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The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
u S. REFUGEES RESCUED
FROM REDS IN SIBERIA

orders issued by the soviet authorities.
Parsons was picked up by the Bear
off East Cape, Siberia, as he was
trying to escape to American waters IN
n small boat, Drawing the gales OF the
Arctic rather than remain In what
he described as daily fear of my life,
at his post at Senalavine strait.
Parsons said thousands of dollars
worth of valuable furs were coptls-
Gated at the two trading posts by ked
guards, under pain of death If resist
ance were offered.
"Six soldiers, heavily armed he
said, "came to my post and read an
order of confiscation. The officer IN
charge displayed long revolver ana
warned me that l would be killed II
l resisted. The order was signed by
Governor Burke of the district, VINO
was formerly connected, l was told
with the Russian consulate ut San
Francisco.
1--WE Americans prayed every day
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will have little holes or rooms where
I will keep berries and nuts which
may come in handy, too"
"You mean they may come In
'mouthy,'" said Miss Julia Jumping
Mouse.
There is no such word as mouthy,"
corrected Miss Jennie Jumping Mouse,
land l do wish, Miss Julia, you would
not make up words when you're not
in that business. To be sure the
food may come in handy and may be
put in my mouth. But that doesn't
excuse you for making up a word.
"If any one had asked you to make
up a dictionary with lots Of words and
their meanings there might be some
excuse, but no one ever has. Fancy
anyone saying: We're adding to
Websters dictionary, Miss Mouse, and
we would be pleased to have your as
sistance.' They'd never say that. and
until they do you'd better use the
words there are at present
Dear me-" said Miss Julia, II can
see quite plainly that you need a
bit cross, just little bit Instead Of
having gotten out of your hole on
the wrong side you need to go into
your hole to get some pleasant sleep.
And so must l, for the cold weather Is
coming. I'm up later than l thought
I would be and so are the rest of
the family, for 1t has not been so
very cold this autumn, but it's getting
pretty chilly now. All. yes, I'll wind
my beautiful tall around my pretty
mouse head and roll up In ball
shape, and off to sleep I'll go for the
winter. It's bedtime for the Jump
ing Mice family. Goodnight. Miss
Jennie. Or rather, good-winter. for
we go to sleep for the winter"
But Miss Jennie Jumping Mouse had
already left and had jumped off to
bed. Its high time for me to be
getting my Mouse beauty sleep, too"
ended Miss Julia to herself as she
rubbed her slseDy eyes.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Prisoners Flog Police
Chief in County Jail

Marion. Ill.-Monroe Owens. chief
Of police Of Pittsburg, near here,
charged that prisoners In the county
jail handcuffed him to cell and gave
him 25 lashes. Owens was arrested
recently on an assault charge and
placed in jail in default Of bond.
Nine other prisoners, two Of whom
had been arrested by Owens on
liquor charges, held kangaroo
court over Owens for "breaking into
jail" He was fined $40, but refused
to pay. The fiogging followed.
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ZRasys Z'E;sR;Ha
Fairy Tale
~MAQY GRAHAM BONNER
JUMPING MOUSE BEDTIME
"NARY GRNAM BOWER

ITS not every creature" said Miss
Julia Jumping Mouse, who has tall
which is longer than the body. But
such is true Of the Jumping Mice fam
lily. We have short little bodies, thin
and dainty, and we have tails which
are still longer and still thinner"
You speak the TRUTH" said Miss
Jennie Jumping Mouse, though yon
do express yourself In rather careless
fashion For, from the way you just
spoke one wouldn't be sure whether
mice had more than one tail apiece
"Nonsense,' said Miss Julia Jump
ing Mouse, mo one would think we
had more than one tall apiece, for /
have never heard of creature with two
tails, and l don't believe others have,
either. If there are such creatures
I'm sure l would like to hear of them,
SO as to add to my store of knowl-
edge"
"Ha, ha." squealed Miss Jennie
Jumping Mouse THAT Is good Joke.
What do you care about II store Of
knowledge? All you care about Is
your store of food which you keep in
your cheek pouches. Those are what
you care about
"And so do you" answered Miss
Julia Jumping Mouse.
81 think" said Miss Jennie Jump
ing Mouse, that we go to such
fine suit makers. Our suits are
simple and modest and quiet in ap-
pearance. We ike to wear brownish
yellowish suits. Now 1t would be
silly and in very bad taste If we
adorned ourselves with purple and red
and orange suits. Much too gay.
squeal, squeal.'
81 am glad" said Miss Julia Jumping
Mouse, "that as family we like all
parts of the country. We're not mar
row minded even If we have narrow
bodies! How well l remember how
my mother used to jump from her nest
when anyone frightened her, and
would carry us with her. What
jumps she could make. And they tell
me take after her"
ave all take after the Founder Of
the Jumping Mice family" said Miss
Jennie Jumping Mouse.
And who was he, pray tellE'
"The first Jumping Mouse, of
course you silly mouse" said Miss
Jennie Jumping Mouse. Eyes, yes. we're
all good jumpers and our long hind
legs help us tremendously. But I
must not talk to you any more. have
work to do"
"What Is your work?" inquired Miss
Julia Jumping Mouse, with a grin.
"I must dig fine winter hole, or
rather hole which I will use this
coming winter. Then when have my
hole all ready I will put into 1t some
soft grass so 1t will be warm.
"There Is nothing like blanket of
grass. So much better than blankets
of WOOL And near my bedroom I
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that an American vessel would come
and rescue us. Every American In
that part of Siberia is In some sort
of trouble and virtually all Of the
cases have been framed
1--WE heard innumerable grewsome
stories of persons along the coust en-
gagged in trading, who had mysteriously
disappeared"
According to Parsons. the soldiers
who seized the furs were conscript
troops and wore no uniforms, although
they were heavily armed.
Mr.. Johnson went to Siberia three
yeras ago and met his Russian wife at
Indian Point, remote post on the
Arctic. There was no minister within
1000 miles, but Captain Kelley Olsen,
master Of the Iskum, decided he could
marry the couple on the high seas. A
wedding party was formed and the
little schooner worked its way out
through the ice, past the three-mile
limit, and the ceremony was per
formed.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
SUGAR OUTPUT OF COLORADO
WILL SUPPLY WHOLE COUNTRY

Dcnycr-COlorado Is the most i'm
portant sugar-producing state in the
Union. Factories in the state this year
are converting 2.0OO,OO0 tons of raw
sugar beets into 5OO,OOO.OO0 pounds of
sugar more than four pounds for ev-
cry man. woman and child in the
United States,
on 10000 acres of land in the irri.
gated sections Of the state. Sixteen
sugar factories are operating twenty
four hours every day to extract the
sugar Two factories in the Arkansas
valley are Idle, the construction of fac.
tories in that district having exceeded
a reasonable expectation of beet acre.
age.
Probably SlGOOO,OOO or more will be
paid to the 60OO or 1000 beet grow.
| farmers in the state for their 1923
crop This estimate is based on IS a
ton, but tie price the farmers will
receive will depend upon the sugar
content Of the crop and also upon the
net price per bag realized by the fac.
; tories. In this way the farmers share
In the profits of the industry.
No other crop grown in Colorado is
marketed on such fair basis. If the
| price of flour advances after farmer
has sold his grain to the mill he OBJ.
tains no share in the Increased price
II the price Of meat or mutton goes up
after the steer or lamb has been sold
to the packer, the live stock grower re,
ceiyes no part of the increased price.
But If at any time in Il twelve month
period the price of sugar advances the
benefit is shared on practically equal
terms between the grower of beets and
the factory which converted the raw
crop into sugar.
This is the so-called sliding scale
form of beet contract. Formerly beets
were paid for on fiat rate basis, .
fixed sum per ton. In recent years su.
gar prices have fluctuated SO greatly
mat no accurate estimate could be
made in advance on the proceeds for
The sugar made from beet crop. Then
the new plan of paying the farmer was
devised In order to protect the two
principal parties In the industry, the
oeet growers and the sugar factories
However, minimum guarantee of al
east $3.50 a ton has been Incorporated
IN the sliding scale contract 50 that on
ueilVery Of his crop the efficient grow
er is assured of more than enough to
cover his average cost of production
Later as sugar sales and prices war.
rant additional payments are made.
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Americans Flee Russian Guards
and Land in Seattle.

Seattle. Wash. - Four American
refugees from the Arctic coast OF 81
berla. rescued by the United States
const guard cutter Bear after living
for months In fear of Red guards, VIII"
threatened contiscation of their prop
erty and even death, arrived here re-
Gently on the coast guard cutter Haiua.
The four were: Carl Johnson IA
mons dog team racer of Nome. Alaska'
and winner of the 1910 and 19ll soio-
mon Derby races, his Russian "lie
and their son, Chester, fourteen
months old, and w. II. Parsons OF Ia
coma, Wash. johnson and PARSONS
were employees of the Phoenix Nor.i''
ern Trading company of Tacoma. VINO
we're left at their posts In siberia
when the trading schooner lskum es,
e.psL from Anadyf In defiance Oh
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Freeze Ground to Expedite Work.


When building deep shafts through
soft and moist ground, the mining en-
glneer very often is confronted By
difficulties that up to short time
ago seemed to be insurmoUntable.
For instance, water often spurts from
the ground, and it has happened that
water flowed from the walls of the
shaft in such quantities that it could
no longer be controlled by powerful
pumps. A very novel method was
some time ago discovered which en-
ables the mining engineer TO continue
and complete work. The ground
through which the shaft is TO pass is
frozen solid, which makes the work
much easier, doing away with the
danger. The freezing is accomplished
by means of cold air pumped through
tubes into the shaft. or by the circula-
tion Of very cold solutions
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Homes in Old New England In
tImately Connected With
Life of LongfeIIow.

Cambridge Mass.-The three fine
old New England houses which are in
tllhately connected with the life of
henry WadswOrth Longfellow should
not be forgotten at this time when
bowdoin college, his alma mater, Is
Pianning centenary institute in 1925
10 celebrate its share in making pos
Sihle the work Of Americas most pOpu-
Iar poet and that Of his classnate,
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Craigie house on Brattle street.
Cambridge, the picturesque and state
ly Revolutionary mansion to which
Longfellow came in 1887 as young
professor and where he lived for many
years, Is best known Of the three.
with the House of Seven Gables" and
the "Old Manse" alone it shares the
honors among historic New England
houses.
Two "Shrnes" in Portland.
Portland. Me-, claims the other two
Longfell0w shrines. First comes his
birthplace, square three-storied
house on the corner of Fore and Han
cock streets. In its day it was fine
house, the home CT Capt. Samuel
Stephenson. In those days only the
doorway, the street, and a little beach
lay between 1t and the water. But for
80 or more years now it has fallen
upon hard times. The water has re.
ceded and buildings have sprung up,
hemming it in on all sides.
The poets parents were spending
the winter in this house, visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Stephenson, when he was
born on February 81. 1907. A little
more than year afterwnrd they
moved to the third house. which Is to-
day known as Longfellow house.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
C'ar'nda Qa.) Treasury Balance
Increases From $4,000 to
M,700 in Four Years.

Ciarinda. Ia.-Clarinda has inst
completed a four-year experiment in
s government. Four years ago
Ciarinda engaged manager to run
the town. That manager has lust re-
signed to go to Janesville. Wis. But
Ciarinda Is so proud of its one-man
government that II wants to tell the
world all about 1t.
when clarinda began talking "city
management five or six years ago
there was very little information 10
be had on the subject. The system
was new. People thought" 1t should
work out all right, but didn't know"
what to expect from the plan. But
Clarinda now knows.
Paid Cash for Everything.
Ihe city manager. Henry Traxler,
took office on April l, 1919. on that
day there was balance in the city
treasury of $4,000. After four years
OF one-man management. the city's
balance is S44.TOO.
The tax rate has not been raised.
1t actually has been lowered. MANY
thousands of dollars worth of i'm
proVements have been made, and Cla-
Finda has paid cash for everything.
ClarInda got in those four years
100 cents worth for every dollar it
spent for mnteral and labor. 1t did
not bother itself to find out If Re
publican could clean more square
yards of pavement than a Democrat,
or whether Socialist was a better
worker than Il Prohlbltlonist. An en-
ployee's politics was lost sight of COM
plctely All he had to do was to work,
no matter how he voted
Some of the Results.
Here are some of the improvements
Clarinda has made In the last four
years:
Installed new waite. publication
system; bought an armory and made
1t serve also for city business build
ing; purchased municipal cemetery :;
laid many miles of new paving (cost-
Ing $1G5,O00 in 1921 alone) rebuilt the
fire station and added new apparatus {;
kept up the ordinary repairs to all
city property.
While other towns and cities were
voting and issuing bonds right and
left and fastening n heavy debt on
coming generations. Clarnda paid its
way as it went and did not issue a
single bond.
Furthermore while taxes were
mounting skywards in other cities and
towns. Clarnda actually cut its tax
rate. In 1916 the tax levy was 42h
mills. This year it was ~ mills, in
Guiding 2-mill levy for the munich
pal band.
Saved $4,000 in Fees.
Among the Jobs" Of the city man
ager was that of handling the munich
pal waterworks. Clarinda Is proud of
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Taylor Protests Decision

wa,a ws'on'rose,-"The theories are In
h0aSm h'nslon, but the facts are out
Taa, declared Congressman Edward
Huns, ,'ol VI This district in telegram to
vluoe oett work, secretary of the interior,
,ho ,h''ouS'y protesting the decision OF
ina .'e'nry not to have the fact-flnd-
nro,s eo'nlhlttee visit the reclamation
e,.s ana ', 10 personally probe the needs
conv,y ap'lIty of the settlers to pay the
rao," ucuoh costs on the projects. Di.
wa,o. OF the Uncompahgre Valley
ia, W. users Association wired a sim
'So'utlon to Secretary Work.
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well and strong again by taking the Veg
etable Compound. decided to see what
it would do for me, and before had
finished the fourth bottle I was much
better, the weakness stopped and the
severe pains in my sides left me. /
am now much stronger and do my own
work and work in the factory besides.I
am still taking the Vegetable Compound
and give it 1.-THE praise. Mrs. NELLIE
QUILLoN, II Morris ST., Muskegon, Mich.
Women should heed such warning
symptoms as bearing-down pains and
weakness, for they indicate some female
trouble, and a persistent and faithful
use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will seldom fail to help.
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also Is used by the band. and the
auditorium is reserved for public af.
fairs without expense.
The cemetery, bought by the city
manager for $4,000. now has 5000
in its maintenance fund.
While the city was spending $685.
600 for paving, the city manager, who
also Is an engineer, took charge of the
paving program and in one year saved
the town $4,000 in engineering fees.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
City Manager
Cuts I ak Rate

10 "ater system. 1t Is called the best
IN southwestern Iowa, and its rates
are quite bit lower than in other
es ,n,e OF the same class. On April l.,
90 he water works balance was
-" Now it is more than $4,000. In
the meantime, the plant has been
@ @ouiit up to the minute and pays all
o,erhead' costs Of operation and re-
placements.
Inc armory cost the city Sl5.OOO
ahu 5000 additional was spent to
ih"uernize the building so that II
could be used for Offices as well Part
VI 'he building not used by the city
Is rented for $1,000 year, which more
than pays all expenses. The building
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Marine Maps Presented to Japan

"ashington.-A complete set OF
Murine maps and charts and other in.
'VP'iatlVe data required by government
"u''SeFs TO the modern merchantmen
vas sent to the royal Japanese hydro.
graphic office on the transport Ar.
so"ne' which sailed from Hampton
aso'oS ,, last week. The equipment, q
SUI from the United States navy, is in.
'euueu TO replace that lost in the re-
,eu' earthquake. The ArgOnne will
transfer the shipment at San Pedro to
t ae japanese steamship Ondo, which
m Tas oeen Instructed to deliver them at
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sentenced to Go to School

-.Jrs,a '-Sentenced to go to school
sen,aa sau OF the usual fine and jail
BY Ina TWO aliens here were ordered
~ caas' se Norris c. Bakke of the COun-
sterlIn'. . |" attend every session of
Tboso . new Americanization school.
Tony n, ""o received sentences were
weunS nSSiarlstlco, Italian, and Frank
guIltT nut Russian. They plended
whjls IT,. 10 charges of driving an auto
tery p.oSlcated and assault and but
for f,f," o.n admitted living in Sterling
Aa'urallzation,
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Decorate u. S. Gunner
for Vera Cruz Feat

Washington.-President Coo1-
idge, in the presence of Secre-
tary DENLY, Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt and ranking officers of
the navy, presented Congress
sional Medal of Honor recently
to George Bradley, chief gunner,
United States navy, for mer-
itorious service under fire on the
landing of American naval forces
at Vera Cruz in 1914.
Bradley, attached to the bat
tleship Utah as chief gunner's
mate, was in charge of the am
munition and special details at
Vera Cruz.
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physicians without
any relief at all, they
saidatlast that med
icine would not reach
my case and i should
have an operation. !
had heard of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
often saw it adver-
tised in different pa
pers where some
women had suffered
Just as / did and got
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
Triplets Victims
of Auto Accident

Peekskill, =. Y.-Triplets were
victims of an automobile acci-
dent here recently when John
Morley. thirteen years old, was
killed and his sisters, Mabel and
Mildred, injured. The car In
which they were riding, driven
by William Gilbert, was over
turned.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09

Mrs. Theodore Parker, Of Tacoma,
became grandmother when she was
thirty-fve years old
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DOCTORS WANTED
TO OPERATE
Mrs. Quillon Tells How Lydia E.
Pnkham's Vegetable Compound
Saved Her from an Operation

Muskegon, Michigan.-"After doctor.
ing for eight or nine yearswith different
The Dolores star., 1923-11-09
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

Commercial inquiries answered and
information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
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Some people dispense sympathy be-
cause 1t doesn't cost anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
lZY EINSTEIN MAY SURVEY BIRMINGHAM
Hargett Prepared To Combat Boot.
 leggerS On Turkey Day

Federal Prohibition Director W. A Hargett was filled wit. the spirit of Thanksgiving Wednesday nj ,ht.
 He was thankful because rein forcements are coming immediately from somewhere to kelp his limited staff of dry agents keep Alabama territory dry and safe" during the forthcoming. holiday season.
 We could have given the boot leggers stiff fight, .ny. -ow," said the director, but with the addi- tional men we are soon to get, I am sure we can utterly rout the liquor forces"
 Director Hargett made another statement that will be highly inter- esting for certain persons in this neck of the woods. Ho said there was a chance that lazy Einstein. fa- ernment uses as a general assign iment" man, might como to BirI ing ham to look the situation yer short ly after he winds up his activity Cn the west coast.
 Considerable correspondence be- tween local federal enforcement of ficials and the prohibition depart ment of Washington, has been ex- changed recently. and al hough Dl- rector Hargett said he could co no talking at present, he left the in- ference that interesting develop ments in this territory are Lear at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
SIMPLICITY TO MARX
 DAY AT WHITE HOUSE
President Will Attend Church, Eat
 Turkey And Pie

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.--Presiden Coolidge will observe Thanksgiving bay in strict accord with his Thanks giving proclamation, in which he called upon the American people to gather in their homes and their usual places of worship" to give ex- precision to their thankfulness.
 The chief executive And Mrs. Cool idge will attend Thanksgiving serv- ices at the First Congreg gational church. of which they are members, and then will have dinner with a few personal friends a s guests. As in the early days when MT. Coolidge's Puri- tan ancestors founded the Thanksgiv ing Day custom, turkey will be the chief item on the Thank sgiving din- Ter menu.
 The turkey to be served will be one purchased by the President and Mrs. Coolidge. who decided not to accept any turkeys from friends who, as usual, almost flooded the White House with turkeys. The bar, how ever was not put up against pies. doubtless because of the Presidents characteristic New England liking for pie. and an admiring Washington chef tonight sent to the White House a pumpkin pie two an done-half feet in diameter The chef notified the President he would have sent larger pie had he been able to find larger oven in which to bake one. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
3. M. SPARKS DIES
 OF HEART ATTACK
Well-KnoWn L. & N. Railroad Official Succumbs Sud-
 denly In Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nov. 2S.-B. M. Starks, general manager of the Lou isville and Nashville railroad, died suddenly at his home here tonight. Death was said to have resulted from heart attack.
 MT. Starks, who was 60 years old. had been Ill three days from an at tack of grippe. He was widely known in railroad circles and was pointed to by his associates as an ex- ample of successful executive who had won his way up from "the ranks"
 Entering the service of the Louis vile and Nashville as a messenger at Guthrie, Ky, in 1880, Mr. Starks soon became telegraph operator and moved up step by step during the next IA years until In 1894 he was made division superintendent, with headquarters in Louisville.
 A short time later he was trans ferred to Nashville, Tenn, and then was moved to Birmingham, Ala. He was made general manager for the Louisville and Nashville in 1904. He was a native of Logan county, Ken lucky.
 Besides his widow, he is survived by a son, two daughters, two sisters and three brothers. IiotIer Starl1s of Montgomery Ala, and James Starks of Knoxville, Tenn, are his brothers