The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 14, 1923, Page 9

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1928 ALL EUROPE IS FEARING STRIFE Nations Secretly Preparing for Spring Conflict HER MORE ABOUT FRANCE STARTS ON PAGE 1 — split In the entente and renewed bit ter protests against the French and Relgian plan of isolating the Ruhr hd preventing export of steel and eal. A feuding member of the! BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS | reichstag declared today the French WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, — Bvery | have reintroduced Islamtam into Ger. | mation iu Burope is secretly prepar:|™&Y, turned school children inte the for war in the spring nm, nile it is not believed any sin, nation actually intends to prove war deliberately, at least three era may be described as internation al “Barkisea” That is, if anybody starts a war, they’re “willin’.” Tae three are Turkey, Russia and Germany Zor the moment, armies can't move, however, save possibly tn Asia Minor and Mesopotamia. Even there the rainy season does not let up unt® about April, the dry season be. ing from April to September. Winter in the Balkans is marrow pow streets, established red light districts |! towns and are using black troope. Tension in the Ruhr increated dan. Kerounly close to the breaking point t Karen, Gerleskirchen and Reck inghausen. Thirty-two arrests, in. luding prominent bankers, were made at Gerloskirchen following the city’s refusal to pay a fine of one hundred million marks levied for the shooting of two French officers ‘The city's entire potice force is under arrest and will be tried by court martial, Telephepic communication tween Belgium and Germany interrupted today be was freezing. And snow and mud alone Ry cah liek the best fighting machine ever built. But the next 100 days ‘ought to tell the tale FRENCH ACTS Great Britain is armed to the teeth for the Turk. And Turkey is ARE ASSAILED feverishly preparing fox war with ) gear BY GUS M. OFHM Russia is mobilising for anything) BERLIN, Feb. 14,—French acts of which might happen, ready to invade/ oppression in the Ruhr, including Poland or Rumania or both simul taneously, at & moment's notice Poland is arming herself against from schools, were charged today by eventualities, while Rumania, men-| pro¢ George Bohrelbernof the Uny faced on three sides—by Russia! versity of Mueneten eager to win back Ressarabia; by}. ; Hungary, desiring Transylvania; and BN raga has reintroduced into the by Bulgaria, over the Dobrudja, ts eland—the oldest center of Ger sharpening her bayonets and pray ing nothing will happen. man oulture Inlamiam, which was expelled from Europe early in the 1th century," said Dr Schreiber, Greece, fearing Turkey may in- 8 : vade western Thrace, is rapidly| “2° * & member of the centrist whipping an army of some 300,000/ P8Fty In the reichstag men into shape, aided by Great Brit-| “Unrestrainedly, justful French ain. Many British army officers are now with the Greeks, and the Greek higher command, with all the old pink-tea officers weeded out, gets its inspiration from the English. Bulgaria is “nursing a doubdle grouch. Shc lost out in the last Balkan war and then again in the worki war, She wants to get back her outlet on.the Aegean sea as well as the rest of her preBalkan war frontiers. In Jugosiavia the Croats are claim. tng a secret sgreement has been reached between the Italian and Hungarian Fascist! to divide up Cro- atia and Dalmatia between them. Jugosiavia also fears the tmperialis tle Turk, now on the rampage. So she, too, is polishing up her army ‘The other aide of the picture is that England wants peace so she can develop her trade. France wants peace so she can bring Germany to terms. Italy wants peace because the already has troubles enough at vome without having more spring at ver from the outside. In between the powers which are “willing” for a war and those which prefer It should not come are a whole bunch of little nations, some of which lean towards the one, some towards the other, but none count for much in the balance. In the event of trouble, therefore, ft tu to be looked for in the direction of Turkey, Russia or Germany, and bout in that order. ' eee . Treaty Is Signed by France, America WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Premier Togoland and Kamerun, held under mandate by France. An official cablegram from Her- rick reporting the signing of the conventions was received by the state department. OPEN GRAVE: GET NO GEMS NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Another Russian crown jewel bubble burst here today, when William Williams, United States treasury agent, opened the grave of James Jones, at Cy- press Hills cemetery, but failed to find therein the “Romanoff gems.” Persistent rumors that smuggtiers had hidden $4,000,000 worth of Rus- sian jewels in Jones’ casket while the former United States seamon was being brought back to this country for burial. caused the treasury de- partment at Washington to issue or- ders that the grave be opened. The grave in Cypress Hills ceme- tery has been guarded for weeks by ® squad of soldiers, Today the guard was tripled, every entrance to the cemetery was blocked by soldiers with fixed bayonet, and every pre- caution taken as the coffin was opened. There were no jewels inside, 14 Miners Are Still Missing DAWSON, N. M., Feb, 14—Four- teen of 120 miners were still missing early today in Dawson mine No. 1, which was partially wrecked by an explosion Thursday. The bodies are buried under huge piles of debris far back In the tunnel, rescuers said. One hundred and six bodies have been recovered. Only two miners es- caped from the mine altve. Fai 7 What’s in the Air PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 KCZ—-9:20 to 10:20 a. m, KDZE—1020 to 11 a. m.; 3:30 to 430 p. m. KIR—5 to 6:30 p. m. Ls a Have a Heart-Party on Valentine’s Day— butif you would make certain the way to his heart—Spread the African troops have been loosed on the population. “Germany, accused of non. payment of reparations, has already paid more than could be afforded and now the French are making the condt- tions much worse “In the town of Rottrop alone 20, 000 schoo! children were expelled from the schools because the build ings were wanted for use as billets for soldiers of the invading army “Forty red light houses were erect ed In the Rhineland for the French and Germany must pay for them “The Rhine has always been the bridge between German and West. ern culture, but now trenches and insurmountable obstacles are being built which are more formidable than the trenches of war.” “ee Will Disarm All German Policemen PARIS, Feb. 14.—Gen. De Goutte of the incident at Gerleskirchen where two French officers were shot. BANK LOOTING PLOT FOILED! WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. 14 —Discovery by K. F. Crabick, care- taker of the Odd Fellows’ lodge rooms at Milton, of an aperture under the chair of the chief lodge officer and @irectly above the vault of the First National bank of Milton is believed by the police to have thwarted an attempt by master cracksmen to rifle the vault of its contents. The bank Offices are situated on the ground floor with the lodge rooms on the floor above. The floor had been sawed thru, and the cement and brick top of the vault removed. Finger prints above the aperture were taken and an in-/ vestigation has been started. Crabick discovered the yeggs’ work while set-| ting the lodge rooms in order late/to get the British dent bill thru the He noticed that the big/nenate by late today, administration Tuesday. chair had been tampered with and/| leaders were ready today to remain upon investigation made the discov-|in seasien for 12 hours or more to ery. has decided to disarm all German po-| lice tn the Ruhr, to avold repetition | PHANTOM REDS PROVE COSTLY Millions Spent Chasing | “Dream Radicals” | BY CHARLES KR. LYNCH CHICAGO, Fob, 14.--Phantom rad feals cost American industry hun dreds of miltions of dollars during the past ten years, Frank P. Walsh, not ed labor attorney, declared at the re opening of the sensational Bailin | deposition being heard today Fifty million doliars has been turning lustful black troops loose on | the populace, and ejecting children | | be restaurant at 609 Third ave, Tues jday. When she missed It and re jturned to the restaurant it was | gone. Now Hurlburt thinks that the per son who found it would undouw | edly return the money tf he knew| that it was all that separated a paid out for the pursuit of radicals | who existed only in the minds of pri: | the} vate tive agencies during last dee Walsh asserted “The staggering toll paid by Indus | try as the result of strikes, lockouts and walkouts caused by the unprin-| cipled detective operatives can only surmised. It will run into hun dreds of millions.” Walsh ts attorney for alleged com: munists captured in a raid at Bridge man last yoar, He ts taking a depo sition from Albert J, Ballin, former} private detectives and self-confessed tool of detective agencies, to be used at the trial, which is called for Feb- ruary Rallin, in sworn testimony de. clared that high officials of the Burns and Thiel detective agencies hired him to frame up bogus radiea! plote, He charged that this fake! evidence was used to obtain money from bankers and merchants. Capt. Eddie’s Car Overturns in Snow SALEM, Ore. Feb. 14. Eddie Rickenbacker, famous ace of the American flying corps in France, and} well known driver, suffered| slight bruises when his auto over-| turned at Canby, between Portland| and Salem. With the ansistance of | companions who were riding with/| him he righter the car and proceed: ed to Salem. WOMAN WANTS PURSE BACK George Hurlburt, divisional prohi- bition chief, ts a profound believer! In the essential kindness of human nature. Whereby hangs a tale. A woman of his acqueintance left her purse, containing every cent ahe bad in the world, on the table in a race woman from starvation. So he's asking that the finder call on him at his office in the Thompson build. ing—and he promises that no ques- tions will be aaked, provided the money & forthcoming It's a brown leather purse and there was $75 in it. Arson Law Is Made to Cover Auto, Too OLYMPIA, Feb. 14—The law de scribing the crime of second degree arson, and fixing penalties therefor, is amended to include the setting fire to any automobile or motor truck, In a bill which Representative Charies Moran, of King county, will introduce before the house. May Get British | Debt Bill Thru! WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -Hoping accomplish thelr objective. The following rules govern The Mtar’a tongue-twinting contest: This contest {s open to every- » one—except Star employes and their families, and the employes of other newspapers. Every week The Star will print a tongue-twister. The coming week contestants must start each word with the letter “L” and the completed sentence must contain the words “Legislative, Lobby, Laws.” These three words may be used in any ofder desired. A cash prize of $25 will be paid to the best tongue-twister submitted during the week. All tongue-twisters must be » Original. Neatness will count. Originality will count. Timeliness will count. No tongue-twister ts barred because It Is amusing. All tongue-twisters submitted 4. during the week must reach this office not later than Saturday noon. The winner each week will be announced the following Monday. 5 The Tonguetwister Editor will To compete, merely fill in the « accompanying blank — one « be sole judge of the contest. word to each blank space. Fach word must start with the letter “1,” Iach tonguetwister must the three words: by, Laws.” contain “Legislative, Lob- day noon, February 17. be used in any order desired, Can You Write a Tongue- Twister to Beat These? Flood of Cacophonous Throat Ticklers Flood T.-T. Editor’s Desk What the The tongue-twister editor is again submerged under a pile of cacophon- ous, tinkling throat ticklers. Contest No. 3, which is much the most difficult we have yet staged, has met with far greater popularity than we anticipated, But as the newest T.-T. is excoed- ingly hard td arrange, only a fow of the entries so far have been in the prize-winning class, Three words must be used: Loggy, Legislative and Laws. They can be employed in any order desired, Every word In the tongue-twister must be- gin with the letter “L.” Here are a few entries picked at random from those submitted today. Can you beat them? If you can, you have a chance for the $25 award. Try your hand. “Lobby Liquor Lubricates: Loqua- lous Legislative Ludicrous Laws."— Irene A. Thompson, 2622 W. 58th at “Legislative Landon's Logical Laws Leave Lobby Lachrymose."” — Roy Moore, 31% Ninth st., Bremerton. “Little Legislative Lobby Lawyers Lessen Laws Love.”—P. T, Fagrio, 302 Crary bldg. “Legislative Leaders Leave Lobby Lauding Loony Laws."-—Mra. Charles Knox, 4109 Meridian ave, Send your completed tongue «twister to “Tonguo-Twister Editor,” THE STAR. Tongue-twist- TONGUE-TWISTER NO. 8 Tear this out. Fil) in the missing words. the “Tongue-Twister Editor,” The Star, before Satur Start this week's tonguetwister with the letter “L.” must be used: Legislative, Lobby, Laws. These words, however, can NOM « cscsrsecrenseasseresese seen sa eees seen seen senses ssenees ADATOON . cersessrerseeeenneseseeeesesennes seen esenenseeeseees, rs must conslat of only seven words, Send to Three words | | | Seeeeeeeeeeesens seseges Coeereerrerer yey ATTLEI TAR HERE MORE from damage considering the extent and severity of the atc Lines to Tillamook and Marshfield were broken, and all communication to those towns in Oregon was at a| standatill, More trouble was reported | between Eugene and Junction City, | and between Roseburg and Granta| Pass, due to wires snapping under a heavy welght of snow The lower Willamette valley wan the of the storm in this sec- tion. The upper valley, beyond Eu- gene, reported much milder termnpera- tures and save for heavy snows in the higher levels was spared unusual weather. ORCHARDS ARE COLD DAMAG: Orchardists in southern Washing- ton and northern Oregon reported considerable damage to fruit trees, but explained that little sleet and rain fell with the snow, thus sparing the trees the heavy encrusted armor of ice which plays bavoec with or- chards and forests in the Northwest during a “silver thaw.” In compensation for the damage and hardships which it has entailed, the storm has made a falry land of the entire Northwest Nictcles peep from the snow, fee tooning building corntees, flag poles and dropping like bunting banners from trolley wires: Children are tn the seventh heaven of delight. The city fathers and the school board, with severe faces—to conceal grins—Mecided the weather iw too nevere for children to go to school So they are out on every hillxide with sleds of all descriptions, making the Mont of thin most unusual winter condition, During the night sleigh bells tinkled. Many of the alelgh bells were on automobiles—a concession to this progrensive age, see With continued heavy snowfall predicted for Wednesday afternoon and night, and rain or snow for Thuraday, Seattle was warned Wed- nesday by United States Weather Observer George N, Salisbury to guard against the collapse of roofs and awnings. ‘Avoid another Knickerbocker dis aster, Salisbury said, referring to the collapse of the roof of the Knick orbocker theater, at Washington, D. C,, last winter, when scores were killed by tons of ice and snow Roofs that may be weak should be cleaned, it wis stated, aq rain falling | on the two feet of anow that prob- ably will have fallen by Thursday will add greatly, to its weight and the danger of crashes. Temperature during the night was coldest before midnight, when tt reached 16 degrees above zero. At 5 a. m, ft was 20 above and at noon 26 above, The temperature was riw ing steadily, Salisbury said. . STORM HITS MANY STORES Department stores and other buat. ness houses were badly handicapped Wednesday by the failure of em- ployes to report for work. Some establishments were unable to open at all, but most of them managed to operate on a short-day basis, The Rhodes company department store opened at 10 and was to close at 3. Ftaser-Paterson’s considered clos- Ing down altogether. | Frederick & Nelson's announced | no change, Many employers made arrange- ments to house their workers in| downtown hotels Wednerday night, to inwure thelr appearance at work in the morning. MEN LABOR TO | CLEAR TRACKS George F. Russell, super{ntendent center of utilities, turned 200 men over to the street railway department on! Wednesday to help clear the car tracks, Armed with shovels and brooms, | the men walked In front of laboring street cars, brushing the snow away | ax they went, The method wasn't] speedy—but it was the only one pos: | sible, as the number of motorized snowplows was hopelessly Inadequate for the situation. eee Trains Marooned in N. W. Blizzard CHICAGO, Feb, 14.—Transporta- tion lines thruout the Northwest were paralyzed today ns a result of tho worst blizzard of the year, which wan sweeping eastward, Trains were ma rooned Jn snow drifts in Minneso northern Wisconsin, Montana and the Dakotas, ‘Tomperaturen in the Middle West fell rapidly as the storm awept east: ward, It was 6 degrees below zero In Chicago, ‘The weather bureau predicted it SEATTLE SNOWBOUND STARTS ON Snow Booms Sales in Women’s Shop It’s an tl wind One big Second ave. specialty shop for women reported an unsually brisk business Wednesday, in spite of the tleup. It seemed a lot of school teachers, caught downtown and unable to get to thelr bulldings, seized the oppor tunity to shop. eee A general modification of the city’s social program was caused by the snow, many parties, both public and private, belng postponed on account of the difficulty of getting about Bethlehem Commandery, Knights Templar, announced that jts ball, scheduled for Thursday night, had been postponed until March 1 Theaters continued to operate, but with small attendance. eee Train Battles Way Thru Snow AIDA, Colo, Feb. 14.—Denver & ande Western train No. 210. th 40 passengers nboard, arrived here early today, after being ma rooned nearly 24 hours in Marshall pass by a terrific biizeard. Ten locomotives last night cleared the way for the train, which was par tially covered by snow drifts. Rall traffic thru the mountains has been demoralized by the storm. eee HERE’S MORE ABOUT 1916 STORM STARTS ON PAGE 1 roofs of many buildings collapsed, with dozena of camialties, The dome of St. James cathedral caved In, com pletely wrecking the great building Alfred Olson, a snow shoveler, fell to hin death In the Sartori building when a reinforeed skylight on which he was working collapsed, and he was plunged to the basement. * “I ‘low this is the worst storm I've seen around these parts fer nigh onto 20 year was heard from many an old timer. Snow shoes, sledges, Exquimo dogy and skils were in demand. Altho the present storm has not developed to the extent of that seven years ago, it may, from all appear ances, hteen inches of snow has fallen on the level, and at the rate it in now coming down, it will sur. pass the fall of 1916. The greatest damage that accom: panied the storm of seven years ago was caused by the floods and land- slides that followed the sudden melt ing of the snow. On February 7 a Chinook struck the city and within a short time the streets were running with water and slush to a depth of a foot in some places, The sewers were unable to handle the streams and basements tn the downtown districts were flooded. On Alki ave. a landslide occurred which trapped 11 persons in six hounes. Some escaped without in- Jury while many suffered severely. The conditions which now prevail are not as serious as those that may result from the sudden melting of the snow which Is to follow. If a Chinook begins blowing, floods and washouts are to be expected, eee HERE’S MORE ABOU Trains Stalled TARTS ON PAGE 1 waukee train, due to leave at 9:20 p.m, was held in Seattle, and freight traffic was at a standstill, On the Northern Pacific all passen- ger trains were at least five or six hours Inte and no freight at all was moving. The Great Northern reported that transcontinental passenger trains were five or six hours late, but that coast service was normal, Some freight was moving, altho consider: Jably slowed up Lumber Camps to Shut Down Scores of logging camps in the Western Oregon and Washington fimbering districts were closed Wed- nesday.and mills were facing a short period of idleness because of our- talled log supplies. OS | Classes at the University of Wash: ington ; were ordered — suspended Thursday by President Suzzalio Wednesday when but fow students arrived on the campus, Students living In the University district wore able to attend classes at the regular hours but those living in other parts of the olty found it. al mont impossible to reach the cam: pus, Suzzallo sald. ‘The regular hours will be continued Wednesday would be 10 below by Thursday morn. ing, @ record low for the winter, and will resume Friday {f street cars are again in operation. OUND SHIP { DELAYEI ABOUT PAGE 1 ARE DEL uD to arriye in Beattle Wednesday nig cade range, the snow was piling snowstorms and high winds in t high drifts under a stiff win H I ik BY STORM straits and may be delayed for some The Dalles, Pendleton and Bake N tea 1 as eect te tho tees in Bast Oregon, reported the) with only 40 per cent of its normal| radio station Wednesday. Worst storm of the winter. In H staff ‘of operators op duty at 8| ‘The Forest King of the Forest line River windows were broken and | aciock Wednesday morning, the tale-|is off Point Angeles tn @ heavy biiz signs tern from the fronts of build! shone company was hard put to (ur-|sard and is fighting her way slowly |'Ram by terrific windstorma niah service to its subscribers. thru the storm. BAST SIDE Every company automobile was| The tramp steamer Santa Inez IN BAD SHAPE | pre: to service to call for snow-|the motorship Babinda of the Ad Kastern Washington reported sim: | narconed hello girle, and the force|miral line and the steamer Stephen lar Aitions., with many small! was gradually augmented as the|R. Jones, booked to Sudden & Chri towns in the Up P morning wore.on. Service, however, | tensen, are well into the straits, but being cut off from all communtes- | continued to be slow-—the Increased|are not experiencing any better tion With the outside world. Snow |truttic, due to thousands of people| weather. All are delayed | Raed NP en highware and pene |sevking transportation, just about] The steamer Munulani of the Mat by ne Berio in woores Of PIAC*S, | counteracting the reinforcements: son Navigation Co. is now at Point gaaur’ tan at + abies’ Waal About 400 lines were out of serv: | Wells and ts proceeding to Heattle via f 7 lee because the wires were down.| Tacoma. She is slated to arrive Fri Tugsday night and today, This/ats, "Was an improvement of $00 | Gay, morning's readings showed a tem over Monday see ature of 4 degrees below zero stata o'clock, Conditions were approach: | ay Sapper ipgone oa STORM BLOCKS |CLEAN WALKS ’ A Northern Pacific train from : ss ts now expected to arrive about 3 o'clock this afternoon, after having] TACOMA, Feb. 14,—Street car] Chief of Police W. B. Severyns been marooned 48 hours en route. Mines were paralyzed, trains blocked | issued another request Wednesday The commercial telegraph compa | 49d the city practically isolated to-|to ull Seattle houscholders to keep nies reported thetr wires uniformly |44¥ by the snow which has fallen | the sidewalks in front of their homes in workable condition, There were | Continuously for 24 hours. clear of snow. few line breaks, and these were| Added to the fivetnch fall of Sun “I'm putting this in the form of a quickly repaired or bustnems was |4ay, there are 12 to 16 inches on the | reaue he explained, “because I handled over lines with slight de|«round, Business waa at a stand-| believe that most people would be lays. Wires in Eastern Washing-|still, The wecond coldest day of|#lad to comply with it anyway ton, particularly between Seattle and| Winter was recorded Tursday when “But I might also remind them Spok were reported down this|the temperature reached 17 de|that there is an ordinance which morning, however green compels them to keep the pavements The Pacific Telephone company eee clean—and, if any sidewalks are left reported its lines remarkably free | in a dangerous condition, I will send out patrolmen to force the owners to clear them off.” *e48 HERE’S MORE ABOUT FOUR KILLED STARTS ON PAGE 1 & house at 2016 W. Dravus et., as he was on his way to the county morgue to serve as a juryman on the inquest into the death of Mrs. Eliza beth Donahue, Mrs. Donahue was killed in an auto accident recently, The inquest was postponed Wednesday, but Har- dy had not been notified, owing to poor telephone service. He was found half-buried in the snow by F. L. Wiley, grocery man, The body was taken to the morgue, Hardy is survived by his widow, Harris died while helping a friend, P. W. O'Keefe, 2243 16th ave. &., to thaw’ a frozen water pipe. Harris Inhaled smoke from a saudge and Was overcome, dying soon afterward. While walking to work at Eighth ave. and Jackson at, early Wednes day morning, William Haller, 64, of 730 24th ve. 8, a porter at the But ler hotel, was struck by an auto driven by H. 8. Wintermute, 419 Tath N. Haller wan walking in the street, owing to the heavy snow, when struck. He was taken to the city hospital, suffering from possible fracture of the spine. F. 8. Thorp, 75, was struck by a Jamen nt. cable oar on Second ave., late Tuesday night, receiving inter. naj tnjuries and severe body brulees. He in at the city hospital, ave Mra. Thomas Kennison, 84, 115 Bellevue ave. N., slipped on the snow at Minor ave, and Pine st. receiving a broken hip. She was taken to Providence hospital. In a similar matiner Adeline Horn, 1414% Fifth ave., slipped at First ave. and Pike st. Tuesday night and was knocked unconscious, sustaining pos sible concussion of the brain and a dislocated knee. She was taken to the city hospital Mra. Nellie Sadler, 1414 5. Spring #t, remained in the city hospital Wednesday, suffering from a broken elbow and severe body burns, which she received when a water coll in a coal stove exploded in her restau- rant, at 67 Lander st. The pipes had been frozen and burst when she started a fire. Mre. Alva Larkin, 23, 1828 Nagle pL, received a broken shoulder when she slipped on the icy sidewalk at Broadway and Pine st., Tuesday. She was taken to the Swedish hospital. Frank Demetro, 60, of 603 Jackson st, fell on the street at Sixth av. and King st., breaking his hand, Mixs E. Haggerty, 1214 Madison st., was struck by an unknown driv- @r at Second ave. and Pike st., Tues- day, when the car skidded In the snow. She was taken to the city hospital, badly bruised. SAYS VICTIMS’ OF BAND ALIVE IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Fob. 14.— Dr. Lew Burger, lecturer for the Ku Klux Klan, at an open meeting of the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan here last night, deciared that the bodies found in Lake La Fourche, near Bastrop, La, were not those of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richards. He claimed they were bodies placed there by medical stu- dents from New Orleans college. Further along in his address Burger asserted that the two men, alleged to have been tortured to death and thrown into the lake by a black-hooded organization, are at the present time alive and in the city of New Orleans “At the proper time," declared Burger, “the two men will be pro- duced alive.” HERE'S MORE ABOUT CITY LIGHT STARTS ON PAG 1 mer William Greene, assistant a $20 paid him in November, 19 W. Bankhead, 1942 First ave. on | ch department treasur 0, | oF he admitted, when was incovered by the st *.| Tons admitte wing certain em-| ployes of his artment monthiy was watched by thousands of sums for maintenance of Mardi Gras re s, ending their biles. He also admitted that an en-|pre-Lent merrymaking tertainment for the employes of his! Phe tire was discovered about 128 department had been paid for by clty|, im, while Place Vigors square, funds, without authorization or War-lwhere the church is Jocated, was jrant from the elty council crowded with home going crowds, | The probe in being conducted by! ater t steeple had blazed for John B. Dunbar, assistant attormty|three hours the upper 50 feet ook general of Olympia, and 8 Exam: | lapsed, throwing showers of sparks iners Whaley, 1. ¥. He nd A. | roundabout B, Helander rere n Counsel Az investigation to detec | Thomas J, 1. Kennedy represents the| wisi of the fire was begun imme jolty by beth public and churoh | Bae *. The fire climaxed @ 6@ many of which oP Re . I were declared to have been incendl- HERE’S MORE ABOUT || 10° that have. destroyed Catholie County Wages || || STARTS ON PAGE 1 : |to | | “I am willing to announce riatt now that I will favor a reduction in | in |the salaries of county employes next |fail when the budget board mets,” Paul naid ot ph Comminasioner W. A. Gaines sald | tor Wednestay that he will not favor at |tempts to interfere with the present | ve wages being pald county employes under the 1928 budget “The budget is made for the|m year 1923," Gaines sald consider |that the elective officers of this county have a right to pay any sal ary they see fit under their budge | providing It doesn’t exceed the maxi. |mum amount in the budget.” Gaines declared that he is opposed to the idea of wage reductions of county employes unless the cost of | living comes down or unless salaries | are lowered tn the city administra | tion. | ‘When I was county treasurer I | made a careful check of salaries my aldes were receiving and compared {them with those paid by the city and | |with business firms generally and | |found that they compared favorably from the standpoint of economy,” Gaines said. Just what will be accomplished by | the survey called for by Paul's reso- | lution seemed a doubtful question | Wednesday. The survey will be| made by expert accountants appoint ed, one each by the Chambers of Commerce, the Rotary club and the Taxpayers’ They are toll recommend staff reductions and |{| economies in the various offices. } Paul admitted that the commis: |[! stoners cannot force staff reductions unless the county officers agree, but said that the savings could be ef- fopted by cutting down salaries, which have to be approved by the board before they are paid. Predictions were freely made Wed- nesday that the survey will cost be tween $5,000 and $10,000. County officers point to two former surveys, both of which were expensive under- takings. County officials were indignant Wednesday at the attack made upon them by speakers at the hearing and thru newspaper articles. Paul's claims that county offices open at 9 instead of 8 a m. and that many county employes work only five and six hours a day, and thet there are scores of men on the county payroll who are so much dead timber were bitterly resented. It developed that the office of Prosecuting Attorney | Malcolm Douglas is the only county office which does not open at 8 a. m. and c. # at 6 p.m. and which closes Saturday afternoons during the win- ter months. Every county officer, with the ex. ception of the prosecutor, who re- fused to comment on the charges, clainved that staff reductions have been made this year and that thelr Present staffs are the smallest that | can possibly handle the county's business. § It was pointed out that while Paul has been talking economy that he has created an eritirely new position since taking office January 8, that of assistant to Road Supervisor Lafe Hamilton. W. L. Gritman, a sup- porter of Paul in the recent cam- paign, holds the office at a salary of $7 a day. Gritman’s warrant has been held up by Auditor D. BE. Fergu- son because there is no provision for such a position in the budget and no payroll under which he Is classified. The resolution introduced by Paul at Tuesday's board meeting, calling upon county offices to open at § a. m, and close at 5 p. m. was finahy tabled late Tuesday by the vote of Commissioners Gaines and Tom Dob- son. It had previously been amend- ed, on an opinion of the prosecutor, that the board had no authority to regulate the hours of anyone except- ing appointees of the county commis- sioners, Seventy in This Woman’s Family GORNAL, Eng., Fev. 14—Mre. Emma F ll, aged 77, has fifteen children, forty-four grandchildren and eleven great-grandchilren, usual service. stances render the usual a hardship. Send or telephone to Main 0949 IN TIME OF STORM there frequently arise emergencies which demand un- Should any need of ambulance service occur, do not hesitate to call us. We are using every effort to keep this available for every necessity and it is freely offered where distress or illness requires and cireum- BUTTERWORTH expense of such a service 1921 First Ave. FIRE DESTROYS ~|\ Flames Wreck Old Trinity churches in Canada in the last few destroyed t Boniface college, Winnipeg; the Sule Quebec, and the Good Shepherd con- eral of these cases our of storm. A short business meet> ing will be held in the Tuscan room ( PAGE 8 NOTED CHURCH Edifice in Montreal 14.—O14 Trinity oted as one of mont iful edifices in Can was de- by fire of undetermined ein early today. The flames licking thetr way to the Nghted up the pe city and the onthe The burning of Old Trinity brings 14 the total of Catholic edifices e in Canada since ‘arch 29, 1 Other famous build 8 in this list include the Shrine St. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec; Bt nie rh n church Quebec; the his- Dame de la Recouvranee, at nt at St. George de feuch. Incendlarism was suspected in sev- The loss totals ore than $3,000,000. “When a Feller Needs aFriend” N merely “short rations” but STARVATION faces our feathered friends during spell of cold and snow, which shuts them off from their accustomed sources of food ACracked Com Ration 10 Pounds for 35c —eoatter it now and the birds will show their appreciation later in the year, when they | will work hard to keep your grounds free from “bugs” and insect pests. This corn ra- tion cannot sprout in your lawn—it {s relished by all birds which will eat grain— it is cracked fine enough for the smallest birds. Get it in our Housewares Section, or we will send it out if incon venient for you to call. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE FREDERICK & NELSON a pevere a es SHRINERS’ ATTENTION Sorry, but have had to cancel Valentine party on account t 7:30 o'clock TONIGHT, R. W. HUNTOON, Potentate. BARTELL aneee & Dak bes tit