The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 27, 1923, Page 2

FAGE 2 ‘Convict Labor Scandal Looms in Alabama ) ORY DEFED |) BY GOVERNOR @ PPxecutive Would Block Investiga- tion BY ET. LEECH Eilitor, Birmingham Post BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. 27. With Oklahoma already locked tn a desperate strursie between civil au ‘thorities and the extraordinary pow ere of military rule, Alabama ts faced with a somewhat parallel situ ation @s a@ resuit of the clash tween its fovernor and @ county | grand jury. Determined that the Jefferson Seounty grand jury, sittig at Bir , should not iny p Conditions in a state convict this county, Gov. W. W @pnounced that he would de @rder from Circuit Judge H. P. Hef. Mm, commanding the state conv Gepartment, to produce four pri ers as witnesses. ‘The clash petween Fr meunty authorities grew ov mutiny 10 days ago in the FB Peomj] mines, where several h us i@ convicts are leased to be w @d for private employers. Duxing the mutiny nearty $10,000 worth @f machinery was dyn |) @nd the\prisoners held contr day. els of a long and 2 fight to abolish con- op-sig fH Alnbama, during » Brandon had steadfast- | or hese the leasing system, news the mutiny excited widespread The tnterest developed @ Wave of indignation when tt| Peamned that prisoners p tm the revolt had gs the preceding ad: Rad abolished the lash from Alabama penal system. ‘Charges! of deplorable conditions UP to the mutiny became and Solicitor James G of Aefferson county presented jas w THE Merry Christmas, Mr. Dillon! BY DON RYAN OS ANGELES, Sept. 27.—Is this Mr. Ryan, the special writer? Yes, this is Mr. Ryan on a Monday morning, jrather general than special. Mr BS Dillon » delighted to make Mr. fact Mr, Dillon ta eager to make of all the spec Los Angeles, Especially all the special writers who have the Jot California at heart. It would be easy of course for Mr. Dillon to obtain space In the news columns, but he would rather deal with the special writers, Because of the nature of his message, It requires special treatment, hat tik were Di In he welling} GRACE feeling} Ryan’s acquaintances. Tn ta) writers in and about interests handsome ple case M lon carries, Ex ly. ‘That's it exnetly. Mr. Hing California to the world. {ST Mr. Dillon had better explain who he {s so that Mr, Ryan may have some idea of the really important nature Mr. Dillon has been secretary of four rs of Commerce in California, including Pasadena, ice and Van Nuys. |the Modesto chamber to assume this work, And the work is simply this A campaign to have Californians annual Christinas greetings back East on California Sup Now what does Mr, Ryan think of that idea? ly a Mr t write @ epecial tory about t biect. It's right 18 with hie policies “hee exactly what Mr, Dillon thought, Mr. Dillon was convinced | from the state that Mr, Ryan had the luterests of Culifornia at heart | Now here's the proposition: th som Dillon ts selling something, He ts send their shine Cards, rker, teves he cou ans * pumanda of greeting onrds @ with New England snow beots and—and—rmittene- n to ua? A movement wea started thin nations! campaign to tell Californians to ne: arde In thetr eotings. Over a de hambers haye reed the idea. ry yea elr tn neenes, | at boys. when put on. an ed ting © zen South Realty boards m ards of which these fm the sample care are samptes, Ryan may observe, just the opposite of sno flowers of California, the oranges, the « apped me nountaine—of course that snow ts too far away to be} nd the romantic old missiona, and the olive groves and walnut| palms—well everything that typteal of Calife i gular, hundred per cent California Sunsin Carda And in California, by golly! | O Mr. Dillon has been chosen to carry this message thruout the state? He's the Paul Revere of the Cali- fornia Sunshine cards as you might say, what? | most graceful dancers in the| That's the idea exactly, Mr, Ryan has hit upon a capftal Tine fot | ae od fe - eauty| is special article, It might heto him in carrying out this idea to world, noted for their beauty| \ ov 'ihat bir, Dition le specifically on a huadresday tour of the stale scence. | hine. One of the Kosloff dancers snapped at the studio in Los Angeles. They are among the Matter to the grand jury for a invertization. t Brandon tmmediately ordered | t there be no such probe. Davis Rim and commenced the tn om. Then members of the convict department announced they would not appear as wit. | ‘The grand jury subpoenaed and Daria declared the sub- | Would be enforced, so they | 4 d to appear. cannot be} x Brandon | Davis. Davis’ response wa: | before Cireult Judge Heflin “secure a peremtory order for} ira It ts this order Brandon announced be would | ADMITTED WAS USED hile Gor. Brandon afmtt- that use of the lash “in extreme } r had been restored to p entire prison system with his fal. The announcement caused o¢ indignation thruout Ala | Members of the Alabama Anti-Leasing committee ) public resolutions declaring jot Warden | In his closed car with the words “Send California Greeting Cards” — } on the rear spare tire, | mines| On the rear spare tire, That's excellent. Mr. no jot that for his mpectal article, Proceed, Mr. Difion ex-|tnking? Is this worthy enterprise meeting with suc he| Success? Mr. Dillon is overwhelmed with tt You seq, tts a state was warned that a scandal | California idea and the Callfornians Just hop to !t. The newspapers there was inevitable, The resolu |t up all over the state. Dillon has had articles tn forty-two tons accused Evans of gross) different pap: three of them etitorials. brutality and incompetency. Often the papers use the copy that Mr. Dillon gtres them without < rges that prisoners were work changing a word—like in this story from the Long Beach paper—right imost beyond physical endur-| here—next to “Just Folks” by Eddie Guest. See? They copied Mr. anos, that food was bad, that proper| Dillon's story verbatim from here down. That's a nice position to medical attention was lacking and| give it, too, next te Guest's poom. Oh, the newspapers have treated that convicts were forced to dig) Mr. Dillon fing coal while sick and bare-footed are} Then Mr. Dillon has mot with great muccess in introducing this plan being probed by the grand jury. |before the fmportant organizations cf California, He's addressed any Rumors of sensational disclosures number of luncheon cluba—the Kiwanis, the Optimists, the Lions, the jand possible Indictments have been | Rotarians—and realty boards—oh, realty boards without number. widespread, particularly since Gov.) They're all for it, Why, when Mr, Dillon explained the idea to | Brandon started his desperate, ef-| Frank Wiggins—Frank Wiggins, secretary of the Los Angeles cham- forts to prevent the inventigation, ber—why Mr, Wiggins Just threw up his hands and said, “Great! ILAY LINOLEUM | 7ust « moment, while Mr. Ryan mates a 0 OVER STREETS Local chamber secretary | That’s just like Mr. Wiggins, All Seattle pedestrians are ask to refrain from being over by good line for Mr. Ryafi's de? motorists and truck drivers Friday, |Of the cards? at Second ave. and Union at. Dur.} Yom these are some of the cards. tag the entire day, the Parattine |®** fC fornia, the, Jand of scnahine and flowers—ané—and optimism, ¥ gouy! a? aT ln one: fe the corhee” Be wining art | May flowers, runshine and happtnens, symbols of California, jarge squares of its best “pabsolin, | fighten your Christmas and New Year's day. better Known as linoleum, on the| Pretty neat, tan't it? And original, Not lke the wmual stuff the Street intersection, and will perma | Eastern manufacturers put om these New England anow cars Brrr! auto drivers to vent their wrath on | It makes Mr. Dillon shiver to think of them. Why, that’s the very tila Ghd enrvdatoig: thing we all came to California to got away from—enow and ica Motorists are asked to tmagine| And here's the Big Trees. And the Mission Inn at Riverside. Frank that the pabcolin is a layer of pros. | Mller, who runs the Mission Inn, was very enthusiastic over this one. trate pedestrians, and to do their He said be thought {t was a very artistic card. 5 best to destroy it. All the rules of Mr. Ryan can see how each community may work out t's own line fo put under the general greeting line, like “Greetings from Glen. \ driving will be taboo, oem, according te ot. Pie | dale," for Instance. That's up to thelr own chamber of commerce iors © | what line to put there. stone, of the Paraffine Companies, Inc. Wheels may be skidded over the Inoleum, pedestrians who ab-| sent-mindedly think they are walk. ing on thetr kitchen linoleum muy aig thelr heels in and scrape the mnd from thetr shoes. Nothing will offend the offictals of the com. pany, The Paraffine Companies, Inc, maintain 17 plants on the Pacific coast and use this scheme in adver. tising their product, according to members of the firm th: conditions {n Banner 4 been so bad under 3%. D. saloon keeper, How tn the idea | ans, an pean? t months ago aken { all says, “Great! sn"t it? That will make a Mr. Ryan may ace how typical ther undertaking so he can write his special article? Yes, indeed. Mr. Ryan feels that he has enough ma- terial here to write a very interesting special article on the California Greeting Cards, That's wonderful. Now Mr, Dillon most hurry away. Fils closed car Is waiting and he has to be In San Francisco Wednesday. There's a big luncheon there—the governor is going to attend—and Mr, Dillon Is naturally expected to address the gathering. So he must run along now. But before he goes heTl leave one more thought Mr. Ryan. A darned good one, too, It was suggested to Mr. Tn the extraction of teeth we i say to our patrons: If we hurt |you, don’t pay—could wo say Set of Teeth From $5.00 UP Gold Crown and Bridge Work From $1.00 UP ston Dental Offices 1422 Second Avenue We Stand the Test of Time 22 Years in One Location Will Reveal the Cause of Your Eyo Trouble Examina- tion FREE haaad / Guaranteed Glasses as Low as $2.50 DR, ROTHWELL, Optometrist Rothwell Optical Co. 227 ae St. Between Second and Third, Seattle Dillion by a special writer on the Los Angeles Times. A woman special writer—a—er—a cohort of Mr. Ryan's This woman writer said to Mr Dilion, she said: “Why, Mr. Dillon, you know Christ was born In « land of sunshine and flowers, Bethlehem was a lovely country, just like California!" And so It was, by golly! Just like California, Only not so pro- gressive, Well, so-long, Mr. Ryan. It's certainly been a pleasure to meet a special writer like you—ono who has the interests of Cali- fornia at heart. So-long, Mr. Dillion. Mr, Ryan. Thanks, Mr. Ryan. Thanks. can’t say it In French like that. So-long, Mr. Dillon and—oh, yew STOMACH TROUBLES ABE QUE TO AGIDITY esos: aes tees Tells fate, Certain, Speedy Relief} @&Nslaughtor by a fury in superior For Acid Indigestion court here yesterday, after 20 min-| taeartee utes of deliberation, Griffith, on July 6 caused the death of 6-year. old Hobart Hamlin, by striking tho child with his truck. Hoe pleaded| @ lapse of conaclousness, saying he had no memory of the accident and Aid not remember seeing tho child.| DOCTORS OF ALL’ SCHOOLS PRESCRIBE PORTOLIVE No matter whether your physician | stomach and neutralizes the acidity |! 40 allopath, homeopath, osteo: In @ few moments and in a pertectiy|path, chiropractor or naturopath, | } ‘| harralena and inexpensive remedy to} Aske them why they all agreo on old | CERF Siac be Port Wine and olive oil as a food| tonic, If you are suffering trom} indigestion, dytipepsla, nervousness | or constipation, just try Portalive | for one weok and you will under stand why all doctors proseriin it, All druggists, Portollve Company, $16 S. Broadway, Los Angelos—~Ad- Yer'tisement, ‘The pleasure has certainly been Inverso ordine to Mr. Dillon thinks the same, though he Thanks, Mr. Ryan, And ao-long. —a& merry Christmas! Find Driver Guilty of Manslaughter | | | | | fo-enlied ntomach troubles, such as indigestion, gas, sournens, stom ach-ache and inability to retain food are in probably nine cases out o: ton, simply evidence that excessive secretion of acid Is taking place In the stomach, causing the formation of gas and acid indigestion die “Gistends the. stomach and causes that full, oppressive, burning feeling sometiines known as honrt- burn, while the acid frritates and inflames the delicate lining of the stomach. Tho trouble les entirely in the excess development or secre- tion of acid ‘To atop or provent thin sourtng of the food contents of the stomach and to neutralize the acid, and make It bland and harmie a teaspoonful of Bisurated Magnesia, a good and of fective corrector of acid should be taken in @ quarter of a glass of hot or cold water after cat Ing or whenever gas, acidity is felt. This stomach, much ag | Magnesia, which he obtained from any Arugglat In either powder | or tablet form, enables the stomach | f ‘ o do ita ‘orle prope without e Jackie Lucas is the latest byte “ot artificial dimestente Man child to rise to fame in the|nosia comes in several forms jmov ies. He appears in a new \ urated Magnesia, which is papecie | Mack Sennett comedy ean y prepared for the above purposg— Advertisemont, moe riresens ATTLE | militartzation terma of In fact he resigned as secretary of|* Ryan wi make @ note sth Ryan makes a note of that.) Wonderful!” } special article. And are these some} AD ew that give Mr. Ryan a good enough {dea of the} STAR | DISABLE GUNS ON U, $, OREGON Prepare Ship tor Trip to Portland } JONES In prep tition to where sho will be turned over to the state as a relic of naval history, the U, 8, 8, Oregon was re 1 from the sea-wall in the Yard truction pler, Thursday. The work will consist of several parts, first of which will be the de h the rmament BY WILLIAM W. BREMERTON, for her Bept Portland, move to the conn in accordance w naval 4d The main guns and engines abled and the operating| parts of the turrets will be removed the treaty will be 4 ary arrangements will be made for ng her to Portland Captain Ivan C. Wottengel, captain of the yard, will be In charge of the ex- edition. One botier, her anc and stearing gear will be > commianion, ag well as galley nd other equ mt to perm. of berthing @ crew while he ts! betng towed and prior to her keing turned over to the stata ! Next, tempe tow! hor, en-| put The last part of the work to be done on her tn the yard ts concerned! with her preservation, The outside jof the ship will be painted and cer tain minor Jobs, such as caulking | will be ¢ Parts of her engines will be fixed for ex that pre-| tators went) ne. he samo way many automo ngines are pared for dist t may ‘ round.” Spectal interest ts added to the Ore- | gon by the fact that the skipper who/ took her on h historic trip around | the East coast during the Spanish-/ America Captain Charlies E. | Clark Admiral Clark, who died just a year ago next Monday, waa the father-in-law of both Admir. n, command in-chief fleet, and Rear-Admiral | Hughes, who up until al few months ago, was commifnder of| the seventh division. Admiral Robt- ron was in the navy yard up until about two weeks ago, on the U, 8.| 8. California, his flagship. A container was made for Admtral Clark's ashes from white mahogany, taken from furniture In the cabin of the Oregon and brass removed from no ateering staff in the conning tower, JUDGE GIVES HEAVY TERMS Doakavis ut la n war, ater Rear Charles F. that life terma tn fed-| % would be tmponed on| enters if necessary to stop| which he classed ae the} most viclous In the country, Judge| Jeremiah Neterer Wednesday levied heavy sentences on four convicted drug dealers, tn addition to denounc- ing them bitterty, Louts Phillips, who dented hie gullt and was accused by tho judge of per juring himeelf on the witness stand, was sentenced to four years In Mo- 1 teland prison. Phillips wan found guilty by « jury tn 90 min- utes Tuesday. John Long and El- wood T. Withers, negroes, were also found gutity by juries and sentenced to two and one-half years on MoNel! inland. Floyd Bolzer afmitted Din guflt and reostved the lightest rentence of them all, 15 months In the federal prison. $4,000,000 Paid for Seven Ships WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.— The seven United States shipping board ahip# that were recently sold to the Dollar line of San Francisco brought $4,009,000, according to Edward P. Farley, chairman of the board. This averages $40 a ton, ‘FORD RUNS 57 MILES ON GALLON OF GASOLINE A new automatio and self-regu- lating device has been invented by John A. Stransky, $43 Fourth St., jSutomobiles have made from 40 to 57 miles on « gallon of gasoline It removes all carbon and prevents spark plug trouble and overheating. It can be tnstalled by anyone tn five minutes, Mr. Stransky wants agents, and ts willing to send a sample at his own risk. Write him today.—Advertisement, ~ Bride and Groom _ Home From Honeymoon Trip “The Daytons are back from their) honeymoon trip. I saw them at| the theater last night, They surely | are a stunning couple, He's #0} tall and dark and handsome, and} she 1s so pretty and wears her! clothes ao well.” “Oh, tell mo what she had on. Ter trousseau was most elaborate. | Sho showed mo everything the week before the wedding.” “Well, she had on a navy blue} Polret twill coat dreas with ono of| those side drapes, It was trimmed with gray satin and she wore a gray hat and a squirrel fur, She looked wonderful.” “Sho would, ‘That was her gotng- away gown, She has euch perfect taste, That costume ts perfect. She can wear a lot of that silver gray with her rich auburn hair and pink cheeks, She sort of col- ors It up," “It must have been a very ex Penaive costume, The fur was love. |!y Mteelf and the dress really hand- some.” “She told me she bought the hat, dress, fur and all at Cherry's at 1015 2nd avo, in the Rialto Bide. Just over the Pig'n Whistle, They price things reasonably there, and altho she paid everything down he: causo she was getting married, ahe tells mo she hax bought there for ages, paying #0 much a month They allow conventent credit and one can wear Cherry Clothes while paying for them. THURSDAY, SEE EMBER zt, 1328. MUMBUR AMERICAN HOMES HURKAU: FOR BUTTON AMERICAN HOMES FRIDAY - SATURDAY SPECIALS— . D. or phone ol will not no ©, cept orders; be only one to a purchaser; these delivered; can be easily taken | pecials, ex» purchaser, ADD IT TO YOUR 3-piece waxin giish, fa ting polish. cial, Friday-Haturday outfé it— THIRD FLOOK ACCOUNT wool - mixed blankets SBS 12x84 in A warm mixed blanket. 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