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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24

And you told me she was a stun
ming blonde about 10 years oldv'
And a fool was for being honest!
You imagined I had asked her out to
dinner and blow her to the theater!'
Very well. I'm going somewhere
also this time. I'm tired of staying
alone"
"All right. But the golf stuff is
amusing. Bridge is about your. size.
Atlantic City is a good place for you.
I'm willing" And Binger proved this
by handing her three bills with yell
low backs taken from an inside
pocket. "Trot along and have a good
time. It's the old treadmill for mine,
as usual"
Mrs. Binger kissed Binger with an
impulse little strange to him. But
yellow money, either in currency or
coin, has a wonderful effect some
times.
Binger and Burleigh met at the
Pennsylvania station an hour later.
You'll not forget to send wire
from Chicago now and then to Mrs.
Binger in my name, old man? You
know the usual forms. She'll be at
Atlantic City. Address at the tele-
graph office"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24
Power From Extinct California Volcanoes May Rival

| the surrounding hills with glass. and
today one is formally called "Bottl,
Mountain"
X X X
+ the tests in Alexander Valley
show that ancient volcanoes NAV
| really be used to develop power for
| commercial and industrial purpo.r-
mere are many places in America
That should prove equally valuable
as the sites of natural power plants
Lassen Peak. for instance, has four
such valleys that in the opinion Of
Or. Day should most certainly pro-
Vlde considerable steam. Steamboat
springs. near Reno. New. would be
sun another source, and even tn.
famous Yellowstone, long regardc
as nothing more than a playground
Tor tourists, might yet be Obliged 10
contribute its bit toward the indus
trial progress of mankind
In the province of Pisa. in Tuscany
close to the ancient CITY of Volterra
famous for its Etruscan memories
are several natural steam sprinEs and
these have long been used as sources
or boric acid. They have not, how
ever proved highly valuable as manu-
facturers of power, and if the project
IN California is successful, it will rep
resent the first extensive operation Of
its kind in the world
The springs in TUSCANY were
known for several centuries but IN
III 1880 they were regarded only as n
natural curiosity and were the oh
Jects of superstitious fear to the ter
r1ned peasants who lived near them.
y chemist of the Tuscan court VA
the first man to discover the presence
OF boric acid in them. and from his
discovery has resulted one Of The
largest works of the kind in exist
eace.
When the Italian engineers OMEN w
new wells in this region the- create
small sized volcanic cruptione. After
TIE Well has been bored to the de-
sired depth, sort of rough piston is
introduced into the hole and is i'm
mediately withdrawn as quickly a.
possible. The suction brings about
the eruption. the hole emitting mud
stones and boiling water
Ihese are elected with the greatest
violence and noise, sometimes de-
StroyIng the wooden structure erect
ed over the hole and covering nearby
buildings with mud and stones. The
eruption often lasts for several min
utes, but is Immediately followed BY
the steady and continuous emission
OF dry steam, which the engineers
sought Valves are eventually placed
over the holes. SO that the engineers
can draw off the steam when it suits
their pleasure or as they need 1t,
without unnecessarily wasting any
of the yapor.
In the California wells, however. II
is unnecessary for the engineers to
produce a. man-made eruption to coax
the steam from its subterranean
boiler. Long before the hole is com
plete, in fact. it gushes out. In some
parts of the valley, it is said, small
wells can be made by simply Jam
ming stick into the earth and then
removing ii. Frequently a Jet Of
Missing steam will Immediately begin
issuing from the hole and continue
without cessation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24
Curbing Fuel Waste.

NOAL for the Northwest is carried
by boat from the lower Great
| Lakes ports and is deposited in great
Quantities on immense docks at the
upper ports prepare tory to its move
| ment by rail To the inland cities re-
g1on- These cities and towns arc
nearly all dependent on these dock
supplies, as they are called This
supply depends on lake TRANSPORT
service, and for that reason can move
only when the lakes are free from
ice.
Every summer there are millions of
tons of fuel stored in this manner,
ana these enormous quantities are all
subject to the danger of fire from
spontaneous combustion as well as
one of the reasons why coal is not
taken from the mines and stored in
piles until used. It is necessary to
produce the fuel as needed. 1t is i'm
practicable to provide the Northwest
with the necessary quantities except
from distributing depots, and hence
the chance of fire is one of the haz-
ards of the business
One pile of coal estimated TO con-
tain 100000 tons, on dock in Wis
consin, caught fire and burned for
more than four weeks one winter.
The most successful attack on this
blaze was made by an engineer who
used an especially designed engine
for fighting fires, by means of bcar-
Donate of soda. He attacked the fire
at the point of origin, using his ma
terial over a section $50 feet long by
100 feet wide and - feet high. The
soda solution was sprayed through
MOBILES, throwing $50 gallons to the
minute. The fire in the section at
tackled was eXtinguished within two
hours.
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The Cross i'm Heraldry.
TN early pagan days the cross was

TN early pagan days the cross was a
= symbol of shame and ignominy,
and only those deformed or mis-
shapen trees that could be used for
no other purpose were employed for
crosses. But, since the cross has be-
come dear to Christians, the most
precious woods and metals have been
formed into it. To the third century
may be traced the custom of making
the sign of the cross. In the days of
Constantine Christians painted crosses
on the entrances of their houses as a
symbol of their faith.
The impetus to the use of the cross
in heraldry was given by the Cru
saders, who wore a red cross upon
their right arms as a token of the
obligation they had taken upon them
selves. It's form and meanings in
heraldic designs are many. In fact,
over 407 different forms have been
recorded by students Of biography
and genealogy.
In heraIdry the cross is formed by
two perpendicular and two horizontal
lines crossing in the center OF the
shield. This form is modified in va
rious ways by additions and combina-
tions. thus expressing many mean
ings. 1t has been said that human
intelligence has never devised a sys-
leIl So lHlluile III us varieties duu oo
endless in it's application as is to be
found in the science of heraldry, in
which figure 81 basic or fundamental
crosses.
The Greek cross has all four arms
of equal length, while the Latin cross
has the earth end longer than the
other three arms. The Calvary or
Christ cross rests upon three steps or
degrees. The Patriarch cross is rec
ogniZed by it's double crossbar. The
st. Andrews cross is an x, in token
of the form of cross on which that
saint suffered martyrdom, by having
his hands and feet bound to its four
arms. The st. Anthony cross is shaped
like It, and has it's name from the
cross that st. Anthony, abbot, wore
upon his cloak. although the origin
of his cross seems to be Egyptian.
1t is a matter of interest that many
American families have the cross as
the basic emblem of their escut-
cheons. Among them are at least five
of the Presidents. The Garfield shield
has blue cross in the dexter canton,
and the family motto is, In the cross
] conquer" The Tyler shield had on
it q bar, two crescents and a cross
form. The shield Of the Adamses was
adorned by a large cruciform device.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24

Gus task, either. For instance, a
homesteader is quite likely to so to
the expense and trouble of digging
for a well with which to supply his
abode with drinking water and strike
geyser instead.
In fact, during DR.. Days stay Their
this Summer one farmer opened up
two fine geysers right beside his
home before he succeeded in locating
unvaporized water.
x X x X
SYNTHETIC geysers are quite easily
~ made in Alexander Valley, too.
Should the natural ones ever give out,
promoters would not have to fear
losing their Summer tourist trade.
because a bucket or two 'of water
thrown down the pipes of any of the
steam wells sunk, there comes shoot
ing back into the air in the form of
perfect geysers.
The origin of the steam reservoirs
of Alexander Valley is explained by
scientists as a perpetual process be-
ing carried on by nature deep in the
bowels of the earth. A subterranean
body of water is crossing the ancient
fires of the extinct volcanoes some
where down there and is being
turned into steam. And until that
flow of water ceases there will be
little danger, experts believe, of these
great, natural boilers becoming ex-
hausted
Nor do the marvels of Alexandei
Valley begin and end with the gey-
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Opened Control Valves Over Fist Two Wells

and an ordinary valve guards the
outlet. so that the engineer can call
upon the volcano to send him steam
when he wills it.
when these control valves are
opened" DR.. Day continued. the roar
of the escaping steam could be heard
up and down the valley for distance
of at least two or three miles. DIR.
Allen and I made examinations Of the
steam from these wells for the par
ticular purpose of ascertaining the
amount of uncondensible gases it con-
tanned.
THE quantity Of such gases was
unexpectedly small. amounting to
only Y per cent of the total This
is a very favorable indication from
the standpoint Of a commercial ex-
ploitation of the volcanoes as a
source of power. That was one of
the things the promoters had to con-
tend with when ancient volcano
basins of Italy were used for pur-
poses of furnishing power.
There the quantity of uncondensi-
Bile gases was about per cent, and
it has been a considerable source of
difficulty. The steam from Alexan-
der Valley volcanoes, however, has
a remarkably small amount of these
gases. The acid content, too, is
small. In fact, the quantity is so
minute that I am sure it would have
no corrosive effect on the wells" cas-
ings, the valves or any machinery
that might be driven by it. AT least
it has not proved troublesome thus
far"
PRELIMINARY tests were con-
Quoted during the recent summer
n1y ,ersp re 1f To-
electrical corporations in the United
States. The results of his examina-
tions indicate that the total power
the two completed wells will prob
ably be able to develop will be at
least 1900 kilowatts an hour, and
possibly more.
When it is remembered that the
large dynamos in tremendous, mod
ern power stations develop little more
than about 1000 kilowatts an hour
1t can be better understood what a
tremendous force whole battery of
volcanic steam wells would repre-
sent. The units of Niagara are ca
pable of developing about 10000 kilo-
watts an hour. but their number, en-
gineers say, necessarily must be lin
tied.
On the other hand, there is every
reason to believe, experts declare,
IudI virtually Tie cUllTc S6CllOn OIL
the Alexander Valley known as the
Geysers can be pitted with wells.
On the basis of this tremendous area
those who have studied the place
predict that the valleys supposedly
useless volcanoes may even develop
a capacity of the order of Niagara
Falls.
The cost Of making such an over
whelming force available to mans
uses will be comparatively negligi-
BILE, unless something unforeseen and
decidedly revolutionary interferes.
For instance, the first well opened by
the engineers supplied the power
with which the second was bored, and
that latter, in its turn, is periodically
turning with its Seemingly mex
haustible supply Of steam the wheels
that are opening up the third.
In other words, the volcanoes have
surrendered already and are giving
Of their own strength to enslave their
pits, long 6dfSed beneath the floor of
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Lucky dog" was Binger's re-

Lucky dog" was Binger's re-
Spouse.
Rather. I met her in New York
She dances divinely and is mentally
lively. I promised her 1 would give
her few golf lessons here. She ar
rives on the first train in the morn
ing" Murrie handed Binger a dis
patch signed 'Imogene."
Married.
mo. And I wonder why she isn't"
Binger delayed going out on the
links the next morning. Hanging
about the hotel, he hoped to glimpse
Imogene. IF she's what he de-
scribes," he thought, II might make
a play to cut him out" Binger was
a constituencies person where the
fair sex were concerned, and it Is
strange how masculine friendships
melt into nothingness when a woman
intervenes.
He caught sight of Murrie coming
with the fair one. who saw him at
the same time. 1t was, Mrs. Binger.
Copyright, 1924
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Surreptitous Holidaying- BY J. A. Waldron

have good times on the road, John
Binger!" Mrs. Binger had dried her
eyes and recovered initiative. Last
night. when Bill Burleigh and you
were talking"
Bill is going to Chicago with me.
We travel together a good deal"
Yes, I know. What were you two
whispering and laughing about?"
Cant men who are business pals
tell each other funny story with
out exciting suspicion?"
Fine stories they must be when
you whisper them! And now you say
you're going to Chicago for two
weeks on business. But I notice
you've got your golf kit ready to
take with you"
Haven't told you the best way
to sell goods is to play golf with men
who buy?"
"A good excuse! And the only word
I expect from you is now and then a
wire saying you're too busy to write"
you know well enough why I
don't write. I dictated a nice long,
loving letter to you from st. Louis.
and the moment got home You asked
what the stenographer looked nke!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24

mo. want the favor returned
once in a while. You know me, or
ought to-. If it isn't secret, where
are you going?"
ITO Pinehurst, for fortnight of
golf. Good-by""
Pinehurst was in its glory. When
that happy state ensues golf is on
the bills of fare and in conversation
and in dreams as we'll as on the links.
Yet there are joys and sorrows I'M
related to golf at Pinehurst, as there
are everywhere else. 2-.-
There's nothing that begets mutual
confidence like golf. Binger got in
with a bunch of enthusiasts who
were calling one another by nick
names the third day out. One fellow,
Montgomery Murrie, an expert at the
ancient game and teacher of it about
New York, became very intimate with
Binger, who confided to him that he
was playing hockey. They exchanged
experiences, as friends sometimes do,
and finally entered the field of senti-
ment.
IT shall not be able to play with
you after tomorrow for a few days"
said Murrie. ri expect a. lady here,
and must give her some attention"
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You're always enjoying life, while

You're always enjoying life, while
II
There you go! / guess you get
your share of enjoyment all right
Mrs. Binger had courageously start
ed something. Bingers tone put her
on the defensive. She shifted as
women sniff before tears.
But can you deny you have a good
time on the road?" Tears had come,
and Mrs. Binger rubbed her nose until
it was red and nullified perfectly
good job of powdering. When she
was free of lachrymal suggestion she
was good to look at.
Good time, Ell? I should say So!
Catching trains at all hours of the
night, getting into hotels when serv-
ice is asleep, chasing street cars with
no cab in sight-great sport! You
have an original idea of fun!"
But you never ask me to take a
trip with you except in the Summer,
and even then you take golf kit and
are out of sight all the time"
How in blazes could you travel
with me, I'd like to know, and go
through what I have to contend
within"
But you needn't tell me you don't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24
Pirates Coins.

THE doubloon, that famous coin of
romance, is still in circulation.
The Isabella doubloon, worth S., still
remains current in Cuba. The
doubloon is so called because. when
first coined, it was double the value
of a pistole-that is, it was worth
IS. The name was given later to
double doubloon current in the West
Indies. Pieces of eight, with which
readers of fiction are familiar, are
also in circulation. They are simply
Spanish dollars of eight reals. A
doubloon dated 17S7-there are said
to be only six of that date in exist
ence-sold not long ago for $1,000.
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only three feet. below the surface,
and inscores of places the steam has
broken from its natural reservoirs
without the aid of man and gushes
in clouds from the bare hillsides of
the valley.
Trying to make living comfortable
in such a place is not the least ardu-
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the valley, as man reckons time, but,
when reckoned by the calendar Of
the geologist, some of natures most
awesome FORCES only recently. Geolo-
gists figure that only about 100000
years ago they were great roaring
pits, hurting their fiery contents over
the surrounding country And geo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24

% Rt Two Years in Alexander Valley From ou used in
81 Ma Ol R Erpnga enmk Audible rTwom
hm Surrounding CurR resoI ArMah
HN
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logically 100000 years is but grain
of sand in the worlds hour glass.
In fact, the fires of these volcanoes
have SO recently been buried be-
meath the debris of their own fam
ing ovens that in some parts of
Alexander Valley it is possible to
reach a temperature of 400 degrees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-24
BY HAROLD n. PHILIPS.

A 9E the smoldering FORCES in
~ which the mighty Rocky Noun
~ tains were fashioned to be har-
messed and made the helpless
slaves of man-long extinct vol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11

wind blew down tho aerial, WIN
someone help him fix IT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11
sHurINs MADE HAPPY

Claude o, Ewing. aso5 Elmorc St,
and his mother, both shut.lns. desire
TO thank tho Sunshine folks who
made their Christmas n happy one.
Presentation OF two tires. by Mr.,
Standring. OF tho Pike Street Tyre
shop, permits them TO run about In
their auto again, with friends or
neighbors operating Il for them
Claude's redio set was working all
season until recently. when n heavy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11
B0Y NEEDS HELP

someone help him fix III
BOY NEEDS HELP
Volunteers arc wanted 60 provide
means OF conveyance OF u little boy
10 and from his doctors office for
special treatments. For the past two
months he has boon taken In auto.
mobiles. but those who have been
caring for him will be unable 90 do
so for two weeks. He lives at BAL.
lard. Call ca pitl.i6s6 or GA pitt.
sss5.
NOTICE.
Members OF the Seattle ASsocla.
ton for the Blind VIII elec, orr.
GERS AT a regular session at tho
Lighthouse Monday evening at s
o'clock.
A crowd Of troubles passed him by
As he. with courage. waited.
He said. Where do troubles fiy.
When you are thus bclatedg"
I'VE go they said. ito those who
nope.
Who look on life, detected.
Who weakly say goodbye to hope:
We 20 whore we're expected"
Princes Ekln Allison.
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tNote: This ia an example Of scores
Of letters I am receiving Mrs. Urch
has been a shut-in for IL years
DR.. +. Il. LoopeJ
My Dear DIR. Loope-My thoughts
and memory OF tho Christmas just
passed are 30 bright and rosy that
they tint even the stationery | use
TO write them on.
was remembered with cards.
booklets and letters from friends and
Sunshiners far and near and YOU.
DR.. Loope. ever busy, ever planning
and doing for others iii wholesale
measure. You never forget or neg.
lect a lonely one and thank you
for your lovely card and also thank
you for sending the carol singers TO
US. We enjoyed their singing 80
much.
We are having wonderful au.
tumn and winter, even no the little
cold weather and snow we have had
has increased the pain and suffering
until II Is almost unbearable. But
summer viii soon be here and hope
then to be able to get out In the
sunshine again.
simply must get more OF tho
great outdoors this summer or / win
lose my smile and you know we must
hang onto that. a happy New Year
TO all my Sunshine and shut.ln
friends. MRS DELLA URCH.
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GUILD TO MEET

The Sunshine Guild will meet
at the home OF Mrs. August
Grayerbiehl. 42i 2sth ave. s.. nj
II a. m. Thursday morning. Jan.
uary II. II you are interested
in giving personal service 10
Sunshine activities. you arc in.
vited to attend. There will DO a
small charge for luncheon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11
WANTS THE STAR

Mrs. Charles Poore. i2i Mt. Yer.
non ct. New Bradford. Mass. who
writes sho has been a shut.in for Is
years. would be very happy II some.
ono would mail the Fridays copy OF
The Star. containing this department.
to hcr rs she cannot personally ar.
ford 10 subscribe for Il.
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is GUILD BENEFIT

Don Mliligan. n pupil OF Vera
Dayton Cooks School OF Expression.
will read THE Servant In the
House." by Charles Ram Kennedy.
the last week In January. This will
be benefit performance for the sun.
shine Guild, the funds TO be used in
shut.ins' activities.
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PANTAGEs GIVES TREAT

Somewhere In the columns OF this
issue Of The Star you win read all
about the treat at the Pantages thea.
ter for us. This is written too early
to give the story complete. but we
are anticipating there will be be.
tween 80 and so shut-lns present.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11

Double heels, toes and soles. and garter
tops. Plain at SOC, and clicked at Coo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11
BLIND HEAR MUSIC

Twenty-Five blind persons OF
Seattle were guests ut the City
Civic symphony orchestra con.
cert at tho metropolitan thcater
last Sunday.
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FORGIVENESS

Have you an old grudge In your
heart against anybody. or do you
fly Off the handle at tho slightest
provocation. adding 10 the bitter
ness OF your soul7
Temper and hatred have the same
action on the body: poisoning the
whole harmonious system with
their venom. IL you have. then the
mos, sensible thing TO do Is TO get
rid Of them in the good. old. Christian
way.
Remember. II was an untorgiving
spirit that killed Jesus. and the
same thing will XIII the soul OF
any man. II Il isn't thrown of.
This very thing may DO the cause
OF all your trouble. Search tho in
nermost corners OF your heart and
see II there is not some one for
you 10 forgive.
Love thy neighhor ms myself"
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-12-25

a new song in his heart. Let him not
be unmindful that each token of the
seasons remembrance must be given
in sincerely and free from the taint
of vulgarity and ostentation."
The supreme gift which Christmas
can bring to the world is an UNDER
standing Of the elements Of joy i'm life
When the nations learn this. we shall
not only be far on the way toward the
millennium, but there will be Peace
on Earth and Good VIII to Men. Are
not our chief troubles due to the fact
that we attach too much importance
TO things relatively unimportant,
What value is there i'm money. in ten-
poral power, in oil stocks. in housas
and lands except a very limited use
we make of them? All these things
men may have and yet he far from,
happy. Indeed, their presence is often
a menace TO happiness. The LITTLE
deeds of kindness and Of love scatter-
ed like flowers at the feet of humanitv
will do more than the bounty of mil
lions to bring happiness and cheer
We may not be able TO bring costly
gifts and rare jewels, but these, every
man can give.--Candid Opinion.