The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 16, 1924, Page 1

TRICK COPS; ROB PAYMASTER) | Major Martin and His Flagship Rescued! The Newspaper With the Biggest Circulation in Washington a _WEATHER === The Seattle Star HOME Ti ill Motered as Necond Clase Matter May 2 at the Postettics attic, Wash. wider the Act of Congress March 18. Per Year, by Mail, $3.60 VOL, 26. NO. 45. ae = Mayor Forces Gag Rule! com: Sees }- ATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1924 oe TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE. Love Notes F LYE i Lawton Troops to Go STAGED | Kien: ba ituer fos oes ootiion Col. Beebe Backs Plan to Get Marine Hos- patil eli geld SMe Sh: pital at Present Fort Site ®, for th reveal a story such as be duplicated in fic Uon ey are the true sources of many « novel you read now adays All the more Interesting, there fore, is the series of letters you will hay © of read ing in The Star ers of love and of of jealousy and o disappointment 4 joy. They reveal the lives men and women in such en | relationships that the of these letters could from calling their ee ‘Critics Can’t Howdy, folks! You can say gets hoof and mouth disease, sees Talk; Shakeup | Any guy caugh: Bch ought to be bh . ng! | The hoof and mouth disease seems to be virulent in Washington. Every tinve a congressman opens his mouth he puts his hoof into it err «eee mete _ (O'Brien Sent on cot Aiotber Vacation; BEAUTY’S ONLY “TIN DEEP | Mason Succeeds Him; Bannick ih cali absence! naw We Switched; Brown Is Boss clusion act will be productive of “grave consequences.” Sure; It will Sa." (DICTOGRAPH EXPLANATION IS Loe ow ame wx o wx | DEMANDED BY O’BRIEN Stes ' \Police Tricked bee | Fake Call; Ship | Line Paymaster | Robbed of $6,000 BY SAM GROFF After deeoying all the avall- able motorcycle officers and de- tectives from police headquar- ters on a fake holdup call, Wednesday morning, four hea ily-armed bandits staged a dar- ~ ing and sensational holdup of two Admiral Oriental Steamship company paymasters, near Smith Cove, and escaped with between $5,500 and $6,000 in currency, ‘At exactly 10:40 a. m. a call was Commander, Lost, “THE TANGLE”| Is Picked Up by to the Yery iaat mines | Nobody Injured | sent in to headquarters that a drug — this morning. HARGING that “it appears an attempt has been You Will Find It on |store was being held up at 26rd ave q “Have tagemanld ty queried the boss made to make me appear a Page 7 Maj). F. L. Martin and his |and Lane st. A dozen motoreycle f sarcastically. “Oh my, no," replied G. G., “T had! mer Police Inspector Harry G. O’Brien Wednesday mechanician, Sergt. Alva Har- men and detectives, armed with | coffee and doughnuts as usual || demanded anggxptanation of the dictograph conversa- ene SAE Eel tole akg eh apt i ge wane ie sete tions announced by Chief of Police W. B. Severyns Portage bay, Alnaka, at 11:34 | arene “Aheotit ‘ainéttier call: wage _ “The Meanest Man in the World,” recently. |Paice Case Against &. m Wednesday, according to colved at 10:55 . m. that fhe paymas. fe av the Liberty, Aw, we know that “The public of Seattle knows I am not a crook,” Star Is Dismissed) Fx, “rice, recctved by the ee ee oe ae oicl ala sagt agflobeDeeabbaplven O’Brien said. “These stories of Chief Severyns’ that The suit for bel brought against! The U.®. §. Hull, a destroyer, | first call was @ deliberate trick on afraid it will wear out the aerial. he had overheard dictograph statements involving a The Seattle Star by John W. Pace found the men and reported | the part of the bandits, police say... ve: |S ‘gold braid’ officer as having ‘hogged all the graft’ and wife has been voluntarily dis.| ‘hem safe | | Thor Waldal, accountant, and Earl bntosry should be explained. missed at the request of the plain CHIGNIK, Alaska, April 16— | aioe Tee nad take thi eee GuUe betheoes, Sn ‘corightty mest, nod Chief Severyns said that he did not hear the name | ‘itts. str. Pace formerty was warden) yfqj. Frederick L. Martin, com- | the First National bank on Wednes- iigeu fale bande, Gd. premice to take her of the “gold braid” officer mentioned, but that he did | of tho state penitentiary at Walla |day morning and were on their way mander of the army's alr fleet bandits Jumped out while one re- | After a spectacular battle tasting mained at the wheel and covered | colved as to his fate, | | Lesehi ; Rei , , | Smith cove ti ff the long- Wedatwasy crease” Anaso to werk, | Not think it referred to O'Brien and that he had never | Walia attempting a flight around tho soibensdn- at erie oe the Sea but seen wera te Draxman’s coties cast aspersions on O'Brien's name. SERRE. thi ay a world, who was forced down in the President Madison, Nicrocn "end . tn the evenlon xo oa Missouri Demos the vicinity of Kialagvik bay, | ag Garton and | Bitlott aves, 8 the jotor t, and planni row SON ie, wy = aul le «drew deat, gj ill balla it ‘ever 1 become : _BY JOHN W. NELSON | Denounce Klan) “!**% as being sought by two alongside of their machine and soaritater, whet tay methinks, doubital., Applying a rigid gag rule to silence critics and malcon- SPRINGFIRLD, Mo. April 16—-| Umited States destroyers today, forced it to the curb. Three ASS « | tents simultaneously with the appointment of Capt. Joe T. ¥ : : | but so far no word has been re | The chief drawback to the unt-|Mason as~ inspector, to succeed Capt. Harry G, O'Brien, i until dawn today the Missouri demo-| The rocky shoreline toward which the two men with s. They ) verse, opines Sereenland, is the fact Mayor Brown's long-heralded police reorganization was an-| uti, state convention here Yoted| Major Martin was seen heading by | | took the money iaeevane Adel fori hss bce nein you are nounced officially Wednesday. down a platform plank denouncing | ¥8 three flying compantons lato yes- | | jumped back into their own auto © } per j Capt. O’Brien announced, after the reorganization, that)... iu xiux Kian. | ‘erday is miles. trom: any) commun! and drove away at high speed, | * never sleepy. h | cation station and until destroyers traveling north on Elliott ave, \ owe jhe expects to take a vacation of several months to COM-| puring discussion of the anti-Kian | reach the spot and find the missing The license number of the bandit “The guy who advertises a one-| Pletely recuperate his health, after which he will be assigned | gectaration the speaker's platform | plane, the Seattle, it will be impossi- | oar wae levied to Peter Larson ae Dhtton union suit hasn't anything on to a captaincy at West Seattle. was filled with doeens of delegates a 2 learn whether he el ¥. Harrison st., for another make of _ m gays Old Silas Grump. “I'm; ‘ w ~ | milling about, seeking recognition of | safely. automobile and had probably been oolong or 0 ae insists he a ve ane i Ld Ln Va B VACA" | he chair. Personal encounter were| Lieut. Lowell Smith, who assumed | stolen, according to the police. pos a | tion if the mayor an e chiet thin os +. narrowly averted during the bitter|command of the three remaining | When the officers returned from Stave. you been. s0ddhti¢: Bow. Do Other changes in the department announced by Mayor | debate. Hoots and catcalls sounded | planes, when Major Martin left the the ‘fake choldup call, they. lesriaie Neti toate tie dosage Booch Wednesday, include: bana etal from the floor of the con-| S**“erarn to Pare somes A to that they had been tricked and im: H. E. Man says he doesn't see how} Transfer of Capt. Claude G. Bannick from.Densmore|‘°™!0". Bee AU teaticloka -odiebnckd ot Stet isha out toward a wever, he could have made his Dob-eny| station to Ballard precinct. Preane eRuen mi} oe =" Pee | Transfer of Capt. J. J. Haag from headquarters to the ‘ Sha peayian cave wore canara | | search the Ballard district, Magno- There are two types of errors made| Densmore station. | ! | ! : pn newspapers—typographical and) Substitution of Lieut. George Comstock as head of the 0 00 1S en | ts See Wallingford and the en- } slopigraphical. | special detail in the place of Capt. Collier, who is assigned 9 9 e | a H Moe ES |to a headquarters patrol. The special detail hereafter will | | * } ? 111 Gee Gem tir orrice ° Work under the personal orders of Chief of Police W. B. (EDITORIAL) | a : Van, SEZ || Severyns, | HE city council has taken up with some serious- If bobbed hair was good enough || The reorganization was announced zation or departmental rulings ts ness the recent proposal of The Star to appoint for Samson, it’s good enough for {by the mayor Wednesday following |subject to suspension, The rules iuslon (0 look ovair thé: Sieaait. hedro-eleetet . 5 ‘ Sel : a long closed conference with Chief |follow: a Steaks The 10) il = ald lik sas y' a + has | Here is Col, Albert H. Beebe, of the 146th field artillery, © o|of Policy W. B. Severyns and.in-| The following general order || Project. The council. would like to know what has |! 4 past chairman and for years an active member of the : Brow} a Sev. rt rns by lready been done aand what should be done in the if a oe |eryne agreed) upon the “changes| the mayors, || future. And it is proposed to have a commission of || "illéary affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Japanese Exclusion Provie Extra! Extra! Home Bi ym AGS y | uture. And it Is ‘ Av nmiss I; long-sou, arine = Seber gaiiins sate oa atie OFirien Yad seid from OMe) atreafter the following rules || three engineers undertake the job. : ve ate oe oe to ett ee she oromie to. Carmp| Siomt Is, Passed by Sergi cated right in the City Hall! See for |™ayor’s office. w adopted for the bhetter- he sos , yourself! Just pee for the marriage| Rules immediately effective and| ment and more efficient admin- The Star at the outset expressed the opinion that Lewis. —Photo by Frank Jacobs, Star Staff Photographer DRASTIC PLA LAN VOTED license clerk! designed, the mayor sald, for the| istration of the police depart- || better results could be obtained by naming a com- 4 dj eae petterment and efficiency of the; ment: mission to consist of one engineer, one accountant |' BY W. B. FRANCE A scientist has returned from the| department," place a personal club) — “J. The mayor, chief and in- |} and one business man. It still holds to that opinion. A + shake-up, calling for the concentration of regu- Senator Lodge Warns Pres- Andes mountains with a bird that|in the mayor's hands over the men| spector will pass on all civil Sut, if th il is dy to spend th n army shake-up, ig f th ident Agai t Voidi Bill ‘ bra ays like a donkey lander civil service who are patrol-| service ratings. sut, If the council is ready to spend the money— | jay army troops at Camp Lewis, the establishment of the nt Against Voiding ri is posits a hiinbes ut tacts ies ioe beats, and tie a gag upon the} +9 Propaganda and. discus- || and it will take a good bit of money—to employ three ‘Jong-sought marine hospital at Fort Lawton and adequate that, Birds with arms and legs. rank and file of the department. | sion by departmental members competent engineers, it should bear Bia that great development of Sand Point as a heavier-than-air airplane nine eso rebate see ‘These rules provide that all elvil| concerning départmental rules care must be taken in selecting this commission. 7 he military affairs unite respon * Feaerica: ratings be in the hands of| and orders will be deemed suf- ig base, was initiated on Wednesday by the y WASHINGTON, April 16.—Con+ Otherwise the result will be greater confusion, longer || committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and other| gross has served notice on the ade Pity the poor goat. Time was Brown, Chief Severyns and| ficient for suspension or re- when he could slip out into a vacant | Mayor ° : delay and a greater investment load. A ministration of its determination epector Mason. Should a man on| moyal from the department, be- By. 8 4 ic bodies. | Jot and enjoy a fair repast of tin | INSPaClOr OMe slow 70 on two suc-| catiso It Ix destructive of de- Engineers accustomed to looking at such matters |, tional defense must be para-) body will be concurred in by the beet NS yh mae ane Pre: : » Gaeqpens he 5 utomatically| partment morale and efficiency. fr th viewpoint of rivate ownershi those punt to loca} interests,” Col Albert | war department. fates In such terms tha’ was Nowadays all is confusion to him.| cessive tests, he is nile ua. He Pee ne, Maa Linge ee i poun ‘ at : b .| considered unlikely here today that ‘ 7 all is contusion: “ecing dropped from the department, May-| “8, Criticism and constructive || whose past services have been with, and whose future’ | Hi Hoebe, of the military atfairs com-| Realizing the need for a broad re iy y that mittee, declared in announceing the | adjustment of army and navy activi-| President Coolidge would veto the or Bro suggestions as to policy will be the cans run around the streets on | OT Brown sald. Ah gen f proposed changes, “and in these three |ties in Western Washington, the/bill containing the exclusion pro: wheels, | The rules also provide that any| gladly received and considered employment depends on, private interests, will hardly and navy board for their Spcere army units at Camp Lewis, The|in the senate bill without even the | purposes. resolution was unanimously indorsed | formality of a record vote, coming” Action of the military affairs by the trustées of the chamber and/on top of the house action of passing # The loud speaker in the Pull- man washroom who broadcasts his views about “these here guys ° a i ici ershi i rti ji y ittee at its | vision. yk celteat. aihio celtiaiead’: the “reorgenl: (Turn to Page 9, Column 2) be able to give municipal ownership an impartial |) sites we have ideal location for their | military affairs comm CAN] rea C a eS eseiiee, FOES TEESE CCITT EO hearing and an unbiased opinion. All of us can see respective activities, all of which| meeting Monday passed a resolution| The senate'’s action In putting th . pete t At tte POISON best thru glasses we are accustomed to have been approved. by joint, army | favoring the concentration of regular drastic house exclusion publication } No doubt there will be a demand for a local engineer 73 ” 2 } 2 will be a de i What Nerve! Hamon Ss on this commission. Local pride is a fine thing, but, H i i ‘i " nmittee of the chamber, if referred back to the committee Wed. | its bill by a vote of more than 4 to Iy st Washington,” ; , / like many fine things, it often goes astray. The || Civurred in by tite war dopart- |neaday for action. was expected to deter the president Any ied | Laow erles enate! local engineers are honestly divided into two camps— | ment, will result in the transfer | ‘The committee will notify the| from disapproving the measure. Be-Kind-to-Animals Week has for and against public ownership. And the average | of a majority of the troops at | Washington congressional represen-| | Secretary of State Hughes will come and gone, But Little Homer CHICAGO, April 16—Mrs. ) just as independent as he ever ‘ ily see th ountain tl } Fort Lawton to Camp Lewis, a8 jtatives that Seattle Indorses the | fer with the president on his retut Brew, jr, says it won't keep him || Georgia Hamon Rohrer, widow of | was, Tho senators down there man can more easily see thru a mountain than he can |} Be EAE a mR tite at | Genin Lewd davelopmicnty ene ltavene | teamn AW. Wonks Came ca from eating hot dog 1] the late Jake Hamon, slain Okla | are acting like a lot of school see clearly beyond his own prejudices. Camp Lewis of 4 number of [the $500,000 appropriation for per-| Hughes’ profound opposition to the fe home polltician and oll million: | boys.” It would be wiser to go out of town for the mem- |} other army units In the Ninth |manent improvement now before | exclusion clause, there were no a The 8. P.C, A. ought to get a lot || aire, today defied the senate oil Mrs. Rohrer was found at the fi Rat But, in doi f corps area, including troops jcongress, Steps for the establish-|thoritative indications that he wot Diot radio fana for the manner in tnveatigatine committee to force | Allied Arts club and Oros gained bers of this commission. But, in doing so, men o | we at Foet George Wright, |ment of the Maring Hospital will:tol-} cohtine} er veto. which they maltreat thelr cats'|| her to. testify. entrance by posing as a lover of proved ability, undoubted integrity and intelligent |) Crocane. Ie will mean a perma: low, but tt is stated that no appro.| Overwhelming support contained whiskers || When John L. Oros, deputy | the arts. sympathy with municipal ownership should be chosen. || jent army post at Camp Lewis, | priation can be obtained until the|by the proponents of Japanese exclus MEA || United States marshal, located phy LAG ec yal nance ced. JAYS. If this be done, nothing impossible will be recom- || as the government originally | next session of congress, sion indicates sufficient strength to Be-Kind-to-Anim: Week was a|| Mrs, Rohrer after 10 days' search | Rohrer, “Well, I'm not going. onded nor will any discouragement be offered to || promised. Bstablishment of a marine hospital | pass tha bill over any veto; and offi: failure. It didn't stop the democrats and by a ruse eerved a forthwith I've always been a good demo- mended no! for Sk d | Assurances have been re |at Seattle has for years been a rec-|cials hardly believed that Hug! from kicking the G, 0. P. elephant || gybpoena, Mrs. Rohrer indignant- | orat and Jake never told mo any those who are patiently waiting for Skagit power in ceived in. Seattle from the [ognized need, and the lack of a suit. jand the president. will risk around. ly declared: Nicole ibd tos ener mM Ladle og Seattle. And it will be possible to get the worth of Chamber of Commerce's Wash: | able site has been the chief obstacle |a breach Dativesin' themaelved aah Ree ied “" c 1} for the papers the committee d, i D. ©, representative, | in its way, ‘The proposed change will | congress over the matter, re The former attorney genera | 5 » be expende ington, D. Oy rer ltr y. D Wheen yo-00 op-home to 1H! aian't pay any attention to thelr | wants, well they were burned up the money to be exp «Underwood, that the rec- | remove this, and supply a location| Mr. Coolidge has been warned by en-hend wy a puh-fect day... . «| old forthwith subpoenas and I'm | months ago.” ommendation of the Seattle (Lurn to Page 9, Column 2) (furn to Page 9, Culumn 4) — A. J. &