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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19
POLICE PHONES TO
Be IN ORDER, THO

Even tho public phone service
is put out OF commission by strike
Saturday. policemen on their beats
will be able TO maintain phone com
municatlon from post boxes to head.
quarters.
The system is independent OF the
public exchange. and the direct
lines will still be maintained.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19

lie was arrested by Stringer and
mill. In Rainier valley, at 10
o'clock.
The officers took him TO his
room. and were searching thru his
belongings. Moorehouse suddenly
murmured something about key
for his suitcase.
lie stepped thru the door. and
rushed from the house. his face
pale. according to Mrs. Heath.
whom he passed.
Altho he only had few seconds
start on Stringer and Malone, the
fleeing prisoner succeeded in MAX
ing his getaway down the ravine.
Police Aid Hunt
Four policemen we're immediate
~ dispatched to aid In the man
hunt, and Deputy Sheriff Beebe
rushed to the county farm for blood
hounds. This necessitated 20-mile
automobile trip. and consequently
gave Moorehouse a big start.
Moorehouse is 80 years old. II.
inches tall. stocky. and wore a
brown suit and a black hat when
he escaped.
The arrest OF Moorehouse follow
cd secret search that has been
on since Monday. the day after
Ruth's body was found hidden un-
der fir boughs out near the Country
club.
According to Sheriff Stringer. DIR.
+. A. Christensen. OF Ballard, had
treated Moorehouse and Ruth. and
they met In his office.
She Tells Of Threats
Later Ruth told him Moorehouse
told to have nothing TO do with him
not even speak TO him.
She told others that a certain
man who wanted to marry her had
threatened to kill her II she refused.
A few nights before the murder
Moorehouse, In an automobile, was
seen at the curb near Ruth's
church. talking to her.
Friends called to the girl. Aren't
YOU coming to church meeting?"
I'm q little while" she replied.
But she did not appear at church
that night.
Despite Or. Christensen's warn
ing. she was seen downtown with
Moorchouse at another time.
on Sunday, September 2. Moore
house was missing from his home
all day. The Monday following,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19
Gill Will Ask FOR
Vice COMMISSION

something 10 do with the cleaning
up OF the 10y streak" at the can
tonment.
Rhodes Visits France
Rhodes. accompanied by j. w.
Spangler. Judge Burke. ]. u. Low
man and ]. s. Goldsmith. saw Gen.
Greene Thursday. and made the fol-
lowing statement at American Lake
after his interview:
we came here 20 pledge Gen.
Greene the absolute moral support
OF the Chamber, and all the backing
OF our commercial machinery in
cleaning up Seattle.
1T Is an admitted fact the city
In not clean. We are working with
the mayor and II is our plan to CO.
operate with the military and civil
authorities in the work of making
our city safe for ourselves and the
soldiers"
Specific Demands Made
when questioned. Mr.. Rhodes re-
Trained from stating what specific
demands Gen. Greene had made, but
said they would be placed before
Mayor GIN. who has promised full
cooperation.
Prosecutor Lundin said Friday
that there were no new develop
ments. so far as his office was con-
cerned, but admitted he had con-
ferred with District Attorney Alien.
IT'S a matter entirely up to the
police" Lundin repeated
Allen, too. declined to go into de-
tail concerning any course his office
would follow I'm the matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19

The city council will be ask-
ed by Mayor Gill TO appoint q
Vice commission OF seven mem
bers to investigate conditions
In Seattle and make definite
reeommen dations toward clean
Ing up.
This announcement was
made following conference
between Mayor Gill, President
Fitzgerald Of the council, and
Mai Gen. Greene at Camp
Lewis Friday morning.
County Commissioners Claude
Ramsey and President Albert J
Rhodes of the Chamber OF Com
merce and Commercial Club vii
be recommended for the commits
sion. but no other names have beer
announced
The mayor. at first. refused te
discuss the results OF the confer
ence.
Outline Plan
Later. however. he and Fltzger
aid outlined the plan.
Mai. Gen. Greene was said to
have told them that he knew that
whisky was being brought Illegally
into Seattle. and that other vice
was rampant.
The mayor took the attitude that
he would cooperate, but wanted
recommendation and a clear un
derstandlng OF what was wanted
done.
Tacoma Wants Trade
Altho he refused to be directly
quoted. II was plain that Mayor
GIN believes that Tacoma business
men are back of the discrimination
against Seattle. In an effort TO hold
-.Idiara' trnda and that they hat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19
JEFF SAYS HE'S
BOB'S CORNER

I,y United rr~ss rer-ed Wire
BURBANK. Cal. Oct. l9.-Big
Jim Jeffries. the man who rose to
the worlds heavyweight champion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19
SLAvS Give UP
BASE At REvAL

NJ United pres. Leased Wire
PETROGRAD. Oct. 19.-Evacua-
tion by the Russians OF the naval
base OF Reyal was begun Tuesday.
the Novoe Vremya declared today.
The withdrawal OF Russian forces
from the naval depot has been made
necessary by the operations OF Ger
many's great fleet, now cruising off
the Gulf OF Riga and threatening
further naval program against the
Gulf OF Finland.
Evacuation OF Reval. n confirmed.
would appear to indicate even great.
er menace to Russia by the German
Baltic fleet than It's victories so far
reported indicate.
Reval Is the first OF the naval
bases which a hostile fleet. intent
on penetrating the Gulf of Finland.
would encounter II Is only 200
miles from Petrograd Before the
war Reval was classified as a naval
station OF the second class. but UNI
der the cars regime 1t was
strengthened and refortlfied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19
No Liberty Bonds,
No Sugar, He Says

~ United Press LEASED Wire
DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 1S.-
Buy a Liberty Bond or You
Can't Buy Sugar"
This IL the motto Of the man
ager OF a string OF Detroit gro
cery stores. He's carrying IL
out To the letter. And each con
gunner can bny only one pound
OF sugar at that. More than
$4,000 worth OF bonds already
have been sold In this way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19
makes BREAK AS
HE'S ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING Girl

Moorehouses trail lost at an old car barn, near
the interurban tracks at Allentown at p. m by the
bloodhounds which had followed il for three miles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19

getting to be a case OF peace OF
pieces
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-19

sTIIER FORECAST Tonight and Sas.
~. cloudy. moderate northwesteriy winds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24

Hildebrand. sheriff. Howard Brown.
district clerk; E l. Shackleford. as
SCISSOR. and. I think. L. II. Davis was
elected county attorney.
Lights Are Cut OFF.
Anyway. the campaign was the hot
test the county ever experienced. The
night before the election. the inde-
pendents herded about 400 Mexican
voters and were giving them dance
IN the old sampiing plant on san
Francisco street In order 20 ascertain
the voting strength of the party. I got
into the hall at about 1880 o'clock and
had been there but few minutes when
somebody on the outside cut the light
ing wire. throwing the place into utter
darkness The MeXicans made a rush
to get out. but the doors were barred
and soon lighted lanterns made their
appearance and I was discovered and
requested 10 retire
Snuff Breaks Up n Dance.
Another dance, given by the inde-
pendents. IN q store room Of the Afyar
opera house. was broken up bv some
body sprinkling snuff on the floor Ii
stampeded the women. and the men
almost sneezed their heads off. While
it was a mean trick, the independents
themselves laughed several DAYS at the
wild antics of the dancers when the
snuff began working
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
Roundabout Town

BY G. A. MARTIN.

economics department OF the Texas
Agricultural college. who is now in FL
PasO. is a firm believer in the ability
Of girls on the farm to make them
selves more independent than girls in
the city and she cites many instances
in which girls with small gardens have
Grown and canned enough vegetables
and fruits to give them all the spend
ing money they needed for a year
and. what is best about it-they en-
joyed the fun Of it.
Fruits, as well as tomatoes, chilli
and other vegetables, may be grown
by girls as well as by boys and If
certain amount Of rivalry is stirred
Up between the girls Of any section,
they can be made almost self sustain
ing" she said. AT least that has been
our experience in east Texas. where
the county agents of the home eco
Monies department Of the Agricultural
college have been at work for some
time.
Judging from what little I have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
Everyday Wisdom
BY DON HEROLD.
HIccoUGHs AND KINGS

TICCoUGHS make you exciain
when there isn't anything TO ex-
claim about They make you ac-
cent words on the wrong syllable and
they interRUPT your train Of thought.
They are a very useless phenomenon.
Kings and peasants, alike, have hic-
coughs HiccOughs visit the high and
lowly- They respect the dignity of no
Parsonage and the solemnity IF no
occasion Right in the middle Of al
most anything, q coronation. a wed .
ding, great speech, a love scene
hiccoughs are apt TO come
Then, IL you be king, you had bet
ter go hide in a garnet, or the popu-
lace viii see you are mortal and rise
up and make republic out OF your
empire.
Advice to kings with hiccoughs:
Shun society. Be very careful who
you take into your confidence. Drink
nine swallows OF water. This won't
90 any good. Hold your breath for
twenty minutes. This won't do anv
good either. Get somebody 10 send
you a fake cablegTsm with disastrous
news This won't do any good either.
Have cannons fired off when you are
not expecting them. This wont 90
any good either. People have been
known to have hiccoughs for three
years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
HAWAII CHINESE PLEAD
FOR LIFTING OF EMBARGO

Honolulu. 7. H, Jan. 24.-An attempt
to break down the Chinese Exclusion
act insofar as it applies to Hawaii -
being pl9nned by the Chinese chamber
OF commerce here, which has dispatched
a representative, ". H Hindle, OF Hon
olulu- TO Washington. to interest con-
greSsmen and other national officers
in plan to bring here $4,000 Chinese
from China to work in the rice fields
Since the going into effect of the
socalled "gentlemen's agreement" BY
which Japan promised not to permit he
emigration TO United States territO-v
OF japanese labOrers, a great scarcity
of unSkilled labor has arisen in Hawaii
especially as regards cane and rice Gull
ttvation- This has been overcome par
TALLY by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
association. which imported approx.
mately $4,000 FlipinOs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24

day 4 was surprised. on arriving
here, TO observe the comparative mild
ness Of the temperature" he con-
tnUed. while at the same time the
air is crisp and invigOrating. / am
surely going TO recommend this city
TO those OF my congregation at home
who feel that they cannot stand the
rigorous winters OF New York state
Rev DR. Chorley is visiting his son,
who is in the employ of the FL Paso &
Southwestern railroad here
=
You can talk about all the hens
you want to- said county judge E. B.
McClintock, but take my advice and
get Rhode Island Reds, II you are go
ing TO buy any I've got several kinds Of
hens and Chickens continued the
judge, and the ones I just named are
the only ones which will lay an egg
more than once a week"
The receipts Of the corporation court
for the present month to date are far
behind those OF December and Novem-
is due to the small number of speeders
arrested, as il seems that Il PasO
motorists have been observing the
traffic ordinance strictly. since so
many were fined heavily. The Deem
Der receipts Of the police court were
twice as much as any previous month.
as a result Of the fines against speed
ers and the many prOprietors OF dis
ficers."
Railway companies whose tracks in
tersect Texas street must not allow
their cars to be standing across the
street for more than a few minutes at
the most" said police chief r. J. "a
briskie Recently 1 was going out on
Texas street. and found that traffic at
enc of the railway crossings had been
completely blocked as a result Of q
train standing squarely across the in
tersection- There must have been more
than 80 automobiles in the street hOnk-
ing their horns in an effort to make
the train move on. and IL was neceS-
sary to direct the cars after the train
had passed to prevent accidents so
great was the rush
Prohibition has been boon for
Denver" said W r Chellgard. a bond
iealer OF Denver. Colo, who is at
Hotel PasO del NOrte- since the pro-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
THE CITY CAMPAIGN.

I Editor FL PasO Herald:
VIII you be so kind as to publish n
rev lines on a subject which I and
nc doubt many others. have had in
mind for the last few weeks
l do not wish. nor can l afford TO
take active part in politics. but I am
writing this simply from the stand
point OF a tax payer, and which must
naturally appeal TO every tax payer
OF the city of e. Paso. Ny position
Is not different from theirs and thew
cannot take active part in politics at
the expense Of their personal affairs
There is no question. but that politics
ana political methods in FL PasO have
been steadily improving for the past
several years, and 1 believe that the
Tune is ripe now for those who have
the best interests of the town at heart.
70 get together and agree upon the
ticket which has been COMPRISED ne
tween the so-called Ring and Anti-Rfng
forces 1 believe that the personnel OF
This ticket cannot be improved uDou.
and the candidates are as good ner.
office. ST u run TOT
Ny letter TO you is prompted bv the
TACT that I have noticed in the press
from time 10 time, new oppositions to,
the compromise ticket. I am sorry to
see this. for the reason I was in homes
that we would, for once, be able to
elect city administration without un-
called for and unnecessary opposition.
because this can only result in mud
Singing, and. OF course. great personal
cNpense to the candidates
Furthermore, il is no secret that
these political fights must cause the
candidates. 10 a certain extent to oh
ligate themselves to certain men o-
certain issues. and after election IN
order to fulfill these obligations they
must necessarily favor these men with
political positions, whether qualified or
not to fill them TO the satisfaction and
best interests Of the tax payers. Nee
essarily positions being filled by men
not qualified to handle them. must add
TO the expense OF the city and to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24

~ONDITIONS OF enlistment in the
regular army have been greatly
- improved by the recent national
defence act and a young man now has
a much better chan 20 for advancement
than ever before.
II sufficie9ly educated. he has a
better chance OF becoming an officer.
inasmuch as there are more vacancies
and always viii be-to be filled. and
he need only serve year now before
taking the examination. whereas It
was necessary 10 serve two years IN
Ger former regulations. For those not
sufficiently educated. vet young enough
10 become cadets, there Is a chance for
them to secure appointment TO West
Point
A man need not serve more than
year with the colOrs until he can be
furloughed TO the reserve. providing
he shows sufficient aptitude in that
time. formerly a man had TO serve
three years before he could secure 4
furiough to the reserve.
The new law provides that after the
expiration of one wears honorable
within the continental limits of the
United States. whose company. troop.
h7ttery or detachment commander shall
report him as proficient. and suffi-
OF the secretary OF war. be furlougked
to the regular army reserve
The act further provides that en-
listed men Of the regular army who
have completed one years service with
an organization NAV become candidates
for vacancies in the grade of second
lieutenant.
The act further provides that the
president is hereby authorized TO ap-
point cadets TO the United States mill
itary academy from among enlisted
men OF the regular army
between the ages Of 70 and % years
less than one year. to be selected IN
der such regulations as the president
may prescribe"
The provision that a man may be
furloughed 20 the reserve at the end
of one years service gives the young
men of the country who desire mill
tary training. an opportunity to do so
without cost TO themselves and this
provision OF the law. taken in cOnnec-
ton with the West Point and appoint
ment in the regular army provisions.
ought to attract many young men. when
the law is more fully understood.
In addition to military training. sol
dierS while in the active service shall
hereafter be given the opportunity to
study and receive instruction upon ed
ucational lines of such character as to
increase their military efficiency and
enable them to return to civil life bet
ter equipped for Industrial. CONNER
cial. and general business occupations
Civilian teachers may be employed to
aid the army officers in giving such
instruction. and part of this instruc-
ton NAV consist of vocational educa-
ton. either in agriculture or the me-
chanic arts.
,
4 man is complimented If YOU call |
him a self made man. but a woman |
well. better not try it, Similarly. a /
i-san does not object TO being called a /
sporting man.
The galley boy says he's glad he's 1
not militiaman. but If he was one
he wouldn't cry about seeing service
he'd be too much of a sport for that
Force OF habit: Gallant man telling
D girl she is pretty.
Miss Bernice Carter. OF the home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
TNKLINGS and
L THINKLINCS
BY WEX JONES.

New York's health commissioner saws
Il recommend the New England boiled
dinner" We don't mind recommending
II. but we'd hate to order it.
Famous Os:
Molly @ Once-Overs. Senator
- II. oliver Osborne.
We can imagine president Wilson.
after reading some recent editorials
quoting Wordsworth to secretary Tu-
multv:
The world is too much with us
A writer in the Toledo Blade asserts
that he has a friend who likes parsnips
Either the writer or his friend is an
awful. well Munchausen.
From here it looks as if this leak
inyestigation We're just one of those
things.
A member Of the house post office
committee thought the Bronx was a
summer resort and was closed six
months in the year. He should have
known that the Bronx is never closed
except when there's a flood in the
subway.
Socioiogist says it takes the Ameri-
can family three generations to pro-
gress from pipe to cigaret. Looks as
II the fourth generation would have TO
progress" TO hop.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
BY J. ID. PONDER.

Republican. had another kind OF re-
freshments Struggled in to the Mex
leans.
Mexican Vote L. Lost.
The liquid was warm and didn't
agree with the watermelon. 1t made
The men so sick that the doors were
unlocked so they could get out in the
fresh air Deathly sick. they Law down
en- the sidewalk and in the streets.
With an eve TO increasing the Caples
vote, Charley Patterson and C B. Dowd
hired wagons. loaded the sick voters
into them and hauled them down to the
old HOuck & Dieter warehouses. when
they were locked up and voted for the
Democratic ticket next day.
Col Mari was furious about the beer.
but he discovered il too late.
Democratic Failure.
IN 1892. the Democratic convention
held n the courthouse to nominate
county officers broke up IN a fight. A
strong faction OF the party refused to
support the nominees and Alfred
Hampton and Jim Magoffin had 4 love-
" scrap Hampton. J. P. Dieter. l. T.
White and their friends held another
convention and put out an independent
ticket. which the Republicans supported
and which was elected. Judge Allen
Blacker was elected county judge: q T.
White. county commissioner. H. r
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
Not As Much Fun In Elections As In Old Day.
When The Democrats Got The Republican VOTE

A y OLD time politician remarked
n the other day that FL Paso cleo
4 - tons do not afford the fun and
excitement they did % years ago. The
coming Of the Australian ballot inter
fered materially with the old plan of
fixing the voters ballot and then es-
corting him to the polls to see that ne
voted it without change.
When the late Richard CapIes was
first elected mayor. the scheme of
herding voters. keeping them locked
up all night and voting them next
morning. was in full bloom. On ac-
count of the miscarriage of the More
head-Krakauer election. the next city
election was held in the good Old sum-
mer time"
The Republican nominee was ;. H
buchanan and Col James Mari was his
campaign manager. He had several
hundred Mexicans herded in the old
Wood place on South Oregon street
The night before the election. Col
Mari, who did not believe in alcoholic
stimulants. fed his voters on water
melons. and. while they were still full
Of melon. W ". Mills. another ardent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24

wherever the property owners VIII put
uD attractive buildings for them Land
lords by erecting the right kind Of
buildings. can extend the business dis
trict out on san Antonio or Texas
street or across the tracks on North
Stanton. Mesa, Campbell OF Kansas. or
they can move il cut West san Antonio
or West Overland streets But just IS
long as every body wants TO DO bust
ness on the same block. so long viii
rents in that block be high When in
Atlanta. Ca, recently. I investigated
rents. and while Atlanta is five times
larger than Ell Paso. stores the size
4 of this in the business center of the
city rented for $500. But in Atlanta
the property owners have encouraged
the expansion of the business district
by putting up buildings to attract mer-
chants"
Several days ago while standing in
front of the Santa Fe ticket office" said
Mai. J. /. O'Brien, Il observed that the
negro blind man who sells papers in
front Of KOhlberg's cigar store in the
Mills block. was not in his accustomed
place, but his chair was there and on
the chair was a pile of Saturday Posts.
While 1 was standing there. two men
stopped at the chair, picked up a Post,
deposited their nickels on the chair
and went on That little incident salts
fled me that after all the people Of this
old world are not so bad They won't
rob the blind and helpless The blind
paper Btutltl lluSL dAHO nave GULL
dence in the public. or he would not
have gone away on an errand and left
his wares there unprotected. He be
lieved that those who took papers
would leave their nickels and this ap-
pealed to the good in the passing
throng. Even the bad boys felt that
the blind negro believed in their hon
esty and they refused to modest his
property"
When the quail season opened this
year." said Capt Jno r Hughes there
were very few quail in the valley TO
hunt. Between Ell PasO and Fort Han
cock, where there was formerly an
abundance Of quail. the birds had been
killed while young by the soldiers and
boys, and as a consequence. the quail
crop this year was very small. For the
protection OF the bird and to prevent
their complete extinction in this valley.
il would be good idea to make hunters
pay an annual license TO shoot birds
on any caught with a bird gun during
and. as a consequence. there are quail
on my ranch that feed around my
house. Instead of being afraid of me. /
the birds approach nearer when call !
and talk to them Until three years ,
ago the valley between FL PasO and :
Fort Hancock swarmed with quail
i have vet to find location where |
the winter climate is more IDEAL 4
stated Rev DR.. ChOrley. OF Garrison.
y Y. speaking before the vestrymen
Of st Clements church at a luncheon .
rendered him at Hotel Sheldon. Tues /