The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 22, 1923, Page 1

even: h club pro fol. Au d to jaune ltt TIT TTT T TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TT TTT he a ts Has Dr. Brown “made good” as mayor? ideas on the city hall situation? The Star invites the people of Seattle to express themselves fully on all sides of these timely questions. Should he be re-elected? We are going to print some of the answers. What are your Please limit your reply to 150 words. Sign your name and give your address. Be WEATHER Unsettled Moderate southwesterly Temperature Last Maximum, 56. Today noon, 52 NO. 205. tonight Has Mayor Brown “Made Good” ? fair; give reasons; don’t indulge in abuse on the one hand or laudation not based on facts on the other. Dr. Brown has said he is going to seek re-election. 3efore the ampaign, with its personalities and its mud-slinging gets underway, let us have a frank, constructive sympos jum on how the people regard the record he has made. ee nA NR A Af eRe PRA APPAR PRD Pet AiR AER APPEAR ARPA RRR PRP The Newspaper With the Biggest Circulation in Washington and winds, Tuesday mostly M4 Hours Minimam, 45, bad The Port of Seattle is today on a profit-making basis. In} September the terminals earned $2,000 in excess of all ex-| The volume of business is increasing in October,| and the commissioners announced Monday that the dis- trict is apparently on a permanently profitable footing. September was the first month since the period of swol- len shipments during the war days that a profit was ty the piers, and the first month in normal times in the history of the port that such a record was established. The $2,000 profit is over and above the costs of operation, depreciation, interest charges, sinking fund and all over- penses, earned head. It was made-in. spite of the handlingeat-Smith-Cove of export shipments that in Seattle, as at heavy im Home. Brew Great Heavens! October 13 was “National Candy Day” and we just remember that we cele- ® brated by eating a dill pickle! ose We've never been able to buy Lit- tie Homer Brew, Jr., a gold fish, but this Christmas we're going to get him a gold-plated one. see When the frost is on the pumpkin And the corn is in the shock, Then Dad redeems his overcoat And puts the Ford in. hock. ese It’s a good thing human. beings don't change thelr sex every month like oysters. A man would just get thru taking a chew of tobacco when | he'd have to start using a Mpstick. eee ‘ LI'L GEE GEE, TH’ OFFICE VAMP; Si My apartment house is so cold | |now being shown to chambers of | 1 that even th’ piano legs ha chilblains. eee Work on the new $2,000,000 doc- tors’ building is scheduled to start) the next month. Mayor Brown has been {invited to preside at the opening ceremonies. He will unvell an as- Pirin tablet. sae “Aren't you nearly ready to go to lunch?” we asked Li'l Gee Gee yes terday. “Oh, shut up!’ she snapped. “Ive been telling you for an hour I'd be ready in a minute.” owe Henry Ford is to be the prohibi ‘tion candidate for, president, it is yuraored. Well, he won't get the hic vote. see BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Now that the dog store at’Sev- enth and Pike has moved, the frankfurter stand next door is specializing in hamburger steaks. If the city council really wants to do something constructive, they can pass an ordinance forbidding old) ladies to park their umbrellas in our) eye. see Coming down on the street car this morniig, we saw an advertise- ment containing a picture of the two Smith Brothers. Suit for infringe- ment of copyright will be immedi- ately instituted. . ‘The heading of the advertisement tn, "Two Pleasant Ways to Kin a Cold.” And It then mentions licorice drops as one way, Yeu, yes, go on! one Li'l Gee Gee nays Ford cars are like some women—they work Letter when they are abused. eee YE DIARY Lert’s Dayo ey (Lord's Day), Lay pretty ton reading the publick prints, am to church, where the parson mi rermon, but lie, poor man, obtained falae teeth, and wh Jn bed, thenee I, some good ribs of beef ronated and mince and my Heart full of real Joy, After hegan to teveh my wife the ‘as Poor But the Was Ion- eat,” whieh pleased her mightily, and she do cate the tune emi i to my erent And so to | | | | demonstration | (Turn to Page 9, Column 4) other ‘ports, are handled at a} loss, and in spite of the lack of a centrally located pier for the most efficient handling} of the growing intercoastal) trade. | According to George Lamping, port commissioner, who announced the September figures, there was} nothing abnormal! about the month's business, but it came rather as the/ climax of a steadily Increasing vol- | ume, which ts expected to grow thruout the fall and winter. In the last three months, six Steamship lines, the American- Hawaiian, the Williams, Norton- Lilly, Blue Star, Royal Mail and Moore-McCormick, have become patrons of the port terminals. Every pier is in use, some of them to capacity. The Spokane st. terminal, in fact, has had to turn away business, This refreshing index of Seattle's ‘Forward, March,” stride follows an | efiergetic campaign for new busl- ness, conducted thruout the state the port. A traveling exhibit in commerce and granges, and a thoro made of Seattle’ ability to handles cargo cheaply and rapidly, The port's great need now !s for big centrally-located terminal DIVORGEE SAYS ~— STORY UNTRUE Mrs. Burckhardt Denies Having Boy With Her Denying that sho was accompanied | by “a young man” when she was ar-| rested by a sheriff's motorcycle | deputy Friday night for violation of | |the law governing headlights, Mrs, | Louis Burckhardt, who recently was | one of the principals in a sensational | |divorce action, issued a statement Monday in which she declared her young companion was a girl—a friend who was spending the week-end with her. “We had just finished dinner and were out for a little spin before ve- tiring for the night at my home,” Mrs. Burckhardt sald Monday. , “It could not have been later than §:40, aa we were back and in bed at 94 Tears aprang to the eyes of the re- leent divorcee as she pleaded with a newspaper man to set her right with | the public. ; “L've been dragged thru everything —everything,” she said, as she bit her lip atid choked back a sob. “Thin was a case of my using a borrowed car while,mine was being repaired. Aw for my ‘young man’ companion, here he is,” She presente? a young woman, who also was aecompanted by her mother, “My friends have been vety kind me,” continued Mra. Burckhardt. | “They make it ponsible for me to stay here in Seattle, In spite of all that has been eaid of me, They make it possible for me to satay and be a mother to my boy-—to give him a home, but those who would be- smirch my eraracter—they make It hard.” Th | PORT OF SEATTLE ON PAYING BASIS Makes $2,000 Clear in September and) Business Continues to Grow; Now Permanently “Over the Hump” Enteted as Second ¢ SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1899, at the Postoffice at seattle, Killed on Gridiron This is Allen R. Johnson, 17-year-old Bremerton Union High school senior and football center, whose death from a fractured spinal cord followed a scrimmage in Friday's game at Puyallup. Faculty members of the Bremerton in- stitution were to meet Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock to de- termine whether or not the football schedule for this season should be canceled and the game barred as a regult of the Young Johnson's death was purely ac-\avout to proclaim their Brem-| against the attempt at separati tragic occurrence. | cidental, according to a statement by Keith Lyman, | erton coach. CHAPTER I The Messenger Peter Blood, bachelor of medicine and several other things beside smoked a pipe and tended the ger: anlums boxed on the sill of his window above Water Lane in the town of Bridgewater, Sternly disapproving eyes consld- ered him from a window opposite, but went disregarded. Mr, Blood's attention was divided between his task and the stream of humanity in the narrow street, befow; a stream which poured for the ond time that day towards Castle 1d, whore earlier in the afternoon Kerguson, the Duke's chaplain, had preached a xermon containing more treason than, divinity Thonw straggling, excited groups were mainly compowed of men with greon boughs in their hats and the most ludicrous of weapons in thelr hands, Some, it is true, shouldered fowling pieces, and here and there BLOOD by Rafael Sabatini © RAFAEL SABATINI ARRGT NEA SERVICE Ins ® sword was brandished; but more of them were armed with clubs, and pikes fashioned out of soythes, as formidable to the eye a8 they were Jumay the hand. avers, brewers, oarpent sons, bricklayers, - cobblers, and rewentatives of every other of the trades of peace among there im- provised men of war. Bridgewater, like Taunton, had yielded #0 gene) ously of its manhood to the service of the bastard Duko that for any to Abstain whose age and strength admitted of his bearing arma was fo brand himself a coward or a papist Yet Peter Blood, who wha not only able to bear armas, but trained and skilled In thelr use, who was jcertainly no coward, and a papist only when {t so sulted him, tended his geraniums and smoked ‘his pipe on that warm July events ns ine differently as if nothing were afoot, (Turn to Page 11, Column 1) to rs, amiths, most of them trafled the mammoth | Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3 1923. TEUTON PUTSCH SUDDEN Republic in Rhine Region Launched) by Separatists in Speedy Move BRUSSELS, Oct. 22.—'The Rhenish separatists have occu- pled Grossgeran, Russelshelm and Starlenburg, according to a message received at noon from aratisis have in Treves), Badens, Munchen and Gladbak, disarming local police, according to mdvices here today, No resistance was met any- where. eee BY CARL D. GROAT (United Presa Staff Correspondent) BERLIN,. Oct. 2%-—-A blow inst which the German repub /tic haa been eteeling itself fell Sun- day Citizens of the Rhineland area put on green, red and white |arm bands, armed themselves and | déclared a separate resublic | | Alx La Chappelle, Mayence, Dur-| jen and other important cities of) i buffer country between France| jand Germany were seized by the} neparatists | | ‘The French and cepying the strip | which the uprising | not interfere. ‘The one hope of the Stresemann | government, fll-equipped to meet | the revolt and harassed by trouble) Jin Bavaria and economic difficul- | ties, was that the soparatist revolt was premature, It was understood jat first that Herr Smeets and Dr Dorten, who all along have been the recognized leaders of the Rhine- land republican movement, had not authorized yesterday's proclam- | ations. WEISBADEN ATTEMPT IS UNSUCCESSFUL The separatist attempt to selze Weisbaden. wax unsuccessful aratist demonstrations in Gre. feld and Rheydt proved abortive. In both Rheydt and Muenchen-Giad: bach, city authorities retained pow: sexsion of the public buildings | Reports were received hore that | workers In Aix La Chapelle were protest of the Rhineland from the rest of Ger many. | ‘The government has |asked the allfed occupation author | ties for permission to allow German | troops. freedom to act in Aix La | Belgians, o0-| of territory in occurred, did) German Chapelle and elsewhere to thwart the separatist coup on Bonn, ist attenipts at Jeulich and) Coblenz have fai.ed, according to re: ports here this afternoon. At Aix La Chappele, most portant of the Rhineland seized, the proclamations, | were posted about the city, were j signed by Leo Deckars and Dr. | Guthagit, more or less independent im- cities which | separatist Fiveryone had known | plans of the organized ers had been to have the proclaimed next. Sunday, terday, The government, getting much of {ts information from French sources In the occupied that the Rhineland: republic not yew | ‘lavens, could only cling to. the hope that this uprising might divide the separatists against themselves, — It remained to be seen whether Smeets and Dorten would fall in line, Dr, Matthes, who has been pro | aimed ns provisional president of {the first Rhinoland republic, Is re. |ported by French sources to have | formed 1 provixory Kovernment at | Duren, ‘This would seem cate that the recognized loaders of the separatist movement were those who started yenterduy's coup, fo far comparative calm appar (Turn to Page 9, Column 5) | agencies report troops are agitators i fo indl-| Seattle Star Matter May 2 1879, Per Year, by Matt, $1.80 WIDOW FORGIVES POLIC * HAT was the amazing power which kept Isaac Hamburger, victim of a policeman’s misdirected bullet, alive for many hours after death had come to Will? Coueism? God? loved one pleaded with his summoned deep, latent powers of life? miraculous manifestation of prayer? The religious and the phi debate these questions, bu with authority, claim him — kept him alive until his wife had arrived from Califor- nia and the two had held a 20 minutes’ farewell talk? Was it will? Was it auto-suggestion, such as Coue describes, in which Hamburger’s conscious eagerness to see once more his “unconscious” and thus Was ita God, perhaps in answer to losophical may ponder and t none of us can answer Whatever the true explanation may be, the case shows once again that every human being possesses a marvelously abundant reserve force on which to draw in moments of emergency, a reserve seldom plumbed, often unsuspected, a reserve which, used in times of crisis, results in phenomena 1 and heroice conduct. We can all rejoice that this hidden reserve force did hold off Death’s: visit until Mrs. Hamburger arrived. * * * OW probably the shooting policeman will be prosecuted. Tt is necessary, for the public safety, that an example Punish the Individual, Not the City right and left—as an impre: time of President Harding’s be made of his reck- lessness. But sit is ndt neces- sary that the whole police department bee libeled and the impres- sion published to the Northwest that Seat- tle is filled: with wild- eyed lunatic officers who are wounding and maiming pedestrians, sion was broadcast at the trip that Seattle (instead of one irresponsible individual) had insulted the ill and dying visitor. Ree 5 . HE interesting recommendation is made bya lead- ing Tacoma minister that Carrie Nation tactics be Shall We Smash the Rum Shops? monly go to the spectacular A bit lurid, but maybe as Mayor Brown's oft-repeated critici adopted for the suppression of the wide-open moonshine traffic which persists there, as in Seattle. Smash ‘em with axes, he advises the women, and he adds the assurance that if the smasher is jailed her cell will be made comfortable and cheery with flowers, books, candy and other lux- uries that more com- murderesses. likely tovachieve results as “remedy”—a demand that ing laymen gather and bring him the evidence. ROBBERS BLAST | ~ EDMONDS SAFE Tie Mechanics; Escape With $600 and Auto Abandoned at the Stadium, the Buick automobile used by four masked bandits in- making their escape from Edmonds early Monday, after a sensa- tional robbery of the Yost Mo- tor Co. wag found at 7:30 Mon- day morning by Detective J, F. Little, The bandits haa ae. serted the car near the entrance to the Stadium, On the door pf the cor they had seribbled with indelible pencil, $495, whieh. was divided by four, On the floar of the car was a shiny L0-cent plece, eee Using an extra heavy charge of nitro-glycerine, four daring yexgmen early Monday blew: the heavy safe door of the Yost Auto Co. at Edmonds thru the plate glass window of the garage and oxcaped with between $500 and $600, The yorxs drove off in a Tpassenger Buick auto belong: ing to the Vosts, The men: appeared at the garage about § a, m. and covered the two night mechanic, Charles Alrwood and George Jones with revolvers. After tying up tho mochantes. they proceed to blow the safe in a calm and workmaniike mannet, accord: (Turn to Pago 9, Column 2) ind inion a estan Sane ai GUARD ROUTES FRAT BURGLAR Intruder Believed Wounded by One of Shots Firing several shots. ag a burglar who was escaping with a saxaphone and a quantity of jewelry from the Delta Chi fraternity house, 1819 B. 47th st, early Monday, Orville Smith, who was on guard, success: fully routed the man and is believed to have hit him with one of the bullets, Smith was one of several fresh. men who had volufteered to stand guard in the fraternity house, due to the recent looting of seven frater- nity houses. About 3 o'clock Mon- day morning Smith heard a noise at the window and found a burglar filling his pockets with loot, he re- ported. Smith drew a pistol and snapped the trigger; the cartridge failed to explode and the burglar ran toward tho rear door. Smith shot at him seven times and the intruder yelled in pain, The Ins truder eseapod. Dr. Steinmetz Is Reported Better SCHE ‘ADY, N.Y. Oct. 22.— Dr, Charles P. Stetnmets, famous consulting engineer of the General Blectric Co. here, is reported uut of danger from a severe heart attack, Stelumets suffered a breakdown fol: lowing @ 8IxX weeks’ speaking tour. TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE. yx Af EMAN! VICTIM LOSES FIGHT! Patrolman Short Held for Man- slaughter against Widow’s Wishes Against the wishes of the woman whom he made a widow, Patrolman S. H. Short must answer to a charge of manslaughter filed against him. Monday by’ Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas. Short shot down Isaac Ham-— burger last Wednesday night while trying to apprehend an. alleged shoplifter in crowded Westlake ave., between Pine and Olive. Hamburger, sec- retary to Federal Judge E. E. Cushman, fought grimly for. life and almost won. The end — came Sunday morning at 7:45, shortly after a speeding train had reached Seattli with his wife. Short’s bail was set at $5,000. He was given until Monday afternoon | to raise it. Douglas held that Short was guil- ty of negligence and carelessness in shooting into a crowd on Westlake ave, injuring Hamburger and Mrs. Violet Davis, who is in a critical condition, and probably never will walk again if she wins her fight for life, “Short didn't intend to take a hu- man life, butethat should not excuse him, It will be decided by a jury whether he 4s to be punished,” Douglas said, A Short was ready for his arrest on the manslaughter charge Monday and had raised $5,000 bail. ‘ Displaying the utmost charity’ to- (Turn to Page 9, Column 6)_ HILLMAN'S AD BEING PROBED Real Estate Dealer Tells. of New “Coal Veins” Advertising activities of C. D, Hill- man, widely known Seattle real es- jtate promoter, who Monday faced charges in police court of erecting — signs and billboards without a Ii- cense, were under investigation Mon: day morning by Miss Hazel M, Brit: ton, executive secretary of the Better Business bureau of the Seattle Ad- Vertising club as a result of an ad- yertisement appearing in Seattle newspapers. : The advertisement. in question, | relative to Catheart, a suburban dis- trict a short distance north of: Seat- tle, indicates that “a big ofl derrick now under construction” and “two big coal veins discovered this week.” The investigating bureau, which (has as Its watchword and activity: | “Truth in Advertising,” Is investigat- ing the advertisement, oe | Other than admitting that the artl {cle In question, appearing beneath Hillman’s name, was under investl gation, Miss Britton would only, say that “Hillman is extravagant, to Say the Toast, in his advertisements.” Hillman was convicted in 1912 of using the mails to devraud and was.” sentenced to MeNoil’s island, After serving time there he went fo Cath fornia, returning about o. year ago — to Senttle to take charge of the sale of the Catheart project ous federal court conviction followed od ndvertiving ptergrem for suburban homesites after he hod succeestully moted the Green Lake. Hil ty and yarious other land proge {nvand near Beatties) ee } F His previ”