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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

The per cent increase In living
costs under tho Erickson plan is he
cause for instance. one second ave
store will have 20 pay $4,000 more
taxes. They viii charge this out to
the public 0he car RIDER other
stores will have to do the same. The
butcher. baker. coal man. plumber.
house builder. etc. viii pass on the
extra tan. and during the war those
increases had peculiar way OF grow.
Ing each time they were passed on
The Wholesaler. tho Jobber and tho
retailer all get the extra tax. There
win be fewer customers. because
there will he less industry here. Re.
failing costs arc higher on smaller
volume OF business than ON large
volume
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
SEATTLE MUST
HIT TIfE BALL

Ff>t tlfTt VIZ ~
HIT TIE BALL
Today We are AZ hard PAN H.
attic mas ''got 20 hit the ball" We
have got 10 get Eastern money and
settlers just like Los Angeles. Would
nm SD cent tax on every thousand
dollars asaossed valuation be an In.
yitstion or a club1
IL IL fair 20 tar tina home and
property owners AT least $50 900 900
extra taxes IN tho merit is years for
rides they may not take. meantime
guaranteeing Stone a Webster all
they ara fighting for In the oourfs7
IL II fair 20 have the car riders pay
Stone A Webster tho full purchase
price demanded. plus interest, and
then not own the lines when they
pay for thernY Erickson has got the
cart before the horse. He IL not
asking the taxpayers 90 pay for n
line which they will own. IL that
were the case he would ask them TO
vote g .ooo. 900 a year for three years.
Instead. he asks them 20 pay s.. 200.
900 a year forever 10 operate the
lines.
II we pay for operating and main.
tanning our street car system by tar.
alton. why not our water. light and
power utliifies7 Is Seattle ready TO
monkey with that poiicy7
The Erickson plan means $500 900
less for our schools next year and
$50 600 iess for the park and library
departments. DO we want this7 Ia
Seattle In shape 20 be the first city
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
Planning Mill Is
Destroyed by Fire

WATERMELON. Ore. April 2e-
Tho Astoria-W arrenton Lumber com
pany planning mill burned here last
night with loss estimated today TO
be $40. 900. The origin Of the fire has
not been determined
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
Hurls Broadsde at Arguments for 3Cent Fare

The following article was writ
ten by Alfred n. Lundln. spches-
man for the Citizens Committee
Opposed 90 Maintaining Public
ttliiti~. by General Taxation. NJ
u reply TO an article by Oliver q.
Erickson. author ~ tho Scent
farc ordinance published r~cni-
" In The star. II Il not To he
construed %. editorial comment
BY this newspapew Editor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

two warehouses. have been mott.
fled the buildings cannot bo put up
with an 80 or higher mill tax levy
because they cannot re financed. Also
the investment could not pay out"
G.. a. Hebh. architect. "Onr office
has considerable work on hand.
awaiting result 81 the vote on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
III 3CENT FARE LOSES
LOANS CAN BE HAD

stephen A. Hun. scatti. represent
alive 81 Strauss a Co. who financed
the New Washington hotel. put mil
Hon. more In Seattle buildings and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
Dry Amendment
a Failure, Says
Gov. Robertson

OKLAHOMA CITY. April 2s.--
Enforcement Of the prohibition
law In n failure.
Congress slipped mp on tho
country's blind side during tho
war and put this prohibition
Over.
So says Governor J. b. A. Robert.
son OF Oklahoma. who declared no
was n prohibitionist before tho Vol.
stead act and that he would never
tolerate the open saloon again.
Nearly every homo IN Oklahoma
has Its own hootch." said tho gov.
ernor.
You can get corn whisky in every
county In tho state.
You can't so on n picnic without
some fellow having load OF 1t on
his hip.
"Jails OF the counties Of the state
are filled with men thrown in for of.
Tense against liquor laws
"Jails which arc not full ought
TO be.
Most sheriffs and county attor.
neys are trying to enforce the law.
but people make 1t faster than peace
officers can break It,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

COST Under sc FARE
lone Fasuilyl

Tar on 81 oeo home--fWs pay
this even n vac reno .sfsOo
1000 tokens At sc-(ws would
uss tnor"l ..ss.... ..s.... 1000
, per cent increase IN cost OF
food. clothing. fuel. etc.
BASED on family expenses
OF 1900 per year ....... 1000
-
tiss.o0
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

unemployed and therefore less bust.
ness for their stores job. arc what
we want hers more than somebody
TO ray our fares. I belong 10 the
strap-hanErrs' league.
Superintendent HENDERSON rzys
We are coming out OF the woods
In our street ear problem. Both can.
dldatcs for mayer hav. declared for
a lower fare. Council nominees are
pledged TO n. business men are
shoulder 60 shoulder with employees
for a lower fare,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

-Woolnap Blankets,
64x76 inches, 1910
pair.
B ] e c h ed Pillow
Cases, 42x36 inches. at
25t.
Heavy Pillow Cases.
45x36 inches. soc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
SAY ARGUMENT
NiiSREPRESESTED

scented the arguments va advanced
against his mi.named bill. Tie talks
about ''crumb theorists Who think
that Jobs and prosperity come from
above" He tries to wish such n
statement on us and Ne never made
~. This ts.0o0,a-year office holder
and politician poses a. tho only
friend Of the workinxman.
He would have you believe that
what IL good for the worker IL had
for th. employer and what IL good
for tho employer IL tad for the sm.
ploy~. He tries TO array labor
against employers a. . time when
Los Anx~ks IL fiourishtnw because
Investments are betng encouraged 10
como there. They have NJ Oliver
Erickson In los Angeles. Erickson
sings his hymn OF har~ every time
you ask him 20 explain some Of tho
questions he does not want 10
answer. He tries 20 slip over this
single tar theory on IN by appealing
TO bate.
scssth needs jobs to take the place
% those lost after tne i~ar. We
shouldn't drive away cns singh.
snanuracturs. New tnvest ents
mean moro Jobs. which mean t~tter
times for employer and empioye
alike.
Seattle r. 20 vote May on . propc-
Hifion that proposes 20 eat up b.
tween 10000. 600 and 100. 900. 900 In
extra taxes I'm this next 10 years.
proposes 90 guarantees stons a Web
stcr everything they are fighting In
the courts to get and PROPOSES 20
have Seattle adopt a new financial
policy for the city and railway never
attempted In any American ~ity. In
voting on the Erickson bin we must
decide wh~tf~r or not we t~iisv~ In
the principle Of free strsks car rides
II means approximately 5000. 900 .x.
ira taxes each YEAR.
DENIES CONNECTION
WITH UNION LEAGUE
Erickson hs. tried 90 connect our
citizens committee with tho Union
league. He raves about a -slush
fund" 20 kill his bill. There f. none.
Several hundred men and women.
many OF them workers In stores and
in tho building trades. ara doing edu.
cational work after work hours and
without salary. In a signed news
paper article. printed March 81,
month before the primary. I said: II
am not n member Of the Union
league. Neither am I In sympathy
with ~. Tho sooner Il goes out Of
business the better this city will b.
I'm my opinion" That goes today
Just as then. not only for me. bu;
for thousands fighting the Erickson
bill.
Erickson's charx. that we defend
the high fare is faisehood. know
several heads OF big retail establish.
msnts who gave interviews favorinx
tho flvs-cent or SIX and quarter.
cent fare. They are AGAINST nj.
scheme. Erickson must suppose men
like ID. T. Frederick. w. l.. Rhodes.
Alex Fraser. Herbert schoenfsid and
other merchants are crazy.
II those men thought the highest
tax rate in America and a three-cent
fare would bring more people into
their stores they would work for tho
Erickson bin. II they thought ~
would put more men TO work In In.
dustries, waterfront. offices. etc,
they would campaign for the meas
ure from a selfish standpoint.
They oppose the bill because they
know II means fewer Jobs and more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
When Baby Takes the Air!

Mothers take pardonable pride in
having baby dressed up" when he
goes forth for his daily airing
these items will help the effect.
Lovely Coats and Capes attrac-
lively priced from 1895 to $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

/, II you had il00.00 % inveHt
which city would you choose n our
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

We operate on. own lines We
ought 10 be able to get what We arc
entitled 10 and want. We got a IS
per cent tar reduction this year be.
cause we went after ". In a letter
20 The Star. April "a. Erickson said.
a contributor 10 your columns an.
nouncss that after election viii IN.
troduce an ortiinancs for a five .cen,
fare. I have prepared no such ordi.
nance and have not authorised any.
one 20 announce what viii DO either
before or after election
III Erickson does not want the
lower far. that the rest OF us want.
and IL 80 Set on q .ie->-than. cost.
fare that he VIII make such a state.
ment as that. We voters have a way
OF getting a lower fare.
Erickson. In his star article. makes
three arguments. They follow with
IN. answer.
l. A scent fare, secured BIZ having
home and property owners pay 70 "a
70 per cent additional city taxes In
1921 TO pay for tho operating and
rnsinssnsnes costs. II cheaper In the
finai analysts than an si.s.eent fare.
Answer. First OF ali. wa who are
fighting tho Erickson plan. ara deter.
mined 20 have a lower fare than the
present one. and we DO not propose
to resort 20 TAXATION 10 e., y. ~.
sumo We DO 10 on under snsi.s-ccnt
faro. That gives Erickson all tho
bat Of the argument. Let's SO what
happ~us
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

snuEglv Buntings in light
colors at S2.a5.
Silken Comforts or Carriage
Robes. hand tufted. Si.95 TO
A.s5.
Pillows. fine white down fiji.
ing. p5c 10 $3.50.
Madeira Pillow Cases 20
cover. deeply scalloped and
embroidered on batiste, S1.65--
white linen, Si.95.
oR-TiiE BON MARCHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

Loose open weave that lends
Itself attractiveiy TO drawn.
work. Il featured In this
lovely summer fabric from
France-and in -deleciAbie-
tints--green. peach. rosr. blue.
Gamma. brown. canary and
orange. It's 10 inches vide.
THIRD FLOOR
THE BON MARCHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

Cory SILK Comfort Sets
Plaided Coats in dainty rose
buds. S5.95: silk Comforts 20
match. $685.: Wash Bonnets or
Silk.auilted Bonnets In endless
variety. soc 10 S2.gs separate
quilted Innings In pink. blue or
white. s5c.
Blankets in light colors for
the carriagc-to wrap baby In
--50c 10 x3.95.
BABY SHOPS SECOND 1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

New (not refilled)
Tungsten Lamps. 27e.
Hardwood X olling
Pins. FAC each.
-Japanned Tin Bread
Boxes at SLIPS.
Potato Ricers or
Fruit Presses. 24t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26
Scrirn Curtains S1.0O Pr.

Curtains - hemstitched and fin
ished with neat lace edges-2H
yards long, in white only. Very in
expensive for any one refurnishing
the home for spring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

Porcelain Wash Bowl
and Pitcher. $1.05.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-26

Seamless Bed Sheets,
Slx90, $1.25.
Crochet Bedspreads,
72xS3 inches, S1.95.
--l6-inch Crash Tow
cling, Zoe yard.
Turkish Towels, ELK
az inches, Csc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26
Bangor's Big Hospital
Has Highest Rating

Boston, Oct. ga report Of tie
fourth annual survey of hospitals mad.
by the American College OF Surgeors
contains the names of four Maine hos
pitfalls which are giving the best cat.
known to modern medical science to
their patients. This award is made
on the basis of a survey made By
trained medical men who visited thi,
year. each hospital in the United States
and Canada of fifty beds in capacity
and UP. The following Maine hosp'
tails appear on this list:
'Children's Hospital, Portland.
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor.
'Maine General Hospital Portland
'St. Mary's General Hospital, Lew
iston.
The asterisk Indicates hospitals
which have instituted measures which
insure scientific medical care TO iheI
patients, but which have not realiset
them to the fullest extent TO date.
The institutions above proved thai
they are giving modern up-to-datt
medical service to their communities
declared DR.. Franklin II. Martin, d.
rector general OF the American Cplleg'
of Surgeons. We have visited no'
only the larger hospitals this year bu
also the institutions from fifty beds
up Our report shows a marked ad
vance i'll hospital service the country
over and Maine may be proud OF Tx
institutions listed above
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26
Current Events Club Holds
Interesting Meeting With
Paper on Making of America

current Events club held an ex-
trcmely interesting meeting We'd
nesday afternoon at the home ri
Mrs. John Robinson. After the read
ing or the minutes of the previous
meeting. the members of the club re-
peated the collect the national
expression of the faith OF clubwomen
Inc club discussed the matter Of
purchasing copies of Walter Elmer
sons forthcoming book on Maine If
was decided to put the matter over
10 another meeting and Miss Annie
Chase, treasurer pro tenn, was an
pointed as chairman of a book com
mttee to receive subscriptions and
Forward them to the publishers. Miss
fitzpatrick spoke briefly, but can
Vincingiy upon the value of Chautau.
qua in community life and the erty
OF CRUZ women to support it for that
reason. She summa rized the at
tractltions OF the coming series Of
lectures and concerts, begin Nov.
- The paper of the afternoon. nv
Mrs. Elmer York was on "The Maxi
nc
iucid summary OF the development
OF Inc United States. suppressing un-
important details and bringing out
clearly the important points. Mrs
Yorie was listened to with much at
tention and her paper received merit
ed commentator.
After the paper came the roll call
answered by current events which
brought out interesting points con-
corning present day happenings. The
,ormai program of the afternoon over.
hight refreshments. consisting of
fruit punch and fancy cakes. we're
served. There was an excellent az
tendance. The youngest guest. a fem
porary one. but who seemed much
interested in the proceedings. was
Master Richard Leigh Weber, aged
70 months. little Miss Catherine rob
inson, daughter of the hostess, also
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26
High School Sophomores
Have Halloween Party, Time
HOnOred Games and Stunts

The Halloween party given hv ~.
class of 1924, II. II. s., was mos,
amusing and successful. The gym
nasium was decorated for the occa,
ion with orange and black creme n.
per. autumn leaves. and ears of e,rr
Over the central and side lights st,.
coverings of alternate orange and
black, giving the desire wedird lisb,
ing. The guests were met At N,
door by a real sheeted ghost caoshl.
of giving any amount of thrills
In one corner of the room va.
tent. There dwelt fortune telle,
witch lin real life Miss Grace Blake
1920. She would predict for Won ,nv
kind of exciting future. Or il NON
liked. you might obtain a slip Of pa.
per. apparently blank, q small cana,.
and match. If you held your slim q,
paper to the warmth Of the ligh,ea
candle there appeared as it by magic
a wonderful fortune. your hearts DE-.
sire. Other stunts there were. all tbs
time-honored ones, group games and
dancing. |
The music for games and dances
was furnished by an Edison. in
charge of Melvin Herbert Head
There were refreshments Of fruit
punch. cakes and candy. The party
was a family one. for the high school
pupils only. and was intended rather
to promote the social life Of the
school than for money making
The committee In charge of The
preparations was Lois Gum. Francs
Fuller, Catherine Woodside, Alice
Stevens. Delphene Andrews, Dor,
Smith, Catherine McGinn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26

country was not willing that we
should take any risks Of war;.
fortunately, kept a diary in
those days." said Mr.. Daniels tcle-
gram. Here is exactly what nap
pened at that cabinet meeting in
February, before we had entered war;
President Wilson turned to me and
asked. Daniels, why have the British
not conveyed their ships?"
In reply. informed him that the
policy Of the British admiralty was
against the convoy, that X x the
merchant captains X regarded it
more dangerous in U-boat zones to
sail in company under convoy ti,an
for each merchant ship to go on its
own. ! added that some of our naval
officers of high rank held this same
view. That was the only use | made
of the word dangerous
THE president replied that he be
lieved the British admiralty was
wrong X X and that the British
ought long ago to have conveyed
their ships. A few weeks later, X X
before the United States entered
the war, in giving Admiral Sims in
stfuctions, l told him that President
Wilson had long believed that the
Allies ought to use the convoy X y
X X Shortly after his arrival in
London. Admiral Sims presented
| President Wilson's views on the con-
voy to Admiral Jellicoe and a short
time thereafter the convoy system
was put in practice with good re-
suits"
Our navy placed guns on merch-
ant ships before the United States
entered the war The navy also fur
| nlShed a gunners' crew for such
ships. 1t was dangerous and the
hardest sdrt of service. Neither be-
fore war was declared nor during the
war did l hesitate to adopt and car
Try out any policy no matter how
dangerous, that promised protection.
and the story of how the navy dared
perils and danger proves this state
ment
"The American navy furnished the
larger part of the convoy that pro-
tected the large amount of shipping
that passed Gibraltar, and it convoy
ed all its own ships across the At
lantic after we entered the war. In
fact. but for the service rendered bv
the American navy, the convoy sys-
tenn could not have accomplished the
results which made it successful. II
owed its adoption chiefly to Presi-
dent Wilson, who, while observing
strict neutrality while that was the
national policy. began effective pre-
paredness before we entered the war
and prosecuted it vigorously with
force to the utmost"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26
HOLDUP ARREST
Continued from Page One)

say when he would go before that
| body.
! While it was true, Mr.. Mott said.
| that Mrs. Gibson. farmer and pig
raiser. had signed "a statement to-
day, that document did not contain
| anything she had not already told
I, the authorities, and he could see no
| need at present for an immediate ar
rest. He declared, however, that he
| was ready to order one or several
arrests without waiting for. grand
jury action if circumstances made
haste advisable
Mr.. Mott expressed skepticism as
to Mrs. Gibson's Identification in her
statement Of the Rev. Edward Whee-
i Ter Hall-victim with Mrs. Eleanor
r. MilAS, of the slayers' fury-because
that identification was made on the
strength of photograph. Mrs. Glib
son never had seen the rector before
the night of the shooting, he said.
| Asked whether Mrs. Gibson ever
! before had seen the woman she i'd
entitled as being present at the shoot
| ing, and who, she declared. had
! oil cStH1O0 TIC iIdlIiC vi HAL lOh5
| under suspicion, he declined to ans
wer.
| AS soon as Mrs. Gibsons statement
| had been obtained, Detective Mason
| took it to Mr.. Mott at Newark, while
Colonel Schwarzkopf, head of the
| state police. started about the same
| time for the Manhattan police head
quarters. What his mission was
could not be learned. 1t was recalled
| however, that the theory had been
! advanced that persons who had rea-
| son to be jealous of the relations OF
| the minister and Mrs Mills. had
| hired New York gunner to do the
actual Staying.
| After refusing for two days 70 sec
reporters who sought details Of her
statement to thu authorities. Mrs. Glib
| son tonight relented and spoke freely
! of what she said she witnessed on the
! Phillips farm On the night Of Sept. IA,
Those awful shrieks." she said
they are palmer in my cars tonight
than they were at the moment of the
murder They haunt me-.
She said that she could positively
identify one of the persons she saw
in the struggle beneath the tree as a
woman who has since figured promi-
ncntly in discussions and inquiries in
to the case.
| Mrs. Gibson said she was seeking a
| trail of thieves who had looted her
barn when she became aware of the
| fight under the crab apple tree.
My first impression was that of a
! terrible battle-a fight for life" she
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26
Daniels Takes Exceptions
To Sec. Lanes Reference
To L. S. Convoy system

Washington, Oct. 25.-Declaring a
wholly wrong impression" of i'm
portant historical facts had been CAV
en- in one of the recently published
letters of Franklin X. Lane, secre-
tary of the interior, under Presiden,
Wilson. Joseph Daniels, who sat in
the Wilson cabinet as secretary of
tie navy, telegraphed The Asso lated
Press tonight story of the events
which he said hal led up to tie
adoption of the convoy system Of
protecting American ships early in
1917.
Air. Daniels message made Ear
ticular reference to a statement in
one of the late letters saying that
at cabinet meeting on February
20, 1917, Daniels said We must not
convoy, that it would be dangerous. /"
The letter also attributed to Presi-
dent Wilson suggestion hat this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-26
Says Gettigan Urged
Him to Kill Richardson

Boston, Oct 25.--William Lindsey,
witness today at the trial of ].
Thomas Gettigan for the murder Of
his aunt Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Cook, testi-
fed that on several occasions Getti-
gan had urged him to kill Clinton w.
Richardson of Revere. proprietor Of
shooting gallery in which Lindsey
was employed al african dodgef."
On one occasion. the witness said.
Inc la dbeen asked to chloroform
Richardson while the latter vas
taking his afternoon nap Another al
legged plan was to take Richardson
on lonely automobile ride and hit
him over the head. A third plan de-
scribed was to have Richardson shot.
John Mcdonald. detective, posed
as gunman. Lindsey said. ar'l was
present at conferences With eGtti-
gan. At one meeting, the witness
said Gettigan gave him $40 t get a
sun. SIS