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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
FERRY WAR is
ON ONCE MORE
Vashon Islanders Determined
TO Break Loose

An open hearing on a petition by
residents OF vashon island for aug
mented ferry service TO the island
will b. held BY the board OF county
commissioners Tuesday, at 10 a. m
Between 400 and 400 residents OF
the island have signed a petition
asking that the lease Of the Kit.
esap Transportation Co. on King
county ferries be cancelled and tina,
the ferries be given 10 the West
Pass transportation Co. The latter
firm has offered a bonus Of 5000 a
year. 10 per cent decrease in fares
and better service.
A delegation Ok at least 100 island.
Frs Is expected 20 attend the hear.
ing. aitho Prosecuting Attorney
Malcolm Douglas recently rendered
an opinion that the ferry lease can.
not be broken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
Battleship Oregon
MAY Sink as Target

Unless present plans nro altered
the historic hattleship Oregon, Of
Spanish war fame and at one time
pride Of tho United States navy.
will be destroyed In TARGET practice
before The end OF 1924. according 10
reports. The Oregon Is at present
anchored ut the Puget sound navy
yard. When plans 10 use tho hulk
Of the agtd vessel as target
FOR modern naval guns were an.
nounced by the government last
year. the state Of Oregon offered
10 raise the funds necessary 10
transport her to Portland to be
kept as n relic Tho money wns
not. however. forthcoming at the
proper time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
UNTITLED TONNAGE

NEW YORK. Dec. 1o.-TJnniled
tonnage Of tho United States gfeeI
corporation for November shows a
dfcreaso u 3o4,24i tons. Il WA an.
nounced today Figures on Noyop.
Der 30 were 5.5ss.5s4 tons against
l.sI2'sz5 on October 81. 5.s6e $50
September 30. and 5.4i4.sss August
81. Untitled tonnage November al
lat year, was G.s4O,2f2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
DOPE PEDDLER
AGAIN IN NET

Caught in the act OF selling a
small quantity OF narcotics 10 an
other addict. according 10 federal
narcotic agents. Carl Utley. 20. a
messenger. was arrested and lodged
In the city jail Sunday night. Utiey
was rsIeased from Mcneil Island
penitentiary but few months ago.
after serving sentence for convic-
ton on a similar charge. the eff
GERS said.
Utiey. who Is known 70 agents
b. the cognomcn. Luke. the mes
seuger boy" has been Swallowed for
several months on suspicion that
he was peddllng narcotics He was
delivering package 70 a customer
At s. Bell Fl. at the time Of his
arrest. the report stated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
burglar Battles
In Looted House

Entering the home Of Ben Meyers.
5S7 9th ave. saturday night. a
burglar proceeded to take a bath.
after which he ielsurely looted tho
fouse. taking articies OF womens
clothing and several jars OF canned
fruit. Police believe the thief was
probably a young boy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
Powder in Stove
Burns Small Bow

Roger Gee. ~. Of 220s sith ave. &
W. threw some flash powder into
a heating stove Sunday night. caus.
ing an expIosion that burned the
boy severely ana blew out the win.
dows Of tho room. He was under
the care OF n physician Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10

who wan d e red
away from the
ssellacoon hospI-
ial about Octolnf
-. lie il inliev-
% 70 10 In this
vicinity by AIRS
lam ca Cox. of
t'ashinere. Wash
who IL looking
for him. Cox. n
former Infantry
iunn, IL s feet i
inch tall. weighs
fS5 pounds and
Fas dressed In
brown coat and
,-esf hiue nyer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
Man Found Dead;
Vial Tells Tale

Believed 10 be q suicide Frank
schmida, 81. WAS found dead in his
room at tho Portland hotel, 2ifi5
First ave, s., Sunday, with bottle
of poison near b.. Schmidt was
taken to the morgue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
WAR VETERAN
SOUGHT HERE

Police havn been asked 20 Join IN
the siaie-wide search for James +.
Cox. also known AZ Pred Burgess
sheli-shoched world war veteran
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10

Z. 2. tfJA wv "'HV W.T.
aila. black SLOUGH hat and a
blue shirt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
Big Rush Still
On for Cathcart Lands

short auto ride north OF Seattle.
Dakota. Montana. Canada people
coming in lunches to the office Of
c. u. HiilmRn. 90S Third ave. Sc
attic. There Is a good reason. MS
cows. chickens are furnished on
easy terms. Lots OF work at good
wages close by. Flooring deiiv-
cred nj only $t5 thousand feet:
free wood; water. 10000 people
have bought of us. Free excur-
sions today and every day. Our
Everett office Is az Strand Hotel.
NFr are the owners
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
NASH SLY

t5sJ.00 sacrifice. owner loses his
equity. You get benefit or his
loss. Come early II you want n
good Nash. 1000 Pike st., Mt Terry
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
81 FOR sALE--ACREAGE
Another Big Free
Excursion

with our IL autos hauling people TO
cathcart Drink ali the cream
you can free at our big dairy. See
all the new houses going UP. Good
new house and acres, only s1.150;
terms 800 down. $40 per month.
Lots Of work near by; good wages
70 men who buy homes here. Of
ficer. pos Third aye, Seattle, or
Strand Hotel, Everett,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
OVERLAND MODEL q

II looks Just Ike new: runs fine;
extra tire. Sacrifice price. only
ono third cash. balance very easy
terms 1000 Pike Ct. at Terry ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
FOR RENT
FURNISHED ROOMS

NICE. clean front sleeping room.
private home. tis monthly. close
IN. near Ord and Denny way. Ill
Ord "
Trunks movsd. Zoe Es.t essi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10

Hupmobile Roadster

STORAGE for over one year You
know what n Hun car spells. so n
$4,000 sounds cheap. step right mp
here and make a real buy. Easy
terms 1000 pike st., at Terry ave,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10

poultry. any Kind.
Highest prices VIII call RA nssr-
ats1.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
GARAGES
SACRIFICED TIRES

30N3. s0r5M y, t250. 3lxI, s2xs z,
$3.50; all other sizes. $3.50 II one
OF these used tires proves unsatis-
factory within one year, return
with receipt and get another at
half price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
II UNFINISHED FLATS
AND APARTMENTS

: ROOMS NaH range, Wood range
bath. clean. walking distance. sis.
COB Thomas nt. Ga rfid-sgsi.
STRICTLY modern now front apart
Wsnt. cheap. close IN. fine loca-
ftnn GA ntti+fGTT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
IS MISCELLANEOUS FOR
SALE

SEWING machines. good drop-heada.
$40 up. Repairing, renting MA In
1925 1894 First ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10

XMAS TREES mud CEDAR. orders
taken and delivered until a2nd
X Il u.yd-r4aN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10

XMAS TREES. holly leaves. cedar
ropes. Wholesale and retail WE
DELIVER and DECORATE. Or
DER NOW and avoid rush. MA in
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
ADMINISTRATION AND LIQUOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT.

For some months the treasury de-
partment has been planning to
strengthen materially it's liquor en-
forcement organization, and announce
ment is made that congress may be
asked for sufficient funds to double
the coast guard and to increase the
personnel so as to permit the posting
Of an agent in every brewery. Tenta-
tive plans call for twenty or more
new revenue cutters and about so
speed boats for the pursuit of rum
runners off the coast. The failure
of some states to cooperate in en-
forcement measures makes it neces-
sary for the federal government to
increase its agents in the localities
where state aid is lacking.
Recent criticism of what the gov
eminent is doing to control the liquor
traffic has had no effect on the policy
VI tht treasury ucpdA lliltllt L ntAC
have been no more sinsere advocates
of prohibition enforcement than the
late President Harding and President
Coolidge Extensive violations of the
law can not be laid to any laxity on
the part of the administration, but |
rather should be charged to the lin
tied funds and equipment at the dis
posal of the enforcement bureau, and !
the lack of local cooperation The /
treasury department has achieved /
the best results with the means at |
hand, and more rigid enforcement
win follow proportionately as those
means are strengthened
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15

clear title to the trucks they operate
or any other property of value, thus
] being wholly and solely irresponsible
and immune from all financial liza
bility
Statutes should be drawn requir-
ing those operating for hire to give
good and sufficient bond TO cover the
lives Of passengers carried. and also
sufficient bond to carry the loss of
ali baggage or freight carried; other
wise the public will be unprotected.
Already there has come to the notice
of this commission several derelic-
tions of auto bus operators. Only re-
Gently an old established Denver
house appealed to this Commission,
reciting that they had sent a bill of
goods c. O. d. and that the truck
driver had absconded with the pro-
ceeds. AS there is no protective law.
the Commission was powerless to
act
Again. a trucker came to Denver
and loaded four or five tons of mer-
chandise on his truck and demolished
a steel bridge in Park County, Colo
rade. To show the fallaey and
injustice of such operation to both
the public and the Colorado and
Southern Railroad, it is only neces- /
sary to state that the estimated cost
of repairs on this bridge was $4,000
In Park County the Colorado &
Southern road pays approximately
one-third of the county taxes. Thus
it will be seen that this railroad
would be compelled to bear an ex-
pense of $4,000 as its part of re-
building the bridge its competitor I
in the freight business had destroyed /
while the trucker got off scot-free. /
In addition TO this the truck owner
paid no taxes for the upkeep of the |
highway. while the Colorado &
Southern had paid approximately
one third of all the expense of previ-
Gus construction and upkeep of the
road this trucker was allowed to use
gratis. Such injustice to all the
of Park County should, of
course. be prevented by proper legis-
Iation"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
GOVERNOR MOORE AND HIS
ECONOMY RECORD.

The outstanding issue in the last
state campaign was lower taxes and
reduction Of cost of state administra-
ton. In his campaign for election
Governor Moore met this issue, not
by general. evasive or double mean
ing language. but by specific declara-
tions and explanations showing just
exactly what he meant by economy in
administration and relief of the people
from the tax burden He pointed out
where the AK should be applied and
promised without equivocation 10 use
it. That he has made good every
promise is not deniel even by his po-
litical opponents. He has not only
reduced the state tax levy, but he
has also cut the running expenses in
all departments of the state govern
ment by dispensing with employees
wherever possible and Insisting upon
the most rigid economy on the part
Of all department heads IN the con-
duct of the states business. He has
done all this without impairing the
efficiency of the public service.
What Governor Moore has required
of his subordinates. he has carried
into practice himself Although gov
ernor of a great state, he has avoided
all outward show and glamor to i'm
press the populace with the import
ance and authority of his position;
rather he approached the duties and |
of his high Office just |
as a successful and unpretentious
man handles his private af-
fairs and he has insisted that the
Quoted on the same lines as a great
and well organized business estab-
ishment, which it is. AS an example
Of his personal policy of retrench-
nent, it is stated that since assumed
the duties of office he has received
ten invitations to attend meetings of
governors and other conferences and
all of which he declined
except one. Governor Moore declined
IN the ground that the people of Ida
no would gain nothing by his attend
ance at these junkets in other states,
and it is doubtless he finds satisfac-
lion in the title he has earned as the
stay at home governor
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
AMAZON DIXIE.
Reports From Property Indicate Inn
portant Strike Soon.

Reports From Property Indicate I'm e
portant Strike Soon.
Although considerable ore has been
found in extending the drift west on
the 1900 level at the Amazon Dixie,
the most promising ground remains
to be explored This refers to the
Leslie ground. and the drift is near
ing a point beneath the great Leslie
outcrop. The amount of ore is now
reported 10 be steadily increasing IN
der the most favorable conditions
In the meantime Wesley Everett
manager of the Amazon Dixie. is in
Ohio arranging for further financial
support of the enterprise and where
there are already a large number Of
stockholders in the company.
Friends of Mr.. Everett, who are ia
miliar with the Amazon Dixie and
who know something Of the work he
has accomplished in equipping and
developing the property. will be glad
to know that he has been licensed
under the blue sky law OF Ohio 10
offer Amazon-Dixie stock In that
state. He was denied this privilege
several months ago.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15

things should happen. Mr.. Easton
would not be aversc 10 tossing his hat
into the senatorial ring.
What "unpredietable" thing could
happen between this time and the
state nominating convention that
might change AR Easton's attitude
with respects 10 the senatorship?
Evidently it must he something that
would eliminate senator Borah as a
candidate. for AR Easton has made
it clear that be win not oppose him.
The republican national convention
will be held In June and the state
convention viii probably be held in
August While il is not predictable,
it is nevertheless among the posi-
biltes that Senator Borah viii lie
nominated Tor vice president While
it is a position that probably does not
appeal to the senator any more than
it did TO Roosevelt, it is second only
to the presidency in honor and prest-
ige and it is hardly conceivable that
Senator Borah would decline it,
If that "unpredictable" thing should
happen, the way would be clear for
Mr. Easton to enter the senatorial
race. and it is safe to say that he
would go to the convention with
solid north back Of him, and also
strong following in the south, where /
he is widely known through his con-
nection with the educational institu-
lions of the state and also through
he mining operations of his COM
2any in southern Idaho His can
lidacy would be especially popular in
shoshone county, his home. AS the
read of the largest mining enterprise
If the district, his friendly attitude,
nature keen interest in
he welfare of employees of the COM
amy and cordial cooperation in pub
Ic affairs, have won for him the
highest esteem and confidence of the
eople of this county, and recognition
S a man eminently qualified to re-
resent the state of Idaho in the
United States Senate
If the "unpredictable" thing does not
appen, Mr.. Easton will at least be
n line for senatorial honors two years
ence if he is disposed to enter the
lists
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
AUTO STAGES AND TRUCKS.


Nampa Leader Herald.
The problem of the auto bus and
the auto freight truck continues to
be a vital one wherever good roads
have been built at high cost to the
taxpayers. As yet no adequate laws
have been passed in this state to
make the competitor of the railroads
and the interurbans pay a reason
able license for the damage that they
do to our costly highways. The
question of responsibility is also an
important one. Operators of such
lines should be bonded in sufficient
amount to protect the patrons of
their lines.
In handing down a decision in a
recent Colorado case member of
the utilities commission of that state
gives some pertinent observations on
the questions of motor busses He
writes. in part:
IN the first place, our railroads
have some financial standing. In
case Of loss or damage to goods or of
injury or loss of passengers lives.
the railroads can be made to respond
in damages. Not so with the ma
jority of truck operators. Oftentimes
the latter are operating on a shoe
string as IL were. not even having a
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
STANLEY A. EASTON NOT
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR.

In an interview published in the
Boise Statesman last Saturday, Stan
ley A. Easton, manager OF the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan company, states that
he is not a candidate for United States
senator. although highly appreciative
of the kindly attitude of his friends
who have mentioned him for that
high position. Mr.. Easton referred to
his personal relations with Senator
Borah. for whom he expressed great
admiration. and made clear that he
would not take any position hostile
to the senator However, he said it
was a long time until the convention
and that many "unpredictable" things
might happen in the meantime. from
which it may be inferred that if some
of these possible but "unpredictable"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15

these resources are being exploited
and wasted Such a theory is pre-
pOsterous. No resource is being
wasted intelligently and efficiently
utilized. Waste results from failure
/ to utilize and from conditions which
make utilization impossible.
High taxes which wipe out
profitable margin on grade pro-
ducts cause waste High freight rates
which prevent the marketing of pro-
ducts which would be valuable other
wise cause waste. Conditions i'm
posed by paternalistic laws or by
labor organizations whereby costs
become prohibitive, and markets fail
to yield to the law of supply and de-
mand, cause waste. All measures
which hold back the production of
materials needed to supply the de-
mand for such materials are waste
full
If individual genius and initiative
are left unshackled, the nations re-
sources will never become exhausted.
The individuals engaged in the natur-
al resources Industries are creating
new resources constantly by intro
ducing new ideas, new methods and
new capital into these industries. As
stated recently by the Arizona Min
ing Journal: ideas and necessity
are making resources far more rapid
" than they are being removed. At
the end of each year the total is
greater"
The doctrine of the peoples vested
interest was not advanced until after
development had been ac-
and individuals had be-
gun to realize tangible results from
their dreams and hopes and specu-
ations. Before success came, indi-
viduals who acted upon their ideas,
accepted the hazards risked their
'ortunes, and suffered losses We're
considered fools. AS success began
% come they were hailed as public
and contributors to the
advancement of civilization. Now that
success has been attained, the doc
rine of vested interest" or ''public
Use" would make them soulless
'rofiteers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
Mining and Doctrine of Vested Rights
Mining Congress journal.

The doctrine that people have an
inherent or vested interest =, natural
resources is responsible for many of
the serious problems which today con-
front the mining industry This
doctrine has been circulated widely
by radical theorists and demagogues.
1t has not been vigorously opposed
or successfully combatted, and there
| fore has gained wide credence in the
public mind
State legislators cite the doctrine to
justify the enactment of heavy super
taxes on mining enterprises Mine
workers use it as a lever with which
to pry wages upward. Advocates of
naturalization of mines rely upon it
to win public support for their
schemes. Now, the United States Coal
Commission adopts it as reason for
recommending government regulation
of the coal industry
1t is one Of the reasons why public
sentiment has crystallized against the
coal industry. 1t causes the enact
ment of unjust legislation. 1t blinds
the public to facts which merit first
consideration. 1t breeds class hatred.
1t is injurious. 1t is fundamentally
unsound.
Such doctrine is injurious because
it leads to injustices. 1t challenges
the right of individuals to profit by
the extraction of wealth from the
earth which their ideas and capital
created out of the soil, the desert. the /
water, the mountains and the docks
1t seeks to deprive individuals of that
which their genius, faith, persistence
and capital developed at time when
people generally were skeptical and
states denied public aid to ventures
that were regarded as hopeless.
Such doctrine is fundamentally
unsound because it presupposes that
so-called natural resources are of
value as they are found in nature.
and that this value is exhausted as
the resources are removed from the
earth. Few so-called natural resources
are valuable in the original condition
m which they are found. They are
''"NlN37 until the genius ana capital ]
md perseverance of individuals put
'alue into them. Their removal from
he earth has not depleted the nations
wealth
The application OF the doctrine in
olives the anomalous proposition of
onceding to the people, or the state,
vested interest in the ideas. the ]
-enius the skill, the capital and the c
aith Of the individuals who put value a
nto some of natures worthless ma I
erials in order to make them valu- Z
bic resources. The doctrine does not f
recognize the fact that employment h
rovided for the people, wages paid h
he workers. markets provided for e
gricultural products. tonnage fur p
ished the railroads. public reve- Il
nes derived as the result of increased
axable wealth. and the countless
enehts which flow to the people. the a
tate and the nation, are compensa- q
'ry advantages. /,
Proponements Of the doctrine talk g,
conservation. Their theory is that q,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
WESTERN UNION.
Raise From Shaft Level in In High
Grade Ore.

Grade Ore.
Drifting on the shaft level at the
Western Union continues in ore of
good grade in varying amount. and
last Tuesday the showing in the face
was especially good with indications
that it would soon widen into a large
ore shoot. A raise is being made
from this level. which is beneath the
rich ground worked by the Kron-
Johnson lease Tuesday the raise
was up about 20 feet and showed
about four feet of high grade lead
silver ore. A carload of ore was
shipped to the Bunker Hill smelter
this week The station on the shaft
level has been completed. skip pocket
put in, and tire mine is altogether in
good shape for economical develop
ment. Surface buildings are also
being placed in good condition for
the winter