daily bath nids in tho health
OF tho skin.
Got the growing children In the
bntu habit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
Business and Profits

DEING in business for yourself is not all it's cracked
ID up to be-" There 1,425000 stores in America
That's store for every rs people, which isn't much In the
way of customers Of course this includes all sorts of
stores and customer trades in various kinds Of shops
food clothing books, etc. But at that the retail
merchandising field is very overcrowded. It's lucky
grocery that feeds more than so or rs families.
Out of what looks like profits at first glance,
rent clerk hire lighting, heating and other expenses
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
New Machines Harness Sun;
Get $4,000 Degrees of Heat

BY A. II. FREDERICK
GAN FRANCISCO.
- May %. - Old Sol
may be turning the
wheels of industry one
Of these days.
Marcel Moreau. San
Franciscan. has invented
three machines obtaining
their power from the
suns rays, which. he
says. will:
Produce a tempera-
ture Of $1,000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Furnish power so long
as the sun shines.
Genera ate electricity
and store II in storage
batteries.
Moreau mas his three
machines completed and
in operation. They are
nicely balanced combin-
ations of mirrors and
magnifying glasses.
In his heat machine
he has seen diamonds
bubble and disappear in
gaseous form. Carbon,
which is fluid ut 6l0 de-
grees. has melted with a
fraction Of the power his
heat machine developed.
He believes he can dou-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

nesslon % me legislature should the ldu pass
when tho measure came before tis houro AZ the
aai assslon of ths legislature q provided that the
amount needed Tor governmental expenses above
that raised By mo s9mil logy should b. raitsd
hy a state income tax han
II vas the income Tax feature that spelled DE-
feat for tho measure
According 90 the terms ~ the hli ths 20 mills
10 20 h. divided follows
For state purposes mills
For county purposss-io mills
For school purpossa-io mile
For cities aud towns-ii mills
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
Caught

THE Inheritance tax put into effect to raise
i enue and to curb the concentration of too much
wealth in few families. We the road where
100 fewer families eventually would own 95 per cent
of the United States
Cunning lawyers showed rich clients how to eyade the
inheritance tax by giving part Of their wealth to their
children before fathers death. This lodging would be
effectively and properly checked by the amendment to
the tax law, proposed by Senator Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts He would tax gifts increasingly up to SO per
cent on those Of more than five million dollars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
What Is the 4o-Nl Tax Levy Fight About This Tells Yor

tlrabis property even gear me hue ara -ly
from every direction seems % b. 30 stop taking
property from fhs rolls. gei there a. 10 aEsucl
thar removes much ne timber Interests.
u 81 estimated mar the bon VIII GET gI.c51
aEuera in Seattle N d simple measure ana
enc readily undfrstooa 81 me home owner. Psft
ton rifcuatora zag the sgnsTs first reaction Il tst
b. sees an immediate reduction Ia his property
iaE and o. willing 20 take a chance on me reds
frlbuuon % taHatipn
Thn bii would cut The property tar IN Seattle
aimcaf hair and boz Crave Hnrb9T county two ana
one hair times. n a ths aim q TIE hil % make
W ths difference from prsssnt untaEed sources
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
Roads

LIE WALKS across the continent in 100 days-Harold
II L. Mackay. hiking from Los Angeles to Boston.
Made the trip on bet and beat the time limit by ii
DAYS Good roads made it possible Fifty years ago the
trip would have been next to impossible except by man
with an iron constitution and the ability to shoot straight
and fast Roads are good now. but the trip today
is no Job for a weaking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
Trucks for Railroads

THE first big railroad to couple its rail service with
extensive motor truck system is the New York Cen
trail II already using trucks for package freight and
rapidly increasing the mileage.
former generation Of railroad would have fought
motor truck competition by trying to strange II. People
are wiser now They keep the old and adopt the new,
using both Steam railroads already inadequate for
transportation needs Before long progressive railroads
win be establishing airplane routes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
It's Our Choice

THE death rate lately is quite bit higher than year
/ ago. An average of 1900 Americans day arc
passing on into the Hereafter.
As they exit from one side Of the stage OF life
born babies arrive to take their places It's the
show generation after generation. The actors and
scenery change but the plot
Whether life is a tragedy comedy depends largely
on our mental attitude The choice Of being happy
unhappy is up to us.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23
Artificial Silk

a RTIFICIAL silk-"rnade from wood" to use very
"A rough descriptions making rapid gains In year
it's production has increased by half.
IL the boil weev gets beyond control some one prob
ably will discover how to produce cotton alphabetically
We live in an artificial age. People no longer laugh at
"suIostittItes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

bic the $1,000 degrees
generated by this device
by further application of
his principles.
While NJ au has
many problems to work
out, he foresees the time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-23

when power plants oper-
ated by the suns rays
viii be established in dis
tricts having high tenn
peratures to furnish
power to entire groups
Of states.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
JAIL OvERCROWDlNG
REMEDY PROPOSED
Prison Labor Society Official
Would Remove Men to Lorton
and Occoquan.
10Th CENTURY CLUB ACTS
Names Committee to Probe Condi-
tions After Address.

Conditions at the District Jail, due
to overcrowding. can be alleviated
through the transfer of prisoners to
Lorton and Occoquan and other ad-
ministrative changes, oliver Hoyem,
representative of the American Pris-
on Labor Society, told members of
the civic section of the Twentieth
Century Club at a meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Woman's City Club.
There are 13l prisoners in the Dis
trict jail serving straight Jail sem
tenccs who should be kept at Lor-
ton or Occoquau. Mr.. Hoyem pointed
out. There also are twenty-five pris-
to federal institutions, but who will
probably remain there at least a
month longer until the number
reaches thirty. 1t has been the prac-
tice. he said. to ship the federal
prisoners to Atlanta in groups of
thirty.
Fcur i'm Cell for Two.
As IL result of the overcrowding at
the jail. he explained. four prisoners
are confined in cells originally built
for two He also pictured other un-
desirable conditions existing at the
Jail.
So impressed was the section with
Mr.. Hoyem's talk, that committee
was appointed to investigate condi-
tons at the Jail with view to aid
ing i'll remedying the situation. Mrs,
l., A. Bauer was named chairman Of
the committee.
Mrs Gilbert :. Grosvenor announced
Il series of card parties for the bene-
fit of the Juvenile Protective Society.
Ballots on the Box peace plan were
distributed to the members.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
The Gun

l said to Robert Ginseng Bum, a
youth of fair renown, It's foolish
ness to pack gun. as you weave
through the town. "Oh, gaffer,
these be parlous times" the goodly
youth replied, land goddess men, in
tent on crimes, pervade the country
side. To me it. seems there is no
sense in handing out the mon with
out try at self defense, and so |
pack a gun" Far better dig I'D
fifty cents than ply a gum" said | /;
far better yield to strong-arm gents
than make the bullets fly. You can
not say whom you will kill when
once you start to shoot: with slugs
and buckshot you may fill some in
nocent galoot.' One night some
roughnecks bade him stop and dig
the good long green, and Robert
fired and shot cop who hurried to
the scene. Now ruined is his use
ful life, and he abides in Jail, and
have heard his heartsick wife put
up bitter wall. Remorse, like some
old taunting hag. is with him, face
to face. as YEARLY the long hours
drag, in sorrow and disgrace. Men
say he'll be acquitted when his case
is tried in court; he'll not be SEN
fenced to the pen or made the
hangman's sport. But life will al
ways spell despair to Robert
Ginseng Bum; how much of grief,
how much OF care, from carrying a
gun
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
HARDING MEMORIAL
GIFTS SLOW HERE
Col. Miller Reports That Wash.
ington People Are Making
Few Subscriptions.

Col. Thomas W. Miller, alien prop
erty custodian and chairman of the
local Harding memorial campaign.
declares that citizens of the District of
Columbia are in general responding
slowly to the drive
There has been a gratifying re-
sponse from the government depart
ments and from many of the civic
and fraternal organizations of the
city" he said, but subscriptions from
the public at large have been disap-
pointingly few.
y The headquarters of the Harding
Memorial Association at1414 + street
northwest are open every day to re-
ccivc contributions. CoT Miller stat
ed. "aud in addition individual contri-
buttons may be made through any of
the banks of the city.
Contributions may be sent in to
headquarters by mail or they may be
delivered in person.
desire to aid the memorial move
ment." continued the 1@Washington
chairman, but many people who
fully intend to give have not made
the actual contribution. In behalf of
those persons who are giving large
part of their time to help make the
movement a success / would like to
see these contributions come in at the
donors earliest convenience"
Among recent contributions re-
ceived from local organizations is one
of S25 from the American Women's
Legion, 2704 Ontario road.
Henry II. Wright, chief clerk of
the government printing Office, has
reported the subscription of over $500
by officials and employees. of that de-
partment.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
ToDAY's. ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL+George Whites Scan
dals,". revue at SEQ pm.
POLrs-John Barrymore, in "Ham-
let" at p.mzex a
BELAsCO-Jane Cowl, in Cleo
patra," at $3.50 pm.
PRESIDENT-Wash Theater
Guild. in Scandal at $50 pm.
RAMS HEAD PLAYERs--132SR R
18th street, "Paolo and Frncesca," at
$3.50 pm.
KEITH'S-Lionel Atwill, vaude-
vile, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
COSMOS Raymond's Bohemians.
vaudeville and pictures, continuous
show from l to II pm.
STRAND-'The Piano Movers and
the Actress vaudeville and pictures
at 2:45. $50 and $40 pm.
GAYETY-stcp On It," burlesquc,
at 2:15 and S:f5 pm.
RIALTO - The Rendezvous" at
1880 am, 1886 $3.50, $50. 1880 and
$50 pm.
METROPOBITAN-" Youth" "
with Colleen Moore, at 11i15 am, 10,
S:2o. SIS, 1:25 and s:S5 pm.
PALACE-"'The Man Whom Life
Passed By" at. II: rs am, 1:25, $3.50,
5;35, 1880 and $40 pm.
COLUMBIA-Mae Murray, in Fash :
ion Row" (second. week.. at 1l:o5
am. :05, 3:15, 5:15, T:l5 and $3.50 pm.
'hittle Old New York" at $3.50, 1:3O
and $3.50 pm.
CENTRAL-"The Courtship of Myles
StandiSh, at 11:25 ana, LES, 3:25,
5:3o, 1885 and 1925 pm.
CRANDALL'S-"A Dangerous Ad-
venture" at IL am, !, 3, 5, Z and 8
pm.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
NEW CLASSES TO START.
Will Open at Dunbar Night School
With New Semester.

New classes in shorthand, bookkeep-
ing. commercial arithmetic. algebra.
chemistry. English and Spanish. will
be organized at the Dunbar Night
School at the beginning of the second
semester. February l, il was an
nounced today by Garnet c. Wilkinson,
assistant superintendent in charge of
coiored schools. Elementary subjects
from the first through the eighth
grade also will be offered.
Persons not already enrolled who
wish to enter, Mr.. Wilkinson said,
must enroll on one of the school nights
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from January II to 81. Registration
hours are from to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
SPECIALS ON RAZORS AND BLADES

Brownie Gillette, with 1Sc
blades, in case ........ Nv
Gem De Luxe Safety Ra- 1Ec
zor, in case, with blade, NV
Durham Duplex Safety Razor,
with red morocco case, 1E~
stropper and blades. NV
Only 1 Razor to Customer
Gillette Blades. kkc
dozen
Evening star., 1924-01-11

Headaches from Slight Colds.
Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve
the Headache by curing the Cold. tonic
laxative and germ destroyer The box bears
the signature Of E. W. Grove. 3Oc.-Adver-
4
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
ssAir Farming Latest
of New Farm Methods

CHICAGO.-"Air farming" accord
ing to the Research Department Of the
National Association Of Farm Equip.
ment Manufacturers, is giving farm
implement makers more problems of
designing and inventing new and fast
er operating tools than any other de-
velopment of farming at the present
time.
United States farmers are not wait.
ing for the politicians at Washington
to solve their nitrate problems at
Muscle Shoals in order to cut down
the cost of bringing nitrates from
Chile or Alsace Lorraine. They are
growing clovers, alfalfas, field peas
and soy beans, the Research Depart.
ment finds. These hays and pastures
are known as legumes because they
take nitrogen from the air and store
1t on the nodules of their roots.
Agricultural colleges and county
agents have been pointing out the
effectiveness of these crops In their
crop rotation systems for solving the
nitrogen problem while furnishing
valuable feeds for their livestock.
Many states and counties have dou-
bled and trebled their use of one or
more Of these crops in single year
since the war, and the increase of
all of them have been phenomenal
Soy beans in particular has been call.
ing for new harvesting and threshing
machinery and screens. Hence man.
ufacturers have been busily working
out the most efficient handling of
these crops for hay or seed.
More speed has been demanded also
in handling these crops to get the
greatest value from them as feed. The
alfalfas must be cut two to five times
in single season and their leaves
must be saved to get the very valu
able feed that Is rated by experiment
stations equal to bran. Tractors are
being hitched to two or more NOV
ers and to wider cutting machines
More units of side delivery rakes ant
hay leaders are being pulled by trac
tors to speed the hay harvest and in
sure highest value OF hay.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
Research Worth
Many Millions

URBANA, Ill.-How many millions
OF dollars, or hundreds Of millions, Is
the value that may be derived from
research and investigational work
carried on by great state universities?
one department alone at the Uni
versity of Illinois has made discover.
les and improvements which, If they
were adopted on all the farms of Hi
nos to which they are applicable,
would add many, many millions of
dollars per year to the value of agri-
cultural products produced. This
would be true If existing prices could
be kept.
And that Is only one department of
the many that go to make up the uni
versity's agricultural experiment sta
ton. There are other departments
that do perhaps as much in agricul
ture, and certainly in the engineering
station Of this universit similar
great work is being done How many
millions, then, Is this great educa.
tional institution returning to the
| wealth of the state? How many mil
lions are other great institutions con
tributing? 1t is a question that can
be answered only Indirectly.
The manner in which the estimate
was made of the department referred
to above was related in an address by
President David Kinley of Illinois:
Our soil survey in Illinois was un.
dertaken 20 years ago. Chemical an.
alysis showed that peat soils lacked
in potassium, and that potassium in.
creased corn yields on such soil by
an average Of % bushels to the acre
Allowing for the cropping of one.
fourth of the 100000 acres of peat in
the state, the increased crop would
be $4,000 bushels, worth $455 900
The cost Of improvement would be ap-
proximately 100000, leaving net
$250,000, says the department report
computed in similar way would
show for the increased output of corn
wheat and oats, IL all the land put
into these grains were treated in the
improved way, net increased value
Of $22,OO0,0OO.
by analyses like these the depart
ment has built up its estimate.
GAS further illustration, our depart
ment of horticulture, with reference
to certain experiments, says: These
experiments indicate clearly that at
a cost of SIS per acre for labor, fer
tilizers, or other equivalent care, the
general yield of peach trees in the
bushels per acre Further: 1T was
shown that an experiment on the fer
! tilization of apple trees in CONNER
cial orchard at Neoga, in a s"'l rep
resentative of the fertility Of most OF
the apple soils Of the state, had
shown an increase Of 81 barrels per
acre as a result OF the best treat
ments. The results Of the 1921 and
1922 crops increased this difference to
at least 80 barrels per acre
Similar illustrations might be CIV
en- in dairy manufacturers, norlcul-
tdre, animal husbandry and other
lines of our agricultural work" Pres
ident Kinley said.