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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
DOC is PAL OF
LIFE-TERMER
Pup Goes to Pen 10 Live as
ConviCt'S Companion

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1i.-Mar-
in Fleming. serving n life sentence
n the Eastern Peuitentiary here for
murder. has pal who viii also stay
behind the gray stone walls for the
rest OF hts life.
The pal. with a family escutcheon
proud and unsfained. went 20 the
pepitentiary very young and doesn't
wear the uniform OF a convict, but
s a 'lifcr."
Fly came TO the penitentiary a 1t.
lie puppy. today he Is a full.grown
police dog.
Years ago. Fleming. dog fancier.
Iuarreled with his young wife. He
accused his mOther.in.law Of causing
The quarrel. and murdered her.
The prison grapevine" code sent
,ut a message that Fleming ionged
Tor a dog as a pal. Then. one day,
Fly was brought TO the man. known
now only by number.
Fly at once took up the prison rou-
tine. he has never known another
life than that OF the penitentiary.
Each day. however. he studies and
plays with convicfs in the prison
grounds. He can trail man 10 hid.
ing places within the grounds and en-.
Joys the sport.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
No, Missouri
Doesn't Want
Japs, Either

SPRINGFIELD. No Aug. IL
The plan to eolouizo Japanese who
want 10 leave California because OF
antialicn laws now being enforced
there In tho oznrk mountains has
been indefinitely postponed. Il
was announced here today.
Proponents Of the plan said that
as tho result or sentiment stirred
up By the Ku klux Khan and
by irresponsible politicians" they
were abandoning the plan. az least
temporarily. because of a fear that
" they insist upon going ahead the
situation might become such as TO
embarrasa the state department at
Washington.
Certain state senators were re-.
ported agl,ating Tor a special ses.
sion OF the legislature TO consider
anthallsn land laws similar TO those
In California and Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
"They We're Sought
by Cops in a LOU
PoDered Motor Car

II tho general public thinks that
L ali Seattle cops ride around In
high priced llmousines. they've got
another guess coming. according TO
tho wocful tale OF Detective NJ. c.
scrafford
Some time In the dim and musty
past, Scraffofd purchased used
car OF the Lizzie type from De.
lecttve Mark Freeman for 800. The
tin s;ecd performed nobly in carry
ing tho mlnlon OF the law 10 and
from work. but she laid down
cold" Saturday night
Chugging ON one lung up past
the station. the mechanical mule
hesitatod, groancd. aud ratified to
a stop just opposite tho office
where scraffOrd's fellow cops were
watching.
And she hasn't moved since. dcs.
pitc doses OK parcEoric. iinBccd oil.
ana rius,ard piasters. Even "a tow
around the block failed TO revive
tie mcrlbund fiivvcr. scrafford is
now seeking bids from junk deal.
ers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
$4,000, 900 Fire
in Powder Plant

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug. IL
Government officials today estimat.
ed the fire loss at tho Old Hickory
power plant yesterday at moro than
$4,000. 900. present valuation, or ;2s,.
900. 900 war time value.
More than 100000 pounds OF
gunpowdcr. 80 factory buildings
owned by the Nashville Industrial
Corporation, rented TO the govern.
ment for powder storage purposes.
were destroyed by one OF tho most
spectacular biazcs ever seen in Mid.
die Tennessee. The conflagration
was one OF the most destructive in.
cidents in the history OF government
munItion plants. officials said. The
cause of the fire Is undetermined.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Loagview Creator
Guest of Seattle

X. a. Long. chairman OF the board
Of directors OF the Long Bell Lumber
CO.. OF Longview. arrived in Seattle
for his first visit Monday afternoon.
lie will leave for the East Monday
night. He was taken on an automo.
bile tour OF the city by officials Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. In the even
ing a, I o'clock he Will be guest Of
honor at dinner at the Rainier
club. at which David whitcomb. pres.
ident OF the Chamber OF Commerce
viii be POSTMASTER
Long Is accompanied by a number
of men associated with him ut Long.
view. They are NJ. r. Nelson, J. b.
Pennant. S. NJ. Morris. ]. Andrews.
l.. l.. ChIpmau. II. W. stith. X. NJ.
Morse and u. l.. Lambuth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Murder Mystery at
Tacoma; Find Body

TACOMA, Aug. 11.-Finding Of the
body OF an unidentified man. In Lost
lake, near NisquaIly. in Thurston
county. Sunday, left a battling mys.
terry for officials to solve. The body
had been weighted down with a sack
Of stones tied around the neck. The
left arm had been firmly bound to
the left leg.
r. w Thompson. building a sum.
mer home OF Lost lake. and his guest,
Edwin Chambers. found the decom.
posed body and notified Olympia au.
thortties
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
NOTHING LIKE
~ HAVING ENOUGH

What Ia supposed 10 be the larg.
est and most complete collection OF
aliases appeared in federal court
Monday. when Judge Ncterer dis
missed narcotic charges against one
defendant when the other defendant
assumed responsibility for the pos.
session Of the dope in question.
The plea Of guilty was entered by
Allen II. Murphy. alias Alien o'Dny.
alias Harry Willis, alias Ray Muir.
ray. alias DALEY"
Thereupon the court dismissed the
charges against his co.dofendnnt.
Nina Murphy. alias Nina o'Day.
alias Nina Daley. alias Nina Rob.
erts, alias LepclIne F'lorette.
Perhaps, after nj, the days OF chlv'
airy are not dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Alaska's Shipping
Shows Big Totals

Shipments from AlaslSs 10 tho
United States during July. 1894.
we're nearly 100000 greater than in
July OF last year. the Alaska de-
parunent OF the Seattle Chamber
OF Commerce announced Monday.
Total shipments last month were
s5.f20.ess. while for the same period
last year they were s5.3sl.7so.
Canned salmon led all exports Of
the territory. according TO the report
OF John c. Mcbride. collector OF
customs at Juneau, amounting TO
t2.sof.Tl4 Copper ore was second
with Si.92o.iit; cured salmon third
with s2s6,4is, and gold fourth with
s25o.7ss.
Other large items in the HIST Of
exports last month were: Clams
s1So.o9s; fish oil, ,i7i.lss; furs and
skins, sif7.5a7.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
May Revoke Hotel
Buffers License

Unless written statement is in
the hands Of the Seattle city council
license committee when the council
meets Monday afternoon from John
z. Savage. manager OF the Butler
hotel. stating his intentions 20 dis
continue Sunday night dancing, the
license for tho Butler hotel cafe was
TO be recommended TO be revoked.
by the committee.
A letter was written TO Savage.
August 7, asking him whether or not
the rumor that Sunday night dances
were TO be discontinued was correct.
Savage was directed to answer at a
council meeting August II.
No reply had been received from
Savage when the license committee
met Monday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Farmer Runs Amuck,
Kills Mother of 8

SUMMIT. Miss. Aug. ILL Feeling
ran high here today as a posse led
by Gov. whitfield resumed a hunt
for George Mckee, slayer OF his
woman employer.
Mckee. firm hand. ran amuck
Saturday with a shotgun.
Fannie BoIian, is. and Henry
Carver. farm hand, were shot and
seriously wounded. and Mrs. William
Bolian, McKee's employer. tho Wild
owed mother OF eight children, was
killed instantly.
The shooting took place on Mrs.
Bolian's farm, a few miles from
Summit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Vancouver's Wheat
Export Sets Mark

VANCOUVER. British Columbia,
Aug. l1.-F'or the first time on record
the exports Of Canadian wheat via
the port OF Vancouver have exceeded
the exports via the port Of Montreal.
For the 10 months ended June 30.
1924. the wheat going out from Van.
couver amounted 10 6O,69i.09G bush.
cls. as compared with an export for
the same period at Montreal OF A..
2G2. 1876 bushels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
DEBATE TICKET
La Toilette BaCkerS Argue
State Progressive Slate

Supporters Of senator Bob" la
Follctts's candidacy for president
in Seattle met Monday at the New
Richmond hotel to finally decide
tho matter Of whether or not a
state ticket viii be put into the
field.
Representatives from the Seattle
La Toilette club, State Federation
81 Labor and the Railway Mems
Political club were present The Ia
Toilette club fayoFs the state
ticket,
The sta,c Federation u fabot
because OF It's indorsement OF thr
candidacy OF Edward Clifford, Is
the plan.
The Railway Mems Political club
has taken no stand on the matter
yet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Seattle Man Wants
Water for Mining

OLYMPIA. Aug. i1.-Sceking wa.
ter for mining and domestic pur.
poses. John G. Eden Of Seattle was
awaiting the outcome OF his appll.
cation TO the hydraulic engineer for
three permits to tap" Alta. Kangley
and Tobacco creeks TO the extent OF
two cubic feet per second from each
one. Three miles OF pipe lines are
necessary. Cost not given.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
2 Killed, 2 Hurt
in Highway Crash

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Aug II
Two persons were killed and two
others injured when the automobile
In which they were riding over.
turned. near the BluobIrd inn, Yolo
county sunday, The dcnd. Howard
Wordon. Chico. ngcd 80; Mrs. Irene
Obclc. %. chico, fatally injured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
SlRYS' METHODS
ARE Planned
'utler Cafe Raid Starts a
Verbal Warfare

Promisc 81 number of arrcsts
thc eouue " thc next few dave.
agother with the possibility 90 the
aausuution 90 q pphyy of holding
Wrons ss well ss pnoprietors guilty
a pubIIc places where liquor b.
clug consumed b., ultcd Monday
rom tho raid mgdc by fcdcul pro.
ibition ofnprr, uu thc butler Hotel
ale az 10 o'Clock saturday uight
~Whrn Whitney and lylc came
ITO ofucc" declared John Savage.
naprietor "llQuor wac srltng n
cattle for Sis5 "a o,sc To-day Il
en-. for $50 and SEQ a casc.
'lf they viii keep ~ out Of Sc
iilc, Iu keep IL out OF the Butler
oici."
SaNagc said he had not definitely
eclded whether 10 seek legal ~
curse against the federal prohlhi.
ion men to recover ON approximate,
y Stoe in dpucr checks ON which
c lost payment when Whitney or
ercd the patrons To leave the grill
Mrlns the mid.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
PLAN FOR M0NUM EMIT

Lieut. Commander Gaylord Church
haa been appointed by ADMIRAL j. A.
Iooscwcrff 10 confer with chamber
officials regarding the location of
' the monument cOmmcnorating the
~nnlsh " The world flight al Sand
Point. tie Chamber VI Commerce
waA advised Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
REAL OIDTIME
Wild WEST STUFF

Sixteen federal prohibition officers
descended on the saturday night
rowd in the cafe. led by Director
Toy I.ylc. Assistant Director VII,
lam Whitney and Acting Divisional
hicf George Ilurlburt la the midst
{ tho safety and dancing. Whitney
uddenly appeared in the middle OF
DC bis room. blew "A whistle and
commanded an patrons to return TO
remain IN their seats.
Agents then went the rounds OF the
ables. collecting over 40 bottles OF
escorted varieties Of liquor. and TAX.
ne the names OF a number OF pa.
rohs who had liquor at their tables.
10 arrests we're made. and within a
ialf an hour the crowd WAS allowed
leave. the place being completely
mptied by II O'Clock
Monday Director Lyle refused 10
tate what the results OF the raid
would be. other than to say that a
lumber Of arrests would follow after
n reports from agents had been
tudied.
lie declined 10 say whether the
James OF patrons would be made
iubiic. or whether his office would
,dopt policy OF holding liquor,
Thinking patrons criminally liable
My personal conviction, Lyle
aid. is that alt possessors % iiquor
re law violators In this state.
Whether or not VIC viii act officially
dong these lines I cannot say at
lreseat."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Two Held Drunk,
Result Of Crash

Dan Marshall. SC, and II D..
Frye, 90, are being held In the
Jail Ms result OF an auto
crash on the Victory highway, three
miles north Of the city limits, at s
o'clock last night. Marshall IL
with driving while drunk.
and drunk charges have been placed
against Frye
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
PATRICK CAN'T COME

Mai. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. chief
Of the army air service. will be
unable TO attend the celebration Of
the completion Of the world flight
here. according TO a letter received
from him Monday by David Whit
comb. president OF tho SEATTLE Cham
her Of Commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
SHRINE BAND WILL PLAY

Tho shrine band under Dlrocto,
Harvey j Woods win give u con
cert Mondny evening, AT 3 O'Clock,
~ tho Sonncy home. In the launt.
leroy district This band ljnH played
lhis summer for several such Instl'
lutione.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
HEALTH CHIEFS MEET

Tho annual meeting Of tho health
officers Of the state department of
health was being held Monday In
tic trustees room " the Seattle
Chamber VI Commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
WITH PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES TODAY
FIlENInINT COOI.InGIl


The president TODAY spent most
OF hs time clearing un routine
matters. in order 20 bc ready 10
leave Washington late this week
for "a leday vacation. no broke
up today's business 10 receive a
few callers.
SENATOR ~ TOILETTE
Tho independent candidate con.
ilnue work on the series of can.
ptign speeches he Is drafting.
with occasional Interruptions TO
discuss organization mattcu
with leadcu Of tho committee OF
progressive political action.
JOHN W DAVIS
Tho democratic nominee viii
receive formal notification Of his
selections AZ the party standard.
bearer ut Clarkshurg W. Va.
this evening. and win deliver his
speech 20 ucvctp8nco, Arrange.
ments have been made Tor broad
casting the speech by Wdio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
LOST AND FOUND

EAit pin. Loot Wsdneaday ~ m. ln
downtown district uf seattle sub
rtantlal reward fHr return Phone
"a H McGrath MA in-sppo
Will LADY who feuui black and rrd
beaded beg SUNDAY ln laFatuTN
lidFfbtHgh Manor yall ~ lot lblbE
Working mother needs d. badly
eteH Pine
lost Chlid.a blue Furaier on ea-t
shore uf Lake Nsmma lsish sunday.
FINDER phone iiE ~ -ltet.
LOST Near Kent SUNDAY blue
shawl Reward. CA rfid-ttah
sat1 end ave y
IuHH trrr.rr inst ilernsr No 1919
81 rsdwurd rhgnr o. rlia.sahl.
7 FEMALE HELP WANTED
rot yuuns married Elrls wili ever
look trautifl 90 daddy NJ sou
don't trv 90 do name work lp
talurirH 90 energy ne been proven
that washing ~ home o. mans
work So send ln The dirty ones.
Rough drg tf lha. fl2a suk. Nn
darn em iu THE bundle New
l,iChmnnd Laundry ~ iot-tt0e
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AZ and care n small children.
MI Tree -taes.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
AUTOS FOR SALE
Eldridge Buick
Used Cars

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what $40 mean hF "LiftHl DOB
ltEhliiT USED CARS Del 90
take b trip thru our shnps ana
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done uu thf care. our tnnling
fhrilitifH and methods 81 uFtr-
hauling ~ convince the pros
uFrliYr rustuwsr that tho
word REBUILT 30 o. iHn't
just term used rHrrlFarlY.
but means the ACTUAL fIt.-
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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14
State Waltons
Meet at Norfolk

Norfolk, Neb.. May 1.-THE first
annual convention of Nebraska Izaak
Walton league chapters was held
here Monday with more than 200
delegates in attendance. The object
of the meeting was to form Ne
braska organization.
NJ. S. Heiss of Chicago. executive
secretary of the Izaak Walton
League OF America, and Ken d.
Phillips, temporary president OF the
state league. helped in the formation
Of a state organization.
Members were urged 70 pull for
the passage of the upper Mississippi
bill, as outlined by the national or
ganization. A telegram was read from
win II. Dig, president OF the nation
al league. in which he said that the
present. congress would pass the
measure if every chapter got behind
the movement.
Deke Smith OF clearwater won the
trap shoot when he scored % straight
hits. D. T. McKinnon of Norfolk
won the special shoot and Webb Rice
finished second.
Casting contests, trap shoots and a
banquet were held for the visiting
delegates.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14
Buffaloes Win
Nine Out of Last
Dozen Games
Omaha Moves Up Into Third
Place by Defeating Des
Moines Boosters,
II 10 4.

Those Omaha Buffaloes are playing
about the best baseball in the league
lust at the present. The Herd has
won nine out of dozen games ana
by large scores. too.
Omaha has jumped from fifth place
in the standings to third and this
afternoon are only few games from
the top Of the league. The Buffaloes
opened the season here with Wichita
and cleaned the series. st. Joseph
was next and the Saints last all
three. Tulsa broke the Buffalses' win
ming streak by winning the first two
games Of a three game series. Omaha
won the third game from the Oilers
and then dropped the first of three
game series TO Oklahoma City. The
Buffaloes then turned on the Indians
and beat them in a double-header
Sunday.
Monday the Herd defeated Des
Moines in the first of a four-con-
test series. IL to 4. thereby going
into third place in the standings.
The game yesterday was the 18th
snd was the ninth victory for the
Herd
The Boosters and Buffaloes play
again this afternoon and with Koupal
or Stanton on the mound. Manager
Art Griggs will try TO win another
from Johnny Corriden's club.
The Boosters were leading the
Buffaloes to 0 when Omaha came
to bat in its half Of the fourth and
cut the Des Moines' lead down to one
run. In their section Of the fifth the
Herd went on one of their well known
batting rampages and scored eight
runs ON seven hits. three bases on
balls and sacrifice. IL was In this
inning that the Buffaloes knocked
johnson out of the box and pounded
Jones hard.
Omaha scored another In the
seventh and the final run in the
eighth.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14
Bill Tlden May Withdraw
Resignation From Davis Cup Team,

New York, May 13.-Georgs w.
Wightman, president OF the United
States Lawn Tennis association, an.
nounced today that he would recon-
mend the calling of a special meeting
Of the association to consider the
player-writer rule which promises to
bar William T. Tilden and others from
the sport after the present season.
The announcement followed a scath-
ing statement by Tilden, in which he
attacked the association, but prom
ised to withdraw his resignation from
the Davis cup team, the day the
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14
ILLINOIS NINE
DEFEATS IOWA

Champaign, ILL.,. May 12.-wlth the
lllinoisIowa game even up TO the
eighth, Harper singled and Lefty"
oConnor drove him home with a
wicked swat. Roettger scored O'Con-
nor and the Illini held the Hawkeyes
safe from then on and won. TO 4.
Captain Roettger retired after four
innings and Kinderman finished the
game.
The 1llini got of to a lead. but we're
quickly tied, then forged ahead again,
but the Haskeyes caught up In the
seventh.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14
Jeffries' Discharge as
Bankrupt Granted bv Referee

Los Angeles. May 1.-THE bank
ruptcy case OF James J. Jeffries. once
heavyweight champion pugilist Of the
world. came 10 close today. when
his petition for discharge as bank
rupt was granted by the referee.
Jeffries was adjudged A bankrupt
February %. 1923. when he presented
a statement listing his liabilities as
sea-. SO and his assets. $3.50, $50.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14
TOMMY GIBBONS
TO REFEREE BOUTS

Chicago. H.. May 13.-Tom Glib
bons will leave his training quarters
ar Grand Beach tomorrow to appear
as referee in the principal bouts in
the Olympic eliminations aboard the
L. S. S. Commodore here.
The st. Paul heavyweight, in good
shape from the training in a loop
gymnasium which preceded the
exodus to the locality of the battle
with Georges Carpenter May 81,
made this adjustment of his active
training schedule in Difference to tho
request of army and navy authorities
holding the Olympic tryouts.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-14

United States Lawn Tennis associa-
ton calls the special meeting.
Wighfman's announcement ends the
controversy which threatened internal
disruption of the sport. The execu-
tiye's decision was reached following
an informal meeting Of members
Of the executive and amateur rule
committees.
It was reached in spite of Tilden s
blast against the association. in which
he charged the latter with sharp prac-
tice and had faith in publishing in
formation he had given the executive
committee in confidence.