The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-26
Poll Tax Collector:
Star Man Becomes One for Day.
Everybody OUsr so or Under Fl.
Finds Woman, Sick, Helpless, Alone.
Will State Seize Her Bed az Payment?

Will State Selze Her
ny HAL ARMSTRONG
There are some things ia ruther
do than collect the poll tar I a.
seased yesterday against Mrs. Laura
f,arker.
I hated 10 list her name at ali.
but
Take the name ax~ address
and occupation Of every man and
woman over 81 and under So
were tho final instructions Of Araosl
sor Frank Huh.
EXEMPT NOBODY
NIT INSANE PEOPLE
Make . clean sweep. Exempt
nobody but insane people Don't
collect any money--now. Tho
county treasurer will DO that later. Z"
We swarrned out Of the court.
house--ioo OF us-with our pockets
filled with little yellow cards ny
noon ! had q score Of victims
listed.
I'm an IDIOT you don't want
mo-" Nicola reoiciia. proprietor Of
tho Eagle Pharmacy. col Jackson
ST. admitted joyfully. ''Of course
IT'S law no added. ''and we'll
have TO submit TO H. hut Ms Inn
porrihle TO enforce a la~ Ike that.
Say. whai1i they do " I refuse
to pay tho IS when the collector
| comear'
They'll lust rsarh up on your
shelves and drag down . couple
Of bottles cf medicine. take your
watch and tie pin and maybe your
coat. and 70 cut on the sidewalk
and sell 'sm 10 the first person
that com~s along shnt'n buy 'em
for SIS I advised. trsthfuliy.
peoielia wsfnned.
GLAD HES SINGLE
FOR ONCE. ANyHOWl
Your wffer' ssked poes
she come under the poll tan law"
For tho first time In hin life
reolciiA was glad he was single
.Mecsfer.- cut In . bystander.
Quite . crowd had collected In tho
drug store. They hava da bella
time kescha mn poll tax tzka
SO he~m coma TAX my ccat''
lie shruxxcd doubling his nsts
suxxcstively.
ANY deputy that goes down on
tho water front and tries 20 col
iect from those ionxrhoremen has
my deepest sympathy said an
other.
Joe Ncprcrv runs the ysxsse
grocery Al COS Jackson a. He has
. wife. Ter~ra-
-Justa send An hin 10 ny wife,
he nAid. -she pay IL
NO use iva In . word any
mor~i OH Too bAd- walled .
locker on
WORD sPREADs IN
SAf'TOwS; THEY DIsAFFEAR
| Word that The poIi tai ASSESSOR
wss In the district spread iihs Wild
| ssre. when reached the Jap
ia<ser eloAk and suit house ~ eos
Jackson. found only two JApAnsss
girls.
4 dsn' kuow.s sAid one u shsm.
smiling ~Boss ~ back. Afternoon.
sweli. In lust take your name
vhlie I'm here.- urged
afsseuoon Zee bcnA"
Whats your uAmAy
II Il dom know.
How old are your~
Il Il DON know. ! dom ma rraid
4 call up boss.-
II she went 10 the phone. She
talked excisediy. The only words ]
could distinguish were -poIi talks. :
~Boss. he come O'clock aid
the girl. hanging up.
-You write your name on . pisce
Of paper" advised -You want
sheriff Gomez
-My namer' She repeated. -How
old I am7-
That's IT.
SHE LISTS HERSELF
As A VICTIM
She wrote. -sha rohfkL ga she
had listed herself for the poll talks. .
| In a back room. hiding. ! learned
later, Their. had been four more Jap
girls. all about the same age.
Nawoki Kikushi. tho Japanese
jewelsr II eos Jackson. looks TO be
40. He said he hadn't heard any.
thing about the poll tax lilo hadn',
read the papers.
How oidY~ I asked.
bout AZ
Il should think no. How old are
your"
lie finally admitted he was -.
His assessment should be about $50
for the time wasted by the county
| finding out his name. his age and
whether he had wife.
/ assembled the narrow flight Of
steps leading into the Weller House.
siTh Weller st. and rang the door
bell.
An eye appeared at the pcep-holc
and was withdrawn. The door flew
suddenly open. A huge negro wo
man confronted me.
Yes. sah--yes. sab. How In you
this mawnin'7 whassat. sah7 Poll
taxes7 De missus Amt Mt home.
sab. No. sab. She don't git up.
sab. 30 early In the mawnin' she
come down bout . O'Clock. sab. Oh.
no. honey. brcss yo' heart. Use 81.
I amt no chicken. amt
BORN SOMETIME
BEF'O' DE WAH"
what year were you born7" !
broke in.
''whassat, sahf what yeah7 Aw.
now, I jest caint recollect, sab, but
II was sometime befo' de wah. Yes
sab. bout free yeah befo' dc wah"
She was positive.
AN it's a funny thing. sah." she
went on. but dcy amt nobody
Twin in dis roomin' house but IL
ovah 20 Not a lixlns .c,,f ..,,