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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06

All jokes are old. there is no such
thing AS a new joke.
This IL diAeouraKlng news for
greenhorn comedians. But John T.
Murray says It's true. ana he ought
to know. Murray II one 81 the ciev.
crest comedians In the country. and
his business II 20 make New York
laugh first. and then when he has a
few recipes for smokers all down pat
he tours the English speaking world.
leaving behind trail Of Eiggles.
John Murray ~ the leading funny
nan in "Maytlmc." the cxtraor.
binary play with music az tho Met.
ropoiitan this week
when he isn't performing. Murray
digs for the elusive pun--it'a his
business to md them and then sell
EN- over the footiights. Hes a Joke
merchant.
Murray has concluded that there
arc actually only IS original joke
subjects. Hes written a book called
Compendium Of Comedy" iio
traces down. picks 20 pieces and ana.
Iyxes about every joke that has ever
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06
Seattle Man Goes
to Post in Brazil

Il. II. Carter, manager OF Armour q
company's Seattle branch house,
has been appointed general manager
of Armours packing plant at the
sac Paulo. Brazil. according TO an
announcement received here from
the Chicago office OF Armour & Co.
Carter will leave Seattle, May 10th.
the dispatch announced.
Edgar NJ. Luke. superintendent of
Denver territory. which includes
Colorado. Arizona and New Mexico.
will succeed Carter as manager of
the Seattle branch. and viii arrive In
the city shortly after the first OF the
month
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06

Secretary OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
Those four propositions win remedy
the unemployment situation IN Amer
lea and prevent bread lines next
winter
/. Dcmobiiired soldiers. sailors and
marines should be paid their regular
pay by the government until they
find employment. even n u takes
them year.
2. The government should put dlH-
charged soldiers and sailors on land.
loan them $4,000 each with which 10
build n house and buy machinery.
and permit them 90 buy the land on
long time payments
J. immigration 90 this country
should BE- stopped for four years. 10
proven, unfair competition with for
ciEn labor In a market already satur-
ascd.
4. Every contract let for public
work and held in allegiance on ac-
count OF the war should 10 Inn
mediaiciy carried out
should Lose No Time
hope that m soon aA congress re-
couvcnes IL will losc no time in pass
ing legislation 20 carry out these
propositions and start up the ma
chincry which will take care Of the
thouaandh OF returned soldiers. sail
ors and war workers who are now
out Of work.
II IL not my place 20 say who was
Mt fault for the failure Of the last
congress 20 enact this legislation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06
Nv. w. Bosses Breed I.W.W.,
Declares Frank Morrison

but whoever. for the sake OF political
advantage. would permit single sol
dlrr return ! from France 10 Fo
without work has committed n crime
agninst humanity.
believe that tho governments
duty In 10 secure land. irrignte II.
drain u. make II TT for cultivation.
and purchase II 20 put men 20 work.
Then n should be sold 10 soidierM
sailors or whoever desires II on long
time payments Every man should
he advanced $4,000 for the purpose Of
building a house and buying tho
necessary implements 10 enable him
TO set in his first years crop.
Canada and Australia are doing
that: why should not this country
England In paying not only It's dis
charged soldiers. but u war workers.
until they find employment. Why
should not this country
Prior 20 1914 there were millions OF
unemployed In this country. A cen
sus taken In Taft's administration
showed that. and because OF it's pos
sibie political effect IL was never
published when the democrats came
into power. they also withheld IL from
publication for the same reason. Tho
steel cen,crs. the packing houses, the
sugar rcfincries. the mines. had two
or three men for every job.
This unemployment was fostercd
by big employers for tho purpose OF
preventing increases In wages and
reduction in hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06

Charles NJ. Schwab, of the Bcthle-
hem steel Company. boasted several
years ago that his company had the
cheapest labor In the country. work
ing from IL to 10 hours day for
seven days week.
This rcadIustment period must wit
ness revision OF the position OF the
workers. Industries must not be
permitted 10 live and grow fat he
cause they have cheap labor working
long hours I want TO hear Charles
NJ. Schwab boast that he has THE
HIGHEST PAID LABOR IN THE
COUNTRY. WORKING THE
SHORTEST HOURS. AND PRO
DUCING MORE PER MAN THAN
ANY OTHER PLANT IN THE
COUNTRY,
People are learning that there a. no
reason why small minority should
live in luxury and work few hours
n day. while the majority work long
hours at low wages. and are unable
10 buy comforts for their families.
Legislation and general thought IN
progressing along these lines today.
and the farther 1t progresses the
quicker will !. w. W.ism be sup
pressed.
We have timber interests in Wash
ington, coal operators In Colorado.
copper Industries in Michigan. and
others which refuse TO permit their
men to organize and bargain oollec-
lively. THOSE MEN ARE !. w. w.
EMPLOYERS, AND As LONG AS
WE HAVE I. w. w. EMPLOYERS
WE WILL HAVE l. w. W. EN-
PLOYES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06

OF pink Windsor crepe are these well-made ga
" ments with elastic at waistne and knee an
ruffle banded with narrow pink satin ribbon. Wei
reinforced, $1.25.
WOMEN'S AND MISSES KNICKERBOCKER
of crepe or barred nainsook, designed with ella
tic shirring at waistline and knee and well-reil
forced. In pink or white, $50.
WOMEN'S KNICKERBOCKERS of pink merce
ized sateen, with elastic shirring at waistline an
knee and pointed ruffle trimmed with blue stitch
ing, $1.65. THE BASEMENT sroRl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06

RED FRONT STORE MOVES TO
FIRST AND PINE SITS.
Being Forced Out of Old Location, Red Front Stock
Moved to Large Double Storeroom at First Ave.
and Pine Street. To Be Sacrificed Wednesday.

After being served with legal no
tice and forced out of his old Red
Front location. Rogers was com
PEELED for about two months to
store his great 100000 Red Front
Clothing stock In a basement Thus.
being practically forced out OF bust
ness. Rogers was in sore straits
but he would not give up. lie sue
ceeded at last in securing the large
double storeroom at the NORTH.
WEST corner Of
FIRST AND PINE STREET.
Here at First and Pine. Rogers
has moved his great 100000 stock
and realizing that the season has
advanced while he has been out OF
business, Rogers has ordered his
entire stock to be SACRIFICED at
once for what money II will bring.
The sacrificing OF this great
SEQ. 900 stock will mark the great
est price-cutting event that Rogers
has ever attempted The entire
stock must be sold. and sold It will
be, regardless Of the loss entailcd
thereby.
SALE STARTS WE'D, . A. NJ.
III you want to rave money, come
10 Rogers new location at corner
Of First and Pine. Following are
few OF the sacrifice prices picked at
random from this great stock:
SACRIFICE PRICES
Mems soc President SuspeDders,
z7c. 5000 Dress Shirts at CSC; $500
Wool Underwear at 9sc, and 15c
Canvas Gloves at DC.
Mems $500 Sweaters have been
reduced 10 s1.25, and $50 WORK
shirts have been cut TO CSC. Mems
uaudkerehlefs go "wednesday at DC.
Mems Cotton sox. Sc. Mems $3.50
Union Suits go at s16s. and last
but not leaAt, Mems $3.50 Union
Made Overalls will 20 "Wednesday
at exactly one.half price, si.25.
ENTIRE SHOE STOCK GOES
Rogers great Shoe Stock goes to
marrow at absolutely unheard,of-
prices. Boys $500 Shoes. our price
stas Mems Dress Shoes valued to
$500. 90 at s1.9s. Mems Heavy
Union. Made Work Shoes. worth to
rs 90. 20 at $3.50. over 1000 pairs
IadIes' Hlgb.Top Dress Shoes, worth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-06
Notions at SC
for the Sewing Room

Dress Fasteners and white dozen card &C.
Hooks and Eyes and white &c card
Safety Pins sizes /, and g. dozen card, &c
Finishing Brads In red blue pink white, navy
threeyard lengths &c
Sowing Thread black white and coors, &c SPOOL
Marking Cotton in and white &c
Darnng Thread mercerized and cotton finishes black.
viii colors, &c.
Thimbles OF aluminium ceiuloid and brass, &c each.
Needle Emeries, &C.
Needles. &c package
Double Skirt Betting. in gray and white, SC yard
Pearl Buttons, card, &C.
THE BASEMENT STORE.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
CLEMENCEAU GIVEN
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

PARIS, July %, tRy the Associated
Press 1.-The chamber OF deputies gave
Il vote of confidence In the cabinet Of
NJ. Clemenceau late yesterday by a vote
of 272 against 1871. NJ. Clemenceau's on
ponents were 1ubilant over the vote In
the chamber, saying that 1t spelled the
doom OF the cabinet as at present con
stituted,
Premier Clemenceau, on leaving the
chamber, said; This Is a mere skir-
mish. the real battle il coming
The premier was cheered as he de.
parted, many officers surrounding hir,
and shouting, "Vive C~lemenceau'" ard
Long live the father OF victory!'
Annoyed during the debate by re-
reated Interruptions from the socialists,
in which Jean Bon and NJ Narenne
were conspicuous, NJ, Clcmenceau as
cended the tribune. Amid tense silence
the old man walked slowly up the stens
and turned and saluted the right and
center and glowored at the extreme
left. The light Of battle was gleam-
in the Tigers cye, as he said In a
low voice. You blame me FOR not
having chosen my colleagues from the
learned, An eminent man Is not neCes-
Sarily a member OF the French acad.
envy
The house laughed and was disarmed.
Strolling up and down the tribune, the
premier hesitated. stopped and then
continued:
You wanted me to make war. | have
made war, You wished me TO make
peace, II is harder to make peace thar
IL rs TO mako war, II is n question OF
confidence. | hHv obtained all that
France could desire and many things
that France could not hope for
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
M~ISSISSIPPIAN TURNS
UP AFTER LONG ABSENCE

YAZOO CITY, Miss, July %. (Spl.)
For q years the relatives Of James
A. Bradshaw, formerly Of this county,
did not know whether he was alive or
dead, and they had no trace of him
after his leaving the old home in this
county. Last week he surprised rela-
tives here by ~reappearing in much the
same manner as that in which he left
the county so many years ago.
1t was about a month ago that a boy
hood friend of Mr.. Bradshaw's met him
at a little railway station near Gulfport,
on the @. 4 8. |. railroad, and he then
made inquiry about Yazoo City affairs,
and learned ofNthe death Of his father
and mother and two OF his brothers.
He decided to visit again the scenes Of
his boyhood and the visit last week was
the result.
Shortly after he left Yszoo county
Mr.. BradshaY, so the story learned now
goes, married a young lady In Virginia.
After the birth Of a second child his
wife and ono OF the children died; and
since that time Mr.. Bradshaw has
travelled much and has had a varied
experience. Part OF the time he worked
as a railGoad engineer running from
some point In Virginia to New York.
At another time work was hard to get
and there were q. dozen applicants for
every job. He had seven cents In his
pocket when he landed q job as coach
mar for n wealthy New Yorker, and he
stayed on this job for four or five
months before he resume his work as
a railroad engineer.
In Yazoo county Mr.. Bradshaw visited
his brother, George Bradshaw, and his
sister, Miss Lizzie Bradshaw, and spent
several days on the old plantation near
Dover, He Is now making his home at
Hattiesburg, Miss, and expects to again
visit Ya2oo City in the near future.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
Was Penalty For
Booze Sale Since
July | Forgotten?

What is the penalty for selling liquor
without a government license since Juiy
II? Does the liquor seller by taking out
a government license since that date
mmunize himself from prosecution?
Gould he legally get a government H.
cense since the wartime act prohibits
the sale anywhere in America Of intox-
icating liquors until the army Is de-
mobilizedf Does the wartime prohibi-
ton order repeal all former acts Of
the congress on the subject?
Possibility of confusion and possibility
OF inability Of the government success
fully to prosecute retailing charges since
July ! until congress finally nuts the
penalties on the post-July-1 v~iolator are
about to arise,
~ at the hearing OF a retailing case be-
fore George II. Poole, United states
commissioner, Tuesday. Chas, NJ. Bryan,
attorney for Fritz SOdini. who was
bound over to the state on a charge Of
retailing liquor. apparently did not
fight very vigorously evidence given by
l., $. TeVts, a government special agent,
that sale had been made, His line Of
questioning seemed to indicate that the
defense would be that 'Sodini prior to
July ] did possess 3 government license
and that h sale was made by an en-
plOye Of the place formerly run by So
DIM. After the hearing Mr.. Bryan stat
ed It as his opinion that congress in its
avidity to put all the safeguards pos
sible around the enforcement of the
drastic dry laws had failed to provide a
penalty for the retailing OF liquor since
July ! without a government license.
ThOs. j. Walsh, assistant United
States attorney. maintained that a
United states license would have been
issued if applied for, even though the
wartime act prohibited the sale OF
whisky. and he insisted that all the old
laws were and are still in force. He
admitted, however, that some "confu-
sion" might arise along the line Mr..
Bryan suggested.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
.3l6,554 SAILORS ARE
DEMOBILIZED BY NAVY

WASHINGTON, July 23,-Demoblli-
cation Of the navy Is progressing salts
%factorily, according to a navy depart
ment announcement today. A total Of
1855 enlisted men have been dis
charged since the armistice was signed,
of which "a, 906 were enlisted in the reg
ular service and 222, 24S we're members
of the reserve force who were released
to inactive duty, subject to call. More
than $4,000 reserve officers have been
returned to civil life and 1874 still are
on duty.
There still are TO,0 Q enlisted men Of
the reserve force on duty. most of them
aboard transports. They will be re-
leased as rapidly as recruits can be OBJ
tanned to take their places. 1t Is ex-
pected all of the reserve officers and
men remaining in the service will be re-
leased within two months.
Recruiting now Is more encouraging,
the rate Of new enliStments being about
5000 monthly. Both the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets are sim short handed,
however. Naval officers expect the ar
rival of the Pacific fleet on the west
coast to result In stimulating recruiting
throughout the West,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
CRISIS
IN FAIR WAY FOR
QUICKtLIMINATION
Japan Considers Request for
Formal Statement and Big
Senate Opposition to Peace
Treaty May Be Removed.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of The News
ErInnINa

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Jap
anese government has been urged to
make a formal statement OF intentions
with respect to Shantung. Serious on
sideratiOn is being given to the proposal
IN Toxic. There Is every sign that, be-
fore many days nave passed, one Of the
chief obstacles TO the ratification Of the
peace treaty and league OF nations Will
have been overcome.
Information obtainable here concern
ing the japanese attitude or Shantung
makes It possible to indicate as II way
cut of the difficulty an expression some
thing like this:
Japan does not understand why
American senators should question her
motives or her pledged word, but will
rot fail, nevertheless, to reiterate the
promise formally made on May 25, 1915.
to restore Kiauchau to China,
Japan has received by the Versailles
treaty only those rights and privileges
previously held by Germany.
No secret treaty or agreement was
ever made between Germany and ia
pan during the war and any suggestion
OF that kind Is a public reflection on
Japah's integrity and good faith as al
ally.
President Wilson urged the Japanese
mission In Paris TO fix "a definite time
when kiauchau would be restored TO
China.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
Hunts MOOnshiners
But Gets Sentence
For "~BOOtegging''

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, July "a
Seized by a gang OF alleged moon
sinners, brought before a Greenbrier
county justice Of the peace and found
guilty on a charge OF bootlegglng, wa
the experience OF u. II. Ratliff, OF Hin
ton, W. Va. state prohibition officer,
who returned late yesterday from an
investigation tour into the hills. Ratliff
was sentenced to serve 90 days In jail
by the justice, but was rescued by
Harry fitzgerald. a brother officer from
an alleged moonshiner, who was escort
ing the convicted official to the bastlle.
Ratliff and Fitzgerald went into the
mus OF Greenbrier to Investigate a re-
port that many illicit stills were in
operation there, The officers located
two stills and Ratliff went TO the village
Of Auto, w, Va, 70 telephone the de-
partmant at Charleston for additional
men TO make the raid, White In Auto,
Ratliff was arrested by the gang al The
point OF revolvers, brought before the
Justice charged with bootlegging and
convicted.
Following the rescue of Ratliff by
Fitzgerald the officers destroyed two
stills and more than 5000 gallons OF
mash and swore out 10 warrants for
Greenbrier county residents who are
charged with manufacturing moon
hin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
LETS SCHOOL CONTRACTS

p YAZoo CITY, Miss, July %. (Spl.)
Contracts have been let by the
trustees OF four Of the schools of the
new county OF HUMPHREYS for new
school buildings to be completedFby che
opening Of the school term In Septem-
Der, T, H. Reed & Son, Of Relzoni, have
been granted the contract for the erec-
ton of the school building at Louise in
the sun of SIi ,6S7 so. w. c, Stout. OF
Meridian, got the contract for the Silver
City Consolidated school in the sum of
$l5,S76, n the plumbing and wiring
contract for that school went to the
Davis Plumbing company for $605 and
the heating OF the building to Roy
Wright for 81, 200,
The Four Mile school contract went
to T. l., Reed Il Son, of Belzoni, for
$lt $50. The lsola school contract went
to W, c., Stout in the sum OF $26,271.
with the plumbing and wiring to be
dozen by the Davis Plumbing company
and the heating to the Lutenbach
Plumbing company,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
BAPTISTS BUY FAMOUS
OLD JACKSON HOUSE

JACKSON. Miss, July 20. CSpl)-
The Harding building, corner OF Capt.
tol and President streets, the first office
structure erected In Jackson. and To-
Gated on the site of Mississippi's first
capitol building, has peer sold to the
Baptist state mission board, and will
hereafter be used as headquarters for
that body. The offices of the campaign
manager OF the Baptist drive to raise
a fund OF $500, 600 in Mississippi for
mission, education and other causes.
will shortly be moved to the structure.
The Harding building was erected more
than 25 years age by the late Col, II. J.
Harding. At hat time there was only
one other three-story structure In Jack
son, the present MCGEE building, locat-
ed directly across the street,
Mississippi's first state house, located
on the site Of the Harding building, was
erected in 1892 and 1928 and, according
TO the best information o~btainable, cost
about S.. ZOO. 1t was y small brick struc-
ture with a wooden NM and was
used until 1899. when the buildlng at the
head of Capitol street was completed. In
the archives of the state are records
showing that $27 was paid for u chairs
to be used by members Of the first leg
~islative body that met in its halls In
1874, and another bill paid was 81 for
candles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
MISSISSIPPI MAY BE
SEPARATE DISTRICT

JACKSON, Miss, July 90. (spl.)-
Commissioner Daniel c. Roper of the
Internal revanue bureau has approved
the plan 10 have Mississippi made a
separate district for the collection Of
revenue. income and wal taxes, and II
Is expected that a collector from this
state will be named shortly.
At present Mississippi is in the dis
trict with Alabama, and the collector Of
taxes is located at Birmingham. There
the collectorship in this state. The Gre
alton Of the Mississippi district was
largely due to the efforts of Congress-
Collier,
The Rotary club has wired Congress-
Collier congratulations and thanks.
and asks him that the state office no
here. II is known hat tho
Jackson location pleases Mr.. Collier. as
he stated while here recently that he
thought Jackson the logical place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
J. S. HORN IS BURIED
IN ELMWQ0D CEMETERY

j. s, horr, aged 81. prominent In
drug circles in Memphis for many years
and whose home was at White Station,
died at the Gattly- Ramsey hospital
Tuesday, following an Illness OF a year
The funeral Was held Tuesday after
noon, services being conducted by the
Rev, W. D. Buckner, OF Calvary church.
lnterment was in Elmwood cemetery.
MIR. Horn moved to Memphis about %
wears ago from Byhalia, Miss. and at
II time was secretary-treasurer Of, the
Hessig- Ellis Drug company, and later
with the Ellis Jones Drug company.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eula
pupree Horn. and one son. j. S. Horn,
OF Memuhis. two brothers. J. II. Horn,
of Red Banks and F.. r. Horn. Of Byha-
Pettus and Mrs, c. NJ. Ashford, OF For
rest City, Ark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
ASKED TO AID
IN HUNT FOR SOLDIER

the tl5th field artillery, who saw ser
vice IN France, is being sought by the
police at the request of Mrs, NJ. w.
Shook. $40 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn.
NabourS anne to Memphis shortly after
being discharged from service several
weeks ago and since that time has not
communicated with Mrs, Shook. who is
his foster mother.
Nabours Is about 6 feet 2 inches ts'i,
weighs about 200 pounds and is a blond.
lie has a sister residing In Memphis,
Mrs. Shook said. whose husband is a
contractor by the name of ratteT son.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
ENLARGE MEMBERSHIP.

The membership OF the recently or
gantEed Physicians Business bureau,
which last week was affiliated with the
Retail Credit Mems association, has
grown with great rapidity during the
past few days. A campaign for mem -
bers among the physicians has been un-
der way and the response has been most
satisfactory, according to the cam
~psigners. The physicians arc cndeavor-
ing to place their profession upon a
paying basis the same as merchants,
but do not intend to use their ~orgsnlxa-
ton rs a weapon upon their patients.
They want the financial recognition
that Is due their profeseiv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-23
WORLDS LEAGUE OFFICER
IS J0VIAl GENTLEMAN

LONDON, July 2s.--Sir Eric Drum
mond, the first secretary general of the
league of nations. Is a mar in the early
~fcrties, of about middle height, with
alert, rather humorous eyes and fine
features, He is exceedingly witty, a
most excellent companion and can spar
kle AZ n dinner party as effectively as
he can draft a clause OF a treaty.
Sir Eric is said to possess an aston
ishingly complete knowledge of the
United States, and for some years was
a recognized authority in the foreign
office to be consulted on American at
fairs. He Is said to have a gift for in
te%rnational politics that has served his
country well In several crises.