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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
ALIEN LAND
TRIAL is ON

a. V. Williams, Seattle real es.
tate man. went on trial Wednesday
morning before n jury In Judge a.
w Frater's department OF superior
court, charged with violation OF the
anti.alicn land law.
Tho prosecution OF Williams Ii
tho first OF a series OF criminal
cases brought by Deputy Prosecutor
T.. ID. colyin against Seattle citizens
who are alleged TO have aided Jap.
nnese TO violate the anti.alien land
law.
The specific event charges against
Williams Is that on February ?,
1924. 10 May 16. 1922. he aided one
Muyagawa. Japanese. to lease a 10.
acre tract on Vashon island TO Carl
]. Engstrom. II Ia charged that
Williams took the land from Muya.
gawa In the name OF his company
and was holding title for the bene.
III OF the Japanese.
Under the arrangement. IL ls al.
legged that Muyagnwa managed and
controlled the land In violation OF
the law. Importance IS attached 10
tho trial as conviction Will pave
the way for similar actions In a
large number OF cases under investi.
cation. Colvin said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
WHIPS
WALL STREET
Once Made 81 a Week; Now
Feared by Financiers
BY ii. +. CAYLOR
nrnifed pr.asS Ctaff Hav~o,,~n,~,ln..

tNIutcu FUSS StAit VOITeSpOnucUtD
NEW YORK, March Fortunes
rose and fell in Wall Street, the
worlds financial capital. today. as a
former s4-a.week grocery clerk put
over his big idea and totally routed
his enemies and those who would
speculate with 1t.
Clarence A. Saunders. Of Atlanta
and Memphis, the former drummer
and creator Of the Piggy Wiggly
self.service grocery stores. fought
the interests whose operations were
detrimental to expansion OF his
stores 10 q "standstill." After he
whipped them and they had cried
rEnoaghf' Saunders today admins
tered a spanking,a sort of reminder
not to do II again.
Attic suspended from the stock
exchange. PIGGY Wiggly lnc.,"
once called "Southern dream.
continued it's Spectacular slSyrocket-
ms of yesterday hf advancing rap.
Idly again today in trading thru
broker offices, Sta3,tlng at rs Offer
"a. so asked. at the opening, and
Willie dazed Wall street looked on,
II shot to 100 Offered, $50 asked. at
moor. and shortly alter neon at Ito.
With the ascenslcn of the stock.
Saunders. an undisiingulsled look
ing southernor who fought to put
over the big Idea wlich he believed
in" was almost overnight made the
most dominant flyurci in the grocery
trade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
BY wANpA yON KETTLER

A LICE GENTLE Is coming home
n Some 20 years ago Alice Gentle.
then Alice True, was a popular Sc
attic girl. whose gifted mezzo.soprano
voice favored local choirs and music
club assemblies.
Today she is one or Americas best
known operate stars. And as such
she Is coming home.
Monday night Miss Gentle. who
was at one time youngster attend.
Ing Central school, win open the san
Carlo grand opera season in Seattle
with her Interpretation of the title
role in "Tosca.,' II was in this same
production little more than year
ago that she was heard in this city
with Scott. Her rendering OF "Vissi
d. Arte' at that time received an APP
plause that Seattle audiences have
not forgotten.
Miss Gentle IL the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. II. True. formerly OF Seattle.
but now OF Santa Cruz. Cal The
True home. at the time Alice was a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

little girl, was at Seventh ave. and
James St. the family having made
their residence there Immediately
upon their arrival fro sninoIs. when
the star was still small child. A
sister OF Miss Gentle. Mrs. Harry
Cam is now a resident of Seattle
that is. her home is nearby-on the
Des Moines road.
a wide circle OF personal friends.
as well as hundreds OF music lovers.
await with pleasure the return of
Miss Gentle TO the town she calls
home" Here she will meet again
those with whom she worked in anna
teur operate productions. Here she
will meet again those who sang with
her In both the Plymouth church and
st. Marks choirs And here she will
meet again her first vocal instructor.
Alfred Rollo, OF Seattle.
Needless to say. many social af-
fairs have been planned for next
week. For
Alice Gentle Is coming home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
CITY Council
HOLDS secret
Rail SESSION
Weekly Pass and
Single Fares Of
s 1-3 Cent S to
Be Urged

Indications Wednesday were that
Seattle's Scent street car fare would
have a hard time surviving the day.
With the public excluded. special
session OF the city council was TO be-
held Wednesday afternoon, at which
time weekly dollar pass system.
with single fares OF si-s cents. was
10 be advocated.
AZ the star chamber session Coun-
Gilman Robert =. Hesketh was 10 ask
that the council go into executive SEES
sion. and the vote was TO be seconded
by Mrs. Bertha Landes.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the proposed action. That the execu-
tive session WAS resorted to so the
public might not hear the real opin-
ions expressed on the street railway
problem. councilnen were frank TO
admit. While not all OF the councils
men could be seen Wednesday morn-
ing, after II was learned that the
conference had been called, two said
higher fares are an absolute necsA>.
sity. r-r--.-
Mrs Landes. who was to propose
the weekly pass and the s rs cent
fare, said:
Fares have got to come up
L. L. Blaine. chairman OF the H.
nance committee. said: I'VE have
got to raise fares or the street rain
way win go on the rocks
COUNCILMAN Oliver T. Erickson
said lsat Ire would favor the pass
system ii higher fare is adopted.
but that he had not made up his
mind whether TO vote for higher
fare or not. He said. Il have al
ways favored low fare and have
wanted the people TO vote upon the
question"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
MASSACRE IN
UTAH FEARED
Painted Piutes Battle With
Whites; SO Braves Taken

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.
March 2i.-Fifty warriors Of The
Pluto Indian tribe have been
captured by posses Of arrncn
men from Handing. Monticello
and surrounding ranches. accord.
Ing TO reports brought by
courier today from the scene OF
the Indian uprising.
They arc held under guard in
Banding. Lenders OF the malcon
tents are said TO bs among the
prisoners and the situation is com
lng rapidly under control.
Bishops Boy" was killed in yrs.
terday's picturesque battle In the
hiiiB and two other Indians were
badly wounded. The battle followed
tho rescue OF Bishops Boy and
"Dutch's Boy" from Sheriff Oliver
at Blandlng. The young braves had
been convicted OF robbing sheer
camp.
According to tho account OF tht
battle. posses intercepted the Indians
about 40 miles from BlandIng yes.
terday and nm extended engagement
took place. during which Bishops
Boy was shot thru the head. two
Indians wounded and two OF the In
dams horses shot from under their
riders. No whites were killed OF
wounded. tho there were many mar
row escapes.
However. anxiety Is felt for
posse OF four riders who be-.
came separated from the main
organization and who have not
returned to Handing II Is
feared that they have been mas
sacred by the Piutcs. The
United States marshal here had
prepared 10 30 TO the scene, but
believes that the settlers will be
able 10 handle the situation.
The little town OF Blandng has
about 1900 Inhabitants. II IL In tho
southeastern corner OF the state. %
miles south OF Monticello, The scene
Of tho trouble Is IN n wild. pIctur,
esquc country, many miles from any
railroad. Tho Indians took to tho
canyons. with which they were very
familiar. following the attack oil
Banding and the rescue OF the two
youths.
The Indians having cut the telc'
phone wires. only tho reports Of
mounted courlers have come OF tho
battle. which Is gald to have rivalcd
any moving picture scene of Indian
campaigns.
The Piuics were In full war
paint regain. heavily armed and
well mounted. Rencgades from
Colorado and Arizona have
joined the band recently.
Tho indictments OF the tribe have
nm organized gang OF their own
They have been under the leadership
Of Old Polk and Old Posey. Both
these Indians fought against the
whites In the early Indian wars, and
II Ia said that both have secret cucher
OF Hcnlps.
In the band uro disturbcrs from
other Indian reservations, several
years ago the Indians and settlers
clnshcd IN tho same region and a
white settler was Killed Use No
Cat led the uprising ~ that time.
United states Marshal Aauclia
Turn 10 Page 4, Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

United Press dispatches TO The
Star from cities in all parts of the
country today told OF an unusual
rush OF spring shopping.
Modistcs on Fifth ave, New York,
say that while Egyptian modes are
available in abundance, and undoubt.
eddy will be worn by thousands
many buyers arc swinging away
from these styles.
The big New York stores are do.
ing better than would be expected
from the weather. and sales show
an incronse of about i2 per cent over
last yonr.
Despite Bostons winter weather n
slight increase IL shown. In the mat
ter OF styles, Egypt and the Second
Empire are running close race
Sales are heavier In San Francisco,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
SPRING TREATS US
MORE FAIRLY THIS
YEAR THAN IN 1922

Young SPRING. 1923. who ar.
4 rived at 1920 this morning.
according TO the calendar, Is
treating seattle with much more
respect than did his brother. 1922.
A year ago today Seattlcitca
puddlcd around IN n steady down.
pour Of rain, the total fall comput.
cd nj SO OF an inch.
"Thcrc'll be nothing like that
today" promises the weather
man.
Temperatures last year were
slightly lower than this. The min.
imum dropped TO Is degrees,
while the maximum was AZ dc.
grcca.
The minimum "wednesday was
90 degrees and tho maximum was
expected TO pass rs degrees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

and the Egyptian craze is noticeable
In novelties.
St Louis sales are reported little
heavier than last year.
All leading loop stores in Chicago
report II substantial Increase over
last year. Marshall Field & Co. said
buying Is heavy despite cold wealth
or and early Easter increases ard
estimated AT 10 per cent.
In Philadelphia a is per cent ~.
crease is reported by the large dc.
pnrtment stores.
Easter buying Is 10 per cent great
or In Kansas City than last yesr
Managers of the biggest stores in
Cleveland put the increase there q,
20 per cent above last years Easter
buying.
In New Orleans, this years huying
lTusn to Page 4. Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
POLICE Start
war AGAINST
AUTO-KILLEPS
Net Spread in 3
States for j a p
Who Slew B O
and Then Ran

unrcmitting warfare on Seat
lie motorists who fail 10 report
TO the police Immediately after
amy accident In which they have
bocn involved And particularly
stringent measures against the
hitandrun drivers. who DO not
even stop 20 sec how badly their
yicttnis have been hurt.
This was tho edlct issued wcdncs.
day by Chief OF Police W. u. Sew.
cryua.
Alarmed by the epidemic Of rcck.
less driving. which has caused two
deaths In tho last four days. and
lesser injuries almost too numerous
10 mention. sryeryns issued orders
to the traffic division Of the police
department TO take drastic action
against all traffic law violators. and
especially against those who try' 10
escape after they have hli pcdos.
TRANS.
severyns' ire was aroused by the
unusually fragrant nature OF the
ulost recent series OF motor crimes.
In two cascS-one OF which re.
suited faiaily-the drivers deliberate
81 attempted 10 eyMis punishment.
one % them speeding away and The
other failing 20 report u, headquar.
tcrs after verbal summons had
been Issued. In two moro cases the
driver had no operators license and
therefore was guilty Of law viola
ton by driving "A all.
POLICE SEARCH
For JAPANESE
a draxnet covering three states
has been thrown out for one OF
these drivers, japanese. who kill.
ed Norris Delane. s-yearold son OF
Mrs. Ada Delane. Gi2 sixth ave-. a,
Fifth ave. and Cherry 81, Tuesday
afternoon. Driving a Cadillac tour.
ing car. the japanese ran the child
down and saw his body tossed 20
feet. He slowed up for second.
but then stepped on her and, with
lvnd bent low. specdod away.
The crash was witnessed by War.
rem Dclanc. brother OF the slain boy.
and George Dupea. 3s2a Rcnton
ave. beth Of whom agreed on the
license nurntsr Traffic Policeman
Joc Czech nsccrtalned that the H.
ecnse had been issued TO G. c.
rsuji. 7is Sixth ave. but police were
unable 10 find him az that address.
Turn to Page 4. Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
Warren Blue Ribbon

Furnished bungalow Listed wsdnos.
day. Should sell an eight. broom
California bungalow. on large level
lot. all IN lawn, shrubs and flow
cru; surrounded by nlcc bungaiowrs
IN the popular section Of beautiful
cowcn Park. south 81 sbth and east
of 10Th ave-: reception hail with
guest closet. living room. fireplace.
bookcases; cheerful dining room
complete enow-wbitc cabinet kitoh-
On. with all bulletins; bedrooms;
linen closet and bath oak floors
main rooms aftlstioaliy pnpcred
full cement basement, laundry and
furnace With coils. extra large ga
rage, completely furnished. lnciud.
INK curtains, dfapos. rugs. rockers,
library table, davenport. oak dining
room set writing desk, bedroom
suites, etc, ETC.. utc.
There are moro details about This
home In tho Want "a Columns
tonight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
Here Is Another
Dandy

a complete home, with pleasant
surroundings. makes living more
comfortable. Perhaps this will
offer some one just what they
have been waiting for:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
SnOhOmiSh Prosecutor
Starts Out TO Enforce
ALL OF Our Statutes!
United States Has Reached Critical
Stage in Its History Due to Law
Violations, Says Official
BY BOB BERMANN

EVERETT, March 2l.-Snohomish county is about to
become the most aw-abidng county in the country Prose
cutting attorney c. T. Roscoe succeeds in the campaign upon
which he has Just embarked.
1t is campaign of absolute enforcement of every law
the statute booksevery law to be observed with uni
form stringency and without regard to personalities
mitigating circumstances.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
Easter Buying Comes On
With Rush AU OUer II. s..
Seattle Shops Report Great Increase and
Old-Time Spending Prevails

TTTOMEN of America spending approximately Is per
Wv cent their Easter fnery this year than last
In Seattle nearly every department store and shop spe-
cazng in Easter apparel reports heavy increase
ago and in instances all records have been broken
This applies both to womens and mems style establish
fc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
7 FRENCHMEN
DIE IN WRECK

BERLIN, March 2i.--sevcn French
trainmen were killed today when
q freight trnin Wits dorillod ncnr
Bochum according to reports reach.
Inc here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
Summon ENocsors
for George Gould

MENToNE. Fraiicc, March IT,
George j. Gould Is seriously M here.
II was announcet today, A spc.
clalist has been Summoned from
London.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
MUNY LINES TELL
BANKS THEY DON'T
NEED ASSISTANCE

u L. BLAINE. chairman OF the
~. city council finance commit.
tee. announced Wednesday that
Seattle banks Will not be asked
ito cash the seni.monthly pay
warrants of the street railway de-
partment March 81. There will
be enough cash in the city treas
ury to meet the payroll for March
81 and the payroll OF April 10.
Blaine said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
Home Brew

Howdy. folks. Jim Boldl, res
taurant man. has sold the Seattle
baseball club.
II the gate receipts faH OF The
players won't be able 10 get free eats
hereafter.
But II william wrigley has pur.
chased the club they'll always be
sure OF their chewing gum.
IT'S really too bad. however. that
the csab wasn't sold TO plug to
hacco king.
SPORTING NOTE
One Of the most promising
rockies ON the Seattle team Il
named Pigg.
We're roofing for him TO bring
home the bacon.
utah Indians on warpath. -
Headline IN The star.
Probably enralafing the Seattle In
dams.
Now that the baseball season Is
drawing near the sporting editor is
again becoming popular with the
boys around the office.
Hugo Kelley. candidate for the
city council. IS doing m unusual
amount OF broadcns;ing these days.
Radio fans win remember he is send
ing from Station BULL.
On KeiIey's campaign cards Is the
slogan. -you Know What He
stands For
Sure we know what nc stands for.
but does Hugo know what the public
viii stand for7
AND TALKS LIKE THE MAJOR
Another one Of Hugo's battle
cries j.: .syou Don't Care What
He Looks like"
He looks like Major Hooplc TO
Us.
we understand that the city coun-
Gil Is going TO make another survey
Of the street car situation.
Bet they find that an overcrowded
condition exists on the lines.
There ,rns yoHnG lady named Fitch,
who heard a loud snoring. at which
she tool. off her hat and found That
the rat
Had fallen asleep at The sicitch.
LII Gee Gee has been decorated
with the Royal Order Of p. v. D.
which means Beautiful but Very
Dumb.
A F0rR-sECOND SPEAKER
Mark Reed. speaker Of the low
cr house. spoke before the Mu-
nicipal league yesterday on "Tbc
Accomplishments Of the 18th
Legislature"
Yes. It was very short
speech.
Jules Cersh. marine sergeant. Is
arrested in Bremerton for iinperson-
aiing a major.
He was probably sitting in a swivel
chair with his feet on desk.
Now that the freshmen az t..e Uni.
versIty OF Washington are wearing
little green caps again they've got
soncthlng on their minds beside hair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
NOT FANATIC
ON PROHIBITION

believe that any coflscieutous
officer has Il in his power TO. keer
bis oath OF office and really enforcs
the laws Of tho land. In spite OF tbs
fact that nobody. apparently. has
tried 10 do il in recent years.
II ana not arfualed in my de.
cision By my views on the proiii-
bition question. They don't mat
ter. Regardless OF whether one
considers prohibition good or bad.
the law should be enforced rs
long a. Il remains on the stat
utes. II the people don't want u.
why. then. they can repeal Il.
but as long rs it's n Law, II must
be respected,
-The sanc applies 10 other laws
that are generally violated nowadays
The man who runs a gambling house
for instance. Is distinct menace e
society. not because he wins Johr
Jones' hard. earned dollars and sends
him home broke. but because he 1,
defying the laws upon which our civ
ilization is founded.
"of coursc. I'm aware that cam
accomplish very much singie-handed
but IL they understand my position
I believe the right-thinking people Of
the county viii line up behind me
and III have hundreds Of volunteer
a eufafanfa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

Upon testimony Of Betty
Miller (above), police order
ed Ben Bojarquez (beloio)
held pending investigation Of
the death Of his Sweetheart,
Eileen Zimmerlev, mo Uie
b athing girl and artists
model. Bojdrquez says Miss
Zimmerlev committed suicide.
Miss Miller, ch,tnt Of the dead
girl, claims Bojarqaez and
Miss Zimmerley quarreled
the day before the latter icas
found dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
CUTTING REMARKS
Oh. Razorblndes.

The latest fashionable cloth for
gowns Is mummy cloth. II IL said
10 have been great fayorite Of
King Tuiankhamen. Az least no was
all wrapped up In Il.
Newspaper writer's seem 10 think
II odd that Uncle Joe Cannon, after
80 years In congress, could beat the
home town boys ut poker.
Gosh whaddnthcy think he learned
In congress?
what This Country Nocdss
lIurn 10 Page 4. Column o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

It's an ambitious program --Apsc
tacuIar. revolutionary. even - bur
Roscoe Is determined 90 so thru with
IL. And an interesting time Is IN
prospect for bootieEsers hotel keep
err. card room owners ana other
who are disposed TO take advaniaxs
OF the failure Of past administration
10 enforce every law 20 the letter.
The United States" says Roscoe
has reached tho most critical stage
IN is history. Law violation-par.
ticularly in the matter os prohibition
has become so general that our
very civilization u threatened. Either
VIC must enforce our laws. or
Acknowledge the failure Of the demo-
cratic form Of government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
spoRTrNG NoTE

One Of the most promising
rockies ON the Seattle team Is
named Pigg.
We're roofing for him TO bring
home the bacon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

hours later by announcement of a
tional word that the new price WI
originally announced. Beet sugar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

CHI 2The market broke sharply here today Reduc
indred pounds the basic price of sugar the ren
the morning.
a of Is to $685.. This followed few
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

Utah Indians on Warpath." =
Headline IN The star.
Probably enIalatiiis the Seattle u
dams.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

On KeiIey's campaign cards Is the
slogan: you Know What He
Stands For
Sure we know what he stands for.
but does Hugo know what the public
viii stand for7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21
AND TALKS LIKE THE MAJOR

Another one Of Hugos battIt
cries j.: "You Don't Care What
He Looks like"
He looks like Major Hooplc TO
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-21
MARYLAND FARM BOYS
WIN SECOND TIME
Carry Away First Honors AT Inter
national Live Stock Judging
Contest In England

|, The announcement that Maryland s
team of farm boys who represented
the United States in the international
livestock Judging contest at the Eng
lish Royal Stock Show at Newcastle
on-Tyne, England, again carried away
first honors and will bring to Ameri-
ca for the second time the inter
national gold cup. offered by the Lon
don Daily Mail, according to- advices
received lately by DR.. Thomas B:
Symons, director Of the University Of
Maryland Extension Service.
The contest is the second of its
kind in which Maryland boys have
successfully competed and establish
es for the State the unusual record
Of, having it's agricultural club boys
win two national and two information
al contests in two consecutive years,
The team which won the Inter
national contest this year, composed
Of Richard Wills, Hubert Snodgrass
and Charles F. Gushing, Of Hartford
county, were winners of the dairy
cattle judging contest at the National
Dairy Show at st. Paul last October.
The team which won the contest in
England last year and brought the
gold cup to America for the first time
was composed Of boys from Cecil
county who had previously won the
national livestock judging contest at
the Southeastern Fair at Atlanta.
|. The team which went abroad this
year was trained by County Agent
8. B. Derrick Of Hartford county, and
his assistant George R. 'Stuntz. Mr..
Derrick and P. w. Chichester, assist
ant State boys club agent for the
University of Maryland Extension
Service, accompanied the team. Gov
ernor Richie was among those who
contributed to the fund raised in the
State, to send the team abroad.
Cable reports from the contest gave
the Maryland team a total Of 1867
points against 1852 for the English
team which was second. Individual
standing showed Hubert Snodgrass,
first; Richard Wills, second; Winifred
Emory, of the English team, third;
Charles Cushing, fourth; R. Widows,
fifth; and Archie Robinson, sixth.