The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 7

Passes Buck to Driver) Who Perished in| Train Crash ee eee Siipnororings Greek on the Missouri Pacific raliread, which claimed 37 lives, tion of the catise of the ‘was started at De Soto when | George Eiders called wit-| including members of the! Hoth trains, for questioning. a killed when he leaped ¢ab just before the crash. ‘The fast express telescoped four of wooden coaches on the local, them over a 20-foot embank. Approximately 140 Injured were “Disses fled In an unending Ming past the six bodiew stit! uniden. | mt the morgue here. Three of men, one « woman and two girl and a boy. bodies were held at De Soto) the remainder were brought and Were riding in the second | worked to rescue the less fortu- ih TG i pulled Into Sulphur a Saturday crowd from issourt and Arkansas and the train was two hours te } i passengers got off to stretch ir legs. 4, running on time, with pas- from Fort Smith and points th, Jeft Riverside, four miles away, while the local was standing at Sulphur Springs. A shrieking whistle from the en- gine of the express was the only they attempted to shout and warn the passengers still on the train. One man shrieked a warning. Brakes screeched as the engineer) of the express saw the danger. Al- ‘Mest immediately afterward came the terrifie crash. PLAN TO RETIRE 5 FROM FORCE Chief Makes Requests of Pension Board As the opening gun in a cam- Paign to reorganize the police de the police pension board was scheduled to take un- der consideration Monday the re- quest of Chief of Police William in the chief's message | ‘was the request that the pay of the Police rector be raised from $250) ® Month to $300, and that a raise| from $220 to $200 be given to the} Of detectives. he also announced that the} 417 squad, narcotic squad and morals squad would be abolished “for the lerment of thie service.” “The retirement of those officers T have named,” said Severyns, “is enked for because they have reached | #1 age at which they should be re-| lieved of their duties. It is no re-| Meetion on their character. On the contrary, they are to be honored for thelr long and faithful years of serv- feo to the ety.” Capt. Claude G. Bannick will prob- bly accept the police inspector’s# Job, Severyne intimated, if the pay raise Inspector Hans Darmm ‘will then be given a captaincy. That Captain of Detectives Charles ‘Tennant will not he deposed at prem ent In the assertion of Severyns, who declared that “he personally had no feeling against Tennant There are more than half again as Miany taxicabs in Havana, Cuba,| #4 there are private cars, lerew of five in command of Major | places where airservice troops and - | tempting the flight, as follows: How passengers to escape de snp onda i seein mining ts ne A rcametsaninen he erica mnt aN THE SEATTLE STAR The crew (upper left) which recently made a non-stop huge dirigible leaving the ground (lower.) BY HARRY HUNT 4. To determine what changes In WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.--The first | design are necessary to make train- transcontinental airship pathfinding ing ships suitable for reconnaissance expedition to be undertaken in the | work United States will be started early in| 5 To deterniine engine perform. September when the army dirigible ance, life of power plants and fuel | the present at least, be used In com-| most of the transcontinental trips executives, refused to comment this | will be made, t» 40 miles an hour. |afternoon on President Harding's lat- C2 cants loose from her moorings at | consumption under varying cond Langley field, Newport News, Va.,/tione and at various altitudes. and heads for Washington on the 6%. To train airship personne! un- first leg of a flight to Ross field, | der field conditions. Aroadia, Cal. and return. 7. To ascertain best methods of ‘The flight will be undertaken by a| Mooring and caring for ships at) HM. A. Strauss, now in charge of ex. | hangar facilities are not available, perimental ‘and research work in| §. To stimulate interest in com- aeronautics at McCook field, Dayton, | Mercia} aeronautics, particularly alr. | Ohio. The personne! will consist of | ship travel two pilots, two engineers and one| 9% ‘To photograph end chart a/ radio operator. The only members | transcontinental alrway and landing | of the crew so far designated are | fields, Master Sergeant William A. Fitch| 10. To determine by experience! and Staff Sergeant A. D. Albrecht,|the necessary equipment, minimum | beth of Airship company 15, now crew and comforts required to en-/ with the C-2 at the Aberdeen proving | #ble crews to stand the long watches | grounds, Aberdeen, Md | necessary tn extended Mights of this Ten purposes are sought tn at. | kind. ‘The route that has been satected | approximates what ts believed must be the Ine of fight for transcontt- | nental airships in the future, Its |course has been largely shaped by terminal and hangar facilities, avail 1. To estabiieh and chart a defin. | ite transcontinental airship route. 2. To assist In the location of pos sible emergency landing fields both for airplanes and airships. | & To demonstrate the posstbitities | able hydrogen gas supplies and low | September. Recently a fight was altitudes As indicated In this selection, the he present training type of afr flight from Washington to New being cared for in St. Louis ~— York in the C-2, left to right, Captain Will E. Keqner, Laeutenant E. S. Moon, Staff Ser- jgeant August D, Albrecht; the C-2 leaving her hangar (upper right); and a view of the) balloon will be inflated with hydro | gen gas, not helium, While this adds | ped with two 200-horsepower His. | to the hazard of the expedition, tt | pano Suiza motors and at full speed! also puts the flight on a par with | the lifting medium that must, for mercial airships, ‘The total distance on the outward flight approximates 3.085 miles, di- vided into 12 legs, The route se lected, and distances between ached. uled stops, are: From Langley field to Washing ton, 120 miles; to Akron, Ohio, 260 miles; to Dayton, Ohio, 175 miles; to St. Loute, 320 miles; to Little Rock, Ark—the longest single leg—260/ miles; to Dallas, Tex., 300 miles; to San Antonio, 260 miles; to Marfa, | ‘Tex. 350 miles; to Bi Paso, 175 mi 4 to Nogales, Ariz, 276 miles; to Yuma, Artz, 249 miles, and to Rose field, Arcadia, Cal, the terminus, 250) miles. | ‘The weather bureau will co-operate [in supplying the balloontats detailed | *bout 45 da advance notice of weather conditions ahead, and emergency stocks of sup- piles and parts will be held at stra tegic points along the route. A number of teat Nights are being made preliminary to the Might tn made to New York and back, with « crew composed of Captain Will PF. Passengers Injured | in Flaming Sleeper | While officials of the Chicago, [escaped to safety, but tmmediately | Milwaukee & St. Paul railway | recalled two invalid women tn the | blazing coach. He dashed back thru were probing Monday the origin | 1, ©’ smoke. and, carrying one, led the | of » fire that early Sunday de | other down the aisle and out into the | stroyed the rear sleeper and ® satety of the track, where the other refrigerator car of the crack | refugees were congregated. | “Columbian Flyer” 130 miles east ‘The flaming cars were left in| of Seattle at Rye, in which four | charge of Summers, while the train | persons were injured, dozens of | continued to Seattle, The passen-| < Passengers were recuperating | fers, most of whom lost thelr bag: | from shock at Seattle hotels. gage, were outfitted In other cars. At) A Woman's scream was the first | Seattle they were taken to hotels and | intimation of danger to the 20 sleep: otherwine attended. ing occupants of the car, followed by a hot biast of flame and smoke, breaking from the women’s dressing room at 6:30 a. m, Sunday, A strong draft of air sweeping thru the car brought the flames in con-| tact with the curtains separating the berths, and in less time than it took to discover it the fire was raging down the narrow aisle. Are Gett The American Legion will give a en |Joint King county picnic in Wild ioe eee eet soem thats warts wood park, Sunday, August 13, to and began kicking at windows in|settle « dispute. Bitter challenges frensied attempts to escape the in-| 8 being hurled back and forth by} ferno. agg ng and geet amp sr herelc setion ers, This one was sent by Rain’ wank pana see gpg vor | Noble Post No. i to Seattle Post No. e. N. probably saved the en- | 18, the American Legion tire train and many lives from | “Rumors have come to our ears destruction, Wilson, aroused by | that Seattle Post No. 18, of certain the woman's scream, dashed for | members of the Legion purporting the front of the car, but, beaten Ito act with the consent of that or | back, he selzed the emergency | ganization, are propagandizing their cord and brought the train to a | Sbility to play one of the national jarring, grinding stop. Then Wil- | games otherwine known as baseball son leaped to the ground and | nfortunately there is connected uncoupled the flaming coach, | with this apparently innocent propa- ‘The train drew ahead, leaving j anda an insistent, insidious and in- the two cars to burn. |ainuating {implication that the ‘Then Wilson ran back and began Rainier Noble Post does not contain reocuing the women and children, |#Nd cannot produce a baseball team to be mentioned in the same breath " erolem were enacted on Beanies 06 Der with the boys from the Seattle post every side, as half-clad women ran | : } screaming thru the blazing car. Fred | Bo io the back room get that cl of @ vaudeville team, | v ene vaagrnagadind to mafety thru «| ‘Such an tmplication cannot pass —— luncholienged and may our right yindow, and collapsed from | fe ar prior He was taken to| hands wither and our feet slip if this Providence hospital when the train | insult passes without getting what arrived here. be denerves. Mrs, Ketch also wae severely cut | TELL. "EM by broken glass. ABOUT IT ‘T. W. Simpson, engineer, of San| “Those of you who are Intelligent Francisco, received glass cuts on his | enough may have gained that the feet while kicking out windows to al.|diamond athletes from Rainier , | Noble Post will slip the akids under any nine Legion men who have got nerve enough to engage in a base | ball game with them. P. G. Benton, dining car steward,| “You notice we do not imit the et UNDER PROBE the game Interesting. The other 9 reasons don’t count, “Just an a passing remark, 1¢ not by way of inducement, we will re- WASHINGTON, Avg. 7.—Sweep-| ite ou from the burden of arrang: ing investigation into the bigh #98) 1, jitie details, We have in our line prices prevailing over the coun-| ose six ex.prizefighters; 60 former try opened before a special sub-com mittee of five senators today. Hended by Senator McNary, Ore- gon, acting chairman in the absence aN: Rear Fiagman A. Summe tained a siashed hand in a similar campaign of rescue football players; 10 first class yers- men, 4 bouncers and a ‘purity squad,’ and they have all promised " to attend. (We wii! trade the whole Sen: pI te, Wisconsin, price advancea of the past few ee even if we lose the months were warranted in face of government figures showing record | reserves. | ne CHICAGO,—-e4 Hall, called dean of American confidence men, and two “In replying to this letter will you kindly omit profanity.” The following reply was made by Seattle post, No, 18: TH REPLY Beethoven composea some of his Srestent works when he was deaf, male companions held by police, who |hope thru them to clear up recent large robberies, “Once there was a bird by the name of Goliath, Every morning he | cht pavilion Monday night. Gosh! Legion Boys jtake him on. Theatrical Union Will Hold Dance The Theatrical federation of Beat. tle’s Central Labor council, which embraces the musicians, stage em ployes, motion picture operators and bill posters, will give a dance at Les An orchestra of 60 musicians, un- der the direction of “Tiny” Burnett, Will be one of the features, Plush Breeches and Hats Too Expensive LONDON, Aug. 1.—Plush-clad footmen, with knee breeches and powdered hair, are in the discard. Now they wear plain biack suite. Reason: economy. ing Rough came out on a hill and told the goofs what a great guy he was, Having cleaned up on some exgs in his home town, he was obsessed with the idea that he could lick the world. “There was another young hombre who had not yet been attracted by the advertisements of the safety ra mor people, but was a clever guy with a siing-shot, Me inquired among some of the gang as to who the ble heene was, and, being informed that ¢ was the self-selected world-beater, took him on. He got the horse laugh, but history records the result of the engagement “Of your modern Goliath we have made the same inquiry. We have found out who the big cheene is, and hereby express our willingness to ‘Of courne, we expected that you would select your own umpire, time and equipment, and will give you permission to make any rules at any time that may be necessary for your complete protection.” F eiatm Hurt \ When Engine Strikes Car Richard Johnson, city fireman, was in the Providence hospital Mon day, suffering from two fractured ribs and a wrenched back, He was thrown from the engine while an. swering a call Sunday, when it col lided with an auto driven by H, M. Pease, 1732 18th ave., at 30th ave. §. and Jackson st. Rumball Was Poor Musician, They Say LONDON, Aug, 7.—Herbert Fryer and Normam Notley, both professors of music, have applied for an injunc tion against A. Brunet Rumball, a neighbor, They claim he is a nuls because of his musical efforts. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Lieut. J H. Doolittle rescued after his alr plane takes header into surf at start of attempted flight to San Diego, Cal. WASHINGTON, — Message from Guatemala sends call for old-time American barkeep to take charge of drinks in new hotel. Mra, |for carrying and ling grounds, Kepner, Lieutenant Fm. 8. Moon, and Staff Gergeant August PD. Albrecht This flight was attended with many hazards du rived there two hours, But, after being lost for the crew regained their bearings, and made the return trip | | without mishap. The C2 has been one of the mont | dependable lighter-thanair ships the government has ever owned. Orig- inally built for the navy by the Good- year Tire & Rubber company, it was | later transferred to the army for use ae a training ship and for aerial |bombing practice. The ortginal Planted by car has been sup: one designed especially dropping bombs As ® bombing test ship the C-2 has been stationed at the Ordnance prov. Aberdeen, M4, until orders were given to put her tn shape for a transcontinental flight The C2 has a gna capacity of 172.000 ecuble feet, 9 192 feet long. 53.7 feet wide and the envelope has fn height of 561% feet. Bhe In equip. can make ¢0 miles an hour. Her crutsing speed, however, at which At that mpeed she has a cruising radius of 1.260 mfles. It t# planned to add additional gas tanks, which will considerably Incrense the radiua. | Altho built to carry a useful load of 3.750 pounds, the C.2 will carry No excess bageage or weight on the Might. The additional weight of gas carried will be offset by dropping one man from her usual personnel—the bomber Allowing for delays at the sched: uled stopping points and for possible overhaul and repairs before attempt Ing e return trip, it is estiranted the C-2 will be back at Langley field hangar by October 15, completing the transcontinental trip both ways In Sings Babies to Sleep in All Tongues Dorothy Terriss “The Lullaby Lady” ts the unoffi- etal title of Dorothy Terriss She earned it because «he has probably written more lullabies than any other song writer. She has written slumber songs for Hawailan, Indian, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and Icelandic infants and now she has just done “The Indiana Lullaby” for her country babies, But Mise Terrins does not write for the bables, She writes for the mothers. “The baby doenn't understand the words anyhow," sho explains, “it is the mother who should enjoy sentiment. That's why my lullabies are love songs—that'’s what the mother really loves to sing.” Bruce Blake Club to Hold Meeting The Bruce Blake club, which own ‘s boosting Superior Judge Bruce Blake in his race for the state supreme bench, will hold a luncheon and rally Wednesday noon at the Blks’ club. Dr. Milton F. Randolph has been named temporary ehairman, An at tendance of 75 ia expected Equalization Board Is in Session Here The King county board of equall zation was meeting Monday tn the office of County Assessor Frank W. Hull. Figures showing com. parative valuation of real and p sonal properties for 1921 and 1922 were submitted to the board. MERRILL GREEN, 18, 6732 26th ave. N. W., was suffering with a bro ken arm Monday as tho result of a backfire of the engine of his automo bile when he was cranking it Sun day. WALLA WALLA Cather-]| NEW YORK.—Referee in Stillman ine Henderson, 80, @ resident of this divorce case to submit report Octo- state 61 years, dics here, ~~ beri, ee FEN” to thick fog which hung | over New York when the airmen ar. the} BANDITS SLUG _ TWO MEN HERE Victims Robbed; Assailants Are Sought | Two men were in a serious | condition Monday as a result of being slugged by bandits Sunday night. } Tom Wacker, 2401 Third ave., | was taken to Providence bhospl- fal with a dislocated jaw and | three cuts over the left eye. He | was found in front of 504 | 47th st. and was taken to Dr. Herzig, 43rd and Greenwood aves, in a semt-conselous con- dition. He was then taken to the hospital, where, on regaining consciousness, claimed that he was slugged and robbed, Frank Hamay, painter, 4055 30th ave, §, was suffering at his home with what physicians fear may be a fractured skull, | He was attacked in front of the Kristoferson dairy, 1300 Rainier ave, by two men who beat him | over the head and robbed him. He was found unconscious by two sailors, HERE’S MORE ABOUT STRIKES STARTS ON PAGE ONE man of the union, sent out 1,500 bal-| lota to determine whether that class of employes should walk out in pro- tent against wage reductions and | conditions proposed by the manage ment cee NEW YORK, Aug. 7.--L. F. Loree, |premdent of the Delaware & Hudson, jand spokesman for Eastern ratiroad est move to end the strike of rail) jshopmen } : THEFT BLAMED ~_ON BLACKMAIL | Teller Says Good Samaritan Bled Him PORTLAND, Aug. 7.—J. C. Osler, second-hand automobile dealer, want- «4 by the police on @ warrant charg- ing larceny in connection with the alleged defalcation of $34,600 from the Lumbermen's Trust company by Earl EB. Patterson, teller, now unde: arrest, was still Uberty today. His whereabouts is unknown, the police admitted. Mr. Osler told offi- cers that she had not seen her hus- band since last Saturday night, when Patterson's alleged confession to the theft of thousands of dollars was made to officers of the bank and Po- lice Lieutenant Thatcher, according to statements by bank officials and the police. According to President R. EB. Smith and Vice President Cari Det- ering, of the bank, and Lieut. Thatcher, Patterson confessed that he had cashed a stream of worthless checks for Osler under threat of ex- posure by the latter of @ previous @efaication Patterson accomplished, according to his alleged confession to lumbermen's bank officials, while be wan a teller in the Hart- man & Thompson bank here. Patterson ts sald to have admit. ted telling Osler of the previous de- faication In a burst of confidence one day while the automobile man was at his window in the Lumber men's bank. Osler loaned Patterson $3,500 on an unsecured note to pay back money he at that time still owed Hartman & Thompson, accord- ing to the alleged confession. Thin knowledge served an ‘weapon for Osler, together with Pat- terson's indebtedness to him, and re- jwulted In the bank teller cashing checks on demand for the automobile man, acconling to the police. The pecuiations extended over a period of two years, police declared, and went undetected during two thoro bank audits. Patterson ts held under $10,000 ball at the city Jail, where his moth. er, Mrs. J. 1. Patterson, {s matron. Local Company Had Big Interior Task The painting and Interior decora- tion of the new Seattle National Bani butlding was performed by the Ed Nelson Painting and Decorating Com- pany, Ino, In addition to the Seattle National Bank building they have recently |done the intertor decoration of the National Bank of Commerce and the new Hoge residence, Home Brew (Continued From Page 1) nothing!—there ain't no ball game today—the team’s travel ing—well, so are we—s'long! eee The mine and ratlroad strikes seem to be a little closer to an end today than they were yesterday. Bo does the world, eee Is your name in the 1922 Who's Who? Neither is oure. Rut they've got our record down on the police blotter. That's something, . Government announces a sale of swivel chairs, Slightly used? MISS SUSAN ©. HOHMANN, can- didate for prosecuting attorney, was given a rousing welcome at the Go- pher club plenic at Woodland park | Saturday, CARL G. 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