The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 20, 1923, Page 1

ROOPS GUARD SAVANNAH Erwin Ber y wi F ORECAST Howdy, folks! Convention of Northwest physicians is in ses. sion here today. Keep a firm grip on your tonsils. . stor who 1 » ye “In THE YOUNGER GENERATION Mrs. Melissa A. Jaynes, 104 years of age, will be crowned queen of the strawberry festival at Ellisport, Vashon Island, Sat- urday. Gosh, what will these young folks be doing next? We ng aginst hope't grandfa beauty hall game at Vassar Now for « rousing} Arena between lc: Once upon a time s airdale who was not named Laddie, and once there was a for terrier who did not @nswer to the Lye of n. Byer. Henry Ford says the army and navy should be put towork enforcing prohibition. He warts to get the boys out of the gutters by Christmas. Th’ marriage ceremony for brides should read “to love, humor and obey.” amas erst eA cae entist says we are the sum of what we eat. If that is so, then a lot of confirmed picnickers must look like a hard-bolled egg. * Ronald Amundsen has called off his flight over the North Pole. Prob- ably discovered that his commissary had run out of Eskimo pics. oer The finally We ot mo} thy block city zoning ordinance has been passed by the council. | four filling stations to| Jack Dempsey certainly is slip- ping. He's now calling his opponent, Tommy Gibbon: Gibbons.” a ene SPORT NOTES Yes, we bave no bananas, but we have too doggone many lem- ons refereeing at the Arena, “ee You can’t satisfy everybody. If it ins, men with straw hats get mad. if it doesn’t rain, the farmers o0e m pole carving is becoming a ys a university professor. ‘yo still got china painting, heaven! Chiet v ns has been annoyed by couples wishing to get married. But isn’t it natural for a man seek- ing life imprisoument to go to the Chief of police? TODAY'S P What did moths ¢ Adam and Eve wore clothes? Congressmen, returning from the North, say that Alaska needs more capital. That's nothing. . So do wee . 11 € that one advan. lage of owning your own home is that you have something to mort- wage when you want to buy a car. oe 6 . tee Gee say Of course, when Jack Dempsey Kets thru his daily stint of writing © 10,000-word syndicate article, he al. Mont has to take a little exercise to keep from getting writer's cramp. oe Now for a little supper of. puree of split peas aux croutons, paprika | Yen! stea ront atin, onions| choco: thaler piping broiled fresh tom: « oes, baby pple cobbler imported Emi and a cup of in ere late Kwins hot shad ro* Ad. 8. upon @ time | rohibits the construction | S Entered as Second Class Matter May 3, s 1999, at the Postoffice at Meatti», Wart Jer the Act of Congress March doll Re-arrested at Prison Gates! 1879, Yer Year, by Mall, 51.00 LATTLE, W ASH, WE DNES TRIP EAST IS ARE SHOT BY HELD ILLEGAL YOUNG ROUGHS Kennedy Advises | Against Attempt | to Rewrite Car Bond Contract By John W. Nelson n t @ committe junke for the ¢ when ickson de nded ed was fo! t transactions ay ty's expe stop {t," Mayor srown said oration Counsel T. J. L, ubmitting the emerger asked by atreet committee providing for the m of $2,000 to finance the called attention to the fraud Ken the council { Juniet, auit In a format statement | “In view of the fact that there har been some talk of maintaining a sult | against the traction company f ud or deceit in. the matter of the ay purchase, be advised | that an agreement for the extension | of time of payment with the original | party fraud practically atification of the origi-| ontract,” Kennedy says. “We are not advised whether the city council intends to authorize such | nor have we been furnished | any evidence whatever which would sustain such a suit. We are| jfirnishing this opinion as a matter jot caution in order that the city’s jrights may be safeguarded in case | | the rumor of possible Utigatic n based | | on fraud be well founded ERICKSON CITES CASE OF FORMER PROPOSAL Councilman Oliver T. Erickson de- clared that the proposed trip fs plain-| ly in violation of the law which pro-| hibits an elective officer trom mak: ing such trips at the expense of the eit: He said. { hen Judge William Hickman Moore was in the council he pro: posed a trip to study sewers and streets with a party of city engi-| neers. Ma Caldwell blocked the trip by referring to the above law. The law was originally established in the suit of James vs. The City, which was handed down when Judge | | Moore was occupying a superior (Turn to Rage ) Column 1) i | ‘TOLL OF HEAT WAVE NOW 26 Chicago Has Five More Fatalities Wednesday CHICAGO, June 20.—Five more deaths caused by the heat wave, bringing the total to 13 in the last three days, were reported here day, The mercury continued around 90 today, The hot weather was sald to be prevalent over most of the Middle West. COLUMBUS, 0, Juno 20.—Thir- teen deaths in Ohio in the last 24°] hours were ascribed to the heal | wave, as weather prophets forecast fair and warmer, 6.6: 8 NEW YORK, June 20.—Heat stifl ed New York today. The mercury shortly before 11 o'clock showed 83, with the humidity soaring to 63, The weather bureau promised continued warm. Many prostrations were re- ported. | to. | . BOSTON, June 20—The hot wave} which enveloped New Mngland and| set a high marir of 96 degrees for the past four years yesterday, con- tinued unbroken toda Many pros- trations, but no deaths were repor ed. Indications were that no relie could be expected until tomorrow at the earliest. ad . KANSAS CITY, June 20.—The {court, | bearing on Southwest enjoyed moderate temper- atures today, while a heat wave took a toll of lives in other sections, No casualties were reported in the | Southern states, DE June 0.—Three men were in a critical condition today fol- lowing prostrations from the heat. | |A maximum temperature of 88 de- grees was recorded, Catholic Pa Are in Condition From Bullet Wounds POCAHONTAS, Four Catho} stors Ark., June Driesta are in a sor y, an a result of received when a band attacked the homo of the ident of h of the official also wa, and little hin recovery. Ted his back. . of din his nck by P. Roltz helm, was ehot in the leg. The attack 1 when priests and Brunner gathered in the room of Father Herringer to check up official church reports. The attack rred following an ice cream social at the church here, during which several young who apparently became obnoxious, withoases said, Deputy Sheriff W. 7. McDaniel re- monstrated with the out result Later seheral shota were Serious of Tones. | the | | men, | had been drinking | fouths: bat with | fired into the church and shortly af- | ter midnight, busy at the home of ringer, a volley was fi The four youths were taken into| custody ALL PORTS ARE ia Judge’s Ruling Is| Blow to Shipping when the priests were} | | | HIT BY COURT All Washington ports are vitaliy | affected by the ruling of Judge H B. Gilbert, of Yakima, in superior that the port of Seattle has no right to operate either itself or |thru lease any industrial plants, ac Commissioner | just as he looked this morning when he swung aboard a Northern Pacific train for Atlantic City, N. J., where he | ical. hopes to get the bacon and bring it home in the form on | national championship honors. he could do was to gulp his good-bye. Photo Photo by: Price & Carter, Star Staff Photographers |Star’s Marble Champ, New Suit, New) cording to Port George F, Cotterill Cotterill announced W ednesday that the case would be carried to the supreme court in an effort to set aside the decision of Gilbert on an unexpected development of the| case, “This point the case, and it court's ruling, was not stressed in| no such development was expected in the! We merely wanted | to establish the validity of the $860, 000 bond issue,” said Cotterill, “It is unthinkable that this decision will stand, It is vital to the progress of all Washing- ton port districts and general business conditions tn the cities affected, The state has granted lands to the port districts thru- out the state, which are value- less except for industrial devel- opment, and this was considered the reason for giving them to the ports. “The act’ creating the port gives the right to lease lands. If Judge (Turn to Page 9, Col mn 3) OH! MURDER! Sailors Go Up Dark Alley. Crowd Gathers to Watch. Then, Crash, Goes a Bottle. Two sailors walked up Union with an air of uncertainty Passersby stopped to watch them curiously, and several were starfled to hear one of them remark: “Where wii we kill im?" “Up this next alley,” the other renjied. A smali crowd gathered ax the two men went up into the shadows of tho alleyway. One of the sallors felt around in his blouse. “Looking fot a knife,” some one suggested. ‘Then he found his quarry and the crowd, now larger, saw him tip his head back, Suddenly the other sailor made a lunge toward him, Tho crowd gasped There was a short struggle and then they heard “Leave one swig for hog. Aba Then came a crash of a brok en bottle and the crowd dix persed, many grinning sheepish ly, others jealously, perhaps, me, you | | Cap and Big Sm BY WANDA VON KETTLER “Good-bye, Pr Good-bye and good luck! *Goo—Koo—good-b-y-e! No; “Pres wasn't weeping. He wasn't feeling that way at all, He was simply flabbergasted excited and overjoyed to the rtate of being able to do scarce ly anything but gulp. Preston Eldred, The Star's marble champ, and his mother, Mrs. C. E ired, waved “ood bye for a while” to Seattle from the rear of an observation a at 9:16 a. m, Wednesday, as their train rolled out of the King | at. jatation and Thea them on CITY'S JUNKET FOUR PRIESTS\ Good-bye, Pres, 01 NEW ORES Taken Prisoner as He Is Released From His Term at Leavenworth LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 20.—KErwin Bergdoll, brother of tle wealthy slacker, Grover Bergdoll, re arrested, charged with conspir acy to evade the draft, as he stepped from the federal tentlary here today. Bergdoll, plainly showing | fects of his long confinem released from prison 12 o'clock after serving t ding the draft United * marshals, Cleveland was pent armed charging x escape the waiting as prison grou Hergdoll waiked dom, T. Armstrong. marshal at Te warrant on the slacker, and In com: jpany with A. R. Trobert, deputy | marshal, and Aasistant U. S, District Attorney Skinner Topeka, the party started by or to Kansas City, Kan., where gdoll will be and free deputy served the U ot mi bi j, | erraline TWELVE SENIORS ‘ SPURN DIPLOMAS | Stage Demonstration When | President Forced to Resign | AMHBRST, |Twelve 4 Mass, June college seniors re- #, |fused today to accept their degrees ile, Off for Fast: Traveling Like a Potentate 1 the ‘first Jap of thelr journey to Atlantio City, N. J. There, in Atlantic ton is to play In tho first na- tional marble tournament the last week in the month. YEP, ALL THE FOLKS WERE THER! A score and more of friends and “family” gathered to ee the champ and his mother off Among them, C. EB. Eldred; a proud dad; Mr, and Mrs. B. ( Eldred, a brother and sister-in- law; Mr, and Mrs, E, M. Mat son, a sister and brother-in-law, and Elmer Melyin Matson, Jr., (turn to Page 9% Colum 4) City, Pres- ‘Charges Fly BY LESTER M. HUNT Opposing dairy Interests mobilized their full strength Tuesday evening before the clvic welfare committee of the Chamber of Commerce and staged the first pitched battle of Se- attlo’s milic war, After weeks of preliminary skin. mishing and the occasional briet clash of individuals, both sides went into the fight prepared to batter thelr way thru opposition and lay their atrong rage befora the committee | which attempting to decide the merits eurization contro: npect to its os at tho request of the King County Four hows in eco: edical society. of argument, satire Thick and Fast at Milk Hearing Chamber Committe Indicates the Probe May Extend to Health Department and logic found both sides ready t withdraw slforlly before midnight, with the assurance of the committee that the milk situation would be thoroly investigated from all stand points. Dr Hiram M. Read, city health commissioner, and the city health department were subjects of several attacks thruout the evening and members of the committee an vounced thelr purpose to extend the | investigation include the health | department, in view of the charges | made against it | Dr. A. J, Davidson, the loginiative committee of the King | County Medical soclety, read the re (Turn to Page 9, Column 2) chairman of} lat commencement, pro! against the forced resignation |Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn Dean Daniel Olds, professor of | mathematics, has been appointed piesident of Amherst, Dr, Meiklejohn, |day under pressure, The resignation of head followed a dispute as 4 st | ot | the ‘college | waged be- trustees of the college, who objected |to his views, which they called rad- | Carlisk Bolton-Smith, of Memphis, ‘enn., orator of the senior class, Preston was so excited alljwas tho first man to refuse his diploma, When Bolton-Smith stepped upon the platform, Dr, Meiklejohn extend- ed the diploma, and touching it for a moment, said, “Under ordinary circumstances there nothing I would rather do than cept my diploma from your \hands, But under the existing cir |cumstances I feel it would |act of disloyyaity to accept a degree {from the trustees of Amherst col- leges’ Pandemonium broke . loose the senior finished speaking. Stu- dents jumped to their feet and) cheered him and Dr. Meiklejohn | again and again, The demonstra. | |tlon lasted nearly five minutes {Hundreds of mothers and father when friends and members of the faculty | Were astonished by the outburst, | As ‘stored, Dr. Meiklejohn in his eyes, arose. “If there are any men in the class who feel that way I wish they would step on the platform when their names are called,” he said, Another outburst of applausyp greeted the president's words and the cheering became a roar 12 of the class, led by Boltor walked peed sor ‘ward. BETTER LOOK THIS ONE OVER Here 1s another little home that is being offered for sale at a very moderate price. If you are ready to buy stop and look at this one: with tears mith, $3,000 AND CLEAR BASY THRMS This WALLINGFORD home has 7 rooms, large lot, with beautiful lawn, garage to match house; full basement with trays and furnace; the location 48 consid near schools well afford | to investigate thia property; an | elusive listing, Ask for Mr, wmb, Ad will columns will tell show you this ‘The Want you who property. ——— 2 ¥ in place of| who resigned yester- | the youth, | be an| soon as quiet had been re- | when | DOCTOR SAYS “FLU” MASKS USED DURING WAR MERE: USELESS Dr a cold or d fever as a bad As a matter of ust diffe & nore throat a: case of influenza fact, thore isa tween the epid TWO CE. the charac the number furnish the he patient is alive. examinatic BANKER SLAYS TWO AND SELF Wife and Father-in-Law. Shot Down by Husband WINSBORO, Tex., Chester, C, Chapman, son of the sioner, tod: a be stute banking y killed his wife, his fa- therdndaw, W, K. Bradford, and then committed suicide, police be- (verse after the shooting mis. pman and his wife were clad| their night clothes re was fully dressed odies of the three were ie ‘hapman’s bedroom. An automatic shotg near by. Mrs, Bradford, who discovered the | bodies, could offer no explanation. "ANOTHER BOND and Brad- when found in n was found HOUSE CRASHES: | Firm Was Member of N.Y. Exchange Since 1905 | NEW YORK, June Zimmerman & Forsha {change house, Failure of a stock ex: Was announced from Here he is—Preston Eldred, The Star’s marble champ,|tween him and older alumni and| the rostrum. of the New York stock exchange today. | The firm has been a member since ; 190 | Zimerman & Forshay were organ- | ized in 1872. Th conducted a sub- stantial business in foreign ex- |change. An involuntary petition in jbankruptey was filed against. the |firm in the United States district court. Judge Knox appointed Gor. jdon C, Auchinclose receiver, | Hamilton Vreeland, of Stockton & | Stockton, counsel for the firm, esti- mates assets at $9,000,000 and lia- | bilities at $7,500,000. |ASA 6, CANDLER ‘MARRIES WIDOW -| Multi-Millionaire of Atlanta Starts Honeymoon | ATLANTA, Ga., June 20.—Asa G. jCandler, Sr., multimillionaire, found- er of the Coca-Cola Co, and Mrs. May Little Ragin, a widow with two jehildren, were married here today in the chapel of Emory university, kmmediately following the cer mony, which was attended only by & small gathering of relatives and friends, the Coca.Cola king and his bride left.for Washington, D. C. Following a aaa trip, they will make their Home in Atlanta, Candler, known for his various Hes, several months ago was i defendant in a suit for $500,000 danites, alleging slander, by Mrs, Onezima De Bou- chel, wealthy New Orleans beauty. Bremerton Girl Is Given Prison Term NEW ORLEANS, June 20.—Helen Lamotte Lane, of Bremerton, Wash,, and Francis L. Lane, of Joplin, Mo,, her husband, were sentenced to serve from one to two years each in the Lodistana state prison today, on charges of grand larceny, | Mrs, Lane ts in a delicate conal- jtion, but Judge Dowling, who sen. |tenced them, sald that he could not jaecept any sentimental recommenda |tions of the Jury, which asked that sentence be suspended. The pair were charged with holding up and robbing the driver of an automobile, nd | Jail the} NTS IN SEATTLE. MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED AFTER RIOTS Night of Turmoil Follows Attempt to Lynch Negro in Georgia Jail SAVANNAH, al law Ga., dune 20,— was proclaimed in Savannah today following a night of rioting during which one man was killed and several others injured in an attempt to storm the jail and lynch Wal- ter Lee, negro, alleged to have attempted assault on a white woman. Forty-n ting. were arrested connection with the were prohibited quiet on the units of the state the streets town was ered martial law de | vent further outbreaks. The soldi were county authorities & mob of townspeople storm the jail The sembled at the ‘fair and, after milling about nearly am hour, began dashing toward the | like madmen, shouting and swinging sticks as they ran, } While the leaders were busy planning to take the terror- | stricken negro away, Sheriff Dixon made an impassioned ap- | peal to the throng, warning them they would enter the jail only over his body. | His speech was greeted with a” hail of bricks and sticks and he | retreated to summon military aid, Firemen also were called in the |emergency and they played streams |of water over the frenzied crowd with little effect. | The guardsmen arrived while the” | toting was at its height but -the |sight of uniforms and bayonets, ready for action, had a sobering effect and the crowd quickly dis | persed. jared to pre- called by night when threatened to throhg as- srounds heré HOTEL WORKERS: SET FOR DRIVE Meeting Called for Friday ti Discuss Program To obtain replies from. all bond: holders in the Community Hotel cor- poration, division commanders and team captains of the hotel drive. were requested Wednesday to meet Friday evening in the Chamber of Commerce, ‘The meeting call was issued by rank Waterhouse, president of the hotel corporation, and W. L, Zhe chairman of the hotel drive. workers in the preceding drive Till be asked to interview the indifferent large bondholders who have not in dicated their willingness or refusal to accept second mortgage bonds on the larger” hotel project in lieu of first'mortgage bonds on the smaller project. : Waivers on $70,000 worth of bonds were received at the officers of the hotel corporation Wednes: day, but many of the larger bond. holders have not answered the com- munication and it is to obtain their — votes that the drive workers will ~ set out. Those signing waivers on $1,000 or more bonds Wednesday were: Todd Drydock, Inc, Joshua Greeny Schwabacher Bros, & Co. Inc, C ” W. Wiley, Greater Theaters Co. Flora Eaton, A. F. Ghiglione Sons, Inc., J, T. MeVey, Preston, Thorgimson & Turner, J. EB. Price, H. W. Kent, Isaae Cooper, American ~ Paper Co., C. EH, Shepard, EB. Shor. rock, 'T. F. Ryan, A. W. 1 . H, T. Clark and Thomas Carsten. TEA IMPORTER. KILLS BURGLAR SAN MATEO, Cal., June 20 unidentified ‘burglar, who is belie ed te be the man who has several residences in the Woodside — district in the past few weeks, was shot and killed today as he tried to enter the home of James Ay Folger of Folger & Coy tea and coffee importers. Folger hid near the steps ai fired three shots as the burglar came on a level with the second |floor, according to a story he told | Sheriff H. WW. Lampkin. of San” Mateo county. Two of the bullets 7 took effect and investigating oft: cors tound man's body about 100 yards distance from the house, Te