The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 12, 1921, Page 1

ee MAYOR TO PROBE BRUTALITY! WARDING WARNS SENATE TO REDUCE TAXATION On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Tell your sweltering friends tn a bast t that Seattle's highest ure yesterday was 70, est wang it “ae. Tonight and fair; warmer Wednes- day; gentle winds, 50, At noon today Wednesday, Entered as Second Class Matter May 3, 181 at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wanh., under the Act of Congress March ms 1 The Seattle Star . Per Year, by Mall, $> to $9 TH EW Oe iil ty sheriffs raided the Pleasant Inn and arrested three persons. Japan Is Slow on Answer! t hour was had by all. ° Te takes good eyesight t see Britain and France| Accept Harding’s Invitation for Dis- yer own faults. “Harding Proposes World Disarma- ment,” shrieks a headline. The road war is paved with disarmament intentions. eee eee eee Serra, 2 monet A dancing girl from France. answer. Then she said at last, dance.” WN. Main, or call 855-Blue—Ad- ment in Belvidere (11l.) Repub- eee “More than 60,000,000 feet of mo lon pictures were made last year, ays Los Angeles report. Yes, and 000 of them were given over languorous, lazy, lingering 20 p. m—Popu- Subject, “Fools Idiots.” A large number are ex- 4.—Notice in the Marengo (Ii) iblican-News. eee WHAT RACE? “Is this the hosiery department?” "asked the voice over the wire. “Yes, ma’am,” responded the weary an. “Have you any flesh-colored stock- in stock?” inquired the voice. Yes,” replied the weary salesman. haddy ya want—pink, yellow or ” i eee bhai ieeifsinciil © Sign in a buttermilkery on the [| waterfront: “No Near Beer Here. No Beer | Near Here.” SHAKE 2 Charles Shake is seeking a divorce | Grace Shake in Anchorage, Ky. eee p violin wag the most Important ument in an orchestra until Jazz in. Now it’s the cow bell. ove Dr. Woods Hutchinson In Collier's P Weekly ays that the human body tills two quarts of alcohol a day © said human life wasn’t price 4 BLAMED PARTICULAR, AIN'T SHE? Wanted—Position as housekeeper for a widower or a bachelor with no (children. Address 0-584.—Advertise- ment in Winona (Minn.) Republican, see TLATERATURE OFTS ONE ON THE POINT OF THE JAW hot and the cor g00d for the waters low. Rain's as scarce as henr’ feeth. It's too hot to write much.—Flor- lence (Kas.) Bulletin. o nm shines Fishing Fie that ag it may, A. Marine Fish By in Springfield, Ariz A Worlds record para- Bute drop from airplane, by waman, 200 feet, wet by Miss Phoebe J. “grave, 18. DISARMAMENT SITUATION Proponent——United Statea, Object—Curtatiment of both sea and ind forces, Pince—Waahington. ‘Time—Not set. Probably autumn. Countries tnvited—Great Britain, Italy, France, Japan. Countries accepted—Great Britam and | France. Countries not beard from—ttaly, =| Marding’s proposed disarmam: ference was 60 per cent asmu: joday. ‘Two of the four na and France- accepted bis invitation. Of the others, Italy was reported to be ready to announce her acceptance, Japan, thro the 5 wide public og to present Indications, there Wit be two conferences The first wii! take up the Pacific and Far Bast quee- tions, and include osly those nations di- rectly interested. ‘The second will discuss disartiament, and may be extended to tnciude others than the five powers originally desig. heated by Secretary Hughes, a! the others may be selected from Senators Knox and Lodge, Elihu Root, Nicholas Murray Butler, William Jennings Bryan and Robert Lansing | . BY A. L. BRADFORD * WASHINGTON, July 12.7-Japan today is expected to accept or re- Ject President Harding’s invitation to participate in a disarmament con ference. France and Great Britain having accepted, Japan was the only one of the “big three” which had not made known its attitude. Japan held the center of the stage. Word from Tokyo was eagerly awaited in Washington, Japan's reported reluctance was said to have been based on the in- clusion of the discussion of Pacific and Far Eastern questions in the conference. These reasons were cited to show that Japan probably cannot refuse. She would be put in the position of being the only nation unwilling to join disarmament parleys. Japanese statesmen have prom. ised their people to discuss disarm- ament if the chance is offered, Japan needs the friendship of | Great Britain, whose colonies, if not the mother government, would re sent strongly a Japanese refusal. If Japan should refuse, this coun try would lay it is understood. elighted today when informed by the United Preas of France's unreserved acceptance of the disarmament invitation. It is predicted, however, that France will fight reduction of land armaments once the conference is assembled. ita case before the| High Lights in Harding Talk to Senators “Every obligation is to the dis abled and dependent.” “Enactment of the compensa tion bill in the ‘aidst of the strug: gie for readju vent and restora. would hinder every effort greatly imperil the financial stability of our gountry.” It is unthinkable to reduce our tax burdens while committing our treasury to an additional ob- ligation which ranges from three to five billion dollars.” “We never have neglected and never will neglect the dependent soldier." I pledge you a most conacten tious drive to reduce government cost by many millions.” “It would be discouraging to those who are bending energies to save millions to have congress add billions to our burden at the very beginning.” “Even were there not threat ened paralysis of our treasury would it not be better to await the settlement of our foreign loans?” “The defenders of the republic would be the last of our citizen: ship to wish its stability men. aced by an individual pittance of pence.” “OLD BOTTLE MAY START GREAT FIRE "== Greatest Continent Has Ever Known Threatens on Olympia Peninsula Yoho, ‘and an old glass bot A bit of a bottle and the fate of a forest! There they hang, balanced to & tee, with the odds, if there be odds, in favor of the crumb of glass. On the ene hand a trifle, and on the other several hundred million dollary’ worth of the finest timber that ever took 400 years to grow. Foresters and public spirited men jin the state of Washington are watching with nervous interest. After taking all the precautions that human ingenuity can devise—huge tanks and pumps on motor vehicles, | military guards at the open roads and airplane patrols stand by helpless now in the face Jot what the old glass bottle may do. from the summer sun, For, like the ships of the enemy of old, the focused sunlight from the mag nifying mirrors of the attacked, the | giant trees on the Olympic penin- sula, on a strip that is some 70 | miles long and 50 miles wide, may | go down—or up—this summer in the biggest conflagration that ever raged on the North American conti | nent. STAGE SET BY GREATEST KNOWN STORM The stage is set. It was prepared |by a storm such as never has hap- (Purn to Last Page, Column 4) By Wanda Von Kettler There being several movie studios in the city, I decided ‘tother day that I'd better stroll into one of them and © my application for @ “lead.” Now, of course, I've never had any experience in the movies, but I didn’t see how that in any way could inter- fere with my progress. cee ‘The reception room was wonder. fully cozy, furnished with piano and several wickeg chairs, while the walls were adorably patchworked with the photgraphed physiognomies of successful movieland stars. I imagined myself on the wall with the rest—looking over my shoulder, perhaps, with a chrys- anthemum or a plece of dogwood in my hair, eee And just as I was getting the most wonderful wallop out of my own idea of Hollywood and the introduction of myself into the set of Mary and Doug, @ tall, dark man with an inch and @ quarter mustache’ showed him- self in the doorway of the private of- fice. “You're interested in the motion picture profession?” he asked, begin. ning with the tossel on my hat and eyeing down to my shoestrings. “Will you step in here? 80 I followed him, to chair across from his dewk “Ah, now," he said, take off your hat. You see, That's all right.’ I was glad it was agi right, I'd hate to be knocked d@ut in the first round, occupy a 0 begin— a blonde, I eee The gentleman with the mustache leaned back in his chair and folded his arma. “Get up and walk,” “Walk slowly to the wail.” he ordered. And 1 Now come back,” he ordered again, “holding your skirt gracefully on the side.” So I clutched said skirt on the left and strutted half way down the room, then clutched it on the right and fin- ished the trip. When seated again I was question- ed thusly: “You are really ambitious, and would like to get ahead?" By George Channing) above—they | The old glass bottle and a ray | that were consumed under | “SEATTL E, Presiden Is Against VetBonus Says Small Sum of Money No Good | toVeterans When Millions Are Idle BY L. C. MARTIN WASHINGTON, July 12—A amall bonus to exservice men at this time would be a poor palliative to the mil jMons who are faced with unemploy ment, President Harding declared to. day in asking the senate to delayy action on the soldier bonuz measure. | Jt ts unthinkable that the admin istration could reduce tax burdens if jthe treasury lo committed to an ob- ligation of from three to five billions, be maid. WARNS AGAINST EXPENDITURES Harding declared he would be ashamed of the republic if it failed in its duty to those who fought to sa¥e it, but be warned that immedi- ate action on “this menacing effort to expend billions in gratuities will imperil our capactty to discharge our first obligutions to those we must not fall to ald” | | He recited: the huge expentittire thru the war risk bo- reau for disabled soldiers and prom ised more at a more auspicious ime Three things are essential for re- turn to normalcy, the president said. 1. Lower taxes. 2 Refunding of the war debt. 3. Adjustment of foreign loans. SAYS IT WOULD MEAN DISASTER “The overburdening of the treas ury now means positive disaster in the years immediately before us,” President Harding warned. “Merest prudence calls out in warning.” He emphasized that congress should proceed on the tariff and tax |Dills for which the special seasion was called, President Harding confessed “dis. appointment” that “so little” been done toward reducing war time taxes. He read his message to the senate, leaving the White House for the Jeapitol shortly after the cabinet meeting. |She Heaved a Mean Flat Iron, He Says “She threw a flatiron at me," de- clared Harry L. Wendell, employee of Lowman & Hanford Publishing Co., who opened suit for divo Tuesday in Judge Joseph Seasion'’s | court against Etta Wendell, “She threw a flatiron at me, and | ealled me all the vile names on the lealendar; the meals were never | properly prepared and the home very improperly kept,” was Wen. dell's statement. He ts suing for a complete divorce and the custody of thelr two chil | dren. TACOMA.—Jease Dean, vagabond, beats up A. R. Titlow, attorney, when latter refuses request for meal. The belief here is that before dis pened in this country since Colum-| Dean had $1.77 in pocket when ar (Turn to Page 4, Column 2) | WANDA FINDS OUT HOW TO BREAK INTO FILLUMS.----AT $10 A BREAK “Do you dance?" “Wouldryou mind being featured in the downtown theatres?” And a dozen others—the kind that stirs young hearts to hopefulness and causes palpitation. see “Well,” he finally said, “T think you'd do all right. You'll have a chance to get right into the work. The only required fee is—er—$10,” And I'd been figuring on being of. fered a refusal on—say—oh, a $400 per week contract! Ten dollars! Ten dollars, then the road to fame “How far,” quoth Shakespeare's heroine, “how far that little candle throws its beam.” And I reply, “That's all right, Por- tia mine, but I can’t find the candle.” Besides, I had made a mistake, I had happened in on a school for movies And why on earth should I take lessons in acting? javen’t I been speaking pleces rt awberry socials since I was first able to walk? WASH., TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1921. _TWo CENTS IN N SEATTLE _ World’s Greatest War Hero Faces Eviction From Tennessee Farm Sergt. York and hound pap from dogs given him by admirers, PALL MALL, Tenn., July 12.—If you were living on one of the finest farms in Tennessee— If you had c wife and 3-months-old baby dependent upon you— If you faced losing four farm thru foreclosure of a $12,509 mortgage— AND— You were the greatest hero of the AND— world war— You could make enough to pay off the mortgage merely by showing yourself in publio— WOULD You? That ix the question that Sergeant Alvin C. York has to face, His He will not commercialize his patriotism. had | obligation to his country and his religious scruples prevent. answer is “No.” “I would far rather lose my farm, ‘Turn to Last Page, Colums 2) His sense of nd go back to work upon it as a TAXI DRIVER IS KIDNAPED Thugs Take Seattle Auto and Drive to Spokane Kidnaped at the point of a pistol by two deserting service men, driven to Spokane in his employer's stolen car and forced to jump at the risk of his life into a ane late Mon- day night, W. F. Colton, a Seat- tle taxi driver, living at the Green hotel, 314% Pike st, was returning to thix city Tuesday, miraculously unhurt. Leaping out of the car as it sped ,|thru Spokane towards Idaho, Colton |alighted on his feet, headed for po- lice headquarters and in a few min- utes had descriptions of his kid napers and the auto flashing along telegraph wires eastward, CAPTURED IN COEUR D'ALENE RESTAURANT | As the two men, one a soldier from |Camp Lewis and the other a sailor from the Puget Sound navy yard, rolled into Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and entered & restaurant, a policeman ordered them to throw up their hands, ‘They were disarmed and jailed and are being held for extradition to Se- attle, according to news dispatches. Shortly before midnight Colton tel. ephoned the proprietor of the Green hotel that he was returning unin- jured on a Seattle-bound train that was leaving Spokane at 12 o'ctock. Accordnig to police information from Spokane, Colton was hired by two service men at Fourth ave, and Pike st, about 4 a, m, Monday. They said they wanted to go to Bothell, Colton is a driver for B. A. Church, of the Milton apartments, 1421 Seventh ave. He bade the sol- dier and sailor get into his taxi and | drove off. DRIVES HOURS WITH GUN TRAINED ON HIM Before reaching Bothell, one of the pair stuck a gun against his back and told him to drive to Spokane, For miles he sat at the wheel, fearful to turn his head, lest he get a bullet thru the back, Later in the day his two captors took turns driving and guarding Col- ton, They were speeding thru Spo- kane when one of the kidnapers | _|HAWKEYE STATE REPORTED @. K. Official Denies Seacocks Were Opened ‘ SAN FRANCISCO, July 12—The Matson liner, Hawkeye State, ts un- injured in the harbor of Salina Cruz, Mexico, and will resume the voyage to San Francisco probably tomorrow, according to F. H. Bailey of the Mat- son Navigation company. The seacocks of the vessel were not opened, according to a wireless dispatch to the Matson company, and the vessel was not in sinking con- dition when she put into Salina Cruz, as reported. Salt water was found in a number of the fresh water tanks of the ves- sel, the wireless stated, causing con- gestion in the boilers, When this condition was discovered the Hawk- eye State put into the Mexican port to take fresh water. The boilers will be blown out to day, and the vessel will proceed northward tomorrow, the wireless said. M s Columbia Is Not Selected Yet Who is going to be Miss Colum- bla? There are so many lovely contest ants who just exactly fit the part that the committee in charge is find ing it a difficult task to select the winners, Reports from hegdquarters this morning indicate that there may be more than one. Miss Columbia. The committee is taking under advise ment the suggestion offered by friends of the various contestants that there be a different Columbia for each night of “The Wayfarer.” Montgomery Lynch, who heads the committee, thinks the idea is/ great opened the tax! door and ordered Col ton to jump, Tho the machine was going at a rapid clip, he leaped for his life and alighted safely, He wasted no timé getting to police headquarters, PROMISES PERSONAL INQUIRY! Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell-today promised to make * pers sonal investigation of charges of police brutality and f Bae city jail conditions. Announcement that he would probe the charges was made in a letter to the editor of The Star, after The Star put the case directly up to him, after waiting four for Chief Searing to take some action. The Star sent the mayor sworn affidavits of “C. Jones” (contafning this business man’s true name and address} and of Odin A. Varang. ‘These told in full what place in the city jail on the night of the Fourth of July, Following is The Star’s letter to the mayor: Mr. Hugh M. Caldwell, crane City of Seattle. Dear Sir: I am handing you herewith affidavits of two Seattle men who make serious charges of brutality © on the part of various city police officers and of in- sanitary and revolting conditions in the city jail. These men are both, members of the American Legion and, as far as The Star can learn, citizens of jatelligence and good repute in the community. It seems to me that they are entitled to great publie credit for coming forward with the facts in a matter — which is bound to bring them distasteful publicity and ‘ from which they have nothing personally to gain. These men say they will gladly meet you, if to lay the full facts before you and to identify the fending police officers. Face Dear (6. calite. Sila peatons sitll Se aie tention, as head of the ci four days the chief of remedy the chet a plea han taken ote, emphatically to his notice. The need of prompt, drastic degrading as this must be apparent to any citizen who has the welfare of Seattle at heart. Its continuance would only promote hatred of the police and aay for law and order. Trusting that you will give this matter your carnest | and immediate attention, I am Yours very truly, ROY D. PINKERTON, Editor The Seattle Star. The affidavits told of beatings with a blackjack wl “Jones” saw administered to prisoners in the jail, of crowding in the tanks, of unspeakably filthy condi! that were permitted to prevail and of a calloused ference to the rights of the arrested men which the conduct of some of the jailers. Varang’s affidavit told of being struck on the by an officer and suffering a badly cut lip and of tary conditions so revolting that he pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $10 in order to obtain freedom. The mayor’s letter follows: Mr. Roy D. Pinkerton, Editor Seattle Star. Dear Sir: Your letter of this date has been handed to me, together with original affidavits signed by —— (“C. Jones”) and Odin A. Varang. I thank you for delivering these to me, and on aec- count of the recitals contained in these affidavits I will undertake a personal investigation of these charges. I would like to see these two men personally and have them relate the facts to me, and also identify the po- lice officers against whom the complaint is lodged. It is not my policy, nor will it be the policy of the admin- istration while I am mayor, to tolerate brutal or in- human treatment of anyone by any city employe. This policy is one with which I am satisfied Chief of Police Searing is in entire accord. I will be pleased to furnish you with the result of the investigation, since you have made the complaint and called the matter to my attention, Yours very truly, HUGH M. CALDWELL, Mayor. Chief Searing announced today that he would do nothing more unless “something develops. iad CAMERA FANS! GET IN ON THIS CASH PRIZE CONTEST} ODAK fans! Camera fiends! Lend an ear! You're taking your cameras on your vacations, of course. Very well, here's an announcement that will add zest to your outing. THE STAR WILL GIVE $25 IN vacation snapshots this summer! Here are the requirements: ‘They must be outing pictures, with lots of action; they must pict an interesting story—any sort of vacation fun. For instance, flying, boating, swimming, mountain climbing, motoring. Petures must be clear, emphatically black and white, so they will reproduce well in a newspaper cut. Pictures taken Jast summer will be accepted. “Whe time limit°on the contest will not be announced for a few. days. There will be plenty of time for everybody BUT PIG. 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