The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-13
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! ly old lady with the smoked glasses
Get your camera ready and you
can take my picture"
IA no rounded tho first corner Ia
precipitous flight the photographer
cast PROTEST over his shoulder. II
amt Euperstltious. but what can
you expect trying 10 set picture
like that on Friday. tito isthT'
And the black cat Ealloped on
ahead.
Friday. the 18th. the most notorl.
Gus OF hoodoos. was bidding fair at
noon 70 DO the quletest OF similar
unlneky days In the history Of tho
city. Not a single freak accident or
specimen OF disastrous luck appeared
upon the police report hook.
Pa,rolmau Bob Herman. special
agent OF Chief OF Police scoatloss
Bill" severyns. was the only police.
man who dcfied tho jlnx. lie ap.
pcared At police headquarters Fri.
dag and openly declared that no in.
/ tended 10 walk back and forth be
meath ladder. He walked gravoiy
back and forth beneath Il exactly n
times. while ha fellow cops ohecrod
him 10 the echo. Nothing hap
I pened.
a few minutes later. however.
Herman slipped on grease spot In
the corridor and sprawled on the
floor.
wherupon his brother cops
laughed iohg and loud.
Friday. the iath. was unlucky for
several people. among them George
Kiotluos. owen Randall and Cyril
Van Dowfeic. all OF whom adjourned
in the city hooSsgow Friday.
George slipped and fell at Sixth
ave. and King 81. In the wca small
hours OF tho morning. When he got
up his rear pocket was leaking. a
passing cop smellod moonnhIne and
helped George to pick tho slivera OF
glass from his anatomy and locked
/ him up.
Owen Randall was taking a tire
from m auto owned BY A. ]. Bait.
sis 18Th ave. ~, when Pairolmen
y. A. Sands and II. c. McLsnnan
appeared. Result; Randall was also
locked up.
Van Dewicie was operating n
moonshlne distIllsry at 1898 w. Stat
st. when two officers appeared. II Ia
alleged. Van Dewiclo also landed In
tho city baBtile.
NEW YORK.--''Drya agents start.
cd Friday. tho i5th. BY expedltlng
a million gallons OF real beer on It's
way down sewers and tho river in
n foamins rush to get within the
law beyond the thrce.mik limit.
NEW YoRK.--Thos. o'Recte. 60.
had - cents and wanted 10 buy
a drink" He tried 70 borrow the
needed cent from Detective Heron.
For his poor Judgment no starts
30.day sentence today.
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NEW YoRR.-It worked differ.
entity for Joic Richards, age IS
months. who foil from n third.story
window on TO a screen and vol.
pIaned safely into a flower garden.
He came up smiling.
WICHITA FALLS. Tcx.-I.onnIe
Fowler. ~. golf taddy. copsldcrod
himself lucky today. which light.
ming struck tree beneath which
he had taken shelter. all LonnN re.
eeived was few minor burns.
PORTLAND, Orc.-Hcr husband
spanked her with violence" Heulah
Bigger charges in divorce com.
plant against Frank Bigger. on file
here.
PORTLAND. Ore. - Lacking 10
cents OF enough TO pay her 50.cent
check az "a local restaurant, Mrs. Il.
Holden left her baby az security
while she dashed home to get the
rest Of the money. The cashier
grew worried when the trip took
Mrs. Holden longer than she expect.
cd. and called the police to come
after the baby. The officers and
Mrs. Holden arrived at the same
time, and now she's angry at the
restaurant and won't eat there any
more.
PORT ARTHUR, Henry /.
Gardner. OF 1913 18th ST.. Is 10
years old today and celebrated II by
killing blnck cat which crossed
his path shortly before he stepped
on u nail. Tho lad has 10 letters in
his name: 10 nunts. unclos and ais.
tiers. His mother Is 90. three times
10. his father 50. four times 10.
After the black cat episode. the
boys father locked him In tho
house until the Jnx lad passed
over.
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