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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-07
HOCKEY
FOR PERSHINC
Change Date for Reception
of Commander

Gen. John J. Pcrsliing will be
the guest Of Seattle on Tuesday,
January 20, and on "Wednesday.
January 81, instead Of on Janu-
ary 10 and 81, as originally
planned.
This was the tentative program
adopted by the Pcrshing execu-
tive committee appointed by
Mayor Fitzgerald Mt meeting
held Wednesday morning after
Major Hood. representative Of
Brig. Gen. Morrison Of Camp
Lewis read telegram from Gen.
Pershing. indicating that the gen.
eral would rather inspect Camp
Lewis and the Sound forts on
Monday. January 10. thus leav.
ing Tuesday, January 20. and
Wednesday. January 81. free for
entertainment In Seattle.
II the tentative program as re.
ported to the executive committe,
by Chairman J. w. Spanglel
morning Is followed b,
Gen. Pershing at his party. tn,
entertainment will be a,
follows:
Tuesday. January 20
1890 n. m.--Reception at trair
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO,
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Motor Car Barrage
Brings Cop SQUAD

Somebody is shooting somebody
out horcr'
This frantic call was received
carly Wednesday morning at the
police station from IA frightened
resident living near the Longfellow
school. II. Thomas 81. and goth ave.
Motorcycle Patrolmcn G. u. Foil.
rich and w. II. Goodwin and Sorgt.
j. J. Haag and Patrolman Il. Pie.
low responded.
Upon arriving at the scene of tlie
supposed shooting they discovered
an irritated automobilist backfiring
his motor In hopes that he could
get n started.
The disgusted officers left without
obtaining his name.
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The jury retired at iisso. Roselius
left the court room TO go to lunch.
Twenty minutes later. nj 1850. the
jury returned and announced Yer.
diet had been reached on their first
ballot The verdict was read ~ lac
y. m
While their s.ycar.oid adopted
daughter. Viola. sat on her foster
mothers lap. playing with an oh
s,inate china doll. that refused 10
close its eyes and go TO sleep. the de-
fcndant policeman and his wife. Mrs.
Jcrslie Rosciiu-, listened to tho ora.
tory OF counsel this morning from
the first row Of spectators seats
~Roseiius killed man" declared
Prosecutor Fred Brown. pounding
home hss flnai argument. lie
should he convicted for the protec-
ton Of soeiety and an . warning to
other men. cafleton. the laughing
frishman. was a good fellow M good
fellows 20"
Hugs aler Daddy
Four-year.oid Viola. hearing the
words. pat a pudgy arm about her
foster fathers neck. He seemed not
70 notice her. His attention was
fixed upon the prosecutor. The child
nestled back into Mrs. Rosclius'
arms. proppinK her doll up beside
the accused man and his wife
John y. Dore. one OF defendants
CONTINUED on PACE Two)
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Deputy Coroners
Inspecting Track

Deputy Coroners ". II. Corson and
Frank Koepfli made "A personal In
vestigation Wednesday Of the car
tracks. safety stop signals and the
grade at 39th ave. and Woodland
park ave. where more than so per.
sons we're injured, one man fatally.
Monday morning. Coroner G. G. Tiff
fin will decide. after receiving their
report. whether or not 10 call an In.
quest to determine responsibility for
the accident.
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has risen to make his name a
snlcker.
Abroad there are few artists
who can work in marble and In
bronze: there may be "A few In
this country: IL so. they never get
chance at our coins. our public
statues or most OF our memorials.
The awfulest thing in this coun-
try Is the Congressional Hall OF
Fame.
I mean the dead one. not the one
represented by the Congressional
Record.
The latter IL the next awfulest
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AUT0MTS
P0LE;;TW0
ARE dead
Man and Woman Die OF In
juries in Wreck

One man and enc woman arc
dead and two others seriously
injured as the result Of an auto.
mobile accident Tuesday night.
when n Seattle motor car. Ever.
ett-boune. crashed Into = tcle-
phone pole nsar Silver Lake.
The dead are:
Lucille Corb~tt, 10. Of Seattle.
ID. 4. Parsons. s5. printer.
who liyed at the HiIierert hotel.
soi spring ~.
Nothing had been learned OF the
corbett girls relatives up TO noon
Tuesday. Hospital attaches endeav.
ors 90 find out her address were
futile.
She died in tho Everett hospital as
80 q. IN. She bad sustained frne-
tured skull. and both Of her legs
were fractured.
william u. swenson. 1900 Third
ave. printer. had one les broken In
two places. while his wife. Mrs Hei.
en- u. swenson. also suffered brok.
en- Log.
According 10 the story told the
Everett police. the rnschtne was
heasi~d Tor snohomixh, 1t was trav-
effng at fairly good speed. Par
sons. In endeavorsnw 10 take a sharp
CONTINUED on PACE Twop
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The state department. 30 far. has
not been advised who murdered the
Americans. II. j. Role and Earle
Bowles. but the American consul at
Tampico has been instructed to make
report OF the details Of the crime
The American embassy at Mexico
City also has been directed TO make
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cause In the mass We
ar. frequently erratic
ana senseles@. the town
just now is somewhat In
clined 10 think rnunicipal
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urgent representations to the Mexi-
can government for the punishment
of the murderers.
According to the state depart
ment's adviccs. the Americans were
believed 10 have had pay funds OF
the company In their possession at
tiine OF their mnrdar
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part. In the mob We are cruel.
hasty. reckless and Illogical.
Probably we revert back TO our
jungle days. and the law OF the
pack and tho ethics OF the fang
rule U.S.
That's probably why almost any
on. OF US can refrain from hating
his neighbor. but no nation can
keep from either hating or despis-
ing some other nation.
And while no mother would ever
pass a crying. lost child on the
street without seeking 20 give com
fort. stiIl ten thousand mothers
will hunt bargains IN ffnery. bar
gains that come because sweat
shops and Southern mills capital.
. Inc the agony Of mothers and the
hopes of children.
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JAPANESE Invade u. 5. Goldfish INDUSTRY


h
reF fisheries
hpatf or
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-DEED. Il would be well
II we could understand
the lost art OF sculpture.
Cities and nations per-
petually make them
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| Is !

ownership Is a failure because n
car ran OFF tho track.
No autosst would blame hts riiv.
ver because somebody else ran
his f1ivver over a bank. but the
public mind IL not SO enlightened.
Without any special reason for
II. many folks are blaming Muir
phine. or public Ownership. for a
spectacular ACCIDENT
And yet. considering the num-
her Of dangerous runs In Seattle.
We are unusually blessed In our
scarcity OF serious accidents.
We have better service for
nickel than the rest OF the country
has for or 9. or even 10 cents.
And we are paying good wages
to the men who operate the cars
We are not building dividends by
browbeating car men out OF just
the public for an exorbltant fare.
and we are getting average good
service.
But we forget all rhis when n
car runs off the track.
And thereby open a nice Httlo
alley door for the haters OF pub
lie ownership TO sneak In.
There are a number OF things
Seattle need not brag about. but
the management Of its car lines ~
not one Of these things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-07

SAW a funny and an
awful thing yesterday.
Funny because II was
such n contrast TO the
heroisrn II was supposed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-07

serves RIDICULOUS ~ peTsihunR III
making medallions and statues
and friezes without CLEAN Of ar
tistlc sabe 10 enlighten the gloom.
And I know Of nothing more dis
mai. nothing more melancholy in
all this sad world than an artlcss
statue.
n you want 20 know what I
mean, take look at that awful,
shapeless hunk Of thing in Times
square some day. ] did not know
the gentleman whom II is a libel
on: probably he deserved some.
thing better than what he got.
Unless he WAS a desperate and
defiant wrecker of homes and
hsarths. ne certainly did not de-
serve this lasting mockery that
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20 reward: awful because IL shows
how akin to the barbaric and the
Hun-minded we stiil are.
The thing I saw was a cut OF the
hero medal the government will
give the millions who were enlisted
for war service.
This medal, the great token Of n
great sacrifice; a great memento
10 our heroic living. and our mar
tyred dead: this symbol Of victory
OF n great people-what was IL
like
Like nothing so much as n mill
tant Scandinavian cook lady emerg-
ing from the bunkhouse, full OF
cheap gin. 10 give battle to the
camp wit who put sand in her salt
shaker.
James Earl Frazer, professional
designer Of tokens and coins and
statues for public purposes. IL the
perpetrator OF the medal.
The figure Of the cook lady Is
after many leagues after -- a
Greek statue that was dug up
somewhere.
The head II Mr.. Frazer's own
conception.
The total is as much worse than
the buffalo nickel--another of this
gentleman's pleasing performances
AS that nickel Is worse than
those classic Greek coins that.
thousands of years ago. made mon.
ey something beautiful. rather
than something TO he gotten rid OF.
AZ victory medal TO give he
roes, this token IA my idea Of moth.
ing at all.
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As IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

HE mass mind works In n
mysterious way its fool
ishness TO perform.
individually we arc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-07
Tides in Seattle
THURSDAY
JAN. 4

lir~t lew Tide
" q IN II o.
First utxh Tide
ftei a, m ite rt.
sc~cad Low Tide
t2tts .. m SIS n.
>eeand tiigh Tide
. ~ y m ief r.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

every day. After a show opens he goes
on to something else and we never see
him again."
~ suppose being with Belasco is an
education in itself, isn't it?"
THAT is what l thought it would be,
but he just let's you 20 on and re-
hearse and never says a word. Finally
| went to him and said, why don't you
correct me for something?' Because, ,
re answered. 4 let people do their own
way when it is the right way Can you
imagine anything SO perfect in this
world where nothing perfect is?"
Having indorsed David Belasco's per-
fection, our mind reverted to our origi-
nal questions.
where were you born ?" we asked.
"ln Denver; everybody is"
who was born in Cohoes, but we didn't
correct Miss Howland.
"And what did you do frst?"
~ played with Hackett in Rupert of
Hentzau.' In those days l was always
east for grand ladies, ard though |
always fought for comedy, they would
not let me do it. 1t wasn't until did
"A Little Journey that l really con-
r'hSeu PSoPie was AuIiHy.
Funny! l should think you were
The Gold Diggers.' After this they
surely won't try to make you a LADY,
"No. l guess now they see it is no
use. | never was cut out for LADY,
"Never mind" we said encouragingly
Remember, you were once a lady. and
think what you are now! You are the
! Spirit Of the Ages"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

The Tree of knowledge" will be
the feature film at the Rialto this
week. Theodore Kosloff, the Russian
dancer, and Yvonne Gardelle appear
Tin the prologue in symbolic dance.
Robert Warwick is the star of the pic
Williams, Wanda Hawley, Tom For
man, Winter Hall and Irving Cum
mings. Margaret Turnbul made the
scenario. The comedy is Lehrman
production entitled "a Twilight
Baby" AS an overture the Rialto or
chestra will play ":The Sorcerers APP
prentice" with Hugo Riesenfeld CON
ducting.
Enid Bennett, in "The Woman in
the Suitcase" will be the feature Of
the bill at the Rivoli The story is
by c. Gardner Sullivan. Fred Niblo
was the director, and the star is sup
ported by William Conklin, Clair Nc
Dowell and others. An Arbucklc COM
edy, "The Garage" is also on the bill.
The Rivoli orchestra will play Mas
senet's "Phedre" overture Frederick
Stahlbcrg conducting. Greek Evans,
barytone, will sing calling Me Home
to You"
Nazimova in Stronger Than Death"
will be the feature picture at the
tation Of /. A. r. Wylic's novel and
NOzimova appears as Partisan dancer.
Ned Wayburn's revue will remain in
tact
Zane Grey's Desert Gold' will be
the photo dramatic Offering at the
Strand The cast is headed by E. X.
Lincoln and includes Eileen Percy,
Margery Wilson and others. The pic
ture was produced under the direction
of 7. Hayes Hunter and the scenario
was made by Fred Myton. Other pic
Strand review. "spanish Dance" will
be played as an overture.
At the Strand in Brooklyn, Norma
Talnadge will be seen in "A Daughter
Of Two Worlds" a picture adapted
from Percy Scott's novel by Edmund
Goulding.
Academy of Music-Wlliam Farnum
i'll Heart Strings" will be the feature
for the first half of the week. The
Japanese Millinery; the current
animated cartoon, '"Hc Amt Done
Right; a Pathe comedy, "Why Go
Home? ?" and Blanche Sweet, in "Fight-
ing Crcssey." For the latter part OF
the week George Walsh in "The Shark
will be the feature, with scenic,
Frozen Thrills"; Sunshine comedy
Chicken la Cabaret; Pearl White
in '"fhe Black Secret" and Bessie
Barriscale in "The Reckoning Roads"
The musical program will include Sc
lections from Kreislers apple Bios
SONS" by the Academy Concert
! Orch cstra.
Alice Joyce and Fatty Arbuckle will
be the film headlners on the program
at B. S. Moss's Broadway. Miss Joyce
will be seen in the stellar role Of
"Slaves Of Pride" vitagraph Special
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Luck on the Stage

"An actress may have beauty, ability
and YOUTH" said Ruth Shepley, leading
woman in adam and Eva" at the
Longacre, "but if she hasn't luck her
youth will fade, beauty die and ability
go for naught. Luck is an all-important
factor in the career of a player.
have known an actress who achieved a
big success about five years ago; she
was the hit Of the season. Her play
ran for an entire year. But since then
she has been repeatedly miscast, has
played in 'flvvers' that ran only a
week and now, disheartened and dis
couraged, she has accepted dramatic
role in musical comedy.
For myself, | think can we'll say
that luck has been my handmaiden
ever since my debut. For three sea-
sons | was Douglas Fairbanks's lead
ing woman, and Douglas always had a
success on his hands. Then came 1T
Pays to ADVERTISE, the sprightly
comedy that New York theatergoers
aocked to for months. And the all
important luck certainly was with me
in Belasco's production, The Boone
rang
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

William Sistrom, who recently re-.
signed from the managership of Uni
versal City has signed contract with
the international Film Company as pro-
ductjon manager.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

Following the release of "The
Eternal Mother" Florence Reed. the
United Picture star, will be presented
in "The Alibi," written by Florence
Dean
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Esprit of the Ages"
Discusses Prohibition;
Also David BelascO

her clothes up off the floor whore she
has flung them the. night before, ]
veled at 1t. The price was still on it.
and it cost $S8. / don't suppose any
one could tell from the front whether
it cost $S8 or $9."
ooh, yes, they can-we could" We
answered.
"Well, then, the money isn't wasted
but it is so with everything. The best
part Of Belasco season is the re.
hearsing, because then you see him
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Sol Lesser to Enter
The Producing Field

Sol Lesser is the latest to enter the
producing field. Mr.. Lesser has been
known as the biggest motion picture
state rights operator in the countxy. A
wire has been received from Los Angeles
to the effect that Mr.. Lesser will finance
producers in the production of special
features, which he will distribute
through his own exchanges throughout
the country. Production will be started
irnmedi n falu
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

Alice Brady's next Realart picture
will be filmed in Philadelphia during q
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Intimate Information From the Realm of Make-Beiev
Shadow on the Screen

After" 1osver''
A plan for the introduction
schools OF systematic series ~ mo ~
s.ructlonal hlms as supplements -.
standard textbooks is being develon.sSS 70
by the educational department Of tSs
| UNIVERSAL rllm Company in co6n.r.e
slIn oS wleh y: Appleton and COMPANY
screen through his association 20 ,1;ns me
Douglas Fairbanks, is going ~ WIN I'm
stage. He is to do monofopus me .ne
Doug is coaching him. He vii, aha Ia
booked as just plain Bull" ~ 0e
Louise Winters. writer for "rh.
Smart Set" is now engaged in sc..;as .ns
work for Selznick. 'pec'ai
Dorothy Davenport, who !. NJ.
Wallie Reid, will return to the .crass r..s.
in film version of Robert Chamhsrs,n
novel "The Fighting Chance" Chsrlas
Maigne is directing the picture Ths
cast is headed by Conrad Nagel' -"s
"The Charming Mrs. Chase" frs, ~
series of Mrs. Sidney Drew's scrsen y. ~,
adaptations, is based upon Tw,;e"
Streets "After Thirty" John Cumbsr b.aa
land is the star of the series.
Matt Moore has just arrived in Cali
fornia, where he has signed contraa.
with Marshall Ncilan to star in .TS. ~
Rivers End" NV
Rene Adoree, leading woman in Pr.
mler Clcmcnceau's motion p;ctnrs
"The Strongest" has been sirnea ~
appear in another Fox special.
What is said to be the highest and
most competent cast ever assemhlnd
for Mary Miles Minter picture will
be seen in Judy of Roguc's Harhor"
adapted from the book by Grace Miller
White. '''''sf
Myron Selznick has engaged Cath.
crime Perry, one Of the beauties of tho
present Ziegfeld show, for a partpin
support of Owen Moore in his second
production "Plans of Man."
Vivian Rich, formerly leading woman
Tor William Farnum, has been signedto
play opposite Buck Jones in William
Fox's presentation of "The Last Straw
Anna Q. Nilsson will play the lead.
ing feminine role in "The Fighting
Chance" a Aircraft speciai
to be directed by Charles Mairns
Conrad Nagel will play the lead.
THE Wayfarer." a film allegory
based on the pageant which is now he.
ing staged at Madison Square Garden.
forms portion of "The World at Co.
lumbus," the six-reel record of the
Methodist centenary convention held
recently at Columbus, Ohio. The pic.
ture is the first attempt of any church
to demonstrate its growth and opera.
tion by official use of the screen.
In letter to Albert Capellsni
Adolphe Osso announces that he has
installed in his Paris office, in Rue st.
Honore, the largest projection room In
the city. 1t will be placed at the dis
posal of all Americans who 90 to Paris
to show and sell their films Mr.. Osso
will return to New York shortly. bring
ing with him two French films, "The
Little Cafe" starring Max Linder, and
The Little Red Devil" with Gsby
Deslys
William Sistrom, who recently re-.
signed from the managership of Uni
versal City, has signed a contract with
the international Film Company as pro-
ductlon manager.
cau - - = -
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
niger, who wrote pinto" for Miss Nor
mand, will direct the new picture.

"The Evil Eye" is announced by
Frank Hall rs the title for the Benny
Leonard serial which will be started
as soon as he finishes with johnny
Dundee in New Haven on the 18th
SThe Evil Eye" is story by Roy Nc
Cardell.
Alice Lakes next Metro screen
classic will be "Shore Acres" The
production is under the supervision of
Maxwell Karger.
The Famous Players-Lasky people
have purchased the motion picture
rights to For the Defense" Elmer L.
Rice's melodrama in which Richard
Bennett is appearing at the Playhouse.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

Herbert Rawlinson, who has just
completed his series Of Chief Flynn
stories. has been engaged as the star
of forthcoming special production to
be made under the supervision Of j.
Stuart Blackton. The picture will be
an adaptation of "Passers-by," in which
Richard Bennett was featured.
Mabel Normand has returned to the
West and will begin work in "The Girl
with the Jazz Heart" Victor Schertz-
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
New Films i'm New York Houses

written by William B. Courtney, edited
by Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph
Chester and directed by George Ter
In Miss Joyce's support is Percy
Marmont. The Parisian Fashion Frolic
is destined for the tenth week.
At the Plaza Theater Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday "Blind Husbands" ;"
with Eric Stroheim as author, director
and star; Wednesday and Thursday,
"Jubilo," with Will Rogers, by Ben
Ames Williams. Added feature, "The
Log of the U35," official German u
boat pictures. Friday and Saturday
D: w. Griifith's Scarlet Days." with
Richard Barthelmess, by s. f. V. Tay-
lor; also "The Fireman" with Charlie
Chaplin
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

Max Linder is in this country to
make a series of comedies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-11
Election Is
Over; Betting
Still Going On

Monterey, Mex, Nov. 1.-THE state
OF Nusvo Leon held its EubernatoriaI
election October q. but stm the bet
ting is lively as 70 who was elected
Immediately following the election
heavy odds were offered that Juan 81.
Garcia had been named. hut a week
after the polls closed the supporters
Of Alfredo Perez were offering even
money on their candidate. with no
takers AS the reports continued TO
come in from the mountain precincts
the indications were stronger that
Perez would win. and now he is the
short odds favorite IN the betting.
In the course OF the next week the
official returns viii be canvassed, but
that viii not finally decide the mat
ter.
airy the final decision viii be made.
Supporters OF Perez assert that he
now is sure OF the election Of ten OF
the Is state congressman, and, there
fore, IS certain Of victory. The Garcia
followers still are claiming victory Tor
their man. however.
The fact that Garcia carried the
capital, Monterey by a large majority.
gave rise to the first erroneous re-
pOrts1 that he had been overwhelm-
ingly elected. In the meantime. the
state OF Nuevo Leon has a mighty
good governor in the person Of Gen.
Porfirio Gonzalez, who will hold Of
flee until his successor IS named b.
congress.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-11
Building Trades VIII
Frame Working Contract

Representatives OF the building
trades in FL Paso are 70 be called into
conference as soon as &c csn Be ar
ranged 10 frame a set Of working
agreements for the coming year %
that the city's building program will
not be interrupted, according 70 an
announcement made Dy the board Of
directors Of the Builders association
o. Fl Paso.
This and other matters or import
ance 20 the buildings trades were
taken up az a meeting az the office
Of ". z. ware. president Of the asso-
citation. As q means Of combating the
high price OF lump line a committee
was named 70 investigate the cost Of
shipping IN the hydrated lime.
A motion was passed against offer
Ing workers higher wages than the
regular wage scale Ga order 70 get
labor This practice, DO WIS said.
causes dlssa tisfaction and prevents
readjustment Of conditions In thu
trade and a return to normal.