The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 14, 1923, Page 1

- | CITY BOOZE BOAT ==> ass & 111, NOT 7, U.S. DESTROYERS HIT ROCK Botered as Second Class Matter May %, 1499, at the Postottice at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3 4 Saturday, sterly winds. FORECAST Mod- 1819, Per Year, by Mall, $3.60 e Seattle Star RIDAY, 5E PTEMB 2E R 25 25. __VOL. NO, 173. DAMAGED — VESSELS _MEARINGHOUR > O M E | N Dempsey Favored to Win in Battle Naval Officials Criticized for Appar- PINK CLOUDS Vith Luis Firpo ROUND BY ROUND! The Star's fight extra, issued ”Y pee P| directly af ne lassi mw ent Attempt to Conceal Details of} irc, sier,th last bow of Bape aes x ae k, will by complete Disastrous Wreck ate, “and. wpeedy. Fight f : know, from years of past pe formancen that ‘The & over DUMBBELL DUD)|..SA% DIEGO, Sept. 14.— wer « tight extra except nen While secrecy still shrouds! that pe peal iental the naval investigation of the jon: The Sta mmy” ¢ disaster which left seven de-| other tim-tian «dit, Stroyers on the rocks and| {f The Star fight ext cost the lives of 22 men, it NEW YORK, Sept. 11—The was discovered here today| {ist efficlal act of. the ceremo. * | nies rpeliminary to the Demp- that 11 destroyers in all were | sey-Firpo heavyweight chan damaged on the reefs of vionship fight was staged this ; 2 afternoon, when the champlo Point Arguello, The destroy-| and the challenger were weighed ers Kennedy and Marcus Ro the iggeadtny aussten. Dern tipped the scales were also damaged, it was) 1» Pra we ‘ learned. . T Farragut, Somers and Mar , which were damag ut were bab able to reach here tu Only one more day remains to power, will go into dr , send Dumbbell Duds in fo The |The Kenneds just a: fo rocks-| Jusied the weights when the Star for the dollar prize. All | ind injures to hee Wote eat |atenped on thent ‘duds received Saturday cannot serious. Such a crowd had gathered out be considered. i “ o | tide the Flatiron building, in whic Today Dumbbell was still cat th ee timc onthe | the commission ts located, that. 5 Keeping up his intensive (rain the extent of the damage {x eaus- | lee Were called to prevent a rush ing, but refused to give the rea- ing widespread criticism. The | ing of the doors. son for it. Tomorrow he prom | Farmgut,. Somers, Marcus and SiS at ines to reveal the great secret, Kagpete iiieped ina. the hatter BY MENRY L. FARRELL rity ° unheralded and | H(Unlted Press Staff ne information a8 | was Repartad th that they had been damaged until newspaper inen dug the fact out three or four The: wt premier § PRIZe WINNER” J. Austin can come into the office | and claim one buck for the follow- | Gimafuum of Mussolini, Ital; m NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—The his note Charged that trail from an obseure drug store a in faraway Argentine to Dempsey at the Polo Grounds | in a fight for the world's heavy’ (Governor of Oklahoma Orders “Strictest weight championship. ‘ : a i Martial Law Ever Known in America” Only Firpo and a few of his loyal countrymen who set out in A tomahawk is a bdird.—Geneva A divorce decree is granted by a The Star finds it necessary again to record » correction in see his ambition going up with the} the catastrophe, The Marcus, “Dumbbell Dud has the distinction | wisps of smoke from a monstroun| ‘ity. jing administered to approximately of being the stingiest man in our} aed bop heardeered Joo bell has | crowd of spectators, Carrying out the threat in his uitl|100 persons here within the last town, besides being the dumbest. He| * aa eee Jack Dempsey, smaller and | m to the city, demanding that|¥ear, was given publicity from ‘the wears smoked glasses while drinking less strong, but greater in skill, | certain officials whom ho believed | Sovernor's office In Oklahoma City, LATER.—(1 water so that It looks like coffee. oe es ee experience and technique and 8 |responsible for flogging parties and|the Tribune published the "Story of| The President Jefferson of the When Mr. Dud is not. using. his} orais irr men aie out iter Suohended bitter, was [tov rule in Toles, resign, the gov-| Walton." This dealt with the goy- | AduifralOriental’ line, carrying the| glasses, he looks over the top of them| f date, and, in turn, must be 1 favorite In the betting. |ernor prepared to enforce the “atrict:|¢rnor's acts ince taking office, in-| first survivors, was speeding toward to keep from wearing them out.” | corrected. The present informa. fo retain his title as the great- jest. martial law restrictions ever| cluding the alleged pardoning of| Victoria Friday, still several hun- ‘ete fe | ka fig“ Varun pe pe heraght ta est fighter In the world by |known in city of America.” many habitual criminals. dred miles out at sea. Radio dis Mr. Dud is quite a weak sister in| the latest eileen 4 pet ; Knocking out the challenger. =| -‘The ‘Tribune, publistied by John I aig ac cig ay yal ya by from the master of the the cerebellum, He thinsk that 4} with a stove-in hull. | Firpo has attempted to upset all perry, formerly of Seattlo, and Rich.| Picted @ Persoual two-day inspection |ship stated that a heavy fog hung river bed is something to sleep on.— ais ring tradition by training no/ard Lioyd Jones, has fought against 1 conditions In. Tulsa. © Is con-| over the ocean, delaying the boat so Frank Thurston. other aspirant for the champlon-| Walton's efforts to clamp a tight] ‘ "fer that as soon as vt bed oT that {t would not reach the quar- + oe | Japan Lifts Duty ship trained, and fighting as no|milltary rule upon the city. When|™! SE Te eee aan | eae station at Williams Head Dumbbell Dud thinks that: other warrior since the days Of | troops were sent Into Tulsa a month rad Be ash oie nee aaa Air penny until approximately 5 p, m. Satur. ila Wirad: ia. cianlat: | on Rice, and Beef ciuts nna stones has fought ago to take over the civil govern-| cluding the sheriff and Jury com-|day night, U. is a lodge. | Import duties on rice, raw beef | Because s in his profersion | ment of what the governor charac: | Mimtonnrs, tre replaced by men ium | Shotild tho vessel arrive tefore Kipling 1s a game.—Mrs. Homer|and eggs have been set anide by (Turn to Page 9, Column 4) teriaed a “reign of terror,” the ‘Trib. | dominy that hour it will pass quarantine G. Testu. he Japanese government until the | ——————— CoE a PRR TA TROOPS GU |and proceed to Victoria the same died Hlast of next month, according to | CITY'S STREETS night and possibly come on to Se- The “Kernel” is not a nut—Rose| word received in Seattle Friday by In contnehe Sith these men of {atte. Any. delay- would result in C. Ohashi, Japanese consul The message also stated that the auty on lumber and building mate. Russell. delivered the the five Tulsa that he unless ultimatum officials he THE GOV-ER-NOR’S BULL | Louls F. Hart lubs who excel A turnip is a prodigal son. a Pedigreed bull calves are being offefred by Gov. ; 3 mbers of state dairy ‘A Dago it a sunset. [rial would without doubt be lifted prizes to boy and wattle; according to an announcement made || grip of military rule. Already na-|Over until Sunday morning and A NAVY NAVIGATOR 18 Ajwithin the next few days, but that || in the art of Jidging coin director of the extension service of || tional guardsmen. are in the sher | would not arrive in this port until BAILOR. no definite action had yet been|| Washington State college.—News item. iff'a office, at police headquarters |Sunday afternoon, it is said. A flapper feo brde—@, M. Stanley. |taken on this matter , * piece ewe ey ‘ : ery ree' The Jefferson will be t first { Oh, see the cute little bull! Is ea payor Brown's” || 5d seardine: every’ strest in od Pires hoi tiei Wale ee @-: keys of the city are used to bull? No, it is not Mayor Brown’s bull, It is Gov- ||" othe governor made his demands |yorc from Japan since the disaster, €) Pam povernment locke ‘Harding Estate Is er-nor Hart’s bull. Yes, they look very much alike. || nat. He stood the head of alit was also the first ship to ens ems OI ence eenncte AFG: PUNE Om Close to $750,000 What is the gov-er-nor going to do with the bull? ||tong ‘table ‘and; ‘smashing his fist |gage in relief work in the harbor j hilla—Kenneth Rusk MARION, Ohio, Sept. 14.—The f a, to t j ||down, left no doubt in the minds jof Yokohama and carried the first ) haves Veer ‘coerit! bee atap Abed He is going to give it and some more, to boys and |) 3 4 | z trae 4 fidihatten oP tHerMeROe the estate| = of thoso who heard him that he|refugees from Yokohama to Kobe That electric lght plants grow In| cP ite President Warren .|| girls at the state fair. Can boys and girls vote?’ No, }/wowa go thru with his program, |HAS ONLY LIMITED ee x Harding was seen here today when but their fathers and mothers can. Will the farmers | Walton, a former railroad engineer, | SUPPLY OF FOOD That the House of Lords Is the | crating). gchaffner filed a bond of|| and their wives know the gov-er-nor’s bull when they |{a big Neavy-set, powerful man with| ‘The Jefferson left Japan with] | “i Sate antspeeh | $760,000 to quality as administentor|| See it? they know it well [la determined jaw, got it across to|only a very limited supply of food : That an occulist ia kind of a fish. | oe ree oe ie achaftner alto was|| See it? Yes, they know 1 ° |the leading residents of Tulsa that laboard and is making the best time| —Rose Works. | BAh to odd 9, Column 2) 1 one [named ax executor of the will ‘a dictator, to Serbia expires ‘Saturday. The Italia érbia was attempting to break a contract which gave} | most of Fiume to Italy and demanded settlement of the issue. university.—A, J. Smith. its report of n jisaster of — Ee saps last Prevage te tahtenie ooh tohioeed utente vine ois TULSA, Olda., Sept. 14.—Mili- , uno started a campaign against the A ghost is a man who walks in his | Instead of seven destroyers run- | 114" not reached the end of their| ‘ary censorship of the Tulsa | governor's official acts slcep.—Sam. Block. poid pesatel va ager aon Mya tral. ‘The preponderance of opinion, | Tribune was ordered today by As the "Story of Tulsa,” alleged G. C. Gray sends in the following | #e¥elopments showed, it now ap- gecesi painted for Firpo | Gov. J. C, Walton, the first step | to be extracts from testimony given description of the labits of the in-| Dears that at least 10 of the |% Dol oe et ie et skies and| »¥ the executive to tighten the [peas A military comimission investl- | tatsaos ie) Dode | naval vessels were included in * grip of the manea fist upon the | gating the brutal whipping and beat | earthquake-torn n\ gine, es soe atmenarsriclonall i ae ee TulsaNewspaperGripped AWAIT ARRIVAL ipumiet mot evo oon T AMBRECTION | ieutitccicwmcee | Oy Military Censorship OF RELIEF SHIP Pres. Jefferson Speeds to Seattle With Refugees BY FIELDING LEMMON Tho Interest of the entire nation| will be centered on Seattle Satur-| day night and Sunday morning as millions of persong await the ar rival of the first refugees from} Japan with the first-hand story of how the terrible aster tore at the head of Noppo: nese nation. the ship arriving at the quarantine too late to be inspected Saturday named resigned he would close the {Might and she would have to lay (Turn to Page 9, Corumn 1) Two CENTS IN EATTLE. Buy Another on, HUM! “At any rate, if the bootle sunk our boat, it shows it was do: ing mighty effi clent work on the Sound, or the bootleggers never would have sunk it. No, sir! If it hadn't been doing good work, it would still be at the | dock.”"—Mayor Brown, | eee By | Thieves, not with singing while packing off 600- safes, staging daylight holdups in the downtown dis- trict, and bouncing crowbars off the heads of occasional taxi driv- ers, pulled a fast one when they deliberately walked off with th city’s prize possession—the attle police speed boat, it was ad- | mitted Friday, Tho speedy craft, given to Mayor chase rum-runners on the b. Groff content pound un, got in the way of the |rum-smuggling interests, \to the police theory, and was spirited | away from her snug berth at the har- | patrol dock—towed out in the ' bor ie and sunk. ‘This crowning insult was carried | | aut with neatness and dispatch be-| endeavor to get a new speed boat — | tween the hours of midnight and 4} into commission as quickly as Jo'clock last Wednesday morning, those hours representing a lapse of time in which no watchman was on |duty at the Yesler way pier of the | harbor patrol. CRET SEARCH EVEALS NOTHING A frantic search for the missing} | vessel followed. It was conducted with great secrecy. The bottom of |the Sound was dragged for a wide | radius about, in a futile hope that the jeraft had in some manner opened a m during the night and sunk. All ain. The boat was gone. It had | Vanished mysteriously into the wide reaches of Puget Sound. The police boat—one of the speediest on the Sound—was probably sunk to avoid possi- bility of interference with a large booze cargo which was coming in, according to popular rumor, which was given credence by Chief of Police W. B. Severyns Friday. | “At any rate,” said Mayor E. J, (Brown, Friday, “if the bodtleggers |sunk out boat, it shows it was doing mighty effitient work on the Sound or the bootleggers would never have sunk it, No, sir! If it hadn't been doing good work it would still be at the dock. Yes, I believe the boat was stolen by the bootleggers. Who else could have done it?” SEVERYNS KNEW OF RUNNERS' PLAN A few weeks ago, according to Chief Severyns, it was freely ru- mored that the police boat would be- fore long be found at the bottom of Elliott bay, as it would not be al- lowed to stand in the way of a cargo of Canadian whisky due to land here. ‘The cargo was to be one of the larg- est yet landed. Consequently, a watchman was kept on the dock most of the time. The boat was used by the harbor patrol in. daytime, and by the police |booze squad at night. Its regular crew Was Police Investigator Robert | Kernan and Patrolman A. J. Hill. Early Wednesday morning the pa- |trot boat alongside the police boat was unexpectedly called away for (Turn to Page 9, Column 3) Ri They Wanted HISTORIC ? SAV LADY, WASMNGTON HAD THE MUMPS _HERE- GRANT WAS VACCINATED IN THAT THERE PARLOR ~ Mr, Dud also labors under the im-} pression that a club salad has a AN V. ec a ‘ADAM. AND EVA General Appearance was a brave man—A. Fritz, an Old Home OH, ISNT THAT THE SWEETEST, DARLINGEST: HOUSE ~- LOOK AT THAT ADORABLE Ivy Water may be procured from the | bedspring. | ‘A moonbeam {8 a moon support. . Shaw. That Duwamish Head belongs on some neck of the woods, ‘That Alki Point is 2 new kind of| phonograph needle—E. J. T. An airedate is a health resort. Mississippi is a young woman. Pig iron comes from pigs. Basting 4 roast means to sew tt. Butterscotch is a brand of Uquor. ~H. B, Bnowbert, A ©. 0. D. package is a fish. —E. G. M. Spark Plug is 2 chewing tobacco, . . Harry Druxman gays the dubphest (Turn to Page 9, Column 1) WELL: COURSE IT AINT GOT NO PLUMBIN' AT ALL AN' THERE'S No RUNNING WATER AND THERE AIN'T HO FURNACE AN! HO GAS NOR ELECTRICITY, BUT OUTSIDE OF IT NEEDING ANEW ROOF AN' FLOORS AN’ PORCH THERE AINT REALLY MUCH TO ,EXCEPT TO BUILD FOUNDATIO AN HOUR AGO THE ASYLUM SIGN DOWN BY CAP HIGGINS WELL, ANYHOW, | JUST SOLD IT, ABOUT TO AGENTLEMAN FROM any 1 AINT HAD TIME TO TAKE THE YET, IScU TTLED, DECLARES | SEVERYNS Seattle Thieves Add Insult to Injury; Chief Wants the W. C. T. U: to nd armed with a machine| large | according | Chief of Police Sev- eryns denied emphatical- q ly Friday morning the report that the patrol boat had been com- mandeered by members of his own force and taken to Vancouver to bring down a load of booze. The chief said the boat was not prac- tical for rum-running purposes as it was too smali to carry a cargo. Besides, he added, very few members of his force knew how to op- erate the boat, By Lester M. Hunt The W. C. T. U,, the Anti- Saloon league, Seattle chunches and other organizations fnter- ested in prohibition enforcement will be invited by Chief of Police Severyns to subscribe to a fund of $3,500 to purchase » new motor boat for the use of the department in pursuing; rum runners. Severyns declared that he ‘would possible to replace the one stolen and believed scuttled, presumably by |rum runners, early Thursday morn- ing. “With no speed boat in the har- bor, rum running can be expected to assume alarming proportions,” said the chief. “Our speed boat with jits machine gun was the terror of the booze rings and had forced them to land practically all their cargoes outside of Elliott bay. “A small, speedy boat is the only (Turn to Page 9, Cotumn 2) AMUNDSEN T0 ARRIVE SUNDAY Will Meet Hakon Hammer in Seattle Later in Week BY JOHN W. NELSON = Capt. Roald Amundsen, the Arctic explorer, will arrive in Seattle on — the S. 8. Victoria, Sunday, and will — meet his personal representative, — Haakon H. Hammer, in Seattle two days later, according to advices re- _ ceived at the office of the Universal Trading & Shipping Co., In the Alas- — ka building, Hammer, who has been in Europe for a year taking care of Amund- sen's business affairs, was scheduled to leave Washington, D. C, Friday and will arrive In Seattle Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. The two ~ will go into conference here upon the arrival of Hammer, and Amund- — sen's future plans will be announced afterwards, it is believed. Hammer has practically ceased shipping operations and for the year has been almost exclusively en- gaged in work for Amundsen in Eu- rope. GET NO WORD HERE OF a MUNDSEN’S PLANS i Einar Beyer, $16 35th ave, who was host to Amundsen during his former stay in Seattle, prior to his — trip North, has received no word from Amundsen as to his plans when (Turn to Page 9, Column 2) ig ie Another Bargain — for You Today Now is the time to find a home for the winter. Many offers: are being made thru the Want Ad column: CLOSE IN NORTH END BARGAIN: $3,800 ON EASY TERMS” SIX ROOMS AND BATH: ia Fi Renin Jaund: h Turn to the Want Ad co! and seo who is offering this ho for sale,