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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2i--Thrcs
dead Cinnamon in tho United States
capital;
A confession" that Ia no, be.
lioved.
scorc, treaties In a missing black
bag.
Deeds Of Chinese rights to TN
periai Japan
All these are involved In a myH'
terry that has startled three cont.
ncnts and that may reveal a gigan'
tic japanese intrigue 90 steal much
Of China and keep tho theft a secret
from the Western world
And IN. other explanation % the
Washington end OF tho case IA sim
ply this; A Chin.a. student became
involved with white cabaret Girls.
forged 20 pay his nightlifc debts.
and then slew 20 conceal his forg'
cries.
Tho question Of international In.
trigue was first raised in Paris.
where the peace delegates are gath.
cred. following partial disclosures %
diplomatic differences between ia
pan and China. and tho story Of the
theft Of secret treaties forced upon
China by Japan. while the Chinese
delegates. who passed thru America.
were on their way 20 Paris
Ziang sun Wan New York
Chlnaman. In the nan who has con
fcssed.
T T. Wong. head OF tho Chimes
educational mission In Washington.
Is the principal victim.
His two secretaries. G. II. HEic and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
PtOTTER LID
DOt BlL LIFE

wa waa secretary az the mission
81 which Wong was head lie led
double hfe--a sober. ambitious stu
dent az George Washington unlvcr'
siiy 20 his employer. the evenings
when he could set away from the
mission were spent In Washington
resorts with dancing girls ard cx.
penHlvc parties lie needed money.
and he feared wong would learn %
his dupliclty. lie plotted with wan.
who lived in New York. 20 rob nr.
Wong and return 90 China.
Wan came. an WIS guest. 10 the
mission. WI stole 4 blank check
from tho mission check book. There
was $3.50 900 on deposit. While they
plotted. tho check was missed and re-
ported TO tho police. Detectives
called while Wong and another SEC.
rotary. c. ". Hnie. were away.
while WI and Wan discussed the
ncw enlargement. Hsic came home.
WI shot him. and then the shooting
OF Wong seemed necessary before a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
LICENSE BILL
IS READY FOR
HART TO SIGN

OLYMPIA, Feb. sf.--Thc auto H.
oenSe bill. which provided for the
raising Of $4,000. 900 TO be expended
IN building new state roads. by
greatly Increasing the licenses on
motor vehicles In the state. passed
the house Thursday morning with a
vote Of rs for and IL against the bill.
King county was well represented
IN the minority. Bstlke. cotterili.
Cute. Hodgdon. Hull. Pease. Quail
helm. and Thomas voting against
the bill. Representatives Hull. Cute
and Short declared that the btu was
unfair 10 motor truck owners and
characterized IL as a revenue meas
urs rather than license bill.
The bill passed the senate last
Tuesday and viii go TO Acting Gov
ernor Hart for his signature Friday.
Unless the courts declare the meas
ure unconstitutional. the revenue
raised win be available for highway
construction next month.
The Washington Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce has strenu-
0usiy opposed the measure since IL
was first introduced In the senate.
declaring that II raised the licenses
to more than 400 per cent, causing
a tremendous injury on the small
dealer who owns a delivery car. and
that. IL necessary. II would resort 10
the referendum TO have the measure
defeated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21

Bruce was just placing tho letter
In an envelope. when tho police en-.
tered In the letter. he complained
u delegates leaving him. because
the bulls" were too busy
Pass Gives Up
Morris Pass. cartoonist. gave him.
self up 10 the state authorities
Thursday. no additional bond being
required Of him. as he IL under
bonds Of 1880 in the federal dis.
trict court In connection with the
draft
Cannon. an cx-soidier. was draft.
Cd July u. 1918. and discharged DE.
cembor from the i3sth engineers.
lie H. alleged to have been active
during the strike. Prosecutor Brown
issued "A criminal anarchy warrant
for Cannon last week.
The following. facing criminal an.
archy warrants. are Htiil at liberty:
Leon Green. former business agent
Of the Electrical Workers union.
Harvey O'conner. an editor Of the
international Weekly. u. /. Cham.
bsriain. secretary Of the J. W. W.
defense council and John Larson.
4. ". Rockwell and J. j. Callahan.
Delegates representing themselves
20 be from the Central Labor cOun-
eli and Boilermakers union. visited
the prosecutors office Thursday for
the second time in the week. and
sought reduction Of bail IN the cases
Of a number Of men held. This was
refused
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Seattle Woman in
Check" Trouble;
Held in Spokane

SPOKANE. Feb. Mrs Marie
y. Strong. young and pretty. but
fearful. iH In the city Jail. charged
with forging checks on a Spokane
department store. She says her real
name IL Mrs. Marie Lee. and that
she married John Lee. AN en- soldier.
last Tuesday at Seattle.
She says She lived in the Phinncy
district. Seattle. and worked on n
paper there. Police say she tried
20 pass IA bogus $50 check
Seattle police have wired that the
Lee mentioned is in jaii there also.
for forgery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Labor Troubles
Causing Concern
to u. S. Officials

WARRINGTON. u. C.. Feb. I'll
Strikes and serious labor disputes
arc now breaking out turnout the
country. labor department reports
show.
Troubles are probably more prev
aient now than at any time In the
nations history. one official stated.
AZ the same time that thousands
are striking. hundreds Of thousands
who want work. cannot find employ.
ment because Of the general Htagna-
ton OF industry.
Labor officials. including secre
tary Of Labor Wilson. frankly admit
tho situation IN fast becoming crit.
teal
During the first four days Of this
week. the department 81 labor as
signed oonciliatora 90 - strikes and
disputes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
MEAT INJURIOUS
To THE KIDNEYS
Take n Tablespoonful 81 Salts II
Back hurts or Bladder bothcrs
Meat forms uric acid.

We are a nation OF meat eaters
and our blood Is filled with uric
acid. says wellknown authority,
who warns us 20 be constantly on
guard against kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost 10
free the blood Of this irritating
acid. but become weak from tho
overwork. they get sluggish tho
ellmlnhtive tissues clog and thus
the waste ~ retained In the blood
to poison the entire system.
When your Kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps OF lead. and you have
singing pains in the back or the
urine il cloudy. full OF sediment.
or the bladder is irritable. obliging
you TO seek relief during the night.
when you have severe headaches.
nervous and dizzy spells. sleepless.
ness. acid stomach or rheumatism
pharmacist about four ounces Of
Jad Salts. take a tablespoonful In
glass OF water before breakfast
each morning and In a few days
your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon Juice. com.
bined with lithia. and has been
used for generations 10 flush and
stimulate clogged kidneys. 20 neu.
tralize the acids in urine so II In
no longer source OF irritation.
thus ending urinary and bladder
disorders
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and can.
not injure. makes a delightful ef.
fervescent lithia water drink, and
nobody can make a mistake by
taking a little occasionally TO keep
the kidneys clean and active.
The Largest Audience In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Sir Thomas Upton
Coming to America
to Inspect Yacht

LONDON. Feb. 2i.-sir Thomas
Upton announced today that he in
tends to go TO America 70 inspect his
yacht. the Shamrock ", which has
been laid up there since the last in
fernational races were called off. at
.Se start OF the war
u regret that there IL no prospect
for race this year" he said Put
I am confident the Americas cup
wiii yet be brought back 10 Eng
land"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Chicago Police
Probe Killings

CHICAGO. Feb. 2i.-Police today
were after siayera in three murders
occurring within eight hours here.
Last night.
John Meas died early today. after
he had been shot In n saloon duel.
James Patterson. farmer and &C
tive I. W. W. member. was shot and
killed In a hotel hallway. following
a reported quarrel with man
named Whiting.
Tho third killing was Of an un-
Identified man. who was found dead
in an alley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Gov. Lister Is
Getting Better

TACOMA, Feb. 2l--"GOv Lister
seems stronger. and appears 10 be
gradually improving" said rr. w. ".
Keller, physician who has Gov Lister
under his private care.
II am not promising anything yet.
lie is still in bed. and want TO keep
him there for a long time yet" he
continued.
Gov. Lister has been under DR..
Keiler's care for 10 days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Merchants to Hold
BUYERS Week" Here

A buyers week" will be held dur
ing March, at the same time as the
automobile show. according to plans
formulated Thursday at the monthly
dinner Of the Seattle Sales Manng
ers' association. at the Butler hotel.
4 convention Of Northwest mer-
chants within a radius OF 500 miles
Of Seattle will be held for one week
some timo in August.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Patriotism Drive
Will Be Launched
in Spokane Meet

SPOKANE. Fob. McctIng 20
draft articles OF patriotism
the direct purpose Of thwartinE the
activities OF anti-American radicals
professional. business
and newspaper men from all over
the Northwest will convene here to
morrow.
They have been called together By
A. l.. white. chairman 81 Spokane's
war drives. There will be sessions
Saturday and Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Spartacans Lose
in Battle With
German Soldiers

BASLE. Feb. 2f.--German govern
ment troops. operating with Marshal
Foch's permission, have recaptured
from the Spartacans all the public
buildings In Elberfeld, according TO
dispatches received here today. The
fighting continued until noon yester.
day. when. In agreement with the al.
lies. the troops withdrew until this
morning. leaving a guard 10 main
tain order.
CF.iberfeld IL within the neutral
zone. east Of the RhineJ
spartacans were reported TO have
seized all the bullion reserve in the
Reichsbank Of Muehlheim.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21

Hen sen WI. arc the others muir
dcrrd.
Wong was a man Of influence and
culture. who may well hay. bcon the
eonndan, % Chinese diplomats His
interests were ever for the develop.
mcnt and uplift Of China
vans story. told with Lack ~ 70
serve tina, L. unusual in tho Oriental
and In itsrlg suspicious. can b. brief.
Is auffs-uarirrd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
AUTO LICENSE
BILL AR0USES
PROTEST HERE

That the provisions OF senate bin
No, 1879. PASSED by tho state lcgisla.
turc Thursday. constitute vcritahle
"piracy" ON automobile owners. is
the opinion % local wachinc own
crs and dealers.
\ strong movement against the
hin. expected to be signed by Actins
Governor Hart saturday. Is already
under way locally. Resolutions
adopted by tho Chamber 81 Com,
mcrcc. favor increase of not more
than 100 per cent on private cars
and not more than 90 per cent on
trucks Commercial bodies and pri.
waite interests believe these license
rates hieh. and the rates contained
in DILL No iss as excessive rob
berry" as one auto owner expressed
himself.
1p y. Sands. local automobile
stcaier. manager OF the auto branch
Of Frank Watcrhousc & Co. has the
following 20 say about the hill.
Arc Double Taxed
'It a. not a fair license hill II
puts too big a taxation on people
already paying taxes that are a
heavy burden. Auto and truck own.
ers are not the only people 10 hcne-
NJ by good roads, and IN addition TO
the excessive license fees imposed.
they pay their portion OF personal
property taxes, along with other
taxable property.
mo auto user. truck owner or
dealsr. objects 10 paying a reason
able LICENSE fee. Ia addition 70 his
other taxes. But the Increase Of H.
censc fees In bill iss are SO unrca'
sonahle. that Il Is hard to conceive
how any legislature, organized as u
Il. would have tho nerve TO put 1,
over.
II believe the average member II
ignorant OF tho bills dctails--and Il
seems peculiar 20 the uninitiated
how any one could vote ON such a
measure. without knowing The de-
tails. There has not been one or
cnnixatlon before which tho matter
has been placed. but what has de-
clared the increase all out OF rca'
son
sands declares the Team Owners
association OF Seattle. the Auto
Owners association. the Chamber OF
Commerce and other local bodies.
viii Join nprccs In an effort TO have
the bill repealed or annulied Just
what form OF action will be taken
has not yet been decided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
$780, 00,00 FUND
FOR RAILWAYS O. K.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 81. 49, The
house today passed the bill appro-
priating $3.50 100000 for the railroad
revolving fund. The
vote was 272 10 IS.
The wheat guarantee bin was i'm
mediately taken up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
CHINESE SOLDIER RETURNS

Wounded by bullet in his right
shoulder. Chin Leung. Seattle born
Chinese. one OF the three Chinese
boys who went over the top at Cha.
,sau Thierry on the morning Of July
Is. has returned TO Seattle. after be.
Ing mustered out af Camp Dodge, Ia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
ss7o, 900 ALLOWED

OLYMPIA. Feb. 2i.-That VETO
900 IL sufficient to operate and main
tain the auto department OF the sec
Rotary Of states office Is maintained
In a report filed by the Joint com
nittec Of house and senate members
Of the Joint roads committees. The
budget asks $500. 900. The following
items are allowed by the committee:
Plate cost. 500. 900. postage. $40.
go: clerical cost. $4,000. policing.
~. 900. printing cost. s2s.ooo. ex'
press. office supplies. travelling cx-
penrex and freight. $4,000. Total
o1T0 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
10TH ON WAY HOME

Tho iisth signal battalion. corn.
posed entirely Of Washington men.
is due 20 arrive In Seattle the early
part Of next week. en- route 90 Camp
Lewis for rehabilitation. according
20 word received here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
ACCUSED or THEFT

Roswell T.. Armstrong In accure<
In a complaint filed Thursday by TN
prosecuting attorney of stealing ~
from his sister. Mrs. Ernest g. ICY
nolds. 2l2 Carolina court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
BETTING US.
WON'T GO DRY

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. al
Gamblers believe tho country will
NOT go dry.
Betting In San Francisco today
was four to one that the nation
stays wet.
In one poolroom. where many bets
are taken. II was said few are will
ing to take the dry side OF the
bet.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2i.--The
price Of drinks viii so up again
Monday.
Bars where beer has been sold for
a nickel will be forced TO raise the
price 10 10 cents. II was declared.
and whisky will also take n jsmp
In many bars where beer has sold
for dime. the price will go to Is
cents.
Better grades of whisky viii be
20 and Is cents n drink.
Payment Of the heavy liquor tax
il given as the cause for the raise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21

dollar Diplomacy" seems here 70
stay. for Britain ~ building for .
trade rivalry with the United states
keencr than ever before the war ana
liz bound 10 involve governmental re
Iations. Lord Salisbury is reported
Hia ted 70 become the British amhass
sador to the United States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
CREEKS DYING
AS THEY COME
FROM BULGARIA

ny LIEUT.. col HOMER FOLKS
American Rcd Cro>s Investigation
Assigned b, y. D.. A. to Write Of
Conditions In the balkans.
SAIO>ihA. Feb. si.--Ise-
tween Constsntineplc and IA
lonika. along the route by which
deported Greeks arc returning
Co their homes. the refugees are
dying by the hundreds of cold
and starvation.
At every station crowds Of these
refugees swarm upon every passing
train. nlling every inch OF space,
riding on tho roofs. on the trucks.
under the guns OF the trains carry,
ing artillery. under the field kitch.
ems. on the ammunition. but chiefly
crowdlng into freight cars. packed
SO closely that no one can either
sit or lie down.
Suffer From Cold
Americans. well provided with
clothing blankets. etc. and inside a
closed car. suffer severely from the
cold. The condition Of those poor
unfortunate hy products 81 the
worlds great war--thinly clad or In
rags. and travelling on the top Of or
In open cars. can hardly be imaE-
lned. They have lived thru months
% privation and many Of them have
had no food for days, except n little
which the American Red Cross had
managed 20 get up 20 stations along
the railroad. The train crawla along
slow lSs--alx days from Constant.
nople. a distance OF about 400 miles.
When a train stops at station
and the refugees unnaek themselves
from the cars TO seek food. nearly
always there are several dead bodies
TO be removed. sometimes six. eight
or ten. At one station as fresh
graves were counted
The weather approached the fr.ez.
ing point. but children stand hare
footed In water up TO the ankles.
Ice forming around the edges Of the
pools. waiting for food
Given scaniy Food
II there are any laws in Bulgaria
regulating the labor Of women and
children. they did not apply to these
unhappy Greeks. They were given
the scantiest OF food. many OF them
lived In the open: and II they object.
ed. or slackened their efforts. de.
privation OF food. and beating were
their rewards. Under such condl.
fyr,. af....m..a fk-f.s.t .ra a.. -.
Der OF Greeks rapidly diminished
No one knows how many OF the
i20. 900 or SO Greeks who wcr. dc
ported viii ever return.
Apparently some are being detain.
ed against their will One lnvesti-
gator reports that often the nasnes
OF children are changed by adding
an "off" at the end. 80 a. 10 make
them seem 20 be bulgarian children.
10 is hard to believe tho reports
coming from Greece. where one
hears estimates that from Ia 20 as
Of the entire number have perisi1cd.
Meanwhile the American Red Cross
is establishing feeding stations along
the lin. OF tho railway TO which
these returning pilgrims find their
way.
After thay reach Greek territory.
at each station groups leave the
trains to go over tn. plains or the
barren hills TO their village homes.
In one such waiting group Sat two
women. each with a small dead child
in her arms IL these people sue
cccded in reaching their homes. they
were likely to find them either com.
pletsiy destroyed or stripped Of fur
niturc. bedding and utensils. and
without doors and windows.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-20
PAGE FIVE

S. E. Richie motored over from
Spokane Tuesday and after spending
a day with his brother-in-law's family,
DIR. Hoxsey, returned to Spokane
Wednesday, accompanied by his son
Edwin, who has made his home here
for the past two months.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-20

Mrs. D. C. Town motored to We
natchee last Wednesday to take in
the old soldiers reunion, and had for
auto companions Mrs. Percival, Mrs.
]. C. Davis and her daughter, Mrs.
Dale Marble and granddaughter,
Maxine.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-16

The divorce rate in Canada is about
one divorce to every 100000 OF pop
ulation. while in the United States il
is 112 per 100000 population.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-16
TO COMPLETE TEMPLE.

Cardston. Alta. Dec. 16.-Cardston's
Mormon temple. which has been un-
der construction for four years. will
soon be completed. The church is
said to have cost more than $1,000
COO, and it is claimed that it is to be
equal if not superior in beauty to the
Mormon church at Salt Lake City.
Utah.
1t is said that the design was partly
suggested to architects by pictures of
ruined temples of ancient America.
The walls are of marble and the
building is 2s5 feet long by lie feet
high. 1t is claimed that stone. and
quartz quarried in British Columbia
for the church. contain at least $40.-
900 worth Of gold. Announcements
have declared that the carpets. rugs
and paintings for the interior OF the
church, will cost many thousands Of
dollars.
According to present plans. the
ceremony which will mark the open
ing of the church will be public, but
after that ceremony the church will
be open only to members Of the
Mormon faith.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-16
The Herald Santa Claus Girls

One tx Y. Z.,'' whose kindness
prompts him to send a substantial do
nation to the Santa Claus Girls and
whose modesty prevents us from Civ
ing his name to the public, accompa-
MES his donation with very encour-
aging little note and among other
things he says: I've been posting
up on this Santa Claus thing. I find
that of all the m.tss handed down
people none appeal so strongly to
the childish fancy as the oewitchins
fairy1t dope relative to that abso-
iutely preposterous, that utterly Inn
possible, that charming and altcgethe.
l0vable old fraud and imaginary
quantity-santa Claus. Right here
IN this mans town. there are many
little ones who believe. Wit, Thea un-
questioning faith OF childhood, that
in certain mysterious precincts Of The
Herald building Santa Claus. has
goodies. caps. sweaters. oversloas
p ever rthin'-that ne has apportion-
ed those stores among the icss for
tunate kiddfes Of Grand Forks and
vicinity. and that his accredited dis.
tributing agents are the Santa Claus
Girls.
Though this is the day we observe
as the anniversary of the dear
Christ's birth We. st. is ard a,wavs
has been considered as as9necn'saflv the
chiidren's day Chriet,s day. Il. .is true,
whop he Is .glad to, 5s},a.e thu ssAay's
remembranecs. We cannot picture
w!thOn1 ashtns. snrtss Tn q. poaenay,.
fangutvh Of child who. on Christmas
morning, finds Its stpcktng npfy. am
who has tOs face the dismal prospect