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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
OF ANTS
? IS FAILURE
Veteran Exposes False Cam
paign at Noon Day Meeting

OPPONENTS Of the city manager
" plan can find no reasonable
arguments against the plan aud are
circulating empty accusations and
deliberate lies IN an effort 10 de-
feat the proposal to administer se'
attle's affairs In a huElnraallke man
nrr This was one Of the hot shots
fired by LOWS u. schwellenbaoh,
war veteran aud lawyer. principal
speaker at a mass meeting Mon
day noon al tho Palace Hip.
Tho meeting closed the manager
battle in Seattle. To Il troops Of
city employees and henchmen OF
politicians were hcrded la Bn effort
20 pack it and give an impression
or popular dlapproyai Of the plan.
Tho effort was failure The
crowd was with schwellcnhach as
he opened the debate.
politicians and their aubordins
atrs." who depend on publlG bounty
FOR their livelihood. ARE tho chief
focs OF tho city manager plan.
schwelltnbach said lir launched
into deuuuchtlou Of the loose
ana careless methods OF tho pres
cut city government which have.
nc said Increased taxation 10 the
breaking point
Tho federal government has ca,
your taxes. - said the speaker. "The
state government has levied $1,000.
GOO less than was levied 10 ycafs
ago. Hut ssattls'n mAksahift mum.
cipal government, wiped out that raw
Ing by lsyyiHg si.oOtoo0 more this
year than last Il levied per cent
moro than Il was allowed 20. under
the city charter
Turning 70 other cities. Schwel.
lcnbach quoted their officials and
newspapers az saying that "ihs city
manager plan 80 tho greatest Hirp
In civic Improvement ever taken.
He said that tho opposition had
tried ia vain 20 got opinions against
the plan from Cleveland and had
failed.
Tho present charter amendment
the speaker pointed out. was the
work OF delegates from every fra
ternai and civic organization in So.
attic.
This committee" he taid. '1nvea'
,ikatcd every city manager plan
IN use. selected tho outstanding
points FROM The most successful and
Incorporated them In the Seattle
plan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
HOPE TO SECURE
FLOOD DAMAGES
EdgewiCk Residents Ask
$4,000 From City

Friends OF BoNloy canyon flood
damage claimants rallied in "A last,
minute tight Tor their ease Monday.
They put forward statements by
many engineers and city officials.
showing that tho city was 10 blame
for the flood which. some years
ago. reared down the canyon and
wiped out tho mill town Of Edge.
wick, Claims totaling about SEQ.
oeo were allowed by the council.
held up by referendum. and viii be
decided al the polls as Referendum
No. i.'
The Cedar river storage basin.
which broke and started the flood,
was condemned. the reports show.
by such tacn as n T.. Fi8sg. Seattle
engineer; former City Engineer Il.
II, Thomson. Ralph II. ODER. for.
mer assistant city engineer. Profess
sors Henry Landcs and Minor Rob
crtH, Of the university. and J. -.
Ross, city Hight chief,
Ross. IN a letter to Mayor Brown.
protested. the records show. against
putting water back Of tho concrete
dam that aftsryaFd had 10 be bro,
ken 10 reduce pressure.
Three engineering commissions
also are shown 20 have condemned
tho storage plan ar dangerous. Tho
records show that, against engineer.
ing advice. the city raised the wa
ter level la th0 byaIn ia December
1918. few weeks before tho aide
Of the basin collapsed and allowed
the storage water 10 sweep down
tho canyon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
BACKS GENERAL
Representative Proposes
MitCheII's Air Plan

WASHINGTON. March 9.--Deyel'
opment of national defense air pol
Icy similar 10 the one advocated by
Brigadier General Mitchell. assist.
ant chief OF tho army air service,
was recommended today by Repre-
sentative o'Sullivan. democrat OF
Connecticut. who represented the
house aircraft committee Mt the
anti.uircraft demonstrations last
week Mt Fortress Monroe. Va, In
an official report on the results OF
tho tests.
o'Sullivnn urged tho formation OF
military policy In which air
craft shall play the most import.
ant part" and said the tests dem
onstrated Mitchell was correct In
his statements that the only do
fenso against enemy air planes Is
"a substantial air force"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Get Ready, Kids! Funny
Clothes Parade Winner
Will Be Circus ClOWn!

Good shown Boy youll laugh
your head Off
This IN tho first parade OF tho
Seattle season and Tho star wants
10 SEQ whether this h going to BIO
a good year Tor ppradcs, II II N
maybe there viii DO some moro
this spring and summer,
pumdera will line up outside
Tho Star office, ON Seventh ave.
between University and Union
stR,, at Dl5 a, IN, SATURDAY The
parade viii start at 10 o'clock ANA
VIII be- short one, because most
OF you boys and girls haven't
your parade legs broken In FOR tho
season yet.
an you have to remember is;
g45 Saturday morning t20--cos'
tumc, Got that into your head
and 60 TO work on the costume
NOW.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
GIRL II Ill TT
IN COLLISION

Raymond Eo=a. 1918 Terry ave-
Was badly cut and bruised when 81
auto IN which hc was riding wps hit
by ono driven by Morris Angel $40
is,h ave. gt 18th ave. and T.. Az
der a.
Margaret Wright 70. daughter Of
stuart II. Wright, 1889 Belmont ave,
and Dan c. Browncli, Of tho Same
address. were injured when wHshrs
machine coliidcd with }. l.. Rock.
Wells car at Rainier eve. and Sew.
ard Park ave.
John Kylstru. IA 10th ave. y. was
cut in a collision between HIS ma,
chine and one driven by W, ].
unughcrfy. 1895 18th ave. ~ at
Summit Hyc. and Olive way.
Miss Evelyn Gibson, e. a clerk.
and r. n. IlnnnAm, -, clerk. we're
thrown from II. s. AEErimFon's ma.
chine when the ionncau door camo
open az 18th ave. ", and w. Caller
81. The Misses Helen Moe and Eu.
nico Clark were also slightly injured
In the accident. AsRrimson had
picked UP the party for '1iu" into
town.
Mrs. Emily Oswald. 4s. and afrs.
s. ]. Tlcrucy 80, were booked by
police. II. l.. smith. ~. their com,
panlon was charged with reckless
driving when his sar overturned at
First ave. S. and stacy ~. Sunday
night. All are held IN Jail,
Charles Motson. 80, was arrested
for driving while drunk. and his
compasions, r. Engclo. IS; l.. Man.
gam. &C. and G. Natalie, IS. were ar.
rested as drunk when they wcro
picked up by penAmore police on l..
Green Lake KAY. early Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
ROSS WORDS DO PUZZLE
snahle Your Thoughts To Last
Rsrse Before solution Comes

4 las bcsn said that cross word
z-ks ara thought stimulatoB.
ehsl they are when you runccn.
~ % solyiRg them. Is a modern
mas sAsik said the otlsr day
Tsse cross word puzzles sure do
naA Up your think tank
Wen your wits arr working on
sss Suris. you're out Of mischief,
sAag. scmctimss you arc also
q q luck, for they are not all
~ 10 solve. especially when you
NJ TOO much 10 luck.
ht don't give up. Clip the eou-
NJ printed elsewhere In these col
rs and get the now dictionary
vi is greatly enlarged vocabu'
IL. is revised large LIST OF syno-
yzk and iis many supplementary
kscaafiss-al, in one xinsis vol
Es-ii should be easier TO solve
Tsa iAe most Intricate OF these
axshi st.mulators. after all other
Rans have failed you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
RICH HAUL IN
GEMS MADE
I. BY YEGGS
Me- Is Smashed and Pearl
vckIaCe, Diamonds Taken
slHLS ARE HEIRLOOM
Nwntown Bandits Continue
Md Operations Unchecked

,m1Gs smashed the safe IN The
o,nee OF the Black Mauutac.
- 90. si6anSt ave- 5. sunday
.elns and took lCwclry valued at
y, than $4,000, owner ny Mr., and
=, George C, Black secs Cascade
Mr.. Black is president OF tho
rorl necklace which had been
N, nmlly Tor 100 years, owned
!. vrs Rhek. was taken, II was
,,s'ss AZ $4,000, Fosr diamond
49, valued at $4,000, and more
=. geo in cash comprised tho rest
: h, hot. Tho yaluablcs had
y, paeea IN the office safe a few
hp ase.
Srils saturday night held up
n,a lumelh0ch, owner or the
s,,r, SAon. 500 Pine ST.. and Hans
~, secretary OF the Trades
r,ns cub 10 Cherry 50,
W~tlhoch said a woman called
y. d the phone Saturday evening
"a "a him she wanted "a certain
l,ecat and requested that he have
-relsn, money on hand 70 cash q
,ns ,hseK. HimeIhoch waited Tor
y sal about SIS p, m, "a bandit
~ inside the d6or and drew a
:, "a Hlmcihoch. Himeihoch was
gsSea q $500 from the safe. The
Uraa never appeared.
nsrs vas attacked by two han.
Il Il ihs rear OF the clubrooms.
rg smSgcd him and as no lay
sScyieus. robbed him OF si,Ot6,
,ssA h was holding as custodian
as club funds
rsyss who runSackcd the homo
s0M Drew. zoos Ravcnua blvd,
afrday night, took $500 worth OF
suly. photograph records and
NEvaFe, -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Dahlby Campaigners
Claim He Will Win

Friends of II. G. Dahlby dark
horse candidate in the primary cleo.
ton. who surprised many by coming
out among the first six. were stag.
ing a last rally for him Monday.
Tbev assert that Dohlby will spring
another surprise Tuesday and Incl.
dentaily deal "a hard blow to gam
blers who are betting against him.
They based their contention. they
said. ON the results Of poll Of So
scattered precincts, whichs they
made. Dahlby was running second,
thew claimed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Ballard High Grads
Stage inheritance

Ballard high school graduates VIII
stage a reunion Friday March IL.
with a inheritance at the Ballard
ficldhouse.
This Is tho third Of series Of in.
formal affairs being staged by tho
Alumni association this year, An
Ballard graduates are cordially In.
vited to attend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09

pEslpEs amassIng 90 smack
- crs," coin OF the realm, tho
winner OF The stars costume pa
rndc next Saturday morning win
DO cast In n rolo In tho Grotto
Society circus st the Metropolitan
thcatcr saturday afternoon, The
circus Ia being staged Friday and
saturday three shows IA duy--hy
thc-tOlSe long breath; Angop
Grotto, Mystic order OF Yelled
Prophets OF the Enchanted Realm,
Masonic social order,
Tho star and the Grotto offer
thoe priaea,for the bost clown or
eccentric costume In tho parade,
Twenty dollars for the best. $40
Tor tho second and s. for tho
third, In addition. therein be q
free ticket To the Society Circus
Tor everyone in line Ia costume,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
AUTOS KILL a.;
INJURE Is
Eight Arrested for Acct
dents Dur@g Week End

EOUR woro killed, 10 injured nd
4 eight persons. two OF thom wom'
en- wero arrested aB the weekend
grist OF tho highway traffic mill.
| Two Of the deaths occurred IN Scat
lie, bringing the total to 20 here since
tho first OF January, six had been
killed by automobiles w TO this time
| last year,
The dond are;
MISS MARGARET H. MORAN,
school teacher. 1911 10th ave- NJ,
struck down Saturday evening by
Lewis 4 Evans. 10, 100 nth ave. at
Terry ave and MadiHon u,
CHARLES q. BURNS, rs, AZ
18th ave, n. fatally injured in crash
/ Saturday nt Fourth ave. 3, and
Washington ~.
CAPT r. II. CAM, Don Moincs,
retired mariner, instantly killed In
front OF his homo Sunday by an auto
driven by Frank NJ. skinner Tacoma,
JEAN SMITH. 7. Innt's Point.
struck down By car near her home
Saturday night,
Victor swanson. 2s Of Tacoma.
was arrested In that city and brought
here late Sunday IN connection with
the death OF tho little girl lla was
arrested as a hitandrun driver after
Deputy Coroner Mcdonald had
checked up on n license number
given him by witnesses,
Tho injured arc:
Tom nsdaon. 81, logger. Atlas
hotel: Joo Kokofr. So logger At.
las hotel. Mitchell Huden. 90. log
ger Tacoma; Earl whitmoro, IS.
OF Buckley. all in tho city hospital
with cuts and bruises received when
they raB hcadon into a car driven
by Lewis Mactarllne. IS. high
school boy. near the puwamlSh
bridge Young Maotarlane and d
glrl companion. Mary Seattle, is,
$500 AAhwood ave. and two other
young women and man. who did
not give their names. were slightly
injured
A fourth man with the loEKers,
who sleft tho scene without giving
hiH name, Is said TO have driven
their car.
Ray Turrci sJss walIngford
ave. Ia Providence hospital. with
Ian Injured hack after midnight
collision with car snid 10 have
been driven by Bert Smith. 1874
Borcn ave. near the city limits az
I r.. ll0ih u. and 10Th ave - l.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
FRAUD CHARGED
TO SINCLAIR
Pomerene Opens Teapot
Dome Oil Lease Trial

FEDERAL COURT HOUSE. Chey.
enne, Wyo., March Gin his open.
ing statement this morning, Atlee
Pomerene, former United States sem
ator and leading counsel for the gov.
eminent, declared the government
would attempt to show that fraud
and conspiracy entered into the leas-
ing Of Teapot Dome to Harry f. Sin.
clair
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Unidentified Man Is
Killed by Motorist

TACOMA. March o.-struck and
probably instantly killed by n hit.
and-run driver on the Mountain
road near spanaway. early Sunday
morning, young man about 20
years OF age was stlll unidentified
here Monday. That the auto must
have been travelling at n terrific
speed. is the conclusion drawn by
Coroner Perry after investigating
the accident. Tho many hat was
found fully 60 feet from where his
body was lying on the pavement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Mattice Death Verdict
Held by Federal Jury
Decision Reached in Insurance Case
Will Be Read on Tuesday

a guest at a musicale at the home
of his sweetheart. While several
guests were chatting in the living
room, n shot resounded from the
alcove and the young ocuiist fell to
the floor. his head shattered with
the hullct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Nine Are Jailed in
Ohio Khan Gun War

NILES. Ohio. March e.-Nine men
we're Jailed today as result Of an
other clash between Khan and anti
KHAN factions here Sunday night.
Gang fighting and shooting fol-
lowed an attempt Of anti-klansmcn
10 break up Khan parade
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
ASK APPROVAL or
SCHOOL. BONDS

school officials declared that tho
approval Of the school bond issue ts
imperative II Seattle schools arc 10
house the Students who Increase la
number each term. The building pro,
gram outlined By tho board has Isccn
approved BY civic and business or,
santzAtions OF the city
Fear was expressed that tie bond
issue might fail. due to the interest
In other issues that arc before the
electors Tuesday.
Thomas r. Horner. chairman OF
the committee from the Common.
wealth. club, which put the Boxlsy.
Crcel referendum. urged defeat OF
this fncasurU
Seattle has been elFcpIarizc1 with
Petitions 20 approve the Boxlsy Greek
award. Horner said. Tho appeal IL
made In behalf OF - families. called
flood victims We have Information
that more than 90 per cent Of the
SlIs. 900 award has been purchased.
assigned or In control OF few pro.
pagan<iists. The North Bend Lsun-
Der Co. and tho Ariiwaukee raiiroad
are the real interests behind this
campaign. not the families Who lived
there. Three court. Jurics have held
the city gui,Iess. and anyone who
has made an invest igation OF the
flood site will brand the claims as
gToundicss."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09

WASHINGTON. March 9.--Jacob
Gould Schurman. present minister to
China. is seriously considered by
President Coolidge for promotion M
the ambassador 10 Germany, II wns
Indicated today. Tho president has
not reached a decision yet. II was
said. Schurman was formerly prcsi'
dent OF Cornell university.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
Thieves Gag Woman;
Steal $4,000 Gems

NEW YORK. March 1.-Two men
entered the apartment Of Miss Fay
Perkins, 30, carly todny, bound and
gagged her and n man friend and
escaped win diamonds and Jewelry
worth more than $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
ELECTION
STARTS ON PAGE 1

Monday hau hish hopes OF defeating
progressive candidates. Tor the roun.
ell and slipping an one or moro OF
their handpickcd representatives.
\ bitter attack was being launched
upon Mira Henry LUndcs because OF
her strong stand Tor good govern,
meut during her three years In the
council and q similar attack was
helms launched upon Oliver Il. F.rick.
son. Residential districts Of the city
we're flooded with handouts attack.
ing Mrs Landcs and Erickson. sun,
day might showers Of these throw.
Always were to tlutttr on the rlty'a
streets Monday and Monday night.
Municipal league officials ana city
manager hackers We're preparing
Monday for old Fashioned rough
sturr at the polls Tuesday
Scntinels from tho two organize,
tons We're being martlAlcd 10 watch
the polling places Of the city and
also attend upon tho counting OF the
ballots In Auditor %. n Fcrguson'H
office.
we Intend there viii be no count.
tng out tactics IN this election. said
Edward W. Allen, president Of the
Municipal LEAGUE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
FOES or Plan
AIRS EXPOSED

City manager speakers Monday
were een,cring their efforts on un.
vciling the forces fighting the city
manager plan,
Bert Northrop, president % the
Young Mems Republican club was
scored for using tho club mBchin,
cry 20 bolster up tho police con.
uollcd. ward Estngston" In their
llght on the city manager plan. Al,
len charged Nogthrup with misuse
ot HIS authority aud with casting
"a stigma upon the organlration nc
heads.
II have been a lifelong member
OF the club and ono OF It's executive
committeeman" Allen said. Il pro-
test your discrcditing the club 10y
making such an unfair and uu,
authorized combination"
Louis II schwcllcnbaeh, speaker
for the city manager plan. debated
tho city manager plan Monday
noon at the Palace Hip lhcatcr.
Tho covert attack upon council
caRdiiates Erickson aud Mira. Ian
drs. Launched by the same crowd
that has been fighting the city man,
agcr plan, aroused the supporters
ot these candidates Monday
Defeat the rcactlopahcsr was
their battle,ery,
q. J. c, Du,ton. president % ths
park board, iSausd an appeal Mon,
day FOR supper, OF amendment No. 1
which seeks to remove The tax liniy
on park funds and puts this depart,
mens under The budget system.
The park board wants 10 main.
tain SIS park system on basis com,
mcnsuratc with seAttles growth and
the demands o. the people" putton
said. That IL impossible under the
present system. Seattle needs is
parks kept up as they should be.
Vote Tor amendment No |, and that
win DC possible, Dutton declared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-09
w omen's Knit
Cotton Boomers
SOC

Cotton Jersey Bloomers %
even weave. Made with elastic
at waistlins and knees-and
we'll reinforced.
Pink and white. Sizes SO
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DOWNSTAIRS STORE
, 1925-02-18
There is one divorce to every eight
in the United States.

There is one divorce to every eight
marriages in the United States.
The French Government is think
ing some of limiting immigration as
a result of the ever-in-creasing numb
err of foreign workmen entering
France. Italy, Poland, Spain and
Belgium furnish the bulk of the i'm
migration of 100000.
Bicycles are the bane of pedestrians
in The Hague where the streets the
narrow and tortuous. A set of anti
jaywalking regulations has been is
sued by the police exhorting pedes-
TRANS to watch GU tfor approaching
bicycles, to cross at right angles, not
to cucumber the highway and to keep
to the right.
The most popular name for a public
house in London is "King's Arms"
which appears forty-eight times in the
directory.
Once the finest instrument of its
kind in the world, the great pipe organ
of Notre Dame, in Paris, is nov re-
ported to be perishing from dry rot.
In the Salem Gazette for August 10,
1888, the weight of the principal Rev
dictionary commanders were given,
"as weighed in the scales at West
Point" as follows: General Wash
ington, 200 pounds; General Lincoln
224; General Knox, $50; General
Huntington, 1872; General Creation,
166; Colonel Swift, 219; Colonel
Michael Jackson, 252; Colonel Henry
Jackson, 238; Lieutenant Colonel
Huntington, 232; Lieutenant Colonel
Cobb, 1872; Lieutenant Colonel Hum
phrey, 221-an average of PA pounds.
A world flight embracing all five
continents is planned for early in 1926
by the instructor of the Soesterberg
military airdrome of Amsterdam.
Texas has less than 25 per lent of
her farm land under cultivation.
q.
A physician of Stanford, Kentucky,
piled $4,000 worth of unpaid doctor
bills in public and set fire to the heap.
He said,"I counldn't bear to have
people to grow up knowing that the
stork's account was never settled"
Berlin ~newsboys' cries are "verbot-
en-" according to a new ordinance.
They distribute business men in down.
town offices.
Ten million dollars worth of
, 1925-02-18
SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY

"No non-Christian nation has ever
preserved its liberties.
Matthew Holderby.
Newspaper reporting of divorce
in France is forbidden under
sever penalties.
Today's iceburg is composed of
snow that fell more than 5000 years
ago.
Bees are infallible storm prophets,
seeking shelter before a storm is
noticed by human beings.
Formerly, great Athenians were
buried in cedar chests.
The average life of a dollar bill is
six months.
Cockroaches are the Methuselas
of insects. They do not reach mat
ure size until two or three years of
age.
A rattlesnake will pass over a hair
rope. The ostrich does not hide its
head in the sand. The bat does not
tangle itself in women's hair. The
eagle does not carry away babies.
, 1925-02-18

The shark does not eat human beings
The toad does not make warts on the
hand.
Because a robin was rearing her
young near the top of the only pile
of white oak planking belonging to
the Birch Valley Lumber Company of
Tioga, West Virginia. the company re-
fused to fill a Philadelphia lumber
concerns order for white oak until
the brood had flown.
Glass-bottomed boats are used at
Catalina Island that passengers may
view the marine gardens. Now spe-
cial glass-topped railway carriages are
to be used on the railway line through
the Romsdal in Norway that passen-
gers may view the mountains which
tower thousands of feet above the
track.
Nearly twenty-thousand Mexican
children attend public school in
Los Angeles.
OF the 5000 automobiles in the city
of Rio de Janeiro, nearly 5000 operate
for hire.