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Evening star., 1925-04-26
Earliest Stone Building Is
Called Great Artists Work

TIME modern worlds entire IL
brary on ancient Egyptian ar
chitecture may have to be re-
L written as a result of the dis
covery of the Itinerary temple
of King Zoser. who ruled upper and
lower Egypt about 3100 Be, accord
ing to DR.. George A. Reisner, chief of
the Harvard University-Boston Mu.
scum expedition, which recently re-
ported the important discovery of a
tomb of the Fourth Dynasty, intact.
This discovery" writes DIR. Reis-
ner in the latest issue of the Inde.
pendent, the most important his
torically made in Egypt since the
war, not only discloses the earliest
stone building known to man, built
with an elaboration of beautiful ar.
chitectural detail far in advance OF
anything known to have existed at
that time or for ten centuries after.
ward, but it also solves a fascinating
mystery of human personality, and
reveals to us and Identifies a really
great creative artist who lived and
worked almost 5000 years ago.
For years Psychologists have
known something of the history of
Imhotep-now for the first time def.
initely recognized as the architect of
the Temple of Zoser. His name has
sifted down through the long history
of Egypt as a historical character, as
legendary, mythical figure, and at
last as demigod, worshiped by
kings"
All through ancient history refer
ences are made to this demigod on
the craven tablets of both Egypt and
Greece. On the walls of one Greek
temple, the famous Egyptologist de.
clares, Imhotep is represented as a
god, receiving offerings from the
king, Ptolemy V. Poems and songs
were written about him, depicting
him as royal scribe among scribes,
magician of the lector- priests, a
physician, apparently poet"-and
now he is definitely recognized as the
demigod architect of the worlds first
stone building, says DR.. Reisner
"He was deified by the Ptolemies, as
were few other notable men of the
period of Egyptian imperial power"
continues DR.. Reisner. But he re-
mained in the minds of modern schol-
ars an obscure and almost mythical
figure whose very existence as a man
had been disputed by some of them.
NE discovery of the Temple of loser
brought him before us, however,
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Eyesidht of Children.

CHILDREN with normal eyesight oil
with moderate defects see better
as they grow older. Sneller's eye
test, given to 9,245 children, showed
that the percentage Of children with
normal vision increased as the chill.
dren grew older and the percentage
of those with minor defects decrease
The number of children with mark
edly defective vision increased. how
ever, with age. OF all the children
tested So per cent were found to be
normal, 27 per cent moderately de
fective and only 10 per cent had poor
eyesight. The percentage of boys with
normal eyesight was slightly higher
than the girls. but the average for
those with very poor vision was the
same.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Sensations in Thousand Drop
Are Vividly Described by Air1nan
o
Be destroyed by

parachute jar while revolving tkus
and dropping at an astounding rate.
l would never do that, and / struggled
crafty. No use.
1 tried to right myself. but couldn't
get my body under control. l contfn'
ued to try. ! would have to stop spin
ming some time. Before 1 hit the
ground. 1 hoped. But I knew I could
stop spinning long before l fell the
$500 feet to the ground.
But now I realized, with a CHASTITY
feeling, that my senses were begin
ming to go.
1t wasn't the pressure. 1t was the
spinning. / was very dizzy, and / was
getting dizzier. My mind began to
blur. l didn't want to take the jerk
on my shoulders, but neither did l
want to take a chance of going un-
conscious for the spinning.
x x X
EOR seconds that seemed an age l
= was poised between the two evils
A decision had come. and it came
when l felt my mind rapidly getting
blank. A pang of desperate fear shot
through me. My hand went to my
shoulder. l tried, and felt with a
sickening sensation that / could not
control my body the slightest.
My fingers were around the cord on
my shoulder.
A convulsive pull.
A terrific crack as the cords tight.
ened suddenly, and I felt as though
my soul were being jerked out of me.
The opening caught me in a position
slanting somewhat from upright, and
my shoulders were violently wrenched
up.
1 was out for some seconds, and
then 1 came to and found myself float
ing gently downward I felt my
shoulders. They were wrenched
enough to lay me up for a day or so,
but otherwise I was all right, and my
head was clear. i was swinging quite
bit, but l easily got the parachute
under control and made a good land
ing.
A week or so later I went up again
and tried longer drop. This time 1t
was no thrill at all. 1 knew exactly
what / was up against and I encoun-
tered no mishaps.
1 fell 1000 feet before my para
chute opened, and then went to a mo-
ton picture show to get a little ex-
citement.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

wild strawberry vines in white bloom,
early shoots of milfoil which a month
hence will be large aromatic bushes,
topped with white and sometimes
pink composite flowers, which you
and nearly everyone else know as
yarrow. There are clusters of bluets,
bouquets of heartbeat violets, and
tufts of yellow flowers of black mus
tard. though these are more plenti-
full in the fields beyond than on the
shady roadside.
Where the road passes through the
wood you get a sense of quiet, though
the place is not without sounds. The
breeze through the trees makes that
sound which some persons call
"soughing," and other persons say
Evening star., 1925-04-26
New Portable LIGHT.

A CCORDING to statement by the
Sperry Gyroscope Co, the concern
is now able to turn out a searchlight
of 200, 100000 candle power which is
able to pick out an airplane in good
weather at distance Of 10000 feet.
The new searchlight weighs only
1,500 pounds, making it practically
portable. 1t can be set in the ground
and surrounded with sand bags so
that it will be almost impossible for
an airplane to bomb it. In addition
to its portability the new light can be
controlled electrically at a distance,
so that its operators will not be
blinded bY itS glare
Evening star., 1925-04-26

valley of Oxon Run. AS the road
comes to this hill, it enters a wood
and, on one side, some old cherry
trees and younger ones, sprung from
them, are in bloom. These show that,
in the long ago, there was here one
of those Maryland institutions-ap-
purtenant to many country homes
called a cherry walk" The color of
the road has changed from light yel-
low clay of the uplands to a deep
tawny clay bedded with rounded and
sub-angular quartzite pebbles worn to
their present form and size by mil
lions of years of abrasion under wa
ter. In the bordering greenery are
Evening star., 1925-04-26

during the drop. save that of fear
only he was certain that he could not
have remained conscious any longer
i myself had had no significant ex-
perience. / had made more than 100
parachute jumps, but had always got
my parachute open quite promptly.
However. / had feeling that | should
keep conscious in the longest kind
of fall. But when | thought it over
the thought came strongly that ! did
not know. | had set out to prove a
hypothesis, not with pencil and paper
but with my own bones. My orders
were that the moment felt my senses
going | should pull the cord on my
right shoulder that released the para
chute. But suppose that conscious
ness snapped out suddenly? Well,
that was A chance | should have to
take.
The more immediate danger was the
jerk that I would get when the para
chute opened. ! was determined to
make a drop of more than 1000 feet
and my fall would suddenly be checked
by the straps around my body. If
the speed of the fall were great
enough, that might kill man or hurt
him badly, or knock him out. If it
were to jar me unconscious it would
he serious. You have to control a
parachute. BY pulling it down at
the sides you can guide ii and keep
from hitting a tree or d high build
ing and getting a nasty fall, and you
can keep it from oscillation, else you
will come down swinging crafty and
be dashed against the ground.
fv x 4 x X
CuNDAY came. an ideal day. The
~ warm Spring sun was bright. and
a light five-mile wind was blowing.
Everybody was on the field to watch
the performance. Lieut.. Whitley. who
flew the plane, and l made our ar
rangements.
When we were up 5000 feet he was
to circle and pass twice over the head
quarters building That would be the
signal He would cut off the motor
and glide. There were two reasons
for this. First, it would cut down the
speed of the plane from 80 to about
so miles an hour. The motion of the
plane forward hurls you and adds to
the velocity of your start. Secondly,
it is bad to jump with the motor go
ing. The wash of the propeller, like
q tremendous gale, will set you spin
ming This is bad for even an ordi-
nary parachute jump. There is some
thing of a jar when the parachute
opens, no matter how little a distance
you fall and it is best to take it fall
ing feet downward, so that the jar Is
distributed between the straps around
the legs and those around the shoul-
ders. Ordinarily you can contrive to
fall feet downward although, of
course, you always tend to go over
head first You control your position
in the air as diver does, by using
your head and shoulders as a rudder
IF you get bad initial somersaulting
spin you may not be able to straighten
up and will have to take the full jar
on the shoulder straps, which will
give you a severe shaking.
Zhe motor thundered and the big
Evening star., 1925-04-26
He Made 1t Himself.

THE first time 20-dollar yellowback
gold certificates were issued IA
Government engraver received his
salary in these new bills and decided
to take short trip to New York
When he paid his hotel bill he gave
the clerk one of these new bills
whereupon the clerk scrutinized it
and refused it, saying that he had
never seen such a bill and 1T wasn't
good. The engraver assured him II
was good, for he had made it himself
just last week. That's what I
thought" returned the clerk an "a
rans for the house detective.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

the wind sings, or murmurs, or even
roars through the budding, leafing
branches. The sound rises, falls,
nearly dies away, and comes again.
There are many notes. 1t is a lull-
ing, sleepy sound.
In the fields beyond the wood you
hear song sparrows telling it to the
world that their music is as sweet and
CHEEKY as canaries' and from quite a
distance can hear the clear whistle
and the CHUCK ck-chuck-chuck" of the
cardinal.
Listen to these sounds and calm
comes to you. The music of the
woods is not SO practical and prOgres.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

sive, you know, as the honk of an
auto, whose driver is worth four
dollars a day, but who drives as
though millions hang on minutes.
At the bottom of the hill you come
upon land on which water often
stands. where the clay is deep-cov-
cred with leaf-mold, where groves of
gum trees grow and sprinkle the
ground with their strange fruit, and
where in autumn they daub the land
scape with pink, purple and crimson
star-shaped leaves. Honeysuckle
mats the ground and climbs the trees,
and this little part of the world is
damp and full of shadow.
Straight through this lowland the
road leads to a stream and crosses
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

Mr.. Royle is commenting on the
advertising budget writes:
The known appropriations from
Florida communities total well
above $4,5O0,000. The fact that
such tremendous sums will be paid
for the opportunity to acquaint the
public with advantages of certain
cities and sections in the daily pa
.pers is due to a careful checkup of
ers is due to a careful checkup of
California is reaping the benefits
of present and past advertising and
shows no disposition to abandon
this method of attracting visitors,
investors and inhabitants. A study
just completed based on income tax
returns, telephone installations and
demand for electric and gas SER
vice, which divided the states into
five classes showed California in a
class of it's own so far as gain in
the last decade was concerned.
Advertising experts declare that
the interesting part of this data is
that the automobile has put the ma
tion on wheels at first for vacations
and tours. Then it dawned on most
citizens through the medium of ad-
vertising that if the winter is cold,
it is possible to go where it is
warm, and if the summer is hot it
can go where it is cool. The re-
suit has been an impetus which
has overcome inertia and uncover
ed the vast field of national wealth
and productivity.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16
CALIFORNIA VS.. FLORIDA

EIORIDA will match California S
Il advertising budget for 1926, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by
J. c. Royle, writer on economics
and business on the San Bernar-
dino Sun. Of the estimated $780,
O00, 900 that will be invested in
municipal and state advertising this
winter, Florida has raised $4500,-
900.
California will continue it's cam
paign of advertising, which in past
years has brought millions of peo-
pie into the state. San Bernardino
county fares particularly well by
the influx of tourists as virtually
all of the railway passengers come
through the county on the Santa
Fe, Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railways, while the Arrowhead
Trail and National Old Trails high
ways enter the valley through Ca
jon Pass, and the Ocean-tO-Ocean
highway traverses the county.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16
CASA GRANDE VALLEY
DISPATCH

WEE thought the London Times
~ had put us on the exchange
list this week when we tore off
the wrapper of the Casa Grande
Valley Dispatch, always welcome
visitor to this desk. The Dispatch
this week issued a thirty-six page
edition devoted to the territory
tributary to the San Carlos project
All of the thirty-six pages were
filled with interesting and no doubt
authentic information of that high
ly-favored portion of this state.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

look-what tragedy, despair and
heartbreak they hold-fences that
tell of sorrow and abandonment.
These can never be repaired-they
might be, materially, but never can
be what they were before that
which destroyed them.
There are just as many happy
fences in the world as there are
unhappy ones. The little fence
that borders the laughing brook;
the one that shelters the early flow
ers, and the happiest one of ALL
perhaps, that forms a child's play
ground. Then there is the little
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

to ruin, leaving nothing to be re-
membered of vanquished hopes.
There are fences people build
around their hearts-great dark
fences-so strong that no sunshine
might ever enter. Gradually the
fence turns to iron, leaving these
lives, lonely and cold. These are
fences of Pride, Of iron determina-
tion which play a great part in
life-but how harsh and cruel they
are, and how often people are mis-
understood because they insist on
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

imprisoning themselves.
Then there are fences people
build around gardens-fowering
gardens, and lawns, wherein little
hearts might be gladdened if it
weren't for these fences. Wouldn't
it be surprising if on awakening
some morning to discover the gar
dens had died-like those of the
Selfish Giant. Do you suppose the
fences would be a trifle sad be-
cause of their uselessness?
Broken fences-how desolate they
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

L, l.. Whitman of Pasadena, and
R. C. Hamlin of Los Angeles, COM
pleted the first nonstop auto dash
from Los Angeles to San Francisco
in less than 38 hours. Only 512
hours were used in stopping for
gasoline and getting warm meals.
It was said that Hamlin showed
the effects of the strain but ex-
pected to soon regain the two
pounds of weight he lost. The pre-
vious record for the San Francisco
run was 81 hours. Oh, this occur
red 20 years ago.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

know lifes true world.
Last there is that fence which
comes at the close of everyone's
life-a steadfast fence that can
never be broken. Silently and ma
jestically it creeps, and finally
reaches its goal. There is no scan
ming or turning back along life's
highway, once this fence starts
vending it's way-nor is there a
gate. There is something that
guides it, and with it comes that
blessed eternal rest, after lifes
work is completed. Then the fence
claims you for it's own.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

white fence that surrounds the
newly built cottage. How bright
it looks-almost as if to say, don't
you envy me?"
There is a fence that comes at
the close of day-a fence of black
ness-One that shuts out the light
of the sun. 1t is a kind fence, for
with it comes peace and content
ment, that only tired spirit can
know. The sun throws a glare on
the objects of the day-making
them appear bright and gaudy, but
with the fence of darkness they
lose their glamor and then we
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

If the country keeps getting wet
ter and AL Smith runs for presi-
dent, he will need more than a
mere plank in his platform-he' II
need a whole raft,
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

The fond mother of the Winslow
young man who recently stated
that the girl who won her son for
a husband would win a prize, for
got to add that it would be the
BOBBY prize.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16
Fences of Life
(Written for The MaiD
By LORETTA BAUER

Fences are used for various pur-
poses in the olden days, barons
built them around their castles to
keep out the invaders and trespass-
ers. That was long ago, and those
fences have long been crumbling
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

Nature didn't intend us to pat
ourselves on the back and for that
reason our elbows are made only
to bend forward.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

It's not true nowadays, but there
was time when most young ladies
of 16 or Is thought B. V. DIS meant
a university degree
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-16

When the skillet gets to be a
chafng dish that family is in So
ciety.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

Two future June Mathis screen
productions viii be Paradise" from
the novel by cosmo Hamilton. and
Nazareth from tho story BY Char.
epcc Buddingion Kclland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Jackie Coogan
Signs Up With
Metro-Goldwyn

Jackie CooRau has signed another
contract with Marcus i.oew and the
Juvenile star will deliver HIS next
yoarn pictures To tho Metro goldwyn
distributing corporation. according "a
announcement received from Nsw
York.
Several biw producing companies
were reported to have been dicker,
ing Tor tackles services for the com
ms season. hut tho duplication % the
generous percentage arrangement IN
fierce during JaeRloA last contract
with Metro Goidwyn IS said 10 have
prompted Jack cooRan, senior. 10
close with Marcus tyoaw.
Tho new contract provides that
Jack cuognn, senior, continue az 81.
pcrvlsluE director Of his sons pic.
lures. and all stories, directors and
casts must be passed upon by him.
Jackie viii make only two pictures
per year. The FIRST. which viii start
tho middie Of June. viii he a neauol
to the highly successful "T'ho Rag
Man. and like is predecessor. will
b. written by Willard Mack The
second production for Mctro.Goldwyn
under the terms of the new contract
has been selected. and announcement
will be made later az 10 the title.
Jackie has not appeared before the
camera for nearly nine months. IT'S
last picture. Tho Rag Man, com.
plctcd Just prior TO his departure for
Europe last summer, was releaacd in
February. This delay ia production
brought forth rumors that Jackie
was 10 retire from tho screen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Kate Bruce Is
Movie Pioneer

Kate Bruce. who plays tho role
Of tho invalid mother in II Want Ny
Man" At the Strand. Is pioneer OF
tho screen as well as OF the stage.
For 20 years. before entering motion
pictures. she travelled the country on
horseback, in stage coaches and
sometimes by rail transforming. =
Sometimes her company had u real
thoater. but more often Il was IA
converted barn. with Pickering OIL
lamps as spot lights" and nail kegs
for the audience 90 sit upon.
But. despite these hardships, Miss
Bruce. now iuxuriating in film sue.
cess, says those were tho days"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Comedy and Music
Featured at State

The vaudeville bill at ;hr state
until Wednesday uight includes bal.
ancing and heavy lifting BY tho De.
Long Trio; original comedy by Lock.
hard and Leahy. WIN. Vic and Bob
in Watch the Pup: some music
by chaluc. and Davis and Rogers in
Dances New and Old"
Waiter Wells and his band and tho
Rose Bud Revue are included on the
program. The picture is Her Man"
starring William Fairbanks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
MoUies Took Ruth
From, Broadway

Ruth Dwyer who has the leading
feminine role Ia white Fang. al
tho Hcilig, has achieved a reputation
for herself In musical comedy an well
as In pictures As a matter OF fac,
u was playing role In a Broadway
show that a picture producer i'm.
pressed by her good looks and ability,
persuaded her 10 Leave the footlights
temporarily. She did. and The ven.
turr wan such "A pleasant and profit,
able ono that she has remained In
pictures over since.
Misa Dryer was born and educated
IN New York. bat j. now "A member
uf Hallywood'n him colony. She has
played In wide variety OF pictures.
among some pf the mort interesting
being Christie Cabannea "Tho steal,
era The Reckless Age. with Reg.
inaid Denny. Seven Chanccs' with
Buster kcpton and a number OF pie
lures with Herbert Eawlinson. Aside
from her work her chief hobbies arc
swimming and tennis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Constance Doesn't
Take ANY Chances

Constance Bennett. who has an i'm.
portnnt role IN My wife and L."
at the Blue Mouse. is super.supcrsti.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
SEATS ON SALE
FOR "SHOW-OFF'

Seats for THE Show.Off" went on
sale Monday at tho Metropolitan box
office. Tho much.,slkcd.of George
Kelly comedy will open weeks en-
gagement ut that theater May 81.
The original New York cast. with
Hobart cavsnaugh In the title role.
will play in Seattle. Eastern critics
have acclaimed the play the most
brilliant comedy of many seasons.
George Kelly hos been called THE
hope OF American comedy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

That picture very good foil FOR
Elaine Hammcrstcin. In this pres.
cnt production Of The Midnight TX
press" at the Coliseum. she Is called
on 10 play again the part OF the wise
society Girl.
Miss Hayer Is true movie giri.
having been brought up and edu.
Gated in the atmosphere OF the studio
about Los Angeles. She has played
In Lasky. Keystone and sennett pic.
lures aud In Never Too Old" THE
Foolish Age" Ills Las, False Step
Married Life. Love. Honor and
Behave" The Christian" THE
Boitcd Door" and THE Foolish yIr,
gin Columbia picture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Dick Talmadge
in Dual Role

Dick Talmadgc takes Il upon him,
self to lower the prices in THE I'm
known. his latest picture. which ID
playing at the Capitol until wedncs
day night.
The young stunt actor plays a dual
role, that OF millionaire not good
for much Of anything. and tina, OF
the unknown. propagandist try,
ing 10 put a stop 10 the postwar
food sraft. The romance element is
not neglected. there being an In,
'rlgulng love atory running thruou,
the picture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
RIVERS ACCEPTS
POSITION IN SOUTH

Edwin u, Rivers, who has been
connected with tho Heillg as press
representative and assistant man.
agcr since tho rcopenins OF that the.
alter two years ago. has been APP.
pointed manager OF the Royal the.
alter in los Angeles. according 10
word received here today
Rivera. who motorcd south three
weeks ago for vacation in the
southland. Is former student at
Queen Anne high school and the Unit.
versity OF Washington. The appoint.
ment. which takes effect immediate.
~. was made by the West Coast The.