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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09
Continued From Yesterday
CHAPTER IN
The Kshrls. Convict

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There were. when the purple gloom
OF the tropical night descended upon
tho Caribbean. not moro than ten
mon on guard aboard tho Cinco
Llagas, SO confident--and with good
reason--wero the Spaniards OF tho
complete subsection of the islanders.
Ard when say that there were ten
men on guard. state rather the pur-
pose for which they were left aboard
than the duty which they fulfilled. As
a matter OF fact. whilst the main
body CT the Spaniards Toasted and
rioted ashore. tho Spanish gunner and
his crow-who had so nobly done
their duty and ensured the easy vie.
tory OF tho dny--wero fcasting on tho
gun-deck upon the wine and fresh
meats fetched out 60 them from
shore. Above. two sentinels only
kept vigil, at stem and stern. Nor
wera they as vigilant as they should
have been, or else they must have
observed the two wherries that under
cover OF the darkness came gliding
from the wharf. with well.greased
rowlocks. 10 bring up In silence under
the great ships quarter.
From the gallery aft still hung the
ladder by which Don Diego had de.
seconded TO the boat that had taken
him ashore. The sentry on guard In
tho stern. coming presently round
this gallery. WAS suddenly confronted
by tho black shadow OF n man stand.
Ing before him at the head of the
ladder.
Who's thereg'' he asked. but with.
out alarm. supposing 1t one Of his
fellows.
1T is t. softly answered Peter
Blood in the fluent Castiiian Of which
he was master.
rs Il you. Pedro?" Tho spaniard
came step nearer.
Peter is my name; but doubt I'll
not be the Peter you are expecting. .
Howl" Quoth the sentry. check.
ing.
This way" said Mr.. Blood.
The wooden taffrail was low one.
and the Spaniard was taken com.
pletely by surprise. Save for the
splash he made rs he struck the
water. narrowly missing one OF the
crowded boats that waited under the
counter. not n sound announced his
misadventure. Armed as he was
with corseiet. cuissarts and head.
piece. he sank to trouble them no
more.
''Whistr' Kissed Mr.. Blood 10 his
waiting rsSels-convict. Come on,
know. and without noise"
Within five minutes they had
swarmed aboard. the entire twenty
OF them overflowing from that mar.
row gallery and crouchlng on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09

American designers unite this
season in saying there's nothing
new in Paris" but they also unite
In saying there are many styles
that arc delightfully."- smart and
adaptable.
Here arc two variations OF tho
vogue for apron tunics which was
introduced IN tho spring In Paris
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09

afissez Pelican was a queer bird.
She was queer as TO looks and
queer as to Appetite and queer as
to habits--so being queer In three
things, you might say she was
queer all over.
She wasn't a bit handsome. She
had beak long enough for thrive
birds. and she carried her market
basket on her chin.
She lived on the edge OF the
ocean in Dixie Land with six OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09
RIrsTI,Fss on,

Any iron or steel utensils that you
store away should be wiped over with
kerosene or sweet oil. using a liquid
rather than a heavy grease. Salty
grease. like kitchen fat, viii produce
rust,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09

and is just now reaching It's great
cat popularity here. As tho style
II atill good In France these models
arc douhly recommended.
The black froek ls velvet with n
silk lace apron held by a strip OF
velvet down the front Tho tall
ored dress is OF fino wool kasha
with tho new fiat embroidery for
trimming.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09
snuFn WALLPAPER

When cleaning wall paper remem.
Der that you can easily mar II by
hard rubbing. 30 use soft cloth. like
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
THE GREAT
DANGER OF HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE

Thousands of men and women
have high blood pressure and do not
realize it. Dizziness, headaches,
sleeplessness, nervousness are some
of the tell-tale signs. 1t is usually
caused by some functional derange-
ment of the vital organs as the liv-
err or kidneys or a habitual clogging
of the intestines. When this hap
pens, as it usually does, in middle
life, Nature calls for help and the
heart tries to answer by doing
double work; by pumping more
blood to the attacked part of the
body.
This creates a terrific pressure
and often results in apoplexy, of
which we read SO often.
A simple, safe remedy for high
blood pressure and the conditions
that cause it. is now offered in
scientific Bialin. BALM will relieve
your blood pressure by acting quick
ly and effectively at the seat of the
trouble. 1t will stimulate your liver
and cleanse the system of the i'm
purities that interfere with the reg
ular functioning of the vital organs.
Bialin will make you feel better
in a few days. 1t is put up in con-
Venient tablet form and can be had
at all good druggists such as: Silk
Brothers. B. L. Rabiner, Barnekov IL
PETE, City Pharmacy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

WOODBRIDGE, May 25:-The
following communication was SEM to
the Board of Education by s%upervis-
ing principal j.. H.. Love, explaining
the school needs in the township:
Woodbridge, n. j.,
MAY 81, 1928.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
MATAWAN LAKE
STARTS TOF|LL
Will Take Month or so Before
Enough Water Will be
Collected There

MATAWAN. MAY 25-Work Of
burning the trees and brush on the
bed of the new lake has been so far
completed that the Matawan Lake
Committee. Inc. yesterday after
moo at , o'clock closed the flood
gate and the lake began to fill. This
morning there was considerable vs.
ter backed up behind the dam, but
{ Is realized by all concerned that
It will probably take a month or
morn to fill the lake for the first
time. as the bed of the lake and
banks on either side viii absorb con
siderable water.
The contractor has about complet
ed moving away the material and
machinery used in the construction
of TIE dam and all that remains IS
a tool house which will probably
be taken away today. Workmen be-
fore 8 o'clock this morning had fin
ished cutting down the last tree to
be removed from the bed of the ake
and by early this afternoon
il f. declared that as far rs
actual work is concerned the lake
will have been completed. It IS
hoped that the lake will be filled
and ready for use by the general
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
WOOdbTidge'S hoo
Situation Outlined

from the seventh.
MANY of our classes now have
greater enrolment than can be eff
ficiently taught by n teacher Dat
the lack of more rooms prevents
making new classes.
The four-hour class arrangement
is not satisfactory and is largely
confined to the lower grades. There
is a distinct loss in teaching time
in the four-hour class arrangement
Amounting to one teacher in V
on & fve-hour school day basis.
Al the present moment we are in
neei of about ten additional class
rooms emitting those in course Oh
construction.
Based on a ten per cent annual
increase in enrolment. we may ex-
pect 400 to 450 additional children
next year.
To summarize-We have only Just
hepnn to grow. Within ten years
Woodbridge will have its population
doubled. Now is the time to secure
good sites for new schools becaus
land will never be n cheaper.
Tn addition to this, enough land
should be bought to provide play,
ground facilities so WIN
not have to play on the streets.
Sch ,ols have to be built where the
children are. which means
land values in such sections Will IN
crease. therefore sites should be Sc
c1reJ in those sections now. 1t Will
be In the interests of the taxpayers
to do this Of soon as possible.
Several OF our schools now do not
hav, enough land attached to them
additional pronerty adjoining
should be secured TO remedy this
IT is not necessary TO refer more
| particularly to the High. School
BUILDING for the condition mere mas
been specifically reported and /
understand is receiving careful con-
~sideration. a.,
Respectfully submitted
JOHN II. LOVE.
Sup Prin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

WOODBRIDGE, May 25:-The
following communication was sent to
the Board of Education by supervis-
ing principal j. II. Love, explaining
the school needs in the township:
Woodbridge. n. j.,
May 81, 1928.
Board of Education,
Township of Woodbridge.
Gentlemen:
The problem of providing adequate
school accommodations has always
been one of the leading questions oc-
cupying the attention of your honor
able body but / feel that its impor-
lance now demands special en-
phasis because of the unusual in
flow of new pupils into the district
and because OF the large real-estate
developments going on and in pros
pect in the township.
A survey of the Iselin section
leads to the conclusion that notwith-
standing the opening of the new
school at Colonia next September
to which many of the children now
enrolled at Iselin will be transferred,
it will be necessary to increase the
Accommodations there within a year
or two. Since April LIST, twenty-five
new children have been admitted.
It is expected that about fifty to
|, seventy-1ve additional new houses
will be built on or near the Correja
Tract now in process Of develop
ment.
The Avenel district is experience
ing a steady growth and although the
size of the school is being doubled,
about two more years will see it fill
ed to capacity.
Sewaren School, a four-room
building, can only take car of the
first four grades. A sudden start in
the development of the Alpern Tract
on the west side of the school would
necessitate additional building here.
Port Reading accommodations are
totally inadequate. There are two
half day classes in operation here
and next year there will be at least
four. although the eighth grade will
attend Woodbridge as heretofore.
This does not take into account
about $50 children who are attend
ing Carteret Schools from Port
Reading and for whom we pay tut
ton.
Woodbridge Schools No. / and No,
II will have every classroom in oper-
alton next September although a
large number of Avenel pupils now
attending the upper grades at Wood
bridge will be enrolled in the new
addition to their home school.
The Barron Avenue School now
has 407 pupils in attendance and
reached the limit of its adequate ac-
commodations a year ago. Including
the eighth grades, there we'll be an
enrollE1ent in this school next Sep
tember of over SEQ pupils. My es-
innate of last November stated $50.
Keasbev school, an eight room
building with nine classes, two on
half time, has climbed past the 400
marH. plus grades seven and eight
which are transported to Fords.
Next year there will be at least four
half-time classes in operation.
Hopelawn school which is being
doubled in size will last about two
years. Grades and eight from
here are now attending Fords.
Fords school now has enrolment
Of about 700 including the seventh
and eighth grades from Keasbey
and from HopeIawn. No children
will be returned to Hopelawn in
September except the hold-over'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
ARRESTED
FOR SPEEDING
Raritan Township Campaign
on Road From Fords to Me-
tuchen Started Yesterday

RARITAN TOWNSHIP, May Isl
In order to check speeding along the
highway leading from Metuchen to
Fords, nine arrests have been made
Yesterday by two constables from
the township and the motorists have
been arraigned Immediately before
Justice of the Peace Q. R. Winfield,
at the Clara Barton school. Small
fines were imposed in all cases with
warnings that sever sentences would
be imposed for speeding along Am
boy in the future.
Action was taken after numerous
complaints had been received from
residents living along the Amboy
road that automobiles disregarded
all motor vehicle laws and ran at
excessive rates Of speed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
Here s a Perth Amboy Case.

Mrs. p. Peterson, 9s State St. says:
at suffered from kidney disorder, and
mad a dull, tired aching across my back.
When I bent over. I felt a sharp pain
across my kidneys. / bought Deans Kid
ney Pills at Seamsn's Drug Store, and
after using them, the weakness across by
disappeared"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

public July 4.
Employees Of the contractor sew
eral days ago completed the work #
placing cement between the dam
proper and the bridge abutment,
thus closing a leak that had caused
considerable comment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

SEATTLE-For eight long days
Captain Frank Mecham and his crew
of ten aboard the Bessie Dollar
fought a hand-to-hand battle with
violent death-pirate of the seven
seas.
Not once did the crew think of
fear" he says. They knew the mo-
ment had arrived that mt even
tually to all seamen and that either
they or the elements would win. 1t
was their Drawn against a mad a
Most of the time the sea wins, but
in this instance the gallant crew was
victor"
A tale OF fact that rivals the sea
stories of Joseph Conrad is told by
the plucky skipper, now safely in
port here, where he was landed by
the S. S. President.
The Bessie Dollar was 1000 miles
out of Seattle, when she ran into a
typhoon. The ship was tossed about
like the tabled cork.
THE rudder was ripped off like a
piece of paper" Mecham relates.
we signaled for aid, and the Pomo-
ma came. But the towing cables
were snapped and big anchor
chain went also under the strain"
The fight lasted eight days. Death
seemed certain. But the captain
and his ten men determined II they
were to die, it would be fighting. Day
and night they toiled building jury
rudders, relashing the deck load,
and helping in every way.
"As the storm increased" he
continues, "and it looked like an en-
tire universe had gone mad and.
black, we continued to pour oil on
the waters on the windward side.
The oil served as a buffer for the
and that, coupled with the per-
.sistence of the rev of the Pomona,
saved us"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
Is Every Day a
Backache Day?

Lame and schy in the morning :?
Tortured with backache all day
long? No wonder you feel worn out
and discouraged But have You
given any thought TO your kidneys?
Weak kidneys cause Just such
troubles; and you are likely to have
headaches, too, with dizziness, stab
bling pains, and bladder %irregulari-
ties. Don't risk neglect! Use
Doan's Kidney Pills. Doan's have
helped thousands. They should help
you. Ask your uejshbori
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
Circular Panels and
FIounces Brought Out

So anxious have the French design.
ers been to avoid mistakes and to
please fastidious Americans that many
of them haze settled on a compromise
in design. This they have effected by
giving straight lines circular treat
ment
This may sound homogeneous, but
there is truth in the statement that
nothing is impossible to French
dressmaker. It has been accomplished
by the use of circular panels and
founces on straight-line fall frocks.
Circular bands and loops without num-
Der are employed and the skirts are
often gathered or given a circular eff
feet by slash at the front or one
side. Similar decorations are given
below a straight-line bodice by
wrapped skirts and the apron at front.
back or sides is frequently utilized in
similar manner Circular insets of
fur and over-tunics offer opportunities
for like effects.
Length is likewise compromised by
uneven hem lines, longer at back than
front or trailing at the sides. Here.
too the ever-present apron comes into
play. Skirts for daytime dresses are
generally of moderate length, however,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
SPANISH BEEFSTEAK is GOOD
Disadvantage of Driving Out Juices
by Pounding Overcome by Ad5i-
tion of Flour.

Pounding meat before cooking is
an old-fashioned method Of making it
tender. While it has the advantage
Of breaking down the tough tissues,
it has the disadvantage of driving out
the juices and with them the flavor.
A way Of avoiding this loss is by
pounding flour into the meat, says the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture. The -four catches and re-
tains the juices. The department sug-
gests the following method of making
Spanish beefsteak:
Cover two pounds of round steak,
cut about one inch thick, with enough
-four on each side to absorb the juices.
Pound the steak until it is quite thin.
Season with salt and cayenne pepper,
cover with a layer of sliced bacon or
salt pork, roll it up and tie with string.
Place in a baking dish OF earthen-
ware or glass, with tight-1tting lid.
One cupful of milk and half cupful
of water are added, and the steak Is
baked for two hours. 1t should be
basted occasionally. The oven should
be medium hot, and more liquid
should be added If the original amount
cooks away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
Jacket Blouse Is
Gay Fall Fashion
Favored Garment Is Only
Slightly Altered for Pres
ent Season.

One of the interesting aspects of the
fall blouse fashions is the continued
popularity of the jacquette. especially
for autumn wear, observes fashion
authority in the New York Tribune
The jacquette was worn so extensive
~ during the spring months that it
might have been supposed to have
bad brief and exuberant Towering
and an early death. But such is not
the case. It remains with US, but in
slightly altered guise
The sash has to d considerable ex-
tent disappeared, and where it stays
it is of such soft materials as to make
1t possible to wear the jacquette un-
der an outer garment. And in the ma
jority Of cases it has been supplanted
by a buckle at the side after the style
of buckles on dresses. bearing the side
drape, or in some instances with an
inconspicuous fastening of a deep en-
folding belt. At this point the 1ac-
quette becomes almost indistinguish-
able from the costume blouse, which
is expected to come into its own with
the days of late autumn and winter
when the coat suit, fur-trimmed and
sumptuous, makes its appearance.
The keynote of the new blouses is
Opulence either of materials or decora.
ton. There are blouses of duvetyn,
cut velvet and crepes of the heaviest
quality. The general lines are the
same usually adapted to the straight
silhouette. but a new note of Oriental
luxury is found in such barbaric colors
as Chinese yellow, used not only in
embroidery designs but occasionally as
solid color. And there are brilliant
and daring combinations of color in
which yellow and red predominant, es-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11

(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Club girls are making farm homes
more attractive through participating
in "Our Own Room" clubs under the
direction of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the state ag-
ricultural colleges. The girls are adj
vised by the club leader as to what
sort of improvements it would be wise
to undertake. and then told how to go
about making them. In the room
shown in the picture, belonging to two
sisters in Albemarle county, Va, the
walls were first cleaned and tinted.
Then the floor was carefully gone
over. Nail holes and cracks were
filled with putty, and then the floor
was vanished and oiled. The fifteen
year-old girl who did the room over
painted the woodwork ivory white, and
also painted her little rocker, for
which she made a cretonne seat and
pad to match the window draperies.
Learned to Make Several Things.
She learned how to make the
crocheted rag rug in club meetings.
All her pieces were dyed brown and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
Al Around


Put a pinch of soda into the water
when arranging flowers. They will
stay fresh much longer.
Paint in wooden clothing, no matter
how hard and dry, can be taken out
with equal parts of turpentine and
ammonia.
Dip a knitting needle into the milk
which you may suspect of having been
watered. If there are no particles OF
milk adhering to it when you take 1t
out you may be certain that the milk
is watered.
When preparing mashed turnips,
try MASKING two or three medium
sized potatoes with them, and add a
heaping teaspoonful of sugar and a
tablespoonful of butter. This rule ap-
plies to turnips enough to serve six
persons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
MAKING CRISP POTATO CHIPS
With increased Commercial Manufac-
ture Has Arisen Many Problems
Bulletin Explains.

With the increase in the commercial
manufacture of potato chips has arisen
many problems, including the question
of what varieties of potatoes are best
adapted to this method of preparation.
The comparative value Of several va
rieties of potatoes was recently deter
mined therefore, by the bureau OF
plant Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture, and a re-
port of the findings printed as Depart
ment Bulletin 1885, Methods of Manu-
featuring Potato Chips, is now ready
for distribution.
The report shows that potatoes must
be of proper maturity and starch con-
tent to make good crisp chips. 1t de-
scribes the kind of fat best suited to
frying, the equipment, recipe, time and
degree of temperature for cooking. 1t
also shows the percentage Of chips OBJ
tanned from different varieties and
their comparative value for market
purposes.
The information given in the bulle-
tin can be used in making chips at
home as well as commercially. The
value of different varieties Of potatoes
for other methods of preparation is
discussed. For example, table show
ing the percentage of loss in peeling
can be applied to the selection Of po-
tatoes for making mashed potatoes as
well as chips.
Copies of the bulletin may be had
upon application to the department at
Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
Ribbon Powder Cases
Made in All Colors

AS long as women powder their
noses-and who among us cares to
look upon them after they cease doing
it?-they will carry powder cases, and
it goes without saying that as long as
they carry them they will continue to
make them of ribbon. One of the very
latest models is fashioned in the shape
of square envelope with the flap
curi0usly adorned with roseouds Of
gold-colored sealing wax and tiny rib
bon rosettes in contrasting colors.
These cases are made up in all colors.
so that one has no difficulty in match
ing ones frock. Emerald green, coral
and peacock blue are among the fa-
vored colors.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11
Gown Of Orchid Ribbons.

One of the smartest new importa-
tions in dinner gowns has a skirt made
entirely Of horizontal bands Of orchid
satin ribbon, and straight sleeveless
bodice so entirely covered with ribbon
embroidery that it is almost impossi-
BILE to see what the foundation ma
terial is. About halfway down the
skirt a band of royal blue faille rib
bon appears encircling the skirt,
holding in it's fullness slightly, and
eliminating in two loops on the left
side. Another band of the faille rib
bon finishes the skirt at the bottom.
A few spider web motifs are done on
the ribbon with silver and gold
threads.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-11

orange to harmonic with the walls
and drapery. She also hemstitched
her sheets and pillow cases as part Of
club work and made the coverlet and
bolster slip herself These are made
of unbleached muslin, the edges but
tonholed in black, with a butterfly de-
sign appliqued in brown and orange.
This butterfly design is repeated in the
lace curtains at her window.
Example for Others.
The usual result of having one room
in a house done over in this way by
an ambitious girl is to stimulate the
family to see what can be done to
improve the resi- of the house, partlcu-
larry the living room and dining ROOM
The lower picture shows the home
demonstration agent arriving to help
plan the club members changes, and
the upper one shows the exterior of
this farm home.