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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Bureau Of
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Relatives

Harold ciissold. British sailor. who
dropped out Of sight after bring paid
off tho steamship Endioott here. last
April. WA being sought by the Brit.
ish and Foreign Sailors socsecy. OF
London. here today. His mother. In
Plymouth. England. has not heard
from him since that time. Informa-
ton about him should be given 20
Harry Blackwood. special deputy
customs collector. In tho federal
building clir~oId Ia 81 years old. s
feet. 10 inches IN height of fair com
piexson and has blue eyes.
Burney TaIley. Is. iumbcrworker
Of Iindbcrs. disappeared from there
september .. His father.in-iaw. G.
q. George. iT3S w. t7th st.. was
seeking him today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
ALASKA
PLANES LOST

EDMONTON. Aita-. Sept Is
The fat. OF three planes Of the
United States aerial expedition TO
Alaska IN cnuslng serious apprrhen.
sion today. They have not been
heard from for several days. All
the planes in the expedition left
Atiin. II. C.. only 10 run into fog
banks. Piano No. Z. Lieut.. Ross
kirkpatrick In charge. with J. &.
English M pilot. arrived here late
yesterday. lie win leave for saska.
soon Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Trench AIRMAN
| FIRST IN RACE
English Entrant viii Try
Tonight

ETAMPEa. France. Sept. 2s.--9adi
I.ecointe. French fiicr. finished the
1856 emile course In the Gordon Ben.
nett aerial race. here. today. In
li0s.2s.
one other entrnnt Capt. Raynam.
England. who had not started when
f.ecointe finished. had n chance 10
better the time. lilo was TO fly this
evening.
The two Americans and two other
French fliers landed without com.
plotting the course.
kirsch. French filler. started mt
1855 y. m. He was followed by
Captain De Romnnct Mt 1916. lie
cointe nj 2:os.ss. Howard Rinehart
at 2:ii1o and Schroeder at z.4o.
Romanet landed after covering
200 kilometers. Rinehart after quar-.
ter-hour flight and Kirsch and
Schroeder also dropped out Engine
trouble forced kirsch and DE Ro.
mnnct down. Rinchnrt experienced
difficulty In keeping the coupe.
Aside from the honor OF capturing
tho event. there was n i0,00o.franc
prize. the Bennett cup. valued mt
$4,000. and many smaller prizes Of
fercd by merchants and manufaetur.
err.
Either America. England or
France can get permanent possession
Of the Bennett cup this year. each
having won Il twice and each need.
ing third victory 10 clinch IL.
Americas chances suffered when
Pilot Roland Hohifs. OF the curtisr
entry. was injured In attempting 10
land.
The other American entries were
Howard Hinehart. In Dayton. Wright
"RB" monoplane. and Capt Rudolph
Schroeder. In verviiic Packard bi-
piano
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28

the house unexpectedly.
Mrs. Carkeek. In defense. alleges
tho man In the cnse was hire.
ling OF her husband. who had given
him n key 10 the basement door.
thru which he entered without her
knowledge. coneeaiIng himself while
she slept.
When she was awakened by tho
crushing In Of doors. she declares,
nho was no unnerved nj the sight
OF the stranger that nhe fled
screaming and barefooted from the
house 20 the home OF a neighbor,
where she WINS given shelter.
Property and other wealth total
Ing approximately $4,000 are In
voived In tho suit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
C.W.Carkeek Seeks
Divorce; Fran1e-up
Charged by Wife

Charles w. carkeck. president OF
the Master Builders association OF
seattle. was 10 take tho stand In
Judge A. w. Ffatcr's court this
afternoon 10 explain his charges
against hia wife, Anna J. Carkeek.
lilo IN seeking "a divorce.
Mrs Carkeok. contesting the suit.
denies his charges and declares
herself to have been the innocent
victim Of a ffameup on the part
OF her husband.
According To n complaint filed
by carkeck. HIS wife was entertain.
ing another man In their homo at
1918 First ave. ~. w. Ballard. on
the night Of September 20. when
h. and three other mon burst into
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
SUES HUSBAND
FOR ISLANDER

Mary T. Singer was suing her cx'
husband. Thomas singer. In Judge
Walter NJ. Frcnch's court today for
$50. 900 for alleged Islander.
In tho presence Of Earl q. Rice
and Charles n. Gleason. attorneys.
ahe says. her former SPOUSE. on octo-
Der rs. 1918. made tho false remark
that Il lived with Mary L. Singer
six months before we were married"
Singer denies making the remark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Huge Throng
at Funeral Of
Olive Thomas

NEW YORK. Sept 2s.--Thc ia.
neral Of Olive Thomas. the noted mo
ton picture actress. who died In
Paris ms the result OF accidentally
taking poison. drew Thousands OF per
sons from all walks Of life TO st.
Thomas church. on Fifth ave, 20.
day There were millionaires and
paupers. stars and members OF the
chorus. friends and the merely curl
GUS.
Hundreds OF men and women,
mostly the latter. stormed the
church doors when officials turned
them away after tbs edificc was
filled.
The police lines were broken time
and again. Order was not finally re-
stored until long after the services
were over and the body had been re-
moved from the church.
The ceremonies were simple. Dr.
Ernst NJ. Sures. the rector, conduct.
cd the services. Jack Plckford, hus.
band OF Miss Thomas. sat with her
mother. Mrs. Thomas IL. vankirk.
and Miss Thomas brother. James
Duffy.
Among the honorary pail bearers
were Owen Moore. former husband
Of Mary Pickford. and Harrison
Fisher. artist. one Of the first 10 dis.
cover Miss Thomas beauty.
Tho coffin rested in the center of
the chancei. under blanket OF pink
orchids. Surrounding II were great
banks OF pink and white flowers.
There was one unusual floral piece
from the Zlegfeid Foilies. In which
Miss Thomas began her stage life.
and one from Miss pickford, bearing
card inscribed From Sister Mary"
AZ the floral pieces were carried
thru the street 10 the waiting yehi-
Giles. after the services. many were
torn TO pieces by women and girls
who sought souvenirs. The police
tried to protect them. but were pow.
eric~s.
when the coffin was carried thru
the throngs 10 the hearsc. several
motion picture machines near the
steps clicked In unison. Miss Thorn.
as was the central figure in a film
for the last time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
MIDDLE WEST
PRICES FALL
Chicago Reports Food Rate
Tumble

NEW YORK. sept. :s.--Reduc-
tions In tho price Of automobiles
made by the wiliys.overland com,
pany OF from 800 TO 5000 per car
were announced today.
CHICAGO. Sept. cS--Further steps
to reduce prices were expected here
today.
Chicago hotel men were TO meet
10 consider reductions In the cost OF
living. Russell J. Poole. directing the
city's night TO lower prices. was pre-
pared 10 point out 20 tho hotel men
alleged discrepancies between the
cost and selling prices Of food listed
on their menus.
II think we win have no trouble
showing so cents II too much 20
charge for I cents worth OF toma-
toes. and that so cents Is more than
cents worth OF corn on tho cob
II WORTH" said Poole.
Food prices continue TO tumble In
the Middle West today.
Potatoes were selling AZ from $3.50
to s. hundred pounds Wholesale,
Peaches. tomatoes and fruits were
quoted ut close TO pre- war prices
The studehaker corporation an.
nounced a reduction OF from siss 10
5000 In the prices OF Its cars The
Stewart Motor company reduced
their Hudson motor trucks rs to rs
per cent The city Of Chicago's ven
turc as a merchant was TO be given a
tryout today or tomorrow. Seven
lake steamers sent to Michigan "a
take on fruit were due TO arrive to-
day.
The city Intends to sell tho fruit
at cost
To speed up building and relieve
tho housing shortage. delegates 10
the National Building and construc.
ton convention. herc. decided 10
meet again In January. TO consider
methods of concentration In building.
A steering committee Of nix was
appointed 70 units all elements In
the building line. no national build.
ing program may be worked out In
harmony.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Believe Cure for
Leprosy u Found

HONOLULU. Sept. :s.--Apparcn,
success in the treatment Of chronic
iepro~y with chaulmoogra oil has led
10 an announcement that the work
viii be extended To tho kaiaupapa.
T. H.. iepcr settlement.
Thsrty.six patients. recently treat.
ed nj the receiving station here. have
been paroled. the doctors believing
them cured OF the heretofore suppos-
cdly incurabIe disease. Under the
terms Of their parole they viii b.
kept under close observation for ono
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
BOMB PLOT
in LONDON
DISCOVERED
Scotland Yard illustrates
Plan to Blow Up Irish
Office and Treasury

LONDON, Sept. ss.--Scctland
Yard has frustrated plot tc
blow up the Irish offie and the
treasury building here. Scot.
land Yard official tkvlar~d tn
day. He said SHIN Fciners and
lsolsheviks planned tlr expio
sion In r~priSal for police sctiv-
lty against them.
The plotters planned to send taxi
cabs. loaded with high explosives
into the street before the two build
ings. After the explosion. II was de
chrcd. II was planned 10 have a
large body OF armed men rush into
the district. inflict az much damage
as possible and escape In the confu
sion which was certain to follow.
The official said number oI
secret arrests had been made. A
number of others were implicated
he said. The ring leaders. II was ad
mltfed. were unknown as yet. From
the nature OF the plot. II was be
licved to have hecn inspired by this
Wall st. explosion In New York
where q wagon lctsd Of explosives 4.
supposed TO have been driven into
the financial district and detonascd
OTHER PLOTS ARE
ALSO REPORTED
Other plots have been reported
especially IL Lord Mayor Macswiney
hunger striker. dies A number OF
arrests were made in that connection
and the guard about Brixton prison
was augmented greatly.
The Eevening tSandard o<ay said
hundreds OF known men were imph
Gated In widespread plot for con
certed action in the event OF Mac
Swincy's DEATH The alleged plot for
tho destruction OF the Irish office
and the treasury building might h
connected with those reports. IL was
believed
The Irish office in London II 10
Gated In building known at Mon
tAguc house. in Whitehall. IL Il
about q block from the treasury
Building. Most OF the government
buildings are in Whitehall. Thou
oands OF employees work there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Women at Jersey
Polls, First Time

TRENTON, ~. j.. Sept ss.--with
women at the polls In this state for
the first time. the voters OF New
Jersey today were selecting rcpub.
iioan and democratic nomineen for
congress-. the state senate. the house
OF assembly and numerous county
poaitionn-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Hot Scrap Looms for
COP. Chairmanship

Lively competition for the state
Craftsmanship Is expected to feature
the meeting Of the republican state
central committee, at the Butler
hotel. Wednesday afternoon
Charles Hebberd. OF Spokane. and
Harry +. Gilman and s.. A. Walker,
OF Seattle. are the contenders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
POLICE THREAT
TO BURN MANY
IRELAND TOWNS

LONDON. Sept 1s.---Officlai con.
Gideration Of the riots and reprisals
IN Ireland win be undertaken shortly
BY the British cabinet. II was report.
ID today.
Advices from Dublin said steps
were being taken to end reprisals by
police.
The British press continued to cain
for action to stop rcprisala.
DUBLIN. Sept. 2s.--Police pla.
cards Threatening to burn County
Clnfe towns were pinstered over the
city Of Ennis today The placards
born the ultimatum that the cities
win b. destroyed Il Captain Len.
brun. who disappeared while In XII.
kce, y not returned unharrned with.
In - hours The places threatened
were kilkee. killrush. Carrigahole.
Doonbeg. KiImihili and other West
Clare villages.
In one Of the Dublin riots last
night seven soldiers and civilians
were sent to hospitals with revolver
wounds. The soldiers charged a
mob. the threat Of bayonets dispers
ing IT, Members Of the mob retail
atsd by firing into the troops.
Citizens OF Afhenry. County Gal.
way. clad In tier night clothes. were
forced 10 kneei in the roadway last
night until they promised to lift their
boycott against the police.
Belfast. scene of much rioting. was
quiet last night except for small out.
breaks In which stones flew.
The riots OF the last week resulted
in such a storm that Dublin castle
hastened to start Investigations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Services to Be Held
for Joseph Harter

Christian Science funeral services
will be held wednesday. at 4 .. IN. at
the Fremont chapel Of the Home TN.
derAtklns Co. for Joseph Garfield
Iiarter. who died Monday at swedish
hospital. Iisrter was chief clerk In
tho construction department OF the
Pacific Telephone Co. lilo lived at
7eaT 18th ave. n. r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
A NYWAY, HE
"A SAW SUNRISE

BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. fs.--Andy
Martinez went ausomobillng 70 she
beach with two strangers TO watch
the sunset The strangers rot his
watch and he woke up In time TO see
,hc sunrise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
8 WHITE S0x
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

Immediately after tho first game
was played In Cincinnati. inventign'
tons were started by owner comin
key and other baseball officials but
no criminal action ever actually soi
under way until Judge Mcdonald. of
the criminal court. instructed he
present Cook county grand Jury 70
take up alleged crookedncns In base.
hall In general and tho 1919 world
series In particular.
Among the first witnesses called
were cominkey and Han Johnson
the latter president OF the American
league.
They gave the grand jury the re
suits OF their private invcstisat lions
Arrangements were made to hear
John Hcydier. president of the Ma
tionai league. John Mcoraw. man
ager OF the New York Giants. and
others high In the baseball world
but as far as known they were not
called. Tho announcement OF the In
dlctments before these mon came be-
fore the grand jury caused a bis
surprise.
Tho indictments were returned NJ
a time when the National baseball
commission. the highest body In the
baseball world. was meeting hero 10
make plans for the 1890 series.
Information which has been gath
cred by officials tended 10 indicate
that the same clique ~ gamblers
which sm alleged To have fixed The
1919 series. had made plans 10 have
brooklyn throw the coming series 70
the Cleveland Indiana These re
ports ssld that tho Chicago White
Sox were being biackmaiied by the
gamblers who are alleged 10 have
gotten the players under indictment
In their grip last year. 10 throw this
years ponnant to Cleveland
SERIES OVERTHROW
PLOT UNtOi.DED
Bookmakers on baseball games
arc known to have passed tho tip
around that Cleveland would take
the American league pennant ne
well ms the world series.
Tho plot TO throw the 1919 series.
AZ UntbaAfH RttNtt htf kt*ftH Sttf,
was reported 10 be substantially rs
follows
A go-between 10 alleged 20 have
approached one of tho White Sox
players offering 100000 from a
gamblers syndicate to throw this
games.
This white Sox player approached
those whom he could trust with the
proposed deal
Several are, known 10 have agreed
10 the proposition. Tho money was
TO have been placed In the hands OF
the players before the first game.
Tho go-betwccn led tho White Sox
players TO believe that big east
ern gambler was behind the deal
In reality. a ''piker" who did no;
have 100000 TO pay over. backed
III. deal.
When the money was not forth,
coming before tho first game the
explanation was given tho players
that the gamblers needed tho money
20 place bets This sounded logical
and app~ased those alleged TO have
been IN on the deal.
After tho second game tfo.ooo was
paid over 20 the White sox players
according 10 this information and
that IL all they received.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
SPECIAL AGENT
IS FOUND SLAIN
Aberdeen Police Searching
for Murderers

ABERDEEN, Sept 2s.-Polico
were engaged In a search today for
clues TO the brutal murdcrers q.
Nicolas Koleaki. young special dfy|
squad officer, whose body wae'
found bIindfolded and riddled in 3
shallow grave yesterday three mile
south Of South Aberdeen.
The young man left here h4
Tuesday under orders TO trail the
alleged operators Of a whisky stiu
believed TO have been located In the
woods near where his remains were
discovered by sesrcherh
BODY ~ FOUND
UNDERNEATH WEEDS
The body was underneath = cou~'
pie Of planks and a heap Of weeds.
Indications were that he had been
trapped. blindfolded and then shoe.
TO death and the grave hastily COW
cred.
Two bullets pierced his head and
third had entered his left arm.
There had apparently been little, W
any. struggle. Blood was found
nearby as II from a deer killed BY
hunters. No trace OF the alleged
whisky still was found
Koleski's brother. in Winnipeg
was notified Of the tragedy. and II
expected here to claim the body In
a few days. The young sIeuth had
been employed by the local police
department two weeks ago to work
In plain clothes in the hunt for
moonshiners. He had made several
arrests and had appeared In court
numerous times.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28

Don't growI n what you can't help
Or what you can help.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-13
Vanderlip Denies Harding
 Sent Message to Soviets

NEW YORK, Dec. Washington D. Vanderlip, who returned nere Saturday from Moscow, where De obtained valuable concessions in Si bera from the Russian Soviet Gov ernment in behalf of a Pacific coast syndicate, today denied that he eye, had been entrusted with message from President-elect Harding to Bol sheviki Premier Nikolai Lenine. Van derlip said he did not know Harding nor had he ever seen him.
 The denial was called foitn by recent dispatches from Copenhagen stating that Vanderlip had used ar alleged commission from Harding as a lever for prying the concessions from Lenine It was declared that Lenine had been given to understand that granting of the concession would mean recognition of Soviet Russia by the United States under the new administration.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-13
HARDING CONFERS
 WITH EL|HU ROOT ON WORLD LEAGUE.
Statesmen Discuss Applica- ton of Existing Machin-
 cry to New Association

MARION, Ohio Dec 13.-Pre5i- dent-elect Warren G. Harding, and former Senator Elihu Root of New York met here today in what is considered one of the most important conferences having to do with the proposed formation of an association of nations.
 It is understood that their talk today was chiefly a discussion of now far the machinery of the present League of Nations could be used as basis of new association.
 Herbert Hoover former Food Ad. ministrator and leader of the pro. League of Nations group of Republ. cans, discussed the present Senasa deadlock on the League and other problems facing the next administra tion with the President-elect Satur cay
 After the conference, Hoover said, they went over virtually the whole gamut of world and national prob lens and solved none of them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-13
Costs Stationary, Selling Prices Falling, Says
 Agricultural Chief

WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-Ameri. can farmers face a situation due tc falling prices which should be dealt with as a national problem, Secre tary of Agriculture Edwin T. Mere dith declared in his first annual re- port made public today. On Novem- Der l, prices were 33 per cent below those prevailing at planting time the Secretary said.
 Several remedies were suggested including extension of cooperative marketing and some means of aid ing in carrying over to periods oi low production the surplus of years of high production. The question of farm and personal credit must be given more favorable considera- tion, the Secretary declared, and ways be found to aid tenant farm CTS or men just embarking in the business of agriculture to establish themselves.
 The farmers of America "have again justified the faith of the ma. ton to meet it's requirements, MT Meredith declared. and have pro duced crops. estimated to be worth $13, ,300,O 100000 this year. The com bined yield of the ten principal crops was 13 per cent above the average for five years.
 Corn Crop Enormous.
 The corn crop of 3,199, ,00t bushels is unprecedented, represent- ing about four-fifths of the worlds production, the report said. The sweet potato crop of 1O6, ,0Oo, ,0Ot bushels is far in excess of any other year except 1919, while the rice o 52,O00,000 bushels is one fourtf greater than the largest corp ever before harvested. Tobacco produc tion of 1,476, 0,000 pounds, tht sugar beet crop of 149,00O,00' bushels and the potato crop O
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-13
Constantine Scheduled to
 Arrive in Athens Dec. l9

ATHENS, Dec. 13-Queen Olga Regent of Greece, has received q message from former King Constan. tine that he will arrive here Dee ember 19 Prince George plans ta meet his father on the high seas ill destroyer
 Constantine was, formally invited to reascend the throne. made vacant by the recent death of King Alex ander. following nationwide plebiseite week ago which resulted in an overwhelming mapority of the Greek people expressing a desire for his return.
 The Allied Supreme Council noti fled the Government. however, that regardless of the result of the plebis cite, Allied financial support will be withdrawn from Greece and possibly territorial repri3als carried out Il Constantine is again made King. His abdication in favor of the then Grown Prince Alexander was forced during the war by the Allies, who de clared that he was pro-German.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-13
LARGE EXPENDITURE TO OPEN UP ALASKAN COAL MINES FOR NAVAL
 PURPOSES IS URGED BY DANIELS

ing coal for the Navy in Alaska, such as size and extent of mines al ready opened. cost per ton of coal produced. extent of fuel in sight and transportation facilities from the mines to tidewater, the size and To- cation of shipping point and other developments required at Seward or Anchorage, labor situation, coal-min- ing equipment required, etc. This commission submitted an exhaustive report after having visited the Alaska coal fields and conducted a thorough
 Development Urged
 "The commission reported that in the Matanuska fields of Alaska there is sufficient coal of Navy quality un deriving that sregion 10 warrant defin- ite development and production. At the Chickaloon mines the Alankan Engineering Commission of the De partment of the Interior had con ducted considerable developments and at that time there was at the mine and at Anchorage about 3,85e tons of this coal. It is believed that this mine contains about 250,00 tons of minable coal.
 "In general the commission found that although there was large amount of coal evidently available the geological formation of the eartil was such as to introduce a large number of so-called faults in the veins of coal. so that considerable difficulty would be experienced .n following the veins. It was found however. that the mining operations at the Eska mine, had been con ducted with satisfactory success and the commission recommended that the operations in the Chickaloon