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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16
The Tatooed Arm
BY ISABEL OSTRANDER
Copyright. 1899, y. r. A. Service. Incl

laugh or 20 feel affrunted al his In.
suit 10 their intelligence
The next day no one told me any.
thing until Mr. Graylc came over. ~
VAS awful
who l. SIR. Grsyis qusrisd the
detective.
~ nsighbor. a naturalist Pairi.
cha responded. lie and Uncle Roger
have been great friends ever since
he bought The Rose Tree. next TO
tho Kemp estate"
She paused as a deeper flush sui
fused her face Sergeant Miles
glanced at tho attorney. who smiled
add nodded almost lmpcrcsptibly.
"wha; was your uncie's eKplana.
tlonT1
He made none" She shrugged.
-iie looked drcadfully worn and w
but he was as dlgnified as ever and
merely said that he regretted his
discourse had no, met with the ap-
prevail OF his hearers. on Saturday
when the paper came out there was
a perfect furorc. the editor lntimatcd
that the lecture was the work OF n
dlsoriercd mind and recalled fathers
grafton before the soldiers monu.
ment. insisting that they had both
fallen victims 20 some strange ab.
berntion In the very face OF II
Aunt Jerusha made me go 70 church
with her yesterday and 1 never
thought / could go thru such an
agony OF modification,
II made up my mind would come
10 see you today. and then when
Uncle Andrew was found this morn.
ing r'
She broke off once more as tho too
overcome TO continue. The detect.
i've and attorney glanced nj each
other before the latter remarked:
Go on. my child. Toll the Ser.
goant exactly what you told me"
Early this morning. Edward the
houseman found Uncle Andrew sit.
ting on the drawing room floor In
his paJamas playing like child with
some ornaments which he had taken
from the cabinet and mantel. and
when he saw Edward he ran toward
him on all fours growing as tho he
were pretending 10 be some kind OF
an ANIMAL Edward has never got.
ten over being shell-shocked. This
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16

a coffee rooster is not clairvoyant He
can't "see" into the individual cofee,tastes of
a city>full of people. But he can see that his
coffee has a full'aedged flavor that always
shows up in the cup, no matter how you
make it or how you like to drink it. At least,
NIB can and does!
Because it is top>crop coffee of constant
flavor, NIB stands ready to meet your taste
incofee. More than that, MI Bstands ready
to prove its economy in the cup Extra>rich
inbody and strength goes farther. costs less.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16

Cottontail. why, here's your
birthday present. bought Cutie
neckiic. ] was sorry I couldn't get
back in time. What on earth did
you takeY'
why, Nick brought box and
said u was for the party and"
"WhntF' shrIeked Mrs. Cottontall.
That was your new suit and you
were to wear It,"
But what do YOU think? Tho
Twins henrd about II and Nick said
u was all his fault, so Cutie got
another new suit after all
fro BE Continued
Copyright iq2i ~ Il. A. Service. Incl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16
The Tdmgle


IL a part OF the amusement life OF
every city. every town. every ham.
Lett one comes TO know the shadowy
men and women that nit across II
quite az we'll AS one does ones near.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16
LETTER FROM BEATRICE GRIM
SHAW SUMMERS TO SALLY
ATUERTON, CONTINUED

can't tell you. sally dear. what
peculiar feeling had when ! went
down on Hollywood boulevard the
other day 10 do some shopping ita
an ordinary little city street. Most
Of tho buildings are low. some Of
them quite artistic. aud some Of the
bank buildings quite Imposing sun.
set boulevard and even santa Monica
boulevard arc In time going to be
quite as busy streets Yet doubt
, II In the yes Of the thousand and
ono persons who step off the SANTA
Fe and other railroads entering Los
Angeles each day, there ls any other
street than Hollywood boulevard
These people. MS did. expect 20
see New Yorks famous Rial,o
trnnsplanted out here in the foot.
hills with all It's dust and noise and
tawdriness left behind. They expect
the little street will retain all the
essence Of New York's theatrical
atmosphere. all tho echoes OF It's
Bohemian gaieiy, and all the wills.
pers OF It's spicy scandal
Hollywood boulevard No other
street In ull the world passes the
little white house on the outskirts
OF Kalamazoo. yet reaches 20 the
edge OF tho gold mines and oil fields
Of Mexico.
No other thorofarc climbs the hill
nj Mont Matrc 20 Sacre Occur. where
all Paris can be seen be, w. No
other road crosses Ma erect in
Des Moines. Town. yet is truversed
by the myrinds OF people in Picking,
No other highway in all the world
Is held up 20 criticism by pulpiteer
who knows nothing about Il In the
farflung land OF always winter
SHOWS, or has It's temptations pic.
turcd by imprisoned orators with
Frcudinn complex Of the represscd
desires which multiply In the tropics.
In the lonesome places of the
earth. Hollywood boulevard is known
as the place where Gaioty and Love
are continually passing on dancing
feet.
In Hollywood anything can hap.
pen. and generally does Just az II
happens in every other corner OF
the globe. But because the screen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16
cs, and dearest friends.

Living in Hollywood is like look.
ing behind the scenes In the theater.
where one Is always dlslllusioned at
finding carpenters. scene shutters,
mechanics. electricians, doing the
monotonous work which must be
done even in the Land Of Make Be.
lievc.
Already. Sally. have found good
friends and charming people among
the moving picture colony. / think
I am going to like II. but as yet /
have only skirted along the outside,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16

and OF course you know your eau.
iious old friend never makes up her
mind until the thing has been well
analysed and rational Judgment
deducted therefrom.
There. that sounds more like
podantic old Bee. doesn't IL?
] love you. dear. Write me about
everyone. especially Leslie.
BEE.
Copyright. 1884. y E A. Service. Inc,
TOMORROW: Letter from Sally
Atherton TO Beatrice Grimshaw
Summers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-16
Soft, medium or hard.boiled-
how do you like your eggs!

You'd think Of ordering boiled eggs without specifying
the But you have Jour
boiled eggs and you at the eggs served your way
Same with MI Coffee Drink il strong. inbetween or mild
the ehar4eteste favor Of always the ame But the
exact degree of favor the exact up TO YOU
Here where the famous M tastsfnding chart will help
you You get your goosrreel Or II not direct
from M J. Brandenstein e Co. San Francisco.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Should
Use Swamp-ROot

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview Of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that
they have the disease. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root is on sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation, send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this observation-disclosures.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
GOOD -
ROADS -
ROUGH ROADS MEAN
MUCH HIGHER TAX

The average motorist seldom real
ICES, probably. that every time he
strikes bump In the road 1t means
additional expenditure for highway
maintenance. He knows that bumps
and ridges In the highways mean
greater wear for his automobile and a
greater expense, consequently, in that
direction, but very likely does not
realize that these Irregularities mean
greater road depreciation, with the
result that he must eventually pay
more in taxes for the maintenance
of highways.
Such, however, Is the case. This
is because the impact caused when
the motor vehicle is thrown suddenly
in the air by the ridge and then
dropped forcefully back to the road Is
much greater than the normal impact
of the vehicle wheels travelling over
an even surfaced road. Tests made
by the United States bureau of public
roads have shown that this impact
may go as high as seven times the
static load on one rear wheel when
a solid-tired truck, travelling at 16 miles
an hour, strikes 1-inch obstruction.
Pneumatic tires, of course, reduce
this. but even so the impact is greater
than on an even-surfaced road.
The highways user can realize from
this that rough, bumpy roads mean
more expenditure for him than the
mere added cost of repairs for his au-
tomobile; 1t means that the roads Will
wear out much more rapidly and re-
quire him to pay more taxes to main
tain them.
1t follows from this that the road
without ridges and bumps Is bound TO
be doubly economical to the motor
vehicle user, first because of the saw
ing of repairs on his automobile, and
second: in the saving Of taxes for road
maintenance.
Road building statistics for the
United States in recent years demon
strate that the public is demanding
even surfaced paved roads to supplant
the rough dirt roads that have made
travelling costly and highways main
tenance much in excess Of what 1t
should be. Concrete highway paving
statistics alone for 1928 prove this.
Last year the United States built the
equivalent of 5,184 miles of l8foot
concrete highway pavement, and a
large mileage has been constructed
already this year.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Pottery That Bounces

One of the many interesting fea-
lures of the famous Wembley EXPOSE
ton is the British Guiana pavilion.
The attendants show among other
things some perfectly designed jars
and vases which suggest the fin
est examples of pottery from Egypt
or the earliest days of Greece. But
the attendants will surprise you by
taking up one of the jars and throw
ing it on the floor 1t will bounce
into the air, and you can catch it I'M
harmed. These jars, which look for
all the world as if they were delicate,
as most jars seem to he, are an ex-
ample of the art of British Guiana,
where the natives make dishes and
pots out of the sap of q tree. The
raw sap is white, but with the addi-
ton of pure dyes, extracted from tree
bark, this bouncing pottery is colored
and made very beautiful.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
CARELESSNESSAT
GRADE CROSSINGS
Many Motorists Approach
Track at Reckless Speed
Without Looking.

(By ERWIN GREER, President Greer
College of Automotive Engineering,
Chicago.)
Cheerful Thought for Today:
A safety -first bulletin informs us that
eight thousand motorists will be killed
during 1924 by steam and electric
trains, not to mention some five thou
sand more to be struck down on the
highways.
Investigation shows that one motor
list out of every three is careless at
grade crossings; approaching the
tracks at a reckless speed and with
out taking due notice of oncoming
trains. On one railroad alone during
the past three years, 1900 motor cars
and trucks were wrecked at grade
crossings. In 400 cases, or more than
20 per cent, the motorists deliberately
ran into trains. In 122 instances mo-
tor cars plunged through the crossing
gates. Nine crossing 1agmen were
struck down.
Wrecked by Trains.
In 970 cases in which motor cars
were wrecked by trains 1876 persons
were killed and 400 were injured. In
400 cases automobiles stalled on grade
crossings were demolished. Forty
three cars actually collided with the
danger signals.
Nothing-no psychological test of
character analysis-reveals ones true
inwardness more quickly and with
greater certainty than the motor car.
Few Survive Trial.
What a difference it makes: And
how few survive the trial which pro-
claims gentlemen or roaming incon-
siderates who, enthroned behind the
steering wheel and feeling an eager
engine beneath their feet become
inebriated with speed, poisoned with
the mania of haste, stripped of the
thin veneer of everyday courtesy and
civilized conduct.
Nothing will make the automoron
more sincere convert to the Golden
Rule than the exhibition of uniform
courtesy on the part Of his brother
motorist. This more than anything
else will reduce automobile slaughter
to minimum.
Let's try it, anyhow. 1t costs moth
ing!
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Men of Great Genius
Not Firsfborn Children

It has often been said that flrst-born
children are the cleverest in the fam
lily, but the careful investigation Of
the Society Of Bavarian School Teach
ers upsets this theory. An inquiry
into IA cases Of prominent personali-
ties of the artistic and literary world
showed that among them were only
ten first-born children. The vast ma
jority were late-born offspring. Feni-
more Cooper was the eleventh OF
twelve children; Honore Balzac, the
youngest son of his parents; Napoleon
Bonaparte, the eighth child; Benjamin
Franklin, the youngest of seventeen;
Rembrandt, the fifth of six children;
Richard Wagner and, Wolfgang Anna
deus Mozart were the last of seven;
Robert Schuman, the fifth, and Franz
Schubert, the thirteenth of fourteen
children. The investigations thus show
that rather advanced age of the par
ents seems to be more favorable to
the production Of great personalities.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Why a Wheel Sometimes
Is Mysteriously Locked

The owner who is not vigilant and
neglects the parts he does not see or
which do not give trouble usually
finds some time that upon starting one
of the wheels becomes locked even
though the brake pedal and lever are
free This is due to the fact that
there is so much play in the brake
linkage that when the hand brake
lever is released it merely takes up
the play, leaving the unlubricated
mechanism set in holding position.
This happened recently and ham
mer had to be used to loosen the
brake mechanism.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Steel Rack for Lumber
Trucks Big Convenience

Trucks used for carrying lumber can
be made much more useful by provid-
ing a steel rack in front of the radi-
ator. BY this means very long planks
and timbers can be carried without
extending behind the truck farther
than a normal load The rack is made
of square iron rod and is bolted di-
rectly to the truck frame. If the
headlights interfere with the rack,
they may be removed and brazed to
the rack itself. This arrangement has
been found entirely satisfactory
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Motortrucks Bring Bulk
of Cities Milk Supply

The mot0rtruck is now the most inn
portant agency for transporting milk
from producer to city distributor, ac-
cording to the bureau of public roads
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture. The bureau has recent
ly completed survey of milk trans
portation for eight large cities and
has found that the motortruck, which
first entered the field in 1913, when
most of the milk was transported by
rail and the remaining portion by
wagon, is now the major factor in
the field.
OF the total amount Of milk deliv-
cred to the cities investigated the
amounts delivered by motortruek were
as follows: Baltimore, 45 per cent;
Philadelphia, 20 per cent; Cincinnati
81 per cent; Detroit, SO per cent; Mil
waukee, 81 per cent; st. Paul and
Minneapolis, "a per cent.
This form of transportation has
been of great benefit in developing
new milk-producing territory for grow
ing cities and has given the farmers
a more satisfactory means of deliver
ing their product. The milk moves
directly from the farmers gate to the
city's bottling plant instead Of being
delivered to the steam or electric
railroad station, hauled by rail, and
then delivered from the city terminal.
In the Baltimore area farmers
cooperative trucking association has
been organized with city warehouse,
where the milk trucks call for re-
turn load of farmers supplies.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Declutching on Corners
Is Beneficial to Tires

While it is a wise precaution to
throw out the clutch when rounding
sharp corner, it also has bene-
fetal effect upon the tires. When
ever the car tends to skid, due to its
detection from a straight course, a
cross strain is brought to bear on
the tire treads, which is directly pro-
portional to the weight of the vehicle
and the radius of the curve and pro-
portional to the square of it's velocity.
If the power is applied in rounding
a curve the tendency to rip off the
tires is further aggravated by the
backward drag due to traction. II
the clutch is released, however, that
factor is eliminated and the strain is
thereby reduced
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Improved Roadways Have
Some Esthetic Value


In addition to their value as aids to
commerce and the practical side of life
good roads have an esthetic value and
exert a tremendous influence on the
intelligence and culture of the popula-
ton.
Stretching like winding ribbon past
farmstead and village, the modern
highway gives grace and charm to the
landscape and, like Eugene Fields
poem, leads the thoughts wandering
lover the hills and far away"
Enchantment and mystery linger
about any kind Of road. A road
whether it be the first rude trail OF
the pioneer or the great national high
way Of today-is the vital thread
which connects us with the outside
world, says the Atlanta Constitution.
Among the many thrilling sensations
which modern life has brought to hu-
manity none is more exhilarating-
none appeals more powerfully to mans
primal instincts of exploration and adj
venture-than to glide swiftly over an
unknown road into unfamiliar locali-
ties and be permitted to feast the eye
upon scenes new and strange.
He who cannot get some measure or
pleasure from the endless panorama
of the countryside, the countless pic
lures of people, trees, luxuriant fields
and tumbling brooks-which motoring
along the average highway presents,
must indeed be deficient In the great
gift of appreciation for the unusual,
the beautiful and the picturesque.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
IIIIIIIIIIIIILIIIII

to put me asleep so ! would not feel
the pains. At last she said would have
TO be operated on if wanted any chill
dren. Well, just happened to go to
see a friend with her first baby and ]
told her was going to the hospital, and
she said, Don't do It'll You go and get
a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and you won't need any
operation So my husband got me a
bottle right away. Now have two
lovely children. Believe me, recon-
mend the Vegetable Compound to any
woman / know has any kind of female
trouble. It has helped me and lot of
nv friends. -" Mrs. A. MCANDLESS,
1709 S. Morgan St., Chicago, III. For
sale by druggists everywhere.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
To Restore Looted Cro.un

AS a friendly return for the recent
visit to England of the prince regent
of Abyssinia, the British government
has decided to present to the Empress
Judith of Abyssinia the crown of the
Emperor Theodore, which was cap
tured by Lord Napier at Magdala in
1858. For many years the historic relic
has been among the exhibits in the
Victoria and Albert museum.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

In a baseball game at Climax, Pa,
the batter chopped a ball directly in
front of the plate and headed for first
base. The catcher, scrambling for the
ball, threw quickly, only to have the
ball disappear from sight Not until
the runner reached first and tossed the
ball to the pitcher was it discovered
that the backstop's throw had landed
the ball in the batter's hip pocket.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Wanted to Spare His Feelings

Uncle-Vot are you hagglin' about
der size of your bill for-are you goin'
to pay it?
Harduppe-Oh, yes! But, dammit,
man. have a conscience, and want
you to lose as little as possible.-Syd-
ney (.Aust.) Bulletin.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Weight of a Bump

Every moving and vital part of
car receives the impact of blow of
from nine to ten tons force every
time the car hits stone or bad bump
when travelling at the rate of 25 miles
an hour. This force increases with
the speed of the car. If you want
your car to last longer, avoid the
bumps.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Detachable Windshield
Cleaner Is Easily Made

After barely avoiding a head-on col
lision because of wet windshield, I
was presented with the windshield
cleaner illustrated, by mechanic who
made it on the spot. He used two 10
inch lengths of rubber tubing placed
over the ends of a 3-foot length Of
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Wise Enough

Friend-Why do you have such mis-
spelled and ungrammatical signs in
your window?
Sharp Merchant-People think I'm
q Ounce and come in to swindle me.
Trades just booming. Progress
sive Grocer.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Good Roads Hints


OF all the types of road in Federal
Aid road projects up to January 81,
1924, either completed or under con-
struction, 1857 miles were Of con-
crete. This represented an expendi-
ture of $316,1 ,S97.62 or 1874 per
cent of all the money expended on
these Federal Aid projects.
Fifteen great corporations have
agreed to discontinue roadside adver-
Using that disfigures landscapes. The
list Of corporations which have agreed
to quit disfguring a beautiful land in
this manner includes manufacturers of
tires, automobiles, -four, motor parts,
oil and yeast.
The lowest piece of concrete pave
ment in the world Is in the California
road, in Imperial county, Cal, along
the Salton sea, $50 feet below sea
level. The highest piece of such pave
ment is in street in Manitou, Colo,
GAO feet above sea level.
The first concrete road in the United
States. small test strip In Wayne
county. Mich, was built in 1908. At
the first OF this year the concrete high
way pavement in the country was the
equivalent of 25.627 miles Of 18-foot
pavement
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

ud1u . v Ck y ID JIG
Compound did for
me. / was married
going on for three
years, and went to q
doctor and was TAX
ingtreatments twice
a week for pains ev-
cry month. 1 used
to lie in bed three or
four days with them
and the doctor would
call and inject some
thing into nv arm
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

Only Brass Wire and Rubber Tubing
Are Required.
stiff M-inch brass wire, bent as shown,
so that the rubbers were about inches
apart.
While not an enameled and polished
article, the cleaner serves it's purpose
satisfactorily, is easily detachable, and
can be replaced at very little expense
when LOST. l.. G. in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Definition of a HeIpmeet

A wife Is person you can teach to
drive a car without hugging her.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
OPERATION ADVISED
FRIEND SAID
DON'T Do IT!"
Try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound First.
Proved Good Advice

Chicago, Illinois. - Just a few lines
20 let you know what Lydia E Pink
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
The Prize

May-"She had lively race for a
husband" Sue-"Yes. I heard she
married a rundown nobleman."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Safety in a Nutshell

Jul CIy III q ANONDAA~AH
A fifteen-year-old girl Of De-
troit has written these slogans
for automobilists
Drive right and more pedes-
TRANS will be left"
"Watch your step on it,"
Taking the other fellows
) dust is better than to dust re-
turneth.'"
; "Six feet have awaited many
a driver who wouldn't give an
) inch. Boston Transcript.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

Daughter says woman is more than
mans equal when it comes to being
swelled up about her job.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
NOT AU Stirred by Politics

Great political questions stir the
deepest nature of one-half the nation;
but they pass far above and over the
Phillips
Evening star., 1924-04-05
SALE-SUBURBAN PROPERTY

SEE OAKGaEsT FIRST.
A restricted subdivision with water system
cement walks. high elevation, natural shaoe
Lots all sizes M to 1 acre Location-Mt
Vernon blvd. Is minutes from Treasury De
partment-in Virginia.
Agent on premises.
Phone NJ 1l5