The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 15, 1921, Page 1

bx f Weather Tonight and Thursday, fair; moderate west- erly winds. ‘Temperature Last 24 Hours Maximum, 60. Minimum, 51. Today noon, 58, VOLUME 23 Greetings! Did you see where Se- attle ministers and undertakers pe- titioned the city council to prohibit funerals on Sunday? They don't want a fellow to do anything on the Sabbath! eee Why not prohibit funerals en- tirely? ee DEDICATED TO MR. VOLSTEAD My country, ‘tis of thee, Land of home brewerie, Of thee I sing; Land where we all have tried To break the law, and lied; From every mountain-side Thy bootlegs spring. —The Docket. . Well, anyway, Seattle never claimed that Governor Hart was a Seattle man! JOSH WISE SAYS Nothin’ kills enthusiasm lke experience. The number of airplane accidents this summer is leading us to believe that the airplane will soon be as dan- gerous as the automobile. eee , Be that as it may, Allie Street lives _ in Camp Hill, Als. a City Hall reporters came in with @ swif story Monday. The council NATURAL HISTORY NOTE Such large caterpillars are falling from the trees over on Bainbridge island that the ex-service men there are wearing their steel helmets. eee Abe Martin asks: ‘What's become | 0’ the ole time lover that used to lay a few nickel cigars on the mantel Defore he sat down on the sofy?” He is bumming his best girl's Sweet Caporals, a Teorge Washington, of Auburn, _ Was arrested for having in his pos- session a gallon of corn whisky. “Sheriff, Ah cannot teil a lie,” he ) said; “Ah done it with my little } still.” = WEIGH 'EM YOURSELF “These beoks are worth their weight in gold. Send for them at the price named and we will send them to you by return mail.”— Leachville (Ark.) Cresset, ose "Twas in a restaurant they met, Romeo and Juliet; He had no cash to pay the debt, t Juliet So Romeo'’d wha ee OUR SMASH! SCE Jack Hall, secret service agent, is rescued from the runaway airplane by Bessie Daring, who loves him dearly, but the two are captured by Batter Up! The Seattle Star at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash., under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. Per Year, by Mail, $5 to $9 <3 HE ASHE Star Slips One Over on Its Editor PARK GRAB CALLED OFF |Resurrects Photo of Him When Mere Office Boy Back in 1921 * 'Here’s How He Looked 50 Years ‘Ago their sworn enemy, The Red Horror, and are marooned on a Chinese junk manned entirely by gorillas. The ghastly horde of huge, hairy man-killers starts to encircle the courageous detective and the girl. the largest gorilla is about to seize the beautiful girl, Hall clasps her in dt Hays Tpretay night. his arms and— le gral him as he was (More tomorrow) WHO’S THIS? police arrived. “Utah” belongs to L, vendor, between Fifth and aves, S., on Jackson st, ave. $. and King st, he met and later the police. Wealthy Friscan SAN FRANCISCO, June life of Fred Cole, wealthy San ch , it wag announced today. charge. He expressed the belie the woman was demented. —Price and Carter Photo-filhouette. Here's a hard one! Can you guess the silhouette? It's of a man who has been active in Seattle for at least 20 years, a prominent member of the legal pro- Star News Seller’s Dog Catches a Thief “My dog Utah,” famous burglar | They retreat up the mainmast. AS) catcher, helped.to bring another thief | - trying to escape and delayed his flight until; M. Duncan Salt Lake Slim"), colored Star news Sixth W. C. Bahnke is held as the thief. He is accused of robbing the cash till of the Monte Carlo pool hall, 405 Fifth‘ave. §., at 11:30 p, m, Tuesday. He fled down the street, but at Sixth “Utah,” Won't Press Charge 157— Adelle Verge, held in British Colum- bia for alleged threats against the| Fran , will not be brought here for Sole sald he would not press the ef that W. M: Collier May Be Envoy to Japan WASHINGTON, June 15.—The ap- pointment of William Miller Collier, president of George Washington unt versity, as ambassador to Japan, is fession and a man famous for his|under consideration at the White church work in Seattle, House and the state department, it Look+ for his name and tile to-| was learned authoritatively today, morrow. Yesterday's silhouctte was that of Henry R, King, Second ave. mer- J. E. county jail. school board, I Neterer, WATSON, DOPE, 75 days in He pleaded guilty Tues- chant, and member of the Beattle| day before Vederal Judge Jeremiah To the left is Miss Frankie Kiolet, winner | of The Star-Universal contest, who before thousands of fans at the baseball park today will face the speedy pitching of Willard Bergh, Seattle boy champion pitcher. which we confidently hope she will not—it will be caught by Jimmy Beck of the Wide Awake club. ’Tis bound to be a big day for the fans. If Frankie misses the ball— On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Entered as Second Clase Matter May 8, 18! SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1921. RAINS WIPE OUT TRAIL | Gardner Succeeds in Fooling | Big Number of Armed Men in Woods Region CASTLE ROCK, June 15.—Un- daunted in the face of a heavy min that last might descended upon Castile Rock and vicinity, obliter- ating practically all signs of travel, an augmented posse was this morn- ing searching determinediy for fresh clues to the whereabouts of | Here, folks, is “Happy, the Demon,” alias Harold Mar- wood, The Star’s newest of fice boy, and (inset) “Pete, the In- sect,” alias William Iliff, his pal. “Happy” and “The Insect” yesterday afternoon confided to Reporter Armstrong that they intend to be, respectively, the greatest editor The Star ever had and a great plumber capitalist. In the story which follows, Armstrong has written an “upside-down” interview, that is, he has pretended that the ambitions of the boys have been realized and that they are now great, successful men. You all used to imagine things when you were kids. You're not too old to enjoy the. experience once more—with “Happy” and “The Insect.” Let’s go!—(Photos by Price & Carter, Star , staff photographers.) * * BY HAL ARMSTRONG June 15, 1971. REAT retired editors and great retired plumbers are exactly alike, as this upside-down history of Harold Marwood and William Iliff will disclose. a : Each hates to have his boyhood picture printed in the paper and the facts of his early struggles paraded before the world. But historians, to be historians, must record the facts. Today is June 15, 1971. Mark well the date. TWO GREAT CONTEMPORARIES RETIRE CRAMMED WITH SUCCESS “ Today, after 50 years of determined, sustained effort, crowned with glorious suecess, those two great contempo- raries, Marwood, the editor, and Iliff, the plumber, withdrew from active business life, rich, robust and esteemed. Just 50 years ago today Marwood, the retiring greatest editor of that greatest of American journals, The Seattle Star, went to work at 6:45 in the morning as The Star’s office boy. “I'd a lot rather be going eamp- ing,” said Marwood, who now abhors |the reminder that he was then proud lof the nickname “Happy, the Demon.” . “But shucks! Mother wouldn't let me go camping without I earned the money to.buy my outfit first, That's why I'm workin’.” “INSECT” DELAYED AMASSING OF HIS FORTUNE liff, then. popularly known as “Pete, the Insect,” didn’t enter busi- ness at once, but it doesn’t take a plumber as long to amass a fortune | as it does a Journalist. Marwood and Iliff lived across “the street from one another. Marwood | lived at 721 and Iliff at 722 Colum- | bia st. The then editor of The Star was that day racking his brain for a fea- | ture story—“something about a man who has made a success of Ife, bis early struggles and so forth, that will (Turn to Page 7, Columm 3) S. F. Marine Men Oppose Strike End SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.—San Francisco marine, engineers today were on record a opposed to the set- tlement of the marine strike on the terms accepted by their national rep- resentatives, At a meeting last night they voted to protest against .the agreement and to demand the resignation of Presi- dent W. 8. Brown, of the national organization, if he attempts to carry out the settlement, Report American Is Killed by Poles BERLIN, June 15.—Apparently re- lable reports here today said that Louis Snyder of Boston, Massachu- setts, bearing a® American passport, has been killed by Poles in Upper Silesia, : Roy Gardner, escaped mail train ‘the hillsides, scores of armed me! are combing every, foot of ground within an area of several miles for trace of the bandit. Yesterday | they believed they were on a trail [teas than two houre old. Then jeame the deluge, and the game ‘has etorted all cver again. From a report. made by Charies Aho, a farmer neaz bere, {ft is be lievel that Gardver milked Aho’ cow and stole a quentity of canned xoods from his larder. (Turn to Page 7, Column 2) “AN HONOR TO FIGHT GEORGES” That Is Jack Dempsey’s View of Battle BY MAX BALTHASAR ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, June 15. —"I have no hatred in my heart for | him. I do not even dislike him. More than that, I consider it an| honor to fight him—because Carpen- tier is a gentleman.” With his head bowed as tho! abashed by his own thoughts of the man who will’attempt to strip him | of the highest honors in boxing in Jersey City on July 2, Jack Demp- sey thus delivered himself of his opinion of the human qualities of the French challenger. “I am the champion,” he continued, “put I am proud of the opportunity to meet Carpentier.” The champion’s tribute to the Frenchman came in the course of a “homey” chat in the cozy sitting room of his trainer's dwelling and was a reply to a question submitted by an outsider, who had asked, “Do yon hate Carpentier?” Dempsey did not hesitate with his answer. “What do you think of the French- man as a fighter?” he was asked. “He's a great one,” the champion said, “A tough one and one that should not be taken too lightly. can hit hard enough for anybody and ts to be reckoned with at any stage.” “What are you going to do after the fight, win or lose?" I asked him. “gometimes you gre laid up for a couple of days, but I think about the first thing I will do after my affair with Carpentier is all cleaned up is to pack up and go to Salt Lake to see my, mother. After that I do not know what I will do. It all depends upon whether I win or lose, Draws 75 Days on U. S. Dope Charges C. M. Hare, allas Slick Hare, plead- ed guilty to dope charges before Fed- eral Judge Jeremiah Neterer and was sentenced Wednesday to 75 days in the county jail, F ormer Policeman Convicted; Booze Walker W. Morris, former police man, was found guilty of transporta- tion of liquor by a jury in federal court Tuesday, He is to be sentenced June 27 by Judge Jeremiah Neterer, OF OUTLAW way into the tangled thickets of/ Authort- | He| EDITION TH LATE | Roy Gardner’s Record During Crime Career! rg 1920, robbed mail truck, San » Cal. eee May, 1920, sought as a robber thru testimony furnished police by ex-convict, eee June, 1920, convieted of robbery } several thmes. Reward of $5,000 offered for his capture. SEATTLE SEEKS PEACE CONFAB Will Attempt to Settle Boy- cott With Tacoma The Seattle Chamber of Commerce committee appointed a few days ago to consider the Tacoma boycott was endeavoring Wednesday to make an appointment with a representative Tacoma committee of business men. The committeemen say they have canvassed in detail the charges of unfair publicity brougnt against Se- attle in the neighbor city, and stand ready to show that in every case the mistake or the unfairness com- plained of was not blamable to Seat- tle men, or, at least, not to any or- ganized agency. A mass meeting to consider the question is reported here to be called for tonight at Tacoma, in the Com- mercial Club rooms there, IRE A HERO! Not alone be- cause he fought for you, but because the men who turned back the Huns at Chateau- Thierry are, the sort who will give value received on a job. Turn to page 14 and consult today’s list of jobless, 4 TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE ISOM WHITE IS NOT T0 BE HANGED |Governor Commutes Sen- | tence to Life Imprison- | ment; Mentally Unsound Bearing the signature of Gov. Louts F. Hart, a letter was speeding from Olympia towards the pent tentiary at Walla Walla today that will cheer the ead hearts of an aged father and mother and save the life of their son ‘who was to have been hanged for murder Monday. Inom White left the home of his elderly parents in Stanwood nearly. twO years ago in company with an- other boy on adventure bent, They intended ‘joining Villa near the Mexican border. ORDER TAXI, KILL DRIVER; GO TO HOTEL They went to Everett, ordered a taxi, kjlled~the driver, Lee Linton, and drove on to the next town | where they were found next day | sound asleep in a hotel room. The other boy was sent to prison for life. He was only 14, | White, because he was older, was sentenced to be hanged. THe was 19 | when the crime was done. . He seemed not to realize his pre |dicament. It was recalled that, when | quite young, he had injured his head jin a fall from a hayrick. | Doctors said he was mentally re- jtarded, but the state was in no mood for leniency. Boy criminals were on the increase. The governor |impatient, He refused to entertain a committee, headed by Dr. Mark A. Matthews and profninent club wom- en, who were*about to go to Olym- pia to intercede for White, |. He left the state just before the banging date, which had been set for May 20. Lieut. Gov, “Wee” |Coyle went to Olympia and took the governor's seat. |“WEE” COYLE SAVES DOOMED BOY'S LIFE It was Coyle who réally saved White's life. He granted a reprieve of 30 days. Dr. Alford 8. Oliver, of the Eastern Hospital for the Insane, and Dr. J. M. Doughty, of the Northern hospital, were named as @ medical commission to examine White. Meanwhile four other boys,’ sol- diers, had murdered a thxi driver in much the same fashion that White had killed, ‘They went to trial in Tacoma. The trials were brief, to the point. The evidence was convincing. But the public mind, as the soldiers’ Juries proved, had cooled. The eye- for-an-eye lust—the blood lust—had passed. Calmly, the soldiers’ juries voted for life imprisonment. And the medical commission that had examined White submitted their report. White is 21 today, but the medical commission found that he has the mentality of a boy of 12. Gov. Hart's letter to the peni- tentiary warden commutes White's sentence to imprisonment for life. In the heat of passion the state of Washington had sentenced to be hanged a boy who, tho 19 in years when he committed his crime, was actually mentally a child of little more than 10. Beck Is Nominated es Solicitor General WASHINGTON, June 15. — Presi- dent Harding today sent to the sen- ate the nomination of James M. Beck, New Jersey, to be solicitor. general. Announcement .was made some time ago that this would be done, Beck is a lawyer, and served as as- sistant attorney general during the Roosevelt administration. Beck will be the technical legal official in the department of justice, representing the government in most of its impor- tant cases, ig | WATER SHUT.OFF NOTICE | | unovenaty |. Water will be shut off in the district east of Rainier ave., be- | tween Juneau st. and Morgan st. on Thursday from 8 a, m. to [5 pm. Ey Un IS SLAS Peanuts, Ice Cream Ca Now 5 Cents at Wood-: land Concession ; Profiteering in children's at Woodland park has been Ice cream cones, peasuts, kiddies wanted to puy. and prices. Signing of the contract Lewis-Lester company, concessionaires at Woodland { was again postponed by the board, when a quorum failed to pear at the regular weekly Wednesday. ‘The proposed contract containe |: clause which the park ers believe will prevent any profiteering at the big city grounds, Officials believe that the will be signed at next Ws meeting of the board, SAYS PRICES NOW SAME AS Roy Chapman, superintendent parks, declared Wi fs prices charged by the concessio are now the same ag obtain thi the rest of the city. Ice cream cones are now sold 6 cents. The former price was it cents. Bags of peanuts have like. scores of women and children forced to go without the “goodies” because they could not the prices asked. The fight that was started by Star on the alleged profiteers taken up by various women’s ¢ and other organizations int in the welfare of the city. The Lewis-Lester company, con: cessionaires at the park, Y Wednesday that they had ever profiteered. They declared that their prices were the same, or even lower, than those charged in o1 of Seattle. bats ~ “When we sold ice cream for a dime,” they declared, “t] were large cones. We are now sell: ing cones for six cents. But they are the regular size.” . Jewel Thief Steals $1,500 in Apartment A jewel thief, who boldly entered the apartment of R. Sartori, of Adrian Court, 911 Summit ave., Tues» day afternoon, escaped with loot val ued at nearly $1,500, Sartori, who is a broker, returned home Tuesday evening, finding his apartment in wild diorder, and the following articles stolen: One dia» mond ring, set with two diamonds and an emerald, one gold lavalliere, @ gold rope chain and $25 in cash, Mayor Urges All to Take Part on F; That Mr. and Mrs, Seattle and the little Seattleites participate im the big Fourth of July celebration to be staged here under the auspices an official proclamation issued from the office of acting Mayor Hesketh Wednesday morning. Sniff! Sniff! Sniff! They All Sniffed! Porsons who climbed the north stairway of the postoffice building were prone to pause and sniff anx- iously when they reached the third floor landing, Federal prohibition agents smiled toy Ng They had dumped a pint of moon- shine, which the government had — used as evidence against two alleged bootleggers, into the cuspidor at the head of thé staira,