davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20

Manufactured products turned out in
Pennsylvania in 1920 amounted to a
value of more than ,000,0OO,O00.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31

and strong casts without starz- For
instance. 'Humorcsauc.
SO stars salarios are being siashed.
Productions are being reduced in
nurnbcra
But more attention is being paid
10 scenarios.
Consequently better pay for
scenario writer's
Already living In the Los Angeles
moving picture colony are such IA.
nous authors az Eilnor Giyn. Sir
Gilbert Parker. Nina Wilcox Putnam.
Somerset Maughan and Edward
Knobloch.
Expected additions within n few
weeks are Avery Hopwood. Joseph
Conrad. Sir Henry Arthur Jones'.
Rita Weiman and Irving Cobb.
Meanwhile Sir James Barrie. Rud.
yard Kipling and Rex Beach continue
providing movie material.
And Anita Looa. Americas fore
most scenario writer. threatens to
eclipse the fame OF Mary Plckford.
How the stars are fallen from the
ono star production Is shown by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
II ARE KILLED
IN TWO FIRES
Tragedies at Providence, R.
l., and HOboken

HoBoKEN. ". J.. Jan. 5i.--A fire
destroying the Hotel Colonial caused
the death OF IL persons hero early
today. Three others were badly
burned. The morgues are crowded
with persons attempting identified.
tion OF the victims.
PROVIDENCE, Y. l.. Jan. IL
Five firemen were killed and 10
others injured while fighting a fire In
the heart Of the business section here
today. The dead:
John Tavu. Arthur Cooper. Thomas
Kellaher. hose men; two unidentified.
The fire. OF unknown origin, start.
ed in a bowling alley and swept an
entire block on Washington and Ply.
mouth SITS. The five who were killed
were fighting the blaze from ladders
when the wall caved IN. procipitating
them into the heart OF the fire. Three
we're killed outright and the other
two died en- route 10 a hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
The Grand
Jury Report

Tho grand jury report on the
street railway deal Is Mayor
Caldwell's rcport--nothing more
and nothing less II takes the
figures OF Caldwell's engineer to
estimate the value Of the car line
system. and these figures may be
right. or they may be wrong.
The system may have been
worth only five millions. OF what
is probably more correct. it was
worth twice that amount. Let us
concede that IL was not worth
si5.ooo.ooo. But the jury. despite
the free hand given the mayor
to prove otherwise. and despite
Burns detectives. finds there was
no corruption
We stand. then. after the
mayors investigation and after
the grand jury report. exactly
where we stood before. The city
probably made a bad bargain.
but IL did that willingiy-aye.
with the consent. or at least
without the protest of even Hugh
NJ. Caldwell himself. The pres
ent mayor, and the then cor
poration counsel, knew the de-
tails OF the transaction as 1t was
presented at the time: he was on
the job when the city made the
SIS. 900. 900 offer: he was inter-
viewed on the bonds that were to
be issued: he spoke optimistically
then; he had lunch with some OF
the U. $. shipping board repre-
sentatives whom the jury de-
clared used pressure" on the
city to purchase the system. For
the bad bargain, Mayor Caldwell
must bear blame equally with
other officials-but blaming any
one for the deal at this stage OF
the game Is a useless thing un-
less 1t is done for political propa-
ganda- The entire city was TO
blame. We all wanted the rail-
way. We were sorely harassed
by the insufficiency OF service
given by the private company
and the hopeless outlook for the
future. And we voted to buy by
a four TO one vote.
The grand jury report does not
reveal one fact that had not
been known before--not one fact
that the mayor did not know be-
fore he spent $4,000 or so in sin-
vestigation." Now let us get
down TO brass tacks. Crying
over spilled milk won't help the
least bit. what we must do now
is TO see that we don't make the
deal worse than IL is by bad man
agement and by ''politicaf' OPP
Grafton. We have had enough
innuendo and enough camou-
flase about the purchase. But
what do we know about the ac-
tpal management and operation
OF it7 Is II being run as we'll as
IL ought TO be? That's far more
important to us now. Why is
the system losing more money
this year than last. for instance9
What are the figures?
What are the facts of the mo-
mont? We know the facts of the
past and the grand jury merely
corroborated what everyone knew
without an Investigation.
What we need now is pitiless
publicity OF present conditions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
TRACTION deal
FORCED ON CITY
BY YU.S.,T CLAIM
Made by Mayors Engineer
Loose" Business Methods Are
Charged by County Probers

In scathng denunciaon of what it calls loose and inef
cen business methods the King county grand jury in its
report to the superior court Monday found that the street
railway lines worth not than $4,000 900 when
they sold to the city for $15,OO0000.
The grand jury reviews the entire history of the trans
action and submits evidence to show that extraordinary
brought upon the city during the period
when people not disposed to consider carefully.
1t specifically finds however that there was no corruption
u. S. REPRESENTATIVES,
CREDITED WITH SALE
1t explains the actual transaction in these words:
"On September 6. 1918, conference held lasting
practically all day and into the night in the mayors office
between traction officials, the mayor and members of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
BULLET WHINES PAST
ANDREWS HEAD

Altho IL was growing dusk. and
every dark corner hid an armed
burglar, according to Andrews view.
he pursued his search Into the cellar.
There. crouched close to the furnace.
was the prowler.
Without a word. the thief fired
one shot The bullet whined pas,
Andrews ear and ended its deadly
song when II thudded into the wall.
Andrew drew the trigger OF his
fathers gun once and the burglar
jumped, as tho hit
But he was not, and oniy ran TO
another corner OF the basement.
When Andrew aimed and pulled tho
trigger again, the gun did not fire.
He found that there had been only
one shell In the gun. Andrew ran
upstairs. expecting at any moment
60 get a bullet in the back from the
burglar. He Immediately phoned to
the police. While he was waiting
for his connection he heard the
burglar escaping out OF a basement
window. Motorcycle officers failed
to find him.
Andrew did get a little scared, but
not until afterwards" Mrs Green
said proudly Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
MURDERER IS
STILL HERE
Hearing on New Trial Mo-
ton Delayed

Because Prosecutor Douglas was
delayed by tho grand jury report,
Bandit John schmitt, convicted last
week for the murder OF three Seattle
policemen. was still held here Mon.
day.
II was expected that the motion
for a now trial would be heard late
in tho afternoon. This II is almost
certain. win be denied. Schmitt will
be sentenced to hang. and will start
soon aftcrward for tho penitcntiary
at Waila Walia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
SEATTLE PORT
AWARDED LAND

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3i.--The
port Of Seattle in the supreme court
today won It's fight to obtain the
rights to q valuable strip OF water.
way area in east waterway, Seattle
harbor, claimed by the Oregon g.
Washington railroad company.
The company brought suit against
the port OF Seattle 20 obtain- the
land In order to construct a dock
and a passageway 10 keep water
from some filled.in land which II
acquired. II was claimed that the
construction could be made only
on permit from the state and the
payment OF special rental taxes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
BOY, II YEARS,
KILLS FATHER

HrLLsDALE. Mich. Jan. 3f.--Dur
ing a family quarrel late Saturday
night. Max Lyons. II. shot and killed
his father. Chester H. Lyons. well.
known horscman.
II is alleged the father threatened
the lives of his wife and two little
girls. The boy fired both barrels OF
a shotgun. and the father fell. dying
instantly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
THREE DETROIT
POLICEMEN SHOT

DETROIT. Mich. Jan. 3i.-Three
bandits, fighting their way from the
brokerage office Of William 7. Mar.
tin, in the heart OF Detrolt's business
district, shot and seriously wounded
three police detectives. who entered
the office as the robbers were leav'
ing. carrying with them $4,000 in
bonds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
WALL STREET
IS DENOUNCED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3i.--fnves-
tiRntion OF Wall street was demanded
today by Representative Baer.
North Dakota. He introduced res
olution charging Wall street has
made billions OF dollars out OF the
misfortunes and mlseries OF the
world within the last five years"
demanding a complete congressional
Investigation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
Tuesday Last Day to
Redeem Old Tokens

with 312. 900 old car fare tokens
outstanding, worth sl9,500. w. ID.
Henderson. superintendent Of munic-
ipai railways. repeated his warning
Monday that Tuesday In tho last day
ON which they may be redeemed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
School Code Up
To Muny League

Report OF the special committee on
the proposed school administrative
code Will be heard at the weekly
meeting OF the Municipal league at
Blanc's cafe Tuesday noon. The pub
lie ia invited.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
Wife SEEKS HER
MISSING BABY

Detectives we're on the trail OF
Joseph u. Hand, diver. here today.
His wife. OF $40 N. 10th st.. Philn.
delphia, asked the chief OF police. by
mail, to locate him. He has been
seen on the waterfront recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31

cast Of -Anatole.- being completed at
the Hollywood studio Of Famous
Players LasiSy.
In this one production arc many
who have been singiy starred: Wal
lace Reid. Gloria Swanson. Wanda
Hawley. Agnes Ayrcs. Elliott Dexter.
Bebe Daniels. Theodore Koaloff.
Monte Blue and Theodore Roberts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31

Los ANGELES. Jan. sf-Ths
actors star wanes.
The authors star rtscai
industry's reconstruction.
Producers are practically convinc.
cd that the story's the thing" Their
conviction rests upon the success Of
recent photoplays with powerful plots
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
THIEVES FIND
L HIDDEN CASH

Altho Mrs. A. Glenn hid Sl22 under
the counter In her store at 4ioo lath
ave. N. H.. thieves found the cache
last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
.SUPT. ROSS IS
REAPPO!NTED

The reappolntrnent OF J. ID. Ross
as superintendent OF the city light.
ing was sent by Mayor Caldwell TO
the city council Monday for approval.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
RETURNS TO FIND
PROWIER IN HIS HOME

Andrew returned from a show
Sunday afternoon. and found no one
home. He decided to go 90 a nearby
store for candy. Five minutes later
he returned TO find that someone
was now home. the someone being
a short. slender dark burglar. The
dark thief was making himself very
much at home by investigating the
interior Of a chest in the hallway
when Andrew entered the front door.
At sight OF the boy the burglar
lodged out OF the hall and ran down
into the basement.
Andrew remembered that NJ In
his fathers closet was .33 calibcr
revolver. Taking three steps at a
jump. he reached the upstairs, got
the gun and came running down
qfairn auafn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
CHOKED BY
Z MEN WHO
SEIZED HER
Mother OF Babe Becomes
HystericaI on Reaching
Home After Rescue
ny WALTER J. HURST

los ANGELES. Jan. si.--with
but minute In which to cuddie her
laughing ic-month-od babe. who
cooed mcrriiy at his mothers return.
Mrs. Gladys Wither~ll. rescued
from kidnnpers early today. was or.
dsrcd % bed this morning and her
room was closed 20 everyone except.
ing her husband and her nurse.
IL was understood she had been
given an opiate. ~ the cavaicadc
OF officers' automobiles and ambu-
iances which had been taken 10 the
lonely Santa Ana canyon cabin.
where Mira withcreli had been held
captive since last Tuesday. returned
TO los Angles today. the pretty
young wife lay In tho arms Of her
husband. o. 3. Withercii. and told OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
TRIAL or WONG poY WING

on dope charges IL set for March ~.
in federal court lie pleaded not
guilty Monday before. Judge Netcrcr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31

city council and the United
States government represen-
tatives, ending in a sugges-
tion by the traction company
officials that the traction
company might be willing to
sell the street railway lines
to the city of Seattle for
100000, followed by an
offer by Mayor Hanson on
behalf of the city Of Seattle
to purchase the lines for the
sum of Sl5,000,000 in utility
bonds.
I'VE find that the government rep
rescntatives present Mt this confer
ence took 90 themselves the credit
for having brought about the sale of
the street railway system 10 the city
of Seattle for SIS 600. 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
SHIP BOARD OFFICERS
LAY DOWN ON CITY

From september up TO October
10. 1918. there were many confer.
ences between the traction officials
and the city officials endeavoring to
adjust details and TO determine ex.
actly what property or properties
were to be turned over TO the city.
The adjustment OF these matters
was largely brought about by at
torneys for the United States ship
ping board emergency fleet corpora
ton, and again. as during the time
prior TO September 6, whenever II
appeared that the mayor and city
councilmen OF Seattle were inclined
to withdraw from the transaction.
pressure was brought 10 bear by
United States government officials
to force the deal thru, the pressure
being always excrted upon the city
Of Seattle and never upon the trac.
ton comnany"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31

Andrew. who still wears short
trousers. and Is In tho eighth grade
at the Lowell school. routed bur
elar in sun duel when he caught
the burglar ransacking tho Green
home Late Sunday afternoon
Andrew hraveiy declares Monday
that he wasn't afraid during the
fight. but admitted that several
electric tremors ekiddcd along his
spine. when the burglar sent bullc,
whizzinx past his car.
The outcome OF the duel showed
that Andrew didn't allow his spinal
agltations TO "get his goat" He
fired right back az the burglar with
his fathers gun. and drove him from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
Thief and
BOY fight
GUN BATTLE
Bullets Whiz as Youth
Bravely Defends Home;
Wasn't Scared

'Tf I'd only got my hands on
him
Andrew Green. ~. Monday exhib-
tied what would have happened at
that stage in hts battle with the
burglar in his home. at 1874 Broad.
way. BY putting his fists close to
gcthcr In front OF him and shaking
them violently like a fountain clerk
mixing a drink.
Only Andrew was Imagining that
the burglars neck and not soft
drink concoction. was In the grip Of
hlx hands
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
TELLS HER HUSBAND
or TERROR RIDE

Hero. in part. ~ the story. an she
related Il 10 her husband and as IL
was retold this morning by him:
The Eray.haircd man came 10 the
house and told me I was wanted by
woman who was hurt in an acci.
dent and who was calling for me.
thought II wns my husbands moth
or. who WAS 10 have dinner with
me that evening. 1 hurried away
with the man.
We entered the machine outside
As soon hs I was seated. another at
tho wheel opened up the motor at
reckless speed I thought nothing
OF that. however. feeling that he was
hurryinr me TO the side OF my hus-
bands mother. They hadn't gone
far when told the driver To stop.
I was beginning 90 get frightened.
And he was going in another direc-
ton from where ] had been told the
accident happened. The driver kept
right on speeding. I began 10 strug.
gle and Floyd Carr seized me and
told me TO be qulet-that everything
WAS all right
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
JURY FIGURES THE
COST or SYSTEM

Speaking OF the actual cost OF the
system to the city. the jury has this
to say:
I'VE find that II the city OF Seattle
completes the purchase OF the street
car lines according to the terms of the
contract. that the people will pay
$4,000, 900 principal and $s.752,550
in interest, total OF s2s, s,752,55o. and
In the same period of time 1t win
be practically necessary to reproduce
the system.
'In addition TO these figures the
city will have lost, by reason of the
fact that under the ownership OF the
Puget Sound Traction, Light 4 Power
Co.. per cent OF the gross receipts
were paid TO the city. which no
longer will be paid. in a period oA20
years sum estimated at over
s3.T50.0 900, and will have lost in the
same period, in taxes, formerly paid
by the traction company. approx.
mately s4.60l,2 $50. making in all n
total of over s23,103, $50. and in this
connection 1t should be borne in
mind that by tho terms OF the con.
tract tho city has bound itself TO
purchase power from the Puget
Sound Traction. Light & Power Co.
until such time as the city sees fit
to buy the substations now belong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-31
WANT CITY TO SEEK
EQUITABLE RELIEF

The contract is found by the
jury TO be incapable OF perform.
ance. II says:
"The city has taken over a
property which was earning less
than two per cent on $4,000, 600
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kIDNAPER CHOKED
HER UNCONSCIOUS


Il screamed Murder at the top OF
my voice. but there was no one in
sight 10 hear me. kept kicking
and fighting bat he was too strong
and held me tight while the other
man kept the car running at high
speed.
when I continued my cries for
help the man holding me put a hand
about my throat and choked me. /
never will forget the awful sensa-
ton ms I was rendered unconscious.
FINALLY. regnined consciousness,
I was lying in the bottom of the car.
did not move. remaining still and
trying 60 think OF what to do. | de-
cided to make one moro attempt to
escape. Slowly and cautiously I
reached up and opened the door OF
the car Then quick as a flash I
swung my feet out. But the man
ciutched my shoulders and dragged
me back into tho tonncau. j kept
kicking and screaming. i lost one OF
my pumps, n black satin one.
CHOKED SECOND TIME;
BOUND HAND AND FOOT
Then was choked again. Again
I felt that awful sickening sensa-
ton. When I again regalned con-
sciousncss the car was stopped. i
lay stlil and gathered from the con-
versation that n tire had blown out.
They had paused 20 fix IT. The car
started UP and soon we stopped
alongside another machine.
"Then they bound me hand and
foot. They took the belt off my
coat and strapped my ankls with
IL. Ny hands we're fastened behind
my back with a rope. They threw
me in the bottom OF the automobile
and drove away. The other auto
mobile trailed along behind us thru
the mountains TO the cabin"
Before she could describe what
had happened in the cabin Mrs.
gave way. Hysteria followed the
composure she had maintained thru
tho frightful five days and six
nights. She crumpled after she
had entered her home and gathered
Baby Jack in her arms.
Because of her condition It was
necessary TO give her an opiate.
She was taken upstairs and put to
bed for the first untroubled sleep
since last Monday night.
The young wife was disheveled
and tears were courslng down her
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Oeather

Tonight and Tuesday. rain: :
strong SontheaSteriy
icinds.
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/ 90 l
Stop Knocking.
More Team Work.
We're All Right.
Says c. II. Lilly.

vHARLES III. LILLY. picturesque
: oid-timcr and founder OF tho
sues- III. Lilly Co. flour. feed and
seed SshS~rn. skies up the outlook
for 1891 In characteristics fashion.
! his way.
The year 1891 starts off with
many lines Of business down 10
moro normal conditions than have
existed for the preceding five years.
In other words. while We do not ex-
pect preswar prices on stocks, fner-
ehandisc. or labor. we do know tha,
tho old saying Of what goes up
must come down on the head or on
tho ground Is generally true.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-01-05
Watered Milk.
(Brattleboro Reformer)

The Barre Times in commenting on
the large number of convictions Of
selling watered milk by farmers in
the vicinity of Newport calls it ga
streak of poor morals" 1t is not on
ly poor morals but poor business as it
taints the entire milk product of the
state. It will damage milk producers
of the state thousands of dollars be-
cause it turns suspicion to the entire
farming class. For this reason the
entire milk producing interests of the
state should assist in the detection
and repression of this evil.
The disposition of small proper
ton of the farmers to be dishonest is
one of the most serious obstacles to
cooperative selling of farm products
because it prevents proper standard
izing of products. We have known one
dishonest farmer to dump such poor
grade of potatoes in car being load
ed for market that he seriously reduc-
ed the value of the whole carload.
That is just what watering milk does.
The detection of this dishonesty
shows the folly of attempting to de-
fraud dealers at the present time.
Such dishonesty is sure to be detect
ed under the efficient system of test
ing and grading all food products.
This small element of dishonest farm
ers makes the expense of testing and
detection necessary, thus increasing
the cost of production on all milk.
1t is an evil that should be rooted out
by the farmers themselves that they
may not enter the public market with
a Watered reputation.