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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
CHARGE WOMAN
WITH HOMICIDE:
Jennie Livingstone Accused
Of Killing J. Carlson

Jennie Livingstone. alias Jennie
Brown. said by police 20 have con.
fcsscd the killing ~ John Carlson. Is.
az GIT Weller st. Christmas eve. was
charged with murder in the first de
gree by Deputy Prosecutor John A.
Frater. In superior court. Saturday
Mrs. Livingstone Ia held In the coun-
~ iail and viii be arrnigned next
Tuesday.
Alex Engatrom. only eyewitness
for tho state. after the shooting told
poice he had seen Mrs. Livingstone
shoot Carlson.
City Detective Chet Ballard Ia also
named In tho states list OF witnesses
Mrs Livingstone Ia alleged to have
confessed the murder 10 Ballard and
Detective Lieut.. William y. Kent.
The shooting occurred about
o'clock Christmas eve. Engstrom
and Carlson went TO the Weller st.
house and while Carlson talked to
the woman she shot him. Engstrom
says This tallies with her alleged
confession. Carlson was shot thru
The right temple.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Reveals Lost
Brothers in Same Jail

~Cnnnonhau Richards" well.
known police character. is in the
county jail again. lie waA arrested
at Auburn Friday by deputy sheriffu.
He was posing. II is said. as a deaf
mute. and had long list Of names
on n petition be wnA using TO raise
money to buy popcorn wagon.
After each nanc was written the
amount that party had donated. "
Among the names was one. Mat,
starwich-s0 cents.
II 40 happened that starwich was
in Auburn Friday Seeing Richards
and the tactics he employed. star
wich investigated. lie looked NJ the
list. and when he SAW his own name
thereon. scented the alleged fraud
Richards was perpetratinE. AlonR
with Deputies O. 81. stanley and
Fred a. Brown. he arrested Rich
ards.
Meets Old Friends
The prisoner was taken 20 the
county Jail and booked. after shak
ing hands with former taller friends
lie then pokcd his head in one OF
the tanks.
u wonder" sald he Then. in q
ahrill. nightingale note. he whistlcd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

From within the confines OF one of
the tanks came the answer. as real
lstic as true nightingale answering
its mate. richards whlstled again.
this time In a different pitch And
the answer came back out Of the
dark reecaaes
Yes. I'm arrested. Fred. How are
you The sniks have been wonder
ing where you were
Investigation showed that Rich.
ards brother. Fred. was repoHing In
the cell from whence the answering
whistle had emanated. lie had been
confined for vuErancy.
Boyltood Recalled
The two brothers Saturday were
swapping old stories and reviving
memories OF boyhood days.
"Cannonbail" viii b. charged with
burglary lie Is a confessed user of
narcotics. Several months ago he
cutcred room 4i6. Central building.
and was escaping thru the transorn
with some drugs when caught by Dr.
". A. Prior prior yanked him
down and was holding him for the
police when "Cannonball' skinned
out Of his coat and escaped thru the
door. Prior was loft with the coat
in his hands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
LANE FILES TO
SUCCEED SELF
Three Year Term in Council
Sought by incumbent

Warren -. Lane. president OF the
city council. filed his declaration OF
candidacy Saturday noon to succeed
himself as member OF the council
for term OF three years.
This completes the list OF city
councilmon who wish TO succeed
themselves
other members OF the council who
have filed declarations OF candidacy
are: 4. 7. Drake. John r. Carroll,
Robert r. Hesketh and Oliver I.
Erickson.
Candidates who will oppose pres
ont councilmen who viii be up for
reelection are. Mai Carl Reeves,
George u. Worley and William NJ
Tomlinson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
CENTRALIA REDS
CALLEDT0 PLEAD
Arrangements Up at Monte
sano This Afternoon

MONTEStNO, Wash. Dee.
25.-The II alleged I. W. W.
charged with murder. IN con
ueriion with the hrmistice day
Outrage at Cerfralia. viii enter
their pleas In the Grays Iiar.
bor county court here this
afternoon.
The arraignmcnt was held up
awaiting the arrival Of tho train
bringing Superior Judge Wilson. OF
Olympia, before whom the cascs
will be tricd. and George w. Van
dcrvoer and Ralph Pierce. attorneys
for the defense.
TACOMA. Doc. e. sixty Tacoma
I. w W. charged with criminal
syndicaliam under the state law
passed by the last legislature lost
the first round in their fight In tho
Pierce county superior court today
Their trial was set for january 22
by Superior Judge Fletcher after ho
had denied . motion of tho defense
to require Prosecuting Attorney Aa.
kern 10 give - bill of particularH
There win be two trials under
the same charges. Tho Majority
Of the defendants. represented by
Attorney Ralph Pierce. Semitic l.
W W. attorney VIII he tried first
Ton others represented hy Attor
ney +. l.. peudloton. Of Tacoma,
will 10 to trial Immediately after
ward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
BOY IS DEAD OF
SLEEP SICKNESS
Strange MaIady Battles the
Physicians Called on Case

Raymond Anderson. 9-year-oId
son Of Capt. and Mrs. 4. W.
Anderson, seIe W. Goth St, sue
cumbed early Saturday morning
nj Seattle General hospital to
what physicians declare TO be
sleeping sickness.
DR. S. r Bridenstine. who has been
In attendance since the lad became
ill about n week ago. and Dr. c. w.
Sharples. summoned as specialist,
both declared this morning they were
certain tho lad died OF the strange
disease.
The youugster started to grow
drowsy a week ago. His parents
had great difficulty in awakening
him. As the days passed. the
drowsiness increased and during the
last three or four days the lad has
been unconscious.
Case Mysfifying
Every symptom or the sleeping
sickness WIS apparent in the boys
case. declared Or Bridenstine.
The disease affects the brain in
such a manner as 20 cause sleep" eS-
planned DR.. Bridenstinc. and II also
affects the eyes. The case Is
mystifyinR and I cannot but feel
that my diagnosis was correct"
The lad. after lying I'm a semi.
state OF coma at the family home.
was rushed 10 the Seattle General
hospital late Friday night by. X. G..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Lincoln, Nebraska, Women Clamp
Boycott When Egg Prices Mount

LINCOLN. Neb. Dec. 97.--off
again, on again.
Determined to bring down eggs TO
fair" price, Lincoln women have
again made the boycott effective,
Three weeks ago eggs were quoted
nt SO cents "A dozen. Two thousand
members of the Lincoln Women's
club pledged not TO buy until the
price dropped.
Last Monday they were offered az
low as b5 cents.
Fair enough. said the boycotters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

and the ban was lifted.
Today eggs are selling at the orig
inal figure.
All right. say the women. Begin
ming today they win refuse TO buy
until the quotation is what they con.
slider fair---65 cents for strictly fresh
ones
Lincoln women will rally behind
the fight in solid body" declared
Mrs. N. u. llildreth, chairman OF the
committee. and will hold the line II
IL takes all summer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Break Window to
Steal Fancy Shoes

Using an iron rod 10 break the
front window. thieves stole two pairs
OF fancy shoes early Saturday morn.
Ing from Gimmil's Nifty Boot shop,
sO3 Thpd ave.
Motorcycle Officer W. Dench in.
vestiRated and returned to the sta
tion with the iron rod.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
THREE RODE IN
MURDER AUTO
New Evidence in Killing OF
Wealthy Michigan Man

Mt. CLEMENS, Mich. Dec.
e1.-IIioyd Provost, held since
yesterday A. material witness
In the staying Of J. Stanley
Brown. whose bullet-riddled body
was found In his car ON n lonely
road wednesday. was released
from the Naeomb county Jail
this afternoon.
Lack OF evidence" was given nj
the reason by authorities.
Altho officials refused to talk :
was Understood Mrs. Brown would b
released soon.
Mrs Brown attended the funeral o
her dead husband in the custody o
officers. and was later returned q
the jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
CITY fights.
in.
GAS Rates
Company Schedule Boosting
Cost to Consumers 20
Per Cent Filed
COUNCIL ACTS MONDAY

City officials began outlining
plans saturday for "a vigorous
fight against increased gas
rates In seattle. following action
of the Seattle Lighting Co. Fri.
day. when schedule Of In
creased tariffs was filed with tho
state public service commission.
nj Olympia.
II the company l. permitted 10
adopt the new 'rchedule. Eas con
sumrrs here win have To pay
from 20 20 - pr cent morc n
Month for gas.
Corporation Counsel Walter Meier
Saturday was preparing 10 place data
on the Increase before the city coun-
cil al Mondays meeting.
The city will then instruct him
whether or not To appear before the
public service commission and con.
test the rate Increase
The company declares in It's petl'
ton that the cost % Eas production
has increased q pr cent Hino. Al.
gust. 1919. while the rates 70 tho con
sumner have advanced but 1928 per
cent
Increase Of SCI. 7.15o.ss
According to Firn; Assistant Cor
noratinn Counsel Thomas J. l.. Ken
nedy. based on the Increase allowed
By the public service commission
last year. the present earnings Of
the lighting company aggregate
ss3s.74s4s year on a plant valu
alton Of sa.sT9.ssln
n the requested increase of q
per cent ~ granted by the commits
sion Il viii mean that the earnings
of the lighting company will total
ts02. .sg7as annually increase OF
SCI. .is0s9.
Under tho new schedule proposed
By the company. the rates would be
Five hundred feet or less. SIS cents
gross. or 75 cents net
Next 1900 cubic feet ti.eo gross
or 81 $50 pcr NJ net
Next 1000 cubic feet. $40 gross
or 81 30 per NJ not
Next 5000 cubic feet. sif5 gross
or 81 o5 per ST net
Next 30 900 cubic feet. los net
next 10000 cubic feet. % cents pei
I VI net. and over 900 900 cubic feet
/ IS cents pcr VI net.
Ten cents discount win bc allowed
on all bills for less than 900 cubic
I feet. Ind 10 cents per 1000 on al
bills for 900 cubic feet or more. u
bills are paid promptly.
80 Days 10 Protest
/ Up 10 500 cubic feet the rate re
I mains at 75 cents.
Unless protest is made and th'
schedules suspended the new rate
will become effective within 30 days
Tho rates are practically the SAINT
as those asked for by the COMPANY
in November g. 1918. and whicl
were disallowed.
Under existing rates IL is almos
impossible TO meet growing denand
for service" said Manager +, X
Lane Unless We get relief the pub
lie viii ultimately be the sufferer"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

H0AYBE you were fortunate
enough tu v~rr youth to
reside In an old fash.
KXJ ioned small town family.
where ma did her own
haisi~~ - 80 raised his own g1lr.
den truck. and there was a family
pig pen. and chicken coop. and a
cow.
If you were cor~~-'~s ---t.', s's~a
sort OF n horne. you WIN remember
how careiess-ilke mother. on bak-
ing days. shclled out goldcn-skin-
ned pumpkin pies. aromatic fninec
pies. cinnamon busted apple pies.
yellow squash pies. tart but deli
cious pie plant pies. and eocoanut
custard pies with crisp under
crust. and plenty OF eggs and
! cream In EN-.
y Why. a pie In those romantic
DAYS was nothing OF consequence.
and the village youngster who
couldn't have two sorts OF pie for
supper most any day probably was
the uniucky heir OF the town
drunkard.
The other day I overheard a
cafe man inauiring as TO the price
OF pies from bakery salesman.
What's the best you can do
wholesaler the restaurant man
asked
Apple pies are as cents. the Gus
tard and mincc pies are IS cents.
said the bakery agent
That the best you can DOT"
Yep: that's wholesale. and no
discount
Shades Of our pse-fed ancestors.
Fifty-flve cents for a bakery pie.
wholesale. no wonder the country
Is going TO the dogs.
when the youth % any nation
are pieless. when the sawdust
French pastry. the ieathery bakery
cake. the cooky abominations Of
cracker factories. when this sort OF
fodder suppiants homemade.
mother supervised wholesome.
tcothsome pies; pies two inches
thick: pies with eggs. and butter,
and lard. and cream. and beef. and
D 'ttstft anu 1PAN'7f ftsft tHA+ntA''f s@--s
[ such In EN-. well. when such n
, time comes, II means that we are
bringing up lot Of half-fed dys-
peptics. whose outlook on life VIII
be spienetic and whose internal
machinery WIN be all gummed up
with cottonsced oil. and imitation
butter. and eggless custards. and
nilkiess creams. and other trash;
and as a man dieests NO he thinks.
don't see much hope for the
coming generation in this pieiess
civic era.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

there In the old home town. and SO
far AZ remember. no body was
eyer dumped into "a nameless
grave, and ia all the cemetery
there was not - neglected spot. nor
grave without its proper stone.
when they crowd ua together.
ana make as scratch night and day
to keep alive. We are apt to get
as vermininfeated as an over.
crowded chicken house in mid.
winter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

Once upon time n lawyer met a
fool and his money; the next day
the fool met the lawyer with his
money,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

ROME, Dec. 2T.--A committee has
d'Annunzio, the Giornale dJtalla's
Trieste correspondent telegraphed
today. D'Annunzio has promised to
deliver Fiume TO Major Randoccio.
the correspondent said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

WIG in town always
was a tough job. but ilv-
ing in the modern city Is
almost impossible. these
reckless days OF ban
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
MOUNT CLEMENS. Miei

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich.
Dec. a7.-Unitcd Press.t-Ihrec
Passengers rode In the automo-
bile In which the bullet-ridden
body Of !. Stanley Brown. son Of
Detroit cigar manufacturer.
was found early Wednesday.
when II was last seen shortly be
fore midnight Tuesday.
This developed as n certainty TO
day, according TO authorities, follow
ing testimony by a farmer Twins
near the road where tho automobile
was found One Of these wa
Brown. the farmer was sure ~ that
boy and a girl occupied the reai
seat The machine was runnini
slowly down the road. he said. and
no was able 10 sec clearly.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich. Dec e7
The Battle Creek woman men
toned as "Dollie' in connection will
the J. Stanley Brown murder. a
Mount Clemens, last Wednesday. Il
Mrs. Leona Bennett. police here re
vealed today She was held az {
witnes by Noun Clemens authoritle
when she went there to see whit
Brown failed 90 keep "A date" will
her in Detroit on the day he wa
murdered She Is divorced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

ditry.
Murder. suicide. sudden death
under the car wheels. pneumonia.
death by too much gas. death BY
too little heat. death by choice and
death by neglect; these stare at me
every morning when look az the
front page. and CORY ghosts shud-
der and slither down almost every
news column every night.
AZ write. the King county
public morglie wagon - drawn up
before the rooming house across
the way. and pretty soon they will
tote out a bundled shape of what
yesterday was a man.
The police reporter says: Dope
case: nobody knows his name:
don't know whether It's suicide or
not
The city editor says: Never
mind that. get some more on that
shooting story; and how about that
gas explosion"
Just now two men went into the
place with q long. rough box. the
sort of box they send cheap ma
chinery in by freight.
No machinery on earth quite 50
cheap as the rundown works Of a
nameless failure, slung like n sack
in some dull. chill back room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Four men
were dead and six others are In
serious condition here today. as the
result of wood alcohol Christmas
celebrations.
Situation Alarming
Or. John Din Robertson. health
commissioner, considered the situa
ton alarming enough to issue sI,eH
cial statement on the symptoms Of
wood alcohol poisoning and curative
measures possible, as follows:
Symptoms: Great excitability; So
we're stomach pains. kidneys affected
blindness usual"
What to do; Use stomach pump o.
emetic at once TO remove poisos
from stomach.
There is no antidote. and II poipon
once enters system. little can - G1o0
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

lat. too, il different than
II was when we were
young. back in the little
home town.
when somebody died
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

there. we had church funeral.
And the solemn bell tolled stroke
by stroke the years Of the depart
ID. and the children on the street
stopped their play and stood
hushed while the bell toIled
No brusque public dead wagon.
but a sedate funeral procession.
with the big black hearse with
piurues and llveried driver up
ahead. The hearse drawn by two
or four big. solemn. sleek horses.
Then the preacher In his rig, and
then the sOrrowing relatives. and
maybe the Knights Of Pythias
marching. or the odd Fellows. or
the MasOns.
Silent thronRs standing bare
headed about Ia the little green
cemetery. not word. not a whis-
per. while the two old diggers slow.
~ shovoled IN the little pile of yel.
low clay.
We had respect for death back
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
fine new CLUE
IN DANSEY CASE
Child Answering Description
of Billy Dansey Found

IIAMMONTON. n. J.. Dec 27-A
child answering the description OF
missing billy Dausey has been
found In Collinsville. okla. Edward
White. father Of tho man accused OF
tho chnd'H murder. said today.
White turned over TO q. Arthur
Boitc. attorney for his son, a letter
he received from the chief of police
AT Collinaville that police had under
surveillance a man and woman who
had little boy answering the de-
scription Of the lost perfect baby
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.
Dee. 21.-A child has been
found IN Collinville. okla. who
said his name WIS "Danscy,"
aud who described pets men
toned IN dispatches regarding
the Billy Dansey kidnapping mys-
terry, Chief Of Police Auion OF
Collinyille stated today.
Auton communicated with authori
ties AT Hammonton. n. j. regarding
the child.
The child was in Tulsa this after
noon. Auton stated uvor the tcle
phone AutDn said no arrests has
been made: that he had hoped e
Keep the matter from being made
public until Ilammonton officlnh
could arrive. but that since Whit
had given out tho information h'
regarded Il necessary to make ar
rests Immediately.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
SCORES ARE
BLINDED BY
POISONING
Wood Alcohol in Whisky
Claims Heavy Toll Of
Eastern Victims
ARRESTS FOLLOW PROBE

At least 126 persons dead ~
Ifs blind or seriously III h tl,e
toll Of wood alcohol poisoning
since prohibition went into effect,
according to statistics gathered
from various cities today.
The total was sweilcd by 81
deaths In the last two days, frBsu
poisoned whisky In four New
England cities.
The casualties by cities are:
New York--Fifty-two deaths: 100
blind.
Chicopee. Mass.-Thirty-f -five dad;
six seriously i'll.
Hartford. Conn-Thirteen deaA;
eight seriously Ill.
Holyoke. Mass-Six dead. seven
seriously iil
Chicago. four dead; six H.
Newark. ~. J.--Five dead
Springfield. Mass.-Thrce dead.
five seriously III.
Cieveiand--Threc dead, Is III.
Syracuse. n. Y.--Two dad. M
Emporium. Pa.--Two dead
richmond, Na.-Dne dead
L. 8. Probe Starts
The deaths in New York. Syrncuuu
and Richmond cover the entire -
riod Of prohibition. Those in thu
other cities occurred in the last few
days.
Federal officials were co-operatine
with state and city to arrest thooo
responsible for manufacture and dis
tribution of the poisoned liquor.
Three men in Chicope Falls wHro
held on charge OF planslaughter. Tho
whisky sent into New England wan
believed TO have been manufactures
In New York. The authorities also
were warning the public against pur-
chasing liquor from "bootleggers.~
In Washington. officials OF the in
ternal revenue bureau said that con-
gress may be asked for additional re-
strictive legislation TO meet the pres
sent situation resulting from sales OF
wood alcohol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Accused Is Arraigned

Perry was at once arraigned II
police court on the charge of man-
slaughter. connected with the death
OF Joseph Kina. one OF the victims.
Charles Perry, his brother. and
William Baker. both bartenders at
the American house. were arraiRned
for manslaughter. connected with
the killing of Michael Dednarx.
Additional charges OF illegal liquor
selling were preferred against the
bartenders.
The defendants were held in Sl0.>
600 bail on the manslaughter
charge and 500 ON the illegal sale
charge. and following their pleas %
not guilty the cases were continued
to January 5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Dec. .7.--
ftfty-seven deaths from drinking
wood alcohol whisky were record
cd up to noon today of residents OF
Chicopee, Holyoke. Springfield and
Hartford. who had drunk the
poisoned liquor Christmas.
The list Of victims so far shows:
Chicopee. 3S dead. seven III.
Holyoke, six dead, seven III.
Hartford. ls dead. eight IN.
Springfield, three dead. five IN.
Eleven additional deaths OF Chico.
pee men occurred last night and
today. Twenty-one persons In
Chicopee and Holyokc are in hos-
pitals or at home dangerously IN
from the same cause and probably
will die
The state began 10 move swiftly
today to bring to justice the per-
sons alleged to have been re-
sponsihle. Alexander Perry. pro-
prietor OF the American house. chi-
copee Falls. where much OF the
booze was said to have been drunk.
surrendered to the authorities Il
Chicopee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
As IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

aYBE you were fortunate
enough IN v~ur youth 10
reside In an old fash.
ioned small town family.
where ma did her own
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
SAft Rp ~
tnNa o.

ntN -
Itr~t lew Tide
iel a. nH. c ft
tirst tiixh Tide
q ff e. m. ia r.
second Low Tide
g a. y ui sa C.
second HtEh ride
g % 3 VA 50 a.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Cotton Growing In China.

Now that China has decided what
kind of cotton seed does best In that
country, and is distributing 1t by the
ton to farmers, cotton growing starts
on new geographical development.
The time may yet come when the CHI
nese laundryman, far from home, will
Groom over his collars that he is "still
longing for the old plantation" Work
done during several years In four ex-
pertinent stations indicates that out OF
forty varieties of seed the kind known
as "Trice" is best suited for Chinese
cultivation. 1t appears that "Trice.
yields 141 catties to the moe, which Is
the Chinese way of saying something
more than 141 pounds per one-sixth
of an acre, for the catty weighs about
one-third more than the English pound.
The Chinese pound, for that matter
is called "kin," but for some reason
foreigners prefer to call 1t q "catty."