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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Large, White
Elephants
Editor The star

Editor The Star:
Not long ago had little passage
nt arms In tho newspapers with
Mayor Brown. and got The worst Of
u crowded the readers believed
what ne wrote and ! am not anxious
20 cross swords with him again. I
simply want 10 protest his request
for an appropriation Of S25. 900 for
survey Of the local telephone situa.
ton; II iH all bunk. and only calcu
lated by these advisors or the mayor.
10 give some man job, NJ the eS.
pense OF the taxpayers
We all remember that under Mayor
Caldwell our eminent corporation
counsel asked for an appropriation
Of ii2 900 for the purpose OF expert.
ing the local gas company. and get.
ting n report Mr. Kennedy honestly
believing that no could save tho peo.
pie money The report was unsntis.
factory. but the Si2. 900 was spent.
tho expert that was employed in that
case was honest. and ! know of no
man whom | should rather see get
the money thnn Tom phipps.. but
he knew as soon as he went m
against the state engineers appraisal
that he had little chance OF adding
thereto or deductinE therefrom any.
thing that would alter the results,
but he got the money and the tax
payers are that much In the red.
Now comes our great mayor and
wants 10 throw s25 900 into the apron
Of Garrison Babcock who Va this
man Bsbceck? He Is reported to be
n telephone expert and engineer who
has had IL years experience along
that line. part Of which time he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
> Questions )
/! AnSWered .

o what state vas the last 10 H'
admitted 90 tbo unlonf
A. Arisora BE- fhf latest frbrHafB
r. f9is,
o How ava the word ''haghfI0r.
originate ip connection with bach
sluf drErruF
a. INC r0rd itar. iH wsaif .ai
days. oppilsd 20 knights irha isrrf
ta ths probationary Stage Of tHi7hi
hoof, dad f8 maHks irho nod nor
taken me rotrs Of monatiioisw. iH
thr medical colleges fts HaWs bach
,ior iras riues 20 atudeHts uho
completed me frat grade ~ fhrir
unireftiiy career. 90 fhis HrHsr me
,rord zoos chaHged ~ Tcad baeoa-
lamsua Thus "a earlier days 70 toaf
not the comforting Of a degree buf
me recognition ~ me sfuasUis abtl-
~ 70 d higher COURSE Of study
q what was the most important
ar SIT ever made 20 me a. n
government
A The Frrar collection. Valued NJ
about Is0o00g5. and Including many
paintings ~ whistler 1his tpah
bssf0trsd ~ Charles Lang FrSsr. ~
Dsif0if
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Smoking Room
Stories

Tho travelling man for q G'lA house
Nas talking Ia the smoker "lt Isn't
fair iu roast the modern Fipls Fu
much and uuauimouslv' he said
They afs NOS wholly without some
a. the oldums finer fcsIInEH Take
ihr case ~ the one ! know over ln
Hushyllls. Indiana She had turned
down the ardent proposal Of one ~
her ndorers and be took II very hard
Her heart was touched and. so0th.
lngly shs said 10 him Don't b.
downhearrd. ms dear boy Their
are other nicer and younger girls
around. like Mars and Nellie and
GLADYS. who misht, make you far
better wife than ] would
"'t know o. he replied. dsspon.
IDENTITY but. you see. I asked them
all before / came 10 you
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Getting Out.
Woman Vote.
NHshtnEtsh HBTSsu.
tsg. New York Ave-.

100 Wv ANAs Nv
TUE National League o. WON
i On Voters. the democratic
and republican national commit
tees and the committee for pro.
Ercsuys political action are
launching drives 90 set out the
woman vote thIs year.
The League ~ Women Voters
figures the woman vote may IN.
crease the bsiiotinE this year by
g pee cent
In 1890 the total vote was
5000. 600 short Of what b would
have been had women voted In
the same proportion as men.
In Illinois, men cast l.2Fs, 2si
votes and women 1850 In 1890.
This Indicated that men voted
10 5t.l per cent Of their potential
voting strength. while women
voted 20 only 4s.S per cent Of
theirs
In II Northern and Western
states IN 1880. statistcians FIX.
urs that the ballot cast was only
5s.1 per cent Of what Il might
have been. For this the women
are blamed.
Southern states showed figures
in 1890 indicating the need Of
still more intensive missionary
work among the women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
How Old Is
Your Booze?

Esuilpl i nc SlNis
note in The star that Mr.
Savage "ridiculcs tho clalms of
tho Seattle dry agents" and says he.
fore prohibition no raw liquor was
sold. and that no one would buy
whisky unless Il possessed the GOV.
eminent stamp showing Il TO be NJ
least six or eight years old n Mr.
Savage will look up tho matter he
will find a slight discrepancy be-.
tween his statements and tho facts.
In Henry Ford's book No I. on Jew
ish influence in Ameriea. he quotes
testimony brought out NJ an iuvesti.
cation conducted blythe government
at Washington into the distlllery bust.
ness TO the effect that there was no
such thing ms six or eight year old
whisky IN the United states.
The distillers. practically all Jews.
admitted that all six. eight or nine.
yearold whiskies labeled as such
were in fact, in most cases, not that
many hours old. But was blended
so scientifically by expert blenders
that II Was the same ms SIX, eight or
nine. ycar.old whisky"
As matter OF fact, the people OF
this country. the real American, the
loyal citizen, Is rapidly acquiring n
great aversion TO outlawed liquor and
cheap skates who violate the law by
dealing in Il. and the time is fast
approaching when honorable men In
every station Of life will hold in sus.
picion and distrust the employer. EN-.
ploye, friend or acquaintance who
openly or secretly violates the pro.
hibition laws OF the United States.
This change Of mind is taking place
now and as time goes on It will have
n tendency TO decrease the demand
to such an extent that II will eventu.
ally become an unromuncrntive bust.
ness. n. /. THOMPSON.
Snoaualmie. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

trapaIir where o. few rooms ON
tHs lsfH floor - Tkfserapsr
apartmeut cDat sH much each
year as a nice hours and l1t
could he bouE.t FOR lu Norfolk
and many ones American c.ues
There HFo only two thing boo
wHIrH Sew York has any adFau
tasf over lHr smaller ,.trH ri
the country There Gre more
thtafsrH here aub tie depart
meut stores offer more 0pp0nu
u.tif4 Tor window shopping
B4f fHr rhGatrr seats are ~
costly IHaf only mIIl,onairrB can
n4y them. and those Who go
"wlnd0u shopping are general.
Do made unhappy bscauTe they
cannot buy wbgt they rec and
t0sft.
Ca every other respect Nor
folk and the smaller towns
are ahead ~ New N0Ts.
They afford an opportunity
for rational and isisursly bu-
man intercourse that h de
MED 80 the New Yorker. who
must live life 81 ISOLATION,
and thsy give men. women
and children chance 10 de-
Nsl1p the indiYidualism that
j. requisite 10 success, and
sympathy with others that j.
essential 10 Happiness.
-MaLn ELrlrI- D. Lm our nn-n-
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Letters E sR2R Readers

was in connection With the Hubbard
coil. eon,raptlon supposed 10 have
been an inspiration from the spirit
world. and which resulted IN the
financial embarrassment 81 several
good citizens ot our ntlkhborInE city
Of Everett. a. well a. some Of our
own people. lie Il also reported 10
hold patents on the telechronomotcr
and other devices which he proposes
10 install here. and these same Dc.
vices we're used IN tho Everett phone
system and kicked out with disgust.
The dual system proposed by Bah.
cock is q snare. NJ most everyone
knows and his plan Of construction
and installation - faulty IN the c1.
IRENE. which may be shown here
very easily. but space forbids
We arc trying to work out Of ono
white elephant project. and am not
40 sure that we arc not due "a have
second one on our hands 10 our
people care TO engage in any enter
prise that has the car marks or a
third white elephant ! think not
IL they understand IL, and I mako
this calls Tor great care. and Mr..
Editor. n you have any love or sym.
na,hy for our city ! think Il your
duty 10 bore big hole In this thing
which resembles n fake. and you
should caution the people. and -.
pecihliy tho city council. 10 90 slow
with these experts who have their
ears 10 the ground listening for The
spirit rRppingH and I hold no brief
for the +. 7. & r. Co, either
Yours truly.
aFH4a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
A Good Word for the Small Town

iaa one ~ far most aHi,rt,--
able ha9sr ever PUBLISHED h..
cause ~ helped 10 confirm Nsw
IoFksrF i1 ths mistaken ~,
that EeE York ia the only ~.
iH me world
woodrow Wilson a ft.,
che thinking places n tn.,.
Sea ere not Dog fHa great eins,s
Be was right aud us maIrts,,
that there .s more goy ia ll,l,s
iH e small place where men 49,
women know each other ~.
can ever b. found On a mtt,,.
paiIfaH ant huI I1 which ts.
struggle fgr existence ls - tsas
that faith ln hope Tor and char.
ltY towards our fellow men a.,
n necessity discouraged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
: FABLES ON HEALTH
TAKE CARE OF CUTS

TT seemed 20 Mrs Mann that the
4 youngsters were everlastinrly
running In and asking her 10 fix cuts
and abrasions; particularly In the
barefoot season.
And she would patiently wash and
clean them.
Since tho war iodine has been used
moro frequently for disinfectinE. tho
II Is well to sec tho family physician
where rusty nail has been trod on.
mr. other injury has boon sustained
where infection Is threatened.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

But for simple scratches. abrasions
and cuts healing preparation can
be made and kept handy about the
house for all occasions. Mix together
an ounce of spirits OF camphor z
dram OF glycerine, y dram Of borax
and about grains Of onrbolc acid.
This Ia healing lotion for home use.
II there Ia free flow Of blood. some
bismuth and rlycerins can Iva mixed
and applied, or little collection used
in covering II over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

Q Who are the American rsfdin-
ais
4 Wv 0'CoHnsH. Hotfaus DsHHli
J. Dsu0hrrfy. Philadelphia Pairiri
Ja,rph Hayef Nsto Yoft city.
George WtHaH maadri~is. chicago.
q Does the period ~ 10 days a.
lowed the president 90 approve or
veto hll include sundays
& 40.
Q l. there such thlnE ar a
gingerbread tree
4. The do1m Tor dunn palm tree
- sonsumss called by This name for
me- frapos that n hos Irnif nboHi
me fre o. a. orange. and 'rhSH me
fsd outer sEla s pscisd on. n caa-
siderable thieknss ~ spoHgV dru
subsfaHcr 20 found wiihiH a. ithtsIi
has an tanptd ttrrcfusis and n 70
variable rstrm tlanor n giHpcr'
bread Thu ffsr u uuiit@ 81
Afabia. rpBer EgVrL ond M cen.
ifal parts Of africa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

Uou can get an answer 70 any
i question Of fact or lnformh
ton BY writing The question
Tdltor iggg New York ave-
WashinEton. u G.. and enclosing
two cents IN loose stamps fof r.
ply. No medical. legal OF marital
ladyics Personal replies. conf
Dental All letters musI 30
signed
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nv IIlI-n- a. rIIlE

HN tiiifbs ~ nv
~ recent Issue Uf fhT NrN
/ York Times Es read ~ ln a.
FrarolI furdG to.bs ah1 tore on
brr wedding VEN and refused q"
d. married just as iar wedding
ceremony was 90 be- performed
The bridegroom to be- was a
man from Norfolk Virginia, aud
tine reason Dis fihnGrr gave Tor
NOT marrying him Wa that che
could not bear tp think N EiF.
inF 40 Sew York FOR Norfolk pr
place ~ residence
Quite naturally the writer fen
very Indignant FOR hr spent The
hapnlsat s=irs ~ bits iifr in Aur
folk and knows that Do BE- iniln
itsly more attractive Than New
York
Ca Norfolk one has lime 10
see his friends Hnd friends "a
see. Ia New York one may
haze friends. but IL h hard
To- keep them when they can
not b. seen and New York
II like a dentists office.
where 40 attention j. shown
10 anyone except by appoint
mTni.
TbsH. Too there lF me high
cost Of cave dwelling in the me
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Pros poets Quite Remote

NOV WATCH the spelbinders play politics with the
conclusions of that conference of allies 0f partcu
lar interest to the president" says Plymouth (Vt) dis
patch, was the prospect Of collecting six billion
dollars of debts owed the United States by France
Italy and Belgium The voter will please hear those six
billions rafting in Uncle Sans pocket. put there by
Coolidge Of course this will require strong imagination
but then, you have to let the imagination work in politics
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Futile

THE LAKUTA tribe, living along the upper Nile in
Africa wants rain So they appeal to their chief,
the magician put into public office chiefly account Of
his supposed rain-making powers He orders rain II
doesn't come his savage followers shoot the sky
in reproof.
This story brought by explorers Americans who
fguravey shoot at the natural laws of economies
when the laws fail to function peasngy. Our public
will never be satisfied until the law of supply and demand
is repealed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Speed

CIT SEEMS but yesterday when were marveing at
the ultra-rapid camera Of the movie studio making
800 exposures a second. #.v
Frenchman perfects d camera making $4,000 pictures
second 1t discoses strange things One for instance
is that soap bubble hit by paper wad, admits the wad
closes the hole it made and does not burst until the pro-
jectile energies the far side.
Such scientific toys useless at first usually become
practical part Of daily life eyentualIy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
We Can't Stop

THE long-sought elixir for perpetual life has been
/ found announces Professor Julian Huxley of Eng
land Wait a minute So far the discovery only be
used in making fatworms live forever"
Possibly il viii lead-tho mprobably-to way of pro
longing human life for 80 or years beyond normal
death rate But not for long. Nature would invent new
WAYS Of killing us off We have 10 leave the stage Of
lie 10 make room for the next generations
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

Editors Note Theodore Price.
Who wrote the following ariiriT
for lis weekly paper. Commerce
and Finance D. a New Yorker.
who has spent most u his NE in
Mail Street. Iur that reason,
his good word for the small town
= dsubly interesting
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GET ACQUAINTED

Abolish lonssomeness by whole.
some recreation and entertainment.
THE LONESOME CLUB, Holyoke
building, III Spring st. Meetings
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ANA
Saturday evenings, STRANGERS and
lonely people welcome. ADV.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Oil

Tn 10 YEARS the supply of oil stored underground by
i nature will be exhausted prominent geologist warns
This has been stock prediction for half century and it
usually precedes discovery of another big oil field
Of course it's Just matter of time until the oil will
be gone For fabrication will such things as
now widely used instead of gas by Cuban motorists
Gallon of alcohol exploded bit by bit will in effect hur
auto Is miles Does even more in the stomach
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

hslp 10 keep them on our s,atuts
bookag'
Ny sob answered The nitor'
nsy general. "is tn tfy - enforce
the laws. not 90 criticize them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Skehhiz1g3'lllEEEEEisEEb:o'

WHEN SIT by phone with pencil in queer
W thing you1 draw just markings that quite understand,
lines that perpetrae
Your minds talking pushes pencil
around Twill scrbbc and sketch whatever
thru, what markings
white
extent Just why skehng twill
leisurely
Some telephone numbers even know
whose they be- The writing
J
U.s. do sketchng who
really scott For when finished forsoot
viii pick right you off.
n. Tea STAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
A Thought

Lsi not the sun 90 down upon your
Wraihy--Eph, iv:2s.
A NIGER begins with folly and ends
y with repentance Pythngoras
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wr FULLER

Ayers e Zicbarth i7l5 Yssler way
Barclay Hdwe. Co. 1901 No. seth st.
Bungu- Harper Lbr. Co
white Center stH.
CatAnia sam i2is Rainier Ave.
Chamberlain store Co gard & w. Union
Cruver. Albert az Florentia 81.
poran, d. w, 7t06 Greenwood Aye,
Gonssec Plumbing & Hardware CO.
a5iS Gouesce ST.
Hall, q. =. 500 10Th Ave No.
Horepor A, ESQ University way
HigEs, Jack s07 NJ. ssth st.
Hillman city Faint Co.
S6i6 Rainier Ave.
Holland Hdve Co. $3.50 Ballard Ava.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
.AsHINuTpN' AUS % =

WASHINGTON Aus g.
w Law and law enforcement
arc two different things
American law. aH hw u I'm.
proving. according % Attorney
General Harlan p stone
but is t' enforced. respected
To. public thinks not ihr Of
tofnoy general admits.
n the public rishtf
The attorney general is afraid
80. AZ tho present time st any
rate. for no says "ths actual al.
mluiAtration OF Justice In thess
United states IL In q period %
decline which began before the
war and was greatly accelerated
by a."
Es Il said. however. that the
attorney general Il not n pessi-
mist Having faith Ia tho Amer.
can bar and the American PEG.
pie. he believes ws viii pass soon
into a period % Improvement
But why don't We do snms.
thiug now. with a view 10 i'm
proyemcntf
We DO. says Tho attorney gen,
sfal. but not the right thing We
doctor symptoms. not tho dis.
ease,
Suppose law enforcement goes
wrong. thru official incompn.
tenec, corruption or both
There arc causes for incompe.
tsncn and corruption
Do we remove tho chuses1 No.
We remove the officials. maybe
punish them
or N lawyers take a hand In
attempting reform. what's their
method7
Moro law. more procedure 49,
better perhaps.
But IN either subscriptions,
not the disease. are treated.
"WhiAA,Tl. INT, Is -. the .,, dlssas'E -, l
orul
For one thing. politics" he
answered.
The prosecutors job ought IN
be taken out OF politics. Why
should u be political. any moro
than a Judges
Would you have prosecutors
appointed"
Maybe not. but I'd make their
terms longer anyway during
good behavior even"
The attorney general dwelt on
the weaknesses Of prosccutora'
offices: showing how politics NJ.
fects them so much money.
but political influence. He point.
cd to their lack Of system. 10 the
laXness, slackness OF their meth.
DDS.
HpuT iBn't politics Just a re-
- Election Of public opinion.
anyway
The attorney general didn't
answer definitely
But in a recent address before
the American Bar association he
said.
1T Il automatic that a people.
in the long run. will get the kind
OF justice they deserve" And.
ut Is truism that law enforce.
ment cannot rise above its ultl
mate source in popular respect
for law"
HDOES this add TO law en-.
~ forcement difficulties? 49,
among our laws. have we some
we really don't wnnt?--lnws that
can't be enforced. yet can't be
repcalcd-laws that ARE broken
even by many Of those who
helped to put them and who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

Holmes Co.. e. IA. s5th 8 Greenwood
Hoskins, A. II. .s9s AK Ave.
Howclls, j. G.
9Th S. w. 4 Holden st.
towel st. Hdwe. iii2 Howell ST.
Jackson furu, Co, s75 jackson st.
Junction Hdwo, Co
t:.s W, Alaska st,
Mcfarland Lbr. co.
l:ith & Victory way
Mt. View Hdwe. co.
7aos Aurora Ave,
North End store
5sbo University way
North Grove Lbr. Co.
Nth Greenwood
roweli's pharmscy is,S Broadway
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HpUT isn't politics Just a re.
u fleriInn OF nnhllr nnlnlnn

HDoEs this add 10 law en-.
~ forcement difficutioa7 -
among our laws. have we some
we really don't wnnt?--lnws that
can't be enforced. yet can't be
repcalcd-laws that are broken
even by many Of those who
helped to put them and who
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Main strffl7 y In our opIn-
Evening star., 1924-08-20

BY Consolidated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, August 2O-In the
watermelon belt down South, the
police are almost out of job and
the bootleggers are on the verge of
starvation. All because watermelons
and corn liquor won't mix.
Unless you have a three ply cast
iron stomach you can't eat the red
meat of melcn and wash 1t down
with the wi ite lightning brewed up
in the Georgia mountains. Water
melons and liquor together are worse
than poison.
At the same time, there is nothing
that appeals to the Southern palate
more than watermelons, and in the
case of negro this hankering as
sumes the degree of passion. As a
consequence everybody has quit
drinking during the watermelon sea-
rattlesnakes," Tom Watsons" and
other famous varieties of the melon
patch.
Police Have 1t Easy.
With everybody always and con-
&tantly sober nobody breaks the law,
the jails are empty. Half the police
could take Il vacation and never be
missed. The last few Saturday nights
at the police station in Atlanta have
been as orderly as prayer meeting.
The greatest sufferer of all, how
ever. is the poor. hard working boot
logger. During the best season
good Georgia corn liquor brings
to IS a gallon, and seldom can double
run or slightly aged" corn be bough
for less than S5 Now with the whole
South eating watermelonS, corn of
the best grade has reached the amaz-
ing level of $3.50 in the country dis
tricts and $3.50 in Atlanta. The boot
legsers are thinking of asking Con-
greSs TO do something about it.
Mixture Is Ter~ibie.
a watermelon it seems TO change
that juicy red meat into d substance
like india rubber. The melon pulp
just curls up and petrifies." said an
interne at Grady Hospital, where all
Evening star., 1924-08-20
BIBESC0 APOLOGIES
FOR FAST DRIVING
Promises to Dismiss Chauffeur if
He Violates Maryland Law
Fourth Time.
Dispatch tG The Star.

Special Dispatch tG The Star
BALTIMORE, August 20.-Prince
Antoine Bibesco, Rumanian ambassa-
dor, deeply regrets his private auto
mobile violated Maryland speed laws
on three. occasions on the Washington
boulevard, and promises he will dis
charge his chauffeur if it occurs
again. His apology was sent to
Automobile Commissioner Baughman,
by j. Butler Wright, Assistant Secre-
tary of State.
State police records show the princes
car went 60 miles an hour on March Is,
62 miles an hour on March % and 80
miles an hour July Is.
Foreign diplomats are immune to
prosecution, under the laws of this
country, Commissioner Baughman eX-
planned, and for that reason the car
was allowed to proceed
Prince BibeSco, Mr.. Wright said, ex-
planned that when his car was halted
on March % and July Is it was not
occupied by any member of the
princes family.
The Prince and Princess Bibesco
were occupants of the automobile
when it was last stopped.