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The Washington times., 1923-11-23
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

WAS looking at Ad in a
maga-zeen that showed q
yung gent in p. D. O nm.
derware & sed to Pa, Pa, I sed
why is it o. r. to have WIRE
picter took in underware q not
Q. &. to go on the street in I'm.
derware? I sed.
Pa LATED at me. Bobbie he sad
you are a human questun mark
sed Pa. you ask so MANY ones.
tuns that yure sholders are bee.
ginning to hump like a questun
mark, sed Pa.
why doant you anser tbe IT,
tie Teller? sed Ma.
You anser him, sed Pa ~,
reeding about what a queer foot
raIl game that was YESTERDAY
sed Pa.
wish cud git yure noahe,
mind off Of football. I am afrado
1t will affeck yure mind. sed No
NO danger, sed Pa, 1T wud talk
moar than that to affeck NV
mind, sed Pa. My mind is made
of too stern stuff. sed Pa.
My fathers mind was made of
stern stuff, also, too. sed Ma. but
ne didn't burden it with gains,
Ma sed.
IS that so? sed Pa. Why. sed
"a yure old CERT used RI ho
oothering the life out of me ask.
ing for passes to the basebau
gaims' Pa sed. IIe belonged n
the Gimme, Club. yure old gent
did, sed Pa.
My father was too proud +o
ever ask for a pass, 1 am suro
OF that, sed Ma.
What? sed Pa. Why, sed pa
yure old gent was a reglar ticket
moocher. sed Pa.
Let us change the subject sad
Ma, beefoar Explode.
All rite, sed Pa. we will not
REFER aggenn to the bleeding
manner in wich yure old gent
used ITO brace me for baseball e.
theater passes, sed Pa.
You cud give my father a whole
lot, sed Ma, beefoar you reepaid
him for all that he did for me.
sed Ma.
You are rite, sci Pa, & the fin.
est thing he ever did for Won
was to give yure hand to me
in marriage, Pa scd.
Well, sed Ma, of all the nerve
You certingly have a terribul
grudge aggenst yureself, haven't
you? sed Ma.
But why doant you tell me the
anser to the Iuestun I asked
you about underware? I sed.
Bobbie, sed Pa, a foolish Iittel
chile can ask more uuestuns than
wise guy can anser. This is a
free country, Bobbie, sed Pa, but
1t is aggenst the law to ware p.
d. Q's. on the street, or any.
wares in publick cxcep on the
stage, Bobbie, sed Pa. Now close
yure trap & let me reed, sed Pa.
So dident say no moar. That
is the sentens / heer the moast
at our house. Close yure trap,
Bobbie.
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
A WORD TO
THE WIVES
BY Viola Brothers Shore

+" HERE was once an old Bur-
gomaster who had the habit
Of nagging his Wife to
hurry-not because there was
need of Haste, but because he
had a Disposition which must
Fret about something, and his
good Frau gave him so little to
grumble about. She waited upon
him SO assiduously that he had
nothing to do on rising from a.
well served meal but sit outside
his door smoking his pipe while
she saw that the food was put
away and the windows barred.
And then she must needs change
from her house dress into Some
thing more Suitable for a Burgo-
masters Wife - for he was al
ways much concerned about the
Opinions Of the Neighbors.
And all the while, although she
was never late, he would call, at
short intervals, "Wife, are you
not ready YETI" Hurry WIFE,"
Wife, come along" until she
grew so ratified her fingers baked
at the buttons. The doctor told
him he was making her i'll, but
the Burgomaster always Forgot.
She had dream one night that
he was calling her and instead Of
answering she dropped on his
head a large China vessel and
killed him. In terror she went to
the Dream Woman, who inter-
preted her Dream. I.
The next time the Burgomas-
ter, sitting before his door, called
fretfully, AREN'T you coming?"
What is taking you so long?"
"Come-come," VERY WE'LL" re-
piled his good Frau and a second
later appeared before him, duti.
fully. Her braids were hanging
over her shoulders, her shoes
were undone, with one hand she
was buttoning her blouse while
the other clutched her underskirt
to keep 1t from falling.
Imagine the feeling of the Bur-
gomaster at seeing his Wife APP
pear so before the neighbors.
Ever after when habit over
came memory and he would be-
gin-"Wife-are you" Sudden
ly memory would assert itself and
he would finish, sure the win
dows are properly barred?" And
soon he ceased altogether.
"A husbands Memory Is apt
to be Weak in regard to those
things which annoy his Wife. In
regard to the things which touch
him personally, it is apt to be
Considerably Stronger.
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
Noted Lecturer and Authority on
Educational and Sociological
Subjects.

IF you can successfully lead
your boy through his brain
storm period of fourteen to
sixteen or seventeen you will de-
serve a medal. The masses Of
parents fail at this critical period.
It is time when the normal youth
believes that his parents are out
of date; that they are arbitrarily
scheming against his pleasure AMI
his best interests. His loyalty to
home and love for parents now fall
to the lowest ebb, and his DISPOSE
ton to plunge into the world OF
excitement on his own account is
at its height.
Three years ago tall fourteen
year-old boldly announced to his
father: II am going to run my
self, and you can't stop me. #
you do not let me alone and quit
seolding me and trying to keep me
in I will leave and you never win
hear of me again. I can get plenty
OF jobs and make my own living"
That uppercut from the boy stag
gered the father and sent him to
his corner for the full count. But
soon the father startled the youth
by asking for a return game. After
a conference with mother lasting
far into the night the man was
ready with a new type of blow. It
was this: "All right. my son. Go
to it! The world is yours. I will
assign allmy right to you and give
you to yourself to manage. even
will throw in your board and
clothes to bind the bargain. You
stay at the house, earn your own
spending money as best you can,
go on to school. If you will.
IF you leave school and go to
work l must charge. you reason.
ably for board and let you buy your
clothes. But the chief matter l
want you to understand is that
you are free from my manage.
ment. You are to manage your
own life, and merely let me look
on an interested witness.
Now, go to it, my boy, and
show me what you can do for
yourself
The foregoing installation ex-
ercises" brought the boy to his
senses. He soon discovered that
it was his job to manage himself
and to get results. Results es-
pecially were his first serious
problem. The poor grades at
school, the i'll that might creep
into his reputation. the breaks
that he might make in his social
affairs-these were now all to be
checked up to him and not to his
parents.
The manner in which this
youth came to his senses was re-
markable. At seventeen he is a
high school senior. is. improving
in his grades, is studying nights,
is talking about his plans, and is
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
BY Lauretta j. Fancher.

~ DING out West! She could
scarcely believe it. even
N vet. She was gong to the
land Of dreams, It seemed to LII
ellie Palmer, teacher Of English;
the land Of unknown treasure, Of
untried future.
She leaned back with a sigh.
Little Miss Palmer was possessed
Of a very romantic soul, but
teaching English is nor exactly
conducive to romance, and
through all the twenty-six years
Of her starved existence she had
longed for the unattainable.
Now, under the influence OF re-
Taxed mind and body, Of new sur
roundings and future hopes, the
spirit Of romance was unfolding
its wings.
Suddenly q terrific shock.
Startled into wakefulness, she sat
up in the berth. She pushed
aside the curtains and peered
out. There were no lights. They
must be going through tunnel;
she could hear no rumble, only q
strange, roaring sound. Suddenly
she snatched the screen from her
window and shut 1t sharply.
Even as she did 50. mans cry
rang out:
"shut your windows! We ara
in the riyerl''
A woman's scream answered
him. Curses and prayers, hys.
terica1 laughter, frenzied cries.
mingled in confused clamor.
Lucille grasped for bath robe
and slippers and stumbled into
the aisle. Before she took two
steps her feet were wet. with
frenzied strength she climbed In
the darkness. climbed by every
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
By Charles G. Norris.

~ ONE curiously self-conscious
look in Philips face told
her she had touched upon
the secret she had suspected.
In q flash she saw it all;
Harry had been contributing regu-
larly! That was the source of
the money he had kept from her!
That accounted. for his well-fed
plumpness, his maddening good
nature!
Red spots danced before her
eyes. She stood trembling, the
dark. crimson blood congesting
her face, turning it purple. At
the moment Lucy. who had been
playing in the back yard and had
climbed the steps as she heard
her fathers voice, pushed open
the battered screen door, and
with an eager little laugh, trotted
across the kitchen floor, and
Ciasped him about the knees.
Leila made a swift reach for
the child and swept her into her
arms.
Get out-get out-you dog
you swine" she suddenly scream
cd at Philip. Don't YOU coma
here again Lucy and !
can manage without you. You
scum! D'you hear? We
don't need hullzing fat loafer
IKE you to take care of us.
-. Get out o. here-d'you
understand? Get out o. here
get out-get out. -
As Philip gropingly found the
street door AMI swung it .oper
ne heard one more voice added
to the din of his wife's story.
Mama-mama! Daddy!
oh. my daddy. Oh, ma,
many daddyr
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
TRANSFORMS AND YOUR BOY
BY VIM. A. McKeever.

cutting out his interfering habits.
Even tobacco seemed to get in
the way Of his studies and had
to so. I
There are thousands of boys in
the brainstorm age today who
are being nagged and repressed
by mistaken parents and who win
turn aside from the better path
OF development az a means Of
defense or self-protection. But
II these fathers and mothers try
faithfully the scheme explained
above they will discover some.
thing that will amount almost to
revelation.
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
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The Washington times., 1923-11-23

table just inside the screened
porch.
Philip found himself able for the
first time to unbend before Harry's
z trio of boys. His small namesake
was only a year or two older than
his own little daughter, and he
drew upon the supply of tricks and
stories with which he had amused
Lucy to divert Rosemary's young
est. The older boys, he discover
to his pleased surprise, were
were equally interested. His man.
ufacture of racing stable"
proved a tremendous success, and
soon there were herds. of pigs,
cows and horses encumbering the
porch or back steps. the yard and
lawn, as radishes, potatoes, Gu
cumbers were transformed into
galloping quadrupeds. Sans
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

TO prevent cheese becoming
dry rub with butter ana keep
closely covered.
When using carbonate Of soda
for cakes always stir it into the
milk, which should be tepid.
Before cleaning copper kettles
fi1l them with boiling water.
They win then polish more
quickley.
A little glycerine added to gum
or glue is a great Improvement.
as it prevents either becoming
brittle.
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
This Day IN History.

THIS is the anniversary of the BIRTH in 1885, of Grace
Darling, the English heroine who in 1885, helped her
father rescue the survivors of the Forfarshre off the
Long Stone Lighthouse, receiving &c. $50 and medal
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
ROUGH EW N

woman she had come back tc
the trap.
The Washington times., 1923-11-23
TIE Time Of tke Stormina Meteors.

THESE mid November nights will ever be memorable
on account Of the magnificent meteor showers that
have marked them several times in the past The
greatest was on the night Of November -, 1888
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
ADMITS He is
man WANTED
Suspect in Los Angeles
Murder Held Here

The remarkable ability of Camera
eye" Dan McLennan. member of the
city detective bureau, manifested
itself Sunday night. when McLennnn
singled out Tom Kelley, AZ. alias Tom
Smith, In crowd OF loitcrers on
Washington st. as man wanted in
Los Angeles for the murder OF a po-
llcemnn.
Kelley. altho disguised with n red
mustaohe and long unkempt hair and
rough clothes. failed TO establish an
othor identity. and Monday morning
admitted his true name and tho fact
that lie was wanted In Los Angeles
in connection with the murder. Fin
ger prints ana Bcrtillon measure
ments gave the police conclusive
proof that he was the man.
Questioned by Chief OF Police w. II.
Severyns and Capt. OF Detectives
Charles Tenant, Kelley confessed
that he had served two terms In Fol-
som prison and san Quentin penlton-
tiary, He arrived In Seattle two
days ngo, he snid
McLcnnnn was congratulated by
Sevcryna and Tenant for tho cap-
turc. lie had momorized Kelley,
face only from small picture taken
OF him In prison garb several years
ago. The suspect will be tried for
the murder OF Pntrolmnn Cruise In
Los Angeles, January 20, when he
was shot az he responded to call
for help from Mrs Florence Conner
who was held UP by two bandits In
her home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
BANDITS ENTER
GUILTY PLEAS +!
Train Robbers Tell Story to
Tacoma Officials

Pleas Of guilty 20 charges OF at.
tempting TO hold up and rob the
South Prairie express station OF siS..
600 Saturday were to be entered in
superior court Monday afternoon by
Paul Replc, 81, Floyd Jorgenson, 20.
and Jerry Paintings, 30. according 10
their statements Monday morning in
Tacoma.
The three men were captured
shortly after the attempted holdup
by posses and deputy shoriffs, near
Enumclaw. In. wild chase in auto.
mobiles. after all three men lad been
injured by rifle and shotgun fire.
The robbery was frustrated by r.
#. Coin, station agent at South
Prairie. who heard the shooting OF
the bandits as they entered tho town.
He Immediately hid the money In n
pile OF rubbish. and thwarted the
holdup.
Jorgenson lived with his parents
at 2722 gath ave, s, W.. Seattle. and
had gone to Tacoma 10 look for
work, IIo met Paintings and Rcple
ut a cafe in Seattle and planned the
robbery, he told court officials. His
mother and sister went TO Tacoma
Monday morning to zee him at the
Pierce county Jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
WIND AND RAIN
SWEEP SEATTLE
Gales Head This Way From
Canadian Areas

With the barometer NJ the weather
bureau continually falling and rising
and with a drop in temperature OF
i2 degrees during Monday morning.
seattleites may expect storms and
gales Monday night and Tuesday.
The thermometer dropped from 81
10 e !. 2 between md 10 n. m.
u have never seen such uncertain
weather conditions" said Weather
Observer George Salibury. Monday
morning. MY barometer Is bobbIng
up and down and I expect most any.
thing"
Storms were reported over Alberta
and we're said TO be heading south.
Storm warnings were posted ut all
seaport stations. warning mariners.
Elliott bay and Lake Washington
we're dotted with white caps as wind
and rain swept the city early Mon.
day. Many small craft were report.
cd in danger.
Heavy rains and high winds were
predicted By the weather man. He
also said that the storm center might
suddenly shift, In which case Seattle
would not experience any worse
gales than have prevailed during the
past few hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
FLAMES RUIN
WATERFRONT
STEEL WORKS
Eight Companies
of Firemen and
Tug Snoqualmie
Fight Big Fire
By S. B. Croft

In one Of the most spectaou.
lar fires OF the year. the West
ern Pipe and Steel company
plant. at l.. Marginal way and
Fidalgo ST., was swept by flames
early Monday morning. causing
damage estimated mt between
$4,000 and 100000.
Eight fire companies, led by Fire
Chief George Mantor and the fire
tug snoGualmis. fought the blaze
for several hours, following It's dis.
coyery at $40 a. m. The ruins
continued TO blaze In places.
According 10 II. w. Lunceford,
plant superintendent, the fire broke
out in the dipping plant and spread
10 the dock and three other build.
ings destroying them an.
Heroic work by the nremen sue
ceeded in saving the main building
and warehouse.
Residents Of West Seattle lined the
hills nearby during the morning 10
watch the flames from the burning
yard, which threatened to spread to
a nearby lumber yard.
The dipping plant. a large build
ing containing concrete vat Of tar,
oil and asphalt. which was used for
dipping the huge steel pipes as a
preservatiye mixture, caught fire
when the Waterman, @. X. White,
started a fire under the vat to heat
II The dipping plant soon was a
mass OF flames and left but a skele-
ton OF poles and steel girders that
swayed IN high wind and menaced
the lives OF the firemen working be-
meath them.
The three buildings nearby, which
were stored with tar barrels, burned
10 the ground
The dock also was destroyed, the
flames eating large holes in the metal
and undermining the whole founda-
ton.
The loss was fully covered by in
surance. according TO Lunceford. The
Western Pipe & Steel company is
controlled by the Carstens Packing
company interests. The plant Is on
the site OF the old Patterson Nc DON
aid shlpyard.
The pipe company management
asked The Star to express it's appre.
citation 10 the fire department for its
strenuous fight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
5-CENT VOTE
CALLED OFF ]!
Erickson Finds Opposition
Is Too Strong
BY JOHN w. NELSON

Seattle voters will not have an op-
portunity at the city elections May
to vote upon the scent street car
fare, and proposal TO invade the
general tax funds to pay any de-
ficiencics arising therefrom. This
was established definately Monday
when Councilman Oliver r. Erickson
announced that his proposed bill was
dead.
a conference scheduled for Monday
morning between members of the
council and Corporation Counsel T. ].
l.. Kennedy was abandoned when
Councilman Phillip Tindall an
nounced he would vote against the
Erickson measure II introduced. It
was proposed at this conference to
20 over the entire situation and de-
fine state laws governing tho pro-
posed election.
There Is no use In holding a post
norton on my BILL" Councilman
Erickson said Monday when In
formed OF Tindalrs stand" There are
three votes definitely against II and
II would require seven TO make Il an
emergency measure. which would be
necessary 20 have II voted upon at
the May election.
The three councilmen who have
announced that they would oppose
any attempt TO have the people vote
upon an ordinance which would dip
Into general taxes 20 pay for street
car operation or purchase are Coun-
cilmen John Il. Carroll, Lou Cohen
and Phillip Tindall
As the carfare muddlc now stands
there Is absolutely nothing before
the city council for consideration. II
was said Monday that the next step
probably will be to call n special cleo
ton under the state law which gov
ems voting OF taxes to pay for utility
Indebtedness. In tho event OF such
n proposition Il would require n
three-flfths vote OF the people to use
general taxes for utility payments,
according TO Corporation Counsel
Kennedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
Scratch 'Enn, Cowboy!
Dry Chief
Hits TOWn
Wyoming Man Be
gins Rum Roundup

You so 10 ~
This mandate. delivered to a co.
worker, was the first Official order
issued By Carl Jackson. newly ap.
pointed federal prohibition chief.
who arrived in Seattle sunday night
from Cheyenne. Wye. where he has
held the position Of state prohibition
director. lie assumed his new duties
Monday morning.
The order n a forerunner OF the
rough and determined methods
which Jackson intends TO use In
clearing Seattle and Puget Sound OF
bootieggers and rum.runners
Here Is Jackson's program ms near
as he has been able 20 arrange Il
during the short time he has beet
here:
The securing OF a number % gov.
ernment-owned power boats. any one
OF which could easily overhaul any
rum-runner on tho Sound.
Complete cooperation with county
and city officials.
Increased vigilance on the Cana.
dian boundary on the part OF prohl.
bltion officials.
Added cooperation with the five
state prohibition directors of the lTth
district. composing Alaska. Washing.
ton. Oregon. Idaho and Montana
Il intend 10 secure from tho gov.
crnment as soon as possible a fleet
OF power boats that can overhaul
any % your fastest rum.runners.
III stop the business OF importing
booze " possibly can said Jack.
son in his office Monday morning.
Il am Handicapped with n small
force and have big territory TO
cover but I win certainly give these
boys something 70 do" he continued.
Jackson gave his first order when
nc arrived AZ his office and waa in.
formed that considerable clerical
work had accumulated and II would
be his duty 10 clean Il up.
mot rauch." declared she COW
runcher. Then he continued 10 out.
lfur his policy.
II will work with the state dlrec.
tors, and not over them. This talk
Of the state men being placed under
a division chief Is all bunk. and there
viii be no change In their status or
duties.~ said Jackson.
The new chief is said TO have os.
tablIshed an cnvlable record in Wyo.
ITurn 10 I'sge 6. Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-19
Police Hold Three
Holdup Suspects

A trio Of navy sailors, r. A. Stin.
son, j. b. Larson and r. w. Cum
mings. were being held by the police
in tho city Jail Monday in connection
with the daring holdup and robbery
Of the Brewster cigar store at Third
ave. and Union St, March IL,
Stlnson was arrested when he
walked into police headquarters Sun
day evening TO inquire about n
friend. Lawson and Cummings were
arrested later by Detectives II. c.
Montgomery ana @. /, Van Buskirk.
An attempt to Identify the men us
the bandits viii be made thru the
clerk of the cigar store who was held
up, Captain Tenant said Monday.