The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 2, 1922, Page 15

on we Loi 2 eor @F Ft aeaerein We ieas tiesto EY uote te” ke at the stake. DAY, JUNE 2, 1922. Record Is Set i MONTH OF | LYNCHINGS! . 4 In Bloody May for Lynchings; Men Are Killed BY EDWARD M. RE : WASHINGTON, dune Lynch law has made May the bloodiest month on record, Twelve negroes were killed by mobs. ‘They were hanged, beaten to death or burned at the stake. Five were tortured to death in flames and = the bodies of two others were burned later. Bleven of the 12 lynchings 0¢ curred in Texas, and one in Georgia. with Texas stands third on the list, Georgia first and Mississippi ‘ond, in the total lynchings in the United States since 1889 DEADLOCK FOR ANTLLYNCHING Significance is attached to the Unusual outbreak because of the Pending deadlock in the senate over the Dyer anti-lyncling bill The bill, introduced by Congress Man L. C. Dyer of St. Louis passed by BADoommittee of which measure “absolutely unconstitution al” « James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Peopie, says Advancement of Colored Which iy supporting the bill, that up until May there were only half as many lynchings as in the corresponding four months of last year. During the past 32 years haye been’ more than 3,400 tn 1929, 65 in 1920 and 64 in 1921 lynch. RECORD OF BLOODY MAY 12 was the house, but a senate Senator “™ Borah is chairman has deciared the there there were 67 in 1918, 83 in Here is tne record of Bloody May, | @s compiled by the American Civil) Liberties union: May 6—A mob of 500 persons took “Snap” Curry, J. H. Varney and Mose Jones, negroes, from the county jal @t Freestone, Ga., and burned them Curry is said to have fonfessed the assault and murder of Bula Awsiey, a white girl, and impli- ‘cated two other negroes. May 8—The bodies of Frederick Green and Tom Cornish, negroes, for the prosecution, SIS TRIES ON HER NEW BATHING SUIT HOBS REVEL, ( THE AGAINST YouR FLAPPER THIS HOUSE IN NOW LOOK HERE DAUGHTER, | DON'T WANNA BE AN OLD FOGeY - | AIN'T GoT Nolan’ STYLES BuT | Gol DRaw The LINE SOME PLACE —— YOURE NOT GOIN’ OUTA THAT DRESS! ay im \ PREACHER TRIED Oser Fortune H unter, FOR SLAYINGS! Says Chicago Cousin State Calls 50 Witnesses in Mine War Case CHARLESTOWN, W Fifty witneswes were thé state today to appear June 12 when the trial of Rey. J, E. Wil burne, Baptist minister, charged with jmurder in lwar, will get under way. Col. William E. Brown, announce Va., June 2 summoned by attorney d that Amypcated by Curry in the Awsley ‘ali these would not be used by the murder, trees. May 16—The body of o negro cluded within a week or 10 ~ Barly was found swinging a tree near Plantersville, Tex Early, charged with attacking a white woman, had escaped from jail at Anderson. May 18—Charles Atkins, 15-year- old negro, was tortured over a slow fire and burned to death near Davids- boro, Ga. after admitting robbing and murdering Mrs. Elizabeth Kitch tom” rural mat} carrier. MOB BATTERS WAY INTO JALL May 19.—A.mob battered down the | Upon the band from th: door of the Miller county (Ark.) jail, dragged Hullen Owens, negro, thru the streets of Texarkana, Tex., until he was dead, and burned his hody Owens had fatally wounded R. © Choate, who prevented his escape When he was charged with theft May 2—Joe Winters, negro, charged with attacking a white girl were found hanging from state, | was revealed and his expectations are that the minister's new trial may be con The entire case against in the trial of Bill Bile zard, United Mine Workers’ official, who was acquitted. Witnesses we" Produced who testified that the Bap tist preactier, living on Blair moun tain, gathered a little band of 30 men | about him and took up a position on jthe firing line During the first day of the battle, | {September 1. 1920, John Gore. -a the Logan county mine! Wiiburne | Max Over was hunter today CHICAGO, June 2 branded as a fortune by Emil Burge, his Chicago cous ) ree entered the fight with Edith ockefeller McCormick against the marriage of Mathilde McCormick, 17 yearold granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, to Oser, Swiss stable man “It ten't Mathilde he wants, but a life of ease during his declining pears, Surge charged. Counsin Emil said he was ready to id Mrs, McCormick in the battle in probate court she has waged on her divoreed husband, Harold F, MoCo ick, Muthilde's whe favors the marriage. guardian, “If she's looking for evidence to! Induce the court to restrain McCor. mick from allowing the marriage of Max and Mathilde, I'l) give her plenty.” he said, "Max i» worth about $10,000, which isn’t enough to make him comfort lable during the reat of his life. He } wouldnt’ have that much if he hadn't overcharged American tourists. eputy sheriff, and two companions |, “lt Mathilde’s reintives cut off named Munscy and Caffage came |? Mheritance and allowance and | Lounh side |[8¢¢ how much longer Max loves her Of the hill. One witness, a member| “Mathilde ien’t the firet American of the preacher's band, testified the poet 5 Prveny. M . oe ed” . first shot was fired by hia party.,” s 7 . Fully 30 shots were then exchanged Pg ks ae go Wan ¢ jtime were Was burned at the stake in the court. | house yard at Conroe, Tex May 20-——A mob of 306 persons took Mose Bozer, negro, from the custody of officers and hanged him | fear Alley*on, Tex. Bozer was ac cused of assaulting a white wornan May 23.—Giibert Wilson, negro. charged with stealing cattle. was beaten to death by a mob at Bryan Tex. + May 26—Jesse Thomas, identified by Mrs. Margaret Haye# Ae the man} who killed Harold Bolton, her escort and attacked her near Waco,. Tex May 25, was killed by Mrs. Hayes father; a mob then c to the public square ONE VICTIM ESCAPES MOB In addition an attempted and burned it lynching Occurred in Georgia, May 23, when Jim Denson, negro, sentenced to hang June 16 for attacking an aged white woman three years ago taken from the Wilkinson fail. The prisoner escaped from the mob and was later captured by a deputy rift, ‘The Dyer anti-lynching bill, which 4s troubling many senators who face the next election. alty of from five years to member of a mob that any guilty or innoce was sh pro. e for puts to death person. It also provides for five years in prison or $5,000 fine, or both, for any state or municipal of ficer who neglects to protect a oner from mob violence; and feit of $10,000 by any county in which a person is lynched, th money to te given to tt family or dependents, or in lier them paid into the United States treasury GLES PLAN of 8 Order tle ot Newly elected officers je No. 1, Fraternal homish, grand worthy chaplain Malcolm Doug worthy prest dent: Jas, C. McKnight, past worthy president; John Laister, worthy viee president; J. M. Hooper, worthy Frank Dowd, secretar: ser, treasurer w. A » inside guard; De. W. H. Whar ton, outside guar Bert C. Ross, con ductor; Wm, W. Morgan and L, V Weaterman, trustees, and Dra. H. F. Thiel, Wm. J. Jones, W. H. Corson €, W. Silverberg, Bugene Hurd, and H. 8. Hill, aerie phyr{cians. Scientists state that Ohio was in habited 10,000 years ago. rried the gd county | | JOther witnesses told of the findih, after the shooting had Pockets of alt rifled, these witne lthree bodies died down. vic wea de clared. After the battle Wilburne left the state and found in Tennessee being brought back after indict ment he en returned against him in Logan county was PAJAMAS FIGURE IN BIGAMY CASE Valentino Says N ighties Were “Chinese Clothes” BY I ANS IN WARKEN LOS ANGE June Valentino's of Rodoiph honeymoon with Winifr at Palm Spr wer intro. duced by the prosecution in his bigamy hearing today Witnesses whom the state claims were interested in ¢ phase of the screen lover's romance because of his pro will be called upon to tell the story of the couple's married life at their Palm Springs age stimony that Valentino ap ed out of doors in pajamas t the defense. It is ted that the star appeared in cloth ng resembling night wear, but it will be contended that th wit Chinese clothing,” made neces: t extreme heat Carroll Lynch, a deputy of Palm Springs, told of see couple living in a cottage the Other witnesses, including Indian servants at the Valentino cottage |substantiated Lynch's — testimor Others appearing for the state were A. G. Riviero, an preter; Sum ner W. Thompson, 4 an clerk; Mr. and Mrs, William C rs, Mrs. Ranoldo Ingo and} ughter, Lena. agies, will be formally installed at “an open meeting in Eagles’ hail at $:20 p. m. Friday | Kai Jensen, University of Wash ington student, will ¢ r his prize winning oration, “Libert nd Dean Stephen 1. Miller will speak on the subject “Get Together The following officers will be tn stalled by Arthur W. Redick of Sno: Scripps Sociology Laboratory Founded CINCINNATI, June 2.—Annour ment of the founding of the was made Dr. J Withrow, of Cincin of the trustees of Miami u eaterda The laboratory will be a depart ment of Miami university, at Oxford, Onto. It is endowed by EB. W. Scripps, of the Scripps-McRae league of newspa pers, who will give to Miam{ univer: sity $15,000 a year during his lifetime and leave to it $2 50,000 for continua tion of the work of the laboratory after hig death, Dr. Withrow said REV. H. MAU, pastor of Co lumbia Bethlehem Lutheran chruch, will preach on he Gift of the Holy Spirit” at 11 a, m, Sundi Some stars are so remote that it takes 40,000 years for their light te reach the earth. has changed FOUR BALLOONS ARE MISSING! Entrants in National Race Unaccounted For June 2 Fr 8 Which left Milw in the MILWAUKEE, afternoon national unaccounted for today reported follow J 8. McKibben, Fulton, Mo. 350 Warren F or, Fulton, M ) John Monticello, Til, 200 e Vor Hoffman, Fort v 10 miles. pson, Paines ° United States army balloon Ne pilot Lieut. Jamen T. Neely J E J Q ce and, i Donald. ted Milwan-| a manded by J et, landed H k, Mo. Balloon Men Are Rescued in Ohio CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2.—Two eutenan James T eeley and B. Jordan today were oft” t t of an eight flight for lite n arniy balloon,}! that started in n a on elimination race t night The t from Floss field, Ar adia, Cal ey landed their craft Cleveland mt suburb Lumber Production Rises 12, Per Cent PORTLAN of recent reports acti in milly of ummar 4 today Vest Coast Lumbermer tion, showing the best gain in 5 mills reporting #0 far this year The milleg reporting for the week ending May 27 manufactured 91,308 220 feet of lumber, sold 100,581,197 d shipped 92,594,978 fect 1ction for reporting mills was ent above normal bust 10 per cent above production Shipments were § per cent below new busine About $22.562 worth of harness and uddles were exported from the Unit ed States into Canada i» 1971 i suppose Max figures this way SEATTLE STAR _) MY GRACIOUS! AIN'T WE BAD? Take It From Hon. Mr. Iso Yamagata TOKYO, June 2.—The U. S. A. is a terrible place, take it from one who has been there to . If you want de- tails, read this, from the, Japan Advertise A weeping denunciation of zation, especially American, was made by Yarnoguta, editor of the y in the ce ~ ofa 1 at the Furodan The Fine & public hall in which lectures are held under the auspices of the Tokyo news paper, Yorodzu, and it is from the Yoroduu account of the meet ng that the following has been translated What the editor of the only jaily published in Engtieh im Korea thinks of foreigners is of Interest AVED AS TO MORALITY, SAYS EDITOR I have taken a flying trip to the United States and to Bu ' Mr. Yamagata said, “and the impression I received of those countries ix exhausted in the word ‘disappointment Particularly America, which maken profession of grand propaganc hing sub stantial within her tg A little #etudy on the of Western Nation shows that the contents of it are truly worthless, There in ne for m to learn from it except ma terial ctvilization based on ect © and the spirit of se based on publicity 1 life There are more crimes com mitted in the United States than in any other country in the world the appearance of sensntional inf rmatic about nucerous @iabotical bank rob: beries In the newspapers is an every-day — matter, American men and women are so de praved of moral conception that it is said that there is no virgin in th There is no between man except sensuality and t country proper discipline and wite ‘What's the use getting Uttle sums| hypocrisy. of money from tourists by renting| DOLLAR ALMIGHTY, horses when I can get enough to] HE CONCLUDES ive on the rest of my days all at! once houne 0} South Side, was careful ‘The church ts nothing but a : variety hall Cousin Emil laughed when he told “There ix no country In the of Max's “spirited horses world #0 deatitute of freedom To read the newspapers, you'd! and morality as America, In a think he had « string of horses like} word, America is a land den. |Morvich, Mano" War, Exterminator] potic capitalists whose doctrine and Dan Patch.” be eaid. “But you! I» the almighty dollar, and one should eee ‘em’ : can excape from any punieh Emil, who was found by the United! ment if he only has money, It Press correspondent decorating @/ is my conviction that the Ameri can civilization is only material to expl he had nothing against! and we have nothing to learn Oner, only “he's my cousin and I from America spiritually.” know him weil.” About a hundred persons The cousin said it was altogether! heard the speech un ary for Charles Cutting, at-| pons posta tor for Mra. McCormick, to search | Europe for evidence against Oser., 0 advise him that ri be a most | HERE'S MORE ABOUT willing witnens,” he said. Indications today were that the fight agninst Oner waged by Mrs. Mo: | Cormick may bé withdrawn from the hands of Probate Judge Henry ner. utting and Edwin Cassels, at torney for McCormick, were reported to be neering « settlement out of court It wae sald that McCormick may promise Mrs. McCormick not to eee ZURICH, June 2.—Crushed by at upon fortune hun at the fail ire rmick to s to hien « nas he had expreted former Swiss livery stable proprietor, is in hiding worrying nick,” Captain F | four, who ded Over a riding sche maid today ‘ w his head.” Oner Jetermined that the wed |ding bail go thru. He has n hurt by the attitude of Mra. Edith McCormick, Max is anxious to have the cere concluded at the ear pos moment DRIVE ON BASIN FUNDS T0 START | Spokane Takes Big Lead in Project Campaign for funds to the driv nid in| ra fede of the Co. amt way 4 on it# campaign to raise it Reginald H, Parsons, in charge of r hat had nothin at present,” but inti ma a few days subserip tions will t sieht } kane during the first day of its Grive for funds raised $37,595 by p | ular bacription and announ that it had barely scratched the sur face, Spokane’s quota also is $60,000 The Chamber of Commerce of kane expects to ove scribe The le campaign is ex 00,000, Enthusiasm in en e is reported to b weepin tate, and subscriptions so far have been very heavy, Adam heounty wan the first to oversubscribe its quota of $2,500 Forced to Discount Warrant From City Hor-| STARTS ON PAGE ONE —— eS | back until a lucky wind re | moved the peril and they were | able to eseape over the charred | waste where the flames had | burned themselves out, | Fire which spread from Ce Fails after the Seattle power p there had saved and which r a tim the village of rist 4 under con-| miles away rerte was| naidered that the town was prac tically out of danger | “ee |Forest Fires Die | as Clouds Gather PROSTRATED Mrs. Beryl Curtis Ward is in a state of collapse at her home at New Rochelle, N following the confession of her husband, Walter S. Ward, to the killing of Clarence| Peters, alleged blackmailer. WARD MURDER NEARING END {Honaire baker. Arrest of Witness May Be Key to Death Mystery WHITE PLAINS, ¥., June 2.— The Ward shooting case was near of James Cunningham, alias * solution today. The arrest last night tn a hotel Bryant Lumber C Co. “Jimmy | Bryant Lumber Co, .mill at Fremont the Rat,” as a material witness, may| Friday morning damaged the plant) PAGE 15 ! v OTHE WANTRY band from Camp Lewis, under Bandmaster But: will play for patients at the Om HERE’S MORE ABOUT |[STARTS ON PAGE ONE] Se ing bombarded with gifta of every conceivable kind and from every imaginable source f the resting in 100, pound fruit cab ch to last the explorers for the whole trip the gift of K, Owe halt of the dinin of the Northern of which he is superh Hidden in the cake in a gold locket with the good luck swastika on it in brilliants and containing f four-leat clovers, one for eact hat bright yellow of the voya The carton—so clean locket will 1 yerty of the man who hap and sanitary look- es the piece of cals in ing—contains one ovat ieee all found by Mre of the famous A. Hanion, who. put the OLYMPIC cereals, the dough herself. of the cake —try Wheat Hearts, are the pictures ner and one of her air 4 porridge. planes worked out in goldona green and white sea, the whole surmounted on ice fieldy of sugar. This work Was so done Master Baker Fred Another inter ting sidelight on the tate ones ee expedition is a portrait of Capt. Am undsen, now on display in one of the} show windows of the Bon Marche. It was painted by Sonnichsen, | a celebrated Norwegian artist now in| J tle, and wag started on a dinner napkin at the home of Binar Beyer. July 25, 1921, immedi after Capt. 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Best Gold Crown Best Bridgework All other dental work at prices and 15-year Special prompt service foot of Union st. |} close Damaged by Fire Fire starting from an overheated journal in the engine room of the jto the extent of $200, according to prove the key to the mystery sur- ‘él Toe Gabore 2 rounding the death of Clarence Pe |fire department officials. The blaze! 16% (Ol, nine your teeth and ters, extuilor, whose body was found | "8s quickly controlled. > you an exact estimate of on a lon ervoir, on May 16 and expore the blackmail plot whici nich | formation ly road near Kenisco res. It also may tend to move back the curtain of secrecy Waiter 8. Ward claims was the of his killing Peters in self-defense. The most startling piece of in offered by Cunningham Ke during « gruelling cross-examination | Was that Ward's blackmail story ts ein that Peters and not blackmailing the son of the mil He told District At torney Weeks that Ward was getting money from his father by telling him certain underworld residents were |threatening to expose a certain story | which the elder Ward destred to xeep | quiet Cunningham, who possesses un usual knowledge of the affair, told Weeks that Ward shot another man at the same time he killed Peters. This man’s name ts Charley Jac Cunningham said, and he was to Cunningham's home in the shortly after the shooting. Later he was removed to a hi tieut. He is in a OMAHA MANIAC | ELUDES POLICE Sheriff Admits That Daring | PORTLAND, Ore, June 2 Criminal Has Escaped | 2 i [Cloudy weather and abatement of | winds thts section of the Wee OMAHA, Neb, June 2.—Fred weet: tegniemiatiee han Brown, alias Gus Grimes, “manach danger of furt = ie t fires, | ™! has successfully eluded jit was anced at the Al office | Practically the entire police power lof the federal district forester this | Of % several thou | mornis sand volunteer searchers, and has ge egy lows from the past|™ade good his escape, State Sheriff Pak ash o fies btiey wil wee Myers, in charge of the man-hunt Phare seagy doavegies t ix extimated, |“amitted today Losses for the most part have been} Brown has hot been seen since his |euffered by individuals gu with Detective Schroeder | mpanies have shared a} at n about 11 p, m, Wednes ¢ burden in lowses of |@ay. He was believed to have stolen jequipment and valuable timber,{® car from the home of Detective Uncle Sam's reserves escaped with | Broady 1 driven thru the cordor | ight damage of police guarding all roads leading . iB. C. Fire Outlook Us Much Improved | | } CTORIA, B.C, June 2 forest fire outle thruout ci Abia was much { t ot urea | part of the provin: tween Hazel and Quesnel are b Jout or doing little dama jamal blazes on Vancouve land are € A to be in old slashings where no settlers are in danger Realtors Elect SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.—For ma} clection of officers and selection of the 1923 convention city were on the program for today of the National Real Estate ers convention Except for the busine a the afternoon, most of the day was taken up socially | N.d. Upham, of Duluth, Minn, was the only candidate for presi | Thompson Officers Today} another car and escaped jout of Lincoln Broady’s doned car was found ere yesterday morning, but despite 24-hour search, no trace of Brown had been found Police now believe that Brown re ned here to recover some buried oot near his shack, obta t ng either put Slayers of Police Sentenced to Die ANGELES, Jur 2. William and Willia Bringhurst Los were sentenced to death by hanging by Judge Parker here today after he denied ment for a new trial for the two men, Convicted as the slayers of Patrol men Brett and Clester of the Los Ange police force, Bringhurst and Thompson have been waiting sen tence since last week County jail off lare they jhave frustrated two elaborately plan sion in|ned attempts to liberate the two men. River Commission to Meet in South c. Hilderbrar t 209 Si ummit ave, : Ap hes maniac and h lasts gore caf ae * The 1 hg jico Aug 1 t was lea dhe Yat wh aneree 7 od i mou . Cops Arrest Man todas ugust i t he pi ie ted pre ag © actual elty has not ‘yet been forced to cash his warrant to pay la Harold Za wleged burglar, was bor and taxe after Mayor Caldwelt| beld in the city jail Friday, follow had vetoed an ordinance apprpriatin “yt 1,80 rams ery of are? & sued | OF COURSE, SEATTLE o agit Sete [hotel, First ave. and Marion st. ‘the | WAS ONLY CITY THEY Overcomes Guards [viento ate reintene, May 20, | HAD SEEN ON VISIT i inberg was robbed of $5,000 worth Expressing their atitude for Jumps 4 Stories BEAUMONT, Tex, June 2—R. L Maxson who killed his son, Lo: rain, 16, and attempted to take his own life after Mrs, Maxeon brought divorce action, overpowered # guar it a hospital toda [stories to bis death. ind leaped four | out the country to incre |of diamonds, Detectives D. M the arrest and Martin Cleary made Heulth posters made university co-eds are by Ohio State used thru © interest in personal hygiene. the warm reception accorded them on their arrival here, the Philip. pine independence mission, in a letter to Mayor Caldwell Friday, declared that “Seattle was the fin est elty they have yet seen” in the United States. e his gang was | Bagley School to Try for a Piano An entertainment to raise funds | for buying a piano for the lower floor lof the Bagley school will be given by! |the Bagley Parent-Teacher associa tion, in Casweil'’s hall, Mountain View, at 8 p. m. next Friday, dental needs. 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