The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 16, 1924, Page 1

> IWCh of Uk Capea WM wil be “he the anunal m av. Newspaper W With the Biggest Circulation in Washington. he SeattleStar |. Entered a* Second Class Matter May f WEATHER nd Thersday; theeat. Temperature Last 34 Hours Maximum, 46 Minimum, 36, Today noon, at. 3, 1899, at (he Postofticn at Meattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3, 151) Per Your, vy Mall, $3.60 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1924. TW * How I Made My First Dollar (Mayor Returns to Old- Time Business Editor's Neto—This in ihe first of a series of sketches by prominent Seattle people who, co-op. erating with the Thrift Week movement, will tell theu The Star hew they made their first dollar. De, Henry Suzzatio, president of the University of Washington, will relate his first money-making experiences tomorrow, BY EDWIN J. BROWN, Mayor IKE many other men, my first pen- nies Were earned as a newsboy. When I was 8 I soldithe weekly news- steam. Green peanuts have a good deal of moisture in them which creates steam when the peanuts are heated, and in order to prevent sogginess and make the peanuts brittle and sweet, the steam must be let off. It was my special work to turn the crank on the drum which would allow it to revolve slowly over the charcoal fire. After I had been working here for some time I received my board as well , folks! Isn't mud a thing? It ean be used eal campaign or as a Stee’ bewutifier, paper published in Grand Haven, Mich. as the $1.00 per week, which was eee | The following year I was much pretty good pay in those days. ‘In Siar: A word invented by poll-| elated over securing a position as of- fact, most.é@very boy in town wanted to describe other fe deo th ak much » Lave at machine politicians. ficial peanut roaster at $1.00 a week. The pay seemed enormous. The pea- nuts were put into a round copper drum, holding about one-half bushel, underneath which was a charcoal fire. to get my job away from me so that they could have all the peanuts they wanted to eat. They're still after my peanuts—here in Seattle. I remember that I saved $12 while working on this In the end of the drum were two or job, which I put in the bank and so yy thing that three small holes forthe escape of had a bank account of. my own. ever enter polit MAY DIE Woman Run Down! » —Drunk Driver’ Given Jolt A drunken: driver, jailed and fined $20¢ of Dec It uses everybody in & “major” « polities ts] Church Storm Center ‘a copper TODAY'S PRIZE OPTIMIST debn D, Steele, who will open | pretzel manufacturing cor pany here Saturday. see E'tse first pretzel that is Rtby the new firm wil! tu Mth disgust when it sist Mnear-beer. pen gambling is positive in’ Seattle, Hereatte Bt knock three times before into guine—Serveniand. n Museum of Nature: is "going to Bell One Or tts Q-yoarold dinosaur exes the puretaser> hi 7 nm we could have frie: land current jelly ten man pe th tal and anc it almost time to print a ph i passywillow of . recklens | pWe have a new ste Her nanie is Lizzi on for driv trying to run ‘The accent’s on t drivers ANDIDATE FOR THE POls5> IVY CLUB The employer who has hi Menographer stay after low Wed then charges her for the ‘Mephone call to say she won't ke home for dinner fering of “ ae Mayor Brown made his first dollar selling papers in Michigan. Wednesday morning the copyreader. ce and| he went out on the street and played his old role again to aid in the Thrift week dr f) Weeks we'll only Nick | He is shown here selling a copy of The Star to H. C. Perkins, son of the Seattle post- ge sia Sho was| master. The mayor insisted on selling a Monday Star, as he declared that news of alleged ,| police graft was as interesting as anything he has read in a long time and ought to sell ‘ well, even tho it is an old story. Photo by Price & Carter, St ™ APPLE GROWERS SENDAI SHAKEN. 725 wowan sre fp A lot of movie reviews att Ph ppiee days rourt be sworn to do a i ve ited styles, 80 eaters. Deftly homespuly “a TRAFFIC COPS ARE ai | ana cwoaue | TOCO-OPERATE BY NEW QUAKE!) oer on tHe a web me. she i et 500 at Yakima Decide to Important Japanese Market ’ leven ce ot ee the sirect and Unite on Sales City Is Victim u watdeed . ‘ tne i a i th hee ee (Turn to Page 7, Colamn 3) r ; t ike a * ta ae Bs ARSHIP ON ROCKS S. Cruiser Tacoma Total Loss; Is anes “MEN ographers | ea— © O CENTS IN SEATTLE co WAS OR WAY 10 Mystery | Shrouds Naval Disaster; Rebels “Blind” | Tampico Lights | SAN PEDRO, Cal., Jan. 16. |—The light cruiser Tacoma, | which went on the rocks off Vera Cruz harbor, is a total | loss, according to unconfirm- \ed radio dispatches picked up by the Radio Corporation of | America here. The advice which the local | station received but could not verify, said that the ship grounded at 4:40 a. m. and was abandoned at 5:10, after futile attempts to release it. eee WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. —~The United States light cruiser Tacoma, recently dis- patched to Vera Cruz, today went aground on Blanquilla reef, off the harbor of Vera Cruz, the navy department here was notified. The Tacoma sent out an S. 0. S. asking that assist- ance be rushed. The cruiser Richmond has been sent to id the Tacoma and other | naval vessels will follow. naval commandant at New it the following message department here: n U. 8. 8. Tacoma, 6:40 ma. on Blanquilla reef, 1z, and in need of im: Naval officers here were at a loss explain the Tacoma’s going a well-charted harbor. reef is marked by a ouse, which, in normal ays in operation, it is Naval authorities here were notified recently that: the rebel forces had caused the lights to be extinguished on lighthouses off Tampico harbor, It was feared the light on Blanquilla reef likewise might have been out, causing the Ta- coma to go aground. ‘U. S. PROTESTS PORT CLOSING WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 has dispa' ta, leader of = protest on the 1 today vered to Wood, Bombay Frightened by Shock of Quake y early to population into a Jamag ; Dr. James H, Franklin, one of the storn oversy in the Bast over ehurch doctrine ay while in Seattle Wednesday, except that “a man cc he doesn't believe the world wa day. ? P he Dr. J: SEEKS DIVORCE eee Wife of Former Policeman : fe: io 8 ot ‘the Files Suit 1 proper ad es on earth centers of the to heaven even if lengths H. Franklin ak the J € | + y s' s founes 290 | QUEEN ANNE Here on Way to VOLCANIC ORIGIN antes et | DISTRICT Orient led W Sie pt Ck, Ge, W OFFICE , 3 Sap tcktort ft Boa abl Ty oat aur, SEZ BY LE i M erin inani hunting a a horsey Sf ' r ; teading left to right, the oe | S Tom Sims’ printing 7 Musie , Sims Ne wspaper if » he is now, but Department : / Star office, and Mai } f m Y sab Lindt fOM SIMS Floor ' | | on the Editorial Page oh wart " Haat M “ braahal ith eit A fo amusement above photograph shows Tom xvess and the first edition of Tom isn't in jail we don't his printing press is at The NEWSPAPER of The today e yourseli Star aks