The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 12

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 0 MYSTERY MURDER BARED Bloodstained Los Angeles Car Found in Ohio CINCINNATI, Ohio, Deo, 18—A qiue to the owners of the blood apatter * sutomobtle found last night was furnished today by Joha Pflug, police Heutenant Pflug said two young men arpear an automonite repair shop i ‘and inquired the price of « get of automobile curtains, They had & machine of tho same make @a found last night. The men said they had driven from California, Police doubted today that Mrs, Clara Phillips was a passenger im the when it reached Ctnetn- automodil nati, She would have chosen a larger and stronger automobile to they say. : Cal, Dea 18— Iho the automobile belonging to ter Phillips, found in Cincinnatt ‘a battered and bloodstained condt- m, no connection with the ra Phillips case, it Is Belleved by thorities here !t may reveal a new d baffling murder. Waiter Phillips, 3%, a bricklayer, 4 his wife, left here tn the machine Denver, Colo, August 11. Later hey intended to drive back to New o while his wife was going to Philadel phia for a visit, her parents living there. They had trunks forwarded to Den- wer by friends. Mall forwarded thom t general delivery, Denver, which hey had: gtven as forwarding ad- was returned here, During the year that Philltps Itved . Mra Phillips worked In a de- fpartment store. The couple got along well and had no domestic difficulties, neighbors said. CROOKS ARE ROUNDED UP Arrested tn a sweeping roundup of minal suspects late Thursday t, John A. Saleen, 25, engineer, | being held tn the city jall Fri- by Captain of Detectives Charies nnant. Saleen will be investigated connection with the robbery of and Mrs, Nathan Lefohn, 830 oth ave, who were held up and bed near thelr home Wednesday ht by a lone bandit, whose de- cription fits Suleen, the police do- Patrotmen J. E. Prince and P. F. D n arrested Saloon at Westlake we. and Virginia st. when they him to be carrying « large automatic pistol which was Goes to Senate Christmas plum pudding. _ THE NUCOA BUTTER CO. TWO SETS OF -PEARLS FOR ONE LADY ects of pearls for Christmas—that is, one set and one string. ‘The boys in the office were talking over holiday shoppin; “You don’t say! What's the idea?” “Oh, he's still sentimental, married not quite a year, She's been having her teeth fixed at his ex- pense, and he says they're all fin ished now but the polish. He say after Pioneer Dentist polish they'll look like pearls, He's a great advo- cate tor the Pionger Dentists, you know, up in the Collina building, on Becond and James. He declares their prices are making jt possible for to get the string of rea) pearis his beloved Madge.”—Advertise- ork, where Phillips’ parents Iived, | 1922. ‘Astoria Now | | ASTORIA, Ore, Dec, 15. stricken city today hy rs the crisis in its afta) and by looking toward the future with renewed hope, Sufficient money has been mado available for the rebullding of the sity thru the promise of Portland dusiness men yesterday that invest mont Fankers in the state's metropo: iis will, without profit, underwrite ~ Tefinancing of the devastated city, If, on top of this promise of funds jfrom Portland, the United States gov Jernment should rush thru the Mo Nary or the Hawley bila the former jof which appropriates $3,000,000 and the latter $1,000,000 for Astoria re. Nef and rebuilding work, the work of rebuilding the devastaced area would | be greatly lightened and the ultimate completion of the new Astoria would be brought much nearer, The work of clearing the efty site and of taking care of those who lost thetr all tn the fire has bedome now & matter of routine, The establish. ed nystem runs tteolf and there ts no lack of supplies, Merchants learned today that they Will not be pressed for bills due for merchandise destroyed by fire, and that new stocks of goods will be jforthooming from wholesalers on gererous credit. Wholesale houses almost “to a man" have assumed this attitude, Much private reconstruc. tion Will be backed by Portland bank- ers and business men, and the banks here will be accorded every sort of encouragement and co-operation look. ing to thelr resumption of normal business and prosperity. —This Past Crisis; Rebuilding to Be Rushed cated and many families given far more supplies than they need or can use, All laborers and other workers and Merchants are now being issued I. | cennes to hold employment and to do business, The foe ie 25 conts, Bach applicant for a license to do business of any kind whatsoever in the city must give adequate guarantee that his presence Is necessary or that he was an Astoria citizen prior to the fire, ‘This te In accordance with a newly passed city ordinance, The city council also has passed an ordinance approving the widening of streets from 10 to 16 feet from thelr width previous to the fire, ‘The city ta now a place of alternate joy and sorrow. As the debris work ers make their rounds and store sites are mado to yield what little of worth remains after the fire, little Incidents cause laughter to ripple or evoke sympathetic sighs from the workers, Two of these Incidents are typloal. HK. EB. Ekstrom, Astoria Jeweler, whose store was at 12th and Com: mercial streets last week, was found sitting on old tin cans, surrounded with trays of gilttering diamonds, | glowtng pearls and sapphires, A few guards and privileged idlers gathered around, “The experts Just opened my safe,” Eksarom explained, “Everything is hunkydory.” o much ts there?” one wide-eyed guard asked, “Oh, about $25,000 worth.” The guard closed hie eyes, Tut « little farther down a differ. Every effort wilt be made to keap | ent scene was taking place, A shop: the destroyer Yarborough tn the port | keeper—one of the kind whose face until the necessity for trained | brands him sober and hard-worked— guardsmen shall have been removed, | *miled at the little audience that was “Jim says he's giving his wife two The craft has been tied up here aince the fire, and ite crew has been doing guard duty at the bank vaults. As torians want the craft to remain for the balance of the winter, Further systematization of relief work was undertaken today, follow. ing the discovery that the efforts of the relief company have been dupit- HERE’S MORE ABOUT VICE PROBE STARTS ON PAGE ONE what was meant by the cartoon which appeared in Wednesday's Star, showing him with @ “pot of Vice” in his hand. Brown said he had |Opportunity to address jthe Young Men's Republican elub jn reply to with recent holdups and burglaries.| federal dope cases are [prosecuted | the house of commons yexterday and with evidence obtained In addition to the thr who testified Thursday, A: general secretary of the was also before the the polloe, M. CA, ry. rs . If my office has stood test of efficiency and honesty, it expected that the be offered me the commission: hether the office has the three members of county commission an apparent deadlock over Gepartment. of a if 5asea that W. W. Finch, ea perintendent of the county home, and his wife, who is matron, had worked against him in both the prt- | maries and the final election, and that they “need a little chastise ment, He said that, until he read The Star's editorial, that he had not .|known that Collins was connected | with the department at all, but that he now thought Coiling was “eulpa- play polities.” Dobson, clared that the welfare department had been highly efficient under Col- lina, and that he would greatly regret any change. Many Tenants Break Leases NEW YORK, Decl 15.—Hundreds of tenants, finding there is now an abundance of apartments, have re- pudiated leases made before Octo- ber 1. Ye Olde Curiosity Shop No other in U. 8: like !t, Brass ! and Coral Beads, Cameos, Indian Moccasins, Beads ond Baskets; Cloisonne, Pillow Tops, Totem Poles, Alaska Ivory Curios, Agates, Sea Shells, odd Jewelry. Local Souvenirs for Christmas. 811 RAILROAD AVE, Colman Dock | arations proposal. ble for permitting the Finches to! on the other hand, de-| watching a safeopener hammer at the lock of an old safe on en ash heap. “I lost my siore.” the shopkeeper mild, “but I got @ little left in here. It's only about $4,000, but it's lenough to get started again with.” Just then the enfe door came open. Inside was a heap of burned paper GERMANS PLAN MONEY RELIEF ! New Reparations Proposal Is Prepared BERLIN, Dee. 15.—Industrial lead- ers of Germany planned today to co- joperate with members of the Cuno cabinet In working out @ fresh rep- Hopeful of aid from outside tn view “lof statements by Bonar Law, Lioyd George and Rameay MacDonald tn @ stock in current reports of American intention to re-enter European affaira, Germans are anxiously attempting a settlement satisfactory to the allies before the next reparations installment falls duc, January 16. Former Chancellor Wirth, destrous of laying the German case before the ‘American people much as Georges Clemenceau did that of France, said | today: “I am still looking forward to mak- ing @ lecturing trip tn the United States, However, ft is uncertain Just taking including socialists supple menting the Cuno government. He hinted this would come tn January and that he himself might havea considerable role, eee SAYS GERMANY PLANNING WAR PARIS, Deo. 15—Germany ts another war with a new and deadly potson gas that will pene trate any mask and specially design. ed airplanes charged with liquids that will annihilate cities, Andre Michelin, speaking before a gather. ing of political and industrial lead- ers, charged. Michelin raised a bogie of renew- of warfare similar to that conjured up by Georges Clemenceau in the United States, declaring German fac. tories are busy turning out imple ments of war, chief among which, outside of potsons, would be special torpedo carrier planes. eee Canada Promises to Favor France PARIS, Dec. 15.—A treaty of com- meretal accord was signed here to- day between France and Canada. The agreement gives Canada ad- vantages of tariff treatment, while France secures a “most favored na- tion” clause and export ities. HERE’S MORE ABOUT BANK STORY STARTS ON PAGE ONE ing Rodolf to return the collateral. ‘Truax was not calied to the’ stand. Judge Hewen of Pacifico county presided in the civil case, which resulted in = decision in Waterhouse’s favor. Ho declared the conduct of the bank's of- ficers to be “reprehensible.” The bank was found guilty of trick- ery and fraud, Attorney Heames was out spoken Friday in his admission that grand jury investigation ts contemplated. “You may say,” he told The Star, “that I am not only neriously contemplating submit- ting this whole epi to the grand jury, but that Tam think- ing also of calling it to the at tention of the comptroller of the | currency.” |Two Departments Get $33,500,000 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.--The state and justice departments appro- | priations bill, carrying approximate ty $83,590,000 for the operation of the two departments for the com- ing fiscal year, was pased yesterday by the nena ‘The measure provides an increase of a little more than $55,000 over the bill passed by the house, THE BOY COASTER FIGHTING DEATH Sled Victim Has Chance for | Life After a fairly restful night Charles ©. Smith, 18, 606 N. T2nd wt, was re | ported to be holding his own in the Columbus sanitartum Friday, Smith reoulved possible fatal injuries Wednesday night when his sled struck @ telephone pole near his |home, throwing him head first against the pole and toflicting a skull fracture, Smith ts the seventh casualty from snow accidents within the past week, in which two boy# were killed and five injured, Action to set aside certain streets for coasting was reported to be un der consideration by Mayor ©. J Brown Friday, Auto traffic will be stopped within certain hours and the 1s turned over to juvenile coast ori Poles were called to several dts tricts Thurgday night to stop const. ing on dangerous streets, At Bast lake ave, and Harrison st several | coasters refused to obey the orders) of Motoreyele Patrolmen G. C, Jen wen and It. B, Newell, and as a re sult the officers seized two bobsleds, which were locked up in the police eration. CAR TRANSFER ACTION FRIDAY Whether the Fitzgerald carfare or dinance will specify free transfers or & transfer costing one and a quarter cents In addition to the five-cent| EATTLE STAR straight cash fare Is expected to be) determined by the council finance committee Friday afternoon, Since asking the counc!! last Mon day to delay action on the bill for one week, in order give full consid eration to his plan for charging for transfers, Mayor Brown has euggent- ed two forme of transfer charges. Firet, to sell transfer tokens at six anf a quarter cents, the token to be good for one full ride and @ trans fer; second, to sell the tokens at four | for five cents, a full ride and transfer | to cogt a nickel and one token. ‘The bill will call for a five-cent| canh fare with free tra the finance committes am conform with the mayors sugger tion, “I can cut $490,000 from the rail. Way's overhead expense next year, and the revenue from the transfer charge will enable us to make the railway pay, I am sure,” Brown sald riday. SEEK TO PROV RELATIONSHIP Grafie Saftig, daughter of the late Ga. W. Carma: discoverer of the Klondike gold fields, and an Alaskan Indian princess, won the firet round of her fight to obtain a share of Saf tig’s $100,000 estate, when Mra. Mar- guerite Saftig was depored as admin. istratrix by Superior Judge Dyke man, late Thursday. Mvidence was introduced by the xirl's attorney to the effect that Car. mack had admitted to the 1910 cen- sus taker that Graphie was his daughter by his first wife. Mrs. Marguerite Carmack marrief the ar prospector tn Otympla, Wash. a9 Prominent Golfer . . Dies During Play BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15—Fu- Neral services for Faxon D. Atherton, golfer and member of a prominent California family, were announced teday for tomorrow morning at St. Dominic's church here, Atherton dropped dead on the golf links of the Ban Francisco Country club here late yesterday—death preventing from winning the 16th hole tn a closely contested match in which he law of Ger- trude Atherton, writer. HERE’S MORE ABOUT. STARTS ON PAGE ONE budget. “They only allowed me about $3! 000 that in really at my disposal,” anserted, “as against $471,000 for t North district. I doubt very much whether I will be able to keep up all the roads with that money—I'll just have to do the best I can. “Of course, this shortage of funds means that there'll have to be sert- ous retrenchments. I'll have only One supervisor, instead of three, and I'll cut out all 43 road bosses. Doing away with #0 many positions means officient—and tn view of this I think I have a perfect right to exercise my own judgment in making the ap- pointment.” The office pays $2,000 a year. Hamilton was long a power tn King county politics, but has been in obscurity for a number of years. He was a county commissioner— chairman of the board for one term —at a time when the county admin- istration was charged with many .gross extravagances. One specific accusation against him was that he built the Des Moines highway at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit his own farm. A| recall movement waa started but it was blocked by | jon. Identify Dead Girl 7 Times HULL, England, Dee. 16.—A young woman found dead in Old Harbour has been identified as seven different persons, AND THE TEACHER, ALMOST Willie had a new puppy and a great opportunity to get home early seemed to present itself when his teacher announced that as soon as the language pupils could hand tn showing how they had of words she would rite upon the board they might be dismissed. ‘kably short time Willie camel, leopard, elephant, tiger, act lady, viear, zebra, parrot, soldie satlor king and queen all died,"~-Los Angeles Times, that the men I do employ must be}. | the civil administrative code, accord- HERE’S MORE ABOUT EUROPE STARTS ON PAGE ONE money from Germany and other debt- ors, the threatened invasion of the Ruhr valley by France, the coming of the Mritish debts commission to discuss refunding of the war debt, Clemenceau pleading for this coun try to return to Burope—all thenq have served to bring the situation to imax. Within the Inst few 4 British and German amba here have laid before Secretary of State Hughes the situation In | volved in the collapse of the | London conference of premiers and Germany's close proximity to « complete collapse, made more serious by the French threat to Invade the Ruhr, Detatla of the action that seems imminent cannot be revealed at the present time, Diplomatic quarters that are ordinarily closely informed on all important developments be | lave that an economto conference in| Washington ts a probability. Regarding reports that a loan of $1,500,000,000 to Germany was under contemplation, it wae officially a! | 4 today that such action by the gov ernment is out of the question, J.! P. Morgan and other international | bankers have informed this govern. ment that they are ready to extend loans to Evrope only after @ settle ment of the reparations questions ansures economic progress In the Old World. A big loan under present | conditions ts {mpossible, Morgan ts said to have decinred, Whatever comes, however, these ‘Will be the policies that will form the | basis for action by the United States: | 1, The German reparations prob- | Jorn munt be settled, and rettied tin mediately, for this ts the root of the| trouble in Iurope today. 2, Germany must be made to pay to the utmost of her ability, ut the“indemnity figure must not be fixed beyond her capacity to pay, and the present repara- thons that Germany has been or- dered to pay—132,000,000,000 gold marks, or more than 30.090,000,- 090 American dollars, Is too much, 3—Drastia actions of coercion, &@ march by French army Ruhr valley, would only de. feat thelr own purpose, retard con- struction and throw Europe again into a turmoil. 4—While the present reparations figure must be reduced to @ point consistent with Germany's capacity to pay, the figure also must be definitely fixed before Germany can return to work, and any help be of- fered, much as an International loan 5.—Accompanying a definite set- Uement of the German reparations problem there must be a willingness on the part of Puropean nations mostly concerned to reduce their armies COL. HARVEY WILL RETURN LONDON, Dec. 15—Ambassador George Harvey returns to Washing- ton December 23 to advise and con- for with President Harding regarding possible American intervention in Europe. ‘This was the understanding In London today, following Harvey's an- houncement that be had been called to Washington, The American ambasrador will afl on the Berengia a week from tomor- row to report directly to the prea. Gent upon the general reparation: and economic situation, He will tell Harding of Anglo-French divergen- cles and confer on‘the subject of American intervention, based on the outeome of the premier’s conference which fs to be resumed at Paris January 2. CANCEL DEBT, ALLIES URGE PARIS, Dec. 15.—France and Eng- land are in accord on the question of asking the United States to par- tietpate in readjustment of tnterna- tonal debta on a basis laid down pri- vately at the London premier’s con- ference, it was semi-officially an- nounced today. It ts understood the American gov- ernment will be asked: 1—To reduce rates of interest on capital loaned. 2.—To increas Gelays already con- sented to for definite settlement, 3.—To co-operate in helping na- tions “which suffer most from the war.” France ts to cancel the obligations of her debtora among the amall na- allied aide in the war and England will cancel the French debt, Amertoa, It Is said, will be asked to Fientt te France.” e Reparations Message Heard Dee. 15-—Reparations tween nations primarily affected,’ King George Jeclared -n bis mearago proroguing parliament, read in the house of lords today. The lord chancellor read the king’s message, which dismissed the lords and commons until February 13, Refernng first to the Turkish peace conference at Lausanne his majesty maid: “We earnestly trust a solution can be reached shortly.” About reparations, King George's Message said: “The task of restoring conditions favorable to the economic stability of rope continues to give us deep! concern. ‘The difficulties are great and complex and ean only be over. come by sincere cooperation betweer those nations primarily affected.” Legere. Anactment of the Irish bills, the king said: “It is our earnest hope this act may mark inauguration of a period of prosperity and concord both for Ireland and Great Britain.” Hart Will Claim $5,000,000 Saved Approximately $5,000,000 has been gaved to the state since April 1, 1921, because of economies tn force under ing to the report that Gov. Louls F. Hart will make to the nth legislature, at Olympl “On December 9, overdraft on the general 4 little more than $1,000,000," said the governor, “and on December 8, 1922, there was @ cash balance of $2,400,000, and §1,500,000 in bonds.” OLD PRISONER Webb, sentenced to death 11 years ago for the murder of W. A. 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