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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
Forgot Home to Revive
Old West in City Park

tired and sleepy boy home.
Wednesday night tho adven.
turous youth attended the
Sportsmen's show with his fam.
lily, He was missed about . p.
M. and otty.wide search FOL.
lowed. Police prowlcr cars
dashed hither and yon looking
for him, but all in vain.
Meanwhile, Billie and several
other boys had journeycd to the
vacant lot, whore they found
some horses staked out to Craze.
They seized the opportunity TO
play cowboy and win the wild
and woolly West ull over again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

O. why are orange blossoms used
with the bridal veil?
A. Orange bIossomss are from ono
Of the most profits OF all fruit
bearing trees. and arc symbol Of
fruitfuIness. The custom appears
10 hare been Introduced into Europe
at the time Of the Crnsddcs. EUcn
At that carly date, Sprigs OF the
blossoms tcere morn as crot1n
OF the bridal Uct. practice which
Is said 10 be Sdrnccuic In origin.
0. who is the youngest justice
Of the United States supreme court?
A. Pierce Butler. He t0as born IN
1866. being SO years old.
A. Are there five or six con-
tLasnts7
According 10 general usage the
%tncnts arc OiUen as sir: Europe,
Asia, Africa, australia, North Amer
icn and South America. Occasion
aHv ono hears Of "JtUc continents"
either Australia not being counted
fbccdusc II Is large isiandJ. or
Europe and Asia being taken To-
octber az "Eurdsid" Some Dco0-
r1phers speak of The antarctic
region as another continent called
"Antarchc." Thus the number Of
continents Is pnriouSIv 0iycn and
no definite number has cDer been
poreed upon ~ 0eo0rapiers.
O. What are the farthest stars
from the earth?
A. The fnrtheR stars, so far "a
Iaonn, are UerD tdirt cluster
,ghich cannot, Of course, be seen
,cith the naked enc, Their distance
Ia miles Is estimated al f,293,572,-
g75,0O0, 000000.
o. How many lepers are there In
.hs United states?
A. n has been Estimated that
taeyc arc approximately 1900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

CEATTLE police Thursday Joined
~ In the coast.wide search for
Charles II. Schwartz, Martinez, Cal.
! chemist, who is wanted in that city
on "A murder warrant.
Schwartz Is being sought following
tho explosion in his laboratories in
Martinez which cost the life OF an
unidentified man. The victim was
first declared TO be the chemist him.
self. but authorities declare they
have now definitely established that
II was not Schwartz and that the
body was dead before the explosion.
Schwartz. police declare, has
fled California and, believing
that he will try to make his way
TO Canada. they have asked Sc
attic police 10 maintain care
full watch in this city for him.
Complete description of the man
together with his pictures have
been sent the local department.
Investigation OF the case has
spread over the entire state of
California already
Schwartz laboratories were sup
posed to be for experimenting in
the manufacture of artificial silk.
He recently organized corporation
10 finance the manufacture.
When the explosion first occurred
it was believed that the chemist
had persisted while conducting n
chemical experiment
Then It was found that the body
OF the dead man did not resemble
that of Schwartz. Closer investiga-
ton showed an absence of dental
work on the teeth OF the victim.
Schwartz, it was said, had had
much work done on his teeth.
Police then found the chemist car.
ried $4,000 in life insurance. Next
they remembered that a Miss Eliza
beth Ryan, school teacher had once
sued the inventor for breach of
promise. a woman. It is said, left
the laboratory shortly before the
explosion.
So the murder warrant was is
sued and the search started for
the mystery scientist of Martinez,
the man who made silk without the
aid Of silkworms, the man who
made chemicals that baffled chem
lists. but the man who police claim
failed to make death where there
was no death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

he had given Mr.. and Mrs. John
Spas Mary's parents, something"
In the way Of money at the time
the adoption papers were signed.
Asked II It were aB much as
$4,000, he said:
No; not that much. | cannot toll
you exactly. II isn't well TO give
people In their circumstances too
much money"
Had the matter come under my
supervision" said Colcr. Browning
never would have been allowed to
adopt tho girl. This department
never under any circumstances,
gives 70 n man separated from his
wife, wldower or n bachelor. Gus.
tody Of n girl Of any age. unless he
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

The parade will assemble at
II n. m. north Of Leonora st. on
First ave. at noon, will proceed
south on First ave. TO Pike ST.;
east on Pike ST. to Second ave.
south on Second 10 Yesler way:
enst on Yesler way TO Third
ave. north on Third TO Pine
St: east on Pine to Fifth i've.
south on Fifth to Unlvsssity
st.; cast on University and dis
band.
Greater Movie season is q
national movement, indorHed by
President Coolidge and partici-
patod in by every branch Of tho
film industry, with the purpose
OF arousng tho public's interest
In screen productions. and In
turn. improving tho standard OF
motion pictures
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

WHILE his frantic parents and
W the police searched all
night long for 9.year.old Billie
Slender OF Fifth ave. n. Il. and
Il. Goth St. the lad was enjoying
himself hugely by playing COW.
boy Oh n vacant lot at N, Goth
st. ana Woodland Park ave,
Billie was located Thursday.
morning and gave UP his occu.e
patton as an 'Injun fighter to
return home, The last rodskin
bit tho dust when tho police
broke up the nll.night rodco and
wild West show and took the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
NEN FUEL Is
TO Ili USED

General Motors viii install the sen.
rationai engine in their i've makes Of
automobiles. according 10 the pro-
posed scheme. The Dupont company
will make tho new motor fuel In their
vast laboratories, out Of nav ma.
teriala accumulated by tho STANDARD
.Oll buying organization, Distribution
Of the fuel viii DO effected by tho
nation wide chain Of oil stations
maintained hy STANDARD on and i,E
affiliated concerns
Tho new fuel. which r. 10 be mar.
kcted UNDER the name Of "syn,hol,
may bc manufactured from pctrolc.
UNI. coal or Ignite
It's action in the new motor dc
signed for it's use ia said to bc
moro nearly like steam power than
any internal combustion engine yet
devised. The gas In the cylinders
nt higher compression than used
in an ordinary engine. expands
without explosive force and hisscs
from the exhaust valves like cs
Gaping steam. according 10 tech
Turn to Page ., Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
WILL Use
SPECIAL
FUEL!
General Motors Now
Developing Special
Motor
ny LINCOLN QIARnERG

ttnltrd Fnss staff tprfrspundrnil
| os ANGELES. Aug. 6s--An auto
~ mobile Of revolutionary design.
driven by a new and powerful brand
q byuthotic gasoline. 10 about 10 be
offered the public u was revealed
TO the United Press today by "a
chemical engineer OF national rrpu.
'atlpn attending tho convention here
Of tho American Chemical soeisty
Financicrs behind the project,
Witch involves "a s., 900. 900. 900 bust.
ness merger. arc not ready 10 make
an official announcement Of their
plans. but details o, tho proposed
gigantic deal have been laboratory
gossip among technical men FOR
months, according TO this author.
iatire informant.
Proposed merger involves General
Motors. Standard on. the Dupont
Chemical corporation and other lead,
ing motor and petroleum firms. Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
Youth Plays Tag
With Prowler Car

r. H, Murphy, 81, played tag with
Patrolman W. X. Lance, in a police
prowler car at 40 miles an hour.
Wednesday night, according to the
latter, and refused to stop when
ordered to do so.
Instead of being arrested for
speeding, Murphy was held for reck.
less driving when he hit the police
car with his machine. He posted
$3.50 bail
Lance said he forced Murphy to
tho curb in his efforts TO stop the
speeding cur, and the collision. fol,
lowed,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
Investigate Adoption of
Girl by Rich Bachelor!
Millionaire's "Cinderella Race" Under
Fire of New York Officials

NEW YORK. Aug, 6.-Commis.
IN sioner Bird S. Coler. head OF
the department OF public welfare.
today launched an official invcsti
cation into the Cinderella race by
which Mary Spas OF Astoria, be.
came heIress to the millions OF Ed.
ward w. Browning, 80 year old
realty man.
Tho commissioner began his In
uuiry by arranging with District
Attorney Richard Newton, Of
Queens county, for a conference,
during which, he said, they would
consider all available facts OF the
case.
BELIEVE BROWNING
PAID PARENTS
Browning told tho United Press
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
VALUABLE TIMER
Is DESTROYED

Marshfield, Ore, reports fire rag
ing on 10.milc front on Smith river,
near Rccdsport. A crew Of % men
will. Il Is believed. bring II under
control. Two and half sections OF
timber have been destroyed, together
with other property In the path OF
the flames.
Millions OF feet of timber were de-
stroyed and settlements. homes and
logging camps were being burned
over in widely separated sections Of
British Columbia. according TO re.
ports from Vancouver. The most
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
ANSWERS TO
ALL YOUR
QUERIES
Unusual Things Are
Brought to Light
in Star Column

GONE of the most unusual
~ things in the world are
brought to light daily in the
ANSWERS to Your Cues
tions" column of The Star,
which appears daily on the
editorial page. Any query
under the sun which is
anSwerable will be answered
by The Stars Washington
bureau on request of any of
the readers of this paper.
But the column is not only
valuable as a means of
answering your own ques-
tions. 1t is also interesting
gnd entertaining rs reading
matter.
Q. How thick Is the biggest vein
uApl yet found2
5ae hundred feet al Ghleiie.
lYgo.
Q. where did tho term Bull
Moose." as applied TO the pro
ErcsSive party under Roosevelt or
igiuatc?
4. From a statement bv Roosc-
seli. made HpoH his Grriral a, Chi
caco just before the coHrcRtioa Of
Jsis. that he "fclt Ike sHii
stoosc
Q. have heard that the late
chief Justice whites viii is a
model Of breyity and clarity? Can
soGl quote Ia
A. III Is as folIoips: This Is ny
last flI I oirc. bcqHcath and de-
rise TO my tciie. Leiia 81. White. tn
complete aud perfect otDaershtp. al
gay rights and property Of every
Kind and nature. trhethcr real. per
soHai or mircd. ,chcrcuer situated.
appointing her crecuirtr Of my es-
tate Without bond. and oitinD her
seian therein. Edward ID. White.
Hsre there any Islands OF the
,pines which are so small as
10 be uninhabitcd2
a. There are 1916 islands In the
Philippine archipelago less than a
squarc mite IN area, aud rcry many
OF them arc entirely uniHhnbited.
Mountainous aud rocky conditions
make them uninhabiiablc.
Q. Is 1t true that tho government
will give diamond ring to any
baby born on the 18th OF July?
a. We regret to say that the
presentation Of diamond rings TO
Fourth Of July babies has nerer
been government industry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

y II q N q
does Il heap OF
things on hl
Job but dog
gone he al
always does
en- wrong
hut u rs "a
good thing
that he door
do things
wrong By 20
doing hc gives
Il hearty laugh
ca CHI day
Sans duiIy
nitlLna I'm Tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
1925 STAR SPORT

1925 STAR SPORT
TIVE-PASsENGER MODEL
Painted beautiful robins egg
blue; Eiyo fun balloon tIrss like
new: car run only 1890 miles;
equipped with bumper, moto-
meter, wind wings, disc wheels,
automatic swipc, kick plates
and rear vision mirror: now
type A-whccl brakes and MIL
LIOS DOLLAR MOTOR IL Just
nicely brnlten. In. This car
looks and runs just like .
uRAND NEW CAR-in fact
this 1925 model Ii n NEW chr.
carefully driven these few
miles. Gail us for n demon
atration
Turn to tho Want Ad Columns
and gee who Ia offering this dandy
car TO you. READ THE WANT
ADS EVERY DAY FOR BAR.
GAINS IN GOOD USED CARS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
WHAT happens under our present system
w government?

WHAT happens under our present system of
w government?
There's public for tax reduction Council,
faced with departmental budgets that invariably
not budgets at all, but collection Of cutchng fists
IN fiscal grab bag. is up against it.
With no chance to select ntellgenty, it takes a
cut, slash and hack system, by which many needed
improvements are forgotten-to bob up again next
year and the year after until they are done
HERE'S the idea. in nutshell:
Il The city needs say, ten improvements, costing
S1OO000o0
The city manager method is to do these ten things
efficiently and in busnesslike manner cutting costs
to the bottom.
The city council lops off three improvements hap
Misunderstanding upon whose corns viii be trodden
on-and does the other seven in the same old, in
efficient political way.
Later on, when the tax-cutting howl has died down.
city fathers will slip in emergency appropriations"
and do the three eft-outof-the-bud improvements
paying several per cent on the money.
What price economy?
YOU can't have economy when every member of
the city government has both eyes glued to the
crack in the political door and both ears surrounded
by political headphones.
You can have real economy with city manager
ship that will a city it was meant to be run
as community enterprise for the good Of all.
Some day Seattle will discover that When it does
taxes will come down permanently and efficiency in
government will go up in the ratio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
NEGROES ROBBED HIM

Nels Nelson, Central hotel, was
strong armed by three negroes We'd
nesduy afternoon and robbed of his
watch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

VOU can get an answer 10 any
i question OF fact or informa-
ton by writing The Seattle Star
Question Editor, 1872 New York
ave, Washington. ID. G.. and In.
closing 2 cents In loose stamps
for reply. No medical, legal or
marital advice. Personal re.
plies, confidential. All letters
must be signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

Star has the same effect as "A
feather on persons chin.
You viii find him today with
tho rest o, tho Comic Family
on Page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
Purse STRINGS
and a Manager
EDITORIAL

THE FOLKS who making the most noise about
L cutting taxes" are the same folks who recently
fought and voted to perpetuate the present wasefu,
inefficient political system of city government.
1t proposed by forward-ooking citizens to wipe
out the present wastefu city system and substitute
a city manager.
The record of the city manager system is that it
reduces government costs, does away with lot Of
expensive politics. furthers economy and makes the
present happy-go-lucky hodge-podge of government
into an effective efficient machine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
HUGE Loss
IN WOODS
alarms
Unusually Grave
c dition Thru
Whole Northwest

ENOREsT fires were rigging Thurs.
l. day In nearly every timbcred
section Of the Northwest, Low
humidity thruout tho area and high
winds IN many sections. combined
with shortage Of men IN some 10,
ciliiirs. combine to make tho battle
against the flames 40 FAR losing
one. with thousands OF acres Of
virgin timber menaccd with des.
trucilGn
Two men are known 20 have lost
their lives In fighting Philip
Commodore dying OF injuries receiv,
cd when burning tree fell on
him rear wcnatchce. and Christ
stnrxman succumbing in Wenatchcc
10 a puralytic stroke suffered while
fighting flames in tho Lake creek
fire.
Forestry officials reported the
situation in Washington and ore.
gon the worst OF the year and "un-
itEuslf,a grave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
FIRES BURNING IN
MANY FORESTS

Important fires arc burning in the
colvillc. Wcnatchee, Mount Baker
and Mount Hood national forests.
while much privately owned timber
has also suffered.
From Mlsoula comes reports Of
fires in Northern Idaho and Western
Montana, A shortage Of men adds
10 the difficulty Of coping with the
situation there. Seven hundred are
now engaged IN the battle. and many
moro are needed
The Falcon blaze crossed from
Idaho into Montana.
In tho Occur d'Alcnc section OF
Idaho the situation continues serious,
Several small mines In the Big Creek
section. south OF Wallace. Idaho, were
threatened
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
BUYING A GOOD
USED CAR

Is much easier " YOU consult the
Want Ad Columns of The Star,
Here Is a good listing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
New Style Auto Announced
T'sGood hing
Salesman Sam
Makes Errors

CALEsMAN SAM Is tho busiest
~ fellow In this town.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
FOREST FIRES ARE SPREADING
w Their

Suir tonight aud FridaY litiic
: change ~ temperature, light
L Horthcrly tgtndS
4 Temperature Last 20 Hours
Z sNimum, ~ Minimum, SO
Y fodSy NOM, IS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

o. How many lepers ARE there In
IN. United states?
A. n has been Estimated that
tbnyc arc approximately 1900
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06

Q. How thick IS the biggest vein
Al yet found7
5Rc hundred feet al Gh!ciie,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-27
TOMORROW

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Show, by the
boys of the jefferson Junior High
Tea-The Susan b. Anthony Founda.
ton, in the clubrooms, at 1713 H street
from 4 to O'clock.
.Dinner--The Zonta Club. In tht
Grace Dodge Hotel. tonight.
MeetIng-The Portland I. o. o. f.
Club. in the Odd Fellows Temple, to-
night
Centennial No. IA, tonight.
Meeting-The municipal council OF
the Royal Arcanum, tonight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-27

Efficiency has ordered system Tor
Erating the 10000 Federal employees
in this city that Is vicious, unfair,
and unjust
It Is declared chiefs III some Of
the Government departments have
received instructions to give only
per cent Of their subordinates eff.
cheney ratings OF between 95 and
100, even though larger percent
age is deserving OF such rating. It
was declared.
sThis scheme, says President
Steward, Gin our opinion Is entirely
wrong. The same deadly average
that has made the ALLEGATIONS of
employees in the District Of Column
bia. under the naladministration OF
recIassif ieatiOn BY the personnel
classification board q CHASTITY farce,
can and doubtless will be used uli-
der the guise of efficiency ratings
to perpetuate existing abuses and
to create new iOopholes by which
competent and fair.minded per-
sonnet administration can be
thwarted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL
LIBRARY To BE
ENLARGED
Work Will Begin This Sum-
mer-1,5oo, 900 More Books
May Be Taken Care Of

Specifications for extension and
alteration of the Library of Con.
gress, to cost nearly a million dol.
lars, are now being prepared under
direction Of Librarian Herbert Put.
nam and David Lynn, architect OF
the Capitol, and bids will be asked
about July 1. The work will begin
| this summer.
The new construction will fill
both the northeast and northwest
courts and will lenlarge the capaci-
ty of the library by approximately
1900, 900 volumes and provide q
beautiful new auditorium in which
| chamber music concerts will be
given.
Consideration is being given by
library officials to ultimate con-
struction of an entirely new build
ing on a lot adjacent to the pres
ent library, for the storage Of a
vast mass of material which is not
in constant demand by readers but
which must be retained by the
Government. This building, which
will fill an entire city block, must
equivalent of 100 ,OOO, 900 volumes.
it has been agreed. Though this
building probably, will not be
needed for at least ten years, Off
Gals are DESTROYS of purchasing a
site as soon as possible, It is stated.
$345,OOO Appropriated.
Congress- has appropriated $345,-
900 to commence construction of
new bookstacks, to fill the north.
east court of the building, and has
authorized the letting OF contracts
to a total of $745,0OO.
Work of constructing a chamber
music auditorium in the northwest
court, under terms of a gift of
100000 by Elizabeth Sprague Cool
idge. Of Boston and New York, also
is expected to begin this summer.
Acceptance OF the gift and COM
mencement of the construction was
authorized by Congress during the
past session.
The library at the present time
is dangerously Overcrowded, 1t was
stated by the librarian. More than
100000 volumes, are now janmed
into Abookstacks which were de-
signed to hold about 2,700,0 900 vol
umes and the condition Is steadily
growing worse as new acquisitions
pour in under the terms of the
copyright laws.
All Available Spaces Filled.
In 1908 the original capacity of
the building was exhausted and it
was enlarged by construction of
stacks filling the southeast court,
Mr.. Putnam said This gave a
capacity of 100000 additional
volumes. More than 100000 have
been added since that time.
Priceless volumes are now stored
in double rows behind the rows on
the shelves throughout the library
and are piled ino heaps on the floor,
Librarian Putnam said.
Addition of the proposed stacks
will take care of the normal needs
of the library for eight or ten
years more, it is estimated. At
the end of this time a new build
ing must be constructed
The new building, Mr.. Putnam
said, need not be architecturally
pretentious. In it he would house
old newspaper files, foreign docu-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-27
Judge Orders Wife
to Pay Husband
Alimony

EDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,
March 27.-Judge John I. Moi
fit in district court has en-
tered an order requiring Mrs:
Olive Sloat to pay her husband
500 temporary alimony, SIS
attorney fees and $25 support
money pending final disposition
of Sloat's divorce action against
his wife.
He asked $4,000 alimony
when he sued in January, al!eg-
ing cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
Mrs. Slota filed a cross-peti-
tion in which she asked for ali
mony. Judge Moffit dismissed
her petition, but granted her
an injunction preventing her
husband from molesting her.
He also gave the husband per-
mission to occupy the family
home so long as he did not
attempt to enter his wife's
apartments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-27

investigated and when Precinct De
tective b. C. Kuehling went to ~.
tervieM him it was discovered that
the pipes leading from the rear Of
the cell had been displaced.
.Kuei1ling heard Mangum behind
the cell in the hall leading to the
front room and yelled to the police
to stop him.
Armed with a bottle with which
he admitted he intended fighting
towards the front door, but Police
man Nicola, of the Twelfth precinct
standing before the desk with an
other prisoner stretched out his foot
and Mangum was catapulted agains;
the door. s..
It was said that Mangum will
appear in Police Court tomorrow in
answer to a charge of larceny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-27
i. S. EINPL DYES
FIGHT new
IA Tines
Presidents Steward Explains
How New Orders VIII
Il1iure Workers

a finish fight on the Bureau of
Efficiency for it's reported decision
to limit the number of high ratings
in the Government service was an
nounced today by Luther g.
Steward, president Of the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
The question was thoroughly dis.
cussed last night by the. members
of the executive council Of the
federation. who are holding a three.
day conference at the federation
headquarters.
1t Is charged that the Bureau Of