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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15

reminded him that some OF the
biz Taxpayers wero always afraid
that no would run UP taxes.
MY desire" he said. rs 10 hold
them down. always. Tho records
will show that | have voted against
moro appropriations than anyone on
the council. shall always strivo 60
rave tho city great deal moro
money than cost"
And what do you think OF tho
moral condition OF tho olty7 Would
you favor moro strict law enforce.
montY" I dueriod.
There are two kinds OF control In
n city," hu came back. "ono Ia 10
let the bootleggera and gamblers con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15

ratio almost exactly In keeping with
my figures"
Ho voted against tho purchase.
and nearly lost caste with hir
municipal ownership friends.
! asked II no was still going strong
for municipal ownornhip.
Yes, II honestly and economically
administered" no replied.
wanted TO know about tho skagit
project,
THAT In costing too much, and nj
first opposed II on that ground,
i,ut now that II In under way. OF
course we must sec II thru and make
Il pay"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15

Waited MIX Nut ChaeoIaty.-
oho of the most popular pieces
IN which We uas Horlioi's matted
mllk and choice nut mcRts. COW.
er.a With nuper-uuaiity OF
milk chocolate.
eEsIsr 800 lib. box co.
speeiaI '............. OSC
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ny ]. II, JUSTICE

doubt very much II anyone has
evr one UP to oliver T, Erickson.
slapped him on the back and called
lie. And yet. II someone
should do Il. l will guarantee that
Erickson would feel good over II for
q whole year. He In hard working
and serious minded. but underneath
II all he has good sense OF humor.
Mr., Erickson Is u believer In
the brass tacks rather than
brass band method. And II II
my opinion that II the firm Of
Facts & Figures should ever open
an office In Seattle, IL would
want oliver 7. Erickson for the
manager.
| have heard a good deal about
him since I went out on this round.
up for good candidate for mayor.
and wanted 10 have q talk with him.
Monday | went TO the city hall. IL
was n holiday. as / discovered. but
found Erickson and the janitor
around the building.
was there for more than half an
hour. and while I did not have as
much fun as did when interviewing
Mayor Brown. came away with va.
disputable facts and figures and q
different taste In my mouth.
Before going into the city council
In 1910. Mr.. Erickson as engaged In
the electrical machinery manufac
turing business. and since becoming
a councilman. his pet department has
been the city light. Most OF the time
he has been chairman OF the commit.
tee having this utility In charge.
LIGHT RATES
HAVE COME DOWN
When l found him Monday he was
going over little book which proved
to be It's annual report for 1893. l
asked him about his experience on
this committee, and he handed mo
these figures. which may be dry read.
ing. but they are interesting:
When Erickson was first made
chairman OF tho committee. tho light
rates were as follows: ss cents for
the first 20 kilowats. ~ for the sec.
ond 30 XIV. 81 for the third 30 XIV.
and Az for all over.
BY gradual stages the rRtes were
reduced until In 1918 they stood like
this: SC for first IS XIV. 2 for all
over IS. and the minimum charge
had come down from 800 TO soc.
He declares that tho increased con.
sumption more than made up for the
reduction In rates. But In 1890
Erickson was not made chairman OF
the committee. but was Ieft as a
member. That year the rates were
rnised nc all around. and the mini
mum was put up 10 75c. He tells
OF rather amusing experience In
this connection. II seems that good
many big users. such as manufac-
turers and large commercial organ
izations that did not believe In ulu.
nicipally owned lights. wcro still
using the service OF the private com.
pany. When the rates were pushed
Up. soma OF these concerns came
around and made protest against the
raise. declaring the company with
which they were doing business
would also raise rates. which would
mean an enormous expense to them
VOTED AGAINST
CAR LINE PURCHASE
Mr.. Erickson can demonstrate
that both the small homo owner. as
vel as the large consumer. save In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin IS yeIlow-compiex.
ion pallid-tongue coated-appetite
poor-you have a bad taste in
your MOUTH lazy. no.good feel.
ing-you should take Olive Tablets.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets
substitute for calonel--were pre-.
pared by DR.. Edwards after II
years Of study.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil You win know them
by their olive color.
To have clear. pink skin, bright
eyes. no pimpies, a feeling OF buoy.
ancy like childhood days you must
get at the cause,
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel
yet have no dangerous after ef.
fecta.
They start the bile and overcome
constipation. Take one or two
nightly and note the pleasing re-
suits. Millions Of boxes are sold
annually at 15c and 2Oc.-Adver.
tisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15
Polygamist to Be
Sentenced Fridav

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. i5-cir.
cult Judge Duffy. OF Bend. Orc. viii
propouncs sentence next Friday on
Amos II. Lee, convicted Of Poiyearny
after three OF his wives had apf
pearod in court Tuesday afternoon.
a speedy trial was given Leo.
Thirty minutes sufficed 10 hear the
testimony and tho jury presented
their verdict after eight minutes' de
liberation.
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Erickson for Mayor? 1t
Might Be, Says Justice
Nobody Ever Slapped Him on the Back
and Called Him Ollie, but

tho asgregatc sum running into
tho hundreds OF thousands OF dol.
lars yearly because OF tho lowered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15

asked him what II looked like TO him.
~ have not been giving that much
consideration no replied. but ] Will
think II over and let you know"
Tomorrow the finals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15
Pioneer Western
Fighter Is Dead

BAN FRANCIBCo. Nov. b.
Col. Richard A. Eddy. pioneer In
dian fighter and picturesque West
crn pioneer, died here yesterday
Io IN credited with having founded
Missouia, Mont. and wnB active IN
tho early stages OF that states dc
velopment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-15

Iceland has neither trees nor rail.
roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected, candIed,
per doz. acc; average receipts. 25c;
Southern, CSC.
Live Pouitry-Roosters, per h.. Ice i:
turkeys. per h.. csc: spring chickens,
keats. young. each. csc; fowls. per h..
Livestock-Calves. choice. per ID, 100
lie: medium per h.. 9@9hc: thin. per
lb.. 6@7c. Lambs. spring. per h.. 160
16c. Live pigs. $s.0o@6 500 each; live
Dressed Poultrry-Fresh-killed spring
chickens. per lb.; 500 soc: winter
ROSTERS. per h.. 20 21c: turkeys, per
h.. 400 46c; keats. young. each. 70@S0c.
Green Fruits-Apples, per Dbl, $500
$50: California, oranges. per crate.
5000 900; lemons, per box, $4.6006.00:
grapefruit; ss.76@6.oo; strawberries. per
vsgss.deles-I'OtatSes;. Ne; !; per Dbl.
potatoes, North Carolina, $2.00@2.5O:
beans, &250@3.50; kale. per bbl.. $500
400; lettuce, Southern. 1880 500; peas,
$4,000 $50 per basket; celery, per crate.
5000 $50; cabbage. Southern. $500
peppers, per crate. Florida. $500 04.0O;
squash. $2.5o@4.Oo; Florida lima beans.
$4,000 500 per basket: asparagus. $1,000
400.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
Chicago Grain Market.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service

CHICAGO, May 23.-Except oats,
which were a shade higher, gains
opened off today. At Liverpool
wheat was at 2 o'clock II to n
pence above it's close before the
holiday period. First prices here
were:
Wheat-May, s1.1SN; July $1.17%
to $118A; Sept. $1.16K to ".
Corn-May, 80 cents; July 80 to
n cents; September, 70 to u cents.
Oats-May, AN cents; July 425s
cents; September 401s cents.
Rye-July 79A cents.
A wave of selling greeted wheat
at the start due to disappointing
cables. After the opening there
was good buying by prominent
commission houses. There was scat
tered commission house selling in
corn with buying support ap.
parently lacking. Offerings of oats
were limited and buying by locals
was scattered.
One house today says:
Crop news was bullish from the
Southwest yesterday and the crop
developments will be the big price
making factors the next few weeks.
There should be better buying spots
on setbacks. There is no increase
of Importance in country offerings
of corn and no gain in receipts of
With strength in
wheat there will be plenty of bull
incentives in corn, but the hog
situation is working away from the
bulls in corn, so that we look for
a two sided market. Warm weather
will tend to modify bullish views
also. Oats is in a trading posi-
ton"
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STOCK MARKET
On UPWARD
TREND
8.
u. S. Steel, Studebaker, and
]. Other Market Leaders Gain
In Early Trading.

+. NEW YORK, May 23.-The recov-
cry which started toward yester-
days close was continued in the first
two hours trading on the Stock
Exchange today. This time the
fa1lying movement was more pros
-nounced than those following re-
cent breaks, selling pressure being
absent.
Announcement by the Federal Re-
serve Board that prevailing reds
count rates would be maintained be-
cause of satisfactory business con-
0itions stimulated bullish sentiment.
The conclusion reached by the Har-
ward economic service that the pres
-ent downward trend in business is
only minor reaction in a major up
ward swing helped to discourage fur
Their bearish operations.
There is no doubt about the fact
that the drastic shake-out of the past
two months has caused the shifting
OF important holdings from weak to
strong hands, thereby materially
strengthening the fundamental no.
sition of the market. This became
clear in today'S trading, when pro-
fessional bear operators in an att
tempt to cover part of their COM
mltments had to bid up prices from
one to two points before their de-
mand was supplied.
q The scarcity of floating stocks
was particularly noticeable in the
steel and equipment groups. United
states Steel rose a point to 97ht
and Republic Steel about two points
to 49A. Baldwin improved nearly
two points to 1913 and American Car
and Foundry 2h points at 167H
Studebaker, which led yesterdays
recovery, was bid up IN point to
California Petroleum continued to
feature the oil section with a 8
point rise to 103M, but excellent
0Aytng was also noted in Pan-Amer.
lean, Phillips Petroleum and the
Standard Oil stocks. all advancinE
from one to two points.
Sugar and copper stocks We're
moderately strong, no doubt reflect
ING q better tone in the market for
beth commodities.
Union Pacific showed unusual
strength. rising about two POINTS
TO- 1879, in response to its fav-
cradle April earnings statements.
expectations Of this kind were re-
gp0nsible for the firmness of most
leading railroad stocks.
1secoveries, ranging from one to
two points were registered in the
specialties group. Industrial Alco-
hol gained about two points at 533s,
american Can q point at 95A; Du-
point IL point at 125 and Virginia
Carolina Chemical preferred ~
point at 301s.
u Call money renewed at Az per
cent, Y per cent below yesterdays
renewal rate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
ESCH -CUMNIHHS
ACT EVADED,
CHARGE
Gov. Sweet, OF Colorado, Says
Railroads Avoid Pooling
Profits yLavish Waste.
By VIM. X. HUTCHINSON.
International News Service.

Railroads are openly and fragrant
ly violating the law by evading the
provisions of the Esch- Cummins Act
calling for pooled profits, it was
asserted here today by Gov. William
E. Sweet (Dem.l of Colorado. one of
the governors who will attend the
Chicago railroad conference called
by Senator Lafollette tRep.l Of Wis
consin.
Governor Sweet is an advocate Of
consolidating American railroads into
few great systems.
Lavish Waste.
The present evasion of the law,
Governor Sweet declared, is being
accomplished by lavish waste in
expenditures" on the part of a few
prosperous roads, while the smaller
roads are experiencing continuous
operation losses. And, he added,
'the public pays the bill.
Along with the governors of q
dozen other States and number
of progressively inclined Senators
and Congressman, both Republican
and Democratic, Sweet WIN go to
Chicago the last of this week to
attend the Lafollette conference.
Transportation is the greatest
problem of our time," said Governor
Sweet in an interview today. Most
roads are tremendously in need Of
money, and their incomes are not
commensurate with their needs.
Lower Rates.
"I believe lowered rates would in
crease revenues, for they would
bring greater traffic.
Zone of the real causes for the
present situation is the failure of
the railroads to obey the provisions
Of the transportation act of 1920
which called upon them to pool
their profits by groups. The
prosperous railroads are spending
their SURPRISES in lavish waste
Of expenditures on their own
systems.
''No payments whatever have as
yet been made to the Government.
In order to evade the law, great
expenditures are made, far beyond
the carriers needs and the other
roads suffer. The public pays the
costs.
Consolidation Urged.
consolidating the roads into a
few great groups with the pooling
of receipts. the averaging of operat-
ing costs and distribution OF profits
is the only solution. Until that is
obtained, the transportation act
should be strictly enforced
The Chicago conference has been
called primarily to consider railroad
valuation, but it probably will de-
velop into a general clinic on the
question OF what is the matter
tn4 de- II e..
ence and others of similar nature
are to lay the groundwork for the
campaign which the progressives
will launch In the new Congress for
railroad reform.
Among the governors to attend
are Sweet OF Colorado, Davis of
Kansas, Walton Of Oklahoma,
Richie Of Maryland, Hunt of Ari-
IONA, Dixon of Montana, and Ross
Of Wyoming. William Jennings
Bryan also will be there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
N. Y. Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Cotton
futures were firm at the opening to-
day, with prices advancing from 10
to 20 points. The sharp upturn
yesterday invited further short COW
ring and buying for long account.
Shorts in the near crop months
were made especially uncomfortable.
the scarcity of these contracts be
ing again noticeable.
May opened at 1856, up 90 points:
July at 27.10, up 10 points; October
at 24.18, up Is points; November
at 1880 up Is points, and Decem-
Der al, 1855, up 10 points
Liverpool tables reported firmness
at that center, helping bullish senti-
ment. Weather reports were
mixed.
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Capital Traction, 4@98A, 10SSA,
Washington Railway and Electric
COM, 28@621a.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 4@72%, 10@72%.
Riggs National Bank, 3@635.
= Continental Trust 10000.
Lanston Monotype, 6079, 1@19.
AFTER CALL.
Union Trust Company, 1@15S. .
Riggs National Bank, 2@64O.
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Amer. Sugar 6's, 1897. .l1O1 hI102h
Amer. T. & T. 6's, 1924. I1OOhI1O0%
Amer. T. & T. 6's, 1925. .l113HI114n
Anaconda Cop. 6's, 1925. 1O1 Il 101 J.
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Anglican. Oil TVS, 1925I1O2% 103H
Asso. Simmons H. rs, '26I1O0H I101
Bell Tel. Of Can. rs, 1925 102 a. j10o%
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Can. Nor. 5h's, 1924. 1907 100A
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
BANNER CROP YEAR
kieberg County's Cotton OUTPUT
Breaks All Records.

Kingsville. Tex. Aug. 25.-with the
three gins in III ecounty reportine
right at the 5000-baIe mark. predic.
tions made two weeks ago by cotton
men that the crop in Kleberg county
would not exceed 1000 bales seemed to
be smashed to smithereens.
While the gins renort that cotton re.
CENTS are falling off. vet general pre.
dictiOns are that there will be fully
another 1000 bales ginned and there
ere many who have visited the fields
that say there will be 200O bales VET.
With the exception Of 1920. when the
county ginned 5000 bales mr. close 70
bale per acre. this years crop will
be the banner crop in the history of
cotton raising.
Farmers are hauling the cotton 10
the gins as fast MS 1t can be picked.
and most Of them are selling at the
price offered. very few of them storing
1t in the warehouse. Most ideal y:enth.
er for picking has prevailed for the en-.
tire season almost and the cotton has
been gotten out in fine shape.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
GENERAL LEE CHRISTMAS,
4 FIRST CLASS FIGHTING MAN,
(. is DYING IN HIS BED
Original "Clay" of Soldiers of Fortune" Cannot
), Live Long, But, as Always, Not Afraid of
RI Death - Greatest Disappointment Was
~ When Wilson Refused Him Com
= mission in the War.

| pressed against my middle convinced
me they meant business. So in the
end ] started my engine back UP the
island with the flat cars behind load
ed with scattering revolutionists.
dawn was breaking as l got TO
the trestle. The government soldiers
must have got wind of the thing be-
cause they were streaming across the
bridge in droves."
.What did you do, stop the train!'
"Stop nothing, just opened up the
throttle as far as she would go and
ploughed into 'em. / got 81 of 'em.
And ] have been in the revolution
business ever since"
He Was the Goat"
Fourteen years had passed. Cult
eraz had been elevated to the presi-
dency through the success of the revo-
luton and Christmas was attached
20 his military staff. Later he was
made chief of police OF the capital,
Teguicagalpa, and as such was an
officer in the national army acquiring
military training which he afterwards
put to good use. in leading revolution
airy forces in practically all of the
Central American countries. There
was nothing blood thirsty or mer-
cenary in Christmas nature; he was
actuated by sheer love of adventure
and never conceded that there was
any moral wrong in taking a life in
a fair fight. He really preferred
fighting on the side of the under-dog
and the fact that he never had any
money to speak of and dies a poor
man offers convincing proof that he
was not in the fighting game for what
he could get out of it. Usually he
did the fighting and the native politi-
clans and their backers-persons in
terested in rich banana land conces-
sions-reaped the benefit. He was
beginning TO realize that he was being
made the goat" and he was becom-
ing somewhat bitter about it at the
time the writer talked to him.
"What do you want to be this
time, after Bonilla gets in?" asked
the writer. "Do you want to be min
lister of war;"
Hell no." replied Christmas. al
want to be collector of customs of
Porto Cortez."
Born In Louisiana.
But the politicians did him in
again. They made him military gov
ernor of the province in which job
he had a harder time-collecting his
salary.
Christmas was born on a planta-
ton near Batron Rouge, La, and his
love of adventure manifested itself
in his early life when he ran away
from home TO get job on the ILL
nois Central railroad. He was a big
strapping boy over six feet in height
and soon became a fireman and later
an engineer.
1t was bitterest disappointment of
Christmas life that President Wilson
would not give him n commission with
the A. f. F. in France. The Presi-
dent received him at the White House
and talked to him for an hour. but in
the end. he had to turn him down.
AS Jared Roosevelt, "the colonel.v so
Jared Christmas. "the general" If
Christmas had been a younger man
then he wouldn't have asked permits
sion to fight: he would have gone
over and taken charge of the war.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
BUILDING BOOM ON
Kingsville Builds Three Store Build.
ings, More Undo: Way.

kingsville, Tex. Aug. 25.-Kings.
vile at the present time is experience
ing quite an impetus in business build.
ing, there being just completed a num-
Der of new brick buildings in the btsi.
ness district. y. G. Brookshire ms
Just completed two handsome brick
buildings. 100 by 90 feet: B. o. Sims
Jr.. has just completed one brick build
ing. which is being occupied by the
Fair store, and has nearing completion
another building fronting on Kleberg
avenue. which will have three occupan-
cies. A new airdome is being built on
Seventh street by p. q. Sims Jr. and
will be opened this week.
The bdilding activity in the resi-
dence section is also on the increase.
due. perhaps. to the fact that active
work will begin on the South Texas
Normal College early in 1924.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
BERNARD SHAW PUTS
FAT IN FIRE WHEN
HE SCORES MOVIES
Says They Are "Utterly
Damned Fools" and
They Hit Back.
BY A. G. GARDINER.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light
London, Aug. 25.--George Bernard
Shaw has put the fat in the fire by
publicly describing British moving
picture producers as utterly damned
FOOLS" The film producers reply by
limiting that British authors are great
er fools and equally damnable and the
controversy RACES with unprecedented
fury.
The Impartial view here is that both
are right.
The British film industry Is IN. n
depl0rable condition. The enterprise is
misdirected and without Imagination
or initiative. Millions 60 weekly to
the picture halls which are the cniet
source OF popular indoor amusement
in this as In other countries. But the
public is showing signs of restiveness.
The sameness of the programs. the
poverty of dramatic material and the
feebleness OF ideas is adversely af-
tecting the picture houses bit. Film
magnates attribute this falling off
partly to the entertainment tax and
partly to widespread unemployment.
The truth is the public is growing
weary OF continuous fare of cheap
melodrama cheaply served up.
American films. though crudely COLI
structed and full of mawkish senti-
ment, are still more popular, than
other productions in England because
Of greater vitality, variety and vivac-
ity.
English authors are much to blame
for the state of affairs. They falsely
regard cinemas ms beneath their CON
tempt artistically though useful as the
means of making money. Therefore
they refuse to write for the films. or
If they write direct. refuse to do hon
est work. They have not vet had the
sense to realize that writing for the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

films is a new and difficult art with
vast possibilities, but requiring close
and painstaking study.
A leading film producer has made
not bad suggestion that film pro-
ducers and authors meet at round
table conference to thresh the matter
out.
Unless vigorous effort is forthcom-
ing the cinema will remain the despis-
ed Cinderella of public entertainment
and magnates ard millions gradually
will fall AWAY. -.