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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
Chief Seperyns Was a
Kid Once on Halloween
Eyes, Well Get Out the Annual Line of Bull
This Year, but Say, Remember ;. ?'

and carry off property"
put those wheels on top of
fence posts, half mile apart.
Worked all night ut it. Huhs
Yes. well arrest the kids. but the
parents will be held responsible.
Wen arrest the mother of the
offending child. II II has no
mother. well arrest the father.
IL it's an orphan, wen hold the
guardian, and IL it's ward OF
the juvenile court wen go get
Judge King Dykeman. Say. did
/ tell you about the time car.
ried a cord Of wood quarter Of
mile and stacked II UP around
farmers well so he couldn't
get any water"
well, what can the kids do {,
celebrate Halloween. chlef?"
when the farmer came out h,
had to carry that cord OF wood bncl
TO get TO his we'll. What? oh. tn,
kids can wear false faces. falls,
boards. carry Jack o. lanterns. dres
up like spooks and walk around tn,
streets. All tho cops will he told I,
watch for property destruction ant
window soaping. Say, did I ever tel
you about"
But the reporter had gono,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

banker. s6is.66i: James stillmnn.
S23i.016, and Otto Kahn. $751;.
9S.s according to tho returns.
In the thcator world. here wor
some OF the taxes paid.
Eddie Cantor. comedian. $500.
DAVID Bclasco, noted produc.
CT, St3.sO0.
One Of his leading stars. Len.
ora Ulrich, Of 'Kiki'' fame. So.
300. and another. Jeanne Eagels,
who has made history with
RAIN" S1.ss6.
Mare G. G NV. Sa.30s: David
Warwick. $4,000; Marcus Locw.
S1a.s00; Al JoIson. $4,000: Alice
Brady, $4,000; Otis Skinner,
$4,000.
Among those prominent In
politics, John W. Davis. dem.
oCratic candidate for president,
was shown to have paid an in.
come tax Of $4,000; Charles Ev.
ans Hughes. secretary OF state,
$500: Morris Hillquit, socialist
leader, $4,000: Chauncey VI. De
pew. $4,000: Nicholas Murray
Butler, S6,500.
Then there Il Jack Dempsey,
with $4,000. and his manager,
Jack Kearns. with $1,000.
Thomas Meighan, movie star.
paid tax of $4,000: Richard
Barthelmess, paid $4,000, and
Lillian Gisli, S773.
George w. Goethals, who built
the Panama cana. paid $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
BY S. Il. CROFT

WITH Halloween only week
w away the reporter decided TO get
the official lowdown on what the
public could get away with and still
stay out of Jail. So he edged into
Police Chief William b. severyns'
office and stood at attention.
Halloween" repeated the
chief. "Oh, heck. It's about
time gut out the annual line
of bull to the force. You know
no undue rowdyism, no prop
eriy destruction, no defacing of
windows or buildings with soap
or crayons, all that sort OF
thing"
How about confetti tossing. gate
stealing. and noisemaking. chief?"
well. that reminds me of the
time my brother Bin and / hat
two other kids backed wagon NJ
TO grain elevator. filled II full OF
wheat and hauled It out into q
meadow - what7 Confetti? There
must be no confetti thrown. no noise,
no nothing. Now, as l said, we
dragged that wagon two miles. took
the wheels off of Il and"
How about tho police7 VIII they
arrest the kids who make too much
noise soap windows. use tick,tacks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
Oil Promoter to
Face Fraud Trial

TOLEDO. oct 24--Josoph Critics.
Fort Worth oil promoter. secretly
indicted last June by n federal
grand jury for using the mails TO
defraud, was brought here from
Denver today for trial.
Postoffice inspectors declare
Critics made 100000 in wild cat oil
deals before he was stopped by the
government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
RUSSIA WARNED
Britain Demands Soviet
Cease Propaganda Policy

LONDON, Oct. 24.--Grcat Britain
today sent a note TO Russia demand.
Ing that the soviet government i'm.
mediatoly order the communist in.
ternational 70 cease subversive prop.
uganda aimed 10 overthrow existing
institutions In England.
The note enclosed copy OF a
letter received by the British com
munist party signed by Zlnovlev,
president OF the executive commit.
tee Of tic communist internationaie,
which contains instructions 10
British subjects 10 work for the
violent overthrow OF existing insti.
tutions in this country and for the
subversion OF his majesty's armed
forces ms means 10 that end"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
MOVIE INCOMES
Stars in PhotopIay World
Pay Heavy Taxes

LOS ANGELES. Cal, oct. 2i.-In
motion pictures. Douglas Fairbanks
was found one OF Southern Califor.
MAS greatest sources OF revenue, nc.
cording TO income tax figures open
for public inspection at tho internal
revenue department here today.
Fairbanks last year paid tax OF
1926, 76o.o4, the rolls disclosed. II, v.
Dohony oil magnato, is second high.
est taxpayer in this section. he hav-
ing given tho government II check
(Turn TO Page 10, Column D
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

John D. RocEgfellETs ST. long re-
Earied as the richest man IN the
world, ia found 10 have handed down
10 his son the bulk OF his huge for.
tune. as told by these two income tax
payments;
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., ST..
AIS. 1921.
John ID. Rockefeller. sr- SEA.
266.I7.
Young Rockefeller and the family
and motor works Of Henry Ford are
shown by the first published income
payments 20 represent the two great.
est Incomes in the country today
But while the huge holdings Of the
elder Rockefeller arc being trans.
ferred to his son. tho once great for.
tunes OF the Astors. Vandorbilts and
Goulds are shown 10 have been 30
distributed among members OF tho
family that no one income tax paid
by any Of them would Indicate the
commanding fortunes once held by
the heads Of these old houses.
Henry Ford paid personal In.
come tax Of S2.i67 $3.50 and the
Ford factories paid an income
tax OF Sli,4i9,673.0i. according
! TO the returns.
J. J.. Morgan Is found TO pay
an income tax Of S9S,6i3.
RELEASE LISTS
TO PUBLIC STUDY
The greatest confusion occurred
In New York when II was suddenly
revealed that the tax payments had
been released to public study This
confusion was enhanced when the
treasury department last night
called attention TO phrase in tho
tax law which made publication of
income tax information Illegal except
as designated by law.
Since thery was nothing In tho law
which specifically permitted publ.
cation" of the income tax payments,
some authorities held publication was
contrary 10 law. The newspapers
we're divided on the point, the New
York Times, World. News and others
printing the figures, while the Her.
ald.Tribune did not print them.
Among the nationally known fig.
ures in different castles Of life. inter
esting elevations Of success are to be
drawn from the tax figures.
u. II. Gary, chairman Of the
board OF directors Of The United
States Steel Corporation, paid
tax OF $4,000, whSe Charles
NJ. Schwnb, another steel mng.
nate, paid $4,000.
Thomas Il. Lamont, Of the
Morgan firm. paid Si7,S20ii.
julius Ileischmann. yeast
! king, paid an income tax Of
SS253Si; George Baker, Dr.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
THE LAW SAYS:

uERE is the text OF tho provis-
Il ion in the revenue bill which
opened up secrets OF income tax
lists:
THAT the commissioner tof in.
tornal revenuel shall as soon as
practicable In each year cause TO
be prepared and made available
10 public inspection, in such man.
ner as he may determine, in the
office OF the collector and in such
places as he may determine, lists
containing the name and the post.
office addresses Of each person
making an income tax return in
such district. together with the
amount OF tax pnid by such per.
son"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
Accuse Watson
of Helping in
$25,OOOHoldub
BY JOHN w. NELSON

A MYSTERIOUS woman, Friday, caused the arrest Of
n former City Detective Ross Watson charge of
picty in the Bon Marche robbery of August 8.
Following weeks of investigation by the prosecuting at
torneys office Detective Watson jailed complaint
charging him with robbery
The formal information will state chat Ross Watson
present at aided and abeted in the robbery of the Bon
Marche" Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
SUMMARY or TESTIMONY At
TIiE STREErCAR PROBE

Mayor Brown says he mada nc
teeth used by eye of the with =
fesiifylnE against him. Bet Doe
wished he had that man IN the chair
again,
one Of the peculiar features Of the
strsct.car purchase IS that everybody
now says We paid 200 much for the
lines. but five years ago people voted
"a Tor the deal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
MELLON INCOME TAN

PITTsBURG. Ia. oct. a. Score.
tary Of The Treasury Mellon paid an
income tax for 1923 of tl,i73.osIs5.
less the usual Is per cent reduction,
His brother, Richard - Mellon,
president Of the Mellon National
bank. paid s345.6i6.25.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
SAYS SHE AGREED
TO WRITE LETTER

"He commented on the similarity
Of his wife's handwriting and mine.
and that gave me an idea. told
him that IN Il would help to aiiny
suspicion. j would write a letter pur.
porting 10 come from his wife and
have Il mailed from California. lie
urged me 70 do II. and Eald he would
send me specimens OF Pearls dho
wlfe'8 handwriting.
AS soon as | returned TO town I
told the sheriff OF my conversation
with Conner. He told me 10 go ahead
with my pihu"
Mrs. Holt then described the next
meeting sh4 had with Conner on June
20. He ask ID her. she said. 10 20 10
the prosecutor and tell him that she
had seen 3irs. Conner, on the day
after her disappearance. In n car
parked alongside the mountain road.
with n big man. who wore goggles,
changing b tire. He suggested des-
cribinR Mrs Conner as wearing a
new khaki putt.
Il suggested that instead OF telling
the story n make II I'm the shape Of
an affidavit" Mrs. Holt testified. Il
showed him also at the time, the let.
ter had written for Mrs. Conner
and mailed II to California, to be re.
/ .z.af.l st.x--k
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. "a
SIX Armenian bandits were arrested
here today. charged with participa-
ton In n reported plot TO assassin
ate Mustapha Renal, Turkish ma
tional leader.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
WANTED HER TO
TELL NEW STORY

ION JULY ~. we met again by APP
pointment, and he drove mo out into
the country He told me then that he
wanted mel 10 tell the officials that
his wife I'D d been located in con.
vent--that ! had seen two nuns In
Turn I'd Page 10, Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
Income Taxes
They're Released for Public Study
Wealthy Men Pay in Heavy Amounts
Rockefeller Clues Fortune to Son
Oil Magnate and Ford Top the List
Doug Fairbanks Heavy Contributor

NEW YORK Oct 24-Transfer and distribution of some
IN of Americas greatest blue blood fortunes is bringing
to the fore class of wealthy publication of income
returns for 1923 revealed here today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

lIowdy. folks Talking about
crossword puzzles, how about
the street car prohcs
There arc plenty % cross words.
and sosh knows It's a puzzle,
Flrous FiVhits
France g. Gerrtanp
Dempsey "a FtrPo.
Brotrn ~ Nichols.
That low moaning sound you hear
e Dan salt suffering because he
can't match Doc Brown agains; Mich.
ois at the Crystal Pool
SUMMARY or TESTIMONY At
TIE NTKEET.TAR PROBE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
IT'S A SAD STORY. MATES
Drop a tear for
Elijah Puzzles;
Gone clear goofy
On cross word puzzles.


Gone clear goofy
On crossword puzzles.
-
DiHer-I2 pour corn tendcr1
Waiter-You bet. and The sooner
yon take Bour foot of The better
IN Ike H."
4 woman feels lot more com.
Portable In shoes that are too small
for her than she would in shoes that
are too large for her.
w DIARY
October 23)
Al noon Lord Marshall. Sir ". Clay.
Milford Ritehis, and myself TO DruHmsn's
coffse-bouse 90 sup. where much good
discourse, and later TO playing at bill
lizards. where did win three games. but
no money wngered, % no better off. And
10 home.
Ho-when ia a Joke not a Joke?
she-Dont know. when?
Hc-UBuaily.
! Ll'1 Gee Gee says she's glad 20
hear that her brother IL dovoting a
lot Of time 10 Ma Jong at college. as
she waH afraid he was playing
around with somo young flapper.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

The evidence against Watson was
cllnched by his Identification Fri.
day morning In the office OF De.
tective Captain Charles Tenant. By
the woman in the case
Her name was carefully
guarded by Detective Tenant
and Prosecutor Douglas.
Thursday afternoon Norris Lock
wood, former Janitor AZ the store,
was grilled by Tennant, Prosecutor
Douglas and deputies T. II Patter.
Eon and Bert Ross.
Lockwood. following his arrest,
made n confession which has been
the object OF suspects in the case
since Il waB sworn to and signed.
Watson was dismissed from the de
partmeni some weeks ago. when he
Was charged with attempting To
bride Detective r. r. Herbert TO
obtain a copy OF the confession.
Detective John f. MajewSki also
WINS dismissed when nc Is alleged 10
have approached Patterson with a
suggestion that 81 900 would be paid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
lNi q cNNg u VIZ AAtAA'
HOOKED AFTER HE
WAS IDENTIFIED

Watson was brought 10 Tenants
office Friday morning by Detectives
I'd waechier and Jim Bryne. He
remained closeted there with Doug.
las. Patterson. Ross and Tenant
until the mystery witness. the wo.
man, was brought in. Following
Ter Identification Of him. he was
taken 10 the police booking office
and formally placed under arrest
on an open charge
Watson's bail was set al $4,000
and he is being held ineommunicado
under orders OF Capt Tenant.
That other arrests in the case
may follow was intimated by both
Tenant and Prosecutor Douglas.
THE case has had wide rami.
fications, and II j. by no means
closed yet" Tenant said.
There are still persons at
large who arc being sought"
Deputy Prosecutor Ross said.
The Bon Marche robbery was
staged early on the morning OF Au.
gust s. just before the store opened
for the day. The robbers escaped
with s25. 900 in cash and checks.
Former City Patrolman Joe O.
Neal and his wife. Ed Fasick and
his wife and Lockwood were arrest.
ed some time after the robbery.
Attorney James Mccabe obtained
evidence from n client which led to
the arrest OF Neal and Fasick. Lat
err McCabe advanced evidence which
resulted in the arrest at Portland
OF Lockwood, janitor at the store
at the time OF the robbery. Lock.
wood, after being grilled. made n
confession. which. according to ru.
mors. involved city police officer.
Neither Douglas nor Tenant
would reveal whether Detective
Watson is the man implicated by
Lockwood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

METHODS
SHE USED
De ense Attorneys
Bring Out Fact She
Was Paid for Get
ting Confession

Especial to The Seattle starr
TACOMA. Oct 20. - Defense at
tnrneys In the murder trial OF
Richard Conner. charged With KIN.
Ing HIS wife. were making every
effort today. IN cross.exaininAtion.
10 puncturc the story Of Mrs lone
Holt on the stand most OF the
day Thursday.
Mrs. Holt Ia the star witness Of
the state A friend Of both Conner
and his wife. she became suspicious
when Mrs Conner disappeared
Posing a. friend Of Conner s,in
she formed llAaon with the prose.
euior'a office and led Conner. ac-
eortinE 10 the testimony. into the
trap thar led 10 his arrest and
trial.
The BODY Of Mrs Conner was
found in an abandoned well near
spanaway. on tho grounds q Camp
Lewis For this reason the hua-
band IS being tried before Federal
Judge cushmnn.
MRS. HOLT TELLS
STORY AMID TEARS
Before n crowd that packed the
courtroom. Mrs Holt. weeping oc-
caslonaliy. told Of how she had gain.
ed the confidence OF Conner after
his wife's diEappenaruce
After Mrs. Conner disappeared I
wrote him asking II could Do Of
any help" shs said. II met him
later. and he drove out into the coun.
try. where wo parked on the Rad.
side and discussed the situation.
"Hs told me the story OF the drive
with his wife on Nay 10. and Of how
he argued with her for wanting TO 10
on an extended visit to her. parents.
Just after they had made up following
their divorce proceedings.
Conner said that some folks had
been accusing him Of numbering his
wife. but that no man could commit
murder and be able 10 deny II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24
A NetD
4-Roo m Home

;4.500-EkSY TERMS. a dandy
new & room ungnlow. within
easy wAfklnR distance OF down
town. dose 10 school. has iiv-
ing ROBIN with tile fireplace;
large Kitchen with dining cor
ner; 2 bedrooms and bath; com
crete basement. furnace, tubs;
hardwood floors and garage,
etc. etd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

Tonights Want Ads will tell you
where thi ; home n located and
how easilE II can be bought.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-24

Ho-when Is a Joke not n Joke?
ghe-Don't know when?
Hc-UBuaily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28

thusiasm than that of last January, although that occasion marked record in the history of the board: Consid- ering the growth in membership ot the board during the present year and tne wonderful real estate activity of l9z4' he said, it would seem that a tlne pre- dicate has been laid for q celebration that should transcend anything yet ex- perienced.
 At noon on January &, at the board offices." further explained the secre- tary, "the sales division will vote on the following official nominees TOT 1925, the nominations having been made at the meeting of the sales division on December IS.
 Chairman, Jas. B. Drake; vice char man, R. Mcconnell; secretary, T.. N' Beach; chairman of ethics committee Mark HoIo; chairman of membership committee, Jack Wallace and w. |. Breen.
 Nomination of Jas. E. Drake of the Montgomery Real Estate and Insurance company to succeed himself as chairman of the sales division carried with 1t the recognition of his valuable and efficient service in that capacity during the year. The sales division organized Tn 1923, with Ray Schultz as its tlrst chairman, has proved one Of the best moves the board has ever made: ''The new officers and executive com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
WHEELER BUYS
 SITE ON SECOND

Winding up December as q banner month, Hyman Leader, head of the Leader Realty company, negotiated two more sales of business property and brought the volume of sales for his firm up to a heavy figure.
 The two sales involved approximately $65, 900. and were re-sales that the Lead CT company had made during the early part of the month.
 Property known as 2524-26 Second avenue, north, having a frontage of 90 feet and a depth of 100 feet, was pur- chased by Willard J. Wheeler, president of the Wheeler Business college, from David R. Solomon, local author. The piece. is improved with q modern two- story brick building and is adjacent to Twenty sixth street, where the Manasco yiaduct is contemplated.
 Real estate at 1005-07 Twenty-fourth street, north having a frontage of 5s feet and depth of 100 feet, was bought by Hubert S. Steele, manager of the A1l-American Shoe company. from F. DOulOS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
1925 WILL SEE RECORDS BROKEN
 STATES JEMISON
Expects This Years High Figures To Go By
 The Boards

The greatest volume of business ever handled by Jemison and company Tn it's 21 years of existence was in 1924, according to a statement by Robert Jemison. Jr.. president. He also said that while the construction of homes and business houses in Birmingham dur ing the year had been exceptionally great, there exists at this time an ob- vious shortage of honies. This must be met he said, and also provisions must be made to take care of the influx Of new residents expected when the new mills and other plants under construc- ton in the district are placed in opera tion.
 In discussing 1924, Jemison said that the year had been one filled with accom- plshments for the district of kind which would last and make Birmingham stand out prominently as one of the de pendable communities of the country.
 Our departments have all made rec ords." said Jemison. "In times past it was considered difficult to obtain large sums of eastern money to help build the community, yet within 12 months our company has been able to handle loans around $5,0O0,000. This money came from the Metropolitan Life In surance company. for whom we are cor respondents in this state, and ranged in amounts from $1000 on farms to S1,- GOO GOO on the Tutwiler hotel This goes to show the confidence placed in Birmingham properties.
 Looks for Record.
 q believe that 1925 will see the won derful business of 1924 beaten. De spite the fact that construction records have been made, | am inclined to think that the 1923 records will be greater for we have a deficiency of homes in Birmingham. There are being con- uleted industrial plants which will bring hundreds of skilled men to Birmingham. The deficit, coupled with this demand, must be met by constructing homes at a greater rate than in the F months gone.
 Birmingham has emerged from the small estate and is blossOming into the greatest southern city. We have the best people, the best weather, the best resources and the best of everything to make us a city of million people, and it will not be long until that prediction is fulfilled.
 Three Valuable Sites. Just as an example may be men toned the fact that in Piedmont we have sold during the past few days several building sites for over $.5,000 each. One sold for $42.OO0 and one also sold for $32, ,0O0 In the past no man in Birmingham would have thought of in vesting that much money in site for A home. In fact, few completed homes could boast of such an investment.
 Tt follows that homes representing four or five times the price of the, sites
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
VLADUCT PLANS
 CAUSE ACTIVITY

Section to the northeast of the the lone field of activity in business real estate during the past week, due largely to the agitation for a viaduct at Twenty street and the ap- parent close solution of the Twenty fourth street tangle.
 While the volume of trading in this section was not overly pretentious it has been large enough to be noteworthy in view of the holiday season which usually leaves the real estate market flat on it's back Most of the agencies spent the time in taking stock and laying plans for next year or tuelL-g the transactions which are pending.
 Besides the viaduct at Twenty-sixth street a second proposal to make the thoroughfare an outstanding one is gaining headway among property owners. This is to make white way" along the street. Past experi- ences with brilliantly lighted streets have taught that the plan is a surefire business getter and one which will add considerably to the value of prop crty. the promoters of the plan de clare.
 Although the plan for street lighting is being worked out only by property owners directly affected, merchants along upper First and Second avenues are also supporting the proposition since they feel the arrangement would tend to draw traffic their way from the Terminal station.