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TAKES FLING
AT FARE BILL

Home owners inside the city
limits will reduce the value ~ their
property and make II worth lees
than the Same property outside the
city limits n they vote 60 asse~s
themselves n s.e street car tar on
every thousand dollars Of assessed
valuation as proposed under the
Erickson street car measure. saii
Warren Harsy. speaking before vot.
erx at the Fairview Hin Improve.
Wednesday night
People inside the city limi,s." he
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"CasCarets" l0c
For Headache,
Liver, Bowels

no gripping or Inconvenience fol
lows a thorough liver and bowel
cleansing with Cascarets. Sick head
ache. biliousnsas. gases. indigestion.
sour. upset stomach. and all such
dlstrens gone by morning. Nicest
physio on earth for Erown.upH and
children. Toe bon. Taste Nk.
candy Advertisement
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Iil MADE
a SPEECH

Now " happens that Maurice had
rvaaon 10 know something stout tho
Orthopcdie work. His mother Ia Mrs.
John y. Murphy. an enthusiasts
member % the broadway Otthopcdlc
Guild. Just ono week previous
Maurice had been asked 10 make n
''sT-ech" on the orthopcdso" at the
Cornish school. where he siuilcs pub
nc speaking IN the beginners class.
The orthopedic was somewhat on hlu
mind.
q y Sherwood listened somewhat
surprised on this Afternoon when the
young man shiv.red on the side Of
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China Is Unsettled,
Says Italian Envoy

Conditions In China are badly un.
settled. and trade with the Western
world will be impossible untii iis ar.
faculties are Strengthened out. comte
T.ododico Nain. Mocenzio. Italian
charge d'afafircs NJ peking for year
and half. declared "Wednesday. The
diplomat II on hts way TO Rome TO
accept a new post
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-27

Maurice Murphy. s years old. suE
Erntcd H.
That II how tho annual Crystal
Pool championship swimming meet
happens this year 10 b. heif IN tlr~
interest q an ovthopedlo hospital
bed
Maurice. n youthful swimmer %
Seattle. ahiyercd IN his bathing suit
ON the aide o. Crystal Pool "wiwn I
Just swim 10 show off," ho protested
10 q. y. Sherwood. MANAGER o. the
pool. who had asked tho young man
10 demonstrate hl. sklii as cham.
plon hiEh diver IN this coming meet.
= always so k'piunk. iilas to swim
for something like iike--seil. like
for the or,h'pedlc. why sion'tcha'
have a meet for something like the
Dqthsf.estss.e -
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previous years the fund resulting
from admitihnce fees 90 the meet has
been turned ov~r 90 the Crystal Pool
school This year, however, plans
have been altered by Maurice Muir
phy. 3 years old. and q =. Hher'
wood, manager Of the pool.
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said. would b. paying a nickel on
the fnre Of ever person who lived
outside the city limits. for tourists.
tFanaienu and aliens who DO not
own property and pay no taxes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-27

Under and pursuant TO Section I
Of Article " OF the City Charter,
there viii be submitted TO the quali-
fled electors ~ The City OF Seattle.
at the municipal election TO be held
In said city on the and day Of May,
1929. for their approval or rejection,
said proposed measure reads as fol-
lows:
INIT ALIVE PETITION NO. sssos
Aa Ordinance relating u and
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RrsoIIrrIoN No. rna,

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3
RESOLUTION and PROPOSITION to
amend Article VIII OF tho city
Charter OF the city OF Seattle, by
amending Section I thereof. and by
repeating Section s and Section I
ZAP thereof; and providing for the
submission OF such proposed
amendment 20 the qualified cleo
tors Of III. City OF Seattle for their
ratification or rejection at the
general municipal election TO be
held in the city OF Seattle on the
End day Of May, 1922.
BE 1T RESOLVED ny THE CITY
COUNCIL or THE CITY OF Sc
ATTLE:
That Article VIII Of tho city Char
ter OF the City Of Seattle be amended
In the following respects.
I'd That Section OF said Article
VIII be amended to read as follows
,y SECTION /; a Board Of Public
shall consist Of; The city Engineer,
the Superintendent OF Streets and
Sewers the Superintendent OF Water
Works. the Superintendent Of Light
ing, the Superintendent of Buildings
and such other superintendents. or
heads OF departments, as may be IN
this Charter denominated members
thereof. each OF whom shall be APP
pointed by the Mayor. by and with
the advice and consent 10 the City
Council for the. term. except as in
this article otherwise provided. of
three l3) years.
(2) That Section 6 and Section 7
ta) Of said Article VIII be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
AND DE 1T FURTHER RE-
SOLVED that such proposed amend
ment he submitted to the qualified
electors OF the city OF Seattle for
their ratification or rejection at the
general municipal election to be held
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Baby fry Ward, 7-Dear-old
movie star pho icih sUtm
lcith Seattle youngsters Fri
day night. and Maurice MIR
ply. 8, uho is interested in
b o tn sicimming and the
ORTIZ pedie."
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EORGETFULNESS
i AIDS ROBBERS

GRESHAM. Ore. April .T.---A. W.
Metzrar. who operates one OF tn"
largest grocery stores here. has a for
getful bookkesper. Metzgar himself
sometimes fprrc;s. so they wres. the
safe combination on n bit OF paper
ard pasted It just above tho eonbsna.
ton.
This morning. when Metxgar
opened the strong box. in the drawer
where he had left 500 In cash re-
posed a note. which said:
Thanks for your help
sslgueD THE GANG"
They didn't even leave a finger
print" walled Metxgar.
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ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO ELECTORS

Charter.
submitted qualified Of The City seattle
municipal election held said the End din, OF
their approval rejection the following proposed charter
amen nen
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prsorIrrroy vo 100,

RESOLUTION NO. 1909
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
A REVOLUTION and PHOrOHiTioN
20 amend section IL 81 Article TX
Of the city Charter % the city 81
Seattle. and providing FOR the sub
mission 81 such proposed amsnd-
msnt 10 the qualified electors 81
the city Of Seattle for their rati-
fieation or rejection Al The gen.
srsi municipal election 20 BE- held
day ~ May. 1874
DE TT RESOLVED M THE CITY
COUNCIL. or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE;
That section n Of Article TX OF
the City Charter - the City e Seat
tie be amended 90 read as follows
snnusiiy' within me time spsrlflsd
sy Law. sy ordinance. fs the rate
~ takss 10 be levied and levy The
tsrss upon all taxable properly
both real and personal, IN the city,
needed 10 fsise sufficient reyenoe
10 carry on the different depart
pn~nfs ~ the municipal government
for the ensuing fiscal year No
revenue rsis~i by tar levy shall Do
than that specified In such levy. er
in the official ~s,imsts upon which
the same IL based. unless an emery
~nry exists wherein such sppropHs-
ton 10 rrCrerdFt Tor ftr EfFrFffe
ton 81 the public peace. health and
safety. The ordinance making such
appropriation shall contain . state
fn~nf of the facts constituting such
emergency. shaii specify that IN the
event . deficiency be thereby Great
ID In the fund from which such sp.
preparation 10 made, the same shall
be provided for in the nsst succesd-
ing tar levy. and must receive the
Affirmative vote ~ 81 least three.
fouFths Of the total membership Of
the city Council
AND me- IT FURTHER RE-
SOLVED. that such proposed amend.
mont BE- submitted TO the qualified
si~rt6rs ~ the city Of Seattle for
their ratification or rejection ai the
general municipal election % be held
N the ciiy. ~ Seattle on the End day
Of Nay. 1914.
Passed IN. city Council the LIST
DAY Of March. 1877. and signed By
mo IN op~n .~.ston In authorization
- itH passage this Let day OF
PHILIP TINpAf.f.
President pre- tenn. OF the city
Council
Piled the let aay OF March is;l
~ w CARROLL.
rtty Comptroller and
ss-offgcio city Clerk.
Date Of first publication IN Ths
Seattle star. Seattle. March -. 1914
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Council
FILLED the Ist day % March. 1879.
~ W. CARROLL
city Clerk.
By y. NJ. STREET.
Deputy Clerk.
Date OF first publication In Ths
Seattle star, Seattle. March ~. 1874
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nraor.rrrfoN NO. rn.s.

HF-A0ffTTf0& NO 1913.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. :.
A RESOLUTION AND PROPOSITION
10 amend Section 10 % Article "
81 tho City Charter Of the city 81
Seattle. and providing for. IN. sub
mission Of such proposes amend
rnent 10 the qualified electors OF
satd city for their ratification or
rejection at tho general municipal
election 90 be held therein on the
Ind day 81 May. 1881.
me- 1T RESOLVED ny THE CITY
COUNCIL OF TIE CITY OF
SEATTLE;
THAT Section 80 OF Article w Of
the city Charter OF the city OF Seat.
tie be amended 20 read as follows:
lnw any general pubiic ordlnanc.
heretofore or hereafter enacted pro-
hlbiting or requiring any act or
omission. and every person COUNSEL
ina. aiding or abesitng such viala-
.ssii :. 's deemed ' guilty Of a ni.-
demeanor and. upon conviction
thereof. shall. unless otherwise pro-
vtded In such ordinance. be pun
, ,,y s, ,lns .a rot n sr.,sdins One
prisonmsnt in tho city Jaii for a
period not exceeding thirty tio)
days. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonmcnt. and any such ordnance
hrfeaftrF enacted nrrd NOT contain
any provision In reference TO penal
ti~s but the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be applicable thereto as
fully as N the SAME had been con-
tanned in such ordinance
AND RE 1T FURTHER RE-
SOLVED. that such proposed amend
m~nt be submitted TO tho qualified
electors Of the city OF Seattle for
their ratification or rejection at the
general municipal election TO b~ held
" said CITY on the and day OF Nay.
is77.
Passed the city Council the iss
day Of March. 1879. and signed by
me In open session in authe n tication
% its passage. this lat day OF March.
is22.
Pr..iden, pro tenn. Of the city
Council
Filed the LIST day OF March. is31
n W TAnnnff
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ChiIdren'S
Hats $500
Banded
Hats $500
Trimmed
Hats 500
Unfrimn1ed
Hats $1.OO

of
department Select
trimmings and win pin them in place for
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NOTICE TO rT.rr-rope

Under and pursuant to Section
OF Article ~ Of the City Charter
there will be submitted TO the quail
fled electors Of The City OF Seattle
at the municipal election 20 be held
In said City on the and day OF MAY
Initiative Measure No. SASS. which
said proposed measure reads as fol-
lows;
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pr-.Idcn, pro tenn. : o. The city

Council
Filed the LIST day OF March. is32
n. W. CARROLL.
city Comptroller and
er-officio City Clerk
Bv y. NJ. STREET. Deputy Clerk
Date OF first publication In TIL,
Seattle Star. Seattle, March Is. le22
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FrTsidrnt pro tom OF Inc tity
Council.
Filed tina Let day OF March. 1874
II W. CARROLL.
City Comptroller and
~1-offfrio city Clerk.
BY y NJ. STREET. Deputy Clerk.
Date OF first publication In The
Seattle Star. Seattle. March IS. is1a.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
A Needed Probe

Some of have been wondering why the prices of
line and other oil products all the country have recently
dropped, just wondered why they increased
every little while in the months preceding and why when
production increasing, distribution slowed down
until storage facilities became inadequate.
No knows the for the increase in price
cept the desire Of monopoly to increase profits already
fabulous but the for the recent decrease is
emily due to the fact that the Senate Committee Manu-
facures of which Senator La Toilette is chairman, is make
ing investigation of the oil industry pursuant
luton introduced by the Wisconsin senator
The investigation has only begun but has proved that
when the largest stocks in the history of the country
mpounded the price of reached its highest mark 1t has
shown that since last spring the price of gasoline increased
four cents gallon which with estimated consumption
of 50000000 gallons day. meant that the public being
cnched additional $2,0OO,O00 day above the usual
profit 1t has indicated that working exists be-
tween all the oil companies and that price fixing and terri
toria aotmens have abolished competition and that the
law of supply and demand has long been reegated to the
junk pile, far the oil industry is concerned.
If the beginning of investigation will a
drop of two cents gallon in price, million dollars
per day saving to the public thorough investigation such
La Toilette is famous for making, ought to result in
much greater saving and provide for safeguarding
the people from the extoon practsed by the oil trust
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
Bureaucratic Hysteria

Because score or two radicals held convention in
the woods in Michigan the government have bad
of 1t would the suspension of constu-
tionaI guarantees effective during time war; still in
and that free speech and free assembage
lawful then judging from the punishment admins
tered.
1t is not known just what evidence the government has
gathered justify the rigorous taken against
ing than any made public in similar the past
the republic apparently not threatened There be
real danger liberty from sumptuary laws denying
guaranteed rights than from the emnaons handful
wid-eyed dreamers.
The government bureaucracy that seeks to justify its
existence by protecting from ourselves, forgets that
among the things this government founded perpe
forth in the Declaration Of Independence the
following:
seIf-evident
able Rights Liberty the
Men deriving their
tive OF
principles organizing powers in form TO
most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness
1t is certainly the right of any any body of men
to advocate and effect change the form of government
If it is possible to convince majority of people to their
of thinking but it is task for handful of men,
and with the object lesson of Russia before hem there
danger of democracy being replaced by communism n
the United States Prosecution persecution simply makes
martyrs of the advocates and strengthens their Open
discussion has always been sufficient revolution
radcaism and is all the safeguard the nation needs
today
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN IN
"HANDCUFFS AND KISSES

A delightfully."- human story
replete with action and Incident
was shown at the Liberty theater
where Elaine Hammerstein, In
her newest picture, Handouts or
Kisses" will remain as the fea-
tured attraction for two days.
The role OF Lois Walton as por-
trayed by Miss Hammerstein de-
mands skilful Interpretation of
many dramatic moods. The story
carries an interesting romance
through numerous dramatic com
plications and the action Is in
tense and exciting at all times.
George Archainbaud, who has
directed Miss Hammerstein ia all
her more recent successes. super
Vlsed production OF Handouts or
Kisses" He was fortunate in
having in the supporting COM
pany Robert Ellis, leading man
and director OF reputation: Julia
Bwayne Gordon, Florence Billings.
Sehabel, Edwards Davis.
Dorothy Chappell and other cap
able players to round out the cast
with skilful completeness.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
STRIKERS RESORT
TOUSE Of BOMBS

ROodhouse, Ill, Aug 25.-(By
Associated Press limited States
deputy marshals are patrolIing
the railroad yards here this
morning following an explosion
which they believed was intend
ed to wreck the Illinois hotel.
headquarters Of the non-union
Chicago and Alton shop workers.
Roodhouse. ILL.,, Aug. 25.-An
explosion. believed to have been
caused by a bomb. wrecked a
portion OF the Chicago and Alton
round house here early this morn
ing. Houses for blocks around
were shaken. The town was In
darkness and much confusion was
caused by hundreds of people
who hastily gathered. No one was
reported injured. Officials of the
road are investigating the cause
of the explosion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
By Idah
McGlone Gibson
An Apartment for Two

II was$never happier In my life
than when l was fixing up our lit
tie apartment 1 spent all Of my
off-duty hours over there and SC
many of my evenings that Walter
pretended to be jealous. I could
not keep secret the things that !
had purchased for, after l had
bought them, began to be nervous
for fear l had spent too much
money. But Walter seemed to
think had been very economical.
He made me very happy by telling
me that he knew we would have
the prettiest apartment in town.
walter was sweet, Mrs. VIII
mington. I do mot want you to
think he intended to ruin my life.
for he did not.
"Of course, I have never been
able to explain just what happened
during that "a hours between the
time we both left the hospital; he
to go to his fathers country home
and to go to the apartment to put
on the finishing touches and wait
for him.
Everything in the apartment was
finished by o'clock that after
noon. 1t was beautiful / sat down
at the piano and played for an
hour. 1 had been quite musician
before my mother and father died,
and won a number of prizes for
piano playing during my four years
at school
six o'clock. 1 had not heard
from Walter.
Seven o'eoek! Although Walter
had said nothing about 'phoning, l |
had been sure that he would do so.
The shadows heightened on the
river and palisades. l began to feel
lonely and rather nervous. Still ]
did not have the slightest idea of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
REAL SCREEN NOVELTY

Fanciful, different, dramati,
possessing two separate plots ant
two separate sets OF characters
"Borderland, the Agnes Ayre;
Paramount picture which opens
at the Oregon theater for two days
beginning today is claimed to be q
real photodramatic novelty.
A discontented, restless modern
wife is about to make mis-steI
when she is warned by an ancestor
who had suffered from a similar
error. There is claimed for this
story by Miss Dix unique com
bination of the appeal which made
so successful such plays as THE
Return of Peter Grim" 'Liliom. -
"The Tempest" and Peter Pan. :"
Paul Powell directed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
SURROUNDED BY ADVENTURE

An island, as everyone knows,
Is a body of land entirely sur
rounded by water. The Isle OF
zorda," coming tomorrow to the
Grand theatre is a stupendous
photoplay production entirely
surrounded by adventure, mys-
terry. romance, beauty, thrills and
sensations.
And no wonder, for is it not a
perturbation of Jules Verne's
novel, Matthias Sandorf?" Jules
Verne. among other things, wrote
Twenty Thousand Leagues I'm
der the Sea" and Around the
World in Eighty Days"
THE Isle of Zorda" is a story
of revolution. invention. exotic
and Oriental intrigue and the
slave marts of Asial 1t was pro-
duced by Louis Nalpas In France.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
ENGINEER KILLED
WHEN TRAIN HITS
ROCK IN TRACK

Yakima. Wash, Aug z5.-E. F.
Jones, for about "a years in the
service OF the Northern Pacific
and engineer on No 1. was killed
today when the limited, west
bound struck a rock this morning
and the engine went over the
bank. r. j. Arnold. locomotive
fireman, was injured but it is re-
ported that his injuries may not
prove serious. The accident oe-
CURED near the Wymer station.
20 miles east OF Ellensburg early
this morning.
According to reports from the
Northern Pacific office. the train
piled up when the engine hit the
rock and five coaches. including
the mali car, were deraiIed though
the damage TO the cars is reported
to be comparatively slight. A few
passengers were slightly bruised
in the collision but none was in
iured to any great extent Engi-
neer Jones stuck TO his engine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

i 81 shall never know whether II
was a dream or not, Mrs. Whining
ton, but in a little while I heard
the noise Of taxi coming hurried
lly up the street. 1t drew up on the
other side and two men got out
In a few minutes my telephone
rangl I rushed to It'll
81 heard Walters voice, rather
muffled, as though he were afraid
OF being overheard.
'Sheila, he said Listen, sweet
heart. 1t is very important and I
have little The connection was
brokenl Frantieally 1 tried to get
it again. called mp central, Wall
ter's fathers house and the hospi-
tai, but could not get him.
"At Walters home a sleepy but
ler said that Mr.. Jones had not
been there all day. At the hospital
they told me he had left. And the
telephone operator, when insisted
that someone had been calling me,
remarked with maddening indiffer-
enee, No one on your line was
furious, but what could / dot
II grew quite hysterieal. l began
to laugh; and then L found myself
crying as though my heart would
break. 1 do not know whether or
not this was a dream. But if it were
reality and was awake, then | do
not know the time l went to sleep.
The last thing / remember Of my
dream or really waking were those
same two men standing across from
my window watching the house.
"All at once I felt, rather than
heard, someone rattling at the door
and shouting to me to let them in.
For moment, before was thor
Dughly awake, I was frozen with
fear. Then l realized that it was
broad daylight.
No one can hurt me in day
.ime,' l reassured myself, and
toward the door"
Tomerow-In the Name Of the
Law.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

( the awful thing that was in stor,
for me-
81 picked up the paper and rar
my eyes idly over its contents. DowI
in one corner found a little poem
1t was called, At Dawn. Two OF
three times / read it over and
although at the time / did not
know that the lines had printed
themselves on my brain, yet after
ward in Oh, III repeat them
to you:
" Beloved, our pathway parts;
The idyl is ended
No thought Of broken hearts;
Hearts soon are mended.
" Hearts mend-but oh, the years
That shall pass, leaving
Sad memories, yeiIed in tears,
Like gray nuns grieving.'
How long I sat there l do not
know. I could not realize that in
less than u hours l would be Mrs.
Walter Jones, Jr.' l spoke the name
aloud and, as 1 did so, 1 gave
little, Involuntary shudder. Was it
prophetici I did not know. Again
doubts of the wisdom of my pro-
ceedings during the last few days
assailed me.
The little italian clock on the
mantel chimed out the half hour. 1
looked in establishment and found it
was half after midnight Walter
would not telephone at such an
hour.
II undressed and almost trem-
blingly climbed into bed. But Il
could not stay there. .Someway 1t
seemed wrong. 1 couldn't tell why.
| got out of bed timidly and slipped
on a dressing gown over my night
dress, and drawing a chair up to
the window l sat there in the dark
gazing at the stars.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
FRED FULTON MEETS
BILLY MISKE TONIGHT

st. Paul. Mimi, Aug. 25.-Af-
ter having been postponed twice.
the ten round no decision bout
between Fred Fulton, Minneapo-
lis heavyweight, and Billy Miske
OF st. Paul, is set for tonight at
the local Western Association
baseball park.
The winner is expected to OBJ
tain a bout with Jack Dempsey.
worlds champion.
Fulton and Miske met here in
January. 1918. but the various
Twin Cities sport writer's disa-
greed on the verdict.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

Spokane, Wash. Aug. 25.-
Northern Pacific passenger train
No. 1. westbound, was derailed
near Wymer, 20 miles east OF Ell
lensburg. early today according to
Information received at railroad
offices here. 1t was stated that
the engineer, whose name was not
known. was killed. None of the
passengers were injured. it was
reported.