The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 23, 1923, Page 6

PA GE 6 RHINE TRAFFIC PROTEST AGREED d \ and Switzerland Object to Interference March 23. have agre te the intern: on Rhine navigat! with goods t by French occupat to the Morning Te ie correspondent Holland ar Correspondent also states the ts eending an envoy to the from Cuno Munich, i went to make was the warmest accorded since Hindenburg. Westminster Gazette's reat Brit cor ent to Ruhr trade which will the possibility of British Delng taxed by both the French BRYAN BACKS KANSAS MAN ES i Jack a Picks Governor Ayers for! m Next President BY FRASER EDWARDS (ASHINGTON, March 23. Cradle of the dry move far from Wall Street, to find WAR “unknown” but potential demo Matis presidential nominee tn 1924 than ordinary interest is at- to the commoner’s gentle for William A. Ayers of Wich- “Kan. lawyer and member of the Rew Congress, which reached here to- Ayers ts described as a Wilson [v®, @ pro-leaguer and an ar- Altho there was no rush to clamber the Ayers band wagon, Bry- Beom for the Kansan was re- seriously. meyer conspicuous, Ayers !s Mnknown in Washington, having | three terms in congress, He | be the only Kansas democrat in othe Rew congress. Ho was elected the builiwick of former Gov. sary J. Allen by a majority of 16,- 00 last November. | Bryan, a few days ago, dectining to fal in personalities, gave his idea of “specifications of the democratic @saman who would be ther a tool of Wall Street nor of wets. Bryan declared it was un- that he be issue of The Commoner— "s mouthplece — contains a Peditorial by Bryan booming Qs meeting his specifications, is thus furning his. back, marily at least, on such cand!- eS aa William G. McAdoo, James Ox, Senator Oscar Underwood, = Smith of New York and John LAIM THEFT RING BROKEN Operated in Three States, Six Held i the terror of motorists for Months {s believed to have completely smashed Thursday h the arrest of George F. Porter, /@n electrician of Yakima, the Member to fall into the toils Police during recent weeks, to the police and federal ‘Was arrested ip Yakima, on furnisued by Seattle police, '¢ they have connected him @ closely knit band of auto » Operating in the three Coast her members of the gang under here aro A. Brown and J. B. Accused of having stolen two one from the Henderson 0 company, of San Francisco, ‘Bnd the other from A. A. Morton, of Beach. Members of the ring are where a well known. | LONG TRIP IS MADE BY BOY | | | | | } Mast night, say the chancellor's | In and] Wil-| © Vennings Bryan has gone to|- jmuch trouble finding the dining car.| figures for the world war, the an-|able conclusion to be drawn {a th }to see that my trunk was coming | here |with him. Jack Trier Jack Trier, 1, wasn't marked “this side up," or with ¢ x ve eas, the porter on board the Chicago, Milwaukee @ St. Paul railroad observed all rules for safe keep and with his assistance t in 8 ursday from B pm, 8. D. Jack traveled all om Brit ton. Mor t his mother load ed him on ain and told him he was going to his dad in Seattle. She asked the porter to give her all son a little extra care, “But I didn't need much care,” Jack, who now ts established his dad, Phil Trier, at Sunny exactly “handle safely ttle at 2 alone ay nix’ says | dale, where he expects ‘to make his |home, “I knew when to got up and|to 1915 when to go to bed, and I didn't have Sometimes the porter and I'd go back all right Outside of that weren't so many worries.” When asked how he spent his time en route Jack replies, “Oh, talking “bout the hills an’ things to the other men who were traveling ‘long samo there HERE’S MORE ABOUT FORGER STARTS ON PAGE 1 his chief, will recommend that Mrs. Mortiboy be given a suspended sen: tence. Kramer, father of the girl, who | hurried to Seattle from his big farm near Lethbridge, Alberta, when he heard that his daughter was in trouble, will take her back honre “She is coming back to us," the father said, deeply moved by the girl's recital of her guilt. | “She ts coming back home and get | back her health. Her troubles have wearled her.” Robert O’Hara, an attorney of | Hamilton, Mont, who was brought | to Seattle by Kramer to help defend | Mrs, Mortiboy, was present at the Jail conference when Mra. Mortiboy finally broke down and wept. All at the gathering were shedding| tears before it was over, according | to Deputy Prosecutor Macfarlane. | SAYS “HEIRESS” STORY IS TRUE | While Mrs. Mostiboy confessed to forging the name of her empioyer to! numerous checks and to altering! bank statements and his books, she still maintains that she didnot steal $100 from the cash drawer of the firm, one of the numerous offenses with which she was accused, accord ing to Macfarlane. And, despite every question, Mrs. Mortiboy still maintains that she {s an “hetress,” but the story, as for. merly circulated, is materially changed in her new confession. She says that the amount shoe inherited | is unknown, that she never sald it was $750,000. “Someone called me on the phone, someone who said they were with the British consul’s office in Seattle,” her confession runs. “They told mo I had inherited an estate from a wealthy aunt in Hull, England, and advised me to leave this state as In- heritance laws here would take most of it. We went to Salt Lake City.” FATHER MAKES ALL CHECKS GOOD Mrs. Mortiboy’s husband, Neal, is still in Salt Lake seeking employ- ment. They lived at 1627 W. Palm st.,{n Seattle, but left here March 6, In addition to buying the $200 | Jed tho THE SEATTLE STAR More Roy Babies Than — \WILL LAUNCH |Old Doc Stork Prefers BY ROBERT TAL WASHINGTON, March boy babies than girl ba! born this year, according who study vital statistics at the L census bureau here. | While old Doe ey More will be » Stork’s preference comptiations for 1921 just been completed, | choice is growing Ponderance of male births in 1921, the latest official word, ¥ the Sreatest of any year wince th bureau began keeping such which have ronger. The pre | For every 1,000 giris born during the yoars given below, there were this many boys born Boys 1,055 1,057 1,058 1,058 1,057 4 1,05 1921 merrererer: “Is It true that there is a connec- jtion between the jcreased number boy bables Jan all-wise providence and the in. tant ya re war ake up male | h con- filets?” Ask this famttiar of the white-hal tans who | Pores over the mass of figures and | tries to find thelr hidden meaning, jand he'll answer: “Yes—and no,” Then do will get down a pile of | dusty volumes containing birth reo-| ords of foreign countries for a cen- tury back—our recorda go back only and proceed to explain “If you want to use the English swer is ‘yes,’” he will tell you. “See for 10 years befdre the war, England's masculinity rate was below | 3,040, and once it went a» low as Report on V © experts | for the boys has always been evident, | ate that his Girls, Declares Expert) WOMAN'S KLAN e Masculine Infant, 8 ital Statistics Ne it was 1,035 in 1914 in 1015, 1,049 im 1916, 1,046 In 1,048 in 1918, 1,080 In 1919 and 1920. You there 1,060 boys for every 1,000 girls tr 1919 ax compared with only 1,08 boys in 1914 “But if you want t figures,” he will say other dusty No.” Le ‘YS | Organization Called “Kame- lia” Is Announced ATLANTA, Mareh Th a organis founded on the lines of Ga, Kamella national were D of women, will be launched i the Ku Klux Klan. Willlam emperor of the Ku Klux Klar noon, Joseph Simmons use the French he opens an “the answer is here—tn the years im- mediately after the Franco-Prussian war, the Fr rate peria announced here, The organizatlor volume, which, according to announcement will function “alongsiae of the Ku gain, . “Il clte these merely as a couple of examples, to show that one can dis-/ prove the contention by one set of | figures and just quickly he can) apparently prove it by another.” | At vartous times, changes in the masculinity rate have been ascribed to wars, plagues, epidemica, and Jother causes, but there is nothing }the experts say, to b this out | when several tables ar considered. will be devoted to “a new consecra | More than likely, the results will be tion of the American home, to th | Utterly conflicting. A vernment and to the | WOMEN LIVE creed of Christianity | LONGER THAN MEN the Protestant church | While tt Is @ fact that more boy | sir declared. hables are born, It | fant mortality higher than among girls. For each 1,000 girla bables wh died In 191 there wer# 1,298 deaths among > bables. in 1920 there were } Yet. are always men than women in the United States, +s need by the 1920 censug, which owed 63,900,431 males and 61,810,- 189 females. As a rule, women live longer than men masculinity fs the result of a na Klux Klan,” tion-wide appeal from women mo im m nald. Native-born white Protestant wom en of America, above the age of 15 will be admitted to the order, accord tng to Simmons, who declared he wil! fasue the ritu work of the or ganization within a short time. The new secret der of which Simmons has appointed himaelf the head, with title of “El Magus foan by his statement an’ for the women reviewed the gre also uncing th order, Sim. wth of the Ku he founded seven that in its eu plans Klux Klan, years ago, declar sful growth hi . the more compliment dream of youth.” “It ty one of the ments of my life nov proclaim th tlon of the women’s orgar |be known as the Kamelia, and, With the exception of between the] making this proclamation, to declare ages of 20 and 35, the death rate the founder among the male population ts always higher than among the female popu lation and therefore the only reason ‘a and creator of the destenation Pix | Kame! ttile ¥ said. “From t mandates and ¢ }me short time the rituall org The statement am to be i Ma 16 to time, directo Simmor iota shall be pont by nh and in a work of the mmunicated was given under jall-wise nature ts seeking by addl- | Honal male births to strike a balance }eonstantly threatened by shorter! | male liven to the organizatt zation will be ¢ ‘Looks Like Da | Loafing onthe Job Here Marriages Show Decrease on First Day of Said Sprin BY LAURIE MeKAY “In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thought of love.” Thus the poet th in most of the Eastern young men agree with Seattle, ception cit him. however, proved th this rule, for only marriage licenses were issued Ma 21, official first day of spring, compared to 13 issued March 32 eight, March 20, “Maybe it was the dark weather that day—you know ft mined part of the time—and we seldom insue as many licenses on dark, dreary days as on bright, sunshiny ones,” said the mad in charge of the desk where the Neenses are tasued. Thirteen cities in the United States showed an tncrease In the number of licenses tasued the first day of spring this year as comared to Inst. But again Seattle proved an exception with ning mar uN censes issued March 21 in 192 nix in 1923 DETROIT SHOWS BI EST INCREASE In general, the far! cities are the less tendency is toward an Increase. Detroit show- &reatest increase with 12 more licenses Issued in 1923 than tn 1922 on the first day of spring. to West the there | Columbus and Cleveland ran a close second with an increase of 11, Houston showed the greatest de- crease with nine less than last year. HERE’S MORE ABOUT INDIANS STARTS ON PAGE 1 to seek shelter. For 24 hours before the big fight Navajo Indian runners passed be- tween the posse and the renegades with white flags, attempting to make peace. It was sald that a part of Old Posey’s gang was willing to eur render before the fight, providing that their lives would be protected. The Navajos pocevaenss x |the hand and seal of the Krown ° Kourt of El Magus and signed by n Cupid § | Watiam Joreph Simmons ta the time of El Magus. HERE'S MORE ABOUT ALLIGATOR STARTS ON PAGE 1 gtime r ago and «San cisco = both r | nick? |showed a decreaw in the number of |The ¢ ! March 31 © to tradition, we have the od in June, and jer that our banner month,‘ He'd die, no doubt. h had tried feeding of bis hand, out of A bottle, But he we to But 4 upon. t Oh, Gear! him out What de icenses fewued of seven. h Bpoon, o' in't eat! uld br ennes im do! bi be The meeting i the clerk ean. “Pet poorest a and March our }will come up with the other cities again,” he added. “Most of the people who |wotten Icenses in the last - |montha have been young peopleand | INCHES A YEAR |fewer older people seem to be get-| So the auys went on. are porities that allig once a week or #0. , GROWS ONLY TWO “Seg” | permitted “Beg” to ox and per ho went too far, Not that brothera objected to him flop downstairs to the kitchen, or ying him back up. But he way of the cook, Every have been all right if have been content to alt peace ting married. There has been a no. | brought much joy and much sorrow table decreaso in the number of |The brothers became greatly attach People who are getting licenses here |td to thelr newest pledge and re |eluded. them many days, John, ty Florida, a had sent word that his namesake |would grow not more than two B |more than 100 years. | The brothers |get out of his pack * 5 roam about the house. 7 im’ him even to snugg —-- cold of the North. They dragged Alleged to Have Posed ag|ti™ sood-naturedly from the fire " ‘ jplace when they smelled burned alli Police Officers es But thre by Ratrolmen R. R. Thmpaon and ©, | Pine Luce, late Thursday night, stopped | & motorcycle upon which two boys, | at First ave. 8, and Spokane st. Both | lads were being held Friday in the |flly under the kitchen table—but |Juventle detention home, for investi. |h® wasn't. Hoe would wriggle across who are from out of town,” he con-|Joleed that he would remain with jinches a year, and that he'd live for |the radiator, knowin fe gator A barrage of revolver shots, fired | to « 16 and 17, were attempting to escape | Fation in connéction with the search. |tho floor, The cook got peeved | ing of automobile parties by the palr |8he couldn't take care of both the who posed as police officers Several reports were received by the | | police to the effect that boys were | | stopping autos and searching the or. | | cupants, | The two police officers began search and located the youths in the 2600 block, on First ave. & | | When commanded to halt, the two boys increased the speed of their motorcycle and drew several shota | from the officers. Ono of the bullets |bixcuits and the alligator. ANYWAY, THE COOK STAYED Well, the brothers couldn't their cook. But if th eworss came to the worse, they could loan out the al ligator, So “Seg wag moved to his Present abode in the “psych” depart ment Yes, thank you, he Is doing well. The only persona really suffering are the Alpha Delts. They're lone lone some, Tho ¢ We Tell It With, VALUE FAIRY-LIKE FASHIONS IN DRESSES that are a better part of life's joys. Creations in new and inspiring effects in development, with fabrics, lines and colors which of necessity must make the wearer feel sprightly and gay—True in- terpretations of the Spring feeling of sunshine, gaiety and youth. antly catching ot CANTON CREPES FLAT CREPES TAFFETAS PRINTED SILKS —Sices 16 to 44 a changes are of great the stylenmart tuous — for These Piquant Frocks—Sump- Springtime — Ca- priciously Designed and Distinc- tively Finished are the Grace of Suavity at As copies and adaptations of today's Paris decrees of the Spring Mode, every style and every whimsicality of Fashion is represented, Sport, dress and tour- ing models. Silk-lined Polaires, mixtures and novelty weaves for all sorts of wear, and jaunty man-made top coats in tweeds and mixtures. $16 New York Los Angeles Spring Three-Piece Knicker Suits Only very fine wool tweeds and mixtures enter into their mak- ing. Coat, skirt and knickers. Coat full silk-lined. $16 —Spring Suits A beautiful collection of tricotines, serges and novelty plaids of notably fine tailored lines. Coat full silk- lined. $16 Portland San Francisco 1023 Second Avenue, corner Spring St., Seattle /Russian Talked Too Ruffo Noted |NVESTIGATOR | Much, on Way Home Femovich Spivok, Russian, was on } his way back to Hongkong Friday | ¢ neutral in the| PUnctured the rear tire of the motor. matter and are a y eful tribe. cycle, bringing it to a halt, The two The Indians declared, following the | b0Y8 wero brought to headquarters y by day they become more hardened, learning that, after all, life is just one awful separation . | 4m San Francisco. They are A. violin, Mrs. Mortiboy pald an old lle, F. Morton and P. Atcock. debt of $50 and purchased $60 worth Bangsters operated from Wash-/of clothes. The first illegal trans- A to California and back again, @ specialty of Studebaker n Scores of autos have Stolen in one state and sold tn by the ringsters during the 18 months, it {s alleged. theft of former Police Ser- W. Piclow’s car brought the of the gang under scru- The loss was reported to the tment of justice, who traced | ear to Modesto, where it was deserted in the streets. The Who took the machine were back to Seattle and finally in San Francisco, where are held pending a probe of heir acts by a federal grand jury. mer Bone Will at Luncheon Victoria L. Trumbull, legis. @ representative of the Women's sislative Council of Washington, Feview the work of the legis. and Homer T. Bone, of Ta- ‘muthor of the Bone power bill, on the waterpower meas lore the legislature, at the meeting of the King County tic club, at Dartnall's cafe- Saturday noon, March 24, HA. Heighton, William A. Gil- } and other progressive leaders @ accepted invitations to be hon- § on that occasion. A special musical program has in arranged by Thomas J. Hughes, iirman of the entertainment com- . The public ts invited to hear Trumbull and Mr. Bono. on le Got My Goat” _ Gets Judge’s Goat ‘H, Minn, March 23.— age Thomas Carter rebuked a wit uring the phrase “He got su or action, she confessed, occurred on | January 23, when ste cashed two} checks she had forged late in De- cember. More than 20 checks were forged in all, the girl admitted. Mrs, Mortiboy's father will make good all of her defalcations, accord- ing to the agreement reached with the prosecutor, He will also pay the cost of extraditing Mra, Mortiboy from Salt Lake and the expenses of Mrs, Dahnken, Seattle policewoman, who brought her back. Prepare to Greet the New Flagship Saflors and citizens alike will eat and dance at the Hippodrome when officers and men of the cruiser Se- attle, flagship of the American navy, arrive here April 3, The celebration includes a parade of officers and men from near-by military posts, and the presentation of a silver set to the cruiser’s com- mander, The wet was bought by Public subscription and will be pre- sented by Mayor E. J. Brown. Eight Men Held in $25,000 Booze Raid LOS ANGELES, March 23.—~Hight men arrested yesterday in the senan- tlonal $25,000 liquor raid at Long Beach were to be arraigned today bo- fore United States Commissioner Long. Charges of conspiracy have been place! against them and thelr bail net at $25,000 each, Wife Tries Suicide; Hubby Gets Divorce STAINES, Eng, March 23,—Isan0 Cohen waa granted a divorce when he testified that lily wife had jumped into the river in an attempt at wulcide, battle, that they believed they could outgeneral the white posse in the hills as they knew every Inch of the country. Blanding citizens said given the Indians, who have terroc ized Southwestern Utah ~~ *~ vears by making periodical outbreaks. Further details of the battle an the names of the have not come out of Blanding. United States Marshal J. Ray Ward is somewhere on the scene, but has not been heard from since his de- parture from Balt Lake, Old Dutch’s Boy is said to have cluded the posse. It was Old Dutch’s Boy and Bishop's Boy who started the trouble with the Indians. Both youths robbed a sheep camp. When they were surprised in the act, Bishop's Boy was shot in the shoulder and Old Dutch's Boy escaped by eyunine a swift stream, but both Were recaptured, Bishop's Boy fought even against medical treatment, but eventually both were brought to trial. They were convicted. The Piutes hung about the town of Blanding on the day of the trial, making threats that they would raze the town and sealp every man, woman and child in it if the youths were convicted, Later, Sheriff Oliver went to the Indians’ coll to give them their din- ner, Both attacked him and, under protection of the fire from the In- dians, made their escape in a spec tacular manner, ‘The alarm was then sent out and soon all parts of the state was {in arms and in pursuit of the Indians, Asks Protection of 3-Cent Wealth CHICAGO, March 23—Mrs, Clara Coburn appealed to the polices to pro- tect her “fortune,” at the same time displaying three pennies, She is now under mental observation, jand turned over to the juvenJo au after another, And, anyway, they" it} was high time a severe lesson was| captured Plutes) thoritios, got a good cook, Bargains in Used -PHONOGRAPHS. In order to make room for new stock, we _ are offering several slightly used machines at ridiculously low prices, Typical values during this sale: Regular $100.00 Phonographs reduced to ..........$68.00 Regular $125.00 Phonographs reduced to ......... - $93.50 Regular $140.00 Phonog raphs reduced to . trees ees BLIZ.50 “My Buddy,” “I’m Just a Little B Mor You,” “Falling,” and “Carolina if a Morning,” are four songs that you are sure to enjoy. These songs are recorded for your phonograph, too. Drop into Remick’s’ any time for a demonstration. y 321 PIKE STREET ELLIOTT 2702 Open Evenings for Your Convenience vo he the no English, sp practically to stay in talked too much | United States, |in January he had his passport vised | as if ho merely intended to pass thru | this country on his way to Germany. to immigration authorities—and de- portation proceedings resulted im- | mediately. | Petition Change in | Car Line Terminus | Residents on the Lake Burien line Ihave petitioned Street Railway Su. | perintendent D, W have the Lake Burien car run to Vir. | ginia st., instead of to Yosler way, land have asked for free transfer | Yestor way. The car terminus was recently changed from Virginia st, to Yesler way, PAST ST. LOUIS, Il, March 23, Four armed bandits today held up the Southern Iilinots bank of Bast Louls and escaped with loot re- worth $40,000. OLYMPIC ——THEATRE—— Madtaon, Met, Int and 2nd, K. K. K. Vresenting Tonight “MY JIM’ A Clever Thural Comedy Extra Tonight Juvenile Amateurs Seattle's Clever Youngsters 10c-—20ce—30¢ ported But when he arrived In Seattle he} made the mistake of admitting this) Honderson. to| at] because, in spite of the fact that he| When he left China| in 2 | Ways First as Singer’ and Then for His Food- Titta Ruffo, worla-famous bari. tone, who will sing at the Arena Friday night, has one claim to fame outside of his musical prowess, Despite the fact that he is a son of Sunny Italy—and apparently typ! cal in all respects—Ruffo detests macaroni, And ag for spaghetti! This came out while the Metro- politan opera stat was seeing tho sights in Seattle Thursday, He left the Washington hotel early tn the morning—carly for a famous singer, anyway—and didn't reappear for hours, Finally, along about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, his secretary, Howard Shefley, began to. got worrled and asked for police assistance to find the missing artist. The police—who are nothing if not orthodox—immediately began to search in those Italian restaurants which are known {n the vernacular as “spaghetti Joints,” But their hunt was futile and they ‘were at their wits’ ends when they reported back to Shelley. Shel: ley, however, saw a great light as soon as they told him where they had looked, “But, of course,” ho erled, looking in the wrong plice, me." And he started out on a still hunt for oyster houses, The party found its quarry at the second restaurant visited. Aperch a high stool, Ruffo was consuming Olympla oysters, ob. livious to everything olso, Followed a brief colloquy in Ttatian between the star and his secretary, and then the latter explained Ruffo says he {s sorry to have caused #0 much trouble—but he thinks you should have known bet: ter, There are so many funny paper Jokes about macaroni and spaghett! youare Follow PUT ON STAND Agent Testifies In- Foster Syndicalism Case ST. JOSEPH, Mich, March 23.— Prosecution witnesses attacked the main points of defense bullt up for William Z. Foster, alleged communist on trial here charged) with ylolation of the Michigan syndicalist law. Francis Morrow, government !In- vestigator, "K-97" testified in an- jswer to questions by Foster's attor- neys that at no time while the ac- cused man was present at tho Bridge- man convention of communists, wi the question of establishing the com- munist party as a legal organization | discussed. “Did you hear any discussion about the party coming out {nto the open?” asked Frank P. Walsh, Fos- ter's attorney, “IT remomber Brooks (a delegate) saying that the party could not come out as a legal organization,” declared Morrow, who attended the convention as a government under-cover man, “Did you hear that question dis- cussed in the convention?” “No, I do not recall that It was taken up previous to the time that Foster left St. Joseph on the Sunday before the meeting broke up." Tho defense had hoped to show that Foster had advocated bringing the party out Into the open and mak. Ing It legal, Morrow cast the vote which pre- vented successful carrying out of Foster's plans, the defense contended, GOSHE Ind, Mureh 2a, aN pig which he was taking to market In a truck Knocked John Ferris out on his head. Ferria' neck was broken, that Ruffo never eats them, But the Olympia oysters—ah! Ruffo says he is very happy to bo in Seattle,”