The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 4, 1921, Page 1

statements) The Star goes into 11,727 more homes every day than any other Seattle newspaper (these figures taken from October 1, 1921, sworn ee TMT CMM CMMMMCH MMLC CMCC MM CMMCM MCMC MMLC CaM CaMm cn cam co ll OR the first time in five years, wheat fell below a dollar a bushel Thursday. Did you notice a corresponding drop in bread prices today? Neither did we. ee TC TMC MMLC MMM CUMMMLCH MIL CHIU MMCa MIL CU CaM CHUL TI 7PREMIER TAKASHI HARA OF JAPA ry ion} ) r WTC C3 onli Z 2 CO ATR TI RS Ont ?) ka ASSASSINA On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise WEATHER Tonight and Saturday rain; mod- erate southeasterly gale. jtome Brew Helle, folks! ‘This so tough Japanese general declares that his eountry can sink U. S. navy at sin- blow. They'll have to blow a lot ‘Wanda's Entered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattie, SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1921. Pacific Is Big Peace Problem! Grave Issue Depensis on Re- sults of Conference of Great World Powers BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIIMS Special Correspondent of The Seattle WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Here ts the ABC of the Pacific conference, on the outcome of which depends whether you will have to get out and fight: A. There must be a strong Angio American understanding, with China and Japan joining in on some kind of a peace-in-the-Pacific pact, or very |ed up by their respective cohorts. ignoract peopie, thet drinking vile we marry?” says a film ad. No, i! All of us are not bigamists. BRIDLE PATH LEADS TO HALTER | We lamp in the public presses that | 0. B Upp, of Tulsa, Okla., married "Lucy Harness and named his first- ‘born Harness Upp. ee Whatever else may happen | _ Now that the country’s dry; |The sailor will have his port, The farmer have his rye. Cotton still has got its gin, |, The seacoast has its bar, | And cach of us will have a bier No matter there we are oe A man in love will never admit White shoes make his girl's feet larger. eee Profesor of astronomy at the unt- Nersity says that gravity on the mo one-fourth as strong as 9f the earth, and that any per- fn on the moon could jump four times as high there an here. Wonder if they dance the shimmy ‘the moon? Wenger bie what wonld happen if that “living statue” in Aphro- 3 get im hiccups? r American dollar has only —* the common cents it used : ° laugh at Scotch kitties. It lean who invented’B, V. eee a 70 BE AN ATHLETE al My success in life to the 7 it I do not drink, smoke or ME late at night."—Ceorge L. interational professional champion eee W call it “the society set” be- | is ali they do. cee i man is working on a ma- will enable us to talk to The proper call will “ Hello. ‘ i your chickens before As a result of this diplomatic tilt between America and Japan, Britain | would be compelled by her own situ- jation to choose between the two countries: Either to renew her al- |liance with Japan, leaving the United States to ita own resources, or denounce the pact in favor of a closer understanding with America. | JAPAN WOULD PACK TRUNKS } Should Britain elect to pursue the | latter course, Japan, to her own way Fiof thinking, would pack ,up hei |trunks and go home an isolated na- tion—the one thing above all things she dreads to become. In this frame of mind and self. hypnotized into believing herself in- vincible regardless of who her foe might be, Japan, Far Eastern ob- servers are convinced, would try to cut her way out. The United States, if isolated, would ultimately find the coalition In the Orient mititating so_ strongly against her national and‘ interna- tional interests, that she, too, would have to fight or bow to the en- evitable—in this instance virtual ex clusion both from the markets and |from having any real voice in Far Fastern affairs. AWAY IN DEPOT Robber Being Escorted to Penitentiary Escapes John Cooper, robber convict, es- caped from a traveling guard in the King St. station Friday morning by slipping his handcuffs and rushing into the crowd, Police were unable to locate him after a hurried search. Cooper, who was sentenced to serve 15 years in Walla.Walla pent- tentiary recently, was being taken to prison in company with six other jconvicts, L. Wintgens, master |burglar; George Williams, C. Miller, |S. Burnett, Henry Isaacson and Sid- ney Trust. While sitting on a bench, man- slipped his cuffs and leaned into the crowd, escaping easily in the en- suing panic. Collins was unable to leave his prisoners jtalled to guard all roads and search the city for Cooper. He had served a term tn Canada for robbery before his conviction here. acled to his fellows, Cooper suddenty | to give chase. ; | Deputy sheriffs and police were de- | A MUTTS RUSH FOR PLACES IN BIG SHOW By Wanda von Kettler Enter Alexander—a beautiful lop-eared yaller dog. Enter Jumbo. Enter all the beautiful The Mutt show is yaller in Seattle. for Thursday. and Seat- tle’s younger genera‘ has not forgotten, The kids understand perfectly. And the mutts are being trotted on applicatioa | right along 3 the was born in the Bench trench. im 1917. . ic for the ki for the Mutts, Call en help we can give in ma! show a success.” HERE COMES A SILVER CUP And right after tne letter came a phone cali from L, W. Brydon, pres- |ident of the Puget Sound Kennel | club, “Supposing,” said Mr, Brydon over the line, “supposing that you set me down for a silver cup to be awarded the best family group—the best Mutt pup display?” | Now what do you think of that? !What with the Bon Marche dog bis. cults, Spelger & Hurlbut's brass studded collar, C. H, Howell's dona tion, Piper & Taft's name-plated neck piece, the silver cup, and a dozen other prize affairs, there just won't be any keeping the purps at home A before stated, the kids under. stand perfectly, But some people don't understand about Mutt shows at all. It seemed to me yesterday that next week being Music week, the Mutt show should be featured with }a little symphony. A band on the music platform at Crystal Pool, and }a lot of good howling dogs in ken- | nels along the wall, I thought, would be quite wonderful, and would add such a finished touch to the party. So I visited the Music week head- quarters and explained the Idea. 1. MAN SIMPLY LOOKS A tall man with slick black hair whom I 4i4 not know just looked at (Turn to Page 10, Column 4) schools of seattle, Dr. | school medical. c the pdign to hay objection to the testy were distributed Friday. TEST Is VERY SIMPLE “The Schick test and harmless plained, “It whether or not the from diphtheria. #0. The test consists of @pplying # |Serum to a small spot On one arm. | Then a similar slight” | made on the other arm, but without \the serum. By these | spots from time to — period of a few days we can deter. ! mine positively if the subject fs sus- | ceptible to diphtheria or is immune. “You can readily see the value of | this test. Children who are not im mune can be given the toxin-anti- toxin and rendered safe from the disease, There were $8 deaths from diphtheria in Seattle Taat . Prob. ably every one of these could have been saved—~by proper pre- ventive measures,” |HAS AT ST BEEN CONQUERED Diphtheria, Dr. Browh stated, is |one,of the diseases which medical | men have at last brought under con- trol. Both the Schick test and any im- munity treatment needed will be per formed free of charge by Dr. Brown. Eastern cities, he stated, have awakened to the necessity for a campaign against diphtheria, which is especially fatal to nm, and in many places each fe given the test upon entering a . | Seattle ts one of the first cities in the West to take up the tight, WASHINGTON, Nov. 4,—Presi- dent Harding today signed the joint resolution making November 11 a lo- gal holiday. Under the resolution, the holiday is to be observed this 4 ple ex- year only, é im. | sid. "| Traeger, The SeattleS Wash, under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879, Par Year, by Mail, $5 “Mra. Obenchain acceptsf’ thun- dered Charles Erbstein, her attorney, when he was informed of the invita- tion as he was entering the court house. “This Is her big chance.” A report came from the jail that Madalynne was in a state of com- ple Deputy Sheriff Biscailiuz to investi- gate. Biscailjug returned with a re port from the matron that Mada- lynne was very ill, confined to bed and with her head in ice packs. it makes no difference,” Erhetetn insixted, excitedly. “Her Mberty de- pends upon this. She's going before the grand jury {f we have to carry her in on a stretcher.” “That's what you'll have to do,” said Biscaillus. “All right,” Erbetein barked. “Get & cab or an ambulance.” He disappeared for a conference jwith his client, | “1 MUST GO,” SHE MOANS Madalynne was carried down from the jail in a few momenta There was no doubt but that she was on the verge of absolute collapse, “You can't take that woman away from here in the condition she is in!" | Biscailluz said hotly. | "1 most certainly will,” Erbstein “Everything depends upon it. 1 have an ambulance on the way here now.” Madalynne, seated in a big chair, trembled violently and seemed but sem!-conscious. H “Oh, I will go—I must—I must!" she moaned, “It means so much! Dear God, I must!", Tears welled in her eyes. “Very well,” Biscailluz sald short: | ly, addressing Erbstein, “But you | Won't’ take her in an ‘ambulance, I will get a private car.” Bisoailluz immediately returned with Sheriff Traeger, his superior Biscailluz, Erbstein, Mrs. Omenchain and a reporter for the United Press entered Traeger’s car and drove away. Madalynne suffered a chill on the brief trip and came near fainting. “What do you mean by bringing a woman in that condition here?” in dignantly demanded Chief Deputy Doran at the door of the grand jury rooms. Erbstein pushed him aside without a word and aided in carrying Mada lynne within. At 12:25 p. m., Madalynne was for the first time telling her story of the events leading to her arrest for the midnight killing of her sweet- heart, John Belton Kennedy. | Victory Bonds Go Up to Par Again| NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Victory| bonds reached par again today. A large block of Victory 4%s sold at $100 even, The 3%s issue reached a high mark of $99.98. High prices | for Liberty bonds ranged from $93.80 for the second 4s to $96.30 for the third 44s. First Permits for Beer Are Issued WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—The firat | permits for the manufacture and sale | ; of medicinal beer were approved to. | day by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, The permits were issued to Joseph Schlitz, of Milwaukee, and Piel Bros., of New Yor’ J & Secretary of State Hughes was tion and exclaimed in Japanese embassy officials and arms conference were deeply grieved at the information’ regarding Tourder. delegates Hara’s Hara was widely known as the first commoner ever to head the imperial Japanese government. He was president of the Seirokwai pasty, the born in 1854 at Morioka, now in power in e studied at the foreign language lapan. He was school and at the law college and took to journalism as a member of the staff of the Hochi Shimbun. WAS LONG IN PUBLIC LIFE He went to Korea as a newspaper correspondent with Marquis Inoyue in 1882, Later Hara entered the for eign office ag consul at Tien Tsin, was secretary and charge in Paris in 1886, and afterwards Count Mut- rivate secretary when Mutsu was minister of agriculture and commerce. Hara wag later Cirector of the commercial bureau of the foreign office, was promoted *> vice minis- ter in 1895, was made minister to Korea in 1896, when he resigned and became chief editor of the Osaka MainichL He became minister of JAPANESE CONSUL, INFORMED BY STAR, SHOCKED AT NEWS Surprise and shock were evi- dent at the Japanese consulate in Seattle when news of the assassi- nation of Premier Hara was re ceived from The Star. T. Sato, vice consul, stated that while rumors of the tragedy had been heard, no official word had been received. Consul Saito ig in Washington City. communications in 1900, then chief editor of the Osaka Shinto and min- ister of the home department under the Saionji cabinet in. 1906-1908, He was home minister again and presi- dent of the imperial railway board in 1911-12, and became home minis- ter for the third time in 1913. He was made prime minister in 1918. Hara, it was thought for a time, would be the chief of the Japanese Mahoney’s Pauper Plea Up Frida Whether or not James KE, Ma- honey, now under sentence of death for the murder of his wealthy bride, is a pauper, was to be settled in su- perior court Friday when his attor- neys were to present to Judge J. T. Ronald a petition for transcripts of the recent murder trial records. If Mahoney is adjudged a pauper the records must be furnished, These records are requested for ex- hibits at the supreme court hearing next February on Mahoney's appeal for new trial. STORM WARNING The southwest storm warning was ordered displayed Friday at 7 a. m,, at all Washington sea- ports, and at the mouth of the Columbia river, The storm, west of Vancouver island, moving east, will cause fresh to strong south- east, shifting to southwest, gales on the Washington coast today and tonight, delegation to the Washington con- ference. HUGHES EXPRESSED HIS SORROW Many people in Japan urged that he come to Washington as the head {of the Japanese delegation. Hara gave as his reason for not to the conference that he could not speak English, There was speculation today on the question of what effect the assassination of Hara will have on Japan's part in the conference. Secretary of State Hughes, after coming from the cabinet meeting at the White House, and immediately on learning of the death of Hara, went to the Japanese delegation headquarters here personally to ex- press his sorrow and condolences. | That there will be some confusion in carrying out Japan's policies in the conference as the result of the NO GOD 3 * 8 % \Bandit Slain in Fight * & &* LAID God and man alike. unhonored and snsung.” The man without God, country or | master was found dying early Friday on Sixth ave. between Columbia and Cherry sts. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Reeber, 307 18th ave. N., on their way home with a girl friend, thought at first that it was just a bundle of rags lying in the street. But they saw the bundle move | and investigated. ‘DIED FROM DEEP |GASH IN HEAD ‘Twenty minutes Jater he died at the city hospital from a deep gash in his head, which had fractured the skull, and afterward he was identi ified by Peter Day, Horseshoe hotel, ;as one of two bandits who had held him up at Fifth ave. and Weller st. at about midnight and stolen $115 from him. LOW By Robert Bastien Bermann “No God, no country, no master.” So sure was he in his blind arrogance that he had the legend boldly tattooed on his left arm—a blatant afftont to Takashi Hara, premier-of Japan, slain by assassins. assassination ig thought certain. Hara, as premier, directed the for- mulation of all of Japan's plans and policies in the conference, instruc- tions for which Admiral Baron Kato and Prince Tokugawa brought with (Turn to Page 10, Column 2% NO COUNTR * &* * * * * Over Division of Loot BY MAN! But it was neither blatant nor affronting Friday. It was just a lie—weak, palpable, pitiful. Dim lights piaying on it gave it the lie as the body lay, cold and stiff, on a rough slab in the county morgue. The man who had no God, no' country, no master, had beam laid low by a mere man—a companion in crime. if It had not even been given him that he be slain by one ef the three enemies whom he defied. And there he lay, mutely reminiscent of the line, “Unwept, Both Day and the police be lieve that the bandit was slain by his companion, quarreling over the loot they had taken from their victim. eee Day was held up just as he emerged from a building on Fifth ave. One man, a Spaniard, about 35, throttled him, while a second ban- dit, a Mexican identified as the dead man, went thru his pockets and tore @ $20-gold-piece watch charm off his chain, As the bandits fled thru the fog a fourth man made his appearance, according to Day, and fired three shots after them, but none took ef- fect : to report the ur because was liquor on his breath the pollen paid little attention to his story.