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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Baby Strangles in
Her Own Clothing

BEND. Ore. Aug. 22.-Betty Jean.
Lindley. 1l-month.old daughter OF
NJ and Mrs. ]. Morton Lindley. is
dead here today, strangied by her
own clothing.
The infant crawled from her bed
in the rear seat OF the Lindley au-
tomobIle while the Isother left the
machine for a few m 1utes. and IN
falling out. wooden j. ckct caught
on the door handle. c.'oking the
babe 10 death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
AUBURN MANS
PERMIT TAKEN

e. X. Armstrong. Of Auburn. was
the first victim Of a new traffic law.
which permits Judge to suspend a
motorists drivers license, when he
faced Judge C. C. Dalton Tuesday on
charge OF reckless driving. Judge
Dalton suspended his drivers license
for 30 days and fined him $40.
Armstrong was arrested Sunday on
the East highway between Kent and
Auburn after he had zig.zagged in
and out Of a line OF automobiles at
reckless speed. Grin Lieidy. state
highway patrol inspector. who ar.
rested him. said.
The new law permits Judges TO sus.
pend drivers licenses for periods up
TO six months. Suspension Of a driv-
er's license prohibits the person driv.
ing during the period Of suspension.
rrnstrong's case was the first under
new law to be tried in the courts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
KHAN MEEK IN
STEUBENVILLE

STEUBENYILLE. Ohio, Aug. %.
Plans or steubenville officials to
pass an ordinance prohibiting all
public astemblages and parades in
the city were dropped last night
when Ku Klux Khan leaders an.
nounced there would be no "kon.
klaye" here Thursday night.
Feeling has been tense since last
wednesday night. when more than
80 persons were injured in fight
between Klansmen and a mob OF clti.
zens. Fearing a recurrence Of the
trouble. city officials had planned 10
have the council pass an ordinance
designed TO prohibit the proposed
meeting Of the Khan Thursday.
This was deemed unnecessary.
however. when Khan leaders called
off the proposed meeting and tho
ordinance was not presented.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Booze Violator Is
Sentenced to Jail

Pleading guilty TO liquor violation
charges, included In five separate
counts OF complaint filed In federal
court. Arthur Renlund, proprietor OF
tho Solo Bar. SOC First ave, was
fined 5000 and sentenced TO serve
four months in the county Jail by
Federal Judge Frank 8. Dietrich
Wednesday.
According 10 federal attorneys.
Reminds sales at the Solo Bar 10.
tailed Az high in some cases as $500
In one day. The sentence imposed by
Judge DIETRICH is the heaviest levied
in federal court In raany weeks, &C,
cordlng TO the prosecution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Aberdeen Woman
Injured on Links

ABERDEEN. Aug. Mrs. G, Il,
Bartlett was struck on the head by
a golf club held by G, E. Jefferson
at the Washington open champion.
ship matches here yesterday.
jefferson had Just swung Mt the
ball, and on his follow thru his iron
struck Mrs Bartlett on the forehead,
knocking her unconscious and cut
ting cash.
Her husband. physician, admin.
irtcred first aid treatment. The
wound Is not serious,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
DEPUTIES RAID
SEATTLE HOME

Martin X Nelson. ~. who claims
he Is the son OF Seattle pbysloi
WAS arrested wednesday al 42o 18Th
aye by Deputy sherfffs Mike Brew.
er, Ray starwIeh and Joe Harahan
with 10 cases OF liquor in his posses.
sion.
lie gave the name Of his father -
Dr. !. y. Nelson. but no such name
could be found in the directory. The
residence whore the liquor was found
IS IN the residential district and was
entered by use Of a search warrant.
after Nelson had been seen leaving
the place frequently carrying sus.
picious packages.
Nelson Ia being held in the county
jail on charge OF possession Of
liquor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22

| AkEHURsT. ~ j.. Aus. "a
- Flying around the world from
pole TO polel
skepties laugh at the idea. But
wlse old Uncle Sam insists II can
be done.
And he's relying upon his new Il.
tsnio hlimp. Fri. TO make the dash.
Tho giant dlngible win be
launched here in tho next few
weeks.
It's a sister ship OF the Inflated
IRA. which collapsed in mid.air
and fell to the ground "A mass OF
flames on ia maiden trip over Hull,
England, two years ago. But it'a
more like tho giant German zeppe
lin. Lao, captured by the allies
during the closing days OF thu way.
A combination OF the herman
and British ideas in dirigiblo con.
stuction. II has tho safeguards Of
both and tho weaknesses OF neither.
according to Rear Admiral William
A. Moffet,. chief Of naval aero.
nautics
It's framework Ia made from du.
r,lumin. tho toughest and iightost
metal known I,s outside skin 10
made OF cotton cloth treated with
ecllulose acetate dope"
Millions OF cubic feet Of helium.
tho non.infiammable. uon-expioSivo
gas. will bo used 10 initiate her
Twenty gas bags NJ anugly inside
tho main thing,
The hangar. housing tho giant
hllmp. 10 500 feet long and 80 feet
wide Yet. despite this bulk. the
Era, machinery and all. weighs
only 30 tons.
There Is nothing outside tho skin
except the ak gondoiaH. each equip.
ped with Il s0o.horsepowcr Packard
motor. giving q speed Of from 60 10
70 miles an hour, but inside tho
main bag. In tho form OF ~" u
tho keel corridor. running the length
quarters. tho is tons OF gasoline.
tho ono ton OF lubricating oil and
tho 10 tons OF water ballast.
Looming up overhead in tho
blhcknoAs of that oayernous hol.
low win be tho oscillatins bags Of
hcilum. Thaae are Of rubboriEod
cloth lined with "goldbcater skin. -
n composition mado from tho In.
testines OF an OK.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
WOMAN DRIVER
HELD FOR DEATH
Killed Aged Woman Who
Got in Path of Car

PORTLAND. Aug. 22.-Held In the
city Jail on a charge Of reckless driv.
ing. Mrs. Merits Mccsnn awaits
court action today. following the
death late yesterday Of Mrs. Clark
Corey, 90. struck BY the Mccain ma
chine
Mrs. Corey was carried across q
sidewalk and crushed between the car
and a building. receiving injuries
which caused her death In few
hours. Witnesses SAID that Mrs. Nc.
Cam seemed 20 lose all presence Of
mind at the instant her car struck
Mrs. Corey. and evidently stepped
on the gas" instead Of the brake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SHIPS
STARTS ON PAGE 1

the accident and navy officials ex.
pressed the opinion that she would
not be placed in drydock for repairs.
She was conveying the naval trans
port Chaumont. carrying tho naval
affairs committee. on tour of In.
spection of the Keyport torpedo base
and the Bremerton navy yard
The Chaumont did not stop after
the accident was reported some time
later, and proceeded to Bremerton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Coolidges Dine in
Executive Mansion

WARRINGTON. Ayg 22.-Imme.
diately following luncheon in their
hotel suite yesterday President and
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge removed 10 the
White House and had dinner in their
new home in the evening. This was
the first meal Of the new executive
and Mrs. Coolidge at the famous 1900
Pennsylvania ave. N. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
AIR MAIL
STARTS ON PAGE L

morning. arrived here az p.st n. m.
Kennott unger. relay pilot got
away for Salt Lake city with the
pouches AZ s:2s.
MtNEOLA. N. y. Aug. 22-The
second westbound air mail plane
hoped Off for Cleveland. tst miles
away. az 1901 today. Tho machine
was plotted BY Shirley ]. Short.
IOWA CITY, Iowa. Aug. s2.-The
eastbound rnns-continental air mail
plane LEFT hero for Chicago at e.s2
a. m. today after landing 20 re.fuel
CHICAGO. Aug. 2s-The east.
bound rans.continentai air mail
plane, pilotcd by Harold Lcwis. ar.
rived here at $40 a. m. today
Five sacks OF Western mail were
transferred 90 plane piioted by
Lieut.. b. l.. Wagner. two sacks OF
Chicago mail were added and Wagner
hoped Off for Cleveland at sai
a. m.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22.-Tho
castbound transoontlnentai air mail
got away on It's second attempt this
morning AZ 5:2s, Pacific tims.
The plane. piloted BY Claire X.
Vance. rose above tho fog and shot
away eastward before the first rays
OF tho sun had begun 70 SHOW,
He carried eight pouches OF first.
class mail. Weighing ios pounds.
Vance IL duo ia Reno. New. az T.ss.
where Edison Mouton awaits with a
second plano to relay tho mail on 10
Elko. New.
Fair weather and favorable winds
were predicted for the first two legs
OF tho trip.
RENO, New. Aug. 27.--Claire X.
Vance. plotting tho oas;bound trans.
continental mir mail plano which left
San Francisco at S:2s this morning,
landed hero at TOT a. m.
Tho relay plane. plotted By Jack
Eaton, got away for Elko with the
pouches AZ TOO.
At Eiko. Kennett Unger awaits 10
carry the mail on 10 Salt Lake City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Plan Trial Flight
of Darling Bomber

DAYTON. Ohio. Aug. 22.-After
weather conditions had been OBJ.
served Mt 10 o'clock today definite
announcement was issued at Nc.
Cook field headquarters that the
great Darling bomber win BIO flown
tonight at o'clock
Tho huge craft was TO have had
It's first trial yesterday. but rain
interfered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Grand Jury Orders
Probe Into School

CHICAGO. Aug. Charges that
youthful inmates Of the Chicago Par.
entail truancyl school were beaten
and otherwise cruelty treated by in.
htructors were ordered Investigated
by grand jury by Judge Michael
l.. Mckinley. chief Justice OF the
criminal court here today
Judge Mckinley has been holding
hearings on tho case for several
days. The grand jury viii also probe
reports that instructors wero In.
volved in immortality and revolving
punishment" at the institution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
SAYS BRITISH NOTE
UNCONCILIATORY

Our resolution has been repeated
la hundred times not TO renounce
one centime OF Preparations, which
are sacred" tho premier asserted.
declaring England has taken no
heed OF what France considers cs-
seuiial and the British note Is
basically unconciIlatory.
II avow that we cannot under.
stand the British reasoning regard
Ing Gernany's capacity for pay.
ment, for Germany's capacity now
Is zero. By her own Will" the reply
declared. adding that commission
OF experts TO pass upon the capacity
Of the reich would be useless.
Does England wish entirely to
suppress Germany's debt on the pre-.
text her capacity 70 pay temporarily
Is zeror' Poincare asked.
polncare said France does not de-
sire to remain in the Ruhr longer
than necessary and has no political
or annexationist aims.
It is not fact, the premier said.
that the French claims are Of a
nature to crush Germany or exceed
her ability to pay.
Frances propositions admit of
amendments provided her principles
are not lnfringed upon.
The reply was generally consid.
cred as maintaining inflcxibly the
previous French attitude II does
not change the demand for cessa.
ton OF passive resistance In the
Ruhr, refuses an international com.
mission, asks 20 billion gold marks
for France and suggests friendly
discussion between Britain and the
allies to reach basis for an early
settlement of a portion of the Ger
man debt to correspond TO the
amount Of devastation suffered by
each country.
The commission OF reparations
has duly assessed Germany's obliga.
tions and there is no need TO re-
consider this question. the premier
said. Furthermore. the obligations
cannot be revised except by unan.
lrnous consent. The idea Of cstimat-
ing Germanys capacity to pay once
for all never entered the heads OF
the trainers OF the treaty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BUDGET
STARTS ON PAGE 1

escapes NJ the county hospital wRs
required Rt tho inHihtanca OF Fire
Chief George +. Mantor. Other In.
creases arc tso.i25 miscellaneous
current expenses. and t6e.o71 for
the 1924 elections
n is IN tho road md bridge and
road district appropriations that the
grenteat cuts must bo made. where.
Gaines says. his Investigations al.
rcAdy have uncovered a number OF
non essential items. Ono n the
proposed Des Moines bridge for
Which an item OF i7?. 800 Is includ.
cd. There already is n good bridge
In uBe, bat II In proposed 20 ahan.
don this and put bridge In that
viii eliminate a sharp turn in tho
road At tho approach 10 the ntruc.
turc, Gaines does not believe this
essential.
The road and bridge budget for
tho north and south districts this
year Is $3.50. s6s higher than last
year" Gaines said. This is too
,,,tteh Ynovs,sf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
BIINIP ZR-I
LENoTH-e $50 teei.

IENGTH-~bs0 feet.
GREATEST DIAMETER-7s
feet.
GAS BAG CAPACITY
2.2o0.00o cubic feet OF hellum.
LIFT CAPACITY - Approx.
mntely 20 tons.
MOTORS-Six Packnrtia. 400
horsepower each.
wEIGHT-50 tons.
sPEED-6o TO 10 miles nm
hour.
PROBABLE ARMAMENT ---
Eight machine guns. two.
pound gun and bombs.
RADIUS or ACTION. 900
miles.
ESTIMATED COST - sI,25o..
600.
APPROXIMATE CREW -75
officers and men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
Defends VOTES
OF COMMISSION

Poincare defended the votes OF the
commission OF reparatons In over.
riding Britain continually, by point.
ing out that France and Belgium
hold so per cent OF the claims
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
MANY FIGURES
MAY BE STRICKEN

Large items In the road and
bridge and road district funds.
which viii ba sTutiniEed az budget
tifns and probably eliminated. fol.
low:
In District No. ?. tho south end.
represented by Commissioner Frank
Paul. George Bayno road. $4,000;
culman road. $4,000: Neslcy road.
$40. 900: w. w. Beck road. fill and
buikhead. $40. 900. w. D. Lamb road.
vaahon island. $500: Frank Lynch
road. 1880. Bridges in same dis.
trict arc DeH Mofnes bridge, $4,000;
Whitney bridge. So. 900.
Items in budget for roads and
bridges In North district No. 3. rep.
resented by Commissioner Tom Dob.
son. follow: Crawling Salberg road.
$4,000: new road between Kirkland
and Redmond 10 eliminate existing
paved road. $4,000. Falls city.Tolt
road. $4,000: IAsaquah.Hobart road,
S25 900. Lake Sammamish shore line,
i25. 600: 10th ave n. E. north OF the
city limits. $4,000; James Keller
road. 10000: Norman bridge. SAL.
600. Elliott bridge. between Renton
and Maple Valley. $4,000. Cedar
Mountain bridge. $4,000.
In addition TO these items. there
are several which are believed neccs.
sary. Among these Is n cutoff paved
strip from the end OF the Rainier
Valley car line thru 10 the East Side
highway. eliminating the dotour thru
the town Of Renton. known as tho
smithers embarrassing. This stretch
ann
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
SAYS FRANCE DOESN'T
NEED REMINDER

Referring TO the British alIusion 10
''the rights Of others" the reply aaid
France does not need TO DO 70,
minded Of her duties"
II regret our lack OF accord with
England" Potnearc said. referring
briefly TO the British claim that oc.
cupatlon OF tho additional German
territory is Illegal lie dismissed the
idea OF referring tho roparations
question TO the permanent court OF
international justice al The Hague.
By asserting.
we have no need TO defer to tho
jurisdiction Of anybody"
Poincaro dismissed tho charge that
occupation OF the Ruhr Is endangcr.
Ing Europe by declaring:
We have destroyed nothing IN tho
Ruhr. It's capacity for Industrial
production IL stronger than ever"
Poincare only envisaEed con,inu.
ancc Of negotiations by suggesting
that. II they were carried on. either
Immediately or after cessation Of re.
sistance BY Germany. II would DO
preferable that conversations DO
more discreet and given less pub
licity.
Starting with tho first British
point. Poincare said;
Il regret wc cannot understand
thu British disappointment but IN.
fortunately we cannot see tho effort
England says she has made toward
impeachment with Frances ideas:
that Is. execution OF the treaty Of
neaca
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
FAy0RS STEPHENS
PASS HIGHWAY

The stephens Pass highway will
cost $4,000. This project provides
for highway thru Index and sky.
komish between Cheian and Seattle.
Tho forestry service has appropri''
ated $4,000 for this project and Che.
ian and Snohomish counties have
large sums. King coun-
~, ms fourth party TO an agreement
to build the highway, must construct
roadway thru King county with
tho highway passing thru stephens
pass.
II consider II duty to keep the
tax levy this year down to last j sar's
figure and l believe we can save
large sums by scanning the road and
bridge appropriations" Gaines said.
Many county departments have
cut their budget estimates under the
1928 figures. Departments who will
operate cheaper in 1924 than In 1928,
and the amounts saved. follow:
Superior courts, $3.50: sheriff.
1881; stockade, $500; county en-.
gineer, s4i5. right Of way depart.
ment tabolished), $4,000; coroner,
s4s4; health department sS,o05:
home. sbS7; public welfare
s4.3b0; county farm,
willows. s7.o16; county agricultural
agent, s2.463: county commission.
srs, $3.50; industrial sites and
tracts, s17315; county garage, 81.
Biz.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
FRANCE STANDS
BY HER POLICY
Refuses to Evacuate Ruhr
Until ReparationS Are Paid
ny WEBB MILLER

PARIS. Aug. 2s,-Franoo stands
pat,
The reply OF Premier Polneare to
the British rcphrations note, made
public today, intlexibly upheld the
French policy toward Germany. re.
fusing evacuation OF tho Ruhr un.
III payment Is made and rejecting
any proposal for reduction Of the
amount OF the German debt.
The reply contained little OF the
conciliatory tone which had been
FORECAST. and In many passages was
bitter and sarcastic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22
IN
GALLERY SHOT

VANCOUVER. b. C.. Aug. 22.-An
unknown man walked into the
Hastings shooting gallery here last
night. rented n rifle, and shot Mildred
MoGregor, S5, an attendant, thru the
neck.
Then, before the throng of amazed
spectators could move, he turned and
walked out of the place and dlsap.
penred.
Miss McGregor Ia unconscious, and
close to death She could answer no
questions an TO the mans Identity
witnesses of tho shooting could give
no clue that might lead TO an ex'
PLANTATION OF the mysterious shooting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22

FRANKFORT. Ky, Aug. 2i.--A
revolver fell from Henry Torbets
pocket at church picnic. killing a
g-year-old girl.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18
Lewis c. Russell Is
/, Commissioned Judge
OF Piedmont Circuit

Governor Walker on Wednesday
afternoon appointed and commission.
ed Lewis c. Russell, prominent Bar
row county attorney, as judge of the
recently created Piedmont circuit.
The governor determined upon Judge
Russell's appointment after receipt
Of a letter from o. A. Nix, of Law
renceville, declining to accept the
judgeship.
The first judge of the new Pied
mont circuit is a brother of Chief
Justice Richard G. Russell, of the
Georgia supreme court, and has been
private secretary to Senator Walter
f. George since his election. He will
assume his duties as judge imme-
diately.
Judge Russell is a native of Bar
row county, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Georgia, and has been a
practicing attorney twenty-five years.
Other appointments announced by
the governor Wednesday afternoon
were:
Howell c. Erwin, Athens, to repre-.
>sent the city of Athens as a trustee
of the University of Georgia; Hugh
J. Rowe. Athens, also to represent
the city of Athens in compliance with
a recent act of the general assembly;
w. E. Simmons, of Lawrenceville,
trustee of the State College Of Agri'
culture; John w. Bennett, Waycross,
resigned; L. E. Cooper, Athens, mem
Der of the state of barber examiners;
E. D. Penny, Athens, to be solicitor
of the city court of Athens; A. F..
Sellers, judge of county court of La
nier, and r. M. Penland, solicitor Of
the same court. -
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18

mortgages, deeds and bonds or title.
BY Senator Masonic provide for
the appointment Of two dental sur
geons on the state board Of health.
BY Senator RedWine - To create
the Griffin judicial circuit.
BY Senators Cason, Miller and Ar
now-To amend the drainage act so
as to allow a board of drainage COM
missioners to enforce the payment
drainage assessments.
BY Senator Phillips (By House
substituted - To provide safety
against fire hazards in the public
schools of Georgia. Ill.,.
BY Senator Pace-To repeal the
anti-tipping law.
By Senator Adams-To confer on
the counties of the state authority
to provide for the employment of
county farm demonstration agents.
BY Senator Smith, of the 95th-
To create an additional judgeship in
the Fulton superior court.
BY Senator CasOn-To allow the
city of Savannah to increase its
bonded indebtedness by $3,00O,000 so
as to establish a municipal port
terminal.
Charter Changes Approved
Among the local bills of general
interest passed by both houses were
those amending the charters of Col
lege Park, East Point and Hapeville,
giving authority to vote on a plan to
become a part of the city of Atlanta;
ant amendment to the charter of East
Lake; the bill creating an additional
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18
ATLANTA sPoT COTTON

little Rock, steady, "a. &c.