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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
Two More Freed
in Boxcar Cases

Two more defendants in the Au-
burn box car conspiracy case now
being tried in the United States dis
irict court were discharged by order
OF Federal Judge Edward f. Cush.
man Tuesday morning. They are
Albert Bruce Paris and Louis Ire
panier.
This leaves but IA men and wom-
en- facing prosecution. Joe Nargus
having been dismissed saturday.
There are no further charges
against the three men dismissed. ac-
cording to United States District At.
torney Saunders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
Good News::
Lumber Prices Reduced
Wdtermelons Here.
Green Peas Lolcer.

ASTORIA. Ore, June Local
mills today effected substantial
reductions In the retail price of
lumber. ranging from 81 a thou
sand feet on rough lumber. to SIS
4 thousand on the higher grades.
Shingles and lath were reduced
tween 80 and SO per cent
oh. boy. watermeions, YEP,
they're here. The first shipment
Of the season came by express TO
the local wholesale market today
from Brawley. California Open
ing quotations were 10 cents a
pound. Dealers say carload will
arrive here In a few days and the
watermclons will then sell at
lower prices.
Wholesale quotations on green
peas went down two cents today
when a shipment from California
was placed on sale at 10 cents a
pound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
TRIPOLI REBELS
TAKE ITALIANS
Garrison OF $50 Soldiers
Taken Prisoner

ROME. May 3l.--Delayed. l--Reb.
els headed by Mutaurif Ramadan
have captured the Italian garrison
at Mesura;a. Tripoli. abou, 100 miles
east of the city Of Tripoli. according
to dispa tches published In Epocas to
day The rebels. the report stated.
took prisoner the i5o men of the gar.
rison. including the colonel in com.
rland. and i6 other officers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
ELDER WOMAN LEAVES
WITHOUT 4 WORD

Behind the closed doors OF the in.
spector's office the child, her mother.
and her grandma talked II over II
was determined that Katherine
should accompany her mother home.
Just as Inspector Damn thought he
had effected a reconciliation between
Grandma Mersebach and her daugh.
ter the elder woman got up and.
without another word, left his office.
With head flung high and with
firm tread. Grandma Mersehach hur.
ried out OF the building to the street.
vanished.
A few minutes later Mrs. Oliver
came out, leading Katherine by the
hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
YOUTHS DROWN
IN SOUND, FEAR
Search FruitIess for Boys
in ROWbOat

Harbor police late tuesday were
searching the Sound for two youths
who rented a rowboat al 1915 p. m.
from Hjalmar stream, ~atchman at
the stacy ~. dock OF the San Juan
cannery Co. and rowed away into
the darkness.
The youths. both about 20, ap-
peared at the dock early IN tho after.
noon and told Stream that they had
a disabled skiff off the dock, with
only one oar and that they could
not naneuvcr the craft they asked
IL they could rent the compsny'r row.
boat. Late the same night they
rented IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

ed with her little granddaughter for
the rest OF her life.
For nearly'a week the strange KID
naping case has held the attention
Of police officials. II first came TO
their notice when Mrs. oliver re-
ported the disappearance of Grand.
ma Merscbach and Katherine last
"Wednesday.
Mrs. oliver said she feared her
mother might lin the little girl. and
appealed to the police TO find them,
The next that was heard OF Grandma
Mersebach was last night when she
and the child were found in the home
Of Mrs. Jack Bennett, 1924 Meridian
aua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
Will Investigate
Anti-Saloon League

WASHINGTON. June l.-Acfivi-
ties Of the Anti-Saioon league and the
Plumb Plan league in the precon-
vcntion presidential race, are to be
Investigated by the senate commit
tee on campaign expenditures.
Chairman Kenyon said today,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

WASHINGTON. June i.--Seven OF
the most important laws enacted by
the non.partisan league legislature of
North Dakota, All OF which gave the
state power to enter private business
fields. were upheld today by the su.
preme court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
Read Asks $1,000
More for Nurses

City Heath Commissioners II. NJ
Read requested the city council
Tuesday to permit him to use 81 1000
more to pay for trained nurses in
the city hospital. In'the 1920 budget
81. 600 was appropriated for the sal.
aries OF student nurses. Not
enough student nurses to go
around" said Read.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
Nope, He Did Not
Wear "Raincoat"

Reports that John windauist, spe.
ciai agent OF the \. p. was accused
by one of the witnesses in the Au.
burn box car conspiracy trial Of
having worn aincoat alleged TO
have been stolen from freight
wreck in 1879, are entirely trfound,
ed. as shown by the court records.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
STRIKE OF
BUILDING
TRADES ON
Union Men Are Called OIL
All '0pen Shop" Jobs
in Seattle

Union workers of the building
trades struck Tuesday on all lots
no, being conducted under the closed
shop plan The HulldinK Trades
Council has 600 members Nearly
all u these workmsn walked out
when employers refused 60 employ
only union msn.
IL il neither wnikout nor a
strike" said Frank cotterlil. seere.
tary of the building Trades Council
ruendsy The men are loyal union
m~n. They are not getting union
conditions. 80 th~y are simply ~aik
ing out OF their own accord
School board and port commission
work was not intcrfercd with by the
refusal Of union men TO work. by
viriur- Of a special provision made
hy the trade council
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

riarK N maxi The r~fllrI 70 work
sffsrtiye ana 10 fsrc~ every unien
building trsde~rnan 20 comply with
tho closed shop were taken AZ a
meeting of the board az business
agents Of The building trade. in the
Labor Temple Tuesday morning. As
no lie, Of jobe ls kept BY the council
cottertii said b. could not tell what
important jobs would be nhut down
BY Tho union mems refusal 10 work.
The course adopted by union men
Tuesday was decided on az a meet.
ing more than month ago. A. that
time. Mayor Caldwell attempted mod.
ia tion. but failed.
building fradcsmen struck last
summer At tho close of ihe strike.
the Master Builders association dc.
clarcd that all its work would be
done under the open shop. The oren
shop has BEEN more or lors 10 vogue
in building operations turnout the
city since that time.
we have many non union men
ready 10 work and expect no shut.
down because Of tho union mems
refusal 20 work was tho master
builders announcement Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
TWELVE WEEKS. ENGAGEMENT
At yl0o 4 WEEK

The winner Of the national contest
will receivc a six weeks tryoui with
Ziegfeld b>suty show and SIX
weeks cuRaErm~nt with Miriam
Cooper in a Msyflower photoplay. AT
800 a wcok Her expenses will be
paid. with chsperun. from her home
TO New York and return.
Seattle girls already on tho road
TO stage fame assert a Seattle en-
trant has an exceptionally good
chance 20 win the national contest.
Rita Dane. a Seattle girl graduate
OF the Zlesfcid Follics who Is appear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

Miss Wilma Forest. a saiesriri at
the Fahey Brockmsn stnrr. Is one Of
the -sriy entrants IN The Seattle
Star cont~s; TO pick the seattle can.
dsdate for the ziegfcld Mayflowcr
national sllesgiris' beauty prize.
II Miss Forest l. selected by the
seattle committee. consisting OF Mrs.
Edgar Ames. Asnhrorr Patterson and
II. l.. kirkpa,rick. her picture viii
be submitted TO the national commit
tee picked by Fiorrns zlckf-id. Jr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
PACIFIC COAST CITIES
ENTER THE CONTEST

Several Pacific coast cities and
others in the East arc picking rep
rcsentativcs in the national contest.
having accepted the challenge
thrown down by Los Angeles and
Denver when those cities laid claim
10 the national beauty palm.
Western cities now In the race in.
ciude Portland. san Francisco. Ia
coma and Spokane.
Eastern cities which have accepted
the challenge are Cleveland. Erie
and Paterson. y J.
Miss Forest whose home Is at s2is.
seth ave. $. w. is % years old. and
n general salcswoman at the Fahey-
Brockman store.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
meier IS
SCORED BY
EXECUTIVE
Ell" Says Caldwell. There
Is Basis for Fraud Be-
lief." Sale Is Void

To 'trtrrrnirsr. ostrr and Tor All
iim~, whether th~ city u irrwSs
orably bound Ia keep and ogsrs
ate tho municipal traction Iinss
and Ia pay the sum of $4,000. .ooo
therefor" Mayer Caldwell re
qu~~isd the city council Tuesday
Tn pas. an ordinance requiring
Corporation Counsel Walter D.
Meier to make complete and
sweeping ins~~fig alton Of tn.
street car d~si
besides probing the negotiations
Of the sale Of tn. iliier. the mayor
also urged tif- Investigation % state.
ments that p~r,ons connected with
the city government obtained finan
esal psrwonai benefit from the safe
- the lines 60 the city
In his communication 20 the city
council Caldwell scor~i Corporation
Counsel Meier for failure 20 act upon
street car data prepared by MAJ. Carl
IL. Hesves. sup~rsnt~ns~nt of public
utilities. ans for Meters statement
'ha, the cts. offered the Store.
Webster interests iis.ooo 900 for the
lines
That IN. city lost several millions
In the street car transactions. Was
reiterated BY The mayor.
= arm referring said Caldwell. TO
the quite general Impression. shared
BY me. that the city Of Seattle paid
an esorhltsnt price FOR the railway
and equipment. 81 beirg estimated by
those having some knowledge Of IN.
matter. that the price paid was some
five or SIX million dollars IN enc~-- ~
tho real value Of tho lines and in ex.
cess OF the price AZ which the owners
were willing 20 soil the lines thru
Eastern brokers"
7, was surrca'ed by tho mayor
that the entire deal might hs
avoided n a true disclosure Of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

had spent tho night Katherine was
brought by a matron.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

ing with Raymond Hitchcock az the
metropolitan this week. told in The
star yesterday OF the problems a
girl must meet In her effort to win
stage recognition.
Madge Rush. another Seattle girl
who has become broadway favor.
its. on page Of ,oiay'r star ad.
vises Seattle girls who wash to enter
the contest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01
"IF.- SAYS MAYOR. STORY
II TRUE. CITY CAN WIN"

1T occurs TO me tina, n there
is any basis for tho prevalent he.
lief that some persons connected
with the city government financial.
~ benefited from the transaction
that ,nis would invalidate the On.
tire proce~dlnTr. and tho vendor
would ho compelled 10 take the line
off the rity's hands. unless new
contract is made upon n reasonable
basis -
Full supervisory control OF all
litigation Of the city is given 20
the corporation counsel bv tho char.
ter. according 20 Caldwell. In re.
auestinF that Meier he authorized
20 make n searching probc into the
railway .leai
II am firmly convinced that an
should 10 made" tho mayor coz.
cluded. 'ard tho city advised once
and for all whether any legal re.
lief can be obtained. am con.
vinced that n very large number
of the citizens Of this city desire
10 have an Investigation made that
will determine this matter.
- great many statements and
circumstances have been related
that in my opinion should be inves.
tigated and the truth ascerfsined.
Upon all these facts. when obtained.
The city should 20 advised az to
whether " has any legal hasiE for
relief"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

ENTRY Coupon on Page 15)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

AZ. and sc the miles on miles Of
1I and lake. and cloudiand glory
rfpAdinx itself. such a man who
~ 90 that and who is not lifted
30 exalted. and who does not re
~ his fAth In tho ultimate good
s-s Of natures cour~s-why,
Efk man Is no man at all. and
n sooner he begins 70 grow =
xcs. kng tail. and praetic. tho
|gxsrt family habit OF lsaping
tun sough 10 bongh. the sooner
VI he w fitted to cohahltats with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

1HE man who can drop
| down the east slope
i from the summit. and
who can drive along
, that wonderful lake. ard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

Weaher

Tonight aud Wednesday.
far and rmer. gentle
tciRds, mostly northern.
Temperature last II Hours
Maximum. s.. Minimum. ~.
To-day noon. 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

IAD up IN the top story
0 ana on the roof OF a long
shed were perhaps a
aozrn goats.
l. bo,s The goats seemed TO
slon. 's down the location all
ts I,s, my they were left there by
r1,s sae goatkeeper I don't under.
h. : ,.,y .ney certainly did complete
re,h,r. es0re Of desolation. There is
ma. F more mournfm In an an,.
ro.' nature than a poa, l.aar ~ 80 :
sb.,. - dressed Up and with some.
srehsl,'o % go is a morose and mei.
su,s specimen. but dozen
Wy % gloom on the roof
u'rn . Page 0. Column 2,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01
they have ever seen.
Lincoln Program.

they have ever seen.
Lincoln Program.
The Lincoln program furnishes q
splendid 2-hour entertainment of the
highest type. 1t consists of a feature
picture, a two-reel comedy and an
educational picture. Although Hi
Cost has knocked the worth of a dol
lar into thirty-three cents, we still
can see a splendid evenings enter
tainment for Seventeen Cents at the
Lincoln.
P~ollyanna.
Pallyanna is a glad play. The
whole story can be summed up in its
teaching, "Find something to be glad
about. even under the most distress
ing circumstances" This is wonder
full philosophy. For centuries the
Good Book has been offering the con-
ISOLATION of this philosophy t the suf-
fering. n Pollyanna it is applied to a
story of modern life. When you come
to see this drama, come prepared to
laugh and cry at the same time. 1t
is so human, so simple. so interesting,
that you will feel your heart going out
to your unfortunate friends.
Pollyanna met with great success
at the downtown theaters, at which
it appeared. 1t is one of the most
talked about plays of the year. Never
has there been produced a picture
that has influenced greater goodness
than this Glad Play. Mary Pickford,
the greatest star in Filmdom, appears
as Pollyanna and is supported by an
all-star cast. Playing at the Lincoln
May 2 and 3, Sunday and Monday.
No change in prices of admission.
Betty" said her friend, I'm just
gypsy trooper! l agreed to go down
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01

The Kansas City Monarchs will
play their last game Sunday, May 2,
at Association Park before leaving for
the opening of their league games at
st. Louis, May 9th.
The club has been a little slow in
rounding into shape on ccoun of the
bad weather, but Manager Mendez
says that with a little hot weather
his men will be up there battling for
every game. So far the club has been
playing with several of the regulars
out of the lineup. Bare, the Cuban
o%utielder, so far has failed to report.
Blukoi, the reliable second sacker, who
the fans all remember with the ALL
Nation Club, has been delayed on ac-
count of sickness in his family, but
wired Mendez that he would be here
in time to leave with the club. Ro-
gan, one of the regular pitchers, is
expected to arrive every day.
When Blukoi arrives to fill in at Sec
ond base we will have a wonderful in
field. With Rodrigques behind the
bat the club has a wonderful catcher;
on first base Big Blue Washington, a
new man from Los Angeles, Mendez
says he has a find, a hard hitter and
a player with lots of pep. Mendez
on short needs no boost, as he is
known as a great player; on third
Portuonda, the little Cuban, is with
out doubt the class of the league. The
outfield is McNair, one of the best in
the business; in center will be Bare,
the Cuban; right field is yet to be de-
cided on, depending on who shows
best among several recruits. In the
box Kansas City has a great looking
pitching staff. With John Donaldson
and Sam Crawford, two of the best in
the country, and Rogan, the best
pitcher in the regular army, the Mon
archs have a staff that will win many
a game. Rube Currie, a home boy, is
making a great impression and should
easily make the team. Charley Light
ner and Cunningham, two more re-
cruits, are showing great form and
with a little experience will make
good and both will likely be carried
until Mendez has a chance to give
them a thorough trial.
The game Sunday promises to be a
great battle, as the Wilson Club has
the pick of the city of star ball play
ers, and has secured Roy Sanders, the
big league hold-out, to pitch for them.
Sanders is considered one of the
best in the game today and if the
Monarchs beat him they will urn a
trick that Rube Fosters club and the
Blues failed to do last season.
With Donaldson or Crawford pitch
ing Sunday, the fans are sure of see.
ing a great pitchers battle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01
Observation-Disclosures

PITCHER Toward A1cGraner, VINO has
been out of the game, is going to try
n comeback with Syracuse Of h In
ternational league.
7. Franklin "Home Run" Baker has
again reiterated that he has retired
from baseball and will not join the
New York Americans.
Whatever happens to the disrupted
Yankees Aaron Ward is n man pref
~ sure to stay with Higgins, and
proye mighty valuable.
OrovllIe Bill James, former pitcher
Of the Boston Braves, who worked out
with the Chicago Cubs at Pasadena,
saws his arm is all right again.
Iris Speaker may not be the great
est outfelder in the annals of base
ball. but there is a large majority Of
baseball enthusiasts who say he is.
The Mobile club has signed a Sec
ond base tryout named +. C. Lemas-
ters. who halls from Evansville, Ind,
where he has had seml-pro experience.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01

woman" Even before we reached
this most picturesque theater building
in the West for our people, the bril-
liant outside lights threw their rays
upon huge crowds for almost a block
in length, all vending their way to
view this wonderful picture. Stand
ing room was at a premium both
Sunday and Monday, but all present
seemed satisfied to see the picture
whether or not they were fortunate
in securing a seat. Although this
picture had been widely advertised,
the notices relative to it did not give
it justice, as it would be very hard
to describe the elaborate scenery, the
thrills which one can but feel and
the sweet, harmonious and apprecia-
tive music accompanying the picture.
All pictures shown at this theater
are of the same high class and to be
pleased it is only necessary that you
attend.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01

to mommer-in-law but I've got cold
feet. You 90 down and be poor,
drowned Johnny's widow-here's the
certifcat and the ring. Better grab
this chance for a good home while the
grabbing's good-so long, kid!'
That's how little Betty Blair, worn
out after a hard season on the road
with a cheap theatrical company,
came to be occupying the false posi-
ton in an %aristocratic Southern fam
lily of widow of the only son. The
death of young Hale would have made
an avaricious cousin heir to the es-
tate were it not for the widow, whom
the cousin tries to prove phoney.
The return of the supposedly dead
hero turns the story into a spicy
channel when he discovers his bogus
widow and is forced, because of his
mothers i'll health and the machina-
tons of the villain, to keep up the
deception. The entrance of the real
wife on the scene brings the story to
a climax as surprising as it is happy
for all except the villain. At the
Lincoln Theater Tuesday, May 4.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01
WHY YOU SHOULD BUILD A HoME-Now.

This vital problem that is facing Kansas City today
may be presented from both the financial and idealstlc
viewpoints.
Kansas Citians are proud of the place this city is taking
and the rapid growth in its population, but what is being
done to continue this growth on a healthy basisf There
is a crying need here for homes. Because of the astound-
ing development made in recent years Kansas City has been
given nationwide publicity of a desired and deserved char
acter, but the good effect of all this will be more than
offset by the unfavorable impression made on newcomers
by the lack of housing facilities. Those in position>t to do
so should build.
BY building we can benefit social conditions both for
the individual and the city, as the development of home
life is the most important factor in the wholesome growth
of any community. We might go on endlessly showing
the relation of owning a home and its good effect on cltl-
zenship, its wonderful influence on character, its benefit
to the community, civic pride and countless other examples.
This is a city that is recognized by leading business
men throughout the nation as one offering unusual oppor-
tunities and great prospects. Its growth, in both popula-
ton and commerce, has practically just begun and its pos
sibilities are unlimited. An investment, therefore, IN realty
displays good business foresight.
NOW IS THE LOGICAL TIME TO BUILD. Lumber
prices are becoming stabilized and will not be lower than
the present rate until current production replenishes the
supply Of the world. This readjustment, under present
world conditions, will be long before realization.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01

times there's another man. More
often, merely ar unfounded suspicion
that there is such. Every wife, young
and old, fat or thin, those who are
happy and those who are sad, should
bring their husbands to see this pic
ture. 1t may do some good. 1t may
teach a lesson. And, least they be
forgotten, brides-to-be should bring
their sweethearts, maybe. Playing
at the Lincoln Theated, Saturday,
May Sth.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01

with organized baseball once more
The Sun remembers the day that Jack
Johnson drew as high as $4,000 to
a single game in the days when base
ball was not what it is among Ne
groes now.