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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
NEED ENGINEERS
Examinations TO Be Held by
u. S. on October 8

Seattle men out Of employment.
but capable in various engineering
lines, nro invited b. tho 18th district
headquarters ot tho federal civil
seryico commission to make npplica.
ton for 10 branches OF Junior engl.
ncer service.
There are vacancies 20 bs filled az
examinations october s In two posts
q mechanical aid tn tho lighthouse
service and an aeronautioai. chomi.
cal. civil electrical. highway, hy.
draullc. mechanical. mining, pe;rolc.
um and radio engineering in various
departments OF government
Tho applications for these posts,
which viii probably range In paw
from $3.50 TO s3.so0. may be made
At room COZ. Postoffiec building, Sc.
attic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
YOU'LL FIND
IT HERE

Great Northern locomotive sparks
caused fire that destroyed West
Wheeler st. bridge juno 30. reports
Robert L. IaIng. fire marshal.
Copper stlll and mash found in sub
terranean plant. 45d ave. y. Y. and
nth st. Deputies hunting +. c. VI.
rich. believed proprietor.
Mrs. W. Holbrook. 23o6ls First
ave: Louise belong. 2i5 James St.
held on liquor charges following raids
on homes.
Two silver plates. iOo-year-old
heiriooms. stolen from home Of Mrs.
Harry Sharpless. 532 Broadway ~.
Friday night.
Funeral OF Mrs. Minnie White. who
died at home. 42fs Maynard st., 10
be held at Home Undertaking parlors
p. m. Sunday.
Carl Rsgen, formerly OF Swedish.
American Post. Minneapolis newspa-
per, 10 preached initial sermon In
All Saints Swedish church Sunday.
Has Joined staff OF Bishop Axel Fryx.
nenn mere.
Lawrence l.. Pierce. director Com
munity Fund drive. to address re.
ligious educational workers at Dart
nails cafeteria Tuesday.
Marcus Garcia Huidobro. Chilean
consul general at San Francisco.
urged trade with Chile at Chamber
Of Commerce members council meet
ing Friday.
Thirty pupils or Ivan Novikoff.
Russian dancing master, TO take part
in dance festival at women's Uni
vcrsity club auditorium, September
2sth.
Col. II. W. watkins, now operating
manager for U. S. shipping board al
New York. appointed Northwest dis
trict director at Seattle. Arrives
soon after October /
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
$4,000 TREMBLE
AT Wild HORSE
Animal Crashes Into Crowd
at PendIeton Roundup

PENDLEToN. Ore. Sept. 20. -
Pendleton today was celebrating thu
last big bust" OF tho Roundup.
Despite cold. wind and rain. the
Roundup has drawn enormous
crowds. and managers today looked
for a record IN the huge arena.
twenty-five thousand spectators
held their breath yesterday afternoon
when a blindfilded wild horse broke
loose. crashed thru fences and into
bleachers. threatening 10 stamp out
the lives OF n score OF men. women
and children trapped and huddled in
fear IN front OF him.
a. ~ Chapman. stocbmzn from
Goldendale. Wash. was tho hero OF
the day. lie leaped for the horse
and caught him by the cars. Put
ting every ounce OF strength TO the
task. he downed tho snorting animal
and held It until cowboys arrived.
Never did the Roundup fans SEQ
such an exhibition as the bulldogging
events, which were thrillers because
OF the wet. slippery ground.
Mike Hastings made the best time
bulldogging. throwing his steer in
7s.s seconds. Roy Quick was second
in es.4 seconds.
In the riding. Yakima Canutt.
Roosevelt trophy holder. rode No
Name. ono OF the meauest buckers
in the business. His feat was shaded
by tho riding of Paddy Ryan on
Pretty Dick. Applause rang out
when he rode his horse 10 the ground
in n fall and rose again, still in tho
saddle.
Tho feeling In the grandstands is
that Ryan. Canutt and Hugh Strick-
land will be In the final contest for
the Roosevelt trophy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Milk War Hijackers
Raid Stalled Truck

Hl!seksrs entered the milk war
Friday. They raiaed a brokfn.down
milk truck between Duvail and
Novelty. smptisd the cans and 81.
capped with the milk. reported the
driver Gerald stenland
s,enlhnd's truck was from the
Redmond Transfer Co. Of Redmond
II contained $50 gallons of milk "a
ihe Monroe creamery stspland had
gone IN search o, repairs when the
hliaokers did the dirty work b.
said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Tso Lin Wins First
Clash in the North

LONDON. Sept. 2O-Chang Tso
Lin. Manohurian war lord, won the
first battle Of Chlna'a civil war in
the North today, when strong cav.
airy units OF WI Pei Fu'8 troops
attempted a surprise attack on the
Manchurian forces in Tapen.Chao
Yang district and wero repulscd
with heavy losses, according 10
Mukdcn dispatch TO the evening
News.
The opposing armies are now four
miles apart. q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20

WITH unbounded enthusiasm and
w confidence. 1000 Community
fund workers launched the 1924
campaign for $4,000 AZ rousiug
dinnst In the Hippodrome Friday
night.
For once IN our cl,y's history
our fund Is going 20 be over sub
scribcd." said Nathan EekA,eiu.
chairman Of the executive commit
tee. in his keynote speech.
Tho big meeting vas stirring
demonstration ot civic enthusiasm.
staid business men unllmbsFed and
danced 10 tho fast tunes OF a Jar
orchestra. Two thousand voices wers
raised In song with lmprovised words
that promised complete success in
the campaign.
Speakers who challenged the
workers TO exceed the quota we're
chetrsd long and loud
Men and women OF different
faiths and different races rich and
poor. employers and employees. sat
side by side az the big dinner, for
getting all bu; the common cause
RELIEF o, the needy.
a'ThiA Is 10 Be a frss-will offering.
I, isn't a drive said Chairman
Eckstcin. Giving to the Community
fund Is not duty. II Ia n pleasure.
In fact. I, Is spending--not sivinS.
for we get something In return.
Some day We will raise all the
money NC ntcd for charity In one
day. Some day when We have re-
moved lack Of character IA our st
henry 10 viii not have 10 provide
for charity"
Mayor Brown said tina, the great
est menace 70 society Is the man or
woman who. in Adversely. believes
that nobody cares The campaign
Is proving that Seattle has a soul.
no added.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Youth Is Pinned
Under Motorcycle

Chin Kie, IS, Chinese, Of 70s Jack
son st.. was pinned beneath his mo.
torcycie early Saturday morning.
when II crashed into bakery truck
at 18th ave. and T.. Spruce ~. The
injured youth was found later In
the street by James Mullen. OF 100
r.: Fir ST., and taken to the city hos.
pitsl with broken right leg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
SKACIT DELIVERS
MORE POWER
$1,000 KiIOwattS Now Com
ing Into Seattle

The Seattle distribution system
has been receiving IL. 900 kilowatts
Of skagit power cuTrcat since Fri.
day. city light department officials
announced SATURDAY Another llno
u expected to be cut Ia Sunday. 20
allow handling OF $4,000 subststion
and steam plant kllowaiis. the eapa.
city OF the present Gorge plant.
Production OF powor NJ ths Lake
Union steam plant lIs being cut
down with the coming Of tho long
looked FOR skas,t current. II viii b.
entirely discontinued when both gen.
Grating units at the Gorge are op.
Grating.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
CAMPAIGN
STARTS ON PAGE

L. L. FRENCH another can.
u. dida,o for the governor.
ship. rays ho knows Of only
ts.sst70 TINT was spent for him.
Both tho Hartley and French
campaigns were notable for tho
seeming unrrstrained cxpendi-
taro Of funds
Il put down all Of mlnc-all
know anything about French
told The Star Saturday
pEELER, filing his statement.
II accompanied II with an ox.
PLANTATION. as follows:
~ candidate may perhaps an.
pear 10 comply with tho laws Of
this state aud considerably
shade and dlscolor hls truo OK.
pendlturc. thereby violating and
multiplying the plain and express
provisions of the laws Of this
state. This am unwilling 90
do. While our statute may be
nullificd without detection and
punishment. there L., however.
a higher and more sublime INV
that VIII hold such n candidate
20 n more strict accounting and
that IL TO DO found in tho Book
OF Proverbs. chapter 6. verses
10 TO 10. inclusive:
NHTNHEsB six things doth
j. tho Lord hate: yet even
seven are an abomlnation TO
Him.
"A proud look. lying
tongue and hands that shed in.
nocent blood.
IAN heart that dovlseth
wicked lmaEinations. feet that
be swift In running 10 mischief.
IA false witness that speak.
eth lies, and he that sowcth dis.
cord among brethren"
HERE Is what the law says
IL about campaign expenses:
First part. section 1905. Reminz.
toms Compiled Statutes OF
Washington. 1929:
Every candidate for nomlna-
ton under the terms OF this act.
or any amendment thereto. shall.
within 10 days after tho day OF
holding the primary election at
which he Ia candidate. file an
itemlzed statement in writing,
duly sworn 10 as 10 It's correct
nesE. with tho officer with whom
his declaration OF candidacy or
other nomination paper is filed,
setting forth each sum Of money
and thins OF value, or any con-
sideration whatever. contributed.
paid or promised by him, or any
ono for him, with his knowl-
edge or acuuiesconce. for tho
purpose OF securing or influ-
cncing. or In any way affecting,
his nomination, 20 said office"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Another Coyote Is
Shot Within City

seattle's second coyote ~ two
weeks was killed near the University
OF Washington Friday afternoon
after II snapped at some small boys
who discovered II on the western
edge OF the campus. A fortnight
ago another coyote was captured at
Broadway and Alder st.
Frightened by tho full.grown wild
beast, the boys fled to the home OF
University Marshal Fred Bloom.
who shot 1t within 30 yards of his
housc. The animal weighed about
40 pounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
WORLD TREATY
League Of Nations Hopes to
Put Thru New Peace Pact

GENEVA. Sept. 2o.--The present
session Of the assembly OF the League
Of Nations may continue until after
September 81. the proposed date OF
adjournment. in order 10 complete It's
work OF framing a world treaty OF
arbitration. security and disarna-
ment. President Motta announced
today.
With success apparently about 10
crown their efforts 10 obtain a basis
for prevention OF future wars. league
leaders bent their energy toward
pushing thru details Of the program
proposed by Premiers Macdonald OF
England and Herriot OF France be-
fore the end Of the 1924 assembly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Seeking to Break
Mining Mans Will

Testimony that william l.. Smith.
Seattle mining man. was incompe
tent when he made viii leaving
his 10000 estate 20 Mrs Ffuncctts
r. MarinE. was made in court Fri.
day. Niru, Mary Thomas. d.
yorces. brought suit 10 break the
viii. alleging AiH MarnE Influenced
Smith In ilA drawing.
Mrs. Mar,nE was nursing the
aEed man for several weeks before
tho will was drawn. Witnesses were
Benjamin +. Wiuicmu,h. Vsncou.
vsr attorney. Mra. George r.
Lewis, Louise Frost. Chester r..
frs and Caroline 4. Campbell
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
VETS ARE FIRST
Have Priority Right to Civil
Service Jobs

Veterans have constitutional
priority right TO jobs under Seattle
civil service rules.
This decision was handed down
Friday by Judge a, w, Frater IN
the suit attacking the constitutional
ity of the charter amendment GYMS
veterans employment preference,
sixty street railway employees, or
dered dismissed TO give veterans the
preference they arc entitled TO-
brought the suit. Following Judge
Frster's decision attorneys for the
men announced they would appe"
10 the state supreme court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20

Alleged 10 have had package OF
narcotics IN his possession. Frank
Matheny, 20, was arrested Friday
night at Eighth ave, and Weller ST..
I'm company with Ellen Mcdonald
26, by Patrolmen G. w Christy and
George Il. Reynolds.
Both the man ana girl were held
by the police Saturday on open
charges,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Negro Arrested for
Reckless Driving

l.. Freeman. 81, colorod, was ar.
rested Friday evening on charge
or reckless driving. following an nc.
oldent at Rainier ave. and McClel.
land st. Freeman drove his auto
into telephone pole, demolishing
the front OF tho auto. He was re.
leased on his personal recognizance
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
DEPUTY IS THRU
WeisfieId Quits Sheriff's
Office for Other Job

Moroy e. weisfield. civil deputy in
sheriffs office. resigned Saturday. to
take effect next Monday.
''Morey," az nc is known TO thou
sands OF Seattle folks who visit the
Ahcriffs effice, has accepted an offer
from tho jeweIry firm Of weisfield
& Goldberg. 80 Pike st.. and will be
associated with his brother in the
watch department Of the store.
Deputy Weisficld has been In the
sheriffS office for the past two years.
Sheriff Ngtt Starvsch expressed re-
rref at losing the services Of Wells
field. Hes been one OF the most ef-
flcient civil deputies / have ever
had" starwich said, . "a,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
LAW SAYS YOU MAY
HAVE II QUARTS OF
BEER; 2 OF WHISKY

DossEssToN Of two quarts of
l. whisky and IL bottles OF
beer is within the law in Seat
tic. according TO n city ordinance.
The council probe of the police
department. has developed.
Friday Ralph Nichols asked
Lieut.. George Comstock what the
council could do TO aid in the
Try law enforcement. Comstook
allied attention 10 an old ordi.
rance, never repealed, which al.
owed anyone 10 possess two
Iuarts OF whisky and ~ quarts
" beer.
Nichols said this would be re.
)calcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Firm Ships Electric
Ovens to California

Three electric bake ovens, so large
that u took a truck to haul each.
wcro started southwark TO san
Francisco bakery purchasers by tho
Rose Construction Co. Saturday.
Tho company IL one Of two locally
engaged In manufacture Of all sizes
OF such ovens and has been active
here since 1917, 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Hotel L.andlady
Denies Charges

Mrs. Nancy johnson, named Fri.
day Ms defendant in a suit instituted
by her partner, Charles Frlsk, In
superior court Saturday made n de.
NAL that sho had ever sold liquor in
their hotel or had sought other than
respectable patrons for the estab.
llshment.
II have run hotels and rooming
houses for IA years. 10 years In Sc.
attic. and never had n raid or other
trouble with police, My troubles
only began when I took in part.
ncrs," she wrote Tho Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Bothell Boy Held
Here as Runaway

Charles kingsberry 1i.ycar old
Botholl boy was arrested by Patrol.
man II. w. Peay at Eighth ave. and
Pike ST., Friday night, and held as n
runaway Tho lad was turned over
TO tho Juvenile detention home and
Will DO returned TO his homo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
1852 Acres Burned
In Forest Fires

BELL1NGHAM. sept. so.-A total
of 1862 acres of timber were burned
in recent fires in tho Mount Baker
National forest, c. II. Park. super.
visor, announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Exchange Club Has
New Meeting Place

The Exchange club, OF Seattle, has
changed its place Of meeting. 1t
now meets every Wednesday, at
1915 luncheon, in tho l.. c. Smith
Building restaurant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
CHARGES BO0TLEGGERs
ARE BEHIND PROBE

Warning liquor Interests are be.
hind the drive on the police depart.
mcnt being made by the city coun.
Ell efficiency committee. Lieut.. Geo.
Comstoek. head OF the dry squad.
charged Saturday.
Il know who r. making this
fight. Comstock said Saturday
There have been more liquor az.
reSts and heavier fines imposed
since I took office. In April. than az
any time since the dry squad wax
organized. IA 1916. Men have been
arrested recently who never had
been arrested before.
This Is an attack upon me be-
cause I am getting some place with
this law enforcement" Comstock
sad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
TAKE UPsPROBE
ON TUESDAY
Makers Of Bootleg List TO
Testify Then

Personal testimony b. tho corps
81 voluntary investigators against
bootIsRRing Joints On Seattle wili -
heard ~ the city council efficiency
committee when b. conycues neat
Tuesday In inspector Jos Mab0ns
office ~ police hesdqugrtrss,
Chairman Ralph Nichols, n tie
committee. Eaid that police officials
whose administration Of The dry law
has been attacked viii be given op-
portunlty 20 question the inYesti-
gators.
Nichols added that he has no per.
sonaI knowledge ~ boozs law viola
lions in any n the 80 places listed
by the Investigator,
'-The report WuA given 20 me By
men whom ] CONSIDER rrap0nsibIs
perrDns." Nichols explained.
Hints that Mayor =. J. Brown
may face Impeachment charges II
the commitisf findings warrant Il,
were dropped Jy Sichois a. the com.
mittee hearing Friday.
When uEkeI by Lieut.. George
ComFioch. head n the dry squad. f0r
tho names Or the investigators WHO
unlimited the liEt. Nichols replied.
This committee bas been directed
by the city council 20 inyestigats
reports Of lnefnciency IN tho poles
department, civil service and other
city DEPARTMENT.
Complaints have also been mads
charging Mayor Brown with respons.
ibiiity for lax Law enforcement. and
asking his Impeachment u is our
duty 10 carry out our investigation
and make our report 10 the council
and not 70 attempt the enforcement
of liquor laws or aid the police in
enforcing them"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20

Berlin's young men OF fashion arc
now having their clothes cut in tho
latest English style.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Fugitive Captured
Here Ends His Life
Ex-Dry Agent Cheats Law After
Being Sought Around World

gathering % his clothing lie
stepped into tho layatory picked up
razor and brush and returned.
Then the prisoner walked back
into the layatory. remained but a
moment ana came out. a strange
light In his eyes.
It's az over now" he tod nc.
Donald
what DO you mean" the officer
inquired. startled.
i've taken poison. tn be dead
IN five minutes"
Sweat broke out on his face; he
Bwaysd and Mcdonald caught Tho
limp body.
DIED BEFORE III
GOT 10 HOSPITAL
Tho deputy marshal carried him
into a HtaterO0m and the ships
surgeon was called. He was hand-
capped bY lack Of a stomach pump
An ambulance had been summoned
and " rushed 20 the city hospital,
but the poison victim died az he
was being carried inside the inali.
tuition
In the soiss of his shoes, officers
found two safety razor blades. lead
ing % tho belief that Mccarthy had
been prepared for the suicide -,
cape from justice for a long time.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-01
Too Fast a Pace.

The other day beautiful Boston girl daughter governor
of the federal reserve bank of that city talented every pleasure
that wealth could buy shot herself with pistol Too
ial activity dancing every night and many cigarettes
explanation that her heartbroken father the world
Here girl who the pampered daughter of wealthy
family Scarcely wish unufled She
had the opportunity to do things in the world She peted
darling of city where birth and wealth
Her life instead of being devoted for oherso
burdens of others less fortunate gherwas teas
dinners theatre parties and Dances firing of these pleasures
girl sought others and in seeking became cigarette
Then her mind overcome by fatigue oped
perfnmed cigarettes coupled with disappointment affair
she seized pistol and of abberaton that
her maker intended should be of benefit to humanity.
High society full of such tragedies The ordinary pleasures
life fail to stimulate the fagued bodies and
pleasures courted to stimulate the aded body
becoming these crcesa known fact because
acurer sell millions of the deadly weed with tinted paper wrappers
to the -women's trade
few smoking cigarette could instantly be
characterized inmate of a district. A queer
turn of the public conscience permits smoking
public places may be woman perogrative the
but the innovation too ncie admiration part the
writer to putting cigarette public eating place
silent not fail the beoder that the old
Toned girl come back to her lest
who so tragcaly left this life few short days ago.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-01
Don know nothin'
Don dream nothin',
Don t love nothin'
But you.
One Set Enough.

cone summer spent my vaca-
tion on farm with two old
maids, " observed a story-teller
the other night. "The corn sea
son had just opened and we had
corn every day. | observed that
when Mary ate corn Lizzie did
not when Lizzie did, Mary didn t.
] couldn't figure it out; so one
day asked: MARY, how does it
happen that when you eat corn
biz doesn /, and when Liz does,
You don't?'
!" Flo, ho' said Mary, little
hot under the collar, we hahn t
only one set of teeth, you idiot. .
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-01
FdreWeH.

With this issue of the Vashon Island NwRecord the writer
sewers his connection with this newspaper The past
months Nashm island thirteen of which have been edit
and publisher of the Newecor have been extremely pleasant
and that time many friendships have been which will
endure have tried represent all parts of the island fairly and
mparay and whatever has appeared the of this
has been published with idea of rendering service
community hope to take up work the future that will enable
to continue render service the andperhaps
than have done in the While leaving the island returning
my land interests Kent shall continue the
this community at heart and shall watch developments with
My earnest wish that the island may continue upgrade
transportation until the best possible may
rendered allowing the island to develop to its
LOU L. WENIIAM.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-01
Stung Aagin.

a well known chemist says that
a man came into his laboratory
the other day, threw down a
sample bag of stuff on his desk
and asked what it was worth.
" Iron pyrites, pronounced the
chemist as he carelessly juggled
the sample in the air. "Not worth
anything"
Say" gasped, the Mortified
visitor, "you mean 10 say that
stuff's not gold? There's a wild
ow living out there who's got a
whole mountain of that, and | up
and married her yesterday.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-01
TO w. G. W..
A Lay" for Mrs. Hunts Scrap
Book.

Up spake the valiant William,
A horse shoe in each hand:
q am the champion pitcher
In all this sea girt land.
Stand forth, We weakened
brothers,
And I'll show you how to make
The emblems of a lucky strike
Go twirling round the stake.
Eve learned in our sturdy class,
There's not the Slightest doubt,
That Noah of ancient ark
Pitched both inside and out,
And from that far-off day to this,
The truth | will admit;
In scoring with horse-shoes
Bill Whitfield, he is 1T.
Now by my troth, quoth Charlie,
''That guy his words will eat.
Or my second name ain I Lever,
And my neighbours name ain
Pete,
| ask all truthful people
On this island north and south
If you ever saw our lowland team
Pitch horse-shoes with its
MOUTH9"
Bill, go further study in the Book,
job eight, verse one and two,
Bildad, the Shoe-hite, wisely said
Some words that will fl you.
And so, folks on the hilltop,
When you find time to play,
We lowlanders will name the
place
And you can name the day.