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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
CHAMBER CAN'T
BACK PROJECT
State Must Enter Into Con-
tract With Government

TITTfTAs irrigation project has
N been absolutely killed by Gov.
Hartley's action. private enterprise
cannot save u.
The Interior department az wash
iugton so informed the Seattle Cham,
ber OF Commerce Tuesday. according
TO J. J. Underwood. chamber repre-.
sentative az tho capital.
at Is impossible Tor the interior
department TO accept bonds from tho
Kittltas irrigation district unless the
state enters into contract with the
department" Underwoods message
said.
Tho chambers board OF trustees.
under Chairman worrUli Wilson.
was 10 meet Tuesday afternoon 20
talk about tho affair.
f. L. skeel. attorney.member OF
the beard. was 10 present resolu.
ton concerning the matter.
II WAS understood upofficially that
the resolution win recommend that
the chamber take hold Of and put the
project across. In spite OF the gov.
ernor.
This. however appears 10 be
blocked by tho Interior departments
ruling tina, Tho state. and not prl'
yatc interests. must back the pro
Jcct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
WON'T EXPLAIN
SUICIDE TRY
Man Fails in Life Attempt;
In Critical Condition

After writing note 10 the police,
aalting them 20, notify Mrs. r.,
W. Kindred. 4fi2 sgth ave. y. w.
that no had committed suicide,
Charles j. Fritz, ~. shot himself IN
Lis apartment AT ia Eastlake ave.
Monday afternoon
Fritz had seated himself In O rock,
lng chair In front Of a mirror. using
a .i5,oallbor automatic pistol TO send
10 bullet thru his chest close 10 his
heart.
Ito failed IN the suicide attempt.
and was Ia the city hospital Tuesday
In a critical condition.
AZ first insisting that he was n. G.
Brown. Fritz revealed his rcnl iden-
tity when police told him he would
probably die.
II lost my wife two years ago.
Fritz said.
Mrs. j. s., Barker. living IA the
apartment above Fritz's, said she
heard thud about 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon. She called r. l.. Hummer
and H. u. Chandler ana Harry
Whitehead. who we're outside, and
they found Fritz.
Fritz has three brothers in tho
city, and has been married twice.
Two children, son n and dauRh.
ter live In the East lie hhS been
working as a longshoremnn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
GOLD STANDARD
IN ENGLAND
Churchill Announces Return
in Introducing Budget

LONDON. April 2s.--Great Britain
returned 10 a gold standard today.
Winston Churchill. chancellor OF the
exchequer, announced in tho house
OF commons. whore he introduced
tho budget for the coming fiscal
year.
Addressing a house Ia which every
seat was filled. tho galleries being
crowded with distinguished visitors
and peers. while the entire country
waited for details OF the budget.
Churchill added that the government
had decided 10 allow tho Bank OF
England TO export bullion. startlng
today.
The chancellor Of the oxchequer
announced tina, tho dominlons also
arc returning TO the gold standard
Australia Is acting today" no
told the house.
Great Britain has arranged for
credit OF $500. 100000 IN tho United
States. II necessary. Churchill said
4 government fund OF siss.0oo. 600
viii ~ used iu June and December
10 make debt payments 10 the Unit
ed states, he added
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
CROOKS HOLD UP
MAN IN VAULT
Young Bandits Get S4,700;
Unseen by 2 Guards

Pushing rovolvers into their vie.
TINS back as hc descended tho stair.
way TO tho Pioneer Safety Deposit
vaults, First and Cherry late Mon
day, two youthful bandits held up
Carl schermor. clothier OF iO5 First
ave. =, and escaped with $4,000, OF
which $500 was cash and the rest
checks.
The money was rolled up in u
newspaper which schermor was car
rying under his arm, Tho mon
grabbed t. ran back up the steps
with a warning to schermcr 20 keep
quiet "or wen bump you off"
Outside. ON tho street. stood two
OF Schermer's employees, who had
acted as his guards until no reached
the stairway. They did not SEQ the
bandits enter or emerge from the
stairway. thoy said,
sohermer, afraid TO cry out, stood
inside for a minute before venturing
out. The men had disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
HARTLEY
STARTS ON PAGE 1


settles the arid lands there can
be no valid reason why II should
not do an much for the swamp and
overflow lands. OF which there nrg
3sT. 900 acres and then there are
the millions OF acres OF cu'.oyer
lands. mitch OF which are suscspt
ible Of agricultural development
and settlement
Can tho state OF Washington az.
ford 10 sign a contract which IN
effect viii mean the adoption Of .
policy under which w6 may be
called upon in the future TO finance
the settlement and Improvement OF
more than 100000 acres OF undo.
vcloped Iands7
II say no!
Before We enter upon such
policy lot US consider the expert.
encs OF other states in colonization
ventures. call attention 10 the
following press dispatch from Sac.
ramento. under date OF April 10th:
Hubert Work. secretary OF the In.
terror, was today invited by Gov.
eruor Richardson to visit the state
land settlement colony az Delhi in
order that the secretary might "sse
this monumental failure first hand
and talk with the indignant colon.
ists.' and that the million or m0rc
dollars California will lose may be
a valuable lesson 10 other states
and 10 the federal government"
''Ths governor. In his telegram 10
Secretary Work. now at klamath
Fails. Ore. thoroly condemns state
colonization schemes.
And SO do /.
"Washlngton's delegation in con.
gress. together with other dolega.
tons from Western reclamation
states, have already announced their
intention 10 have this land settle.
ment restriction repealed b. con.
greSs at It's next session.
IF this provision ~ right and
just and sound: II it's effect Is 20
aid. to stimulate and to further fed.
eral reclamation: II Il should be
adopted MS a definite and settled
policy. why repeal II?
But II II is not entitled TO stand
in the federal statute. Is IL entitled
to favorable consideration and &C.
coptance by this slater II must be
remembered that we are not her
dealing with a project, but with a
policy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
DECISION DUE IN
HART FEE CASE
Prosecutor to Sa. This Week
whether He Win Push Charge

OLYMPIA. April gS.--ProsecutlnE
attorney Roscoe Fullerton an.
soanecd Monday afternoon he would
i.,lae before the end OF this week
,se,her or not he viii push tho
,h,rgc against former Gov. Louis r.,
HAr IN connection with tho matter
4 fees IN the scandinavian Ameri.
an hank roeciycrshlp
" have not had time to so into
~, matter thoroDy." said Prosecutor
gallerton. and | win not be able TO
.,mple,e my investigation before two
y three days,
st'ntl the Investigation Is com.
,le,eA l viii have no statement what
rsr 10 make In connection with the
ssue
Prosecutor Fullerton inherited the
,roublcsomo issue Monday morning.
.fer Attorney General John Dunbar
sued a statement explaining that
tAs law does not empower him to file
A Information in any alleged crimi,
sal case,
The attorney general, after making
vabuc his statement, referred tho
sAse 20 the prosecuting attorney,
who may call upon the attorney gen.
kral 20 help him prosecute tho case
h No SO desires. Dunbar said he
cave Fullerton a complete statement
q the case. but neither he nor Full.
kr,on would say what Il was
Meantime. olympia Is stirred over
ia charges against the former gov.
gnor which aro alleged 90 have bern
made hy Forbes Haskiu. receiver.
ana his attorney. Guy u, Kelley,
both OF Tacoma, IN pressing their
Gains for foes In the Scandinavian
American bank rccclyership Gov.
srnor Hart. spending much Of his
time on the sunny side % Capitol
way with political crouics. seems to
y the least concerned. He is pur.
suing a policy of silence and wrtt'
~ for the prosecuting attorneys
Office TO make the first move.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
WIDEN STREET?
City Planning Group 0kehs
Work on N. 34th ST.

North 3ith St. leading from the
iorth end Of Fremont bridge to
Stone way will DC w1dened IL feet
~ condemnation OF the north side
q Tie thorofare. II the city council
ssopts plan okehed by tho city
tanning commission Tuesday.
!; Is designed 70 accommodate the
acEeaslng auto traffic and permit
be moving Of Greenlake and other
Ireet car lines away from the side
tslk into the middle Of the street.
Widening tho street. II was cx.
'ained b. city engineer Blackwell.
nh permit a 2O-foot auto roadway
"a each side Of the car tracks elm.
aating danger 70 autoists and
1tisstrians on the present narrow
driveway between the car tracks
lhd the four.foot sidewalk along the
lake Union wall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
AUDITORIUM
STARTS ON PAGE 1

: private, non.profltsharing, non.
alafied corporation to erect and
a@inisin the structure. title TO the
fsunds and building remaining with
De city.
~ is also based upon the con.
atnmatIon OF the provisions Of tho
wi Of James Osborne. widely known
attle pioneer, who died in the
n Offering 100000 for a town
All II the city would match the
,am. There is now available from
~ estate, slO5, 900.
Ihs city ii unable to finance the
'aure project, being too close TO the
mi Of its bonded debt. Hence the
.lvate corporation which win sell
$4,000 Ga per cent bonds. cunning
~ 2 70 20 years. Ten thousand
WARS VIII be sought as outright
tn'ribullons from tho public. thru
'.ns outlined by o special Chamber
commerce committee. heades by
u. Hatch.
Az but councilmen Carroll and
'Nhols voted "yesp on tho rcsolu.
an' Carroll IL out OF town and
"Nnolt reserved his vote
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
GAIL Editor for Libel;
So His Wife Publishes
Paper, Continues Fight

In first page editorial IN
Mondays isbus Of the paper,
Mrs Lynn wrote.
when my husband gets out
OF jDil, shall return 10 my
homework. but serve notice
that II no In convicted and cent
10 prison, ! am going TO buy
the Herald and print the truth
10 long os Washington sends no
official notice that the constitu.
lion Of the United States has
been repealed"
Hundreds n sympathizers daily
visit Lynn ~ the county jail
for tho purpose Of Dledging their
support in his fight. The editor
Fteadfastly refusea the offer OF
$4,000 BAH money his friends
have obtained for him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Photographers Hold
First Annual Dinner

sixty photographers attended the
flrH, annual banquc, or the Photog,
raphers' association OF Seattle in the
Chamber OF Commerce building.
Monday night President Nordlund
presided ana spoke briefly OF the
progress OF tho association.
Mrs, Ruby oAbun Clyde entertained
with songs. ]. A, Jukes. OF Bslling
ham. representative OF tho Pacific
Coas, association. urged attendance
al tho convention In San Francisco
In September. and Mr. Grady WAS
,oaetmnstrr Frank slydc gave the
association a message from the
Chamber Of Commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
WORRY OLMSTED
Prompt Denial OF Plea by
Court flinders Plans

With defense attorneys seeking TO
sslay the prosecution o. the oimsted
conspiracy case NJ every step. the
psomp,ness with which the circuit
curt Of appeals al san Francisco
psssed upon the application for O
wit Of certiorari threw eonsterna-
ton into their ranks
The court upheld the decision Of
Judge Neterer here. denying a writ
calling for review OF the proceed
nSs during which was issued the
Rarch warrant used in the search
q Attorney Jerry Fineh's offices
and the hone OF Roy oimsted.
Attorney Finch had hoped 10 re-
fain possession OF certain papers
md records taken from his private
records before the grand jury re-
irTned the Indictment lie nov may
move Tor suppression OF the evidence
turing trial Of the CASE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Victory Claimed by Both
Sides in Pacific Battle
Marines Land on Oahu; Umpires Will De-
termine Victors Of Fight

Admiral Robert y. Coonts aud
tho other officers who are sitting
ia Judgment over the nations
greatest battle gnme. were beslegod
with claims from both Sides and an.
houncod that each argument would
be carefully dlssocted before n fin.
al report determines the winner
The objective OF tho marine "nt-
tack was Pearl Horbor ana the Of.
fcnslve was made by land ana sea
instead " thru the air, The blue"
enemy followed UP tho capture Of
Mololai and Lanai islands by land.
Ing a large detachment Of devil
dogu" on the southwest tip OF oahu
island. Tho skirmlah that enHucd
against the defenders found neither
side willing TO admit defeat and tho
umplres' ruling is awaited before the
drive against Pearl Harbor can be
resumed.
The oahu offensive was made after
the blue fleet OF some 1875 war YES.
sells had attempted several landings
and small raids 20 test tho strength
OF tho black shore stations De.
tense batteries repulscd an attack
during the night only 10 have tho
enemy ntnru under cover OF a smoke
| screen 10 land on the coast near
Fort Kamchamoha Infantry finally
drove them Off there but the success.
mi landing came a short time later,
hidden by darkness.
a surprising development OF the
war game ms played thus far. has
been the lightncss OF air operations
Tho plane carrier Langley was bomb
cd while 80 miles south OF Oahu. east
OF here. and did not rotaliate with a
formidable aerial attack, as had been
expected.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Booze Seller Gets
2 Years at Mcneil

Pleading guilty 10 a charge OF con.
spring TO violate tho prohibition
lRwH. Ray Cook was sentenced 20
servo two years In Mcneil Island
prison by Judge Netercr Thursday.
Cook admitted selling liquor at III
Washington 81. last winter, Alice
Paul and Dorothy Myers alias
Edith Long. arrested AZ the same
time. are 20 be tried,
Cook was convicted recently OF
selling narcotics and sentenced 10
serve five years at Mcneil island.
The two sentences will run concur
rcntly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
IDENTIFY 3 men
aanaimo Holdup Witnesses
See Suspects Here

-Four witnesses OF the December
soldup OF the Royal Bank or Can
aaa. Nanaiulo. u. C.. branch, in
rhich bandits got $4,000. Monday
dentlfied three prisoners held in
ne city Jail. according TO Detective
Chef Tenant and Police chief J.
shirras, tho latter from Nanaimo.
The suspects are Ed German.
James Burns and Alfred Castro. ar.
rested last week. sawed-off shot
runs. ammunition and pistols led
4ty officers TO agree with Sheriff
s'arwich that they might have
banned the recent Jail delivery at.
ssuapt at the county Jail. where T..
4. johnson. c. r. Bagiey and Tfar.
y Stone are held. awaiting extradi.
ton for the robbery.
Names Of the witnesses who made
Re Identification near midnight
H1nday we're not diYulgcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Seattle Ball Club
Press Mems Guests

The Seattle tasenaH club win lie
guests OF tho Seattle Press club at
dinner Tuesday night az 7 p. m.
Entertainment features. arranged
by tho Newspaper men. viii bo pro-
Hentcd by Gordon Klibourno and hts
orchestra from Downs Dancing
academy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
S. F Men Saved in
Holland Ship Crash

BAN FIlANCIsCO. April 2s.--Flyc
San Franciscans sole passengers,
were saved when the Hamburg
American motor ship Ids was beach
ed on tho Holland coast after a
crash with another ship. the marine
department OF the Chamber OF Com
merce was advised today. The ship
left here March II. IL crashed with
the Kermos line steamship 1noka Off
the River scheidt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

YUMA. Arlz.. April 2s.-Whilo
i her husband, George Lynn,
local editor, was In JAN on Grim
lnal libel charges Monday. Mrs
ueorgctio Lynn got out his paper
on schedule and continued the
editorials which caused his ar
rest.
Tho editor was jailed Saturday
on complaint Of Ic, y. Banguin.
ottl, millionaire rancher, who
claims that Lynn falsely accused
him OF selling polluted milk 20
babies and failure 10 make
proper tax returns.
Despite the cagerness 10 bail
him out, Lynn sticks 10 his de-
termination to rot in Jail'
rather than surrender his consti.
tutional rights OF free speech.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

HONOLULU, April Is The hat
ue OF Oahu has ended with both
sides claiming victory.
a sharp engAgement on oahu
Island after marines or tho attack.
ms blue" forces had succeeded in
landing detachment Of marines,
terminated the maneuyers Monday.
Empires OF tho war numc which
tho United States fleet has under.
taken 10 determine the strength OF
Americas defenses In the Pacific.
convened aboard the Z. 4. X Seat
Tie of Honolulu Immediately after
the brush between tho marines aud
the defending BLACK" forces In the
HalIewa sector,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Tindall and Moore
Touring Cedar Lake

Councilmen Tindall and Moore loft
early Tuesday for an nllday tour Of
inspection OF the ci'ys water rescrs
volr at Cedar lake. They viii look
over the scaling operations and re-.
forcstation work by which tho city
with federal and state aid Is ro.tlm.
bering logged.off Land around tho
Lake With 10000 young eyergrecns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Laiti Is Sentenced
to 10 to Is Years

William j. faltI. who tried 70
kin himself when near capture by
police two weeks ago. pleaded
guilty 10 a robbery charge in pre-.
siding court Monday ana was sen
fenced 70 from 10 TO 20 years az
hard labor az Wnlla Wnlla prison.
A plea By Attorney George Olson
for n suspended sentence was dis,
regarded BY Judge Ronald
lilo admitted robberies AZ the May,
flower dairy. Nelson's laundry. or
pheum theater. MBrlntts bakery
and Seattle car barns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Grocer on Stand
in Arson Defense

Declaring that neighbors had set
the fire out OF enmity 10 him. A. J.
Bachelor. aged grocer. took the
stand In his defense In an arson cnse
before Judge Douglas Tuesday. He
Is alleged TO have burned down his
small store for insurance January 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

MIELLMADE Aprons
w In quite "a number
OF attractive styles.
Fashioned from good
quality ginghams, per-
Gale, and some of color
full cretonne as shown in
the sketch.
All arc effectively
trimmed In colored pip.
ing, rick rack braids and
contrasting materials.
sizes for small women,
average women and wom
on Of full figure, Special
ly priced, Wednesday, at
7Sc.
DOWNSTAIRS
STORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

In silk poplln. cashmere
and organdic. Daintily
trimmed in embroidery
and lace edgings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

In white with crochet tops in pink blue. coored
strings, Two pairs for 4Sc.
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

Cciluloid novelties in rattles
and rings 20 amusc baby.
wide assortment Of styles.
Two for 4sc. Wednesday.
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-06-23
RAILROADS INSURE
$4,000 EMPLOYEES
THREE SOUTHERN COMPA
MES ARRANGE POLICIES
FOR S150,OOO,000.

One OF the greatest insurance trans
actions in history has been completed
lin New York city, where three large
southern railroads have bought Sl50,-
600 1000 in insurance for their workers.
The railroads are the Nashville, the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. LOUIS
and the Louisville, Henderson and St.
Paul
The combined policies will protect
about 10000 men and women raliroad
EMPLOYEES. Under the plan no class OF
employees is neglected.
Based Upon Monthly Pay.
The amount OF protection offered
each employe is based upon monthly
earnings. The lowest policy IS Tor $l,-
900 and the maximum $4,000, with
81 600 additional benefits in case OF
death. There are also DEMENT'S Tor loss
Of limb, for eyesight and Tor Perma-
nent disability. n,oo =
EMPLOYEES earning less than $lO0 a
month will be eligible for life insur-
ance po1icies OF $1,000. For those
whose earnings are from 500 to Sis
there is protection for $1,000, while all
earners being paid more than $l/o a
month will be insured for S5,OOO.
Each employe will contribute a uni
form sum to the premium cost. ne
railroads will bear the remaining eN,
penses and will do the accounting ana
clerical work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-06-23
NEGRO NANNY BURIED
SIDE HER WHITE FOLKS
FUNERAL HELD IN THEIR MA
CON HOME. COFFIN BANKED
HIGH WITH FLOWERS.

MACON, Ga.-The body of Anna
Jordan, 73year-old negress,, who had
been for thirty-hve years nurse and
cook in the home of Mrs. Robert S.
Smith, of Macon, lies in a new-made
flower banked grave in the Smith fam
lily plot in Rose Hill cemetery, along
side the graves of Mr.. Smith and two
of the Smith children.
Anna died recently while on visit
to her brother in Atlanta. Her body
was brought back to Macon to the
Smith home, the only home she had
known for many years, and funeral
services were held in the living room
there White people, friends of Mrs.
Smith and of her children, who had
come to know the old negress as
Nanny" and members OF her own
race passed by the coffin piled high
with flowers from white people OF the
city.
Negro Choir Sang.
Members of Annals beneficial" So
ciety and of her church occupied the
front rows of seats in the living room
of the Smith home Mrs Smith and
her daughter, Mrs Rufin Chestney
in mourning, and Charles Smith sat
behind them. White people occupied
the remaining seats and stood in the
doorways of the living room. AS the
service opened a mixed quartette from
the Stewart African Methodist Epis-
copal church raised their rich voices
in "Rest for the Weary" Following
this they sang Nearer, My God, tt
| The"
NANNY" came + Macon from
Jasper county, where she was born
She had been married and had los
both her husband and her two-year-
old child. She occupied a room on the
first floor of the Smith home.
Other Similar Incidents.
The unusual honors that accompa
MED the burial of Nanny recalls
only two other similar incidents II
the recent history of the city. A num-
Der Of years ago the negro Hudson
an educator, who was esteemed both
bv whites and negroes, was buried III
Riverside cemetery. Sarge" Wilson
the negro janitor of the Macon Vol
unteers, was buried with full military
honors when he died year ago. He
was buried in a negro cemetery be-
cause there was no military cemetery
to receive his body.
There have been numerous instances
in the state of negroes being accorded
honors when they died by whites.