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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
U.S.IS PROBING
RED CIRCULARS
Propaganda Sent Out De-
tending Centralia Massacre

Nation wide radical rrora anda
dealing with tho Centfsha murders
has been turned over by District ~.
sorney ". c. Saunders to local postal
osrlcial. for Investigation. Il was
made knovn Saturday. Postal In.
spector J. h awrnron will conduct
the probe into TN. 'r~d" literature.
Il was announced.
Letters. circulars and papers have
been neut to this office from all parts
81 the country said saunders we
will examine the material submitted
20 US. and u any % u is found 10 b.
IN cortravention Of tho federal laws.
prosecutions will follow
saunders declared that radical
propaganda IN defense 81 the !. W.
W. who shot into IN. Armistice day
parade in crntraila was being extern
alvely circulated. lie refused 10 com.
mrnt on the legality ~ these docu'
ments. declaring that the matter was
now being thoroiy prohed. by postal
authorities.
The governments stand on the
question Of .editious anarchiat.c NJ.
eraturc In one Of unyieidinE firm.
ness" declared Saunders saturday
The vigilance of the law viii no,
be RELAXED once II l. determined
tha, such literature Ia aRains, the
statutes of the 4. n government,
drastic action will follow irnnedi
atsly."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
ALIMONY
IS TOO COSTLY
Divorced Wife Lives Next
Door; He Objects

Because bis divorced wife remar-
ried and lived next door to him. fore
ing him 10 feed their children, which
had been awarded 20 her in the d.
vorce decree. Paul Fischer appeared
before Superior Judge John &. Jurey
and attempted TO have alimony re.
duced from s95 a month 10 $50 a
month Judge Jurey refused.
They were divorced March IS. 1918.
But she continued 10 live In the
house they formerly occupied and
he was forced 10 move TO the home
Of his father next door. There he
found employment for $50 month.
This small pay was another reason
he gave for reduction Of the ali.
mony.
His wife remarked but continued
10 live in the house next door. Fred
Olson IN her new husbands name.
because his wife remarked is no
reason he should not pay the ali.
mony." Judge Juroy said. for that
In no case releases father"
The Fisohers had four children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
SERVICE MEMS
JOBS UP MONDAY
Council to Vote on Proposed
Sewer and Street Work

Funde with which 10 pay returned
service men 20 h. employed on mu
niciral jobs In all probability VIII be
voted when the city council meets
next Monday afternoon.
Two Jobs which will afford employ
nent for scores ~ cxHervice men
will he available just as soon a.
equipment can be provided. members
of the council finance committed
said Friday, after they approved or
dinances to he introduced at tho
Monday council meeting.
These include the grading OF aga
ave. y. w, ana adjacent streets and
the installation OF sewers ON 18th
ave. w. These jobs viii be handled
on a day labor basis II the council
approves a majority report OF the
finance committee.
Certain members % tho COMMITTEES
are opposed 60 day labor. preferring
the contract system.
The council recently defeated an
ordinance FOR tho laying OF sewers ON
esd ave. =. W. by day labor. The
board OF public works let the Job 90
a contractor.
II IL not believed. however. that
the council will defeat the day labor
plans which will come before II next
Monday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27

Gailatln. Mo. ~ the "oid home
town" OF the new cabinet member.
Joshua W. Alexander. new socro.
tary Of Commerce.
Judge" Alexander had Intended
TO seek HIS future In California and.
but for "a Christmas vacation and a
promise. he would have settled some
place In the Pacific coast state.
ono OF the first stories the out.
slider hears about "Jodse" Alexand.
OF when he interrupts the coRita.
tons OF the cracker hos circle In the
general store. Ia this story OF how
tho Judge came TO uallatin.
They have forgotten that he was
born In Cincinnati. ohio. and that
his father operated river boat
there.
The story OF how the family drift.
ed from Ohio TO Minnesota, where
they lived In log cabin IN the wllds
Of the northern state. has faded into
the oblivion ~ the past.
Hut tho old wives and tho wlac.
acres OF the town remember that
Josh" or ledge" Alexander had an
uncle IN Canton. Mo.
They recall that he came 20 live
in that uncle's household and was
educated In tho schools there They
remember that this George Forest.
now deceased. cent him 10 the Chris.
tian college 10 learn tho law" II
was here that young Josh met the
three Richardson boys. also attend
ing tho college. They invited him
home for a Christmas vacation.
II was In the mids, Of this testify.
ity. that word eamo OF tho death
OF HE uncle. Tho Riehardson boys
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
ARMY STORES
hit PR0FITEER
Consumers Save SEA. 900,
600 in Food Sales
ny GEORGE u. WATERS

WASHINGTON. Dec. s7.-It "a
estimated that the 20 government,
stores. opened 20 dispose OF surplus
army food. have saved the people
about so. 900. 900.
Up to November ~ they had sold
direct 20 consumers si:.9ss.sos
worth Of food and thru other chan.
neis distributed another $4,000. 900
worth. II was estimated the prices
were 80 per cent below the retail
levels.
To date the stores are all run.
ming. but some OF them may close
within a month and they may all
he closed In two months. as the
supplies will 10 diminish that u will
not pay 90 continue them. BACON,
cherries. orackers. corned beef hash
In small cans. lard substitutes.
pears. milk. potatoes. pinoappiea.
rainlns. rice. sausage. soups. beef
tongue and dried beans are already
exhausted.
The biggest demand was for
canned fruits. corn. beans and
bacon. Tho leftover food will be
large cans OF oorned beef. roast
beef. tomatoes, hard bread, large
packages Of oatmeal and dehydrated
vegetables. There are siiIl plenty
Of canned tomatoes and consider.
able beans. peas and corn which
tho people should buy up without
delay.
In many localities other prices
have been held down. Tho govern.
ment had n taste Of how the pack.
crs try TO stifle competition. Tho
was selling is.pound
cans Of bacon at sfi5. In Buffalo
tho packers put similar cans on sale
at $3.50. The government made
a lower price. The packers cut the
price again and finally the govern.
mcnt dropped the price 20 se75 n
can, lower than the packers wer.
able 20 go.
In New Orleans the rovernmon,
was selling frozen beef nj fsi.7I
cents. The packers dropped the
price 10 - cents and then the rov.
eminent made standing offer All
over the United States 10 soil for
10 per cent less than the hackers
would. When the government madc
this proposition, which still stanas
the quintuplc meat monarchy tried
10 buy Uncle Sans entire surplus
OF meat TO ship II out OF the ooun.
try.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Joyrideless Wife
Sues for Divorce

Midnight suppers and JOY rides
at all Of which her husband played
host TO other women-are the alleged
reasons why Josephine Hay is ask
ing divorce from Thomas s. Hay In
superior court. She claims the par.
ties were frequent. but that she was
never invited.
Hay would not chop the wood or
build fires, she charges, but forced
her TO perform such manual labor.
fc IN an auto truck salesman.
They were married In Cathlamet,
Wash. July 20. 19lk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
=! T.: zs S : is,

were the sons OF Judge 3. A. Rich
ardson OF Gallatin.
MY boy" said Judge Richardson,
when the young man packed his
suit case and was ready TO 20 back
to Canton TO help lock after his
uncle's affairH, My boy you must
como back"
No" replied young Joshua. '"rhis
let's me loose. can go 10 Califor'
mia now. Two always wanted 10
practice law there. I will read In
some lawyers office 90 get a start ID
Judge Richardson took tho boys
suitcase from his hand
you don't leave this house" he
said. until you promise me 20 come
back Co Gallntin ana study law In
my office. There's "a fine opening
for n young man here. Come, I want
your promise"
Young Joshua felt no inclination
TO settle down ia Gaiiatin, but the
Judge insisted lie fslt he must not
decline ptomiAe requested by his
host And "a promise made, he be-
lievcd. was ms good as a promise
kept.
so Joshua came back.
Now. like many judges. Richard.
son had a daughter. Rowena. She.
too. desired 10 learn more OF the law
and---other things.
After n course In tutoring and n
mol eAa earnest course In wooinr. the
judges daughter and the aspiring
young lawyer were married in 1879.
Alexander was elected 10 the con.
gross GO TO a.. ana reelected TO the
aixty.fifth congress in the state.
Juds. Alexander has seven chill.
drcn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
German Cabinet
Talks Protocol

BERLIN. Dec. 26.--tUnited Press
The entente note. demanding Ger
many's signature TO the protocol. was
to he discussed by the cabinet to-
night.
Germany stili hopes to obtain addl-
tionnl concessions. IL was rumored In
government circles today. but with
the greatest obstacles removed. sem
tment was said to favor signing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Burns Up Clothes,
So His Daughter
Has Him Arrested

Joe Raids was arrested Saturday.
accused OF burning all tho clothes
the daughter Of his divorced wife left
In tho house on Christmas day.
When she returned home that
night. the clothes were missing. She
searched. but In vain. Until finally.
In the back yard. she found an ash
heap. In the midst OF the ash heap
was found a dress hook.
The hook was turned over To Po-
licemen James Hamilton and c. o.
Rawiey for investigation. They went
TO the home OF Raids and there
found the eye 10 match tn. hook.
He was arrested and f. said to
have Acknowledged burning the
clothes.
Monaco. the girl. lives NJ soos Sixth
ave. s.. Raids IL officially charged
with threatening 10 kin her and his
former wife
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Chinese Divorced
by Half-Caste Wife

Della On. half Chinese and half
white. nattily attlred in the latest
fashion, appeared In Superior Judge
John 5. Jurey's court Saturday and
got divorce by default from Chin
on, fun Chinese.
Cruelty and non-support were the
grounds. Adam Beeler appeared as
her attorney.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
STIFF NECK, IUMBAGO
Aches and Pains Of Rheumatism
Somstinies Almost Undesirable.

There are weather conditions
that make rheumatism worse. They
are not the same In the cases OF
all persons. Some victims OF this
disease suffer more In dry warm
weather than In moist cold weather.
but all suffer more or less all the
time.
The cause OF rheumatism IL an
excess of uric acid in the blood,
affecting the muscles and Joints
Hence the blood must have atten-
ton for permanent results In the
treatment OF this disease.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has given
entire satisfaction in thousands OF
eases. DO not fail TO give Il a
trial.
If a laxative Is needed, take
Hoods Pills-they don't grippe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
FREE TO
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n New Home Method That Anyone
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This free offer Is too important to
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DO IL today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
COY D|ST|LLERS
NABbED BY u, S,

Hearing ofthe case against Dave
Patton, charged v government Off.
cials with violating tho LIQUOR law
was set for December 30, by United
states Commissioner II. w. Mcclel.
land Saturday morning.
L. A. Hankins and Emil pincin. ao.
cused OF flirting with the forbidden
brew, were scheduled for n hearing
before the commissioner Saturday
morning Carl Bonhert was due for
his final hearing at o'clock satur.
day. He is out on $500 bond.
Three other cases OF moonshinina
and bootlegglng were expected sat.
urday' but at a iato hour warrants
mad not been served on the coy dis.
tiliers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
FIND "DRUNKS"
IN POOL HALL

Arthur Thompson. g.. and his 81
ysar-old son. Al. ptoprietors Of tho
Thompson pool hall. jus; outside the
city limits at ssth At and
Greenwood ave. were charged with
unlawful liquor possession in a com.
plant filed in Justice Otis W. Brink.
er's court Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff e. II. Bcsbe made
the arrests Christmas. Police were
notified OF a disturbance In tho pool
haii. but refused 20 act because the
place IL outside the city limits Bee
be was then called
II found a fight in progress Bee
be says. Two DRINKS were lying
on the floor and several men were
drinking. shouting and fighting IN
the place"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Jewels Stolen and
Cider Till Tapped

Jewel loving burglars spent a
profitable period between mldnigh,
and dawn Saturday morning.
Frank S0marHtL sois woodlawn
ave. reported the theft OF a pearl
breach and two neckpleces. set with
numerous diamonds.
w. Barnett. 1913 California ave,
reported the theft of a quantity of
iewelry and tis cash.
Tho TIL In q cider Join, at sic =
King st. was tapped for 81 while
the proprietor was IN the rear re-
flIlIng kegs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Two Yule Babies
Born in the Same
Hospital Here

Two Christmas babies were born
In the new Ballard Maternity home,
2i26 w 5Sth St, II was reported Sat.
urday.
a girl came 20 grace tho family
OF Rev. and Mrs. A. Il. ost of the
Ballard Swedish church
A boy was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
O. ID, Stem. from Alaska
Tho new hospital is operated by
the Misses Florence wooliscroft and
Muriel Dewey. trained nurses, who
declare their institution the most
modern I'm the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Had First Pianehettc

My mother he said. was always
having communion with tho dead
She took 4, quite seriously She was
4 wise and balanced woman. too The
ireland came 20 our housr. I Used it
incessantiy tin Il became q deadly
eore--as u does IN about a week.
II have looked into The subject. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
ny zoE BrcKfEy

LONDON. Dee. 81 No interview
is complete here nowadays unless u,
embraces uplryuailsm. Just as in
America We ussd 10 ask 81 a newly
arrived celebrity How do you IKE
American women. and arc yoa for
woman suffrage we now in Eng
Land put tho query. DO you believe
In nplfiiualism Z"
q Bernard shaw unwouud himself
from his chair. rcwound himself In
tho opposite direction. piled one foot
on top 81 tho other. and pursed bis
iipA dlHiaraEingly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
"Spiritualism Adds New
Terror to Death"--

Il has no, convinced me. feel much
like a man I know. whose dearest
friend. a woman. was close 90 death.
You arr about 10 pass over. my
dear he told her with tears in his
eyes. and want you to promise the
soicmniy that II u IN possible for you
90 communicate with me from the
other world. you won't do ~
fear~ she'll Return
Fortunately. tho lady recovered.
but shs has since died. and now ms
friend IL scared ssiff for fear sh. will
come bark 90 him 1ust for spite
Fancy the poor dead having "a
arend their time fitting tables for
people in this world And raging
balls and nendlng messages. why. /,
ades a new terror to death. No
could never &c, anything
out Of a.
I never 40 To a sSarc~. because
never will promise not to chca,
Cheating IL the only teut Of spirit
uaiism.~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-13
ROBBERS MISS BIG
HAUL IN new YORK
Messenger in Daylight Duel
Saves Bag Containing
100000.

NEW YORK. June 1S-The alert
ness of an elderly bank messenger
who pursued six hold UP men down
the stairway Of an uptown Manhattan
elevated station and felled one OF the
men with revolver frustrated a day.
light attempt at daylight robbery
here today.
The robber who was shot was flee.
ing with a bag said to hae contained
100000 in securities taken from Da.
vid Ryan, the messenger who did the
shooting, and Henry Boylan, employe
of the Colonial bank, who were TAX.
ing the funds to the Federal Reserve
bank.
The robbers had put Boylan out of
business by pressinga wad OF cotton
siturated with ether to his face while
Ryan was stunned with blow. How
ever as the thugs ran toward the
street Ryan followed them and fired
four shots at the group.
The man with the bag collapsed, re-
leasing his hold on 1t and while his
companions were carrying him to a
waiting automobile Ryan recovered
the valuables.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-13
CITY PLAINTIFF /
N This ACTION
Charges Albert Il. Donnal:
Iy With Violating the
Mining Laws.

To see for themselves whether Al.
bert H. Donnally merely graded his
property or actually sank coal mine
within five feet OF property owned
by the city of Fairmon the trial jury
in the suit of the city of F'airmont VS..
Albert H. Donnally this morning visit.
ed the latter's property, ,on Fifth street
and Virginia avenue.
The case was brought up in Cir
cult court this morning when court
convened at $3.50 and the following
jury was selected to try the case:
John DeBolt, Jesse ]. Boone, w. A.
Crowl, Charles It. Ammons, Clyde H.
Hill, Eliza Amos, Hugh Davis, Glenn
Carter, R. H. Garner, H. B. Amos, Ed.
ward Bickerstaff, E. H. Henderson.
Attorneys in the case of the city of
Fairmont vs.. Albert H. Donnally were
o fthe opinion that this case would be
completed today, whereupon Judge
Raymond dismissed the jurors who
WGLC AOI CdAl0u kOI IulS CtSe Win III
structions for them to report again
tomorrow morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
Witnesses in the case of John w.
Fleming VS.. the Monongahela railway
were dismissed until $3.50 a. m. Mon
day.
In the suit brought against Albert
H. Donnally by the city of Fairmont
for $1,000Attorney e. NJ. Showalter is
representing the defendant and Attor-
news H. H. Rose and Albert ]. Kern
are representing the plaintiff.
The plaintiff is trying to show that
the law provides that no person shall
go within five feet of the property of
another in the mining of coal and that
any violator of this law forfeits $500
for each offense; that the defendant
did actually go within five feet of coal
and property owned by the city of
Fairmont, which supports the street
at that point.
The, defense will attempt to prove
that no coal mine was opened but that
the defendant had merely graded the
property and in so doing it was neces-
sary to remove some Of the coal.
After visiting the scene Of the al
legged coal mine, the jury was dismiss
ed until 1880 p. m. at which time wit
nesses in the case will be examined.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-13
25 FOOT FALL PUTS
LINEMAN ON HIS FEET
Scout Troop Administers
First Aid to Men Burned
i By Live Wire.

Touching a live wire on a pole
on Virginia avenue. near the M. v. r.
car barn, Andy Rodger, of 600 Ogden
avenue, after falling Is feet lit on
his feet, having narrow escape from
being killed yesterday afternoon. al
3 o'clock.
Rodgers is a lineman for the Bell
Telephone Company and he was nigh
up a tall pole when he touched the
live wire. He slid some distance and
then fell rs feet, landing on his
Rodgers was picked up and mem.
bers of troop Z, Boy Scouts, were
close at hand and they hurried to
the car barn to procure a first aid
kit and they administered treatment
until he was removed to Cook hos.
pital.
The thumb was burned into the
bone. The other fingers were also
burned but not as seriously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-13
CITIZENS TO FIGHT
LABOR|NG CLASSES

BERLIN, Thursday, June ia Sc
cret session of the Sessions Council of
greater Berlin on Wednesday declared
in favor OF a citizens strike, according
to the independent socialist newspaper
the Diefriehiet The attendance In.
cluded number of leading manufac-
turers, merchants and professional
men and Colonel Reinhardt, the Prus.
sian Minister of War.
The chairman of the meeting is
quoted as declaring that strike was
necessary because the present gov
ernment was incapable of redeeming
Germany from chaos.
Most Of the manufacturers and DO.
litical interests, the Dietriehiet de.
clares, advocated the utmost severity
'as the only means of overcoming the
laboring classes The citizens would
be armed and Colonel Reinhardt said
the troops would be entirely on their
side,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-13
DEMOCRATS WILL
BLOCK KNOX BILL
Announce Intention of Pre-
venting Vote on Knox
Resolution in Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 13-After con.
ference today group of leading Dem
ocrat senators announced they had de-
cided to prevent a vote, If possible on
the resolution of Senator Knox declar-
ing the peace treaty with the Leavue
of Nations covenant included unac-
ceptaible.
The senator's said their first efforts
would be to prevent consideration of
the resolution and that IL this failed
they would seek to keep the resolution
from receiving privilege status. They
declared they felt confident the res
.olution would not be brought to vote
before the peace treaty was signed
No fElibuster against the resolution
viii be undertaken the senators said
but demand will be made that pend
ing appropriation bills be pressed as
the funds will be needd before July
first
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-13
new PARKING
REGULATIONS OUT
List of Places Where It Is
Proper to Let Autos
Stand.

A number Of new parking regula-
tions are now in effect within the city
and for the benefit of the large num-
ber of drivers of motor vehicles con-
cerned the list of parking places is
printed below.
City officers have been instructed
to order all violators of the parking
regulations before Mayor Bowen for a
trial.
Automobiles and other vehicles may
park
On east side of Cleveland avenue
between Main and Jackson streets
parallel with and close to curb.
On west side of Monroe street be-
tween Main and Jackson streets-nose
in to curb.
On West side of Monroe street be.
tween Main and fire station-nose in
to curb.
On west side of Jefferson street be-
tween Main and Washington streets
nose in to curb.
On east side of Madison street be.
tween Main and Washington streets
nose into curb.
All automobiles and other motor We.
hicles may not park:
On JEFFERSON street between Main
and Jackson streets.
On east side Of Monroe street be-
tween Hull alley and Jackson street.
On west side Of Cleveland avenue.
On Main street from Quincy street
to Cleveland avenue.
On east side of Jefferson street be.
tween Main and Washington streets.
On north side of Meredith street
next to postoffice.
Must not park within ten feet of a
fire plug.
Must not park in any alley within
so feet of the street crossing
Must not stop or park your motor
vehicle such as to interfere with any
merchant.