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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30
The Stars Daily Short Story
Thicker Than Water" by Mary Blake Woodson
ANOTHER COMPLETE SHORT STORY TOMORROW

Deep IN the mazc % offices old
John st, Clair sat and pointed
cld. wiihcrcd. hlooaioss John 81.
Clair. Outside. tho offices Of 81.
Cieir and Company hummcd busily.
Tclephones shrlncd. office boys
rushed mady, typewriters lcaped
and ratified; citizens OF the United
States. displaying large white waist.
coats and diamonds. conversed ear.
nes,ly with other such citizens. be,
hind brass ratings. ana became bulls
or bears on the spot. vast sums OF
money were being handlod-on
paper; railroads and small investors
were being bought and sold stocks
were being watered. bricks gildcd.
And captains OF commerce were com.
ms with crlnging knees 10 borrow
old st. Glars gold. tho widows and
orphans never got past tho first
office boy.
But here. Ia this Inner office.
where old 81. Clair sat like money.
spider in It's web. IL was stIil-very
still and suddenly very lonely. A
minute ago. old ST. Clair had been
a little king. despotically ruling his
Kingdom by might OF gold. Now
he was only a frightened old man.
For his busy brain. spinning endless
webs OF financial intrigue and piracy.
had limped. all az once. whirled. all
but stopped. Faster than the flood
Of wealth rolled in. the sands OF life
seemed running out.
Tottering. staggering, almos,
whimpering. old John st. Clair got
IN suddenly and walked weakly
back and forth. Every day Il was
more effort TO get up and dress.
every night there was less strength
IN his weary body 20 face insomnia
Insomnia where yesterdays door
he had shut so long ago and locked.
would open. And now this. This
loneliness. this fright And the doc.
tor telling him today that he
couldn't do a thing for him with
all his money. Saying he'd played
the game too hard and he'd have
10 pay nature heavy interest now.
Abruptly. old John 81. Clair cackied
and feebiy doubled a bony fist. Fools
doctors. And what had he an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30
Commander J. w. Willett

COHtHtuhueT ~. w. W1Hett
DIES MONIES. Ia, May ao.-
Slowly the ranks Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic arc thinning. FamIl.
lar faces drop out, and none take
their places.
Exactly how many still survive Ia
unknown. Last year some $50. 900
remained, This year that figure IA
shortened by approximately $4,000
at the rats OF 1000 month.
Judge j. w. Willett. OF Tama. Ia..
continues TO rule the diminishing
ranks. He Is commander in chief.
and the only naval veteran to hold
this office.
a native Of Illinois, he enlisted AT
Cleveland. O.. in tho volunteer navy
IN 1868. For a while he served on
The receiving ship Clara Dolson at
Mound City, III. Then he was trans.
fcrrod to the gunboat q. s. s. Spring.
field, Mississippi squadron. where hc
served until the wars end.
II Is estimated that In about eight
years this thin line of veterans win
have vanished altogether.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30
Says America NOU Faced
With Housing ShOrtaqe
housing League Sees Two Solutions; Cheap
er Material, Higher Wages

WASHINGTON. May so.-Unlsrs
building costs come down. or wages
20 up. tho American people will
face a s,ill greater housing short.
age, Bleecker Marquette. executive
secretary Of the Cincinnati Better
Housing league. told the NaiIonal
Conference on Social Work here.
Not FOR two decades has tho
housing problem been 20 acute as
during the past two or three years. =
he said.
Instead OF making marked prog.
ress. we have actually lost ground.
LOw.INC0ME GROUP
Is THE HARDEST HIT
As usual. Il is the iaw.incoms
group Of wage earners which has
been hardest HIT. They arc the
least able to pay They have had
the smallest increase in wages, they
have the largest families. and yet
their rental increases on the whole
have been more drastic than those
Of any other class"
Marquette predicted that home
ownership win be retarded during
the next five years. because OF the
high costs OF construction. even II
there should be some reduction from
presenrday building costs.
Il wouldn't buy house today
myself. The prospect IL not allur.
ing. don think IT'S a good invest
ment. One would stand a chance
to lose thru decline in real estate
values. Besides that. the building
being done today IL apt to be shod
dy." he said. why should I en-.
courage n poor man or a wagc.earn,
ing man to do what wouldn't do?"
VERY FEW $1,000 AND
$1,000 HOUSES BUILT
There are practically no $4,000 or
5000 houses being built today. Mr.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

It's our shortcomings tho.
have the longest reach iiat oftel
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
VOTE FOR BONDS

1t will indeed be a step backward
If Grangeville taxpayers fail to au
thorize the $4,000 bond issue for
street improvement next Tuesday. 1t
is believed that 1t is generally agreed
the bond issue is essential
We cannot afford to permit our
streets to remain I'm the miserable
shape that they present during wet
weather, when the matter of few
thousand dollars, equitably distribut-
ted among the taxpayers, over a per-
iod Of twenty years. will bring the
relief so much desired. 1t is i'm
possible to pave the streets with bith-
uIithic or brick. The cost is too great
to be borne by vacant property. The
town is too widely scattered. If 1t
were gathered together, as it were,
on one-fourth the area Of that on
which Grangeville spreads itself,
costly pavement would be desired and
would be constructed. This is i'm
possible. Let us make the most of
our situation, and build accordingly. |
Vote for the bondsl
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

the United States by newspapers and
magazines indicate that Ford has a
large following. In fact in one straw
vote that was nationwide he has
polled almost twice as many voree
as his nearest rival, President Hard
ing.
A strong sentiment for Ford is in
dicated by the straw vote, but such
should, Of course, not be taken to
mean that he will be the American
peoples choice for president in 1924.
Public opinion changes over night,
and it may change many times before
election day.
Ford is reputed to be the richest
man in the world. To this position
he rose from obscurity. That he is
a successful business man, no one
can deny. Whether he is fitted for
he presidency is quite another mat
.er.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
LOCAL FOLK LOSE
IN BIG FIRE
At BURKE

Friday, the 18th, proved an unlucky
day for former residents of Grange
vile, when they lost heavily in a dis
astrous fire which caused a loss Of a
million and half dollars at Burke
and Mace, mining towns near Wal
lace The towns, in a narrow can
yon, were practically wiped out by
the fire, as was the surface property
of the Hecla Mining company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Feaster, who
were married last June, and until re-
Gently resided here, lost all their pos
sessions, including wedding presents.
when their home was destroyed.
]. ,P. Coyne, who several years ago
conducted a pool hall in Grangeville,
operated card room in Burke which
was burned.
The fire was discovered at 1 :15 in
the afternoon and is believed to have
started from spark from a locomo-
tive.
A shift of miners was at work in
the Hecla when the fire broke out.
When the hoist was stopped by the
onslaught Of the flames, these men
we're obliged to climb thousands of
feet ON ladders to the surface.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
GRAIN AND GOLD

Crops on Camas Prairie are the
best in many years. AT no time in
the memory of the oldest inhabitant,
has the agricultural outlook on the
prairie been better. Every field on
which there is growing grain promises
an enormous yield.
Soon the grain will lose its green
and the prairie will become a mass
of waving gold. The color of the
grain will be golden, and gold, or its
equivalent, it will return to the tire
less farmers who have labored
through times of adversely, and now
are about TO reap the harvest of har-
vests. Idaho county's horn of plenty
gives promise of being filed to over
lowing.
SO far, Camas Prairie has been
spared from devastating haigstorms
which have swept parts of central
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
FEW LAWYERS VOTE
ON BAR COMMISSION

Out OF the 754 attorneys registered
to practise law in Idaho, but 302
voted in the recent election to choose
three members of the Idaho state bar
commission created by an act of the
1923 legislature
Those elected to be members of the
commission are:
Northern division-R. d. Leeper
Lewiston.
Western division-John C. Rice,
Caldwell.
Eastern division-N. d. Jackson, st.
Anthony.
The commission was created by the
1923 legislature to protect the pub
lie against improper, unethical and UNI
authorized practise of the law pro
fession and to relieve the state from
the cost of holding examinations for
admission to the bar.
Under the legislative act, members
of the commission are required to
meet on the fourth Tuesday following
the certificatfon of the successful
candidates and organize. A president
vice president and secretary are to
be elected. The first commissioners
elected shall hold office for one. two
and three years respectively and at
their first meeting their terms shall
be determined by lot. Successors
shall he elected for a period of five
years.
In both the western and eastern
divisions there was but one candidate
In the northern division there were
two and Mr.. Leeper was elected over
@. Fl. Potts, of Occur d'Alene. Leeper
received 81 votes and Potts 40. Mr..
Rice received 116 votes. the largest
cast for any of the candidates.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
PERSONAL

]. =. Sorenson, of Nezperce, was in
Grangeville during the week.
G. p. Ferguson, manager of the Hui
store. has returned from Lewiston
where he spent two days.
| H. Il. Sweet, Of Lewiston, has been
visiting at the home of his brother
q. S. Sweet, this week.
Miss Dorothy Bunting departed
Tuesday for Spokane, on a vacation
trip.
Mrs. Dora f. Sims, of Knappa, Ore,
H. NJ. Sims.
Miss H. G. Carey, of Riverside, Cal,
is visiting her friend, Mrs. Charles
]. Simmons.
Dan Johnson, of Whitebird, was in
Grangeville Tuesday. Mr.. Johnson has
contract for railroad fills for the
Craig Mountain Lumber company, at
Winchester, on a new logging road
that is being constructed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hamill and
children and Tom Kelly have return
ed from eight days motor trip which
took them to Payette lake, Weiser,
LaGrande, Baker, Pendleton and Wal
la Walla.
M. L. Ayers returned Tuesday from
a trip to Pullman. He journeyed
from Pullman to Lewiston by auto
mobile, and noted heavy damage as
having been done to grain by hail
storm i'm the vicinity of Uniontown.
Mrs. H. Taylor and Mrs. A c.
Adams departed the first Of the week
for Montana. Mrs. Taylor will visit
her sister. at Belt Mont, while Mrs.
Adams will visit her mother and her
sister, at Hobson, Mont.
Henry I. Murray returned Satur-
day from Mccall. where lie spent some
time He reports Mccall has not yet |
received the usual influx of summer |
tourists from south Idaho. The tour
ist season at the Payette lake resort |
Is considerably delayed.
Miss Freda Hesterman is here from
4 trip to the coast, and will spend
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hesterman. Miss Hester
nan was lin KelsO, Wn., Portland.
Seaside and Eugene, Ore. In Portland
m July A. she heard President Hard
ng speak.
James Buchanan, one of the really
ld-time residents of Idaho county,
vas visiting friends in Grangeville
ecently. Mr.. Buchanan resides at
looskia. He first came to Idaho
ounty in the placer mining rush of
1853. He was at the Orc Elmo dig
ings in 1861, and his residence in
IDAHO dates from that year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh OKane, of
tend, Ore, have been visiting old-time
riends in Grangeville this week, after
n absence of twenty years. Mr.. o.
Jane formerly was in business here.
lie located in Bend nineteen years
go, and built the first residence in
hat is now a city of 1000 people
Ir. O'Kane has made fortune in
END, and owns 2-story business
lock 100x140 feet, for which, just
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

Idaho and eastern Washington. Elk
cept for isolated instances, there has
been no damage here from hail. That
Idaho county's crops may be spared,
is the hope of all. who at the same
time, deeply lament the loss to neigh
boring regions.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

prior to leaving Grangeville, he was
offered $150,000. The building returns
him $4,000 year rentals. Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Kane drove to Grangeville by
automobile, and thoroughly enjoyed
their visit with friends of twenty
years ago.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
THE FORD BOOM

Sudden rise Of Henry Ford, the
Detroit manufacturer, as a presiden-
tial possibility, next year, has caused
professional politicians to sit up and
take notice.
Straw votes conducted throughout
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

For Sale-6 to s head of fresh milk
cows. $50 without calves. SIS with
calves Good average milk cows. 7
III. Mitchell, Grangeville. 9-4*
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
MARRIED AT DAYTON

Dayton (Wn.) Chronicle: A MARI
age license was issued by the county
auditor Tuesday to August Sempert
and Miss Betty Schiedled, both of
Portland. Ore, who were married
here that day by Justice H. Z. Mason.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
YESTERDAYS
Interesting Items of Former
Years Taken from Free
Press Files
50 YEARS AGO
(JuIy 20. 1881

The bridges between Grangeville and
Mt Idaho are in desperately unheal-
thy condition and there will be an
accident on the road if they are not
promptly repaired. Mt. Idaho is the
wealthiest road district in the county,
but its roads arc invariably the worst.
The German settlement on Cotton
wood butte is developing more rapidly
than any other part of the prairie.
The China pack train loading at Mt
Idaho for Elk City was robbed of
5000 worth of opium last Sunday
morning The cargo was stored in
the barn over night and the watch
man visited it at 2 a. m, when it
was AL right, but on his next round
1t was gone and Chinatown was speed
lily in an uproar. The celestials mate
vigorous search for several days, but
the case is still missing. 1t was, of
80
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19
81 YEARS AGO
duly IL, 1896

w. p. Briscoe was out from Flor
ence this week and reports his quartz
interests looking we'll
Dave Sasenbery and Frank Pearson
left Monday on a hunting trip to the
Warm springs and Payette lakes.
Troeh's store is in the process of
construction at the town of Lake.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

other way. nerally d
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

Butter wrappers printed on short
notice Mt the Free Press office.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-19

Folks who don't want to %,
should keep to the right " get let
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
DELAY AND DECAY

Naturally there is considerable criticism of the
city council by some people because 1T does not
hurry along with bigger and better water sup.
ply. Of course such people are not INFORMED OF
the many obstacles the city council is up against,
nor the legal questions which must be settled first
They do not realize that the city council has gone
its extreme limit in hurrying along the PROJECT
but can not seem to secure results from the Santa
Fe railway company. The Santa Fe, because OF
former agreements with the city, must be con-
s;deyed in a legal and financial way.
The city would gladly pay the Santa re all tnat
IS coming to it and get rid of all its entangllng
influences, in order that the city might go Tor
ward of it's own voition.
The idea that Flagstaff is fighting the Santa
Fe. as some underlings appear to want over,
linosv To believe is an utter absurdlty Hell
Flagstaff wants, urges and insists on co-opera-
tion with the Santa Fe, but when Flagstaff IS
neglected ignored when we are prevented
from spending our own money IN progressive
enterprises can you visualize Flagstaff sitting SUI
ninelv by with the Santa Fe Intentionally or un-
Willingly its all the same putting flagstaII
on the bum? -
the best in the world but results, SO far as Flag
staff is concerned, are just the same
Flagstaff has a perfect right to fight for It's
existence Water means its existence
II NAV be the attitude of the Santa Fe is mis-
understood. We hope it is. But many an army
has been starved out by the enemy cutting OH
supplies and camping on the lid.
At the present time, Willingly or unWlttngiy,
the Santa Fe officials are camping on Tn tne ~ lo
We are sincerely in hopes that there will be no
need of declaring war-that is only last nope.
The people of Flagstaff know that another
vear's delay means disaster for Flagstaff. The
Santa Fe NAV know it and don't give damn, but
that seems to be a summary of the situation.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
COOLIDGE AND THE LABORER

s'There must be different public attitude to-
ward industry; larger comprehension OF the III
terdependence of capital, management, ana iaDoI'
and better facilities for the prompt and reason
able adjustment of industrial disputes. Speech
accepting vice-presdential nomination, July rs,
1926. Aps@r@
."There is nothing our industrial life so needs
at present as pacification. We cannot prosper
without it. With it we cannot fail. Our Wnoie
future is dependent on it, our place IN the Worlo
abroad. our comfortable circumstances at home
This can be secured by the administration OF
economics justice SO far as possible and by tlmeiy
and mutual concessions by all parties in interest
when necessary. .-Great harrington, Mass, oep
tenlber 80, 1920.
"America is land Of work. Therein IS her
oIory 1t is a land of steady toll IN camp, In
mine, in shop, and in field From the day OF lts
organization the republican party has been SOL
icitious for the true welfare Of honest toll. Wnen
and where it could act to secure better csndltlons
for the people it has done so, will do So But u
cherishes no delusions that any scheme OF govern
ment or any change in the organization Oh So
cietv would relieve the people from the necessity
of work The rules of nature can not be SET aslae
We have ever exalted work, whether OF the
head or hand The old Europe sharply dlfferen-
tiated between it's peoples, and established their
rank and social position by the kind of work they
performed. We have and shall have no aItlflciai
standard here. . We shall strive to obtain equai-
itv of opportunity in education and III work, not
and to assist it with criticism when badly done
We shall expect that for full days wage,
which shall be based upon the possibilities OF bus
mess, there shall be a full days work ana eqaai
nav for enua service and we shall insist, because
the physical vgor of the people is essential to che
state, that the hours and conditions of labor shall
he such as to assure vitality and to promote
health, and that proper and adequate house be
provided. We shall seek to place our wage earn
orc in nosition of economic safety and put them
in the way of treatment as the partners OF en-
terprise and of government Our ideal must p, pe
'one for all and all for one, and we must WORK \
together In closer union Just as we nave Iound
it advantageous to permit combinations OF caplta
to bargain. so shall we find it advantageous TO
permit combinations of wage earners to bargain
We may enact laws fixing wages, hours !, con- con,
ditions of labor. But these acts will be worthless
unless there be work and unless we work
Wages can increase as long as they are earned.
When not earned, but paid from capital disaster
is at hand. Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 2l, 1920.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
CITY PARK HIGHLY PRAISED

The big gathering of people at the city park
Tuesday afternoon and evening to dedicate the
new park indicates the hearty approval OF the
people. Highest praise was given the city council
and the city of Flagstaff by visitors from all
parts of the country.
s.sIt is the finest park and the best grandstand
in the state barring none if not in the southwest,
was the general comment Of course there are
many small improvements yet necessary, but they
will come as fast as it is financially possible. An
other comment was that the city park was not
widely enough advertised, tourists have not yet
been fully advised as to the advantages of the
best water in the world and the delightful spot in
the pine woods. 1t should be advertised the full
length of the state over the Old Trails highway,
as well as in other sections.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
PROGRESSIVE FUNERALS

So far it has been impossible to locate any pos
tive reason for not ratifying the Colorado river
compact. No reason why Arizona in the best in
terest of the whole people of the state, should
not have been first to ratify instead of the last
It is true there may be political interest or self
ish financial interest of certain few, which may
be better conserved by the fight and delay. If
they can control all Arizona, then the people lose.
1t is rather rotten condition of political and
financial affairs in Arizona when a few can block
the progress of the whole state. Like the prog
ress of some cities-there are funerals all could
willingly, also profitably attend.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31

About the most scathing criticism of the Santa
Fe railroad we have come in contact with in some
25 years, was recently perpetuated by traveller
who made his bed down in the middle of the track
near Holbrook and went to sleep confident that
there were insufficient trains using the tracks to
disturb him until he had snoozed sufficiently
Possibly he had read some of their Safety First
signs In any event the engineer stopped his train
within a few inches of the man, so he would not
have to walk too far, and ousted the weary trav-
eler before using the tracks for other purposes
1t speaks well for the section foreman on that
particular stretch of track for he must have made
comfortable road bed
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
SILENCE IS GOLDEN

He was the bashfullest of all bash
full lovers, and he was vainly fishing
about for word of encouragement
from her small brother.
"Does your sister-ah-ever speak
of me?" he inquired.
"Nope, replied the loyal child. isis
is funny that way. If she can't say
anything good about anybody, she
won't say nothing"
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
RECEIyED BY TEACHER

"Please excuse Willie for going
home at recess. He got a pain in the
basement and couldn't get up the
stairs"
"Please excuse Mary for being so
jumpy. She just got better of st.
Fido's dance"
"Miss G.-James dident have any
doctor he only had measles in days
he was alright he made mistake
and said he had a DOCTOR"
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-31
A FAST WORKER

He kissed her. They were on the
porch, just outside a path Of white
moonlight. 1t was their first evening
together, and as he did not want her
to think that he was in the habit of
kissing girls, he said: "I'm sorry"
She looked rather hurt at that, of
course, so he tried to make a re-
covery.
"Well, that isn't what ! mean, but
you know-ah--o-ah---it is the first
time I've been out with you and-Oh,
shucksp
Perhaps I did work a little fast"
was her confession.