The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-20
POLICE SEARCH
HOTEL GUESTS
Invade Rooms in Their Search
for Reserves OF
Liquor
ARREST ONE MANAGER

Police and deputy sherlfs
had begun Thursday a thoro,
systematic search OF hotels,
lodging houses. stores, clubs
and residences for eontrabsnd
liquor.
More than a score OF places
were Visited Wednesday and
last night. with varying results.
Sergeant Putnam and patrol.
man ralded the Fern hotel GIN
Pike st.. about O'Clock Wednesday
night. but no one was arrested and
no ir1nor was conflRcatea
Guests we're required 10 submit
10 search of their rooms. No liquor
was found In excess OF the legal
quantity.
r Find Liquor AZ Sterling
Other hotels visited we're like the
Fern. The raiding was done as
quietly and quickly as possible and
at AN hour when guests would be
least disturbed.
But the Sterling hotel. 1ti2 Third
ave. WAS found to contain an AS.
sortment OF beer. whisky and other
liquor In considerable quantity.
Oscar Peterson. proprietor. was
arrested.
At the Triangle hotel. First ave.
s. and Railroad way. Sergeant
Smart and his men found booze be.
hind the radiators. in clothes
baskets in the basement and five
gallons OF alcohol and three cases
Of beer on the roof
Charles and Stella Young were
arrested.
invade Lodging House
q. Y. Hanson. proprietor OF a
lodging house at 2307 First ave.
was arrested when the police found
an assortment OF brandy and wine
In his place.
Nels Hogstrom IL under arrest
for Bookkeeping at the old Eskel.
stuna bar. ii9n Occidental ave.
Deputy Sheriff iially and a squad
which Wednesday raided the homes
OF w. r. Boeing and y. r. Skinner.
millIonaires. with telling effect.
visited the Dumas club, negro re-
sort. 200 Fifth ave. s.. Wednesday
night. but found nothing resem.
bling liquor.
Wine Cellar Well Stocked
Al the homo OF w. Y. Boeing.
president OF the Aero club and OF
the Greenwood Timber Co. at The
Highlands. the deputies found Q
wine cellar well stocked with old
champagres and fine wines OF early
vintage.
Boeing's home contains about 30
rooms, and. Sheriff Hodge had been
Informed. about 5000 worth OF
liquor belonging to the Seattle Golf
and Country club.
A house telephone system has
been installed. BY the exchange
hangs card on which each room
IL designated and numbered. Room
No. is is designated on the card as
The Saloon"
G. A. Clark. the butler. who is
English and painfully polite. ex-
planned to the deputies that the
word saloon as used in our best
families. does not mean bar"
Tho saloon. he said. was a room
containing beautiful and costly oil
paintings.
tie saw nothing In the situation
To laugh at.
ID. 4. skinner. wealthy shipbuild.
er and lumbermsn. whose home
yielded about $4,000 worth OF fine
liquors to the deputies. was making
a speech at the Real Estate assoc.
citation luncheon at the Butler
hotel, when the raid was going on.
lie was given a written message
during the talk. but thought IL was
n Joke and paid no attention to II.
The governor told me | could
have II In my home" he said. "and
assured me wouldn't be moiested.
I'm glad wasn't there when the
sheriffs came"
skinner said he had instructed
his servants. In case OF raid. TO
smash every liquor bottle on the
premises.
They did not obey his orders.