The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 26, 1922, Page 1

OME A story stranger than fiction—the story of Miles‘; Poindexter—will start in The Star next Monday. |MAYOR GOES INTO _STAR CHAMBER! Seattle’s Favorite Newsp aper by 15,000 Plurality ™ Lne Seattle Star Entered as Second Class Matter May $, 1999, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March #, 1979. Per Year, by Mall, 96 to 99 TYOLUME 2 24. NO. 157. SEATTLE, WASH., SATU RDAY, AUGUS PARSHIP 1S LOST AFTER Cruiser France Is Wreck Victim in Target Practice With Squadron _ France, 23,000 tons, struck = Feck and went down in 60 feet of ‘The Mediterranean squadron was d in target practice when the " And Joe had a date to play golf Judge Calvin Hall at Wing Pe Sunday. © Can't you get him out on a writ (of stare decisis, judge? TL stant am hay. So: nite to talk. eee [> OH, THEM MOVIE ACTORS: . Mount Rainler has been filmed for the movies. Won't Wally “Chinese Women Sold for 35 ts.”—-Star headline. Who gets the nickel profit? ore Speaking of taking fearful risks, about Bill Gaines, who wears ther suspenders or belt, running office? eee ‘The vaudeville ban on booze jokes Lowi have served a useful purpose it BR only succeeds in suppressing the “People don’t live longer prohibition; it just seems) |} _Only 11 more days untit Doe | | Brown gives us a nickel sartere! | ttle has a population of 334,848 ons, but the automobile speeders Tapidly revising the figures. ss by npers that ® gink ever England \» spilling the beans that ane are only half civil con- Hu. “Bot you gotta show be pinched for exagger- eee P_ Oil has been discovered under the if of Mexico. Now some of these slick salesmen be peddling watered stock. ae | REFERRED TO THE MAYOR |. Speeders should be encouraged | te try for new records down the 7 went side of First ave, “Drink Moonshine” says @ sign on is wn advertisement for a soft ent eee ‘ety days hath September, S April. June and November ; the reat are thiraty, too, “4 you make your own home brew one nstown has had a new kind of (Turn to Page 7, Column 5) Went South to Play, but Got in in Mead PLAN DRASTIC 2 Seattle Boys May Win Scieen Career TION TO END ROCK CRASH Jack Murphy (at left) and his brother, Maurice, Seattle boys, who stumbled into “op-' FORD'S PLANTS TO SHUT DOWN: Lack of Fuel 75,000 Men Idle DETROIT, Mich., “Aus. Ford will announve tonight that the But Mason N. Litson, director for) porg Motor company plants around | Detroit. will be closed down Septem: }ber 16, it was stated at the Ford ay. | Motor company today. f ‘The official announcement will be “\insued at the executive offices at trying to persuade Mayor | yo¢unity” in California. VETO OF BONUS IS NOW FEARED Harding Will Kill Measure By Wanda von Kettler Two Seatile youngsters who went away “just for the sum- mer,” will not return to the city in time for school in the fall. ‘There's a feason, They've gone Maurice and Jack Murphy, 8 and 11, respectively, went to Cal- ifornia with their mother, Mra. dobn F. Murphy, of Seattle, early scheduled just to play in the surf and on the sands of Santa Mof- to Make! WASHINGTON, Aug. %6.—~ ~—Henry peded into action by authentic infor- tion that President Harding would ERO La Treen eee the J. K, MacDonald kiddle produc: | tions, altered the schedule jed along the beach one sunny saw Maurice and Jack, plained to their mother that he could veto the bonus bill, backers of the |measure today rallied a final drive lto obtain enough votes to override An ‘unofficial poll, however, indi- jeated that 38 yotes—five more than | needod—might suétain the president. | [On a showdown this vote may be re- vised, but even staunch bonus sena- | Coal shortage forced the shutdown, the announcement will read. Six thousand men already have - seaaprchaeearesctnnatenti | been. laid off atone plant. Sixty-nine thousand more men in Cémmmissioners Are the mtr arom will be eget | Accused by WwW ly plants in other parts of the country} Charging the county commission- |that time being made at Hollywood. | That started things for Maurice | < e cir tore are mot encouraged over pros-|%"4 Jack. They were on their way ia pects that the bill ean be enacted into law should Mr. Harding refuse | }the movies, and now, word -recetved. from, Hdllywoos,” are in receipt of three contract offets.| At present, however, they are still under guidance of Mr, Litsen, }to be one of the best children’s di | rectors in the country. |ning, according to word from the , to place the two youngsters in | swimming stunt pictures to be taken | lin the near future on Catalina island, Both boys will be remembered in Seattle as participants in the Orthopedic hospital swimming benefit held April 28 at Crystal |. Their mother, Mrs. John ¥. Murphy, is a member of Se- Senator New, Indiana, told the #en- ate he had definite word the presi- dent had not changed his mind and would not agree to any measure which did not provide a revenue-rais. This plan, the #enate is} is under sans. aiates | 3 SWITCHMEN DIE IN WRECK. for county commissioner, addresses an outdoor meeting at Rainier Beach MILWAUBEK,. Wis. H Three Northwestern, railroad switch. men were killed here today the switch engine on which they were riding erashed into @ string of box care in the West Allis yards not inclined to include in the McCum- ber bill, reliable Inforinents erg at PCG Aiisen ss cnmrnen ine scram || SATURDAY TRYING TO}! || OUTDISTANCE. FRIDAY, || HOTTEST AUGUST DAY Saturday promises to rival Fri Aug. 26.—~ when Their father is a well known local attorney. Mr. phy Is expected to visit his fam- fly in Santa Monica in the near future, when it will definitely be decided whether or not the boys will continue in the movies, Ex-Baseball Star Sued for Divorce 26. —- Charles (Swede) Risberg, ex-White Sox ball) player, already divorced from base. ball, today faced divorce from his And Friday Was sajd to be the warmest, August day, with a tem- perature of 84 degrees. Friday the mercury had reached || » At 9:30 a, m, Satur- day it had already mounted to |) that place on the thermometer It was getting a head start. was estimated by the weather man that Saturday would win as the warmest August day to date. The warmest day of the sum- mer was May 31, when the mer- cury rose to 89 degrees. lestlake. We don’t know whether | ik or for an undertaking estab- | MR. SHERIFF, $0 SUSPICIOUS! Sheriff Matt Starwich was invest! gating Saturday the t jof sugar from the G . whom he | married here in 1915, filed a com plaint charging him with cruelty; She alleged he re mained out at night until 4 a, m., and refused her any explanations. “somebody is going to make a lot ot home brew,” said the sheriff, Two CENTS IN ‘SEATTLE — AUTO DEATHS! City Executive Is in Barred Room! With Inspector and Chief With drunken joyriders and speed-maddened motorists hold. ing « veritable carnival of death on Seattle streets, Mayor Brown and high officials of the police department conferred for nearly three hours, behind locked doors Saturday in an effort to solve the traffle muddle here. in the meantime, high city and state officials pointed out that the Present city ordinances, if property enforced,.are more than adequate to J stop the present speed debauches, | More than 21 automobile accidents were reported to police during the last. 24 hours. Mayor Brown waa closeted with Chief Severyna, Inspector Marry O'Brien, Lieut. C. G. Carr of the po- lice traffic bureau, George Russell, About Four Senatorial Candidates (EDITORIAL) pees principal candidates are before the vot- ers in the republican senatorial primary. Par- tisan newspapers are printing much extravagant praise and much undeserved condemnation of all of them. The Star herewith endeavors to set down plainly and frankly the truth about these four. s* + H MILES POINDEXTER, the strongest man the state of Washington ever sent to the United States senate, started as a militant progressive and has emerged after twelve years as an independent reaction- ary. The men and interests that fought Poindexter bit- terly in 1910 are his supporters now. THEY did not change; Poindexter changed—not into a colorless cpnser- vative, for he is too aggressive to be tame, but into an eo influence, WITH the “Old Guard” but not it. He has not dodged, he has not trimmed; he has simply switched by gradual degrees from one camp to the other —and doubtless he is honestly surprised because his for- mer adherents have not switched with him. He has the courage to stand by his convictions even when they are wrong. He helped seat the vote-buying Newberry; he has attempted to enact legislation tying the hands of labor; he accepted, while a high ranking mem- ber of the naval affairs committee, a big sum of shipyard money as a contribution in his fantastic presidential cam- paign. These are some of the outstanding features of his re- actionary record—a record made entirely during the last few years. But, a record so positively bad that it over- shadows the long list of progressive measures he fought for during his first years as a senator. That is the truth about Poindexter as The Star, his first newspaper champion in this state and his consistent cham- pion for many years, now sees it. And The Star regrets that this is so. *+ *©* Hh mir: 7 _[superintendent of utilities, Railway At the end of the conference tt ‘wes announced that no action would be taken until next Wednesday, when a special committee appointed by Mayor Brown would formulate plans to eut down Seattle's auto accidents. The committee comprises Doug: A. Shelor, manager of the Aut sub of Western Washing- poration Counsel Walter F. Meter, Lieut. Carr and Councilman Bob Hesketh. The need of more motorcycle po- licemen Was emphasized by the mayor, “Drastic steps must be taken to curb speed maniacs,” he de- clared. “These men are openly flouting the law. We need more speed cops and sthicter enforce ment of the traffic regulations.” ‘The mayor's suggestion that the maximum driving speed be reduc to 15 milee an hour was dropped (Turn to Page 7, Column 3) “FAKE COP” MEETS FATE; IS ARRESTED FOR 14 ROBBERIES Seattle's “fake cop” has at last been captured. That is what local detectives claim, following the arrest of Frank Wallace, 38, clerk, at Sixth ave. and Pike st. Saturday, by De- tectives D. J, Waechter and Tom || Hayden. Wallace is alleged to have com: mitted 14 robberies in Seattle, each time posing as a policeman or detective, and in addition, to have secured hundreds of dollars | on bogus checks. Detective R. R. Herbert identified Wallace by the bad checks. Wallace was arrested after a police vigil of several weeks had been kept on downtown streets, {] Wallace has 10 aliases and a ree: ord in San Francisco for imper- wonating a revenue officer, police say. ers with “criminal extravagance’ in “paying out $52,978.61 in the last three years for engineers’ and attor- neys’ fees on projects that were later abandoned,” 8. F. Woody, candidate Friday evening, A Home A Used Car A House to Rent If you are looking for any of these items above you will be surprised to find the many bar- gains that appear in the WANT AD seetion telling you of the many places that are available. If you have thése places to dis. pose of Telephone Main 0600 and place A WANT AD today. The cost Is a trifle and you will dis- pose of It quickly. N the lists against Poindexter for the republi - © nation stand thrée progressives. This is because the voters of Washington are entitled to an tunity to pass on the clear-cut issue of Poindexterism. As matters stand, they will be denied that privilege. * + * MRS. FRANCES AXTELL, an estimable and able woman, was drafted into the senatorial campaign bya group whose sincerity is more to be commend ed than its judgment. Her campaign presents the interesting possibility of a woman being placed for the first time in the historically dignified senate. And right there her candidacy falters. No commanding reason has been advanced by Mrs. Axtell’s supporters why she should be elected, and no convincing showing produced of anything in her "record or her person- ality that makes her appear as especially qualified for the high honor proposed—granting «ll the good things her supporters say about her. * * 8 GEORGE B. LAMPING: In his case the voters are asked to nominate a man who has made good in various minor public positions. He served Seattle well as park commissioner. As a state senator he showed bold initiative in fighting for a soldiers’ bonus. As Port of Se- attle commissioner he is now doing a valuable work. But Lamping was not big enough to be governor; he is not now big enough to be senator. His ambitions are be- yond his stature. While he is independent, he is not especially progressive. In this campaign he further disqualifies himself by being wrong on important questions of foreign policy, notably in hi§ opposition to the four-power treaty. * * * * 4 x JUDGE AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS is an unspectac- ular citizen, an unspectacular official, an unspec- tacular candidate. But he has stood steadfast by progressive principles. Other men may change or waver, but iy Griffiths. Despite his sincerity and his steadfastness his candidacy arouses little popular enthusiasm simply because he lacks that personal magnetism which endeared Poindexter to thousands in his early campaigns. In the senate he would not be a leading figure; he would never be- come a national . ersonality. But he would be everlastingly RIGHT. He would not be overwhelmed by the pomp of government. He would not let ambition turn his course from the service of the public.’ Neither flattery nor the subtle forms of unconscious bribery would make him alter his course. His foes say he is stubborn. He is. He stubbornly re- fuses to step out of this race; he would just as stubbornly refuse to seat a Newberry if he felt Newberry was unfit. Opiessazitseacee: Hittite TATATH Pi