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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

IF the department ef justice were al-
il ways "a vigilant as 10 Is IN the ease OF
CASTOR b. Means. the United States would
be sorry land for law-brcakers. In the
brief year since Means saw ilt TO yolun-
tccr CERTAIN unhappy facts concerning At
tornCy General Dsghcrty 10 the senate
investigating committee. D. hah been
brought TO trial ON half a dozen charges,
lie is now under sentence to Atlanta
penitentiary for participation In a New
York rum ring This week he goes on
trial in Washington on a charge of forg-
ing the signature of Senator Brookhart
20 a letter addressed 20 himself,
We hold no brief Tor Means II he Is
guilty OF any crimes. let him be punished.
We have feeling, however, that had
Means not appeared before the senate
committee, he would still be out OF
trouble,
A former intimate Of Daugherty Of
Jess Smith. Of William j. Burns. and q
former special Investigator for President
Harding. Means had attained the rcputa.
ton Of the governments "supcr-detec-
tive"
He got 20 a point where he knew too
much. Apparently. his record was such
that criminal prosecution was possible
whenever the proper time arrived. The
time came swiftly when Means broadcast
unsavory information about the depart
meut OF justice
The departments prosecution Of men
who have been connected with the senate
investigation would be less striking II
other eases. usually much more import
ant, but without an element Of personal
luminosity. were brought 10 trial with
equal promptitude
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
= - SCIENCE -
England's Coal

WHAT wili become ef ihs rrii.
w lah empire whsn England
sthauaiA its coal supply This
question u worrying nfiilsh
statesmen. while scientists are
heinK spuFred on 10 greater II.
scsts IN as enasavuv 10 find
ronsfthipE tia, win open the nay
10 a substitute. The tasl re-
search board has recommended
that a ihorn survey Of the coal
situation be msds and that
scientific plan be worked out for
sorting. treating and handling
30 az 10 conserve the supply
The prosperity Of England De.
ponds entirely upon coal. There
arc practically no fuel forests,
water poTer ia very small and
there II no oil. There is a coal
supply Tor n period n years "a
come but this supply IL DEN
mite quantity. with no chance for
roplsnishment, and il hciuE used
up AZ a rapid rate Tho invcs,l
cation by tho fuel research board
will determine exactly how Ions
the supply viii lns, and viii show
what methods should be used 10
handle u economically. Mean.
while. what has been considered
a scientific amusement--ihe hunt
for some new form Of power
has become practical problem
In England.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
"a Musteru OF the I'd Bor

lid YOU ever read one OF those highly
IL eolored detective storiss Of interua-
tionsl diplomacy. intrigue and what-not3
II so, you already have some idea OF how
secret state documents are hurried from
one capital 70 another,
When the London foreign office wishes
20 send an especially important mcmoran-
dun to some cabinet member, il comes
pretty nearly living up 20 your favorite
novclist's Imagining The foreign min
lister locks the paper in little red box 90
which only two keys eNist-one In the
hands Of the foreign minister, the other
in the hands Of the cabinet official receiy-
ing the box.
When the mysterious red oasket ar
riveS. under elaborate, II secret, guard
the official opens Il, reads It's contents
locks il up again and returns IL precisely
as il came. It's all very. very secret.
One such document. however. the New
York World tells us, has just gone astray.
For once the little red box has leaked
Thus we read in a copyrighted world cable
from London what purports to be the
British foreign Offices secret report on
the European situation.
hNt~uAlA VI tsNARHt - A*ttA~tA NAAatAt
angry" says this secret memorandum.
drafted by the foreign office for the guild
ance OF the British cabinet. and "the
other half is dangerously afraid"
Such is the gist OF the document Aus
ten Chamberlain, the British foreign sec
rotary. has been saying this to those who
can read between the lines ever since he
came into office, warning Britain. Europe
and the world as far as he openly dared,
Now. ii seems. the uneamouflaged truth
is out-out OF the little red box.
Germany. the document says. intends to
change her Polish frontier and recover
Silesia: France intends 10 hold the Rhine
until she no longer fears for her secur-
it's; Russia is the most menacing Of our
uncertainties" and the league Of nations
is not strong enough 10 stop a war should
one start between the great powers.
All of which is far from reassuring.
Kings used to put to death conriers who
brought bad news from the battleflelds.
But the corollary to that is, no ostrich has
ever yet STAYED off disaster from himself
or from anybody else by buryiug his head
in the sand.
The day OF world peace still seems far
off. Such is the uuwelcome message Of
the little red box
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

You can get an answer 10
4 any question OF fact or in.
formation by writing Tho Seat.
Gle star Question Editor. 1874
New York ave. Washington,
b. C.. and incioslnz cents in
loose stamps for reply. NO
medical. legal or marital nd.
vice. Personal replies. conf
Dental. All lstterB must be
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

nnIrnn ~ ~.
BY HERBERT HOOVER
written Expressly for The stan

EDITOR TIfE STAR
II 10 compliance win ysur
request Tor my flfus On ihr
general outlook. DO not frH
any imparisnt clouds on ihs
business horizon
There never vac End never
will - q Tins when some part
81 fhIs gigantic working ma
chine can not fiFhiiY complain
~ s0msihinK Othrraisr D.
would b. ths millennium More
over n ID only siE yfafH since
80 we're engaged ia Ne most
destructive YER ~ hH history.
and D. takes a while 10 get over
n aii.
Yet today vs are he only
great nation where tbsfs IL ~
ssffsring from unemployment.
where sF~fgiody has food.
eioihinE shelter and most rso-
pie have many comforts -
sides FOR instance. something
Ike three quarters ~ 81 our
families have en- automobile.
and that n a long fis'hnos from
starvation Moreover ours is
the only country that IT, con
sian'iy reducing expenses. dsls
ard taxation
should expect ouf industries
- produce more goods IN 1891
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
THE GOOD OLD DAYS WERE GOOD

nUn children ilvs In = aiffsF
" sni wafit from that whish
40 Aasw hen wrfr FrrF fauaE
Thef have rare opportunities
ehd privileges shea compared 60
ihose ws possessed We can aos
asrflnaa the fari fi44I the
breadth q an hundred ysafs ae.
iaailF does ~ ertasva thp 1873
aaH seih centuries
TniaYs fbiid b suffpgatr1 ~
20 stanY mifartss TAe tsistltp#r
The f4aia. fts aifps4Hs. naaHlas
8 saTrs, Eas fires. automobiles
FthainE waser s5seifa lishts
TniHEs sr'tHIEh magical We
fuut never wtsH them hseN lHsp
abas We $40 often pFghs 20 mis-
call llst Gm5d cd Days
Ash Yss. aoatsgimss. Egi
mrssit a nee t5s sat because asY
yNistrvu 40 nus have aame ~
ghesr iepE se0 iasf things ahtrh
msFv 81 aeaF ia M ehi.8hn@t.
FF}tf ibsy ever kHBm ,hs elafr
tlnae qutst serene days IN fhas
80 ppt nggbs wpsia plars where
I Hgstf
WFi ghsY ever fri Inst peace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
BY MRS. WAITER FERGUSON

ana security and snfioeaiuE hap
piHsss which my heart expert
saerd when ! sac tucked 20 bed
Ia sh0 Bis family sitting room and
afifsd 10 sleep Win vision -
FaFher and Mother e.bss. while
she iEhi frum She cracking leEr
Ia iHr ba fireplace transformed
Ihs Crude faun into a picture ~
Eiimmrysnk lossilness uhlch my
SLEEPY eyes carried ost 70 dream.
ianaF
Wiii fhrY ever capture ihs
high H.adHsts ard exquisite 10y
'kst nsm beck gave 20 mr..
ben bs-8iH wsFr npi 80 plsntifui
not no sss3iY come ~ as sher
haW ats
VII lbs9 s1e7 experience
anything equal 10 ths sheer DE-.
uaisg q baEzy fiilhE thru tbs
a@al shzgsaus " iee woodland
Wlssro shs whus faad followed
Hs uwn wandering fanc+rs ard
plaYsa hide ard Seek sifh iissif
lara ahs msss ~ irees'
VIII shsy ever feel ihs mystic
beauty ~ . golden sunset while
Petfhri in ihs tonshs % an an
rssai spp'e ,resT
wiu they eyrT comprehend
ihr hidden inNeiasss u homsiy
ihinEs, she scratching - fluffy
ehleksas IN the door gard. ihs
heaaiy Of ~hi,s Nnsn bleaching
On green Efses. o. the poignant
sussssusss ~ the whls.wsrwilis
cry dasn n. isnEihsnlnz twt
light.
VIII they ever sense ths feel
ing ~ family unity vhsch ssns
10 us Whsn. ~ evening. Ne rat
zl-aat shs lamp whose Seiiaw
sys closed like the heart ~
llames
with inc rssa asd hurry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
What Folks
Are Saying

REV. C. w. DOUGLAS. Ever.
green, Colo. missionary worker.
back from Philippines: General
Wood Ia doing a great work for
small pay and shoulderlng many
troubles. The riliplnor do not
want 10 sen him or the American
administration taken away.
HARRY II, SMITH. musical
man. Now York. "'rhc outrn-
RcouB hullabaloo OF Jazz Is on,
ioycd only by those who mako
II and arc wcll paid FOR their
disordcrly conduct, and by u
few writer's who regard 4 as a
foundation for an American
school OF music"
NANCY ANN PRICE, rs,
Hickory Barren, Mo: ~ have
had moro thnn my share "
happiness and ono Of tho niccsl
thlnga about being eS, goin' on
on, N that YOU don't mind know.
ms that YOU have 10 die soon"
DEAN iNGE, London Episco.
pblinn. ~ believe n restricted
birth control w imperative bc,
cause tho Intelligent nro not In
crcoslng In sufficient numbers"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

CoNTHol u the auiomsh.ls
~ traffic in ihr large spn
Huall,ss wss ihs suhgstt of dis.
cisssian in ths smoker suing
West, IT'S big problem
sald ihr deYuise ~ ihr pIpe
from A. Louis. 1aal u must ~
settled ard settled riEht Vefr
som SO Ear. however. the 40,
fhofiglss hnf, completely failed
IN their efforts iu thai altrc
iion They havr either made
matters worse o. more idicu.
iosas than formerly Take that
isu adopted IN Kansas city a.
an instance ia purpose 50 a.
tain reform and ssfesy h. msds
manifested hy ,hs language
when two cars approach
each ether ~ a crossing. they
.haii bofh come 90 a fuii stop.
sns neither shall start up un
fi the other has Epnr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
Cutting ont the Dead Wood

THERE is no question but one trouble
i with European nations Is the top
hsayincss Of administratou-thc support
% armies Of unnecessary government eu-
pIoycs. II Is certain that our people viii
commend President Coolidge in his dis
prnsiug with such parasites at Washing
ton and ia his other governmental ccono-
mics.
But from these things there has sprung
the obsessiou. prevalent quite generally.
that now - the time for every man 90
pinch. And this il wrong.
A lesson on the evils OF waste might
be read in every school house and NJ every
breakfast table. daily. with advantage. but
the difference between reckless waste and
wise economy Is as that between noun
tain and molc-hill Thrift. ovcrdone. be-
comes miserlincss Close boarding OF
money. brains or anything else investment
Of which means human comfort. happiness
and progress means stagnatlon as 10 such
desirablcs. Senator Couxeug well says:
we can all greatly reduce our stand.
ard OF living and thereby greatly ccouo-
mize. but policy of this kind Is so inter-
woven with tho economic forces Of the
country that an ill-adviscd eurtailment Of
buying on the part Of our citizens would
quickly change the present prosperous air
into one OF actual hard times.
American grain crops were never more
promising. American railroads arc doing
an Unprecedented business. Cotton ia
profitable TO the grower The iron and
steel manufacturers are prepared to meet
'ths dull summer months" with conf
dence. Most national political bugaboos
have gone into their holes The prospects
OF war are largely the mixings and bak-
ings OF elements that profit from war.
Reduction in federal taxation is certain.
President Coolidge's example in cutting
out the waste may be a fine one for every
man and every business concern to follow.
now, or at any other time. but present
conditions and prospects furnish not the
slightest grounds for "a buyers strike"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

'hsn EVER before 49,
are bgIldlaS nor, ss,..
more sgnsiratiios -
aha our tanners 40.
7fsfs ~ great afh,gs.' ~
las' having q isn =
better The eoassr.,s
Goods is at f.ry 4
ttf rni .fney q q, ?,
iH1prlHsf ana basis..
si'y 10 steadily imt,s,,. -
lsfsrr pfoDariios q or -,
sfs going 70 ssheel a..
hsfors in history az
n our youth i, ron,
i'Es Our patiis t.ss,
proving steadily rgslr,
are becoming sher.r =. q
pie are having nor. -.
recreation There a., -
things that can 5.
sH1 a ~ - fsmli.. ~. -
would Ike - -. ~,,s
and more certain lsse.-.. :
Ter homes ard an -. ], :
Ter things ", ere = !.
% progress a. a r,,ss =
ma i' no reason ~ rs,r.,
In usw u Al Il n. /.
dispossd 70 think >. :. =
more cheerful thss rs.
during ihs coming ,gr-.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

VITA 80 many new things 20
make thsm sophisticated. with
ihr marvellous becoming raf
thsm each day more common
place. can they ffrf feel ihe
same keen rapture which the
simplest pleasures gave 20 u.s.
H. II pisaHaatrr And happier
20 i've In the midst of FaifY
Tale than 90 dsram ~ ~ EioT
Iss ~ untt ! muuasf,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
Mr.. Fixit of The Star
Undertakes Here TO Remedy Your Troubl.
if Of Public Interest

NJ. Firifs WHAT should b.
denr ~ ease Ilke fhis
hate nsuey - tant that -
FaH dee. lor HiHr months
srHf fhem NJ depoHt aip srr-
crai months ago. bar hare lad
30 reisrusf uHR ~ ~ 81
Prom your isttsr Il - not
clear just what your trouble is
!, you have money on dsposii
IN = hank. yon sre supposed 10
dfaA a check for inc amount
wRatsd end present u 30 ths
baHk. II the hank j. In this
cts. II IN another city deposit
q check In a local hank for The
amount. and il wiil ~ collected
for yau. II tho hank in which
yoa have your money Is sol
yenf
NJ Fizif pieasr eirc fhc
saur aas as8rrn Of the copi-
sasV that has charge q nc de-
r,lopmrrf Of M Priest Rapids
palocr pfojrcf y. p. NJ
Try the washington IrriEs-
tisu s Development Co, f0y
whitr building
tfr gizii Ny father Nos
breu sisriag far ~ gcara A.
~ ,roai8 b only - vregs old
sosr. he masl hsrr registered
10 INC wofia war Can psu ss-
aiar me- sch,rr I con wfitc ard
pad oug n he did 50 feginert
READER.
wr.,e "a both ,hs secretary
o. var ard tho secretary Of ihs
navy. washington. - G.. and
you wiil be put Ia touch wtih
thr proper place 70 learn u
your father WA fsEistsred for
the war.
W. Ftvtf: Car 700 20 cry
fhine 10 cesar fhr pedrFlrf1nt
or cur streets 10 kccp 70 fhe
nshft~ La8tss sreui 10 bc fhe
uofri. an8 Eocoua arc. sreszE
- bc fheir 1erafite ttorofafr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

iohieh nay bs beautifully colorcd
" usaoly madc IN sheets or rods
From fhesc rarious articles. such ~
combs. tHifc handles. ehfssmrH
billiard balls. rte. arc made
q What IA tho largest ~ tho
Mexican pyramids7
A. cholmu. which has a basc NJ
ITO FEET. and a height Of M fcci
O What II meant by tho torn
"ntat cattle"7
A. Animals Of the genus bos o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

cooked up by newspaper jokers.
about atspmo,hrrs and mothers
inisws that should 10 sauclchcd
liy soms special celebration 81
their value. Doesn't woman
who taksa dozen or 70 Of ans
other womans children and
makes good citizens of them DC
serve a little bit moro applause
ihnn their original muiher7
There was old Abo Lincoln. for
instance. who said all 10 was
his siepmotheT made him. and
there's Thousands Of married
men who keep Roin only bc.
cause OF their mothcrln.iawH.
Also, view ,ho flocks Of chill.
drsn left over from divorces.
Some II them got now mothers
foistcd on them. and Il might
raise the deuce should they ccle,
bratc their own mother at All,
And yours truly otrcrves that
tho value N any kind " moth.
cr'a day depends pretty consid
ornblc on what tho children get
out uf n. a stcpmother or
mothrrin.law day would mean
bill moro ~ concord and un
nelflBhnoss in families and what
this world naods, right now. In
n darDed slight less Of family
hair.pullIn.
An agriculture department
sharp saDs 70 knl daudciions
niow The lnien crcrD other day.
bu " DOM aeon possible thdt
wifc ttni hare INC fimc for II.
fncifir CoaSt Critcipm " what
YOU might call harsh. There's
that san Francisco author who
wnH wfitin on Frisco" when
Homeono came In nnd killed him
with nm AK.
Ornery old Constable Seth
Icardslcy has been mlssin for
three days. lie probably heard
about those 10 british rum
boats lSln Off n California port.
X II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

iaE 2 cay Atd
yours truly
can sse Humo
reason for H.
indeed thersa
mare ground
for Il. m some
rrspsrt, than
for a spertai
day for first,
hand mothers
Mother dry
should i-c rv.
cry day 10
own mothers.
but there's an
evil aroma.
prsst~ fnucl,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
I Seen by
tn Papers
SEZ kiTCHEL PlxLEY
sage Of the olymples

7 BEEN nat HaH1sr Brew Is
4 tfytn 80 ingrashtste tisrssgf
w3th womsa 10 perhaps hssni
ssusG high with ~ lrSsinpntlon
shar there should ~ u step,
mnshtrn hay AMI . Mathrf 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18
!? !? Ansuers to Your Questions /? /?

@ Is ~Gloria swauson" the real
or stage name 81 the movie acfrsssT
A. ~ Is her real Aare.
q. II the bat y bird or m ANIMAL
A. In animal: mammal Nth a
tein0 membrans extending from the
enormously elongated bones and
fingers Of the torcIegs 70 The short
had limbs.
Q. what f. a buffer slater
A. A country or state tohich IN
terrenes geographically betpce n
larger states and Iosscns tho danger
~ rupture from Immediate contacts
Of their nnfricndly clements.
O. Are billiard balls ever made Of
milk?
4. ~ treating caaciH. INC prir-
cipoI protein NJ MIX. 'tiih formaide.
hDdc. hard sHbstaHce is formed
iehieh can BE- cut or turned In TIC
sanc iedv as iporp. oelialoid. hard
rubber and bdkeiitc. THIS product.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

A KANSAS EDITOR rs GET.
ting 10 cents q line for spring
poems published, and lra n
darn mean reflection ON lilo
"LoM, slraycd or stolen" depart
mont that's what
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

THE ' rng ai,sne,s.s. !.
efowded street Ag.1
There are many p.ssw /
city who thru hurry = 80
nsfs overlook the n...,
conFsnisncss o. ohe.
"lsit.hhnd- psdss,rsr, !,
one o. the ether a
classes Their. isa, n.,s
can bs don. tIesg . -.
and educate.
M Fiyif: ! ulss r. III
yon for M pfomp, ecfs,, n
from 'hs street car r,,.|
concerning M fres,-r
osired uehes I srsppz II
rim fokcu n ne fare h:
rcoeipcd a niee Iefsr IL
sept HeH1etios szl NJ III
ioas fefsnaed. Buei /, "A
taeee" hR8. XII
From . strict lni.r,gs1.4|
Of supi Hsnasfsons ofss1 N
eonaucior vas ziihln IA re|
In refusing 70 take ths sm|
but u was the name !. v
be did IL that iai..eSa II
Henderson he Is very tst.s|
that employees Of iht "a, Il
h courteous TO pa;rpas & Il
times
Br. EGzii How u 4 ID
teucral Of onr lesee "a
buildings can oaaes ps-1kaf|
fhr ft5epcrlk for tiesrwes III
potcS Their is Q gess 1ss,|
RE Of this on cherry q n
fr,rn Second end Third cd
Hho permits ihen 20 u sfRI
Using Sidewalk s7s~ \
s;airwaya 70 hsvm.sa ( q
fiee buildings is altered &
many side streets II Il II
under permit from Tie hsass|
department. and rhfls rHn ]
nuisance. Is the only rsy nj
large buildings have Il gf.zl
an outside entrance & y
basement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

An agriculture department
sharp saDs 70 kiii dandciions
mow The lnien crcrD other day.
bni u don't aeon possible that
wifc uW hare INC nmc for u.
The Kusko times., 1925-09-12

it'start up, but thought someone was aboard taking" it to the coal yard When it passed Athe, coal yard and started across the bridge they knew something was wrong, especially as the usual whistler &tRshe crossings were omitted.
 When the chase started, the runaway V had big start aad was hitting better than 30 miles an hour. When police in automobiles and the men aboard the railroad veiocipede finally came upon the stalled engine, the throttle was found closed, just as the engineer de- clares he lsfsis in the yard.
 Whether some me,Voungster was aboard and jumped off after he managed to stop it. or whether leaky valve was responsible. is not known.
The Kusko times., 1925-09-12
Local Radio Fans Are
 Getting Good Results

Local radio fans, it may be stated, are now obtaining fine results, stations 5000 miles away being heard.
 Gertrude Rody, with her powerful Su per Zenith, is getting fine variety of music out of the air, the music being so loud in some instances that passing pedestrians have stopped to listen to the "phonograph." only to find that they were listening to the Jazz Band at the St. Francis Hotel. San Francisco.
 Jack, Mutchler, with his faithful Neutr odyne, after waiting patiently to hear music from the Outside for the past month, decided something was amiss; so he secured the services of G eorge Clark, electrician, and had the set ov erhauled, and now has the plea sure of hearing his set titting on all five. And, strange to say, it is vely pleasing to hear The Owls Hoot" at Portland, Ore. If you don't think so. ask Jack.
 A. c, Johnson. whose five e-tube Neu- trodYne, until recently. had been in the garage since last April, is pleased to know that his set was putting forth 8 good variety of music Thursday. broad easted from KGO of Alaska fame. 'Boys, keep your ears peeled for KGO, Oakland, California. and you will hear some good music, and don't forget to drop 'em line, thanking them for the music you are getting," says a radio fan
The Kusko times., 1925-09-12
Runaway Engine Stops
 After Wild 15-Mile Run

Menominee, Mich.-Chased by auto mobiles and 8 gasoline velocipede after it had speeded out of the Meuominee railroad yard. across the bridge and through the.city of Marineite, run away St. Paul railroad locomotive was captured Tuesday night near Baglev, where it had stopped as mysseriously as it started.
 Gt.had run wild s6eat l6 miles, mar rowly missing several automobiles at crossings and frightening people as it passed through cities without any warning whistles. The switch engine, with full head of steam, was standing iu the Menominee yards when the en- zine crew on another locomotive saw
The Kusko times., 1925-09-12
ANSWERED
 BY WILBUR
Replies to Criticisms Concerning PN9 No.
 l and Shenandoah.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Secre- tary of Navy Wilbur, in a formal statement today, answered the criticisms resulting from the loss of the Shenandoah and the sea. plane lPN9 No. l. He declared "there was nothing politica whatever in connection with the flight of the Shenandoah" and reiterated that Lieutenant Com mander Zachary Lansdowne, of the dirigible Shenandoah, and Commander John Rodgers, of the seaplane, themselves select. sd the time of the two flight 1
The Kusko times., 1925-09-12

A. B. See, who has recently become known as oae of New York's best after-dinner speakers. said -rnodestly the other day:
 "After-dinner speakers are such $ poor lot that it is easy to outdo them. A typical after.dinner speaker was speaking So badly one night that the chairman reached over to vprod him with cane so as to make him stop.
 ''The chairman missed his mark and prodded another man in the back of the head so violently that the poor fel. low fell to the floor in a faint. They laved his temples and wrists with ice water, and after few minutes he opened his eyes. Living there, only half conscious, he marmured:
 "'Prod me again. I can still hear him.'n
The Kusko times., 1925-09-12

Charles Nicolet, better known as ''Gssoline Nick" and wife and family, will arrive on the Argonaut from Bethel, and will at once depart for Canes creek. where they will make their home. MT. Nichols, who is as aociated with Mr. Joaquin in the dredging proposition on Ganes, will assume superintendency of mechanical operations there.