The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 2, 1924, Page 2

PAGE 2 NEW AGE RULE AFFECTS 1,200 Many Seattle Tots Start to School January 28 About 1,200 oF 1,600 Seattle oil: dren will be affected by a new ago ruling, now in offect in the Behools, tt was said Wednesday at Superintendent Thomas RK. Cole's office, ‘Tho new semester will start Jan- ‘wary 28. Under the new schedule all children who will be 6 years olt on March 1, or before, will be eligible to enter. Under the old ruling children of 6 on any given January 1 wero permitted to enter tho September 1 previous, From now until the end of the semester most of the school work Will bo devoted to review work, school heads sald, THE BACK TO GREAT-GRANDMOTHER’S DAYS | Short Winter, Early Spring, Torrid Summer So Says ‘Goose-Bone’ Prophet, and Cuts His Long Locks WASHINGTON, Jan. Pinckney Loftus, who lives over " Fairfax Courthouse, time to shed those flowing locks of | yours.” Uncle Pinckney cocked a weather. ‘wise and scornful eyo. “Cold,” be sald. “Who says It's going to be cold? Winter's about over, I tell you. Going to bave an early spring and a powerful hot summer this year. Going to have earthquakes tn Carolina, tornadoes fm Texas and waterspouts in the China sea. Going to be a powerful Jot of weather this y | Uncle Pinckney is a recognized “goose bone” weather prophet here- abouts. Maybe he knows. Anyway, Uncle Sam's weather experts who forecast by science, don't know. It was !mpossible today to get from them any forecast, even most gen-) eral. concerning 1924's weather, However, there is a fecling among them that the year may prove less freakish than 1933, because the old year was the last of one of the 11.1 sunspot cycles and was marked by a “sunstrike.” During these cycles, the sun radiates lesa heat. The last oc-| curred late in 1913, Weather thru- out the country during 1923 was un- usual in four particulara, Dr. W. P. Day, ci'matologist of the United States weather bureau said today. ‘These were the severe old fashion. | ed whather experienced by New Eng-} land early In the year, when heavy snow fall tied up traffic and caused | mueh suffering: the dro east of | the Mississippi during the summer, notable in the Atiantic coast states, | which caused considerable crop dam. age and hampered water power; tho! unusually mild fall, except in a few sma! Ohio farmers demanding “lower taxes and less legislation” have started caravans of old prairie schooners to Columbus and Washington from different parts of the state. Here is the first wagon getting on its way, It is ready to leave North Lima, near Youngs- town, with Mrs. R. H. Byerly, lecturer of the Mahoning County Pomona Grange, holding the reins. She ts dressed in the bonnet and hoop skirt her great-grandmother wore when SERATTLE STAR |New Method Used she came to Ohio from Connecticut via covered wagon years ago. BLACKIE BEAR IS DISAPPOINTED IN LEAP YEAR SO FAR 'M disappointed. Always I have been told that among the strange customs of humans was that of Loap Tt has been explained to me that during Leap Year all the single girls || go forth on the trail of men, object matrimony. Weill, Leap Year is here. Au day =I have wandered the streets and TI haven't seen a single man cap- tured--I haven't even seen one being chased. And, as far as that goes, I haven't seen a girl who even appeared to be looking for one— that Is, no more so than usual. Possibly I was misinformed, or maybe {t's just that the cam- paign hasn't really begun yet Here's hoping, BLACKIE BEAR. to “Remake” Coal | MOSCOW, Jan. 2—Russta has dis | covered a moth claimed that coal of tow quality can | be changed into high grade fuel, | Heretofore the coal of Northern | European Russia, Siberia, Turkestan | yo and Transcaucasia was almost use- M because it Professor 1, N. Kuznetzoft has tn-| vented the following method: The days ago; the eccentric behavior of | forms, then mixed with a quantity) weather In the Sguthwestern |of mineral of}—the mixture of which | a second. states all thru the year, beginning | Kuznetzoff keops secret—and finally | with a very wet spring, followed by a dry summer and concluding with & fal of torrent rains and floods. Woman Elected by Canada Alpine Club EDMONTON, Alta., Jan. 2-—Miss Margaret Gold has been honored by being elected president of the Ed- monton branch of the Alpine Club of Canada, The Best Cough Syrup ; is Home-made, e Here's an easy way to save $2, and £ Tet have the best cough remedy 70" ever tried. You've probably heard of this well known plan of making cough syrup at home. But have you ever usec it? Thousands of families, the worl over, fee) that they could hardly kee; house without it. It's simple an cheap, but the way it takes hold of » cough’ wil] soon earn it a permanen place in your home. Into a pint bottle, pour 2% ounces of Pinex; then add plain granulate: sugar syrup to fill up the pint. Or if desired, use clarified molasses honey, or corn syrup, instead of suga syrup. Either way, it tastes good Rever spoils, and gives you a full pint of better cough remedy than you could buy ready-made for three timer its cost. brought to heat of 460 degrees. | Paris Soon Will Be Dogiless City PARIS, Jan. 2—In 1913 Paris had 73,793 canine inhabitants. The 1923 | figures show only 49.256, What has become of the 25,000 missing dogs tn the past ten years dog lovers aro asking. Most of them are put to j death in the dog pound. | One answer is that the high cost of food and the doubling of the dog tax has made owning a dog a luxury out of reach of many people. Safety Day to Be Observed in N. Y. ALBANY, N. ¥,, Jan er: Nor Smit has set anide Wednesday, January 15, as “Industrial Safety Day” in New York state. The effort being made is to reduce the 1,200 [industrial fatalities and 300,000 in | dustrial accidents that occur In New York state annually Use New Method in Extraction of Oil EDMONTON, Alta., Jan, 2.—Meth. |ods inf use in Europe for the extrac }tion of of! from tar sands may be applled to the tar sand deposits in Alberta. It is really wonderful how quickly | this home-made remedy conquers * —usually in 24 hours or less It seems to penetrate through every | sir passage, loosens a dry, h tight cough, the membranes, mediate relief.’ Splendid fo’ tickle, hoarseness, croup, bi and bronchial asthma. Pinex is a highly concentrated com- und of genuine Norway pine ex- ract, and has been used for gen tions for throat and chest ailments. | To avoid disappointment ask your druggist for “21, ounces of Pinex” and don’t accept any- teed to give abso- or money. refunded. rt. Wayne, Ind. Get Two Trial Boxes PAZO OINTMENT is a Guaran- teed Remedy for all forms of Piles, Pay your druggist $1.20 for two boxes of PAZO OINTMENT. When you have used the two boxes, if you are not satisfied with the results obtained, we will send $1.20 to your druggist and request him to hand it to you. We prefer to handle this through the druggist because bis cus- tomers are usually his friends and will be honest with him. PARIS MEDICINE COMPANY fit, Lor George French Vexanet, former aviator, the }) Reporter Finds Whole Bunch of Unbreakable New Year Resolutions BY JOHN W. NELSON “Get ono New Year's resolution from each person you mect-—one that ‘they swear they will not break,” said | the tall fellow who presides over the leity desk. | “How simple,” T thought, taking a | pad of note paper and « sharpened | pencil. “Lat mo sec,” sald the garage man }around the corner, "One I won't lbreak. Good: I have resolved not to short measure any man whe buys ges |here this year eee | a resolution I won't break,” wai | Bob Hesketh, city councilman, as I flagged him at Fourth and Uni lversity. “That's a hard one, but this lie it: I have resolved not to smoke another cigar this year.” Cheerful prevaricator, eh what? ose “{ have resolved that I won't call Councilman Erickson a tar once dur ing the entire campaign,” Mayor I |J. Brown said an I greet bim with | “One? I*cheerie” at the city hall entrance. | the sheriff. I may break that one, but I have promised my wits that I won't veto Foreman James McCabe, of the) King county grand jury, as he dis appeared within the Jury room doors. carrying a mystertous metal case, “How about you, judge? sald 1, turning to Judge W. W. Askren, ballit¢ of the jury. “I have resolved to anawer every question put to me by the reporter | boys during the remainder of the/ | Jury session,” sald Judge Askren | with a solemn stare over the tops of | bin glasses, “What a whopper,” thought I. oes Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas appeared in the offing. 1 jhatled him with my question. |. “Yes, I have ono,” ro replied alert- jly. “C have resolved to turn every | important murder prosecution this | year over to my deputies for trial. | | They really need the publicity, you} | know,” | see | Sheriff Matt Starwich was next. | Why, I have a dosen,” sald “I have resolved not to grab the thumb of a single friend who shakes hands with me; I have ngie city council ordinance, and| resolved not to pose for a single that’s one I will stick to.” “* board of county commissioners, got off the elevator at the second floor Lo Bil! Happy New Year to ‘Samo to y gave 38 per cent{them,” replied Bill with his shes. lary od nature. h of all the resolu: tions you t you honestly ex reas in the West, until a few | coal Is being washed on moving plat-) pect to kee’ Bill sera } promised myre neae gambier,” | University Opens | for Winter Term Preliminary registration was be gun at the University of Washing-| ton Wednesday for the Registering blanks ments with the deans of the va-| |rioug colleges will be given out at) that time at Meany | Official registration will = begin} Thursday at # a. m., will continue! unt! & p. m, and will clone at} noon on Friday. Clnases will con-| vene Friday morning. An Increase} of about 150 students quarter Is expected by w officials, which is a slight the is quarter | year. | ee |Campaign Against ] Argentine Quack: } Bt OS AIF | ge IF CONSTIPATED, SICK, BILIOUS Harmless Laxative for the Liver and Bowels has started erving a@ life sentence in the Texas the i Gabriell. state penitentiary, for of hia fiancee Floquet. White awaiting trial, he pleaded tc be executed, offering to his body ‘ene be ra demeanor judge on a mi But the him. charge disanvo ell o that bail might ed for a friend in jait and ¢ ted ie alee | ment, any drug |pleture the whole year; I have solved not to give a cigar to in | by which ft {3| yoniam A. Gaines, chairman of the | gle reporter—" | Matt was still talking when I left. “These people all think I'm kid. ding. What In heck will Ido? 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MAKE NO PAYMENT UNTIL FEBRUARY FIRST! —if you find yourself just at present financially unable to take advantage of the savings to be made during this great JANUARY SALE—then take advantage of this most exceptional offer—MAKE NO PAYMENT UNTIL FEBRUARY FIRST. Purchases made during the JANUARY SALE will be delivered immediately, or held if you desire for future delivery. In this advertisement just a few of thousands of other JANUARY SALE values. tC this overstuffed suite JANUARY SALE priced— 5 0 Be aaa davenport and rocker exactly as pictured. Several 75 gP0 effective patterns of tapestry or velour to select from. Out- ] 1 8 side backs covered with same material. Comfy spring cushions. Spring edge seats. Each spring angle tied eight davenport chair or rocker times. JANUARY SALE priced. a JANUARY SALE feature: this 3-piece bedroom suite— —without question one of the best values in bedroom furniture this store has ever of- 50 fered. Combination walnut. Dresser has large size, 24x30-in. plate glass mirror and 42x18-in. top. Top of chifforette measures 18x82 ins. The bed is full size and ery has the new style bow end. JANUARY SALE priced. dining room suite, consisting of 45-in. buffet with plate glass mirror; 45-in., 6-ft. STANDARD FURNITURE CoO. a low price on this 6-piece William and Mary dining room suite— extension table, and 4 blue, genuine leather seat dining chairs. Exactly as pictured. SEATTLE L. SCHOENFELD & SONS TACOMA —this week we offer at an extraordinary low price this attractive Jacobean oak os JANUARY SALE pirced. Second Ave, at Pine St. FOUNDED. 1864 L. Schoenfeld & Sons "This pr acts as It teq harmful int after a