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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
TRUAX TkNCLE
Goes TO JURY
Duty to Employer Stressed
in Bankers Plea

Whether Perry B. Truax, vice
president of the Seattle National
bank, must go to the state peniten-
itary for what his counsel. Walter s.
Fulton, termed "a high sense of duty
to his employers" or be freed of the
charge of grand larceny brought
aginst him by a rectnt grand jury,
was TO be decided by a jury Friday
afternoon.
Attorney Fulton, in an imprisoned
appeal to the jury for acquittal, Fri
day morning. brought TO a close one
of the most interesting trials in court
annals, involving. as it did, some of
the leading figures in Seattle flnan-
cial and industrial life.
Deputy Prosecutor Ewing d. Col.
Win closed the states argument Fri
day noon in an address which
summed up the states evidence and
charged that Truax deliberately, by
device, trick and bunko game, stole
slS,474ol from r. II, Rodolph. cash
Ter of Frank Warehouse & Co, on
August "a, 1921.
Attorney Fulton told the Jury that
the case was "a private prosecution,
brought by Frank Waterhouse. all
legged bitter financial enemy OF the
Seattle National bank, thru the coun-
ty grand jury"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
ROTH STAGES
A COMEBACK

OLYMPIA, March Representa-.
tive Charles Roth OF Whatcom coun.
", who served notice on the house
"Wednesday afternoon that he would
resign. staged comeback on the
house floor Thursday night.
After the passage of the compensa.
satlon bill, Representative Hanks
moved for reconsideration of the vote
which lost house hill No. 81, the
measure which places municipal
property on the tax rolls. "They
can't pull that stuff" Roth declared
when he heard the motion while
standing In the back of the house.
He rushed TO his seat and shouted
MIR, Speaker, move the motion
be laid on the table" RothN motion
carried almost unanimously, Roth
expected to be on hand Friday when
the house convencs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
CHAMBER VOTE
PROVES SMALL
Less Than Third of Mem
berS Sustain Trustees

Out Of a membership Of more than
1900, referendum returns on the ac-
ton Of the trustees IN indorsing the
leasing OF the Skinner & Eddy ship
yard site 10 private interests show
only 1.273 members voting.
The vote, according to figures an
nouRced by the chamber balloting
committee, shows a four to one ma
jority sustaining the trustees. Tho
vote was 1.O22 for and PSI against
The percentage is so $40 for and
10 7-l0 against.
Chamber officials during the past
week repeatedly announced that the
vote was the heaviest ever cast on a
referendum measure, altho the final
figures show only one in three OF
the members balloting. Voters were
required TO give their namc and ad-
dress on the ballots.
The controversy was closed prior
to the voting by the action OF the
United States shipping board in leas-
ing the tract to the Seattle port COM
mission. The effect Of the vote de-
VOWED into the question of support
ing or repudiating the action OF the
trustees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
LEGISLATORS
START UPROAR
Near Riot Is Staged in
Bitter House WrangIe

OLYMPIA, March e.-Pande-
monium broke out in the house
today when Representative
Charles Roth, OF Whatcom, de-
nounced Speaker Mark Reed ms
a peddler of political bunk. after
Reed had stated that he wished
TO disown the Reed power bill,
due TO the fact that IL had been
so disfigured by senate amend.
ments,
Cow bells changed. the galleries
stamped and hooted. and the repre-
sentatives Kissed and shouted al
Roth, He paid no attention and
raised his voice above the tumult.
Representative Charles Moran
leaped his feet and shouted. IF we
are going to make this place a rough
house, let's make 1t n real one" His
voice was drowned In the noise
Representative Tom NIurphine
drew n large cow bell from his desk
and rang It with all his might. The
roar was deafening for a period OF
five minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
China Would Null
Pact With japan

HONOLULU. March 2--China has
presented to the Japanese forelgn OF.
flee n formal note proposing abroFa.
ton Of tho agreement OF 1915 be.
tween tho two countries. according
10 a Tokyo dispatch 10 the Nippu
Jill japanese language paper here.
Japan, tho dispatch said, win ex.
press unwillingness to abrogate tho
agreement.
The agreement. which has been
the subject Of much diplomatic dis.
cusson. Is alleged to give Japan cx.
ltraordlnnry powers in China.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
City Marble Experts to Try for North.
west Champs Crown

Just after school closes In June. The
expenses Of this trip viii be defray.
cd by The Star and its associated
newspapers.
Entries for tho preliminary will
begin next week. Registration de.
tails VIII DO announced later.
SO that's about all today.
Get out your laws" marble
shooters. and start practicing up!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

Enthusiastic Endorsement OF tho
First Annual Star Playground Marble
Tournament. which starts a week
from Saturday. is contained in a let
ter just received by The Star from
Maj. Jesse a, jackson. Supcrintcnd-
cnt OF parks, who promises the full
est cooperation By the park depart
mcnt and officially delegates Ben
Evans, director OF plnyfields. TO take
charge OF the contest
Evans acted on the instructions Inn
mediately b. calling meeting OF
playground instructors so that they
can fnmiharize themselves with the
rules OF Ringer" the official game
chosen for the national marble tour
namcnt, in which the winner OF the
Northwest championship VIII take
part.
official rules for the tournament
are printefon page is OF this issue
OF The Star.
Cup 'cm out, study 'om-and start
pracucinE now. Play In the tourna-
ment Is only little over week
away--so there's not any too much
time to familiarize yourselves with
the game.
Remember, every boy and girl in
the city. under the age Of 10, is
eligible TO enter the contest.
Play in tho preliminary round win
be divided into three classes--play.
crs hess than 10. those less than Il.
and those less than 10.
Thus there WIN be three cham.
plons in each OF the five playfields
In which tho preliminarlcs are TO be
held. These champions, in turn, viii
play for the championship OF each
playfleld, and then the five playfield
champions vii. play for the city
title
a bronze medal VIII be awarded
the champion OF each class In each
playfield, silver medals will loo
given to the nll.classes champions OF
the pluyfields and gold medal goes
to the city champion.
After the city championship has
been decided, there win be n North.
west tournament-nt date which
remains 60 be decided--ln which
Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Port.
land will take part.
The winner OF this tournament,
and either his father or mother, viii
he sent to Atlantic City. ~ J., for
the national tournament, to bo held
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
0iDITORIAID

AZ last the worlumcn's com.
pcnsntion bill has been jammed
thru the lower house Of the
legislature, and with amend.
mcnls which bring It's schedules
OF awards M TO decent proper.
tions, This was accomplished
by Speaker Mnrk Reeds taking
the floor and leading tho fight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
0GDITORIAL)

The Rainier Valley folks have
another fight on their hands,
this time 10 obtain on the
privately owned carline that
serves their district the same
rate Of fare that prevails on
the municipal system.
The Rainier Nullcyiics are
used To having to fight Tor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
DR.. Jacobs to Face
Trial on March rs

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 2,-Dr.
Louis J.. Jacobs, Camp Kearny
physician. viii so to trial before su.
perior Judge Spencer NJ. Marsh here
on March 60, at 10 II. m. for the
alleged murder Of FRITZ Mann,
dancer, Il was decided tcdny
Dr. Jacobs, captain III the public
health service Mt Camp Hcarnw ia
held In tho county jail here without
bail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
2 Die in Powder
Mill Explosion

NEWCASTLE. Pa. March o.
Two men were killed by an explosion
which destroyed the press mill. n
frame building. at the plant or :he
GrassellI Powder Co.. AZ Quaker
Falls, near here. today Cause of the
explosion was unlnosn. The dead
are John Lyons, so, and George
Brock. 90.
The force OF tho explosion was 30
great that houseH in Hillsvinc. six
miles awey. wefs rocked and win.
dowa broken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
Good for Mark Reed!

DO this some more, MIR,
Speaker. DO IL on behalf of tax
reform, pork barrel slashcs, on
behalf of blue sky aud other
much needed legislation, and
against some of the graft
measures now pending, aud the
session may yet he converted
from n drcary failure 10 u fur
success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
At EN-, Valleyites!

their rights. II goes without
saying they will put up n good
battle. The star Is with them.
II believes Seattle ms n whole
will be with them. We hope
they bring the managers OF tho
lines Ia time, even II they nsl
have 10 ride In autos Tor. u time
" accomplish That end.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
"SMOKE" KNOCKS
o'EM UNCONSCIOUS

NEW YORK. March 2.--"smoke "
the latest prohibition drink, described
as alcohol and watar, knocked be-.
tween 20 and 30 persons unconscious.
The Judge gives them the choIo be.
tween the pledge and Jail. -Four
chose the pledge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
MONOPOLY
FOR BANKS
School Thrift" Campaign Stripped of
It's Mask; Teachers Act as
Assistant Tellers
BY BOB RERMANN

Two Seattle banks have been granted a monopoly on all
grade school childrens savings accounts
This, in effect is all there is to the thrift campaign
which will be naugurated in the Seattle schools March 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
TRlPLETS' MOTHER
l WEIGHS 81 POUNDS

NEW YORK, March 2,--Mrs. W..
liam Carr weighing but a7 pounds, Is
the mother OF the first trlplets born
In Bronx hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

HOUSE ELL NO. 81. increasing
compensation for injured worlSmen,
has been Endorsed by the Master
Painters and Decorators association
of Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
LEAVE ny TRAIN
AND FIIyNER

rs The Japs board Trains AZ
wapato and Toppcnlsh with their
hays and bundles or clattcr out ui
town in their Anticipated fliyvcrs a
spirit Of satisfaction r. plainly evi.
dent among the white citiTenry. par.
ttcularly tbs cN.servlce men. whose
insistcnce that tho Japs be removed
lead 10 the Fall exclusion order
The American Legion. thru rs
nader here. ] Vincent Roberts. were
particularly active in the move,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

FIGHT FOR
LOW FARE
Refuse to Pay More Than Nickel and
Defy Company to Collect More;
Police Cooperate
BY JOHN w. NELSON

Practical confscaton of the management of the Rainier
Valley street lines proposed by rate residents the
district, who declare that they will flood the cys jas
Kelley secretary to Mayor Edwin j. Brown announced
Friday Kelley declared there would be no police inter-
ference
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
Jalps Moving Out
as Leases Expire
EXODUS FROM
YAKIMA IS ON
Many Headed for
Logging Camps
on Puget Sound

YAKIMA. March s.-The vast
main body Of Japanese farmers
began IcaylnE here today. Joining
In the general exodus to Puget
Sound logging camps and the
ranches Of Montana, which Is ex-
pceted TO continue until not ono
japanese i left In tho Yakima
valley. owing 10 the ruling Of
Secretary FALL that they cannot
hold leases ON Indian agency
land.
Morc than $50 leases held by th
laps expired Thursday and In mos
eases tieaY Immediately vacated ~
land. Many deserted their holdlng
some days ago and waited here un
til Thursday before moving else
where.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
Eome Brew

Iiowdy. folks. When you drop
a nickel into the conductors
box. don't you feel like you are
slipping something over ON the
street car company SO do we.
Last Minute News: Theophilus r.
Egg. conductor on Seattle street car.
falls dead Thursday when passenger
fails TO make humorous remark on
five-cent carfare.
She irGs poaa0 and pretty.
he tcas dGShin0 and bold
lFheH he tried on. his stuff
She Knocked him cold.
The nickel won't really be back
into polite society. again. however
until you can drop one into the col.
lection box without the usher civ.
Ing you the frozen optic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
DAD BUMPED
FOR MORE MONEY

Papa, can have a quarter
what do you want with quar-.
ter. SOM"
Wei, we're going 10 have n saw.
iugs bank at school, an teacher says
she wants everybody to deposit
something"
But Johnny, you've already got
savings account"
II know, an told teacher. but
she said: We want to get that flag
for our room. You're not going to
be the only boy In the room who
doesn't open an account, are you2'
An after school everybody was kid.
ding me-said we didn't have any
money"
Reuben Jones. secretary Of the
school board. admitted Friday that
he had received echoes from such
conversations.
TITS big thing" he explained.
There's bound to be q lot Of false
rumors."
But who's responsible for these
false reports2" he was asked.
well" he admitted, ~ guess the
teachers started some Of them"
President Frazier. Of the Washing
Turn TO Page H. Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

100 LEASES
LIP THURSDAY

-Four hundred leases In all expired
Thursday. Don II. Carr. Indian
agent. reports. however. that the ma
jority win he taken up shortly by
white farmers. New rentals win be
somewhat lower. but Carr claims
that this u not due 10 the depart.
ure OF the Japanese. hut 20 the Do.
creased value o. farm products dur.
Ing tho past year.
From rs 20 100 leases arr stili re-
talned by Japanese who secured
them In 1919 and 1891 Tor titv and
three years. respectively. These will
not expire until March I, 1924 A
number OF japanese who Lost their
holdings Thursday have arranged TO
work for their eountrymsn who win
remain on the land until next year
Az that time the last contingent OF
1HDq wtIu have here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

Patrons OF the line viii offer CON
ductors nickels for their fares. Fail.
ure TO accept the nickels will not
deter them from riding. Kelley in.
sists. Force viii be met by force
II street car men attempt 10 eject
such passengers from the cars. Fail.
uro TO continue their trips may re.
suit In the passengers operating the
cars themselves.
This program was adopted. Kelley
said. following a mass meeting at
Huffman City Thursday night, when
an organization WAS formed to fight
the present ID cent car fare rate
on the lines OF the Seattle 4 Rainier
Valley Railway Co, which serves
Rainier valley. Rainier Beach and
Renton.
ACCEPT NICKEL
OR NOTHING
II viii tender tho conductor a
nickel for my fare when come
down 10 work Saturday morning.
Kelley said. 'He viii either take
Il or put me off II he puts me
off he will have TO have two or
three assistants. When this policy
is adopted universally. each car will
carry small army OF bouncers and
l don't think the system can con.
tinue 10 operate against those tac.
tics unless they operate on a scent
fare basis"
Residents OF the district are de.
termined that scent fare be in.
augurated on the system. Kelley said.
approximately 200 charter members
signed the lower fare organization
at the meeting at Hillman City
Thursday night and paid 81 each.
THOUSANDS ARE
EXPECTED TO JOIN
Thousands OF members are ex.
pected in the organization. The
money obtained will be used TO push
the campaign, defend any residents
arrested for failure to pay full fares.
pay for auto buses to carry pas.
sengers free. TO and from work. and
TO finance other activities as they
become necessary.
In addition. automobile owners OF
the valley will be asked to pick up
Turn To Page IL, Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
WILL IT COME TO THIsg

Canadian ItuD car.
WILL TT COME TO THIS?
II was sent to the reform
school when I was IL years Of
age. he said, 'Nfor giving my
teacher a poisoned apple.
Before I was 81 had sold
my grandfather's false teeth.
poisoned the well OF the old
homestead and scalped nv child.
hood sweetheart.
II have been in Jail is times,
tried for murder In seven differ.
ent countries and accused VI rob
bling blind newsboys in Seattle,
Chicago, Omaha, Newport News
and Syracuse.
II have done all OF these
things, but there Is one thing.
and ] say IL with pride, that no.
body can accuse me Of:
Il was never a member Of the
state legislature"
READ 'em and weep" yelled q
Chinese crap.shooter last night
when the police threw a tear.ga,
bomb into a room at G55h King st
Fritz LeIber, who viii appear al
the Met next week in Hamlet,
"othcllo." THE Tanning Of thu
shrew" and Macbeth" will be re
membered as King Solomon in thu
William Fox film, THE Queen Of
Sheba."
After playing under Fox. II mus
be quite a come.down 10 have tC
appear in Shakespeare.
your dinner t1H be IN IN mo.
mcnt,'
Said The natter, as hung DER N,
rail:
80 toiH mn breakfast" ] muttercd
As mn face 0reU ashcn and pale.
BE that ~ II may, Colonel Mutt Il
the chief Of the internal revenue Blu
reau's narcotic section.
u
SCIENCE NOTES
n Isn't 30 difficult 10 drink
ipoonsiline u you first put
clotIcspin over your nose.
A rubber lire that Is too hard
Turn TO Page II, Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

IL the @. " puts on a smoking
car for men they can call IT the
Canadian Club car.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

The Great Northern has re-
duced its fare to Vancouver.
Who said these big corporations
didn't have a hearth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
TIE ANSWER Is YES

"NiIi You BE Shot TINS
Years" queries headline in The
Star.
Well. IL two halves make
whole. we viii.
The Chinese opera company Is APP
pearing at the Old Orpheum this
week. and II Is queer that the thea.
ter Is not more drafty considering
how many chinks there are in the
building
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

Under the plan. every grade school
in the city viii DO converted into
branch savings bank-depoaits from
the University Heights and Raveuna
schools going TO the University Ma.
tional bank. while the Washington
Mutual Savings bank viii take
charge or all other savings.
Every teacher viii DO a receiving
teller and. one day each week. VIII
take up tho pennies. nickels and
dimes Of her pupils and turn them
over 10 the principal who wslI. in
turn. deliver them 20 a bank mos
scngcr.
To stimulate interest in the cam.
poign." banner win DO presented
10 the class IN each school which
has the largest percentage OF nc.
counts.
All Of this Il. OF course. strik.
ing departure from the school
boards established policy Of many
years standing. against anything
which might tend 70 commerclaIlze
the schooIs-but II IL even more
startling in some OF It's less np.
parent aspects.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
PROMOTED by
NEW YORK CONCERN

The campaign IS not local. II
Is promoted by the Educational
Thrift Service. Inc. woolworth
building. New York. And this ssrv.
ice receives a fce--the amount not
made public, but said 20 run well
up into five figures-frum the two
banks.
This corporations service con.
sists OF supplying literature and
blank forms FOR the campalgn--and.
incidentally. arranging" matters
with the school board.
4 certain amount OF mystery sur.
rounds the entire transaction. Ray,
mond r. Frazier president OF the
Washington Mutual Savings bank.
refused point blank to say how much
the Thrift Service was getting for
its work. At the University Ma.
tional an official declared that he
didn't know
A good many protests have al.
ready come 10 as n result OF the
campaign--to both The Star and
the school board.
Here's a typical conversation NJ
many a Semitic breakfast table.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
( JESSE A. JACKSON.
superintendent OF Parks.

! Maj. Jesse A. Jackson, park superintendent upper
right and his letter to The Star offering his aid to the
marble tourney and the assistance of Ben Evans pdyh
supervisor floiCer iefD.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02
WEATHER

ToHight aud Saturday cloudvf
l,ght sHop; caHtiHacf cold.
moderate Rofihcrly iriHds.
Temperature Last q Hours
Maximum, iS. Minimum, SO.
Today noon. IS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02

Of allowing the Essex county delega-
ton to become positively identified
with the discredited patented paving
ring. The proposed solution of the
majority's embarrassing situation
will not, however, have the support
Of Senator Parry, of Essex. who has
come out as an avowed supporter OF
Governor Sflzer's program.
From authoritative ource in the
Republican State Committee it was
learned today that the proposed
transfer of the duties and authority
Of the Highway Commission to the
State House Commission will be Of
Ifered as a compromise proposition
al a meeting of the joint Republican
conference committees next Monday
night. If this plan should go through
Thomas J. Wasser, state highway en-
gineer, would b replaced by a Re-
publican. AS his possible successor
the names of Assistant Engineer Ed
ward e. Read of Trenton and Sena-
tor Morgan f. Larson, of Middlesex,
both Republicans, have been men
toned.
Ogden H. Hammond, whose term
as a member of the State Board or
Control of Institutions and Agencies
expires, will be reappointed, 1t is an
ticipated. Members of the board
conferred with Governor Silzer n
he is said to have given assurance
that Hammond will be renamed. His
retention is believed to dispel all
doubts as to the retention OF Bur-
dette @, Lewis as commissioner or
the department. Lewis has been con-
sjstentiy supported by Hammond n
four other members, who form the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02

mission.
Several days prior to Monday and
en- Monday" said Senator Richards,
the governor was endeavoring to
break up the senate majority oppos-
ed to his program by offering the
Republicans to place n of the Re-
publican senator's on the proposed
commission, Notwithstanding that as
a lawyer he knew that under the
constitution the senator could not &C.
cept the appointment. His plan
failed because the senator in ques-
ton thinks more OF the Republican
party than he does OF personal all
vancement and did not fall for the
governors game.
1.-THE governor is doing all of the
talking at the present time," con.
tinued the senator, land apparently
holding himself out as the only hon
est man in the state house. It may,
however, occur to some thoughtful
people that the Republican majority
is only giving the governor plenty
of rope, and that when they get all
ready to tell the real story back of
the firing Of the present commission
and the governors scheme to appoint
A three-man commission in it's place
here will be some mighty interesting
rea ding for the public"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02
MAN FOUND SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED; POLICE PROBE

The police ars investigating the
case OF Michael Carel. thirty-one, OF
SO4 BrUck avenue, who was taken
to the hospital last night with a deep
cash IN bis head.
Frank Stss OF Penn street. report
ID to Oficer John Riedy about 1880
O'clock last night that a mar wa
lying at the corner OF East avenue
and Washington street. apparently in
a serious condition. The officer took
the man TO the hospital where he Is
being attended by DR.. M. s. Meinzer.
Carsl Informed the officer that he
stepped from a bus at the corner OF
New Brunswick avenue and Prospect
street, and as the bus went by he was
hit on the head In some way. The
opinion at the hospital this morning
q TO the effect that another auto
rnsbfls may have hit him.
Tus& how CaFeI reached ths corr
n@g % Washington street ana East
avenue and why he went in that de
tea&&cn 10 q mystery.