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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Like Calls Foot Jellv
It's Not Very Serious, Perhaps.

new terror agates the National Security League now
shverng and shaking like pan cafs foot iev when anv
body mentions Russia Bolshevism 80
little boy Of eleven is captured by the police with
phlets dealing with Communism. Ali he knew abont sncb
subject was i dislike parasees But the Security Lea0ue
there is Russian conspiracy drag our children into
Bohevis filling their tender minds with ideas of dnamite
It's probably nonsense But the Bolshevists had such
Plan tney would nave good precedent for it. of the
greatest religious teachers sad LET have the child
he is seven years old After that will get out Of
his mind what shall hav driven into it, o. ~ -
Il that applies to religion, why not to Communism
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Ancient TUin Frauds
By DIR. Frank Crane.

II COUNT the Imperial Hotel at Tokyo the newest
thing in the world
In this statement the word new" is used not in
reference to time but in reference to spirit For instance
the parallels of Jesus the newest things in felton,
although they two thousand old and most OF
the stories and novels of today born like the Chinese
sage with white hair and whskers foot long.
do not say this hotel is the best in the world AS to
BEST tastes differ and the number OF the superclous
overwhelming that nothing recent has chance Be
sides this palates prefer chicken casserole and
others prefer it plain fried
But can candidly say that on a trip through the
Orient have found nothing agreeaby shattering as
The mind of the man who built was utterly liberated
None but the ignorant would call him crank, for his
work shows two marks which no crank has, It is first
beautiful and second entirely practical and appropriate
will not undertake to describe its structure, but sim
ply to give 80 Of the reactions 4 Il o upo aa i
grew and not if it made. Every door, window
bed, table and chair in it belongs right there and no
When you taken to your bedroom you do not find
yourself in conventional cell fitted with Grand Rapids
furniture Nor Adam period, nor Louis Quatorze nor
Chippendale any other style except the Imperial
Hotel You feel you in apartment to every detail
the front porch There is a mirror but it is built
into the wall and from the floor to the ceiling as
every sensible mirror should do The desk for you to
w1ite is like other desk in the world and the bed
sleep in and the electric apparatus that gives heat
The bathroom does not contain a bathtub for the
tub is continuation of the floor and is Of the
When you go into the public rooms your spirit is
caressed will not say by novelty display garish
COiO UuL JUST ny SgntS CaC you nave Deneld nowhere
else in the world partitions not bought somewhere and
set up but actual outgrowths of the foundations
lights not the walls but in them, rugs not plaged
from ancient palace but manfesty for this
palace alone.
Everywhere your eye may light it is intrigued by a
and exquisite device of construction or ornannen-
tation.
All do is to endeavor to indicate the impression
that the whole made upon William Morris and the
Roycrofers of East Aurora made beautiful things
but here bold and sureooted genius apparently backed
by unlimited capital has done what they attempted do
1t is the work of MASTER and you wander through
the building it if you strolIng through the
rhymes of Dante the strong and unearhy beautiful
verses of Francis Thompson
have wandered about good portion of the earths
surface and carefully say that have never seen any
work OF man more worth seeing than this Imperial
Hotel of Tokyo.
One has often feared that architecture has been hone
essy ensaved to tradition To look at this building is
thing about it is the exuberance of youth II Is not
mere novelty. It is youth.
by the Ct
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Mothers Flags

NOLUMBU Ohio-"Women
" have as much right to smoke
as men, but a baby has a small
chance to grow to greatness in
the arms of a shallow, artificial.
cigaret-smoking mother" de-
clared Rev. DR.. Daniel r. Rit-
tenhouse, pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church here, sermonizing on
Home Life"
cit is a sad commentary on
modern womanhood to read that.
in fashionable women's club
houses, the handsomest room in
the house is the smoking room,"
continued DR.. Rittenhouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Once-Overs
Copyright. by Service Incl
CONSIDER YOUR BLESSINGS If YOU ARE SPARED
GREAT SORROWS

Often you wonder why Of ample means does not
avoid the extremely weather he lives in the South
or the beasty cold weather if he lives up North, by
changing his place of residence avoid discomfort.
You think it would not take you long to make up your
mind to south if you live where winters long and
severe and the money could be had.
But the who and do not travel, usually stay
the home town because it is where their friends and they
want companionshp.
Ii you have congenia friends and interested
town, you not unfortunate if your will
not permit you to seek the favorable cline.
II you we'll if the members Of family in good
health If you have income to meet your necessary
needs, you have reason for self-pity
Too many of those who 'travel' obliged to go
account of i-health.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
He May Get a Job

DON Councillor Archie
- Sark, adopted Labor candi-
date to oppose Commander Ken
worthy for the East Hull con-
stituency in the forthcoming gen.
eral elections, is an out-of-work
machinist now drawing unemploy-
ment "dole.''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Nations Ideals

DEFIANCE, Ohio-That religion,
IL education and government
are the three phases OF American
life to which every citizen must
devote a large share of his, or
her time and money If the ideals
of the nation are to be maintained
is the claim made by A. p.
Sandles, of Ottawa, former State
Secretary of Agriculture, address
ing a local audience.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Policeman
Too Bass
Switchboard Girls at
Main 1910

A sweet soprano singing Police
station" viii soon astonish those cltl.
zcns who have business with the 10
lice over tho telephone. For instead
OF the tremendous and stentorian
below Police station In masculine
bass, the receiver will echo tho del.
Icate tones OF lady operator.
Not that the police exactly like Il.
They'd much prefer a man to handle
the pluga on the switchboard. But
Police Chief w. II. scveryns nays 80
many persons have complained OF the
carsplittlng shouts OF the male oper.
ators that he has been forced to in.
stall women TO prevent damage suits
for loss OF hearing being flied against
the city.
Tho hello girls" will be assigned
10 duty in January. an soon ma
changes can be made In the switch.
board at headquarters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
POLICE BELIEVE
BARNETT'S STORY

But there Is the girl on the Bothell
highway and the Barnett story.
The police believe Barnctt's story.
His wife believes Il. She told me 80.
And the women nj the Mclean home
think he IL telling the truth In 30 far
MS his having picked up n girl an.
swering we'll Ncll's description. But
they are positive that II was not
Nell. They say that his description
Of her teeth do not at all correspond
with Nell'a teeth. and that the sim.
ilarity In other respects do not tally.
But the thing that has finally con.
WINGED mo TINT Nell Austin was tell.
ing n true story 60 the doctors in the
Vancouver hospital was tho coming
OF Mrs. Austin. the mother OF Nell.
She was in Seattle yesterday on her
way 10 British Columbia. She be.
lieves In Nell and the other girls with
faith and a knowledge that leaves
no room for doubt.
She knows that they have no sc.
rious quarrcls among themselves.
She knows that Nell had no money
troubles or man troubles. She knows
that there was no melancholy in the
family. She knows that Nell was n
Rood.natured, normal. healthy girl.
And she knows that when Nell tells
the story of her kidnapping. II is true.
She does not exactly tell you that
she knows these things, but II YOU
were to talk with her for half an
hour you would know that she
knows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SHIPWRECK
STARTS ON PAGE 1

Finding OF the bodies in tho posi-.
ton reported and the discovery ~
day OF the superstruciure OF the LAX
leads him 20 believe that there WAS
either collision or that his steamer
truck on Eelic Rock or some rect
buckled and filled.
The Snohomssh Saturday was beat.
ing ahou; the numerous Stand pass
ages In the hopes OF sighting aonie
OF the survivors. including the cnp.
tain. ashore on some uninhablted
island without means Of communlcat.
ing their condition TO any settle.
ments. Weather Friday was com.
paraiiycly rough. but Saturday dawn.
ed clear and calm and there wer.
great hopes In Friday Harbor that
the mystery would be cleared. Search.
ing WIS carried on Thursday by the
snohcmIsh. q salvage tug chartered
by Marvin. and a Friday Harbor fish
boat utilized by Prosecutor Buck and
the sherifrs party.
OF those identified, Uddsnbcrg. the
mate. had served aboard the veteran
vessel for IL months. Ho was "a
years Old aud IL survived by his
widow. Mrs. Louisa Uddcnbrrg. and
two sons. Keith and signo Udden.
berg. Jr.. and his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Axel Uddenberg. OF Gig Harbor.
Two sisters Ada and Alice, reside in
Seattle.
larsen, the chief engineer. was 81
years old. He is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Carrie Larsen; three sin.
ters and brother. and his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Larsen. OF Port
Orchard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
MEXICAN REBELS.
BATTLE TROOPS.
Advance Guard on Way to
Vera Cruz Meets Foe
ny FREDERICK O. NEUMEIER

Dt TNEDENiNh W. NGNnEtbIs
Quilted Preas staff correspondenD
MEXICO CITY. Dec. ga battle
Is under way between federal forces
and the De La Huorta forces at Jala.
pa. Dispatch said today.
There was no further information,
and government sources were silent.
II was reported the advance guard
OF tho federal forces en- route 10 Vera
Cruz had come In contact with tho
inBurrectionists sent out from Vera
Cruz yesterday.
Meanwhile President Obregon nc.
cepted the offer OF Gen. l.. elias
Gales to suspend mis- campaign for
the presidency In the coming cleo
lions and announced Gales probably
would be put AT the head OF the
government forces operating against
the rebels.
The position OF the government
stili appeared strong this afternoon
and there seemed little likelihood
the movement started by Adoipho
DE La Huorta and Gen. Guadalupe
Sanchez would spread TO national
proportions.
Federal leaders expected a victory
in any fighting that may BIO ncces.
sary 10 restore order in the Vera
Cruz district. p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
INDIANS" ARE
GIVEN TREAT

Indians, nearly 200 OF them. and
all young braves. flooded The Stars
circulation office Friday night. all
in full rcgaiia and eager to have
heap big good time" And be-
fore the night was over each and
every one had to admit that he did
have good time.
The 'Indlans'' were all Star car.
riers. The boys are divided into
tribes" according to the districts
in which they serve and on Friday
night nearly every member OF every
tribe was present at a big Pow.
Wow"
Boxing. wrestling, games md
nearly everything else that Is dear
TO young boyhood was in order Mt
the big party. and after the enter.
tainment in the office was ex.
hausted they tramped down to the
Pantages theater and attended the
0 O'Clock show az guests OF Mana
ger Duncan Inverarity.
The main reason for the big
Pow Wow" was the opening OF the
big new addition TO The Star build.
ing. which has just been com.
pleted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
JUDGES GIVEN
TRIPLE POWER
so Police Court violators,
Watch Out!

III you mako or sell moonshlnc
speed Your auto, pals by firepluE
or Dec on the street, you'd better
watch Your step, These or any
other Violations OF city ordinances
WIN draw just three times an stlfi
a penalty IA they have before, Pc.
lice Judge John u. Gordon warned
Saturday.
A recent law passed. hy the lcrls,
lature providing for sitter penal,
ties In such cases has just become
effective thru ratification by the
city council Tho law provides for
greater jurisdiction ami powor for
tho polsce court.
Carl Peterson. sat u. ssrd ST..
Was tho first Victim OF tho now
law. Peterson. arseated Thursday
on charge OF operating n stlll.
loaded guilty, He was astonished
when Judge Gordon said. you're
fined $500 AMI must serve 40 DAYS
Ia jail"
Under tho previous police court
etde, the msxlmpm penalty in
Peterson's case wonld have BEEN a
400 fine and 80 days in TAIL. Now
y Is q fine OF $500 and 20 da,a In
iail.
speeders may now be sent 10 fail
Tor a month at the win OF the
court Drunken drivers may now
Dc jailed for three months and fine,,
$500 In every instance OF city ort,l.
nance breaking the penalty he's been
uinled, The lowiy traffic tag Tor
parking In restricted areas. former.
" calling for a s. fine. now means
~ from the drivers pocket.
Il am glad the jurisdiction Of my
court haa been increased atll
Judge Gordon. Saturday. sNfanv
timea have hal prisoners before
me who deserved much heavier sen.
fences than could give them. Now
the court will be abs TO pass a
SITTER sentence and In that way
create new AMI greater respect
for our nifv laws"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
To Dedicate Church
at Foster Sunday

Dedication services for the new
Foster community church at Foster,
Wash, are TO take place Sunday
December Q. with the Rev. Mark A.
Matthews. pastor OF the First Pres
byterian church. Of Seattle. officiat
Ing.
IN the program for the dedication
tnere viii be regular morning serv
ice and an afternoon service. with
special music each time and a biz
musical program In the evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
WIFE IS SLAIN;
HUSBAND HELD

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Dec. S.
Tho headless body Of Mrs Ora
Tompkins. wife OF T. Ray Temp.
kins. wealthy Milwaukee business
man, was found in shallow ditch
in a rayine. IS miles north OF hero
today.
Tompkins IS held by police pend
ing investigation.
The head is stu missing.
Sheriff wes,phal who had charge
OF the hunt for the woman. said
the head had been hacked off with
blunt instrument,
The body was nude and buried In
i shallow grave.
Tompklns accompanied wcstphal
and other police officers 10 the
grave. He appeared unmoved as
the huddled body was brought TO
view.
But he broke down and weps at
rolice headquarters,
Il am innocent" he said. please
he patient with me until we can
determine who has done this thing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
LIVE HAPPILY
FOR so YEARS

Fifty yenrE OF marital happiness
were celebrated by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles II. Truar. Of Brighton Beach.
nj the w. o. w. hall in Columbia
City last night.
The reception md dance was given
by nelghbors and friends and gold.
en- purse was presented to the honor
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truax were married
December 6. 1873. in Providence. r..
l.. and since then have resided there
and in Massachusetts and Minnesota
until they came to Seattle In 1889.
where they ifved since.
They have three daughters. Mrs.
James Jones, Mrs. II. Il. Raymond
and Mrs. E. f. Deyo. all OF Brighton
Beach. There are seven grandchli.
dren and 10 grcnt.grandchlldren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Buzzer Fails; 500
in Opium Is Seized

Raiding a Chinese opium den at
2ioh Washington At. for the sec.
ond time this week. federal mar.
cotic officers seized approximately
800 worth OF opium and smoking
equipment and arrested Gee Gong
and Frank Wong. The agents
had little trouble in effecting en-.
trance. despite the heavy protective
doors, az they were admitted when
the warning buzzer failed to op.
crate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08

when Jack Frost showed the mer.
curry down 10 80.
I'm going 90 drop in Mt one OF
the stores and have a chat with
Santa Claus today. There'il be
lots Of children there. md ought
10 be as many grown.ups. IT'S
comical 10 watch folks try TO net
unconcerned and dlsinterested in
Old Santa. when, II the truth
were known. there's hardly a nor
mai person who doesn't get quite
a thrill when they see him. That's
fine. too. The trouble Ls they
think rs childish. And II is.
That's the best part OF Il.
BLACKIE BEAR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
DID NOT HAVE
VANCOUVER FRIEND

Again WAS Inclined 20 swing back
10 tho theory that Nell was not Md
mapped. but had gone away OF her
own accord. Maybe the school work
had been difficult. Tho other young
girls had their beaua. and Nell had
none. There was the monthly In.
Htallment on the note. And there
might have been Inconsistencies. With
Il ali something had given way In
Nell'a head and shc had started out
no. beginning 10 realize what she
was up against. or course. expect
lng TO end w nj the home Of her
friend In Vancouver
Later ! found that she had no
friend In Vancouver. Miss Mclean
has an acquaintance there, whom
Nell met once AZ luncheon while the
Vancouver woman was visiting in
Seattle. But Nell could not have
known her first name or her address
in Vancouver.
Then came Noll'B awakening from
unconsciousnnRs In the hospital. And
tho story ahc told and rotold was
this
when within two blocks Of the
church on that Sunday night. two
men ran up behind her. threw her
into waiting car and hurried off,
suppressing her efforts TO cry out by
holding hand over her mouth. She
recalls nothing more until days after
when she found herself In the hos,
pltal.
The story was so natural. and 80
like what her friends had at first
thought had happened. that those
who heard her tell Il have ont the
slightest doubt M to its accuracy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Submarine Seaman
Is Alleged Forper

Captured week ago In Grants
Pass. Ore, Il. J. Jennings, 20. sailor
from tho submarine RS. was re.
turned to Seattle Friday night by De.
tcctiye c. Howaldt and lodged in the
city Jail Jennings Is accused OF
forging his brothers signature TO a
check for s2.935. which he gave the
Sands Motor Co. in payment for an
auto. jennings was driving the car
when captured. He is said by police
to have planned revenge on his
brother by signing tho check to his
account.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Police Hunt for
Wartime Resident

Detective II. w. Potter OF the po-
lice missing persons bureau. was
searching Saturday for trace OF Fred
Salif. who disappeared from Seattle
six years ago. salif was working in
the shipyards during the war when
last heard from. according TO Potter.
who received request to locate
salif from Mrs. w. II. Hemphill. i2T
Lagrave ave. Grand Rapids. Mich.
Mrs. Hemphill is sister OF the miss
ing man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
5 CHILDREN AND.
z MOTHERS BURN |
} Meet Terrible Death While
Trapped in Blazing House

wAII.AcEBuRG, Ont. Dec, S.
Trapped In the kitchen OF blazing
farmhouse, two mothers and their
five children were burned to death
near hero last night,
Nearly all the bodies were found In
tho kitchen and near tho door, indi'
eating a desperate attempt TO escape
the flames Just before the roof fell In.
Mrs. Harry Rabcoek, Wallaceburg.
and her four children. and Mrs. Ram.
say. Port Huron. Mich. and her
baby son. were tho victims. Mrs.
Ramsay was a sister OF Mrs, Bab.
cock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Men Believed in
Gas Holdup Case

With the arrest OF d. l.. Morgan.
q, and WINS Theis. IS. Friday night.
detectives believed Saturday that
they had frustrated one and posi-.
bly, more holdups OF gasoline sta.
tons.
Morgan and TheIs are alleged TO
have proposed the holdup to an auto
driver. asking him to drive the ban.
dit car. Detectives Ross C. Watson
and J. l.. Williams arrested the pair
at Fourth ave. and Main st. They
admitted proposing the hoidup. Capt.
Charles Tenant said. and declared
they had just arrived in Seattle from
Spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Red-Headed Thief
Makes "Dry Haul

Awakened by redheaded burglar
who climbed into his apartment thru
window. o. u. Schwartz, Floral
apartments. 1853 Eastlake ave,
watched the man from the protection
of his counterpart early Saturday
morning. The fiery matched prowler
calmly searched the room, but when
he failed to find anything Of value.
departed In style. via the front door.
The man was tall, slim. and had no
hat. Schwartz said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FILIPINO
STARTS ON PAGE /
slded between the daughter and the
CHAPTER 9

FsbHu ptANtth kbN aAhEuAti ahb Wv
aunt.
CHAPTER 3
y. s. Mason. president OF the Sc.
curity State bank at NewkirlS. Okla.
and j. u. currnn and Carl +. Trnitt.
Oklahoma lawyers. In looking over
the abstract OF the property. got the
Idea that Il might be possible TO 10.
cate the missing boy. Just few
weeks before they had located miss.
ing heir In similar case.
SO Mason went to the Philippines.
After long search he found soldier
who had married Carmichaci's sister
at the snmc time tho carnichaels
had been married. and thru him he
traced the missing wife.
Far in tho interior. living in pow.
erty in a SquaiId grass hut. he found
them. II WAS almost an impossible
task TO convince the native woman
OF her good fortune. while Gregorie
only 1a-had no Idea whatever
about what the dignified lawyer was
talking about.
The only thing he knew was that
he was taken 10 town, his comfort
able shirt wnS thrown away. he was
dressed up in n lot Of scratchy for.
eign clothes. and with 10 native wit.
nessca. he. with his mother wns bun.
died on n boat for America.
CHAPTER 4
GregorIe spoke thru an interpreter
AT the dock Saturday.
''of course" he said. 'I'll be glad
10 become n millionaire. but I don't
know what I'd do with all that
money. Unicss-yes. guess I'll give
II 20 my mother"
And the mothcr7 She, too. spoke
thru an interpreter.
'If we get our share OF the estate
without any legal trouble. Wen stay
In this wonderful country OF yours
while ! give Gregorie an education .
she said. MY boy win be wonder.
ful lawyer. Poor thing. He hasn';
had much chance. We have been
too poor"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
TOKYO SLAYER
IS SENTENCED
Gendarmerie Captain, Killer
of Three, Gets Ten Years
RY CLARENCE nuRnsE

fNnNtEd Press starr NnrrSNpoHdenD
TOKYO. Dec. s.--Captaia Amkasu.
OF the gendarrnle. today was sen.
fenced to 10 years Imprisonment for
The murder OK socialist leader osugi,
osugi's wife and their 6.ycar.old
nephew.
The murder followed arrest OF osu.
81 after the Japanese earthquake and
fire. when many socialists were held
under guard TO prevent disorders
which were feared.
Amkasu committed the murders
willis guarding the osugi family.
Osugi WAS probably the best known
Of the japanese socialist leaders. not
only In Japan. but In Europe and
America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
URGES CITY TO BUILD
SUGAR REFINERY

Roxas. young man for such an
important mission. set foot on Am
erican soil for the first time when
he landed in Seattle Il like thu
country very much, from what I
have studied: but Of course I have
not. seen enough as yet to form an
opinion worth expressing" was his
comment However. ] wish to tell
Seattle business men that the Phil
ippine trade is something worth
looking after. and that 1t can cas-
NY be developed for this port thru
your advantage In sailing distance
over other Pacific coast cities. For
one thing. sugar refineries would
pay you. The Philippines now send
two.thirds Of their sugar crop
900.o00.o0o pounds annually--to
New York thru the Panama canal
because the Pacific coast cannot re-
fine the product