The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 16, 1921, Page 1

_ @ Short dresses are disclosing more Seattle family skeletons ‘Tell your sweltering friends to the East that Seattle's highest temperature yesterday Lowest was 53. At noon it was 65, Tonight and Sunday, fair; warmer Sunday; moder- ate westerly winds. VOLUME 2 4OnLe Greetings! Are the young folks Monopolizing the veranda ham- mock these moonlight nights? eee “When de truck came at me I | tried to zigzag out de way,” said a Megro patient in the city hospital > “But I rigged when I oughter zagged ‘nd I sagged when I oughter zigged. ‘Dat’s ali" HIS CALLS FOR REAL TACT | Four hundred undertakers met in convention in Patchogue, L. 1., last week and one man read a | & paper on “How to Approach a | Prospect.” | . . “I think wé should do something to stimulate interest in polo,” post- cards P. G. K. “I know where ‘s a fine piece of ground if I fan find a councilman to introduce @n ordinance.” Scandatwood—the newest kind of furniture for your summer Have you heard of it? eee p in the public prints that ‘eed has been elected presi- : Pacific Coast Association Nurserymen. ‘ou readers ys kisses with the eyes halt the men and you'll see reason,” retorted half a dozen IT’s A TOUGH LIFE, MATES Speaking of the universal indigna- roused over the Stillman case, many people do you think i like to be multi-miliionaire ‘1 re or beautiful ladies of the us? cm i r Summer Schauer lives in Osborn, eee e it up, Mr. Bones,” said Da kectocstor: “What am de dif- between a young man, man and a worm?” “There ain't no difference; the ' gets ‘em all.” 4 eee E limpsed a placard in front of hy ave. movie today, which “Driven from Home. In three at's what we call real brutality. Pub) CANDID > Another sign, this time in a used ‘ear emporium, read “$250 buys this machine. It won't rast over a day.” o- ’ In the window of one of Seattle's d book stores we noticed the ad The We've grown po- } et on less than that. e cee Monday our leading article will be ‘The Synthesis of Theobydantoins Alkyl, or Substituted Aminoa- lides, .We always feel that 1y on Monday. oe . WHY COUNTKY LIFE 1S POPULAR “Pred Esxaman has a new John ere buggy and a dear little girl put in it. | A United States senator days the Feountry is facing a coal famine. This 4an't going to be very pleasant next Swinter, will all the fur coats worn | thin. rey » ADVERTISING essen- co) tially teaches, as well as brings profits, if rightfully applied. The Star Classified Ads not only teach but bring suc- cess, which is not luck but good logic. —Onark (Ark.) Specta- | 62. today On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Star Entered as Second Clase Matter May 8, 1899, at the Postoffice at Beattie, Had a Poll Tax Dunner? Don’t Get Excited EN THOUSAND errors have been made on the You may have paid your from the sheriff. 000. Here’s what to do: Write, on the back of the of your tax receipt and the and return the notice to the SHE'S SURE HER ' HUBBY’S INSANE |“Mrs. Cassidy” Quizzes | More Seattle Lawyers By Wanda Von Kettler | Wetene a Shag on Bn Sevacn on eo} nik, Etec entra’ ef' o santas) | SOMEBODY told me_ that} the third law-| yer to whom I introduced) Casper and my-| self used to be county treasurer's poll tax books. $5 tax. But, owing to these errors, you may have received a notice of delinquency If so, don’t get excited. You are only one out of 10,- sheriff's notice the number date the account was paid, sheriff's office. GETS 5 BILLS FOR POLL TAX And All the Time tle Had Receipt; One of 10,000 ‘When the poll tax came along FR W. Greene, of 2132 Second ave, paid it cheerlessly. When, a little later, he was served with a poll tax due bill, he tossed it into his dexk with his poll tax re- cetpt. And when, still later, he was dun- |to wonder at the bookkeeping «ys tem of Governor Hart. He put the third dunner tnto hin desk, as he did @ fourth when it y eighth floor of the Alaska building. He whirled around tn his swivei chair when I entered his private domain and told me to be seated on the opposite side of the glass top table. This lawyer, too, a young lbrary perched up on the desk be fore him, and when I stated my/ great need for a divorce he merely | transferred one of the 13-pound vol- umes to the glass top t@ble and pro- ceeded to read off the dist of legit! mate reasons for escaping from hus- “And you're quite willing to wait 10 years to find out?” He said this quite ax if he meant it, so I looked up at him blankly stupid, as is my way, and asked for further details. es," he told me, “a person must be proved to have been insane 10 years before he can be divorced on those grounds. What othgr com- plaints have you?” AND THE MAN LAUGHED. Now I don't lke that. It wasn't} a laughing maétter with me at all, | When I'd made yp my mind that Casper was insane I didn't get any elasticated thrill out of hearing that he was mine to keep for 10 yearn. Besides I wasn't certain The Star would wait that long for my stery, Papers are so pe ealiar; they hardly ever hold over eight or 10 years for any- thing. Casper, 1 d, had better be worthy of the break in partnership on sane grounds of yiatural meanness, “He's horrid,” I declared, “he locks me in the house and makes (Turn to Page 2, Column 3) Antlered Herd Is Starting Homeward IOS ANGELES, July 146.—The homeward migration of the antlered herd has started. A grand ball at the Ambassador hotel last night closed the formal grand lodge program of the 1921 Elks’ reunion, : |. The air tournament, the final day feature of the visiting délegatgs, was under way here today. Because of railroad congestion, j|however, many of the visitors were | arranging reservations on the earlier | trains “homeward bound” today. SEATTLE, wit! represent the state of Washington | lat the Western States Jamation | asnociation conference at Salt Lake | |next week FE. F. BLAM || EXTRA! THERE’S NO | prot ithe pa: County the dunners had been all he could without force, turned over the books to the s! to get the rost of the money the law, by threat and seizure. ‘There wouldn't have (CALDWELL ENDS + CRUELTY PROBE Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell Fri- inquiry into charges preferred against Se attle policemen. Frank Dwyer, who charged that he had been beaten and robbed at the central station, was asked to identify the offending policemen at the city jail. Later Mayor Caldwell made a personal inspection of the jail, with a view to ascertaining con- ditions on the night of the Fourth of July, when prisoners declared they were beaten with blackjacks in the north tank. The mayor's report was being prepared Saturday, Wife, Cut, Befriends Husband After Row TACOMA, July 16.—Befriended by his wife, whom he is’ accused of having stabbed In the face with a pair of scissors in their apartment ly be released. After she had called the police? the woman was found conversing quietly in a rock ing chair beside her husband, She followed when the 4 st was made and refused to President Arranges | Government Bureaus NEED ON EARTH FOR SKAGIT PRODUCTION He was tall and seedy and the fires of inspiration burned bright in his eye. He transfixed Herbert Alphon sus Owen, secretary to Hizzoner, The Mayor, with a baleful glance. “{ want to tell the mayor not to spend any more money on the Skagit project,” he exclaimed. “{ can furnish all the power for the elty by tapping the Aurora Borealta!” He was referred to the chief of police. WASHINGTON, July 16.— Prest ident Harding is about ready tovsub mit to his cabinet a tentative’scheme for regrouping of the government bureaus, | ‘This plan is gxpected to include the following refommendationa: Creation of a department of pub- Me welfare. | Transfer of the prohibition en forcement machinery from the treas- ury department to the department jot justice, | Consolidation of all secret service jactivities under the department of Justice, Re-location or possible splitting up of the bureau of fisheries, ned again for the $5 tax, he begun | here this morning, John Stircat will | SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1921 QUASH DEATH PROBE! ‘Rosenbluth, Po- WASHINGTON, July 16.— government today dixminsed the case against Capt. Robert Rosenbluth, im connection with the death of Maj. Alex Cronkhite, at Camp Lewis, Wash, Charges agninst Sergt. Roland Pothier, arrested with Rosenbluth, jcounty prosecutor of Pierce county, | Washington, in which Camp Lewis |1s situated. What the county author | ities wilt do is not known here, Cronkhite was killed about twe years ago during a practice march. ‘The original verdict in his death was! suicide. Maj. Cronkhite’s mother, aided by her husband, Gen. Adelbert was being unnecessarily delayed. eee Won't Press Case in Pierce Coun TACOMA July 16-—-Uniess government has new evidence against Capt. Robert Rosenbluth and Sergt. Roland Pothier which has not already been submitted to Prosecut- ing Attotriey Selden, there will be no charges pressed against these two men in Pierce county. This was the statement Saturday from Selden, following a dispatch from Washington that the govern- ment today had dinmissed the case against Rosenbluth and Pothier in connection with the death of Maj. Alex Cronkhite, at Camp Lewis, Wash, “I haye had various reports on the cases, but practically no evidence that would warrant a cane,” said Selden, “Unless the government furnishes me with further evidence, neither Rosenbluth nor Pothier will be prosecuted here. DENIES MAHONEY BODY IS FOUND Wild rumors that a mystery trunk had been taken by divers from Lake Union and that it con- tained the body of Mrs. Kate Ma- honey, missing wealthy and aged bride, flew thru the city today. “Some woman called us up two days ago with that yarn," ex- plained Capt. of Detectives Charles Tennant. “There's nothing in it, We investigated the report thoroly. Somebody must have thought it \would be a good joke.” Mrs, Mahoney has been missing several weeks. Her bridegroom, |James FB, Mahoney, ex-convict, is \being held for alleged forgery of papers giving him possession of her property. ANS DAMM MAY CHALLENGE THIS Patrolman Ross C, Watson is the champion 100-yard dasher of the po- lice on the Pacific coast, following his victory at Victoria, B. C., this week, over hisb rother cops, Wat- son made the 100-yard dash in 10 sec onds flat, which is JUST A TRIFLE better than Police. Inspector Hans Damm could do, | Takes Morphine for 40-Year Loneliness Charley Chung, 84-year-old Chi- nese, has a wife and two children in China whom he hasn't seen for nearly 40 years, In the meantime Charley has been smoking opium to ease the solitude. He was fined $100 Saturday by Federal Judge Jeremiah Netgger, and warned to leave the Jhop ulone. ’ Wash.. under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. Per Year, by Mail, §> to $9 @ Somebody is taking the ire out of Ireland. @[| Where’s Sims These Days? TH EW Ox iil ; HERE’S REAL MIRACLE MAN; HAS MADE 50,000 BLIND SEE The operation is complete in , Dr. Henry Smith, miracle surgeon, as he was snapped in the operating room this morn- ing by The Star staff photographers, Price & Carter. + &£ & * * & * & A ° Seasoned Doctors Hold Their Breath as Grizzled Wonder ° ° ° Surgeon, With Flick of Knife, Performs Successful A * . Operation Every Three Minutes Twenty-seven surgical operations for removal of cataract from the human eye were per- formed this morning at a clinic in the city hospital by Dr. Henry Smith, noted specialist, of Amritzar, India. The time required for each delicate operation was a scant three minutes. Full sight was restored to 27 people, who paid nothing for the service. The operatigns were free and were performed that scores of doctors attending the convention of the 2 cific Coast Oto-Opthalmological society here might watch and learn. ‘ Dr. Smith's is a new method. When he went to India to perform 50,000 cataract opera- tions his patients were so many it was impossible for him to visit each one a second time. Of necessity, the new method was perfected. It makes it unnecessary to visit a patient more than once. itself. In one-two-three succession patients were wheeled into the operating room this morning. Ter. doctors were permitted to watch each operation. Dr. Smith, huge, six feet tall, gray-haired, heavily moustached, clad in an operating gown a2 as were the other doctors, " smoked a long, heavy cigar as he bent over the table. | With great, hairy hands, FOUND GUILT |but with a touch as light as SEAT TLE BASE |the air itself, he adjusted a CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16.—Mra. | metal instrument that opened WASHINGTON, July 16.—Admiral Catherine Kaber today was| the eye wide and held it so. Coontz, chief of naval operations, to- found guilty of first degree murder| The eye was washed with a solu-| day informed the house naval affairs in connection with the killing of her| tion that drained from a tank thru husband, Daniel F. Kaber, by a jury|a rubber tube and out thru a lass | Commune es kul Pager iy in common pteas court here. nozzle the size and shape of an|*t@ndpoint, he preferred Sand Point, The jury recommended mercy.] ordinary household medicine drop-| Wash. asa location for a naval avi- The penalty is life imprisonment. per. ation basef Mrs, Kaber was immediately sen- “How old are you?” he asked the The majority of the committee is tenced for life to Marysville reform-| woman stretched before him. said to favor legislation for a new calmly, never saying a word, She In his huge hands he held a two weeks, waa carried out of the court room Ropresentative Miller, Washing: pair of tweezers and a tiny in the arms of a deputy sheriff. knife, ton, is leading the fight for Sand _ With an almost imperceptible | Point, the project which was ellmi- WHOEVER KNOWS ‘| ; Secepent be she. the are ie. oie astatence ot the’ Nes tweezers closed, lifted. , due to ence Oo! house. NOBODY KNOWS was another deft movement of Berane ere, Gan oo erahing. “ghe Never Knew” was the name| the knife, ‘on, art of Camp Lewis, of a Banning movie scenario lost on ‘That was all. The operation | “ salt, ul . “outa the cost to the Madison car Saturday. ‘The owner} Was over woven en he never knew, for the masterpiece once lent wt remains tn the Lore and Found | winced and dhe doctors who had ANY INTEREST IN 0 vail) ' lf ir breath ex; bureau of the muny railway fon holding theit breath expec, |4\ STOCKINGS DOWN? vem ; from the surgeon's cigar drop Silk stockings are coming down! Kittitas Sheriff into the eye directly underneath | Mrs, C. M. West, 217 B, Thomas . it, leaned back and sighed. st., filed a claim against the city Sat- Here for Prisoner cies urday for damage wrought a pair of Sheriff J. W. Thomas of Kittitas} Paper cones were placed over each | silk sox which were torn when she county, came to Seattle Friday to/leye, the one that had contained the alighted from an Eastlake car on take George Jarvie, wanted in Bl-|cataract and the other, bandages put |June 24, lensburg on a charge of first degree 3 to hold the cones in place, and| She wants §2 to replace the stock- hurglary, back to Kittitas county, (Turn 19 Page 3 2) ings. i ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 16: —A game of hide and seek between Prohibition agents and a schooner in progress today off Atlantic City. prohibition agente were ming with its illicit cargo. Owners of profit | i 5 tempt may be made to land the LEGION URGES BAN ON JAPS State Veterans Ask Harding to Bar Immigratian that Japanese pen etration on the Pacific Const fe & menace to the peace of the ‘The memorial, which was intro- duced by Councilman Philip Tin- dall, of Seattle, asserted that the question of stopping all Japanese immigration to the U. S is the most pressing international question with which the government has to deal, Pointing out that one in every nine babies born in King county last year was Japanese, the memo- rial declared that the present Jap- anese population constitutes a seri- ous economic and social problem, “The only complete solution of the problem would be to arrange for the return to Japan of every person of Japanese birth or descent in this country,” the memorial states. “No other solution can give full satisfaction or assure the elimina- tion of inter-ractal conflicts, “If this plan is not possible of ex- ecution then it is imperative, at least, to bring about the immediate cessation of all further Japanese immigration. Struck by Auto on Highway; Badly Hurt Clark 8, Turner, 50 years old, em- ployed by Mra. A. D. Stuart at Lake City, was seriously injured when struck by’ an automobile driven by M. D. Mickleson, at 9 a. m. Sat- urday, while carrying some grips across the Bothell highway in front of the Stuart residence. Turner did not see the automobile coming around a curve in the road, and was knocked down and thrown several feet, Michelson stopped and picked Turner up and rushed him to his home, 714 Seventh ave, He was later removed to city hospital, where his injuries were reported to be sert ous. LOW ON SALE; COPS GET HIM Jack Berg didn't sell the ounce of e