The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 21, 1923, Page 9

MONDAY, MAY 2 THE SEATTLE STAR SUGAR GOUGERS Florence Leeds Planning |GURIOUS COP IS FAVOR CURBING | FAGING ARREST) Suit Against Stillman’ GIVEN BEATING COURT'S POWER Warrants to Be Isstled it) Other Woman” in Divorce Case Says Man| Government Fails in Court | Cut Her Adrift, Stopping $1,500 a Month ce Martin’ By Lawren evra : wited Prose) WASHINGTON May un War be \ it the to halt unction taken in will be as part and the governme: and power & conspiracy to run u os © necessaries of life. HARDING DEMANDS SPEEDY SHOWDOWN t to determine. whether once fo: helpless before Every that seems applicable If the gougers cannot brought to justice under any of congress will be asked to make new laws. The government's motion. today in the supreme court pedite the mr case there, was part of this “showdown” which Pres ident Harding has instructed the department of justice to bring about Officials here know now what the qutgome will be. The government, they nvinced, must have more power before it can obtain legal sanction of its position that it Is a r violation of the law for ve traders to juggle prices ufts, t from the administration aw covering this situation ts ed. ade to the next con. | ter how successful the may be In the sugar case, The president that a specific measure of protec tion against such conditions must be enacted. He will have trouble getting it thrn congress All the constitutionalists In con- gress and those who are opposed to more government interference with business will oppose such » law, The government use the sugar Poycott—the effective means thus far of combatting the profiteers— @9 an example of the dangers of leaving the situation as it is. If a buyers’ strike can be organ- ized on sugar, and it is right that it should be under the circumstances, Harding feels tt could equally be organized on other things and for less laudable purposes, he belleves. More dangerous conspimetes than the sugar gouge might be engineer. ed, with a buyers’ strike as an agency, to bring about economic and even political disturbances, the pres- ident and his advisers fear. Therefore, while th re goin lo fight it out with the sugar goug- ees and try to make {t impossible for such conspiracies to succeed in future, they are not going to en- Courage the boycott or tuyers’ strike ass principle of American econom fes or politics, SHERIFF SHOT BY PRISONER Two Assailants Captured in Oregon Fight ALBANY, Or May 21—Sheriff 'W. J. Duniap lies in a iocal hospital today in a serious condition with a Soft-rosed bullet lodged in his body, While in another hospits!: ward are two alleged auto thievce suffering from gunshot wounds inflicted by Dunlap and, Traffic Officer J. E. Lillard in an exciting running fight, Witnessed by Albany churchgoers morning. Dunlap, receiving a report that &n automobile had been stolen, Atarted down the highway in his own car, accompanied by his wife. Lillard went along on his motor- cycle. Just inside the Albany city limits they intercepted the stolen car and Placed its two ocoupants under ar- rest. The men gave their names and residences as George Parker, Evansville, Ind., and Art Beckley, Detroit, Mich. Dunlap entered the car with them, placing his prisoners in the front feat, while he rode in the tonneau. Beckley was Griving, and as the car neared the business section, Parker, without warning, whirled and fired a revolver bullet into Dunjap’s body. The sheriff fired back as he leap- ed from the car. Lillard, close be- hind on his motorcycle, picked up the sheriff and both officers opened fire. Oné bullet struck Beckley in the wrist, causing him to lose con- trol of the automobile, which made &@ turn and ran into a wood pile. Beckley and Parker jumped out, leaving their weapons, and fied. Dunlap tried to follow on foot, despite the acreamed protest of his wife who had followed the battle in the sheriff's car. Weak-ned by loss ©f blood, however, Dunlap was un- able to continue the chase. Lillard followeg the running pair, firing until his ammunition was ex- hausted.' He then procured a rifle, and, after locating Parker and Beckley in hiding under a house hearby, ordered them tu surrender. After Lillard had fired two shots, the men came out and surrendered. Parker had been wounded in the shoulder. Dunlap had been driven to the hospital by his wife, and the two Prisoners were alao taken there for treatment. HERE’S MORE ABOUT PAPER MILL STARTS ON PAGE 1 would be practicat for private capl- tal to confine its efforts to the man- Ufacture of pulp. The process must Include the manufacture of news Print paper, which should be ship- Ped direct to the East thru the canal, “Alaska can supply in perpetuity one-third the present world demand for paper of ail kinds, We believe the proposed lease, while exceeding: ly liberal in {ts provisions, preserves the rights of the public, and that the revenue from the rale of pulp Wood alone will bring In a revenun of a million dolilara annually when the maximum demand has been Meached,” filed | to ex: | ts convinced | su- | | BY FRANK GETTY (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1923, by United Press) (Copyright in Canada) NEW YORK, May 2! Leeds, named a4 the “other woman’ in the sensational Stillman divorce jase, is contemplating action against jJames A. Stillman for support of her child, Jay, aged 6. “He cut mo adrift a year ago and |stopped the allowance of $1,600 a |month he had provided tor support lof my baby since {t was born,” she explained in an exclusive interview jwith the United Prose. | Mrs. Leeds’ ion to break her [two-year silence follows publication jof a story to the effect that Still man now fa Interested in a New |York society woman |SAYS SHE'S TIRED |OF LIFE TRAGEDY Stung by revelation of a secret ashe herself had jong known, Mra. Laeds, who shiekted the banker for two years, said today she at last had tired bearing the brunt of what had been for her a tragedy. She tells in her own words for the first time, that: She wasn't the cause of the bank. er’s seeking a divorce from hin wife. She had lest her cinim to first place in Stiliman’s life before he be- | gan action. Turning from her, after she had heeded his pleas that #he shield him during the trial, Stiliman cut her off without provision for hernelf and their son. Despairing of Stillman's “doing jthe right thing,” she ts considering seeking support for her son thru legal means. In the meantime, she says, she is compelled to sell her home. Appraisers are dally tors at the fashionable Park ave. apart- ment where she has lived quietly for three years and where she se cluded herself after a flight that took her across the continent when the Atillman divorce ult was filed. florence for by me on the Instaliment plan, and I am selitng for the purpose of raising money with which to liva, she said. And then whe told for the Btillman. tI HALTS CAREER ON STAGE “Altho I was referred to as a ‘show girl’ in the Century theater, fa ®& matter of fact, I was in the play only six times. My stage ca- reer was interrupted by ilinees. It ‘was just after I was able to get out of bed that I met Mr. Stillman for the firet time, That was in 1916, “I did not know then that he was married. “He lived with bachelor. his father, an a “In November, 1916, he gave me @ platinum wedding ring, set with diamonds. Inside the band {s in- | scribed: “'J, to F., Nov. 14, 1916.’ “On September 17, 1919, Jay was born. He was christened Jay Ward Btiliman, the Ward being for a member of my mother's family. SAYS HER SON IS MANLY LITTLE FELLOW “He is the manilest little fellow that ever was,” she continued, the light of a mother’s pride in her eyes. “We call him ‘Sturdie.’ he is #0 chubby and strong, so adorable. “My whole life is wrapped up in that boy. He Is ull I have to live for now. I want to bring him up along the best possible lines and give him a chance, “I thought Mr. Stillman loved little Sturdie, too. He used to take such an interest in the baby and help me plan for the future, “Contrary to opinion, my lite with | Mr, Stillman was quiet. 1 was very | much if love with him and believed |he was with me. It was no wild romance, but we were very con. genial. “I never cruised on his yacht, It was the other woman he took on pleasure jaunts, while I est alone, with our boy, at Mlam!, waiting for him. I did not know then that he enjoyed gay parties. Since, I have found out. WAS SHOCKED BY NEWS OF DIVORCE “He kept me secluded, more as tho 1 were a wife. But I did not eare, for I loved him, 1 knew then that what I was doing wax wrong and that I would have to pay for it, but no one knows what I have endured. “Mr, Stiliman talked to me of dl- voreing Ais wife, but I felt it wan wrong, The action, when it cama “The apartment cost $68,000, paid | first time the story of her life with| T lived with my father| jand mother, on Washington Heights. | Mrs. Florence Leeds was a great shock to me. T was in Miami and he was in New York n I learned he had started ault his wife. | “I am told Mra, Stillman believes it was T who put into hie he |idea about divorce. That true.” Mra, Leeds declared her own sep ration from the banker came sim: vitaneously with his diverce action against Mrs, Stillman. Then came the defense charges naming Florence Leeds “He begged me to shield him; not to go to the stand. And so I went jaway,” Mra. Leeds said. “‘T am the only one who can protect your boy,’ he fe to me. 1 believed him. ia not did an he wished, moving from piace | [to piace, on trains and off again by | the other aide, to evade pursuit | I fied to Havana, to Albuquerque, |N. M., to a dozen places, with 17 detectives looking for ms, The rea- son they never found ma, I believe, |t that I was a different type from the woman whose description they had been given. They looking for @ woman answering the deacrip- tion of the real ‘other woman.’ “As long an | waa of use to Mr. | Stiltman, he continued to support |me and my child. |8AYS SUPPORT OF BOY 18 STOPPED A year ago, when the Stittmans came to an end, Mrs. Leeds eaid, Stillman stopped the support of her child and ceased to commun!- cate with her. The last letter she recelved from the banker was |Oated April 19, 1922. It waa af fectionate in tone, spoke of the haby, and expressed the hope that | “everything soon will be straighten. }ed out she paid. | A month Jater, she sald, Stillman broke with her definitely | “T have waited for a year, hoping |to hear from him, |surely would do the right |for his boy,” she continued. |. “From that day to this, I never | have heard from him. “In October of last year, I wrote |him a final appeal. I received no | answer. et }and an added peetacript, in her own and added a. postacript, In her own handwriting, saying: “Like @ strong blade of grass, I was swept down by the storm: but now I have come up again out jot the darkness into the light of |my boy's eyes, my boy, whom I | 40 not look upon aa a ain, but as |aomething God has loaned me to |¢are for and I am eure that I can |—tlone.” Mrs. Stillman May Assist “Flo” Leeds Copyright, 1931, by United Pres ‘oDy: Canada NEW YORK, May 21.—'T am ready to take little Jay into my own family and give the little chap the chance he should have,” Mra. Anne Urquhart Stillman declared upon hearing that Florence Leeds, “other woman” of the Stiliman 4l- yorcs case, was forced to sell her home to provide for the child, the banker having cast her adrift. “T am truly sorry this has come fo Mra, Leeds, But what else might Jone expect from Mr. 8tiliman? | When ho no longer has any uso for one, he turns away. Mrs. Stillman said she is bringing up her boy Guy, whore paternity was disputed by the banker, to re- ward Jay, Mrs. Leeds’ boy, as his halt brother. SISTER'S FELLER SHY Nanette—Did you find Arohie rather shy last night? Minnette—A little, I had to pay our fares home,—California Pelican, thing || PUZZLE: HOW DID THE DOPE GET IN GEORGE’S POCKET? EORGE SWASSEY, on arm. less nogro, was arrested late Saturday night by federal nar. cotlc agents on charges of pon. sessing ® quantity of opium, sald George when ar- T was as surprised to find that dope aa you waa, I got no hands to put it in my pockets with and I don't know how come it wot there." The agents further surprised George by taking him to the city Jail, where he awaita trial under the Beoler act for violation of the state narcotic law, the | thinking he} | Stops Couple in Park; Goes } to Hospital | | Struck with an automobile crank handle in the hands of a motorist AI ous he had stopped to question, Beebe, special park man, tained several bad « {wh wounds, Duke, was Jailed on an open charge Saturday night. Duke | 100 ball pend | 8, insurance man, Was later released on ing by the } | torney action prosecuting at According to the story told the Duke, be and his fiancee. Mat of the Penbrook were sitting in his car |r by Mines M apartmenta, °c. jin Washington park when Beebe ap: |peared and asked to tulk to the| | girt | Duke sald he feared he was about | |to be held up and started to drive! away, whereupon Beebe aprang upon |}the running board, where he re Tmained until the car went into a ditch. Mise Metcalf then ran for Aid and Beebe started in pursuit, whereupon Duke seised the crank handle and fell upon the officer Passeraby summoned the patrol. | According to police officers, Miss |Metoalf, when questioned by them, admitted that Beebe, afer speaking to Duke, told him he was @ police officer nd turned his own flash |ight’on his badge. Duke said he was an agent for| the Aetna Life Insurance Co. and lives at the Frye hotel Miss Moet calf enld she was also employed by pany Six mh stitches were (aken Reebe's scalp at the city hospital in HERE’S MORE ABOUT | | | STARTS ON PAGE 1 | & Inbor government | While the conservative political cauldron bubbled and threatened to | Doll over with the excitement inet. ent to choosing @ new leader, Bonar | Law was undergoing a slight but) | painful operation at his private real. | | dence The operation on his throat was! understood to be for relief of severe | pains in the premier's face. The morning papers all pay te | Markable tributes to Bonar Law. | The latter's iliness, which was serious © couple of months ago, forcing him to appoint Stanley Paid win a i premier, and taking « Vacation, haa grown rapidly worse jin the last 10 days. Bor Law in | secluded at his town house, scarcely able to speak, His doctors are not| optimiatic, HERE'S MORE ABOUT SEATTLE STARTS ON PAGE 1 schools, and pupiia will be examined on them. Among the items mentioned are: The precipitation ts leas than San Francisco, Chicago or New York; least illiteracy of any big city, 97 per cent of the population reading English; eight high schools; has tallest building in world outside of New York; beat lighted city in | America; only American port having fresh and salt water harbor; second largent locks in world; population 83 per cent native (American. Theaters are co-operating In the campaign to apread. the knowledge of Beattle and are running special silden and distributing information Pamphiets at their own expense to further the movement. Copies of the new. Seattle booster song are being printed and will be distributed at the luncheon Tues day. The following program will be giv- n at the luncheon Tuesday; 12:10, police band concert; 12:30, ‘Ameri- ca"; 12:35, announcements; 12:40, | Chamber of Commerce chorus; 12:46, Dr, MacGee address; 12:57, Louin Lu. cas, hotel clerk; Willinm Short, Fed. ération of Labor; 1:02, boosters’ song (everybody sing); 1:05, Jimmy Walk. er, Western Union; G, C, Taylor, Se attle pollca, traffic division; 1:10, Margaret Stevenson, tolephone com. pany; R. L. Smith, street car opera. tor; 1:15, Miss Lot Wiley, singing “Our Washington,” by James Ham. ‘ton Howe; A. Natoll, taxi driver; 1:20, J. A. Boyle, station master; Mra. BE, Fische, elevator starter, Met. ropolitan Building Co,; Clara Busohe, Strand theater usher; 1:25, A. V. Tel. quist, president Letter Carriers’ as. sociation; Frank Gates, manager tourist park; 1:40, ‘‘Star Spangled Banner.’ HERE’S MORE ABOUT Phantom Ships STARTS ON PAGE 1 RESTS NNAENENNINE ] not a pirate aboard the Moet, There is not a soufd to be heard—even the rats that scurry here and there on seagoing ships have deserted the vessels—a rat needs food, The only sound is the lapping of the waves agalnat the rotting hulls, SHIPS ARE SKELETONS UNDERNEATH DECKS The ships are complete as to hull and upperworks but under decks they are still skeletons, Doors opening from the upper cabins lead directly into the holds. In the darkness ® person without a guido could open the door and fall dozens of feet straight to the keel of the ‘vensel, The ships Ne ih a long line, 38 of them in all, and they are under the care of one man, Ford, He fg in charge and haa but one tr two men who are there to care for the fireboats to assist him, In the winter the rains beat against the windows of his cabin, in the first abip of the fleet and pour upon the roof above him, The ship creaks in the wind but does not move. They are lying idle, these wooden craft that were completed a little too Inte to sail the At+ Jantic with American troops and supplies aboard, They will some day become lumber and freight jor by PREMIER | {| Taw milk registered 10,000 from 24 Editors Meet in Conference at Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON of news have unan purpation ¢ May 21.—Editors Btates supreme ¢ ation The q the as to wh © whether thie should t plished by constitutional amendment congressional enactme: left to the discretion of a committee {neluding Robert F, Payne, William B. Colver, Harry N, Rickey, 7 Bidlo and Harold P. Lace favorably discussed wan t congress the power of veto right to place a law on the atatute books by reenactment after the court had declared it unconstitu tional The belief was expressed that public resentment against the grow ing autooracy of the supreme court has been crystallized thru its recent setion of declaring un: tutional laws prohibiting child labor and fix ing & minimum wage for women. HERE'S MORE ABOUT MILK STARTS ON PAGE 1 contagious diseases while the tuber culin test absence of but qne dis If we can raise the standard of raw milk by strict supervision and the enactment of sanitary regulations so that it ts free of germs, I see no reason for compulsory pasteurization "We do not want @ milk fight on our hands here as it will give the public the impression that our milk ig inferior whereas it is superior to| that of the majority of cities. We! can settle this matter amicably and satingactorily at the name time safe. | ing the interests of the pub-| Ue." Dr. Read held a conference with | Mr. Robb and other raw milk men last week, at which time Tuesday was eet for the final conference at| which regulations would be worked out to Insure a better grade of milk for Seattle. | SOME CITIES FOR PASTEURIZED MILK At present either pasteurized milk | or milk from herda which by teat | are proved free from tuberculosis in Allowed to be sold in the city. Some | cities permit the of nothing but | pasteurized milk while others bar Pasteurined milk and permit nothing | but the product from tuberculin teated cows to be sold. | ‘The action in each case wan deter mined by local conditions which are delleved to have little application, if any, to the solution of Beattie’s prob- lem. Both the exponents of raw milk and pasteurized milk admit that tho quality of milk supplied to this city \e exeeptionally high and both pro fess a keen desire to keep it at its Present standard or improve it. Otherwise, they contend, Seattl enviable record 9 of the health: ieat cities in the country may be menaced Proponents of ‘pasteurized milk have framed an amendment to the city ordinance which would require | the pasteurization of all milk sold hore. It has been under considera. tion by Dr. Read. Raw milk men claimed that the Original amendment to the ordinance would wreck their business, and was inspired to give the pasteurization men ® monopoly on the milk bual- ness Pasteurization men asserted that the ordinance was designed to ele. vate the standard by providing a uni. form treatment for all milk sold in the city, which will prove beneficial to the dairymen and to the consum. ing public. They deny ulterior mo. tives in seeking to legislate againat raw milk which is from tuberculin teated cows, ¢ Charles E. Fisher, manager-secre- tary-treasurer of the Seattle Milk Shippers’ association, said Monday that he believed in compulsory pas- tourtzation, He declared that he could not go Into the subject extensively off-hand and could not reply to the charge of raw milk men that the bacteria content of their milk wi considerably lower than that of pas- teurized milk. In asnerting that raw milk is pur er than pasteurized milk, the raw milk men cite figures of the city health department showing that for the last eight months the bacteria count on pasteurized milk was 16, 500 per cublo centimeter, wherena producers, and only eighht pasteur- ining plants averaged that low. URGE LOWERING OF BACTERIA COUNT Some producers of pasteurized milk, they claim, in the belief that pasteurization will offset lack of sanitary precautions, become care. lens, nd as @ consequence, milk, as received at pasteurizing plants, av- erages five timen higher In bacteria count than raw milk. They @ay that this condition would be aggravated under univer. sal parteurization, Under the pres. ent ordinance, pasteurized milk and raw milk may be legally sold where the bacteria count is under 200,000. Raw milk men urge that the maximum for both classes of milk be reduced at least 60 per cent. Tuesday afternoon pro-pasteuriza- tion speakers will appear before the King County Legglative federation, in the Y. W. C, auditorium, Mise Ruth H. Carrol} of the Pure Milk dairy, will advance her arguments on pasteurization, and Dr, George B, Hazard, of Minneapolis, a broth. er of Mra, John Semones, president of the federation, will speak, * Two Employes Will Be Awarded Medals Medals for heroism displayed in the saving of life will be awarded by the Pacific Telephone & Tele. graph Co, to B, A. Miller, wire chiet at Bremerton, and F. ©, Hopkins, head lineman at Seattle, it was an- nounced Saturday, Miller is credited with saving the life of a Iineman who fell from a pole and suffered a hemorrhage, Hopkins reacued a amall boy and hin mother from drowning ti Hood canal, The awards are furninhed by the Theodore N, Vail Memorial fund, created in honor of tho late pr dent of the Pacific Telephone & barges, in tow of tughoats, Telegraph Co. FREDERICK & NELSON [DOWNSTAIRS STORE| Many Lovely New Models Have Displays of Been Added to the Featured REE ee Ered TRIMMED HATS at NOTABLY smart new cre fresh from their ations, packings, have been added to Downstairs Store dis- plays of $5.00 Hats—a featured low price for such attractive Hats, The and Straw, Crepe faced braided “Peroxilyn” and ent Hair and Hemp, Swiss Horse Hair, Timbo and Yedda Straw for— New Arrivals in new hats employ changeable Taffeta with Hemp braid, Straw, Transpar- as a background Trimmings of crepe-covered fruit and colored leaves, Cire ribbon, change- able taffeta, shirred silk crowns, cordings, drapes and ornamental mi tifs in metallic effect. J { i EXTRA-SIZE DRESSES Of Artificial-Silk Knitted Fabrics $15.00 ‘OMEN of full figure, who sometimes have difficulty RA ° + DOWNETAIRS STORE a in finding becoming models, will appreciate the unusu- ally attractive styles in this new shipment of Extra-size Dresses. Plain and Drop-stitch Weaves in Me Artificial-silk Knitted Fabrics fashion these Dresses—in a good assortment of styles that have been carefully designed to emphasize the slender line effect so desirable. Narrow panels, girdles and large button and metal-orna- ments are used for trimming. EXTRA SIZES range from 38 to 54. Unusually attractive values, at $15.00, —DOWNSTAIRS- STORE, New Tub Silk and Pongee N attractive array of Summer Frocks of soft-texture $12.35 F rocks Pongee ané shirting stripe Tub Silks represent unusually good value at this modest price. Six smart styles are among the early arrivals—charming for 16 to 18. Price $12.35. their simplicity. Sizes —DOWNSTAIRS STORE CHINA OUTLAWS | BATTLE TROOPS Lives of Foreign Captives Are Menaced BY RAY G. MARSHALL PEKIN, May 21.—Fighting, which started during the week-end, con- tinues today around the mountain top where the Chinese bandits have placed their foreign captives, in- cluding Americans, These white men have been pris- oners for two weeks. The diplomatic corps today, after reviewing the sit: uation, decided to send a new note to the government asking why fighting ts permitted to go on, with increasing danger to the lives of the hostages, It feared that the outlaws will execute their threat to kill two for- oigners Tuesday night unless the troops cease their attacks. The Chi- nese authorities have from the be- ginning opposed yielding and with- drawing the soldiers, They favor pressing the attacks even at the cost of foreign lives, HERE'S MORE ABOUT LEPROSY STARTS ON PAGE 1 is believed that if he has left Seat. tle, as announced, he fx now some: where in Oregon, heaed for the bor: der. In the event that he is located along the route, it is probable that transportation companies will re. fuse to handle the case, because of the danger to their employes and passengers, In this event, he may be held somewhere under guard while the governments of the United States and Mexico decide on what action shall be taken, In case the Mexican Authorities refuse to admit him, he may be held indefinitely until a place can be found for his disposi. ton, It is possible that he may be sent to the leper colony in the Hawailan Islands, Owing to the unusual phases of the cake, no government officlal could predict Monday what the out: come of the case might be. There seemed to be no precedent to which they ¢ould turn, How about that used car? Better look over the bargains in tonight's want ed columns, LY DEFENDS HIS COUNTRY Smug, satisfied American states. men, who think that goverments and civilizations were’ created, smoothly working and with perfect order, were given a set-back by J. Usang Ly, Chinese banker and city councilman of Canton, China, in an open letter Sunday, answering speeches made in thia city by Con- kressman L. C. Dyer, of Missouri, urging intervention by the great powers in China. Ly referred to the first trying half-century of this republic, the Agony which preceded the birth of the republic of France, and asks if China, after 10 years of experiment in a new form of government, may be expected to be perfect. Ly answers Dyer's contention that the presence of bandits in China ts grounds for intervention, by refer- ring to the disordered state of Rus- sia, of Greece and Turkey» of France and Germany and the fate of Egypt, Korea, Persia and India. Ly was educated at Columbia unt versity, Will Search Arctic for Platinum Riches VANCOUVER, B. C., May 21.— Malcolm Smith, F. R. G. 8., wealthy English traveler and geologist, sailed ||trom here Saturday for a four-year cruise of the polar regions in search of platinum deposits. The trip will cover approximately 25,000 miles, Smith will leave his vessel, the Hud- #0n Bay company boat Baychimo, at Petropaviovek and will cross Siberia with dogs. Income Tax Refund Ordered Canceled WASHINGTON, May 21.— Tho treasury department today revoked its decision of two weeks ago ex: empting from income tax distribu: tion by corporations of earnings ac: cumulated before March 1, 1913, The decision had opened the way to refund of millions of dollars to corporations that had paid taxes on such distributions, Today's reversal will keep this money in the treas: ury. No explanation accompanied re: Vorsal of the ruling. Break Ground for Tacoma College TACOMA, May 21—High «tate officials and clergymen will join the College of Puget Sound faculty and student body in e@xercises Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, attending the breaking of ground for new col. lowe buildings, Tuesday will also be campus day at tho local college. FIREWORKS _ ARE BURNED "Is it Chinese New Year's or Yom Kippur?” queried Seattleites y Sunday morning, when the sky above Bryn Mawr was ill by the discharge of thousands sky-rockets and Roman candles and the echoes were shattered by the ex- plosion of tons of firecrackers, be: Fire apparatus, speeding to the _ scene, indicated that it was neither and reported that the storehouse of © the Hitt Fireworks Co, had been de stroyed by fire of unknown origin, - at a loss of $20,000. és Thomas G. Hitt, president of the concern, declared that the company could fill all orders from stock ‘ other storehouses. The loss consi ed of $18,000 in fireworks and $2,000 for the two-story frame building, Prompt action by the firemen kept the biaze from spreading to near-by structures. i Two Killed When ~ Auto Hits Pole SPOKANE, May 21.—While tray cling at high speed in an auto Opportunity, near here, early day morning, two persons were killed and one severely injured nen an x car crashed into a pole and was wrecked. The dead are Mrs, Luel Carleton and F, J. Hanke. The of passenger, Miss Margaret Jackson, sustained a fractured skull, Patrolman Swan Nelson, of ma, for 20 years on the police dropped dead Sunday night walking his beat, ‘Taco. “I won’t quarrel witl my bread and butte said Dean Swift. the good dean live today he would have © had nothing dearer than 3 Ope bread. He appreciated the best of eve