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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
GIRL CASHIER
TRAPS SUSPECT
Keen Memory for Faces
Lands Sailor Behind Bars

An alert girl cashier with an
eye for faces Is responsible for
the downfall Of NJ. G. Mccarthy,
a6. sailor, held In city Jail on
. charge Of short-changing the
girl two weeks ago.
Mccarthy went into the Chaunccy
Wright restaurant at Seventh ave.
and Pike st. where he ordered
meal.
His face looked familiar to the
cashier and she finally placed him
as the man who had robbed her. she
said.
She called police and Mccarthy
ran. He was caught after chase
OF four blocks thru the downtown
district.
When searched at headquarters.
Mccarthy. according to police.
slipped $3.50 In his hat brim and the
officers failed 10 find II until Pa
trolman J. Hogan happened to think
he had not searched McCarthy's hat.
He is held for Investigation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Mullicane Girl
Must Face Jury

LOS ANGELES. July 80. - The
case Of Erie Mullicane continued to-
day.
Despite dramatic plea by the
prosecution late yesterday to have
the court dismiss the murder charge
against the girl who is accused OF
stranrllng her newborn babe with
a handkerchief. Superior Judge
Houser ruled that the case must go
to the jury for decision.
Erie herself will be spared the or
deal OF testifying on the witness
stand unless unforeseen circum.
stances develop, her attorneys an
nounccd at the opening OF todays
court session.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
10000 PERISH
DAILY WITHOUT
FOOD IN RUSSIA
Starving Hordes Set Upon
Each Other
TO FREE AMERICANS
Soviet Government Makes
Promise to Get Relief
TO FREE AMERICANS

RIGA. July 5o.--The central soviet
at Moscow has decided to release all
Americans intcrned In Russia. In nc.
cordancc with the American demand
that they must be freed before fam.
Inc relief can be extended. Il was re.
ported here today.
RIGA. July 5o..-r1rhting has begun
between starving hordes In Russia
and inhabitants OF districts un.
touched by famine. according TO un.
official dispatches received here to.
day.
A party OF hungry refugees was
rnaxsacrcd at Ekat~rinburg when II
tried TO rush the town and scixc food.
one report said.
Twenty tnounand men. women and
children are dying daily In the fam.
Inc. soviet newspapers admit. Sour.
Wy and other epidcmics have broken
out
As the long column Of ravrnous.
plague ridden victim. gwoops down
on towns where there u plenty Of
food. the inhabitants confront them
and try to turn them aside by force.
They claim they arc acting In Do
Tense Of their homea
slxty.thres Russians Of al classes
have been appointed . famine relief
committee with wide powers. accord
Ing TO . wireless dispatch from Mos.
oow today. n. Kameneff u presid.
Ing officer Of the new body.
Tho committee 4 confronted with
she staggertn9 task % gssttng sup-
plies to ten provinces where i.ooo..
900 tons Of food Il needed.
Hundreds Of sufferers died 10
Russia today Of hunger. according
to unofficial reports. Tho famine
committee started work BY systema.
tixing transportation. moving food
into the stricken districts by rail.
and moving thousands Of persons
out Of those areas on the same
trains on their return journeys. The
COMMITTEES IL empowered to seize
foodstuffs wherever found and d.
vert trains In any direction.
Famine reports ars exaggerated.
according to the Newspaper Pravda.
An editorial In this paper. sent
broadcast from Moscow By wireless.
said.
There II no such catastrophe a.
the anfi.sovtet press In foreign
countries would wish TO see. The
poor harvest In the voiga district
II compensated for BY the splendid
one In the Ukraine. The situation
h difficult. but there Is no panic.
There have been no progrcss. There
There have been no progroms. There
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
'WAYFARER' NOT
TO Be REPEATED
HERE NEXT Week
Tonight Final Performance,
Is Announcement
PLENTY OF SEATS LEFT
Plan to Continue Pageant
Few Days Abandoned

Tonight will positively BE- the
last performance Of Tho Way
fzrcr." General Manager Web
stor announced nj noon.
For . time the management
considered repeating the per
fcrmance q night or two meat
week. hut this was definitely
abandoned today.
Webster emphasized the fact
that there WEIR stiil large blocks
ef reserved seats for tonight's
performance.
Tonight will be Army. Navy. Vet.
erans and Picture night II IN ex-
pected there VIII be "A large attend.
ancc OF army and navy people.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for taking both stili and NOV
ing pictures OF the scenes as well as
the vast crowd that IL is expected
will overflow the arena.
Gigantic flares such az were used
In the war win be used to illuminate
the scenes. These viii light up the
crowds like brilliant sunshine and
produce q novel effect that II In be.
licved win be intensely interesting
TO those present
Just how moving pictures Of such
an event are made win be shown
II n declared that this viii be the
first attempt 10 make night pictures
on such an elaborate scale.
Whh more than $1,000 persons
within the University Of Washington
stadium Friday night hundreds Of
them standing around the rim. The
wayfarer~ was presented for the
sixth time
Al unreaerved sesfs were sold At
sac and sales were stopped But
this did not deter the crowds. They
standing room and bought
II freely.
II was a good natured yet solemn
throng that went thru the gates and
saw the great pageant There was
generous applause for the great spec
taclcs OF tho performance. yet there
was profound silence during the
striking scenes Of the pageant
Great credit In given the repre-
sentatives OF foreign countries for
the manner In which they have APP
pcarcd In the march of nations every
evening. II is expected more than
5000 persons viii be In the process
sion this evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
100000 VIEW
MERCHANT SHOW
Buyers Week, Closing To-
day, Breaks All Records

Registration Chairman Frank
DoIeshey estimates that moro
than 100000 out-of.town m1-
chants and Seattle citizens win
have seen the big Northwest
Merchants Conventlon and
Buyers Week exhibits e The
Bell st terminal before the
doors close for the last time e
10 o'clock tosjghL
All day today and tonight the
public may take advantags oe the
free exhibit There Is NO admission
charge Of any kind Thsrs viii b
. band concert tonight
The show prokc al records. Tho
finsl re9ieffutioN whloh exceeded
1890 today. applies only to buyers
or out-of-town merchants. This il
the best attendance record ever, and
the Seattle Sales Managers associa-
ton and the Northwest Products
Committee Of the Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce are proud of IL
II was moreover. the most COM
plete and diversified display Of mer-
chandise ever exhibited on the Coast.
Where most similar exhibitions have
at least a nominal admission charge,
money has been no good at this show.
The public has been welcome to
come in, eat samples Of chocolate.
cake. bread, honey. fish and . thou
sand other wares without any
charge.
Those out-of.town merchants who
wished to buy found unusually at
tractive terms. backed up by quick
delivery. at their disposal. Further.
more, a reasonable amount OF pur.
chases has meant refund OF round.
trip fare. even TO distances Of 1900
miles. Many merchants have begun
to claim the refund. thus proving
that business was good from every
angle.
There were guests from thousands
Of miles away. Ben J. Akerstein
and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. J. Akerstein
were there from Harbin, China Il.
Bjorkland brought Mrs. Bjorkland
from Cocur dAlene, Idaho. H. ].
Christoffers. OF the Y. S. fisheries
department. but handling general
merchandise in the Pribilof islands,
is another. California. British O.
lumbia and Montana are represented
General Chairman Paul T. Ken
nedy Is today a much and favorably
discussed man because OF the sue.
cess Of the exposition. He gives the
credit to his committee.
Yesterday afternoon the active
STAFF Of the industrial bureau of tho
Chamber OF Commerce with Vice
Chairman Carl Il. Croson. j. II. Car.
ter. w. NJ. Campbell. c. l.. Cragin.
r. +. Weeks and A. NJ. Young. Of
the executive committee, visited tho
terminal. and were loud in their ap-
probation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

ihes, occasionally going back
and forth between his two
homes, keeping the women in
ignorance of each other.
Kolosoff was arrested at First ave.
and Yesler way. with a steamship
ticket in his pocket and a firm desire
to see Russia. never to return.
when his common.iaw wife. Ephy
Maikiyich. pretty Russian maiden.
found kolosoff missing. she called
the Russian consul and had koiosoff
picked UP. Both women had begun
to suspect kolosoff. so they said
Kolosofrs wife and five children
live in Aberdeen. Miss Maikosich Is
now in Seattle. Koio~off IL said TO
have induced her TO come TO him In
Aberdeen over y year ago.
He probably win be held until .
complaint Is issued against him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Miss Lorena Triclxey
Is Champion Rider

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. July 3o.---
Miss Lorena Trickey. Pendleton.
Ore. today retained her title as the
worlds champion woman rider fol.
lowing her sensational riding in the
wild horse relay race at the frontier
days celebration which ended here
last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

only Mr.. Hopkins assistant. +
don't"
YES" I said. you do. How about
choosing these different typesy
well" she began slowly. 1T de.
pends mostly on the girls person
ality. II she's the type that insurcs
confidence. and Is at the same time
tall and has a certain amount OF
style. she's very good for the suit
department.
I'm such departments we must have
people in whom the customer has
confidence. Older women fit this
position best.
"If girl shows taste In her dress"
Miss Medcraf continued. "shc Is lia.
BILE to be sent TO the trimmings, or
some place where this individual
taste of hers can be OF value to the
customer"
At FRASER Paterson's I talked with
w. N. Phillips. store superintend.
ent
we pick out our girls" he de.
ciared. lust MS we might pick out
things TO buy--by the sign on the
outhiuf. we want personality, We
want neat appearance. we want girls
with good complications for the drug
department. we want girls with good
looking hands for the glove depart.
ment
I'VE want girls with good
health, good morals and good
smiles for every department In
the store. And we want girls,
when they apply, 10 tell the
truth about the amount Of expo
riencc they have had. But u Is
So" he assured me, returning to
the original topic; 1--WE certainly
do pick salespeopie specifically for
certain departments"
SO from all this we gather that II
one desires 10 work In suits. one had
better grow tall and be dignified, or
II one desires to sell bargains, II Is
best to cultivate the practical streak.
Because the applicant is sized up"
from the very starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
THE GHOSTS WALK IN
TEXAS


Most Of bsr deceased friends
- frzternal brethren were
~ ~ moved away."-Texas
Psthlan News Nugget.
Lieut. John 81. Hart Of Bremerton
- for divorce here on the grounds
~ his wife won't bathe his small
4 He asks custody Of the child.
- ~. ne boy elects TO stay with his
Ane solomon and King David,
20 merry, merry lives,
WIN many, many qualms,
AND many. many wives.
M when old age crept over them
b. WIN man, many qualms,
Ams solomon wrote the Proverbs
and King David wrote the
Psalms.
mNT KNOW WHAT srfr sam
~ hon II May concern--II t6af I
lf,,s'.< so concsfning AdsIindo Innocentl-
tSI,,s 'hnceeh,b Ciulio oarbini. q. Del
hesS,s, hhrsdo fPuecineIIi and q
" ~. ana each Of them about
ap,,ssa. OF my chickens IL false.
zsnh.',s ior what 1 have said Eva
ssnts Cruz tAriz.) News.
s,nfsssN' 'o' az Lakeside. o.. health
b fcs fscs read a paper on How
- ivo Year," What for7
49,. ~ now b-ping that our war
nns..,~.I WI arrive q time for next
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Harding Cruises
Up East Coast

WASHINGTON. July 3o.-Presi.
dent Harding was cruising up the
Atlantic coast aboard his yacht. the
Mayflower. today. on his first cx.
tended vacation since entering the
White House, last March.
After reviewing the pageant at
Plymouth. Mas. Monday. commcm.
Grating the 300th anniversary OF the
landing Of the Pilgrims. the presi-
dent will go TO the summer lodge OF
Secretary Weeks. in the white
mountains. for a weeks rest. riding
horseback. golfing and climbing.
Mrs. Harding accompanied the
president on the Mayflower.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Bolsheviki Free
Baltimore Woman

BALTIMORE. July so.--Mrs. Mar.
guerite Harrison. OF Baltimore. who
was imprisoned In Russia. has been
released thru the intervention Of
Senator Joseph !. France. according
to copyrighted cablcd dispatch re
Iceived by the Baltimore sun today
from its correspondent. Mark Wat.
son, Mt Riga.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Spokane Editor Is
Threatened by Klan

SPOKANE. July so.--A letter
signed ku-Klux.kian. threatening
tar and feathers, was received today
by the editor Of the Spokane Press.
following publication of an editorial
denouncing the organization, which
Is said to have organized Spokane
local with 100 members.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Eagles Asked to
Turn Out Tonight

Because OF their good showing M
a unit In the March OF Nations" at
The wayfarcr" performances Thurs
day night. members Of the Fraser.
nal Order Of Eagles have been asked
by The wayfarer" committee to
make their appearance again to-
night.
More than 700 members turned
out for the part. The secretary Of
the Eagles urges all members Of the
club and drill team who turned out
for the Thursday night affair. TO do
so for the Saturday night perform.
ance and in the same uniform. Club
members are to wear their white
uniforms. For further Information
members are requested to call the
r. o. +. secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
FLOATING
OFF FORD PLANT
Nothing Inside; Use of Quick Lime
May Explain This, Says Tenant

Wrapped in cable trunk that may be the Mahoney mys-
terry trunk thought to have contained the body of Mrs Kate
Mooers Mahoney found in Lake Union at a. m Sat-
urday at the foot of Yale st., the Ford plant
1t picked up by Fire Marshall Ford of the shipping
board hus 1t half floating in IL feet of water with
the lid open the county dock The trunk was empty
save for some rubbish in the bottom.
City detectives who rushed to the scene conducted an in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30


After battle in the Elydum hotel
and a running fight for four blocks.
Motorcycle Patrolman George II.
Reynolds Saturday captured A. Mon
ger. 30. driver. alleged head OF the
ring OF gangsters, at Tenth ave. and
Union st.. as Monger, II is alleged.
was stuffing a large amount OF nick.
els and pass keys down sewer graf
ing.
Harry Little. 35. a sawyer, and
Earl Barber, 20. mechanic. were ar
rested as they entered the Yesler ho-
tel on a confession TO the police from
Monger, after Monger had been
jailed.
Monger was caught thru a call
from the telephone company. saying
a nav phone thief was robbing one OF
their telephones in the Elysium
hotel.
Reynolds answered the call and al
leges he caught Monger in the act OF
breaking into the phone box. In
desperate fist fight in the hall Of the
hotel. Monger escaped from Reyn-
oIds and wns recaptured by Reynolds
four blacks away.
A fourth member OF the gang. Jack
King. is serving a sentence on Nc
Neil island for burglary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

selling, according to style, and appearance,
and personality.
For instance" Miss Gladys Marshall, as
sistant employment manager Of The Bon
Marche, explained to me, "all saleswomen in
the ready-to-wear departments must be we'll
poised and nifty. and they must be tall. 1t
wouldn't look just right, you know, to have
a little girl fitting dress on a six-foot wo-
man.
For the food departments" she contin-
ued, 1--WE judge differently. The main thing
there is good complexion and pleasant
disposition"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
How a Girl Can Land
Job in Seattle Store
Pink Cheeks?-Drug Department! Pretty Hands?-
Gloves! TALL Stylish?-Suits!

DONTS FOR GIRLS SEEKING STORE JOBS
Don't srt nustssrd when you your application
Don't have cxtra your lips
Don't things that really arn quite seabou wide
pcricure and the cSesAshIps have held.
And don't talk about tsoubIshe objects
splattevvd cn
But-Just . SMILE and wiEs. And
chances youm get the Job.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
STRANGE DUAL
LIFE REVEALED
Rua,ian Keeps Two Wives, Ignorant Of
Each Other, in Adjoining Homes

uh the arrest of John Koosoff 40 Russian laborer,
Ia ~ cpen charge city JAIL of the strangest stories
anal life vet revealed made public Saturday by the
van consul Boris Bogoiavlensky, who caused koosofs
arrest -, :. 49,. -. ....-.s .....r.s
Aberdeen Koosof is alleged to have maintained two lam
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

vGcbhG G0SsOit unuCI tuc RSI SOIi-
Il direction of Capt. of De-
tectives Charles Tenant.
NOT IMPROBABLE
IT ~ MAHONEY'S
Altho the trunk was square and
did not have q curved top. as the
one for which the detectives have
been long searching In said to have
had. officials were inclined TO at.
tach considerable significance TO
Saturday mornings find.
1T is certainly not improbable, .
said City Detective Chad Ballard.
that the trunk might be the Ma.
honey mystery trunk. We must
make further investigation"
The trunk had evidently been in
the water several months. according
to detectives.
That the supposed Mahoney trunk
had . curved top. II the testimony
Of the expressman who delivered II
TO . houseboat on Lake Union
whero Mahoney II alleged to have
taken charge Of II, placing II in .
row boat and rowing out with II
into Lake Union where It disap-
peared.
TENANT THINKS
m ISN'T TRUNK
In a statement made to The star,
Captain OF Detectives Charles Ten
nant said:
I'm afraid \ Isn't the trunk
Nc wnnt l wouldn't say Il
wasn't. But this publicity win
have It's effect on James X. Ala-
honey. He knows ~ well - We
that It's only = question Of ume
before we find his wife's body,
Or what remains Of Il.
''When the trunk was first
found We were sure that Il WAS
the original trunk. But after
investigating. ! am inclined to
doubt it.
'@The trunk We are looking sor
has curved top while this
trunk h fiat.
The fart that Mrx. Mahoncy's
body wss not found In Il proves
nothing. ~ the qulcl<limc which
we believe Mshoney put into the
trunk would probably have de-
stroyed the body anyway"
Wild confusion reigned at head.
quarters when the trunk was report.
ed located. A squad OF detectives
and policemen rushed to the scene in
fast motor cars.
The trunk was lying on the county
pier mt the foot OF Yale St. where It
had been hauled by Fire Marshal
Ford. after he had found 1t floating
In the lake.
The trunk was brought to police
headquarters. where Captain Ten
nant examined IT carefully. II was
then put in storage and win be held
pending developments.
HISTORY or
MAHONEY MYSTERY
The police made public the mys-
terious disappearance Of Mrs. Kate
Moores Mahoncy. ~. on Tuesday
morning. May 25. when her husband.
James L. Mahoncy. 81. cx-convict
bridegroom. was arrested for an al
legged forgery OF a note OF authority
TO enter her safety deposit box at
william ID. Perkins a Co.. Alaska
building.
Investigation by the police led the
them to believe that Mahoney had
murdered his aged bride Of few
months. packed her body into
trunk and thrown II into Lake
Union.
Mahoney was booked at the po-
lice station on an open charge with
set bail OF $4,000 made by Justice
Of the Peace Dutton and has been
held in the Jail ever since. a few
weeks ago being transferred from
the city Jail TO the county Jail.
The police began dragging the
bottom OF Lake Union on Tuesday
morning OF May 25, and have been
operating divers and dragging irons
Turn 70 Page 2, Column d
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
Home Brew

uOWDY, FOLKS. Have you
hlnea the KIu Klux Khan ycts
Seattle statistical sleuth advocates
sobbed hair for women because ne
avs girls waste s.sas.coo.coo hours
,rr wear doing up their trcsses-
Home Brew advocates clipped
po,es because girls waste s.sss.sst.'
- hours psr year powdcring that
egan
IA what about salvaging gum
~ Under rcssaurant tables!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
JOSH WISE SAYS
n good-lookin' girl ncednv
y, nitsid to be her own dress

ms me. cried Carpenter.
- shown . drawing Of HIM
~ ITS me perfectiy- Tbs
- eds have been saying Al
slune that he doesn't speak
Ehxii>h but he seems 10 speak
I shoul As wen 2s the rest Of
Northwest hay growers want
nnebody to invent a fivver that
w pse hay for fuel Instead oi
Gunhing the car. all you VIII have
y = Is say. "Giddapy'
hi johnson is out OF prison and
b y he East looking for fights he
M Ae Is wiling TO fight anybody
Iou tan say this for Johnson-he
Dsves draws the color line
a bIonde without visible
nsuns II support wass rvported
y pslice 70 b. fleeing with
WsTsn G. SpurEin, sbsconding
Ciraes hank president Dur
usiusd The star.
b ether words. the blonde
~ -unsightiyr legs.
Hone Brew hereby invites all Of
q world powers to meet in Seattle
= August 10 determine whether II
) better for the peace. and welfare
{ eis1lIzed nations 10 use two cakes
= yssst or one in a five. gallon brew.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
TODAY'S WORST
~Yeh." says Ciial Simple.
1Dsue girls arc goodiooking,
~ stherx are Wayfarer."

xns than 1000 seattleites to go
y Vancouver August TO attend
Sroteh jubilee. Ye-e-e-e-hs Plenty OF
Itch and not a little jubileel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
VOU GOTTA WINK
L JUST so. FRIEND

Frank Crosby. ir., deputy clerk OF
tho district court. was looking for a
bottle OF champagne saturday.
want to christen my new sail
boat" said Frank
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

Gee Gee. the Prairie vamp.
- that many a fliyver sounds
: skeleton having a conges-
- chill on tin roof.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30
PHONE Thief
RING SMASHED?
Suspects Taken After Run
ming Fight on Street

With three men In the city jail
ON open charges and quantity
Of loo and pass keys held as evil
dence against them, police be-
lieye an organized gang Of pay
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

Capture Of the funny fish affords
an important means OF livelihood N
the Mediterranean area.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-30

HISS 20" heHe' What about the bargain counters| !
asked her. do you have any special types for them?"
And Miss Marshall replied I'VE certainly do The clerk
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
SQCAXON lSIANDN INDIANS
no GET LOCAL SCHOOL

After several years of effort on
the part of residents of SquaXOn
Island Indian reservation the govern
ment has granted the request for
the establishment of school there
for the younger children of the
island. Since the closing of the
Cushman school the children of the
Indians have been compelled to at
tend the school in Oregon.
The government formerly main
tanned a school and agency on the
island. the buildings of which have
since been destroyed A new school
house will be built during the COM
ing summer and the school will be
opened in the early fall. The secur-
ing Of the school is the result large
ly of the work of James Simmons. vi
the Indian service, government rep
resentative on the reservation, who
this week decided school site from
his allotment to the government.
There are some 80 children Of school
age on the island.