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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
FAKE GAS man
APPEARS AGAIN
Loots Home Here and At
taCkS Housewife


In one Of the most audacious
daylight robbcrics of the year
well dressed. smooth shaver
man. believed TO be the fake
gas tester who attacked a wo
man Thursday night Saturday
morning forced an entrance 10
the apartment OF Mrs. Thclma
Waters la the Talcott apart
mcnts, 1908 Terry ave-. and
took $40 from dresser drawer
while Mrs. Waters stared In
amarsment
According 10 Mrs. Waters. th'
man knocked az her door. and wher
she opened Il he pushed her roughly
aside and started In systematically
TO search the house.
He walked into the living room
and pulled up the carpet lie then
searched the Nictrola and the plane
and fansacked the house while Mrs
Waters followed him from room &c
room thinking he was crazy.
When he found $40 IN n dresser
drawer the burglar said: "well.
think I'll quit
'Nhai do you meant" MrS.
Waters asked hun.
"stsnd aside" replied the
burglar.
Mrs Waters then called for
the police. The man then
sciscd her and. holding his hand
over her face until she erased
shouting. he lied
Police believe him 20 be the sam,
man who attacked Mrs. W. A. Ger
don In her home Thursday night
He represented himself to be a ga,
tester.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
TOUT OF WORK,
| CUTS THROAT
Laborer Despondent Over
Unemployment: May Live

Robert larson. IS. carpenter.
attempted suicide nj - m. Sat
urS~s By slashing his throat
with . rAsor In his room ut the
Totem hotel. SO Jefferson ST
Larson was taken TO city hospital
where he In said to have a slight
chance for recovery. The arteries In
his throat werc not severed
The proprietor Of tho hotel. =.
Ratease. found Larson lying on the
floor Of the room with a bloody
razor In his nand-
Katease said Larson had been de-
spondent and out OF funds. Larson
had been employed at Richmond
beach Mt the coopcragc works but
became Respondent when he lost his
job short time ago.
His sister. Mrs. ole Melangc. eo4a
Sixth ave. N. f.. said Larson had
never shown any signs Of despond
ency before. Larson Is unmarried
and his parents live In Norway.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
President of Bank
Is Being Hunted

CHICAGO. July 20. - Warren C.
spurgin. president OF the Michigan
Avenue Trust company, was being
sought by authorities today. follow.
ing disclosures that the bank is In.
solvent.
The loss to the bank was placed
at 100000 by examiners today. who
closed the institution pending fur
Their investigation.
George NJ. Reynolds. chairman OF
the board OF directors of the Cont.
mental and Commercial National
bank. and one OF the biggest finan-
cial institutions In the Middle West.
an uncle Of 5purgin, believed the
loss would total close to million
dollars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FISH STORY
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

left 10 do. I did II lcapc<i
'down si him. accepting nj him
with both hands. hut Il was only
Gr~n river water that sccopcd
up onto tho bank. have never
seen the trout since.
Green river water n cold when you
jump into II early In the morning. l
departed thence. dripping. eafnpward
Let's get some breakfast and set
out Of here | advised the wife.
Why she retortcd. II thought
this was a nice place TO camp. 1
haven't even looked around yet They
say you can stand on the bridge over
hero and sre where the White and
Green rivers run side by side for
quite long way without mixing"
This place IL the bunk Assured
her. i've paid 1850 for license "a
fish ali over this state and I'm going
TO get my moneys worth
When I return from my vacation
III sell my license half price 20 any
one OF my description. II must b.
somebody with green eyes. The
county auditor raw had green eyes
and made note OF II on his rec
oris when he issued the license.
. IL you want to sec scenery and
smell the flrs and the pine trees. ane
slecp beside a swishing river in a
nice. clean camp where there's lot,
OF dry wood and lots Of fishing. CONS
to Greenwatcr.
You won't find any mosquitoes.
slew EN- all last night. Now. I'm
going elsewhcre--to catch a fish.
Sec you later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23

WASHINGTON. July s5.--T-he
United States has informed the
British government that IL does not
believe there should be any post.
poncmcnt OF the disarmament and
Pacific conference In Washington
or that there should be any pre-
rminary conference on the question
of the Pacific affairs In London.
II was stated on high authority
toflay
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
WHITE Man IS
HANGED BY mo-
Taken From County AN
Mississippi

HArTIEsBUR0. Ansz. Ju1y q
Casey Jones' . white mAas ~
Gently convicted and sentenood ~
the murder OF Mrs J. Mosely. -
removed from the county jail Aogo
today and hanged to = tire ~
the courtyard BY . mob.
Jones was to have been exoeuro0
July IS. An appeal to the ~
prcme court stayed the executes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
BOY, Is, SHOOTS
| ANOTHER LAD Is

YAKIMA. July 23.--Robert Reyn.
olds, is, lies wounded with a bullet
In his shoulder today. while police
are conducting n search for his
assailant. George Mutt. also IS. who
escaped from the detention homo a
few days ago.
Mutt was sent to tho homo after
,stcs ling some tools. lie Is believed
10 have shot Reynolds In revenge.
thinking the Inter had informed
on him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
Parmelee Delegate
to Legion Meetin(s

Guy NJ Parmclec was elected req.
resentative of Seattle Post. No. / I.
OF the American Legion Friday night
TO attend the legfon's national col
vention In Kansas City. Mo. The
convention begins Oct. 30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WAYFARER
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

against the univcrrity'a great sta.
dunn. Attic the structure IL built
and the Pacific Northwest n having
the use Of u. there ia a debt OF some
Thing like n quarter OF a million dol
lars hanging over H. with the biz
crowds expected at THE wayfarcr. I"
the men in charge believe large
part OF the Indebtedness can be wiped
out.
There Il no doubt about the sue.
cess OF the venture" Edgar T.. web.
ntcr. general manager. declared 10.
day. The way the people from all
parts OF the Pacific Northwest are
coming 10 zee this wonderful produc.
ton. | believe we will have capacity
houses every ufFhf "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
ROY C. LYLE IS
new DRY CHIEF
Seattle Man win Succeed
Donald A. Mcdonald

WASHINGTON. July .s.--Roy C.
Lyle. Seattle. today was named fed
crai prohibition director for the state
Of Washington TO succeed Donald A.
Mcdonald.
Lyle win have heanquarters In
Tacoma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
GOV. SMALL IN
COUNCIL OF WAR
Hurries to Consult With Chi.
cago Mayor
ny CARL VICTOR LITTLE

CHICAGO. July 2s.--The indicted
governor OF Illinois held a council OF
war with Mayor William Hale
Thompson. his political sponsor.
Abraham Iennahan Small. the
states chief executive. charged with
misuse Of millions OF dollars while
serving a. state treasurer. slipped
into the city Of refuge from Spring.
field 70 confer on how TO resist ar
reEt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR HANDLING CROWDS

Tho wayfarcr' is ready" said
Montgomery Lynch. producer. today.
The rough spots have been
smoothed Off. all the details NO nu.
mcrous In a production OF this mag
nitude have been attended TO. and wa
are confident those who nee the pag.
cant will say II Is the most remark
able show ever staged"
Elaborate arrangements have bocn
made for quickly and easily handling
the crowds at tho stadium tonight
and every evening next week. Lieut.
c. q. Carr. head OF the police traffic
squad. win have charge OF the 80
policemen. mounted and on foot. and
with motorcycles.
These viii regulate the traffic An.
other force OF policemen and fire.
men KIN DO on guard at the gates and
inside tho stadium
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
SEATTLE'S
POSTOFFICE
IS Planned
Tacoma Business Men,
Unable to Get Action,
Divert Trade to Portland

Special 10 The Star
TACOMA. July sa--The Seat
tie postofiice nes~is . shot In the
wrist with some high-powercd.
reproducing compound.
That's the opinion Of Tacoma
business men.
Here's what they say
1T takes longer to get letter
from Seattle than Il does from
Portland"
Tacoma business men have tried
Il. Mail from Portland comes thru
IN fine shape and Is promptly deiiv
prcd. Mail frcm Seattle falls into Q
hole somewhere and is delayed ir
reaching Tacoma
FrND TACOMA rOSToFTICE
Is NOT TO BLAME
At first the Tacomans blamed
their own postoffiee for the delays
Then they investigated. They found
that tho Tacoma postcffice Is not &c
blame.
Recently business letter was
mailed by Seattle business house
II was two days getting 10 Tacoma
tho the cities are only 20 miles apart
A business letter mailed from Port
land arrived in Tacoma nearly day
ahead Of the seattle letter.
Tho Tacoma postmaster won't
talk about II. II wouldn't be
regular Il would BE- q viola
ton Of the postal regulations II
he di<l-and the postal rcguia-
tons prohibit him from doing
Just about every hing that any
ordinary business manager
would do 10 his office
One delayed letter from Seatti,
aroused such a kick hero that ths
Tacoma postmaster was asked u
check up on It. His reply from So
attic was that II had gone out OF So
attie on certain mail train Thai
was all. The truth OF the matsc'
was that the letter didn't leave Sea,
tie on tho train the Seattle offic'
said It did. But that was all Tiers
was to H. The Tacoma POSTMASTER
couldn't do anything about II with
out violating the postal regulations
EASY TO CHECK If
REGULATIONS PERMITTED
An empioys OF the Tacoma post
office says that Il would be might,
easy TO check up on the Seattle mai
n the postal regulations permitted
II could be done by stamping thu
dine each Seattle letter Il received
IN TAccma on the back Of the en-
velope II wouldn't bc very mucl
work and Il wouldn't cost AM
money. but It can't be done. How
ever. II It were done. II would SHOW
exactly how much time Is waste'
~ the mail service between the tw'
o<klR-
This raoomA postoffice employ
myp that be believes the delays ar
enuDed largely at the depot In Sc
ottlA Ho says there isn't any sys
tenn in the way the mail sacks arr
handled there He assures Taco
mans that the Seattle postoffic'
win get hot and deny the charg'
ana there Isn't any use complain
,fAg.
Responsihslity can't be fired def
ulkeiy. because the postal regula
lions prohibit
This Cd complaint Of delay
= Seattle mail has ceased to
ssuvry Tacoma business men.
however. They find that Il is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
MAN WHO DIED OF
BROKEN HEART TO
BE BURIED SUNDAY

Tho pilot OF tho wrecked
steamship Governor. Captain
Henry III. Marden the man
who died OF n broken heart
"Wednesday night at Seattle Cen
erl hospital be buried sun
day.
funerui services win be from
the nonney.Watson chapel
Captain Marden's decline
dated from the wreck. three
months ago.
II was FASTENED when his
pilots license was taken away
from him for year as a result
Of the wreck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23

SUNN7SIDE - George Wheeion
small son OF J.. c. Whcelon. partially
. paralyzed after swallowing lye.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23

IDAHO FALLS. Idaho--Ross X
Parker. rancher. killed when light
ming strikes shovel he was carrying.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-23
THREE MEN GUARD
ACCUSED GOVERNOR

Smails visit TO Chicago, his pollti-
cal stronghold. was announced. He
came surrounded by a yigiiant body
guard OF three buriios.
Small was indicted for conspiracy.
embezzlcment and operating a conf.
dence game by a grand jury at
Springfield. ILL.,. the state capital.
Tho governor. by order OF the
court, has three days OF grace before
a sheriffs posse will attempt 10 ar.
rest him. on the first day Small
flew TO tho arms OF Mayor Thomp-
son and other political advisers.
II was generally speculated mat
Small and Thompson conferred on
the advisabliity Of calling out the
state troops, II necessary, to prevent
arrest.
Adjt Gen. Frank s. Dickson. in
full uniform, made a hurried trip TO
Camp Logan today, where the militia
Is camping.
Gen. Dickson, who has given the
historic state house OF Sangamon
county warlike aspect, has told
the governor that troops can be
modified in 20 minutes"
SAYS HE FIGHTS
FOR PEOPLE
II have made and am making n
fight In the interest OF the people and
against predatory interests. and In
following that course. have made
powerful enemies" Gov. Small said
MY indictment Is the result. Ny
enemies are responsible for the San.
canon county grand jury indictment
They are the head and front of this
attempt to ruin mo.
Those who fight for the people
find the road hard, but I am going
thru. Those who could not control
would ruin me-
Smnlrs conference with Chicagos
mayor was dubbed '"Thompson'a Last
stand" by enemies OF the powerful
political machine.
The governors indictment comes
on the heels OF Thompson's recent
reputation by his own city council.
which voted 10 investigate the hiring
Of highly paid city experts Several
Of Tbompson's pet measures have
been frowned upon of late bv tho al.
darmanic bods
The New York herald., 1921-08-30
FUGITIVE BANK PRESIDENT
HAILED AS HERO ON RETURN
$500 900 Failure Due to Easy Loans and Poor Invest
ments-Hundred Men Offer to Sign Bond
After Parade

Ciaridge was recognized to-day several
miles from town and the news was
brought in by a fast automobilist. Then
men with megaphones paraded the
streets calling the news. Fred Is back !
Fred is haclir'
BY the time the automobile arrived at
the outskirts a procession composed Of
almost everybody In town had formed.
The megaphone men took the lead, Cla-
ridge was next, then came the town
band and afterward were marchers.
The procession accompanied Claridge
to the court house steps, where he
paused to make a speech and then went
inside and pleaded not guilty to the in
dictments.
In his speech Clardge told OF leaving
Blair with practically no money.
Il reached New York without cent"
he told the people. Il slept in a park
one night. Then ] got work as a jani-
tor in school. When my health got
SO bad / could not 90 this work longer
! got a job with the Literary Digest adj
dressing envelopes at SIS week. Then
| was in a hospital three weeks and
when | got up ] got in touch with rela-
tives in Cleveland and have been In that
city and around there ever since"
When the court asked Claridse who
we're his bondsmen a hundred hands In
the room were raised and a hundred
men asked to be permitted to sign the
bond
The New York herald., 1921-08-30
LORD AUCKLAND SUED
FOR DEBT BY WOMAN

a summons was filed yesterday with
the Supreme Court in a suit by Miss
Lille Gay against Lord and Lady Auck-
land. who came to America year ago
and are engaged In business here. They
live at ] 40 West Fifty-scventh street.
r. Ludlow Chrystie. counsel for Miss
Gay. refused 10 state the amount OF the
suit, which Is for 4 debt. and said a
complaint may never be filed, AS the
summons alone may call the defendants
attention t. the money owed Lady
Auckland said the suit "must be for some
trifling amount Lord Auckland over
looked" Matters OF less than $4,000.
however. are seldom brought in the Su-
prcme Court City Court action usually
reaching trial quicker.
Lord Auckland whose name is Frederic
Eden. Is the sixth Of his line and is en-
titled 10 a scat in the House of Lords.
Lady Auckland. before her marriage. was
Miss Susan Livingston Hartridge OF
Jacksonville. Fla. Soon after Lord Auck-
lands arrival. year ago, suit for
$4,000 loaned him was begun by the Rev.
Thomas O'keefc Of Hasting-on. Hudson,
bet later vas dropped.
The New York herald., 1921-08-30

Special Despatch 10 THE New York HERALD
BLAIR. Neb.. Aug. 29.-After being
fugitive from justice for six months
following his wrecking OF the Castetter
State Bank OF Blair Fred c. C..ridge
former president of that institution, re-
turned to Blair Unexpectedly to-day and
got the biggest reception ever given to
any person In Blair.
The bank failed for 100000 and the
Nebraska State Bank Guarantee Fund
was called upon for s700.o0 in cash and
100000 in securities TO make good the
shortage.
Claridges welcome was due TO the
fact that during hard times in Nebraska
nc had saved hundreds of business men
and farmers by lending money to them
and falling to push them to the wall if
they could not pay when due. The fail
ure Of the bank was due to the poor in
vestments. the fall in the price of land
and the lending of large amounts to rela-
tives and friends.
Claridge had lived in Blair forty
years. He became an employee of the
bank when a young man. married
daughter OF the founder and succeeded
10 the presidency on the death of the
latter
Following the failure of the bank last
February Claridge disappeared. He was
indicted on four counts in connection
with the failure.
The New York herald., 1921-08-30
HARDING SOON TO PASS
ON GERMAN PROPERTY
Miller FoUors Balancing
Claims Like That of Lusitonio

WASHINGTON, Aug. Formation Of
the Administrators policy on the ulti-
mate disposal of German property seized
in the war viii be taken UP with Presi-
dent Harding within the next few days,
said Col Thomas w. Miller, Alien Prop
crty Custodian, tonight.
While legislation will be necessary ~
fix the final disposal OF enemy holdings
Col. Miller declared, now that the treaty
has been drawn Il will be possible to
take up the question in the light OF
future relations between the countries.
For his own part. Col. Miller asserted
he would advocate the use of the alien
property as basis for negotiations
looking TO the payment OF American
claims against Germany arising prior
TO April ;. 1917. Of which. he declared
the Lusitania claims was an outstanding
example.
The New York herald., 1921-08-30
SEEK SEPARATE TRIALS
IN KENNEDY MURDER
Relatives Rally to Support Of
Tuo Defendants.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 29.-Every effort
will be made to obtain separate trials
for Mrs. Madalynne Obenchaln and Ar
thur c. Burch. II was announced by their
counsel to-day after they had pleaded
not guilty to charges of having murdered
J. Belton Kennedy. broker. and their
trial had been set for November j.
A general counsel was planned late to-
day by Paul Schenck. chief defence coun-
sci. with his associates In the defence,
Richard Kittrelle and Ralph r. Oben-
chain. the former husband OF Mrs. Oben-
chain. and the Reverend w. A. Burch
OF Evanston. ILL.,, the father of the other
defendant.
II was expected the Rev. Mr., Burch
would start tomorrow for Evanston to
complete arrangements for his sons de-
fence, and that Obenciain would rema u
here 10 assist in the defence of his
former wife.
When Mrs. Obenchain appeared in
court She showed signs of her recent
collapse In her cell in the county Jail,
but Burch seemed in his usual health
and spirits.
The New York herald., 1921-08-30
HOLDERS OF THRIFT
BONDS ESCAPE LOSS
Employers Will Take Over
Securities Of National
Corporation.

Several corporations whose employees
had invested in the bonds of the Ma
tional Thrift Bond Corporation Of New
York, whose business has been taken in
charge by the State Banking Depart
ment have signifed a willingness to
take over the bonds and hold them until
maturity. thereby saving the employees
from suffering a loss, according to
statement issued yesterday by George
". Mclaughlin. State banking super
intendent for liquidation. Among these
corporations are the Brooklyn City Rail
road Company and the Sprague Eelectric
Company OF Bloomfield. y. J. Llndley
M. Garrison, receiver for the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit, also has notified the COM
panys employees that the company. by
direction Of the United States District
Court, Will do everything in its power TO
prevent them from suffering loss
through their investment in the bonds.
Thus far Mr. Mclaughlin has received
no word from the directors or voting
trustees OF the corporation indicating
that the deficit between the bonds out
standing and the securities deposited
with the Equitable Trust Company would
be made Up from assets outside those
Of the corporation Mr. Mclaughlin said
The corporation has 100000 worth Of
thrift bonds outstanding with the work
ers who are said to number about
IL 600 The banking superintendent ad-
mitted the corporation Is insoivent out
said Il has deposited with the Equitable
Trust. vCrnment. State and municipal
securities 10 secure the thrift bonds. ana
that IL the holders or these wait untli
maturity. which Will be some time be-
tween 1913 and 1884 they should receive
the fun face value
The National Thrift Bond Corporation
was organized in 1917 and had as Its
directors several men prominent in wan
Street. among them officers Of 1l9 oh-
f.rent establishments. whose employees
were purchasing thrift bonds Tne
scheme on which the corporation was
founded was conceived By ingalls, hiIn-
bau 1t uras developed as source or
capital and an instrument for furtherlng
the Saving habit among worlSingmen and
women. Some of the Wall Street men
who backed the proposition are said TO
have suffered losses which aggregate
several hundred thousand dollars.
Hobart Porter. ,icc-prosident and Seu-
ersl manager ~ the Brooklyn City Rail-
road Company. announced that the COM
pany would take over the bonds ana
bold them untli msturitg.
Employee pufnas#feN The bonds AT par
on Tho wosxR n m@nt nian. So uilch
was suhirartfe eah week from their
pay envelope Aaay of the corporations
whose workers wcru purchasing the
bonds were not able ~ say yesterday
just how many bondholders there were.
although the figure wa placed by Mr..
Mclaughlin at about 1900
The New York herald., 1921-08-30
WORTHINGTON SEEKS
TO AID PROSECUTORS
Alleged Master Mind Of the
SwindIing Ring Wants to
Appear at French's Trial.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-John Whitehouse
Worthington. alleged master mind" Of a
band, Of mail and bank robbers whose
loot totallad $4,000, 900. and associate Of
Charles w. French in many Of the AL
cation, may turn States evidence. II was
indicated to-day when Worthington
asked permission 70 appear in court
when French is arraigned.
Writing TO Col. John v. Clinnin. AS
slstant United States District Attorney,
from Woodstock Jail. where he is prs-
oner. Worthington said
There may possibly be information !
may be able to supply YOU with. ! be
lieve that | can be Of great help to you"
Clinnin indicated Worthington ap-
peared to believe he had been double
crossed by French. and was willing to
help the State for revenge.
The American Rubber Company. one
Of the s2.oo0,0O0 concerns organized BY
French, and OF which Rudolph L. Kohn,
another OF the alleged "swindle ring"
members. is president was thrown into
bankruptcy to-day or petition OF q third
memoer of the alleged band. a. A. Strel-
zin of Milwaukee. Judge Landis named
the Central Trust Company as receiver
Col. Clinnin to-day asked Federal au-
thoritfes in iowa TO investigate reports
t-at four companies which failed in that
State last week may have had come con-
nection with French or his associates
The companies are the Bankers Mort
gage Company of Cedar Rapids, the
Farmers Cattle and Loan Company of
Council Bluffs. and the Missouri Valley
Loan Company and the Associated Pack
ers Company Of Des Moines. There has
been nothing in evidence seized or con-
fessions obtained so far to link any of
these concerns with the French projects.
but Col Clinnin acted after newspaper
reports had indicated some relationship
might exist.
Other phases of the case being in
vestigated include a report that II. g.
Stewart, Canton. Ohio. attorney. lost
several hundred thousand dollars in one
OF the French projects. and an anony-
nous letter from Cleveland suggesting
Banker Hedges" OF Mansfield. Ohio
might be able TO assist in tracing opera
tions OF the band in Ohio.