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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
SCIENCE -
PORPOISES

One Of Lewis Carols fam.
jingies says; "'YOu must Wiz -.
tle faster. said the whiting h ID.
snail. there's a porpoise on 49,
az and hss ircsding on my tan,@
Science has found that The M.
ing was riEht-that the Ponds I,
always treading on me tails On o,.,.
fishes and % perhaps their no..
dangerous ENEMY
Dr. John Schmidt. o. Copenbs,..
Denmark, has made a study o. n.
pOrDoise and Us Devastating co.
upon schools Or FISH. He found sc
900 ear stones Of fishes IN q,
stomach u one pOrpolse caught ~
tie coast Of Spain. Examiss,i,-
Of these ear stones showed the NJ
jofity of life fish caught and 60
by the porpoise we're four yls,.
old r'f@
seen from the deck OF "a.
a school Of porpoise Is an ln,sr..,
ing sight. u is commonly tbon,,s.
that they are playing. but rs
great activity . due 10 the "a,
that they have found 4 sebs,i :,
fish II Is believed that they A..
the greatest agency In curtsilin,
tho supply Of fish food.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
War and Inventions

MUCH has been written about the Matthews ray
1Y1 electric ray said to be able to destroy life at dis
lance The inventor H. GrndellMatthews is a we'll
known English electrical expert who has high standing
with the British government.
The inventor says it is his belief that the ray can be so
perfected that it could wipe out armies or entire popua-
tons. This, he said, would make impossible.
1t is possible that the ray be made as deadly
he hopes. However it is contrary to all history to
believe that any invention, matter how terrible, will
end The ending of belongs in the realm of
scientific sociology not in chemical electrical science
In all ages there have been inventions that were sup
posed to be terrible they would end The first Of
these in modern history, the of gunpowder in
Europe Gunpowder made useless the wearing Of armor
and brought the peasant to equal physical basis with
the knight, but it did not stop There have been
Others the last being poison gas first used by the
Germans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
by w. II. HARRIS
IFS fith Ave,

ENTERTAINED Il friend
4 from the East last summer.
and ! found what impressed him
more than our parts, boule.
wards and harbor was sunday
outing TO Mliler's beach. on the
Sound. between Seattle and Ia.
coma. three miles this side OF
Des Molncs. and only a half.
hours auto ride from this city.
II is a nice beach, on i pretty
bay, with n good view u the
Olympic mountains. vashon Il.
land, Throe.Trcc point and the
mainland across the water.
The woods adjoining the
beach are in their natural beau.
~ mo bare bluffs. idea. camp.
ing spots ana plenty OF good
spring water.
Ny friend said. what n love.
" place. and so close TO the
city,
The beach Is clean, ana on a
warm bay, being protected on
the north by Throe.T'rec point.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23

10 uss these alrships to patrol
the sea routes, carrying fast war
pisuoa IN sings beneath. 10 DO
ioosed 10 fight of attack By
enemy planes Experiments have
shown such planes can not only
De successfully launched from
ZpptNup. but can return safely
20 their HllngH in midair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23

Q. what u a dowager cmprcss7
4. The ,eidow Of an emperor. For
Instance. the mother Of The or
Kaiser ras aopdgcr empress Of
GerHiany. and iras kHoirn as The
Empress Frederick.
Q. what is the height OF Mount
Everest
"A. so.iif eei.
@. what arc tho 10 nearest stars7
4. According to H. Spencer Jones
General Astronomy they arc. m
ProziBia Ccn,aari. ~ Alpha CcH-
tanri. f5J Munich. 1912; ~ la
iandc. ef.fs5: 81 Sirius ~ Cor
dobq Zone Catalogue. IN a4s. ~
Tau cefL ~ Epsilon EridaHi, foJ
Procvon. no 81 CvonL
Q. ~ what hour is an informal
breakfast served?
A. ~ IL proper 70 Serve an IN
formal breakfast at about 10 or II
o'clock.
@. What IS tho source Of illumin-
alton OF tho buoys in New York
harbor9
a. Accipicnc md Piatsch gas.
chiefly The former.
Q. How many tractors are there
on the farms OF the United states?
A. The estimated number 10 fjO.-
900.
Q. what. generally speaking, IL
the attitude Of the republican and
democratic parties, respectively, on
the tariff question?
a. 10 has long been a principle
Of the democratic party that the
tariff FOR tatJ paid on foreion
goods coming into The United states.
should be only enough 10 supply
The government ,eiH rcrcHue. and
that the citizens Of The United
states arc entitled 10 pei torci0n
made FOODS az ohcdpiv as possible.
The republican partU on the con-
trarU. holds that The Industries OF
The United States should not hare
10 compete NTH cheap foreign labor
and " an article. sap TOYS. for er-
ample. can BE- produced more cheap
IN IN Germany. iplon HcD Oct 10
the United States Hicp houid BE-
tdTcd enough 10 make up me after
cncc bctWccH cost Of production IN
GermdHD and cost in The intel
states, so that The american tor
industry DidV be dcuohopcd and not
crippled bv foreign competitions
Q. How many farm horses arc
there In the United statcs2
A. According 10 the last census,
fo,76IfGt.
Q. How do you make tho roll
stitches IN cmbroidcrlng roses on
handkerchief?
A. Wrdn me ihread Hru nc
uccdic. md then, instead Of making
a French hnoL mt The needle thru
ono stitch further on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
K LETTER FROM
AVRiDGE ffANN
June 20, 1924.

June 80 1924.
Dear Folks:
find fascination as do my today sec two
weeks vacation only days away And 40 IT doesn't
bore me as do tho daily grindhe oafing days
occupy my mind
find work appealing I do It with smile but
now have feeling that awhile-no loud
alarm TO wake from a OF pleasant dreams nor
editors to make me write couple dozen reams!
While other folks coming from afar Seattle way
/ find my thoughts are hummng lust 10 pack and aGt
away! And tho there's better place TO larry far
or near-I want to break the fetcr out OF
herel
For thus we all arc yearnng, then 10 flap our
wngs-and gain Joy returning the old familiar things,
vacation gives the cayon people need working well
wonderup in heaven, viii crave two weeks In he'll?
M,saae M2am~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23

In spite of ihiE however. ,5,y
fcd "a Hsce1-afy 10 rave W..
women ezbI1it Frain n com
mon senze in their drer- ~.
Ner" appalled, a. our low nse.,
ana short sleeves nearly fsie,se
when We came out in sss-,
skirts and nov are psHshsr
with apprehension over 81,
bobbed heads
Yet they utill speak o. ur 4,
the inconsistent COX
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
/ hrowing Away
\ our Money
IA ALBERT APPLE

A RAG PICKER named Harry
n Caino works in "a ahoddy
mill az Springfield. VI A. he
was sorting Tho endless stream
of rags tho other day ho found
a woman'a pockCthook n was
old and dirty and torn. Harry
save BE- "a glance and threw Il ON
the floor.
Another fellow saw Il fall llo
picked II up. went thru q care.
fully, even explored inside the
lining and found SO,
Acsop would have taken this
story and made d into a fable
with This moral, Good 0ppor,
tupities are thrown away daily
by people who DO not recognize
them
WiiAr is opportunity Most
w "a consider lt just another
namo for good luck The ay,
crago persons idea Of emporium.
ity n something that comes nan.
cXpectrdly 60 the fortunate and
fairly shouts Here ! am. Didn't
expect me. did your nig money
all ready for you 10 pluck Ike
ripe fruit"
There arc. 90 be true, many
opportunities % this sort. LaEas
eics. Tor instance. and tho occa.
sional lucky strike by sold and
OH proapcctors Hut Tor each big
success % this Kind. tlAc are
thousands OF failures
The Klondlko gold BOOM Men,
'loE Of IL immediately calls 20
mind men who found yellow
nuggrtA aud became plliouairca
overnight We forget tho thou.
sands who found very little gold
the other thousands who starved
and frozo 10 death seeking gold.
LNoR every opportunity that
Il grows on trees" that comes
Unexpectedly like q windfall
there are hundreds Of oppor
tuuitiea that arc MADE,
Opportunity exists In every
thing. Few see a. You have.
Tor instance. known eases where
a new manager took n run down
business and built Il up 10 a tire.
nicndous success. The oppogtun.
i,y was less IN the business iincli
than IN his own ability. hard
work and determination.
Many a humble Job Is held By
scores OF men. ono after tho
other. who seem 20 drift right on
thru and leave the ipb no better
than they started Finally comes
tho exception. lie uses the Job
a. stepping stone. as hia OF
pORTrNtTY. lie does small
things In a better. shorter way
thus training himself 10 bc O.
Iabie 20 handle better iue.
Later be O. promoted. eventually
becomes head OF the whole bust.
ness
Opportunity Is occasionally
blown in by the winds, but not
often. Usually opportunity has
to be CREATED. In other words.
success generally 10 up 70 the In
dividual himself rather than his
surroundings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
Rural Churches

ONLY fifth of rural population attend church.
" is the national governments claim. There are 0 900
rural churches scattered the country But this is not
too many, conclude when they examine attend
figures The main trouble is that so many farmers
are Of different religious belief than the nearby church.
Radio is the farmers church. And it will be increas-
ingly so.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23

To get to Laurclhurst drive,
one drives from town. over the
Lake Union bridge. thence 10
the road leading 20 the stadium,
which will bring ono directly in.
TO the Laurelhurst drive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS

Won can get an snswsr 70 any
question OF fac, or irforma-
ton By writing 10 The Question
reau. is7s ". Y. ave. Washington.
d. C.. tpclosinK 2 cents Ia stamps
for reply. Medical. legal and
martial advice cannot be giyen-
nor can extended research be I'M
dcrtaksu. Unsigned requests eau
not be swerea.--EDlTOn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
What Folks
Are Sayang

REV. {. WALLACE PETTY, Han.
fist. Cement Corp, New York. "Thls
futile, inhuman. An institution that
Us irrational, futile and inhuman is
criminal"
DIR. JAMES II. FRANKLIN. New
York: '"rhere nre no ends OF the
earth and the Orient feels the worlds
heartbeat"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
A THOUGHT

lie that followcih after fishicpus.
ness aud mercy flpdcih life. right.
cousncss and honor.--I'rov. NNi.,sl.
X lNDNEss gives birth to Kind
~ ness, -sophoclcs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23
What's
KNOW YOUR CITY!
MY Favorite Spot" by Readers
of The Star

that best.
viii he
There
priEc - $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-23

Weean help ron to CO.
operate. Let us inspect
your property and sug-
gsst ways and means Of
cutting down ere riska
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
ALMOST DISRUPTED HOME
Publicity Mans Circular Was Taken
 a~r;~uaIw Nv Wives

Publicity Mans Circular Was Taken
 Seriously By Wives
 A Milwaukee married woman living on the East Side received the shock of lifetime the other cay when, upon opening a letter addressed to her husband, diamond ring fell to the floor. She fainted when she read the following page:
 Dearest: I am returning your ring and we must never see each other again. -
 My eyes are so filled with tears why it is best that we part forever but can't The words won't come.
 "All Lean say is that you will un- derstand all if you will just"
 But she got no further.
 The Rev. Bertrarn G. Jackson, pas tor of Westminster Presbyterian church, told of the woman at a meet ing in the church,, but refused to mention her name. He also denounced of certain type-for the letter was only an advertisement. If the woman had been able to finish the letter before dropping in a faint to the floor she would have surmlsed 1t was the work of an ambitious moving picture house manager. Yet shocked & bit, for it was signed Sweetheart" and read as follows: -"see that wonderful picture. It tells. oh. so well, just what is in my heart. The love of - - -, IS just like my own. See it and you will understand why, though ny heart is breaking, I am still your
 SWEETHEART.
 Hundreds a; these letters have been sent out to men throughout the city in the last few days. Married or single, the diamond ring came back. The writing, though printed, is re- production of a woman's handwrit- ing, and though the diamonds have been taken from a pop bottle mine the sparkle Is realistic.
 Another copy found it's way into another home. The young wife was unable to resist opening the envelope when she saw 'personal" written in one corner In a woman's handwrit- ing
 She rushed to the telephone and her incoherent remarks contained just enough information to cause her hus- band to dash home from work. She threatened to leave him. The hus- band appealed to the district attor- ney. who also had received one of the letters. By dint of much explaining the district attorneys assistant and the young husband restored peace in the home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
.FEsTVITY UsHERs THE NEW YEAR IN
President And Cabinet Mem- bers Observe 0Id-Fash-
 toned Celebration

WASHINGTON. Dec. s1,-The na- tional government and its capital city welcomed the new year tonight with festivity and words of high promise. President Coolidge and most of his cabinet members remained quietly at home to celebrate the event in the .old-fashioned family way, but in many crowded, bathrooms and cafes more demonstrative spirit ruled through the late hours, and re- fused to be dispelled by fast-flying threats of wholesale liquor clean-up. st<
 To political Washington 1924 will be a red-letter year for it will see speedily unfolded the panorama of another presidential campaign. To social Washington, too. it will be a year of thrills from the moment the President and Mrs. Coolidge take their places tomorrow in the blue room for their first new years res eeption.
 Mingling with the more diseordant sounds of reveIry tonight, the solemn words of hymn and prayer floated out through many softly lighted church windows. and at Pythian Temple, members of a half dozen temperance organizations gathered for a watch service in which they clasped hands at midnight in human circle to reaffirm their solidarity of purpose in the cause of prohibition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Makes No Comment.
WASHINGTON BUREAU l THE AG E-HERALD

NaSulnBtOus Os Nss DcCs or J
 Senator Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama, questioned this afternoon regarding the announcement of L. B. Musgrove of Jasper as candidate for the presidency of the United States, had nothing to say.
 Previously, however, Senator Un- derwood had stated that the primary in Alabama WIS open to everyone, in his opinion. whether it be MT. Mus grove or another. It is learned that he welcomes the opposition of MT. Musgrove, whom he met on another epochal occasion.
 He will wage campaign against the Jasper citizen, who desires to oc- cupy the White House, and apparent ly he has no doubt as to the outcome.
 Regarding the announcement of MT. Musgrove," said the senator this afternoon, and the political state ment which he issued. I have nothing to say at the present time.
 T presume' the people of Alabama understand the situation. They know me and they know MT. Mus grove. Anything that he or I should say would be immaterial."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Development Of CataIyzer Removes Principal Obstacle To Plan
WASHINGTON BUREAU |
 THE AGE-HERALp . Wu n T nar 4r

The development by the fixed ni- trogen laboratory of the department of agriculture of a cataiyzer, inferior to none, which produces the chemical reaction in combining hydrogen with nitrogen of the air to form ammonia, removes the principal obstacle to the successful operation of the nitrate plants at Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, Ala, 1t is officially annol need today.
 The fixed nitrogen laboratory, in submitting it's annual report to the secretary of the department of agrt- culture, declares the direct synthetic the aspect of becoming the most promising process for the. develop ment on a commercial scale of atmos- pheric nitrogen" This indicates an abandonmet of the cyanamid process for the use of which the nitrate plants of the government are equipped.
 In the ammonia process. according to the report, the problem Is divided concern the process for manufacturing hydrogen combine with the nitrogen of the air, and second, those which cocern the process for maufacturing and purifying the hydrogen-nitrogen mixture employed In the process. The nature of the entire process cen ters about the catalyst and largely depends upon its characteristics, It is said.
 O o O
 No Pr0gress Yet Made.
 The report shows that whereas other nations of the world have made remarkable progress in producing atmospheric nitrogen for agricui- tural purposes, the United States has stood still unless the development ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
MISSING STUDENT RETURNS \ QM !
Girl Sought Two Months Had
 Been Working ln a,-;sxs ; Store

.JACKsoNvILLE, Fla. Dee. s1.-(By Associated :, Press.)z-Miss Virginia Boozer. University of South Carolina student. who has been missing from her home for two months and who re- turned to Columbia today after an ex : tended search had been conducted for her, came to Jacksonville in. Novem- Der and obtained employment h . local department store. it was learned tonight. F
 ..v Miss Boozer, it was said, In asking for employment, said she was out of funds and was making ner own way. She is quoted as saying her family was once wealthy, but had, lost their money. She was given . job at the Pattern counter and has worked ther 6 since coming to Jacksonville.s
 Dispatches from Columbis, today stated she left her home early In No. vember, ostensibly to visit friends in Spartanburg. s. C., but never arrived E-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
outionists Fle r1 Agnpst Sale Of Munitions To- Obregon
NEW FERTILIZER PROCESS
 BOON TO SHOALS PROPOSAL

the catalyzer may be regarded ss progress.
 ed S5 per cent of the nitrogen 1t consumed, the report declares that in 1923 'Germany's nitrate plants pro duced enough nitrogen to make it in- dependent. The report predicts that in few years, Germany VIII be e&- porting large quantities of nitro genoAs fertilizer. Other countries are making great progress, it is said. This is most clearly shown" the re . port continues. "by the fact that n 1920 more than 36 per cent or the worlds production of nitrogen was supplied by plants in which nitrogen was taken from the air. Ten years before, slightly more than l per cent was obtained from the air:
 Tn the United States. the present Nconsumption of nitrogen in fertilizers Is about 100000 tons per anntm: Less than 1 per cent of our present requirements is supplied by the fix ston of ,,r itr0gsn gsou,rements Mathln eqe ape ever increasing. For practical pur- poses there is almost no limit to the amount that could be advantageously used when our people come to under stand it's importance"
 Per Acre Yield Must Increase.
 Tho report lnolcdtee SnaI United States is repeating the his tory of Europe in agriculture; that Is, as population increases 1t oe- comes necessary that yield per acre increase. Without fertilizer this is impossible. it is pointed out.
 "These facts make 1t imperative, continues the report, "that we have thorough knowledge of all processes now in operation, and vigorously prosecute research to keep up abreast of development"
 The government plant at Muscio Shoals, with a capacity Of 4o.o00 tons per annum, is and has been for some time idle. It is destined. according to the report, to play an important role in. producing that which wiii prevent the American farmer de- scending to the poverty leVeIs reached by some farmers in Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

loyal to tho Mexico City government and consular advices have repeatedly indicated that there was no movement amonk Mexican civilians to join the | revolution forces.
 What was described as an Outline" of the Washington governments at titude with reference to It's decision | to sell munitions to tho Obregon gov | ernment was made available tonight by an official spokesman for the ad- ministration. According to this | spokesman the position of the gov ernment may be summarized as fol- lows: This government is furnishin g a limited war material to the Mex | ican government because such action is in the interest of stability and or is being made to overthrow the es- tablished government in Mexico has resulted from the animosities and bitterness growing out of the presi- dential campaign to select a successor to President Obregon. It is highly inn portant that Mexico should break away from a long series of precedents and select the presidents of that country by peaceful and constitu- tioual methods. It seems that the Mexican government fully realizes this fact.
 U. g. Relations Favor Obreson.
  tions with the United States the Mex ican government entered negotiations which resulted in the settlement of the principal questions at issue be- tween the two government and which was followed by recogition on the resumption of diplomatic relations. The attitude of the Mexican govern ment is strongly manifest by the fact that it has approved one of the claims conventions, recently nego- tiated, and has asserted it's determine and by the further fact that it has completed a substantial deposit to carry out it's agreement for refund ing the Mexican debt.
 The action of this government In furnishing the Mexican government material is in no sense a reversal of the policy regarding the sale of arms his letter to the Secretary of War dated April 23, last. On the contrary it is in support of that policy. The policy as expressed by MT. Harding is that our surplus war equipment should not be employed in encourag- ing warfare by fostering militarism and developing armaments.
 The outline was made available after a day, during which completion of the arrangement by which the munitions are to be delivered to Ob. regon government. officials proceeded at the war department under the strict ruling of Secretary Weeks that he would not discuss the matter. Secretary Weeks conferred witf Secretary Hughes early in the day about the arms sale matter. MT Weeks declined to talk of his visit and state department officials saiC details of the transaction were ir the hands of the war department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Berlin Celebration Gay

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-Estimates of hotel and restaurant men place the cost of Berlin's New Years Eve cele- bration at between $2ee,ooo and $500.000
 The lower figure Is universally admitted, some say that more than half a million dollars was spent for a riotous celebration that took no heed of the fact that prices, on a gold basis, scared up to and above luxury costs in London, Paris or New York.
 Meanwhile. in the poorer suburbs of the city, thousands were sleep- ing without food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Debt Extension Granted

NEW YORK, Doc. 31.-An extension of two weeks in the time for deposit- ing bonds under the terms of the Mex ican debt agreement was announced today by Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co.,, chairman of the in ternational committee of bankers on Mexico. Similar extensions were made also in the several European coun- tries where Mexican securities are held.
 A charge would be imposed on bonds deposited after January 15, 1924, he said.
 Confidence was expressed that the entire S15,00o. 900 required for the first years service on the debt had been forwarded by the Mexican govern ment.