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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Meeting IS
PACKED.
CHARGE
Rainier Co. Sends EN-,
ployes to Session to
Indorse Purchase

TUE Rainier Valley Commercial
l. club Monday night went on rec.
ord unqualifiedly indorsins the pro.
posed si.2oo.ooO purchase OF the
Rainier Valley traction line by the
city. practically rcpudlating tho ef.
forts Of It's Officers.
Z. Z. Markham. club president,
Tuesday explained the vote by the
charge that the private company had
packed the meeting with members
OF tho s,rcctcar mems union, led, he
said, by Councilman Ralph Nichols.
Mrs. Edgar Blair and Hugo Kelly.
Tiio vote. after an acrimonious ses.
sion. was So 10 Is for Endorsement
OF the purchase. Regulars In the
club. Markham said. tried 10 amend
y TO be contingent on the residents
not being assessed for paving be.
tween seven miles OF track" Tho
amendment lost, 50 70 as.
The meeting was packed By n
surc-thlng combination" Markham
told The Star Tuesday. Council.
man Ralph Nichols. Mrs. Edgar
Blair and Hugo Kelly. former s.cre.
tary TO tho mayor, brought IN
their cohorts. all membcra OF tho
E'rre,car mems union and put over
the vote.
sixty or rs per cent Of tho car.
men Two In the valley. They Joined
tho club on six-months' member.
ships some timo ago. Jus, to defeat
us and play into the hands Of tho
company which now owns tho line. =
Walter NJ. Brown. manager
OF the company. had hot scs-
sion with +. ". Leiben. state
examiner. Lriben read letter
from the state equalization
board. saying the fun valuation
OF the coufpany's assets was
S9i1.i0o. The city Is offering
si.e00,oo0 for tho line thru
resolution submitted Monday.
The resolution will come up for
public hearing in the council Fri.
day at p. m. Monday nights
Rainier Valley word hattie promises
u big turnout Friday.
Meantime Markham Is planning a
MACS meeting for tho valley for a
popular referendum on the pur.
chase.
Markham and his few follower,
had two weeks IN which to organize
the opposition TO tho purchase OF the
car line by the city. They
combed the valley and brought In n
number Of members who do not use
the Rainier car line. got they were
only able TO museter IS votes
against the motion made at meet,
Ing two weeks previous said Hugo
Kelley. when questioned about th.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
TAX LIST READY
ON JULY |
Public Will Probably Get
Last Look at Figures

MIASHINGToN, May &c. - The
w treasury department prepared ia
give tho American people about July
1 what may be It's last glimpse OF In.
dividual income tax payments.
AS the internal revenue bureau
fastened to prepare thu tax lists for
publication rs authorized by the su.
promo court yesterday lines were 70.
drawn for tho fight to repeal thu
publicity provision of the revenue
law.
President Coolidge, Secretary OF
tho treasury Mellon and powerful
business interests oppose tho pub.
llcity principle. Roth the president
and Mellon AFRO expected to recon-.
mend that the now tax bill repeal
the publicity provision.
Arraycd against them, however
aro tho forces which originally 80.
cured tho publicity clause and they
believe publicity has como TO stay,
They arc reinforced In their belief
by the supreme courts vindication of
full publicity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
NEW TRAFFIC
PLAN COMING
Electric Block Signals to Speed Up
Auto Transit Downtown

This story was covered" for The
Star by Radioj
CEATTLE's downtown traffic Is 10
~ bo Hynchronized and handled
thru the congestod district by means
OF an elaborate electrical signal sys.
tenn.
Twenty-Five Intersections are 20 be
equipped with the signals by July !.
Instead OF controlling single
block. as Is now the case. traffic win
be handled In sections several blocks
long. Attempts win be made TO speed
up tho heavy north and south traffic
thru the business area By this
method.
This was announced Monday eve
ming by Police Chief ssyeryns. speak
ing 10 the largest audience he ever
has addressed. The chief talked be-
fore the microphone at KTcL. In Tho
New Washington Hotel.
Eventually, he said. provision must
be made either for an elevated sox.
press roadway or a tunnel. north
and south thru tho downtown dis
trlct. lie pointed out that north.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
AUDITORIUM SITE.
CASH SECURED CUR
S151,000 Appropriated by
Council as First Move

SEATrLE'S city council took the
~ first step, late Monday. In the big
municipal auditorium and recrea-
ton center by voting a si5l 900 gen.
eral fund appropriation 10 purchase
four blocks of land for the site.
This is between $500 and $2,OOo
a lot" Finance Chairman Blaine es.
planned, about as cheap as you can
get tracts even in the residence sec.
ton. The council voted an appro-
nriatlon not TO exceed si6S,00o, but
$4,000 Is the actual price,
Tho tract consists of about so
lots at Fourth and Republican, In
ID. 4. Dcnnys Homo addition--the
old circus grounds,
Tho action pnves tho way for
rapid completion of tho task OF
financing the auditorium. Next tho
council must appropriate 100000 to
match the Osborne bouuest. Then
the chamber will 70 ahead with
plans for an auditorium corporation
to take up 100000 In bonds and a
public subscription campaign viii be
launched TO raise tho remaining
sum needed, about sssO,ooo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

south traffic was many times heavier
than eaAt.wcst In this section, and
said II would grow heavier as popu
latlon increases
The electHc-llght system used on
several corners has proven Batlsfac-
tory. seysryns asserted. and told Of
plans for oqulpplng the business
area with a complete routing sys-
tenn.
The system 70 be used here is
hmilar 10 that in use in New
York, where center-street traffic
towers control several blocks. Be
tween the control towers motor
traffic Is hustled along. instead Of
having 20 stop for every block. as
Is now the case. The result Is
lessenlng OF congestion.
seattie's problem is that Of fit
ting 81 miles OF automobiles into 10
miles OF parking space. the chief
told his audience.
The result OF the congestion IL
from 800 TO 800 traffic tags for
drivers every day. he added.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
SHOP MAN.
dies in
MISHAP
Body Whirled Around
Pulleys and Motor
Before Cast Off

EGNER BJORKLUND, 40,
- a stonecutter living at
3847 22nd ave. S. W., was
instantly killed Tuesday fore
noon in the plant of the West
Coast Monument company
when he fell into an engine
belt. He was thrown against
the wall with terrific force.
Bjorklund's body hurting
thru the air, smashed a Sec
ton of the wall. He was pro-
nounced dead by DIR. Bark
will, of the city hospital
staff.
Bjorklund, from all appearances.
was inspecting the motor in the en-
ginc room which drives the air COM
pressor when the accident happened.
The motor is mounted on a frame,
with a hole cut thru the floor in tho
center Bjorklund apparently fell
into tho hole. lost his balance and
tumbled against the belt.
His body was caught up with
terrific force by the fasttrayel.
ing belt and made two complete
revolutions inside the belt and
around the motor and pulleys
before the belt cracked and came
off, wrapping itself around the
motor. Bjorklund was hurled
with terrific violence against the
wall and rebounded TO the floor.
Deputy Coroner Harry johnson
inspected the machinery and found
that there was no safeguard of
any kind about tho motor and
belt. He gave his opinion that
this negligence was partly respon-
siblc for the accident.
There were no witnesses to the
tragedy. altho the manager, John
A. Soderberg. was in the next
room
BJorklund had been an employe
OF the company for two years. He
Is survived by his widow and one
child.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
COLD DAMAGES
GRAIN CROP
Mid-West Faces Poor Year
Because OF Weather

CHICAGO. May 26.--Farmcrs thru
~ out tho Middle West have lost
millions Of dollars, due to frost dam
age TO growing crops during the I'M
prccedentcd cold snap OF the last
three days. crop experts estimated
today.
Both fruits and grains were heav.
ily hit by frost. reports from all Sec
lions show. Conservative estimates
OF the wheat and corn damage were
placed at 20 10 30 per cent. Fruit
crops were even more seriously In.
jured.
In several sections Of the rich corn
belt entire rcplantlng OF a new crop
will be necessary. II was reported to
brokers. This will bring late maturi.
~, with danger OF autumn frosts.
Killing frosts were reported In wide
sections OF Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Illinois. Indiana, Oklahoma,
Minnesota and the Dakotas. Ohio
and Kentucky also suffered some
from frost damage, but the losses
viii be less acute In these states.
Frccport and Dixon, ILL.,, reported
lowest temperatures when tho mer.
curry dropped to 20 degrees. Sub
freezing temperatures wcro regis
tered at many other points.
Lodn. III, reported Ice formation
ona+quartcr inch thick.
In response 10 increasing reports
Of crop damage. grain prices nd
ynncod on tho Chicago board OF trade
and other grain exchanges. Ex-
trcmoiy light yields IN both wheat
and corn arc now anticipated.
Tho climax OF the cold anN has
been passed, the weather burHu here
reported today. Slightly warmer
weather Us expected. Reports OF
light frosts during the night were
received from several points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Rumor Council Session
May Discuss Governor
Many Members Holding "Razzing' III
Check; Wait for Chance to Talk

ponents OF the amendment at the
last election. 1t is her contention
that the is-year feature is not
meant to prohibit boys and girls
from working who are old enough,
and who should be at work. but
mainly TO put II within the power
OF the government to protect them
from dangerous and immoral occu.
patlons.
The chief features of Tuesdays
program were addresses by Mrs.
II. r. Maltby on Narcotics and Our
YOUTH" Minors and Industry" by
Mrs. Delphine NJ. Johnson: Moth.
ers' Pensions" by Judge King
Dykeman and Feeblemindedness and
Crime" by Luke S. May.
'nha election OF officers was to
take place Tuesday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Cement Vessel From
France Unloads Here

With $4,000 bags OF cement from
I1avrc, France. tho big frclghtor
Nevada, Capt. ~ Taranvant, arrived
at pier II, Saturday night, and was
busy all day Monday unloading.
1--WE sailed from France, April 4,
and stopped at Colon, Los Angeles.
San Francisco and Portland" anys
u, CamWct, first mate, Eve expect
to take n return cargo OF copper,
barley and lumber, and should yet
away from Seattle by Tuesday night,
"Ah, tho war, the war. II could not
hnyo beon worse for France II the
Germans had won," declares Gem.
nrct, who was on u munton ship
during tho conflict
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
JAZZ GIRL IS ILL
Has Slight Attack Of Appen-
dicitis; No Operation

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2e.--
Dorothy Ellington, dance hall girl
who goes TO trial juno Is charged
with killing her mother, was suffer
Ing today from slight appendicitis
attack.
There Is moth Ing 10 worry
about" attending physicians said.
I'VE don't think an operation will
be necessary. Dorothy should be
ablc TO appear In court"
Tho "jazz" girl Is not confined to
her bed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

Georgetown. Leo Flanncry, 30, living
Mt 31st ave. and Main ST., was arrest.
cd for possession OF beer. Dick
Hosch. 40, OF 1914 Western ave. was
also charged with having beer. Bail
for Hosch and F'lannory was set at
500 each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
rsr. nY HnMrR q. nREW

EST. by HOMER q. BREW
Two cents per copy. Fifty cents
per month. six hundred dollars per
century. Special rates TO button.
hole scuiptors. weincrwurst design
ers. anehoyy curriers'. centlpede
chlropodists. furniture oyerstuffers
and waffle vulcaniEcrs.
Howdy. folks The dog days
and the cat nights win soon DO
with us.
President Coolidge has sent a let
ter OF approval TO the child welfare
meeting in New York.
Is IL possible that the president
hasn't heard Governor Hartley's
opinion Of the meetingg
We're surprised 70 see Coolidge
circ his support 70 sseh ~aityis.ic
t,ccddlc~ and 'Hpiil, sush
Wonder II an umpire. when no
dimes at a restaurant, first dusts Off
tho plate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
ADMIRAL LINERS
ARE FOR SALE
Philbln Says Ownership of
Boats Should Rest Here
by c. A. CLAY

PURCHASE OF the five big liners
l. now on the Seattle trade route TO
tile Orient IN open to anyone with
enough money TO buy them--cither
the American Oriental Mail line,
now operating the ships for the
United states shipping board, or
TO other private capital. according
TO j. II. Philbin, sales manager for
the emergency fleet corporation.
Mr.. Philbin reached Seattle Mon
day night on his first trip TO the
Northwest out OF Washington. ID.
c.. after n voyage from San Fran
cisco on board tho liner ii. II. Alex.
andor. He chose the ocean voyage
In order to gain an accurate, first
hand idea OF what he terms "our
wonderful harbor" Hc added that
no was greatly impressed with It's
wonderful possibilities"
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
TO HELP SEATTLE
Ho expressed tho opinion during
q talk at Tho olympic Hotel, that
operation OF the American fleet of
liners on tho Oriental run by pri.
vato ownership would not only i'm.
mcdlatcly benefit tho line itself but
would react for the general good
of Seattle MS n great ocean port.
wbyc in san Francisco Mr.. PHI.
| bin discussed the sulc OF tho OrIcn-
tai line fleet with s,onlcS Dollar,
OF tho Dollar Inc,
Operation OF this limo by intor-
cstod private capital hero would put
n nj once In the black on tho led.
gor." said Mr.. philbln. Not only
that, but this successful manage.
mcnt would so FAR towards making
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

German Scientist Claims Malaria
Cures Brain Paralysis. Headline.
Let's try !, out on tho city coun-
ciI
Diporccd arc Mr.
And Hrs DeiaHos
He found. trhca he'd tocd,
She tcGs soprano.
GTda Gray. champion shimmy
dancer. Is now appearing at the Co
lnmbla thcaier here.
Let's match her against a plate
OF JelIO.
In on the Back Of a rerd:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
Police Dry Squad
Jails Three Men

Three men were Jailed Monday on
booze charges by the police dry
squad. =. Fox, 70, was arrested nj
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

Old Joe Bungstarter says the
most useless thing in the world is
a clipped saucer that you can't
drink out Of.
Blu CUT Hes
In this graveyard lot;
He ,cas tight.
But hts brakes icerc rot
LII Gee Gee Is very Ingenious
She was out In the country Sunday.
and she wanted TO wash her bath
ing suit. SO she used a thimble.
WEATHER REPORT
The thermometer dropped from
% to 81 degrees in 81 hours In Chi
cage yesterday.
The weather changed so suddenly
lot OF heat prostraiion victims
were frozen to death
In the East, the weather some.
ope,a chehlstns -et e,,nburrcd
.s EVE y sp,'nD 80. l'o,oyo (.
n"aWos.'p 'HV'tcu"e' @"c' "''"
'u''' @'s
When his wife calls him for
breakfast st-ondcr ~ {, ffrcrnan affsea
down the. banlster?
W DIARY
tMay 2S)
Up bfimes, faire spring day. and by
the scribe. lids day come nv coach from,
Vancouver. Is. MeGse. of tho police, and
many Others: AZ my scrivening all tho
where ...aiax '' sp.n 1rp l,, and 70 ho"s'
stevens. as fine n booL. az .y., y,sJ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
USERS SAY
Offer IS
UNSOUND
Star Inquiry Seems
to Indicate Valley
Unfavorable

TUE A - c OF sentiment among
l. residents Of Rainier valley ind
Gates that n the proposed purchase
Of the system Ia put TO refer
endum OF the people OF The valley
II would he overwhelmingly defeat
ed at tho proposed price Of $1,000
900 offered tho company by the
city council.
But residents OF tho valley favor
purchasing the sybtem AZ "A reason
able price" Some want the city
20 own Il 50 that tho tracks viii
be paved. others 10 better service.
and others 20 STABILIZE real estate.
but the hiK majority believe The
price offered by the city Is too
high.
Going thru the phone book, The
Star called 25 residents Of the val
ley at random. Here's what they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
TopAY's NEWS PICTURE


This Is EphPaim
in Sworui. who
- just been APP
pointed guardian to
take care of the
caretakcr's daugh.
ter, when the care
takers busy taking
care.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
1900. 900 BIG PRICE
To PAY. WOMAN SAYS

] s'hfFs - 80 tsitHs ttN7ANH -
IF the city gets tho limo suppose
i'm mean more taxes. BUT 4, ought
20 have II. stiti. $1,000 900 Is an
awful price 20 pay"
sirs. T.. u. Davis. 1893 Lucille IT..
II favor tho city buying the line
but think It's an awful big price
the city is offering
Mrs. J. Braddocls. Aiio i5th ave,
y: II favor Tho city buying tho
Rainier line. but tho price, 81 1909.
600. IL much too much for the sys,
tenn"
Mrs. II. l.. Collier. 4.ii Ferdinand
At; Fl nm not interested. either way.
we drive an auto
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Engholm. carpcn
ter. OF 1914 5ist ave. &: I'VE favor
the city purchasing tho railway sys-
tom. but wo feel that the price OF.
fered IL quite high"
Mrs. Is. i. Hamlin. 1854 Orcas ST.
II oppose the city buying the sys.
tenn. Tho price offered is altogether
too high"
WANT PAVING, But
THINKS PRICE HIGH
Mrs. l.. II. Fowler. 1903 Renion
81. The service is alright. but /
favor anything that will get us paw.
ing between tho street car tracks
II seems tho only way to get that
is for the city 10 buy the lines
That's an awful big price, tho"
Mrs. Albert $. Goss. 1856 seth
ave. y. II favor stbe city buying
the street railway. don't know
anything about tho price that has
been offered"
ID. Il. Irving. Bryn Mawr. Il
haven't given II much consideration
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

OSLO. May 2s.--Tbat some
" misfortune had bcfailcn Capt.
Road Amundscn, Lincoln Ellis
worth and their mir vikings was
Tho fear bcsetting the Norwe.
eian capital today. as no news
OF the polar fiiers arrived up
On early forenoon.
This potent misfortune did not
necessarily mean that the explorers
had met death. But with zero wealth.
or reported from spl,zbergen and
storms brewing above the Arctic cir.
clio there was today genuine fear
that perhaps tho expedition trying
10 conquer Tho North Pole from tho
air had been forced down and then
was unable 90 get into the air again.
In this case II meant that they
would be compelled 20 set out on
skis for the nearest Greenland point.
several hundred miles from the Pole.
Such n venture would be fraught
with tremendous danger. The expe.
dl,lon's supplies suffice for month
and they can be augmented By kill.
Ing game en- route.
HIKE ACROSS ICE
WASTE Is GAMBLE
But. AZ tho best, such hike is a
gamble.
With unusual luck. the flyers
might get back to point where
they could be picked up u rescuers.
However, the general populacc be.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26
WEATHER REPORT

The thermometer dropped from
% to 81 degrees in 81 hours in Chi
cago yesterday.
The weather changed SO suddenly
lot OF heat prostraiion victims
were frozen to death
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-28
LIQUOR is FOUND IN
AUTO OF MAN ARRESTED

VERGA. N. J., July 2S.-Frank
Welk, of National Park, n. j., was
arrested here by Special Officer
Wilbur Comley on charge of
reckless driving, and when he was
taken before Justice of the Peace
Seldom he resisted the officer so
strenuously, tearing down n large
electric sign in front of the office
of the justice, that it was decided
to search his wagon, and the
search disclosed considerable
quantity of liquor in half pint,
pint and quart bottles hidden be.
meath old rags.
He was committed to Jail in
Woodbury. for a hearing before
United States Commissioner Avis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-28
PEARLS, IN 20 YEARS, UP
500 PER CENT IN VALUE

LONDON, July 28.-Throughout
the ages, while other jewels have
gone in and out os fashion. women
have always loved pearls: old leg
ends say that tho wearer OF pearls
will find herself endowed with a
mystical power of attraction. Those
who own fine str;n:s are fortunate,
for during the last twenty years
their value. has increased 500 per
cent and will go higher. since many
pearl beds are becoming exhausted.
A pretty story concerning the
first pearl necklace ever worn
comes from Indian mythology The
daughter of a god. tired Of earthly
treasures. wanted something new"
So hel father caused the bed OF the
ocean to be scoLIed and brought
her-pearls!
White. yellow. pink and black
pearls are known. but the most IA
nous happen to lie white. Pearls
from the Indian ocean have a
green ulster. those from Australian
waters are whittier,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-28
SAVING IS
PLANNED IN
MINES
Department of Commerce Will
Train Miners in First
Aid Methods
By ROBERT S. THORNBURGH

A campaign has been inaugurated
| by Doctor D. A. Lyon, acting direc-
| tor of the United States Bureau or
| Mines. to cut down the heavy
casualties occurring every year in
the mines of the country from acct
! dents.
The new safety extension sec
ton" will be headed by J. J. Forbes,
formerly district engineer of the
| bureau in Alabama, and will work
directly under the safety service,
which. under D. j. Parker, as chief
engineer, has performed notable
rescue work at numerous mine dis
asters during the last few years.
Besides operating to prevent mine
disasters, the bureau will continue
to train thousands of miners in
rescue work and first-aid methods.
the Department of Commerce, under
whose jurisdiction this bureau now
lies, announced.
"About half the deaths In coal
mining result from falls of roof or
coal" Doctor Lyon said. I'm metal
mining approximately one third Of
the deaths result from similar
causes.
THE death rate from these acct.
dents is nearly three times as large
in some States as in others. Eff
forts to bring about reduction in
the number of fatalities have not
shown substantial results.
"Since the individual miner is the
one who can do most to exercise
precautions against the hazard from
rock or coal falls. one Of the prin-
cipal duties of the new extension
service will be to perform such
educational work in mining COM
munities as should influence the
miner to take greater precautions"
Organization of local safety So
cieties, forming a series of units in
a national organization known as
the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Assoc
citation are planned. The society was
named in commemmoration of the
first director of the Bureau of
Mines, pioneer in the industrial
safety cause in the United States.