The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 3, 1920, Page 1

TRAIN PASSENGERS ROBBED PARR AR ARR AAA AR ARR Annan Ae The Star’s Phone MAIN 600 a AS IT SEEMS TO ME DANA SLEETH BUSINES: nun, scor ing these girls who are leap yearing, writes tn to s that no matri- mony for her “I am not going to rock the cradle with one foot and take in washing with the other,” she concludes Quite right, my dear. Any one ) who has the pedal dexterity your note indicates should get a job as tightrope walker, as fancy acro- atic dancer or as circus eques ‘trienne, _ I have heard ywere ambidextrous, _ }trous is a new one about folks who but pedidex: RADITION is a foolish thing, and nowhere more silly than when it muddles musical history. This country, until re- Recently, never produced an opera ‘or a symphony, and, lacking this, F we tried to annex Dvorak’s New World Symphony as a native prod. uct. ‘Those who heard this symphony ‘Friday evening, at the concert, realized that there was nothing American about it. It has within it no suggestion of | @ny American folk songs, and I @igcern nothing of the spirit haunting melody that dodges all thru the symphonic poem, the clos- mumber of Friday’s program? fs it? It is “We Won't Go Morning”—that's old song of revel as by a bibulous choir of gay ks, who haven't any to go to; but as sung by a of Old coots, who, after a fer- vid night at the club, push back the glasses, check up the bar tabs, put up the cards, count up the chips, and then, with visions of mother, and mother-in-law, and re- criminations, and futile explana tions, wail their requiem. Not defiance, not exultant boast- ing—just plaintive prophecy; with | @ minor of remorse creeping in. Listen, next time they play “Les p Preludes,” and see if I'm not right. eee garding was its national anthem, From “Yankee Doodle” down, a mumber of songs and imported tunes have had their sway, and what the country was singing was seldom what the congress, or the army and navy, or the musical folks, at that time considered the national anthem. It is time we were getting a na- tional anthem, one that carries the spirit of the nation, that has some pep and ginger in it, and that marks our fundamental distine- tion from other nations, For, America is different—oh, different. In my humble opinion, the, 1 American song has appeared. is by Brian Hooker and Porter ele. 1 give a sample verse. "ou can furnish your own music: "eign as a camel's tonsils; as a buzzard's breast; hl @ guy full of alkali Out in the great Southwest; H NE of the things this na- tion has never been able to make up its mind re 3 +h Dry ag @ finnan haddie nf That never saw the sea; After Jan. 16, Lord, how this land will be.” Touching little thing—eh ary what? oman Is Knocked woman wi ptoreyele ridden by George 0 EB, Madison st., at First i Pike st., Patrolman R. W. sted Tuesday morning. i td rd the womgn's name, ie was not seriously hurt £0 CT fn! m fi ershing Plumes v Seattle Coppers| proud pos-| o of a letter from Gen, Jobn J. thanking them for their} rendered during th Seattle police are the rshing, cellent service, recent visit to the city, He i Down by Chug Bike| knocked down by a Bantz, Peay Bantz pt uway and Peay was unable to he said On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Entered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the TTLE, WASH, stoftice at Seattle, Wash. TU ESDAY, FE "BRUAR Y 3, 1920. under the Act of Congress March 3, L Weather Forecast: CENTS TheSeattleStar |Z: ate Edition by Mail $9.00 er Year, $5.00 to ht and Wednesday, oderate ensterly wind OF: SHIPYARD GRAFT IS RESUMED THIEF ON FATEFUL TRIALS OF NATIONAL INTEREST NOW IN SESSION -S.JURORS SSEMBLED HERE TODAY | Special Assistant Federal Attorney Arrives From Frisco With Report Bert Schlesinger, special as. sistant to the attorney general charge of the prosecution of the alleged shipyard — fraud ases on the Pacific coast, ap- peared before the federal grand jury when it resumed its probe into irregularities in the North- west shipping industry Tuesday morning. Report on men high in Seattle’ building industry is ¢ | brought in by the Wednesday. Several government were called before the body Tuesday mornin Foster, special investigator f | department of justice, appeared present evidence garnered during; the last four months here, it was | learned Tuesday. This is the first time that the grand jury has considered the ship-| yard cases since it brought in two! jindictments against Captain John) | F. Blatn, charging him with receiv. ing secret commissions while local | shipping board chief, more than a week baal indictments involving | “war-time ship-| pected to be ral fur =| j witnesses | inquisitorial | Walter 1918 “Flu” Toll Totaled 244,681 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Approxi mately three times as many Amer. icans died from influenza in 1918 as were killed in the world war, accord. ing to figures made public by the census bureau today. ‘The “flu” toll during 1918 was 244," 681, or more than 16 per cent of the | total number of deaths for the year, while about 77,000 died from war causes. | |Wants Storehouse to Hold His Booze) CHICAGO, Feb, 3—There is one person in Chicago who has so much liquor that it is a problem He is Major A. V. Dalrymple, fed jeral prohibition officer here, who |announced yesterday he had asked the government for permission to} |rent a storeroom for the storage of | “evidence” seized in raids here | \President Wilson | She did it }she explains, | answer. Girl Spurns Fortune and Life of Ease MAY GERTRUDE DEAN Suitor, ‘Waiting at Church,’ Weds Another CANTON, trude Dean, O., Jan, Ger and has turned down an offer of marriage that carried with it a fortune of $75,000, a life of ease and an oppor tunity to travel and see the world. She is the girl marry William Bennet Hoffman, after the license had been seci and the minister summoned. Miss Dean answered an ad printed by Hoffman, in which he explained that he had to have a wife by Feb ruary 1 or he would lose a fortune in “a spirit of fun,” as and didn't expect an a, red Hoffman called at her home. Their Is Ready for Work, | WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Presi }dent Wilson has made so much progress in recovering from his nerv dition to attend and preside over a | meeting of the cabinet should any thing of immediate importance de mand his attention, Secretary Tum ulty denied a published report that | Wilson would preside over a cabinet meeting today Pedestrians Hit by Autos This Year Hit by an auto delivery driven by W. H. Beaman, Fourth ave. &. for the Hanson w. Hoffman, who cond ave. and Roy taken to the city hospi- Monday with Yaw and nose broken, his face cut and covered with blood. Beaman was arrest ed. ‘The accident happened on Fifth ave, near Republican st, shortly after 6 a, m, Pedestrians Hit by Autos This Year Arthur Shaw, senger boy, who ave. and Olive st Jown and run o driven by G ine, 6516 Ral nier ave. Monday afternoon, on Stewart st., between Second and Third aves. The boy was taken to the city hospital suffering from probable fract nd bruised boc Pedestrians Hit by Autos ‘| This Year R.H vehicle 9034 rold mes lives at Ninth was knocked er by an auto Whitney, 1025 reported to the that he had bumped man with his 8. and Atlantic 50 p. m. Mon day, without serious injury to the man. The latter stepped into the path of the car, Whitney said Seneca st., ‘Tuesday an unknown ous breakdown that he is in fit con-| courtship lasted two days and then she decided that she t make up her mind to spend her life with | him. she called it off, fortune and all The next day |Ida 5. Hintor after a five-hou Hoffman of Middleb: courtship. rried Los Angeles Women Boycotting Spuds LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb Two thousand women, members the Ebell club, today placed « cott on potat and lowly spud will not tables until the price 1 siderably Members of the Wednesday Morr ing club have given notice they will take similar action at their next | meeting. s declare grace reduced cor Vaadios Aulaheos Held in Mexico Tex., Feb. 3.—(United safety of Lieuts. L. M L, Usher, aviators who |lost their way and landed in Naco- |zarl, Mexico, is causing no apprehen sion here, acocrding to Major Gen tobert L. Howsee, district com mander, today. Negotiations are in progress for their early refarn to the American border at Douglas, Ariz FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb, 3. United Press.)—Safe in the home of her cousin, Miss Emily Knowles, leading figure in a war romance with an American avi ator, rested toda and cared for her 4month-old baby son. In the ume of Baltimore er, the aviator, right by marriag wrong his brother aiting the next the unique situation. M Knowle companied by G ley Spiker and her here today from New York. | home, Guy spik brother of Perley Spik who has offered to what h® terms the has done, was a development in her spike baby Mrs, Per They who refused to) “FLU Hf HALT MASSACRE TRIAL , Bert Bland, One of Accused, Complains of Illness | BY CLEM | (United J. RANDAL Staff Correspondent.)} HARBOR COURT lontesano, Wash., Feb. mptoms of influenza among the prisoners on trial here in the ‘entralia murder case threatened se a halt in the proceedings Bert Bland, one of the 11 accused men, after being exam- ined by County Health Officer J. H. Fitz, was permitted to appear in the court room when the selec. tion of a jury was resumed at 10 o'clock, half an hour later than usual time, Bland, while being pronounced an (influenza suspect by Dr, Fim, was not conasiderea ill enough to cause a} postponement of the case y. He will, however, be closely watched. | Several others of the accused men |complained of slight colda |. Perhaps a hund cases in all have been reported in this vicinity since the epidemic, if it may be term- Jea as such, began two weeks ago. The “flu” is reported to be a milder form than that prevalent here a year ago. Preas AY'S today N TO MAKE fENT The opening statement to be made by the state following the selection of the 12 regular and two alternate jurors will be made by Herman Allen, prosecuting attorney of Lewis | county, where the alleged crime was committed, Over 6,000 words will be included in the lengthy statement setting forth the contentions of the prosecution, it was learned today 8. L. Tufferee rical worker, was excused peremptory chal lenge of the prosecution today. His place was taken by EB. E. Sweitzer, Hoquiam farmer, who was rapidly passed by both sides. ab quently the lenged G. F. Burne, John FE. Hill, poultry rancher, who were passed for cause previously t spread of influenza thruout s Harbor county during the two days kept physicians Trending newly re- on defense chal- mill oiler, and Gray past un hag nurses busy ported cases per cent of children of Montesano are tending classes because of several of the teachers also being ill, according to the health officers. Two deaths at ported late yesterday. Paul Mohr, representing the Seat tle Labor council, appeared in the courtroom tod: Mohr, who is the president of the attle Bakers’ | union, is the first of the “labor jury” | to hear the evidence in the case That the introduction of evidence | will be begun by Thursday was fore seen by observers, who pointed out that of the present jurors only two were accepted over the challenge of defense attorneys, while all have been paseed for cause by the prosecution. The jurors in the box today are Harry Sellers, former constable and laborer; G. F. Burns, mill oller; 8. A. Youngs, night watchman; P. R Ames, retired farmer; C. C. grain and paint dealer; B. E. Torpen, retired farmer; Carl . Hulten, farm- er; John B. Hill, poultry rancher; 8. L. Tuffree, retired electrical worker; Robert I. Steptoe, sawmill laborer; Robinson, carpenter; Frank Glenn, | farmer, the school not at illness, Twenty [went at once to the home of Mrs William Battersby, Miss cousin WEDDING MAY TAKE PLACE DURING DAY It was stated at the | home Miss Knowles has nitely ted G piker’s offer of marriage, Further, it was intimatec that the mar might take pla today, the no ¢ that effect was Miss Knowles and her infant son Alfred w re by immigra {tion officials at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and, accompanied by Guy Spiker, brother of Perley Spiker, | that eee forthcoming, ased of Miss Knowles’ child, and Mrs. Brooklyn were re |but for patriotism,” |ferred in Detroit Strayer, | Knowles’ | father, Battersby | defi: | 1 |Produced a new b finite statement to/F —_ IS NEWBERRY PLEA |‘Most Perfect Organization’ Handled Campaign BY J. L. O'SULLIVAN (Cnited Press Staff Correspondent) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. a *atriotic duty” was Senator ‘Truman H. Newberry's answer teday to charges that he was he senate in a “barrel Newberry’s opponent in 1918 was Henry F “Patriotic duty” drove the 134 mer on trial here charged with frauds in connection with that election to “do everything possible” to elect New berry, said Attorney James 0. Murfin, in outlining the case of the defense Judge Seasions warned Murfin to avoid a discussion of the candidates when the attorney attempted to draw @ comparison between the war records of Henry Ford and New- berry. “This is no time for such an argu- ment,” Judge Sessions said “L want to show the purposes of these men’s activities,” declared Murfin “If they made illegal expendi- tures of money during the cam- paign it makes no difference,” the court ruled, Murfin's statement was in answer to claims made by Prosecutor Frank ©. Dailey, who pictured a campaign where “enormous amounts” of money were used to purchase votes and buy politieal support. ATTEMPT TO PLACE FORD ON TRIAL “In analyzing what these défend ants did, the atmosphere under which they did it must be considered,” he id, “When Henry Ford announced his candidacy on June 14, 1918, the fate of the civilized world was hang ing in the balance, The drive was at its height; armies were within 30 miles of and the channel ports were thre ened.” Americanism and patriotic ment were “at their very crest,” fin declared Murfin declare¢ “honorable r excite- Mur Yewberry had an in the Spanish. American war and had been secretary of the navy under “that militant American,” Theodore Roosevelt. He told how Newberry volunteered his services “within 48 hours after our country was threatened in 1917." “We will prove conclusively what these men did Murfin declared They were not actuated by avarice, but by Americanism.” Murfin said Newberry was asked to become a candidate by a group of representative eitizens” who con: as early as August 1917 At first Newberry refused, Murfin | “but in December and January | the Newberry movement in Michigan continued to gather force and mo-! mentum until finally the commander seriously set about to inquire whether or not it was his duty to make the race.” nid Murfin said that when Newberry “finally consented” to the use of his name he stipulated he could not his duties as aide to the commander of the port of New York; that he could not be active and that he could not contribute one dollar to this rn to Page 2, Column 3) wife of the child's Ellis Island for New iker, left Cora Yor Miss Knowles took a boat for Fall River, Mass., to her guardian, Mrs Ka Mr stood with her arm Knowles. Guy Spiker anket in which he wrapped the child "ATHER OF CHILD | WAS NOT PRESENT Spiker and Miss Knowles talked little, They all were smiling. Perley Spiker, the former aviation Meutenant, wag not present. Miss Knowles blushed when news: ttorney, reached | the Baltimore man, who is the father | paper men asked her about the love tangle. that | aa not for pay, | ‘WILD a AT | Cowboys and Old-Timers Watch Deportation Case BY M. D. TRACY (United ¥ Staff TOMBSTONE, Ariz, Fe H. FE, Wooten, Bisbee hardware dealer, went on trial today as the first defendant in the Bisbee de- portation and kidnaping case. His case was called at o'clock, after the court ‘had agreed to the entrance of a series of depositions which the defense had .prepared. “I would Uke to announce what'I was the significant re rs Correspondent) 10 will do next,” mark of Prosecutor French, court cut him off selection of the jury to proceed. Fred Brown, now chief investigator for the county attorney, will be the prosecuting witness. Wooten is ac- cused of having selected Brown for deportation and having personally directed his deportation into New Mexico. Brown denies he ever was an I. W. W. and will produce witnesses, he says, to show that he was in Bisbee with a commission + from Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, an or- ganizer for the American Federa ¢ WE REV Ww HOLE STORY The defense will attempt to show that Brown was an agitator. he Wooten case will bring out whole story, or practically so," Assistant County ge M. Rourk. The defense agreed would bring out most dence County “Bob” French, as | known, presents |trast to th |French wears a coat, while Attorneys Frank Curle of Tucson, and W. FE y. a Paso, for the defense, snappily dressed The Curleys are adroit, but “Bo! drawls out his arguments in a broad | Southern accent, The defense coun sel has a staff of clerks and assist ants at work Outside the trast continued |.with colled lariats hanging their saddles stood among rows of automobiles, ranging from luxurious cars to little flivve | “This is the biggest crowd Tomb. stone has seen since the boom day id an “old timer,” as he spat tobacco juice to the gutter from a point of vantage of the town drug store. | The first prize fight has seen since the eighties will held tomorrow night. | Jap Interests Buy | Rehan Hotel Here Japanese interests now own the | Rehan hotel, |st., following sale by the Nether: lands-American Mortgage bank to the Rehan Investment company Monday at a consideration of $113,000, M. wa, owner of the Puget Sound aries hotels, is principal ekholder in the new Rehan invest- |ment company, Mrs, Alberta Waters now owns a lease on the property which has two years to run. this of its case evi Attorney French, — or he is commonly remarkable con defe: uttorneys. long, black frock re courtroom the Cow con. in Tombstone be “T'll have to ask Lieut. Spik said, when asked if she would ing to allow Mrs. Spiker to adopt lit tle Alfred. “Of course I want to marry Guy,” she id. Knowles, who is rn after her illness and questioning Vis Island. smiled brightly, however, when Mra. |Spiker patted her on the back and said: dear, it's nearly all over now. ‘ll try to make you happy. And Guy Spiker, standing manfully in the rear, reiterated his love for the “little stranger.” “I want to marry her and I'll make her a good husband,” ba sei Miss: tired and w BISBEE TRIAL: but the | and ordered the Attorney punchers | from | front | Eighth ave. and Union| looked | Infant Sues for Injuries BeforeBirth Suit Against Traction { OMAHA Press.)—Anna 4 months, Feb. (United Marie Liblin, aged wants to know wheth- fr an infant can get cash for an injury sustained before birth for $50,000. She brought traction company here sum, her attorneys bump on her mother's head, sus tained in a street car accident, Was transmitted to her by prena- tal influence, Anna's attorneys allege she Was a regular passenger, having paid her fare under the rule which permits children under 5 years to ride free when accompa- nied by @ parent, They say an unborn child is a legalized entity. The street car company, in its answer, due in court today, will claim Anna did not exist as a per- son until after her birth, there- fore that she had no dealing with the company. MUST RESPECT CITY'S CHARTER Judge Rules Against Public Service Commission suit inst the for that leging a That the state public service com- mission has no legal authority to set aside provisions of franchises granted by the city to private corporations was the holding of Superiar Judge \J. T. Ronald in a decision handed down Tuesday The ¢ sion was made in the case jot the tle and Rain ier Valley company, and compels th company, bf writ of mandamus, carry policemen and firemen on its cars free. Free fares for firemen and police |men was provided in the original franchise upon which the company operates. ix weeks ago the gom- | pany obtained permission of the pub: lic service commission to disregard his provision, About 60 policemen lone ‘were affected, besides others detailed on special duty. Plan Happiness | for Whole City | Neighborhood drama, music and |play will be planned by the cen committee for the Seattle communi- ty service, which meets at 8 p, m. Tuesday, in the cit counci] cham- bers. A board of directors and exee- | utive committee will be named. (QUENTIN QUIDNUNC DAILY HE ASKS A QUES- TION OF FIVE PERSONS PICKED AT RANDOM TODAY’S QUESTION Is whisky good medicine for flu? ANSWERS B. DARRIN, Pantages building. —Why certainly; as an emergency stimulant it's better than anything else we have. I've used it in a number of cases. DR. W. O'KEEFE | building.-Got any? !good stuff for the flu fellow all lit rolling up his Well, in the flu cases; DR. D. COPPS, 1 think | Ever see a| up with a red nose, sleeves for a fight? Cobb | it's to HANLEY, Walker : wential in some 1 don’t know anything that | would take the place of it in making Jeggnog. Eggnog is necessary in building up the patient. Whisky is ood, you know RK. FRAN People's Sav- ings Bank building.—It | sary and I get along without it very well except in the cases of habitual users of liquor. It is essential in the case of a man who has used liquor all his life, R. E. A. GERHART, Seaboard building.—In some cases very essen- tial, I have found it necessary a number of times. Four- Month- Old Girl Brings} to| that's what we use whisky for | ke ‘em fight. | isn't neces. | SLEEPING CAR GETS «BIG HAUL | Takes $1, 570 F From Japan- ese; Believed to Have Escaped in Tacoma Police of Seattle and Ta- coma are searching for a “long faced” negro beli }to have been the man who robbed passengers sleeping aboard a Pullman coach on the Northern Pacific train ~ which reached Seattle short-~ ly after 8 a. m. today. S. Miziman, Japanese, who robbed of $1,570 while he slept, reported the rob- bery to Patrolman W. {Carr at the Union depot as | oon as the Portland train ar- rived. Later three victims, the names of the police did not obts ported thefts. One man de ag he had been robbed of 5 The negro, who purchased @ tleket from Portland to Vancouver, drew the suspicion of @ porter before the robberies covered when he. m the train at Tacoma. ‘The porter told Tacoma to watch the negro who got off train there, altho he had a tieket Vancouver, B. C. Miziman discovered his loss ® miles out of Tacoma. He lost cashier's check for $700, a check for $835 and $135 in Other passéngers then began ing up on their valuables and ¢ covered they had been robbed. of the robberies occurred in the sleeping car. There were three ers on the train, The negro, it learned, occupied the first p Seattle police immediately f1 the news of the robbery to Tacoma police after the train rived. : Police were stationed at dock and the interurban station watch for the negro, He is described as bEOWwm Skinned and wore a | suit and tan buttoned shoes, Flu Patients Crowd City Hospital | Sixty new cases of infloenza he been reported up to noon Tuesday |the city health bureau. This is a marked decrease ’s new cases, numbering not indicate the true tion, it was said, as some doctors re- ported they were too busy to give i the information asked for at the city hall at this time. At the city hospital, influenza pa- tients have become so numerous that cots had to be placed in the halls, Dr. H. M. Read, city health officer, said, however, there is enough serum on hand to combat even the worst sort of epidemic, which is altogether unlooked for, Thugs Beat, Rob Man 50 Years Old Beaten into insensibility and robbed of $50 by two thugs within a block of his home Tuesday morning, Nick Nazaires, 50 years old, is in a critical condition in his place of resi- dence in the rear of 500 W. Repub- lican st. The thugs escaped. A passerby found him later lying in the street and phoned the police. He Loses His Roll on Cherry Street A $96 roll of bills slipped out of W. Bris’ pocket somewhere be- 9 tween the Hoge building and tl Western Union office on Cherry Monday afternoon. The bills, iff turned to Bris at his home at . Cherry st. will be welcomed. home, we Phone It to Main 600 | When you have some- || thing you want to sell quickly, Want Ads in The Star always bring i] results, What they are doing for others. they’ll do for you. Main 600