The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-07
COB BOUNCES
LID ON OFFICER
He Asks Mayor for Dough-;
Defended" Seattle

picky o'Couner. Just plain COB.
believes In Seattle.
Not only does he believe In Seat.
tie but he Is willing 20 fight for her.
Nay. Dlcky DID fight for Seattle
10 the extent OF bouncing stove
lid or the bean Of lieutenant at
Harvey, Ia. the other day because
the lieutenant dared to pooh.po
and pish.plsh at this fair city.
And because he raised a welt on
the ioot's coming tower with the
aforesaid stove lid. plcky. the sob.
finds himself a prisoner In disgrace
at Harvey. la. according 20 a let.
ter he has addressed 20 Mayor G. II.
Fitzgerald.
And-here's the kernel OF Dlcky's
letter - unless Mayor Fitzgerald
kicks In with $50 20 Dicky the lieu.
tenant Is going to railroad him 50
far that he never win get cut OF
Fort Leavenworth.
Wants Check for $50
Perhaps you'd better read Dieky's
letter TO Mayor Fitzgerald and 81.
gest all the facts
Here's the letter:
MY dear Mayor; am writing
YOU 20 know IL you can hand me
your check for $50 with which I am
10 clear myself OF the trouble | got
into the other day UNFOLDING the
honor OF Seattle and YOU as mayor.
Il had fight with Lieutenant 7.
c. Van Houghton. Of Salem. ore,
He was trying to tell me that Seat.
tie was the rottenest town In the
United States. l told the lieutenant
that what he was preaching was
not only untrue but was outrageous.
and l also told him that whatever
you were doing at all times was for
the upbullding Of Seattle. The lieu.
tenant said l was a damn liar and
made pass at me knocked him
down with a stove I'D and now
am prisoner a, large. waiting for
= military trial on October ~
Makes Glowing Promise
Il have Just got out OF prison
this morning. where have been
some IL days. but they made me a
prisoner at large this morning. l
went 10 Commander Cooper and ex.
planned to him just how the trouble
came up. He told me that IL /
could raise $50 he would get man
TO clear me and that he would see
that Lieutenant Van Houghton was
made an apprentice seaman for his
actions.
MIR. Mayor. I'd rather suffer the
punishment II II were not for my
widowed mother who Is partly de
pending on my wages for n living.
The lieutenant. I understand. Is go
Ing TO spend $500 to send me to
Fort Leavenworth.
Il have been In the service since
August J. 1917. I saw active serv-
ice in the war zone and I would
hate 10 go to the penitentiary for
such as this. have only until Au
CUTS. 1921. and then I can beat up
such guys as this lieutenant and Il
win only cost me an ordinary fine.
But AZ IL Is now they viii make II
hard for me II fail TO raise the
$50 which am to put up TO clear
myself.
Raise CHRISTIANS Here
l1eUten1af van hOukntcn sAys
he win be protected from now on,
rs he Is going to put me where I
deserve for hitting my superior.
The other boys win be afraid OF
him and he can do them anyway.
Il told him that no young man
from the state OF Washington would
Be afraid OF him even II he were an
admiral. told him that state
raised Christian men and that an
honest man was never scared Of a
crook. regardless OF his commission.
II win be thankful to you for any
amount you may be able TO send
me II you are unable TO send me
the $50 In full. Trusting that you
win do what you can for me. am.
with best wishes.
Your firm supporter.
.'DICKY O'CONNER-"
Home address: Seattle. Wash"