The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 12, 1922, Page 1

ae WEATHER Tonight fair ond erly Tomperature Maximum, 65, Howdy, folks! Going to the American Legion picnic at Wild- At the time of going to preas the} gentlemanly cop pictured above was #M busy making home brew. ee We'll give him until Monday to fill that bottle, If he fails, out he st He doesnt belong on the Seattle police force, see THEY BOTH SMELL THE SAME ej Walk a Mile for a a well-known That's nothing, Hugh Cald well went to en, for ene! By fring iss: ais Reeves and Maj. Oscar Piper, Mayor Brown is his bit to keep the American out of politics. eee Anyway, if Col. Lamping ts elected WU. S senator, he can’t be governor and will have to resign from the port commission. Not so bud when you Wook at the whole darn thing! ee HOLD ‘ER DOC: “I repeat again I have no political aspira- for myweit after I have tin shed my present term as mayor.” Dr..E. J. Brown. . In view of Harold McCormick's operation, would you say that Walska made a monkey out him? ‘Writer in The Star says Lord Northeliffe contracted his mysterious majady in Vancouver, Well. cant bteme.tton Sontsin, ae: | At any rate, let’s have = segre- gated district for people who be- Heve in segregated districts! Dr. Miuri of Tokyo tried to stop) his wife, a grand opera star, from | ‘ailing for America. But he soon dis- covered that you can’t keep a cinger 64 the high Cx . , 'ilie bought @ brand new car And started out to drive tt; > He wrapped it ‘round a hydrant. The Interment's strictly private. | 7 A man always feels like his wife & vacation when he can put om his from either end. . . 5 LI'L GER GEE, THE OFFICE VAMP, SEZ “ad can bootleg! i a - Li'l Gee Gee paused a moment, after dusting the office lilac with Bon Ami, and said: “It you take your | sweet mamma to the movies be sure| the usher gives you a seat on the op. | Posite side of thy use from your Storm arid Strife. Let's go, Mildred, the crowd ts get. ting rough. o- ‘The old-fashioned girl who used to a Up stick Aad she Sepped mo with @ hammer on After that the ‘spent the evening ont our Witle fet Boy, do = woman in the . This proposal to buy more chairs for the police station is a much need ed measure. Where are the cops go ing to put their feet? “ee And why don’t they dress the traffic Policemen in knee pants—they‘ve al- feady got their whistles. . . Clara Skarin disapeared su completely that one would almost be led. to believe that she was elected | vice president . TODAY'S FLAPPERISM “When I look into your foody eyes, Sugar, I crave nourish- ment!” | ee } We are going to start a campaign Py =n Beattie to make bootleggers quit carrying booze boldly up the front steps of residences They seratch the walls something | terribie, | cee / “That mare I just imported,” said) the millionaire horse owner proudly, | “once won the Derby “Hmm,” commented his friend, after a clone inspection of the ant- mal, “Engitsh or brown?” | YES, ae ADS RBALLY WERE | donkey. Apply in| seoten | Rew girls flirts ‘nead apply. We'll teach ‘you. tom (O.) Ledger, } i Sunday, modera they | ratifion sparks tn the capital. | damage was done. }One guard was wounded and one} God help the rich; the poor | |" —e |b jon |ruinw of the buildings they had} put marks on her letters to represent |) nag kdeses now makes red splotches with | «14, gree State soldiers were ‘McCormick Not generally te northweast- winds no" 24 Hours DEATH COMES TO GRIFFITH, H LEADER First President REMEMBER! Thousands of voters have failed to register this year! If you desire to take part in the primaries, you must qualify prior to August 23rd. istered in 1922, do it now! On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Star Batered as Second Class Matter May 8, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March 8, i678, rer ¥ by Mall, $6 to 08 SEATTLE, WASH., SATUR ‘Rain Visit to Come to Close Here Meanwhile Fire Menace, Other Dry Weather Hazards Are Over, of Dail Eirann Stricken Down by Heart Attack LONDON, Aug. Griffith, terata ef the peace treaty. with Great Britain, ts dead, it was an- nounced today by the colonial of- fice. ao oe heart failure, according as dispatch from Dublin to the Ryening News Arthur Griffith was one of the signatories of the treaty with Great Britain by which the Irish Free State was created. He yea ratification of this treaty in the dail, in opposition to Eamonn de Valera, at that time “preatdent of the Irish republic.” The Seattle bali club's series — a ae, to ere joday er a twoday delay, oc- eastoned by the rain, There'll ee Starting at Ma Western Washington's milliondob lar rain, which has continued inter. mittently for the past three days, has ace, prominent lumbermen declared Saturday. strong safeguards around the confla- grations. Weather Observer G. N. Salisbury Predicted fair weather for Saturday night and Sunday, with no able rain. He declared that the pres the present. One important reault of the rain, according to the Loggers’ tion bureau, is that Altho some of the larger fires are still far from being extinguished, the rain has aided the fighters to place ent wet spell was probably over for Informa: many dry) @ ] Upon Be Valera’s resignation, fol. |"fe#ms are now running a full head, lowing his defeat in the dati on the tion tewue, Griffith wag elect- tn hin place and became first prea it of the dafl cabinet under the Peace treaty with Britain. He organtzed this cabinet January 10, 1933, the day after De Valera quit. Before negotiation of the Irish (Turn to Pace A Coton 5 BATTLE STIRS DUBLIN AGAIN DUBLIN, Aug. 12.— Irish rebels resumed hostilities in Dublin today after officials believed they had stamped out the last revolutionary Twenty rebels raided and set fire to the postoffice. According to an official announcement, considerable Efforts to demol- ish the telegraph instruments failed. | raider captured. The principal object of the attack | |was the destruction of these instru: ents ao as to further hamper cony munication, already interfered with | by capture of cable lines by republl- | cans. see CORK, Aug. 12.--Occupation of Cork by Free State troops was com- pleted today when the last of the rebel garrison surrendered. Fifty republicans were taken pris- er after making a last stand in the killed and many wounded. Legally Wed ° Illi . CHICAGO, Aug. 12.— Under the Hlinols laws, Harold F. Me- Cormick and Ganna Walska are not legally married, They are subject to arrest if they return to this state before December 24—a full year after the divorce of MeLormick, Attorneys said any citizen of the state might make a com- plaint, causing the arrest of the ple, should they live together, here. Do You Want to Buy? \||Do You Want to Sell? WHICH? Are you taking advantage of the wondertul opportunity that awalts you when you are ready to BUY or SELL “that some- thing” you need or do not want. | i A STAR WANT AD will tell many thousand people just what you have or want. Learn to buy and shop thru THE STAR WANT AD columns. of water, permitting the resumption of logging in many camps and tnaur- ing an weawe supply, in case of eto “eid a Lieut.-Governor \Works as Guard in Rail Strike LINCOLN, Neb, Aug. 12— Lieut. Gov. Pelham A. Barrows, of Nebraska, today went to work a« usual a a Burlington railroad guard, a job he has held sines July 20. He returned late last night from Alliance, Neb., fageed after a trip scross the state with strikebreakers, whom he con- ducted safely to that point. Excorting strikebreakers to and from work has netted the first mate of Nebraska hip of state in this period of time $215 and board. Altho it was not generally known until yesterday that Bar. rows was occupied with this task, there In no secret concern ing why he does it. “I'm keeping in touch with the strike situation,” said the leu. tenant governor, looking up from a plate of Burlington beans. Altho Barrows’ sources of In come other than the regular pay of hin office, are negtigible, Ne- braska laughs at the idea of its second executive working for pe cuniary reasons “Inn't she paying him a hand some $600 per year?” That figures up to $1.92 per day. PROBE OF SHIP CRASH CLOSES Within the. next few days will be made public the result of the inves- | DAY, AUGUST 12, 1922. PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAVE ELECTED THE STAR THEIR FAVORITE SEATTLE NEWSPAPER — BY 15,000 PLURALITY EDIT If you haven’t reg- HOM ‘TWO CENTS IN SEATTURY ION “The bootleggers have got to go. We're going to make It too hot for them in Seattle, Already, our policemen are knocking them over regularly tigation conducted by the United) “The police department ts in excel States steamboat inspectors into the |lent shape. Our work of reorganiaw accident which befell the Admiral | tion ts proceeding rapidly.” line steamship H. F. Alexander,| which crashed into Cake rock last| “Most of my time at present ts be y morning. jing devoted to a study of the 1923 taking of testimony was con-| budget. cluded Friday by Steamboat Inspect: | ors Harry Lord and Donald 8. Ames | This testimony was being transcribed Saturday, It will be turned over to Supervising Inspector William Fiacher, who in turn will review it “It I disagree with the inspectors’ verdict Iam at Wherty to reopen the e myself,” Fischer said Saturday If, however, I concur, that is all | there t# to it.” Should negligence on the part of the Alexander's officers be found charges will be prepared and served on the individuals, Public trial would | follow. Woman Pinned Under |Auto; Is Badly Hurt Pinned beneath an automobile which overturned near Bothell, short- ly before noon Saturday, a Mra Glass, 2156 N. 58th at., was badly hurt. She was rushed to the Seattle | General hospital, Whitney A. Archi bald, of Bellingham, was driving the car when the accident occurred, What Mayor Said to “Gentlemen of Press” * [BESTS 200-LB. Scene: The Mayor's Office, | “I have already pruned the depart Time: Saturday. |mental estimates by $600,000. I'm Characters: Old Doe Brown. going to cut them further.” j eee “Good morning, gentlemen of the| ,, ) |press. Take a chair. Take two mt Fe oe ation te |them. I direct your attention to the | Rev. Philip Bauer and ask him: to lthiee hoteles ot Why dete drop in and see me, I'd lke to hear "The first in a> bottle of moon.| Where he gets his information that | jshine, the second is home brew, the| ice ae % Seattle.” | third is ink 1 'p| seat Drink the Ink—It#) wong other thing, gentlemen. | made application this morning to | Judge Neterer to xee Nellie Hartford, | my chief witnens in the Legate case, | | “Tf ean't be bothered running around to John Frater or Tom | Revelle every time I wish to con- sult with the girl, “Tam a lawyer and have been admitted to every court in the country. Tam acting as counsel | for Mrs, Hartford. | “Tl was # lawyer when Johnnie | Frater was in Maperet" / | 35 OVERCOME |WIDOW TO GET) IN PIER FIRE the New York Central burned at a los of $1,000,000. Joseph Martin, acting fire chief, said that in all probability spontane- {ous combustion caused the blaze, | Work of firemen was hampered because of explosions of dhemicals that were stored on the pier. a “WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE | Water will be shut off Sunday, | ———* from 9 a, m, to noon, on Fourth | ave. N., from MeGraw st. to | | Newell st.; on North Hill ave. I | from MeGraw st. to Wheeler st., | and on MeGraw st., between | | | North Mill ave. and Fourth | | ave, N. NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Thirty-five firemen were overcome and thou! sands of tons of freight were de atroyed here today when Pier D of ‘GREAT ESTATE| Upon application of his widow, | Olive Graef Treat, the wit of Harry | Whitney Treat, millionaire Seattle sportsman, who was killed in. an automobile accident in British Colum. bia, July 30, was admitted to probate friday by Superior Judgo Mitchell | | Gilliam. Unusually brief, the will left! |'Treat’s entire estate to Mrs. Trent, ‘The value of the estate is not deter. | but fs said to consist prin. | cipally of real estate, mining claims and mining optiona in King county | land British Columbia Mra, Treat is made executrix. Wit. | mined, jneswes to the will, which was exe. | cuted May 11, 1911, were A. W, Tid marsh, C, D, Stimson and J, D, Tren holm, Battles Bandit to Finish Here's Frank Mitchell, Husky Restaurant Man, Who, Upon Coming Face To Face With a Bandit On His Porch Saturday Morning, G Battle and Unloaded the Robber’s Gun. Then, When His Assailant Picked Up the Weapon and Hit Him On the Head, Mitchell, $35 Out, Still Gave Chase in the Dark Morning Hours. Photo by Price & Carter, Star Stat? Photographers INTRUDER IN RIGHT Grappling with a 200-pound bandit on the front porch of his home, early Saturday, Frank Mitchell, 616 21st ave., part own- er of the National restaurant, 908 Third ave., battled the rob- ber for possession of the bandlt’s revolver, Mitchell finally se cured the gun, emptied it dur- ing the deperate fight, and tonsed it aside, where it was re- covered by the robber a moment later and used with effect on Mitchell's head. The robber escap- with $35 cash. Mitchell was returning home at! 3:10 a, m, when upon mounting the steps of his home, the bandit leaped at him from the darkness. Pressing A pistol against Mitchell's stomach, |the man took $35 from Mitchell's pocket, and was reaching for! _ | Mitchell's stickpin when the Jatter | | grabbed the pistol A desperate fight then began, in which no words were spoken, The pair fell to the ground and rolled nearly to the road, when Mitchell twisted the pistol from the bandit’s grip, emptying it. Suddenly the bandit, who was nearly overpowered, made a last ef. |fort to free himself and broke loose from Mitchell's strangle hold, He seized the pistol, struck his adversary and pulled the trigger. As the shells had been exploded, the pistol failed to go off. He fled Mitchell pursued two blocks, but failed to keep pace with him Motoreycle Policemen Ivan Miller and C. D, Follrich searched the dis- trict during the morning hours, but | falled to trace the bandit, who ts said | to bear marks of the terrific combat. TACOMA. Nichols, Seattle, arrested dressed in boys’ clothes in company with Dickmleser, of Centralia, Buchanan, Olympia. Margaret the bandit for | | 19, Robert | and Earl} HARDING FAILS!) PEAC TURNED DOWN Both Railroads and Men Refuse to Accept President’s Plan as It ; — Stands; Paralysis Grows WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Prospects for immediate set- tlement of the railroad strike faded today as virtual rejec- tion faced President Harding’ ciation of railroad executives with such reservations that rejection. Striking shopmen today su; House their answer to Preside: accepted in its present form. to have been suggested. BY M. D. TRACY SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12+ ‘Transcontinental transportation verg- ed on complete paralysis today. Only one of the four main trans- continental rallway linés from Call fornia was operating thru trains. was the Union Pacific, and indica tions were that it may be tied up in| a matter of hours. Creeping slowly from point to} point, the strike of railway brother {hood members, who said they refused | |to move trains thru districts where | armed guards were stationed, in 24 hours had severed the main arteries of transportation between East and West. Summarteed, about as follows: Three passenger trains with 200/ Passengers aboard are tied up at} Turn to Page 2, Column 2) (MILWAUKEE IS the situation was MILWAL , Aug. 12.—Rumors jof a strike of Big Four Brother. hood employes of the Chicago, | Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad were proved unfounded today Some difficulties between the union heads and company officials were cleared up at a meeting early today and the men work, iL. & N. ROAD | IS CRIPPLED EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 12—| | Service on the Louisville & Nashville j railroad was completely tied up here | today, the second day of the walkout | of engineers and firemen, Thru Chicago trains to the South | were held at Evansville, the L. & B. | being unable to accept trains from jthe Chicago & Eastern Illinois rail- road, Unofficial word from New York, preceding the arrival here of a committee of railroad executives, stated the asso- Leaders of the shopmen were silent on its exact terms, b it is understood to state that the Harding proposal cannot bi It} NOT AFFECTED) remained at} CE y 's second peace proposal. voted to accept the plan, but its action constitutes virtual pported and sent to the nt Harding’s proposal. White Modifications were understo ba SANTA FE - IS PARALYZED PHOENIX, Ariz, Aug. 12.— The |Santa Fe railroad in Arizona was virtually tied up today by walkout jot the Big Four brotherhood mem | Protesting use of armed guards im |the shopmen’s strike. All thru trains to the Pacific consi [had been canceliéd and traffic on |the transcontinental arteries suae |pended. Eastbound trains are being annulled at Los Angeles and west. bound trains held at Ab buquerqugy Ny BIG 4 KE.” SPREADS FAST CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—Walkouts of the “Big Four” brotherhoods im jVarious parts of the country were spreading. Scores of trains were. cancelled thruout the West and Mfgidle West. | Wisconsin and California were the |storm centers, | ‘Traffic on the Sante Fe in Califor: |nia, New Mexico and Arizona was | practically at a standstill. Switchmen on the Chicago, Mil+ jwaukee & St. Paul at Milwaukee wore reported to be ordered to walle out at 11 a m. today. Union leaders declared efforts would be made to tie up every union terminal in Wisconsin before night, ‘WALKOUT MAY, REACH DENVER DENVER, Aug. 12.—“The walkout of the Big Four brotherhoods may |break in Denver at any moment,”* said C. E. Seehorn, local chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Train- men on the Denver & Rio Grands Western railroad today. Strike of railway employes cific Coast today. Developments today includ pany could not say. | night. fort to reach some agreement. i the morning at Needles, Cal., Two additional trains on marooned at Seligman, Ariz., telegram said. Aid from chambers of com was asked. STRIKE MENACE IS GROWING ALONG PACIFIC COAST Southern Pacific transcontinental trains were moving with their regular engineers, but with railway officials act- ing as firemen. How long this can be maintained, the com- Western Pacific train No. 3, bound west, reached Stock- ton, Cal., this morning and was tied up there. Eastbound No. 4 remained at Stockton, where it was tied up last Officials of the Southern Pacific and leaders of the rail- way brotherhoods went into conference early today at Ogden, Utah, and Fresno and Bakersfield, Cal., in an ef- Best available information tinental trains on the Santa Fe remained marooned during A telegram from George C passenger, said 800 passengers were stranded at Seligman. “A great many women and children are suffering,” the tightened its grip on the Pa- ed: was that three transcon- and one at Seligman, Ariz. the Santa Fe were reported later in the day. oupland of Pasadena, Cal. a merce in Southern California