The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 9, 1923, Page 6

New Yerk office, " in Pacific bids.i Chleage effice, Ty bide.) Besos office, Tremont bide Sinclair or Hughes? F One of the most interesting developments of the past few lweeks is the conclusion of a contract between the Sinclair interests and the Russian soviets for exploitation by the grican concern of a huge tract of rich oil lands in the *fsland of Sakhalin. riefly, Sinclair agrees to put a definite amount of into the material development of wells, pay the 0 a tax graduated according to the amount of oil pro- sed, and a similar tax to the local authorities of Sakha- Tf no oil is taken, Sinclair pays a flat amount for the sion. The curious provision of the contract is that it may be broken by the soviets without compensation to Sinclair “if United States has not recognized the soviet government vithin five years. The state department has made ijt clear, in so far as it been making clear any of its activities lately, that the pment does not back Mr. Sinclair in any way, and he is making his little Russian experiment quite “on own.” This, Mr. Sinclair seems perfectly willing to do, despite ie fact that the Russian government has failed to give the tees of personal property and the safety of foreign en customary in such cases, “Lack of such guarantees and failure of the workers’ gov- it in Russia to recognize the czar’s debts, seem to be Obstacles to recognition in the eyes of the state depart- ent. To Sinclair, bent on expanding his already enormous oil iterests, this means nothing. Further, he would appear certain that the United States will eventually recognize @ government that has been de facto in Russia for over bur years, that he is willing to gamble on it with a great feal of real money. Tt will be interesting to watch and see whose vision out the clearer—that of Mr. Sinclair, the oil mag- or that of Mr. Hughes, the statesman. labor organizations are protesting against enslavement of Ger In the Rubr, and Moscow unionists are sending the latter real Thus doth the pot boil. ms all over the country are organizing to protect themselves their tenants. All we have to say is that they'll need protection, don’t come down. sailors almost drowned off Sandy Hook because the nearest land ‘8 mile away and under them, difference between a nightgown and an evening éress is two yards ef the nightgown. Clemens, } dangerous habi minister has married 3,001 couples and is still at large. lich., aviator fell four miles and was uninjured, but tt it. in a name? A famous opera singer is named Gigli. | France has gotten out of the Ruhr Is coal minus, Uncle Sam Not a Shylock we permit ourselves to be led by the standing e of England haters in the United States senate the fields of controversy over this British war debt ement, let’s find out what it means to us. e Sam advanced to his partners in the war some- more than ten billions of dollars. That was part of sition of winning the war. Little was said at about paying it back. In fact, little has been by most of the borrowers since, about settlement. ind is Uncle Sam’s one good bet. § a matter of fact, as international loans go, it would Shylock sort of a deal on Uncle Sam's part to insist higher rate than that which the American funding mmission has said that England, up to her neck in her debts as well as this, should pay. We ask approxi- ely what it cost the U. S. treasury to handle this loan. the issue of bonds. hat is consistent with the American policy of not fiting out of the war.» It is consistent with the Amer- | tradition established when our government returned “extracted from the Chinese following the Boxer isin ‘When the England haters start fighting long settled 4 all over again in the effort to stir up a frenzy a fair deal offered by our government to the one government willing to settle its debts, let’s keep thoughts in mind, and not let Uncle Sam become a the feminine hand will still be felt in the house of repre Aunt Alice Robertson and Winifred Mason Huck may be but Mrs. John Nolan, of California, will be Just arriving. says the American Bible society is selling 1,500,000 Bibles for ach. Salvation may not be free any more, but it’s still awfully ae offering 50,000 marks for $1, in Berlin. It must be with Printing pressman, over there. radia! é ant cobra in New York zoo has shed its skin. They will skin anybody shows the United States has 63,424,000 hogs, which leaves only of us who are not. Gompers spent his 73rd birthday working, which may explain why reached 73, neath even if Turkey does fight England it will not cut off We would hate to be a barber and think everybody needs a shampoo. of us have an ambition not to have to have any ambition, The World’s Strongest Man e strongest man in the world probably is Arthur giant French-Canadian constable. In Montreal he 530 pounds of iron dumb-bells from the ground to the ve of is chest. Interesting—but unimportant, for a with a chain-hoist, can lift more than that. If Gi- sux had lived a few thousand years ago, he would have Lip all comers and by his strength made himself king, ain muscles are what count today. e Giroux alongside a slender, graceful, half-effem- movie star with dreamy eyes, and Giroux wouldn't much attention from the ladies. The notion that men are primarily interested in strength in a man is m. A boastful strong man probably started the be- and other men were afraid to contradict, je esa acca ah their elubs 350,000 New York women petition against showin; uckle films. No wonder Fatty decided to go to work for a iiving. Street brokers complain they’ We wondered why the rest of the 4 vie not making any profits these country was prospering, soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but th nt shall be made fat—Prov, xvil:4, pl teh seca had psey's manager says he may fight three times this yenr, Sure, ay freeze next July. bat aere is a cut in NeSmet, 8. D., over 25 years old, #0 seven or eight of must be gone. lord, and you cannot die too soon, nor tive too . CHAP. 54—THE I BEGIN HERE TODAY KATE WARD, wito DAN WARD no ways Dan wee ech perturbed w by JAMES LATHAM, she will rot anewer until the mystery ef} invites | her at the} | but neo further tn-| ing. After Alice's | for a few | GO 0 ) STORY “Haven't heard anything regard: | ing the picture?” It was several days after Kate had found the photograph of the stranger im the room which LA ff lib"! ZEW | A flare 21 “THE INITIALS ARE THE SAME-AS THOSE ON THE PIC. TURE.” Alico had occupied, that Justin Par. sons brought the subject up again. “Glad the. little “kid didn't know anything about it," he continued. “I'm fond of the yotingster. I'd hate to have her get into trouble for giving anyone's secrets away.” Justin was smiling but he meant what he said more than one might have thought. Dorothy had walked straight into his heart when she walked thru the gate of his yard. And Monk, following his master’s |lead, had accepted her as his special | charge. “I'm glad, too.” Kate glanced up from the paper she was reading. “Wouldn't it be! nice ¥ she could re main here always?” Kate continued rather éarelosaly | CACHIN Marcel Cachin, communist member of the French cham- ber of deputies, may be the center of sensational develop- ments when he is placed on trial for treason as a result of his sympathy with the Ger- man workers THE ONE-MAN WOMAN BY RUTH AGNES ABELING THE SEATTLE STAR G THE RAPIDS AGAIN A bill will be introduced in the be worn by high school girls. It be covered to within two inches akirt shall reach within six inch Dear Folka: Nod, they went equipped t They eweltered tn the tr and tho thelr clothes wer care. Adam never thought to say, “Yo by side they went along, and ne But when they got to foreign shame! Your neck i very, had been @ brazen dame before brazen, just the same, nq matter and Adam left thet: short and sweet, Thy wandered all the weary way stopped to think of wrong, for ignorance was } and, hiding one eye with their hands very low, yc 0, Mra, Eve, you'll have to go end add another leaff* ‘The records haven't told us how she started in to act; but Then was much the anme as Now—and hero's a » Ceritge Tomns FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 LETER FROM | VRIDGE MANN legiwlature regulating dreeses te ¥ ecity that her thros ot her collar of her heels. one, and that ber Nows iter. ne and sought the land of am, and till the virgin #od. y breathed the torrid air: 1n't seem to they 4 devoid our othing ntunie emed a they never jana Old gazaboes came: ‘Oh, shame! Oh, ekirt {8 awful brief, orled ur emn fact she added more, what she wore. If Eve she'd still be ‘itor The Star: Your odi concerning senate | 1 No, 62 ntly | axed upon Th erson who may desire to draft bh wn legal instruments, or to perform ‘or himself such legal services as “he Editor The Btar: To an amused onlooker at the pro eedingn of the school board last Fri. day the attitude of the directors re garding the mothers’ petition asking for the use of school rooms for #o- persona! appearance. “What Ie ft, KateT’ Justin Par sons had been watching his daugh face. Kate told him “And the initials given here,” she hed, “are the same an thone on the back of the ploture I found in my room after Alice had gone. “Strange! was Justin's only com NITIALS AGAIN | ment. scanning the columns until her eye| 1 fell on a abort story, evidently 0 un ant that it had been od into the bettom of the column without « head, A man had dropped dead while walking the main street of Terre Haute, He had not been Identified The mst line of the story held Kate's attention “The monogram on bis cuff links the only Jewelry he wore, is ‘J, D,| Kate looked down the road. | Kate read the wards ploud A roadster appeared around thé | way ponsible ney fascinated her. She went| bend. Kate recognised the car of/ «nut the formation of character | back over the story for some further | James Latham. has & great deal to do with educa-| hint, Strangely, there was nothing, (To Be Continued tion,” may the ladies. “And proper not even a description of the man's! (Copyright, 1923, by Seattle Star} | recreational fin clal purposes was enlightening. ‘The mothers—a considerable num ber of them—representing many dif- ferent organteations, came humbly petitioning the right to use a schoo! room for the purpose of giving a properly chaperoned dance for thetr boys and girls. Members of the board treated these mothers exactly an if they were @ group of bother fome monquitoes, Don’t trouble us| must eee the body, father.” | Kate spoke with a conviction. Then, in @ voice lees rure, “But after I do see tt—and If I find that it is the face which is photographed here—then what?’ She couldn't go to Alice and ques tion her—ahe knew that—for, after all, it was not her affair, and she shouldn't have kept the picture. A motor sounded in the distance. men, tn effect Our business ie to |ece that your children are given the traditional training in the three] “T's.” and to do that in the cheapest} LETTERS S2EDITOR Defends Lawyer Trust Bill Jand that | Dancing in the School Buildings | nature of his business may require The law w from rende fully belong to the lean of the ve usurped prerogatiy Yours truly, Kh E. HILBERT. and gils are as important in the oppor tunity to absorb that somewhat dis credited hodgepodge of unrelated| facta that goes by the name of com-| mon schooling.” “But, ladies, you see that if i may cost me formation of character as t the poard, “don't grant your request | ; | “You can always find money for the things YOU think {mportant,” the ladies insist, Board (very stern this time): “Do| you know that if we grant you this request in a short time our school | rooms will be used for such purposes | jovery night in the week?” | The ladies; “Sure thing. Why not? | use? Who pays taxes, anyway? Who} owns these schools?” ° | Looks like these women are get-| to be regular bolsheviks! | Anyway, they will be out in full] force again when the board meets. | It ts sald that they are already | thinking of putting up their own! facilities fer our boys’ candidate to run for the school board | paign. 1928, DK. J. & BINYON Free Examination BEST $2.50 GLasses oN EARTH We are one of th stores in the North «rind lenses from and we are the only one ta SEATTLE—ON FIRST AVR, Examination free by graduate op- lassen tometrist Rot prescribed unless absolutely pecessary, BINYON OPTICAL CO, 116 FIRST AVE SCIENCE Writings on Clay. 5,000-Y ear-Old Records Burned Into Tiles. Cuneiform Collections, Before men learned to write on papyrus and peper, they wrote on soft clay with @ sharp instrument. When this was to be kept as « reo | ord, the clay was burned into a tile. Early kings had thelr signatures made on clay cylinders. Many of these have been found in the ruins of ancient cities in Mesopotamia, Fortunately, some of these signa tures have been dated. The oldest seal cylinder hes just been dect phered at the University museum, Philadelphia, It was written about 2990 B.C. The royal signer was a king named Basah-Enzu. Of course, all clay records do not pertain to royalty, Many of them are love letters of obscure persons, mortenges, wine lists and even laun- with such nonsense, may the gentle-| Aren't the school bulldings made to| 2FY bills. The cuneiform collections of vart- ous museums afford chances for very interesting study of people who lived nearly 6,000 years ago, rrr tm the next election and that the community use of schoo! buildiags will be made an fasue in the cam- MOTHER. SAY “BAYER” when you buy Aspirin. 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