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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
GETS SOLDIER
FOR CHRISTMAS
Boy Returns to Mother From
Four Years Abroad

After an absence Of four years,
during which he has survived the
thickest Of fighting in the world war
and served In the army Of occupation
in Germany. Arthur c. II. Iangdon
win greet his mother. MrE. G. Lang
don, if02 Fifth ave. Thursday night
10 spend the rest Of his Christmas
seasons as ne wills.
Langiou will arrive on a'Chicago
Milwaukee a St. Paul train at s45
D. m. Ready to receive him At the
depot win be his brother. Leonard J.
Langdon. who served with Arthur
one year in Mexico before the world
war began. Leonard also served In
France.
Hosts of friends are preparing 10
make Christmas a real festival for
the returned soldier. Arthur left Sc.
attic with the Sunset Division and
was among the first Of Seattle boys
TO enlist
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23

When the Columbia Symphony or.
chostra. Of Portland. starts January
10 on tour which win embrace half
OF the continent. Seattle girl win
be with It as the feature Of the or.
ganization.
She Ia Miss Dorothy May volkcy.
hailed as ''The Pavlowa OF tho
West" She win be solo dancer
with the orchestra. and assistant to
the conductor.
The organization. which In com
posed entirely OF western women.
viii travel south TO the Mexican Dor.
der and east as far as Minneapolis.
Nine. Frances Knight is conductor
Of the orchestra
Dainty Miss volkey Is the daugh.
ter Of Theodore volkey, iot4 Summit
ave. N. Nolkey has family OF
three daughters. all Of them devotees
OF Terpsichorc. Besides Dorothy
May. there are Uraule and Lucille.
Lucille. "the baby sister" while too
young TO appear in public dance ex-
hibitions, has already clearly indi.
Gated where her talents lie.
Dorothy May has studied her
chosen art for years in Seattle with
competent masters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
SEES
JAILED HUSBAND
Visits Him Almost Daily;
Takes Baby, Too

TACOMA. Dec. 25.--Edifh stagg
has been almost a daily visitor Of
the father Of her erstwhiie kid
naped baby at the county jail here.
1t was learned today.
Tho II was she who set the proc.
exa of law In motion which termI-
mated last Saturday In "A 10-year sen.
tcnce for her divorced husband.
George Stage. newspaperman. she rs
apparently just as determined now
to keep the father of her boy from
the penltenttary. II possible
Not only have her own visits been
rather regular. but she has permit
ted StaFg 10 visit with Baby stagg.
whose kidnapping by his father had
attracted nationwide interest.
ON several occasions. Bobby was
taken to the county jail by Mrs
ssts@x's father. Herbert Cunningham
No information has t~en received
herr as TO wbes the travelling guards
from waiia Wsiila will arrive to
take stagg 10 the state prison
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
JAIL DOORS.
SEPARATE
NEWLYWEDS.
GIrI-Bride Says She's Glad
She Married; Won't Go
Back to Parents

Charles T. Kelsey. bridegroom OF a
few days. will spend hts Christmas in
Jail while his bride patiently waits
for him on the outside. unless the
authorities of Salem. orc.. rouse
themselves nom their Icthargy.
Kelsey was arrested Wednesday
by Detectives J. u. lands and J.
Byrnes In an apartment at First ave.
and Cedar st.. while HIS bride was
making breakfast hot cakes Salem
police had asked his arrest. an they
claimed he had cloped with a girl un.
der age.
The detective department notified
Salem that the couple were married
and asked II Kelsey should be re-
lessed. In reply Salem police said
Hold" 80 Kelsey Is being held.
His bride visited him at the city
jtil THURSDAY. and II doing her best
10 grin bis release. hut police hsrr
say the only thing they can do 10 ~
hold him in accordance with the re-
quest of Salem officials.
The girf said the marriage was sat
lsfactory 10 her. she will be is in a
fsw months-
She thinks for mother is RESPONSE
BILE for the arrexr. but now that they
are married she says she sees no rca
son why her husband should be held
in jail.
Maybe they think they VIII get
me to SO hack 10 Salem" she said
Thursday. "weil. maybe they viii.
but III never return TO my folks.
I'm married TO Charley for good.
now"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
FILM HEARING
IS CONTINUED

Hearing on the complaint against
the Class A theatre for alleged viola
non Of the theatre censor law in ex-
fibiting THE Tong Man" was con-
finued in police court Wednesday.
after testimony Of the city's wit
nesses had been heard. The theatre
h charged with showing parts OF
picture banned by the city theatre
eensors.
Coon Dip, Chinese consul, fur
xsshed the excitement Of the hearing
u i bitter announcement Of the film,
which purports TO show alleged Chi.
natown life among the lower class Of
orientais. He declared that the so
called Cinnamon in the picture were
really Japanese, and that the whole
affair was a slander on the Chinese
race,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Farmer Murders His
Family; Kills Self

BRADSHAW, Neb.. Dec. 23.--Carl
Nicholson. 45. "A farmer. last night
killed his wife by beating her with
a hammer cut the throats of his three
children and then went to the base
ment and killed himself by shooting.
Tho tragedy occurred at the home of
NJ. II. Black of bradshaw, shortly
after Z o'clock last night. Financial
troubles are said TO have been the
cause.
The youngest child was a month
old baby. The other children were
"a and 6 years old. Mrs. Nicholson
was a daughter OF the Blacks, and
the families had been living to.
gethcr for some time. Nicholson suf.
fcred "a severe attack of influenza
during the recent epidemic and had
betn subject TO spells of desponl-
ency.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
find BODIES
OF 4 MINERS
Trapped by Caye-in al
Black Diamond

After toiling all OF Wednesday aft.
ernoon and night a rescue crew In
the Black Diamond mine at Black
Diamond early today found the dead
bodies OF the four miners who were
trapped Wednesday noon by cave
In on the fith level.
The victims OF the cave-in were:
Charles Heverlain and Joe Grin. mi.
ners. each so. Frank Bussoy, 6s, and
Frank Nivone. As, both timber work.
ers. Bussey leaves n widow, one son
and four or five daughters. Hever-
lain leaves widow and two sons.
The cave-in occurred at pillar No.
30 Of the iith south gangway in the
southeast corner OF the mine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
SLEEPING
men CASSED

Gassed while they slept by fumes
escaping from a gus jet in bed.
room. three men were in the city
hospital Thursday. They WIN re-
cover. They gave their names as:
Alec Gebow, 40.
Anton Sukoff, 40
William Romanoff. 20.
All are laborers. They were taken
To the hospital from Si1 Yesler way
at 4:4o a. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
pONZI'S NERVE
1 is STILL GOOD

BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 25.--Charles
ponxi. ''bushei basket millionaire"
now serving sentence IN plymouth
Jaii. today sent his several thousand
creditors a message of Christmas
cheer"
The message follows In part:
II hope your financial losses may
not mar your Christmas spirit nor
cause you an hour of grief. Some
day. perhaps in the near future.
events may bring a happy change
thru our mutual cooperation and
determined efforts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
ITALIAN CIVIL
WAR IS RACING

ROME. Dec. es.--Rifie fire spat
from the crags and promontories
guarding the eastern shore OF the
Adriatic today. Civil strife between
the iegionnaires OF Fiume and the
regular Italian army had begun.
Where government troops quietly
yielded TO d'Annunzio's troops pre-
viously. they braced today. employ
ing machine guns and rifles TO
show that they will not give ground.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
3 MURDERERS
FROM NORTH

Two Mexicans and a Canadian.
convicted OF murder. were brought
to Seattle "wednesday from ketchi-
kan by J. NJ. Tanner. United States
marshal. Pat J. Shanahan, the
Canadian. shot and killed Steve
hegan. assistant y. s. district at
tornyy at Ketchikan In Oct, 1919.
He ~ being taken to the Morning
side Hospital for the insane at Port.
land. Ore.
The two Mexicans are on their
way TO McNeil's island for the kill
ing of J. M. Browning and two
Cinnamon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
UNIVERSAL
REDUCTION
PROPOSED
Thomson Would Lower All
Salaries to Ease finan-
CiaI Strain

Salaries. wages Of all city en-.
ploYes. will have 90 be- reduced"
This was the drastic remedy pro.
posed Thursday by Councilman II. H.
chairman OF the public
utilities committee. as solution Of
the clty'a financial problems.
Thomson asserted that the finan.
eial condition Of the city would have
10 be met by a general cut In waees.
lie declared that foodatuffa were 30
per cent lower nov and that the cut
would not place tho city workers in
a worse position fhan they were six
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
$500 Is Loss at
Keyport Postoffice

Approximately 1900 in ffamps and
postal funds and $500 worth of mer-
chandise were secured from the
posfoffIce and general store at Key
port. Wash. by thieves who entered
the place during Tuesday night
Postoffioe Inspector n. r. Whitney
returnetp from Keyport Thursday
night with detailed report Of the
loss. No arrests have been made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
SEEK new j. ".
COACH IN EAST

To attend a conference of college
student and faculty officials TO be
held in Chicago. Prof. Leslie J. Aver
of the law department left for the
East Wednesday night
Graduate Manager Darwin Mcis.
nest will be washington's other rep
resentative at the meeting. He will
leave December 25.
While in Chicago Meisnest and
Aver will interview n number of pros
pective coaches for next years foot
ball season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
TEXANS LYNCH
WHITE SLAYER

FORT WORTH. Texas. Dec. a.
Tom vickery, n white man held on
a charge of numbering jeff C. Couch.
a policeman. Monday night was
taken from the county Jail here
shortly after midnight by a mob and
hanged.
After Nickery was suspended in
midair, the mob fired several shots
into his body and dispersed. The
lynching was staged about mile
from the courthouse between Fort
Worth and North Fort Worth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Lloyd Georges Hopes
Agree With Daniels

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.- Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels and Pre-
mier Lloyd George OF Great Britain
stand together today on the aues-
ton of international naval disarma-
ment, Daniels said.
II am glad the prime minister
believes the way l do" Daniels said
today in commenting on Lloyd
Georges statement in speech that
world disarmament could not be ef-
fected unless all nations were in
cluded in the agreement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
SAW SPLITS MANS
HEAD WIDE OPEN

sIie come out and | went In. He
was standing right where | had
stood. when IS inches Of the saw
broke off and flew straight for hts
head. II split his head wide open
ard buried itself In "A beam nine
Inches deep. We never did get n
out AiRa/pothing in luck. eh7
Il would wave been killed. dead GER
I tain. when we were making the two
tton anchor, II IL wasn't for luck. FEB
low stepped on something and the
beam I was standing on sprung up
and threw me 20 feet into the air. /
was coming down right onto a big
chunk Of steel. IL had been laying
there three days. II would have
broke every bone In my body and
fIattened me out like hot cake. but
tust then a block and tackle they had
| hitched onto II snaked II out from
Aundsr me and landed on the plank
y floor. safe and sound.
kH owe a lot Of things 10 luck. but
fff highest ! ever come 70 being
kiIled was when | was serving my
'prenticeship In Glasgow. Scotland.
when 7 was a boy. ! worked for
five years, and my pay was one pair
OF top boots and one suit of home
spun every year. was almost kill
ed. them days. from starving to
death"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
CITY TO CUT PAY?
kissers and Huggers
al Dances to Be Barred

WARREN. Ohio. Dec. 23.--The
dancers who go beyond the pro-
priety viii DC arrested. under an
order issued by Mayor J. d. Nc
Bride. He declares that some OF
the scenes At public dances are
not merely improper. but shock
ingly immoral. He says he has
Information that young men open.
ly kiss their partners and couples
remain ~ one spot for several
minutes. devoting their whole at
tention TO IAN enthusiastic hug"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
rs CHRISTMAS
/ DOING THIS2

The hates and strifes Of mankind
yielded. apparently, to the spirit OF
Christmas Thursday morning. Not a
single bill of complaint OF any nature
whatsoever was filed, not a suit was
started in King county's superior
courts. 1t was a record without a
precedent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Jake lannon's Will
in Ardmore Bank

ARDMoRE, Okla. Dec. 2s.--The
will of Jake Hamon. slain promoter
and politician. is in safety deposit
box in an Ardmore bank. according
TO James =. Mathers. attorney tpr
Clara Smith Harmon.
Under provisions of the will ac-
cording TO Mathers. one-fourth Of the
estate is left to Clara Smith Hamon.
who is under clnrge of numbering
the wealthy oil man.
Pictures OF Principles IN Hamon
Case on Page s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Bank Robbers Get
$4,000 in Daylight

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2s.--Forcing
the assistant cashier and the book
keeper of the intereity State bank
OF Roaedale into vault. three un-
masked robbers escaped with more
than $4,000 late Wednesday. The
same bank lost s25 900 In a daylight
robbery April IS, 1919.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Negro Murderer Is
Sentenced 80 Years

TACOMA. Dec. 23.--Cocil Skaggs.
negro. who shot and killed his wife
a few weeks ago. was sentenced to-
day TO 80 to so years in the penitan-
tlary. lie was convicted OF second
degree murder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Says Two Men and
Women Robbed Him

Two men and two women robbed
him OF $500 In his room in the
Grand Pacific hotel. ii15h First
ave. wednesday night. John
Zvitkovitz. 35. laborer, told police.
Zvitkovitz was arrested and booked
as being drunk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
sTERN MEASURES NEEDED
10 AVERT BaNkKlP PTCY

Railway Chief Hsaderaon has
asked over $500 900 for bettorments
and extensions TO the street car sys
tenn for the succeeding year" Thorn.
son pointed out
This win entail an ADDED exp~ndi-
ture OF $3.50. 900 for additional street
cars, with the railway aiready bor.
rowing from every conceivable mu-
nicipi fund and Aslll going behind
daily. Stern measures must be TAX
en- 20 stave off bankruptcy.
Salaries and w9g.s Of all city EN-.
pioyes VIII have to be reduced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Bandit Loses His
Nerve; Flees Train

EELSO, Wash, Dec. GA lone
bandit daringly robbed two passen-
gers on a Great Northern train near
here last night and then. apparently
lost his nerve. stopped the train and
fled into the woods.
Starting from the observation plat.
form, the robber fired a shot with
his revolver to intimidate passengers
and then relieved two men OF SIS.
The bandits courage faikd him Mt
that juncture. evidently, for he pull
ed the emergency cord. stopping tho
train. and disappeared. No trace Of
him had been found up TO a late hour
this morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Dog Eats Rabbits;
Master Fined SIS

In Justice of the Peace j. w.
IIoar's court Wednesday Taft
Mamma obtained a judgment for 81
against Frank Berry. owner Of dog
which ate 10 Of Namma's rabbits.
Mamma sued for s2a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
Two Lottery Games
Raided by Police

Two lottery games, one at 2lS
Washington ST.. and the other next
door, at 220 Washington St, were
raided by police Wednesday night
and six men arrested,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
SCHOOLS OUT
FOR CHRISTMAS

More than $1,000 grade and high
school pupils dropped their books
Thursday afternoon for the Christ.
mas and New Year holidays.
School will reconvene January ..
the Monday after New Years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23

NEW YORK,--With $4,000 In
bank notes tied to her thigh, uni
Identified woman found dead from
gas in room on II. t2th st. Note
name NJ. Boulton a Son, Sharon. Pa,
Pa. as owners OF money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
3IOLDING ROLLED IRON
DOWN WITH TONGS

We were rolling out some heavy
fron. mind. one time said Nc
4 Clellan. The rollers were uneven.
\ knd as the metal came thru. instead
bf laying down In n Tat sheet. II
curIed up. as II so=uetifnes does. I
was holding Il down with the fongs.
1T was fiaftening out all right.
when another man came along and
took hold of the tongs- All OF sud
den the sheet sprung. II jerkcd him
m 10 feet In the air and broke both
o[ his wrists.
4J~You see them things frequent
Mound a rolling mill. mind an
Wher time | was standing beside the
hsrnace working a square nail plate.
N been there all day. At quitting
me another workman relieved me.
He had Just stepped into my place
when a pile struck him. Janmcd him
against the furnace and burnt off
both legs.
N did you ever see them saw ships
3knses In a rolling milis NOT Well.
zone day the saw cracked. A fore
was trying 70 get il out. and |
4malistanding beside him. looking on.
- was having a hard time Of II. SO
( sald:
Here. Jerry. stand over here and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
STORY
A Defense of Luck.
The KRife-Edge.
A Split Head.
RolliRg-MW Perils.
BY hal ARMSTRONG
There Ii no such thing as luck.
From "A Treatise on Certain
Iles~

ties"
TT was necessary TO have a thin
! strip Of metal 20 finish the Job
- strip as thin. almost, as the blade
a Jaekknife. William Mcclellan
&e1usted the great shears. A sheet
ef iron WIS hoistcd into place and
Ted into the shearer. McCielian's s
sensitive fingers were thrust into
the machine close TO the keen cut.
ting knives They felt the edge OF
the strip as Il caTne thru shorn. lie
nodded his satisfaction: Il WAS thin
enough.
~Jlmr' he shouted to an assistant.
"ccme. take the shears.-
Jim came and thrust MS fingers
Into the place where McCirilan's had
been but a moment before. felt the
edge OF the strip as Mcclellan had
done.
There was a piercing shrek. Jim's
Fingers had been shorn off clean.
across the nails.
Mcclellan Is 70 years old. lie lives
- ss24 Beach Drive. and Is building
: shop of his own near the West
Seattle ferry landing. He has ham
mered steel and iron for 50 years.
lie worked for Jim fIiIi In 81. Paul
when Jim had only two engines. tie
made a two-ton anchor OF the Vulcan
Iron Works, where he was foreman.
the biggest anchor ever turned out
of n Seattle foundry.
~ There amt anything In luck" he
'1<bsated. increduiousty Indeed there
=. and well know if-
II Is his favorite story. the defense
- 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
WILL BE HELD
IN Sl0.00 BONDS

Mrs. Hamon will be held In $1,000
bond at Animore. After that is fur
nished she viii return here to live
with her parents until the trial
starts.
The prisoner was attired In a fur
coat. small closeritting hat and blue
serge dress. Arrangements were
made to get her two trunks. sent to
Kansas City when she flew after the
shooting. back 10 Ardmore. The
clothes she was wearing. she told Of
ficials. were all she had with her on
her flight.
With the arrival OF the woman
here a mad scramble by officials and
attorneys for the right TO defend tho
woman and to advise her began
There was an apparent belief among
the attorneys that she would be
plentifully supplied with money with
which to conduct her defense
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
ACCUSED
AS KILLER
OF GO.
OIL king
Relative of Oklahoma Poll
tician Gives Up for Trial
After Long Flight

Ell pASo. Texas. Dec 23.-Only
partially recovered from a nervous
breakdown. after greeting her par
ents here last night Clara Smith
Hamon, charged with the shooting
OF Jake Hamon, oil millionaire. left
here today for Ardmore, Okla. ac-
companied by Sheriff Buck" Garrett
OF that place.
II must have my trunks and
Clothes" were Mrs. Hamon's first
words after greeting the sheriff on
her arrival last night. Garrett prom
ised 10 get her clothes. adding that
"Ardmore was all for her"
Mrs Hafnon denied that she fed
from Ardmore Immediately after the
shooting. Il drove around town sew
eral times during the day." she as
serted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
FRIENDLY MExICANS
GAVE HER AID

After being brought to the home
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.
smith. last might, she greeted her
father affectionately and asked for
her moAher.
Reporters were admitted by the
several deputies who guarded the
home Of the girls parents. but Mrs
Hamon refused To answer any quezt-
tions. II don't KNOW" was all -
would say.
Her father. however. stated mat =
friendly Mexican family had cared
for his daughter. while she was -
Mexico.
Mrs. Hamon arrived here from Chi
huahua City last night She was
taken into custody by United States
officials at Juarez and later turned
over to Sheriff Buck" Garrett, OF
Ardmov.
Hamon WIS republican national
Committeeman OF Oklahoma. and was
candidate for the presidential NOM
ination during the last G. O. p. con-
vention at Chicago.
lie arnassed immense wealth In
townsite transactions and thru the
discovery of oil on his large holdings.
Mrs. Hamon made she trip with
her brother Jimmy. The girl greeted
the sheriff affectionately, as they
are friends of long standing. Gar
rett said the sympathies OF Carter
county and "ali Ardmore" are with
the accused girl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-23
HAMON GIRL COLLAPSES
On WAY Home for Murder Trial
Ueather

Tonight and Friday. rain,
moderate edSteriv pinds.
Teinpwaturv Last 20 Hours
Maximum. a.. Minimum, a..
To-day noon, a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

theatre Monday, to run through Wednes- day, admirers of the American author are expected to be astonished at an un- suspected phase of his storytelling genius.
 The Crimson Gardenia rranspires in New Orleans at the height of the Mardi Gras. Roland Van Dam (Owen Moore) separates himself from his sightseeing friends determined to seek adventure Masked and wearing a domino, he is acoOsted by Madelon Dorette CHedda Nova), who is in search of her cousin, whom she has never seen. His mark of Identification is to be a black domino. and a gardenia.
 Each unaware of who the other is, the young persons fall in love while their meeting is observed by members of lawless gang. The criminals also think Madelons companion Is her cousin. He is fugitive from justice and is thought Ito have betrayed secrets which will lead to the apprehension of the gang. When finally the real cousin appears he is stabbed by his pursueres. Then Marelon knows the truth Made to believe that the man she loves is enemy, she be- trays him into the hands of the criminals and the succeeding episodes develop a climax no less thrilling than it is unex- pected.