The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 17, 1924, Page 7

MONDAY, MARCH 17, ONE KILLED IN AUTO SMASH Creu Injured, Two May Die, in Traffic Toll Ome dead, two near death and two serious ! red is the toll taken by the bishway £ Carelossness, the Two 8 men motoring near Everett were caught under their which caught overturned oth were near death ne hospital on Monday, 4 1 Walker, a janitor, 3001 Seventh ave, Ws died at the city day from in. hospital at 9 p j juries recelved his machine erashed 1 ad at Seventh ave. W. and Blaine st L. ©, Fritch, 1803 Seventh ave saw the acc and notified the police, who rescued Walker from the rains and rushed him to the city hospital. His injuries proved al Art an, dard Ol company’s ¢ nited and flames ° Passing nd over wreck rescued the two men epread I I 4 J. B. Sargent. em rf, were damaged by ¢ ™ whose driver. hellewed Gunderson, 1534 19th was belng sought by Deputy ave. S Sheriffs Tom Morgan and Frank An-| derson. William Coffee, run down by an! automobile at ave. and Jackson st, Saturday regained con: sciousness Sunday. Melvin O'Brien,| 17, @river of the car, ts being held/ on an open ree. | NAVY OIL PROBE NEARING END | — | Committeemen Prepare to} Wind Up Investigations | BY PAUL R. MALLON WASHINGTON, March 17.—With court proceedings begun, one mem- her of the cabinet ousted and an- other under fire, the Teapot Dome ittee today approached the 4 of its sensational investiga. ton, This is what the five months’} probe of the leasing of naval re-/ serve lands by former Secretary of | the Interfor Fall has accomplish: 1. Institution of court action to} cagcel the leases and promise of | saturday afternoon and saw Mary| criminal proceedings against at least | three of the principals. Government | counsel have begun court action at| Cheyenne on Teapot Dome and are} in Los Angeles today to bring suits | in the Doheny leases. 2, Resignation of Secretary of the} Navy Denby, who signed the leases, | investigation of the official acts ff Attorney Genera) Daugherty, now mder way by a separate senate committee. 3. Testimony showing that A. B.| Fall, who leased the reserves, got big loans from FE. L. Doheny and later from Harry F. Sinclair, IRREGULARITIES | AKE EXPOSED In digging out the facts, the com | ,Mittee has torn away the secrecy} from irregularities and indications of intrigue. It was brought out that Daugherty and Senator Davis} Eikins participated in Sinclair oil} Stock speculations; that half a dozen} Dersons thru alleged claims to Tea-| Bot Dome, obtained $2,000,000 from Sinclair so they would not take the Matter to court: that Edward B. McLean and half a dozen of his confidential agents pulled political wires to keep him from the witness stand. | Oniy one big story remains to be| investigated fd all the evidence concerning it will be obtained within| the week. Half a dozen witnesses have been subposnned for We-Jnes- day to tell whit they kow of the charges made by Leonard WWood,| dr, that an attempt was made to bargain for votes with the secretary. Ship of the interior as the bribe at the last republican national conven. tier. | When this cleaned up, with| Several minor rs, the investi-| gators will be iy to write their) report to the senate. Most of their recommendations | have already been accepted. | The committee is in recess until tomorrow, when the stock specula- is tions of Daugherty and Elkins will|matines performance, entering the} be taken up, | } HUNTING MAN IN DEATH PROBE DENVER, Colo., March 17—New idence in Denver's “trunk mur-| Ger” developed during the past 24| hours, has caused police to redouble Pomerene and Roberts File | wired Secretary of War thelr efforts to find Fred Janese Denver Janitor. aes | Mrs. Janssen, who has not been | Seen since last Thursday, may have been the victim whose mangled body was found within the trunk in| Ogden, Utah, Saturday morning. The trunk had been consigned from Denver the previous day. Police have disclosed that Jan took out two life insurance p, for his wife within recent mon naming himself beneficiary ases Discovery of the insurance pol icles has convinced polices that if the body is that of Mrs. Janssen the murder waa planned at least seven months in advance. Mrs. Janssen, the ff from her husband 19 years ago called police yesterday and deciared she would repor to them and assist in the search for former husband, th in both Latest of the two policies 8 taken out lens than two weeks divorced te by jernment’s jheq* =a« but the technical manner) their arsumemse THE HANDS OF DEATH! 10 Aig // 677VHTE hands of death" Monday and paused, to point deaths, by guns. moved on having written, ttle to two more The greusome total o first of the year now shows i by gunshot and 4 by autos. two latest are HM, Kamada, Japanese, murdered, Sixth ave. and Main st, March 11 T. Ono, Japanese, murdered, March Of the 11 gunshot deaths, five are murders, five are suicides and one an HERE'S MORE ABOUT SALOME STARTS ON PAGE 1 called the Brassieres.”* When you got thru Le Danse te Munsingwear you demanded “Dance of the Seven the head of the fellow pulsed The 5 , on @ ailver dish, which was bet ter service than you could have n even at Rippo's RNs MARY TO FLANNELS ON who re r maidenly advances. WA KEEP Then you Iwughed and sang over tho head and had more fun than a young Interne tn * mald my wife, drag ging me put the door, “that's the younger generation for little red-headed gal,” full of the devil!” “Red-headed hursy!’ sald my wit ‘ etic gin!” A 's how you got me missus ve my regarde Chaltlapin, and when that Dance of the Seven Vells again be sure and keep on fannels. Affectionately, HOMER. FIREMEN LUGKY Enjoyed Performances of Operatic Artists The two Seattle policemen who attended the grand opera matinee with the to you do Garden In “Salome” are not the only officials who can appreciate art Thirty Seattle firemen attended every performance of the opera. Their purpose was to safeguard the Public and see that all fire hazards were removed. Fire Marshal Robert lL. Laing | was In attendance and in command) jot tho detail. Ten men were sta-| tioned back stage and 20 about the } Dullding and the various exita Tho) Arena was, given a thoro Inspection before every performance, “The boys had to watch their e: its, but they saw the opera, too, said Laing. “And they were all de- lighted with tt.” OPERA IS BETTER THAN FILMS Cop-Censors Enjoyed Dance of Mary Garden Who says Seattle policemen can't appreciate grand opera? “It was better than show,” Jack Veltch and A. B. Hardy, the two uniformed cops who attended the presentation of Salome, at the Afena Saturday afternoon by the Chicago Grand. Opera com: pahy. The two patrolmen acted as censors at the request of Police niet W. B. Severyns. “It was kind of sad," eald Veitch after the performance, “but {t was good. The singing was superb. No, we didn’t see anything wrong with Mary Garden’s “Dance of the Seven Veils,’ which we were supposed to censor if the occasion warranted. We iot her dance.” The two officers attended the Arena just before the curtain went Thelr appearance created a up. mild stir among the patrons. ‘ASK RECEIVERS FOR DOHENY Injunction Suit LOS ANGELES, March 17.—Just before court opened here today gov- ernment action, asking an injunction , | fection 1 of Elk Hills naval ofl re- . was filed ig.the clerk's office Aties Pomerene and Owen Rob- ne ty erts, special prosecutors named to wage the fight to cancel the oll leaner The action also asked the appolfi ment of receivers and a decree ¢ Caring null and void the leases of December, 1922, granted by the gov- ernment to Doheny’s Pan-American Oll_ company. Prank H. Hogan, head of Doheny’s large legal delegation, announced that the Pan-American company would not formally oppose the gov. requests, as the action movie | * HERE'S MORE ABOUT AIRMEN STARTS ON PAGE 1 eather bureau reports and word om observers sent aloft early in he morning “It will be taday,? the doughty light leador declared, and he was agerly joined In the decision by his “It the clouds are too thick above, | and appear to be Impenetrable, the erul may return here,” Major Martin said, However) such neces: nity is believed uniike Yo “goodbyes” were sald at Clover |field today—only “au revoir~for America's flyers will ctrole the globe jall belleve. Five months from now | the task will be completed Bped by tho best wishes of Amer. foa, and, in truth, the peoples of all nations, the men with the United States emblem glistening on the fusolage of thelr aircraft, will re turn, adding another and a supreme hievement to the long list of rec properly held by airmen of the cradle of aviation, Ame The airmen were photographed Just before they atarted, In his arm Major Martin held two toy monkeys, dressed in flyers’ unt |forms, goggles, helmets and all They ¥ ‘g00d luck” tokens given by a local hotel. On the flight |the heads of nations where the alr pioneers land will be asked to auto: graph the monkeys’ uniforms and upon the return of the voyagera the little mae will be auctioned off, the money recelved for them to go | into the army relief fund. | “We have implicit confidence tn | our planes,” Major Frederick L. Mar jtin, commanding the world fight Ityers, sald just before the Might | began, “Ey loess of }God willl September. | ‘The firet | mento, whe of the alr will fy to Seattle, British |Columbia, Alaska, and across tho | Bering Straita, } DL ae | CATTLE ON WEDNESDAY } | ‘Tontght the airmen will sleep tn ere hing possible to assure suc. he venture has been done. s, wo will be back next 1 was a jump to Sacra the modern Magellans Sacramento, where they will land this afternoon, On Tuesday they jwill fy to Vancouver Barracks, | Wash, and on Wednesday complete | the first leg of thelr flight by land. jing in Seattle | te has no part tn the flight and the airmen may not take m before April 2 Major Martin said. | Time will be given for the fourth 4, which {9 to be piloted “by Erik Nelson, to have tts nal tests and catch up with the T caravan at Seattle Besides Major service officn World flight ar Seattle | |p | Lieut. The last two named are alternate | pilots, who will proceed to Alaska jand remain chere untt! the planes jtake off across the straits. | Four enlisted men will] make the . CITY TO” GREET “WORLD FLYERS. { |seattle “Hop-O1f” Point in Huge Aerial Venture | Lieut. Lowell Ht Lieut. Erik HN | Lieut. Leigh Wade. Lieut Leslie P. Arnott. Lieut, Ta Claire D. Schutes. Monday Seattle was prep Ing to | greet tho four round-the-world fly ers, who are flying thely planes from Santa Monica to Seattle to | start their epoch-making flight here | Monday, March $1. Three of the miant planes left for Seattle Mon- day morning and will arrive here Wednesday. The fourth will follow. Be planes will make the trip to Seattle as land planes, Before tho “hop-off” from Seattle thelr inter-| changeable landing gear will be changed, and they will start their Might as water planes, their first day's flight taking them out of the United States to Vancouver, B. C., where they will make a short atop. | Many famous flyers will take part in the big demonstration of: aero- nautics that will be given {n honor the © round-the-world airmen, ch 29, at the Untveralty of | Washington stadium. Prominent }among the stunt flyers will be | tient, Oakley G. Kelly, {t was an- j nounced Monday by Lieut. Theodore J. Koenig, Sand Point commandant. | Kelly with Lieut. McCready, mado| the first successful coast-to-coast | flight last year. He {4 now sta-| | toned with the 96th division, organ-| | ized reserve, at Portland. Among the new stunts that are be- | ing added to the alrendy extenstve program of the demonstration will be a sky-writing feature in which the | words “Goodbye and Good Luck” will | be written in the alr in huge smoke | |letters. Several flyers will be here | jfrom Crissy Field, San Francinco, | and Rockwell Field, San Diogo, and more than 30 bombing planes will swing Into an extended V to escort) the world flyers to the Stadium, Before leaving, the four planes will be christened with the names of Seattle, Chicago, Boston and New Orleans. The mayors of thono cities | arg planning either to be here in |petson or to send a representative |here for the christening ceremonies. As the flyers will hop off here, the | Seattle Chamber of Commerce has | John ¥.| Weeks for authority to name the flagship of the fleet “Beattie.” Opened on “Ridge” For the convenience of the rest. |Branch Library Is | | against %. L. Doheny taking oll from|dents of Phinney ridge, the Seattle | jpublic brary has opened a station | jat the Greenwood pharmacy, 7401 | | Greenwood Borrowers’ cards |from the Central library or any of |the branches may be used here or | |new borrowers may mgn applica \tions and obtain cards, This ser- vice 1s for the use of adults only as the library children under high school age are supplied with books thru the schools.” ave. of putting the lense issue before the | | court Pomerene and Roberts appeared before Federal Judge McCormick \shortly after 10 o'clock to present 40-inch Dress Voiles 27-inch Dress Poplins THE SEATTLE STAR EACH PIECE AN EXCEPTIONAL OFFERING TUESDAY: 7,960 YARDS OF NEW COTTON FABRICS | 1,800 YARDS OF 200 YARDS OF 1,250 YARDS OF 36-inch White Daisy Cloth 850 YARDS OF 32-inch Tissue Ginghams | Special —DOWNSTAIRS STORE Spring Millinery-Making Classes IN THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE PRING Millinery-Making Classes are now open Instruction—with- in the Downstairs Store. out fee—is given each morning (except Satur- day) from 9:30 to 11:80, Classes are limited to fifteen (15) members, for which enrollments are received in the Millinery Section, Downstairs . Store. SPECIAL EMARKABLY tive values in Nickel Silver in the ing pattern pictured. special offering of KNIVES FORKS DESSERT SPOONS TEA SPOONS —that may be purchased by the piece or in sets for util- ity use, for summer cot- tages and boarding houses. Special, each piece, 12%2¢. —DOW: attrac- Rogers leas- A NSTAIRS BTORD SPECIAL | | 1,100 YARDS OF 30-inch Plain and Figured Windsor Crepes 400 YARDS OF 36-inch White and Colored Cross-Bar Voiles Exceptional Values at 29c Yard —DOWNSTAIRS STORE Women’s Union Suits 65c Fine-ribbed white cot- Suits and band-top styles. Well reinforced. Sizes 86 to 44. At 65¢. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE ton Union in bodice- S STORE 10,000 PIECES ROGERS NICKEL SILVER 32-inch Dress Ginghams 32-inch Colored Dotted Swiss Women’s Shes 4 | At Very Low Prices 125 PAIRS “SAMPLE” SHOES $2 95 in size 4 (only). Pair....... 75 PAIRS COMFORT SLIPPERS in one-strap ; style, with hand-turned soles $1 45 . | Sizes 8 to 8. Pair 100 PAIRS LACED OXFORDS in black kid- | skin. With hand-turned sips ; $2 95 | Sizes 8 to 8, Pair.... BLACK AND BROWN OXFORDS with mili- } tary heels and welt soles, Be $3.85 Pair —DOWNSTAIRS STORE 150 YARDS OF 36-inch Dress Crepes 165 YARDS OF 36-in.Oxf ord Shirting 1,200 YARDS OF ete bi a 600 YARDS OF Special 29 Yard DOWNSTAIRS STORE Women’s Extra Size Union Suits Women’s Union Suits $1.00 White cotton Union $1.25 Suits in “wing’-sleeve and band-top _ styles; Extra size white cot- shell trimmed, some ton Union Suits for with tight knee, also women of fuil figure. Band-top style. Sizes 46, 48 and 50, At $1.25. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE three-piece styles. Sizes 86 to 44. At $1.00. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE One of four identical Doug- las sky cruisers and three of the cight officers who will pilot them in the United | States army's attempt to fly |around the world. The fliers, jleft to right, are: Lieut. Lowell Smith, Lieut. John Harding, Jr., and Lieut. Erik Nelson. The projected route runs from Seatile out along | the Aleutian islands to Japan | and China, thence across Asia | via India, to Paris, London, | Iceland, Greenland, Washing- ton and thence back across the continent. Altho other WOULD FIGHT SMALLPOX) Health Commissioner Pascoe. Pre- LOS AN Request for a $10, 000 appropriation | pose have been used up, he stated. for the purpose of fighting small-| hi in Los Angeles was \made to| month, Pascoo said, 226 cases hav pox the olty for this 3, Cal, March 17.—| vious appropriations During the first half of council today by, Acting| bean ranortad. pur- |nations are also — starting world flights, the Americans this! will not attempt to speed for itime. SEEKS SAFETY FOR SEAMEN Wilbur States Policy on News Secretaryship 2 Vanderlip Promises Nation More Corruption Talk WASHINGTON, March 17.—Evi- dence yet to be brought forward in congressional investigations “will shake the nation,” Frank A, Vander- Up, New York financier, said in a formal statement here today. Declaring that most of the charges of corruption so far made are prov- able, Vanderlip said “there are de- partments other than the department of justice about which there will be | shocking revelations.” | Vanderlip took issue with state. | ments that the oountry ts In a state of hysteria as a result of disclosures of corruption by the inquirers, de- jclaring that “it is as yet almost in a state of coma.” SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.— To the Bible class of the First Con sregational church here, which he was bidding farewell as its teacher, Curtis Dwight Wilbur, secretary elect of the navy, made a state |ment of policy. | “The one policy I have formed," he told his pupils, “is a determina tion to make the American navy @ safer place for the boys of Americas” mothers to work and live.” The navy, he intimated, would under his leadership, be an organk zation of peace, against which wan |” Uke emergency must take ite chance, Wilbur probably will wind up his affairs In the ‘state supreme court early this week so that he may leave for Washington. a Marketing Expert League’s Speaker “Making Democracy Safe" will be the subject of a talk by Dean Howard T. Lewis of the college of business administration of the Unk versity of Washington before the Municipal league of Seattle at ite |weekly luncheon Tuesday noom March 18, in the downstairs as sembly room of the Frye hotel. Dean Lewis is the successor of Stephen I, Miller as an authority on markets and marketing. Wood to Speak Junius B. Wood, a foreign corre jspondent, who has just returned to this country from Japan, will ad: dress the China club at the L @ Smith Butlding, Downstairs restam rant at noon Tuesday “4 NEGRO IS SHOT \Colored Girl Held After Al- leged Quarrel Shot thru. the body, Andrew Gould, 36 colored. was in the city hospital on Monday while police |werr holding Mis« Leon» Lusk 23. als colored The gird te accused Jof shooting Gould during’ an argn- jment at 1820 24th ave. early Mon: jday The reason for the shooting has not been established. Gould probably will recover Francs Continue Advanced Values PARIS, March 17,—Continuing to improve rapidly, the French franc rose to 20.80 to the dollar and 89.20) to the pound sterling toda: The continued improvement was believed due to certainty that the govern- ment’s financial program will be | voted,