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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
SEATTLE FLYER,
INJURED, DIES

Price Miller. airpiane stunt man
who thrilled crowds over Lake wash
ington this summer. died at Spokane
Sunday night from injuries sustain
ed when he fell several hundred feet
IN defective parachute Miller fell
last "Wednesday az the Spokane fair
grounds when the third parachute OF
a triple drop. failed 10. fully open.
IL was to have been Miller's last
appearance in stunt work. as his IL
week contract expired with the end
OF the Spokane fair work. according
to Mrs. Walter A. Logan, 52S Il. slst
St. his mother-in.law.
Miller married Miss Halen Logan.
a graduate OF Broadway high school.
in Seattle July 20. this year. At the
time Of the wedding he promised his
bride that this would be his last sea-
son In stunt" work. The couple
planned to make their home in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Miller Witnessed the accident
and was with her husband when his
death came The body will be taken
TO Portland by Miiler's mother. who
resides there. Mrs Miller win return
to her parents in Seattle.
Miller thrilled crowds OF Seattle by
his sensational stunts from an air
plane over Lake Washington this
summer. He made numerous drops
from the wings Of a plane. and intro
duccd his triple chute drop here. IL
worked successfully here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
SEATTLE Sees.
MOON pass IN.
front OF SOL
Thousands Watch
Event Here Thru
Colored Glasses
and Old Films

Seattle raised It's head Monday
and took long squint heayenward.
from where tho strange phenomena
OF sua gono blind and dark in
broad. eioudleu daylight. emanated.
Fading Aunllght with not a cloud
10 mar the sky caused azores
even hundreds TO raise anxious
eyes to the skies. Trucks stopped
on busy streets while their drivers
craned their nscks. As " by magic.
pcddiers appeared on the strcSts
in second. selling smoked glames-
The almost total eclipse OF the
sun started At lib a. m. eontinu'
ing slowly until 1915, when the last
bit cf the moons shadow sid from
the suns surface. Few realized aA
the slow almost lmperceptiblo in IT,
Alowurss shadow crcpt over the
sun. that u was travelling with a
fnouss rous speed inconccivnllio TO
the human brain.
Few there we're that realized
that tho sun. se4.s9s miles in di.
amcter. was being blackcned az a
rate thousands OF timca faster
than an airplane could ny.
Tho eclipse - caused hy the
moon going between tho sun and
the earth. This event happens
about every ten years and great
preparations were made TO pho.
,ograph and study this eclipse.
Much Of the worlds information
about the sun. moon and the plan.
einry system has been garncred
during cclipsca
Spectators watching the eclipse
have used smoked glass or
colored glasses. as harmful results
might come from scrutiny OF tho
sun with the naked eye.
Tho Metropolitan Building Co. has
extended an open invitation TO citi
zcns 20 yislt the roof OF thu Cobb
building. Fourth ave. and univer.
sity street. TO watch the phenomena
from there. Darkcnod glasses were
provided
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Noted Dairymen Are
Visitors in Seattle

Seattle dairymen and consuls rep.
reesnting Denmark. Sweden and
Switzerland Monday were entertain.
ing seven OF the worlds most noted
dairy experts. Prof. Orla Jensen and
his wife Of the University Of Den.
mark; Prof. Robert BURR OF switzer.
land government work: r. BENIN.
ger head Of Stockholm Milk Dis
tFlbuting association, and his son,
and Y. schnrp. director Of large
cooperative organization in Sweden.
The visitors will he shown the
largest diaries OF the district and
may be taken to Mount Rainier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
GRANT TAKES FOOD
FROM SHANGHAI

Besides the word received from
Capt. Nichols Monday. tho Admiral
oriental lire received dispatch
from Capt. Mike Jensen. master OF
the President Grant. fastest OF the
Admiral Oriental limo fleet. saying
he was rushing 1000 tons Of sup
plies from Shanghai TO Yokohama.
The City OF spokane. Admiral orr.
cntR1 line vessel. which had been
held at Kobe for relief work. has
been relieved Of duty and has sailed
for Cebu and Manila. This would
seem TO indicate that the emergency
requiring her detention at Kobe has
been overcome.
The steamship West fson. which
sailed from Vancouver b, c.. Au.
gust IS. has arrived at Yokohama
and n being detained there until
further orders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Eclipse Obscures Sun
BOOtIegger
TerrOrHere
But Ohio Mayor Is
Now Strictly Ethical
by STEVE ARNETT

From dogging elusive booileggera
IN tho village Of Fairport, Ohio. 20
chasing disease germs In Seattle. Is
tho mctamorphosis that DR. Amy
kaukonen. recent mayor OF the Ohio
settlement. who arrived here Sunday
night has undergone.
Dr. Kaukonen IL no longer the
soap.box orator Of tho Ohio town.
whose favorito paaiime was the be.
rating and haranguing OF bootleg.
gers She has again assumed the
medical and vthleal cloak o. rctieonce,
and IN her office Monday morning
sho had very little 20 say.
Il am absolutely thru with politics
and the business OF combating the
liquor traffic have como 20 Seattle
10 practice medicine, and for that
reason alone" said Or. kaukoncn
Monday an she arrived At the office
which sho Is soon 10 take over as
her own.
Dr. kRukoncn Ia credited with run.
ming the booileggers out OF Fairport,
ohio. during her term Of office as
mayor or the town. They left Fair,
port IN flivvora and after remaining
in Cleveland FOR a while they return.
cd in ilmousincs. Dr. Kaukonen said
some weeks ago. following the com
plrtion OF her dry campaign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10

4. \.
CAN FRANCISCO. Sept. TO-
~ "Some unusual current in the
Santa Barbara channel" was
given by navy Officers at head
quarters here today as the prob
able cause of Saturday nights
wreck OF seven destroyeirs near
Point Argucilo. California.
While they did not mention the
japanese earthquake and tidal
waves. Il was known that navy
officers had that phenomenon in
mInd--ihat they believed some weird
reflection across the Pacific upset
the currents off the coast and threw
on the rocks the seven fighting
ships.
The statement was made on
converting Of board OF inquiry
TO determine cause and response.
bilify for the disaster. The in.
CURRY will be held at San Diego.
Cal.
The Indications are that there
was no negligence nor culpable in
efficiency on the part of anyone con-
nected with the direction OF the de.
stroyers' courses" the statement
said. "and that the accident was
caused by combination OF unfor.
,unate circumstances probably to
some unusual current in the Santa
Barbara channel.
The board Of inquiry will consist
OF four naval officers of high rank
and the board can be expected to re.
turn one of three decisions, 1t was
stated.
The three decisions are:
Wilful negligence.
Carelessness.
Accidental
The board will convene immedi-
ately.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
JEFFERSON, in
need OF FOOD,
ON way HERE
Captain Divides
With Refugees in
Quake Zone; Sur
vivors Aboard

Carrying 100 pAssonEers.
many OF whom are refugees.
destitute and injured, the Ad.
mirai Oriental liner President
jefferson Is blowing her way
toward Seattle from stricken
Japan with barely enough food
aboard 10 last thru the voyage.
rhis was tho word received Mon
day morning from Capt. Francis Il
Nichols. master or tho giant liner
which was tho first American shiI
20 render aid % the sufferers ~
the earthquake rous capt. Nichols
IN message 70 tho home office,
OF thc, Admiral Oriental line here
said his ship would need food sup
plies AK soon as they could be load
cd aboard his vessel AZ Victoria. Tn,
ship likely wiz reach that porl
Sunday. September &c. She lef'
Kobe "wednesday. September 5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Seattle Residents
Named as Survivors

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Sept. 10
Three residents OF Seattle are named
as survivors Of the earthquakes and
fires OF Japan. according TO messages
made public by the state department
here yesterday The persons named
are Mary Mcclure, j. r. Crowley
and Lyman Burke.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
MADE TWO TRIPS
Ffsnsf YOKOHAMA

tnstesd ot proceeding regularly
from Yokohama 70 kobe. the Isffef.
son made two trips between the two
cities. each tsrrr carrying capacity
passenger list which means that shn
must have rescued about 1900 in
all Her abort rations on the trip
10 Seattle resulted from Capt.
Nicholson's effort to divide al Tire
food supplies he could spare with
the ciamoring and half.ataryed PEG.
pie he encountered. IN the terror dis.
trict.
Worldwide Interest attaches TO
the arrival OF The jefferson at Seat.
tic. SHE viii be tho first rescue
ship to land in tho United States.
tlVr master and her crew have per.
formed valiant service in rendering
first aid to the survivors Of suffer.
ing Yokohama
She was fhe FIRST ship 60 reach
th0 harbor following the quake. She
reached Tire port shortly before
noon on September ?.
IN addition TO distributing all the
food ha possibly could spare. caps.
Nichols gave out 900 gallons OF
fresh water. the lack Of drinking
water being one OF the principal
causes OF suffering in tho stricken
area.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
SAN DIEGO TO
SEE ECLIPSE

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Sept To-
Hope that their work would not
be lost was expressed by scientists
here TO observe today's eclipse Of
the sun. when. at $3.50 n. M. tho
fog which had hung over the city
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10


r 0S ANGELES, Sept. Io.-The
IL pounding waves OF the Pa
cific are slowly breaking up
seven navy destroyers which
piled like cordwood upon the
Jagged rocks Of Point Arguello
Saturday night and caused the
deaths of between 20 and %
members of the crews. The ex-
act number OF sailors drowned
cannot be definitely determined.
The sea is running heavy. pc.
sibly reflecting the violence OF
earthquakes. eruptions and, tidai
waves from Japan.
Racing full steam ahead at
20 knots thru an impenetrable
fog. the destroyerss Delphi,
Young, Chaunccy, Woodbury..
Fuller, $. r. Lee and Nicholas
crashed ON the rocks. Rum
ming in formation and believing
themselves eight miles off
shore the boats piled up like
sheep following leader. Each
one steered by the lights Of
the boat ahead.
They lie today on the treacher.
Gus Point Arguella, north OF Santa
Barbara, where they probably viii
be destroyed.
Only one man, Chief Fireman's
Mate Conroy of the Delphi. has
been officially listed as dead by
the navy department.
His body has been recovered.
Nineteen of the Young have not
yet been found, II is said They
were listed as missing.
Thirteen seamen received severe
injuries, while half n hundred more
were cut and bruised during their
rescue after swimming thru jagged
rocks.
More than 800 haiI.ciothed and
unsliaven gobs and officers saved
from the wrecked hullSs have
been taken from the wild, barren
point to San Diego. Half dead
from exhaustion, exposure and
lack of sleep, they lay sprawled
on the floor or on the seats OF
the train coaches and told the
story OF their night OF terror
and Of the toll taken Of their
comrades.
The men believe there are 20 dead
on the destroyer Young alone. They
think their comrades We're trapped
like rats in the hold of the ship when
she went down after the crash.
on the destroyer Delphi--leader
of the pacK--tnree mel went over.
board. according 10 members OF the
crew. One was knocked insensible
and carried away on a monster
comber which raked the vessel fore
and aft
Another. Fireman Pearson, blinded
by oil. went insane. Screaming and
fighting. he tore himself away from
his mates, who attempted to hold
him down. and lcaped TO his death
In tho surf.
A third member of the crew lost
his grip on the life line and MAS
washed overheard.
After the Delphi struck the rock
II was not mort than an instant
until the Young rammed up behind
her and swung over against her
side. The Dclphi's propeller, stu
racing, caught the Young in tho
bow. and, aided by big swell.
kicked her over.
Then the Chaunccy Piled up
The commander al The Cham..-
ccy Ind just . Hash OF warning.
He ordered full speed ns!sr..
when nc was coming down Q
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
RUN SELLERS
NEEDN'T WORRY

Miss kaukoncn VIII make her
home hero and forget the bootleg.
gers. according 10 her statement Mon
day. Tier practice In the caring for
children win occupy her entire Tina.
and Seattle hooch dealers viii not be
troubled BY her. she says, Dr. Kau.
kencn will take over tho office and
clientele u Or Adah COLLISION, Seattle
child specialist. who leaves for Eu.
rope early in October She WAS get.
ting acquainted with her prospective
patients Monday morning IN II tour
OF tho city with Dr. Collision. The
two we're classmates az the Women's
Medical College VI Massachusetts, az
Philadelphia
II have always wanted 20 1.-Two In
tho Northwest. and when Dr. colli-
son asked me TO coma out here and
take over her practice gladly nc.
ceptcd, I yin make my home here
and confino myself 10 the practice OF
medicine. Dr. Kaukonen declared
Monday in her Anxiety 10 escape the
questions put 10 her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Suit Against Dead
Man Is Dismissed

a suit for si,2oi filed against
j. S. Smith by Adolph Boos was
dismissod by Judge Otis w. Brinler
saturday Smith was murdered on
Roos' farm May l2 last, and Boos IL
hcing held for tne crime. jointly with
a. a. Bailey. The suit wns filed
three days before Smiths murder
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
so KILLED BY
INDIA QUAKE!
Many Houses Collapse Dur
ing Severe Temblor

CALCUTTA. Sept io.--Fifty per.
sons were killed or injured and
many houses collapsed In the My
men singh district Of Calcutta
when the city was shaken by a
severe earthquake at 1851 a. m.
today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Estimate Dead in
Tokyo at 47,OOO

WASHINGTON, Sept. I0.--An Of.
fetal estimate OF the dead in the
Tokyo Yokohama disaster. received
today by the Japanese embassy here
from It's government. stated that
"up to September there were AZ
900 dead in Tokyo alone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
CLIFFORD HITS
FUEL Oil use
Says School Board Action
Hurts Coal Industry

Use OF fuel oil in the high schools
Of Seattle TO effect n temporary saw.
ing that viii result because Of the
present low cost OF petroleum is a
n menace to the entire coal industry
OF the state, according 10 Edward
l.. Clifford, director Of labor and in.
dustries.
Clifford vigorously protests the use
OF fuel oil instead Of coal, a Wash.
ington product, pointing out that the
closing OF the mines would cost the
state thousands OF dollars annually
in taxes and deprive 10000 citizens
dependant upon the coal industry OF
a means of livelihood The cost in
business expenditures would total APP.
proxImately s2O.ooo,ooo a year. elf.
ford says.
Protest against the use OF oil
instead Of coal az fuel In the
schools was voiced by Clifford in
a letter 20 tho members OF the
school board,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
AM ERICAN
SQUADRON
ON ROCKS
Warships Going Full Speed in Fog Pile
Up in Darkness, Following Leaders;
Others Unable to Stop
(EDIToRIAL)


TINE government ought to hire few navigators to
i steer its warshps when the navy wants to go
somewhere.
The transport Henderson, with the president
aboard rams destroyer and later runs into mer-
chant vessel.
The flagship Seattle scuttles aground in placid
Puget Sound.
Now seven destroyers after the other, like
line of sheep, pile up the rocky California coast
Making 20 knots in the fog the leader fails to recog
nze that he is far off the The six other sets
of responsible officers with all the refined instru-
ments of navigation and with radio and every other
conceivable aid to safety at their disposal commit the
same errors, fail to call his attention to the bunder
and plunge bndy ahead to destruction.
This is running up the expense too high Besides
the country does not relish heavy casualty roll of
enlisted every time the naval officers experiment
in navigation.
1t is apparent they do need practice, but let them
get it some other way. LET SOME SAILORS RUN
THE SUPERIORITY WARSHIPS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
NIPPON
SHAKEN
AGAIN s!
Another Quake on
Sunday Increases
Alarm; Epidemic
Fear Combatted

HANF0RD. Cal. Sept. i0.-A
slight earthquake was felt here
early today.
Several clocks were stopped by
II but no damage was done.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
DtJMBBELL DUD
Dumbbell bud has taken up

Dumbbell bud has taken up
yachting.
The above picture shows him
in his yachting costume on tho
bridge OF his good ship Dumb
bell" lie Is staring intently at
the compass. at the same time
graSping the wheel firmly In
both hands.
Note the whitecaps Ia the fore
ground aud the whales baslSinE
In the sunshine on both port and
starboari.
The picture was taken at We
Matches.
There's n dollar on Mr.. Dud's desk
for Geneva Cole for Saturdays prize
dumbbeI: "Dumbhell bud IS 50 dumb
he thinks knighthood is a sleeping
cap"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
SANTaIyER URGES
TIE ISE OF COAT.

While the action Of the school
board. considered az an Isolated
incident. would have only little ef.
feet upon the coal industry, con.
sIdcred as the action OF public
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Come In and get 1t, Geneva.
OUR MENU TODAY
Il -, dumb he thinks.

OUR MENU TODAY
Dumbhell Is SD dumb he thinks:
A golf bail - fancy dress affair.
Jas IS Heir drink.
Piano kegs Gre used TO open the
ntaac Dor.
That damD roifcr is an ignorant
frsh-siin5er.
Mrs o. F. Kig0ers.
So6oin and Gomorrub arc man
ard his tcife.-D. A. olson.
TAas Q usan. ssfis1 tired 4eic. r'issf
o. or h<s nppers--F. r. MeLarea.
Bailarz IS ard si.sai'use.
Isp-sfick Is anofher Hane for lock-
;a;n-LA u, N.
George Ade Is a drink.-HsskeEi
CompbeI
Dumhhcil thinks General Science Is
n commander in the army.--Burton
Dsgen.
d. IL. says Dumbbeil IS so dumb be
! hinks the ships in Lake Union
should be used to rush supplies to
Japan.
And others think he IS so dumb
ile thinks:
Coffee is grounds for dirorcc.
Puget sounds the ba0Ic.-Mrs III.
Cass.
Veterans bureau IS piece Of ar.
tiqae fRrHiture.-W. JeHcks.
Newport has just been bHili.-W.
r.. =.
chou chon Is chincse seaport
Hotrard Nelson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Durnbbcil thinks they cali 'em
totem poles because the Eskimos
carried them around on their
shoulders.-R C. Jenner.

air. Dud's wife Just called up and
told US to tell her husband she was
gong down to the dressmaker's TO
get, her kimono cut out. We did as
directed and Dumbbeil tainted. When
he came 20. he said:
she should have known enough to
go to hospital for an operation"
joe Magee says he knows $. o.
emps1ye wSo thinks s. g chadderton
Is sieamship
DImbbeIl thinks Sandy Hook
y is Scotcliman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
DANGER or EPIDEMIC
Has BECOME GKANK

Danger Of cpidcmicz OF typhoid and
dysentery has become grave. Relief
workers bent every energy TO combat
them
And In the mean time:
Twelve foreigners all refugees
from disaster-ridden Yokohama. al
ready have become insane.
Several already are mentally III az
result OF their experiences.
During those horrible moments
which followed Immediately after tho
earthquake. fire and tidal wave. these
IL were forced to stand hclpiessly by
and hear and sec the death tortures
Of five children burning 20 death.
They could hear their screams and
zee the writings Of the small bodies
as slowly the flames burned them.
They could not help.
The experience was too much for
even strong meutalitiea
Tho Il finally found safety for
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
pY CL.ARENCE pNROsE

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
tCopyrixht. Iss5. By United fress1
tcgpyriEat IN Canada
TOKYO. Sept. 9y--tNoou.t-
By Radio Prom Iwaki. Japan,
Sept. lo.l--Japan was shaken ~
noon today Sunday by another
sharp earthquake.
Wnuc Il and series OF similar
tho perhaps lighter shocks which
preceded Il during the last few days
added 20 the terror OF the people. IL
could do little 10 increase the havoc
already wrought
II was accoisteu as proof that a
vast volcanic upheaval- probably
tho greatest since the Japaneae isles
were thrown up from tho sea---ip
deep down In the earth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10

Photo BY Price & Carter
Rihr stAff phetoKraphrfs
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-12-09
Popular Ely Girl
Weds Salt Laker

Miss Lois I.ockhart, popular NOM
ber of the younger society set OF
Ely, and Philip Hanak of Salt Lake,
were married at the Methodist par
sonage Tuesday evening. Rev. Upton
Partridge performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. james M. Lockhart.
parents of the bride, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond H. Hoffman were the
only witnesses of the ceremony. fol-
lowing which the bridal party were
served dinner at the Lockhart home
on Canyon street. Mrs. Hanak's
wedding day was also the anniver-
sary of her birth. Following a short
honeymoon in San Francisco and a
trip to st. Louis they will make their
home IN Salt Lake, where Mr.. Hanak
holds a responsible position. The
best wishes OF the hosts of friends
Of the couple will follow them to
their new home
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-12-09
Double Wedding at
Methodist Parsonage

A double wedding took place at the
Methodist parsonage Monday eve
ming, with Rev. Upton Partridge per-
forming the ceremony that united
Miss Virginia Smith and Claude Den
is and Matte Gleed and Cecil Ger
aghey in marriage. Mrs. Denis has
becn resident of Lund but has been
attending high school in Ely, and Mrs
Geraghty is from Mala6, Idaho, and
was a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Harlacher. Both of the
young iaen are popular and woll
known residents of Ely, both being
employed in local stores. Both
couples will make their homo in Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-12-09
Sacred Heart Society
Elects Ne1v Officers

The Altar society Of Sacred Heart
church held their regular monthly
meeting in Lawrence hall Wednes-
day afternoon Officers for the COM
ing year were elected as follows;
President, Mrs. Fred d. O1dfield ::
vicepresident, Mrs. Margaret O'Hare: !:
secretary. Mrs. Charles O. Bonner; +;
treasurer, Rev. James O'Grady. Fol
lowing the meeting refreshments
were served. Present were Rev
James O'Grady, Mesdames William
A. Leonard, Bernard Dederichs, Ira
Mcknight, Margaret O'Hare, James
H. Curtis, Charles o. Bonner, Frank
Carlin, Mary e. Peters, s. NJ Camp
bell ard Fred D. Oldfeld.