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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
WORK ON HOTEL
STARTS MONDAY
Excavation 10 Be Followed
by Construction

Work or c1eayating tho commu.
nifty hotel site AZ Fourth ave. ana
University 1t. viii start next Mon
day. according 10 an announcement
Of the trustees following a luncheon
held at tho Rainier club Thursday.
The Grant Smith q Co. steam shoy.
els win begin taking out the earth
on the site the first OF the week and
operations win continue until the
hotel stands completed. "A monument
20 the unselfishncas Of seattlo'a
population.
The actual construction contract
has not yet been let. but this will be
signed aa soon as the revised lease
n signed by the United Hotel com
pany. the operating company. The
new lease will provide that 81 10000
In first mortgage bonds form tho
pledge against the hotel.
George Tcufel. manager OF Gran,
Smith & Co. and II. j. cadwnlader,
representative Of Post a Sons. the
New York arehltects. win leave Sat
urday 10 confer with Roy carruth
ers. manager OF the new hotel.
The total cost OF the structure will
be about is.zOo.O0o and the cost OF
furnishing Il viii be t500,o 600. 20 be
borne by the operating company.
In issuing the company'a first
financial statement. Frank water
house. president OF the Community
Hotel corporation. expressed thnnks
AT the community spirit which has
made possible the erection OF tht
hotel. Its success is due TO tht
business and professional men. this
newspapers and the general public
/ WHtorhouHe said.
Cash payments received. ....ti.isT.s $50 o.
/ Interest rsesiyed ........... is,iszel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
Women's Cotton Crer
Kimonos, $1.95

Cool, comfortable Cotton Crepe Kimonos are
an almost necessary part of the Summer ward
robe especially if one travels.
The Downstairs Store offers an attractive
model with deep, flowing sleeves and embroid-
cred designs; in Lavender, Rose, Pink, Light
Blue and Delft Bue-at S1.95.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

Women's weIl-made Khaki Knockers for
ings and hiking Button fastening, button ki
cut amply full for comfort, and of good qua
khaki cloth. Sizes "a TO 36. Low-priced
S1.95. DOWNSTAIRS ST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-28

Frank Mo,Yo,o, Oh o 10 70
above, kno,cn in the govern
ment secret service as sop
erattVe KEY" is the states
star i0itness IN the trial of
alleged communists noiO IN
progress at SO. Joseph. Mich.
, 1923-10-03
Parasites Fight
European Earwig
Small Pests Feed on Tender
Green Shoots of Clover
and Other Plants.

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
n result of the recent European
trip of DR.. l.. o. Howard, chief of the
bureau of entomology of the United
States Department of Agriculture, was
the discovery that there exist in Eu-
rope two parasites Of the European
earwig which Is at present a great
nuisance In the vicinity of Seattle,
wash; Portland, Ore. and Newport,
IL. l. Arrangements were made by
Doctor Howard to have the bureaus
laboratory at Hyeres, France, study
the parasites and prepare shipments
10 THIS country at an early date.
Feeds on Plants.
The European earwig in its several
stages feeds on very tender green
shoots of clover and grass, dahlia
plants and blossoms, and the stumens
and petals of various flowers. Mellow
garden soil, lawns with a southern
exposure, or similar places make fer
tile breeding and alternating grounds
FOR the earwigs, which multiply rapid
ly, the female laying from so to 80
'''hN NeSo 'aNh otdS'll.
The adult earwig Is rich reddish
brown with the wing covers and legs
dull yellow brown. and the wings three
fourths of an inch in length. In late
summer the adults gather in large
numbers in crevices or behind vines
for mating. At other times during the
day they hide in any ~crevice, folds Of
rlnthinU nr avnn hnhGnI N ,pD,n,fnnt
leaf which offers protection. They
may be found in large numbers on
porches, behind chair cushions, under
rugs. and in folds of awnings. The
European earwig was first noticed at
Newport In 1911. at Seattle In 1915,
and at Portland shortly after. 1t was
undoubtedly brought in from Europe.
where ii is very common. although
not considered of great economic i'm
~portance. In this country, however,
the earwig has multiplied rapidly In
the infested areas and has become a
serious pest and caused much annoy
ance. II is possible thai it may spread
to other sections of the country If not
checked.
In addition to the parasites which
have been discovered, there are other
enemies of the earwig. Toads eat the
larvae readily. Hens devour the adults
ravenously, but the earwigs are so
hidden during the day hat fowls can
hardly be considered as an important
factor in controlling the insect. Poi
soned bats and sprays furnish other
means of control.
, 1923-10-03
Make Cuttings in Fall
for Best Vineyard Start

Those wishing to set vineyards
will profit by making grape cuttings
and getting them ready for spring
planting this fail. says the Farm Jour
nal. A number Of cuttings may be
made from one vine. and after one
year of cultivation In n small nursery
lot the young vines are ready for
planting.
Cuttings should be taken from new
wood. each cutting having W. 10 three
buds upon IT,. The cuttings are from
eight to twelve inches long, the bottom
being trimmed close to the first bud.
while the top Of the cutting has two
or three inches Of wood above the top
bud. These nre tied In bundles and
placed in damp sand In the cellar or
buried ont Of doors and covered to pre-
sent injury from y freezing.
In the spring the cuttings Hre set In
rows three feet apart and four inches
apart In the row. only the upper bud
Of the cutting Is allowed to extend
above the ground. so that the other
buds will develop roots.
, 1923-10-03
Propagate Currants and
Gooseberries in Autumn

Currants and gooseberries are prop
agated by stem cuttings. AS these are
both woody perennials the roots start
most readily from the youngest or
one-year wood. Currant cuttings are
made by cuttings OF the previous sum-
mer's growth. The upper end is cut
a trifle above a bud and the lower
end straight through a bud. In case
of varieties that root readily, the cut
tings are made about eight or nine
inches in length; OF varieties that
root with difficulty, they are made
three or four inches longer than this.
Currants root quite readily especial
ly when started in well drained sandy
or sandy loan soil. They are planted
a few inches apart in well prepared
soil, being placed about six inches
apart in the nursery row and the
rows three or four feet apart. AS
soon as the leaves drop in the fall the
cuttings may be made and planted
or they may be made in February,
stored in a cool cellar and kept from
drying out until time for planting in
the early spring.
II planted in the autumn. the cut
tings should be set with the top ends
just covered with soil. A mulch of
straw should be placed over these just
before the ground freezes TO prevent
their being pulled up during the win
ter by alternate freezing and thaw-
ing.
Most varieties of EoOseberries are
much more difficult to propagate than
are currants and they are generally
started by mound layering the young
shoots in July or when they are about
eighteen inches In height. This is
done by shoveling soil directly into
each hill until there Is a mound of well
packed soil about a foot deep.
Early the following spring the
mounds are removed and the shoots
cut off near the ground. Short roots
will have formed near the base of the
shoots and II cutting, about a foot
In length, is made from each shoot.
These are planted the same distances
and In the same way as are currant
cuttings and cultivated and hoed.
Nurserymen sell currant and goose
berry plants either when they are
one or w years old. The two-year
plant Is very much superior to the
one-year plant due to its better de-
veloped root system.
, 1923-10-03

Inc men took her up and carried
her into the house, where they
dressed her wound and laid her with
all possible gentleness In one of the
two beds of stripped and lacquered pine
that stood In the bedroom facing the
lake. Afterward they moved the other
bed and Prosper went in to his meal.
He was too tired to eat. Soon he
pushed his plate away, turned his chair
to face the fire, and, slipping down to
the middle of his spine, stuck out his
lean. long legs, locked his hands back
Of his head, let his chin fall, and
stared into the flames.
Wen Ho removed the dishes, glanc-
ing often at his master.
"You velly tired?" he questioned
softly.
at was something of a pull in the
Storm
"Velly small deer" babbled the
C%hinaman, "velly big lady"
Prosper smiled a queer smile that
sucked in and down the corners of his
mouth.
"She come after all?" asked Wen
Ho.
Prosper's smile disappeared; he
opened his eyes and turned a wicked,
cleaning look upon his man. What
with the white face and drawn mouth
the look was rather terrible. Wen Ho
vanished with an increase of speed and
silence.
Alone, Prosper twisted himself in his
chair till his head rested on his arms.
1t was no relaxation of WEAKNESS or
grief, but an attitude of cramped pain.
iTis face, too, was cramped when, a
rgStlonless. hour later, he lifted 1t
again. He got up then, broken with
WEAKNESS, and went softly across the
matted hall into the room where Joan
slept, and he stood beside her bed.
A glow from the stove, and the light
shining through the door, dimly illu-
mined her. She was sleeping very
quietly now; the flush of fever had
left her face and 1t was clear of pain,
quite simple and sad. Prosper looked
at her and looked about the room as
though he felt what he saw to be a
dream. He put his hand on n long
strand Of Joan's black hair.
Poor child !" he said. "Good child !"
And went out softly. shutting the door.
In the bedroom where Joan came
again to altered consciousness Of life,
there stood a blue china jar of pot
pourri, ro~se-leaves dried and spiced till
, 1923-10-03
Lousy Pigs Make Little
Profit While Growing

Hogs cannot make both pork and
lice. and the lousy pig can seldom eat
enough to make a hog of himself. If
he has to continue boarding myriads
of lice. This has been the unvarying
experience of good live stock men
everywhere.
Lice may be destroyed on hogs by
dipping, the use of crude oil being
highly recommended by those who
have experimental widely. Let the
water in the dipping tank be covered
with a layer of crude oil nj least an
inch thick. The oil may be applied to
the bodies of the hogs with a sprink-
ling pot or a swab. If care Is used.
but 1t is not as safe as we would like.
and. in any case. II Is a method recon-
mended for use only In cold weather,
when dipping is out of the question.
Also there are Il number of other
remedies which may be used, such as
equal parts kerosene and machine oil,
or n part turpentlne to two parts
machine oil applied to every part of
the body by means Of either rag or
brush. Be careful in the use of such
remedies, OF course. or they might he
almost ms hard IN the pig rs they are
on the lice. DO not lose sight OF the
good h|igh-grade coal-tnr dips. which
are certainly valuable when applied
according to directions. The oiler. or
oiled rubbing post. has a place on
every hog farm. or farm where hogs
are raised.
, 1923-10-03
Hi,pnN

they stored all the richness OF n
southern summer. Joan's first question,
strangely enough. was drawn from her
by the persistence OF this vague and
pungent sweetness.
She was lying quietly with closed
y Prosper looking down Mt her. his
finger on her even pulse, when, with
out opening her long lids, she asked,
"what smells so goodi"
Prosper started. drew away his FIN
gers. then answered, smiling, ITS n
lar OF dried rose-leaves. Walt a mo-
ment. I'll let you hold It,"
He took the jar from the window Sill
and carried Il TO her.
She looked Mt II, took 1t In her
hands, and when he removed the Ill.,
she stirred the leaves curiously with
her long f%orefnger. -.
81 never seen roses" she said. and
added. "whnt's basilf'
Prosper was startled. For nm IN
slant nil his suggestions M to Joan
were disturbed. "Basil7 Where did
you ever hear OF basllY'
isabella and Lorenzo" murmured
.Jonn. md her eyes darkened with her
memories.
y Prosper found his henrt beating
faster than usual. "who are you, you
strange creature7 think IT'S time you
, 1923-10-03
Bees Need Overcoats
During Cold Weather
Plan to Make Colonies Snug
Before Winter Sets In.

The careful wintering of his bees Is
one OF the things to which the success
full apiarist gives close attention, say
the bee men mt the New York College
of Agriculture In Ithaca. in pointing
out that the time to plan for making
the colonies snug Is before the cold
weather Is at hand.
The college authorities. in n state
ment issued recently. explain the two
ways of wintering most used-in pack
ing cases and in cellars.
Those who use the p~acking-case
method seem to agree that each case
should house -four colonies and should
have four inches of insulation on the
bottom. eight inches on the sides and n
foot on top of the hives. The cases
should be prepared late in September,
or early in October.
Beekeepers' In northern and central
New York find that the cellar Is most
satisfactory as n wintering place. The
hives are put Into cellars before the
bees have lost any of their vitality by
freeZing-usually not later than the
middle of November-and are left I'M
disturbed until spring. A uniform EN-
p%erature of between 45 and 80 degrees
Fahrenheit is maintained, the cellars
are kept dark and little ventilation is
given.
Cellars below the frost line, where
the temperature never drops below 40
Fahrenheit, are recommended by the
experts, and they say that the bees
should never be confined to the hives
by screens, as is sometimes done. They
should be taken u of doors again
early in April.
, 1923-10-03
TALES OF
THE OLD
N
LOST SISTER OF WYOMING
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON


W. isE's ~ 'iAAbial
THE LOST SISTER OF WYOMING
nNE day in November, IT'S, II party
Of Delaware Indians, raiding in
the Wyoming valley in Pennsylvania,
visited the cabin of Jonathan S1ocum.
In spite of the entreaties of Mrs. Slo-
cum they seized her five-year-old
daughter, Frances, and the last that
the mother saw of her child was a
pair of baby arms stretched out ap-
pealingly and a frightened little voice
crying Mammal Mammal as her
captors bore her away.
For years Mrs. Slocum pursued a
weary search for her daughter every
where, but it was in vain. The heart
broken mother died in 1907 and her
sons, who had offered heavy rewards
for the return of their sister, finally
gave up the quest.
In 1897 Col. George Ewing, while
visiting an Indian camp on the Wa
bash river In Indiana, saw a squaw
whom he suspected of being a white
woman. Under his questioning she
finally admitted that she had been TAX
en- captive while very young, and that
she knew her name was Slocum.
Colonel Ewing had never heard OF
Frances Slocum but, impressed by the
old squaw's story, he sent n letter tell
ing of his discovery to the postmaster
at Lancaster, Pa, and asked hat in
quiry be made there. The postmaster,
thinking the story a hoax, threw the
letter aside but two years later it was
discovered by his widow who sent it to
the Lancaster Intelligencer.
By chance a copy of the paper in
which the letter was published fell
into the hands of friends of the Slo-
cum family who Immediately mailed
1t to one of Frances Slocum's brothers,
then living Mt Wilkes-Barre. This led
to n correspondence with Colonel
Ewing who told him that the old wom-
an was still living near ~Logansport.
Ind.
The two brothers fastened to Indl-
n and the old Indian woman recog-
nlzed them as her kinsmen. After 80
years frances Slocum, the Lost Sis
ter Of Wyoming" was found. But
when they tried to persuade her to
return with them she refused. She
had married n chief of the Miami tribe
and had borne him children. Her
heart was with her adopted people,
she said, and she could not leave them.
, 1923-10-03
THE BRAVEST WOMAN IN ALL
FRONTIER HISTORY

CHE was the mother of Col. Richard
~ NJ. Johnson, a hero of the Var OF
1872, and later n vice president OF
the United States, but Kentucky knows
her best as Mrs. Jemima Suggett
Johnson, the heroine of Bryan's sta
ton and performer of the brayest deed
In all frontier history. She was in
that %stockaded fort one hot August
day in 1882, when a force of 400 In
dams led by the notorious white rem
egades. Girty. Mckee and Campbell.
appeared before 1t.
The settlers were accustomed to
get their water from a bubhling spring
several rods distant, but they had care
lcssly let the supply in the fort run
low. The Indians concealed their main
force in the woods around the spring
and sent Il small skirmishlng party
before the gates to tempt the settlers
into making a Sortie. But outs
discovered the trap and the Kentuck-
ans refused to come out and be am
pushed.
Knowing the vital need for water In
the hot fighting soon to begin, Capt
John Craig. the commander Of the
fort. resorte,i to a desperate eXpedlent
to get IT,. lie assembled the women
and children and told them that If the
men tried to 20 for the water. the In
dlans, knowing that they did not usu-
ally do this work unless danger was
near, would Immediately attuck them
But II the women and children went
ms usual. the savages in their desire
to keep the presence Of the large am
bushlng party concealed probably
would not harm them, although there
vas no positive assurance that they
would not.
Immediately Mrs. Johnson laid baby
Richard in his log cradle, told his sis
ter Sally to look after him and vol
unteered for the duty. other women
quickly followed her example and In q
few minutes II party OF twelve women
and sixteen Of the older children
strolled down toward the spring.
They were laughing and chatting ms
though totally unconscious ~ danger.
but Mt the thought Of the possibility
OF capture their hearts almost stopped
b%entlng.
At the spring they filled their pals
and with no visible slgns ~ haste
prepared to return. Although con
sclous Of the savage eyes ElulIus at
them from the bushes barely uu arms
length away, so. well dld tIDy plly
their part that the Indians were COM
pletely deceived and allowed them 10
start bnck undisturbed. Then began
n struggle within themselves 10 Keep
from making n mad dash for safety,
But their superb VIII power and
II was not until they were under the
very wills OF the fort that their steps
q~uickencd and n few drops OF the
precious winter was spilled.
The men OF Bryan's station defeated
their enemies. They could not have
done otherwise and been the sons and
husbands Of such women Us these.
, 1923-10-03
SYNOPSIS

Joan Landis. eighteen years
did. wife of Pierre, Is the daugh-
ter Of John Carver. who MUIR
dered her mother for adultery.
Her lonely life, with her father,
In a wyoming cabin. unbearable.
o leaves him to work in a
hotel in a nearby town. Joan
meets Pierre. and the two. mutu-
ally attracted. are married. Carv-
er tells Pierre story of Joan's
mother. Pierre forges a cattle
brand. Frank Holliwell, young
minister. presents books to Joan.
Pierre forbids her to read them.
Maddoned by jealousy, Pierre
ties jean and burns the Two-Bar
brand into her shoulder. Hear
ing her screams. a stranger
bursts into the house and shoots
Pierre.
, 1923-10-03
CHAPTER. TX
Dried R~ose-leaves.

The house that Prosper Gael had
built for himself and for the woman
whom Joan came TO think of as the
'tall child" stood In n canyon, a deep,
secret fold Of the hills, where a cliff
stood behind 1t. and where the pine
needed ground descended before its
door, under the far-flung, greenish-
brown shade of fir boughs, to the lip
of a green lake. In January, the lake
was a glare of snow, in which the big
frs stood deep, their branches heavily
weighted. Prosper had dug n tunnel
from his door through a big drift which
! touched his caves 1t was curious to
see Wen Ho come p%attering out of
this northern cave, his yellow, Oriental
face and slant eyes peering past the
stalactlte icicles as though they felt
their own incongruity almost with a
sort Of terror. The interior of the
hve-room house gave just such an eff
feet Of bizarre end e~xtravagant con-
trast an effect, TOO, of luxury, though
In truth 1t was furnished for the most
part with stuffs and o~DJecrs picked up
'1F SAta1 1&RCASN II 1b
cisco shops. Nevertheless, there was
nothing tawdSs and, here and there,
something reilly precious. Draperies
on the walls, furniture made by Wen
Ho and Prosper, lacquered in black
and red, brass and copper. bright pew
Ter, gay china, some fur rugs, a gor-
geous oriental lamp. bookcases with
volumes nf q eahar rf,h,a.. T. T.-s
the costliest and moS laborlous of i'm
ports TO this wilderness. small-paned,
horizontal windows %curtained in some
heavy green-gold stuff which slipped
along the black lacquered pole on
rings OF jade; all these and a hundred
other points of softly brilliant color
gave to the living room a rare and
striking look, while the bedrooms
were matted, dalntily furnished, care
Iuuy appointed as for a bride. Much
\ thought and trouble. much detailed Ia
y or' mad gone TO the making of this
= ia nest In n Wyoming canyon. What
one must think of Prosper Gael,
Is difficult to shlrk heartache on his
account. A man Of his Temperament
nopIono, s"'iy unuertaKe even a com
met" lso'aton In a winter land. To
wev.nnno,n'na pluee OF torment TINS
bo ,sln'eu caoin was to him before
~ brought to II Joan. as a lonely man
u.'hss IN a wounded bird to nurse and
u.erish' stretches the fancy on a rack
or varied pa~infulness.
self dow "sn'' snow was pouring IT.
crowded mn me narrow canyon In a
Wen Ho. wa,os, ., dry; lean fiakes.
already , a an Ior ms master was
lsed Ss,s . o ~ or so beyond the prom
blnr h,a OF MS return, stopped rub
pneklna nands, He had heard the
ners, snow under webs and run
nodded 10 listening a moment. he
pantom,u,o himself IKE n figure In a
something 70 run IN INT" the kitchen, did
tunnel sna battered out along the
Between ,Ss the icicle ~stalactites.
the lantern mrs ne stopped and held
moving 1u' sa high so that 1t touched a
Back az p,m o, inkes to silver stars.
stream ., MN through the open door
nnlpr ,So tne glow of lamp and fire
Ing tSa Tue ~. ,sleles with blood and flush
, 1923-10-03
Buttermilk Washes Are
Good in Chicks Ration

Buttcrmilk mnshes are the most
popular elements In the growing
chicks ration among commercial poul.
try breeders at the present time, for
they have found that II stops and pre-
vents bowel trouble In the young stock
and at the same time makes a greater
growth possible than can be made with
anything else.
, 1923-10-03
Lowered the Temperature.

I proposed for the first time to the
girl Of my heart on the crowded plat
form OF nm elevated station during the
well.known rush hour, II was n cold.
miserable evening and wasn't
warmed up ut all by the young lndy's
curt, firm and cutting refusnl.-Chl-
cngo Journal.
, 1923-10-03
Ingredients for Mash
for Growing Ducklings

A good mash for growing %duckllngs
can he made OF . parts cornmeal. I
part mIddllngs. l part bran. Then 10
per cent beef scrap can be added and
n liberal sprlnkllng of green feed.
There is much variation In the ARE
~ ducklings. depending on the condl.
tlon Of their range which may supply
very little or nearly all of their food
supply.
, 1923-10-03
Roughage Is Important
Feed for Dairy Calves

An Important matter to look ont for
In the raising ~ dairy calves Is 10 feed
them so that they Nwlll develop n
capacity to hundle n large quantity NJ
r~oughage when they come to maturity,
as roughnge furnishes the q ono
mlcnl pnrt Of the ration In the pro-
ductlon OF milk.
, 1923-10-03
clean Up the Garden.

Cultivate and clean up ground where
vegetables have mntured. Decaying
vegetables and plants are likely TO
Increase disease and insect damage
eext season
, 1923-10-03
.Judoe Work OF Hen.

The past work OF n hen may be
Judged by the yellow pigment In beak
and shanks. the season she began
molting, and her physical condition Mt
cuillng time.
, 1923-10-03

DO what you think is right and don't
worry about what other folks say.