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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
CONFESSES
crime TO
OFFICIALS
Woman Says She Was in
Daze Following Murder;
Found Body After 2 Days

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan Mrs.
according TO Police Captain Frank
Anderson. that she killed man
sunday night. hid the body beneath
her bed and slept in the bed sunday
and Monday nights
The slain man IL believed 10 Be
Frank nsa,s) Miller. bartender.
MrS McGgn told Captain Anderson
thar she knew tho man az frank. :
and that he was h bartender.
Mrs. McCiil declared she had been
In a dax.d condition since the shoot.
ing. and remembered nothing until
she found the body OF her victim
this morning when she made the bcd
In frAr ruofn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
VILLA FIGHTS
MEX BANDITS

Ell PASo. Texas. Jan. 4.-Pancho
villa is on the war path again. But
this time he II fighting former fol.
lowers who did not reform as he ala.
The outlaws. headed by II Chnrro.
are said 10 have been doing consid-
erable cattle stealing about Nlla's g
ranch and committing other ach Of
bandiiry.
Gov. Eugcnio Martinez Of Chihua-
hun loaned villa n band of federal
cavalry 20 chase VI Charro. and re.
ports here are that the latter Is be-
ing hotly pursued by villa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
COUSIN WRITES LYRICS:
SIZE SUPPLIES MUSIC

NV cousin. Petrl CartWei. OF
Auburn. writes the lyrics" the com.
poser said II have lot OF her song.
poems lying around at home right
now. mcmorize the words. They
keep running thru my mind and
then. suddenly. comes the music.
1T always comes at night. when 7
am asleep. I cannot say whether I
dream II or how IL is given me. Take
the 'Screnade.' for instance. I woke
up Mt 2 o'clock one morning. The
song. just as IL Is today, was playing
itself To me. I got up and went TO
the piano and played It thru from be-
ginning TO end. Then wrote the
words on sheets OF paper and over
them wrote my shorthand charac-
ters. The sheets laid around the
house for n year before took them
TO Mr.. Merigzioli.
"The 'Counterpane Waltz my lat.
est piece, which will come from the
publishers very soon. was composed
In my sleep when was in the Swed.
ish hospital. few weeks ago. All
the time lay there l kept singing il
10 myself. As soon as left the hos
pital I went right to the piano and
wrote II. Just as had the 'Serenadc.
The reason l can't write music
tho way others do is thisI never
had a music lesson in my life. But
when I was could play the piano
NY lingering Is faulty. Any one
who knows anything about piano
playing would see that I'm an instant
But l can play. l play the pipe or
gan. too: just learned IL by expert
ence.
IT can't even read music like 9th.
ers can. but IL hear a piece PLAYED
once. l can go home and play IL right
off from memory. l wish | might
have had n musical education. II
would have been wonderful.
"It took me long time to learn
that my compositions had any real
value. II was only after two of my
songs had been stolen by people
had played thcm for that began to
wonder why l couldn't make some.
thing of them myself. So set out TO
do II.
I'm almost ashamed to show my
crazy-looking shorthand To any one
but MIR. Merigzioli lie understands
Il and doesn't laugh at me any more
but TO others II must seem childish
and silly don't you think?"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
PASTOR IS SUED
BY CHOIR GIRL

PAsShIC. ". J.. Jan. 4,-Charging
that the Rev. Cornelius Dcnsel, pas.
tor OF The Netherlands Reformed
church. has betrayed her under
promise OF marriage, Miss Trina
Hannaberg filed suit against him to
day for ss5 900 damages.
Tho cldScment OF Dominic" Den.
sci and the girl. "A choir singer In his
church. created sensation few
weeks ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
Dorothy's Diary

When daA came home today
he brought the most wonderful
news.
We are going 10 Seattle to
live. Mother has been worrying
about finding "A house TO live
in. She saw visions OF long
and fruitless searching about n
strange city. looking for rental
signs.
But she was relieved when
told her that she could mail an
ad to The Star and find "A good
place To live that way.
Father fell right !. in with tho
idea OF advertising for a house
and patted me on the shoulder
and gaid, GOOD idea Dorothy"
He send an ad 20 The Star
before we went 10 bed. In
day or two we'll begin TO get
answers. And then7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
Can't Decide on
Inaugural Expense

WASHINGTON, Jan. AFTER two
hours Of debate. the senate today
failed 10 decide how much to spend
on the Inauguration Of President.
elect Harding A resolution appro-
priating $4,000 a. the expense of
the ceremonies at the capitol. intro
duoed by Senator Knox, chairman Of
the congressional inaugural commit.
tee, went over until TOMORROW.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
MUNICIPAL SHOE
SINNERS, IDEA

Municipality operated shoe-hlacking
stands for Seattle,
This is the solution offered for the
unemployment problem here.
In "A letter to the city council,
signed worker" IL is urged that
the city take over the shoe-poiishing
business and give employment to
those in need OF work.
The communication was referred
TO the judiciary committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
TALK CHARTER
CHANGE TODAY

Tuesday afternoon. at , o'clock.
the city council Is scheduled 10 meet
in special session TO consider charter
amendments to be- submitted 10 the
people at the March election. Among
the amendments are measures provid.
ing for the abolition OF the public
utilities department, the creation Of
a municipal railway department. the
Increase Of the corporation counsels
salary from s4.SO0 10 $4,000, and
changing the tax levy for park pur.
poses SO that the council may levy
thrcc-quarters OF I mill tax or more.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
No Receipts for
Special Deliveries

Special delivery letters will here.
after be left In tho regular mail re-
ceptacle when personal delivery
cannot be made according To n new
postofflce regulation. Receipts will
not be required for special delivery
letters In the future. the department
holding that the purposes OF special
delivery Is to get the letter delivered
as speedily as possible, and not espe-
cially 20 safeguard It
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
BOLSHEvIK ARMY
READY TO FIGHT
100000 Red Troops Are
Massed Against Rumania

BUDAPEST. Jan s.--Morc than
zoo. 900 bolshcvik troops have b~cn
concentrated north OF Bezaarabla. nc.
cordlnE 20 a statement today b. the
Balkan agency.
Rumania on January I was report.
I'd to have called three classes to
the colors because Of a threatening
oopeentratlon OF soviet troops Trou.
bic had been expected b~cause ~ the
recent assignment og BeNsarabla to
RnnranlA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
200 PERISH At
SEA, IS REPORT

MADRID. Jan. 1.-Two hundred
persons are believed TO have pcrished
In the wreck OF the Spanish steamer
Santa Isabel. which grounded Satur-
day night. off the coast of villa Gar.
cia The vessel was bound here from
the Canary islands with crew OF As
and a passenger list OF 200<Forty'
five survivors are accounted for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
WOULD REVIVE
HOTEL De CINk

Revival OF the notorious Hotel de
Gink was suggested Tuesday be-
cause of the stream OF hungry hobos
who are trying to break into the city
Jail without committing n crime.
Many men, failing in this. are pur-
posely getting soused 10 get their
three meals a day and bunk from the
city.
There is no way OF telling the real
drunks from the frauds" says Chief
Jailer Sergt. q. l.. Mcknight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
100000 new
TOKENS READY

with tho first quota OF 100000
metal tokens delivered Tuesday, the
municipal railway department is
guarded against n shortage OF the
silver disks when tho 8 1-3.oent'fare
ordinance goes into effect.
Whether tho increase in fares be-
comes effective January s or has
not been determined by city officials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
WILL RULE ON
CITY DOPE Law

Assistant Corporation Counsel
Thomas j. Kennedy viii rule on the
legality OF the proposed city narcotic
law now before the public safety
committee OF the council. The ordl-
nance was referred to Kennedy
Tuesday by Councilman Philip Tin
dali
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04

IL. but nobody else can"
Signor MerigzioIi confessed that he
could not. He would write Il for her
so 1t would be readable 20 any mu.
Sician.
That was very kind OF him. in fact.
Il was what she had come to ask him
TO do. II he thought the composition
had merit
For two hours she remained at the
piano, playing the notes over and
over. a few at a time. for two hours
he sat iranscribing them onto paper.
The song was published. In a week
every theatre in town was playing
II. II was on sale in all the music
stores. The composer had a new fur
coat.
but her manner OF writing the
music is not the only popularity of
her songs. Unlike other composers.
she does not sit down at her piano
and laboriously pick the melody out.
II comes upon her like a gust OF
wind. all at once
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
SALES TAX WOULDN'T
,SyEII COST MUCH

a sales tax of. say. per cent
on all wholesale and retail sales
would not have the same price swell
ing effect. The initial tax would be
infinltssinal. because most Of the
initial cost Of any product goes TO
labor. A sales tax of per cent
vS5uid not swell the final price to the
consumer by very much more than
] per cent on the normal untaxed
price.
Il am sure that the change In ad-
rninistration viii bring a stabilization
OF business. II would have been the
same had the change been from re
publican TO democratic--there was
bound 10 be a change and the change
l. bound 20 benefit the business
world. which means everybody.
We must make up our minds that
profits are going to be lower. that
The losses always accompanying a
falling market must be accepted. that
some Iuxuries must be foregoue La
bor must resign itself 20 a reduction
Of some extent in wages. altho /
should hate 10 Aee wages forced back
20 a pre.war level. That rs a matter
that supply and demand will de
.ermiue."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
$1,000 BOND
IS FORFEITED

Charged with possession OF narcot-
les. S. c. Wong. %. Chinese restora-
tor. forfeited 81 900 bail in Judge
John b. Gordon's police court Mon
day afternoon.
Forty taels OF opium are alleged
10 have been found in Wong's pos
session when arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
CQUANDERED 1T
~ ON "INTOXICANTS"

Rumors of wiipng out the liquor
traffic Notwithstanding. Mrs. Lulu A.
pease charged her husband Tuesday
with squandering salary OF 500
"on himself and intoxicants" she Is
suing for divorce from Guy A. Pease.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
WOMAN F|NED;
PASSED DOPE

Charged with passing narcotics 10
"A prisoner. Mrs. Bertina Tingstadt
pleaded guilty before Judge Everett
Smith In the superior court Tuesday
morning. She was fined $50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04

Unique and astounding are the
musical compositions OF I,olo Arm.
strong. Seattic's newest song hit
writer. composer OF rIndia Serenade"
and '-counterpane Waltz"
Slxnor Glauco A. McriTzioli. TO
whose studio In tho Peoples Savings
Bank building she took the original
score Of the "sercndae" for help and
criticism. looked at the oddly scrib-
hlcd sheets she handed him and In.
quircd. smiling
what please ten me. are thesey
Music" said the composer. blush
ing.
"MuEic7" he repeated Can you
play it,
For answer she sat down at his
piano and played. He sat enraptucd
as the notes came tripping out. II
WAS dreamy thing. soft low. en-
rcinE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
FOOL ~ To COMPARE
WIT0 BOON YEARS

The outlook fer business Is en-
tirely a matter OF comparison II
Il foolish TO compare the year before
us with the crest OF our war boom
That was n temporary condition
Every business man who pays any
attention to the news has had be-
fore him every day in the newspa'
pers- Warning. This rush OF ousi-
ness and seeming prosperity Is tenn
porary. II won't last forever And
II he has been wise he has heeded
that daily warning
OI am glad the spree IL over.
never felt better as regards business
conditions than / do right gow- Ana
i am unable to see anything In the
present business trend but a return
TO normalcy.
"a sans system OF taxation VIII
help put things In their proper
shape. I'm positive that high prices
are largely caused by the excess
profits taxes and other unusual de
ma nda with which the government
has inflicted business. These prob
ably were well enough for the pur'
pose. The government had 10 have
the money, and II used a method that
brought results. For our present
conditions. | think a sales Tux Tar
more desirable. II viii not have the
tendency 10 swell profits. II IL true
that II will ultimately come out OF
die consumer. ALL taxes come out
OF the conxurner--for that matter. we
are ALL, consumers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
FRISCO BATTLE
Is PREDICTED

IL predicts battle at San Fran
cisco. followed by invasion Of the
entire Western American coast by
Jap legions.
Typical chapter headings give an
idea of the tenor:
Are Americans civilized7-
Japanese are not dogs
Rising Sun banner floats over
Manila"
Heaven protects us"
Loss of Philippines"
''Feebleness of the American
army
Direct attack on San Francisco.
Battle TO DEATH
"City falls"
Tazukawa also directs attention to
California's restrictions on Japanese
residents as a cause for aggressive
action by Japan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS
ELIZABETH FARRDW, so. who

died at Providence hospital Thurs.
day. were held Tuesday In the hospi-
tai chapel Burial In Lake View.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04
IT'S 4 MUSICAL
SHORTHAND IDEA

Remarkable" was Sgnor Merig
ziolrs verdict OF approval. Play II
again"
She did. II pleased him.
But" he asked. ''are you playing
from memory. or do those funny
scratches and numerals ON those
sheets mean something 10 your DO
you read them7'
''of course" she replied 'T can't
write music, so I have a sort OF
shorthand method of my own invcn-
ton that use instead. can read
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04

OF west
COAST IS
PICTURED.
Book Portrays Attack and
Capture of American
Pacific OefenSeS
sBY MILTON BRONNER

LONDON. jan 4.-"Those who
haven't foreseen future war between
Japan and the United States are
either lmbeciles or blind"
This is part OF the preface by
Kavassima to a revised edition Of
Tazukawa's book. originally issued In
1914. under the title. The Future
War Between Japan and the United
States" Both writers are Japanese.
Paris is aroused over the preface.
which further says:
MONROE DOCTRINE
CALLED HANDICAP
Look, for instance. az the Chi
nese-American question. Isn't II
burning one for usy"
Look at South America. Isn't
the Monroe doctrine a handicap for
usy
Consider again the question Of
the southern Pacific. Haven't New
Zealand and Australia offered the
United States an alliance against
u.s.
IL our compatriots are blind.
nothing can be done. but II they are
wise. won't they admit this was
menace and becomes more 80 each
day p ~f
The laps should svotd war at
present. as their arnaments are un-
ready.
when the aYInamcnts are ready.
the critical moment approaches he
says.
He deems n strange that people
don't understand this. and has cal
culated the chances Of the two m
tions according to their forces.
The book pictures the capture
OF the Philippines and of Hawaii at
one bold stroke. the taking Of the
Panama canal. and the disernbarka.
ton of jap troops in California.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-04

Oeather

Tuesday night aud We'd,
neSddg. rdul; With fresh
edSterly gales.
Maximum. O.. Minimum. SO.
Temperature Last 20 Hours
Tok.y noon 40.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24
COLLINS HEARING
TO BE CONTINUED

Continued from page one)
crime, about the time that il is be-
lieved 10 have taken place.
He spoke Of Collins whereabouts
earlier in the day. when he went out
In the country TO visit Victor Collins,
bis cousin, under arrest in connec-
tion with the bootlegging gang that
wss uncovered at the time the Col
lins was arrested. Durham stated
chat Oscar Collins had left the farm
ON the return home, about $50 Sat
lrday afternoon, according TO the
story that Collins had told the au-
thorties. Ii was this farm that was
raided by officers when they uncov-
cred the whiskey ring, a still and
other evidences of liquor law viola
tio1s being found there.
Durham also testified as to the
raiches found on the face of Oscar
Collins on the night Of Sunday, Feb
luary 6. this being the night follow
ng the death of Mrs. Grove.
Ida Medler was called to the stand
and she spoke of Mrs Grove having
ncnt an hour at her home on the
uieht Of February ., as she was on
her way home She left the Medler
home about 700 p. M, and it is be-
loved from the evidence that she
went down the railroad track from
tire Grafton avenue crossing.
Herbert Riggs called to the stand,
orght out the fact that knowledge
MIS- Grove was believed to have
concerning the whiskey ring was re-
sronibie for her death. During the
me chat he was on the stand he
TODD sc two occasions when Collins
bad mentioned that woman who
bad been watching his movements
ght "sQuawk," but that he would
-t her before she had chance. On
the first Of these two occasions,
Riggs stated, that Collins had point
e. back, MS they were walking down
ne railroad, and had pointed at the
e horne.
Rag also testified that he had
cen Collins on Friday night, the
rtt previous to the murder, and
te-t 20 that time Collins face was
scratched. Durham during the
m thar he was on the stand, stated
lat Collins had been scratched on
ac face boy his baby. according to
story that he had heard Collins
1--WE to tie authorities.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24

A NDREW JOHNSON'S presidency
IN began with great tragedy ana
came near ending In another. With
two-thirdS majority IN congress his
opponents OVERRIDE his ye.oes, seized
control of reconstruction, stripped the
president of authority 10 dismiss a
postmaster or 70 get rid of am enemy
even in his own cabinet, and bound
him hand and foot
Although the president faithfully exc
ecuted the reconstruction laws that
mad been passed over his yetoes, be-
asserted the right, which never before
had been denied "a president, to choose
his own cabinet advisers When DE
tried To dismiss Secretary Stanton
Stanton turned the war department e.
To q fort, and for weeks held 10 night
and day, sleeping and eating al his
post.
Emotion having suppIan.ed reason,
the house FASTENED 10 declare that "in
the name of the house of repre- euta.
tives and of the people of the United
States we do impeach Andrew John-
son, president of the United States
of high crimes and misdemc, nors.
Although there were twelve counts IN
the remarkable Indictment no crimes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24

Field baskets-Arthur Hill: CRUDE
/; Alma; Garner 3, Elias, Anderson
%. Fouls-Elias out of 3, Davis
3 out of 3, Hackett 4 out of s.
Score first half-Alma 3, Arthur
Hill 3.
Substitutions-Roeser for Davis,
Davis for Haekett, Friske for Gle,
Hackett for Roeser.
Lose to Ray City.
Against Bay City Eastern, the
high schoolers, who had been hoping
after the defeat Of Arthur Hill, 10
win the tournament, put up a won
derful battle at the start of the fray
getting five points before the East
erners could get under way. Garner
was the big noise in the work Of the
Orange and Black team at the start.
Tactics not allowed under the
rules were called into use by one Of
the Bay City guards behind the back
of the referee and Garner was laid
out, being injured to such an extent
that he was unable to finish the con-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24
Why Colds Are Dangerous.

II is the serious diseases tnat
colds lead to that makes them dan
gerous. They prepare the system
for the reception and development
Of the germs Of influenza, pneumon-
in. tuberculosis, dyptheria, scarlet
fever. whooping cough and measles.
You are much more likely to con-
tract these diseases when you have
q cold. For that reason you should
get rid of every cold as quickly as
possible. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy will help you. 1t is widely known
e,,ra Cor had colds. S9-5w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24

test and ike" Sartor was sent IN
to the game in his place. A Few
minutes later Anderson was sent 10
the floor injured in the same way
that Garner had been hurt. Ander-
son was able TO resume playing, bu'
did not recover his form, and with
the team in this crippled condition
the teamwork let down and Bay
City was able to pull out 20 to 10
victory, going into the finals against
Manistee only to be beaten.
The Alma team put fine show
ing at Mt Pleasant, particularly
against Bay City Eastern, and there
is no suestion but what if il had not
been for the injuries sustained by
the two men Alma would have won
the honor of at least clashing in the
finals with Manistee for the North
ern and Central Michigan Class A
championship. The entire team de-
serves considerable credit for the
showing made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24

Following the testimony that was
given by Rigg, Prosecuting Attorney
y. l.. Smith, made a motion that Col
Inns be bound. over to circuit court
Tor trial, as 1t had been shown that
ne had made threats against the wo-
man, had been in the vicinity of the
place where the crime had been COM
mitted and at about the time that il
had been committed. Following the
plea of Attorney Romano Clark for
the continuance on the ground that
he had witnesses that he desired
to call, Justice Myers continued the
examination until Saturday, March
20.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-03-24


were specified and the misdoneanors
that were alleged, consisted almost
wholly OF the presidents attempts To
remove stanton without the consent Of
the senate.
This most important trial i'm Amer
can history began on March 3, 1893.
with the senate chamber crowded and
Chief Justice Chase OF The supreme
court in the chair
There was q general expectation
that the senate would convict, no mat
ter how fimsy the case. and crowds
of eager pariisans d0ekcd To washing
ton TO enjoy the spectacle Of a White
House evicti0n-t0 see candy walk Ihe
plank" Senator Ben Wade Of Ohio
was confident to the last that he
would be called on, as president Of
the senate, 10 take JOlnsou's place.
His inaugural is said 60 have been
written and his c,fnet selected. with
General Butler Of Massachusetts for
secretary of state
As the roll of The senate was called.
amid hushed suspense. the Republi-
can senators all voted for conviction,
until the chief justice asked, "Ar.
Senator Fessenden. how say YOU? Is
the respondent. Andrew johnson. pros
ident of the United States. guilty or
not guilty Of a high misdemoanor as
charged in this article?'
"Not guilty" answered the distin.
guished senator from Maine. who had
been in LincOln's cabinet. The party
alignment was broken and it was again
broken in another moment by Senator
Grimes of Iowa, who had been stricken
with paralysis under the strain OF the
trial, but who managed TO struggle 90
his feet when his name was called.
Trumbull of Illinois, an old friend OF
Lincoln. was another man Of ability
and distinction among the seven Re
publican senator's who broke away and
Joined the Democrats. Yet there were
thirty-fve votes for conviction against
only nineteen Tor acqulttal. Just one
less than the two-thirds necessary to
convict.
BY a single vote the unique indc-
pendencc Of the American presidency
which makes it the most eminent and
powerful political Office In me world
was saved. Had congress triumphcd.
the first long step would have been
. taken toward congressional govern
ment on the pattern of the parliament
tary governments OF Europe.