The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 6, 1923, Page 7

) — ( 34 i | | t tuESDAY LAST-HOUR JAM ON AT CAPITOL Now’s the Time Small Fry Get Squeezed BY FIBLDING LEMMON MARCH 6, OLYMPIA, March 6—The final . hours of t th session of the nd t members nce and found consider house bills, found dozens of mittee. v was s that were yment for being a s right" on the a mple of the kind of leat» lat at wa ed by FILIBUSTER AVOIDS KK. K. MEASURE tered a managed t Ape ® en the Ku x K duced & McKinney of Pierce county and eve thru In xt fash s sw h ers we y t ox had ton had raised the a’ first passage, but he no support. The b with the Joker a < zation of taxatio was scheduled to pass the house was referred back to com It was only Sunday, tt 4s claimed, that the private interests decided that No. 68 must not the house. Late in the afternoon came the bill which allows cities operating street car UW to also operate bus tir Cleverly inserted in the mea an amendment which prov Ro city can operate the bus lines 1 ess they operated car ot main track. Federation Thinks Roth Was Right The King County Legislative fed. eration was on record Tuesday as supporting Representative Charles Roth, of Whatcom county, in his tateme’ charging corruption against thé house of representatives, made on the floor of the house re- cently. HARDING PARTY NEARS FLORIDA President Eager for Golf and Houseboat Cruise ENT HAR JUTE TO March 6.— Having laid asid cares and worrles of office for the firat time fn two years, and with Mrs, Har ding’s reste health to make him still happier, President Harding lost no time today in making up his mind about the first thing he wants fon. Golf with §& tors Frelinghuy- sen and Hale, before the House- boat Pioneer starts on {ts holiday cruise, was what the president voted for. The party was due to arrive at Ormonde around noon, where Mr. and Mrs. Edward B, McLean, the hosts, waiting. The d to get in a round game this morning. altho much re. covered, d not to venture out in response to cheers of crowds fons along the Ine She ing the journey well. Both Mr: Harding expect t the trip on the Pioneer will have & most beneficial effect in helping the “first lady of the land” to re gain her health, after six months’ confinement to the White House. Fight Duel With Germs Chiropractor Says He'll Swallow ’Em YOun ISTOWN, O., March 6. —Dr. n Friedman, chiro. practor, today accepted the chal lenge of Dr. C. D. Barrett, health commissioner, to fight a “duel” with germs to prove the effi ciency of chiropractic in curing disease. Dr. Barrett agreed to drink typhoid germs, swab his throat with diphtheria germa and sleep with @ smallpox patient if a chiropractor would do the same, Dr. Friedman will take chiro Dractic adjustments. Dr. Bar rett will use serums and drugs The “battle will be fought as ‘oon as Dr. Friedman ts released from jail. He was with eight other who took fail than pay fines without a license, The test In designed to prove the truth of the germ theory of disease, Dr. Barrett said. “Germa are the result, rather than the cause of disenne," aid Dr, Friedman. “If the germ theory there would be none to believe it,” s imprisoned chiropractors, sentences rather for practicing were true living THE FUNERAL of Fred Cooper who died Sunday at hin home, 1623 19th ave, was to be held Tuesday from Bonney Wi dev, A. T, Pletcher officiating, the last time to! ‘sat 2 p. m,,| Crooked Mining Stocks Okehed by Legislature Senate Gives Questionable Promoters What They Want By Ralph J. Benjamin OLYMPIA, March ¢ |thru the house « win the senate. This bi t It was min sky measure in any iB and oll stock day tn tho statelsimply calle for mining compante senate Monday. |before selling stock, to file their pros | The so-called upper house of the|pectuses and other data with the « leg e sky law|retary of state. There is no penalty which exemp Jomubing stock} Senator Morthland, of Yakima, w okehed bill looting the state [yen eee! pot nog via dhe Sad pte treasury of $50,000 for eat oll ldectared that the mining stock slick | Prospecting and drilling Jere “are the worst crooks in the The blue sky law had previously | state He wointed out that they ¥ | assed the senate without the amend-| now be able to trim the suckers more ent | he mining stock outfits lrun wild Ine late hiaet poe | bay Ml py ree! Tage payed a4 be , tacked the mining stock |he able to say that they were reg section on the act and sent it back. |intea hy the state Tho Senators Morthland and Grane ¢ the blue sky committees Senator, Landen, tho he in the} the exer Y assailed the mea . arene sooth syrup for mining | Voted and | , my @ t, the vote waa all Hned up [H® maid It went w hn. | Both the wer showed . ae white feather in the morning se» ona, the last at which elther house} sjoould, by ite own rules, consider its ILIBUSTER TO the PREVENT SHOWDOWN | 4 night} In th nate Hauser that As passed “re t s but let the daylight bur-lothers filibustered all morning to SAME MEASURE enator Cleary, which would let cas THAT WAS VETORD pa and so-called “self The bill as it now ds ls exactly down the industria the measure which panaed the legisla This bill was bad sion and was ve-|¥ al of the biggest re because it exempt tlonary abermen, and the sen-| peda It was | ate erred to t to de < at ny td The} wiper t { 1 time and this bill, Ame fooled nround noe > that Ite outfitw were A. J. Rya ecord on Ku Klux Klan t At Robert Oman, farmer-labor mer a|t ' h id | from Tacoma, Klan me f gas with “| The wildcat ol! bill which the nen- | vote | passed went thru the house last] The senate’s only conatructive| § passage was the occasion | ove of the ¢ age of| th's charge of} ine ach np. This dill ion 8 to bel ced pia ¢ > provides that the c ¢ this bill came to a vote Ed/ Sima, who fathe mea | called on ni pres fivistona into which each coun Aivided. Some mer ty in » question if [this fs constitutional and of the \ BLUE SKY LAW ntenden the WITHOUT PENALTY Jo, its enemies na A house bill which the mining stock | the const . t the forma np want passed, and which slipp of amer Special Interests Line Up Cow-Country Votes That Is Way This Legislature Is Being Bossed; Started With Seed Deal BY RALPH J. BENJAMIN | may have been the merit of this] OLYMPIA, March 6.—Power Inter.| measure, it was backed by the triple] Jest, co-operating with one of the | 'bby ver the pow nted permission }railroads wh tentative ac 1 has had @ repre-| y engaged in organ | rpo | izing “taxation leagues,” and a lobby were of 20 of the most powerful reaction But refully car that ary employers of the st jing this legislature. So complete is the control of this| had | powerful aggregation of special tn-| up. ¢, are boss hey | |terests that legislators have been| In the income tax fight, the lobby- punished for their opposition to sp of the three groups were split. | cla Interest bills or th fact, that bill waa so laden with | bills In which the people kers and y clauses that the poo. dary. Final-| |logiatature was in a quan ly one gr f lobt hdrew | The lobby control of this legisiat ure started way back in the opening | from support of the bill on orders days when the big seed deal was put| from outside. The jumbled meas of over. The bill raiding the state treas-|a bill finally waa blown up ury to buy seed for East Wash. The tr is t tal Inter. | } |{ngtom farmers went over with aj ost wanting a bang. The transaction amounted to | lf it can show tha $250,000 from the reclamation revoly-| age the cities or hamper m nt, gets its cash may be pald| power develor passed. Any little gang of employ ka ¥ ing fund. Th back some 4: i" no ever | ers, of f request, can y—maybe | assurance that one | get back |. The gang whi ganized then fell n thus or | nto line to curry | Micipal utilittes. favor systemati with the farm- z [ec ahare"ae onir's een Fo TO) DISCUSS RAIL MERGER | score claim to be horny-handed sons of the soll. The gang helped to put NEW YORK, March 6—Hearing | dates in the investigation of the pro jover the Hebe milk bill. Whatever poxed+ consolidation of railways thru. jout the country were set today by the interstate commerce commisston. | |The commissioners will open their| | Western tour at St. Paul March 19, }and other hearings will be held as | follows: Seattle, Masch 26; Portland, March i The biggest show in the | 28; San Francisco, March 31; Los |] city for the jAngeles, April 7; Salt Lake City, y is at April 11; Denver, April 16; Fort | Owen? Pas | Worth, April 28; Kansas City, April the Palace Hip this week | 26; St. Louis, April 30. ip this — | The Eastern roads will be heard |{n Washingtan, beginning May 16, Wanda Hawley IN “THE TRUTHFUL LIAR” —the crowning ef- fort of a brilliant screen career ATCH those Goodyear AIll- Weather Tread Solid TruckTires as they take a big load up a slippery grade. You will see for yourself why they have a reputation for hang- ing on, for power and for wear. Tis one of the complete line of Goodyear All-Weather Tread Truck Tires we sell Geo, WiAtotf 1406 10th Ave “Wanity Fair” —a seenic riot with five finished ar. tists Other Acts as Good! Co, Stanley Netw 20th N. W. and Le THE VIVE: Ave KIDDIES, PRE, START PARK, PARE of King and | ge THE SEATTLE STAR FRENCH WIDEN MANY ACCUSE RUHR SEIZURE KUKLUXKLAN) FREDERICK & NELSON | Just! Reichstag Meets in Bitter| Protest Session BY CARL D, GROAT BERLIN, March 6.—Char oF r ned the reichstag today for a of strong protest againat of French occu pation tube and Rhineland Even as the parliament met, word Was received that French had pushed ahead further, occupying Hemehin, Kronenberg and Wipper Fuerth, east by southeast of Dus seldorf. The move widens the base of the Ruhr salient Speakers of all parties of the had vigorous speeches of protest ready for the crowded houne when the members met, The ses was two days in advance of date originally set, Chancellor Cuno having called it hurriedly when Darmstadt, Kar Mann, helm were ocoup SAYS INTERVENTION NOT CONSIDERED Germany vention and at the pre , Cuno eclared in his speech to the reich o German 1 into any an 1 to alleged Denies French Plan to Annex Germany PARIS, March 6 ‘The French had * and prote arding ex of necking an ut that this country ng nexation pe an ex 4,000,000 francs on th 1 areas, while Ger many’s total reparations paymer have been but 6,000,000,000 marks and that the Germans, having manipulated the mark, are buying coal abroad “ee France Makes New Offer to Turkey CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6 Premier Poincare has made a peace offer to the Tu pre ably similar to a rece tapha Kemal, papers reported today Serious ‘om the Turk {sh army aro eaid to have taken ier ba. @ American Firms in Ruhr Are Bothered WASHINGTON, March 6—Sert ous interference with the commerce of American firma fn the Ruhr val- ley has developed from the French occupation, Secretary of Commerce Hoover declared today Scores complaints have been received from American importers and exporters by government de partments, raid The owever, explained, may be the result of con fusion attendant on the occupation and not to any definite policy of obstruction by the French govern ment . GERMANS BUY U. S. SHIPS? LONDON, March 6 ready acquired the shipping board Germany al- has large part of eet, which ts t of the defeat of Presiden ng’s ship subsidy bill, the Dally Mail states, Tho Northeliffe paper gives as an Instance the fact that the Harriman group has acquired, for the North German Lloyd company, six com- bined passenger and cargo steamers, ranging from destined for South American trade. Hugo Stinnes has bought 12 vee. sels, ranging from 4,000 to $,000 tons, mprising the shipping board's Bal tic and Mediterranean fleet see ¥ YORK, March 6.—Thomas Pastern manager of the shipping board, today characterized as "bunk" a story in the London | | Dally Mall to the effect that Ger mans were buying shipping board vessels, He said he knew of no vee. sels being sold to Germany, HERE’S MORE ABOUT RAINIER STARTS ON PAGE 1 autos by groups coming to town to shop during the slack hours. TENTATIYV IS MADE P The tentative organization formed A week ago Was made permanent at Monday's meeting. I. R. Marshall was olected president; L. B. Bradley, secretary; Harry 5. Bull, treasurer; Roy C, Garrison and Mrs, Josephine Carroll, vicepresidents. The officers and K. A. Keller and M, T, Ryan named an executive commit ORGANIZATION RMANE! were toe. A special feature of the protest Monday wan over the charge made for school tickets, The valley lines insue 80 tickets for $1.05 compared to 40 tickets for a dollar on the mu- nicipal Mines, Another mass and organization meeting will be held next ‘Thursday at the Co-operative hall, Hillman City, and meetings will be held later at Rainier Beach, Lakeviow, wood and other centers, Hurlburt to: Stay Over in Seattle Federal Prohibition Director George Hurlburt, who was scheduled to leave for Chicago, to join forces with F, A, Hazeltine, hia former chief, will remain In Seattle indefinitely, it was reported Monday. Jolin Metealf, prohibition director of Montana and surrounding states, has been detained, and will not come to Seattle to relleve Hurlburt, na was formerly planned, SoonFYEAR WHEK— “Tam awaiting: orders to moye,'t sald Hurlburt Monday, Hoover | |testimony pr equa! | Great Array for Sta! JACKBONVIL Both state and defens the three allege unmasked thelr had wettied down to hearir f witnesses, the array unimportant for substantiate th. Hale, matic court seen state's at It was apparent opening stateme examination of berta Pearce, that the state for base its apr Jouctt Bray, Je Howard Hill up that he had rec other members of night riders of Witnesses te at Trial LE, Ore., March ¢ nthe trial of i “night riders” ha batteries and toda imp atys r witness, in @ dra ne yesterday from the state's and from direct and Miss Ro would nviction of D oF. Hittson and on Hale's testimony nt, Hale «nized Dr, Bray and of the alleged band whom he decia nearly killed him with @ noose party in the hil near nth. Jacksonville a yea WITNESSES SND CHARACTER Other witnesses for the state, it was indicated, would testify to Hale's character and to circumstances con sidered by the state to be pertinent to its accunation n of riot against the first three of the sfx alleged night riders indicted. The defense w Hale's chara credit him tn th wo that his ry will be sh ill meek to tear dow © eyes of the Juror STORY HEARD FOR THE FIRST TIME For the first time the at had been rumored, hinted o » forms, was hear Hale's how he 1 from home and fe an automobile at the pe gun; how he was taken int the hills and surrounded by maske and robed figures; how he was strung up to a limb and ordered }to drop a court case n | | Bone, of Tacoma, wh | | j that t | aasensorn to Ue utility property on the tax rolls. | member of after brief ques attorney, Hale recessed for the room at Med! Ku Klux K us band. while the n ailence, Ther x by state's was removed to h rd and the court aay, Neither to Be Permitted to Come BY RALPH OLYMPIA, March 6 most important on of tho Ie htored, Houve bill even a mit county sessment purpos the public file with th be for rate-making o nenate. It the way will be The bill passed understanding fighting it thru lobby. one to a Vote J, BENJAMIN Two of the taxation measures Yo appeared before thin ses. gisiature of are being them without 0. 66, b Homer T. would per for as es the sworn utilities of t at ard of public works purposes, is dying in this measure passes open for the county $300,000,000 in pub. 4 the house with the that it would be Ae | squelched in committes In the sen $,000 to 10,000 tons,| ote and that is | The raltrond and power interests are what is happening a thelr all-powerful Senate bill No. 68 was written by an attorney for the Northern Pacific It provides for equalization who shall have the county asses: raise or lower o! for taxation purposes. This a state board ir reclassify property bill paused the house last week, Progressives are lining up to kill senate bill No. 68 if {t comes out of committes in the house becatse, they point out, it gives Governor Hart almost imperial tire state, powers over the en- HERE’S MORE ABOUT MARBLES TARTS not forget to ta “Moons,” appear |have a peculiar and re with to shoot to int agates in lard will remove say. TURN TO PAG (real lard the difficulty, ON PAGE 1 ke out the “moons. ing often in agates, asty tendency 1 the ability of those straight, Soaking no substitutes) experts jE 6 OF THE STAR recommendation On page 6 of The Star today is a thoro Ono more explanation of tournament rul and every: contest Please, the es, body planning to enter, study them carefully Again we will submit the Ist the playgrounds ment will be held and where regis. tration is officia Collin Washington st, in charge Ballard player and W, 63rd st, playfield, of where the tourna- Hy open Wednesda 16th ave, and L, Evans, instructor w. in. round, 28th ave, G, M, Pederson, structor in charge, Hiawatha pla avo, ond W. lander st, W. J. Californta Day, yeround, Instructor In charge South Park ave, 8, and ‘Thistle ound, Bighth Wyatt, in pla structor in charge: University playground, Bighth ave, N. 1, and B, 6 instructor in ohe Registration o of theno fields, starting and up to the the tournament, Oth st, A ATO. “an be Haynes, Wednesday, actual beginning of made at any} VITAL TAX BILLS| Table Favors ARE. SMOTHERED of} and for a eupervisor| power to supersede | sors at any time and | PAGE 9 FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET The Linen Section, First Floor, Announces for Wednesda An Exceptional Offering of IMPORTED TABLE LINENS | AT REMARKABLY-LOW PRICES | ‘THE offering follow Importer’s close-out patterns of fine European Linen Damask Table Cloths and Napkins—assorted sizes and patterns of cloths, with, in many cases, napkin The prices point to an unusual money-saving opportunity. 50 LINEN TABLE CLOTI 20 DOZEN NAPKINS to mi ; F | the purchase, at a heavy discount, of a Linen | / to match. | teh ; orted patterns, special $3.95 each, } 1 $4.35 dozen. } 38 LINEN TABLE CLOTHS 1 patterns, special $4.85 each, { ABLE CLOTHS, orted patterns, special $6.35 each. APKINS to match Cloths, 22x22, special $7.35 dozen. LE CLOTI sorted patterns, special $5.85 each, Special $8.35 dozen. special $2.35 each, —First Floor pec Spring Flowers and Dancing Sprites Adorn New Crepe-lined Camel’s-hair Overcoats $59.50 Featured Values | ALLY Cards with flower and figure designs in delicate color- ings, 25c to 50c dozen. Place Cards in the form of tulips and jonquils, also Small Cards with Rose, Sweetpea, Jon- quil and Tulip decora- tions, 25c to $3.50 doz. i fabric and coloring an outstanding vogue, these Coats are notable also for the value they present at this price. With the soft texture and light weight that is characteristic of camel’s hair, they are nevertheless amply warm. In Nut Cups in rose shapes, in American Beauty, Pink and Yellow, $3.00 dozen. The Belted Model Pictured Tie-at-side Model with Soutache Banding American Beauty Nut Cups with fluttering butterflies $3.50 dozen. Shadow Plaids in Button and Tie-at-side Models —camel-color and beaver shade—all lined with fine Crepe de Chine. A fea- tured offering at $59.50. Rose-petal Nut Cups in pink, red, yellow, am- ber, apricot and light- amber, $1.00 and $1.75 dozen. Plaited Nut Cups, 50c doz. ||| Fringed Nut Cups in lav- | ender and green, $1.25 dozen, More than 20 Styles in Pile-Fabric Coats at $59.50 —advance models in Or- mandale, Lustrosa and other high-style pile fab- ries—with plain and novy- elty crepe linings—$59.50 —Second Floor Tulip Nut Cups, in yellow shaded to ping, $1.50 dozen. Jonquil Nut Cups, $8.00 dozen. —First Floor Alone, Friendless, Man Slashes Throat Because Ne was out of work and friendless in the city, Dan Callahan, 52, a laborer, slashed his throat with a razor Monday night in his room at the O. K. hotel. Callahan was rushed to the city hospital. Physi |] Dance Tonight for Ryther Home The benefit dance for the athletic and manual training departments of the Ryther Home, which is to be given at Economy hall, First ‘ave. and Pike st., will be Tuesday night, |March 6, instead MERCER ISLE VICTORY NEAR After many years of agitation res!- dents of Mercer island have victory in sight In their battle to bridge Lake Washington, giving them di- rect connection with the mainland. of Thursday, as | olans, after examining his wout The county commissioners voted | was printed'thru a typographical er- declared they would not be Phan Monday to direct County Engineer |ror in The Star Monday, Thomas R, Beeman to make a sur- vey of the proposed road and bridge betweon Mercer and Bnatlo. ‘Tentative plans call for the con- struction of a bridge and causeway 1,200 feet long, leading from Barnabie Point to Enatie, The bridge will have a 20-foot driveway, and a draw span, | giving two 100-foot passago ways, It | will be 80 feet above water when in | place. 1 Hs jeuenon great with baked beans Bluhill Green Chile Cheese ue Ghildsawellne Balloon, Is Dead DETROIT, Mich. March 6,—Play- ing with a toy balloon, 8-year-old Winifred Barden swallowed the play- thing and choked to death, The bridge will enable residents to ‘The bridge when completed will | drive to Seattlo by crossing the bridge Pleasing Everybody | cost approximately $40,000. This fig-| and going south on the boulevard to 7 ure also Includes the short rondway| Renton. ‘The distance to tho tsland nocessary to connect tho bridge with|{s approximately 18 miles from Pio- . . 7 the Lake Washington boulevard, neer square. _——____—__—_—— Presenting ‘ | “SAINTS AND SINNERS” Last Time Tonight EXTRA TONIGHT AMATEURS POPULAR PRICES 10¢ 200 800 €.0.Gabrielor. a Hgri MDpIC SHDAN—8702.80 1-5 Down, 5% Interest, 24 Monthy $149 Down, $28 a Month clude all charges AUEAHEE, Iway at Pike Madison at\Secord Payments t Interest, Miro!