The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 30, 1924, Page 1

Wenn se Se ae Expect Grand Jury In ing to « Maximum, 56. Today VOL. 25. Home Brew pan AAS Howdy, folks! The University of Washington now has a corre spondence course on how to han- dle babies. NO. 288. It baby swal on how t s afte Never tet a baby play with a get injured Doodhound as it may (that is, the Bloodhound may get injured), There ts only one way to hold a child to keep it from squirming while being dressed. Place it in a straight Jacket. eee You can always tell !f a baby needs food by rocking It gently back and forth. If you hear no gurgle y il) know it ls empty. eee CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON IVY CLUB The bloke who wonders where the $12 a week elevator girl got the $700 fur coat. eee Count du Barry hes been given permission to go to Los Angeles for a couple of months on condition that he report to the district attorney every two weeks. Ah, those letters’ Written under the augury of the crimson passion salts! Throbbing with the soul of the warm bath waters!—Screenland. eee As a substitute for traffic slips, the pollee department ts experiment- ing with tron tags which are locked on the offending car. It wifl only be a short time until! the police are handcuffing the tin Lizzies together and taking them down to the station in a patrol wagon. eee Bing a song of traffic slips—pocket full or more, Four and twenty culprits, very sore; When they use the Iron tags, @ mean song we shall sing, For no one can dislodge ‘em but @ Handcuff king! soe feeling Chorus girls In New York are now wearing coetumes made of beads Three of glass and four of perspira- tion. they will give you the last dirty | look they have. — eee * LI'L GEE GEE, TH’ OFFICE | VAMP, SEZ: Some women are so generous | | ¥ eee Gee Gee says she would go to “The Cat and the Canary” at the Metropolitan tonight, but she doesn't care much for animal shows. eee Twinkle, twinkle, shooting Star, Mabel Normand’s gone too far; First it’s this one, then 4t's that, Always in someone's Hollywood flat! eee é injury: When a hunter shoots you full of buckshot and then explains that he mistook you for a chipmunk, eee Adding insult to More than a billion cignreta are smoked every week in the United States, which seems to Indicate that 4s a uation we are rapidly giving up the tobacco habit. eee George Jay Gould says he will practice law in Paris, Being a Gould, he should make a specialty of wills and divorces, so. Drug Clerk: “What kind of a tooth- brush do you want?” Customer; "Gib me a ble one, boss; dar's ten in my family.” see LITTLE DIGNITY CHASER Making a mistake and shak- ing hands with the butler. eee The olf business has almost as Many scandals as the movies. eee "| Anyway, whoever gave “Alkall,Al” Fall $100,000 has more confidence in win than we have. see YE DIAny Lay tong sn nnuaty 30) i In bed, lacking the courn and hardihood to get up and close the window, And se to the office. but Lord! could think of nothing, and so to Drux- man's coffee house, where I did play a new gam “aa, 6 - Wination Peay Bt “lately brought 6 New York. Thence, to the boxing bouts at the Crystal Pool, and #0 to home, very tired from @ hard day's ithwest Thursday Temperatures Last M4 | Keeping Cool With Coolidge ii s Becoming More Difficult Now | Minimum, 45, noon, 5°. oeseeteta tanec incaeaenehaeaatee ee OOOO. FALL PROBERS SPLIT The Newspaper With the Biggest Circulation in Washington Fed as Becond Class Matter a BEAUTIFUL WOMEN Photographer Picks One of the Best of His Collection POUR RK SREGREORS ORO RRTORY “Who is ihe most beautiful woman you have ever photographed?” The Star has asked Seattle photographers. Young & Cogswell pick Dorothy Fisher, 1717 N. Broad- way, as one of the prettiest subjects. Other photographers have made their selections and another picture will appear tomorrow. Washington Grilled for. High Society “Looseness” Girl’s Suicide Laid to Cigarets and Jazz Pace; Foreigner Disgusted WASHINGTON, Jan. %0—Wash- ington’s lively social set today was gnusping from the sting of the second bitter, indictment hurled at it in 24 hours, First, W. P. G. Harding, former head of the federal reserve board, blamed the suicide of his beautiful daughter, Margaret, to the’ nerve- shattering social pace and the cig- aret-smoking of Washington. On the heels of this, Dr. V. Sokol- owski, retiring member of the Polish legation staff, flung over his shoul- der ag he departed from Washing- ton this barbed farewell: “1 go back to my country with a disgust for social drinking that 1 cannot put into words.” Representative Upshaw, who has been leading a fight against drink- ing in Washington official circles, saw Dr. Sokolowski off at the sta- tion, commended him as a “high- toned gentleman” and gave him a letter declaring he was convinced Sokolowaki was simply the “victim of that custom of official and social ‘looseness’ on the liquor question.” It was in résponding to this let- ter that Sokolowsk! expressed hie disgust and declared he was going home a total abstainer, “{ have seen so many high of- ficlals at Washington drink the liquor that their governmet has outlawed, and secure liquor from each other, what could I doit I wish- ed to be congenial and a good en- tertainer, if I did not fall into their customs?7' he asked. ‘The social ect disagrees with the statement of Harding in Boston that too much society brought the death of Misy Harding. They pre- fer to believe the story of a blasted romance, Ask Septic Tanks An ordinance authorizing construc. tion of septic tanks on the outlets of two Lake Washington trunk sewers | was introduced in the city coungil Tuesda: ARE YOU READY FOR THIS ONE? Here is ono of the ads that ap- pears in tonight's Want Ads, Small cash payments will start you to own your own home. A REAL SNAP 1} nice levels acres, all cleared: best of soll; frult; good 4-room plastered house; lights; bath; fine water system, Fronts on good road 200 fect from inter- tirban depot. School buss passes in front of property, A good place for poultry and berries, et ete, 'The Want Ad columns will tell you mere about this bargain. SEATTLE, WASH., WEDN May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Beattie, Wash., under the Act of Congress March DAY, JANUARY 30, 1924. The Seattle Star 3, 1679. Per Ye $3.60 by Mat, Its Up Punish the fo the Whole Gang Council N U. S. oil reserves AVY experts fought against giving away . They said it would Kennedy Tells Its|away the Panama canal. Secretary of the Members Th ey Navy Denby must have known that he was Must Decide Ska- git Extensions No more money should be pald for work on the Skagit tunnel until the elty has devermined whether to entorce the penalty clause In the K. C. Storrie & Co. contract, elty officials were ad- vised Wednesday {nan opinion by Corporation Counsel T. J, L. Kennedy, To do so would en- danger the city's rights to ¢ol- lect the $500 a day penalty pre | vided, Kennedy declared. The opinion was rendered at the| request of Councilman KE. L. Blaine, | chairman of the finance committes | of the ctly council. Biaine'a letter | sald that “the elty council) has been unofficialy advised of certain con- troveries between the board of pub. Me worka end FR. C. Storrie & Co, contractors. on the Skagit develop- ment. Will you advise whether the payment of this claim for work per- formed in November and December affects the right, of the city In foro- ing the $500 © day penalty?” Kennedy advised that the counetl and the mayor first determine whether the city ts responsible for the delays in the work. If the city and Its agents are blameless “and it] is your desire to enforce penalties, Kennedy advises that the total of the penalties to date be withheld. “There might be some difficulty in collecting penalties back from the| contractor in case that voluntary payments should be interposed,” the opinion holds. Kennedy advised the council that penalties cannot be enforced for de- lays, for which the city is respon- sible, Storrle & Co. contend they have been delayed by Carl F, Uhden, project engineer, by his failure to finish force account work necessary to be completed before the Storrie Job can be proceeded with UHDEN REPORT IS REQUESTED Mayor Declares He Will Make It Public Mayor Brown announced Wednes- day that he would ask Carl F. Uhden, engineer in charge of the Skagit municipal power project, to make a complete report on the work done on the Skagit to date, with tho figures on what the work has cost. “This report will be made public, and will show what Uhden has done, and what it has cost him to do it,” the mayor said, Criticism of Uhden and the others in charge of the Skagit project has been piling up, due to the delay, and| increasing costs. Cost of the power unit has grown from under $5,000,- 000 to $11,000,000. be necessary before it is completed. Just how much is a question that those in charge seem unable to an ewer INVESTIGATION BY OU DERS PROPOSED Because of this inability of the men in charge to agree on the status] land expense of the work, the delay |of four years, and the fact that it is seemingly impossible to get any fig- ures on what really is happening on | the Skagit project, The Star has sug: | gested that all additional appropria- tions be held up until a disinterested commission investigates and reports. Councilman B. L, Blaine, chairman of the council's finance committee, told The Star Wednesday that he would seek to hold up any additional bond issues for the first unit of the Skagit plant until he found out ex. actly what is going on there. “But it is imperative that we fin- ish the plant #o that we can create a better market for lght dopariment bonds that are still to be sold," he sald, “In case the officials in charge come to the council with the plea that they can’t finish for the pi ent appropriation, what then?” (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) More money will) ® betraying these navy experts, because he} tried to keep the people from knowing what |was going on, and he permitted the removal \of objecting naval experts to far-off stations, where their voices could not be heard. And Fall must hav \betraying his public trust. e known that he was He wrote Do- heny that he was ready to do business now his back.” Other nations have ithat the “navy crowd had been pulled off been diligently hunt- ing and obtaining oil reserves for their navies, while cabinet members in the United a aac cathe om acne ae a a OTTO, dictments Before Night!) eee ROR an et TWO Ck orris - Harding Act \be less disastrous if the government «Bran d | Leases as Void “Such Practice as| This Dangerous) to Government,” He Charges |States schemed to deliver the people’s oil} WAsHNGTON, san. 29—senator Norris, republican progressive, Tands into the hands of exploiters, concerned | 37 tie actato in the oomte cal only with immediate profits for their bulging | pocketbooks. Those in high office who try to smooth! sen secretary of the Navy Denby over the whole sickening deal will be mor- ally guilty of conspiracy against the public welfare. To merely trap Old Man Fall is not enough. Every man who played a part in this secret and dishonest business must be driven from public life, and punished as an jexample to the whole tribe of greedy pa- trioteers who have worn a mask of integrity while they robbed their people of a precious heritage. Fate’s Prank Makes Prison Can You See Thru Fog as Journey Grim) This Man Can? Forme r Legislators Travel as Guard and Convict This is a story of two men—and of two meetings of these two men. Both were members of the last legislature. One—a tall, heavyset man with} black eyes and dark halr—is Howard | Shattuck. The other—a small, spare man with brown eyes and red halr—is| Percy Sinclair. A year ago the two men were at- tending the legislature. Representa- tive Howard Shattuck, of Kitsap, often met Senator Sinclair, of Wah: kiakum and Pacific counties. They | were good friends. They laughed, joked and talked business together. | ‘That was the first meeting—a year lay the two men met again. Howard Shattuck, at the second meeting, was not the representative from Kitsap county. He was How- ard Shattuck, parole officer of the Waita Walla penitentiary. Percy Sinclair was not the senator from Wahkiokum and Paelfic coun: ties. He was Perey Singlair, presi- dent of the defunct Southwestern Washington, bank, of Ilwaco, under sentence of 18 months to three years at Walla Walla for making a false bank report in connection with the failure of the institution, ‘There was no laughing, no joking, at this time, and little talidng, “I'm here,” Shattuck said simply. m ready to go,” responded Sin- clair, That was the second meeting. And Tuesday night they went—to the penitentiary, Sinclair in the cus: tody of a former fellow member of tho legislature. Wednesday Sinclair began to serve his term, SINCLAIR TO LONDON PATUS, Jan, 90.—Harry F. Sin. clair went to London last night. He js returning here this coming week jon Stoneway, end, He’s 75; He Sells Fruit and Gives Good Advice His name ts Weston—R. S. Wes- ton. He runs a little market out near 45th, He's 75 years old but his vision is as keen as that of a man 45 years younger. A Star man was on his way home Tuesday night. Ho was by Weston's display of fruits and vegetables and stopped to buy. “You're a young man aln’t you?” commented Weston as he weighed out the potatoes. “If I didn’t feel so young myself I'd be half inclined to envy you. Think of it—living here in Seattle at the beginning of 1924 with a big year ahéad of us and with Seattle forging ahead as it never did before, all on a solid foundation, too, “Take my advice, young man.| Work as you nevér worked before. | Get, hold of all the property you can—close In if you can get it— but get some in Seattle some place. Gosh, what fun it is to be in on the ground floor!” The Star man was happy when he got home, He wished that every market man, every merchant, every professional man, every public of: ficial, could see thru the fog like Weston can. He hopes his mind's eye is as clear as Weston's when ho is 75 years old. “MAN” BLAMES THE “WOMAN” IN FIRST LEAP YEAR RUNAWAY Kansas CITY, Jan. 30.—Jane Harvey and Herbert Valen- tine were apprehended at the Union station leaving for Wash ington in the first Leap Year clopement, Herbert said Jane proposed, Jano ty 4 and Herbert 3% years of age, tempted | the Walsh resolution attacking the | Harding executive order which trans. | ferred jurisdiction of the oll reserves | to Fall. “This investigation shows there has been utter disregard’of the pol- icy of the people, expressed by. con- gress from the beginning,"’ Norris sald. ? “The executive order Issued by Ex- President Harding, preliminary to the leases, was made in absolute dis- | respect for law. “The very first order on which all | | other contracts were based, in my opinion, was utterly illegal." “What can you expect when there is utter disregard for law in high| official life?" Norris asked. j Even if the orginal order was valid, the leases and contracts were abso- lutely vold, Norris contended, Specifications of the leases which provide that the government pays for construction of storage tanks, with oll taken out of the reserves, been gambled away. Plans discussed by senator: ‘Three medical experts will mittee to find out if former cases, Senate approves $100,000 leases of naval oil lands. makes them illegal, he sald. ‘That kind of conduct by high of- ficials will just as sure as the sun goes down, lead to utter destruction of government,” Norris declared. “It would wipe out the first principle of government, which provides that con- gress has the sole power for appro- priation of government resources.” Senator Caraway, democrat, Ar kansas, brought. out that the gov- ernment received money fn the form of certificates for the oil and “re- appropriated the money” for con- struction of tanks, Norris said the evidence indicates that this matter was discussed by the cabinet at the time, Senator Smoot, Utah, republican, said the only evidence before the committee on this point was the testimony of Secretary Denby, who said the matter was not discussed by the cabinet while he was there. “That doesn't make much im- pression on me,” said Senator Walsh, “because cretary Denby, when he appeared before the com. mittee, sald he didn’t know anything about anything.” Senator Jones, New Mexico, demo- crat, then read testimony of Fall in which Fall said the matter was dis- cussed by the cabinet. “That makes their error even Norris. said, nd Edward B, Me: (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) [HOME ) = a Oil Probe Highlights OVERNOR PINCHOT, of Pennsylvania, brands na} oil leases fraudulent and says security of nation tary of Navy Denby and Attorney General Daugherty. ~ B. Fall is as sick as reported, uae President Coolidge names a democrat and a republican | as special counsel to conduct the prosecution of the oil E. L. Doheny, lessee of two naval reserves, appeared again today asking for a chance to see the committee. He is believed to have the $100,000 note given him by Fall. $ IN SEATTLE. Flays Row in. Delays} Party Squabble Is | Threatening to |) Set Investigation | Back; Is Fall I? | i BY PAUL R, MALLON United Press Staff Correspon és WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. “ie sension between congress and President Coolidge today ened seriously to delay the ‘ ised cleanup of the naval off leasing seandal and to convert — into a partisan political squabble what started out to be a non- partisan effort to bring out all the facts and remedy any wrong committed in connection with the leasing of Teapot Dome and the California reserve. Three definite points of cropped up between the chief execu tive and the “scandal” investigators at the capital. COOLIDGE NAMES SPECIAL COUNSEL 1. Announcement . by Bascom” Slemp, secretary to the president, | vhat Mr. Coolidge’s special counsel, named last night, would go to works before being confirmed by the sem= ate. - 2. The defi of Secretary Denby, who reaffirmed his sanction of the oil reserve leases and made light of (Turn to Page 7, Column Bee ‘s for impeachment of Secre- be appointed by senate com= Secretary of Interior Albert | fund to further probe into ia VIGE PROBERS © TO END MEET; Scattering True Bills Are Expected in Reports After 11 weeks of investigation, King county grand jury was pi ing Wednesday to make its final port to Judge Everett EB. Smith, Several indictments, including on a proprietor of a notorious house north of the city, and se bootleggers and gamblers are ru ored to be returned. These, with 4 77 true bills returned against gem mon gamblers early in Decemb; probably comprise the accor, ments of the investigating bop! Following investigations # spread scope in graft charge! Wide Seattle police, a reputed liq&tingf — and genera! vice conditions, it th likely in courthouse circles that'd port on general conditions may returned, tho there is belief that jurors disagreed on this point also, 6 the ground that insufficient evidenc had been forthcoming, as was case in several indictments sought | for. i ai