The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 15, 1924, Page 1

| Senators Refute | ow EATHER Temperature 1 Maxum, 4 Today {if} == noon, 4 ast 24 Hours Mir m, 39, red as Be ass Matter VOL. 25. NO, ° Home folks! Spring is here —but Ml forget to wear your rubbers! teRa K parka her from De t we & JOB WANTED A Chicago man, John C. Shaf. fer, testified that he received $92,000 from Harry Sinclair for doing nothing. Wonder if there are any more jobs open like that? Old Silas G t ge of Pumpkin Hollow, too man of our young out naughtymobile rides, eee peo on A book of etiquette tells you to use a steel knife with a steak, but fails to tell you how to keep from cutting your mouth with it. is ¢ NOMENCLATURE Scaramouche, the name of a film row showing in Seattle, means “clown” or “merry jes er” “Scaramouche” Brown? cee President Pe se of Whitman col- bulls are val- wed ov the-tax list at $17.18, andon this side of the mountains at $300.16. The difference lies in the value of the bu In § » even a little bull get a man a job as mayor. TEP Princeton professors are trying to determine which are the six most important words in the English language. ‘We don’t know which are the six most important words, but the six strongest words are — — —, eee Here Ves all that's Mortal of Rupert Daniels; It was just a day ago He changed his winter flan nels. Skagit Probe Need Shown May by Justice! BY J. F J. R, JUSTICE one in Seattle who can satisfactorily agit project and problem, he will there is any explain the § please stand up. But if such a one holds partisan views, or has the of a friend to grind; or has a personal or financial , it would be just as well to sit still. or four weeks I have been industriously studying et I am far from being ready to write the Skagit story. Those who had the first dreams about the Skagit power plant; those who began the work and those who are carrying it thru—are all strong for the project. But they are not in full agreement as to costs and present methods of procedu Good engineers who resent putting an out-of-thwn engineer in charge of the work, and those who do not believe in municipal ownership, along with those who are in close touch with men who get excited at the very name of municipal ownership, are all against the project, as now being worked out. But these are not in full agreement as to who should be shot or just when the execution should take place. Then there are big, competent engineers who be- lieve the project will not prove a paying proposition when completed. This is partly because of the seem- ing excessive cost, and partly because they do not ex- pect the city to ever need the amount of power that is to-be ultimately brought in. Such men overlook the record made by the present city power and lighting plant. And there are many balloon-headed persons who : “Put it thru at any cost; it will be a good thing.” Common sense and common experience are, of course, answers to all of these. 3ut the great majority of citizens believe the Skagit (Turn to Last Page, Column 4) FIGHTING COP IS SUSPENDED Card Game Results in Arrest of Patrolman | Argument Over Playing Off Hand in the Postott Wash, greun Mar FRIDAY, Judge Blames Women JATTLE, WASH,., FEBRUARY 15, 1924. Superior Judge Otis W. ‘etiker, known as King county crites who to meet him on the public rostrum, Mayor ¢| Hiram Read,” of the city’s clergy ashington The Shame of It! (EDITORIAL) F that e Harding, in the sale of his Ohio newspaper, was mixed up in the Teapot Dome mess, have been admitted to be merely gossip by the man who made them. This was just what The Star ex- OM EDITION) TWO CENTS pected would happen. The Star was sorry to see such disre- spect as that which sought by insinua- tions and the peddling of idle rumor to drag the oil-smirched finger of scorn across the shroud. Seattle, so lately the host of the for- mer president, feels deeply the fact that some individuals and some newspapers, apparently over pers sonal pique, should again take occasion to vent their spleen on Harding, this time after he is dead and defensele: Good, sportsmanship and good Americanism deplore the lit- tleness and the shame of it all. The Star rejoices that prompt action has been taken to squelch the gossip and to clear the good name of a dead and de- fenseless man in this case. And it knows that every honorable and upright American will rejoice with it. “SILENCE READ, LUNDIN:” MAYOR Brown Calls “Brazen Hypoc Hear “Real Facts” on Seattle’s Morality DO | horde of ¢ jtors, with } |in-law one of them, has been work Brown Friday threatened to | ing to substantiate charge Alfred H. Lundin and Dr. | city was vice ridden; after examin- and called a meeting |ing $00 witnesses, the grand jury | Sunday school | reported it is not true.” Challenging the “brazen hi and are slandering the cti tectives ‘silence rites” to investiga: | alcolm Douglas’ brother. that this ‘HARDING SLUR The Newspaper With the Birgest ¢ ire ulation in W he Seattle Star | ‘i GOSSIP STORY KILLED! Ballaine Charges Fall Planned to Lease Alaska Coal Fields w ASHINGTON, Fe. Lb Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, planned to lease the Matanusk Alaska, coal fields in the same manner he leased the oil reserves, John A. Ballaine, Seattle, charged today in a letter sent to President Coolidge. Ballaine’s letter in lived Secretary of the Navy Denby and Admiral J. K. Rob- inson, whom Ballaine said, was — responsible for the refusal of the navy to use Matanuska coal. IN de PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent) WwW ‘ASHIN GTON, Feb. 15, — Frank A. Vanderiip, New York financier, .who dragged the late — President Harding's name into | — the oil inquiry by saying the sale of the Marion Star, the presi dent's newspaper, ought to be in- vestigated, faced the senate Tea- pot Dome committee today. Examination of Vanderlip was begun by Senator” Lenroot, who at once asked about Vanderlip’s speech, near Ossining, on Lin- coln’s birthday. : “On the evening of February 12 did you make a speech at Ossining?” “No; at Briarcliffe, near Ossining. The subject was ‘Courage in Leaders) ship.’ ae “You are credited in the news | papers as having said at that time) there was something wrong with they sale of the Marion Star by the late President Harding.” e “What I said was that there were rumors in Washington and ~ current thruout the United States, and among the rumors — this story, That is substantially what I said the rumor was. I 7 said the rumor rose far above gossip. I admit I had no fact to substantiate the rumor.” “It was something like the whis) | | pering campaign that was heard nv gg divorce judge, and Miss Cordelia Thiel, deputy in the \wuperintendents, educators and| Mayor Brown said he would pre-|the month before Mr. Harding’s elecs prosecutor's office and in charge of the court of domestic | schoo principals, that he and Chief} sent to the meeting of clergy and tion. I believed, out of respect for relations, differ pointedly on the cause for the increase in ot Police Severyns may give an ac ree indisputable facts “‘that|tne meinory of Mr. Harding, divotces. Judge Brinker blames the women, and Miss Thiel| counting of thelr stewardship. | Seattle is the most moral city of IS |these scandalous rumors should be The statement was made in an-| Size on the American continen | downed.” PP" carer, Stay tate motogranners swer to the report Seattle | | "Thousands of citizens are calling |" «what information did you inne eouncil of churches, {nj Upon me ¢o silence the slanderous | r enroot ‘enked! Thursday’ Star 1d eT atte eee bre ee |. “Only ‘of having’ heard. this story Mayor Brown referred to the re-/ "te. 45 taco me, thie cette from responsible people.” |port ag a “brazen attempt by un.) tr oT ity mew defend the: good |, And you thought it your duty to. scrupulous politicians who are hpyo: | Tae Sf our cite: against thelr vie {lve it publicity?" pees: rites," andtermed tho document | iit tocoue attack. "| “I thought it my particular duty" “an attack upon the city and a lie |” «airea $f, Lundin and Dr. Hiram | Lenroot read the newspaper ac ent forth to the world.” |Read, T am going to silence you|Unts of Vanderlip’s speech. "A grand jury has been sitting | yon, pecause you are falsifiers, and | “YOU Were apparently indifferent for 12 weeks,” the mayor said.“ lore Rpcsepre Laetiringe testo whether the rumors went to your sl of this city shall not | “% ~ w* the statement reads, | out with your authority? A fist fight growing out of a card | hop blow in the face. The officer Grevh Lake poc m aliated and after a few exchanges | Thursday afternoon resulted in the |of blows the fight was stopped. The arrest of Patrolman C. 8. Stanhope, | other man called the Densmore sta- Densmore officers, and his sus | tion, and Patrolmen FE. A. Dickerson | blames the men. asion by Police Chief W. B. Sev-jand L. C. Hayes came out, They ns Friday took nhope and the four men to According to the story told to Sev- Stanhope and four wit- ame of fr out was in Five men, including § May we call a gang stealing rub. ber tires a rubber band? Thanks. RESULTS OF VOT. game in of: the Prats » published On Which Sex Rests | Blame for Divorce? Judge and Woman Deputy Pr osecutor’ p Differ on Matter National statistics show that there was an average of Major Hoople... LUT Gee Gee Oliver T. Be rieks Al Landi hens Edwin J. | Brow G. Bannick booked Stan hope on an open charge and took away his gun, star and handcuffs. hope, were playing. Stanhope bet | Chief Severyns later suspended Stan. | eo chips, and another man bet | hope, but said that from all he could) three. Stanhope won the hand, and |learn there “was little to the c is opponent said the officer had not It was not played his hand right Stanhope was not the ‘An argument started, and the man |f Iked over and struc ® es : | DOCKMEN, ‘TO _|BALL PLAYER | ver orice’) STAGE STRIKE LOSES AWARD. LONDON. Feb. miltion| MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 15 | |dock workers prepared today tp quit | Judge ory of the circuit court | work tomorrow and tie up every port | her set ict of n the United Kingdom unless a last-|a jury which awarded “Shocloes” etused a mij.| minute settlement cancels the strike | Joe Jackson $16,711 back pay from pip resonaro nea Poe the Chicago White Sox don’t blame | PAC ke enough to] rar London at on : Jackson, Bos Sob peo are Ba White Sox players was thrown junprecedented activity a oping ‘ ‘ie Wiehe’ cra Unias "sched. the avail companies speeded efforts to clear | organized baseball followin Doth flety, atthe ruse | Targoes before the impending paraly- |1919 world series scandal, h y is of transports should sect in club for pay on To help out a bard with his labor; ontract. Judge Gr ee a ae Funished Home Oh, la-tiddy-dee caused Jackson to be arrested on a Offer Today Tra-la, tiddy-dum! charge of perjury late yesterday, | You're right—this is one set the verdict aside and dismissed that uy eryns | nesses, a | progress. If You et cast a ballot in Brew's straw vote, do so! ‘ll find our ballot on page 97. aven't | a gamb! z game, and sgressor in the . merely defending himself from aak nd nk Carpenter, writer of school geographies, is in Seattle. His were the books, you may remember, that you used to read Old Sleuth behind. o- You can’t paint the lily, but 15.—One some of us girls realize we ain't lilies. aside the — pins Ee PS Kentucky lion-dolar ‘ot wouldn ome tax eee oy at the docks of who, with several othor or BE. J. were of but the a the three-year ry, who| due of 'em, neighbor! the case on the grounds that Jack- “ F son's testimony eked jury.” with per: Responsible, Says Woman To Blame, Says Man Hudson Maxim, famous inventor, says t tea is an intoxicant with- in the meaning of the Volstead act. Mebbe, but you never see four grown-up men singing “Sweet Ade- line” after a couple of shots of tea. Here is another home is offered for the home OWNER MAKE not women, : MODERN Bt COMPLET FUR A. home is body fights o Saturday E' a place where every ‘er who will read the sh Post first . « to- Arena alone, my) opinion of Miss Cor Brown - 168 ng 107 cast game of hockey, the men from playing the fw ever 1 saw men skating like they did have lambage. to home, where I did find my Oliver T. if YOU your ballot, be sure to vote TODAY You'll find the j | . ballot on Page 4. e count, i haven't yet in retake but not at the time,” Lenroot shouted. “It The skeleton found in the forest Inenr sikeenentien Tie dan ago was three marriages during the same period. What is the ‘Churchmen and | Polige Head | you would ’ have: written paul cause of this rapid increase in separations? Confer on Charges ! speech down and made sure you Black Diamond in August, | ; I f be Tey canidate, weve{ during the demonstrations at the|merely quoting rumors. = Brinker, known as King county’s divorce judge. basmege bert) yi o ai na coal mines in 1921. He had been liv-| “Didn't you reallze you were. y der investigatior ¢ e Men, because they refuse to admit that women are | “™’" vests i mn “was going to kill himself,” because | have protected yourself by redu county prosecutor, who presides over the court of do- HI ai Ret. mbrose | he was out of money and fil, | your statements to writing.” Bailey, Rey. Ralph Murphy, Rey. Rey. Rudolph Ericson, Arthur H.! piece of cloth from an old coat) “It hasn't appeared generally im It tal | the public press, with Police Chief W. 1B. Severynn) ————— : ——~ | “Your remarks. would have fon Thursday afternoon. | i no: significance’ at wll: it they M BROWN KEEPS | Russel! Maughan today was ordered to prepare himself for a flight from |in the number of divorce dive generally lies in the de-| made by a stenographer for the ‘my mind, It was a surprise to me | for changed conditions, such as/| delegation, according to Reverend to have ‘the connection made, but General Mason N, Patrick, head ot | taining equal rights in this modern alty candidates at noon the alr service. han ts now at | World.” man lives; things different are desir-| inclined to doubt the testimony of day ‘stood Vanderlip to a merciless cross- ed; old things are put aside and new! ¢ersg. Lundin salt: examination in which his action Maughan mado two unsuccessful |court of domestic relations, tho| Women tire of theit husbands, men | tack my personal reputation. 1 will attempt to streak the sky with the | birthplace of a large number of the/tire of their wives; ne POUSES ALG} hold any person or concerns that ing scandal and it was even | “Not at all, I took great care to” | jexplain that I had no facts,” Vane REMAINS ARE Shores one divorce for every seven marriages in 1923. King arth me ary —_ Rae ; . iv ees consi you had a patriotic county had a record of almost one divorce for every identified Friday morning by John) duty to bring these rumors out, Eratnik as that of his brother, Jo- eph Eratnik, 6, who disappeared Women, with their “emancipation of sex” idea, cig- priate | from were correctly quoted.” arets, bobbed hair and masculine ways, are to blame Charges said to have Pen made by | Joseph Eratnik bad been on strike | scot IF teanagpetr ated =a for the most part, says Superior Judge Otis WwW. | Ma Brown against Alfred} : 1 of Churches on Friday {ing with an Austrian, who is now | spreading scandalous rumors? Don’ ; , e 9 A Council of Churches 0: day in Austria. He disappeared after lize that you have inew winning and retaining equal rights with the male sex, A delegation of 12 prominent remarking to Joe Macalck that Ke mak apepactnalinnd® You pe are to blame, says Miss Cordelia Thiel, deputy King | ministers and business men—Rev Magee, Rev.| ‘phe skelet ‘ e Ha’ ‘ |, The skeleton was found with the| “I also realize I have. recelveds mestic rela ; Russell Thrapp,. Rev. U. G./head severed and a razor near by.|much commendation,” replied Vane Alfred E. Sorenson, | [dentification, was made thru aj derlip. : Hutchinson, Eddie Franklin, George| which the brother had kept. ell M. Jacobs, G. H. Plummer and) tied with the cloth.of the trousers | Senator Pittman, ‘John Bushgll—were in conference found near the bones. | crat, asked: F, atria. Aviator to | - ee Try Flight Again BY JUDGE OTIS W. BRINKER | two motorcycle patroimen test!- not been connected with the oll” DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 15.-Lieut King County Superior Court | fied at the conference. A shorthand | inquiry a T is my. opinion that.the reason for | record of all that was said was VOTE LEAD “T didn’t have them connected inti: New York to San’ Fra 5 within | because men are reluctant, and, in the hours of daylight in June jmany cases, absolutely refuse to ad-| we witness jn the spirit of the times! Chatterton, who that HS rewalt of The Stara that is neither here nor there.” © The orders were issued by Major | Mit that women are winning nd re-|everywhere. A great upheaval is| no decision had b straw vote on the mayor- Democrats and republicans im- > taking pl in human hearts and hu: | matter, altivo he admitted he was partially jeined in submitting: Kelly field, Texas, but will soon re-| This is the Edwin J. port at McCook field for trial flights Thiel, deputy King county |asptrations sponsored. Tt ia the I have been informed that there was severely condemned and his in the Curtias plane he will tse prosecutor, who presides over the /spirit of the age. has been a dastardly attempt to ut motive sought, Committee mem: bers accused him of broadcast tun last summer and failed with the }divorces which swell the statistics | sought, regardless of whom it affects | publish or clreulate false and defam goal almost in sight, because of me- | column lor what the consequences may be, [atory statements absolutely to ac hchanical troubles. | @urn to Page 4, Column 4) (urn to Page 4, Column 4) s home can Ad hhh? #4 hae be fou columns suggested he had a “grouch” against the Inte Mr, Harding 2 (Turn to Page 4, Column 3) wit, which did ease her AJ. &. ‘ as her own mind mightily.