The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 21, 1922, Page 7

THURSDAY, DECEMBER BRIEF NEWS SEARCH LAKE FOR MEN MER ROUGE, La., Deo, 21 militiamen looked on today were completed for draggnig Lake La Fourche, in search of bodies of two men missing since kidnape® by a masked mob five months ago, The Militia arrived here yesterday follow ing orders’ from Governor Parker No explanation was given of their prosence, State as plans ACCUSED $70,000 THEFT CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Seth Ander fon, for 20 years an employe of the First National bank here, was to be aligned today on a charge of em. approximately $70,000 of bank's funds. Anderson, poltee the said, confessed after bank examiners books. . PLAYS DEAD, FINED Nick Stechyshun, Russian, paid a $50 fine in police court Wednesday after driking intoxieati¢ liquor and then playing “dead” in his room at the Grand Union hotel, oppo the police station. F. J. Hyer, friend of Stechyshun, called the police, believ fag the man dead. Motoreycle Pa trolmen G. C. Jensen and H. B. New ell came to the room and began ad ministering first aid. Stechyshun, stilt intoxicated, decided not to play dead any more, and proceeded to kick Jensen in the face. . . went over his . LEGION WINS JAP FIGHT The American Legion has won its battle to drive the Japanese out of the Yakima valley Local Legion officials have just received word from J. Vincent Roberts, commander of Yakima post, that the Japs seem to be abandoning their efforts to establish themselves on farm lands im that vicinity. . BERNHARDT IS RESTING PARIS, Deo. 21.—Sarah Bern. hardt, famous actress, today con. sented to take @ rest, which she Previously claimed “for me means death.” Physicians who announced that she has passed the crisis of her iliness let it be known that, after making many objections, she has agreed to remain in bed for 15 days or so. WINS $10,000 SUIT William J. Sullivan, Jlengshore- man, who brought sult for damages against the Alaska Steamship Co. alleging that on September 21, while Im the employ of the company on the steamship Ketchikan at Nome Alaska, a ‘stee! oi! drum rofed upon him and broke his arm, was award. ed $10,000 damages in Federal Judge E. EB. Cushman’s court Wednesday. eee DROWNS UNDER CAR Pinned under three feet of water i 2 if MISTLETOE SELLS Mistletoe season is here. Accord- ing to florists’ reports there is more than a ton of mistletoe in Seattle. $15,134,600 COINED DENVER, Dec. 21.—The annual report of the United States mint at Denver, issued today, shows that during 1922 there were coined 15,063,- 000 dollars as well ax 7,160,000 pen- nies. HERE’S MORE ABOUT VICE STARTS ON PAGE ONE that body last Tuesday, Before entering the jury room Mayor Brown said; “I am thru talk- ing about Chauncy Hawkins. His slanders are only an annoying detail in the day's work. Every person, and every newspaper in Seattle knows that when he says Seattle is the most wide-open town in the coun try that he js not speaking the truth. From now on I'll have nothing to eny about Hawkins. As far as I’m con- cerned he is a dead issue. Let the newspapers help him in his publicity campaign if they will. In the future I will not comment on anything he may say. “Lam only working for the in- terests of Seattle, and I answered Hawkins because he attacked the good name of our city. The ree- ords show that the police depart- ment is 40 per cent more active this year than it was last year.” Police Sergt. John Buchanan waa the first witness to testify Thursday morning. Buchanan is a member of the second patrol of the downtown Aintrict. Three policemen from the same pa- trol were to be called to testify Thursday afternoon ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland. —Three sailors shot down by Captain Ras Mussel Of Danish schooner Centarus when, according to hix statement, he attempted to queli mutiny. One S-unded dies, - 999 DOW DOOMED — TO BE HANGED Must Die With Lover for | Slaying Husband | 21, 1 Wi LONDON, Deo, tl, — Mrs Thompson must han, urder of her husband, Thompson, of which she | found jointly gullty with | was Frederick Bywaters, her lover, | The lord chief justice today | dismissed appeals by Mra, | Thompson and Bywaters, They had previously been found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, Mra. Thompson was the first | woman in years to receive a death penalty for murder. During the trial it was brought out that she and Bywaters, alleged to have been her lover, sought repeatedly to poison Thompson, without Passionate love letters, interspersed with suggestions for killing her husband, were exchanged by the ac cused couple. Finally, one night, Thompson was found in the arms of his wife on a| street corner, dying from stab! wounds j Thompson was stabbed to death | October 4 | Appeal of the condemned woman, | who admitted frequent attempts to poison her husband, probably will be carried to the home secretary, her last hope of life. | William ©. Bridgeman, whose | life, by a coincidence, was re cently attempted thru poison | sent him in the mails, must no | decide whether a woman about nuceess to become mother can | hanged. | Mrs. Thompson in understood to | be In a delicate condition. | HERE’S MORE ABOUT MURDER STARTS ON PAGE ONE with Earl Weir, his son. Police Lieut. Thatcher and Depu- ty Distriet Attorney John Mowry | Questioned the woman at length last | night and caused her to repeat her story several times. She did so without alteration of a single detail, | Police announced, and detalied ques. tions failed to shake her narrative. Officers claim the woman could not have withstood the grilling and made such consistent answers had her story been a fabrication. Weir's demeanor was equally insistent and | consistent, and his frank denials of | all knowledge of any girl's death has | impreaned polices, they admitted to day The story ax told by tie woman related how she had met Weir and | ™ [then Earl, his son, and became! friends with both men, About o'clock the night of September 23, Mra. Leary said she went to the Weir boathouse and heard the older man talking to a young girl whom she had noticed on the boat earlier in the day. He was coaxing her, she Fue lie ROME RIOTING ROME, Dec. 21.—Guerilia war. fare similar to that in Ireland broke lout between Fascisti and their op- |ponents in different parts of Italy today. A bomb thrown tnto a group of Fascist! at Trieste wounded 24 per. sons, three seriously. A former Fascieti leader was alleged to have hurled the explosive, At Naples groups of Fascist! at- tacked a populist newspaper, the Battalgie del Meszogiorne, because its anti-Fascisti attitude. The! . | Daring Escape SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21—Wil- |Mam J. Huff, held for burglary, es- | leaped from the San Francisco city | | jail today by sawing the bars of his | cell. It was the first encape from the city prison since it waa built, follow. ing the 1906 fire. Huff was facing four burglary charges here, while two additional charges stand against him in Onk- land, two in Portland, Ore., and one |in Eureka, Cal., according to police. | | He was arrested here a few weeks | (ago after being shot in the hand by | an officer. Word from Bureka po-| jlice had led to hie arrest ‘Legion Post Plans Big Entertainment big vaudeville entertainment will be staged at the Metropolitan |theater Friday night by Maple Leaf post, American Legion, for the benev. | olent fund of the post. | The Mapie Leaf post band will play, and other entertainment will be furnished by the Douglas School of | Dancing, the Welsh Ladies Quartet jand Carl Reiter, manager of the Moore theater, in addition to acts by | Jan Rubini, Yvonne Marr and Dave} | Thurston, by courtesy of Alex Pan- itages; Danny Wallace and Haidie |Brossiet, from the Cosmopolitan ; | Players; Ward freland, Kenneth) | Crows, Sandy Young and C. E, Roby, and an act from the Hippodrome The Metropolitan orchestra will also be there. MEMBERS OF THE AMPHION soclety held « Christmas party Wed- nesday evening, in Fine Arts hall, 1213 Fourth ave. be | | demnat +|the law. j day HERE’S MORE ABOUT HOLLYWOOD STARTS ON PAGE ONE sible for Arbuckle being pul back on the sereen again In Los Angeles, however, and in the movie colony itxelf, Arbuckle’s return to filmland was gen ly wr <i with approval, and the opin jon expressed that he deserves a chance to work out bis own destiny ban will be placed on the show ing of his filme, when they are again put on the market, either in Loa An ywood o-. Indianapolis Bars Arbuckle’s Plays INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21.-"Pat ty” Arbuckle films were barred from Indianapolis theaters today by May or Lew Shank. ‘Only the flappers and flippers and morbidly curious will go to see Ar buckle now since Bil) Hays has re Instated him,” Shank declared. ‘The showing of these films is one of the things I'm going to fight to the finish.” Shank was supported in his stand by club women and leaders of wom en's organizations having state wide Roope . Detroit May Ban Arbuckle Films DETROIT. 2 ty" Arbuckle will back to the mov sereens in De it was indicated in a statement 1 today by Acting Mayor Johan Roscoe ("Fat ot be woleomed Dec be sent to Police Commissioner Inch Lodge said. |Milwaukee Raps Fatty Arbuckle MILWAUKEE, Deo. 21 —“Fatty” Arbucklo’s reinstatement aa the re sult of Will Hays’ pardon yesterday met with cold response here. Milwaukee citizens were over whelmingty against the “pardon.” Ministers, school teachers, business men and others prominent in public ife, who were interviewed, were unanimously opposed to the return of Arbuckle and his comedy films. eee Indifferent to Arbuckle Decree SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 21.—San Francisco, where “Fatty” Arbucki met his temporary downfall and w three times tried for manslaughter, received news of Arbuckle’s “par don” with comparative indifference. Here and there was a note of con for “Futty,” and there . said in his defense, I think such action is breaking faith with our children,” declared Mrs. Torrey Connors, president of the California Writers’ club, “Iam greatly pleased with Mr. Hays’ action,” said Gavin McNab, who defended Arbuckle. “Roscoe Ar- buckle never was guilty; he has suf- fered much.” Denver to Permit Showing of Films DENVER, Dec. 21.—City officials indicated today that “Fatty” Ar- buckle films could be shown in Den- ver. At the time of the Arbuckle trial an order was passed barring the films. B8ince then, however, pic tures made by the fat comedian have been shown here, there was no interference by city hortties. eee Portland Censors to Discuss “Fatty” PORTLAND, Dec. 11.--Portiand movie fans and the local board shal! decide what reception shall be ac corded Arbuckle’s films when they appear on screens here, Mayor Baker told the United Prean today, “As mayor of the city I'll follow Oft-hand I don’t know of any law which would prevent Patty's pictures being shown, #0 long an they conform to public morals,” Mayor Baker sald. eee PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dee, 21 Movies In Pennsylvania will be open to “Fatty” Arbuckle films as far as the state board of censors is con cerned, Harry Knapp, president of the board, said today oe MARY PICKFORD WILL AID IN MAKING FILM CITY MODEL OF WORLD LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21— Mary Pickford has voluntartly come forward to help Will ‘Hays, movie mentor, make Hollywood the world’s model city Mary has accepted the position as head of the city planning commission, under the direction of the Hollywood Art association The move .is sponsored by the Hollywood chamber of commerce and other civic bodies. Mary today declared that she would fight “to prevent commer cial vandalism from setting down in Hollywood.” “The eyes of the world are on Hollywood,” said Mary, who for the firat time since the war, lent her influence and name to a public movement, “During our last trip abroad we heard more about this little unpretentious suburb nestling against the Call fornia hills than we did about any other American city. And for that reason, if no other, we should do everything possible to make Hollywood a mode! city.” Mary announced the first step in her movement would be to seek out and employ a famous architect to supervise future con- struction in the filmiand city. HONORS FOR LEGION DEAD Centralia, the shrine of the Amert. can Legion, will be visited, January 6, by Alvin M, Owsley, national com- mander of the Legion, who will lay wreaths on the graves of the ex-serv- ice men killed there on Armistice 1919, according to information received by state Legion headquar- ters here, Owsley will meet officers thruout the state during his tour, which wil last several days, accord ing to Department Adjutant Henry ‘Wise, THE HEAVY PENALTY HERE’S MORE ABOUT FORU STUDENTS | CYNTHIA GREY STARTS ON PAGE ONE SEATTLE STAR ‘WOUNDS TWO, _— SLAYS SELF. Tacoma Cook Shoots Wait- RI Four Suspended as Result . girls, it would be a disgrace upon bor, a of Boyish Prank Amertoa to permit the film comedian ress and Clerk White to return, because the memory of hin Inch With the suspension of three | imnominious conduct as played up TACOMA a1 Inability to brothe University of Washington stu. | on the front pages of our newspapers | gain the lov a woman resulted stant dents for one year, and of ans | thruout the country, is still fresh in) in Th dberr 4, a cook, A other for two years, and the [their plastic juvenile minds.” | wounding two fellow employes and forfeiture of a month's pay by | Mrs. Emma Maring, of the juvenile! then killing himself here last night & Seattle policeman, the last | court, taken a 1 legal viewpoint | in the restaurant where he was em In chapter had been written Thurs of the matter wonally I do not | ployed day in what started out merely | “dmire Roscoe Arbuckle; but he wax) The wounded are M Mubel Kar i . tried before a jury and the jaw says! dali, 24, a wattress, and Harold Het a an underrraduates’ lark, The students who were suspended | he ts not guilty, Will not the public| trick, « clerk are Richard Holbrook, Canper|*°cept the voloe of the law?” Gaddberry — reported . or J Hchneider, Hubert Lewia and Wayne| Madam Myra Pleas, who conducts re Mme g ey Stove a “ Hall, while the policeman who was|@? ¢xclusive school for girls on Cap oop i ; ireate ‘lhe iM her Giactpiined Patrolman J. H. Karl-|'te! Bill, was réticent about express. | *he re wig ey, Panel area t ing an opinion, “It ts a delicate mat On her way home last evening, a* boyiah prank on the night of No-| AtPuckle produced clean comedy pic ys ee gacin tila ygatices pi tures, and the great army of young-|®Utomatic pistol and fired. vember 20. On thelr Way 20m ene eee ne eee hen tise him| Bobling, the porter, grappled the four students started to carry! now and I fear, if he produced pic.|t¢ man and attempted to gain po away a traffic sin at 45th St. O04) tures again, it would be next im. | #eamion of the piatol. One shot truck University way Karibere inter:| iossible to prevent them from re-| th? girl in the right shoulder and fered and, in the resulting fracas | newing acquaintance with their be-| other went wild pleroed the door shot Holbrook thru the lung, in| ioved mirth-creating idol, But would| 2" struck Hetrick, who was a | work at the front of the restaurant lin the leg. f ldberry then fired @ shot into his temple, and died two hours later in the county hospital fliicting a wound that nearly proved fatal A thore Investigation was made of the affair by beth unt it be bent? Other I think not.” Beattio women, pick expressed = themnelves A G an versity and police officials and Mrs. Jessie Lightfoot, prominent final action way taken Wednes (member of Women's Commercial day. The university disciplinary —(club—-"I don't think the general committee decided that the boys | public wants Fatty Arbuckle back had been intoxicated at the time | Hix picture plays, 1 do not believe, | of the shooting, and therefore | will be well attended when again barred Holbrook, Schneider and | shown, 1 think Wil Mayes is SUSPECTS HELD Lewis from the college until | making & great mistake.” j January 1, 19%, and Hall until an ee _ on , m - Janu , 1925—Hall bel: rs. Kathryn Miracle, counctl i ; Jenuary 1, | 025—Mall | being | oman—"Personally, T wouldn't «o| Auto Seized by Police After because he was charged with | cross the street to see him But | Two Are Held Up | public forgets quickly, and I 1 | the in addition | oulan't be surprised if in time tt : | |takes him up as much as ever, But Two men were held up and At the same time, Chief of Police! 1 ccnnot feel that he should be| febbed by automobile bandits | W. B. Severyns decided that Patrol | srought before the public eye ufter| Wednesday night, and as a re |f) man Karlberg had used his revolver |) eon auot. | sult the police arrested three too freely and suapended him for 30 SAIS men and seized an automobile days. This really amounts to a 66 neve, Gare. Mark, acsistant reais in whieh they were riding, find day suspension, as Kariberg was tn ing a pistol on one of the men, trar, University of Washington—‘T definitely removed as soon a@# th®) hope the public will not accept him.| Which was being held as evidence Thursday. | jease was reported |He has had sufficient publicity for Dean Jobn T. Condon, chairman! us to know we have had enough of| William J. Petrain, local newspa- ([/ of the university disciplinary com-| him. He should try something other | per man, was stopped as he was mittee, declared in announcing the|than the movie about to enter his home, at 1314 boys’ suspension that he felt that Spring st., by two bandits in an auto, drinking should be treated with at who drew a pistol and proceeded to search him, taking @ valuable watch, other irregularities, to having been intoxteated. | Mrs. Ivar Janson, 606 W. Galer— leant as much severity as poor) “I think some prople will go to see scholarship, and pointed out that|him at first, out of curiosity, But) an Elk charm, $35 in cash and his) hundreds of students are dropped I don't think he can be really ac- | personal papers. An hour later, three auto bandits hailed A. F. € 219 Belmont ave. N., at Bellevue ave. and Olive # taking $2.20 in cash, « gold watch, gold knife and his new overcoat. The J) bandits fied, Following the two robberies, a po jevery year for failing in their work, | cepted by the general public.” | Mra. May Carty, 921 E. Jefferson) —"It doesn’t seem possible that he could come back. 1 for one don't| care to see him.” * * lee prowler car, piloted by Sergt. P. | SUSPECT HELD speciat Railroad | ¥, Looker and Fatrotinan C. W. Bell, KANSAS CITY, Kan. Deo. 21.—~] Fares Announced arrested Robert Swaney, 9: hie| Joe Wagner, underworld character in | was held in jail at St. Joseph, Mo. [today in connection with the robbery | of $200,000 at the United States mint in Denver, “I believe the arrest of Wagner will pave the way to the solution of the robbery at the Denver mint and the robbery of the Drovers’ Na- tional bank here last week,” Henry Zimmer, chief of police, declared. eee DENVER, Colo., Dec. 21.—-Pollce pinned their hopes today of the dis covery of the bandits who staged the ‘er 4 holdup in front of the/the detective: that the mint hefe Monday on the bloody/had been purchased by a well-| erty, shotgun thrown away by one of |dreased man a few days before the| par sgurinee hides Hae es yes tee the bandits as they fled from the! holdup. Efforts were redoubled to | don that he desired greatly to leave scene of the robbery. Finger|day to find this man, who is be | Seattle far behind him, and was gtv- Prints on the gun stock were being lieved to be In Denver. Roundtrip tickets to pointy Washington, Idaho and Montana, to which the fare one way does not ex ceed $30, will be sold for the price of one and a half fares between the dates of December 22,an4 January 1, | as @ spectal Christmas attraction, | Great Northern officials announced | ‘Thursday, The return tickets will be good until January 3. — compared with those on an auto- mobile believed to have been stolen and abandoned by the men. A pawnbroker yesterday A. Schroder large machine corresponding to the description of the bandits’ at 18th ave. and EB, Pine st, Robert Swaney was carrying a loaded revolver, while Schroder had @ Mashlight, the police declare, ices Nace at Chief’s Home If Will Ritchie, 34, had asked any- one else except Mra. W. B. Severyna, told | wite of the chiof of police, for a meal, shoteun | Wednesday, he might still be at lib- who were driving a car, | | wp The CANDY SHOP Is Overflowing With Christmas Sweets SIDE by side with chocolate fruits and amusing novelties to put in the Christmas stockings are preten- tious presentation boxes of Candy Shop Chocolates—farther on, glass i jars of the Hard Candies that chil- dren love—clever Favors for the Christmas gathering — Candied Fruits and Salted Nuts—Nut Brit- tles and Rich Bonbons—Baskets and Decorated Metal Boxes to hold the gift of candy. —and all in such bountiful array! 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