The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 2, 1924, Page 1

——_—— VOL. 26. NO. 161 The Newspaper With the Rjggest Circulation in W Second Clase Matier May 2, 1599, FLYERS School opened Howdy, folks! this morning, and 46,890 were taken suddenly sick, kids Days have changed since: the youngsters used to walk to school Parefooted. Now they drive up—in thelr kiddie kars. eee Statistical Sam cstimates that 167,000 newspapers printed cartoons fedey showing a freckled-face kid, geting pensively owt of a school-| room window The kids’ vacagion ends today—-Dbut | Mother's begins. This is also the time of the year when Little Bobby asks Father to do a problem in fractions—and Father siya, “Run long now ' yey see I'm readin. YE DIARY x (September 1) Pbctimer. and by beat to Lown, where leber all the albeit the, dog “Mickey. wep) Lieut. Arnold is considered bad, Arnold operated a gasoline| . we being { too, my | in jest. | } “Liquor Smugglers Predict Whisky at 159 a Quart by Christmas.” —Head. Tine. Merry Christmas! | The busy signal On the telephone Is ntcer music Than the sazephone soe One-half of the United States citi- gens are sub-normal, says Secretary | Weeks. | Quit knocking us guys who read} the comic strips! | ——B LIL GEE GEE, TH’ OFFICE | VAMP, SEZ r | Some girls are born famous, | {some achieve fame, and some | tance with the Prince of Wales | ~———-—* Gee Gee ia broken-hearted. She tead this morning that the Prince of Wales can’t wed without his parents’ | ‘consént; and she just knows the king Won't let the prince marry her, even | tho she does come from one of the | beat families on Phinnd} Ridge. i J 8-6 The moonshiner Wed— Tiree fingers he downed “X" marks the spot where The body was found Army chemical service announces | discovery of a deadly gas which can be extracted from the air. Huh, po- Wtieal candidates have been doing} that for years H eee OUR OWN TRAVELOGS | Salt Lake City. Dear Homer: Here's some salt} from Salt Lake. Perhaps Joe Bung: Marter can use it in making his sar- Said to send some of it down to his tounter, Am leaving fer Los Angeles to investigate rurhors that it is going to annex Tacoma. Clarence Blewett. ele | The battle fleet departed for the | South yesterday. Plans to build an Addition to the postoffice steps have | been abandoned. “- | Under the spreading chestnut tree, The village blacksmith toils; The smith, a wealthy man is he, He deals in gaa and oils, September 12 hax Seen named Na- Nonal Mobilization Day. We're going {9 celebrate as if it were a real war- {ime mobilization—by hi oe, lon—by hiding in the ALL THE NEWS IN PICTURES i | | } The fries of Wiles, who is teavel- & in pa aed incognito, is here of his many disguises. Ho is known as Baron Renfrew, Ad, 8 = | will \WADE TO JOIN TWO PLANES © AT PICTOU Lieuts. Smith and Nelson Continue Flight Nearer U. S. WILL LAND AT BOSTON Will Probably Make Only a Short Jump to New Base BOARD U. 8. 8. MILWAUKEE, 4% Indian Harbor, Labrador, Sept | 2.—The United States army ‘round. | the-world flight wax resumed again today, Planes No. 2 and No. 4, the re| § took | maining machines in the flight FERRIES FAIL ~ SEATTLE off at 11:20 a. m. and passed out of | sight to the south at 11:26 Lieut. Lowell Smith and Erle Nelson were piloting the machines. The plans call for « 40 miles, to Cartwrig! day, and thence to Boston, tou, N. 8, wher the Oyers will be joined by Lieut. Leigh Wade was forced ot of the flight on the jump from the Orkney istands’ to Iceland. short jump, | harbor, to- | via Pie | who | The. world airmen were intensely | the now pleased continent, to Jand on and are American eagerly after thelr hazardous’ ctreumnaviga ton of the globe thru the alr, pump for four hours and prevented a Innding on ice-strewn water. CIVIL SERVICE PROBE IS ON Examinations Not Held, Is Nichols’ Charge \ i} | counting the time until they * will! once more be in the United States, | | | shington The Seattle St ered a 41 the Postoffice at seattle Warr UESDAY, SEPTEMB the Act of « Per Year, by Ma * ogress March %, 1479. 1924 But His Mind’s Not on His Wor Seattle Boys and Girls, Back at School After Long Vacation, Find It Hard to Forget Holiday Joys 1 “Gee! WishtI was out fishing, instead o° being in school,” said thousands of Seattle Failure of the civil service com. | 00s Tuesday, as they went back to their classes, But they took it like little men and soon mission to hold enough examinations to provide qualified employes for city work is being investigated by the city council efficiency committee Thursday. Chairman Ralph Nichois said that there are scores of men on the city payrolis ‘hired 'as temporary em ployes because the civil service com mission has failed to hold frequent examinations gerous conditions, Nichols said, is in the city light department There are no qualified operators on the civil service list, Nichols said, and the department must em- ploy more than 23 such men in the open market. The work is of a technical nature and Nichols be- by having such men pass quired examinatoin. The investigation of the civil serv- ice will be continued by the commit tee until it is concluded, said. At the end of the week the city calendar will be cleared, and It begin an investigation of the police department, “KID” TRIAL SET McCoy to Face Jury in Oc- tober for Death of Woman LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 2. 20, charged with the slaying of Mrs. Teresa Mors, his paramour The date was set today perior Judge Crail when the “ pleaded “not guilty” charge, three others charging as- sault with intent to kill, and four of robbery. In a voice that was almost a shout, McCoy spoke the words “Not guilty” when the murder charge was read. ‘To each of the other charges, Mc- Coy also entered his denial, but spoke in lower tones. McCoy appeared in court attired in a natty blue suit. He appeared in good spirits and spoke to friends and acquaintances about him. A F Landslide Buries Five—Three Dead HOLLYWOOD, Cal,, Sept. 2.—Three men were probably killed and two others dangerously injured today at Hollywoodland, a foothills subdivi- sion, when a heavy concrete mixer on an embankment started a land. slide, burying the men beneath tons of earth and machinery. two of the men were removed atter 20 minutes’ digging by police and firemen. “They are still aliv and may réeover. A little jater a truck driver was extricated, but can- not survive, physicians sald, Two other men are reported still burted in the mass of earth, by 8 fd’ One of the most dan. j Nichols | | day. Sparilla. Bill Lee, who is with me,| Kid McCoy will go on trial October) | [urry }in the school census is a conservative |rection of to the murder |‘ settled down to work. This picture, typical of many, is of George Zeufeldt, 10-year-old fifth grade pupil inthe Central school. He lives at 1208 Seventh ave., and is a salesman of The Star out of school hours. Photo by Frank Jacobs, Mtar State P 50,000 Children in! t Te City’s Schools Body of Lost Is Estimate Boy Is Found =v Near Juanita HE body of Max Nixon, 9-year old son of Mr. and Mra. Nixon, 74d st. who was drowned in| Lake Washington Sunday afternoon, | But they didn’t mind it very much,|was found Tuesday off Juanita; judging from expressions as they| Point by prisoners from the county | trudged along to the schoolhouses all | stockade | over town. Thrills of meeting new] The boy's father gave him money | thousand Seattle schoo! children went back to jograty rithmatick, histry, home eknomicks, | algibry ahd others on the long list of | 3917 childhood terrors, Tuesday. Act if Decision Is Against It teachers and getting settied for the|to rent a boat. Sunday afternoon. | emester soon wiped out lingering Ho failed to retu and a search |ryysy3; ouster ordi be bate | longings for another month or so of started. The empty boat, with the |/'T. Bien ta kaa Sete Heel oda ell thev's.,3 MUO: steel pared to combat the Pacific Tele Seattle high schools reported ca-|and Russell Daniels, 1511 324 aye, | Phone & Telegraph Co. to remove its [pacity attendance. A gain of 3,000) ‘The county prison under dj. |Cauipment from the streets of Seat Dave | tle intendent will be Introduced in ps School started 10 early; at $50, and will last 20° min erable Traffic Accidents tien of the ordinance.” Moore said “I f the cit) Joses in its attempt to WEATHER Fair and continued warm tonight weaterly Temperature Last 24 Hours Maximum. Mink noon, 69. ———— winds hay TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE, i CIVIL WAR IS ON IN CHINA Armies Clash Before Shang- | hai in Scattered Fighting ALLIES LAND MARINES | Foreign Warships Watching in Harbor to Protect People | QEARUHAL 2 » » China broke out this after Sept. 2—Civil al armies of Generals Chi Haich and Lu Yung Heiang, which been facing oni other 30 miles from Shanghai for enarly a week, began an advance and scat tered fighting wax reported from all along the line. The situation in Shanghai was in. tense. There was great fear that General Chi's airplanes would bomb the big military arsenal in one of the suburbs. landed a force of 600 marines, inclu ‘ing @ contingent from American war Allies’ naval vessels in the harby Foreigners today were ordered to ve Hokanshun, a summer resort cign naval forces are now con: rated in the harbor of Sha re commanded by Admir nd An Jerson of the British navy The boats in the harbor include | the British cruisers Durban and De- | Byery step is being taken to in. 4aure. protection to foreigners now liv. jing in Shanghai \Fall Court Term Opens for Business The fall term of superior court opened Tuesday morning with Judge Mitchell Judges were assigned to the follow-| hing « i Tallman, No. 3 Dykeman. Nou..83..4..7, Austin E. ri with YOUNG | Xo import hotowrapher were calendared. B his claims, Gillam presiding. The courts A. W. Frater, No. 2 Otis Hall Boyd J. Brinker No. 6; King Everett Smith, Ronald, No. 9, and iriffith, No. 10. Judge iam is in department No. 4 Their time was occupied Tuesday the handling of minor cases. ant civil or criminal cases in 8. No. Start Phone Fight, City Plans Ouster Council Ready to U.S. Court Battle Opens Against Hello Trust KED by an imposing array of law books as authorities for Kennedy Tuesday be- the city | #8" Ms fight in federal court to re-| he CitY | mand the telephone rate case of the| | prediction. High schools will be|Boyd, dragged the lake Monday and| council immediately after the man-| i > r called upon to take care of more|Tuesday. The body was found near] aamus action being hen iy bacdintterk, Ct thee boa than 12,000 students, and possibly|the spot where the empty boat was | {7™Us Action being heard Tuesday | & Telegraph Co. back to the su- ht | re: in federal court is decided, if the| perlor court 500. i . city loses its case, Councilman W.H.| Kennedy fights attempts of the} ens tea casio cue ridayte — Sgr RETR Moore said Tuesday lagtphens company to have the d 's a id a y to} . : . ear! g or y ar lage orm sil tig gpa ‘Tues.|O Dead in Chicago | T am asking the corporation mandamus hearings instituted by) | counsel's office to hurry the prepara-| Seattle heard in federal court be fore Judge Jeremiah Neterer, The mandamus {s sought to com- Corporation Counsel} Thomas J. L. ch and the gunboat Bee, the French cruiser Colmar and five} American and two Japanese gun: | Donte. No.| | | | | utes longer than formeniy., “letting | CHICAGO, Sept, 2—Sx vers0M8) rorce the telephone company to oper: | Pel. the phone corporation to con- bemgehainy were killed in traffic accidents over|ate under the old franchise and the| duct its service under old independ. | Children Who will be six before Oc-|{M® Week end in. and near Chicago.| court determin definitely that} ent franchise rates, instead of under Children who will be six before Oc.) se were huried to death when a|there Is no franchise now in effect,| the new rates. allowed on a writ ay ; I favor the immediate introduction | granted by three federal judges sit |will be aix between October 1 and| Rock Island express train crashed| o¢ tno ordinance |ting en bane in July | next March 1 may enter at the be-|{nto an automobile loud of persons) (NoMa itt tte company,” Kennedy aaby dlaa nate pelleve the phone co ¥ sinning of the second semester. ‘we ree ee ii ae a | pany should be permitted to ne com| argued, “seeks to have the suit | without franchise and in violation| heard here instead of in superior |of the order of the state department| court on the ground that it is ‘a ot public Works” | California corporation, non-resident T D Y: PHI Mrs. Henry Landes, president of{! this state. It has no authority] s the city counell, Tuesday begnn a|'? Convert the sovereign writ ot} . bah rf survey of the legistative departments | ™&ndamus Into a sult in equity North District Candidate Answers |)», "commend tne curtaiment ot\ Vian 18 A FRANCHIS : jeity phone service. Other city de-;“WHAT IS A FRANCH Star Questions for Commissioners | partments are also surveying their |#8 JUD QUESTIO} | phone service omply with the| “The question ts, ‘Can the com * : passe te tS |be reduced one-third. Building Su- H. PHILLIPS, candidate for commissioner from the) yerintondent Robert Proctor Tuesday « North district, is the campaigner today who ANSWEFS | notified all department heads to re The Star’s “10 Questions for Commissioners.” The answers! port their recommendations to him. of the candidates are being printed daily. Phillips’ answers: -1.am not now an employe of the|owri experises. ‘The only promise T 1 county. I have been a road|have made to this association has n four and a half years. been. that I would give them -I have had no finanelal dealings |efficient government and 2 with the county, ® roads and more of them. f I have lived in the county 35 4 As it requires the vote of two) nm mon are reported Missing, be- 3 years and. own real estate on| comr k the con.| lieved to have perished, and four which I pay $600 a year’ taxes. 1| trol of the “county ring,” or machine,| men were Injured, one seriously, in m paying my own campaign ex jt will agree to a “ith any commis fire which followed an explosion penses. No county employe has con-| sioner who will co-operate with me] at the Charlés A. Krause Milling Co, tributed, The Associated Clubs of |in cleaning out the present machine, | here today the North End is conducting an in-| This means that I will remove any Officials of the company esti- dependent campaign for me as their| employe who ts found to have re-| mated the loss at more than $1,- indorsed candidate and paying their (Turn to Page 2, Column 4) | 900,000. Seven Men Perish | in Milwaukee Fire MILWAUK Wis, Sept. 2 fore! better ners to bi | | resolution that the city’s phone bill|Pany take a franchise granted it by the soverelgn delegation of the city and try it out in a court in equi- ty?" he told the court. z he estion is," Neterer an- swered, What is the franchise?’ Is it a sovereign writ of the city as delegated by the state, or is it a contract?” In secking to answer this issue, Kennedy cited from voluminous au thoritles including an opinion of Judge Neterer four years ago in the case of Schoenfeld versus the city of Seattle on the rights of taxicabs to the use of the streets explained, “You held then, your honor,” he “that the state and the city have sole control of the streets and that no private corporation has (Turn to Page 2, Cooumn 3) ‘ ; CROWDS ARE STRAND Vashon Islan Boats Leave 78 - Autos on Dock START SOUTH Trans-bay Service Is Inadequate to Handle Labor Day Holiday-makers BY G. LUCILLE BUTLER f E WON’T get home till morning—maybe not ! even then! Some sang it, some cussed it, while the wise ones cleaned the shelves of the little dock store to the last cracker and bologna stock soared high. Traffic congestion reached its culmination point La- bor day, at the Vashon island end of the Seattle- Vashon Heights-Harper ferry, owing to inadequate service rendered by the Kitsap County Transportation company’s ferry. 3ut 19 autos were taken aboard from Vashon Heights for Seattle between the hours of 10 a. m. and 5:15 p. m., leaving, by actual count at that time, 78 autos lined up on the dock and highway, with but glimmering hopes of reaching Seattle before the wee sma’ hours. How come? With two ferries on the run? form your own opinion from the facts. Being a legal holiday, the Sunday schedule was in effect. For the uninformed, the ferries leave Seattle, make an hour’s run to Vashon Heights, in King county. On the return trip they load at Harper, call at Vashon, and back to Seattle. Ah! You've guessed it—they load at Harper! * . . ONDAY, as early as 1 p. m., autos began to as- semble at Vashon Heights—to be sure of mak- ing the 8:15 ferry for Seattle. The reporter was among them. At 5:15 on the “Washington” her car was lucky enough to be one of the 14 taken aboard+- leaving, as far as she could count up to the turn in the road—78 cars behind. You see, the ferries start home from Harper, and take on all the cars there are, and when they get to Vashon they haven't any room for more—that’s all! Listen! Three fifteen: The small ferry “Liberty” pulls into the dock with cars bulging fore and aft. She lets Well— off one car, and takes on two. (Chorus: Moans, groans and hisses from the waiting list.) Inquiries develop the fact that the large ferry “Washington,” which made the 10 a. m. call, has been laying over at Har- per thru the mid-day, when she could have made at least one round trip.in the meantime. Three forty: Great excitement among the watchers —ferry “Washington” discerned in distance—pulls out of Harper bay. Wild rumors are circulated that she is at last making an “extra” trip to relieve congestion. 2 8 HREE FIFTY-FIVE: False alarm—she is merely pulling in to Harper dock. Five fifteen: At last, at last—she comes. Wild anxiety manifest. Crackers and sausage at rest in mid-air while calculation runs rampant as to how many cars she will let off there and HOW MANY SHE WILL TAKE ON. Down the dock, up the hill, around the corner—who knows how far—the road is lined with cars. And by dint of crowding, crashing, smashing—l4 cars are squeezed aboard—and the happy holiday seekers, after taking bitter inventories of busted fenders and banged up radiators, sink back into a semi-coma thru which lurid thoughts flicker—not so much because they had to wait on a holiday, but why, oh why, don't they give Vashon island at least an even break with the other calling places? Prince Has Night Out, Outwits Reporters Again News Men Just Can’t Follow His Highness; Pleasant Party Enjoyed at Milburn Home YOSSET, L. 1, Sept. 2—The Prince of Wales had a night out last night. The heir to the British throne returned to Syosset at 6 a. m. today, accompanied by only one secret service man and a chauf- feur, having completely out- witted a score of reporters. Wales went to bed at once he can hav his holiday.” registering the Britain’s heir apparent to cursions from and was sleeping soundly at cars containing newspaper men iv em and idly curious Long Islanders All sorts of rumors as to until what was intended as a where H. R. H. had spent the private:spin assumes the aspect night were in circulation, and | oF @ parade, the United Press finally got the | story from a member of the | prince's. staff, who said the FIRE THREATENS prince dined and spent a gay | and extended evening at the home of Devereaux Milburn, captain of the. American polo team. The big Milburn estate on Long Island had been specially prepared for the -British hetr, and according to gossip the party was a great success. After returning from the In- ternational races at Belmont park, the prince motored alone to the Milburn estate, where he met informally a party of 15, including Tommy Hitchcock of the American polo team, and other horsemen. There was dancing after din- ner and later a swim. The party continued dawn. But the prince left no broken heagts behind, as none of the in San Gabriel Canyon forest fire, canyon. til unt" | the battle. |Oregon Rifle Team Long Island debutantes were \avitea After More Honors H. OR. H. apparently is not PORTLAND, Sept. 2.—The Ore- impressed by some of the at- |gon national guard rifle team left tention he is getting. last night for Camp Perry, Ohio, to “How would you like to /attempt to carry away the meet this vear as it did last season. the 1923 shoot the spend your vacation feeling likg a dog with a string of tin cans tied to your tail?” “If this sort of thing keeps up Ms royal highness will simply als and $300 in cash, leave and go somewhere where ‘a little privacy on Thus spoke a member of the Prince of Wale’s staff today, objections of the manner in which his daily ex- the James A. Burden estate at Syosset draws an ever-increasing caravan of 500 Men Fight Forest Blaze PASADENA, Cal., Sept. 2.—With from 300 to 500 men at the scene, strenuous efforts were being made | during the wind lull this morning jto bring under control a disastrous raging, in San Gabriel The flames have already spread over a territory 15 miles long and eight miles wide, according to latest reports from forest rangers directing Oregon team took first place in the meet, winning three trophies, more than 50 med-