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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
Williams Vas Miner at
IL, PrOSpectOr at Is
Has Had Life of Hard
Work, Would Now
Go TO Congress
RN DAM w NORRIS

II DAVID ,, WILLIAMS la elect
"a 90 congress it will be- one
moro demonstration OF the oppor-
tunitiss open % every American
hoy. no matter how poor no Is or
how nttlt education he has
Dave" vas born as years ago IN
a little California mining town lie
was the 10Th baby in the family,
and four more came after him
Zach of us ssNen brothers had a
sister" he said
Each hoy went 20 work as soon
as he was big enough. II was Inn
possible Tor miner 90 support a
wife and ~ children alone,
So az tho age - ~ Dave was
plotting an oruefy mule hack and
forth IA tho coal mine az wilkinson.
lie vas laid M Tor ak months once
when ~ Fot hts leg pulled out Of
Joint Il all happened because he
tried 20 speed 40 tho mule, Dave
missed a poorly aimed kick. and IN
the events that followed ho was
dragged BY tho tvo-ion car Of
coal
"But I was young and recovered,
all right he said
Tales of sold In Alaska stirred
him a. a boy Of 10. and he set out
for the North 20 seek his fortune
A tull-nsdssd miner. hs didn't lack
Tor work The Dawson rush was
on. That was In ~. He was In
turn prospector miner contractor
and canny trader.
To get up the river 70 Dawson
he and a partner built crude boat
out Of rough WOOD they sawed
They sold u FOR $50 They built
another and sold Il for 5000. FOR
six months we built boats he said
and made more than lot % the
fellows who went after gold
But he had little more than n
shird grade education. This youth
! IN Alaska realized that he needed
] more. lie had saved several thou.
sand doiiArr. 20 ne returned q
I Seattle and entered Vashon college
I 10 two years he was admitted %
j the University ot Washington. After
I that hs spent two years IN Puget
! Sound university. and a year in
whi,wor,h college
President Wilson appointed him
collector - Internal rcvrnus tor
Washington and Alaska IN 1914 AZ
that anis collections were is0o.o0-
year Elgh, years-lntss. when n
went out % office. collections wsrr
iso.ooo.o0o year
He Is now In the insurance bust.
ness.
Ito believes his knowledge % rev.
enus taxation especially auallns'
him 70 represent tho Frs, district
IN congress. ~ ho II running on IN.
temoeFasic ticket TFs n opposed q
The Mellon taS plan. saysuE that u
li had been passed Y would hav-
reduced the taxes on only u Of
the richest men IN this district.
Nsvor having had a real bovhooi
he Is opposed 70 all forms ~ chlle
labor.
Williams lives on Queen Anne
Hill. With his wife. He has son
Paul. ~ years old
Hs has tho support Of the farmer
labor and progressive parties. a,
well as hiH avn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
FINISH BRIDGE
IN A HURRY
Record OF l7l2 Days MadeI
on ssiryiew Ave. Structure

A bridge crew that uorN9 like
TENDS enabled the ciiy 90 construct
the new bridge on Fnlniew ave On
record time. according to d w.
Harkbuff superintendent ~ streets
and sewers
The bridge. go feet Ions with ap-
pr8hlhr5 600 feet Ions on either
end vas completed Ia iTts working
days from the time thg pile driver
arrived on the scene
The Sob was finished within 10
money appropriated Tor The purp,N
Tho FEiriew bridge parallels 'hr
old bridge along the shore 81 Lake
Union on Fairyisw ave. near the
city l.Fht plant n nos affords
two.way traffic and supplements
the dangerous narrow old structure
The bridge was authorized by city
council ordinance Eecrmbsr 3, 1898
Tho city engineers department
claiming n was new construction.
demanded that tho work be- turned
over 20 r.
Work Jagged on the bridge. and
finally when protests came IN. the
department. filed a report Plans
FOR ths bridge we're drawn up THE
task taking three months The
Uaney appropriated wds insufficient
the engineers office estimated In
stead u iii.5oo which vas hppro-
praisd tho engineer wanted so 900
20 build the bridge
-Givs me the sob and ! viii huIld
the bridge within The iii.50o and
complete q within 20 daya" BARK
hun told the board ~ works The
board turned the JOB over 20 BARK
huff
The bridge crew was told that
narkhuff had promised 10 have the
bridge built IN 20 days They work
"a hard. and had the Job Finished
with two and half days 20 spare
and within the original Rppropria-
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
URGES SUPPORT
OF BONE BILL
Weber Warns OF Economic
Slavery 10 East
KEEP PROFITS HERE!"
Says We Must Develop Our
Own Power Resources

Erwin l. Weber rpsakiuE Tor hr
Bone power EII before the EuFH.
ssr' club ~ me gauman hotel SION.
day noon, warned lert the Pacific
Northwest become the economic
slave ~ tho Fast weber b. fhe
author 81 In the Zone ~ FILTERED
Sunshine" a booklet published by
The Chamber ~ Commerce that has
wide circulation
People - the Northwest are fun
o. energy, he said They have more
public utilities Than other parts Of
the oounfry ft,howH an advanced
civilization, he said
There are four items N greate4
Importance On industrial development,
n the Northwest be fald
Il Our climate or this We can
never be- robbed
o. Our geographical location.
3D. our raw materials. They are
20 dlyeuihsd they can never b. bot
tied up.
~ Our wonderful power re-.
sources These can be bottled up
II We allow a. We must stand be-
hind legislative measures that vii.
preserve these resources intact foT
people Of the Northwest We must
develop them Ia such a WY that the
profits will remain hert instead u
going back 10 Boston Or New York
Let uH not be iulled 20 sleep by
the favorlts little story that public
utilities increase taxes The only
logical way 20 reduce taxes "a b. in,
crtaslnE the taxable wslth Of the
country. Spread the burden over
more shoulders. and keep The profits
here.
we do not desire Eastern capital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
Macdonald iii on
Eve of Election

ABERAvoN, Wales. oct 2s.-
Primo Minister Macdonald was
forced by illness TO go 20 bed this
afternoon on tho evo Of tho general
election.
The premier Cancelled his proposed
speech, which he had planned TO
close his campaign.
Macdonald was exhausted from n
strenuous tour and had been suffer.
Ing from insomnia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
Stenographic Jobs
Popular With Co-eds

steuoErnphlo and eltrking poui.
tons are the most popular among
University o. Washington girls who
apply FOR work thru tho offices Of
the dean Of women. a check shows
There arr also many applications
Tor johs ~ cashiers. switchboard
operators, librarians. typists. s-rv,
inE and for household work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
Safe Crackers at
Work in Portland

PORTLAND. oct - Checks and
go In cash were 'tken BY safe
crackers from tho Universal wood
working plant on Third It. Men.
day night or early today.
Tho burglars opened tho small
rafe b. chopplng the bottom out
with an az.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
llOl Second Avenue

% exploit our country What We
need most r. a development o. our
climatic, geographical and power 70
sources b. our own people. either 10.
diviaually or collectively. AZ 10 pub.
lie owned enterprise They can
create lar more wealth than The Eas
can ever bring uH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28

Little George Washington one day
proudly displayed o large butterfly
which he had caught.
How In the world did you &c, IT,
his father asked.
Father" replied George. 4 can
not tell lie. did u with my litils
has yet"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28
4 LITTLE ~ EVERYTHING

GUEST zee you have six OF ms
favorito dishes on o,day. which
DO you recommend
waiter 'aks tho stow. air. and
have the io,i
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Police Kill a Gunn1an
in Illinois Polls Riot

Chicago.4Bullets superseded ballots
in the Cicero village election. Through
out the day there was violence about
the polling places, including gunplay,
brick throwing and fist fights. 1t
ended when police shot and killed
Frank Caponi. Judges and clerks
of election were spirited away from
polling places. Women were frightened
away, while a number Of men went
home with battered heads after cast
ing their ballots. The Republican
ticket was victorious.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Harry Sinclair to Be
Tried for Senate Defy

observation-disclosures with con-
tempt of the senate of the United
States by violating Section 102 of the
revised statutes in refusing to answer
questions Of the public lands commit
tee, Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil
man and lessee of Teapot Dome was
indicted by the grand jury here. The
indictment is looked on here as the
prelude to a great legal controversy
which involves the question of the
powers Of committees of congress in
exacting evidence from witnesses. 1t
is taken for granted that this contro-
versy will be fought through the SUI
preme court of the United States and
will not be decided finally for year
or more.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
DAUGHERTY is OUT;
WAS TOLD TO RESIGN

Washington. Attorney General
Daugherty resigned Friday, effective
at once, following receipt Of O letter
from the President, requesting that he
step out of the cabinet
President Coolidge pointed out in
his letter that the attorney general,
being an interested person In the pres
ent senate investigation of his depart
ment, is not qualified to furnish the
President with such advice as he must
depend upon his attorney general to
receive.
Mr.. Daugherty answered the Presi-
dents letter with statement of three
terse sentences, in which he suggest
ed that his resignation take effect
forthwith.
An hour or two later, as a private
citizen, the attorney general sent the
President a longer letter, in which he
took exception to the ground upon
which the President based his request.
Mr.. Daugherty insisted that the posi-
ton taken by the President was I'M
tenable.
Immediately after dispatching his
reply to the President, the attorney
general boarded train for Atlantic
City. Under the statute, James M.
Beck, solicitor general, will act as at
torney general, pending the appoint
ment of Mr.. Daugherty's successor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
.LUDE NDORFF GOES
!, FREE At MUNICH
War Hero Declared "Inno-
cent" Of Treason; Others
Are Sentenced.

Munich.-Gen. Erich Ludendorff, one
of Germany's most noted commanders
in the World war, was acquitted of the
charge Of treason for his part in the
unsuccessful beer hall revolt LAST No
vember.
Adolph Hitler and Former Police
Chief Poehner were convicted and
each was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment and fined 200 gold marks
($4760) Doctor Weber and Colonel
Kriebel, accused of being Hittler's
aids, received like sentences.
Doctor Frisch, former president of
the Munich district; Captain Roehm,
Lieut.. Heinrich PGrnet, who is Luden-
dorff's stepson, and Lieutenants
Brueckner and Wagner were given fif-
teen months and fined 100 marks each.
Death Threat for Rioting.
The main streets of Munich and all
the approaches to the courthouse pre-
sented the picture OF an armed camp
when the verdict was about to be an
nounced. Steel-helmeted troops and
heavy reinforcements of Bavarian po-
lice patroled the streets, dispensing
pedestrians.
An ordinance proclaimed by the pre-
feet threatened participants in riots
or mob gatherings, with penitentiary
sentences or even capital punishment
Will Go to Reichstag.
Ludendorfr will be a member of the
next reichstag. He will not even have
TO go out stumping, since the radical
nationalists known as 1.-THE German
Peoples Party of Liberty" have put
him at the head of their list of can
didates.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Bandits Kill and Rob
in Chicago's White Lights

Chicago.--While theaters in the vi
entity of Randolph and Clark streets
were disgorging their throngs three
natty bandits hurried into the City
Hall pharmacy at Washington and
La Sale streets, killed a drug clerk,
terrorized several patrons, broke open
the safe, took $500 and then fled
through the sidewalk crowds. The
drug store Is across the street from
the city hall and little more than a
block from the detective bureau and
central station
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Siegel, Once Big Merchant,
Has Tiny Jersey Shop

New York.-Eleven years ago Henry
Siegel was president Of a corporation
capitalized at $1O275,0OO. The Siegel
Stores corporation, controlling the Sic
gel, Cooper & Co. store in Chicago,
the Big store and the Fourteenth
Street store and the Simpson-Craw-
ford company in New York and Henry
Siegel & Co. in Boston, was one Of
the biggest merchandising chains in
the world Today the former presi-
dent is running little haberdashery
shop in Main street, Hackensack, N. J.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
FiUe Separate Strikes
Cripple City; Storm Helps

Scrnnton.-Five separate strikes
virtually halted activity in Scranton.
The biggest was the street car tie
up, which resulted when 600 en-
ployees quit work, because wage de-
mands were refused. Union BARRIERS
also were out. Practically all the
shops were manned only by the boss
BARRIERS. The journeymen wanted
more pay and shorter hours. The
other strikers We're the butchers, plas-
terers and bricklayers. They quit
work because of trouble over their
new contracts. Added 10 the other
troubles was a violent snow storm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
TWENTY-THREE DIE
AS STORMS GRIP u. s.

Chicago.-Rain, snow, sleet, lorna
does and high gales, striking fully half
of the United States in fierce carni-
val of the elements, killed at least
twenty-three persons and wreaked
property damage amounting to many
millions of dollars. With the Dako-
tas and Minnesota snowbound, more
than a score of towns in the Ohio
river valley covered with flood waters,
and large territory in the South
west torn by the wind and sleet, trans
portation was seriously crippled and
hundreds Of persons were left home
less.
After having flooded an area of 175
miles, extending from its headwaters
at German, Md, to Harpers Ferry,
w. Va, with the greatest damage done
at Cumberland Md, the Potomac river
rapidly returned to it's channel.
In the western Pennsylvania district
the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers,
meeting at Pittsburgh to form the
Ohio, swept over the lower sections Of
their valleys.
The Youghiogheny river, coming
down the Allegheny mountains, flood
ed a section extending from Connells-
vile to McKeesport, a distance Of forty
miles.
Property damage in Cumberland was
placed at 100000, and in Pittsburgh
at $1,5OO,OOO Estimates from other
sections were not available.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Faces Death for Staying;
Resents Dun on Mail Gun

Manchester, N. H.-C. B. Cousins
of ASH uelot, N. H., held here for MUIR
der, mailed an answer to the demand
for payment letter sent him by the
Chicago firm from which he bought
on the installment plan the revolver
he used in the killing. He wrote: II
wrote you once before explaining the
case. l am held for murder in the
first degree, without bail, and the
state authorities have the gun that l
got off you and shot man with. The
penalty in New Hampshire for muir
der is hanging. So If I am found
guilty l hope you will let the dead
rest"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Senate Passes Bill
Increasing Pensions

Washington.-A pension bill, which,
1t is estimated, will cost an additional
$55,OO0O00 a year, was passed by the
senate. The bill, virtually the same
as the one vetoed by President Hard
Ing, is designed to remove inequities
between gratuities now paid veterans
of the several last wars. "A fiat rate
Of $72 month is provided for veter-
ans of the Mexican and Civil wars, as
compared with the present basic rate
of $50. Allowance of So per month
for each dependent, in place of So to
SO, also is made.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Coolidge VIII Spend the
Summer in White House

Washington. = President Coolidge
will spend the summer in Washington.
it was announced at the White House
in answer to inquiries as to whether
he planned to accept any of the offers
of summer homes which have been
coming in to him. The fact that bust
ness can be transacted in Washington
more easily than away from the CAPT.
tai is given as his reason for declin-
ing to take vacation in a more COM
Portable place.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Canada Bandits Seize
$4,000 in u. S. Style

Montreal, Que.-A bank employee
and a bandit were killed and another
bank employee was slightly wounded
when eight masked men opened fire
on motor car and stole funds which
were being transferred to the central
office of the Bank Of Hocheiaga. Bank
officials said the car was carrying
$246.100, but the bandits get less than
$4,000. The police subsequently re-
covered $4,000 from the wreck of
the mems machine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
President Coolidge
Issues Proclamation

Washington. - President Coolidge
issued a proclamation in which he
urges the governors Of the various
states to designate and set apart the
week of April 21-27 as forest protec-
ton week. He also urges all citizens
to give common thought to the PRO-
lection Of the forests from fire. He
points out the constantly increasing
need for wood and other forest
products and the nations failure to
provide for reforestation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Bank Robber Slain, Pal
Shot, $4,000 Refdken

Los Angeles, Cal.-One bank robber
was slain and his companion crippled
taken from the Security Trust and
Savings bank was recovered during
two revolver fights and long chase
One of the robbers was fatally shot
by a civilian who saw the two men
commander an automobile truck and
force the driver to speed them away.
The second robber was shot and cap
tured at Huntington Park, near here,
by a deputy sheriff. From him the
loot of the bank was recovered.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
ASSURES SLASH
Of 1928 TAXES
Senate VIII Slice Is Per
Cent OF; Cut to Start
in June.

Wast!t2g ton.-The senate finance
committee voted radical action on the
tax reduction bill passed by the house.
OF first interest to the general public
was the approval of the house provi-
sion giving q retroactive reduction of
70 per cent in taxes on 1923 income
paid in 1924 The vote was unani-
nous, including both Democrats and
Republicans in the committee.
The senate is certain to approve
this reduction. Under the program the
taxpayer will pay one-half Of the next
lnstallment, due June 10, and three
fourths of each of the last two in
stallments If the tax has been paid
in full refund of one-fourth will be
made the taxpayers.
Other Action on Tax Bill.
Other action taken b. the commit
tee in the night session Included:
Increased the tax o. corporation
earnings from 1914 to / per cent.
Repealed the tax of 81 per $1,000
on capital stock of corporations, the
increase in the tax on earnings being
In lieu of this tax.
Adopted an amendment providing
for the taxation of income from state
and municipal securities issued here
after, the purpose being to carry the
question of the constitutionality OF
such tax into the courts.
Rejected the Smoot sales tax.
Rejected an amendment providing
for graduated tax on corporation
earnings.
Rejected an amendment providing
for full publicity of all proceedings
when tax cases are carried to the
board of tax appeals.
Revise Publicity Provision.
The committee also modified the
house amendment opening tax returns
to inspection by certain congressional
committees. The house provision CIV
ing the privilege to special congress
sional committees was changed to in
clude only standing or select commit
tees of either house of congress when
authorized by a resolution. This is
along the lines recently suggested by
President Coolidge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
$821.92 a Day Is Hays
Pay for Four Years More

New York.-Will I'll. Hays, the con-
trolling head Of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of Amer
lea, will continue in that capacity for
four years more. At the annual
meeting of the board of directors Hays
signed an extension contract carrying
him over until 1928. His present con-
tract had year to run. His salary
will be 100000 year, or $821.92 a
day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Coast to Coast Air Mail
Service Is NoIu Assured

Neutrality-suspicious. the terms Of a
provision incorporated in the POST Of
fee treasury appropriation bill by the
house, 1t is planned to transport mail
between New York and San Francisco
twentysix hours and fifteen minutes,
machines to be started daily. The bill
carries an appropriation of $2,5OO,OOO
for the purpose. If this provision be-
comes law, as now seems assured,
the fast air mail service will be In
augurated July 1 nett.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
I Killed, 2 Dying and S
Others Wounded in Feud

Bonneville, Ark.-Wilmoth Van AL
len, three is dead and Sam McCar-
son and Mrs. Charles Van Allen are
dying here as the result of a feud
between the Van Allen and McCar-
son families A pitched battle was
fought following a quarrel at school.
The women of both families took part
in the battle. Others wounded in
cluded Mrs. Sam McCarson, Mae Nc
Carson, Ben McCarson, Roby Van
Allen and Charles Van Alien.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Indians Bilked, Declares
Oklahoma City Attorne,

Washington.-How Harry M. Daugh-
erty and Albert B. Fall, former cab
met officers, by inaction and silence,
aided the Miller brothers of the IA
nous 101 ranch in Oklahoma to de-
fraud the Ponca Indians of half a
million dollars worth of land, and
possibly great fortunes in Oil, came
out before the Daugherty committee
In the testimony of Herbert NJ. Peck.
an attorney of Oklahoma City.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
MoUie Theater Burns; rs
Dead, Sc Others Injured

Mexico City.-Twenty-six persons
are dead and at least fifty-six injured
as a result of a fire and panic In
motion picture theater at Tacubaya,
a suburb of the capital. The majority
of the victims were trampled In the
rush for the exits or electrocuted by
wire hanging neck high in the main
aisle. The fire was caused by short
circuit of the same wire, which be-
came loosened, falling upon the audi
ence.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
Argentina Pensions All
Who Work Is Years

Buenos Aires.-President Marcelo Il.
De Alvear OF Argentina officially abol-
ished work for everybody who has
toiled % years. Every one in the
country, citizen or foreigner, who has
a quarter century Of work in any ca
pacity and for any one, including him.
self. to his credit, is entitled to pen
sion amounting to his present salary
for the rest Of his LIE,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-09
4 Billions infested in
Latin America by u. S.

Neutrality-suspicious. of the United
States have almost $4,000. OOO,OO0 invest
ed in Latin America, the Department
of Commerce said in announcing the
completing Of the first of series Of
studies of Central and South Ameri-
can countries The investment in
cludes $61O.OO0,OOO in public securities
and $3.15o,o00,OOo in Industries