The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 28, 1923, Page 4

¥YAGE 4 FOR STRIKERS | Thousands Move In to Cele- brate Tie-up Thousands are pours ging camps and lu out the western half o! and reports issued at gene Hendquarters, 512% See Glaim that the tie-up of the lumbe sAndustry in this state become PP SE per cent effective LW. W. officers D @reds of timixr workers Sep met members of the “are going out with the mombers, Making the strike more effective aympathy with the purposes of the walkout or fear of remaining on : aioe Marine Transport Workers, Stranch of the I. W. W., hax cal atrike, this, Seattle shipping} Geclare, has not effected ship- | im this district, on | into Se m log mills thew. al strike that hu claim that pln except geale, It is claimed that the is partially effective and the East coast & WEBSTE Activ: ers on the Stone & Websts fon camps between Wen and Derringer bare teen Out, reports state Circulars in Seattle demand that and pillow cases be supplied @hanged once a week* that hot te served daily; that pay $1 a day; that the| day include the time go- and coming from work; that} jer be hired; that hot and showers be installet and that! pation be shown against Loggers’ Information associa Bj with headquarters here, de Fed Saturday that few camps are and the walkout will be for. tm a few days, as the men thelr money and return to \¥ AFTERNCON ter mass meeting has been d for L. W. W. hai, 0:2% ave, Sunday afternoon ind Archie Sinclair and Paul are advertised to speak on for All Political and Class rs." An official of the said Saturday that/ wg | ES Out invitations to timber! Managers and foremen to ursday to - |= opti vs hae that rebuliding operations now near ing completion at Newport News, Va, made the Leviathan the largest ship afloat. 59,956.65, ae against 64.782 originally, | 3,406 more than the Majestic, altho! she is eight feet shorter and only aj) fraction of a foot wider. | “It cost $8,600,000 to rebuild and between employers of Southwest Wash- the strike was called as an ty demonstration, the men are ‘to make thelr economic de- ‘the same time and in many demands for the return to © of 2,100 1. W. W. at rf here was believed to its end today. the men now under ar- of criminal syndical- SEATTLE MECCA | | those who sail her n pay the top price |W. J, Love, eral manager of th shipping board. three classes and steerage. built Leviathan has three classes only } with a minimum fare of $275 SHIP WILL CARRY A members of the organ-| 4.674. The first class cabin w in prison in the United | commodate 60 more cases are now in/| third cl Piecoma Lumbermen's club| Herbert Hartley, formerly of t! 8. St. Southampton every making the trip in six days. trip will consume 5,409 tons of fuel ott. gasoline it would run a flivver around a car 10,000 miles is 71,276 tons. rHE SEA’ _ Prepare for M illion-Dollar Voyage America’s biggest liner, the rebuilt Leviathan, with hgr new commander, Carft, Herbert Hartley (inset), and} lounge, | showing the ship's giant pro-| portions. below a scene in th Biggest Ships Gross Length Width Tonnage (Feet) (Feet) Leviathan 59,956 907.8 100.3 Majestic + 66,551 925.5 100.1 Berengaria . 62,022 $82 08.3 Olympic “6 92.5 Aquitania 45,647 97.0 Homeric 34,693 3.3 Paris 24.569 53 Mauretanla , 30,696 BY EDWARD THTERRY NEW YORK, April 25. ceeding $1,000,000 will Pares ex be paid by n the Leviathan on n trip July 4 ul mil Honaires are bidding for right to $5,000. he former imperial suite on the old Vaterland for th jerman } katzer. “There will be no steerage, vice pres mays dent and gen. United States “The Vateriand had The re. PERSONS Passengers and crew total 6, second class 542 and jane 1,880. The crew comprises The commander will be Capt, 8 Louis. Vice President Love amplified for E. A. Service his announcement Her gross tonnage is now refit the Leviathan,” said Love. “The ship is now worth $25,900,000. She| has been converted from coal to oil burning, “she will sail from New York for three weeks, Each If this 1,462,300 gallons were the world 1,900 tinies, or would drive year for 263 years! "Weight of the Leviathan loaded To transport this weight on land would require 2,399 freight cars. “There are 12 decks, five paasen- ger elevators and six freight elevat- ors for baggage and Even the engine room has an cle- provisions. - | Vator. SWIMMING POOL AND GYMNASIUM ment of the strike the sympathetic walkout at the Signal Hill Beach oil fields. April 28.—Chiet -V. Jenkins objects to of local bootleggers. circulars were dis. dly by the chairman committee, which pers, restaurateurs keepers that ret. form of a boycott any increase in their “operating entirely. One under arrest, told police . W. threatened to burn “ joints’ If they did not police reliefs have a from Chief Jenkins to ikers who are found he circulars. strike situation in unchanged today. It that secret meetings were ost all logging camps last It !s-expected a general il start today or Monday. re CISCO, April 28,— lore strike of the Marine Industrial ~=— Workera’ the Manulan was by” crew de- Mg before ship- fille ad Hawa, Capt, “Wired a substitute crew vessel proceeded. There 0 along the water. artmen of — justice intained a clone watch will continue their vig- tional “The swimming pool, for first-class Passengers only, Is 38 feet long, 20 feet wide, and from 3% to 6% feet deep. It contains 30,900 gallons, or 118 tons of water. There is a gymna- slum 16x40 for the first clans, and another 14x27 for second class. Also two Hbraries, containing 4,15¢ vol- umes. “Safety is assured on the Levi- athan. There are 6% life boats and two 31-foot motor boats equipped »NARCOTIC LAW TO BE’ TESTED Habeas corpus proceedings to test the yalldity of the Beeler narcotic law will be instituted on behalf of Charley Lee, aged Korean, convicted | by a superior court jury of posses. | sion of narcotics. Lee was sentenced to serve from two to 10 years at Walla Walla by Judge Mitchell Gilliam late Friday. Attorney Tom D. Page, counsel for Lee, announced that he will ap- peal the case and will attempt to obtain Lee's release corpus proceedings, a distinctly un- usual procedure after conviction. by habeas Page claims that Lee's constitu. rights were violated when police narcotics squad officers in- vaded his room in the China hotel, March 6, without a search warrant and forcibly removed evidence from his person, Labor Celebration Planned for May 1 International Labor Day will be celebrated in Seattle by a mans meet- ing in Washington hall, 14th ave. and E. Fir st., Tuesday evening, May 1, at & p.m, Speakers will include such prominent labor men as Elmer Smith, of Centralia, and George Van- deveer and Robert Whitaker, of Se: attle, Thruout the world the ibor movement of every country Is hold: ing meetings. All workers are urged to be sure and attend. The meeting is under the auspices of the joint Labor Day committee and is indorsed by the Central Labor counet|, Police Lose in Long Booze Vigil After a weary walt of two days, a detail of police engaged in watching a house at 1628 Ninth ave, gave up the task and brought Ja to the police dry squad vault 150 quarta of beer The cops had patiently waited for an owner of No arrests and 80 gallons of biew, the beer to snow “ip, were made. th Five gillons Sof moonshine wera Friday night when police raid-| had caused thelr arrests on grond | viding enough power to supply an| ordinary home f weven years] There is a social hall 62x75, with a 2i-foot ceiling. On board will be} three doctors, and three howpital] | Capt. John Courage, mas- mewards. with an operating room |Driver of Death Car Found |ter of the ill-fated fishing j with, wi {he 30 boats having ®| patients, In addition to the crew's! Guilty of Manslaughter: | bat Siloam, which was fired } cima of 4,760 persons, There ts &) bospital accommodating 16 on and disabled by a Can- | Bpe ro-con ; tee ft Ly pee ¥: “The distance sround the prome-| MT. Ito, Japanese, was convicted of |\@dian patrol steamer near EAuges 90 the amount of water the Made deck 's 1,000 feet—4.4 laps to/ manslaughter by @ jury in Superior| Vancouver island Tuesday, Yesselita drawing can be rend om the] 0 Rin tag will be done UF |¢ spetien mesa yum's department | The Siloam tous disabled end D 1 jcrophone a = ere the cooking w » done of superior court Frida to, while : sy — Aci om fio ee Americans, Chinaware includes 104,-/ driving on Fitth ave. at Cherry »t.)24¢0b York, of Seattle, a r 5; two high-powe h aye. at Cherry oi sg gO ight de [000 pleces—and there are 65,000 linen |on March 20, ran down Norris De| member of the crew, was | verse bulkheads; and 18 watertight —_ ae cases, towels rapa png wx oy then sped away | killed. alfaing doors hydraulically operated jecloth: |from the ncene of the accident. The} and controlied San tee besdien ‘vod? There will be enough for a) boy received fatal injuries when the |@ leaking condition as a result of the pa a ied 45-ata. | 1% Of each trip-—98 tons of meat.| rear wheel of Ito's car\pansed over|#helling, and the crew took to the Ferer tection includes & tesa"! 36 tons of poultry. 3 tons of his head dory. The injured man, who ha Hee a Sretamm, 25 sniloe Of COPA birda, 28 tons of fish, 20 tons o ‘The case was tho first where a so-| fallen forward on his face when shot, Shloed ig alee ¢ eee tetnniats alty, toes, 10 tons of other vegetables, §icalied ‘hit and run away’ driver| Was ewung aboard the Malaspina and | arm of fire automatic ’ 11,000 feet of hose, and 10 pum: tons of sugar, 3 tons of tea and-cof-|has been brought into court In an.|given attention, but died within a |having a capacity of 1,670 gallon | minute. HOSPITAL ROOM | FOR MM PATIENTS “The Leviathan has 15,000 electric lamps, and a generating plant pro OFFICER DUELS _ WITH BURGLAR | Exchange Dozen Shots But Suspect Escapes Engaging in a pistol duel with ‘atroiman C. J. Norris, an un identified man narrowly escaped with his life at 6 a m Suturday after a dozen shots had been ex. ebanged at close range, Norris discovered the man in t of breaking into a store at | | Washington st. and called upon him jto halt. The man pulled out a re jvolver and started firing. Norris jwhipped out hin gun and returned | } | the fire, chasing the Milow for some | distance. A detafl of police in an| vain effort to locate the robber. The thug answers the descrip-| tion of a man who was fired upon by Officer C. W. Beil lete Friday | ave. Bell pursued the man for several) blocks in an exciting footrace before} the thug at last escaped. | Two bandits stopped Frank Four-| nier, 2230 Sixth ave. at 306 East | Olive st., early Saturday and robbed | him of $3.60 at the point of a pistol, | The bandits escaped in a «mall auto- | | mobile, | Awakening to find a burglar in her bedroom shortly after midnight, Mra. H. Kulman, 322 20th ave., screamed | at the top of her voice. The burglar, | frightened, climbed thru the window | and leaped to the ground, disregard. | ing a ladder which he had placed for | exit. He escaped. Burgiars forced a door in the Merchants’ hotel on Jackson st. and| robbed Jacoh Ohiseen of several arti. cles of wearing apparel and an alarm | clock. Mra, M. E. Cundall, 907 ist ave. §., reported Friday night that while| she had been absent from her home! for a short time burglars had com. pletely ransacked the place, taking Jewelry and clothing valued at $200 ‘Thieves also robbed the Liberty Music Shop, taking @ victrola from the basement, BOY SCOUT HEAD HERE Sir Robert Baden-Powell, fa- Gen, mous British army officer in the Boer war and founder of the Boy Scouts of America and a similar or- ganization in England, arrived in Se- attlo Inte Friday and left for Port- land Saturday morning. Sir Baden- Powell was accompanied by hia wife, who is the founder of the Girl Scouta of America and the Girl Guides of England, Sir Robert and Lady Baden-Powell are touring the world to inculcate in the minds of boys and girls the neces- sity of continued peace between the nations. “We hope to be Instrumental in bringing about world peace thru the Boy Scout movement,” said Sir Bad- en-Powell Friday night. The general suffered a breakdown in Vancouver, B. C., as a result of his long Journey and strenuous ef- forts, and will rest for some time in Portland before continuing his Journey. Former Mayor of Tacoma Is Sued George 1. Wright, former mayor of Tacoma, H, V. Wright and other members of the firm of the Tacoma Grocery Co, were named defendants in a $50,000 “balm” suit filed in aus perior co nt Tacoma Friday by Max S. jleckenotts and Fred Hews, former members of the grocery firm. Lucckenotte and Hews charged tn the complaint that the defendants | | Jarcony charges some weeks ago for | 0 3,152,000 Drinks W YORK, April 24.—-Liquor carried every trip by the Britivh, liner Majestic imcludes $0,000 bottles of ale and stout, 1,000 quarts and 1,600 pints of cham Pagne, 1,000 quarts and 1,600 pints of other wines, 4,000 bot tles of whisky, brandy and gin and 300 bottles of lquers. The Leviathan has no bar. But she will carry 197,000 gallons of drinking water! That'll make 3,153,000 drinks. fee. tons of ham, 34 tons of flour, 2 tons of grapes, T% tone of butter, 10 tons of Jama and prererves, and « ton of tobacco; besides that 12.246 quarts of milk, 6,714 doven exgs, and 1,000 boxes of oranges, apples and other fruit.” HERE'S MORE ABOUT OPEN TOWN STARTS ON PAGE 1 back, the poker games. Four of them, with four gamblers of the old school running the games. Putty: faced, well groomed, atesly-eyed, jahirt sleeves, with here and there a/ green visor, reminiscent of the whirl ing roulette and the faro cases of old. “One seat in a poker game,” the bouncer announced in a joud voice an & player quietly departed, his | “stack” gone. Inaide a railed inclosure the banker sat beside a large open safe. A cab- Inet with cards and chips was wide open. CONFESSES TO _ RUTH FRAMEUP | Blackmail Against Ball Star Is Charged VY YORK, Ar dence in th of De LE TAR NI ri All evi 6s Dison, young ¢ ed that $50,000 © Dintric sion Huahel arrived in New York this |he would immediate egin compil Ing the evidence for presentation to| | Banton. We have enough to know that the whole affair was a blackmailing scheme,” Bushel sald. “We know the parties bebind the girl.” After the conference in Hoston both Ruth and his lawyer indicated that they felt sympathy for the girl, and that they believed she had been | & tool | Bushel bas in his possession | paper which he claims ts a confession signed by Mies Dixon, that all her charges against Ruth were false. CONVICT JAP swer to a criminal charge and Prose eutiig Attorney Malcolm Douxlan was gratifi when informed of the jury's ver The jury deliberated only one hour and 30 minutes | The caso was largely based upon clreum | Warrer ntisl evidence, as none but n De Lane, 12-year-old brother of the dead boy, saw the driver of the car at the time of the accident. HERE'S MORE ABOUT BOOZE SHIP STARTS ON PAGE 1 | i out from Sausalito thru the Golden Gate, Suspecting smuxsiers, dered Mgbts out on the revenue cut | ter and hove to in the shadow of the | clits. | In @ short time he sighted the out- |lines of the Herron, with its lehte jout, apeeding in thru the Golden Gate ‘The Tulare gave chase and soon blocked the way, The Tulare was then hauled along- side the Herron, which had been ——— HERE'S MORE ABOUT FISH SHIP STARTS ON PAGE 1 So | Cap’ stated that the Siloam had been sur prised by the patrol boat while tah ing ithin the Mreemile limit, and | that the crew had refused to surren der when commanded to. This statement is flatly denied by Ca Tage in his statement made I halted three different said Capt. Courage remaining members w turday of the rew of the Siloam, who are now In Seattle, are William Kelley, Ernest | Mornin and Robert Courage, brother of the master of the veare LOSES SHIP AND CARGO The Siloam was ieft near Cape Cook by the crew when they took to the dory after the shelling had dis- led their craft “My boat ts probably sunk and my Argo of 45,000 pounde of halibut is jomt.”” said Capt. Courage Saturday, “One of the best men of my crew is | dead and for no reason.” | Capt. Courage bas not planned | what his next move will be. He will | probably be called within a short | time by Investigators to give his ver- In another inclosure a seven-hand:| forced to stop to avold collision and) "ion of the shooting. ed “stud” game was in progres. Bets were heavy and the dealer's automobile scoured the district (n &/ rake-off tar higher than in the old| pacity with Itquor, | days when gambling was not illegal,| Were found aboard. ‘The smatier boat. first seen head.| A player threw four reda chips into the pot. “He beta a dollar,” said the dealer the rakeoff, . “This end of town in full of suc’ places,” an 1, W. W. spokesman said. “The other day six members of our law and order committee went into a “smilo” joint and tried to pernuade the bartender to stop selling booze. He called a policeman and had them arrested, The captain at the station promptly turned the men loose.” A committee of six members of the 1. W. W. called on Mayor Bdwin J Brown Friday and protested against the vice dens, “Unless the clty and federal au- thorities close up these places we will close them up ourscives,” they said. “We do not want our men to come in and get poisoned and denporate with this stuff, or to have their earnings taken from them in gambling dens, Aberdeen is closed down tight. Our men dvmanded it and the city authorities clamped on the lid, You cannot buy a drink In Aberdeen now,” Mayor Brown announced that a rigid campaign to close up the district will be Instiuted at once. Scores of dens that have sprung into life with the arrival of the first vanguard of strikers will be summarily closed. Chief of Police Severyns was present during the conference and en: listed the services of the I.W. W., who will ald in obtaining the evidence, “IT want our merchants to have the benefit of these men coming here with money to spend," Mayor Brown raid. “Our men cannot prosecute a suc cousful strike if they have to fight the booz evi 3, Hoedomaker, seo. retary of the Marine Transport Workers, said. "These joints are op- erating in violation of the law. We will see that the law fs enforced if we have to do it ourselves’ J see Police to War on “Drunk Rollers” Plans to curb the activities of light- fingered gentry In the south end of the city, commonly known as “drunk rollers,” were being mado Saturday by the police, Eric Nyland, Presley hotel, was the latest victim of the “drunk rollers,” Nyland, arrested on a charge of being drunk, told the police Satur. day that he had been robbed of over $400 In cash while drinking moon- shine in the neighborhood of Second fave. §. and Main at, “Nearly every day,” a police offi- celal declared, “one or more men are robbed in this manner by expert “rollers” who find their vietima stag. goring along the street, take them Into an alley, go thru their pockots and hit them on the head. CHICAGO, April 2 Frodorick Wilron had to make a GO-mile dayh by automobile to have an error in cou PO Te enna Connect eg the patrol crew boarded her. She'was found to be laden to ca- Only two men } jing from Sausalito towards the open j*ea, and which first arouned sus. night when the man was seen try-| Another raised the bet two dollars | picion, encaped. ing to enter a house #f 116 Lith! and there was one other atayer. Two! | red Chips or 50 cents were taken an! HERE’S MORE ABOUT RUM REBELS STARTS ON PAGE 1 {tal law against such violators. | President Harding wan represented today as determined to go to any length within bis constitutional rights jt9 put an end to liquor law yiola- tions. Use of force of marines or regular men to cooperate with prohibition agents and customs officers in turn ing back from the coaste and borders of the United States liquor smugglers Wan understood to be in contempia- tion, This could be done, it was be. Heved, if in the president's opinion other agencies of the government were not able to cope with the situa. tion, Legal experts of the department of justice were conferring today to de termine the exact limits of the gov. ernment’s authority in this direction, At the same time Secretary of the Navy Denby set at rest reports that the navy was opposed to use of its vessels and men in combatting rum pmugegling. While he did not deny that there was difference of opinion in the navy about the question, Denby said he was heartily in favor of using naval ships, The difference of opin. fon, It was understood, was largely over the legality of using money ap. propriated by congress for naval pur- poses to do work assigned to another branch of the government. Some of. ficials thought this would subject the navy to congressional censure, or at least might interfere with obtaining appropriations in future. It was explained, however, that use of naval funds jn this way depends upon the opinion of its legality, now eing prepared by the department of Justice at Harding's request, * Payroll Bandit Is rh Identified by Jap BELLINGHAM, April 28.—Albert | T. Hollywood, alleged payroll bandit, was {dentified here yeaterday by Thomas Tabanni, a Japanese of Van. couver, B.C. ‘Tabinni stated that Hollywood was the man who drove the car used by the Capitol theater robbers in Fret. runry. The same car was used in robbing a bank messenger in September at Vancouver, robbing him of $76,000, Cattlemen Siage Ferry Gun Fight BAN FRANCISCO, April 28.6, p, Hillman, a eattleman of Mendocino, wan whot at on the ferry boat Sau lito yesterday by 1B. D. Baker, also a cattloman, The bullet went wild and none was injured. Court ae Hons on efittle at The American consul at Vanco ver, B.C, has been notified by Sec. retary of State Hughes to Investigate | the killing and Canadian officials are also conducting an investigation. VALERA MAKES PEACE PROFFER Suspension of Hostilities by Rebels Is Ordered BY GEORGE MacDONAGH DUBLIN, April 28.—A hasty con- ference of Free State cabinet mem- | bers was called today at the Man- | sion House to form the government's |reply to the De Valera peace move. Indications were strong that it would he rejected. The plea that has been transmit- ted from De Valera docs not mon. tion a “surrender of arms,” which the government heretofore has al. ways insisted must be the first basis of peace It only orders a suspension of hos ditions which De Valera, its author, Pronounced exwential to successful enforcement of peace. Minister of Home Affaires Kevin O'Higgins is known to favor a de- mand for complete surrender of the irregular forces. He js the one who will write the reply and it probably | will be nent before night, Some politicians here look upon the move as the Inst hope of a lead- er who realizes he is now alone. ‘The trregular cause has practically collapsed, De Val is now the only outstanding rebel leader free. The De Valera plan suggests basis of peace: Sovereign rights of the nation be declared inalienable, All legitimate authority be derived from the people exclusively. The ballot box be considered the ultimate of jurisdiction, These terms plainly are a reitera: tion of the primary De Valera plea for a plebiscite to decide the issue between his rebel forces and the Free State government. san evidence of good faith, De Valera said in his proclamation, hostilities will be ordered suspended Monday, April 30, This gave the Free State plenty of time to accept or reject his proposal before hostill- tes cease, ‘The proclamation was accompanied by an order to all commanders of t “Irish republican army," suspending the fighting at noon Monda: Dance Record Now Hovers Over Ohio YOUNGSTOWN, O,, April 28,—Al- bert Kish passed the world's record for nonstop dancing at 4 a. m, to day, when he had danced 112 hours, with only three minutes out for rest every seven hours. He had danced 116 hours at § a, m. and expects to dance until mid- Might tonight. When ho pasded the world'a reo. and rnin Newcomb of the Malaspina | tilities on Monday under certain con-| SAT _ ‘TRIAL RESULTS IN DOPE PROBE Will Investigate Records of Agents Accused A searching investigation of fed j@ral officials’ connection with the narcotic traffic—thin will be the im | mediate and most important result of the trial of hael Cohen and | Thomas Spellman eged leaders | Beattie's dope ring, who were re lensed under bond Friday, after a | Jury had failed to come to a verdict on thelr guilt During the trial sensational charges were made against numer-| ous high officials, all of whom are supposed to be engaged in suppress ing the dope traffic, but who were Accused of being in league with the | narcotic peddiers. As a result, six | new federal narcotic inapectors have | been ordered here from San Iran | cleco, to report next Tuesday, and | A. V. Williamson has been instructed | |to come to Beattie from Denver as acting agent in charge. The jury in cane deliberated for more than 20 | hours and then reported that it was imponsible to reach an agreement | Judge ¥. %. Cushman immediately | discharged the jury and deciared the cane a mistrial, It wan indicated by | Deputy United States Attorney John | A. Frater that a request would be | made for a new trial in June | ~ | HERE’S MORE ABOUT PHONES STARTS ON PAGE 1 | | fact ne yet, however. 0, B. Rupp, counsel for the phone jcompany, declared Saturday that he believed the state court agtion would | | have no effect on the constitutions) court's decision “In getting this writ," he ex plained, “the city is attacking the ruling of the department of public works, which constitutes the very grounds on which we are bringing our action in federal court. “I can't see how they can ask-for the privilege of moving the case from one court to another simply because they agree with us that the decision was wrong. It's true that they attack the ruling for different | reasons than ours, but that doesn’t linterfere with the principle in- volv He explained that he would make his objection on purely technical, legal points WRIT OBTAINED WITH MUCH SECRECY The writ of review of the public | works department's ruling was is- sued Inte Thursday to George A Meagher, axsistent corporation coun sel, on instructions from Corpora- tion Counsel T. J. L. Kennedy | Great secrecy surrounded the entire jaction, as it was feared that the phone company would go into fed- jeral court, if it learned of the mat- ter jn time, and get an injunction restraining the city from serving it with the writ. For this reason, the writ was not filed until just before 15 o'clock, when ft was too late for the company to go before @ federal | Judge, and a copy of it was served jon the company early Saturday, be- fore the phone company opened. The writ is purely technical in nature and was filed for the sole purpose of keeping the company from putting the new rate In effect in {ts May bills, which will be mailed out Tuesday. Count Shows That Seattle Is Growing ‘The population of Seattle ia stead- ily and rapidly growing, according to official counts submitted Friday by the Building Owners and Managers association of Seattle, who conducted 4 survey of pedestrians on the main streets of the city during the day, Counters were stationed at 18 points downtown and took accurate counts of the pedestrians passing them. The counts were taken for a half hour In the morning and afternoon. “We found a gratifying increase in the number of people on the streets,” said J. T. Curran, secretary of the or- ganization. Star Carriers Are Guests at Orpheum As the guests of Carl Reiter, man- ager, 200 Star carriers attended the Moore theater Friday night and en- Joyed the good bill the theater is now presenting, The boys extended their thanks to Mr. Reiter and as- sured him that they had heartily en- joyed the show. Governor Requests Boycott of Sugar OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April 28.—Governor Jack Walton today is- sued a proclamation asking house- wives of the state to conserve su “Use as little sugar as possible. Get by with none ff it can be done," Wal: ton urged. The governor said the only way to hult the rise in the price of sugar was to cut down consumption, “I will ask Mra, Walton to cut down consumption of sugar in my own household to the minimum, to t an example to housewives of the state,” the governor declared, eee Club Votes to Ban Sugar Purchases DETROIT, Mich., April 28.—Mem- bers of the Detroit Federation of Women's, clubs today voted unant- mously to refuse to use sugar ex. cept in case of necessity until the price has returned to normel, ‘The motion was made by Mrs. Herbert B, Prescott, vice president of the federation. The atrike will be answered by 16,000 housewives, Mrs, Prescott sald, MAYOR BROWN URGES SUGAR BOYCOTT TO FORCE PRICES DOWN Mayor BE. J, Brown urged tho pubite Saturday to declare a sugar boycott until gamblers are forced to lowor their prices, “Concerted action ts the public's only weapon,” he sald, “Hxeroise it and you can forge the profiteers t the Cohen Speliman | URDAY, APRIL 28, 1923. Ce ne ‘PARADE OPENS CLEAN-UP WEEK | = ;Campaign Starts to Make City Spick and Span and most extensive ever staged in Beattie ) a parade thru the city, led by Jim and Prin decoreted auto. These two « y Scout Wiltin Hoss and Campfire Girl Lucia Fryer, were chosen leaders of the child's al inion of the drive. Felix Rosalia provided flowers for the auto of Gen- eral Da y Lion and the princess. The line of march of the parade was to start at 11:15 from Firet ave. and Virginia st., moving along Firet to University, up to Second, return- ing to Pike, thence to Fifth ave, and Stewart wt The parade is an “opener” for the | clean-up drive which will be In effect until May 5. All elvic organizations of the city, together with churches, | clubs and fraternal orders, are back- |ing the campaign. Definite programs have been out- Mned and ansigned to leaders in vari ous districts of the city, The chil |dren in the schools will play @ mar | Jor part in cleaning up and dressing The great clean-up driv | business section of th General Dandy Li |eeas Dandy Lior on up Seattle A committee consisting of Andrew architect; Mra, George H- rmen of the Chamber of |Commerce flower committee, and | Maj. Jexne A. Jackson, superintend: lent of the park department, will Judge the various districts and award 4 silver trophy cup at the close of | the week to that which has “cleaned | up” and “dressed up” the most. ‘GRABS TWO BY CLEVER TRICK | Thirty Cases of Canadian Liquor Also Seized Employing a ruse that would do credit to a dime novel thriller plot, Sheriff Matt Starwich Saturday ar- rested two men in a big Cadillac car jand seized 20 cases of Canadian | booze, which is being held as evi- | dence. The two gave the names of James | Peters and James MacShane when taken to the county jail on a charge of possession of liquor. Starwich says that the two are Milo and Happy Eee and are the same two who’ | Were arrested three weeks ago with | 98 cases of beer in their possession. This case is still pending against them. The rure which resulted im the [capture of the two was planned by | Starwich. Knowing that a shipment lof beer was due to arrive, Starwich sent out one of his big automobiles, which are known to all booze run- | ners and bootleggers, then “planted” |& man in hiding to watch for develop- _ ments. The big car came down the highway and following it at some dim tance came the beer-running car, The attention of the driver was fastened on the decoy machine in front, with the resujt that the motor- cycle man overtook them, found the Uquor and arrested them without trouble. Several crews of deputy sheriffs were out Saturday morning making & week-end clean up, Starwich said that he expected to raid five stifle and arrest eight men before night- fall, Bridge Hearing to Be Held Monday A public hearing to establish the Mercer Island bridge wili be held” by the board of county commission- ers Monday. Plans for the bridge have been — approved by the commissioners and bids advertised to be opened May 21. The structure must be completed by October 1. The bridge connects Mercer island with the east mainland at Enatie and extends from Fruitiand on the island. Enatie is about six miles from Renton. The distance by auto- mobile from the island te Pioneer square is approximately 25 miles. — Initiate Class of Pale Faces Monday Celebrating the return of a large class of old members, Tyee tribe, No. 67, of Red Men, will initiate 4 | class of pale faces Monday, April 30, Several of the great council offi. — cers and yisiting members will be present at the initiation of the class, which is headed by J. A. Stevenson, candidate for the city council. Arrangements for the State Grand Council of Red Men and degree of Pocahontas, are well under way, and will convene here July 16, 17 and 18, At this time a number of the Great Cauncil officers of the United States will take part in the proceedings. Money to Loan IN SUMS FROM $300 to $300,000 ON HOMES AND DOWN: TOWN BUSINESS PROPERTIES No Commission No Bonus No “Renewal Charges” Second A gosh