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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
SNOW COVERS
MIDDLE WEST
Heavy Downfall Is Big Help
to Wheat Crop

Kansas CITY. Mo. Nov. s0.r-
snow ranging from four 10 eight
inenes b.anke;sd Kansas. Missouri
and parts Of Oklahoma. Arkansas
and Nebraska today. Eight Inches
feU in Kansas City within a. few
halrs. the heaviest snowfall In five
years.
The snow was wet: the temperature
was Just below freezing. and there
was little wind. so there were few
drifts. making Il an ideal fall for
wheat. In case tho temperature
should drop sufficiently now to injure
wheat. the crop win be protected By
the Snow blanket.
l. y. Graham, assistant secretary
OF agriculture for Kansas. said the
STOW would be OF great benefit TO
the growing plants.
Street car and interurban traffic
and wire communications were serl.
ously affected Many motorists on
Thanksgiving trips were stalled on
slippery roads.
Clearing weather was predicted.
ith little thawing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Sleuth's Own Story of
How He Trailed Girl
Sergt. Carr Tells Of Following Miss
Austin Across Border to Hospital
By SERGT. w. II. CARR,
Seattle Police Department

VANCOUVER. II. c., Nov. 40,
MISS Nell Austin loft homOwith a
woll.formed plan IN mind TO run
nway--but with little knowledge Of
what course she would take to reach
her destination. which, from the
start. wna Canada.
Last sunday night Miss Austin do
eeivcd her sisters when abe left the
house 10 go TO church. Under her
tiresa she wore her sister Georglas
hiking toys. She crossed the Uni
yoraity bridge and NJ Tenth ave. \,
II. md list. che threw off her hat
aud put on boys cap. Later she
discarded tho dress. Then she start
ed to walk toward Canada. with
Everett as the first stopping point
had Information that there had
been discussion between the nihtefs.
on Tuesday went TO the homo OF
Miss Margaret Mclean. who con
duets a boarding house for teachers
lat Sl7 Willard ave. 10 investigate
this angle. While we were at tho
house. II. +. Barnett OF bia y. SOth
IT.. drove up ana said he had read
OF the disanpearnnce OF the girl and
believed he had some information.
Barnett said he had been driving
Ron the nothell highway latc Sunday
plight when he was stopped by
''boy" in hiking costume. He soon
discovered the boy" was a girl mas
aucrading. The girl pleaded With
10 take her 10 Everett. and offered
| him SO. lie finally took her az far
na silver lake. where she left his
car.
"Wednesday We started from Dcns.
more station under orders Of Capt,
Claude BannicS and Chief OF Police
". II. soveryns 10 trace this girrB
path. convinced that X was Mlns
| Auntin.
/ A milk truck driver said that he
and n companion had seen a gsfl ~
a boy's hiking costume walking be,
tween silver lake and Everett Mon.
day morning. At Everett Sheriff
Mccullough reported he had soon
girl who seemed trifle dazed,
dressed IN hiking clothes, on the
streets OF Everett Monday night.
| At stanwood we met man who
had seen tho giri on tho highway. -
Mount Vernon IA nian was located
who had seen her, and q number OF
people had seen her on the outakirtA
OF Nottingham Tuesday. Our ias,
trace or her was from farmer who
had Ueen her on the Coal creek bridge
south OF Blaine.
~ Blaine the immigration officials
knew nothing 81 her. ard bad seen
no one. Che probably crossed The
border late tuesday night. Patrol
man Jennings. who was with me.
suggested that We so on to Van.
couver.
Arriving there. we read IN the Van,
ecuyer papcrn OF an unidentified girl
being cared for In tho Vancouver
General hospital. Tho girl had been
found. unconscious. lying on thc
porch OF deserted house at saia
Marine drive by III. ID. Routlcdgc,
who ilyes nj 1857 Marine drive.
or course. this was tho girl We had
been trailing. We went 10 tho hoa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
MAN AND GIRL
FACING TRIAL

MOUND CITY. Kan. Nov. TO-
Farmers from every section Of Linn
county who have taken up the fight
70 prosecute murdcrers Of Mrs.
Eleanor Il. Scott. shot 20 death last
June. began streaming into Mound
city today for the preliminary hear.
ing Of the dead woman's husband
end her niece. accused OF the Staying.
AZ daybreak a steady stream OF
busgies. wagons and autos began mr..
irving in the county seat. showing
signs Of having Travelled far over
muddy roads.
Many came from the vicinity OF
Laeygne. a small village where
scott once q prosperous merchant,
and his wife had made their home
The niece, Arlene Scott. fg.year.old
school teacher. lived with the Scots
ana the prosecutors planned to show
~ Inc preliminary hearing that n
loye affair between Arlene and Scott
FURNISHED motive for the killing
Farmers turnout the county have
united to demand the slayern or Mrs
Scott De punished. ans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Posses Searching
for Three Brothers

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 90
Hundreds Of policemen and deputy
shcriffs In and around Milwaukee
today searched the city and vicinity
for the three pe Aulromont broth
ers, sought on charges that they
held up and robbed q Southern Pa.
oiflc railroad train al Slskiyou. Ore,
October II. killing three trainmcn
and mail clerk.
Police we're notified that the men,
Ray. Roy and Hugh, were seen In
the city. This followed receipt Of q
message from the sheriff Of Fond
du Lac county that the brothers
were heading for Milwaukee, from
owen. Wis. Rewards totaIing f14,.
400 are out for the capture Of the
men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Commission Will
Probe Reparations

PARIS. Nov. sa,-The PREPARATIONS
commission today decided 10 form n
commission OF experts TO investigate
scr,nany's capacity TO pay.
According 10 the newspaper In.
ranslgeant the commission agreed 70
include representatives OF the United
states on the commission. provided
Int country approved the action.
This decision OF the reparatlons
commission Is an aftermath Of the
recent efforts BY the United stntSS
ana Great Britain 20 form a commits
sion 10 fix the amount Germany
would be able 20 pay. That effort
failed because OF the French rescrva-
lions to the proposal.
Thcrelpon Premier Poincare an.
nounced that the repara,ions com
mission = which Is dominated by
Frsnee-wouid organize its own com
mlssien 81 experts,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
FORM CABINET
FOR GERMANY
'or. Wilhelm Marx Heads
New Compromise Ministry

prrr.IN. Nov. 80, The German
.,yerument announced today that.
s,h,sct 10 reservations, a cabinet had
bean formed, with DR. Wilhelm
Marx as chancellor and DIR. strcsc'
mann as foreign minister,
The reservations are duo to uncer'
,a,nty over the eventual reception
,he announcement will receive, Tho
ministry is minority one. cstah-
lished by risky political compromises.
The provisional cabinet win In.
clude:
DR. Marx. chancellor.
s,rescman foreign affairs.
GeSsler. defense.
Luther finance.
nrnS vice chancellor.
Partisan developments in the
reiehs,ag today showed the provis.
iona, cabinet VAS IN danger before
a started functionlng
Hamm. interior,
graunS labor,
uoefle, posts and telegraphs.
4 Enminger. justice.
Schieie. food.
~ stIeinrlch. economy.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

Drawing small vial OF ycllowlAh
powder, made OF mercury. burnt
sienna and chalk. then May scat.
tered II over the desk OF the muir
dcrcd man" with soft. small
brush. he began to work this pow.
der back ard forth across the wood.
and soon there appeared IN ono cor
nsr Of tho top. marks that looked
like enlarged lngerprinia. clearer.
clearer as the powder settled into
them. Setting up camera over
the table. May photographed this.
PALM PRINT ON DEAD
MANS" DESK FOUND
Evidently part Of a palm print.
he said Looks az tho half Of the
hand had been resting on n sheet
Of paper on tho desk. Sec how
sharply the line Is cut"
Filing this Photographic plato
away in his bag. May began n
painstaking search OF the entire
room. starting ut the wall back
OF the dead mans chair" Finally,
with nm exclamation, he drew a
claspknife and attacked the hole
he had found hidden away Mt an
angle behind a radiator. where the
bullet that had KILLED" Brown bad
lmbeddcd Itself in the wall. He
wrapped tho extracted bullet up
carefully and put II into his pocket,
then continued the search.
Every inch Of tho entire editorial
department was gone over thoroly
Every piece OF rumpled paper in
the dead mans" waste basket was
stralghtened out and Hcrutinlzcd.
Down near the bottom OF tho pile
OF paper he found something that
interested him. and placed IL In his
pocket before any OF the watchers
could SEQ what II was.
After searchIng the dead mans"
clothes and apparently finding
nothing that interested him, he
asked tile man who is writing
these stories to come around 10
his office early saturday-that he
probably would have something for
new story, picked UP his bag
and walked out OF the office.
Half an hour later he called up
20 say:
1--WE talked with the janitor and
his story as he told II 10 you
seems straight. I've talked also
with tho folks who live in tho
neighborhood OF Tho Star and I've
found two women who say they
we're lying awake early Friday and
heard what they thought was n
shot. This was Mt 600 by their
clock. Two or three minutes later
they told mo they heard another
shot, but believing them both to be
nothing but tho backfire from an
auto. they paid no attention TO
r. and went back TO sleep.
"That's going TO mako Il moro
interesting. TWO SHOTS. And
only ONE GUM And ONE Bull
LETT
"wcn. see me in the morning"
What did Mr. May really find Mt
the scene Of the crime? What clue
Is lac working or? See tomorrow's
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MUSIC
STARTS ON PAGE /

AS for the modern muslc-Jazz.
n you please she continued. III
also has an effect on tho moods,
inducing more hilarious. exbllI.
rating effect on tho emotions than
do these old no.called 'classics.' Blu,
oven Jazz wouldn't cause even the
most highly emotiopnl person 10
commit suicide on hearing IL played"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Motor Wreck Puts
Woman in HOSPITAL

Mrs Harold Nysard. 20. Of 1912
tDerty court. was in the swedlsh
.ospl,al Friday. suffering from n.
's s, injuries following an auto ac
cident IN which a car in which sho
was riding coilided with another ms
chine on the Bothel highway ssy.
eI1i mi miles north OF the city ltml,e
" thursday afternoon. It "a or.
pected that she viii recover
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Hospital Patient
Believed Burglar

MoNTEsANo, Nov. sheriff's
officers here believe that several re.
cent robberies in Montesano and
Aberdeen were the work OF Clifford
Hoover. patient in a local hospital.
Hoover has been confined to the hos
pital several weeks, and wears
plaster cast while recovering from q
severe injury TO his back.
During his recent conyalescence he
has been allowed to leave the hos
pital ward for several hours each
day. and Deputy Sheriff Mcintosh
INSERTS that Hoover used these hours
OF freedom TO advantage.
The fact that Hoover has only ono
thumb. and his attempts to dispose
OF goods stolen during recent raids,
led to his arrest on suspicion Of rob.
berry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
LONDON REUSED
BY WAR STORY
Agency Report Tells OF Ger
man preparation"
ny LLOYD ALLEN

IUnIttH FThsH HIT tuFF"HpuHu'HfI
LONDON. Nov aOs-A Hcnsntion
which threatens TO develop into II
national scandal has been caused by
publication OF an article sent TO Brit.
iah newspapers by a news agency,
stating the government is concerned
over military operations in Germany.
The article said rapid military
training OF large numbers OF men In
excess OF the Versailles treaty stipu'
lntions has been progressing" and
that the government Is cognizant OF
the facts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
PHYSICIANS EXPECT
TO QUESTION GIRL

During her dclirIous rawlings she
frequently called upon daddy" to
protect her. She would say: Dad.
dy. don't let them get me-" and was
engaged in continuous struggle
with this phantoms 81 her dcllTium.
Miss Leila Austin sald THAI their
father has been dead since Nell was
six years Of age. Her mother had
frequently adinoniahed them TO con.
duct themselves In manner that
would have pleased papa II he were
alive" Miss Austin said.
Physicians expected 20 question
the girl some time Friday In an cf-
fort 20 obtain her story OF her dis
appearance and wanderingz.
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pital. and wo readily identified her
aH Miss Austin.
She liz dollriouH, and In delicate
condition from fatigue, hunger and
her trying experiences. She has suf
fered a nervous breakdown. When
sho RECEIVERS and tells her story. /
arm satisfied that Il viii bcnr out our
deductions in detail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

The ratio OF males 20 females Ia
higher for tho farm population
than Il Is for tho total population
except in three states
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MURDERED REPORTER
STARTS on PAGE 1

OF Tie editorial staff. For an hour
before day brais. no Is the only
occupant OF tho office. Tho janitor
OF the building said he let Brown
IN tho front door as usual ut 8
O'Clock this morning and that
Blown seemed more cheerful ana
nmiabic than usual. as he climbed
the stairs 10 the editorial rooms
on the second floor
NJ ONE IN OFFICE.
THE JANIToR SAYS
II had just finished sweeping up
and dusting off the desks in the
editorial department when he ar.
rived. the Jauitor said. and l
am positive there was nobody on
the second floor at that time. Only
Ia few minutes after let Brown
in. | made the rounds Of the first
floor. trying the doors and windows
to be sure they wero locked btfore
/ went home. Every one was fast
tntd securely. then let myself
out thru this front door. which Ia
tept locked from midnight 10 z
a. NJ. and. locking II after inc.
/ went home"
Luke 8. May, Seattle criminolo.
sist. was called on the phone and
asked to hurry over waitins only
long enough TO request that nobody
touch the body" and that all par
sons keep away from the immediate
vicinity Of the shooting. May hung
up tho receiver and rushed TO the
office.
One long. studied look over tho
dead man." who still lay In the
half sprawlIng position over his
desk, and May turned 70 the man
in charge of the department and
began to ply him with tie quo%
tons oonccrninE the victims his
tory. habits ard connections.
MAY FINDS SOMETHING
INTERESTING ON CORPSE"
Turning again to the victim,
he pushed him lack into his chair,
and looked him over critically.
STRENGTHENING out the cllnchcd fists,
he examined the hands closely the
flngernails especially. and then
wrapped in paper soma small object
he had found there and placed II
In his pocket. Then he took the
fIngerprints Of the dead man."
After this he asked all the mem.
berH Of the editorial department
TO form line. Calling each In
turn he took finger print on Il
compact hand printpad he whip
ped out OF his pocket. and a. the
same time with a number Of small
yellow sticks. he scraped the under
side Of the flngernails Of each. plac.
ing the results Of each scrnping
in separate small depreSslons I'm
small glass slides that he carried.
and carefully marking the names
Of each individual Alongside the de.
preston.
May then dismissed the staff
Carefully picking 10 the revolver
from tho floor. nc asked whether
anyone had touched II since the
murder" was discovered and, an.
gwered by a negative shake Of the
head from tho curious hulf.moon
Of watchers. DC folded u carefully
in n paper and placed It on the
desk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

in the medical corps under Col. J. B.
Eagleson of Seattle. He had lived
in Seattle since 1911. He made his
home at the Seattle Golf & Country
club. His office was in the Cobb
building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

The first real picture painted by
Michael Angelo was the one on the
subject OF the temptation OF St
Anthony.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
SISTER DENIES THERE
MAS ANY TROUBLE

Nothing VIII make me believe Nell
left OF her own free WILL" Miss
Leila Austin said. 81 deny that there
was amy trouble between us at home.
We were perfectly happy, and lived
tremendously together
'Some person carried her Off
compelled her TO so with them. r
ann certain she never left homo OF
her own Accord
Neither OF the sisters could explain
Miss Nelrs delirious reference 10
Daddy" They say sho had few
friends In Seattle. having lived In the
city only few months, She came
from Hugo. Okla. At the opening Of
the school terms three months ago.
and had obtnined her position as
teacher before leaving her home.
Tho unhappy girl when found on
the porch OF deserted house on
Marine Drive, was unconscious.
Later she revived at the hospital.
but when questioned became dclir.
ious and hyatcrical. She is suffer.
Ing from a nervous breakdown. at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
SAYS TEACHER
SPIRITED AWAY
Sister Does Not Believe Girl
Went OF Own Will

VANCOUVER, Nov. 3o.--Misa Nell
Austin was spirited away from hcr
home In Seattle by force or thru the
influence OF some person or persons,
and forced TO leave her homo and
friends. Her home life was happy
and her surroundings harmonious,
That Ia the belief OF Miss Lola
Austin, elder sister OF the pretty 2s'
ycar.old school teacher whose mys.
terlous disappearance last Sunday
night cnused,n nationwide search 10
be instituted.
Aiisa Lolita and younger sister,
Miss Georgia. arrived In Vancouver
late Thursday night. when they
learned that their sister was be-
lleved TO be under treatment Mt tho
Vancouver General hospital here, on
arriving they hurried 10 the hospital
but would not loo admitted To their
SISTERS presence. both girls ldonti.
fled the hiking toys that Miss Austin
had worn as the property OF Miss
Georgia.
The clothes had been kept In an
old trunk In the basement OF the
home OF Miss Margaret Mclean, SlT
Willard ST.. where Tho three girls
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

what did Mr. May really find Mt
The scene Of the crime? What clue
Is lac working or? See tomorrow's
starr
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
TAI Ola COMO HOY

de una logica irrebatibie, como de-
mostracion de su derecho a lamar
como lie plazca un genero de poe
sfa inyentado por. el. Despues, lei
das las doJorGs con la debida aten-
cion, Sc comprende, por ihtuicion y
sin que uno Sc 10 explique clara
mente, que Sc llamen asf esas COM
posiciones.
Pocos, poquisimos escritores han
sido tan discutidos como don Ramon
de Campoamor al publican la prime
ra edicion de sus Doloras; pero tam
bien son contados los escritores que
hayant conseguido una tan senalada
y completa victoria como la que el
consiguio; Y 81. mucho Sc le ydiscuti6
al principle de su etapa innovadora,
lego ser indiscutible en- los 1lti-
mos anes de su vida. Hasta sus mas
detractores, que los tu-
vo, hubiefon de rendirse la, eviden-
ella del triunfo resonante y clamoro-s
so.
Al reeves de otros poetas contem-
poraneos suyos que Sc cuidaron de
la forma sensible casi por manera
absolute, Campoamor. atendio pre-
ferentemente. al fondo, a la idea de
sus composiciones, descuidando la
forma hasta ell extreme de ser no
pocas veces incorrecto;, ,pero, con sus
incorrecciones y. todo, ha sido ell poe
ia mas leido admirado de. su 6po-
ca, resistiendo valerosamente, como
pocos, el olvido y la indiferencia que
lleya consigo la marcha del tempo.
No, Campoamor Ano pasa, y hoy Sc
lie lee mas que aver manana Sc le
leera mas que hoy.
Campoamor es un humorista ir6-
nico y filosofico de immense talento,
de inspiration agridulce ingenio
peregrino, que habla la raz6n v
al sentimiento, mas la primera
que al segundo; comosla lectura de
sus poesia obllgan mas pensar que
sentir, v el sentimiento es fugaz
y la inteligencia permanente, de ahf
que el recuerdo de la labor de este
poeta singularfsimo sea eterno. Y
debe serlo por su hondura filosofica,
por la amenidad Y ligereza de .su es-
tilo personalisimo inconfundible.
Manuel de la Revilla .considera la
dotora "como la forma mas adeeua-
lda de la lfrica de nuestros dfas, vi
niendo a ser una composition poe
tica de forma epica 0 dramatica "
de. fondo lfrico que, en- tono a la vez
ligero y}nelancolico, expresa un pen.
samiento transcendental." Y Ventu-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
FRANCISCO SELLES LOPEZ

Entire 9 10 A. Ne del dfa 18 de.
septiembre del aao en- curse, Sc llev6
a efecto en- Ell cemehterio del sinpatico
pubic San Lorenzo, la infumacion del
eadaver de nuestro querido amigo Fran
cisco selles Lopez, prestigioso e.emen-
to social y politico de la citada pobla-
cson.
Panchito Selles fu6 muy querido
por cuantos 10 conocieron y trataron.
Fu6 todo bondad, todo sinceridad v
todo corazon.
Desde que empezamos a honrarncs
con SUI amistad (veinte amos mas o
menos) siempre 10 vimos con un ros-
tro alegree y placentero, sin nunca de-
mostrar una mueca de dolor ocasiona-
da ror algtln desengafo.
Realsnente parecia que Panchito des-
conocia las miserias humans.
su hogar, tornado con una compa-
flera virtuosa en- grado sumo, estuvo
siempre con las pnertas abiertas para,
recibir a las innumerables amigos que
contaba.
Ell que iba San Lorenzo visitaba a
Panchito Selles porque este buen puer-
torriquefio viva en- ell corazon de to-
dos sus compatriotas.
Hoy, la culta sociedad de San Lo-
renzo, bajo la impression del luctuoso
suceso, no Sc ha dado cuenta todavia
del gran tesoro que ha perdido para
sienpre.
Els, dentro de Vnos dias, que la cita-
da sociedad empezara notar la falta,
la irreparable falta del inolvidable ami
go
Descendiente Selles de una famiia
de patriotas, milit6 siempre en- ell gran
partido Union de Puerto Rico. A esta
agrupaci6n polftica lie presto muy va
liosos servicios, por cuyo motive To-
gro conquistar ell carifio y ell respeto de
todos sus corre'igionarios.
Ell comercio de San Lorenzo per1nane-
ici6 cerrado y no abri6 sus puertas has
ia despues de rasado ell acto del entie-
rro.
Las fiestas populares que habian en-
proyecto fueron suspendfdas al conocer
Sc la gravedad del buen amigo.
Ell Reverendo Padre Pliras, residente
en- Salinas, flltimo amigo de Panchito.
SALES, fu6 llamado expresamente para
que ofciara Ell ell funebre acto.
Una numerosa concurrencia de pres
tigiosas personas de muchos pueblos de
la isla la sociedad de San Lorenzo
en- pleno sin distinction de classes v ca
tegorfas, acompafi6 ell cadaver hasta la
mansion de paz.
En- Ell sitio de costumbre, y despu6sl
de las ceremonies religiosas finales, ha-