The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 13, 1920, Page 7

1 | y Chinamen Ply Tr Trade in a ' Cotics on Vessel With * Alaska Laborers SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—Out the hold of the bark McLaurin, as the oldest “hell ship” in waters, came a lad of 22 to-| with a story of the sea, which | | Peeks of vicious living, violent deaths | And deadly hate. Dick Teschner, 18 days i with fever below decks on the vessel, | “Porced to breathe, he says, the fumes | ‘@f opium smoke day and night, told his experiences today in a voice more than a whisper, | Four months ago, Teschner, just) of the navy and celebrating the t, Was nabhed by a “man recruiting a crew for the urin tn Sacramento, “We were to get $30 bonus before Started on the cruise, We got it enough, but we couldn't keep it 1g. They held out on our rations te jisted as merchandise ad- ced to the men. What the eus toms men imagined that crowd was "going to do with $90 worth of mer. & —— apiece, I don’t know,” continued: “Some of the boys took a chance id went overboard while the boat Was still in the bay, “As soon as we got under way the began to make its appearance. it there a bunch of the boys be- @yee" hated me for it. didn’t mind them, but I found had made an enemy on board reason to keep my eye on. Doe’ Bis Blake. the company physictan to give us treatment when- needed it without charge. made us pay anyway and boys dope at his own price. night I went to him for one boys who wanted some medi- ‘If they don't come up here own pills I'll fix ‘em,” he patted the 45 at bis belt, night a ae i ty : ut “About this time the ‘hypos,’ as called the dope users, were com ely under the .srell of the ks. If a Chink wanted a cup water he ordered one of the Pe hiypoe’ to get it. They obeyed witb. out the least resistance. “One night after we went ashore the Koguing river, where the ‘jes were, ‘Doc’ Blake nearly an end to me. I asked him for me medicine. He came over to the where I was lying and told me Yd never get any from him; that laziness was all that was the matter ‘with me. “When I objected to that, he grabbed me by the throgt and drag. ged me to a corner, with me gasping breath. 1 stumbled over a shot- that was leaning against the wall. “Blake drew his gun before I knew What was happening and was ready shoot when he saw that I didn’t ive a fun. “After that we didn't see him any p More. ‘Old Dad’ Mclaughlin died there one night and the men said e didn't take extra pains to p him alive. Tne doctor fett that. OF THE MEN BECAME DEGENERATES “The morals sof the men grew | Worse. That country and the life at | the canneries made degenerates o of many of them. The dope was @asier to get as the work became Barder. : “There was the ‘two for one’ sys- _ tem. “The gang bought canned fruit for Bic. They sold it for 25e. When got 50c that way they gave it dope. “As soon as the job was done up| t the boys couldn't get any more They nearly went crazy for ® want of it. “The Chinks smoked it before wt and night on the way down and| had them begging on their knees for | the stuff. It was a ‘hell ship’ on the way back. I'll tell you. “They paid us off Sunday. We ‘were to get $230. Most of us got less than a hundred. We paid it all back for items they sald we pur @hased up there. We were so glad to get away that we didn’t care what| they took. Half of the boys are penniless now. There are at least a dozen in jail, picked up for vagtancy | Qtul being dope crazy.” Milwaukee Officials Coming Wednesday | With two vice presidents of the dine, H. FE. Byram of Chicago, presi-} t of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Yaul rajiroad, will reach Seattle ‘Wedn lay by @ special car, it is an- hced by officials here. R Calkins and B. B. Greer are vic presidents accompanying him. Oakesdale, Wash., Census Is Lower WASHINGTON. Sept The Brus eau today announced the 920 population result Waeh., $16; a decrease 66, or 7.5 per cent. | Robert Carlson, riveter, by police at New Dawson | Cotterill declared the letter had been ing campaign,” | killed THAT WAS My WIFE 1 JUST BOWED TOo—A FINE WOMAN, A GEN: VINE HELPMEET=— LOOKS AFTER ME LIKE A HeCRIELS now MINE NEVER was KNOWN To Lose HER TEMPER, SMe HAS BRAINS Too A CoLLece GRranvarTe SHE 1S AMIABILITY ITSELF —~NEVER A QUARREL OR A CROSS WORD-—-AN INTELLECTUAL Woman AH, BERTRAM AND ESCERT—1 WANTCHA TO meet my BRIE, MOT SO BAD FOR AN OLD WIDeweR, EH? myle. Too quiet and sober looking. {bottle of Thinks I to myself: land on the fireescape of a tenement, | six stories up. And I'll spend the next six months looking at clothes! After she had finished her dinner on the line.” my new owner came to the window But she carried me to a nice little and leaned down close to my leaves room only three flights up in quite a/and cried softly to herself for a decent street. And she put mein the while, It made me feel funny, 1 window, of course. And then she never knew anybody to cry that way went to work and cooked dinner for/over a rubber plant Sefora Of herself. And what do you suppose | course I've seen a few of ‘em turn she had? Bread and tea and a little|on the tears for what they could get dab of jam. Nothing elm. Not a/out of it, but she seemed to be cry- single lobster, nor so much aa one'ing just for the pure enjoyment of Cox’s Throat and Viewpoints Both Dry in Talk Here Gov, James Middleton Cox, dem-, briefly on the charge that all big ccratic candidate for president, | business wae caatriontiag to te ; 2 campaign un of e republican ended his ewing thru the state Of) Jy. He declared that he himself Washington Saturday night, with ®) nas never permitted a soldier to be dry throat and what he hoped was! used in any labor difficulty which @ firm conviction in the minds of | hag ever arisen in his own state, his audience that his alcoholic view-|" Harding wan referred to an & points were also dry. actionary candidate,” and a de Gov, Cox spoke to a capacity house of the “senatorial oligarchy.” at the Arena. and his voice showed | ridiculed Harding's stand against the clearly the strain of his tour. In leagug of nations, He scoffed at fact, it was necessary before he the idea that the president could started for Portland, to telegraph|order a war, declaring that every cancellations of certain conferences | high school youth was aware that in the Oregon city, in order that he| only congress as a whole could do might consult a throat specialist. this, George F. Cotterill, former mayor | HAGUE TRIBUNAL of Seattle, and a “dry” of long stand: | IMPOSSIBLE, HE SAYS Oe ete I anne the nt | He declared the Hague tribunal, pt a mrenvg atthe only substitute for the league, tack of the prohibitioniats upon Gov. " was impossible, and “we owe it to com nnd lauded the governor's dry | our boys who died in France to me evening, except now and then, when | they took a notion for pig's knuckle jana kraut this thing thru” Gov, Com was SAYS ORIGIN OF cheered, LETTER IS SHADY In dwelling on Alaska, Gov. Cox In referrot toa letter printed re-|declared he wished to see the cently in “wittle and purporting to} have come from the headquarters of | the liquor interests in which the ection of Gov. Cox was pleaded for, ‘shackles removed from Alaska.” Ho took a final fling at his republican opponent's front porch campaign, de claring Senator Harding waa pre suming a lot to except the pation to come to him for his views, Following the speech in the Arena of nearly two hours, Investigated by the senate, and its authenticity and origin was shady. | “The liquor question is not and cannot be made an issue in the com-|to the Press club, whet declared Cotterill lattle’s newspapermen, Gov. Cox, when introduced, dweit! made a brief xpeech ae ah ih ay siteinanliennepdenas ‘SISTERS KILLED |OUTLAW RAIL BY INSANE MAN) STRIKE IS OVER he met Se and again 'Are Shot Down With Bullet| Workers Cast Big Vote for Return CHICAGO, Sept. 13, — “Outlaw” switchmen, enginemen and yardmen today began helping man the rail- roads, following a meeting here last night which overwhelmingly voted From Rifle NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Miss Daisy Felter and Miss Susan Felter, sisters, of New Brunswick, N. J., the victims of the are dead today, maniacal rage of “Crazy Mike"| to end the strike which has been on Marsurkiewiecz, A single bullet| since March. fired from his rifle as he ran| The mass meeting was attended amuck on the streets of New| Y %,000 members of the Chicago Yardmen's association, organization in the outlaw strike movement. The vote, announced ax “overwhelmingly for a return,” had not been tabulated early today, “We are glad to get them back,” wan the comment of Chicago rall- road officials today. They predicted the end of the strike would hasten normal freight movements and sta- bilize industry. Offic is believed it marked the end of labor troubles which have handicapped railroads since their return to private owner- ship. Brunswick killed both women. the leading ‘The murderer was inter shot and by a soldier who tried to arrest him and was threatened with a bowie knife. The slain two women were in an automobile at the time of the trag- edy. They were the sole support of an invalid mother and brother. Masons to Help Lay Y. M. C. A. Stone James H. Begg, grand master of | Washington Masons, and other lodge officers, will be present at the| lying of the cornerstone of the new Y. M. C. A. building at Everett at 2:30 next Thursday. Mr. Begg willl piled by a committee appointed by officiate and Walter F. Meir, corpor-|the Aero Club of the Northwest to fon counsel of Seattle, will make|work in conjunction with the state Bublic walery commitios, | To F; rame Keep-to- Right Air Rules ‘Traffic rules of the air will be com. MY wire HAS RAISED A LARGE FAMILY— STOOD BY ME THROUGH THICK AND THIN—DOES ALL. THE HOUSEWORK AND WHEN IT Comes TO COOKING— sHE’S THERE! © uve uKe A KING BEFORE REAL BUSINESS INU. S., PLEDGE Cox Promises Reforms in Government Bureaus BY HERBERT W, WALKER PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 13.-—Buai ness reorganization of government bureaus with efficient budget system an its outstanding feature was pledged by Gov, James M. Cox in mpeeches here today. Speaking in the big municipal audi torium, the democratic candidat promised that one of bin firet acts, (if elected, will be to ask congreny for authority to appoint a budget commissioner a# assistant to the president for the purpose of effecting economies in appropriations. He charged that the senatorial oll jwarchy by blocking the peace treaty and keeping war legislation in force has prevented the return of the gov ernment to a normal peace status. A real business administration bw | Necessary if reductions are to be made in war taxes, Cox said, and he | pointed to his record as governor of [Ohio to show what can be accom | plished by an efficient budget sy» Same wav my wife. SHE HAS Domestic TASTES AND ALL HER the my wee 1S POSITWELY THE BEST Cook ww THE worcp! champagne. The Carjit She touched my leaves Ike she “I'll Just about | Tuthers comedy team had both every |loved ‘em, and she bent down her wre. | © eculiar way: ber |have looks. o | vy. Cox drove | |here who cag tell? » Bow York rub! | | Vy, | PEOPLE HAVE THE LUCKY]! | head and kissed each one of ‘em. fuew I'm about the toughtest speci men of a peripatetic orchid on earth, but I tell you it made me feel sort of queer, Home never was like that to me before. Generally 1 used to get chewed by poodies and have shirt-waists bung on me to dry, and get watered with coffee grounds and peroxide of hydrogen. ‘This girl had a piano in the room, and she used to disturb it with both hands while she made noises with her mouth for hours at a time I suppose she was practicing vocal music, One Gay she seemed very much ex cited and kept looking at the clock. At eleven somebody knocked and she Jet in @ stout, dark man with towaled black hair. He sat down at once at the plano and played while she sang for him. When she finished she laid one pand on her bosom and looked at him. He shook his head, and she leaned against the plano. “Two years already,” she said, speaking slowly——“do you think in two more—or even longer?” The man shook his head aga. “You waste your time.” he said, roughly I thought. “The voice ts not there.” And then he looked at her “But the voice in not everything,” he went on. “You 1 can place you, as I told you it~" The girt pointed to the door with- out saying anything, and the dark man letf the room And then she came over and cried around me again. It's a good thing I had enough rubber in me to be water proot. About that time somebody elee knocked at the door. “Thank good neas," I guid to myself. “Here's a chance to get the water-works turn. ed off. I hope it's somebody that's game enough to stand a bird and a bottle to ven things up a little.” Tell you the truth, this little girl made me tired. A rubber plant likes to see a little sport now and the I don't suppose there's another gr thing in New York that sees as much of gay life unless it's the char treuse or the sprigs of parsley around the dish. When the girl opens the door In steps a young chap in a traveling cap and picks her up in his arms, and abe sings out, “Oh Dick!" and stays there long enough to—well, you've been a rupber plant, too, sometimes, 1 suppone. “Good thing!” says I to myself. “Tigis is livelier than scales and weeping. Now there'll be something | doing.” “You've got to go back with mo,” mays the young man, “I've come two | thousand miles for you. Aren't you tired of it, yet. Bess? You've kept all of us waiting so long. Haven't you found out yet what is best?” “The bubble burst only today,” says the girl. “Come here, Dick, and see what I found the other day on the sidewalk for sale.’ She brings him by the hand and exhibits yours | truly. “How one ever got away up| almost the last money I had. He looked at me, keep his eyes off her for more than! a recond. “Do you remember Ress,” he said, “when we stood under one of those on the bank of the bayou and what you told me then?” “Geewilliking’ I said to myself. “Both of therm stand under a rubber plant! Seems to me they are stretch- ing matters somewhat.” * “Do I not,” says she, looking up at him and exgeking close to his vest, “and now I may it again, and it is to last forever. Look, Dick, at its leaves, how wet they are. Those are my tears, and it was thinking of you that made them fall.” | “The dear old Magnolias!” says the. young man, pinching one of my, leaves. “1 love them all.” Magnolia! Well, wouldn't that—| say! Those innocents thought I was! A magnolia! What the—well, wasn’t} Isale burglary of hotel rooms T bought it with | | but he couldn't! the night, | tem. He would have the budget com |minsidner co-ordinate for the finan etal activities of all departments, add ing that the preaident bas too many other duties to do this himaelf. Referring to aid for service men, the governor declared that after his trip thru the Northwest he win con vinced the vast undeveloped public domain in this section “offers in some measure the means of the govern. ment's paying of its deht to those whe fought-our battles in the world ROBBED HOTEL ROOMS, CHARGE Looted Scores in Seattle, Is Belief of Police Alleged to have confessed whole- to police, K. G, O'Neill, 30, was held in the city jail Monday, O'Neill in accused of looting sev- eral scores of rooms since February. More than 100 keys were found in hin pockets. He got hotel keys by renting rooms and keeping the keys. When some one else rented the room, he is alinged to have returned and plundered the roc Heiress Found Raking Hay as Regular ‘Hand’ GLOUCESTER, Masa, Sept. 13.— Miss Louisa Fietcher, Indianapolis heiress, who after cropping her hair and donning overalls, fed from the suminer bome of her parents bere, has been found near Ipewich. Mins Fletcher, 17 years old, left her home Thursday after eluding her governess, The girl was found by Marshal John Casey and two inspec: tors, accomphnied by the girl's gov- ornens, Mias Fletcher, wearing overalis and with her hair closely cropped, applied at Upland farm for work. She gave her name as “Willie Sullivan.” She was given a job as “hired man” and was raking hay ®hen the police ar. rived. She apparently was happy and contented. Asked why she ran away, Mins Fletcher said sho was “sick of the yoke of discipline I have been under since childhood.” Smuggled Opium; Is Given Fine of $250 Fine of $250 was handed Harry Romm, when he pleaded guilty be- fore Federal Judge Neterer in the district court Saturday to smuggling 10 tasls of smoking oplum into the United States. “Dead Soldiers” Lead to Bastile “Dead soldiers” by the hundred in the alley back of 8. Tanaka's restau- rant, at 308 Fifth ave. S, aroused suspicion in Patrolmen N. P. Ander. son and R. F. Baerman They searched the place, found two quarts of waki and arrested Tanaka, Street Car Jumps Track; 12 Shaken Twelve passengers were badly shaken up when @ one-man 23rd ave sar jumped the track at 23rd and KB. Unitn st. early Sunday, a | lodged itself between two stores. Motorman Harry Carlson was in arge of the car. 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DWYER Republican Candidate for STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Ten Years’ Practical Insurance Experience Member Washington 1917 Served in U. & Army, 191719 a CPald by J, G, Raley) Hours: 9-4; Saturdays 9-1 and 6-8 Puget Sound Savings .& Loan Association \ Where Pike Street, Crosses Third