The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 10, 1921, Page 1

i The Star goes into 11,727 more homes every day than any other Seattle newspaper (these figures taken from October 1, 1921, sworn postal statements) es RAR AAS oe enn PARA ARRAN On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Sta Ratered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1599, at the Postoffice at Soattt Wash., , WASHL, THI RSDAY, NOVE MB WEATHER and Friday asterly winds. FORECAST Tonight fair; light under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879, Per Year, by Mail, $5 to VOLUME 23 ¢ 10, 1921. TWO C ENTS IN SEATTLE TO U.S. LD PEACE SnesAmont [NET EGATES READY FOR ‘ARMS MEET ja ap “Ponzi” Dream Here Miss X Borrowed Cash to Government Orders Strong Guard to Protect Lives of Famous Men; Deny Attempt on Foch |, Nov. 10.—An Sie agents has | sencver he steps out impregnable guard been thrown around the arms Zz porcente is shadowed by an Edoors. mee + f 10. —Officials of the B. & O. rail- ort that Marshal Foch’s train h discovered a plot to a y knew nothing of the report * By id the World Cable Directory | aks ago was promising 4,000 per! wary investors, may have passed into #* * + * Editor's Note: This is the an @ series of daily Patches upon the conference by William Bryan, tormer secretary of oan ae pe gotiator of more than thirty the leader in the eavecney rmament ts but | A. MAMIE ndter covmtadiner, han’ sid bo! woul } Peeetdines against him unless he meets his | Stimated at from $3,000 to $6,000—by | soldier,” in the watting fine. “He's not unknown, I'm sure he'® my And I'm so prowdt Just The whole country has & part 4 his funeral, | the building has given notice to vacate | account of nonpayment of rent, and— } ehtemplated, ax dixgruntied employes are | ‘No ©. Beas, deputy provecuting attorney, offering . BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRY: (Copyright, 1921, by the United P WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—T conference which is about to semble may prove to be the important gathering ir Son Is Hero { Claim Unknown Soldier WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 ol. She and Joy at Crystal Pool eet ee ee who camé from « town This is the day that Mutts and their owners will assemble) months, ms doors of the show will open to the public at 6:30,! “\{"' bee om who were here today to honor swelling the Community Chest. Now we have something very im She tumbled formed us that some small boy hed| PoUduet of late to believe’ that the dog would be! 00s bouquets Sass elihen tims aus in a torn §=| Thursday night We don’t like that, We don't want stolen cars. Seattle needs «/ and their owners. So, small boy, be i) MUTT DO Giga moter INABA ‘AME § Dead of U.S. for Their Own Arour Hundred Purps Entered by Boys! Shivering a bit beneath a shawl, bent. By Wanda Von Kettler quite distant that might at Crystal Pool at 4 p. m. and prepare for the evening It ws her hon. Thy price of admittance will be 25 cents for grown-ups} “she ts muse ee the unknown soldier, each beliew: portant to say. Somebody called up some Brew |“borrowed” her deg, without “her| Which she wished Se salaaae among those present at Crystal Poot; “AM SO PROUD: chy ball vo they cam WE WANT ALL Dayton, Ohio, has a bureau of auto/ any dogs “borrowed without permis % to truce the city’s autos that/careful. The mutt “bprrowed with Thinks Her |Many Others Like Her BY HERBERT wW. WALKER _ of City in Monster Festival of she walled: tong. befory, the hts She was an anknown mother, This is Mutt Show day. meet bl ter iadli; eltiee ead party, in the 10 cents for children. The proceeds will go toward ne were: here aE ing it wae “her bag, 28: j ‘The Star office Wednesday and in.| o# he walted- just away permission, and that she had reason| (he stately wreaig and peau » Folks! Politicians are TO BE NAPPY Pineevedy, devoted enetintvely. to|sion” at the party. We wants mutts out permission” woukin't enjey him of Nabutame's glittering project, there Did’ya see that photo in the Morn. Ing Pea-Eye of Gov, Hart and the _ bull? see You might cal! this conference in Washington the Disarmageddon. eee At that, we still think Gardner is on the jland é “Coney Island's new board walk will be built of Douglas fir from Washington forests." Another use found for summer firs? cee ITS ALL EIN A LIFETIME first assignment, Uni- City hall politicians are organizing hoe-throwing team. Horse- are not the only things they ean throw. eee Peter Witt, tractioner, says “Sell Beattie.” As a taxpaying resident, I ‘will sell my interest in the county city building for a nickel. eee Gee, it must be great To be president. Hazen J. Titus Has sent to Uncle Warren Harding 4 fruitcake, And it weighs 65 pounds And it’s full of raisins; And it's whispered There's a kick In it. Nobody ever did this To us. . GREAT et gga oF i SEATTL! o* * Why bowlerged girls insist on wearing short eee “Mongolian soldiers ordered to cut | off their pig-talis.” bing fad is spreading. “* This hair-bob- They can't seize community prop | erty of husband and wife to satisfy Gov. Hart's poll tax, according Malcolm Douglas, But this doesn't help us single fellows much. The poll tax is $5, but so is a marriage © license. achute jumper’s busi & | ness ts dropping oft © Su teal 3380 a Why not feed ington football players on goat and mule glands? ° We have just been named Official Examiner of Hip Pockets at The Star Mutt Show. We just love our r work. Horace Jones is a lucky guy Beyond any doubt or question ; He can eat tamales and chili con carne Without getting indigestion. oe Bpe £000 thing about aviators fa!l WE into a tallspin at a high altitude, +e that they have lots of time to study “the books of structions. era “It takes 25 or 40 years to put mane over in the way of legis ’ in this country,” says ‘Thomas A. Edison, Ye Tom, and in Seattle it takes twice as i “md to undo it, to} versity of Wash self—his conscience would hurt. body to be happy. Now that's over we'll make a little tabulated statement of the evening's attractions: Mutts—about 400 of them tailed, lop-eared mutts. Auctioneering of moré mutts by J. D. Nelson, of the stovepipe hat | Jand the swallowtail. These latter | mutts include the following Prince, a big binck MeKenzie husky, 4 years old. Mutt, an all black Airedale and New Foundland puppy, Rot quite one year old. | Ralph, part Llewellyn setter, the: [rest unknown. He's black and white, and 16 montha old. Buster, a frisky Spitz with a good disposition, 3 years old. -long- mutt who is so elassed only because he at present is a ward of the Humane society, and wants a home. Chief is a thorobred Belgian wolf hound. He was born in France, where twice he went “over the top.” His master deserted him two months ago. He is slick and black, with great, big, sad brown eyes. Spike—This mutt is half bulldog and half setter, He is black and sort of docile. He is one year old. Jack is @ combination of Airedale and Pointer, He's all black and one year old. And then comes Bruce, Bruce is }a Scotch collie and he's eight years old—known to be of the lambkin type. Every mutt so auctioned has been | passed by the national board of the/ | Humane society Among other attractions comes (Turn to Page 7, Column 5) (Gosh! How |They All | | Disagree! | OLYMPIA, Nov. 10.—Gov. Louls F. Hart's statement at Portland two days ago that he had cleared the state's indebtedness of $2, |] 000,000 and cut taxes 50 pér cent |) by his administration of the ad- |) ministrative code was given a |) | slight dash of figurative cold water today : L. D, McArdle, the high salaried director of “ef- ficiency,” was forced to make |} some admissions that do not cor: |} roborate the governor's Portland } | speech. McArdle admittea |] of operation of the examination departments greatly increased under the ministrative code scheme For the first six months of |} 1920 the cost of operation for these two departments was $16, 164.05. This was before the ad | ministrative code was in effect |] For the first six months of 1921, |] under the administrative code sy#- tem, the cost of operation was |] $25,915.08, McArdie’s figures indicate that taxes probably ate being in creased rather than decreased. Other state officials say it is im- possible to forecast what the tax levy will be until the end of the current biennium, but that it ainly will not be reduced 60 cent here governor's fiat the cost taxation and has ad | shot or hanged. Iday that he would admit itors to the dome of the capltel— spot re- served only for Amertea’s great est—the body will We in state wn | Ul tornorrow it was carried there late yesterday from Admiral Dewey's ship, the Olym pia, which brought it from France. Tomorrow the nation | will o! Armistice day by ac | cording highest Bonors to the unknown. é ited by that tee wameewe aot ‘was pald to ol dier in the rotunda of the capitol today, where the body lex in state. Before the capitol opened a Jong line of people were waiting outside, Within a few hours sev- (Turn hed Page 7, Column 4) BOOTLEG RING KILLS DRY MEN Evidence of Murder Plots Is Uncovered NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—Evidence | that a ring of bootieggers plotted the death of dry agents who have been strangely murdered in New York and vicinity during the last few months i# in the hands of department of jus tice agents, it was learned today One of the agents whose death ts ation was James Mo | Guiness, a nephew of Joseph P. Tum ‘ulty, secretary of former Président Wilson, MeGuiness was found dead near Bayonne, N. J., nearly a year ago, and a suicide verdict was given, The same verdict was rendered in other cases where agents were found There is reason to believe that the men have been the victims of care- fully laid plans of a murder ring, ac cording to Robert P. McCormick, as sistant United States district attor ney Weeks Leases Port of Musele Shoals| WASHINGTC Nov. 10.—Seere- tary of War Weeks announced to- had leased to the Ala-| bama Power company power plant Yo, 2 of the Muscle Shoals project The lease is indefinite, to be cancelled on 30 days’ notice, ‘The terms of the} lease are $10,000 a month for the plant and 3 cents per kilowatt hour | Weeks said that the lease of the power plant does not conflict with the offer of Henry Ford or anyone | else. | fe Crackers Flee From Pedestrians Frightened away by the approach of pedestrians, two safe crackers se Thursday after the combination the #afe in the office of the Appliance Co, 1214 Third ‘The cash register wan looted of $60, according to 8. V. Howell, manager of the company clap letaptinidiiadeinianssral had ave. lof the World © duped into | southbound Santa Fe passenger train $150 A “laid “ihe 160 ot employes with pin the in-| furthér work : definite future (aml more) At the time Ni Promised to pay them, they auld, an Thursday, November 3, but. Thursday empied around with nothing more other promise to pay a | A hundred and sixty” men and women —moet aS miles—titerally besteged the ficen Saturday. But Nabatame it even | face them, He in the labor commissions and wait ed there until the ox one had given tame were ‘put his | GIVE UP HOPE OF GETTING MONEY Virtually every one of the om- ployes has now given up all hope of ever getting any money trom bim. At least 60 of them have gone to industry in an effort to for pay ment. But Commissioner Everteon and C, H. Younger, supervisor s in. te the ship with 4 Bist ary that was 1. | austrian relxtion#, have told them re- gretfulty that there is apparently no hope, Bvertsoh plans asking the attorney general to start receivership proceed- jings, and if he faile in this he will have the suit, started by a group of jemployes. But he is extre vely du bious as to whether any money can be realized in this, way. Yabatame blames The Star for his inability to meet the payroll,” Evert- n. | 20" sald today. “He told me thar he had made arrangements for a $6,000 | jloan, but that it had fallen thru when | 7S Star's exposure was published,” Investigation of the weird affairs jet the company is not confined the labor indun' Deputy be pg the company under observation ever | since ~ Star brought its activities to public attention last month, and he believes that the time, ts at had for criminal prosecution. He has delayed action in order to make sure of his case, so that | Nabatame would have no chance of | going free. But, with dozens of ém- ployes flocking™to him volunteering to testify against the Jap Ponzi, he a |the state department of labor and|can no longer be in very great need of further evidence. Postoffice Inspector Swenson bem contenans his investigation. is NABATAME. BRINGS MISERY Scores of recruits for Seattle's al- ready great army of unemployed Many of them unprotected girls and unsophisticated youths, Most of them penniless and deep in debt, facing eviction—and God knows what after that. Such are the fruits of the activities e Directory Co., in harvest that was Nabatame, pi of the @ promised by ‘Thomas Y its Japanese president The bursting of the Japanese Pon zi's bubble has left behind it a trail| of human misery. Gone are the rosy hopes of life. time jobs at buge salaries and fabu lous dividends which Nabatame so glibly promised them, and in their place nothing but despair pending disaster Many of the employes who were “investing” in the com: weeks after The Star's expose, hoping against hope Thore was something rather splendid in their faith—a faith far too fine to ny hung on for Several | Injured Nov injured when Okia., were G eral ITHRIE, persons was derailed a few miles north of here at a, m. today. One chair car and three sleepers left the track and turned over, Those seriously injured Edith Smith, Colorado Colo. The less seriously hurt included Lena and Carrie Smith, Colorado Springs. Employes Robbed of $50,000 Gems ST. LOUIS, Mo., Noy. 10.—Two bandits today held up and robbed em: ployes of the 8. P. Pian Jewelry company of gems valued at $35,000 to $50,000, included: Springs, and im-; al | be repowed in so palpable a fraud. But now, with their last month's pay more than a week overdue; with 4 majority of them laid off—without y- for past services, and with no |hope held out by the authorities, they have given up the ghost, Their heads are cleared at last of the visions of «randeur implanted in them by Nabatame, and, face to face with hard facts, they are making an inventory of their prospects. Tho result is not pleasing, Take the case of one man, Filipino. He was promised a position in the Orient, representing the company, with a salary of $150 a month and all expenses, He was so enthusiastic that he broke up his home and took his daughter out of school He sold some of his furniture and |@ave away the rest. AWAITING NEY He was to sail October 26, A ban quet was given in his honor, and in honor of the others who were to sail with him, but the ship sailed with out him or any of bis companions, (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) Woman Drops Dead Reporting at Work Mrs. Anna Kallethe, 40, 4229 Brooklyn ave., dropped dead Thurs: |day morning in the act of punching clock the New Method 1101 Kast Spring st, where she was employed. Mrs. Kallethe, accompanied by Mrs. Addie Me: Ardie, 4422 William st., had just en- tered bel ehop, la time in laundry, Engineer Killed i in Train Collision MARSHAL Texas, Nov, 10. Walter W man, engineer, was killed nd deveral injured in a col lision between passenger train No. 23 and a swite engine on the Texas and Pacific railroad, near here early today. nn of her name, #0 Miss X's “I was qut nd told me Inguired into 1 to have anything 4 Wa IT was #0 dé against this advig from our & That was I've beén work a $20 advance ff 1 persuaded jlive on [I've got more tha irl d not it. T. went owed $25 ted it.’ jober—and | Pwince. I got batame when needed it to last penny Westment’ and 's work. The! was discon- ouldn’t pay the i heavily in debt ct 1 have to help support my family—and there you are.** The Star believes “Miss X"” is about as much in need of work as anyone else in Seattle, Hasn't} someone got a job for her? You can see from the picture that ‘fa clean-cut young woman—and stenographer and sl she's an expert office girl. Any offers of work will be passed on to het by The Star. BIG PLANS FOR ARMISTICE DAY Whole City to Help Vets. ‘Celebrate Peace Recalling the thrilling ccasion when Seattleites rejoiced over the signing of the agreement which silenced the Western front’s big guns just three years ago tomorrow, veterans of the city are going to make the Armistice day celebration a morable one, Fifteen thousand veterans of the late war are combining behind ex- service men of previous wars and civie organizations in exercises which will demonstrate Seattle's patriotism in a vivid manner, Seattle firms and manufacturing plants have been liberal with holidays and half holi- days to ex-service men and members of fraternal organi: participate in the parade, This means that no individual will be kept from marching in the big procession if he wishes to. VETERANS ID PUBLIC TO JOT Veterans are \inviting the to participate at every turn a. m, tomorrow. bombs will be set oft thruout the business district in com: memoration of the hour when the Armistice was signed. Factories, mills and steamships are asked to take up the demonstration, Lieut. Col, J. Howard Darlington, grand marshal of the parade, points out that every exservice man, either in full or part uniform, is expected in the line of parade, The big parade beging at 2:30, It will be headed by @ platoon of mount: ed police, and the van will move at 2:80 sharp from Wifth and Virginia st. Representatives of the various organizations have been assigned places to assemble and their places (Turn to Page 7, Column 5) ITE public But} tions wishing to} Avglt | Washington is crowded with ¥ ors from all over the world. J: jese. Chinese, French, Italian, Bridl | Portuguese, Indians mingle with crowds on the streets, some wea: {native costumes, with military rep |sentatives bedecked in flashy ugh, forms, spotted with medals. All over the city are flags of principal nations at the confere | Hotels are crowded, with rates jing malty, the hall ts a big horseshoe table, | similar to the historic one at Ver- sailles. - | The principal delegates will sit jaround the table with advisers back jof them, On three sides will be seated about 300 representatives of the press. Up in the galleries will be members of congress, the supreme court and diplomatic representatives. The delegates, representing , the keenest brains of America, Europe and the East, will assemble in Con- tinental hall at 10:30 a. m, Saturday, After greetings: from President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes, the conference expects to V&ecéeed to organization. Hughes |probably will permanent chair. jaa ne second open sessioh is expect- at Monday or Tuesday, when per jhaps the nation can gain an insight into what the conference really in- eS as to policy and procedure, Seattleite Battles With Auto Bandits LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 10. —George Holl, San Francisco artist,, and John A. Jarmuth, former newspaper man of Seat- tle and Portland, emerged vic torious in a battle with five auto- mobile bandits in Hollywood .early today. darmuth had been kidnaped by the armed automobile party. Holl, who escaped, summoned the police, Numerous shots were fired. All five bandits were captured. Constable Freed of Theft Accusation Grand larceny charges against | Constable Tom Mulligan, arrested at jhis home in Riverton Wednesday, have been dismissed by Prosecutor | Malooim Douglas. Mulligan = ex. | plained he had been ili at home for two Weeks and had, on that account, failed to deposit in Justice C. C. Dal- ton's court, $50 collected as bail from Maisie Lovell, whom he had arrested just prior to falling ill, ‘The charge was that he had misappropriated the money, 3 Bandits Steal $50,000 Diamonds PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 10.—-Three bandits here today held up and robbed the wholesale jewelry firm of Zeiger & Nemirosky of $50,000 worth of diamonds and escaped, in generations. it all depends’ upon the sad Gee of the actors—a purpose only be revealed by acts. NATION MAY GE THE HERO the delegates believe uni perpetual peace possible, try to secure it; if not they E attempt anything of real and — nent importance. Eis a conference from which the nations may emerge tl United States may surp Id by offering so much ther nations will be com pt the offer and end war. mM May announce a willingn o far as to insure the the conference. oon Britain may step to and settle discussion by # Ssition which will leave : nations no alternative but “i Beasics' may find in 4 her greatest security, and point way to*world peace. Who will win the capital which, in this case, will be plaudits of the world and the tude of posterity? AMERICA HAS | BEST POSITION The United States has the dest sition, She extended the invitati and has the first move. More that. her traditional policy has to rely upon her pacifist inten’ rather than upon fleets and armies. | In the present instance she has ; mighty asset in the debts due Suppose the United were to step forward and 3 “We are willing to pay ten bil lions for the progressive disarma- ment of the world, begun at once and continued until the navies are no larger than te (Turn to Page 7. Column 2) ited Delegates to Dine : at the White House WASHINGTON , Nov. 10.—Sim- plicity will mark the social side of the Washington conference. Presi- dent and Mrs, Harding will set the example with a dinner tomorrow night in the White House to the dey egates and their wives, ‘The function will be far away from the extravagant entertainment usu: ally offered by society here. Washington hostesses are expected to take their cue from the Harding dinner, ¥ Frisco Fersybest. ‘ and Barge Collide SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10,—Sev- eral hundred passengers on the Northwestern Pacific ferry steamer Sausalito were thrown into a mo+ ment of near panic early today whe the ferryboat and a Western Pacifi barge collided off the Vallejo street wharf in San. Francisco bay. A part of the rail of the Sausalito was torn away, but she was able to proceed to Sausalito under her own power. Wilson Will Pay Tribute to Hero’ WASHINGTON, Nov. 10,—Wood. row Wilson is determined to risk his health In order to pay tribute to — sore unknown soldier tomor. ro} n will be the ex-president’s first appearance at an official function since he attended the inaugural cere monies for President Harding,