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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL


RTosT Of the people Of the world are ariis'--. So
That is, most people take thiugs e. 90 -
They have luck If things break their way 49, .IE
II otherwise, they miserable
They are like leaves floating upon The surfzrs RI -
stream, like notes floating in the sunbeam, he dzH
the mercy of wind and wave
There are few however, who make things hsPp-n 49,
do not wait for them to happen.
II things arc wrong they proceed to make then rA y
they have bad luck they turn it into good II otar 80
front them they them circumvent thea- ~
they wish to attain and they have the unshakah - -
attain it
By and by fortune gets tired Of bufeting and
cooperate with them This is about all here Is 49,
star, to one destiny, the will Of the high sodS
These but ignorant and superStiOus 81 szPrr
ing the fact that has object in life and sesr1ul
ton to attain it.
When the clouds thick they go IN the dark 49,
is sunshine they go Through cold and heat sn
rain fair weather and foul they proceed They know vh
they want to do and they at it every moment 81 ne 80
BY and by circumstances give way and the Indoltsrt
will finds opening to succeed.
They have in their boat and they cOoperate 80
the and the wind to make the boat Where 49,
will.
They do lie the bottom of Oarless beat and cu
when it is bad weather and sing when II Is good
They In command of their lives. Not wholly - e1u
mand of course because circumstances affect then -
certain degree but they cooperate with eIrcumsfans
find some Way to make themselves master
These are the successful The unsuccessful ~
drifters
Copyright 1874 by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
Flaming Senility

Out in Illinois they having another bug exhibit in
court house They not fancy bugs from distance but
local bugs produced right in the neghborhood by local
bugologists!
These bugs crawling all the trial Of that preacher
and his affinity who murdered their and then told
everybody about it, and so forth and so on.
It that this preacher had some kind Of bug that
affected only fellows fifty and preferred grandfathers
to everybody else.
the bug had happened to land great grandfather he
probably would have been delighted than ever
In the meantime crime goes and up and over the land
and the courts continue to play ping pong and coquet and
hide and seek with themselves
If cant divorce the American courtroom from the
lunac methods which have made trials colossal Jokes
Of Jurisprudence should turn them into filling stations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
HAnDepends

A CANNY scot ms IN os1st
"A tation with his hgysr e.
day before his case oans - ~
court.
Don't YOU think H mEht -
a guide idea to send ~ r--t-H
box of cigars" ne asts1 ~
sly twinkle IN his ere
The attorney explcded
DO that and your 60 -
ruined. Ny good man 80 csr
corrupt q judge undsr anv -
cumstances. 20 sar ucth1rE -
paltrv box o. ciEars
The case Was hsart 80 -
Scot won
See. sandy ~ nwrsT
ouined. You WOn yer go ~
think what might hlse hlurEurl
IL you had sent his h1nE -
cigars"
81 did just that sl.sT 49,
the man of Inv trtuE1r1.rF
You did-Why-Whr@
Sure I did. be- ] 90 - uG1er
mons card In the 49,
IanuarF Susrf 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
ONCE-OVERS

TrT is better for you to find that you fzuE du
in your work than to have your boss make n dSs.-
- first.
Il should not be difficult for YOU 70 snulyrs yu-I
this respect.
How does the quality and quantity Of your ~ork -
with the best day week of your careerf
If YOU have had days weeks when yoa d hs-r. -
are slipping.
circumstances being equal IL VOC a. -er tu
az YOU did last year. you need to ehek ~ - ye -.
and your methods.
After hard day do you try gong oser - salr -rl =
davis difficulties and exercising yuur 49, IuEuw-t
partially decide where you might have 80 arrsrf
Make a mental note Of things yea u1<st ~ is -
improvement.
Decide upOn'a method Of proeeiure In 49, - s@ So
dit;ons again confront you and b rEerl-re q Frwm
circumstances from causing - t1rn 60 - -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
ELSIE ROBINSON

But Polly is no longer sitting on the hair
sofa in 1924 Usually she's decorating
chair before some stenogs desk and wonder
ing if she can nick an extra, fifteen minutes
off at noon to get a manicure as well as
marcel. She has job. She has vote. And
she mt waiting for the highest bidder any.
more. Instead, she's looking em over and
doing a little bidding herself.
Will-it be Fred with that swell position
in the bank2
Or Joe with not quite SO swell position
in the garage, but more prospects of real
kale2
Or Eddie, the Lounge Lizard, who will
always come in heavy as luxury tax, but is
such a peach of dancer that she simply
can resist investing in him?
Or good, steady old Bill without looks or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23

prospects who does something to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
Jaundice in Jazz

It's great mistake hold this Gould lawsuit the way
they're doing II It should be taken school where
they teach the system There promises be enough Of
II 70 last clear through three-year course.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-23
LISTEN, WORLD!
k<NHE did the proposing, Your Honor!
/ never had nothing to do with it.

kkHHE did the proposing, Your Honor
never had nothing to do with it.
We were riding along on the day
we were married and she says to me- Isaac
she says, let's get married. Right now, SOS
we won't waste any more time. 1t was the
first time. either of us had ever spoke of
getting married, Your Honor, and was so
surprised she had me in the court house and
we were tied before even knew what was
happening to me-, And now she wants di-
vorce. But say, if a woman does the pro-
posing 80
It is Mr. Isaac Peters pleading his case in
Los Angeles court Mrs. Peters wants
divorce. AND ALIMONY. She says her
husband is morose and moody and that he
has made their married life unbearable with
his pickering. Whereupon Isaac responds
that Helen has only herself to blame If she q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
SCIENCE
Paper

One OF tho greatest accomplish.
inonts OF tho human race for lts
own Advancement was the manufac.
iuro OF paper.
Like many other great inventions.
tn birthplace was China. Tho Chi.
neso had been making paper for sew.
crai centuries when their workmcn,
skilled in TIA manufacture. zero cap.
turcd By Arabs about $50 A. ID. Tho
art gradually entered Europe. but
tho paper was not equal 10 the quni.
iiy Of that made by tho Arabs and
was not freely used until about 1900,
when Italy began producing Il. This
paper was OF good quality and It's
use spread rapidly until in another
hundred years Il was abundant and
cheap enough so that the printing
Of books In largo quantities was prac.
teal. From TINT tina on Europe
began 10 shake off tho depression OF
the middle ages and 20 grow rapidly
IN education. The knowledge OF read.
Ing, formerly confined TO n very few
persons, spread rapidly. School
books became cheap and people DO.
gan 10 learn and 10 think for them.
selves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
Why Courts Should Be Curbed

TUE average reader han read
l. a great deal about tho 20.
called abuse Of power by tho
courts. In the arrest OF persons
for contempt OF court.
II would not DO strange II
soms readers have lfnblbed the
idea that every exercise OF tho
power 10 arrest and punish for
contempt II tyranny. This q
not true. The power to punish
Tor contempt n necessary 20
every court
a court must nave power 10
punish unjust. oppressive or II,
regular aciA by inferior judges
or magistrates. or iniaultous
practices. II cannot function
without such power. IL must
have tho power TO punish for
contempt nherifis. haillffs. clerks
and other officers Of Ito own 10
prevent cuipable neglect OF
duty. shady deals with parties,
oppression or extortion.
Tho courts power to punish
for contempt does not end here
II must extend 20 other perpona
who have this Same power TO
disturb. n man were TO play
a calllopc. for instance. under
tho courthouse windows. the
court could hardly transact
business. The judge would have
20 stop II. II Il continued. ha
could bring tho player before
him for contempt.
And here arises & mighty has.
&c fact IN contempt. II tho cal.
liopo player should declare that
he did the playing with no de-
afro 20 disturb tho court. no
would purge himself OF the con.
tempt" as tho law says. and
unleas tho facts showed that no
was lying. tho court would haya
TO let him 80. Tho intention is
what governs.
!, Is trait in human nature
that all men love power. And
tho prosen, state OF tho practice
OF courts In contempt cases has
grown out OF that weakness IN
judges. They arc pushing out
farther and farther over tho
field OF Jurisdiction liko absolute
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
THE CHURCH WAR
First of a Series by Seattle Pastor An
swering The Stars Series by Porterfield

Jesus f. tho champion OF an
fundamentallsts. for no gaidl
9TH heaven md EARTH pass, one
J9t or ono tito hhali In no VIA
pass from tho law iill all DO ful.
filled" That II what no thought
Of Tho faith Of tho Old Testa.
nneni; and Of his own words 10
Haid. '1Iayon md earth shall
ra5s away, but my words ehaiI
not pass away" Fundamental.
lists believe this and the modern,
lists do not.
when Jesus met tho Hero
dians"-ths modernists Of His
day-who had given up all re-
ligion and gone into politics, and
the "Sadducses." who still chung
20 religion but denied all tho
supernatural, such as the resur.
rection Of tho life beyond, He
snld unto tbom: "Ye nro OF your
father tho devil. and tho lusts
Of your father 80 viii DO: he was
n murderer from the beginning
and abode not in tho truth, be-
cause there was no truth in him.
When no speaketh a lie he speak.
eth Of his own. for he Is a liar
and tho father Of g." This Is tho
position, and these The personnel
in the struggle.
Canother story by new. Klein q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23

The publishing OF criticisms
OF court does not interfere
with its functions. II may
mako tho Judge angry. or II
may huInIllato him. but his
court can 90 on Just tho Same.
And IN democratic govern.
meni. n court being a part OF
the government. u Is necessary
that peoples mouths bo not shut
up ms 20 tho inefficlcncy. the un.
wisdom or the corruption OF tho
courts. II Is not only tho right,
but Il may easily be tho duty Of
any writer or speaker who DO
iloveB that tho courts are cor.
rupi or inefficient 70 say 80.
Since 1891 the laws OF the
United States have forbidden
eontom> proceedings against
tho publishing % comments 90
cases pending. But tho Judges
themselves oonsirue these laws.
and they have almost construed
them away. II Is umo congress
should act again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
Our Wine and OurW omen
AS Visitor From NewZealand Sees Them

Editor Tho Star:
have had quite lot OF nrnuse-
mont In your letters In The Star. and
am writing ono upon my ideas and
experiences on the eve OF my return
70 my native city and country
Auckland. New Zealand.
since my residence in your truly
beautiful city tabout nine months
continuously have met and become
acquainted with many nice families
and people. but. do YOU know, I do
not ueem 20 grasp or understand
year se-egIled prohibition, or Vol.
stead law.
hear II stated time and again.
I'VE arc n prohibition state" I'VE
arc dry" etc. etc. Everywhere ]
went on New Years or New Years
eve, liquor and drinking were In evil
dencc. and apparently in abundance,
and Il is going 90 be very difficult.
indeed. 70 explain 70 my friends aud
acqualntances NJ homo that the
very many peopio have met here
and I have MT many; apparently
refined. cultured and socially stand
ing prominently in Seattle-either
have been or are beautifully supplied
with liquor and wine In their homes
or harbor breweries and miniature
distilieries In their Kitchens and
homes
ons very beautiful family I have
IN mind a. ! write. two lovely girls
In their teens, and one boy about IL
years OF age. Their parents arc
a mort ltkable and cstimA,le couple.
Tho lady OF the house, while I was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23

calling upon her one day, In my
presence. instructed her Swedish
maid how TO brew beer. etc, and
upon expressing my surprise she
laughingiy explained 10 me. ~why
every one in my neighborhood does
y. We all drink becr-the girls and
Bobby che boy) included
You claim to be q saloonless m.
ton. My American cousins, ''It Il
10 lnughr Openly. yes. InwardIy.
or coveriiy. decidedly no" From
Baltimore. all thru your Middle
West, 10 the Coast and Seattle. such
hidden saloons. called bootleg jolntz,
arc on tho increase and doing busi.
meas In every block. almost, Of your
different cities.
Your people must know they are
misrepresenting conditions. or are
deaf, dumb and blind-selling vie
liquor OF the worst description AZ O
most cxtortIonatc figure.
] was not in your country during
your wet days. but It Is a question
In my mind. which Is the worst
state OF affairs-present or past7
san Francisco. Cal. 20 my idea, Is
the least hypocritlcal Of all your
cities. They claim such conditions
do exist. and seem TO have some
control over them, and try TO weed
out so-cailed moonshino Joints ana
let the better class or booiieggcrs
run-if there is such a thing es q
better-they all are bad.
] have indirectly come In contact
with different police organizations
In your different cities, and from
the standpoint OF courtesy. appear
anee and willingness TO oblige. Seat
tie police measure up to the best OF
them most fayorably.
DO you know. am not able 70
adequately give enough praise and
do justice TO your native daughters.
America Is truly blest, indeed. II ell
her womanhood measures anywhere
near TO washlngton's native daugh-
ters. both as 70 character and ap-
pearance. After being among them
at all times and places. and under
different conditions, can most
truly state the greatest compliment
given any young lady or girl is,
she Is native daughter OF wash.
ington." God bless them, And 20
all their mothers I can say. You
can be proud OF them"
] am secretary OF two temperance
organizations in Auckland. president
of our Welfare league there now,
but IL you call tho United States
prohibition country In any sense OF
the word. we do not want any Of Il.
MRS. ELIZA f. FARNSwoRTH,
Auckland. New Zealand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
BY HERBERT QUICK

monarrhs. and calling first this
act and then that n contempt OF
court. un;il Il has become a So
rioua menace 10 our liberties.
Most OF tho cases OF contempt
OF court arise from two sorts Of
proceedings - contempt cases
against people who publish or
speak criticisms and contempt
cases for violations OF injune.
tons.
Contempt OF eour, ~ bottom
was always Ruch behavior by Of.
ficlala % tho court. or outside
parties. 90 70 disturb tho cour,
In It's proceedings. hut aoma
Judges have always itched 10
punish for contempt any utter.
anca IN speech or print which
merely disturbed their own per.
sonRI feelings. Proper contemp,
proceedings enable tho court 10
prosec, itself from disturbances
In doing business. Tyrannicai
contempt proceedings seek 20
punish people for saying wha,
they think OF their public Off.
cerH-tho Judges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
Comfort for Collectors

M7HEN we were boy with galoping stys on both
w eyes, it always conducive to mental comfort
to gaze forth, as much possible, upon the purple
stone bruises upon both heels of some other boy
This information presented for the benefit of certain
welmeanng and necessary workers known as bill collect
whose fate it is to be stood Off to beat the band
in this Of yearly, monthly, Christmas and other
bills. Let them consider Mr.. Charles Hughes and be
comforted.
Fl As United States secretary of state, Mr. Hughes is
making great moral effort to collect some s185 900 900
Of Russia advanced when Kerensky looked like the best
bet and there isn't cent Of it in sight On top of this
according to late dispatches is piled worry over SPIT
100000, lent Europe by Uncle Sam relief money on
securities 1t seems that France has been oaning little
nations Of Western Europe millions for armament for
another war, and Mr. Hughes has strong suspicion that
the securities in hand just like pawn tickets on pawn
tickets.
Verify, any ordinarily honest bll-colector of whom
there seems to be focks and flocks get soace for
delay last months milk bill that for little Wille's
winter shoes, by considering Mr.. Hughes scrape,
"Scolaws'-thas what they're to call break the
prohibition law AnSaloon league
friends drinking. eaguers say
will wither them with shame and dry them Maybe;
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
A Pretty Good Old Town

GAY, neighbour when you crawl out Of bed these morn-
- ings. and with bare ankles stretching out below your
too-shot bahrobe stumble down the back stairs TO the
woodshed outside for few sticks for the stove
And you step into the balmy breeze that's blowing
in from the sound of the lakes, and you the
rising behind the Cascades reflected the summit
of the 0ympcs and you hear the robins-yes, they're
here-chrping and the buds beginning to show on
the trees
And them your coffee you pick up the paper and
notice where the East and South is in the grip OF below
weather shovelng its way out of record biz
gard
Doesn't it make you, too, often voice the remark:
There's lots of towns but you're welcome to the rest?
predicted In the production Of
automobiles egare life In the midst OF death
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23

A CHINESE restaurant in New York city leases its
hat-checking privilege for $4,000 year. At that,
insiders say the concession will pay profits of $4,000
year.
The usual system is to make the check girls tight
collars they can't hide their tips which usually have
to be turned in.
The tipping system is undemocratc hangover from
old days, and it will pass out the public
baks. travelling estimated that each hat cost him
$50 before he wore it out, counting tips.
climate"
W less han
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
Frieda's Follies

THE WAY parents 30 on abou,
their childreni
THIS boy was a perfect question
box.
THE mother looked at him dot.
inEiy.
AS HE piled the clevcn.hundrcdth
question to me,
WITHIN tho hour.
DOESN'T no look like a student,
AT THE feet OF one OF the old
philosopherB7"
j GLARED at her a. I responded
FROM tho number OF times !
have had TO answer him,
i THINK no Is moro like door
bell"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
SPORTS

StOklS
BABE Ruth. WORLDS champion base.
ball player. Eut fined $40 for speed.
ms. This is too bad. Babe II a big
man now. but some day. II he keeps
on speeding. ho win be biz enough
70 cover n few acres.
HEALTH HINTS
Apparently harmless tattoo MARKS
led TO q Texas mans capture. 40
never get iatio0ed.
MOTOR NOTES
ConnellaYillo n'al church las a
place 20 park babies with q good
nurse TO act ua mechanic.
HOME HELPS
Large box placed In tho middle Of
the floor Is considered fine for burg.
lars 10 stumble over.
SOCIETY
Mr.. BondklippeF. who broke his
foot kicking collector out tho door.
broke his other foot kicking a chair
when no got the Doctors bill yestnr.
Cay. His many friends and enemies
viii 30 sorry 20 learn he has only two
fee, 70 break.
BEAUTY SECRET
Poxing tho nose in other peoples
business may mako IL flat.
BEDTIME STORY
II got the bed warm last night.
IL Is your turn tonight"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
1t Sticks a FelIoW

JTTE just don't understand money. We've had one or
wv two pleasant opportunities to look money in the face
and study its features size, shape and possibilities but 1t
doesn't stand still long enough to clearly post us
Here's President Coolidge declaring that, if income
taxes are reduced the poor mans dollar will be
valuable. Then, just as go TO fonding our large
silver dollar, comes from London that, because
Poncare is going to sock 20 per cent more of taxation
France all European moneys rise in value to beat the
baRd
Maybe it's politics, maybe Just gambling. Anyway,
it's awful not to know where between GO cents and 100
your dollar is located after you've worked about 100
cents worth getting it.
selected York
the the idea Of holding democratic convention
candidate president the deo
chance big shopping on Fifth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
Book Kee ping

n NTHONY n. BRADY left estate Of 10 million dol
lars. In life he kept most of his books Tin his head
and it cost him only $1,000 year to look after his
property his estfes in court The seeks relief
claiming the requirements Of the law have increased
this cost to half million year.
Bookkeeping, originally intended device to cut
penses in many has become major factor in the
cost of living There isn't enough money in the world to
pay for complete bookkeeping system The ancient
storeceper who kept his records in nail keg wiser
than is generally conceded.
Harvard astrolog have and discovered another universe just
II this isn't apleniy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
THE LAW

Under the law. oil men arc pre-.
sumed TO know the law--and yet we
Of the legal fraternity are too often
forced TO admit that Il is n violent
presumption even as to the lawyers
themselves. and II is sometimes true
that man is punished for the viola.
ton OF law OF which he did not
actually know and which the Judge
and lawyer have great difficulty In
flnding.-Rep. Peery D) Va.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
Telling 1t
to Congress
HnW Tn Esd WAR
EXCERPTS from The Congressional
Record

Rich and poor, ut home or in the
army. should be under common or.
dcrs TO work or fight as necessity
may demand. This habit onco con,
tracted by tho peoples OF the earth
would soon make an end 10 war.
Everybody then would be able TO SEQ
that wars do not pay and act &c.
cordingly. - Senator Mclean R),
Coun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
BY REV. P. A. KLEIN

THESE few short articles arc
l. written In order that tho
truth may be known as 20 who
Is behind tho war between tho
"Modernists" and the ''Fundn.
mcnlalists." and 10 clearly and
truthfully ret forth their per.
sonnet and position.
Tho person behind tho mod.
ernist" is the deyil OF tho Bible
Out not OF tho billboard. no Is
tho father OF all Of them. and
made his first appearance In the
garden OF Eden. where lie first
denied the truth Of the Word Of
God. and as n result has hung
Grape on every door knob In the
world.
The person behind the "funda-
meniallst" is the Lord Jesus
Christ. who is the Saviour OF
tho fundamentaiist and who
exposed the whole modern move.
ment when he met tho modern.
list and their father In hls day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-23
A RIP VAN WRINKLE BILL

For many years there has been n
real sentiment In this country for
what Is called the truth In fabric bin.
How long has that bill been slum.
bering in the committee ON interstate
and foreign commerce.? To my
knowledge that bill has been before
that committee for the last ~ years.
- Representative Woodruff R),
Mich.