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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-01

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mIrncief My husband and myself.
md also my sister and nicces, WHO
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nwny In California TO take the treat
ment, feel that II f. "a Godsend and
truly mirncic.
MARGARIET LaBnANT.
PnIo Alto. California.
Local address. Hotel Huston.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-01
Hold Exams for
Rural Carriers

Examinations for rural mail car
riers will open in Seattle February
"a, civil service examiners announced
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30
HELIUM GAS MAY
 NOW BE LIQUIFIED

TORONTO, Ont, March 30.-Pro- lessor John c. Mcclellan, of the Uni versity of Toronto, has discovered a process for liquifying helium gas. The new discovery, it is said, will open up big possibilities for the gas in the industrial field.
 Helium is a non-combustible gas which is nearly as light as hydrogen gas and can be used as a substitute for it. Its principal use up to the present time has been as filling for dirigible> balloons and other lighter than air craft, because of its craftsmanship. Many air dis asters due to the ignition of gas bags could have been avoided, it is said, if helium gas had been used.
 In its new liquified state helium will be particularly valuable in re- frigeration, since it's temperature reaches within one degress of abso- flute zero. This property of extreme temperature will also make the liqui- fled gas especially useful in scien- tific research, according to Professor Mcclellan.
 The value of helium as commer- cial product is enhanced by it's com parative scarcity. The United States and Canada are the only countries ir which it is found. During the wal the United States took steps to ex- tract and conserve it's helium gas and since the war it has prohibited it's export from the country. Can ada's source of helium is located al Bow Island, near Calgary, Alta. This field is said to be the largest in existence.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30
JAPAN WILL NOT CHANGE
 HER PRESENT LAND LAWS

TOKYO, March 30.-There is no i'm mediate prospect of the government liberalizing the Japanese land laws and the suggested purchase of the per petual leases held by foreigners in Yo kohama does not figure in the govern ment program.
 "The matter of further liberalizing the land laws of Japan frequently comes up for discussion among for eign office officials" said MT. Nagai, head of the commercial department of the foreign office, land there is de- sire in the foreign office to see the ex- isting act further enlarged and pro- Ilulgated, but many other departments of the government are interested, and the complexities of the question con- tinue to delay 1t.
 "As for the purchase of the perpet- ual leaseholds, the same policy as is now in force will be continued, name ly, the buying in these leaseholds as they come upon the market.
 "It may be that the business depres- sion will offer good chance to se- cure more of these leaseholds, and perhaps that is the reason some peo- pie appear to believe the government is going to make some special effort in the matter. There is, of course, no idea of attempting the condemna- tion of the leaseholds."
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30
CLIFF JEWELLERS OF OLD
 MAY HAVE BEEN DWARFS

PRESCOTT, Ariz., March 30.-Sci- entists who will visit Prescott next Summer to attempt to fathom the mystery of the ancient cliff dwell- ings on the Verde River will be asked to give their attention to a skeleton found recently by Morris and Howell Payne, ranchers living a few miles north of this city.
 Although the skeleton is apparently no larger than that of child of four or five years the skull contains a fully developed set of mature teeth. The Payne brothers unearthed the skeleton while excavating for a road in Granite Dells, a vast granite formation near Prescott. Digging carefully they were able to extricate practically all the bones without breaking them.
 The skeleton has excited lively i'm terest on account of the size and the maturity of the teeth and skull bones which one physician said showed none of the evidences of immaturity of an infants cranium.
 Prints of the hands of the builders of the well preserved prehistoric dwelling known as Montezumas cas- tie are still seen in the mud-like mortar holding the stones together, and these prints indicate that the dwelers were persons with very small hands.
 The tiny doorways and low ceilings seem to bear out the theory that the people living there were of small stature, but the dwarf-like skeleton is so much smaller than that of the man of today that it has created another of those archaeological prob lens which it is the purpose of the National Geographic Society to solve if possible in a series of expeditions next Summer.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30

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The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30

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The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30
GAS" REPLACES CURRENT

ASHLAND, March 30. - Gasoline cars for electric lines made at Elyria have been successful on the Norwalk. Shelby line and the same cers are now being operated on the Springfield. Delaware line.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-30
REGISTRATION NOTICE

The registration book of the Town of Cordova is now open at my office in the Blum Building, Second St., Cor. dova and will be kept open every day from a. m. to p. m. The reg. istration book will be closed 4 o'clock D. m., Saturday, March 31, 1923.
 6-tf. K.G. ROBINSON, Registrar
, 1923-02-04
A Letter from Venice.

VENICE, Italy, Jan. II. 1923.
' Dear Josephine: A short time
ago we read in geography about the
streets and traffic rules of the United
States. We do not have n traffic
policeman on tho corners OF the busy
streets hore. The people Just have TO
look put for the boats.
Only q few days ago I Jumped out
Of my bedroom window to go in
swimming. and I fell through n pas.
senser boat. so I had TO pay n large
sum Of money for a new boat top.
There is n large bridge which has
all kinds OF stores on It. As soon
as you finish buying your groceries.
you step into your little gondola and
sail home.
When you go out walking. you will
walk up one hill and down another.
because there are SO many bridges,
Sometime I hope TO cnme to sec
your country and enjoy It as much
as you would like It here.
Yours Affectionately.
HELEN LYDON.
Park, Grade Z.
, 1923-02-04
James, My Pet Squirrel.

ONCE, when I lived in Great Falls.
- Montana and was coming home
from school I saw something down on
the ground. not six feet away from
me. What was it but a little squirrel.
took off my cap and threw it at
him. Ny cap went right over him
and so he could not move. I took
him home and made a little house out
Of n box. I kept him for three
months and named him James. One
day I let him out Of the box and he
would not go away. Every time I
went any place he would follow me.
One day when I had to go to the
store for my mother, I let James
stay home and while I was gone my
little brother let him 70. He tried
to fInG me. There were some boys
hunting and they saw James. They
shot and Killed him and that was the
last Of my pet.
Central Grade 4. DAN SEDAR.
, 1923-02-04
A Strange Dream.

DURING the day I had read in the
u paper bt some men kidnapping n
small boy after an attempted robbery.
I had gone to bed early that night.
so hat I could yet up early in the
morning.
When I was dreaming, I dreamed of
some robbers kidnapping me after try.
ing to find some jewelry or money.
As o as they had finished rum,
aging through the house they dis,
covered my Dom the first thing they
thought OF was 10 kidnap me and
get sOne money that way.
The robbers were lucky enough to
get me out of the house and into a
car before I woke up.
When 1 woke up I was in a cement
cell and was struggling at the ropes
which held me there. Just as I was
struggling my hardest I woke up.
HAMPTON SMITH.
Central, Grade G.
, 1923-02-04
Kindness.

0UT in a land where it is always
" summe- there lived two children.
Their names were Wild Rose and Gao.
tus Thorn. They lived in a white
chalk cave, and had a herd Of ten
goats. They had a little sister two
years old. wit was named Prim Rose.
One day some cruel robbers had
taken a wee baby from its mother,
who did not want the infant because
it was a boy. The mother was not
cruel with the child even when she
was angry. The baby stayed only
? few weeks with the mother.
When it was taken with its tor.
mentor, It was put in n basket. The
robbers only kept It a day and at
noon they put 1t in tho basket while
asleep and put It in u river. This
river three miles to the north plunged
Gown to a foaming cataract. Cactus
Thorn, who was the boy. was watch
ing the ten goats when far south Of
him he saw a tiny speck growing
larger. At last he saw It was a basket
and was curious TO see what It might
bN. - A4NHi q S45h oiAH AANlA " tANA
full cry. Then the cover moved and
he saw a chubby little face with dark
eyes. He followed It down the river.
When Cactus Thorn saw where the
baby was going his heart ached with
pity. He pictured the frail basket
torn to pieces. He saw the innocent
child sink; he thought no more of
that: he saw the river rushing on.
bearing with 1t the child. Then Gao
tus Thorn plunged in, waiting to soc
no more: nor did he heed his clothes.
Ali could he save the child? Yes.
he could. Good he thought. Now
Wild Rose would not care how wet
his clothes were. She would not make
him so without his milk nor would
she prick his fingers with a thorn.
When he at last got the child out
OF the water, he gave It some milk,
and at sunset he CAV the baby some
more milk. and Cactus Thorn and
Wild Rose and Prim Rose took good
care Of tho baby. and they called II
water Fail, because they found it
drifting toward a waterfall.
EDNA GARRELL
West Casper, Grade 4.
, 1923-02-04
A Strange Dream.

ONE night when I went to bed it
" seemed as though 7 couldn't so
to sleep. 1t was about G o'clock when
l suddenly woke IN and I thought
I heard strange noises. I sat up in
bed but couldn't see anything except
the moon shining in at my window.
l got up, turned on tho light and
what should I see but n little man
dancing on n chair that was stand
ing by my bed. He seemed so happy.
I seemed happy too, n somehow I
wasn't frightened n bit. I began
to dance too. He jumped down and
we danced for about an hour. Then
suddenly the door opened and my
mother came in. The little man ran
as IL for dear life. I called TO him
but he kept on running. My mother
said, "He,en, what have you been
do'ng?" Just then I really woke up
for 1 had been dreaming all the time.
The sun was shining IN at my win
dow go bright that I couldn't see foI
a moment. Then I looked around ane
saw my mother.
Central. Grade 6.
HELEN ROSS.
, 1923-02-04
Mary's Surprise.

MARY's birthday came the 18th of
III December. Her Uncle Ned had
always given her some kind of pet
for her birthday. Ho had already
given her a rabbit, a cat, and some
chickens.
Her mother and father gave her a
foil that would walk. talk and sleep.
Her uncle did not come that after.
noon. SO she decided to make some
candy. Her candy turned out very
well. She went over to ask her
friends to come over and eat candy
with her, but her friends could not
come over because they had to get
dressed for the evening, as they were
going nut.
About 7 o'clock that evening there
came a rap at the door. when
Mary opened tho door there was her
uncle and all the boys and girls she
knew.
Her uncle gave her a present and
told her to be careful in u~nwrapplng
It, for it might bite.
Something black and white crept
up into Mary's arms. She cried. "It's
a little COS. and I shall call him Fido."
Mary loved and petted Fido the rest
Of that evening.
The other boys and girls brought
her the volume of Billy whiskers.
They all thought Mary's candy was
fine.
That night when the boys and girls
had gone her mother told her she
knew all about the party. because she
and Mary's uncle had planned It.
GLADYS TRUEBLooD.
Park, Grade 6.
, 1923-02-04
A Fire in the Night.

HLANG! clang! Clang! I jumped
~ out of bed and ran quickly to my
window. but I just got a glimpse of
the speeding fire truck as It rushed
down the street. Looking at the clock
I saw that it was 2:S0 in the morn.
ing. I leaned far out OF my upper
story wintiow. and about two blocks
down the street 1 saw flames cover.
ing the upper half Of an old five.
story frame house, which had stood
there for thirty years or more. The
house was an empty one, and had
been for the last five years.
While I was looking there two
more trucks came whizzinr by.
Many people were hurryinE Town the
street toward the fire. Already a
large crowd had gathered there.
In all the excitement I had alto.
gether forgotten that at 4 o'clock
that morning I was TO leave tho city
on a railroad train.I Just happened 10
remember it, though, as I finished
dressing myself. for I was getting
ready to SO to the fire any way, and
when I remembered about leaving SO
carly, I knew that It would be All
right to go to the fire. So I went
into the hall where ] was Joined by
my father. and we headed in the dI.
rection of the fire.
The flames were so many and SO
thick. that everything close by was
as bright as day. The firemen were
trying hard to check the fire, but
It had too good n start. We stood
watching for about half an hour
when we Just had to go, for we had
barely enough time to cat breakfast
und catch the train. BY this time the
building was lastly going Gown, for
the old dry woo burned like paper.
We hurried home. ate a very quick
breakfast. which was ready for us
when we got there, and then We hur
ricd to the street car tracks. There
we waited for five minutes for a car
but we finally arrived At tho depot
We waited ten minutes before VIC sol
a ticket, but at last we managed tc
get seated comfortably on the train
We wers on it half n minute when Il
pulled put though.
We never forgot the experience OF
that night.
Central Grade Z.
GLENN INDIAN.
, 1923-02-04
The Story of China.

ONCE I went to China on n visit
" I have never seen such a queer
place.
They do everything backwards.
I will tell you some of the things
they do.
Their houses are closed in, with.
out windows, and when the girl ba.
bies r born the mother binds their
feet UP so they won't grow.
They are always working and
never play. They eat with chopstIcks.
and sit on little mats and place their
food on little stools.
They wear blouses and trousers.
When they so to school they have
to learn 5000 letters.
When there is a baby born in
China the people cry, and when they
die the people laugh.
They have chairs that men carry
around with poles: they are called
seCan chairs.
I am going to ask you to go to
China and visit.
EDNA GANUs.
West Casper. Grade L..
, 1923-02-04
A Chinese Story.

ONCE upon a time I went to China
" with Lensra. The little girls there
have their feet bound up. and when
they grow up they have feet about
four inches long. Their houses are
all closed in and stuffy. and not half
as pretty as the Japanese houses.
The Chinese work all the time. But
II o think the work we have in
school IS hard, you should go to
China. They have many thousand
words to learn while we have just
twenty.six letters. Tho boys 60 10
school without breakfast, but they
come home at 10 and go back to
school. then come home for dinner
at I o'clock. The clothes n China.
man wears are blouses and trousers
MADALYN TOBIN.
West Casper. Grade 4.
, 1923-02-04
The Poor Man and the
Rich Man.

ONCE there was a poor mar who
" lived in q log cabin. A short
distance from where no lived there
lived a rich man, who was tho rich.
est mai in that part OF the country.
ono day there came an old man to
see the rich man. The man was
dressed in rags. He asked the rich
man II he would give him something
to eat and let him sleep there that
night. "why don't you go and eat
some grass?" replied the rich
Sometime later the rich man went
to tho poor mans cabin and asked
II he could sleep there for tho night
and have something TO eat. The poor
mar said that he had very few things
{ eat. but no could have whatever
he could find. After he had found
something to eat the poor man said
he only had one bed. The rich man
said he didn't need to go to bed but
he could have n wish. The poor man
said II wish 7 were rich. The other
man said, 1.-The wish viii come true
tomorrow" HORACE DUNN.
west School Grade Z.
, 1923-02-04
Saving a Life.

ONE day Jack n his dog, Rover,
" went fishing. 1t Vas very hot
and everybody was sleepy. Rover
was on the watch for dangerous
things. The fishing pool was a long
distance from home. Noon came by
the time they had REACHED the poo.
Jack was fishing when he fell asleeo
and fell into the water. It was deep
and swift. Rover jumped in and
caught him. He dragged Jack to a
woodcutter's cabin. Soon Jack hal
all the water out Of his lungs. He
thanked tho woodcutter and went
home 1t was late when he got home.
Then he told his mother and father
about Rover saving his life. The
next day Rover got 4 new collar and
kennel for saving u life.
LAWRENCE JoRGENSEN.
Fact Cagner Grade 7
, 1923-02-04
The Dream Fairy.

You remember what IN.
FAIRY did to Young Bear to cause
nm to dream whom the bear was
.rS'ns 10 s.eep. don't you? Wen
IN rust the came manner ala e.
Dream Fairy cause Billie Bobbs, ~
dream about the Young Bear yo,,
see h reason for that was tho.
bllie heard the hunters talking abor,r
the bear they had nearly caught.
snne was a small boy who wished
very much that he would soon g,o,,
large enough to so hunting for him.
SER; and in the meantime he cop.
tented himself with listening IN tbo
stories the Dream Fairy told him
while he slept.
On this night he dreamed the
Young Bear was chasing him round
and rounC the old hollow oak. Eli.
llo would dodge into tho old oak and
h bear would come right after him
not far enough to hurt him but close
enough to frighten Billie rather bad.
~. Billie would dash out again
barely missing Young Bears paws.
Then they would go round and round
h old oak tree again.
once however. Billie thought
quickly enough TO run away from
the tree and down the hill toward
h lake. Young Bear hadn't seen
Billie run to the lake and kept &c.
Ing round the tree like a top spin.
ming. You have seen a top whtrl,
haven't you? Then you know the
way the Young Bear went before he
discovered Billie Bobbet was there.
Billy was running as fast as his
legs would carry him. He was not
able to stop when he reached the
lake, and suddenly, Splash! Gubble!
Gubble! and Billie was soaked from
head to foot. He had ran squarely
into the lake. Young Bear had heard
this noise and turned to see Billie,
looking very sorry for himself, and
almost crying. Young Bear was really
having a great deal Of fun with BIZ.
lie, frightening the Wits half out OF
him Yet he also liked Billie and
would not hurt him for anything.
So he merely laughed and laughed as
II soaking Billie was tho funniest
thing he had ever seen, and I do
think It must have been.
But then Billie heard someone say,
"Aren't you ever going to get up
this morning. You will be late for
school" And Billie saw his mother
with a cup Of water which she had
sprinkied on him when he was
dreaming.
CELESTE UFHEIL-
East Casper. Grade G.
, 1923-02-04
When | Was a Brave King.

ONCE upon a time I was n brave
" king. Everybody bothered me all
the time. So I told them to get out.
and then they all got angry ut me.
SO they were going to have a fight.
The next day they came to the palace
and said, Are you ready to go?" I
said I was ready. and I Old them to
go east and I would go west. I had
10000 people to help mo fight: but
they had 5000 people to help them.
My bunch got there first. We had our
swords sharpened; they were so sharp
tina when you touched anything with
them they would cut it. Soon the
other people came to fight. We had
Ii swords all ready, and we stuck
them in the people. Pretty SCOT
there were not many Of them left
, 1923-02-04
Why People Should Save
Their Money.

IF people save their money when
i they are young they will have
something to begin life with after
they are through school. If children
save their pennies they will soon
grow into dollars and every child
loves to see its account grow from
year to year.
Don't wait until your "shIp comes
IN A ship which has set out
can never return laden with the
fruits of the voyage. This is what
many people 90; they do not save
when they are young but think tAat
money will come to them; but this
is where they make a great mistake.
You, who have not n savings account,
start me now. RUTH PARSONS.
Park School, Grade Z.
, 1923-02-04
A Strange Dream.

r HAD gone to bed early as I did
i not feel well. Before I went 10
bed / had been reading the story of
David Copperfield which is a very in.
teresting story.
I had not BEEN asleep for an hour.
but I finally fell asleep and started to
dreaming.
! dreamed I was very Door and was
sent away from home. I had Jour.
neyed a long ways until I met an
old, old man. He was humpbacked
and had a long white beard.
He spoke kindly and asked me
where I WIS going. I replied that I
had been sent away from home. He
said he would be glad TO help me out
and gave me a silver dollar. I had
never had such q largo coin and was
amazed at It. 1 thanked the old man
and Journey on.
It was beginning TO grow dark and
I thought I must find shelter for the
night. 80 I walked on until / came
TO a very large tree. I crawled up
by the tree and started to take off
my ragged and torn shoes az I
thought It would be moro comfort.
able. / laid down out could not go
to sleep as I was full Of worry. I
had been lying under tho tree and I
heard some twiEs snap and break. I
crawled up close to tho tree for I
was shaking with fear. ! felt some.
thing touch me. I yoke UP and found
mother putting the covers on me
for ! was shaking I was 80 cold,
Central Grade 6,
LEILA CROCKETT.
, 1923-02-04
Sulphur SOOthes
Ugly, Itching Skin
The First Application Makes
Skin Cool and Comfortable

If you are suffering from eczema
or some other torturing, embarrassing
skin trouble you muy quickly be rid
OF 1t by using Mentho-S Sulphur, de-
Clares u noted skin specialist.
This sulphur preparation. because
of its germ destroying properties,
seldom fails to quickly subdue Itch
Ing, even Of fiery eczema. The first
application makes tho skin cool and
comfortable Rash and b.otches are
healed right up. Rowles Mentho Sui
phur is applied like any pleasant cold
cream and Is perfectly harmless. You
car obtain a small Jar from any good
druggist.-Adv.
, 1923-02-04

Editors Note-The Tribune will print each week in
ane magazine Section of the Sunday paper this depart
III Oh prose and verse by the pupils of the schools Only
be : s wd. be ? published tbd Containing the names Of the three
Tribune Story Contest Editor will judge the stories and an
nounce the winners weekly.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grade stories will be Judged to-
gether, and Seventh and Eighth Grade stories together,
lodays department contains some stories from all these
grades, but the best will be chosen in each class, respec-
lively.
All the stories are written in school, under the teachers
supervision, and the contestants are not permitted to get
help from their parents or from older persons, in the COM
positon.l
, 1923-02-04
Postum, My Pet Dog.

WHEN my uncle was trapping ho
~ caught a little dog. He let him
90. Then whom he was about three
months ole he found him half starry.
cd. So no brought him home and
gave him 10 mo. The trick he liked
best was to get into my toy box.
and scatter them oil over. II you
were reading a paper. he would
sneak " and unlace your shoe and
make o chase him for your shoe.
We called him Postum because he
looked so much like one.
Central, Grade 4.
HOWARD WILSON.