The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 9, 1920, Page 1

HE higher order o are ever stealing “That’s true”; and then | chewed the cud of reflection a bit and said, “That’s b f beauty, which is but the emanation of a beautiful soul, does not fade, or diminish, or suffer any evil change with the years that something from the loveliness that is of the flesh alone.” I ran across this pleasing assertion the other day and at first I said: ,” and then I cogitated a while longer and said, “I don’t— On Page SiX Topay You'LL FIND THE REST OF THIS “AS IT SEEMS TO ME” ARTICLE BY Wrowe Ro kh, yx § {ii VOLUME 23. Tonight an settled; m weste Maximum, 76, Weather Temperature Last 24 Hours: Today Noon, 72. d Tuesday, un- oderate north- rly winds. Minimum, 60. The Cop and the Anthem Copyright, 1920, by Doubleday, Page & Co.; published by special arrangement with On his bench in Madison Sqaare Soapy moved uneasily, When wild|/shop window conspicuous. Soapy}ruved and otherwise disturbed the geese honk high of nights, and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their husbands, and when) Soapy moves uncasily on his bench in the park, you may know that win ter is near at hand. A dead leaf fell in Soapy's lap. ‘That was Jack Frost's card. Jack is Kind to the regular denizens of Madison Square, and gives fair warning of his annual call. At the corners of four streets he hands his ‘ hoard to the North Wind, foot of th mansion of All Outdoors. #o that the inhabitants thereof may / Make ready. Soapy's gnind became cognizant of the fact that the time had come for him to resolve himself into a singu lar committee of ways and means to rigor. ily on hin bench. “The hibernatoria! ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In them there were no considerations of Mediterrancan cruises, of soporific more had bought their tick- Beach and the Riviera each winter, 0 Soapy had made his arrangements for his annual to the Island. And now the time was come. On the previous night three Sabbath newspapers, dis tributed beneath his coat, about his | ankles and over his lap, had failed meto repulse the cold as he slept on his ‘Dench near the spurting fountain in +) the ancient square. So the Island ~ Joomed big and timely. in Soapy’s mind. He scorned the provisions made in the name of charity for the City’s dependents. In Soapy’s opin fon the law was more benign than philanthropy. There was an endless round of ins eleemosynary out and receive lodging and food ac cordant with the simple life. But to ‘one of Soapy’s proud spirit the gifts fof charity are encumbered. If not in L) coin, you must pay in humiliation of \‘epirit for every benefit received at/and inkstands, and two yards from | Square, for the homing instinct sur the hands of philanthropy..As Caesar | the window a large policeman of se-| vives even when the home is a park | ap, every bed of charity | vere demeanor leaned against a wa. | bench had bis Bruty: must have its toll df a bath, every Joaf of bread its compensation of a private and personal Wherefore it is better to be a guest */of the law, which, though conducted by rules, does not meddle unduly | with a gentleman's private affairs ' Soapy, having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplish ing his desire. There were many easy ways of doing this. The pleas antest was to dine luxuriously at ome expensive restaurant; after declaring insolvency, be ed over quietly and without uproar to a policeman. An accommodating magistrate would do the rest Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square and across the level sea of asphalt, where Broad way and Fifth Avenue flow together. Wp Broadway he turned, and halted at a glittering cafe, where are gath ered together nightly the choicest products of the grape, the silkworm ‘and the protoplasm Soapy had confidence in himself * from the lowest button of his ves 4 upward. He was shhven, and coat was decent and his neat black ready-tied fourin-hand had been pre sented to him by a lady mission on Thanksgiving De If he could Feach a table in the restaurant un puspected success would be his, The portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted mal lard duck, thought Soapy, would be about the thing—with bottle of Chablis, and then *Camembert, a demitasse and a cigar. One dollar for the cigar would be enough. The total would not be #o high as to call forth any supreme manifestation of revenge from the cafe management; ‘and yet the meat would leave him filled and happy for the journay to his winter refuge But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door the head watter’s eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes. Strong and re fhands turned him and con Veyed him in » and haste to the sidewalk and averted the {gnoble fate of the menaced mallard Boapy turned off Broadway emed that his route to the coveted Island was not to be one. Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of. At a corher of Sixth avenue elec ence tric lights and cunningly dispmyed| yell drunken gibberish at the top of|the next morning, his It! an epicurean | the Wheeler Syndicate, Ine. jwares behind plategiass made jtook a cobblestone and dashed it | through the glass. People came run. ning around the corner, @ policeman }in the lead. Soapy yitood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled) [at the sight of brass buttons | “Where's the man that done that?” inquired the officer excitedly. “Don’t you figure out that I might [have had something to do with itt" | said Soapy, not without sarcaan, but | friendly, as one greets gov fortune. | The policeman’s mind refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men |who smash windows do not remain |to parley with the law's minions. They take to their heels. The po-| licerman saw a man half way down |the block running to catch a car. j With drawn club he joined in the | pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his | heart, loafed along, twice unsuccess | ful. | On the opposite side of the street | was a restaurant of no great preten | sions. It catered to large appetites }and modest purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; {ta soup and napery thin. Into this place Soapy took his accusive and telltale “Now, get busy and call a cop,” }aald Soapy. “And don't keep a gen- |teman waiting.” | “No cop for youse,” said the wait jer, with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in a Manhat |tan cocktail. “Hey, Conf" Neatly upon his left ear on the |callous pavement two waiters pitched |Soapy. He arose, joint by joint, as }a carpenter's rule opens, and beat jthe dust from his clothes. Arrest [somal but a rosy dream. The Ini and seemed very far away. A police. man who stood before a drug store two doors away laughed and walked down the street. | Five blocks Soapy traveled before j his courage permitted him to woo tutions, municipal and | capture again. This time the oppor-|into their clutches, they seemed to) made a clean escape. Albert Morin, on which he might set|tunity presented what he fatuously |regard him as a king who could do termed to himself a “cinch.” A | young woman of a modest and pleas | Ing guise was standing before a show window gazing with sprightly inter. leat at its display of shaving mugs ter plug. | It was Soapy’s design to assum inquisition. | the role of the despicable and exe. | crated “masher.” The refined and elegant appearance of the conacien tious cop encouraged him to believe that he would soon feel the pleasant official clutch upon his arm that would Insure his winter quarters on the right little, tight little Isle. Soapy straightened the lady mis sionary’s ready-made tie, dragged his | shrinking cuffs into the open, set his hat at a killing cant and sidled to | ward the young woman. He made eyes at her, was taken with sudden coughs and “hems,” smiled, smirked and went brazenly through the im- pudent and contemptible Htany of |the “masher.” With half an eye |Soapy saw that the policeman was watching him fixedly. The young woman moved away a few steps, and jagain bestowed her absorbed atten |tlon upon the shaving mugs. Soapy followed, boldly stepping to her side, raised his hat and said: “Ah there, Bedelia! Don't you want to come and play in my yard?” | The policeman was still looking. The young woman had beckon a finger and Soapy | would be practically en route for his \insular haven. Already he imagined jhe could feel the cozy warmth of the jstation-house. The young woman ltaced him and, stretching out a {hand, caught his coat sleeve. she said joyfully. persecuted to “gure, Mike,” | you'll blow me to a pail of suds. I'd have spoke to you sooner, but the lcop was watching.” | With the young woman playing lthe clinging ivy to his oak, Soapy | walked past the policeman overcome | with gloom. He seemed doomed to liberty. “it his companion and ran. He |in the district where by rght are |found, the lightest streets, hearts | vows and librettos. Women in furs jand men in great coats moved gaily in the wintry air, A gudden fear sized Soapy that some dreadful en ntment had rendered him im | mune to arrest. The thought brought a little of pantie upon it, and when he ‘came upon another policeman loung ing grandly in front of a transplend jent theatre he caught at the imme diate straw of “disorderly conduct.” On the sidewalk Soapy began to ch ‘At the next corner he. shook oft | halted | On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Star Entered Second Class Matter May 2, 1699, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. SEATTLE; WASH., MONDAY, AUGUS his harsh voice,. He danced, howled, welkin, The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and re- | marked (0 a citizen. “Tis one of them Yale lads cele bratin’ the ge@one egg they give to the Hartford college. Nolsy; but no harm. We've instructions to lave, | them be, | Disconsolate, Soapy erased his un | availing racket. Would never a po able Arcadia. He buttoned his thin | - Two in Idaho, Two in dressed man lighting a cigar at a ;Seapy stepped ineide, secured the from Monroe reformatory between followed hastily i |inwult to petit larceny. “Well, why | tenced from Seattle for ‘b jcall a cop? There stands one on the **ntenced from feat! liceman lay hands on him? In his! —< |fancy the Inland seemed an dnattain: | Two Captured in Tacoma, coat against the chilling wind. In & Gear store he saw a well Eastern Washington swinging light. His silk umbrella he | _— had set by the door on entering. All the «ix convicts who escaped jUumbrella and sauntered off with it July 30 and 22 were back behind the |mowly. The man at the cigar light reformatory wally Monday, aeoord- “My umbrella,” he said sternly, | tuck “Oh, is it?" sneered Soapy, adding} Henry Arthur Hickey, 2%, sem }don't you call a policeman? I took | January 17, 1920, was captured, will jit. Your umbrella! Why don’t you h* pal, George Hi ov oay larceny January 14, tn The umbrelta owner slowed -hig}00ds Friday, Shattuck said, After making as attempt to shoot ® Tacoma police officer, Floyd man—"that is—well, you k Siverly, 17, and James D. sim: thete mistakes gocur—I-—1¢ nt back to the geformatory. Be afcree the time of their escape and | captule, Siverly and Simmons, who paren gece . ie —— it 88) are anid to be twa of the most dan- yer, Cyt Sepe ee | gerous young bandits in the North Of course it's mine,” sald Soapy, | weet) hetd up and robbed an Aber. | viciously. jdeon store. The ex-umbrella man retreated.! Giverty, altho reported to be quick |The policeman hurried to assist 4/ with the gum, was covered by the} | tall blonde in an opera cloak acrons tacoma. policeman. and forced to | the ‘street in front of a street car shove yup his hands, Simmons, not jthat was approaching two blocks | supposed to be as deaperate ay his away, i younger pal, attempted ¢o draw his | Soapy walked eastward thru 4) revolver and was only stopped when |atreet damaged by Improvements. He | ine policeman warned him he would hurled the umbrella wrathfully into! xin him i¢ he made another move. an excavation. He muttered against) Hickey and Wood scaled the re. the men who wedr helmets and carry |formatory wall early the morning of clubs: Because he wanted to fall! july 22, They stole an auto and ~I pleked it up this morning in a |& guard, was discharged fer sleeping no wrong | while on duty, as the result of thin At length Soapy reached one of the | They were thought to have javenues to the east where the glitter | headed for Tacoma, but are now be nd turmoil were but faint. He set! Heved to have doubled back into is face down this toward Madison | ras no, Idaho marshals arrested them on scription sent out in circulars. jarrison, 20, and Albert 17, who escaped at the same time as Siverly and simmons, July Joe But on an unusually quiet corner | gary, Soapy came to a standstill. Here} was an old church, quaint and ram: | 5 “ , , 20, were cn e | bling and gabled. Thru one violet " nae rh Mo hi |ington a few days later, jstained window, a soft light glowed.| Biverly was serving one to 15 where, no doubt, the organist loltered | year, for burglary im Seattle, and over the keys, making sure of his) . | Simmons was se : mastery of the coming Sabbath an-| ton county to nerve one to 1b wears them. For there drifted out toler grind larceny . Soapy’n earn sweet music that caught | "ai atx were honor meh when they and held him transfixed againat the| warned Siverly, Simmons, Stuer convolutio: ° m oe. mvelutions of the oly fen and Garrison fied in aight of a The moon was above, lustrous and | {00 "Armor T When | serene; vehicles and pedestrians were | SU4rd. whose gun jammed when he tried to fire at them, |few; sparrows twittered sleepily in | the eaves--for a little while the scene | might have been a country church yard. And the anthem that the or ganist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well \in the days when his life contained {such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends and immacu late thoughts and collars The conjunction of Soapy's recep tive state of mind and the Influences about the old church wrought a sud den and wonderful change in his soul He viewed with swift horror the pit into which he had tumbled, the de graded days, unworthy desires, dead pes, wrecked faculties and base motives that made up his existence. And also in a moment his heart responded thrillingly to this novel mood, An instantaneous and strpng impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate, He would pull him self out of the mire; he would make a man of himself again; he would |conquer the evil that had taken pow |nension of him. There was time; he was comparatively young yet; he would resurrect his old eager ambi tions and pursue them without falter jing. Those solemn but sweet organ | notes set up @ revolution in him Tomorrow he would go into the roar Jing downtown district and find work A tur Importer had once offered him |® place as driver, He would find |him tomorrow and ask for the posi tion. He would be samebody in the world, He would Soapy felt a hand laid on hig arm. He looked quickly around into the ' broad face of a policeman. “What are you doin’ here?” asked the office Cantu Airman Must Come or Be Exiled CALEXICO, Cal, Ate. 9.—Amer Consul Walter F. Boyle, at| Mexicali, has warned John Goree, American aviator in serviee with Governor Cantu’s forces, to return to the United States or be exiled from the country, it was learned today. Goree's resignation would virtually disrupt the Lower California air forces, officials here said today, since Paul Dato, brother-inlaw of Cantu, is the only other capable flyer in the district Appointment of commercial repre sentatives in Los Angeles, San Fran cisco and border cities will be an nounced within a few days, Cantu officials said, These men will have power ordinarily held by consuls, it was sald | Border officials have renewed their efforts to prevent arms and ammu: | nitions from being smuge@led across the border. All shipments are being | closely examined for contraband, Her Bath Cost Her $10 and Then Some) Mrs. E. Steele, 626 University st., | might have caught the daylight bur-| glar whom police were seeking to-| day had she not been, at the time of} his entry, taking a bath. He nipped her purse, containing $10, a bank book and personal papers, ‘Nothin’,” said Soapy. hen come along,” said the police man. “Three months on the Island,” sald the magistrate in the police court | leader | Sara Solomon, jing to Parole Officer Howard J.dhat- | WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Majori- tles for the ratification of the suf frage amendnient have been pledged in both houses of the Tennessee leginlature, officials of the national woman's party announced today. According to their latest’ poll, ratification hds a majority of three in the house and just a majority in the senate, ‘The problem now is to hold line all those who have their “votes for ratification, suffrage leaders said. in eee NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 9.— So few legislators had arrived here early today for the opening session of ‘Tennessee's special session to consider ratification of the Susan B. Anthony amendment to the fed eral constitution, that fear was ex pressed a quorum would not be on hind when thd session was sched. uled to open at noon. Charges were. made in some quarters Governor Roberts purpose: ly delayed making the call until Saturday so rural legislators could not be present. Dixcouragement pervaded quarters of the natjonal woman party over the outlook, but no such gloom existed at the headquarters of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, of the .cambined suffrage forces, Mrs. Catt declared that despite the fight of “out-of-the- state Interests the amendment has a good show for passage. Parley P. Christensen, farmer. labor party presidential nominee, said in his speech here yesterda? he found labor favorable to suffrage and he urged ratification. He spent most of his time, however, discuss ing his party platform, head- s Thrown From Her Horse; Ear Kicked Her ear kicked by a horse, Mrs. 1313 Washington st,, was taken to the city hospital Sun- day, She was thrown from a horse at Kingston and kicked. BANK IS ORDERED TO REFUSE PAYMENT ON CHECKS FROM PONZI BO. Aug. % Joseph Allen, state commissioner of banks, today ordered the Hanover Trust company to pay no more checks signed by Charles Ponzi, compapy or by Ponazi's Allen’s action was taken on the ground that the account of Lucy Martillel, against. which the com- pany’s checks were charged, is now overdrawn. pledged | Per Year, by Mall, $5 to $9 NAVAL WAR PI ON RUSS REPORTED ALLIED DECISION CONVICTS [Tennessee to Vote on Suffrage TSE ALL BACK |Solons Are Slow in: eee Arriving These four women are suffrage leaders who have cam- |paigned the state of Tennessee, urging every legislator to | vote in favor of the suffrage amendment ratification. They jare: Miss Betty Gram (upper left), of Portland, Ore.; Miss | Sue White (lower left), of Tennessee; Miss Anna Politzer (upper right), of Charleston, S. and Miss Marjorie.Shuler | (lower right), of the non-militant National Woman Suffrage association TAKES ACID IN LIFE ATTEMPT Girl Taken to Hospital Badly Burned Burned about the face by carbolic acid taken in a suicide attempt at her home, 167 19th ave., at 10:30 a, m., Priscilla Rosenberg, 21, clerk, was in Providence hospital Monday after. noon, expected to recover. Her father, William Rosenberg, proprie tor of Mutual Meat Market, 1225 Burns st., was unable to give a rea- son for the girl's despondent condi- tion, She drank the acid in the hall of her home. ‘The acid burned her so severely that she screamed and dash [ed the vial to the floor, She was | found writ:ng with pain on the floor. Thomas Bevan, 1900 ir st. rush- |ed her to Providence hospital. Seeking Wife of - Kidnaper Suspect PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9%—The wife and old daughter of Augusto Pasquale, alleged to be “the crark” in the Coughlin baby kid- napping case, were sought by federal authorities and Pennsylvania state police today. In case authorities are unable to uncover any of the alleged crank's accomplices; he will be taken to Nor- ristown soon to stand trial, they said, They claimed he had confessed to blackmail and might be charged with kidnaping. Harold B. Wright Is Married Again SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 9.—Harold Bell Wright, author, and Winifred Mary Potter Duncan, of Los An} were married here on Thursday last, it became known today, Wright gave his dence at Tucson, Ari. and his age as 46. His bride is 36. Both have recently been divorced, it was said, ILLY’S ALWAYS SO DIGNIFIED LINCOLN, Neb, Aug. 9.—Billy Sunday told a Lincoln audience yes- terday “the United States is so dry & man has to be ‘primed’ before he can spit.” Moose Band to Give Concert at Lake The Moose band will give the first of @ series of Concerts Monday even: ing at Green Lake station. The en- tertainment will be under direction of Crawford E, White ALE OF HOUSE STOPPED BY FIRE PORTLAND, Aug. 9.—F. L. Miller lost the sale of his house when, just as he was taking the prospective new owner to the place, they found the | dwelling In You Can Register Until August 24 Voters have unti! August 24 in which to register and qualify for the primary election of September 14. ‘The books are open at the city comp: troller’s office in the County-City building. mn oe * f LATE EDITION HH } * gay British and- French’. Conference Decis HYTHE, Eng., Alig. (6 p. m.)—The Ce Premiers Lowa Geok p « Millerand on the Russigg: uation ended late tod complete accerd,” it was sts ed. Lloyd-George ted | mediately for” morrow hé will ar with naval operations. Troops, however, will not be Krasain and Kameneff, the ist representa@ives, will be all remain in England, pending 1 come of the “parley ¢ Minsk on Wassanbiy, akbooniie ft British and French’ Minis- tries to Discuss Russ : were going over the recommenda- tions for military and naval action submitted to them by Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Wilson and Admiral Beatty, the Russians were pounding the forts of Warsaw with artillery, while masses of Bolsheviki cavalry scoured the country toward the War- saw-Danzig railway, the main artery connecting Poland with the allies, The Polish official statement said tho “enemy's massed cavalry” had taken Pryzanyaz, 40 miles north of War saw. . RUSSIANS REFUSE BRITISH OFFER ‘The situation as it stood today was Russia, having refused the British proffer of a 10-day peace, during which a temporary peace could be arranged, has proposed that another meeting be held at Minsk on Wed- nesday between Pelish and Russian armistice delegates, to agree on a basis for cessation of hostilities. Meanwhile, However, the Bolshevik offensive continues, with many indi: cations that the Reds are determined to take Warsaw before making peace terms, Advices from Warsaw said that the streams of refugees from Warsaw continued to flow westward from th city, while the peasants, fleeing b fore the Bolshevik advance, swarné ed into town from the east. The Polish army had lost contact with the enemy at many places by means of a strategic retreat. and the country thus surrendered was being overrun with the hard riding Rus. sian cavalrymen, who swarmed over roads and fields in dehse maases, Lioyd George was understood to be striving his hardest to find a way Tura to Page %, Column 8) \