The Seattle star., May 06, 1922, Image 1

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THE STAR IS ELECTED SEATTLE'S MOST POPULAR NEWSPAPER BY 15,000 PLURALITY
STEAMER IS ASHORE
WITH 100 ON BOARD!
VOLUME 24. NO. 61.
Whiskers 17 Feet Long
Win National Contest!
Jfome grew
tlnwd>, folks! Quit stoking
Iho furnace yet? N» hiv« w«.
YM i i-p!
• • •
City council oii\vmh<l ths «l»t
tlon returii* last night and decided
that llrown hail won. Gosh, »hal
a relief
• • •
University student's noaet* burned
off In an initiation stunt. President
Sussallo la lnvM!lf>ti«| Tut tut.'
buy* will be boys!
• • a
■ ——-■
U'L t»KE GFK. nr OFFICE [
VAMP. HEZ
I 0# friendl? wllh Ul' people
■ you l>n«* If It wutn't fir !
| thm j ou'd b» a total stranger |
A toft fkirt l> a torial treaM.
I lik e U.
II talltftet no parlor malea.
/ It** »».
let toft vttkis. Ift toft outtide.
It doem't trratrA or teor four hid*.
It l ett yrtnr .tdam'i Apple tilde,
I like it.
• e e
s \mi n. petts brew
tridap. Hap i
TX)K my wifa to dinner at tba
White l,unch, and thenc* to
tha Metropolitan to mm the Urwn
wlch villac* Follies, for which BtU
McCurdy did glva u» free P«**e«.
otherwise we should not have gone.
(I pay day ta not until Saturday.
Watching tha Follies girl*, of
which many ware saucy wenchea
and but slightly clad, my wife did
take offense because I did rrane
my Mrk. ao that the thought occur
red to me that going to a Folllea
ehow with one's wife I* like taking
a ham sandwich to a banquet, and
when I did tell her of this. she was
angrr with me. but I did laugh
heartily
And saw Kd Maxwell, who sells
bond* on the Klalto. and he did
remark afterward* that he never
saw prettier leg* even on Second
avenue, and likewise saw \\ al
ter Fulton. and he would have been
seated nearer tha stage but that
the trap-drummer was In the way.
And so home and to bed, my wife
•till yery croas.
see
TOCGH ON MAKKIF.n PEOPLE
"Any man and woman reenter
ing th«-m*»lve* as husband and
wife in any hotel. public inn. or
boarding house, "hall bo deemed
guilty of a gross misdemeanor,
and. upon conviction, shall be
punished In the discretion of the
court."— I*w» of North Caro
lina.
It seems that even husband*
arid wive* must stay at home In
North Carolina.
• * *
The dilrUt trave
O'er Mary flue—
She fried to drink
Her hutband't trew.
t • s
Ufe Is Just one doggone thing af
ter another. Now that the cam
paign 1* over. «f raw beanie* and
•port shirts will begin to appear on
, Second Ave.
• • •
_ I ■
t)r. K. J. Brown saya one
term •» mayor will be enough
tor him. I
Well, one term w»* more
1 than enough for Caldwell!
• • •
Emma Ooldman declare* tha Rus
sian revolution a complete fizzle.
The usual female criticism when (he
can't run things.
* • •
A man writs* I*
r*irntMa Gray that
"I am art raflnad
t am often taken for
s traveling salaa
man."
• • •
PI.EAAE NOTIF Y POMCR
First Ave. shoe store adver
tise*: "Home Seattle men have
worn nothing but our shoes for
25 year*.*
see
It should not he very difficult for a
medium to fill her seance chamber ;
with heaverly music these days
what with the radio and everything.
a a a
SYMPATHY
Randlt* at Heattle have stolen e
newspaper pay roll. We tru«t the
capital punishment law I* operative !
• t Seattle —Kansas City Star.
Tep, that's the way we felt last
Saturday when we didn't have
• uough money to buy lunch.
WEATHER
Tonight, fair; Sundaii. ahowrrt;
gfHi* «rtnrf*. mo ally
•oulAcriy.
TVmpcrntiiri, |«M J1 Hour*
Mailinum, 57. Minimum. 4!.
Today noon. M.
It took five and two-thirds stretches of a thre'-foot tape to pet the measurement of Hani
Langseth's 17-foot beard. Lnnyneth, of Barney, S. I)., is winner of the National Beard
Contest.
BALLARD FETE
LEADER CHOSEN
Mrs. O. S. Metcalfe Made
Temporary Chairman
Mr*. A. ft Metcalfe wa* chosen
| temporary chairman of the commit
itee on the proposed civic Improve
! ment club for Hallurd Friday when
]the Peace, progress and l'rosi>erlty
| week celebration In Ballard began,
j The women of the club, with the
women of the Elk*' club, will super
vl»e the planting of flowers and
•hrub* in the parkings of the district
during the week The first planting
was scheduled for Saturday after
noon.
Ixxlge* of Ballard are taking keen
ilnterest In the celebration Tuesday,
under the auspices of the Eagles'
lodge, an open community meeting
will be given with music and a varied
program. Thursday Ballard Elks will
entertain with a band con< ert previ
ous to a program and Initiation cere
I mony In their new home. They have
Invited the entire Ballard oommunlty
to attend a "Carnival of the Nation*"
dance In the new home Saturday
night.
Wednesday night, under the aus
pices of the American lycgion. a
dance will be held In the Eagles'
hall.
Friday Is the day set for the final
decision of the "Ballard-Bunset"
name. Factions are still contesting
In Ballard over the changing of the
name. At a ma«a meeting Friday
night at the Ballard high school the
final vote will be taken.
CALLS SALES
TAX DOOMED
WARHINOTON. May 6. Vrr%U
d*nt lUrdlnjr told to*l«y by
H«n«tor Wttt*on, friJinnn. one of
the l«adlntc member# of the annate
finance committee, thnt It I* lm
possible to pane a bill thru con
ftr*** provMin* for h aalee ta* a*
the meann of paying a no!d»er
bontii.
The president htut InelMed that
the Kale* t»* Ir the only feasible
mean* of financing the bonui< and
that the a/IJiiated i ornp<<nxatlon hill
ahould provide the mniiw of rulelnc
the hundred* of million* neceaaary
to puy thu uoldleru.
The Seattle Star
Kn«r*4 *■ too** CUM MIIIII Hir I. ll**, »t ix« (I ■Mill*, WMh. an4«r «»>• Art of rnirw M.rrh I. Ill* r»r Tw. br Mall. II I* II
Boy! Page Hani N. Langseth.
of Harney, H. D.
lie I* wanted down In Sacra
mento!
For llsna Is the winner of
the Notional Beard Content
which has been staged to locate
the long-st beard in the United
Mate*
He'g got It by far.
Seventeen perfectly good feet
of whiskers sprout fmm his chin.
Anil, a* a re-ult of being
crowned Champ, Hans la entitled
to free transportation to Hncra
rnento. and return, that he may
attend the "Pays of "4t" celebra
tion to l>« held in the California
capital May 23 to 2*.
And that Isn't all!
When he arrive* In Sacra
mento he'll be presented with a
gold medal.
And for every one of the el*
celebration davs he will h* paid
lilO- a total of S3OO Ju»t for dis
playing his prize winning crop of
w hlsker*.
I<ang*eth'* benrd got It* start
In Norway, for he lived In Elds
vold, when he decided to "let 'er
flow."
It I* the custom at Eldsvold.
as I.ungseth explain*, for men to
permit their whiskers to grow
during the winter months and to
shave them off each spring.
lie dlil this up until he reached
29 year* of age.
Then, emboldened by the ss
toninhlng lunutiouincss of It*
growth, he decided to let the
che*t protector sprout.
".Jiift wanted to see how long
It would grow," says he.
And It ha* sprouted an aver
age rate of Inches a year
ever since.
The extreme end of the whis
kers. which, years nun. nestled
close to the chin, still form a mat
of Viking red, their color when
the heard first reached tho
United Stale* In 1*7(1.
Gradually the color fade* and
the upper section Is snow white.
L.ang*cth takes an active ln
tcreM In Ills farm near Barney.
When lie Is not using his heard
to measure the distance between
fence posts (Just about a rod,
you know) he keeps It tucked
beneath his vest.
Anil when It !» thu* hidden
you'd nierHy think he had i»
ehort crop of fluffy whlNker*.
lor, In truth. he hae n double
growth. While the main cham
pion etrnnd* run to the full 17
f>-et, n ehorter rrop Mill buxheN
out In the ordinary b«nrd man
rjer.
On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise
SEATTLE, WASH.. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1022.
Friend* enjoy the sight when
I<ang»eth washes out hi* famous
growth lie uses a curtain
stretcher And. take It from
liana, It's considerable of a Job
to coax a comb thru 17 feet of
hair
"When I ws« younger." aay»
Larigwth, "I used to let folks
pull my heard. In th* tug of war
style. Not any more, tho. It
hurt■ my neck."
And an, a beard that started
out In the days of '47 will be on
hand to help Callfomlana cele
brate tha "I>ay» of
RECEPTION FOR
MOTHER RYTHER
Mayor-Elect to Be Guest at
Sunday Function
To celebrate tha anniversary of
two years' occupancy by Mother
Kyther and her children of the new
brick home on Stone Way drive, and
to show appreciation to Mother
Kyther for her 40 years of service
to Seattle youngster* and their
mothers, a reception will he held
In her honor at tho Kyther Child
Home, Sunday, from 2 to ( p. m.
According to Mrs. Peter Hettin
ger and I)r. Frank K. !>><i|>p, mem
ber* of the committee on arrange
ments, several bundled Heultle citi
zen* are planning to pay tribute
lo Mother Kyther during the aft
ernoon. Among the guests will be
Mayor Caldwell, Mayor-elect Brown,
and all the new board members of
the Kyther Home.
When asked what downtown mar
chants might contribute townrd the
celebration, Mother Rytlier replied.
"Oh. If they must send something.
Just send toy* for the children."
So new toy* for the Kyther chll
dmn will be featured among other
things at the home Sunday. I>urlni{
the afternoon the guests will be
entertained with a musical pro-
Ilium, and refreshments will be
served
CUES HUBBY FOR
ASKING DIVORCE
NEW YOKK, May 6 Mrs. Hertha
White la suing her hUMband for
125,000 damages because he sued
her for divorce.
CHINESE
MENACE
WHITES
Defeated Rebels
Threatening At
tack on Foreign
Quarter of City
flllANf.ll tl. China. May •
Trn llwumiikl mutinous ChlnM*
troop* irr reported marching
upon Tlrn T*ln lo loot th# for
e4g n quarter The while* are
preparing for a dreperate 4r
fan**.
IVm Iroopa are th# rmnanta
•f tin *liatt« rrd arm? of Gait
era! < haiif Too IJn. ~-eklng r»
trngr- for their crushing drfnal
by l«rneral H u fri fV* fim*.
A dUpatrh fUrd fmm Tien
Tata it 1 a. i» aU arout* had
otwri«d the nutlDMn itaar Uw
fit*.
On* American and on# Prlttah
lm»nl war* cooperating along th*
outar llna of d#f#na*. tha m#*a««ee
aald. and tha Krenrh Annamit* troop*
war# being atrength#ne»l by rain
forcementa of French citliena.
MITINKKHS I IKK
ON VIUAUKKH
Bcnuta repot t>-d that larg# bodlee
of tha tnutlneera were coming from
th» direction of I.uofa The> ara ut
'erly dl*organl*ed. marching like
armed mob*. Tha mutineer* ar# fir
ing on villager* and ahootlng at thalr
own troop train*. tha acout* aald.
The now* dlre«t from Peking la
not aiarmlng. altho th# legation of
the I'nlted Stale* and tha other pow
er* hava ordered foreigner* to aban
don hoinra In tha Chine** dlatrirta
and tak# refuge In th# compound*
Tlila an done for fear defeated
Chang troop* would g*t Into th# city.
a#lit# tha ai-m* of the g»ntl!irtn#rl#
and begin looting
lAKdinir waa reported In *ome of
the outlying suburb*, but It waa
quickly auppreaaed.
MIIJTARV MKV
PKAIHK VICTOR
American military ohaervera w#ra
loud In their prala# of th# humane
attitude of the troop* of Wu'a vie
t»rtoua army. Th#y ar# buay ren
daring aid to the enemies' wounded
Th# wake of the groat retreat la
marked wclth *cor#a of dead aoldlera
and carnal*, wrecked wagon*, dead
and wounded, disabled artillery and
all the debria of *«r.
• * e
TOYKO, May « —Chan* Tao I .In,
leader of th# defeated Manchurlan
force* In th# Chin#*# civil war, w.i*
r#port#d In dispatch#* reaching here
today, a* withdrawing with his men
toward* Mukden.
All report* tended to ihow tha
civil war la at an end.
Arreat of Chang I Jan Hyl, one of
Chang Tao IJn'a chief lleutenauta,
haa been ordered
CHINESE CIVIL
WAR IS OVER
Itv RAY ii. MAItsIIAI.I.
PKKINO, May J —Oen. Wu Pel
Fu enured Peking today and visit*
ed President Hsu Hhlh Chang
Victorious over the Mancliurlan
army of Chang Tso Lin, the com
mnnder of the central nmiy assured
th« president there would be no
Interference with the Peking gov
ern ment.
lie showed the president a num
her of telegrams from leaders pledg
ing support to a policy of recon
struction.
The president will prohahly re
main In office until expiration of
his term, next year.
The Chinese civil war Is over.
Chang Tso l.ln's once formidable
army Is broken Into Isolated de
tachments which are fighting oc
casional rear guard actions as they
fall back on Mukden.
Chung Tso I.ln, himself now def
initely eliminated from the political
situation. Is in flight to Manchuria.
Dr. Sun Yat -Sen, president of
the southern China government,
with headquarter* at Canton, Is
now the only prominent opponent of
complete unification. Dr. Sun Yat
Sen raised funds for Chung's cam
paign but fulled to support him
otherwise
lotteries are said to have origi
nated In ancient Koine
"The Color of Her Soul"
By the Author of
"COOMER ALI
"Coomer Ali," written by S. B. 11. Hurst, of Seattle,
has l>een one of the literary sensations of the year.
Within a few weeks after it lia<* come from the presses
it was one of the six most popular novels at the public
library and its book store sales have lieen phenomenal.
For this reason Mr. Hurst's earlier work has been
much enhanced in value and one bijr house has already
started to make arrangements to publish a volume of
his short stories. When The Star heard of this it
asked Mr. Hurst to .pick out the best of his short
stories and permit it to be published in his own home
town. Mr. Hurst agreed—and "The Color of Her
Soul" was the l-esult "I don't say it's the best," said
Mr. Hurst, "but I like it best because of the jjirl "
But there, if we go on we'll be telling you the story
too soon.
"The Color of Her Soul" will be published in The
Star in two installmenta, Friday and Saturday, .May
12 and 13.
WATCH FOR IT!
THREE BURNED
BY TEXAS MOB
Negroes Lynched for Mur
der of Young Girl
KIRVIN, Tow. Mar «
Three negroe* »• re burned here
at dawn lor U»e •uiill RIHJ mar
of Kul* Aoilf), prrlljr 17-
year aid trhml girl. »ho*e hodjr
»» found near hm, mutilated
by M »(ab wound*
TW to the of a rtilllTafor
pWr-d |n Ihf rrnlfr of Ih* rlljr
»<|uarr, I|M> three negroes met
tlinr rfraih before a mob of MM».
"ftnap" Curry, M. who waa rap
tured after a N hour rhaee with
bloodhound*. waa the fir*l lo ba
burned.
Ho wa* alleged to hara confewed
Oil waa poured on hla body and a
match lighted. A* the flamea mount'
"it about hi* body. Curry shouted:
"Oh. Lord. I'm rorolng,"
VICTIM ACCt'HKH
TWO OTllhlt IU.VCK*
Mom Jonea, 44. and John Cornlah.
11, were the other negroe* burned.
After Curry had been Ignited, ha
ahouted: "Bum Jone* and John Cor
nlah—they are aa guilty ai I am."
Ml* chant. *X)h 1-ord. I'm coming."
roae higher and higher aa the flamea
lea pad.
Jonea wa* roped anil d rapped over
the hot roal* and mora wood thrown
on. In alx minute* ha, too, waa
dead.
Cornlah waa laaaoed and dragged
onto Iha fire. Again more fuel waa
added and the three bodlea burned
together.
The mob heaped wood and oil onto
the flra, keeping the blase going alx
hour*.
The rapture of the three hlnrk* fol
lowed a thrilling nutn hunt. Farm
er* and buainea* men of three coun-
Ilea hegnn early Friday morning to
run down the alnyer. Creek bottom*
were l>eaten all day.
Curry waa captured about 6:30
P. m.
NKWS OK C.APTfRR
NI'RKAIIH QIICKI/Y
New* of the capture spread rapid
ly, and within an hour a large crowd
gathered around the jail. The black
wa* ntlpped out anil placed In the
State Rink building, where he was
put under guard.
Rherlff 11 M Mayo, of Firestone
county, had been notified and arrived
In Wortham about 11 p. m. The mob
had grown to nuch an extent that the
sheriff decided to move the negro to
another town. The aherlff started to
Waco with hla prlaoner, but the moh
followed oloaely, and on reaching
Fairfield ho placed the negro In the
county Jail. l.'nder aevere question
(Turn to I'age 7, Column I)
25 NAMED IN
INDICTMENTS
OMAHA, Neb, Mny 6 The fort
eral grand Jury Friday returned a
blanket Indictment against 25 men,
charging use of tlio malls 1o de
fraud In connection with the fall
uriw of the Ouaranty Security com
pany of Omaha. De s Moines and
Denver, the Mlillanil Savings hank
of Lincoln, the Pioneer State lutnk
of Omaha, the Farmers' state irnnk
of College View. Neb., nnil the Col
onial Coal 6 Timber Company of
West Virginia.
All these organizations are In
linnets of receivers and Involve
louses to stockholders. It la charged,
of »evernl millions of dollars.
All the Indicted men were re
leased on t>onds ranging from (1,000
to K&.000 each.
HOME
EDITION
MONEY LEADER
DEAD IN EAST
Henry P. Davison Dies After
Operation on Brain
NEW YORK. May «—Henry
P. Davison, of 4. P. Morgan A
Co.. died today following an op
eration at his home. Peacock
Point, l*>iig I-Uiml.
Tlte operation uas for •
tumor of the brain.
The foiloHlng bulletin was
I—lint:
"Henry P. Davison died short
ly after I o'clock this afternoon,
following an operation on an in
filtrating tumor of the brain,
which could only be partially re
nin led."
OPKRATK IN
Ills HOME
The operation was performed In
a room on the second floor of Davi
son's I.ong Island residence by Dr.
fbarlea L. Klsberg, the same sur
geon who operated on Davison for
the same tumor recently.
J. H. Morgan. Davison's partner,
reai-hed hia home shortly before the
operation was undertaken
A gathering of other well known
financiers and aasoclates of I>avison
remained In the house waiting for
the outcome.
Dr. Kleberg was RKststed by Drs.
Riley, Kenyon and Stockey of New
York, tut well as by Dr. Fred Til
ney, Dr. Evan Evans. Dr. John E.
Weeks and Dr. Medwln I«ea!e.
The chamber on the second floor
had been equipped as a hospital op
erating room with all nocussary ap
pliances.
SI'KNDS EVENING
WITH FAMIIA
Davison spent last evening with
hi* family ns usual nnd did not ap
pear at all worried or agitated.
This morning he chatted with mem
bers of hia family until shortly be
fore the arrival of the surgeons,
when it was necessary to prepare
him for the operation.
Davison died on the operating
table after the operation had lasted
sn hour. It was learned at his resi
dence. The only persons present
were members of the operating
staff. The family and clo*e per
sonal and business filends were In
n room In another part of the
house.
Just before he went tinder tlie
Influence of the anaesthetic, Davi
son appeared to be very confident
the operation would lie a success.
He laughed nnd Joked with surgeons
and was 111 excellent spirt;*.
Henry I'omeroy Davison, of J. p.
Morgan * Co., was n monk, America's
(Turn lo Page <, Column 4)
FUNERALS FORCED TO
CARRY UNION LABELS
IN DRIVERS' STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Mi«y « All
funerals In Nan Francisco Unlay
carried the union label.
On either the first automobile
of each cortege or on the hearse,
a Inrgo card bearing the word
"I'nion" was carried.
This was due to the chauffeurs'
strike, declared yesterday. It was
agreed thnt funearl cars would be
manned by union drivers, but
must he so marked. This decision
averted a threatening crisis, as
many funerals were scheduled for
today, union ugreements made
two years ago, having ended the
practice of holding funerals on
Sunday In San Francisco.
TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE
RESCUE
ON WAY
TO SHIP
Hawkeye State It
Fast Aground;
Tourists From
West on Board
BALTIMORE, M<L, May 6.
—The liner Hawkeye State*
of the Western Navigation
company, with 100 piseea
If era aboard, is fast aground
off Hedge's strait, 40 mllM
below Cove Point in Chf
peake bay, according to a
wireless message received
here.
The message did not give
details. It is not betteved«
however, the ship is la any
danger.
Tojjs were sent to her as
sistance. Most of her pas
sengers are tourists, return*
>ng to their homes from J
Hawaii and California. J
CALL WITNESSES
IN KLAN PROBE
Grand Jury Opens Monday
in Los Angeles
tJOB ANGELES. C«l.. Mar
I.lfting of the mysterious white robM
enfolding activities of the Ku Klaz
KUn In IJO* Angeles county began
here today when agents of the dl»
trlct attorney's office started serving
subpoena* on the witnesses at the
grand Jury Investigation which open*
Monday.
More than 100 persona will be called
to tell what they know of the Klan
and the events which led up to til*
now famous Inglewood raid.
I>espite the failure of Klan offi
cial* to produce the names of thow
who participated In the raid. District
Attorney Woolwlnn expects to secure
Indictments against every man who
took part In it.
Since the shooting of Deputy Sher
iff Marinor Mosber. which climaxed
the masked outbreak nearly two
weeks ago, district attorney's opera
tives claimed to have aecured evi
dence which will unquestionably
identify the participanta and fix tha
responsibility.
Among the most prominent wit
nessea will probably lie W. C. Co
bum, grand goblin of the klan'a Pa
cific realm, and W. Q. Price, who In
the Inner councila of the organisation
Is known as king kleagle. it was un
derstood, Many Important wltnraaeg
who wis receive subpoenas today,
however, have not yet been connect
ed with the investigation publicly and
authorities expect to produce start
ling new evidence.
TO RAISE FUND
FOR BASIN PLAN
Irrigation League to Try for
$200,000
Dans for the campaign to rats*
J 100,000 in the Pacific Northwest
during the next two year* wera
discussed at s meeting: of the ex
ecutive committee of the Columbia
ltasln Irrigation league, held Satur
day noon nt the ltainier club.
"There Is nothing to announce la
re en nt to this meeting," said
Charles Hebberd, chairman of the
committee, "except that we are
working on the campaign (or the
financial fund and are reviewing
the general progress of the work
to date."
The fund of KOO.OOO will be rata,
ed at oace, Hebbard said, with pay
ment s to extend over a two-year
period.
The Columbia Bastj Irrigation
league was formed at I'uscQ for the
purpose of uniting the raclfio
Northwest In the movement behind
the Columbia li rlgaUM
project.