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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Emma Goldman

Editor The Star:
The most significant bit Of news.
from psychologist standpoint, re.
Gently was that regarding Emma
Goldman.
This woman has for years been the
most powerful female intellect in our
country. No one else las compelled
intelligent and open minded think.
crs TO give 20 much deep and serious
study on the gravest social problems.
outside of her political anarchism.
on that subject shc did need edu.
eating, and the government was Jus.
titled in sending her where she could
best learn ito tho Russian inferno.
By her confession. and with her nbil.
lily 10 sec and understand great facts.
she has apparently learned some
great truths that too many OF our
parlor socialists have not.
While conservative and convcn.
tionnl people viii not believe Il.
think It would be good thing for
our government 20 bring her back
md turn hor loose to shake up our
social and religious superstitions.
Society is so taken up with radios
and flying machines that Il forgets
that social degencraoy and race sui.
eide arc still Increasing among so.
called educated people.
JOHN Il. AVER.
GIG Second ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Lnrunr To Order

.'IATHAT will they be doing neNt?"
w A 'veSt-poeket larynx" is invented
by Western Electric Co. research men and
DR. John Edmund Mackenty. noted throat
surgeon It's claimed that this small mech
anism, which is carried in the pocket when
not in use will enable many 10 talk who
have lost power Of speech by operations
for throat cancer
The body is clay" machine It's like
an auto, driven by the soul The car wears
out. dies The driver lives on,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Letters STAR READERS

that the street cars. on an lines. a.
all times Of The day. are 'oarfuily
and wonderfully punched. and that,
no matter how many ears start out
in the same direction. they an 90 a.
the same time and that rs a long
wait between punches The clrs are
20 closely punched that often they
run into one another.
n Mr. Henderson knows Of these
things. he ahonld correct instead of
deny them II be doesn't know o.
them he should BE- told about IL
right away
A. r. A.
1913 OREGON ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Aaes and Us

n TEIHUSELAH lived only 50 years, not
1fl 969, says Professor G. S. Longacre.
lie thinks the ancients measured time by
the moon and called month year.
Professor Russell r. Crawford. Cali
forna astronomer counters with this;
IF Lougacre is right, Methuselah's father
was only five years old when his son was
born"
The average reader passes on. indiffer-
ent to ancients, concerned mainly with his
own allotted number of years How does
it affect me?" is the final question of man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

! Uou can get an answer to
i any question OF fact or In
formation by writing The Seat
lie Star Question Editor. 1891
New York ave. Washington. ID.
) C.. and incloslng cents in loose
stamps for reply. No medical.
legal or marital advice. Per.
sonai replies. confidential All
I letters must be signed.
Q. what is the Creek alphabet
4. Alpha. Beta. Gamma. Delta.
Epsilon. zeta. Eta. Theta. ioia.
Kappa. Lambdd. Nh. M. Omtcron.
~. Rho. Sigma. Tau. Epsilon, Phi,
chi. Psi aud Omegn.
Q. Is Mexico dry
4. The fcdcral consultation ~
HcricO has made provisional
foundation for future prohibition.
but as yet Mcrico Is not drH
Q. Can tomatoes be kept until the
middle Of winter by placing them in
the ground?
A. No, bW u they arc picked
green before The frost strikes them
they can be placed on shclues IN q
semi-dark spot in the cellar tChcre
the temperature Is about 10 degrees
and iUiil Keep quite a irhilc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
- FABLES ON HEALTH -
SALT WATER BATHS

ton and ring II out, letting tho
towel absorb the salt during tho
night.
ON the following morning the pa.
tient, after several minutes exercise,
rnbs his openporod body brisluy with
tho towel and most stimulating and
ncrve.shooting effect is secured.
A pleasant reaction Is to be had
from sprinkling sen salt In tho bath.
tub and. In many cases, 1t has been
found helpful in cases of rundown
constitutions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Marriage Pans

TWO cannot live as cheaply MS one But
L marriage is good investment. II
furnishes the incentive that makes most
people earn more and save more.
Analysis of incomes confirms this. Mar
ried men, between ages of % and rs, are
found to have from II to 80 per cent more
taxable wealth than bachelors Of the same
age. This is the average
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Thanks Star

Editor The Star,
In behalf of the WomBu's LsElHin.
tive Council o. Washington, wish
TO thank you for the valuable aid
given 20 our mldyear assembly. Nov.
ember IL. is and 10 by tho Seattle
Star and assure you OF our deep ap.
probation o. tho courtesy extended
VICTORIA T.. TRUMBULL.
Pres W. l.. c. W.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

aEvER try sea bathing in win
IL teri"
Mr.. Mann smiled and shivered at
the question.
IL mean, In your own bathroom"
continued tho questloner.
NV. Mann shook his head
Salt water baths, mixed in ones
own bathtub. are quite stimulating
and rcstful.
In nervous disorders physicians
frequently prescribe that tho patient
mix sea salts in hot water before
retiring, dip towel we'll in the sohi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
MAY BRING "SEEING-PHONES
Overseas Test of
Pictures Is a
Success
By GEORGE BRITT

NEW YORK Dec g within
~ "a hours after tho nfsi sue
ggszfuI wireless Transmission ~
picture alrH-a the Atlantic.
llfih ave- yusiumrr was seeking
exclusive usht- 20 transmit
rHgtuEr pins VI the latest Paris
ian mo1,a
And there's mo doubt o. ioka
about lbF possibilities ~ the uew
phviargdlnTum f1r sending
important documents acro-a wide
spaC0a aud obtaining important
signatures quickly n can b.
done with absolute accuracy ana
safety NrVa picture can be-
flashed around the world
in fact f "a scientific post
biuty 90 build n radio telephone
which permits tho parties 20 sor
one another
Tho radio Transmission OF PIC
tur probably Is the greatest o..
Nrlppmrut ~ wireless IA many
years.. Gays Nai Gen }. a
liarhord president 81 the itadio
Corporation of America
-rhe transmission ~ pictures
from Europe By wireless % an
achievement which speaks FOR
Itself Uut consider some ~ the
rrfinemruts uf Che dcyiur.
IA u absolutely secret Out
riisra cannot tunr m The rate
~ srndiuE can b. regulated 20
an accuracy n ono point in
hundred thousand Unless the
exact rate D. known. anyone 70
rriylnz Tho impulses wiu got
only a blur Furthermorr. Il IL
possible 10 code h. 90 that trans.
hiion 10 necessary 20 set a pic.
turr.
n d subject 20 Gar Jess inter.
ference from static than sound
transmission IL 10 comparative.
~ cheap And ID stil Ia the In
fancy u It's development"
The invention u the work Of
Capt. a. IL. Ranger. engineer for
the Radio Corporation. assisted
by Alfred Kocnlg. Donald q.
Ward Karl MacIlvaine and VIII
liam psiry
Nearly two years ago they
started just after owen y.
Young chairman Of the board %
the General Electric company,
had sald lightly NJ a banquet
that be wished 10 ssc an operator
just prras a button. "hnd. alp,
the first page Of the London
Times will be- reproduced IN Ssw
York
By July 1891. tho engineers
had succeeded ia sending a pic.
ture og General iiarbaFd hy wire.
lees. That picture II a treasure
u the laboratory. a augir ~
blush lines dim but recognize.
bic. printed thru the air slowly
and painfully Later they dl
oarJrd the system u that trans
mission and developed another
~ is an Old quest, this slrctfi
cal transmission Of pictures
says Captain Ranger. red headed
young euEiuser. who came up
thru the Massachusetts, Tech and
the army signal corps.
The picture IL sent from
revolving cylinder and printed
on another which rovolyca NJ
exactly the nme speed. To syn.
ehrUuiEr tho sending and recoiv.
Ing cylinders was an hard a prob.
lem ba any In tho entire invcn.
ton
I'm sending. ligh, shines thru
Tho picture, one tiny point az
time It's Intensity II regulated
by tho lights and darits Of tho
picture. This light strikes a tube
much resembling an ordinary
radio tube. lined with potassium.
n rs known that when such
tube ~ lighted. current passes
thru u more easily than when
u is In darkness. Therefore. the
varying degrees or light shining
thru the picture onto the tuba
regulate tho strength OF electric
Impulses flowing thru the tube"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
Bunched Cars

Editor The Star:
d. w. Henderson. railway superin.
tondont. tells "Mr. Fixit' The Stars
trouble man, that there Is no bunch.
ing OF street cars except in cases OF
accident or the raising. OF bridges"
Now everybody knows. with the
possible exception Of Mr., Henderson,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06
A Though

or making many book ,b.,, =
no end.-Ecd. Iiisls.
TND divert al any time a trost.
4 some fancy run 70 thy bssr
they presently fix thee 70 them. -.
drive the other out Of thy thouEh,.
They always receive thee wiz a.
same kindness-Fulier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

city t1E 81 o1s-s,,-.
10 ~
De- haf ea6asass q ,.
vim weekly clrosst.s-
10 pHaent a.
1rHH 80 Fsrl ssss d.
AN tais and cons more H.,-
I"a ias done in p ysan. y.
Barron describes lin 4 =.
primo = physical and ,......
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

yigor ~ ihs age q @, s.s,.,
new fields o. conquest
Henry Ford has mas ~.
takes, many n them. IA
beset b. some prelueioes ~.
Mr Barron thinka be s ,ovrr
enough 10 learn 70 disisi.s,s
Believe him Or not. Ike IN
or not one has 70 admit -,
Henry Ford Tor one mar !,
one lifetime has zone a p,,,,,
bis l0b.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

WIN Ford locking rsu..
" Ter new verias 70 81.
qnsr perhaps ssms -.
reader has an idsa a. j.
what b. might taks m "a,
would b. worth shlis whs
not pat your idea in,o
sh0u letter 10 the editor,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

coin, wait minute, then they go. It's n
little thing we all are wont to do
Someone knows they're rather hofty, so
they diet for while. Then they're anx.
ious just 10 SEQ what luck they've got.
They are aiming at reducing SOS TO be in
proper style, 80 they UP and drop a penny
in the slot.
Someone else Is rather skinny so they
eat and sleep lot ere they watch the
indicator swing around When II shows
they still AFRO thiu-like they viii claim It's
tommyrot and they'll look until another
acnln la found
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

MIfAT funny little story the world
W interesting would be tho
tho tell
Every day gathers pennies from the people who would whether
they have gained
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

TIE MOST CERIAIN SIGN
or continued peace in this Gun.
try Is Mr. Dempseys activity d
seeking another fight for . 81
purse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-06

w cincl whom folks
aa Expressions comeeye either strong wcn SO F ma no
~ Ang twoud be rather Interesting the scale could e ami
st could speak. " ~ w
Copyright 1925. for Tho staI4
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
That Explained 1t

An old farmer and his wife drove Il
market one very wet day. Large pools
of water had formed in the roadway
between the farm and the town. Or
the return journey he met an ole
friend.
"And how are you today?" was the
friendly greeting.
Every well, thank you" answered
the farmer.
"How is the wifef" continued the
friend.
.Fine," said the farmer. "She's be-
hind there"-jerking his thumb to-
ward the back Of the wagon.
"She's not therel" exclaimed the
astonished friend.
The farmer turned and looked over
his shoulder. Then he said eoolly:
"Humphl That accounts for the
splash"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
He'd Say IL Was

A man travelling in train that had
made several abrupt stops and sudden
jerks, became bit anxious. There had
been numerous accidents on the line OF
late. so he had been told, and there was
cause for fear. Calling the porter
aside, he said: George, Is this train
safer"
"Safe as any, sub"
els there block system on the
roadT'
Georges grin extended from ear to
ear.
'Block system, sub? Why, boss, we
have de greatest block system in de
world. Ten miles back we was blocked
by mule. Just now we were blocked
by COW, and reckon when we gets
farther South Wen be blocked by an
alligator. Block system, sub? Well, I'll
say 1t Isl" ta.as
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
"DiUine Sarah" ReceiUed
Over Thousand Proposals

Sarah Bernhardt as I Knew Her
(Hurst and Blackett), recently pub
lished, contains Mime. Therese Berton'i
intimate "reminiscences OF the great
French actress-"as told to Basil
Woon." Nine. Berton sums up Sarah
Bernhardt's career In these words:
"She was born Jewess, baptized q
Catholic. BY birth she was French
and by marriage she was Greek.
Throughout her life she was first an
actress, secondly a mother, thirdly a
great and tempestuous lover. The hap
piest period of her life was during the
infancy of her son Maurice"
Sarah Bernhard as far back as 1892
told Nine. Berton that she had RE
ceived more than thousand proposals
of marriage, and that she could remem-
Der the name and date Of every one Of
them"
Shortly before her eighteenth birth
day, Sarah, as debutante from the
conservatoire, made her debut in a mi
nor part. The critics were not over
whelmed. Furious at their cool cri-
tiques, Sarah was found moaning in
her dressing room" For five days she
lowered between life and death. and
then confessed that she had swallowed
the contents of bottle Of liquid rouge.
Asked the reason for this strange
and terrible act, she answered, Life
was useless. I wanted to see what
death was like"
On their sketching tour in Brittany,
Gustaye Dore and Sarah entered a
farmhouse asking shelter for the night.
After dinner, Dore was shown to a
bedroom and the painter supposed that
Sarah had been given another, but the
next morning, on looking out of the
window, he was amazed to see her
washing herself at the yard pump, her
clothes full of straw and filth. She was
in merry mood.
"They took ms for your boy pupil,
and gave me a bed with the COW In the
barn." she told him.
On another occasion, word was sent
that the prince of Wales was coming to
call on Sarah at the theater, and she
was requested to be ready to see him
at ten o'clock. At that hour she was
castomarily on the stage. The stage
manager suggested advancing the time
Of the whole piece. She settled 1t In
ler own Characteristic fashion. "Let
him wait" she said, after all he is
aot king yet."-London Mail.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
Arranged Different

A man was arrested, charged with
beating a horse and swearing, and
one of the witnesses was pious old
negro.
did the defendant use improper
languagei' asked the lawyer.
"Well. he did talk nightly loud,
subj"
ibid he indulge in profanity?"
The old darby seemed puzzled, so
the lawyer put the question In an
other way. what / mean, Uncle Abe,
is, did he use words that would be
proper for your minister to use in a
sermon?"
"Oh, yes. sub; yes, subj" replied
the old fellow with broad grin, ''but
O. co'se dey'd have ter be ranged
difi'runt."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
Tells of Being Captured
BY Horde of Cannibaic

Sir Harry III. Johnston, explorer. lin
gust, diplomatist, who cut a large Ilg-
ure In the extension of British domin-
ion in Africa. tells In his new book
1.-THE story Of My Life" many interest
ing stories Of his experience with wild
tribes of the Dark Continent. On
canoe trip up the Cross river, ne re-
lates how "a horde of excited people,
armed with guns and spears, waded out
into the river and compelled the canoe
to stop, In fact dragged 1t summarlly
into shallow water Three or four lusty
savages pulled me out Of the canoe,
mounted me on the shoulders Of the
biggest. and carried me off at run to
the town, where was put In nut
with the door open Here had to sub
nit to be stared at for many an hour
by hundreds of inquisitive savages, I'M
aware as to the fate Of my Kruboys
and Elk servants. Almost over my
head. hanging from the smoke-black-
ened rafters of the house, was
smoked human ham, black and blush
green. About a hundred skulls were
ranged round the upper part of the
clay walls in CHASTITY frieze."
The explorer went through the form
of making treaty with the chiefs, but
finding that "a great deal of palm wine
had been drunk cut short his visit
after he had made presents Of cloth
and beads. The chief men of the town
insisted on giving return present
a hundred yams and two sheep. and at
parting an old chief or medicine man
bestowed on me necklace of human
knuckle-bones from his own neck"
New York World.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03

On the theory that electrocution does
not permanently kill all victims, Pro
lessor Jellinek, head of the Vienna
ARCHAEOLOGICAL institute has re-
Gently startled the medical and electri-
cal world by announcing, that in his
opinion, many victims of electrocutions
have been buried alive He maintains
that electric shock only drives the
victim into trance and that hope of
saving them should not be abandoned
until physical decay starts He be-
lieves that hundreds have been buried
alive. whereas If they had been worked
over for day or more they would
have been revived.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
DRIVER ANTS HAVE
OWN SOCIAL SYSTEM
Called the Most Industrious
Creatures in Africa.

Most interesting Of the insects 0
Africa are the driver ants, for the
seem to have a social system so CON
plete as almost to deserve the name o
civilization. They are. writes Prof. r
L. Garner In the Century Magazine
the most Industrious creatures II
Africa.
The natives call them ntyuno,
word that Is often heard as cry O
warning among them when they NEE
d column on the march. The drivers
seem to be forever on the go. If the,
have permanent abodes, no one IL
Africa ever found them.
The colonies often number millions
of ants, and each ant has its particu
lar place and it's regular duties. The
individual members OF colony are d.
vided into three distinct kinds, and
each is necessary to the welfare Of the
whole community. The smallest of the
three types is about three-eighths OF
an inch in length, of slender proper
lions. very agile in its movements and
with comparatively small mandibles.
These ants appear virtually to be
slaves; they perform most of the
mental work Of the community and
carry most of the burdens
The ants next In size are about half
an inch long, of stouter proportions,
with bodies more compactly built and
with maHdibles somewhat larger than
the lower class. They constitute the
yeomanry, and they direct the affairs
of the community, control the move
ments of the colony and act as scouts
in exploring for food. Building or
clearing the roadways forms part of
their work also, and when the colony
builds Its wonderful bridges across
narrow crevices, puddles or streams
their bodies form the network of the
structure.
Those bridges are the most ingeni-
Gus and marvellous specimens of insect
engineering to be seen anywhere In
the world. When completed, bridge
looks much like telephone receiver
with flares at both ends instead Of at
one. IT Is composed of the bodies of
hundreds and thousands OF ants cling
Ing together to form the bridge over
which the rest of the community
passes in safety. The bridges are
made up of five or six sections, and 1t
s difficult to imagine anything more
uniform In pattern or delicate In struc-
.ure than the amber spans of living In
'ects. I have seen bridges hold fast
or hours while the colony passed over.
When the last ant has crossed the
fridge slowly begins to disintegrate,
md the colony proceeds on its way.
The third caste-if 1t can be SO
.alled-is made up Of soldiers, large,
'trong and well provided by nature for
heir duties.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
Getting a Prize

Every day since they had started
housekeeping his bride had given him
the same kind Of breakfast food, and
finally he mustered up courage to
make gentle inquiry.
How does 1t happen that we have
this every morningY' he asked.
"Oh, Georgel' she exclaimed. "They
give blue coupons with each package,
andDfor 100 coupons you can get the
loveliest rocking chair. You have only
to eat 90 more packagesr'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03

A magnificently attired washerwom
an drove up In her limousine and deliy
cred to young professional man his
weekly wash. he examined it, and ther
said, timidly:
Excuse me, madam, but I'm afraid
you've made mistake. You've kept
my shirt and, instead. you've brought
me these very dilapidated old handker-
chiefs"
The washerwoman looked into the
parcel angrily.
"Pshawi" she shifted. "Them amt
handkerchiefs-them's your shirts"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03

Following a dinner of savants, q
certain professor Of psychology
thought he would test colored cloak
attendant as to his memory. Although
the professor pretended to have mis-
laid his check, the boy without hest
tatlon handed him the right hat.
How did you know this one is
miner" asked the learned man.
"Ah dom know dat, sub"
''Then why did you give 1t to mef"
cause you give it to me when you
come in, subtitle Forecast.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
A Little Fable

Destiny took q man from an obscure
position and gave him a $1,000 job
He became very arrogant. A $25,00C
position becoming vacant In the same
office, Destiny gave 1t to another,
Whereat the first man rallied bitterly,
and for once Destiny condescended to
reply to mortal.
II had you in line" quoth Destiny,
'.for big things, and was watching to
see how you would act If you swelled
up over $1,000 job what would you
have done with $4,000 position ?''---
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
Worse to Come

Having been served with wedge Of
some yellow substance, the husband
poked at 1t cautiously with his fork
and finally turned it over heavily on
his plate, asking:
"What is thisf''
Pound cake. What of It," the wife
replied.
Nothing" said the husband II
thought my section weighed more than
pound. What are you going to make
nextT"
Marble cake?' said the wife, de-
family. st. Louis Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03

With the thermometer near zero one
early morning, Chicago man who di.
reefs the operation of a score of news
boys considered 1t a good idea to give
the boys some food to help them com
bat the cold. So he invited them all
into restaurant.
Now order what you want, SO you'll
be able to keep warm when you go out
on the street"
And every mothers son OF them or
dered Ice cream.-Everybody's Maya
zine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
Imperative

What's the matter. old boyT" asked
Jimmie's friend. i've never seen you
looking so seedy."
I've got to go abroad at once" re-
marked Jimmie, gloomily.
"Nonsensei These doctors mustn't
frighten you out of your life like that"
1T wasn't doctor. 1t was a law
yer"-B Brisbane Mall.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03

SO great has become the demand fol-
Chinese rugs in the last decade thai
the slow working old vegetable dyes
formerly used with such good effect
on rugs and tapestries, are not quick
enough, and anilines are now being
generally used. Experts, only, can tell
the difference when rug Is new, but
the rugs colored with aniline dyes will
not stand up under washing and the
fading, being quicker. is harsher.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-04-03
A Prairie Chicken

Young Lady Con first visit to West
ern ranch)-For what purpose do you
use that coll Of line on your saddles
Cowpuncher-That line, you call 1t,
lady, we use for catching cattle and
horses.
Young Lady-Oh, indeed. Now, may
/ ask. what do you Use for .baita