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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10
JlJ RY
R AP 5
P0R I
Booze Bought With
Public Money Is
Charge Made by
County Probers

THAT intoxicating liquor has been
bought with funds Of the port OF So
attic. and the fact concealed in ex.
pense vouchers paid long afterwards
IN such manner that the port com
missioners either had knowledge OF
the transactions or could have readi.
~ discovered By proper attention to
their duties is declared In tho final
report OF the county grand jury. re-
turned saturday noon before rrrsid.
ing superior Court Judge Everett,
smith,
No indictments were returned by
the grand jurors.
I'm the matter Of the saie az 40
called overaweA.'' the report contin.
ues. 1--WE ftnd evidence % acts border.
ing on the criminal goods having
been sold by one department OF tn.
port of SEATTLE as belonging to no
ouc. at time when the owners OF
the goods were actually In corre-
spondence with the port with refer
snce 70 such goods.
''As result OF one transactions Of
the sort. the Port Of Seattle was com.
PEELED TO settle with the owners at a
loss of $500 for goods disposed of
BY the port. u ls only fair to say
that the particular sale occurred in
1890. and the owners. were settled
with in 1921
Proper regulation by the port com
mIHsioners would prevent reeurrenc.
Of similar transactions. in the opln.
ION Of the grand jurors. II is also
found that there are many unncces.
sssry employees on the port payroll.
One great source OF trouble In
handling the port business might be
indicated by the statement that there
has been too much attention given
10 politics and not enough TO the
business OF the port" Il Is declared.
County institutions inspected by
the grand jury are found to be salts
factory. on the whole. The building
at the county home. however, Is de.
clared 10 be "A fire trap.
Investigation Of payroils In road
district No. 8. Maple Valley. disclosed
no Irregularities OF consequence. &C.
cording 10 the report The jurors
were thanked for their work by
Judge smith and Prosecuting Attor.
ney Malcolm Douglas. then dis
missed.
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DIDyA EVER SEE ONE.

Ten Dollars reward for the ar
rest and conviction oe party who
stols one Mexican dog. frsckled. no
lair. c. z. weod. ag1 Prom. SEA-
side. or - Advertisement in Port.
Lind. oregonsan.
The cheerful grin and lifted chsn
5fav help as VoW snggeSt.
Eat coaple o. =ips from vour ruby
lips
ADDS seas. mp grit adds scsii
Time and tide wait for no man.
nut neither time nor tide has any
thing on the Seattle street cars.
And then again. " Ireland and
England can make peace, why can't
Caldwell and Fitzgerald
Seattle. says "A real estate expert.
is short 1000 homes. What's the
difference? Nobody ever stays home
any more.
Edward Tierney. one nf tho prorni.
nent Sim Feiners Of Seattle. is so
tickled over the Irish English peace
he has ordered a pair OF cream.
coiOred spats.
troUId icere an d1Glcrorm
Airap dosrn IN the 0round,
And like the icorBt make both ends
ufeet
BD simply curling round
--Thelma Robcrtson.
HOW CUM?
Sign on First ave. shoe store
window: Dry Sox Shoes Damage
by Water"
Writer says the country is short
Of homes for the feeblc.minded We
know we're short Of homes. but
why be insulting about it,
Lizzie--What do you think OF a
fellow who makes a girl blush2
Susie~I think he's a wonder.
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out Of any Pacific question
which would involve their said
rights which IL not satisfactorily
settled by diplomacy and is likely
to affect the harmonious accord
now happily subsisting between
them, they shah invite the other
high contracting parties TO
joint conference, TO which the
whole subject will be referred for
consideration and adjustment
2. II the said rights are
threatened by the aggressive nc.
tion OF amy other power, the
high contracting parties shah
communicate with one another
fully and frankly In order 10 ar.
rive at an understanding as 10
the most efficient measures To he
taken. Jointly or separately. 10
meet the cxigeneies Of the par.
ticular situation.
3 This agreement shall re-
mann III force Tor 10 years from
the time it shall take effect, and
after the expiration of said pc
riod II shall continue 10 he in
force, subject 90 the right Of any
of the high contracting parties
TO terminate il upon IL months
notice,
I This agreement shall be
ratified as soon rs possible In
accordance with the consiitu-
iionai methods of the high CON
tracing parties and shall take
effect ON the deposit of ratifiea.
lions. which shall take place ut
Washington, and thercupon the
agreement between Great Brit.
ain and Japan which was con
cluded nt London on July 81,
1911 .hulI ipriniuutp
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3Ihe agreement is to be in force for 10 years from
the time it shall take effect and to continue in force sub
Ject to the right OF power terminate it upon IL
months notice.
4The agreement is to be ratified as soon as possb
accordance with the constitutional methods of the va
ous powers and to take effect upon the deposit ratQ
tcatloas In Washington. Upon such deposit the AnpoI
Japanese alliance is terminated
Senator Lodge presented the treaty shortly after the
conference opened stating that it approved yeslercar
Hughes opened the session by reporting 'he most sat
lsfactory progress in the committee Pacific and Far
Eastern questions
He briefly reviewed the committees
The first subject considered he said China
Most important declarations made by powers
regarding the door and Chnas sovereignty, inde
pendence and administrative integrity, he said.
PROTECTION FOR CHINA
Is OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED
The conference also adopted officially the Root -four
point resolution which called charter protection of
Chnas sovereignty against special privileges and aggres
sions.
Lodge presented the American reservations to the
treaty
The first declares that the signing of this treaty on the
part of the United States Is subject to the making
of bitter controversy during consideration of the Versailles
treaty in the senate and what termed the inundated
islands in the Pacific north of the equator.
Lodge added that negotiations these matters
concluded The second reservation points out that the treaty
does affect questions Exclusively within the domestic
jurisdiction OF the respective powers
This is understood to make clear that the treaty not
affect the island of Hawaii considered by the United States
part of its coast defense.
Lodge made it plain that there is provision of
10 Column y
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s.vvy THIS. 30.

We've got readers cramp perusing
authors who specialize in chatty
slang. We've a suspicion they don't
know what they are writing about
Herewith we give our I2S.Ssf read
ers glimpse % slang as slgng by
experts.
All slang comes from the under
world II you don't believe IL. list 10
this ballad
Sa-pos~ you s~reews. or 60 ehrSpfaekr :
or feke the hroa4Nf or ~ s naEt
or thlrsb4s- rigs or krap a saekr
ar pftrh . naidet or smash ra3f
Or get the straight ard land YEAR pot :
Hos % you nteit fhs maity swnsr
Booxe ana tGe bioWeens cop the lot-
sapposs yoa try s dlgfer~nt task.
And on the square you flash your Tag
Al rerny- nslinsag make your wnAek.
or wfth tne uummsrE mug and EaEf
xrv nix. for nis. ths atts yaa bag
AZ AIRY srafs. - matter shat.
Yca- rnrrry g1sfins soen sfravAx
Boose Rnd fha bla~esma cop the lot
FgddIe. er fence. or mace. 80 mack.
or rsoak1ne~r. Or flash the drag.
nead.lnrk a crib. or Do a eragks
Pad wlfh a eiaEr. Or enas@ tag
ttshasG. Or snSt. az nnugnp ard gao.
Rattle the t41s. 9r mark fns spot.
Noe cannot bank single stag
Booze and the bla~e~us cop the lot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10

NOUS m thr home of tho great film
star. frankie kioiei. She had
thought all alanR that she was max
ing good. Other people told her SHE
was. The casting director had boen
telling her up TO that very day that
they were gclnr to use her as a lead.
tHT lady Juat as aoon "a the right
part came for her And nowi
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COMPANY OFFICIAL
MAKES REPLY

An official OF tho Pacific Steam.
ship co. replied.
THE gggez paid ChInamen are, Of
course. much Less than we -ould
have 10 pay white men. But that is
not the reason why every transpa.
cific line Is now replacing white men
with Cinnamon IN their engine room
Turn 10 Page I, Column ~
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Pawnbroker Robbed
of $4,000 in Loot

TOLEDO. Ohio. Dee To- Bandits
bound and gagged Ben Berenson.
proprietor Of loan shop here,
today and escaped with jewelry AMI
money valued at $4,000.
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WANTED To
STAR HER

They didn't sstar her In any pic.
ture. But that they wanted to do il
~ apparent in what they did
She would have been there yet.
but for one thing. which neither she
nor the Universal Film company
could foresee. The bottom dropped
out Of the film industry, n verttable
panic hit the studios. all Of them.
all AT the same time.
The little girl, with hundreds Of
others. was called 10 the casting. al
rector's office ono morning. lie told
her that the film business would 70
on the rocks unless something drasti.
was done In the way OF retrcnch.
nent and done quickly
He felt that by spring II would re.
vive.
lie was sorry. Everybody was
sorry They would have to let her
go. Would she come back In the
spring?
II was a crushing blow 10 frankie.
Of course She had gone from Seat
tie determined TO make Seattle fa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10
ORIENTALS GUST
WHITE SHIP men
Chinese Take Jobs on Big
Pacific Liners

One hundred and fifty-cight
Chiamen boarded the United
States shipping board liner Pine
Tree state in the harbor here
last night.
They became members of the
crew. instead Of white men.
a like number is coming from Chi.
ma on the liner Keystone state to
take positions on the Bay state here.
Customs officials refused 10 let
the Chinamen come ashore from the
Wenatchee and they we're taken off
on scow and transferred TO the
Pine Tree State.
White men replaced by the Chi
nese declared they had been prom
iaed they would make the trip and
we're not informed otherwise until
just before the Pine Tree State
sailed at II "a. m.
Sailors union officials protested
today. They declared private com.
panies operating shipping board yes.
sells are acting with unfairness to
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sIfE THINKS
siIf. FAILED

She feels that she has failed. mis-.
erably. to fuifiii her dear seattic's
expectations.
We. here at The Star. feel very
differently.
FalIedF LIFten to this:
a little girl who knew nothing
about acting or about moving pic
tures-who didn't even know bow to
put on a makeup" for the camera
went 70 the film capital Of the world
with contract TO stay 10 weeks at
800 a week
The contract said she was to be
given a part in a picture
In Universal city she found her.
self thrown inioa competition with
trained actresses Of long experience,
clever women quick to take every
advantage. all forcing themselves
ahead
She was given A part in a pic.
turr. She WAS paid 500 a week for
10 weeks. The contract was salts
fled.
And then they told her they want.
ed her TO stay. They renewed her
contract for an Indefinite period at
the same salary. They gave her
MORE parts in MORE pictures. a
little better part each time.
Instead of paying her Just 81 900
for 10 weeks. they kept her 20 weeks
and Maid her a. g01
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AGREEMENT FOR 10 YEARS
NOW Up FOR RATIFICATION
Senator Lodge Says American Okeh Hinges
on zap Understanding and on Question
Affecting Hawaiian Fortifications
BY A. l.. BRADFORD

CONTINENTAL HALL Washington
The Pacific
alliance Lodge
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TEXT OF NEW TREATY

CONTINENTAL HALL Washington, Dee 10-The
text of the quadrupe treaty between the United
States Great Britain France and Japan follows:
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frankie kiolet has come home.
Just as demurr, as sweet. az shy.
as wonderful as when she went away
TO Universal City studios last sum.
meF seeking fame and fortune aa
winner OF The start Universal NOV.
ing picture actress contest. the little
girl has returned 20 Seattle to spend
the winter with her family at 73gs
sIst ave NJ W, Ballard.
Mrs. Kiolet was never SO happy,
Mr.. Kiolet's joy IL without bounds.
All her brothers and sisters are
fairly bursting with excitement
ffftf Frank. IA aaA
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Home Brew

Greetings. Folks, And now
just as We get things patched
mp in ireland, they begin fight
ing in China
Woman admirer accused of trying
TO smugglo IA a package Of pancake
flour containing a revolver. 70 Ma
honey. Why the gum Aren't pan
cakes sufficiently deadlys
say that Roy Gardner is
mad You'd be mad yourself II they
were going TO send you 70 Leaven'
worth for life.
WINTER SPORT
The latest fad j. the pocket ron
lette wheel Spinning tn. whcs'l sf.
fords more exercise than colt but
mot quite a. much A. checkers.
A synonym Is a word you use In
place eg another. when you can't
spell the ether.
Onions Freak Into Seattle So.
ciety." says n headline, They've been
slipping In for a long time. The dan
ger now Is that they vii! break
it up.
f-~,n... 4. ne a s,kft. ia a curse
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
SCHULTZ WILL LEAVES $500
TO WINSTON-SALEM CHURCH

George Rufus Shultz, by his will
filed for probate today. leaves $500
to the board Of trustees OF the Horf,e
Moravian Church at Winston salient.
N c., and the rest OF his estates to
his sister Sophia Foltz Shultz p who
with DIR. Charles w. Banner, nof
Greensboro. n. c.. is named as ex.
ecutor. Testator died October '16 last.
Charles p. Stone, who died Octo-
ber 23, leaves everything to his wife.
Mrs. Emma S. Stone, to be held in
trust by her to distribute the estate
to such persons as would be entitled
to 1t had he died intestate. The
widow Is also named executrix.
The estate of Mary S, johnson Is
to be divided between her son. Irwin
A. Johnson, her daughter. Laura f.
Mary Jeanett Mari. William w.
Wheeler is named as executor.
Testatrix died October 20 last.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
BUS|NESSN men
FIGHT PARKING
REGULATIONS
Three Big Commercial organi-
zations Combine In oppos-
ing Plan.

Combined pressure OF three largest
commercial organizations In the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia is today being
brought to bear against the proposed
downtown parking regulation. as the
result of two meetings yesterday
afternoon.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association went on record last week
against the regulation. Yesterday
the Chamber of Commerce. through
lis committee on police and fire pro-
lection, voted unqualified opposition
to the proposed regulation and drew
up a set of regulations to take Its
place.
The Board of Trade, through the
executive committee. scored the rules
as entirely too drastic" and voted
to send a delegation to the hearing
on the regulation. to be held at the
District building Thursday morning.
The Chamber Of Commerce recon-
mendations are that one side of each
street be set aside for parking In
such a manner as not to interfere
with the entrance to commercial es-
tablishments and that special parking
spaces be set aside around public
parks. in streets where 1t would not
interfere with traffic. and in some Of
the territory owned by the Govern.
ment south o. Pannsylvania avenue.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
ANNOUNCES NEW JOBS

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced examinations to be
hel dto fill vacancies in the follow
ing positions:
Agent, anti-narcotic act, internal
revenue service, at $1,000 to $2,25O
a year, with allowance for sub
sistence and actual necessary travel
ing expenses when away from post
of duty on official business; labora-
tory aid in foret pathology, at $S4O
to 81 1000 year; horticulturist. at
$2,74O to $4,000 year; assistant hor-
ticulturist, at 81, 400 to $500 year;
Bureau of Plant Industry; asayer,
Treasury Department.. at $4,000 a
year; associate aeronautic engineer,
bureau of aeronautics, at IS day;
translator, surgeon generals office,
at $500 a year; automobile truck
body builders, Postoffice Depart
ments motor vehicle service, main
tenance plant. Elkridge, Md, at 25
cents to so cents an hour.
In addition to the basic salaries,
the bonus of $40 a month will be al
lowed 70 rmost positions the salary
of which does not exceed $4,000
year. ,; S24~.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
:. ADVISES POLICE CHANGES

r, Recommended tons calling for a
number of improvements in the Dis
trict police and fire departments
were adopted at a meeting OF the
po,ice and fire protection committee
~ the Washington Chamber of Com
Merce yesterday afternoon.
y The committee urged establishment
II new central police station, a
new precinct station at Seventeenth
Sreet and Rhode Island avenue
northwest, administration changes in
hoth police and fire departments,
xoupIete motorization Of the fire de-
~ rtment. better automobiles for the
roltce department. more emergency
H.. apparatus, increased pay and a
fay or each week for policemen, a
eeparate traffic squad. and furnish.
{rs OF all officers OF both departments
With telephones In their homes at
3oyernment expense.
" A subcommittee, composed OF G. j.
s,,ockman. Wayne B. Wheeler, and
Joseph d. Dreyfuss was appointed
10 attend the Congressional hearings
on the police department investiga.
fiDn.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS
REFLECT ALL OFFICERS

" Increase in the pay Of the District
Government employees. a new parking
regulation for the downtown section.
now buildings for Mckinley and Bust
ness High Schools, and certain
changes In the constitution Of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
were urged at a meeting of the Mid.
City Citizens Association last night
In the Thomson School.
All officers of the association were
reelected, as follows:
President, A. ]. Driscoll, twelfth
term; Dr. j. C. Buchanan. vice presi-
dent; Bates M. Stovall. secretary;
William J. Thorn. financial secretary:
Max T. Pines. treasurer. and w. II.
Richardson and Gilbert Hall. dele.
gates to the Federation of Citizens
Associations.
The following fifteen members were
appointed as a committee to take
part in the membership drive:
Michael Meheny. DR.. J. c. Buch-
anan. w. II. Richardson. Antonio
Neviser. Russell Young, Miss Burlin.
game, Mrs. A. J. Driscoll, John r.
Galloway. Joseph A. Gefer, DR.. NJ. II.
CAMEL, Michael McInerny. Thomas
s. Sergeon,' William Cannon. d. ID.
Collins and II. F. Ashon.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
.SCANT|LY CLAD
ROOMERSFLEE
BURNING HOUSE
Woman Carried From 723
nth Street N. W.-$6, 900
Damages at Coal chutss.

-Four coal chutes. the property OF
the Eastern Coal and Mining Com.
pany. First and M streets northeast.
were damaged to the extent of So 900
when fire started at the place about
o'clock this morning.
Although the damage was compare
lively slight, considering the valu-
able property at the coal yards. the
blaze proved one of the most stub
born in many months. Members of
No. IL engine company were fight
ing the fire from the time of its
origin until nearly noon. What
started the blaze has not been de-
termined. but 1t Ia believed that
spontaneous combustion was the
cause. No one was hurt.
Roomers at 1923 Eleventh street
northwest were forced to make their
escape TO the street scantily dressed
when fire started In the basement
Of the premises. An overheated fur
mace is said to be the cause of the
blaze. Mrs. f. Davis rents the first
floor and basement; o. V. Pumphrev
and family, the second. and Harry
A. Aburron the third floor. Mrs.
Pumphrey and her sixteen-year old
son were the first to discover the
odor Of smoke and they aroused the
other roomers. Dazed from shock
and smoke, the woman was unable
to make her way from the building
and she was taken to the street by
Aburron and other roomers.
The explosion Of gas heater at
1925 r street northwest. which Is
rented by J. T. Wilson. caused some
excitement this morning among men,
bers of the household. No one was
hurt and the damage was slight.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
Physicians Indorse Regulations
7 INJURED WHEN AUTO
STRIKES PARKED CAR

Seven colored persons were injured
about 2I5 o'clock this morning when
the machine in which they were
riding collided with another car on
Military road, about two miles south
of the Highway bridge.
The injured were Lincoln Childer,
l402 First street northwest, frac-
lures Of the left arm and jaw and
cuts and bruises about the face and
neck; Alger N. Langford,, l5l Hick.
man street southeast, cuts and
bruises: William n. Mathews, l5l
Hickman street, left arm broken:
Mrs. Irene Mathews, 15l Hickman
street, cuts and bruises; Preston
Mathews, 1916 Twelfth street north
west. sprained wrist and bruises;
John D. Cash, 1545 T street north
west, and William G. Brown, Isl
Hickman street, bruises about the
body. Childer is said to be in a
precarious condition.
The car into which the machine
crashed was parked without lights
at the side of the road. No one was
i'm the other car. Both machines
were almost demolished.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
HOLD DRIVER OF WAGON
WHICH KILLED WOMAN

A jury summoned by the coroner
yesterday to inquire into the death of
Mrs. Hanna Davis. 627 Gresham
street northwest, who died. at Emer.
gency Hospital last Saturday, held
Spencer Coleman, colored, 12<% Union
court southwest, responsible for tho
woman's death. Coleman was driver
of horse and wagon that struck Mrs.
Davis at Seventh and .E streets north
west.
The police charge that the negro
was drunk at the time Of the fatality.
Following the accident, Coleman At
tempted to escape. but he was caught
after a chase of several blocks.
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
LABOR LEADER CREDITS
CHILD LAWS TO WOMEN

The women of the country were
given credit for the passage OF the
child labor laws in their States by
Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor, In an
address last night before the Womens g
Trade Union League at the Grace
Dodge Hotel.
The meeting was held in honor OF
Miss Grace Abbott, newly appointed
chief OF the Children's bureau of the
Department OF Labor, to succeed Miss
Julia Lathrop. Morrison assured the
women that the American Federation
of Labor would continue to support
their legislative efforts.
Other speakers were Luther Ste
ward, president of the National Fed.
Grafton OF Federal Employees; Lewis s.
Carris, of the Federal board for voca-
tional education; DR.. Katherine b.
Davis, OF New York, formerly com.
missioner OF charities and corrections;
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice chair.
man OF the Republican National Com
rnittee
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
SECRETARY DAVIS TO MAKE
FAIRGROUNDS SURVEY

A survey of District Fairgrounds
will be made by the children s bureau
of the Department of Labor. "
Senator Capper of Kansas, chair
man of the Senate District subcom.
mittee on schools, today requested
Secretary of Labor Davis to have
survey made, and the latter has
agreed to do so.
There is no doubt in my mind that
the Fairgrounds of the city are
entirely inadequate" said Senator
Capper. I'VE ought to have more
of them and larger ones"
The Washington times., 1921-10-25
HERBST REELECTED HEAD
OF WEST END CITIZENS

william p. Herbst was elected for
his third term as president of the
West End Citizens' Association at
meeting last night. Other officers are
w. M. Dove. vice president; William
r. Brown. Frank Bowling. and Mrs
Mary f. Boyle, members of the boar
Of managers; and Maurice Hahn. treas
urer, for the sixth consecutive term.
The association asked for a car stop
at Twentieth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest and prohibition 81
parking on the south side Of the ave.
nue. between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets.