The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 26, 1922, Page 1

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SEA } Anton Lang, leading character in of his work in giving the theme @ correspondent of The Star: BY BURTON KNISELY ERAMMERGAU, Bavaria, July 26.—Is ‘the call of Christ to peace stil! heard in Workd—stiil potent where war's trenches scarred deepest the face and feelings of > Rashed this of Anton Lang, playing this again for the third time, as in 1960 and 9, the part of Christus in the world-known on Play at Oberammergau. 1 watched the face which for kindliness M4 spirituality might have been the very face forum cn the necessity of a religious revival— subject perhaps leas exciting than the latest J Wurder, but not leas important or truly inter- To one witnessing the Passion Play and talking to its chief figures this question is no Jonger a question. ‘The experience begets the conviction that Beside the endless Validity of the religion of Christ and its place in men's hearts the world War was but an incident—a more trivial thing ‘than it seems by any other comparison. ‘The beautiful valley of the Ammer, at the fect of whose encircling bills this famous vil- Inge nestles, felt the war. The regular decen- Sial performance of the Passion Play in 1920 Tonight, fair; Thursdey, fair and | ‘Temperature Last 24 Hours ' Minimam, Oberammergau “Christ” Sends Message of Peace to America While America’s great passion pageant, The Wayfarer, is in progress in Seat- Star beginning next Monday, July 31. Oberammergau’s passion play, has, with liar appropriateness, written from Bavaria to this country his conception of ideals of the Christ-life. The two great productions, America’s and Oberam- ’s, have the same theme of brotherliness among men and preach the same of peace and goodwill. Lang's message to America and also an apprecia- new vigor are given in the following article wan imponsible. More than 60 sons of the Mttle town had fallen in battle, among them some of the chief performers. New ones had to be chosen and educated. Compared with the Passion Play spirit even thiw fact fades, In the future, as tn the past, wars May come and wars may go—but the Obverammergna performance, with three cen. turtes @f tradition behind it, will go on for ever, It sends to the world the message that the religion of Christ needs no revival to be alive, the greatest single force in white efviil- tation. “The world had me shot in war,” sald Anton Tang, who has been “erucified more times than any other living man, “I never had « in my hands. 1 was in barracks two Chrtat moving hundreds of thousands this wummer, speak® & pleasant Engtiah. So it was in their Own fongue that he consented to write for Americas a message from the heart of one who is trying to enter into the heart of the Prince of Peace, This ly Lang's message an he wrote It: “You ask me for = message to the American people and I am glad to take the opportunity te tell them that I feel the Passion Play has a new appeal this year, namely, to promote peace and good will amongst men by drawing ationtion once again to the meekness and charity of Christ who dicd that all might be brothers in love. ANTON LANG.” Magnitude Second 13,500 AWED BY WAYFARER ‘The second performance of the 19t? presentation of The Way- farer was viewed Tuesday night 6. N. REMOVES ‘and Beauty of Night Praised Despite Strike, Is Claim Complete cancetlation of the embargo declared by the Great Northern railway last week on Batered as Second Class Matter May 8, nen | BOIMOnOUS narcotics, and other crimi ITS EMBARGO | Service Restored to Normal 1899, at the Postoffios at Beattie, SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1922. Charged with taking posseasion of » home in Issaquah and refus- ing to permit the owners to enter when they returned, four men were held in the county jail Wed- nesday while Mrs, Bon Law and Mrs. dack Sheppard were recover: ing from painful Injuries inflicted when they tried to get Into the house, ‘The prisoners are Henry Ilan, detome Uder, James Law and E. W.. Isaacson. are alleged to have moved inte house when the eceupants left for a trip to Snoqualmie, The householders—Mre, and Mrs, Sheppard, by men—returned Tuesday night and were denied admit- tance. Mrs. Law got « black eye Law ey Malcolm Dougtas and Chief of j Police W. B. Severyna iaunched a campaign Wednesday to clean up Se The conference waa arranged -by ithe mayor. | The officials spent more than an {hour thrashing out the question of a | I police reorgantzation and consulted | with Luke 8. May, expert criminolo- | wt. on the Legate mystery | “City and county forces are ing to be put to work to make Seattle a | j better, cleaner city.” Mayor Brown | declared. “This city is going to be} h— for the bootiegger, the peddier of Mayor Brown, Prosecuting UP| 'PLANE CRASH | KILLS FLYER) | | WASHINGTON, Louts Swan, former A. KE. ¥ waa in stantly killed & pilot ¢ yesterday, when jan airplane piloted by Herbert Fahey | Jorashed from a helght of 100 feet when about to land. | Fahey manded by Tying low over a crowd at the who recently was repri.| the war department for Lin. } 4 in the University of Washington | perishable food shipments was coin Memortal, escaped with a bro- | ye | Madiom. . sins bees announced Wednesday by M. 4. | ken leg | sa angering for Costello, Western traffic mana — | | Howdy, folks! ple v | spiritual message of the world er of the road. $3 000,000 Good: 5 gene 1915. “ang | renowned spectacle sat enrapt- Tataio declared that the atr hi, , 9) G 8 | ; man has just begun to | wed while the story of peace on situation on the Great Nortbern has Sold for $125,000) rm iy earth was unfolded improved to such an tent that TACOMA, July 26.—Naval stores es s whe trav Ll 2 miles bility of the com to take 4), valuatic a P| : BR orcas Dott] se ene the pansion Oinys slow |My aN yesinene in tee foture (the, vavuation of which was given as Eoverme are to Munch =| with the home folks, were awed |°""".n tor local passenger trains | $200,000, were.sold at auction Tues that suey linet with the| by the magnitude, the beauty, taken off in the Eas aa FP 9 ee pot om eotretes ame pla | jie blend of varied color and the | Costello sald, “but they were all [3125 S00, the original stack had oe harmony of voice and song. The ones that could easily be spared sa Woman composer says the study Misie should be made compulsory all sehoo|» Buhl Did ehe ever know a boy of! Wasn't trying to learn th Tuesday nig’ Robert peared in pla F | HAIL To THE: PRESS AGENT! L Evan Burrows Fontaine, | Oriental dancer, charges that | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney ts lwho is fit, | ders. 13,500 persons in their praise and approval. The waits between eplaoden ts be ¢| ing leexened and made enjoyable by | fiat, the guitar or the ukulele? | **¢ellent singing [his excellent rendition - Pe Matron. | as a matter of tact, we had been running them simply as a con | venience for the public. Aside from this, service has heen re stored on the Great Northern to D. Bradley, baritone, ap-| A” ha ager lege Regs Mr. Redden,| The orders to cancel the embargo singing “Christ in Flan.|came from the head o' of th and secured the applause due | Great Northern, in St. Paul. and « on. The March | fects the entire system, The wi disposed of at previous making a been ‘partly times to the government, reduction in the catalogued goods on | hand | |German Author Due | in City Wednesday | “4 © Dr. Gustav Frenssen, German au thor, who is touring the country to , of Nations 4 | follows: i pathy for the G ‘epu the father of her che-iid: f Nath was also changed, and Cancel entirely Our embargo 623,/.." sympathy for the German repub- Ee Aeaeencement. jo made ved in handling | a ‘ | 622. ‘lic and promote interest in the cam Sivek Burrows. Fontaine, | *—1,800 of them—from the | #24 supplement 1 thereto. Will ne. 'paign to feed German children, was idmiche to to be starred | 8¢attle conventions, were present in| cept all business — Pham to arrive in Seattle Wednesday to y esery tor |manner, same an was done previous |K, the guest ¢ rc od Fis new: musical comedy en- |® reserved section, while suburban | MAANer, ae ee ooestnice thin |>® the guest of Dr. C. B. Leede, | y Miled, “Re Careful, Dearie.” eb ee ee ees Finn. | effective immediately e | vipouiedtiod laces ‘will be ‘chasged, Ret, 1. | The only other development | Frogs, Terrapin, what he wishes eras Wednesday in the local strike Gui Pi B } 6 situation doesn’t (Turn to Page 7, Colamn 5) | situation was the postponement juinea Figs Durn) ge igi «| until Saturday wn gy Fed SAN FRANCISCO, Juty 26.~-Fire | deremiah Neterer's {ay 4} biis t of B that it_ ma © she | eral Judge jat the establishment of Beck & ed acy 1m a4 ne Who court of arg \Co,, packers, early today burned alive eo | posed injunction against picket- |» 400 terrapin, several thousand frogs ‘i oe * ‘ant. | i Hile Wite ways she can't get along s | ing at Seattle railway shops af- jand 800 guinea pigs. The loss was| wt Qurtis, | This One? fected by the strike. ‘The motion | 16,000 ; ee 3 for postponement was made by | nd Here is r one of many attorneys representing the unions, bd j | UL GEE GEE, TH OFFICE homes that appear daily in4| who wanted more time to gather Brown to Speak on VAMP, SEZ: The Star Want Section evidence. Marry one of thone Alki lite- Let The STAR CLASSIFIED Thomas Balmer, representing the | ‘No M ore W ar Day| fiards, girls, and you'll never | 4 your running around and||Great Northern, asked that if the; Mayor Brown will speak at 4/ Baye to darn any socks in the shopping for you [hearing be net over at all it be post-jo'clock Saturday afternoon at the} Mimmer time. | poned until September, and asked the | celebration of “No More War" Sede * SUBURBA HALF -ACRE temporary restraining order be|at Woodland park, it Is announ a “aaEe te Ae Ey ig Jamended to restrict picketing to one | by Mrs. Kimma Rhodes, chairman of | ig mith is stranger than fiction. The || This little subutben heme, on Ev- || picket at a distance of 500 feet from | the arrangements committee. 6 bathing beauty contest erett highway, ne of city || each entrance at the company's Se APA gone without anybody Ate 40, minutes downtown: |) attie yards. - ARRESTED TUESDAY night by i Dan Landon asirts tnakeo aley water Judge Neterer did not pass upon | Deputy Sheriffs Herbert Beebe, Joe Mi “-* age This in @ «nap, and || thin motion | Hilkand Bd Hughes, F. H, West was] Wor Brown Accuses He ta living in ity. Room || p sate —_—— {held in the county Jat Wednesday Binwioner of Waste.”—HHead chickens ete | EVERETT.—Body of Edwin|for the authorities at Port Orchard $9 printer; Keep this head|| Turn to The Classified and let || ‘Thompson, 24, found lying In mudjwho want to start him on a six , under, Great Northern trestle one|months term in jail on liquor in Buen to Page 7, Column 5)! mile east of Suitan, charges. WOMEN ROUT WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA ) Mystery ; Shooting Is Resumed in Roseville War; “Amazons” Win CRESTON, lows, at 1:19 o'clock. Twenty shots were fired into the automobile of J. Lilley, local driven his car into his garage on the south side of the rail road yards. he «aid, the lights shone across the yards. A minute later, when he had walked away, the automobile was} 5 feally riddied by the 20 bullets, which he nays were fired within the railroad yards, Lilley escaped death by inches: Railroad officials this morning de nied that the firing came from the yards, Local peace officials are in. ventigating ‘The “Amazon” army continues to reign along the strike lines, Women pickets who replaced their husbands on the picket lines whe the federal court granted oo restraining order egeinst the unions, resumed their watch toda, The women prevented switch. men and enginers from removing (Turn to Page 7, Column 3) THOMAS CZAR NEW YORK, July 26.—Augustus Thomas, dean of American play wrights, was today the ozar of the legitimate theater. His position cor responds to the one held by Judge Landi in baseball and Will Hays in the movies ‘Thomas has been named executive | chairman of the Managers’ associa tion, according to reports, at an| enormous salary Salary slashes, running as high as many stage folk this fall and may be one of the first which Thomas will have to deal Deputy’s Victim Dies in Hospital PORTLAND, July 26. — Stewart Johnson, 23-year-old _ botlermaker, who was shot thru the abdomen by J Roy, deputy wheriff from Clackamas county, during a fight in Nom Kin Low's noodle house late Monday night 7:20 at St. Vincent's hospital, son's home is In Anyox, B, C. Roy, John probably will be F In the first de Harms. gerous weapon, charged with mur gree, according to Captain Ball has been denied Search for Body of Drowned Boy WENATCHEE, July 26.—Many volunteers were assisting in the nearch, today, for the body of a 4 year boy, son of Mr, and Mrs. Hastings, of Harrington, who was Heawld, ik. the“ Wanmteban tivae Monday. ‘The jad fell into the water from a spring-board at the tourist camp, Aa he backed hie car in, | difficulties with | died this morning at | who is already charged with | agnault and being armed with a dan: | Per Year, by Mall, §5 to #9 ~ “The best detective story since Sherlock Holmes,” is the way one of the most eminent book-reviewers in the j country deseribed “The Red House Mystery.” This novel, written by A. A. Milne, will be published in The It’s a real mystery yarn, and it’s fairly replete with chuckles, besides. HOM EDITION aed NRAGED WIFE SLAYS SISTER! FOUR RELATIVES HELD AFTER MURDER OF GIRL! The paper with a 15,000 daily circulation lead over its nearest competitor The SeattleS ‘Wash, under the Act of Congress March 4, 4 {if} Will Select Mates Cupid Starts Own : Little Virginia Cottrell Greis who'll draw the namés from | the hat in§$Hammonton's marriage lottery. Below, Lewis S. Conley, who originated the plan. 1 | BY ALEXANDER HERMAN OF THEATERS 14x70». N. J, July 26.— ject your mate by lot! Paull a num- ber and win a bridelNo strings, no| them together. fons! Men and women chance; It works both ways. the plan to simplify tepprising widowers here. | Augudt 16. the | At first names of applicants were restricted to Hammonton’s wid. to jows and widowers them, But the | the count ers’ | broaden Its scope. jail unmarried folk | names | | Lewis 8, Conley | news man, is behind the project “Thia is no joke,” he says, “altho it |PUt his own clothes on it and then | jstaged an auto accident to make it ana |@ppear that it was Brumfield who | | started as one, { “A preacher I were eating dinner married, | out of @ grab bag. | the ide “tt took the town, and just about bring them viewed others. to think it a good “So we decided to and a child will be put in a box, the men in another, The first drawing will be held here If the demand warrants, | will be new selections the third {80 per cent in many cases, will hit | Wednesday of each month, announcement | forth such response from the rest of that officers of the Loy Co-operative union They will allow widower and bust: | also a widower ed spoofing each other about getting T told him he didn't have a | chance unless someone picked him We laughed flashed upon us matter up with a friend who had been a widower for 12 years, and we mulled over it “There are many lonely widows In |ber of lonely widowers. together? Everybody Jen. “The names of the eligible women each other for | months. have an equal not Such ts mating two en. evolved have | be returned to the box. | If he is, BRUMFIELD nearly 200 of brought supreme court decided to murder of Dennis Russell. to enter their {field had obtained a fair trial, Brumfield murdered Russell, jthe body in his auto, disfigured had been killed. | Canada, tured. He then fled when we start where he was later |Culberson Support and the same num. Why not We inter seemed |wuson today, | Senator third 4 lceded F Culberson, the race, who practically leave It to fate The names of jing his support against FE. B And little Vir- ‘field, who had the highest vote, ginia Cottril Greis will be the Cupid who will draw out the names—first | a woman, then a man—and bring “Those whom she pairs will court more than six If, at the end of that time, | | they are convinced they are not fit: | |ted for each other, their names will | husband and he stepped on the gaa “The man must be not more than |50 per cent older than the woman, | his name goes back into the | box and another selection is made.” | MUST HANG SALEM, Ore., July 26.—The state | | here yesterday sus. tained the conviction of Dr. R. M. | Brumfield, sentenced to hang for the The higher court held that Brum: took | cap. Given to Fergnson! TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE RAIL STRIKERS SHOT | by Lot DISPUTE IN Lottery HOME CAUSE OF SHOOTING Woman Charged as Murderess Says Her Own Sister Stole Husband \ E j i i 5aEz f a FE ti Ht ae ii iH i; si i i r f i : ‘ ty . i ' Miss Katz was shot to death in he® boudoir early today. Four relatives of the sportsman were arrested on homicide charges. The scorned Mra. Reisier rushed |to the hospital where her sister lay | dying and, shaking her fist, yelled: |“dt was | who shot you and you |know it!" The dying woman had previously identified Mra. Reisler's son, Morris, as her assailant. Morris “confessed” shooting — his aunt, but police believe he did so to protect his mother. Morris, his brother George and the mother wera all in court in connection with the death of their relative. “No, I'm not sorry,” sald Mra. Reisler, “and my only regret is that I didn’t get of them. I'd like to go to the funeral and place a lily in her hand and one of my husband's pictures in her casket, “Don't worry about him either. He'll soon be with her. Some one will take care of that. “Fight years ago I gave my sister | the best I had. I took her into my | home and she stole my husband. He | left me two years ago. I sued for separation. I didn't want a divorce my sister would have got his name | then Mrs. Reisler said she had stood in jfront of her sister's home several |times to “get’ her. She said she j went there last night with her two jeorge and Morris. husband and Bertha came along in an automobile,” she said, “When Bertha saw me she told my and sped away.” Mrs. Reisier stated that her sister came back to the house in a-tittle | while accompanied by a detective. The detective escort was obtained by “John the Barber," who ead he feared trouble when he saw his wife and two sons lined up in front of Bertha’s home. “When the detective left, I knocked at the door, but she wouldn't let me in. So we smashed It down, “Bertha was standing there tn ia night gown, We argued for a few minutes and then T pulled out my 32 caliber pistol and gave her one shot “She grabbed at my wrist. Then T \fired another and another and an- other. I fired four shots in all. T had six in the gun and I wanted to wipe her off the face of the earth.” GIRL SHOOTS ESCORT’S FOE CLEVELAND, July 26 Annoying a woman's escort cost Edward O'Con- to! nell his life today in # restaurant DALLAS, Texas, July 26.—Forces| O'Connell, police and w snes say, of Senator Culberson, defeated in| Was shot and instantly killed Saturday's democratic primary, lined |Mabel Barnett, 22. Her companion, up behind former Gov. James 1. Fer. |over whom the slaying occurred, told |police he was Clifford Barnett, tray. Judge Barry Miller, manager for |eling salesman. finished con: | Bay, ¢ rguson's place in the run-off | nett said he had known her only two primary to be held August 26, when {he wired the former governor, offer May- Roth are held, The woman, police aim she is Barnett’s wife, Bar. days, and that the names are a coin- cldence. slaying The woman denied the when questioned by police, FSi eR RE A ERR ETE A