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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
|HICH U. S. Man
HELD; BRIBERY
Confidential Government
Agent Arrested

John p. Wheeler. accredited con-
fidentiai agent OF the United States
interdepartmentaI social hygiene
hoard. was under arrest In Seattle
Tuesday on charges OF accepting a
bribe Of $500 from an alleged liquor
dealer in salt Lake City.
Wheeler was arrested at his resi-
dcnce. 2722 Fourth ave. by Edwin
r. Tobey. deputy United States mar
shal. Tuesday morning upon a war
rant issued ia Salt Lake.
The department OF which Wheeler
is a representative Is one OF the most
confidential OF the governments
secret bureaus. His special work
has been TO obtain evidence on
sources OF vice in the vicinity Of
military posts. He was commission
ed in this work September /. 1890.
According to the charges, Wheeler
accepted a bribe OF $500 in Salt Lake
on January IS. 1921. from Max
Roaenblum. alleged wholesale liquor
dealer. to fail to report the evidence
obtained. and TO accord immunity to
two other men implicated. Martin
Callahan and Harry Johnson.
At n hearing before u. S. Commits
sioner McClelland, Wheeler late
Tuesday afternoon was bound over
for removal to Salt Lake City on
81. 900 bond.
Its a frame-up of some kind
won't know just what until | get
there" Wheeler said as he was leav-
ing the federal building to lunch
with Deputy Marshal Toby.
This fellow Rosenblum I know
by sight know practically every
bootiegger in the state of Utah by
sight--but / don't remember Of ever
having spoken to him in my life.
'Only one thing worries me.
Rosenblum is the head of gang of
very wealthy and influential boot
leggers. II anybody is in a position
to frame charge against a man.
Rosenblum is"
Wheeler's pretty young wife and
a-month-old baby will probably fol-
low him TO Salt Lake. he said.
II haven't got $4,000 bail, so I'll
have to go without them" he said.
Wheeler halls originally from
Texas. but was educated In Spokane.
He graduated from the old Spokane
high school In 1907.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
He n, ,sssn7 ssS IN A BOTTLE OF BOOZE
AND HE TALKED TO POLICEMEN ALL AFTERNOON!
UxTREE! U. S. BOOZE
VAULT is ENTERED!
(ALM0ST, AT LEAST)

All was excitement with the u
=, boone sieuths Tuesday.
Somebody. u was reported. had
tried TO break into the vault
where's kept conflscated liquor.
The vault u In a warehouse,
which ls-well. its locations a Nc.
cret
The prohibition department bot.
footed u TO the warehouse. They
found window kicked out.
POUNDS,
But the vault wasn't touched
so they all went hack 20 work.
And the flags waved. and the sun
shone and the birds twittcred.
And all was we'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Oh. for a thick bass voice,
And an angel ] would be;
What odds II am fat
And weigh three twenty three?

II you happen to hear Crawford
White. Tom Miles or Dan Jandon
chanting the above dItty. don't think
they've been affected by today's sun.
shine.
Because. strange as It may seem.
they have pretty good chance OF
sproutlng wings. provided they can
only warblc In the depths
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
For the lid Is off!

For the lid Is Off
All specifications governing length.
breadth, heft and wing spread OF
angels are hereby suspended.
Seattle is now in the market for
bow legged. skinny. long, short.
dumpy or nappy angels, stock mod.
els or remnants.
Even Harry Carroll. sprouting
whiskers a la Charley Hughes, may
qualify.
For Montgomery Lynch said so to.
day.
And next to Michael Angelo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
SHIPPING MEN HOPEFUL
OF QUICK SETTLEMENT

Shipping men seemed hopeful that
the strike. or STRIKE" or lockout.
would be ended soon and that sea
trnffic viii soon be resumed. possibly
within - hours.
The steamship City OF Seattle.
scheduled TO sall for Alaska at .
y. m. was tied to her berth at the
Pacific Steamship company dock. In.
definitely.
AS far as ! know she win saIl at
Q O'clock" said Chief Clerk l..
johnson. facetiousiy. That's all any
OF us know"
other shipping men confessed they
knew as little an Johnson about the
time the dispute will he settled. Like
the sailors they arc waiting for some
word from the Atlantic coast.
1--WE arc In the hands OF Our
friends. the American Ship owners
association, entirely" said one. Rep
rcsentativcs of tho owners and the
unions are In conference with Admi.
raj Benson and other shipping board
officials. What they decide to do.
well do"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Page One,
Column 3.
The wayfarer.
Seattle's pageant.

Seattles pageant.
Talk lt-booat it-slng n
Medina Municipal club urges new
and better roads for that section.
wsllman Holbrook. forestry expert,
20 so North In government, work.
Pre-war rntes on deferred cable
service restored by Western Union.
Southwestern Washington trade
tour. May "a. signs lis business men.
Ton and half OF air mail In Feb
ruary to Victoria carried by Eddie
Hubbard.
Student op~ra. Franklin high 10
give The Princess Bonnie." NEXT
Friday and Saturday.
Aii-day meeting; salvation Army
temple: Thurrday; sixth ave. be.
tween Pike and Union.
pr. NJ. A. Matthews speaks on
church advertising To Seattle Al club
Tuesday noon. Bon Marchr.
Attention. u military inspection
this Thursday contingent, upon ar
rival Of inspecting officer.
fEIfkrFn iNkN'H OF ttsfA* ~ tHhe
each. unloaded at Terminal A. from
steamship Colin II. Livingst0ne.
Hearing on Alaska development
board bill to be had "Wednesday. ac'
eordlng to word from Washington.
Patton club. composed of Episcoral
students attending u. holds annual
banquet Friday at .. m. ut campus
commons.
New concern coming. Success Heat.
er q Manufacturing Co. OF Dcs
Moiner. la. TO establish distributing
center In Seattle.
King county sportsmen TO hear
Prof. Trevor Kincald on game fish
"wednesday noon. Chamber OF Com
mercc assembly room.
Everybody eating candy at Y this
week. Art students conducting sale
to raise funds for open house they're
TO have N a couple Of weeks.
Alice Walker. ~. fortune teller
listened TO the reading Of the signs
by Justice OF the Peace G. c. Dalton
Tuesday. She was asScssed a fee
OF $40.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Woman Found Dead,
Revolver in Hand

CHICAGO. May 3.-Mrs. A. ].
Clauthier. well-dresscd woman of 30.
was found here early today on the
gold coast" with a revolver in her
hand and n bullet hole thru her head.
Police said she had committed sui
eide.
Tho woman had been living In n
rooming house close to Chicago's cx.
elusive residential district. police
stated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Sign: "No Fishing;
He Found There Was

George Young could read the signs
but didn't believe they meant any
thing. lie offered that explanation
for fishing in Tokul creek Saturday.
according to County Game Warden
A. j. Beach, who swore out com.
plaint against Young In the prose
cutting attorneys office Tuesday.
Beach accused Fred Harris OF the
same offense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
RESCUING
BOAT EN-
ROUTE TO-
THISPORT
Jap Steamer Burns Off Ore
gon; ! Dead, 8 Lost, SIS
Are Saved

The blackencd hull Of the Tokuyo
Maru. japanese steamship which
burned late yesterday. was still
sfloat today somewhere off the Pa
cific coast, below Astoria, q menace
70 navigation
Smoke was stu pelching from the
hold. and flames were stiil squirting
iitfuliy from the charred cargo Of
lumber.
This informat ton trickled into -,
attic by radio from the Standard on
tanker Charley Watson. which ~
ported sighting the hull at 7.3o q N
SURVIVORS on
WAY TO SEATTLE
This discredited earlier reports e11n1
the wreck OF the big vessel had
buckled and sunk either last night
or early this morning.
Meanwhile the U. s. transport Bu-
ford was somewhere near Cape Fiat
sery, steaming slowly toward Seattle
with 65 survivors. all Japanese. in
Guiding Japanese women and chi
dren. returning from the west coast
Of South America to Japan
The Buford was expected to arx1vo
hero late tonight Neither the u. =
naval radio station nor the harbog
department wireless station had beeD
able 20 get In direct touch with The
Buford late In the forenoon
Tho Buford was In wireless eoGn,
municAtiou an forenoon With Gan
Francisco. making arrangemeutD
with the Togo Kisen Kaisha. ownaru
Of the lost ship. for providing food
and clothing for the survivors upoo
arriving in Seattle.
EXPLOSIONS SHAKE
SHIP; NITRATE AFIRE
Theories as to the cause Of the dro
differed The ship carried. In addi-
eon to her lumber cargo. q heavy
load Of nitrates. The fact that =
series Of explosions shook the vesDe1
after the. fire started. leads to tho
theory that the nitrates became T.
nited and In turn fired the highly in
flammabie lumber cargo.
Famed by a 30-miie gale, the
flames spread so rapidly that many
sailors had to leap into the sea to
save themselves.
At 6i2 last night. the Buford sent
out the following message:
"Tokuyo Maru has now sunk. Lotn
Of people In water with life preserv.
ers on and some swimming. Santa
Alicia now on way"
AT 1:o5 the Buford told the coast
guard tug Snohomish: I'VE have
picked up a.. including five babies"
The u. s. naval radio station ~
ported late this forenoon that at a
m. the Buford's position was off
Cape Flaitery. about 12s miles from
Seattle
At that hour II was believed that
both the Buford and the Snohomish
were stili searching for the blackened
hun Of the Tokuyo Maru.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
HENS
i COMMIT SUICIDE

Poisoned, a piece OF halibut was
hung In the henhouse Of Nick Let
cich, s7s Homar st. he told Capt. l.
]. stuart, Of Georgetown precinct,
Tuesday. Two chickens died from
eating the poisoned fish. and two
others were dying when Letgich dis
covered the poison. City Chemist a.
jacobson said that phosphorus had
been placed in the fish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Stillman Is Out
as Banking Chief

NEW YORK. May 3.-The resigna'
ton Of James a. stillman as presi-
dent Of the National City bank has
been accepted. II was announced to-
day.
Charles r. Mitchell. president Of
the National City company, has been
elected to succeed him. II was stated.
stillman's resignation was first Of.
fered several weeks ago but refused
at that time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Funeral for Miss
Scripps in London

LONDON. May 3.-The funeral
services OF Miss r. Virginia scripps
Of san Diego. Cal. were held this
afternoon at St Georges in Han.
over square. The Rev. Thickness.
rector OF st. Georges. offIciatcd. Sew.
eral relatives and personal friends
were present
Final services viii be held at Russ
vile. Ill. after the remains are TAX.
en- TO America
Miss Scripps died In London last
week. having been taken III at Cairo.
Egypt, while on a trip around the
world. starting from California.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Church Folk Praise
3 Public Officials

Mayor Caldwell. Police Chief W.
II. Soaring and Prosecutor Malcolm
Douglas received the congratula'
fsons Of the members OF the Univer-
atty Methodist Episcopal church
Tuesiav on their efforts to elevate
the moral tone OF Seattle and TO
us-..e the damper on the Wild night
HYA here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
$50, 900 Worth of
Booze Is DESTROYED

]. Good liquor WIS flowing freely
-ruout the entire state Tuesday.
S.tiore than $500 quarts-;50, 900
1feHah went by the board
Under the direction of Collector
Roscoe Drumheller. customs agents
In Seattle. Blaine. Port Townsend
and other points we're dumping
their accumulated seizures.
In seattl more than 1000 quarts
was destroyed. Similar cleanups
will be held every three months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Mrs. Stillman May
Ask Public Trial

NEW YORK, May 3.-Mrs. James
A. Stillman may move. thru her at
torneys. for a public trial when the
secret hearings Of her husbands d..
vorcc suit are resumed tomorrow, II
was learned from an authoritative
source today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
ELEET BIRD NOT
/ FLEET ENOUGH

Fleet Bird. juvenile. wasn't such
feet bird but what Sergt. Ed Piclow
grabbed him at 18th ave. s. and
jackson ct, early Tuesday. Bird was
turned over 10 Juvenile authorities
after he said he was les wander
in"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
IT'S A GIRL!
L A 9-POUNDER.

Immigration Inspector c. Il. Keagy
was treating everybody to smokes
Tuesday.
Mary Betty--ninc pounds net"
he grinned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Harding Says He
Can't Come West

President Harding has declined
the invitation extended by Mayor
Caldwell TO visit Seattle and Alaska
during the coming summer.
THE president anticipates the
pleasure OF visit TO the Pacific
coast" the letter reoitcs. but In
the present unsettled state OF public
business he does not know when
he will be able TO leave Washing
ton' for any extended trip"
WASHINGTON. May 3.-vfe
President Coolidge announced today
that he intends TO lake a trip 20 the
Pacific coast next June.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
SAY THEY DON'T OBJECT
To MERE CIT IN WAGES

We don't object TO a mere cut In
wages. They are trying to force us
back 20 years 10 Chinese working
conditions and wages.
We have been getting $40 a
month. with IS cents an hour over
time for working ship and 81 an
hour overtime for working freight
We have had the s.hour day. three
watches a day
NOW they offer Us s7..5o a month.
no overtime. and a 2i.hour day. They
want uE 10 work any time during the
- hours without additional pay.
That's what we object To. the abolish.
ing OF overtime. We have been al
lowed overtime since 1900.
Including all men who are put
out OF work thru our refusal 20 ac-
cept the new conditions. this port
has about 5000 Idle. This Ii the
first time wages have been cut since
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
REPORTERS
DANGEROUS
ADVENTURE
Seems to Prove That Boot
Logging Is Safest When
Unconcealed
ny r.. r. CaALCRsrT

IN T.. y. CIINI.fISNFT
"Can u be doue." asked the
city csiitor.
Il don't know" said !. but
TN willing TO try"
That's how II all started.
Yesterday afternoon I tested tho
cycsight and disccrnment OF Seattle
policemen ~ carrying a bottle OF
liquor in my pocket thru the down.
town sections OF tho city. I carried
Il openly. affordlng every cop saw
an opportunity to sec H.
tried to set arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
REPORT PACIFIC COAST
MEN LEAVE CONFERENCE

All day long men came and went
at tho offices Of the Sailors union, q.
Seneca tt The word vas passed
tina, Pacific coast representatives OF
tho unions had left the conferences
In washington and were coming
home. that tho conference. In fact.
was sundered.
Grave facea heard a report that
tha .end Of the strike wnr far away
unless the American Steamship Own.
ers' association agrees 10 Secrvtary
Hoovcr'r suggestion that a mediation
commission OF three private eitlzans
h~ given power TO settle tho dis.
put-.
Down at the Sailors union they
don't call the strike" a strike. They
call IL a lockout
when the men demand higher
wages" explained a union member.
"and walk out. then it's strike.
When the companies cut your pay.
then rs a lockout Our pay was
cut
The shipping board has an.
nounccd that the cut amounts a.
about rs per cent decrease. What
IL really amounts to Is 60 10 rs per
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Flames Break Out 60
Miles Off Columbia

ASTORIA, Ore. May 3.--The jap
anese steamship Tokuyo Maru. Port.
land for the Orient. burned at sea
so miles out from the Columbia
river. early last night
One life was lost: eight persons
are missing.
Twenty-seven were on the way to
Seattle this morning In the hospital
ward of the United States army
transport Buford.
They included four children and
one woman.
Sixty-five in all were rescued by
the Buford, which arrived at the
scene OF the fire within 80 minutes
after she had picked up the S. o. s.
call.
LEFT PORTLAND
SUNDAY NIGHT
The Tokuyo Maru left Portland
Sunday night with cargo OF lum-
Der for Hong Kong. She crossed out
here at 7:30 a. IN. yesterday.
According to wireless dispatches
picked up at North Bend the Tok.
uyo Maru caught fire shortly aft8
4 p. m Within an hour the fire
was beyond control. The decks were
so hot that they buckled.
TRANSPORT GOES
TO THE RESCUE
The Tokuyo Maru sent out a wire
less call for help. which was picked
up at Marshfield, Ore, and North
Head. Neither of these stations was
able to keep in touch with her for
any length OF time, however. as her
apparatus failed within 20 minutes.
The transport Buford was first to
arrive on the scene. The steamers
Alicia and Horace X. Baxter. tho
coast guard cutter Snohomish and
the tanker William Il. Heron soon
followed.
All but eight OF the persons aboard
the Japanese ship were transferred.
These have not been accounted for,
after a careful check by Capt X. Su.
zuki. master of the Inflated steamer.
one of those rescued by the Buford
later died of exposure, according to
a wireless report.
The Tokuyo Maru carried only
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
TOTES JOHNNIE WALKER
ALL OVER TOWN

For two hours yesterday afternoon
I wandered about town with . quart
of Johnnie Walker In my coat
pocket. I accosted and conversed
with numerous police officers. I
walked thru hotel Hobbies and ioiter.
ed on busy street corners.
did my darndcst 10 get arrested
and--failed 10 get even n risei
That IL 20 say. the bottle I carried
LOOKED like liquor. II had all the
carmarks and external attributes Of
the real thing.
As ID whence IN. bottle came 7 pro
fess entire ignorance. Tho city edi.
tor handed II TO me. The label
read.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
LAST TEST FILM
TOMORROW EVE
Two More Girls Picked for
the Semi-FinaIS

With the taking OF the last prelim.
mary test films scheduled for iomor.
row evening. the judges Of The Star.
Universal Film company contest to
day turned their attention TO plans
for the final stages OF the compcti-
ton that Is TO send some Seattle girl
TO Universal City this summer to be.
come. II Is hoped. the greatest star
In fIlmdom.
Only those girls who have not nj.
ready been registered oy the movie
camera are to report for the last ties,
film. Girls who could not report AT
any other time. on account Of en-
ploymcnt or for other reasons. are
called for tests at the studio OF the
Pacific Film Enterprises. i4th ave.
and r. Pine ST., Mt o'clock Wednes-
day evening. The studio can be
reached by the Capitol hill car.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
ONE Is PHONE GIRL,
ONE GOES TO SCHOOL

Miss Metcalf is is. She Is a telc-
phone operator In the North ex-
change. Miss Lough. II, Is attending
school. She II a daughter OF Mrs
Fern Irene Lough, who. II Louise
wins. Is going 10 California with her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
SHIPSTRIKE
.A1OCKOuT.'
MEN CLAIM
Nothing Stirring on Seattle
Waterfront as Result OF
Marine Dispute

Sailortnen ioitered on the docks
In the offices Of the great shipping
companies clerks and officials idied
at their desks. Huge sea going yes
sells. icashcd 10 piers. deserted. tug.
ged at their hawsers iaxlly. Not a
propeller turned II was aad.look.
ing waterfront here today.
No, "a word came from Washing
ton TO indicate that the ro-caiied na.
tlon wid. s,rik. OF sesmen. now IN
It's third day. was near 10 settlement
seainen and shipping men alike were
heavy towied
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
BOTTLE GURGLES;
JPPER PART EXPOSED

Leaving the postofflce. ! strolled
down Third ave. for two blocks
then turned down Seneca 10 Sec
ond ave. The bottle gurgled in mJ
pocket as walked along. The
neck and upper part Of the bottle
was In plain sight. as was the
small paster. RED Label, Johnnie
Walker" which l had carefully
turned TO the outside. Few per
sons noticed me at all. A few
three. think--I caught staring al
my pocket when | turned quickly
after they had passed. They hastily
averted their glances.
walked down the east side oi
Second ave. TO Madison st.
stepped out to the traffic cop at the
first lull in the stream OF vehicles
"Do the Phinney cars run on this
strect7' ! asked. He looked down al
me. The whisky" gurgled. a few
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
TWO MORE PICKED
FOR THE SEMIFINAIIS

The judges named two more con.
testants today who are to compete
In the semi.finals.
They are Miss Enid Metcak. ei4 N
35th ST, and Miss Louise Lough, 2o7
~. Goth ST.
Greatest care Is being exercised by
the Judges in choosing semifinal con
tenders. Every effort is being made
20 select from the several hundred
who entered the contest those who
appear TO have the most vivid screen
personality.
The Judges are scruunizing all en-
tries closely for the possessor of that
something" that makes great movie
stars. not beauty merely.
Miss Metcaif. the judges thought,
Registered well'' In a little comedy
that was taken the first week OF the
contest.
Miss Lough appeared In another
scene during the second week. She
the Judges thought. showed certain
indcfinable Something" that got
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Special Old Highland Whisky
John Walker 4 sons,
kiImaruork.

And the odor that fingered within
attestsd fragrantly tha, no bevo bad
gurgled there.
II want a bottle Of coca -cola. :
said TO the girl behind the soda
fountain counter In Rogers candy
store.
Thirty cents worth OF coca cola
gave me a bottle Of amber LIQUID
surmounted with a skit'er Of foam.
II looked so real that was almost
fooled myself for a moment
was Just about 10 mount
the steps Of the po~tofficc when
there was loud Pop I
heard something strike the
pavement. and there was the
glass cork To my bottle roll
ing along 10 feet away. Coca
cola had some pep. II seemed
hadn't counted on that.
picked up the stopper. and
standing there In the stream oi
pedestrians. cut a vent In the cork
gasket that surrounded the glass
stopper. replaced the whole and
entered the building. Thru this
lobby | strolled. mixing with the
letter. posters and stamp purchasers
but nary n greeting nor suspicious
look did receive-until ! walked
up TO Officer Briggs. knoa
Briggs well. See him every day
And as he knows me and that
spoiled the game / let him In or
the secret. But I had 10 satisfy
him before left that Il WAS coca
cola in the bottle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-03
Weather

Tonight and Wednesday
generally fair: moderate
tciRdS.; iceSterly.
Temperature Last - Hours
Maximum. 81. Minimum. 80.
To-day noon. 30.