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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
LIBERTY
BATTLE ENDED

DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. a.
Deputy sheriffs today guarded tho
room Of Russell j. cockburn, prls.
oner patient at the Iowa Methodist
hospital.
Cockburn was returned from st.
Louis last night to face charges OF
defraudIng the city government Of
$4,000 while an omploye in the
streets department here sovera1
years ago.
His return brings to an end one
OF tho hardest fought cxtradition
battles in tho history OF Polk county
authorities. For many months ho
has been q patient IA the Veterans
hospital at 81. louis with severe
case OF diabetes. His attorneys
fought his return on this ground.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
California Cold
Spell Slowing Up

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g.-Call.
fornia thermometers climbed UP n
few notchos last night, according TO
the United states weather bureau
here.
Tho cold snap has been broken
and things arc going to warm up
slowly, howeve-.
Rain was general tfauout the
northern part OF the state last night
and today, and snow fell at Chico,
orland and few other places. High.
er levels to the east are blanketed.
Light frosts visited tbs upper san
joaquin valley and tho southern part
Of the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
ACCIDENTS
STARTS ON PAGE 1
,hoveled away the fee.

shoveled away the fec.
-Four persons were injured on the
Icy payements Wednesday night.
Mrs. Mary Gibson, CO. suffered a
broken ankle when she fell at Sixth
ave. and Madison st, Miss Alice
lInrvcy suffered broken arm in a
fall near her home, 41gis Broad.
way. and j. a. Harkin and ID. u.
Miller suffered broken ankles in
similar falls.
A city garbage wagon which had
been left on the hill on Seventh ave,
near University st., skidded broad.
side down the incline Thursday. II
stopped In the middle OF University
49, a Hplintercd slnglc.tyce was all
tho damage. tho driver. " Medicn,
rald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
Several Are Hurt
in Italian Quake

ROME. Jan. "A number OF per.
sons are reported injured in severe
earthquake shocks which rocked tho
district between Monpolfo and San
costanso for 90 hours. UP TO noon
today. according TO a dispatch from
Ancona.
4 majority OF houses in both Mon.
polio and san Costanao were
cracked. the message said.
Tho surrounding country has SUI.
fercd some damage.
ROME, Jan. s.--ScismOgruphs 10.
day registered strong earthquake
shocks close 20 the city OF Perugin.
a dispatch from Carl said.
Tho shocks lasted about six sec.
onds. There was no damage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
Chinaman and White
Wife Are Arrested

Lou Dong, a Chlnaman. and BIS
white wife. Evelyn Dong. were
charged with possession OF narcotics
IN n complaint nlod by pepuc
Prosecutor Chester A. Bachelor
Thursday.
Tho two were arrested New Year
eve az Go First ave. 10y the poles
narcotics squad. Both are held IN
der $1,000 bail In the county jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
Zero Weather in
Kansas City Area

KANSAS CITY. No. JAG. s.-zero
weather prevailed in Kansas CITY
today while milder Temperatures
were reported from various Other
sections Of the Middle West and
Southwest.
The thermometer touched zero
here at S a. m. altho forecasts had
been that the cold would show
signs OF letting up.
This was drop OF nearly ~
degrees during the early morning
hours. Northeast Kansas reported
colder weather while the western
part OF the state was warmer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
Two Killed, q Hurt,
Trains Hit In Fog

oRhiE5't5iiiE 7f67tUFi re-, s, c. Jan.
Two trainmen were killed and four
others wero seriously injured today
when an engine and cab ran into a
special freight from Columbia on
tho Southern mainline near here.
The accident occurred in dense
fog, according to word received here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
Boy Bandits Hold Up
Man, Flee With S45

Two boy bandits. II or rs. held up
Earl A. Harper. 1902 w. 5ist st.
late wednesday. near his home. and
escaped with s45. Harper reported.
Two auto thieves stole car from
A. T.. Eder. 1908 Barclay st.. and 30
minutes later rammed q phone pole
1T s5th ave and l.. Madison. wreck.
ing the machine. The men fled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
Heresy Charge in
Dallas Dismissed

DALLAs' TeXns Jan. D. Bishop
Harry T. Moore OF Tho Dnllas do.
ccse, Protestant Episcopal Church.
today virtually quashcd the horosy
charges pending against Rev. Leo
Heater Of Fort Worth. Texas, and
ordered that no heresy trials be
held.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
POLICE CLING TO
JEALOUSY MOTIVE


To-day only the motive remained
obscure. Police were inclined 70
stand upon their orlsinR. theory.
that the chauffeur WAS inspired by
unreasonable jealousy when he fired
a shot from Mabel Normand's IS
caiiber revolver into the breast OF
his employers hest.
Edna puryAnce. in ono talk with
newspaper men yesterday. admitted
''thego was an understanding that
Dimes and were 20 have been mar.
ried." Later. in a eontrndsfory
statement she denied that she and
she former Denver society imam oven
contemplated mausmcny.
Greer, having confessed 10 the
shootsag wasrsr took Ds1cc IN
Dimes bungalow court apartment.
about a mile from tho former home
u William Desmond Taylor. where
that prominent director was MUIR.
derea. stuck 20 his original story.
namely
Mabel Norrnaud was 10 have some
70 hospital today for operation
Tor appendicitis. knowing o. the
impending operation. the chauffeur
helisstd his employer should not be
drinking. as he says sho was IN
Dlnsf rooms. He a''empted 10
persuade hl 70 return honr with
him and when she coEsoasei TO DO
30 the oil man Threatened Greer
with \ bcttle and taa chauffeur
fired in self defense. Such IL
GrceSs story. substantially the
came MS tina, no has told from
, thr rirsr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
BI4AMES 1T ALL On
Ian ENFORCEMENT

The complete answer 10 these
tragic accidents therefore. lies with
cur law enforcement officials. Le;
them recognise the fae,--and Il Is n
faeg that these accidents occur sole
Is because The driver does not have
his car under the degree OF control
demanded by the circumstance
Thar is. hc IS driving reckiessIy- and
lot them prosecute every car driver
who lnflicis an injury upon other
street users and they viii end this
orgy oE reckless driving within 20
days
4 First ave. y. man. who asks that
his nau.e not be printed. says no
a, ssnt think Mr. Taylor OF the sraf.
fc department. ought to get '-pssved'
because the citizens complain.
-1Ir. Taylor must have had bad
morning when he wrote that letter
70 The star he wTites. IL seems
80 hurt some folks 10 have the truth
told about them and that Is nohing
more than what was in The Stars
EDITORIAL OF December 26th.
Il have watched the work Of the
traffic department for a long time
Nvh lie there are some very good men
IN II, there are others who could be
ifftrls-s we'd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03

ton, charged with violation OF tho
Mann act. was TO be brought 10 Seat.
tie Thursday by "a deputy U. s. mar.
shall. Norton, according 70 com.
plant. brought n woman TO Seattle
from San Franelaeo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
SAYS JUDGES ARE
KEY TO WHOLE THING

~Thc key 10 the whole matter y
that the judges arc tho guilty ones.
Maximum penalty for any speeder
without excuses being takenl VIII
make the whole matter adjust itself
and tho lives OF innocent people will
not be in eternal jeopardy
Fred III. Iysons. an attorney nj
SO Alaska building. believes the an
swcr to the traffic accidents lies in
the iaw enforcement officials.
when an auto owner OF tho slgh
character and responsibility OF w. J.
Santmycr can conscientiously advo-
cate. as he does in The Star. that
boys riding bicycles without lights
should be kept Off the streets al
night. we can begin to understand
the reckless indifference Of drivers
generally 10 the. rights Of other street
users. he writes.
In recognition Of the fact that
automobiles are tnstrumentali,ies Of
potential danger. we have state laws
and city ordinances against reckless
driving. No driver ever runs down
pedess gian, bicycle rider. play.
ing child or other street user wlthou,
violating these laws and ordinances,
hafh ~ sf,frit and ietter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
u. S. Officials Hold
Man Under Mann Act

Arrested by department OF justice
officials at Everett, William ii. Nor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03

4 syyhy don't YOU cali q spade a
spade and tell tho judges that they
are tho guilty ones responsible for
Sea,tles orgy of reckless drivingy'
asks Or. II. NJ. Angus, OF tho Pan
tages building. IN one OF the many
traffic letters that reached The star
Thursday.
''Nhcn Judge {. c. Dalton save
The man who crowded tho police auto
into tho ditch, injured two persons
ana demolished an auto. while soIns
/ 60 miles an hour. a sioo fine, so days
in jail, and then RENTED the jail
sentence - that is wherein lies the
trouble.
III everyone who was caught
speeding got the limit, ssee fine and
20 days In Jail. in 80 days the speed
ing and the accidents would cease
The man who spends 90 days In jail
becomes n thinker aud spreads the
news that IL does not pay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
'JSLIC:iTED AUTOS
DON'T ATTRACT COP"

last Saturday from Ta5 70 $40
, M l stood at Third and Pike and
during that time counted eight autos
without lights and five with only ono
light pass the corner. None OF them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-03
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MOVIE STARS
STARTS On PAGE l

sarlly await the outcome OF Dimes
Injuries.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
DIES
DELIVERING
ADDRESS

While the throng in attendance
at the three-day meeting Of the
National Academy Of Sciences gazed
on in horror, DIR. Ernest Fox
Nichols, nationally celebrated col.
lege professor. dropped dead shortly
after noon today as he was con-
GLIDING an address in the new
auditorium at Nineteenth and B
streets northwest, which was only
yesterday formally dedicated by
President Coolidge.
81 must
These were the last words of DIR.
Nichols. AS he uttered them he
suddenly turned on the audience
and stumbled to the bench on the
stage provided for the speakers. II
was first thought he had found II
necessary to take a bit of rest, but
without warning, he crumpled and
died in the hall before assistance
could be obtained from Emergency
Hospital.
In the front row Of the darkencd
auditorium, which had been ar
ranged SO DIR. Nichols could illus,
trate his lecture with slides, was
his wife, Mrs Nichols.
She was the first to reach his
side after he fell. DR.. Nichols only
had three more slides to show in
order to complete his lecture. He
was speaking on wave lengths.
Warned Not to Speak.
DIR. Nichols, who is an authority
on radiation and other physical
subjects, 1t was recalled today, was
warned yesterday that he should
not try to deliver his scheduled
speech. This admonition was given
because of the fact that he has
suffered for some time from heart
trouble, and has admitted since
the sessions of the Academy con
vened that he has not been feel
ing well.
A singular thing In connection
with the death, It was declared by
his friends today, is that just be.
fore he fell to the floor in death
that he held a strange posture on
the speakers bench as IL he were
listening to something.
DIR. Nichols is a former president
Of the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology at Cambridge, Mass.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
VANDERBILT
HEIRESS
WEEDS
Distinguished Gathering Pres
ent-Feudal Character of
Ceremony Feature.

BILTMoRE, N. c.. April 20.
Miss Cornelia Stuyvesant Wander
bit, only daughter Of the late
George w. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Vanderbilt, was married today to
the Hon. John Francis Amherst
Cecil, son Of Lord William Cecil
and the late Lady Cecil, who was
Baroness Amherst Of Hackney in
her own right.
The ceremony, which united the
house of Vanderbilt, famous in
the social annals of the United
States, with the historic British
house Of Cecil, took place at noon
in picturesque All Souls Church
at Biltmore, which was built by
the brides father, and was fol-
lowed by a wedding breakfast at
Biltmore house.
"Feudal" Ceremony.
The outstanding feature Of the
wedding was the almost feudal char
acter Of the ceremony. Despite the
limited space in the little church,
the family servants. many en-
ployed on the estate for from
twenty to thirty-five years, and
several hundred tenants and en-
ployes occupied seats in the left
Continued on Page 4, Column g.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
QUIZ IS DENIED
MRS. HAMON
At PROBE
Oklahoma OIL Kings Widow
Dismissed at Hearing With
out Questioning

Jake lannon's widow was de-
prived Of her most cherished am.
bition today when the Senate com.
mittee investigating the naval oil
leases dismissed her from tho wit
ness stand without giving her nm
opportunity to tell the world "that
II was all a pack Of lies about Jake"
"Jake's widow" as she prefers to
be known, faced the Senate com.
mittee determined to clear the name
of her idol"
She was escorted to the witness
stand by friends, and she sat there
ten minutes while Senator'S bitterly
disclaimed responsibility for calling
her. Senator Ladd, chairman CT
the committee, then told Mrs. Hamon
that since no one had called her,
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
BOBBED-HA|R BANDIT USED
TEN-CENT DISGUISE

Here e the second instent Of the
Cecs0 COoney the bObbsdhG bandit
Warrington Times
THE amazing factory
at and o letter she worked long hours laundry
Then she vsOsG % her husband che
ahat t. GGIs the hOdsst in the end-tO provide
Forthcoming baby.
The W0snstOH Times this erPs
document thGt carries ts moral Ceca has bitterly learned
crime DOES not But she is philosophical in her
and does not fail to get huOr out Of the
OF exploits robbery
disguised her black hair wth 10 North of yew curls
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
Seek Big Rail Purchase

The Southern Pacific Company
applied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for authority to issue
and sell $17,640,000, Of equipment
trust certificates. The proceeds
will be used in purchasing sixty
three locomotives, 1000, freight cars,
and other rolling stock at total
cost Of $22,060,00O.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
Red Cross on Scene.

The Red Cross is on the scene
aiding in the relief work, while IN
Wheeling fund for the relief Of
the families of III mine victims
has been inaugurated.
The rain Of yesterday has giyenl
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
PNCH0T FLAYS F0RD'S SHOALS OFFER
Hayre de Grace Entries
FOR NEpNEspAY.

'RST RACE-Three-yea and
ard; six furlongs; claiming; purse,
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
REvoLUTIoNISTs HOLD
CAPITAL OF HONDURAS

Tegucigalpa, capital Of Honduras,
has fallen to the rebels, the Navy
Department was advised today in q
dispatch from the commander Of the
U. s. s. Milwaukee at Amapala.
Withdrawal Of the American naval
forces in Honduras have been ap.
proved by Rear Admiral John H.
Dayton, the dispatch said.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
FORD'S BID
ONSHOALS
FLAYED
Pinchot Declares Manufac-
turer's Offer us imposition
on Government"

ny NDoA0oDOtGAD MOVIE OOfVlces
Henry Ford's offer for Muscle
Shoals should be known as a "hill
for the industrial and agricultural
ham.stringing of the South" Clifford
Pinchot, governor of Pennsylvania,
and nationally prominent converse.
zionist, today told the Senate Agri.
cultural Committee, when he ap-
peared to oppose the Ford bid.
Pinchot cited portions Of the Ford
offer to show that 1t was an Sim
position upon the Government"
There is no allowance" he said,
"in the Ford plan for depreciation.
There Is nothing to show that the
Government would not have to re-
place the machinery after It had
been worn out in Ford's service"
Pinchot advised two penalties in
whatever bill eventually disposes
of Muscle Shoals, to give the Gov
eminent some guarantee that the
law would be followed.
There should be provision for
forfeiture of the lease" he sug-
gested, "and a bond should be de-
manded"
Senator Caprer (Rep) OF Kansas
asked Pinchot what he thought of
the one-year stipulation in Ford'S
program.
ITS thoroughly vicious" the wit.
ness said.
Pinchot criticised Ford because,
he said, the motor manufacturer
was subject to neither State nor
Federal control and made no guar
antee to keep down the cost Of
power to the public.
Besides" the governor added,
Ford could keep all the power for
his own use If he choose"
At first, Pinchot said, he did not
think the Ford bid should be sum.
marily rejected, but that 1t should
be changed. Now Pinchot believes
the Government should decide on
just what it wants Of the lessee and
then accept bids.
Free Gift Seen.
''There is no reason at ALL" the
governor continued, why the Gov
eminent should give Ford several
hundred million dollars worth Of its
property for nothing"
"But," asked Senator Helm
Dem.) of Alabama, "if Ford cut the
price OF fertilizer in half and saved
the farmers $50,000,000 or $780,.
100000 would not that be some in.
ducement?"
"That Is only a fraction of what
It may be made to do" Pinchot re-
piled.
"All this property should be used
or disposed of by the Government, -
Pinchot said, 80 as to attain three
definite ends: -
Ito fix nitrogen for fertilizers
or munitions without fail;
"2-To distribute to these parts
of the South not now having electric
power service, the power output
over and above that needed for the
first end;
"3--To distribute the surplus
power thereafter remaining. IL any,
to the rest of the South and ada.
cent territory.
"All such distribution Of power
should be made to the widest prac.
ticable extent at the lowest prac.
ticable cost to the Government, at
the lowest practicable profit to pri.
vate agencies and thereby at the
lowest practicable price to con.
sumers."
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
Barring LAWYER WILL MOVE
TO BAIL CLIENT

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April 29-Counse for Clarence O.
Barring charged with having attempted to murder his wife,
Mrs Sally Griffiths Barring is expected to appear before
County Judge William Bleakley today and his client
be admitted to bail. <
After Judge Beakley remanded Barring jail without bail
for trial May H. District Attorney Arthur Rowland announced
he would oppose any motion for bail Because of Barring
extremely condition special guard last night
nj outside his cell
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
WAN HIM
7OEXPOSE.
PARDON
DEALS
Senators Told Coolidge Freed
Alleged BootIegger Who
Never Even Went to Jail
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
International News Service.

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
International News Service.
Kenesaw Mountain Lands, for
mer United States District Judge
at Chicago and now highS COM
missioner of baseball, was sub.
peOned today by the Wheeler
Erookhart committee for exam
nation in connection with the
case Of Phillip Grossman, Chicago
saloonkeeper, who was convicted
Of violating the Volstead act and
later pardoned without serving
o prison sentence.
James A. Finch, pardon attor-
ney of the Department of Justice,
testifying before the committee,
said that Judge Lands had
severely denounced" the pardon
ing of Grossman by President
Coolidge after the late President
Harding had turned deaf ear
to appeals for clemency for
GfosSman.
Sentenced for Year.
Finch said Grossman was convict
cd February Z, 1921, by Federal
Judge X. M. Lands, of Chicago, on
q contempt charge. Grossman was
given a years sentence, for selling
liquor in violation Of an injunction,
Finch added.
"Your records show Grossman
never served a day in jail?" asked
Senator Wheeler (Dem.) of Montana.
Eyes"
Attempts Turned Down.
''He made two attempts to get a
pardon from President Harding?'
eyes, and both were turned down."
Finch said Attorney General e. J.
Brundage, Of Illinois, wrote Dagger
ty asking that executive clemency
be given Grossman. Brundage hold
that Cheeseman's conviction was OBJ.
tained on the statements of an "un-
worthy witness"
"No further consideration can be
given this case until some part Of
sentence is served" was President
Harding's reply, Finch said.
Cheeseman's sentence was commut.
ed finally by President Coolidge,
Finch said, but not until Fred w.
Upham, treasurer of the Republican
National Committee recommended
It.
ibid you notice that Fred w. Up.
ham signed the petition for Cross
mans pardon?" asked Wheeler.
Never Served Day.
II don't think So" said Finch.
"We seldom notice the signers Of a
petition except to note their general
character"
The communication was granted in
December, 1923, when Assistant At.
torney General Seymour called
President Coolidge's attention to the
case.
ibid Fred w. Upham come down
and see the President?"
don't know" said Finch.
1t developed that Grossman never
served a day in jail.
THE President committed Gross
mans sentence to end at once and
we then found that Grossman had
not yet gone to JAIL" Finch OK.
planned. $50 we changed the com.
mutation to, make him pay a fine
Of $1,000"
Acted on Same Evidence.
"That was the first time you knew
he was not in jail?"
Yes: he had remained out of iail
for more than a year." Finch re.
piled.
president Coolidge based his
clemency upon the game evidence
which President Harding twice held
TO be insufficient for either pardon
o. commutation?"
The President acted on the
Continued on Page 2, Column g
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
Pershing Aide Transferred

Lieut.. Col, George G. Marshal.
aide-de-camp to Gen. John j. Per.
shing, chief of staff, was relieved
by War Department orders today.
and assigned to the Fifteenth In.
fantry at Tienstsin, China. Major
Harod n. Rsyner, win succeed him.
The Washington times., 1924-04-29

Three Indictments Pend.
Three indictments charged the
manufacturer with attempted muir.
der in the first degree, attempted
assault in the first degree and fel.
onious and wilful poisoning of food.
Barring pleaded not guilty to each
of them.
Baring's attorney, Charles E.
Long and his mother, Mrs. Walter
e. Stroud, of Baltimore, Md. to-.
day minated that when Barring is
tried insanity may be the base Of
his defense,
"EIe must have been insane, :"
Mrs. Stroud cried, when informed
her son had been indicted.
Dropping the reticence they had
maintained since Baring's arrest,
officials revealed details in connec.
ton with his alleged attempts to
feed his wife arsenic and cultures
Of baccilli.
Earrings Story.
He admitted administering these
poisons, they said, in food he had
prepared for his wife, who is said
TO be affluent. He denied any at.
tempts to kill her, saying he only
sought to make her sick enough
to force her to go to California
for her health.
Left alone in New York, he de-
clared, he felt he could affect a
break with another woman and
join his wife.
But police charge that Barring for n
month urged his wife to give her
will ito him for safe keeping. Until
last fall, officials say, the will was
In Baring's favor, leaving $200.000
to him, but that he was suddenly
cut off.
The name Of Miss Mildred Beam,
Continued on Page 2, Column ~