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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25
COLLEGE, GIRLS
DEcOYS FOR BUS,
SAYS MTNTYRF
Nobody Wants to Be First
Passenger and So
Plan Was Evolved.
BY q. o. M'INYYRE.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2f.--The de.
cendinS gloom of prohibition ha"
settled over Jsck's--that famed
tisht haunt Of few years az
hey came the other d"y and took
100000 worth Of liquors from. a
@cretly-bulIt cache. AZ truck after
t"nck rolled away. red-no roy
terer. with n breath one nigh:
ain himself on. stood at the cur,
nd sadly waEgcd his head
When the last truck moved off he
udden'y exclaimed throatiIy te-
We fashion of Ethel barrymore
lhats all the fizz. there isn't any
more! Jacks used to be the gay
st Just at dawn when the cngnos-
emu came for their scrambled eggs
md irish bacon. His famous Pick
he-up" sent many home bIithely -
ay the rent Or buy ST. Louis-any-
thing.
Men came in high hats aud In
V"rhcss capes, and women in deli
cate decolette gowns and the morn
ing hymn was dedicated to FRANKIE
ana Johnny Downstairs was the
Iiattling Nelson Grill where Hipe
lGoe and Tad might be found now,
and then drumming their cigar box
ukuleles and singing of dear old
greenwich Village where the spin
stcrs go for thrlllage."
Occasionally flying figure would
sail through the swinging doors to
the middle of the caa tracks. look
about with bewildermenta and wonder
where he was when the cyclone
struck. The walters at Jacks were
nearly all red headed. and when
anything started they seemed to
drop from the chandeliers to form
their famous flying wedge"
or course. one might get a tasty
cocktail at Jacks. but his speciality
was straight whisky. 1t was Jack
who complained one day that he
tasted bit of rust in his Bourbon,
They emptied the barrel and sure
enough they found a tack in the
bottom.
Jacks was opened and is still
conducted by John Dunstan. He be-
gan his career as a waiter at Burns
old place, a celebrated resort in the
SOS Jack worked hard, made
friends and saved. When he opened
his place the Burns customers
locked to him. He sent his chill
dren TO college and has made a
fortune estimated at more than a
million.
She Is gay little ceryphes who
has been schooled in the gold dig
gers art. The other day a friend
came to see her at her theatrical
hotel. He had gone to school with
her in her home town. He took her
to modest little restaurant, tipped
the waiter dime and then escorted
her to movie show. She was
little bored by. it all but tried to
appear friendly. bat when she
walked to her hotel with him and
told him goodbye she could not re-
frain from calling out: Thanks for
the peanuts and buggy ride"
In the waiting room at the y. V.
A. Club-the home of the Variety
actor.
Say. how do you spell Murphy.
with one F. Or two"
IF you're going to use any of
them you might as we'll make it
two"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

have a home in
which the father
1 S I h e unques-
TONED head and
mother is mott
er-not the old
woman Let US
have our amuse-
ments at home.
with the youth Of
the neigh borhood
dropping in. SONGS
In the parlor.
mes of our own
at home. America
Is not dependent
upon the thcaters
and the dance
hall. Other gen.
ora I / ons o t
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

\
treeaui'c;i. e 10; &c "a mark atQut big as
bean upon the white canvas. and so on. He wa
ngg.ing with tie attempt to make the sky looL
like sky when at that p,omcnt the loud APP
preaching sourd OF motor car was heard in tho
drive From thi, cfa.io; there stepped swiftly
and lightly none other than the gifted wife of Sin
John Layery! This eccomrii he'd American painter
showed Mr.. Churchill how TO do it. Perhaps Sii
John also threw in word or two OF advice. TIL
result is these c!eve audacors and quite pleasant
landscapes and interiors, and occupation Tor
Mr.. Winston Churchill's leisure hours that is nov
the most cnjoyablc recreation of his life. Their,
is much more in the article that is well worth
reading if VIC cannot quite agree that paint
ing. picture and carrying it through to success
ful end is like fighting and winning great battle
In painting Mr.. Winston Churchill, being Mr.
Winston Churchill, counscls audacy. Some arts
counsel reverence, but tho fact remains that theS
pictures are quite remarkable Who would magih
that they painted by a busy statesman WI
had touched brush before?
But the chief use Of this Painting Pas
time article is that it may convince some that
painting, by amateur, for the nursery,
may be more engrossng and moro en-
tertaining leisure-hour pursuit than the endless
sports with which most people occupy themselves"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25


- tn" most prob
able successor TO
wiz II. Hays a.
I m g m b er Of
resident Hard
1gs c alb met
'nstmaster Gen
-al Hays is g.
sign March 4tC
come high com
'issioner OF the
,ovic industry.
DR.. WORK is
W. First Assist
mt Postmaster
eneral. Tho fact
hat afteS n short
ERIN as assistant
he is talked cf C.
handle the entire
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views on Events

Communications will not b rerurnsl
unless specific request for such return
10 made and stamps enclosed.
Letters should be typswrittsn wh.p-
ever possible. Communications extremely
difficult to read viii not b col-hdsrsd
No communications signed with fetitioas
nan % viii be used.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25
Calls Stables Firetraps.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
That was a CHASTITY holocaust of
burned and quiyering horse flesh
which sickened spectators at First
and Indiana avenue Saturday night.
Again and again In recent years
the flre-fend has flashed Its red
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

When an author wants to write a new
movie scenario nowadays he simply tears
page out of the unabridged dictionary and tells
the director to throw the words together as
he likes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

The best thing to do when synurae are
discovered in the drinking water is to catch
them with net and train them. They make
kind and affectionatc household pets. ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25
WHO'S WHOM
THE DAYS NEWS

FROM practicinG physician ta tho
postmaster Generalship is far cry
but not an impossible leap. rudc-
ing by the fact that Or Wulsr'
work. 81 Colorado. is now talked ,,-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

Front page headline in New York paper:
"Three-Inch Snowfall Chased by Thaw" Great
Scott! Is he out again?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

1t is about time Oscar, of the Waldorf,
reapcd few millions for picturizing his cook
book. Every other book in the world has been
scenarioized.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

Charlie Rays first visit to New York was
success. Nobody sold the country boy the
Brooklyn Bridge.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

A doctor says it is all right to wear silk
stockings in the winter. but the trouble with
us is that they don't keep that kind at the
$ and Io-cent stores.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

The nations have taboocd poison gas, but
this will have effect on those Moscow
speeches, for Russia doesn't belong.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

Seattle now outranks Reno as. "a divorce
center. Westward the course of vampires takes
its way.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

Count Lascelles. who is going to be married,
TO Princess Mary, is to be made peer, and
this probably will be about the last we will
hear OF him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-25

Cojivas the latest. 1t might be well to
add that a cojiva is a Peruvian overcoat that
looks like a kihono.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
SAYSBLACKMAIL
CAUSED KILLING
Son OF Ward Baking Com
pany Head Confesses

WHITE PLAINS. n. r.. May q.
Walter n. Ward. son OF the head
Of the Ward Baking company. con.
fsased today. according TO Sheriff
Werner. to shooting and killing
Clarence Peters. an cx.navy man Of
Fiaveihiii. Mass, for attempted
blaekrnail. ward was locked up on
a charge of homicide and later re
leased on SO. 900 bond. which he
gave himself.
Peters was found dead near tho
Klnsico reservoir last Tuesday. His
body was Identified by an uncle.
Ward told the sheriff. according
to Werner. that Peters and two 9th
er men lured him to a spot near the
reservoir and attempted to cxtort
money from him. He alleged that
be was threatened with a revolver
and that he fired In self defense.
eight or nine shots being exchanged
before Peters fell.
The threatened biackmaii. he said.
involved himself and hls family
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

eeilor Of the archdiocese in 1908. and
later the same year he was named
president Of Cathedral college. In
1904 he was made doctor OF divinity
BY the Vatican and three years later
domestic prsiate 10 the pope.
Pope Plus elevated him 10 the
Epiacopatc In 1914 and that same
year he was conaecratsd tituiar bish.
op OF Tagaste Ia 81. PairIek's caihe.
draI.
Just n year later hc was appointed
irremovable rector OF 81. stephens
church. Pope Benedict Ky. made
him bishop ordinary Of the United
states army and navy Catholic chap
iaina on November ~. 1917.
Ills appointment as archbishop Of
New York came in February. 1919.
Archbishop Hayes Is known ss a
bsS man with sane and accurate
judgment. lie has taken an active
part IN matters 81 civic. state and
national importance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
TREASURER GAINES
SPILLS BAD NEWS

In letter 10 The Star Mon.
day. County Treasurer William
a. Gaines calls attention TO the
fact that taxes on real property
become delinquent May 81, I'M
less half the tax Is then paid. Be
ginning June 1. interest Is
charged on delinquent taxes al
the rate OF ~ per cent. People
desiring 10 pay half by May 81
have until Nov. 30 To pay the
second half without interest pen.
atty.
Gaines also called attention OF
employers 10 tho fact that the
poll tax In delinquent May 81 and
requested that remittances COW
ering " be made before that date
Eight thousand paid their
taxes on May 81 last year In the
treasurcr's office. Because OF the
congestion II took n great deal
Of time 20 pay. Gaines requests
that repetition OF this he pre-
vented by paying taxes at nee
whenever possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
RIGHTS of Citizens
In Balance in Case

Rutherford. J. n. Nash. II. w. Ed
wards and Andrew Anderson were
arrested April 6. and p. Tyler. Tom
zanger and Walter Smith were ar.
rested April Z. They were all
charged with criminal syndicaiism.
The nth man testified he had
been a ''wobbly" but had since
withdrawn.
District Attorney Hugh II. Brad.
ford declared the arrest Of the men
became necessary as soon as they
admitted membership in the !. w.
w. which ~ an illegal organization
under the California law passed in
1919.
T.. S. Smith OF Seattle. attorney
for Casdorf and frey. attempted 70
secure the freedom OF the 10 men
on a small bond. but Superior Judge
Malcolm G. Glenn declared this
would be impossible owing to the
seriousness OF the offense.
Smith held Il was absolutely
necessary for witnesses to admit
membership in the !. w. w. to
have their testimony received as
authentic. lie further contend
ed the arrests took ON the ap-
pcarancc Of intimidation Of wit
nesse>.
smith declared the California
criminal syndicslism act Is con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

The Most TT. rev. George william
Mundeiein. archbishop Of Chicago.
stands out In American Catholic his.
tory as one Of the most dominant
figures ~ the past century.
Born In Brooklyn in 1863. he grad
uaied from Manhattan college. New
York. when only 20. lie then went 10
Italy for his theological course at the
Propaganda In Rome. and was or
dained 10 the priesthood In 1895 by
Bishop Mcdonnell 81 Brooklyn. who
was visiting In Italy at the time.
In 1905 Pope Plus elevated him to
the office OF domestic preiatc OF the
papai household. with the title Of
nnonsignor and the following year he
was made n member OF the Ancient
Academy OF the ArcadL an honor
never before conferred upon an
American.
In August. 1905. he received the
degree Of doctor Of sacred theology
from the Sacred Congregation OF the
PROPAGANDA Fidae at Rome and rep
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
OIL SYNDICATE
HEAD ON TRIAL
Charged With Grand Lar
ceny Over Stock Sale

Eldon ]. Edwards. president OF the
Northern National OIL syndicate.
with offices In the Central building,
went on trial before Superior Judge
Edward Smith Monday on charges
OF grand larceny.
Edwards, according 10 Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Roy Bartling,
induced George NJ. Jacobs TO invest
800 by making false representations
TO him.
Edwards IS said 20 have sold nearly
s35 900 worth Of stock in the North
ern National oil syndicate to resi-
dents OF this section.
Among the representations which
the state charges are false are thai
the syndicate held valuable oil leases
In Hancock county. Ohio: that no
stock had been issued for promotion
purposes; that certain well known 81
astlp business men had invested largo
sums OF money.
The Northern National on syndi-
cate opened offices in Seattle last
September.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

resented Bishop Mcdonnell and the
diocese Of Brooklyn at the pope's
jubilee. lie WAC consecratcd utular
bishop Of Loryma and auxiliary
bishop Of Brooklyn. September Fl.
1909.
His next promotion was 10 the Chi
cago See. As spiritual head OF this
charge he planned the task. OF ac-
compllshment for many Of the enter.
priscs which since have come TO frui-
ton. or are In the stages Of compile
ton.
Among these were the erection Of
the Quigley Memorial seminary. ded.
icated 20 the memory Of his predc-
ccasor. the late Archbishop Quiriey.
and the closer grading OF diocesan
parochiai schools.
During the war Archbishop Nun.
deleln aided the Liberty Loan and
the Red Cross drives. He is n force
ful speaker and a student OF art and
architecture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

The Most Rev. Patrick j. Hayes
IL the firg native.born American to
be exalted to the station 81 archbish-
or Of New York This appointment
cam. 10 him in March. 1919.
lie waa one ~ the two last bishops
appointed hy Pope Plus X
Born nj New York city. November
20. 1857. Archbishop Hayes attended
~. Andrews Farochlal school and
he Ia sail. inatltntc and then was
graduated from Manhattan college in
fSSs.
lie attended 81 Jorrrh'- seminary
at Troy. y. Y. and the Catholic Uni.
versi,y 81 America az Washington.
u. G..
ON September 2. 1899. he was or.
dained prizes, by Archbishop CORR.
gan. Two years later he was sent 10
81. Gabficis church as assistant 10
Cardinal Farley. then pastor. This
was in 1894.
The next promotion was 70 chan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
SEEKS TO MAKE
INITIATIVE EASY
Manning Suggests County
Official Get Signatures

That ne will Introduce a bill
before the next state legislature
which would relieve private citb
zens ~ the burden Of securing
signatures 10 initiative petitions
WIS announced Monday by Jo-
seph n. Manning, Seattle under
taigsr.
Under the system proposed BY
Manning some county or city Off
ciai would be charged with the duty
Of placing before the people for their
signatures all Initiative and refcren-
dunn measures,
I'VE have the privilege Of the Inf.
tiative and the referendum" Man
ming said Monday. hut a serious OBJ
stacie is thrown I'm our way because
no adequate means Of securing sig
natures II provided by the law.
Great expense II borne by those
Interested IN initiative and refererr
dunn petitions. Workers are difficult
20 get and good bills often fail sim
ply because they were not thoroly
circulated. believe that every ini-
tiative and referendum measure
should be given an equal chance for
the peoples action NJ the poles.
"If some public official were dcs-
ignatcd 20 handle these petitions just
az provision liz made for voters 10
register. then all would be given an
equal show"
Manning appeared before the
county commissioners Monday
asking space In the counsy-cify
building for workers 10 SECURE
signers for the anii-poli tax inI-
tistive and others.
The commissioner took the
request under s<Ivisement. stat
ing that they were considering
making y rule against such use
~ the building. ~ previous priv
Ileges at some times have been
abused
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Family Sued Over
Forest Fire Loss

Because II cost state fire wardens
si.s43.o6 TO put out forest fire near
Issaquah on August 10. 1919. James
r. Hall. his wife. Sophia Hall. his
son. James Hall, and the latfers
wife. Agnes Hall. were being sued
for that amount Monday in Superior
Judge Boyd J. Tallmsn's court
Capt Ewing ID. Coivin. deputy
prosecuting attorney. told the jury
that a brush fire on the Hall land
spread. due to the carelessness or
the defendants. The latter claim that
a sudden strong gust OF wind was
responsible for the blaze getting BE-
yond control
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Divorce Cards
Are the Latest
for Smart Set

Yea. verify. tho world do change.
Glimpse this one:
Mrs. James Hssiymsrriage an
nounee. hrr divorce from James
HassymarriaEe. the ninth day ~
June. 1879. in Judge Blanks
court. SEATTLE. Washington. AZ
ter trip 20 California. Mrs.
iIastymarrnRe win be nj home
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
f.osta Cash. She will r~~ume her
maiden name Of Gcrtie Iotta
Cash. Ni-itors welcome.
Pretty thing. isn't ~ Picture the
above in artiatocratic raised black
letters engraved on an sristocratic
chunk 81 pale. blue white cardboard.
It's ab.so luts-iy the latest thingi
It's the rage now for some people
TO thus make known the fact that
they've been legally unmarried BY
the august superior courts and are
now waiting for more victims. or
are willing again TO become victims.
Anyway. it's quite popular--the Gus
tom. 80 10 speak.
According 60 the story. n recently
divorced woman hit upon the scheme
~ announcing her liberated status 10
her friends by this method. Thus she
made II impossible for friends 10
cause embarrassing moments In com.
pany. Everybody was properly
warned that friend husband was
loosed from the tic that bound and
that friend wife could do as she
pleased.
Note the coyncss OF the last sen
tence Of the little announcement
Visitors welcome" subtle. isn't ~
Yes. IT'S quite all right. Yes. It's
proper. and all that.
Some people think that announce.
ments Of wedding and births are now
"conme II faut"-Frcnch for mot
done in our set" hut the divorce an.
nouncements bear the eompicte
okeh
Rave on. mad world" says the
office hoy. Next thing you know
they'fI be sending out cards announc-
ing the death Of Uncle and setting
the date for the reading OF his Will"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
CASE
Is DISMISSED

A charge OF first-degree murder
against ingram RAIDER was dismissed
Saturday by Judge Calvin $. Hal
RAIDER was accused of killing Bud
Curtis. following dispute over the
latter's wife. He was convicted OF
second. degree murder over n year
ago, but the supreme court reversed
the verdict. All the states witnesses
having disappeared. the case was dis
missed on the motion of the prosccut-
ing attorneys office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
FARM LANDS

ie AcREs ALDER noTroMi fARr
highly improvedi all kinds frnit
aud berries; on main highway DO.
tween Seattle and Snohomish, Z
miles Of Snohnmishi at station and
schools. fair huildingH. fa.Nuo
terms Go suit up 10 10 years, in-
terest 60. Cali kenwood adsf, OF
t5ia University way,
LUMBER co. LANDS AT mo LAKE,
IN Skagit county, are being closed
out Prices way down Lumber
furnished Tor houses. Terms very
easy. Lots OF work for cur Hot-
tiers. Land all close In.
n q. PETERS. zgg Third Ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

BIDS are being asked for carrying
the United States mails by airpiane
from Seattle to Victoria. y. C., from
July I. 1929. 10 June 30. 1921. with
limit OF 900 pounds single trip
each way. Postmaster Battle an.
nounced Monday. Approximately i4o
trips viii be made during the period.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
BOOTLEGGERS FIND
GEORGE WAS RIGHT

Herman w. Wendt, convicted
On three counts of an Indictment
charging violation of the national
prohibition act. is convinced that
George Washington knew what
he was doing when he told his
dad he cut down the cherry tree
and thereby escaped licking.
Wendt was so truthful on the
stand that Federal Judge Jere-
miah Neterer Monday morning
fined wendt but 81 on one count,
81 on another and let him off
with 90.day Jail sentence on a
third.
Robert McCloud. former Butler
Hotel bellhop. also profited by his
straightforward testimony dur
ing his trial. Found guilty by n
jury of selling a bottle Of gin to
federal agents, he was commit
ted to the custody of the u. 5.
marshal until / o'clock"-a total
sentence OF two hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

trary TO the guarantees Of both
the constitution Of the United
States and OF the state Of Cali
fornia. On this he based bis
appeal
The 10 men viii be tried together.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

The central figures in the case arc
10 members OF the I. w. w. They
are now in the county jail. The
men were arrested when they ap.
pcarcd AZ witnesses in the trial of
John casdorf and Earl frey. like.
wise l. w. w. members.
During this trial when a witness
took the stand for the defendants.
he WAS asked II he WAS a member
Of the /. W. w. IL he said no. his
testimony was asked stricken from
the records on the ground he was
unfamiliar with the organization.
n the witness admitted he
WINS a member Of the ]. W. W..
he was forthwith arrested on .
criminal charge.
10 u was that Of II witnesses
who appeared In behalf Of the
accused. 10 were arrested rs
they stepped from the court
room.
Pete Besxiey and c. u. Ia Rue
were arrested April 4: J. o'Marn. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

RAY BUTTS was sentenced to 20
days in Jail by Federal Judge Jere-
miah Neterer Monday. Butts plead
ed guilty TO resisting an officer and
possessing n still.