The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 1, 1920, Page 9

9 warcnc > ANTLIAP BALLOTING Under Secretary of State Says California Vote Must Be’ Just One WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—-Under Secretary of State Davis today te sued a formal statement outlining the position of the state department On the proposed California law pro- Diditing land holding by Japanese The proposal ts to be voted on to Morrow and was the direct cause of Negotiations bet@een this country and Japan. While not flatly expressing ap- Proval er disapproval of the pro- Posed law, Davis’ statement said that AN outcome of the vote that does not Bccord with “existing and applicable Provisions of law" or with the “na- Uon’s instinct of justice” would not be acceptable to the country at Davil’ statement read: “The movement tn California to Tecast the state laws affecting allen Jand tenure has been receiving since its inception the close and interested attention of the department of state. ‘The relation of certain treaty pro- L visions to the proposed measure is discussed clearty and ably tn California and will doubtless prove An element in the state's decision as te the adoption or rejection of the Proposed measure “In the meantime, the department has had numerous discussions of the ‘Most friendly and candid nature with the ambassador of Japan and it is Believed he thoroly realizes, as we have sought to make clear, that no _ Outcome of the California movement _ Will be acceptable to the country at large that does not accord with ex- | isting and applicable provisions of law, and what is equally important, with the national instinct of jus OUTLINES STAND “AS PROSECUTOR Malcolm Douglas, candidate for _ Prosecuting attorney on the repub Mean ticket, made the final speech of his campaign for that office, at Richmon Beadch, where he de- elared that if elected it would be his Purpose to make the prosecuting at- 7 torney's office an agency for social | betterment, not an instrumentality i idea} of the prosecuting at. forney.” he said, “should be ¢ | | 3 = 5 | lig \Z i : j i az Ni +} prune juice, is sold for whisky. This | ' lof course, but the user suffers heav- -|ian’t interfered with by the change, Makers Get Away With It They Lay Up Tidy Fortunes. Sometimes Court Tells ’Em to Quit They Merely Change the Name. Herbert Corey motored most of the way from Seattle to New York to cover the recent world series in Brook- lyn and Cleveland. On the way he made a thoro study of the illicit traffic in liquor, and is writing a series of articles for The Star. This is the third. BY HERBERT COREY There are more sort medicines in the market now then | Horatio's philosophy ever dreamt o Some of them are widely advertised ome are sold only over the ba) Bat they have this charucteristic | mon: They are made upon @ “Tonics” Popular: as of patent! Aupply is sidetracked to make room | ° for Man o° War cars or something {of the wort and a town goes tempo 4 | Partly and partially dry, Then other |expedients come into play to paint | the Iily of the pallid cheek. ‘There ix | Money base |* DAF In the loop district in Chicago | which, when I last visited it, amotied ly busy hospital, The pa day were using ether, It jodor was unmistakable, So was the fmpact | REMAINING SALOONS MAKE MORE MONEY Moat of the anloons have gone out are making more money—many sa loon-keepers may—than they ever did before, They have no liquor Heense to pay nowadays, All they need is ® rack full of tonic bottles and a canh register, In the little German joint to whieh I referred pa while back—a place that could not he found without a bloodhound on a dark pight—the hausfrau aid she sol! about two cases of Bixzerac each week jure, I'm natiafied,” maid she enn nefer was 80 oot, Lots ®, 1 got-—efery #ort of tonio—~ Some men are truthful at all tenes except when thelr wives ask for In ancient days crows were em of alcohol, and they pack @ punch) oii, ike the casualty ward of al ployed as lotter-carrters. ' that would send Dempsey disay. | squeneesnsneneseenttesaettsiensasmemsnen The tired business man shows more pep than the monkey that bit/ the Greek king after hoisting about two prescriptions, They recall the) dear old days of Peruna, when an Indian's life was still a happy one. | “SIZZARAC” ONLY | 35 PCT. ALCOHOL In Columbus, Ohio, there Ia a little | German saloon which makes a spe- clalty of selling twopound sand | wiches for 15 cents. The olf German hauafrau who runs the place has! never heard of the H. C. of L.. ap parently. Two of those sandwiches contain enough provender to carry Stefansson over the great ice, ID dropped in one night for a little nourishment and noticed on the back bar a row of bottles labelled-—well, call the Iabet “Siezarac.” The bar lady got the glance: | “Ht is goot,” mid she. “Eferyone | drinks it now that there is noddings else to drink.” | I'l say it was good. About 30 per} cent grain alcohol, at a guess. Later) I got a little Inside information and | learned that it carried 35 per cent of | thie geal stuff. Every bottle was} filled “with the good old songs and} inharmonies we used to know. The; manufacturers of the stuff began tn) a small way with a few barrels of pherry and some coloring material, | but they have changed the formula from time to time, Sometimes the kick is furntshed by whisky and) sometimes by gin and sometimes plain alcohol. But the kick ts ab | ways there. The makers have made | so much money that they no longer worry about any possible fine. | GOOD FOR ANYTHING FROM | DOGRITE TO NEURASTHENA The tonic, socalled, and the myr | jad other tonics, so-called, affirm upon the bottle labels that the con- tents are good for anything from doghite to neurasthenia. In smaller, western towns they tre sold at the) ‘0 MORE® HE CHANGES THE NAME An argument follows, and the mak in fined, or ordered not to y more, He pays the fine and changes the name, Hie buviness for the tartender puts the new line out with name assurance that he put out old. “It's good for what alls you. But tiene tonics account for some | portion of the legitimate whisky that | has been withdrawn from the bonded | warehouses and for the greater part | of the grain alcohol. Over a great | many New York bers alcohol, “cut” by water and sugar and colored with | is better than the home-made stuff, ity from the least vibration on the following day. Now and then there is a spaam of law enforcement or the incoming | Assessor Hull Should Be Comrade Frank W. Hull County Assessor of King County The “American Veteran,” official veteran publica- tion of Seattle, in its issue of October 30th, made the following statement: “Comrade F. W. Hull, our present county assessor, having been in the service, has done many things for his comrades that show he practices what he preaches. His record in the office as the assessor of King county has been a splendid example of effi- ia the smallest dividend paid Savers in thie Association for more than eight years. @AID ADVERTISEMENT) Re-Elected ELEMENT THE SEATTLE STAR | Wan sold as Scotch, it is true, but the |, lof business, but thone that remain | AND FOR THE BOYS Mothers should know our great Boys’ Store, occu- pying tht whole downstairs of the Green Building— conducted on the same plan as the Men's Store, and offering the same money - saving val- ues. Suits and Over- coats $10.50 to $25. Hats and Caps $1.50 to $3. $20 is worth considering by those seeking an institution where they can safely andé profitably place their sav- ings. Ask your friends, neighbors or businens agsoct ates about these men who actively direct our affairs. TONIGHT and TOMORROW Only OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OFFICERS WILLIAM PD. COMER, President THOMAS 5. LAPPY, Vice President. BDGAR KE. CUSHING, Secretary BOARD OF TRUSTERS THOMAS 6. LIPPY, Vice President Northwest Trust and Savings Bank. President Port Commission of the Port of Seattle, to the county. In follow- this policy, it is now customary * usurp duties and responsibil- ¢ ities rightfully belonging to the * County Engineer, who was elected the people to superintend the | engineering work of the county. | | We charge that in ‘carrying out | the above-nameti policy, political friends are appointed, with slight regard to their ability to fill the positions requiring special qualifica- . tions. "Furthermore, in administering the @atrict road maintenance fund, a HENRY R. KING, President King Mros. Co., Men's Furnishings. GEORGE R, HANNON, Lumberman, formerly of Amsterdam Savings Bank, Amsterdam, New York FRANK W. SHILLESTAD, Denny Renton Clay & Coal Company. FERGUBON JANSEN, Hardware Merchant - EDGAR E, CUSHING, Secretary. WILLIAM PD. COMER, Bonds and Mortgages. large portion of this has been wast- @4 by similar methods. 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