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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
SEES PLOT TO
BLOCK SKACIT
Murphine Starts Fight on
Senate Bill No. 283

OLYMPIA. March s.--Discovering
at the last minute that II contains a
clause which would block any further
development of the skagit or cush-
man power projects. Representative
Thomas Murphlns was making n
fight today to get SENATE bill No. 2s3
indefinitely postponed.
The bill was introduced in tho sen
ate by Senator Walter s. Davis. II
deals with the disposal Of municipal
bonds. but provides that In any mu.
nicipai project or Improvement, the
bonds must be gold and the cash paid
for the work to be done.
Murphine said that his attention
was called to this bill by a member
Of the Seattle city council That u
would block development on the
skagit project was said TO BIO certain
under the present system OF financ'
Ing the work.
Pierce county members declared
that II would hinder. n not also block,
work on the Cushmnn power site.
a majority Of the committee ON
cities Of the first class signed n re-
port recommending indefinite post.
ponement Of the measure.
Senator Davis declared that he did
not realize that the measure would
result in blocking the development
OF any city work, but introduced II
to protect the market OF the city
bonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
MAN IS KILLED
|. in TRAIN CRASH
Two Others Are Hurt When
Boiler Blows Up n

One man was dead today and
two others were in a hospital at
Shelton. seriously injured, as the
result OF two accidents Monday in
logging camps.
Arthur Kerr. brakeman, died
when a logging train crashed thru
trestle near Castle Rock.
b. Gabriel, engineer. and Earl
Sheldon. brakeman. were seriously
hurt near oakville. when a loco.
motive boiler blew up.
A broken rail was blamed for
the accident which caused the log
ging train of the Silver Lake Rail.
way & Logging company to drop
thru a trestle. instantly killing
Kerr. He is survived by a brother.
Albert, and sister. Mrs. Harold
Nelson. who resides near Kelso.
The other accident occurred near
the Gibson Creek camp OF the Ma
son County Logging company. Both
Sheldon and Gabriel were hurled
from the exploding engine several
yards into the brush.
The two were removed to the
hospital at Shelton. where It was
found that Sheldon was the most
seriously injured. His recovery is
doubtful.
Sheldon Is single, while Gabriel is
married and has a family residing
at the camp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
OUT
WITH Gov. HART
Fight Against Clifford May
Cost Him His lob
BY RALPH J. BENJAMIN

OLYMPIA. March ED Sims
may be looking for new job after
this session OF the legislature. Also
ono McArdle. director OF the depart.
ment OF efficiency aheml - may
have 10 go back TO RAINING little
onchorse insurance office.
Sims now holds the job OF chair
man OF The state fisheries board.
He is also ~ member Of the legisla.
ture, and until very recently was
one OF the political chleftains OF the
Hart administration.
Sims was keenly opposed TO the
workmen's compensation act. lie
helped the hard.boiled employers de.
lay an increase In the awards To
injured workmen and their depend
ents.
Came n day when sentiment In
the house was so strong for action
on the industrial Insurance act that
had been kept bottled up in com.
mittco that one member got ready
to make a fight on tho floor to take
the measure away from the com
mittce.
Ed Sims loaped TO his feet and
accused Ed clifford. director OF the
stato labor department. OF misuslng
state insurance funds lie quoted
q lot OF figures and demanded an
investigation. The purpose OF his
fight was 30 plain that II fooled
nobody But II did hurt the insur
nnce act, and that was Eds purpose
In making the charge. IL now has
been learned that Sims got his fig
urcs from McArdle and from State
Treasurer Babcook. aud that Nc
Ardc and Babcock have n grudgc
against clifford and gave Sims the
wrong figures.
Clifford stood pat In the face OF
tough fight and the house com
mittco which investigated Sims
charges decided they were utterly
groundlcss. clifford had tho bnclt
Ing OF Gov. Hart, and McArdlc and
Sims Incurred the hostility OF Hart
Neither Sims nor McArdle In pop
ular with the other members OF the
Hart administration. SO. IL Ia now
reported here that both men are
soon 10 be eased from tho state
payroll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
ARE PLUNGED
FROM window
TO PAVEMENT
Suspect Foul Play
in Accident; One
Victim Dying as
Probe IsOrdered

LOS ANGELES. March e.-Polics
today began an investigation OF the
fall from an eight-story scaffold OF
A. PoIsld and Elmer Goss last night,
after 1t was found today that one
OF the ropes had been cut half way
thru with a knife.
Goss was uninjured, despite bis
fall. but Polsh is close 10 death at
the receiving hospital.
Goss. who employed Polsld. was
engaged with him in cleaning win.
dows OF the Metropolitan building
when the rope gave way. Police
declared today that Goss probably
struck an awning, which broke his
fall.
Police believe a labor war may
be responsible for the cutting OF the
rope.
Goss told police that this is tho
fifth time he has fallen from scat
folding, men with him being killed
in three other cases.
His scaffold has broken several
times recently, the last time being
Sunday night, when he managed 10
catch rope before he fell and pull
himself TO the cornice. he told tho
police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
CITY TO REAP
PROFIT FROM
CARFARE VAR
Rainier Valleyites
Agree on Fresh
Plan in Fight for
&c Rides
BY John w. Nelson

With several hundred soldiers
rallying 20 tho battle flag Of tho g.
cept fare advocates. the war FOR re-
duced street car tolls TO Rainier val
ley was reduced 10 scientific basis
at a monster meeting at MeKay'a
hall on Gcncsce n. Monday night.
Between 600 and 1000 residents OF
tho valley attended the meeting.
Continuation Of tho campaign Ia
force conductors 70 accept a nickel
for fare was agreed upon By a large
body Of shock" troops Included In
this organization Ia rapidly crow
Ing battalion OF DEATH" composed
entirely OF women residents Of the
valley. who, street car officials admit.
arc tho hardest kind Of fighters 10
handle.
one lone woman. Monday. held an
entire car up FOR more than an hour.
when u was shunted onto the hdo
track AZ the couuty-clty building.
Finally She was taken to the end OF
the line without any charge. az tho
conductor refused 10 accept the nickel
fare offered.
Municipal railway lines viii have
Increased patronage Ms result, o,
ono line of attack decided upon AT
Monday nights meeting. Wherever
possible Rainier Vailcyites will walk
70 tho city Mount Baker Park line.
They viii pay oaah io-oent fares
on Valley cars and demand transfers
and ride on the city lines with the~
transfers. by the terms OF the pres
ent agreement between the two car
systems The city wfii collect cents
for each o. these transfers
HuEo Kelley. secretary 20 Mayor
Brown. said that he adopted tho
practice Tuesday morning and the
city lines received nickel for haul.
Ing him from Fourth ave. 10 Third
ave. on James ~.
In going homo az nights this prac.
tico win " adopted universally. Kei.
ley claims. BY paying tho city lines
10 cents and taking a transfer. the
city gets five cents for It's short haul
OF a passenger and tho Rainier Val.
ley lines a nickel FOR tho balance Of
the trip.
As m example Of Tho spirit shown
By yailcyt,ea. John s,aplefcidi. a tail.
or. got his Ford out Of the garage.
where he had kept Il since last fall.
and Is hauling six people in md out
each day. Kelley claims TINT scores
Of other auto owners are hauling
customers. The women OF the valley
are organizing branch Of the par.
Ont organization TO arrange use OF
Turn TO Page 81 Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
BRIBERY CHARGE
AIRED IN COURT
James Beaver Is Accused
by His Own Witness

James Deaver. known as the rich.
est marine, and q former sergeant
in Unclo SANS sea soldier corps,
was charged with bribery by Jack
Reed from the witness stand in
department No. 3 Of superior court
Monday afternoon.
Reed accused Deaver OF having
paid him SIS to tell certain
story at beavers trial on charge
OF second degree assault. When
called to the stand Reed testified
that all he knew OF the Case was
what Beaver had told him. Later,
Reed testified Monday, Deaver de.
manded the SIS back and threatened
TO shoot It out with Reed unless it
WAS returned.
Beaver Is suing George II. Trahey.
a former naval supply officer at
ipA SiNtVNV ltiSOhdl III
Jury damages. Deaver charges that
Trahey assaulted him in the lobby
of the Seattle hotel and adlninis-
tered severe beating. He asks
SO, 900 for this. He also charges
that Trahey falsely caused his ar
rest and prosecution on an assault
charge and asks $4,000 on the sec.
ond count.
Trahey, In denying the charge,
filed cross complaint accusing
Beaver of stabbing him with q
knife, causing body wound. Ira.
hey asks $4,000 in his cross com
plant.
The alleged cutting scrape occur
red at the Seattle hotel January %.
1922, Dcaver recently was placed
before the public eye when he was
accused of the murder of a West
Semitic storekeeper who, It Is said.
had been paying attentions to Dea.
ver's wife, He was acquitted when
placed on trial before jury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Plane Fleet to
Continue Flight

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March g.
The six De Haviland planes flying
from San Antonio to Washington
via Porto Rico. were scheduled to
resume their flight today. The
planes are "a hours behind schedule
on account OF damages 10 one OF
the machines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
SOP THROWN
OUT TO ROTH

OLYMPIA. March 6.--Alarmed at
the numerous stampedes Of Represent
tntlve Charles Roth, OF Whatcom
county. tho house republican leaders
yesterday passed house bill No 1877
10 an effort TO keep Roth within the
fold. II rs said.
The measure is n particular pet Of
Roth's and he has fought hard for
tho measure. II was defeated last
week by the house and was defeated
again yesterday morning. The fact
that IL was contrary 10 house rules
did not hinder the "old Guard from
taking third vote on tho measure
~ noon.
II is declared that the bill WIS
passed as soothing gyrup.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
TWO ROBBERS
RAIDCABOOSE

Los ANGELES. March Cd. Ray
Heaioy. 80. s,ockman Of Lovelock.
New. was shot and perhaps fatally
injured early today when tho sun.
set Freight was boarded by two
bandits near Glendale. Cal.
Entering the caboosc. they ordered
those present to stick en- up
Healey made dive for the cupola
OF the cahoose and both bandits fired
at him. lnjuring him severely.
As he sank down they caught him.
laid him groanIng on the floor. rob
lied him OF ,25 and n watch md then
robbed the other men. including the
conductor OF tho train. OF small
amounts.
The bandits swung off the train
and disappeared. Healey was taken
10 n Glendale hospital. where his
condition In said TO be serious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
SENATE PASSES
W0RKMEN'S ACT
Bill Practically Same as
Murphine Measure

OLYMPIA, March 6.--The work.
mems compensation bill. providing
for increased awards for injured
workmen, was passed by the senate
this morning. The bill is the indus
trial insurance committee bill OF the
house and was amended on the floor
of the house last week by Speaker
Mark Reed.
The bill, with the increased awards.
is almost identical to the administra.
ton bin introduced. early in the ses-
sion by Representative Thomas MUIR.
phine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Building Burns and
d Men Fall 3 Floors

SPOKANE. March 6.--Four men
fell three stories when part of the
fourth floor of the burned Tull &
Gibbs building here suddenly gavo
way. late Monday, burying them in
the debris, w. l.. Burnett. II is
feared, broke his back, but the others
sustained less serious INJURIES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Renews Search for
Fugitive Murderess

SAN FRANCISCO, March g.
Frank Dowor, who said he was con.
nccted with the Los Angeles sher.
iff's office, arrived here today for
the announced purpose OF taking
up the search for Clara Phillips,
escaped hammer murdcress" from
Los Angeles
He declared he had information
ms to the whereabouts OF man
here who Is said TO he In cor.
rcspondencc with Mrs. Phillips He
desired to question this man, he
declared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Family Faces Eviction as Result of
Marital Difficulties; Charges
Contradictory

Der OF occasions" Mrs. Nelson said
Tuesday. Each time he returns and
promises TO care for me and have
always taken him back. The courts
have ordered him to support my chill.
drcn and me. but he laughs at the
courts and doesn't pay. Now he
wants TO take away what homo we
have"
zone word from Nelson" asserts
Attorney Moriariiy, would stop the
whole eviction action. But he won't
say IL. He'd rather stay out at the
Stocltade."
Attorney Casey, OF Nelson's coun.
sci. denies that Nelson owns the
property from which Mrs. Nelson is
being eylcted.
NELSON'S ATTORNEY
GIVES VERSION
THE apartment house" says
Casey. was owned by Nelson's first
wife. She left IL in trust to her chill.
dren. Nelson hasn't got a thing to
do with II. A lady down In San
Francisco Is the trustee, and she Is
represented by my colleague, Mr.
Smith,
THE trustee has been as consider.
ate as possible to Mrs. Nelson. She
has stayed there for months without
paying rent, and no action was talk.
en- against her. But when Mrs, Nell
son started to try TO collect the rent
from the other tenants It got to be
little too much OF good thing
SO the trustee decided she would
have to cvict her-especially In view
OF the fact that Mrs. Nelson has
driven out five tenants in the last
four months,
THE trustee doesn't want 10 do
any injury to Mrs. Nelson or the chill.
dren, however, and has even gone so
far as to provide furnished home
for her near 72nd ST. and Fifth ave.
N. u. She didn't have to do this
but she wanted to keep the young.
stors from want.
"As far as Nelson and Mrs. Nelson
are concerned, she's simply bounding
Nelson was ordered TO pay her
SIS week, In the month OF No
vcmber, when he was working. he
gave her sbS--or all but Sand was
entirely willing to pay the rest IL
she'd give him time, But she was
vindlctiyc, and had him arrested,
''rhe jury recommended that no
penalty be imposed for any Of his
former actions. hut the court refused
to release him unless he put up
81 900 bond-which was too high for
him to raise. SO he had TO so to
falkland, of course, he can't do any
thing now"
There are tho two stories, Take
your choice. But, whichever Ia true,
It's the children who are the losers,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Thug Shoots Man
Twice Thru Feet

LOS ANGELES, March 6.--Calling
James II, Laxton n cheap skate" he,
cause no had only sl5, lone bandit
early today commanded Laxton to
run and then shot him twice. once
thru each foot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
LII GEE GEE. TIL OFFICE
yAMP, SCI:
II sugar keeps increasing in
price. some Of us will have to
hire bee TO provide our daily
sweetening.

a doctor and a chiropractor are go.
Ing to fight duel with germs. The
doctor viii kill the germs with anti.
toxins, while the chiropractor will
snap their vertebraes
The difficulty OF fighting a germ
Is that u muItiplies 80 rapidly.
BY the time you have landed one
punch on the critter there are n
billion Of them leaplng ut your
adnnoids.
People who use old tooihbrushes
do not have 10 fear germs. No self.
respecting germ would come near
them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
WEATHER
Put Police BootIegging
on o. SOunder Basis

NOV that the traffic division of the police depart
Y ment has been reorganzed. il seems to The Star
that Bookkeeping ought TO be put on sounder basis
To date, bootleggng has been run in somewhat
haphazard manner by the police. 1t should be better
irons both.
II could be handled much more efficiently il a
separate division, with proper officers and personnel
be created In the following review are submitted
some names which would furnish a fine nucleus:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
when thieves fan out, honest men
-. - H..

When thieves fall out, honest men
get their dues.
But when parents fan out
Wen. four little children were fac
Ing eviction Tuesday from the only
home they have ever known because
their father and mother have become
estrangcd.
The four children arc Thelma Nell
son. aged G.; Lillian. g. Noel J, and
Patience, 2.
They are. OF course. much too
young 10 know what It's all about
but they do know that their mother,
Mrs. William o. Nelson. is always
red-eyes from weeping: and that a
strange man, with q shiny badge,
who evidently doesn't relish his job
very much, Ia preparing to move
them out into the street from their
apartment at 2s?l r. Madison ut,
The youngest child--Patience--is
dangerously III. In fact, but for her,
the family would have been evlcted
Monday. But county physician
found that she had temperature OF
ios and refused 10 permit the ovic-
ton, court order or no court order.
PATIENCE TO GO
TO HOSPITAL
But Patience was to be removed
to hospital Tuesday, And then the
proceedings can be resumed.
Tho marital difficulties OF the
father and mother have so many
different and contradictory ramifi.
cations that It In impossible to de.
eide where the blame lies. But no
matter who Is 20 blame, It's the
children who are suffering.
According to Mrs. Nelson and her
lawyer Assistant U. s. Attorney
Charles Moriarity, she and her chill.
drcn ARE the victims OF cold
blooded monster who. rather than
contribute TO their support, Is Will
ing 20 so 70 jail for an indefinite
| period
According 20 Nelson's attorneys,
j. L. Casey and c. j. Smith. how
ever, tho man is being bounded by
the woman. The attorneys say that
Nelson is perfectly willing TO sup
port his family, but that Mrs. Mel
son herself has kept him from doing
IT by having him thrown into jail,
Here are the two stories as re-
lated by the two sides:
CLAIMS STEP. son
is OUSTING HER
Mrs. Nelson snys that the apart.
mcnt house In which she Is living is
owned by her husband, but that he
transferred II TO son by n former
marriage In an effort TO keep from
supporting her. Now, she declares,
her Btep.son IL svictlng her and the
children Mt tic fathers order
Last january she brought an nc
ton against him for non.support and
he was sent TO the Stockndc the
county agreeing TO pay hor so a
week.
"Wo've been separated on u mum
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Hoover May Probe
High Sugar Prices

WASHINGTON, March 6,--An In.
vcstlgation Of rising sugar prices
may bo made by the department. OF
commerce, Secretary Hoover said to.
day,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
nY wANpA yoN KETTLER

Exactly f2 doren ''giasslcr'' were
purchased by The Star yesterday
afternoon.
''And now" say We. "who can stop
US from putting on the preliminary
marble tournament. scheduled 20 be-
gtn Saturday OF this week7''
It's ono Of the most important
events OF The year. II means tho
discovery Of tho champion marble
player OF each playfsld. Of the cham.
pion OF the entire city! II means
ultimately that OF the entire North.
west--and more ultimately. that Of
tho whole United States,
"Behold-KIng Of Marble Shoot.
ersr'
That Is tho cry that IN June Of
this year Is 20 30 up in Atlantic City.
New Jersey when the final gamc Of
Fingers has been played and the
winner ls decorated and crowned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

ROME, March 6,--Italinn tenants
arc forming n great organization to
save tho rent laws, dccrced by tho
Fascist 10 be abolished In June.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
No PLAYING
FOR KEEPS

Tho 'glasAica." beautiful IN coiors
Of rcd and green and orange. etc.
arc 10 be used as ducks" making
their debut on the marble fields Sat.
urdny. They will thereafter be used
each time the championship games
are played. and. at the end OF tho
tournament. be gathered UP and
saved FOR other years II Will be re.
membcred that all tournament games
win be for fair: that no shooting
will be done "for keeps Also Il
win DO remembered that each player
will supply his own "taw." making
certain that Il is not less thRn five.
clghiba or more than seyeu.cighths
inch In diameter
In case now agate "taws" be OBJ.
talned purposcly for the tournament
IL Is recommended that their owners
Turn 10 Page Q, Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Listen Here, FeIloWs!
Classics for "Ducks'!
Marble Contest Plans Speed Up; Here's All
About Everything

Marble Tournament OF America.
Each city ls doing It's best TO present
the national winner. Seattle Is like
tlrs rest IN rs hopes and desires.
Renee IL scsiSs 70 give renewed in,
plraiion 20 It's many boys and girls
lis and under-who this week arc
pfactfclng "hhootcrH'' both az homo
apd abroad. BY mentioning tho a.
dozen 'sriaNsiea"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06


time 10 clean last summers
straw hat.
Editors have their entire forces
scouting around tho city In order 20
find the first pussywiliow OF spring.
Not mtH they dsg info King
TstankhamcH's tomb I'D tcr suspect
ne orisia % some Of these resiau-
rant c0ea
Auburn man commits suicide be-
cause he kills his horse. hut you
never hear OF a man committing sui.
eide because he Kills his engine.
THE EYES HAVE 1T
-iIe died by his own hand foe
Just one reason. lie couldn't
bear the haunting rrproach Of
the dead horses cyes."-Bob Der.
mann in The Star.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio has been
made Turkish pasha. Wei. he was
N4NA2a a iAhuAtlAht koEts
II. f. Man Is OF the opinion that
with sugar at 10 cents per. Il means
lot when you call anyone a sweet
thing"
81 The aviator keeps cool head
even when be goes up In the air.
CALL OFT THE GUARD.
Shock troops. who will refuse
60 pay Decent carfares. have
been organized IN Rainier Valley.
Why not make Hugo Kelley
eommander-ln.ehief Of gas bril-
gade?
Another move on tAc part OF Rain.
fer Valley citizens Il to have street
car riders travel into town In their
nsighbors' automobiles
We hope this movement spreads 10
other parts OF the city.
Poland Is AZ war again. thus jeop.
ardizing our available supply OF
heavyweight wrestlers
" poa hear an alcful smash
--Ifs DaddH's car
n voa hear a fri0htfaI crash
IFS DaddGs cas-
N the alley. drire or street.
If's not safe upon US feet.
others cars are bound 10 meet
--Dadags car.
We can always tell how far Little
Homer Brew. Jr.. has progressed In
his arithmetic ho5k--just a. FAR as
/. the pages are dirty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
Hall of Fame Qncomplete)

SERGEANT 4. ". PIE.
LOW, dismissed In February.
after an Investigation into his
lctlyfies on the Canadian
border and his arrest by fed.
cral prohibition agents. Now
facing federal charges.
PATR0I.MAN ED HAGEN.
resigned In 1918. after belnE
implicated IN several liquor
deals, Sent 10 Mcneil Island.
but parolcd thru activities OF
police. Now facing federal
charges again.
LIEUTENANT ROY OI.M.
STEAD. discharged in 1880.
after being captured by fed
cral prohibition agents IN a
llsuor raid. Involved aimee
then In numerous liquor
cases.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
TIE FOOTBALL

Congressional committee says
Standard Oil may force gasoline
to a dollar gallon.
Wen, n the Standard Oil
doesn't. the taxation committee
at Olympia will.
The new Butterworth mortuary
has been formally opened. II - stu
afed az tho junction Of Melross and
Pine. splendid corner for accidents
LIN Gee Gee. who shakes wicked
fiiyver. says she Is going 10 throw
them all her business.