The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 16, 1920, Page 1

@ K ee YO! HO Weather fair; ght Temperature Last M4 Hours and moderate northeast Maximum, Today noon 0. 327. | AS IT SEEMS TO ME DANA SLEETH | | HAVE just put in an afternoon considering the beneficence of Na ture, ot an afternoon spent in philosophic Meditation, inert. quiescent, but an Afternoon wrestling with a tangle Dot smal fruits. [a Everereen blackberries, black- s of less vigorous growth, i nts, raspberries, red and k; loganberries and gooseber- Ties. The tribe of the thorn and the Drambie, a tribe that had galloped All ovér the place, twisted and in. tertwined into a thorny barricade, And my wrists are scored, and My nose is scratched, and my sbirt 4s full of thorns, and my shins are Taw, and even my neck is lacerat _ @4, where the whiplike trimmings | twisted, recoiling from a too vigor- @us fling. And all afternoon I was sarcas. tleaNy singing this little refrain: “Sweet Nature; denr, kind Nature, beneficent old dame, good old girl, _ @rat you” § T WAS almost quitting time before I got.the an- swer, and then some- thing inside me took up the argument. > “What you caterwauling about, you pessimist? eent to these bu she protects thern from marauding cattle with this thorny armor; she intended these fruits to wander at will over half an acre, and to blossom and S Bear fruit in the wilderness, } Qure intended that evergreen there cover an acre, and grow like a . loaded with a ton of fruit for Bova the thick-ekinned bear to harvest Mut you come along and put the tig, husky, ambitious vine in a © nix by ten corner, and expect to S keep it imprisoned there, and to } twist it, and train it, and mutilate P it, and, of course, it fights back. ) “Nature is beneficent, my son, ) and she takes care of her own. but ) you have to play Nature's game cording to her rules, or get stuck.’ And I guess that’s about right. Anyway, it was a day of sun shine, and a fresh west wind and tumbling white clouds with their shadows, and the warmed up a bit and gave forth fncense, and some of the ventur. fome wild flowers are in bloom, and the first of the bees are hum Ming, and I have either scraped off or washed off about all the highway mud I had gathered on my journey, and plain food tastes wonderful once m and I heard the granddaddy of all the grouse fn the state drumming back of the orchard, and I guess Nature knows her business. And if I had gauntlet glo hook, Instes A pruning fared better have tamed N every year the Ditternes« Nature the and sweetened by persistent man, o-° pl used a pair of knife. for mar 1 would 4 inventions ure quite a bit, and and the ngle of is conquer made orderly wildness d the weedy world over and side is just and have whole countr king feverishly now. The r warmer weather started buds to swelling the fruit trees will soon be too far’ advanced for the dormant there is a lot of pruning to do, fer. tilizer need hauling out, the are being put on grass, the hens are doing their duty, and some of re hiding out their to popu hill farms rapidly by half, bullsheviaki in the ins spra cows Of the going ahead too short late the earth plowing is ‘Tit days and if there out here, the lot grunt 4 In the to be fussed with the clock. In the work is imperative, and it must be done before a certain hour passes, MACows do not milk themselves, nor Bo crops plant themselves, nor do a trees spray them and je ix the ewwence of the contract. , while we are busler the ) country, we have less time to fuss over petty id no dime at all to spend cussing the for Nature takes no back are are must be how nd eat and th on country your a job, in annoyances, remy Wednesday, winds, 18. Minimum, 35. An announcement of special interest to you, and to father and mother and grandma, and to m teacher,too, will be printed in Thursday’s Seattle Star Entered as Second Clase Matter May a 1 On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise. Poatoffice at Beattie, Wash. under the Act of Congress Marc The Seattle Star bh 8, 1879, Per Year, by Mall, $5 to #9 WASIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1 KIDDIES! TH LATE EDITION ) x ¢ i MED BANDITS RAID Ebert Stops Communication With Rebel Forces; Plans to Compel Backdown WASHINGTO March 16.— Official information from Bertin is that the new revolutionary government of Von Kapp has “only a short time to last,” It was learned here today. It is believed the Von Kapp regim will be overthrown and that the old government will return to power, | | | . The Ebert cabinet, meeting at Stuttgart today, decided ta cease all communication with the revolution- ary party in Berlin. This action was taken by the cab inet unanjmously at a time when General Maercker was reported on his way uttgart from Berlin with the compromise proposals of- lfered by the Von Kapp group. This was believed to indicate that the Ebert government has reject |ed all ideas of compromine at this | time. This view wan emphasized by the fact that the Ebert’ cabinet also de cided to. punish with “maximum severity” all persons implicated in the revolution. In the meantime, Berlin dispatches indianted growing opposition to the revolution in the capital. Violent fighting has taken place in Berlin Fifteen persons have been killed and many wounded Both the nationalist and popular parties were reported to have repu diated Von Kapp. The fact that the revolationists compromise terms were reported to include a demand for amnesty was |taken to mean the Von Kapp group alized that its period of control may be short lived. . Hindenburg Is Not Revolt Supporter LONDON, March 16.—A dispatch te quoted the Hanover Tageblatt as stating that Field sl Von Hindenburg he haa intention participate in the new Berlin Tel no egraph Office Is Captured LONDON, March 16.-—A dispatch, by way of Berlin, armed workmen have capture telegraph office and that casualties occurred when troops attacked them |Asks U. S. to Give Credit to Germany | WASHINGTON, March 16.—A bill proposing that the United States ex end a credit of $1,000,000,000 to Ger was introduced in the Representative Thomas B New York Dresden saya the man. house today Smith Railroad Wants Road Diverted Whether or not the county high way near Renton shall be diverted to allow the Milwaukee railroad to bulld yard extensions, will be decid ed by county commissioners, meeting with State Highway Commissioner James Allen Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the city building. ‘The railroad has made application for the for the diversion of the road longer route to allow building yards democrat ar coun to a thetr ‘howe hows © Fair Weather Due, Says Salisbury Fair weather, with mod te winds |from the northeast, was predicted by Observer Salisbury for Wednes day. |Lorado Taft Pleads for Beauty in Cities Three thousand students of the university heard Lorado Taft, | wculptor, deliver a plea for beautiful | gittes and community fraternity in Meany ball Tuesday. IS COLLAPSING; KAPP TO RESIGN Chancellor of New Regime | Ready to Quit as Chief; Sends Out Emissary | _1MNDON, March 16. — Dr, | Wolfgang Von Kapp, leader of | the new German revolution, has offered to resign as chancellor, thus opening the way to nego tiations with the Ebert govern- ment, according to the Berlin | correspondent of the Exchange | Telegraph company. | Gen. Maereker, representing the Kapp government, was reported to $38 RECEIVED TO AID WHITE \Contributions to Be For-| warded to Boy’s Lawyer | re. Murguret Alen, 2431 W. Hol Mi den st, who ts collecting a fund to, |mave Inom White, 1%yearcld Stan-| de en route in an airplane to Stutt-| Sua hey from the gallows, reported kart, provisional capital of the Ebert | Tuesday further eaten ae ministration, bearing proposals for | gregating §3%. & compromine. also carried Kapp's offer..to Kapp himeelf wan said to have an- need Maercker’s departure. that the Britieh em) Bertin bad substantially confirmed reports of an agreement between Kapp and Ebert. The foreign office expinined that the embassy's apparent confir mation of # agreement was nased on a published by the Allecemeine Zeitung A news ey dispatch from Paris said rman charge d'affaires the no had received confirmation of the reported agreement An official communique, which the Ebert cabinet isqued in Stuttgart yes terday, was relayed here by the Berlin corresgondent of the Ex change Telegr company It stated that the Kapp group ts seek ing to make the people that tthe constitutic government has entered negotiations with Kapp thru Maercker The communique true; that no negoti | undertaken the re }sult in distrust and cc and would prolong the present disorders The statement concluded witn tne declaration that Von Kapp must re sign unconditionally PARIS, March 1 foreign office receive that Dr. Kapp is hopeless, today believe Genera 4 thin was not ans would be would onl: nfusion The inform lizing the virtually of today has chancellor ernment however res vame time, it was « military backers had an y would hold out to the iMoney Is Missing and So Are Women } Two negro women bumped against A Barnes, 154 29th a Monday afternoon, as he stood watching the traffic at First and Senec When he felt in his overcoat 1 discovered his purse containing $15 was missing. So were the wo men Raid Pool Halls | to Round Up Boys | SPOKANE, March 16--Bight ave. boys, under 18, were found playing in| local pool halls when police b enforcement last night. un | Fine Lady Barber for Profiteering ANGE . March 16. Mins Kellogg, lady barber, paid a n police court for tonsorial profiteering She charged tourist $4.50 for hair cut, shave arid tonic ‘Rules Rent Hogs Are Safe in L. A. LOS ANGELES, March 16.—This city cannot curb rent hogs by regu lating rent charges, city attorney ruled today |Japs in Siberia in Bolshevik Uprising! LONDON, March 16 troops in Siberia are re have revolted against thelr govern ment, tearing off their shoulder straps and substituting red straps. Japanese yrted to borer mane ste Tt was believed he! of juvenile regulations | The money was to be forwarded to | Josep: Smith, the con} | demned lad’s attorney, at Everett, to |help pay costs of his appeal to the supreme court Following are contributors: Mrs. Marga Allen, Mies A. T. Clark, Mrs. Kate McDonald, Concrete, Wash; Mra, A. Du Mra, Sarah E. Vanhoose, D. A. Ci IL P. Cad man, A Friend, J. B. (@ sympathizer), Mra. Cartton Mra. A Makery and Mr. G. EB. Stewart Plan to Arraign | I. W. W. Defendants CEN LIA, March 16—On a information charging them | new mur in con killing of Arthur Armistice day parade Smith and Mike be to- with first degree nection with the MeElfresh, tim, Eimer eehan to arraigned | Diagram showing how the internal revenue collector's of-|" acquitted of killing fice in the Seattle postoffice was robbed of $20,000 income verdict | tax receipts, and Cashier R which | forced to open the safe. Ww. W. murder, Grimm by a Saturday at Montesano found seven other alleged I guilty of nd degree The seven are being held pending hearing of motion for a new} trial | | To Introduce Bill to Save Daylight For daylight Seattle workers want it men want it, ¢ in sumn eur thus # daylight into the day Wherefor him with a revolver. iirwan, Johnson on ' North Dakota List BISMARCK, N, D,, Mareh 16.—1r terest in the th Dakota a day centered es to the Ho! saving jeuttle work d knock off an ting of business to an hour earlier dential primary t of dele ntions earlier more naming national con Senator Dan Landon introduce a bill in the #enate tic next week to move the clock hour ahead, beginning April 1 Water Short; Causes Big Damage in Fire! ‘A four-story dwelling at 49th S and Alaska st. suffered considerable fire damage at & a. m. Tuesda lowing to a shortage of water fire’ burned briskly for minut before it was extinguish fire partment officials Cause of the fire is unknown. \Girl'Is Accused | of Grand Larceny Nellie Friend, 18, was formally charged with grand larceny by P: eoutor Fred C. Brown in superic court Tuesday, She is alleged to have #tolen a $500 fur cape and «ilk lingerie Mrs, A. F, Peterson, | 616 23d five, N Logger Disappears od Welsh, 28, 0 al Hoover for G. O. P. who arrived at the Taylor hot on March 14, has disap} . aceord-| NEW YORK, March 16.—The| ing to his friends, H. C. Mitcham and} «to9ver Republican club” has been M. ©, Henry, who reported to the po-| organized here to ecordinate the jlice Tuend: arious mov pnts thruout the country to obtain the republic&n | — |Eloped Tho Wed, eeeidontat pee me : aybes He’s Fined $500 istrict caucuses will be held to- morrow night in Denver, Minneapo Cornell, former bo's’n In the Ms and Boston as the first move in rdered to pay @ $500 fine} national campaign, A W. Frater Tuesday,| Robert 1 ‘aft, son of former when he pleaded guilty to eloping| President Taft, has been appointed |with Vae Lee, “the girl with the| temporary chairman of the campaign burning heart,” despite the marriage | district embracing Michigan, Ohio, tie which bound him to Vida B. Cor-| Indiana, Kentucky, Idaby ned Utah, New Mexico and vator Hiram Johnsor epub. and William emocrat the Building Plans Are All Upset Poirer, 967 Vale st hed 50, pile rocks on the rail the foot of Lander st ning and believed he ing preparat for I'm going to make a new Jerusalem out of Seattle nounced Fabion.. He's held for vestigation |Now They’re Both Booked at Jail) an were only official G W. Fabion road track Tuesday as witne train wreck wa m in. orge’s wateh, ad-| stealing Nick | that he | mitted Tuesday to the polic took the timepiece in lieu of a $10} for personal servic joth men | ¢ booked on open charges pend: | [ing police investigation L 21, charged with | , Jat the time of Stafford, whom the robbers Stafford was seated at his desk| when he saw the two men at the end of the counter covering} They rounded the counter, entered the safe room, back of the heavy wire screen partition, made! Williams, collector of internal reve- Says. him unlock the safe, and left with the money via the door|"“* nearest the stairway, Stafford says. Terrific Blizzard on Canada Prairie VANCOUVER March 16 rifle t thruout © Canad f Ca ovin , rouble began with which weighed down the wires and broke of them this the tempera ture in Winnipeg at one time reached 40 All thru Manitoba the blizzard is described as the worst na number of years oft snow sor Barly mort low zero, Convicted as One of Trio of Robbers A.J unty jail awaiting y, aft convicted of being one of men wh »bbed the oil 3d ave Union st er bein the three station at the morning of J4 The jury verdi Monday evening day, The th and nuary was returned fter a trial lasting “¢ robbers excaped in an Jones d to hav leaped from the auto, He was ar rested at his hot near 26th ave. id E. Madison st., later in the day Visit His Cellar, But Find It Dry Joshua Green, capitalist, 1204 Minor is one citizen in Seattle who doesn’t boast a cellar stocked with rare old vin’ es. esidence was prowled Monday night and Motoreyele Patrol man J, J. Kush investigated Tuesday morning. Nothing was taken,” Officer Kush reported, “and I saw no “boftles in the basement.” Motorcycle Cop Hits Pedestrian + Motorcycle Patrolman C. V, Har: vey, while responding to a police call Tuesday morning, collided with J. Keefe at Fifth ave, 8, and Lane st, Keef staal sprained wrist. He was atten) ate ol the street one uuto. is alle TAKE $20,000 URRENCY PAID Escape After Forcing Clerk to Op Safe—Auto With Covered License — Plates Seen Outside Every available city detective, federal agent and |sheriff and two platoons of police are scouring the ci two unmasked men who this morning held up Cashier Stafford in the internal revenue collector’s office in | Postoffice building, robbed the safe of $20,000 in currency jane diamonds and escaped. , The money included most of Monday’s cash returns from income tax collections for the Seattle district, and a |amount left for safe-keeping by Charles C. Jones, a | DES MOINES, Ia the held up | napee® collector living in the B ANDITS STE AL |Hall apartments, 1921 property of Jones, valued at $2,000 were taken, $1 5 000 JE The robbery occurred about § 7:50 a. m., a few minutes after Stafford reached the : First ave. N. W. He was Moines Jewelry Store alone and was working at his March 1¢— desk in his shirtsleeves be- |two unmasked bandits at noon to- hind a heavy wire screen near jday entered the 8 the safe. store, in the heart of business wave, district Kamen, the pro-|the further "end of = long eomntait prietor, and secured $15,000 worth of How they got into the office is @ diamonds and other articles of jewel- Mystery. They might have com y. The bandits escaped in an auto. | Ce@led themselves in an adjoining. waited, or have let themselves in by means of a key. Stafford scouts the idea that might have crawled over a which was found open. In this ave. Four diamonds, also the Jwo Men Hold Up Des office from his home at 3519 :. Amin: Serie? | ceking ie See work, he room before the office closed and he would have heard them enter, mobile. see Early to Work to Prepare His Cash TACOMA, March 16—David J left fe ttle this morning, as SOMEONE WHO ‘soon ax he lk ed thru United Press HAD KEY, HE » dispatches of the robbery in the Se! «1 was attle office, to make a check of the Pm sat jincome tax accounts there. Thom Cashier Stafford, he d, had erat se gone to the office e¢ PATE vestigati his cash taken in yesterday, prepara tory to nging it for a cashier's sage hae who was observed af cheek k was to have been Werk in @ corridor after usual clos sent to the Ta headquarters by (@& hours Monday night, and whe special messenger this morning, in| @@ Ret reappear this morning, is be ing sought for an explanation, order that the income tax figures might be compl | About the time of the robbery, ae the police were informed, an auto Frank Steffy mobile was seen driving away from | | the postoffice with two men in it and Takes Bride | Saved until today as an astonish its license plate concealed. ment for most of his friends, Mana- ger Frank H. Steffy, of the Colise- um, today announced his wedding on Monday of last week to Miss Lillian M. Salzman, of Chicago, an attrac | tive young woman who scored a suc- cess here last July at the Metropol. | tan theatre as the singing girl with |the “Lombardi, Lt.” company, | TO PUT UP HANDS | r, and Mrs, Steffy spent their! At sight of the two men, Stafford |honeymoon in British Columbia and | told the police, he noticed that the | have just returned to Seattle taller one, a man about 45, had @ re “He pointed it at me,” said Stat ford, “and told me to put up my Minnesota Lead". 1; ST. PAUL, Minn. March 16—Maj.|""Tnne two then walked around the | over Senator Hiram Johnson and| | t jcovered, and entered the se | ornate Frank ©. Lowden, incom: | oer part of the office. ‘The on publican preferential presidential says and pressed. the revolver |" Hiram Johnson followed wood, |*Smnst Mle ahest with Herbert Hoover ranking third|ne demanded. Stafford rose. fron scattered votes for Senator Poin-/us Chair and walked act bedi dexter, side the inner door was all of the previous day's income tax colleo \ys ly who had @ key, hat said rge of the fed . here, after an im rly to pi almost unique for Seattle. of people were entering and |the postoffice getting their |morning mail, while the holdup was |being committed on the floor above, It was probably the busiest corner in the city at that hour, 5 ORDERED CLERK volver. General Wood in hands. I did, without getting out af |Gen. Leonard Wood has a large lead! ong of the counter, keepiny | returns from Minnesota's re-/tne gun approached Stafford, Be primary indicated today. “Now, we want the money, quick!" Governor Lowden fourth, with safe. The outer door was open. In 5 Here’s White Hope ss on Police Force! Dan Huston, 32, colored, discov- ered a white hope in Patrolman Francis Keefe early Tuesday, when the policeman knocked Dan thru a Jewelry store window at Sixth ave, and King st. “He resisted arrest, explained Keefe, who wanted to in- vestigate an array of clothing in/Out the door nearest Huston's possession, j ; open until midnight Monday to re ceive last-minute returns, the money had all been counted and “I opened the door with my key," said Stafford. “The man had the gun against my back. ‘The other fellow came over and they picked | all the bills and hurried out, went back around the co In point of daring the robbery was - jtions. Altho the office had remained ei