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Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

Three young gIr. graduates finished the rou-co study ot ,he Douglas High Schoo. and were awarded their diplomas last night at thc rnmencemeut exercises at thc Com er-at.waI church. Th young people start ou- m H.c with the very best foundation nrm education that thc Territory of Alas Ea and n. Ci.r of noue.as cam give them In ac. they should realize that every citi- z.u %. mi. city has made some sacrifice to give them .he education that they have lt is m thcrpovor to make the people of the city ml the territory fcc, proud of thcm Such as they are the hope of the nation and %. Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

That Alaska is potentially thc rracs. IauI in tu.. world is proven hy the facet tha. another great industry is about to be I.vod ou- o. .hcmual wealth O. thc Ic- uuy. Figures have been compiled that show a' Alaska ~u supply a large share o. ...H H.u ... tacmuu.actwc of paper m Amra Prom an indications thc pulp m1u-.r. is about .o hc started aud thcle is no doubt Ha- before long it win bc ouc O. uu .ra- industries. When onc stops Go cmtmuauct.c great uj varied things m which Alaska leads rho nation it is con- mmI m,~..r We already arc great in copper gold. fish and fws and now thc urom,. is that wcwi'' also be great m pa- rc production Stewards ice chest is rc- ua'm- hidden mysteries little dreamed O. ny tu. u.0p,c ot a generation ago.
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

With something over thirty wives live ing and dead on his trail, we can only say that "Bmebcard" Huut is indeed a fwtm- ate man to be locked up in the pen for life.
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

Nowmdcr Sir Hmfrey Davy Rolleson, rear admiral and chief surgeon of the Brit ish navy. has SO many handles to his name. IT he came to Alaska the sourdoughs would
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

The first Alaska salmon of the season were packed at Taku harbor this week. This is the fwcrmucr of AIaska's silver horde that will mot quit pouring in mu. late In the Iall
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

With school out today, for the term. "Skiuuic" and "Fat' and all the rest of the boyisb colony will devote themselves to amusement for the balance of the spring and summer.
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

WANTED "A secondhand piano. win pay cash. Address Box 991. Ju- noau.
Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
-We'N Say 30
BIZ CONDO

county fair. noticed one melancholy
individual who. despite the fact that
h. was apparently suffering greatly.
persisted In remaining on ono Of the
merry sorounds.
Eventually Warren spoks 70 him
and asked hin II he liked t.
NO: I don't Hike II . hls. the man
replied. The teassiy thing makes
m. IN"
"rh~n why DO you persis, In COINS
Il can't help n The man who
owns this thing o~es me money, and
The only way ! can got even 10 By
taking II out In ridcs-
A hank In Eisensburg aav~rsisen A.
follows.
When w- consider ~ n tho con.
elusion. which is ,he factor In pror
rc-s. tn. necessity for all 10 bencn,
10 the proof. Tho necessity and ,hr
convenience Of the cheek ACCOUNT
with the conclusion Of q saving. 40.
count are sufficient proof that tank.
inT 10 progress. A progressive In
autution we offer our service
Thus agreeing completely With
Harding In his position on the league
Of nations
II scsue nsen wefe - Mig -
they think they arv their tailor
bills would bankrupt them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
Hail Venizelos

lieutenant OF the Greek
attempted
wished y.,,~ata
made modern Greece etoriay
venize has done man Of .rr
- " VI "n"'e'n
Inc condition OF victory
produce created
Greece
Venizeos has few peers the Europe Greece,
active the
Greece Is the foremost
Minor and reaching
Venizeos did u all And
MN why VINO can tell the logical
Ncnzelos M.
be
so dthcu hand ,na,
creek "arroT wished TO the one them who
KING Oh men fortunately for Greece
end his vclcoroo go
Hercules Achilles Ulysses Thous
seat DE beside Nesors anio,,tv
1"e' '"e'""0 'ooH I" eschement about campaign
The deadly jovidcr helm so,u, the
INC od cannot be all
odnddl1n dped himself vnchino half hour. sccoh
golden. - 'N'-"ON'' SpccoN ANA
Hoeper We c'nch that the
arrested speedino ~ " "'' 'o'o"oa O1
seoed chickens Spokane too
~ $4,000 ''"' :" "e'p u scorer Under those
hepuo"c1n ana democratic
committee W ."e
parties stu 80 ''' 'N"~S' '"e searching
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
ESRy IGGIxs MS ONE

Henry Higgins was in London for n
week
And now you ought 10 hear old
Henry speak
Why an. way that he's attired IN the
clothing he acquired
While in London makes the whole
town shrek.
He wants 10 be an English A. the
Strand
And tho poor bonighted boy can't
understand
why his British imitation causes
nauRht but n exclamation
And II irrt,ates poor Hank TO beat
the band.
Iiptou can't decklc Just what
10 do with the Shamrock. Why
n4 give u 10 Germany TO be
used as . navy?
Among the notification and accept.
ancc ceremonies that We haven't seen
reported IL the one wherein the con.
sumner Is told about the new railroad
rates and In which hc enthuslasticai.
ly accepts"
Joel Warren. once n vfsitor Mt n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
Doctor Frank
CRANES
Daily Article
tCopyrfght ibssD
Flies in Amber.
Words Not Made.
They "GroW." q
Giin,pses in Past.

Az flies In amber no errors ar'
preserved In language.
Words are not made. They grow
The dictionary II museum OF ths
vagaries as well aa OF the discover
les OF human thought
A mans aims moro sf1kingly re
veal him than his virtues. Ana mis-
takes are more Characteristic. 80
the most vivid Eiimpreh OF our TORE
fathers are revealed 10 the etymoi-
ogist In tho fossil imprints In our
word'rocks.
Tho most valuable requests he
past has left US In Its faliaeies. They
are vastly more instructive than its
aehievements.
Esperanto nor lido nor other aru'
fetal tongue VIII be the final mode.
Tor language IL n secretion OF NE.
The universal speech VIII grow. u
VIII not be eonfeouoned. IL VIII be
the ihiom OF the composite race.
For nothing can endure far into
the future which does not have It's
roots deep In The past
But. TO mistakes. fii~s In amber.
curious isnofancoH ana creduities
immortniiz@h IN words. Tho turkey
was no called because OF the faliacy
among The commons that " origin
ated In the country or Tho TURK. II
was first found In America
Here also originated the Irish
potato. no named because the Irish
wefo i"ha VI u anu '"oh " UP as q
cheap food. and not because they
discovered "
nicotine gets its name from Nicof.
yet nc WAS not the oiseoverer OF
tobacco. but The one who introduced
lis use into France.
Every sehooiboy knows that Amer
lea was named. not AFTER Columbus
VINO iirrs visited ". bnt AFTER tht
quite secondary person. Amrrigo
Se~pueci-
The apple IN according 70 trad
ton our oldest fruit. and at one time
or another In almost every language
all other fruits have been called
some Kind Of apple. We call the
rough coated frui, OF a tropical plant
pine apple. our Grandrnothers gave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
A Falling Nation

mo country very-d pidy and
expense said Timothy a Ike a
ominous Of anything :
Timothy Flint Observing .x,rnv,ranc,
Of his time warned the nation Rome
Tyre and predicted similar done and
less - 800 $3.50
Flint died in 1870 hut produ.
ton or prophets who
MS time and predicting
The OF It's - -
Ana somehow the nation win survive
likely so hence ~.
same cad songs in the wordA = -
consoing
show that the evils
In 1880 Flint
up to DO nothing except dress and amusement" -
Everybody Ia ashamed" no
fashionable and equally
~@s ~ many
Familiar
But the nation recovered Of
planned and which according
Like the leaning Of
ping 70 generation but - - " wy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
Colby's Vision

friendship No counter
alieA America has
Russia
desponsd their
Of heipiessnczx
Russia All the world vii
VIII able &c
point record Of for Ruas welfare while Others
believed they couN take what they liked
In the their
meeting place
nentiy mind ambassador
Next Russia
words Poland >
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

A potato grower writes:


Last summer got 81 bshei for potatoes sold
association The
tho retailers store in - buei
much as got Of production
paid buhe The marketing busheL 6r
times price In ALL
Of those potatoes"
A Of grapefruit
i got half fruit growing which
profit The transportation a
marketing
Before
city
those Inefficient hence
sys,ema How much costing your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
WISDOM
BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE

This IL the lore Of yesteryear.
This is the treasure Of its song.
a laugh IL all too short, my dear.
A sigh Ii much too long.
Go get You gold and get you gear
And build your ramparts tall and
strong.
Yet In the laugh too short, By dear,
Yet Is the sigh too long.
Cry challenge, like a cavalier.
And fight for right and srnits the
wrong.
Yet Is the laugh too short. my dear,
And every sigh too long.
Make every art your own career
And win the plaudits Of the throng,
Yet is the laugh too short. my dear,
And laughter dreary long.
Then, when your beard Is silver.sere
Your thin. cracked voice shall sing
my song
"A laugh Is all too short, my dear.
A sigh Is much too longF'
Copyright. 1870, n. n. A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
It's Easy to
Put on Flesh

All you have 10 do n ycu are toe
thin and want 10 put on several
pounds Of solid "sfay-fhere" fleah 10
20 take a five grain tablet OF Blood
Iron Phosphate with each meal This
builds up the nervous system. en-
riches the blood and thus enables the
vital organs TO sssirniiate the flesh
building. strength making elements
OF your food which now largely 70
TO waste. Folks who have tried Il
state they not only put on flesh but
that 1t also almost invariably In
errares their strength. energy and
endurance. You can get enough
rsiood- Iron tablets for three weekS
treatment OF Owl Drug Co or any
other druggist for only $50 and
itn 70 uniformly successful that
your druggist a man you know, -
authorized TO refund your money II
you don't like II. Better get q pack
az. today Ind begin 10 get stronger
ana healthier. ~ well as better
looking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
As IT SEEMS TO ME-
DANA SLEETH

] SEE n. the entire e,..s
'IA "a roine ahead. and no o.
z4 city has yet achieved I
(}gx1ZM "rain lead. rntil the -.
cen, earthauake shlxe,-
sent middle western tourists ,c.v~..
ing. Los Angeles seemed 10 b. ~.
most likely candidate. ana shs W..
wind up with the ieadsrshlp. 20 :
note that she has brought In tvs
big OIL wells In the rnlddls az sh~
town. and one oil well should ~
worth at least six earthquakes
Ban Francisco lie and viii 4. .
great port. Oakland "a becoming .
great manufacturing city.
Portland il assuming Ieadershi, I.
Tho manufacture Of furnlture. H.
manufacture Of wooden goods: a.
always has been a great Iumbs,
wheat and flour market. and shs 80
probably achieved the leadersbip n
the psckinghouss field. and a. a No.
stock market. for the entire west
Seattle has a wonderful srade -.
ritory by land and by sea. her opuor.
tnnltiss are 40 many and 40 rysex
That IL viii be years before Der -
bets can be decided on. This can
said Of Seattle. that IN shirt A.
achievement she IL nearer the TN.
metropolis. and she has more Of ths
cosmopolitan spirit OF the great eass,
ern cities than any western place bsf
san Francisco.
Seattle In true city in spirit snA
In breadth OF accompllshmen uanv
Of the coast cities arc stliI oyergroun
towns: indeed Los Angeles 70 shis
day ~ more a collection Of folkx a
gawky community with many mail.
town characteristics. Seattle IL n,ore
OF city than Los Angeles, tho shs
may only have half ~ many psople
within her bounds.
But any western city d aAeaA q
any eastern city 20 far a. public
spirit private enterprise. public I'm,
provement or private vision are con,
c~rned: IL seems like q new world
when you come 10 the west for th>
first time.
And some day. unless the world
blows UP entirely. this Pacific coas,
wiibhave more great cries and more
population than ths Atlantic hsa-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
CERTAINLY: IT'S ALL
WORTH PRINTING

Editor The Star. Seattle. WASH
P,sase let me have a few words on
shi. housing problem what are We
pareu,s OF children to do when We
rent . house, Almost all the ADS
=. - under For Rent says mo
.,,s,,,ren.. Houses are scarce. and
=. Al are not 80 lucky as to have
! home right away. and. believe me
I. = rretty hard 70 look for home
ana have people hook at you ~heh
vou tell them you wish TO rent th'
p,.cs ana say politely and s,mpa'
oheticailytD: -,
.oh. I'm 20 sorry. but 70 can !
have children"
have two babies Of my own. anu
~,hen we moved TO Everett snos
ss,,,s .ro. we rented an apartment
~. woman took Us In at her own
40 because. having children OF nc'
own. she knew. Now. because
-. here. her iandiady came and 'o'u
en~ woman that one fafniiy's chiiafrn
~,~r~ enough and that there were 20
b absolutely no other ehhurVa a.
bowed tShe happens 70 nave
q her own. 30 you can f.auo -
how sympathetic she Isl tns'e
fewer houses here than IN
have noticed. before ~e ie'1 W. y,
mat many apartments welcomes
children" Well. wish tney 49, 49,
here. I am not trying 70
any town or landlord. out ! VAN ~
know, what shall We GO "i'n oa
childreny Why can people VINO -,
cats or dogs get . place. ou' oAD'''
are barred?
Naturally. children snou"
taught to care for other peopss
thinGp - much as u II oe'onsea =
them. and I can see In tha. way
Why landlords refuse children, esp.
cially In furnished places but wnA'
are We going to dot II II up 70 US
TO move-will my babes Keep "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

turn the pages OF the dictionary &c
find the many finger marks and
footprints Of the innumerabie super.
s,ifious fancies and childish dclus.
Ions which like Paicozoic. Mesozoic
or ccnozoic creatures. once trod the
stage OF life. but have made long
since their exit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
LIFE Is SUCH SWEET SORROW
AND n CANE TO PASS

Three m-n--a pfofl,1cr. a burglar
and a chap named Pcnsi--lay down
20 dream. They dreamed. And
whom they awoka each said unto the
ether. 10. there Ia one born even
minute And. forsoosh. !, was 40.
For one of en- 10 a prpfl,ssr. anoth'
sr a burglar. and another = chap
named ponEi-
There arc Divers other ways Of
making money. f'oY instance. the
tao charming young women divers
who. Frank Zimmerman says. skip
ped out with his.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
A Stiff Upper Lip

Keeping stn but nothing com.
mcndabie about H. upper up to- The
LIP he anything but firm
Ever watch child under IN TIA,
rcmnes and then the Jaw The
Next time tell him keep
win lack punch subject the
proper degree OF s'eadasnesA hu, you'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

City OF Destiny discover that II
IL going 10 catch up with Seattle In
just a few months more
Living IN either Seattle or Taco.
ma one understands that Spokane
il suffering from seniie decay and
shrinking population. but when
one takes a squint at the hank clear.
ings and the building permits one
realizes that Spokane In stiIi the Jew.
81 Of the inland empire. ard is doing
nicely.
In Los Angeles became con.
WINGED that San Francisco was de.
cndent and that almost any after.
noon the few people remaining there
would move out. preferably TO Los
Angeles. and Market street would
be lfel-ss. But when San Fran.
cisco was visited n WINS fairly burst.
ing tho seams IL was growing no
fast. tho one felt that real death
and siagnaiion could be found across
the bay st Oakland. But N one went
across tho bay he found miles or,
miles of new industries being estab.
iished. he found new blocks. new
hotels. great government Improve.
ments. and IL ONE stayed ten DAYS
In oakland he Understood that II was
the coming New York OF the Pacific
coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
Burleson Again

Buson according word received Seattle this week. has
dd that families of postal employees are barred from participating IN
politics =, ~,
surprised if Burson had failed to issue such edct We
cratic icta anda arbitrary power.
Whatever behind the which forbds posoce
poyes participating politics equally the families
What authority the brother
sister or father uncle of q postal clerk?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

mail carrier runs for office the mail carrier must
lose his job?
1t is inconcevable that any real American could
have promulgated the order attributed to Postmaster
Burleson. He, indeed, is about the only one who
might have. And yet-Seatte is long way from
Washington ID. c. We would like TO give even
Bureson the benefit of the doubt. Mebbe he hasn't
gone quite that far. The official copy of the order
should be here in a few days-and we shall see.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

ToDAY's BEST BET - Knocking
tho out Of tusar.
LITE Is SUCH SWEET SORROW
II Ia frirhtfniiy iamcntabie that
the poor sugar pronteer could no
longer get away with II. and sad
indeed that several % him VII have
10 so 60 JAIL for Is months But he
needn't b. lonesome. For right In
IN. n~x, cell. 20 keep him merry
company. wili be tho wretch who
had 10 turn burglar 20 get enough
20 r~~r,~n his coffee and who got
20 years 10 iif~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
A luUury
but popular priced

IF made In small quantities. a. luxury
L facial soap. Pdlmolipe would Be very er-
pcnsiyc. Palm and Olive oils are imported
from overseas Theirprice Is naturally high.
But the demand for Palmolips keeps our
factories working day and night We pus.
chase these rare oils in enormous Quantities
This keeps the cost of manufacture low and
Sipcs you the finest of facial soaps made AZ
the price of an ordinary cleanser.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

Columbia colo--The new American
beer at Boidtis--Adv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

len I am In Seattle I get q
sort of sub conscious
bunch that Tacoma IL dy
ing by inches: but when
spend n few DAYS In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24
4 Every mans life hes
! ,rithin the present. =
I Antoninus.
Letters to the
Editor

Write briefly
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spell in fan Francisco. ana a time
in San Diego, and then I have met
and enjoyed Victoria and yaneou'
yer too.
And I notice this. that insenSib'y.
when | live In any city. ] como TO
the conclusion that II IN the only
city on the coas, that Ia prospering.
and that every other town Ii going
back.
when ! Ieft Seattle . few weeks
ago for q summer In the hills. felt
that Seattle was the only town on
the coast that was making progress,
and that Portland was In the dumps.
But In Portland I find the impress
sion prevails that Seattle In just get
ting by. and that local business was
never better.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

M ANY good thing come
out OF sarnaria7" Two
thousa nd years ago towns
and cities we're about as
they are today, and that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

SPENT last year in Sc.
attic. year before in Port
land. year before that In
Los Angeles: going back
before that there were
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-24

the Hede~mer OF Man couin ha''
from a rival town was as unthink'
able A. -. ~ as II would be today
for a Tacoma pastor TO touch ths
hearts Of a Seattle congregation sli
the amen corner would be saying. All
thru the sermon. would te; It's
Rainier. IT'S Rainier. ! tell you