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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
new TRACKS TO
GO ON 1ST AVE.
Council Passes Measure in
Preparation for Paving

Clearing the way for The longc con.
templaisd repaving Of First ave. the
city council ~ Us meeting Monday
afternoon passed an ordinance for
the installation 81 new street car
tracks on the downtown thorOfare.
The badly needed repayefncni OF
FIRST ave. has been held uD for "a
score OF months By the iaek Of funds
In the railway treasury 20 flnanee the
reconstruction Of trackage.
ny a vote Of 3 20 ? tby council a.
rected the board q public works 20
provide for the laying ~ new rails.
payment 10 be made IN street railway
bonds. Acting Mayor Hesiseth i'm
mediaiely signed the ordinance.
Cost Of the work WIS estimated at
's2s. 600 counciimcn Drake and
Thomson opposed tho bin on tho
grounds tbat this sum WIS far too
much 20 pay for the work and WAS
IN reality a subierfuge 10 permit the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Earth Tremors at
Chicago Recorded

CHICAGO. Jan. si.--t.arth 'rc.
mors recorded ~ Chicago university
today were placed AZ 1870 miles from
this city. This Indicated this dis.
turtance was probably IN the region
Of tho Pacific. as Eastern seismo.
graph experts placed the distance at
more than 900 miles.
other seismographs IN the Great
lakes district. however. registered
the distance AZ about 1000 miles,
which would place the disturbance
more 70 the south than wyst. Father
John kremer. Marquette university.
nj Milwaukee said he estimated the
shock about 3 400 miles southwark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Operation on Tenor
Proves Successful

NEW YORK. Jan. a. f.ucisn
Murature. tenor o. Tho Chicago Grand
Opera company. was operated upon
Il Audubon asniurlum Tor appcn.
diciiis yesterday afternoon.
The operation was successful and
tho singer viii be- able 10 leave the
hospital IA about two weeks
a bulletin Issued by Doctors c. =.
A. Locke and Asplnwaf Judd. said
"Air. Muratore should be able "a
sing again In n short while We
found acute inflammation OF the
appendix
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
RUSH PROBE
OF THEATER
ROOF CRASH
Arrests Are Expected Fol-
lowing Inquiry: Death List
Decreased to 95
ny CARL u. eRoAr


WASHINGTON. Jan Sis--Nl
the powers u the federal govern
mcnt win be excreised to probe
srorhe. Il was learned today nc
';,e department Of Justice.
- the investigation shows
faulty or cheap construction aud
: lax building inspection methosis.
those responsible viii b. charged
with criminal negligence and r.
entiessiy prosecuted. Attorney
General Daughcrty has deter.
mined.
Congress. tho executive depart.
ments and the district government
have 5olned IN comprehensive inquiry
into every phase u the disaster.
police today claimed that a careful
eheckup had decreased the death list
10 ss. that several errors and dupli.
cations had been discovered
sixty. two az the IA injured stii
are In the hospitals.
SIX OF the best army and navy con.
struc,ion engineers will investigate
the construction Of the theatre for
the department % Justice.
Reports arc current that concrete
IA the walls was in crumbiy state
and that rclnforcemcnts were lack.
ing.
The report az the army navy ex.
rcrtx win b. placed before a federal
grand jury here. which already has
started an Investigation % the case.
~. -.
eled and win start It's inquiry within
few days. Local building inspec-
tors have made preliminary tests.
Tho prevailing opinion OF engi.
nesrs. such as Col. Charles Keller.
district commissioner. IL that the
wniEht Of the snow on the roof would
not have caused the roof 10 cave In
with deadly effect n there had not
been some fundamental defect in cou.
struction.
Meanwhile. the senate today
was expected to adopt u rvsolu-
ton OF SENATOR Cspper. Kansas.
which calls for an inquiry BY the
senate district commit se partic-
uiariy into reports that a ring %
profiteering constructors. In
league with local building insp~r-
tcr>. has been putting up cheap
and dangerous buildings herr.
Tho demand for a complos@ inves,i.
cation II most inSi<teut over tho
stunned and saddened city. which to-
day Is burylnE 10 OF the dead.
Meanwhile. Tire work OF RAGING the
remaining walls os the theatre has
started. The work IL progressing
slowly. because Of tho danger OF n
collapse which would bury workmen.
Tire hospitals had no new deaths
over night.
South American diplomats today
attended services for Mus~. Virginia
Fsrand. sister OF the CuatemaIan
minister Bianchl. held this forenoon
from the Guatsmaian legation and
ST. PauFs Catholic church. AFTER
which the body viii be sent to Ven.
tura- Cal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Tremendous Quake
Shocks Registered

wAaHIN on. Jan. STA
tremendous earthquake " on some.
where between $500 and 1000 miles
distant south Of Washington. Father
Francis Toudor of Georgetown uni.
versity declared today on the basis
Of selsmograph record in his obsrva-
tory
The quake first registered ~ s.25
a. m. today. he said. and continued
with increasing intensity until s.35,
when the needle Of the srismograph
was thrown Off the scale. The
trcmors we're still being registered
on other instruments al II a. m.
be aai1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

LOSE A POINT

Injunction action brought b. Beat.
To contractors 20 restrain the city
from enforcing ia minimum wage
law was killed Monday when Judge
A. W. Fater upheld ths city'a De.
murrer
The contractors who have t~en
arrested for vloliinE the law viii be
~ IN police court on February a.
Tho ordinance provides that no
contractor on city work shall pay less
than the city IL paying on similar
work. Contractors headed hy Iahn 4
Bressl sought 90 have the city re-
strained from enforcing this law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Pronounced Shock
Felt at Cleveland

CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 3l.-A VIC.
lent earthquake. one Of the most pro.
nounced In recent years. was record.
ed today on the scisrnograph at ST.
fgnatius college
According 10 Father Odcnbach. the
earthquake WINS Approximately 1000
miles from Cleveland. in Southern
Mexico. or further south in Central
America.
The first shock was Registered NJ
s;,f o. m. II continued on a large
scale until $50. Then Il diminishcd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
CIVIL SERVICE
CLASSES HOLD

Decentralization Of city employees
Will not be- attempted this year. u
was decided AZ conference OF the
oivii service commissioner and the
city council Monday.
inequalities IN the present claaaifi
cation viii Do corrected when the
1923 budget H. prepared
commiHsioner J. y g. Kellogg de.
cihred that considerable ndvune..
ment has been made In the method
By which civil service employees OF
cities are clnhnified since Seattle
adopted ~ present plan. in 1916.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

With both his hands cut off by a
steel rail. Bulayo TaAsancn. Al. an
employo OF the Pacific Steel Mills.
was reported in critical condition
at Lakeside hospital Tucsdny
Tassanen lives at 4I3i gath ave.
s. w.
The accident occurred Monday
while Tassanen was riveting scat.
fold. \ steel rail swung by crane
struck both his arms. cutting OFF his
hands above the wrists.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
NEW DELAY IN
FATTY'S TRIAL.

san FRANCISCO. Jan. 81 ftir.
ihcr delaY " sending ihr eare ~
Ro9coe Arhuekis 20 ths jury az.
pearcd probable today when the
state announced that >; had discny
cred a uew mystery witness" in
Los Angeles.
Il ia probable. according 70 the
state attorneys. that this witness
viii arrive IN San Francisco today.
and b. called 20 the stand.
The state viii also call hair
dosen minor rsbuitAl witnesses when
court opens this morning. Their
testimony Will be brief.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Arbuckle Offered
$2,50O-a-Week Job

PORTLAND. Jan. - $50 FATTY
Arbucki~. n he r. acquitted. need
not why aisout job, Eddie La
Monfslgne. who conducts unique
play circuit. using hts audiences aa
ala players. has wired tho comedian
an offer o. $500 weekly 10 come
60 Oregon and play the star roles
IN bis impromptu performances.
II Montague calls his perform.
aners country store Attfnrtiaua~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Sonora Feraud Will
Be Buried in South

WASHINGTON. Jan. sis-Senora
Virginia Feraud. sister OF Jules
Blanchi. Cuatemaian minister 60 the
Umted States. who died in the
Kniekerbocker theatre tragedy here.
wsli be buried In Ventura. Cal. Il
was announced today.
Her husband died in Vancouver
IN 1917.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
International Court
to Elect President

THE HAGUE. Jan. 3i.-The in.
ternational court OF Justice. estab.
lished BY the league OF nations IN
September, 1921. win elect its first
president on Friday. Tho II judges
elected az Geneva met yesterday IN
the million dollar peace palace.
erected by Andrew Carnegie. and
adjourned for four days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Eugene Feels Shock;
No Damage Reported

EUGENE. Ore. Jan u. = THIS
town experienced a real earthquake
this morning.
Light sircpsrs report they were
shakn TO a state % wakefuiness ~
$50 q. m. but that after the first
shock atl was quiet.
no damage vas done. even 20
crockery. "a far as can b. asc~r'
tanned. Newspaper offices we're busy
answering calls Of inquisitve per.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
WILL
SPEAK AT ."Y

Peter Clarke Hacfaflane, ho'e'
lecturer and author. vii - ~
principal speaker az the Y. ". - ~
sunday club next Sunday AZ . M
There viii b. special music at nus
meeting.
~ 7fs the Y. NJ &. a. orches'r'.
vii give a recital 10 the lobby ana
the seattle Male quartet will furnish
special music.
The speaker at the friendship 81
per al G.2o vii bo Russ sinonpon'
The afternoons program VII Gloss
with the ffeside hour - $50, IN
der the leadership Of T.. - swift.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Miniature Brewery
Is Seized in Raid

4 miniature brewery, containing
iIb quarts of beer. whs seized by the
police and federal prohibition officers
In raid az 1906 Summit ave. Mon.
dny night LEO Tonany. ~. Rlazler,
"a held In the city jall for federal
prosecution. Ilia bail was set nj $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Two New Courses
Are to Be Opened

Two new courses are announced
by the University Extension service,
10 begin tbs week. On Thursday.
February 2. at 4 y. m. class in
Intelligence tests and school al Just.
rnenf' viii be organized. IN 1914, as.
sernbly room. Henry building.
On Friday February 3. at 7f5 y.
m. a class Will be organized In "con.
temporary literature
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Roseburg Awakened
by Two Earthquakes

ROsEBURG. Ore, Jan. 81. 49, Two
earthquake shocks were felt here
early today. one ~ $50 and the 800
ond al this morning. Tho second
shock was tie heavier. waking the
entire town. and lasting IS seconds.
but doing no material damage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Shipping Board Gets
100000, 900 Funds

WASHINGTON, Jan. -"
house. tate yesterday. passed. ~ 70
g. the independent offices appro-
priation blu. carrying approximately
,asf .O00. 900
The vsterans' bureau II given ap-
,roxi,nafely s377. 100000 and the
United states shipping board siV'''
000 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
EARTHQUAKE
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

maximum vibration occurred at 5'2a.
Immediately after the frat shock.
and continued for u minutes
The science department believed
the earthquake took place Ions dis.
tancc from Seattle. in southwest
efiy direction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
FUNERAL SERVICES for

Ida Coral Ryan. one Of the first
women to cross Chilcoot pass in tho
gold rush Of ~. will be held Wednes-
day at the Home Undertaking co.
Mrs. Ryan. with her husband. had
claims ON cheechaco bill and Bonan.
"a creek.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

somewhat, but within a few minutes
tho seismograph again was starting
its record OF a gigantic earth dis.
turbance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
WANT C0EN NAMED
IRISH CONSUL HERE

Signed by the representatives
OF five OF the largest Irish 40.
cieties in the city and by Bishop
". J. O'Dea and Acting Mayor
II. y. Hesketh. a request was sent
10 the parliament Of the irish
Free State Tuesday for the APP
pointmept o. Edward =. Coen as
Irish eousul 10 Seattle.
coen Is publisher Of the West.
ern Fr~man and has long been
active In Bibcrnian circles here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

PORTLAND. Ian. 81. -- No earth
rcrnors reported here today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

MAMIE KING pleaded guilty Tues.
lay To "A charge OF accepting liquor.
and was given $3.50 fine by Supe.
nor Judge Everett smith.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
INSTALLATION SERVICES 70

Rev. y. a. BALES. new pastor OF tho
Madrona Presbyterian church. will b.
held IN the church AZ $50 D. m.
Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
ADJuTANT GENERALS 4,

quarters are being moved from the
Armory 70 American Lake. Gen.
Maurice Thompsons office win be 10
Gated in the Macy building. near
Green park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

Bulk Syrup, fine quality corn
syrup with cane flavor-you save
by buying in bulk--a pound, Sc.
or 2 pounds for 15c.
-Beckwith's Preserved Figs. rec
commended by physicians: Id. 100.
-Libby's extra fancy Apple But
ter. spiced and cooked Just like
mother used to--a pound, 1Oc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

contractor 70 discount the c''s o
IN making bis BID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
Fine English Ginghams
Soc Yard

100 pieces of very fine English Cling
hams, 30 inches wide and in attractivel,
checked patterns and colors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31

100 pieces Tissue Ginghams in lovely
checks of gold, wild rose, Belgium. orchid
and black and white. 32-inch width.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-31
handsome Printed Voiles SOC and S1.00 Yard

Dill Pickles, &c a can.
--Stringless Beans, 2 cans 25c.
Del Monte Pineapple and
Peaches, 4 large cans for S1.O0.
---12 cans for S2.75.
Finest Apple Butter, 11s-pound
jars for 1Sc.
--3 jars for 400.
UPPER MAIN FLooR-TiE BON ALARCHE
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

coach and travel on the hand or motor cay
with the tracknan, on the box car with the
brakeman. ! must 60 through offices. wards
and shops.
"No hunter is going to come into this Office
with baying hound and start to shoot around
1T would not be permitted. / must go TO the
oepots and the woods and ride on passenger
trans II want to meet hunters. No fisher
man Is so insane as to come into this office
and drop his line, nor is he going to fish in a
waiting room. must learn who the fishermen
are, where they are going and go with them.
Leeds OF merit may happen any place. i
must depend on my ears or eyes to find them.
IL Engineer Bill Smith is on vacation with
ms family, visiting or camping; il his child
made especially good marks at school or was
graduated from high school or college must
OBTAIN the particulars and get picture. If
the son OF Foreman Jim Brown, of Buffalo, is
starring on college football team we must
mention it and let the other fellows know of the
achievement
We must publish the progress OF our won-
derfu system, let the employee know that his
road runs from the Mississippi River to the
Atlantic Coast that it has more than 10000
miles OF line and $4,000 miles Of track, that we
serve the people of thirteen states, how we
serve them and mention their appreciation of
the service, together with suggestions for inn
proYement and g thousand other subjects
Anything of interest to any one is news.
TO achieve success as a newspaper correspond
ent one must put his heart and soul into the
work, he must labor tirelessly, be ever on the
alert and meet reverses with smile and for
get the swivel chair. Use it to sit in to write
news If you are unable to write while walking,
but, remember, 1t is a poor place to gather
news
Here are some headlines from the first page
of the November 15 issue of '1The Pennsyl-
yania News" which may give an idea of what
constitutes news in a railroad newspaper: "All
Veterans of System to Unite" 3'Track Fore
man Risks Life to Rescue Child" @Many Seek
Seats on Relief Board" "Brakeman's Wife
Carries Child From Flaming Home"
Although not yet a year old, the demand
for the newspaper is proof enough that it's
readers do not regard it as q propaganda
sheet. One day last summer the date for the
publication of the paper came three days be-
fore ball game which was to decide whether
the Pittsburgh division team got into the re-
gional series.
Mr.. Sisson delayed the publication for fous
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
Songs OF the Whisk Broom
By KATHERINE WRIGHT

strated in Chicago last April in connection
with the journeyings of Knight Tenplar CONF
manderies to New Orleans. Three of the spe-
ciai trains were equipped with musical crews.
greatly to the enjoyment of the passengers,
Major Smith, organizer Of the well known
Tuskegee Institute Band, was for eight years
leader OF the 9Th Illinois Regiment He was
In New York the other day experimenting on
erations of the local zone
"The colored Y NJ c. A. here was any;nrs
Tor US to hold our classes in their building.s
ne said. "But told the boys that right where
they report for duty was the proper place for
them to DO their singing and playing, and SO
every Saturday and Sunday classes are held
III two old, cast-of Pullman cars in the Mott
Haven yards.
You have no idea what pleasure they take
IN their music and what a splendid influence
it is for them. could tell you of a hum
dred cases. Here is just one. Shortly aftNs
the Pullman company's idea was set in mo-
ton ! heard of a young porter who was abou4
to be discharged He was lovabIe bow. but
he spent more time in pool rooms than he did
in making good on his job. got his address
and went to see his wife. Naturally, she was
IN great distress at his expected dismissal.
asked her If he sang or played any instrument.
She told me he had q clarinet. asked her to
send him TO me for talk. He came, and grew
SO interested in the prospect Of learning to
play correctly and in the opportunities for de.
Veiopment afforded by our classes that he soon
forgot all about the pool rooms and his former
companions OF course, he kept his position,
When the whole country is organized and
the units have reached certain, degree Of
proficiency we intend to hold grand concert
once year similar to the annual Welsh
festival. The first competition will he held
in Chicago, probably at the Auditorium
Major Smith is q busy man, for his entire
time is devoted to supervising the work being
carried on in the four zones already organized
and in travelling about organizing additional
units, He has only one grievance He wishes
the composers Of colored musical shows would
spare the spirituals the indignity of appearing
disguised as jazz.
"Oh, child, just think, they've even used
jazz for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!sn he ex-
claimed Indignantly. That's downright sacri-
legel Lave nothing against jazz But when
it comes to giving such treatment to the most
sacred musical expressions of race. sbev
don't realize what they are doing.a
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
The Railroad Newspaper
Continued from page elres)

peAed him TO write his stories over and over
and over again at first.
4 uiailed columns Of news to the editor" he
ETites The paper was printed. / watched
every train for the first edition. At last it
eams on January l6, with four small news
1ens and twelve inches of front page news
non the Allegheny division. My heart was
Dfoken; I was disgraced forever.
1wrote the editor a long letter Of protest
sha complaint and followed it on the next
uaih bounded into his Office firmly re-
solved TO say a lot of things which l couldn't
recall when began to speak.
ar. Lewis explained that no newspaper
pnnted all the news that it received, and that
ae was doing his very best under the circum-
sances He had news enough to print twelve
pages, which he was forced to crowd into four.
ny better sense came to my rescue, and my
aeart went out to him when | learned that
aad been beaten by several others with the
tame complaint,
Inc first two months in that newspaper
s.aee surely were trying for Mr.. Lewis and
- sogel With each paper we saw improve
4sal and with each monthly meeting of the
! san our discussion brought out many ideas
Y wmch we all profted. We were beginning
recognize news, but have never yet learned
sea never will know just where to look for
|sss News is always found where you least
expect it
~. sle news received was very little, and
a @ 1t was unprintable. / pondered much
y, sae TACT that cur city newspaper publishes
~ sVupe Of pages Of local news daily from less
aa <o'OoO people. The central region has
ssan az 1aan $4,000 employees who, with their
H. give US more than quarter Of a mil
;o,. peOpie, whose activities surely would fill
psge paper sin,i-lnonthly. On our division
ssa', sas ! have 10000 persons, whose activities
would fill a book.
u. oae day noticed my clothes were getting
.s..s,--soinething .s.., is wrong. reasoned at
Daas sA with my swivel chair that had held me
ss srs aha comfortably / admitted it was a
sso, pace to write news, but news CORE
III l'ashe' with shiny clothes, accounted for the
:. y news from his division in the paper.
i ..! SAID Good by, old chair, this is no place
o, sl''lef T.. news must get out early and ay
and - must keep my eyes and ears open
sas = ever on the alert for news. tn pet
Via. must be where It ISL must learn
IS .. y Is going TO be; must ride the trains
ias' IN the caboose, in the passenQer