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The Washington times., 1924-01-29

After all my years Of training be.
hold the fruit of my labOrs! Well
/ Reds nice boy, but have you fig
ured, baby, that by the time he
has money enough to keep an ex.
pensive decoration like yourself
you'll no longer be Ornamental"
Go Be Continued TOmOrrOW.)
(COpyrtght, 1874. Published BY arrange
menf with King Features Syndicats
The Washington times., 1924-01-29
BANDITS GET $40, 900
BY. POSToFFlCE HoLD.UP

BUTTE. Mont. Jan. 20. - TWO
masked robbers entered the Mis-
sOula, Mont. postoffice yesterday,
held up two mail clerks and eScaped
with between $4,000 and &35, 900
consigned to q Missoula bank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
PLAN 100000
MEAT PLANT
Barton & Co., Seattle Pack
erS, to Start at Once
AT DUWAMlSH WATERWAY
Abandon Old Plant at Wy
oming and Spokane SITS.

Barton & Co. Seattle packers. will
begin erection at once Of a 500. 900
plant az a site once occupied by the
old Seattle North Pacific shipyards.
The location Is on the west side Of
the Duwamish waterway, south OF
Spokane ct. The plan; win employ
about 400 men 10 begin with.
Announcement Of tho plans was
made by j. ". Swnlwell. chairman
OF tho Northwest Products commit.
tco Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
The committee has been working
with Barton & Co. on tho plans.
Tho company's present plant, at
Spokane and Wyoming SITS, win be
abandoned, following construction Of
the new buildings. It was announced
at tho company's office.
Some difficulty was experienced
by the packers in getting a site. due
TO coming restrictions. Finally a
compromise with tho city council
was effected Monday afternoon and
tho coming law amended TO allow con.
struction. Tho new plant win be up.
to.dato in every particular. II was
said. and OF greatly increased capac.
ltv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

spondent or local broker himself.
In The so.callcd bucket.shop
tho broker used tho Chicago
board Of trade as partial basis
for his dealings and would often
clip OF. an extra 'Ath or 18th
by "skinning trade" in add.
ton TO his commission. This
clipping of Is now done by
floor men employed 10y tho
Chicago bonrd Of trado members,
who call this practice inside
trading
\ great quantity Of news re.
ports as 10. crop conditions, cS.
port business, cash grain de.
mnnd und the other items are
constantly scnl ont to bcfog the
brains OF the customer
Usually tho method is this;
A clique OF Chicago operators
decide what grain Is ready for
a move, perhaps due 60 heavy
liquidation OF trading Accounts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
z MASKED MEN,
ARMED, HOLD
HER UP
HinCkIey Building Office Is
Scene OF Drama
ONE SHOT Is FIRED
Then Thieves Escape With
Stolen Rent Car

TWO masked men walked
l. into the loan office of
Mrs. A. c. Warren. at 2lS
Hinckley building Tuesday,
flourished revolvers and rob
bed Mrs. Warren of $4,000 in
cash. Then they walked out
Of the building, got into a
Hudson car and sped away.
Mrs. Warren. who lends money
20 city employees and cashss city
warrants, had taken the money
from safety deposit vault In tho
Marine National bank az Second
and Madison. shortly after $50
a. m. She walked 10 hsr Office. at
Second and Columbia. followed. owl
IDENTIFY. by the two robbers,
In her office tho men. who wore
mahks ana heavy false beard. GOV.
cred Mrn Warren and also Mrs
II. II. wilson. who conducts a real
estate buainess next door. The
women made no resistance. The
men took the money and nan down
tho corridor toward the stairway.
Mrs Warren followed them. one
Of them turned and fired a thot
In tho air. II went Wild. but served
20 delay tho chase.
Tho Hudson used by the men was
found 20 have been stolen carly
Tuesday from r. Sill, who used u
as n lor.hlro car. Ho lives at 2oT
Ycsler way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

What protection do YOU re.
qulrc," TO which the broker says,
"l0c per bushcl, kept good"
This order To then telcgrnphed
to broker In Chicago. a mem.
Dor Of the Chicago board of trade
lilo sends his floor broker onto
the board of trade to execute this
order by buying this 5000 from
another board member, who has
IN order from cugtomcr TO sell
5000 bushels.
This customer may wish to sell
5000 he already has, or may
want to sell II short @cll TO bo
purchased at n future date, In.
yarinbly before tho December
option in wheat has expired.
Tho only variation from the
old bucketshop days is that now
the orders are matched up by
two board Of trade members in
Chicago, when before tho match
ing up was done by the CORE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
CUNMAN is SLAIN BY
Detective in DUEL
Officer and Suspect Shoot 1t Out in
University District

KARL PETERSON. Sc, believed to
IN be notorioum Eunman and
international crook, was shot 10 death
in pistol duel late Monday with
City Detective ]. ]. Kush. who
emerged with powder burns on his
temple received when Peterson
whlrled and fired at close range.
The shooting occurred at L. Goth
ST, and 10th ave. n. +. Kush and
Detective J. a. Collier were scouting
in the University district when they
saw car with a license number cor.
responding to one stolen from the
Queen Anne garage November IS.
Tho officers crowded Petorson's
car TO the curb, and when he stopped
they asked him II he had a drivers
license. lie said yes" but when
the officers stepped TO the front OF
the machine to recheck the numbers,
Peterson fled
Detective Hush started in pursuit
firing at the fleeing man. When
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
Or crop reports coming.

or crop reports coming.
Trey quietly encourage Gus.
toners to sell by sending out
"boarish news" accommodating
the grain themselves. When
they get sufficient they then
start 20 send out publish news"
over tho wires and thru the
trade papers, to encourage buy.
ing by the country trader or
customer upon which the opera.
tors unload their line OF wheat
al Il sure profit to themselves.
The country customer or trad.
err Is usually "whip.sawed -
starting to sell after the selling
movement Is over and Starting
TO buy oftcr the real advance
has taken place
\ large numhcr OF people, not
knowing OF tho inside manipu.
lotion, are caught. and often
continue TO play It. Thinking the
Uum TO Page 1, Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
GAINES, DOBSON
COMBINATION
TO STICK!
Resignation OF Incumbent
Is Accepted
PAUL WILL NOT AGREE
Bitter Fight Still on Over
Naming OF Prosecutor

DEPUTY PROSECUTOR EWING
~ u. COLVtN will be- named prose.
outor OF King county Monday. Il ap-
pcarcd practically certain Tuesday.
Resignation Of tho present prose.
euior has been accepted BY tho coun.
~ commissioners. effective January
1 next
Commissioner Tom Dobson and
W. A. Gaines said Tuesday that they
win vote FOR Colyin. Commissioner
Frank Paul Is expected 20 vote for
Bert g Ross. another deputy.
Other candidates FOR tho post prom.
lusniiy mentioned during tho recent
rumorfilled weeks. arc Deputy Pros.
rcutora T. II. Patterson. Howard
Hanson and Eugene Aeacham.
With two votes assured. Colvin's
appointment may result IN breaking
up OF tho present prosecuting Rttor.
ueY's staff with friends nf Patterson
and Ross freely predicting tina, they
may resign. leaving Colvin faced BY
tho necessity OF getting ncw chief
aids 70 prosecute criminal cases now
pending.
While not publicly entered IN the
controversy. the city administration.
headed BY Mayor Brown. II against
GOWNS appointment.
Mayor Brown has admitted that
tho activities OF Colvin with his grand
jury investigation Of alleged graft
and vics In 1898 Is the basis for his
cnmIty.
Tho grand jury returned whole
sale indictments on gamblers. boot.
lcgEcrs and joln,lsta.
Dobson. In announcing his lntsn.
ton u backing Colvin. points 20
tho fact that az chief criminal dep.
uty no Is next In limo aud has
earned tho promotion. He alno de.
clarcs that the vice element OF the
city Is out 10 Knife" Colyln. who
~ recognized as tho friend OF tho
so-callCd reform and church elc.
mcnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

Ar Firit. Why must a man icait
frequently 10 70 ~ minutes for a
car carly IN ths mornings on me
Capitol ma HneT The service used
10 b. The best IN fhr city. There's
something trroHO nor. and rec been
Iat, 70 trork much hoo often lately
CHARLES WHARTON.
10Th n.
Mr II l. Furse. assistant super
in,sndent Of railways says there
has been no change in the Capitol
nm car service From 5:5s in tho
morning until Z there is lO-minute
service: from Z until s:5S. eight and
onc.haif minute service. which con-
tinucH all the day on the thru line
Beddes this the one-man Capitol
Hill car. leaving 18th y. and Mercer.
starts az s:ba giving a four minute
service 70 patrons living in that
district.
Mr. Firii. why doesn't someone
take IN hand the "fhedfcr pcst"f
often irheH oct my marketing
done carly IN the afternoon find
time 70 stop IN and see a mopie.
and several times haze had 70
more from ono scat 70 another 70
auoid some pest
MRS 4. IF. r..
RducHHd Blud
Charles Mckee, manager OF the
HclliE. offers remedy" ''The
trouble Is that, instead Of speaking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
BY MAX STERN

sITERE too big for you-were too big for the Canadian
w government and we're too big for you!"
The war is on On the side the rebel rum runners
On the other is the United States government
Smuggling booze into the United States may be the bust
ness of individual outlaws who eventually caught and
imprisoned or may be the business of organized ring
whose leader tells government agent
"We're too big for YOU"
When takes the latter aspect the United States not
ant TO sit back and believe what it is told.
The war is on. When Roy G. Lyle federal prohibition
agent in the state Of Washington defed with the above
quoted challenge by wealthy runner the occasion
something that might be kened to the murder of Arch
Ferdinand at Serajavo the incident that preciptaed the
world war.
"Shoot to kill" orders sent out from Washington to
The rum fleet and runners are referred to in
mnques from Washington and local headquarters of the
Coast Guard ''the enemy"
BLOOD HAS IAEN
SPILLED IN WAR
Proportonatey have been killed Oh wounded
CTurn 4, Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
Thomson
EXPECTED
TO help
Macfarlane Case
Starts Inquiry
Into Dealings of
Firms Here

INVESTIGATIONS OF the opera.
i lions Of the James Macfsrlane 4
Co. brokerage office % determins
whether the state bucket shop law
has been violated were opened by
the prosecutors office Tuesday.
Several investors who fear they
have lost their savings IN the crash
OF the firm Monday have appealed 20
the office 90 investigate Macfar-
lanes activities in the stock market
The state law defining bucket
shops and providing penalty for con.
viction OF operating a bucket shop
provides that any customer OF such
a concern can demand from the
management a statement on his
operations" a prosecutor said.
The broker must give a full
statement showing from whom the
stock was purchased. at what hour
and tho price paid. Failure 20 pro
duce such a statement within Ss
hours Is prima fncis evidence that
the broker is guilty OF operating q
bucket shop"
Patrons OF the Macfarlans com.
pany were awaiting the return 10
Seattle Of Moritz Thomson, Seattle
capitalist and fatherin.law Of Mac.
farlane. who Is said 10 be financially
interested IN the operation OF the
company. Investors were confident
that the great wealth Of Thomson.
who f. president OF the Centennial
MIL Co. the Pacific Coast Biscuit
Co, and the Seattle Grain Co.
would be put behind tho detunct
broker.
Thomson was expected 20 reach
Seattle Tuesday night or wednes.
day, according TO his office assist.
ants.
In the meantime a bitter legal
fight is expected 10 develop over the
naming OF a temporary receiver.
Wilhelm Jensen, named temporary
receiver Monday when ]. c. Don
nell, n patron OF the concern, oil.
legged the firm TO be insolvent, was
attacked by Attorney Earl Rice. act.
ing on behalf OF II. A. Fuller and
other creditors. Jensen Immediately
scld stocks and bonds held as Sc
cnrity on stock operations Rice
said, causing heavy losses to the in.
vestors.
Jensen denied this, claiming he
merely closed pending market trans
actions, TO avoid further losses. The
receivership hearing was 10 come
before Judge Otis Brinker at 1880
p. m. Tuesday.
II was announced at Macfarlanes
office, sll Second ave, that the
broker had been seen Tuesday
morning. A maid servant at the
Macfarlane home also said he had
returned to Seattle Tuesday morn.
ing, but Macfarlane himself could
not be located.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
Boys Catch Trout
in Ravenna Park

Small boys arc pulling stable
trout from ANAL stream In Ra.
VIENNA park as a result Of high water
allowing the fish to swim up from
Lake Washington, according 20 OBJ
servntlons by J. Howard Darlington.
council street committee clerk.
Some Of the trout caught by a
party Of youngsters Sunday after.
noon, he said. were six inches long.
Recent rains have swclled the stream
enough 70 allow tho small trout to
swim up out Of the lake and they
may become landlockcd in pools II
the water goes down suddenly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

20 an usne;-any OF whom win
gladly summon the manager-the
lady sits there and says nothing.
Report "the pest" Immediately. This
gives Us an opportunity 10 lay hands
on him and take action.
Mr. Ftr,f; Somebody ought 70
Start a campaign against parties
and dances staged IN private homes
during The tncck We hare some
nei0hbors ioho seem 20 forget that
there arc ioorkin0 people iH our
homo tcho hare 70 BE- up early. In
apartment houses people can't do u,
bet our nsiohbors think because
they oicn their otrn home they can
make al thc noise they rant. CdH'f
ice stop themt MRS. n. "
sea Arc. s.
Police Chief scveryns says:
"Neighbors have different ideas
about noisy parties We have hun
dreds OF complaints. II people be-
come boisterous 10 the extent that
they annoy their neighbors after 10
at night. call the police department
and wen send a policeman out 10
stop tho racket"
hr. Firit: The garbage collectors
'oho risit Hy home every 1oeek re-
fuse 10 take array moro than ono
garbage cdH fun Of rubbish. Is this
a limit set Jv rule. or arc the men
Turn 10 Page I, Column @
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
Says National Game
of China Is Poker

Poker, and not NAH iongg, IL tho
national gambling game OF China.
Don't lot anybody tell you that
nah jongg IS the gambling game OF
China" said Y. c. Linn. Chinese
merchant on Pine street. "Of
course you can gamble with any
game. and there is some gambling
with nah jonEE. but few Amorl.
cans would ever win anything play.
ing that game with a Chlnaman.
The time,honored American game
Of poker rs most popular with those
who play for gain In China"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
FORBES CASE UP
Select Jurors to Try Former
Vet Bureau Head

CHICAGO, Nov. b.-The defense
with only 10 peremptory challenges,
today started wedding out prospec.
tive jurors for the trial OF Col.
Charles r. Forbes. former head OF
the Veterans bureau. and John w.
Thompson, st. Louis contractor.
both of whom are standing trial in
federal court on charges of defraud.
ing the government in the erection
of Veterans hospitals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
Why You Can't Beat the "Bucket Shop"

Failure Of the brokerage firm
of james MncFnrinnc * co.,
nftrr II had been unable 10 meet
board of trade demands for nd
ditionpI mnrRin has focused pub
lie attention on the trade In
cultures" and on the whole
question of what II known IN
the street ms "buckctlnE." The
Star asked n seattle trader 10
write the story of how aud why
"buckctInR" IN done. lie tells II
here. The EdItorD
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
Cat on Wires Does
Damage of SIS, 900

MARTINEZ, Cal, Nov. 25.--A cat
climbed the power pole outside the
sub,station OF the Great Western
Power Co.. at Clayton. near lpner
last night, short.circuited two nigh
tension wires, and the resultant
bareback caused fire in the sta
ton. which did $4,000 damage.
The cats charred body was found
az the foot of the pole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
By A SEATTLE TRADER

TRADlNG In futures in com.
4 moditIcs, which means prin.
cIpnlly grain futures, is about the
only thing left from the bucket
shop OF 20 years ago
Briefly, tho customer at tho
brokerage office notices by tho
quotations on tho board that DC.
ocmber wheat tsaid TO be De.
cember delivery Is selling at
$3.50, and says: Buy me 5000
bushels at 1850" Then he asks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
HERE'S THE INSIDE
ON COAST RUM WAR
Max Stern Lets Go First Broadside of
Amazing Revelations

Editors Note: Here is Max Stern's first story on
the inside of the rum scandal the Pacific coast.
You've been wanting to know the facts. Stern has OBJ
tanned them for you The series will be filled with
amazing revelations and startling information. Stern,
by the way, is the who two years ago, uncovered
the foul practices aboard the "hell ships of the
Alaskan canneries You remember what he did then.
The rum story assignment has been covered with
greater skill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

u,wd, folks, irrespective Of
y4,,t hspScns to Eg1pt Turkey
y,ll n. completely annihilated
neat ThffsdAN'
n Fsyre goes 20 war against Great
r-faln an the Mobiles o. tho Mystic
Errns j. mohllttcde
~ soursc. ,ccrs heard Of Egyp-
Ina Atrocities for years Ercryone
Isr ismokrd those fhiHgs C. ono
farf Or dHoihrr.
Egypt would have an imposing
frmy, II all tho Egyptian fortune
sellers IN this country went back 90
isht for the fatherland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
If LONGFELL0W HAD BEEN
4 CROSS WORD PUZZLE

Under the spreading eight.letter.
wordfor.an-imerican-uut tree,
The seyen.lettsr.word.d enoting ham
let smithy stands,
The Observation-Disclosures a
mighty man Is he,
With large and six.lettsr.word-:.e-
nohng.muscularity hands,
And the muscles Of his brawny
anatomical appendages
Are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
as ferriferousmetal bands
There are now two women football
teams in the United States. But they
don't play very spectacular ball Too
much time il taken out for powder.
ing noses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

about TO be captured, Peterson turned
and fired point blank, but tho same
moment the detective ducked 10 one
side. So close was the shot that pow.
der from the weapon burned the dc.
tective's face.
kush shot twice before the gun.
man could aim his weapon again.
one shot pierced his heart, the other
entered his head. He died instantly.
Peterson had a large quantity OF
loot on him when slain. From his
description in the rogues' gallery he
was identified as having served time
in San Quentin prison in California
and in Dpnn,nrl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

Mr.. Frlts JOB Is 60 fix things for Star rrders you
complaint request 20 make city. national officials
Is there anything else Ia do for your Tell FHt.
Your litter must be signed with address also telephone
number. have II Mr. FiSt print
but he must have evidence Of good faith Ad
dress Mr.. FiIi, Seattle Star. Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
BY MIR. FIXIT

GLOW service theater pests noisy neghbors Growing
- ROSTERS garbage careless autosts fire aams-these
just few things botherng Seattle folks who have writ
ten in 10 Mr. Fixt for aid It's Fts first day the job
and already he's up TO his in other peoples troubles
That's what he's here for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
CABLEGRAM

CAIRO, EGYPT. Nov. e5.--Gen.
cral Horace Wafflciron landed
today on the left bank Of the
Nile. A. he put foot on the his
:orie sands, he lifted his right
hand 20 the heavens. and ex.
ellImed: king Tut. We are
here.'
\ Officials % the new olympic hotcl
src busy furnishing the hoatelry. We
,hops they dent forget 90 put in an
extra large cuspidor for erossoysd
tobacco chewers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
PETERSON CARRIED
MUCH AMMUNITION

Peterson is believed TO have com.
mitted number OF depredations
turnout the city. A number of rings
with sets removed, an Oregon oper.
ators license. and sos In currency
Turn TO Page 1, Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

Paint. powder and all kinds OF cos
nctlcs are now taboo IN Paris. Sc
attic dealers need not worry. BY th-
time our girls discover that they
have gone out. they win have come
lu again.-The Argus
Ashes 10 ashes.
Dust 70 dust.
when Tee cat hash.
In God irs trust!
Tho three leading products Of Los
angeles:
J. Hot air.
e. Press agents.
g. Murders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
NOTE

The Chinese invented Nah
JOnEE, but we have only our
selves TO blame for crossword
puzzles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

The paramount question
before the American public
today: SHAH the turkey bo
stuffed tcfth sage, oyster or
chestnut dresstuO'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

General Wood has been cited for
bravery nj Las Guasimas. June "a,
1893.
The war department 70 also think.
ing Of issuing a medal 10 O. Wash
ington for his exploit in crossing the
Delaware.
w DIARY
t$ovenbor 80
W b.tim,s, and 10 the office, where
tsu roundly TO work, and thence to
lnnch, where did make divers efforts 10
win "a turkey, hut luck was against me.
ana do fear ! must pay money for n
turkey this ysar, which do go against
the grain, albeit ons doth last many 70
day, until nothing but the skeleton be
lsh' which doth constitute n pleasing
thoughts 80 did order "a bird. albeit could
find none with four legs, ~ Little Homer
did request. And 40 to home.
All right feet. Foruord morchi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
BEAUTY HINT

bEAshA u hitsNa
IN order TO tan their skins an
athletic bronze, Partisan ladies
bathe twice n day in tea.
Which IS one way Of getting
nicely tea-ed up.
We can be thankful for one thing.
So far no fashion dictator has an
nounced a new style based on pscroE1
word puzzle design
The tallest hotel in the world is 20
be built in Chicago. II Is going to be
50 high that the elevators running TO
tho upper floors win be equipped
With Pullman berths.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
ROBBED
OF $4,000 HERE F.!
MIR. FiXit Gets Busy!

Hardly Gets His Sleeves Rolled Up
Before New Member of the Staff
Is Up to His Ears in Trouble
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25
w DIARY
- .-..N az

Al right feet. ForU0n morchi
a. j. 6.