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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

1888. wrote Harvey az follows:
Your early attachment TO tho
cause OF this country. and your
eEertions relieving the distrewes
Of such Of our FELLOW. citizens as
we're so unfortunate as TO be
prisoners In Ireland. claim the
regard OF every American. and
VIII always entltle you TO my
particular esteem. shall al.
ways be happy in rendering you
every service In my power"
Washington then submitted n
record OF Harvey's benevolcnces
10 congress, and July IS. 17s3,
that body passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, That his excellcncy,
the commandcr.in.ch be re.
qucstod 10 transmit the thanka
OF congress TO Mr.. Reuben fInr.
vey, merchant in Cork. In tho
Kingdom OF Ireland. and express
tho Just sense congress enter
tains Of tho services he had rem.
dered during tho late war 20
American prisoners.
Washington fulfilled this com
mand In tho following letter.
sir: am honored with tho
care OF transmitting TO you the
enclosed resolution Of congress
expressing the sense which TINT
august body ontcrtnins OF your
goodness TO American prisoners
Impressed. az | am. with rem
tIments Of gratitude 10 You for
this expression OF your bcneyo.
lcnce, feel n very particular
qualification in conveying 10
you the thanks Of tho sovereign
power ~ tho Unitcd states OF
America, on an occasion, which,
while II does honor 20 humanity,
stamps n particular mark of dis.
tlnction on you.
"Wlshlng you tho enjoyment Of
health, with every attendant
blessing. I beg you 10 DO per.
sundod TINT ! nm, with every pnr.
ticulnr respect and regard, cir,
your moat obediont servant,
90. WASHINGTON,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
The Question OF InteINqeNce

COME of the intelligent residents of
~ the great state of Tennessee object
TO such of the comment on the evolution
trial ms assumes that the people of that
state would rate rs subnormal in !ntelh-
gence tests.
One objection offered is that the people
of Tennessee are being judged by their
legislature, raising the assumption that
the average intelligence of legislators Is
representative of the intelligence OF the
entire population.
Theoretically, that would be fair
asSumption-on the ground that Tennes-
see has a representative form of govern
'ment and the legislators are elected by
the people.
Practically however, the assumption is
not fair Legislators in Tennessee are
not chosen on intelligence tests any more
than they are in any other state IN the
Union. They are elected because they
are either Democrats or Republicans,
which. as a rule. has nothing whatever to
do with intelligence.
But that is true rs well of Washington,
New York, Ohio or any other state
, There is no educational qualification
, for membership in legislative bodies in
any of the states A citizen who can
neither read nor write can be just rs
good a Democrat, or Republican, as the
,wisest college professor or the most
learned scientist In fact, the less one
knows the more orthodox his partisan
politics is apt to be.
OF course there are Just as cultured
and intelligent people in Tennessee as
there are in any other state, but their
beliefs, opinions and convictions arc less
likely to be represented in legislature
than those of the larger number who
are ignorant
Education alone will cure ignorance;
and the education of the mass of any
people anywhere is long, slow, laboriouS
evolutionary process. Evolution means
change, and even those who hope for a
thereafter in heaven with harps and haloes
and golden streets are evoutionists. in
that they hope TO evolve from humans
to angels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
Rotnl.n

a LITTLE group of men in the city of
"A Cleveland paid the members Of Ro-
tary international high compliment the
other day.
Rotary had Just held its convention
there, with some $4,000 in attendance.
These Ceveanders were bootleggers.
They had laid in extra supplies preparing
for rushing business. But they were
sorely disappointed
Most conventions mean heavy profits
for the bootleggers. They have learned
that when a lot of men foregather in a
strange city they usually call loudly for
drinks
But with Rotary ii was different. Sales
absolutely We're not above normal. Hard
~ single delegate bought drink.
These guys must take their ideals
seriously complained one of the boot
leggers.
That's just it. They do. That's why
the name Rotary is honored thruout the
country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
Which Is Better

HERE'S an interesting puzzle you
L l might try on your intellect.
A police auto was chasing bootleg
gers automobile in the city of Washing
ton the other day. The bootleggers
wanted to escape They stepped on the
gas and tore thru Washington streets at
terrific speed. The police car was right
behind them, with the cops also stepping
on the gas.
The rum car ran into another auto in
which were two innocent sisters of mercy
attached to one of the hospitals. One of
/ the sisters was killed
Thereupon two arguments were made
One was that the police had no right to
violate one law in order to enforce an
other; that there was no justification for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02


cloud with anvlls tied TO her
feet. TO give her a good stretch.
in, Then, take tho Hindu who
couldn't bc comfortable In his
heaven without couple OF his
widows, well roasted after he'd
quit the earth.
YOU remember old Omar
Khnyyam, greatest astronomer,
poet and nll-round scholar OF
Persia, whose heaven was the
wilderness, with flapper on
his knee and n jug with enough
liquor In 1t for n perpetual
drunk
Later. the great master artists
had n heaven composed OF n
throne with n full.bcarded king
surrounded by chcrubims, who
were ovcrlastlngly trumpo,n.
Dante got up heaven that
was simply the opposite OF the
flerccst he'll n man ever imag.
ined md In more modern times
heaven was n city with walls.
gates and gold streets and the
business Of oternolly pluym
harps md everybody slngin
hymns, whether In tune or not.
Today we have n Illinois
bishop who Ia sure that heaven
Is q place OF hard labor, and we
have millions of folks bolicvln
that heaven IL Just Infinite WIS.
dom What the next evolution
step In heaven viii he yours
truly don't know, but there
seems to hc some grounds for
the theory OF IlnSkol and many
other big scientists TINT man
hns cvolutcd spiritually ~ well
M physically, TX, l..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

THERE had been silence in
i the smoking room for a
long time and Tho man next to
the window had been gazing at
The horny-handed breakers Of
fine glebc. along the right ~
way. as they went about their
farm work. Suddenly. he looked
up md remarked. This get
ting back 10 nature may be an
right 10 talk about. but IT Ii
the bunk LoOkit the way those
fellows out there have 10 work.
Not for me"
which reminds me of man
in my town" said The smoker
sitting next. lie went back 10
bought a farm. Some
weeks later he appeared in
town. a friend met him. and.
IN surprise. said: What you DO.
ing back in town? thought
you were a farmer
Wen replied the nature.
seeker sadly. you made tho
same mistake ] did"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
HappineSS

TNHE declaration Of Independence sets
L forth that every human being is en-
titled to life. liberty and the pursuit of
happiness"
Excellent Only don't get happiness
confused with pleasure.
Right now our young people-and some
of the older ones-arc pursuing pleasure
instead of happiness.
That is all right, too. Only when pleas
ure is pursued too ardently early in life
one often sacrifices his chances for hap
pineSs later on.
Pleasure at the start is good. but hap
piness at the end is better
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

WAsHNcToN, July a
w nrw trial Of the Teapot
Dome casa against Harry sin
clair VIII Dc sought b. ihe soy
eminent attorneys They am
now preparing 10 ask tho cir
cult court 81 appeals Of The
seventh judicial district 10 order
IL complete fcheuring
The decision uf Federal Judge
r Blake Kennedy on February
e. when he refused tho GOV
erumcut additional time 20 OBJ
tain evidence. viii bn the soy-
ernmcuts point q attack At
torneys Atlre romcrenc and
owen j. Roberts requested
Judge kennedy 10 allow them
enough time to set the full
s,ory o. tho Continental Trading
company. The Canadian company
sol up BY sinclair and his ~.
soetatcs
The Judge ordered tho trial
10 proceed The evidence which
tho government lawyers counted
on 90 establish fraud IN The
negotiations between Sinclair
aud FAN was thus largely SLIM
mated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
? !? Ansvers to Your Questions ; ;

Q. How many vice presidents Of
the United States have serve d
under two presidents?
4. Only tiro: Clinton Under letter
soH and NadiSon and Calhoun under
John Quincy Adams and Jackson.
Q. For how long has the use OF
forks in eating been common
4. The common Hsc Of iHdiUidaaI
table forks is European and COM
paratircly modern. The Chinese and
Japanese cat tciih chopsticks. pcncii-
shaped objects that they hold In ono
hand and t1icld irifh a pair Of noH0s.
The Greeks and the ROMANS ate
Nth their fingers. as Primitive and
hdB-ciriiized peoples stM do. Dur
ing the periods Of transition from
iinDcrs TO forks. knires trcrc used
for eating as tecH as cutting and
atili are by the Iorccr classes. dc-
cordiH0 10 The italian priest and
scholar, Peter DGmidni. toho Tired IN
the Ifth century. iHdiridudl table
forks trerc first introduced into
Venice BY n BvsdntiHc princess. and
from Venice spread thru the rest
Of ItdlV IN France table forks an
pear for The first time Ia m tn-
rentorv Of Charles ", dated 1879
aud as late as The 10Th centnrD
the court use Of forks to cat tchh
tras sdtiri=ed as nOueity. IN
French and Scottish contents forks
irere forbidden as sinful Into Eng
land forks are said TO hare been
introduced By Thomas Corydtc. ,oho
risIted Italy IN 1908, but as late
rs the revolution Of 1888 JcD Eng
Hsh noblcmcn ocned more than a
dozen.
Q. What was the largest elephant
on record?
A. Jumbo. he ,cds Killed In Can
ada tn September 1885. ichiic cross
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

OAK FHANCfsCO. July 2
= The argonhuis Of 80. whose
daring IN the golduah year
opened the Wet 60 the white
man, win room he a vanished
race.
Fssbly toitorlng or Tie scene
Of their early struggles are the
last handful Of Tho pioneers ~
that cyentfm year This fan
California viii celebrate her
Diamond jubilee. while a mil
lion make merry al the com
monwealth'a 18TH birthday, only
eight old men IN whose mem
DRY Is etched the story Of these
years remain alive 20 be Tho
guests Of honor" And Of the
last eight. only four are chip.
per enough 30 be about
ia 1850 the steamer "Cailfor-
nin." plying from around The
Horn. brought news ot the
death OF President Zachary Tay.
lor. In the parade IN San Fran.
cisco that marked this news.
someone suggested the organic.
ton Or the Society Or California
Pioneers.
4 notice signed THE Anglo.
Californian" was posted call.
Ing oil who had come 10 CalifOr.
MIA on Or before the preceding
year 10 meet IN an iron ware
house on Montgomery a. Here
on Saturday evening, August
30. Tic Society OF California
Pioneers met and organized
with an members.
Those who were young men
~ that meeting have all passed.
on. Those who were children
llnvc almost an died. The
youugcst or the surviving mem
ievhip OF eight is Henry Byrne,
heed &c. Byrne. now secretary
or The society. arrived In Call.
fornia with his father and
mother AZ the age Of one. II
was Byrne who rallied the scat
tered members after the earth
quake and fire Of 1905. secured
money to rebuild the Argonaut
hotel and Pioneer hall. the his.
ioric meeting place Of the pic.
noers and their children and
grandchildren
Al bat one Of the surviving
eight came to California IN 40
Samuel Brennan. Jr.. now an
ancient resident OF San Diego.
came with his famous father in
80 Brennan. gr., a retired
Mormon elder when he arrived.
became q land capitalist and dis.
tiIlcry owner OF Calistoga and
finally retired TO Mexico with
eight bullets in his person NJ.
ter a quarrel over tho owner.
ship Of the whisky mill. Hav-
ing supported the Mexican gov.
eminent against Macmillan. he
was given n big grant in Sonora
where he lived.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

", tiEif Ia Apife ~ The
ordinance against firccfackcSs
ia fhr city. boys hare broH fir-
ING hem on already. N rart-
Gus paris Of the city ~ riee
~ INC present rrtfrmc iife
hazard. shonid not this b.
afappc59 ANXIOUS
Fireworks arc not allowed TO
be xold. given away, posseszed
or discharged IN the city linn.
ne The same applies 10 ,oy
pistols and other Fourth Vt
July noise producers that con
s,l,utc fire hazard The CHEF
Of police has just Issued an or
der TO the entire force insist
ing that the law be rigidly en-
forced
Mr., Fi.rit. on Beach drive,
Alki point. icc arc attempting
10 clean up tho streets. but
there arc fcp ,cho insist on
keeping pood aud rubbish
piled up Ia HusiohiD places.
what can be done about fhisI
MRS. O. r,
Can 5000. ask for the
park department. and report
tho matter to tho secretary.
The park board vs. anxious TO
keep tho drives along AK In
presentablc condition.
lfr Firit; Is there a city
ordnance compelling meat mar
kcts 10 close al o'clock p. M
n. VI.
An ordinance requiring meat
markets to close at 6 o'clock,
with penalty OF n fine for vlo-
lation, was passed In April.
The health department sees
that IL Is enforced.
Mr. Ffrit. The drinking fotin-
tain at 20Us aud Ballard are.
has been out Of order all suns
mcr. As m1np thirsty people
transfer at this point. u ,could
be a fine thing " vou icould oct
u fired, TAXPAYER.
Tho street department has
promised TO give this immedl-
alto attention.
Mr. Firit: haze a large
lilac bush that Is siociv dying.
what can be done 10 stop thisr
MRS. r. H.
Tho ground may be becoming
sour. or tho soil may be too
poor. In tho former case Use
n little lime, In the Inter use
some good fertilizer. In either
case bo careful not 20 get too
near tho roots, but mix with the
soil, and give plenty OF water
Mr. Firit Regarding the
present watcr shortage. iDhv Is
II mat mis- matter w neglected
uniR INC shortage Is upon nS
As pou map knotc. the west
Seattle distrIct Is ottcu iciihom
wdtcr. Cani something BE- done
To rcmcdD his9 u. l. Il,
witt, only twa pipe lines run
ming into tho city this IN likely
to occur at extreme low8wn,cr
The department reports NJ soone
ms the line from LIKE Youngs
Is completed there should be no
further danger This viii not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

question. one OF them viii be
q clrcuh judge and two viii
be district judge The circuit
judges Of the Eighth district.
ono Of whom will preside AZ the
appeal. are Walter H. Sanborn
Of g. Paul. william &. Kenyon
or Fort Dodge. Iowa Robert
y Lewis Of Denver and Kim.
brongh Stone Of Kansas CITY,
should The government, fail
In It's nttemp, 10 set a new
trial. I, viii appeal for a re-
yorsai Of Judge Keuncdy's yer.
diet Failing on both these
points. the case win be carried
10 the supreme court. whore
attempts would again be made
both Tor new trial or for a
reversal OF Judgment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
EeMeZQ>jIiIgEEEfiiIE|EE;:2>>

WE SIT US down Mt time right
W real enjoyment cause
ao as portion OF the meal why taking
Of the "hecl"?
we p1y Of cards lunch
OUT 10 kitchen bit
slices and alwayB find oas used the
heel" s left behind
The little folks They
yell for bread and butter Perhaps they're given
Just bite spoil They're Of
except when hs tho heel"
Why that all avoid the taking Of tho ust7 seems the
and
The quiz Wen all admit be good-bus too
blamed hard to chew.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

pane or do you have 10 be on, in
the open TO get the FUN strength
o. the rays
4. ~ The treatment Of dtseasc b.
me rays Of nc aun. me person Il
es'poaea 10 fhc direct fagt INC
treatment docs not srrm 70 b. as
cifceiirc lrhen tbe rays conc thra
glass.
q Can ynt give the names Of
some of the largest lumber compan.
les In the United statesg
4. Long Nell Lumber Co. Kansas
CITY. No; Weyerhauscr mbrr
Co.. Cioqust. MiHn.: Great Soathcrn
Lumber Co. Boooiusu. La. 81. paul
a Tacoma Lumber Co. Tacoma.
wash, and Pacific Lumber Co..
San Francisco, Cal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
Mr.. Fixit of The Star
Undertakes Here to Remedy Your Troubles
If of Public Interest

be done. however. before next
spring
There arc some localities In
Seattle. especially In West Seat.
tie. where v u necessary to
connect too many lines With
thc mains Al low watsr this
means those high upon the hills
will have little water When the
new mains arc laid in West Sc
attic there should be no moro
trouble there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
Forty-NinerS Going; 8
Are Left in California
BY MAX SfERN

The oldest Of tho eight j. A.
A. iouderback. he Is past. %
and grew no with San Fran.
cisco thru the Wgi'anie days
the graft prosecution and othe
troublOua cTas. as a lawyer az.
police Judge
The others are Francis Dopi
Of Monterey jules AurBdou Of
IioaldsburE. J. H. Gedge Of San
Raphael. Titus Halo u Pied
mont and James r. Taylor Of
Oakland
Last year seven membeu
died. the Oldest Of whom vas
Cornelius Cole Of Los Angeles,
aged i02.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
NeW Hero of Evolution
BY RUTH FINNEY

A NEW hero OF revolutionary
n days. pronounced such By
none other than George Wash
ing. has Just come 10 light thru
documents presented to the IL
brary Of congress by Bcrthon
Parker Harvey. OF Cork. Ire
land.
The hero was Reuben Harvey,
merchant. and yice.consul for
Prussia. Sweden, Norway, Portu-
gal. Brazil. and Mecklenburg
schwerln at Cork. In the early
days OF the revolutionary war he
befrlended n number Of Ameri-
cans held prisoners by the Brit
ish.
SO George Washington. in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

YOU can get an answer 10
l. any question OF fact or In.
formation by writing The Seat.
lie Star Question Editor. i922
New York ave, Washington.
ID. c.. and inclosing cents IN
loose stamps for reply. No
medical. legal or martial adj
vice. Personal replies. conf.
dental. All letters must be
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

iori,y OF us.
Really. tn
most aston'sh.
in OF evolu.
tlon has been
the evolution
OF mans idea
Of heaven.
way back
there was the
Olympus Of
tho Greeks.
with Jupiter
o ut very
night and. oc.
@ aslo n n lily.
hangln Mrs.
IssaA 49, e. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

ing n railroad Track. His mounted
form Is no,o at TUFTS college. ,chile
hts skeleton 70 IN The American
Museum Of Natural History In Nctc
York. city
Q. Can one get as good results
from the SUMS rays thru a window
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
81 SEEN BY
TIL PAPERS"

BY KITCHEL PIXLEY
IhTHEN tho last word is said,
w we're all evolutionists. We
are NIL amin 20 be angels on
high. and that would be an al
mighty evolution for tho ma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02
What Folks
Are Saying

WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE,
Kansas editor: at is hard for
Wcstorners 10 understand tho
Coolidge attitude towards econ.
omy Out here economy is at
tendant on romorsefulness. II
Is penitence for extravaganza.
In Vermont economy is 10
ligion-a guiding principle"
IT. r. SCOTT. chairman Pacific
Coast A. T. & T. Co: Girl oper-
ators are doomed for two reasons.
First. II is impossible TO get girls
in sufficient number 10 meet
switchboard growths. and. sec
ond. The automatic telephone is
proving successful"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

y nce it's foundation "a years ago the Puget Sound
OSavngs and Loan Association has never paid its
members less than SO per annum dividends. Our
48th Semi-Annual Dividend marks one more profit
able period of six months for the members of this organization
81 pth 1907 safety That's because investments
,rced by state law government and civic bonds and
first mortgages improved property Is among the
list of thrifty members of -your-Savngs Association
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-02

Q. What was the largest elephant
on record?
A. Jumbo. ne ,cds Killed In Can
ada tn September. 1885. tchfie cross.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
LAMPERT COMMENTS
ON MITCHELL CASE
Mitchell May Be Right Says Congress-
man But His Method of Report is
Not According to HOyle."

Oshkosh, Wis. - {. } 49, While the
criticisms presented by Colonel Will
lam Mitchell of the United States army
relative to the recent wrecking of the
blimp Shenandoah may not he accord
ing to Hoyle," such criticisms or any
criticisms should not be permitted to
allow any frivolous investigation af-
fecting aeronautics, which Is so vital
to national defense" A"
That is the opinion of Congressman
Florian Lampert, chairman of the Sc
lect committee investigating the oper-
atoms Of the United States air service.
Mr.. Lampert has authorized a state
ment,. in response to m inquiry from
an eastern newspaper, in which he rec-
ommends that the whole subject be
gone into thoroughly.
Aviation and aeronautics are still
in their formative stages as to all
phases" said Congressman Lampert.
81 have no doubt but better results can
and should be obtained with our pres
<ent facilities. do not believe that
radical moves should be made, but that
independent engineering investigation
is imperative to arrive at conclusions
which will bring better results than
heretofore.
II believe General Mitchell has start
ed truths which rankle because they
were not presented according to Hoyle.
His charges deserve sincere considera-
tion by men qualified to judge. An
engineering commission is needed to
settle issues. The problems are too
complicated for congressional deter
mination.
Congress should act on advices from
qualified experts and practical observ-
ers, who can formulate the facts and
needs for legislative determination.
All aeronoutical activities should be
scrutinized with a view to developing
successful aviation in both military
Id commercial aspects"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
VETERANS BUREAU
MAKES BIG SAVING
By Cutting All Along the Line Veter-
ans Bureau Saves More Than
$69, 100000 This Year.

Washington, D. C. = {. - BY
cutting down expenses all along the
line, the veterans bureau, which has
required nearly billion dollars to
operate in the last few years, return
ed to the treasury $69, 701,000 of its
appropriation of $481, 957 1898 for the
fiscal year ending June 80, last.
The saving, a detailed report of
which has just been made to Director
Lord of the budget by Frank T. Hines
director of the bureau, was made de-
spite an increase in compensation
payments for disability and death
benefits from $115, 494,991 for the fs-
cal year of 1924-25 to $129,597,457 last
year. The increase of more than $14,-
100000 was due largely to iberaliz-
ing provisions of the world war vet
Grams act of last year.
Further economies are promised by
Director Hines whose return last June
came close to being half of the total
RENTED by all government depart
ments.