The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 15, 1922, Page 7

} THURSDAY, JUNE 15, = SHIP LIQUOR RULE ROUSES DRY CRUSADE ‘ag By June themselves, I was begin The fir: Opposition Will Menace Chances ' of Subsidy Bill Before Congress: ee } BY LAWRENCE M. BENEDICT | WASHINGTON, June Ik, — A storm of opposition that seriously menaces the success of the ship subsidy bill broke out among the powerful dry forces in congress today as the result of the ship- of liquor can be sold outside the | three-mile limit on ships flying the American . Republican drys jead in the denun-| elation of Chairman Lasker's dec! sion, declaring that under no cir. cumstances would they ever approve the government “entering the liquor} business.” CHARGES CAUSE STIR IN CONGRESS ‘The small wet minority was glee ful, but frankly feared the drys in one way or another would soon bring | @n end to the “era of American oa-| sis" on the high seas. wives. And all. free wedding COUPLE—al : thin 3 “Why bel te: ane ave recelved an really looks lke business, It's written by a young man who's already got bis girl und who simply « fore chance at a free wedding. “Here,” he writes, “are a few reasons why I want to get mar. ried. It would take all night and all day to give them all, I have been traveling around the last few years, never seeing any gir! I could love and make my wife—until now, T have been engaged for the last two years. Now I want to settle down and have a home, also a real com- panion; not Just a housewife, but someone to love and cherish and be loved. She is interesting and entertaining and = h the same ideas about life that I have. It ls nice for » man to come home at night and find bis fam- Nothing in recent months has} ily interesting. caused such a stir in congress as Au-| “MARTIN gust Busch's charges that the gov-| Thata boy, Martin! You've got the ernment itself is the nation's biggest right ide: about matrimony—and bootlegger, and Lasker's reply that| you're going to be mighty happy if | Hquor must be served on American! you just hang on to those ideas. ships if we are to compete with those| But it's a mighty lucky thing that of foreign nations. | this contest came slone— Decnunt Awe announcing the Schoenfeld matrimonial sw from men who wanted me d’Amour camo HERE are some folks in Seattle, after all, who can go out and “pop the question” ning to get a little discouraged. t flood of letters that I received after of The Star-Herb epstakes were all to find them that wasn't in the contract at rules All we agreed to do was to furnish a and a handsome present for the ready engaged, of course—who write the best essay of 300 words or less on We Want to Get Married.” years ix too long for anybody to be engaged | You'd better make your arrange. | ments to get married at the Stand ard Furniture Co, on June 30, wheth. Jer you win the contest or not-—be. cause, remember, no matter who | wins, every couple that enters will | be eligible for a free wedding, The jonly thing is that no one except the | winner will get a present from Herb Schoenfeld. But there's a $10 bill ax ja consolation prize—for the couple | that finishes last in the contest—so there are two chances for everybody | ‘Phe rules of the contest are stm | ple. Any engaged couple may sub | mit an essay of 300 words or lens mn “Why We Want to Get Married, and the winner gets the free wed } ding and the wedding present. The | other competitors can get married at [the same time, at no expense to | themselves, ax the Standard Furni | ture Co, will furnish everything from preacher to flowers and music for as many contestants as care to take part, | Besays should be submitted to June |d@Amour, The Star, and they ought to be in as arly pessite, SSS <= RUSHING TROOPS TO UTAH STRIKE insistent demand that the ship eub. aidy be passed, were frankly alarmed Martial Law Or Ordered After Killing @t the situation, knowtng full well the, great bi-partisan strength of the pro- bibitionists. ‘The action the drys will take was still uncertain today, but these points | ‘were outstanding: 1—Threats are being made by many drysthat they will vote agdinst the ship subsidy if liquor can be sold | on American ships. LAW MAY MAKE OGDEN, Utah, June 15.—Two U.S. SHIPS DRY 2—Moves to enact legislation spe effically making American ships bone @ry or to prevent vessels dispensing booze from receiving any of the pro- posed aid in the subsidy bili are under consideration. 3—Bringing of a test case to de- termine whether Lasker's ruling or the opinion of the department of jus tice in the last administration that “the law follows the flag” shall Btand. 4—Demand that the question be again submitted to the department of night for the Carbon county coal strike gone. The units were manded by Capt. Walter Lind. quist, composed of 50 men, all of Eskelsen, of 50 men Ing assembled to lesve on a spe cial train *‘\is morning. Orders as to exact destination had not been issued when the Justice and that its ruling be binding; ‘TOPs left. aha on the shi board, the bet confident Tacoemmetarcine th ean SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 15. National Guardsmen were being} epinion is on their side. 5—Whether the ruling would allow the establishment of “floating sa- loons” just outside the three-mile gone off big cities, officials would not state definitely. Arguments of Chairman Lasker) that liquor must be sold on American; ships to enable them to compete with | those of other countries have ‘weight with the drys. In effect, they | eay that if the government must go) into the lMquor business to have a/ passenger marine. this country might ae well give up hopes of having such | @ fleet. Married 34 Years, Seeks Separation Charging that her nusband is inere| frequently intoxicated than sober, | and that he has threatened her life, Mrs. Wilda Matzek filed suit for separate maintenance from Joseph Matzek in superior court Wednes- @ay afternoon. The couple have been married since 1887 and have 11 chil- ¢éren. mobilized here today to move into t TWO ARE JAILED FOR RUM THEFT: | Others Fined { for Robbing U. S. Warehouse |} Curtis Berndah! and Albert |Rickey began serving nine-month sentences Thursday as the result of the robbery of the government liquor [vault at Western ave. and Elliott at August 30, 192f. Arraigned in fed eral court Wednesday, they pleaded guilty, together with William M Murray, R. A. Livington, Carl H Martin and Clarence H. Lindo, The |hutter four were each fined $500. Carlton H jon the beat at the time of the rob- |dery. and Charles Crawford, Gal ltraith deck watchman, also pleaded guilty. but thelr case was continued. Warren V. Youmans, manager of the Atlantic st. warehouse, who was) lalao indicted, pleaded not guilty. coat fields of Carbon county, wherei3 MORE HELD @isorders have broken out In connec: tion with the coap’strike, Martial law was declared and the Guardsmen ordered out by Gov. Ma bry late yesterday, after formal re-| ports had been given his office of the {killing of George Webb and wound: ing of H. H. Lewis, mine superintend- ent, and one unidentified laborer. ‘The casualties occurred when a train carrying men into fields was fire, upon from ambush. Trouble has heen brewing in the! coal fields for several weeks. Tongmen Will Not Give Gunmen Aid Because his act was not sane tioned by his tong, Wong Lue, Hip Sing gunman, will receive from his fellow members, it was said ‘Thursday. Wong Lue is charged the coal| no ald} ‘Three more persona were under an rest Thursday as the result of Proht | bition Director Roy C. Lyle’s investi. gation of @ coastwise rum-running j conspiracy, whose workings were brought to light a couple of weeks ago with the seizure of a carload of “household furniture,” which was found to contain fine Hquor, billed, from British:Columbla to California. Those arrested are Mr. and Mra| Eddie Hay, 2631 W. Holden st., and Lou Gillam. Prohibition agents al- lege they found 660 bottles of whisky | at the Hays’ home. All three posted bafl raigned before United States Com- | missioner A. C. Bowman, with shooting three times at ie DENIES GET TING Chinn Tuesday night in an attempt to kill him. Chinn is a member of the Bing Kung tong with cream there is a smooth mellow PROTEST FLOOD ¥! Mayor E. J. Mrown Thursday de-| nied reports that he is receiving hundreds of protests against his con templated appointments of Carl Gass man, nonpartisan as superintendent of streets and sew rs; Dr. Rowe France as city health officer, and Carl F. Uhden as city en gineer. “There hasn't been any general protest at all,” Brown declared. “I've received personal letters on a couple of the appointments»—and that's all.” While the mayor didn't specific confirm the report that he would make these appointments — which were predicted in The Star last week «he carefully avoided anything that might have been construed as a de. } nial. “Lm not planning any action on these yet.” he explained. “We've got to go slowly with this reorganization. | What we want is speed—not haste.” WOMAN SHOOTS SELF, MAY DIE! Shooting herself thru ally the breast Wednesday night, Mra. Edith 1, Harris, 865 20th ave, &., received a wound that may prove fatal, Sho) was reported in critical condition ‘Thursday | The shooting occurred at the home for 1. | Parker, the policeman | THE SEATTLE STAR Veto Power Over Courts to Give Congress Power’ ' OHIO NATIONAL GUARD AR-, MORY, Cincinnatt, June 15,—Amert can labor leaders are ready to accept and actively support Senator La Fol lette's program giving congresg the veto power over the courts, Unless a decided change tn xenti- Ment occurs meantime, tt Is probable the American Federation of Labor convention here will formally ap- prove the La Follette program next Wednesday In supporting Ta Follette’s sugges tions, labor leaders today said they realized that the congressional veto was a revolutionary step, with un-| limited possibilities. They predicted it would be denounced as a blow at) the conastitutionality and the stabil-| | tty of the Amertoan democracy La Follette is expected to initiate his program in the senate almost at once by Introducing resolutions for, submitting to the states his two pro- pored amendments to the federal con. stitution One of thene would prohibit tn ferior federal judges setting aside | any law of congress as unconatl:| tutional; the other would allow con erens @ v er the supreme court by providing that any law the court knocked out would be restored to the statute books if congress passed it again. |. On motion of W. D. Mahon, De-| troft, representing street car men, the convention, by a unanimous rising vote. pledged its support to the Unit ed Mine Workers in the coal strike now on, The federation convention today ordered a drive made to bring “white | collar” workers into union ranks. A| resolution was adopted directing that an organizer be sent among office workers in an effort to reerult from | among the 2,000,000 of such em-| ployes in the United States a strong | labor organization, The American people will hye might and drive from the halls! serene” any legislators who do jact “broaden out and help “4 yore |from ite shacklen—bi eek rt {fastened on it by the P Yitoas| ‘onnell, member of the "a. F. ot L.'s political campaign committee, | declared in a speech to the federation lconvention here today O'Connell declared that ff organ. fzed labor will support the non-par- tizan polities! campaign which ts to} be conducted this summer and fall to elect to congress men friendly to| labor, pressure to bear as will retire many of our antagonists from public life.” ‘ANOTHER SLASH __IN RAIL WAGES: CHICAGO, June 15—The United [States railroad board was ready to-| day to order another cut in the pay Jot rail workers, bringing the total recent reductions to approximately “rine in This Man Has Right |LABOR TO BACK HOTEL DRIVE Ideas on Marriage 8OBLA FOLLETTE! 6. Day Whirlwind Campaign | SET JULY it to Raise $2, (500, 000 July 17 has been set for the start of a sixday whirlwind campaign to raise funds for the construction of Seattle's new hotel to cont $2,600,000. The date wan fixed by the officers and board of directors of the new hotel company Wednesday at a meet ing at the Cham! of Commerce. Th tween now and the beginning of the campaign in organization work, and sub-committees will hold daily meet ings until their work is leted The b ernoon. The committee on financtal plans | and on incorporation was to meet Thursday “Seattle has wanted a great dis tinctive hotel for many yearn,” said ‘¥rank Waterhouse, president of the Chamber of Commerce and of the new hotel company, after Wednes day's meeting. “At least twice thir community hae started to raine funds for such a hotel. Today there ta a |definite proposition, « favorable one from the standpoint of everyone con. cerned, before the community. The hotel ean and must be built. ‘The representative business men who have been named to take charge of this campaign and to handie the af. faire of the company are capable and public spirited. vet's build the hotel, which we need #o badly, and do it promptly. Tacoma has set us a mplendid ex ample, That elty raised $1,000,00¢ in one week for a hotel the city j wanted and did ft without having a alte determined, any plans drawn, and without knowledge of who will oper. ate it “In Beattle the alte ts definitely de. termined upon; tentative plans bave been drawn, and this city has a defi |nite, specific proposition which war lacking when Tacomans got behind thetr proposition |well as that enterprising etty.” HAGUE PARLEY IS BEGINNING ‘wit Attempt F Peace With) Bolsheviki THE HAGUE, June 15.—One more work of European peace upon a basis of agreement with bolshevik Russia was started here today, Delegates, many of them merely | ambassadors to The Netherlands or | technical experts from 18 nation met at the peace palace for a con board will devote ite time be- | ard will meet again Friday aft Let Seattle do as | | | | “we'll bring auch tremendous “¢#perate effort to build the frame. | ference preliminary to one with so | Viet delega' next week. Groundwork for continuance of Genoa discussions will be Iaid by rep- resentatives of France, Great Brit- ain, Italy and Belgium but many of | the smaller nations which were at er — gathering have delegates IN RUM PLOT :::; of clerks, ollers, stationary fire-| when ar) league organizer, | $14,000,000. The latest order, SHRINERS NAME: NEW OFFICIALS expected to be made public late today, trims the) men, marine employes and signal men. Shop and maintenance of way |workers were hit in previous decie- tons. Approximately 1,250,000 employen| lare covered in three orders. Today's| SAN FRANCISCO, June 15—| order, it was believed, will be the |Shriners in their annual conclave, here were rapidly getting business disposed of today, to make way for last pay cut in the present readjust: | ment | As the order, which has been an. | more galety. itleipated for some time, was pre- Selection of Washington, D. C. pared, executives of 11 big rail unions jthe place for the next conclave wi jrecetved returns on the strike vote | 4nnounced, Washington's delega they ordered, Latest reports, ac | tion made a lively campaign for the jcording to those in close touch with |honor and the fact that President |the situation, show that 91 per cent| Harding lives in Washington and is) of the men favor a atrike rather than |@ Shriner was taken into considera. tion, submnit to to the cuts of the board. Earl Mills, of Des Moines, Iow |thru which nobles become members| of the imperial divan, It was the Jonly contested office, Ho defeated | | | John Fouche, Chattanooga, and E. J. | Shoonover, Indianapolis. James 8. McCandless: A (Weary) Wilkina, thrift} duasida speaker, will again mount the stump in Woodland park Sunday afternoon, to jead a community song revival. Wilkins will direct opera tions from the band stand. Wilkins will give a talk on “Thrift and Americanism,” speaking under the direction of the government say | END TONG WAR: mice at the treaniey department |S ULTIMATUM) Locally, Wilkins will be under the | direction of Oliver C. McGilvra, who} Declaring that he will either elim! nate tong war In the city or drive is In ch 6 of @ state operations. Bree ot tie Theitt in Beattie, {OUt every Chinese who is affiliated Wa.saed to. get back our sanity in|With any of the hostile organizations, spending money,” Wilking declares. ee DP ng! dab joan ey Lou Wallace, $r., grandson of Gen \@ conference of representatives of | Poe) in sata ea Jevery Chinese society in Seattle, with “Ben-Hur,” 1 Mie sy cir beh ie heads the national activities of the|® View to drawing up a specia |“pence treaty | government savings organization. | "rast winter the organtsation| “1 Want you to know,” he told the bought space in all Seattle papers, in | Chinese delegation, pare when you! making tests of advertising in four €° Out and shoot each other you are/ representative cities. Asa result of #ttacking the government of the} the advertising campaign, Seattio| United States just as much as if you | Jumped ahead of all others by three Were shooting ng odin men. 2 |to one In sales of government secur- realize that you don't look at it in | tes that way—that you think {t's your Individually, Seattle jumped from OW? affair and, as long as your ware ln monthly sale of $67,370 before the “Fe confined strictly to yourselves, | campaign to $237,000 the month fol-|¥OU aren't violating any laws lowing. The first week's sales were| “But in future, whenever one tong $60,000, while the week before the |Starts fighting another it'll be fight campal; ted sales totaled only|!M# me—because I'm going to put a 17 yg hawaagapar ease ¥| stop to this business if I have to drive eee every Chinese out of the city. If there is another outbreak of tong warfare in Seattle while I'm mayor, I'll turn the whole police de- partment loose with instructions to was elevated to the position of im-! perial potentate, the first time a man from outside the mainiand of the United States has held such position. | |Conrad V. Dykeman, Brooklyn, be-/ came deputy imperial potentate. | | of Honolulu, | | JURY TO FLAY FREDERICK & NELSON | FIFTH AVENUE—PI Fashionable Black Silks Priced on a Very Moderate Basis in the Downstairs Store Black Taffeta in soft, lus- trous weave, 35 inches wide, $1.19 yard. Black Chiffon Taffeta in an especially firm, fine quality, 85 inches wide, $1.65 yard. Black Taffeta of slightly heavier quality, 35 inches wide, $1.95 yard. Black Canton Crepe of 40- inch width, low-priced at $2.45 yard. Black Satin Messaline of medium weight, 35 inches wide, $1.35 yard, r Black Charmeuse of ex- tra-heavy weight, yet soft and supple, 40 inches wide, $2.50 yard. Black’ Charmeuse in 40- inch width — gleaming, soft texture, $1.95 yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE White Canvas Pumps, $4.95 GRACEFULLY- MOD- ELED One-strap Pump, as suitable for dress wear as for street; with medium- round toe and covered mil tary heel. Sizes 3 to 8; widths AA to C. Excellent value at $4.95. New Sports Pumps . In Smart Combination Effect $5.95 IEGE Nu-buck trimmed with dark-brown calf is used in this very smart model pictured, with welt il} sole and buckle fastening. Cc. value at $5.95. Sizes 3 to 7; widths AA to Exceptionally good —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 8-Quart Wear-Ever Aluminum Preserving Kettle isenteetoaly $1.69 IS well-made Atum!- num Preserving Ket- tle saves fuel, for it holds the heat evenly. Foods do not adhere to this smooth, heavy aluminum, thus elimi- nating the need for con- stant stirring. A splen- did value at 61 (Cover to fit, 45¢) Wire Boiler-canning Racks, 45c IGHT jars fit in this Canning Rack of heavy retinned wire (electric weld ed), which has handles for lifting rack from boiler, and hooks that allow it to rest on edge of boiler. A very convenient accessory. Priced low at 450, Metal Fruit Press, 25c 18 strongly bdullt Press may be put to @ score of uses in the kitohen—ricing potatoes or vegetables, extract. ing fruit Juices—a very good value at 250, Housewares Section, THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE KIU KIANO, China, June 15, —The American gunboat Isobel has left here for Nanchang to assist missionaries whose Metho- dist mission has been swamped with wounded survivors of the northern army cut to pieces by Sun Yat Sen's Canton troops, ‘The southern forces cleared the Kiangsi province after a series of sanguinary battles. Thou- sands of the northerners are re- ported to have dicd of wounds and disease while others invaded American enlestons seeking ald. [Kato Will Seek Arms Reduction TOKYO, June —Establishment of conditions which will permit still | further reductions of world arma. ment will be an aim of the ministry | of Premier Kato of Japan, the new | GHINESE REBELS' CUT TO PIECES! | | STREET—SIXTH AVENUE ; For Picnic Enthusiasts T" you are a real Picnic Fan, nd go somewhere outot- nearly every week-end, there are certain “necessaries” | which, if you have a supply on hand, will make food prepara: tion pleasant and very iittle — trouble, ae A_MAMPER LUNCH BAS — KET, tn which to carry the luncheon, will save needicas waste of time and energy ing & make-shift container time. Woven Reed ; $1.75 to $4.00. Market B $1.75. Coverless Baskets, to B50. PLENTY OF COFFEE F be supplied from a real Camp Coffees Pot of Granite, 1 iy nize, $2.50. Tin Coffee Pots, to $1.50. bi MAKING LOTS OF SAND. WICHES means slicing lots of Eggs, Beets, Pickles, ete., work that can be done in a with an Aluminum Eee Slicer. Priced at 25c. : CHILDREN WILL ENJOY — cookies or sandwiches cut with ” Fancy Cutters — mod Priced, 100 to 0c. : INDIVIDUAL SALADS, — matter how moist, will perfectly in waxed o covered Containers. Priced 600 and 72c a dozen. Q size for baked beans, 75¢ BREAD AND BUTTER satisfy the kiddies meals. Butter Paper will the butter firm—the Paper il roll. ICE CREAM PLATES, ‘will not become soggy, CIRCULAR Dish -of heavy tinned wire center container for low-priced at 950. Aluminum Coffee Percolators Six-cup size, $1.15; 8-cup aie: $1.25. —Housewares Sect THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE, Says Importers . Mulct Consumer WASHINGTON, June 15.—Import- }ers in the United States are squee: ing millions of dollars each year from | consumers, Senator McCumber, chair-| man of the senate finance committee, | charges, An investigation conducted by the treasury department and the senate finance committee has disclosed that! “the big importing houses, especially those of New York,” are making Profits of 100 to 2,000 per cent on merchandise brought into this coun try from abroad. Soctaliatic tendencies are incren ing rapidly in the country districts in Germany Academy: Grad Planning a Picni Graduates of Puget Sound | my will hold a plenio at Still's | Whidby island, next Monday, D | mas will be awarded at the college a 17 p. m. Sunday, when Rev. G, Newberry will deliver the add The academy was founded in jand is known as one of the fi Orchestra Plays at County Ho Inmates of the county home Georgetown were Wednesday noon entertained with a musical | gram furnished by the Pantages f] ater orchestra, under the ‘or Otto Crohurst. GRAYS HARBOR CITIES of her brother-inlaw, John Clark, drive out of the city every member 907 20th ave. S., when she paid her |of the tong that started it. sister a visit, Mrs, Harris, who was recently discharged from Virginia |Mason hospital after a sertous fi| TACOMA, June 15.— Conditions) A ghc Acquittal “a |news, 1s said to have taken her Worthy of the old-time prison ships | Accused Preacher CHARLESTOWN, W. Va. June | brother-in.law’s pistol from beneath Prevail at the federal penitentiary, a pillow and to have fired the shot According to a grand jury report premier declared in a public state- ment today. “The government will endeavor to expedite the effecting of an amicable | Are Reached Best by the Through Sleeping Cars | while the rest uf the family were in Jan adjoining room Police are investigating the affair, but have as yet found no motive for| the suicidal attempt | the jurors declared that both the yy eee teeing war ve Confer on dann a ee bok “in tho| Attorney W. W. Houston outlined End of Coal Strike’ CLE AND, June 16,— Repre- |wentatives of the coal operators and miners of the central district, com- prising western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, will meet be- fore July 1 in an effort to end the! strike in the central district, coal} joperators told the United Press to |day. The place and date for the confer.) was wilde ence have not been decided upon, jg} P20 tickets were sold for 20 nies | which will be made to Judge E. B.| Sshegperpee today, it became known last night. Appropriations of $42,000 made three years ago for improvements at never been used A plea of self-defense will be of fered and complete acquittal asked by attorneys for the Rev, James BE. | Wilburn, Baptist preacher of Biatr, | W. Va., on trial here for the killing | of Deputy Sheriff John Gore in the| the prison have evening kerosene lamps are used, tbe Plea today, No heat is maintained at night tae ha Kitchen service, hospital equipment and laundries are all insufficient, Rail Worker Heads Won’t Stop Strike CINCINNATI, June 15.—Leadern of the 1,200,000 railroad workers now voting on a strike will do nothing to prevent a railroad strike if the work. ers vote for It, B. M. Jewell, head of the railroad employes’ department, American Federation of Labor, said bere today, Chicago Carfare | Reduced One Cent | CHICAGO, June 15.—Chicago rode to work today on the surface lines for 7 a reduction of 1 cent cents, Transters were fro DO St }to place adjustment of Siberian problemg and in effect a policy of con: cord and cooperation with Premier Kato declared “We also will strive for concord | and friendship with other powers so | that further reductions of armament may be made.” Premier. Kato, who was a leader of | high schools in the United States, the Japanese delegation at Washing: ton arms conference was one of the | original disarmament proponents in{ Japan. Half I Million Lost in Belfast Flames BELFAST, June 15.— Losses of nearly half a million dollars were caused today In Belfast by incendl- ery fires. Two factarles were burned, China,” | | | Operated Daily by the UNION PACIFIC Leaving SEATT! 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