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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
LION HUNTERS CHASE
BIG YELLOW DOG FOR
WEEK THRU WOODS

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. Oct. "a.
The Berrien county lion"
chased for more than week by
African lion hunters. bloodhounds
and a dozen posses. was found to-
day. The Zion" was dog--a big,
yellow mastiff. named Dash.
That's tho beast: the joke is
on u.s." Edward Gable. one of the
nine persons who saw tho animal.
declared.
Schools have been closed since
the dog was first seen. The dog
was owned by Adolph whitmier,
who lived In "a lonely hut In dense
woods near where tho tracks OF
the Zion" were seen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
VLADlVOSTOK
PATROLLED
BY MARINES!
British
Troops on Guard
as Russo-Japan
Row Grows Hot
ny JOHN GRAUDENZ

MOSCOW. Oct. zt.--Americsn
and British marines patroiied
vindivostok today 10 protect sub
jeets Of the United States and
Great Britain In n three cornercd
conflict among Russian "reds.'
Russian whites" and Japanese
Tho Russian soviet army II nd.
vancing toward viadivos'ok on the
heels Of the Japanese troops who are
svscuating.
Tchischerin. foreign minister Of
Russia. has dispatched a note TO Ja-
pan. protesting against the delay In
tho admission Of troops OF the Far
East republic into tho viadivostok
The whols district 10 endangered
by explosions directed by japanese
officials. Tchltcherin alleged. The
note concludes by stating that Rus.
sia VIII no, only hold Japan responsi.
bic for tho conditions. but also the
allied governments who have not
protested against the acts Of vio-
lence.-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
DEFIED
BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. oct. z<.---Presi-
dent Harding today deficd tho de.
mand OF the American Legion for the
removal of his personal physician
Brig. Gen. Charles r.. Sawyer, as
head OF the federal disqualification
board
II was officially announced at the
White House that Sawyer would not
be removed.
The president was said 10 be salts.
fled with Sawyer's work affecting
construction OF hospitals for war vet.
Grams and saw no reason for his re-
moyal,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
S. B. H. Hurst, Rising Novelist of This
City, Has Travelled Seven Seas and
Seen About All There Is

Cadet on naval training bark at 13 bucko mate of con-
vict ship at III struggling poet and psychic student in In
dia 81 then sailor all Of the seas miner
gambler and advcnturcr in the Far North flush one day
and broke the nexand now at the age of 49, recognized
as one Of the coming novelsts of the day.
Such thumbna FORM is the history of S. B. II. Hurst
one OF Seae notable contributors to the world Of let
ers For several years prolific writer of magazine stories
Hurst recently gained national prominence thru his novel
"Cooer Ali and second book now in the hands OF Har
per's his publishers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
/. w. w. FUSS
IS OVER NOW

PORTLAND. Ore, Oct 2l.--The
authorities announced today their
belief that the II. w. w. invasion"
Of Portland had been successfully
and definitely checked.
no further trouble In expected
here from an influx Of !. w. w, po-
lice announced.
Less than 80 men wero fs-id In jail
today for action by the municipal
court on tho blanket charge OF
vagrancy. Those admitting J. w. w.
membership win be deportcd. II was
announced. and the others Will be
freed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Arms Limitation to
Be Parleyed Again

WARRINGTON, Oct. 24.--Presi.
dent Harding hopes that the confer.
~ncs OF Latin-American nations In
washington IN December will be IAN
opening step toward land disarma-
ment IN Europe" II was said Mt the
White Ifouse today.
This conference. II was stated, n
an extension OF the American drive
against heavy nrnnments and In ex-
pected 10 set an example that will
result In further disarmament on
land abroad,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Hold Young Man
in Murder Case

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Oct. "A
A man giving the name of Paul
Wilson. Jr.. "a. OF Highland park,
a suburb OF New Brunswick. N. j..
is being held hero today for aues-
tioning In connection with tho Hall.
Mills murder investigation.
Young Wilson was detained last
night while lettering around the
Broad at. station and Ia held on
suspicion that he may know some
thing about tho mysterious murder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

lust harvested his second crop ot
raspberrics.--The Star.
Babe Ruth. we learn from the cru
dise sport page. II suffering from
minor abrasion Of tho left hand
We arc suffering from n minor
lezion Of the cuticie Of the neither LIP
rom worrying about H.
PLEASE PASS THE BOUQUETS
Jim Marshall, In the Spokane
Press. says ne Is the only col
yumist on the American confL
nenf who has not presented =
quip shout England pulling
Bonar.-
Lloyd George declares. Il stand for
the common people" Just the sarnc
hs is trying to get a seat In the
cabinet
The bonding companies must be
asleep. Not one OF them adyertises
to bond coal wagon driver.
Hank Ford is going 70 broadcast
his political views. Say II with
snort.
UNIVERSITY or HARD sTINGs
King eounty's amman 5cc
school opened at tho Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday. Graduates
win receive the degree Of A. bee.
Students OF the bee school and OF
movie correspondence schools both
stand a good chance Of being stung.
One Of the cows out at Hollywood
Il called acknowledgements II has
gone dry.
The steeprejack has lots Of fun.
He gets the air. he gets the sun.
And uhcn he's perchcd upon a
sfeepre,
He can look dotcn on other people.
But tho aprassed abovc the mob.
The sfecpfejack IL not a snob.
Today's definition: A football play
er n guy who will kill himself II
he can get somebody TO watch him
DO II.
THE WAGES or TOrL
4 boy wss digging potstces. The
farmer asked the boy, what 10 you
get for dixxing those potstoesf" and
The boy answered, Nothing N I do
snd he'll N don't."-Hepre.snfs
johnson. Washington.
Milk prices have dropped in Seat
Tie. Farmers must be iiquidating
their assets.
Tom Rsvelle bars Mayor Brown
from the federal grand jury room.
Why doesn't Doc emulate Malcolm
Douglas and sue out writ Of preju-
dice?
A little touch Of grapo makes the
whole world spin.
fortune waits for the man who
Z viii invent non.skid lip rouge.
The ex.kaiser has failed 10 invite
Ludendorf 10 his wedding. Ludey
needn't feel badly. No members OF
me slst Division have received an
invitation.
school "a oUer Pupils ioiU please
% straight home and not stop TO
hrow rocks at the electric light
sIobes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

But nothing that Hurst has
ever written. or Is likely TO
write, can compare with his
own history. And. ut that
Hurst has written sosne Of tho
most wildly adventurous
romances Of the century. Hut
mo pen Ii capable Of setting
down as much real drama In .
book as Hurst has crammed
Into his life.
He's not n loauacious man
as far as his personal history
Il concerned. at least. He will
talk at length on philosophy; ON
abstruse mathematical theories;
on weird psychological phcnom.
ena. hut about his own adven-
lures he Il strangely reticent.
Nevertheless. after months Of
acquaintanceship with the man.
one Il able 10 build up n sort
Of story which, while admitted
Iy superficial. may give n
reader some idea Of his remark.
able career.
Hurst was born in Worsclcy
parish. In tho village Of Hurst
Lancashire. England. January 10
1875. He was brought UP n few
miles away. in tho fishing village
Of Lytbam. or his early life hs
seems 70 remember littie-a pleas
antly irresponsible existence. with
no discipline; a father
who spent most Of his time yacht
Ing and wanted his son TO study
for the navy: mother who wanted
him TO take tho cloth; a sister witt
whom hc associated only when--or
very rare occasions--he con
descended TO share her studies
under "A governess; and. best OF all
absences from home
when he would 70 out for a week
or two aboard a flshing boat.
LOVED SEA; WANTED
TO BE A POET
or his eariy desires and ambitions.
Hurst can remember only two--an
love Of the sea and a
TO become n great poet.
lust how no acquired his literary am
bition he doesn't know--because. he
says, no could barely read at this
period.
At the age Of ~ he went aboard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Mans Body Found
Floating Near Pier

With the finding OF the body of
an unidentified man floating off Pier
u Tuesday noon. Coroner w. II. Cor.
son and police were confronted with
another violent death mystery.
The man had apparently drowned
two or three weeks ago. He was
dressed In overails. a dark coat and
blue suit. lie was about 80 or 40
years old. 8 feet inches tall.
weighed about 100 pounds. and was
dark haired. Police believe he was
probably a dock worker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

fIcwdy. felix's \ kif'enish Eiri
generally grows up 10 bc
catty woman.
Would YOU call Rodolph vaien.
slra,s hair 'rhe glory that wa.
wv,..- and the grandeur that was
~ v,r,~.
.
v.vo- prown snok. a, IN. Or.
.h.,r, ,.s, ,,,vh, ana five vtotlpi,,s
s.,.,.s | v,,,h cav whs, ,hev .,w
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

MISS NINA BUCHANAN. demo.
cratic candidate for county school
superintendent, spoke at Queen
Anne Congregational church Mon.
day night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
RECALLS CHASTITY
EXPERIENCE

THE most ghnstly experience that
I ever had in my career ms a sailor"
Hurst once emarked. was when
we took aboard 100 Dacoits nt Ran
goon. They had all been sentenced
for life. A fool Of civil commits
sioner allowed the wives and mothers
OF the convicts TO come down and see
them off. II was n wholesale burial
Turn TO Page 3. Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Saws Women [ Have No Souls!
Seattle Writer'S Life Spectacular

S. B. II. Hurst,
Seattle Author,
Who Proves
That Truth
Is Stranger
Than Fiction.
He Has
Written Some
OF The Most
Stirring
Adventure
Stories
OF The Age,
But The
Widest OF
Them Are
Dimmed To
Insignificance
BY His Own
Career.
At Sea At IS.
He Has Met
Adventure In
Every Form.
And Now He's
Embarked On
The Biggest
Adventure OF
All. He's A
Bridegroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

the training ship Conway, where
boys were prepared for either the
navy or tho merchant service. The
training was designed 10 make a
good seaman. but it could hardly
have been described as liberal edu-
cation. There were just three sub
jects--mnth seamanship and
the Holy Bible.
Despite his poeticai ieanings.
young Hurst proved an excellent
mathematician. and he was also an
apt Biblical student. finishing at the
top OF tho ship in both branches.
with what was known as an extra
certificate. Wire splicing. however.
wac too heavy for his hands. on ac'
count OF his extreme youth, and he
was compelled TO be satisfied with
finishing second IN seamanship.
The days on the training ship were
coiorful. no doubt. but memories OF
them have been crowded out OF his
mind by the moro adventurous times
that were to come.
When he was f5 he shipped on the
sailing vessel Copiey. Of the White
Star line. and cruised to Calcutta.
After n brief stay in India. he ship
ped ms acting bosun. or third mate.
ON the Gilcruix. One OF the members
OF the crew was John Masefield. the
poet. who had Just graduated from
tho Conway and who was making his
first voyage.
by the time he was II. Hurst was
second mate and navigating officer
OF the steamer shah Jahan. which
had been chartered by the British
government 10 carry convicts to tho
Andaman islands. The voyages no
made on this vessel. real "hcll
ship" made n lasting impression on
his mind; possibly II was here that
he acquired the somber touch which
characterizes so many OF his works
of fiction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

Jnst harvested his second crop of
raspberrscs. Star.
Babe Ruth. we learn from the cru
dise sport page. IL suffering from q
minor abrasion Of the left hand
We are suffering from n minor
lesion Of the cuticie Of the neither LIP
rom worrying about t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
uoID I'M. AMATEUR GARDEN.
EKs. HE'S A.REARIN'

-Gesrge Donlan. lS.s s3rd are.
sayS THAI an Easter lily In his
hno1sa h2s hfns -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

Hank Ford Is going 20 broadcast
his political views Say II with a
snort.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
SOFTER. BOYS.

TAe frost ss on the pumpkss.
The icarcs are crcyytehcrc.
zhe air ss fuu Of footballs
And the footballs fun Of air.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
PLEASE PASS THE BOUQUETS

Lloyd George declares. Il stand for
the common people" Just the same
hs is trying to get seat In the
cabinet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

The bonding companies mus. be
asleep. Not one Of them adyertises
TO bond a coal wagon driver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

UNIVERSITY or HARD sTINGs
King eounsy's amman Scc
school opened at the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday. Graduates
win receive the degree Of A. bee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

Students Of the bee school and OF
movie correspondence schools both
stand n good chance Of being stuns.
One Of the cows out at Hollywood
Il called America ~ has
gone dry.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30

Do you have something you don't
need and would like to sell. IF you do
put a little ad In the Chronicle and
get results.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
GLENDALE

On last Friday evening sad news
came to us of the death of Mrs. Otto
Giese, formerly known as Miss Bessie
Jones of this town. Mrs. Giese was
only sick ten days in the Homeopathic
Hospital, Wilmington, when death
came and took her and her little son
away. Mrs. Giese was % years, 5
months and IL days old and for three
years was employed by the New Cas-
tie Leather Company of Wilmington.
All of Mrs. Giese's life, beginning at
5 years of age up was spent with her
foster father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert A. Warren of Ellendale.
She is survived by her husband, one
sister, Mrs. Henry Sapp, of Houston;
two brothers, Edwin Jones of New
Jersey and VIM. Jones of Chicago, Ill.
Her remains were brought to Ellen
dale to the home of her loved ones
Sunday morning and the funeral serN
vices took place in the NJ. E. Church
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
were largely attended. Rev. R. Trav-
ers had charge of the services and de-
livered a beautiful sermon. The re-
mains were laid to rest beside her
mother in the Red Mems cemetery.
Call "PETTYJoHN's" for drugs of
Quality" Mail or phone orders. Phone
20 Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
BRITISH SLOW RuT SIRE

bill has been introduced in the British House Of
Lords entitled The Treaties of Washington Act of 1922
It's passage will make effective the armaments
ty and the other pacts of the Washington conference
far they affect Great Britain Thus far the United
States and China the only countries that ratified
the treaties, but the delay of the British has
due to lack Of approval of them Under the Brit
sh law the domnions give their sanction to such
undertakings and has taken considerable time for them
and transmit their endorsements to the home gov
ernment Meanwhile the scrapping of ships
der the naval limitation treaty has been held up pending
word from abroad It is probable that when the pact is
formally ratified by Great Britain and Japan steps will be
taken to carry out our part of the agreement.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30

BUY THE PROPERTY adjoining the present school
buildings on North street. create playground for the
children now will be two three years before the
new school buildings be built and in servicebut in
the time children have place to play Have
heart for the children of Milford and buy them play
ground 1t will be needed for the present school building
when turned into primary and lower grade gram
mar school, after the high and junior high school
building erected and in 1t be done quckyf
the people will favoraby Part of the property be
secured time the reopening of the schools
next September Hold referendum and get the pro-
gram started.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30

THE NEW YORK WORLD remarks that Harding and
the Republican Congress have made of everything
For instance brought United States Liberty bonds from
S5 100 cents the dollar; lifted billion and
the backs of the people, negotiated in
ternationa which naval burden will be
all time to come; restricted immigration so
labor will have chance at the jobs avail
able America restored the railroads to private
ment where economies have made possible reduc-
ons in freight rates and discontinued the huge approp
aons deficits; kept the United States out of the
ious esses that are being mixed up Europe; provided
for handling surplus agricultural products for
port purposes relieving the market at home oosened
the strings which Democratic administration had
drawn so tight Credits established the policy of
business in government in business
If all that is making of everything, then let's
of it. The country is getting along pretty we'll
thank you under that sort of messing Even the Demo
cratic press feels compelled record daily evidences of
restored prosperity and end of unemployment
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
HOUSTON

The Friendship Sunday school class
of which Howard Moore is teacher,
will hold a bake on Saturday after
noon and evening at J. c. Wharton's
store. Everybody come and buy some
thing to help a good cause along.
There will be ice cream also for sale.
Proceeds for Sunday school room.
Miss Agnes Johnson, one Of the
graduates of the Milford High School,
left on Monday morning to attend the
summer school.
Mrs. Pearl Messick is getting aiSng
very nicely after her operation.
Prof. and Mrs. Wilbur Jump and
sons of Middletown spent the week.
end with his mother and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nutter Marvel and
daughter Edith of Milford spent Sun
day with Mrs. George Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Trice enter
tanned friends from Philadelphia on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clifton of
were the guests of Zack John
son and family on Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Jump and daughter
Mary have gone to Middletown for a
two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Wilbur Jump.
Miss Eleanor Simpson and Gladys
spent last Wednesday as
the guests of Miss Elva Marvel.
Rev. Paris Greenly of Newark, n.
J., returned to his home last Thurs
day after having spent several days
with relatives here.
Call "PETTYJoHN's'' for "Drugs Of
Quality" Mail or phone orders. Phone
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
HARRISON

Harry Veasey, one of the firm Of
Veasey Brothers, timber merchants,
died at his home at Harbeson, on
Tuesday morning, June goth, aged 43
year, z months and 26 days. He was
a son of Nathaniel T. Veasey, of Mil
ton. Funeral services were held at
Beaver Dam M. P. Church at two o.
clock Friday, June 2Srd, with inter-
ment in the cemetery adjoining the
church. He leaves a widow and five
children, 2 brothers and four sisters.
Mr.. Veasey was a man highly respect
ed by all who knew him and his fu-
neral was the largest ever held at
Beaver Dam. Samuel J. Wilson and
Son had charge of the funeral.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30

ONE OF THE LEADERS of the Bolshevists in Russia
eurrngly speaks of the United States place where
every bootblack still magnes he will become dollar
magnate" WE'LL there lot of them who have done
it-have accumulated enough with only bootblack start
to them Independent for the rest of their lives and
the who has enough for the rest of his life is just
well off as Rockefeller Ford a ROthschild The
booblack America has assurance that he mon
ey and of it, the law will give him every pos
sibe protection enjoyment of his savings No such
encouragement held out to any in Soviet Russia
millions of people in Europe clamor
ing for a chance to to America.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
INSIST DU POINT BE RETURNED
(Morning News, June 26th.)

Informing News, June 26th.)
The rank and file of the Republican party had chance
Saturday to show that they hearty in accord
the of Senator T. Coleman du Pont to the United
States Senate those higher up the counses of the
party The gathering at The Old Mill, the home
of Senator du Pont unique. Men and women from
every position in life made the pilgrimage there and
heartily appauded every mention Of the of Coleman
du Pont in connection with the Senatorshp. AS at the
other gatherings, where the nsstant demand has been
made that Mr. du Pont be returned there present
and prominent in national affairs joining the
chorus from Delaware that this distinguished business
be continued in the place where he best his
State and nation.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30

THOMAS DODGE is AN IRON WORKER in Jersey
City, the places in the wettest part of New
jersey but he recently hurled bomb into convention
of the State Building Trades held at Asbury Park, New
Jersey Announcement had been made that resolution
opposing the eighteenth amendment would be introduced
when he arose to say the convention and those behind
the proposed resolution
Introduce your resolution and I'll fight it to fnsh
Whiskey alcoholic liquors have cost union labor
strikes than anything the world You may talk about
misery in the home, the wrecks it makes but
the high point with meis the strikes lose
don't care lawabidng your community may be- just
let strike and you will find the place flooded with
BOOZE The union get drunk and give in and then
the dry lid goes again. I'm for the eighteenth amend
ment When it is enforced to the letter, working
will be better off,"
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30

MR.. GOMPERs NEED NOT WORRY about the so
called enemies of labor No group of men has
the power hurt the legitimate interests of labor by
greveness from the outside. The only injuries suffered
by the result of the unwise counses of
its supposed friends has any enemies, it
thrive their opposition, but it cannot escape injury If
is mised into foes the Adamson Act and vio
interference with the right of every man to in
legitimate occupation for the purpose of earning liv-
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
Samuel J. Wilson & Son
MILTON, DELAWARE,
Funeral Directors and EmbaImer..

Funeral Directors and EmbaImers,
We have added to our funeral equipment a new
Motor Funeral Car. for which we make no extra
charge. We have still retained both our Black
and White horse drawn hearses, which therefore
places US in a position to furnish either horse
drawn or motor hearses.
We are the best equipped and carry the largest
stock Of funeral supplies south of Wilmington.
Call phone. Office No. %, residence No. 90.
Phone service day and night. If calling after 10
p. m. call No. 20. ALI calls promptly answered.
No extra charge for distance, use of hearse or
wife's services.
SWe also carry a large and complete assOrt-
ment of Furniture, Carriages. Runabouts: Farm
Wagons Rack Wagonsand Farming Implements.
Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
ADAMS CROSS ROADS

Sunday school at Bloomery Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock.
John B. Scott is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Adams and Miss
Edna Adams attended the children's
services at Bethel Church on Sunday
morning last.