The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 5, 1921, Page 1

w. J Weather Tonight and Friday, gen- erally fair; moderate westerly winds. Temperature Last 4 Hours Maximum, 59. Minimum, 44, Today noon, 49, Entered as Second Class Matter Ma: ¥ %, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattte, Wash. under the Act of Congress Marc’ /WOMAN HOLDS UP JEWEL SHOP On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Star bh 3, 1879. Por Year, by Mall, §5 to §9 TH EW LATE EDITION i | | } | | Ymca: Wy Right into his eyes was her gaze directed. She looked—and looked—and looked! _ “There was something flattering about it.” That’s what Friend Husband confessed afterward. You see, it wasn’t his wife who did the lamping. In fact, that was what made it so disquieting, and yet so pleasantly adventurous. And what did Friend Husband do? He sat right down and wrote out his emotions—he revealed his in- nermost thoughts and feelings for you and the rest of the world to read. You have read many heart bride and wife—the woman's side that revealed tions from the the triangle told to the little diary secrets, anony- mously, for Seattle Star readers. ' NOW FoR— THE CONFESSIONS OF A HUSBAND The man’s side of married life—written boldly, without reserve, by a real husband! His name must be a secret—but his thoughts and actions are bared for you to read. Begin reading them tomorrow in The Seattle Star. b All- Night Session of W Judges Picks 25 for Semi-Final Film Test nty-five girls are to compete Inja m. yesterday for their dally con semi-finals of The Star-Universal ‘ference, it was decided to conclude Film company contest. One of them the work of chosing the semi-final is to win a $1,000 contract to go to contestants at once. Universal City this summer, with) Miss Nellie Cornish left the con. traveling expenses paid, to play 10 | ference late in the afternoon, unable Weeks in pictures at a salary of $100 | to remain longer on account of busi & week. ness engagements at the Cornish Coming out of a conference long | gchool. The other judges, Alonzo ‘Sfter midnight this morning, the con-| victor Lewis, noted sculptor; Wayne judges announced the following | Ainee, photo artist; George Bourke, nplete list of semi-final contend | of the Universal Film company, and | ers: Miss Daisy Henry, of The Star, re Pearl Vassar, 0106 Bighth ave, XN. E | mained at thelr task until nearly Jeanie Vox, 2045 Fairmont ave. tam “We selected the 25 girls,” said Lewis, “after considering the qualifi. | cations of every contestant. In the remaining stages of the contest, we wish this emphasized—that we will |be looking for the girl who seems to us best fitted for the screen, a girl that Seattle may.feel proud of sending away as the city’s candidate for the highest honors attainable in the world of films.” HAD TO PLACE ASIDE BEAUTIFUL “TYPES” In choosing the semi-final con- testants the Judges had to place amide | |scores of beautiful girls whom they felt were “types” fitted for special |parts in pictures, Only girls wno appeared to the Beatrice Blinn, 1982 Fourth ave. W. Vevah Lough, 207 N. 60th at Peari Harrison, 1722 Minor Ruth Meal toth Enid Metcai 35th at Frankie Kiolet, Nina Louderb va Myrtie Rochon, 1412 Summit ave Josephine Tisdall, 605 K. Denny way. irginia Hall, 2614 12th ave. N. a Merritt, 1114 Ninth ave. Fannie Gooch, 7733 17th ave. N. W. he judges announced that, as These girls are wanted for further tests, they will be summoned by telephone to appear at The Star. Any | judges to have “general screen other summons should be disregard: | possibility” were retained for further | ed, as it is no part of the contest. | texts, The semi-finals, in which perhaps half a dozen girls will be chosen for| the finals, will be begun within a| | day or two. Photographs of contestants not in- cluded in the semi-finals will be re. turned on Saturday to those calling for them at The Star, or relatives or friends of contestants refrain from phoning them or call- ing upon them in regard to the con ‘When the judges assembled at 10 LITTLE ESSAY BY OUR POLICE REPORTER: The Occident uptown carried on as usual. Landlords gloated in the wealth milked from poor tenants. Bosses split the spoils coming from decreased wages. The white people carried on their usual robbery, arson, vice and profiteering. own in the South Eind, Lew Leong, Chinese, dozed in a haze of opium Then the officers came and he was sent to jail. The next day, landlords, bosses and other people with white skins and other-colored hearts, read with horror of the jailing of the dove suspect Lew Leong was in police court Wednesday, He was fined $50. He paid it. Tonight the white uptown will carry on—landlords, boases and the rest. While down in the South End, Lew Leong will no doubt doze again in the haze of oplum smoke, and wonder what it was all about, ‘Column 3. j fit ~ SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1921. WHO GETS IT MONKEY MOTHER’S TRAGEDY AMUSES HEARTLESS HUMANS WASHINGTON, May §—-The maternal instinct of a monkey is furnishing more entertainment to capital visitors than the tariff dis cussions ‘They call her “The Widow." She had a babe a year ago, It died. Hour after hour, day In and day out, she slinks from one family group to another in the monkey cage. Suddenly she tries to kid nap a baby monk that has wan dered from its mother. But mother monkeys frustrate her achernes. Male monkeys look at her and yawn—for she is red. hatred and ugly as sin. Page One, Return It today. That overdue library book Minute Women raise $300 to ald) | disabled service men, Arrest and fine may follow after June 4; new city ordinance. Fine Arts hall Friday night-—meet- ing American Assoclation of Engt- neers. H. HL. Van Loan, short story writ er, tell future journalista at U how it’s done, Maj. Thos. R. Beeman, county en- gineer, talks before Engineery club, noon today. Weekly program, state develop ment bureau, Chamber of Commerce, Friday ‘hoon. Puget Sound Marttime cirele beats Pacific States Telephone Co: base ball; 18 to 9. Married! Miss Eula D. Dudley and Capt. William F, Marquat, 55th rest ment, C. A. C. Chinese relief committee to send large sum of money to China within next few days. To leave for Frisco Fridny on court business: Robt. C. Saunders, U. 8. district attorney. Reported recovering at city ho» pital: Peter E. Peterson, hit by train at Spokane st. Monday Opening of new bridge acrons Snake river at Pasco to be attended Friday by Seattle bustiess men. J. M. De Macedo, Peruvian consul, addresses Young Men's Business club, Washington Annex, at noon. Pledges to Tolo, honorary U wom. en's society, will be initiated at the Delta Gamma house Thursday night. Menorah vs. Maccabee debate on Zioniam at U Wednesday night re- sulted In victory for the Menorah so clety. They all want Harding. County commissioners urge president to vinit Seattle and Sand Point aviation field. Yakima will have banner state fair thie year, say fleriah Brown and FE. L. French, who've been looking around in advance. Pen pushers at the university are still in mourning. Ever since last Monday, when Dean Spencer placed “Silence” in the Daily shack, have been retaliat ing by wearing black crepe. Here’s opumism! Seattle loses Co- lumbia basin rate case, but will bene by having territory north of Snake river opened up, says 8. J Wettrick, transportation bureau at torney for Chamber of Commerce. K. T, PARADE IS GORGEOUS Resplendent in thelr uniforms, sur- mounted by white plumes, with bril- Nant banners flapping and bands playing, 19 commanderies of Knights Templar paraded thru Seattle's downtown section Thursday fore- noon, preliminary to the opening of the 34th annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Washington. Thousands of peor lining the curbs, ‘witnessed the imposing pro- cession, The parnde ended at the First Presbyterian church, where divine services were conducted by Eminent Sir Rev. Mark A. Matthews, D. D., grand prelate. The conclave opened at 11:30 a m., in the Shrine auditorium. The grand council of Royal and Select Masters of Washington con- cluded its 26th annual seasion at a banquet at Masonic temple last night. ‘This morning's parade was at 9:15, Traffic was halted on downtown streets while the marchers, in gay regalia, led by Chief of Police Sea- Caldwell and police, traversed the business section, Boys Caught in Act of Looting Autos Caught by Patrolman Robert Bridges as they were ransacking an auto at Fifth ave, and Cherry st. Wednesday night, Albert Blank and Edward Dyar, juveniles, were in care of the juvenile authorities Thursday. Blank is alleged to have admitted that he has been stealing from autos for two weeks, FLOUR PRICE GOES UP “AO CENTS IN SEATTLE Millers Pass the Buck, Blaming High Wheat; Cheap Bread Hope Gone Flour has gone up 40 cents a barrel. | This is the notice being sent out by milling companies to retailers, Agreement is said to have been reached Tuesday by practically every milling company in the state to make the price $9 a barrel, delivered to the retailer. Retailers, who feel the brunt of public wrath over every advance in the price of staples, are at a loss to explain the increase, and some are inclined to be indignant. Augustine & Kyer declared Thursday they will maintain their old Price of 69.20 a barrel to the consumer until it is determined whether the advance made by the millers is permanent or not, | COMES WHEN DEMAND 18 GENERAL FOR DECKEASE IN COST OF LIVING it comes at a time when there Is a genern! demand for lower wages and lower prices everywhere in order to get back to normal living conditions and a normal basis of trade. ” The millers themselves explain thelr action by pointing to the rise in the price of wheat during the last four or five dayn. “Wheat,” sald W. C. Tiffany, secretary of the Northwestern Miller, “was $1.20 a bushel on April 21, but on Tuesday, May 3, the day the price of flour was advanced, it was-$1.40 a bushel “Within the last three business days the rise has been from $1.25 to $1.40 * “It takes 44 bushels of wheat to make a barrel of four, and if you figure the rise tn wheat at 12 cents a bushel you will see that it conts the millers now’ —4 cents more for wheat that goes into a barsel Practically the same explanation Was given at the Inter-Mountain MIn- Ing Co, and the Centennial Milling Co, wheat, They merely accepted it as a fact, claiming they had no control over it, JAPANESE BUY A MILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT IN THIS SECTION Tt was pointed out, however, that the Increased demand for wheat, occasioned by the fact that Japanese have recently bought 1,000,000 bush- els in this section, bas probably had something to do with the fluctuat- ing price. One miller, who refused to be quoted, gave it as his opinion that some one tn the East had managed to obtain a “corner” on wheat and the wheat market was showing the effects, Tiffany carefully explained the factors that enter Into the cost of a barre! of flour. * “It takes 44 bushels of wheat at $1.40 to make a barre! of flour,” he vaid. “This maken $6.16. Add 40 cents for the sacks used, about 80 cents for the milling, 50 cents for the selling cost and 25 cents for | profit and we have $8.11, without taking into consideration freight charges and the fact that all flour produced from first grade wheat does not command first grade prices.” With the upward trend of flour, the last vestige of hope fer lower bread prices is gone, it ts believed. A few weeks ago optimists were looking for a speedy return to normalcy in this commodity. Events of the week, however, completely shatter this expectation, unless the boost in flour prices is temporary With wheat, considered a basic commodity, continuing to climb, stu- dents of economic conditions see considerable difficulties ahead. They point to the national strike of mariners because a 15 per cent wage re duction is attempted on the ground that living costs are coming down. “If flour is aviating and ment prices are at a standstill," they ask, “how are wage reductions going to be justified?” |PRODUCERS OF NECESSITIES GET LESS THAN IN 1913 NEW YORK, May 5.—The 16 raw materials, from which your leading neceunities of life are made, are now selling at an average of less than in April, 1913 This is ehown by price records pubished by the National Bank of Com merce in New York Many of these prices are f. 0. b, wholesale distributing centers—such as cattle, delivered to Chicago. Making allowances for higher freight rates and wages now In effect, it is pointed out In Wall Street that producers of raw materials are receiving prices far below 1913 prices. Here are prices published by the New York bank, comparing present prices with April, 1913, and highest prices reached in war-time: é April War April 1913 High Steers, Chicago, 100 pounds.... + $8.25 $16.80 Anthracite stove coal, mines, ton. + 3.60 8.00 Pittsburg steam coal, mines, ton. . ae 10.00 Copper, electrolytic, New York, 100 pounds. 15.50 28.50 1 >. 2 mixed, Chicago, bushel 55 1.92 55 spot, New Orleans, 100 pounds + 12.50 41.50 11.25 io. 1 green, Chicago, 100 pounds - 17.00 52.00 9.00 Hogs, Chicago, 100 pounds. ..........++ sensea-t MAD 22.10 8.25 Lead, New York, early delivery, 100 pounds...... 4.35 9.00 4.50 Pennsylvania crude ofl, at well, barrel 6.10 3.50 Rubber, Para, New York, pound.. 86 17 Silk, Shinshul, New York, pound 16.25 6.05 Sugar, raw Cuban, New York, 100 pounds. . 18.56 5.64 Wheat, No, 2 Red, Chicago, bushel....... 2.85 1.26 Wool, Ohio fine, at Boston, pound...... 2,35 92 Zine, prime Western, St. Louis, 100 pounds. . 21.00 4.60 DOE cd diccedconsecegs oo desdervene $257.79 $86.48 Building materials still average more than twice as much as before the war, according to Dow Service Building Reports. Pig iron is now selling for $22.60 a ton against $15.75 in April, 1913. Highest price reached in war-time was $46 a ton, Open hearth steel billets, Pittsburg base, now sell at $37 a ton against $29 in April, 1913, The war-time highest price was $65 a ton. WHEAT UP SIX CENTS TODAY AT CHICAGO; LEAF ROT, WEATHER! CHICAGO, May 6.—Reports from the Southwest that leaf rot and weather conditions were damaging the wheat crop caused sharp advances on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Freezing weather in Iowa caused o rise in the price of oats, Provisions were higher, May wheat opened off (ec at $1.38 and closed 6%c higher. July wheat opened off «ec at $1.09 and closed up 5%c, May corn opened at 58%, off \c, and closed 1%c higher, July corn was off %c at the opening of 61c, and closed up 1%c. September corn opened at 63%c 4 d up 1%e. May oats opened off %ec at 34%c and pwned 1c July oats opened unchanged at 37%c and closed up 1%c, September oats opened | unchanged at 37%c and closed up 2%c Widespread comment on the advanced price ts being heard decane | All declined to hazard any explanation for the advance in the price of | | f Chis i= Bour eo Invitation to a Birthday jirty Ol 4 It begins at 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, and this is the only invitation you'll need. The new Mother Ryther home will be one year old Sat- urday. And they’re going to have SOME celebration in the pretty, big brick home out at 4416 Stone way. Every one of Mother Ryther'y big family of 120 children ts up on his tiptoes today tn anticipation of the day of days. For there will be good things to eat, lots of fun and probably a good many other things to make kiddies happy. And Mother Ryther—who somehow reminds one of the nursery- story lady who lived in the shoe, excepting that she NEVER has so many children she doesn't know what to do—is also very happy. It ts 28 years now since Mother Ryther voluntarily pledged her life to helping others in Seattle. For 38 years she has aided unfortunates. Almost penniless herself, she has performed miracles—the building of the new home marking the climax of her remarkable achievements She says that when she wants things she just prays for them—and the || Lord sends them. And lots of business men will tell you that they || do believe she's right! | The trustees of the home want the publie to become better acquaint- ed with Mother Ryther and her children, They want all Seattle to realize the big work that is being done by this wonderful, unselfish woman, with her sublime faith. And that's the prime reason for the birthday party. Hazen J. Titus, head of the Chauncey Wright restaurants, will know when he reads this that he is to supply @ buge birthday cake, sur- mounted by @ lone candle. Miss Nellie Cornish has offered to provide @ program of music and dancing, and Carl Reiter, manager of the Moore, is sending along several of this week's Orpheum acts. And—abem—don't forget it’s a birthday party. The kiddies are anxious to meet you and all that, but, well—] know! Most anything will be al tight—money, s, coffee, sugar. It taken a lot to keep the big home going. Mra. J. Is Hall, chairman of the house committee, fe planing the party. Don't forget to go. tended. Purp Kids Pedigreed Dame; Kicks Up Near- Riot at Kennel Show | | Itll be the best birthday party you ever at | “Do| r'm| BY HIMSELF Ki-yi! Ki-yil I was down to the dog show of the Puget Sound Kennel club this morning ast Kohler’s rink, Third ave, and University st. I sneaked in between a fat guy's legs when nobody was looking. The show started this morning and will end Saturday night. My name's “Mutt* and I'm the toughest purp on the water front but, believe me, that don’t get me} anywhere at one of these bangup canine soireest The first thing I seen was a swell looking dame, dressed in long white coat and a-settin’ on a purple “Look here, you,” sne says. you know who I am? Well, International Champion Melita Snow Dream. t've taken medals in Paris, London, New York apd Detroit. My life is insured at $5,000." t'd better bef I barks back snappily, tho, a-course, I wouldn't bite no lady, even if she did get hardboiled. “Nice way to speak to a cham- pion!" she sniffed. “When the! Prince of Wales was in Van-| couver last year, he said I was the} handsomest dog he had ever seen! 1 didn’t have no come-back for that one, so I says “Aw, gwan/ back to your patented dog biscuit,” pillow, She was some kinda for-/and hit the drag toward a couple} eigner, so I says: of fierce looking mutts in a wire “Hello, sweetness, what precinct | cage. I“ didn't get Into a fight with those big bruisers, believe me! 1 heard a Chow dog gossiping with a gray wireshaired terrier about ‘em “That's Lady Fairmont and Tucker,” says the Chow, “They be- long to Howard Shattuck, parole officer at Monroe —_reformatory. They're pure Kentucky bloodhounds and they live on human flesh.” STARTS RIOT ON EVE OF MESALLIANCE “Il remember them," says terrier, “They're the dogs that tracked down and captured the murderers of Sheriff Til Taylor. They're regular man-killers,” I did a neat fade-away from that spot and was just starting a flirta. tion with a pretty little Sootch Col- you from?” She give me a took outa a pair of haughty lamps, and spoke like a Englisher. “Who let'yon in here, my good man?" she says. “You had better get back to your alley before a Keeper sees you. “Thanks for nothin’," I comes back. “My family's one of the best south of Pike st.and I can lick any-—" At that she gets mad. gre Hsia rset ae ae || BLUE-EYED SOLDIER WRITES OUR MAYOR HE WANTS A WIFE the Any lady here want a blue-||!le, when a bird in overalls sees eyed soldier husband? me. C, Camp, general delivery, Mus- Oh boy! What a riot! They kegon, Mich,, 86, college gradu. || chased all over the place. Every ate, with executive ability and}|PUP in the show raised his voice “some capital” wants a North. ||! a wild uproar, Old English west girl, preferably one who||bulls, Russian greyhounds, Toy owns a farm, he bas written ||Rostons, Pomeranians, Airedales, Mayor Caldwell. English Setters, St. Bernards and| Before the war, he says, he||Daschshunds went ki-yling like a |] spent his time, after leaving col. |} bunch of alley mongrels after & lege, in “gnthering dollars.” In || cat. the war three years as an avia- I shot out of a back window and | allieres and cuff buttons had been tor, he adds, he lost most of || beat it down University st, Then them. He was wounded and |]! hid in a hole under the Pan wants an “open life.” tages building. His bride must be between 30 I bet that little Scotch Collie and 40 years old. No other || Wert her eyes out for me, but, qualifications, except the farm, || believe me, that weren't no place || are mentioned. to start a-—-what d'ye call it?—a mesalliancel Owner of Store Sees None ~ of the Robbery A woman bandit, aided by a man, robbed A. Volchak, proprietor of a jewelry shop, 1200 First ave., of $1,000 ii jewelry and $150 in Thursday morning. + After the man had ki Volchack to the floor, woman kept him covered a gun, while he ransacked open safe. The robber pair escaped. Volchak was alone in the when the pair entered, ASKED TO USE THE TELEPHONE The man asked (o use the i phone. Volchak tld him it was im the back room, The man went bael Tenant find ft" Volchak went back and where the Le i 5 ed. Golrig into the shop, he it also deserted. Shouting loudly for polica, Ve ran out the front door onto the Eleven trays of chains, rings, law removed from the safe. They had been taken away in a stolen hand- bag. The trays were left on the floor. Volchak says the woman was the shop a month ago and con’ ed to buy a $90 diamdénd. Shi him $10 at the time and gave @ Vancduver (B. C.) address, ‘a The robbery occurred a few mim — utes after Volchak had opened up the shop for the day. A customer had purchased a watch. Volchak had opened the safe to get change. Several other buyers had been in the shop, but had left when the robbery occurred. He described the woman as being about 25 years old, five feet six inches tall, weighing 145 pounds, of light complexion, and wearing a dark suit and black hat. The man was well dressed, but about 10 years older than the woman. Think John Dietz Will Be Freed MADISON, Wis., May 5.—Friends of John Dietz of Cameron dam fame, today believed he would be free within a few days. : Dietz, who has been a prisoner for many years, was convicted of mur- der when he and his family barri- caded themselves in their log cabin at Cameron dam and held off a sher Iff's posse. Claims were made by Dietz’s friends that sufficient proof was never presented to show that Diets was the actual slayer. They con- tended that members of the poser were killed by bullets fired by their companions. HANGES SUIT; CHANGES MIND NEW YORK, May 5.—Ruzica Romeivio, Croatian “picture bride,”” preferred deportation to marrying Rade Voletich, when he met her at Ellis island in-miner's garb. Then he got tailored and barbered. She changed her mind. Hit by Car, Woman Sues for $20,750 Hit by a street car, she says, after alighting from another car and starting across the track, Mrs, Katy Biersner is suing the city for 20,750 in Judge Otis W. Brinker's sourt.