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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-06
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DANCE HALLS
STARTS ON PAGE /

her partner 20 buy Mrs. Harris eH.
planned
GIRLS DEVELOP
AWFUL TIIIHsTs
"And tho Elrls all have developed
great thlrsts," abe added.
we try to keep the standard Of
conduct a. high us possible. We DO
not allow smoking or drinking, nor
can the giri leave tho place during
the dancing. Sometimes the girls dn
drink. The other day we discharged
ono girl for drinking. A sailor gave
her flask OF liquor and ahe drank
part and had tho rest In the flask
when We caught her
These girls have ideals. They
have an organization and we are
planning 10 build clubhouse. When
this is ready wen have lectures and
programs The girls viii be taught
thrift They need that very much,
for their money comes easily and
consequently goes easily,
Opposition 10 the dance halls
IL nothing moro than politics"
Mrs. Harris charged. There IA
not near the danger In the dance
halls Of this city that there is In
the moving picture shows or the
playiields.
The movies arc suggestive and
do no, have the proper educational
value. The Fairgrounds are unsupeF.
yised at night and this alone IL a big
evil"
Lack Of proper home training and
failure OF mothers 10 understand
their daughters. was given by Mrs
Harris as this main reason why the
dance hall problem now exists. Too
often tho home failh in It's purpose.
and there Is no incentive for tho
young TO stay there, she said.
Mrs Harris branded the cabaret
hh tho most dangerous OF dance
halls.
The floor space IL too limit.
ed" abe said. There Ia n tend.
ency for couples TO get In cor.
ner and dance n hundred miles
without moving three feet.
Cabaraets are tho only places
where women can smoke"
Mrs. Harris also defended the
dance hall matrons.
They are fat she said. but not
too fat TO DO effective. Just fai
enough TO DO good natured"
Following tho address. the speak.
er bora the brun, Of dozens Of cues.
tons that were fired az her from
the audience.
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Four Children Die
in Apartment Fire

EDMONTON. Alta, Nov. 6.--Four
children were burned to death and
a firth seriously injured In n fire
which destroyed n large apartment
house here yesterday. Tho dcnd are
Edith Campbell Is; Alice Campbell.
70: Arthur Ross. 10. and Neil
Ross. 10.
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BoRAx IN STARCH

Put n little bornx In your starch
and you viii find II gives more
permanent atiffncss and That the fab.
rlcs will iron moro smoothly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-06
BURIED HOPES OF
HARDY PIONEERS ,

From the Mexican line on the
south 10 the Canadian border on
the north, one might trace a line
OF buried hopes of those hardy pio-
neers who had come West. invested
their little ALI In lands with the
right to buy water at a certain
| figure-the price paid for the land
including what was known AZ "a
water right"--oniy TO see tho price
Of water rise year by year as the
need grew greater and the greed Of
the water lords grew kecner. until
finally all the profits Of the farm
we're going into the treasures Of the
water lords.
Then came the demand TO have
the price of water fixed by law.
Boards OF supervisors were elected
by water users and prices for the
priceless commodity fixed on basis
to yield not in excess Of Z per cent
on the investment.
This was a distinct step forward
In some cases. In others rate
yielding por cent was absurdly
high, owing to tho high cost Of the
system.
Such was the case OF the Cuya.
maca water system In Southern
California. a system costing s2,2OO,.
900 in 1889. and the completion OF
which enabled the original project.
ors to sell large quantities OF land
with water rights" which Bubsc.
uuently became worthless when the
utter inadequacy OF the system was
tested In series OF dry years.
Land owners went broke. the sys.
tenn went broke and was sold for
an infinitcsimal fraction OF It's or.
iginal cost.
SECURITY" BECOMES
NEARLY A JEST
Such was the fate OF the larger
sweetwnter system In tho Same 70.
gion. whore land was sold at 1850
the acre with perpetual water
right" Tho system was compelled
TO undergo frequent reorganization
to avoid bankruptcy. 70 the continu.
Gus loss Of property owners depend.
ont on tho reservoir for their very
| lives.
30 II was all over tho West. until
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SHE TELLS ABOUT
COPS side MONEY"

who pays tho speciAi policemen
who arc used at the dance halls7"
ahe was asked.
Tho dance halls" she answered
The men are special police officers.
Very often they arc men who work
on the police force during the day.
Very often they are traffic officers.
You pay your policemen so little,
they feel justified in making mon.
sy on the aide" she said.
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REDEMPTION PROVES
COSTLY SALVATION

Evidently the redemption" which
these private enterprises had given
to the West had been a rather
costly form Of saivation--for tire rc-
decncrs. at least.
No better proof Of the unprofit.
ablcness of private enterprise in r.
rigation work could be given than
mere recital Of the stories OF some
OF thosa enterprises thru the two
score years prior 10 the adoption
OF tha Newlands act In 1901.
II Is a fact that irrigation secur-
tiles had fallen into state truly
ahysrnai BY is0o--that Wall Street
had repudiated practically all pro
posed new issues. that Il was almost
imposssble TO enlist capital. even
Western capital. In irrigation prof.
ects. and Of all tho various com.
panies organized 10 sell water. which
Work claims had ''rSdeemed tho
West" very large proportion had
gone thru Reorganization at m
enormous loss to prevent outright
bankruptcy. while many others had
fallen hopelessly by the wayslde.
The result in many cases was that
ranchers who were so unfortunate
as to own land under these private.
ly owned water systems saw the
water lords unable TO extend or even
keep up their water supply. and as
one result we're compelled to stand
by helplessly and witness the de-
struction OF those homes 80 care
fully and painfully built up thru the
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By w. IL. poRTERFIELp

T-ronapiy the greatest living au'
thority on the twin sciences Of irri-
CATION and reclamation Is Or. Fred.
erick III. Newell. former director Of
the U. s. reclamation service. lato
professor OF civil engineering. Uni.
versity Of Illinois. now a resident OF
Washington. ID. c,
Discussing private enterprises In
irrigation. which Secretary Work as.
sures us redeemed the West 80
years before government reclama-
ton began" Or. Newell. In tho En-
eylopcdia Americana. writes;
The most notable advances In ir.
rigation development were made
possible BY the passage OF the
reclamation act OF Senator Newlanda
Of Nevada. signed by President
Roosevelt. June II. 1903, The neccs.
slty for this act arose from the
condition that a great part OF the
land 20 DO reclaimed belonged to
the national government. and also
from the fact that investments In
privately owned irrigation works
had rrotaA nnnrngttahAeFs
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
KLANSMAN
STARTS ON PAGE l

the shots. pursued Fox. He was
oyerpowcrcd by George y. Finch
and George w. Alien, who de- +,
talned him until police arrived.
He was going 10 publish some re.
ports about me that would have
ruined me and II I hadn't shot him
he would have ruined me-" Fox told
his captors. when informed cohurn
was dead. Allen said that Fox NUT,
tered. Tim glad"
Fox. taken TO police headquarters
and grilled for an hour. refused TO
make any statement.
PERSONAL MATTER
SAYS KHAN OFFICIAL
An official OF the Ku Kiux Khan,
In statement. declared tho affair
''reErrttabie" and said. 1T must
have been a personal matter DO.
tween tho participants"
DR.. Johnson Haid when Fox called
at the Simmons homo Sunday night
Simmons was IN Birmingham. but
Johnston and Capt. Norris A. Moore.
OF tho Texas state rangers. received
Fox.
''Ha said that io had some very
important information 10 convey to
tho colonel personally. Ho said that
the information he had would tear
up the Dallas frexaal Khan No. &C."
Fox launched into nm attack on
Imperial officers Of tho khan. declnr.
ing, Il can't stand 10 continue TO
prostitute myself an have been
compelled 10 do" Hs said that he
had left the imperial palace for
good aud intended returning 10
Dallas.
Ho charged that II. X. Ramsey.
imperial kiigraph. was withou, In.
telllgrnc1.' and that he was trying
10 get George Butcher. a Texas
Khan leader. Or. Johnston said. III.
C. Mccall. imperial representative
n, Washington. lacked brains and
executive ability" no said Fox told
him.
Fox launched into TRADE against
Or. II. w. Evans. imperial wizard.
Brown Harwood, n. ]. Mahonsy and
others. He told me no probably had
some information that wanted. He
appeared III at case and seemed 10
try 70 impress Captain Moore and
myself that nc was drinking"
DECLARES SLAYER
THREATENED FOUR
When Captain Moore left the room,
Fox shifted hin position. stood up,
pulled out a revolver and. according
TO DR.. Johnston. said:
DIR. Johnston, have bean sent
hero 10 XIII you"
Johnston Aaid he grabbed the mug.
xie Of the weapon and pushed his
thumb under tho hammer. Then nc
returned the gun to Fox and told him
TO so ahead and shoot.
Il Just can't do H." Fox replied.
After Fox had Gained down some.
asked him who had sent him here
TO kin mo-" tho statement said. 7
can't say" Fox replied. You, Sim
mons. Clarke md Bill coburn arc
slated To CO.
Johnston expressed wish that he
had killed Fox ITO save Coburn.'
when Simmons was In charge OF
the Khan. Coburn was grand dragon
OF California. After the Inglewood.
Cal. riots. in which several were
killed, he came 10 Atlanta and joined
the legal staff He has been promi.
nent in social and business affairs Of
Atlanta since and had wide follow.
ing OF friends.
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her partner 20 buy Mrs. Harris eI.
plained
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-04-28

Ell Seetao de la Guerra Weeks ha anunciadO Washington
propone nvegar los hehOs CAPTAIN Edwin H.
Rand bella Mrs. Agnes Harms Rand
A. L. COnge cOmandane de dchO Regmieno
Houston Texas Aegan los
Conger ne caraer
sOdadO pendiendO ejercer
sobre de o6ciales, fines inmorales
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-04-28

Las aspracone Henry la Presdncia de los Estados
nos fracasada decara la del notable
dOnde ambos halaban de
vista que ogaba electO Executive NaclO
nal negaa resdr la Casa Blanca, deandoe lr
Washington solo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-04-28

FredOa dpulas de la Lyn High School, en-
prOesOres de las aua
da en- que graduation de Case Snor por uzga
selas nmOdesa La Case ante
decision del cuerpo facutavo neg6 rec diplomas
la pelOtera padre.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05

AT the sixth regular session,
March 18th, we eceived twelve
petitions. paid some bills and
adopted a code of bylaws; a
temperance clause in our bylaws
was laid over to be acted on at
our next regular session.
We held our seventh regular
session on April 9th, Noble John
Livezey as Potentate, forty-six
Mobiles present. The temperance
clause in our bylaws was taken
up, motion made to adopt same
was lost by vote of thirty-seven.
against, seven for. Nine petitions
were received.
At our eighth regular session
held on May 14th, 1883, we elect
ed eight, received thirteen petit
lions, voted to invite the Imperial
Potentate, Noble Sam Briggs, to
visit us on June 4th, 9Th and 9Th
as our guest; a banquet was or
dered for the evening of June
9Th, everybody was assessed So
to help pay for same and the Re-
corder was ordered to report the
condition Of our finances.
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Member Tells of EARLY Years
Of Now Flou1rishing Organ
ization--Grew from i /
Men to More Than A, 800
Bv Ell JEBEL's HISTORIAN.

IN URING the of 1887 the first steps taken
in the formation of Ell Jebel Temple. The persons
most prominent in securing the names OF those who
would agree to join this and to most of u.s. at this time
unknown order were Noble S. A. Shepherd afterwards
potentate this temple and Noble Frank Hard its first
recorder They secured the cooperation Of some thirty
or the prominent Masons of the city and word
was Isis Temple of Salina, Kans, that we had
class of novces ready for Them and September 3d. 1887
Isis Temple Denver under the leadership of their
then potentate Noble Edward c. Culp They brought with
their costumes paraphernaa and most of their Of
ficers They found however when they arrived here that
they needed additional help the afternoon of
the 23rd inst they communicated the order to eight of the
novces In that class Mobiles Aaron Cove Myron W.
Reed, M. r. Lawrence, Thomas Linton, S. A. Shepperd,
Frank j. Hard, ,Alva Adams and A. B. McGaffey.
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Noble from Mecca Temple
Had Large Part i'm Putt
ting lei Jebel Among
Shriners' Ranks

The first called session OF the
Temple under it's Charter was
held on Wednesday evening. July
10, 1851 for the purpose of
electing its officers. There were
thirty.four Mobiles present; Noble
M. j. Lawrence was elected
Chairman of the meeting and
Noble John Livezey, secretary.
TelIers were appointed and the
election of officers held, with the
following result:
Noble A. B. McGaffey, IL
Iustrous grand potentate; Noble
John Livezey, chief rabban; Noble
M. j.. Lawrence, assistant rabban;.
Noble w. d. Anthony, high priest
and prophet; Noble s. A. Shep-
perd, oriental guide; Noble A. G.
Raymond. treasurer; Noble f. ].
Hard. recorder
The above officers were in
stalled by Noble e. c. Culp on
August IA, together with the fol-
lowing. appointive officers:
Noble w. r. Harp, first cere-
monial master; Noble s. w. Chan
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The first special session of Ell
Jebel Temple was held on June
4th, 1888. The Illustrious Imper-
ial Potentate, Noble Sam Briggs
was present. Illustrious Noble
George @. Richmond having re-
turned from Europe, took his seat
as Grand Potentate. Twelve can
didates were elected, forty-nine
novices were created Mobiles, and
the banquet was held at Mrs.
Given's Dining Hall. A COM
mittee was appointed to draft
resolutions thanking the Imper-
ial Potentate for his visit.
The ninth regular session was
held on June 18th, 1888, The Re-
corder reported that we had Gre
ated two hundred and four Mob
les, affiliated three, one dead;
membership two hundred and six;
that we had collected $3.50,
spent $4,497,34 with $1,682.66 in
the treasury. We paid bills
amounting to $962.60.
Our tenth regular session was
held on July 9th, 1888. Informa-
ton had reached us that our
charter had been granted on June
18th, at the meeting Of the I'm
perial Council held in Toronto,
Canada, on that date, and a mo-
ton was made and carried that
we meet on July Is, 1888, or
ganize under our charter, and
elect our officers.
UNDER CHARTER.
Thus endeth the history of Ell
Jebel Temple under it's dispense.
ton, briefly and concisely as 1
could make it, and still convey
to you some information as to
what we did in those days and
how we did it. would say that
in those adolescent days, money
was no object to us; that we took
no particular thought of the NOR
row, but just went in for all the
fun we could get out of it and
let the future look out for It,
self. might also add that the
Shrine on those days, twenty
years ago, was run on somewhat
different lines from what it Is to-
day; acts were admitted and a
license was allowed that would
not now be tolerated. Some of
the innocent things that we did
then would be cause for punish
ment under our present laws.
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LaDue, McGaffey,. Nolds, Ray
mond and Shepperd. Eleven dead,
seven Omitted, nine are still mem
bers, only five of whom are
present with us today.
But to proceed with our his
tory: Noble Felker reported that
the committee on bylaws had
made no progress. Noble Giles
pie reported that they had pur
chased a Shrine outfit at a cost
of $500. Noble Shepperd for the
committee on hall asked for more
time Fifty-nine petitions were
read, ballot had and all elected.
Fifty-two of the novices were in
waiting and were introduced and
created mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine with full ceremonial under
the direction Of Grand Potentate
Noble Edward c. Culp, Of Isis
Temple. After the close the
Shrine adjourned to, the Hotel
Linton where a banquet was
held, concluding with a preSenta-
ton, by Noble w. D. Anthony.
for FL Jebel Temple. to Illus
trious Noble E. G. Cup, Of three
pieces of bronze statuary.
SECOND SESSION.
At the second session held on
January %, 1888, Noble Giles
pie as illustrious grand potentate
and thirty-three members present.
The committee on bylaws failed
to appear. The fee for comforting
the order was fixed at $50, and
we paid our bills, which in
Guided $1,1OS.35 to Isis Temple,
expense of their trip to Denver,
cost of dispensation, etc, $500 for
our costumes, $50 for toboggan
and sundry and divers other ex-
penses amounting to the sum of
$2,1435O. The trustees were ap-
pointed at this session and were
Noble McGaffey, Anthony and
Hard
Our third session was held on
February 6, 1888. Noble Gillespie
officiating. Twenty novices were
elected. The following motion
was put and carried: THAT min.
listers Of the Gospel be initiated,
when elected, without any fee,
providing that they are in good
standing an dactually engaged in
preaching" A committee of four
was appointed to arrange for a
banquet to be held at the Wind
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ney, second ceremonial master;
Noble F. E. Edbrooke, captain
of the guard; Noble Thomas
Linton. outer guard; Noble j. w.
Collins, medical examiner; Noble
Harry G. Frost, master of ward
\ robe; Noble T. F. LaDue, archi-
tect; Noble Thomas Nichol, captain
of the Arab patrol.
Mobiles McGaffey and Wadleigh
were appointed committee
to arrange for a trip to Salt
Lake City, Utah.
On Monday evening, October 8,
1888, a special session of Ell Jebel
Temple was held in Masonic Hall
in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thirty
six mobiles Of Ell Jebel Temple
were present and the order was
conferred on q class of sixteen
Utah novices. These sixteen mobiles
afterwards started FL Kalah Tenn
pie of Salt Lake City. Utah.
LADIES GIVE BANNER.
On Monday evening, January
IA, 1888, the Temple held a ,-ses-
sion for business and ceremony.
After the closing of the Temple,
the mobiles adjourned to the Wind
sor Hotel where, Joined by their
ladies, they partook of the tradi-
tional banquet. At this banquet
the ladies presented the Shrine
with it's beautiful and costly
banner.
On May 10, 1889, a motion to
invite the imperial council to
hold its 1890 session in Denver
was lost.
On December 9, 1889. Noble
Charles A. Raymond, our treas
urer, reported that he had re-
ceived from the recorder, $14,-
523, paid out $1O,4S7.06, and had
on hand $4,0s5.94. At this meet
ing the Shrine loaned the Ma
sonic Temple Association $4,000 at
per cent, due on or before
August /, 1892.
This meeting ended the first
full year of the Shrine, work
ing under It's charter; it had re-
ceived 407 petitions. spent it's
money in. anything but frugal
manner and yet had over $4,000
in it's treasury; not bad record.
At the session held September
8, 1890, Noble Walsen introduced
a resolution raising the fee to
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ORGANIZATION ENDED.

TIT concluded the work of or
ganization, and we could now only
sit down and wait for the imperial
grand potentate to send us our dis
pensation. 1t was duly issued,
and on Monday evening, January
1874, 1888, we held the first regular
session of Ell Jebel Temple in the
old room over the fire. station in
the City Hall, corner of Four
teenth and Larimer streets. Noble
E. c. Culp was present, bearing
the dispensation. Noble Richmond
was not present, being in Europe
at that time. The following Off.
GERS presided at that time:
Noble H. B. Gillespie as grand
poteptate, Noble A. 3. McCaffey
as chief rabban, Noble John Live.
zey as assistant rabban, Noble W.
D. Anthony as high priest and
prophet, Noble s. A. Shepperd as
Oriental guide, Noble c. A. Ray
mond as treasurer, Noble r. J.
Hard as recorder, Noble w. r..
Harp as first ceremonial master,
Noble M. J. Lawrence as marshal,
Noble F. z. Edbrooke as captain
Of the guard, Noble Thomas Lin
ton as outer guard.
HISTORY CONTINUES.
And the following mobiles: Alva
Adams, Joseph l.. Bailey, Horace
n. Banks, J. w. Collins. David
Davidson, George Duggan, Will
liam f. Felker, Aaron Cove,
Robert c. Greenlee, Frederick A.
Johnson, Theodore F. 11aDue,
Robert A. Long, Joseph Left,
Elisha J. Nolds. Celon e. DIN
and Frank A. Wadleigh. Eleven
officers and sixteen mobiles.
OF that little band Of twenty
seven, eleven officers and sixteen
mobiles, who were present at the
first ceremonial session, Of Jebel
Temple, and who assisted in con-
Quoting it's first class of novices
across the hot sands of the desert,
the following eleven have since
died: Mobiles Anthony, Banks,
Bailey, Collins, Felker, Gillespie,
Greeniee, Harp, Left, Linton and
DIN. Seven have ceased to be
members through dimit or other.
wise, and the following nine are
still members: Mobiles Adams
Quggan, Davidson, Edbrooke