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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
TELL
HOW OFFICERS
beat UP old Man

After listening TO the testi-
mony OF more than half a
dozen policemen and Others
Police Chief Lang Thursday
afternoon dismissed the in
vestigation held to consider
charges against Officers Phil
lips and Collins Of brutal treat
ment In arrestins James Rey-
noids a week ego. at First and
YesIer. He announced he
would reserve his decision.
Meantime, Phillips and Col
Inns were instructed to 90 back
to their beats. G. M. Kuhn
and J. o. johnson, from the
clothing firm Of Westerman &
sehermer, testified the two
officers dragged Reynolds
across First ave-, az II he were
carcass Of beef.
Reynolds. small. mild-looking
old man. was brought in. placed
before the chief. and subjected to
n cross-examination.
He talked quietly and in low
tones. twisting his hat nervously In
his hands.
Says He Was Knocked Down
He testified that one OF the of.
ficers knocked him down. and that
as he fell his hip struck the edge
of the sidewalk. inflicting an
abrasion.
A city hospital doctor who had
examined Reynolds at the time cor.
roborated his story OF bruises.
A Star man who was present was
selected by Chief Lang as the
prosecuting attorney.
As each witness finished his
testimony the chief asked The
Star man II he wished to ask the
witness any questions.
The Star reporter. OF course, re-
fused.
The chief persisted in regarding
The Star as the prosecution thru
out the hearing.
No Consideration for Age
Kuhn. the first witness called.
said he considered Il strange that
NNo ViiltflS VI Nhf S'fAu't VI nli-
lips and Collins should DRAG. rather
than carry. a small man like Rey-
nolds.
ut seemed TO me they could have
carried or assisted him." said
Kuhn. They might have picked
him up by the hands and feet.
don't think they used the right sys
tenn. regardless of the crime he
committed. They should have had
consideration for Reynolds age
Kuhn said they had hand
cuff on one OF the old mans
wrists. AND THAT ONE OF
FicER DRAGGED HIM BY
THE CHAIN ON THIS HAND.
CUFF, while the other grip
ped his other wrtsk.
at first, thot he was
dead" he added. 81 heard
him utter only one protest.
He told them: Cruelty me-"
Johnson corroborated Kuhn's
story. adding that Reynolds head
hung backward. that his shoul-
ders dragged on the pavement. and
that his clothes swept up the dirt
of the street
Says He Put Up Fight
Then followed the witnesses for
the police, including a traffic of.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
TRAINCANNON
ON MExICANS

NoCALEs, Arlx.. Aug. g.
Battery c. OF the Sixth artillery.
arrived today from Douglas.
Arlx.. ready 70 shell the Mex.
lean troops fighting for posses
sion Of Noosies, Sonora. " more
Mexican bullets enter v. s.
territory.
While the Carranxlstas, four
miles from Nooales, were being
reinforced. two heavy guns. the
American battery. were unlim-
bered on the border and train
ed on the scene OF the Mexican
fighting.
Army officers stated POSI-
lively today that N they had
known then that bullets crossed
the line during Wednesdays
fighting they would have given
the order TO fire on the Mex
leans.
The next bullet TO cross will
be a signal for the artillery TO
open up, II 10 asserted.
carranxIstss' seroplane. pilot
ed by Tommy Brown. fell so
feet while maneuverlna near
Noaalcs and was smashed.
Brown escaped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
RUSSIAN ARMY NOW FACING
ANNIHILATION BY GERMANS

BERLIN (Via The Hague), Aug. 6.-ln
full retreat over the vast front, from the
Baltic to Calicia, the great Russian field
armies of Grand Duke Nicholas are now
threatened with destruction. With Warsaw
n the hands of the Germans and other
fortresses and cities falling before the leu
tonic forces, the greatest campaign in his
tory Is rapidly drawing to close.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06

A statement from Vienna an
pounees the capture OF Ivan
oorod. the fortress guarding
Wsrssw on the southeast.
Ivsngorod 10 90 nniIes from the
Polish capital on the right
bank Of the vlstuis.
The occupstlon Of Riga. the
Important Baltic post which has
been used 40 base for the
northern sisv armies, 10 only
. matter OF hours.
Novo Georgiewsk. the fortress 70
miles west OF Warsaw, In being
hastily evacuated by the Russians
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg on
the north and Field Marshal Won
Nackenzen on the south are deliv'
ering smashes against the Russian
Tanks, threatening the capture oil
a whole army corps.
Germans Hsrass Armies
The world has never seen such a
retreat as that which the Slavs are
now making over a front OF more
than 200 miles. with great Teutor
forces hacking at their TANKS and
lines OF communication TO enyelof
and destroy them.
Drop Circulars Into Riga
News from Warsaw following the
capture OF the city was meager TO
day.
The Bavarians under Prince Leo
pold are understood 10 be In hot pnr
nit OF the retreating remnant Of the
garrison.
The forces Of Gen. Won Buelov
are now within artillery range oi
Riga.
Ayiators have dropped Circular
into the town announcing that the
Germans are about 10 enter
The Russian forces about Riga ars
maneuvering only In the hope OF es
Gaping. but with no prospect o'
saving the Baltic port.
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with only two passengers
aboard. the Great Northern
liner Minnesota, the largest
Steamer In the trsnspaclflc
ssrvIee. left here Friday after
eeen for viadlvossok. Runners
4 . German plot TO blow her
" ars thought 20 have caused
shsss contemplating the trip
b cancel their reservations ss
~ last moment.
Shs will sail direct 70 vlsdl.
vestok. u 10 said q large
smesnt Of munitions of war
~ the Russians have been
pIsesd aboard during foe last
~ weeks.
During the past Ss~ days ev-
~ perthole has been guarded
b . government agent, and no
visisprS have been permitted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
BOALT FINDS INDIAN
LIVING IN LAST HOUSE
IN us. A., GOING WEST

Tbs. 1. the third a, = series 81 siortes
written by Fred L. Bcsit Of The stsr staff
on q trip To Csp~ fisstesy. >esh Hay
and other interesting parts of the Olympic
peninsula. There Will be other articles
from Bosit. from, day 10 day, de-siing With
tbIs great county right nj sesttse's door.
about which .s little is known BY the
average seattle man woman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
THIS IS WHY!

famous creator OF Mutt jeff,
* Hearst his lnlmitsble
Wheeler a
near double the amount he formerly drew
Wheeler exclusive
Mutt JEFF In this section Of the country
added
The believes will offering
lts the the country affords.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
Singing Tra-la!
Embalmers to
Bury the Blues

Hers'll be n happy party
The Emblamers' club OF King
county Will hold It's first annual
banquet at the Cermania cafe
Friday night Coroner Mason.
who hsnclss more corpscs than
any other man In the county.
VIII speak on some light sub
jsct. and A. A. Collins will be
toastmaster.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06

returnedl
Old saksl 10 on the reserva.
tlon now. He goes to the Pres
byterian mission. has accepted
the governments allotment OF
10 acres. and wears the clothes
OF commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06

Woods. who In weli-intentioned
man. no pow.wowing, or war bon.
nets. or other tomfoolery among
my people"
That is true. The fish eaters wear
the clothes OF commerce and
slumber thru the sermon every
Sunday morning ns Christians
should.
] asked old Saksi II he had ever
heard OF Christopher Columbus. He
didn't seem to know what I was
talking about did not press the
question.
There is something whlmeically
tragic, though, about that weather.
beaten house--the last house going
which a strong wind off.
shore might blow into the Pacific
ocean.
Columbus discovered America In
1892. and the white man has been
busy ever since driving the Indian
westward.
Lo had his choice between going
on the reservation and being !
et't auui"us w htNpiuk ON Toward
the setting sun.
Old saksi went Az far as he could
without drowning and then stop
ped.
For many years he lived in the
house on the island. fishing and
| drying his fish. He clung TO the
dress and religion Of his fathers.
I wish I could truthfully ssv
that old saksI still defIes the
white mans law, stIII apurns
the white mans civilization.
would like TO picture hin, 40 de-
| fiant to the end.
Alas for the cIImasi Old
Saksl 10 not made Of such stern
stuff as Chief Peter OF the
Makahs was made Of.
Rather than bend his will to
the agents, Chief Petcr---have
you heard the story 7---Iaunohed
his csnoe and padded away In
to the setting sun. And never
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06

Old saksi bnilt II 40 years ago
He went TO the mainland and cut
down many cedar trees. by hand
he split the logs into boards. He
floated the boards 10 Tatoosh. and
he built the house on the west side
OF the island where there is a lit
tie cove and the only beach the
island boasts.
Old saksi used 10 be n sub-chief
OF the Quileutcs.
That was before DIR. G. L. Woods,
the agent. came TO take charge of
the Makah. the Ozette, the Quileute
and the Hob reservations. and set
an autocratlc foot on all such tribal
nonsense az chieftanshlps. potlntch-
es, totems and the wearing OF out.
landIsh and un-Christian costumes
fashioned OF grass and cedar bark.
You will observe" says DR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
By Fred L. Boalt.

Look az the map Of the
United States. Find the es-
treme northwest corner.
Just of Cape FIsttsry, st
tho mouth Of the strait Of
Juan de Fucs. you will see q
spot the slxe Of the head OF =
pin, II your map 10 any good.
This 10 Tstoosh leland. the
most westerly spot In the Unit
ed States, not counting Alaska.
On the west sIde Of the 10
land, facing the setting sun, 10
an old house. II 10 20 close to
the water that. at high tide.
you could jump from the door,
way Into the Pacific ocean.
This 10 the last house In the
United states. going west.
II 10 an indians house.
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/ ficer who testified that REYNOLDS
lay down on the street and refused
to bulge; Constable Jim Shannon,
who said Reynolds put up the still
est fight of any prisoner he had
ever seen: soldier from the ma
rine corps recruiting station who
said he saw nothing out OF the way
In the procedure. but added he only
saw them loading Reynolds in the
wagon: Officer McGill, who said
Reynolds fought in the patrol
wagon. and at headquarters tried
10 lick two motorcycle officers
and Desk Sergeant Smith and Of
ficer Sears.
Admits He Was Drunk
Reynolds was then brought in.
Answering questions put to him
by Chief Lang. he admitted he was
drunk. and added that he drinks
straight alcohol. with a bit OF wa
ter added.
They knocked me down, so
bruised my hips. Then they drag.
ged me. and skinned my hip" said
| Reynolds. They put the nippers
on. and put one hand behind me.
making me yell.
Either one OF them could have
picked me up and carried me with
one hand
Didn't Strike Officers
He admitted he was "unruly."
but denied fighting In the patrol
wagon. He also denied striking
the officers.
Il never struck an officer or any,
body else in my life" he main.
tanned. stoutly. 1T would be no
use. AIN no fighter"
Reynolds denied he lay down In
the street He said the officers
Knocked him down. that they then
put the "twisters" on, and that he
couldn't get up.
The chief brought out in his
examination of the police witnesses
that Reynolds had been an inmate
of the state hospital for the insane.
The old man said he had spent
three months at Steilacoom. and
was released in July.
Chief Jailer Roberts. OF the
stockade. testified
He has been arrested 10 or Is
times in Seattle. and he is one of
the most abusive beggars on the
streets. He is all right when he's
sober"
The "Oriental Beauties"
opened full blast Friday at II
a. m. A bored looking Young
man emerged with an srmful
OF pictures and signs, and idly
draped them about the en-.
trance. The "Men Only" sign
was still displayed in a prom
inent place.
The shrlIlNoloed cashier
climbed to her stool In the win
dow, and the place was open
for the day.
what about the Oriental
Beauties show?" a Star re-
porter asked the chief Friday.
Nothing new In that mat
ter" said the chief
Mayor Gill declared on the
day The Star told ABOUT the Il
show that the place would be
closed.
Chief Lang has chosen to lo.
more II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06
MINNESOTA SAILS; FEAR PLOT!
him shout
ebG hernghe Thursday PoGc

C>HIEF LANG has exonerated Policemen Phillips and
- Collins, big, strapping fellows after hearing on
charges that they unnecessarily brutal in arrest
ing James Reynolds, man GA years DID, gray haired
and enfeebled with age.
was shown that the officers knocked Reynolds down and dragged him. chained thru the
also that intoxicated The attitude the policemen sme be Reynolds
70 him
military school
IT
is GOING TO BE CRIME TOWN FOR POLICE OFFICER TO
STRIKE The bullying. The
o
to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-06

MARY Boyle o'Rellly. and other Of The Stars
sersrlsuters. who tell all the things that do
not appear In the daily news dispatches.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
SCARLET PLAGUE
q JACK LONDON

day. And there weren't any bears
then. No, sir. They used to pay
money to look at them in cages, they
we're that rare"
What is money, Granser?"
Before the old man could answer,
the boy recollected and triumphantly
showed his hand into a pouch under
his bearskin and pulled forth a bat
tered and furnished silver dollar. The
old mans eyes glistened, as he held
the coin close to them.
Il can't see," he muttered. You
look and see if you can make out the
date, Edwin"
The boy laughed
You're a great Granser," he cried
delighted, always making believe
them little marks mean something"
The old man manifested an accus-
toned chagrin as he brought the coin
back again close to his own eyes.
"2O12," he shrilled, and then fell
to cackling grotesquely That was
the year Morgan the Fifth was ap-
pointed president of the United States
by the board of magnates. 1t must
have been one of the last coins minted,
for the Scarlet Death came in 2013.
Lord! Lord!-think of it! Sixty years
ago, and l am the only person alive
today that lived in those times. Where
did you find it, Edwin"
The boy, who had been regarding
him with the tolerant curiousness
one accords to the prattlings of the
feeble-minded, answered promptly:
Il got it off Hoo-Hoo. He found
it when we was herdin' goats down
near San Jose last spring. Hoo-Hoo
said it was money. Amt you hungry.
Granser?
The ancient caught his staff in a
tighter grip and urged along the trail.
his old eyes shining greedily.
Il hope Hare-Lip's found a crab
or two," he mumbled. They're good
eating, crabs, mighty good eating
when you've no more teeth and you've
got grandsons that love their old
grandsire and make a point of catch
ing crabs for him. When l was q
boy"
But Edwin. suddenly stopped by
what he saw, was drawing the bow
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

string on fitted arrow. He had
paused on the brink of crevasse in
the embankment. An ancient culvert
had here washed out, and the stream,
no longer confined, had cut passage
through the fill. On the opposite side,
the end of a rail projected and over
hung. 1t showed rustily through the
creeping vines which overran it. Be-
yond, crouching by bush, rabbit
looked across at him in trembling hest
fancy, Fully fifty feet was the dis
lance, but the arrow flashed true;
and the transfixed rabbit. crying out
in sudden fright and hurt, struggled
painfully away into the brush, The.
boy himself was a fash Of brown skin
and flying fur as he bounded down
the steep wall of the gap and up the
other side. His lean muscles were
springs of steel that released into
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

pected to pull out before US and did
not, we moved downstream.
The little Grenfell could make about
fourteen miles, and the river itself
was making eight because the water
was very high. 1t was liquid mud car
rying driftwood and logs-even whole
trees. The sun slowly moved from
south to west, from west to northwest,
and then was hidden behind the river
banks. That it had set we could not
be certain, for there was plenty of
light until about eleven o'clock, when
we tied up to the banks so the en-
gineer could sleep.
Islands Are Numerous.
The river is full of islands. In the
300 miles there are about two hundred
of them, covered with pine and spruce
timber. AS we proceeded the banks
grew lower and the river wider. That
night we tied up at North Vermilion
and went down to the river bank in
stead Of up, the river was so high.
Here, 600 miles from the railroad,
there are two little communities OF
whites and half breeds, one on either
side of the river. They get mail once
a month and are glad to get it, al
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
HARD MATTER TO ARRANGE
Question Of Disarmament, Following
War, viii Test the MettIe Of
Diplomats.

Whenever talk of the re-establish-
ment of peace after the present war
comes up, disarmament or the reduc-
ton of ornaments is sure to be an inn
portant issue. Just how the nations
shall effect a program of disarma-
ment is a vexed question. The En-
cyclopedia Britannica cites as 1.-THE
only existing case Of contractural re-
duction of ornaments" the disarma-
ment agreement of the 28th Of May,
1902, between Chilean and Argentine
republics. BY this agreement the two
governments arranged to reduce their
fleets according to an arrangement
establishing reasonable proportion
between the two fleets, and respective
ly promised not to increase their mari
time ornaments during five years, I'M
less the one who shall wish to in
crease them shall give the other IL
months notice in advance"
The Britannica authority points out
that an agreement of this kind is more
feasible among states whose navies
are small, because in the case of large
navies II would be difficult to agree
on a principle for assessment of the
proportionate fighting value of the re-
spective fleets. Even comparatively
slight differences in the ages of ships
may make great difference in their
fighting value.
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Fiction rTTNTEC, Travel
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graceful and efficient action. A hum
dred feet beyond, in tangle Of bush.
es, he overlook the wounded creature,
knocked its head on convenient
tree trunk and turned it over to Gran
ser to carry.
Rabbit is good, very good" the
ancient quavered, but when it comes
TO toothsome delicacy l prefer crab.
When | was a boy"
why do you say so much that
amt got no sense?" Edwin impatient
ly interrupted the others threatened
garrulousness.
What l want to know" Edwin con-
tinued, is why you call crab tooth
some delicacy'l Crab is crab, amt II?
No one never heard calls it such
funny things"
The old man sighed but did not an
swer, and they moved on In silence.
The surf grew suddenly louder, as
they emerged from the forest upon
stretch of sand dunes bordering the
sea. A few goats we're browsing
among the sandy hillocks, and skin
clad boy, aided by a woltish-looking
dog that was only family reminiscent
Of a collie, was watching them.
The old man accelerated his pace,
smiling eagerly as he neared the fire.
"Mussels!" he muttered ecstatically.
"Mussels And amt that crab, Hoo
Hoo? Amt that a crab? My, my,
you boys are good to your old grand
sire"
Hoo-Hoo who was apparently of the
same age as Edwin, grinned.
"All you want, Granser | got four
The old mans palsied eagerness
was pitiful. Sitting down in the sand
as quickly as his stiff limbs would let
him, he poked large mussel from the
Goals. The heat had forced its shells
apart, and the meat, salmon colored,
was thoroughly cooked. Between
thumb and foreflnger. in trembling
haste, he caught the morsel
and carried it to his mouth. But it was
too hot, and the next moment was Vio-
lently elected The old man spluttered
with the pain, and tears ran out OF MS
eyes and down his cheeks.
The boys were true savages, posses
sing only the cruel humor of the saw
age To them the incident was excru-
ciatingly funny, and they burst into
loud laughter Hoo-Hoo danced up and
down, while Edwin rolled gleefully on
the ground The boy with the boats
came running to join in the fun.
set 'em to cool, Edwin, set EN- to
COOL" the old man besought, in the
midst of his grief, making no attempt
to wipe away the tears that still flowed
from his eyes. And cool crab, Ed
win, too. You know your grandsire
likes. crabs"
From the Goals great sizzling,
which proceeded from the many mus
sells bursting open their shells and ex.
uding their moisture. They were large
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
PLEASURES OF FILM ACTING
Man Had Been Told It Was Bore,
But on Experience Found It
Far Otherwise.

Say" said Harry Mestayer, they
told me film acting was a bore. Take
1t from me, it's cinch, l went to a
studio today to be photographed in
production. First, the director gave
me a cigarette to smoke. Then he
handed me glass of beer. finished
four cigarettes and four glasses of
beer before the scene was taken. Next
a very pretty actress was ushered in
and told to kiss me. She gave me
rather cold caress. and the director
he was a fine fellow, believe me-
demonstrated.
What's the natter he asked.
Don't you like Mr. Mestayer?'
why, I've only Just met him, she
replied.
"'Well, kiss him as though you
meant it,
"She did. We had to rehearse It
five times and then do it while the
camera was working. l understand
there will be more cigarettes, beer and
kisses tomorrow. I'm going to give
that director. a box of cigars il he
puts in enough rehearsals. The pic
ture business! Say. This is the life"
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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shellfish, running from three to six
inches in length. The boys raked them
out with sticks and placed them on a
large piece Of driftwood to cool.
When / was a boy we did not laugh
at our elders; we respected item"
The boys took no notice. and Gran
ser continued to tabble an incoherent
flow of complaint and censure. But
this time he Vac more careful, and did
not burn his mouth. All began to eat,
using nothing but their hands and
making loud mouth noises and lip
smackings. The third boy, who was
called Hare-Lip, s.yly deposited pinch
of sand on mussel the ancient was
carrying to his mouth; and when the
grit of it bit into the old fellows mu.
cous membrane and Cums, the laugh
ter was again uproarious. He was I'M
aware that Joke had been played on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

nearly all back from the river securN
ing food for the winter.
A weeks stay was made at Dunve-
gan, some miles from which place
band of Beaver live on the reserve.
Near them were several prosperous
agricultural settlements.
Many Bears After Berries.
Coming back to Peace River Cross
ing was pleasant and should have
been easy. II one sits down on a raft
or in canoe and sits still he will
quietly pass the $40 miles from St.
John to Peace River Crossing. Our
luck was a canoe loaned to US. Be-
cause 1t was the homeward journey
the natural speed Of the current, three
miles, was increased to five or six by
the use of the paddles. 1t is tiresome
work, but few days of it puts large
share of conceit into one when he
tries his muscles against loafer.
Yes, there were bears, there always
are on the Peace. This was the time
of ripe berries and there were many
bears. We know that they, Indian
like, must have made medicine"
against us, for nothing else could have
prevented our killing one.