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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
GObs Invade Seattle
As Fleet Week Opens
Officers Return City's Greeting, While
Program of Festivity Starts

HTTs a big week, mates" was the
l. general opinion Monday. rs Sc.
attic submitted gladly 10 the invasion
Of the United States battle fleet for n
week Of the biggest times and most
varied entertainment that the city
has seen for many years. \ good
start was made Sunday but Monday
began the real Big Time
Indictment weather did not deter
the gobs and devil-dogs from throng-
ing the streets and the hospitality
headquarters in city hall park. sun.
day Il was figured they succeeded in
consuming 1000 cups Of coffee and
200 dozen doughnuts, a record that
is expected TO be broked daily.
Accompanied by their aides. the
commanders Of the various branches
Of the fleet paid an official visit To
Mayor r. J. Brown. In the party
were Admiral w v Pratt. com.
mander Of battleship division No. 4.
and Admiral +. H. Schofield. com.
mandor OF the destroyer divisions.
With Mayor Brown were Christy
Thomas. secretary Of the Seattle
Chamber Of Commerce. and + ].
Friedlander. chairman OF the feet
hospitality committee.
The baseball series TO be holi
among the teams Of the different
ships was TO start Monday after
noon. at : o'clock. at woodland
park. The opening game. between
teams Of the California and Idaho
was 30 be followed at I o'clock by a
game between the New Mexico ant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
GAS-FILLED WELL
KILLS MAN
Masks Fail When ReScuerS
Try to Recover Body
Gap" Anderson

After members or tho Seattle fire
department had failed 10 recover H.,
the body Of c. +. Frost. 45-year.old
we'll digger. was recovered early Mon.
day by John G.. Shoeping OF tho u. 8.
mines bureau from the bottom OF a
we'll ca the home OF Percy Egtvet,
near the North Trunk highway. north
Of tho city limits.
Sunday morning Frost, assisted by
EEtvet's brothers. 4. W. and Kirby,
went down ITO the we'll He refused
10 allow a line 20 be tied around his
waist. merely putting one foot thru
a loop. soon after he had gone down
the brothers noticed that calls had
stopped. and suspected that some
thing was bronE.
a. w. Egtvet was lowered about
$50 feet down the shaft. but was
nearly overcome. He slgnaled. and
vas hauled back. Philip Nelson. n
neiehbor. followed. wearing an old
army mask. This also failed. \
third trial was made. with the same
result.
Seattle flrenen worked all day
trying 20 get out the body. When
they failed. the mines bureau expert
was called in.
Frost lived near the site OF his
death. He stayed alone. and little
ia known Of his relatives. Efforts
are being made 20 locate a mother
and brother. believed 10 be living
near the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18

LIE WAS born a fisherman so
IL he might as well die one.
That's Cap" y. c. Anderson's
reason for tollIng over a 3o-foot
power boat out on Fletcher bay.
cambridge island. Cap" Ander-
son Is past so years old. He
doesn't have to build his own
boat or to go fishing. but he's
doi* both because he doesn't
want to go to seed like a lot OF
young fellows do
Tho Andersons settled NJ
Fletcher bay Is years ago.
cap" bought $50 acres OF land
for $3.50. He's sold off most Of
II and divided the balance among
his children. Everybody who
goes 10 Fletcher bay can remom.
Der a bit Of his quaint philosophy
and everybody IS impressed with
the keen intellect and the physl.
cal vigor OF this hardy old Morse.
man.
Cap" will have his boat Tin.
ished in the spring and then he's
going 10 hit out for the salmon
banks. all alone.
He'll be happy then" his
daughter, Miss Minnie Anderson.
told a Star man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
SEATTLE'S EXPO
is OPENED
Thousands Here to See How
Our City Produces

An organizations md branches Of
municipal activity Joined Monday in
welcoming thousands Of outof.town
merchants TO the Pacific Northwest
Merchants exposition. with the e1.
ctptlon OF Weather Man Melvin p.
Summers. Tho .ot.senson drlzzle
on the erpositlon's opening day did
not. however. prevent throngs Of
merchants from crowdlng into the
big show on tho Bell A. dock.
Monday. tho opening day. was 20
be devoted entirely 10 registration
Of visiting merchants. a dozen clerks
were being kept busy AZ the long
counters in the expeditions entrance
hall registering tho visitors and
handing them tho coupon books that
entitled them 10 tho various features
OF tho weeks entertainment. as well
as 70 taxi rides 20 and from the ex.
position during tho morning hours.
when the doors will be closed TO The
public.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
FOUNDING" PLAN
DEFEATED; SPOUSE
PREVENTS ADOPTION

KANsAs CITY. Aug. is
~ Mrs. a. X. Rufs scheme TO
adopt tho baby son OF Mr. and
Airs. Herman Bleistein was frus
trated today By the Joint interior.
enec Of her husband and police.
Blelsteln. 70.year-old father.
and his wife. ~ years old. left
the infant on the Ruf doorstep
By agreement with Mrs. Ruff.
That was the only way Mr-. Ruff
figured he. husband could be in.
Quoted 10 accept a foster son.
Mrs Bleistein didn't want her
offspring because her husband
was too old" and would not live
long she couldn't afford 10
rear the younEster.
Ruf summoned police. who took
the baby 10 general hospital.
pending disposition Of the strange
case by the welfare board
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18

Tennessee. II was considered prob.
abe that the rain would cause post
psnement Of the games.
The hospitality tent Monday was
to be in charge OF hostesses from
the Mothers Congress and Parent.
Teachers association Mrs. d. A.
Farnsworth and Mrs. Henry c. Dor.
man will be assisted by several
groups OF girls during the afternoon
and evening. and there will be a
hand concert and dancing.
Tuesday the chaplsins OF the fleet
will be guests OF the Seattle Minis.
terial association for luncheon at the
Hotel Gowmsn. The feet swimming
tournament will be held at Chrystal
Pool at y. m. and in the evening
the first Of a series Of dances 10 be
given by mems clubs for enlisted
men will be held by the Elks a.
Leschi park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
Bobbie Finds
His Old "Ma y

"Bobbie" Sullivan was the hap
piest man in the feet Monday He
was going 20 meet his lottle old
mother. whom he has sfi5t seen for
3 years and S months.
Saturday ngEht hostesses al fleet
hospitality headquarters could hard
" hold Bobbie down. for he expect
cd his mother Sunday morning. But
she didn't arrive. and ne returned
Turn 10 Page !, Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
SEATTLE Gets
BIG RAIN

A TTENTIoN, tourists, sailors and
~ visitors here for Fleet and Mcr-
chants Exposition week This is a
characteristic Seattle rain" accord
ing 70 the man responsible cior IT,
NJ b. summcrS U. S. weather
bureau meteorolohist
Thrty-dx hundredths OF an inch
% rain. which had fallen In the -
hours UP 10 noon Monday. caused
visitors 10 take to shelter and activ-
ities In fleet hospitality and expo
sition affairs 10 be conducted in
doors Tho streets and sidewalks
were Eippcry Monday forenoon there
were few accidents reported from
skids and rain-spotted windshields
Mrs Aurcne Bobitt, t2. 5sOs War
saw st. was injured Monday morn
ing when sho was hit by a Rainier
valley street car al Graham ST. and
Rainier ave. Mrs BobItt suffered n
broken rib. She was taken TO the
city hospital
A normal temperature OF So de-
Erccs prevailed here Monday. while
heavier rainfall and lower tempcra-
lures were reported cn the coast
More than an inch OF rainfall was
measured at Tatoosh and North
Head. and Vancouver. Il. G., report
cd LIE hundrcdths OF an inch Mon
day morning.
Forest fires in the western half
OF Washington and Oregon were
drowned out by the slowly falling
rain. according 20 George G JOY.
superintendent Of the Washington
Forest Fire association, tho blazes
were believed burning in tho eastern
part OF Washington when Walla
walla and Spokane reported dry
Weather
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
Light Rains Reach
California Woods

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. is.-Hope
Of relief from tho long drought in
California was given today by re.
ports OF traces Of rain and light
nists in various parts OF the state.
Around tho San Francisco hay dis.
tric. for the third successive morn.
ing a drizzle was falling today
which. while hardly measurable. was
sufficient 20 wet streets and lay
dust.
In the northern Sacramento val.
ley. from Reddlns into the sLskiyou
mountains AT Dunsmuir the same
sort Of a mist was reported today
while ~ was generally and perhaps
little heavier thru sisl.iyou county.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
BATTLE BLAzES
Platte River Fire Near End
as Volunteers Arrive

DENVER, Aug. 1S.-Platte river
canyon forest fire, burning since Q
o'c'ock yesterday. is under control
and Is expected 20 be totally stamped
out by noon today. according TO the
United states forest service off,
cials.
Seventy-five men who were rushed
TO the scene Immediately after thu
alarm was given succeeded In check
ing the flames before any appreCl.
able damage was done.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
NAVY AND SCHOOLS
WILL BE GUESTS

The navy and the public schools
will be guests OF honor Tuesday.
when the cIposition's entertainment
program begins. In the morning
the supply officers OF the navy arc
10 be guests OF the exposition. In
the afternoon and evening Seattle
school children and students arc in.
vited 20 visit the show and act as
a board OF critics. writing their
criticism 90 tho Chamber Of Com
meroe. which Is sponsoring tho ex.
position.
At the noon luncheon. which will
be given 20 visiting merchants and
the public on the roof OF the dock
Tuesday the only speeches Of the
week will be made. II. w. Frame
Of the Kenworth Motor Truck Co.
general chairman Of the exposition
committee. will be one Of the speak.
crs. and Admiral Robert y. Coontz
q the United states navy will be
the other.
Turn 10 Page !, Column H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
Platte Canyon Fire
Is Still Unchecked

PALMER LAKE. Col. Aug. i5-
Scores o. government and volunteer
forest fire fighters who we're rushed
10 a fire IN Platte canyon. three
and one-haif miles from Walerton,
yesterday. were still -on the lines
this morning and apparently had
not been successful In checking the
conf grafton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
13-Year-Old Boy
Reported Missing

Joe Warden. 1s-year-old son Of
Joe Warden. 1914 Ninth ave. was
being sought by the police Monday.
The boy has been missing from his
home since Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. He is believed 20 have gons
to the Puyallup valley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
Slippery Streets
Take Heavy Toll

PORTLAND. Aug. is-Ten per.
sons were injured IN auto accidents
IN tho vicinity Of Portland Sunday.
Streets slippery with rain added to
tho number Of mishaps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18

Here's Clark Sseiedrt. years old.
and youngest prize tCiHHcr and as
Sistaat TO Mr.. Dud during the OBJ
ScHcc Of Mr.. Homer Gin Brc,c. ST.,
on his vGcGfion IN Victoria. y. C..
and several pciRts north. Clark tron
ono buck lest tceck for the duG
that ARheuser Busch teGs some
sor. Of rare plant.
Greetings: How many traffic
slips do you average per gallon?
II Is rumored that half Of the trat.
fic squad viii soon be put on n pen.
sion and retired from the force.
They're suffering from writer's
eramp,
Dunbell bud estimates that Il ali
the traffic slips issued Ia Seattle in
one day were placed end TO end they
would reach from here to some
place else and back again.
Fair exchange Is no robbery.
The traffic cop always gives you
traffic slip for n traffic slip.
LII Gee Gee Just can't keep away
from the office She stopped today
to say that love is only understood
By thosa who have never expert.
enced Il.
She was on her way TO tho hair.
dreaser's and said she had been
reading about those tidal waves so
was going 10 try one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
DROUTU BROKEN

MARsHFIELD, Ore. Aug. Is
with a rainfall Of as inch in 10
hours. ending at 5 a. m. today. and
prospects Of continued downpour,
Coos county seemed IN a fair way
10 break the continued drouth Of the
past few months
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
Taxi Driver Loses
$3.50 to Holdup Men

Two bandits robbed 3. p smythe,
Mystic hotel. taxi driver. Of $3.50.
he reported 70 police today. The
robbery took piaos az Harvard ave
ana olive 81. about midnight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
0LD-FASHIONED CUSTOMS
Having Babies

Dumbell bud thinks a man going
|lackberrying Is on his way TO a ne
'ro funeraL-C. b. Pickerell. Kit.
|ap.
Oscar Froderbsrg says Dumbell
links the Mexican border stays at
10 boarding house.
You are so dumb you think
you can see the Sound and hear
the sea."-Lillian Olson, Ed
monds.
DumbelI bud Is so dumb he thinks
Seattle, wash. IL n laundry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
PARENTS SEARCH
FOR BOBBETTE
DAUGHTER
Tourist Visitor With Gobs,
Mother Thinks
POLICE TRACE CLEWS
Visit to BattIeship Starts
Mystery in Seattle

FOURTEEN YEAR OLD Lillian
L Cochran, of Centerville. in Klicki-
tat county. is trying TO prove that
Seattle's friendly city. her mother,
Mrs. B. II. Cochran, believed MonY
day, following two sleepless nightst
due TO Llllian's disappearance.
The Cochrans are auto touristsi
staying at the city camp in Wood,
land park.
Saturday afternoon they came
downtown and shopped at the South
End market. Third ave. S. and WASH
ington ST. While they were there
Lillian. pretty. bobbed-haircd girl.
clad in khaki outing clothes, went on
an errand 10 First ave. and Yesler
way. she said.
She never came back. Police and
county authorities started a search
for her, but have, as yet found only
mraper cieysg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
ADVICE BY DUMBELL DUD

Girls who 20 20 college to get a
husband should be careful whose
husband they get.
Today Is Monday-the day after
auto accidents.
The automobile n a great blessing
20 doctors. undertalsers and hospital
onnerH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
SNOW At BEND

BEND. ore. Aug. 1s.-A trace Of
snow fell here last night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
AT THE BEACH

4 never Eaw a frssher place.
had 10 call a halt
The men were frosh-the boys were
fresh.
I wondered that the sea was salt.
LIT Gee Gee dropped into the Of
flee today. She said that in her es
tinatlon. a man Is Of little use II his
vife's a widow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
THREE CLEWS ARE
BEING TRACED

Police won't md her on the
streets, but in some hotel, and l
think she will be with sailors" she
concluded.
Three clews have been traced BY
detectives. Two seem TO bear out
hrs Cochrane's theory.
NJ. C. Fisher. los w. 5ist st, re-
ported seeing the girl at First ave.
and Holgate st Sunday afternoon
with two sailors.
Miss Olive Taft. 1890 18th ave
w. told police Monday she saw a.
girl answering Lillian's description
at Occidental and Jackson SITS. at
1880 Saturday afternoon with twu
sailors.
The girl was also reported seen
Saturday night by Mr.. Van Horn
OF the Northern Pacific record room,
The girl asked how 10 get to Sew
enth and Dearborn SITS, Van Horn
said.
Lillian was described by he's
mother as being feet, inches tall,
well-developed. brown-haired. hlue-
eyed. full-faced, with a boyish shin
gle bob, cut very short In the back.
She has a small birth mark on the
right side Of her face which Is hid
den by her hair. She was dressed
in a khaki hiking suit with a sailos
collar, but wore no tie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18

No. Hortense; Jelly cannot be
made from the japanese current.
"Oh, dear. may I come out tonlEht7r
I'm sure do not getcha."
Il say, may I bring out a pint?"
"Oh. now / hear! You betcha."
Punch Bowl.
This Is a hell Of note" said
the banker, n he looked at the
counterfeit bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-18
VISITED MARYLAND
AND MADE FRIENDS

Mrs. Cochran said Monday that
they had. shortly before the disap.
pearance. visited the U. s. S. Mary
land. anchored in the bay
"On the battlt.hip Maryland
said the mother. Lillian was shown
about the ship by sailor.
she was a very friendly girl.
and II is possible that the sailor
made arrangements TO meet her
ashore. Then If any sailors had
spoken to her on the street 1 think
she would have answered them. She
was that friendly with everyone,
but had never gone with boys he
fore" was her statement.
our car was parked on a side
street. about four blocks south OF
Totem Pole place Lillian asked
to so up and see the Totem pole.
A few moments later when we
looked for her she had disappeared.
We searched every street in the
city. Where the girl disappeared
there were very many sailors.
Evening star., 1924-07-27

l went out! But l don't think he saw
it. He was talking to some one else.
Hostess Mt Dinner.
OK what principle that woman
~ makes up her dinner parties IL
more than human brain can devise.
Mind you, like going out to dinner.
But l like to find myself among peo-
pie that can talk-good, general con-
versation-about things worth talk
ing about. Yet among q crowd OF
numbskulls what can you expect?
You'd think that even society people
would be interested, or pretend to be.
in real things. But not a bit. l had
hardly started to talk about the rate
of exchange on the franc in relation
to sterling bills-a thing that you
would think a whole tableful of peo-
pie would be glad to listen to-when
first thing / knew, the whole lot OF
them were listening to an insuffer-
able bore Il forgot his name). He
was an aviator, and was going on and
on about some fool trouble with a foo
engine over some fool volcano crater
felt that the whole thing was out
of taste, and tried in vain in one OF
the pauses to give lead to my host
ess by referring to the prospect Of q
shipping subsidy bill going through
to offset the register of alien ships
But she was too utterly dense to take
1t up. She never even turned her
head. All through dinner that bird
Evening star., 1924-07-27

car of ore has just come to the sur
face.
Engineer Kettenbach gives the sig
nal by pulling a cord outside the ele-
vator. and we drop slowly down into
the darkness. At the first level is a
machine shop where half f-naked Igo-
rots are working with tools We
continue to descend. and at the sec
ond level see half a dozen brown men,
clad only in geestrings, their bare
backs and legs sprinkled with the
falling water that sweeps through the
earth. They are as busy as the
dwarfs Of the mountains getting out
the gold
Finally we reach level e. We are
now 400 feet below the surface. We
looking down SEQ q torrent racing
along At our feet We leave the ele-
vator and walk for a half mile along
the railway through the heavily tim
bered tunnels. On both sides Of us
and above us are pine beams eight
inches square. The earth presses in
with great force, and only the strong
est of timbers can maintain tho tun-
nels.
Now We are where the Igorots are
working. Mr.. kettenbach showed us
the main vein. 1t looks much like
dirty rock salt. It Is very rich, but
there is no sign, no CLINT Of gold.
Nevertheless, the ore averages $4S a
ton. Farther on is another vein a
half yard wide. The gold seems to
Evening star., 1924-07-27

nerve to sit down at a bridge table
I don't know. I wouldn't mind If the
man had any idea-even the faintest
idea-of how to play.
Three times ! signaled to him to
throw the lead into my hand and he
wouldn't knew that our only ghost
Of a chance was to let me do all the
playing. But the poor fish couldn't
see it. He even had the supreme
nerve to ask me what I meant by
leading diamonds when he had sig
nailed that he had none.
/ couldn't help asking him as po-
litely as could why he had dis
carded my signal for spades. He had
the gall to ask in reply why l had
overlooked his signal for clubs in the
second hand round-the very time,
mind you, when l had led three
spot as a sign to him to let me play
the whole game. l couldn't help say
ing to him at the end of the evening,
in a tone of such evident satire that
any one but an utter boob would have
recognized it, that / had seldom had
as keen an evening at cards.
But he couldn't see it. The irony
Of it was lost on him. The mutt
merely said, quite amiably and un-
consciously, that he thought I'd play
a good game presently. Me!
gave him a look, just one look, as
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Platinum and Diamonds.

1T is agreed that the diamond is not
only displayed more advantage
ously in a platinum than in a gold
| mounting, but also is more secure
| if set in the first mentioned of these
two most precious of the metals. AS
to the chances Of loss being reduced
to a minimum by platinum. it has
been found from a chain of alter
mating links of gold and platinum
that few years sufficed to wear
the gold links through. while the
| platinum links to all appearances
| remained as perfect as when first re-
ceived.
AS to display, experts hold that the
peculiar properties of platinum are
eminently adapted to bring out tho
snap and fire that are the life of the
diamond. These should not be
counteracted or hindered in any way,
| they say, and that it is the best
mounting, therefore, which aids them
| and thus guarantees their best eff
| fectS.
Platinum, moreover. is a non-tar-
| nishing metal. 1t is not affected by
atmospheric conditions and holds its
whiteness for all time. Not even
| high-quality gold. of course, is nom
| tarnishable. The platinum mounted
gems are ever ready for the wearer.
requiring little. if any. special clean
| ing month in and month out. while
gold takes on a sorry looking color
| after being worn only short time
| A study of the light t-refracting
| qualities of the diamond shows that
| the color Of the mounting at the
girdle of the stone, where the metal
and gem come in contact, determines
very appreciably what the prevail
| ing hue of the diamond will be. Tho
white Of the platinum contact stimu-
lates the native brilliance of the dia-
mond, the yellow of the gold tinges
it with it's own hue and dullS it.
Moreover. so the argument continues,
| the white of the platinum helps TO
soften when it does not overcome the
yellowness of an inferior diamond,
! while the yelowness of gold serves to
intensity the inferior diamonds poor
shading.
Platinum, of course, would not be
| moro expensive than gold if it did
not have superior qualities, and
suitability for diamond settings is
one of them, just as gold is not SO
much more expensive than silver
without very good reasons and so
on down the line to the base metals
But the setting need not be all
platinum. There is what is called
the platinum tipped setting which
reduces the cost of platinum setting
considerably without sacrifice of any
of the advantages. This result is
produced by buckling and soldering
! a piece Of platinum on the ends OF
The prongs in such a way as to m
sure permanency of the platinum. as
we'll as to give the stone the proper
color influence where most needed,
namely, at the girdle or point of
contact.