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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
LAWS
RULE NEAR END
Labor Forces Suspension Of
House of Commons

LONDON. April 1.-THE house OF
commons was forced TO suspend its
session for an hour this evening. due
to disturbances caused by labor mem.
bers shouting, Adjourn! ADJOURN
The demonstration was an after.
math OF the governments defeat on
a "snap division" last night, when,
with only about 900 members pres.
cnt, combined labor and liberal
forces outyoted the government l45
10 iss.
BY their cries, which completely
Interrupted the business OF the house.
the labor members meant that parlia.
ment should adjourn and the govern.
ment resign because II had been dc.
feated.
This the government refused TO do.
Many political observers maintain
that the prime minister la only
waiting submission or the budget 10
parliament before retiring TO private
life. Absence of really strong
party conservative who might sue.
coed him is one thing that may re.
strain Bonar Law from this course.
Asqu;th liberals, Lloyd George lib.
erals and tho labor group got to.
gcther In the house last night md
defeated the government on tho lat.
ter's resolution regarding aid for
ex'servico men. The vote was on
a snap division" and less than
half tho members woro present. the
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
LINER ASHORE
OFF COLUMBIA

Tho tugs Gamccock and Cascade
from Portland arrived alongside the
ex-German liner susquehanna, which
went ashore on Willow bar. near tho
mouth Of tho Columbia river. early
Wednesday morning. and are assist
ing In relocating the vessel, accord.
Ing to reports received at the Har.
Dor Radio station shortly before IL
a. m. Wednesday.
The crew OF 100 men Of the ship
are still aboard and are helping In
the attempts to free the vessel, re.
ports stated rho hun OF the Sus.
quehanna Is not severely damaged.
according to radio messages, and
she will probably be lowed OFF dur.
ing the day. radio operators believe.
Radio messages to Seattle report
that other tugs are being sent from
Portland and Astoria and IL Is he.
lieved that 1t viii not be necessary
to lighter any OF the 5000 tons OF
the cargo aboard the susquehanna.
She was bound from Seattle 10
South American ports.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
LIGHT OFFICIAL
is ExONERATED
No New Charge to Be Filed
Against Lamb

y. w. Lamb. former accountant
OF the city light department. was
exoneratcd from the charge OF grand
larceny brought against him by
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Doug.
ias Wednesday. thru n legal techni-
callty. Douglas moved to exonerAse
the bosidsmen from further liability
Wednesday morning. and announced
that no further charge against
Lamb will be flied.
oirpunds for the motion. which
was prepared by Deputy Prosecutor
John y. cannody. wcro that there
Is no way In which complaint
covering the charge can be drawn
that win not be subject 10 the same
procedure as the former complaint
The original complaint was dis.
missed when the state acknowledged
that II could not possibly file a
bill Of particulars setting forth
the time and separate amounts
Lamb is alleged TO have taken from
the petty cash fund OF The light
department during the past two
years. A ruling by Judge Otis w.
Brinkcr required the state TO set
these details forth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
BY BOB BERMANN

In spite OF the fact that he had already begun the series
OF disastrous ventures into the other fellows game which
were to lead eventually TO his ruin Frank Waterhouse
experienced the most prosperous year Of his life in 1917
In the latter part of 1916 he found that his interests
were so big and numerous that longer practicable
to operate Frank Waterhouse Co., Inc so on January
l. 1917. he organized Frank Waterhouse Co This con-
Germ was Immediately successful on a huge scale
II really seemed tho Warehouse had the Midas touch
everything that he handled turned TO gold. 1t is mat
ter of record that he realized something like s0O0000
eight months out Of single ship which he chartered-the
Louise Nielsen And other charter parties were almost
equally profitable.
1t was wonderful era. The company paid something
like $4,000 in income and excess profits taxes in that
one alone-and the government is now claiming APP
proximately 100000 technical grounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

gathering Roadway for some
years locking 10 tho limitation
OF the power Of the supreme
court, Sooner or later the PEG.
pie must curtail this supergov.
nrnmcnt Of tho hcuch. or else
surrender to II. They must de-
eide whether fraction of the
supreme court or congress will
be the ruler of this land.
Which win Il be, the five out
OF nine men on the supreme
bench who are not responsible
to you. or tho elected members
of congress. who arcg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

elected.
Yet n group Of five out OF
nine men, whom the people did
not elect, have assumed the au.
thority TO throw out laws which
the five do not consider consti.
tutiopal, even tho the people,
the congress, and the president
want them.
In botl, these decisions, Il
was merely n matter OF opinion
whether the laws were TO bs
thrown out or be enforced. for
In both eases II minority OF
Justices approved Of tho laws,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
WENT Into Businesses
W He Did Not Understand

Two facts probably contributed to this amazing series Of
because of the uniform manner in which
he lost time that he touched anything outside of the
shipping business.
The first, and biggest undoubtedly the fact
that he didn't know anything about these other lines He
went into the publishing busnessand neither he nor any
OF his associates knew anything about publishing He
went into the axicab busnesso which he knew nothing
lack of knowledge. And it went, all down the line
Another item which contributed to the losses was the
fact that he had spread out that he couldn't possibly
keep in personal contact with fractional part of his
varied interests Atho he supposed be directly i'm
charge of the shipping department of the company he has
testified that he knew absolutely nothing about an alleged
shortage of nearly 100000 in trust funds which the
Manila and Kobe offices holding for the shipping
board.
Attic it is questionable whether such explanation is
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FIRST REPORT
Is DEFINITE

DUBLIN, April fi.-Eamonn dc
Valera, former president OF tho
Irish republic" is a prisoner OF
the Free State.
The phantom rebel" who oludcd
capture and kept up incessant war.
fare agalnst the Free State govern.
ment since its inception. was taken
this morning near clonmei.
National troops. who yesterday
broke up an irisuseenf meeting 4,
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

h'ndo, who gave himself up az i.a0
.. m. Wednesdass. was questioned by
CHIEF Deputy Coroner r. Frank
koepfli and X. Ra,sukl, secretary
OF the Japanese Association or
North America. and told story OF
q love triangle which resulted in
the murders.
Mrs. Hatsunc Endo, "a. wife Of
Endo. and her three children. You.
iko, 5: Akiko. :. and "a baby boy.
Norso. 2. were found dead in the
kndo home. following Endo's surren.
der. All had been shot TO death,
"Akiko. one or my little girls. told
me that another man. a japanese.
had been keeping company with my
wife Eudo said. "and / was jcal.
Gus. I doubted whether or not (
was the father OF my three children.
Tuesday morning, whilo my wife
was asleep IN hcss bed with the two
girls. arose and crossed tho room
and sho, her seven times. she
made no sound
II could not sleep ana went In
the kitchen. Late that night I
thought that my children would sur.
fer. having no mother. and that n I
married again ahcy would fall into
strange hands. so I killed them.
the oldes; ono first. then Aktko. and
later tho baby. camo 10 police
headquarters Immediately and gave
myself up"
Eado admitted that he had never
seen the other man. but had heard
stories Of visits that the latter had
paid from tho little girl.
Endo Il held without bail on OMEN
charges a, the city JAIN.
Walking sxe5tediy into police head.
quarters at 100 a. m. "wednesday.
Endo surrendered himself to Patrol.
mea l.. A. LovcJoy. II. 8. schoIbIe
and Lieut.. n. w. olmstead. with
great difficulty II was learned that
Endo mad killed his wife and three
babies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
WOMAN SHOT
SEVEN TINES

1T Endo's home police and deputy
coroners found the ground floor fiat
In great disorder. Endo's wife. a re-
markably pretty japanese woman in
her early twentics. lay dead across
the bed. with seven bullet holes In
her head and body. Bed sheets had
been wrapped around her.
In an adjoining room two girls,
aboufN3 and 4 years OF age, and a
2-year.old baby boy were stretched
on a mattress. On a bare wooden
table police found note written
In japanese. painted In black let.
ters on a cardboard square. 1t has
not been deciphercd.
The children. reused by the shoot.
Ing, were no. admitted to the room
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

tury than Ia the late lamcnted
18th, this decision came as n
real wallop. IL affected not only
the District Of Columbia mini.
mum wage law, hut also ap.
parently knocked out similar
measures for the protection OF
women IN our own and other
states.
a few months ago, under nj.
most Identical circumstances,
this saine aII.powcrful court
handed down u similar decision
which declared That The District
VI Columbia and tho states rs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
EDITORTAL)

Now and then n blessing
drops upon us disguised IA n
disaster. This may be the ultL
mate net results Of the stan.
ming decision OF tho United
States supreme court when it
declared the District Of Co.
lImbia minimum wage law
unconstitutional. This, II may
be, II enough Of Us ret surf.
cIenily mad about II.
To those Of us who thought
we were living In q more on.
Dgh.cDcd age in The Goth cen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
Six Irish Rebels
Face Firing Squad

LONDON, April 1f.-slx irish in.
snrgonts were executed at Tuan
this morning. according TO Dublin
dispatches.
The Irrosulnrs had been I'm.
prisoned in Galway Jail for several
months on Il ehnrge Of carrying
arms. They wcre taken from the
jail at o'clock this morning and
brought immediately before a firing
squad
In parties of three the six were
executed and later buried In tho
barracks grounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

Chief Susticc Taft read the dis.
scntina opinion Endorsing the
minimum wage law.
Bear in mind, also. that this
power Of the supreme court to
nullify tho laws of congress is
sels'assumcd, built up, decision
by decision, during the past cen.
fury, until today II ovcrshndows
the two branches Of the govern.
incnt which are responsible 10
tho people. Nowhere does tho
constitution grant the court
such u power.
A distinct movement has been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11


Called to the stand shortly after
the second days session OF the trial
began. Waterhouse successfully
eluded efforts on the part OF John
b. Hart, attorney for the trustee, to
compel him to produce his 1920 In.
come tax returns, Superior Judge
Calvin $. Hall temporarily sustaining
an objection by Clarence l.. Reames,
attorney for Waterhouse.
Hart declared that he wished TO
have the tax returns produced In
court to show that. despite the fact
that Warehouse declared the Ell
Aqunric deal to bo company and
not a personal matter, $685. had
been deducted from the company's
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
EVERYDAY HEROES

Fred die Van
Cam pen Beans,
who can see n
frosty pane, while
nj ting for a
train, and not
scratch his initials
on II. Thrice dec
GRATED by the
Czeciio SIoyakian
government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

pubiituIIUH OF III
articles bearing
ON the present
Naterliousc CON
I row crsy. 1
should also Ike
an mi u n C 10 n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
GOOD NEWS FOR CREDITORS
Judging from, newspaper re
ports. Frank watcrhousc viii bo
able TO pay his creditors )
roubles on the dollar.

waterhouse lost money In or.
chards. magazine publishing. cable
codes and the auto business. but
think how much more he would
have lost II he had started up a
grocery store on the credit plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

income in the tax returns ANA
charged TO Warehouses; personal
account to cover what was then est.
mated to be the loss.
Reames, in Directing. cited fed,
eral statute which, he declared. made
1t Illegal to divulge information re-.
garding income tax returns and his
contention was upheld. for the time
being at least, by Judge Hall.
There was a lengthy snd heated
argument over tbe point. tic fury
being excluded from the court room
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
Jap KILLS
WIFE AND
CHILDREN.
Seattle Merchant Admits Grewsome
Quadruple Murder; Tired of
Trouble He Says
BY S. B. CROFT

three children, NJ Endo AZ, 21S Ninth ave- S. Committed
quadruple murder he confessed Wednesday by shooting
ms wife and children as they lay asleep in their beds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

r. Gigiione, Everett says that tho
above ~ not a picture OF Freddie
Van Campcn Beans. but Is one of
the Smith Brothers. fe isn't sure
whether It's Trade or Mark.
We'll. rono darn smart aIeok rave us
that picture and said II wps Froddis
s,sss=, II Il n ono OF the 8fn.th boys,
we'n never eat another ooughdrop. no
tbarsi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
100000
MADE ON
lCHARTER
Waterhouse in 1917 Has Midas Touch
Then Buys Rubles, Taxicab Co., Iron
Works, Land; Backs Ell Aquario

This The third Ia series OF articles sensational
ness rise and fall Of Frank Tomoows staInent
WI" tell OF the crash Of Frank Warehouse Co., begin
ming Of tho feud between Daniel Kecher banker and the ship
man
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
HOLD 'ER, JAwN: SHES
A.REtEIN'

= should like to request the court
TO instruct aIl newspapers TO cease
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

one Of the inspecting officers who
VIII review the university X. o. T. C.
April q is Major Bull.
Nope. he's no relation to Mayor
Brown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

Frank Waterhouse scored the first big point Wednesday
IN the suit which is being brought against him by T
auoe as trustee in bankruptcy for Frank Waterhouse
Co., TO recover approximately 100000 which Waerhousc
is alleged to have absracted from the funds of his
psny to pay personal losses involved in the construction
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

Columbia University has estab.
lished course in Practical
Politics" In the old days. all the
laboratory equipment student
needed for a course in practical
politics was a pair OF brass knuckles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
Home Brew

Howdy, folks, Are you follow.
ing The Waterhouse trisls Yep,
we think the lawyers win get all
the money, too.
II Daniel Kellches and Frank Wat
efhoese continue TO hurl hrickbats
a. each other. people win begin TO
think they aren't friendly.
Watcrhouse bought $4,000 worth
OF Russian roubles from Keilehcr.
Perhaps this explains why no is so
mad-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11
SUGGESTIONS FOR LECTURES
ON PRACTICAL POLITICS

ON PRACTICAL POLITICS
/. How to bunk the people.
2. Campaign pledges--i,ow TO
break them.
3. How TO stuff ballot box.
Now that Cecil De Mile has paved
the way w filming the Ten Com.
mandmenS, will some other dircc-
tor step forward with screen YER.
sion Of EticIid's geometry
No, HorteDsc, a rdisin IN bottle
OF Scotch does not indicate that u Is
imported tchisky.
No matter how fair bowlers try to
he, they always play an under.
hanled game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-11

aEalnst tnem. III " seems necessary.
Attorney John -. Hart in the Water.
house trial.
The Naterhouse fight has trans
formed the Chamber OF Commerce
Into a mess hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
BOOTLEGGERS WAR
 ON ONE ANOTHER ER
Half Of Tips Coming To SheriffS And Deputies Are
 From Liquor Dealers \
MUSCLE SHOALS BUREAU l
 THE At;E-BERALD


 "Bootles esgers" furnish over 50 per cent of the tips received by the sheriff and his deputies, leading to the arrest and conviction of their competitors, according to a state ment made byA the officers.
 One bootlegga sells little cheap CT to another s~.customer and in- stills hatred in the heart of the for mer which results in his commun; = eating with the officers and turn ing him up" to get rid of competi- ton.
 Checking up information relative to wildcat activities Deputy Sheriff Carl Copeland and Chief Deputy Davis state that a large per cent of information given them about moon sinners is from other moonshiners through enmity for one another, aris- ing out of competition or excessive prices asked and the selling to an- others customer probably a little cheaper.
 They turn him up," get him ar rested and convicted and out of the way, giving them broader field to work in, but leading to their ulti- mate arrest on the same sort of in- formation.
 Young men, ranging from IS to 20 years of age are the principal class arrested charged with the violation of the prohibition laws. Elderly men seem to have little desire <o engage in the traffic. A check of the inmates of the county jail re- gently showed that out of 2S pris- oners, 20 were under 50 years of age and were charged with violation of the prohibition laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
VALUES 3 DAYS IN PRISON AT S1O,OOO
Lee County Man Sues For Alleged False Arrest And
 Imprisonment

 | OPELIKA, Ala, Dec. 20-fSpecial Leased Wire. IA damage suit of un- usual interest was filed in the cir cult court Wednesday by Andy Tay- Tor against John L. Moon. sheriff, and his bondsmen for S10.000, alleging false imprisonment The complaint alleges that the plaintiff was ar rested by Sheriff Moon on charge of burglary and confined in jail threa days and afterwards released when found that he was not the man wanted for the crime Taylor is a farmer living in Beat 1S and his suit is brought by Olin W. Mitchell. Nor row X Moore, attorneys at West Point, Ga. Sheriff Moon will be rep resented by Barnes X Walker. Dem son & Denson, Dickinson X Dickin- son, Smith & Watkins, T. D. Sanford, C. A. L. Sanford, E. II. Glenn and l. E Duke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
DECISION IS REGRETTED

Deep regret was expressed here on receipt of information from Mont gomery that the state highway com mission had decided to consolidate the offices of the state highway com mission with that of the fecond di- vision, moving the offices of the state highway commission here t9 Birmingham. A. P. Henderson of Athens. who has been in charge of the office here fer several years, has resigned and II, D. Burnum, assist ant division engineer, will be trans ferred to Birmingham to be assist ant division officer there. MT. Hen derson recently was injured in an automobile accident and now is re- covering his health Col. w. A. M = Gala, now of Montgomery but for mer resident here, remains in the state department as principal assist ant engineer and also Will be Tn charge of maintenance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
JAIL DELIVERY THwARTED

A clever plan for a jail delivery was thwarted when Deputy Sheriff J. O. Davis searched suitcase be- longing to Mrs. Jim Campbell whose husband is lodged in the county jail under charge of robbery and at tempt to- steal an automobile, and found letter to her from her hus- band which disclosed a plan where by she was to aid her husband in an attempt to make a break for>lib- erty. The letter read:
 Mrs. Ada: You go to Sheffield and get some hack saws and come here tonight at o'clock, and someone will let a string down an you tie them to the string.
 Remember at o'clock an talk a little before you tie them on.'
 The letter was unsigned, but of ficers state that Jim Campbell wrote the letter to his wife. She had not had time to go to Sheffield after sine received the letter. Campbell is said to have been implicated in several robbery cases near Hamil- ton, Ala, and to have recently at tempted to steal an automobile at Wilson Dam when he was arrested and placed in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
TWO STORES ROBBED
Robbers Get Away With S2O0 Worth
 Of Goods At GOodwnter

GOODWATER, Ala. Dec. 2o.-- (special)-The stores of T. H. Smith and Crew Brothers on Main street were entered last night by burglars and over $200 worth of merchandise and cash were removed. The stores are joining each other and were en- tered from the rear. Smith was the heavier loser as several suits of clothing, several pairs of shoes, a lady's cloak. double-barrel shotgun and other things were stolen. Some cash and a suitcase were the only missing things from the store of Crew Brothers.
 This is the second time burglars have entered stores on this street recently. No clues so far have been found as to the parties doing the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21

Thomas A. Bowles, well-known local banker. and other local Shrin- CTS have returned from BirminS- ham, where they attended a meeting of Zamoia temple, which elected MT. Bowles as representative to the ses- sion of the imperial council. which convones this year in Kansas Clty It was the sixth time MT. Bowles had been elected by the order to be rep resentative at a national meeting and it was high tribute to his work for the organization and his popularity among the members of the temple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
PYTHIANs ELECT

The following officers have been elected by Monte Below lodge, Knights of pythias: Julian Bailey. chancellor commander; Ed Robinson. vice chancellor; R. R. Humphries prelate; J. Fred Johnson, Sr., re- elected keeper of records and master of finance; J. L. Titus, reelected master of exchequer; J. L. Marsh master of work; J. Fred Johnson Jr., trustee for three-year term; NJ. c. Walters. master at arms; Frank Stockard, Jr., inner guard; H. C. COffee. puter gnard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
TUBE ERCULAR CAMP BEING DISCUSSED
Establishment Of Institution Near Florence Likely, Says
 Association Official
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
 THE AGE-HERALD Decatur, Ala, Dec, 20 i

There is extreme likelihood of a tuberculosis camp being established near here to serve the Tennessee valley counties, according to Dr. J. M. Graham. executive secretary or the Alabama Tuberculosis associa- tion, who was here Thursday in con ference with s. H. Malone and other state officials.
 pr. Graham called attention to the fact that the people of AnniSton now have about $40.000 for the estab- lishment of a modern sanitarium for the treatment of the disease. The people of Etowah county also have d splendid camp, while another good one has been built at Mobile, he said. The response to the sale of Christ mas seals in the counties of Morgan and Limestone has been excellent, pr. Graham stated.