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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
The Story Of
THE SKAGIT

DILL TINDALL, chairman Of the city council
L utilities committee, has put the results of months
Of study and investigation into series of articles on
THE History of the Skagit that he has written for
The Star
If you have been following The Stars fight for a
Showdown" on what has been done and what has
been spent the Skagt project to date, you will
want to read Mr.. Tindall's stories.
He tells Interestingly all the details of how the
Skagit grew from dream of gigantic municipal
enterprise into actuaty and follows its growth
step by step up to the present.
AND HE ANSWERS THE QUESTION THAT
EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASKING: WHAT Is
WRONG AT THE SKAGIT?"
You will want to read every one of Mr.. Tindars
stories. The first is on Page today. Others will
follow daily.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
BRIBERY
CASE, is
ON fill.
Vast Duplication
of Bonds Claimed
by Investigator
for President
BY FRAZER EDWARDS

BY FRAZER EDWARDS
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. c.
Wholesale Implications of Lib.
erty bonds Of every issue since
1918 In the bureau of engray-
ing and printing and the i'm.
plicatIon of treasury officials
are included in the startling
charges made by Charles ID.
Brewer, special assistant TO the
attorney general. In a suit filed
in the District OF Columbia SUI
preme court.
Brewer sued after he had charged
the department OF justice with at.
tempting to seize the evidence he
had collected at the personal 70
quest Of President Coolidge and the
late President Harding He said he
had refused 10 surrender the docu-
ments to the department for fear
they would be suppressed and he
discredited.
Brewer. In his suit, asked for an
Injunction restraining Secretary
Mellon. Attorney General Daugh.
erty, Undersecretary OF the Treas
ury winston and Acting Attorney
General Seymour from destroying
nearly 100000 in duplicate bonds
in his possession.
LAYS CHARGES
BEFORE SENATORS
Immediately after filing his suit,
Brewer met score OF progressive
senator's and congressman and laid
his charges before them. Repre-
sentative King OF Illinois announced
that he would intervene and become
party 10 the suit.
Brewer. in his petition. said he
had surrendered 70 King the key
TO a safety deposit box in a local
bank which contains the evidence
he has collected and the duplicate
bonds.
Acting under personal instruc.
tons from President Coolidge.
Brewer said he submitted full
report OF his investigation to At.
torney General Daugherty on Jan.
uary Is. 1924.
GRAFT AND BRIBERY
IN EVIDENCE
This evidence. he alleged. reveals
graft, bribery and corruption In the
bureau OF engraving and printing.
In his report Brewer charged:
Conditions at the bureau Of en-
craving and printing in March, 1922.
were appalling.
knowledge OF duplicate bonds
was suppressed by treasury officials
and the secret service.
Half OF the surrendered bonds
Turn TO Page 7. Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

The housewife who wears
boudoir cap until o'clock in the
afternoon and buys the evening
dinner at the deiicatessen.
Princeton professors say loyalty"
Is the strongest word in the English
language. How about gin"
Speaking Of the Teapot Dome.
back in New York in 1919. the res
taurants served hooch in n teapot
and II quickly went 10 your dome.
Derby hats are to be all the style
again this spring. Won't they look
cute on a gink wearing a pair OF
plus four golf knickers?
The mayoralty campaign is very
slow in getting under way. Even a
Miracle can't start II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
ToDAY's DEFINITION

Synonym: A word you use in
place Of another, when you can't
spell the other.
One Of the pressing needs Of the
day Is street cars that can detour
around autos.
Seattle bill posters are on strike.
Their slogan is Post No Bills"
n the bin posters would only stay
on strike for sufficiently long per
iod. people who drive out in the
country to see the scenery would be
able 70 see the scenery.
When one drives into the country
these days one is always able 70 get
n change OF scenery. Our bin boards
re changed almost weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
Heoise You Just Gotta Step Out and Grab Yourself Man

passing the buck7 Is it possible they
have leagued together to force us
TO do our stuff? Arc they laughing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
BY G. Lucille BUTLER

wuxtryi wuxtry! Marriage mar.
ket slumping. Shows alarming de-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
With the Biggest Circulation in Washington
Vamped Opportunity

High School Girl "Grabs Him by Goatee'
and Makes Him Dance With Her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
ny G. LUCILLE BUTLER

Photo BY Price a Carter.
star Staff Photographers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-06
WEATHER

Rain tonight and Thursday;
slightly ,oarmcr tonight; in.
ercdsing southeast trinds
Temperature Last 20 Hours
Maximum. 81. Minimum. SO.
To-day noon. 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27

Boys and girls SOC
Ribbed Hose, brown
and black. Sizes 81
to 10.
Bargain Basement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27
Official World at
Memorial
Services
~ Ian ELIOT.

- NJ ofrrtal World paused in
~ h9Eg NE today TO pay
- rrEn9re % the hate President
$50 and the leaders thereof
$500 m ths hall q the House
Is GErE~~GrzttVes for the solemn
$500 Rrrtre In his honor
eztart-a ~ the senate and the
- Ia President Of the
E1-E stafss and his Cabinet
@4uaf asM1s on the lOOr Of the
- $500 CDure and the assO-
e - uresaflnE officer.
Wa. CuaiN1Ee uas present. ac-
ewlMnt-d ~ ~ and Mrs. Foster
$50 ghs are visiting at the
$3.50 ftuuss And directly across
ssm ~ Sb@aker's desk. from
1894 S@rreEary Hughes delivered
g. @11.wy q ms iate Chief. Mrs.
Es4nNaE 81 q Flafhetic. vet a gal
- 0Eurs. IN her widows weeds,
W@A G-n<Eal and Mrs. Sawyer,
49, Senator J0seph s. Freling-
hMEwl n. r. Cr1ssinger and
Gw~ u CHRISTIAN
In tn ExecmEtwe Gallery, which
60 r~Mrv@6 exclusively for the
49, - tn President and the
49, - the Cabinet and Su-
- Cert. WITH the Presidents
So 81 Ms Coolidge and her
Es~~A
~ Tar. wife Of the chief
NHw@uR. w1s present. with the
ww@1 20 SINE 81 the associate
HssEnu-z. and N the little Cabinet
80 go nsted Mrs. Hughes.
~ We~ks. Mrz NeW-the Post
1zzsesr General and Mrs. New
w~Es nerh4p@ the closest friends
- 70 he PreSs4ent in the Carl.
- cssnfinE~uf-Mrs. DENLY. Mrs.
2H~r~. Mrs Hoover and Mrs. ].
y umNM
~ Ailsa Mellon. daughter Of
- &ecretary - Ine Treasury, is
@z1 - tuNn- ard Mrs. Work. wife
81 10 S@rretFay % the Interior,
&nsumx ~th@rS there were Miss
LsMMra Harlan. who Was Mrs. Har-
e1E @--Esl s-sretary. Mrs. NichO-
- uUrfh Mss Anne Ran
&C., ~ FresieTick A. DeIano.
- y a Hartman. J. Butler
NraE1f and ThoElas J O'Brien.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27

Women 35c Ribbed
Vests, sizes SO to 80,
inclusive.
Irregulars, 2 for 49c
Bargain Basement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27
Unions Back Dry Meeting.

Representatives. of twenty five
local unions will be present at an
all-day meeting of the w. C. T. U.
tomorrow at the Columbia Heights
Christian Church. Park road west of
fourteenth. Congressman w. NJ.
Valid of Colorado is scheduled to
speak on the immigration bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27

u-s. 'ealsiEe vii be hostess this
Co. % the ladies Of the
g. me all meet with he.
- - aud an Informal discussion
81 sA~tE prtlf,lrnl~ - - their custom
m a. b~ Wesiness.ay in each
mmmrA
- E-nrsIer q Poland and Mime.
NFssEuska hzv~ postponed until
49, - ~ dinner % twenty-Six
49, 49, 1919 - give this evening
g. rsganll-n~ut - the Minister Of
49, ara NHa~ JuSserand
"a ulu1sl-r - the Netherlands
go ~ . Grsseff will entertain
q raUualy - twenty az dinner this
su~zaa< - th~ legation.
- NluI-ztsT - Guatemala and
- Ssnrh~z L-stOur will enter.
@nm ~uruuany - twenty-five al
49, thts evening I'm compliment
- ~emztsT and Mrs. George Moses.
- rsrirluE se-retaFy Of the Meth
$3.50 i=Ea-lsr- III J. r. Hubrecht
- Ave So New York on Monday
49, - sa.ls ~ Wednesday for
- - p-s~r ~ Madrid
~. k-E<~-s Hale will h. at home
asasrruu afternoon from To $50
49, snd uIH have assisting her
~ ts=-=ur F'~eI TChuys-n and
- Fhsllp ~ sheridan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27

messed by only members of the i'm
mediate families. will be performed
by the Rev. DIR. Charles Wood, of the
Church Of the Covenant, and the
bride will be given in marriage by
her grandfather, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge. Mrs. Minot will have
no attendants and her gown will be
a Cabot model, imported for the &C.
casiOn.
Major General and Mrs. John L..
Hines will be the guests of honor
at the dinner that Col. and Mrs.
Howard Dickinson will give this
evening.
Mrs. John Stewart McLennan
will entertain at luncheon tomor-
row for her daughter. Miss Mildred
Tytus. in compliment to Miss Louf-
itch Yousry, daughter Of the Egyp-
tian Minister. The guests will num-
Der eight.
Mrs Justin Morrill, Chamberlin
was hostess to a company Of four
teen at luncheon today in compli-
ment to Mrs. John Crayke Simpson.
Following luncheon the guests will
play nah jong.
y y X
Mrs. Charles H. Robb is entertain.
ing small company Of ladies at
bridge this afternoon in her apart
ment at the Rochambeau.
| X \
/ Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins was hos
| tess to a company of twenty-five
ladies at luncheon today at her
I residence in X street.
X X X
Miss Eleanor Hellmuth who is
visiting Mrs. Thornton Boland was
( the guest of honor at the luncheon
/ that her hostess gave today.
COnRressm0n C0reW
Guest at Dinner
! Congressman John F. Carew, of
New York, will be the guest of
honor at a testimonial dinner that
his colleagues in Congress from the
State of New York, will give this
evening at the Lee House.
The guests at the dinner will in.
clude Senator Royal s. Copeland
Congressman Finis j. Garrett, Con.
gresham John NJ. Garner, Con.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
FARM MEN PLEAD
 FOR M'NARY BILL
Day Of Soft Soaping Agriculture
 Is Past, They Warn

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Warn- ing Congress and the nation that "the day of soft soaping agriculture is past" representatives of farm organizations in Washington have circularized the House and Senate with demand for passage of the McNary- -Haugen bill.
 The letter was sent without the slightest semblance of Q threat" &C., cording to the text. If Congress fails to pass the bill i've shall go back home and save as much out of the wreck as we can," the writers declare.
 "NO mere legislative palliative can save agriculture from the collapse which now impends,' according to the letter, which is signed by officials of a sco- of farm organizations.
 ''Tens of thousands of farmers have been forced into bankruptcy," the con gressmen are told, and tens of thou sands of others are menaced at this hour with the same catastrophe"
 When the average farmer is strug- glind for his very existence it would be an insult to offer him mere legis- lative nostrum that does not honestly seek to relieve him of the tremendous handicap under whicL he is laboring," |" the letter says.
 Give us the McNary- -Haugen bill for agriculture is unable to accept a substitute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
TO MAKE PLANS
 FOR 3R-3 FLIGHT
Airship Expected To Be Given Its First Test
 Early In June

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Ernest H. Lehman, vice president of the Goodyear-Zeppelin corporation, h s sailed to conduct final preparations for the flight of the United States navy airship ZR-3, the construction of which is now near completion at Friedrich shafep. Germany. --s
 It is expected the ZR-3 will venture upon it's first trial flight early in June in the vicinity of the Boden lake.
 Lehman will be one of the three commanders of the airship on the im- pending transatlantic flight. The aerial journey to the United States will be undertaken in July, if present plans materialize. Taking the southern route, the airship will head straight for Florida, thence flying overland to Lake hurst, where the ZR-3 is to be de- livered to American naval authori- ties. [
 The flight should require not over three days. Entire responsibility for eventual mishaps occurring before the airship's delivery at Lakehurst will rest upon the German Zeppelin company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
GRATEFUL TO
 AGE-HERALD
 FOR AID GIVEN
To the Editor of The Age Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald At the last meeting of the board a resolution was passed expressing appreciation for the splendid serv- ices rendered by the press of the city in our recent bond campaign. l am enclosing copy of that resolu- ion and take this occasion to express to you my personal thanks for the invaluable aid the Birmingham Age Herald is so generously lending to the cause of education in this city. Cordially yours,
 c. B. GLENN,
 Superintendent. Be It Resolved by the board of Education of the city of Birmingham that in the voting the three million five hundred thousand bond issue for the public schools of the city and the three mill tax conspanion measure, we recognize the impera- tive demand of the people for enlarged and improved educational equipment and convenience;
 Be It Further Resolved that we feel our indebtedness and obliga- tion and that of the people of Bir- mingham to the newspapers of the city who so freely and .unselfishly gave valuable space, thought and ef- fort to the success of these measures without reward except the consci- ousness of rendering a great public service. We thank them and tender by these resolutions to each of them our deep and sincere aprecipation.
 N ERSKINE RAMSAY,
 President,
 R. E. CHADWICK.
 Ycie President.
 MRS. A. W, BELL,
 .R. R. MOORE,
 K. D. MARTHUR,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
MEMPHIS CITIZEN
 MLLSDAUGHTER;;
 TAKES OWN LIFE
Tragedy Is Enacted On Street. Couldn't Go
 On,' Note Said

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 1S.-Martin D. Keith, B, plumber. while walking with his daughter, Miss Marie Keith, 28, ill Buntyn, a suburb of Memphis, today, suddenly shot her through the head, killing her instantly, then turned the pistol on himself, inflicting wounds from which he died 30 minutes later.
 Keith had asked his daughter to go with him to gather wild flowers and the tragedy occurred while they were returning home.
 After killing his daughter and be- fore firing bullet into his own head, keath wrote the following note which was found on the pavement
 ~She never knew why hurt her. I write this message because 1 had to take her out ahead of me. I cannot go on this way"
 The family moved here from KRlama- zoo. Mich, last year, and Keith had been ill and unable to work for months. Relatives believe he became mentally deranged by worrying over his trou- bles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
AGED MOTHER OF GOV. SMITH DIES IN BROOKLYN
End Comes Suddenly While Son Is Away
 For Rest

NEW YORK, May ,1S.- Mrs. Cathe- rine Smith, mother of Governor Smith, who has been i'll for several weeks with pneumonia, died tonight at the home of her daughter in Brooklyn,
 Governor Smith was not with his mother when she died He was reached at Absecon, N. J.. by telephone and left there immediately for Brooklyn.
 Takes Sudden Turn
 Mrs. Smith took sudden turn for the worse this afternoon. Earlier in the day, she had seemed to be improy- ing.
 Mrs. Smith was born on the lower East Side, 72 years ago. She spent her girlhood, married and reared her family there. Her husband, Alfred Emanuel Smith, died in 1SS6 when the governor was boy of 13.
 The success of her son in public life was q source of the greatest pride to Mrs. Smith. A deep bond of attach aent existed between them, The gov ernor for many years made it q point 10 visit His mother on Sunfis vsss gslsen she used oeook an oldsfashionad ainA net for him.
 Son Was Away The governor had been at her bed side during much of her last illness, having gone away for a short rest at Absecon when his mother showed strong signs of returning health.
 Mrs. Smith was a devout Catholic and rarely missed mass at, the nearby Church of the Assumption.
 Besides the governor and Mrs. Mary Glynn, her daughter, she is survived by 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Five of the grandchil- dren are the sons and daughters of the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
CONVENTION MEETS TUESDAY
Committeeman o. ID. Street To Be
 Present---J. M. Atkins To Preside

Committeeman o. ID. Street To Be
 Present--J. M. Atkins To Preside
 The annual state republican conven- tion of Alabama convenes in Birming- ham at II o'clock Tuesday morning at the Hillman hetel. Delegates will be present from every county in Alabama, according to announcement
 ]. M Atkins of Heflin, state chair. man, will open the convention, and among those who will be present and take lending part in the activities is Oliver D. Street of Guntersville, na- tional committeeman
 Leaders in the national republican organization are expected to be present and some of them will make addresses. Among the out-of-state speakers will be Mrs. J. Lindsay Patterson of For syth county, N O., once q candidate for representative in Congress from her state. Several of the more prominent state republican workers are on the program.
 District and county conventions have been held throughout, the state during the past few weeks, and in most cases the administration of President Coolidge has been indorsed and delegations in- stFucted for him. A fight may be pre- cipitated, according to certain opinion, between these factions and those who want an uninstracted delegation to the national convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
DIABETES DEATHS
 SHOWING DECREASE
Growing Use Of InsuIin De.
 cIared Important Factor

NEW YORK, May i1S.-Evidences that the use of insulin. the new dis covery for curbing diabetes, is. serving to halt the mortality rate from the disease, are contained in statistics just made public by the Metropolitan Life Insurance company.
 With the record of its 100000 in dustrial policy holders for the first quarter of 1924 at hand, the statisti- cal bulletin of the company announces that mortality from diabetes declined g per cent as compared with the first quarter of last year among the white policy holders, and IT per cent among the colored. Each additional month helps to confirm, the impression that the growing use of insulin is an im- portant factor in bringing this about"
 The death rate from diabetes for March, 1924, was 16.9 per 00,000, as compared with 223 for March, 1923, according to the company's figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
WORLD COURT BODY }
 FIGHTS LODGE PLAN
Fifty Organizations To Present
 Memorial To Congress

E WASHINGTON, May 1S.-O Organi- zations which appeared before a special Senate subcommittee recently to urge the United States to join the world court are opposed to the plan of Sena- tor Lodge for establishment of q new court.
 This opposition is expressed in a memorial to be presented to Congress Monday by the committee on arrange ments of the. more than fifty organiEa- tions whose representatives argued for the Harding Hughes protocol for join ing the present court.
 Among those who signed the me- morial is former Justice John H. Clark, of the supreme court, representing the League of Nations NcnsP Partisan as- sociation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
HIDDEN STRENGTH. IN SMITH BOOM.
 IS LATEST CLAIM.
Roosevelt Refuses To Di- vulge Names-Says He
 Has Promises
By RODNEY F. BUTCHER By Leased Wire to The Age-HeraId)

NEW YORK, May 1S.-An unsus- pected and hidden strength, which is go- ing to surprise everybody except the leaders of Al Smiths presidential boom, will be thrown to the New York gover- nor almost at the beginning of the demo- cratic national convention.
 This claim, coming from Franklin b. Roosevelt, manager of Smiths campaign. is the latest to be made by various po- litical managers on the relative strength in point of delegates, with which their candidates may be expected to enter tthe convent i9nss s--s VI ! TOsAyoid Embarrassment
 Roosevelt, explaining plausibfy that he would embarrass d large number of delegates should he enumerate them among those who he feels sure will vote for Smith, gives no figures of his own, but casts ridicule on the other claims which have been put out.
 "A rough adding of the various fig ures given out by different people as certain votes for other candidates re- yeals the surprising fact that there must be 2,67S delegates to the convention in stead of the 1908 as has generally been supposed" Roosevelt said, in q state AIA1Ls tEAkIIls IA | klNH the number of votes certain for Gov ernor Smith, wouM increase an al- ready unwieldy gathering beyond the limits of Madison Square Garden. This is am reluctant to do"
 But Roosevelt insists that he has learned from delegates themselves and from leaders who unquestionably can speak for the delegates from their states, s'that nobody has yet guessed anywhere near as large number of convention votes as Smith is going to command.
 One Southern State
 q find that Governor Smiths strength lies in the fact that there are many delegates, particularly on the ufi- instructed delegations, who are intend ing to vote for Governor Smith either from the beginning or after the first bal lot or two for favorite sons. There is particularly, one southern state, not thought of as a possibility for the gov ernor, which intends to vote all but one delegate for Governor Smith. There are several supporters. where the roll call will reveal similar condition" .s
 Meanwhile, as it remains very much up to the future whether ROOsevelt's x roseate dream will be realized, Tammany Hall. the strongest organized force be- hind Governor Al. is apparently going to avert the threatened split within it's ranks which has been thought especial ly likely following it's inability to select leader to replace Charles F. Murphy.
 It appears now that an oligarchy of four men and three women will rule Tammany as a temporary expedient to tide over the democratic national con- vention. This was decided upon after opposition developed to other candi- dates for the leadership who were pro- posed after the final refusal of the poe sition by Surrogate James A. Foley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
WIVES OF MINERS
 ATTACK FURNACES
Amazons Seize Picks And Shoyels And Fight
 Way From Plants
RIOTERS SUBDUED
 BY RUBBER CLUBS
By ERIC KEYsER

(By Leased Wire 10 The Aee-H Herald
 BERLIN, May 18.-Three policemen and 12 ''reds'' were injured in day long clashes Sunday at Fuerstenwalde, % miles from Berlin, when 5000 com munists, armed with pistols, brass knuckles and clubs descended on the town to break up fascist demonstra- tion staged there by Uhlan regiment.
 The communists were from Berlin. Some went by train to the pretty little community, while other units marched the whole distance.
 Police Use Clubs
 Local police, heavily reinforced by Berlin "greeif police" used rubber clubs with loaded ends in driving the to fire few shots.
 At gundown police announced that they had the situation under control, but it was believed that the com munists were mastering their forces outside tho town gates for 2 night at tack.
 Meanwhilo dispatches from the RuhE reported that, with the arbitration award in the miners strike refused. the nsople of the inllnafxia1 district. and K zlv WiVNS q fEIt ake ss coming desEerate
 Women Raid City Han
 At Gelsenkirchen, long trouble cen. ter, angry women stormed the city hall demanding issuance of food rations At Rotthausen police were compelled to intervene in riots. At HAttingen min ers wives rolled up their sleeves and, armed with rakes and picks, hauled the fires of furnaces at mines, leaving the mines in danger of beigg flooded. Strike breakers rushed to drive off the women, but the Amazons seized picks and shoyels and fought their way out of the plants.
 It is feared that the women's action may be followed by their demand that their men folk begin similar sabotage.