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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
SPOUSE OF TWO.
Eva Howard Convicted OF
Bigamy; To Try Man

Eva r. Howard was found guilty
Of bIEamy b. a jury In Judge Austin
H. GHfnth'a court wednesday. The
jury was out three minutes
Mrr. Howard was accused Of hay
ing married Henry Bergman bis
amousiy while Hhs waa rull the wife
Of Howard The ceremony waH per.
formed In Seattle ~ Justice G. {.
Dalton,
Deputy Prosecutor Allen Peyaer
conducted the states case vigorously,
lie branded Bergman as the
ubiquitous interioper'' who, while
posing az a friend Of Howard. eloped
with Mrs. Howard Bergman viii be
tried Thursday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
DONNA BAKER
- WINS DIVORCE

Mr. Donna =. Baker. msmtfr N
the civil rcr,ica commission ana for
msr wife q Hertcri p anooh prom.
lneut ciuhman. Was granted a divorce
from Allan A. Baker, real estate
broker. 1901 NInth ave. w by Judge
OTIS w. Br.ukcr yesterday
SIR Baker charged that ths has
not only supported heueiG but her
husband. Baker and Dis two sons Ly
"a former marriage. Baker ala not
appear % contest tie action. a prop,
rrty settlement las been agreed
upon. Mu Baker said
Mrs Baker was appointed 70 the
civil service commission ny Mayor
y. ). Brown two years ago.
Her divorce was spcedcd ahead of
regular court procedure when che
Informed tho court that shs wished
20 FVslast Judge BHnksr waived
the court rule ana henrd her story.
Emnting the separation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
NEW TAX MOVE
City Files 10 Knock Out
Amended Complaint

Making another move IN ths
street car tax fighL the city Of Sc.
attic late wednesday filed In the
federal court a motion 20 dismiss
tho amended and supplemental com.
plant filed against Il by tho Puget
Sound Power q Light Go. Dismk.
Eil ~ tho original complaint had
been granted for King
county which was "a co defendant
Ia the power oompany's injunction
suit
AZ tho time OF the dismissal Of
tho sIt as 90 tho county. leave
vas granted 20 amend the com.
pany'a complaint az against the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
Stock Broker Says
Guilty to Charge

n. J. Fraser. stock broker.
pleaded guilty 20 grand larceny be.
fore Judge Mitchell Gillian wodnsu
day. Ito viii be- sentenced later.
Frazer fled Seattle IA February.
1898. leaving behind a number o.
clients who complained no had TAX,
en- their money. lie was exiradltod
from California b. sheriff Matt
athrwich.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12

weston will benefit both from his
interest and from an increase In
equity
When asked about the immediate
outlook for bonds. Bshson replied
that no would give us the facts and
let us draw our own conclusions.
Bond prices" said he. "are de.
pendent upon several factors. but re.
act most quickly 10 changes In money
rates and in tho levels OF commodity
prices. Business. for instance, is
slowing up at the present time tthe
Babson chart shows present activity
Mt ~ per cent below norman and the
demand for loans by high grade com.
mcrcial firms is small.
Money that is ordinarily loaned to
business men is pillng up In the
banks. Rather than lose nil tho in.
terest on II, tho bankers put II into
bonds temporarily. This buying by
tho banks increases tho demand for
good bonds.
AT tho same time the business
man finds that his operations do not
require additional investment rs they
do when things are Booming. He in
turn buys bonds with his surplus and
the demand Is again increased. Later
when business picks UP and the
banks again have demand for com.
mcrcial loans. they sell their bonds
TO supply the cash TO their CONNER.
cial borrowers.
Business men likewise lluudato
part OF their holdings to invest more
money in their business and tho bond
market suffers temporarily from too
many sellers and not enough buyers.
"If business gets worse, the
demand for good sound bonds for
surplus funds OF banks, trust
funds and private enterprises will
Increase proportlonatcly and
prices will tend 10 strengthen.
Later, when things begin TO boom
again. money will flow bacl, into
industry and the bond market
will show signs of sofiness.
Whether bonds rise further, hold
present levels, or rcccde slight.
ly. will depend upon the severity
OF the present dizziness In general
business"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
Hoary Old Lines Retold
in Stars Fib Contest
Mark Twain's Classic Resurrected in Effort
to Win One of Prizes Offered

Judging from replies received in
Tho star Metropolitan thcaicr he
contest. there are several classic lies
concealed around the Puget Sound
country.
one OF them Is tho yarn about tho
man who shot 800 ducks, 500 hoars
a buck deer and a grizzly bear with
one shot. This he. with variations
has been sent In seven times already.
Another classic Is the yarn about
tho aniaml who stood near the pop.
corn IN the hot spell. When the corn
exploded and showered him be
thought Il was snow and froso Go
death. Tho animal IN these yarns
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
Seattle Building
Gain Tops Coast

Seattle shows a larger percentage
Of building gain than any other
Coast city. Robert /. Proctor. OF the
city building department said
Thursday. He has been on a trip
thru California and Oregon. He
said that altho the Seattle building
code was strictor than those OF Cali.
fornia cities. it was more up 70 date
and does not restrict new construc-
ton here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
SENERAL coon LIES
ARE TOLD, HOWEVER

what we're looking for Is some
thing new. strange and startling. We
want something 90 beat tho tail yarns
spun ~ "LiEhtnin' Bul' Jones. hero
OF "Ilghtnin'." which comes 90 tho
Metropolitan next week. one of
BllTs stories was how no drove a
herd OF bees across tho plains IN 20,
A couple OF replies We like are
those OF ono liar who says 81 never
told a Her. and another that declares
that "a certain ex.cop tnamo on &c.
quosD never sold quart OF whisky"
For tho best lio arriving az Tho
Star before p, m, Friday there h
$40 waiting. Next best gets a box
FOR slx az tho Met. four next best a
couple Of tickets each. Word limit.
200. ginntion limit. tho sky.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12

varies from eat 90 q iackas7 This
story has been sent iu nine times
sim another is tho tale about the
rsh who was trained 10 walk on land.
later falling into "a river and drown
inE 90 death. This yarn, 81 which
The star has received four spcct
mems, Fot a good lsuEh when Mark
Twain first told a. but irs begin
ming 20 lose rs pristine freshness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
COLoRNiRY

Cook. don't you know that n you
boil cabbage with the ia on Il will
lost il color7"
$50 folks ave told me. mum: but
you'tl never get mo TO believe Il. /
never was supcratitious Punch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
JUST A LITTLE
POSLAM ENDS
THAT ITCHING

wash nlI the itching places thor.
0uFhiy with P0slam Soap and hot
water Then dab them over with
Just little Posism. Poslam u such
CONCENTRATED relief that the
very first touch stops The itching
and burning and lets you sleep the
whole night thr0ugh-J1c a. an
druggists Advertisement
one Of tho largest forests Ia tho
world. situated between ths ufsi
mountains and tho OkhotHk tsa, in
Russia. stands on lee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
Watch Teeth Stains
Vanish
While You Wait!

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ar tobacco stained teeth, Blchcho-
dent Combination costs only few
cents and removes unsightly stains
AZ homc-often ia only three min
instrous. clean. Recommended as
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ful. dangerous securing, Fine for
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effect On enamel as ita mild insrr-
dents are intended o. act only on
surfACn EtalusEnpt ON enamel
BlcAchodent Combination contains
liquid TO loosen stain coats aud spc-
cial paste which gently removes
them. Paste keeps new stains from
forming Re sure 20 ask for Rleach-
odcnf Combination. Al all good
druggists -Adverttscmeut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12

There ere about 1000 farm coop.
oratives in this country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12

city. the legal Eufnclsncy Of ire
complaint 10 b tsstsd later. The
motion specifies five legal defenses
10 the complaint which wiil afford
a preliminary tsst 90 o. uufncicncy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12
THOUSANDS OF men.
AND WOMEN ARE
ONLY HALF WELL

Not sick enough 20 70 70 a doe
tnr-not well enough 20 enjoy life
start taking a mixture % old Port
Wtne ard nutty favored olive OH
one week will show marked
change Made of only the pursst
ingredients. Recommended by
every school Of medicine. unfAiiinx
In constipation. All druggists ssI
portoliyr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-12

A resident Of Chelsea. England.
advertised IN a local paper for a
'nseond-hAudr crave 20 hold two or
more IN soms good cemetery
Evening star., 1924-01-09
American Growth.

1t was only a comparatively few
years ago that the country was as
tonished to find that it was casting a
hundred million dollars to run the
United States government for year.
The Congress that appropriated fed
eral funds to that amount was known
as the hundred-million-doll Con-
gress. A little later it became neces-
sary to shift the scale and speak Of a
billion-dollar Congress. But it requires
no stretch of the memory to recall the
thrill of pride when the hundredmil-
lion mark was reached, pride some
what mixed with apprehension.
This recollection is prompted by the
announcement that the New York
state board of estimate and control
has submitted it's budget to- the legis.
lature for the next fiscal year calling
for appropriations of $116,290, ,5S2.S6
Here's the hundred-miliion mark for
one state exceeded. But there is more
to come. This recommendation repre-
sents drastic cut in the estimates, a
reduction of S63,OO0,0OO.
Here is something for the student OF
history to ponder. A single state cut.
. ting it's estimates for maintenance by
s63,000,000 for one year, sum large
enough to run the whole American
government of eighty years ago for
several years!
Evening star., 1924-01-09
Dogs That Bark.

An injunction has been sought from
a Connecticut court against a woman
who owns dogs that bark. Those who
seek the injunction say that the dogs
injure their health.
The barking dog often gets into the
limelight and sometimes into court,
yet in spite of this every dog not only
has his day, but his bark. The bark
less dog has not been invented While
some dogs confine their vocal power
within proper limits and righteous
hours, there are dogs in Connecticut
and the District that become over
whelmed with ambition to give bark
recitals at night. No doubt they hear
piano selections. songs and canned
music in the neighborhood when most
men are abed and respectable home
keeping dogs asleep, and they reason
that barking by moonlight or without
it is good form. and that if no bricks
are thrown at musical neighbors they
cannot perceive that any objection or
objects should be hurled their way.
If some psychologist could get line
on a dogs reasoning in music matters
he might enlighten us. A little high
soprano dog. doing cozily, dreams
that there is a cat fight in the alley
and barks enc0ura gingly, Fight it
out, Tom" and Claw his ears, Maria -
A quick-eared hound two blocks off
hears the high soprano and interprets
her barks as Robbers. Help. Be.
lieving her in distress and unable to
climb the back fence, he roars in splen-
did bass, Police! Cops.' and continues
calling until everybody except the po-
lice wakes UP. A dozen dogs in all
parts of the neighborhood rise from
slumber and, placing their own inter-
pretation on the melody. call out,
"Tramps" Cats" "Dogcatchers" and
the like. They are loud and persistent.
But dogs will be dogs, so why worry?
Evening star., 1924-01-09
The Speaking Picture.

Among the wonder inventions re-
ported in the newspapers is the phono-
film. a combination Of radio and NOV
ing picture. 1t is said that exact con-
cordance or synchronism between
the movement and words of the actor
is achieved 1t would seem that If the
speaking movie" has come, or is
near coming, that a revolution in the
moving picture industry, or in the
whole entertainment business, ap-
proaches. AS an aid in popular edu-
cation it would be hard to over
estimate the Importance of such an
invention. The best in dramatic litera-
ture and the best of opera could be
spread before practically all the peo-
pie of the world. The most eminent
men, teachers, clergymen, scientists
and statesmen could address audi
ences everywhere. They may do this
now by means Of radio, and we may
see them in a pose or two on the
screen. but if radio and the screen
were synchronized the influence OF
each Of these wonderful inventions or
agencies would be multiplied. One eff
feet of the speaking picture would
probably be the fading of old screen
fayorites. There is a suspicion that
MANY acceptable lens actors il called
on to speak lines would fall short
of requirements.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
The Crooks Fleeing PHILADELPHIA.

Gen. Butler has thrown a scare into
the crooks in Philadelphia by serving
notice to the police force of that city
that he expects a 100 per cent execu-
ton of the laws His public announce
ments as newly installed director Of
public safety have had the effect of
driving out of town a good many Of
the. habitusl lawbreakers Of all de-
grees. Probably they are seeking new
pastures or time in expectation that
the present energetic administration
at Philadelphia will soon subside, and
that they can return to their old feed
ing ground. But they are not going
to have an easy time reaching other
pastures as rich in verdure as those
on which they have been grazing.
Naturally, New York is the most
inviting field for the fleeing rogues.
But New York is putting up the bars.
Measures have just been taken In
Manhattan to check the inflow Of
Evening star., 1924-01-09

crooks and undesirables. Instructions
have been issued to patrolmen and de-
tectives to arrest every Philadelphia
lawbreaker who may be recognized.
Men have been assigned to the rail-
road stations and ferry terminals, and
a large squad Is patrolling Broadway
in search of known police charac-
ters." Arrangements have been made
with the chief magistrate Of the city
court whereby all persons reaching
New York who are known to have
criminal records will be sent to the
workhouse on vagrancy charges un-
less they are able to prove honest in
tent.
If New York's precautions are car
ried fully into effect the tide Of the
crooks from Philadelphia will have to
turn elsewhere. 1t is not 80 easy for
man with a criminal record to find
refuge nowadays. What with finger
prints and photographs and descrip-
tion a mans identity once recorded
thus is speedily recognized wherever
such records are kept. The police de-
partment in every big city is well
equipped with such materials, and
unless crook manages to slip by in
the crowd and then hide in the pur-
lieus he is likely to be soon checked.
If every municipal police admins
tration in the country were stimuli
taneously to declare war upon the
crooks and criminals great percen-
tage Of them would be soon put be-
hind bars. They cannot thrive In
small towns. They must have large
places for their operation. AT present
they only shift when pressure is too
severe. If 80 per cent Of these habitual
lawbreakers were thus Jailed for a
year by united police drive against
them the country would be saved an
immense sum of money, much distress
and probably many lives
Evening star., 1924-01-09
Power From the Potomac.

There is probability that Congress
Will take action toward setting the
upper Potomac at the work of pro-
ducing light, heat and power for the
Capital. Representative Zihlman of
Maryland has introduced bill which
would authorize the Secretary of War
TO construct dams and other works
Tor the development of the water
power of the Potomac in accordance
with the recommendations made by
Maj. Tyler, and within the limita-
tfons therein provided, so that the
hydroelecuic energy generated may
be made available for the use Of the
government and for the use of the
people of the District of Columbia at
reasonable cost" 1t has been re-
ported that in carrying out the project
for developing electric power from the
Potomac river there would be no need
for scrapping the existing electric
power plants and that these could be
connected with the superpower plant
Of the Potomac.
Ever since men began 10 use the
force of river falls and rapids in gen.
Grating electricity there have been
proposals to utilize the Potomac, espe-
cially that part of the river between
Great and Little Falls, for the produc-
ton of electric power. Several sur
yevs and reports have been made by
engineers and all reports have been
taNuraoIe. In 1920 Congress created
the Federal Waterpower Commission
and directed it TO report to Congress
On the cost and economic value of a
power plant at or near Great Falls as
proposed in the Langfitt survey and
plans. Exhaustive hearings We're held
ky the waterpower commission, and
the office of chief of engineers of the
Army was charged with making
studies and Investigations that might
enable the commission to comply with
the act of Congress creating it. AT
the beginning of 1921 Maj. NJ. c.
Tyler, Corps of Engineers, submitted
report which stands as the last word
in Potomac surveys for the purpose Of
developing electric power. That re-
port was approved by the power COM
mission, which recommended to Con-
gress that it authorize an immediate
start in the development of power in
accordance with the Tyler report
The commission also said that it was
sure that all power developed by the
Potomac would find market in the
District of Columbia and adjacent ter.
ritory.
Several members of Congress are
active in support of the Potomac
power proposal, and there are so
many features to commend it that
strong sentiment will probably de-
velop for early affirmative action on
this matter.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
National High School and Stadium

The Secretary Of Labor, James j.
Davis, makes a pleasant suggestion
in proposing the construction in
Washington of great national high
school plant, with a stadium, Greek
theater and other features which
would attract many thousands OF per-
sons here and in which great national
pageants could be held" A national
stadium at Washington has been pro-
posed before as a place for holding
the annual Army-Navy foot ball game
and other athletic contests of nation
wide and international interest and
significance.
When it was proposed at least ten
years ago to take over government
reservation No. Is, large tract be-
tween the central-eastern built-up
section of the city and the Eastern
branch, as the site for the. Eastern
High School 1t was planned to con-
struct there stadium as large as
any other in the United States, and
which perhaps would be the largest
and handsomest in the United States.
There would be little trouble to find
Evening star., 1924-01-09

an appropriate site at Washington
for a national stadium.
The establishment Of a national
high school would be approved by
100 per cent Of the people Of
the District. All kinds of schools
are needed here--kindergarten schools,
grade schools and high schools. It
might be we'll to have a definition Of
a national high school. The adjec-
tive national" is put to many uses.
Our present high schools are ma
tional high schools In a very impor.
tant sense. They are high schools
at the National Capital and after
school hours the students are numer-
GUS in public libraries and museums
of the Capital. In the halls and class
rooms of the high schools are thou,
sands of children Of men and women
from all parts Of the United States
who have come to Washington as en-
ployes Of the national government.
Thousands Of the graduates go back
to the home counties or states Of their
fathers because they believe such a
course Of most advantage. Other
thousands wander out into the world
beyond Washington because in an in
dustrial sense Washington Is still
small city. and the boys and girls go
where manufacture and commerce
are on grand scale. 1t is a pleasant
suggestion and interests a multitude
of people. 1t shows that the Secre-
tary Is thinking, as hundreds of thou
sands of people are thinking. Of Wash
ington as the educational center of
America
Evening star., 1924-01-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

y. Does a word contain the same
NUMBER of vibrations on a phonograph
record whether spoken fast or slow?
Do different tones of voice cause
variation in number of vibrations in
a given word?-G p. H.
A. The Victor Talking Maching
company says a word does not con-
tain the same number of vibrations
when spoken fast and when spoken
SLOW. This is not due to the fact
OF speed, but due to the fact that
a person cannot speak exactly the
same at two different rates of speed /:
II he did, then the number of vibra-
tions would be the same Different
tones or voice do cause a variation in
the number Of vibrations in a given
word.
=. VIII you publish the Ten Com
nandents in rhyme?-A. w.
A. version that has been ar
ranged for children follows.
Thou no Gods shalt have but me
Before no idol bow the knee
rake not the name of God in vain
Nor dare the Sabbath day profane.
Give to thy parents honor dye.
ahe hetu lHdt lnOu no murder do.
Abstain from words and deeds un-
clean.
Steal not, for thu of God art seen,
Tell not a willfui lie, nor love it.
What is thy neighbor's do not covet."
Q. Can the japanese persimmon he
grown in the United States2-C. H. X
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that the Japanese persimmou has
been introduced into the United States
and grows as far north as Washing
ton, d. G.
Q. How can a person figure for
himself what he should win in a pari-
mutuel betting machine, when ! his
horse comes in first?-A. b.
A. Each horse in a race is rep
Presented by a numbered ticket. As
each ticket Is taken from the machine e
lit registers automatically at the top
iof the machine showing a. all times
just how many tickets are sold on
each horse. The bettor can therefore
figure. just what amount is in the
lpool and after deducting per cent
Nhe clubs commission). and dividing
by the number of tickets sold on his
horse, he will know just how much
he stands to win if his horse comes
in first.
O. How tall is the giant in Harold
Lloyd's picture why Worry?"-N. K,
A. John Aasen, who played with
Harold Lloyd in why Worry" is
eight feet, nine and one-quarter
Itnches tall and weighs 460 pounds
Q. Is 1t known which stanza Of
l"The Raven" Poe first wrote?-J. L. +.
A. In his essay on the philosophy
of composition in which Poe explains
in detail the construction of TINS
ipoem he says that he wrote the con-
cluding stanZa first.