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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
CIENCK
Magic Numbers

Three. seven and nine have been
mystic numbers for many ages. All
Sorcererz. astTologers and occult
workers OF the Middle Ages used
these numbers. Their mysticism
came down the centuries from a
number religion" taught by Pytha.
goras. As an ago became moro
supersitious. the more these num-
bers came into use in mysticism.
To this day there are many per.
sons who believe IN the mystic
power Of those numbers, without
exactly knowing why.
Everything In the universe is
composed OF % elements. This mum.
Der Of % prevents the mystics from
making use OF II, because II Is not
Invisible by any Of the three magic
numbers. Some years ago this
would have condemned the number
as untrue. but today science is not
affected by mysticism. altho more
magic things have been done with
this 80 than in all the dreams Of
magiclans.
Chemists and physicists know
that there are only these % ele-
ments- Everything is composed Of
the various compounds made by
them The number OF compounds
which are possible is not infinite.
but II is 50 large that even TO COM
pute the number is beyond human
ability.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
Faith That's Alipe

'SEATTH" says distinguished Eastern writer, 's the
haven of those who abandon the mental struggle
the yeang for knowledge the strain of thinking about
problems which, as yet, cannot be solved"
To view faith old hulk rottng in haven, await
ing what wind water barnaces and such will do indicates
the philosophers arrival at state when he might logically
stop up all the crevices in windows and doors and turn
the gas.
Faith positive force. 1t promotes the mental strug
gle and the yearnng for knowledge and it grows upon
the seemingly impossible solution of problems.
The mentally struggle and yearn for knowl-
edge the vre faith that the Great Scheme of
the Creator is all good whether the basis of thinking
lies in the beginnings with Adam in the spontaneous
generation of the evoluonsts. Maybe cannot know
ALL but there is still much for to know. and every little
bit of acquired knowledge feeds faith The mind that
ceives of faith only haven against yearnng for
and knowledge and, hence, and more faith,
may be comfortable. So are the dead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

90 the farmers. live on a farm
within a mile o. a great high.
power limo operated for profit
and ! can get no current. I am
not worth botheriug within free
America.
In Woodstock where the gov.
eminent runs the power system.
In town OF 10000 people. nearly
every ono 10 an electric consu.
mer. f25 homes out OF 1000 use
electric cooking stoves: out Of a
section IN which io2 families
Use electricity. e per cent have
electric heaters In their bath.
rooms. all OF them have. light.
most Of them have such things
M electric swecpern. coasters
and irons
They can have them. The cleo.
trio system IL operated for ser.
vice. not for profit.
This IL more beginning.
Within a quarter OF a century
electricity will be n vital nccea.
Hi,y 20 every ono IN tho city and
10 most IN the country. II may
restore The dwindling population
OF our rural regions.
Tho corporations which can
control IL will be the giant pro.
datory agencies which will en-.
slave tho people. Electricity Is
mans newest servant or his ~.
turr enFiRvcr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
Loaded Dice

INVISIBLE governments neat old interstate agent the
interstate commission refuses to grant the
grain farmers any reduction in freight rates. the
ground that reduction would interfere with fair rates to
the railroads.
Railroads vs. People Railroads win Verdict for the
Wall ST. holders" of the railroads And if there
were mighty demonstration of flmflam, it in these
Western railroads. The people gave unlimited rights.
millions of and hundreds of millions of dollars to aid
in the building of many of these railroads. There
millions of private graft raked off in their building
of them ruined by high paid inefficient manage
ment, others wrecked in Wall st. gambling.
There's nothing particularly in this interstate
commission decree Take any important issue in the
of Property People, and People gooming
out Of court with bill for costs to pay and nothing else
If the commission, other semijudicia institution,
doesn't decide for invisible government and its caba of
souless profithunters there's always the old reliable
supreme court for Property to a, something equally
as good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
The Endo Defense

INTRODUCING the endocrinoogst.
The ordinary aienist the paronoiais the temporary
aberratonst and such will be among the alsorans while
the endocrnoogst will carry the handicap in the Leopold
Loeb murder case.
The endocrnoogist is professional investigator of
and profound believer in glands. You a giant or a
dwarf fat or ean active lazy, moral immoral ac-
cordng to your glands and the way they function.
One of your glands may be abnormaly developed
and function strenuousy to virtually relieve you of
responsibility for wlpower and hence, make you
accountable for your acts.
1t is admitted that the young Chicago murderers are
above the average of intelligence of youths of their age
that they had good homes and good citizens parents
slightest enmty toward the boy Franks whom they slew
in cold blood
All the ordinary motives for crime absent Thrill"
was their object, and glands the seat of thrills In
other words endocrinology win be called in to diagnose
the boys as diseased, not criminal.
1t to be line of defense for the Hanging"
of juries, even if not of murderers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

John n Nelson. Wisconsin con
gressman, and leader q the Ia
Follstts pr0grsasiyss Ia the house
Of Representatives. who T. fed
marshal Of the Ia Folletts. wheel
e. ticket. for years has enjoyed
the reputation q a man who
speaks only when be has sons,
thing worth while 10 say.
Glenn l.. shaver the new chair.
man Of tho democratic national
committee has quickly earned the
reputation q a sphinx" Shaver
was chief Of the fool friends" Of
John W. Davis who worked 70
obtain the democratic nomination
Tor the West Yirginian. But
Shaver worked silently. since be
was designated b. Davis 70 head
the national committee he has be-
come more dlscrestiy silent than
ever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
A Tip for the Bows

TF YOU would be president of the United States, don't
get fat" So says Senator Doc. Copeland TO the Boy
Scouts of New York state. And he goes on; Logically
voters think that if is too lazy TO for his
health he will be too lazy TO for the public business
So if you would roll up big vote keep your wast-ne
down."
Physiological but political bunk boys History dis
proves it from start 10 finish If it had been true
what would have become of Roosevelt Taft, Mckinley
Harrison, Cleveland, Garfield, Arthur. Grant Buchanan
Van Buren, Fillmore and others who filled the presidential
place and who prone to disregard their waisnes
in manner that often excited comic comment? II is
not of record that any of them lost votes political
cess because of excessive midrin measurements.
It is all right boys TO listen TO Doc when he talks of
health. but mind his political tips. Keep your waist
bands down, general health proposition II you
going into politics. however, the size of your hatband will
be of Importance TO you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
ELECTRICITY, Slave or Enslaver?
BY HERBERT QUICK

Pennsylvania nobody sets cur.
rent for lehs than from 10 10 10
cents a kllowatt hour Current
for houses In Ontario costs only
about enc fourth as much az
electricity from the same water.
power costs al the Same distance
right across tho line IN New York.
There Il only one reason.
The Ontario power IL furnished
By n government owned plant AZ
cost. on tho basis Of giving ser.
vice.
Tho New York and Ponnsyl'
vania current u furnished by a
corporation at prices based on
what tho traffic viii stand. and
for profit,
In Ontario tho super power
system Is laboring 10 give service
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
Three Wise Men
Trio Running the Campaigns Are So
Silent They Make Sphinx Ashamed
BY LEO r. SACK

HTAgHIEGTOE. July 20. -
w Three men whose tongues
never work overtime are direct
Ing tie campaigns this year OF
the foremost presidential eandi-
dates.
william ~ Butler. Of Aiahaa.
chuhetts. John 81. Nelson. OF Wis
conhn. and Glen J.. Shaver. %
West Virginia. have long prac.
ticcd what the wise men preached
years hEo-hear everything. but
nay little.
Butler. Eeneralissimo Of the
Coolidge campaign. long ago
earned a reputation for caution.
Ills chief. Cautious Cal" II 10
quaclouB compared 10 Butler.
Butler oondsscends 20 see news
paper men daily. But that's all
He secs them--and they beo him.
only on rare occasions does hs
offer comment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
McAdoo Has Gone France Compare the Devastation With His
; Questions =
4! ANSWERED !

Q what vas the nams Of tho
home5tsadsr who FIRST discovered
sold In Cripple Creek. Color
O. Bob Womaek.
Q what Is meant BY symmsB
holc7
4. An Imaginary aperture IN ne
sarfhs crust near 90 dsgrees north
latitude. Imagined by Capt John
Cieares symmes (I7s0-i st9j 70 COM
munioato Nth the interior Of me
planet. tohich he thought toas inhab-
tied irsth animal and plant NE and
lighted bv tpo subferraHeaH suns.
Pluto and Proserpine HUMBOLDT
states ina. Bymmes repeatedly and
publicly iHt4ied him aud HumphrV
Dauv 10 descend 20 tho eariks In
terror bv this hole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
Letters FROM FIR y Readers

OF "ovcr.education." for tho mind
cannot be too well trained In right
purposes and right things. but a
false education which Is "off center"
VIII quickly become n curse 10 any
people. The book OF all books. from
cover TO cover makes Him the cen
ter and gives Him the ''pro.emlncnco
In all things" and any preacher. or
any teacher or any person must do
the samo 20 Be IN harmony with tho
book.
Nearly two thousand years ago tho
cry was. Away with Him" Do you
not catch tho cry these dayn7 Give
us moral angle give us good
potcntIalitios.' give uH proper bal.
apcc. give US good resolutions, give
ua laws. give US this and give us
that, and above all give IN q religion
Of some sort''--but not "Hlm"-tho
Christ OF God.
To repeat. cannot this recent Chi.
cago crime be traced TO tho door OF
all those who tcnr down the Bible
BY falling TO hold up tho ono rem.
edy. tho one nntidote, tho ono solu.
ton. the one Saviour. and have they
not thereby become Rccomplices In
the contributors 10 tho murder Of
Robert Franks7
with a heart sad thru sympathy
with tho three families In Chicago.
and Just ns sad because OF the thou
sands OF homes In Seattle IN which
are sheltered young people who not
only do not personally know the
Lord Jesus Christ. but who have
neither parents nor teachers who nre
introducing them to Him. remain.
A. ]. CARR. s. s. y. G..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
ARE WE
BLAMELESS?
Editor Tho star,

Editor The Star.
In a recent issue OF Tho Star three
Seattle men attempted to Rnalyzo
tho cause and remedy OF the situa.
ton Indicated by tho murder Of Rob.
ert Franks in Chicago.
Would II not seem that the way
in which they have handled tho mat.
ter reveals to tho light condition
in our own iifo equal even to the
crime referred tor
When three men like tho Rev.
Hawkins. pastor OF the Plymouth
Congregational church: DR.. suzzallo.
president OF the University OF wash.
ington. and Professor Cole. aupsrin.
tendent OF the Seattle schools, under.
take to deal with such n subject and
ignore the Bible and fall 10 give tho
Lord Jesus Christ even an honor.
able mention" do they not become
the greatest contributors TO this pres.
ent goddess age?
They pronounce II a case Of "pathe.
logical psychology" but that does
not change II one lotn from being
Just that same ugly disease that
dwells in the heart OF every man.
namely. SIN. Whether you spell Il
with three or % letters. these three
Seattle gentlemen. the two boys In
Chicago. and you and ! all have Il.
Anyone who believes the Bible
knows that Jesus Christ Is tho only
cure for this disease because He is
the only way and He IL the only
truth and He Is tho only light.
The Chicago case is not n matter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

O who was tho first woman 20
iii IN tho British parliament and
who was tho first woman elected 20
tho United States house Of repre-
sontAtiveH7
4. Piscounics, Asfor IN parliament
and Jeanette Rankin Of Montana
IN the house OF Representatives.
Q. what state has tho largest
number OF divorces in proportion 10
population and which the fowes,7
4. Geuada has the largest Nun
Der. iohue there u no divorce lac IN
South Caroline.
Q. when win Easter Sunday come
In 1897
A. April T.
O what state has the most motor
vehicles on farms7
4. Topd
Q. How many were executed dur
Ing tho French revoluuon7
A. About 1000.
Q wha, wns tho maiden name OF
Patrick Henry's wite7
A. Shelton.
Q. what Is tho composition Of
sterling silver7
A. II contains s2.5 per cent silver
and rs per cent copper.
@ Why will paint keep metal
from rus,lng7
A. Paint on metal keeps OUT air
and moisture. iehieh cause oEida-
ton. or rust.
Q. what age can an alligator at
tain7
4. Sometimes they HE TO be a
hundred pears old-perhaps longer.
O. In what kinds OF stores are
there the most failures7
4. IN retail grocery. meat and fish
stores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
FABLES ON HEALTH
KEEP SKIN HEALTHY

fer no III effects from their contin.
uance. but generally speaking. they
arc inadvisable.
"Tho thing TO remember Is the
warm bath. Some prefer the morn.
ing TO the evening: the time Is n
matter OF personal preference. the
important thing is to take one each
day.
For there is nothing like bath
for stimulating skin health and this
Is time when skin health is
mighty important TO a woman"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

TUE oneomlnR problem OF this
Il nation Il electricity.
In the little town OF Wood.
stock. Ontario. electricity has
placed 2s prosperous Industrial
enterprises.
Electricity might put them IN
any small town-lf We solve tho
problem Alright.
Woodstock gets the current a.
cheaply aH does Toronto-tho
large city nearest 70 the general.
Ing stations.
Tho Ontario super power sys-
tenn furnishes current 20 fhctor-
les public utilities and indlvidu.
ais at coat. Tho system uses
Niagara Falls power. Current
there costs the individual from .
TO J cents n kllowntt hour. In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

Here's something want healthy happy and
humping; bulletin telling setu
backyard or papace for children for
health and happiness
cost OF each all included mako
box horizontal bars flying ewing
Slide eees play house and others including these
other features of
Guided Any boy handy with
described from the descriptions good an outdoor
gymnasium buy. ~
want this bulletin out the coupon below and
mail u directed:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. CLIP COUPON .............
PHYSICAL CULTURE EDITOR Bureau Seattle Star
1922 New York Avenue. Washington,
want the bulletin nm, ~,
close herewith four cents stamps sam
''
81 ana NO or H. ~
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

HEEP your skin in good condi.
II toni
That was another admonltlon Of
the Mann family doctor TO Mrs.
Mann at the time she was prepar.
ing for motherhood
Proper attention TO the bath is
the best way to insure n good nctive
skin. Warni tub baths each day
are essential.
but avoid soaking yourself In
hot water" the doctor warned.
There are some persons who are
accustomed TO cold baths who SUI.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

YOU can get an answer 20 any
i question OF fact or informa.
ton By writing The Question
Editor. Seattle Star. Washington
Bureau. 1872 New York ave.
Washington. D. C.. and enclosing
two cents IN loose stamps for 70.
ply. No medical. legal or marital
advice, Personal replica conf.
Dental All letters must be signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
A Thought

Love the truth and peaoe,-Zech.
viii.:l9.
TNDTVIDUALs may perish but
ltruth Is eternai.-Joseph Gerald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL:

IT Is not how long "A man shall
walk this vale OF tears that consti.
iutes life. but the way In which no
walks that determines whether he is
living or not"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
REV. JAMES wHrTcoMB

BkOuGHER, Los Angeles: An op.
umist is one who can sit az an ordi.
nary boarding house table and. know.
ing well the contents OF the milk
pitcher. ask n neighbor 10 pass the
cream"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
SENATOR w. 4. BoRAH: EFT is
COUNT RICHARD ooUDEN.

rIV'E hfI4ENUIl NItuntHe buthuT,
Remember. French reaction and
German reaction VIII prepare the
next war. Both sides OF the Rhine
are enemies OF Europe. Follow the
example Of our great sister across
tho ocean"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
ARTUIfR STAPLES

ARTHUR STAPLES. writer and
poet, Lewiston. Me: Il am sick
with longing TO know why the Lord
God Almighty permits any human
being TO die without showing him a
Maine June"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26

PROFESSOR sTARBUCK. Iowa
State university: There Is hardly
any limit 20 the aeumen aus refine.
ment OF thought children can sum.
mon when they are faced with a
real situation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
What Folks
Are Saying

FRANK HARRIS: Wisdom Is
won BY childish eoquotry. and purl.
~ adores a notorious iibertine."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26
DIR. WOODS HUTCHINSON.

DIR. WOODS HUTCHINSON;
Few fat men go wrong"
SENATOR w. 4. BORAH: "It r.
going 10 be An individual campaign
more than a party campaign-a bat.
tic OF personalities"
4. w. HOWE. writer: '-The gov.
eminent needs help. the people need
help. only God is equal 70 the Occa.
alon, and I wish He would hurry"
Evening star., 1924-04-06
SEES GROWING NEED
FOR NEGRO LAWYERS
Howard Law School Secretary Says
Migration Has Brought
Change.

There is a growing demand for ne
gro lawyers throughout the United
States and especially in section where
large numbers of colored people Al e
residing, according to information
received in the Office of the secretary
Of the school of law of Howard Uni
versity. This demand, it is said, is
an outgrowth of the great migration
movement which has been in process
during the past few years.
To meet this increasing recd for
negro lawyers the Howard University
School of Law found il necessary
sometime ago to enlarge it's facilities
for training students for the profess
sion of law. In 1922 approximately
$4,000 was spent on improvements to
its buildings on Jth street. These
improvements have made IL possible
To accommodate as many as 432 stu
dents.
Announceme ent has been made of
the appointment of committee on
publicity in connection with the cam
paign for 100000 for the school of
religion of Howard University. Those
named on the committee are DR.. EN-
nett J. Scott. chairman: DIR. G. G
Parker, Jackson. Tenn; DIR. II. r.
Wright, Philadelphia, Pa; DIR. w. J..
Walls, Charlotte, ". g.; DR.. Henry
Allen Boyd. Nashville, Tenn: DR.. l.. II.
King, New Orleans, La, and Rolfe
CObleigh, Boston, Mass.
Evening star., 1924-04-06
STUDENTS MAKE CHARTS
FOR CLASS DRILL WORK
Interesting Exhibit of Devices for
Teaching Arithmetic Shown at
Miner Normal.

Tho junior classes of Miner Normal
School have on exhibition their charts
illustrating various games and de-
vices for drill work in arithmetic
An effective appearance has been pro-
duced by following a color scheme of
black and white. In order to secure
proper motivation many play de-
vices such as merry -go-rounds, base
ball diamonds, field meets, relay races,
spinning wheels, donkey puzzles,
spider webs, etc, have been utilized
with the purpose of making a direct
appeal to the children's senses of
rhythm, play. or curiosity. The
charts have been designed to fur
nish adequate drill in the outstanding
difficulties in the four fundamental
operations of arithmetic.
The school is we'll represented in the
class OF rhythmical dancing conducted
by Miss Seavers of Woodley, Mass. Il
Is expected that the students will not
only develop a finer coordination In
their physical life, but that they will
also increase their fitness for direct
ing physical exercises in the schools
Evening star., 1924-04-06
PLAN M'ADOO CLUBS
IN LOCAL COLLEGES
National University Students Seek
to Extend Movement They
Started.

Members of the faculty and student
body of National University and the
public have been invited TO attend a
Club of the university Thursday
night at s:45 o'clock at the institu-
tion. Col. Leslie C. Garnet will be the
principal speaker.
Efforts are being made by the club
to organize branches in other colleges
and universities in Washington and
other sections of the country.
Chancellor Pearlstein has an
nounced that all tickets for the war
be held in the crystal room, Ebbitt
Hotel, Saturday night at S15 have
been sold.
The schools of law and business ad-
ministratiou Of National University
er having been suspended upon the
death of Chancellor Eugene Carusi
until after the funeral. Eulogies
were delivered in the law school by
Justice Frederick l.. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court, who had been
actively associated with Chancellor
Carusi on the law faculty for a quar-
ter of 4 century; Prof. Conrad II.
Syme, a member Of the faculty for
many years, and Justice Charles III.
Robb of the Court of Appeals of the
District Glass meetings were held
by the senior. Junior and freshman
classes of the law school Friday
night, at which resolutions OF sym
pathy were drawn up and sent the
family, also floral tributes and a
Joint resolution of sympathy passed
by the combined student body, which
has been engrossed and hung in the
school library.