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The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
REDLANDS
. . . . . . - .

Harry Wood made business trip to
Delta Monday.
A dance was given at the Puckett
home Saturday evening.
Miss Hazel Stanton left Saturday
for Oakland. California.
Miss Mcpherson Miss Wood and
John Burritt motored to Delta Friday
evening.
Miss Hazel Stanton and Mrs. Nor
ton and baby spent Wednesday at the
McCune home.
The McCune families and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson attended church in Eckert
Easter Sunday.
Grandpa Simpson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Simpson and baby motored
to Cedaredge Saturday.
Ina Lighthall and Edith Williams
celebrated their birthdays Saturday by
giving a party at the Williams homo.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
His Brother Dies.

l.. 4. Cook received a telegram early
Monday morning apprising him of the
death Of his brother Eugene Cook in
Chicago on Sunday. April /. The de,
ceased was 6S years of age and death
came about from a fall down nstairS
about a month ago. u. p. Cook. an
other brother and well known proper
ty owner in Delta. has just recovered
from very severe attack of pneu-
monia. For several days his life was
despaired of but he is now said to be
out of danger
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Take a Chance

Don't go to the expense of building
a pen for the bull where he can be
kept without having to be handled.
Take a chance! 1t costs several dol
lars to build a good strong pen with
shelter and besides it is consider
able work. Take a chance. Let the
bull run with the cows; let the chill
dren play with him and tease him;
make a pet of him. 1t may several
years before he even tries to kill you
or some of the family and then he
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Confer Degree at cedaredge.

Western Slope Encampment No. SO,
L o. o. F. went to Cedaredge Monday
and conferred the Golden Rule degree
upon five members. Two of these
taking the degree were from Delta
and three from Cedaredge. About 25
were in attendance from Delta. with
almost an equal number from Cedar
edge After lodge the Cedaredge
folks served lunch. a very pleasant
evening is reported by many of those
who attended.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Entertainment at Fairview.

Cedaredge band and orchestra un-
der the direction of Walter January
will entertain the Orchard City Com
munity Club on Friday, April 18th, at
the Fairview school house. The en-
tertainment will consist also of songs
and stringed numbers and there will
be reader Free entertainment and
every one invited
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Her Mother ~.

Mrs. c. C. Hamilton, who recently
returned to her home at Pueblo after
attending the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Creitz at Hotchkiss, was called
back Sunday by the serious illness OF
her mother, Mrs. R. C. Hutchinson,
also of Hotchkiss.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
New Departure at Hollands.

The Hollands store has equipped a
part Of the balcony for dressmak-
ing department where Mrs. Alfred
Smith will make up into garments
any piece of material purchased in
that store. Mrs. Smith, who for a
number of years was known as Mrs.
Minnie Taylor, is an experienced mo-
diste and needs no introduction to
the most of the Delta ladies.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Park Hotel Sold.

dTN F1OtCl oOiO.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Dyer have dis
posed of the furniture and good will
in the Park Hotel, Loren D. Woods of
Montrose, being the purchaser. Mr..
Wood took charge Sunday and the
Dyers are leaving this week for few
weeks visit at Denver and Greeley,
after which they expect to return to
Delta to make their home
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Twilight Baseball Coming Up.

Considerable interest Is being mani
fest among local organizations point.
ing towards the formation again this
year of the Twilight Baseball League
The Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the
World, Lions and Rotary Clubs and
other organizations, have appointed
committees to investigate the desira-
bility Of having the Twilight League
again this year.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Mrs. Baxter to SaIida.

Mrs. Delta Baxter, who has been
here two or three weeks, visiting with
her daughter Virginia, at the home of
E. S. Corbin, returned to Salida Mon
day She was accompanied by her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Laura Baxter who
will remain there for a ten days visit.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
New Front at Warmers.

The front Of the store building oc-
cupied by Warmers Variety store has
been undergoing a thorough system
attic change under the guiding hands
of ]. c. Gale and Wade II. Jones.
The windows have been changed and
the building now boasts a modern
street entrance. 1t has also been
painted.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06
Penney Store Now Open.

The J. C. Penney Stores Co., opened
for business Saturday and the cleri-
cal force is busy showing the new
goods. The painting, decorating and
installing of fixtures, as well as the
hanging of the awning, have been
completed and the store makes z
very attractive appearance.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06

may only break few ribs and things.
In the last three eyars the writer
knows of only one mans being killed
and of only five or six hurt by gen
tie bulls in this locality. They were
our friends, but suppose they had all
been killed instead of merely
manned; what are six or seven mon
among so many? Take a chance
The Delta independent., 1923-04-06

In March review of the weather of
the previous day is much more de-
pendable than future predictions.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
MOVE oKREsNf BU,
DOVY MA SQUARU.

Okresnf komisadi vcera roz-
hodli, ably porizeny byly vlast-
nj plany navrhovalne budovy
trestniho soudu, v ktera mail
byti zaroven umisteny nektere
okresni administrator 1rad'ov-
ny, municipalni soudy i okres-
nj vezeni. Budova stati ma ma
Public Squaru. Die stavaji-
cich zakoni musi Sc 0 stavbu
starati okresni stavebni komi-
Sc, ale naklad zaopatriti mali
okresni kom;sari. V komisi
zasedati mali tri zdejsi komi-
sari a ctyfi clenove. PlaDy by
ly svereny k vypracovani ze-
memefici FIR. Landerovi, jenz
ma sestaviti podrobny rozpo-
Get stavebni, ieste drive nezh
cely projekt bude V listopado.
|vych volbach predlozen volic-
stvu, ably povolilo vydani bon
,dd ma kryti stavebnfch vydejG.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
JMENOVANl DVOU CLENO
DO STUDIJNl KOMISE.

Administrative kodova ko-
mise vzdor rade pravniho ridi-
tele Lamba oposici Kohlera
vcera jmenovala Victora Nor
CANA, byvaleho redaktora ca
sopisu Pressu a Emmetta L..
Bennetta, byvaleho tajemnika
ObGanske l.igy do komise, jez
ma prostudovati novy system
mestske vlady, die "a posled-
Mich voleb pfijat6ho charteru.
Prvne jmenovany riditi bude
Setreni, kdezto druhy pdsobiti
bude jako tajemnik. Lamb Cd
poruGoval. ably drive bylo W.
ckano rozhodnuti soudu, KITE
rym ma byti stanoveno. ida
ma skutecn6 mestska rada pra
va, vydati ma vydani komise
$4,000 bez souhlasu mayoro-
va. Zaloba ma byti podana
We jm6nu poplatnictva. Ia hla-
sovani Lamb VOLT nemusel, ale
vsichni ostatni clenove, NEST
sky klerk F. w. Thomas a ra-
dn! Townes. Damn, Finkle,
McGinty a Oswald odevzdali
hlasy We prospech obou kandi-
til.
Lamb slice prohlasil. ze NEST
ska rada ma nepopiratelne
pravo die odstavce AZ NEST
skych narizeni podobna vyse-
tfovani podniknouti a take H.
tyofeni komise Jest pine legal
MIN, ale ma druhe strane tyz
odstavec nakazuje, ze vydani
lfti Sc ma tenkrate jen. jest-li
ze tomu dcvolujei financni
stav. Jest pry mnoho dIvod6
pro j proti a proto bude nejle.
pc, kdyz soud rozhodne ma po.
platnictvem vyslovenou ia
dost. Byv tazan O osobnim ma
hledu, odpovedel Lamb, ze j.
mestskym pravnim riditelem ,
spolu clenem komise a ze m,
nemozno sc vysloviti. Vse "a
lezf ma soudnim vyroku. Mari
dill soud zminenych $1,000
vyplatiti, nezbude finalcnim'
fiditeli jineho nezli uposlech
nonh.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
SMRT "A SBfRANf
OSTRUzIN.
Rodina chycena vlakem
uprostfed mostu.

29-lety Bernard Rowe sc A.
letym synkem Roberten, 80
letou svobodnou sestrou Julii a
69-letou matkou, vesmes by
dlici v els. 1901 Denison ave.
S. w. 81 vys1i vcera, ably sbira-
Ii ostruziny.
Sli podel trait drahy Balti-
more & Ohio as mill vychodne
cd Lindalle, kdyz pojednou
dostali nest astny napad pfeji-
ii ma druhou stramu koleji pres
jednoduchy ze1eznicni most {.
102 prepinajici tax zvany Big
Creek. Byli prave uprostred
mcstu, kdyz k jejich sluchu do
lehlo varovne pfskani lokomo-
tivy. Vychod jednim smerem
byl znemoznen rychle Sc blizi-
elm vlakem a dh.uhy byl prilis
daleko. v desnem strachu pred
tem6r jistou smrtf, uchopila
Julie sveho synovce a skocila
s MIN mostu do hloubky as
Is stop. Rowe sesinul sc ry-
chile 8 mostu a visel tax mezi
oblohou zemi, krecovite Sc
drze okraie. Matka jeho vSak
se omeskala a nalezla okamzi-
tcu smrt, byvsi rozdrcena ko-
ly parostroje. Rowe byl te-
m6r v bezvedomi zachranen
pfispechavsimi zrfzenci. Byl
ranen ma hlave stupatkem jed
noho z vozG.
Slecnu Roweovou 8 hochem
vytahl z vody potoha jisty ry-
bar. Wax zastavil as 200 stop
daleko cd mista nest6st; a do
veil Zranene ma stanici zap.
~25. ul.. odkud dopraveni byli
do Grace nemocnice, kde
shledano, re maly Robert u
trpel zivotu nebezpecna vnitr-
nj zran6ni, kdezto jeho zachra
nitelka, teta, ma zlomenou pa
Ii n n6kolik odrenin. Bernard
Rowe vyvazl jen zminenvm
zranenim ma hlave. Jest zmr-
zacenym vyslouzilcem svetov6
valky a graduantem Spence
rian obchodni skoly, kde byl
pcsluchacem ma vladni 1traty.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
SBfRKOVA KAMPAN We
PROSPECT CLEVELAND (,
SKE KATOLIcKE
UNIVERSITY.

Ma vcerejsim banketu v no.
telu Cleveland bylo usneseno
dine 20. zari zapociti kam-
panf, kterou ma byti uspano
$3,00O,0O0 ma zfizeni katolic-
Ike university v Clevela nd9.
Prednosta municipalniho SOU
du J. P. Dempsey byl zvolen
predsedou generalniho vyboru
ktery nastavajici sbirky bude
riditi a podobn6 obsazeny
podvybory prominentnejsimi
katoliky jinonarodniho pIvo'
du. Jak pravi generalni vi
kar clevelandske diecese hi.
skupske, Josef F. Smith, bude
universita prislupna posluchal
|stvu i jinych vyznani,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
DIRE NEBEZPEcNE
POPALENO.

Blize domova, 1049 Holm
den ave. s. w. spalovala Ale
ia Ruby Andersonova spolu $
sedmiletym bratrem Harpe-
rem stare papiry. Deti radost-
ne kolem ohnicku poskakova-
!y. kdyz pojednou Ruby "a
kopla a spadla do ohne. ktery
na nj zanitil satecky. z domu
vybehla sice habicka deti, BY
vala to osetrovatelka, jez pla-
meny uhasila a popalenemu di
t6ti poskytla i prvni pomoc.
Pfivolana policie odvezla d6v-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30

satko sdo ! hestske nemocnice,
kde prohla5eno, ze zivot jeho
visi ma niti. Matka byla v do
be udavsfho Sc neSt6st mimo,
ddm. Popalena Ruby jest
jednim ditetem z dewitt a otec
Jest zam9stnanim lokomotivni
strojnik.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
VYSETkOvANf ZAHADNE
SEBEVRAzDY.

SE6EvNAZUI.
Ia asistentem okres. zalo'b-
ce, w. L. Krewsonem, vcera
znovu zahajenem vysetfovani
dornnele sebevrazdy j. L. Far
rise bylo svedectvim dvou zen
objeveno, ze sebevrah mel u
stalenou predstavu, ze sejde
nahlou smrti.
"Staly jsme ma chodniku ma
Euclid Ave-, kdyz Farris pfi-
jizdel svym autem, vyzval mas
abychom vstoupily. ze mas do
veze domd," vypravely ODE
sv6dkyne, ktere Farrise znaly
pres 30 rokd. ia jizdy nam
vypravoval, re by pripadu
nahleho skonu 81 pral, ably pr!
ciny jeho smrti dGkladne byly
|vysctfeny a ze vsechny vydeje
spojene vysetrovanim by by
I; ly z jeho pozdstalosti zapra-
veny. Byl zdanlive dobreho
zdravi sam pravil, ze mu tax
dobfe jeste nikdy V zivote ne
bylo. Zdalo sc vsak, re mu
mysl zat6zuje obava pred ma
hlou smrti. Datum rozmluvy,
ia. cervence, utkvelo proto v
nasi pameti, re isme Sc tehoz
vecera sucastnily schdze nase-
no spolku. Farris jel vychod-
ne po Euclid X svemu domu."
Farris byl silnym, zdravym
muzem, ale teprve as 3 tydny
pfed smrti pocal schazeti. ODE
zeny vypravely dale, re do
mn6ly sebevrah meskal v sobo-
tn, den pred zahadnou smrti
Ina letnim bytu Mentor. Ma
vladni snazi Sc nyni objeviti,
kdy sc vlastn6 Farris domI
ivratil. S peti strelnymi rama
mi nalezen byl v koupelne
Isvaho domu mrtev v nedeli v
1880 hod. rano.
Krewson hodla mrtvolu w.
kcpati a obsah zaludku rodro-
biti lucebnimu rozboru, pre-
dem hleda ale lekafe, jenz
Farrise posledn6 lecil.
DIE pIvodniho setreni bylo
shledano, ze rany vypaleny
byly z bezprostredni blizkosti,
neb okraje otvorG ran pradle
byly sezehnuty. Take poloze-
nj revolveru bylo vysv6tleno,
nebot' osoba prvn6 vnikla do
koupelny, zbrah sama ma umy
|vadlo polczila.
Vsechny tyto diivody by 81
CO dosti zfejme podporovaly
theorii sebevrazdy, ale jsou
diva svedci, jichz vypov6di, ma
zor sebevrazd6 valn6 nepod-
pcruii. Jeden z Mich, imeno
svedka druheho sc taji, C. l..
Baum z Creston, O., pravi, ze
zmal Farrise po 35 rokG. To
jest as vse, co dano bylo do
vefeinosti. Dalsi informovani
zalObce odeprel.
Farris zanechal zde majet-
ku v Gene 100000, krone OBJ
chodu a hotovych penez a
proto oba jeho bratfi pozadali
lokresniho zalobce podrob-
nejSi dodateGne vysetrovani.
D omnenku, re Sc jedna o do
brovolnou smrt zastava policie,
okresni koroner vsak po tired
MIN ohledani mrtvoly vyslovil
moznosti sebevrazdy i zloci-
nu.
| Podezfeni vrazdy sesiluje O.
kolnost, ze tfemi kulemi "a
sazeno bylo srdce, jina male.
zena v jatrach a iedna v ledvi-
Inc. Ostatni znamky nasv6d-
cMji, ze rany vystreleny byly
(tesne Il tela.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
DuKAzI

- Je to pravda, ze nezam9st
nanych ubyva?
- Je! U mas v dome je sta
ropensista, ktery pred pll ro-
ken vail jeste IS ky a dnes
uz ien 81!
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
PateGnl lace We
sklepeni u
THE NAY CO.

AZ $159. SO kabaty kozesinov6 rdz. druhu po $97Oo
Nove dainskk podzimni obleky >vsech velkosti $seS
F1eten6 kapuce cesane vny pro az 14l. divky $500
pivsi stubovs obleky, kostk. Sotyz 7--l4let. TIC
Danid.s $4ss sul<n&, prunella kostky ]. $3.50
Nepronokate plaste do deste pro az 14l dfvky TIC
Damske ce1ovn6ne skadank sukn9, 25-32 po $3S8
500 .novych trikoetovych oblekd, 10 tvard po $SS5
$3.50 iozesinovs limes, $50 kush, oposum, $3s5
Dam. divsi move podzin- .ul<nS VI. tvard Sass
s29. so plysove kabaty. tez koEes mcem jen $1sSs
Az 75c nausnice pfesky, ehlice atd zra jen po 3ec
Az $1.95 damske rucn kabelky vyber word po $135
Al $1.50 cestovnf vaky 10 p. trvanl nepronn. 81
Al $3.50 hfebeny, span4lsk{. zdob do vlasd Csc
35c kamenky zdobene pfesky ozdobam, jen po lsc
$1.98 krepdesn, georget j. patk yard jen po $f00
$3.50 sportovn saten, 40 p. Sir nepat vadou $l19
Damsks $3.50 oxfordl<y, hnSds, kub. podpat. $2
Damsks hedv. 81 pun6oehy, druhotf. tmavS. SIC
s125 muzske nocni dbory flaneletu. vs. vek. $1O5
Chap. SOC puncochy ryh bavna. zvl. Ultra 2sc
Damska $1.25 union trika prostfedni vahy, jen 7sc
49c damsk& bavlnSn& union trika, ryh. jen 2sc
Al 35c muxsks pun1ochy. Sern6, bavlnSni, 15c
Muz. modre kosile do prace, imcem plnt stfih S2c
35c teckovany swiss, vysfvany, staobar 81 p 4. l9c
o2c nebfleny musen. bezvadny kremovy, yd po lac
25c bis xbo5i, batist, voile, lawn atd. yd l2Me
29c orsandn, 36 20 p. J. vhodnS d6lky, ID 16c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
FIVE HURT IN
DOCK ACCIDENT
Freight Lift Cable Breaks;
Men Hurled to Deck

Thrown 10 feet to the deck Of the
gasoline freighter f. II. Marvin.
Friday morning. at 10 o'clock, when.
one of the supporting cables on a
freight lift in which they were riding
broke. the captain. Slgno Udenburg,
6o21 Goth ave. s., and four members
of the crew were seriously injured.
The men We're loading empty
barrels onto the boat at Pier ID.
The five men were riding on the
lift with load of barrels and the
cable snapped as the load was
being lowered onto the deck. The
men We're catapulted from the lift
along with the barrel cargo.
Clayton Brant. Los Angeles. was
perhaps the most seriously injured.
At the Virginia Mason hospital,
where the five men were rushed
after the accident, 1t was said that
Brant was suffering from broken
back. He will live, however. 1t was
said.
Captain Udenburg was thrown
with such force from the lift that
he fell from the deck of the vessel
into the water, but was pulled ous
by workers on the pier.
Patrick A. Ieine, San Francisco.
suffered n broken leg; Samuel Eos.
ter. Albany, n. Y. severe cuts
about the face and bruises on the
body: and Robert Stevens, Van.
couver, Il. c., broken fingers and
bruises, Captain udenburg received
bruises about the body and head.
The i. H. Marvin is owned by
the Merchants Transportation com
pany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Miss Seattle" OF, 1922 Forsakes Foot
lights for Home Life; Some Con-
test Winners Choose Careers

into the movies and in the chorus"
she says. but ms aim IS TO develop
ability 20 can do bigger things.
I want 20 try the stage for a whihs
but eventually / want d home"
Miss Evelyn Atkinson. who was
Miss Seattle" did not think much
OF n stage career. last December
she MARRIED Leroy DeHan AZ Van.
eouycr. u. c. For scyogai months
at Vancouver, she did try the stage,
playing iu stock company. but
now she tells Tho Star she wouldn't
trade tho happiness Of houre for
all the curtain calls in tho world.
Being pronounced san Franciaco'a
pretlicst maiden brought a husband
and a movie career 20 Miss fannie
cara. Shortly after her return
from the East. Miss cara became
Mrs Wilcox Nelson and shortly
thereafter accepted one Of several
offers 10 appear on the silver screen.
Los Angeles now claims her.
And finally. what became OF Miss
America? Mary Katherine Camp.
bell. who went 10 the Atlantic City
pageant as Miss Columbus" went
home declared the country's pref
test.
AZ the present time she Is prcpar.
ing to defend her title at tho East
orn summer resort again, on sep.
tomber s. and Z. She has been
doing nothing since her vaudeville
career last fall was cut short by
her mothers illneHs.
Married or engaged?
No--neIther!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
YECCMEN STEAL
100000 GEMs!.
Two Safes Are Blasted in
Los Angeles Building

LOS ANGELES. Aug. Elbow.
ing two safes with nitroglycerine
in the y. u. Miller building, three
yeggmen carly today secured $780,.
900 in jewclry. gold. silver precious
stones and cash.
Lurking in tho shadows when
James Thomas. night Waterman,
was making his midnight rounds,
the yeggmcn leaped on him, bound
and gagged him and took away his
keys. Then thoy forced him TO ac-
company them TO the two offices
where the loot was obtained.
They first blew the safe of the
Il. l.. Beacon company, manufac.
turing jewelers.. Thomas said one
OF the ycggs was slightly injured
over the left eye by n fragment
Of steel off the safe. Tho second
safe belonged to the f. A. Porkins
company. manufacturing jewelers..
The yeggs also made an unsuc.
cessful attempt TO loot the safe OF
the I. Bisbeck Jewelyy company in
the Same building, but ran out of
explosives after two hours work
and abandoned the job, Thomas
told the police.
While they worked, the yeggmen
boosted 60 Thomas of how they
had entered tho building from the
fire escape thru fifth floor win.
dow
They also, according to Thomas,
laughed and snid:
This haul will show Los An.
gcies what we think OF their now
police chief. Let's see what August
vollmer will do about this-with his
swell new methods"
After the yeggs left. at about 3
n. m, Thomas managed TO wriggle
free from his gag and call for
help. Janitors in n building across
the street heard him and called the
police,
Summoned hurriedly to their of.
ficos this morning, proprictors OF
tho two looted establishments in.
formed Detective Mkens and Clup
that the loss would total 500. 600.
In their hurry, the yeggs neglect.
ed to pick up many precious stones
which rolled TO tho floor as they
dumped tho trays of gems into
their sacks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
EX-cOP UNDER
ARREST AGAIN
ShiveIy, Out on Bond, Is
Taken in Booze Raid


At liberty under $4,000 appeal
bond. following his conviction on
charges OF consplring to violate the
prohibition act, for which he was
sentenced 90 serve two years In n
federal prison, Clarence RI. Shively,
Norrnor Seattle policeman, was again
arrested at Utsalady in liquor
raid staged by Sheriff w. $. Goo.
kins. Of Island county. Miss Rae
Johnson. who was with Shively, was
also taken into custody. An auto
and 81 cases Of liquor were seized.
according 20 word reaching here late
Thursday.
shiyely and Miss Johnson were to
arrive here In custody OF n United
states marshal Friday. lie will be
formally charged with possession and
transportation Of liquor. Shiyely.
together with Charles II Clark, also
former patrolmnn, was recently
convicted in federal court here OF
consplring TO violate the national
prohibition act, and both were sen.
fenced TO serve two years In fed.
eral prison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
CITY BUILDER
PASSES HERE
Ralph Schoenfeld
Dies After Long
Illness

Seattle lost one OF its pioneer city
builders. Thursday.
Ralph a. schoenfeld. secretary
treasurer OF the Standard Furniture
Co. after an illness extending over
a period Of two years. PASSED away
at $3.50 at his home. 1920 2lst ave.
\. The funeral will be held at Bon
ney-Watson's at 1880. Sunday. and
the body viii be cremated. The
Standard Furniture Co. viii be closed
all day Saturday in honor of the de-
ceased man.
Widely known thruout the United
States among furniture dealers and
financial men, Mr.. sshoenfeld's pass
ing will be mourned in many other
communities besides Seattle. Mr..
Schoenfeld spent 80 years of his life
in the furniture business in Seattle.
coming to this city in 1887, when but
IL years OF age. With his father. L.
Schoenfeld and his brothers. Herbert
and Berman. he established the bust
ness which has since grown to its
present size and Importance.
To him was entrusted the finances
OF the great institution and upon him
fell as consequence. many of the
heavy responsibilities Two years
ago, in quest Of health. he made a
European trip. Early last fall he
again left Seattle, this time for Cali
fornia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
KATO
DIES IN TOKYO
Official Announcement Made
of Statesman'S Death

TOKYO. Aug. 24.-Baron Tomo.
saburo knto. premier OF Japan,
died here today according TO an
official announcement.
Kato. one OF the foremost Of
Japan's statesmen and military
leaders. died suddenly after a lin.
gering illness Of several weeks.
Altho the baron had grown
weaker during the "a hours proceed.
ing his death. 1t was believed that
ho would be able TO fight thru
tho crisis OF the Illness.
oxygen was administered early
In the afternoon as his condition
was seen to be graver and more
uncertain and then the end came.
A malignant stomach trouble
which baffed physicians was the
cause Of death. It was learned.
Little Candle stub" as the man
who built Japnns modern navy and
who became premier after leading
the Japanese delegation at the
Washington arms conference. was
affeetionately known, continued to
direct affairs from his sick bed, al.
tho suffering of the acutest kind
had been his portion for weeks.
His brain was unimpaircd by tho
rnyages Of disease. and from his
couch, where he has lain since mid.
summer. ho had continued to direct
the affairs OF the empire, apparent.
/ ~ obllvious of the suggestions OF
opposition statement that he resign
tho premiership in favor OF some
one physically healthier. But Japa
nese public sentiment was so strong
/ ~ aligned behind him that he con.
tinucd to be premier, and would
have so remained, even had his H.
ness confined him for months.
LONDON, Aug. 24.--Admirnl Bar
on Kato, Japnn's great naval hero
and peace premier" Is dcnd in
Tokyo. according to a Central News
dispatch from the Jopaesc capital to-
day.
Kato became premier last year and
announced peace program" OF
economy and development of friend.
ship with the United States. His
coming TO the premiership just after
returning hcme from heading the
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