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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.