The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 25, 1920, Page 1

| | | | | | | | \ | 4 | ) ) Tonight fair; caste and Thursday, gentle north- erly winds. Temperature in Last 44 Hours Maxtmum—31, Mtnimum—31, Today noon—t0, UME 22. NO, 810. VOL AS IT SEEMS TO ME DANA SLEETH AN ts prone to trouble a» but stilt there which have « of f% than man ever Have you a sore throat? Do your eyes water and does your leak? Are your pipes all stopped up, and your chest bound With red hot bands? That's tough! Rut did you read about the New York giraffe that has a sore throat Now, if you you would have fomething to groan over, ‘ Have you corns, bunions, aching ‘Weet or falling arches? That's a Teal calamity, indeed, but suppose You Were a centipede—it would be @ hundred times worse. Seon, now, flannel underwear wih be a burden, but suppose you ESTERDAY, at 1:08 p. m., & young man, astride a skeleton fllvver, arrived at First and Pike. His flivver hadn't anything it but a chassis, an engine, a crank, @ board, and a cushion, but the young ‘Was quite apparently proud of hip little watch charm. He killed his engine, and it @idn't take much to make ft play dead, and then, when the traffic #ignal was given to go ahead, he cranked. He kept right on crank- ing while a frowsy gentleman on a Junk wagon drove up: he ] while a grocery wagon he cranked while ma and ash wagons, an’ and coupes, and roa dans, and speedster et | cars drove up—all filled with folks Who wanted’ to keep going, but who were jammed by. the young Man and his ghost of a flivver, So he cranked, then he went | Back and shifted the spark, then he cranked, then he flooded his carburetor some more, then he ‘cranked, then he did a marathon to the rear and shifted the throttle mnd put the spark lever back where it had been first, then he cranked. The sidewalks and street cars Were filled with folks who knew just what was the matter, and who paid #0; abtomotive lore flooded the vicinity; horns hooted, sirens shrieked, belle clanged, strong men shouted strange oaths, and still the youth cranked with his good right arm Finally the traffic officer left his t, and, placing a sturdy ehoul- fer to the obdurate flivver, he pushed it off the street, and traffic flowed once more The last I saw of the young man he was still cranking oe FLIVVER gets that way once in a while, When it does, there is just one thing to do—push it to one side, climb onto the seat, amok a pipe slowly, then, after 15 minutes, calmly descend, approach the business end of the beast with firtnness, selze the crank with confidence, let your #0ul meditate on the pifflingness ot ail things material, give the crank one swift, sure quarter turn, and Henry jr. will go off with a bang. The silliest thing in the world ts to try to force a flivver against Its will. A flivver will run on coal oil, will run on two legs, or one cylinder, can lose half its vital or ans and still make a 20 per cent grade on high, but when it occa jonally makes up its mind to ik, nothing beneath the sun will wer it, except the lapse of It took me 14 months to discover > TROO On the Issue of Americanism eSeattle Star Entered THER LOSE FOR STOLEN CHILDREN This Man Refused Soft War Job FATHER OUT OF JAIL IN CALIFORNIA Says Prosecutor Brown Ad- vised Him to Abduct Daughters From Here Mrs. Elsie Adams, pretty night telephone operator at the city hall, may never see her two lit- Ue girls again. If she does it will be only thru & long legal battle with her hus band, J. D. Adams, who called the children out of their Sunday school class at the Madrona Presbyterian church three days ago and spirited them away to California. Arrested in Sacramento when he/| arrived there and the children taken! from him, Adams, it was learned |! Wednesday, obtained his release by | habeas corpus proceedings, recover- ed the children, and ts holding them defiantly in the South, refusing to} leave the state, Mra, Adams was preparing to catch the noan train for Portland, | | where she expected to meet the two Uttle girls, Elsie, 7, and Frances, 6.) whom she thought had been put | aboard a northbound train, when! Prosecuting Attorney Fred = C./ Brown recetved telegraphic word of the pew turn in events. SHE WANTED HIM HELD IN JAIL Mrs. Adama had caused Sheriff Stringer to wire Sacramento author. ities Tuesday to keep the father in jail and send the children to Seat- tle. She supposed this had been done and expected to intercept them en route at Portland, where, she thought, they would arrive Wednes- |day night on Southern Pacific train | Na. 14, | The wire Prosecutor Brown re cetved from Sacramento, announcing | S se Second Clase Matter May 3, 1899, at the Pontoffice at Beattie, Wash. under the Act of Congress March’ 3, SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY There Can Be No Compromise 19, Per Your, by Mall, $5 to $9 » FEBRUARY 25, 1920. PS CO TO MONTESAN FIGHT | | Adams’ release and his determination to keep the children, upset her plans and left her without recourse except thru further court proceedings which cannot be commenced until after the trial of her divorce case, Altho Adams violated a court order in taking the chfldren out of the state, Prosecutor Brown said the father cannot be deemed in contempt |of court inasmuch as he was never served personally with notice that | bis wife had filed suit to divorce him | here. “There is no way we can extra- | dite him,” said Brown, “He has as much’ right to the children as she | has.” According to a dispatch from Sac ramento, it was upon Brown's advice that Adams spirited the children out of the state. Adams is quoted in the dispatch as saying “too many relatives had | broken up his home” in Seattle. The dispatch adds that he intends to fight for the children “to the last breath.” Reterring to his home life here, | Adama is quoted in the dispatch as saying: “T wns tired mother-in-law, a sister-in-law | kid that didn’t belong there. | nine years I have been their support jand haven't a cent to show for It {1 will give my wife another chance | |if she will come down to California land Jet her relatives femain in Se | attle.”" | Adama charged that his mother4n \law, Mrs. Martha Laster, ave, and Thanksgiving *o that the chil dren could not have sandwiches be tween meals The incident of the Christmas | turkey, Mra. Adams aaid, amused her considerably, She said | “I don’t know anything about tt, but isn’t it killing? He's erazy.” } Referring to his statement that he [had supported the whole | relatives, Mrs, Adams said dently forgotten that his wife |has had to work for five years to | support the family.” That Adams lured the children away and induced them to leave the city with him on the promise th | he would give them “two billy goats” lin Oakland, was indicated in the dis patch from Sacramento. They were still looking forward to seeing the goats with great expec. tation Wednesday, it was said. Oe SOTO of supporting a and a For has this, but when T did my troubles | ceased, and to this day I have nev Jer had a flivver get gay with me; if it won't shoot, leave it alone for 15 minutes, and then give it one | twist Once in six months this may not start it; if #0, leave it |alone for another 10 minutes and repeat the twist, It will sure shoot then, 1122 34rd} hid the turkey on Christmas | Lieut. Philip Tindall BAINBRIDGE COLBY IS NAMED BY PRESIDENT FOR LANSING’S POST WASHINGTON, Feb. 2%5.— Bainbridge Colby, an independ- ent in politics, with democratic leanings, was appointed secre- tary of state today by President Wilson to succeed Kobert Lan- sing. The appointment came as a grent surprise to Washington of. fieials and politicians, who had expected the president to name a strong democrat to the post of ranking cabinet officer. QUENTIN QUIDNUNC DAILY HE ASKS A QUES. TION OF FIVE PERSONS PICKED AT RANDOM Colby until a few years ago was regarded as a progressive republi- can. In 1916 he supported Roose |velt, but switched to Wilxon when Roosevelt refused to run as a pro gressive. He was appointed to the shipping board as an independent | Altho he refused to disclose his poll saying it would be bad taste before the senate has confirmed his nomination, close friends asserted that Colby Is now a democrat. Some politicians saw in the presi- dent's appointment of Colby an in dication that Wilson believes party lines are being eradicated. In this connection, they recalled his famous letter of congratulation to Calvin Coolidge, republican, when he was |reelected governor of Massachusetts HAS CONFERENCE WITH WILSOD | Following the announcement of |the appointment, Colby appeared at lthe White House and was taken to | ties, | TODAY’S QUESTION e Unite " see Pr nt Wilson. Pen segs a mi gy mandosinangs | Colby's latest connection with the Wasela? | Wilson administration wae when be wr was a member of the United States | ANSWER | shipping board. WILLIAM B, HENDERSON, for-| He resigned from that position a mer comme nt United States | few months ago. bureau of foreign and domestic com-| Colby campaigned for Woodrow | merce—By all manner of meane—-| Wilson in 1916, after the progressive |yes. We should trade with the de| party convention of that year in | facto government of Russia, Hughes, the re M. J, CONNELL, importer, Smith building—Oh, yes. We should be privileged to trade | Pre or ee We ete an ee jans, | Romina’ ion =O ‘olone’ Te p Ve Pee | Roosevelt by the progressives, After |the nomination of Hughes by the Roosevelt wired the republicans, lever governm | progressive convention, urging that be W. ©. DAWSON, shipping man—| the former supreme court Justic Personally I don't think we should | indorsed. A resotution to this effect trade over there until they have es-| Was introduced in the convention tablished a government. Colby fought it vigorously, still de : s manding the nomination of Roose FRANK P. DOW, custom house/ y When the convention voted broker and = forwars nt—T him he refused to gecept think the United States had better) ced Suh: tie tenmerata wait until all the reds are killed @gt before resuming trade over there.” | dorsed Charles B. publican nominee. and Colby was one of a group of nine exporter blish trade with what nt exists in Russia, nat ughes, (Turn to Pago 2, Colum 0 Scorned a Swivel Chair Lieutenancy| to Give Real Blood to the Cause— He’s Home Now With a D. S. C. and a Croix de Guerre—How Shall Seattle Honor Him? HIS story dates back to the beginning of | the war. You will remember that thou-| sands of bright young college men, soon after the war began, went to the Presidio and other officers’ training camps—and became offi- cers! Some of them became officers in combat companies that went to France and fought. | Others never left the United States and mov- ed from one swivel chair to another—from | second lieutenant to first lieutenant, to cap- tains, even to majors and to colonels. When the war broke out, Philip Tindall.was a well i/known lawyer in Seattle. He was past the draft lage. He had practiced in this city for a dozen or| more years, and at one time came within a short distance of being corporation counsel of Seattle. * But he donned: the uniform at once as a member of the! National Guard, and as ‘sergeant, commanded various guard details during the first few weeks. : | In June, 1917, he was detailed to attend the officers’ training camp at the Presidio, San Francisco, and he passed ithe examinations successfully. } He was offered a commission as lieutenant in the quar- termaster corps. Had he taken it he would have been rea- sonably safe from ever getting into that terrible holocaust in| France. Btt because it was an easy war job, he preferred | to serve in the ranks rather than accept this lieutenancy—)| and Philip Tindall remained with the infantry.» | ! | MAN like that, however, cannot be downed. His merit will assert itself, and after the Second Washington in- fantry, of which he was a member, had been in training for some time he won his promotion from the ranks. This was! two weeks before the regiment, as part of the 41st division, sailed for France. In France he was detailed to attend the officers’ train-| ing school at Gonrecourt, and was with the 75th French in-| fantry for observation purposes during the early stages of | ithe German offensive in March; 1918. He rejoined his own company in June, 1918, and was put in command of an or-| ganization of 1,500 men at St. Aignan. His duties were to take raw men on their arrival in France and give them in-| tensive military training. In this position he was definitely | in line for promotion to a captaincy, and ultimately to a| majority, but after three months Philip Tindall wanted real | war action. He wanted no soft berths. And he asked to! be transferred to a combatant division. PHILIP TINDALL WENT TO FRANCE TO FIGHT— AND NO CAPTAINCY OR MAJORITY WAS TO PRE- VENT HIM FROM GIVING HIS BLOOD TO THE CAUSE, IF HE COULD HELP IT. IEUT. TINDALL was transferred to the 32d division in September, 1918, assigned to the 126th infantry, and giv- len command of a company. On October 1 his battalion was ordered to advance on the village of Gesnes, in the | Argonne drive. While leading his company in this advance, \'Tindall was wounded by a bursting shell, which carried away |part of his shoulder muscle, but he continued thru the attack for the rest of the day. Owing to the shortage of officers, he considered it necessary to stay with his. company. Seventy-five men out of his company of 200 were killed in action, but Tindall, wounded and almost faint, stayed on, giving his men encouragement and an example of rare pluck. The brave Yanks made their objective that day—but | Tindall’s fight was not yet over. The Germans were shelling |the position taken by the Americans and a counter-attack |was expected. It was not till the next forenoon that his con- dition was discovered by his commanding officer, and he was ordered to the rear. His condition was so serious that he was reported dead—and Seattle counted him as dead for several days. But his gameness won back life for him, just as it secured combat service for him in place of an easy war job. |He spent four months in the hospital in France. General Pershing awarded Tindall the American Dis- |tinguished Service Cross, and Marshall Petain gave him the French Croix de Guerre for “extraordinary heroism and de- votion to duty.” HILIP TINDALL remained in the service until December, 1919. He is back home now. The mén in his company ‘urged him to file for the council. He filed. They are backing him to a man. They saw him “go over the top” in {the Argonne. They want him to “go over the top” here. | And they want Seattle to “go over the top” with him. IT IS eeerere OPPORTUNI TODO A MIGHTY DEC THING! Philip Tindall is a man—every inch of him. He always was that. He was good councilmanic timber before he went to war. He is better than ever now, WASHINGTON, | Hogarty, ‘i o Bis LATE EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE JAIL DELIVERY quest of Prosecutor, but Are Awaiting Developments TACOMA, Feb. 25.—A carload of troops from the 35th regiment infantry left Camp Lewis for Montesano this morning, The car was attached to a regular Northern Pacific train. One company is being sent and will reach Montesano this after- noon, it was stated by Camp Lewis authorities, The soldiers were sent by order of Maj. Gen, manding er authoriz from I comm: ent, had been received Hunter Liggett, Western depart. with headquarters at San o- BY CLEM J, RANDAU GRAYS HARBOR COURTHOUSE, Montesano, Feb. prosecuting attorney of Lewis coun ty, has asked Hart to send troops to Montesano, as a precaution: MEXICANS TAKE Gov U, $, CITIZEN Another American Is Held for Ransom by Bandits Feb. 26.—Mex- fcan bandits have captured Barry an American _ citizen, superintendent of the American Met- als company smelter, state of Dur- ango, and are holding him for ran- the state department was ad- today by the company. This Year 100 F. R. Conroy, 1120 14th ave. 8., was treated at the city hos- pital Tuesday night for cuts and bruises after he had been knocked down at the south end of the Beacon Hill bridge by an automobile driven by Walter , 2203 12th ave. 8, Hit by Autos This Year jauman, 2257 Rainier ave., was treated at the city hos- Mrs. A. pital Wednesday morning for con- tusions about the head and back as the result of being knocked down by an automobile driven by H. R. Kohrer, 9317 57th ave. 8, at Rainier ave. and Walker st. while waiting for a street car, POLICE POSSES SEEK BANDITS Rob Pedestrian and Escape in Fog Surrounded in a swamp on Queen Anne hill by police posses early Wednesday morning, two armed holdup men are believed to have crawled thru the cordon of bluecoats under cover of a heavy fog and es- caped after robbing C, H. Collins, 3308 Third ave. W.. of $75.85 near the west end of Premont bridge. Collins, a night worker, was going home, and had just left the street car at the end of the bridge when the two bandits sprang at him from ambush. One shoved a gun against his abdomen, while the other's re- volver prodded Collins tn the back, Money was demanded. Collins ex- tracted 35 cents from his trousers, “Is that all you've got?” one of the th “That's all,” he prevartcated. “Fan him,” suggested the man in front to the man behind. The latter made a quick search of Collins’ pockets, discovering $75 in bills in their victim's coat. As the greenbacks vanished, the highway- mon delivered a caustic lecture on the subject of lying, and fled toward Queen Anne hill. Collins hurried to a telephone and notified the police. Motoreycle Po- licemén Walter Dench, N. P. Ander- son and A. J, Hill were joined on the Fremont bridge by poi from Densmore and Ballard precinct sta- tions, The two footpads were tracked up a flight of stairs onto the hill and into the back country over a small stream. The tracks led into a bog, where for a time it was believed they were surrounded. Later the posse discovered their footprints leading out of the swamp, and the tracks | som, | sed Redestrians Hit by Autos . Were lost on hard ground, —Herman Allen, | asked | * ary guard for the Centralia trial. ; Attorney General Thompson Fred T. Llewellyn, state commissioner, with the | private secretary, were in last night, investigating the | tion here, following the receipt request from Prosecutor County peace officers nied that they had been con fore & request for troops was i The reports that troops had | requested came as @ su y | Judge Wilson, presiding at the Sheriff Jeff Bartell, of Grays county, and Sheriff John Lewis county, they said today, tho ugly rumors were current dur the early part of the trial that ga erings of I. W. W. for the purp of @ jail delivery might be no very definite reports have received, the officers say. Prosecutor Allen today commit himself on the soures information that “there are of gatherings of arms and | that a jail delivery will tempted.” | SEVEN ALLEGED I. W. W. «se a | HAVE BEEN TAKEN “It will be to the interest of Be sides to have adequate here in case of an e the extent of his comment, not heard from Gov, Hart terday, he said. Sheriff Berry anid seven 1 W. W. had been artested at sano since the trial began, _ “Tho there are many L | the county, all our reports |to the effect that they have. themselves very scarce,” Sheriff Elmer Gibson Judge John M. Wilson was sulted before the call for t sent in, he said today. He ale pressed the opinion that there |no need for the action, tho he ad jted “the prosecutors might | some information that I don't | about. | One of the rumors, which |to have caused considerable ness, is to the effect that been smuggled into the co ing the past few weeks, and Jail delivery is planned it the men “seem to be getting the the deal, Meanwhile Montesano to be one of the most cities imaginable. TRIAL IS AGAIN IN SESSION James A. Ball, juror No, 19 the trial, was ¢hi fin place in the jury tee tert by the dismissal of Edward on account of illness when the was resumed today, after @ of five days. The three other jurors ff day had recovered su! appear in the court room ‘The danger of an influenza ep has now passed, County Ph Fitz believed. today. sua Eugene Barnett, alleged slayer of Warren Grimm, who took the ness stand to claim an alibi tast week, was recalled for a short ¢x: amination teday. He said he had been talking with several persons on the street near the I. W. W, hall shortly after the shooting and said he would not have had ‘the time to have gone half a mile away, where it is alleged he hid his gun after shooting Grimm from an up. — stairs window in the Avalon F Under cross examination nett’s story was shaken by Prosecutor Abel when he made the witness came # he might have gone a mile in ee |half hour after the shooting and | before he was seen on the street. ©” PRESENCE OF TROOPS |US PRECAUTIONARY | “I took the Action merely as a pre- autionary measure,” Allen said to — here is certainly no harm in ving some troops sent here, and | they might become very effective in — ry obviously a plece of was Attorney for the Defense Vanderveer’s comment thi” | morning. eee * Say No Radicals ‘ on Way to Trial TACOMA, Feb, 28.—There have been no indications of any influx ‘ of radicals to Montesano or any © other part of southwest Washing: ton, according to statements today — of United States department of — justice officials, who have been im close touch with the situation, ‘These officials said today they were at a loss to explain the action of Prosecuting Attorney Herman Allen in requesting the presence of troops in Montesano during the I. W. W. trial. One officer who has — been closely following radical ac vi ties in this district ever singe: Centralia murders, expressed opinion that