The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 24, 1924, Page 1

Temperature Maximum Last “4 Minion noon, 48. ‘Sinclair Is Cited for Contem Howdy, folks! LOVE Monday? Don't you just So don't we! is featu’ Wild Oranges” this a lot of films th jo theater The Blue M But, no doubt, this ts a “Peach’ a photoplay. He never buys @ quart of oil, He don’t cere how pist toa? Cries Arthur Lee In flendish glee, “Water is cheap, 30 let her boil! ‘ons Luts Firpo cea that he will retire from the ri Ah, the Wild Bu ¢ the Pampa MUSICAL CAT LOST! LOST—Big gray tourrat; strayed from 2220 Kigt , flat C. Reward.—star want adv. Mest of the tom-cats t ing these nights sing in B ah night waa, atil “Beneath the ; Detanating ‘moat. frightfully, Sui was net, ts not. 8 *- In spite of everything, nobody has | yet heard of a corkscrew’ manufac: turer committing suicide on a of failure in business. EVERYDAY HEROES [fo atin BY BOB DORMAN EB. A. Service Writer sv EDAD, Vera Cruz, Mexico, March fiddler plays while the executioner w And the whole town turns cut demned man go to his death, Federal officers want {t that way. lesson to otlierm ‘Také the execution of Adrian Fernandes. The band wasn't there, but nearly ull Soledad was Hernandez, a soldier in the army of Gen. Eugenio Martines, had been caught robbing a store. Now strict orders had been issued by Martinez against looting. And Hernandez had disobeyed them. A summary court martial was held that night, Yernandez was ordered shot at dawn. ‘The break of day found a grim column of troops wending its way thru the dust of the adobe-lined streets. In the center walked Hernandez, a stoical figure, nonchalantly smoking a cigaret Arriving at the scene of the robbery, officers quickly formed a hollow square. Inside stood Her nandez and tho Gring squad. Outside, pressed to see the con- It's an object The Ne »wspaper With the Biggest Cc ireulation in Washington SEATTLE, WASH, d against the cluzens o Soledad, Men, tinal act. The doomed of ooldiers, weer women, children—all had come to see the man ts led to the adobe wall of the store he robbed. A bottle of tequtla—the fiery drink of Mexico—is handed him, Ho drains It to the last drop, then huris the empty, bottle against a rock. He lights another cigaret, saya a few words tothe officer commanding the. tiring squad,.who es some money from his pocket A soldier leaves—to return in a few minut another bottle of tequila Two swallows, and the bottle is crashed against o rock Hernandes draws himeeif up. Defiantly he faces the store he robbed, his back to the firing squad. Three sharp words break the early morning still nest—"Ready—Aim—Fire.”” Hernandez has paid the penalty for his theft. Lieut. Col. Ramirez steps forward. His quiet voice rnly rises: “Men, let your comrade serve as an example. came to give guaranties—not to rob. March!” with . You Albert J. Hoecake, who can talk over a business deal at laneh without jotting down fig- SLOT MACHINES EX-COPS SENTENCED MONDAY, Was ugrese Mazen MARCH 24, 1924, ‘Drinks Defiance. SENAT g Squa ORDERS ACTION Oil Magnate Now Subject to Jail! Term; Refuses to! Give Testimony WASHINGTON, March 24.—~ Tho senate today ordered con- fempt proceedings Instltuted by federal authorities against Harry F, Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome, for his refusal to answer questions before the oil investi gating committee, he committee, at the instigation of Chief Prosecutor Walsh, cited th il. magnate for contempt, and the ‘e formally approved its action The next step now lies with the| federal district attorney here, who} will lay the matter before a federal | stand Jury. If the federal grand Jury finds Sin clair In contempt, he faces prosecu tion and @ jail sentence until he tells | his atory of his relations with former | Secretary-ot-the Interior Fall. fram | whom he obtained the leans of th Wyoming naval reserve. In moving that the president of the senate be directed to certify | the facts of Sinclair's contempt of the senate to the United States attorney for the District of Co- lumbia, Senator Walsh expressed the hope that the oil man would be “given the limit of the law in respect to each offense,” in refus- Ing to testify, if found guilty. The vote on the motion made by} Walsh, directing the president of the| senate to refer the matter to the [district attorney for action, was 72 ‘vide Saturday night. |ices will be held from the- family | |afternoon, jand Washington ploneera in attend: | ear, by Mall, $3.60 Passes On Pioneer Woman Answers Last Summons Mrs. Louisa Frye LL Beattie Monday mourned the passing. of tho first’ white ‘girl to. arrive ‘in the olty, Mrs.’ Louisa Frye, 79, who crossed the great. di Funeral serv- residence, 1306 Madison st., Tuesday with hundreds of Seattle ance. With the passing of Mrs. Frye, | who died suddenly of pneumonia, | there are but two living of | the The Seattle Star * TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE ipt 2 Resolutions Request Probe of His Office Gaines Would Limit Scope of Investi- gation While Paul Moves for Sweep- ing Check of Charges of Toll Extor- tions by Auditor (EDITORIAL) Let’s have no whitewash of the Ferguson charges, If they are false, only a complete investigation of his entire record will provie it. If they are true, an in- vestigation extending over just a portion of his ad- ministration, with only present office employes as wit- nesses, might not prove it. Ferguson’s present em- ployes already have shown themselves unwilling to talk openly of the situation because of fear that the loss of their jobs will result. The county commissioners have undertaken to get at the bottom of this and no influences or political barriers should be placed in the way. If Mr. Ferguson has nothing to fear from an investigation he should be the first to demand that the commissioners go thoroly into.every phase of his official life. %* *% * * & & * BY JOHN W. NELSON. Action on two resolutions introduced before the board of county commissioners seeking to probe the conduct of Coun~ ~ ty Auditor D. E, Ferguson’s office, was delayed until 2 p. m., Monday, on request of Ferguson. Ferguson asked for an opportunity to consult his attorney and informed The Star that he was willing to submit to the jright kind of an investigation, but that he believed the jcards had been stacked against him by County Commission- er Frank Paul and former employes of the office. Charges that Ferguson had exact-| Judge Everett E. Smith, who was toll from present employes of | directing judge of the late King © the office were made in an anon-|county grand jury. * -% {to 1. Senator Elkins, West Virginia, re-|voyage In the iittle | publican, was the only senator to/from Portland, Ore., and. made, the |cast a negative vote Joriginal Seattle white settlement at | The action was rushed thru the |Alki point, November 3, 1861. They | joriginal 24 who made a periidua | amer Exact, ures on the tablecloth. eee Judge Neterer has handed down opinion that officers cannot aaie'd an arrest or seize quor unless they ac- Hct Chief ef Also Orders tually see the If Horeatter all pod will be equipped Punch Boards Out with X-ray machines. ‘ | Slot machines, which blossomed © recently been|forth with such utter abandon along ermine when a man| with punch boarda a few days after | election, had sought cover Monday A man fs drunk when he drops a/due to ordern issued by Acting Chief nickel in the James st. cable slot and | of Police Joe Mason sce of gum. | Friday The Star called attention to . the gambling devices and asked M. son ‘How come?" | Mason declared that he knew the | (ante dor), Makened thie mermtog! wiot machines were being run and Lever Ehenrd. “And ee) had done nothing to stop them be cnn and on the morn-| cause he understood that there was pH Sagor m tennie, an Injunction out which prohibited ‘de| the police from interfering with the| Sow inn, the wads tenes | operation of them. | warm, bat did think better of it, An investigation revealed that to playing on the harmonica, and| there was no record of any such! Sealer cnae eaiing about the pabile | Injunction, and that the machine op than they s! he. erators were evidently Just “taking Wear ha oe (hepa fo the bat | © chance.’ in Everett, bat doth now reside in Ta-| Thun complaints began to . into the police station. One chine was found near the Bre high school, it charge students were playing on it Bo Monday the death edict of the gambling devices went into effect nd Mason orde patrolmen, to |confiscate all machines that were {not removed, The order also in cluded punch boards | Eight Men Killed as Ships Collide LONDON, March 24.—The United States line amer American Mer chant collided with the cargo bont Matatua near Thames Haven about 4-a. m. today, sinking her. Fight persons were reported killed ‘The American Merchant was badly | damaged, and had to be beached. SUGAR-COATED PILLS The kind you know are good for you—and LIKE to take. That's the variety The Star begins to furnish you today, in short, snappy fables, driving home an im- portant point in health. SEE THE FIRST FABLE on EDITORIAL PAGE TODAY YE DIARY (March 22) pour ma Weather reports indicate that It Angeles last Undoubtedly the chamber of commerce down there will now claim in the was “Mother, may I 90 out tonight?” “No, my darling si; Father and I oo out tonight ; Youll have to tend the still.” CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON | IVY CLUB | The gink who gets his car out of its parking space by bumping the machine in front of him out of the wa: Gite is just one der, thing another. No sooner does a man ish paying his after t up mone: i's Easter bonnet, Y had a Tittle cals Or 90 Vee , 1 that is w heard from rumors: et why she always pads mrrer she wears bloomers nded, and t nig Of th again » cigar stores u can’t keep a inthe be 5004 slot m. ere Lcopars DEFINITION —the anesthetic wh makes grocery billy painiens AY jlow wal | other TO TWO YEAR TERMS. Pielow and Hagen to Be Sent to Mc-'x: Neil Island Penitentiary; Both May Appeal Cases Two years at the McNeil island federal penitentiary was the sen- tence imposed Monday morning by Federal Judge Jeremiah erer upon former Patrolman Ed- ward J. Hagen and former Police Sergeant Edward J. Piclow, con- vieted March 1 of conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws. Charles Givens, convicted with the two former policemen, was sentenced to stx months in the county jail. ‘The sentence followed the denial of | motion for a new trial which had been presented for the defendants by Attorney George Vanderveer. Upon the denial of the motion, Vanderveor presented a strong plea for leniency the caso of Givens. “I have personally known Charlte Givens for many years,” told the court. “I believe him a good citizen, and that he nothing to do with the sales or profits in this c I am informed by William Short, presi dent of the State Federation of La that he has been a member Teamsters’ union in good jatanding for years, during which » be has been favorably known Short.’ In pronouncin Neterer said th ainst Givens We that the jury was not rendering a verdict of view of circumstances his connection with the Judge stated that be fi that Pie ponsible for getting the | men into the trouble ‘Mr. Pielow,” Judge Neterer sa I believe that Mr. Hagen was led into this situation thru hig friendship for you, You owe more to Hagen thante any other man, knew of his former troubles, and should have helped him. The for hin work “You did policeman,” left the force rong th anything b: entence to had by sentence, Judg: t testimony 8 not strong, but Justified in quitta) in ‘ounding cane. The r tw tribute force Hagen a police paid on. the ndjd 1 id, judge “and + went fu You the ay never the pronounced, three men Attorney or liquor | “Vanderveer, asked for bonds to fixed for Givens and Pislow pending appeal, stating that he had not been | informed what Hagen Intended to jdo, Bonds were fixed for Givens Jat $1,500, and for Plelow at $4,000. | “I don’t know, yet, what |goIng to do,” Hagen sald on leav }ing the courtroom. GUNPLAY CAUSE OF ARREST | Friends Battle ‘Dver Ring; | .| Officer Is Threatened Vanderveer | Accused of stenting mond ring from the friend, Joe Lovett, 26, was arrested at 5:30 a. m. Monday, after he had staged a terrific fight with the husband of the woman, R. L.| Sweeney, 2%, and had been disarmed | of a revolver, with which he threat oy to shoot Motoreycle Patrolman it is alleged. \' t to n call from a small! at Seventh jensen drove Lovett with $200 wife of a apartment house and University st., to the curb just out of the building his hand. Lovett walked straight nt came a gun in Pensen with the muzzle pointed at the offi-| cer’y chest, Jensen put up his hands and, when Lovett close enough, [kicked swiftly with one of his feet, tripping Lovett and sending him roll- ling in the street. The officer pounced on the gun and then captured Lovett. Inside the building Jensen found Sweeney, Mrs eney and Mrs Lovett. He all four and} took them to jail, holding them on open charges. Sweeney accuses Lov ett of taking a diar id ring from | Sweeney's finger and giving hor a smaller and worthless ring. ‘The two men got into a tight over the transaction and both were se. erely beaten. The fight was termi nated when Lovett drew a gun and at bay = while he ye buildin alleged by the arres' " Sweeney marched out of t Officer Jensen, It & police I'm| dia. | pe ale and met | senate In record time. Only about 20 minutes’ debate pre- ceded the vote. | Sinclair, lessee of naval reserve) 4, known as Teapot Dome, re- |tused on Saturday before the com: mittee to tell anything about his lease on the ground that his counsel had advised oxsinat tt. ~ OPERASPONSORS : LOSE $24,882 ‘Guarantors Must Pay 40 Per | | Cent, Statement Shows | HOOD RECEIVES NOTHING. ‘Production Hailed as Great | Artistic. _ Success | Seattle's recent season of grand] opera entailed a net loss of $24,88 and Seattle business men who served | as guarantors of the production must 40 per cent of the amount they J, according to a statement publ’: Monday by Frank P.{ manager of the Seattle guaran’ made Hood, | mittee. statement of expenses shows the | cost was $62,589.54, while the receipts | from the four operas totaled 4 | All the accounts and transactions pertaining to the collection of funds and their disbursement have been naudited ,by_F , Waterhouse & Co. RA GET BIG SLIC The opera company itself carriod com d as follows: Front salaries, $879; | $3,353.60; newspapers and ing, $2,112.18; bill posting, $ vaup constructing printing, |slgns mailing list, | rentais, burlap on floo lelgns, type wri lancous $218. leas lumber credit, pany, $52,001 net total, Tho receipts from the four ope were as follows “Mefistofele,” $8, $6,672 “Salome,” su ARTISTIC SUC FINANCIAL Li From every standpoint, Mr. Hood the engagement wa albeit it a winin 5) $406.0 $353.07; electric tatement says, n artistic (urn to age By Ce jare/her brother, R. H. Denny, of Se- lattle, and Mrs. Virginia Hall, now a resident of California. Funeral rites, starting at 2 p.m, will bo directed by the Rev. Edward | Lincoln Smith, Then the body will be escorted to the family plot, the | cortege stopping at the open grave at the side of Mrs. Frye's husband's grave, the late George F. Frye, and| that of her father, the late Arthur | Denny, leader of the historic] Exact expedition, and her mother, | jat Lake View cemetery, overlook. jin the city and the Sound on top| Capitol hill. Members of the} Washington Pionee assootation | will attend. SUPERVISED BUSINESS AFFAIRS TO END Mrs. Frye, in spite of her ad-| |vanced age, gave proof of the har-| jdihood of the earllest pioneers of Seattic, and until last Tuesday, |when she was stricken, she took ac- | tive charge of her extensive prop-| erties, including the Hotel Frye, the headquarters of — eve pioneer | Washingtontan who visits the cit Mrs. Frye's lite story ts woven | |into the tople of the Oregon terri |tory, be'ng born October 20, 1844, and coming across the plains with | her perents to “the land of prom. se” in a prairie schooner as a mere babe. Arthur A, Denny (Turn to Page 3, Column 6) | the \s carved out al ymous communication purporting to lcome from employes In the office, }sent to the board of commissioners. When the board opened Monday | Commissioner Paul submitted a | resolution calling for a sweeping in- vestigation of the charges and of entire conduct of the office |during Ferguson's present term ot fice. County Commissioner W, A. Gaines, chairman of the board, also {submitted a resolution, which would jlimit the Investigation to the pres: jent conditions in the auditor's office and tho taking of evidence to the present employes of the office. “Lam willing to submit my office to the right kind of an investigation, but it looks to me like the cards have been stacked against. me by Commussioncr Frank Paul and discharged em- ployes of this ofice,” Ferguson said, Ferguson refused to state just what he believed would consti- tute the “right kind of an in- vestigation,” but indicated that he would not oppose an investi- gation limited to the present conditions and to present em- ployes of his office. The charges to be investigated by the board of county commisisoners, ag propored in the resolutions intro- duced Monday, were contained in a letter signed “The Protest Commit tee,” purporting to come from em- ployes of the office who object to paying alleged monthly toll to Fer. son, Copies of the letter were sent to the board of commissioners and to Let’s Find Out About Mother Ryther Critics LL is not well at the Mother] Ryther homo for children, Dr. Paul A. Turner, of the state board of health, announced Mon- day hb was preparing to lay be- fore Dr. George feLoughlin, the new city health commissios 1 complaints that hay de to him concerning | Ryther’s administration of | the home. “Everyone out at the ten,” Dr. Monday. Knows conditions | Ryther home are rot: | Turner told ‘The Star | “The criticisms 1 have | dl now ¢ with allega- that ‘Mother’ Ryther pays tention to the morals and! of her young charges and that they are dirty and | fed.” Mother institution Ryther, founder of the and untiring worker in many humanitarian ways, said Monday she courts an inyes- tigation, “A woman who tried to under. mine me and whose conduct here at the home wag such that I had to discharge her, is making all this fus said Mrs, Rythe: She made the remark that shc would ‘get me* if it téok her 1( rs, This is her way of trvir it. I won't say more now; 1 Just nt Seattle people to find out for themselves and not accept the doctor's word or the word of anybody else who hasn't made « personal investigation, The Star thinks Mot Ry ther is) not askin too much, Let's not be too ready to condemn a woman with a record of charity, self denial and good dee Mother Rythe In his resolution, Commissioner Gaines proposes that the consent of | Auditor Ferguson be obtained to calling in members of his staff to 4 |testify as to the truth of such | | charges. “In courtesy to Mr. Ferguson 1 |feel we should obtain his consent jto calling in his employes as have no legal right to call them in otherwise,” Gaines said. have considered this matter over d and believe we are primarily | cerned with the present status of the auditor's office, and present em: |ployes, I have not fully made up my mind ,on the extent of the in: | vestigation, E County Commissioner Paul in his |resolution say i “Serious charges of extortion hay been made against County Au D. E. Ferguson and given wide spread’ publicity in the newsp the effect of which {ts to cast flection not only on the auditor but upon public jgenerally, creating distrust in te {public mind. “Be it resolved that this board make a fair and impartial investiga | tion of said charges by examination — of employes and such other persona — as they believe to know the facts, ta determine the truth or falsity: of |such charges and to place Mr. Fer |guson in @ proper light before tha public.” © Ferguson declared that he A vigorously oppose any attempt to n= vestigate him personally. “The board may investigate my office thru the grand jury or any proper manner, jbut they have no legal right to Ins vestigate me, as an individual,” he id. YOUSE ACCEPTS SAND POINT ‘pprove Lake | Washington Site as Naval Air Base WASHINGTON, March 24— rouse naval affairs committee te lay favorably reported a s to accept the site at Sand Wash, for a naval air base, At the same time the committ turned down a proposal to purehasy: the town of Quantico, Va. for $600, 00 for a ine base. Noted J ‘Authors ? Tll at Her Home PAWHUSKA, Okla., March 21. Ida M. ‘Tarbell, widely known writer” confined to her room here te suffering from influenza, Bidaig he was