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EASE | 6 body suffers. to be above normal. os for emergency. as any- phase of the basis of {ficial state base their of effi- elency—but had no trouble im doing this. ‘They attack the poll tax, there fore, simply on the grounds that it is _& scant benefit to the state because ft cost almost, if not quite, as much to collect it as it Drought in. This is an argument which eouldn’t even be answered by one who approved the principle of the poll tax. like a poor man, he will certainly Be the worse for his riches.—Sir William Temple. The sweetest hours ar@thorse to duty wed, Whore hours amall Are close-knit strands of an un- broken thread, | Where love ennobles all. j —Elizabeth Barret Browning. both great and _ Something for Nothing? One day a book agent ap Proached the very wise dean of a certain law school with this prop- esition: “I have here a erackerjack set @f Soand-So on Torts, I want to put them in your library as a present from the publishers.” “I don't want ‘em and won't have ‘em!” snapped the dean, “Why?” exclaimed the astonish- ‘e8 book seller. “They cost you Bothing—absoiutely nothing!” “Nobody ever does anything for nothing!” the dean flung back, “Be honest, now: What do YOU want?” “Only » testimonial boosting the works,” the agent replied. “I thought so,” said the dean. “You want $200 worth of ‘influ- enced’ boost for $50 worth of books.” Truman Newberry, of Michigan, has taken his seat in the United States senate, That seat about $260,000, declared hetove God SOMEBODY ; H cost : “grown-up chess veterans. from veterans in simultaneous games. ==| The Seattle Stal By wal, out of city, Ste per month “ w Outside of the st per year Ty carrier, city MEthe, 11.608 months, Pebitaned Dally by The Mar Podiianing , Oo Phore Mais The Boy With a Wizard Brain Little Samuel Rzeschewski, the sensational 9-year-old chess wizard from Poland, is in New York. On his western tour, he won 1,491 out of 1,500 games played with In Seattle he won with ease Is Sammie satisfied with his laurels? No. He yawns. country as an operatic singer. Lakewood, N. J., during February. Theatrical performers will chuckle and comment: when they can dance, they want to sing. can sing, they want to dance.” Will Sammie make a hit as an opera star? some preliminary training. It is announced that he will tour the His first concert will be in “Yes, And when they Yes, after This is predicted by Mischa Elman, the violinist, and by Cantor Rosenblatt, the tenor. yy have great faith in his vocal possibilities. That would be something new under the sun. a ‘For the child prodigy, precocious mentally, is almost invariably a physical weak- His thyroid gland secretes too much iodine—runs his brain-engine so fast that " It will be phenomenal if any part of Sammie’s body—even his singing apparatus— Wise old father of Sammie Rzeschewski isn’t taking any chances on careers in chess f opera. He is starting an insurance company, named after his son. would nod approval at that. The shrewd man always has something salted “Amazing prodigies like Samuel Rzeschewski visit our world about once in a century fr two. See him, if you ever get the chance. Young ladies, still playing with dolls, will be interested in this: Sammie has taken vow never to shake hands with a woman. It will be fascinating to watch his career unfold. Right now he is unquestionably brightest boy in the world. all The flyer who stayed up 26 hours must have been in a poker game. When a girl sees a new dance step she will sec- ond the motion. that he, personally, never paid » cent for it. All right. Let's take his oafh on it. He, himself, did not buy his seat. Others bought it and gave it to him, “Nobody ever dogs anything for nothing.” The Newberry crowd admit they spent = lot ef money to put their man in the senate, Beloved, now are we the sone of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: bul we know that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Hom an He i And every man that hath this hope in him, puri- fieth himeelf, even as He ts pure —t, Johns sid ens t's ecb he oo hare too much legislation —dene- tor King (D.), Utam A man without principle sever draws much interest Dear Folks: and like @ simple, trusting soul, freeze. And bellow like an auctioneer, to be” days! APetter from AWRIDGE MANN When first I struck the blooming town, and started In to nettle down, I used to lend a willing ear to dope about the climate here, swallowed all the story whole. It used to give me joy to hear that summer lasted all the year: that Winter dayn were warm and nice, and quite and ice, and I could wear my B. V. jevoid of snow D.'s and never shiver, shake or when the wife and I would go to hunt a house or bungalow, and ask the real estater lad what kind of furnace heat it had, he'd “You never need a furnace here! But now I know that every dub had else was mentally deranged—unless the climate here has changed; because, no matter where you go, you never hear of tepid snow. For when I go to bed at night, and pull the covers snug and tight, I go into a semitrance, and shiver like a shimmy dance; and then I think how I was told the winters here were never cold. And that is why it seems to me that Joined the Ananias club, or “times ain't what they used i We're getting more of cold and snow than in the happy long ago—or else we've got to give our praise to liars of the olden From Love #ongs (MacMillan Co,) BY SARA TEASDALE I have remembered beauty in the night, Against black silences I waked to see A shower of sunlight over Italy And green Ravello dreaming on her height; 1 have remembered music in the dark, The clean swift brightness of a fugue of Bach's, And running water singing on the rocks When once in English woods I heard a lark. | But all remembered beauty is no more ‘Marine Risk THE SEATTLE Insurance Is Old System BY AMATEUR ECONOMIST One of the businens wonders of the world is “Lioyds" of Lond This company and ita widely extended business organization la probably the greatest single factor in England's assurance of continued preeminence on the STAR Si aT Eis (Continued From Yesterday) none. In @ little glade and framed by the . | forest stood a large bull caribou, When the 17th century opened | raining and incredibly vivid against marine insurance was not new 1 snow, Th ia no animal in all For nearly 100 years the wealthy th American fauna, even the bull men of Kngland had been oar- that presenta a more splendid rying marine risks, A ship owner would promise part of hie profits to certain men who would | in return # to pay him certain sume in case bi and side, | flashes and his antlers—in Uy glossy brown, were nea. The men non that he carries thew antee would write their | back like young trees, The bull did names not stir out of his tracks, yet he with the 5 the impression of infinite move From this cuw we get the 4 pulsing, quivering vitality term “insurance underwriters.” ook and threw his head, he About 226 years ago the men engaged in writing inmurance were wont to congregnte at the coffee houne of a certain B Lioya. These men freq Licyd’s coffee house later pub Hahed periodically a list of ship. ping. Later they publiaty & rating of risk for each » determine the cost of insurance. ; A 00d vessel wan a cheaper pete gfe rink than was a poor one Sse finned From this start has grown the | even deeper « mightiest insurance company of al) time. Lioyday rating practically de- termines all marine insurance framed by th ja sight never it seemed im “rl take In a fash for the first to & compan Lioyds representatives are in | ginia frit oddly embarrassed. Har | yoy aidn’t seem to have put one) been « fatality on the hillside above all corners of the earth. joMd's gun leaped to his shoulder in.” he reported simply | Creek Despair, An ancient spruce | The marine architect is most But tn the fields of sport there is) “1 didn’t, eh? Harold answered | tree, one that bad watched the for- careful to design his ship so as [always a penalty for extreme eager-|angrily, “How could you tell, solest drama for uncounted years, to gain Licyds approval and low. now, There te retributive Justice for) soon? I suppose you're woodeman | whore tall head lifted above all the rink rating. | thowe that attempt to grasp first op | enough to know that a wounded ani-| surrounding forest and who had Lioyds premiums last year | portunities. Harold was afraid that| mal doesn't always show blood. I'd| known the ailence and the snow of amounting to about $160,00.000. MM might raise and shoot, thus rob-| be ready to bet that if we followed|a hundred winters, had langufkhed, American shipping basa lotto [bing him of his triumph, and he| him fer enough we'd find him dead.” | withered and died from sheer old learn from the history of this | premed back against the trigger just| “We'd have to follow him till he|/age. For some seasons it had great company. — a fifth of « Ufted his fore foot nervously, lhere was his opportunity stroke, one easy shot, he could turn | and © winter forest he was to forget. Incidentally | he made a first-class target—one that | ponmible tw mian him," Harold shouted. | | “Let me take him.” | that one | Harold realized in sminy into triumph. He Virginia's admiration | Hut the impulse had ignificance. It was not the way of sportamen, wandering in | file on mountain trails, to clamor | shot at game, What ever in aid is usually in solicitation aod Vir jon to shoot pecond too soon. | had gained the shelter of the thickets | by EVERY I | It meane—friendly, | poaite to hostile. | It comes from—Latl | friend, } Companion words | cablen ona, | It's used like this always has been amice target looked too big to mins but hie | Krance,” bullet Mung up the snow behind the — wry | good. humored reply The caribou'n powerful’ Imb® | wayy hit, Lounsbury pushed out in a mighty leap. Fren-| trot when he got into ied, Harold shot again; but hia nerve | was broken and hin self-control) blown to the four winds, ‘The animal | perfectly normal gait. awhile, and let me take re ott a mile. 1 & handful of now, and Harold's third and fourth shota went wild, Then he lowered his weapon with @ curse It lp part of the creed of a certain type of hunter never to sdmit «| clean min, “My sights are off,” Harold shouted, “They didn't shoot within three feet of where I aimed Damn such’ a gun—but I think I wounded him the third shot. You'll find him dead if you fellow bim long enough.” | Hill answered nothing, but went to wee. In the firing he hadn't even) rained bie own gin to hin shoulder. There ts a certain code among hunt ors in regard to shooting another's game: an unwritten law that, except in a case of life and death, one hunt- er does not interfere with another's shooting. It was thru no desire to} embarrass Harold that he didn’t a» sist him in putting down his trophy He was simply giving the man full play, Bill stared at the earihou tracks in the «now, followed them a hundred feet, and then came mush ing back at least.” Harold had forgotten ¢ was not his personal gu) his every wish. He held ehetia; and, «miling, change trait But Marol4's mins hy hin greatest sin. They mushed | lowed. however, was by He supposed that he hie rifle magazine with | rel, | the hrown in automa xVIIIT The died naturally, of old age.” was the!in its place, silent and grim and ma-|one trip, LEARN A WORD peacenble, op- amicably ‘Our country |! “We can't al better look for something else “Then I want you to carry my gun |You ought to be willing to do that, Bill received lthem, giving his own weapon in ex To mies is human: no true sportaman holds it against hin fellow, The ominsion that fol- of the hunting trails unpardonable. he put it in Bill's hands. fusion and anger, he had forgotten | to do #0; and the only load that the | gun contained was that in the bar- t empty shell was ejected. Severn! seasons before there wn | “THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1922. in death that ¢ hunters i | jontic On the day emerged on search of JAY + te trunk wan rotted awa yea Today's word iq AMICABLEC. sua tut 6 It's pronounced—am-l-ka-bul, with |") vi nocent on the first syllable | Th nothing part rer of tt rable no “amleus, amt able toward | st He began to the trees—a I think we'd coma of w have no real knowledge tree fell, He hadn't in n being disturbed v pudded out in spring The geurs. filled . crawled ft ta wll ready, | tong, in the rock extra shells. | snow 4 down and nealed up, hi heat had warmed te sufficient degree the little # hat this manltne cavern that he oceup’ de, subject to blood temperature had dropped do out gun and and his breathing had almost on stupor, oblivious to the pamnw time, And he felt the rage to all sleepy men on being The grizzly is @ particularly intelligent antmal—on the intellect plane of the dog and elephant—and he had chonen hin winter lair with / the special purpose in mind of a long and uninterrupted sleep. The cay. mouth was #0 well concealed that even the sharp eyes of the wild creatures, passing up and down 4 creek hardly a hundred feet away) never guessed its existence. The cavern maw bad been large once, for” jall to see, but on avalanche had passed over it, Tons of snow, plek ing up @ great cargo of rocks and dirt that no steam dredge in the world could lift, had roared and beb lowed down the slope, narrowly mime ing the trunk of the great #p changing the contour of the bed and concealing ite landmarke, | and only & square yard of the orige | (Turn to Page 11, Column 1) on down the ad not been all the codes had refilled nhells before In his con- tleally when ‘The new Atlantic liner, Majestic, hood | will carry more than 6,000 people af — Than a vague prelude to the thought of you— You are the rarest soul I ever knew, Lover of beauty, knightliest and deat; My thoughts seek you aa waves that seek the shore, And when I 1 am at rest. | GEOGRAPHIC 1 PUZZLE DUKE plus ¥ minus KEY plus BLIND minus D is DUBLIN e [ The Hoy KIMBALL PLAYER This instrument slightly shopworn, could not be told from a new one; mod- ern in every way; in a rich mahogany slightly used Player Rolls. 5 tres ter Grand, only slight! and action marvelou beautiful Grand means you will buy it. Price... HINZE PIANO ry fine tone and action; =” $335 Received in exchange Grand Ampico Reprod: used a short time; B plain dull mahogany A to match, together with 30 slightly used Q. R.S Player Rolls. Price... HINZE PLAYER This phe tal i a bungalow size, ma- hogany ca eeiy shopwor' one of the f ball products good as new with 30 ay $558 used Q.R.S. Pl. Rolls. Price. on one of our Mehlin style case, but a sp! a splendid practice piano. WEBER PIANO A large size fancy African mahogany case, just like new; plenty of volume; received in exchange " $450 Price on one of our Gulbran- sen Players. Price... —as usual day transactions. CHICKERING GRAND A magnificent Circassian Walnut quar- $1285}. Bush & Lane Player Piano PEASE PIANO This instrument received in exchange round tone; will make Easy Terms You can have the advantage of the same CONVENIENT CREDIT TERMS at these Clearance Prices as are extended in our every attle’'s Musical Headquarters Kelbrs JANUARY CLEARANCE of Pianos and Players This Clearance offers a real opportunity to place a good Player or Piano in your home " the will You can age BOS Player or a Piano from this stock with the assurance t are getting exactly what you pay for—and in every case, a really great r-Kelly Unqualified Guarantee —that the instrument is exactly as represented, a durable, reli that will give you long and satisfactory service. Marshall & Wendell Ampico y sho; 8. 0 worn; tone see this on a Chickering jucing Piano; only | of music all in metal action, ver condition, 750 Price Pianos, is an old lendid full, rich, | mahogany case, together with thirty very good; Sieetly east Q. received in exchange 5 Player Rol 5 on one of our baal Price........ sen Players. Price... CHICKERING PIANO This famous old piano is in a beauti- ful burl walnut cas: hauled in our shops; is a wonderful kita at the price... nary Electric or Player Piano. — Ampico Reproduci: slightly shopworn; “only one of them. Price__.__._. enemnatenee Rudolph Wurlitzer Electric Piano nan a onde ul strument for or billiard parlos Pree Bush & Lane Electric This without a Electric sy os Pl little us mahoga: cabinet to ma Apollo Electric Piano over a year, is a-splendid Electric Player Piano, is a b nut case; action Price Apollo-Phone Player excha: has had having Player Piano all in one; English brown at a small price and on most Convenient Terms. The instru- ments described below are for most part exchanges that come with six months of selling, and you notice that many of the best f baloe] goes with every purchase made during the Clearance le instrument Don't get this confused with te re tise Piano in ‘alnut case, $895 autiful figured Burl This is a lar, splendid conditie action; has been in our eh ularly at This instrument in a handsome old | pric, ohere look oak is in splendid condition, rndettal of Rolls; would n $285 ——— is’ a splendid ; has had but ver a beautiful dull dar! ce bench and , with fifty-two rolls good slightly used This instrument has been used a little This splendid instrument received in on a Chickering Grand Piano ut very little use; good tone, oth the Talking Machine, BREWSTER PIANO A beautiful Burl Walnut case, has wonderful full round tone; medium siz in case, just like new. Price. thoroughly over- $385 lection, early and see these many fine instruments, Between Pike and Union CHICKERING GRAND } sells reg- 1900.00. BOND PLAYER PIANO This magnificent mahogany made by the Packard Piano Co., uses the Heigle Player action, is modern in every bas, a wonderful toned instrument, and we include 30 ie art Player Rolls. Sew. wine Schilling & Sons Piano $395 |i To Out-of-Town Piano Buyers-- CALL IN TOMORROW—The Clearance will last of to now in stock. Pianos Brewster Player Piano This instrument is a beautiful fumed oak case, only slightly shopworn and a jin at the price we are going to sell it; te includes thirty Rolls only lightly used. Price. fe size parlor Grand in ion. Excellent tone and thoroughly overhauled ~ $985 STEINWAY PIANO gee in a dark ebony case, re- exchange on a Chickering $240 This ceived Grand, would make a 2 lendid practice piano. ‘onderful value at... case is ? $795 DRAPER BROS. PIANO Fine little baneaiow size received in exchange on a ball Grand, is a rich dull mahogany case; will make a splen- did a) piano for $235 chil Price. mecemnigaewemnsimegmcesneen ize, beautiful dark tone and action like a new piano; $285 LUDWIG PIANO This beautiful_instrument received in enchants on a Chickering Ampico is a foes rich dark dul “+44 looks 2 like ae 100.2. If you have been waiting to make a suitable Piano Se~ you should make it a point to call