The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 16, 1922, Page 12

131 MENACED BY THIEVES MAKE | Astoria Now on Way a ‘STATE BUDGET —((HELrs vicrims ity) STEAMER FIRE LARGE HAULS $5,000 Damage Is Done to Night's Chicago Maru at San Pedro SAN PEDRO, Cal, Bee The lives of 151 passengers and members of the crew of the Chicago Maru, Japa in port here, were menaced earty today when 7,000 bales of cot ten in the hold caught fre. Bamergency measures and the Presence of the harbor fire tug saved the liner trom (otal de struction. Operations May Reach $4,000 Nearly « score of burglaries, in which the totaled between $3,000 and $4,000, were reported to the pollee Saturday Me Pal . 16— loot M. W sur reyele Patrol ad JA, Hag prived two boy burglars in the act of lvoting the Brnst Hard ware Oo, at Sixth ave. and Pike carly Saturday, The boys . were stealing sleds, the officers Eanes aboard said, Despite a ling chase by the vo —. safety | officers, the boys escape — er lad, W. H. Smite ) The fire was reported practically So tan te an oo uished at 4 a m pe a ha The damage to the loss of the cotton will £695,000, it is said Several members erew were overce had to be carried out the passengers, running out burried Pty at the alarm, had their fect burned om the steel decks While port authorities were fo belleve the fire was in , the liner’s officers declared iE pomsible that it mixht have been ng under the hatches for a University # Hee station and re vessel and the officers that he 1 the two amount boys carry th of the veanel's | Ut did — by and a seore of amoke, and at the Otis hotel, 804 St thieves entered the other r ried away $2,300 Ir The thieves had p against the doorknob, ne in-| ‘ raph elry hat Thomp N Was Unable to prever en he 1 of slugging J robbing him of « A. 3 t thelr ow. cape w nd » men, Moore, were Avon hotel trolmen F. tiscovered them Watson gold watch, Pallissard and Ben the New turday Pa H. Br ard and F. H Watson identified Pa lisxard as the man who slugged him Friday night Entering « igar at 627 First ave ry night, two bure aped after taking a large quar of cigars and A diamond ring valued $126 was stolen from Mrs, S$. Curtis, 908 Jefferson st. 4 in a similar rob bery A. Asp, of the Hermosa apart menta, 2700 Fourth ave. was robbed of a valuable fur, several articles of jewelry and §: lida dagtasniaeecipiaes HERE’S MORE ABOUT VICE PROBE STARTS ON PAGE ONE "This was the Chigago Maru's first | to Loe Angeles. She is oper by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha line et Japan, ix 5,846 tons, and was built 52m 1910. She is in “around the word “trade, having been recently Installed A service between uth Africa. and Los Angeles. arre: a early by Rorneman atore AY AGREE ON ARMS TREATY ASHINGTON, Dec. 16. — The today expressed preliminary of @ suggestion that Presi Harding be asked to cal! an World armament conference the view of limiting the con ton of aircraft, submarines and war crafts. . the overwhelming vote of 251 ‘the house adopted a rule prohib iment of the section in the appropriation bill which calls the president to negotiate with ‘Mations that participated in the onference here last winter for (lar parley to extend naval ar- | Hmitation. [member of the police department on ” the lat of witnesses to be chilled by | Mayor Brown. Others will probably ct Escapes be summoned Saturday afternoon County Sentence! Barris, Other witnesses called Friday in-! who was sentenced cluded Rev, John W. Hannum, who | has made a special tnvestigation of ee eer wanment + ip Nquoreelling: Rey. U. G. Murphy | i Seite lant October, wilt oa-| WhO had a lst of gambling dens in| iueving the remaining 10/ChBatown: City Councilman E. L.| uae sentimes owing tn bid and R. T. Whiting, a Stone on a bank robbery charge | Biaine | & Webster man, both of whom pro-| i in Minneapolis Friday, ac- to a wire to the sheriff's jay lars © ty candy at “os peo ifessed to be unaware of why they | were summoned; Dr. George Beeler, physician; County Clerk George Grant; E. P. Donnelly, attorney for James B. Redmond, bank robber, | authorities released Barris THE SEATTLE STAR ng Anot 16.The authorts Buildi ate today her for contracts ha ner passed a t nent buildings, tneluding tary of war for Astoria, to take th® reliet Ove Gang ing paper offices and a theater Astoria ha for the Pt x! adopted the Astoria Promiced his own discretion aa to the vid 16 reduced thin « The week the the f the ASTORIA, Dee One week has of sa nection to ashes Con been filled with hard work sation of Bat hard lowes and equested & new On the threshold of the Astorians today took stock happenings of the past week by r new era of the what w ber of the menwax dD. ¢ ater a done and w mains to ftee support r milar mandant of Va barr Maj, KR. Park, wa neer from Portia ka, and lepartme tay it ong! ntinued with thelr au t 0 ane here the inter tary of War find to be aid in relief and rehabliitatio The f cutting op safes of business institutions, the pie federal ke whatever the need here fo: busines he mei except big bs lows due to and jefe iming f tive | conniderable. het ty eftected | valuable by Trade Body TACOMA Dee 16 to «ive relief to agriculture shipping le requested In reso! alopted hy the Pacifie Nor foreign trade conference, whieh ed officers, selected ite next m place and changed it» name, to the Pacific Foreign Trade ell of America The ¢ oring @ ship subsidy a for the heating the deat papers and signed to guard. ston linings made action of ¢ they In opening safes, the locks have been clipped off yess fashion, with chisels bored and the locks tripped The bank v with opened next Tuesday, and from that day on jocal banks wil) endeavor to care for the city’s money needs Suffictent work hag been provided for the city's unemployed, cash ls expboted to énable the elty to put every idle hand to cleaning up the burned area or aiding in the re bullding work Riuejackets aiding guard work, and Col, A Offered troops if they a dled Astoria ts fairly well matinfied with the week's work. A score of tempor ary business structures have been completed and are ready for oo cupancy. les There in no lack of wood for fuel Much of the rubbish is being burned on the ground, affording warmth to men as they work. The idle but homeless women and children warm thomse!ves at great stoves set up in the buildings where they sleep or at the “srup depot.” There is warm clothing enough for all and to spare. | There bas been no lack of food. To avoid duplication of relief ef. forts, the Salvation Army and the Red are working thru the central relief depot. The necenaity for guards has not.tmen removed | Armed men will probably patrol the business section and certain parts of the residence section until late in th winter The bread line which has been concentrating thrice dally at Lovell's garage, the relief cerfter, is shorten ing rapidly money were ‘de there or holes nference went on re and more farmers, on wtal port tol the to include all Pacific stat the Jerson has are in meeting, and the support Beattle fin the 1926 on in tte efforts ence ¥ ing William Pigott, ed prenident Kemmer secretary FE. H. Sensenich Donovan, of Anderson, of Christian of Tacoma, was re of Portland Ingham, and ttle, view p Peterson, of treasurer ©. D, Fisher, president of th er Flouring Mille Co deman Hat Co. Axia, were named mn ference Washington Gets Federal Road WASHINGTON, D. C., jary federal «ld highways, Men who are making |completed, will he about COUNCIL ASKS SHIP RELIEF nk vaults, haw een com- | Favorable Legislation Urged for all cities of the F coast and expansion of the org Dec. Total mileage of primary and second. | for the free transfer Senatorial Hel ft t urday byt Itiens of Com appr © nent head Legislation and to lutions thwent | h eleet neeting rida y Coun ord fa ting | da rdized cite an Portland waa chowen for the 1928 | oted to | to ob | seanton of the national ‘orelan trade conference, ax Portland surrendered it, claima at this meet of Beattio, was re | and Edward P elected | Other officers chosen are PI rg lentes tiand, ie o Fish: and J. T. Har president of the Hardeman who expect to leave soon for special Ortental commintioners in behalf of the con-| vote of 5 Aid 16.—| whea 187,000 | mittee will, If necommry | members were present Friday ~ l) IS INCREASED $2,000,000 Extra Will Be Asked of Legislature OLYMPIA 16.1 Waal tate finance committe torday made public the budget whieh powex, both $29,148,070.94 will be Thi ne the pur operation and tr f wnkod 01 appropriations for the funds made by the 1924 but is approximately $3 eon than w the tota nine lomin inten 000 000 as requested by de. The al ent heads increane In part to increased by 1921 common set 2nd und mont « oly levien made mandator the egiainture for lgher the one ational Mier bonus natitutior levy voted by the people A ematier priation for the general fund which covers all anked ernmental operation the coming blenntur 1921 in General fund app $10 biennium. tions two years 066.76. For the the state finance ¢ mends @ total of $10,014.2 The total mi propriations tn were coming mminittee recom Miss Lo Nore Smith, one of the Players’ club who took a prominent part in the Astoria fire benefit per- formance given by the club at} the Orpheum theater Wednes- day night. Miss Smith dances and sings. aneous fund ap- 1921 | her education. covering com. mon schools, h Voter Gne’ compensation and all other trust funds, was $16,688,722.97; for the coming biennium the total is $19,133. #1801 Ratimated indirect revenues and receipts for the general fund fer the coming two y al $4,086,400. and wipts fre ation $6,297 766, making weneral fund re $9,386,976. ‘The difference between thin amount and the total recommended by the com Photo HERE’S MORE ABOUT |) EUROPE | STARTS ON PAGE ONE by Hartacok be made up from poll tax funds on hand in the treasury Britiat HERE’S MORE ABOUT CARFARE STARTS ON PAGE ONE tot the company’s. Authorization of the Scent fare with an additional charge of 14 | * for transfers, as vided in anciiman C. B. Fitagerald's bill Wan assured by the council'y action Friday. The ordinance cannot so tually be passed until the regular council session Monday, but, as all) standpoint only, it was stated their | authoritatively today to 4 in favor of the| The allies understand Washington Measure makes ita ultimate paasage| will maintain ite previous attitude to- | certain | wards polition! matters; also that The v of Counciiman John B.| President Harding ls not yet certain Carrol swung the counetl the | what form the proposed action will! mayor's plan from that of free | take transfers, Formerly, Carrol! voted| Already the move of America t> He decided | wards assisting Hurope has changed to change hie vote Thureday, he/| the allies’ plans of action toward said, because the mayor should have | Germany. It may result in a com dor Child. Amertean ob- Lausanne has already the subject wif Marquis British foreign minister, it tuna Curzon Wan said ‘PARIS HEARS OF U. S. HELP PARIS, Dec, 16—The United States government already has informed the allies it contem- plated intervention in Kuaropean affairs, but from an economic to | Ballard |have perished members, |‘ av DRY ARMY IS ‘HOSPITAL FIRE TRAILING MAN SPREADS ALARM Seattle General Is Scene of Following Bloody Tracks in Morning Excitement Mountain Snow MOUNT STERLING Dec, i6—United States whale and revenue offleer who last night blasted “Hight ing Bob” Ballard wd five mem of his gang fron their iain strongheld in ‘moon shine valley,” trudged farther hack inte the hills of Menifee county today in search of @ seventh member of the gang, who ils wounded. rhe following « trail of blood left by Charley of the liquor baron Fire starting in « rubbish pile fn » elevator shaft at 2:27 & m, Bat urday menaced the Beattie General hospital for several minutes before the blaze waa controlled by treme Yixcitement reigned in the hospital when the blaze wan discovered, and the patients were ready for removal in cane the fire should prove | of serious proportions. This precaution, however, w necessary, as the flames were ex guished within @ few minutes by the nt action of the fire depart. ‘The damage wan alight of the fire is unknown, mate * origin. Ky. made Me ne powe is the ~ brother member of his week of skirmish ape after # ' en authe of and to « was to b nvestigatior and an nd the out and faturday to determine the three lefenders Chief Bob’ OCIETY CATS DI dry agents in the fighting, Rev MacFariand, who 4 ‘* march inte \ enue Off leading toda the hills 4 has 18CO, Deo. 16—~All of noclety were on todny, the occasion be- cat show. Canary ox but no said that uniess Charley Balla secured a horwe and fallen in of friends, dead of hands he probably will here the annus were ing birds casualties were be found exposure before noon of, Th ne revenue and Guy reported ot the gang officer, were slain in a battle yesterday afternoon and Dry Agents R. EB. Duff and Dave Treadway were killed from ambush & week ago An the first fight of the campaign. Late last night 20 revenue cers and United States of the hill members Pastor Convicted in Juvenile Case SIDNEY, Ohio, Dec. 16-—Rev. Irwin was found guilty yesterday of a statutory offense involv bis lL-year-old step-daughter, Elizabeth, country | Conviction carries a sentence of one of thelto 26 years in the penitentfary. Irwin was indicted folléwing the birth of a child to his step-daughter, then only 10 years RTIST TO WED HIS STEPMOTHER SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 16.—Robs KELLER DEFIES Refuses to See Committee married smite aera ua on Impeachment | Mire . Belmont ‘¢ Belmont’s steps | mother. Her husband and Belmont’ | father, who was likewise an artist, | died seven years age. “ oft three mar shaix came out five gang tn custody with other WASHINGTON, Dec 16.—Repre sentative Keller, Minnesota, author of the impeachment resolution | against Attorney General Daugherty, today again defied the power of the house judiciary committee to compel him to appear and testify in support of his charges. Instead of appearing In person in anewer to a subpoena, Keller sent his attorneys to fight the authority | the committee sought to exercise over hit. Representative Graham, republie- an, Pennsylvania, immediately de manded that Keller be elted for con: | tempt and be haled before the bar of | the house for 9 public reprimand He introduced a motion to that ot. fect, which was quickly seconded by | Representative Bird, republican, | Kansan, “It fe & monstrous thing that a Coue’s Formula to Be Explained Dr. Emile Coue's “day by day” fore mula for attaining physical perfee tion or business success will be exe plained to the members of the Com. Mmonwealth club by Max Wardall, fore mer mayor of Seattle, at Boldt’s rese taurant Monday at 6:15 p. m. FFERS TO PAY RENT FOR CELL MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16—Penni- lene and cold, Alex Wussow, 19, ap. piled for lodging at police headquar- ters here Thursday night, and got Friday he got a job and today of- fered to pay for his “room.” SDAIN BIRDS aq |man should make such the remponsibility for the success of | plete about face on the part of thowe | against a cabinet officer and then the reduced carfare and should be|in France who have advocated seix money will not seek free food. want to pay for it They | miles, comprising the greatest high way system ever devieed by any na “Keep it tor Christmas,” said the worgeant. ‘The beliet wax expressed at the jeourt house that the grand jury was | nearing the end of its investigation. , Altho the jury has heard the test!- mony of nearly everyone who has been charging vice conditions, the prediction was freely made that no indictments would result from the probe. Sunday Y. M. C. A. Meeting Planned Dr. H. 8. ‘Templeton, pastor of the University Presbyterian church, will address the ¥. M. C. A. men’s| mass meeting Sunday afternoon, | December 17, on “The Man Hunt in| His wife, who is a tal dense | ented singer, will sing at the same from | meeting. Attorney Loren Grinstend will ad dress the friendship supper. Music will be furnished the social hour by the “Y¥” orchestra under the direc BUCK BOWLED _ [tims of narmons purknotder ‘ OVER BY TAXI te “NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—A five-ton | of truck and a 7 atte ‘taut | Intruder Flees i ‘on Fifth ave. The truck vo | When Man Awakes | over, and five fire engines, a Awakened by « burmar who had crew and reserves were re- to right it. climbed into the window of his sec ond story by means of a jndder stolen from a next-door neighbor, C. A. Net | #on, 3842 Stone way, frightened off the intruder, who escaped before ; Nelson could get out of bed, early | | Saturday. Nelson's watch and a sum ts of the fire department. died in the Sound Power & Light Co. Preference Dividend No. 4 $1.75 quarterly dividend is pay- Jam. 15, 192%, to Stockholders Heds are provided in all publie/tion. Of the total, buildings left untouched by the fire |have 4.447, Washington 2,670 Others are being made ready. Many!and Oregon 2,805 miles, POPULAR MAT. METROPOLITAN wesuess coumtxcxa ~=TOMORROW ADOLPH _KLAUBER THE MOST REMADKABLE PAY of the CENTURY EUGENE O'NEILLS JONES with the amazri actor HARILES S.GIl Plus Tas }of money were on the drenser, but ‘the burglar was scured off before he could reach them, record Dec, 20, 1923. & Webster, inc., Gen, Man. "y Miers Oni 9} two of film- dom’s gregt- - est stars— THEATRE | Continuous Daity | 1°ll] HOUSE PETERS IRENE RICH Seiasias Pour —a melodrama with a real heart-theme, UNTIL FRIDAY of Unw Vine Vaudeville California witli miles, | Jonat by Councilmen Carroll, BL. FOR A MONDAY— wi “The New Disciple’ A Picture With the Common Touch Together With Ted Howland’s Musical Comedy “My Sweetheart From Sweden’ at OLYMPIC THEATRE Madison, Between 1st and 2nd Aves. No Increase in Prices—15e, 25c; Children 10¢ allowed to put his personal theory | ure of the Muhr. into operation, Premier Potncare’s obvious vague Votes for the transfer charge were | nese on this point in the chamber) last night may be accounted for by Biaine, Robert B. Hesketh, A. Low | this. There is noticeable cooling on) Cohen and C. BL Pitageraid; againet,|the part of the French extremists by Oliver T. Erickson, Mra. Henry | who destre independent nection. | Landes, Philip Tindall and Mra. The news from Washington reoutt | Kathryn Miracle. ed in « sudden rise in the franc,/ which opened 50 centithes higher! than yesterday's cloné | oe | POINCARE IS GOING STRONG PARIS, Deo. 16. Leapite at tempts of his political opponents in the chamber of depution to make the |oreakdown of the premier's confer ence at London an excuse to over throw him, Premier Poincare was |more firmly In the saddie than ever |today, strengthened by an over. |whelming vote of confidence given him by the chamber last night i ‘The strength of the “bloc national” | | which stuck to Poincare when strong jinterpellations by Deputies Tardieu and Heriot threatened his position, | accounted for the premier having an | overwhelming mandate to continue | reparations parleys on his present platform—"France will act alone, if | necessary.” ‘The vote of confidence was carried, 512 to 76. Nights: 7 and 9 MONDAY MATINEE ||| aa || Sixth Return Engagement of Patton & Marks 2AN RUBIN «prrs AND “Comoro PIECES” An Orig Revue, with ROBERT HOLDEN AND LOUISE ARTHUR Violinist, Composer and Conductor, in a MINIATURE RECITAL At the Piano YVOND MARR Dave Thursby New York, London and Paris JOE WESTON & GRACE ELINE The Upper Nelson's Patience Cats and Rats BOBBY LEHMAN The Diminutive Flapper (ne pe: eM RO ae a adhe. Ui not be answerable to some van ty.” said Graham. “He ig canter: | able to the house, and we should make him answer.” Attorney Ralston, counsel for Kel- » ler, told the commifttes he had ad-| LONDON, Dec. 16. — Captain vised Keller that he did not have to| Roald Amundsen arrived at Nome bow to the committee's power to sub-| from Wainwright by dog team, ace Poena, and.that the issue of the sub. | cording to his telegram to the morn- poenn against « member of the house| ing Post. The message stated the Was overstepping of power by the| position of Amundsen’s ship, the committee, 4 north by 15.3 degrees. TWICE DAILY—2:30-8:15 main 0222 | Last Performances Tonight: WALTER C. KELLY, JOHN B. HYMER and five other acts. ___|____ STARTING TOMORROW: 290 OVERTURE—CONCERT ORCHESTRA 235 AESOP’S FABLES—TOPICS OF DAY MALLIA-BART COMPARY “The Baggage Smashers” WALTER NEWMAN & CO. in “Profiteering” The Quixey Four “Quick—See?” Billy Dale & Co. Dorothy Aubrey & Walter Kane “It Happened tn Paris” By Billy Dale MABEL Hallen & Russell “The Service Station” Eddie Leonard “The Minstrel's Delight” Assisted by Stewart & Olive Farewell Tour of the West TUSCANO BROTHERS Wielders of Roman Axes 10:10 THE PATHE NEWS 1,000 Matinee Seats Reserved at 25¢ | s9at