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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12
Rodeo Judge Killed
by Bucking Bronco

BEND. Ore. Nov. 12.-Jim Law.
Son. IS. Judge in n bueklng contest
b. Skaters torel rodeo. Is dead. He
succumbed yesterday to injuries re-
eefved five days ago, when n pitching
Bronco ran into him. He never re-
gained consciousness. Eight years
bgo he lost a son In almost identi.
taIly the same manner The youth
was 10 and was killed at a rodeo in
Colorado.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12

A standard make from
our regular stock. Terms
so easy you will never
miss the money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12

4 fine instrument OF n
weil-knawn standard make.
very slightly used and 10
practically as good as new.
Actually selling at less
than half price.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
SALE Of PUBLIC
! LAND HAS NET
VAST SUM
U. S. Has Realized Net Profit
of $33o,411,s74 Since
Becoming Nation.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

by COem0pOa1Cam NeWS SOEVAcOs
Some idea Of the value Of the
public lands, past and present, Of
the United States Government that
were under the administration OF
Albert B. Fall, while he was Sec-
retary of the Interior. may be
gained from the report Of sales of
public lands by the general land
office, a division Of the Interior
Department.
A net profit Of ssS.411.S74 was
made by the sale Of public lands
up to June 80, 1923, exclusive Of
Indian lands, since the beginning OF
the Government, according to the
It cost $151 1888. 500 to make that
amount of profit. the total receipts
having been $4a1 800, ,484. II the
$l51, 1888, ,609 represents the entire ex'
pense of administering and selling
these lands, it will figure out That
the cost of doing this enormous
business was not quite 81 per cent
which. in all probability, is a lower
percentage than any large scale
business is conducted upon.
The report also says, mo other
country in the world. it IS believed,
has even made SO much mo1ey out
of its public domain"
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
IMPORTANT MEETING ON
SCHOOLS is SCHEDULED

School business Of importance will
be discussed at meeting Of the
Commission on Public Welfare Leg
lslation at the District building
this afternoon. All who are in.
terested in the affairs of the public
schools are invited to attend the
meeting.
Compulsory school attendance, the
taking of a school census, creation
OF a department Of school attend
ance, and regulation covering the
working Of children of school age
are among the subjects that are
scheduled to come up at the meet
ing, which will start at 3 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
.BLANTON SEEKS
VACANT HOME
SURVEY
District Rent Act Hearing Is
Marked by Verbal Clash
Of Congressman.

Introduction Of a bill calling for
q survey of vacant homes and
apartments blythe Police Department
win be the next step in the House
in the fight for continuation Of the
District rent act.
Congressman Thomas L. Blanton
Of Texas, has announced his inten.
ton to introduce the resolution.
The police win be asked to list
every vacant house, room and apart
ment and those likely to be va
Gated soon, giving locations and
prices asked.
Feeling ran high at last nights
meeting of the special subcommit-
tee Of the House District Commit.
tee, now holding hearings on the
bill to extend the act.
BIantOn In Argument.
A clash between Congressman
Blanton and William G. Hammer,
Of North Carolina, threatened for
q moment to develop into a physical
encounter. Blanton was Kissed by
a crowd of nearly 200 for his method
Of interrogating witnesses. After
Admonishing the crowd Chairman
F1orian Lampert. Of Wisconsin.
threatened to terminate the hear.
ings unless the spectators refrained
from further demonstrations.
Blanton was vigorously question.
ing a witness when Hammer OBJ
jected to his methods. Hammers g
remarks were applauded.
"Step out into the hall and I'll
settle you in two minutes" shouted
the irate Texan.
"Sir-" Hammer exclaimed and
Jumped to his feet. 1t took the
combined efforts of the chairman
and the other committee members,
Congressman Gale H. Stalker. Of
New York, and Clarence j. McLead,
of Michigan. to pacify the belliger.
0nts.
Nearly 200 tenants were present
and sixteen Of them were called to
the stand. Without exception. they
pleaded for extension OF the rent
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
2 Bootleg Witnesses
jailed on Testimony
Given in Court

SUNBURY, Pa, Feb. 14.-
James j. Leighty and Edwin
Smith, of Red Lion, were re-
fused release from Jail by
Judge Lloyd, after a habeas
corpus hearing.
It was alleged that in testi-
mony given to provide an
alihi for A. C. Dorman, the
men swore they were boot
leggers. Counsel for the de-
tense alleged that the district
attorneys office could not pro-
duce any liquor or tell the
contents of the liquor the men
were alleged to have sold and
demanded their release.
Judge Lloyd ordered them
sent back to Jail, saying that
by their own testimony they
admitted they sold liquor. It
is regarded as a precedent in
such cases, lawyers said. Dor
man was being tried for an
attempted robbery and the wit
nesses tried to save him from
conviction by saying he was on
a bootlegging trip.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
HA0ERsToWN MAN DYING
FROM ATTACK BY GANG

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Feb. IA
Isaac J. Bishop, hfty-eight, of near
Hancock, Is in a dying condition
as the result Of injuries received
when a gang of mountain men at
tackled the Church Of God at Black
Oak on Christmas Eve. Bishop was
one OF few men who defended the
church and was severely beaten.
Bishops wife and another woman
were roughly handled by the gang
when they went to the defense OF
their husbands. Bishop, who was
thought to be recovering, recently
had a relapse and pneumonia has
developed. Physicians think he
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

act, more than half Of them testify.
ing they had been threatened with
eviction If the law is allowed to ex.
pire in May.
Chaplin Brown, attorney for the
Rent Commission, testified that he
has filed 700 suits against landlords
who are Withholding money from
tenants in defiance Of the law, after
they have been ordered to make
refunds.
He said the commission is unable
to press this work as vigorously as
the occasion demands because of
shortage Of funds. He told the COM
mittee he is paying for a stenogra.
pher and an office, both used in
Rent Commission work, out Of his
own pocket.
Hearings will be resumed this
morning, and will be held tomorrow
morning and tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Remnants for Women

New shipment Spring Hats, $1.65. Hats of
Visca Straw, in medium and small models.
Brocade Cotton Velvet Jacquettes, $1.95;
were very much higher.
Fiber Silk Tricolette Overblouses, $1.5O.
Cotton Dimity Blouses, Soc; were much
higher.
Wool Slipons. 81; were $1.4s.
Fabric Gloves 25c; were more. Broken
sizes.
Union Suits, So; were $295. Broken sizes.
SILK Hose, .75c; were more. Irregulars.
Wool Mixed Hose, Csc pr. Broken sizes.
Chiffon Silk Hose, Soc pr. Irregulars.
Union Suits, 75c; were 81. Soiled
Better Grade Union Suits, 81; were $1.25.
Costume Slips, CSC.
Petticoats. 9Sc Brown, black and blue.
Bungalow Aprons &c. Sizes SO to as.
Corduroy Robes, $2.78. Sizes 38 to AZ.
Sateen Pettibloomers, $1.78.
White Lace Trimmed Aprons. CSC.
White Sateen Petticoats, CSC. Double panels.
Dressing Sacques 78c Percale and eingham,
Kimonos. $1.25, of Serpentine Crepe.
UNDERWEAR AT 75c.
S6 lace-trimmed built-up shoulder Chemises
19 light colored Chetnise. Lace or tailored
edge.
81 shadow batiste Boomers
62 Voile Gowns with Jennie necks.
SO longSleeve, high-neck muslin Gowns
Sateen Boomers, navy and brown.
IL fancy bandeaux, 25C; were very much
higher. ~
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
BOY GETS PROBATION IN
THEFT or NEWSPAPER

Charged with the theft of a
morning newspaper, Frank Glover,
a colored youth, was tried before
Judge Gus A. SchuIdt in Police
Court today and placed on pro-
baton.
It was testified that Frank took
q paper from q rack without de.
posting the money In the box. An
agent Of the paper said that he
had missed about fifty papers with
in the past ten days and was on
the lookout for the cuIprit. Frank
said that he knew nothing Of the
other papers, this being the first
one he had taken.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
For the Home

Lace trimmed, embroidered and initial Pill
low Cases, 45x36, 81 PR; were much more.
45x36 bleached muslin Pillow Cases, 4 for 81.
S1xSO bleached hemmed sheets, S1S8: were
more.
2Ox40 huck hepastitched Towels 2 for 81.
Cotton Sheet Blankets, 81 each; were 81. as:
64x76. !o'
Huffled Marquisette Curtains. with tie
backs, 81 PR; 2A yards long
Tea Towels, 2 for 25c.
1Sx6O hemstitched Bureau Scarfs, soiled.
E0c. Were very much higher.
Lavender Japanese Crepe, slightly inner.
feet, 16c yard; was 28c yard.
Remnants Curtain Scrim and Marquisette,
half price.
Printed flannelette 12kc. yd.: was Csc. yd.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
For Children

Children's Gloves, two-clasp fabric, Sc pr
Princess May Shirts and Drawers, pieces,
Soc.
Children's Union Suits, CSC; were more.
Flannelette Sleepers. 25c or for 81. Size g.
Flannelette Pajamas, CSC; were ST.. Sizes
8 to 18.
Girls Gingham Dresses, csc.
Boys Slipon Sweaters, So; were more.
Boys Blouses, 45c. OF percale and ging-
ham.
Boys Trousers, 81; were $780, to Is
years.
Children's Hose, 15c PR; 2 pairs for 25c.
Perfect but broken Sizes Black.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
CASE HOPELESS, CANCER
VICTIM ENDS HIS LIFE

BETHLEHEM, Pa. Feb. IA
Driven frantic by cancer, which
doctors assured him could not be
cured, Anthony Cripinka, aged
forty, of this city, ended his misery
by sending a bullet through MS
left side below the heart
-Four men found Cripinka lying
on the ground near the railroad
tracks in the rear OF Miller's Ho-
teI Reside him was a revolver.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
27 Dog Owners Fined.

MEDIA, Pa, Feb. 14.-Charles
Thompson, Of the Department of
Animal Industry. has started a
campaign in Delaware county to
compel all owners Of dogs to have
their dogs licensed and tagged. To-
day twenty-seven persons were
fined IS each, including costs. by
MAGISTRATE A. C. w. Mathues.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Hunter, Lost 81 Hours, Home.

MALONE, N. Y, Feb. 14.-Ezra
Votra, a caretaker of the Hogle
Fox Farm, was confined to his
home here, recovering from the
effects Of cold and exposure which
he suffered while lost in the noun.
tains for thirty-one hours. He had
been following lynx tracks.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
For Men

For Men
Mems Overcoats, greatly reduced to $12.
English Broadcloth Shirts, 1.5O; were $3.50
Madras and Fiber Striped Shirts 81; were
$3.50.
Muslin Pajamas, $1.25. Irregular. Broken
Sizes
Silk and Wool Ties, SOC. In neat patterns
and colors.
Flannelette Pajamas, 75c; were $1.5O.
Broken sizes. Perfect, but soiled
Cotton Hose, 16c pr. Black. Broken sizes.
Flannelette Night Shirts 75c; were $1.25.
FLANNEL Shirts 81; were very much more.
Silk and Wool Hose, Soc pr. Perfect but
broken sizes. -
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

cannot live. The attack on the
church was the outcome Of feelings
aroused by the activity Of church
members against alleged moon.
sinners In the neighborhood.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

good! There are loads Of ordinarv
cigarettes - smokers want some.
thing better!
Better quality proved by better
taste = that's why men are turning
by thousands from other cigarettes
to Chesterfield.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
japanese Clever

The Javanese natives have a great
love for music Some of their musical
instruments are very ingenious in APP
pearance and pleasant to listen to. One
of them, which is called a gamelan, is
a sort of native orchestra, composed
chiefly of gongs sounded in various
cadences so as to produce very sweet
melody, with an accompaniment of
wind and string instruments A bam-
boo instrument called the anklung is
also very popular. This is shaken by
hand and gives forth sprightly
rhythm of which the natives are very
fond The music is played in the open
air and is frequently the accompani-
ment to entertainments at which the
age-old stories of the island are told.
The Jayanese also excel in work in
corner and gold, although, having none
of cir own, they have to import their
raw materials.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
The KINDS sneech.

A Lord Chancellor has been known
to deliver the Kings speech much
more effectively than his sovereign
could have done. On the other hand.
George III, on one occasion, told Lord
Chancellor Eldon that he 1.-THE King)
had made something out Of nothing
by the way he spoke it. The speech
that made the most noise, perhaps,
was that provided for the 23d of June,
1881. The House of Lords was so
full that the then Marquis of Lans-
downe was afraid your Majesty won't
be able to see the Commons" Never
mind" the King of that day SAID,
they shall hear me anyhow" And
he Numbered out the speech so thai
not word of it was lost" The scram-
BILE from the Commons to the Lords
to hear the Royal speech has become
an established feature OF the opening
So great was the crush on the oeea-
sioh when Queen Victoria opened Par
lament that Joseph Hume reitier saw
her Majesty nor heard her voice, al.
though he was within touch of the
speaker. 81 was knocked against 3
corner" he said. my head being
knocked against post, and might
have been much injured if a stout
member had not come to my assist
ance." Dickens, who was present or
a similar occasion a few years later,
said that the speaker answered the
Royal summons like a schcclmaster
with mob of unmannerly boys at his
heels; HE is propelled to the bar OF
the House with the frantic fear OF
being knocked down and trampled up
on by the rush of M. P.s."-Pall
fall Gazette.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
Pygn1y Victim, of Act
of Mistaken Kindness

In 1904, after the st. Louis exposi-
ton, one Of the African pygmies exhib-
tied there was stranded In New York
on his way home He finally got a
job in a Coney Island restaurant, but
soon lost it, and was near starvation
when a person interested in his plight
asked DIR. w. T. Hornaday, curator of
the zoo, to give him work, says the Bos-
ton Transcript The pygmy was set
to work cleaning and tending the mon
key cage, and later was promoted
to the bear cage. He was happy
and cheerful, but so slow that it took
him half a day to clean the cage. 1t
was not long before he became an
object of greater interest than either
the bears or monkeys, and an in
genious person conceived the idea of
placing sign ON the front of the
cage during the hours he spent there,
announcing that he was a specimen of
homo sapiens.
The fellow was not left untroubled
long, however, for the New York
Times learned of the practice and
started righteous agitation against
such indignity to a poor pygmy-and
thus to the human race-and quickly
interested the negro welfare societies.
At their protest he was discharged
and, after wandering southwark from
one i'll treatment to another he COM
mitted suicide.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
Bees Work Selues TO Death

Honeybees turn on the heat in their
apartment houses at 81 degrees Fab
renheit, says the Journal of Pharmacy.
When it gets that cold, they form a
compact spherical cluster.
Bees on the inside of the ball be-
come active and walk, wiggle and beat
their wings to generate heat. The
outer shell of the cluster is made up
of bees that cudGle close and stay still.
They furnish the insulation which pre-
vents the escape of heat so effectively
that there may be 70 degrees differ
ence between the inside and the out
side only four and one-half inches
away.
Thousands Of dollars are lost to
American beekeepers every year, how
ever. by bees working themselves to
death in keeping warm this way.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
The Training of a Mother.

No experience better qualities a
man to be a gc0d father of boys
than to have been himself boy. To
a considerable extent the same
thing may be said of girls-that
good girls usually make good moth
ers, and that colleges that turn out
good women do enough. But a good
mother is far more of a specialist
shan an average good father. She
must be judge of health, diet and
clothes, and must watch and regu-
late all the details of the chilGs life.
Mothering is skilled labor; father
ing isn't. If the father is a skilled
worker, his experiences concerns the
things that he does for a living and
for the support of his family. That
skill he acquires by preliminary
training. But the mother-skili of
the mother is applied directly to the
children, and if it Is lacking the chill
dren suffer.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
Plague of Flies in LonGem,

Millions of flies have Invaded tfie
Cardiff Docks district, ard have 50
infested the principal thoroughfares
that pedestrian traffic has been di-
yerted into other streets. Yestef-
day afternoon, says the London
Chronicle of a recent date, the po-
lice and dock gatesmen at the pier
head were attacked by a tremer.
dous host,and ran for protection be-
hind the closed doors of TIE watch
houses. The shoplkeepers COM
plain bitterly of the invasion, ana
clerks in the dock warehouses are
seriously interrupted in their work.
From their appearance, the flies be-.
long to o foreign species. Unlike
the British fly, they have long bod.
les, crawl very slowly, and bite bad
ly. They first made their appear
ance on Sunday. The sanitary au-
thorities diacredit the report that
the flies were imported by newly ar
rived fishing vessels, and state .net
the insects were first seen during
the sousherly wind on Sunday after
noon.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
RADIUM TO PRODUCE LIFE
Authority Ready to Believe Utmost
ANY Claim Made for Radium

ANY Claim Made for Radium.
American experts In radium were
greatly interested in the announce
ment made by cable that john But
Ter Burke, young Cambridge sell
enlist, had demonstrated the pessi-
bility of spontaneous generation.
BY means of radium and sterilfzed
bouillon placed together in a test
tube, Mr.. Burke is said to have OBJ
tanned cultures which present many
appearances of vitality, including
growth and subdivision. Mr.. Burke
is quoted as saying that these Gull
lures are possibly primitive form
of life, as they 1T in exactly with
Herbert Spencer's definition.
While this information was mea-
ger, 1t was definite enough to excite
the curiosity of all engaged in the
study Of radium here. William J.
Hammer, leading authority in
New York, said he would anxiouslV
await further details of the diseov.
cry, which he was inclined to treat
as a serious fact.
81 am ready to believe almost any
claim that may be made for radiam
nv a respectable authority, said Mr.
Hammer. My own Investigations
have convinced me that we are only
Just beginning to realize the won
derful qualities. Men of eminence
in the scientific world who were at
the outset incredulous of the claims
made for radium have been convert
ed and are now firm in their belief
in its wonderful possibilities. Ra-
dunn seems to have justiied up to
date every claim made by its discov-
erer and by those who have given
serious study to this great scientific
discovery. So far as know, it has
caused no disappointment among
those who did not seek the inposSi-
BILE.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
KOREAN CHARACTERISTICS.
A PeaceabIe and Hospitable Agri-
cultural People.


That the Korean is monumental,
unwarlike and submissive is no
good proof that he is unfit for self
government He comes of stock en-
tirely different from that of his two
great neighbors-China, the mer-
chant nation, and Japan, the war
rior-and shows entirely different
characteristics.
The Koreans areessentially an ag-
ricultural people; their customs and
traditions seem to demonstrate that
they were at one time pastoral no
madic tribes. They are undoubtedly
of Turaian origin, with strong adj
mixture of Chinese and Manchu, in
consequence of the many invasions
to which they have been subjected
from the very beginning of their
history, but they seem to lack the
strain of fighting Malay blood which
Is so evident in the composition Ct
the warlike Japanese.
On the contrary, they are charac-
terized by a peaceable and hospita-
BILE disposition, though they have
fought we'll when they have had to
fight, and have showed themselves
at times far ahead of their neigh
bors in inventiyeN genius.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
A FRENCH Shorthand Machine.


A new shorthand machine has
just been brought out in France by
II. Charles Bivort, and is named by
MIN the "Stenophile." M. Bivort
has based his system on the applica-
ton of the ordinary printed letters
and his methods of syllable writing.
BY decomposing some thousands of
words and dividing the sounds he
has established a new alphabet of
syllables, which can be. applied to
most of the words in the French
language and those of Latin origin
and to most foreign languages. The
machine is something like the type
writer in appearance. and the keys
are divided into two rows, ten of
which are for each hand, and each
time a key is struck a syllable is
written. There is another set of keys
for figures and signs, and also a spe-
cial arrangement for changing the
keyboard for a foreign language.
The speed Of the machine depends,
of course, entirely on the operator,
but according to the inventor a pu-
pill soon writes fifty words a minute,
and after some little time attains a
normal speed of 125 to $50 words
a minutei
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
Sarcophaei Secrets.

The sarcophaG of ancient Egypt
seem to have at length given up
their great secret, hitherto sup
posed to have been unfathomable as
the sphinx itself-that of embalm-
ing. Mr. Berthelot, permanent sec
rotary of the Louvre Museum, as
the result of long analytical exami-
nation Of the oils and ungents which
have resisted the action of time in
tombs of the fifth and sixth dynas-
ties, dating back $500 years, dem
onstrated that the oil was simply
castor oil as is still used in Egypt
to-day, while oxidation has pro-
duced effects analogous to those re-
sulting from the action of nitric
acid on fatty matters such as have
been observed in oils of the ancient
monuments of Rheims.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
Fortunes Won in Sea Battles,

Sea battles at the present time do
not result in such great rewards of
prize money as formerly. English
sailors In times past have brought
great fortunes home after their sue
cessful cruises. In the war with
Holland, 1651-1654, English ships
are said to have taken 100 prizes,
worth thirty million dollars, The
English seized two OF the Spanish
galleons. so richly laden with gold
and jewels that it took thirty-eight
wagons to cary the treasure from
Portsmouth to London. In 1761
came the historic capture of the
Hermoine, the Spanish treaure ship
from Lima. The admiral and cap
tains received as their share $685.
600 apiece, the lisutenants $65,000,
petty officers nearly $4,000, and
even the common seamen $4,000
each. On arriving at Portsmouth the
seamen bought up all the watches
in the place and fried them over the
galley fire.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-20
"ChanaeIeon Lakes

1t is well known that the water of
many lakes exhibits Characteristic
colors. Lake Geneva, at the western
end Of Switzerland, is blue, while
Lake Constance, at the eastern end
of that country, is green. Blueness
implies purity, since the natural color
of water is blue. A green lake has
Its water slightly clouded with impur-
tiles.
1t is said that green lakes some
times become absolutely colorless for
a time, and 1t has been found that
this sudden change of hue is due to
the washing into the lakes Of mud
colored red by oxide of iron. Red is
Complementary to green, and the re
suit of the mixture is that the green
color of the water becomes for the
time being neutralized.