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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16
DEFEAT LABOR LAW
Little Interest in Maine Election AT
fecting Women and Minors.

Portland, Me-, Oct. 16.-Defeat of
the proposed law to reduce the max
imum working week for women and
minors from 81 to 4S hours, by a mar
gin of $4,000 votes. was indicated to-
day with returns from the rural dis
tricts slowly coming in.
Voting in the special election, mi
tiated by a petition of more than
1000 voters was light.
Only half of the normal vote was
cast in 1877 cities, towns and planta-
lions from which returns have been
received.
The measure was sponsored by
members Of labor unions and the state
branch of the American Federation Of
Labor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16
FLOODS IN TEXAS.
Week Of Unceasing Rain Has Put
Streams at High Water Stages.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 16.-Many
streams in North, East, Central and
West Texas are at flood stages fol-
lowing almost a weeks unceasing
rain in these regions, according to
reports received here today.
The property loss is expected to
be heavy.
Railroad traffic has been delayed
because Of washouts.
Telegraph and telephone service is
also demoralzed.
No loss of life is reported.
The area most affected by flood
waters is the territory reaching from
the headwaters of the Red river to
Ringgold, Tex, a distance of 400
miles.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16
sEEK|NGFOOD.
MODS SWARM
! OVER BERLIN
-
Several Thousand Rioters
Attempt to Storm
City Hall.
POLICE REPULSE THEM
Youths and Women Pillage
Bakeries When Bread
=. Rises Again. "a
POLICE REPULSE THEM
BY the Associated Press.

Berlin, Oct. 10.-Seyeral thousand
unemployed attempted to storm the
. Rathaus, or the town hall. in the
heart of this city this morning, but
were repulsed by the police, who
/ charged the mob with fixed bayo-
. nets.
The demonstration, which. the au-
a thorities say, was led by communistic
agitators, completely blocked traffic
in what is normally one of the most
congested quarters of the city and
forced numerous shops TO pull down
their iron shutters as a protection
; against hooters.
Mobs in the outlying sections of
Greater Berlin kept the police busy
+ all the forenoon. At one point the
police were forced TO fire into the
crowd, seriously wounding three DEM
constructors.
Clash at Mannheim.
Renewed food riots are reported
from numerous points in Germany. A
serious clash occurred in Mannheim,
onstrAtor were killed.
Leipsic continues to be the scene
of renewed rioting and many of the
= shopkeepers chose to give away bread
.and oieomaragine in preference to hav.
! ing their premises looted. d.
The police are guarding the market
halls, while most of the shops in the
heart of the city either have cleared
their show windows of all displays OF
have shut down completely.
More than 100 Communist leaders
have been arrested at Hildesheim ant
Elfeld, in the province Of Hanover
while attempting to hold congress o.
Workers Council.
Bakeries Are Pillaged.
The sudden increase in the price o
the pound loaf of bread from 81 I,
4S0.000,000 marks has caused excite
ment and anger among the Berlir
working classes. 1t has also beef
responsible for much of the plumber
ing Of bakers shops By bands o
youths and women,
Demonstrators against high price
smashed the windows of bak
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16

himself confined TO n hospital, d.
rected the operation of the 800 guards
men in the flood area by telephone.
A temporary relief committee COM
posed of 40 business men and min
listers was hastily formed soon after
the first warning was flashed to the
city. that part Of the reservoir en-
bankment had crumbled, and by the
time the stream of refugees had
started from the lowlands tentative
plans had been made to house them.
| But for the hasty work thousands
would have had to spend the night
on the streets in cold rain.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16
Loot Is Recovered.
By WILLIAM Il, NASH

Special Cable TO The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
Dusseldorf, Oct. 16.-Loot from Sat
urday's pillaging, including silk stock
ings, neckties, stovepipe hats, fur
coats. party gowns ard lingerie was
found hidden in out of the way cor
ners all over town today. and So more
arrests were made, bringing the total
to more than 800. Rough preliminary
estimates place the amount of dam
age done by the looters at several mil.
lion dollars, part of which. will have
to be paid by the city, part by the
state and part BIZ the nation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16

cries, and polieemen who endeavor-
ed to protect property were disarmed
before achievements could be
brought up.
In the Schonenberg district 5000
demonstrators, mostly unemployed
men. reinforced by women with mar
ket baskets, repeated the performance
OF Saturday, marching to the rathaus
and making demands upon the author.
tiles for increased doles. The police
reserves, with fixed bayonets, drove
the demonstrators away.
The leaders II the mob announced
that they would repeat tine demon
stration.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16

They became masters of the situa-
ton after fierce fighting in which n
number of persons were injured, sew
eral seriously. For the moment, adds
the message, the city hall and the
stock exchange have been locked and
strongly guarded, and the Wilhelm
strasse is closed TO pedestrians and
vehicles.
The trouble arose over the food SIT
uation. The crowds of unemployed
which appeared before the city hall
demanded to see the burgomaster. The
police dispersed this crowd but it was
joined later by reinforcements from
the side streets and the guards final
~ had to Use revolvers to scatter it
All the shops in the neighborhood ..
the main building were closed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-16
Mob Storms Stock Exchange.

Mob Storms Stock Exchange.
London, Oct. ia mob tried to
force its way into the Berlin stock
exchange this morning, says a Cen
trail News Dispatch from the Ger
man capital. The doors were prompt
ly closed and police took IN the
task of dealing with the attacking
throng.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
CIRCUS APACE
OF PROGRESS

That magic word. progress" has
hit the circus business with a ven.
geance and. the world OF flying
trapeze. grinnlBg Eorilias and
clowns has kept pace with the
flying machine. the wireless tele.
phone and the animated picture.
according TO Col. George Goodhart.
veteran advance man for Ringing
Brothers & Bsrnum and Bailey's
circus. which comes to Seattle Aug.
ust 20 and Il.
Forty.five years ago. when Col.
Goodhart started work as an ad.
vance mar for Ringing Brothers.
the then biggest show on earth. "
Travelled in 50 wagons, had tame
lion that was led By string in
the parade, one elephant. few
monkeys and a camel or two. II
took a yeaf 10 go from New York
TO New Orleans.
Now. the circus. SIN the biggest
show On earth" has herd Of 30
elephants. travels in several special
trains. and covers 1900 miles in
six months The show is bigger
and better than ever" the advance
publicity men declare-but then,
mats why advance publicity men
are hired, you know.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
FOREST FIRES
FEW THIS YEAR
Extreme Caution viii Tide
State Over Danger

The greedy Ore demon. which
annually takes an enormous toll
from tho virgin timber Of the state
.is in fair why to be cheated Of
his prey this summer n campers
and hikss exercise extreme care
during the remainder Of tho month,
according 10 w. G. weigle. super
visor OF tho snoqualmIe national
forest.
while the condition Of the woods
at this Time Is exceedingly pro
Curious. and fires may start and
run with the greatest ease. due ID
the excessively dry condition, losses
70 date have been nominal
4 fire near Darlington. in sno
homish county. burned over 800
acres Of sIashiuEs last Friday and
Saturday but has been controlled.
weigle said Small fires have been
burning near swan lake. on the
Green river. and on the skagit
river. but no virgin timber has been
consumed and these have nil been
controlled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31

Coroner W. II. corson Tuesday
was investigating the circumstance.
surrounding tho automobile wreck
az Borcn ave. and olive ST.. at !
o'clock Monday evening, which re.
suited in the death of MISS Helen
Bcbb. IL. yiollnist, Twins az 2TiT w
Cater 81.
The gtri was on her way 20 the
home OF Nine, Engberg. director OF
the Seattle Symphony orchestra,
She was riding tu a car driven hy
Ralph Engberg, is. son OF the or,
chestra leader. when the auto col.
liled with another machine driven
by r. c, Ragan. 1870 Marion Il. Eng,
bergs auto crashed into the small.
or car. sklJded several feet and
overturned. Several witnesses 10
the accident rescued the girl and
Engbsrs from under the car. The
girl was dead and Engberg uncon.
scious The boy was taken to the
swedish hospital. suffering from
serious internal injuries. His condl.
ton Tuesday was said 10 be- favor.
able and his recovery L. expected.
Miss Bcbb had left her home to at.
tend musicale az the Engberg home.
1909 Belmont ave. aud was TO have
played for a small gathering OF
lovers She had left with Eng.
berg before her parents. rs she was
iu hurry 70 set there and attend
10 details u the program.
Miss Bebb was the daughter of the
late Frank -. Huhbsll. a prominent
seattle business man OF few years
$50. She Is survived by her mother.
Mrs. William y Bebb, and her step
father. she was graduate Of the
Queen Anne high school last year.
Coroner corson has not yet decided
whether an inquest win be held, al.
tho il Is probable that such action
viii be taken.
Raglan. who Is a visitor to Seattle
from Lewiston Idaho. was booked
BY the police and released on his per-
sonal recognizance after a lengthy
sriliing OF both himself and hts wife.
who was with him In the car.
Ragan told the police tina, his car
was going slowly across the inter-
section and Engberg's auto ap-
preached at high speed. Raglan
turned his car 10 avoid the other,
but Engberg had not swerved from
his path in an effort to avoid a col.
lision. Engberg's condition Is so SER
ious that be had not yet been ques-
toned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
RED MEN IN
SESSION HERE,

The Great Council OF Washington.
Improved order OF Red Men. aud
the Degree Of Pocahontas are hold.
ing their annual Great sun sessions
at the Economy market hall and the
swedish club. respectively, for two
days. beginning Monday.
More than $50 delegates are in at.
tendance at the Economy market
session. while 70 women are attend.
ing sessions at the Swedish club. at
Seventh and Olive. Tho Red Men
intend TO. double their membership
during the coming year, since they
win be under tho direct supervision
Of the Grand Council OF the United
States.
Tuesday afternoon the entire Wis.
ting delegation will march 10 tho
statue OF Chief sealth. at Fourth
and Cedar. and proceed TO give tho
chief a bath. Officers were to be
elected ut 10 a. m, Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
REDS SEEK TO
GAIN GROUND

Efforts 10 take over the etnire
Chukotsk peninsula, Russian terri.
tory across Boring sea from Alaska,
are now being made by the soviet
forces. Is the belief expressed Mon.
day by Olaf b. swenson. president
Of an exporting and importing firm,
serving the Chultotsk territory.
The region is the richest fur.pro.
ducing district In the world and is
also rich In mineral wealth. Tho
reds" realizing Its value. are en-.
deavoring TO seize It from the Rus.
sian white forces, according to
Swenson. The seizure OF American
trading vessels in the territory re.
Gently is believed to be forernnner
TO more activity by the reds" in
gaining complete control OF the dis.
trict.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
DEAD LINE
OF GIaiDILI

A hugo bouquet OF glndloll and
astcrs stood down the corridor tho
only wall" necessary 10 remind
those waiting outside that il marked
the line beyond which they must not
approach the door OF the presidents
sick room
President Harding occupies the
presidential suite az the ho,cl-the
fourth time il has been occupied.
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt and
King Albert " Belgium have been
the others 70 use Il. Next week Cen
cral Pcrahing WAS 10 have been as.
signed 20 the suite as special honor.
but now this plan has been changed.
The suite consists Of a living room.
dining room, three bedrooms aud
private baths ana serving rooms. as
We'll as a reception aicoye.
Airs. Harding has room hdjoln
ms that OF her husband "a room fin
iahcd In gray tapestries and fur
nished wllh mahogany.
The presidents room Il similar
70 that 81 Alrs Harding. excepting
that the furniture Is walnut.
The dining room. richly panoled
Is furnished with heavily carved
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
COP IS GIVEN
WHISKY BATH

Surprised by raiding party of
policemen. Monday night. Martha
Brown. 80. OF 500 Fifth ave. NJ, at.
tempted to destroy n pailful OF
moonshInc, II Is alleged. She grew
80 excited. however, in her efforts
TO dump II. according 10 the officers,
that she threw n directly on Lieut..
l.. J. Forbes. giving him an i'm.
promptu booze bath.
Forbes returned to tho police sta.
ton with the woman, locked her up
and took Off his whisky .drenchcd
clothes. During the trip down town
the officer attracted crowds by the
inviting odors that waited from him
He donned his other suit and waited
for his uniform 20 dry. But the
scent still remains.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
PREDICT BOOST
IN GAS PRICES

KANSAS CITY. Mo. July al
Present stagnatIon IN the oil indus.
try. due TO over supply. Is only tenn.
porary and higher prices can be OK.
pccted early next year. officials OF
the Independent oil rcfinerics of the
Mid.Continent field, meeting here TO.
day. declared.
Plans for closing down plants dur
ing August until the surplus produc
tion Is absorbed, was discussed at
tho meeting.
The rcfiners were generally pessI.
mlstlc over the immediate outlook.
They said several firms had been
forced TO suspend business recently
and something must be done to in.
crease profits OF refIncrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
Fear Foul Play in
Mans Disappearance

Fearing that he has met with
foul play officials OF the Pacific
Coast Biscuit CO. Tuesday asked the
police 10 search for Frank l.. Pine.
m, trusted employe. who dlsap.
pcared during the recent visit here
OF the Pacific fleet. Pinoza lived at
G02 Second ave and was very faith.
full i'm notifying the company when
he wished TO be excused from work.
Pinoza cannot be located at his
lodgings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
KIDNAPPED GIRL
SOUGHT HERE

kidnapped by three mon at CorvaL
US, Ore. late Monday night Tbolna
PIPER, was being sought in Seattle
by the police Tuesday. following in.
formation sent here By the Corvallis
police. ~
The girl was walking on a Cor.
Wallis street with a girl friend. when
Doth Of them were seized biz the
SIunapers. The other girl escaped.
but Thelma was carried on Tic
men were reported to be heading
Tor Seattle with the victim
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
Mount Vernon Men
Are Guests in B. C..

ANACoRTEs, July 3i.--Tho Vic.
toria Oh. ca Chamber Of Commerce
and the Vancouver Island Develop.
mcnt bureau, played hosts 10 100
members Of the Mount Vernon Com.
merclnl club yesterday. The Mount
Vernon party. accompanied by their
wives. went 10 Victoria to celebrate
the opening Of added ferry service
between the cities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
CALL FAMILY
TO SICK BED

SANTA ANA. Cnl.. July 3i.--AIrs
u. ~. Remsberg. OF this city. sister
Of President Harding. accompanied
by her husband and two daughters,
were scheduled to leave San Pedro
this afternoon for San Francisco In
order 20 be near the presidents bed.
side. Mrs. Remsberg received a
telegram from Secretary Christian
late last night advising her that Mrs.
thought It best for the fam.
ily TO make the trip 10 San Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
ny NJ. ID. TRACY

SAN FRANCISCO. July SIN n
fnveroom White House" ON the
eighth floor of the historic Palace
hotel in San Francisco. Warren q.
Harding. president Of the United
Statca, lay m today.
The president lny IN a bed of solid
walnut, surrounded by walls ~ tap.
eatry and panels IN a suite Of rooms
occupied boy hut three other persons
since they were built some 10 years
ago
lie was attended by five physl.
clans, ana waited on by his ever
faithful wife.
Outside the suite some 80 news.
paper correspondents. number Of
secret service men ana miscellaneous
attendants walked quietly to and fro
In an atmosphere heavy with the
smoke OF untold number Of cigar.
cts on floor Uttered with the stubs
~ committee ,tba,.a
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
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STARTS ON PAGE 1

blew out. but they kept on the trail
% the speeding woman, and when
sho drew UP TO the store Of Or
Lusk they arrested the alleged deaf
rr after he had made tho sale.
The customer made her escape
while the agents seized the doctor
and his wife
Agents declare tina, ~ Lusk IL
one OF The most auccoasfui narcotic
Dealers operating ~ The Northwest
lie ia known 20 have sold drugs in
Tacoma nrfmsttou, Seattle aud
many other cities u this section Ills
arrest viii halt "a great share Of the
drug selling that has been IN effect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
BULLETIN
Tacoma Civil War
Veteran Succumbs

TACOMA. July al Death took
Joseph d. Delangevin. as. veteran
OF the civil war and an inmate Of
the soldiers home at OrtinE. yester.
day. lie was well known thru this
section Of the state as a musician
and had lived here for 36 years. a
sister, Mrs. Josie Moffet, survives
him in Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
Baseball Bat May
Take Child's Life

Her skull fractured by baseball
bat which was thrown aside by n
small boy during a game neer Wood.
land park, Ada Melton, 4. was tnken
to Providence hospital Monday after.
noon. Her condition is serious. The
girl. a member Of an auto touris.
party from Tulsa, Okla, was watch
ing the game when she was struck
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31

A steel safe. stolen May I from
the Brown Bros. cigar store nj 1925
pike st., was found IN The woods at
The south end OF Beacon Hin, Mon.
day evening. The snfo had been bat.
tered open and robbed OF It's con.
tents OF sl135 cash and $1,000 In
ohnrlta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
WATER sHUTOFF

water viii be shut Off on
Fremont ave. from N. saith ST.
TO government canal. and on n.
oath ST. from Evanston ave. 10
Fremont ave, also on n. b0th
st. from sunnysido ave. 10
Meridian ave, Wednesday. from
8 n. m. 10 p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
Five Famous Physicians
Attending the President
Mrs. Harding Stays Close to Bedside and
Waits On Husband

Cifoahslan walnut with orange
glass bowls Of fruit and candle
sticks adjoining the table.
The reception room Is OF an ivory
finish and In it's 10 windowa hung
eight onnariea and two love birds
brought IN 20 cheer the president
and hla wife.
NAVY PHYSICIAN
CLOSE AT HAND
DR. joel r. Boone has been as.
signed the third Of the three bed
rooms, The room OF Dr. Sawyer ad.
Joins tho presidential suite
Around the suite all Is quiet. But
IN the far end Of adjoining corridors
the life Of the big hotel goes on ms
usual. A phonograph played late
last night on tho same floor long
after the members Of the presl.
dents official party had retired.
In the lobby below the scene dur,
ing the evening was almost bril-
liant.
Women ln dazzling gowns came
ana went, In the crowds mixed men
hNnMn tNN hhita hhfi MUMMY NJ
miral Rodman. Herbert Hoover.
Speaker Gillette OF the house, See
retaries Work aud christiau-and
others perhaps only little less
well known
Now and then Dr. Sawyer slight
Of build and nervous. would appear,
or perhaps Lieut. Commander
Boone. dark. handsome and attired
IN the brilliant uniform OF the navy.
Hardly "a step could they take with.
out being surrounded by IA group
OF inquising dignitaries or Of news
paper men seeking some new light
on the presidents illness Many OF
the questions were evaded And
then. outside the hotel. the traffic
Of Market ~. rumbled on as usual
street ears roaring. automobiles
dashinR 10 the shrill OF the police.
mans whistle aud newsboys shout
Ing
IAN about President Hardings
sickness"
That was perhaps n small part.
but nevertheless real part. OF the
picture u president sick away
from home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
OPERATED on TriE
TACOMA HIGHWAY

According 20 Harry " William,
son. chief u the federal navotic
bureau bore. tusk sold his drugs ~
81 "A grain and would inject The
drug " the customer preferred. He
dId his work absolutely in the
open. say agents. and FOR many
months has operated on the Tacoma.
Seattle highway Ho has been un.
DIR surveillance for two months and
had not been arrested sooner bc.
cause the agents were intent on
getting him IN an unbeatable case
When the smoking auto drew up
TO tho store at Gallaghcr's corner
no suspicion was aroused at its pres
ence, i.usk aud hts wife believed
that Tie men had had tire trouble
and had stopped TO get repairs.
His arrest followed when the
agents spokv 70 him about the sale
and later found the $4,000 worth or
bruuu nm hga rArwaqt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
ARREST u SECOND
IN LAST FOUR DAYS

Tho arrest Of the Iusks marks
the fourth capture or dealers within
two days. Two negroes were taken
into custody Sunday night in the
lower section Of the city and were
bound over 10 the federal grand
jury Monday on violation charges.
Two heavy sentences. ono Of one
year and tho other OF three years
in Mcneil island prison. have been
melted out 10 convicted dealers with.
in ile past week by federal judges
here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
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STARTS ON PAGE /

the presidents physicians seen to enter the presidents
suite and after emerged but without giving any word
as to the president At there had been further
break in the quiet around the presidential suite few
early sers beginning to stir in the lobby and various
floors of the hotel
SAN FRANCISCO July 31-Dawn of another day at
$50 m. found President Harding continuing his fight
against penuemonia with ptomane poisoning. While no
word had from the presidents for three hours
mo considered good news For further unfavo-
able developments undoubtedly would have been followed by
an unusual stir about the suite
BULLETIN
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-(945 a. m)-President
fardngs physicians still in consultation at 945 a. M
today according to the best information obtanabe-three
quarters of hour after the time they had been expected
issue their formal morning bulletin Cause of the delay
was not known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
us
RED .CROWN
for the
EXPERIENCED
MOTORIST

"Red Crown" is an sll-refinery gasoline,
every drop of which vaponnes rapidly
and uniformly in tho carburetor, and Is
completely consumed in the cylinders,
giving easy starting, quick and smooth
accelera,ion and full power. That's why
consistent, users Of RED Crown" get
greater hcxibility and more mileage
from their cars, and have less trouble
starting all the year round.
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