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, 1923-04-01
The Winning of Texas
MARGARET PETERS

I was a woman in my middle thir-
ties with a family of four. We had
settled in Texas in 1880 and a been
living there for six years. 1 had
three boys and one girl, a small frail
child of twelve. Ny Oldest boy was a
tall dark lad in his early teens. My
husband was gone most of the time,
leaving us in the care of my son
John. Our house was n two.room log
cabin with a dirt floor and little fur
niture.
My husband had Just left for the
little settlement some twenty miles
from our plantation. The four chill.
dren and l were alone but for a
visitor who had stopped in for dinner.
lie had acted very strange and
eemed in n hurry. Suddenly a rider
galloped into the yard. He was a
half breed, half Indian and half
Spanish. He dismounted and came
10 the door. His felt hat was tipped
to N side, his cruel eyes glaring
from beneath its dusty brim. I was
too frightened to say anything. At
last he said in a low drawing voice.
MY country a told you to get of
its and once. Now we drive you
or"
I stood in silence for some time.
I knew we had had trouble with
Mexico but did not know it a come
to this. Then my visitor stepped for
ward, I'VE are ready" he said. MY
country does not intend to be beaten.
Our army is ready to defend its coun-
try. Tell Mexico to step forward. We
win meet 1t half way. Now go" The
half breed hurried away Afraid to
do otherwise.
Then came the war. The United
States did defend its territory and
won. 1t was a long, hard battle but
finally ended.
Texas was n little country to itself
now, and remained no until in 1s45 it
was accepted as n state. The United
States was rewarded for its hard bat
tie. 1t now had one more powerful
state, Texas. the state OF the Lone
Star.
MARY GRIFFITH.
Elk Street School. Grade ga.
, 1923-04-01
North Casper. Grade 3.

were twins. The little Dummies were
good. They didn't fight like some
little rabbits do.
One Easter morning they got up
very early, and made some nests.
Then they got some eggs. They were
all sorts of colors.
There was a little sick girl living
near. 50 the little Dummies picked
some flowers nj put them in a has.
ket and slipped into the house and
set the basket by the bed. Then they
went home and went to bed again.
The little girl saw the. flowers by the
side of the bed. When she awoke up,
she was very happy.
LAvoICE McPEEK.
North Casper. Grade 3.
, 1923-04-01
EASTER BELLS

See the blue bells. all aglow,
Easter bells!
Hear the message. sweet and low.
Each n tellsl
Hyacinths all curling sweet
Make a garden of the street,
Blowing. growing. gaily flowing.
Music swellsi
Easter Day is almost here,
Spring has come.
Peals the message loud and clear,
Hear them hum!
Blue birds, too, are on the wing.
Robins. showers. everything
, 1923-04-01
A Fairy Story

Once upon n time there was n girl.
She went to her grandma's. It was
a very cold day. When she got home
she found out that her mother was
gone. So she made a fire. and put
the kettle on the fire. When pretty
soon n big wind came, the little girl
wanted to look for her mother. When
she was going to put on her coat
someone said, Don't 60" The little
girl took off her GOA and began to
look around. but she couldn't find
anybody. Then she sat down. After
n while she saw a fairy. The fairy
said, Your mother will soon be
here" Then she went away. Just
as her fairy godmother had said. the
girls mother came home. The little
girl told her mother the whole story.
The mother said It was better to stay
home n mind.
JOHN TERIGARIN.
North Casper, Grade 3.
, 1923-04-01
In the Mountains
LEONARD sANDERsoN.
West Casper. Grade Z.

Once upon a time an old woma
lived far out in the mountains. No.
body ever went to see her and she
never went to visit anyone else. She
always had good food to eat. There
were all kinds of bears up there in
the mountains.
One day she set some food out to
cool because it was too hot to eat
There was a little bear looking
around the corner of the house at
her. The old woman didn't see the
bear.
When she went to get the food II
was gone. The old woman was SO
surprised when she found that her
food had been stolen.
Then she cried out. "who took my
food" but no one answered her call.
Then the old woman was very angry.
If the little bear knew that the old
woman set the food out to cool for
herself. not for him. he wouldn't
have taken It.
The little bear came back after a
drink n day. The old INIT Ia
him and stood gazing at him when
the little bear was through he looked
up and saw the old woman. then he
said. Did you set some foo out here
n day to cool" The old woman
said. Yes. Then the little bear re
piled. I'm sorry but l took it, ]
didn't know IT was yours
Then the old woman said that II
was already that no might come anC
live with her. so he did, and they
lived happily ever after that
PEARL JOHNSON.
] West Casper, Grade 4.
, 1923-04-01

Editors ote-Th Tribune will print each week in
the Magazine Section of the Sunday paper prose and verse
by the pupils of the schools. Only the best articles
will be printed, and each week an Honor Roll will be pub
lished, containing the names of the three best stories of the
preceding week and the authors. The Tribune Story Con-
test Editor will Judge the stories and announce the winners
weekly.
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
posrtion.]
, 1923-04-01

North Casper, Grade 8.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
aRAD1CAL1sM" FROM THE OLD BAY STATE

Radcaism' has broken out in m unexpected quarter
 Congressman Treaday of Massachusetts of the most de- pendbe members of the Old Guard in the House. calling the President Congress session order that the coal be compelled supply the people of New England with coal at reasonable prices.
 T in favor of DRASTIC legislation shouts Treadway.
 Senator La Toilette said the thing the subject than denounced dangerous rad cal for saying it1
 At that La Toilette chairman of the Senate manufactures laid bare all the crooked work of the Coal in both the anthracite and biuinous fields and submitted lee laion calculated to safeguard the public interests
 The Wisconsin Senator proved that the coal combine had robbed of between $50O0O00O0 and $ 900 O0O 900 in year
 The Guard Congressman Treadv,ay de- voted member blocked La Foettes proposals La Toilette bills had been passed then there would be need of sion to deal with the coal problem
 But better late than never Organized Labor with Con- gessman Treadway that something should be done.
 CONGRESS SHOULD BE ON THE JOB only to restrain the coal proht but gappe with the problems of agriculture and transportation. -/
 President Harding does call session be- he afraid there enough Congress force the passage of legislation with teeth in 1t.
 President of would hurt the interests which made him President. |
 Mr. Harding will his campaign debts the people New England freeze and the farmers of the West the house.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
Two Federations
 Meet on Boundary
Unique Session Whereby Minneapolis and Wisconsin Labor Is Host
 to Each Other.

Fond du Lac, in Minnesota, is stag ing this week the most unique joint session of two state federations of labor in the history of the American labor movement or any other move ment for that matter.
 The sessions are being heN on the Minnes boundary line. Each delegation in it's own state is listening to the same speakers from a platform built on the state boundary line.
 Several hundred delegates from the Minnesota and !the Wisconsin state federations of labor are in attend ance, and the program is being car ried out with as much order and suc- cess as if both deelgations were housed under the same roof.
 The Minnesota convention started in Duluth, and adjournment was taken so the delegates could meet with the Fisconsin federation at Fond du lac, a short distance down the St. Louis river. At Fond du Lac a great platform was erected over the boun- dary line, and speakers from both labor federations addressed the dele gates.
 Arrangements were made at Fond du Lac for the entertainment of the delegates from the two state, fedora tions. Simply by stepping across the boundary line, each federation was enabled to play the host.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
Baerfacts
Garyis1n at Work
By J. M. BAER, The Congressman Cartoonist. International Labor News Service

Gary, the swelled head of the inflated steel industry, calls conference to ~establish" the g. hour day program in the steel plants.
 Gary stated that the corpora ton would proceed as vigor- ously as practicable" to make the change, asserting that the greatest obstacle to immediate establishment of a shorter day is the scarcity of labor.
 Public sentiment has forced Gary to take some action. He is making the old gesture to- ward the 8-hour day but it will take long time if it is as slow as the steel trust deems "prac- ticable."
 Whether the 8-hour day comes or goes-Mr. Gary is not going to solve the AMERICAN labor problem. MT. Gary has decided to make it more com plicated.
 As most politicians solve problems, MT. Gary is going to bring on several more evils by trying to solve one. Like using a poison serum to cure one dis
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
LABOR BANKS
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 dend to stockholders Credit is re- stricted to those whs are known to be friendly to labor prfxciples and inter ests. Higher rates of interest will also doubtless be paid on savings accounts by the labor banks than by commercial institutions
 Ultimately, however, the invest ment field will be the most important from the standpoint of the general labor movement The enormous ac- cumulated savings accounts of wage earners will find lodgment in the la bor banks. Labor organizations, through their sickness, accident and death insurance departments, have also accumulated many millions of dollars. They have also large pro tect1ve" or emergency funds. The resources of agricultural and liberal groups will also be deposited in labor banks
 Effect Far-Reaching.
 The control of the investment of these enormous funds by labor banks Let us suppose, for example, that the labor bankers should refuse and ad- wise their patrons to decline to i'm vest in the security offerings of cor porations such as the Steel Corpora ton, the anthracite coal-carrying rail roads and mining companies, of cer- tain bituminous coal-mining and manufacturing corporations, which were known to have a labor policy which was not in accord with the gen eral labor program, or which, in other words, opposed trade unions, had a workday of i2 hours, or did not pay their common laborers living wage
 The refusal of the labor banks and their patrons to absorb the securities of such corporations could not be ig- nored by underwriting syndicates and financial houses engaged in the sale of stocks and bonds.
 Force For Reform.
 There are also certain conventional methods of corporation finance, such as the issue of watered stock to ab- sorb future earnings, which are detri- mental to the permanent interests of consumers and wage-earners. A boy colt upon these classes of securities by the labor banks would undoubt- edly be followed by the curtailment of this class of security issues.
 It is in these broader aspects that the labor banking movement may have its chief significance.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04

ease he is going to inject more serious diseases into his vital industry.
 MT. Gary is going to increase his labor supplies" (which by the way sounds very much like a commodity by shipping in workers from Mexico, the ne- gro South, the Philippines and elsewhere.
 This will not help to solve the American labor problem. It will add more embarrassing barriers to its solution.
 Public opinion demanded the elimination of the I2-hour day in the steel industry. It want ed the 8-hour day established in the American way through American standards.
 MT. Gary is simply using the demand by Americans for an g. hour day as an excuse to bring in aliens and thus, without re- ducing the hours, he will re- duce American standards. But greatest of all, he will reduce the chances of solving our la bor difficulties.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
MINERS KIDS CAN'T
 EAT SHADE TREES
Operators Trying to Cover Issue
 With Tales of Benevolence.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Planting of shade trees at company expense and other activities by coal operators to beautify and improve miners living corH1itions are set forth in reports from field Investigators to the Bitu- minous Operators Special Commit tee, which is cooperating with the United States Coal Commission in in vestigation of the soft coal industry
 "In the, Williamson mining district in Pike County, Kentucky" the re- port states, "the company has planted young trees on the lawns in front. of the company houses on either side of the neat concrete walk leading from the front porch to the concrete sidewalk.
 ''In the Pittsburgh district, Wash ington county, Pa, about 500 trees have been set out by the company. The company has also inaugurated street signs Many of the miners houses in this district are equipped with screens, swings and porch avn ings, indicating prosperity and a gen eral sense of well-being.
 "In Allegheny county, in the Pitts burgh district, the company has spent more than $1,ooo,ooo for the improve ment of living conditions, including the setting out some years ago of a generous number of shade trees. The double houses are separated by 40 feet of space covered by grass and gardens"
 All of which is very nice, for the nurserymen but it doesn't give the miners family a square meal.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04

of pile profits for coal panies go!
 demand of the United Mine Workers of America, of Alabama have been compelled suffer torture that nonunon mining companies might a profit
 Public opinion will back the it understands the conditions which the The fact that of the Alabama that the needs the money will be accepted the shadow the hideou leasing
 As long l9l5 spcal of the Alabama ature reported that the leasing relic of barbar of slavery and humanity Yet the still hourshng with 6OO prisoners working the coal
 Organized labor the the fullest With them, against the Employment of convicts in with free labor Alabama anywhere demand that the United States Coal well authenticated charges of cruelty and mseatent of victs forced to work in the
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04

Are the anthracite mine hoping for a strike?
 If the of the credited will be ngy dull beeen September and the beginning of December
 Authorities who have been following the of Atlantic City wondering what s the these questions
 They that ordinarily there brisk demand for coal September October and November and their stocks of this; said that the making strange prediction when they the will seea a period dof dullness in the anthracite trade.
 On the other hand pointed that the for early buying of coal having effect and this would tend to rat during fall This been what had in mind when they made their prediction But the picion wouldn't be strike would tremendous demand for coal when the shutdown both strike would offer further increases in coal
 However question op- a to diction?
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
Templeton to Kick Over
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ging up old Aztec ruins in southern lands, all of which of course qualities him to be governor of the staid and "stayed" state of Connecticut. But then his connection with the royalty wealthy Tiffany family may be the qualification needed.
 There is a we'll defined movement on foot to boost Congressman Schuy- Ter Merritt of Stamford into the re- publican nomination for governor. It is more than likely that if the gover- nor takes it into his head to join the parade, he will get into the Merritt faction and with what upstate politi- cal friends he still retains, he can do a lot toward giving the Fairfield county man a good start toward the nomination. Fairfield county is not and never-has been any too favorable to the Roraback machine despite re cent efforts to patch up differences and the distribution of state and fed eral patrcslage over that vicinity. The crowd that got the plums has always been Roraback supporters and the antimachine gang Is just as strong as ever.
 political unrest in Connecticut as there has developed in the west, there Is still enough of it to cause uneasi- ness in the c. o. F. ranks so who ever gets the nomination will have to get it right and harmoniously if he hopes to be elected It looks there fore that the governor would have a great chance for a comeback if he desires to grasp 1t next fall.
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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
Immigration To
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I am preparing bill for congress but do not want to outline it now. may make speech upon immigra- tion while in England. Most of the protests against conditions at the Ellis Island immigration depot are sheer propaganda. The United States could leave most of the deportees aboard ships in the steerage, but compared with the steerage facilities Ellis Island is a palace The only ones who are sent to Ellis Island are those who do not comply with the law"
 Secretary Davis refused to discuss the Ruhr nor his conversation with Sunday at his old home-Tredegar, Wales.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
"GO AND DO LIKEWISE"

Magnus Johnson United States from Minnesota offers the soundest kind of advice white collar workers who complain labor better than they do
 Johnsons advice summed by Go and do likewise In Chicago he workers all professions leaf from book zed labor and organize better their condition workers trades have done He said:
 There is much 6nd the poorly paid clerks the small professional and the unsuccessful these words: The common laborer than do In other words the boer of 1923 due his we'll defined goal of the standard of living, has succeeded getting his dollar hour whereas the clerk the professional has been able we'll
 Now here theory Instead of the clerk and the proes- onal finding fault with the and the plumber and the brick for his and thus the hue and organized capital go likewise
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
BLESSES THE FACISTI.

"Forty per cent of my electors are Italian. 1 shall tell them about the new Italy and the men governing her, and what faith and hope in the future inspires their work k"-Alderman John Powers of Chicago, in expressing at Rome his admiration for the Fascist movement.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04

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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04

hand with organized labor get their increased rather than Labors reduced.
 Let all workers stick together, the white the office and the brain workers the professions and work hand hand with organized and bklayers of all Capital always of regardless of how high It only arer division of labor.
 There's nothing Johnsons advice but just good when first perhaps thousands The unorganed worker until Doosda but won't him anywhere His only salvation The emphasized the better off his chances of his acting of taking And for stesing this truth and bringing
  of organized labor
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04

Attorney General Daugherty 1922 people hiring deputy arsha during the first months off No adduced benefit from this reckless expenditure of public
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
READ FEM AND WEEP!
WHY FAR OFF p

"Schwab Approves 8-Hour Day But Thinks It Far Off. Of."-Newspaper Headline
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04
VOTES SETTLE TT?

'The foreign policy of the United States should be settled at the next presidential election "-Senator Hi ram Johnson of California
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13

She leaned 10 him again. talking In
that quick. earnest way he had been
waiting FOR, Il always came, slipped
Ia between her laughter.
cur, did you dream about me late
by oh, cilff. do you remember.
when we'd only been engaged week.
how ono night / dreamed that We
we're IN wood together. talking and
loVe-making. and NC promised In the
dream that wo would always come 20
each other when No needed each
other-and that night you'd dreamed
Il. too"
Yes. | remember" ne said. thrilled
We did that five times. And we
always found out that he had had
tho same dream"
but hasn't il come 10 you since
lately ?" she looked az him wistfully.
because twice--lately-it has come
20 me-"
He stared az her. half-torrified.
Such dreams had been very far from
him since Kiity's departure. He had
fought all dealings with the unknown
those halfgay. halfcerle affairs with
the borderlands that Kitty had led
him into, A man drops such things
as he Gets older. And yet-how did
she know IL vas true, Twice late.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13

10 his. II wonder why thought you
needed mo 80 dreadfully."
Il always dol always will"
"Yca-that way--I too. But Just
now--the particular urgent thing.
Don't you know? You always knew
before"
He shook his head. That wns a
trivial thing compared 10 tho fact
that. FOR ever 30 little a while, he was
not TO see her.
But II won't be a moment now
or Il VIII only seem like moment
before wo are together FOR always
our loves forever. sou know. my
dear. wonder what II was you
needed me 40 for"
Che stood for Il moment smiling up
at him. Btill with her look OF per-
plextty.
kitty" he flung out his arms 10
keep her. but she wns gone. with a
litiio laugh. before no could clutch
moro than her dress.
IIo stood up. catching his breath
suddenly. Something Was still In his
hand. brittle something like n but.
tnrfy wing. Ho kneit 70 tho fire.
light and opened his hand. slowly.
carefully. a. n in a dream. Yes,
there lay something In his hand--lt
had been lowered muslin once. II
was aahy and crumbly now. and the
traecry Of roses was dinEy brown.
He rose from his knees. white and
trembling. and the ash fell from his
palm: such an ash as muslin might
mako after four years shut under
ground.
There was a sound OF many feet
on the stair. and voices calling him.
''Cliff. she's ready now. Hclen's
ready"
Helen came down slowly. tail and
smiling In her golng away gown,
ready for him.
How could he teil--how could he
have known II was eternal: tho mar.
riaga with Kitty. who had died when
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Will Give Chehalis
Chief a Fine Dog

A valuable Linwcilyn setter &C.
companied Capt. +. l.. Hedges OF
the Seattle police department as
tho latter's gift 10 CHIEF OF Police
Norton Wynn, or chehniis. when
Capt. Hedges left Seattle wcdnes.
day for that city. In company with
Mrs. r, l.. Hedges Mrs. Joe Il,
Mason. wife OF Capt. Joo r. Mason.
and Katherine o'Neili. city hospital
nurse.
The canine. special pct OF the
police captain, win be presented 10
Chief Wynn as AIN appreciation OF
tho many hunting trips on which
Wynn has played host TO Hedges.
Tho trip win be made by motor.
tho party returning later In the
week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
The Stars Daily Short Story
Her Returning" by Margaret Widdemer
ANOTHER COMPLETE SHORT STORY TOMORROW

=, sure ! wanted 10 como
e =. kltty's voice; the old
an Istuiant half laughing.
80 Il VAS really Kitty ly-
!. her chair with one
- s,es On the fender ia tho
.,.,ss Way The freight
81 scr hair and made rosy
's..s =. n Ii her Powered gown. Aud
=. ~. s,ars Of absence and silence
sl.sss this moment and their
"a out. sKitty, kitty daF-
y "a Srlppsd the arms Of the
!, aad nearly started from.
'..'nv I. Ciifs. said the old ten
mSsiag voice.
=. roave never come before
rofd or southland I've
~ ,sa so--l wanted you 50 ter
.s.aiwu. Oh Gift darling. trulyl
i 4 sssnt my fault: believe that
sF
M now Because ! had TO see