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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
G. O.P. aide NOW
in GREAT falls.
'SLEU7H ADMITS
President Demands Immediate Inquiry
Into Indictment Brought Against
Leader of Investigation

WASHINGTON, April 10.-President Coolidge will ask
Attorney General Stone to make immediate inquiry
into the indictment returned against Senator Wheeler Of
Montana by Great Falls, Mont grand jury the United
Press learned today.
II he finds the evidence insufficient to warrant court
action Mr. Coolidge will ask Stone to have the indictment
quashed immediately H. the other hand the president
fnds that there real grounds for the indictment he
will demand immediate prosecution.
WASHINGTON, April 10-Swinging into an inyestipa-
ton OF the indictment of Senator Wheeler Montana with
out waiting Tor the appointment of the special investigating
committee authorized by the yesterday the senate
Daugherty committee today heard from William J. Burns
chief OF the bureau of investigation of the department Of
justce
l. That three agents of the department Of justice were
sent to Montana to investigate the which Wheeler
was indicted.
q That he, Burns had discussed the Wheeler case with
Daugherty.
.: That NJ Blair Coan, an employe of the republican
national committee is in Great Falls, Mont
From telephone company employee the committee learned
that George b. Lockwood secretary of the national COM
ttee talked with Coan at Great Falls by telephone yes
terday. 49,
Appointment of the committee to investigate the ndc-
ent OF Wheeler was announced today by President of the
Senate Cummins The committee consists of Senator's
Borah, Idaho chairman; Mclean Connecticut; Sterling
South Dakota; Swanson, West Virginia and Caraway
Arkansas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
ARREST DRIVER
Charge He Fled After Run
ming Man Down

After running down II. C. Wilson,
stationmnster AT the Milwaukee
depot. in front OF that building
Wednesday night. Louis Sundell fled
In his automobile to his home at
2i00 10th ave. s.. according to the
police. When Wilson recovered
consciousness a witness gave him
tho license number of Sundell's ma
chine. Wilson notified the police,
and two officers went to Sundelrs
home. where they broke in a door
and arrested Sundell at the point
OF n gun. sundell was Jailed on n
charge OF reckless driving.
Three men In an automobile drove
their machine into the side of an
automobile driven by Oliver Morri.
son. %. $40 22nd ave, wednesday
night and fled. The accident oc.
Cured at 18th ave. and Spring st.
Morrison's mother. Mrs. C. A. Nor.
rison. was taken to the Providence
hospital. severely cut about tho
head. Her son was also given
treatment at the hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

Charges by Senator Wheeler that
his bitter political enemies were pri.
marily engaged in obtaining his in.
dictment appeared to be well founded
here.
Testimony upon which the Wheeler
Indictment was returned was furnish.
ed partly by representatives Of ii.
nancinl interests. according to mem.
bers of the jury. One witness. WI.
liam CLOSER, field representative OF
large supply company. was former.
ly an employee of Gordon Campbell.
Campbell and CLOSER split over a
misunderstanding.
Much OF Glosser's testimony was
reported to have been based on his
knowledge OF Campbell's affairs dur.
ing their former association.
SAYS INTERESTS
AFTER WHEELER
N. T. Lease, foreman OF the Grand
jury. whom Senator Wheeler called
his "bitterest political foe," was the
man on the state council of de.
Tense who. during the war, fought
for the removal of Wheeler from
office as United States district at.
torney.
Gordon Campbell. indicted at the
same time as Senator Wheeler,
charged with using the mails to
defraud, declared a number of big
oil interests which have been seek
Ing TO obtain oil holdings he repre-
sents. have threatened to crush him.
and that they We're active in doing
their utmost TO discredit him before
the department OF justice investi.
gators.
The Same interests, he said. were
bitterly opposed to Senator Wheeler
because OF the latter's agglesslve
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
BY w. b. FRANCE

CoD gives us our relatives. and
~ wo ourselves cannot choose
them. popular saying declared.
SO. in effect. declare tho immlgra
ton regulations that have been de-
tanning pretty little Miss Yoc Toy
Vow in tho Seattle immigration sta.
ton since December 30, 1893. and
which may deport her to China
April IL.
For Il is an attempt TO choose
between relatives, according to To-
cal immigration authorities. that is
apt TO bar the little 12.year.old Chi
nese girl from entry into tho United
States,
Miss Yec Toy Vow arrived at Sc.
attic from China ut the close OF last
year. She was able TO show no sta.
tus that would admit her entry un.
der the Chinese exclusion act, and
the local board Of immigration in.
spectors ordered her deportation.
Affldaviis were presented by her
sister. zee shee, and her sisters
husband, Wing Lee. both of Chicago.
that she had no relatives living in
China, and that she was coming to
America to make her home with
them.
ItnnoIyration racordQ uera
searched and IL appeared that there
werc relatives living in China, tho
they may not be relatives with
whom the little girl would choose to
live.
But relatives are relatives, In the
eyes OF the regulations. An appeal
was taken to the secretary OF Ia.
Dor at Washington. and he affirmed
the deportation decision.
Her fate Is now in the hands OF
the president of tho United states.
II President Coolidge can be per.
suadcd to waive the strict letter OF
the law--which is occasionally done
for humanitarian reasons--she may
yet stay in the land OF her choice.
But IL no further orders coma
from Washington by April IA, the
little Chinese girl with the wonder
ing eyes, will go back 10 her nntive
land alone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
Home Brew
Howdy. folks, This Is Be-kind.
to.Animals week. Don't feed
your husband spinach.

Howdy. folks. This Is Be-kind.
to.Aninnals week. Don't feed
your husband spinach.
i, Il also Ralxn week. Drop In
three more. Lizzie. its not froihins
enough!
In some quarters Health week Il
also being celebrated. But not b.
US. We haven't been healthy enough
20 pu, n shovelful Of coal on the
furnace fire since IS.
yes, I think the next lecture ]
shall give viii be on Keats"
oh. professor. what are keats
YE DIARY
april "
In h~tirn~s and 20 playing "Furfy-
yurr,s On the talking machine. and 50
10 toun. where I did purchase =
shronnstiaae harrnenic.. which viii rem
der .harfr. and flats, By the mere shit
ing 81 = lever, the most inxeniou. engine
ever I saw. In the evening did PLAY
pinx-pouE with Il. IFH9s ana aA1 u1Nsst
him for the championship Of Capitol Hin.
.Ibeli he played stirring rsns. And 80
10 home
There's no excuse for throwing N.
liter into flivvers parked on Second
ave. You7I ind the regular tin cans
on each street in,ersection.-sercen'
land.
III johnson. the most prominent
OF the Henry Cabot Lodge progress
ives. Is stiii playing 70 the grand
stand. But he doesn't seem 70 real
izs that somebody has moved the
grands,and-
The oid-fashIoned man who played
25-ceut mouth organ when he was
a boz now has to buy n SIS saxo-
phone for his son.
= Sign on the Back Of . Ferdi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
No Carfdre Cut This Year

Seattle street car
fares will not be cut
this year. d. w. Hen
derson, superintend-
ent of the system,
made this statement
Thursday.
The street railway,
however, will go on a
cash basis about May
10. On that date the
system will have paid
off S250,000 of a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
JOHNSON ISN'T
QUITTING
Campaigns for New Jersey,
His Manager Declares

WASHINGTON. April io.--"The
campaign will continue" saij George
Henry Payne. Eastern campaign
manager for Senator Hiram John
son. on his arrival hero today TO
confer with johnson.
II am here 10 confer With the
senator about the New Jersey cam.
paign. arranged TO come FOR this
conference somc time ago. There
are no other OF tho Johnson man.
ayers here and none coming"
AZ Johnson's Office. It was init.
mated tho senator might later make
n statement Regarding rumors that
his defeats In Michigan. Illinois and
elsewhere would cause his carly
withdrawal from the presidential
race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
FEDERAL
CONVICT
ESCAPES
Mcneil Prisoner
Makes Dash for
Freedom; Guards
Patrol Island

TACOMA. April io.-6uards from
tho Mcneil island federal penlten.
tinry continued their search this
morning for u. NJ. Lynch. s2.year.
old Alaskan miner and proapector,
who escaped from wood crow n
half mile from tho prison late yes.
terday afternoon.
Lynch was received Mt tho federal
prison on tho island. December 81,
1929. from Anchorage. Alaska. hav.
Ing been sentenced 10 three years i'm.
prisonmcnt for shooting with intent
10 kill. according 10 tho records OF
Finch II. Archer. warden at Mcneil.
Prison launches patrolled tho island
turnout the night to prevent tho es.
capped prisoner from getting 10 tho
mainland.
Authorities Mt tho penitentiary sp.
pearcd certain today that Lynch had
not hecn able TO leave tho island.
and his capture n expected.
Andrew Roddci and william Hi.
digger. prison guards who were In
charge Of the wood cutting party OF
20 prisoners. believe that Lynch
sncakcd away Just before tho con.
victs left tho y. Hannah place on
the island for tho prison at s:ao
o'clock.
His absence was not discovered
until the guards and their detail Of
prisoners had reached tho peniten.
tiary gate.
Only few men have succeeded in
escaping from tho prison to tho
mainland. Tho most sensational
escape in the history OF the Mcneil
Island institution was that OF Roy
Gardner. train bandit. who fled dur.
Ing tho progress OF baseball game
at the prison on Labor day, 1921.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

100000 deficit since
last June /. When
the nickel fare trial
ended, the system
was half a million in
debt. 1t still owes
S235,000.
The railway in May
will make large ex-
penditures in West
Seattle. New track
will go in on Fauntle-
roy ave-, over the new
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

West Seattle bridge,
on East Marginal
way and on Harbor
ave.
After that new roll
ing stock will be
b Dug h t. Lighter
equipment, Hender-
son said, is expected
to save enough in OPP
Grating expenses to
pay for itself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
IS BURNED
Child Playing With Matches
Escapes Death

Painfully burned when his clothes
were ignited from matches with
which no was playing, the life Of
3.year.old Vincent Dahline was saved
Wednesday afternoon by the prompt
action OF his mother, Mrs. Russell
Dahline. 4147 goth ave. s. w
Mrs. Dahlnc was attracted by the
screams Of the child and managed
to extinguish the flames before they
fatally injured him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
WIFE is DYING!
Husband Driver of Auto Is
Still Held by Police

Mrs. Anna wardrip. 20. victim Of
an auto accident early Wednesday
morning, was still brayely fighting
for life at tho city hospital Thurs
day. but physicians report that her
vitality has been lowered by the
struggle. and death is imminent.
D. V. Wardrip. 1871 w. Dravus
ST.. husband Of tho injured woman.
is held by tho police to await the
outcome OF her injuries Wardrip
was driving the car when II over
turned on the Fort Lawton car
tracks. plnning her beneath H. War.
drip is said 70 have been drinking.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
BLUNDERBUSS

The military intelligence section
Of the army. commonly known as
CT. has adopted as It's emblem the
sphinx.
The section OF the army in which
we served. commonly known Ms
KP-I. has adopted as It's insignia the
potato peeler.
An appropriate emblem for the
buck priva,es' section would be a
goat.
The children need something now
every week. You have no children.
hence you can't understand"
Il understand. old chap. I have
an automobile"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

ncoormick, Chicago Tribune. in ad.
dress to his advertising staff.
siias Grump says that having two
wives is called polygamy; having one
wife IS monotony.
The meanest man in the world IL
the gink who maTies his divorced
wife SO he can get the alimony he
pays her.
Little Homer Brew fwho has an
inquiring mind = Mamma, THE
Forty Thieves
Mrs. Brew-Now. my son. you are
100 young 10 talk politics.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
SHINES DEAD!

BERLIN, April I0.--Hugo SHINES,
richest man in Germany. died to.
night.
Double pneumonia and other com.
plications sot In after the flnancler
had been greatly weakened by Sc.
ries OF operations for gallstones.
The last operation was Saturday.
after which the industrlallst's physI.
clans pronounced him well enough
TO leave the sanitarium where II
took place and return home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
He'll Ship Crew Balks!
Chinese Contractors
Get Warrants for 20
How Men Are Held in Slavery by
Orientals Disclosed in Court

ELEVEN hours a day in labor that would make the
II rockple summer holiday
Three meals of "Muligan" prepared by Chinese cook
for Chinese bosses in Chinese style.
fine OF so cents day and so cents meal II you don't
like it and quit.
hunks that are able TO crawl away with themselves
forfeiture of your entire wages If you should slip your
partner drink.
fine of $50 X YOU fight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

HASTINGS. Neb.. April TO-
Charles II. Dietrich. former governor
and former United States senator
from Nebraska, died suddenly Of
apoplexy today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

pftdcHer, OF RAD
bi; be he poet or
editorial writer
there is no one
whose calling Is
more exalted than
yours - Editor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
FLYERS ON WAY
Round World Planes Hop
Off for Sitka Station

PRINCE RUPERT. -. c., April
f0.--Tho round the world flyers left
Prince Rupert for sitka at 9;22 this
morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

These are tho conditions under
which a score OF men agreed 20 ship
North on n cannery boat April o..
They failed TO show up when the
boat belonging TO Mar Dong & Co.
sailed from Seattle. on that date
and as n result Mar Dong 4 Co.
Chineso slave drivers. sought aid ia
tho white mans court. in Seattle.
Thursday morning. and got Il.
Tho prosecuting attorneys office
issued warrants for the arrest Of
the 20 who backed out OF their con.
tract Copies Of tho contract nj.
iachcd TO the complaints show tho
workers wero advanced various
sums by Mar Dong a Co. before the
boat was 10 sail. The sums ranged
from $40 10 SIS.
Tho contract signed by tho labor.
err compels them TO place their
lives In the hands OF tho labor con.
tractor for a period OF seven months.
from April TO October l. Tho mon
agreed to work from n. m. to 9
p. m. They further agreed 10 work
on Sundays and holidays, or during
other hours OF the day. for 20 cents
nm hour. They are paid for the
seven months total OF 1910.
Each man who signs contract
agrees to perform whatever labor Is
assigned 70 him.
SOAK EN- GOING
AND COMING, TOO
Should the cannery blow down or
burn. he can. at the pleasure Of his
employer. be transferred TO another
cannefy or bo discharged and paid
only for the time he has been work.
ing. Should he be discharged for
violating any OF the rulca, he must
pay his transportation both ways
and pay out OF his own stipend the
wages OF another hand to do his
work.
The contract provides that the con.
tractor Is held blameless in tho
event OF death or injury by accident
during the entire term OF the con.
tract. II also provides that the con.
tractor shall furnish three Chinese
meals per day. A Chinese meal con.
slsts OF n bowl OF rice. with n few
chopped vegetables and meat In It.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

Sometimes we wonder what the
newspapers would do for front.pags
art II It wasn't for bathing girls and
beauty contest winners.
Little Homer Brew. Jr.. was called
UP before the principal yesterday
because he took an adding machine
TO school to help him in the solution
OF mathematical problems.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
Political Enemies of
Senator Give Evidence
Great Falls Officials Bolstering Up
Case; Say Charge Well-Founded

GREAT FALLS. Mont. April 10.
Indictment of Senator b. X.
Wheeler was based partly on a
telegram from washington to Cor.
don Campbell. oil operator stating
that the senator had just appeared
before the department OF interior
with reference TO oil matters. a fed.
eral official declared today. He
stated a letter along similar lines
was in possession of the prosecu.
ton.
These, he declared, were consld.
cred important bits of evidence
which purported to establish that
the senator. as indicted. accepted
fees Illegally after he became sena.
tor for services performed with
matters relating TO the government.
Senator Wheeler. chief 'prosecu.
tor" of the Daugherty investigation
committee. yesterday on the senate
floor declared he represented Camp.
bell oil interests In Montana state
courts after his election. but that
the representation was no way In
violation Of section ia Of the penal
code, as the indictment charged.
Senator Wheeler said his agree.
ment with Campbell provided that he
would not be required 10 appear be.
fore the government departments.
and that the entire charge was a
frame.up.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DEFENDS CHARGE
In answer to the frame.up charges,
John L. slattery. federal district at.
tornoy, declared;
"The indictment against Senator
Wheeler is based upon legal compc.
tent and sufficient evidence presented
to an intelligent and courageous
grand Jury"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10
BRING OUT THE GENTLEMAN
COW AGAIN. 81

"There 8 pol one--be he prlest, ID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-10

a zinc Of SO 4 You fight,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
FRANCE CHOOSES HER VISITORS

PARIS, Dec 20-More than 49, O
foreigners enierea France from Jan. 1.
l923, TO June 30, 1924. OF this total
ll6,l22 came to Paris. During ,hese lS
months $50 Foreigners were expelled
from France and l,433 were refused adj
mittance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
ENGLAND HAS A Portals

LONDON, Dec. 20-Wheu .seren
women candidates were called to the
bar a few days ago theg brought the
total nuwber Of female barristers Prac,-
icing in England to Al. Among The 90
candidates called on this occasion were
one American citizen and n citizen OF
Russia. No rule exists preventing for
eign subjects from being called to The
English bar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
BAD HABITS

Manager-A fine fighter you are.
That guy knocked you down seven time
In one round.
Sam-He suah had me hoodooed. Eve
time he done hit me. he growled.
.Goin' down--and al went-ah lad 10.
Manager-Aw, bunk with that psytho-
analysis stuff
Sam--Physeho nuthin,. An, used TO
be an elevator man.-Athlete and Out
ing World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-03
MADISON

The Somerset county Sunday schooI
convention was held "Wednesday VI
the Congregational church with asI
attendance of 30 delegates from near
by towns. A special feature Of la,l
program was the address by Rev, u
NJ Arters of Portland in the evenlns
Dinner and supper WIS served by va
Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Episcy')
pal church in the Methodist chHcs]
dining room. a
The annual entertainment unaal
the auspices of the Womans Assoc's'|
ton OF the Congregational enufe.|
was held Thursday evening ana WI
much enjoyed by good sized avn
ence.
Though the courtesy OF ManRsal
St.-Ecdger OF the Strand moving W
ture theatre benefit for the Maais.|
high school athletic association WI
given Wednesday evening -
was n large attendance and ~
sum was Melted for the assoclatV..
Next Sunday Is to he observed
rally day by the Methodist suh'''l
school with special program. ~
Henry Todd. who has been pas,,Sa.|
the summer mt his old home IN
land, has returned TO Madison, VI
Deputy SheriT1iarry r. Merrin " -
Wednesday on Il trip TO PortEnu ~
Boston, TO bring back the st~pee"
the North Arson burglary case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-03

called and he told of being implicated
with the respondent In the business but
that he only delivered 1t for him and
that he had never received any money;
that Lashon asked IS a pint for pure
alcohol and 50 pint for split. He told
Of going to Bangor with Lashon twice.
where Lashon each time obtained gal
lon Of alcohol. He said that he had
never touched any Of the liquor-only
once. and that was one night at a dance
at st. Adams: that he had told the
story to the officers Just as he was
telling 1t In court.
He was submitted to q grilling cross
examination by Attorney William B.
Brown of Madison. who is representing
the respondent. This cross-examination
will be continued at the opening of
court Friday morning.
Four Of the traverse Jurors have beer
finally excuseld. Elmore Wnhee. Skow
hogan: Ralph Steelbrook. Hart1and
Levi Martin and Willis E. Clought. both
Of Madison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-03
Mems Club Active

The Mems Club of All Souls Uni
Versalist church met Wednesday
evening in Murray vestry. A good
number were present and a lively
and enthusiastic meeting was held.
Several new members were voted
into the club. The address was by
the pastor. Rev. II. &. Mann, who
spoke upon The Church and Com
munity Service" outlining pro-
gram of service that the club might
render to the community in addi-
ton to what ii Is already doing
Several new committees were APP
pointed. A recreational committee
consisting of DIR. G. r.. Simmons, d.
NJ. Marshall, Alden Savage, was ap-
pointed to study into the recreational
needs of the community, especially
as regards the younger people. A
committee to meet in conference
with the executive board of the
church society in conjunction with
similar committee from the Ladies'
Social Circle to make study of the
business and financial methods and
needs was appointed. This commit :
tee consists of DIR. NJ. l.. Damon. DIR.
M. s. Holmes. J. A. Hallett. A COM
mittee consisting of j. II. Morse,
{. II. Martin and Rev. II. G.. Mann
was appointed to make arrange
ments for Layman's Sunday, October
10. A volunteer com uittee consist =
ing of u. f.. Wheeler. T.. X. Cover.
w. T.. Trask, J. A. Hallett and AL
den Savage. Will assist the paste or
with the Sunday evening services.
which will begin next Sunday, the
first being the illustrated sermon on
1.-THE Little Church Around the Cor
ner." illustrated with 90 colored
slides ''
After the business session. refresh
ments Of coffee and sandwiches were
served by committee consisting of
Alden Savage. y. r. Wheeler. T.. II.