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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

- criminal jury" said
smoking iawyer. up In Mon.
tana. had hung for 30 hours on
"a 6 70 vote, when that first
earthquake shock came along.
Whcreupon, the foreman sprang
10 the door and began pound.
ing 1ercely and yelling, Let US
out! Let us outr
Have ye reached a verdictT
shouted hack the sheriff.
Not yet returned the fore
man
Then stick until We dor
called the sheriff
Guilty. howled the fore.
man."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
!? !? Answers to Your Questions /? !?

az Amcfican planter ~ me name
of Charles Lunch Illegally PIT 70
death some tories Thereafter trhcH.
crcr anyone tras hangcd or othcs-
irisc pai 70 death trithoat the sane.
ton Of the lac. The crcn. ,ras re-
fcrred to as "lBnchlng." Thru con-
slant usage nc tcord has become
famHiarigcd and Is noiC part Of
nc language.
q. What was the first book pro-
duccd by movable typeT
A. The Gutenberg Btbie, about
fiD a. %.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

WASHINGTON, July IL
The next new stamp isruN By
the ponofnoa department will
bearz The likeness Of woodrow
Wilson, II admirers Of the late
war president have their why
New stamps thus far this
ycBr have been The Norso.Amer
lean centennial 2. and Scent
varieties, showing q picture Of
Of the sloop Rest1uraiionen. The
Lexington Concord 2ceut and
Scent stamps, bearing. respec,
lively. pictures Of tho battle Of
Lexington and the Concord
Minute Man; the i.ceut stamp
of Gen. Washington tuking the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

aftsrwprd Aud frw Of us know
what it'F all about
NOW this u not 70 assert that
~ much good work a not done
by many ~ those organizations,
bot II we could bc on zralous in
getting started "a National llome
club for fathers and mothers
with strict ruling that parent
members remain az home al iraE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

fiye nights out Of the week, wc
should be yustly better off
What with papa running about
10 committee meetings and Of
fciating frequently NJ some
fayorite lodge. and with mamma
taking on afternoon or 20 lee.
iure before Inc Amy Lowell Gull
iure club and 10 attend regular
by Tho meetings ~ The Tuesday
Players home and children can't
hsip but suffer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
Letters FROM s; Readers
All letters to The Star must have name and address.

also In other parts OF the state,
10 follow in similar manner.
and ] wish 10 thank you per.
sonally. as we'll as TO inform
YOU that a formal resolution
was passed at our meeting this
noon to acknowledge your MS
sistance Mt our time Of need.
VICTOR II. EFENDAHL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

Tending The men accused Of
blowing ~ tho Los Angeles
Times with dynamite His cli-
rnts wrrc convicted and sent TO
San Quentin
Again when two intolicciuals
wrrc on trial IN Chicago charged
with the inhuman murder OF
little Robert Frank. Clarence
barrow was the Leading counsel
lie succeeded in saving the nccks
Of Loeb and Leopold by getting
them life sentences in tho pcni-
Tertiary,
And now comes Clarence OAR
row into court and asks that tho
Bible be declared out OF date
and full Of errors and That
science 30 onthroncd as The
moral and spiritual guide OF
mankind.
During this trial he Insults
the court. outragcs the feelings
OF n Christian nation and 70.
jccts the God who gave him his
wonderful intellect
Science deserves better
spokesman.
Since the coming OF the hot
weather the inhabitants Of the
city hall are doing less work
and are talking more politics.
or course, the uppermost subject
Is the next mayor. And OF
course. further. the members Of
the city council hold FIRST place
among the names mentioned for
mnyor-to.bo.
The names of II. l.. Blaine.
Johnny Carroll. Robert Hesketh
and W. r Campbell are the ones
discussed.
Carroll IL supposed to be the
heir apparent, II Mayor Brown
decides TO quit, and II Is gen.
orally conceded that he will quit,
II. l.. Blaine has not yet been
labeled, hut the large vote he
received at the last election for
councilman, puts him well within
the running Bob iIoslleth is
willing and would have the sun
port OF labor should he run. w.
T Campbell Is not committing
himself, but he has strong back
ing In many quarters.
The wise ones figure II that
Hcsketh and Campbell arc tho
only members OF the council who
could afford TO run. Both OF
their terms expire next year, and
" would not be necessary for
either of them TO resign And
with tho city manager PROPOSE.
tlon staring them in the face II
rs tho general opinion that no
councilman with two years TO 20
would wish TO resign, unless
there seemed TO bo u sure thing
ahead
There M snid to be another
member OF the County city Fam.
ily. not member of the council,
who is rounding up strength
that VIII insure him u good
showing at tho proper time,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
Roads

MR.. J. H. BARRINGER, first vice
1Nl president and general manager of
the National Cash Register company,
recently made 3,000-mile auto tour of
the Eastern states On his return he said
he had been struck by the almost cease
less building" going on along country
roads.
Mr.. Barringer is not the first to notice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

O. How does New York City and
Chicago compare in area?
A. Ne,o York has 1850 acres
and Chicago izj.7ai acres,
@. Have any steps been taken to
change the present law concerning
the federal bonus certificates so that
money can be obtained ON them i'm
mediately?
A. There tras an amendment 10
the present bonus Iap offered IN the
last congress BIZ Senator Jones 81
yrtn Merico which iC0Htd hat'.
ofrcn the bonus certificate a cash
surrender tdine similar 10 ihci Of
patd up Insurance policies No
action trds taken on u BIZ congress.
Because 81 i6ldcspread dissdtifnc-
ton among the er-serUice mon tcith
fhc present form Of The bonus.
other bills are being drafted bv
other members Of congress along
this line to be introduced at the
merit session.
q. What is the fastest thing
known?
A. The eIectrou, according to the
u. s. Bureau Of Standards.
@. Where is the Eddystone light
house and how long has It been
standing?
A. on a lou rect Of rocks. sub
merged at high tide. II miles south
a1est Of Plymouth. IN the English
channel II tcas first built Of rood
By WinstanIey in 1896, destroyed 1v
storm N 1908, rebuilt Of rood on
stone base by Radvard. burnt In
I755, and reconstructed bD smeaton
Of solid stone. The present edittce,
on different site, teas completed
by Sir James Douglas in 1882. ~
is ISJ feet In height. and has a
light risibie for II IL miles.
Q. What Is "pomology"?
"A. The study Of the cultivation Of
fruits, particularly those belonging
TO the apple famiip Thin restricted
meaning Is, hotccUer, not not1 adj
Hercd 10. and the term Is 0fte'
used anonymously Nth fruit cui-
turc IN general and Is made 10 IN
cI,tdc all fruits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

ONE thing which has helped
" put the American home on
Tho blink Is our national pas
sion for organization.
Nobody thought that in els
ms tho American woman her
rights she would infringe upon
the masculine pferomtiyc of
starting lodges hut such l
the sai case The men hId
tempt as and We dli meet.
Seeing them iavr such hilarious
times, getting out ~ often ard
go easily. we could not resist.
30 that today one half the
world cant k.ep up wlih The
lodErz thc Other baif belongs
TO-
This men nFs responsible frf
the sisnous. tHt kniahln % CO
lumbus, the taoIa the EikE,
tho oNls. The EaEi-a. The
Tythmns. Tie oddfellows tbe
ia klux khan. tha Republican
and Democratic leagues, the
wheat. Cotton aud Corn Grow.
er8 associations, the County
clubs. tho city clubs. the 10.
tarianA tho Civilians. the Fed.
Rcd Rose, tho Chambers ~
Commerce. the Business Mems
club. the Retail Dealers UtHo.
c,atioH. q ectea indefinitely
TIVE WOMEN follow suit
i with tho National League
Of Women Voters, tho Eastern
star. The Rebcccas. tho Amefi-
can Association 81 University
Women. the Federated clut@
the Methodist Ala aoclciics. the
T. T.. o.. the League II Amcts-
can rcn Women. ihr Sufusis.
the Mcdowell clubs. thr Friday
Luncheon clubs. the Art league,
the Patrons clubs. the Ladies'
~ tho kamclia and 90 on, unlil
the mind becomes numb with
trying 10 grasp their multitude.
And practically al or lhcsc
orders have constitutions and BIS
lawu and presidents aud treas
urors ana committees, and at
nearly every meeting speeches
must br made and liatcrcd to.
Tho American people arc running
themselves ragged organizing
things and keeping themselves
poor and nervous and haggari
trying to attend the meetings
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
One JOYOUS War
Newspaper IN
terrrise Assn,
| and United
rrtHa Service.
DARBERS' war in Northern California
D Some demand a combination to rails,

DARBERS' war in Northern California.
D Some demand combination to raise
prices others object.
On with the war; There is n certain
Joyous aspect about war in which the
innocent bystander isn't THE goat and
doesn't have to do the bleeding and dying
To Illustrate:
Back East, the anthracite mine operat-
ors and miners are growing ut each other,
and their machine guns and poison gas
will be in operation just as soon rs con-
sumers need anthracite very badly. The
spoils of war viii be 81 to SI more on
cost of anthracite, which the consumers
will pay. because they have to pay.
But, o precious thought in BARRIERS
war; There are still the safety razor and
wife's shears. No Box prize for this peace
plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
lust BIdzing AaOdg

,JUSTIFIABLY aroused by the wave of
scandalous divorce and blackmail
suits in high British society, the Bishop
of Swansea demands reform thru reStuc-
ton of the publicity in such cases. How
ever" he adds, Il am not committed to
any particular method
The good bishop sounds much like the
average American reformer. A thing IS
evidently bad. There should be law
against itr No difference what or where
the law may hit, or whether it will or
can be enforced or not, shoot it out into
the wide, wide world of sin! Organize
a preventive body, headed by some of the
best citizens names and with nice office
stationery, and move on some legislative
body at once.
OF course. the greatest preventive of
scandal in high society. British or other
wise, is publicity. That the Bishop of
Swansea doesn't see this is first class evil
dence that he really isn't committed to
any particular method, just like many
other reformers who simply shut their
eyes and pull the trigger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
MEpNEspAY. IrLY =

WEDNESDAY, JULY =,
You arc emotional
And very high strung
You nrc versatile.
But lack Beif.conlrol
You nro moody often
And Imagine grievances.
You suffer thru your affec.
tons
And bestpW thcm unwisely.
You sacrifice yourself for 9th.
ers
Your family often imposes on
rou.
You talk brilliantly,
And have many talents
In love sou are unfortunate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

Air mail makes IL possible to send bill New York
TO Chicago. and vice versa, In night. Another
reason for not living in New York or Chicago for
"ihe fine business advantages"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

Rev Mr. Fosdies, RoeSrfclier's new pastor says
that what the church needs Is fabrication. tncie
John running an unoiIed church is sure n fierce
symptom Of the rage for economy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

New York lady has been asleep for four days IN
Hollywood Anybody who sleep four hours In
Hollywood has got a fatal malaty 81 some sort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

Arc YOU thinking OF going ON IA
little farm2 By watching Stur Want
AZ YOU win find large variety TO
choose from.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

Hr FiTii II money Is Dor
Tored and only the husband
signs me note, can the loan
b. torecBoscd t5heH past due
" ne dfc did not sign the
uotrT J. o,
As head OF the house the
husband Is 10 control or the
community property. and his
signature would make such n
note subject to foreclosure
when overdue, unless an cx-
tension could be had.
Hr. Firif: In keeping icith
me cleanup program I tcish
you trouid suggest nat the
great Northern RailiodU COM
pany turn me gold dust
hrins loose on the King 81
station clock Cnhl one gets
rrrV near ne station Il Is ar
ficuH 10 ten the time Of day
By this clock Would suggest
illuminated face. or al ieasi
gold hands Uiih CHtc back
ground. what can you do
about ~ r. r. II,
The official clock man Of the
Great Northern Is here re-
spocifully asked 10 look over
this clock. This is the second
complaint Mr.. Fl1it has had
about IL. The other WIS from
man who saw cross.eyed
when he looked AT the clock.
There must be something rad
icully wrong with that clock.
M Fiut Can voa secure
ne cooperation Of MI INC Sc
attic papers to spread the Hctcs
that nc hare plenty Of Eonder-
tal eatcr "a this city and that
The ciig oteus rs rater irorks2
y. n.
The excitement over any
Watcr shortage Is passed. and
thc papers and the people are
agreed that wc have the finest
drinking water in tho world.
and that whoEoeyer is thirsty
may drink freely
Mr. Fixn The street depart
meuf did good trork in par
ing an approach 10 Admiral
icaU and Arnlon leap. on the
West Side. but irhich tcuy arc
trc to goF Arc those going 10
Gufeicood 10 stay IN fhe middle
~ the old road or arc 1Cc all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

VOU can get an answer TO
L any question ~ sact or In
formation by writing The seat
tie Star Question Editor 1922
New York ave, Washington.
- G.. and Enclosing cents IN
loose stamps for reply. No
medical. legal or marital adj
Vice. Personal replies. conf.
dental. All letters must be
signed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

San Diego sun discloses citizen named George
Strand who was certainly missed by lioks prize
Judges. Mr., Strand would secure permanent peace
nv letting the folks vote ON who should do the
fighting. Rulls.eNe!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

Q. How did the word lynching
come TO be used In the sense in
which 1t Is now used?
A. During the revolutionary uar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22

According to The prohibition proposition IN Ger.
many, simple beer is 6.5 per cent, simple" mean
Ing near" There Is plenty OF opinion that Ger.
man can stand five times as much beer Ameri.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-22
The Seattle Star

Francsca
MontgonVra hehlsan ave-
Elso, months faeo
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
TELEPHONE HELPS SELL
eEoRGlA's PEACH CROP

In marketing the Georgia peach
crop, the telephone plays an important
part.
Unlike cotton and other staple crops
which can be harvested and stored
until conditions for selling are favor
able, peaches, when they ripen, must
be picked, packed, loaded and started
ON their journey to the market all the
same day. There must be no delay
for, despite the fact that the fruit is
shipped in ice col refrigerator cars,
1t will keep for only limited time
A large percentage of the cars. in fact,
are not sold nor even definitely con-
signed when they leave, but to save
time they are started on their way
and diverted while in transit to the
points where it is found they can be
used to the best advantage.
Here is where the telephane be-
comes vital factor. For it is by use
Of the telephone that markets are
located and the fruit properly dis
tributed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
.JNcEAsING GROWTH
OF THE BELL SYSTEM

The evolution of the telephone is
l5ut the further development of an art
which began when man first found it
Necessary to send messages to his
seilows-an art filled with drama and
somance which las played an i'm
portant part in human history.
From two telephones, sixteen mil
ion; from wire running between
,wo rooms. network of forty six mil
ion miles of wire spanning the con-
t.nent; from an experiment, nation
vide service-such is the history Of
Americas most widespread public
Utility.
Yet in the evolution of the Bell
ystem there has been no miracle
kept that of unceasing growth. Its
nanpower, its mechanical equipment
md it's financial structure have been
,uilt. little by little and with infinite
are, to meet ever-increasing demands.
Because this far-flung system serves
The needs of a growing nation, it's
growth, in all Of it's many phases, must
and will continue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
NEW FACILITIES
PROVIDE EXTRA
Z RAPID SERVICE
High Percentage OF Connections On
New York-Chicago Calls Made
In Five Minutes.

There have recently been estab-
lished in connection with the New
York Chicago Long Distance service
an operating method and additional
circuit facilities which permit Of CIV
ing very fast service. Over period
Of three months the service records
show that rs per cent. Of the calls
from New York to Chicago are con-
nected, or report given that the
called party Is not available to talk, in
I've minutes or less, and only 8 per
;ent. took more than ten minutes.
Plans are being perfected for the in
PRODUCTION of similar service from
New York to various other far distant
points, such az Detroit, Cleveland and
st. Louis.
The Bell System has also from time
to time inaugurated still faster and
more convenient method for handling
calls between points separated by 100
niles or less. This method is called
he "two-number" method and is used
,aly to handle calls on which the
calling subscriber knows the called
telephone number and gives it to the
,perator who answers number,
please" The calling subscriber then
,.ol6s the line until the connection is
established or report given to him
oy the operator. This method is not
used to handle calls for particular
person, known as Person-to-Person
calls. This operating method will
soon be established between New
York and Bridgeport, New Haven and
Norwalk, Conn, and New York and
Trenton, N. ].
Additional toll circuits are constant
ly being added between points now
having direct circuits and new circuits
ire being established between points
which have not heretofore had direct
circuit communication.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
SUPPLYING The
NATIONS CHANGE

Supplying the wealthiest nation in
the world with change Is Job of ire
mendous proportions. During 1924
the United States minis struck OF
S9,394,000 one cent pieces and g..
$4,000 nickels. The small change Of
the nation was enlarged by 37.940 900
dimes and 16.S92,OOO quarters. While
drive was started to popularize the
silver dollar, only 13.539.000 of the
silver cartwheels" were coined. Sin
gularly. the half-dollar is the most un
popular coin that the United States
makes. During 1925 there were just
1420S0 half-dollars struck off. and all
Of these were the commemorative
Huguenot-Walloon coins. The m%d ilts
coined 1o;sOo.5oo doubIIse eagles
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
DEMONSTRATES TELE-
PHOTO PROCESS IN dag
NOSIS OF HEARTBEATS

Fifteen hundred physicians from all
parts of the country, attending the
annual session of the American Med
ical Association, were present at q
long distance clinic on the Steel Pier,
Atlantic City, N. j., recently. Two
photographs of heartbeats which had
been sent to Chicago by the new tele-
photo process for diagnosis, were
shown on screen while the gathering
listened to Chicago physicians
diagnosis over 1000 miles of telephone
wires and amplified SO that the voice
could be heard throughout the entire
hall.
1t was announced as the first event
of its kind in history, and as bearing
great possibilities for development in
the quick diagnosis of cases when the
diagnostic specialist is many miles
away from the patient.
One of the photographs represented
the heartbeat Of patient who was
examined with stethescope at At
lantic City in the morning. By means
of a new apparatus developed by DR..
H. B. Williams, Of Columbia Uni
versity and the Bell Telephone Labora-
tories, "stethogram" or chart of his
heartbeat was produced at Atlantic
City. This was mailed to the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany's office in New York City, whence
it was communicated to Chicago by
the new method of sending pictures by
wire.
DR.. James R. Greer, of Chicago,
made the diagnosis in the afternoon.
Shortly after o'clock, after the
stethogram had been thrown on the
screen at Atlantic City, DR.. Samuel W..
Lambert, the New York heart special
list, called up DR.. Greer from tele-
phone in the hall. Although sep
arated by 1000 miles, the two physi-
clans and the patient and the physi-
clans attending the clinic were virtual
ly brought together by the long dis
lance telephone wires.
The stethogram was discussed at
length by Drs. Lambert and Greer.
DIR. Greer gave his diagnosis as irreg-
ularity of every other beat, with bad
prognosis, unless the irregularity was
caused by the use of digitalis.
The two physicians also conferred
about stethogram showing a systolic
murmur of the heart, which had been
sent by the telephoto process to Chi
cago earlier in the week. In this case
Dr. Greer's diagnosis had been written
out, photographed and sent back to
New York by telephoto process and it
was thrown on the screen along with
the stethogram. DR.. Lambert agreed
with DR.. Greer's diagnosis in each
case.
1t was explained that 1t had taken
only seven minutes to send each
stethogram from New York to Chi
cago The audience appeared much
impressed by the demonstration and
applauded 1t vigorously. = From
"TELEPHONY.n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
BANKERS HELP

Mason County. Mich. bankers are
backing the county move to replace
scrub stock with purebred cattle. The
plan as outlined by the county agent is
to purchase young purebred sires and
place them wherever a farmer is
found who is willing to undertake the
proposition. The bankers win ad.
vance the purchase price and take a
ote for one year without interest.
The idea is to make it as easy as pos
sible for the farmers to procure tAeR.
oughbreds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
ALERT OPERATOR HELPS
APPREHEND AUTO THIEF

Finding that it was impossible to
overtake speeding automobile which
had been stolen recently at Lead, S.
D., the owner of the car and a POLICE
officer turned t9 the telephone office
and, through the services of Miss Mar.
jorIA Mack, night operator at Dead
wood, the car was recovered and the
thief caught. The telephone operator
covered every town in the hills
through which the fugitive might pass
The car was recovered in Spearfish
and the thief was caught after he had
broken into store there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
REPORT $4,000 WORDS OF
TESTIMONY BY TELEPHONE

A murder trial which was held at
lessemer, Ala, recently attracted
vide attention throughout the South,
md, in order to keep its readers in
.ormed. the Birmingham (Ala.) Post
lad a special telephone run into the
aw library of the Bessemer Court
louise, over which the verbatim testi-
nony presented during the trial was
transmitted.
During the six days of the trial the
POST received more than $4,000 words
If testimony and news matter by tele-
phone from Bessemer The line was
in use practically continuously from
s "a. NJ. to 4:SO P. NJ. and during that
time only once was the connection
broken-and on that occasion it was
restored within q minute,