The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 11, 1920, Page 1

continued ate north Maximum, 76, px § {il VOLUME 28. a warm; m westerly winds Temperature Last 24 Hours: Today Noon, Weather Tonight and Thursday fair, ler- Minimum, 57. 76. <> HUMOR PATHOS ROMANCE WOHENRY “Story a Da “Little Speck in Garnered Fruit” Copyright, 1990, by Doubleday, Page @ Co.; published by epecial arrangement with the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. g) { ay FEL ' <The honeymoon was at its full. ‘There was a flat with the reddest of mew carpets, tasselled pottieres and six steins with pewter lids arranged on @ ledge above the wainscoting of ‘the dining room. The wonder of It upon them. Neither of them seen a yellow primrose by} brim; but if such a sight their eyes at that time it expected the right to seqjp it besides a in the rocker with the world. She uy l : Londoa 3 : Hii I i i ‘ i i f f ; i i 14 Ni gs articles to fight the “Ill step down and @ne out for you—see?” pensive hotele—some place where there's plenty of money to waste. I've got some very fine oranges, though—from a shipload that came in today.” ‘The Kid lingered on the corner for @ Moment, and then set out briskly toward a pair of green lights that flanked the steps of a building down @ dark side street. “Captain around anywhere? he asked of the desk sergeant of the bolice station. At that moment the captain came briskly forward from the rear. He was in plain clothes and had a busy air. “Hello, Kid." he said te the pust list. ‘Thought you were bridal “Got back yesterday. I'm a solid McGarry. Notjcitisen now. Think ‘I'll take an in There | terest in municipal doings. How would if suit you to get into Denver Dick's place tonight, Capt” On the Issue of Americanism There Can e Seattle Star Postotfice at Bettie, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879. Per Year, by Mall, $5 to $9 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 11, 1920. LS THO Motered as Becond Class Matter May 3, 11) RAIN KIL vestigate the cause Widow's Mite “It seems all quiet,” sald th. cap tain, dowbtfully. “Are you sure your Up ts straight?” “Cut away" said the Kid. “It's on me ff it ain't.” The axes crashed through the as Threatened by | Uncle Sammy Uncle Sam wants a slice of the Most Popular Book of the Day MARY BY MARIE ELEANOR H. PORTER Sohd 125,000 copies before publication date. Has been secured through spe- cial arrangements as the with its publishers Next Serial Novel in The Star "Starts Monday NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 11.— Suffragists won the first fight on ratification of the federal amend ment in the Tennessee legislature A resolution introduced the house providing for postponement Of action on the ratification resotu- tion until mass meetings could be held over the state to determine the yet unprotected door, A blaze of | Money obtained ‘to aave the widow | sentiment of the people was tabled. Ught from within poured through jand children of Robert C. Scott, Suffragists declared the measure “Don't be long,” sald the bride.|the smashed panels. The door feli, | murdered deputy sheriff, from destt-| was backed by the anti, who are “111 Be lonesome without my naughty | and the raiders sprang into the room | tution. | Boy. Get a nice, ripe one.” After a series of farewells that would have befitted an imminent voyage to foreign parts, the Kid fated, for the season was yet early spring, and there seemed smali chance of wresting anywhere from those chill streets and stores the coveted luscious guerdon of sum- ‘s golden prime. t the Italian's fruit stand on the corner he stopped and cast a con- ftemptuous eye over the display of papered oranges, highly polished ap- ples and wan, sun-hungry bananas. | “Gotta da peach?” asked the Kid fn the tongue of Dante, the lover of lovers. “Ah, no,” sighed the vender. “Not for one mont com-a da peach. Too goon. Gotta da nice-a orange. Like- @ da orange?” Scornful, the Kid pursued his quest. He entered the all-night chop-house, cafe, and bowling-alley of his friend and admirer, Justus | O'Callahan. The O'Callahan was about in hig institution looking for leaks. “I want it straight,” said the Kid to him. “The old woman has got a hunch that she wants a peach. Now, if you've got a peach, Cal, get it out quick. 1 want it and others like it if you've got ‘em in plural quantities.” | “The house is yours,” said O'Calla- “But there's no peach in it too soon. I don't suppose you could even find ‘em at one of the} Broadway joints. That's too bad. | When a lady fixes her mouth for a certain kind of fruit nothing else) won't do. It's too late now to find any of the first-class fruiters open But if you think the missis would like some nice oranges, Ive just got a box of fine ones in that she might——” “Much obliged, Cal. It’s a peach proposition right from the ring of the gong. I'll try further,” ‘The time was nearly midnight as the Kid walked down the West Side avenue. Few stores were open, and such as were practically hooted at the idea of a peach. But in her moated fiat the bride confidently awaited her Persian fruit. A champion welterweight not find a peach?—not stride trium phantly over the seasons and the zodiac and the almanac to fetch an Amsden's Juné or a Georgia cling to his owny-own? The Kid's eye caught sight of a window that was lighted and gor- geous with nature's most entrancing colors, The light suddenly went out The Kid sprinted and caught the fruiter locking his door. “Peaches?” said he, with extreme deliberation “Well, no, sir, Not for three or four weeks yet. I haven't any idea where you might find some. There may be a few in town from under the glass, but they'd be hard to lo- with their guns handy, Denver Dick had graced his game with his own presence that night. He led the rush that was intended to sweep away the smaller body of raiders. But when he saw the Kid bis manner became personal. Being in the heavy-weight class he cast himself joyfully upon his slighter enemy, and they rolled down @ flight of stairs in each other's arms. On the landing they separated and arose, and then the Kid was able to use some of his professional tactics, which had been useless to him while in the excited clutch of a 200-pound sporting gentleman who was about to lose $20,000 worth of parapher- nalia, After vanquishing his adversary the Kid hurried upstairs and through the gambling room into a smaller apartment connecting by an arched doorway. Here was a long table set with choicest chinaware and silver, the lavishly furnished with food of that expensive and spectacular sort of | which the devotees of sport are sup- posed to be fond. Here again was to be perceived the liberal and floral taste of the gentleman with the ur- ban cognomenal prefix. A No. 10 patent leather shoe pro- truded a few of its inches outside the tablecloth along the floor. The Kid seized this and plucked foth a black man in a white tle and the garb of @ servitor. “Get up! commanded “Are you in charge of nh? ‘es, eah, I was. JHas ghey done pinched us ag’in, boss?” “Looks that way. Listen to me Are there any peaches in this lay: out? If there ain't I'll have to throw up the sponge.” “There was three dozen, sah, when the game opened this evenin’; but I reckon the gentlernen done eat ‘em all up, if you'd like to eat a fust-rate orange, sah, I kin find you some.” “Get busy,” ordered the Kid stern lly, “and move whatever peach crop | you've got quick or there'll be trou |ble. If anybody oranges me again tonight, I'll knock his face off.” The raid on Denver Dick's high |priced and prodigal luncheon re- | vealed one lone, last peach that had escaped the epicurean jaws of the | followers of chance. Into the Kid's pocket it went, and that indefatig. able forager departed immediately |with his prize, With scarcely a | glance at the scene on the sidewalk below, where the officers were load. hing their prisoners (nto the patrol | wagons, he moved homeward with |long, swift strides | Til heart was light as he went, 80 rode the Knights back to, Camelot after perils and high deeds done for | their ladies fair. The Kid's lady had commanded him and he had obeyed. |True, it was but a peach that she | had craved; but ft had been no small deed to glean a peach at midnight the Kid. this free Federal tax agents have informed | Deputy Sheriff William Barr that 10 cents will have to be paid the government for every person who entered the Hippodrome dance pa-/| vilion the night of the Mcot« bene-/| fit ball three weeks ago. Barr snid today he would go be. re United States District Attorney rt C. Saunders tomorrow to argue the matter out. Benefit dances are not subject to the amusement tax if given under the auspices of purely charitable organizations, it in said Barr claims the committee of | depuiy sheriffa who gave the dance | was organized purely for a charit-| able purpose. He will ask that the| tax be not levied, Slightly over $2,000 wan obtained for the Scott Kiddies’ fund thru the | ale of dance tickets, Barr said. From | | this the expense of hiring the hall, | paying musicians, and printing tick: | ets and badges had to be deducted, leaving about $1,800 for fund, net. | If the amusement tax is levied {t| will mean that 20 per cent of $1,800, | or $360, must be given to Uncle Sam, as each ticket admitted two persons for $1. | Money from other sources gave the fund $1,625.39. Toledo Turns Down. | “Muny” Ownership | TOLEDO, Aug. 11.—The bond in sue proposal to provide for muniel-| pal ownership of street car lines here | was defeated in yesterday mary. | February snows lay like iron. She had asked for a peach; she was his | |bride; in his pocket the peach was warming in his hand that held it for fear that it might fall out and he lost. On the way the Kid turned tn at an all-night drug store and said to the spectacled clerk “Say, sport, I wish you'd size up this rib of mine and see if it’s broke. I was in @ little scrap and bumped down a flight or two of stairs.” The druggist made an examina. uon “It isn't broken,” was his ding. nosis, “but you have a bruise that }looks like you'd fallen off the Flat iron twice,” “That's all right,” said the Kid “Let's have your clothesbrush, please.” ‘The bride waited in the rosy glow of the pink lamp shade, The mir- acles were not all passed away, By breathing. desire for some slight thing—a flower, a pomegranate, a— oh, yes, a peach—she could send }forth her man into the night, into | | the world which could not withstand him, and he would do her bidding. And now he stood by her chair and laid the peach in her hand, “Naughty boy!” she xaid, fondly, Did I say @ peach? I think 1 would rather have had an orange,” Maybe ut one of the more ex-|from that wintry city where yet the) Blest be the bride seeking to delay action. The vote on the motion to table the resofution was 50 to 37. During the debate Governor Roberts sat in the rear of the house and addressed notes to members advising them on strategy and urging defeat of the resolution. “The fight is won,” Roberta de. | Clared, after the resolution had been tabled, ‘The vote in the senate on the queation of referring the resolution for ratification to a committee was also considered an indication of fa- vorable suffrage sentiment. Anti. “Victory for suffrage is cer: |wuffragiats attempted to send the resolution to the Judiciary committee, | while suffrage proponents inainted on the committee on constitutional amendments. The pro-suffrage sen ators won, 11 to 24. NATIONAL LEAGUE First game— R. Pittsburg ‘: ok 8 8 At New York .... -6 9 2 Hamilton and Lee; Benton and Snyder Second game—~ Pittaburg ......0« At New York . . Carlson, Wisner and Douglass and Smith, ‘iret game— Chicago E. R. H. E, 3 8 0 6 8 1 Haeffner; R. H. E. ve .8' 8 At Brooklyn .9 15 0 Tyler, Martin, Bailey and Daily; Pfeffer and Eliott. Second game Chicago a At Brooklyn Hendrix, Ca O'Farrell, Daly; Cadore and ger, Elliott, Cincinnatt rain, AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. EF. 13 16 ~«0 eh ye oe Dauss and -4 8 2 covee 8.98 1 Alexander and Krue- at Boston postponed; Philadelphia At Detroit . . Rommel and Perkins; Stanage. R. H. 7 12 Meee Tae by and O'Neill R H. E. Washington A ie Chicago Pe ee arrity; Kerr and E New At York Cleveland Mays and Ruel; Roosevelt on Way for Chicago Talk CHICAGO, Aug. 11,—Franklin D, Roosevelt, democratic nominee for vice president, will arrive here late today to open his national campaign with a speech in the auditorium tonight. He was to prepare hia speech on the train en route from his home in Hyde Park, N. Y. Chicago democrats plan to give him a big reception, -y~~ R. H. E! Profemiona) gambiers will be eject ed from the Seattle baseball park. This was the plan of action decided on by President W. H. Klepper and high police officials after a confer- ence Wednesday. Urging direct and forcible action with baseball gamblers, a telegram received by Police Chieé W. H. Sear- inl from William H. McCarthy, pree- ident of the Pacific Coast League, resulted in the conference Wednes- day. Open betting at the ball park bas been abandoned by gamblers since | the recent gambling scandal arose in the league. Gamblers are now be- Heved to be doing their betting at! |downtown cigar stores. Several | stores are now running books, ac |cording to information reaching | Klepper and the police. ‘OLYMPIC GAMES | START SUNDAY ANTWERP, Aug. 11.—Represen- ‘tatives of all 32 nations competing Jin the Olympic games have arrived. The teams vary in size from 10, the smallest, which is Japan's, to 200, the largest, which ts America’s. The track was so crowded today that Jack Moakley, head coach, was unable to have another trial |for his charges. | ‘The runners are being pushed to thelr text anainat the watch, The |hurtlers ore in the pink of condi: |tiod and loom up fire. | Indications are that the stadium games will begin on Sunday follow. ling the arrival of the Belgian royal ‘family Saturday. eee {Oklahoman Springs Surprise at Golf TOLEDO, O., Aug. 11.—Out from the of] fields. of Oklahoma there sprung into prominence today in the national open golf meet at Inver. |ness a newcomer in the front ranks |in W. E. Mebthorn of Tulsa, who, latter shooting a 74 in the first 18 qualifying rounds on Tuerday, top- ped today's early field when he cracked a 76 for a total of 149. eee ‘Dempsey Signs to |. Fight Bill Brennan | NEW YORK, Aug. 11. — Jack Dempsey, heivyweight champion, | will fight Bill Brennan before next |January 1, according to, an agree jment signed here today between the |Managers of the two fighters. The |bout will probably be staged in New York. Aanuitones Motor Boats Win Races COWES, Enx., Aug. 11.—-Amertean |motorboats took first and second | Places today in the second race of the international regatta for the | Harmaworth trophy. | Miss América finished first and Miss Detroit second, Maple Leaf, a | British entry, Was third. | ‘The races are being held off the Isle of Wight. Three out of five heats must be taken to win the trophy. Miss America won the first Jrace yesterday, . it i i i I company. What other funds he hap and where they are he has kept secret. PONZI AGITATED AND NERVOUS Ponzi admitted his prison records to a group of newspaper men at his home today. The erstwhile dapper mystery man apparently had lost his nerve, He was agitated and plainly nervous. Dressed in a silk bathrobe, Ponzi led the reporters on to the veranda of his home explaining that Mrs. Ponzi had not seen the morning pa- per story to the effect that he had been in jail in Montreal. Questioned repeatedly, Ponzi at- tempted to steer the conversation from the question of his past rec- ord. He finally blurted out a story, however. While talking to reporters, Ponzi suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out an automatic revolver. He explained he had seen two men loitering about his grounds the night before and that he didn’t want to take any chances, ee Mrs. Ponzi Doesn’t Care If They Lose All Their Money BOSTON, Aug. 11.—“What does it matter if we lose all,” asked Mrs. Rome Ponzi, wife of Boston's noted money manipulator. “Wwe still have each other and that is ail that is important as far as we are concerned.” The little black-haired, black-eyed Italian girl said that if Ponzi loses the $8,500,000 he claims to have made tn the last eight months deal- ing in foreign exchange shell be just as happy as she is.now. IF she has him, HAPPY HOME THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD “Riches? Oh, yes money ts fine in many ‘s," says Mrs. Ponzi, “It can bring you pleasure and permit you to make others happy. But it doesn’t count for anything without a. happy home, That's the best thing in the world. And we have that, “If I thought for an Instant that having all this money would take my husband away from me. perma- nently—it has @omewhat during the last several days—I'd gladly give it all up and go back to our little home and do my own housework has made it a rule to tell those who wish to see him on business after business hours: “I always have an engagement with my wife after 6 o'clock. “We are always very happy," Ponzi added. “Charles and always been suf: ficient unto ourselves, We enjoy everything we do to the fullest beeause we are interested in tho wame things.” Bhe said Pons always has been (Turn to Page 2, Column 3) n Charlie Says His Wife Only A Young Girl SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 12.—Charlie Chaplin, film comedian, recently sued. by Mildred Harris Chaplin for divorce, and who came to Salt Lake City to dodge news paper reporterw and lawyers, was cornered at the Hotel Utah today and surrendered to an interview. “I put in two years in producing my pleture, “The Kid’,” said Chaplin, “and I do not propose to lose the re- sults of my efforts. I wrote the play, directed it, acted in it and produced it. I invested $300,000 in it. “I had a. weeklyexpense around $5,000 to keep/the company together. My wife is only a young gifl.-I- will grant her a divorcevahy time: I of- fered her a substantial settlement, but she seeks a restraining order against the picture being sold. 1 in Salt Lake City Chaplin has been an object of in- terest ever since--he came. to this city three days ago. He has receiv. ed scores of invitations to appear before clubs and attend social affairs but he-hae-declined.them all. He is accompanied by .two well-known camera men. Charlie's. hair -is. growing gray. It is reported from Los Angeles that attorneys for Mrs. Mildred Har- ris Chaplin have asked for a post- ponement of the hearing in order that they may*serve the documents on Chaplin.” Charlie eluded them in Los Angeles and they did not ‘dis- cover hé was here for three daya, INCHES THE _ WAITRESSES NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Detective David Heffernon entered restau- rant and saw “Cleopatra,” “Irish Rose” and “Fruit Cake” on the menu card. He put five bucks on the “Exyptian Queen” and arrested wait- resses for bookmaking. MARRIED LIFE WITH 23 CHILDREN PALLS; DIVORCE IS GRANTED SPOKANE, Aug. 11.— Married fe with 23 children isn’t all cakes and ale, Mrs, Mary Dormaier told ® county divorce judge here to- day. She had several kiddies of her own—she forgets Just how many —when she married Dormater in Vancouver in 1917, Dormater added his brood. A census bu- reau report gave them 23. “He was cruel and he failed to support us," said the mother of many, as the divorce was handed out to her. The family will be apportioned between the two, HOME-RUI CHAMP’ KNE Bite at af E port ef Polish | | i se UF 2 sf + ik i | made today by the department. The chief features of the note 1—A statement that the’ States’ policy “will be directed to employment :f all available to maintain Polatid’s political inde pendence and territorial integrity, | REFUSES TO SANCTION LLOYD GEORGE'S PLAN * 2—Refusal to sanction Lioyd George's plan for a peace conference at London in which the allies would take a hand in making peace between Russia and Poland. {208 3 3—Warning that Russia's interests must be ‘generously protected”! and all decisions of vital importance’ to” Russia must be held in abeyance — until the people set up a government representing their own will. ‘s 4—Scathing denunciation of the Bolshevik regime and emphatic re fusal to’join in or approve any sort of recognition of it. eee REDS PRESENT TRUCE DEMANDS. I LONDON, Aug. 11.—Membere. the British cabinet, it learned to- day, believe there is a satisfactory” basis of settlement in ‘the and peace terms which the Bolshe- j viki were to present to Poland at the Minsk conference today. Aa In brief, the Bolseviki ‘terms, call for:. Immediate reduction of the army to 10,000 men with an ¥ draft for the army of 50,000 men — thereafter, The time limit set'on — this demobilization is one month, e Surrender to Russia of all supe fluous arms. Prohibition of all shipments of. troops or material into Poland from abroad. 4 Granting to Russia access to the Baltic with commereial ad: | Handing over to Poland of” tional territory on its eastern to be. given to the families of kille@ In the war, as cnmpensation, 7 Demobilization of all Polish war industries, \ ‘Withdrawal of Russian treepe (Tura to Page 3, Column @ Re