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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
ma Channe I'm Sport

E>NGLlSH soccer football is crowdfug
u out the bullfight as the fayorite sport
of Spain. So reports Prof. J. Ortega. of
the University of Wisconsin, after a tour
over there.
lie says: "The Spanish people are build
ing large stadiums holding $4,000 spec
tators. They run their games on Sunday
afternoon in competition with the bull
fights. and the football takes the people.
The kids who used TO play at bullfighting
now are playing football in the streets,
like American boys"
This is an important change. because
countries reveal their national character
and degree Of civilization by their national
sports.
Baseball is fast game, requiring skill
quick decision, good judgment and team
work This fits the American tempera-
ment, so baseball is the national game.
Spain chose the bullfight.
A great transformation is taking place
among the Spanish people. This Is illus
trated quite rs much by the change in
their national sport as in political up
heavals
What does it all mean-this shifting 10
football instead Of bulfights? Something
big in history, bank on that. Civilizations
are swayed by changes in sports, diet, Gus
toms and fashions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
Jackie Coogan's Money

Tackle COOGAN is earning more than
=. half a million dollars gear it's
claimed. Vet his parents are only pay
ing him Sis a week, he says, "As / get
older / will be advanced
The idea, of course Is 90 make him APP
prcclate money
Il should keep him from becoming
spoiled Many parents will think SIS "A
week is too much for a lad of his age,
Ills vast earning power and the luxury In
which he lives must be taken into consid-
GRAFTON. Everything Is relative, and SIS
isn't any more 10 Jackie than 90 cents 10
the average lad Jackie returned from
Europe recently with p trunks.
The children Of our generation do not
have enough respect for money. The man
who In boyhood thought penny was as
big as u house now has son who Is I'M
suited at an offer Of less than a quarter,
Maybe this is the root of what's wrong
with modern youth in so many cases,
A child who isn't taught the value of
money will 90 out into the world under
a great handicap. It's worth the cost of
a trip TO New York just 10 take the chill
dren 10 the top Of the Woolworth build
ing and impress on them that this mag
nifleent structure was the creation Of a
proper appreciation of the power Of
niekels and dimes. Transactions are in
dollars, profits in cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
/? !? ANSWERS to Your Questions 2?

Q. Was a negro ever nominated
for president OF the United States?
A. In 1896. william n. Scott a
negro, trds the nominee for pred-
dent Of the liberal party.
Q. When did the goth century be-
gin and when will II end?
a. II began Nth the year 1901
and toiH end t1ith the year 1000.
Q. How many persons saw the
Dempsey Willard fight at Toledo =?
a. Approximately 10000.
Q. How many banks are there in
the United States?
A. The total Is 2e5+s. Including
81 banks IN the U. s.. dependencies
and territories.
Q. What is meant by blue stock
ing?
A. This Is q humorous and rather
contentptuous cpiihct applied to a
toomdn or author or irdU Of any
literary attachments. The "bluc
stockings" tods The name applied 10
q literary club IN the carly 18Th
century in England.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
CO Thcn ReIief NOlr

IT is time the kicks Of Seattle radio fans
Il against interference from the Harbor
Radio station with local brOadcastiug be
given attention.
The temper and pleasure of thousands
of "air fans is ruined every day by the
Staccato bark of the local sending station,
cutting in, And IL is unnecessary, Even
Port Warden Edwards admits that
III these thousands of radio fans were
organized, their complaints would meet
instant remedy from the city council Be
cause their protest, while vigorous, has
been more or less scattered, the kicks have
received Scant notice.
Edwards points 10 q remedy that Will
relieve the situation at little expense. He
wants the harbor radio station moved 20
q point north of the city, where IL will
not interfere and asks for a high power
sending set, 10 be installed al the Skagit
and operated by remote control.
The question of developing the business
of the harbor radio is for the city council
TO decide.
But there can be no argument on the
elimination of interference with local
radio fans. Present conditions are intol-
cradle. They are entitled TO relief now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

Der ls2u, following things.
among others. were accomplish.
Cd Expended for school build,
inEs over 1900. 600. for water
system s. 600. o00. FOR highways
and bridges 5000 600. for mum.
ripal doekH and grain elevator
100000
city tax rate 20 1894 10 g7.5
mills ION 90 per cent valuation,
covering city schools and All 10.
cal improvements. the c0nFtltu.
tion OF Virginia prohibiting local
assessments Seattle 1895 city
tax rate 81 mills.
KNONVGLLE-City manager
charter went into effect October
lpea During tho five or moro
years preceding. the city officials
uycrirew several million dollars
Tor operating expenses and for
some reason or other lost many
records and documents. within
lets than one year. city manager
Louis Browniow refunded 90 tho
Taxpayers izso 600. and Knox,
willie bonds bearing -, per cent
interest sold az par.
WiCH1TA-O Operates on strict,
Is cash basis. 1924 city tax ratio
90 millg-iowcat or tho II cities
Of Tho first Glars In Kansas.
Another Article Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

popular that he Was asked 20
preach IN one o. the local
churches
Korctz thought be was safe
from lis purEuers, but a habit
trapped him. He liked expensive
clothes. and IN running down the
strange coincidence Of a recluse
IN barren. rocky Nova Scotia
who ordered dozens Of fine suits
from New York tailor. the
police found Koretz In his hid
ing.
Now it's an over but the pen
atty, They will try Koretz and
sentence him 10 n prison. where
the clothes cycry body wears are
exactly the same. and none Of
them are stylish. nor Of quality
The strange part Of II an Is
that It2retz aid all these folks
out of their savings. invcnting
elaborate machinery for the pu--
pose. - satisfy craving. They
lost thcif an. and De lost his all.
his family Is Tcnnilcss-yct z
man as smart as korctz could
have made IN honest ways all
the money he needed 20 buy all
the suits he wanted. II he mad
just taken n little more time fo-
tho job
lie and his victims all were
trying 20 beat the game, and
every body los.
Life springs some grim jokes,
doesn't life?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
Revolution a la 1924

THE ungentle art Of reyolutloning is
l. changing.
To Dust king, or n president, il used
TO take gunboats, and cannons, and rifles
and men, rough, tough, hard men. Of the
fighting kind, and whole flock of would
be generals And lots of money.
But no more. Basco lbanez, the Span
ish novelist, is running a revolution 10
Gust King Alfonso of Spain from his
throne, and Blasco hasn't even can Of
army bully beef on his side.
All Blasco has is words, plenty of them,
and printing press which he chartered
in the neighboring country of France. No
dirty, unpleasant trench warfare for
IbaneZ. He runs his revolution from his
study in a country mansion. He loads
little pamphlets with words and para
graphs, telling why Alfonso should lose
his king job, and hires aviators to drop
these strange explosives over the Spanish
border.
And is Alfonso scared? He is, and puz-
zled. A king can't do much against this
kind of revolutionist. If Ibanez would
gather a band of insurrectionists and lead
them on to the royal palace, Alfonso
could call out the guards and have the
novelist and his band killed or jailed or
run out.
But Alfonso can't kill nor Jail words
and thoughts. Once they're within his
borders, he can't run them out of Spain.
1t looks as if Alfonso were up against it.
When styles in revolutioning change,
kings must change, too. Or else go.
Which will Alfonso do? And isn't it
too late, anyway?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
Beating the Game?

LIE WAS called "the smoothest
and most dangerous conf
dsnoe man In the United States"
was Leo Korctz alias Lou Ksyts.
Of Chicago.
In the past few years Korstz
has been known aE tho head Of
The BHyuno Syndicate the Bay
uno Trust Co, the Buyauo Tim
her Co. with offices In many
cities an u which meant nolh-
Ing, because about 40 the Bay
Hn0 companies had was offices
Two years ago, Koretz was In
dictcd IN Chicago. charged with
using the mails 20 defraud The
states attorney IN Chicago Hc-
Cused Korrtz % nimnmnminE
EuliIblo folks out Of savings ag-
FreFatinR 100000.
Rather than stand trial, KorCtz
Jumped his bond and disappeared.
leaving behind him bis sumptuuus
offices bis fashionable dwelling.
his fast automobiles. and his
family, which WAS penuilcss.
Detectives finally found Ko-ctz
near Halifax. Nova Scotia. hiding
behind u hugo beard. In a EruuG
mansion he had purchased with
the money De took from wgmcr.
and old men, and stewards. and
others who trusted him TO mako
them rich quick. In Halifax.
korctz was known as a man Of
great generosity. well liked. 30
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
Safety Planners Devise
NeW Rules of the Road
IILAamINDIoN -.
By T. O. ORR

MTAsIiINgTOE. Drr~g
w THrrr usr r9E buff ar
n. agfs Hs-r chat IaHa ~
mu. Hrr maEt-r fH. traffic
rraHHm more 'lrrrHf than
aver an.arI.HE fH fHr ''EaHnulI
Conference nu Street end High
aE Safety IH rrou here.
Tho conference vented % pro
Hr minimum HfHr' and rood
IrlH It Haa decided rHr
country roads ought 40 hr rr
raaf DIS feet side lH order ra
permit ordinary automobile
and fruaEr 20 us-s safely T.f.
auf lowering speed or SONG on
trr concrete
Iu r.fIs- there should be room
far at least three lines n lraf
rr. r8 fHaf au occasional motor
vehicle parked parallel 20 the
rlTh would not limit the traffic
fu ono line
lH suburban OF metropolitan
areas some distance from TIE
city b. 30 necessary hc confer
ruee thought % have either
mrtelanr r0adWays. or possibly
four N the tufnc is balanced
as wen as heavy.
These BIG buses require "a
roadway az leaht "a feet wide boz
order 20 De- them pass another
vehicle safely 30 high speed.
even on q country road. To
widen the roads for thess few
buses would be pretty expensive
Tho only way 0f dealing with
tho problem seems 90 BE- 20 put
rulh buses under severe rsstrlr.
tl1ns about the speed with
which they can pass another
car.
As Tor the new type bus with
six wheels and au overall
length ~ 20 feet which the
conference has been Informed b.
bsinE developed. they should D.
kept or on highways which
won't accommodate them. tho
conference suggests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03


9 What are the so-calied seven
chief virtues?
a. Faith. hope, charity. prudence.
temperance. justice and toriiiudc.
Q. When was the first fountain
pen made?
4. IN 1853 IN England; a tory
crude affair.
o what "a "a, ,,-i,.4,, - ,,,..,.t....
cards7
A. The origin ig unknogu, alfbo
they appcarrd In Europc On t,so
ne Is claimed that The Irabs psed
playing cards at much cartier
date.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
Learning to Play
A DISTINGUISHED EngIishman

A DISTINGUISHED Englishman visits
n America. He was here years ago.
He says the change he most notices is
that Americans are learning to play. This
Is especially evidenced by Saturday after
moons off, and the growing custom of
weekend vacations.
We are beginning to learn that work is
not the supreme goal of life. 1t is merely
means to an end The goal should be
to enjoy life, see the world and acquire
knowledge. These can come in the evening
OF life if man has worked hard and sue
ceeded in earlier years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

CLEVELAND During nrt
E.E months under lta city man.
HEer government Iauuary.l 20
luig D. 1884 The following thluEr.
among others. were accomplish
81 More than twice the amount
~ street work done than cone
tCmp.Hlrd when the appTupras
ti1na were made. over IN. 600 900
more pounds Of garbage collect
"a than during first six month";
u 1898.
Pumping plant station eomplgl,
81 six months earlier than orig
innllY planned, and now reservoir
nearly completed months ahead.
New contract for city lighting
for 1924 made on basis saving
o3G,ss2 Tor The ycy
Pay roll fund deposited az IN.
trrrrt Pay checks brought 80
outside employees Instead Or their
going 10 city hall.
DAYTON During first 10
years Of city manager govern.
msnt usIftgeu tho following
things. among others. wcrc ar.
Complishcd Garbage collection
reduced from $3.50 20 $3.50 per
ton. RcdugiiDn plant and water
works made ssltsuppoFilnE. Wa.
ter supply increased 10000. 00o
gallons a day.
Infant death ratio reduced from
i2t 20 81 per 1000. Fire insur.
anco rates fell 20 per cent. Day.
toms city tax rate In 1914 was
40 mills ION 100 per cent valu,
atom. 1889 mills IN 1898. from
which deduct s.7i mills FOR flood
prevention. which did not exist
In 1914.
NORFOL<-DurinF first four
years OF city manager govern.
mont September 1918 to septcm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

miliur to those who have gone TO
eye specialists. These are generally
corrected thru the prescription
glasses.
Eye diseases such as pinkeye anE
trachoma, can be acquired by using
towels. face cloths or handkerchief
OF IA person thus bothered.
Eye strain arises generally from
wrong usage; bad light or overuse.
getting light from tho wrong dircc.
ton with constant glare in the eyes
and from similar causes. This should
be "a chief source OF care. Eye acci.
dents are not easily prevented and
are most frequently caused by dir
PARTICLES and sand. Where the parti-
Gle is ingrained a physician should be
consulted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
- FABLES ON HEALTH -
CAREFUL OF THE EYES

MOST people arc content 10 use
NI their eyes to tho utmost capae.
ity without thought OF strain or fu.
turr.
Mr.. Mann was that way until his
oculIst brought him to a sudden halt.
Most parts OF the body can be re-
paired 10 some extent. In one way or
another But II the delicate optic
nerve Is out OF commission there is
real trouble ahead.
The four fundamental troubles
which generally affect eyedght arc
eye defects. eye strains. eye acct.
dents or eye diseases.
OF these, eye defects are quite com.
mon and are frequently due to near.
sightedness, f,r.sightedness or astig.
matism words that may sound IA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
State of Mind

ITTHAT has become of the old man who
wv used to sit on the porch in a rocking
chair, leaning on his cane, doing nothing?
Not as many as formerly. "Old folks"
are more spry than they used to be. They
are up and doing, travelling, learning,
playing golf, dancing, keeping up with the
times.
Time was when retirement from work
meant mental stagnation and loneliness.
Not now. Americans have learned that
old age and youth are largely state of
mind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
A Thought

Sccst thou n man diligcnt In his
business? lie shall stand before
kinEs.-Proy. 22.2g.
business dispatched IS business
- well done but business hurried
is business IN done BulwcrLytton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

GIN ciuuatt
adopted city
manager char
ter November
g. 1894 Kansas
Ctiy. No. will
vote ON ono lu
February. 1895
In nearly cy.
cry city under
-Iiy manager
rhartrr. Cffic.
icnry and econ.
1uy Increase.
extensive i'm.
pruyCmcuta nro
made. unnccrs-
vary employees
eliminated. anil
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

4 DOCTOR SAYS TIE MALE
has about ~ per cent more Hralur
than the female. but fhr trouble Be-
that De doezut u-g them when De
meets her
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y
! You can get an answer to
l. any question Of fact or In.
formation by writing The Seat.
tie Star Question Editor. 1921
New York ave, Washington. ID.
c.. and inclosing 2 cents in loose
stamps for reply. no medical.
legal OF marital advice. Per.
sonal replies. confidential. All
letters must be signed.
Q. What is the largest gun used
In the u. S. nayy2
4. The fG-tnch gun. i1hich Is car.
ricd by a number Of the battle.
ships.
Q. What does "Montaul scmper
llbcrT" mean?
4. "MouHidiHccrs arc nTtUnv5
free" II Is The motto Of West viz
giHia.
q. when was the Rio JanIcro
sunk in San Francisco harbor and
how many lives were LOST
4. sunk February 22. 1901; I2G
liUes tCerc lost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

THAT BASEBALL TOUR or
Europe b. "a failure The VERY Iea
Of any American trying 20 take
money away from Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
What City Mana ger Government Has
Done in Other Cities of Nation

This - the second 81 series
rNpihininE the operation Of the
city manager fern pf severn
mrnt. which The Nuniripht
League Wants To place brforr Tho
puhiir for vote 81 the spfinE
election. Tho article. arr by At=
taFnry ", ~, Nnp NuJz, rhaiT-
mas of tho Municipal league
committee that studied the piaa
nnd drew The charter HmFnd-
meat that the iTnEuc srrks to
have Pot into effect herr
Editor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03

aries frequently raised, and n
civic consciousness ls developed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-03
BY NJ. II. VAN NUYS
Chairman, Municipal League
otiiniittcs

0F Tho many cities under city
" manager charters In United
states. There arc the giFo largest.
ar.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
BEAT Printers,
MAY HAVE To
Do It AGAIN
w. B. A. A. Plans Become
Involved In Post-Season
Contests

By defeating the Union Printers
ball team chafpion Of the Potomac
League, two straight games, the
champion Mt. Rainier club Of the
MISUNDERSTANDING League, fig
ures it has eliminated the Typos
from further competition for the
right to represent this section in
the N. B. F. national series.
But the Printers, representing the
Departmental League, still have a
big chance of winning the weekday
league play.offs Of the w. B. A. A.
and the plans Of the w. B. A. A..
have called for the post.season
champions to meet the Washington
Maryland League winner.
Thus, Mt. Rainier would be called
upon to play the Printers twice, in
the event the Typos win the week
day league title, and the w. B. A.
A. plans are carried out.
Even though the Printers should
be vanquished twice by Mt. Rainier
they would have a chance for the
N.B.F.. title, by virtue of the ar
rangement whereby the winners Of
the Union Printers international
series Is to meet the N. B. r. cham
pion. The Washington Typos won
the Printers international title at
Chicago.
Irving Batson stopped the Print.
ers in the second game with Mt.
Rainier, score, 2 to /.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
OMALL STUFF q
- FOR ROOTER ~

The fighting Griffs, bag and bag
gage, will make quick getaway
for New York after todays Skin
mish with the St. Louis Browns.
They are going away on the z
o'clock train In order to get a good
nights sleep before !. tackling the
world champion Yankees. Ordinari.
ly the midnight rattler takes the
athletes but Manager Harris says
some of his nervous boys are not
sleeping any too we'll on Pnllmans
these days and so they WIN leave
early. The fighting Griffs are very
much in the hunt for the glad rag
and not even the small matter Of q
nights sleep can be overlooked.
The Washington team can hop
into first place today by winning
II the Cleveland Indians but take
one Of their two games from the
Yankees. They will then lead the
champions by two points, .576 to
STA.
A four run rally in the<Sjnth en-.
abled the Giants to beat the Cubs
in a slugging match IL to 9. Thirty
three hits were made off eight
pitchers.
The climbing Dodgers again took
the Cardinals into camp, Z to 4.
Hornsby got a homer and three
doubles in four times at bat.
Donohue BANKED the Braves with
four hits, the Reds winning, to o.
The Pirates lost ground when the
Phillies captured the second game
of q double header, to /. Pitts
burgh won the first game to 1.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
PL A Y
IN NORFOLK
SATURDAY
Washington Team Will Aid
Virginia Towns Widows
and Orphans Fund

The baseball team Of the Wash
ington fire department will jour.
ney to Norfolk Friday, where it
will play the Norfolk fire depart
ment Saturday.
Sixteen players will go to Nor.
folk headed by Deputy Chief An
drew j. SULTAN. who is directing
the fire department team this year.
The proceeds from Saturdays
game will go to- the fund for the
relief Of widows and orphans of
the Norfolk fire fighters.
The Washington fire department
team has been preparing two
months for the annual battle with
the policemen at the American
League Park September 10. To
morrow the team will go to Camp
Humphreys for a game.
Tho cops are going to get some.
thing they are not expecting this
trip" said Chief Sullivan TODAY,
They have given us pretty severe
whippings the last couple of years
but we are coming back on the
18th, and coming back strong
You know, the 18th Is the fire.
mems lucky day"
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
PLASTER FALLS
ON VANCES
PILLOW
But Dazzy Was Down Stairs
Blowing Smoke Rings
for BeIIhops

Dazzy Vance. the fast ball king
Of the Robins, likes to smoke
cigar before retiring. and the habit
was a means OF saving him from
serious and perhaps fatal injury at
St. Louis on Monday night.
While he was engaged in the
pleasant pastime Of blowing smoke
rings for the 'edification Of the ad.
miring bell hops in the hotel lobby,
q portion Of the ceiling in his room
fell. A big piece Of plaster nearly
four feet square, landed squarely
on his pillow. The incident didn't
worry Dazzy so much, but 1t surely
gave Uncle Wilbert Robinson a
severe case of the heebie jeebies.
After that" declared the rotund
boss, I'm never going to bawl out
player for staying up late. Can
you imagine what would happen to
the Robins II Dazzy was hurt?"