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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
KIWANIS CHIEF
VISITS HERE
Says Congress flinders kerJ
Business Revival

Hsriness thr1out tie United STATE
= improving slightly, but further ifn.
prDFemsut j. Being hindsrod ~ uif
congressional inyestiEations, IN ths
opinion u Edmund y. Arula. pres.
dent a. the Kinanis club fntsrna-
fional. Who arrived IN Seattle FrdaY
on a tour q the important cities n
NORTH America.
The national government acts aa
a barOfneier 70 business. AFras taid
and a. long a. politicians place ssif.
advancement before ihs welfare ~
The country. butlnsss will suffer. IN
vestlEations are good. DO declared. !
conducted 20 ind and punish eg1.
tut when they arr used 70 besrnirh
names solely thru iuuendo. both bur
meas and government arc hurt
Speaking on Pacific coast port
Arras pointed out that II the west
cast had the foreign hsiEhbos pf
the Atlantic as consumers Of proc
ucia. they. would easily surpaHs the
Fast n marine trad Arms mar
yelled ~ the size Of the Coast ports
such as Seattle. fan Francisco. San
Diego and Los Angeles.
Tho East has adopted q leave Y
alone attitude on tho japanese im.
miEretion question Arras aid. but
addec that OPTION in that section
was for the passaEo Of an amend.
men, limiting immigration only 20
ish.speaking peoples. Arras de-
clAred ths hoof and mouth disease
IA caiifornia was oyerstFessed ami
and deplored the arsli.
menta between thu Pacific coat
states and cities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
American Countess Is
Coming Here With Dad
Romance of Millicent Rogers and Austrian
Crashes When Cash Supply Is Cut Off

HAvRr. Franoe. May IL
Col H. r. Rogers a New York
and his daughter Mllieent the
Countess Won salm. arrived
here from Paris on the beat
train and went Immediately
aboard the French liner irance.
Grvat attempts were made Tor
secrecy. Officers of the steam-
shin were instructed 20 deny
that father and dsnFhtcr wcfo
aboard the ship u VAS learn
"a. however. that Millicent was
travelling merely a. tho daugh-
ter OF her father. and not as
the wife q the Austrian count.
PARIS hay io..-Iiltier and
disillusiosed. pretty Muneent
Rogers heircss 20 $4,000. oee.
LEFT for Hayrc and presumably
FOR home today. her romance
with Count Ludwig Won Hoog.
straeten ended.
The heircss. In company with
her father. had been booked 20
sail for New York this after.
noon on the liner France.
friends here said.
Col II. N. Rogers arrived 10
days aEo 90 take his daughter
home. lie was quoted as aay-
Ing that "A financial provision
probably will ~ made Tor Count
Salm.-
End % the forty. million.dollar
romance. friends Of tho couple
here said. came when the brides
father quietly visited Paris.
talked with his daughter and son.
IN law and insisted they would
not receive n cent Of tho Rogers
millions as long ~ they lived
together.
both Ludwig and the Count.
css salm were disillusioncd.
friend Of Salm said. They
realized love cannot thrive IN
poverty
Tho count was no, At his usual
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
BOOZE RAIDERS
ARREST FIVE
Get 800 Bottles Of Beer In
Home; Nab Hard Cider

Five men were arrested late Fri.
day by tho police special detail In
downtown bootleg raids.
Threo hundred bottles OF beer,
alleged 20 have been found ia his
house. 1900 sixth ave. caused The
arrest OF Il. Il. sothern. CT. Harry
zgmoff, "a. was arrested at .sii
First ave. ana a suitcase contain.
Ing liquor was being held as EVIL.
dance.
Following seizure OF 800 gallons
OF hard cider 10 Japanese soft
drink bar at .is flsi ave. Thurs.
day. the police Friday also arrested
T. Tanaita, alleged proprietor OF the
place.
Nick Tonnovich. proprietor OF an.
other soft drink parlor nj ZIG Rail
road ave. was arrested on request
OF Police Judge John d. Gordon.
following raid on his establish.
men, Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
BEAUTY SHOWS
ARE FLAYED
Club Women Vote Against
"SpolIing Flowers"

ATLANTIC CITY, ". J., May TO-
aunscrupulous exploitation OF young
womanhood IN beauty shows. pag.
eants and reviewA." was deplored IN
a resolution adopted By the goth an
nuai convention Of tho New Jersey
State Federation Of women's clubs
here today.
These unspoiled flowers are At
tracted as butterflies 20 the light
Mrs. Sophie Irene Loeb. chairman
Of the National Child Welfare asso-
citation. said In speaking OF the girls
who participate tn such presentation.
The resolutions described the
beauty contest as a menace 20 the
highest ideals Of the nation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

the exclusion clause said no was
convinced that tho way 10 make ex.
ci,islon absolutely effective was to
allow eight months grace. AS asked
for by tho president lie intimatsd
no immigration bill at all would b
passed unless this was done.
Miller. OF Washington. asked Why
Johnson had NOT discovered II before
II this was tho proper course TO
obtain exclusion. Johnson replied
that when the bin was submitted
some months aso with the exclusion
clause effective July I. !, was be.
lleyod there would be time enough
after is passage 10 LEI the state de.
partment properly tell the Japa-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Dock Worker Hit
by Hoist; Saved

Knocked overheard from tho end
OF Pier 2. Saturday morning, James
oyer, 81, Dreamland hotel. negro
longshoroman, fell 30 feet into Puget
sound and narrowly missed death.
eyer managed TO swim to n piling
where he chung until rescued, and
was sent TO tho city hospital suffer.
Ing from exposure.
oyer told police no was working
on n beam extending over the Sound.
whom he was struck by u swing hoist
and thrown into the water. lie is
employed by the Alaska Steamship
company
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Secretary Works
Wife Passes AWAY

WASHINGTON. May 1o.--Mrs.
Hubert Work. wife of tho secretary
OF the Interior, died OF heart trouble
while on an automobile ride hero yes.
terday afternoon. Sho wns taken III
suddenly and death camo almost In.
stantly. Her chauffeur Immediately
drove 90 tho Wardman Park hotel.
where tho Works live. and efforts
were made TO revive her. but thoy
proved futile.
Mrs. Work recently sustained q
broken ankle and was for long time
confined to n hospital. sho returned
to the hotel about month ago. She
Ind lived very quietly In Washing.
ton. with few social activities. Be.
yond entertaining at official dinners
and attending white House func.
lions. her nnmo appeared very infrc.
oucntly In the socioty columns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
METHODIST MEETING
AND ARMY MEMORIAL
SERVICES ON RADIO
sIfNDAY


Copyright. 1915. United press)
CFCA, Toronto. 400 meters. Z
" p. m, II. s. T.--Mcmorlal serv.
Ices OF Princess Pat Canadian In.
fantry direct from ST. James ca.
thedral.
WEAF, New York. 400 meters.
and WCAP. Washington, 400 me.
tors. Z p. m, IL. s. Musical
program from the Capitol theater.
with roxy In charge.
wGN. Chicago. a7o meters. O 10
p. m, C. s.. T.--Sundny evening
artists program. vocal and instru.
mental solos.
WBAP. Fort Worth. 47o meters,
II p. m. G. s. T.--Lnte program
by Crccltctt's Texans orchestra.
WIZ, Springfield. 337 motors,
Z p. IN, 70, s, T.-Program from
tho Methodist general conference,
With addresses by Gov. Pinchot of
Pennsylvania and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Parsons Raps Khan
y Public School Bill

Scoring the proposed school law.
initiative measure No. 40, as detri.
mental TO good will among the PEG.
pie of Washington and likely to stir
up useless strife and hatred, Reginald
II. Parsons. chairman of the Friends
of Educational Freedom, an organi.
xation formed 10 combat the bin,
urged Seattle people Saturday to re.
IRAN from signing the petition II
the bill
The measure. sponsored by tho
hu kl'ix KAN. Is an attempt to dc.
prive parents OF their inalienablo
right TO choose schools for their
children and would deprive private
schools of their property without due
process OF tho law Parsons said "a
similar measure was passed in Ore.
gon, but was declared unconstitu.
tional by tho United States COURT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Faurot May Become
Burns Successor

WASHINGTON, May 10 In
spector Faurot. noted crimnoIosis,
Of the New York police force. today
was the man most prominently
mentioned as probable SUCCESSOR 10
William j. Burns. who resigned an
head OF the bureau OF investigation,
department Of justice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Knights Returning
From Big Conclave

Delegates 20 tho sTth annual con-
ciayo Of tho Grand commandeFy Of
knights Tcmplnr OF Washington
were returning homo Saturday after
a two-day convention at Brcmerton.
which closed Friday night.
Two hundred couples attended the
big ball Friday night In the Bfem.
orion Masonic temple which marked
the close OF the festivities. Tho
dance was limited 10 members OF
the organization. Music was fiir.
nishcd by the Seattle knight Temp.
lar orchestra.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Veteran Cop Drops
Dead at His Home

Herman c. PfeL 81. member OF
the Seattle police force for ss years
before being pcnsloned three years
ago. dropped dead in the garden OF
his homo az Lake Forest park.
Pnei had been n resident OF this
city for 40 years.
Funeral arrangements arc In the
hands Of tho Police Relief aAsocia-
ton. The body Is at the Butter.
worth rnortuary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

MANY children IN tho University
l'l district stin were heartbroken
Saturday over tho callous murder
OF rip" n pet dog belonging 20
Irwin and Virginia Brehm. school
children living AZ 4otz Eighth ave
n. 4.
The dog was ahot twice Thurs
day by Deputy Sheriff r. Il. Muir
ply. In a III Of temper. Murphy
dashed into crowd Of children
who were playing with the dog.
pulled his gun with en- oath, and
fired TIVE shots. while the children
looked on. rigid with terror and
grief.
Then. whilo the children scream
Cd aud cried. no thrust his revolver
back into it's holster and went
away. The dog. unable 10 make
"a sound. pleaded mricly with It's
glazing brown eyes Tor somebody TO
put Il out OF pain. II dragged st.
self slowly 10 tho homo Of its
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
MAIL BAGS ARE
GANGS LOOT Z
Thousands of Dollars Are
Seized in Postoffice

INDIANA HARBoR. Ind. May 10.
-Four sacks OF registered mail. be-
ilcved 10 have contained many thou
sands Of dollars. were seized from
five postoffice employees in the rear
Of the postofflce and carried away
by five bandits here today.
Harry II. Spencer. postmaster.
said that tho mail was addressed TO
five banks in Indiana Harbor and
undoubtedly OF great value.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

hotel today. Attendants said DO
had gone away"
There was no lntimAtion here
as 10 What the nature ~ any
financial settlement Colonel
Rogers might make on HE im.
poverished son inlaw would ho.
bat friends of tho count recalled
that Saim recently threatened Go
raise a terrible row h The Reg.
ers family doesn't como thru
AMERICAN WOMEN
TOO INDEPENDENT"
Tho romanoe. which began 30
euspiclousiy when tho couple
eloped and were married quietly
by a deputy city clerk IN tho
municipal building IN New York
January ?. has been waning FOR
some weeks according TO friends
q the couple.
Count Won saim, during a TO
cent trip 20 tho Riviera with his
bride, was quoted a. saying that
American women are too IN.
dependent. while Miincent found
that European husbands are
Tar different from those In
America"
Tho money question was tho
real issue. however. friends said.
ns Won sslm admitted no prac.
tieally was without funds except
FOR a very small income from his
Austrian estates.
Word that a break might b
near first began 20 b circulated
IA Paris last month when Il was
learned that tho countess father
had sailed from New York for
England 70 put his son IN col.
icgc. II was taken for granted
then that he had heard Of his
daughters unhapplncss and was
coming TO take her home.
Tho rumor grew ~ reports %
the financial straits Of tho couple
In the Riviera were brought In BY
friends who returned 20 tho
capital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

cars rolled along
steel rails behind
a wood.eating
engine. leaving a
crowd In n din OF
cheers.
The first trans.
continental train
OF tho Northern
Pacific railway
was heading west
10 make railroad
history. The train
carried, besides
others two indi-
viduals around
which this story
spins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Athletics Planned
for Military Camp

A big athletic program will be
instituted this year. when the i46pe,
field artillery attend the anntHl
guard encampment at Camp Mdrsf
ray. June II to IS. A e5.game
baseball schedule. a track meot,
fancy riding and driving contests.
wild west rodeo and other sports
are planned for tho encampment.
according to Lieut.. Col. Albert II.
Beeoe, senior regimental officer,
Tho rcgiment win also engage IN
battle problems with other rcgl.
ments OF tho aist lsunscp division.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
Is HELD VOID

Tho city In unable 10 assume
this tax bill for two general ren.
soma" Kennedy said. First be.
cause tho original agreement 10 pay
tho taxes out OF tho general fund
In void because tho assumption was
that tho tax DO part OF tho pur.
chnno price and tho permission Of
tho voters 20 levy against the gen.
crai fund Is necessary 10, meet II.
This permission was never granted.
THE city cannot pay the tax bin
out OF the railway fund because L
has no authority 10 bind tho rail.
way fund. Tho charter provides
that any debts incurred must he
evidenced by utility revenue bonds
or by utility warrants. There IL no
such evidence. The proviso In the
contract OF purchase IL not a war.
rant"
ANY effort 20 pay this claim
would merely be void attempt Of
the city. council TO place an obiiga-
ton on tho city in manner not
authorized by law" Kennedy said.
THE city railway fund is not n
municipal household drudge. sub
ject TO have imposed upon II at
will tho burdens OF improvement
and void promises OF former city
councils.
1T 10 time that periodic raids
upon tho funds OF tho city light,
water and railway departments to
fulfil void obligations Mt tho wish
Of tho city council DO stopped. Our
utilities must DO safcguardcd with
tho Same care that n good business
institution safeguards It's assets"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

local charity. Other performances
may be givea IN Tacoma. Boiling.
ham and Everett.
Ticlts,s Cor the performance on
May 30 VIII DO placed on rale NJ
khufer's book btorc. 1907 Fourth
ave. Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

tho benefit of the
disabled veterans
It cnshnan hos.
piiAi under tho al
rccilon OF tho Sc.
alta Knights Of
Columbus.
Members OF the
crusodai society
part in
tho performances.
which was n dress
frhearaal. Tho pre-
micro win be CIV.
en- May 20 n, Holy
Names auditorium
sor tho purpsso Of
49,. - -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
First Pullman Conductor
Tells of Early Travels
Had General Grant for Passenger on First
Trip N. P. Transcontinental Made

Weekly. who made sketches along
the route; II. +. Farney, writer for
Century magazine. L. +. Mitchell OF
the New York Sun. and many others
from newspapers of Boston, New
York. Philadelphia. Milwaukee, Hart.
ford. Baltimore, Cincinnati, and rail.
road officials.
PENSI0NED In SEATTLE
BY PULLMAN co.
Mr.. Pennington. before entering
the Pullman company services In
1851. was clerk in hardware
store In Chicago. He has never been
In wreck. For the last Is years.
he has been cashier for the Pullman
company in Seattle. living with Mrs.
Pennington at cess goth ave. N. L.
He was recently pensloned by the
Pullman company.
Having travelled most Of his life
on tho Northern Pacific. NJ. Penning.
ton fs taking an active interest in
the Northern Pacific railways cele.
bration. this week. of its crack trans
continental train, the North Coast
Limited. and its 25 years OF service
and silver anniversary year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

On the morning OF September 8.
~ 1883. puff OF smoke beiched
out OF funncl.shaped locomotive
stack.
A train OF nnwly nainfcd wooden
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
SOCIETY PLANS
CHARITY PLAY
Presented In Rehearsal to
Cushman Vet Patients

with Austin oDonneli az "Judge
Evans the comedy. Brother Eiks. y
was presented Thursday night for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

Volumes have been written ON Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, but only a few
words cnn be credited in print TO Mil.
ton c. Pennington. as years q Pull.
man car conductor. and tho first
Pullman conductor on tho first and
famous Nothern Pacific transconti.
mental train.
FLOCKED TO VIEW
TRAIN AND GENERAL,
THAT first train carried many
celebrities. but Gen. Grant was the
center OF interest along the route
across the continent declared Pen.
nington. People came for miles
around TO see this pathflnding train
and hear their idol. tho general. He
was as much an idol then as he is
now"
The Indians used 10 put on their
war paint and feathers and dance
around tho train. as welcome.
Early to bed and carly to rise didn't
appeal to tho general, Ho liked to
sit up rights playing cards. spinning
yarns and smoking black, heavy
cigars
''When the train arrived I'm
Portland, huge crowd was on
hand TO greet us. The passengers
and crew. including the general.
werc invited 10 Chinese thcater
where tho general made a talk,
waving his black cigar IN one
hand and carrying Chinese
baby on his other arm. Tho
Chinese sat OH tho backs Of their
seats and applauded,'
The train carried many dis.
tinguished writer's artists and states.
mon of tho day. according to a letter
written to Pennington and signed by
many OH board. for his services and
courtesy TO thom during tho ride.
Tho letter, altho written 4s years ago
ut Portland at tho then lend OF the
line" Is preserved by him today.
II carries tho signatures of c.
Graham. famous artist for Harpcrs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
TAXES
STARTS ON PAGE 1

a proposition 10 the voters aud re.
cciyes ,wo.thirts vote. This was
not done.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Children Mourn Murdered Dog

University District Indignant When Deputy Sheriff Shoots Down
Riddles Pet Youngsters Play
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-22
800 Youngsters Watch
Ruth, Home Run
King, do His Stuff"

New York, March GA few hours
after they had calmly marched out OF
,hcir Name-swcpt building, 500 boys
and girls of McDonouSh school sat in
The grandstand at New Orleans and
ahccrod Babe Ruth when he hit his
first box score home run of the year
In the wirid's champions 1874 victory
over the pclicans yesterday.
Ruth. who had his picture taken be-
fore the game with many of the young
, stcrs. promised that he would do his
stuff" for them and was delighted
when he came through.
All of the Yankee regulars, including
Bob Mcusel. who signed his contract
Yesterday. were in the lineup. Late In
the game Combs, Gehrig. GazelIa, Hen
bricks and johnson were injected.
Rain at the Giant camp was so heavy
That the Washington Senators, who mad
started for Sarasota, did not enter the
city for the game. but returned to
their camp.
Brooklyn's practice contest between
the Yannigans and regulars was also
called off 10y rain.
The Giants travelled 100 miles in au-
lomobiles yesterday to meet the Chica-
go White Sex at Winter Haven. Fla,
and the Robins motorcd to Plant CITY
to battle indianapolis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-22
BOWDOIN FRESHIES
BATTLE SOPHOMORE
TRACkSTERS TODAY

Rowdoin College. Mar. o1.-The
annual observation-disclosures indoor
track meet will come off Saturday
afternoon in the Hyde Athletic build
ing. Although the freshmen will be
without the services of their captain.
Frank harrington, they will make a
strong bid to defeat the sophomores
who have a very strong team.
With three members of the vars
ity relay team on their team. Ham
ilton of South Portland. Tarbell OF
Bangor and Littlefield of Wells. the
sophothoreS should secure most OF
the winners places in the runs. The
freshmen, however, will MI in Sec
ond and third places. In the weights
with Buker of Skowhegan in The
shotput and Renouf of Andovcr,
Mass, in the pole vault. the fresh
men will be predominant.
The loss of harrington will oe !,
severe blow as he was nearly certain
to place in the 40-yard dash. the
three hundred. shot put and broad
jump. He will be unable 10 COM
pete because of the bad condition
of his. leg which was hurt in the
nter-Fraternity track meet. Con-
nors in the hundred yard dash ought
TO win the one hundred yard, dash
for the freshmen as he won that
event in the nter-fraternity meet.
The meet will be close and exciting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-22
BiddefOrd High
Loses in Tourney

Medford, Mass, Mar 21.-Fitch-
burg High school, holder of the
Tufts Fletcher trophy. was eliminat-
ed in the first round of the Tufts
college interscholastic basketball
team here today losing to Manches-
ter IN. HI High, by one point. The
score was "A TO %. Commercial
High of New Haven, Conn. and
previously won leg on the cup,
won their first round games. the for
mer eliminating Holyoke High. "a
to %, and the iattersdefeating Bid
deford (Maine) High u to s.
The five other teams which en-
tered the second round tonight were
Garner High Pittsfield High, BurI-
ington tVt.)- High. Salem High and
Rogers High. Newport. r. 7.
Pittsfield. Mass. High defeated
Northeast HarboT, Me, High 80 to
%: %
In second round game CONNER
cial High of New Haven. Conn, de-
feated Gardner High. 35 TO %.
Rogers High, Newport, X. T.. de-
feated Bristol. Conn. High, "a to
a.
Salem High defeated Laconia. n.
H.. High. IL to s.
Brockton High defeated Bidde-
ford, Me-. High. u 10 s.
pittsfield High defeated Burling-
ton High, y TO ri. in a second round
match.
Manchester. N. II. High defeated
Salem High "a TO %.