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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
ny WILLIAM j. Josh


DLNM0UTH, W. Aug. 3D.
l. President Coolidge viii re.
ply 10 the challenge Of John W.
Davis, his democratic opponent,
10 join I'm public condemna.
ton Of the Ku klux Khan and
thereby remove that subject
from political debate this year.
Whether Mr.. Coolidge will accept
The challenge and Join with Davis
and Senator La Toilette. who pre-.
viously had condemned the khan
and ruled It out of the field OF
campaign issues. or whether the
president will hold that II is not an
issue and therefore requires no fur.
Their utterance beyond tho one he
made in HIS acceptance speech.
none OF his advisors could say to.
day.
II was understood here that ar.
rangements had been made for Gen.
eral Dawes, during his speech at
Augusta. Me. this afternoon, 10
discuss the question in such a man.
nor as TO constitute a temporary
reply TO Davis until Mr.. Coolidge
decides upon his own course in the
matter.
Davis challenge dropped into
the quiet Of the village here with
something akin to n bombshell
effect last night. Secretary
Siemp, together with newspaper
men, motored from ~ -dst0ck
to Colonel Colleges home and
caught the president just rs he
was retiring.
MIR. Coolidge read the word OF the
challenge by the light OF a lamp in
the parlor and then decided to make
no statement until he had full copy
OF the Davis speech.
Because the khan issue had nearly
wrecked the democratic convention in
New York republican leaders had not
thought Davis would revive It. and
they, inturn. were not anxious to
raise the issue within their own
ranks.
Hence, they agree any reply calls
for very cautious treatment and the
wlsest counsel before it is made.
Davis political interruption Of the
placid routine of the presidents va.
cation came on the eve OF Plymouth's
biggest day for it's favorite son. This
is the day OF the presidents recep.
ton to his fellow townsmen and
neighboring Vermonters, and from
miles around the folks were trooping
in early. dressed in their best.
Twenty thousand people are OK.
pected at the demonstration of the
presidents popularity among his own
mountain people The roads for 90
miles in all directions are patrolled
by motor police and marked one
way traffic,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
Wuxtry! Marian
Canal Disappears

SYDNEY, Aug. 23.--Walter Gale.
n well known Australian astronomer.
las discovered a half circle 1900
miles long. 50 miles wide on the dine
ot Mars not seen before. AZ the
.sme time he has distinguished that
, definite canal 5000 miles long has
completely disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
HERES THE WINNER

Dumb.boll thinks
when Artle-chokss.
The poor fools laughing
~ his iokesl
IL
lie thinks an "hcircss"
u maid
who pilots air-ships.
Unafraid.
III
They're fond OF waves"
He gays. and tells
How Bathing Beauties
Court the "sweIis!'
"
And asks why folks
For tho lost chord care.
when cords Of wood
Are every wherel
V
He thinks free verse
Il what VIC hand in,
without a price.
To get a stand.ln.
vi
But-from this last
Ny pencil shrinks;
Poor Dub. alas,
lie thinks he thinks
o. HECK.
Wright Field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
"MARS" SIGNALS SILENT

VANCOUVER, Il, c.. Aug. ga
Wireless men here during the night
failed to pick up the mysterious
-four dash signals which intruded
themselves in the air for the past
two days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
Cops Start Own Cleanup
Firemen Aiding to
Probe PieIOW Case
Commissioners Accusations Are Not
Denied After Public Charge Is
Forcefully Made

EXHAUSTIVE investigation Of the charges of alleged
n leniency shown former Police Sergeant Ed Pielow
Thursday morning when he drove his automobile into three
others under Saturday by the committee of fire
men and policemen handling the campaign for increased
pay for these departments the members declare,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23

scatic,s dead ringer" for Jackie
Coogan turned out Saturday 10 b.
S-Vcar-oid Katherine Rctcham. Of
1858 IHieriake bird. she uas dts
covered az a result Of Hroric conf
petition running On The stars fiiHl
section.
Katherine and her mother tocrc
riyifiHg IN California last summer
and ,0eHt 70 sec part Of the filming
Of Jackie coogaH IN Long Liuc The
King
JGckie's director came on the set
and said Katherine "iras tho best
double for jackie" Nc had crcr
seem. Jackie's mother declared Rath-
crime iras cxactiy Ike Jackie iehcn
he tras baby. aud no doubt that
accounts for Katherine thinning the
SO gold piece offered bV The star
for the youH0sicr l1ho best initiated
Jackie. t0ho Is az the liberty IN
Little Robinson Crusoe."
Photo BY Frank Jacobs.
Star Stair photographer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23

on August /, according 20 charges
made by the janitors, a collection OF
8 per cent Of their monthly salary
was made from both elevator men
and janltors -35.75 from each.
Saturday. Commissioner Frank
Paul confronted Ted Corbett. head
janitor OF the county-city building.
who is alleged TO have collected the
money. and asked 10 whom It was
turned over.
Corbett. according to Paul, told him
that he could not reveal that.
who is II 10 be used for?" Paul
asked.
why Il is to be used for you and
FOR Brown"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23

to Reply
to Davis
BULLETIN

AUGUSTA. Me-. Aug. 23.-De-
olaring that tho ku kluN Khan
Is contrary 10 the letter and
spirit Of the constitution" Gen.
Charles G.. Dawes added his
stamp Of disapproyal to the
hooded order here today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23

Goodbye, every body, this Is the
swan song.
Homer G. Brew viii be hack on IA,
Job Monday.
Just before he left the office today
Mr. bud posed for the following pic
tures
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
Made to Contribute
to Anti-PauI Chest
Capt. Hedges Reprimanded by Chief
Severyns; Committee of Officers
Will Make Facts Public
BY JOHN w. NELSON

LHXTORTION charged in the county political fight
IL Saturday with the antors and elevator poorest
paid employees of the county the victims of political in
trigue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
MAYOR SPEEDS
MUNY Phone
Promises ST a Month Rates
to HousehoIderS Here

WHILE Mayor Y. J. Brown has
w called meeting Of the city
council, the board Of public works
and his advisory board for next
Monday TO lay plans for a municipal
telephone before them. Seattle apart.
ment house agents. hotel men and re.
tail grocers are organizing to make
an immediate fight against the rate
gouge By the telephone trust
vivian NJ. Carkeek. representing
seattle's five largest rental agencies
controlling more than 500 apartment
houses in the city. has called a meet
ing Of his clients for Monday morn
ing lie will urge them TO refuse 10
nav any new phone bills under the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
ANNOUNCEMENT

Owing to the fact that Mr.. bud
Is a modest fellow and also be.
cause Homer q. Brew returns
.'frcm his vacation Monday. Mr..
bud win retire 10 tho editorial
page where he will occasionally
set forth crumbs Of wisdom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23

The accident occurred in front OF
tho Van sielen Apis. on Eighth
ave between University and Seneca
SITS
The investigation Is being mad2
without authorization from any del
pariment head and independent Of
every other investigation
I'VE arc asking the public
for increased wages" the com.
miitecmen said. and want no
hints Of suspicion cast ON either
department.
we aro going 10 get the facts
on this case and make them public
We are going TO investigate every
other similar circumstances. and give
the truth 10 the public"
Members Of the committee are
Charles r. Gallagher and Y. H.
Mitchell. of tho fire department.
and Pa,rolmen = n Daysy. Kan.
meth l.. Webb and Daniel Keane,
~ So collie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
sEyERyNs Still.
INVESTIGATING

Chief OF Police SNgoryna declared
Saturday TINT be wns atiu invest.
eating tho circumstances in tho Pic.
low case
lie declared that he severely rep.
rimandcd Captain =. /. Hedgca
Friday night for tho manner in
which he handled tho case. Sever.
yns said that he told Hedges that
he should have had the inyestigat.
ing officers make n report so that
there could be some basis on which
20 work.
Four men were sent 10 tho scene
OF the accident by Hedges. but not
ono or them wrote out a report. A
new angle was added 10 the case
by tho chief Saturday.
He declared that officers r. A.
Sands and c. D. Follrigh. who first
went TO the scene Of the accident,
reported that they found no cvi.
dcncc Of liquor nor broken bottles
in Pielow's car.
Officers J. a. HnEuewood and @.
r. Arnold. the second officers 10
90 10 the scene OF the wreck re.
ported that they saw broken whis.
Ky bottles in the rear Of Pielow's
car and also that there was spilled
liquor on tho floor OF the car.
severyns declared that he would
have all four officers before him
% determine the reason for the
discrepancies in their stories
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
1900 GROCERS MAY
RFFI Sc TO PAY

Frank Kannair. secretary OF the
Petal Grocers' association, has nd
yised It's 200 members not to pay
fheir telephone bills under the ne"
rate.
The washington Hotel Mems az
sociation is preparing 10 make
statewide fight against the telephone
company. IN
Monday Mayor Brown will
recommend TO the various arms
Of the city's government that i'm
mediate steps be taken TO build a
competing telephone plant.
The mayor claims that service can
he furnished every Seattle house
holder for 81 month. and that on
the flat business phone rates re-
duction OF 80 to 90 per cent under
the old rates charged by the phone
eompany can be made.
A telephone engineer. whose name
the mayor refuses 10 divulge, has
furnished the mayor with the data
on which he bases his Claims.
brown said. This engineer also viii
be present at the conference Monday.
ne said.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, April (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes. white, 100 pounds. '5a1.75:
yams. barrel, 2.s0a6.50: bushel. 1.ooa
800; asparagus. dozen. f.00aS. 90: {:
beans. bushel. 3.00a4.50; beets. BUSH
el. e.00a2.25: cabbage, basket, LISA
2 90: carrots, hundred. 4.00a6.o0; cauli-
flower. crate. 2.25a3.s5; celery. crate.
300a4.50; cucumbers. crate, 6.o0aS.00:
eggplants. crate. 3.00a5. 90: kale. BUSH
ell, 60a65: lettuce. bushel, 1.50a5.00;
onions, per 100 pounds. 1.00a2.25:
spring onions. hundred, 1.50a1.75: oys-
parsnips. basket. 6oa70; peas, hamp-
ers. 2.50a3.00; peppers, crate. 3.0Oa
500: radishes. bushel. 1.50a250; spin
ach. bushel. 1.25a1.50; squash. crate.
4:00a5.00: tomatoes. crate. 1.50a4.50:
turnips. bushel, 40a5O.
Apples tpickeO, barrel. 2.00a5.00:
bushel, 50a1.50; box apples, 1.75a2.25;
grapefruit. box, 1.75a3.00; oranges.
box. 2.50a400; strawberries, quart,
/ 15a45.
Settling Prices on Grain.
wheat-No. red winter, spot
LOS; No. red winter, gariicky, spot.
domestic 1.0SA: no quotations on
No. or No. red winter, garlicky.
No sales.
Corn-Cob: new. 425a4.30 per bar
rel for yellow and 4.10a415 per bar
rel for white; No. . corn. spot, S7k :;
no. corn, Spot, 81 -, track corn, yeiioW,
No. 3. S91a30.
No sales.
Oats-No. / white. 56a561S: No. ..
white, new. 55a55k.
Rye-Nearby, 70aS0; No. 9 rye, spot
75A
Hay-Receipts. 100 tons. The out
ward movement fairly good for better
grades of timothy and clover mixed
and sound clover. with no oversupply
of such description on hand. Low
grade and damaged hay in full supply
and slow to find an outlet at any
price. Quotations: No. ] timothy.
27.O0a2T.5O per ton; No. 3. COCOA $3.50:
No. 8, clover. 23. 00a24.00: No. l clover
mixed. 2550a26.O0: No. . clover.
mixed. 22.O0a22.50; No. 1 clover. $500
a26.50.
Straw-No. 1 straight rye. a240Oa
$500 per ton; No. l tangled rye.
1S.00a20.00: No. 1 wheat 1s.00a1S.5o;
No. l oat, 17.00a18.00.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
STOCK PRICES REACT.
Early Irregular Movement Follow
ed by Desultory Trading.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April S.-Reactionary
price movements predominated at the
opening of today's stock market
Selling pressure was resumed against
the steel shares, and wide assort-
ment of other speculative Industrial
favorites, including American Can,
Baldwin and Chandler, all of which
Welded fractionally on initial sales.
Prices steadied after the first batch
of selling orders had been disposed
of Railroad shares again came to the
fore, Norfolk and Western moving up
l point, to 1929 ; Missouri Pacific pre-
ferred advancing l %. to APIS, and the
common gaining ", to 1917, all at new
high records for the year. Public
utilities also showed Independent
strength, American Water Works riS-
ing l point, to 4s, a new 1924 top.
Willys-Overland preferred was in
supply. touching new years low at
755s. off 2, while Crucible Steel, Corn
Products and Mack Trucks dropped
l to Il points.
Foreign exchange opened steady.
Desultory trading characterized the
morning session with the'principaf ac-
tivity taking place in the Independent
steels,- which were reactionary, and
the rails, which showed a rising ten
dency. Vanadium Steel broke 3A
points to % and Gulf States Steel
slipped 1 Il to ION, each at new mini
mum prices for the year. Dawson
Chemical, South Porto Rican Sugar
and Willys-Overland preferred ex-
tended their early losses to points
or more. Louisville and Nashville
and Texas and Pacific each moved up
about a point, the former touching
new top of 93Ss. American Water
Works issues continued strong, the
common extending it's early gain to
IA points and the per cent pre-
ferred climbing one, each at their
best prices Of the year. Call money
opened at ) per cent.
Resumption of bear selling of Kelly
Springfield. which went down to 13A,
a new low price. caused hasty profit
taking in some of the early strong
shares, notably Norfolk and West
ern, which reacted to 1914. SpecuIa-
tion generally was fitful, with the
bears hesitating to attack issues
where support was evident, while the
bulls were as equally reluctant to
buy except at concessions.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
OIL INTERESTS ACTIVE.
Predict Decided Improvement il
Industry Over Last Year.

BALTIMORE, April s (Special.l-
Local oil interests predict decided i'm
provement in the industry this year
over last. They point out that many
of the important oil companies did
not show up as we'll in their balance
sheets for the end of 1923 as they
could today, only three months later.
This is due chiefly to the series of in
creases in the market price of crude
oil and refined products.
In oil circles reports of another ad-
vance in quotations are heard and it
is said that such development
might occur within another week
In the case of those strong COM
panies. plentifully supplied with cash
during the oil depression of 1929,
which enabled them to buy oil at the
lowest prices from the weaker pro-
ducers, the improvement this year
will be even more mark ed and should
have an effect on earnings to a con-
siderable degree.
If prices are maintained we'll to
the end of this year. the writing uA
of inventories to the market will
make very favorable showing, in
deed, oil men say.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
ADVANCES NOTED
IN COTTON OPENING
New York Shows Points Net
Higher-Spurt Reported in {.
New Orleans.

NEW YORK, April S.-The cotton
market opened today about to 81
points net lower under. continued
realizing or liquidation promoted by
yesterdays reactions, easier Liver
pool cables and continued good
weather in the south, Trade inter-
ests were buyers of May at the de-
cline to 29.38. however. and after
initial offerings had been absorbed
prices turned firmer on covering and
commission house buying.
May sold up to 29.70. or a5 points
net higher, and October advanced
from 24.72 to 24.90, with active months
showing net advances of about 8 to
25 points during the early trading.
The market showed increasing firm
ness late in the morning on Wall Street
and commission house demand following
reports OF better prospects for action
on the tax bill in Washington and con-
tinued reports Of firm spot situation
in the south. May contracts sold up to
market showing net advances of SO to
los points shortly after midday.
$40 Bale Rise In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April S.-Cotton ad-
vanced $40 bale this afternoon, the
limit Of fluctuations for one days trad
ing. May contracts reached 3I.41 cents,
ZOO points over the mornings low. Heavy
export and domestic demand for cotton
followed the reporting of the Mellon
tax plan by the Senate committee and
an announcement regarding the Dawes
report.
The market opened steady, first
trades showing no change on new
crop months and gains of to 4
points on old-crop positions, compar-
q
soon eased off moderately on dry
weather map, May trading down to
29.41 and October to 24.02. or to II
points net lower. The market had a
good rally little later on an official
forecast for unsettled weather in the
central and western portions Of the
belt, active months recovering % to
"a points from the early low TO 1915
for May and 24.27 for October. or Ia
to q points above the previous close.
The rally started in the last part
of the first hour of trading on an
official forecast of unsettled weather,
developed into a yeritable stampede
Of shorts in the near months. The
buying was stimulated by an urgent
demand for spots for export, the
strong statistical position as evil
denced by the rapid dwindling OF
supplies, execution of a very bullish
report by the Dawes commission and
the reporting of the tax reduction
Dill TO the senate from committee
May advanced to 30.63 and July to
go 90 or Ill and 81 points respectively
above the previous close. October
advanced only. 90 points. By noon
the market had eased off but little
from the top.
Good Demand for Spot.
LIVERPOOL, April S.-Cotton spot,
good demand; business moderate;
prices easier. Good middling, 1856;
fully middling, 1921: middling, l7.16;
low middling. 1921; good ordinary,
1881, ordinary, 15.41. Sales-1o.000
bales. including 500 American. Re-
ceipts-4, 100 bales. all American. Flu
lures closed strong. Closing-April,
1893; May, 11.7S: July, 1T.15; October.
1884: December, 1876: January. 1920;
March, 14.04.
The cotton exchange here will be
closed April is, 1s and p. Easter hol-
idays.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
SUGAR UNDER PRESSURE.

NEW YORK, April S.-Continued
heavy receipts in Cuba led to in
creased selling pressure in the raw
suear market early today and prices
declined 1s cent to the basis OF 6.53
for Cubans duty paid.
There were sales of 1,400 bags of
Cubans for second half April ship
ment to a local refiner.
The easier ruling of the spot mar
ket and the decline abroad, as we'll as
the continued liberal movement in
Cuba, caused further general selling
in raw sugar futures, with prices at
midday showing declines of IA to 16
points.
Demand for refined sugar was less
active owing to the easier tone in the
spot market. Prices were unchanged
at $40 to $40 for fine granulated.
Refined futures were nominal.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
INVESTMENT BONDS
AGAIN IN DEMAND
Good Paying Utilities on Mar.
ket Quietly Absorbed d-Gov-
ernment Issues Firm.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Investment
bonds continued in good demand in
today's market. This was especially
true of the comparatively inactive is
sues for which there has been no ar
tificial support. Underlying rails and
good first mortgage public utilities
with yields of from S to 5h per cent
were quietly absorbed
United States government loans
We're firm and fractiopally higher.
High grade rails were STEADY. In a
few of the second-grade issues there
were advances. Wabash second 5s Of
1888 ran UP point, equaling the high
of the year. Bonds of the grade of
Southern railway As and the St
Louis-San Francisco prior lien As
were all well bought.
IrreEularity In Rails.
In the more speculative railway
issues there was much irreguiarity.
Missouri Pacific obligations were the
strongest among this class. Both the
general As and the 6s were active
and higher. The Missouri Pacific
February earnings statement showed
extraordinary improvement over that
of year ago.
Another speculative railroad bond
which sold higher today was Norfolk
and Southern refunding 5s. At the
present rate this road will do better
this year than at any time in the
last ten years. In this connection
great interest is taken in the plan for
reorganization OF the Georgia and
Florida railroad. now in receivership.
As elsewhere in the south, recent
earnings have been highly favorable.
1t is estimated that this year charges
will be covered not only on the re-
ceiverS' certificates, but on the first
mortgage 5s, on which no interest
has been paid since 1913.
Henviness and Reaction.
Elsewhere in the speculative rail-
road list there was heavineSs in the
st. Paul group and a slight reaction
from their recent highs in New Haven
obligations Erie bonds held firm.
In industrials the feature was the
spectacular rally in American Agr1-
cultural Chemical 7ha As recently
as Saturday these bonds slumped TO
record low Of 81, whereas today
they sold 9 points above that price.
although there was some subsequent
reaction. The recovery was doubt
less FASTENED by the retreat of the
short interest Heaviness persisted in
United States Rubber So and in the
three Wilson & Co. bonds
There were no outstanding features
in the foreign list. Swiss IS were
fractionally lower. French bonds
were practically unchanged.