The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 13, 1920, Page 1

| ONE KILLED MANY HURT ON PRINCESS VI eee , x @ Weather onight and Tuesday, rain; mode rate southwesterly winds, Tomperature Last MM Hours Maximum, 45. Minimam, $8, Today noon, 39, Oira iil On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Star Rntered ax Second Clase Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879. Per Your, by Mall, $5 to $9 SEATTLE, WASH., MON DAY, DECEMBER 1: 3, 1920. ia i ie TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Eskimos Don’t Worry No Heartbreaks. Maids Not Jealous. They. Adore Children. ‘This ix the fourth of » storien written expeckall | Star by Capt Jobe J. Bertonerini, famous Arctic adventurer and skip- per, detailing his experiences and observations in the save which Kip- “was beyond all laws of os JOHN J. BERTONCCINT) TVORCE, alimony, lawsuits, tv high cost of living, and many} ‘ether dubious blessings of civiliz. Vor are unknown among the Ex kimos. aiien a young Exkimo. among Primitive tribes, is ready to . he out & good seam and” tanner ang pays her father a wuitable price for the lady | If they don't get along. she returns toliher parents. Maybe the husband gets tack the purchase price and F amerde de doesn't. | Domestic strife ix rare. There are » brutal husbands among the Eskimos. also negsing wives. Bot for the pst part they are a happy golucky DOESNT TREM MUCH dealousy doesn't bother them » Much, and missionaries and teachers " in implanuiog: e. Inter-relal fomances fm the whaling days But it be wrong to tmagine forsaken Ps hes weeping on the shore as | the fleet sailed away. Eskimos are ‘nt sentimentalists, The girls do bteak their hearts for any man, White, or native. iP CHILDREN, D ARE BOSS OF HOME ut they worship their children, Hally the boys. _ Eskimo child (s never pun “The Exkimos were skilled at the ffavturing of toys hundreds of ago, as relics show, and our Bo for trading always includes ost modern novelties for the toy steamboats for the i, dolls for the girls, Right now, in the snow igloos be- yond the Arctic circle, boys and girls are amusing themselves with Hiktle tin automobiles. Santa Claus may not come from ‘dhe froz8n North, but he gets there just the same. POKANE GAS IS ALSO KICKLESS? . BPOKANE, Dec. 13.—Mrs, New + ton ©. Luck, Wilson apartments, de. ‘cided Sunday that she was tired of F life. Her husband lay in a drunken slumber in a chair. Mrs, Luck turn- ed on five gas jets and sealéd doors and windows. Four hours tater policemen found the couple, little the worse for wear and not at all phased by the gas Reasons Why Stag Want Ads Give Rest Results The the largest daily of any Se- attle The per a busin leisure ping. The Star carries daily two pages of news matter of spe cial interest to. women. The is lew The results are Our advertisers do gulls. ¢ Phone Your Want Ad to Bain 600. A competent ad taker will help you write your ad if you desire Star has cirenlation newspaper Star is an evening pa aturally is read by whose only the eve time is in price best, wet re- (BRAINERD CASE IS POSTPONED Mystery “Behind Scenes”; Possible Compromise |s Hinted TACOMA, Deo. 12—The trial of Betty Brainerd, Seattic society girl and former newspaper writer, ac cused of kidnaping Baby Bobby Stage from hie home here September 14, wag postponed today by Superior Judge Fletcher until the mofring of Decembef 21. It was to have start: ed tomorrow, ‘The postponement wae asked on bebalt of Wiliaf D, Askren, prose cuting attorney, who Was reported suffering at home with a cold, and ney Scott Henderson. When court opened, Kart Clifford, a4 deputy prosecutor, abruptly asked the court for a continuance of one week. Askren had become {Il Satur! day, Clifford said, and was unable to be at his office today. Clifford’ asked, and the court di. |rected. that Misa Brainerd’s $10,000 bond be filed with the county clerk by the eclty police, who have been holding: it. RUMOR OF COMPROMISE 18 HEARD Otuervers in the courtroom noticed an air of unusual mystery about counsel for both sides, and it was rumored that “something was going an” behind the scenes that might bring about a sudden and sensational development—a compromise, perhaps, or the ar rival on the scene of George Stage. father of the kidnaped baby Seattle society women, many of whom had made reservation for quarters in hotely here that they might attend the trial, , canceled their reservations today when they learned of the postponement. Obviously, it was / stated, crowd in the courtroom: wili GIVE DRUGGIST WEEK TO PLEAD Odiion J. Secord, Seattle drugriat charged with vjolation of the na tional prohibition, act, was given | lone week in which to piead, in the | federal. court Monday. Secord is alleged to have had a pint of wine and a quart of whisky, for bev jerage purposes, in his | December 1, the have |Germany Refuses to Obey League GENEVA, Dee. 13-—The German | government today presented a new | note to the assembly of the league of nations, refusing to recogniza the de- cision of the league regarding t award to Belgium of Euphen and | Malmedy, formerly German terri | tory districts of Eupen and Ma medy, small parts of Weat Pruasi surrounding towns of the same names, were taken away from Ger. | many * under the treaty of Versailies | The | ying ball wax known as an en. |tertainment among the Egyptians | 4,000 years ago. Judge William Hickman Mbore, | chairman of the st 4 and sewers committee, @toryteller de luxe and practical Joker extraordinary, was re lating vivid experience of his youth in the Black Hilix of Missouri “And then he dashed for me, the store “on! Cheer Up! Read John W. Hilt’ s Fi- nancial Leader on Page 14 Today GAS FIGHT WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK City to Carry Attack Before Public Service Body That thé Beattle Lighting com- pany with inadequate facilitinn is barge that Will be preferred by the | ity at « hetring to be held before the publle service comminion neat week. Charges that the ga® company hag failed to maintain apparatus that wil! afford adequate service to the public bave been made by the city for several montis. The gaa confpany ia still installing unite for producing water gae—a method for producing gas that was alsolete) Seaubed Fe ae ¥ in attempting to produce jas! the | CONTINUED ONE WEEK ILL; TRIAL VOLUNTEER RESERVOIR [S BLOCKED Injunction Made Permanent; But City May Take an Appeal Volunteer Park renervolr. proposed for construction on the peak of Capitol Hin, with @ capacity for 29. | 000,060 gations of water, may not be | built by the city of Seattle. In a deciaion handed down Monday morning by Superior Judge Clay Allen, the injunction against the pro- ject i# made permanent on the ground that “the city has no power to cetablioh and maintain « nutsance.”* ‘The desiion glewe 99:8 emia mm Prerre P.| Capltot 111 prop: claimed that the) ted tw would ‘en- “property una jife in the, THREE . In all probabiitty tne case tte Teal now ga te the waprene court, SEIZED SHIP. IS RETURNE The schooner George L. Harvey, seized by order of the secretary of the navy several Weeks ago, while in the custody of the United Staten marshal, has heen returned, it was announced Monday, The Harvey Was taken by a party of* gobs from Bremerton over the marshal's protest. The commandant of the navy yard later declared that the whole affair was the result of a mistake, and promised to return the vensel. She is under libel for re pairs ‘PACKAGE OF Employes of the “lost and found” department of the muny railway are anxiously waiting for some con ductor to bring in a package of malt Saturday a bag of hops was turned in from a Ballard line, Monday this} was supplemented by a gross of beer caps. “We've got the hops, we've got the caps, has anyone got the malt?” is jthe song that railwayers are now singing LOST CAPTAIN HER BROTHER? Was Captain’ Alfred Jensen, com mander of the jilfated barge W. J. Pirrie, lost on the west coast of Washington on the night of November the lonk-iost brother of Mrs. 8. Winner of Cleburne, ‘Texas? This is the propounded to Monday by Mrs | wrote that the had the same 4 born in Denm 40 she had not question that was Mayor Caldwell Winner, who drowned captain years seen sin }and whom babyhood. | Mrs. Winner requested the mayor |to ascertain if the two men were the same Mont “Bi jane, tallest jountain In| Europe, is mainly in Franee, altho | it is credited to Switzerland the fudge. “I picked up a billiard cue and with the butt end—-" At this with a face like stuck his head in the door Say, where's this heavy 3ull Montana, man MALT WANTED) blankety blank | asennad experts of nation oer omgae on both cn and ned ora were ted to have received fabulous compensation for the time consumed in court In enjoining the project, Judge Allen reviews the Riltory of Seat- |tle’s effort to obtain an adequate water syytem and rehearses the diffi. | culties which have attended the ques |tion, He then makes 12 findings of planned will be & menace and a | nuisance, in legal effect, and that the city has no power to build it. In holding that the reservoir would |be a menace, the court points out | that Capitol Hit! is a “glacial moraine lot sand, gravel and clay,” and that he ground in the neighborhood is | “distinguished by ther egularity or | the irregularity of Ite formation.” | RESERVOIR WOULD LEAK; DANGEROUS TO HOMES Consequently, Judge Allen declares the new reservoir will leake and the burden of drainage thru the earth will be from 12 to 16 times ap great aw that from the present reservoir, which has a capacity of 23,000,000 mullons It in specifically found that the complainants’ homes are “numerous jand of great value,” and that the hill jon which they are built already bears evidence of water erosion, which would be increased by the new reser. | voir with the possibility of danger jand the certainty of exciting fear in the minds of the complainants for | their safety. Cancel Examination for Postmastership Examination for the postmaster. ship at Bellevue, Wash, announced lneveral days ago, haa been canceled. | Word to this effect was received Monday from the civil service com miasion by Charles M. Perkins, as sistant postmaster here, Avoid Battle, Shop Early, Is Advice An attractive window card bas been designed by the officer in charge of the marine corps re- cruiting station at 101° Yesler way, for the purpose of promoting early [Christmas whopping. ‘The card» bear the wording, “Don't wait for |the shock of battle, do your Christ max shopping now," and will be distributed to merchantw in Seattle on request {sewers in this burg?” he growle |“They've put a lot of gravel in front Jeat nails!” Judge Moore pointed to Council Clerk L. O, Shrader, who was unsus- stiletto Mashing in his hand,” orated' guy what's boss of the streets and! piciously drafting an ordinance, ig | fact, stating that the reservoir as) A] “There's the man you want to see,” SALMON OF 3 SEASONS IS UNSOLD $150,000,000 Industry Now! Faces Crash; Shelves Are | Piled High With Fish | | Far North canneries along this) Coamt are bulging today with cases of euperb canned salmon, worth mil ons of dotiars, for which there is no market. | ‘This season's catch, last season's catch Bnd the season's before that ja monster portion of them—are still piled, tier upon tler and ter upon | tier, and there ia no demand for any | ‘of it, altho offered at prices lens than | cont, Packers’ fortunes are on the verge | of collapee | $150,000,000 BUSINESS H ) 18 FACING CRASH ' | The great salmon [packing industry—-« $15 fewe—in facing a crash. Why? ‘To answer this question, the Pa cific Ralmon Fivhertes® association has jum completed a farreaching survey of market conditions in 60 citing of the United States, ‘The result will be three-fold: (A reduction in the price of canned, maimon. (Education of the American hourewlfe in the many ware of sal- ihe thoemahad of in the 60 citien surveyed, questionnaires: = to probe the salmon mar: fishing and 000,000 bust Pp REASONS WHY bert ISN'T It was found that there were three | Peasons ogo there was no demand paar @)-:There was af immensely stim- ulated demand for widely advertised banned meats, Q)—There waa criticiem of quality of pink and chum mimon. One of the largest grocery con. corns in Rochester, N. Y., said, in an "wering the questionnaire, that peo ple were uneducated in the uses of chum mimon and looked upon it only as cat food. Similar ertticiem came from every part of the country Ata meeting of the Pacific Salmon Fisheries association here Saturday, at which a monater advertising fund Was subscribed, it was pointed out that while practically every other Northwest product had been adver tised to the world, salmon bag not, except advervely. HOT WEATHER FOODS OF GREAT VALUE It was added thai pink and chum nalmoh are hot.weather foods of tn- comparable value for salads and countless other dishes, with the ad ded advantage of being cheaper than red or sockeye salmon because much more plentiful It was shown that the consump. tion of salmon must be increased three times what it i# in order to move this year what is already on hand to make room for the canning of next season's catch. A national advertising campaign to | teach the housewife the uses of pink and chum salmon by means of news papers and bill boards, was financed and is to begin before Lent, Lent be ing one of the seasons when the de mand for salmon is, generally speak ing, good. Muckelshoot Indian Chief Passes Away Robert James, one of the high chiefs on the Muckelshoot Indian reservation, died near Auburn jast week and was buried Friday, He leaves two daughters, a son, several grandchildren and a nephew, Justine Joseph Rainbow, near Auburn, He} was a relative of the late Chief Leschi, and was a speaker of promi ence among hte people, He was) about 60 years old. 12 Are Killed in in French Wreck ARMENTIFRRES, France, Deo 13.—In a head-on collision between a freight and a passenger train, just outside the station here, 12 persons were killed and 30 injured last night the he whispered, ‘He's the individual arded | of my shack and I'm mad enough to | that is responsible for all your trou ble.” And the chairman of the streets and sewers slipped quietly out of the room, VERY LATEST ONE KILLED; SEVERAL HURT IN HARBOR BLAST One man was killed and several were injured in an explosion on the steamship Princess Victoria, at Pier 2, shortly before 3 o’clock this afternoon. The man known to be dead, a longshoreman, was blown into the air by the force of the blast, which was in the hold of the vessel. His body was thrown mast-high and dropped into Elliott bay.” It sank immediately and has not been recovered. First Mate Andrew Hanson, of Seattle, was taken from the hold still conscious. “We were examining the hold for a gas leak,” he said, “One man lit a match, Then the blast came.” Hanson then lapsed into unconsciousness and was taken to city hospital. EIGHT MEN IN HOLD WHEN BLAST OCCURS Smoke immediately began to pour from the hold of the vessel. This hindered greatly the work of rescue. ; It was known that at least eight longshoremen were in the hold when the ‘explosion occurred. Escaping steam, added to the smoke, made the rescuers’ work perilous, A cordon of police was thrown about the dock, and other officers went aboard to quiet the few passen- gers who were on the vessel. In the belief that fire might be working its way thru the inner partitions of the vessel, fire tugs were called into service. * # * SPECIAL OFFICER SAVES. LIFE OF LITTLE D Ore, his life here under an train, hero teehee vesmed of 950 ioal 4 bev of cigars. Hazel was with her mother on one side of the street, while her father, H. S. Simmons, a wealthy lumber- man, of Spokane, was talking to an acquaintance on the other side of the street, while her father, H. 8. Simmons, a wealthy lu’ , of Spokane, was talking to an acquaintance on the other side of the thorofare. The little gir] suddenly decided to go to her father. Crossing the street, she found the train bearing down on her. She jumped from the track to find an automobile truck about to hit her. She stepped back on the track and would have been killed if McDonald had not seen her danger. He sprang in front of the train, grabbed the girl and cleared the track. . There was only an inch or two between McDonald and the train on one side and a couple of inches between him and the auto truck on the other side. Hazel was uninjured and returned, laughing, to her mother’s arms. Simmons, who had witnessed the narrow escape, wrote a $250 check for McDonald, and then took him into a cigar store and bought him a box of smokes. Simmons declared he would petition the Carnegie foundation for a suit- able medal for McDonald. * * * SIX BURGLARIES REPORTED Six burglaries were reported to police Monday afternoon. Sam Hazen, 173 18th ave, told police that he was awakened by a draft in his house this morning. He discovered a door and window opened and $32.50, $3 worth of tokens missing. The cafe of Hence Brookins, 201 Third ave. S. was entered last night by thieves who broke the glass in the front door and stole two cartons of cigarets, Four suits, several collars, and some shirts were stolen from the room of Joe Gerco, 601 Sixth ave. while he was out for an hour at noon today. Di P. MoCannon, 228 Connecticut st., repotted that a raincoat, pair of shoes and a camera were stolen from his house by burglars who jimmied a window. After breaking a window, burglars stole $4 from the home of Mrs. Sherman, 317 22nd ave. A savings bank con- taining $10 and a pistol were stolen from the room of B. J. James, 418 Spring st. * * & FOUR CHILDREN BURNED WINNER, 8. D,, Dec. 13.—Four children of Mr, and Mrs. John Schuman are dead and both Mr. and Mrs. Schuman are not expected to live following the burning of their home, 13 miles west of here, today. Mrs, Schuman attempted to kindle the kitchen fire with kerosene this morning and an explosion fok lowed, throwing burning oll over the woman ahd the room. Mr. Schuman attempted to save his wife and both were so seriously burned they could make no effort to rescue the two boys and two girls, who were still in bed. The children range in age from one to six years, * * * WOMAN ADMITS MURDER CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 13. Just as a jury was about to be called in the case of the state Mrs. Zina Peters here today, the defendant changed plea to guilty of man- slaughter. Mrs, Peters was charged with the murder of Frank Seitz at Alsen, Ore., last July, when she approached Seitz, manager of the Alsea Creamery company, at his place of business and shot him to death without ning. The woman gave as her motive the fact Seitz’s affections for her had cooled. * * * ROOT URGES WORLD COURT MARION, Ohio, Dec, 13—The world court now being organ: ized under the: league of nations would prevent wars, except where one nation is bent on a fight, Elihu Root, who helped draft the plan for this tribunal, said here today following a con ference with President-lect Harding. Root said nothing re- garding his conference with Harding other than that it was interesting and pleasant. ‘They talked for more than three hours. * * *% HOUSE REPEALS WAR LAWS WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—The house today unanimously paxsed a resolution repealing the war laws. By a vote of 171 to 139 the house included in the repeal the Lever food and fuel control act with its section against profiteering. vs. SINN FEIN REPULSED BY TROOE Scottish Highlanders Bombed; Barracks Raided Following Cork Burning — | LONDON, Dec. 13.—The ‘fiercest fighting since Easter rebellion of 1 raged in many parts of Ire land today. Attacks on Brite ish soldiers were begun ¥ the heart of Cork still Pies jin an incendiary fire, | = | The soldiers and police, cording to dispatches there, were more than ho | their own. ect ee LONDON, Dec. 12-~A pite! | tle between Sinn Feiners and highlanders occurred near after the Itish had amb troops, the day. One several seriously wounded. A‘ ber of prisoners were taken highlanders, One soldier wi wounded. The highlanders, rushing Cork, drove thru the ancient daylight. There was no the: he Sor scation of Ireaind, Suddenly a bomb wan ® @ house. More bombs from surrounding houses, Scots began fighting bake. ATTACKERS ARE CAPTURED The Irish supplemented thelr attack with revoiver fire from / and the Scots answered shot for One soldier was wounded, but others escaped injury. The of the Scots was accurate Irishman, rising to toss a bomb al the lorry, was shot dead: more were woundéd. The atti ventured into closer quarters were captured. say the fires Were started in but admitted the damage. The highlanders were among regular troops rushed into Cork fob lowing the government declaration martial law. It was said to be first encounter with the Sinn af method of ambush. Altho taken by surprise, they met the situation quickly. ‘ Cloyne, 15 miles east of Cork, filled with refugees from Cork, region has been a center for Fein activities. BARRACKS ARE ATTACKED AND MANY KILLED day by Sinn Feiners. One policeman was killed and three severely wound} ed in a five-hour fight, during which! one wall of the building <= blown in. ‘The police succeeded in holding the structure, Y Ballinaie, 80 miles northwest: of! Dublin, has been the scene of many Sinn Fein attacks: and police bi! prisals. Police barracks at Camlough were, fiercely attacked last night and it: was reported several were killed, All wires are cut and there was no com firmation, A detachment of soldiers en route to the rescue was fired upon and fe turned the shots, killing one Sing Feiner. eee $30,000,000 LOSS IN CORK FIRE; 2,000 JOBLESS CORK, Dec. 13.—Fire fighters aa rived from Dublin and Limerick te day to relieve the wearied Cork brig ade in conquering the last smould ering flames, Military patrolling the raved district aided the firemen, The exact number of buildings de | stroyed could not be learned, but it will run considerably beyond the 50 first reported. Likewise, estimates: of damage ran as high as $380,000 000, Aside from the structures, stores of goods of unknown value were lost in the fire, At least 2,000 persons were out of | work today, with banking houses, drapers and other shops and the city hall destroyed It was believed there must have been casualties in the conflagration, but the smoking ruins permitted ne, search for bodies today, A pall of smoke still Moated over the ruined business section of Ine (Turn to Page Column 2)