The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 16, 1923, Page 6

Howdy, folks! ing yesterday? puncture, Loo, . Sign of Ppring: . | Another sign of apring: Colyumista © trying to think up signs of spring. 4 one New drama in New York. ts called The Snowbird.” Bet the play has & beautiful heroin. eee _ SUGGESTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY COUNCLL Why not promise the people an economical adminisiration? eee ‘The newspapers are ishing the 10 favorite books Prominent people. ' So far nobody has admitted liking “Proll Stories.” ’ . A short time ago the papers were Asking everyhody what books they Mould choose if marooned on a des- ert island. Go out flivver Yep, we got a Farwigs, now busy ot Gosh, how literary a desert island c makes a man! . In the spring a young man’s fancy | S Mightly turns to thoughts of prying P@ hasetal! pass out of the sporting ‘editor. o. GRAPHIC SECTION ‘This is a photo of Matt in dis- ‘The beard is that belonged one to county com- " Gtissioners in 1916. ; rae We're going to purchase ofe of books on etiquet. We want Know what to say when we spill ar hot soup .on the lady on our All We can think of, suitable the occasion, is “Hell's bells.” sae Dispatch says that Los Angeles one Of the greatest harbors on Pacific Coast, “How about Butte? . . the. most | unexciting pool isa racking affair. see FICTION PAGE leaks with the aid of a eee hj ead ‘were you raised in the : *Yes, ma'am, but de rope broke.” cee ce at the public market be all right, but think, of all je potato eyes that might be peek- gi—Wilson W. Brite. A cee the only way to secure on the highways Is to keep everyday hero ts the gink ats hash fn a restaurant. cee | WHAT A YOUTH OF 17 OUGHT TO KNOW to tell what the well-dressed will wear during the coming I am going to wear the|. with tattoo pink B. V. D.’s school coat of ny high Second ave. special sheik suit, ith vent reaching to third vertebrae. vest, exposing the cafe menu on the shirt front. ent leather jelly bean shoes, hat, I plan to have my ils done at the village blacksmith _ W-shaped | In the spring a young man’s fancy 4 turns to new smells in hair Hi Se. @ ; | Tt 4s announced that there is now telephone for every 12 persons f this country. That's the way it v8 looks when you go to a pay Boy, bring me my cane. I want take it out walking! # . __ Boy, help me get sito this coat. You see the moths are biting coe ___ ANOTHER ATROCITY “French to Force Prohibition on #%xing House Fire 1 th Ga. April 16.—One ed to death, another injured and a dozen ri setforced to jump from to eindows when fire de- ing house here dur- append) Origin of the fire In aes ever offe ‘on BOTH iatcipt and tonight, show- If y. unsettled ; mod- itherly whnde, ure Last 24 Hours nt wan, 70, Minimum, 49, ‘oday noon, 58 . t ing to adjoining residences. THE SE ATT LE STAR OBJECTION MAY SEATTLE WINS END BIG SUIT Hart Protests All Evidence in Waterhouse Trial Objecting to the Introduction ul ounsel af any evidenoe by tho defe ant, John B, Hart, chief Ww. bankruptcy for Laube, trustee In Frank W house & Co, made a motion be fore Judge Calvin 8, Hall Mon day morning to bring the trial of the celebrated Ei for on Aquario case to an abrupt close, The action came as a bombshell mat [been given t jtion be ¢ rnative for the except Jorder a verdict in favor of the plali | lef for the full 000-0dd which is | asked. The as had 1 the mo. of such a move » would be x court point ts now being an array of authorities: was brought Into court by counsel for t plaintiff to support the j that it seemed certain that | ments would last into the after NONSUIT MOVE WAS EXPECTED had been expected tha house's attorney would move for a directed nonsult verdict, as soon as court opened Monday morning, in view of the fact that the re 1 his case Friday just adjourned over the L. Re Waterhouse, sprar ever, by announ not make the mo | dence of all parties was | Judge W, 1 jorney for Waterhouse, was then called to th stand as the first defense witne but he was not permitted to anything more than identify him |sel¢ before Attorney Hart made bh | obj evidence by the jury was excused and Judge Bogie permitted to leave the stand while |Hart argued his point Hart based his objection upon the contention that the answer of the defendant did not plead any defense, | but waa, In fact, an admission of | personal lability on the part of Wa |terhouse for the corporate funds expended in the construction of the El Aquario, RECESS TO GET AUTHORITIES He pointed out that the min of Frank Wat usd & Co,, which | had been admitt 0 the evidence, | made no ment =] Aquario deal, and even tf they had, that the defendant would still be liable, be. cause the articles of Incorporation id not ‘give the company any au thority to lend its credit or sign an Indemnity bond, such as Water-| jhouse did. A recess was taken to permit at-| torneys for the plaintiff to send for | authorities to cite, and presently | two taxi drivers arrived, both laden down under a veritable mountain of law books, Walter L. Nossaman then took argued. | we kor nee mes, attorne 5 a surprise, how that he would until the ev Bogle, 2 | | | | ! | | { | functory or idle proceeding, but that it went to the very fundamentals of the case, (Tt would be Idle." he maintained, to continue this trial, in view of the fact that the defendant in his answer has actually confessed his Nability." DEAD IN FIRE: SACRAMENTO, Cul, April. 16.—| Nine Japanese children were burned | to death here early today in a fire| which destroyed a mission school. | The victims ranged in ages from & to 7 years, All but one of the bodies have been recovered. There were 74 children In the building, which was used both as a school house and dormitory. K. Kanada, a teacher, heroically as- sisted most of the youngsters to ‘scape but the nine who met death | were trapped in their rooms on the| third floor of the structure. The building, of frame construc- tion, was blazing fircely when the firemen arrived. They were ablo only to keep the fire from spread. Seif | 4 STUDENTS ARE MISSING Missing since 9 o'clock Sunday morning, two young men and two girls, believed to be University stu- dents, were being sought by harbor police and detectives Monday. The party of four disappeared on Lake Union after renting two canoes| from H. B. Hoover, 2910 Fuhrman | ave. They are said to have signed| fictitious names and addresses on | the canoe house books and left. They | were supposed to return at 6 p. m.,| but failed to do so. When a high wind swept the lake, making traffic dangerous for amall boats, the police | belleve the party must have drowned or may have been forced to take shelter on an Island in Lake Wash- Bank Messenger Is Held Up; $6,000 Loss| SAN FRANCISCO, April 16—A messenger for the Bank of Italy was held up this morning at the corner of Larkin and Butter sts. here and| robbed of $6,000, according to a re-| port telephone to police headquarters. Six men in a touring car were sald to have carried out the ‘robbery | t TODAY’S WANT AD COLUMNS will help you find a pleasant place to live, Many homes are belng offered fcr anle as well as properties that may be rented. You will find tive bargains many attrac: In Used Cars. The Lost and Found Columns and the Miscellaneous Col- umns may help you recover what you need or have lost. Turn to the Want Ad Col |! umns NOW. cu der using any of the r at by the decision of the U. tor country, jattle ithe U. S. DECISI Supreme Court Denies Application of Power} Company to Sac Debt on T: The supreme court of United States Monday d¢ the application of the Sound Power & Light Co. rehearing of Its suit to compel the city to establish 4 priority d out o t car revenues paymont of street ratlway utility bonds, according to word from Washingto The for « action the supreme court of appeals nich reversed Federal Judge BE. 1 ‘uabman in n a dect attle over a year Ko. ruled that the city ted under the contract to meet t tho nan obit principal payments un ren ontract for before I enue op expenses, This waa reversed the clroult court of Dg appeals. VICTORY FOR CITY, DECLARES MAJOR Ma: Edwin J, Brown sald that 8. supreme yurt was a vic for the ¢ Seattle wh ry court haa ruled fers have as their atreet way x fund ¢ al t the id te mayor t's what they are entitled nothing more. “Stone & Webster sold a Jtway worth $6,000,000 for $15,000, 00, and now they atreet want the entire do |clity aa collateral on the deal. Mayor Brown sald the 37 KILLED IN AUTO CRASHES Tragic Toll Taken Over Country in Accidents Thirty-seven persons nd were killed 3 Injured In week-end automo. accidents In 33 cities thruout th figures compiled by nited Preas today revealed. The heaviest cawualties were Detroit, where seven died and Ky », Where atx were killed Other cities reporting deaths were Milwaukee and Hamilton, Ohto, ee each; Pitt . Mase ‘ocin~ ati, two each, and New Orleans, At lanta, Pensa Dea Moines, But. falo, St. Louls, 8t. Paul, Chicago, neaville, Dayton, Toledo, Charien- ton, W. Va; Bridgeport, Conn, and New London, Conn., one each. (Coprright, 1933, by United Preas) | ONE DEAD IN SUNDAY GRASH { a t u In San sc th € | Three Others Are Seriously | Injured Over Week-End Ono person was dead Monday, ana| three others were near death follow- ing ® series of auto crashes occur ring over the week-end, in which several persons were tnjured tn leaser | degrees. After tying unconscious Wednesday in the county hospital, | Ray Hamelin, 32, died Sunday. Hame- | lin received a fractured skull when | & passenger auto driven by oJsephj} Hil capsized and went over an em-/ bankment near Renton. } Mrs. Minnie Heide, 40, of 1415 EB. Republican st., was injured internally Sunday when sho was truck by a} street car at Second ave, and Uni-) versity at. She was taken to the Se General hospital, where her condition was pronounced critical. Eight-year-old 4326 Maynard ave., was playing in street at Eighth ave. 8. and| Adama st., when she was run down | by R. 8. Sandgren, 6019 Detroit ave., | and probably fatally hurt. Tho girl} was taken to the city hospital. She haa a fractured skull, broken Jaw and other injuries. Sandgren was ar- rested, His skull broken when he was ntruck by a car driven by W. Back- strom, Lenaweo Apts, Herbert Ellis, | 6, of 1117 N. 98th st., was taken to the Norwegian hospital. The boy| was unconscious and near death. The| accident occurred near the boy's home, outside the city limits, While chasing a garter snake nt 26th ave. W. and Government way, Fred Johns, 12, was struck and| bruised by a driven by F, Han- sen, 4548 33rd ave. W. His hurts are| not rerious. Hit by Auto, since | ion | eft Verda Fenton, of \ idle Street Car axpayers gthens his t that the stand that a Boe ople of & ’ pay He nt for the payme York t cot ral on the ould the one w 40 & Webstor offers te nd» for what they buy them Blaine, Why * an artiele th cen When Stor the city these b worth we will Counellman chair 1 finance alt n of the ¢ mr 1 that the de Iditional lit ton # not fon against the falls to live up to CTTY STILL, LIABLE HOLDS MR, BLAINE “The city maintained at the Cuah man t that it had not defaulted in ments ar Inae ita | there Thin 1 in the olreult court tt te was no the court view It to tha olty defaults. anid tithe B als named to stil! Mable tion." Blaine maid Fitzgerald, chair damages Cour c man of rvey nittoc hut unell n of the od peek A no allway tangle mn a meeting of the com mittee to supreme oc her with all informa This are of 8% ary to meet tions and May at the S-cent maintained with t. Oe wtreet. rallway ob or Brown's views fare view must be to for 4 of the a ng revision of tt contract of purchase ROMANCE IS FINAL WINNER te » at Medina h 4 Sunday x Romance tion at Milew. The house K center stage post. the home of Rev. BE. W. wan beautifully deco. [rated for a double wedding, In which Louise Milew was to be of Earl Thompson an was to marry Philip Rev, Miles wan ome the wite Lots Sprague len inning the Romance lost. her cus and Young Imp, wh standing. off stare w th corem rus marr Thomps had of getting cket and handed w! » Moennex to the unfolded them and ‘ound nothing but blank paper. Imp scored @ big hit and “brought down the house” while the prospect tve brides and bridegrooma frantt cally groped about for some explans tlon of the strange disappearance of the Hoenses, Finally Judge Everett Smith waa appealed to, and he gave Young Imp the “hook” by allowing the two cou plea to proceed with the ceremony and fill out a new ast of licenses later, Romance answered many curtain calls when her act was over. AKO been JAP KILLER EXONERATED) K.| ot ot W. Murnkami, slayer Iwashita, was exonerated blame by a noon, Murakam! waa reléaned following | the verdict of the jury, which held him to be innocent of biame. “We find that Murakam! was clearly justified =n — #hooting Twashita in self-defense,” the jury decided. Iwashita was killed at 612 May. |nard ave, April 12, after he had fired ono shot at Murakami. latter took the pistol away from Iwashita and killed him with it The trouble started when ‘Iwashita demanded money from Murakami, ‘the police sey The POINTS MADE BY POETS All space ts holy; for all space Is filled by Thee; but human thought Burne clearer in some chosen place, Where Thy own words of love are taught. ~Andrews Norton. coroner's Jury Monday SAYS PRUSSIA PLANS NEW WAR Military Spirit on Ascend- anoy in Berlin BLOOMINGTON ay Jan monarchists are for m 16 Prow preparing n of the the houne of w. Amerteantam oc af atroke restorati German empire under Garland Powell, the Hern, of American in Legion, red in o Kiwanis club here hundreds have, been speech to the “Boats of carrying Prusian reservikte and route from the United tates to Germany now are en Amertcaris In have not! fied Americanism commission, Powell asne that the military spirit ts on the ascendancy in Ber Europe mer German officers are shout the atreets in much * manner as in the summer and American observers the German capital a» preparing for war," he do. ng of characte “ city ared Americans in Bertin ported they are accumulating stocks of foodstuffs in preparation for scarcity of provisions expected with the reak of war. | Von Hinc leader, 1 b are prepar the French does not exist rmany of have = re thelr leve that the for war This wartike in the West In Essen and Weaterr not want war nburg as Gor Berlin was obliged to into the to stir up the p bh forbade asian officials try the Fren thetr “The drama of-the Ruhr ts not at co France; {t ts] that of resistance of Pruasin, ‘The av and Westphalians and/ Saxona are beginning to realize that} er the master of Germany y. But Berlin can} not give up her dreams of world conquent | “Amert should beware | of that of German-Amert-| cans who are far more German than | the Germans themnelves.” Westies Aak: for Reparations Plan| BERLIN, April 16.—-The Ruhr] ners’ conference, representing all | 4 the | t in a resolution | sia canting national th f t of res! < rans *ruasia ts no lon the region, petition met today publish ations plan for int n © disens. | | In this way nld be pla the entire matter 4 before the world for | it waa naid. | Judie One-Step Out of | Blue Law’s Reach FORT LEE, N. J., April 16--Two couples, who started after the long distance dance record In New York city Inst Saturday were still in mo. tion here today—having onestepped downstairs, Aboard a moving van, a| ferry and an automodtle bus and into | new quartern just abead of the “blue! | lawn” that sought to stop them. ; The couples, Jonephine Krynack and Teddy Gill and Vera Sheppard and Ben Solar, never once stopped! dancing during their trip from the| Audubon dance hall in Manhattan to the Pekin here. * Texas Girl Awarded Long Dance Record HOUSTON, Tex., April 16.—Mag jdalin Williams, picked recently by | Rodolph Valetino as Houston's pret- tlest girl, today held the world's }iongdistance dancing champtonshtp. | Mins Williams shattered all previ jous endurance records when she jdanced continuously for 63 hours jand 63 minutes. | |FINDS AUTO BUT LOSES HIS WATCH DALLAS, Tex.—Tom Hale's auto was stolen. Several hours later he! | saw it, containing four men. He! | stopped them, and they held him up, taking $20 In cash and his watch, HOT WATER BAGS Anolnt your hot water bag fre- quently with glycerin and the rubber will not be tempted to crack. MAID OF HONOR TO GRAYS Seriously Injured! PORT ANGE April 16.—Suf- fering injuries that may prove fatal as the result of belng struck down by an automobile here Saturday night, Mrs. Kate White, 55, a pioneer of the city, was rushed to the Resthaven hospital. Mrs, White ig sald to have suffered a fractured skull, a broken eardpum and sev- eral broken ribs. Suspect Attempts to Gain Release | EL PASO, Texas, April 16—KEmer- son Corrigan, suspected of being the man who, brutally murdered | George Marsh, Seattle taxi driver, near Ardena, on the morning of April 3, was attempting to obtain his release from the county jail here today thru habeas corpus pro- coedings.. Corrigan ts now held here under a fugitive warrant, awaiting the ar-| rival of the Plerce county deputy sheriff who will return him to | Washington for trial. Official Denial of De Valera Capture DUBLIN, April 16. Official de. nial of fresh rumor that Bamon De Valora, rebel leader, had b captured, was lwsued by the wreo|onor to Maj. Gen, Archibald A, Pearson's staff at the United Confederate Veterans’ Slate today, This is Marian Jones, Si Sawyer, Harding's personal edalia, Mo., secretary to Dr. physician. She was maid of reunion, }1om was placed before the legisia- jtors, rumors persisted that the res- | rumor, ficlal_ announcement | there was no Featuring the Bedroom If your home is one of the many where the furnishings of the living room have been of the foremost importance, Think Now of the Bedroom In it you spend over one-third of your life. It should be pleasing, restful, and of a quiet beauty. 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Do you know that payments on a furniture account at Gottstein’s are “savings” that yield you a lifelong “interest” in your own hom while money spent on “rented” furniture is gone forever? % The Gottstein Credit Service is liberally and conveniently planned to solve the problems of bettering your home. Let us show you, as we have thousands. Buck’s Ranges Coal and Wood Gas Combinations Sold on easy terms, Your old stove taken in trade, M.A. GOTTSTEIN FU RNITURE CO. 1514-16 Second Avenue, Near Pike Four Large Floors of Homefurnishings BONAR LAW IS UP FOR TEST Fate of Government Rests in Budget Measure BY LLOYD ALLEN LONDON, April 16—The Bonar law ministry presented its budget —which may make or break the government to parliament today. As the momentous monetary prob. ination of the Bonar Law cabinet was at hand. This was officially de- nied at 10 Downing st. The fate of the English pocket book Hes in the budget. It has been | announced that tax reductions will | be submitfed and the nation is await- ing the scheme with breathless ex. pectancy. It {s generally forecast that the reductions will include a slice of six pence from the income levy, a penny per pint of beer and a halving of the corporation tax, Chancellor of the Exchequer Bald- win already has arranged with the brewers for a reduction in the price of beer, effective tomorrow. This Is eypected to be the occasion of a na- tion-wide jubtlee in all public drink ing places, While the budget system Is hang: ing fire, the government is having a hard time killing the widespread The ‘Timos submitted the of- ax proof that foundation for the! story, but some other sections of the British press refused to be con: vinced, During the forenoon in parliament the usual Ist of treasury figures regarding ‘the financial standing of the nation was issued to members who were jammod into the crowded chamber, . Unrest Increases in British Labor LONDON, April —16,—Unrest among the workers of England was manifest in increasing proportions today as the all-important budget way placed before partiament. Conferences between employers: and employes were scheduled for this week In the builders, railway shopmen, pottery workers, cotton mill workers, chemical workers, shipyard and coal trimmers’ trades, There hus beon strike or lock: Jazz Wins at M oore Aunt Jemima and Bak- ers Win Applause Jazz music, played and sung s0 that {t ‘goes over, big with a vaude- ville audience, is the leading at- traction at the Moore theatre this week. Aunt Jemima and her synco- pated bakers stage one of the best acts of its kind on the Orpheum cir- cult. The staging is novel and those bakers and Aunt Jemima know how to syncopate. Another pleasing turn {s a splen- didly staged dancing act with Beat- rice Gardel and Ruth Pryor, They are assisted by Marcecell White. Their costumes are excellent and some new steps are introduced. Ernest Hiatt lives up to his billing of ‘‘Nothing Serious.’" There cer- tainly is nothing serious in his mono- logue which replete with new jokes, and Ernest knows how to make ‘em laugh. He Is strictly a “nut’’ comedian. The Sylvester family close the show with a novel family act in which mother and father, son and three daughters sing and dance. Baby Katherine ts the star of the troupe. Fred Walton and Mary Brant tn ® comedy turn, ‘Huh,’ Leon Va- vara in the olution of @ Pianist,” and Bob Snell and Ernestine Vernon in a gymnastic number complete the bill, Giant Plane Tried to Break Record DAYTON, Ohio, April 16,—Its wings glistening In the sunlight, T-2, giant army transport, shot skyward at 9:40 a, m. today in an attempt to sot a new record for sustained Night and distance, Offictal observers recorded — the start, with stop watches sealed by the naval observatory at Washington as Lieutenants Yohn MeReady and Oak- ley Kelley took the alr. Climbing to a holght of 600 foct, the plane steadied and started oire- ling the field, Seven hundred and fifty gallons of} gavoline were in the ‘T-2's reserve tanks, out threatened in each of these in. dustries and hundreds of thousands of men are Involved, SAVES EIGHTH PERSON SUNDAY Charles Harris Drags Man From Angle Lake Credited with saving seven lives in Seattle lakes during the past yfive years, Charles J. Harris of Grandview apartments added ‘an eighth rescue to his list Sunday after- noon when he plunged into the waters of Angle lake near Des Moines and rescued James Farmer, 22, who had been stricken with cramps. Ths drowning map had gone down the second time when Harris, who is an expert swimmer, was attracted by the cries of his friends. He plunged Into the lake and after swimming 25 feet to where Farmer had gone down he dived and caught the stricken man, who wes eight feet under water. Farmer walked several miles in the hot sun before taking his swim, and for this reason was seized with cramps when he had been In the water but a short time. Farmer was revived and taken home, MUST ANSWER BIG PROBLEMS WASHINGTON, April 16.—The destiny of the race and the future of civilization depend on the find- ing of an answer to world prob lems, and “on our sincere, generous, broad-minded acceptance of that an- swer when it Is found,” President Harding said today in adressing the convention of the D, A. R. But, the president added, “until the new paths are well revealed, we must hold secure those which we in- herited, We shall not find an an- swer which will be completely sat: isfactory to any state or race of people. “Such was the spirit in which the fathers of our country reached the compromises which made thig na- tion possible, Tt is the spirit, Yam very sure, in which the world of to- day must attack the problems, that beset Its way towird the higher destiny we all believe is in atore for humanity. THE Y. W. C. A. {8 preparing to open a tourists’ bureau for women. Clreulation of a folder containing in- formation of interest to visitors will be one of Ite activities,