The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 14, 1924, Page 9

1! pupaY, MARCH 14, 18 JURED WIFE IMPROVES HERE’S MORE ABOUT PROBE SENSATION STARTS ON PAGE 1 24 THI ELATTLI LAR _ a HERE'S MORE ABOUT SHOOTING STARTS ON PAGE 1 WILBUR STARTS ON PAGE 1 Vv aa »V Ot - M ; * as] | Hamey Still Held for oney Received From Jap f ; y : | ack on Woman |Was Given to Jess Smith “Mrs. Cle “her own hom the being “Jess Smith came to your room?” om Sag oo base t of ferable pa ‘ , and I gave him the money.” "i ! i ite peace Ha : m of a ae he say that he had come for the money? " i ‘ Sa gitack bw ce , othe ee prey to be alist “When the Jap came, did he say that he had one hundred . Bs ing home of J. } $1,000 bills?” : 1.551597 Gen Ot whe “He said he had $100,000, And I counted it.” rene : 7 be > bao * said he had $100,000, And I counted it.” : oe Me # iow a Tsiabea after the aasat | the Standard Aircraft ever been prosecuted? t r ‘ husband, is held e not been in the department of justice recently.” | to ' at, after © nok eR peveokls home, where | works. He is also the eee three other women at eave. and Viret Ip wus arrested by Patrolman Bob more ‘unael pc gRWER FINED See em A tharged with Having Run ‘K about ave taken | Down Three Women ‘aye. and Seneca 1, D, Hammond, 1 st. was jailed on an opea ime Thursday afternoon after his had run down Joseph uecldent occurred at Second and Jackson st, Sayder, 15, of Lake Burien. Mighty hurt when his motor qollided with a for-hire car ty James Russell of the Auto Rent Co. Thursday HERE'S MORE ABOUT PAUL STARTS ON PAGE 1 W. A. Gaines from the le district, have combined to hie work and discredit him jhe constituents. He mid thot at the last budget mang his team hire was restricted pai in each of his road districts Commissioner Dobson was $6,000 for each district, or 10 Buch. budget estimates were pre the county engineer, who @irect to the county aud!- here they were printed,” Paul R “When they came up for }I protected against Dobson fofal of more than $30,000 whilé-I was not’ per- iGraise mifne to a figure that me to dd éesential road imaintenance work.” Paul 4 $2,200 for team hire or about one-tenth the Dobson. Hoverruled and Dobson told transfer funds from my fund for the work, ly the county auditor re- Spprove warrants for team I discovered that I had Md bills totalling more than the $600 allowed me in et for gravel hauling. q @ resolution in the asking permission to transfer to the team hire account. Gaines and Dobson refused to Bi the resolution and it failed. Mil probably be forced to bring action against them to get ma ax the county employes who me been working on county work Bed for the sum.” believes that opposition to Warted when he opened his rive by eliminating ? % automobiles that were ig Reed Bromiscuously by county he has saved the county of dollars over the es miles made by County Engineer mais FR. Beeman by doing road ® and maintenance work account instead of letting Pt tts to contractors. for legitimate roadwork. Meath Car Driver in, 71, at 24th av Mrs. Bergman's death. the boy ‘was driving in reckles: fF when the accident happened, " will not be prosecuted igias, prosecuting attor- ia that there was not suf. upon which to prose. ROPOLITA SUN,, MAR. 23 int Wed.-4ut, Matinees Chicago merehant t Winsaaic tiie ie me Winadaie, i " MAIL onvERS Now ches Wea. s working on the case. a and their assistants. He charges that the unusually fund available in Commis "8 district for team Mis due to the use of this fund 3 greasepot at election time of people are tem- . employed at high wages to Woes. He charges that he eerform his duties with one- the amount awarded Dobson fave ample funds for team _ Escapes Hearing | Thd Sehultheis, 12, who ran down | fatally injured Mrs. Christina ; W. and Sir st., last Saturday, was held Y by a coroner's jury Thursday Negligence and driving fanthority of law,” iv connec: the verdict and testimony | said: the exact December 2, 1921. I andard Aircraft case. Means “Her Friday, the S$ jpany). “I also met an attorney named Finkelstein, turned to New York and starte< |Mitsui Company Paymasters for Japanese Governm }company, a Japanese concern, Ain Th se companies later paid o company amounting to $2 $2, department of justice was rea’ that the Mitsui company were paymasters for the Japanese * | government thruout the world and controlled the aircraft company. The Mitsui compan: president of the Standard Air finance his company. Before tlinto the war the Mitsui company shipped five airplane motors to Japan and conducted investigation of aircraft manufacture in this country, The Mitsui company had powerful influence in this coun- |" try, extending to members of , 6, Mor W. Goth st. | Seaife's report, which was read into the record along with in ‘occasional statements by Mean: | The report told of the rapid Meyers, general charge of reports, at justice. Means interrupted a say that he and Sed jtaken off the case. | “When I got back to Washing. |ton they didn’t allow us to go down to the war department any more,” is point to | Means asid. | “Was this $100,000 deal reported }to Burns?” | “Sty constant instructions were, | ‘Tell Billy Burns nothing.’ I stood }pat and watched.” | “Didn't the department of Justice, during the investigation | ef Daugherty by the house, have agents following witnesses and investigating congressmen?” asked Wheeler, “Yes,” answered Means, after B pause, “How do you know?” “T saw them being investi investigators how they work.” Means. earlier had told of going to Palm Beach, Fla, and when asked who sent him, replied: “Mr. Sidney Thompson.” “He was. the go-hetween after Jess Smith died?” “Yes, I would say he was the go- between, He was the money car- rier.” "Who In W. D. Underwood?" “The man who worked with Jess! | Smith and helped me to make in- vestigations.” | “What was his position with the department of justice?” “He hadn't any. He was a friend) of Jess Smith.” | “What connection has Underwood | with Daugherty?” | “I don't know. He was invest!-/ gating.” “What inyestigations are you re- ferring to?” A “Investigations in New York city for the president of the United States.” “What president?’ “President Harding.” “What was the nature of the in- vestigation?” “Investigating Secretary Mellon. Jess Smith wanted us to catch Sec- retary of the Treasury Mellon, an@ we caught him.” “Did you work for President Harding?” “You” “By whom were you paid when you were investigating for President Harding?” “By Underwood.” “Whom did Underwood represent?” “The president. I saw @ letter saying that the president wanted cer- tain confidential Investigations made and that he wanted Gaston B. Means }to handle it. Means said he investigated Senator La. Follette right La Follette introduced his reso- lution for a senate investigation of Teapot Dome. - “Who gave you the orders? Wheeler asked. z “Jess Smith and Mr, Under- wood,” Means replied. “What ‘under cover’ investigation | did you make for President Harding in New York?” “Leading up from Investigations we had made in Washington that Secretary Mellon had gone into an agreement to furnish certain per- mits. We did not cateh him that time. He slipped thru our fingers.” “Who paid you?” “Jess Smith. Sometimes Under- wood. I also had Miss Laura Jacob- fen investigating Senator Caraway, Arkansas. “At whose direction?” “Seas Smith's.” | "At the time he was attacking the attorney general? “Yes, and President Harding.” Means said that “everybody was Investigated at some time or other.” “Do financial interests have candidates for president Investh gated?” “Yes, they want to know what they are up to.” “Was the purpose of the in- vestigation of Senator La Fol- lette to stop the senate investt gation of Teapot Dome?” “They wanted to know what he had.” “What do you mean by ‘going Asked to explain further regarding the aircraft case,|** situation. ; I sent a detailed report of conversa- He tions with Meanan and Minzil (officials of the Aircraft com- 000,000, A report made by Capt. Scaife, while an employe of the who rose from office boy in the air service to have | Meyers issued orders, according to the report, that no lfurther information was to be given to the department of wa. I was sent to New York wrote a report to Burns on On December 3 I was still Later I re-|' i after them with gloves off.” ent A letter was read into the record showing that the Mitsui financed both the Standard), raft company and the Standard Aerial corporation ff obligations to the Mitsui |r« d into the record. It stated ha The y, Means said, loaned Minzil, | est craft company, $3,500,000 to entry of the United States he said. congress, according to Capt. Ss. advancement of Abraham F. gle, a salary of $6,000 a year. office? * La Follette ke, Mr, and 4 out wv mail comes tn. Mr. and Mra. V |what papers are laying around. If poeing and Mr. and Mos there's a servant in his home, a © ewart, was immediately aban-| ored servant, get your colored © | goned tective, take the servant out, have) pHenuty Coroner Howard E. Mac-|W! her write down what's sald at the|/nonaia took charge of the body! table.” during an invest 2 and then re “The reports that you furnished n give them to ay m be * Wheeler a ith and seen bh attorney genera’ seen him get reports | stock market for the at-| torney general?’ “I was mever in there when he was not getting reporta on the| ‘The Wild Heart” and “On Autumn | lay unconscious all night. He was stock market.” Trails,” two series of animal stories | not Kentified until Friday morning, cinhasineietseesinerenset that appeared {n the Good House-|when he recovered conactousness kee ing. “HANG ME," IS BOY'S PLEA Youthful Slayer of Bride Asks for Punishment | Wash, March rou KELSO, Me “Hang mei” That was the remorseful plea in Jail here today of Elden Hutchin- son, charged with choking his 20-/ year-old wife to death and then driving two nails into her skull, February 4. | Since his capture Wednesday at Pilot Rock Hutchinson has contin- ued to nay he murdered his wife without knowing what he was do- ing. “I loved her so,” he sald, “I would have committed gutcide, but then I could never moet her in the next world. I wanted to make| atonement so I can see her. | “Now they had better hang me.”| He plans no legal defense and ar-| raignment will be held at once. = | Judge Homer Kirby could recetve A plea of guilty, but it will be! necessary for a jury to hear the| case because sentence cannot be |) passed without a jury recommenda- ton on capital punishment. LEASE INQUIRY HALTS WORK Walsh Slightly Ill; Adjourn Until Next Tuesday WASHINGTON, March 14.— The | senate oll committe today wan/}) forced to take an adjournment until | Tuesday because of the indisposition | of Senator Walsh, Montana, chief in- | Vestigator. Walsh notified ‘Chairman Ladd of the committee early today that he was suffering from a slight cold and| he intended to stay away from his office over the weekend. | Ladd then adjourned the commit. | tee to meet Tuesday, when witnesses subpoenaed to testify today will be! heard. i WIRELESS CONCERTS PICKED FOR TODAY (Copyright, 1924, by United Press) WEAF—Noew York, 427 meters, 12:30 a, m. Saturday Concert by Paul Whi nd ng recent n. WJY—New York, 405 meters, 8:15 p. m. (E. 8. T.)—Violin recital by Michel Hoffman direct from Carnegie hall. WEAP-—Fort Wort meters, 9:30 p.m. (C. 8 cert by college of industrial arte KDKA—Pittsburg, 326 motern, 4:30 p. m. (BE. 8. T)—"The Rose Maiden," by Clef Choral club, WHAS—Louisvillo, 400 motern, $:20 p. m. (C, 8. T.)-Concert by non-resident students of Louis. ville conservatory singing to thelr home towns, lnquished it Bonney-Wat Mrs. Woman Writer to Emma-Lindsay Squier, in June, it was stated Friday morn. griet So JUDGE AGOEPTS HERE'S MORE ABOUT ) wif tn. ws Californian Wires Okeh on gin dance New Job to President two had been ex py, accordin, “4 March © are two d r of whom n to th tment anced that a prow the home by Mra, © will accept th however, and the wot my beat he president « red, “that T will g and tot to placed was mortuary forinerly KO M H os } ing to a § Thursday nig’ Visit in Seattle fe tscoms, was ping magazine, will be in Beattie] | pile driver operator from Tacoma. Sho has plannod a trip to' Ho sald that Ne was te. FREDERICK & NELSON DOWNSTAIRS STORE) 14-inch Ball-Bearing Lawn Mowers Featured Value $9.25 ERY good value in this Keystone 14-inch Lawn ower, equipped with self-adjusting ball-bearings; 8-inch disc wheels and four cutting knives of oil-tem- pered steel. 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