The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 21, 1919, Page 1

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TWO CENTS IN : Satin SEATTLE Dotered es Second Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffien at Meattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March & 18 VOLUME 22. NO. 77. a EA H., WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1919 ‘Weather Forecast: nit. ‘inact VILSON SCORED | TRADED AWAY Jury Blames Autoist for Death of Boy SRN TAR CED c= “PROMISES EARLY PAYMENT PARIS, May 21.—The action of nine members of the American peace commission in tendering their resignations, Semreeneetn of Use Geavproral of the Carman tent, AUTOIST HELD = Bank Examiner Moore Tells of Suits POLICE WAR shared by a great portion of the commission. , | Delavi Wivi . . If inquiries made by the United Press today are any| 2 : AS RECKLESS er ig Dividends; Eager to Make FAST AUTO indication, those disapproving the terms form a considerable | Ce f as Quic eturns to Depositors. ‘ majority of the commission, albeit they are principally the Exceeded Speed Limit De- First Violator Gets Term lesser members. In fact, inquiries have not yet revealed spite His Inexperience Depositors of the defunct Northern Bank and Trust} City Jail any member giving unqualified approval of the treaty. hy i” —- aj, |CO will get another dividend of 10 per cent, amounting to ‘The nearest approach to approval is from those who say . ee Pil ie grog *i2 $143,750, as soon as two lawsuits brought by claimants Compihinicanmnil the treaty-is-bad,-but that the league of nations redeems f : : auto whieh ran down and kitted” (have-been decided. This may be within a few weeks, ac- reckléss drivers and violators its faults. : ‘ ud : Gyear old Richard Webster cording to Louis H. Moore, state bank commissioner. ; : Keeler, som of Mr. and Mrs. “We now have $230,000, but it is tied up by these law- Says World League Was Bigger : ok anaes, Gk eee suits,” declared Commissioner Moore Wednesday. “We do! oon Wednesday. Perego : k : , ee less, careless and driving his (NOt want to delay, but we believe it will get the depositors| cused are women charged! Job Than Outsiders Believe | machine at an excessive rate more money if we fight these cases to the finish. The de- driving their cars past Mingled with detailed objections to the treaty are con- ——_ time of Pheer positors want just as much cash as it is possible to get; eating bantness demnations of President Wilson for giving his assent, tho, Creas-Dale Photo. Wednesday brought ina ver (PY the settlement of the bank's affairs. They would rather | are charged with similar die he ait a few more weeks than lose even a small percentage.| Eleven of th rrested a1 ‘on the other hand, many defend his sincerity, saying that! This pict hows Miss May A. = , following the inquest, | Wal os 0.5, Seven ok the ae ve f the | i bi d e di in it task | Duffy tiett), business agent of the : blaming Amon for the boy's “When the banking department took over the Northern | used of speeding, nine reel penton of the league was a bigger and more dIIficult task’ ical Telephone Operators’ union, death. Bank and Trust company, it had a claim of $153,000 against |/" 2nd one of driving @ ear than those outside the peace conference appreciate, and| greeting Miss Julia. O'Connor We, the jury, find Richard Web-/the Issaquah coal properties. To make the land salable,| sc) (ne ster Keeler came to his death May that he was compelled to sacrifice one purpose after an-| (Tisht), Internationa: ead of or la ke reaien ait ie hit by an We bought another strip of property that lay in front of day on orders trom Chief of pe ss | ganized hello girls, when she ar | y reason ing hit n P Lil es y Warren as the result 6€ tal other in order to accomplish this one aim. rived in Seattle Tuesday. The ; cio ot 1M: ave. N. and Hows « the mine. Warren aa the: rele 1 “ - said auto being driven y ack 4 & result, we sold the entire vane onenbbsttviliis num! o crashes, six of si s bad e Saar national spotlight was turned on # % . fave fatal. @ - They say the Shantung settlement i ad, th Oar | Mies ty Conner a. Afeco, We find, from ¢ taitt| coment aia pretest: ett. oek-idk ui SAIN CE ks as Me Satal, Cokin Coe last settlement is bad, the Italian settlement is bad, and so 0n;| won recognition for organized hello mony, said driver was practically | taining $300,000. Then the Domin-| bank carried on its books a number inexperienced as a driver, was reck The police campaign started y, arrested by Motore " cle Patrolmen Griffin and Kush, ot ‘but if the league works all these things will be straightened! nda in’ New England, after Post less and careless and was driving |!" Trust Co., of British Columbia, | worthless loans and paper. | Westlake ave, alleged speed 30 es paster General Burleson had loud i bea ‘ Be e me, we are not delaying out in the next generation. y proclaimed that he would not his a nine ees t " imit — _ © it with a lawsuit and de-/the settlement of this bank's af. - on > as “ . deal with them. an authorized y he olty rdinance manded that we turn over the profit | fairs. he continued. “If we could : Others argue, however, that the league as now con-| Sune hiciend’'-wihabadin and consequently was responsible |above the Northern's original claim. | get it all fixed up today, we would stituted is too feeble an instrument to do the work in-| shows a “close-up” of Miss O'Con for the accident,” says the verdict,| We hold that the Northern has not if it would get the largest possible ho: ip P by Mrs. David Henderson, | received more than its due because| percentage of money for the depos vhi a Pae ay rifices ave ner. tended, as a result of which all of these sacrifices have 6 6 ee ee | 16th ave. N. E, foreman ofjof the money the defunct bank|itors, But, to get the best we can been made in-vain. jury spent in conserving its assets./on the old Imnk’s holdings, we must an hour Patrolman G. C. Collins also rested Mrs. George E. Starr, Wednesday morning, on a el driving -past a street car w passengers at Second ave. and U st by ¢ Arrested Wednesday on charges 4 " ‘ 5 oY é : > aceident occurred nday | When this suit is decided it will re-| act conservativel We et co The first class includes not only numerous experts whose / Bea wwn Eved Girl May Sa ene an MAKI tos lease the money for depositors. “An-| plaints ail the tne from depositors |'ecklens driving ares i i i WwW th t 54.000 4 ank Herschbi . by names are only slightly known to the American public, but Vv y y off an inbound Broadway « other lawsuit has tied up $54 who want their money. They ar ws y some members of the very small inside group that partici- W T Ti U P 1 1 33, won it twic Ww Hl not < W. A. Simonds, 30. by Motoreyel 3 3. Winsor, 1709 33rd a t ‘ will not settle, need as much as they can get. But,| p. “ <. : : ‘ ‘ n " Patroimen ce ‘ pated in fashioning the treaty, including some of the best ord hat 1es P hones conductor of the street cas ied | ht it to a finish, The they will be better off, will get more | hurolmen B. C. GHietin andl ay known men among the members here brown-eyed little girl frominowadays, you'll understand what|"@ had not given the bell for the|SdJournment of court, due to the) of their cash, if we carry this thru : it meant to business men. But we! sti open, when the auto crashed |'t has been dragging in spite of us ) per cent dividend, amounting | {Cares on ao iol $ humor and common ser ttached. Commissioner c said the re 00 Si -= ‘ridges, 22. by Motorayies who have been engaged for the last two years under direc-|and a touch of colleen etd a ee! Ey aiporer ysgol aetna: thn sone’ bation, maining a the Northern Northern bank depositors Patreloen Wihane: Gr tion of Col. House, in gathering data for use by the peace) Wr fPeecy in" he Wet te 1b Pie Bent Reestoat Amon, the driver of t Fon Oe oe wee ant {| | Commissioner ‘Moore said the set-)" 5 icoch, 3%, ty Alea refused to te ‘ A. Elliott, on Whatcom ave. i . ‘ $ h in the city 0.000. Thomas Merriam, 18, by Motoreys policies and territorial relationships. « nice,” she the strike call, too—a thing | guce $5,000 by ae the difficulty. in disposing of the| “Thom hp 2. by Moa court, altho we have! not to be blamed, for many of them |'™2" A. J. Hill. gy Fthinier aves "i B. Ww ‘and y 0 . Mat sachusetts, with a fund of keen car to proceed, and the gates were [U epidemic, a d this case, and without rushing it.” 1 net ee Among the less prominent members number the men had very few compiaints and peo-|into the boy, who had t alight ulready has t paid her speech, is making her first trip | Rat 4 Trust Co, amount to conference—recognized students of economics, foreign! ri We had @ 100 per cent responee| pall Moordaet t ms against the bank are bank's affairs is be delayed P. Anderson, on Rainier ave. 1¢ suit, | unions Every gi whether she + . t q erie Ree Experts Complain Material ripe " mapiaiod cakae Ube paeleed ce: sich, cage) eat . 1 2, Leighton, 48, by: Motoreyele . " p ide serena De reat aeegee-rty as: ik am 3 - . *atrolmen Kush and Griffin, on Rake to Aid Peace Was Not. Used a Pucatie a HG law aiois Matlie’ Lue. weten'® orgaxtanas| 7 ape BRITISH FLIERS NC- 4 POSTPONES i ceataoe iol Gaol Be z , . im 2 , . aan he jury ent rate b Charged and 10) fe Their complaint is that the information so gathered | phone c ome time. It's/for Instance street car empl 1 a ee ed as Speeders has not been used or even referred to. They came to Paris ‘"*°y uP ead bie a a “The girls sttuck and they won.”|ton department ARE NOT FOUND FLIGHT T0 LISBON F. H. Holzheimer, 51, cupeptaiail ” 2 “ve: " be called, an¢ is called.) And now Mise O'Connor 1 ter Ambn's arre Mffive ent of service at the Washington how prepared to present information supporting every idea and! \ioiner the operators’ department es edhe LEY wie tack wurie [GIRWIA’ He; tom ath de) Nagy ent: of uenvice af the Waa 7 principle for which America entered the war. They say of the International Brotherhood of | soy," een driving a car e « — ‘read com ave., alleged speed 31 miles an” they found at the end of several months’ negotiations that) Plectrical Workers will Mise O'Conn« Spence va it ff i H ; hour their information was disregarded and that representatives 7 ss ul S| ago Wo th reet car “ No Reports in Concerning Engine Trouble Delays Ex- Harry Lemke, 27. by Mounted Pas of no other nation came to the conference in the same!?°°."" pti i f per fon, | H¥ed moxt « ay sy Harry Hawker pected “Hop oft” driving on the left side of the Siigalll ‘ driving on the left side of the street spirit, coming instead to barter or trade. ean to bother her at . ne Geer eee afte foe Sores Louis Sherman, 23, by Patrolman : One such member expressed his view of the situation Plever ar the “he ne, |" p CH C OW LONDON, May 21.—Thomas WASHINGTON, May 21.—(United J. ©. Collins, for passing ‘oar. in this way: ie wa er smamber of th os ai’ bared te ae 4. McNamara, parliamentary — Press.)—Beeause of engine trouble, U0 x passengers « " i i ‘ , iret telephe r nion, organized e unl started or ‘ . : “The treaty is a regular ‘rivers and harbors’ bill. Pres sy Minton ‘stahs Sai. aed wan enh ey didn't read y secretary for the admiralty, an the NC4 has been forced to post 25 w z, 30, by Motorcycle Paw ident Wilson found himself involved in a trading game injejected president of the interna Jumped clear to the coast nounced’ in the house of com: her “hop off,” expected ¢ siuinan: 3 Dickenson, ei order to get the league of nations thru. I hope the world|tional August 18, when the gir he Now thelr net e i : ns this ternoon that the ‘onta del it to Lisbo: with driving 30 miles an hour om will find he hasn’t paid too great a price.” formed a staat union linked | 0 w—in the uk ps ah g ® destroyers searching for rly dispatch to the Navy depart Rainier ave . ae, ia with the International Electrical | we're strong bein ; or a « F 0. W. Bro it 2 : Aseong ieee experts as is talk of a gongre ssional | Workers’ unior rinigviha Ahiie Weewndadok Cs Walter M, Fre wker and Command: | ment announ Roscenaior a tae tthe Ne inquiry into the way e treaty was made, 10 none say speeding t hoolh } v 3 ¢ D vueed Wen % pale Wager Pers peeding past a schoolhouse, a that he himself will demand such an inquiry. They seem badselioon Tibego: Phot for the present diffic of the nt inte hi aviators, t 4:30 a. m, (Washington time) and | “Marian Browner, 19, 154 NiCkGin ‘ 4 ’ She's no walking delegate, either ing the trial of . reaching here at 7 this morning > to take it for, granted that congress will conduct such algo prove this, she has the little |CProne wirls and ¢ ®|son st. by Patrolman J. O. M abe 4 in general, Min O'¢ »| Be Wom LONDON, May 21. — (Unitea| #14 charged with driving to the lett side p A distinctive “telephone callous" at the | Mtincipal speaker. befo ilpenetihamn _|tirmt Joint of her right toretinge Ee alta taster waa 4 NC-4 will not leave toda y charge of ¢ € wi leave today. One| of the street in passing another Cae |fro m years of pulling plugs Bivlnson id Garecinlle weaponalbll «J propagand or Gri ad found no trace of Admiral Jackson in a radio filed He ators who rus Moning propert at Westlake ave, and Roy st, eet ae sought Wed- | the fate of Harry G. Hawker, who) With only one seaplane now left |““phe first man to suffer a jail wane ne age Mena ee ho a Miss O'Connor will ‘remain he nerehy barb tg “Palle Jdisappeared in his attempted flight UPon which the success of the trans: |tence for speeding was M. ‘T. Sally ive econ these da under | hold conferences with local leader pr pag téedinkl ter trated: thene: wab’ad . vay no chances would | ago by Motorcycle Patrolman Rey ; Strike 6 be taken either with the machine o about week. Telephone girls |and will attempt to organize every ii which ‘were agin’ cuittets to, Ulatne| Che troctines. Cat ot ane OF | Davin: nnd: Ohana ») BY RC BENDER script of all proceedings of arene get anything near that »perator in the city a: igeecapaar oy ale Sy eines pian s or Promised 88 | quto at a 50-mile-an-hour clip. Judge (CONT'D ON PAGE THREB) (United Press stati Cor mpondent) peace conference, including con. |Wat on the Burleson wage com Pe get ¥ nission, and I know. Conditions in n sa ice gUNl cass itis ; WASHINGTON, May 21—In ereations of thé “big four” if |B nev Fred C. Brown foguarding. him that his “flagship” NC-3 is in no « such a work avaltlable some parts of the South partic 2. , " The Ti attacked what it termec t . Gees Mato. the procedure by "HGH A work ip avaiiable, [tome Pa awtal, vaina "were|( Hello Girls Call )|fotiow tnat ot truce, atom tacked what termed {inn ater eeathening ihe ee Grape Growers Are the government's Inaction in not pa | we uany hours to resume he ‘ & ” d which the peace treaty with Ger. . mixsion to appear and explain |setting as little as $7 and $8 a Big Mass Meeting per, but was held up by Patrolman | trolling Hawker's route, and declared journey. As. Tit a ke wee Backing Wet Plan. L result, he has report many Wa f Hed fe blanne , mw the. val Polixh, 1 shop H Potter the government climaxed this by) ed she will be shipped back to the) SAN FRANCISCO, May 2a members © ne senate foreign fan and other settlements were ie public fy font: thon . Pe sh nhcbac nerd tien Ih the .olty will Entire session ering nearly bungling the communiques Monday, | United States, ‘Towers further dis. | President Wilson's request for , i t “ ager Mid Tempe an { three days have been consumed in |The Post commented on misleading} closed in his report, received here | removal of the ban on wine a 0 in effort to find a jury of 12 who | communiques, which, it said, aroused | tast evening, that “minor casualties if acted upon, will save Calley | | | have open minds regarding the premature elation were suffered by some of the crew |ifornia grape gro mittee, who var h 1 kno nations; and w BE ‘bea the speaker of | We but the task is proving An investigation by the admiralty | of the ill-fated NC-1 whieh sank at | least $10,000,000 fall, Sa eetohe aetna Of the America A + ar ee Say Folks “Just Pine” the evening o hello girls will] nous. Since Monda K as to how leading official reports | sea being towed to port ing to H. F, Stoll of the California. non i eae a dees te ee tee ae ae : the first talesman was d 1 the regarding Hawker’s flight originated held possible here today |Grape Protective association, Jer mission in Paris with portion of Wilson himself, to furnish detail Folks were just fine the Odd Fellov temple, Tenth || Bruce ease, not less than ‘ rev dd they were started by garbl that Commander Towers might ac: | would have been impossible the treaty, said today they would: not procurable from the abc | clared. If you can imagine ive’ ahi: Pineiat women have been chatle I by the | radiograms, relayed thru a pumber| company the NC4 on the remainder !have converted all of the iRequest a ,complete tram soure’ leix days without telephones means | (CONT'D ON PAGE THREE) of ships of the journey to England, grapes into raisins, Stoll said, ker C, Smith, accused of crim: | tye near perfect functioning as possible, government for not properly inal a hy by Prosec Commander Towers has deci tands the girls A mass meeting of te relations committee, it wa reached, and on what principle \ learned toda the president yielded to obtain | 00 ow leading figure Republican leaders on this com Allied sanction of the league of |t tled up || nex ne evening give a dance Thursday night, at