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held locally and nationally would
be beneficial 20 al citizens and
a yeritable Ifesuyer for The
women.
Instead Of being bored By the
tales q their exploits on the
golf links, or their honors In
the professional field. or their
repeated mo trump" bids. why
not get up these Growing con
tests where each man could imi-
tate the proud cock who chants
his own praises all day long7
Instead Of the wives being
worn out with a REPETITION OF
their brilliant conversational
witucismE, or their spirited
comebacks NJ the other fellow.
or complaints OF the lack OF
appreciation in which they arc
held. why not have neighbor-
hood browning parties where
the husbands could compete as
the wives now do at NAH jongg2
And this scheme might be
worked out in a national way.
especially during psign
years
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MORE GOOD FORTUNE

About tho 18th Of October. re-.
celyed news Of their good fortune
by telegram from Colonel Roosc,
vel, himself He had wired mo from
Nyet on the preceding day.
Nyeri. oct. ~.
Capt. Robert Foran.
Bona Trading company.
NRirbol.
Have just arrived nj Nyori from
the Guaso Nyer. All we'll except
one porter who was tossed by rhino
and he is getting better. Have killed
three more elephants. completing
group for the National museum AZ
Washington and getting good bull
for American museum nj New York.
Also killed rhlno with excellent horn.
buffalo. and CRATES. Gland and
zebra Of tho northern species as veil
as os,richcs. oryN. gerunuk and other
animals which we had not hitherto
collected. the skins all being pre-.
served for tho National museum.
Kermit has killed two elephants and
rhino with a very long horn. In
addition to the bag you already
know.
Roosevelt.
The saving Of the skins Of all
these specimens for the museums
was another monumental evidence OF
Heller's and Cunninghame's master.
ly work with their skinninR knives.
with the help Of tho natives they
had trained they had accomplished
a most stupcndous task under most
difficult conditions. No expedition In
Africa had ever been better served
by the staff that accomplished !,
than Colonel Roosevelt was served
by his personnel during those Ions
months in Africa.
Meanwhile Kermit had killed his
second elephant, another rhino with
good horns, greater Kudu and many
other specimens OF numerous varie.
tics.
Colonel Roosevelt, Heller and Gun.
ninghnme returned to Nycri on Oct
10, and they prepared tho many
trophies there for conveyance by m.
tive porters to Naiyusha, where they
we're duo TO arrive on Oct. 20.
CHAPTER XVIII
From Londaini TO the Unsin Gishu
| COLONEL ROOSEVELT looked re,
" markedly sunburncd and In OK
cellent health. but his khaki hunt
ing suit showed unmistakable signs
OF wear and tear. IL was mass OF
patches. As we turned back with
him and rode toward tho Rift Val.
Icy hotel, no told me little about
his recent adventures.
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- Develop Your Personality -
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS

The "euro" can be effected thru
mental direction.
Many people arc sslf-eonscious BE-.
cause Of their limitations, They may
DO bslf-eonbcioua 81 their limited
vocabulary. their manner OF speech.
their physical appearance, These
things can be corrected easily
Discover the cause o. your self,
consciousness and then fst about
TO correct a.
II will be the object OF this series
% lessons 20 help the reader put
his finger on his own weakness
once 10 Identifies e no can nnd
ample material IN the library 90
correct n. 20 strengthen his char,
Retsr 20 acquire tho desired per,
sonAllty,
Thus. this series II, In way. an
index Of the reader. means Of self
analysis The reader will have 20
recognize what part of u applies
10 him and what part does not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-06
Poor Fish!

CORPORATIONS which harness western rivers and
- sell us electric light and power like TO build high dams.
High dams mean high power.
But, unfortunately the salmon refuse TO ascend ilsh
ladders than 80 feet high, evidently regarding high
dams as 'agn natur' fish being VIGOROUSLY timd and
stupid The power companies would like to build dams
80 feet high
Prof John ~ Cobb of the University of Washington,
conceived the idea that salmon could be lifted 90foot
dams in elevators So he built such elevator Mt the
White Salmon river dam in Washington The contrapton
failed
Capt A. E. Burkduff, Oregon state game warden. wit
messed the failure and summed up the for il by
saying Fish ladders present biological problem not
engineering problem"
In his high-brow and up-stage way the warden said
mouthfuL
You and may give full approval to the plans and spec
ficatons of fish elevator. Engineerngly, it's perfect
Mechanically, it will work You and like IT, But the fish
don't Being timd and stupid and reaconary they sheer
Off excaiming, What is this thing? 1t isn't falls
and ii isn't a rapids. and it isn't a ladder"
And they refuse fatty to have anything TO do with the
new-fanged and obviously dangerous invention And they
don't get upstream to spawn
"IJENRY," says Mrs Salmo Salar, what is it?"
Mother" says Henry, 81 don't know but it is
evidently something designed by the boshevks for
destruction. My grandfather told father and father told
me all about ladders Grandfather terribly afraid of
z ladder at first He said it revolutionary Later
he got he liked EN- For myself like ladders They
much easier to go up than rapids falls But don't
like this thing ladder good enough for my father,
and it's good enough for me-"
So Mr.. and Mrs Salmon mill around at the foot Of the
DAM and 1000 babies die a-borning
TT WOULD be nice if the fish would permit us to hoist
i them high dams in elevators. Then could get
plenty of electric power and the fishing industry would
not suffer But Captain Burgduff says, the problem is
biological.
fish is poor reactionary and reactionary is poor
fish.
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NARROW ESCAPE

Kermit and are both very proud
Of the fnct that we have gotten some
Of our elephants without the help OF
Cunninghame or Tarlton," he said,
and his eyes were full Of pride.
Elephant hunting is no child's play
nj any time. had "A mighty narrow
escape from an old bull, too"
tell me about II, Colonel; I've
only heard rumors," ! begged him.
"Cunninghame and I came across
n big tusker and I fired little to
ono side OF It's eye" Roosevelt com.
menced. THE shock stunned the
big fellow. but did not kill him. My
second bullet sped true, and the Gle.
phnnt crashed TO tho ground. Before
there wns time for mo TO reload. the
thick bushes parted on my left and a
hugo bull elephant charged straight
for me. He ~ns so close that he
could havo knocked mo down with
his trunk (. o.
~ lcaped TO ono side ana lodged
hohind u tree, Throwing tho empty
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; Questions )
: ANSWERED +.

G. In what year was Colleen
Moore born7
4. In 1901.
Q. what arc tho fastest growing
shade trcss7
a. opIars. ,rIioio, and ospeni
Q. on what dad dId June ~. 1900.
Gomez
4. Thursday
Q. VIVA, was the subcommittee
Of the Dawes committee. headed ~
Reginald MeKenna, appointed 10 in
vtbtiEatc7
&. The committee Of inhich former
Chancellor Of the British Erohcqaer
Reginald McRcnH1 inds chairman.
,ra. appointed 70 inucIH0dte The
flight Of Gcrsan capital abroad.
Q. How many cubic inches does
tho llquid pint contain
4. gSs75 cubic inches.
O. Did Senator Ia Toilette vote
against prohibl,ion7
a. He roied for The sHbHiissioH Of
the prohibition amendment 10 the
constitution. but rotcd Against the
voisioad act. a.. IN his opinion.
poorly droien.
Q. have n safety device which /
want TO got adopted by railroads:
does tho government have TO pass
upon TT
A. Your Invention mus. be pdssed
on By the Interstate commerce com
mission before Il con be accepted by
railroad company submit your
dru,rinos 10 the Bureaa Of Safety.
interstate Commerce Commission,
Washington. ID. G.
@. wcro tho old or new style
quarter dollars coined in 1857
4. Both the old aud nei1: $685.
500 Of tho old type and 5000 Of the
ncto type.
Q. when did tho wartime pro-
hbition act go into effect7
4. The irdr- time prohibition pro-
utsion irds signed BY the president
November 81. 1918, and ,ccnt into
/ effect July I. 1919.
4. The U. s. Bureau Of StdrioES
reports that temperatures OF 10000
TO 1900 degrees Fahrenheit hare
been obtained IN the electric furnace,
Q. what In the length Of lifo OF
swans. squirrels. buffalo7
A. Stcdns nuc 200 pears, squirrels
seuen years, buffalo from rs TO 90
years.
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More, Mr.. Coolid pc

NAMING no names, Nominee Coolidge also condemns
Y that California supreme courts decision barring La
Toilette from the ballot. 81 recognize" he tells the La
Toilette folks in Louisiana, that it is the privilege of
voters to support anyone they wish at the polls and feel
that the laws should not be drawn for the purpose of pre-
venting such action"
This is really fine beginning if Calvin intends start
saying things But his particular opinion the California
in particular would be enjoyable CALIFORNIA; law not
only has intent to prevent disfanchsement, but directs
the courts to beray contre and three of the justices
running for election the tickets of both the old par
tes"liberay construed the independent opposition into
the discard. What do you think of that Mr.. Coolidge?
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FABLES ON HEALTH --
DON'T LIE DOWN ON HEALTH

A FTER a month or so OF relnxa.
n ton following his vacation ar.
Mann Of Anytown awakened 70 the
distressing fact TINT his belt again
was getting tight.
Tho hay window lost thru ex.
ercise and conditioning was creeping
back. 4, would not DO long before
he could lean his bridge hand upon
u.
Men and women alike Will keep in
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o 1924 M-A Service he.

shells out Of my gun and rapidly %
loading. But Cunnlnghama fired
right and left barrels OF bis gun az
the bun. and then threw himself into
the bushes Both bullets hit and
stopped tho charge The elephant
wheeled. and galloped away into tho
thick cover Of tho forest. We ran
after him. hut were unable 10 get "a
shot az him We could hear him
trumpet hhrilly and nnErily ahead Of
IA: and then an sounds ceased, II
was mighty close shave foranr'
had heard Of his being nearly
killed b. a charging elephant. but
had not realized how close had been
the call u was, indeed. a proyi'
DENTAL escape.
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Rest Spots

c L. JOHNSON of l55 2lst ave, sends in suggestion
-. that The Star deems worthy of passing along Says
Johnson:
Il have often park dd that tho
utilized park purposes
space benches be Of great
shoppers an pedostns7 Being public property
public entitled b. tho city councils action
space private FOR private benefit at no
4
chance TO AZ down
anywhere In district north OF icser our
credit tho utilization Of these street
ends. anda @ them viii their worth
Johnson is right Seattle DOES need some rest spots
in the downtown district for weary mothers and tired
shoppers.
And The Star would like to the council provide them
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John T.. EDGERTON, president Of the National Asso-
] citation of Manufacturers worked himself into fine
frenzy in Chicago. lie addressing the convention
of the American Bankers association.
lie called La Toilette "the arch demogogue and the
country's worst liability" His language rather vo-
lent But the bankers appauded with genuine enthusi-
asm.
Edgerton regards La Toilette radical and dangerous
because he would amend the constitution 10 curtal the
power of the supreme court of the United States that
It cannot undo and nullfy the work of congress.
If this be dangerous demagoguery. then would point
a condemnatory finger at another "arch demagogle
His name Abraham Lincoln.
In his first inaugural address Lincoln said: III this
policy of the government upon vital questions affecting
the whole people is be rreyocably fixed by decisions
OF the supreme court the instant they made in ord
nary litigation between parties in personal actions, the
people will have ceased TO be their rulers, having
TO that extent practically resigned their government into
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KERMIT TIRELESS

All the members Of the expedition
spoke wistfuliy OF Kermits astound.
ing feats OF endurance on safari. II
seemed that he could even wear
down such tried old veterans as Gun.
ninghame and Turlton. The latter
was looking very much the worse
for his hard hunting in company
with Kermit.
According to Tarlton, Kermit ab.
solutoly did not know the meaning
Of the word fear" and no hardship
was too great for him. Distance
was no obstacle, and he would MS
soon travel 40 miles n day ms 90. His
foot running had greatly impressed
Tarlton. and indeed everyone in the
expeditions: and on more than one
occasion Kermit had run down on
foot fleet.footed antelope or gazelle
and then killed them after n long
chase across the sun.burned plain.
on Monday, Oct 20. wo all left
Nairobi for Londiani.
We reached Nakruru at o'clock In
the morning. and here collected our
porters and horses. Cunnlnghamo,
Tarlton and ] worked all thru tho
small hours OF the morning TO see
that they were all got onto tho train.
AZ daybreak we reached Molo, on the
summit of tho Mau Escarpment, and
at nm altitude OF $500 feet above
tho sea level. This Is the highest
point on the Uganda railway. Tho
railway up TO this point passes thru
grcnt forests nnd thru occasional
open gladcs. The air was fresh nrHl
bracing. and had II cold snap to Il.
From the Mau summit wo ran down
thru fine open grass plains. edged
with belts OF fine forests. TO Lon.
DIAM at an altitude OF some 7.410
feet.
Continued In the Next Issue
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BY THE EDITOR

the hands Of that eminent tribunal" dangerous fellow
was Abe Lincoln.
I SHARE Edgerton's alarm Sc nsidiousy have the
radicals" been boring from within that two OF them
are actually sitting the supreme bench this mnute
i refer to Justices Holmes and Brandes.
Justice Brandes calls himself a liberal but suspect
you would find red card him If you searched him.
Justice Holmes is sly Hypoertcaly, he has posed
a conservative He IS admittedly, great Jurist and
scholar.
And Justices Holmes and Brandes have in all the
years they have sat the supreme bench been warn
ing their associates that they usurping powers
which the constitution never intended them TO have.
They have preached increasingly TO their associates
that the courts function is judicial not legislative
function and that il is part of the courts business
TO egsate by forced interpretations Of the plain mean
ing of the constitution
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ny EyANGELISE WEED
Director Of Personality Institute,
ILDsInn

CELF-CoNscIousNEas always
- comes from the fear Of making
an unfavorablo impression. Fear b.
never becoming 90 the person a.
Il dctracta entirely from ones per-
honhlity,
Personality Is the show window Of
ones character.
Fear and helfsconsciousnsHs simply
hold your soul In bondage and
smother your impulses, II IN an
unhealthy standard Of thinking. and
many scientists claim that self-cou-
ncioutnsaa brings on nervousness.
physical hreakdowns. discourage
mrnt in business. and other serious
difficulties
Scientists assert that people SUI
sering from nelf-consciouHneas inn
aEinc themselves inferior 60 others
they possess m 'inferiority com
pick"
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So That You NAV Know Who Are the DemagOgueS!

THERE is another plank in La Folettes platform
i which rouseg the ire OF such conservatives as
Edgerton. and you and me. lie would give every man
accused Of crime a trial by jury.
Radicals" for more than century have regarded
trial by jury a right"
Thomas jefferson impudenty charged His Majesty
George H. Of England with dsregardng that right"
You will find IL in the Declaration Of Independence.
In our own day when there is strike. court issues
an Injunction against the labor leaders Then these lead
ers are arrested for contempt And they vail because
they are denied the right Of trial by jury!
But you and know that the court does not punish
them for rough stuff the picket line, but for con-
tempt Of court.
AM writing this so you may be able in the future
i 10 know an arch-denagogue when you see one. /
have named five - Lincoln, jefferson, Justices Holmes
and Brandeis and La Toilette.
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good physical Trim over a period Of
time. then climax Il with vacation
exercises.
Returning 20 work with renewed
vigor they will grow careless. They
feel fine. Old eating habits win come
back upon them. They VIII neglect
their exercises and back will CONS
tho fat, the headaches and all thu
rest.
Tho moral IL simple: Don't lie
down on your duty 10 yourself any
more than you would lie down on
tho tobi
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Smoking Room
Stories

"Vou can say what you like
4 about tho Irish" snid a
smoker. ~ he stretched himself out
in tho corner seat and proceeded TO
iii his pipe. but they have always
got ready answer. even when they
arc up against II. An old offender
was brought up in front OF the local
dispenser OF justice. who said. sym.
paihetieaily:
what brought you hero AGAIN.
Two police officers, air.
Drunk, / hupposeF queried the
Justice.
Yes replied Pat, without re.
laxing a muscle. both nv them"
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A Slap at Ego

THE public used to and guffaw when imaginative
scientists far in advance of their time suggested that
the earth.
Mans egos knowing bounds fancied that the stars
and their satellites far off in space existed only tiny
points of light for to glance at when they felt like it.
Now we know that world is, in the universe less
than single drop of water in the oceans With knowledge
becomes humble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-06
A Thought

This people draweth nigh unto me
with their mouth. and honoreth me
with their lips; but their heart is far
from me.-Matt. ry.:S.
HYPOCRISY is the necessary bur.
l. l. den OF villainy.-Johnson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-06
NeW Discoveries

VTEATHER experts on the threshold of new dis
w coveries in the domain Of forecastng predicts Mar
vim. He's head weatherman for Uncle Sam.
The main obstacle is that weather involves so much of
the unexpected and that's something no one can anci-
pate The human animal has to rely largely precedent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-06

THE Safety You hear the
where n expression that has
been rehcarsd and It's that everybody
watch when crossing the
they take the right Of
that ereea Won
catch the tells
The safety First idea good III admit
be
tcoud make bigger hit Don't think that Safety would
be better?
Copyright, 1924.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
WARNS HOUSE D. c.
MUST BE GIVEN DAY
Representative Underhill Says He
Will Object to Setting Aside of
City Business.

Notice was served on the House to-
day by Representative Charles l.. I'm
derhill. republican. of Massachusetts,
speaking from the floor. that as Il
member Of the House District COM
mittee he will hereafter object TO any
effort made in the House to set aside
transaction of District business.
This statement was made by Rep
resentative TndCThill when the com
mittee of the whole House arose, on
motion Of Representative Fred y.
Zihiman Of Maryland. who was in
charge of the automobile reciprocity
bill under consideration today, the
first District day in the House.
The committee arose in order that
the appropriations committee might
bring in its bill to provide President
Coolidge with 100000 fund fOr
prosecution of the naval oil lease
scandals. Representative Underhill
did not object to the action taken to-
day. but said he wanted the House
TO understand that he proposed TO do
his best To have District day held for
District legislation.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
DIVISION OF INCOMES
BAN is REJECTED

The House ways and means COM
inittee rejected today a proposal
which would prohibit husbands and
wives from dividing their incomes for
purposes of taxation, as allowed in
eight states.
a previous motion, recommended
by Secretary Mellon, to tax all in
come of family to the spouse in
charge had been defeated, and Chair
man Green submitted this substitute
to tax the incomes of the husband
and wife when derived from salary
alone.
John n. WHY'S of Detroit arrived
in Washington today as the first of
several automobile manufacturers
who will urge the committee to re-
peal automobile taxes. Representa-
tive Clancy, democrat, Michigan, has
three bills for that purpose pending.
A second amendment to the Con-
stitution designed to encourage the
payment of taxes on large estates
was introduced today by Represent
ative Little of Kansas.
In this resolution he incorporates a
previous resolution that the United
States shall have power to collect
taxes on all incomes exceeding the
sum of $12,500 a year. This is de-
signed to encourage those who now
have their estates invested in tax
exempt securities to pay the tax.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
FIVE MEN ARE EXECUTED.
Plot Alleged to Turn Juarez Over
to RevolutioniStS.

Ell PASO, Tex. January 2S.-Five
men were executed by a firing squad
in the Juarez, Mexico, cemetery early
yesterday, following alleged discovery
Of a plot to turn Juarez over to Mexi-
can revolutionary chiefs.
Col. Roman. Lopez, commander of
the Juarez garrison, announced that
a large quantity of rifles and pistols,
together with ammunition, was found
after the plot had been uncovered.
The men were taken from the an
cient stone Jail in Juarez and marched
to the cemetery, followed by crowd
attrsc cted by the grim aspect of the
party.
One at a time. as their names were
called, the men walked i'll front of
the adobe wall of the guardhouse
and stood at rigid attention.
At the command of fire the limp
form of the prisoner would fall to the
ground in death throes. Immediately
ater the volley, mercy shot" was
administered.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
GASOLINE PRICES
UP z CENTS MORE
Further Increase Today
Raises Charge to 21 Cents
Per Gallon Retail.

Gasoline prices here jumped again
today. the retail prices advancing
from 10 cents to q cents per gallon,
having gone to the former figure
from II cents earlier in the month.
Highest fuel prices rose from 23
cents to % cents.
Shortage of crude oil production
was the reason given by one local
oil man for the boost in price. Others
said they did not know the reason.
The new price per gallon was de-
cIared countrywide.
The new rates, 19 cents a gallon
wholesale and 81 cents retail. went
into effect throughout the city this
morning.
Attorneys general of the states are
to convene here soon to Investigate
the sudden increases in prices Of the
fluid
Evening star., 1924-01-28

Bearing a petition more than two
miles long, with more than 2,00o,60O
names of middle westerners, a group
of veterans of the war, headed by
Senator William B. Mckinley of
Illinois and Representative Roy Fitz-
gerald of Ohio, today presented to
Ambassador Wiedfeldt of Germany a
request for pardon and release of
Lieut. Hooven Griffis, now in prison
in Germany for participation in an
unsuccessful attempt to abduct
Grover G. Bergdoll.
Senator Mckinley told the German
ambassador the petition represented
the feeling of millions in Illinois.
Ohio, Indiana. Kentucky. Missouri.