davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
Be Square!

JKTILLIAM BYRON FoRBUSH has recently published
wv new book Ii is little SScent affair, but II is
Of the most significant and pregnant publications oil
this modern moment
The theme and plot Of the book is dishonesty and Its
price It's moral is its title, BE Square
Stock frauds land frauds and confidence games cost
US each year Mr. ForbuSh shows 200009OO0O, burglary
and theft S5250O0000, embezzlement and Declarations
Sl250000OO graft and ooting OF public domain SZOoVOO
000 fraudulent bankruptcy and credit swindes SlOOOoo
000 bad debts owing merchants Sl50OOOOOO forgery
and worthless checks 100000 piracy and seaport
robbers S75,00O00 grand gloomy total OF SS3oo-
100000.
Add TO this the $4,000 600 900 we pay for police courts
as prisons etc. and we know that dishonesty costs US
SS300000O00 year. sufficient to pay the current
expenses of any three ACKNOWLEDGMENT 20 thoroy
educate every child in the country.
Appalling figures but they do not tell the whole story
even at that. Dishonesty is increasing
Before the war the insurance companies estimated that
there were three burgares fire. today there are
In 10 years the ratio of automobile theiS TO the
total valuation has increased over five times.
Surety companies today paying six times as much
for entertainments and ~ times as much for burgares
true 10 years ago.
And think of the worthless goods Sold the thousands
of articles lost and found that returned the
cheating in examinations at schools and colleges the vast
vast number of petty receptions that pracced in all
the walks Of life and which are not tabuatedl
Depressing? Yes Depressing enough to invite reaction
Ito challenge and women and children 10 revolt
and battle for right
Back of every offense shortcoming, crime or ALL
there are human beings Aftermath of war" movies,
prohibition and all the other stock explanations for evil
movements and conditions are piffle.
They resorts, not causes. There is sorrow of
course and charity, but there mitigation for dis
honesty, no extenuaton for being cheat.
The easiest most natural and very finest to all
the demands and problems of fe-the that best
meets all moral questions of humanityis, BE Square"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
) Questions )
+. AnSWered +.

Q. what is tho food value OF far
iuRr
A. 1885 eaiorsct per pound.
Q. what is Baby Pegsys ad-
drcssg
A. care UnlrersaI Pictures Cor
porasioH. 1900 BroGdloay. Neio York
city.
Q. what causes electric light bulbs
TO turn white inside7
A. AIR IN the bulb yiH hate this
effect.
Q. What causes wilt in a tomato
plant7
4. bacteria iohich clog tho ,oater
channels Of the plant. The only
thing 10 do 10 10 pull up the IN
fecied plants and burn them 10
preucnt tho spread Of the infec-
ton. There Is no remedy
Q. When did the HuEuenots OF
France suffer the complete loss OF
their political powcr7
"a. During the reign OF Louis
XIII. Of France. isicn Cardinal
RicheIicu eas prime minister. The
siege and capture OF La Rochelle.
the stronghold Of the Huonenots.
reduced them 10 snbmission, after
a gallant resistance Of more than q
vedr-f6ss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08

WAsillNGToN Aug s-Ths
w port ~ missing men" % b,
INK sought b. the war depart
ment 10 an effort 10 deliver 10
medals Tor heroiEm. won during
the world war, which EtiIl remain
unclaimed.
Ten u the men. 90 FAR as the
war department knows. arc still
alive. tho other three are dead.
Hut months of searching turnout
the United States has failed 10
locate either those who are living
or the relatives Of tho dead.
Between the lines IN their
crisp coldfact service records
that rep0se in the army'H nr.
chiych here, one may read thrill.
ing stories Of bravery. blood ana
sudden death
There's Private Floyd Cline Of
Company G. Seventh Infantry. last
heard from when discharged al
Crown. W. Va a distinguished
service cross awaits him for his
CALAMITY a. Ia Tuiierlo farm,
near n Charmed Under a heavy
fire. Private cline voluntarily
croHod s0o.yari open space 10
bring back "a wounded comrade.
An Italian Croco al guerra
awaits Corporal James O'Connor.
Company I. 18TH Infantry. last
heard from az Manyille. ~. J.
After his entire squad had been
killed or wounded near Iandfcs.
Corporal O'Connor continued tho
fight slngle.h handed and nilenced
a German machine gun nest by
killing three Of ~ men. Ho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08

exploits II keeping them con.
WINGED that loyalty TO him IL not
endanEcring tho aeif.intereht Of
any man There you have tho
whole secret Of the thing.
with his converted" one third.
Butler started his crurado
against vice Since tha frs, OF
the year. his men have made
1885 liquor raids. have seized 500
s,lIis and 10000 gallons Of alec.
hol. beer aud mash; and have
closed every one Of the ~ brew.
cries operating In tho city nix
months ago.
Where there were 81 disorder.
~ houses mldcd IN June Of last
year. there wcro % raided this
June under Butlcrn orders.
Where rs "apeakeahics" fell be.
fore tho law last June. there wcro
go casualties this corresponding
month. Those arc Just examples
from n long list.
win tho internal reform and
the yico crusade we'll under way.
Butler took his next step. reds.
trlciinE. which IN designed 10 al.
voreo his department from pollti.
cal control
Under the old plan. police dis.
tricts and wards had identical
boundaries. Ward leaders who
wished 20 help friend in trouble
had only 20 speak 70 their magla.
trRtc.
Now each police district IN.
oiudsa all or parts Of NJ least
three wards Thus there arc
many magistrates In a dlairic,
and an offending brother ia just
as apt--moro 10 IN fact--to be
taken before a magistrate who
hasn't tho silghtcHt interest IN
what tho ward colleagues Of the
accused man may think OF his
sentence.
Tho law giving Butler power
10 do this has been on tho statute
books since 1857. but this IN the
first time IL occurred TO anyone
&c enforce Il,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
Smoking Room
Stories

"T NEVER was much Of hand
L for running around sitter
folks" said the man in tho smoker
with the badge pinned under hts
coat. no that everyone would know
the he was sheriff or some other
high official. But como times when
a fellow gets so thirsty that he will
do anything for drink was
about 70 dry UP and my bootlcggcr
had not been around for. 10! these
many moons, 80 goes 70 tho telc.
phone and calls certain very pri.
vate number.
HclloF says after tho usual Is
minutes allotted to telephone call.
Is Mr.. Fillups Inn
'Surer was answered.
i would like to speak 10 him.
'Nuthln' doln'.'
But you said he was In
Well. he's in all right, but you
can't speak to him for five years. "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
BY RUTH FINNEY

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. S.
i Students OF human nature
who contend there is no such
thing as honest law enforcement
look with skcptlcisn upon tho
claim OF Gen. Smcdlcy Butler.
Philadelphia director OF public
safety. that no has 1000 police.
men who arc not taking hrlhca
and who arc actually enforcing
tho laws.
Butler has worked no amazing
conversions IN the rank and file
OF tho Philadelphia police force.
Nevertheless his men arc doing
what he tells them and this Is tho
way he accomplished u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
We're Stumped by This

A BSOLUTE honesty, integrity and safety are only
n found in Mexico City," says Samuel NJ. Vauclain
is one of the most moral law-abiding and safe cities
have visited in the last five years You can walk thru
the streets and you will find young men and even old
and boys carrying bags Of silver gold unattended
They carry their treasure without any guard, without
arnored vans"
This stumps us. The only possible explanation that
to is that the Mexcans may be too lazy to steal
the treasure But you imagine what would happen
under similar circumstances in any American city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
What Folks
Are Saying

". s. LEIDIC. president Bar
benz union. Chicago with hobs
ranging In price from 81 20 $50,
with the prospect u curling. mar.
ceiling and hhampooing. ana with
the barber having 10 90 90 school 20
learn how 70 DO H. We want more
money"
BERNARD SHAW. English au.
thor ''My idea u recreation 10 any.
thing except sport"
T. y BiDDLE, lawyer Philadel.
phin. I'm the nieeticH Of social con.
tact. London IS the teacher Of the
world"
DIR. EMIL REICH. historical
writer and lecturer. "a sentimental
and ,ffcminate desire FOR peace Il
tho forerunner Of a nations com.
plete extinction"
GOV. BAXTER. Maine. Il DO not
believe in parading our strength 70
the world or Ia calling attention 10
tho fact that the United States is
the most powerful nation"
AUSTEN LAKE. baseball writer.
Strange 20 say. IN this era Of high
priced minor league players. one sci.
dom. II ever. hears Of catching
phenomenon. Does this mean that
backstopping OF the kind made by
Johnny Killing. Archer. Brcsnahan
and others has given away before
tho mania for hard hi,ters?"
DIR. CLARENCE M'WILLIAAfs.
New York surgeon; qsucccssful gland
operations are myths. Sometimes
the transplanted organs take. but
they disappear in a few weeks"
MRS. ROBERT LA TOILETTE:
''rhe state OF the home depends very
much on the state Of the nation"
MABEL wILLABRANT. assistant
United States attorney general. I'VE
propose 70 make Smuggled liquor cost
80 much II can't be handled"
DELEGATE LAWSON, State Fed.
eruuon Of Labor. Minnesota: "If this
country IS attacked. don't care II
IL is capl,aliBtic or not. viii defend
H.. It's mine"
II. ADDINGTON BRUCE. psychol.
ogis;: Regular work must naturally
cease In the course Of years and
trouble results II there Is no hobby
10 fall back upon"
n. p. sTELLwAGoN. National
Bureau Casualty and Surety under.
writers: 1T might have a salutary
influence on automobile operation 81
automobile owners realized that
collective endcavor TO operate more
sanely and safely meant individual
reward In lower insurance rates"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08

Q. Has Owen Moore. Mary Pick
ford's divorced husband, remarked 2
A. Yes, he married Katherine
Perry, a Follios beauty.
Q. Where was Tom Moore, the
movie actor. born 2
A. In County Meath, ireland.
Q. Where did the Cherokee In
dams live?
A. Thcv originally occupied The
Appomdttop basin, Virginia. about
1888 they tccrc drtrcn thence to
the Cdroliuas and Georgia. tohcre
they formed a powerjm confcdoracv,
toith branches c1tcnding 10 Ken
tnckU and Tennessee. The Chcro-
KEGS Of pure aud mircd blood mdv
number perhaps 10000, residing IN
Oklahoma, besides Dhom some 100
more, bnotcn as me Eastern Bdhd,
reside on or adjoining rcscrua.
ton IN Western North Carolina.
Q. What can be sprayed on cows
TO keep away flies2
a. The tollowin0 formula has been
used Nth some success; on pf tar,
10 parts; cottonsccd oil. 10 parts :
paratHn oil. so parts 7his Is mircd
and sprayed ON The animals. n
should be rcnctccd after tcV
hours.
DIN what year wnD the first con-
grossional campaign committee 10
help elect congressman organized
a. IN 1850 bv The cpubiio ca n
members Of congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08

You can get an answer to any
l. question OF fact or informa-
ton by writing Tho Question
Editor, 1922 New York ave.
Washington, d. c.. and enclosing
two cents in loose stamps for 70
ply. No medical. legal or marital
advice. Personal replies. conf
Dental. All letters must be
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08

muscles that support the arch.
Faulty stndng and walking can
easily turn weak feet into flat feet.
"a good exercise for strengthening
the leg muscles is to rise upon the
toes from Is to 80 times each morn.
ing
People who toe out place
greator strain upon the arches OF
thlr feet than those who toe In.
Persons who continuously too out
should try just as pcrsistently to too
In and, in addition to the exercises,
will soon be greatly benefited"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
Help for Poor a uthorS

A TTENTIoN of Mr.. Box, Mr. Ford, the Pulitzer COM
mttee and others with prize money to promote popu
lar enterprise is called to the fact that Paris has society
which awards prize for the worst book of the year
At first thought, it would appear that the author of
the worst book would for libel Not however The
public has been thoroly fooled on the best book"
that it would buy and buy the book auhortatvey desg
mated the worst prompted by curiosity and strong
desire to possess book than had hitherto been
produced. In short the worst book would become the
best seller, filling its authors purse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
13 War Medals Wait Claimants;
US. Searches for Missing Heroes
BY ROBERT TALLEY

Eaulzse his platoon under heavy
FIRE and led % forward iu q sue
c-seful attack on a maehine
sun neat, killing or capturing -
crew.
a French Crolx De Guerrs
with "a guilt star r. held for COR
p0ral John X. Irons. company
X. Iith Infantry. last heard from
al steubsnulle. Ohio. Alfho
wounded near the Bots De -.
Claude. be continued IN the ad'
vince all day without medical a.
tenfion except bis own nrataid.
Decorations also await Fri-
waite Harry Carlin Of base hos
piial No. 30. last heard from IN
Detroit. Private Charles Cartona,
company ]. Second Infantry. va
ierbury. Conn. Capt peter
Dohcs. ambulance service. New
York. Private Emmst =. Luns.
ford, company A. 5ist infantry
ClaTemore. Okla. capt. Clayton
r. Pollan. ambulance service. r.
Smith. Ark
An Italian medal IL held for
Sergeant Chester r. West, com
pany >. ss3rd infantry, wn. Was
awarded the Congressional siedal
Of Honor before his discharge a.
Flrebaugh, Cal. In the Boise De
Cheppy, Sergeant West single.
handed attacked two machine
guns. killed two men and one o..
foer and put the nest out Of
commission
More thrilling still are the
deeds Of the three men who were
killed IN action and for whom
posthumous awards Of the DIS
tinguished Service Cross were
made.
First Sergeant Edward G.. Aia.
son. company ID. 55th infantry.
won his badge Of courage At
Jauiny. the day before the ar.
mistice was signed In the teeth
OF a deadly barrage. Sergeant
Mason walked up and down his
company sector. caring for the
wounded and encouraging his
men on. lie started toward two
other wounded men who were
crying for water-and a bullet
got him. Mason came from To
ledo. Ohio.
Private Frank Arkman. com
pany l., 505th infantry, and three
soldiers advanced in the face Of
heavy machine gun fire and gre
nades and brought back five
seriously wounded men 10 a first
aid station. Later he was killed.
Arkman enlisted from Belling-
ham. MINI.
The brief war department rec
ord. itself. tells you the story
OF Sergeant Carl Carter. com
pany a. seventh infantry,
Fresno. Cal. who went west" in
Belleau Wood. You'll find this in
the citation Of w. d. General
Orders No. 1s.
Sergeant Carter fearlessly led
his platoon in an attack until
shot down By machine gun bull
let. after which he arose 10 his
feet and urged his men onward
and then plunged forward, dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
$4,000 Million Dollars

ITTALL STREET JOURNAL estimates that 90 900 mil
wv lion dollars are on deposit in American banks.
That is figure almost beyond human imagination.
And yet it's only about $3.50 for every man, woman
and child in the United States.
None Of has than faint conception Of the
size, wealth and potential powers Of country United
States represents something greater than the brain
grasp Devoting whole lifetime to travel and inspec-
ton, you'd wind up having only tiny fraction of
the whole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
SMILES

An auto speeder discovers his mis-.
take by accident.
The failure waits for business TO
pick up while the success gets out
and picks II up.
Nelghbors should remember small
boys are no more n nuisance to them
than they arc TO small boys.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
How General Butler Is Kidding
Philadelphia of Booze and Vice

when he took office last Jsnu.
airy he gave orders for clean.
up" The men thought he meant
4 10 just the extent all his pro.
deorssors had meant u. They
were wrong.
when no results wero forth.
coming. Butler denoted men and
shifted their beats stu they
didn't obey him because they
figured u he didn't mean u. they
would get IN trouble. and II no
did mean what he nald, hs
couldn't possibly last LONG. end u
was wlsest 10 stand in with those
who always had been bosses and
who would be pgain.
Finally no denoted police
lieutenant who was one Of Con.
gresham Wares closest bench.
men. The man boasted no would
DO back In a day or two. But
nothing Of the sort happened.
Then some Of tho men In tho
department began 10 believe But
ler might survive. after ali. II
appeared 10 them "A wise thing
10 obey this now leader. Gradu.
ally about third OF tho police
force began 20 feel that way about
lt and carried out Buffers ord.
era,
This onc-,hlrd Is the backbone
OF Buffers force. Tho other two.
thirds OF the men nrc kept NOV.
inE rapidly from beat TO bea, un.
I'll they shall become converted.
going at such rate that they
have no time 60 establish conuec.
tons and find neat and easy
sources from which TO enhance
their incomes. Butler on nightly
surprise ROUNDS" IL watching
the whole crowd, and by his new
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
BY ROBERT TALLEY

then carried three u DIS fallen
comrades % safety
A u. IS. O. awaits Sergeant
Luther Rhul. company r. 18Th
infantry. aut heard from m Sic.
Alcatcr. Oklahoma a. Fieyl.if.
after Die commanding officer had
been killed. Sergeant Huhl re.or.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
: FABLES ON HEALTH
LEARN HOW TO WALK

VA1ELL. now that you have
w learned how to carry your.
self, the next hting you need TO
know is how TO walk. meanby that
how TO use your feet" said MIR.
Mann's physical director.
once you have managed TO get
a well poised body, YOU want to be
sure Of well directed feet.
Such troubles as weak foot and
flat foot are more prevalent among
women that men, II isn't altogether
the arch. ns many think. but gen.
ernl weakened condition Of tho leg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
x LETTER From
AV RIDGE MANN
Auous, 8. 1871

August 8. 1921
Dcs- Folks:
Back to The corner come again. nov that wc'rc
ceased to roam out NTH the uetcs for tohle and
hcn-bocb In the old. old homet Back In the page
where Ike 10 be; back uth The features / Ike to
seej here 10 coser place for mc--back In The old,
cd homei
out IN the Uord often stay. mcshcd IN
vs. joDs and cares. out IN the World. but nt close
Of daD-corncrs and cor charsi Corners IN rooms
where The lights arc iowj tohcrc hearts may
be made TO gloW; these the happicst thnos nc
knoic--corHcrs and cosD chairsi
Tho MAY stray tW pc're gray and DID, taking
tchat Fortune sends happy is he ,oho can nitcaus
hold IN hearts Of friends: Corners In hearts
hare lorcd and bnoun; corners tohcro tricndship
has Hired and Drotohj these the statiicst una
oion-cornorS In hearts Of triendSi
Mru7e q, Maosn>
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
Alchemy

bankers bit worried about the German engineer
ID who is believed to have discovered how quick
pound but it is not impossible that the cost could be
reduced to a matter of cents.
Gold is worth 1891 pound quicksilver less than 81
pound. You picture German chemist taking tons of
mercury magcally turning it into gold and paying the
indemnity in lump. This in not impossible" as the
airplane was so years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08
A Thought

The wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth; but the righteous are bold as
n Hon.-Proy. xxviii.l.
DIGIT is the eternal sun; tbs
II world cannot delay its coming.
wendell Phillips.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-08

Editors Notet TIL. H. the Sec
ond Of three articles by Ruth
finncy. on the effect Of Gen.
smediry Duticr, of the marines.
60 clean up Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-09
Planned to Sell
Starch for Dope
Officers Believe

Bartini Domenico, who was arrest,
ed by Officer Schlanze yesterday
morning, charged with having mar.
cotics in his possession, was evi-
IDENTIFY prepared to fleece pcddlers
or users Of the drug.
At the time of Domenico s arrest
the officer found n large bottle full
of white Jumps. in the mans pos
session. The bottle was labeled NOR.
phIne. and apparently a large deal
or IN drugs had been caught. Later
an nN mation of the white stuff in
tho lie revealed that it is either
starch Of chalk.
The officials believe that Domeni-
go intended passing the stuff off
on some ptddler as being the real
thing, thus proving that honor
among drug peddlers is as scarce as
honor among thieves.
I)omenico = case did not come up
in the police court this morning. as
he vas confined in the city jail. A
new lock has recently been placed
on the door Of the Jail, the keys for
WHICH were held by officers . off
duty. Judge Whitelaw Therefore
postponed Il hearing until tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-09
The Course Of
True Love Never
Did Run Smooth

The stern arm of the law has tenn
porarily placed blight on the ro-
nance Of Miguel Guerrero, go. and
! Adellne Gamez, 10, both of whom
are held at the comfy jail until
Uncle Sam can decide what TO do
with them.
Miguel has been living with his
parents at Brawlcv. and became
badly smitten with the charms Of
Adeline, who resides in Mexicali.
Saturday night he decided that life
without Adcline was only farce.
so he went to MeXicali and persuad-
III her to come to Brawlcy with him,
. stating they would be married in Il
day or two. =f
Adeliuc consented and they made
the trip to Miguel's home, late sat
urday night.
Early Sunday morning, the girl 8
mother, who is not at all in favor
of the match. came to Brawley and
tried to get Adclinc 10 return home
with her. This AdcIinc refused to
do, SO mother took her troubles to
the police and confided in them.
Inasmuch as Miguel had broken n
federal law by bringing an alien
into this country without proper
passports, the immigration officers
were notified, and an inspector took
Miguel and Adcliuc to the county
jail until their cases can he decid-
ed by the authorities at Washing
tOn.
Miguel has satisfied the officials
that his intentions were honorable,
so it is doubted that the law can
impose any punishment upon him.
With Adelinc, however, it is differ
emit as the immigration department
says she is liable to deportation, be-
ing in this country Illegally. In
his present frame of mind, to de-
port Adeliuc would be more punish
ment for Miguel than any the law
could inflict.