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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-10

a clipping from The Star OF a
few days since has come 10 my
notice regarding the "olive branch"
delegation from the Seattle Chamber
OF Commerce. and In reference 10
name would Say that the Tacoma
citizens whom your Tacoma CORE
Hpondent quoted as saying that the
first thing for Seattle To do In TO
take steps TO settle the controversy
In regard TO the name OF the noun.
tain voices the spirit OF Tacoma In
regard TO this important matter OF
cooperation.
This matter OF the name of the
mountain wac among the first Of n
long list Of injustices. unfair deal
ings, Representations. etc, on
the part OF Seattle towards Tacoma
II In possible that many Of the
citizens OF Seattle. especially those
who have come there within the
past 10 or is year. have a very
vague idea OF tho cause Of the con.
troversy.
The facts are that the name TIA
coma IL the original name OF the
mountain bestowed by tho Indians
hundreds. II not thourandn. OF years
before the white men ever set foot
ON this part OF the country. Tho
name Rainier was fastened upon this
peak by Capt. George Vancouver In
1871, In honor OF his friend Rainier.
afterwards made rear admiral In
the English navy. Capt Vancouver
was not the discoverer OF this great
mountain. as Capt. Gray. an Am~ri.
can navigator. had Travelled all over
the route followed by Vancouver
several years previous TO yancou-
ver's voyage and had given Van
couvcr large amount OF valuable
information TO aid him In his trav.
els. Spanish. Portuguese and other
English navisators were also In this
section several years before Van
couvcr's visit
The log Of Capt Gray was never
found. 40 u has been impossible 70
obtain any information from this
source AZ 20 the extent OF Capt
Gray's explorations. but II II gener.
ally conceded that Capt Gray came
N far ms the head Of Commences
m~nt hay on which Tacoma In 10
Gated. and that he could not help but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-10
Subjects Star Readers Are POndering Over

much OF unadulteratcd scifishnear
and ia not acceptable 10 the losing
partner In the banking Rame-the
partner who must make his profit
out Of a system OF finance resulting
upon the fair operation Of the bank
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-10

Ing partnership.
II the dividend" line OF reason.
Ing Is absent from the banking mind
then II should be convincinEly con.
tradictcd.
ALSO A CONSERVATIVE.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

Pupils In primary grade of the
Columbus public schools. taught by
Miss Mary Vench. recently were In
structed to develop their>pOwers Of
observation. us well as their de-
scriptive ability. by series Of "Hu-
man Nature Observations" as the
course was called. They were told
to keep their eyes open for interest
Ing happenings Of human nnture
character and report at school. When
they were called on to give their oh
servations. Elizabeth Hege, six-ycar-
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Norval
Hege. reported as follows: Last
night was walking through Com
mercinl park, and saw young
man and girl sitting real close to.
gether on a bench, and the mans
head was on the girls shoulder. and
I thought 1t wns very interesting"
Indianapolis News.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
rh. Nlaht sefer, chri.tm...

Twas the night before Christmas.
and all through the house not crea-
ture was stlrring-except Lily, the
cook. preparing to take the 10 a. m.
a. holiday surprise. And Uncle Hor-
ace. in the guest room, WHO has just
discovered that sprig Of holly that the
boys put between the sheets. And the
boys, who, having surreptitiously
opened their presents and found them
all useful" are contemplating sabOt-
age. And sister Maybelle, who has
saved her dud gifts Of the year before
and IL trying to redistribute them. And
mother. who IL going to get that red
ball on top Of the tree or die In the
attempt. And father. sitting up with Il
sick check book and sheaf Of newly
arrived bills. And Florence, the cat.
somewhat the worse for having sam
pied the Christmas punch to which
father consecrated his last bottle Of
Scotch.-From Life.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
HIS HEAVY BURDEN LIFTED
Mr.. oosllneton Ones Mors Sees Life
Through spectacles That Have
Rose. Coiored lsnses.

know we're having war business
deflation campaign in this country,
Europe is all torn up, there's trouble
all over the world; but for the last
three weeks the only thing I've thought
Of has been the callosity on my foot.
writes Mr.. GoslingtOn In the New York
Herald. walk good deal, three or
four miles day. for health and pleas.
ure. and shat thing has been like
pebble In my shoe. pressing on my
fOOt's tenderest part. Walking. In
stead of pleasure. was constant
misery. limped with every step
took. nursing that foot as best could.
When 1 told Inquiring friends what
the trouble was they laughed at me.
"Why. good gracious! |" they said.
Don't you know that there are men,
plenty OF them. who have troubles like
yours. only vastly worse7 Men who
have to bestow upon their feet con-
slant and painful care In order to get
along at all. but who keep going just
the same and never make any fuss
over IT."
But I never had such an experience
as this, and 1t kept me In constant
wretchedness. physical and mental:
l couldn't move without pain, ! found
no enjoyment in life whatever. l lived
In state of constant acute discOm-
fort. And then, after various half
hearted efforts finally plucked up
courage and got that thing of!
And what a blessed relief 1t was!
At first found myself. instinctively
still Iimping. favoring that foot all
I could with every step. just as l had
done before: buts speedily I realized
that the pebble was gone; that could
once more plant my foot on the ground
freely and firmly.
could scarcely tell you what hap
piness that brought me. For three
weeks l had been shut up with moth
Ing hut that distressing foot for COM
pnny, but now swiftly my horizon
broadened. the full Joy of living came
back to me: and now In this state Of
restored personal comfort and seren-
lily j can once more survey and take
an interest In the affairs Of the
world.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
LOCUST LONG POPULAR TREE
Has Been 4 Pronounced Favorits In
This Country Since the Earliest
Colonial Days.

There is a tree. which because Of
the afrectionate regard which old-fash-
Toned folk have for 1t, is called 1.-THE
old home tree" 1t In the black locust.
Before King Williams war, before
Queen Anne's war, before the French
and Indian war and therefore long,
long before the American Revolution 1t
would seem that man could not SET
up his home In the colonies without
surrounding 1t with these locust trees.
The practice continued at least us late
ms the Civil war, but since then other
trees have become the fashion. All
around the old homes in the middle At
lantIc states, and perhaps In many 9TH
err parts Of the country. grow these
venerable trees, generally rough,
gnarled and storm broken, and they
also mark the site Of many a house
that long ago passed from earth.
A few years ago In building a rail-
road "hll" across Virginia creek near
Washington the hull Of a ship that
must have been sunk there In the very
early days Of the American colonies
was exposed. Her timbers were not
sound, yet they had not wholly rotted
nor Ind they fallen apart. Her sides
and deck were Of locust planking and
the planks were fastened to her Ribs,
not by nails and bolts, but by pins OF
locust wood, or "dOwel pins" as they
are called. That was one Of the many
uses to which the Americans OF other
times MT this locust tree,
The locust Is variousiy called the
black locust, the yellow locust and the
false ncacin, with Its thorny branches.
Its delicate pinnate leaves and Its
dense clusters OF fragrant flowers,
which dlstill perfume along old roads
and In the gardens of thousands OF
homes. The wood IL very hard and
strong and has long been used as fence
posts, well lining, In many forms Of
turnery and in making tree nails' for
pInning together ship timbers.
One OF the beliefs Of the early set
tiers was that the locust tree had the
power OF protecting house against
lightning. People believed in the locust
tree as lightning insurance long before
Franklins original lightning rod made
Its appearance In 1852. II may be that
some trees are better conductors OF
electricity than others and that the
numerous prongs and sharp-pointed
branches Of the locust tree offer some
measure Of defense against fire from
the clouds. The belief In the protect
Ing power OF the locust tree survived
notwithstanding that locust trees were
often splintered by lightning.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
RULER HAD PRACTICAL MIND
Like Our Own. Politicians, Sultan Pre-
ferred Any Eventuality to
Being Forgotten.

AT Trengganu MALAY Peninsula)
the native sultan welcomed me and
l spent several days with hisi, telling
him what was happening in the world
and discussing his problems. The
problems were largely financial. He
owed some money. and. knowing that
he had something In the treasury. |
usked why he did not pay his debts.
He thought for u time and then re-
piled: well. I'll tell you. II pay
those people. they will forget about
the sultan of Trengganu. If l don't
pay them. they'll never forget me-"
The conversation turned TO the sub
ject of prisoners. On my wny to the
palace l had passed the cages where
the prisoners were kept. Muny Of
them were starving to death. for un-
less their friends or family cared for
them they got no food.
why don't you feed them?" l
asked.
why should II" he replied. "lf
feed them. my whole country Will want
to go to Jnil."-Asia Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
INDIANS ALL OF SAME RACE
Differences In Type No Greater Than
Among the Whites, According
to Scientist.

The American aborigines from the
ern tip Of the continent are all MEM
bers Of the same race, according to
DIR. Frederick Mof.sen of New York
and Pasadena. said to be more IA
mIlIar with the American Indian than
any other white man.
Doctor Monsen declared the differ
ences In type found in Indians of the
coming manifest among us today. He
recognizes people from Maine rs typl-
cal of that section of the country, and
says Q southerner or westerner can
be easily distinguished by one familiar
with the types Of American people.
THE aborigines of America are all
red men," Doctor MOusen said. THE
Eskimos have fiatter noses and oily
skins. due to their diet and the ell
mate"
He found corresponding differences
among the Indians of the Eastern
coast. the West, Mexico and other
parts Of the country, but other Indica-
tiens prove the distinguishing char
acteristics were the product Of food.
environment and methods of living.
Mentioning the treatment the red
men have received from the whites,
Doctor Monsen said: THE Pilgrims
debarked on Plymouth rock and fell
upon their knees. Then they fell upon
the abOrlgInes and we've been falling
on them ever since"
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Arabs Suffer From Famine.

"The Drinkers OF sunshine as the
Arab shepherds call themselves, are on
The verge of starvation throughout Al
GERM, and unless wheat is imported
from America 1t may have nothing but
sunshine as a steady diet during the
winter.
The threatening famine is the re-
suit of years drought
Seventy-iivc per cent OF the sheep
in AIgerin have died MS result of
the drought. and the Arab Drinkers
Of Sunshine dreamers and phii0sO-
pliers, incapable of any work but that
OF guarding their iiocks, are In dire
straits.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
CLEARS UP ANCIENT MYSTERY
Dieslstlan's Action In Dealing With
Egyptian MstaIluroy Satisfactorily
Explained BY New Yorker.

Not very relevant to the news Of
the day, perhaps. but not without a
certain interest. is the fact that new
light has been cast on a problem that
has puExled many historians-a prob
lem for which even such an ingenious
and perspicacious student as Gibbon
could give only a solution that now
seems to have been entirely and anus
ingly wrong.
When Emperor Diocletian, late In
the Third century, ordered the de-
struct1on Of all the books Of the Eyyp-
tians relating to the manipulation Of
the precious metals. he referred to
"tbeir admirable art Of making silver
and gold" AS he considered It, lad
mirable." the mystery has been why
he did not try to utilize the art In rem
edying the deplorable state into which
the finances Of the empire had fallen
at that time. Gibbons theory was
that Diocletian realized "the folly Of
such magnificent pretentions and was
DESTROYS Of preserving the reason and
the property Of his subjects from the
mischievous pursuit" The fact is. ac-
cording to learned article on the
philosopher :Theophrastos, contributed
to the Scientific Monthly by DR.. G. "A.
Browne Of New York. while the en-
peror admired the skill Of the Egyp-
tian metallurgists. he knew that their
art was simply that Of making alloys
that looked like gold and silver and
could be turned with profit into coun-
terfeit coins.
Therefore. and not to keep people
from wasting their time In vain eff
forts at the transmutation of metals.
did the emperor order the destruction
Of the precious books! Egyptian pa
pyri deciphered in recent years prove
clearly that the original "alchemists"
were a very practical and equally dis
honest folk. consciously engaged in
fraudulent practices, though possibly.
now and then. they achieved successes
in their alloys that almost or quite
deceived themselves into believing
that they really had produced gold or
silver from lead. copper and TIN in
combination.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Wireless. Wave. Fir, on Wells.

In recent years there have been a
number Of oil well fires the origin of
which has never been explained. The
fires started at such times when the
sites were deserted and could MOI,
have been done through any human
agency, and In this connection Il. NJ.
McLaIn of Desdemonn. Tex, has come
to the fore with remarkable theory
that the firing is done by wireless
waves gathered by the metal entering
into the construction Of the derricks.
This gentleman has observed n num-
her of oil well fires which could be
explained In no other way.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

The orchestra In the grillroom wns
playing classical music during the
lunch hour. A woman was listening
with what she probably regarded Hs
the proper attitude to assume when
good music is played. After each num-
her she npplauded. and murmured to
her companion. II do no adore good
music.' She beckoned to waiter
and asked him II the orchestra played
any music by request. She was In
formed that II did.
"WIn you please tell them TO play
the sextette from Russia for meT
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
x.Ray In Industry.

The Industrial importance Of X-rays
10 not yet fully appreciated. Address
ing an English business club Maj. j.
H. Edwards pointed out that uses for
X-rays now include the testing for
biow-holes and cracks Of aluminium,
steel and Iron up to a thickness of
I'VE or six inches, and Of brass anil
copper up to one inch; and one Of ltS
most important applications may be
the examination Of ferro-concrete. De-
fec;ive brazing, the Interior Of watches
md clocks. ffnsh lamps. tires, cricket
and golf balls, and electric cables can
all be Investigated with the apparatus.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

silly talk, but yours is the worst yet.
You can't convince me that the day
will ever come when II man with the
jumping rheumatism, such MS my nus
band is afflicted with. can sit down
and cure himself by reading book,
even if the book is endorsed by con.
gressmcn and Justices Of the pence
and other dirnitnrlcs without number.
"if disease ever is bnnished from
the world, / have no doubt TINT some
thing worse will come to take its
place. believe that everything In
this world is here for good purpose,
even II 1t doesn't look that way at
first glance.
early this spring there was nm cpl
demic of measles in this neighbor'
hood and of course my little grand
daughter had to come to visit me.
She never comes when the health con
dltions are NIL that could he desired,
but just rs sure as there Is smallpox
or seven year itch or some other con
tngious disease rampant. that angel
child comes TO spend n few days with
her beloved grandmother. and she
catches everything there Is going.
.'Shr hadn't been here two days be-
fore she was down sick. She had
more measles than ever saw In one
collection before, and her face was n
sight To be seen | was inclined to
murmur and rcpine. for ! was Just
done with my housekeeping and WINS
so tired felt rs though I'd like to lie
down and sleep for six months, nnd
there | was with n sick child in the
house, and l was to he up night and
day seeing thn, she didn't cntch cold.
for If II child catches cold when she
has that disease. some of the mcnsles
are sure to strike in. and then she
goes blind or loses her hearing or be
comes I'm idiot.
~ wns complainiI. to Mr.. Curfew,
and saying harsh. bitter things, when
Il boy came to the door with teie
gram. II. was from Cousin Susan. ana
she said she was coming on the night
train with her three children to spend
a week with me. She invites herself
that way about once Il year. and i M
why's dread her coming, for her chill
drcn are holy terrors. and there is nc
peace where they are.
al never had II good excuse for head
ing Cousin Susan oil before and shd
had become n nightmare to me. But
on that occasion, I had an excuse all
ready made. sent back n telegram
saying that my granddaughter was In
the house with an aggravated ntfncR
of measles, and the house was quar-
antined. and policeman with II
sawed.ofr shotgun WAS guarding the
approaches TO the house. OF course j
didn't use exactly those words. hui
that WAS the meaning of my dispatch.
and Cousin Susan had to take her on
spring and unload them on her Aunt
Maria. who had never suffered Wis.
tuition of thu, sort before.
"This shows that diseases nave
their use. and even II few measles In
the house are II wcllspring Of pleas
urc, when we regard them properly,
with n determination to realize our
blessings. So ] have no use for any
book that shows how to abolish us
eases, md now must dispersc, FOR
nave n hundred things to do.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

Jack went to school for the first
time Inst September. The little neigh
Dor boy. who was in the second Crude.
took him. And mother anxlo'isly
waited for his return. "Did you like
II. denrf" she asked the minute he
come Into the living room.
NO" he returned shortly.
"why, didn't you have nice teach
err" came question No. 2.
"She didn't know nothin'." came the
Disguised response. "She asked more
questions than Baby Ruth does"
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

"Hon. Dismukes Dirge is Directing
strenuously to the government can
non in the square," related resident
Of Pettyville to fellow townsman
who had been away for some time.
THAT sol" returned the other. docs
he think the sight Of 1t will have
harmful effect on the rising genera.
tion1'
'-rhat IL what he says. But the gen
eral opinion II that he is jealous Of
the weapon because It il a bigger bore
than he is."-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

Billy went over to play at Arthur's
house but returned 80 soon that his
mother was surprised. "Why did you
come home 10 soonT' she inquired.
"Oh. Arthur's father said somefin'
I didn't like an coined right home"
"What was 1t he saidr' questioned
mother.
"He said: Tell that noisy kid to
70 home.'"
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

"Hnve you any Of those hollow book
forms that look like the real thlngT'
asked Colonel BifYkins.
1--WE don't carry anything Of that
sort" replied the salesman. MAY !
ask what you want with them?
"Tm restocking my library. i have
Just discovered that some Of my choio.
est volumes leak."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

The Sure Way.
there's one sure way to get you
out Of this scrape."
"What Is it7'
Confess your guilt"
"But don't see how that Is going
to help me-"
'Then I'll 90 into court and Insist
that the confession was forced out
Of you"
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

According to statistics compiled by
the National Safety council, three
times as many people are being killed
by automobiles as In all the factories,
mines, railroads and other industries
In America. The annual toll Of auto
mobile accidents at grade crossings
averages 1000 persons killed and 1900
Injured
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Improvement Noted.

81 think our son Josh is shown
more respect for parental authority
than he used to-" remarked Farmer
COrntossel.
But he doesn't do a thing we tell
him to-" said Josh's mother.
"Not yet. But you can't expect
everything at once. He has at least
got to where he's Sufficiently old an
dlgnified not to talk back"
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

As regards power. It is believed TINT
China Is on the threshold Of big de-
velopment. The cheap power rates Of
Shanghai. the reliability Of electricity
as q driving medium and the expan-
sion Of the port in recent years have
been q great object lesson to the Chi
nese. and enterprising firms through
out the country are considering the
possibility of following suit
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Thoss ModIsh skirts,

verna May. seeming much puzzled.
said to her mother one day: Mamma,
I didn't know that people got gray
headed while they were little girls"
"They don't, dear" mother re-
turned. "a
well, / saw a little. bitty. gray
headed woman, then, with her dress
as short as mine."-Chicago Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

Look here" demanded the new pa
tron of the Dizzy Hour lunchroom.
"When do ! get that order7"
Control yourself" snapped Romeo
the waiter. "rhe cooks are on strike.
but think they'll come to an agree
ment most any hour .'--Ameri-
can LcAion Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Out OF Date Now.

"Did you hear what that young 'som-
an said?"
"No. What was it?'
"She told the young fellow with her
that she Just loved to cook
"Ah! An old-fnshioned gil. She's
using the 'vamping methods popular
twenty years ago"
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

"A successful man Of affairs st!ll
cherishes the trunk strap with which
his father chastised him in the old
family woodshed."
"a matter of sentiment. eh?"
Sentiment and common sense. He
has the best behaved boys In our
,elghborhood.' ABirmtngham Age-H
aid,
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

Flatbush-That dog Of yours looks
like good watchdog.
BensOnhurst-Are you Joking?
mo: of couyse. I'm not Joking"
swell, I'll tell you how good he Is.
We have put an alarm clock In HE
house so he'll wake up In time to
come over for his breakfast In the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Statesman.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Got Her Good Health Out Of {. Bottle

Mrs Edward Raifsnlder. Wabash.
Ind says that she owes her good health
to Chamberlain's Tablets. She suffered
from distress after eating and constipa-
tion and was completely cured BY tho
use of these tablets.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Probably Not ox.rdre..ed.

"But that woman In the box seems
to have no clothes on at all r.
"Ah. yes; she's the best-dressed
woman In Paris.-Le journal Anus
ant (Pnris)
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
THE USE OF SICKNESS

Gil ERE is the most wonderful book
L L ever offered the public" said
the agent with enthusiasm. ut Is en-
titled Psychology md Disease and
every page has an astounding revela'
ton When this book Is universally
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Dad the Washsr>veman.

Dad the Washsr>woman.
A recent survey Of farm life condI-
lions In Arkansas BY the state college
Of agriculture revealed two homes in
which the father did the family wash
Ing.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22
Improve Your Digestion

II you have weak digestion eat spar
ingIy Of meats, let at least five hours
clnpse between meals, eat nothing b.
tween meals. Drink an abundance Of
water. Take one Of Chamberlain's Tab
lets Immediately after supper. Do this
and you will improve your digestion.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

Figures reported for the first year Of
civil flying In England reveal total
air mileage Of 734. 200. made In 3s,954
flights, carrying 10000 passengers
with but one fatal accident. Machines
numbering $40 were registered.
The Meeker herald., 1921-10-22

scene-Little Mary taking q huge
mouthful Of orange.
Mother (horrihed)-Why. Mary,
don't swallow that whole.
Little Mary-Whst h0lei-Penn
BtAts Troth.