The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 29, 1923, Page 9

ES Ses! 29 DAY, MAY ) -GLARA PHILLIPS. U.S. BOND PAPEA ARRIVES TODAY $151,000 SHORT Steamer Bearing Woman Is| Superintendent Suspended, in Mississippi River | But No Charges Filed NEW Clara } was ne is t pan M my ORLEANS, La | | WASHINGTON, May 24 amme ly leresa,” m of Fred Geis Cin today aboard | derint endent she , of ot » bureau of w Moral the surfa en which Honduras Friday n engraving from quaran. his seeret service, “to fac tage of federi) b rs divi of the b New ivices to sly Or gation a sh paper Hil day The first dis paper ever Hill said used in r cor marine head. quarte director trip from is exp Pilot Town to New | edd to Consume eight put the vessel | g5 afternoon. | at taken | tot guard against another hee cap the famous prisoner ai sawed herself to liberty from the Angeles county jail following conviction of the murder of Mrs berta Meadows a A detail of New police| bonds ts not il meet the Copan and escdrt Un “pita ri heriff Biseailuz of Los Angeles 5 hee and Mrs, Phillips to tho jail here, where Clara will be held until depar- ture the Southern Pacific train for Pacific Coast P were made ll o' k t Pa Some ich would tuates arbor here ecaution repo! ng es who Los her | Al within a month, the fisclosed in the ts of bond paper aving $1,000 bonds had Whether it in the is or partly y t of bureau finished Orleans known. filed any been th have nor is that he pespon, Hill saids » of th a mis to indicate for the ctals believ « bond paper ng | sib that will BERLIN FEARS RED UPHEAVAL Are Killed in Fierce |? Fighting at Dresden BY CARL IN, May ave rioted Sax ph in Berl tomorrow unconfirmed A for here art psaibility of murderess” changing about waiving extradition bef sets foot on American soil h dis ay It is believed that ch sir he can change her waiver extradition, an@ as the Hondur ship is considered Honduras sol! main on the vessel u re to the Central American country where she would be protected by th temporary decision of the Honduras courts, ich decided he after parted mind was assed te ra so de “11 an | il it v. in GROAT had d heaval ing to Bloody she accord rumors afloat fighting betwee police at Dresden at {sulted in 11 deaths, acc |ports reaching bh The French, jfrom interference in WILL TRY TO Justice Department Is Put | ne and probably in Strange Position ee ee Ri ubr. WA | The mov the begin or General James Beck was today|to p en route for St. Paul to unravel the | the rioting. tangle arising out of the interstate} The possibility commerce comm : ction injanct in Bertin overruling the supreme court in the |thorities Southern Pacific - Cent: ific far cases. where. Beck will file with the three cir-} At Dresde cult court judges sitting as an ex-| munists pediting court in St. Paul on May|arms were sold then they ased 31, a brief outlining the govern-|in upon a little group of police, ment’s attitude In the case, which |assalling the latter from both sides. has been kept a secret to date. Volleys were exchanged and many The case is peculiar in that the | fell. Justice department has been called| Be on to support one government body | to against another. The supreme | was terrible in that it was court ruled that the two roads mustjin the darkness; it was impossible be separated under the antitrust{for the police to disperse the com. act; the interstate commerce com-|munists, who fired from conceal- mission set aside the supreme court | ment. ruling under the transportation act of 1920. Which body the justice depart- ment is supporting, Beck will re- veal Im the brief he will file Thurs day. fA reds midnight raing to re re. disturb ¥ pro tecklin- ‘will ‘extend of to parts th it is believed. of Frenc ious HINGTON, May 29.—Solic « tervention consequences of of a red is alarming this, it is felt, more serious than those else- the au- as n, during the night com plundered a shop where p . 11 dead, ave been wounded. 60 are reported The battle at Stoppenberg today and two Ger. mans were wounded in the fighting which followed The chief officer of jordered his troops to | Streets A woman and a worker {killed near Solingen in a com clash One was killed and two wounded an uprising at Dusseldorf, A crowd of strikers tried to force the French clear SHOOTS WIFE; KILLS HIMSELF CINCINNATI, May 29.— “That's my last cent, Mary | workers t a ‘ t | workers to quit at a factory. Police J. W.. Jones, RN seed Ly bock-lintervened but the strikers refused ets inside out and a lon to disperse and: fighting followed. sree ne it wah sees |COLTINA THUGS were unist in He charged his wife with extravagance. /” Pointing to the penny with one hand and drawing a revolver with the other, he shot the mother, the fhildern told pollee, and then turned | the gun on himself. ,“Daddy shot mother and then tried to shoot Dola, my brother, but Dola knocked the gun a and Daddy put it to his own head and fired,” Unema, 16, toid police. When the officers arrived Jones was dead. Mrs. Jones was rushed to the hospital, where it was said she would prooably dle Home Brew (Gtarts on Page 1) She might believe your lies. see PEKIN, May 29.—New negotia- tions for release of the Americgns and other foreign prisoners, held cap- tives by bandits in the mountain re cesses of Shantung, were opened here toda Two envoys of the bandit chief, ac- companied by J. B. Powell, newspa- per man, are arranging to-draw for- eign diplomats into a joint arrange- ment with the government to safe- guard their comrades against pun- ishment, if the captives are relegacd. Terms stipulated by the dipiomats | \to Powell are considered satisfactory, | it is sald. The terms agree to taking back the outlaws to their posts in the Chinese army, which they deserted when. the government failed to pay them. Back pay, too, is promised, but the diplomats refuse to sanction One company advertises: “Instan- | nY Arrangement until the prisoners teheots Mawsenger, ‘ervice on bien The bandits, apparently, have un- Hour’s Notice | dergone a complete change of heart following massing of Chinese govern- ment troops in the hills. SHORT STORY me in 30 minutes; he'll be gone! Former Governor Folk Passes Away | NEW YORK, May 29.—¥ormer Governor Joseph W. Folk of Mis- souri died here yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. James A. Webb. Death was caused by a hemorrhage of the brain, Gov. Folk had been ill for several months, The widow and Mrs, Webb were present at the end. In addi tion to these, the surviving relatives are a sister in Helena, Ark. three brothers in Nashville, The ville, ‘Tenn, Man With $80,000 Sought by Police SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 29.—Oil promoters today aided the police in an effort to find L. A, Lee, repre- sentative of Hastern capltalists, who has been missing sinco May 15, and is thought to have had $80,000 when last seen. Lee failed to keep an appointment with oll promoters to close a deal ho is said to have negotiated with them, Foul play is feared. This is the season of the year when men with large lawns suffer from “dandelion backache,” ose What has become of the old-fash- joneA debates over which has done the most good for mankind—the horse or the automobile? ae Yadium is now down to $29,000,000 a pound, but we advise our clients that they can get it much cheaper if they buy in ton lots. ove ETIQUET NOTE Young men with false, teeth should remove same when kiss- Mi dibad a Hd ci UST A LITTLE POSLAM ENDS THAT ITCHING Wash all the ftehing places thor. oughly with Poslam Soap und hot water, Then dab them over with Just a little Posiam. Poslam i# such CONCENTRATED relief that the very first touch stops the itching and burning and lets you sleep the whole night through—60c at all druggists, —Advertinement. Homes in every district can be found to your Hking by watching Fhe: Agee. Want Aft Colurant Forest Fires Burn in Minnesota Region ST. PAUL, May 29.—Betweon 40 and 50 small forest fires are burning in the territory from Ithaca ‘state park east und along the north shore of Lake Superior to the Pigeon river, None of the fires in Minnesota is very serious, the forestry office rev ported. withheld | io [beth may mean disturb. | would | fought | A mob stoned the French patrol} the | FEAR PENALTY) body will be taken to Browns.) THE was almost Hi dripping water T cers might be taki hig States thou i Oriental who had hi neo in the United going thru the formalities that Uncle Sam's im some “ “Irench leave” of res without |. “*Poison Pen’’ Mystery’ " BY EDWARD THIERRY NEW YORK, May § detectives wh are expert a dete the new form of art Ave! tive are try Maxwell pole Handwr trac writers, nm trylt killed also hy of ty with aller now exp typogr teamed nd nonym rts, in to f who letters that New Yorkers de. mualc and person ominent ment the y chase Jealous of Maxwell, declarin; himself been the victim “poison typewriter,” “Mr. Maxwell spent $5 an unsuc guilty Hodirene, woman,” urge that of | friends he has 00 In 1918 jin mpt to find the wful at letter write his houseke: nh must have done it,” wor “No two typewriters write all Horton, studying District Loren ( expert, who | pen letters Joab Banton. “It tw Imost pewriters to except when says Albert {father has pert for author lJect. So the chase continues |typewriter on which the letters were written. Some of the |147 letters first placed in the dis |trict attorney’s hands were furniah. ed by Allan A. Ryan, the financier, whose wife’s name was mentioned }by the mysterious writer. Nine women figure in the series of let |ters which cover a period of 10 years, The last four letters, bringing the total to 161, were turned over by Nathan Burkan, counsel for Max |well. They had been received by the music publisher. o- | All’ of the | typewritten. experts say. “If it im possible to find the type. writer there can be no about identification.” says |The faintest shading in a will be a clear clue to an expert. To trace these differences we al |ways use a special kind of carbon |it brings out every shading of the |letters distinctly and makes the says handwri! the polson Attorney is for two the same and new,” impoasible for xact! they are t Osborn, Jr, whose sen a handwriting ex years and who is books the sub. 20 of two on for the poison létters were But this is no disguise, Horton. letter HERE’S MORE ABOUT STREET CARS STARTS ON PAGE 1 Jabor claims on revenue would result in the bondholders bringing a suit to compel the city to raise its rates to meet the terms of the contract. Such an action would seriously hinder any | proposed négotiations, Blaine be- eves. Members of the Street Car Men's union, at a meeting Monday night took measures to safeguard their sai lary warrants when City Treasurer | Ed Terry withdraws daily receipts | to meet a $350,000 interest payment | due September 1. | “The car empfoyes are not alart.2 at the situation,” Fuller, |neas agent of the organization, | Tuesday, “The question came 4 bust said up for +} discussion and it was agreed that a close watch should be kept upon the situation by the business agent and, should developments arise, a apec meeting to authorize any court ac: tion that may be necessary will be called,” | Doctors Summoned | to Lenin’s Bedside COPENHAGEN, May 29.—Several |prominent doctors were summoned | hastily to attend Nikola! Lenin, on | Sunday, according to a dispatch from | Moscow. The physicians were re- quested to remain in the Kremlin Leonld Krassin, soviet trade emis. sary to London, ix to succeed Vorow- sky, who was assassinated at Lau sanne, as Russian representative at Rome, according to Moscow reports. Krassin ‘will leave as soon a4 the Anglo-Russian difficulties are. straightened out. Arixious Motorists Besiege Station Carrying small bundles of blue slips, scores of anxious citizens of both sexes, besieged the police traf. fic bureau Monday. One by one they posted a minimum of $2 for each parking violation slip, and went away sorrowing. Tuesday, Sergt. Frank C, Fuqua announced that $1 additional would be required for each slip, and that bench war. rants for the arrest of motorists who have received traffic slips and failed to report, will be issued, with still more severe penalties in sight. The Mnlacellaneous Want Ad Col. umns carry many odd things that come in handy, Just try looking thru them, ng 151 poison | / question | | fine | | | | | writing pe } York in 1915, ; 1921, | Hills, tC oul dn’t Drown mig m The officers Me came to be #0 “Well, rm ith an 1 amd un 1 came up tralia and just wanted to end never be a ch back to Mic tate * drenched ¢ asked bim boys tell ered. from my higan I went down jumped in," Who pulled Bonds What dau “Who rescued ers sald in a “Oh, nod y jump but me I wouldn't wo to the bay you out ake 1 man ur’ the of louder tone he for wn The rep lied the life myself salt water I of I too } Sleuths Try to Unravel readin the character of art “Author ayn s of p “th but at . on pen they when letters,” Osborn, are pro tecting thems they a typewriter, they re all.” of ing #0 Women are more often guilty of on pen letters than men alienists say. Jealousy and fancied wrongs usually are the motives: Polson pen letter writing is the first step on the road to inmanity,” says Osborn. Often a trail of insanity ts lett be-| hind. ‘The most famous in in France, where for three years, ginning in 1919, signed “Tiger's ¢ town of Tulle any persons fell ill of the prolonged torture, two went mad, one died, and three killed them. ven A hypnotist directed suspicion against a young woman. Public opinion was so sharp that the girl's n ” ed sulci by into a pond and the mame, but wan tried and found gullty of writing more than 300 letters and twon, but even then many bad grrongly ag nerion of plagued the a jump. daughter was res. ing Two women ington killed thempclveg a ago after receiving anonymou ters containing false accusations, Two murders In California were at tributed to the game cause Three years ago the pestilence broke out in Littichampton, England. A woman was twice arrested, con: in the state years vieted, and given a prison sentence, | But the letters did not cense. Scot- land Yard has not yet solved the mys. tory. One of the most famous poison pen! canes occurred in Elizabeth, N. J., early in 1914. A woman wan arrested and a sensational trial ensued, the mystery was never satiefactorily solved. Two other New Jersey towns had a smiflar plague; in Paasale two schoolgiria were slandered; ip Bloom. field the object was to stop a wed-| ding In 1915 scores of letters were writ- ten to city and county officials in| Middletown, N. Y., as well as to many prominent residents. Most of the let- ters involved women about to be married. The previous year there was an outbreak fn Ypailantl, Mich., and it was found a woman was re. sponsible. There was an epidemic in New one in Philadelphia in and a recent one in Foren L. 1. Women usually were ie victims. |“Camera Eye” Len Couple in Bastile To the “camera eyea" of Detective Dan McLennan, Joe Piovano, ex- convict bunco-man, owes his incar- ceration in the city Jail Piovano crossed McLennan’s path on Second | ave. Monday night and was prompt ly nabbed by the officer, Investiga- tion showed that Piovano had been an inmate of San Quentin and Fol- som prisons. McLennan and fetective Joo Bianchi later arrested Joe Raeno, 5, Jeweler, at Sixth ave, and Jack. son st. Raeno was in possession of $500 in bilis and materials which the police believe was intended for the manufacture of a "magic money increasing machine,” a swindle which has, in the past, been used to mulet many victima of thousands of dollars, Unlocked Deore Is Great for Thieves The ast employe to leave the Re: liable Jewelry Co.'s store at Third ave, and Spring st, Monday night forget to lock tho doors, During the evening, an observing thief: hap: pened by, admiring the display of watches. Noticing that the door was unlocked, the thief stepped in, grabbed a pocketful of time pieces and fipd. R, A. Drury, 88 Lenora st., also forgot to lock his door Monday night before going out, And in similar fashion, a thief stepped into his rooms, ransacked them. and escaped with $60 cash, a gold watch and other articles of value. Liquor Bouts Are to Be Investigated MADISON, Wis., May 29.— ‘Tho executive committee of the “Commit. tee of One Hundrerl,” a local prohibi- tion organization, today appointed Thomas Gales and Robert N, Nelson, dry leaders, to investignte reports that Jegistative members and lobby: ists participated in drinking bouts, Ford Accused by ° : Jewish Society ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, May 20, A resolution charging Menry Ford with financing the Ku Klux Klan was passed unanimously at the an- nual convention of Brith Abraham here, Trucks for hauling purposes can he purchased thru the trucks for sale columns in the want adi. na nig RERUN but} PAGE 9 PORT READY T0 No Housing for Museum OFFER BILLION DEVELOP PLANS and Seattle May Lose It FOR U, §, SHIPS Cash From ”“ Promised. by Friday Jevelopment of the 1 ythe ae ¢ oppostio’ of the upparently de nt new quist has omum ines path is now ahead for field of banking « and Chicago of Seattle, offered $7,040 innue future bond ot From how and noerns BL a bid par nd was Officials of ed that # would be by Friday, The bonds from that date. ed with the three other Jelty, the Union > all largeon, Winslow 4 Cyrus | Pieros & Co, Kauffman, Smith t & Co, of St. I wer ated with the hig York neern was the New Y¢« Witter Ce of 99.16, « on the warded k only $860,000 the contract nh gua the bor the concer for coming interest Co. were an forth cash f the ders bidding on nal City Dexter new As Natic firma bidding Kent & Grace Trust Co anongood & William P, Harper & Son Grant Co Other mpnon, were the Co., A.C and Co. th Myer jand RK, HERE’S MORE ABOUT BOY STORY STARTS ON PAGE day he Ww. tho has Was put in our keep the we custody him = here ordeal he hi for don't dare He in upset t been thru and him away with fr time. AFRAT HE MIGHT BE COAXED AWAY He might be encours away and we might never ogain He belongs with us. our child and him up. during the sister A admit they were kind to him, were not kind to us when 1 us up to ridicu But nevertheless he tov and hia ittle sister him. We can't give will being him to live when we |no nafely.” Altho Mra jband, a both a short d to run see him He is intended to He was with us often time he with my wo never give to before es us to we again ant we him up. with us ure ®ure that n and her hus and musician, blind, their house t# im ulately clean and attractive. Two ot children, Nittle girt a baby of five months, have every care and atte jthey would in the avera Mrs. Savageau is a y nd her affilction is not apparent. wth sbe and her hosbund walk jaround thelr honm with the ease of |normal persons and appear in every “We don't want sympathy,” jnerted Mra. Savageau, “Neither do We feel that we should be criticized. |We want our boy and can give him & good home | Mrs. Hickey jare a and ¢ hom ung woman reapect denied that she had |prejudiced her nephew against his jmother and father, saying that any |demonatration against them the boy |might have made was because of the deep effection he bore them. had lived with most of and had learned to regard a won's love. And we our own child. We to keep him always, It my heart to give him up." It wax said Tuesday ut the prose inge attorney's office that Hickeys contemplated action in the Juvenile court’ in an effort to prove the boy's parents incapable of gly. Ing him proper care jhis life | 8 with loved him |wanted breaks \Ask Instructions in Receivership A report and petition for instruc- tions in the recelvership of the Gor- don-Wentworth company, stock brok: ers, who operated in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Portland, was filed be fore Judge King Dykeman by Re ceiver Arthur G, Cohen Tuesd. The report ‘shows liabilities of $1,478,814 and sets of $1,510,258, The Seattle National bank, the Na- tional Bank of Commerce and the National Bank of Tacoma are the principal creditors. Between 45 and 50 attorneys, rep: rexenting clients and creditors of the defunct firm were in court pressing their claims A formal date for hearing creditors’ claims will be set by the court Tuesday afternoon, Salesman Leaves for Eastern Trip Lehman, prominent salesman of Seattle, will leave Sunday. morn. ing on a@ pleasure tour to New York city. He will drive tho entire dis- tance. in his own car and will be accompanied on the trip by three friends and his pet cat, Lehman repreyents the Barl A. Ma- ginnis company, of Los Angeles, in the Northwest territory and will be gone for several weeks, Hoe will combine business with pleasure on his motor pour across the gontinent, City Now Has All of Right-of-Way All Nights and easements to a right-ofavay for the Skagit power transmission line have been obtained for the entire 60 miles thru Snohom- ish county, Corporation Counsel T, J. L. Kennedy announced Tuesday, Juries hearing the actions returned verdicts totaling $31,791.60, an in. cronse of 28 per cent over the estt mate of appraisers employed by the olty of Seattle, Six leading firms of Mverett attor- ya protested the conderanation proceedings in the superior courts there, advancing values which were between two and three times those established by the alty'a appraisers, A nice home along the lake shore or Bound would be just the plece for the summer, Many places are being sold every day thru the want aca Look them over. ry oat ha, jy th | the rent | we can do| apparently | tion that normal | the) Sale of Bonds|Lacoma Angling for Exhibits 3uildir BY LESTER M. HUNT for the st Forestry Tacoma | at the | and of re mo wlix um | board | th hibits has gain ing to wince ita ant to tran nts ver 1 mom: reports react direct Hall |to move maid 1 that prop exhibits to 7 made, where it & to combine them with the pioneer relics of the Washing tate Historical society in the Ferry museum. Should the move attle would lone the only museum in the Northwes jit $300,000 worth of artistic specimens co mounted during the 14 Hall_has been in charge of the tution, These specimens inclu¢ records of all Northwe Indian tribes with anin | tinh pecullar th ent, the uosday the pricelems coma have been anned materialize reanized and with scientific and lected and years that Je complete 1 Alaska ‘ds and t a s, t Pacific tion ©! museum of | the the to to only ¢ its kind country i] in any Thru ng hich 4 Northwest Hall has been an {tution te record of mn nal va students of museum build up ves 4 history deve nt | 1ll prove ucati to untverait a high school and grammar schools, Well as the thousands of tourists who arly throng the building. MUSEUM HAS ATTRACTED WIDESPREAD INTEREST ‘Aside from xcholastic value, |the museum to interest nds of people in the university attle and the Pacific North waid Hall. “Postcard views of museum its exhibits led broadcast thruout ates by tourist visors “Thru the failure of the board of nts to provide financial support, the building has been closed, and | there is no p t of immediate re lef. Since closing, many valuable Jexhfbits which have been loaned to the Ynuseum have been withdrawn, and it is possible that others may be jtaken by their owne | SEEKING PRIVATE AID |\TO SAVE INSTITUTION | “The budget has been cut the museum may lose the # its s served have the and PROMOTERS 10 Testify in Fraud Trials FORT WORTH, Texas, May A scove of alleged “victims” rived here today testify in first of the government's against Texax olf promoters. cent inveators in olf stocks from |ntuny states came to tell how they were hoodwinked by olly-tongued salesmen sor flamboyant into purchase huge blocks worthless certificates. * of the 92 promoters in- by the government have al-| pleaded guilty to of worthless oll stocks. They are Wal- ter Marks, Philip Goldstein and Max Hirsch, who said they sold stock lof the General Lee Development Co, in Eastern states. They will be sentenced Friday Three additional members General Lee company were Jarraigned today They “General” Robert A. Lee, once jani- tor at the state capitol in Bolse, Idaho, who was paid $50 a month, the government claims, for the use 20.— ar the suits of of of the to be the and two officials of Charles Sherwin Schwarz. Churchill M May Be New Envoy to U. S. LONDON, May 29.—Winston Spen- cer Churchill may be offered the British ambassadorship to the United States, the Evening Star says. Churchill held the post of minister of colonies in the Lloyd George min- istr; Government officials aré sorry |that) the rumors over possible suc: jcessors to Ambassador Geddes afe being circulated. ‘They: say they do not expect him to resign unless it) develops that there is no chance of improvement in his health. company, Harry P, Three More Enter Senatorial Race ST. PAUL, May 29—Three addt- tional republicans joined the scram- ble over the seat of the late United States Senator Knute Nelson today. When entries close at 5 p’clock to. night there will be eight oF nine and possibly 10 others in the fiekl for the republican nomination, Former Gov, J. A. A. Burnquist and John J. Marlin, Minneapolis at- torney, filed this morning, ‘The filing of former Congressman Halvor Steenerson is in the mails and will arrive in time, It was believed. AKE ADVANTAGE OF LOW PRICES CHICAGO, June 29.—Two hunt dred and thirty-three couples rushed for marriage licenses here, following announcement that the fee will shortly be raised from $1.50: to $3, — a Constipation and Sluggish Liver Don’t take chances. Get Carter's Little Liver Pilla right sow. never fail to make the liver do its duty. They relieve constipa- Hy banish in- digestion, drive out bili- ousnesa, stop dizzine clearthecom: plexidn, Vee & healthy glow on the cheek and sparkle in the eye. Be sure and get the genuine, Smal Pill—Small Dose—Suisi) Price ! insti-} until FACE VICTIMS Investors in Fort Worth to) Imo: | literature | include | of his name in firm advertising, and | in Condemned ig at University that he he state le and to offset t He estimate required for building which ucts 300,000 museum in coking action that a new d at wa museum 10 would be would visitors a year © present building ding of the exposition. the forestry Alaska-Yukon-Pacific been condemned because of rotting Umbers. it, contains Sbit bui has as material exh! t urplu ¢room nd measur Hall said, 1 be timent ing feve there in Seatth here ed, m at powerful other citizer muse interest to th nd that the be and de. Mr. Albrecht ad of him in specimens we um may ed as it ¢ mounting now hb the ve In seum aking of serves, Hall 100 academic and “ses visited the institution in con. nection with their studies addressed by members of seum staff on some phase sclence, while tourists building totaled the said tha use the mu- last year and were the mu of art or shown thru 100,000, SEATTLE WILL the Graves of Soldier Dead Are to Be Decorated Memorial 4 honoring th tion's fighting men who have in America’s wars will be observed by all Seattle in the most impressive services in the history of the city Union and Confederate veterans, thelr differences forgotten, will oc- |@ipy the most prominent place in the parade of 10,000 persons, who jwill march, under the command of jen, A. W. Hastie, of Stevens post, R.,, thru the streets during na of soldiers, sailors and ma- rines in Seattle cemeteries will be decorated during the afternoon by veterans of the organizations in jwhich they fought and the memo- ries of America’s fighters who lie in |the government burial plots of Eu- |rope will be honored, Foreign posts |o¢ the American Legion and Veter. jans of Foreign Wars will care for the graves of their dead comrades on French and Belgian battlefields. The fighting Yanks who disappeared in action and who Ne in. unmarked jgraves {n Europe will not be for- jwotten in the ceremonies. Not a jfew unmarked grayes are to be found along the Potomac, in the | Wilderness, and even along the Rio jrande, that will not be forgotten, Military services will be observed jat’ Fort Lawton, Camp Lewis and |the forts along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Taps will be played as |the soldiers stand at present arms, in honor of the brother fighters who have died in the service, Addresses at the Fort Lawton ceremonies willbe made by Walter F. Meier and Rev. J. R. McGee. Alaska Bootlegger Given Six Months A sentence of six months in the county jail was imposed on Edward (“Frozenfoot") Johnson, said to be one of the most notorious bootleg: gers of Alaska, by Judge Jeremiah Neterer Tuesday morning, in federal court, after Johnson had entered a plea of guilty to charges of yiolat- |ing the national prohibition act. World's most famous rug is the Arbadil rug in the South Kensington museum, England, and yalued at $250,000, The Seattle Star's greater daily circulation than any other Seattle newspaper means your possibility to sell is greater. collegiate | HONOR HEROES. died | New York Company Outlines Plan for Huge Purchase 1OSH 2 The Co- company, of county, jed by the shipping of $1,051,000,000 rd's merchant BY WILAAAM 4. HINGTO: auqua re John W, company, time up made ot by the ment by ©. ot § tober 1, 1,000,000 would be 1923, and $60,- thereafter in quarter- until the entire sum 000,000 yearly insta: paid. All deferred payments would bear rest at four and a halt per cent. The offer was made “for all the ships, active and inactive, and all the oth property of the United States shipping board, real, personal and mixed.” to operate present Ines, at least as good service as that rendered by the United States ship- ping board during the entire life of the ag the offer stated, “the vernment the right to re- property at any time ault in payment of part of the principal sum or any) nstallment of interest "We are bond of $1,06 mnt with ement. tot all the t there prepared to furnish @ 000 guaranteeing that contract if awarded same cuss any or all other detai a contract.” Chairman Lasker issued this com- ment on the offer. i “Not one cent accompanied the offer. The $1,000,000 guarantee to ba paid down represents one-tenth of © per cent down payment, and it is § ed we hold al] our property intact nd do nothing until next October; when $50,000,000, or 5 per cent of © the purchase price, would be paid. | “While, of course, the board would — like to sell its fleet for $1,000,000,000; it should be said in passing fi $1,000,000,000 is several times the highest inventory value of the fleet ~ the government owns, based on prése ™ ent world market prices.” Relieve Laborer E Was Wealthy Man — SHELBY, Mont., May 29—Inves | tigation was begun today into a re port that John Sykes, laborer, who was killed here Mot#ay in a ditch cave-in, left a $50,060 estate in Sa- lem, Ore. Sykes met death when the sides of a sewer ditch in which he was digging collapsed. His two nephews here declared Sykes was wealthy, but that he pres ferred to work ag a common Ia borer, A belt around Sykes’ body com | tained $2,500 in gold. Habitual Criminal Charge Against Alleging that he has spent of his life in prison since an information charging Billy 1 ward Delmas. with being an criminal was filed In superior o Monday by Prosecuting Att Malcolm Douglas. Delmas has record of six convictions, Ross” Portland Shriners Leave for the PORTLAND, May 29.—A train filled with Portland i and their wives left here today the big Shrine conclave in ington, D.C. Over $35,000 has raised to pay the expenses of trip. x is FULL OF THRILLS METROPOLITAR| bane JUNE 3, 4, 5, DAYS ONLY MAT. WED. LEE SHUBERT Presents _ NOMLOVULLV LSV1 ROMANTIC MELODRAMA “The Purple Mas = PRICESt Nights, 50c, St, $1.50, $2, Wed. Mat. 50c, $1, $1.50, Plus 10% Tax SEAT SALE THURSDAY NOSVAS 40 Mr. and Mrs. HIPPO CASPAR FISCHER | Presents And Their Original VALENTINO BAND | In a Publie Exhibition WEDNESDAY, MAY 30th DROM