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Evening star., 1924-09-28
CUMBERLAND FOLK
FETE YOUNG HERO
Youth Twice Acquitted of
Murder Charges Given 0va-
! ton in Kentucky Hills.
By Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press
MOUNT STERLING. Ky, Septem-
Der 27.-The Cumberland Mountain
folk. known to Kentucky and Federal
prohibition enforcement agents as
the "Menifee. County Moonshiners,
are feting a new he today. He is
Charles Ballard. youthful member OF
the famous Ballard Ring, just ac
quilted here Of charge Of murder
ing Robert Il. Duff, a prohibition
agent last Christmas day
Scores of mountaineerS surrounded
young Ballard and gave him a great
ovation in court when the jury. after
five minutes deliberation, adjudged
him not guilty. Cheers resounded up
and down the valley of Mount Ster-
ling for several hours afterward.
But the real ovation, according to
sketchy reports filtering in from the
mountain faStneSS, came when young
Charley got back home. A great
banquet. say these reports. was ten
dered the defender of mountain lib
erty at the home of well known
and much feared moonshiner of the
State Creek district, and his health
was toasted in deep draughts of
mountain dew"
Twice Beaten Law.
Twice now Charley Ballard has
ago he was acquitted by a French
burg jury of the killing of Guy Cole,
another prohibition agent. His
brother Bob was killed in this brush
with the authorities. jeff Ballard.
his father is out on bond pending
trial on series of moonShining
charges preferred by other agents.
State prohibition officers, COM
menting on the case today, declared
II
cure convictions in State courts of
persons accused of manufacturing
Illicit whisky. 1t is even more diff
cult to get a conviction in the event
an officer is killed. because for every
prosecuting witness, the accused can
produce half dozen to give him a
100 per cent alibi.
Proves AIibi.
Charley Ballard at both his murder
trials produced j dozen witnesses to
swear that he was not present at the
time the officers were slain This
evidence more than outweighed, in
the minds of the Mount Sterling Jury,
the testimony of the lone States
witness. the surviving prohibition
officer, who admitted on the witness
stand that he sought cover" and
safety Immediately the rain of bull
let's started.
Three other prohibition officers
were slain in this neighhorhood dur
ing series of raids last December.
but no arrests were evSr made. Bod
les of two of the officers were DIS
covered by searching party sent
out by the State prohibition director
following their failure to report after
a three days absence. The third was
shot from ambush while engaged in
destroying a still he had discovered
unattended.
Since this time there has been a
decided falling off in raids on Cum
berland Mountain stills. Obtaining
of dry agents in the western Ken
lucky area is reported to be difficult
Hence, the celebration in the hills
Evening star., 1924-09-28
President Viii
attend Masonic
Church Service

President and Mrs. Coolidge and
several members of his cabinet,
with their wives, plan to attend
the Masonic open-air service at 4
o'clock this afternoon at Temple
Heights.
The service, which is one of
series being conducted at Temple
Heights, will be under the auspices
of the Masters Association, the
organization of Worshipful Mas
ters of the Masonic Lodges Of the
District.
Rev. John C. d. Palmer, grand
chaplain of the district, will pre-
side, and the speaker of the after
noon will be Rev. Ze Barney T.
Phillips, rector of Epiphany
Church. Masons have been spe-
cially invited to the meeting, which
is open to the public.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
OFFER JAPANESE COURSE
Hawaiian Schools to Introduce
Oriental Language.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, September 21.-The
school department has announced
that two courses in Japanese will be
inaugurated on October / at the Nc
Kinley High School. This is the first
introduction of an Oriental language
in the territorial public schools.
The action of the department re-
suited from the growing demand for
Oriental language instruction and the
oriental language instruction and the
failure of the Japanese high schools
to cooperate with the school depart
ment and territorial administration.
Evening star., 1924-09-28

1t was an early belief that amber
had the power of preventing the
spread of infection if held in the
mouth. and from that belief it became
the custom to fit amber mouthpieces
TO DipeS
Evening star., 1924-09-28

Attractive basket of
flower design on fine
quality American Por-
celain China. Service
for 6 persons
Evening star., 1924-09-28
5000 Yards Louely
Drapery Fabrics
Csc Yd.

GrenAdine, Wolfe and Dot
ted Swiss. Dainty white cur
tain fabrics in a host of
charming effects. 36 o.
inches wide. Yard ccC
Heavy Net Panels. Heavy
net in ecru. finished with
fringe at bottom. 2ls yards
long. A fitting complement
to any window CT -.
Each ......... 1s@o
FIFTH FLOOR, I
Evening star., 1924-09-28

For these chilly
mornings. A new
p % d u c t fully
teea 8 y aran- $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
- SCIENCE -
DREAMS

NOTHING has interested man
IN more than his dreams. From
the earliest times persons who
pretended they could interpret
dreams have had n large following.
Many volumes have been written on
the subject from scientific works
down TO the dream books" where,
FOR 10 cents. n person could find out
what his dream meant Even re.
Gently an added impetus has been
given to dream TRANSACTIONS thru
Freudism and pBycho-analysis.
Superstition Is more powerful in
tho field of dreams than anywhere
else. Nevertheless, dreams arc all
expalnable thru common sense and
science All the evidence shows that
dreams arc due TO external and ply
steal causes. Certain Illnesses pro-
duco certain types OF dreams that
arc dlsagreeablo or terrifying. A
certain condition OF physical well.
being will produce what iaight be
called ordinary dreams. How per.
son feels, what he cats and under
what conditions he sleeps Is no such
thing ns the dream that prophecies
an event or that tells the sleeper OF
an event occurring miles away These
are accidents or co-incidcnta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Criminals

Editor The STAR
I think that l.. V. Callahan goes
a BIT too FAR when he advocates kin
ing of the criminals. for. Thou
shalt not XIII"
Such punishment is just as brutal
ling as the crime itself And who
are we. that We should Judge an.
otherg
II Mr Galatians IDEAS were carried
out, there would be very Few people
left on this earth.
Certainly. put the dangerous ones
behind the bars, FOR life. IL necessary.
where they can DO no more damage
But the trouble Of Il is. that the big
gest criminals can and do escape
punishment while The little Grimm.
ais are caught
SIR. Callahan says II they were
put out OF the way once and FOR al
time. AZ fast as they are caught. the
earth soon would become safe and
~ hnbltation for people who try TO
live peacefully and sanely, but
would it,
Suppose there IS one born every
hour. II not every minute" We
would no more than get one crop
killed Off. when another one would
be ready-unless we begin az the
bottom and remove the cause OF the
trouble.
Should not society concern itself
more as 10 the cause for so many
criminals being born into this world?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Letters g sF4R Readers

Every criminal uaa q baby once
Ia % the rnvlTCumeut that rTsafrH
crimlHalsT Or arc CrlmlHaHr'le fHa.
denotes caused b. prenatal rgHfl-
iioHr7 or GRO they iHhrrfedT or
arc on ~ these fhlUFr equally Fr-
sp1us.bisT
While the solution 20 raIa problem
and the removal n frr rgar a~
causes are a long aag. or Hr efH
uf least b. working toward tar night
direction And Boa ihr mrarS.mr r.
can b. a little charitable faHarI F#a
fellow beings who are - wfrH HHI
unfortunate. whatever tir aru ~
their failure mly D.. IDr D. r
cumTtaurea over which they Dad H1
control caused them ~ become
they are. then. "but f1r ihc 81 =
N God. We might have been h
wlsr."
These arc some q the thing f1f
can bo done, Make the environment
for our youth more wb0.e9mt -iu
the home and on the streets
Help ~ mako the life u every prot
pectiyc mother as happy and ag
WhoicEomg ar possible.
Prevent ihs marriage % the I'M
m.
Prevention Ia better thsa cure"
you know
ANNIE 81 BURGESS.
Pleasant Beach. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Smoking Room
Stories

ONLY gentlemen crook can afford
" to smoke 5o.cent cigars these
days and this gent" was doing so, in
the smoker.
what drove me 10 e was this.
There was a large crowd around one
Of them department stores watchin
the train Of cars trying to make the
grade, stuck my hand in a fat old
guys pocket, He looked like tour
list and they all carry purses. Ho
had a hole in his pocket, then an
there made up me mind that would
90 TO Hollywood and get Job in the
movies. / did. / was gentleman
In sassiety drama They said |
was n poifect type. But after clean
ing up ono hundred per day, frisk.
ing purses, sovon.fifty In the movies
don't look what Il amt SO | does
q little night work, on the side. |
picks out a foine dark street and
secs swell guy coming down,
swinging hissolf along. He looked
like pic with the meringuo on. /
eases up to him and says, stick UNI
up and duickl
Shy, you big stiff says my "vlc.
tim" git on your side OF the street,
I'm working this Side"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Xmas Seals

Editor The STAR
Being a reader Of The Star. / no.
ticsd the protect Of the Community
Fund heads against the sale Of r. y
seals
FOR one, am heartily lu favor Of
their drive In The sale Of Christmas
seals.
Many people buy Christmas stick.
era OF different kiuds. Why not Der
them buy 4. y seals. which can be
used for the same purpose and the
money 20 spent do some good. too?
I'm well aware Of the fact that
the dollars / spend for the r y
seals won't bring back my sister
who died OF 7. y. Ia Tacoma. Jan.
uary. 1921. but Il may be the means
" helping some one elsc's sister OF
brother whether In King country OF
some other county In this state
Fay. by all means. lei the Fale
u r. - seals continue.
JOHN H. BOLLE,
s7s Harvey a..
Georgetown sta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22

/ what Is the salary
A, They arc appointed by The
United states Harshuls subject 20
the approval Of the attorney gen
craL The minimum salary for a
deputy marshal douoiing his entire
time 70 his duties Is $3.50 per an
num- The salary Is not fired. hoio-
ercr. bit depends on the duties
ichich the man performs. The PAY
ranges from 1890 10 $500 per
anHHHt; ne position Is under The
q. 3. department Of Justice
Q. Why IL shrowish woman
designated as Nanthlppc?
A. The term comes from tho name
Of hc tcrma0ant ,oife Of Socrates.
@ what is meant by landslide
used in connection with an cleo
ton?
4. This term Indicates an oucr-
,GhelWiHg majority IN the number
Of UotCs cast for any ono particu-
lar candidate or group Of caudi-
dates,
Q. How do astronomers determine
the composition Of the stars?
A. 81 me use OF tgondcrJm IN
strumcHt called ne spcciroscopc.
tshich separates The light rays COM
ing from crcn the most distant Of
the stars Each element IN the
stars has rs distiuctirc color as
revealed by the spcCtroscope. and
thus the scientists can determine
their chemical composition as craci-
IN as chemist IN the laboratory
can anGlUsc compound and dc
terutne ,chdt Is IN u.
@. Who is the newly elected Pres-
dent OF Mcxco2
A. Piptarco u. Gales.
Q what were Lares and Pen
atcs?
A. Thc household gods Of the
Romans. Thi8 term Is sometimes
used noiGadpUs as applicable 10
treasured articles Of household mr.
mtuc.
O. what is the Malthusian doc
trinc?
A. 1hc doctrine taught bD The
EnOiish economist Nautilus, lCho de-
ciarcd mat NE population Of TIC
Garth increases fnStcr than nc
means ot ilUinO, so that unicss
population Is checked. either Dart
Of u must stdruc 10 death or the
Choic Of u be tnSutHoiennv tcd
& When did baseball become tho
national game?
4. IN 1885, nltho u Uas pi1vcd
10 Sosso eStcW as carly as 1917.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Dogs and Deer

Editor The Star;
/ noticed q letter IN The Star about
extension u the hunting season. i
think the game laws are sll night a.
they are, n they were enforced.
There 10 a law against having dogs
IN the woods during hunting season
FOR deer. This b what has happened
IN this part o. Clallam county. They
have been running deer with dogs
since October l and ! have not seen
game warden even trying 70 stop
H. Even a state employs has been
out with the dogs
only one thing should be changed
In the game laws. That Is. al game
that u killed should be consumed In
the county II was killed. / have
seen a good many deer spoiled before
they were brought out OF the woods
believe 90 per cent OF all deer kill.
ID and handled on long hauls have
been spoiled before they arrived AZ
their destination.
wish something could be done 10
stop this waste OF our game. / haxe
been here and have hunted for The
past 20 years and hate 10 see such
work going on and nothing done &c
stop H.
T. d. TILLER,
sequlm, wash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Would You Be Efficient?
You Must Be Optimistic!
BY DIR. NJ. w. KAPP

DEsslNisM II associated with
lnsffc!cncy why The
natural now Of lie Is active and
eSubeunt Pcsaimrm IL the ~.
huIt OF a slowing Or the ne
forcts.
A man who 81 absolutely
healthy a never. and cannot BE-,
a prssimai when the life forces
begin 70 slow within a man. tho
liver becomes cnEaTEcd. the
brain conKcnted. the digestion
stops, and there Is no effective
bodily response TO the emotions
or mental stimulus Then there
crccps In sickeninE dread and
paralyzinE fear and business
and all natural activities OF life
become gloomy Then man
becomes inefficient, Mentally
physically and spiritually he Is
dead.
a real peshmist never built up
a great business. built n church
or founded a university or added
any great vital element TO ne
The world needs boosters u
trite saying. and pesslmbt
never H n booster. 4 pcsairnlsi
is ever a knockcr. and a knocbcr
Is n destroyer even n our good
friend Hubbard mndo capital out
OF every knock being n boost
a pesslmlst may advertise n
business. but his advertising will
not be really constructive.
Tho world needs men with con.
structive vision. A pcssimlSt hes
no constructive program. II he
bad. he would be no pessimist.
II you are a pessimist, look
within yourself for tho reason.
Possimism does not come from
without. Clean up your mental
and physical house. Try and
find the spirit OF life. Life and
tho God OF life are within you
Seek the brightest Of life and
you will find yourself adding TO
your efficiency.
The real JOY Of life lies right
in tho everyday work / know,
for ] have found Il. The more
] love my work, the more eff
Gent / become. Unpleasant
thoughts and actions slow up life
for US.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Gun law

Editor The Star
n g. not often that nay opinions
differ % any marked degree with
any expressed ~ The Star. but !
notice that you are Boa favor n Law
prohibiting the aais and carrying oi
hrrarms
A splendid lgu Tor the "hoidgp
man am sure every one % thnte
gents would heartily end0rae the law
uhat would subject a law abiding
citizen 70 arrest AND fine perhaps
"a iail term and relieve TIC stiekup
gent from any worry Az 10 the pro-
posed victim packing a Eat
was alWuys under the impression
that sflfprotecii0H WAS The nr' law
~ nature. don't Ike the idea Of
having 10 pay for the privilege az
protecting my life and property Con.
ssquently I am not 30 favor 81 any
such law
I should think ordinary common
sense would suggest that any person
Carrying money or other valuable
from a firm or place of business 90
bank for Instance. should be- al
lowed 20 protect thcmsolyca. II
there were a few h0ldup gents Eery-
"a with a dose u hot lead. and there
are men in Seattle that would adj
minister u with pleasure, am sure
there would be- fewer persons robbed
than there are as the laws are a.
present. IF the opinion Of
A. o. NELSON.
u, i. Box q
Shelton. wash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Rich Mems Dollars and Their Jobs
ID

TUE real thriu a successful
l. money maker gets 10 pillnK
up dollars h not iu the Injuries
money viii buy. but In winning
az the game The greater his
success. the greater hia rcbpou
HIbIlity Tor n rich man can't get
away from his money He can't
even set away from Il b. giving
q away
II he POUNDS hospital be
wants that hospital 10 b. sue
ccssfully managed. and must
communicates 20 others some Of
hts administrative ability In OF.
der % make tiH bsnefacilon o.
success In other words. be
must. 10 some extent, boss the
job
Men have found that plllnF W
wealth dossnt often make homo
lie happy,
Carnegie said once that 20 do
rich vas to die dIaEraced. and
no began distributing his pile
before be died
The elder Rockefeller started
years ago 70 make bis money
useful 20 society. when he start.
"a building up Chicago unlver.
ally with vast donations there
was something o. a Baptist tiuge
10 o.. but he grow more liberal
as he grew older and wiser. and
tho university outKrrw iis sec
tartan swaddlinE ciotheH and
gained freedom.
Later came the Rockefeller
Foundation and ia useful contri.
buttons 20 scientific research and
trimming
Now come Eastman. the kodak
multimllllonaire. and Duke the
tobacco maRnats. with trust
funds running into many mil.
lions for the advancement OF
education IN one form or an,
other. Eastman IN nearing 20
md. in dlycstlng himself or most
OF his remaining interest IN hts
great institution. says that he
welcomes this disposition OF his
. stock because II separates him
from money.mnKinE for himself
aud will give him the benefit OF
somewhat more detached posi-.
ton In respect 70 human affairs.
He adds
Under the best conditions. Il
takes considerable time. somc.
times years to develop the wise
expenditure Of money IN any
line. no matter how we'll pro.
pared ono may be. am now
upward OF 70 years old and feel
that I would like to SEQ results
from this money within the
natural term Of my remaining
years"
Duke gives millions 10 hos.
pitfalls. churches and colleges, but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Ruth Garrison
T. D. TILLER
sequlm. wash.

Editor The Star:
After reading the letter 70 The star
from DR.. Geo a. Moffett, Skykom-
ish. wash, ] cannot help giving him
an answer. He asks II we have
searched our own records. 1 say we
have and have found nothing 20 com
pare with the cruel and heartiess
crime OF cold.blooded murder.
Never in our histories have we
heard Of a more degraded crime
Then why should we say. go and
sin no more"
Ruth Garrison. 10 my notion is
not lit 10 mingle with the public.
Instead OF setting her free. I would
say put her in the darkest dungeon
the rest OF her natural life. How
about the sweet little woman whose
life she took. she sitting by and
watching death approach? DR. c.. a.
NJ forgets this stuff. Go and sin
no more" but let her pay a part OF
the price.
MATTE KUTZNER.
Bothell. Route No. !.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
For Selfish
Reasons, Too

hedSuNS, 100
A MOTHER reason why the state lcgis-
n lature should ratfy the child labor
amendment when il comes before the
solons at the coming session:
The Northwest needs industries. II
needs silk factories Why doesn't il get
them? Raw silk comes TO Seattle from
China before II is railroaded East. Elec-
trio power is cheaper in the Northwest
than in the Eastern sections. What
then, is the reason for freighting this
silk across the continent before il Is made
into cloth?
Labor is cheaper in Eastern sections.
Child labor is obtainabe there, in many
states. And child labor in the mills is a
big advantage in a financial way, in the
making of finished products.
Suppose the national child labor amend
ment is ratified by enough states TO make
il law.
Eastern states no longer will have an
advantage over the Northwest in the abi-
ity to procure child labor Every state
will operate on the same high basis as
does our own in that regard
And then, with our cheap power and
at the Threshold of the Orient there
would be a new birth of industrial eX-
pansion along the Pacific coast.
SO, for a purely selfish motive as well
as doing q duty TO humanity, the Wash
ington legislature should ratify he amend
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
g? AnSwers to Your Questions q?

Q. How many attempts have been
made to scale Mt. Everest?
4. TIro uHSnccessfm dttCmpts
bauc been made. ana another or
petition tciH start IN 1896.
Q. How many public school build
iags are there in the United states7
4. s7f,5f9.
Q On what day OF the week did
July 10, 1907. come?
4. Friday.
q Where did the enamelware in
dustry start and when2
A. This Industry started on large
scale approximately IS years ago IN
france ard Germany, and from
there erteHded to the Unite d
states.
@ How many publications in for
oign languages are there in conu-
mental United Statcst
4. sss.
Q. What was the political distri-
button Of the members Of the house
~ commons Of Great Britain when
Ramsay Macdonald became prime
minister Of England?
a. Conservatives. ESQ: labor, 100 /;
liberal, fjij other parties, 10.
Q. How IS old paper money dis
posed Of?
A. 10 Is turned into the treasury
department, Is thorolD m1cerated
and treated 1otth acids TO destroy
The inL and the distinguishing sIi:
fibre Of the paper II Is then sent
to tho bureau Of printing and en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
BY n. d. COCHRAN

tho pet project Is the founding
Of a college iu North Carolina
bearing hiH name Man longs
Tor Immortality.
Bui wiser Htill a. the policy Of
Eastman, Rockefeller aud others
Who pat their wealth al work
during their lifetime while they
can hlili watch IL work and an.
jgy tho mental kick they can &C.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Use Discretion

THE world may be full of grief and
i sorrow. 1t may be overloaded with
failures and ealamities of all kinds. Life,
as has been frequently said in jest, may
indeed be just one thing after another
However, even tho dark hours and
heavy clouds have followed fast and often
upon one another, and even tho the tide
of hope has ebbed very, very low at times
still, are there many disappointments in
manhood which are greater and keener
than that of child when someone tells
him that there is no Santa Claus? Think
it over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
Women to the Front

TIMES have changed
Those of our old Irish friends who
remember Irelands bloody struggles for
freedom and the hot times of Parnell will
vision some change, in the news that the
Freeman's Journal of Dublin is to be edited
by two women, as the organ Of the repub-
lican party. One hesitates a bit over the
name Editress Markiewicz, but she is to
have Molly MacSwiney as assistant, and
so it is all right.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22
In the Days Mems

people pay who now are escaping tax
alton altogether"
What's YOUR idea Of the plan?
A Big Day for
West Seattle
YESTERDAY was The Big Day for
West Seattle.
And It was q Big Day too, for Seattle
In general.
For the dedication and opening TO the
public of the new Spokane g. bridge
means new and faster growth for the
west end, means new industrial cXpan-
sion in that section and means big
help TO the prosperity of the entire city.
The Star congratulates those who
worked to make the new structure pos
siblc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-22

Optimism qulcksns every cell
In tho body Optimism pevades
every blade OF grass. every flower
that blooms. every tree that ever
ErowH. every natural expression
Of life Optimism makes you Fl,
tlciFnt