The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 22, 1924, Page 1

* x | “Aged Couple Use Coffe Pot | ‘6 WEATHER in Tonight urday, In easter 25 26. VOL, NO. 807. | Home aie Howdy, folks! This Is Wash- ington’s birthday. over o. principal claim to t ho never told a le. He : man who ever ran for office of which this can be sald. HISTORICAL FACT George Washington Ilved at Mount Vernon, but he didn’t start the canned milk Industry up there, pony so that he wouldn't have so far to fall. But even a cropper from a Shetland pony might be dan. serous. now We suggest that he get a pair of roller skates, He can’t fall very far off them, Man by the name of Parks ar rested for kicking a cop in the face, says news item Parking his feet in a restricted area, no doubt eee The Star's Washington bureau states that there was no full moon in February, 1866, and that this wil! not Occur again for 3,500,000 years. Wonder if Doc Brown will still be running for office then? queries Yaughn Woodhouse. eee THE CYCLE Acquaintance, friendship, engagement, Marriage, quarreis, ire, enrage love, ment, Lawyers, Judges, something Verdicts, scandals, alimony. There ts a bill before congrcsn pro- viding for the study of the habits ‘of the grasshopper, but the insect con gress had better start studying ts the taxpayer, Advertisement for Seattle Bur. lesque House: “Thirty Beautiful! Girls. All Gorgeously gowned.” Then we're not going! eee This is positively the lastgtime we're going to make a bum pun about the Teapot Dome scandal, but | really—frankly speaking, you know —doesn't the oily bird always catch the worm? see TODAY'S DEFINITION A gentleman is a man who never gets mad and throws = niblick at his’ wife, se. What has become of the old-fash- foned boy who wasn't satisfied until he had a sea-serpent tatooed on his fore-arm? see YE DIARY ‘Tle’ evenings to Mt my Hall, to hear is evening, to Mean: William MeFee, the writer of sea tayles, and he did say that Americans do travel in too luxurious m style, true, but I should like ‘hi trip with me some time hand conch... . day, R. Reynolds, the serihe, did invite me to Willard’s Inn, and we did there rf dia did | make its decisions with promptnesa,| been mayor I have not been able | asked. McAdoo's platform, as printed in The Star, is “to scourge tie corrupt and unfit out of Washington.” You're stealing Doe Brown's stuff, | Mac, Remember how he fired those 575 “political incurables”*? ee | for Still.”—Headiine. Well, | | that’s one way to get coffee royal. ee nec nS oe. Mr. Zangwill, the famous English writer, says there is no humor in America. Has he never read an American comic strip where a little boy hits his father over the head with a sledge hammer? If that ain't humor, what fs? Ha, ha. CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON IVY CLUB The gink who changes his radio set into a home brew out- fit. see As the time for paying the income tax draws near, we are more and more sorry that Little Homer Brew, Jr., wasn't triplets. cee Spokane has established traffic rules for airplanes. This was made neceseary by the fact that girplanes were hitting pedestrians thrown into the air by automobiles. ees “When the modern girl gets tare dancing she goes home, puts some- thing on and goes to bed.”—Home Brew. eee “Oh, Homer, you've been peek- ing!*—J. K. D. see ‘FAMOUS LAST WORDS (ign on the dotted line) FORECAST be| partment by falling to invest him|were added to our population, I and Possibly Sat creasing South ly Winds Botered as Becond Cl “Not Guilty” in | Girl Death Trial EMBERS of the jury which acquitted Ole Knutson of respon- sibility in the death of Aileen Branshaw Friday, will be guests of the fisherman on his smack, The Rainier, on a joy- ride on Puget Sound as soon as their jury | service is over, ¢ | _ The pleasure trip was arranged imme- diately after the jury reported its verdict of “not guilty” in Judge Boyd J. Tall- man’s court Friday morning at 9 o'clock. It was arranged at the request of one of the jurors, according to Ralph Horr, at- torney for the defense. Capt. Bernard Hanson of the fishing boat will be at the wheel. Hanson, one SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDA ing perjured testimony at the conclusion of the trial Thursday. | “We think you are entitled to acquittal | and that we are entitled to a joyride on | your boat,” one of the jurors said, Horr readily acquiesced, and Knut- son, who is first mate of the Rainier, and Hanson, its captain, are going to take all | of the jurors and friends for a trip Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Knutson. was tried on a charge of run- ning down and fatally injuring the Branshaw girl on December 23, while driving his auto. “What kind of refreshments will you serve—liquid?” Knutson was asked. “T don’t think so,” d Knutson, | (Turn to Page 9, Column 4) Campaign ina Nutshell! All Candidates Tell: WHY I WANT TO BE MAYOR! HE STAR today turns over one column on this page to each of the three} | mayoralty candidates. Upon its invitation, each man,has summed up for| |Star readers his campaign in a nutshell. Here, then, is your opportunity in a |halt-hour's reading at your own fireside, to get the core of the political cam-| ! | of the principal witnesses for ‘the de- fense, was arrested on a charge of ‘giv- paign direct from the candidates themselves. | see ‘eee | By Oliver T. Erickson By Edwin J. Brown } I AM seeking election as mayor of HEN I was elected mayor in WO years ago the present tncum- Beattle because I want once more j 1922, I said: “I shall be mayor bent made certain representa- ‘to see the machinery of city govern-|of all the people without a back- tions before election, to the public, ment function, and because I want/wagd glance at what ie past. The *ong them were “lower taxes," “a| to make Seattle " 1a of Seattle five cent fare” and } wmenia’: abt: that he would dis. | By Alfred H. Lundin | cneo more a de-| Sshould now be cent and safe} united with “the charge 475 “politl | place to live tn./ firm purpose of eal incurables.” | I want to re- going forward. In ‘The taxes on my home are higher) organize the po-| eee then year an lice department | Gustry and pros. perity will be as and re-estabitsh | sured and our ever, 80 are yours its morale; to endl | city will again The appointees of | the reign of hold- | take its place the present execu- | ups and bur aimong the lead. tive asked for the| largest increase! for thelr depart-| fes that Is terror- izing our people ing cities of the | country. | | and those of sur: | a ments for this | rounding towns! Siro: asmaming year, The police! | and cities, and| office I have @epartinent asked that has become worked faithfully for an increase} and long hours to bring co-oper- LUNDIN — from last budget of $1,121,890 to building department fr8m $256,92 to $414,980; ntreet and sewer depart ment from $746,010 to $969,999.55; en. gineering ‘department from $546.5 to $1,190,480, ‘The head of each of these depart. | ments Was appointed by the present executive, who represented that we wero to have lower taxes. At this same time the elective, officers of the city; namely, the corporation coun- with the full authority of his of.|/know they didn't come solely bo. |%*!. city A armiag et bgpagyer fice; nor humiliate him with a course |cause I waa mayor, but you may | *#ked for lesser allowance, | of studi insults. |rest aswured that I did not. keep | *mall Increase, | 1 wait’ a boars of pobtio works|any of them away. | Fortunately the city council did not that will function—one which will| In the short time that I have |allow the increases to the extent 80 acute that in-/ year surance compan- BROWN Jes are refusing |Ation for, business prosperity ani i” } ERICKSON to write burglary and robbery{law enforcement to our city policies for this territory. |My door has been open to the peo | 1 want to restore the oidtimg|Dle of Seattle and I have strived lepirit of the fire department. For|to be an official worthy of their |two"years this department has had | trust. no reguiarly appointed head. I am| Seattle 1s forging ahead at a making no protnises as to appoint. | tremendous pace and in a few years ments, but if elected I shall prompt-| Will be a city of 600,000 people. ly name the best fire chief I can| Since June, 1922, moro than 30,000 | find, and not further disrupt the de-| substantial homeowners and citizens | and one which will not be taken into|to carry out all of my constructive) Wo have no 5.cent fare, but the} |court or have to call on thé city| policies for a bigger and better |street car fund is over $500,000 in lcounctl to straighten out its tangles | Seattle and I want to continue the |debt, and is on a warrant basis and every time it awards a desirable | work and see Seattle keep her rank | paying interest on the warrants be- contract. A year’s delay on the|among the leading cities of the| cause of this foolish experiment part of the board in purchasing 17 | world. When were the 475 political incur. | | pieces of motorized fire apparatus | ables fired? Or has he cured them? lafter tha money has been appro-| QEATTLE’S record for 1923 is fa- | ‘That was a catch-phrase to get votes; | | priated, and when the fire chief miliar recent history. There was an |never attempted to be carried out. | |declared it an emergency f, isj unprecedented building record of SN 0-19 |inexcusable. Equally inexcusable is | over $23,000,000; 40 per cent greater lit to allow a 10-foot ditch a’ mile|number of tourists, 500,000 visiting | (Turn to Page 10, Column 3) ' (Turn to Page 10, Column 4) | M ska Siang B=: ss HEN the prosecuting attorney} asked the county commiasion- | (Turn to Page 10, Column 5) FIRE STUDENTS 13 Accused of Drinking Up. Medical Liquor | MEET COOLIDGE |Dempsey and Kearns Visit | With President | Takes Lead LFRED H. LUNDIN again | WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.— Presl went Into the lead Friday in || COLUMBIA, Mo., Thir- | laent Coolidge today conceded the|| The Star's straw vote on the ||tcen students, eight men and five ltitle of nation-wide popularity to|| Mayoralty campaign. When the || women, today were expelled from | | y, ; t cham.!] Yotes were checked up Friday |/tho University of Missouri for drink Socks Desapeny ac Deer welent, noon he was leading by more | pion. Meeting Dempsey at the White ing medical Mquor and staying out House office by special arrangement, | the president said he was pleased to| greet a man probably more widely | \known than himself. The president | addea that Dempsey had been before | the public longer. Told by his secretary, C. Bascom than 300, Lack of regular mails on the holiday will bring a big vote Saturday, The results to date: Jin the early morning hours, follow: ling a fraternity party here last Friday, President Stratton D. | Brooks announced. | The party was given by a wom. len's fraternity at the fashionable | Daniel Boone tavern, center of unt. | versity social life, The drinking took |place in a room occupied by the vee 2,708 Total votes net BER tere care: AER RS , | ence. Dempsey showed Mr. Coolidge | crane = se | how Firpo knocked him thru the/| sie Paik ' Plan to Welcome | ETROIT, Mich. Feb. 22.—Re-| H ropes. Tlie Sete ae essen McAdoos in L. A. “When did that happen?" tho|venge oF fear, police believed today.) 144 ANGELES, Web. 22—Return. president said. to Dempsey was accompanied to the White House by his manager, Jack Kearns. In reply to a question they told the president that Dempsey was going to box a few times “pretty soon.” led three gunmen shoot down |ing home from. Washington, Mr. and }without mercy Mrs. Elizabeth Bush-| Mrs, William G. McAdoo will arrive | ley, 25, proprietor, of a small store|!n Ldx Angeles this afternoon, ac- | here. Nine bullet) wounds cording to .present schedule, | 4 Local democrats are planning a found in the woman's body. reception for the prominent pair The slayers escaped. iwhen the Overland arrives. It is were Matter May 2, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March §, Siemp, that Dempsey could knock a If YOU haven't yet voted, do |/mother of one of the students who | Pilots together, pointing to a boy/ |man out with a twodnch punch, the|] ft pow. The vote closes # mid-|/came here from Kansas City to fo xe oh ebaghes ~~ reporter . r ht Saturday. Ballot is on e otfor | looked. hen he looked again, president remarked that way two — Fics ie |attend the function, | een eases be" babe inches more thah he cared to experi- 4 wife, terwak Gebtae Wadiiugt The Newspaper With the Biggest Circulation in Washington ~The Seattle Star 90 Y, FEBRUARY 1924, Seattle’s “George Washington’ 1879. Por Your, by Mall, $3.60 LLLP LDR DIAL DD DANIAN nen iannnanannnnnnnnnnnnnnmpnrnn on nannnnnpnnpapihnnnnnnnnnannnnnpednnnpnap nnn pana PAM AAPM ANNDDAD RADDA DD Anan anpnn ncaa : KNUTSON FREE; JOY RIDE FOR JURY White Children at Harrison School Ignored, While Japanese Boy Imperson idea. Quite an original idea, in ates Father of Our Country When authorities at the Harrison school sought, by means of a small eant, to) | acquaint childish minds with ihe ideals of “the father of his vod vt ed oat fact. BY JIM MARSHALL EARNING that grade school pu pils were to enact scenes from the Mfo of George Washington, The Star Thursday afternoon sent a re- porter and camera man to the Har rison school, E. Harrison st. and 324 ave. N., to secure a story and ple tures, Mins Eugenie B. Parriseau | is principal of the school, The! pageant was for the purpose of ao quainting the smaller children with | the life and ideals of tho hero-presl- | dent. | School, however, had: been let out when the newspaper man arrived. It wag asked, therefore, that names | and addresses of some of the chil-| dren taking part in the playlet be | furnished, that pictures of them | might be taken at thelr homes. The request was refusec A further request was made for the name of the lad impersonating George Washington, - It, was ex plained, that The Star wished to help the school and ericourage the chil- | dren, This request also was refused with great firmness. | ISTENCE Mé REPORTER SUS f Refusal of such trivial informa. | tion on auch & matter aroused sus plefons of the reporter. Ho secured two small pupils who attend the school and made inquiries. They | said that they knew the boy who! played Wasbington “Sure! e's in our class. He chopped down a cherry tree, with a toy ax 'n ever'thing,” said the boys. “Come on and we'll find him for| you.” | .Taking the two lads as pilots in| his car the reporter cruised around) the district, seeking the protean young person who impersonated our first president, “There he ts now,” shouted both| the lens son ton,” said the pilots. Sure enough, he mitted ft, with a broad grin—and) an Oriental actent. And he showed| was, He ad- expected that McAdoo will answer | the applause with a short impromptu speech ‘The McAdoox went East to attend the fineral of Mrs. MeAdoo's father, Woodrow Wilson. toy ax, to prove it. “Sure he was!” 4, was no| schoolmates, “Show than Fred Kosaka, . 7-year-old | kid of @ Japanese zallor living at/ 1 Madison st. He is in Grade) without a tremor. . { Can you beat it? ‘im y'r h somebody had an} e a I No less than that Fred Kosaka, vassal of the| Mikado, should play George Washington. It was quite a nice littlé playlet, altho the 1,296 508: tne | children were somewhat abashed when the young Oriental chopped down the imaginary |cherry tree. Some of them even went so far aa to suggest that a w fe American bo. should have had the part, but these suggestions were sternly repressed. : ——Star Staff Photograph | said his white! ax, | | | | | | | i MEMBER IS HELD Find Carl Ryberg Visited Seattle Heights Night Before Attack Carl Ryberg, 38, former hus band of a granddaughter of Mrs. © Martha Mummey, was being held in the Snohomish county Jalil Friday by Sheriff James Me- Culloch, for investigation in connection with the mystery ax attack, made carly Wednesday morning, upon Joshua Mummey, at his home at Seattle Heights, and the firing of the house, which is believed to have result- ed In the death of Mrs. Mum- — mey. : Ryberg was arrested in Seattle Thursday night by Sheriff MeCul loch, at the Ellis hotel, 604 Fifth . % Mummey, who was found with « butchered skull and severe burns fn the yard in front of his place, 1 the attack, Wednesday morning, Mighting for his life in the V! 4 Mason hospital. . Mrs. Mummey fs believed to have perished in the flames that were set in the house by the person attacked her husband. Charred bones were found is the basement of the home Thursday afternoon, An attempt was being made Friday to definitely establish the fact that i i og |the bones were those of a human | | | J ! “Iss, I was George Wash'ton,” he) For George Washington, at the| said. Harrison school, Seattle, U. 8. A. in the year of grace 1) | The young Oriental brandished it Washington Dear Folks: What would he say if he came again, back from the primitive days of Then—back from the days when the land was new, seeing the greatness to which it grew? Meeting the might of the world- wide sway won by his countrymen, what would he say? I think he would , with a father’s pride, “All of our visions are justified! Glad are the spirits of those laid low, back in the graves of the Long Ago. Wisely we struggled and wisely fought—grand is the land that our lives have bought!” What would he say if he came and saw charlatans holding the reins of law—graft and corruption and petty strife blotting the pages of public life? Seeing the servants the people pay, breaking their confi- dence, what would he say? I think he would say, “I have seen them, too! These and their kindred are nothing new. Back in the brave Revolution days, traitors were treading their wily ways. Grand is our land and it cannot fail—sound our foundation, it must prevail!” What would he say if he came to find apathy ruling the public mind—lax in the duties that each man owes Liberty’s land as it lives and grows? Seeing Indifference hold in sway half the electorate, what would he say? ‘ I think it is this that his words would tell: “Price- less is Liberty; guard it well! Freedom is held at a sacrifice; Vigilance ever has been its price! Great is the patriot debt you owe—grand is our land; you must keep it so!” | \Thursday. He was arrested Thurs being. If this can be done, the fate of Mrs. Mummey will be considered established. Sheriff McCulloch learned that cnsiody Thursday after he dis covered that Ryberg is said to have admitted that he was in Se- attle Heights on the night pre- ceding the attack visiting friends — by the name of Earles; that he — missed the last interurban home — and was forced to walk to Seat-— tle, and that he arrived at his hotel at 8 o'clock the next morn: _ i ing. = Arthur Weaver, Si-year-old neigh- bor of the Mummey family, “| by Sheriff McCulloch Thursday afternoon was to be released late Friday, Sheriff MeCulloch sald) — “There is no evidence upon which. we can hold Weaver, and I do not think we are warranted In 1,” the: sheriff said. 5; Mummey to Dr. J. Tate Mason at the Virginia Mason hospital Is day at 4p. m, but stoutly maine tained his Mnocence. RYBERG ASKED FOR PICTURE OF CHILD Ryberg seemed entirely normal when he visited the family of A. W. Earles on the night before (Turn to Page 9, Column 3) DIVORCED WIFE IS SUICIDE Marital Troubles Blamed for Tragedy Here Enmeshed in a tangle of affairs which she could not satisfactorily, Mrs. Grace Slade, 41, shot and killed herself in a lonely stretch of woods on the outskirts of the University district, late Vie day night. A Mrs. Slade had been divorced from her husband, W. B. Slade, for some time. Slade was in of their 15-year-old boy and would not let the mother see the chil according to the coroner. She, Burman, 55, Briscoe hotel. at Burman told the coroner ty they frequently quarreled and that she had also been greatly aa and depressed because she could n see the boy. ‘Thursday night she and Burman went to a cafe for dinner. On the way they passed the apartment — house where Mrs. Slade's former husband lived. Mrs. Slade saw her boy on the sidewalk and wanted to stop. Burman refused to and she cried bitterly. E Foe After dancing in the cafe, they drove out the old Bothell road, im (Turn to Page 9, Column 4)