The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 25, 1923, Page 1

ehh at Rag es 3-CENT FARE IN PERIL! The paper with a 15,000 daily circulation lead over its nearest competitor The Seattle Star May 3 Annan AAR AA AA ARAN Rn nn enn ten a TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE, Temperature Last Maximam, 42 M ase Matter stoft Kreme March Year, by Mull, # SI BATTLE, Ww ASH., THUR: DAY, JANUARY ~VOLU ME Of 25, WARRANTS NOT CASH AT BANKS Paper; Council Meets in Executive Session With the Mayor BY BOB BERMANN With the banks of the city refusing to cash wart issued on the municipal railway fund to meet the semi- monthly payroll and other expenses, and with Mayor | Belgians ne Germans !( Str Center! | | ~ HOLENCE 15 RAGING SEIZED ZONE! , | Trouble Starts in 4 Towns; Place Yanks Vacated | | 1 the Hawa tala whieh ts fa. An department of inted by & r Is The Jupanese, who are lar the islands, have defeated t this country and labor, by their policy of “p picture brides,” the report st have created @ “method of genital reproduction ure bride that wi territ politically and ¢ of the ¢ n the spe Dy > investigat ely in the busi purpe Japan of the now of gentlemen s age adop between which impor comn 4 importa tion Tr the ot rental jon” ar augmented by m on overwhelm the nu mic in the opinior A bill he the legistature wal tax of $5 upon ars isn't too mu és 8 freedom. Unmarried th for girls w to tax. You something pay girl fault. . So s have been the quests received from readers for in. formation coneerning Li'l Geo ¢ the office vamp, that we are print tng today the summary of her life &* compiled by Whe's Who, edition. numer (From Who's Who) Lt} Gee Gee. Born Mukilteo, May 3, 1812 ntenced to Monroe re formatory, 1819. Escaped, 1820 Wrote “The Shooting of Dan Grew,” 1824 the Frye Opera Arrested and tric hem, arson and Center, Kitsap ried King Or 1826-1820. may Island House, for bigamy murder at county, 1834. TIL, 1836. Chit aren, King Geo IV., John Dewar end Sarah Bernhdtdt. Wrote “Ham- ler" in collaboration with William Shakespeare, 1848. Invented the saxophone, 1873. Ran away to join the chorus, 1882. Starred as hlood- hound in “Uncle Tom'eCabin,” 1887. Present addres®, University Clab, Se- attic, . Dr. R. C. Matthews, assistant pro- ee 1923 Me: | Telephone operator at! Mar. | ISUSPECT HIGH KLAN BLAMED Serious May Grow Out of | $25, 000 “Rj nd” Charges of collusion involving high navy officials will probably krow out of the finding of $25,000 worth of missing government Property in the hands of the West Seattle Laandry company, United States District Attorney Thomas P. Revelle announced Thursday morning. The government property, com: prising several tons of laundry ma-| chinery, partment weeks of was unearthed by local of justice officials after investigation, and an In. atiry ts now under way with a view | to putting the whole matter in the hands of « federal grand jury. “iam by no means perouaded that the laundry machinery was ‘misiaid,” ag interested parties are trying to show," xaid Revelle. “It is inconcety- able to me that Hibition commissioner, says that the} chinery could find ita way into the dry law in this state i the most difficult to enforce of any state in the union Who's trying to enforce it? 2. THE LOST INGREDIENT “At the Hawaiian party ‘Luau’ will be served at 7:30 at 929 Federal ave. and ‘Hula-Hata’ will begin at 10 o'clock at 1220 Fed eral ave.”—Society item. But when will the “Poi” be served? . Seattle bankers have come out in opposition to the five-cent carfare. | AN bankers who ride tn the street ears, please hold up their hands. We thought so. « We've never made synthetic gin. We never hope to make it; But if we had to start right im, We'd rather make than take it. eee to your grocer about it he hasn't the | } it found iH. F. | steamer, fery again untit One thing that we just can't un-|manager of the American Laundry | yea riy derstand, and that is why newspaper | Machinery Co. reporters can learn that the price of | ment eggs has fallen, and when you speak |come into possession of hands of private owners by mistake. co SION TO DEFRAUD LU. “There ix no doubt in my mind but what there hax been collusion to defraud the government "Any official who says he mila! this machinery is either too big @ fool or too big a crook to remain in the government service. “I intend to push thix matter to the bottom an@ no guilty party going to excape, no matter how high his rank in the navy or his position in civil life.” The machinery was originally pur chased for the battleship but was never placed aboard veunel is that its way into the hold of the Alexander, an Admiral now plying between the ports of Seattle and San Francisco, but at that time a navy vesrel Nothing was heard of the machin- O. White, local notified the depart that he had eral box 8. 8. In of justice here of motor parts marked faintest idea of what you are talking | diana.” about. . FASHION NOTE The waist line will remain the same as last year, say the mo- distes. We only wish ours would. eee We are going to take all the we nave, when the legisl duces our taxes this, year, a stick of chewing «um. see The United States health depart ment says that clean snow, with mone: ure and buy | re-| | seven 1 whipped cream and sugar, makes a} fine dessert for children. nice, warm day. Try it some Plumber Sues for Lost Headline. Mebbe he left it . Lov at the shop. Roses are red, Taxes are due, Cow's gone dry, The cellar, too. o's # if the French the Ruhr will the it in the It begins to look were going to get mines after but janitors put of naces? Pari fur to all any see What in the world’s with Thomas Byron Here Januar: alm hasn't once une «wim across the matter MacMahon? t over and he 1 that he will jott bay. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY No man in the history of the world has been able to wear a plug hat and drive a motore; at the same time, * nn The F fea says that Jesigned for Yes, but girl to belie the the sl you'll ney new dresses are fer girl. or get a stout Guest in for a found ve nd thought he bill ou ork hotel bed quilt had & one-dollar of Snap watching us out it, Can, they're shion Art league of Amer: | | justice Darling, local department of agent, immediately began an investigation and as a result found (Turn to diana 10, Column 5) |LOST FLEET FOUND AGAIN) MANILA, P.' 1, Jan. 2 The! missing ships of Admiral Stark’s Russian refugee fleet from Viadivostok were accounted for to- day in advices received here. Three of the seven vessels which failed to arrive last Saturday, when their five sister ships reached Lin guayen gulf, 100 miles from here, put in at the island of Formos other four were reported a» having ed, but safe and en route Capt Leonard H. Wood, of the islands, has agreed to an interview with Admiral Stark, sition of the vessels will be arranged. It was believed probable that t would be HERE IS A DANDY of Seattle's R very comp nce district. priced right and perhaps just the one you have for. Here it Today offerin| in a fine one is a home renid It is it 1 wishing been QUEEN ANNE 500, on very easy terme, a cozy 4-room bungalow, with glasned- in sleeping porch pave street and in fine neighborhe cement basement; excellent hot air. furn| with water coils, and sanitary tubs; large livin room with fireplace; dining room; kitehen and” cab pantry; one airy bedro sleeping porch and nice bath gas heater, linoleum and many extras with house, For ap- pointment $3 the Want Ad who will show y this little Turn to Columns more about home at which dixpo-| permitted to remain here. | veral tons of ma-} ! Indiana, | In some mysterious manner | sation Une | Thursday | the |students during |chamber referred the | | | | ostensibly for Russian delivery, | Aberdeen lumberm jtor I ~ NAVY TEADERS, FOR MURDERS ~ Charges Terrorists Are De- nounced ficial Probe By E. A. Shelnutt COURTHOUSE, BASTROP, la, Jan, %—The Ka Klux Klan was charged today by the state of Louisiana with respon sibility for the lawlessness and disorder in Morehouse Parish which culminated in the murder by torture of Watt Daniel and Thomas F. Richards. Attorney General A. V. Coco made Odon in district court that the state “for the present, at least, and until such thne as circum stances may justify thelr resump- tion, has decided to discontinue the Proceedings.” initiated here January & in an open hearing. “It Is my very painful and hu miliating duty to refer to the de. | plerabie conditions in this parish as revealed by the evidence.” auld “The onvincing (Turn to Page 16, Colamn » ‘ENTER TEACHER Fred M. proot tn | the charge in announcing to Judge) | } PENSION BILL Two School Before Senate Wash.. providing for t in the schools of the Introduced fore the & pension after 30 years of servic of $450 year Teach before teaching ye Jan hers’ OLYMPTA, act compen: state waa tion t ‘The number plan is of the first Another troduced building second tri nervice effect in schoo! Thursday code bill in nd third als and was introduced by Sena- vin of Pierce measure It for clas we schools |Chamber Approves University Budget University of now before the was approved by t Washington state the meeting of sday, The budget, legis. lature, ber of board of trustees Commerce budget the amount asked items for tenance, emers sment, formal request for the the amount two operation years ago, tains m repla and dupli ney appropriations islature to paid tn by the past biennium committee of thi budget to the for acceptance. The legisiativ trustees | Confessed Burglar Is Again Arrested John Carr, alias John McKay, con fexsed burglar, was ted Wednes: day night for the second time in a month. He ts accused of robbing th home of A. B. Nicholas, 913 E. Carr was recently tr: after had been caught in act of burglarizing the home of Police Lieut. J. J, Haag. He confessed 18 other robberies, after being tried, was given pended sentence of 1 to 5 years int penitentiary. Carr, a wus. |Refuse Airplane Measures Go, j | | -An| receive a} | Cham. | which {# $11,000 lower than| and! utility and} ‘SAYS TOBACCO | ed in superior | also | \ Spruce to Russia| ABERDEEN, for 2,000,000 fe Jan, 25.—An of airplane spruce, but to be} since believed by for the ¢ the order formerly bh busin mill owners here rman government ag placed by a buyer who ndied German en flatly refused by . it was learned Lumbermen fear the spruce would be used for war purposes. se, has b today order | of the two packs of cheap cigarets on De- | epriice |of 4 Starts Hot Riot United Press Summary Violence started in the occu pied in Germany today There was trouble at Mayenee, at Ende and at Obenhausen. Bel clan troops engaged in a street battle with German elvilians in the latter t wounding one and beating others, At May where feeling ran high, troops took over contr city from local police. At Coblenz, the town which the American troops evacuated yes terday, riots were staged by the people, who overwhelmed the po- lice and held violent demonstra- tlons against » rumored separe flon from Germany and forma- tion of a Rhineland republic, Surrounded by French steel, ext off even from the Western . whitants of the rf turned sullenly to further passive sabotage today. A general rail strike that was alt but complete thruout the newly occupied area began at midnight. French railroad workers by the thousands were pouring in te re _— the German trainmen who quit, Gen, Weytana arrived to a sume st command in the Rabr, and announced the French were there to stay until Ger many displayed good will and akied France to secure repara- tions, His presence was taken by the Germans as a harbinger of further coercion. Twenty thousand jammed the tation at Kasen te welcome Fritz Thyssen and other indus. trialists who were court-mar- tlaled and fined yesterday by the French at Mayence. French troops and local police kept a watchfal eye on the crowd to Prevent possible trouble during the demonstration. The British cabinet met to consider withdrawal of troops from the Rhine, altho receipt of ® promise from France that British soldiers will not be em- barrassed by again being in- volved in arrest of German cl jans, made it probable this ac tion would not be taken. - ee COBLENZ, Jan. 25—Less than hours after the Yanks depart ed Cobleng was in an uproar, the populace overwhelming the local police and holding two violent demonstrations against rumored separation from Germany and forma of a Rhineland re- public. A mob wrecked offices of the newspaper “Rhinelander,” which had supported the republic idea, a French plan. none roat — Belgian wounded de as a and beat civilians at Ober. hausen, The trouble arose over the rail strike, which was general thru- out the newly occupled zone this afternoon, altho some trains (Turn to Page 10, Column 1) in a clash | | | | | covered SOLD MINORS 2 Storekeepers Arrested for | Alleged Sales Direct results of a charge that Se- attle school offtetals negii- gent in’ permitting storekeepers to cigarets to students of immature were obtained Thursday when com. plaints were filed charging H. I Brothers and John Carlson, #1 ra in the Interlake school dis- with selling tobacco to minors, Charges were first made before an pen meeting of the school board by Attorney Thomas B, McMahon #i eral weeks ago. MoMahoi is named ax one of the youths who purchased cigarets from Carlson. ‘The lad and another boy, also a student Interlake school, purchased trict cember 15, according to the plaint Brothers ts charged with sold cigareta to Bevis Pric smore ave., and foarbr N. 45th at Deputy itor Ralph Hammer get bail for the two storekeepers at $60 each, having Harold com: | tre n | Lieut. C. G, Photo by fe & Carter, A showdown on the troversy as to whether Lieut. ‘arr, nominal head of the traf- fie division, shall really have command of its activities, was still, pending Thursday noon. Police Chief Severyns, Carr's superior, refused to say definite- ly whether Carr would be re- tained in his position and given back the power to direct its functions or whether he would ‘be transferred to other duty. com | } G. Carr As matters stand, numerous other police officials and city heads Interfere in cases of ar- rests for traffic law violations, and a considerable percentage of such cases are dropped instead of goin rial in police court. Carr Insists that he be made su- preme in his division, as he was under Chief Searing, or be given ther work. In the meantime the noralization of the traffic di- 1 continues, di visio FIND NEW CLUE IN LEGATE CASE Think Jealous Husband Killed Officer; Suspect in Seattle ‘The mystery of Patrolman Charles} the police department hi of | forgotten ° ath In the heart lerworld, which started leas body was dis: the floor of an a garage 12th ave March 17, 1922, has other chapter \ Legate’s death, perhaps the most ffling and cértainly one of the most sensational of such cases in the history of the Northwest, has been laid another suspect, no Seattle, Chief of Police W. Severyns is the man's accuser | Out from the deep-shrouded mystery that aks the death of the police officer, Se | declares that imp have been found—clu show that Legate was murdered by a Jealous husband, and not, as some officers think) that he was slain to prevent a revela- tien of the inner workings of n being Lagate Seattle's v when Legate's Ii prone on and ente in Main a upon a at., to of the several Close suspect for week declares that the evi now at his command enough upon which to base charge, Corstant work upon the may in time result in such a charge, he said, Severyns| himself ix morally certain of the guilt of the pect, however ters, which by the happened to fall into chief's hands, are the only gible evidence against the party, In| these notes, however, 4 bitter hatred | bordering upon fanaticism | for Le and death threats are} uently mado against the police: been kept Severyns has altho dence strong a murder at is not case r the shown | The with suspect has been connected several probes of the Le. gate playing prominent roles in the grand jury investigation last | summer and the coroner's inquest ‘The death of Legate and the storm of dissension which it produced in th 1 aby tan-| | Ana | protege of Mayor BP. s not been his brother officers, 8 laid in his grave by aitho Legate 1 Imost a year. Investigators of the tragedy that time have struggle te clear away th of tangled evid seemed impos since desperately nce, which at times ible to ugravel, point in every direction and checking every attempt to solve the riddle Chief Severyns was pr Thursday with additional concerning the case by ¥ cotic Agent D. W. Morris, who de |clared that he had accidentally found important clues while tracing a nar: cotic ring. A woman known as Car. Morris said, had told him of a who had reported th to her one hour before Leg. te’s body was discovered in the gar- Both the pr’s Inque grand jury and the coro. t which Investigated Leg e's death were told stories of a huge dope shipment to Californin which the officer told hik wife he “was going to see didn't leave Seat tle." The evidence was never p: en to be of value, however, as the ate accused of ship- denied all knowledge Legate case is a Chinese pur one police official declared hursday, “Work on the cas any angle. Th pieces don't You'll find yourself back w tarted before you" begun Chu to the death of Le been invest “l by the # cording to ‘yns, Deo sons have told stories con alleged killing whi fit e have Ore, We eve ring the h differed widely. ach nly has se ed make the mystery more impenetra. ble and baffling. One of the most important of such es was thi of Nellie J. Brown, red that two men, on police (Turn to Page 10, Column 4) dee Star Staff Photographers | jthat they labyrinthine maze | Brown threatening to use funds set the local trolley muddle was at ments on the system, worst Thursday morning. Early in the morning Joseph Swelwell, D. H. Moss and L. Wakeman, comprising a commit tee from the Seattle Clearing Hous association, called at the city ball to make public their decision on whether the banks should or should not cash the trolley warrants. A rey When ft was announced by Mr. | FIRE DAMAGE contrary to published | Swalwell that, reports, the to cash the warrants, the city council decided to hold a executive meeting in the mayor's office at 11:20 to decide on what course to take. The council meeting adjourned at 12:20 to meet again at 2 when it will be definitely deci what form the pay of trolley em- ployes will take today, the sem!- monthly payday of all raflway em- ployes. “They are entitled to their pay and they'll get it today,” the mayor deciared. “If I can't have the railway on & warrant basis,” he said, “I'll put ft on a cash basis. We have $1,223,000 in cash on hand in the city treasury and if necessary I will use it to meet the payroll and other expenses.” The mayor said that the bankers are willing to aid the city railway, but fear pousible legal complications | from taking the financial burden of what they think may prove to} be an impossible contract. The $1,223,000 mentioned by the mayor is being held in the treasury to meet bond payments on March 1. From the announced policy of the; Stone & Webster interests, holders of | tle bonds, with which’ the clty| bought the railway, legal action is imminent fn case this fund ts touch- ed for maintenance expenses, ‘The borntholders’ position is to per- banks had decided not | |mit the city to go ahead and insti- tute a S-cent fare as long as interest | and principal payments are kept up | on the bonds, but ft seems assured will sue the moment the city defaults, according to statements | Jin financial eireles Thursday morn- ing. BANKERS POINT TO HUGE DEBT Issue Statement Explaining Their Position that “sound business do not justify what they ortak~ Declaring principles” term “a purely speculative und ing,” representatives of the ‘earing House flatly to honor warrants issued Thursday by the municipal railway rtment for payment of depart- t employes and miscellaneous ex- nses, The committee, consisting of J. A. Swalwell, D. H. Moss and G. L. | Wakeman, came to {ts conclusion |after nearly two days of intermittent jconferences. A statement tssued at noon Thursday declares they consid- me pe | o'clock, attle lof not guilty to the cha: association declined | mes er the finances of the railway under | the present fare to be In a precarious and that the success of the five-cent state, system under the coming fare is too problematical for them to | use the money of their depositors and | stockholders in support, Legate's | 7 |. J. Brown, | | from | pre you | ‘The statement, addressed to Mayor follows in ful! SPECIAL FUND ONLY ‘At a meeting of of the banks of the composing the Clearing House sociation, held January 28, 1928, undersigned were appointed a com mittee to notify you of the made with reference to warrants of the municipal railway system issued beginning January 25 and thereafter, stamped Not paid for want of funds.’ At the meeting referred to, association was furnished a state- ment of estimated receipts and esti- mated disbursements of the system based on a fivecent carfare with an additional 14 cent for transfers, the ity members as- of Seattle) the! decision | wood accepting | free-for-all street | the | |which it is understood the city will to | fare to be Hartford, | enues who | h | ons of per. |inaugurate on March 1st. ‘Since the city railway fund is pecial fund, and warrants issued ainst such a fund a) an obligation upon or chargeable to the general fund of the city, but paid only out of the rev of the utility, the question s occurred whethe: warrants are safe and (Turn to Page 10, Column 3) a in no sense | the proffered | dependable | t aside to meet bond Flashes 00,000 CHICAGO, Jan. 25,-—Fires in members of| American Linseed Ot! Co, plant 1) an unoccupied five-story here, today caused more than 000 damage. SHIP SUBSIDY IS HIT WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. ° sives dealt the ship subsidy bill other blow in the senate today | they thwarted the attempt of Jones, chairman of the © committee, to limit debate on measure. Jones sought to restrict bate so that a vote might before March 4, but after liminary discussion Senator hart, Iowa, progressive, in objection which killed the one PROBE EMBASSY WASHINGTON, Jan 25, Prohibition bureau has pro | the treasury department leged excessive tmportations of uor by one legation here, it | learned at the treasury today. The prohibition bur said to havé called the state ment's attention to the m | one of the legation’s orders, ag small size of the legation’s staff. % | order was said to have been for ly 2,000 cases, and was filled fore Christmas, eee MAN IS BURIED A LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan, man was buried alive and others narrowly escaped the |fate when a basement wall ot t | International paper mili coll here today. The body of Peter 3 relli was recovered. Police and ff men are searching the debris other possible victims. oe EXECUTE 2 INSURGE! WATERFORD, Ireland, Jan, Two Irish insurgents were today for carrying arms, PEANUT MAN NOT GUIL PORTLAND, Jan. 26,—Partab Hindu peanut vendor, was @ man today. A jury in cireult cou after three hours’ deliberation Wednesday night, returned @ as slaughter laid against Hari, g1 t of the death of Normian R 12 vears old, killed by a shot fi rusty revolver in the Hindu's November 12, 1922, Hari had testified that he aid know the revolver was loaded he pointed it at a group of boys ¥ had been teasing him and was accidentally discharged, tes |Refuse to Confirm — Sze Appointm PEKING, China, Jan, 2 ment today refused to ratify the | ointment of Alfred Sze, Chinese lomat, well known in the States and Europe as foreign ister, Sze 1s sertously il from influ and was unable to make a stat ENTENCED FOR ~ USING PEG LE YONKERS, N, ¥.—For using on leg. for fight, Jacob Jones to four months in | sentenced workhouse, INSTALLMENT FINE MEASURE IS PASSED © BY STATE SOLO OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.—What islature did this morning: Senate passed S, B, No, relating to the Hens upon logs and other timber, Passed SB. No. 43, relating to payment of fines in superior and justice plan, Introduced 11 bills, Convened again at 2 o'clock iY a weapon in @ courts on the installment this afternoon to take up comaid. | eration of six bills,