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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19

j. a4Oa. tcAaa. Jan. Ia
IL have Jus, returned TO
Houston after two weeks IN
Central Mexico.
wen, to SC tho revolution
Last October. with n hundred
other Houston folks was Ia
Mexico on n chamber OF COM
merce tFado excursion.
Then everything WAS peace
sui. This time a civil war Il In
progress Yet, on tho surface.
everything seems 20 30 tho
same.
visited lvo % the cities Wis.
lted on tho trade trip. The first
OF thsss was Monterrey In
Sneyo leon. in tho northern
part OF tho republic.
Nothing was changed. The
unhurricd people on the streets
Tho aafno crowd around Tho
railroad station. The Same few
parsons In the cantinaA Tho
sams ''ceryaza" and the samo
tcquilla-
Al the barracks few soldiers
wers lettering. n they ware go
ing 10 war against their broth
era, thoy did not seem 10 know
IL
Business n rotten" COM
planned an American trndeaman-
Bottom knocked out Of every
thing. Money light Nobody
wants 10 buy anything. Ea;in'
everything they got. Producing
nothin'. Wish this revolution
would ntopl" no said.
At saitiilo In tho state OF
coahulla tho situation seemed
tho same. SaT1d lack OF excite.
ment--samo lack Of money
pafnn lack Of business.
All, MAYBE THIS
MEANS SOMETHING
San Luis potos looked differ
ent At tho barracks across
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19

selling end. So offered him job
MS chopper or bark.peeler. but he re
minded mo that there were plenty OF
bohunlss and wops for that sort Of
labor. SO I switched to n longshore
Job. muling green lumber on the mill
dock. lie said he wouldn't mind
tallying lumber, but muling II was
not In his line. so l told him he
would only have TO stick three
months to DO promoted 10 tally.
man: that he couidn', tally and grade
lumber until he had learned lumber
from actual contact lie said he was
aware Of that (which he WASN'T. but
that owing TO n football knee he "a
prefer something light, like Office
work. to start with, SO / said we
could arrange job in our woods for
him as timekceper. Ho said he'd
think 1t over. and left without shak.
ing my hand as fondly as no had
when entering
what that boy had done to him
was quite apparent. He wore four
college pins on the southeast corner
OF his vest and the pink good.for.
nothing was dressed for n tea dan.
SAINT, not job. A un verslty edu.
cation had been to him merely n
smoke screen TO hide his obscure
parentage; instead of being n human
being he was snob, victim of
frats. n superior being In his own
estimation and suborncr OF muir.
der outside his class. That youth
had a notion that the world was his
oyster because he had boon such a
riot in college; he figured somebody
would open the oyster for him. He
was out for large check. shert
hours. no undignified labor. with the
movies and cafe dancing not too far
removed.
He was an honor man at college,
but he Will be 80 years old before no
quits trying to sell himself TO the
world on that record. then hen be
so far behind the race that he'll get
grouchcd and attribute tho success
OF the muckers he knows 10 luck
or toadylng to the boss. By the
holy pink-toed prophet. feel sorry
for the boy who thinks Il ought 10
be handed TO him. He'll never know
the JOY Of Accomplishment that
comes to tho lad who works his way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
ANSWERED
BY DUMBELL DUD

Kindly decide n bet by explaining
the difference between section
hnnd on railroad and the man who
vlsIts his locker Mt the golf club
4. G.
The section hand raps the tie and
the other taps the rye.
What kind OF clothes should n
judr~ wenr when herring n trial.
.. 8. J.
He should wear law suit of
course.
What kind Of bonnet should a
priyefiEhtcr's wife wsnrs-T. o. J.
She should wear poke.
P1ense tell the difference between
n poor cook md bunch of machine
poIiticinns.-D. w. II.
The poor cook spoils the dish and
the machine politicians dish the
spoiIs.
IL II a fact that there IL a consteI-
Infion In which there are two bird
dogsf-Dnvid Dfetx.
Yes. In the constellation common
ly called the big dlppcr you win find
two pointers.
Questions MFR. bud Cannot Answer
OF what kind OF wood is an Ad.
vJsory Board madef What makes
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MrsIisae A:aosev

into college degree. Those are the
boys the Kicks enterprises are TAX.
ing on these bright days"
cappy silently slipped his soup and
was as sullen as n broody old hen.
Suddenly he smiled his winning. pre-.
scient smile. Lots OF snohs In this
world" he began again. Speaking
OF them reminds me OF the case Of
old David Danvers, the packer.
When old Dave retired from active
service he still continued TO keep his
thumb on the business 10 the extent
that whenever a new branch man.
ager was TO be nominated the nom.
inee would receive an invitation TO
come out to California and discuss
Il with the old man. Now, old Dave
was peculiar. He had started life
as n cowboy and worked up TO mul.
timillionaire packer, but he had
never lost the habits OF his youth.
AT his country place outside Santa
Barbara he was wont TO effect the
mode OF dress of the late Joaquin
Miller-top boots. galluses. wooden
shirt, no necktie. He worked In his
garden n lot and hated to change for
dinner.
well. OF course. when the sum.
mons would come to the fortunate
one. he would try to learn all he
could. in advance. about the old man
and his habits. and as a result. he
would. nine times out OF 10. report
In n ratty old suit. unpol shed shoes.
the hat he wore fishing last year
and wooden shirt. He would try
TO impress the old man with the no.
ton that he, too. was n democrat In
the matter of dress,
'ono day the summons 10 a higher
and purer life came TO a college bred
man whose college education Ind not
been wasted on him. IL. had started
as a pig sticker In old Dawes Kan.
sas City plant and had worked up
TO assistant manager OF the Cleve.
land distributing plant. This fellows
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
CAPPY KICKS
He Discusses the
Genus Snob
Written for By Coming NcI saturday

Ms tho twig IL bent, 10 tho young
man was admitted.
.IIo broezcd In with his hat on his
head and smiling n property smilo
like tho head Of an old fiddle. He
SHOOK my bony hand 10 hard l got
mad; then no eat down unlimited, III
a clEarot unlimited and told mo how
happy no was To meet his fathers
Oldest and dearest friend. He had
heard 80 much about mo from father
that he Ind always crnvcd meeting
and now his wish was granted .
yes. no would cons der himself for
tunate could no but secure a modest
Job In tho Kicks emnloy.
II asked him what sort OF n Job he
wanted and what sort OF job he was
fitted for. He said he would leave
that up TO me. All no wanted was n
fair field and nc favor-just long.
running jump at anything at all. and
no knew he would mako good. In
college no had majorcd in commerce
and economies, and had put in two
years on forestry. He felt he was
fitted for a minor managershlp In
the lumber business. SO asked him
IL he knew what a bank credit was
and how foreign trade was carried
on by means of II. He replied, with
n confident ieer, that when n fellow
didn't have an overdraft he had n
bank credit. provided, of course. that
he had bank account TO begin with.
/ tried again and told him to define
A trade acceptance, and he said II
was the letter ono wrote to n Gus
toner confirming the acceptance of
an order. Sol broke the news to tho
young man gently. TO the effect that
I was an old.fashioned merchant
prince who turned up his nose at
business royalty to such an extent
that n college commercial course. Ike
course In college Journalism, didn't
mean much TO a practical man.
81 reminded him that our very best
mining engineers quite usually filed
their sheepskin in a safe deposit
vault and took Job mucking In n
mino or valetlng a compressed air
drill in order to learn something
practical.
Operating along those lines was
my speciality. and lnasmuch as he
was as big as n skinned horse OF.
fcred TO send him up TO our Hum.
boldt county redwood camp as n
swamper. When he learned that n
swumper Is one who clears away un.
derbrush and makes skid roads for
logs. he looked very serious and said
he'd like something closer to the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
Chinese Sapin gs

yTTONG LEE, Chinese aundryman died In New Haven
w Conn. 1t revealed that he saved $4,000 in 20
years. The $4,000 represents considerably more self
denial than most white would subject themselves TO-
for such a sum-
Probably Wong Lee had hoped TO go back to China
in his old age where his savings would have several
times much buying power in America. He died
before his dream materalized which seems to be ma
ton-wide tendency. His death is interesting chiefly
because it answers the question, how much Chinese
laundryman saves.
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You KNOW H." Cappy piped.
Upon my word. tina, ron.tn.iaw of
mino would anger n sheep. re.
minded him that II was all right for
HIM 10 wait five years before
tackling the Job. but ho'v In tho
name Of tho IL ragged apostles was
20 waltz He knows doggoned well
I'm living on borrowed time--just
playing hockey from the graveyard.
why. CAN'T wait Tho everactive
present for me. I've got TO take my
fun where I find IL. because tomor.
row they may not be able TO find mo
among the live ones"
How you talk7" Eddie Smith
jecred scornfully. Cheer up. cappy.
Pull your feet on, Of tho grave and
inhalo little clear soup. What
fears have you got about your
prodigy OF n grnndsonT'
I'm afraid he may grow up TO DO
snob." cappy admitted sadly. "And
II no doess' tho little old gentleman
added fiercely. hes going to find
his Rrandfathers cctoplasm messing
up his machinery every time no
makes a bobble. Living or dead, I'll
not stand for H."
who was tho human mlsfit that
got you started on this subject,
cappy7'
Another on tho long list of sons
of my long list OF chance acquaint.
ances. friends, relatives and enc.
mics. This bird. whose name Is Har-
old when breakfast Is ready. came to
me with a letter OF introduction
from his fond and foolish father.
have known his father 40 years and
have known nothing remarkable
about him. During the past 90
years have heard from tho old man
four times--and ench time he wanted
something. This time he wanted his
son. Just graduated from college. TO
land Job In the Kicks enterprises
and get ahead in the world. when
the boy arrived with his letter of In.
PRODUCTION my secretary brought II
10 mo TO read before admitting the
bearer. was on the point OF telling
her 20 direct the young man to
Skinner. who has n heartless way OF
disposing of such cases. Tho appl
cant for a Job from Skinner finds
himself out on the sidewalk without
any tangible recollection OF how no
got there; he has a feeling that no
has slipped on glacier and slSidded
However. IL occurred TO me TO lnves.
tigatc the old theory that kind be.
| gets kind. and that tho tree grows
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why didn't you report here for
luncheon yesterday. Cappy7" said J.
Augustus Redcii. M Cappy Kicks
came busting into the private dining
room Of the Bllgewater club.
Yes" echoed Eddie Smith. Tex.
plain yourself"
and while doing go" Ulysses
Grub chImed In. explain also. your
disagreeabla action In falling to have
your secretary telephone us what
you weren't coming. We waited
luncheon half an hour for you"
I'm sorry. boys. I'll never do II
again." cappy promised. Tho fact
Of the matter IL. had bad day yes
terday. and forgot all about lunch.
con until about p. M. and by that
time my thoughts wero entirely Of
dinner"
did somebody put a nick In your
bankroll. Cappy?" Rcdell queried.
no. didn't lose any money.
Wasted lot of time. but timo hasn't
been money 20 me since retired 10
years ago. What did lose was my
temper. / went into cllnch with
one OF our modern youths. just out
Of college, and when he let go OF me,
the world was topsy.turvey. l was
gasplng for air and on top OF that
the horrible thought crossed my
mind: What II my splendid grand.
son. Matthew Riclts Peaslcy, should
grow up into ono OF thesc7 The
thought made me III, and when felt
better | had no appetite and could
think OF nothing save ways and
means to save. my grandson from
the fate that seems 20 be yawning
for him. so 1 spent the afternoon
scheming out ways and means to
avoid running that boy with money.
OF course / failed. I didn't have IL
single constructive iden in my head,
and when, finally, the knowledge
that was helpless commenced 10
dawn on me. sent for the boys
father. Matt Peasley. and asked him
what plans he had for my grandson's
future. Matt just looked at me and
replied:
"'why. tho boy IL only 10 years
old. I'm not going TO do that until
he gets his first pair Of long pants.
why cross a bridge until you come
to TT Just now I'm buster than
Hiram Johnson; when I get some of
my present labors behind me II will
be time enough 70 take on new
ones"
II suppose you and Matt ended up
In grand family row." Ulysses
Grub suggested.
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namo WIS Japhet Tucker-Jape for
short When Jape reported In TO the
old man 10 be given the 80 degree
before the boost. Old Dave didn't
know whether Jape was a Russian
cafe dancer or the end man In a
minstrel show. Jape was the glass OF
fashion and the mould OF form. at
tenuated to the nth degreee. He was
as radiant as a rainbow; his raimcnt
actually startled the democrauo
Dave.
THE next day Jape appeared In
different rig that was as gay as the
other one. only more so. Old Dave
eyed him like mean COW. The
third day Jape changed his act again
and old Dave exploded and told Jape
what he thought Of a business man
who dressed like the late Joseph. In
his coat OF many colors. Z was go
ing to promote YOU Dave yelled.
but l can't. You don't know how
TO dress for the part
az never asked you 10 promote
me and I dress to suit myself. not
you.' Jape reminded him. and That's
more than you can say Of my CON-
petitors. And speaking OF dress
aren't you rich enough to hire man
to brighten cows instead OF doing the
job yourself?'
''old Dave choked with rage but
pretty soon he commenced TO laugh.
well. have big Job and | fig
urcd I'd have TO fill II with a slob or
a snob. You're neither. so from now
on you're general manager OF tho
company. Get into regular clothes
and on to your Job or I'll fire YOU"
Cappy glanced around at tho
company. II don't think I'll lei my
grandson go 10 a university" he de-
elared. I'm send him to the Naval
Academy AT Annapolis. They'll take
the starch out OF hmi there"
End
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How Butler Sold Himself
Second Of Series on What's Back of the
New Cleanup Order in Philadelphia

far as tbs real powers 10 IN.
city would lei him. and no far.
Their
Then, along came Butler. II
didn't require a long converse.
ton 20 prove Buffers sincerity
ana intelligence Mills recognized
the latter quality when Butler
obtained Mayor Hendricks pub.
lie promise not 70 interfere nor
10 LET others interfere. while an.
nounclng publIcly-with the
mayors sanction - that al the
first political interference b. the
mayor no would resign.
Mills was convinced His
frienda say he has his own res.
lgnation ready 70 offer. along
with Buffers. n tho latter
should be blocked By politics.
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81 LOWELL MIELIETT

DHILADELPHIA, Jan is,-
i Ian tho world knows how
General emsdley .. Butler has
gone about cleaning up Phila-
dclphin Expert crook catchors
IN New York. PittHburg. Bnltl.
more and Chicago have shaken
their heads. saying Buffers
way isn't tho right way. ~
the came time. they say they
expect an influx OF crooks from
Philadelphia rs tho result Of his
efforts
Tho many arrests, say critics.
doesn't mean much. What II
sis saloons wers closed. out Of
a possible 1900. In As hours7
they ask What n many stills
have been smashed and much
llquor seized. what n places
that had been "defying' the po-
lice are temporarily tocing the
mark. what II many gambling
joints have gone out OF busl-
ness7 whht does Il all proven
They say that tho Philadel-
phiA police force-any police
force-could have done this
wtthou, a marine general TO
drive them.
Tho answer. OF course, II that
any police force could have
dons il. but that the Philadel.
phin police force wouldn't have
done Il. The Philadelphia police
force has had too much exper-
lenco with politica
General Butler accomplished
two things by his Sensational
two-day drive. lilo got his first
real line on the personnel OF
the police force and hs enabled
the police force 20 get It's first
real line on hirnssif
lie issued an order giving each
police lieutenant % hours In
which 20 clean up his district
He made whirlwind tours 70
discover how seriously his or
ders we're being taken. Many
critics couldn't see that tho
general by popping from place
20 place was really contributing
anything 70 the cleanup. Ne
probably wasn't. But after
years OF handling men. he has
come % know whom men are
working. And when the time
was up he had tho record OF
what each lieutenant had ac-
eomplished.
He promptly busted" those OF.
ncers who had failed 70 accom-
plish anything. Busting Is the
police term for reducing 10 tho
ranks
This Nigh; not hive con.
WINGED the police department
thai he meant business. had no,
the ~, OF busted men been Sig
nlficant. II contained one
officer whom the police consid.
cred the proiege OF Congress
man william S. Ware. The lead.
err OF tho organization. II con-
tanned another officer whom po-
lice regarded as the proicge Of
Charles -. Han. president OF tho
city council. II Butler could
bust these men. the police rca.
soncd. he could bust anybody.
Once this idea perrneaied the 20.
lice mind. the brigadier general
had the police with him.
Another circumstance had
paved the way: Butler had won
Superintendent Of Police Mills
from tho start Mills has been
on the force for 20 or more
years He has eeen reforms
come and SO. His policy has
been 70 enforce the law just MS
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One Subject We Agree On

A 9-MONTH-0LD baby crosses the Atlantic Ocean
"A alone. His name, Ferdinand Gluck He was i'll and
couldn't be brought with his mother when she returned
from tourist trip to Germany month before People
the ship took such good of Ferdy that he even
gained weight the way across.
1t strikes of the finest tributes to cvilza-
tons wonders that baby less than year old can travel
couple Of thousand miles without its mother. baby
you know is the only subject which everybody agrees
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
SPORTS

KID Valentino. the wild movie
sheik OF tho aldeburna has ham.
mcrod out book Of poetry which
Is knockout Kid swings
wicked "careaa divine" and fol.
lows with n swift ''wc kiss tho
lips OF tho mate OF our soul"
Keep your peppers open FOR this
bird. Ho IA a good boy.
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FINANCIAL PAGE

Il will 1--we until the whole
world Is dry aaid Punayfoot
johnson IN New York. A man
who can say that IN New York
must expec, 20 make Mothuhe.
lAh's record look like q false
start.
Two op,imlsts who held up
a school teacher escaped.
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a road cross?-C. b. p. 122 3oth
ave. N.
Can you tell me whether a beer
garden is a hop yard?-George
Brown. Puyallup.
What kind Of music In generally
played By a eontraband7-E. NJ. @.
Do army officers ever have 10 drill
oil wells7-W. a. W.
II the caves OF house are at the
top. where are the Adams?-T. d.
Some mackerel are Spanish, some
carp are German, but are not most
fish Finnish?-C. J. X.
Is Hamlet" a play about n small
village?--F. 0. p.
Dir. Dud's Household Hints
A company has begun the manu-.
facture Of rubber dishes for use in
families where there are rough chill.
dren and careless maids.
A small piece OF onion added TO a
pot Of tea will make II snappler.
Doughnuts viii not dry out Sc
quickly II cravenetted within on hour
or two from the time they arc made
DO not feed gold fish cinnamon. Ac.
cording to scientists. II causes rheu.
matIsm.
Never throw away an old window
shade. Paint dehigns on Il and use
II instead Of linoleum.
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SOCIETY

wha, promises 70 ba ono 81
the most charming OF the
many delightful affairs scheduled
FOR the coming beautiful spring
seaSon u n rumorcd figh, b.
tween Dempsey and Gibbons.
Both viii war close fitting
trunks. These trunks viii coma
six feet from tho floor al times.
and a, other times may reach
tha floor.
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A THOUGHT

lie that keepeth his mouth keep
eth his life; but he that openeth
wide his lips shall have destruction.
Prov. xiii:3.
LIE who seldom speaks. and with
IL one wcIl.tluled word can STRIKE
dumb the Ioauacious. Is a genius or
a hero.-Lavater
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
EDITORIAL

Our attention has been called
TO the established fac, that STR.
and Mrs. soandso have company
from on, Of town this week. No
telling how pleased We are 20
learn such. Mr.. and afrs. soand.
70 will not fight before company.
Think OF the dishes this win savsl
Tha,'a what this country needs
moro company.
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Hearing With the Hands

THE totally deaf may hear by touch, announces Pro-
fessor Robert II. Gault of Northwestern university
He has been working this line for several years And
has almost perfected mechanism by which sound
conveyed to the brain thru the fingertips Much
experimenting to be done. Deaf people must wait
before becoming too hopeful But
Every problem has its solution Every handicap can
be overcome
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
SubStitutiors

CHEMISTS busy seeking substitutes for our van
~ ishing forests. In Norwegian laboratory a scen-
fist discovers how to make artificial lumber hard
oak Industrial Gas magazine says he mixture Of
half awdus and half chalk and chemicals bound together
under very heavy pressure The product cannot decay
and burns only under very high temperature.
We moving into the age of substitutes for natural
resources.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
Living Lon ger

A THLETES live much longer than other people,
cording to insurance company's cheekup of Har
ward stars who won their letters 20 years ago.
Physical exercise fresh air and proper diet the keys
TO long life. They be overdone. The exception
In Harvard athletics football whose players die at
almost exactly the average age rs the average
American. Probably over-eXerton counteracts their
original advantage uper-srong bodies Baseball play
ers live longer than any other athletes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
In Search Of the Mexican Revolution
BY FRANK GIBLER

the park from the railroad sta
ton vas a mg white k,gnboard
painted IN rod letters
"ileeruiis wanted. ii.ts a
day" Il stated
And tho recruits did not seem
20 b. coming In very fart
San Luis II the headquarters
OF General PlulArco Elias Cal.
les. ono u the principal figures
in tho civil war. or In tho
military war. perhaps, because
this civilians are not much In
trresied
why. do you know what
happened here when Governor
Jorge Pricto LAurens went 10
join ID Ia nuerta7- a resident
asked.
I'VE were left without q po-
leo force for three dayR There
was no state and no city gov.
crnmcnL And there WA not a
single crime committed or even
drunken man ssen on tho
streets during that time. And
We have more than a 100000
population here"
Maybe I'll find the rovolu-
ton In Mexico City" thought
and went on down there.
saw a few recruits with red
bands around their hats march
ing away 20 DO aoldierh ] saw
foi Cor about that number)
generals going busily out and
In doors at The war department
Ths samo crowds on the
streets and in tho hotels But
business was bad In Mexico
city.
COMMUNICATIONS ny
RAIL Is SEVERED
saw n man from Guaiaia-
lara looking for two cars OF
autos which had been en- route
10 him when De Ia Hucrta
started his revolution. oh. veal