The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 27, 1922, Page 1

DOCTOR HELD AS MOB CHIEF! ADMITS WEATHER Tonight and fresh southerly Temperature Last 24 Maximum, 54 ‘Today NO. Kl The paper with a 15,000 daily circulation lead over its nearest competitor Thursday, rain Min noon, 5 The Seattl Entered as Heeond Clans Matter May under the Aci of Congress March ® Sta 187%, Wer Your, by Mall, $6 to 69 LLING MAN IN QUARRELI PPP PAPAL AAD AALA DALAL RAARAANARAAAAA HOME| ii EE ELEANOR HO ALOT SN 27, 1922. “EMBER Howdy, folks! Perhaps the reasen Mayor Brown is so hard boiled is because he is always in hot water. see Now that Christmas is past, jant- tors can stop being polite. eee Perhaps there ts no connection, but a few days ago Count George Hay du Barry declared that the “sweet voice of music will clean out the city jail,” and now we notice that a community songfest is to be held tonight within « block of the Jail . LITERARY NOTE Funk & Wagnalis has just announced the publication of « book entitled “How to Get Your Name in Print.” we couldn't decide what to give Mayor Brown for Christmas. eee It's a tough Hfe for the kiidies They've not only got to pretend they believe in Santa Claus, but they also have to simulate a firm belief Convicted of “Constructive” Murder Crippled Partner in Love | Tragedy Is ; LONDON, Dec. 27.-—A legless man, 22 years old, will soon be carried to the gallows to pay the penalty for a) “constructive murder.” It took the jury only 18 minutes to find him guilty. he never could have been conv United States. Sentenced Yet icted for such a crime in the If two persons enter a death pact, and one survives, can) |he be charged with murder? | The British law says yes. |some leading barristers, says In the balance hangs the life of the cripple. POLICE EXPECT FORGER ARREST | Popular opinion, backed by no. Althe Lionel Edward Symonds, @ baker at Hersham, was married and | had two childrens he fell in love with Gladys Martha Wall, the 15-yearold daughter of his employer. Fearing the inevitable consequences, they de | cided to end it all by throwing them. selves in front of a train But the girl became frightened. SEATTLE, WASH, WEDNESDAY, DE Eat A pples, wers % * Aid Gro ‘Seattle Pushes Campaign JAP BRUTE MUTILATES 2 CHILDREN SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dee. T7.— Mrs. K her three children, Saizo Shimada, Japanese, probably live, altho the two youngest children will lose both hands, The four were Shimada while alo Shimada vers and had quar reled, Shimada’s body was found, thru the heart, a short dis re from the ranch house. ‘The Japanese woman and a 7 year-old daughter were shot sev eral times. The hands of two children, 3 years old and 18 months, ,respectively, had been hacked with a hatchet, Two older children succeeded in hiding and escaped injury. 5 SHIPS SINK: 18 DIE AT SEA Battered Liners | Go Down in Terrific Gale attacked by on their ——. TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE. TAKEN ON — ORD GOVER Physician Who Fled Louisiana Town ff Held at Baltimore; Denies Any Knowledge of Murders BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.—Dr. B. M. MeKoin, former n of Mer Rouge, La., was held without bail today for of Louisiana authorities following arrest on a ch murder in connection with killings by hooded tel there. Chief Judge Gorter of the supreme court ruled that Koin be kept in jail for 10 days, awaiting arrival of offi |to take him back to Mer Rouge. Dr. McKoin was arrested here yesterday at the |Hopkins medical school on order of Governor Pai | Louisiana, who requested that the physician be h |murder. | Dr. McKoin refused to make a statement when | he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. | “Was the Ku Klux Klan active in your neighbor jhe was asked. | “Well, they used to parade around a great deal in jrobes and their masks on,|——— Shortly before the time set for t execution of their death pact, she Everywhere in Seattle the campaign, “Buy a Box of Ap- wuiber ples,” greets the « Market men, both in Western “T shalt not go to the train tines, @ve., among the wholesalers and at the aire retail markets, because I don't with to die Ike that.|a@re aiding in a move fostered by the Chamber of Commerce 1 would rather you killed me." to help Eastern and Central Washington to dispose of their |surplus product which is unusually large thia year, due to the fact that the cor soeringe rende is fovposeiele to ship the fruit ap tate ty shows Miss Maude Manifi Our of “extra ‘favicies” at the in Easter bunnies. Have Clue to: Whereabouts | of Karl Larkin Wednesday that aa Sratnars ote ~Srened but I never knew anything! like this they did.” | He said that he was a dea- con in the Baptist church at Rouge and that the ver eon ‘when ‘fe was| MORRIS CO. PURCH mayor. CHICAGO, Deo. 37. ts that, sooner or participants get eo. ee ee Mayor Brown ought to be able to| pick a good All-American He'd be sure to have a strong line. ! hours, upon receipt clues to Larkin’s a Larkin i» alleged to have defrauded |feattle merchants out of approxi mately $2,500 on bogus checks re contly, and will face a firet degree forgery charge provided he is cap | tured. Ren Tipp, Second ave. jeweler, ac- kin in exchange for a diamond ring. police say. FE. W. Hall, typewriter so badly be ampu-~' On the stand, the cripple admitted his love for the girl and their tuik | and notes about jumping in front of | the train. But he said he changed team. | cepted a check for $1.650 from Lar his mind and wanted to live He met her, urged her, told her not to be silly. But she was distracted Pacific Fruit Co.'s esta —Phote by BANK PROBE IS GOING DEEPER Here's a mustache cup from brother; |dealer, wan also victimized by Lar and ran towards the track, down Bank of California Officials Here is a soap dish from Min. Sleeve garters from Fan, Gold toothpick from Dan-— Gosh, how the foot presents roll in! Z ee | But what) we would like to know | is what the fellow meant who sent us a book on “Humor” for Christ- mas. cee Little Homer wanted « rocking: horse. We compromised by taking him out for a Tide on a one-man car. | vee —_—_— —--¥ mutation and moved | home prep te goneagg json, according to reports from Bel ltime that he was plotting and carry. | &rade to Epoca. can’ 5 o'clock some of th’ neighbors about it, —___—___—______—_“ . While hey are making war on the film actors who use dope, they might as well do something about the scenario writer#. Many of the movie | plays must have been written by) hopheads. | | oe A lawyer should marry a Sue, j A porter a Carrie should wed, A gambler a Betty, a landlord a Letty, A fisherman Nettie, ‘tis said. A florist should marry a Rose, A printer should marry a Dot; A milliner Hattie, a rugmaker Mattte, | A pastryman Patty—eh, what? ee “Anyone in the world can spit on the Philippines and we can't stop them,” writes Admiral Sims. Isn't there an anti-spitting law over there? eee Girls who roll their hose ought to wear earmuffs on theif knees these chilly days. | . | o- SHORT STORY | Hands up! | eee j Scientists draw up resolution as-| serting that the human race is de-| scended from monkeys. Bet the) monkeys won't admit It. | ee H Li'l Gee Gee wants to know if a} man who reads meters for a lving is a meteorologist. eee CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON | IVY CLUB Gink who accepts invitation for Christmas dinner, and then wraps up what remains of the turkey and takes it home with him. | eee State officials announce that all! motorists who do not have 1922 1i censes by January 1 will be arrested. | Happy Now Yeart | owe H | Speaking of eternal triangles, how about this one: ver and coroner, . Hooch, fliv- Some women will object to « to-| bacco odor on « man's coat, and then fondle @ dog that has fleas ey Step lively, please! Plenty of | room up front! kin, it in said, to the extent of $250. The KE. N. Brooks haberdashery store alxo reported that Larkin had given them a bogus check for §500. He ix alleged to have operated on » wholesale plan and it Is | believed that the total loss to | Second ave. merchants, who were | his chief victims, will be In ex | cess of $10,000. | ‘The police allege that their inves: | tigation has brought to light an amazing story of a double life. Lar kin, they say, bad an absolutely tr in the very best society here—all the ing out his mammoth campaign of | forgery. An idea of the completeneas of his fact that the checks which he ts al leged to have forged were made out on a new, special form, which he himself designed and persuaded of fictals of the company to adopt | Larkin is said to have been en- | gaged toa young Seattle society gir). She left Seattle last Tuesday, to | spend the holidays in California, and | Larkin had’ arranged to follow 2 on Saturday. Larkin is alleged to have oper. | ated along the usual Imes ur the | forger who victimizes retail mer- chants. According to the police, | he made » purchase in each | store that he visited, tendering in payment a check for a consider. ably larger amount that his bill. In case there was any question, | he ts sald to have been equipped | with forged letters, | All the checks, apparently, were | drawn on the Admiral Oriental line, | the signatures of BE. H. Halil, comp. | troller, and R. BE. Dodge, cashier, be- | ing forged to them. Red Sends Bomb Threat to Police SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 27.—Chief of Police O'Brien today received a which the train was Half-mad with her— That was all that he remembered. | thundering. fright, he ran after | | POISONED FOOD! GIVEN PRINCE! ROME, Dec. 27.--An attempt was made to assanninate Prince George, | brother of King Alexander of Jugo-| Slavia, while he was dining at the) of Rada Pasitch, the premie Are Called Indicating that a sweeping tn vestigation ix being made of all the alleged irregular ities committed vy the Seattle National bank in its dealings with the Frank Waterhouse in- terests, two officers of the Bank of California were called before ing. The two bankers are Robert B. Snowden, assistant manager of the bank, and W. A. Heath, the auditor, thment Wednesday morning. Price & Carter, Star Siaff Photographers eee Realtzing that the present ap- ple surplus must be utilized in Northwest cities to save the 1922 crop, the Chamber of Commerce Northwest products committee ts urging Senttle ana every other city in Washington to use ap- ples and then more apples each day to Keep alive the present wavering market. Eastern and Central Washington growers have been left, thru car shortage and inadequate transportation facilities with thousands of boxes of fancy apples. This variety will not stand long storage and if not used immediately will be wasted entirely. Inability af the growets to get their crop to foreign marketa has in- creased the local supply and forced Prices to seek lower levels than for many years. The apple is considered to have greater health and food val- ‘The newspaper said the prince was | “hO probably were summoned to|ues than practically any other fruit, taken seriously tll, a physician diag. | te*tlfy in regard to the payment by | seid J, A. Smalwell, chairman of the nosing hig sickness as stomach pot {their Institution of $18,600 in our: | committ ‘operations can be gained from the | soning. The cook and valets house were expelied from the coun try, altho nothing was proved) against them. Pasitch wan severely criticised in political circles. ‘The premier’s son ta declared to have an unconcealed hatred for the prince, because the latter publicly slapped his face a few years ago. HERO FIREMAN TO BE HONORED ody of L. P. Hertel Will Lie in State Seattle firemen and policemen will join Thursday in paying tribute to L. P. Hertel, city fireman, who gave his life December 24, when he attempted to move an electric wire to save chil- dren playing near it. The body will He in state Thurs. | day, from 9:20 to 12, at fire station | No. 2, Fourth ave, and Battery st. It | will then be escorted by all firemen | off duty and a detatil of policemen, rency, which the Waterhouse com National bank for promissory note. Heath said that he naturally had no advance information on the sub- Ject, but that he took it as a matter of course that this was the subject on which he waa to be questioned. According to evidence tn a civil suit brought against the Seagtie Na- tional by Waterhouse, the bank ac- cepted the currency and then de clined to return the collateral which had secured the note. Judge Hewen, who sat on the case, decided tn favor of the Water. house interest’ and said in his opinion that “I am well convinced (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) CHILDREN AND MOTHER BURN! BELLAIRE, Ohio, Dec, 27.—A mother and two children were burned to death in their beds here today Mrs. William Aiken, 37, and her one, Junior, 10, and Arthur, 8, died in the flames. An infant son was seriously burned An overheated gas stove ignited in ‘payment | nd for that reason and ithe low joo, he seyn, people of this | ; in the Pasttch |P@ny later tendered to the Seattle | section should utilize apples in every possible way, / Ratlroad offictals declare the car shortage, which has prevailed this ‘ear, will be ao relieved in 1923 that transportation factlities will be ade- quate for handling practically all trade to other sections, Strike con- ditions hampered the roads to a greater extent than was anticipated, |but conditions are daily improving, and the car shortage will soon be eliminated it in said ‘LABOR TO BE “BIG BROTHER” Boys Who Work to Have Clubhouse in Seattle Determined to afford more advan- tages to the younger generation than many of its own members enjoyed in their youth, the State Federation of Labor, thru its president, William Short, pledged the establishment of clubroBms and other facilities for the With smaller coastal shipping. The captain of one battered steam- er that limped into port reported his | abie to aid them because of hia ship's | condition. \STORM-TOSSED SHIPS ARRIVE NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The storm. tossing and damaging ships in mid. Atlantic, f# the worst for several decades, according to officers of ves. seln arriving here today, Practically all liners, carrying thousands of passengers, are from one to three days late. So far, how- ever, no major ships have been re- ported lost. Those reported down in London dispatches are believed to be freighters, Thrilling tales of rescue tn the storm of the British schooner Gor. don C, Fudge by the Atlantic trans. post freighter Menominee. was told here today. After the schooner’s masts and sails had been ripped away and the hold filled with water, the FPudge's crew gave up all hope, Driven far off their course, the crew manned the pumps fn a last desperate effort to keep afloat, The British flag was blown away. Capt. Fudge found an American flag, however, and invert- ed it on a broken mast. Tt was this flag that attracted the attention of the men on the Menom- ines, which was also out of its course. Despite the danger, the freighter was swung about and, with great waves ripping over her decks, her men succeeded in rescuing the schooner crew, ° a ve Gales Will Strike on Atlantic Coast WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--The storm that has been raging in the At- lantic ocean for the last few days and endangering many steamers, will strike the Middle and Northern Atlantic coast late tonight and to- | morrow, the weather bureau warned today, Strong northeast gales, with colder weather, were forecast for the entire >| With their band, to the Scottish Rite | bed clothing. to coast north of the Virginia capes. eee tip claiming radicals planned blow up a building in the financial district here. | temple, Harvard ave. and Broadway, | where the funeral services will be held, | Active pallbearers will be Capt. | Walter Schaumberg, Lieut. G. Mc Call, Capt. John MeCloud, C, McGin ley, Lieut. Joe Savage and BE. A Norman, Honorary pallbearers are Battalion Chief P. B. Tyler, Capt. J R. Cook, Lieut. B. a, Freer, O. A Shosten, G. BE. Graham and D, 8 | Graybiil, \Jap Auto Owner | Out Car and Cash Want Ads WHY? RESULTS TELL THE STORY T. Ikeda, owner of an auto-rent | garage at 706 Olive at., was out just | | $20 and an automobile Wednerday. | | Ikeda told the police he had taken a $100 check from a young, neatly | dressed man, as security for the aafe | return of a Chevrolet car which the | | fellow rented, Tkeda gave back $20 | cash, keeping the check, When the! jauto was not returned, Ikeda tried | to cash the check, but found it spur! ous, working boys of the state, Tuesday night, when labor leaders, clty offi- clals and prominent educators met with 140 boys at the L. C. Smith building restaurant. Employment before and after school for boys who must assist in providing for their families, was promised by Short, who declared the | state federation would act as a “big | brother” to the youth of the state. Hans Evers, labor leader, was tn- structed to. immediately plan for the establishment of clubrooms where j youths may enjoy healthy and pleas- jurable activities under proper in- | struotion. Mayor Brown, city councilmen and representatives of the police and sheriff's office gave short talke, An | outline of the work to be accom- | plished for boys of the state will be | announced shortly. ‘The baby waa saved by neighbors, whose efforts to save the others failed when flames blocked their en- trance. PESTA MEST Die BDO EC Ly WHO CRIES PEACE! PEACE! WHEN THERE AIN’T NO PEACE? While holding a “convention” at Maynard ave. and Jackson st. at midnight Tuesday to discuss world peace, four negroes—Ben Allen, 21, Ollie Flowers, 47, Will Anthony, 84, and Oda Williams, 28, are alleged to have imbibed too freely of forbidden beverages, On the 10th round of drinks the “peace meeting” broke up in a fight and « riot call was sent in to police headquarters and a squad of policemen were rushed to the seene of battle, It took five officers to quell the uprising. The quartet were booked as drunk and disorderly. WASHINGTON, Dec, $7.--Hannes Taylor, 71, author, constitutional jlawyer, and minister to Spain under President Cleveland, died here early today of Bright's disease, Gale Is Sweeping Toward Vancouver Additional storms and southerly gales were reported sweeping toward Vancouver island Wednesday by the weather bureau here, Storm warnings were again order ed hoisted at all Pacific ports. The gale, which was to be active Wed nesday night and Thursday, is described as fresh and strong and sweeping from the Southwest, Auto Thief Uses Knife in Escape Driving a car stolen from Frank Phair, 1732 27th ave. an auto thiet collided with a car driven by A. C. MeDonald of the City Messenger Co., at 19th ave. and EF, Pine st., Tues. day, MeDonald, when he approached the other driver, was menaced with a knife, He was forced to stand back while the auto thief entered his car and drove away, McDonald then notified the police ‘3 “Young of Johna Hop- nancial arrangements Soapltal attended McKoin's | of Morris -@ Co,» ‘hearing. Dr. Young sald he would|™mour company of D |bagk Dr. McKoin and put up what-, pected December 31. os ever security or cash was necessary | cago bankers handling the de to obtain his release. in constant conference at. MeKoin ongned his fight today to/|tinental & Commercial javold return to Louisiana. He en-/bank here. The purchase H Robert R. Carman, former! be $30,000,000. Armour | United States district attorney here, | fer some assets of to seek his release on a writ of/of Illinois to the habeas corpus. Regardless of the | porated in Delaware, murder charge, he says he does not | have a stock issue of want to go back. eee Dr. McKoin explains his reasons OLD CHURCH " | for not wanting to return by saying | LA FAVRE, Ontarto, [that he left Mer Rouge long before Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards | were seized by a masked mob and /|Incendiarism is suspected te | murdered; that he knows nothing | the burning of the Catholie about their deaths, and before he left |of St. Thomas d’Alfred. 4 the state he had appeared before| was built in 1879. The | grand juries and other agencies of | $100,000. The fire was of | Justice and told all he knew. origin and authorities McKoin admits having killed [same gang of firebugs #1 | another physician seven years (destroyed a number of | ago, but sald that was a case of {churches in during self-defense. He said there was (few months is responsible. a feud between him and the eee other man; that the other man started to draw and he (Dr. Me- | INCREASE OIL STC Koin) was quicker. This, how- | WHITING, Ind., Dec. 37- | holders of the Standard Ol com ever, had nothing to do with the disorders at Mer of Indiana, meeting here t | thorized an increase in ¢ | from $140,000,000 to $250, Directors of the concern | tomorrow and consider a | 100 per cent dividend to st (of record of December 28. BOOZE BOATS Ci SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 2%, | dry drive on San Francisco ¢ today. The local “dry navy” | four sea-going launches the Heads, beyond the | limit. Prohibition Director was determined to break up @ | and extensive booze-smuggling | here, Police seized 40 cases | Bourbon whisky and 30 | wine in “Slim” Dornt's | score of arrests were made under the Wright act. eee WOMAN HUNT Ri | SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. rival of Frank Dewar, Los deputy sheriff, revived the |local police for Clara Philli caped hammer murderess, that Clara was hiding here, De called on Chief of Police Off | Sheriff Finn and Capt. of DB Matheson to aid in th in | A® intensive search of wi | {ng places probably will follow, FAMILIES FLEE TOLEDO, O., Dec. 27.—One ‘dead, three firemen are inj property loss amounting to $73 | following an apartment house - here today. Fifty-nine driven into the streets when f destroyed the Delmar building. W. A. Faunee, died of burns, eee og ASTORIA FUND GROW An ordinance appropriating $10; for the relief of the Astoria fire ferers was passed by the city te activities as a reform mayor, he declared. He was being held in central police station today pending action on the habeas corpus writ or arrival of the Louisiana officers with requisition papers. Dr. MeKotn said: “T am practically ruined, financial- ly. I got out of Mer Rouge without collecting the bills due me from my patients, and without being able to sell my home. Physicians, friends of mine, are providing the money to en- able me to study here. My friends advised me to leave because my work required me to go into rural com. munities much at night. Shot at once from ambush and just missed, I wan told that I could not protect meelf. “The trouble, so far as was concerned, began six years ago when I was elected mayor of the town for a period of two years. did not want the position but the best people of Mer Rouge wanted me to run. They ran me and I did my best to stop the association of white men with negro women, gambling and other = evils, Mer Rouge is a town of between 750 and 1,000 people. It is surrounded by @ prosperots farming community. You know how things are small town when any change 1s attempted. One-half is with those re in. The others are against ra 8. . th hen I had served my first m two years I got a letter telling me 5 not to run again After getting that, of course, T had to run, was elected. I finished my second term in 1920, “Since then there has been some disorder at various times, Last summer some of the men who were opposed to me used to come out in front of my house and fire off their guns and shout. It frightened my wife and children and I asked that it be stopped, é “But it wasn't stopped. ‘Then T|yee, Tuesday afternoon, | |began to hear threats, One evening: been when I had been to see an old | jr Westy vo acer negress out beyond the town, &) Kiwanis have contributed $196, negro stopped me and told me that! Players’ club $450, and the I was wanted at her house again. | club has pledged $1,500 to the (Tukn to Page 7, Column 3) | club of Astoria, m