The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 5, 1923, Page 1

day plitan plans to loot en Allison, window a man- bounds of Dottles of f robbed 2nd ave. loges, ba box of 6G \ TER Kidneys Irri- tations says a ss help jood and where it inflame, sensa- ration at jging you times ifferer is T passes tion there is olks call ol urina- iy annoy- Intul, this mple all- @rinking t. about relleve Tonight and Tuesday erate winds Tempera Maximum, Tadoy noon, 38. re Last 4 stly rs Minimum, 35. cond Class Matter May 8, ~VOLU ME 2 NO. . At the Powtoffics at Heattie, W ash, under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879, | The Seattle Star SEATTLE, WASH, MONDAY Tell Your Legislator Plainly and Firmly That You Want Appropriations CUT DOWN! * folks! Do your seed iy. Howdy, catalog reading Our favorite recipe for making beer is rainwater and aspirin. Archaeologists are prepacing to ft the mummy of King Tutankha | mun, who reigned 4,000 years ago, out of his tomb, As it ts warm in Egypt. there is little danger of his catching cold. eee At any moment now the scieutific world may learn that Kink Tutank- hamun died of adenolds, DEFYING TIME If they continue to dig up Tu- tankhamun's personal ef{ects, we feel certain that it won't be long before they find his chewing gum stuck under the royal throne, | Postoffice officialy announce that | the increased demand for postage stamps ig an indication of healthier business conditions. They forget that bills are sent) thru the matls. o ee Our idea of a good fight i# Reo- thoven's Moonlight Sonata dattling with a hunk of Jazz by Irving Berlin on 2 800-meter wave length, eee mat ek, Goon ittie’ heart confided to us ‘this that conditions in HORRORS! ‘The danger is that this tongue- twisting habit may be con- tracted by the writers of news- paper headlines, and then we would see things like, “BROWN BRAINS BALD BLAINE.” eee Would it be proper now to allude to it as Granger _ Tonguetwist? eee ‘Those navy officinalis who stole supplies from the government were novices. They could have gotten the same results with less danger by selling the gupplies to the gov- ‘ernment. eee Why not have something real spicy over the radio some night? Broadcast the remarks of a man who has just lost his last collar button, eee THEY MUST BE REFERRING TO A GOAT Our idea of a real steak is one that you could put horns on and milk —University of Washington Daily. A boarding house steak, however, would look very familiar with the ‘word “welcome” written on it. one We can remember when people used to kick because they couldn't get a seat in a street car. Now they're kicking because there isn’t standing room in them. o- Suicide in New York used atomizer to perfume the gas when Killing self. Why didn’t he use laughing gas and guffaw himself to death? eee SUITS Suit filed in Seattle for $3 is said to be the smallest suit in the world. But it isn't as small as the bathing sult that was made for Henry, the trained flea, (Turn to Page 7, Column 2) WomanWins *TongueTest | Mrs. Rose Russell Gets Prize; New Contest Twenty-five ‘scintillating, shim- mering simoleons—grand prize for the best tonque-twister* submitted last week—go to Mrs, Rode M. Ruus- well, 2347 14th ave. 8, Mrs, Russell's prizewinning tonguetwister twivts thusly: “Shoot Shimmy-shaking slushy Shelky Seeking Shrieking gaxo- phones,” The task of selecting the winning T. T, was difficult. Hundredy of tonguetwisters were entered and the majority of them were clever, amua- ing and exceedingly hard to pro- nounce, If Mrs, Russell will come down to The Star office sho will receive the $25 award, Thin week'm tonguotwintey eon. test will differ slightly from jast (Turn to Page 7, Column a an} | | There Still Is a Chance to Enforce an Economy Program if You Speak Out * the people of Washington (EDITORIAL) speak out unmistakably and at once another orgy of legislative extravagance at Olympia probably can be prevented. But unless the taxpayers do make themselves heard right away, we are headed for higher taxes yet. You have just received your current tax state- ment. How do you like it? Not much. The next one will be worse unless you YELL. e The Hart code machinery is now in fine running order. It has camouflaged the figures on which the legis lature is working so thoroly that it probably is going to come out of this session with more money to squander than be- fore. It surely will unless yo! Every selfish interest is on the job at Olympia, Dozens of groups whose toes would be trod up- on by a genuine econ- omy program are ar- rayed to save their bacon and, if possible, to maneuver something ad- ditional out of the fire. A whole category of appropriations that might be used for useful purposes but which at this time it is advisable to eliminate, are being urged by people of good standing and much in- fluence in the state. Chambers of commerce, which are demanding out of one side of their You ation have New tunity Hikow! units. The For faces lower taxes, are clamoring out of the other that the he Hoon publicity item the secretary be retained in can be dispensed with. Other bi ests which also are among the shouters for lower taxes are fighting des- perately to have the enormous Guard appropriation go in the school budget has its friend. But genuine abstract econom: many friends in the legislature. a few. The Star believes that Reed, Lieutenant Governor Coyle ate Appropriations Chairman Landon, for example, are friends of real economy. The Star believes that if YOU, payers and voters of Washington, will come out strongly right now on the side of economy, that soon there will be a great many more on that side in islature. Read Landon’s letter will get the idea. For this reason The Star is today a complete list of the legislators, and is suggesting that you immediately write, wire or go to Olympia to of state’s~ budget. Maes ook tees tat cms nt thru unscathed. And so on thru the entice gamut. item from another $10,000 limousine for the governor to the most modest request u fight for economy. Legislators Will Respond Editor The Star; F editorial of Saturday on tho taxation-appropriations situ- in the legislature is timely, I firmly believe that continuation of extravagances such a we expended in our national, state and local government will soon wreck our free institutions, er before has a legislature in this state had such oppor- to stop the criminal squandering of public funds, It Is se important that laws be passed curbing other taxation question f&, are the people going to stand idly by and see our country destroyed by self-centered and corrupt influences the first time In a decade, the present legislature will respond if given proper and Immediate support, DAN LANDON, Chairman Appropriations Committee, State Senate, members from your district and any others that you can reach. Get your im- provement club, your P.-T. -association, your commercial club or any other group of citizens to adopt resolutions for LOW- ER EXPENDITURES IN STATE GOV- ERNMENT. If this is done generally, The Star be- lieves the result will be amazing, That is the first big need—a wholesale slash in appropriationss After that we must have taxation reform, to lift the distress- ig inter- loudest National Every especial ing load off of real estate, especially the farms. But new taxes, such as an income y hasn't tax, must come AFTER an economy pro- It has stam has been adopted, and the new Speaker taxes must be a substitute for part of the and Sen- old tax—not a new levy on top of it. Furthermore, any new tax adopted must hit first and foremost the people best able to pay. The immediate consideration, however, is to head off waste and extravagance. Get this idea over to the legislature, That is what the members have promised. the tax- the leg- They are pledged to cut appropriations. and you Jn the last two or three weeks many of them seem to have lost all sight of their printing program and to have imagined that the people, too, had forgotten. Wake them up! Insist on an immediate big cut in see the state costs. ] | Here Is the List of Legislators; Write to Yours EBRUAR Y 5, 1628. Por Year, by Mall, §6 to 49 * TWO CENT: 3 IN SEATTLE, OH, KIDS, GET IN TRAINING FOR GAMES Marble Contest for City Champ Will Be Event of the Spring ‘The Star this spring is going to conduct @ perics of marble contests for Seattle boys AND GIRLS to de- termine the champion of Seattle This in just a preliminary an- nouncement, so that you kids can all begin getting in practice, It 1s going to be the biggest event in boydom and girldom of the year. There is something more bebind all |this than we're telling you now. Maybe the Seattle champion will have @ chance to try for Northwest |and even national honors, but more | about that later. Anyhow, a soon as we can get our So Husband Could M: | plans all worked out with the school and playground authorities, we'll an- nounce the dates and places for the games, and the rulen In the meantime, youngsters, get in all the good practice you can. And watch The Star for the big news de- Velopments on this great stunt. GUARD POMP IS | | Senator-Elect Says People Want No War Pomp and parade In National Guard activities is a thing tax- payers of the state of Washing- ton should not be compelled to ~ pay tot times like this, sald Senator-elect C. ©. DM Monday morning before departing for polka to view the navy yard, National Guard work, for purposes | of occasional home protection needs |and to provide some military train. dispensed with, but as an institution tary strut it has no right to exist, the senator-elect declared "Besides entailing a great waste of money, this pomp and parade stuff the very thing they are sick of—and want to stay out of—war,” sald Dill. “Europe ts a seething kettle of trouble. But it fs trouble that the United States can stay out of. The situation {s different now than it was before the world war, Then we went in to save England and France and to protect our own shipping rights. “Present strife, it seems to me, will be confined very largely to difficul- thes between the pewers of Central Europe. England, am confident, will stay out of it. She has enough troubles of her own, and beside, (Turn to Page 7, Column 2) GRAVE SOLONS TO PRESCRIBE PROPER DRESS FOR SCHOOL Quer. Wash, Feb, 5.—A “poor gitla’” bill, which lim- its the price which high school girl shall pay for hor dresses, will bo introduced In the house by Kennedy, of Columbia, within | SENATE HOUSE (HOUSE—Continued) No. o. f Disk | NAME ‘ NAME pit NAME 1 | HD. McMillen. uli: Me GMagewe of |e a 2 | W. Lon Johnson. 1 | Herman F. Jomefoky, 48 | John D, Phillips, 3 L. L. Westfall. 2 | Arthur L. True. a3 BE. A, Sims. 4 Harve ‘H. Phipps. 2 | Grant B, Hunt, 34 George W, O'Brien, & | W. J. Sutton, 3} Alvin H. Collin, a6 | O. R. McKinney, 6 Guy B. Groff. 3 |’ Daniel Morgan, 35 B. F. Jacobs. 7 | Reba J, Hurn. 4 | Chas, B. Peterson 36 | Fred G, Remann, 8 | Oliver Hall. A | Olaf L, Olsen, 86 | A. Oblson. 9 | ¥F. J. Wilmer. 6 | J.D, Bassett. a7 | J. H. Davis. 10 | Homer L. Post. 5 | F. B, Danskin. 31 | Homor T, Bone. 1 | O. T. Cornwell. | 6 | Chartes FL. Vow. 38 | Geo. W, Thompson, 12 | D. H. Cox, 6 | John Anderson. 38 | J. H. Ryan. 12 | John C. McCauley. | 1 | A. KB, Olson 39 | George C, Barlow, “4 Chas, FB. Myers, 7 | John M, Kiemgard, 49 Jessie Bullock Kastner, 15 D. V. Morthiand. 8 H. ¥, Idaworthy, 40 J. A. McKinnon, 16 Geo, F, Christensen. ls Willis. Mahoney. 40 Ira H, Case. 7 | Geo. McCoy. 9 | Elmer EB. Halsey. 40 | Fred J, Mess. 18 ¥F, G, Barnes, }10 | Chas, M. Baldwin. 41 ff. P, Rude 19 | P. L, Sinclair. 11 | Harry F. Kennedy. 41 | Charles A, Moran, 20 | H. H. Swofford j12 | W. H. Kirkman, 42 | Wm. Phelps Totten, 21 | Oliver 8, Morris 18 | Harry A. Reynolds, 42 | Thomas F, Murphine, 22 P. H. Carlyon. 14 | H. A, Mount. 43 Ralph R, Knapp. 28 | Gust F. Rust. 14 | Logan L. Long. 49 | Pliny 1, Allen. %& | Wm. Bishop. 15 | Charles Bruthl, 44 | George I’, Meachem 25 | Warner M, Karshner. }16 | John McPherwon. 44 | Maude Sweetman, 26 Ralph Metcalf. 16 | M. T, Brislawn. 45 Charles W. Saunders, 21 Walter §. Davis, 7 i, F, Banker, 45, Arthur G. Cohen, 28 A. J, Ryan. 18 | John R, Jones. 46 Adam Beeler. 29 J. R. Oman 19 | John Hanks, 46 Adolph Behrens. 40 | Walter J. Lunn. 19 | Geo, 1. Canfield, 47) B. H, Gute, a1 | Paul Hauser. 20 | J, R. Schwartz, 47 | Charles H, Heighton, 42 | Daniel Landon, 20 | A. D. Dunn. 48 Mrs. H, J, Miller, 4% | William Wray, for | A, F, Brockman 48 | S, Fmnk Spencer, 4 | W. W. Conner, 22 | Walter G. Hufford, 49 | A. L, Willhite. 46 | Robert Graas. Fred Browker, 49 | R. D, Desalle. a6 Fred W. Hastings, 28 GO. W. Ryan. 60 Nils Anderson. 5 BE. B. Palmer. 2” | 1 B, Dale. bi | J. GC. Wixon. 88 | George W. Adamnon, 26 | W. N, Mesorve, 61 W. J. Knutzen, 89 | George Murphy. 26 | J. T, Stratton, 61 | Grant 6. Blason, 40 J. M. Marrison. a7 R. R, somerville, be Vv. J. Capron a R, 8, Lambert. 27 | W. H. Konoyer, * 6a Andrew Dantelson, 42 | 8. J. Cleary, 27 | Judson #. Aller, 6s | N. P. forenson, 28 | C. 6, Aspinwall *, | David i Trunkey, “A Wuaterpower Polley for the|28 | 1. H. Hubbard, 64 | Charles 1 Roth. State of Washington” will be the | HB, Dollar. 55 | Grant A, Stewart wubject of a talk by James A)" Carl Hi. Morek } Rolle Reeves Haight at & meeting of the Com-/40 | Chas, My Ryehard M. M. Moulton, monweilth club at 6:16 p.m, Mon-[1 | Mark 1%, Rood. M. D. Dungan. day at Boldt's restaurant, 03 | J. Howard Shattuck, 60 EE, &. Appel, CIN CUNO a short time. This measure will also specify that her throat shall be covered to within two inches of her collar bone, and that the sleeves shall be of elbow length, Her skirt shall reach to within six inches of her heels. ‘he bill would also exclude jewelry en- tirely. Slot Machines to Go by Wednesday Operators of nickel slot machines were granted two days gt in which to dispose of their machines, by Chief of Police W. B. Severyna, Arrests will be made Wednesday of all owners whose machines are still in use after that time, Severyns said, ‘Tho order does not apply to penny gum machines or any device not of a gambling nature, Do You Want an Automobile? the Want Ad Columns many bargains appear in used cars, but today one is offered with an exceptional in- ducement. Byery day in 1021 CHANDLUR SPORT, Thin is ono of thane 4-paesengor din~ atoh, cura that made “sport dines popular. quipped with mnubbers, spotlights, | apring bumpers frontand rear. ‘hore oly overhauled and painted a beautiful shade of blue, During our Nothing Down Sale we will fol this wonderful automobile At the unheard-of price or #970; nothing down, 12 months to pay for it, ‘Turn to the Want Ad Column: NOW and see where you can seo thiy automobile, sayin acne RAPPED BY DILL. Ing, is a move that should not be} designed to exploit unnecessary mill-| constantly holds before our people| Mrs. Eve BY ROY GIBBONS CHICAGO, Jan, 5. purposefully For love, Mra. Eve thief to provide grounds to divorce her, so he could | marry und be happy with “the other woman,” according to testimony in- | troduced in one of Chicago's strang est love and legal tangles. A blase court, wearted with the routine of justice, was openly star tled when Mrs. Bernard walked in and voluntarily confessed the theft of ® $60 drese from a downtown de- partment store without haying at- tempted to make an easy escape. “I'm guilty, judge,” she declared aimply. “I took the most expensive dress I could find to make the theft a felony. That gives you the right to nend me to the penitentiary. “1 don't want a Give me the | Umit. I love my husband sufficient. ly to die for him, With me out of [the way, he can easily get a divorce on the grounds of my imprisonment in a penal institution. The lawyer told us so, I—" Then she fainted, Judge Schulman, who has the case in hand, admits he’s gravely per- plexed, The woman is a confessed thief. For that, the law inexorably charges Bernard turned her huaband with She Turns Thiet for Love| | disputed whether the alleged crime arry “Other Woman” Bernard ,him to administer justice—or the man-made variety ote on the other hand, the law of | already has acquitted the year-old bride “This woman has loved much, in- deed,” the court said. “It iss to be | already had not bee explated before @ higher tribunal than this. “Viewed in this light, It is Mardly fitting that I should review m case appealed from such a pure source. To. send her to prison would be a crime.” ‘Then he issued a summons to have the crrant husband of but am fow months brought before him. ‘The vamp im the case will be en- promised. ‘The wife's plight hes moved the husband nearly to reconciliation. | She is to be given the right to plead with love ag her sole counsel before the bar. In such an instance— ‘What would you have done? Had you been the wifo? The judge? The husband? Do you think that love is more powerful than the law, and that it offers sufficient penalty in itweIf for a crime committed in its behalf? CHILBERG TRIED FOR BANK CASE Financier in Court Second Time in Six Months For the second time within the past six months J. EB. Chilber went on trial before a jury in the King county superior court, charged with | criminal violation of the law, berg, who was formerly president of | the Scandinavian American bank, is | being tried in Judge Calvin §. Hall's department of superior court on) a ‘grand jury indictment accusing him | of borrowing $1,139,06 from the bank |Septomber 4, 1919, while its prest- | | { 1 dent, 7 Still one other indictment remains against Chilberg if the present |charge fails. All three indictmeni were returned by the grand jury which met last summer and indicted Chilberg, J. F. Lane, the county com- missioners and several others, Three members of the jury, L. G. Horr, its foreman, and William Brown and Nellie Sargent, were in court Mon- day awalting to testify against Chil- berg. Attorney Walter §, Fulton, who is defending Chilberg, was prepared to move for a directed verdict Monday morning. Fulton will ask the court state opened Monday afternoon, BABY DIES OF SUFFOCATION While asleep beside his mother, | baby Nelx Johnson, 4 days old, died jof suffocation in the city hospital jearly Sunday, Tho child had been |too warmly wrapped by its 16year: old mother, Mra, Trene Johnson, 1912% Stevens st, Coroner W, If, Corton asked ait investigation, delaring the baby was fa victim of accidental suffocation, focation, ‘The mother had just finished dross: [ing her child at 10:40 p.m. Satur day night, and, after tucking the baby snugly, dropped off to sleep. {About midnight Miss "Thea Cornel. son, tho nurse, returned to take the {t dead wnder the Mantes De C.F Simon examined the Infant boy and found that it had been dead for an hour, chil-| to dismiss the indictment when the; has presented all of its case. | A jury was obtained shortly before | the noon recess and testimony was) baby away for the nsht ard found) TOLL OF TIDAL WAVE UNCERTAIN Report 12 Dead in Hawaiian Disaster HONOLULU, T. H,, Feb. 5.—Re ports of loss of life In the tidal waye, which swept the windwart \aide of the island of Hawatf Sat. urday, varied widely today. It has been definitely established |that four Japanesé test thetr ives. But various reports brought the list of missing up to 12. One message fram the island sald seven bodies had been recovered. ‘The principal street of the town of Hilo, largest city on the fsland, was entirely inundated, It was strewn with wreckage and thou sands of fish were cast ashore. Many people were dryen from their homes and sought safety in the highlands. Natives, recalling age-old traditions of ther race re. garding. such. . occurrences, were highly excited. An earthquake, probably im the Pacific and many hundred matles distant, was believed responsible for the wa MAN STROLLS DOWN SECOND AVE. SANS TROUSERS; NABBED UNDREDS of = pedestrians halted in amazement, and autos and street cars allke stop- ped short Monday morning, while thelr drivers stared in open- mouthed astonishment—and all because William A. Williams, 541, railroad man, had ventured forth on Second ave. completely clad except for a'pair of trousers, Williams strolled from Seventh ave. down to Second aye, and from there to Columbla st. uan- aware that his lack of equipment below the waist was causing such a furore, But when Pollo Seret. G, KB, Buchanan approached sn- erily, Williams “eame to.” “Where am T? he queried in fright, “I've been walking in my sleep, officer.” "Tell that to BRITISH QUIT Janne ends.” He pretends not to recog: CONFERENCE AT LAUSANNE Pasha Refuses to | Sign Treaty of Allies and War Danger Looms LAUSANNE, Feb, 5.—Aliled diplos Mats sought a means to avold war in the Near East today, following cok lapse of the Lausanne conference, Ismet Pasha, Turk delegate, also attempted peaceful maneuvers, seeks | ing to avoid responsibility for the breakdown that followed his refusal to sign the peace treaty presented by the allies, Marquis Curzon, head of the Brite ish delegation, went to Paris last night, quitting the parley after the allies and American Observer Child | had pleaded vainly with thh Turks to sign, The French and Italians remained” here. Today, after apparently fruitless efforts to secure renewal of the par ley, the French delegation followed the example of the British and with drew. The Italian delegation, headed by Gerronl, was expected to depart Tuesday, Ismet Pasha tssued a statement saying the Mudanie armistice pact will remain in effect “until Laue nize that the British withdrawal ff” tantamount to collapse of the confer ence. Still arguing details of the pro posed treaty, the Turk instated allled proposals regarding foreign are unacceptable, because they re tain the spirit of capitulations, was one of the chief tasks of fi Present parley to find a subeteth for the capitulations. The French and Italians gave dications they would follow the B Joined from further interferemoe, he | 5, LONDON, Feb. 5.—British forces will bomb Angora, capital Turkey, if the Turks attack Me it was understood today, as plan of the war office and the cabinet ip the Near East crisis were partl disclosed, i Britain, having left Lausanne cause tho Turks refused to sign peace treaty drawn there months of negotiations, now plans to make formal representation to key thru Ismet Pasha, Kemalists to maintain the Mu armistice pact or the British fully prepared to defend their ests in the Near East, The situation as between Bi and France js described as bad. Bonar Law government is ingly angry at the French b of Poincare's note to Angora, France would negotiate with Pasha despite a British ultim It !s understood protest on this already had been made. The cabinet is expected to tomorrow, after which it is Marquis Curzon will send a note (Turn to Page 7, Column 3) 6 BANDITS ROB HOTE OAKLAND, Fed. 5.—Six men eat today swooped down on the Mo Eden hotel, at Eden, Alameda ty, tied the proprietor in the and then similarly tled six gu and robbed them of a total of $ according to a report to the county sheriff's office. The robb esceped without leaving any definity trail. | 4 MISSING IN FIRE WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 5.—Eight |persons were seriously burned and four others were unaccounted for in a fire which destroyed an apartment” building here early today, Nearly @ score of persons were given emen — gency treatment after fleeing from the building in. their night clothe — ‘The building was completely de stroyed, eee FIVE POISON VICTIMS NEW YORK, Feb. 5—Four p sons are dead and one Is dying in Harlem hospital from poison the i drank Sunday, aecording to polict” reports today, Three of the dead i women. ‘Two schoolbo; and Tom King, the police of Seattle and Monday, following the report of T, Galloway, 1616 N. 45th st, stepfather of George Harris, that his high 7 Bb the judge," said Buchanan, wrap: ping Willams ta his overcoat and for the “wagon” Wil di |nowered roadster Thad beon stolen ty |tho. lads, who then ‘left for Tacoi Sunday night. George hada Colts 7 Wer and $10 cash, and prestmagl | Nott to seek adventure, Gullowy uid,