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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27

will decide 20 quit. Which would be
an almost Ideal revenge. For very
shortly thereafter tho newspapers
would porforeo quit printing lines
about him until he decided 90 so
back and slns mournfully on tho
rver against the Rntlphony Of
touEhinH pines and the GurEis Of
melting lec under the anow rlaEes.
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ny JIM MARSHALL

FALLS RANGER STATION.
kaniksu National Forest, Idaho.
April sT.---In tho morning Joe Reilly
zoe. singing mounriully against tho
aniiphony OF tho singing river. Pole
m down. brothers. Break out the
Jams and nun for your life. JuEgls
half dozen sticks OF giant powder
on a hrANinE los. yell "f1rcr' and
hike for rafety Ride 'em right up
To the edge o. destruction and then
step or grinning. An In the game.
All IN the dRy'a work.
Presses down In tho city calling
for more smooth white paner 20 alp
silently between tho spinning eylin.
dera Wires calling for poles along
the roadaldes and milsidea. Poles 10
carry messages saying mother l.
dead; messages saying buy four
hundred Mef Pete at market:
Wtres saying congratulations your
MARI age
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ST. LOUIS. Mo-. April IA
movement has been launched TO erect
a monument TO the memory OF
Arthur Barrett. Dads. famous turf
man and racing starter.
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MILLION FEET or TIMER
WAITING IN TIE BOOM

A million feet OF timber waits
dumbly In tho boom. while Joe and
tho othsrs laboriogsly pry up this
strnininE headEates. Tho freed wat,
ers SO rushing and tumblinK down
tho sluic.. hiasins snd screaming q
smash into the pool below and ehurn
up. yeasty and frothlng. and 10 hur'
ryinE down the dry river bed 20 the
next dam. five miles down stream.
For an hour the West Branch
struggles thru the wooden mp IN
The dam. pushing and hcaying 10 h
on It's way. You must ir, the wates
ahead Of tho logs because the logs
ride fast and thsy viii set ni,sad Of
tho stream In their eaksrnesn and
ground on the bars 90 start plugs
and jams and make sweating work
for river cats and peay!os.
Hear tn strikes called of. .
aid Joe 90 Bill. spikinE his peavy
into down log on the hank and
running swiftly across the umbere.i
floor Of the river. Going out on the
coast NlEAHNs WI nv ANaAA A'%"s
The two cats ran forth and back
in short. sharp rusheA flirting with
the cold death In the Ice water
which flowed black and siient below
EASY TO SLIP THRU
FROM ABOVE; NOT BELOW
The logs are hard masters. Sir
thru them from above and they viii
make way for you. Try 20 struggle
Rack 10 the air and sunlight from
below and they grip and grind them
selves togsthsr until the man down
under gives up his life In hoarna,
sucking Ensps and whirlr down the
aiulcs--six feet OF soddsn fissh--to
10 torn 20 nothlngness Ia the white
water fifty feet below.
What WAS they striking farr''
asked Biil OF Joe,
"Aw. I dunno. Blankets. guess.
and more money and All
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M Der!
Up Above the Forest Dams.
River Cats Rescue Comrade.
Out Along the Blazed Trails.
No Logs; No Newspapers.

This l. the second section Of n
twopart story telling something
OF the romance coneecied With
the Inland Empires great tim.
Der industry. The flint part
printed Thursday. told how ihs
timber comes down tho streams
IN the forests. Of the dangers at
tending the drives and Of the ar
rival Of the logs la boom above
u dam. deep In tho heart Of tho
bis woods. This section eonlinr
ues the story.
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OTHER CREWS FIGHT
BELOW DAM

hfsfbN bftft
Down below the Dam arc ofhn,
crews. fighting along nlax.a trail.
near the shore or along the crest o,
The hills on the high line" Aiways
they watch the river. SHOWING
grounded ior- out into the stream
sspcrtiy shaking key iors from ths
forcfoot OF the lam and Jumping,
with a grin. 20 safety from the death
that hnrties from above and turks in
the chill now underfop;.
Always logs move down. speeding
forward like the white web tina,
flows 80 smooth and white into The
NAV OF tho elanking presses in
Spokane.
Above shs dam q newrpapertnsn
iis AZ u. edge Of the recedinx water,
on down log. watching tho river
cats. They arc moro expert than he
al many things. They hold their
lives more lightly than he. who
could not be induced TO skip across
The heaving river on the swRyins
logs for gold or the smiles OF fair
women.
Thus no ponisrr. for tho good o,
his soul. until Jack decides enough
LOGS have gors boiling thru the gap
Stout arms trip the dogs that hold
Tho hesdgstes and they fall with q
hang. The bacltwaier aurKes in n
heaying wave and floats the down.
log on which tho scribe muses..
JOE SENDS DOWN LOGS
YOU HOLD PART OF ONE
so Joc sends down tho iorr and
sings niournfuiiy and presently on
the wires runs message saying;
LumbcrJacla arc discontinued. iun.
berjncks plan violence. lumberpacks
menace 10 prosperity. And on the
smooth white web running between
tho cylinders come black headlines
River crews plan 20 anis. lumber.
Jacks threaten forests. tlmbcrwork.
crs In revolt. !"
Up on the West Branch Joe Reilly
jabs his peavy into pine log and
rides tho river, singing hoarsely OF
girl OF impossible iovellness. with.
out him there would 10 no singing
wires on the poles along tho road.
sides; no white. smooth paper "a
daub with black ink in the clatterins
presses OF tho newspapers.
BEDROCK MAN OF
PAPER INDUSTRY
He Is the bedrock man Of the news
paper industry. He risks his necl,
daily and washes II even less fre,
qucntly. This sheet of flexible tim.
Dor you hold In your hand was start.
Cd toward you by Joe Reilly and the
boys In tho forests and on tho surg,
ing.rivers.
Some day, maybe, whom money,
controlled newspapers tell vicious
lies about Joe and his morals. or his
deviltry or his vermillion plottinRs
against organized government, he
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ROME. April sT.--AeeordinE 20
government records there IL little
village near Naples whose inhabl-
,an,s never battle IN water. but
cieanss themnnlYea with olive oil.
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VACATION Time
is ON THE WAY
Families Prepare for Both
Camping and PIcnlcs

Sunday mernins At O'Clock Tho
breakfast dlrhas arc being washed
with lightning speed aud Ma tndeay.
ors 20 do three things az one time IN
mad scramble 10 set tho picnic
lunch made, The family n 10 start
on n days pleasure seeking. and this
Ia evidenced by Pa filling tho gas
tank ana puitorinK around the en-
sine Sister Sue Il putting a fresh
bib and tucker on email Brother Bili.
who VIII fail into tho first inch of
water 20 be seen when the family
arrives al the picnic spot
With the warm sunshins finally
arriving. the Seattle picnic season IA
on fun swing The exodus of pleas
ure seekers II already beginning Dad
and Mot'.er and the whole family are
packing their belongings and are set
ting out for tho beaches. which have
always proven 10 be popular places
for ssaaaff
Evening star., 1923-02-20
WOMAN FATALLY HURT
BY ONE-MAN TROLLEY
Mrs. Mary Bell Harrison, 72 Years
Old, Dies at Emergency
Hospital.

Mrs. Mary Bell Harrison. seventy
two years old. died at the Emergency
Hospital today, a victim of q one
man car. She was knocked down at
11th and NJ streets northwest last
night. rendered unconscious and re-
moved to the hospital : -.
An inquest will be held late this
afternoon at the morgue by Coroner
NsVitt. Mrs Harrison's friends and
relatives. residing at the New Berne
18th street and Massachusetts avenue
nave been notified Of her death.
a 1allen trolley wire Of the Wash
ington and Old Dominion Railway
Company yesterday afternoon near
the north end of Aqueduct bridge
struck Howard McReynolds. driver Of
motor truck for the Allegheny Coal
Company, knocking him from his seat
and so painfully injuring him that he
was taken to Georgetown University
Hospital The truck continued along
NJ street after McReynolds had been
knocked from the seat, struck and
damaged a motor bus belonging to O.
K Howell of Ballston. Va.
MISS Martha Beach, twenty-efsht
years old, 1929 New Hampshire ave.
nue.. was knocked down by an auto.
mo6ile driven by John Hauber, jr.
1Sl1 Q street. near Scott circle about
10 o'ci0ck last night and slightly
hu1: Sne was given medical treat
ment at Emergency Hospital A
southbound street car and the sedan
OF J: G. Palmer, 1748 Euclid street
collided at 9Th and H streets about 1
O'Clock this morning, damaging the
SEDAN to the amount Of $50 Respon-
sibility for the accident win he de-.
termined in court.
Evening star., 1923-02-20

Continued from First Pase.)
ton. it was indicated at Mr.. Given's
once this morning. The local police
handled the case without the aid of
the department Of Justice operatives.
In fact. when the justice operatives
came into the case the local police
already had acted.
.. In view Of the TACT that the alleged
walton and the local police were
merely acting at the direction OF the
yard omcers. Detective Wise was not
inclined to discuss the case today fur
ther than to point to the record at
NO NO; .: which showed that a charge
had been placed against the men.
When suspicion pointed to civilians,
1t was learned during the investig ga
tions the local yard officials were in
onned to push the case vigorously. but
It was pointed out that when inform ed
that ramincations Of the case might
lead into the homes of high ranking
ofhcers OF the Navy on duty at the
navy yard and at the Navy Depart
ment the investigation was slowed
AS a reason for the continuance Grant.
ed in the cases Of the two civilians,
It Is offered that there Is some Ques-
tion as to whether the property taken
can be positively identified as gov
pointed out that the thoroughness Of
the investigation made by three gov
ernment agencies previous to the ar
rests had pointed conclusively to a
great leak in the property stores Of
the navy yard.
+. Lesses Put at $4,000.
While navy yard officials were reti-
cent concerning the alleged thefts,
1t was learned unofficially that the
losses so far disclosed as a result Of
an investigation show the disappear
$4,000.
. The method used In getting the
property out of the yard was for one
man to take 1t. 1t is alleged. and then
have yard chauffeur take II out of
the yard on government automobiles
and trucks as property to deliver to
other branches Of the government
In this manner It was comparatively
easy to pass the marine guard at the
gate: as vehicles are inspected before
leaving.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
14TH STREET BUS
LINE AUTHORIZED

Authority to operate motor buses
northward from the end OF its 14th
street car line was granted the Capt.
tai Traction Company by the Public
Utilities Commission today.
Starting at 14th and Kennedy
streets, the buses will go west on
Kennedy to 10th street. north to
Montague street, east to 14th and
south to the starting point.
Tokens Can BE Used.
Street car tokens will be good on
the buses, and two-cent transfers be-
tween the buses and street cars will
be sold at 14th and Kennedy streets.
The commissions order indicates
the bus line is a temporary project.
to be discontinued when 14th street is
opened through the Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds, at which time the
Capital Traction Company will extend
it's car tracks northward.
The action of the commission is a
result Of the petition OF the Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Associa-
tion for an extension of the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Company's bus
line northward from Buchanan street.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
OUSTED BUREAU
OFFICIALS WILL BE
DENIED OLD JOBS
Continued from First Pase.)

Continued from First Page.)
Caraway resolution to investigate the
bureau of engraving and printing
dismissala
Hearings have been concluded,
Senator Calder said, the committee
calling in only one witness. Charles
B. Brewer. special investigator of the
were called to represent the dismiss
ed employees, the senator said. His
committee was sitting in the nature
Of a grand jury" it was explained,
and although having concluded its
hearings. had not definitely decided
what to do about it.
No Report likely.
The probability is, however, the
senator intimated. that there will be
no report at all. "It would be a
serious thing" he said. ito investi-
gate the President"
Wide difference OF opinion exists
in the Senate committee, Senator
Calder admitted. over the value of
Brewers testimony. Senator Nc
Kellar, democrat Tennessee, member
of the committee, has stated that
Brewer failed utterly to substantiate
the charges upon which it is alleged
President Harding based his action,
Senator McKellar was understoo
today to be still intent ON doing
further Justice to the dismissed EN-
ployes., and meant to try to get
tnr,ougn , the COMMITTEES a proposed
back pay for the time since March an.
when they were let out. and, further.
to replace them in positions simiIa =
to those from which they were dis
Whether Senator Calder conf.rr.d
with the President over this pha "a
OF the situation 1t was not learned
Brewers testimony impressed man, :
1ers =. o. a.,s1 the eommittes in various
chairman himself had entered the
grand jury hearings on the Cara !.
way resolution with an open mind.
he said. and had learned from Brewer
many valuable things, but added that
ton.
From confidential sources close "a
the committee 1t was learned furthe
today that Brewer was not only Ask
ed to present his case, but that he was
of the committee as to the reasons
why he had gathered the charges
which were presented to President
Harding, and upon which the Presi-
dent acted. without the knowledge
and advice OF Secretary OF the Treas
ury Mellon. -
Brewer was an early caller at the
White House today. He refused to
discuss his mission there, or to make
any statement on the bureau OF en-
craving matter. Upon leaving the
White House he was photographed
for the first time since his imp1icat tion
In the bureau matter.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
GEN. DE RUsSY BURIED.
Xihtary Honors Are Accorded to
Distinsuished omcer.

Military honors marked the funeral
OF Brig. Gen. Isaac Denniston De
Russy. y. s. A., retired, who died at
his home in New York city Saturday.
Mt the Fcrt M7er. Va, military post
chapel and the interment in Arling-
ton National cemetery this afternoon.
The honorary pallbsarers were Of
ncers Of the Army from the War De-
partmcnt and nearby military posts.
friends Of Gen. De Russy. He was
eighty-three years old. He was born
at Fort Monroe. Va. in 1870, the son
or Rene Edward De Russy. y. s. A..
and Ann Aida D. De Russy. He was
educated In the Episcopal High
school. Alexandria, Va. and Rutgers
College. He served with distinction
throughout the civil war. first en-
tenant. being promoted from time to
time for gallantry until he reached
high rank. He served with the 4th.
18th and 11th Infantry and was made
brigadfer general In 1909, retiring
on his own request after forty years
service in 1909. He served in Porto
Rico. He was a member Of the Mill
tary Order Of the Loyal Legion. un-
der whose auspices the military fu-
neral was conducted; Sons OF the
Revolution. Army Of the Tennessee.
Metropolitan. Army and Navy clubs
Of Washington and the Army and
Navy club OF New York city.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
THREE WASHINGTONIANS
SHARE $4,000 REWARD

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. February 20.-Three
Washingtonians will share in the divi-
sion OF the $4,000 reward offered for
the arrest and conviction Of the men
responsible for the death and robbery
of William B. Norris, a contractor, on
August 18 last, according to a de-
cision Of Judge Duke Bond in circuit
court.
The washingtonians sharing in the
reward are Mrs. Anna Livingston,
wife OF Bernard Livingston, who led
the police to her apartment at 22d
street and Pennsylvania avenue,
where Jack" Hart, former Wash
ington street car conductor. and one
Of the principals in the crime. now
serving a life sentence in the peniten-
tiary, was taking refuge, 5000: De-
tective Edward J. Kelly and Arthur
Sorivener of the metropolitan police
force, Jointly, $500.
The largest share Of the reward was
given to the William ]. Burns Interna-
tional Detective Agency, Inc. The
agency, which was awarded $1,000, was
instrumental in the capture Of Walter
Socolow, who was convicted Of the ac-
tual killing and given a life sentence, in
New York.
None from Baltimore who figured in
the case presented any claims for the
reward and the balance was distributed
among thirteen other claimants in sums
ranging from 5000 to $500.
Division Of the reward by Judge Bond
is the result OF a hearing several weeks
ago, during which more than nifty
claimants for shares in the reward were
heard.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
DEATHFORETO[D
|NPOLLARD CASE
Palmist Says She Warned
Mrs. Richardson of Acct
! dent or Suicide.
DEFENDANT TAKES STAND
Will Relate Details of Shooting.
Arguments Expected to Be-
: gin Late Today.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. February 90
Mrs. Thelma Richardson, pretty
young divorcee, was told by Mrs. E.
B. Pollock, a licensed palmist of this
city. that she would die by accident
or suicide. Mrs. Pollock testified to-
day at the t.ial Of Thomas Pollard.
real estate and insurance broker. for
the murder Of his former stenogra-
pher.
Mrs. Pollock. introduced as de-
Tense witness, said Mrs. Richardson
visited her on several occasions to
seek advice in her relations with
Pollard and that on one OF these
visits asked:
Pleads for Advice.
Mrs. Pollock. tell me what to do,
for Gods sake"
Il told her to go back to her hus-
band. if he would take her back" the
witness continued; that the other
man did not care for her and his love
was dead and that there was nothing
else to do"
Il will show you whether there is
quoted the dead woman as saying.
Pollard ON Stand.
Pollard took the witness stand today
IN his own defense. He walked calmly
TO the clerks desk to be sworn to tell
the truth and nothing but the truth, "
and then carefully adjusted himself In
the chair to tell of the shooting to death
of Mrs. Richardson.
Presentation Of evidence by the de-
fense went into its second day with in
dications that argument of counsel
would begin probably late today or early
tomorrow.
Four witnesses called by the de-
fense yesterday testified regarding
numerous threats the dead woman
was alleged to have made against
Pollard.
Robert N. Pollard. a brother Of the
defendant, told the jury that two
days prior to the killing his brother
discussed with him the advisability
of having Mrs. Richardson placed un-
der peace bond. He said Thomas
Pollard told him at that time that
she had threatened his life several
times 1t was finally agreed, the wit
ness said. that unless other threats
We're made, no attempt to place Mrs.
Richardson under bond would be
made,
Evening star., 1923-02-20
HOPE FOR MONDAY
AS DISTRICT DAY

Chairman Focht OF the House Dis
trict committee is trying today to
have next Monday definitely fixed
by the legislative leaders of the
House as the day on which the sre-
cial rule for consideration Of the
teachers salary bill will be presented
in the House.
Chairman Fockt and Representative
Fred N. Zihlman Of Maryland, through
whose efforts yesterday the rules
committee decided to grant special
rule for consideration Of the teach
ers' pay bill, will wait on House
Leader MondelI 10 an effort 10 fix
the particular day OIL which this
legislation will be considered.
House Leader Mondell today has
been too busy to consider this mat
ter. The rules committee yesterday
voted five special rules, and 1t Is now
up to the steering committee of the
House, in conference with House
Leader Mondell, to determine when
each Of these will be given this op-
Chairman Focht Of the District
committee said today that he Is ready
to take up this teachers salary bill
as soon as the opportunity is at
forded and hopes it will be next Mon
day. At the same time he has been
warned that a bitter fight will be
resentatiye Zihlman said that the op-
position that he, has heard about Is
over the salaries of officials, rather
than those carried for the school
teachers.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
RAIL LABOR BOARD
UPHELD IN PART
Supreme Court Rules Confer
ences May Be Suggested
But Not Compelled.

The Railroad Labor Board can suggest
to carriers and their employees to select
representatives for conferences as to
rules and working conditions, and can
suggest to carriers to confer with offi-
GERS and heads Of labor unions, desig-
mated by the board. the Supreme Court
held yesterday. in a case brought by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The board must depend upon public
sentiment to enforce its decisions.
which are not compulsory upon the
railroads.
The Pennsylvania railroads direct
challenge of the powers of the board.
involving the vital question of the
boards authority in its efforts to
prevent strikes and interference with
interstate commerce, has attracted
nationwide attention during the
progress of the case to the Supreme
Court.
Refused to Comply.
Refusing to comply with an order is
sued by the labor board to meet dele
gates from labor unions as representa- =
tives Of its employees in the negotia-
ton OF rules and working conditions, the
railroad company took the controversy
into the courts, and a legal struggle de-
veloped. which was generally recognized
as presenting an issue which, in it's
final determination. involved in a large
measure the whole existence Of the labor
board.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
President Clues
Peruvian Post
To Poindexter

President Harding yesterday afternoon
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington to be ambassador to Peru.
The Senate later confirmed the nomi-
nation.
Senator Poindexter's term Of Office
as senator expires at the close of the
present Congress. He was elected as a
progressive republican to the Sixty first
Congress, for the term beginning March
I, 1911. and reelected for the term be-
ginning March 4, 1917.
Previous to the last republican con-
vention he was prominently mentioned
as republican nominee for President. but
withdrew his candidancy during the
convention.
Evening star., 1923-02-20

o'clock. The conductor was w. F.
Williams.
His curiosity aroused by the fact. as
he said. that only one Of the two nuns
Ogle watched and admitted that he
knows for a fact Sister Cecilia did
not return to this place via the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. unless she
assumed disguise. The only other
commercial line into Frederick from
Cecilia is not known to have used one
Of the two cars operated by that COM
pany.
The facts revealed coincide singu-
legged abduction. According to the
railroad men. she took a train to Bal
timore on February 10 and is not
known to have returned. The suppos-
ed kidnapping is reported to have
occurred shortly after o'clock on
turned to Frederick in a taxicab late
the same evening. minus the raiment
of her order and wearing q modish
coat and ordinary hat. Sister Nola.
however, with whom she had trav-
elled. got back to Frederick the eve
ming before.
Although the citizens vigilance COM
Anders and sherih James A. Jones.
has been searching n vain for the
uOu5c iu OoAeAAAoAo SaS oAAS6Co
abductors are supposed to have held
the nun q prisoner, was supposed to
have visited tho Monumental city
again yesterday, they remained in
Frederick. There IL every indication
that no more really organized
searches will be conducted unless
Sister Cecilia herself accompanies
the party.
Sheriff Drops Case.
Since Sister Cecilia Il familiar with
Baltimore. and declared the house
must have been somewhere near Cam.
den station, Al 1t was near there that
she met a policeman and obtained q
taxicab, the police believe she should
have little dinculty leading them to
her supposed prison or at least close
to 1t. Sheriff Jones has announced
fatty that he will make no more
searches until the nun does accom-
pany him. or at least meet him in the
city.
on the other hand, DR.. william M.
Smith, who has been attending Sister
Cecelia. has intimAted that he will
never permit his ratient to engage
In q hunt for the house. She has
been completely unnerved, he de-
clared. and to revisit the scenes Of
her alleged imprisonment might ~.
suit in serious nervous complications