The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-09
5 DAYS
in RAT
FILLED
PRISON
Training Ship Commander Is
Accused Of Cruelty;
Probe Ordered

Sensational Developments are n.
pected in the state investigation just
ordered by Gov. Louis r. Hart 0k
the recent cruise Of the training aAip
vicksburg and Of the personal con
duct Of officers aboard the veaseI
and the treatment Of cadets undeT
command Of Capt. 4. r., Eckhardt
during the cruise.
The hearing. according % Z gtnks-
ment issued Thursday by Capt :. r.
Gibson. Of the board Of trustees q
the Washington State Nautical
school. viii probably be called about
September rs. IT which time teotk-
mony win BE- taken from both The
officers aboard the vicl<sburg and
cadets. The vicksburg arrived II -
attic Wednesday.
The trouble started Just - the
vicksburg was nearing the faf.PAr
cific port Of Hflo In ths HAwainn
Islands.
SEATTLE CADET IL
THROWN INTO BRIG
Cadet Birney 8. Fullington. ele7
Greenwood ave-. Seattle. who y at
RIN8E0k EtI011E0 III kx10 UA810x8 WIN
four other cadets. sccording - 90
of fhe eadess aboard the vonuo1
THURSDAY. was ordered TO take ~
wheel just after standing hi ragu1ar
watch.
Fuiiington refused. II II said. ~
was Immediately thrown In the shtpso
brig. q small. almost alright com-
partment located next TO the boiler
ROOM
Fullinxton was suffering. accDrd-
Ing to fellow cadets. from the clpoe-
ness Of the room and was liberated
by his companions. He was imme-
diately placed in a native jau upon
the vessels arrival at Hilo.
There hadn't been . white man
In that Jail for five ysArs.- bitterly
declared one OF the caAetA
JAPS. CUT-THROATS.
RATS AND FILTH
There were a bunch Of laps. na-
tive cut-throats. rats and tropical In
sects in the place. The place stunk
with filth. 1t was enough to make
a dog sick"
Fullingson stayed IN this Jail for
five days without = charge being
placed against him 1t Was because
Of this that fellow cadets obtained
,ounsel In the islands and instituted
a suit for $4,000 damages against
Captain Eckhard.
Another cadet. described the meth
DDS used by F1llington's friends to
get food into his cell.
The jail was located in . large
building" the cadet explained Full.
ington had the run Of the building.
He used to make coffee in the kitch.
en- at night in order to keep awake.
He didn't dare fall asleep for fear Of
being bitten by some insect So he
practically went without sleep during
the five days he spent In jail Fruit
was passed to him thru the bars. We
saw the natives carving up two dead
dogs which were used in their native
cow COW" dish"
Eight cadets resigned from the
ship In sympathy with Fullington.
Four were persuaded to return to the
vessel The rest are still in the
islands.
FOUR CADETS THERE
AWAITING TRIAL
The four cadets still there are Ed
ward Haasman. Seattle: b. Henly,
Tacoma. a cadet named Whitehead
and Cadet Fullington. The four who
returned to the vessel were. Ed
Henry. West Seattle: II. f. and H. Il.
Rowland. both Of zilla. and Joseph
Pregent, Seattle.
Attorneys T.. II. Guie. 7o3 Leary
building, a member Of the state legis-
laturc. and Thomas Swale, state
president Of the American Legion,
have taken up the case Of the cadetsl
There certainly were many dis
crepancies during the cruise,- ex-
planned Attorney Guie Thursday.
that need investigation. have
been requested to take up the work
by the parents Of number Of the
cadets. They all ask for the removal
Of Captain Eckhardt
CADETS SAY
LIQUOR WAS ABOARD
This cruise wasn't a naval af-
fair. as the cadets each paid $155.
They were privileged to resign
whenever they saw fit. They should
have been treated like gentlemn.
Then there is the little affair of two
cases OF liquor. labeled English
Jam" taken aboard in British Column
bia waters and deposited in one OF
the officers rooms, which needn In
vestigating."
Several cadets told OF seeing bot.
ties OF liquor aboard.
Captain J. #. Gibson. chairman Of
the commission. declared that thnro