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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27

stage. But If IL does am for HAya
firss, last and always"
Carl Laemmiu. fs years ago q ~
tail clothing merchant In Oshkosh.
Wis. but now head Of Universal. ono
OF the largest producers. has arrived
for his annual inspection OF uniyer.
sal City. opening his arrival with a
blast against tho actors aad act
rcaaea. who he declares are baing
paid too much.
Lasmmle niso declared that thea
ters arc charging too much for ad-
mission aud he believes il 10 du. to
excessive salaries.
TheAt.ra now charging 30 cents
ought 10 be given chance 10 eharg.
Is cents and keep their thratsrn full. :
no said People would SO twice az
often. Nov they arc getting the
'onre wreck adea--
The stars. headed by Doug Fair
banks. Mary pickford and Charlie
Chaplin. plan to SO over tho heads OF
tho trust" distributors and deal al
recsiy with tho exhibitors. II was do
ciarcd.
Tho fact that no many theaters In
tho country are now controlled by
the so-cailed trust" which also pro-
duccr and distributes lts picture. and
80 can make n difficult for stars who
break away and plan 20 produce tn
depcntrntiy 10 get their pictures be-
fore the public. II tho condition which
ths Informal group headed BY Fair
banks propose 10 fight.
Tho group includes Doug and Mary.
Charlie Chaplin. poia SeEri. Harold
Lloyd. Charles Ray and several 9th
err. II IN said
Meetings 20 discuss ths matter
have been held at the Fairbanks
Psckford homo In Beverly Hills.
Absentee ownership of the motion
picture Industry. BEADED by men In
New York who know nothing about
art and care less. but arr only inter-
ested In dollars. is the present trouble
with the moviea." one Of the stars
involved declared today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
POWER MEASURE
GAINS BACKING
Cow County SoIons Give
Support to Bill

OLYMPIA, Jan. Z7.--Representa~
tives Of private power interests who
are lobbying at the state capitol
against tho bin TO allow cities to eel
power outside their corporate limits
are getting desperate.
The sentiment Of both tho house
and senate, lulsewarm at the begin
ming, IL changing. and the tide APP
pears to have turned in favor Of thu
hackers Of the bill.
The active entrance Of the 10
attic city officials into the fight, ana
the presence Of Jim Charity, corpor-
alton counsel Of Spokane, In Olympia
% back the measure. has turned
many persons on the side Of the
cities.
The lobbyists in the meantime ars
working every minute Of the day.
spending money. pouring liquor.
threatening. caJoiing 20
get votes against the bill.
The statement OF Seattle offlcialt
that they VIII back an initiative cam
paign II the bill Is defeated has add
cd a new feature 20 the fight.
Inc ItJWfT tVHpysH HttRN %t+NH ?"
they defeat the bill. the matter wiz
come before the people direct. Their ,
move, an anticipated by some Of the
legislative members. viii now be 10
see the bin thru, but 20 cripple Il in
such a way that II will be useless.
Because Of this fact. the Bono bill
IL expected 20 get a more solid back
ing than IL would have had. Repre-.
sentative Charles A. leighton. Of
King. argues that the Bone bill must
be the one passed.
Several OF the Ho-calied Cow coun'
ties have Weakened 20 the possibiii-
ties OF cheap power and as result
public opinion will force representa-,
tlves 20 vote for the bill out OF fear
OF what VIII happen 20 them at the
next election IL they do not.
The senate outlook at the present
time is not as dark for the passage
Of the bin as IL was last session, and
then the bill was lost by but one
vote.
Several or the members who voted
against the power bin last session
have been replaced by supporters Of
the measure Senator Paul Hauser
and George Christensen are two Of
these men Christensen Is an
nvowed supporter Of the bill and
Hauser supported II last session
while he was a member Of the house.
The first open hearing on the pow
er question is TO DO held In Olympia
Monday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Men Narrowly
Escape Death

TACOMA. Jan. -Miracuiously
escaping death. c. M. Ostlund and
Elmer II. Murphy. Tacoma garage
men, were In the hospital today, fol.
lowing the s0-foot plunge OF their
machine. which ran Off the South
Prairie bridge across the Carbon
river Friday evening.
Tho machine leaped the width Of
the stream and landed upside down
on tho opposite river bank In three
feet Of water. r.. II. Sears. South
Prairie grocery clerk. saw the acct
dent and rescued the nearly drowned
men. Ostiund has internal injuries.
Murphy. n broken collar bone, dlslo-
Gated shoulder and internal injuries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
SNOW and LOTS
OF IT FORECAST
Weather Bureau Says City
viii Be SIushy

Snow and more snow
That's what Seattle faces over the
week end. In common with the entire
Northwest.
Wet. soggy snowflakes poured
from the skies. early Saturday morn
Ing. and barometer that continued
Its downward flight without hesitat-
Ing presaged further falls Of snow
during tho day. The thermometer
also seemed imbued with an ambition
to reach low levels. dropping three
degrees since the first snowfall
A severe strom off the mouth OF
the Columbia river was blamed by
Weather Forocaster Salisbury for the
dainpness. The storm center showed
n tendency late In the day 20 shift
inland. giving interior Washington
and Oregon a touch of snow, also.
At a. m. rain was reported TO be
falling heavily In all parts OF tho
coast north of Portland, probably
changing TO snow.
Salisbury stated. however, that the
snow would probably be intermittent,
mixed with rain. unless the tenn
perature dropped several dSgrees
lower The barometer has dropped
with amazing rapidity during the last
few hours, he said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
DURANT OFFER
BOOSTS STOCK

NEW YORK. Jan. 17.--The NEXT
move In the financial battle Of the
winter In which william c. Duant
II rfornning the money heights Of
General Motors thru stock unit"
system Of his own. was awaited
with interest by Wall Street today.
Following his offer Of 5000 =
share for the entire common stock
output Of Fisher Body. Durant WAS
The subject OF attacks in which his
system, whereby shares OF stock
were split up into units among
five smaller investors. was severely
criticised. Answering this chai-
lengc. Duranf declared he would
buy back the stock nj 5000 a share
with bonus Of s. on each unit.
making the total cost TO him ssis
a share. including s. commission.
This offer. involving cash payment
OF 500. 700. 900. still stands.
Durant Motors opened today at
III and gained n In early trad
inE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
BOY IS VICTIM
OF MOB LASHINC
Youth Is Tied With Barbed
Wire and FIogged

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Jan. 81.
Wounds Of boy victim Of the
mob which ruled northern Ar
kansas. lynching X. G. Gregor
and fIogging others. were exhib-
tied last night to the state leg
islaiive committee probing the
vigilantes' reign.
II was whipped by nine men. escr
striking me twice with a heavy lask
after they had bound me 70 a post
Dewey webb. rs. declared as he ex
hibIted his body. striped with. hugs
weits,
"A heavy piece Of barbed wire wal
wrapped around my head and fas
tened TO the post 10 which | WA
tied. One Of the men wore black
mask. but ! knew his voice"
Webb named three members 81
the mob and declared he was DE-
ported because hr would not tell
who committed alleged depreda-
tiops ON railroad property.
Four other victims OF the mob VIC
Ience NJ Harrison testified before the
committee. Members Of the "cist
xens' committee who directed mohs
and supervised the exile OF strikers
are expected to be called Monday
They were in Little Rock today.
After they had whipped me they
tore up my cap because II bore q
union label and ! was forced to run
cross country. coatless and barchead
ed webb testified
Webb said he was captured by
early Thursday morning,
taken to the courthouse and held
until Friday morning before dawn.
During that time he was questioned
and threatened repeatedly. he said.
Finally. when he refused to tell OF
depredations on the railroads, OF
which he said he knew nothing. ne
WAS released.
As he walked out he was grabbed
by nine men and escorted TO an oper
space. whore he was whipped.
Webb said .he had never worked
for the railroad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
BY Carl D. Groat

E6EEs Jan. T.--Customs offices
Established between the Ruhr valley
and the rest Of Germany were put
INTO operation today by the French
army Of occupation. Reports reach.
ting Essen said the barrier was prac
tfcn11y complete Germans now be-
an9 required to pay 20 tho invaders
TAXES upon the products OF the Ruhr
shipped to destinations other than
French Preparations collectors
The situation in the entire occu.
p1ed ARA was enc Of critical sus-
peuse- Martial law was In effect ut
ISVves and q virtual state Of siege
Was reported 10 exist at Dusseldorf
and Cohienx- Saturday brought an
other payday for westphalIan min
err and more danger OF clash be-
tween French troops and workers.
The Germans today claimed that
oue Of the biggest shelters in Lor.
rsine has had to close down because
q lack Of coke from tho Ruhr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
VESSEL BREAKS
VOYAGE RECORD
President Grant Crosses the
Pacific in g Days

Breaking all records for the voy-
age between Yokohama and Seattle.
tho Admiral Oriental liner President
Grant was due TO arrive in this port
at Q .. m Sunday. just exactly nine
days calendar timel from the day
that she Jeff the Oriental city.
Another record L. also established
this voyage by the President Grant
in the size ~ her raw silk cargo
which IL valued AZ $4,000 COO In al.
ditlon. the President Grant Is bring
ing 400 passengers and 1900 bags
Of mall
The President Grant Is commanded
by Capt Mike Jensen. who recently
earned tho distinction of being the
only man ever fined for speeding on
the high seas. when he was laid Off
for so days because he violated or
ders and oufdistanced steamer
operated by a rival line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
RUSS OIL LAND
FOR U. S. Firm
Sinclair Company Gets &c.
Year Concession
. By John Grandenz

MOSCOW. Jan. ss.--The SIN
clair OH corporation has obtained
frum tho soviet government 90
year concession 20 AN oh tract .
Thousand versts square on the
Island Of Sslshalin. In the north
Pacific ocean. Il was announced
to-day.
Two Of a number Of conditions OF
the remarkable contract are that the
United States shall not commit any
hostile act against Russia and that
recognition Of the soviet government
comes within five years
Oh. gases and shale abound on
Sakhalln. whose $4,000 square miles
Of wealthy soil lie just north OF 81
IBERIA.
The Sinclair company. by terms OF
the contract. Is entitled 20 select two
spots on the island Tor hareors these
10 remain under control and the prop
erty or the Russian government.
Tho company agrees 10 spend 100000
gold ruhles in the first five years and
70 pay a rental Of i've per cent Of
Its total sales. or 100000 gold ruhies
a year u no sales are effected In the
first five years A complicated sys-
tam OF taxation II also established
IF the United States does not
Recognize Russis within five
years" the contract reads. -the
soviet government can end all
agreements without being liable
Tor compensation"
The Sinclair company must pay a
tax OF per cent on the first 90. 200
pcois OF oil sold In the first year;
per cent on the second 40, 600: 3
per cent on the third. and ia per
cent on amounts exceeding iso. 900
pools. Thirty per cent Of the amount
paid In taxes as above outlined must.
in addition. be paid to the local SAX.
hahn authorities
The soviet government. besides
granting this concession to the SIN.
clair company. passed land conecr.
klons to California workers and
Jewish workers and coionlstS."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
PLEA FROM LONG
LOST VESSEL IN
FLOATING BOTTLE

A message from the dead was
received here Thursday when
Norman Irwin. 4627 fath ave. $.
w. picked up bottle floating
on the Duwamish river about a
mile above the Spokane 81. bridge
The bottle was small and tightly
sealed and had to be broken be.
fore Irwin could investigate its
contents.
He found In II n short note
poorly written In English. The
writing was all legiblc with the
exception of the name OF the ship
Il concerned.
Here Is the message as Irwin
could make IL out.
Bark Ferdic, Dee 81. 1873,
Wrecked Lat ~ degrees. 90
minutes. Long. 1870 West Jack
Johnson, master. Please send
holp soon, Signed, Mike Farley
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27

The rnernherrhip dr4vs which tn
Seattle Aeris Of Eagles In now Cos
ducting has already proven the most
suconssful ever attempted by any or
ksnsxstion OF its kind. Three thou
sand seven hundred and two appiica-
tons have been filed and z.sss men,
bera have been initiated since Deem
bor -. according 10 Frank DOVE.
secretary Of the local branch. LAO
applications In the past week have
been received. making n record figure.
The great success Of the fraternity
n found ia ia stcadfast dcclara.
ton nf Liberty. Justice, Truth and
Equality. members say. The good
work that has been done speakn fer
the organization and has made tho
present drive 40 successful. II In "A.
serted.
The Seattle Aeria. No. 1. In the
Mother Aerie and there are now 1900
subordinate lodges. Tn. fratsrnsi
order. founded In Seattle in Febru.
airy. 1898. with six members. now
can boast total OF b0e. 900 MEM
bcrh Executives Of the lodge express
their belief that within 10 years the
Eagles membership win exceed that
Of all fraternai organizations In the
world.
Tho local branch OF Eagles now
owns ttA lodge rooms and tho
future domestic. Mt Seventh ave.
and Union ri. Their total assets now
amount to sis.iis.ss. and there In
$4,000 In the treasury.
The Eagles have been contributing
freely to humane organizations. IN.
cluding the He'd Cross. the Knights
OF Columbus. the Salvation Army
and many other worthy war activi.
ties. One act during the war which
secured many friends was the pay.
ment OF $1,000 srasuity tn the depend.
entH OF every enlisted member who
lost his life In the service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
WOMAN SHOT IN
JEALOUS RACE
Man Fiend Held on Open
Charge After Quarrel

Alleged 10 have shot Mrs. Anna
Cross. 4s. In a fit of jealousy. Joseph
Reid. %. exeailor. OF 1921 Garden ST.
was held In the city SAN on an open
charge Saturday. Mrs. Cross IL ia
Providence hospital She has bul.
let wound In her thigh She IL IN no
danger. physicians said
The shooting occurred Friday
night. az tho home Of Mrs. Cross.
1919 feth ave. r.. when Reid went TO
argue with her. according TO police
Whiei the two were talking. Reid
fired one shot AZ Mr.. Cross and then
attempted 20 shoot himself thru the
head. The bullet. however. only pen
etrated his cap. lie then fled. but
wns later captured IN a garage on
Rainier ave.
Reid II "A former navy man, and
became acquainted with Mrs. Cross
whiia In the service. when he was In
vited 20 her homo several times.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
FELLOWSHIP FOLKS win mee

Sunday at p. m. with the members
OF the African Methodist church mt
1879 isth ave. DIR. Robert Whitaker
viii take for his topic OF discussion
1.-THE contsgion OF Intolerance" This
will be the second conference which
members OF the Fellowship group
have arranged with people OF the col.
ored race.
The regular monthly dinner given
by members OF the fellowship win be
held In Dartnall's restaurant Satur-
day evening az $50. The public is
invited. The subject under discus
sion will be THE situation Of India
Today"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
NEAR
REBEL ATTACK

BERLIN. Jan. 27s--An Bavaria
was under martial Law today. Revolt
d German fascist, under Hitler. tho
nationalist chieftain. was feared.
The Bavarian government ordered
Hitler To withhold his white. dem
onstration. planned for today. until
the Ruhr situation was improved
but the rebel nationalist defied the
authorities and announced the mass
meeting would he held tonight or
Sunday, whether the government
liked II or not
Nationalist In Berlin are aroused:
socialists are accusing the cabinet OF
shameful inactivity toward fascist.
Police last night stopped many vol.
unteers en- route TO Munich TO join
the reichewehr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Mother and Babe
Injured by Auto

Several persons were injured Fri.
day night In auto accidents. among
them Mrs, II. NJ Richie. 553 10th
ave. and her small baby. who were
crossing i4th ave. at II. Madison st..
when car driven by NJ J Heno.
han. $50 18th ave, ~, knocked them
down.
Mrs. Richie was dragged eight
feet. She received severe injuries 10
her side, chest and limbs. The baby
was Injured about the body and left
arm. Both were under tho care of
a physician Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
CARFARE
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

tional sum OF Approximately $4,000
to be issued In warrants by the rail.
way department on February 10,
will be retired by February %. G. b.
Fitzgerald. president of the council,
said Saturday.
Attic the bankers agreement to
cash warrants holds good only for
the initial issue OF Thursday. little
difficulty is anticipated in handling
the $4,000 in warrants TO be issued
by the railway department on Feb
ruary 10. Councilman IL. l.. Blaine
said.
Figures show that by February
25 the revenues of the system will
total several thousand dollars moro
than the amount required to retire
both the Thursday issue of S22s.1s9
and the contemplated $780, 600 for
February TO-" Blaine said.
while the bankers were too con-
sentative to give guarantees for the
future. the figures win decide them
in our favor when the time comes,
in the opinion of the council"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Police Guard Body
of Dead Royalist

PARIS. Jan. 27.--squads OF DO
lice reserves were called out today
70 guard the funeral Of Marius Pla-
teau, foyallst leader and editor. who
was fatally shot January % by Mile.
Germaine Berthon. young commu.
mist.
The police, fearing a clash between
royalists and communists, surround.
ed the whole cortege as IT filed thru
the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Ship Subsidy Bill NOU
Considered Dead Effort
Political Blowup in Shipping Board Looked
for as Result Of Inflated Measure

lines must be abandoned after March
4 u the subsidy bill IL not passed.
A number OF other lines operated
by private concerns with board YES
ssels win be cut down In number of
boats, I'm the effort TO economics.
Before leaving his post. Chairman
taaSker and his colleagues are ex-
pected 10 clean out" the shipping
board offices. removing from their
posts numerous political hrnchmen
OF senators and representatives who
failed 10 support tho subsidy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
GERMANY
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

wese wounded In street fighting
~ Trrves during the night. Mar
tial law was proclaimed. and 10
city Officials WE'RE expelled. In
FuprtSsi for the populasc's atti-
tudc. which was one Of Defiance
To rescue sosne French sob
Hers In street battle. colonial
troops On duty IT Treves were
oerco1 u charge the crowds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Bill Bars Stunt
Airplane Flying

DENVER, Jan. 27.--The first bill
10 be introduced in the Coiorseio leg
lsIature relating 10 aerial navigation
will be brought up early next week,
II was learned today
The measure bars stunt flying and
hunting from aIrplanes. and provides
where damage Is done to property by
forced landings the owner Of the
property has the right to obtain
redress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Ask Overhead Road
on Spokane Street

Request for an overhead roadway
ON Spokane St. from the w. Spokane
81. bridge to 2oth ave, s. w. and
Admiral way. was filed with the city
council Friday by the West side
Commercial league. The league asks
that the plans and an estimate Of
cost be prepared, with view to
making the proposition an issue In
the next city election.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
WILLIAM n. FIELDER ~,
Train Drags Rail
Worker on Track

AUBURN, Jan. 81. - Dragged SO
feet along the bed OF a railroad track
when a train started while he was
engaged in repairing a broken brake
rod underneath ear. Leo Blake.
Northern Pacific. brakeman, was seri
ousiy injured here Yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27

TOKYO, Jan. 27.--Opposition mem.
bers OF the house OF peers IN the
Japanese diet today demanded the
resignation of Viscount Uchlda, min
lister OF foreign affairs.
Premier Kato refused 70 ask for
Uchida's resignation.
Political observers were convinced
that u cabinet crisis was developing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
GAINS AND LOSSES
OF LARGE NATIONS
IN WORLD CONFLICT

Here's the balance sheet of
gains and losses OF the four big.
gest participants In the last
world war:
GERMANY
Lost--Lives OF 2.o50.4s0 men:
Sc per cent OF the national ter
ritory.
Nothing.
National debt Increased 1000
per cent.
FRANCE
Lost--Lives OF t.654.550: hun
drcds Of acres of farm land. in.
dti~ rial areas and thousands Of
dwellings and villages destroyed
by Germans.
Gained---Alsace-L Lorraine, some
German colonies, mandates In
Syria and elsewhere and a repair
atoms bill which France II now
trying 10 collect from Germany.
National debt increased 500 per
cent.
ENGLAND
Lost--Llves of g3s. 904; stabiI.
ity Of economic conditions and
politics: much of her prestige as
worlds greatest financial nation.
Gained--Predorniuance in world
trade; German colonial territory;
more secure position In Africa:
safety Of communications with
Indian empire; numerous man.
dates.
National debt increased 700 per
cent.
UNITED STATES
Lost--Lives Of i09,740.
Gained-Removai OF supposed
German menace TO world peace.
National debt increased 1900
per cent. This will be largely
offset If Europe pays its debts
10 tho United States.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
COAST SHIPPERS MEET

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 81
Coast yachtsmen met here today TO
outline their activities for tho next
year. August rs to September 3 was
selected as the best time for the big
annual regatta. Possibility OF race
TO the Hawaiian islands and return
also was discussed,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Women, Children
Injured in Fight

BERLIN, Jan. GA number OF
German women and children were
wounded at Tricr today when French
troops used sabres In dispensing u
demonstration. according to reports
reaching Berlin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
GERMAN MARK
GOES LOWER

LON DON. Jan. n. - German
marks reached record Of 1fs. 900 To
the pound sterling On the London
exchange today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Bureau Of
Missing
Relatives

the star Invites its rcaderp - uss thu
department ~ an aid In finding missing
Relatives or friends. The department h
TO help In reuuitinx these who have bees
separated Thosc whose relatives a
friends arv missing are invited To report
the dtssppcarance directly Co The stan
nesa~rs who mpy know the whereabouts
OF persons mentioned In this column -
missing ARE requested also Co report Il
The star. Other newspaper arc invitu
70 reproduce such items - will Interest
their communities.
WILLIAM II. FIELDER. - Mrs
Dora Fielder. Huntington, w. Va
has written TO the police for inforna.
tion regarding her son. william n.
Fielder, last heard OF In Seattle. He
Is veteran OF the world war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-27
Home Brew


Starts on Page u
remember the days when all the ma.
tionai evils were blamed on ade-
nolds.
The nicdnest bird on this old deck
I'm sure Ia Homer Hutton.
Who used Dnrt upon his neck
To saUe collar button.
Placing an annual tax or IS upon
bachelors won't make them marry
a marriage license costs that much