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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
Prosecutor S VS.
Seattle Power
less Before Vice
and Grafters"
By Jack Nelson

Charging that Seattle is
powerless before organized
vice because of a graft-ridden
police force and that Mayor
Brown is responsible for
these conditions, Prosecuting
Attorney Malcolm Douglas
Monday asked the board Of
county commissioners for
$500 for secret investiga-
ton purposes.
In the past four months the
board has voted Douglas $1,000.
AS result OF the Investigations
already financed by the county. IL
indictments have been returned.
abatement cases have been filed
against more than a score OF houses
OF I'll rcpute. the most fragrant
gambling institutions have been
forced to cur1ail their games, Doug
las claims. Evidence has also been
obtained against scores OF bootleg
gers.
Direct responsibility for the wide
open" town is laid at the feet OF
Mayor Brown by the prosecutor.
"one of the chief factors con-
tributing 10 the increase OF Il.
licit liquor traffic IS the dis
graceful policy personally
espoused by Mayor Brown him
self, of permitting bootleggers
who are arrested to forfeit bail
in lieu of being prosecuted; thus
in substance licensing their bus
mess instead of sending them 10
JAIL Douglas letter TO the
county commissioners stated.
Prior to September 1 there were
more than 80 gambling resorts
where hundreds of men were
mulcted of their earnings, Douglas
charges. When the commissioners
voted $1,000 for vice Investigations
these places closed. Complaints TO
the chief OF police brought no re-
suit.
Continuing. the letter said:
Word was passed out from some
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14

him. Calvert received fractured
skull and was taken to the city hos.
pital. lie was later charged with
driving while drunk. Bergman was
slightly bruised.
w Kcnthcn. 40. who said he was
city water inspector. posted 5000
bail on u charge Of drunken driving
after his machine. driven on the
wrong side OF the street. plouFhed
into the front end OF mn auto driven
BY william Brownfleld. 2I55 Seventh
avo, w. The collision occurred at
First ave. w and Nickerson 81.
J. Boomer Sc. n salesman. driving
while intoxicated. according 10 20.
lice. smashed into the curb at 18th
ave. and jackson ST., wrccklng the
lamp post Bloomer failed TO post
bail.
Dashing down Westlnke ave. n
small coupe loaded with joyriders.
according 70 the police crashed into
another car. The occupants OF the
coupe escaped The police are seek
Ing the driver
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
BOX PLAN WINS
IN REFERENDUM
Seattle Votes, 2I2 to |, for
Cooperation With League

Seattle votes two and one.half tc
one for tho Box peace plan.
This was the result OF the refer
endum. taken in Seattle and vicinity
by The STAR that closed Sunday
night.
The Box plan. providing for CO
operation by this country with the
league OF nations, without. however
applying for or being admitted into
full membership. and gave the people
first opportunity they have had OF
voting directly on the question Of
whether or not they wanted the
United States to participate In the
functioning OF the league.
The referendum on it that The
star conducted Is only a part OF q
national referendum that is being
taken thru the newspapers and thru
clubs and other ORGANIZATIONS I'm an
attempt to get a real cross.s sectional
opinion or what the American people
really want
The vote In The Stars referendum
was: For the plan. $50; against
the plan, 9S4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
HOME BREW

Today's Fable; onco upon time
there wax a movie director who did
not Indicate that the action Of hin
picture had changed by writing. And
the next day saw :"
She kissed him as they parted.
Hs hart teas ruH Of joy.
Ard then aioav she daried
To mee. some other boz
New York judge retlres from the
bench because he cannot live on ;iT..
600 a year. Gosh. somebody ought
to take UP a collection for that Eel.
lowl
'Lazlness Is disease the scientific
name Of which is ergophobia. DR..
I. L. Nascher. New York city.
The next time Bobby falls 70 shovel
coal on the furnace fire. you can say:
Get to work. you little ergophobiacg'
HENRY SHOULD BUILD I'm HIGHER
We predict that our roads In this
nsighborhood viii he practically deserted
soon unless there Is something done for
them. n ~ impossible for the little
Tords 10 get thru now without dragging
their abdomens In the mud.-Iicaver cor
respondent, jackson toJ Herald.
January II. Benjamin Frnnklin'a
birthday. is 10 be Thrift day all over
the United States. The day. no doubt,
viii be riotously celebrated.
Fifteen Cinnamon we're arrested In
New York for playing dominoes.
Somebody should teach them NAH
jongg.
Kansas City man IL fined $50 for
drinking his coffee out Of a saucer.
How'd they expect him 10 cool it,
place II under an electric FAM
Historian has discovered that Paul
Revere was n dentist. No doubt he
drilled his squad in the revolutionary
war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
Open Small Strip
of Land for Entry

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE de
pnrtment OF interior has announced
that a narrow strip OF land extend.
ing from Dallas CITY, ore. on the
Columbia river, to q point on the
Snake river. idaho opposite Fort
Boise. would be opened for entry.
The land was granted in 1867 by the
government for road building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
URGES REMOVAL.
OF PROSECUTOR
Mayor Brown Says Douglas
Is incompetent

Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm
Douglas should be removed" Mayor
Brown said Monday. when inform
cd OF the contents OF the letter
Douglas wrote to the board OF
county commissioners asking s2,500
for secret vice investigation pur.
poses.
Douglas has no conception OF
the oath of office or OF the duties
Of his office. He is either isnot.
ant or vicious and his incompetency
warrants me in saying he should be
removed"
The mayor said Douglas is play
Ing a part in political conspir-
acy TO defeat him.
The letter was written by his
gang" the mayor said. He charges
Douglas with planning the grand
jury investigation at this time, and
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
BOOZE Wants
PLOTS PROBE
Barred MONEY
Deputy Sheriff to
F a e Federal
Charge; Wife I'm
plicated
BY Seaburn Brown

On the heels OF q sensational
announcement brought by
Mrs. Rowan McConaugiiy. that
Deputy Sheriff Chas. p. Rollins
and his wife were implicated in
the operation OF a still found
last week on her ranch near the
county stoekade. Rollins was
summary dismissed from The
county service by Sheriff Matt
Starlslch Monday.
Rollins and his wife viii face a
charge of completely to violate the
national prohibition act. along with
Mrs. McConnughy. Carl +. Reins.
dorff, Fred b. Luzzania. Oscar +,
Wanless. Thomas A. Wanless and
Roy Ichikawa, according to an
nouneement by Carl Jackson, chief
of the local general prohibition OF
flee.
Tho announcement and dismissal
OF Rollins followed conference Of
officials. including Sheriff Starwich
and Jackson. with District Attorney
Thomas p. Revclle Monday. Revelle
was in possession Of signed state
ment given by Mrs. McConaughy
he said. but declined to reveal the
text until Jackson. who win brins
tho charge. had completed his in
vestiention OF the affair.
Tho story OF Mrs. McConaughy,
according TO Sheriff Starwich. was
to the effect that she had purchased
the ranch from Rollins. and that he
knew she was operating a still and
permitted his wife to assist her in
Its operation.
Rollins told me when TO run the
mash" the woman is quoted as say.
ing. His wife helped me. and we
always gave Rollins a gallon Of liz.
uor zach time we made "A run"
Rollins admitted that he had
sold the ranch to the woman
and that he had seen the still in
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
Kellogg Makes Bow
to Britain's King

LONDON, Jan. II. = Frank II.
Kellogg. American ambassador to
the court OF st. James, presented
his credentials to King George at
buckingham palace today
The ambassador and the embassy
staff drove 10 the palace and re.
turned In the gorgeous gilded royal
coaches reserved for occasions OF
slntc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14

a prlzefIghter Is not the only per
son who needs good footwork. How
about a chiropodlst7
There goes The iChDHei
A.J.s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14

IIowdy, folks. Some days II IL
awfully hard to write this first
sentence. but It's easy today.
Old Joe Bungstartcr has got
peevc lie says he can never sec tho
pictures Of pretty girls when they're
run in the next column. lie wants to
be turned around.
That's very true. Joe. but on the
other hand. you never have 20 read
the front-page editorials,
Joo has been gazing at that still
for nigh on to three years. and he
says he doesn't believe tho old adage
that ''the worm win turn"
What has become Of the oId.fash.
toned man who thought no could get
a kick by placing a raisin In a bottle
OF grape juice?
We DIARY
CJanuary Ia
lords Day. by water 10 Balm
bridge Island, where did find my house
cold and damp. but a fire soon going and
the blankets aired. And did rejoice
nightly that the pipes had not frozen
during the cold weather. and that
'sHooeh," the pooch. was still fat and
sauey. And In the evening did broll =
brace Of teal before the wood fire, and
afterwards did read the 'sThs FIorentlns
Dagger" BY ben Beelit. and 10 bed.
mighty content.
Prince Of Weles Affects Negligent
style in acknowledgements.
Dern him, he's copying US!
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
(sIgn on Third Ave. storsJ
staey's
1" shoe. 50
one way 70 stop traffic congestion
would be to prohibit auto dealers
from selling cars on credit.
The saddest iDords Of tongue or
typetcntcr-
Been out late. so noto must fight
her"
As we understand the Box peace
plan. tho United States would be com.
PEELED TO intervene II a war broke out
in foreign country like Albania or
Los Angeles.
The only thing that the Box pence
plan proves Is that a retired editor
and his money are soon parted
John. Is everything shut up for
the night?"
Everything else, dear"
Every time there Is n movie scan.
hai certain pictures are barred. which
gives US faint hope that in time there
won't be any more movies.
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB
Girl who says: Don't you thinl,
s:s,se etiquette books are awfully
dumb7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
WEATHER

Cloudy and unsettled tonight and
Tuesday Woderufc ,Cads.
mostly S0gfhcrip
Temperature Last 81 Hours
Maximum. 10, Minimum. SO.
Today noon. 80,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

editorial columns, because adYertis-
ing doesn't belong there. But in
view of the unusual number of ter
rifle and disastrous storms that have
swept various sections of the United
States within the past three or four
months we believe citizens of Noun
tain Home could do no better thing
than give a little more attention to
insurance. The city of Lorain, Ohio,
almost wiped off the map within a
space of five minutes, offered an ex-
ample. Hundreds lost their homes
who would have had insurance
money enough coming in to rebuild
If they had not been negligent. It
isn't the cost of insurance that keeps
most people from protecting their
homes with tits just neglect, just
putting it off until it's forgotten al
together. And then comes the fire
or tornado. We haven't any as
surance the next example won't be
right here in our own community.
That's why it really doesn't pay to
take chances on getting along with
out insurance.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
MATTERS OF RECORD

Proof of labor, Capital and
Louisa" Middle Boise district.
Quartz Mining Location Notices,
Apex" ELLA" ELLA No. g." "Ramb-
ler," P. M. Swan locator, Middle
Boise district.
Georgia A. Shrum to F. V. How
ard, lots 1920, block %, Glens Ferry
townsite 100000.
Warranty Deed, Evie Dilley to
Clyde A. Dilley WhSEA, section IL,
township 1 south of range east.
Warranty Deed, Mary A. Love-
ridge to Ernest baltimore lots 9-1O,
block 80" Mountain Home townsite
100000.
Annual statement of the Black
stone mining company.
Warranty Deed, M. L. Sets to
Frank l.. and Eliza ]. Smith his
Wife W1zNEA; EANWA; SWA
Of NWA, section 80, township 1
north, range east.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
PRINTER WAS PEEvED

A certain printer in a far-off city
got slightly peeved at a letter from
a doctor who wanted bids on several
thousand letterheads, different sizes,
different grades and different coiors,
and wanted the printing form held
standing. So. Sam took his type
writer in hand and wrote:
"Am in the market for bids on one
operation for appendicitis. One,
two, or five-inch incision-with or
without ether-also with or without
nurse. If appendix is found to be
sound, want quotation to include
putting same back and cancelling
order. If removed, successful bid
der is expected to hold incision open
for about sixty days, as 1 expect to
be in the market for an operation for
at that time and want to
save the extra cost of cutting"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
"EAT MORE FRUIT"

We thought we had had a week
or a drive" for everything in the
world, but we find that we've been
mistaken. Here comes a circular
letter in our mail asking us if we
won't devote little space to urging
citizens of Mountain Home and com
munity to join in observing a Eat
More Fruit" campaign. Sure we
willard here's our boost. We
give it gladly because we know there
is nothing our people could eat that
is more healthful, especially during
warm weather We know that moth
ing cuts grocery bills like canned
fruits, and nothing tops off a rat
thing good meal more enjoyable. We
are for an Eat More Fruit" cam
paign that will cover 365 days in
the year, and especially on Sunday,
when we have more time to devote
TO it. Only, we'd first like to have
the gentlemen promoting the cam
paign promise that just as soon as
all of us start to eating more fruit
they won't start in to boost prices
Will they promise? Echo answers
"NoI'
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
GETTING OUT YOUR PAPER

Getting out a paper is no picnic.
If we print jokes, folks say We are
silly.
If we don't they say we are too
serious.
If we publish original matter, they
say we lack cariety.
If we publish things from other
papers We are too lazy to write.
If we are rustling news, we are
no attending to business in our own
department.
If we don't print contributions,
We don't show proper appreciation.
If we do print them, the paper is
filled with junk.
Like as not some fellow will say
we swiped this from another paper.
So we did.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
GEORGE L. WHORToN
Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
MAD DOGS

MAD dog" is the cry most people
set up if they see a dog frothing at
the mouth, and such a warning is
declared by men who know a lot
about dogs to be foolish. Many
innocent dogs have been killed whose
only sign of yiciousness was froth-
ing at the mouth. In a recent con-
yersation with a Mountain Home
man who has owned many dogs and
who knows their customs and habits
we learned that dogs often froth at
the mouth because some kind of food
they have eaten does not agree with
them. He also says that another
mistaken idea people have about
dogs is that when they are seized
with an attack of rabies they go
out Of their way to bite people. On
the other hand, he asserts, when a
dog is in such a condition it is
practically blind, and plunges
straight ahead, biting and swapping
only at those things it comes in con-
tact with.
In view of the fact that this is
the season of the year when it is
best to. be careful of all dogs, we be-
lieve this mans advice is worth
quoting. He says:
rabies is a disease which af-
fects a dogs brain, and in most
cases he acts as though someone had
whipped him. He hides in dark
place and appears to be afraid. Lat
er he begins to froth at the mouth
and snap at everything he comes in
contact with, and he sometimes
whines and means. His throat be-
comes smaller and he cannot lap
water. If you have dog that has
been bitten by another dog supposed
to be mad, lock your dog up secure
ly for a period of 20 days, being
careful he does not bite you while
you are doing so. If he bites you,
see a doctor at once If at the end
of 20 days he has shown no signs of
rabies 1t is safe to release him. Be
sure to see that your dog has plenty
Of water, where he can get 1t when
he wants it, during the hot months"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

ings ago a statement by noted
business man of the country to the
effect that only about two per cent
of all the workers in the world are
what you'd call leaders-foremen
superintendent, managers, proprie-
tors, etc. That's largely true, he
says, because the rest of the popula-
ton is simply dead set against ac-
cepting new things, even those that
are worth while, without making
a kick. A man fit to belong to the
two per cent club is leader and one
of the things that makes him a
leader is his willingness to learn, to
accept the suggestions of others. He
is willing to look into everything
and is seldom guilty of saying at
can't be done" Before parents
start their offspring into school
again it wouldn't hurt them any to
tell them about this two per cent
club" and also to tell them how
they can hope to acquire a member
ship in it-by listening to sugges-
tions and by refusing to believe that
ut can't be done"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
ONE LESS NUISANCE

1t Is relief to millions of people
in this country not to be Obliged
any more to pay a war tax on
movie tickets and good many other
commodities 1t is doubtful if these
taxes, generally known as nuisance
taxes" ever really profited the gov
eminent very much, in view of the
fact that it often required the ex-
penditure of several hundred dollars
to collect a few cents.
We hear a good deal of "tax talk"
around Mountain Home in the course
of year, and from it we CLEAN that
a good many people have come to
view all taxes in the light of
nuisance. But even so we are afraid
they are going to be forced to main
tain these so-called nuisances for
good many years to come. That may
be worth something to us, too, for it
is a constant reminder that If we go
to war we are going to have to pay
for it and We'll not be permitted to
forget it for long years after the
last gun has been fired. These taxes
of cent or two on hundreds of arti-
cles we use almost daily are merely
additional evidence that if we feel
that we must dance then wave got
to pay the fiddler.
From time to time now we expect
to see the taxes on other things
abolished until the country gets
back to the point where revenues
raised through regular channels will
be sufficient to meet all government |
expenses. And by that time, we
hope, too, that the world will be
advanced in good sense
as to have discovered some means
war and nuisance taxes"
will be thing unheard of except |
in history.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
Shootin' at the Moon
Soc ct tuum damum.-Pliny.


: y X X n y X X n \ X X Nm X :
Judge Manion says he can't under
stand all this fuss about women re-
ceiving mems wages. He argues
that they do receive them every Sat
urday night.
A news item from Germany tells
of a deer causing terrible auto
accident. Over here dears cause
them, too.
my idea of an utter idiot" de-
clares Guy Henderson, sis the man
who utters everything he knows"
Our good friend Hugh Nixon as
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
FOR. COMMISSIONER

l authorize tho Republican to an
nounce that 1 am candidate for
commissioner of the first district of
Gilmore county. If elected 1 will
give my best efforts to further the
interest of Elmore county.
JOHN f. GAINES,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
FRANK E. WILSON

am candidate for the office of
commissioner from the Third dis
trict, Gilmore county, Idaho. If and
elected I expect to give the people
the same kind of service 1 have in
the past.
GEORGE E. BUTLER.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

serts that nothing would shock
father and mother any more this
day in time than to have one of their
children ask if they could do thing
before they did it.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
FOR CORONER

l authorize The Republican to an
nounce that am a candidate for the
office of coroner of Gilmore county,
and if elected, l will endeavor to
serve the people to the best of my
ability.
ELMORE ]. oTTENHEIMER.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

l authorize The Republican to an
nounce that 1 am candidate for the
office of prosecuting attorney of Ell
more county. If elected I will serve
the people to the best of my ability.
r. w. BECKWITH.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
]. D. wHITsoN.

I authorize the Republican to an
nounce that am candidate for the
office of county commissioner from
the Second district of Elmore county,
and will if elected continue to give
the people my best efforts.
FRANK E. WILSON.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
FOR PROBATE JUDGE

hereby announce that am a
candidate for the office of probate
judge of Gilmore county.
w. H. MANION.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

Many a follow around Mountain
Home yells for freedom when what
he really wants is a raise in wages.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR TREASURER

1 wish to announce my candidacy
for the Office of treasurer of Gilmore
County, subject to the decision of the
voters at the coming general cleo
ton.
MARY C. MCLAUGHLIN,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
FOR COMMISSIONER

l hereby announce that am a can
didate for the office of commissioner
from the First district of Elmore
county, and If elected l will en-
deavor to give Gilmore county my
best services.
N NTIJTTCONT
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

If father wore his hat at the
same angle mother does she would
think he was either drunk or crazy.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

lifts his loot through an open win
dow with hook and line. Wonder
what kind of bait he uses?
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

The village matron declares that
when a girl gets to looking for man
that will have her instead of one
that will suit her she is long, long
way from sweet sixteen.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
FOR ASSESSOR

| hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Office OF assessor of
the county of Elmore, at the Novem-
Der election.
THOMAS TRATHEN.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

According to Johnny Hammond,
about the only thing a married man
is allowed to rule over is his spirit,
and he usually doesn't give hang
about that.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22

If the groom dances well and has
nice shiny hair it's a pretty safe bet
that they're going to make their
home with the brides father and
mother.