The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 12, 1921, Page 7

WEDD WONT ASK | UNIVERSAL DISARMING President Harding Declares it Is Impossible and Not Even Desirable | | WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 sa! disarmament its imposaib! even its desirability now ts 4 able, President Harding said | The president's view, which makes it clear the’ American delegation at the arms parley will seck only a lim tation of armament, emphatic terms in a letter Public by the White House to stem | growing propaganda—mostly well itentioned— for of armament | BEYOND HOPE | OF REALIZATION The lettet, made pubdlic simulta Reously with the assembling of the American delegation to the disarma Ment conference here today, was ad dressed to Miss Ella L. Freed, 46 Lenox road, Brooklyn, N. Y., who ESDAY, OCTOBER Univer and estion: was stated in complete apolitien made | 12, 1921. HERE’S MORE ABOUT SERIES STARTS ON PAGE ONE MeNally to ho errora. Pipp. No runs, no hite HRD INNING Yankees— singled to and w ing a » Ta to I runa, two hits, no Glante—Snyder playing third base at of MeNally to Pipp. had sprained his shoulder. Douglas fanned. Hurns doubled to left. Han croft fanned. No runs, one hit, no lett Miller pop eusel fanned r FOURTH INNEN Yankees Kelly sisted, Ward out to Raker fited to Frisch hits, no errors, unas Kelly runa, no Giante—Priach Young was safe fumbled his gre gle. (KK second scoring Yo unassisted errors. out, Mays to Pipp. It was a si and Young singled to cent Rawlings out, Pipp run, two bits, no INNING out, Douglas to Rawlings to Kelly No runs, no hits, mta—Snyer filed to Miller Douglas out, Pipp unassisted. Burns doubled to center but out trying for third, Miller to Ward to Baker runs, one hit, no errors. Yankees—Peck Miller out, Frisch to Kelly. gel flied to Young. ne to Frisch } R. Meu No runs, no hita, roft out, Ward to Pipp. Ward to Pipp. No runs, n had written the president urging him | to work for complete disyrmament “Universal disarmament would be Deyond hope of realization,” the pres | ident answered. “Even its desire Dility at this time might well be questioned.” i Hundreds of letters have come to} the White House urging Harding to insist that armies and navies the World over be wiped out by the con ference. This propaganda, Heved, is arousing false hopes which cannot possibly realized and which, if insisted upon, might wreck conference. Harding be President Harding's. reply to tho * letter Miss Freed wrote October 5, declared for “reasonable limitation.” She replied that this letter “seemed to bring 4 message of hopelessness” to those seeking disarmament and/ asked him to explain what he meant | Ward flied te Ra a da The al HO jwithea wild pi mn base away from Sehy out, Rawlings to Kelly, ONS two hits, no errors. Glante—Kelly out, Peck to Pipp. Meuse! fanned. Rawlings was eafe at first when Ward fumbled his grounder, Snyder doubled to center, scoring Rawlings. igias fanned One run, one hit, no BIGHTM INS Vankees—Fewaster ou Kelly, Peck fanne: Meuse! out, runs, Douglas to Miller walked. roft to Kelly, No ore. ut, Peck to Pipp out, Peck to Pipp. Friseb fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors. to taker single thru Kelly. Devormer ran for Baker. Schang out, Douglas to Kel- by “reasonable limitation.” / HARDING EXPLAINS REASONABLE LIMITATION: “By reasonable limitation,” the president replied, “I mean something | Practicable that there is a chance to| Accomplish, rather than the ideal) that there would be no chance to re-/ alize. It ig necessary to deal with) actualities to do the best possible. | Universal disarmament would be be- yond the hope of realization; even! its desirability at this time might! well be questioned. Thousands of Years of history, recording the wars and controversies of mankind, sug- gest that human nature would re- quire revolutionary reorganization to make universal disarmament pos- sible. The state of the world must, I - think, enforce the decision that this ts not the time to undertake that | 5" of revolution, “On the other hand, @ world with the horrors of seared into its under the load of debt and arma- ments, justified our hope for a favor- able attitude toward the practical effort, the sincere beginning, that we are attempting. The fine spirit im which leading nations have re- etived the invitation to meet and consider these things, is altogether encouraging. To undertake the im- possible and fail might leave our last state worse than our first. The at- titude of the nations would warrant confidence that we will not fail, but rather that substantial results will be accomplished, calculated to lessen the armament burden and to) reduce the danger of armed conflict. | ~ I feel that in such an effort we are) entitled to the support of ali people | who would be glad—as I can assure Harding algo took occasion today |} deplore the use of newspaper 5 nda in a letter to Gov. Far- of Hawaii, to be read to the congress of the world, now in) on at Honolulu, His letter ex-! ed “that it would be hard to ‘ine justifications in this day age, especially in view of the) late unhappy , for experience, conflict among civilized peo- ” MRS, SOUTHARD IS UNWORRIED: BY ROBERT A. DONALDSON TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 12.—| Unmoved and apparently somewhat | bored by the proceedings, Mrs, Lyda Southard, alleged “Blucbeardess,” ac- gused by the state of poisoning her fourth husband, Edward F. Meyer, as well as her three previous hus-| bands, today listened to the details! Of her own alleged crimes compared minutely with the details of other! famous and sensational poisoning | | With the jury excused, the attor- fipys for the prosecution and defens Waged the big battle of Mrs. South- ard’s trial over the admissibility of evidence pertaining to the alleged) deaths by poisoning of Mrs, South. ard’s three previous husbands and her brother-in-law, Attorney Gen- eral Roy Black of Idaho argued the case for the prosecution. | With law volumes stacked high be- fore him, Black cited ruling after) ruling and detail after detail from] the country’s most famous poisoning | canes One of the principal cases about | which the battle centered was that| of Dr. Hyde of Kansas City, whose | trial leaped into fame @ dozen years ago when he was accused of poison- ing Col. Swope, his wife's uncle, as well as her father, another uncle and her sister in order that his wife might inherit the family fortune. — | Marian McArdle Is Found Not Guilty) |steamer was | Coast Coal company doek. ly. Nosruns, one hit, no errors. "THE BOX SCORE» MoNally, 3b Baker, 3b Behang. ¢ Mays, p *Devormer . ercccencese Totals Nationale— |) eercencce™ —By Douglas 3, by Mays 7 on balie—Dougias i. Wild pitch—Dougiaa, Thanet 4 Umpires—-Quigiey behind plate, Chill at first; Rigler at second; Moriarity at third MORE ABOUT STEEL PLANT STARTS ON PAGE ONE thru the Panama canal, would be prohibitive. “The leaders In the American steel and iron industry.” says the Wall Street Journal, “are presumably pre paring for the establishment of steel and fron industries upon our Pacific coast and are compelled to rely upon Mexican iron ore. ‘The Las Truchas mine was con- trolled by English capital over 20 years ago, At the time the oppor- tunity had not ariser for the estab- Ushment of a steel Industry on the Pacific coast. During the war ft was reported that the mine had been purchased by Charles M. Schwab for the Bethlehem Steel Co. Increased activity at the mine and the visit of Judge Gary indicates clearly that the U. 8. Steel corpora- tion, or capital associated individual- ly with that corporation, i# prepar ing to develop the mine to its fullest capacity. “There is no coal in the vicinity of the great iron mountain,” reports the financial expert of the Wall Street Journal. “For this reason the ore must be sent to smelting plants upon our Pacific coast. In Mexico little doubt exists that Judge Gary and others, who, like him, are aaso- ated with the United corporation, contemplate the estab- lishment of great smelting plants and large iron and steel industries upon the Pacific coast.” ‘The advantages of Puget sound as an ideal location for iron and steel smelters has been well known for more than 20 years, and many at tempts have been made to establish plants here, but always the ore in sufficient quantities has been lack ing. With the backing of the financial giants of the United States Steel cor- poration, the Puget sound country, with Seattle as the center of the in dustry, is now likely to become an- other Pittsburg region Ldeailioniesen te Found Injured Found «lying in the hold of the 8. 8. Wyhora, severely injured, Louis Bruger, 40, longshoreman, was taken tg city hospital Wednesday in perions condition, Bruger was rescued after lying all night in this position. He was struck by a clam shell coal hoist while the lying at the Pacific CLEVELAND, Oct. 12.—Marian MacArdle, 20-year-old actress, was found not guilty of the murder of her stepfather, Dan Kaber, by a jury “here shortly before noon today After balloting for more than rine hours the jury returned its verdict of prt euilty, t GHE FOUND IT IN SOUP NEW YORK, Oct, 12-—Mrs, Henry Schultz, dining with her aunt, swal lowed the top of a pepper box which had fallen into the soup, A surgeon removed it from her throat with a pair of forceps. ,| deavored to pick up the trail of per- Nol} States Steel | TRY TO MURDER WOMAN KU KLUX: Five Shots Fired Thru Win-| dow of Home ATLANTA, (¢ Oct, 12 ities with bloodhounds Author today en sons who fired five shots at Mra, Elizabeth Tyler, head of the propa ganda department of the K, K.K,, thru her bedroom window iast night None of the shots took effect Bloodhounds found the trail of the would-be assassins under Mrs, Ty ler’s window, They followed it labout 100 yards only Shortly after the shooting some one called the newspaper office, say. 1 Just wanted to say that we Mrs. Tyler tonight and we will Simmons tomorrow.” . William J. Simmons, imperial wizard | of the Ku Klux Klan, today person. counter attack on eking to disband his or ganization thru a congressional in- vestigation Simmons directed his attorneys! and others from the group represent- ing the “invisible empire” in an at tack against C. Anderson Wright, formerly king kleagle in New York, who bared many ofthe secrets the klan to the house rules commit tee. The committee is to decide whether a congressional investiga tion is warranted. Simmons is anxious to take the stand in person. The credibility of the testimony of © Anderson Wright, former king Kleagle of the kian in New York, was THE SEATTLE STAR LAWYER PAID BY COUNTY MONEY W. S. Fulton on Stringer’s| List as Deputy Disclosures maf® ‘public by the Prosecuting attorney Tuesday after noon show Walter # Fulton prominent lawyer, received & monthly pay check as deputy sheriff from former Sheriff John} Stringer while Stringer was in of-| fice, Fulton drew county pay in} retiirn for legal advice, Fulton ear ried ‘a title of deputy sheriff while drawing pay of from $190 to $160 per month. Stringer is acouned of taking over $6,000 of county funds, paid by the federal government for “care, cus tody and subsistence’ of federal prisoners while in the county jail during Stringer’s term in_ office. Fulton's explanation of the trans action by which he became a mem ber of the sheriff's office force, was that he was not consulted about it, and supposed it had been ap proved by the county commis wioners “All warrants have to be approved by the county commissioners and signed by the county auditor,” sald) Fulton, “When T received mine, they were in regular form, and I pre sumed Stringer had so arranged it to pay for my legal sirvices.” Prosecutor Douglas said Stringer had no reason to hire an attorney, as the law provides that the county prosecutor shall defend and give legal advice to the sheriff while in office, Stringer must now pay his own lawyer's fees. Claude C. Ramsay, the county commissioners; \Lou Smith and Thomas Dobson, Ram say's associates, declared they were chairman of ignorant of the fact that Fulton questioned when he was asked about his troubles with checks in various cities. Wright admitted that a “great many checks” were dishonored. The checks totalled between $600 and $700, he said. Says Mearses Live : in Fear of Klan WASHINGTON, Oct, 12.—The 11, 000,000 negroes of the United States live in onstant terror of the Ku Klux Klan, Rev. 8. J. Watson, chairman of the National Equal Rights ‘league, composed of negroes, told the house rules committee to day Rev, Watson and other offi cers of the league urged the com. mittee to take steps to wipe out “the menace.” William M. Trotter, Boston, also an officer of the league, charged that the present Ku Kiux Klan ta per. petuating the greatest terror organi- zation tn the history of the United | States, HERE’S MORE ABOUT BOALT STORY STARTS ON PAGE ONE by night to the shack of Russell, the recluse; how Brumfield and Russell proceeded farther along the Pacific highway, and the death of Rusnell; the continued journey of Brumficid and the corpse to the Weaver prune farm, where Brumfield amputated the dead man's jawbone to get rid of identifiable teeth; fhen on to the seene of the “accident.” There are grisly exhibits in a trunk carefully guarded in the court. room. One exhibit is Dennis Rus |nell’s scalp, from which hang locks of grey hair, which Mrs, Brumfield | identified at the coroner's inquest as |her husband's hair, Hrumfleld's hair ts jet black. ‘The state will attempt to show that Brumfield tried and failed to destroy Russell's body, leaving on a finger of the corpse Brumfield’s fraternity ring Brumfield fled, bobbing up in Cal- wary, Canada, as “Norman Whit, ney,” trying to send money to his “wife,” in Seattle, trying to get the box containing the skirt from Seat tle. Arrested at the Vader farm by Sergt. Waugh, of the Northwest mounted police, he denied he was Brumfield, Yet later, at the Calgary jail, he admitted his identity and so |signea the prison register. | He complained at the jail of stom- ach trouble and asked for a vial of |“medicine” in his grip. The vial contained strychnine. Other exhibits are articles found under the wrecked car. Brumfield's gold watch and Russell's silver one, Russell's keys, Ressell’s letters and | registration card, a penknife, w fin- gernail clip, a fountain pen, and a conglomeration of odds and ends, jsome Brumfield’s, some Russell's. As circumstantial evidence, it looks | like a mighty and complete struc ture. ‘The defense meets it with a weak insanity plea and the bland state ment by counsel! that “Brumfield did | not murder Russell,” | Have the attorneys for the de- fense happened on one tiny fact, the keystone of that structure, which the prosecutors have built up so painstakingly? And ig the knowledge of that fact | lever which the defense can use! at the right moment, bringing that | structure tumbling down about the heads of the prosecutors? JAP ATTACKS _ WITH KNIVES' Pursued by an inffiriated Jap, arm-| ed with two huge butcher knives, R L. Maighton and C. D. James, sail-| ors, were saved early Wednesday by! | the timely arrival of Patrolman Tom | | Hartnett The Jap, who said he was Y. Sihimizu, a restaurant man, was ar | rested on a charge of disorderly con |duct, and the two sailors are being held for investigation, but the police have been unable to ascertain the | cause of the murderous attack, The chase was held down First Patrolman Hartnett catching up with the Jap at Marion st. after run- Wing several blocks. Both of the Jap’s knives are two feet in length, One is a boning knife and the other a heavy French blade, | ave., COL ILIARS FREED LONDON, Oct, 12.--Councillors of Poplur, imprisoned for refusal to RAISE BAR TO ‘destroyed the factory of the Pacific had been on the county payroll, and asserted that “if Stringer made such arrangements, it was without our consent.” SKULL 3 DAYS BROKEN; DIES Peter Rund, address un known, died at 3:30 a. m, Wednesday at the city hospital from a fractured skull, sup- posed to have been received at the hands of thugs last Sunday night, Rund had apparently gone about his affairs a Httle worse for his injuries, from Sunday ‘until, Tuesday, suffering from a fractured skull unknown to himself, Near 10 a. m. Tuesday he fell unconscious in the back hallway of the Elgin hotel, 612 Maynard ave. and tumbled down the stairs. Ho was brought to the city hos- pital immediately, where his condi- tion was maid to be serious. The robbery, it is said, was com- mitted on Maynard ave. by three men, who were friends, or sup Pased to be friends, of Rund's, They are said by witnesses of the holdup to be Russians. Kund was ‘inking at the iin, ard for this reason did not report the robbery an! his injury to te pobea, Monday night he registered at the Elgin hotel Hotel officials said he had both eyes blackened and was bruised about the head and body. John Salo, 36, Finn laborer, was pointed out on Maynard ave. and Wil lard st. to Patrolmen Braillard and Watson Tuesday afternoon by per. sons who said they had witnesned the robbery. Salo broke and ran, He was captured at Fourth ave, and Main st. and held on an open charge pending investigation. The body i in charge of County Coroner W. H. Corson, who is inves tigating the case of Peter Rund. RAILWAYS PLAN CUT IN WAGES CHICAGO, Oct. 12.—Railroad ex- ecutives again plan to slash the wages of 2,000,000 rail workers, the United Press was reliably informed today. The executives of the leading car- riers of the country who meet here Friday have definitely decided up- on this step. The amount to be cut from the payroll will be de- cided at the conference. Railroad officials today believed they would be successful in trim- ming wages. They pointed to the attitude of the administration, which recommended to the employ Ment conference a cut in rail wages and @ reduction in freight rates. O-CENT FARE To thresh out legal problems in. volved in the proposed 6.cent carfare ordinance, a conference was held Tuesday evening between Mayor Caldwell, prominent lawyers of the city, members of the city legal de partment and representatives of three daily newspapers. That the general fund of the city might become lable if the proposed reduced street car fares should not be able to pay the bond interest and redemption on the $15,000,000 pur- chase price was stated by the ma jority of the lawyers present. Attorneys present with the mayor were ©. B. Thorgrimson, Otto B. Rupp, Robert M, Evans and Assist ant Corporation Counsels Thomas J " nedy and Charles T. Don worth, TACOMA PLANT ; LOST IN FIRE TACOMA, Oct, 12.—Fire, believed to huve been caused by a defective | electric light wire, early today Stove and Stamping company here at an estimated loss of $60,000. The blaze for a time threatened to spread to several tanks of the Shell and Union Oil companies, holding levy taxes on the poor in their gis- | tract, were released from jail today, several thousand gallons of oil and Gasoline. FREDERICK & NELSO FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET STAIRS SiORE|: 1,464 New, Small and Room-size Rugs RAG—FELT BASE—WOVEN GRASS—AXMINSTER TO BE SOLD AT REMARKABLY-LOW PRICES EVERAL special purchases of practical, inexpens e Rugs are combined for this event. The very low prices quoted point to an extraordinary buying-opportunity. The several lots include: 500 RAG RUGS in “hit-and-miss” effects; size 24x36; special, 69¢. 500 RAG RUGS in. “hit-and-miss” effects; size 27x54; special, $1.15. +. * s 24 FELT-BASE RUGS, printed in rug and linoleum patterns; size 9x12 feet; special, $11.85. 12 FELT-BASE RUGS; size 9x10-6 feet; special, $10.85. 54 FELT-BASE RUGS; size 6x9 feet; special, $5.85. 18 FELT BASE RUGS; size 7-6x9-0 feet; special, $7.85. 50 IMPORTED GRASS RUGS, in stenciled border designs; size 9x12 feet; special, $3.95. 45 IMPORTED GRASS RUGS; size 8x10 feet; spe- cial, $2.95. 37 IMPORTED GRASS RUGS; size 6x9 feet; special, $1.95. 106 IMPORTED GRAS 65¢. 50 IMPORTED GRASS RUGS; size 27x54 inches; special, 55¢. 50 IMPORTED GRASS RUGS; size 9x12 feet; spe cial, $3.95. 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