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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
CUT Off;
ARMY ENTERS
Christian General Leads
Troops Back Into Capital

T oNDoN. oct. s3.-Cablc eompa.
II MES reported today telegraph.
lc communication with Pekln Is com.
plctcly disrupted They understand
local fighting Is the cause. but
there was no confirmation OF this.
SHANGHAI, Oct. Telegraph
and telephone communication with
Pokin was severed today. according
to a radio dispatch from Tien Tsin.
SoyerinR Of tho communications,
according to tho radio. followed tho
sudden return 10 the capital OF the
Christian general. Feng Yu Hsiang.
whose well.iruined army has been
part Of the Pekin forces opposing the
advance OF Marshal Chang Tso Lin
in the North.
OSAKA. Oct. Marshall Feng
Yu Hslang led his army into Pekin to.
night, according to dispatches from
Pekin.
FenR. famous as Chlna's Christian
general. has been occupying n sec
tor in the North in the operations
against Chang Tso Lin. Manchurian
dictator. who Is attempting to cap
ture Pckin.
Recent dispatches have indicated
the Christian lender. nominally WI
Pei Flu, President Tsao Kun's mill.
tary leader, has been wavering and
might seize tho opportunity for n
drive on the capital.
II Feng really has revoltcd against
the president and General WI, tho
position Of tho Central Chinese gov.
eminent would be most procarlous.
The Tsao Kun-Wu regime Ia threat
ened on several sides and there Is no
indication that help from the South
may be expected,
Leaders are apparently jealous Of
their own sectional power and have
no intention of weakening their
strength by sending aid to Pckin.
Chang Tso Lin now occupies the
whole OF Manchurla and has over.
run large part OF Northern Chi ii.
II he has effected an alliance with
Eong Yu Hsiang. return of Manchu
Iower In pekln might DO possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
NEW EVIDENCE
La Toilette Says He Knows
More About "Slush Fund"

EN- ROUTE WITH SENATOR LA
TOILETTE To GRAND RAPIDS,
Mich. oct. Ex-senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette has new information"
regarding the huge slush fund he
charges is being raised against him.
he declared today as he set out for
Grand Rapids. Mich, where he is to
speak tonight.
THE new information" no said,
will be made public either from the
platform or before the Bornh inves.
tigating committee ut Washington.
La Toilette said one OF his reasons
for spending the remainder OF his
campaign time In the East was to
boclose at hand to watch the "sltu.
ation.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
You Tell EN-, Doc

HERE arc a few or tho things
IL Mayor Brown shot at coun.
Gilman Ralph Nichols Thursday.
during tho Brown tenure 0f the
witness stand.
You haven't tho nerve 10 call
anyone a thicf-you infer II IN.
stead"
"somo Of tho people. even In
the city council, are honest"
You're trying TO make some.
body think l Eypped tho city.
You might as we'll forget Il.
Nichols, you can't DO II"
III you ever got the facts on
your own SELF. Halph. you'd have
20 move"
IT'D take you n million years
TO prejudice me against anything
OF anybody"
II think you realize by now
you've made a chump or your.
self"
you've got a mayor now who
docs his own thinking"
You're excused, Nichols, upon
the grounds OF utter Ignorance"
Nichols made no reply TO any
Of the mayors shafts. He waited
until the lnyective subsidized and
then went on asking questions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
Farmers Concerned
in Harvester Case

WASHINGTON. Oct s3.-Com-
meuiins on tho governments suit
against the International Harvester
company, rcopcuea In ST. Paul TO
dry Attorney General stone said.
Farming and agricultural inter.
ests turnout tho country have a
deep concern in the suit. az Il Is
designed not only 20 sustain the
antitrust laws OK the country, but
alro 10 afford proper protection 10
tho farmers aud land owners, who
are dependent upon agricultural
machinery and implements obtain.
abba al reasonable and equitable
prices"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
ISTERMYER SAYS IT'S
SCANDAL

Untermeyer's statement includes a
tart reply 90 Mrs. Wflllbrnndt for
William Il. Nicholson. Jr.. secretary
OF the league. In which he threatened
10 make public her letter. inaHmuch
as II was written on the official sta
tionery OF the department OF justice.
Swinging into his own statement,
Untermeyer charged that mon in
exalted public office. whilst pretend
ing that they are doing their duty.
arc playing the part Of hypocrites
and are connlving at SIS violation. :"
Beginning with President Hard
inE's first message 70 congress. in
which he said prohibition enforce.
ment favored Of nation wide
scandal. Untermcyer took up in chron.
illogical order tho events leading up
to tho WiIlebrandt letter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23

n was free. It's success was lmme,
date She enlarged Il and charged
IS cents That led 20 more issues
or the Porter Map until now the
fifth edition a. Just out.
How long did Il take you 90
work out that mapg" she was asked.
Il couldn't tell Sometimes I
have gotten up Ia the middle Of tho
night 10 work on new Idea, I've
spent most ~ four months Just re-
yising this now map. I have two
brothers who have mathematical
minds. ! guess Il runs In the fam.
Nv"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
Legion Man Shot
Resting Easily

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. oct "a
Col. John g. Emery, former com.
mander OF the American Legion, was
resting easily at a hospital today
after being shot by the husband OF
his stenogrnpher Wednesday.
Doctors said Col. Emery's wound
wassnot serious.
Chedell simpson, Emery's alleged
nssailant. was under tho influence OF
liquor AZ the time OF the shooting,
police say. lie had been drinking
heavily ever since his wife, Olivia,
filed suit for divorce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
Urge Business Men
to Sign for Trip

Seattle business men expecting 10
become members of the party were
urged Thursday by Capt. J. $. Glib
son, committee chairman. TO make
reservations now for the second
Seattle commercial commission trip
to the Orient, sailing January 81.
Il, S. Lang, president of the Lang
Manufacturing Co, is the latest
commission member to sign up, II
was reported mt tho foreign trade
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce.
The commission viii invite leading
Oriental business men TO come TO
Seattle next June for the sessions
here OF the National Foreign Trade
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
CHARGES POLITICAL
sTRASGULATION"

While tho letter explains that As.
sistant Attorney General Holland
has the authority OF dIscipllning
United states attorneys. tho prcsi.
dent alone can remove them. It
added.
Until. therefore. tho president.
who alone can remove or discipline
a United States attorney. sees nc 10
do so. how much more DO you think
could accomplish in the name Of
law enforcement by entering into
public criticism OF them7" the letter
liked.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
Coolidge Accused of Lax
DryEnfOrcement Methods
Letter From Woman Official Is Made Public
by Untermeyer; Says Facts Are Hidden

President Coolidge. instead o.
carrying out his pledge 20 the SOW
srnors to 'ufc the machinery Tor tho
enforcement " the law 10 the fun cx-
tent Of is capacity Untcrmeycr
charged. sent a message TO tho sen
ate on April n. 1894. TO stop any
Investigation Of the internal revenue
bureau" afler Secretary Mellon haG
,.lnt,nntr alnrrd ;.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
YOU CAN'T CONVICT
A MAN FOR DRIVING
WHILE "SNUFFED UP"

GAN FRANCISCO. Oct "a
~ Because there is no law pro-
viding n penalty for driving an
automobile while under the in.
fluenco of snuff, Paul Anderson,
stcvedore. is free today,
II wasn't intoxicated, your
honor" he complained when
policeman had hailed him to the
bar. TOO much snoos, II was.
Here, take Whit"
Assistant District Attorney
Arthur Jones snoezed out II plea
that the case be dismissed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
HARVESTER co,
FACES TRUST
SUIT BY U.S.,
Atty. Gen. Stone Starts Ac-
ton, Charging Combine
WOULD BREAK UP FIRMS
Says 1918 Decree Has Not
Brought Proper Conditions

g PAUL oct s3-The federal
~ government to-day Oiled In
frHal court here a bricf IN pro.
weddings against the International
Harvester company asking that ne
v7H-n nj deyrco % 1915 Dc reversed
cr ln effective dissolution u the
corporation ordered
The BRIEF prepared ~ Attorney
General stone. declares that the 1915
decree, hy which the company Was
90 hAyo disposed of the eompetltors
it had absorbed has failed 10 70.
store proper competitive conditions -
Either the Judges who decided
this case ousht 90 10 reversed upon
the ground that their decision Vas
wholly erroneous and that there
never was Justification for any form
~ dissolution, or else an effective
dissolution should be decreed." the
bfitf states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23

Coz. Emmett f. Branch,
Of Indiana, is able 10 be back
at his desk again. HIS illness
kept him away from his of
flee several weeks. Branch
became governor lOhen War
rem T. McCraD lods sentenced
to the federal penitentiarU at
Atlanta -r4v<.~-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
ny FRAZER EDWARDS

WAsHtNGToN. OCT. ga WON.
w ans letter served as the blast
that stirred official Washington to-
day. from the white House 20 tho
capitol. IN one Of the most HsnEa.
tional prohibition Incidents since the
enactment % the volstead act,
on the basis OF that letter. Preai.
dent Coolidge stands accused by
samuel untermycr. New York law.
ser. OF having used his power 20
prevent the people from learning
the facts concerning the alleged
hSity IN prohibition enforcement,
which. he said. amounts TO ma.
tiou,wide scandal"
Attorney General Stone also T.
charged BY Untermyer with having
suppressed until after election tho
letter showing how this nation.
wide scandal was Btill going on"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
PROBE
STARTS ON PAGE

mittes had undone all the work be
has accomplished IN tho street car
deal In The past five years the
mayor told the committee when De
nrst Eot on the stand that before
tho sun sets "a real committee will
b. appointed 70 investigate the whole
affair
Pointing a finger az President
William short ot tho state labor
Federation Brown cried; short
youll b. appointed ON that COM
mitlcc. and before Il / will produce
all the facts"
Whirllng into drnunclatinn Of
II @, Bchuemau. former witness
before the committee. Brown charg.
od Roy Thornton came 10 me tho
other day and told mo Behncman
wanted $4,000 20 keep him from
teAiifying before your committee.
I told him 60 20 70 hi ana teatify -.
Why, the teeth la his mouth
WIRE made In my office years
ago. and haven't been paid for
yet, and tho meal ticket ho
uses those teeth 10 cat on Isn't
paid for either
Launching into a defense OF ais
actions. Brown declared. Il y.over
figured 20 make dollar on this
deal knew n could have turned
this cussed deal 1 could have the
govcrnufshlp or Hsnatorship. 1
don't want either. I'D rather stay
BY tho city, I spent my own money
on this thing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
CHARGE COMPANY
WITH MONOPOLY

The consent decree provides that
thr company should DO cnioInsd
nom having more than one rcpre,
sentative In a given locality ana
that q should dispose o. certain
lines q harvesting machinery.
plants. etc. "uusWtully acquired by
the acquisition Of eertain compel,
ins companies
A test period. which expired May
IL. is.A Was allowed in which 10
Judge the effect % the decree.
The brief sets forth that the In,
teruational Harvester company Is
o combination In restraint % trade
and that monopoly in violation
Of SECTIONS one and two OF the sher.
man act is conciusively established
by the decision and the decree OF
the court. which stands unruyersed
and unmodined f"
By virtue Of an order Of the AZ.
toruey general in 1915. when the
suit first started. tho Judges % the
circuit court u appeals sat as the
United States district court Of Min.
neso'a today on the hearing Of the
briefs. Judge Walter X. sanborn
% 81 Paul presided Judges Kim.
hrough Stone Of Kansas City. Rob,
err Lewis u Denver and William II.
Kenyon OF Fort Dodge. Iowa. sat
with him
Attorney A. +. Myers special as
sistant 10 the attorney general ans
Judge James A. Fowler. counsel foi
the govsrnmcnL presented the ~gv
eminent brief. "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
SAYS ISLANDER
HAS GOT TO STOP

AfhH WI w NluI
This SANDER Il going 10 stop.
and ] am going 20 stop IT, The
city council h going 10 stop ne ca.
rccr or character assassination.
You talk about tho recall or
impcachmcnt-wcll. I'm rrady
by. I'm going 10 stop this
scandal. III call upon the PEG
pie 10 stop il. This whole mat
ter IL going before a citizens
committee and we'll SEQ what
they have 10 say about H."
when the ncBsion opened presi.
dent short. referring TO tho Minlch
testimony. told Chairman Nichols
that you must remove tho stigma
Of E7IIIt from the % per ccht Of ths
Labor movement that - honest. You
must force Atlnich to dltllgo tho
names OF labor men he says got
money IN tho street car deal"
Nichols replied that the Minlch
affidavit was In the mayors hands
and turning 20 Brown. no asked
Are those names In the affidavits7'
Brown made no direct reply, bal
said; Don't worry Two had the
protection Of tho labor movement IN
my mind all along"
IT doesn't need protection" Bot
Hcskeih INTERCEPTED. 1T needs q
square deal"
RrYrrting 10 the appointment
Of Harry Bolton as n civil sery.
Ice commissioner, Brown shot nj
Nichols: After Bolton was mp.
pointed and confirmed. what
business Il II OF this committee
Ia go hornlng ins I'm not con.
WINGED that Bolton ever did any.
thing wrong"
Following hin speech. tho mayor
asked 10 be excused. but Nichols
started qulzzlng him concerning a
contract for electric power between
the city and the Puget Sound Pulp
& Paper Co.
you'd better get Bob Evans, ]
%. Ross and Carl uhdon TO tell you
about that" Hald tho mayor.
Nichols asked Brown about a con
versatlon between Brown. @. Y
Steiner uni Nichols ION the sleeper
going TO wenatchca in May, 1924
in which tho power company was
discussed.
II don't remember about g." said
Brown. and wouldn't attach
much Importance to any converan
ton with you"
The contract called for tho sale
Of $4,000 kllowatts OF primary
power TO the pulp and paper com
pany. for which Evans was attor
ney.
IBID you support tho contract7'
II might have. was foolish
enough at ono time 20 support
you
do you mean 10 say you'd sup
port a contract tying up more
power than VIC producer"
II don't know what you're talk
ing about and don't believe yot
do, either"
Did tho sale OF city power fol
less than half the cost of produc
ton have any Significance for you.
II don't believe II did. / don
know"
do you know that the Common
wealth club. friend OF public own
ership protested against the con
tract2"
"Tho Commonwealth club belongs
TO Lucy Case. didn't hear hei
crying about II. Huh! l suppose
II has as many as half dozer
/ memhorrn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23
LETTER CREDITED TO
MRS. WlLLEBRANDT

The letter. credited by untermyer
10 Mrs. Mabel Walker wlllcbrundt.
assistant; attorney Eensrai IN charge
.of prohibition enforcement. charges
that Hho Is unable To enforce the
law because senators and politicians
use their influence 20 keep unfit pro.
hih.iion officials IN office.
According 90 the text made pubic
By Unisrmyer. Mrs WlliebrAndt
said In the letter that II she had tho
power she would "summarily rc-
move nlno OF ten Of the United
states attorneys. because OF their
Inactivity or political cvasivensss IN
enforcing prohibition statutes"
The letter represents Mrs. Willie.
brandt as stating that sho had in
no uncertain terms called these In.
stances 10 the attention OF the per.
.Han dNterafed 20 act
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04

hard on the concrete base, which
base is none to good, and will not
hear up on the direct weight I'M
less this weight is evenly dist@iout-
cd, therefore instead CT having to
replace the wooden blocks we will
have the expense Of having to re-
place the concrete base, this would
mean q real expense, therefore we
can not afford to pass un the boads
from an economical viewpoint.
Besides do you know that at
present it requires something like
$4,000 per year to maintain tie
streets, as they are nearly gone,
{hen what may we expect the nlain-
tainance to be the next few years,
it will amount to much mere, which
expense will pay the interest and
sinking fund, supplemented BY the
taxable appreciation CT abbutting
property. If your streets are shot
to pieces, do you thitk your ad-
joining property is worth as much,
il it is not worth as much. then how
can you tax them for the same,
therefore good streets will maintain
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04

In as much as tomorrow is cleo
ton day for Paving Bonds. I
thought l would like to say few
words as to why it is to our interest
to vote for bonds etc.
GAS to the legality Of the issue
of bonds, this issnot a question to be
discussed, in as much as the bond
buyers certainly will rot make the
purchase unless it, is legal in every
detail as they take no chance, there
fore we take no chance
Gas to the taxes 'th;,t we will
have to pay in addition to our pes
ent rate, l will say that we will not
be assessed a dime more for the
bonds, but if the bonds should fail
to carry it is but a matter Of O
very short time until We viii be
called on, not only to replace our
wooden floor, but to replace TIE
concrete base, simply for this rea-
son. The sand cussior on which
these blocks were laid to give even
distribution of weight and to receive
the first shock of traffic has about
all washed out, if noe all a great
portion, leaving the dried out bucks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04
CRY OF Anericus Emergency Bond Election Tomorrow

er and should be maintained. rAeso
blocks were laid and paid for by
property owners once. now would
il be,r.gat and far to as1 TIE same
rroaorty owners to bear all the cN-
fenss OF two thirds to do the work
over, yea talk about taxation ana
injustice, this would be It IN ITS
,.ros8cst manner, besiees there is
sosdeHs property OH Of aoatting
thuac streets and these people are
not ablo 20 pay again, therefore Il
L Is up TO this preposition, then we
win ret back to the country and
the bud,
"a stitch in time saves nine and
chat 5 What il means 70 rave these
streets now, you win save the con-
crete base which is a very big is2m,
ana il is money in the pockes OF
every citizens in Amegicus TO do
TIE worI; now before y~a viii be
called on to pay much more to re-
pair the streets.
We mex. something to wake Us
~, possibly this littie paving pre-
ject giu put bit Of life il the old
town, lets not go 10 sleep, let's
arouse and let the peorle know
that we have-one CT TIE BEST towns
in Georgia, but goa caa rot cos-
vince them by having them come
mere end sec the kind of paving We
csIi not hide, and we are all asham-
sd of it. believe every public
spirited citizen will SO to the poles
AID vote for Street. Paving Bonds,
lets do something, don't be quit
ter.
II do not write this article from
a selfish motive Gas l happen to
live on the street that we often
have blocked from traffic on az
count of Che street washing away
but for the good of the entire city,
you are a part of it, we are unit
and without cooperation and work
ing for the good of all. we are nc
real advantage to the , immunity
in which we live. You can't have
! real up to date town without paw
ed streets"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04

property values and TITS will heip
pay expenses, but with no pavlng
your assessments must be less.
another view is that the city is
laying itself seriously liable to dam
age suits that are mos likely t.
results by driving over these streets
when they get on ragnping and
swell up, bust and wasa away, this
is no real joke it is live possibility.
"Now as to our civic duty, how
90 you like for the strangers Tho
enter our city to kid you about our
patched UP, wedged up paving do
you think such visitors or strangers
would like to buy abuttiag property
to such paving, or event to invest
in our city property, have You not
the pride of wishing ".~u cit tc
look good, and not to have to shun
our wooden eyesore streets, these
streets belong to you Alr Tax pay
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04
City Street Paving Bond
EIecTiO11 Wednesday
CsJ. Clark Gives New Reason Why Bonds Should
Pass-Polls at City Hall-More Than
Thousand Registered

he municipal bond election for the ratification Of bond
issue OF S6OOO0 for repavg the wood block Aneri
GUS Will be held tomorrowWednesday The polls will BE at
theciy hall and special registration Of than thousand
hasabeen made
Vvothrds of the list the bonds carry regard
ss OF whether they vote for against the then
one-na OF those voting FOR bonds or the issue will
fail of ratification. 80
There to be decided favorable opinion for the pas
s OF the bonds from citizens who have given the much
study 10 a reporter today c. j. Clark said
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04
FIRE DESTROYS SHED
REAR CHURCH ST. HOME

Fire Monday afternoon destroy
ed storage house in the rear of
Mrs. r. M. Andrews home on
Church street. Household goods
stored in the building were destroy
adG along with some feed. The
damages amounted to approximate
" $500.
The storage house was mass Of
flames before an alarm was sent in
to fire headquarters and but for
the timely work of the firemen Sc
rious damage might have been done
to TIE residences surrounding the
burned building.
No explanation could be learned
as to the origin of the fire.
The radio carried the Wills-Iirpo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04

The radio carried the Wills-lirpo
fight rs far as the arti2 wastes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04
AN EXPRESSION

Ii is say welcome Sumter Counys Fr
would the multitude that already that
sanaesn welcome.
obrassa ckse around
place this world that for
YOURS
yourself home here and friends here while
IN
while in
will need
n a hurry
Just expression Of welcome. and line tell about
please make o
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04

LAMAR STREET
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04

expression Of welcome you
please make 0 us.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25
Ii + /;
LIE WITH PLANTS
AND ANIMALS

People who have never
tried life on a farm have no
idea of the satisfaction that
comes to a normal minded
man or woman from living
with growing things. There
is wonderful sense of COM
panlonShip in farm animals.
The man who treats them
kindly finds they are warm
friends, and there is some
thing almost human in the
response that they give to the
considerate master.
Even the flowers and vege-
tables in the garden seem al
most to have personality.
They make a grateful res
ponse to the effort put forth
to rescue them from weeds
and to give them water in
the dry times, and seem to
say, Thank you," by redoub-
ling their efforts to grow and
flourish. There are many re-
wards of happiness in this
contact with natule, which is
more satisfying than artificial
-Smithheld, N. c,
Observer.