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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
'EIRST PHONE
L 40 YEARS AGO

In recognition OF the fact that
Friday Is the 10th anniversary OF
the opening Of the telephone ex.
change at walln Walla. three OF
the men who were closely identified
with the event and with walIa
walla in those days. assembled at
the telephone building on invita-.
ton Of w. J. Phillips. division com.
mercial superintendent. and ]. r.
Greer, division commercial super.
visor.
II. T.. Holmes. of Stewart &
Holmes. one OF the original walla
Walla subscribers in the drug store
he then had there, talked over long
distance with n group OF oldtimers
and prominent citizens gathered at
the walla Wnlla Telephone build.
ing by Manager c. Il. Kiefer, OF the
company in that city.
Edmund Bowden. who In 1884 had
charge OF the Walla walla tele.
graph office. where the first cen.
trail telephone switchboard was in.
stalled, ana u. w, Mclse. who cs.
tablished the telephone exchange ut
Walla Walla as well as in Seattle
and Tacoma. were the other mem.
bers OF the Seattle group who sent
their greetings 70 tIe Southeastern
Washington clt'.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
PETITION
JUGGLING
May Arrest Two for Shady
Anti-Power Bill Work

Arrest az two men, accused Of
having obtained signatures 20 The
Bone power bll and then fuudu.
lently Withholding tbcm IN an e.
fJgt 20 iuyaudatr the names was
predicted Friday by j. ID, Row,
light superintendent and chairman
OF tho bone btu workers
Ross declared that De had evil
dcnce 60 show that the two men
went about with petitions and Oh,
tanned signatures and then turned
the petitions over 10 third per-
son In First Ry, card room
when De heard ot Il, Ross said ne
went TO this third man and dc,
mBnded the petitions. He was 10,
fused. be said
According 20 Ross. tho effect Of
the ac, win be- 10 destroy the value
OF the names secured The state
law prohibits a person from sign
Ing more than ono petition. 20 these
names that were obtained by tho
two men arc useless.
The matter was 90 bc taken up
with the prosecuting attorneys %.
flee Friday afternoon. Ross De.
ucvcs that the action Is in direct
violation Of the initiative and refer.
enGum law and II such ls the ease.
warrants viii be issucd Tor the
men. he said.
The mons names are withheld
pending their arrest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20

| Sdltor Inc star
was surprised TO sec that Mr..
CORN. the critic Of Muzzey's history.
has come bnck to defend his state.
monts made during his candidacy for
school director.
You Will notice that he was very
cautious when offering that 81, 900
in case II could be proved that the
Saratoga monuments quotation was
correct, TO specify the --latest edition
of Huzzey's history by which /
think he means the 1920 edition. In
my former article | used the edition
OF 1917, which has the quotation on
page 142, and is much more gen.
orally used In Seattle than the latter
edition, which In used extensively
only in the newer high schools. such
as Roosevelt, West Seattle and Car.
| field
| | must remind Mr.. CORN that in his
pamphlet he did not specify any par.
tlculur edition but merely said, "The
history now used in Seattle schools"
I bring this out merely to show how
lnsincere Mr.. CORN was in his offer
Of $1,000 because II we como right
down to II the only difference is that
In the newer edition the pages are
numbered differently and the quota.
ton falls on page 1872 lnstcad Of 142.
The quotation IL exactly the same in
both editions.
But now comes the joker Of his an.
swor. He attempted to dodge the real
Issue behind an avalanche OF technl.
cal grammar. lie goes to some length
to show that tho word should, puts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
UNLUCKY SEVEN IS
JAP'S DOWNFALL IN
CHECK MlXUP HERE

The mystic symbol seven Is al.
ways fraught with III omen. as
any good Bhuddlst should know,
but G. H. Tonabe. Seattle Japan.
ese, failed to heed Il.
For six days Tonnbe had sue.
cessfully passed. police say,
spurious checks on fellow Japan
csc Of the city. During the nix
days Lady Luck pcrched on his
shoulder, and no accumulated dif.
fercnt sums totallng approx
matcly 5000.
The seventh day bad luck came
as he proffcrcd the seventh check
to r. II. Nnkamura. Tonnbe was
arrested by Detective Robert
Herbert, lie Is charged with
forgery in the first degree in nm
information flied In superior court
by Deputy Prosecutor Robert
Mncfnrlane. His bail was set Mt
$1,000. Nnkamura IN tho com.
planning witness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
c. A. R. ENCAMPS
Everett to Be Host Next
Week for Veterans

Everett will be host Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and allied or.
CARNATIONS for their f2nd annual de-
partmentui encampmcnt. which opens
next Mnodny The cncnmpmcnt will
break up Friday. and Il Is expected
that over 1900 delegates will be in
Everett for the events,
Tho G. 4. r. viii hold is sessions
At the National Guard armory, while
the women's Relief Corps. Ladies' Of
the @. a. r.. Sons Of Veterans and
auxiliary. and the Daughters Of Vet.
Grams viii have separate meeting
places.
The cncampmCnt viii open Mon.
day afternoon with q business ses.
sion. From then on until tho closing
dance Friday night the delegates Will
be provided with constant entertain.
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
"HOGGISHNESS"
Editor The star

Editor The STAR
Tho occasion Of tho ElkA picnic
for boys az Woodland park proved
very successful affair and reflected
much credit upon that organization
as entertainers 81 tho young And
while the meeting was scheduled for
boys. the fact that about az many girls
participated h,d not effect the gopj
humnr OF the Elks who did al they
possibly could to please crowd OF
thirty or forty thousand young red.
bloodcd Americans
Hut ms an observer Of the event.
| noticed tho most amazing and
brascn display Of hoEElshncsa on tho
part Of rrown,ups that I have ever
witnessed. There had been pro.
vided for the boys hays Of peanuts
and candy. ice cream bars. etc. in
such vast quantities that Il was
thought impossible that any child
should fail 90 get ~ share Yet
saw. and the members OF tho Eiks'
club found. hundreds OF cases where
not even an nli.day sucker fell into
tho hands Il was intended for with
a lot OF boys who got from three TO
five and six bags by following around
In the lines this may he termed self.
ishncsB, and they probably had not
been taught 20 act differently. but
when they were urged on 10 do this
by parents who sat In the shade and
hogged the stuff down. Il seemed 10
me tho limit Of gall.
One instance may he cited where
a woman sat under the trees and
had no less than Is bags, and IL no
doubt yet lndulging her fondness for
sweets intended for boys who came
considerable distances TO get. and
had to return home disappointed.
Not hundreds but thousands of
grown.ups were guilty OF this and
gorged themselves nt the expense
Of boys who got none.
The Eiks in charge will bear me
out in the above for they were aware
Of what was going on but all the
boys looked alike and they had no
means Of checking up ON them.
c, w. ANGEL,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
VETERANS BUREAU
llIIuL IMu Sim

AH'ff''.| q HN' f'A.aH
WIN the newspapers in a year Or
30 carry in headlines another scan
dal Ia the Veterans hurrau7
wan there bee story Of veterans
not receiving their policies after a
year or two since they were duof
Will n disclose how SOME group
OF politicians has Issued policies 90
men who never raw service und
these men borrowed money on tho
pollcics7 Alec whore the employees
% the bureau showed the usual
signs az waste, graft and political
inrfueisnCyH
DO you blame the veterans for
wondering " tho above viii come
true after the experiences ~ the
war risk insurance and veterans
bureauf How Mr Forbes was a
political appointed executive, aud ne
In turn appointed "a district men,
who Ia turn appointed. aH you would
expect. politicians o. tho sub.diairict
offices, creating instead Of ycisr-
ans aid system, a political machine
Many 81 tlaH same Forbes clique
are sin In charge
No other government department
has ever functloncd so poorly or h
functloniuE 10 poorly IA the yctrr-
ans bureau The ring has die
tated policies of the bureau from
the start which are detrimental 20
the welfare Of the disabled and In
opposition 60 the intentions and de-
nirtn OF tho American people
Let ua hops this condition viii be-
altered and tho millions Of dollars
u taxpayers money he saved
DIR HARRY W. DEEGAN.
State Hospital Commission, AmeH.
ran Layton Shelton Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
CLASS FREIGHT
RATE FOUGHT
Seattle lnieCtS New Blood in
DiiierentiaI Case
MCINTYRE ASKS PARITY
Astoria and Portland MilIerS
Face Loss OF Business

WALIA WALLA. June 20 Port
land today vas facri with thc task
or c0uutgTbaanc.nE ln array 10 ad
verse testimony which has been in.
trojucrd ia the interstate commerce
commission hearing on the Columbia
river basin rate case.
For che first time In the hearing
Seattle witnesses injected the qucs,
tion of class rates involved in the
ease,
Previously the hearing had dealt
entirely with the question % rates on
wheat
1T Is absolutely necessary that an
equitable adjustment ~ rates be- 81.
ubIishcd Tor the whole territory,
said l.. s Mcintyre. traffic director
Of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Otherwise d will Doe necessary Go
make some adjustment north ot the
Snake river iayoring Puget Sound, as
Portland Is favored in the territory
south of the snake"
lie declared. however Seattle
would be satisfied with parity rates
thruoui tho same territory
Astoria. which has been opposed 90
the Portland rates, Indicated it would
violently oppose rate diffrreutial
north % the Snake river Ia favor OF
the Sound Clyde Fulton. Astoria.
said In that event Astoria flour mills
would have 90 shut down. ss they
are now handicapped by a rate an.
ferental favoring Portland south Of
the Snake river.
Vancouver Wash. was tho only
city whose witnesses supported Port.
land In the rate controversy because
Il profits by the same differcntiai
which favors Portland.
Permission OF Examiner Weaver
90 allow Seattle 20 throw the qucs-
ton OF class rates, affecting merchau-
disc IN general. virtually throw o
open the entire Columbia river basin
rate case, which was declared closed
By the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
MUZZEY'S HISTORY

Editor Tho STAR
on the gard ulilmo you published
a letter addressed 10 you from the
writer concerning criticism Of Mug
zsy'a History.
l thank you Tor the completeness
with which you published h. How.
ever. the grammatical authority
upon which the writer relied In his
reference 90 the potential mode ircc
p. - ct brq. Harvey was Ia The
original typencript ant you. hu, WAS
omitted from tho published article
In tho quoted language from
uuEEry IN tho third column u the
published article the year In which
Arnold died usoD IL omitted This
was also In the original typssrript
FREDERICK y GoRtN,
Central Building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
EVERYBODY VOTE

Don't you think that the time ia
now ripe 90 begin a systematic "a.
fort, thru your powerful and
widely rrad plpeE 30 SGT AN the
.sIACkERs W0lluCsu Co set out
aud register and then 10 vote AZ
tho coming rirgtlonsf
Upon looking up the facts you
Win find that $4,000 900 did not
vote who should have ut the last
presidential election
Tho selection 81 tho right man
Tor EoyrrBor b, in my mind. one OF
the mast important matters for the
voters uf the slate OF Washington
90 pau ou az tLe coming elections,
and I suErrst chat you call on
every man vito files. OF even do
clarrs his Intention 60 file, 90 fur
uIsb your rapcr a complete record
of his life, aud This, supplemented
uy your own Investigations, would
siyr the people a definite line ON
each candidate they can then
judge Tor themselves and your
paper would SCI AN tho credit for
picking The winner
n Is not fair 10 boost one man
and 70 ignore another equally
worthy. ! suggest that you take
the position broadly that you are
giving the people Every chance 20
DO their ovn thinking and making
their own selection,
There b. 80 uso standing around
arguing about hiFh taxes, bigh cost
og government. when tho remedy n
presented 20 the people each and
every election day Elect the
real. MEX 20 the Legislature and
tho governors chair Send only
men who can SHOW what they
have done Tor the community, and
let the people judge them from
their record as presented ~ your
paper
Respectfully.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
ROTARY ELECTS
Vancouver, Be-, Man Named
Director OF International

TORONTO. Ont. June 20
Everett W HIN Of Oklahoma City
was elected the new president OF
Rotary International. with q vote Of
1913 out OF n total OF 1850 votes
cast. The election was made unani.
nous.
The new treasurer Is Rufus Cha.
pin OF Chicago.
Directors elected were.
Donald A. Adams. New Haven.
Conn; John r. Bentley. Cleveland:
Thomas J. Davis. Butte. Mont: Paul
II. King. Detroit. Mich: John Nor.
man. Huntington. w. Va; Alex n.
McParAue. Vancouver. b. C.. and
John b. Taylor. London. England.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20

the sentence IN the potential mode.
but did d ever occur 10 Mr. CORN
that that phrase might also BE- In the
aubiunciiyt contrary 20 fact7 SIR
CORN says that be quotes verbatim
only "a small part Of tho passage FOR
tho sako u brcyity, but brcYiiy was
not his only motive
Notice the difference. CORN gives
The passage as folluwH The purpose.
IS empty niche In the Saratoga mon.
ument SHOULD CONTAIN THE
STATUE or BENEDICT Ar.
MOLD" The actual passage IN tho
book is az follows In the great mon,
ument erected on the battlefield Of
Saratoga. the niche which should con.
tain Anoid's statue ~ left empty.
while statues Of Gates. Morgan and
Schuyler udorn the other three sides
Of the monument" After MuELeys
statement Ia tho text on the page
above The note IN question that Ar,
mold had betrayed his country and
that the betrayal was tho most dis.
irrssing event IN ~" whole war. was
Il necessary 10 bubble over a verb
Mr CORN either shows lack Of
knowledge in American history or a
Willingness % dispute some OF the
highest authorities on the subject
According 10 the nuw international
Encyclopedia. universally accepted
as an authority. Schuyler. who CORN
Haya was not az the battle Of sarnto.
a. was largely responsible for vic.
tory. II is true that Schuyler had
lost tho command Of the army TO
Gates but that did not prevent
Schuyler from being present and
and being IN command u very i'm.
poriant unit Of the force. But after
an. fail 90 see why CORN wishes 10
discrcdit such a hero as Schuyler
II seems strange that CORN
should center his article upon dc.
Tending only enc Of his alleged quo.
tntiUnH while he allows tho others TO
which ms FIRST article referred 10.
pAgg unanswered II would seem 10 be
an admission cither that his state.
menu are lndefcnslblc or that he
ncglownedgca his Elatemcnil TO be
dc iberutc islsehooda,
nak the readers OF The Star TO 80.
cure n copy Of Muzzey'R history and
see for themselves whether or not
am correct Tho quotation win be
found on page i42 OF the editions Of
1911 and 1917. and on page i22 in the
edition Of 1920.
Mr. Gorin's offer Of $1,000 IN n
Joke, What difference did Il make
whether the quotation fell upon the
same page In the two books or not so
long as Il was the same in either.
Mr.. Gorin's defense has amounted 10
little more than a smoke screen Of
words.
LYLE l.. IEERSEN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
ON LIFE SAVING

Editor The star
Il waa pleasure 90 read your
article on when Your Canoe Tips."
Being one OF tho board u examiners
Tor the American corps ~ lifvHaV'
Ing OF America. feel that sou are
doing great deal 70 prevent loss Of
life in and around Seattle by pub
fishing articles like thh ono, and ]
also wish 10 commend Fred Griffin
for the time that ho took TO have
those pictures. which would 20 TO
show the less experienced 'apociH'H
and swimmers how they may proven,
the loss OF lie by drowning
We. OF the local board of ne saw
ing. have been doing our utmost 20
present the same problems 10 the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
DAIRYMEN MEET
Whatcom County Dairymen
to Picnic Saturday

LYNpES. Wash. June .0,-Mcm-
berS OF the Whatoom County Dairy
mems association viii hold their an
nuhl picnic Saturday ~ Cornwall
park The postponed stockholders
meeting Of the organization Will b.
held on tho Eamo day
An elaborate program ot sports
and speeches has bcou arranged.
Music viii be furnished BY tho Bell.
lnKhhm IuYoniIe hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
FACE SHORTAGE
OF CURRENT
Water Supply Low; CalliOr-
MIA Seeks Relief

los ANGELES cal June 20
Facing shortage in electrical power
which may rrnUu-ly handicap indus
irY and Irrigation activities turnout
tHr summer. thg Southern California
communities are Joining Boz enter
Wury measures BiuJod 90 relieve the
situation
with water in mountain streams
feeding tha huge generators al %
record los point and with steam
plants already boz operation supple
mrniing the natural power houses
IL l1 generally agreed that the short
age. already serious. viii become
more ru before the fret rains ~
next fail bnnE relief
State railroad commission officials
and chambers Of commerce leaders
were IN conference here today out
lining measures 90 conserve power
and lFht during the summer
street lighting ln Los Angeles Will
be cur 80 per cent. commencing im-
msdlHtrly San BernaFdino and other
inland cities are without street
lights az an during the present fun
moon. while only "a portion of their
lighting system viii d. ln operation
ou darker nights
Window lights IN stores and other
advertising Illumination viii be-
ffowned on. with a probability that
ali such service will Do abandoned
during the summer thru0ut South
crn California
Power used on ranches 20 pump
water Tor irrigation purposes must
b. Tho last 90 h. curtulied. farmers
declared az a meeting here yrHter-
day demanding that n necessary.
manufacturing plants and .,hcr in
durir.ss 80 on part basis IN pref
ercncc 10 cutting the power supply
used IN culuyating summer crops
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
Taxi Company Is
Sued for Damages

Charging that a driver for the
Red Top Cab Co. caused the taxi
10 be wrecked while she WAS a
passenger. Mrs. Agnes n. Fleming
Friday started suit Tor ss.32s dam.
ages. The Wilton Hardware Co,
whose truck collided with tho taxi.
cab. rs named defendant along with
the Red Top Cab Co.
The accident occurred June ~,
1893. az Minor ave. and Harrison
st. The cab was travelling more
than Is miles an hour and the
driver failed TO slow up at the
street intersection. Mrs. Fleming
charged. She claims TO have SUE.
tAlned permanent injuries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
Letters From FIR n Readers


public. and 4 think 4 may speak f1r
tho rest of thr examiner when I
say $40 have had fair rurrra
Sometimes / think that the public
does not realize the danger that
awaits o. on ths many trasua and
lakes We have aimed Ga teach lifr
saving 90 Hll aa means to prevent
iu7H ~ llfr and have adopted Re HIo
San. Everyone his or hsr uyu Ifc
saver"
our work has been confined most
iy 10 boys and E.fla under Us yeaH.
aa thry are more e3Her Co learn aH
"a means az recreation and health
HARRY A. MrWATrERs.
Seattle Chapter Red Crusa Lifr.say,
Ing Corps ol America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
WOMAN FouNp Nor GrmTY

Lola Taylor. whose trial under
charges OF importing narcotics vas
concluded in federal court Thurs
day. was found not guilty by a yer.
diet returned Friday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
DESIRABLE houses. flats.
apartments and stores for
rent in all sections OF tho
city.
West & Wheeler
RELIABILITY
End and Marion, EEL lot-5252.
DIVORCE RECORD
SUITS IrIIIgn

Della va. Abraham silver. cruelty.
Tina r. va. Clarence N. Hnslam, nom
support
Anna u. Va. John Il, McNlcholas. de-
acrtlon,
Carrie May va, John j. Irwin, nom
support
Bonnie Mac Va Frank ~. Harmon
cruelty
Margaret u, Va. Henry u, sharp, de-
Hertlon,
Forrest Washington Va. Jennie Marie
flornncc, dcHortion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

Births in their households arc re-
ported by the following men.
Siodtn. Oscar j.. 6 Armour st., girl.
Simpson. Luther Lawrence. 2il3 n.
bith st. girl.
Cuhu. George. 1905 H. Cherry St, boy.
Bender. Frank. 1895 Francis ave.
girl
Rics. Joseph A.. 3i7 r. 55th at. girl.
Hussoy. Fred H.. 6O22 Eighth ave. y.
w, girl
willis. +. w. 1907 Goth ave. s.. girl.
ward. Eric Gregory Stanley, Everett.
girl.
Davis, George Armour. Redmond,
boy.
Void. Peter, Ketchiknn. Alaska, girl.
lmai. Iasujlro, 81 y Washington st.
boy.
Tabbut, Leon Rayficld. 5126 Director
st. boy.
A i'll
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