The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 14, 1921, Page 1

} CONVICTS ESCAPE PRISON! PMAY DROP MURDER CHARGE AGAINST ARBUCKLE! On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise mail it to your Tell them that Seattle's highest temperature September 13 was 60. Lowest was 50. Ai noon Septem- ber 14 it was 61. and Thursday, fair; moderate north- easterly winds, Tonight i pe i : s if E i i Ut i Te i i : : i iH iH i i FRE ak ail H i ° 8 g 2 g eB tf il i é 8 i H ea i pi e ° | Girls are going to their ears. fell, mere man has seen thelr knees, ts and backs, so probably he can the rest without fainting. eee LIABLE TO HAPPEN * Some of these days one of the Mc- . guards is going to make a mis- and hit something. é eee ‘4 WAITERS SLANG _ “Matton with plenty of gravey in @ jurry.”” says the customer. baa In the ra Make bim run,” shouts the oak arf onions,” says “the cus- john Bull! Make him « ginny!” ter. my baked potatoes?” asked “Mrs. Murphy to « sealskin r outs the waiter. . n toast,” says theleus- tomer. “Pride and groom on a raft in ‘the middle of the ocean!” shouts the hash, too,” says the next nother sport,” shouts the jerkraut, good atomer. | “Fido, * shouts the walter. tomer. SPACE FILLER “Do-Ray- Mi!" Sang Thomas Catt. “Cockadoodledoo!” Cried Mr. Rooster “If it wasn't for us, What an awful fuss You'd have with the Seven-bell booster!” eee Dear Home Brew: What is good take grass stains out of a white ?—Helen Earth. Damfino, Wear a green dress eafter. eee HOLD ON, PF JN’T SHOOT! ‘When a farmer puts a porcelain g under the hen is ho setting a F good egg sample? EW prices on Auto- mobiles delivered in Seattle are quoted on page 14 of today's Star. postcard and friends Im the faat. Id In the Y BY HAL ARMSTRONG "NEIL ISLAND, Sept. 13.— Someday, about 1955, a@ gaunt old gray-hatred pappy with flowing whiskers will stumbie, bent with age and weather-deat- en, out of the underbrush on the west end of the island, and stag- ger, tottering, across the bar towards the open water of Pitt The Seattle Star Entered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattico, Wash, under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879. Per Year, by Mall, $5 to $9 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1921. ear 1955 will rise up from the sand on Mosquito island, midway of the channel, and, with palxied arma, raise an aged rifle to its shoulder and prees the trigger. A bullet will whistle scroas the channel and the first old figure will crumple up on tho sandspit, quiver a moment and lie still, The figure on Morquito wil simultancously eink and gusp its last—poor, old, patient Jack Em- bank gone to rest. The siren at the U. & Peniten- tary will shriek three long, vic- torious shrieks; the bones of the long-forgotten Warden Tom Ma. loney will rattle in their tomb; the manhunt fot Roy Gardner will be forever over. A dozen grand-daddies will hitch rheumatically out of Mother C. H. Green's waterfront hotel on the mainiand and totter into Old Jim's one-lung boat have Will Fight It; Voted for It Under Misapprehension Aronsed by The Star's exposure of the fee system inaugurated in the public schools this year by which children are required to pay for the privilege of entering classes, W. J. Santmeyer, member of the school board, declared Wednesday he had voted for the system under misapprehension and he would op- pose it now with all the vigor at his command, * Calling attention to the injunction proceedings which are to be held before Judge Everett Smith at 9 a. m, Thursday, Santmeyer said: “T hope they will win. No more per nicious thing can be imagined than a cha imposed upon children tn the public schools for obtaining ‘in- struction essential to their welfare. “I was told when the fees came up for dscussion before the board that they were to represent charges for actual wear on property occasioned by the pupil and were tobe aasessed on courses wholly outside of any possible classification as easential. “I find now that the fees have been made to affect some studies that are needed by pupils to pursue college courses. “I am unequivocally against such |@ preposterous situation and I do [not intend to be quiet about it.” Until the Injunction proceedings, | brought by W. W. Balldntyne, thru | his attorney, W. D. Lane, are heard Thursday morning, a preliminary restraining order, issued by Judge Smith Saturday is in effect against the school board forbidding them to dismiss Ballentyne’s two children from the Lincoln high school for failure to pay the fees, The argument Thursday is for the purpose of-making the Injune tion permanent. Ballantyne subpoenaed Santmeyer as a witness Thursday. |Five Armed Men Hold Up Messenger ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14.—Five armed bandits today held up John Hellems, 2, a bank messenger, on a crowded street car and escaped with a satchel containing $12,000. Helierns was taking the money to a bank, After seizing the bag the robbers | leaped fro mthe moving car and es caped in an automobile, onal. MIKE NAPPLE, PLPEADING ¥ to liquor charges, was fined"$200 ‘Tuesday by Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer “Flying Squadron” Organ- ized to Help Solve Prob- lems of Northwest liable to call at any time for servite in solving state and Northwest problems that are troubling other communities, i on special cars that car- ried thé Chambe# of Commerce's “neighborly call” expedition to Idaho ‘and back. The party returned to Seattle Wednesday forenoon after a three-day visit to Pullman, Walla Walla and Lewiston, Idaho. The “flying squadron” is to be composed of executive heads of representative big Seattle bust ness establishments who are pledged to serve in any way possible any community needing counsel and assistance. The meeting, at which the organt- | zation was perfected, was presided jover by John F. Welborn, chairman Of the Seattle delegation that went to Idaho. Members of the party, some of |whom have gone on dozens of similar expeditions, say that in their opinion the results of this trip will be more fruitful of mutual benefit | to the cities visited and to Seattle than any trip ever undertaken by the Seattle chamber. LEWISTON, IDAHO, IN PROSPEROUS CONDITION Lewiston, Idaho, was found to be in an uncommonly prosperous con- dition and appeared to be on the eve of a development that ought to far (Turn to Page 7, Column 3) dner HEMIMED IN ON W. SDE OF ISLAND “Phantom” Fugitive Seen Again; Woman’s Foot- Is Married in 47 States * But Single in the 48th Mrs. James W. Martin, Jr. CHICAGO, ' Sept. 14—Mra. Ruth | but has failed to do eo. Turner Martin i» the wife of James W. Martin, Jr., in 47 states, but not im the 48th—Minoia, ; ‘This because she married Martin “|in less than @ year after obtaining a J. McMurray, of the Northern Pacific, are predicting today. Maloney and McMurray, who have directed the man hunt since Gard ner escaped in his prison clothes a@ week ago Monday, running a gnuntiet of deadly rifle fire in which Everett Impyn was killed and Lowardus Bogart was serious- ly wounded, are elated over develop- ments of the last 24 hours. These developments, they point out, indicate more strongly than be- fore that Gardner did not escape from the tsland the first night after the break. Maloney admits there is still a possiglity that persons on the island are merely “seeing things,” and that Gardner has made the (Turn to Last Page, Column 4) Report Six Men Killed in Blowup PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14,—Six men were reported killed when an oll still at the Point Breeze plant of the American Refining company on the Schuylkill river exploded here this afternoon. veral others were reported sertousl¥ injured. Fire which followed was being con- fined to the one still by the fire fighters. pcecmemceatascslbesioan divorce. é Bhi breach of promise, alleging Mortin said he's going thru a second mar. riage ceremony with ber in Illinois, He's suing her for annulment of the marriage. One charge made tn the litigation fs that during an altercation with Martin she fired several shots. “IT want to be an all-American suing him for $100,00 for| wife,” says Mra. Martin. She ob- to having to ecratch the “Mrs.” off her calling card and substituting ise” when in Illinols. Star Girl Sees Opera Inside-Out; On Stage at Met, Wanda Hobnobs With Scotti, Alice Gentle By Wanda von Kettler N° Scotti doesn’t wear ear muffs all the time. I saw him ee night minus the silken, snow white wig, minus the sword, minus the lace wristlets, minus the black courtly array—I saw Scotti in a bathrobe. He was strolling behind the scenes 15 minutes before the curtain raising for “Tosca,” while I stood uncon- sciously on the side lines without even recognizing the man. “How soon do you suppose Scotti will be up?” I asked one of the “ ints” in the wings. “I don’t know,” she replied. “T’'m one of the dancers (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) weil e e e e e eecccccccecocooccocs CHAPTER I It was the sound of a big drum and the sight of a clown's absurdly powdered face above the hedge that first attracted young Briton, and turned him aside from the field path into the road which led to the vil lage. A circus procession was wending its way down the muddy road; a lag- ging string of gaudily dressed men and women mounted on dejected looking horses; great gilded cars drawn by teams of l6ng-talled ponies, heralded by a brass band that had long since forgotten how to play in tune. 4 erimning black man, shivering "PAPER RO e@eoccecoecoese ALI in his thin clothes, walked beside an elephant, and the clown with the absurd face plowed along thru the mud on stilts, followed by a stregm of excited village boys and girls Young Briton stood leaning aguinst the etile over which he had climbed from the ficld at sound of the big drum, and watched the little procession with a faint smile on his bored young face, It brought back memories of his with excitement in the tracks of a stilted clown—when he too had played truant from school in order to form one of the open-mouthed RIGHTS RESERVED eeececeececcccacccocccocosoccs boyhood when he too had followed | B spectators who crowded beneath a canvas tent. What a long cry back it was to those days! What a lifetime seemed the few years dividing him from them! F Young Briton was conscious of a little tightening in his throat as he| met the gage of the absurd clown. | couple of When the last weary-looking c¢le-| quarreling. at the gate; RUBY M. AYRES gilded cars had left deep furrows behind them—they looked like’ lines of even copybook writing, punctu- ated at intervals by the big foot- prints of the elephants, The straggling procession wound into a field where caravans and tents stood huddled together; a loud-voiced men were now and phant had tramped patiently out Of! then a woman interposed in shrill sight, he went down into the road | and followed behind the swarth of cheering children to the village. It was October; the muddy road was strewn with red and yellow de- caying leaves; the air was damp and pungdat; the whocla of the heavy tones. Young Briton looked and hositated. He was bored to death; for a whole week he had hung about the village trying to Kill time—wait- (Turn to Page 13, Column 1) DEFENSE EXPECTS SUCCESS Women Pray, Drop Flowers by Cof- ‘ fin of Girl Who asap Dies in Orgy BY M. D. TRACY SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 14.—That Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle will be tried for manslaughter and the first de gree murder charge against him will be allowed to go into the discard was generally believed here today. Captain of “There is one man who can give them all the facts. That is Roscoe Arbuckle. “Let them call Arbuckle stand and ask him what Misa Rappe is dead and the who knows everything that took place in that hotel room is Ar- buckle.” “This is not the proper time for Arbuckle to tell his story,” the de- fense notified Coroner Leland in re (Turn to Last Page, Column 2) BANK ROBBED AT EAST STANWOOD EAST STANWOOD, Wash., Se 14.—One safety deposit box and be tween 25 and 40 bond boxes were stolen from the East Stanwood State bank by robbers who entered thru a window some time last night or early this morning. The value of the loot cannot be determined until the owners of the boxes disclose their contents, Altho the combination door on the safety vault was drilled and picked, access was not gained by the thieves to any of the safes and no loss of money or valuables belonging to the bank has been discovered. Employes coming to work this morning noticed that one of the win- dows was down at the top and had been tfed by a rope. Investigation showed the extent of the robbery and the futile attempts to open the safes. Detectives are working on the cast, MRS. SOUTHARD DENIES GUILT TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 14.— Lyda M. Southard today pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering her fourth husband, Edward PF, Meyer, by poisoning. Overruling a motion to dismiss on ground that the information was not sufficient, Judge Babcock announced that he would set the case for Sep- tember 26. Mrs. Southard was calm as she declared in firm, almost musical voice, “T am not gullty.” Murderer of 3 Kills Self When Cornered HIBBING, Minn., Sept. 14.—John Webb, sought for the murder of three Hibbing police officials last week, committed suicide today when sur- wounded by a posse, e ‘the man | nie, TH EW LATE ITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE E BE ae ? tl i i ne ? iE i i é E g g 2 i ‘ | a 4 iil iz! automobile was heard to the scene. Posses at once but it is believed i Six prisoners, all serving time for robbery, sawed the bars of their cells and climbed to the roof of the administration building, Theodore Schiller was shot and killed and John Koch and George Williams seriously wounded by Guard C, J, Carlson. John Ryan was captured. Edward Thorpe and Carl Stetena jumped to the ground and escaped. eee . * : Sing Sing Prisoner 4 Makes His Escape OSSINING, N. Y¥., Sept. 14—Jos eph Horace, 23, made a epectacular escape from Sing Sing prison before dawn today. He sawed thru hig cel bars, broke the lock on a trap door to the roof, slid down a frail telephone wire 70 feet to the ground, scaled the wall, dived into the Hudson river and swam to freedom. ONE WAY TO CREATE MORE JOBS! (Washington Bureau of The Star.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. — Make October 1, “employment day,” just the same ag there has been “raisin day,” “eat an apple” day, and such other things, is the plea of some of the Texts con- stituents of Senator Sheppard, who seem to think that much un- employment can be met with jobs” if every employer who can pos” sibly use an additional man or woman or two by straining a point will provide the jobs, Sheppard has taken the matter up with President Harding, and ts awaiting developments,