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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-31
STORY
Three Men
Three Automobiles.
Three Lengths Of Hose.
What the Moon Sdic.
by HAL ARMSTRONG
BY HAL ARMSTRONG

nNfE pale December moon ocarneu
i down thru scudding clouds into
Third ave. near James st
rThts is one OF the best yarns In
the repertoire OF Capt T. IL. Plum
uRer1
AUhe yellow moonlight uiumincd
~ automobiles standing against
fke curb across the street from the
County-City building.
There was no Necessity for tho
moon shining that night There werc
plenty OF arc lights In tho street.
but Capt. riummer likes the moon
Underhanded work was afooI
A man stole quietly out frufn .
ohadowy doorway lie looked up the
errest:' then down. Then he darted
across the sidewalk to tho nearest
Of the three autos
HIS FINGERS TOUCH
THE RADIATOR CAP
Glngerly. his fingers clnsped the
Yadiator cap. He started TO unscrew
H. then jcrkea away and scuttled
back into the doorway. Another man
appeared from another door. 10
PAGES distant The first man watch
I'd him with suspicion
He had no hat on Neither had
ehe first. He was in his shirt sleeves.
O. the first man was. He approach
ed another OF the three autos. and
his hand grasped the radiator cap.
Suddenly he. too. started back. and
IN three quick steps disappeared in
the shadow whence he had first
come. Just As a third man stole into
asev from a third position
As the two others had previously
aonc, he rapidly crossed tho sidewalk
and esszyed to unscrew the radiator
cap from the third car.
He detached the cap and set n on
tAe curb. From his pocket he pulled
. threefout i<ngsh Of boss.
-wei.- exriAsned ths rnan vhs
- firrs appeared
~weli. weilr- echoed she second
APPARENTLY HE DIDN'T
own THAT CAR
Il say. brother shouted the first
b a stage whisper. DO you own that
ear
The third man winced-
4 beg pardon he apolos$zcd- I
vas only
I'm that case. said the firrt. you
won't mind II tap the radiator OF
one of these other cars"
The third man sighed. reiievedly.
Certainly not he replied "As
ycu like. IT'S hot dog. isn't III"
aTTi tell the world said the first.
as he advanced. drawing n short
piece Of hose from his shirt bosom.
Up TO this time. the second man
had remained in the shadow. quietly.
He now announced:
1--WE had my eye on that middle
- for some time. brethren IL you
don't mind"
mot the slightest chorused the
other two in startled tones. and the
second mar crossed over TO the
second car. jerking a hose from his
right sleeve.
= Three radiator caps stood on the
eurbstone. three lengths OF hose
Alpped into three radiators. three
men bent over and remained In that
posEfion a long. long time.
ITRCH BACK TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE DOORWAYs
with my own eyes I saw it, says
Capt Plummer. After time the
three men withdrew their hoses.
screwed on the radiator caps. iurch-
ed back into their respective door
ways and disappeared
THE next morning ] went 10 the
County-city building on business.
The three cars were stiIl standing
by the curb across the street IL was
bitterly cold. I heard Sheriff
Gtrfnger say to Deputy Bill Sears
81 thought told you 10 put a
quart OF rnoonshlne into each Of
-. m Al t1lra lnaf night 40 fhaH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-31
LIQUOR Ring
DISCLOSED
in ARREST?
Former Policeman Admits
He Was Waiting for
Booze Shipment

Confession that he WAS waiting for
a consignment Of booze from a ship
when he was arrested early today on
the beach a, Endoiyne. south Of the
city limits. was made at noon today
by Ed Hagen. 80. former pafrolman.
who Is at liberty on heavy ball pend
ing appeal from conviction In federal
court for alleged iooting Of a federal
whisky warehouse. Capt Claude q.
Bannick. West Seattle precinct. said.
Jack Larsen. 80. fisherman. WAS
arrested In Hsgrn's auto. r. G. VIII
liama 81. engineer. was captured
shortly afterwards IN an auto Of his
own. near wherr Hagen and Larsen
were arrested Police believe that
they cracked wide open two whisky
running rings by TIA. arre~ss made
on the beach.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-31
I SAYS WILLIAMS
| NOT HIS PARTNER

Williams was not my partner.
Hagen In alleged 20 have said. "Evi-
IDENTIFY he WAS waiting TO Get sofne
booze from one OF hts own Nhips."
what were you doing down there
at that time Of nighty- Capt Bannick
asked. II was down there TO get
booze" Hagen Is said 10 have replied.
But I didn't get IL. ] didn't have
Sny booze when you got me. and you
haven't a thing on me. 30 what are
you going TO do about it7''
Hagen also said that he had re-
ceived several shipments of liquor on
the beach at Endolyne. and bootleg
ged some in the city after running
police lines in n high-powcred car.
Capt. Bannick said.
business WAS very good. Cap,
Hagen is alleged to have said with a
smile 10 his former superior officer.
I'VE knew H." Capt Bannick re-
piled. we have been laying for you
fo~ fuvr fuonfho "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-31
Weather

Tonight, fair; Saturday,
ran, fresh southwesteriy
trinds.
Temperature Last - Hours
Maximum. 80. Minimum, So
To-day noon. "a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-31
IURCH BACK TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE DOORNAYs

Mote. The practice has been dis
cor gnned on account Of the tr1rm
~<ather. Capt. PIummer Ia tcdtch-
mo the forecdst.J
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-10
Houston Girl Found
ScaRtily clad After
Night At Dance Hall

HOUSTON, Texas. Sept 9.-Po-
ll.c today expected developments
in the mystery case Of pretty IS
ycar-oId B,olla BaChcmin, who
was found early Tuesday morning
In dlzcd condition curlcd up in
% porch swing of home In Mont
pose. "a fashionable residential
section The girl was clad in
scarcely nothing fho is sll. in q
hospital In critical condition
from shock and exposure and re-
members nothing Of what happened
after she tainted while dancing
with some new found friends At
Hermann park Monday night.
HnyHciaus believed the girl had
been druggcd and probably
wandered about through the
streets the greater part Of the
night
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-10

eastern railway now operated h.
allied commission in which Jana, y.
strongly represented. is said IN ~
been offered to China. as v,,.
cancellation OF Old Russian t.c..."'ss as
dopriving china Of authority In ~.
golia, and even surrender ~ U
sian claims ~ extra TERRITORIAL ,,..'
diction in China, an as tho pr',, %,
recognition Of the Moscow roy,-.
mppt '.H.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-10

COW soviet regime
The Moscow authorities are said
TO have been excrung cvcry effort
TO obtain recognition from china, not
only for political reasons but bccaus"
DC wOuI q give them access TO grain
and other natural rcsouccs Of Man
churi1 needed to avert famine in
European Russia during The coming
winter.
Exclusive control Of the Chinese
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

and girls club work; classes of women
come within the jurisdiction of the
home demonstration department.: and
classes of men are supervised by the
county agricultural agents and the
state leader Of county agents. But all
are q part of the farm bureau. The in
struction, which manifestly cannot be
given by the extension specialists to
all of the 10000 students in person. Is
passed down, in many instances. by
the county workers and the county and
community committeeman
Particularly interesting among the
accomplishments Of 1919, has been the
harmonizing and coordination of work
Of these three departments (the county
agent service, the home demonstration
department and the boys and girls
club work In many states these three
departments are virtually independent
thereby losing IN efficiency and often
worAiiis as cross Purposes with one an
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

economist; f. B. Hitchcock soils spec
ialist; w. Il. Crouch, state rodent con-
troll leader; Mrs. Annabelle Bennett
state home health demonstration: and
Miss Esther Void, clothing specialist
Miss Jessie c. Ayres Is state seed an
alyst and Miss Claire Hobson. now
stationed at Moscow, is assistant state
seed analyst. G. B. Allison, field agent
of the Idaho Seed Growers association,
has been working from the office of
the field agrOnomist. The rodent con-
troll leader at times has had as many
as IL field men under his direction, to
take care Of seasonal campaigns.
Through an arrangement with the
federal bureau Of crop estimates Julius
II. Jacobson, crop reporter for Idaho.
cooperates with the extension division.
the farm bureaus and the state bureau
OF immigration. labor and statistics in
producing the Idaho crop reporting
service
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
catello in January and the growing of

catello in January and the growing OF
legume seed.
"The school water supply, ventila-
ton and heating of your school will al
SO be discussed. Every man and wo-
man in the community is urged to be
present in the afternoon at 2 p. m.
Parents having children in school
interested in the physical development
of their children are invited to come
in the morning for the examination
Even better than teaching Idaho
farmers how to feed their calves and
pigs. the extension division is teaching
them how to feed their children.
You know that If you feed you.
ca!f skim milk, you'll have a poor calf
don't you?" says Mrs. Apnabelle ien-
nett to a farmer.
yes"
Yet you're feeding that milk to
your children"
The farmer sees the point right
away.
The Mrs. Bennett who says such
things is the Mrs. Bennett who has
charge OF home health demonstration
for the extension division in the state
OF course not all farmers are making
the mistake of feeding skim milk to
their children. but it Is found in a
surprisingly large number of cases
that the children do not like milk, the
parents do not know it's food value and
the children are undernourished and
resultantly. defective.
And this in the midst of land of
plenty! It's field for educational
work, and field as nearly brimful of
human interest as anything the ex-
tension division does.
This work has included the holding
of six clinics by child specialist. in
six counties II has included other and
more numerous examinations of the
children by state and county nurses,
and now the program has been eX-
tended to n school survey, in which the
cooperation of the teachers is being
sought. Advantage is taken of teach
ers' institutes to present the plan.
In six clinics, 361 children were ex-
amined. Ninety-five per cent Of these
children We're found to have physical
defects, and fully 80 per cent of the de-
fects We're direct results of faulty nu-
triton. very often com pl lea ed nv dis
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
ACTIVITIES OF UN|vERS|nEXTENS|ON
DIVISION COVER IDAHO FARMuFE like
Dew 500 COMMUNITIES ORGANIZED
Great Corps Experts Helps Gem State Ranchers to Make
Two Blades of Grass Grow Where One Grew Before and
Among Other Things Brings Pass That Rural Raised
Children Decide Remain in the Country
BY EDWARD +. MASON

Assistant TO the Director University of Idaho Extension Division
Did happen to hear the weekly newspaper editor
whose paper covered Idaho like the dew?'
That the the university extension division
Idaho
And the dew? The dew of the university extension division
public education that literally makes two blades
grass where before. Indeed the whole work
The division The 1919 be
under three heads:
T. Making two blades OF grass grow where before
2 Collecting more dew
Increasing the popularity and effective distribution Of
dew
or to get right down to brass acks, making two
blades of where before good deal
than that 1t MEANS for instance;
Seeing to it that The hen lays every day else goes
barefoot Unto frcassee);
CoaXng boy to produce 600 to 1000 pounds Of butter fat
every month instead OF the ins gncant that
she used to get by with;
Negotiating live hams and bacon from alfalfa pastures and
bins at outlay Of cents pound instead of 20 cents
which people still think is making money:
peng slick spots with dynamite and straw and suchke
curious cosmetics until they yield much alfalfa barley
lbe rest of the fertile Idaho fields:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

list how to put on the tailor touches
that would give the garments the com
merclal look and distinguish them from
home made clothing.
Millinery work was an interesting
part of the clothing specialists field.
Hats were made. both for women and
for children and as Miss Kelly said.
.they were not discernible as home
made" Millinery demonstrations are,
according TO Miss Kelly. the salad OF
the clothing work." for women will as
semb,e in crowds To learn to make
hats, Just as they will TO study salads.
POULTRY SAVED 10000
Virtually $4,000 Is estimated to have
been saved by the poultry culling work
Of the home economics department The
estimates are: Bonneville. 1885,; Can
Won. S6sos: Minidoka, Gooding ana
Cassia. Seas. This ~ the estimated
saving II feed. at 81 per hen per year,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

eased tonsils or defective teeth. In
nearly every case diet was recon-
mended for the child either norm IL
diet for child of that age. or o special
diet for hyperacidity. constipation, an
emia or the like. These diets, together
with directions for weaving, exercises
for defects such as round shoulders
and flat feet, and special directions,
were made out in the extension office,
with the approval Of the child special
list.
Even in a superficial examinati On
conducted In one of the counties. in
which 209 chilfren of less than six
years OF age were examined, only IS
were found who had no marks OF d.
fects. There wee 81 undernourished,
10 who had hernia. ~ that needed cir
cumcision, vita ulcers, ~ VITA en-
larged or disen-e tonsils. 25 with de-
fectlve teeth. With stomach trouble
and 8 whose ~ Is needed attenrlun.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
TEACH FARMERSHOW
TO FEED CHILDREN
As WELL As STOCK
Farm Bureau and Extension Di-
vision Workers Attack Rural
Problems on Broad Scale
Clinics Are Held.

How Complementary the farm bu-
reau and extension division organiza-
ton can attack farm and home prob
lens of the individual community Is
admirably Illustrated by the following
letter sent out to patrons Of certain
school districts in Lincoln county by
Miss Lydia Sinclair. county home
health demonstration.
Il will be at the school district No.
s. Thursday. Dec. IL, for the purpose
OF weighing and measuring the school
children of your school, and to give
them general physical examination;
that is. the eyes. ears, nose, throat,
teeth etc, Parents who have children
of pre- school age whom they wish to
have exarlined. weighed and measured
may bilng them at this time.
In the afternoon, Mrs. H. r. Ben
nett state irhlic health specialist, will
talk On ttritction of Physical De-
fr'ts' and the Feeding of Children
Miss Lee. statewide home demon
stfhtor, will discuss the Hot Lunch of
Srhcol Chi'cren
"Mr. Maroney, county agent will be
present and discuss plans for testing of
dairy cows for tuberculosis testing
milk and cream in the schools, ship
ping in of pure seed wheat, rabbit poi
son and drive. pure seed show in Po-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

other. In Idaho however, the club
work and the home economics work are
farm bureau work, just the same as are
dairy Improvement or grain standard
ization. Indeed, the clubs now are
called farm bureau Junior clubs" and
when the swine specialist or the po-
tato specialists works with the young
sters he is helping along the farm bu-
reau program just the same as If he
were working with the men.
Each of these three departments is
under direction of its own staff. Fred
l.. Williams is state leader of county
agents, with II. III. Musser, w. b. Kjos-
ness and J. G.. Ellsworth as assistants
W. 7. Mccall is the state club leader
with Misses u. Fay Fowler Harriette
F.. Cushman and Jessie Warrington as
assistants. Miss Amy Kelly is state
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

Ada b. Erwin as assistant All these
are responsible to l.. W. Fluharty, d.
rector of extension. The assistant 10
the director secretary of extension.
seven stenographers, mimeograph op-
orator and Janitor, complete the ad
mjnistrative staff.
Thirty-three counties have county
agricultural agents, Is have junior club
leaders, three have home demonstra-
ton agents and four have home health
demonstrators.
Mrs. Alpha Holt, Miss Nina B. Huyck
and Miss Mary Lucille Lee are state
wide homo demonstration agents.
SPECIALISTS
Specialists are e. r. Bennett. field
horticulturist: e. +. Rinehart, fieId
animal husbandman; William Kerr,
swine specialist; Prem Moore, poultry
husbandman; y. n. Cammack. field
dasrsnnn: 3. n Sheehsn Geld agren-
onaist; Paul Wenger, assistant field AZ
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
Million Dollars Voted for Good
Roads-Big Sugar Factory
Assured for the Coming
Year.
BUILD PUMPING PLANTS
Industries Show Substantial
Growth - Concrete Flour
Mill and Grain Elevator One
of Finest.

Weiser, Jan. 3.-During the year just
closed, Weiser took several important
steps that assure for this thriving city
and it's tributary territory steady
growth and prosperity for years to
come.
One of the most important of these
is the assurance that the year 1920 will
witness the building here of a million
dollar sugar factory by the Mutual Su-
gar company. 1t Is to be one Of the
best sugar factories in the United
States, and is to have capacity of
500 tons of sugar beets daily.
The officers of the company are: r.
e. Shepherd, president II. G. McKin-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
II. This pig also won junior

been emphasized especially by the home
economics people in Canyon and Twin
Falls counties. The home beautiful
instruction by Il. II. Bennett is employ
ed in planning grounds and surround
ings. and the instruction Is spread by
the influence emanating from persons
directly reached In two demonstrations.
Home excursions were conducted In
1919 In both these counties. men and
women alike participating In spending
a day TO make a tour Of inspection of
Is or 20 homes in which there We're
labor saving devices or ARRANGEMENTS
of rooms or conveniences which were
particularly educative.
The health work. elsewhere described
also comes under the home economics
department. Its aim y to raise the
physical standards of Idaho boys and
girls. especially by making sure that
they are properly fed, and to improve
sanitary conditions.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

resulting from the elimination of nom
laying hens These non-layers usually
are canned to augment the following
seasons meat supply.
New poultry houses are being in
stalled and records are being kept, so
that poultrymen know how profitable
their hens are. One owner of 60 hens
in Minidoka county, according to Miss
Kelly, reports that they produce him
more revenue than his three Jersey
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
IDEAL POULTRY STATE

says Miss Kelly, and poultry can be
made the best cash crop on the farm.
1t is not necessary to keep a large
flock, but 1t must be a paying crop,
and that is the problem we are working
on"
The homo imnroNemeni nrniect ha g
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
LEARN TAILORING TRICKS

In the fall campaign was conduct
ed to help mothers make children's
coats and boys suits, to assist them in
meeting the rising expenses of the
home. Many of the women who did
this work were accustomed to sewing
but learned from the clothing snecial-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
SAVING $77e1 is MADE

An estimate of S7761 is placed on the
savings effected by the clothing work
of the year. in five counties.
The making of dress forms is an inn
portant feature of the work, as it en-
ables women to save time and labor,
while sewing for themselves. Under
the farm bureau plan, the women who
learn from Miss Void and the demon
stration agents then instruct their
neighbors, SO that, for instance, in
Twin Falls county alone 200 of these
forms have been made.
Renovation and remodeling also are
taught, including both wet and dry
cleaning, with results that are inter
estingly illustrated by the fact that
community cleaning days have been es-
tablished in Bonneville county, on
which the women meet once in two
weeks to do their dry cleaning togeth
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
E. DEPARTMENT
OF EXTENS|ONWORK
HELPS WOMEN SAVE
Home Economics Subjects Are
Taught Farmers Wives By
Miss Esther Void, Former
Clothing Specialist.

Important in the family type farm
bureau" plan Is the work of the home
economics department which deals with
problems of particular interest to wo-
men, although men and children reap
much Of the benefit. Miss Amy Kelly
is at the head of this department with
the assistant state home demonstration
leader, health specialist, clothing spec
ialist, two statewide home demonstra
ton agents, two district home demon
stration agents, the county home DEM
onstration agents and the county
nurses.
Miss Esther Void, formerly clothing
specialist in Rhode Island, carries on
the clothing work, aided by the home
demonstration agents. She became the
clothing specialist for Idaho Sept. 1, on
the resignation of Miss Georgia Belle
Elwell, who became state supervisor of
vocational home economics, in the state
department of education
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

| The work is supervised by the extern
sion division. to harmonize ii with the
work being done by the other counties.
the university and the United States
department of agriculture
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
STATE is CLASSROOM

STATE is CLASSROOM
The extension specialists are uni
versity teachers whose classrooms GOV
err the state. The people of the several
communities form their own classes
and decide on the courses they want
Glasses of children make up the boys
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

,r SHIrPeO $500 TONS HAY,
mere IL being shipped out from
, mere iuiIy 5000 tons Of alfalfa hay for
OF III per ton, or a total of sbont
$4,000. '. ous
Rum. .R ayThe. BUfhursd W cmfwyp
PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR p. 4 I. N.
All lines OF business here enjoyed. the
most prosperous year In the history OF
Weiser. This is reflected In several
ways; important among which are the
building bank deposits In each of
Weisers three splendid banks.
Another factor Of great Importance
70 Weiser's property Is the moving
back here Of the headquarters and
shops Of the p. & !. NJ railroad Of
which A. Il. Dunn is the popular and
enicient vice president and general
manager. This railroad in 1918 en-
joyed the greatest year Of prosperity
in its history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
HIGHER BAGGAGE RATES
HEARING ON SEPT. |.

The Public Utilities Commission has
announced that it will hold a hear
ing in the board room of the Dis
trict building at 10 o'clock on Sep
TENDER 1 on the application of the
Union Transfer Company for higher
baggage rates in the District.
The application, filed Wednesday
afternoon, asks for an increase of IS
cents in the charge for one piece of
baggage, an increase of Is cents in
the existing rate for additional
pieces of baggage, and an increase of
Is cents in the rate for hand baggage
| The present rate for one trunk
varies from so cents to 81, according
| to the distance which it has to be
| hauled in the city. If the applica-
| ton is granted these rates would
vary from Is cents to s1.25.
The present charge for additional
trunks is SO cents, and the increaSe
| asked for would make it Is cents.
The existing charge for hand bag
gage is 35 cents, the petition asking
/ that it be made SO cents
In letter to the commission, Will
liam ]. Crout. general superintendent
OF the transfer company, states the
increases are made necessary by
raises in pay just granted employees
OF the company.