The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 16, 1924, Page 3

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY SPEEDERS ARE | 16, THE SEATTLE AR SENATOR SHOT |\Of Caurse, You’ll Hav PAGE % a AUTO DEATHS FOUR CONVICTS SENT TO JAIL Man Who Ran Down Univer- sity Student Gets 60 Days Louis C. A 1 estate ran down Ernest Mille aid but not aptured af tness, F BONUS BACKED BY DEMOCRATS Committeemen Also Indorse Wheat Export Bill SPOKANE, Seattle the place demoecr here Feb. 1924 pre-campa atic state ¢ 16. the yesterday husiasm th adj the was cAdoo and Senator C. C. Dill and Congressman Sam B. Hill were commended for their efforts towards remedial farm legislation The state convention will meet May 2 will be present. the apportionment upon, will nominate 175 of the lot. Willis E. Mahoney, youthful mayor of Te koa, will be temporary chairman and keynote speaker, The life of Woodrow Wilson was commended and condolences sent to the widow. George E. Ryan, of King county, submitted the McAdoo resolution. Mayor Ben Hill, of Walla Walla submitted a resolution which struck at the 10 per cent freight differential on wheat from the Snake river country, favoring Portland over Puget sound ports WOULD CLARIFY SKAGIT STATUS Tindall Prepares to Probe Project Mystery in Seattle Jelegates , under Preparation of an ordinance to provide for an exhaustive probe of the Skagit project {s in progress, Philp Tindall, chairman of the counell utilities committee, said Sat- urday, Tindall hopes to have the or dinance ready for Introduction’ at Monday's council meeting. The ordinance will provide for the appointment of a commission of en- gineers and accountants to determine the feasibility of future develop- ments, cost, the present condition of the Skagit, how the $11,000,000 bond issues have been utilized, and the ability and fitness of Carl.F. Uhden, Skagit engineer, to continue with the Gorge development plans. Tindal! said that the present status | of the Skagit is swathed in mystery. The completion of the Gorge plant will turn in only 20,000 horsepower @ year, average, without a high gorge dam, which will cost an addi- tional $5,000,000. The-Gorge dam will be too heavy an expenditure without installing the third power unit of the gorge powerhouse to develop 112,500 horsepower, and it will be impossible | to develope this power without stor. age. To provide storage it will be necessary to build the Ruby dam at a cost of $8,000,000. “Seattle wants the true facts about this ambitious program,” Tindall said. SCHOOL BID IS ACCEPTED Curtallment of specifications and plans for the Montlake Grammar school was necessitated by lack of funds when bids for the construc- tion of the building were opened by the school board Friday evening. An assembly room and other minor de- tails were withdrawn from the spec- ifications. The bids finally were let to total $118,753.90. The West Coast Construction Co. obtained the contract for the bulld- ing; plumbing went to the P. T. La- van Plumbing Co., for $9,150; heat- ing and ventilating to the McMahon Plumbing Co., for $12,067; lighting and wiring to the C. B. Campbell Co., for $1,942.90. Advertisements of the Symphony orchestra will be sent thru the public schools. The or- chestra advisory board, comprised of Mrs. A. S, Kerry, A. B. Stewart, J. A. Baillargeon, Dr. C. W. Sharples, Carl E. Croson, Miss Letha McClure and J. T. Jennings, submitted the request. INDIAN GIRL CONVICTS TWO Louis Dotson and Haffel H. Brown, negroes, were convicted of criminal assault on the high seas in Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer’s court Friday. Sentence will be pro- nounced Monday. The two men were charged with assaulting Margaret Sutton, 16-year- old Indian girl, while she was traveling on the liner Admiral Evans, en route from Alaska to Seattle, last October. The girl is & pupil of the Chemawa Indian ‘Training school, an Oregon institu- tion. Institute Band Will Play Here Music was to be furnished at the weekly luncheon of the Seattle Elks Saturday noon, by a 15-plece band of boy musicians, trained at the Chehalis state training school for boys, - Seattle | VOTE for My addres three me Make your Alfred H, 1 These are the mayoralty race . J. Brown Mail to Straw Vote Editor of Daily Totals) Mayoralty Ballot In The Seattle Star’s Straw Vote BY DRY AGENT for mayor With Wife at U. S. Capital who have filed for the election from among them aundin Oliver T. Erickson n Star and Wateh the Jas SENATE PROBES ALASKA SCHEME Fall and Denby Deal in Coal Fields Questioned RY WIL (United Pr WASHINC JAM J, LOSH 2 Staff Corresponde oN, Feb. senate oil senate progressives t Investig of by push an naval of ministration the Alaskan al rese the Navy rves Secretary enby e Inter A res © yesterday by uments pertaining isdiction of tho re. to Fall in 1922 Alaska transfer J rve from Dent 2 © initial step in the drive. ‘ hie measure ain Alaskan rail. had submitted to dge a long letter in 1 that negotiations were opened shortly after the fer for leasing the coal re private operators in a man to that by which the naval oi! |serves were and Fall The proposed leans, Included the exchange of some of the coal mined for the construction of bunkers, just as of! from the na te introdw E. Bal tractor, Ce charg: Ia after Joh road Presic which he trans. re. Aisposed | val reserves was exchanged for stor- | age tanks. “No lease was executed,” Ballaine sald in. his sult was that |tlons in the Matanu | transferred by Denby to the Interior department and abruptly closed, in Ma 1922, at a time when the navy as official reports show, had a mi {developed and equipped to produce 250 tons a day. Ballaine ed that }ing” announcements regarding the quality of Matanuska coal have been gtven publicity by the nevy en gineering bureau, of which Robison | 1s head, and by the bureau of mines in the interior department eee |Deny Business Is | Weakened by Probe WASHINGTON, leaders today rep vigorously to Jesse Livermore, the New York stock operator, who sald confidence of. business and the country was |being undermined by congre@sional investigations, and called for elec “but the net re opern ska field were “mislead. | men to congress. Livermore formerly was employed by Harry F. Sinclair to market stock of the Mammoth Oil Co., which leased Teapot Dome. Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin, chair: man of the Teapot Dome investigat ing committee, predicted that in the long run the oll investigation and similar congressional inquiries will have a good effect on the country business, whatever the effect on the stock market specula tlon may be. . McAdoo Rallying “Holy” Crusaders CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—Spurred on by a fervor likened to a holy crusade, supporters of William G. McAdoo for President are gathering here for a re- affirmation of faith. Primarily, McAdoo’s followers were asked to attend the conference Mon day to determine whether he still Is available as a candidate in spite of j his connection with the Teapot Dome investigation. The conference was called at the suggestion of McAdoo. SEEK AID FOR HELPLESS MEN Care of unmarried men in Seattle | who are unable to work on account | of sickness and who have no one to |care for them, was the object of a | meeting between the county commis- sioners and representatives of the | Social Welfare league. The league. having exhausted its funds allowed by the community chest for this class of aid, is no longer able to carry the burden, and a means of securing co operation of the county public wel- fare department was sought. Since November 1, it was pointed out that the league had cared for 236 single men who were friendless and {ll or disabled, exclusive of aid |given Russians, who are classed separately in the league's budget. It was stated that all of these were |men that other agencies were un- | able to care for, and most of which presented grave emergencies: Present at the meeting were D. P. Skinner, Lawrence Colman, R. H. Parsons, Lane Summers, Miss Gardi- ner and. Miss Cotter, representing the league! Mr. Smock and Mr. Gaines, representing the county, and a representative of the Seattle news. papers. North-Enders Will Hear Lundin Talk Residents of the Phinney and Greenwood districts will stage a po- litical rally in the new Woodland Park Methodist Episcopal church, N, 78th st. and Greenwood ave., Monday night at 8 o'clock, when Alfred H. Lundin, candidate for mayor, and A, L. Hardesty and Crawford B, White, candidates for the three-year and two-year terms in the city council, will be the speakers. As an added attraction, the commit. tee in charge of the meeting has ar- ranged for a literary and musteal pro- sam, of by Denby Raliaine said, | tion of none but successful business | temporary | had st Th not t WALSH REFUSES TO ENTER RACE. |Prober Has No Presidential |"°°1's sect Aspirations av ee fire Senator Greer Other 1 Greene's a burried a hasty ned to } of the stance and the sens the } examination ENCE MARTIN Staff Co WASHINGTON, © ties BY LAWEK 0 w allowed or hamper the Teapot Dome Sen: noekin ulry the Ager © today ffers of s Ne al when the she democrats, who offered to ¢ his name in th dace for the ¢ for president, Walsh firmly de o ane “HOTEL OWNERS = HELD LIABLE 4 Abatement Act Is Enforced Despite Absentee Plea emocrat His views on the subject je known In a letter to Dew he sa were m Ne. traka 8 mised sition thing he « porsibiy “I than kindl, hetioy you have 1 for the| tion of a! e that I able to rer ¢ the » ha n| y Aa a meg lar m naval 1 m n to ret One of the stror vico that has b th alled t blows against ivered since ber 0-¢ ned a from the banda of Boyd J. 7 rm of @ deci yertor Fri¢ tive ne f th Tadeo As @ presidential |ing ¢ Ima y forward date I am obliged to decline your offer to circulate my name in petitions.” | WHITMAN TO BE HONORED Ing the 65th ff Whitman ec $ alumni of Whitman evening 7 men's University jon in the abate ment cases now in the King county courts. | Judge Tallman ruled that absentee ndiords are responsible for the} kind of places run by tenants, He ued an injunction restraining the use ave. y next six months Mr. and Mra. P. ers of t@ building. that they ha been in Las An, and knew nothing the kind Place that was conduc that since the new tenants have nary of the Wa will o'clock at a Walla meet J. Moran, own net up a defe the ‘ be Ab 1 aba famous ins fed by Marcus a num. een |i pom plained f have zens gre memb ie joverseers of Whitman, lJudge Thomas Burke, | Thomas Lyons, Rev thews, Judge Jeremiah } r, Reg nald H. Parsons, W. J. Patterson, O |B. Rupp, E. A. Stuart, Frank Water |house, David Whitcomb, Dr. Park | Weed Willis and Worrall Wilson. | Dr. Stephen B. 1, Penrose, prest jdent of Whitman for the past years, wil} deliver tho principal ad dress, reviewing some of the expert. | en thru which Whitman has | South club, which was pio jbo held Saturday evening at Meves’ J. Harold Crampton, president of | cafeteria. Dinner wen to bo served |the Puget Sound Whitman Alumni|!" Cafeteria style. Alfred H. Lun-| Jassocllfion, will preside, Music and| 4 candidate for mayor, and who| jentertalnment will be furnished by |" born at Lead, & D., was to be members of the alumni organization, |‘? honor guest of the evening. parila Daa | The dinner was begin at 7| p.m. with residents trom the di-| |NEWSBOYS SEE nc Suit" ann PAN PROGRAM *", Ein | were to wear badges giving the |name of the South Dakota town Headed by J. a. Guy, Star dealer| where they formerly resided. at Bremerton, 30 Star carriers in-| Vocal selections, given by Mary | Vaded Seattle Friday evening to wit-|Lionberger Scott, accompanied by] | ness the evening performance at the| William Hoffman at the piano, and} Pantages theater as guests of Man-|by L. 8. Canzin, accompanied by| ager Duncan Inverarity. | Kenneth Lyman, were to feature, Tie Bremerton boys were accom.|with a violin duet by Bertha and | Panied to the show by 200 elty car-| Martha Stuckey. Mrs. Harry Ir-| riers. Applause, more prolonged| win was scheduled to read, while than usual, greeted each act. Rich-| Mr. Hoffman was to play his orig- ard Haveman's “Kings of the For-|{nal composition, “Forward March,’ est” made a decided hit with the| based on Seattle's slogan. John Gil- itted tn them " the urn L. 0. Mark A. Mat ft daird, | hc risances ‘LUNDIN PARTY | IS SCHEDULED) arly 500 former residents of! h Dakota have signified their intention of attending the first comn an- | Dakota | to|§ |gathered to watch fii boys. WHEAT MEET The McNary-Haugen ill, | pending before congress for the re- Hef of wheat growers, was Indorsed | by @ meeting of the executive com. | mitteo of tho Washington Farm Bureau federation at the Hotel New Arctic Friday, The organization pledged Itself to work for the pass. ago of the bill, The committer indorsed the |Prohibiting the use of milk and butter substitutes that {s to come up this fall by, referendum. H. B. Creel of Seabeck was appointed a | representative of the bureau to lec. jture thruout the state. |cided, also, to start jbureau paper, and E. A. Norton of |Grandview was empowered to ar- range for its publication. | President Ww. Cordener of Walla Walla presided, and the com- |mitteemen present included P. Om dal, Mount Vernon; Henry Delaney, | Starbuck; T. E, Anderson, Parkland; |F. A. Norton, Grandview, and IF’. B | Rogers, Colfax. | Members present at the request of the committee {ncludea Soren | Sorenson, Ellensburg; C. W. Orton, |Sumner; H. B, Creel, Seabeck; W. |H. Kirkman, Walla Walla; F.C |Johnson, Mount Vernon; 8, BE. Mc- n, Bellingham, and A. A. Kelly, Spokane county bill It was de- a new farm Campbell Okehed by Labor Council W. T. Campbell, candidate for the two-year term in the efty council, was one of the candidates recom. mended in the report of thy political committee of organized labor, adopt: ed by the Central Labor council. The report classified Campbell as a suc- cessful business man and an employ- ganized labor and said: “We believe he will make a capable councilman.” Many Permits for Buildings Issued Spring activity in homo building | was evidenced Friday when two doz | en permits wero issued for residences valued at from $2,000 to $15,000. Of these, a dozen were issued to Stephen Berg for two groups of new homes, one in tho district of 14th ave. N. 1 and 70th st, and the other on Wall. Ingford ave, above 41st st. OKEHS BILL nowy er who has always been fair to or-| roy, former mayor of Lead, &. was to speak, with W. G. D, way presiding as toastmaster, D,,| Ben-)| Lions Stage First Spring Exhibition Sixty-five booths, showing the business activities of the members of the Seattle Lions’ club, were crowded with visitors Friday night jat the club's first spring show at |4402 White building. ‘Tho exhibits |ranged from a miniature model of |the Stimson building to the latest |methods of tooth extraction and hair cutting, ‘Two orchestras alternated ‘n pro. | viding music, and a kangaroo traf. | fic court was held with Carl Croson | as “prosecuting attorney,” at which | various members were brought to| the bench by Emil Green and fined |for such crimes as parking too long |before the exhibit of bathing suits, |Legion Leaders to | Make Bucoda Talks In the Interests of the fight for| adjusted compensation for ex.service | men, William Short, president of the State Federation of Labor; Dr. Hin-} |ton J. Jonez, state commander of| | the American Legion, and Edward |Clitford, state director of labor and} |industries, will speak at Bucoda Saturday evening. Russian Lecture Scheduled Sunday Sconomie Reconstruction of Rus sin’’ is the topic to be discussed by Anna Loulse Strong in her third lee- ture on European conditions at the Labor temple, Sixth ave. and Unt versity st, Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Waterway Progress Is Club’s Subject J. W. Leos, commissioner of com: mercial waterway district No, 1, will address the Arden Improvement club at its next regular meeting, Tuesday, February 19, at the hall at 313 Orcas at, The session will begin at 8 p.m. What's in the Air Saturday, February 16 80 to 1:30 p, m, to 4:30 p, of KDZE KFIC. §:30 p. m, KFHR—4:30 to 8:30 p. KHQ-—8 to 9 p, m. m.} m, a Seal-Breaking Party Shot Down as He Walks/50Ciety Is All Agog for ( New Phone Book BY JIM MARSHALL Toenty manu a phor They canr wait? y stor! you mus the ones did, in the imaginative up drearily of more anyway—sitti Board Supports Cole’s ala Event, When Will Be Opened thrilled about young mat nent n to ‘ou know t happen, b tossed a Mumm's to the reporter what's going She playful Extra Dry cork “I guess some ng's going to pop, all righti School Liquor Fight Approv ‘ x Suspension of Students; Drive to Go On With five boys susp 1 from} Queen Anne ance of the term, and one ed board, Garfield high school b; der of the ments of the disciplinary campaly directed against of Mquor and misconduct of students tnitiated by boy disc ¥ or school develop: nual get-acquainted meeting of the| School authorities developed rapidly | Was turday The school board Friday night Ave its support to Cole's fight on | liquor in the high schools by ap-| proving the dismisnal of the atu: | dents involved in the cases so far} discovered. | “We expect to carry our. Invest! Flames Sweep Thru Tacoma Structure TACOMA, Feb, 16.—Damage esti mated at $9,000 was the result of a fire which broke out tn a three story building in which W. J Hanson & Co. ) paints and wallpaper, w ed at 1129 Broadway, A such propor. tions ax to temporarily block traffic men fight the ly subdued, | | | | flames, which we Kapckad. Downstairs, | Laborer Asks $5,000 Alleging personal injuries to the extent of $5,000, Gus Olson, a Ia. borer, has started sult against the Independent Order of Good Tem: plars. Hoe alleges that the order was negligent in staging a New Year's dance and that two revelers, falling down a stairway, shoved him thru a glass door, The revelers were not ‘members of the order. Beecher Relative Held for Forgery LOS ANG 8, Cal. Feb. 16.— Mrs, Beatrice Johnstone, grand: daughter of the famous author and minister, Henry Ward Beecher, was charged today with forging the name of John Martin to checks amounting to $125. Nichols to Speak to Heights Club Former State Senator Ralph D. Nichols, candidate for the city coun. cll at the next election, was to speak at a mass, meeting at the Olympic Heights Improvement club, 35th ave. 8. W, and Kenyon st. Saturday night. Friday evening he addressed a session of the Women's Progr ive alllance and a meeting at the Rainier Beach Presbyterian church, PARIS, Feb, 16. other slump short! Francs took an: after the open. jing of the exchange market here to- day, reaching 22,70 to the dollar: most as low as the previous record, Pay what you will— youwill never find in any other cigarette the unique delight of the toasted process, high school for the bal: | 4 ation into y school where evi- of iquor or of mis. t of students ts endent T. R. Colo Three of the suspended were schoo] basketball Queen Anne boys members of the team, and two not, The Garfield high boy disciplined by being banned participation in all school ac ties for the balance of the year, may continue his studies, how- were from th He eve The other five boys may return to hool next fall. Swindler Proud of “Big Fish” Caught CHICA Feb. 16.—Bonsting among his victims, John D. Rocke- feller, Jr, “Tex Rickard, Senators Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts, orge W. Pepper, Pennayl- and a score of ministers, W. Howard, — confessed swindler, waited {identification in a police cell here today “I've been averaging $1,000 a week," Howard with a grin, a let me gentlemen, picked fish. “Now, take $600 to admitted tell you, I've some big | John D. Rockefeller, Jr, for instance, I nicked him for $280. Of all the fellows I stung he howled the loudest—he and Tex |Rickard, the prize fight promoter.” |Dean Lewis Speaks on Farm Stability The economic stability of the |American farmer forms the basis of |the permanency of American foreign | trade, Howard T. Lewis, dean of the |college of business administration of the University of Washington, do Jelared at the meeting of the mem- bers’ council of the Chamber of Com- merce Friday Rev. J, Ralph Magee spoke on the music and arts foundation, and Capt. I. M. Weil, state colonization agent, |spoke on the development of the sol- diers’ land settlement project at |White Bluffs and Hanford. Music |by a Russian quartet completed the | program |Prohi Lieutenant Receives Threats | Th to “get” William Whit- ney, assistant prohibition director, |were made to prohibition headquar- ters over the telephone by an un- |known person Friday morning. The |same man, it is believed, called earli- er in the day, when Whitney was out, and asked for Whitney or Agent O’Harra. On being told they were out, the man used fanguage ot such force that the girl who took |the cal stopped the tirade by hang- ing up the receiver. Removal of Radio Station Rejected That removal of the Seattle har- bor department's radio station to the Skagit would not solve the local problem of conflicting radio service was the opinion given to Mrs. Kath. ryn Miracle, chairman of a commit: tee of citizens appointed to find a solution to this problem, Friday, A number of radio fans have been ad- ating the change, in the belief that ft would relieve the situation, | rk Prohi Attorney ‘to Speak at Services BE. F. Collins, state attorney for the Anti-Saloon league, will speak on “Law Enforcement as An Attor- Sees It,” at the morning serv- ices of the Asbury Methodist Epis. cdpal churéh, N, 40th st, and Whit man ave, Sunday, ON DECREASE Seattle Has 40 Per Cent More Cars, Less Crashes LE EL RS ELIE HERE’S MORE ABOUT DENBY STARTS ON PAGE 1 was based on doubt as of the expedition and involved, rather than cond, Denby per. e naval affairs flight would cost it is at 4 it will The ancy is not understood in congress. | The polar expedition of the giant dirigible was Denby's pet project. |Recently he made a stirring appeal to the house naval affairs commit |tee not to throw any obstacle |the way of the trip | The advance guard of the polar xpedition left here January 9 to stablish a weather station in |Alaska and make other prepara Itions for flight. Orders for equipping a ship with & mooring mast and for many other preparations had also been Issued. GEO, CHRISTIAN "1S UNDER FIRE “Movie Trust Pressure” Effort Is Alleged WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Hous- |ton Thompson, chairman of the fed- Jeral trade commission, testified to- day that he believed George Chris- tian, Jr. secretary to the Jate Presl- dent Harding, had attempted to ex- ert pressure on the commission in connection with the Famous Play- ers-Lasky anti-trust case. Thompson gave his testimony be- |fore the senate interstate commerce |committee, considering Christian's nomination to be a member of the trade commission, ‘Thompson testified that he was called to the White House in May, 1921. Christian opened the conver. sation by asking him what he meant by Issuing a complaint against the Lasky people without giving them a hearing, Thompson said. Thompson continued that he in- formed Christian that no complaint had been issued at that time and that the commission never made a practice of hearing anyone who was not yet a defendant, Upon motion of Senator Wheeler it was decided to call Christian be. |fore the committee. Other witnesses are to be heard next Saturday and Christian will appear after their testimony has been completed. TEAPOT DOME PROBE HALTED Senate Committee Adjourns Hearing Until February 25 BY PAUL R. MALLO) (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Teapot Dome investigators today’ paused to arisen the value langer it Jon the expense. the ow the further inquiry into leasing of naval oil reserves, Hearings have been adjourned until Februagy 25, when the $1,000,000 “slush fund" reported to have been used here will be gone into. Edward B. McLean, millionaire Washington publisher, who is coming up from Palm Beach, was notfied that he need not appear to answer his subpoena at present. McLean was to be asked about the million. dollar fund, but questioning of Me- Lean was thought unnecessary at present. No congressional investigating committee in many years has pro- duced such a variety of sensations with such rapidity as this committee has, ‘The evidence thus far present- ed makes a mountain of documents. Even committee members are a little confused at times in trying to keep clear in their minds just what the committee has developed. “Caseys’” Announce . Carnival Program Definite programs for the week's carnival of the Young Ladies’ insti- tute and the Seattle Knights of Co- lumbus, at the K. of C. hall on Har. vard ave, and University st. have been announced as follows, starting Monday evening: Monday — “Organization Night,” with Mayor Brown opening the car- nival; Tuesday — “Elks’ Night Wednesday — “Candidates’ Night Thursda; ‘American Legion Night Friday ‘ollege and Fourth Degree Night"; Saturday—"Queen’s Night.” decide the direction and scope of their } BURN TO DEATH Fire Destroys Prison Build- ing in Alabama nvest pes and no distributed t be re structure 6¢ 470 conviets in WHITES BATTLE FILIPINO GANG Oriental Held for Shooting Two; Third Knifed | COSMOPOL ‘i Americ ooting two ax pitched battle be n about 20 whites and Filiping aborers here late Fi night. All the wounded men wi) recover. For nearly an hour, the whites mainly laborers, fought with & handful of Filipinos, in a quarrel induced by anti-Oriental feeling, which runs strong here, according |to peace officers. The battle started on the street and the Filipinds were chased into @ boarding house |Rocks vere thrown thru the win- | dows whites. Nadales is al lleged to have then appeared af |the door, brandished a pistol and opened fire R, Wichtant fell with a bullet wound in his head. T, F. Finnan, said to have been a bystander, re- ceived another bullet in his arm. Ed B, Bol, one of the participants, according to reports of the affair, was gashed in the arm by one of the Filipinos, armed with a knife. The three wounded were rushed |to the Aberdeen hospital and Finnan | and Wichtant were later discharged Aberdeen surgeons believe that Wichtant’s head wound may have | |been the result of a hard blow by some weapon other than a gun. j Fearing possible mob action, jail | ers here announced Saturday noon | [that Nadales may be transferred to” jthe Aberdeen jail during the after noon. PRIMARY BODY — PUSHES PLAN Non-Partisan Basis Asked for Local Elections : Fostering measures for the pro: | posed initiative bill placing city, county and state elections on a non- partisan political basis, a meeting of | the Direct Primary league of the state was called for 2 p. m. Saturday | in Dartnall’s cafeteria. j A committee from the Washington State grange will meet with the Di- | rect Primary league im the interests — of the proposed legislation. The league, according to J, W. Bryan, of Bellingham, president, plans to submit the nonpartisan elec: | tion bill to the next legislature and, should {t fail of approval, will initi- ate a bill for submission to the elec: torate in 1926. Measures to protect the direct pri: mary from attacks by opposing in- ~ terests were to be discussed. “Fighting Cop” to Lose 5 Days’ Wages Patrolman C. S. Stanhope, sus: pended Friday, after a fight in a Green Lake poolroom with F, HL” Richter, 922 N. 72d st, was given five-day vacation, with loss of pay, by Chief of Police W. B. Severyns, Saturday, as punishment. Stanhope was playing cards he got into an argument with Rich. ter, and blows were exchan Richter claimed Stanhope broke his glasses, but that the affair had been “fixed up” and he would not prose: cute, of 20 pult a by Charge Groceries Sell Boys Smokes Three complaints, charging gro- cers in various parts of the city {with selling cigarets to school chil: — dren, were filed in Justice C. C. Dal: ton’s court Saturday by O. D. Adams, one of the district probation officers. The complaints charge M, L. Wilson, 35th ave. S. W. and Norfolk st.; J. Dy Nelson, 524 21st ave., and Mrs. M. B. © England, 6515 California ave., with selling cigarets to minors. Bail in ~ each instance was set at $100, Thugs’ Victim to Die, Surgeons Say Ero Paro, slugged and critically In- jured by thugs carly Friday moi ing, was near death, according to _ city hospital physicians Saturday. — Paro was robbed of $50 in cash, hi sald, An X-ray examination made of his skull-fracture Saturd Confederate Vets Fight; One Deac NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 16.—A quarrel over the closing of a dow at the state Home for Con erate Soldiers resulted in the death’ of George H. Hamby, 97, a Confederate soldier, and the serio wounding of his roommate, Dr, , G. Bracking, 91, ee Man Dead; Room Filled With W. C. Nogler was found dead j the Puget hotel Saturday morning with gas from a small stove fillin the room. Nogler was in bed when found by B. R. MeKeena, He a son, C, R. Nogler, living on B con Hill, ‘Coroner W. H. Corson investigating the case to d whether or not It was suicide,