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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
LOS ANGELES Is
STILL HOLDING LEAD

Los Angeles holds her place
among tho foremost cities. with an
October total or sgo.btl.s7a. gain
OF AZ per cent over last october and
OF 50 per cent over September. Tho
Los Angeles figures represent 4S per
cent OF tho entire Pacific coast to.
tai. and Sc jer cent OF tho California
total reported In tho survey.
san Francisco and Oakland fol.
low. with sa.Tsa.aTi and ta.Tss.20s.
respectively. Portland go,a fourth
place FOR October. with s3.sss.ass.
Outside OF Seattle. other cities o.
Washington have totals a. follows.
Aberdeen. sss,s2s: Everett. SCI. SIS.
Hoaulam. sss,ssa. Spokane. sisa. 500.
Tacoma. ss7s. $50: Vancouver. sssg..
$50: waila walla. s9s.sT5. Yakima.
ste,s6o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
TUESDAY,
nov. II

First Low Tide
ttit a. m lie e.
First High Tide
3sIs a "a EB n
Second Low Tide
ans T. m &c n
Sseoad High Tide
Tsts p 's 90 u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

October by 40 cities In tho seven
Pacific Coast states. according TO tho
national monthly building survey OF
$. w. SIRIUS s. Co. issued today. The
months total was sis.276.10i. us
compared with tas,ss6.sa7 for oc-
tober. 1899. and ssb,99S.oio for Sep
tember or this year.
b California. with an October total
OF .s9.ioi.Oia. gained 40 per cent
over October OF last year. and 10
per cent over September OF this
year. In rs cities reporting.
IN IL cities or Oregon. Washing.
ton and Idaho. a total or si.s7s,ie5
OF building permits were issued. n
gain OF but por cent over last oc'
tober and loss OF ! per cent from
GaUf.,kAars. fafafa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
DOIlQr-iSn1S
Typical Remarks by Capt.
Robert Dollar
Without optimism, what could be done

Without optimism, what could be doneT
II have no use for people who say you can't do this
or you can't do that. We need more people who say
1t can be DONE"
II once got mad and said never wanted to hear
the word can't again Later on | submitted out
line of project, and the reply received was this:
The only properly descriptive word is forbidden but
the idea is utterly impracticabe.'
1.-THE whole Pacific Coast must pull together for it
is all one big unit All its big cities look alike to me-"
you can't build up city by cussng other cities"
"A seaport that has no foreign trade will never
amount TO very much"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
Weather Bureau Report

TArooHIt fHt-ASn. oet. III a IN.
barometer rising cloudy! wind south
east. 10 miles an heur.
, 1923-12-20
lack to His Old

lob, h
Present
Walter Manners
Needed Most
His Cup Was
Full to Over.
flowing With
Yletide Joy
, 1923-12-20
Near Auto Accident
On Trip From Denver

Gus Fleischli left Rawlins Thurs
day evening last on No. s for Den
e for the purpose of bringing a
car which had been re-painted there,
back to Rawlins. He left for home
Saturday with the auto and the trip
was without incident until on the
grade near he ranch of Andy Nell
o at Hanna.
While coming along this stretch
of road Gus saw coming toward him
two auto headlights, which he sup
posed belonged to a touring car. He
dimmed his lights but the advanc-
ing a did not do likewise. Con-
tinuing ahead Gus swung as far to-
wards the edge Of the road as he
dared and as soon as the lights of
the advancing car had passed him
he swung back towards the center
of the road. 1t was not until his
car crashed into the side Of a house
which had been built on an auto
frame did he realize that the other
car was not a touring car
Fortunately no one vas hurt In
the crash although Gus had his car
badly damaged as far as appearance
is concerned. In fact, 1t Is now
necessary to again have this car
painted as the accident destroyed
what had just been done in Denver.
The other car in this accident was
not particularly damaged as it was
So heavy thai it withstood the crash.
Gus states that he has lever seen
anything that looked bigger to him
than the house which was on the
other car when it doomed up right
in front of him. In fact, he states,
it took up practically the entire
width of the road, leaving only a
few feet for another a to pass on
the narrower stretches OF the high.
way.
, 1923-12-20

as pleasantly as he could to Peter.
and walked on.
Somehow he got through the ave
ming without his family suspecting tina
there was anything amlss. He JOINED
in the general gayety and helped will
the decorations and various Other
little Jobs, but all the while the hear,
within him was sick with misery. Blu
he knew that the burden was his tc
bear alone, and the thought that he
was saving his family from the truth
for a few days gave him a little feel
ing Of comfort.
at ten o'clock, after the smallest OF
the children had been put to bed and
the Christmas tree had received all
its trimmings, the door bell rang with
a loud peal. Walter Manners opened
II, thinking 1t was n neighbor or pos.
sibly a Christmas gift of some kind
but instead the tall figure of Peters
stood in the doorway.
In a few minutes he told what he
Misunderstanding Manners standing out.
side his store that afternoon and sus.
pecting from his attitude that some.
thing was wrong, he had made in.
qulries and found he had left Clark
sons. Whereupon he had come to
ask him If he would consider a posi-
ton with him, and when he named
the salary Walter Manners gasped,
as 1t was nearly twice the figure he
had been getting. And when, because
of his high sense of duty that was
his, he told Peters that Clarkson had
let him out. Peters only laughed aloud
and said: "As if that would make
any difference. The wonder to all in
Washburn has been how you could
have stood him so long"
After that it did not take Walter
Manners long to give consent to the
offer, and his cup of joy seemed full
as he bid goodnight and good wishes
to Peters at the door.
But 1t was full to OVERLOOKING a few
minutes later when old Clarkson came
putting to the door and told him he
could have his old job back again,
with a small increase in salary. For
although he never wanted to see Clark
sons store again, yet the feeling that
he was wanted back in the old place,
added to the offer which he had just
accepted, gave him the confidence in
himself which he had always been
lacking, and that Christmas Walter
Manners really came into his own,
he had gotten the gift which he need
ed most Of all.
20. 1929. we-tern
, 1923-12-20
Christmas Seals To
Aid The Afflicted

To those who have repeatedly re-
fused to buy the Christmas seals
o on sale in the banks and some
OF the stores, we would like to pre-
sent a few facts for consideration.
alton.
In 1920 there were 81 deaths in
Wyoming from tuberculosis. In
1922 there were "a. Not only did
the number of death increase but
the death rate per hundred thous-
and for last year is the highest in
the history of the state. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate how many other
persons they may have infected with
tuberculosis before they themselves
died. Surely everyone wants a part
in the fight to prevent the spread of
this dreaded disease and the only
help asked Of you has been to invest
a small sum in the purchase of the
pretty little health stamps.
During the state convention OF
the American Legion at Torrington
in July, 1922, they adopted the fol-
lowing resolution: "Whereas. there
is no sanatorium in the state of
Wyoming for persons afflicted with
tuberculosis,
Therefore be it resolved. that the
members of the American Legion
of Wyoming do petition the Wyom-
ing state legislature, when it shall
convene in January of 1928, that
hat body shall make appropriation,
both as a safety measure and as a
, 1923-12-20

went on md he looked with dread to
the future. for his family was just at
the nge when n steady income was IN
absolute necessity.
He shuddered now as he thought OF
Christmas, when only n few hours
ago he had been living In happy nm
ticipation OF the day. He had planned
10 many things; so many little sur
prises TINT would bring Joy to his
loved ones; but now that wns all over.
for how could he enter into the spirit
Of Christmas, weighed down with care
and dread Of the future as he was
now3
Walter Manners had always been q
man who set n great stress upon duty,
and as he went along now the thought
came to him that n real duty to his
family lay before him. For ne felt
that he would be innlcting a great
wrong upon them were he to so to
them now with the story OF his failure
and to spoil their Christmas. What
Of his own feelings-surely he could
be man enough to hide them for n few
days for the sake of those he loved
After Christmas there would be time
enough to tell them the dread new
to let them know what . miserable
failure he was.
He decided then that he would not
70 home until his usual Homecoming
heuv, iut Il might create suspicion. 10
20 XIII time he wandered aimlessly
ground town. He stopped tn gass In
Pstest window ~ he passed. He
adnitted to himself that there was .
vast 1ifIerence between the appear
once e this stors and Csssksou's.
Hsee everything was up-to-date and
attractive; the window arrangement
00eA - might make anyone pause 70
soek. OucO 10 hsd brcaehed inns
, 1923-12-20
Fountain Room Now
Open AT The Ferris

The Ferris Fountain Room, which
was closed recently by Managing
Director Fleming of the Ferris hotel,
was reopened yesterday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Harrington. who have
taken a two-year lease on the place.
The lessees hal they
will have a regular fountain service
and that they will also serve light
lunches, and sell candy, cigars, cigar
cites and magazines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington will have
active management of the Fountain
Room and will also have in their
employ Miss Nellie Cohagen. Both
Mrs. Harrington and Miss Cohagen
have been employed for some time
in the Fountain Room and are quite
experienced in that line.
The management of the Fountain
Room has also secured from the
Hotel Management the concession
for the sale Of magazines, cigars,
etc, in the lobby of the hotel after
the first of the year.
, 1923-12-20

subject 20 old Carksoa. but had been
mse b such IN outburst Of wrath that
b had never dared y opsu The sub.
3oct again.
30 engroSsed Was he with his
thoughts that he never noticed that
Cyde Peters Was standing inside the
window and gnxing straight at him
10 flushed q dull rcd again ~ the
bought came to him that surely
'etess would suspect something to .
I'm wandering aimlessly around a
nat Wal usually the busiest time Of
dAx Il ClArkRon.k But hs nodded
, 1923-12-20
3. p. 0. e. Club Room
Has Changed Hands

The latter part Of last week l.. w.
Reade, who has been manager Of
the Elks Club Rooms for some
months past, disposed of his inter
est to Mr.. S. ]. Mcbride.
Mr.. Mcbride assumed the manage
ment of the Club Rooms Immediate
ly after the inventory of the stock
had been completed and Is now
acting as steward at the Club.
Mr.. Mcbride has had considerable
experience In the Elks Club, having
served as assistant steward for a
couple of years, and under his
management the Club Rooms will
undoubtedly be well p%atronized by
the members Of the Order.
, 1923-12-20

Of winter sunshine, and his face
showed a dull red-the hue which
creeps over a mans face when insult
or humiliation has come to him.
For twenty years Of service to old
Clarkson, twenty years wherein he
bad given the best that was in him
to a man who was reputed to be the
most ~ill-tempered man in all WASH
burn-he had just been told that from
now on his services would be dis
pensed with, and all because Of a
small mistake that had been made,
which Clarkson in the blind rage
which had taken hold of him, had
laid on the shoulders of Manners.
1t was hard, he told himself as he
given the best Of his life in service
could be cast away like an old glove.
1t must be that he was not as COM
petent as other men, he told him
self. For the hurt of dismissal had
sunk its iron deeper into Walter Man
ner's soul than it would have done in
the case of another man, for always
Nv u WIN pooStooNu Va NtV lStlIlS
that he was not quite as capable as
other men. Something within him al
ways tried to belittle him to himself,
and although he had often fought
with this feeling and had tried to
assure himself that he did as good or
wen better work than some, in spite
of himself it came every now and
then to torture him. Now, in the face
of his recent dismissal, it came with
added force. and he told himself over
and over again that he was a failure
OF else old Clarkson would not have
let him out. He never stopped to
think that perhaps it was the long
association with n nan Of Clarkson's
type that had made him SO diffident
about his own worth.
He dreaded the thought Of going
home and telling his family the bad
news. He reproached himself that he
had not broken away from old Clark
son ten years before when he had an
offer from young Peters. who had Just
then come to Washburn, and who had
since made such n success. But then,
as always, the fear Of himself kept
him from accepting and he had stayed
on and borne the ill-temper of old
man Clarkson since. His ~forty-fve
years hung heavily upon him as he
, 1923-12-20
LOOSES HUGE BET

Parco man bets the refinery
against City Of Rawlins that Fire
mans Ball is Eighth annual New
Years v affair. Loses; for it is
the Ninth.
, 1923-12-20

b completed under two years. Until
hat time he public must carry on
the work by assisting the Wyoming
Public Health association.
, 1923-12-20

which they are entitled"
We knew the t<nteenth state
legislature passed the bill providing
Tor this sanatCrium, but it can not
, 1923-12-20
HORRIBLY MANGLED

Rawlins citizens got in a jam try
ing to get a last minute ticket to
Fireman's New Years Ball!
, 1923-12-20

Humanitarian act, for the erection of
Il tuberculosis G~arator'Un where
bona hde residents of the state Of
Wyoming may receive the care to
, 1923-12-20
REWARD

For the lone citizen who did not
buy his ticket to Fireman's New
Years Ball.
, 1923-12-20
Christmas
Brought to Him
Bv LAURA ELAINE CAMERON

"A 8 W T e r
. NJ A N N e II 8
stumbled out
Of Clarkson's
o he felt
that Christmas was
indeed going to be
a dreary time for
him and his fam
lily. His h a n d 8
e Gle n C h e d
tightly as he came
out into the glare
The Dolores star., 1923-08-10

Scroope The two regarded each other
CLASSIFY.
81 do not understand you" said Lady
Erythea with frigidity. Alexander is
young man of uneXceptionable char
acter and prospects. JervaulX will be
his. The Scroope estate is entailed, and
I am sufficiently au fait with your af-
fairs to know that when your two sons
in the Service are provided for there
will be no overpowering fortune left
for Aimee. 1t appears that If there is
any complaint, 1t should come from
me-"
1.-THE financial aspect of the question
does not weigh with me-" said Lord
Scroope with asperity. II object to
the match itself. If Alexander Is to
marry at all"
'If he Is to marry !" interrupted Lady
Erythea warmly. "Of course he is to
marry. Though confess 1 was very
much afraid he never would. Permit
me to tell you. Anthony, that in taking
up this attitude as to the marriage of
priests, you stand on a very shaky
foundation. You yourself are a Clerk
In Orders, and an extreme Rituallst.
Shall remind you that IL you had not
married Delicia-and an excellent thing
1t was for you-tllis situation would
never have arisen
II am not conscious of having ex-
pressed any such argument" said Lord
Scroope very stiffly, but with a certain
pinkness about the ears. "As for Alex
ander, he is in every way an excellent
young man. But If he is to marry, the
last thing I should have desired Is his
alliance with my daughter. Their tenn
peraments are SO opposed that am
convinced nothing but unhappiness
could result-in fact, your news seemed
to me almost Incredible. do not know
what to do-the position is very diff
cult for me, If the child has really be-
come attached to him." concluded Lord
Scroope, with visible distress.
Good gracious, man, what did you
expect2" exclaimed his slster-in.law.
at never entered my head" said
Lord Scroope, emphatically. "I thought
that your influence, and that of Alex.
ander, would have steadying effect
on Aimee, who was In some need of It.
But this-w
Lady Erythea showed increasing ex-
asperation.
The Dolores star., 1923-08-10
The Joy of Living

The whirr of a motor Interrupted
him. A large automobile was ap-
preaching up the park road Aimee
looked at 1t. Such an expression of
horror came over her features that
Billy was startled.
whats the matterT'
THAT'S absolutely torn It'll" said
Aimee In strangled tones.
''Ehw
"It's Dad'~
Aimee dived back into the room like
a rabbit retreating into its burrow.
The automobile swept up to the main
entrance; the Very Reverend Lord
Scroope descended.
"Is Lady Erythea in?" he said. al
most curtly. to the butler. "Announce
me at once, please. Lord Scroope"
Mr.. Tarbeaux showed HIN into the
empty drawing room. Lord Scroope
deposited his hat among a cluster of
Dresden ornaments. His brow, usually
white and serene as alabaster, was
clouded. Lady Erythea entered ma
jestically.
"Anthony!" !" she said.
Lord Scroope, omitting any greeting.
regarded her fixedly.
IT received your letter by last nights
post, Erythea, announcing Aimee's en-
gagement to Alexander. I borrowed
the bishops car, and have been trav-
cling from Closeminster since seven
this morning"
Lady Erythea received the news with
a smile Of approval.
'The silly child wished me to delay
announcing her betrothal. But that, of
course, could not consent to. l wrote
to you Mt once, Anthony. 1 commend
the energy you have shown In hasten
Ing to congratulate them-and me. One
SO seldom sees you In hurry"
Lord ScroOpe deliberately placed n
pair of gold-rimmed pince-nez on his
nose and stared ut his sister-in-law.
'"The news of this engagement" he
said earnestly, "is unwelcome to me.
Entirely unwelcome."
Lady Erythea stiffened in every limb.
Her ear-trumpet was presented In one
hand; with the other she raised her
lorgnettes and directed them at Lord
The Dolores star., 1923-08-10

got as far as that Butt wanted the
old one. Billy-our Sphinx"
Maybe you'll have her vet. Only
I'm not going to let her make trouble
for you. We're pretty near done with
trouble"
But how"
Never mind. III tell you some time.
Geei how you'll laugh! But I'm CIV
Ing you the cinch-it Is So"
"Billyl" she cried, isn't that splen-
did! Though IL"
"well7"
II haven't been worrying so much
about it lately" said Aimee swiftly,
But It's good to know. And what's
going to happen now?"
Il know one thing thnt's going to
happen now." said Billy, and he kissed
her with-as de Jussac would say
empressement.
"Billy!" said Aimee little breath
lessly. Aunt said We had to be
decorous
so we are" replied Billy. He kissed
her again.
Half an hour later Billy, passing the
main porch, encountered Lady Ery-
thea.
Spencer she said, ~ was about to
send for you. The person from Scot
land Yard, who has just left, informed
me that he had not only captured one
Of the thieves. but that you had rem
dered him Invaluable assistance. 1t
really seems u remarkable ending to
the nffair-but 1t does not surprise me
In the leastl I said from the first that
you were more likely to make sue
cess Of this problem than all the po-
lice in the country, If they would only
consult you. l was perfectly right
my judgment, in fact, Is never wrong"
"Yes. my lady,"
Il am quite capable of reading be-
tween the lines" said Lady Erythea
with suppressed triumph. 'It is my
conviction that the capture of this
abominable thief was due entirely to
you. The police are imbeclles."
Billy shook his head.
"On the contrary, Inspector Ark
wright Is an uncommonly clever man,
my lady," he said respectfully. "As for
me, had-luck. Luck's queer thing.
Even cleverness won't always beat it."
Lady Erythea looked little out of
her depth.
I'm any case" she continued, II am
very pleased that this absurd suspicion
of the police regarding you is cleared
up, and that you come out of the affair
with such credit. 1t confirms my opin-
ion Of you"
Lady Erythea contemplated Billy's
tall figure and serenely handsome face
with certain regret.
II am sorry" she said, that you are
leaving Jervaulx."
Billy smiled.
"The week have spent in your lady
ships SERVICE" he said gently, 'has
been the happiest time of my life"
Lady Erythea was not given to ex-
pressing her emotions. But her aus
tere face positively tinged faint pink
color with pleasure.
The Dolores star., 1923-08-10

her, pulled Aimee's hands away from
her face.
"Angry-with you?" he exclaimed,
holding them tight 81 was afraid you'd
be mad with me! You ought to- Why,
| did the same thing, and I'd no ex-
cuse! l ought to have made sure that
woman was run in"
"You-dld the same thingT said
Aimee, staring.
"Yes OF course, l never dreamed
you We're in the pits, or l wouldn't have
done it. That crippled crook In the
cave got over me. They've got him for
five or ten years; and he's earned it.
But he was all broken up about his
wife. Neither of them deserve scrap
of sympathy. But-the poor devil was
in such u state, that somehow l fell for
it. He never whined on his own ac-
count he was thinking of his wife. II
got me on raw spot. He knew must
have tracked him through her-he
begged me to say nothing about her.
"And didn't. 1 gave him that much
rope. Never told the police I'd seen
her close by. Running down women Is
their job. If it's got to be done, let
them do 1t. They haven't any choice
but had. All the same" said Billy, 'if
I'd dreamed for moment you were In
the pits, I'd have chased fifty female
thieves sooner than you should take a
chance l ought to be horsewhipped
for riskin' It."
II think 1t was fine of you, Billy !"
cried Aimee with sparkling eyes.
"Now he said. Its you that were
fine"
"This," said Aimee, ''is what comes
of growing sentimental. Neither of us
would have dreamed of making such
such fools of ourselves week ago.
What will become of her? VIII she
get away?"
II don't know or care. If she made
the road, there's juice enough In the
Sphinx 20 take her hundred miles
from here. only hope they don't find
her with the machine. But I'll bet they
don't. She'll get clear and cover her
tracks-she's the sort that does"
but the Sphinx" said Aimee, with
Intense remorse, "our Sphinx, Billy /!
I've lost her for you"
Billy laughed.
"We'll mighty soon have another
there's two hundred landed Mt the
docks last week-same model; and a
factory being equipped to build the new
model over here. Mass production"
what You never told me II had
The Dolores star., 1923-08-10
CHAPTER XVI
"Where Is My Dauuhter?"

"Why can't we stay on for another
week, Billy?" said Aimee, leaning a
little farther out of the study window,
duster in hand. Go to Aunt-the
Missus. mean-and ask her to let you
keep the job. She'll jump at it."
Nothing doing!" said Billy sternly.
Aimee sighed. The hour was nearly
noon on the day following the Odyssey
of the crag pits. No news had been
heard Of Calamity Kate, who appeared
to have drifted out Of history on the
settled dpon Jervaulx.
"There'll be vacancy for a parlor-
maid an chauffeur" announced Billy
with decision. He was standing on the
gravel just outside the window. "All
the bother with the police Is wiped off
the slate. It's only fool that backs
his luck too far. And it's time to quit
the game and turn the lights out"
"That means Aunt has got to know
who l am. and who George is; and
and all the rest of It."
There's no way out of that. I'm
afraid"
II know. But I do rather funk 1t,
Billy. The worst II 1t is poor old
George Is In a tighter place than
am"
"WeIl have to see her through It."
Don't you think" said Aimee. dis
tinctly worried. "that 1t " would be best
IL Georgina arranged to cut short her
visit and went home-and Amy Snooks
gave notice, or just cleared out. You
as well. Then we've could explain 1t
all by letter, or something. think 1t
would look better that way"
Billy looked at her little oddly.
II am in funk, Billy" said Aimee,
trembling slightly. ~ don't care for
myself, but it's awful to think of poor
Georgie having the storm break on her.
She isn't built for 1t. believe IL the
thing isn't sprung on us suddenly, and
we manage 1t at the right time. we
we might get away with It,"
Fright again." said Billy. "but I
shan't go. I shall stay and put 1t
through myself"
moi! said Aimee quickly. II won't
hear of that"
.You Just leave It to me-" said Billy,
soothingly. "there's another way. I'll
show you"