The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 4, 1923, Page 1

COMPLETE STORY OF SHELBY BATTLE WILL BE IN STAR’S EXTRA 2 Killed, 75 Hurt as Train Is Ditched! SHELBY FANS FLOCK TO ARENAY Rotered as Second Clase Matter May 3, 1 at the Postottics at Seattio, Wash.. under the Act of Congress Maich #, 1879, > VOL. 25. NO.11. <> (ESDAY, JULY 4, 1923, TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE, | a HARDING 1S COACHES ARE ae ) 2. XG ee > PORTLAND'S PILED UP IN Dempsey and -cusrony sort a, Gibbons Set | He Reaches City) in Plunge Off, ae | on West Coast Sharp Curve Champion Favored to Win; Crowds) | Tear, by Mail, #00 Howdy, folks! Did your young. | ster wake you up at 4:30 this morning? So'd ours. Firecrackers were not permitted to | be sold city, but heredity can- not be denied. Little Homer Brew, | Jr.. patronized & firecracker bootleg. | ‘ag - 4 . ° cies BY LAWRENCE MARTIN | — ALBUQUERQUE, mM aay Jubilant as Hour of Big Fight With crackers on the mar- | PORTLAND, Ore, July 4— | 4—Two men were killed an pe Ket, the principal duty of parents to- | President Harding today came | scores injured, two probably | Draws Near; Sun Boiling Hot cong apdiheiguris | to tidewater on the Pacific coast fatally, when Santa Fe passenger q Ray | —his first visit this far west | train No, 9 hurtled over a 30-foot | SHELBY, Mont., July 4.—A broiling sun beat down om Some fellows shoot of firecrackers yal Leds elected chief embankment on a sharp curve | streets baked into concrete today as all Shella went to th thelr m , Portland turned out ina rf Detingo, 69 miles nort arena for the Dempsey-Gibbons fight. streets were jammed with;He was peddling pictures of Dempel hearty lay greeting to Mr of here, early this morning Today's Short and Mrs. Karding, massed thou rhe t 3 t came from several spec: [sey and Gibbons end. ascitic has gone out!" sands in the business section of | ooo. 7 i Sad ental Bands paraded up and|ness wasn't very good. | the city applauding and cheer. {| Ing as the president's car passed at the head of a procession. are The arrival here was jus in s | the main street. Lazy cow-| Five special Great Northern coaches went off the track and! punchers Jolied in their saddles along| arrived before 9 o'clock, dumpliil Our p that 3 At the stadium performance tonight. | will be said} % of|the curbs. Souvenir vendors shout-| hundreds of people from day coache double-t n|ed their wares above the noise of|Pullmans and private cars. SB * | weeks after the president ting af high aS " |the crowds. Miss Fox Hastings, the|more were on the way. The MEDICAL NOTE traveling companions left Washing world’s champion gir! ri exhibited | mated crowd aboard all specials Judging from the posters of ton, Inkhat time they have passed} The dead; ae herself on a proud pony, and Lew | 3,600. There were 2,500 visiting President Harding, which dec- | thru 14 states, In at least a dozen neer C, C. Roberts, |Minor, the champion “buster” fronr| mobiles in town, according to is jot thesg Mr. Harding has delivered] Fireman Kruse. Pendleton, allowed himself to be|mates of the Great Northern orate our streets, the president i jot th bee suffering from oct ema, or a mild wpeeches, elttier formal ones from| Probably fatally Injured: gazed upon by the curious thols-}clats, and’750 more-were reported © = | dre Engineer Joe Blevins. ands. th form of leprosy. | platforms or brief words of greeting | o 6 way, Wiee from the rear platform. In alt he| Fireman Earl Hall, who was/ RODEO PARAD The specials brought It {s pure surmise, but we'll bet has talked to nearly 100 audiences, pee 70 year trom | ATERACT VISITORS from Portland, Seattle, Medicine 3 of Presi ding | foe 5 ‘ . mj > 5 ranging in size from 10,000 to 200. oward L.. Matson, passenger from | ‘two big parades, advertising rival| Brandon, Winnipeg, St. Paul vain gellagd President Harding |... This'is a. unique way of celebrating the Glorious Fourth. Cooks at the re gimental mess Reita Pmaa IN Pueblo, Colo, Conductor Eastman |rodeos, caught the eyes of the “ton, | Minneapolls, Nort’ and South we dra’ ya 0c: - ! AL Z >, Y 4 r | in Pee of the Sixth Engineers of Camp Lewis are going thru an ezhibition potato and water- , and Lee Paw usenger of Albu-|derfect.” There were Indians from | kota points and many cities of I 6 P TACOMA TOMORROW pee were eriously injured Li'l Gee Gee says she could hardly | melon drill, while the regiment is participating in Seattle's Fourth of July program. The\ wis Fourth of July oration vas Gueraue, were es riously injui the Blackfest reservations attired in| and Montana, sleep last night a) worrying lest | regiment is camped under pup tents at the university stadium. A mounted platoon under | this ‘afternoon will be the 1 jall their finery. Old stage coaches| KEARNS WATCHES someone would hang the flag upside) Serot E. M. Warren, blue ribbon winner at the army horse show recently, will canter thru | &Tammed speech save one before "he |from the Shelby of yesterday and/GATE RECEIPTS down. lees f y horse show rec vy, cant nails for Alnaka, the real goa! of the flocks of cowboys and wild horses! Dempsey seems to be in top B ene ? | tts paces in the stadium tonight, while CooRs Ole Camp, C. G. Stark, A. F. Temp, J.) He will speak in Tacoma were in line. |condition. He trained His owal The real test of tame nowadays is| Danelski and C. C. We caver are keeping up the morale at the re goes ns. |} tomorrow before boarding the navy The ticket office was jammed, but| and gradually workell himself up when people say, “I seen him in th pee — < * transport Hender for the North. the customers were few. Reports] the point of perfection. movies.” " | In tho transcontinental speaking were brought !n from the outside! Gibbons seemed a little stale non trip, Mr. Harding has covered vir oe bry wk were selling pe $30) his last minute observers. There " t | . ne co! 8 dle tomers were hesitat- | vide that he had’ Haas oat tha shosy ware, there ig uns poom satute Ghd international attirs| LH, Osterud Struck Down |!%¢ tpt up the top price In the| oyertained- But no one could malig king of their mid-day meal . ts relations with Pacific ox. offices, him believe it. He says he never felt: Eeee mn “SHOOTING CASE to Nation’s Birthda i rion wn Fecte] "35 He Nears Home (scat iishs mm ro ett: : ater y pe SELL TICKE Kearns had his eagle eye on = Not having had an opportun: to} Osterud,: ¢5, was fatally in-|, ae bagecirls yr at Wore eel box office this morning. With Bil “i interview President Harding person. Tuesday ht when he was |p a7. Selling $50 seats for less, | were a flock of revenue agents, Wii : know what he| Husband “Kills Self After Old Sol Smiles as Crowds Flock to Celebrate) % « by an auto driven by Arthur | (ey were trying to sell $20.and $30 have been assigned posts at all the cine of the Demp. Se 4 . J. Davia, 4811 Phinney ave, near hits |) ee _ | gates of the arena to check up Wounding Her Safe Fourth in Seattle Ea troy hare tegn J. Davie. 4611 Phinney ave. near his |’ James Dougherty, of Philadelphia, |see that Uncle Sam docs, mop | CARE th 4 " ares : ee eines | the referee of the fight, arrived from | cheate f any ta $5278 mapped out a complete party Osterud was returning home and! Great Falls ; phir Ngan icy a aN Ae 3 j i HEALTH HINT | ing on a cot inthe woman's pectant crowds carrying flags, jaunts appealed to many, ¢ Ne] form in his xpeeches to date. This| roa left a street car to walk the few fsdaenealed nh ae - hes early| Kearns is taking a chance of j ‘ The only way to keep from | ward at the city pital’ Wednes- | ¢ as and children were abrond|apparently started the day in down-| may be tersely summarized thu: remaising ks when he was hit by | "ey strains e refused to talk.|ting the third $100,000 installm | perspiring in July is to commit | Mis; Nita *eolar 7x early Wednesday to take the mea-|town Seattle, Parties carryl | American adhesion to the world )tng car at North 45th st. and Bagley |, ome, Pets were being made, but} due him under the contract out of the | suicide in June oe ee attlo'g first safo and sane|ing tackle, plonic baskets a court as a means of helping to pre- | ‘2° they were small and mostly concern-| ticket sale. f éouie pretty bookkeeper at t Fourth. Sol smiled and the | sticks postponed their journeys until Lyent war | Tha sili neriis Sete va 4 Gag ed with the number of rounds the| DEMPSEY TO WEIGH Figurin’ F I can.| National bank, recounted the ro-|weather doctor looked on with an r the parate had swung pas RAILWAY MERGER; hania Ee Davia aut Wiad withias ae ie eae ens Dempsey ruled TEYOF: ABOUT 194 POUNDS ; 1 a * - s “ ep a “ |® “: | Y and diec ite win, but many wagers we: = taloupes were served in Seattle res- | m of w high school ‘girl of 16, | air of satisfaction Y THOUSANDS OF FLAGS FARM LEGISLATIO: hour from concussion of the brain. lin’ goftered That aie, were be-| Dempsey is expected to welgh in. tdurants' this mo of a bunk cash { 50, which led| Sunrise guns at Puget Sound forts | MAKE GAY PICTURE Consolidation of the railroads nd seven rounds or better. of rk 194 pounds and Gibbons Riiisber 3,244 were bad 8 ago to|Stirred the city early and at noon| ‘Thousands of flags flapped above|, few great systems, and co-ordl- B Sounes . about 175 or less, They are bo ‘oad ec nker, andthe battleships in attle harbor | the heads of te throngs who watched | nation of rail and water transporta- Jack Kearns, manager of the] about the same height, altho Demp=_ it venily cid wan (sone who call t ‘when | boomed 21 guns in salute to the Un-|with Interest preparations for tho] tion sentra) said Dempsey would ar-| sey has tne advantage in the re Rattcinbér w n they wore white fian- | Li : und killed |40m and the tradition of the day y. Floats moving thru the streets | ¢ ng Into effect tho farm] | Five here on a special car/soon after} Ernie Sayles of Minnesota’ all | nel trousers at summer resorts in-| him The roar and din of previous year take their position in the parade | jegisiation already enacted, with em- | tree and that he would remain in| Jack McDonald, Seattle, will start th stead of golf knickers. The gedy occurred in the offi.| downtown was lacking, but public|drew appreciation from ‘the chance | phasis on the farm credits law, but] ms : until time to go to the arena. | card with a six round number, | Chi see ces of F. A. Leonard, Empire |interest appeared to whetted | obgervers and the movement of de-|no more farm legislation for the 4 ny pute ae lad pieces baat a} next will be six rounds between Bud! A ay 4 Peavactiéleds : - Rina [tichind Of 'willore; ‘woldléra , short walk with ‘Mickey,’ Eddie | Gorman of Racine, and Harry D Many a man, however, wears a|bidg., at 6 o'clock Tues evening, | DeVertheless, and fa groups | tachment f sailors, soldiers, ma-| present | 7 i . y patie auit who doesn’t know the| Mrs. Li n had gone to the | flocked everywhern to engage in all|rines, and patrols of fraternal orders | One hundred per cent Repedatnint | | anes foe ee challenger sald he|of England. The sem!-windup Gifference between s brassie and =| officeto, meet her hustand, from {Phases of the celebration added novel features to early hours.| of the oVistead law, and no moditi- | Driver Loses C Consciousness | cit fine and that he arose early to| be 10 rounds between Jimmy Delan brassiere. |whom she had separated two months| Pris! oungsters sounded an| ‘The parade at 10 o'clock formally | cation of the law that would weaken | at Rail Crossing |SPECIAL TRAINS exercise. et St. Paul and Jack Burke, Pi one Jago, to arran divorce Lin, | occasional note of distrust opened Seattle's most intensive and | it | Lt N burs. Firecrackers are now being ‘‘toot-|ineston, she sald, attempted to ef,|#ehice of the echowsplittin complete Independence Day program,| Continuation of a policy of keep- | = {Ae BOREY In Dempsey’s corner for the chanie ced” in Seattle 0 firewater. |fect a conciliatic tried t id torpedoe A lull was scheduled to follow before |ing governmental expenditures to a] HOQUIAM, July 4—Struck down} About 10,000 people were in town! pion fight will be Kearns, Teuey ; legged” in Seattle. Also firewater. @ reconciliation and 1 to ng § nati todas Kua ai0\;6 icles hes miata’ 7ou the morning celebration ap- |the afternoon exercises in Woodland| minimum, and a recommendation | by an auto which had apparently run | °"ly today and most of them were|vatas, his trainer, and Joe Benga oe har, ii 1 exeltement dispelled their | park at 2 p. m., where the American | that the states do likewise to reduce | wild when the driver temporarily lost expected to be at the ringside this | min, California lightweight. a LI'L GEE GEE, TH’ OF FICE two thot ten ver had planned its Americaniza- | taxes. | consciousness, W. A. Moore and ©, |*fternoon, Great Northern officials! With Gibbons will be Kane, Buo 3 . VAMP, SE’ pont ntal hand: tion program, opening with the ar Establishment of a system of co la Jamerson of this city were in- | Sd they were expecting three more} Pape, his trainer, and Bud Gorm: r angin’ seats in a canoe is | | yei¢ claimed early interest. | rival of Miss Liberty and her court. | operative buying by consumers, to be|stantly killed yesterd at a rajl|SPecial trains from adjoining towns. | his chief sparring partner, Changi i P 7 one way to learn to swim. Mrs ingston, palnfulk | Automo! und street cars discha A concert by the Western Terri-| co-ordinated with the farme co- | crossing near the pass ation, | The fight crowd was made com-| Jimmy Dougherty, Philadelphia, = gee Settee led, ran into the corridor, screaming, |°4 their holiday cargoes thru the/ torial Staff band of the Salvation| operative selling movement | The car, driven by former state | Pleto when “One-Eyed” Connolly ar-| to be the referee, ns ahiaah upants of nearby offices found | PUsiness section to mingle in search| Army was to follow, after which the| A reclamation policy that will seek | treasurer John G. Lewis, of Aber-|Tived. He didn't have a ticket but} Cow punchers, oil drillers, mine An optimist is a man who says his band dead with a bullet in| Glversion with countless thou-| dedication of memoria} flower plots | development rather than hoarding of | deen, plunged across a number of | *#id he was going to see the fight|from Butte, where the streets ~~ wife exhibits “veiled hostility” when lying on the floor | 8484s |by gold star mothers of the Legion| natural resources lear tracks after striking the two|#nd would not Ps for the ment (Turn to Page = bay. 2» se, ~oshe throws a flatiron at him. | w sutomatic clutched| Altho outings, picnics and other} (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) | As he clearly indicated before|men, and was finally wrecked, No| ‘. ‘% |leaving Washington, Mr. Harding|one in the auto was erely in- ae ¥ ON fie gabled vied fe Chuan Bae ty, Golumineai aut Gibbons Is ‘Favorite Ww ith . PATS Pisieateae navled fiséols oe P enainerccratecoim He a d Thousands March Over i | Seattle and Shelby F Brg papi a ene | Miles of City Streets | W h f Th S Fee poh con wets cotdkrn oie, [RLCRE SRDIe co Local Boys Make Round of Fight T Mila her ah hala ht | gah Lynn A abe ald ot] Oy ue aic or ine tar’s cal Boys fase big banc sae own on nore vw Commerce! | Great Throngs Watch Inspiring Spec- | | BY LEO H, LA It was estimated in the mornin Livingston | predicted that some day the West, | SHELBY, July 4.—It’s a hot da¥/ that not moro than 10,000 fans Wil for the big battle, It was even-be-| ? peice nas ame ne, We ane man of rromg and new.) tale Depicting Birth of a Nation | be on hand for the fight, altho 1 F S01 He paid court to @ population equal to that of the!) whole country at present.”—N Whan' 14 RACH soe dona BY 4 ay 1 | Sree RA YOL Mont? parane ea | ginning to warm up at 6 o'clock} fa dispatch fh fae elena War S$ Ma? SWUM alr overhead) ruitdress uniform of colonial army | It Is indeed the height of optimism | were, ™m" 107 Was shen: very: ane Pak Prt dye nnds | days, vividly rominded the spectators fo picture the Northwest a crawling | ¥°4)thy f | t ver the lino of march, that the Fourth of July is more than t | We couldn't get along very well, | ¢ 5 ic, patriotic and| day of Wednesday morning as the fight spe-| #ena was built with a capaci cial from Seattle rolled into Shelby | 10000. A | and parked on tho,siding right oppo-| _ Special trains from St. Paul, ghetto. Rasta arid Br,‘ Livingston'estinances | sue. Givi \* valine ot tee rie ff : site the arena whero Jack Dempsey | iston, Idaho, three from G: : Wee | and celebration, mo: an the co The trouble is that they keep right RE BIG } and Tom Gibbons were to go 15/ one from New York and 7 | | piereentign | We ‘ rounds in the afternoon. Chicago arrived in Shelby & : on repeating It. | White Woman and [city hag seon since the atlrring Q8y4) A EATURE OF PARADE | Containing Complete Running 5,000 partici The were impr d with the] r Advice to husbands: When you) Chinaman Married) tieiween 10,000 ana 15 Story of the Fight, Round Seattle fans made the rounds of the | the Seattle and Spokane cars, took knowledge that it marks the dawn forget. what your wife told you to] VANCOUVER, W: July 4,—| pated in the procession, which took Weil, any wasn't forced to floa loan to guar way, the government another Lib 6 the § { | “In optimistic, vein, the president inizations Wednes ched in one of the most impres. | sive and comprehensive parades this town before breakfast, und saw the! Gibbons was on the grounds eat whole place in about 80 minutes. | Wednesday, and Dempsey pulled ii Shelby is a onestreet town, with| town at 11 o'clock on a special fi is | plenty of buildings scattered away of a new epoch, the approach of nae AH Great Falls, Everybody for bring home, you can generally os-|Mar J. 1 Chinaman, and Lona] on the atmosphore of | Ba Kaleaie dy in -era In human history when b Round from the arena, money, final payments ant tie n cape trouble by buying both thread | Bridge & white woman, both of Mo. ieee peers Nive +3 ive come from the/one by one the shackles of t y Seattle and Shelby fans found a} ters and talked, fight, fight, ht oe he boats naa pada atin U ecules) bee thn ih laa 147 yours | Slavery are struck from the limbs] common ground before the former| morning. anne, ® j ee on eanuore Neo. Leet Jof humanity and liberty of thought | | had been in town an-hour—they are| Tho first preliminaries wei : Lip wi? gst re ays Drink | sae he;couis crear eh re eeneed Pot a ean ea Sb akes und action will come into thelr jall for Tom Gibbons, Not that they / on at noon, but the crowd se But who is going to get inside a wedelrigh ii prohibited. Shion tator 10 Jined First and Second | ON" | D , dad ean to Ate wet Haile ae Ra! ae yoltls th nd of weather just to] No’ toca Hata Wild | Dattorm kavan Wopieted the growth of an}. Probably. the most striking alnglo] t B y D y E t out is expected early in the bout, and crest was displayed in the out Bee SAR Cela saa ard bahia Sana sib HATE Aga Hee a ee UIA a ahoctd | AlRDIAe Wakithat! Gf Phe: miehisr’bets | on u umm xtras the betting is thre and four to two| of these first fights, but every nhidamuhs Lath Ore., where a justice of| at liberty to pursue his destiny, | Ueships who poured their blue-suited that Dempsey will not be the man] Was centered on 8 o'¢lovis, Wl A. J. & — the peace officiated, lithe detachment of sons of the (Turn to Page 7, Colur 5) ahsssennssansaansassasssssansenasastataenstasaasassastssssassesststseassaettssesatestasttesttse | Mocked out, big bout-was to commenice,