The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 1, 1919, Page 15

LET'S GET “YACK” CARNEGIE MEDAL | Drop a Line to Pittsburg and Tell ’Em About Ballard Hero HE SAVED TWO LIVES IN TWO WEEKS | .. HIS is Glenn “Yack” Beckwith, 14-year-old Ballard boy. sters from drowning in the last two weeks. a Carnegie hero medal? So do we! “Yack” Crens-Dale Photo He has saved two young- Don't you think he ought to have is a modest kind, and isn't worrying You can THE TTLE STAR FRIDAY, AUGUST “Champagne Charley” Back | From Arizona Desert and | ANGELES, Aug. 1 Charles An¢ , nary and cork-pulle who has ma reattered more wealth than any other man since f “Lucky Baldwin,” back Laden with gold, his fourth for tune in 40 years, “Champagne Char ley" has emerged from he Arizona desert with one absorbing purpose in life—to do good to the “downand outers.” His present fortune bids fair to dis appear, not into ( Hinking (ills of the bygone booze vendors of upon the green-baize gambling table, but into the pockets of the Men Who Newd, “Chambagne Charley," 40 ago, wan a schoolmaster in Canada not #tand the quiet life He became a wanderer At the time of the rush he made a | fortune disappea years Alaskan gold made other fortunes in Califo; nia and South America, By turn knew hunger, hardshiy affluence Always ‘Champagne « staged anot ve-back He went after round with John Hark ne Char lunch on from a and drinks from dis Then, two years lay “Champa ck to Low Angeles, his ng with gold 1d. He has money three Log Angeles | He is buying large sections Jof land and other property. Always | menial and lovable, he is again the central figure in a multitude of {friends. The grim shadow of booze | im lifted from hin pa In the the Arizona } rich.” | When he ¢ he put up at sive hotel “Too many fan | met he grum an he paid hin bill I'l just find me a little room and live ike regular folks.” ‘That room, on a wide atreet, in the poor quarter of town, has now be come a rendezvous for men “on their uppers.” He is distributing hie dollars free. |Iy, but winely and sanely “Dm helping no man to go wrong mays “Champagne Charley Ne more of the white lights for me or for thone I aid “I get more good out of the look in @ poor man's eyes than I ever got | banks. | mountains of t. he has “struck jt returned to town ty's most expen one day trimmings for Cham; He: Fy Got Another Fortune Champazne’ Charley Anderson, the gay n four nding parties I've ween the enn that comes to the lid, and I've learned what it Is to live.” LONDON CHILDREN KEEN FOR MOVIES LONDON, Aug. 1.—-London school children lke the r more than 0 per cent, it was sloped by a ent investigution, being more or jens regular in their attendance upon wuch exhibitions Analysia of re youngsters were a from 6,500 ed to write their preferences show that domestic sto ries have first place. Others in order of preference are cowboy adventure comics, war films, serials, love stories, educational The popularity of moving pletures in London is proved by the fact that A new corpors will invert $10,000,000 in SUGAR BEET SEED GROWING IS SUCCESS WINDSOR, Colo, Aug. 1.—Sugar beet need growing in this district has proved a big success this season, de spite short water supply, according to report of the field agent of the Great Western Sugar Co., who says the h edn of acres of seed on the Windsor farm ix fine condition and will be ready for harvest some time next week. He estimates that there will be nds to the crimes ture paaloes: (@ PAGE The Variety So Large The Quality So Good at the Tailored Ready Co. That it is not a ques- tion of finding a suit you like, but to deter- mine the suit you like best. If you doubt it, come up and see the great showing of New Fall Suits and Topcoats No Special Sale equals the values we give upstairs. "15 ..°45 Fit Guaranteed. Alterations Free. Sepanets Trousers Unusually large stock to choose from, and Upstairs we save you money on every pair. Dress, Work and Outing Trousers $2.50 to $9.00 ——SEE OUR Tailored Ready Co. 401-403 Pike Street WINDOWS. —— himself about hero medals. But he ought to have one—he’s earned it. help by writing a letter to F. M. Wilmot, Oliver building, Pittsburg, Pa. Wilmot is || secretary of the Carnegie hero recognition commission. If Star readers tell Wilmot about “Yack” the commission will no doubt investigate, and decide to force “Yack” to take a medal. Tost boy! ‘That's Glenn Beckwith, 14- yearold hero, who in this month of July has saved the lives of two amall boys. Modest, unas- suming and diffident, an errant publicity dodger, Glenn, or “Yack,” as hix comrades know him, was only caught for an in- terview by The Star reporter, who caught him by the coat- -—_————— tafls, as he was making a break corner of 224 ave, N. W. and for the front dopr and liberty at ave., and when he tan't his home at 5424 Ballard ave. } Ming papers, be ts swimming Glenn admits to saving the waters of Salmon bay or two boys, but says ling the big booms and “Heck! That wasn't much. ng small boys away from Anybody else would have done the water. Benides being a mem- the same thing. Besides, that's ber of the guards, he is a Boy my job; I'm a marine safety Scout guard.” Saved Struggling Boy Gigon sole The Star at the Glenn's first rescue was “pulled off.” an he expresses it, July 14, when he jumped about 12 feet over the intervening wa ter between two logs and sec cued William Jones, 14, of Bal- lard, who had slipped from the log boom. Saturday night Glenn Wiifrea Cobbins, 10 50th at from the ba little fellow went down Jast time, But does he go bleating about for medals? He does not! In fact, it ina mood day's work to make him talk about it at all. He hardly told his folks the story, declares hia mother. There is no mock diffidence about him He doesn't want to talk about his explolts, He's all boy, just a reg’lar kid, and this pat-on-the back stuff gets his goat Wants to be Skipper Glenn has one consuming am- bition. When he grows up, he wants to be the skipper of a big liner or a merchantman for the ANOTHER POPULAR BOAT RIDE TO HOOD CANAL SUNDAY AUGUST 3 There is no cruise anywhere that com- psn pares with this excursion for rugged beauty. tp, Just the trip to take visiting friends. but h darn it; I'm going to I've lived on the water Brooks’ Whang pg Doodle Entertainers And JAZZ Orchestra will furnish music all day. lunch at city prices will be served on the boat your basket lunch, Kellogg py Ws ties nen “I want to be a skipper,” he said Wednesday. “Of course, Vl to study and work my way and It'll be a hard grind, . despite his bashfulness modesty, Glenn may, per. some day stand up and be ted for the saving of two ‘AGED SQUAW BACK WITH HER TRIBE vith $10,000 Every grocer everywhere sells Kellogg’s Toasted Corn Flakes Dairy or bring STATEROOMS MAY BE RESERVED COL 8. 8S. Whatcom Leaves 9 A.M. Colman Dock Round Trip Fare $1.50 Children 5 to 12, T5e, In- cloding War Tax y years ago she settled on 160 acres with her husband, Peter King. He died 35 years ago, There she reared her family of two sons, now dead, and three daughters, who mar- ried and moved away. For 20 years she Mved on the ranch alone, tilling the soll herself. with the proceeds of this Puget Sound Navization Co. ae sae ancien 2. The excursion will be made to UNION CITY, ar riving at 1:30 p.m. The return will be made at 5 p. m., arriving at Seattle at 9:45 p. m. curling campfire smoke and the] feathered headgear MOCKS STUTTERER, NOW HE’S GOT HABIT | | NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—Michnet |Bakun, ef Brooklyn, probably will | r some time-—all because Daniel Mucerine, one of tered Mucerine, on his Jaw] broke When Bakun ap | peared in court he stuttered so bad-| could hardly talk ” you right,” Frothingham, misned,” said Magin- “Defendant dis