The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 17, 1921, Page 13

t FIGHT AGAINST VOLIVIA! Short Skirts and Silk Stock- ings Are Issue in Holiest Town in America " BY R. 4. GIBBONS ZION CITY, ML, June 17.—-The Roliest town in America is divided in Ta fierce struggte. Opposing each other are the rival factions of Chief Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva ‘and an_ independent group who have banded into a visi Aance committee of 1,000 members. Section Two of ‘There have been innumerable B cracked heads, wholesale arrests and nter-sorties on the police by , Fgiiantes. FP Heading the vigilantes in Rev. homas H. Nelson, pastor of the Missionary church, whom Yoltva has ordered out of town. WOMEN AIDING THE VIGILANTES ‘The vigilantes have a woman's ‘auxiliary directed by the Misses Helen Peters, Jessie Upp and Mary G. Wheelock. They want removal of style restrictions imposed by Voliva, with freedom to wear silk hose, sheer waists and short skirts, rw they desire. The male vigilantes have this platform: OQusting of Voliva. State investigation of his adminis: Miss Jessie Upp, member of the vigilantes’ committee, SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921, CITY TO HAVE: GREATEST 4TH Legion Commander Outlines Celebration Plans That Seattle is to have a Fourth July records for celebration that will break all magnitude and gor ditplay was declared by , state commander | om, at a banquet club ‘Thursday pusness of Thomas N. Swa of the American Log at the University night The affair was held in honor of | Admiral jy 8. McKgan, commanding | the Sixth*¥division of the Pacific fleet, and his aides, and Brig. Gen Blatchford, commanding officer of 1p Lewis. George Braver, chairman of the Legion Fourth of July committee, | outlined some of the features planned | for the gala day. Among other at tractions, sion is spending | thousands ef doliars on a sham bat ateau Thierry, which will in: | of the biggest fireworks Braser said. nk Fretwell, ue of © clude one displays ever staged, A. R. Priest and Fr of the Chamber of Commerce, and Claude Ramsay, chairman of the | board of county commissioners, ple ed the unqualified support of their orgunizations in every way to put over the big celebration. Other representative Seattle bust and officers of the Amer | addressed the gather, ness me jean Legion ing. THOUGHT HER Gives Him Cold Shoulder After Marriage WESTFIELD, Mass., June 17.—In dignant on ascertaining, tration of city finances. Control of the public parks by le. Right to worship os they choose and recognition of property rights. Refusal to recognize the Zion flag gold, white and blue. ~ ‘City was incorporated jn 1902 ate gon Ay Alexander Dowie, a re- who settled with his on a tract 11 miles square. ye on town numbers close to 6,000, half of whom profess al- Jegiance to Voliva, and have the edge dn their independent neighbors by a of 400 votes. LEAD Rev. Thomas H. Nelson (right), leader of the vigilantes, and Overseer Voliva, ruler of Zionist community. “TRAINS GATS AS HUNTERS Mississippi Nimrod Finds Them Efficient as Hounds HATTIESBURG, Miss., June 17.— “Yes, I'm a, miilti-millionaire, it] While & number of animals have you want te”call me that,” Veliva | been trained to help man in his said. “Afid I take just and honest | hunting of other animals, it seems to pride in having accumulated all this|nave remained for a civil w. ealth fri ot with | ro Ghee as 5 aie ‘om a, jumping-off spot with | .4n of Hattiesburg to have had the “Some rise—eh?” he questioned. patience and the perseverance to! Despite all his claims to riches,|train the ordinary house cat to aid Rog ee gen bag ne pend he in his expeditions after the cot only $250 a month to keep himself and family. the the independents rise In a body and put in heated denial, In addition to claiming the entire town as his rightful possession, Voll- va does own, and in his own name, all the -principal industries of ‘the city. These include a bakery with a road force of 18 salesmen, two newspa- pers, a printing and publishing plant, a hotel, a candy factory, a bank and several minor establishments cn. | gaged in the production of aprons and miscellaneous wedring in gar DNISTS “BLUE LAW” LIFE All true Zionists lead a plainly se- vere life. The Bible is their strict and only code. Voliva, as successor to Dowie, is absolute dictator. He boasts that all municipal of- ficers “are my men, and do as I Friction started about a year ago, when the independents increased their number thru the arrival of new residents. The Zionists resented what they tontails and bob whites of the sur rounding woods, While he talked the overseer cast} His name is B, J. Nimmo. He has ground by the non-believers in Zion: |frequent nervous glances toward! trained two cats to hunt with him, ind by the non-believers in ion-|the door. Once or twice he inspect-|both of the ordinary, black and ” ed the heavy array of bolts and)white, night-roaming, nine-lived ‘Durfng the year they have enacted | locks. aa ering He began training them a number of biue law ordinances, all “I've when they were kittens, and both are sponsored by Voliva, which prohibit: | them,” he explained, “They'd like to l now about 3 years old. They follow kill me, if half a chance sac got enemies — many of } Smoking within city limits. Public use of the parks, Voliva claims are his. Modern dress by women, includ. him around Hattiesburg and on his hunting trips like two dogs, always at heel when in town, and ranging jon either side when afield. which |along. Therefore I'm careful.” Voliva’s precautions against assas- sination keep him locked almost con- that her husband of a few hours, Charles _K. Rust* of Bowling Green, Ky., was not a millionaire, but a poor laboring man, who frankly confessed that he worked for 80 cents an hour and that he enjoyed good health to work seven days a week if necessary, caused Mrs. Maude Prentiss Hyson, of this city, to display a marked cool- ness toward her husband even on the afternoon of the day of their honey- moon, according to Rust. She married Rust as the result of a correspondence courtship, he having answered her “ad” for a husband in a matrimonial periodical. Rust now seeking a legal separation. It Is reported that Rust, during his courtship, contractor. He maintains that he made no such claim and that he be- lieved he was marrying a widow who would care for him in his old age. Rust was apparently thought to be a | “good catch," but now believes he! has been a “poor fish.” ried at that time to Patrick Crowley of this city. He’d Freeze Folks to Give Long Life PARIS, June 17.—M, Gaston Dau- ville, a French biologist, lar to that used in. conserving fish, the span of human life can be tn | in this business, | bas tried to stimula FEATHERS ON SHOES LATEST PARIS FAD PARIS, June 17. — Women's shoes desplay extraordinary styles Many make a feature On one pair are the deep blue neck feathers of a pea cock, single eye cut from a tail ther set instead of a buckle, Another pair shows the scarlet plum of a flamingo. Even in leather shoes red is popu lar for tops, In fact, women’s footwear is of all colors this year. this year. of birds, King of Spain Aids Business of People MADRID, June 17.—A_ Spanish moving picture company has been formed, with King Alfonso subserib ing to part of the stock, The king, as in many others, panish in he travels in f king carries boxes of try, When countries the Spanish wines, olives, preserves and mainches sausa S, his favorite gifta to his friends, to wlom he recom mends the article ntributing to the popularity and extension of Span Ish business and production eb. eee EXTRAS NEEDED FOR ‘WAYFARER’ 5,000 Wanted for Great Chorus; Rehearsal Saturday Several hundred “extras” are need ed for the first open alr re rarsal of » Wayfarer,” Seattle's religious nt, which is to be held in the t hiversity stadium Saturday The principal speaking and sing r t only a ns re enrolle At a meeting scheduled for noon ' Friday, in the Masonic club rooms, | Arcade building, the members’ coun | cll of the Chamber of Commerce will | discuss means of recruiting the men and women needed for Saturday's re- hearsal otion pleture men for the news kiies will be on hand, and “The Wayfarer” will receive national ad. vertising in the movie houses, The Seattle Star [= »-# A. D. Lasker, Chicago ad- vertising man, is likely to be appointed chairman United States shipping board | by President Harding. of the|* REBELS ARE WAGING HOLY: WAR IN ZION CITY?) RALLYING |(LEADERS IN ZION REVOLUTION] [__LASKER 6010 FROM BASE METALS Says Alchemist’s Dream Not Without Basis BALTIMORE, 17.—Dr. Ire professor emeritus of cheme istry at Johns Hopkins university, declares that alchemy’s theory that base metals could be changed inte gold is still worth investigating, Addressing the Maryland section / June Remsen, of the American Chemical society, Dr. Remsen said the belief of Sir William Ramsey, the distinguished scientist who died several years ago, that he had been able to obtam @ little lithium from copper, had led chemists to think that some day the dream of the alchemist might be lized, The famous great wall of China is 1,200 miles long. Clothiers from Lad to Dad SUITOR RICH it in said, | is | claimed to be a wealthy | Rust was married recently to the | widow, whose daughter was also mar- | declares, as | the outcome of his experiments, that | by a freezing process somewhat simi- | | | —Economy reig Tremendous Buying and Quick Turnover —Important 3 actors of Our Selling Plan— Enable Us to Offer 1,300 Boys’ Wash Suits —Below Pre-War Prices —Timeliness and Mothers of boys to economically for summer a Avill prompt clothe their boys in our DOWN- A - id ON eat tig : supreme ie weering: OC Sheet sticta. tinvously in his chambers. A “per | sory fi bs Une ok fasewind thi vies mibecinee) Ss AIRS BOYS’ S 0) - with i st communicable oo y find rabbits and pah’-| that, by renewing the vital substance T | Imm A ry tyl a Vaccination again sonal attendant” fully armed is his |triages," said Captain Nimmo, “and|on which human life depends, and | jense 2 ents o 8 es, pat diseases. constant bodyguard. Moving picture shows, dances and 's even sociable games of cards. se “much-want + wasinent? ‘or selection. : _ they point them out to me, tho their terns and colors in DECLARES AN pointing 1s different from-that of a ‘ END TO TYRANNY dog. When either cat sees a bird or then subjecting the living body to his special freezing process it may be pos- | sible to eclipse the longevity record 44 é s sale of ice cream and and operation of restau- rants on Sunday. Operation of drug stores within the city. Following promulgation edicts, the independents $75,000 defense fund, and Nelson in charge of an against Voliva. Rev. Nelson says more than $40,- 000 has been expended paying fines and court costs for vigilantes who ran counter to Voliva’s police. VOLIVA DEFIES HIS ASSAILANTS Voliva himself, in his executive headquarters atop the Zion home, where he lives with his wife and daughter, Ruth, huried thig defi at his attackers: “I'm ruler here! Those who do not want to obey my will, will have to get out “This city and every inch of its land is consecrated to God, in the name of our good leader, Dr, John Alexander Dowie, and I am his ap- pointee to carry on the work by con- sent of Providence. “These insurgents who are caus ing so much mischief are all poach- ers. The ground their homes stand on belongs to me. All their property is held under leases, and I, as over. of these put Rev, offensive seer of Zion, hold the title and fee| simple to the id. “They'll never drive us out,” continued. “Zion is an eternal city It will always endure.” “But all this agitation is a sign of the times—the unrest of sex and na) tions. “Women are at the bottom of it. They have stepped from their place in the home, where they rightfully belong as a helpmate of man, and heir wild play is bringing disaster. “Why, see their immoral clothes!) Those frightful dresses, those shame- less silk stockings, and all those other disgusting lures which they use to drag men to their ruin! “We do not want'such in Zion, We will not have what is unclean, That's why tobacco was banned. That's why we have no medicine, no doc tors, no amusements that corrupt. “My police are on the guard, Ev. ery dissenter ghall be thrust back in to the world of sin belong to the world.” Regarding Voliva’s assertion that be owns tho town and all its land, raised a} he | Zion does not} “Voliva is a tyrant,” said Rev. Nelson. a Weotite tin’ to: Katleve |e Zion is not part of these United States. We want to worship here as | guaranteed under the constitution “It he lets us alone, we'll let him | alone. But we're not going to be! tyrannized over by him. “Zion is @ beautiful little commu nity. We want it to be an Ameri-| lean city where life and liberty are | pure and free.” On a corner opposite Rev. Nelson's church the overseer had erected a billboard which notifies passersby that Rey. Nelson's church is a “goat house On rival vantage points the inde- pendents have erected billboard post ers espousing their own cause “for liberty and freedom.” | These in substance say that “all lliving in Zion City are not religioys | | fanatics.” “We'll win,” say the independents. Not by a jugfulf’ says Voliva. T'll see them in hell first.’ and moves, as does any ca as if he were going to le game.’ But when the cat within about four or five feeb—or as close as he thinks he can crawl without disturbing the bird or animal—he |stops and lies Mat on the around Then 1 walk forward and shoot.” forward, 1921 ee TOMMY MILTON ROSCOE SARLES HOWARD WILCOK RALPH MULFORD COO'1E PULLEN RA vVatLE EDWARD MILLER JOE THOMAS EDDIE HEARNE JULES ELLINGBOE 4. WONDERLICH | Dies. ‘Rather Than Frighten Grandma PARIS, June 17.—“I did not want to frighten granny” were the dying words of 10-year-old Mary Rossi, who was burned to death. She was pre- paring a dinner for herself and grandmother, who is a cripple, when |her clothing caught fire. She did | not scream for help, because she did not want to frighten the aged wom- fan, and the flames enveloped her as she reached the doorway. Says Europe Will Be Dry for 14 Years | PARIS, June 17.—The Abbe Mor- eux, a leading French scientist and director of Bourges observatory, pre | dicts that the next 14 years will be dry. He says that dry and wet peri- sting about 17 | years in Wegtern Europe. The wet and dry periods, he considers, corre MAUTO CLUB, [211 A luminous paint has been pro- duced by an Italian inventor, ail, he drops to the ground, | p on the| a wma hh em he spond to the average number of | spots on the sun. nd by means of! diagrams he shows that the sun spot | curve and the rain eur t Paris | for the last hundred rs seem to] bear some relation to each other, * BASEBALL PARK of Methuselah, chemical treatment preventifig the tissues from a ating with the passage of years. France is the greatest snuff tak- ing country in Europe. composed a oF awake ame ae NOW SELLING FOURTH AVENUE —Sizes inclhfle from 2} to 8 yeakg. —The much pular “OLIVER TWIST” and “MIDDY STYLES” are made ‘ from splendid ginghams, pop- lins, piques and some models in Devonshire cloth. —Solid colors and fan- cies in light and dark ef- fects vie for preference— many trimmed in contrasting Can You Imagine BOYS’ shades. —Plan to take ad- —The popular TAPELESS Blouses vantage! Boys like—with military collar. —At the Boys’ Downstairs Store . —In generous sizes. —Some SPORT BLOUSES in the col- lection. —Ginghams and Chambrays, in assort- ed light and dark fancies, invite in- teresting selection. —Avail yourself of these exceptional Boys’ Hair Cutting values tomorrow! —Enter Pike or Fourth Ave. The Downstairs Barber Shop —Operated by first-class MEN Barbers—specializes in Green Bldg.