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

bx Weather Tonight and Sunday, rain; strong Southerly gales, {iit VOLUME 23. _ Month of May By 0. HENRY Copyright, 1920, by Doubdleday, Page & Co.; published by special ar- rangement with the Wheeler Syn- cate, Inc. ' Prithee, smite the poet in the eye) ‘when he would sing to you praises of the month of May. It is a ménth presided over by the spirits of mis- chief aiid madness. Pixies and fib- tigibbets haunt the budding woods. Puck and his train of mid- gets are busy in town and country. In May nature holds up at us a chiding finger, bidding us remember that we are not gods, but overcon- ceited members of her own great family. She reminds ua that we are brothers to the chowderdoomed clam and the donkey; lineal scions of the pansy and the chimpanzee, and but cousinsgerman to the cooing doves, the quacking @ucks and the and policemen in the -tunch ters: eons ‘ams make big remain after school; lads wit “ fadders steal lightly over lawns Where Juliet waits in her trellissed window with her telescope packed; young couples out for a walk come home married; old chaps put on white spats and promenade near the Normal school; even married men, grown unwontedly tender and senti mental, whack their spouses on the and growl: “How goes it, old fri? ‘This May, who is no godess, but “Circe, masquerading at the dance given in honor of the fair debutant Summer, puts the kibosh on us all. Old Mr. Cotison groaned a little, and then sat up straight in his tn- valid’s chair. He had the gout very “had in one foot, a house near Gra- mercy park, half a million dollars and a daughter. And he had a house- keeper. Mrs. Widdup. The fact and the name deserve a sentence each. They have it. When May poked Mr. Coulson he became elder brother to the turtle dove. in the window near which he gat were boxes of jonquils, of hya- cinths, geraniums and pansies. The breeze brought their odor into the room. Immediately there was a well- contested round between the breath of the flowers and the able and active effluvium from gout liniment. The liniment won easily; but not be fore the flowers got an uppercut to old Mr. Coulson's nose. The deadly work of the implacable, false en- chantress May was done. ‘Across the park to the olfactories of Mr. Coulson came other unmistak able characteristic, copytighted smells of spring that belong to the- big-city-above-the-subway, alone. The smells of hot asphalt, underground averns, gasoline, patchouli, orange sewer gas, Albany grabs, Exyp- cigarettes, mortar and the ried ink on newspapers. The owing air was sweet and mild. parrows wrangled happily every- where outdoors. Never trust May. Mr. Coulson twisted the ends of his white mustache, cursed his foot and pounded a bell on the table by his side. In came Mra, Widdup. She was comely to the eye, fair, flustered, 40 and foxy. “Higgins Is out, sir. she said, with a smile suggestive of vibratory max sage. “He went to post a letter. Can I 4o anything for you, sir?” “11's time for my aconite.”” said old Mr. Coulson. “Drop it for me. ‘The bottle’s there. Three drops. In water. D—— that is, confound Hig- gins! There's nobody in this house eares if I die here In this chair for want of attention py, Mrs. Widdup sighed deeply. “Don't be saying that, sir.” she aid. “There's them that would care more than anyone knows. ‘Thirteen said, sir?” said old man Coulson He took his dose and then Mrs Widdup's hand. She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done, Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm. “Mrs. Widdup,.” said Mr. Coulson, “the springtime’s full upon us." 5 “Ain't that right?” said Mra. Wid. S@up. “The air'’s real warm. And there's bock-beer signs on every corner. And the park's all yaller and pink and blue with flowers; and (Turn to Page 5, Column 2) Temperature Last 24 Hours Maximum, 63, Today noon, 63, Minimum, 33. TORTENSON BOAT GIVEN UP BY SEA Aged Bremerton Mariner Is Lost in Open Boat Off California Coast m4 | The sea is believed today to have given up the mystery which for weeks has veiled the fate of aged Helgar ‘Tortenson, who last June) sailed away from Bremerton in a} tiny open sailboat, bound for San| Francisco. A boat answering the description ; ot Tortenson’s has washed ashore at Centerville beach, 30°miles south of Eureka, Calif, according to @ dis-| patch to The Star today. FATE HAS BEEN CHIEF big tea} Pt contented to remain placidiy h | S2hore. “| plane “| night at Lovelocks. Lineoin Beach, Je TOPIC OF MARINE MEN | * The fate of the hardy old mariner, | who had sailed the Seven Seas for! years in the U. 8. navy, has been the | chief topic af marine men up and) down the coast all summer, Tortenson, retired several years ago, and with his wife established a little home at Bremerton, where he could be close to the bustle. and ac- tivity of ‘the navy life which he loved. He was: chief petty officer when his wife and approaching old eae finally decided him-to quit the aervice. But you can’t cure an old sea dog Tortensons of the Last spring the hankering to feel) the lift of the big rollers under @ keel overcame the frantic pleas of his wife, and calmly he announced that he was going on a cruise to San Francisco. And calmly he set to work out- fitting ®. 20-foot open sailboat. An- nouncement of his plan to sail be tween the two ports attracted wide | attention. Vainly his wife tried to dissuade him. Vainly she pointed out the perils of the spring storms | and the angry seas off Cape Fiat- tery. LIFE-SAVERS TRY TO STOP CONTINUANCE OF TRIP On June 6 the “Ancient Mariner” | and his little craft sailed away from Bremerton. The next heard of him was when the lifesaving station at Grays Har-| bor rescued him from a heavy sea and tried vainly to persuade him to abandon the trip, That was the last ever heard of him. Week after week his wife has waited in the little home at Brenter- | ton for some word of him. At her} request revenue cutters made a search for some trace of Tortenson but without result. He had gone on his last cruise—a true man of the sea to the end. * . Air Mail Plane ° . Is Due in Frisco SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11— Plane No. 161, P. J. Murray, pilot, the first New York to San Francis- co mail plane to cross the conti- nent, was due to reach San Fran cisco during thé morning from Lovelocks, Nev Altho it was originally planned for the plane to arrive here late yesterday, delay at Sait Lake made this schedule impracticable. The was forced to stop for the EVICH IS FAST TURNING OVER DES MOINES, Ia, Sept. 11.— Warning to sleepers: Don't turn over quickly while asleep. Harry | Levich did, and he's nursing a dislo- cated right shoulder. Levich ox plained it thus: “I thought some one was fighting me, and I tore into him.” ; i Auto Hits Staging; 2 rhc ae Hang 20 Feet in Air Two painters saved themselves from serious injury Friday when they grabbed an iron rail 20 feet in the air and hung by it until rescued after a skidding auto had knocked from under them the staging they were working on at the King st. depot. William Weed, 6250 Third ave. N. W., and Leonard Close, 8010 25th ave, N. W., are the painters. WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE | Water will be shut off on W, | Spokane st, west of Iowa ave., putting all the low service sys: | tem in Weat Seattle and Youngs town out of water tonight, from 9 to 11 o'clock The low service system sup plies most of the territory lying | below 225 feet elevation around | the water front as far south as | —— | 1918 >. On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1920. Douglas Offers Character--and Heart and Soul HARACTER! Malcolm Douglas has char- acter—and King county needs him for that reason. The prosecuting "s office needs him. It needs CHARACTER! The prosecuting attorney’s office is an im- portant one. It must not be a place for starting pirated ager open eulln. gg ot mar, where the guilty may escape. some- body who con fish what should be started. It needs somebody who has vision, who is no slave to obsolete fanaticisms. That sort of man overseas—a Polish born, a Greek lian born and a German born. “But Po essing tobe four lads under fire,” Douglas said, “and no four better Americans ever wore the uniform of Uncle Sam.” And bom Douglas gave his definition of Aisebtectnions, thun:jia imply a matter of the HEART and the SOUL that are in man.” It is a matter of the Heart and the Soul! It is ter, heart, Young enough to be vigorous and moved by pegs ideals, experienced enough to command the indorsements of the best pron aang ke of the Seattle bar, fearless and progressive, Mal iclan who preseribed the medicine of which she was alleged to have taken an overdone, Boat Co. Suspends Proposed Increase Proposed increases in the passen ger and freight rates of the Puget |Sound Navigation company have |been suspended for 90 days, ac: cording to advices received by Cor poration Counsel Walter F. Meter from the public service commission Saturday It All Started Over a Blackberry Bush! Tt all started over a blackberry bush. Jane Doe Keen, 4807 First ave. N W., picked berries belonging to Mrs. Edna Gilligan, her neigh- bor, the latter told Prosecutor Brown Saturday When Mrs. Gilligan objected, she says Jan’ Doe Keen attacked her. Prosecutor Brown charged the belligerent one with third-degree a» sault. Justice Brinker will hear the case, colm Douglas can make a prosecuting abterney of whom the couny could be PROUD! 9 Didn’t Like Won't Probe Death of Olive Thomas ° PARIS, Sept. 11—The French au- eing CONGs> | thorities ‘unis afternoon practically decided to abandon the investiga | tion in the death of Olive Thomas, an us an American movie star. According to authoritative infor. John O. Aspenberg Saturday filed| mation, the police were inclined to suit for divorce. accept the explanation that her “I was married before,” rend | death from mercurial poisoning yes- John’s complaint, “and she atways|terday was due to an accident, as referred to me as a second-hand husband. Kempster Boosts City of Adoption A. L. Kempster, formerly manager of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co., and now general man- ager for the recelver operating the New Orleans Railway & Light Co., is in Seattle, en route for New Orleans with his wife and daughter, Speak ing of the Southern city, he declared that it is the coming metropolis of that section, Brakeman Crushed by Logging Cars OLYMPIA, Sept. 11.—While at- tempting to couple two cars of logs belonging to the Mud Bay Logging Co., George Fred Marshall, 49, a brakeman, was caught between the projecting ends of the Umbers and | crushed to death. Death was instant, The accident occurred in the Black Hilla, ‘The body was brought here. INKEADS CAN’T SEEM TO AGREE Louise Kinkead married W. Kinkead in March, Cecile Clarence Cecile Louise Kinkead sued Clar ence W. Kinkend for divorce Sat- urday, September 11, 1920 Between tin they fought October Venue Is Drawn Spturday One hundred and nty names appear on the October jury venire drawn Saturday in Superior Judge Ronald's department, Report MacSwiney “Very-Much Worse” LONDON, Sept, 11.—Lord Mayor MacSwiney, on the 30th day of his hunger strike, was reported to be sinking fast Sinn Fein headquarters was issu ing bulletins on his condition every few hours, The lates much worse,” said he was “very they learned it was a French phys-| Forensic Battle to Take Place at Levy’s Orpheum at Noon | George B. Lamping and E4 T, Co man, gubernatorial candidates, will meet in debate Monday noon at Levy's Orpheum. ‘This in the first time two leading candidate for the highest position in the state have consented to appear at the same time and place for the | purpose of debuting each other's record. Lamping isa Beattieite and Coman is from Spokane. Both served in the 1919 state senate. While Lamp- ing is pronouncediy a progressive, Senator Coman is more conservative. Both lay claim to independence of The Seattle Star Entered as Second Clase Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Heattie, Wash., under the Act of Congress March 3, 179 Yer Year, by Mall, $5 to $9 < LATE EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Close-up of Gov. Cox Gives Views Frankly | mpecial interests; both speak slight ingly of the Associated Industries. Lamping introduced the soldiers’ | bonus bill in the 1919 srasion. Senator Coman has been leading | the fight against the Cariyon road arranged = Friday neon, | when @ free-forall meeting was held | ut Coman’s invitation. of state and county candidates at Levy's Orphe Rach upoke about 16 Lamping declared he wanted the | republican party to work along the Progressive lines of Theodore Roose- | velt; that reaction was the inspira- | tion of radicaliam. | Coman attacked the reeord of Gov- jernor Hart, declaring he was the | tool of special interests in and out of the legislature Gollatly declared that the natural resources of the state and their con- servation form the greatest issue for state action. The debate is scheduled to last | Just one hour, and is to begin at| 1210, Sen. Dan Landon will be chairman. Lamping will open the ‘dual with a talk of 20 minutes. Coman will reply, taking 30 minutes, Lamp- ing will close with a 10-minute re- | ply. Shimmy Shakers Puncture Pipes Dancers, shaking the shimmy in the City Grill, Third ave. and Yes. ler way, sa shook a stovepipe lead: | ing from a heater in the Grill that it became disjointed. Smoke began to pour thru it The Jap janitor turned in an alarm, Smoke swirled out of the three entrances of the grill. It was the first time in the his. tory of the department that fire. men had been called out to put out) a fire in a stove. \Rexburg, Idaho, ( Gets Population Boost WASHINGTON, Sept, 11. — The} leensus bureau today announced the following 1920 population results: Rexburg, Idaho, 3,569; increase since 1910, 1,676, oF 88.5 per cent. Nearly 18,000 former service men and women are being cared for in U. 8. hospitals. and, as sych, didate for president, without as host. glad to have him here, that without prejudice. nor mere politeness. Seattle him up at close range. Governor Cox is, indeed, welcome here. | ment, or turn a brilliant light upon | MAILED ALONG Welcome, Gov. Cox! Seattle, as a whole, is nonpartisan in its affiliations, it welcomes Governor Cox, democratic can- There are a few partisans in this city; a few re- publicans and a few democrats who will vote party tickets straight, no matter who is on the ticket. of us are not constituted that way. get our city’s vote for president will be the one who will persuade us of a better program. And so Seattle says to Governor Cox that it is mighty The governor of a great state, the representative of a formidable party, he is an outstanding figure in the nation today. All due honor to him, Seattle, it may be remembered, cast a plurality of thou- sands for President Wilson in 1916, and in 1912 gave its big vote to Theodore Roosevelt. There is no party sinecure here, and so, it is no mock hospitality Seattle is extending toward Governor Cox, the governor; it is mighty glad of the opportunity to size) BY HERBERT COREY In a seven hours’ motor ride James Middleton Cox, the democratic candi- date for president, said nothing strik- ingly new. That is, he did not put forward any new theory of govern- the dark shadows of our day, He made no effort te turn phrases or coin epigrams, But— He said what he had to say right off the bat. He did not talk against time with his mouth while his brain. was considering what might be the politically wisest thing to say. Not once did he use the time-honored formula of candidates: “Lam not to be quoted.” “This in between us.” “1 am talking to you as a friend.” ROAD AS “JIMMIE” The impression he produced was that of an alert and active man who had thought upon every topic of the day and had reached a conclusion— tho not necessarily a final one—upon each. Above all, he seemed to be a friendly man. All along the road he was hailed as “Jimmie.” “I am glad that is the way they feel toward me,” he said once. “I want to be known as ‘Jimmie.’ The fact is that when I heard the news from San Francisco I think I some- what failed to realize that I had been; made the democratic nominee for | president. I do not believe I fully realize it even yet. I certainly de not fee! that I have been changed by it, and if that is the case I am glad. I hope I shall continue to be the same man in the same sack suit.” Yet he has no lack of dignity. Peo- any reservations in its role But the most The man who will he may be heard, and heard truly wants to see and hear| ple call) him '*Jimmie”’ and shake hands, but no one showed any dispo- sition to poke him in the ribs or assume undue familiarity. He is genial but not jovial,. and grave ‘without being aloof. 1S OF THE FIGHTING TYPE The American term “scrappy” suits him down to the ground. Me does not carry a chip on his shoul- der, but he is of the fighting type. The muscles of his jaw tighten after the style. of Theodore Roosevelt now and then. He is not a spell- binder, but he is distinctly a good speaker. He hammers what he has to say in short sentences. No one can misunderstand him. “I do not propose to dodge a sin- gle issue or evade a single ques- tion,” he said once. “This is no time for pussy-footing, The issues are*too grave. Every man must stand up and be. counted.” Our task was in no sense a po- litical interview. There were ques- tions I asked and he answered which will not be used here because they were of a partisan sort. He discussed men and policies with the freedom of a managing editor shows in talking affairs over with a reporter. The very fact that he did not hesitate or choose his words ot set up safeguards compels me to guard his candor, His attitude upon purely pofitical questions has been sufficiently set forth in his published utterances, My = effort was to discover what he thought along other lines. “The tendercy ot public men ts to isolate themselves,” he said. “They lose touch with public opin- ion. A man in responsible office (Turn to Page 2, Column 2) LAMPING AND COMAN TO DEBATE MONDAY ! cADDATE TO SPEAK In Bellingham Address Denounces Mobism, Both “Upper” and “Lower” Governor “Jimmie” Cox Is the guest of Seattle. Coming to town before most ‘were astir, the democratic can for president cut his first visit speeding almost immediately to Bellingham. His second visit, early in the noon, was longer. Returning fi Bellingham and Everett, where delivered forenoon addresses, he due here at 155 p. m. to head automobile parade thru the section. Boarding a special ini " train at the Tacoma depot, ¥i and Occidental, he was to go to coma for an address at the at 3:30. The governor and his party ‘ return to Seattle at 7 p. m. nares ioe Aa side to 6,000 people, and Pocmate, to. Shows, meal the big bullding. scheduled for 8 p.m. © Following the and hia pasty, will be guests 66 tha Seattle Press club. From the Press club Gov. Cox of 10 coaches, arrived at the st. station at 7:10 a. one and 20 minutes late. The was switched from the Pacific to the Great tracks, and proceeded — to Bellingham. The democratic candidate was yet up when the train left for Bellingham. ‘The special train carries, besides the governor and attaches, a corps of newspapermen, representing big Eastern dailies, the press wire assor ciations and syndicates, GOVERNOR ANNOYED BY BAD COLD ind great crowds have turned — out to hear the governor. + He has been annoyed ee bad speaking engagements. He has by bothered mostly when dresses out of doors. His voice car ries well in all inclosed er ae say members of the party. which the people of Washingtog: (Turn to Page 2, Colunm 3) COX PROGRAM 7:10 a. m.—Cox special passes thru Seattle from East, en route to Bellingham. 1:55 p. m.—Cox special arrives from Everett at King st. station. 2 p. m.—Automobile parade forms on King st. Route of parade: East on Jackson to Fourth; north on Fourth to Prefontaine place, and thru Prefontaine place to Third; north on Third to Stewart, thence east to Fifth, around Times square, turning to the right and west on Olive to Second, ‘thence to Tacoma interurban depot, at Yesler and Occidental, where Cox party leaves on special train for ad- dress in stadium at Tacoma, at 3:30 p. m. 6:30 p. thousand seats unreserved. 7 p. m.—Cox party returns from Tacoma. p. m.—Doors at Arena opened to public, Six Cox goes to New Washington hotel for conference with demaceeee leaders. 8 p. m.—Governor Cox arrives at Arena. If there is a sufficient overflow crowd Governor Cox will address outdoor overflow meeting before delivering main address. Following address at Arena, Cox and party will be guests at Press club. Special leaves Seattle about midnight, for Portland,