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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
MISS SHANNON
PASSES AWAY

Miss Frances Shannon, for mors
than 20 years resident OF Seattle,
| died Wednesday morning at tho
home Of her sister, Mrs. Anna ELI.
colt 723 18th ave. Miss Shannon
had been III for several months.
Death was due TO paralytia
stroke.
Besides Mrs. Elllcott, Miss Shan.
non is survived by three brothers.
DR.. w. A. Shannon and DR.. James
Shannon OF Seattle and Daniel
Shannon. OF Marmora, Ontario.
Funeral services will be held at
. o'clock Thursday morning at the
Immaculate Conception church. In.
torment will follow at Calvary Gem.
etery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
Wants Mental Jury to
Examine All Criminals
Woman Justice, on BenchNine Years,
Starts Move for Psychiatric Board

A move 70 have instituted a rcg,i.
larry organized psychIatric board. to
work with King county courts. was
started wednesday by Miss Rhen
whitehead. justice OF the peace.
This board would study all Grim.
mails brought in and report on their
mental status before they were
brought TO trial
80 many criminals arc mentally
deficient" says Miss Whitehead,
that TO try them ali on the same
basis IL unfair. not only to the
criminal. but 10 society. Often we
find adults brought into court who.
mentally. are not any more respon.
slblo for their nets than H. or "a
year.old children. And yet tho
Judges have only one path TO
choose. They arc not specialists In
mental disorders"
Miss whitehead believes such a
board would 30 classify criminals
that much Of which sho says IL
fundamentally wrong now with
judicial procedure and punishment
would be corrected.
THE penitentiaries are filled with
criminals who are serving their
third and even fourth offenses,"
she says. Prison terms do not re-
form or change criminals. often
they make him worse.
But youths. or even grown men
Of small mental caliber who are
sent 10 reformatorics, frequently
learn their lcsson-and 80 straight
when they come out
"rho reformatory side Of our
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
BOARD
Fights
TAXIS !
Safety Committee
of Council Moves
to Bar Cabs from
Central Stands
BY John w. Nelson

Elimination Of every taxieab and
for.hirs car stand on tho main
,horofares OF Seattle Is provided in
q report that comes before tho
Public Safety committee OF the
council Wednesday afternoon from
the board OF public works.
Inatcad Of having tho taxls and
for.hire cars occupying large
stretches or pavement on tho busiest
streets OF the city tho new measure
contemplatss removal OF Tho cars to
five central stands. with available
space TO be equally divided.
The report was drawn up by a
g IN mittee onnslsstng or Frank
Fstalia, head or tho tfaffle division
Of the police department; Il. a.
mitchell. head Of the traffic division
OF tho Public Utilities department.
and j. W. A. BollonE. traffic man.
aver Of the street department. after
several months study OF the prob
lem Ths board OF public works
approved tho measure At its last
meeting.
The proposed ordinance sllmin-
ates the taxi stands In front OF MI
tho hotels OF the city and from
First. Second, Third and Fourth
ave. aud pike aud Pine st. It
recommends central stands be 10.
Gated az follows
Stewart st.. between Second and
Third ayes. Sixth ave. from Union
vt. south: University St. from Firth
ave. TO the alley; Seneca ST., from
Firth ave. 20 tho alley; Marion St
aud Ycsler way. from First ave. 20
tho alleys. and Jefferson IT.. DO.
tween Second and Third ayes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
MYSTERY GIRL
TO COME BACK
Nell AuStin's Sister Says
Returning to South

SIN unable to clear up the mys.
terry OF her sudden disappearance
here tho Sunday before ThnnlSsgiy.
Ing and her later recovery, uncon.
scious in Vancouver. B. c., Miss Mel.
lie Austin. 20. will be brought back
TO Seattle en- route 10 her home In
Hugo. okla, Friday or Saturday.
That was the announcement Wed.
nesdny OF her sister, Miss Georgia
Austin, who has resumed her work
In the West Seattle bank, following
her return from Vancouver. last
Monday.
Adyiccs from Vancouver Wcdnes.
day were that the girl had been re.
moved from the Vancouver hospital
in the morning and taken TO tho
home Of Mrs. ]. ingram, a friend re.
siding at Point Grey She had been
teaching school here and living with
Miss Georgia and another sister, Miss
Leila Austin. at si7 Willard st. Her
mother. from Hugo. Okla, Is now
with her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
BURGLAR LOOTS
SEATTLE HOME
Gets $4,000 in Diamonds
and $3.50 in Cash

Mysterious theft Of over 5000 in
diamonds and $3.50 in cash from the
home OF J. r. Barnett. 1891 Franklin
ave. prominent Seattle auctloneer,
was reported TO the police Tuesday
night.
Barnett. according TO detectives.
had left the house to attend a boxing
match. He returned near midnight
10 find that his home had been ran.
sacked and the thieves had taken
his wifes diamonds and three suits Of
clothes. The $3.50 had been taken
from bank Tuesday by Barnett,
who intended 10 transfer his account
10 another bank He left the money
in n purse in an old suit OF clothes,
forgetting TO put It In his everyday
suit.
The stolen DIAMONDS included n
three-carat diamond ring, two ear
rings OF one and n half carsts each,
a set Of diamond shirt studs. n two.
caret diamond ring and two smaller
diamond rings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
Capt. Hobson and
Friend Are Found

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.-THE
search for Capt Richmond =. Hob.
son. prohibition worker and Spanish.
American war hero. and Capt. Jesse
Hunter. who we're believed lost In
the hills back Of TuJunga pass end.
cd when the two men were found
safe late yesterday. not even know.
Ing that they were being hunted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
POLICE
PROBE
I)EA1 III!
Two Men Report
Girl Dies When
Auto Slips Off
Ferry in Oregon

Sensational charges by Mrs.
John nohNbeck. OF Aberdeen.
that her daughter. Mrs. Jose
phinc Dombeck Byers was hid.
mapped, Illegally married and
later became the death victim
Of what was reported an acct.
dental drowning. were being
probed Wednesday by Grays
IIarbor and Oregon state author.
iiies.
The tragedy occurred. according
to United Press dispatches from
Aberdeen. when Bycrs. his bride and
William J. Parks, OF Los Angeles,
wero riding last week In an auto
on a Willamette river ferry. near
Harrisburg. Ore Tho machine. II
was reported. plunged off tho ferry
and Mrs. Byers was drowned. the
two men escaping death
Mrs. Dombsck Wednesday told
Aberdeen officials that her daughter
had obtained marriage license
thru perjury and had told her moth.
Ing az the romance until after the
marriage, The distressed n1othhr
aiso declared tnat che DID not know
OF her daughters death until ahu
read OF Il In press dispatches.
Advices from Harrisburg stated
that citizens there were inclined 70
doubt the reported death OF the
Girl by drowning. Both Byera AMI
Parks were declared to have told
stories OF the tragedy.
The two men left Harrisburg "a
hours after reporting TINT Mrs. by.
era was drowned when tire car slip.
ped off the ferry into the river.
They were unhurt. They have not
been seen since telling OF the brides
death.
Continued search has not revealed
the body OF Mrs. ByerS and authort
ties were making n determined
probe OF the entire affair. with the
intention Of traclng definitely III.
whereabouts OF the men and egtab.
fishing whether or not the girl vas
n victim Of accident or possible
foul play.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
ARREST GRAND
JURY WITNESS
Ordered Held by Foreman;
VagranCy Is Charge

Arrested on the order Of Fore.
man James McCabo Of the King
county grand Jury, now in session.
shortly after he had testified be.
fore the jury Tuesday afternoon,
william Mnlington. &c years old.
was at liberty Wednesday on 1926
bail.
County Jail records show Milling.
ton was detained on n charge OF
vagrnncy He was called as n wit.
ness. 1t Is reported, In the investl.
CATION OF downtown card rooms and
suspected gambling places.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
BIAS 7
WRECKS
HOUSED.
Inmates Flee AS
Moonshine Still
Blows Up and
Causes Fire
BY S. B. Croft

A giant moonshine still In .
one-and-one-half.story houseboat
at 612 w. Blewett ST.. on this
Lake Washington canal, near
Fremont, exploded a half.hour
after midnight Wednesday morn
ing with a terrific roar that
shook the district, wrecking the
building and causing It's total
loss In a fire which Immediately
enveloped It.
The police are probing an uncon-
tirmed report that a man was seen
fleeing from tile building shortly att
er the explosion. He appeared TO be
severely burned. according to tbs
reports.
Fire Marshal Robert L. LANG de-
clared that fire alarm was sent
in by an unknown person, but that
when the firemen arrived the flames
had gained such Roadway that the
building was doomed.
The still exploded at 1928. The
flash OF the explosion was visible
for blocks around. Flames shot
from :ke roof and windows lngaMii.
ately. and in few moments the
building was blazing.
Fire Marshal LANG made a per-
sonal investigation after the build.
Ing had been destroyed. but failed
TO find the occupant or owner OF
the houseboat. The only part or the
structure which was not burned was
the float upon which it rested and a
few parts of the walls.
The huge still was found In the
ruins. together with numerous bar.
rels and broken bottles which appar-
emily had contained the product OF
the dlstillery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

penal system should be stressed.
Such an institution for women Is
needed.
I'VE must punish criminals. Of
course. for tho good OF society But
II we can keep him in restraint for
period and give him time for re-.
Election amid surroundings that do
not tend TO deprcss him too much.
good very frequently results that
would never come IL no was crowd.
ed into a dark two by four cell.'
Turn TO Page 4. Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
Who'll Lend Some Pants to Get Him out O. Jail?

for stealing 'em Ali CANT Just
remember what All was doing or
how All done lost them pants"
"Ah'n tell you, boss" contin.
ued Kelman, ALIVE just GOT to
find some pants before All gets
out OF here. II An went out on
the street without none And get
GO days more. An amt got no
money. but boss l'se willin' 10
work for them pants. Jus give
me one chance, that's air.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
CLEVELAND is
G.. O. P. CHOICE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The re.
publican national committee today
formally selected Cleveland. Ohio. as
the city for the 1924 republican ma.
tional convention.
June 10, 1924, was set as the open.
ing date for the convention.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

amt got no pants to 80 homo in
when All gets out. All never
had no pants when All came in
here But All shore has got to
collect some"
How did you loso your
pants?" asked severyns.
"Ah dunno jus how M did
lose dem pants" said kclrnan,
"hut dey IS surc gone entirely.
An CANT wear these pants.
cause And get pinehed again
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
Motion to Dismiss
Phone Case Slated

Motion for dismissal of the writ
of review filed by the city protest.
ing the finding OF the state depart
ment Of public works in the recent
telephone rate case, will be argued
by Corporation Counsel T. ]. L.
Kennedy and associates. Saturday
in the Thurston county superior
court at Olympia.
Kennedy will oppose the motion
to dismiss, which was brought by
attorneys for the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

Byron Kelman. 30. co1ored
waiter, wants pair Of pants
Why2 Why, because he hasn't
any.
Byron rs a prisoner at tho
city jail lie has been there for
six weeks. and is 90 be released
this week. But not without
pants.
Aroused 10 action by tho 70
port that prisoner had been
held in jail six weeks without
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

necessary covering for his lower
limbs. Chief Of Police w. u.
severyns investigated the case
Wednesday.
but the chief failed to solve
the mystery. lie found Kelman
occupying n puir OF tattered,
kneelongth overnlls. bearing the
brilliant inscription. IS cattle
police" In capital letters across
the rear Of the same.
Boss" confided Byron. "Ah
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

Howdy, folks. Only IS days
until Wen be saying, "lt isn't
the cost of the thing that counts
Its the spirit"
A really educated man is one who
can do his T.year.old sons arithmetic
problems FOR him.
The honeymoon is over when the
bride learns 10 say Gimme five dol
lars"
some prizctigh;crs look at their
opponents eyes when boxing. some
look at their opponents feet. and
some look at their opponents arms, Z"
Sports page.
Yep. and some look al the ceiling,
YE DIARY
tnseeFnbrr ID
This evening TO y. DruxmAa's boxing
smoker. whsr- | did sec j. Mcdonnell.
the heavyweight much cried ap Of late
la the pnhliane prints. Issl he dtd per
stupid handling % bis seconds And aid
sis behiad josiah Collins, whom do re-
member boxing with T.. ID. Hughes at
The etd Seattle Athletic club more than
Is years age. And 50 to home. ponder
Ing over the swift passage Of tlms. abou,
which. alas nothing can be done.
Seattle thieves stole a fire escape.
Hot stuff!
Their goidfish arc both missing.
ThsHue searched me entire fai.
But the cues. tcon.t be successful
TN they're looked iaHdo The cat
The hero OF Joseph conrad's new
uovel is named Peyrol And when
you come to think Of II. gosh Amt
& beautiful nane!s
Airplanes viii soon b equipped
with berths. say the experts. In that
case II win be sinpis matter for
the pilot 10 get people out Of bed in
the morning. He can just loop the
loop.
A woman Is as old as she looks.
according 10 tho old maxim. Which
means that she IS IS before breakfast
and IS after dinner.
! A Chicago ciubman has settled for
$4,000 chorus girls 500. 900
breach Of promise suit. Smart feIler.
Suppose he had married her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

Coincidence. When your doctor
tells sou that you need more fresh
cir. and a few hours later your boss
gives you the air.
New York statlstician says 90 per
cent OF all the silk hose purchases
are made BY men. Yes. and 90 per
cent Of all the men who make the
purchases spend 80 per cent Of their
time telling their wives that they be.
long to the 10 per cent Of men who
don't.
Prof George Z. Johnson Of the
Harvard Graduate school OF Educa.
ton says boys should play with dolls.
Say. prof. they do. when they get
TO be IS or II years old.
Rainy days.
Clouds arc dark:
No pefting parties
In Volunteer park
A town may be famous for its
. beautiful women, but the iceman
knows better.
Cynthia Grey printed a list yester.
day Of things most needed by poor
families. and the list was headed by
layettes." Right
AS THEY DO 1T IN CONGRESS-
fHapiHg Just peruscd copy Of
me Congregational Record. the
uought occurred to us that Il
'eopd be rich dish " nc could
doctor NJ our stuff IKE they do In
Washington. F"riHstanccJ
Pat and Mike met on Second ave.
yesterday. Shouts Of ayes. yrsg'
and go onr'J Pat turned TO Mike
and said, "Who was that lady / saw
you with this morning. lipplansej.
Mike scratched his head. More ap.
plausel. THAT wasn't lady" he re-.
piled. That's my wife, prolonged
laughter.
Leap Year 81 only 10 days away.
COILS. and Wayne Albee and Judge
Tallman are still eating IN the res.
tauranfa
CHAPTER 7
Little Horace j. Adeuoldg. n beau.
tiful child Of 8, ate a quart OF dried
peaches and then drank q gallon Of
water.
CHAPTER III
As Little Horace burst into pieces.
the nelgh5ors thought Il was Just an.
other still exploding
CHAPTER III
But tho inquest was held ln King.
kitsap. snohomigh and Pierce coun.
ties.
Ais.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
But

There is no law to prevent any citizen
of Seattle, reputable or otherwise, from
ordering a revolver from some Eastern
dealer and having it shipped to him by
mail
There is no law preventing any man,
reputable or otherwise, living outside of
Seattle, from having a revolver shipped
to him thru the mails by Seattle dealers.
A city permit law to curb the purchase
of weapons will be farce in Seattle and
in every other city as long as Uncle
Sans mails are open for the shipment
of firearms.
That is where the hole must be
plugged.
That's your job, gentlemen!
Seattle and Washington-want fed
eral legislation that will prevent sui
cides, gunner and murderers from get
ting their weapons of death by mail or
express.
And we look to you gentlemen to give
it to us!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

LII GEE GEE. TIL OFFICE
YANp. SCI:
Now Is tn time to buy ther.
.nometers They are much low
IT than they were last summer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
Stop Seattle Gum Play!
It's Up to You Mr.. Congressman

THE STAR today addresses an open
letter to these Washington senators
and congressman
SENATOR WESLEY L. JONES
SENATOR c. C. DILL
HON. ALBERT JOHNSON
HON. BEN HILL
HON. JOHN F. MILLER
HON. LINDLEY H. HADLEY
HON. JOHN w. SUMMERS
Miss Winifred Gemmel, University of
Washington girl student, died from a
bullet wound December TO- Her family
said it was an accident Police said it
was suicide. Whatever it was, 1T
COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE
HADN'T HAD A GUN!
At Thanksgiving party, Dr. Albert
f. Mattice, prominent Seattle physician,
was killed by a gun IN his own hand. His
family secuted the police suicide theory
and called it an accident. Whatever it
was, 1T COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
IF HE HADN'T HAD A GUN!
In Seattle alone nearly 100 persons
have been shot since the first of the year.
O'Brien. IF THE GUNS HADN'T BEEN
THERE, IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAP
PENEDl
1t is up to you gentlemen, The Star
thinks, to stop the promiscuous sale of
revolvers to Seattle folks and to other
Washingtonians.
You can lessen our suicides
You can lessen our accidental shoot
ings!
You can lessen our murders!
Let us tell you how:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
CHATTER L

Little Horace j. Adcnolds n beau.
tiful child Of 8. ate a quart Of dried
peaches and then drank q gallon Of
water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
CHAPTER II

As Little Horace burst into pieces.
the neigh5ors thought It was just an.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12
5 THEY DO IT In CnNGKEss

Leap Year ls only 10 days away.
COILS. and Wayne Albee and Judge
Tallman are stin eating IN the res.
tauranfa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

Few of these suicide and murder guns
are purchased in Seattle. A city law,
rigidly enforced, provides that a citizen
must obtain police permit before a
dealer will sell him a revolver. To get
this permit, he must explain to the salts
faction of the police pawnshop squad his
need for such a weapon.
Never since the permit system went
into effect have we found a single re-
volver purchased under it on any holdup
man or gunman who was brought in"
says Detective Lieutenant William G.
Witzke, in charge of the pawnshop de-
tail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

But tho inquest was held 10 King
kitsap, snohomiHh and Pierce coun
ties.
Us.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

j. s,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-12

T, A Chicago clubman has settled for
$4,000 chorus girls 100000
breach Of promise suit. Smart feller.
Suppose he had married her.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
ADVERTISING.
I ESSENTIAL IN
BUSINESS NOW
Mann Says Publicity Helped
Him Sell 100000
in Year.
NEWSPAPER is BEST
Speaker Tells How to Sc
cure Greater Turnover
in Business.

advertising pays. 1t is the best
investment a business concern can
make and without it there is no in
centive 10 go ahead-to progress with
business. There must be some sort OF
solicitation or a business can not be a
success" said Fred p. Mann in his
fifth speech to visiting merchants
during trade week at the Gunter Ho-
tel.
Il would feel that 1 was tied hand
and foot if did not have some means
by which TO let the people know what
/ had to sell. ] would be helpless if |
did not have the great power of the
press TO carry my message to the pub
lie
And yet, ! will venture to say. al
though this statement MAJ appear a
bit strong, that 80 per cent of the
merchants in the surrounding towns
and in San Antonio's trade territory
do not advertise at all.
Newspaper Best Medium.
"The newspaper is the greatest ad-
vertising medium in the United States.
Personal letters, booklets, house or
gans gotten out by means of the ad.
dressograph. mimeograph and multi
graph will do much toward letting the
people know what you have to sell.
The Mann store in DEVILS Lake
never fails to take advantage of an op-
portunity. 1t is an especially good
idea for every store TO couple up with
national advertising campaigns, for in
stance Canned Foods Week. During
that week last year the Mann store
linked its advertising with that of ma
rionally known firms and sold more
canned goods in the six-day period
than has ever been recorded in the
history of the establishment.
Frequent demonstrations in the
store of various kinds of merchandise
* an excellent advertising plan.
Specialize on some kind of mer-
chanclise in your sales. 1t is Il com
mon thing to sell $500 worth of mer.
chaTdiSe in the Mann store in a single
day and it is located in a town oil
oniy 300 population.
Never stick up old untidy and I'M
attractive price signs in your store
They reflect on the saleSpeople of that
= establishment as well as its merchan.
disc.
Combination price sales are usual
ly successful. For instance choose Il
\ Nricc of 10 cents. Advertise that this
er-ess~will purchase three articles OF
quality merchandise or that with a
G'J-cent purchase another single article
may be purchased for an exceptionally
low price"
The secret of the great success Of
the Mann store in DEVILS Lake. y. |
D.. was disclosed early in the week |
by Mr. Mann. He said that advcrtis. |
ing was the means by which he sold !
about SJ00.000 worth of good, in q
year in his town Of 800 people. He !
SAL that he spends about = per cent !
u his gross sales Oh advertising an@ ,
mat during next year he expects t. {.
increase that appropriation.
Mr.. Mann will speak for the sixth !
time at the Gunto9 Hotel Friday uieg7 /
NJ S.o'clocl; on The Responsibility o. 1
the Salesman as Market Builder"