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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
TAKE NO ACTION
ON PAVING BILL
Council Defers Vote on Veto
OF Mayor

The city council side stepped
action Monday ON Mavor Fity.
gerald's veto OF an ordinance
which l. designed 10 saddle upon
the municipal street railway the
cost Of paving and paving main
tcnance-
Instead OF taking n vote on the
veto. the council decided TO refer II
20 the council sitting as committee
~ the whole. No date for the meet
Ing was set. hut a special meeting
viii be necessary. unless the coun.
ell wishes the ordinance killed thru
allowing IL to lie inert for 30 days
after receiving the mayors written
disapproval OF the measure.
Mayor Fitzgerald vetoed the ordi.
nance october 80. IL the council
does not pass the ordinance over the
mayors veto within 80 days after
such disapproval. the ordinance is
killed. The next regular meeting OF
the council comes after the 3o,day
limit.
on the disposal OF the paving ordi.
rance hinges n probable 6-cent street
car fare or retention Of the present
scent fare.
when the council met. Monday
afternoon. TO consider the mayors
veto. Councilman Drake urged inn
mediate action.
Councilman Moore demurred and
moved that the veto be referred to
the committee OF the whole.
Every councilman was present ex.
cept Bolton. Both Mayor Fitzgerald
and Superintendent OF Public Utili-
ties Thomas +. Murphine, emphatic
opponents OF the paving ordinance.
were present when the council refer.
red the measure 10 the committee of
the whole. but wended their ways
back to their respective offices when
the city dads left the whole thing up
In the air.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
1900 VETERANS
NEED JOBS HERE.
Roosevelt Post viii Try to
Solve Problem

Confronted with the fart that
500 ex.psrvicc war veterans are
walking the streets without y job.
and that positions they formerly
held are filled - ncn.service men.
many of whom are aliens. Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt Post. No. "a AZ n
meeting Tuesday night at islsh
Third ave. provided for the employ.
nent of a paid secretary 70 remedy
the situation.
II will be the secretnry's duty TO
obtain from employers a list Of the
names OF employees who claimed ex.
cmption from military service on
the ground that they were aliens.
with the idea Of filling their posi-.
tons with ex service men. The of.
flee OF secretary Of employment viii
be a paid position
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Cops Must Pay
on Valley. Line,
Is New Edict

l. faith. it's sad news for policemen
and firernen. matesl
Beginning next Friday morning. all
cops and fire fighters. whether In
uniform or out Of H. must pay the
full fare Of 6 cents. II they ride ON
the street cars OF the Seattle & Raj
nier Valley Railway Co
auch was the word " pnded Mon
day to Superintendent ofPubuc Utili,
ties Thomas =. Murphine. Poliee
Chief Joel r. Warren and Fire Chief
Frank l.. Stetson. by WaTen NJ.
Brown. manager Of tho railway.
The street car company filed ap.
pIication withthe public service com
mission on October Is. asking for n re-
vision OF It's tariff and. among other
things. desired TO charge cops and
nremen fun fares. whether In uni
form or not.
Manager Brown received word
Monday from the public service com.
mission that his appeal had bem
granted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Dog, Accused of
Killing Cat, Wins
Lots of Friends

The unidentified dog held in the
county jail for the murder Of Tom
Marian. father OF six infant kittens.
was lodged in the east tank Tues.
day. after he had submitted TO hav.
ing his paw prints taken by Deputy
Roy Murdock He refused to talk
The jailors have been swamped
with telephone calls from kind
hearted dog lovers. who have OF.
fcrcd to take the accused purp
under their care.
All offers have been stefnly re-
fused by Jailor VIII II. Barr. who
says murder" Is an unb4lable Of
fcnsc.
Deputy Sheriff Earl Ramage At
tempted 10 get the purp out on his
y. X. personal recognizance), but
his attempt was unsuccessful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
MEXICO REPLY
IS DUE TODAY
Delay Will Bring Forth An
other u. S. Note u

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. 25.-
Unless there rs deliberate delay on
the part Of the Mexican government.
Carranza's reply to Americas note
demanding immediate release OF
Consular Agent w. o. Jenkins should
be received here today. the state de.
partment believed.
Continued delay in the Mexican re
ply will bring forth another note
from the United States. demanding
to know why the American has not
been set free, it was learned at tit
state department. "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Jesus Rentaria Is
Reported Murdered

MARIA, Texas. Nov. 25.--(united
Press. l--Jcsus Rentaria. famous kid
naper OF two American airmen sew.
eral months ago. was reported today
to have been shot 10 death at Car.
rizozo Springs. Mexico. The report
stated one OF his own band killed the
Mexican bandit leader during a quar-
rel over the remainder OF the $4,000
ransom money received from the
United states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

At the gutter stalwart men
gathered In groups to watch
Frank n. Gordon. special investi-
gntor for the prosecuting attor-
ney's office, pour.
Here and there sigh escaped
those more emotional souls who
mourned the passing OF Jay Bar
leycorn. Remarks of fantastic
design accentuated the mournful
verbal colorings.
A fitting climax 20 the en-
semble was the arrival of a son
OF yagabonds. who. attracted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25


Sometimes. when II is quite dark
outside. BY standing In just the
right place. BY squirting my eyes
nearly shut. and holding my
breath. almost get a glimmer OF
something remotely resembling
the ghost Of an image.
But each time 7 get that far
am baffied. because can't hold
this strained attention long
enough to fix the image. classify
il. and guess ,what II II accurately,
Once thought II was the pic
fure Of a young lady with golden
f1air throwing a biacksnake about
her neck for a boa; tee heel
Then I thought u was a comet
darting upon sleeping city.
Saturday about decided It was
a picture Of a Hun plane max
ing tail spin over the FLANDERS
trenches: but this morning when
I looked I saw / was utterly mis-.
taken. and that II was most likely
a somewhat impressionistic vizu'
alization Of Santa CLAUS at the
North pole. frozen In K cake Of
ice with a walrus for n playmate
'longside.
Any Of the hoi polloi who did
not view the recent Eastern pic
ture show, while II was displayed
here, can get an idea Of what
these pictures looked like at their
best by sizing this one up.
Only II should be Understood
that this one is definite. and pre-
else. plain and easily apparent be-
ride the majority OF those on re-
cent display.
From which you can gather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

Forty-eight quarts OF the Fool.
ish Fluid, the last vestige of the
seizure which precipitated a
grand jury Investigation, gurgled
its way 20 the south along the
westerly gutter OF Fourth ave.
and disappeared into a friendly
manhole at the northeast corner
OF Fourth ave. and jefferson 81.
The lovely costumes and jew
els of the women reflected a
scene of marvellous beauty from
the windows OF the County-City
building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

from afar by the pungent aroma
of the kickful Skee. exclaimed:
"Ain't II h-?"
The charming manner in
which Gordon poured with the
aid OF hatcheU was the subject
OF no little comment. Not all OF
the comment was compliment
airy, but still IL was comment.
As metal rang against bottle
and the amber dynamite sloshed
and sizzled into It's friendly gut
ter haven, there was a patter of
applause. not unmixed, however.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Reveal Plot to
Slay Venizelos

LONDON. Nov. 2a.--A dispatch
from Athens today revealed plot
10 aHsaRsinatc Premier Nenizclos, Of
Greece. had been discovered there
The piottcrs planned TO overthrow
the government. the dispatch said,
adding that many OF them had been
arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
And Be Sure You
Don't Chew Label
Off False Teeth

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.--'Use
your false teeth economically and
be careful Of the wear and tear"
This warning was issued 10
New York's tootbless today by
Samuel 8. Stodel. organizer Of
the Dental Workers Union, who
SAYS the city Is facing a false
teeth famine unless makers OF
artificial grinders accede TO
union demands.
Chief among the requests OF
the union Is that the union label
be put on every set.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

with lugubrious sighs.
The whiskey poured was that
unearthed in the County-City
building on the night of June g.
an orphaned container which
housed 36 quarts of authorita-
tive beverage.
The other dozen quarts were
3 seized at n sanitarium at River
ton.
Not n pleasant time was had
by all.
Among those who attended the
function We're. L. Harold Pat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Seeking Murderer
of Yakima Youth

NATION. Nov. 25.--The entire
Yakima valley is being secured today
by posses OF citizens. enraged over
the wanton murder OF is.year.old
VIM. Crawford by lone bandit.
Crawford was held up and robbed
Of all his change here by a masked
thug As he turned to go, the rob.
Der shot him down in cold blood lie
died several hours later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

Deputies found the dog barking on
tho shore % the hartsor. but the body
OF Mcclure was not found until tho
posse. following the hafbor line.
stumbled into the boathouse early
this morning. Up to 8 o'clock this
morning the body had not been cut
down. but hung sumpenaed. waiting
Tor the arrival Of tite coroner.
Mcclure had fastened n rope n a
rmftnr. stood upon a box. plunged a
knife into hts heart and swung hsrn.
self into eternity.
Sheriff W. u. Wallace took charge
of the Mcclure home. when IN.
formed Of what had occurred there
by roomef. bob Bartlett Bartlett
learned OF the csime on his return
home at $50 .. m. on entering the
place. he said. be noted the unusual
disorder.
He first discovered the note left
BY Mcclure. Part sf II was illsg.
lbie. but the final sentence plainly
told that McGuirc'a body would be
found In the harbor.
Carrying a lamp. Bartlett began
a search Of the house. In McGuirs's
bedroom he found the three corpses.
Mrs. Mcclure had apparently been
murdered some time before the little
girls. Her body was at tho bottom
OF the heap, Her head had been
crushed In with a Ratchet and n
knife had been thrust into her heart
Children Gagged
Both children had been gagged.
then stabbed to death. The gags
were still in place when Bartlett
found them.
Bartlett told Sheriff Wallace that
he had seen and talked with NC.
Guire earlier In the day and the
latter at that time had seemed
rational This gave rise 20 sus.
ploion that the slayer may have
been crazed By jealousy. He was
known TO have had trouble with
neighbor
Traces showed that Mcclure on
leaving the house after the mur.
dcrs started In the direction OF the
Home Of his neighbor. A. {. Hansen.
Fear that he. too. had been mur.
dered was caused by the fact that
he could not be found. tho he was
usually at home and asleep at an
early hour. II was ascertaincd this
morning that Hansen was In Sc.
attic.
Mcclure was about IS years old
His wife was about 30. lie was a
iaborer. Arrangements have not
yet been made for the funerals. II
is likely they will be held Jointly
In Blaine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Burglar Steals a
Thanksgiving Bird

After carefully removing the lock
10 the rear door by boring several
holes about IL. thief. with a
Thanksgiving appetite. entered AIS
Meat market. 1904 y. i5th, and stole
a is.pound turkey. n ham and two
slabs OF bacon. Al reported the
theft Tuesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

terson. deputy prosecuting at
torney; ]. Holiday Boyle, con-
stable, Seattle precinct; Perci-
val Francis Thomas. county
clerk; Morris ("Cupid") Kenne-
dy. T. Francis Hunt. deputy
prosecuting attorney; T. j. Louis
Kennedy. first assistant corpo-
ration counsel: G.. Stuart Cos
tello. secretary to the mayor;
Councilman Warren ID. Lane.
and others.
Deputy sheriffs sent their ~
grets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Entombed Miners
Playing Poker as
They Wait Rescue

MuLf&AN. Idaho. Nov. IT,
With three weeks supply OF
food and nothing TO DO. Emil
snyko and =. y. Grant. entombcd
since November IS. In the Gold
Hunter mine. are calmly playing
poker today.
The food supply. lights and
other comforts were lowered TO
them last night.
Rescuers expect several days
work before the men can be
brought TO the surface.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
By THE SOCIETY EDITOR
fNOT1

An affair of unusual attrac.
tlveness was the reception at
which Prosecuting Attorney
Fred 6. Brown was host Monday
morning, November 25. Mt the
east entrance OF the County-City
building.
The guests honored on this
occasion were numerous. Prose
cutor Brown served whiskey--to
one OF Seattlo's most prominent
CUTTERS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
JAPANESE and
CHINESE FIGHT
American YIN. Man Injured
in Foo Chow Rioting

TOKYO. Nov. es.-tDelayed.b-
In official quarters II h feared
the rioting at Foo Chow BE-
tween Chinese and Japanese
Formosans, which started No
vember Is. will lead to serious
international conflict.
The Peking government has pro-
tested the despatch of Japanese
warships. which already are steam
ing toward Foo Chow. The Japan
ese legation, replying. declared the
presence of warships at Foo Chow
is absolutely necessary because a
japanese community is endangered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
The TUo Husbands
Face One Another

But who is the stranger?
She tells him. and then Jackson. The two husbands of
the wife face each other.
Nature urges each sweep the other from the path Of
his happiness.
But and fair play triumph They leave the choice
to her.
The choice made Tuesday.
Superior court records show that her attorney Albert d.
Martin filed proceeding to annu the second marriage to
Jackson
Jackson will not contest the annument
And in month, the second marriage will be set aside,
and she and her first husband will take up the mended
traces of fe thought broken forever 1t will be the
second honeymoon, with silver lining and six-year-old
Allen.
Mrs Jackson lives at the Wilson apartments 1924
Seventh i
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

bat no sooner did she lay hands
an IL than she said: This IL an
old bird. look at those legs: its
a mighty old bird and she poked
hard against the point OF its
breastbone that proved unyieiding.
Another bird was offered for her
Judgment. That's better. see how
soft its bore ls--how much is III"
The butcher peeked at the scales.
made computation or two and
replied.
That will be 800"
How much docs II weight"
Nine pounds and half.
madam"
THAT isn't 1870 a, IS cents
pound. is III"
''oh. turkeys are so cents.
madam"
~oh. are they7 Well. not ten
minutes ago the young man here
told me they were SO and s. cents.
Have sou raised five cents In ten
minutes7'
''ffe was mistaken. madam. tur.
keys are IS and so cents"
Meantime the lire grew and we
went away.
We don't know whether tho
dear old lady found her young
man. or paid the 50 cents. or went
without a turkey. or what.
But in the country she could
have caught the turkey. and killed
II. and dressed II. and churned
couple of pounds Of buttera while
she was getting ready 10 become
the owner and managing director
Of this fowl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

)R a week 7 have been
each day making a new
guess at what a cubist
picture in a Union street
art window IN all about.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

after you see this one, how crazy
some artists get when they let
themselves go.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

AS IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

IE@S Snohcmlsh and along to-
wards evening. while
chugwinx thru n wild stretch ot
burnt lands and selay and Sand
roads. we came upon an old shake
rooted. unpalnted house. with a log
harm and split picket fence
sprawlIne about u.
And on the rsckcty upper porch
swinging in the breeze were half
a dozen big fat yellow turkeys.
At least nifty dollars worth og
turkeys swinging on three e-doliar
porch. and probably this spend
thrift family Is going 70 invite In
an the nelghbors and get away
with two or three OF those birds
~ a matter OF routine.
Living In the hack woods may
have It's disadvantages. certainly
that wasn't an especially cheerful
spot to play In thru a Puget sound
winter. but to have your turkeys
hanging on your own front porch.
and your own rich cream hanging
in tho well. and your own sucking
pigs getting roundcr and rounder
every day. and your own apples
and wild blackberry izn and tho
rest OF n. well. after toying with
this substitute food they serve in
rtt1e~ these days one might do
worse than sperd 4 winter In that
ncrt az environment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

re was a dear. deliberate
Old lady. and she was
buying her turkey.
Her sharp eyes picked
out one big yellow bird.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Story of EnOch
Arden Repeated
i'm Seattle Home
But, Unlike Enoch, the First
Husband Will Stay, While
the Second Will Leave.

Beuah Irene Jackson, twice married and still young skins
over the diary OF the last of her life and finds
seven thumbworn pages On each page is written the
story of life crisis and there traced between the lines
sentiments ranging the gaut from happiness
First there is golden bliss That is the day in 1912 she
married Richard Sorenson.
Then is written white joy, the coming of Allen, her
first born.
JOY duplicated, when girl is born
But gray grief when the girls rosy blush turns to cold
paor and her life to death.
Washington Reports Him
KILLED in Action"
Follows blue sadness and sacrifice her husband leayes
here and goes to
Then deadening grief. when she receives dispakch
from Washington, Killed in action" gold star. IA
The keen edge of dus in and love, arising
Phoenix-like from its ashes lives more. She
marries G.. c. Jackson June IT, 1919.
On October l, an eighth crisis written.
She received dispatch that set her heart in turmoil
and brought both anguish and doubtful JOY. 1t read
Il am safe in New York Dick"
The KILLED in action" dispatch had been false.
Her first husband Seattle He does not know
of Jackson All he thinks of the wife he has heard
from for long
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
Tides in Seattle
WEDNESDAY
NAx ~.

NNs 80
tffst Low Tide
~ - a. m 90 a.
FIRST High Tide
IsAi a. m, tis ft.
seeand low Tide
itfs r. m. ~ a
>ceend High Tide
ktAa y n, 50 a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
ESnAN
NOV. -

ttfet Utkh Tide
TIA a. m. itos n.
First low Tide
1854 p. m. Ts a..
Seeead high Tide
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Per Year. By Mail
fs 90 20 $500
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-06
Notice of Sale of Impounded
Stock,

Notice is hereby given, that
under and by virtue of the i'm
pounding ordinances Of the will
age of Nezperce, Idaho, | have
taken up the following animal
found running at large within
said village:
One bay mare, about 5 years
old; bald face; no visible brand;
weight about $50 pounds.
And notice is further given,
that on Saturday, the 18th day
of February 1919, at the hour Of
2 o'clock p. M, at the village
pound of the village of Nezperce,
Idaho, / will sell said mare to
the highest and best bidder for
cash to pay the costs to taking
up. sale and feed on this animal.
Dated this 9th day of Febru-
airy, 1919
A. Farmer, Poundmaster.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-06
w. G. T. U. Column.
edited BY the Secretar,

edited by the Secretary
The local Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held it's reg
ular meeting for January at the
home Of Mrs. IWylie johnson,
last week. This was the first
business meeting since Septem-
Der, but interest has not tagged
and new work for the coming
year was enthusiastically plan,
ned. The remainder of the offic-
ers and superintendent were ell
ected and appointed and are now
as follows:
Mrs. Emma Mitchell, presi-
dent; Mrs. N. B. Miller, first
vice-president; Mrs. Wylie John
son, second vice-president; Mrs.
B. II. Ratliff, treasurer; Miss B.
Triplett, secretary.
superintendent of depart
ments:
Devotional and L. 7. L. Work,
Mrs. Claude Martin; Christian
Citizenship and Americanization
work, Mrs. Charles Yates; Moth
er's meetings, General Program
work, Mrs. Mary Mitchell; Child |
Welfare Work, Mrs. Anna
Soldiers and Sailors
Work, Mrs. Frank Cargill; Med
al Contest Work, Mrs. j. w.
Henderson; Flower Mission and
Allied Relief Work, Miss Lelah
Greek; Literature, Mrs. Ada
Billups; Membership Work, Mrs.
b. FL. Ratliff.
AS Mrs. Johnson will be going
20 the country before long she
las invited the union to meet at
Ter home February Is.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-06
Ordinance No. 1876.

An ordinance creating local
concrete sidewalk Improvement
District No. Is in the Village Of
Nezperce, Idaho, and ordering
the construction Of concrete side.
walks within the limits of said
district, and condemning the
plank sidewalks therein and
providing for the assessing of the
cost thereof against the adult
ing property in event of The
failure of the owners to con-
struct the same.
Be it ordained by the chair
man and board Of trustees of the
Village of Nezperce, Idaho:
Section /. The following con
crete sidewalk improvement dis
trict is hereby created:
A sidewalk four feet in width
adjacent to the south side of
blocks IL and IL Of Johnsons
First Addition to the Village Of
Nezperce, and blocks %, 25, 26,
81, and % of Nezperce, Idaho, as
shown by the original plat of the
Nezperce townsite is hereby or
dered constructed and said terri
tory in designated as local con
crete sidewalk improvement dist
rict No. Is.
Section 2. All plank side
walks now existing within said
improvement district are hereby
condemned, and there is hereby
ordered to he built within tie
limits of said district concrete
sidewalks, to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and
for building con-
crete sidewalks adopted by the
Board Of Trustees Of the Village
Of Nezperce, Idaho, on July 10th,
1915, and in accordance with the
grades Of said village.
Section 3. All crosswalks
shall be constructed by the viii
age.
Section 4. If any of the own
srs of the abutting lots adjoin-
ng the sidewalks above describ-
ID shall fail to build said side
walks in accordance with said
.dopted specifications and grad
s, said sidewalks shall be built
nd constructed by the Village
f Nezperce, Idaho, and the cost
hereof shall be assessed against
he AUDITING lots and the same
hall be a lien upon said abutting
ITS for the amount of said cost
t construction.
Section 5. The construction OF
Il sidewalks hereinbefore pre-
,ribed to be built shall be COM
enced within thirty days from
lc date Of this ordinance. its
assage, approval and publica- )
on.
Section 6. All ordinances and
lrts ,of ordinances in confllct
,rewith are hereby repealed.
Section Z. This ordinance D
all be in force and take effect /.
ON and after its passage, ap-
oval and publication. b
Passed by the Board of Trus- d
IS and approved by the char q
IN and ordered published IN q
e issue Of the Nezperce Her
| this 3rd day Of February 8
10. IA
Published in the Nezperce Her
|, Feb. 6, 1919. q
Attest: 81
s. D. Stoufer, Chairman
n. Nugent, Village Clerk. e
SeaD.