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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
GET BIG LOOT
AT STANFORD

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. April
ls.-Burglars who looted the Stan.
ford university museum here some
time Saturday night obtained jewels
and antiques valued Mt $4,000 and
Of almost priceless intrinsic worth.
according TO an estimate made today
by +. Il. Lemos, curator OF tho mu.
scum. and President Ray Lyman
Wilbur Of the university.
The loot included:
The gold plate and lace and other
ornaments stripped from two Egyp
tan mummies.
Seventy.five rare Egyptian and
other ancient coins. worth $1,000.
A cameo, diamondstudded. OF the
Stanford family.
A quantity OF jewels from the col
lection OF personal gems OF the late
Mrs. Leland Stanford.
Word was sent 10 art centers and
to all leading cities asking cooper.
alton in attempting to recover the
stolen valuables.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
HAMMER SLAYER
CAUGHT AGAIN :?
Report Clara Phillips Is Now
in San Salvador

Los ANGELES. Cal. April Ia
Cara Phillips, escaped hammer
murderess. was today reported To-
Gated in the republic Of San Sal
vador.
According TO a story published
here. Sheriff William T. Tfaeger had
worked IN cooperation with local
newspaper In tracing her TO the
Central American republic.
Sheriff Traeger. howcyvr. declared
he knew nothing Of II. and that no
one had given him any definite In.
formation on the subject.
According TO the published story.
Clara entered Guatemala carly IN
March. coming from Mexico city
after her precipitate flight from
Juarcz and Chihuahua late in Janu.
AIRY. She left Guatemala two weeks
ago. according TO reports going to
San Salvador.
III officials OF San Salvador have
located Mrs. Phillips / know nothing
Of It," Sheriff Traeger said today.
mo one has communicated with me
regarding her whereabouts there.
The only information THAT have
concerning the case Is the cabIegram
this office received n few days aEo
from Guatemala from a man named
Sharp. asking for description OF
her. We have mailed it to him.
We are stiIl running down every
possible clue in an effort 10 locate
her. but we are in possession Of no
information. which would definitely
establish where she is.
1T has been our iellef right
along that she is either in Mexico
or Central America. She may be in
San Salvador for all we know. and
she may also be In China. One
thing is certain. and that Is she
has not been arrested yet. We
shall, however. ask the San Sal.
vador police 10 place her under ar
rest IL she Is there"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
MOTHER AND
FOUR KILLED

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, April 1s.--
Practically an entire family was
wiped out here yesterday when an
automobile and interurban car col
llded.
Mrs. Christina Cetouri. and her
-four children. ranging In age from
a boy Of IA 20 baby IL months
old, we're instantly killed.
The husband, Pietro Cetoni. the
only member OF the family left
alive. was severely injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
EIGHT HELD
IN DRY RAIDS

Federal prohibition agents con.
tlnued over the week end raids begun
Friday morning and cleaned out five
alleged bar rooms. Eight persons
we're In the immigration station Mon
day morning as result OF tho
cleanup. Large quantities Of moon
shine and bonded" liquor were con-
fiscated at all OF the places.
Those arrested were: William
TheiH. 1ai7h Third ave; Nels Hatley
and Otto Lehman, the Exchange bar.
III First ave- s.; John d. AlIch. b1g
Jackson ST.; George Frazanlch, steve
samac and George Powell, tho Big
Casino, Sic Jackson ST.: Leopoldo
Preticutuorr, I017h East Union 81.
At this latter place the officers nre
said to have battered their way thru
specially constructed doors to got at
the proprietor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
RUM PIRATES
WRECK SHIP

NEW YORK. April 1e.-With no
ono aboard, It's deck bearing evil.
dencc OF a severe battle, II two.mast.
ed schooner. believed to the Pat.
ricinn y. Mann. a British boat, was
found with sails set and anchor
dragging by the coast guard cutter
Manhattan Mt tho entrance Of Great
South bay.
The vessel IN believed to have
been the victim OF liquor pirates
since the hold contained many
picccs OF burlap such rs Ia used for
wrapping whisky and numbers Of
empty whisky cases. Tho officers
and crew, It is supposed. were kid.
mapped or killed and thrown over.
board.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
II BOLSHEv|KI
DOOMED TO Die
Get Death Penalty for Ac-
cepting Brides

MOSCOW. April is.--Elevcn per
sons were sentenced TO death here
for brIbsry In connection with the
distribution OF dwellings.
All we're employees in the Moscow
central housing department and
were members of land OF 60
placed on trial for a monster brihs
plot.
Tho charge was that thess em
ploycs furnished dwellings 10 the
applicant who could supply them
with the most funds.
Later. Il is said. the same meth
ods were employed in the distribu.
ton of stores and foods,uffs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
Will Hold Sailor
for Rabbi Death

SAN FRANCISCO. April 10
Navy authorities notified the local
police today they will be ready to
turn over TO civil officers C. %.
Hicks, sailor aboard a submarine
chaser Mt Mare island, accused Of
having bonten TO death Rabbi A.
q. Lafco In hotel here two weeks
AFRO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
JAP SHOT IN
GUN BATTLE,

Fred Knnazawa, owner OF Japa.
nese pool hall Of 406 Main st, VIA
In the city hospital Monday. badly
wounded. as the result Of a Japancse
shooting scrape which took place
Saturday night.
The shooting was the outcome Of
a quarrel between Knnazawa and K
Inouye, who was arrestd by the DO.
lice as he was preparing TO fire a
gun. Kannzawn was shot thru the
neck. The bullet failed to infllct a
fatal injury and 1t is thought that he
Will recover
The quarrel Is said to have started
over a card game
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
Harvey Gives Present
to Dukes Fiancee

LONDON. April i6.--Ambassador
George Harvey has presented Lady
Bowes-Lyon, fiancee OF tho duke OF
York. with Sergeant drawing OF
her future husband. The wedding
'akes place April 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
30-inch
Japanese Crepe 25c

There are g shades TO choose
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Splendid quality for kimonos.
dresses. aprons and household
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36-inch
Cotton Ratine SOC

A favored fabric for sports
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Copenhagen. tan. gray. brown,
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40-inch
Printed Linon 39c

Spring and Summer dresses viii
be very smart in Printed Linon.
Combination color effects in dot.
crosr'bar, broken check ana figure
designs on light and dark grounds.
WIDTH 30 inches. 3oc yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
HAD NO KNOWLEDGE
OF DOPE, HE SAYS

King picked up his load Of opium
near Alkl Point, according to his
statement and had no knowledge OF
what he was hauling. He stated
that he had some packages for two
friends near Pioneer Square and
had not inspected the load. :.
when opened the door OF the
car and saw the sacks In tho rear
seat / figured that he had a load
OF booze" said Majewski. "and l
Immediately placed him under ar.
rest. 1t later developed that the
sacks contained tins Of the best
grade opium"
II think that n big crimp has
been put in the dope traffic In Sc
attic as the result Of the arrest Of
King and the seizure Of this dope"
said Hamcr Monday morning.
King Is evidently high UP In dope
circles and we have been on his
trail for three years"
King Is being held In the city
Jail as a federal prisoner pending
his trial on violation OF the Harri.
son narcotic act. He In mechanic
and is said 10 be n stop.son OF
James johnson. ex.Seattle police.
man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
Lace Stripe Voiles
45c

Plain shades OF heliotrope. gray.
rose pink. salmon. cadet and sky
blue. orange and mails. Width 30
inches. doc yard.
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Linen-finish Suitings 35c

Linen-finish Suitings in So and 36-inch
widths. In lavender, green, pink, tan,
brown, rose, orange, purple, light blue,
Copenhagen, rose-pink. Price 35c yard,
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
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Cotton Goods at Attractive Prices
40-inch
Summer Voiles Csc

Plain colors and attractive fig
ufed designs. Sheer quality Yoilca,
In rote'pink. light blue. navy blue.
green, tan. yellow. gray and black.
Width 40 inches. 35e yard.
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Fancy Cotton "Homespuns'
85c

The coarse weave of this fabric places
it in high favor for sports wear. In COM
binations of black and white, green and
white, lavender and white and red and
white. Width SO inches, S5c yard.
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Figured Voiles 45c

Splendid quality Volies In dot
and fancy figure patternings. Very
desirable for dresses. width 40
inches. f5e yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
SAID HE WAS
10 MEET FKIENDS

king came along In a for.hire
car and We asked him where he
was going" said Majewski. He re-
piled that he was going to Pioneer
square 70 meet two friends. We
searched the auto and found three
sacks OF opium in the roar seat"
King. who has been trailed by fed.
eral agents for three years. was
taken to the city jail. Ind when
his car was examined thrcrc two
more sacks we're found under the
hood. according to MaJewski.
When arrested. King had one OF
the most complete signal lights ever
seen by the local police BY n
pressure OF the finger. the light
burned either red. green or white.
THAT light alone Is enough TO
send man TO jail on" said A. u.
Hamer, special agent Of the treas
ury department. to whom the case
was turned over, following the ar.
rest OF King.
The light was used in signalling
the vessel from which the opium
was landed. according to special
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-16
BY STEVE ARNETr

With 200 five-tael tins Of
Chicken Eagle opium. valued ut
10000 concealed In his auto.
X. L.. King. 20. believed 10 be
one OF the members Of large
Seattle dope ring. was arrested
early Monday morning ut spo-
ksiss ave. and r. Marginal way
by City Detectives j. r. siajow.
ski and G. Howeldt.
Tho dope seizure Is said 10 be on
OF The largest ever made by De
tccttscs In which tho owner was ar
rested. The drugs were found un
der tho hood OF tho car and in tn
rear seat.
According TO Majewski. he an
Howeldt were providing in the neigh
horhood OF Spokane ave. and Mar
ginal way, looking for bootleggers
They stopped number o. cars an,
examined them thoroly. The driver
were permitted 20 pass on.
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30-inch
Plisse Crepe
35c and 4Oc

Fancy figured, floral and butter
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Width 30 inches. 35c and 40c
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36-inch
Percale
Zoe, 25c, 30c

Designs suitable for shirts and
dresses are offered in these Per-
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ings. Width SO inches. zoe, 25e
and soc yard.
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inches, 75c yard.
Evening star., 1923-07-22

now nearly equal, the attackers
closed for the final conflict, the fight
ing hand to hand. knife to knife.
throat to throat At length all the
Bedouins lay lifeless upon the sand,
except one, the leader. But to the
troopers grief, this leader was not
Abdul Kada. He had disappeared.
Perhaps he had not come with ths
caravan. But the leader was Abdu
Kada's brother. He would do almos
as well. While the others watchet
the maddened Slit Niyyah was upon
him; they struggled; the Bedouin
rolled from his camel a corpse. The
blood of brother for the blood of
a cousin.
The errand of hate consummated,
the troopers remembered their duties
as guardians of the law. They tore
open the camefs panniers; found them
filled with hasheesh whose worth
was $4,000.
Triumphant. ten days later they
entered Sallum. The wives laughed,
but not in scorn. That night they
drank Of thick wines while the
women danced. The camel corps
was avenged.
Evening star., 1923-07-22
Odd Incidents of an Ocean Voyage
w.

gram that our course would take US
down to the neighborhood of Ber-
muda and etc and several of the boys
was anxious to see the beautiful -
lands of that vicinity 81 as they could
radio home that they had saw them.
but it was kind of tiresome to stand
out on the porches all day and night
SO as to not miss them, so a male
quartette was appointed to visit the
rail every so often and then report
as soon as they come in sight
But we didn't come in sight of
nothing but more water so the quar-
tette's song was always the same, yes,
we have no Bahamas, we have no
Bahamas today.
A LONG about the mist of the trip
it was announced that Friday
evening would be the occasion of
few speeches at a dinner. where
Chairman Lasker of the Shipping
bd. would be the guest of honor
but this scheme was abandoned after
the committee had listened to a few
sample speeches which If laid end
to end would of made the Outline
of History look like visiting card
Personly this decision was a big
kindly consented to say a few wds
which would of been made up in part
as follows:
Gents and members of the con
gress. I was asst before leaving the
grand old u. S. whether / thought
the Leviathan needed trial trip.
My reply was / don't know but AL.
Lasker."
On the last night at sea informal
concert was given away at which
some songs was sang by one Reinald
Werrenrath of who maybe some of
you has heard. Well, Werrie as he
| Is known to his friends performed in
| a credible manner and when the con-
cert was; over a well known member
of one of the 2 big political parties
was heard to say that man certainly
ought to do something with a voice
| like that.
! Those is few of the incidence in
regards to the trip and will only say
in closing that when we steamed
into n. Y harbor and up the North
river vile thousands of craft of all
| sizes sounded their whistles and
sirens in greeting l could not help
from feeling glad that my presence
on board had leaked out some way
| another.
RING W. LARDNER.
Great Neck, Long Island, July 90.
Evening star., 1923-07-22

stretched out for sleep, close down
upon the footprints of the enemy, as
though a Jimm might leap forth from
the night and blot them out. Arising
with the sun, the camels were un-
leashed and coursed southwark. Ever
they watched for a sign of that white
turban, the bronzed head of the out
law sheik. They did pass a caravan,
but only a merchant train, headed for
the Nile. whose imperturbable riders
gaped to see these madmen scurrying
through desert as though it we're
race course. Speed, in the desert.
where oases are few, is not too wise.
That day they covered eighty miles.
Again they slept on the tracks. An
other eighty miles.
TN the morning Of the fourth day,
cramped, weary, they mounted the
wearier beasts. Though they prodded
the stolid animals mercilessly, they
had Travelled only fifty miles when
the sun was almost ready to sink
into the desert mists. But the fore
most camel man, just over the crest
of a low dune, gave a shout which
caused the dropping riders to tingle
with the hunters joy. and brought
the camels sorrow. Far ahead was a
line of black dots, creeping across the
sterile plain. 1t was the caravan of
Abdul Kada. "Alhamdollilah-Glory
to the All Highest" chanted Slit
Niyyah, the leader of the patrol, a
cousin of the slain Sidi; the camels
writhed under the iron and rolled
faster Now they were within rifle
range The police, racing frantically.
fred forward; the smugglers-
counted as twenty-fired backi the
bullets Of both disturbed nothing but
drifting sand whirls. One of the
camels, spent, stumbled and fell.
hurting the rider; his fellows sped by.
they could not stop. The man strag-
gled after on foot, leading the beast.
But the haste of the chase was vain;
expert gunners though the pursuers
were, the distance was too great.
Moreover. the suns quick disappear
ance made a shot certain waste OF
precious ammunition.
Over a pygmy fire the troopers
warmed their coffee and held council
They inventoried the supplies. Dis
may followed. The water skins were
nearly empty. In their impassioned
chase they had darted $50 miles. a
distance days greater than they had
anticipated. They were. $50 miles
from water with already overtasked
camels. II they returned homeward
the distance to safety was infinitely
Evening star., 1923-07-22

"O THE EDITOR: BY this time
1t Is no longer much of
secret that the S. s. Leviathan
of the U. 8. INDUCED in trial
trip to see If she was in good working
orders for her first journey under the
stars and stripes acrost what a good
many people has nicknamed the old
pond.
For the benefit of those not in the
secret and those that never heard of
the Leviathan will state that her mai
den name was Vaterland and she was
presented to the U. S. by the late
German govt. as a slight token of their
esteem.
She was not delivered in very good
repair and 1t must of took several men
at least wk. to put her in shape for
ferry service from N Y. to Southamp-
ton and round trip but any way they
wanted to find out If she was really
o. X. and whence the reason for the
trial trip which / was a personal in
vited guest on same and thought may
be my readers would like to hear a
few of the incidence in regards to
same.
WELL it was in the mist of the
heated term when us boys was
loaded onto tenders at the WORT in Bos-
ton and carried 12 miles out into Boston
harbors where the Leviathan had
spent the night on acct. of the Boston
hotels being full up.
Quite ship" was the gen. senses
of opinion by all who was laying eyes
on her for the first time
Vile waiting for the baggages TO be
distributed l was personally introduced
to so or 100 members Of congress
who I had never heard of them be-
fore and might state that we was mu-
tually famous to each other. Several
asst me what line l was in and told
them the drug business with head
quarters at Oneida.
Not long after boarding the ship the
censure of all eyes was a shipmate
with a brown beard that performed all
the functions of vest, shirt and collar
and give the wise crackers a chance
to cut loose with many a laughable
remark. One of the newspaper boys
called him the man with the four
column beard vile another dubbed him
the Covered wagon.
Bugs Baer said he had saw him start
to light a cigar but he was stopped
by a representative of the society for
the prevention of forest fires Bugs
also asst him which one of the brothers
was he.
X X
THE man took it all in good part as
they say and had the laugh on
Evening star., 1923-07-22
WindOWIeSs Houses.

OUT in the Arabian desert, Ave days
" by caravan from Bagdad. stands
the holy city of Nejef. and in the
whole of the town of nearly 100000
persons there Is hardly a house with
windows. Also. beneath many homes
are immense iserdabs." or caves,
hewn out of the limestone that un-
derlies the desert round about. Many
of these serdabs are built one room
below the other. some of the lower
apartments being 100 feet below the
street level.
These underground chambers are
reached by winding stairways. aiso
hewn from the rock. They were
originally built to provide a refuge
from the intense heat of midsummer.
but in many instances they have now
become a refuge for Arab criminals
and robbers who dwell at Nejef and
prey on the caravans of Mecca pill
grims. Nejef itself is a great pill
grim city, and each year thousands
of devotees from Persia and Tur-
kestan make the journey to holy
Nejef, bringing with them the salted
and dried bodies of their dead for
burial in the sacred soil outside the
city walls. Here q vast city OF
tombs has grown up.
Evening star., 1923-07-22

alarmed when / hear about SO many
persons who will not believe anything
until they go and find out. For in
stance. there was Hon. Thos Gibbons
who would not be happy till he find
out If Sir John Dempsey were a dan
gerous knuckle-knocker. II he had
believed what he read in newspapers
he would have felt less bruised after
wards"
He were not so bruised as citizens
Of Shelby. Mont" howell Nogi.
"Pussibly. pussibly." I narrate.
But finding out for yourself are a
very expensive finance. Hon. Prof.
Einstein have spent u his life finding
out something, and he must spend
other " trying to axplain what he
has found. And look at those %
Prominent Statesmen what want to
find out IL they can be President,
At leastly 81 of them will bet bursted
finding they can't Then what?'
SsXIOU are not n. Titled to speak
i that way about ambition
snuggest Nogi
''Pussibly. pussibly." dib. "As for
Hon. Macmillan and his MacMil-
liners I should like to be in his
snowshoes this very heated day. In
July & Aug. I prefer Iceland to
Cleveland and Iceberg to Pittsberg.
What could be moro saliferous than
to lay on snow. talking to a Pole
lady preferred?"
The only Pole I ever knew were
a gentleman" say Nogi. His name
was Wycszyscky. pronounced whis-
key. I did not find him pleasant to
talk to in hot weather.
You cannot please everybody" i
retork. but are convince that this
Hon. Macmillan have got pretty soft
ish snap
cit will be pretty goldfish snap about
Xmas I peruse.
Yes & no." reject Nogi. But at
Xmas I should rather live in a ice
house than a coal-binn."
why should?" ask 1t like a Puz-
zle Editor
"Because-so." he revamp. IAN Ice
house does not worry about the an
nual coal shortage"
With those words I am broken off.
Hoping you are the same,
Yours truly.
Hashimura Togo.
Copyright. 1928. in U. 8. and Great Britain
Evening star., 1923-07-22

from s.. S. Leviathan," I report with
boy ride expression.
This Hon. Radio are SO muscular"
say Nogi. that it can gossip between
N. Pole and Flagstaff. Ariz. To work
it are a famus operator name of
Mix"
Mix would be good name for tele-
phone operator" 1 manipulate. But
tell me II or Is facts about this
beyond Montreal to find pleasant
summer climate?"
He go for following intense
Science" decry Nogi:
Ito find if n. Pole is still where
Adm. Peary left it. or moved to
where DIR. Cook took it. -.
2-To find If the Magnetic Compass
works the same beyond the 3-mile
limit.
3-To find If Eskimos must join
Bricklayers' Union before building
snow houses.
Most important of ALL" say Nogi,
will be job of meeting Rory Borah
what she is trying to accomplish, IL
anything"
IF her middle name is Borah," l
decry, Hon. Macmillan will have a
swelled job when he try to measure
her"
Hon. Rory Borah Alice are not a
politician" Suppose Nogi. She are
merely natural explosion of electri-
cal fireworks which burst for 1000
miles without any reason
"She are related to Senator Borah
undoubtlessly." collapse.
Attempt to keep your mind on this
Doc Mac Milan" snarrel Nogi.
Think what he will suffer for
science in the fastness of the North
and the Iooseness of the icebergs!
Never before in the history of noise
have a axplorer took a radio ap-
peratix to N. Pole. What them"
THE Terror of the Frozen Waist
will be increased" 1 negotiate shud-
derly.
20 certainly!"" holla Nogi. "Sippo-
sing it is Thanksgiving Day. Hon
MacMilliners has just set down to
harty peal. They have cooked their
last dog G. fried him in the juice of
whale. Only one Cd Eskimo pie
remains in ice box. Then in com
Hon. Mix with salutes. Cap he re-