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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27
HoaO All This Rumpus
AboutD efense DayStarted
BY +. G. ORR

WILL Armlsties Day. Nov. II.
como TO be tho war depart
ment's defense test day.
The next few Ncoks and public
opinion will decide. President,
Coolidge. now half,committod to
another day such ns July iih.
for the defense tests. Is waiting
30 hear from various state gov.
errors before he makoa "A definite
statement The reserve officers
association. having passed a rcsu-
luton Last year 10 tho cffoc; that
defense tests houid be held on
ArmlHticc bay. hnvn promised
Coolidge thai political pressure
viii be brought TO bear thru the
state governors
what started all the row nny,
how
You must 20 back 10 the timo
Secretary OF War Weeks became
ili. shortly after Inauguration. \
report on defense tests made by
tho officers in tho war depart.
mcnt was lying on his desk.
Weeks never read Il. II went
TO Dwight w Davis. assistant
secretary Of war, and Davis. for
some reason. tossed Il back aud
forth Ike n hot potato. without
taking IL TO the president.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27
Hopes toll EarthQuokes
BY RUTH FINNEY

the earthquake did arrive.
In the case Of submarine
quakcs followed by tidal waves
however, time predictions would
be valuable, the department he.
lieves. permitting vessels TO 20
TO sea and shore dwcllcrs 10 move
from positions monaccd by tho
waves.
The theory that volcanic nc.
ton or falls OF rock In grent
subtorrancan caverna cause all
quatcs has now been discarded
by scientists. AZ present. the
most widely accepted theory
places the blame upon fruits or
cracks in tho earth's surface
caused by great strain from un.
known Internal forces. After tho
fault has occurred, the two parts
slip either horizontally or vcrtl.
cally.
II has been proved also that
there lis connection between
earthquakes In tho sea and the
deep ocean troughs existing off
the COASTS OF Japan. OF tho PIN.
ippines, of jamaica, and OF Mex.
leo and Central America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27
What Folks
Are Saying

DIR. FLETCHER DREssLAp
U. OF G.: "'rho great mnuor
fallncy Of the human mind In
believing too much ana bellov.
ing without or against evil
dencc."
DIR, GRANVILLE MacGOW.
AN. Los Angeles: The surost
why to obtain liquor is by nllI.
nnco with those who arc charged
with prohibition enforcement"
SENATOR HIRAM JOHN
SON: "'I'hc pnnnmn Cnnul Zone
rs the best illustration OF on.
cheney IN government ownership
IN the world"
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required In recent years. the
long drawn out battles have
again REQUIRED In 1912 IL took
40 ballots 90 select Woodrow
Wilson Ia 1920 Cor was named
on tho san ballot Then lu 1924
came Tho new record Tor ali time
when The Madison square con-
ycutiou could not agree On a man
until the I02d ballot
Hid the majority rule been in
effect few u any N these drawn
battles would have resulted The
republicans who select their can
dldates by a Himpls majority ret
q new record FOR themselves In
1920 when ten ballots were taken
% nominate Harding
The rule. II the democrats are
10 abandon o. must be rejected
by the full convention when u
meets In 1923.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27
? ? ANSWERS to Your Questions !? /?

Q. In what cities are the Cloth
Halls Of Belgium" found. and for
what purpose were they estab-
! Iished?
A They are found IN Ghcnt.
: BruOes. LOuudin and Brussels. The
esnlost notable ono tcas at Yprcs.
This trds begun in 1901 and cont
! pletsd In 1872. II inds an immense
: building in the form Of an irregular
frapczium surrounded By a square
! forecr or belfreH IN the olden days
cloth halls rerc The headquarters
. Of the clothmakers guilds.
Q. Did Franklin Pierce. president
Of the United States. have any
children?
!. A. There pcrc three sons; t,co
!. died at rerv carly age aud the
4 third. BENJAMIN. Dns killed In a
\ railroad accident at the age OF
!. IS.
= O. From what has the present
y disturbance IN Bulgaria been caused ?
y a. BIZ The assassination Of some
high officials Of the BmGaridn 0oU-
( eminent and the attempted as
J. sdSSiHation Of King Boris Of Bul-
y 0ariq at the cathedral Of Sofia.
u
y u. Under what classification do
J bats come?
y q. Bats are mammals and bear
their vounO and sucklc them dS dl
all mammals.
!.
Q. What Is the width and depth
s@of the Mississippi river at New
!. Orleans?
= a. Tho fcidth % bcLrecn 1901
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27
TUE presldsn, Of tho General
l Federation OF women's clubs

TUE president OF tho General
= Federation Of women's Clubs
says that tho country would be
vastly better or without 20
many "dclicnlessen wives" those
weak minded. pleasure loving fe.
males who refuse 10 cook decent
food but rush 10 the corner gro.
cery and use up tho husbands
salary buying lady fingers.
And tho point II doubtless well
taken The country would also
be vastly improved without ~
many corn liquor husbands.
those weak,mindci. hilarious men
who. instead u laying out their
money 10 comforts for their fsm
ill5a take Ell their surplus
change 20 buy a quart u white
mule from ,hcir fav8fits boo,
Logger
And the states might rock
along a littie better II yga had
fewer golf maaiara In matFl.
moHy, those men who rush 10
tho links every moment they can
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WAsfIlNGroN. May FLU
w man ingenuity viii never
be able 10 prevent earthquakes,
but ut least Il can do much to
make them harmless. the United
States coast and geodetic survey
believes.
Accordingly 1t has determined
to put aside the ancient attitude
of fntalism toward Garth shocks
and face the problem OF making
II possible FOR earthquakes TO
occur with the least possible
damage and loss OF life.
The last congress authorized
the coast and geodetic survey to
study earthquakes in the United
states, to locate the regions of
their most frequent occurrence.
their causes. and, II possible,
method OF prediction. This work
has been started by II. Lester
Jones. director
After determining the sections
whore earthquakes arc most
probable, the survey will try to
mike cities safe from tcmhlors
by studying types of earthquake
proof construction and tho cf.
feet Of building on different geo
logical formations. II has al
ready been established by tho
Chilean government that special
construction methods can great.
" reduce loss OF life and prop.
crty damage.
While earthquake prediction
would he Immensely valuable In
discovering mcnncod distrlct
and giving them an opportunity
20 build wisely the goodctic sur
vcy will make little effort to
learn how 10 predict the cXnct
time OF earthquakes, fearing that
such prediction would disorgun'
We life 10 an unreasonable oN.
tent and cause added panic whom
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Longworth Is
After lunches
BY LEO r. SACK

BY LEO r. SACK
WAsHINGToN. May a.
w Having attended most
sessions Of the house o, rep.
resentatlyes Tor 20 years.
Representative Nicholas Long.
worth wants 10 study Eu-
rDpeaH legislative bodies In
action before assuming bis
new Job az speaker.
he has Just sailed for
two months trip 20 Europe.
during which time he viii
visit the house Of commons
IN London. the chamber Of
deputies IN Paris and the
rcichstaE IN Berlin.
Perhaps ! can get some
good lunches" he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27

II J. and 81. who are looking
for place 10 append vacation on
Tho beach. viii call Mr. Lyman.
MA in-olo5. they mgy fnd what
they are looking for.
SIR. Ftrii: Large bovs iaSisi
on playing bolt evenings "a Tho
atrcei "a front Of residences iH
our locality WiHdolos aud auto
shields hard been broken aud
noiocfs damaged IN many yards.
CaH'i something be doHer
II there ia no playfleld or va
cant lot near. Il Is difficult 10
keep tho boys from playing bah
IN the streets. and would not
bs wise to attempt H. However.
n they become destructive they
should BE- made TO pay all dam
aEoA Many boys 90 not know
when OF where 20 stop. With
such Il often becomes necessary
10 have the Juvenile officer ten
them But this should be the
last step.
Mr. Firi; Why Is u thu, The
street cars Of the city are nos
iciicrcd ahoteing that u "a
municipal hucf PUT the icords
Seattle uunicipol 81. Rv." on
zach car and ici the tourists
knop fhat IL Is our Hnc.
J. y. II.
This IS good suggestion, but
an II would mean the repainting
Of most Of the cars. il too OK.
pensivc a sob at this time.
Mr. Firif: ! hare q house on
18Th arc. n. that ioas perma-
neHiiy Damaged BY reason Of
The city olIo,cing icutcr main
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27

TO Keep up real home. The men
are the head OF the family and
they ought 10 know that "A
family. no more ban any other
body. ehn ever make any prog
roha unlct the head functions,
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HOME TOW MS
HAL CocHRAN's DAILY POEM

chatting
n think
cause the burgs they
the other, why, ussen
like u you can IT'S out in the and
got everything that's appealing 10 mo"
tIn'
you ought know what my
there, on
both
you'd and towns
arelo W TO be born,
Copyright 1926 for The starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27

q What is meant by kinetlc
energy and potential energy
a. hineiic energy Is the force
belonging 10 eperU body Ia motion
Potential cHerov Is determined bu
the relative condition Of the parts
Of body or The relative position,
Of bodies acting on each other. and
such that query change Ia thu,
state or position dbsorbs or epolre.
a definite amount Of energy IN some
other form.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27

Q. What are star chamber sca-
sions' when used in reference to
the United States senate?
A. 4 nickname for secret meet
in0s, especially for secret meetings
Of party and Legislative committees.
aud for the crccutiuc sessions Of The
senate. The name Is dcnucd IRON,
nc star chamber. special court
established bD Henry VII. Dhich sat
W secret and abused It's pouers bu
hfDin0 fines and bv imposing sen
tc"ecs withom uio due process OF
ia~ eih which En0iishmen had DC.
como familiar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27

n the person who signed
letter TO our ashington
Bureau Just a Reader" will
send name and address to the
chief clerk OF our bureau at
Washington, the questions ask
ed will be answered.
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Mr.. Fixit of The Star
Undertakes Here to Remedy Your TT
if Of Public Interest

70 become old and ieakv A
good uhiie a0o put IN a claim
for 1890 but can't get any
tohere Nth IL. What has hap
pened to ~ MRS. ".
The city claim agent reports
that he finds you have not
been damaged by the city. and
therefore your claim has been 4
turned down
Hr, Firit: Would you please
ten me irhat progress has been
made with The plaUfield for
Highland Park districig
Nothing definite has been
done and II may be some time
before The matter is passed on
by the council 10 the park
board
Mr. Firit: Is there any icdy
tco can hare police protection
out here on ". Fist dre. and
NiocHneH rood The dutomo-
bic drivers do not observe tho
Specd regulations, and there
ara some boys ieho make q
practice Of drifting their bug
on tho sidcpulI;s IN the cre-
ming never sec a policeman.
READER.
Tho traffic department will
look into the speeding, and tbs
Juvenile officer has promised i,
10 SEQ that the boys with ths(
bug" keep off the sidewalka
----7--s------------------------
Inventor of a sun furnace
found shot, at Burlingame. CAL
with his best furnace missing.
Nicola p1,,,o l,or,, a f,t,,.r,-o,- xtso,,fx
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A Thought

All the days OF the afflicted
nre evil; but he that Is Of. u
merry hcnrt hath u continual
fcast.-Prov. Nv,:l3, IL.
HNllli laughter OF man In tho
l. contontmcnt of God Weiss.
-=---aa=-a7a-aHHsasaa==
n civic opera companies
yonrn to break moro than oven.
they might get plvns Jeritzu
and olzcwukn 10 both appear in
Carmen" armed with hutplnp.
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Inventor Of a sun furnace
found shot, at Burlingame. CAL
with his best furnace missing.
Maybe some home.brewer wants
to heat his kettle chcaply.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
STREETBATHING
PLANNED FOR
CHILDREN
Acting Engineer Raymond A.
Wheeler to Be Aided by
D. C. Firemen

Acting Engineer Commissioner
Raymond A. Wheeler today an.
nounced he was working on plan
to provide bathing in the streets
of Washington for children. He
has secured the cooperation Of
George. s. Watson, chief Of the fire
department and Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, supervisor of Fairgrounds,
and expects in a few days to ex.
pertinent in the streets with the
use of fire hose.
Major Wheeler is getting from
Mrs. Rhodes a list of points
streets could be roped off and the
children allowed to bath themselves
before a hose held in the hands Of
firemen. 1
AS soon as this list Is ready, 1
am planning to pick out one block
and try it out" Major Wheeler
said. II am having a special pipe
made which will shoot a circular
stream of water from fireplugs.
Major Wheeler conferred with
j. s. Garland, superintendent of the
water department, who informed
him that water might possibly be
spared in few days for the kids.
He has asked Major Wheeler to
try out the scheme at one plug and
he then will find out how much
water is required.
The-hours OF to in the, after
noon have been tentatively selected
for the public bathing for children.
''I hope we can put this over,
Major Wheeler said today. Every
one is more than willing to Cos
operate with us. understand that
in other cities throughout the
country a special apparatus, at
tached to fire plugs, is used: The
children have a grand time
around it.
I'VE have no funds to buy this
apparatus, but we believe that pcs
sibly the District Repair Shop can
make these pipes.
THE Fire Department has Of
fered to supply men at the plugs
to take care of things, Major
Wheeler said
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
FOUN.TANSSHUT
OFF To SAVE
WATER
City Facing Serious Shortage
as Result of Continued
Hot Spell t

Shutting off Of all fountains in
District parks, with the exception
of the Columbus fountain on
Union Station plaza, was ordered
today by Major Joseph Mehaffey,
acting director of public buildings
and public parks, as a means to
avert serious shortage Of water
during the hot SPELL
The Columbus fountain will be
continued as it has an electric
pump and uses the same water
over and over. The great rainbow
fountain in the Lincoln Memorial
pools was shut off last night.
This is the largest Of all the
fountains, and consumes 0,OOO
gallons of water an hour.
The Washington fountains were
turned on a few days ago for the
first time since the outbreak OF the
war, and during the early part
of the present hot wave, furnished
relief to hundreds of park users,
the spray cooling off the air in the
vicinity and the pools forming
wading places for hundreds OF
children.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
CANDIDATES NAMED FOR
WEST POINT ENTRANCE

The War Department today an
nounced that the following candi.
dates, named by Senators and Repre-
sentatives. would be admitted to
West Point for the four-year term
beginning July /: Thomas w. JenkiA,
Oneota, Ala; Jack LePage, Bir-
mingham, Ala: ]. L. Lee. -Jr.. Live
Oak. Fla: Christian H. Clark. Jr.,
Atlanta. Ga: William s. Fowler,
Huntington, Ga. (alternatel; Carnett
Pirkle, Buford. Ga; Omar L. Wick
cry, Young Harris, Ca, (alternate);
Clinton r. Mullins, Eros, La; James
Majors, Shreveport, La, (alternate);
James E. Outlet, Alexandria, (alter-
nate): Nathaniel A. Orr, KannapoIis.
NJ c.; Carl Herndon, Orange. Va:
Harry r. Boyd. Brooklyn. Conn;
Howard A. Getting, Wood River,
H.; Albert Pb.don. Mishawaka,
Iowa. alternate; Ward T. Abbott,
Newark. n. j.; Phillip Metschan,
Portland, Ore; Lawrence Lewis,
Portland, Ore.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
MRS. COOLIDGE.
To PRESENT
MEDALS
First Lady of Land Will Get
Her "Tenderfoot Pin"
From Girl Scouts

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge to some
folks may be the First Lady of the
Land, but to the Girl Scouts she Is
just a tenderfoot. And SO Mrs.
Coolidge today will be presented
with her tenderfoot scout pin at a
session Of the scout court at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Theodore S. Wilkinson,
Park Lane, Rosslyn, Va.
After Mrs. Coolidge has been
relegated to her proper status in
the scout organization as a humble
tenderfoot, she will again be re-
stored to her position as First
Lady and will in turn make awards
Mrs. Coolidge will present medals
of merit to six Washington women
Mrs. Conrad Young. Hazel Scan
lon, Vera Lawrence, Mrs. Theodore
s. Wilkinson, Mrs. w. Boyer Pain
and Evelina Gleaves.
Merit badges will be awarded to
Nan Surface, Effie Wade, Lucille
Weber and Marian Wheeler. The
national founder of the Girl Scouts,
Mrs. Juliet Lowe, will present a
silver cup to Troop Al. of Washing
ton. judged the most meritorious
Girl Scout troop in recent COM
petition.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
CATTLE INVADE LINKS &
AND GAMROL ALL NIGHT
;i ssiSaA

COATESVILLE, Pa, June 5,y-A
herd OF cattle invaded the grounds
OF the Coatesville Country Club
to indulge in game of cow pas.
ture pool and caused considerable
damage to the new course. Led by
a bull with a mania for upsetting
tee boxes and scattering sand, the
cows started a rampage near the
clubhouse, and, while no scores
were kept, it is believed the bull
emerged victorious in 12-some.
N-The invasion aroused Lewis PEN
nington and Nate Jervis, ground
keepers, to giving chase. but the
bull was complete master Of the
situation and at sun.up the cows
called off the game. This is the
sixth time the course has been
damaged by cows, and the officials
Of the club are rather indignant.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
PROFITS SMALL
ON BILLIONS
Of TRADE
Average Net of Eight Major
Industries Last Year Less
Than S Per Cent
BY international News Service.

SOUTH PLAlNFIELD, N. D.,
June 5.-Average net profits of
eight major industries last year
were less than per cent on busi-
ness totalling about 100000, ,000, 900,
Ray M. Hudson, of the United
States Department of Commerce
;old q meeting of the motor truck
industry here today.
"In 1922 profits of eight indus
tries amounted to 5.12 per cent, !"
Hudson said. "On the heels OF
this the last two years have shown
an increasing keenness in competi-
ton which naturally would tend TO
make the margin Of net profits
even smaller.
"The business world therefore has
been seeking means of protecting or
increasing its profits.
One source of tomorrow's profits,
according to Hudson, is in the
elimination of waste.
Engineers estimate SO, ,000, ,000,o geo
can be saved annually by closer
operation of standardization and
simplification principles, he said
The Department. OF commerce Is
cooperating with D1Ore than 200
Industrial groups II. making a
study of waste elimination.
1t is bringing together the Pre-,
ducer, distributor and consumer to
act on the facts disclosed in Govern
ment surveys, Hudson said.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
NE ERCHAVTS To
HAVE GREAT
OUTING
River Trip Win Boast Novel
Entertainments on
June 1o

The 1925 Booster Outing Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION will lack nothing in the
way Of novel forms OF entertain.
ment, according to the plans dis
cussed by the entertainment COM
mittee at q meeting today.
]. L. Goldheim, chairman OF the
general entertainments committee.
named the following subcommittee
First dayR. B. III. Lyon, chair
man; Lew Payne and Charles Lyd-
dane. Second dayH. M. Gran.
dali. chairman, and Eugene Young.
Third days. NJ SeIinger, chair.
man; John Dunn, and Forrest
Thompson.
Chairman GoIdheim offered prizes
to the committee, which in the
opinion OF the Boosters provides
the most novel and unique enter
sainment Final recommendation
viii be made by the committee at
meeting next Friday.
Z The outing viii be made on the
Steamer Southland, Of the Norfolk
and Washington Line, June 19
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
P|CKFORD CASE
IS LABELED
: PUBLICITY
Attorney for Three Alleged
Kidnap Promoters to Hurl
Charge at Police

Los ANGELES, June 5.-A dozen
witnesses. including Douglas Fair
hanks, film star. appeared today
when the county grand jury in
special session launched an in.
vestigation of the ALLEGED plot to
kidnap Mary Pickford for 100000
ransom.
S. S. Hahn, attorney for c. q
Stevens, who, with Adrian Wood
and Claude Holcomb, Is held In
Jail charged with attempting TO
perpetrate the plot, was expected to
go before the inquisitorial body
and submit information on which
be based charges that the three
men were arrested as part OF a
frame-up and publicity plot to ad.
vertise the police department.
District Attorney Asa s. Keyes
took charge Of the presentation OF
evidence against the three men.
who, police said, also planned to
kidnap Jackie Coogan, Pola Negri
and a grandchild OF E. L. Doheny,
the oil millionaire.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
c. o. p. POLITICIAN WILL
APPEAL JAIL SENTENCE

RICHMOND, Va, June 5.-I4ewis
p. Summers, of Abingdon. Va.
prominent Republican politician and
former Federal attorney for the
western district of Virginia, con-
victed of violating the penal code
at Roanoke, Va. and sentenced to
fifteen months in the Atlanta peni-
tentiary, is here today preparing an
appeal to the United States court
of appeals which will review his
conviction shortly.
During the heat Of the Congress
sional campaign In the Ninth dis
trict two years ago Summers was
accused of fraud in connection with
the cashing of certain vouchers Tor
his secretary. Miss Hattie Perkins.
Summers, who was the Republican
candidate, Immediately withdrew
from the race.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
AIRY IS
SWEPT BY
FIRE
Business District IN Ruins and
Damage Is Estimated
at soc. 900

FREDERICK, Nd, June 5.-
The entire business district Of Mt.
Airy, twenty miles east Of Fred.
erick, is waste of smoking ruins
today as the result of fire which
broke out last night and swept
through nine stores and factories,
causing damage estimated at more
than 5000 900. It was the third
disastrous fire there in fifteen
years.
Rockville, Ellicott City, Kensington.
and other nearby points responded
to telephone calls, but were power
less because OF lack of water. MalAy
buildings were razed before the
flames were conquered.
The fire originated shortly after
9 o'clock last night in the dry
goods store OF Brandt r Zett. The
interior OF the Zett store was q mass
OF flames, and portions Of the roof
had collapsed before the fire was
discovered
The fire quickly spread to ada
cent buildings, tinder-dry from days
OF blazing sunshine. The tire
fighters were driven back from
building to building and only saved
the remainder OF the town by the
most severe struggle.
! The following buildings were all
most completely destroyed, several
OF them having been burned to the
ground: The flour mill of Marian
b. Runkle, Robert i. Runkle's
hardware store, the furniture store
of Rudy & Burdette Company, the
First National Bank, Deets'
Grocery Store. the factory Of the
Piedmont Fertilizer Company and
Zett's dry goods store. where the
fire started.
The Washington times., 1925-06-05
SCORES SEE MAN KILLED
AFTER QUARREL ON LOT

CHESTER, Pa, June 5.--A quar-
rel OF 4 months standing ended
fatally here. A Mexican and an
East Indian were infatuated with a
woman and the former. Manuel
Crue. tllirty.six, was shot to death
on a vacant lot off Graham street
in view of several scores Of per-
sons. Allie Green, q native of
Bombay, fled. but was captured
several blocks away by Policeman
Wright.
After q bitter argument, wit
nesses said. Crue leaped upon
Green with a lonR-bladed knife.
The East Indian coolly drew a re-
voIver and shot the Mexican four
times, in the left shoulder, right
breast, through the heart and
right arm.
Green was held without bail for
the action of the coroner and the
district attorney.