The Seattle star. [volume], June 09, 1915, Image 1

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'GOD BLESS YOU,' SAYS BRYAN TO WILSON;
HE'LL CABBY FIGHT FOB PEACE TO PUBLIC
Woman Poses as Man;
Girls Kill Selves in
Hopeless Love for Her
1
W hen a deputy sheriff brought "Harry Allen" from the
city to the county jail, one day la-t week, and turned "him"
over to the matron of the women's department, the matron
said:
"I guess you've come to the wrong place."
Rut he hadn't. '"Harry " dresses in men's clothe*; "he"
look* and acts hke a man. But "he" is a woman nevertheless.
"llis" name is Nell I'ickercll Nell has been in jail a lot
of times, and in a lot of jails for that matter, but she an;l
the matron had never hap|>eued to meet before
A few minutes later the matron, blushing rosily, exclaim
ed: "My goodness, Nell. I know how to search most women,
but I don't know how to search you!"
Nell is 34. The j«>liif say 'he is "bad." She has worn
men's clothe> practically al! her life. She has been arretted
times without number, often tor stealing
She ha-- been a cowboy, a bartender and a miner in hrr
time. She is a "pool slicker" of merit >hc takes her
liquor man-fashion and swears like a man. \\ hen the police
pick her up there is always a short, bri*k fight. A weltei
weight, she has a punch in cither hand.
She I* a clgaret smoker. but en- trying to understand her daughter.
Joy* a cigar
Several yeara ago N'tll waa »m
ployed aa bouncer in a combination
saloon and dance hall in H[>okanp
Another time sbe waa Indicted for
bootlegging on the Spokane Indian
reservation.
Heart-crushing ia one of
Nell'a accompllebmenta.
Two glrla have committed
suicide for love of her. Gertie
tamuele ehot herself In the
temple when "Harry" failed to
•how up at the church. Hazel
Walters left a note, "I love you,
'Harry,' tho you are a living
He," and hurled herself off a
cliff at Madrona park whan she
made the diecovery that
"Harry" was a woman.
When Nell was arrested this
last time, the police found her
In a aaloon in company with a
man and two glrla, drinking.
Neither the man nor the girle
auapected that Nell was not a
man.
• • •
Nell started wearing; trouser*
when *he wan a 11111 o girl. The
bicycle craze waa new Nell had a
bicycle. For eaae in riding ahe put
on a aplr of boy's short pant*. No
body wax shocked
She ha* worn trousers ever
Since.
Probably she la In revolt against
thit law of society which *ays
women muai confine their leg* In
clinging, hampernn petticoats, tho
the reason she give* for wearing
men'* clothe* Is the typical worn
an * reason "Hecause I want tc "
Homewhere in the background i*
a husband of whom nothing is
known Nell ha* a son Ili years
#!rt lie la In Ala*ka
N.-II » mother live* In Seattle
flhe l» * woman of refinement, *
ttiorcly woriianLy woman, mid Nell's
eftcentrtrltW-ii 'and way wardnen*
frtev* her. Sh« long a*o «ave up'
Nail Pickerell, the "Man-Woman"
! Hhe is aa puzzled aa a hen Ibat ha*;
hatched out a duckling
i «• .
Nell Is in Jail for "vagrancy " The
r law cannot compel her to put on
1 petticoat* Hhe Isn't masquerading
as a man Hhe doesn't wear i>etti
coata part of the time and trousers
th» rest of the time Hhe doesn t
tell anybody ahe Is a man. Hhe
wear* trousers "because she wants!
to," and ahe calls herself "Harry |
; Allen" for the *ame reason.
Visitors to the jail are
ehocked to aee a lone "man"
among the women prisoners,
strutting about with "hie"
hands in "hie" panta' pockets,
or hooking "hie" thumbe in
"hie" suspenders, or adjusting
"hie" tie. "He" ha* a nice taste
In tier I
The Seattle Star
The Only Paper In Seattle That Dares to Print the News
VOLUME 18. NO. 90
Our Telegraph Is Clacking News of War! Forget
This Note Stuff! War! What Is It—the Real Thing?
uy rrecl L. Boalt
A BAD MAN, made worse by whisky, was running
amuck, shooting up a neighborhood somewhere—
we don't know where.
Perhaps the befuddled fool thought, if he kil'ed
enough people, he would break into the newspapers and
so acquire a fleeting near-fame
We would have printed the story of the bad man's
exploit if much bigger new* had not crowded it off the
wire As it turned out. the bad man had his trouble for
his pains.
\\ e don't know where it happened. <>r how many
innocent bystander* \\ere -dam. i.r what happened to
the bad man The interrupted story fell to the floor, wa#
tramped on and forgotten
Later the janitor -wept it tip, with other rubbish,
and chucked it in the waste ba*ket
• • • • •
The bad man* story wa* interrupted late yesterday
The telegraph operator shoved a «heet of flimsy
thru hi* little window and *houted to the managing
editor
"Bnan'is resigned I ''
The managing editor and the «taff were instantly
gaHanixed into furious action. V\ e got out an extra.
\\ e beat the town
This morning 1 am, I belie*e. the only man on the
*taff who has any curiosity a* to what became of the
bad man who tried to *h<*>t up a neighborhood some
where or other
• • • • •
The nation's premier ha* resigned' What does it
mean' War?
Between editions we are di*cns*tng the prospect
Ever *ince the commencement of the war in Europe,
\\r have argued the theory of war How about the
actuality of war?
• • • • •
The telegraph sounder is keep >g up a constant
clatter The operator, fa*t a* he i* with hi* typewriter,
tan scarce keep up with it.
DENY MERCY
TO LEO FRANK
ATLANTA. June 9 - The Georgia
Mate prison commission today re
fused to recommend that the guv
ernor commute l.eo M Frank »
sentence from death to life Imprls
onment. The commission's Juris
diction In the case »nds with this
decision, and It I* now up to the
governor The commission has
only power to recommend, the go*
ernor has sole authority to grant
clemency.
Gov! John M. Sliton must
now say whether shall
hang aa the murderer of Mary
Phagan or shall spend th« rest
of hie daya on the prison farm
at Mllledgevllf*.
Now Up to Governor
Frank has lost s |K>lnl by the
commission's decision, for It I* cue
tomary, altho not obligatory, for
the executive to act as the romml*
slon recommends.
The adverse recommendation
was Immediately forwarded to the
governor. Commissioners Ralney
and Davidson voted ngilnst grant
Ing the appeal. Commissioner Pat
terson voted In favor of c ommuting
the sentence
Sentenced to Die June 22
Hhould the governor r< fuse to In
terfere with the Jury's verdict and
alao refuse to respite the prisoner,
until the succeeding governor
take* office on June 25, Frank will
nans on June 22.
Hhould the governor re*pite
Frank, he would probnbly allow
him 3D days, whlrh would place the
date of execution on tho 22nd of
July.
Home time between June 26, the
day Gov elect Nat C II <rrl* tak»*
the oath of office, and July 22, an
appeal to the new governor for
commutation would be made
SEATTLE. WASH. WEDNESDAY, JUNK 9, 1915 ONE CENT
DOESN'T WANT
WOMEN JURY
OI.YMPIA. June 9 A !. Miller,
who »hot and klllrd William Chat
ten. president of the t'nlon l.um
her <"o. hia employer, on May I.
when he found Chatten *lth hi*
wife in the Miller* home at Vnlon
Mllla. went on trial for hla life
here today
The rourt room wa* crowded
with spectators.
Among tlvem <>« Mr* Miller,
who wa* heavily relied, and her
three children. age IS. 10 and S.
Miller, *ho sat between hla at
torneya. amlleii and waied at hla
children and wife when they en
tered the rourt room
Court adjourned *t noon, with 10
men and on* «nmin In the Jury
hot All hut ntic name on the sec
ond venire hurt been e»hau*ted
lloth sld** have also exhausted
their challenge* Counsel for the
defense ejerclsed It* right of dial
lenge on flv» women after ques
tioning them closely
Miller's sttorn»ys have given no
Intimation of vthat defense tlmjr
Intend to mske, hut It presumably
will be the unwritten law
HOW LANE WOULD
REPLACE SALOON
KVKKBTT, Inne I The entail
llnhment of a number of bulltllngn
a here trnnnlcnt and liomclenn men
may rointreeate when the xaloonn
clone In thla Mate next January, wan
dlicuiMtl by Representative \V D
l.ane of Seattle, In an addrenn Wed
nenday at the charltlen conference
here Me proponed the Installing o f
nmoklna roomn. pool and billiard
tablet, librarian. lunch roomn and
audltorlumn In thene hulldlntrn
A MARRIED MAN'S TROUBLES
VVanh.riKton: |ir\an wa» al In-- desk at 10 tills
morning. W hen lie entered his office he haii<l<'<l hi* hat
t<i Kddie Savuv, the doorkeeper. I lie doorkeeper hadn't
expected to see tlie tecretary of state this morning lie
was ««> surprised (hat lie dropped the hat Bryan stumbled
over it, Ihe premier was "haggard and pale."
lie stayed but a feu minute-. As he was leaving,
( ounselor Lansing, hi* temjw>rary successor, entered.
It was an embarrassing moment for both.
They nodded, smiled, waved their hands and Bryan
departed.
• • • • •
Washington again: President \\ ilson left the White
House short!) before 11 lie was accompanied by a
-ecret service operative, lie went for a drive. A party
of tourists saw him and cheered. He bowed and smiled.
Trivial stuff!
"I lackety-clack '" shouted the v. ire ( ante, then, news
of graver inifMirt, tho lacking official confirmation
If the kaiser's reply to President Wilson's note
should be a blunt refusal to abandon submarine war
fare fin the merchant marine, what will Daniels do?
l>aniel*, secretary <>f the navy?
I>arue!s i« known t<• share Bryan's views on arbitra
tion I.ike Bryan, lie is a pacificist It is said "in well*
informed circles that Dan eU. too, may resign.
• • • • •
Berlin: Carl \V \ekerman. I'nited Pre* man,
learn* that our government has warned American busi
ness men in Berlin to -top all buying and conserve
their funds until the conclusion <-f the negotiations be
tween Herlin and Washington.
This has an ugly look.
Clamorous Washington once more: Wilson stand*
firm He emphasize# the doctrine of protection for
Americans wherever they go
Then London shouldered Washington out <>f the way.
London: Ihe newspaper* interpret the resignation
of Bryan as meaning that \\ ilson's note is so firm that
u.ir may result
Berlin: Embassador Gerard has sent 'to Foreign
Minister on Jagow a scrapbook containing clippings
frotu American newspaper* showing the sentiment of
BRYAN'S LAST
DAY IN OFFICE
WASHINGTON, Jun« Sec
retary Bryan aald his official
farewell at the White Houee at
12:30 today. There was no rea
•on, he Mid, why he might not
call later in a personal capacity.
The retiring secretary walked
from the state department to
the White Houee, where Preai
dent Wlleon and Secretary
Tumulty awaited him.
From the White Houee Bryan
went to a photographer't. where
he eat for a picture, and then
returned to hie home.
Bryan Receives Reporters
before going to the White House
Hryan *ald good-bye to the official*
and employe* of the department
Hryan seemed depre**ed nnd
weighted by ssdnes* a* he bade the
newspaper men Rood bye. Hit
voice was subdued. h|s face grav
and deeply lined, and he was
dressed almost In funeral garb
"I have no new*," he *ald. with a
hslf amlle "I will talk about any
thing thl* afternoon." he continued
plating hi* arm* about nearby new*
paper men In friendly fashion, and
walked with them from the corridor
Into his office.
Compares Himself to a Hen
Thfio he leaned against hla desk
with hi* le** swung over one corner
The aerrelarv panned and sighed
but broke the tenalon by saving-
"Did any of you ever *ce a hen
at night trying lo cover up her
chl'ks" Hid she seem fussy and
Irritable?
"I have felt like that hen at tlmen
I have tried to keep n number (if
International Ncrrti covered, and
Aonietlme* have been rroaa nml Ir
rltable. But you don't intention the
hen'a Hood Intention*, and I hope
von will not quentlon mine "
WILSON STANDS PAT
M NOTE TO GDffIUNY
WASHINGTON, June 9.—Facing the greatest crisis in recent American his
tory, President Wilson was today standing firm upon the policy that there shall be
no surrender of American rights.
No matter what the cost may be, he is prepared to emphasize the doctrine of
protection for Americans wherever they may go.
President Wilson's rejoinder to Germany was signed by Robert Lansing, as
acting secretary of state, at 12:50 today.
Lansing said the note would be forwarded to Berlin at 2 p. m.
The resignation of Secretary Bryan, accepted by the president late yesterday,
has solidified the administration. Wilson now has the support of his official
family in his controversy with Germany.
The name of Robert Lansing, as acting secretary of state, is affixed to the
new note, and the resignation of Bryan will become effective the moment the docu
ment starts on its way to the German foreign office. *
Bryan declared today he will endeavor to enlist public support of his stand for
arbitration of the difficulties with Germany, as against the president's answer,
which he says is an ultimatum.
"I will do what 1 can to crystallize the sentiment of the country behind th«
suggestions I originally made to President Wilson," said Bryan. "As 1 explained
upon resigning, the president did not feel he could change his position. That is
the right way for him to look upon the matter, as he is entirely honest in his beliefs.
But as a private citizen, 1 can tell the people, of the United States why 1 belieW
my plan is better and the one that must be adopted if the nation is to keep oui
of this war.
the \merican people with relation to the torpedoing of
the Lusitania.
What is the sentiment in this country a« ref!ectc<i
in our newspaper*r It is. "Stand by the president!" who
has told Germany that Americans will he protected
wherever they go.
Thin, too, ha* an ugh' look.
• • • • •
"For my part." the city hall reporter, "1 ad
mire Bryan for being willing to sacrifice office for prin
ciple. hut I think he'* mistaken. You can't arbitrate
with a man who ha* run amuck, or with a nation, either."
"If we go to war," *aid the cub reporter, "I'm going
to rnii-t I wonder what war is like to a man who is
in the thick of it."
We all wondered.
• • • • •
Cynthia Grey had entered the big room from her
hole-in-the-wall, and was listening. She has a copy,
open, of Collier's. She show* ti« a reproduction of a
photograph under the caption, "Glimpses of War-Mad
Europe."
The picture «how> a battle scene near Grodno, north
of Warsaw.
The German* and Ru-Mans had been fighting hand-i
to-hand. §
\ misdirected shell burst among them, killing friemtt
and t<»es a! kc. ,*
It's a fin-- picture, ami full of detail.
You know b> looking at it just how those soldiers
died. You can ••ee their open.' staring eye*. You can
see their twisted, broken bodies. You can «ce their torn
fle*h.
The corpse* are all crumpled up They lie as they
fell, in grotesque positions. There are 'dark spots on
the earth They are blood pools.
In the lower right-band corner you can see a hand
and forearm. You can see the wri*t band of a sweater.
It isn't a regulation garment. It'* a fine, warm sweater,
such a* a fe or -a mother might knit for a husband or
son who was going to war.
"I THINK." SAID CYNTHIA GREY. "THAT
WAR MUST BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT."
By John Edwin Nevin
Night
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"That Is what I hope to af>
complish If 1 can convince th®
people that my plan will aid in
preserving peace, they can let the
fact be known and then the presl'
dent can adopt new methods.
"You see. my position was mtich
different front that of the other
ministers. They merely voted to.
approve the note. But I had to;
sign it I could not do this when
I believed Its proposals were not
the methods 1 believed should !>«
used."
Those closest to him declare,
however, that he will appeal to the
people to line up their congressmen
to defeat any movement for war
President Wilson and the retir
ing secretary conversed in the
must friendly fashion for ten min
utes In the hlne room of the W'hil*
House today.
When Hryan, extending his hand,
arose to go, both exclaimed In th#
same breath. "Ood hless you."
Bryan's voice was husky and hi*
i'yi» were wet as he bade firewall
to the 160 officials and employ#*
(Continued on Pag* i)