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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
MERELY A MILD SIGN
NOW TO SIGNIFY END
OF WORLD, THEY SAY

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. Feb. g.
IL Tho end OF the world. sched-
uled for tomorrow. according 10
prediction Of Mira Margaret
Rowan, prophecies 81 the Re-
formed seventh Day Adventist
church. viii not come In cata-
clyumio fashion. members OF the
faith agreed hers today.
Dr. y, =. Fullmer. sponsor for
Mrs Rowan, said that further
study had convinced him there
viii only be- a sign given to-
morrow. after which gradual but
complete disintegration and de-
gtruction viii follow.
The sudden flash Of lightning.
flood or some other catastrophe
which has been predicted win not
occur. Or Fulimcr admitted But
the sign will come. altho No mild
In form that none but the elect
may see H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

reduction OF the road and bridge fund
tax In the several counties OF the
state from 4 to mills. and the re
duction OF road district taxes from
10 TO mills.
IF your organization has rs
much success in getting these
two items reduced rs you did the
1is-mill levy, IL is going TO place
the smaller counties In n position
where they will he unable TO
keep up their roads, but of
course II will save large corpor.
atoms vast sums Of money"
If the railroad lobby's plans &c
thru. Christensen writes. ''it will dc
prive taxpayers OF roads TO trave
over for the sake OF saving few
hundred thousand dollars TO the
larger corporations"
II Is common knowledge that the
railroad lobby is the strongest In
years. Besides the road program
the lobby has been mistakenly back
ing the plan for "a state tax commits
sion that would deprive counties OF
power TO assess railroad property
turning this function. virtually
over TO three appointivo members OF
ms commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
Old Spokane Bridge
Is Used Temporarily

West side traffic Thursday morn.
Ing was temporarily diverted back
to tho old Spokane st. street ear
bridge. due 10 steam shovcls work.
ing on tho gard ave. $. w. end Of
the now bridge having TO occupy
the rightofway for a few hours.
The old landmark on the lower
route looked familiar and doubtless
to many West Seattle folks the
change was not undivertlng.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
ESTIMATES
INCREASED

Because Of the protests Of other
property owners. and undoubtedly
the opposition OF the railroads. this
plan was dropped and arrangements
were made for the patch Job.
which the streets department said
could be completed by day labor for
t2s. 900. the property owners to pay
half the amount.
This waterfront property owners
agreed 20, but council failed 10
provide the other half Of the money.
Then, after more hearings. II was
decided 20 let a contract for the
work. which the engineer estimated,
done in that way, would cost $40.
600. This the property owners,
eager 10 end the m e nace. also
agreed 10.
'.Now the cost for this temporary
Improvement, os shown by the no
ices OF assessment sent to property
owners. has swelled TO $4,000 for
the lob the streets department
would have done for $4,000.
.Thia IL ridiculous. II VIII not
make Railroad nyc. safe. And.
rather than continue this horse
play. the port will fight for an i'm
provern.st that will wipe out this
deathtrap forever"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
Arrests Speeders; 0usted!
Highway Patrolman Suspended Be-
cause He Handcuffed Three

az the manner in which he treated
his prisoners rather than at the ar.
rest itself
These men had no right 70 VIC.
late tho law and Clark did right in
arrcstins them" sald McArdlc.
However. II was entirely unnccos.
sary 20 hnndcuff them and bring
them 10 me. He should have taken
them to tho nearest peace officer
and had their cases disposed OF in
the regular way.
II demanded that Clark apologize
for his unreasonable action. and
when he refused I suspended him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
MISSING BABY'S
BODY FOUND
Tot Found in Duwamish
River; Lost on Sept. II

Found floating in the Duwamish
river near the city limits. wednes.
day evening. the body OF 3-year-old
Margaret Ettlin. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs, Joseph Ettlin. OF Renton, was
held by the coroner Thursday.
The girl disappeared from her
home September IL. 1924. From all
indications she wandered TO the river
bank and was accidentally drowned.
Sheriff Matt Starwich's bloodhounds.
Rather and Rambler, traced the III.
tie girl TO the highway near her
home and later, on two different at.
tempts. traced her to the river bank.
The coroner declares the tot met
death accidentally.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
| 3 is A u 7 0
DEATH TOLL
lap Boy Latest Victim of
Motor Vehicles

Tho 18th death from automobiles
was registered Wednesday afternoon
when Selichi okihsra. 5.year.old son
of a. okihara. 1922 Hinwatha place
was instantly killed at Fourth ave
and Union ST.. by a car driven by
Max c. King. 81, Majestic hotel.
The little Japanese boy jumped
from the curb in front OF the
White building and ran Into the
path OF Kings motor car His
skull was crushed 10y wheel
King WINS booked by the police
and released OH his personal recos
nizance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

year ago and then abandoned. be re.
vived now and substituted for the
patchwork job
Under this plat. agreed TO BY
the streets and sewers committee.
the city engineer. the port and the
state" he said. the wcs;erumost
track. on which the railroad has
surrendered It's franchise. would be
moved 90 feet east, and a new road.
way. 30 feet wide. would be in.
stalled alongside the present road.
This would make the avenue a uni-
form width OF 81 feet its entire
length.
This plan. which would cost
$3.50. 900. was to be financed by as
sessrnent Of the property owners.
The state. as owner Of the harbor
area. and the port Of Seattle was TO
pay more than half
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
FIREMAN HURT
Knocked Unconscious Re-
spending to False Alarm

While responding TO a false alarm
late Wednesday night Capt Pat
rick J. Donohoe. acting first battak
ion chief of tho fire department
was knocked unconscious when his
auto skIdded on wet planking near
tho East waterway dock. II over.
turned. Donohoe was senseless
when rescued. and was taken to tho
city hospital and later removed to
the Providence hospital
He has y painful head injury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
MAYOR TO DEMAND
CITY COUNCIL MAKE
RAILROAD AVE. SAFE

MAYOR BROWN viii demand
1'l that the city council take
immediate action TO make Rail.
road ave. safe for the public. he
declared Thursday.
The demand will be In the form
Of n letter which the mayor is
preparing 20 send 10 the council.
II Is prompted By tho fatal acci.
dent Sunday In which John Peter.
son. his wife and Mrs. Clara Fitch
were drowned when the Peterson
auto crashed thru a flimsy rail
and into the Sound.
The mayor points out that be
urged repair Of the avenue in his
annual message.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

Howdy. folks. Didya sec where
n, A Haines. prohibition com.
-i,sioner. i asking congress TO
,vpruprnie $4,000 TO erect bill
Aark ADVERTISING the dangers
4 bcstleg lquors
q course. the best advertisement
,rss. nauor Is the Eink with the
4 rose and tho frayed coat
Rsooards warning drinkers OF the
s.r- q going blind on moonshine
rsa b o. little use.
No., Of our mooashine drinkers
4. llxz3y blind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
ATTACKS RAIL LOBBY!
Senator Says Roads Using $4,000
Fund at Legislature

OLYMPIA. Feb. j.-Rccortling
~ charges that fund of
500. 900 or more" is being used
in the interests OF the -four
large railroads OF the state" TO
influence legislation, Senator
George i. Christensen. OF Stew
ems, opened an attack today on
the so-calIed Estate Federation
OF Taxpayers association"
Christensen has talked of start
ing a senatorial investigation OF th'
association; c. Il. Arney. Jr, Ia
executive secretary. has virtually
dared him 10 60 ahcaa.
The railroads. Christensen says fl
4 letter made public today. ar
winning their great fight TO repea
the ono aud n half mill permanent
highway levy. He charges that a
the next legislative session, furthc,
legislation In tho interest OF thu
railroads is to be slipped over,
The letter says In part;
"In doing away with the high
way levy it saves them tthe rail
ronds) nearly 5000. 900 euch year II
taxes. which would be used OF
roads thidout the state.
II understand TINT NJ the mex
on. vor are .ouv 20 .sl. 70
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
May Wheat Takes
Big Drop In Chicago

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.--A sharp drop
WAS registered by May wheat at tho
opening on the board OF trade today.
Opening prices ranged from St07
down 10 slo5A. compared with a
close OF si.99h yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
BEWARE RUM.

n csusrrss apprOpri1fcS $4,000
) rwi blibsards for thc prohibt-
IS srp.rtrlcHt. iec nay yci SC
ssss Ets thcse:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
SEEN AT HOTEL
BUTLER WITH
VICTIM
Dentist Picks Prisoner as
Mrs. Morley'S Companion
is IMPORTANT CLUE
TnnnnnI Cn,n ILnnIiEnniinn
Tenant Says identification
CIincheS Manheart Case

DOsITIyE proof that Elmer
Il 4. Manheart dln,d at the
Butler hotel cafe Saturday night
with Mrs. Lillian Helen Morley,
shortly before Mrs. Morley was
shot 10 death In n tANicab nj
Harvard ave. and Harrison st.,
was given police Thursday
when DIR. J. 4. Wilson. prom
Inent dentist. identified Man
heart a. the man he had seen
In the cafe with the woman on
Saturday evening.
Detective Captain Tenant wat
much elatcd at Wilson's identified
ton.
This absolutely cinches our case
and am confident that Manhear
will now - convicted Of murder
for the staying OF Mrs. Morley
he said
Charles A. wilkin. Yellow Cal
driver, previously Identified Man
heart ns the man who entered hi
cab with Mrs. Morley at the But
Ter hotel. and as the man who sho
ana killed the woman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05


Al ,hAt. some Seattle bootlegger
,1lA make a fortune giving away
anstsry lot as a premium with
arh bottle that proved fatal.
~ sonHe y.lls orer the ocean,
NJ boAnk pells ouer the sea.
W bonHtss q radio announcer,
Es tresscusfs from KFAEi
De reason We favor the child la
"a lnsndmeut IL our fear that
sns i.ysar-old child will come
ilrg and take this Job away
sln Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
FIGHTS
PATCH" JOE

Cotisrili said that the port would
insist that the plan for permanent
Improvement Of the street. made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

GAVE CITY. Ky Feb. ASK
" the country 10 pray for my
boy Lee Collins. father OF Floyd
Collins. entombed explorer. begged
today. Il know the Lord is able
10 give my boy strength to last
until the new shat reaches him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
RISKS LIFE IN
RESCUE ATTEMPT

Rescuers estimate Collins lies $50
feet from the mouth of the cave. He
is so feet straight down from the
surface
The cave mouth opens from the
side OF pit on the slope OF a hill
on overhanging rock drops icy water
about the mouth. Huge icicles cling
TO the face OF the shelf.
RislSrng his own life, Roy Hyde
wriggled thru the contracting tun-
mel nj 1870 a. m. Reaching a point
100 feet inward. where dislocation OF
the walls prevented further progress,
he called to Collins. There was no
answer. Again and again Hyde
shouted. his voice muffled in the mar.
row passage Finally there came 10
his ears a faint. ooh. oh!'
Collins apparently has lapsed into
coma. He has not been fed for
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

adler General II. II Denhardt.
Lieutenant Governor Major Hubert
c. Perry and Captain Alex Corney.
Denhardt commanded troops at
Newport. Ky, during mill strikes
rae.utI.-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
NEW SHAFT
MUST BIZ DUG

The only means OF reaching Col.
Inns now would be thru new
shaft
This must be cut directly TO the
spot where Collins lies.
Engineers have abandoned a plan
10 dig thru 10 the walls OF n 81.
gantic vault beyond Collins, From
the point they would have emerged,
II would have been necessary to
scale a 40-foot precipice. pitch the
jailer-boulder into the void and then
carry Collins out. This plan was
impracticable.
Rescue work is being organized
by Governor w. j. Fields, who. on
suggestion from the Cincinnati Post
sent soldiers. commanded by Brig
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
TRAGIC
death
is NEAR
State in Charge
of Grim Task at
Tunnel; Hope for
Collins Fading
BY y. u. LEONARD

GAVE CITY Ky. Feb. dead
~ or alive. Floyd Collins, Is. OK.
plorer. will be taken from Sand
Cave. where he has been lmprison.
ed for more than 40 hours. lie
bad entered the narrow under.
ground passage in AN attempt 10
find a new route 10 Mammoth Cave.
Kentucky officially has pledged
itself 20 bring him out.
But even with the resources OF
his state and the federal govern.
ment marshalled IN his behalf. Col
Inns probably will perish.
The shiny, frigid tunnel thru
which men burrOwed toward the
victim has swollen shut. The bulg.
Ing mud II freezing. Roy Hyde,
expert miner. returning from tho
last plunge into the depths, reeled
into the open air TO report:
That's my last trip. I'd never
come out alive II / tried it again.
couldn't even get my hand thru
che EgaWEnu- fHut - left -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
MNGs WE GET WEARY OF
READING ABOUT

| Jack Dsmpseys reported re-
ssrsnf from the ring.
(. Jsrk Dempsey's engagement.
l Jssk Dempsey.
Flowers OF a religious sect In
q Angeles declare that the world
: mag 10 end Friday.
tanks for the warning. Wen
aari that ton OF coal we ordered
Issr1zy.
EAeH GsbrssFs horn sounds on
? kst day. sonic radio nut is
hazt to send him a postcard. sap.
~ ~Yonr program coming oper
~ congrdfulaiionsi'
h difference TO people who be
re The world u 10 end Friday. all
aszl troadcasting stations are re-
ssa'ed to remain silent while Ga.
sa eroadeasts his callnumber.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
WILSON WAS
WITH TWO GUESTS

third attempt Thursday afternoon 70
further smash the abb Of Manheart
who has sioutiy maintained his limo.
cenco since he gave himself UP Tues.
day night. Between - and 10 wait.
ors from the Butler cafe were TO be
brought 10 headquarters during the
afternoon 20 attempt the identified
ton Of Afhnhear,.
DIR. Wilson's story Was that on
saturday evening he was in the cafe
With two guests. Fred May OF the
Industrial Insurance Agency. and
Mrr. My.
IIe was sitting alone at n table
while his guests danced. when he
noticed a man and a woman stop
near him. he says The man was
arguing with a walter, trying to set
= table for two. This was finally
arranged. and they moved away.
but Dr. Wilson took particular no.
tice OF the man on account OF the
argument. He Identifies Manheart
as the man.
His testimony ~ OF the utmost I'M
portance in the chain OF evidence
with which Tenant and his staff
have surrounded Manheart, police
say. FIRST degree murder charges
will be filed against the prisoner as
soon ms Deputy Prosecutor fncfar-
lane returns from a supreme court
case in olympia.
Tenant hopes TO prove That:
"Manhcart met Mrs Morley in Los
Turn 20 Page :. Column D
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
yE DIARY

y etim.s. and = create while at my
sss' learning 10 play Hard
100 Hannah" By EAR. 80 10 the Of
shsrs iifiie 10 do. and thence 10
- H.ss Tavern. where playing at bill
- WITH A. Eitshe and .. Webster.
s;n. sa ir'unee them hsndily. taking
49, rom them by my create skill.
~ mighty proud. 20 home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

a. 'a'rs Is no truth to the rumor
~ =. 1l Gee Gee learned how TO
a'ny ey watching "A Ford fender.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

lriHHe aUaits the man rho
=. - ntents a ray 10 remore gum
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05
Slayer SUSPECT IS Identified
Ac C0rnnaninn IF Woman Murdered in Taxi
WEA Their

,.,.,,,sal Rghf raius toHight and
rrsss: frrsA southeast,
cr,y triadN
r.mpsrafute last - Hours
s',i-,un so Minimum. %.
To-day noon. i6
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-05

~. ..s price Of gasoline has been
Z cents a gallon in Seattle.
=, .A,onne goes much higher It will
= V Cheaper 10 use moonshlne.
NJ TRICK RADIATOR CAPS
~. new automobile code, just
.s a. a In the legislature, pro.
~ me use Of bathing girl stick.
-sn "indshieIds.
~ hest move will be 10 outlaw
~ on the backs Of Fords.
a., cont know who they are, but
- !. mas' be very important per.
me radio f. continually call.
! % 'hem. We refer. Of course,
NY and Charley. Ny Boy.
- CIRCULAR LETTER
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-17

want of understanding of the facts to
say that "those whose local banks will
not finance them for seed are those
who are trying to raise wheat in the
desert" or to propose, as Governor
Hartley has, that the sooner these
brave people give up the struggle
against diverse conditions and move
out of the country the better it will be
for them and all concerned.
They will not follow that false coun-
sci. They are loaned seed wheat by
private initiative after Governor Hart
ley withheld the relieving hand of the
state. They will stay by their farms.
their homes, their schools and church.
es, their towns and villages, for they
have faith in the country. They know
it. They have seen it rich and pro-
ductive under normal conditions, and
when normal conditions return, as
there is excellent reason to believe
they are now returning, Douglas
county again will be one of the best
growing counties in the west.
And that goes, too, fol Lincoln coun-
ty, for Adams county, for Franklin
county and for Grant nty.-Spokes-
man-Review.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-17
A. H. Young Is Making
Auto Camp Of Feed Yard

The Dispatch editor paid a Wis
it this week to the new anto
camp that is being perfected by
A. H. Young, who for the past
twenty years has had a feed
yard that has been the stopping
place for the farmers for many
miles around. During the old
days of prosperity in this region,
Coulee was the marketing point
for a large territory, and the
farmer who brought grain here
from parts of Douglas county
had to plan for a two day trip
when he brought in load. As
in most years there were large
number of these farmers, con-
siderable room was required to
care for them and their animals,
Mr.. Young undertook to meet
this demand and constructed a
feed yard where he had shelter
for more than one hundred
horses, with places where the
drivers could sleep in blankets
that they brought with them, as
most of them did then.
Conditions have changed dur
ing the short crop years that
have prevailed lately. Not only
the poor crops have contributed
to this, but the use of trucks for
hauling grain have cut down the
time required for such a trip, 50
that there is no longer a demand
for accommodations of this kind,
so Mr.. Young is making over his
old feed yard into a tourist camp,
"a four bit camp, if you please)
where the traveller who desires
a little better than the ordinary
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-17
Music Class Give Recital

A recital was given at the c..
B, Neihart home Saturday after
noon by the violin and piano pu-
pills of Mrs. G. A. Cutler. The
recital was not public, but for
the pupils and their mothers, the
following pupils taking part:
Hazel Twining, Bernice Lindley,
Hazel We|ch, Margaret Willis,
Audrey Winn, Lois Mitchell,
Helen Tucker, Marjorie Cutler,
and Paul Neihart. Ice cream
and cake were served, and each
pupil received an Easter remem-
brance of a little Easter nest full
of Easter eggs.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-17

free tourist camp provides, can
get it, with the better protection
that goes with such a camp.
The Sunset Highway passes
through our city, and during
tourist season there are large
number of cars parked in this
vicinity each night.
This new camp will have shell
ter for more than a dozen cars,
with parking room outside for
a number more. The kitchen
will be provided with three
stoves so that several can be
preparing their meals at the
same time. There will be two
bath rooms equipped with shower
baths, and all in all it will be
one of the completest tourist
camps to be found along the
highway in this section.
The Dispatch might add just a
word regarding Mr.. Young's S
long residence in this section.
He came here from northwestern
Iowa about 1883. and settled
north of Hartline, but later took
up a homestead seven miles
north of Coulee, where he lived
for twenty years, or until he
started his feed yard here in
1905, since which time he has
lived where he is now located.
During these~years he has en-
gagged in gardening as side
line, and each year he has de-
rived quite an income from the
sale of garden products to those
who were not so situated that
. they could raise what they
wanted for themselves.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-17
Praise for Big Bend Country

The editor of the Yakima Republic
would resent suggestion that he kick
a good m an when down, but he is kick
ing good county when down when he
writes editorials reiterating that
'tthose whose local banks will not
finance them for seed are those who
are trying to raise wheat in the desert.
Naturally. farming operations there
are proftless.
Take Douglas county, for instance.
Waterville, it's county seat, is sur
rounded by extensive areas of fertile
and valueable wheat lands. Thirty
five years ago settlers went in there
with no resources to speak of and
proved the value of the land for profit
able grain growing. Beyond team
of horses, wagon, a few farm imple-
ments, cow or two, some chickens
and hogs and little household fur
niture, the vast majority of these set
tiers had nothing. Then they began
w PlOOuCC WCdiIA 1lOA IACoO ioAoo
that are now temporarily discredited.
From wealth taken from that soil they
built better farmhouses and put in i'm
provements. Flourishing towns were
erected, roads were built and railroads
came into the country. Schools and
other public buildings were erected.
1t is we'll remembered by older resi-
dents that the farmers of the Big
Bend country went through the panic
of 1893 in better financial condition
than the farmers of the rich Palouse
country or the Walla Walla Valley.
Their lands were largely in the home
stead period. They had not acquired
title and had not gone heavily into
debt.
For more than quarter of century
grain growing was profitable over a
great part of the Big Bend country.
Good farmers found it profitable to
produce wheat, under the conditions
then prevailing, at 40 or so cents a
bushel. When the price of wheat
came back to 60 and 70 cents after the
hard times of the '90s there was a
widespread rejoicing.
Then came dry cycle of seven sue
cessive years; never a complete crop
failure, and in some Of the seven years
fair yields were harvested; but the
cumulative effect of seven years of in
sufficient moisture was too much for
the brave people who had been carry
ing on industry and business in that
region. The farmers necessarily fell
into distress and could not pay their
bills at the stores. The stores could
not pay the banks. In Douglas county,
for many years one of the best wheat
counties in the west, every bank
failed.
1t is cruel irony, springing from