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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Former Minister
Wins $500 Damage,

STEVENS POINT, Wis. Jan. "a
Rev. y. +. Kile. former pastor of the
Norwegian Lutheran churches at
New Hope and Alban. was awarded
$500 damages by jury from mem.
bers OF his former flock today.
Rev. kile sued for $4,000. alleg.
Ing that members OF his congrega.
ton caused him to be suspended
from the ministry and charging that
as a result It caused him TO be held
up TO the public's scorn" and 'ridi.
culed and Inundated"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
S. p. to Sell Stock
to Its Employees

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-The
Southern Pacific railway will take
In its employees as stockholders, ac-
cording 60 an announcement today
by President William Sproulc.
Effective February 1, tho COM
pany offers to purchase for employees
who make application, shares of stock
in the open market and TO permit
the employees to pay for the stock
on easy payments deducted from
their pay checks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24

Seattle today Il suffering from
enc Of tho mo~t widespread cpl.
desnies In Its history ept
demie. bowwsc~. that n happily
free from rrsve danger.
For the SECOND Time the fIu
has returnsd. Almost every
household In the city has one or
two eases of the present mild
variation Of influenza. Scores
Of office and store workers ar.
confined To their homes.
DR. H. NJ. Read. commissioner OF
health. declared Tuesday that thcrc
is little danger connected with the
present type OF fiu.
only a few OF the cases arc bcina
reported 10 this office as influenza. .
he declared. "Thc doctors prefer %
treat tlse disease az a form Of Ia
grippe"
DIR. Read explained that after the
wartime pandernic of influenza the
world will suffer from annual re.
turns Of the dusoase--cach year in.
creasingly miIder.
No deaths have hcen reported from
Influenza here as yet.
Dr. Read declared that the flu IL
highly contagious. and that when
one nemtor OF family contracts II.
Il almost always spreads TO the res,
OF the family.
''Flu sufferers should never cough
or Hneeze. except into a haudker.
chief" he said. '"They should keep
apart. 80 far an possible. from other
people"
The Influenza IL rapidly spreading
nj the University OF Washington and
Ia keeping many students from
classea. with early isolation and
proper treatment cases khve been 70.
covering in about four days
Thirty.two patients are now in the
University infirmary. and one frater.
nifty house. alone. Ia reported TO have
10 men on the sick list.
Several gatherings have been
called off to prevent the unnecessary
spread OF tho epidemic.
Nearly a third Of the workers at
the city hall have fallen victims dur.
ing the last few days TO the infiu.
enza, and this record is duplicated
in many stores and Offices
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
CONTRACT is
UP TO FORD

wASHINGTON, Jan. H--Thc
contract between tho war depart.
ment and Henry Ford for the
Muscle Shoals nitrate project was
completed today and sent 10 Detroit
for the automobile manufacturers
signature.
As soon as II Is signed and re-.
turned, Secretary OF War Weeks
will send IL To congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24

Greetings. folks, There l. quite
difference between failing Into
n woman's arms and into her
hands
Some people say Seattle ought 10
worry about its lack OF public speak.
ers. They probablr never have at.
tended one OF those noon cafeteria
lunchcons.
TWO Baby Bandits Arrested. -
Newspaper
Maybe for cracking a crib.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Seat Tile
in GRIP
OF FLU!
Present Epidemic
Not Dangerous,
However, Health
Officer Says
FLU DON'TS

Don't set any closer 10 a "nu"
patient than ls necessary.
Don't us. the same dishes. the
same towel or the same handker'
chief.
IL you have tho -fiu.- don't
cough or sneexr in public places.
and always cover the snecxe with
a handkerchief
II is criminal Tor a ~fiu" PATIENT
20 snecze In another persons face.
or 10 cough freely In a theatre,
church or office.
Remember THAI the Influenza Is
one OF tho most contagious of dis.
eascs protect yourself and pro
teci others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
GET OUT YOUR IRON
SLIPPERS, GlRLlES!
POLICE BALL Is DUE

The fact that all policemen have
big feet will not deter many OF
Seattle's fairest daughters from
attending the annual police ball
Thursday. according to Police In.
spector Hans Damn, who is in
charge of arrangements. The
dance win be held In the police
assembly room.
The grand march win begin
some time during the evening. or
as quickly as the police band ar.
rives. All friends. wives. sweet
hearts and mothers OF policemen
have been invited.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Seattle Woman Sues
Dentist for Damage

Alleging that unslSillful dentistry
performed by Dr. |. Burlthart result
ed in her permanent injury, from
which five surgical operations gave
her no relief. Mrs. Myrtle M. Hardy
began suit Tuesday before Judge
Boyd Tallman for s25,3i5 damages
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
flames
VICTIMS
FOUND!
Family Wiped Out
by Fire; Storm
Keeps Neighbors
From Rescue

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,
Jan. 24.-Bodies Of Mr.
Adam Hall and her seven
children, burned to death IA
their cabin near Bendon,|
Mich, were discovered today.
Neighbors said they saw
the fire Sunday night but did
not respond because Of q
storm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Goethals Planning
Mission to Spokane

OLYMPIA. Jan. 2t.--Gen. Goe.
thals will leave New York for Spo.
kane January 20 to begin investiga-
tion of the Columbia basin irrigation
project. in Eastern Washington. ac-
cording to telegram received by hi.
rector Scott here today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Conference on Jap
Ship Rates Delayed

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a. - The
conference between representatives
OF the Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
and the shipping board. to consider
preferential contracts between Ameri.
can railroads and Japanese steam
ship lines, which was set for today,
has been postponed by mutual con-
sent until February :.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24

a new American
steamer ~ NAMED
imburKia-" Ought
to be safe In a fog.
College graduates make the best
chorus girls, Flo Zeigfeld says.
Probably because they have better
understanding.
yEAU
Woman In England raises
oats o feet tall" Sounds like
she'd sowed some wild oats.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
MAY HAVE TO BAR
DEATH PENALTY

Many predict that Prosecutor
Thomas A. Stiger. to get jury 20
try tho case, will be compelled 60
stipulate first that he will not ask
for the death penalty in event OF con-
viction. for either mother or daugh.
ter.
BY far the greatest interest In the
case appears to be centered In the
manner OF defense---what " VIII be.
The states case, II has generally
been assumed. viii be. an effort TO
prove that Danielson was killed by
the two defendants with a motive
Of getting his money and property.
He had made will, leaving all to
MRS. WI ll.es and her daughter.
Lawyef5 declare II will be difficult
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Pride Hushes
All Talk of
Portland Sin
Visiting Ciergynpe,s Are
Pledged Not to Talk
on Controversy

Charge. by Methodist elerwyn~n
that high school dances have brcome
NO utterly immoral that they are di.
rcc;iy responsible for many a young
girls downfall arc not To he aired at
the Northwest Methodist conference.
opening here tonight.
4 bitter nght 10 ouHt dancing as a
hish school fssasifnc. conference dele.
gates admitted. IN being made. bu, u
has teen centered Ia Portland, where.
apparently. Il IN 10 BE- fought 10 a de.
claiye finish before being launched n.
communities cissw here.
The Portland delegation. moreover.
comes 10 tho conference her. pledged.
as a matter Of civic pride. not to
breathe a word OF the dance scandal
raging In their city. much ieHa bring
the matter up for conference discus.
sion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Italian Ambassador
to France Selected

ROME, Jan. 24.--Former Foreign
Minister Sforza has been appointed
Italian Ambassador TO Paris.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
4
LII GEE GEE. TH' OFFICE
NAMP. SEZ:
When you grt gsri. be care
full whose girl you get.


They do shy that the guy who
washes the windows In the Smith
building tower is a high liver.
The worst feature OF that earth
quake down IN Los Angeles is that
the earth around there doesn't seem
10 know that the shimny has gone
cut Of fashion.
THE FUNNIEST SIGHT IN
THE WORLD
A California real estate agent
being ordered by his wife to
cover up the flowers for the
night 50 they won't be nippcd by
~ gets fellows narny sches
DER skating Ne eistes.
Ard bnadges np and cefs al set
And Ties can't ftrd his skates
The state department of public
works IS going to investigate the
telephone company Hope they set
their number.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24

Moroni G. lverson, former Salt Lake
county auditor, charged with embez1
zlipg si,i22.is, is dismissed in district
'court herr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
SENSATIONAL CHARGE
EXPECTED AT TRIAL

EXPECTED AT TRIAL
The general opinion is that one or
the other OF the two women will take
the stand and make n sensational dis
closure. and there are many and
widely differing guesses as TO what
that disclosure win be.
Both were charged with the muir
der on the strength OF sworn state.
ments made at police headquarters
shortly after the killing. What these
statements were. In detail. only the
prosecuting officials know.
"Since then" said Defense Attor.
ney Samuel A. Bostwick, II have
learned some things that warrant me
in saying That there may be several
sensational moments at tho trial.
several surprises"
when the police reached the home
of Mrs. Wilkes about o'clock the
evening OF Novepber 6. they found
(Turn TO Page !. Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
By Hal Armstrong

EVERETT, Jan. 2s.--Mrs. Bertha
wilkes and her daughter. Trcva
pote. so TO trial here Monday
charged with murder. Tho case is
crammed with dramatic situations.
mystery and human interest
AT i6. when most young girls
are enjoying the gaiety of high
school. Trcya Pote finds herself
hemmcd In n court room. sur
rounded by grim men and fear
ful circumstances, fighting for
her very life.
The state alleges. and win 'rv 20
prove. that she and her mother
calmly plotted ana esurita uD $50
murder OF August Daniclson. a guest
In their. home here. who. they de.
clare. committed suicide in their
presence. shooting himself To death
before their very eyes.
Since their arrest after the death
of Daniclson. November 6. the aues.
ton has been asked "A thousand times,
and is still unanswered:
"Can IL men and women be
found In the county Of Snohom-
ish who would vote to hang a
xro,oao9.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
Murder Is Charged
TO Mother and Girl

for the defense to convince any jury
that Danielson killed himself. lie
was shot three times. once thru tho
left forearm. once thru the neck
from the front and once in the back
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
PENITENCE

Three days IN bed
Reluctantly I agree
wine. tcomen and song
TOO often form
A tragic triangle.
A for me,
Hv course is chosen.
NO longer shall I daily
Where TO dali T. III.
Hereafter shall be careful
What I sing.
Mr.. Anon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24

F'urthsfmorr. he added. mono o.
our Portland ministers VIII mention
the matter while In Seattle. To do 20
would surely bring Il into the confer
cncr. and We don't wish 10 do that
We have other thinrs 20 do here. ws
will resume our dance fight when ~
get home
Charges nude by tho clergy are
~ That girls check their cor
sets along with hat and umbrcI.
las because their m.n partners
viii not dance with "ironeizds.
~ those who wear corSets arc
termed.
t.l That the Parent. Teacher a.
sociation has bcen flzgraniIy
d%rciiet In its duty.
ly That dances are being held
without chapcron~+
ti That public school dancing
has contributed 10 the lowering
Of the age of delinquency from %
To 10 and IL years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
CHARGES DENIED
ny SCHOOL. BOARD

Tho charges are denied by the
school board. and are IN turn backed
by affidavits produced by Methodist
Inymcn. who have taken hand in
the combat
One affidavit r-eited that of
III eases Of delinquency of girls
now in public homes In Portland.
perhaps 50 per cent had started
their downward careers at dances.
As the matter now stands. tho on
ponenta of dancing in the schools
have been given untfi January 20 TO
file affidaviis. names. dates and evi-
dence Of all kinds In support OF their
charges that-public school dancing Is
immoral. and the school board will
take definite action February /.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-24
POSITIVELY WONT
DISCUSS QUESTION

Fo~itItciy, u vii not b. dis.
russcd.- ssid ffsr Rev. A. l.
Howard. of Portland. At thr uo-
tel frye today. -As dir~efor cf
tho conference have full charge
and can speak with authority,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26
HORSEPOWER" UNIT WRONG
Mistake That Can Be Definitely
Traced to James Watt Was Never
Officially Corrected.

III. p" as you know, stands for
''horse power" and if, therefore, your
motorcycle is four and one-half h. p.
one, you know that what is meant is
that the engine has power which Is
equivalent to that of four and half
horses.
Not so! You would be incorrect to
the extent of no less than 10000
pounds, remarks London Answers
writer.
The h. p. unit of power is fraud,
and the late James Watt of engine
fame is responsible. He was very
careful engineer in theory and prac-
tice, and he discovered, by many ex-
periments, that the raising of $4,000
pounds one foot per minute was good
average horsepower.
But horsepower" today is reck-
oned at $4,000 lbs. per foot per min
ute-11 COO pounds in excess! That is
due to the fact that Watt, in his anxi-
ETY. to encourage business, offered to
sell engines which would develop &c.
coo pounds per foot as a horsepower
"a third more than the actual.
1t would seem that he meant ulti-
mately to be honest, but he died be-
fore that happened, and so bequeathed
to the world, which has accepted it,
a false unit measurement of horse
power.
Engineers, of course, know of the
error, and make due allowance for it /;
but the average individual does not
Your 10 h. p. car is, therefore, in fact,
but % one and its power is equal
to raising $4,000 pounds foot in a
minute, and not 1888, 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26
Normal Notes

Three Halloween parties are sched-
uled for Friday night Seniors, Jun
iors and under classmen are planning
a number of special stunts.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the Annual Grain and Poultry Show,
to be held November 23rd and oath.
Several school organizations are in
itiating new members this week.
Arrangements have been made to
show the film, "Over the Hill" Nov.
10th Proceeds from this show viii
go into the school advertising fund.
President Ames will attend the
meeting of the Board of Regents in
Madison Thursday.
Praise is die the football team for
having put up such a clean, snappy
contest at Menomonie Saturday, and
for out-playing their opponents more
than the score of to in our favor
would indicate. The rooters who ac-
c0mpanied the team are also to be
congratulated on their sportsman
like behavior in the face of trying
conditions. River Falls believes that
fnobbing the referee or throwing yei-
low paint or brick bats are miscrably
poor methods Of proving superiority
in football OF in any other contest.
Doubtless Stout and the great major
ity of fine Menomonie people believe
tire same. It is unfortunate that
so.ne Of the followers of the game in
our sister city usually succeed in
dominating the situation with dis
gushing lack of sportsmanship. 1t
spoils the sport and creates bad taste.
Let's see to it that the Falls reputa-
ticn of being game sports, whether
in victory or defeat, S not lost,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26
SEPTEMBER ACCIDENTS

The Wisconsin Highway Commits
sion's monthly report of accidents for
September shows that there were a
total of 1913 accidents or the State
Trunk Highways during that month
The nsmberof persons involved was
G64. Number Of persons killed u.
N'fmber Of persons. seriously injuTed
SO. Number of persons slightly in
iurad, 158. The remainder escaped
without injury.
The accidents occurred as follows:
On straight road, al; on curves and
corners, %; at interesting cross
roads, 10; at railroad crossings, IL
Other places 5.
1t will be noted that in 81 Of the
cases the cause Tor the accidents is
attributed to reckless driving. In nine
cases the drivers were reported as in
toxicated.
Wisconsin Highway Ger mission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26
RED CROSS Drive
Every American Everywhere
Member of the Red Cross

The Sixth Annual Roll Call Drive
for the american Red Gross will be-
gin Nov. II and close Nov. 80, rally
ing under the slogan, every Amer
lean Everywhere a Member of the
Red Cross"
The direct appeal in behalf of
great sustaining membership is to be
made for support of the service rem
dered by the A. R. c. in the hanos
ara in hospitals to disabled Ex-Ser-
vice men and their families, and also
civilian relief, for which some S10,
QCO,000 will be spent this year for the
work the Government is not author
ICED and for which no govern. nent
funds are available. This work is go
ing on in virtually every community
in the United States; through indi-
vidual and sympathetic contact with
The Veterans by chapter workers.
The other important duties of the
American Red Cross are; public
health nursing; relief in disaster,
flood and Epidemic; and the work of
the Junior Red Cross. An intensive
campaign for memberships both in
the Red Cross ard the Junior Red
Cross will be carried o. in Pierce
county this year under the slogan,
Every American Everywhere a
Member Of the Red Cross" and 81
Serve" Children are the best mis-
sionaries and through teachers to the
children health information, civic re-
probabilities and patriotism and pa
triotism can be developed.
Answer the Roll Call gladly, as our
work is not yet finished.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26
High School Notes

Last Friday night the juniors en-
tertained the high school students and
alumni at dance. 1t was we'll at
tended and everyone present seemed
to have a good time. A three piece
orchestra furnished some excellent
music.
The public speaking department of
the high school is. flourishing. See
ing that we lost all the experienced
debaters last year, the public speak
ing class is working very hard to
train new material. So far most of
the time has been spent on debating
and parliamentary practice. There have
been several debates given in class.
One on LaFollette, two on the COM
mission form of government, and two
on the bonus question.
Most of the members of the class
are now learning orations and decla-
nations to improve their enunciation
This department Of our school is M
proving very rapidly with Mr.. Mason
as teacher, and it is hoped that we
Can uGNtlOp q NlCDeAtc ISStlil t4ieAh NNtii
hold the laurels won last year.
The cafeteria of the high school
has been opened for the remainder of
the school year 1t is extremely pop
ular. The first day about rs came to
dinner.
Junior High School Notes.
We, the River Falls Junior High
School thank the many people wis
contributed newspapers or magazines
to cur paper sale. We are very glad
70 mention that it Melted Us $34.00.
This is not enough, however, to pay
for the Victrola, but we viii try to
raise the rest some other way. We
shall have another paper sale next
spring which we hope will be twice
as large as the first one so save your
papers!
The two Junior High Schools OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26

this city collided last Wednesday in
their first game of football. The
game started with the Normal receiv-
ing the kickoff. The normals got as
far as the twenty-five yard line and
attempted a pass. Stanley Selleck
of the High School intercepted the
pass and ran for a touchdown.
The Normal then began to pile up
scores, and the first Aalf ended 1916
in favor of the Normal. In the sec
ond half they got two touchdowns
and a dropkick which ended the game
1856 in their favor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26
IMMENSE ROOKERY IN LAKE
Which Hunters Are Forbidden
to Set Foot.

Set in the middle of Great Salt lake
is Hat island, II acres in area, one of
the most densely populated rookeries
In the world It's official name is due
to it's shape, but ii is more Familiarity
known to westerners as Bird island.
Seagulls and pelicans live there. The
island is literally covered with them,
and since hunters are not permitted
to disturb the, fowls, visitors expert
ence no difficulty in walking about
among them and observing their habits.
The birds have established their roosts
among the rocky formations of the is
hand, which is surrounded by salt
water more. dense than that of tie
ocean. The highest point is about 100
feet above the surface Of the lake.
The strangest sight on the island
is the flock of young pelicans. They
walk about like a drove of sheep.
One acts as leader and the rest fol-
low. Large bodied, clumsy birds they
are, scarcely able 70 waddle out Of
the way when one approaches.
AS evening approaches one may look
out over the lake, far to- the north
east, and see a cloud of tiny specks.
1t is the adult pelicans returning home
from the mouth of the Jordan river, or
from the Great Bear river, 80 to 20
miles away They are laden with fish
for their young ones. The pouches
under their beaks are flied with fresh.
xvafor fish
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26

Mrs. Peter Nelson, residing on So.
Second street, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by William Shannon,
about 7 o'clock Wednesday evening
at the corner of Fourth and Elm
streets. Mrs. Nelson was picked up
unconscious AID carried to the Rusch
home and later was removed to her
own home where she died at about
1850 that same night.-Hudson
Star-Observer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-26

The Extension Service of the Col
lace Of agriculture, University Of
Wisconsin, has just mailed out their
Circular No. 152, which contains an
excellent treatise on "Corn Judging, ;"
with pertinent remarks regarding
Wisconsin's best varieties.