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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

dent; G. F. Potts. vice president. and ID. o. Warren, secretary. The other members of the board are A. L. Phillips, J. D. Longshore and Phil King.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
TwENTY-sEcoND STREET, s.

A. M Hartley, carpenter 615 22d St, S.. says: T was in quito bad shape with the small of my back there which all the time. Being to soop and every time did these pains would me pretty bad for to on job come home after doing days work didn't doing thing had to get often during pass kidney secretions which heard of Kidney and after taking them up in a fine way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
FoRTY-NINTH STREET, N.

J. S. Price oo249th St.. N, says My back was SO lame and weak could hardly straghtcn a week at time
 could hardly soop shoes My back was sure to weaken and would give walked lot or stood n, feet long me to pet m freou.,t during the night always felt fagged out and was hard for to kidney secreons were highly coiored and contained friend advised to try Doans Kidney Pills bought some at Cren.s Drug Store After taking soon fixed up in good shape"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
FoRTY-FoURTH STREET, N.

T. S. Beaty. 1925 44th St.. N. ached arising the morning I than bed Everything attempted drag to me-
 dizzy spells be SO nervous couldn't the no:s in a shape Kidney Pills in Doans Drec- decided It was I entirely rid of the above trouble"
 Mrs Beaty the above statement February 9th. 16th 1920, of Deans Kidney Pills dd when recommended 1918."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
MEXICO. CHIEF
SEIZED BY u. S.
Gen. Pesqueira Held on
"White Slave" Charge

DOUGLAS. Ariz., April 2s.-Gcn-
crai ienacio L. Pesaueira, chief Jus
tioe of the supreme court Of MEXICO
and recently appointed military gov
ernor Of sonora by President Car.
rama. was arrested on his arrival
here today by United States depart
ment of Justice agents. who pre-
ferred a charge Of violation Of the
Mann white slave act against the
distinguished Mexican. Pesaucira
was said to be Carranza peace dele
gate To the Sonora rebels.
Maria Rodriguez. age 20. a beauti
ful Mexican girl. was held as n ma
tcrtal witness. Pcsaueira is report
I'd 10 have admitted to the depart
ment Of justice men an intimacy
with Miss Rodriguez. extending over
the last five years. She accompan.
led him here and on frequent other
trips into the United States, accord.
Ing TO the department OF Justice
agents He has n wife and nine
children residing at Arispe. Sonora.
Mexico.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
SEIZE list
OF $4,000
W0BBLES
Secret District l.. W. w
Headquarters In Con-
tractors Office" Raid

Trailing . woman long suugh, ~
f.dcr.a authorities In tho EAST 10 =
rpum in the 0lohs builstns. ~ yss~s
sve aa1 Madison a.. last night %
hus ard gcv-sumcns awvnts discrv.
sved ths secret headquarters ~
Swthv~ss l. w. w. which vanished
from Gpokane rec~ntiy. raitscd the
place and took pos~crson Of list Of
1000 mcmhrrs.
Aiic- Ro~-, declared TO b. Aitc~
Rnssnbaum. who disappeared during
the early part. OF tho war. when her
arrest was sought for mailing thou
sands of et,rrs. urging draft eva.
sion. was the woman taken into Gus
tody.
Police Sergeant r. " Kcefc and
his "antiv-d squad" rushed into the
room entered by Miss Rose. followed
by government agents. and placed
hsr und~s arrest The room was ono
of a suite on the third floor. The
name on the door was Stewart 4
Johnson, contrnCtorz"
Two men found in tho suite gave
theiv names AZ W. r., Spar and ED
Burns They WIRE hustled to police
hcadquarters with Miss Rnse. while
the raiders searched the place. Spear
In raid To be- In charge Of I. W. w.
operations here. and Burns his a.
sistant. Miss Ro~s played the role Of
stcnographer 20 the -contrnrtors.-
Books and records OF the firm
revealed the names and whereabouts
OF i;.ooo I. w. W. members scattered
In cities. towns and logging CAMPO
thrtiout the Northwest. and showed
that SIS. .sos.iS had been deposited IN
= local bank This was taken to b
the I. W. W. prisoners defense fund.
The office safe contained 5000
cash and I. w. w. due stamps Of q
face value Of $4,000. Morc than
I 900 gold I. W. w. pins, said 20 be
worth s. apiece. were found All
evidence was seized and turned over
to the federal men.
Several checks found In the office
we're signed by Spear. and others by
Spear and Frank Smith. Smith could
not be found. The name Of George
w. steed" wns signed 10 several blank
charters that had been made ready for
mailing. eSteed is thought to be a
Chicago high official Of the I. w. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
GIRL, Is, CLAIMS
WEDDING TRICK

Claiming she was enticed by de.
ception into marrying Marcus Lee
last February. and that Lee lived
with her only three days. and then
abandoned her. Mira Alta Leo and
her guardian, Mrs. Josephine Cleve-
land, started suit today to have the
marriage apnulled.
Mrs. Lee Is i6 years old and. at
the time Of the marriage. was rs, not
old enough TO legally consent 10
marry anyone. II ls alleged. The
wedding took place on February II.
February 20. Lee Is said to have left
his bride for parts unknown.
Restoration Of her maiden name,
Alta Baker. IL oue OF the young
wife's pleadings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
PREPARE
TO flee
ZONE OF
Fighting
U. S. Citizens on Gulf and
Pacific Mexico Coast
Anxious to Get Out

WASHINGTON. April a.
Requests from Americans ON the
Pacific and Gulf coasts Of Mex
ico for protection Of United
States wasships have born 70
ceived st the state dspartmenk \
was learned today.
The requests came from American
citizens at TopoiobaInpo and Aaxat-
Ian, on the Pacific cast. and From
terra. on the Gulf OF Mexico. ard wege
forwarded to the state dcpaxtznsnt
thru United States consulnr cfficsrA
After consideration Of the rcqungen.
the state departmspe refeErod thon
to Secretary Baker ana 0pnoenfy
Daniels.
The only American v1r vsnrnls
now known to be IN IAtin-AmE9enn
waters are the cruisers TanouA an
which are off the cuaat x
Guatemala where American masinas
landed to protect the United 6tAtag
legation. during the revolut4on we1ch
overthrow President CabrerA
A communication issued by Gen.
Alvadedo. stated that Col. Rodolfo
Galleges. a former federal command
er In Tamaulipas and one Of the
revolutionary leaders. yesterday de-
feated Gen. Rosalio Rodrigucz. With
q Carranzista force az Linaroe. The
federals rctrcated toward Monterey.
Americans at Mazatlan are making
ready to leave. and are waiting TO
take passage on the first steamer.
reports to the state dcpartmeN said
Another message to the depart
ment told OF a force of $50 federal
soldiers arriving at Mazatlan from
the south.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
TROOPS GUARD
BUTTE MINES
City Is. Quiet. After Arrival
OF Soldiers

Bl-TTE. Mont ApVyI .3,-ruit.
"A Stns~~ Srusos sf,irh arrived
hrrr .hovtsv before mLS,r,rht
~. .tafsm~eud today niong sh,c
rsaSa. Icssins n the mines ana
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

Had tho merchant asrced to put
the POTATOES on the market horn.
rindaii was informed. the price would
immediately have taken a sensational
decline.
Tindall's informant mid 10 car
loads OF potatoes had tren heid on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

thu tracks In thir city this vsrk In
violation OF ths Lever food hs. a
federal statute,
such co~r OF boarding oannot 10
handled by city anthoriti-ss and com,
under the duties OF federal eivii au'
thoritios. but Tindail said ho would
draft at once an ordinAIo. roquir-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Bride Refuses
Parental Home

Because he took her to live with
his parents Immediately after their
marriage last November. at Everett.
and refused TO buy "A home or rent
an apartment. Judge Mitchell Gillian
today granted a divorce 10 Lillian ID.
Rathbone from Bruce c. Rathbone.
manager OF the Dcaton Tire com
pany. The plaintiff was allowed $50
monthly alimony.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

!, ing thu bocuninx OF psu,Dus vino suf
produce In the faSmcrr markrf,
Such an ordinance. N pnsss-d.
would become operative 70 days after
passage. and n acted upon nt opco
would come In force about thu time
lo-ai farmers begin TO flood tho mar.
ket with spring vcgutabasa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

According to rndairs Information.
Japancsr merchants who own ware
houses and retail stores IN other 10
cations near The fisrm.rr martrs.
employ young Japanese 10 occupy
farmers stalls. which they rvnt from
tho city for 25 cents day. Produce
of ali kinds In then taken from the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

warehouse to the retail stores and
Transferred TO tho stalls. where II In
sold under the pctrnse that II was
grown by tho Jap salesman.
Tho Japanese merchant IN said to
no each morning 10 the first stall
and fiI the price of each commodity.
Word In then passed down the line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

lie was also informed that a Jap.
ano~e potato king OF Yakima valley.
which had supposedly been dcnuded
OF potatoes nearly fortnight ago,
had wired n local commission mef
chant. asking him n he could handle
70 carloads OF Yakima spuds In this
city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

and the price Is the Ramo In enc"
stall
MANY shoppers are deiuded into
thinking they can buy cheaper AZ tne
farmers market than elsewhere IN
the city" Tlndali said. AS maipsr
OF fact. II is often cheaper TO buy
from the corner grocery"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
u. S. Ambassador
at Allied Meetinp

SAN RENO. April as.- Robert
Underwood Johnson. the American
ambassador to Italy. arrived here
today TO attend the conferences Of
the council OF premiers as an un.
official observer.
johnson attended the morning
conference, He was heartily sosn1vp1
by the premier
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
American Admiral
Shoots, Kills Self

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Rear
Admiral c. Il. Britain. chief OF staff
to the commander OF the Atlantic
fleet. shot and killed himself on the
afternoon of April %. Secretary Dan.
iels was advised today by Admiral
Wilson. commander-in-chief OF the
fleet. ut Guantanamo bay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Doc Matthews to
Hon on Spooksters

DIR. Mark A. Matthews. pastor OF
First Presbyterian church will "an-
swer the men and women who ad.
vocate the nefarious idea OF spirit.
ualism" In his Sunday night sermon.
His topic ~ "spiritism Below or
Above, which,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Says Husband Is
Never at Home

Jennie NJ. Erickson. wife OF an
Auburn stage driver. started suit to
divorce John Erickson today. declar.
ing he had not been home a night in
nine months. but was spending his
time apart from his family enter
tanning a young woman scQuain-
tance In Tacoma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
JAPS GAIN CONTROL OF FOOD PRICES

Information wss In the hands
Of City Councilman Philip TIN
dali to-day. that Japanese not
only dominate stalls in the so.
called farm-s>' market. but fix
ps-tccS and sell produce not grown
by themselves la violation Of the
city market o~iinanrc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
DOKED FUN AT
l CITY MUDHOLE

TAYLORvILLE. ILL.,. April a.
Mayor William Motley OF Kincaid is
mad. He swears vengeance on the
person who placed a sign bearing
the inscription bathing and fishing"
In the middle OF the city's biggest
mud hole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
CALLS COP TO
~ FIRE HER COOK

PORTLAND. Ore. April 23.--Mvs.
l.. r. Russell dispatched an urgent
call for a police officer When the
cop arrived the housekeeper canned
her cook. whose tremendous biceps
and pugnacious Jaw caused Mrs.
Russell 10 consider discretion the
better part OF vnlor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Tonopah Miners
Are OFF the Job

TONoPAH. New. April 23.--Sev.
enty per cent OF the miners in this
district failed 10 appear for work
yesterday morning, following rumor
that n strike was TO be called. Re
ported minets want 81 a day for n
six.hour day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Athletic Police
Take to Diamond

Sergt. Harry q. o'Bricn. the John
Mc3raw OF central police station.
called his baseball playing coppers
together Friday afternoon for first
practice at Liberty park. The cops
will play the firemcn ms soon as the
team can he whipped into shape.
Serst. O'Brien announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Policeman Gets His
Green Trousers Back

patrolman r. ID. Van Horn. who
reported the theft Thursday of his
green trousers attached to pair
OF suspenders. is all smiles again
Friday morning. Patrolman r. J.
McGill found them in the police
assembly room and returned them
TO their owner
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
OFFERS $40 FOR
~ RETURN OF WIFE

HUGO. Okla. April 23.--J. f.
Millar. railroad man. advertised In
the Daily News for his lost wife
Ten dollars is offered the man who
will return her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
TWAS GOOD AT
f. l. EATING NICKELS

CHICAGO. April .3-Charics
rewtmicr. contractor. smashed the
pay telephone 10 bits when II con
tinucd taking his nickels and giving
HIM wrong parties. He paid for the
damage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
JAPS FIRE ON
US. BARRACKS
Government Gets Report
..n From ManChuria

WASHINGTON. April e.
The barracks Of the Amcssean
railroad inspector at Hniiar.
northwestern Manchuria, were
firrd on during fighting between
Jsparnrse. !lrrcho Slovnks and
Chinese forccs recently. accord
ing 70 = cabicgram from mill
taSy intelligence agents In Pe,<in
To The WAR department today.
The message said the Japanese
did the firing, which WAS believed
accidental.
Major General Inouye. Japanese
military attache here. yesterday de
MED Newspaper rcport from Har
bin that Americans had been fired
on at Hailar. Today's war depart
ment dispatch apparently referred to
the samf incident Nothing was said
about any Americans being in the
barracks during the firing.
The war department cable added
that Japanese attacked n Czecho-Slo-
wax troop train. killing one officer
and woundinr an officer and IL men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
$50, 900 Damage in
Early Morning Fire

Fire that lasted only 12 minutes
did from $4,000 to $50 900 damage to
expensive furs In the workshop OF
the Hudson Bay Co. In the Colman
building annex, at Western ave. and
Marion St, at O n. m. today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
ACREAGE

at the right price is al
ways a good investment.
Near Seattle, with its
certainty of growth and
development, it offers
opportunities unexcelled.
On Classified Page to-
day and every day you'll
see many good bargains
in Acreage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Fair and Warm
Weather COMING

Fair and warmer is due Saturday,
according to U. s. Observer Sails.
bury's official report for the next
"a hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

city palaces. and imposing bank ac-
counts. and expensive alimony de-
cisions. and torpid Iivers. and flut.
tering hearts. and Ianguishing
spleens. and finicky appetites Of
any Duke who ever grabbed moro
money than was good for him. and
started perfectly good family
straight for hell.
That's how II seems TO me. Mr..
Banker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
SAYS PRISONERS
GET PLENTY DOPE

Even a man who desires treatment
must first be branded n criminal be.
fore he can be treated for the dope
habit, according to Meier. Prison.
ers in the city and county Jafls were
declared by Meier to get all the dope
| they wanted
Enactment Of appropriate ordi.
ma ances to provide for the civil re.
straint. and treatment Of, drug ad.
diets by the city. was urged by the
corporation counsel,
Confinement Of addicta with other
prisoners who are allowed TO re
ceive visitors and meet strangers
was sharply criticised by Meier.
1T h commonly stated by ad-
diets who have been confined I'm
the city jail or county stocIssde.
that II h easier 10 get narcotics
when they are confined than
when they get out" the report
says "FurfhermTe. the confine-
mept Of other psxsons with habi
tuaI ulssrs of drugs. rapidly pro-
duces an additional number Of
addict@."
Establishment Of "A city stockads
for dope users was also urged Friday
by Commissioner Of Health II. M
| Read. who advocated, in letter 10
the city council. the building Of a
place on Bailey Peninsula, or Seward
park. on the shores Of Lake wash
ington.
The city abolished the stockade nj
Jefferson park Read pointed out
with the result that all city pria
oners are now cared for at the VII
lows by the county.
Read believes that the prisoners
could clear the land and thus REIN
burse the city for the treatment re
cefyed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
Did Spirits
Spool Aileen
Is Question
Another Party Gets TIP
on Teiephoning to
Future World
ny AIIEEN CLAIRE

Ii IL poAsibl. that the spirit Of
John Parsridgr has been spoofing
mer
After promising last Monday To
place me ia communication with a
scientist on Mars next Tuesday eve
ming. hs has avosd~d my oslja %
anc~s with a p~rslstence that syouscs
my apprehension.
I recall that the eucycidcsdiA In
formed m. that the dead assrolcgtst
was an ~auivocator during hts days
on earth. IL he still. ! wonder
While ] am striving nightly Ia
converse again with him. I must re
late the sensational experience Of
four aequaintanees' who have been
operating tho ouiIa much longer
than I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
GALES GAINING
IN mex. REVOLT
Rebel Chief Now Controls
Half of SinaIoa

Aqua PRIE.rA. sonora, April -.
General =. Elias Gales. command
er OF the Sonora rebel troops. was
supposed TO arrive here today. He
will remain on the border conven-
lent TO the Carranza peace delegates
reported to be en- route TO Sonora
General Flores. at the head OF the
Sinaloa invasion. now has control Of
nearly half that state. Gales or
dered him to mobilize several hun.
dred additional troops before driving
on Mazatlan. as Carranzistas are En-
pccted to put up stiff rexistance
there and siege of the port may
be necessary.
Heavy artillery Is en- route 10
Flores. Additional troops arrived IN
Aqua Prieta. increasing the local
garrison to $500 soldiers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
By RALPH II. TURNER

MENICO CITY. April 23.--Gen.
Juan Barragan. chief OF staff Of the
carranza army. today announced
that the federal forces, under com
mand OF Gen. Murguia. in charge q
the Tampico district, had decisivelv
defeated. on "Wednesday, tho rebels
commanded by Gen. Gomez
The announcement said that Go
meg had attacked Turpam. under or
ders from Gen. Gales, the object be-
ing to spread the Obregon revolt
thru the oil fields. In Gomex's com.
mand were Yaaui Indians, as well a.
some OF the rebel Pelaezistas. There
were casualties, but no estimate was
made OF the number.
The fighting lasted all OF weancs-
day, and was described by Barragan's
statement as the first decisive COM
bat In the conflict between Carran.
za's army and the Obreeon forces.
Gen. Gomez recently Joined the
rebels. having held "a command under
Carranza
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23

DATE. I have always
managed TO let go OF a
dollar when holding II
meant my children be
ing disappointed. when
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
AMERICANS in MEXICO ASK FOR VvARSHIPS
rs IT SEEMS
70 ME-.
DANA SLEETH

MV NOTICED In tho local
papers the advertise
mcnt OF bank urging
thrift on tho rest of US.
and this ad presents to
Spr xdmtrtng gaze one Mr.. Duke.
founder OF the tobacco trust OF un-
fragrant memory. And the hank
sAys Mr.. Duke saved sts.5eo from
= salary OF S5o.0co. lie lived on
eteo \ year and saved hls money.
AID used II 10 slowly secure n mo
n-ssciy OF the tobacco business. 10
become n money boss. TO get con.
troi cf a great business that could
BY manipulation so dictate tobacco
prices that II could reach into the
pockets Of 20 o.ooo. 900 men and ex
tract nickels and dimes In In
crcased chargrs.
A couple Of days ago I said somc
thing about thrift. and the neces-
sity OF most OF US plain folks sav-
tng all ve can. and curbing our
yeckie1u desires these loose times.
-, vhsn IL comes 70 thrift. am
travelling with the hank
but when II comes 10 worship
Ing . man IKE Duke. or the sys-
sem established by our Dukes. or
any 6f this lust for money. lust for
unsArned Increment. thirst for sx.
tsrston. ambition Tor power. ugly
1 Gr~sd--right there quit bending
- rusty knee.
y AS Mr.. Duke. when he was
~I living on $500 a year.
rearing . fAmilyr
I trOw not
WAs he giving any
ahsng out Of his $50. 900 yearly In.
Soms 20 help some unfortunatsf
Bvt1snfiy not
Wa he himself even living as
vhf,e man should. instead " living
as rusty. sordid and somewhat
dirty miser existsf
Evidently he was living AS the
mtser lives
And n everybody pinched the
last penny. and heaped up dollars
solcfy to establish usonopoltes. and
boost prices. II would be . right
eheerful country. wouldn't III
And how many Of Mr.. Dukes
dollars went into the savings banks
at 4 per cent?
n we all were Dukes. there
would be mighty few banks.
IL h the family man who buys
iittie home, who raises and edu.
Gates his children, who carries life
Insurance. and nttle bank bal
ance ON open account and n little 4
Per cent savings account. the little
fellow. millions Of him. who buys
at the corner grocery for cash,
and pays his light and water bills
when they are due. and buys
clothes. perhaps flivver: the
man who doesn't save TO establish
a combine OF business pirates. but
Who saves to raise family and ed
ucat< it--that's tho man who makes
this nation. and that is the man
who ls made a sucker Of by the
Duke brigands and their iooting
schemes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
EXISTING ORDINANCES
ARE INADEQUATE

Enormous growth of the dope
habit urruout the United States. with
a resultant wave OF crime and pow.
erty. has brought the problem Of the
narcotic addict home 10 city Off.
eials. who are seeking a method 10
curtaii the growing traffic In habit.
forming drugs.
ciared inadequate by Meier.
The system Of confinement Is
wrong" Meier declared. I'm many
cases the term Of confinement
cannot be made sufficiently long 10
break a weil-founed habit Under
the city ordinance a penal sentence
by the police court cannot exceed
imprisonment for 30 days and a fine
'of 400"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-23
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
SAYS IT'S POSSIBLE

A few days ago. however. an eiec,
trical engineer from Tacoma. who
chnnced to be an intimate friend
OF one OF the investigators. came "a
Seattle. He was informed OF the
matter and. tho he considered II a
funny thing" asked 10 he shown
the description the spirit had given
Of the device.
As he read the treatise. his face
lost Its mirthful expression. He oh
served each detail cioseiy. read rorns
Of the instructions. over twice. made
some mathematical calculations
scratched his head. looked up and
declared:
by .Georre. it's feasible, Any
electrical engineer could construct
H."
From these spccifications7'' he
was asked.
Exactly he replied with crnpha.
sis. THE machine could be buflt
but whether II would record and
transmit spirit voices could only be
ascertained by experiment with the
completed instrument. Personally, |
don't believe in spirits"