The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 29, 1922, Page 1

. WEATHER Tonight and Sunday, fair; moderate westerly Temperature Last 1 Hours Maximum, 63. SL winds Minimum, Today noon, 54, VOLUME 24. friends.” . Elizabeth is Howdy, folks! All you need pees * deck 3 — for this ther ‘ses that he was drunk on ‘All I can any,” declared Gregory, camping ont weather so the bench in Seattle, June 23. in commenting on the charges, “is | meacun ara “| don’t care to comment on | that this is a vicious and unwarrant | Unknown man tried to kili Harold Vandusen, city editor of the ham Reveille. when he gets a man’s initials wrong! - LITANY FOR NEWSPAPER READERS From Marilynn Miller and her fight with Flo Ziegfeld— From cave women who beat their rivals to death with ham- mers— From Harold F. McCormick and his monkey glands— From Madalynne Obenchain and her love letters, From Evan Burrows Fontaine and her press agent— NO, 183. “While Mrs. Z. Calder, 802 Seneca at., was taking a bath, Friday night, burglars looted her home of $1,000 in jewelry and cash.”—Newspaper. 1899, At the Postoffics at Seattle, ‘Waah., EATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1922, under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879, Per On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Star Ratered as Second Claes Matter May 3, Year, “I Have No Boy Friends, ws Says Mother, Aged Ten HARDIN, Ohio, July 29. Unshaken by inquiries by medical and legal authorities of two counties, Elizabeth Irwin, 10, said to be “America’s youngest mother,” today resolutely withheld the identi- ty of her child’s father. A grand jury was in recess, following a strenuous probe of the case, which failed to bring out more than the one statement from the young mother: —"T have no boy friends.” the step-daughter of Rev. L. W. Irwin. The baby, a boy, weighed seven pounds at birth and is apparently in the best of health. Both the girl’s mother and step-father told authorities they could throw no light on the case. The grand jury will reconvene early next week for further investigation. Birth of the son was declared “the most puzzling phenomenon of the age” by Dr. D. H. Ryan, well-known physician and head of the obstetrics department of McKinley hospital at Columbus, Ohio. e Judge Carey Silent on Char ves That,He Was Drunk in Court By E. P. Chalcraft fore for the principal defend. | ant, Mra. Day, deci in their affl- jdavite Seturday that at no time, jeitiver during of immediately after j the cane, did Judge Carey show any |indications of having used intox!- cating liquor or narcotics. came to the front with affidavits in bis behalf Saturday, Superior dadge Daniel H. Carey, of Col ville, Wash., pursued the policy of “sitting tight” in answer to Jed attack upon a@ fine jurist and @ splendid man.” | SWEARS JUDGE'S the other side.” | MIND WAS CLEAR “But don't you want to make some | Nt only was Judge Carey not un- reply to the charges that you were |der the influence of liquor or nar on the bench in an intoxicated condi. | according to the affidavit of | tion?” he was asked, Philip Tworoger, attorney for some | jof the defendants, tut on the con-| |trary, bis mind was at all times re-| “} do | markably clear. | “The affiant did notice Judge Carey once or twice becoming tm: | ways being said, you know.” patient with counsel for the plain In & series of affidavits filed in su- tiff.” Tworoger’s affidavit states, perior court in the case of Silas 8, | “but thin was due to the slow mental Howland, as executor of the estate of process of said attorney for the it,” Judge Carey told The Star over long-distance tel- cotics, Belling- ." Judge Carey replied; not want to get mixed up tn the con. | troversy, Things lke that are al John C. Hennessey, against Eliza-| Plaintiff and his inability to grasp [beth Day et al, J. BE. McGrew and | the point involved. iF ry 8. Wortham, attorneys for the “The only reason that affiant | plaintifr, and a number of other per-| can see for any affidavits of that sons alleged that Judge Carey, who kind being made is the fact that diaminsed the action, was either| dudge Carey appears to be | drunk or under the influence of nar-| man of nervous temperament ! a | cotic t the time. and chewed tobacco continuously, | GOOD LORD, DE- G. W. Gregory and 1. G. Sutton, (Turn to Page 2, Column 6) | LIVER US! — _ ——— — | eee Senator Poindexter in taking a) swing around the state. And the} M d M d ingey Se NES urder, Mystery and a taking # swing at Senator ter. coe Judge Daniel H. Carey ts ith being drunk while on the bench. Cali the defendant to the bar! Benny Leonard defeated Lew Tend- Jer, $200,000 to $100,000. see ‘The one encouraging thing about the future is that there is so much of it. eee The Ku Klux Kian announces that | it is going to invade Europe. suggest that it try Ireland. o- Jobs We Don't Want: gle in Jerusalem. eee ¢ MAKE IT 14 CENTS | Beginning August 1 milk will | be 13 cents a quart in Seattle. | Thirteen is an unlucky num | ber for the public. Officials of the Seattle M ers’ association si is due to the long drought. All the | rivers dried up? ] .. * | | ‘The Volstead act appiles only to} {fitoxicating liquors, but we've had | to be content for many months with | near-miik. eee Breathes there a man with sout so acad | Who never to himself hath sata: up this “Believe me, I could clean town tf I was mayor!” see ut L GER GEE, TH OFFIC ! VAM | If automobiles cot | have to treble the | divoree courts, “ee Notice to Tourints iP, SEZ King Klea the raise jd talk we'd number of ‘There is no (Turn to Page 2, Column 1) Poindex. Secret Passage Changed a pleasant week-end at the old country house into a bizarre tragedy. | charged | There were too many clues. Everyone had his | theory. It remained for Tony Gillingham to complete the tragic picture by putting together |} the pieces of the puzzle. we | itk Deal-} n pric | | “THE RED HOUSE | | MYSTERY” By A. A. Milne THE SEATTLE STAR Beginning Monday | TAYLOR jhad enlied | Schoo! librarian, into his office on the | | “of which “T have no boy BOOKSELLING, COLE CHAR iSchool Board Man Denies Seeking to “Slip Over” His Goods Charges that School Director KE. F. Taylor has been violating the statutes in attempting to swing school book purchases to the firm which he represents were branded Saturday by Tay- lor as “political propaganda.” “Tt ls simply a continuation of the attack against me by those who op. posed my election,” A fensation waa caused at Friday afternoon's meeting of the school | board when Superintendent Thomas R. Cole, in a written report, accused Taylor of attempting to secure Cole's recommendation that the board pur chase the New International encyclo. pedia, publishd by Dodd, Mead & Co., for whom Taylor is orthwest repre. sentative “More than two months ago,” sald Cole, “Mr, Taylor began to attempt to influence the requisi- tion for books to be purchased from the firm which he repre- nents, July 20, in a conver. sation in my office, after he had learned I had not recommended his books, Taylor sald: ‘I expect- ed you to to take care of that atter for me.’ “Last Tuesday Taylor again asked me if I were responsible for the se lection of the I told him 1 books. | Was, and he began to upbraid me, then told him Tf did not care to deal further with him as an individual, and thet this wa» the first time in 20 | years I had been approached by a | board membe. | enta.”” in his personal inter. Cole further charged that Taylor Miss Mary Lytle, head subject Taylor 1 that thia wag before any encyclopedia had been selected and that he asked her views were on his book Bids for the New International en | cyclopedia and for the Webster dic: | tonaries were submitted, Cole point ed out, over the name of R. C. Miller, 4041 Arcade building. “This is one of the rooms occupled by the Taylor Book Co.,"" Cole sald F, Taylor, member of this board, tg manager.” In answer to this, Taylor declared | that he was not dnterested financial ly or any other way in the sale of the | books to the schools, but that any commissions, should the Dood, Mead & Co. publications be selected, would go personally to Miller Taylor waa elected last spring for the one-year term. A SPECIAL EXAMINATION for the position of playground inspector \v s announced Saturday by the Se. to be held attle civil service bureau in the near future position tnclude supervision of play ground activitigs and maintenance of | gate case: grounds, Taylor deciared. | what her | |modeix for jand they took the swim to prove to | POLICE HEADS Girls in Daring Swim Feat | GRAPO, BOOZE HOUND, Bathing Beauties Are Real Virginia wens (left) and Marjorie Carlson Photos by Graéy| yeCormick sailed today on the jour- Gobs abodrd = the battleship Pennsylvania, at anchor in E- liott bay, hadn't recovered Sat- urday from the shock they got | right now. Any of you girls want to join me?” Miss Carlson—why, by the way, enjoys the distinction of being the| by Mail, $6 to 8% ™=—> THE NEWSPAPER WITH A 15,000 CIRCULATION LEAD OVER ITS NEAREST COMPETITOR <—& DEMAND PROBE OF SENATORS “HIGH FINANCE” ALLEGED IN TARIFF MEASURE _ Two CENTS IN SEATTLE — IN DISGRACE; SCENT IS A WEE BIT OFF! Grapo, the booze hound of the police dry squad, is once again in dingrace. The famous spotted canine, who is noted for hig ability to fer ret out liquid sunshine—and moonshine—wae out for an airing Saturday morning Suddenly he uttered a joyful yelp and set off up James st., to. ward Third ave. Up the stairs of the Lyon build: ing went Grapo, dragging a pant ing dry squad man pehind him On the third floor he stopped and snooped around the door of a law- yer's office. “Aba,” hissed the cop; “a clue.” And then the door opened. Out walked a plumber, carrying—an alcoho! lamp! BLAST WRECKS ENTIRE BLOCK ! 1 Killed, 12 Hurt, as Fire Sweeps Shattered Area’ KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 29.—One man was killed and more than a dozen injured in the wreck by a ter- rific explosion of a parte'y chad bus- iness block. James A. Hatfield, 25, ot Omaha, Neb., was killed when he touched an electric wire while attempting to aid in the rescue of persons trapped in a hotel by flames from the blast. Bodies of additional victims were ‘Heaved Tnto the debris, Many of the injured may die. ‘The blast was caused by the ex- plosion of a gasoline stove In a res. taurant, which touched off 25 gallons of gasoline in a cleaning shop next door. ‘The explosion wrecked three frame | buildings in the neighborhood, and ifire which followed gutted the j Viaduct hotel ON HER WAY) NEW YORK, July 29.—Mathilde ney that rumor declares will end in a “lover's meeting” with Max Oser, former Swiss livery stable. propri- etor of Zurich. the last when the } At moment, youngest of the winning bathing). - Friday afternoon when two beauties—immediately took her up,| White Star liner Majestic signaled nymphs suddenly emerged from | and the pair started for Pier 8, ac-| its impending departure, little Mins bre ! z G McCormick ‘relented in her self, the waters of the Sound and climbed up the gangway of the man-o'-war, | The nymphs were Virginia Es. | peron, 520 Third ave, W., and | Marjorie Carlson, “2430 Boyer ave. They were among the winners In The Star's recent contest to select the bathing suit. style show at the merchants’ convention. spectators that they their bathing suits for something beside display incredulous use companied by Miss Carison’s mother, who wanted to go along with them in a rowboat Altho more than a quarter of a 1 shite ee te between the| She said enigmatiéally, “but I'm not} | girlie and the ship, goal without diffic sailors on watch didn't know just what to do when the fair swimmers came aboard, and the skipper searched the navy regulations in vain for precedent. So a compromise was effected. had tea in the officers’ mess, and then went back with The ‘The girh y water lay they made ty. imposed seclusion and saw newspa- permen. “I am going to follow my plans,” going to tell you what they are, 1 appreciate your position, but I'm} Just not going to tell you anything about it.” “It” is believed to be a wedding with Oser on the continent some- time this fall. Cyrus MeCormick veg sailed on the Majestic. their “(th huh, pretty bathing suits, all] Mrs. Carlson. SHIP ASHORE, right—but Tt ‘M never see the| “Some ship.” they declared in| water”—that was the remark, over | unison, when they got back. “And WINS SAFETY heard by he girls, that drove them| we'd «wim twice as far any day to to their exploit get aboard her.” VICTORIA, B. C., July 29.—The “T'll show him,” Miss Esperon an-| Both girls acted as models for the |Canadian government steamer Cana- ce. (I'm t battleship | nounced to the world at swim out to th going to Olympia Knitting Mills during the| merchants’ convention. SLATED TO 60 Several to Be Dismissed! Next, Chief Announces The ax will fall on the heads of several high police officials EXPECT SPEEDY RAILWAY PEACE Strike Settlement Expected WASHINGTON, threat of industrial demoralization is Next Week July 29.—The dian Rovertwas refloated at 9 o'clock this morning, after resting on a bar in Portier Pass, 20 miles from Na- naimo, for several hours, The ship was on her way from Ocean Falls to San Francisco with a cargo of paper and was entering Ladysmith for coal when she struck in a dense fog. She appeared to be undamaged when she refloated on the rising tide and at 11 o'clock this forenoon an official message stated that she was alongside the dock taking her coml bunkers and would proceed on her voyage The Time to ‘PLAN BIG NIGHT next week, jover, administration leaders stated | This was the definite a today, as President Harding reduced nouncement made Saturday | to writing his compromise plan for a settlement of the railroad strike, and | the presidential coal committee start: | ed its work of rationing coal. | ‘The White House is confident of a! settlement of the railroad strike | some time next week, While the coal strike ts regarded Chiet of Police W. B. Severyns, following the issuance of general orders holding every patrolman, sergeant, Neutenant and captain on the force strictly accountable for conditions in the territory as- signed to him, time. Harding is sure that the public de. | mand for fuel will have ample re: | sponse, “We shall have coal," it wag confi- dently and emphatically stated at the| White House, | Harding feels almost certain that his plan will be accepted by both} ney Malcolm Douglas, ‘The first real barrage, however, will be the whole: sale dismissals next week. ‘These dixmissaly are not expected to result from the general orders The chiet has frankly announced | that he does not “expect that the elty can be made absolutely elean in single night,” so it is generally be rewarded that where them. he Duties of the} ed | lewed that he will give his subor-| factions in the ratlroad dispute, He} dinates more than a week-end to} has secured a virtual agreement to! STAR READERS don't skim put their houses in order. the general outline of the plan from)| thru the columns—they sit down The changes, therefore, are expect: | representatives of executives and|| and really read them. to result from matters of far] strikers at recent White House con- longer standing—principally the Le- | ference That's why R “WANT ADS” Tuesday should see the final step BRING RESULTS (Turn to Page 2, Column 3) (Turn to Page 2, Column 5) tire year, by must the people Advertise Is All the Time Day after day, thruout the en- people are reading the “WANT ADS" that appear dally | “ in The STAR CLASSIFIED. ing gun in the anti-viee crusade | OF pyett: |e ut dmergetia “Merchant or planned by Chief Severyns, Mayor | {ng a disastrous fuel famine even tf | ip {row Prosecuting Attor:|the trike should continue for some|] Desler Always has: something eee tases, «fr | to offer the buying reader, He gives variety as well as quality, and thru bis constant efforts dealing successfully with bis clients. The ADVERTISER also knows his ADS like, to find place is WASHINGTON, July 29. vestigation of the personal cial interest of certain indiv! senators in the Fordney-MeCt | ber tariff bilt was demanded resolution introduced in the [New York, prevented Ric tation Or the resolution and ence to committee. Caraway read from editorials | New York republican ne in the Washington Daily which intimated that certain: tors would be benefited fing by the tarift bill. Caraway’s statement and the entation of his petition aroused tors who have been mentioned in ed torial comment. Senator Go Idaho, demanded whether Ce would include in his resolution jinvestigatton of why you voted” jthe duty on rice In the emet | tariff, oA “I'll say to the senator that anyone says I or any of my folk have a dollar of interest fm rice, I would reply to him that he is an unqualified Mar,” re Caraway, heatedly. “Well, why don’t you your vote investigated?” Goodi ing. “Oh, Investigate me! Ih gate me!" said Caraway. resolution will require me to — show whether I was h or not.” Senator Smoot, Utah, sald he | |been mentioned ‘also in connect with wool, “T have not owned a sheep lamb, nor has any member of | family, since T sold them all, just (Turn to Page 2, Coben Dn. FOR WAYFARE | Elaborate Last Showing ; | Due; 17,500 Attend i Preparations were under way. Saturday for a spectacular fine showing of The Wayfarer for the season of 1922. Saturday eve ning many new features will be’ added to the great passion making its last appearance most georgeous of all, it was am nounced. |__ An estimated crowd of nearly 17, 1 |persons saw the production 4 evening, continuing the creasing attendance record, a The closing performance of The | Wayfarer will be marked with | greatly augmented March of Nai {in which 8,000 persons will take This night has been designated ‘army, navy and veterans’ night, | will be attended by Admiral By ;Eberle, commander of the |fleet, and Hanford MacNider, nat lal commander of the Amel ‘Legion, who will occupy a box cially decorated for them, } : | During Friday night’s present jot the mammoth religious ® the enormous cast of 8,000 prin % | showed in their much improved ing the benefits derived from |formances during the week. Darwin Meisnest, in charge of propnagemen’. declared that arrangements had been made to sure good seats for every person Wl desired to see the pageant on thi jits closing night. Parking space fot | upwards of 5,000 autos has been lo \cated near the stadium. | ‘Pratfic conditions about the ‘alum have been so Improved that t | majority of spectators reached theif j homes in less than 30 minutes after | the closing scene had been en ey