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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
COLDS Are
DANGEROUS If YOU
NEGLECT Them
May Lead to Pneumonia

A mistaken idea that many poo.
plo have is that a cold is not a seri.
GUS thing. and that it needs no at.
tention.
Almost every serious ailment,
such as pneumonia, influenza, bron.
chitis, begins with n slight cold.
At the first sign of a chill. sneez.
ing or stufflnoss in the head, take
Hyland's IA and check Il at once
Hyland's II Is safe for children
contains no opiatcs nor harmful
drugs. Garry vial In your pocket
or hand bag and be prepared. on
sale at Bartell Drug Co.-Adyertise-
ment,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Dry Era to End in '24
y y II = 4
Strikes, Due
PREDICTIONS THAT CAME
TRUE

MADAM MARCIA Is ecle.
I'l brnted as an astrologist Of
note. u was she who predicted
both tho nomination and death
OF President Harding.
Her first divination 70 attract
public notice was that OF the ac-
quittnl OF Roland y. Molineaux,
twice condemned for murder In
1891.
She also forctold that Mrs.
Norman Gait who later became
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. would
ono day DO mistress OF tho
white House.
II am a scientist" she says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Attempts to Kill
Self After Party

After n Now Year celebration NJ
which hquor was in evidence. accord.
ing 10 the police, Mrs. Lucretia Rob
'nson. 20, attempted to commit sui.
eide by drinking poison. She was
taken TO the city hospital. where she
refused to make a statement. but adj.
mitted she Ind been drinking, the
police say. Her condition is not
serious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Carpenter Is Hurt
in 25-Foot Fall

Daniel Small. carpenter. OF 2ls
Spring St. lies in Providence hospital
in serious condition as the result Of
25foot fall Monday afternoon ip
which his back was severely injured.
Small fell while at work on a build
ing at SIS First ave. s..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Drink and Jealousy
Go Under Men Year
Ban as Love Is Born
BY JOHN w. NELSON

'NXTAkE up, Jack! Wake up. The folks here. It's
wv time to start the fun"
rubbed my eyes, stretched and rolled off the davenport
to my feet long days work. glass Of wine before eat
ing and CRATE fire had made me drowsy and with
two hours to spare before starting our New Years eve
party had stretched out for nap.
The Joneses tripping into the room, all a-utter
with visions Of a wild night George had been drinking
it's a fault he has occasionsi
Before started all had few drinks. The cafe
crowded Whisky everywhere, gin wine.
Serpenne hurled twisting over the dancers and the
tables. The lights hooded by pink rosettes glowed family
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

Helen seemed cntfancca Her
eyes sparkled and her cheeks an.
sworod tho glow OF tho lights.
George started visiting and a friend
Sat down In his chair TO keep Ella.
Georges wife, from feeling lone.
some.
There was q gay party at the
next table. A dark man with q
blue face. Clearly shnven. and bis,
staring eyes and looSe.lippcd
scnsuouS mouth. a pretty, doll.hke
Rirl was with him. He seemed
bored and kept glancing AT Helen,
RETURNS ON
I STRANGERS ARM
I 1 went in search Of George. When
came back Helen was gone. soon
she returned on tho arm OF the
dark stranger There were intro.
dnetions. didn't catch the name.
but / felt warm under my collar.
aud mixed highbail.
! Tho drink didn't cool mo Off any.
The dark stranger persisted in star.
/ ing NJ Helen. In a spirit OF bfavado
| went 90 his table and asked to meet
his companion. More introduetions.
Another round Of drinks. | swept
her out onto the floor.
AZ tho intcrmisslon we returned.
Helen and tho stranger were gone.
We sat and waited thru another
dance. More drinka. Another dance
started stu they didn't return. We
danced again. the inaipld doll and /,
Tho drink Was going 10 my hcnd.
Helen and her companion APP
preached. / arose. Helou'a face
was flushed The stranger was
i leerIng over her shoulder. sho
tapped his face with her fan.
Something went wrong in my head.
Everything blnzed red before my
eyes. lie had worn white flower
in hIs lapel. My eiutching fingers
closed around the bone handle OF the
carving knife. lurched forward
| Before he fell the white carnatlon
was crimsoned with HIS blood.
aTT was whisky. ladies md gentle.
/ L men OF the Jury-whlsky that
killed him. not this mnn-und II Is
for you 10 place tho blame where II
belongs. Send John Barieycorn 10
tho scaffold by clecting honest off
Gals. DO not hang an innocent man.
Tho jury filed out. There was a
long walt Where was Hclen7 She
should DO there by my sldo in thu
hour OF greatest trial when ms life
hung In the balance. / Eroyeled In
} rcmorsc. And l knew my lawyer
J had told only half the truth. whisky
! was partly guilty. but jealousy, IN,
! monster which twists and rcnds. wa,
equally guilty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
rALsE ONES DON'T COUNT

"My dentist was a fine fellow.
Each time he extracted a tooth hu
gave me a glass of whisky"
Don't YOU go TO him any more?'
Il haven't any more teeth, lie
Rirc PARIS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

torney on his war record. the judge
remarked that the man should have
kept the laws of the nation he was
glad to defend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

The Jury returned,
mot guilty" But where was
Helen? Had shc left me3 Whisky
ana jealousy viii have no more or
them.
TT seemed that Helen had been
i swallowed by the earth. had
searched weeks. but could find no
trace OF her Despondent. lonesome.
bitter. went 60 roadhouse near
the city. My companion was just n
glrl. a young girl Of tho night life
that has come with jazz and prohibi.
tion, and the modern craze for speed.
The place was full We danced.
We had many drinks. We ate sup.
per. went out on the porch. A
young girl approached. girl with
baby blue eyes and hauntingly "a.
mllinr noe. II was she. the compan.
ion OF tho dark stranger. the man
had.
She stepped beneath the light. She
saw me. Her eyes turned green with
hate,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

Every member of a prominent or
chestra in Vienna is q practicing
physician.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

THERE was the thick. sweet smell
J. OF ether. lay on my back on
a hospital cot. nj case. Someone was
talking All, the sweetness Of the
voice. !, was Helen. l listened;
My Jack. my sweetheart. You arc
coming hack TO me. mn love. my own.
Ny hushandr' Soft lips folded on
mine. Soft. cool fingers pressed and
soothcd my fcvcrlsh brow.
Jack. Jack. wake up Wake mp.
Jack dear. It's time FOR tho party.
Tho folks arc here"
rolled off tho Davenport 10 my
/ feet, fully awake. A dream. Thank
God. only n dreaml
| on the way downtown made some
resolutions.
whlsky--and jealouBy-are bad. SO
Is hate. I will have mono OF them
this new year.
But lovo--that indeed Is n wonder.
ful, beautiful thing. / shall seek
more OF II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
PISTOL GLINTS COLD,
THEN BIAAXES HOT

Brute. hate you. Brute Muir.
dcrcrF' she screamed, Il hate hate.
hato your Her face twisted with
passion.
A platol slInted colby in the
porch light. then blazed red.hot
Something struck me d dull blow In
tho chest. Thore was no pain. The
lights grew dim and seemed float.
ing off into space. A voice came roll.
mig thru the clouds ike thunder II
was: II hate, hate, hate your Then
Il passed Hate IL bad Before the
darkness came / resolved TO have no
more Of Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

will DO held next month. They
were released on $4,000 bonds each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
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Bedspreads, SITS
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Sheets, $3.50
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Priced at only $3.50 each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Beddings=

Bedspreads, 1926
Extra heavy Bedspreads In
Marseilles pattern. size s2xe4
inches. and hemmed. Each,
s2.95.
PillolC Cases, Csc
Full bleached Pillow Cases.
size 42xS6 inches. Each.
25c.
Pillo1O Cases, 95c
Full bleached Cases. size
45x26 inches. Each, 35c.
PHloao Cases, 55c
Pequot Hemstitched Pillow
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SIC.
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Bedspreads, 1926

Bedspreads. size 76xSs
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in assorted patterns and
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1925.
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Sheets, S1.49 |s-s
Another lot OF full bleached
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10
MY FAVORITE STORIES
BY irwin S. Cobb

Echoes From the Tower of Babel
The confusion Of tongues has been re-
sponsible for any number Of Stories some
Of which are good
There was the Piute Indian out in Ne
vada who was called on by a missionary
to give his Interpretation of the meaning
of the Scriptural text "The Lord is my
shepherd I shall not want" He answered
thus:
1.-THE Lords a sheepherder-I don't want
HIM"
And there was the Irishman who said
that the Sicilian earthquake was visitation
upon a careless people.
But the Sicilians amt careless" pro-
tested friend; they're a religious people.
Any9 time you go in a church Of them
Scilians you'll find a lot of them down
on their knees prayin'."
"Sure they pray" said the first speaker.
I've heard thin meself, the poor furriners.
But who the devil could understand thim?'
Aliens are not responsible, though, for all
the linguistic QUirks that crop up. During
territorial days in western Oklahoma wit
ness was undergo examination in court
during the trial Of criminal action He
was asked how far from the scene Of the
alleged crime he lived.
about mile north, thence a quarter of
a mile east, thence
Never mind that" said the prosecutor.
How far is it as the flow cries?"
He doesn't mean that" exclaimed his
assistant; what he wishes to know is how
far it is the way the fly crows?"
mot at ALL" interjected His Honor on
the bench. Both these gentlemen are in
error. What counsel really desires to as
certain is this: Exactly what is the distance
as the Glow fries?"
Copyright, 1920
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10

ana system trips up more frequently than
you might imagine on this very uneven
ness, and now we learn that the astron-
omers called in consultation with the cal
endar revision committee of the League sof
Nations will at it's next assembly, early in
1924, propose that beginning with 1928 a
new calendar shall be adopted with thir-
teen months, the new one being named
Sol and inserted between June and July.
This plan would play some havoc with
the traditional signs of the zodiac perhaps,
but it would tend to smooth out business
affairs and the time period of financial
obligations and similar matters. The idea
to start on Sunday. This still would leave
day over every fourth year. and to take
care of the stray day, known as leap
day. simply would be chucked in as an
unnamed and unnumbered holiday between
December 28 and January 1 every fourth
year.
Among the conveniences of the new type
of year are pointed out rents of individuals
and firms and all kinds Of budgets where
the equaI-ength month is obviously an
advantage.
But of course there must be drawback
or two, with every step of progress. The
man who is paid by the week, and who
pays rent by the month, would find no
more weeks in the year-and one more
month For it may be inferred from the
usual attitude Of landlords that when the
change takes place, If 1t ever does take
place, they will assume that rent is on a
monthly basis instead of yearly founda-
ton, and there will be thirteen instead Of
twelve firsts of the month
Which induces reflection of bills also
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

One Of the guests on the veranda took a
squint at the lake through his binoculars and
then asked: Whats the matter with
Hofy?"
ooh, he's teaching the ladies to SWIM
"But he seems to be plunging frantcally
back and forth through the water"
Hes as busy as one Of these plate-spin-
ming jugglers."
"Huh?"
Trying to keep two girls afloat at the
sam time"
A tailor took his wife to the theater and
before the curtain rose proceeded to glance
around the auditorium
well" asked his wife, how many people
do you see whom you know"
Whereupon he took more deliberate CEN
sus and reported: II count fourteen suits
am owed for and six overcoats. All of them
have better seats than we have"
The tax collector at Carmel-by-the-
Cal, declares he has the toughest job of any
tax collector in the country for a town the
size of his, giving as his reason that there are
so many artists there. Here is the trouble,
according to the collector: How much is
that painting worth?" he asked as he stepped
into an artists studio.
Ten thousand dollars" was the prompt
response.
Thank you for being SO honest. You see,
I am the assessor"
Ten thousand LIS, from the artistic
standpoint" continued the artist without in
terruption. "Of course, you know, however,
that painting is actually what the material
cost In this case it would be So for the
canvas and about so cents for the paint
Suppose, to be generous we say you assess
it for
Composer-"Ah, how pathetic. How those
old songs do haunt me-"
Gert-"Why shouldn't they? You've dug
up some old ones"
"Some men get maudlin in their cups"
declared Uncle Pennywise, 'and claim to
see things. Half of this is just talk"
For instance?"
well, my cousin always has following
of four green dogs. They are regular pets
Of his when he is drinking-four green
dogs. He is very chummy with them, but
notice he has never tried to buy licenses
for EN-"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10

DRESIDENT COOLIDGE is on high ana
safe ground in the matter Of federal
judgeships, and we feel sure that his
stand will appeal to all thoughtful persons,
even though it prove displeasing to the poll
ticians
The president declares that in the mat
ter Of most appointve offices within his
gift he will be influenced very largely by
the recommendations of political leaders and
that their suggestions will be regarded by
him as almost determining" But not so
in the matter of judgeshtp appointments.
Mr.. Coolidge declares that in these matters
he will be influenced by the assurances of
the bar and Of the community wherein the
judge is to serve, as to the qualifications and
fitness of an applicant He is determined
that only men of the highest character and
recognized ability shall be seriously consfd-
cred for the federal bench.
at is of signal Importance that Judge
ships be filled by men about whom there is
no warranted CONTROVERSY" wisely said the
PRESIDENT. AS read by the New Orleans
Times-Picayune, Mr.. Coolidges statement is
CLOSELY akin to the oft quoted line that
Caesars wife must be above suspicion 1t
is not quite enough that he who aspires to
be federal judge shall be innocent of
wrong. He must be on so high a plane or
all round character that he cannot become
the object of either whispered innuendo or
open controversy"
The liberties and rights of the people res;
upon the judiciary, and presidents purpose
to maintain the highest standard in his ap-
pointments to the federal bench will cha1-
lenge general approval throughout the land.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10
HUMAN PROGRESS
Rv Il. Addingt0n Bruce

~ NE of the best antidotes / can recon-
I mend to the prevalent pessimistic view
- Of the prospects of civilization and
mankind is a thoughtful reading of Harris
H. Wlders recently published book. MANS
Prehistoric Past"
This book, to be sure, is primarily intended
for students of archaeology. But the general
reader will find in it a fascinating account of
the revelations of science with regard to the
life of man in the ages previous to the begin
nings of written history.
And incidentally the general reader is GER
tain to have the fact borne in upon him that,
instead of retrograding, man is actually
progressing at an increasingly rapid rate.
Few people, for the matter of that, ever
see the history of man in proper perspective
Most people forget that, as shown by Profess
sor Wilder in an interesting tabulation, man
is some hundreds Of thousands years old.
And for thousands and thousands of years
after man made his appearance in this eX-
ceedingly ancient world, his<intellectual de-
velOpment was painfully slow.
1t took him. at a conservative estimate
two hundred thousand years to pass from the
laundering use Of stone weapons and tools
! to the making of pottery and basketry. Many
! thousands more elapsed before man reached
the Bronze Age, the outer portal of history
I Even then he remained almost incredibly
! british. AS Professor Wilder reminds us:
! although, in contrast, to the Ages of
Stone, the Bronze Age was a period of great
advancement, or even luxury, still, as COM
| pared with modern civilization, the times
| were barbarous in the extreme.
Men enjoyed the lust of carnage and
| gloated over the details of the bIoodiest
struggles r. There was everywhere the
! greatest incongruity between the gold and
1 jewels with which their utensils were deco
rated, and the mental occupations in which
they were used; between the architectural
splendors of the palaces, and the squalor Of
the life that went on within their walls
With the development of the art Of
writing, man passed from the Prehistoric to
the Historic. Coincidentally he began to
! progress amazingly in contrast with his
slow advance through all the earlier Ages
And, century after century since the open
ing Of the Christian Era, his mental growth
has accelerated.
! The nineteenth century saw man place to
his credit in the way of invention and
scientific discovery, more than he had
/ achieved in all previous centuries put to-
gether. The twentieth century still is
young but already man gives promise of
attaining before its close far more than in
even the nineteenth
/ Soaring through the air navigating under
the sea, sending his thoughts at lightning
! speed from continent to continent. TWEEN
teth century man is indeed contrast to the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10

Q. Should fork be held with prongs up
or down when eating Vegetables? L. S. X
A. When eating meat one should hold
the fork with the prongs down Vegetables
should be conveyed to the mouth Con the
fork, the prongs of which are up At the
end of the meal the fork is placed with the
knife to the right of the middle of the plate
with the prongs up.
q. How many movies are there in Canada?
G.. A.
A. 1t has been estimated that there are
900 motion picture theaters in Canada. rem
resenting an investment of $4,000. 600.
Ihere are thirty film exchanges valued at
$3.50 900.
T. is 1t injurious to the arch of the foot
to walk with the toes turned out? N. A. F.
A. The weight of the foot is properly dis
trlbuted when balance is preserved between
Ine points OF the triangle made by the foot.
Inc neeI is one of the points and the others
are at the base of the first and fifth toes
When the toes are turned out, the foot has a
I tendency to bend inward, so that the weight
| OF the body is on the inside of the foot. The
pressure causes the arches to sink in and be-
come painful. Ballet dancers, who turn the
toes out, exert a strong pull on the outer
muscles of the les, so as to arch the foot
| and offset the tendency to sinking in When
the toes are pointed straight ahead, the
arch is more readily held in place and it is
not necessary to exert the pull on the Les
muscles
= Do many girls still ride side saddle
ana what are the advantages as compared
with the cross saddle? X w.
A. The side saddle is still widely used by
women riders at horse shows and for hunt
ms: Many people consider that a woman
! LOOKS more graceful on side saddle, and il
| is agreed that it shows both horse and rider
| to advantage. The cross saddle is generally
reSaPded as more practical for hard ridins
ana as safer in jumping. 1t is better fol
the morse, as the weight of the rider is dis
tnouted evenly, and as the saddle is lighter
than the side saddle
., What are the three things which are
mentioned in Dear Brutus, by J. NJ. Barrie
H c. D.
a. The three things are the spoken word
the past life, and the neglected opportunity
g. Is it permissible TO wear peacocl
feathers on hat?-E L.
A. The biological survey says that pea
cocks are common fowls and there is no law
to prohibit the wearing Of peacock feathers
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10
Qua1itz. Not Quantit4

M treated 2,O7S cases Of alcoholism
durip gthe first ten months OF
1925 which represented an increase of 100
per cent over the number treated in the
same period in 1920, the first year of pro-
hibition, and equals the number usually
treated during the three preceding wet
years. The record Is interesting and sig
1t indicates a steady increase in drinking
rs some anti-prohibitonists contend. On
the contrary, we incline to believe that it
indicates a consumption of poorer quality
OF liquor.
Before prohibition considerable number
of drinks were required to produce alcohol
4ssn-a considerable number of drinks over
considerable period Of time. But now
ads8s it iss,different The poison that's.
being sold for whisky and consumed as
such, admittedly is harmful-dangerous
One drink of "moonshine" frequently Is
I equal to eight or ten drinks of pre-prohibi-
tion whisky. Instead of indicating that
drinking is on the increase, the statistics
OF the New York hospitals are more of
tribute to the forty-mue power of the
hooch that is now being sold for whisky.
Neither is the quantity nor quality of whfs-
ky sold today is what it used to be-
Although the Eighteenth amendment the
oretically has been In force for four years
there has been no prohibition in those sec
4 tons OF the country where the mass of the
population IS not in sympathy with prohibit
ton, but flour years more may tell Diff
ferent story" in the opinion of the New
York Herald which continues
The new treaty with Great Britain
should have the effect of checking the
smuggling of liquor on the Atlantic
coast. more lively enforcement of
the Volstead act by the Federal Govern
ment would reduce the production of
raw, poisonous liquor in private stills
yet the Federal authorities cannot do
the job alone They must have the CO.
operation OF the states in order to make
tho nation really dry. The states NAV
have the legal right to lie down on
their jobs, as New York State did last
winter, but they still have the moral
responsibility, for 1t was the states
that put the Eighteenth amendment In
the Federal constitution.
AS long as there IS a market for whisky
there will be men who will make it and
there Will be market just as long as wbfs-
Ky drinkers make the market THE big es-
sential element in the eventual success Of
prohlblt1on Is in the moral support of the
people. When the public begin seriously
and earnestly to support the officers who
are engaged in trying to stamp out the
traffic, prohibition will become genuinely
effective. Bootleggers and rum runners are
killing their business by selling noison
hooch, for the danger of poison whisky is
lessening appetites of confirmed drinkers
and stimulating a growth OF sentiment in
favor OF law observance and enforcement