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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
U. S. Consul Is Slain

United States government prepared
vigorous action to secure amends for
the murder
Confirmation Of the killing of I'm.
brie arrived at the state department
from the American legation at re.
heran.
Robert Whitney lmbrie was born
in Washington, d. c., April 20. 1884,
and was graduated from George
Washington university In 1905. He
was engaged in the practice OF law.
19Oo.f9i5. He volunteered in the
French army In 1915 and served un
III 1911. Appointed vice consul ~
Pctrograd August "a. 1917, he later
wss assigned as vice consul Mt vi.
borg December 90, 1919 He was
sent TO constantInople as vice con.
sui October 10. 1920.
Major Imbrlc was married less
thnn two years ago to Miss Rather.
inc Gillespie, OF New Rochelle, NJ.
r.. when she was directing tho Near
East relief orphnnagc In the former
Turkish capital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Chicago Slayers
MayDOdge Moose
Prosecution Cannot Prove Just Where
Franks Murder Was Committed

fun confession OF their crime. al no
tina have told Just where their vic.
tim died. CLARENCE parrow. chief
defense counsel Hlid. "a matter
OF fact. barrow said. the defendants
do not know just when and where
the Franks boy died.
There were no witnesses 60 tho
murder. Tho state has only tho
signed confessions OF tho slayers as
testimony OF when and where they
killed their victim. According 10
their confessions. this Ia what hap.
pencd.
They met Robert Franks and took
him for an automobile rido thru
the exclusive residential sections Of
Chlcago's South Side.
Within a few minutes after Rob
ert got into the car one OF tho boys
struck him over the head with a
cioth.bound chiEel.
Then they drove over the Chi.
eago limits, across the county and
state line into Indiana.
They had prepared gags and
brought hydrochloric acid with them
TO end the life OF their victim.
when they reached quiet point
along the county road near Hess.
VILE. Ind. they prepared 10 un.
dress Robert and put the finishing
touches on their crime.
Here II was. according TO their
confessions. that they found for the
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y
CHICAGO, July 19.-wherc
~ was Robert Franks killed
Illinois or Indiana?
Nobody knows, not even
Nathan Leopold and Richard
Loeb, youthful millionaires
who confessed to the killing,
the defense holds.
And the foregoing is the
reason Why the defense be-
lieves the boys will never
hang for the crime, it was re-
vealed today.
To convict the youthful univer.
sity graduates and 10 send them to
the galiows. the state must prove
that they killed the Franks boy
within the limits OF Cook county
the defense points out. This. ths
defense claims. cnn never be proved
II the state fails 10 prove that
Franks was killed in Cook county
the case is no longer under the
jurisdiction OF Chicago courts and
~ the case goes TO another Illinois
county or to an Indiana court
again It will be impossible for tbs
prosecution 10 prove where Robert
Franks met death. the defense
claims.
Leopold and Loeb. altho making
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Street Cars Still
to Use Old Bridge
New West Seattle Bridge Too Narrow
for Trolleys and Autos Both

GONE day West Seattle folks going to have new
~ steel and concrete bridge That's the promise from the
city engineers office It's going to be great convenience
for those who drive automobiles.
But the fellow who rides in street won't know much
about the bridge except what he of it from
distance Because he still viii ride the shaky creaky
old wooden swing bridge
That's the program mapped Saturday by Council
man William t. Campbell. Campbell announced that APP
picaton had been made to the United States
for of the old structure for street cars.
The steel bridge will have street tracks laid on it
for ornamental emergency purposes either way you
want to look at it. But will there because the
bridge will be only 40 feet wide and the operation street
and automobiles the structure would cause
traffic jams similar to those experienced Campbell
thinks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Time Element in City
Contracts Meaningless
That's One Reason Why West Seattle
Bridge and Other Jobs Drag

Numerous extensions OF time
granted to contractors by the board
OF public works, have created n gen
eral impression that no public work
need be completed on schedule II an
extra effort or expense Is required,
city records indicate.
This, West Seattle residents be
llove. is one reason no effort has been
made by the contractors TO. hasten
work on the sest Spokane St bridge,
Contractors, anxious TO keep sever
al jobs going ut time, start one Job,
then pull men off Of II for another.
This ties up not one job but several,
II is usually profitable to tho con
trnctor because he has not been pen.
ulyzcd.
Out OF SO contracts granted since
tho first OF the year. 2S time extcn.
sions have been allowed by the board.
During the year 1923, the board OF
public works let 2i3 contracts for
sewers, grading, paving and other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Drop Your Shekels in
State Park Pals Now
Street Corner Campaign Saturday to
Aid Salt Water Project

CLosE to $1,000. in 81 subscrip-
~ tions. were reported by the
Young Mems Business club drive
solicitors for the state salt water
park fund for the past two days
Saturday.
4 big strect-corner drive. with
women presiding at sidewalk tables,
was TO be staged all day Saturday.
Employees OF big business houses
were engaged in a friendly rivalry
TO see which, FIRMS personnel will
subscribe the largest amount TO
seattle's $4,000 quota.
Small outlying communities were
pledging support, moral and finan-
cial, TO the campaign.
Those were the developments Sat
urday in the campaign TO raise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

IIopdy. folks. Doc Winning
hm and Dan Hogan held n
hpIatk cooking contest at the
porismens show yesterday.
saitsr up,
Enningharn won the first round.
E,ka che OF his napjacks was played
Exsssfully on 4 photograph.
Bal Hogan sreHes things up tchen
Y racocicd a Fapiaok that could
y sssf IS Ford bumper.
Y. J. BarFinger OF Chicago. Mrs.
seorye Green and J. W. Kinney. act.
= Is judges. sampled each flapjsek.
UD to time Of going to press. little
zps vas held out for their recovery.
A spectator at the contest was Sc
rassiy injured. winningham tossed
fapAck in the air, but II missed
y firing pan coming down. and
ar6ed on the spectators right foot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

Scatilc's share OF the purchase price
OF $4,000 for a poor mans para
disc" half way between Seattle and
Tacoma, on the Sound.
Now that the common folks" for
whom the park rs planned, have
been sold" on the idea. it's time to
make II unanimous With the wives
OF Young Mems Business club mem
bers volunteering today to take in
contributions, from n nickel up TO
and Including as much as you want
TO give. and Charlie Frisbie and
Jack Edwards ''oll dolled up" to put
across the enterprise on the streets,
II looks like record breaking day
for the clubs community campaign.
Nearly every club member has a
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Bandits Wreck Train

.NIOGALES. Arizona, July i9.--Mex-
IN lean troops from MAINTAIN
searched the Hill country south OF the
international border today for band
Of rebels believed responsible foe the
wrecking of Southern Pacific OF
Mexico train south of here late yes
terday.
Two men were killed and nearly a
hundred injured In the wreck, and
one guard was slain and four wound
cd defending a payroll being taken to
Sa Dlemas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

so the man In the street car, in
spite OF the fact that he probably
IL a property owner and paying the
same pro rata and possibly more,
than the fellow who rides in an
automobile. will swing around over
the old hulk tina. everybody is
afraid Of and watch his brother
scoot across the nice. new bridge
he has dug down into his jeans TO
help pay for,
rho old bridge. II is announced.
will be repaired In such way as
TO insure its safety.
while It seems unfair TO street
car riders TO compel them TO use
the old bridge, while motorists use
the new one. they really will get
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

better service than II the cars were
routed over the bascule structure, :"
said Councilman Campbell. Friday.
TO operate cars on the new 40
foot bridge would delay traffic and
cause jams on both sides. The city
council expects to provide bridge ia
cilities that VIII permit the traffic
TO pass across the waterway with
out criss-cross OF vehicles and
street railway lines"
A lot OF West Seattle folks, and
lot of folks from all over the
city, thought the West Spokane
st. bridge was going to be wide
enough 10 accommodate all traffic.
But probably that was too much
for u city engineer to think about.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Fight to Reduce
Food Prices Here
Finish Battle Promised by Revelle in
Suit Against Produce Men

A FINISH fight in the govern
n ments suit for the dissolution
OF the Seattle Produce association
was promised Saturday by United
States Attorney Thomas r. Reyeile
On tho other hand. MAJ. T.. s
GIL. secretary o. the association,
was equally strong In his statement
that tho governments bomb would
prove 20 be a "dud."
The Eult. which was filed by the
government Friday. II attracting
wide interest both from the farm
Ing element. which supplies the
produce. and from the city citizens
who have 60 buy II.
Filing OF the suit was responsible
for hasty return 10 the city by
both Revelle and Glll. The former
came in from n vacation IN East
ern Washington when Informed that
papers in the suit woro ready for
filing. The latter hurried back 70
Seattle Friday night on reading
about II In tho Seattle papers.
INVESTIGATION on
SEVERAL MONTHS
Tho association has been quietly
Investigated by the United States de.
partment Of justice for several
months. Reyellc declared. before the
present suit was started
Tho government charges that price
fixing and buying by agents OF tho
association have been carried on in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
SEEK F|REBUG
Police Discover Flames in
Apartment House

Fremen and police Saturday were
in search of a firebug who early in
the morning imperiled the lives of
a score OF tenants OF the st. Elmo
apartments, 15sS Ninth ave. He set
fire to two rooms on the second
floor
The fire was discovered by q po-
lccman Mt 2;i2 a. M Due to quick
work by the firemen, the flames were
prevented from spreading thru the
wooden building. The loss WINS not
great
one of the rooms had an occupant
until Friday: the other was vacant,
Fire Marshal Robert l.. baing be-
lieves he has good Glow 10 tho
Identity OF the firebug.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Free Boats to BattleShips
Run BY Navy From Pier |

DECALSE many visitors and
- citizens do not know that
The navy II running free bonts 10
and from naval vessels anchored
IN Seattle iarbor. many are
forced TO pay 50 cents for the
round trip IN privately owned
boats.
Navy launches run from the
navy landing. Pier I. foot OF
Washington ST., from 1880 TO 4
y. M every day, and there IL no
charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

The bandits escaped with tho en-.
tire payroll after thoroly plundering
the wrecked train. according 10 word
received here. Two OF the band were
captured. The remainder. Of un.
known strength. rode away TO the
hills ~e
Many Of the injured passengers
may die. according to reports from
physicians who were rushed to the
scene from Nogales and Mazatlan
with medical supplies last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
DAVIS ON VACATION

WOOLWiCH, Me, July i0.--After
n long sleep. the quiet OF which was
periodically disturbed by cheering
crowds that mot his train, John W.
Davis arrived here ut breakfast time
ths morning feeling great" IN an.
ticlpatlon OF his 10 days vacation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

The fUr.hire boats mostly run
from the hnr'bor patrol slip, far.
Their north. A sign: "To the hat.
ilcships.' lures many tourists IN.
10 the belief TINT the free boats
leave from the same slip.
a big sign TO ncquaint visitors
with the location Of navy
launches apparently Is needed.
Many who would otherwise visit
The ships feel they cannot afford
tho half.dollars, especially those
with families.
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--rholo " Frank Jssoea. sl.r st.tt rhotort.ph.l

WHEN Judge Joseph II. Lindsey.
w who IS known rs Joe TO every.
body in Spokane. came to Seattle for
the annual meeting OF the Washing
ton State Judges association. he
brought little Miss Betty Lindsey.
his eldest daughter. with him as
campaign manager.
Hes leaving for home Saturday
night with the presidency OF the as.
ISOLATION tucked in his pocket. OF
course, IL Betty hadn't been TO nil
the meetings and along on all the
trips here he might still have been
presldent-but you can't mike Miss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

Lindsey believe Il.
Betty said today she was going to
tell her mother and Joan and Joe.
Jr., her brother and sister. that she
put daddy over
II don't know II she's going TO be
a judge when she grows up" Judge
Lindsey told The Star, but l
thought II would do her good TO
mingle with state Judges and see
how they work"
The Judge was prosecuting attor.
ncy Of Spokane county before his
election 10 the bench. The jump Is
supposed TO be the hardest OF any
In state offices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
Starved by the Law!

John FRED KADEN German immigrant his family happy
working mining people back They Cla
am
tmbers fell John and crushed his spine and his right
hp He's been permanently crippled since.
legislature increased accident last
$50 wife child
prior and he took
time he and his family starving Sl2.54 month
His his ked wife
old son is suffering from" bad teeth"
pleads its for helping him.
So John started hobbng 275 miles to Seattle.
thees simple folk in the midst of plenty?
Read Johns story Pages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
TWO Held
PRISONER
in WILDS
Volunteers Called
For to Save Duo
Held by Bushmen
in Polynesia

Copyright. 1894. By United Prsts)
MELBoURNE. Australia. July 10.
h "A native boatman. lacking
his coastlng skiff into the harbor at
Port Darwin. told Of the KIDNAPPING
OF white women By blacks. which
blanehed the faces Of his hearers and
drove Australians TO arms and res
cue expedition. altho the tragedy
took place more than a year ago.
The government has authorized
the administrator OF the northern
territory 10 enlist volunteers and
arm a strong relief force TO go into
the fearsome. unexpiored islands adj
joining the rugged north coast in
search OF Mrs. James Wnletts and
her daughter. who were carried off
by aborigines after the entire crew
and the male passengers OF tho
steamer Douglas Mawson had been
speared to death on the sands OF tho
Gtslf NJ Corueutaf-in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

T,EHERAN, Persia, Jul. b.
i Mai. Robert w. Imbrie,
American Vice consul, was beat
en- TO death By native mob
here Friday. The Persians re-
scented an attempt by Maj. I'm.
brie TO photograph so-called
magic fountain Of which the
natives stand In awe.
An American who was with the
consul was severely wounded and ia
In hospital.
Tho mdrder OF Major Imbrie oc.
CURED at p. m. Friday and was
porpetrated by a mob made fonatical
by the recent agitation against for
eigners.
LONDON. July i9.--The AmcrI
can and European colonies arc in a
state OF Consideration Ia Tcheran
the Persian capital. following the
death Of Maj. Imbfic, United States
vice consul. from wounds SUSTAINED
1T the hands OF mob which beat
him 10 death. Another American
Is seriously wounded In hospital
according 10 the Evening News
which lacks full particulars Of the
affair.
WASHINGTON. July 1oe-upon
receiving official confirmation today
OF tho Wiling OF Robert w. imbflc
American vice consul at Tchcran, the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

IT. o.
4 Miieiency has 70 shortened the
r,. s required for making a motion
, ,r.aIs At Hollywood that stars are
~ .a'ns divorces every other picture
i az ,o, instead Of after every picture,
yE DIARY
Ate, ,. Juiy 49,
sIub unsh. by coach 10 the tsnni.
snn There did sec ". IanrIi. and
asd M play two set. Of Lawn tennis
slb.b anflie did play tho better gam.
hr y, n'h lose, and he onl, n strJn'
4 D,nr.' many people present. G, Lewis.
AsrrIs. X =. Drsher. y. rredricks, stuart
r.uy ~, hsiehner and n. Blake, and
niurt.nu.ts sl=ss In the stands. Ana 80.
a''l,, 10 the office an" 80
3D., oapfair.' cried his danohtc,.
n, ,ase take me of he seas.
narc rolled my stoctinos
~ @nop RI freeze mv knccs!'
ss,,, =, Of Seattle girls, taught 10
~ AZ the municipal beaches
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

violation Of the Sherman antitrust
law.
We have received complaints from
many sources as 10 the procedure Of
tho association. Revelle declared
Saturday.
THE farmer feels that he has not
received fair treatment. while many
consumers feel that they have been
forced 10 pay prices that are too
high.
we hope by this action 10 bring
about a situation that Will be OF bene.
III 20 the people as whole. regard
iens OF It's effect upon the dealers in
f,tte.tto,,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
SAYS COMPLAINT
IL "ABSURD"

The whole complaint q The suit
Is absurd" Mai. GIN declared. ito
anyone familiar with conditions on
the street There isn't time when
prices won't vary among the differ
ent dealers While the dealers often
confer with each other regarding
prices being asked and paid, there
never was any concerted action by
the association or by the dealers as
n whole"
Mai. Gill emphnticaiiy denied that
the association did any buying Of
produce. as the government charges.
Ho stated that the association.
which has been In existence for is
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
SAYINGS or THE GREAT
soair IT floats"

An onion diet is the secret of my
Fnusss
-G'wani You can't keep an onion
Get q secret"
ssstils has had different police
sasis in the past month. Guess the
administration IS trying to confuse
'is eootlsggers. N
Wonder Il the fashion designers
az us bow.iegged ginks in mind
.nea they. designed the balloon
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB
Inc moron that brings his car to
aap right on the cross-waIk, while
.s s'.ns Of people are trying to get
.lslapin Is going TO sing the lead.
rye IN an opera written around
NE Of John L. Sullivan. It's too
=. I. Sert Williams is dead! Think
a.. q could sing an opera written
s''ut Jack johnson!
-. pfizenghters' lives are to be
- az material for comic operas.
ma !. may yet hear WIN King in that
@'Sn''y Piece, Benny Leonard"
ss on the Back OF n Ford,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
puts Over" Her Dad

Youngest Campaign Manager Makes
Father President of judges Association
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NOTHING UNUSUAL"
SAYS THE MEMBER


There's nothing unusual about
granting time extensions---it has been
done ever since contracts we're LEI"
a member of the board said,
While City Engineer ]. d. Black.
well claims that he invariably urges
that penalties be collected from dlla.
tory contractors but that he has only
one vote on the board and frequently
Is overruled. other board members dc.
clare that tho practice OF the board Is
TO grant the extension when recon.
monded by the city engineer
'The city engineer Is in charge OF
all construction" board member
said, "Hc Is responsible and tho board
follows his recommendation in
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
BLACK ABORIGINES
ATTACK SURVIVORS

black aborigines, fierce tribe from
the bush. OF which the blacks that
lived along the shore were justified
ly afraid. rushed upon the sur
yiyors.
The males. putting up what re-
sistance they could. were impaled
on the sands with huge spears and
later buried. The two women. wife
and daughter of James willetts, a
passenger who had boarded the
steamer at Normanton. were care
fully spared. When the slaughter
was over the blacks moved off
into the bush. taking the women.
Once. when search party OF
natives would have interviewed. the
aborigines made signs they would
spear their captives TO death IL a
rescue were attempted or II the
women made any effort to signal
their plight TO possible passing ves-
sells
Representative Nelson. from the
northern territory yesterday urged
Premier Bruce TO send armed men
to search for Mrs. Willettss and her
daughter In the hope they may yet
be rescued. The government au-
thorized the enlistment of voiun-
teers and the reinforcement of tho
northern police, for a strong force
win be necessary.
The crew of Japanese steamer
and n Malay crew recently were
murdered In the same locality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
MOTHER AND GIRL
CAPTIvES OF BLACKS

The last seen OF The unfortunate
mother and daughter. who, il is be-
lleyed. may long since have died. was
as they disappeared into the bush
surrounded by their black captors
who shook spears and threatened TO
kill the women IL black native wit
nesses TO the tragedy attempted res
cue.
The steamer Douglas Mawson dis
appeared March, 1929. and six
months later was listed as lost by
Lloyds. The fate OF the vessels
CROW was unknown untiI-by chance
the native crew of a small coast
ing boat recently visited some islands
adjacent to the wild. almost uninhab-
lied coast OF the northern territory.
The island regions Of these islands
never have been penetrated. but ara
believed to consist OF practically wa
terless deserts.
From blacks who live on the Shore
near Cape Wilberforce. the native
boatmen heard for the first time the
story of the end OF the Douglas Nav.
son. The steamer. it appeared. had
been trading in the gulf just before
the disaster.
The shipwrecked party made their
way TO the beach in "A small boat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19

construction projects. Out of the
number It granted Sc extensions TO
contractors who failed to finish their
Jobs on time. the records show.
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copyrlghi. Iest, By United Prcssl
CHICAGO. July lo.-where
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
:. CRAP SHOOTER
snake, Rattle and Roll.

s'ss On the Back Of n FORD,
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CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

me moron that brings his car to
saop night on the .cross-waIk. while
,. .sns Oh people are trying to get
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-08-15

bafatioas was settled to cali another
disarmament conference. He fa-
vors cooperation internationally for
the peace Of the world. but without
involving the United States polit-
ically He stated that it was appar-
ent that the European governments
ire getting together and it was
probable that this time that the
Dawes report, which has been ac-
cepted in principle, will be put in
operation.
Calvin Coolidge, the man whom
he entire nation acknowledges to
&c an honest. upright, fearless, cour-
.geous American citizen, accepted
he nomination as the Republican
,andidate for President. He ac-
cepted with an acknowledgment Of
the responsibilities and obligations
hat it imposes upon him, and when
the cheering throngs finally left
Cont mental Hall they carried with
them the thought that Calvin Cool
idge will give to the people of our
land a government Of common sense
and justice.