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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
CHINA THUGS
FEAR PENALTY

PEKfN, May 2g.--New negotIa-
tons for release OF the Americans
and other foreign prisoners. held cap.
tlves by bandits in the mountain re-
cesses Of shantung. were opened
here today.
Two ENJOYS Of the bandit chief. ac-
companied by J. y. Powell. newspa-
per man. are arranging to draw for
eign diplomats into a Joint arrange
ment with the government 10 safe
guard their comrades against pun
ishment, IL the captiyes are releasod.
Terms stipulated by the diplomats
TO Powell are considered satisfactory,
II Is said. The terms agree to taking
back the outlaws TO their posts in the
Chinese army, which they deserted
when the government failed TO pay
them. Back pay. too, Is promised.
but the diplomats refuse to sanction
any arrangement until the prisoners
are returned safely.
The bandits. apparently. have un-
dergone complete change OF heart,
following masang of Chinese govern
ment troops In the hills.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
PROMOTERS TO
FACE VICTIMS
Investors in Fort Worth to
Testify in Fraud Trials

FORT WORTH. Texas, May ze.--
a score OF alleged victims ar.
rived here today TO testify In the
first OF the governments suits
against Texas oil promoters. limo.
cent investors In oil stocks from
many states came 10 tell how they
were hoodwinked by oily.,ongued
statesmen cor flamboyant literature
into purchase OF huge blocks OF
alleged worthless certificates.
Three OF the % promoters In.
dlcted by the government have AT.
ready pleaded guilty 10 sale OF
worthless oil stocks. They are Wal.
ter Marks. Philip Goldstein and Max
Hlrch. who said they sold stock
OF the General Lee Development
Co. in Eastern states. They will be
sentenced Friday.
Three additional members of the
General Lee company were to be
arraigned today. They include
General" Robert a. Lee. once JAM.
tor at the state capitol In Boise.
Idaho. who was paid $50 month.
the government claims. for the use
OF his name In firm advertising. and
two officials OF the company.
Charles sherwin and Harry p.
Schwarz.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
STREET CARS
STARTS ON PAGE l

labor claims on revenue would result
in the bondholders bringing suit 10
compel the city TO raise its rates TO
meet the terms OF the contract. Such
an action would seriously hinder any
proposed negotiations. Blaine bo.
Reves.
Members OF the Street Car Mems
union. at meeting Monday night,
took measures to safeguard their sal.
airy warrants when City Treasurer
Ed Terry withdraws daily receipts
to meet n 1850. 900 interest payment
due September 1.
The car employees arc not alarm. ed
at the situation T.. II. Fuller, busl.
ness agent OF the organization. snid
Tuesday. The question came up for
discussion and It was agreed that IL
close watch should be kept upon the
situation by the business agent and.
should Developments arise, special
meeting TO authorize any court nc.
ton that may be necessary win be
called"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
SEATTLE WILL
HONOR HEROES
Graves OF Soldier Dead Are
to Be Decorated

Memorial day. honoring the ma.
TONS fighting men who have died
in Americas wars win be observed
by all Seattle in the most impressive
services In the history OF the city.
Union and Confederate veterans.
their differences forgotten, will &C.
cupy the most prominent place in
the parade OF 10000 persons, who
will march. under the command Of
Gen. A. W. Has,ie. OF Stevens post.
q. a. r.. thru the streets during
the day.
Graves Of soldiers, sailors and ma.
rines In Seattle cemeteries will be
decorated during the afternoon by
veterans OF the organizations In
which they fought and the memo.
rics OF Americas fighters who lie in
the government burial plots of Eu.
rope will be honored. Foreign posts
OF the American Legion and Veter.
ans of Foreign Wars viii care for
the graves OF their dead comrades
ON French and Belgian battlefields.
The fighting Yanks who disappeared
IN action and who lie in unmarked
graves In Europe will not be for.
gotten in the ceremonies. Not a
few unmarked graves are to be
found along the Potomac, in the
Wilderness. and even along the Rio
Grande. that WIN not be forgotten.
Military services will be observed
AT Fort Lawton. Camp Lewis and
the forts along the Strait OF Juan
de Fuca. Taps will be played as
the soldiers stand at present arms,
In honor Of the brother fighters who
have died in the service.
Addresses Ut the Fort I.awton
ceremonies wills be made by Walter
+. Meier and Rev. ]. r. MCGEE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
by EDWARD THIERRy

NEW YORK. May So Super
detectives who are expert In a
new form OF detective art arc try.
ing TO unuyel the Maxwell poison
pen mystery,
Handwriting experts. skilled also
Ia tracing the typography Of type
writers, arr teamed with ailonls,s
In trying 10 find the person who
wrote ibl anonymous letters that
have kept prominent New Workers
In chill OF fear for a decade,
George Maxwell. wealthy music
publisher. II under indictment and
faces trial In July But tho chase
has only begun. officials say.
Find a jealous woman" urge
friends OF Maxwell, declaring that
he himself has been tho victim OF
the poison typewriter"
MIR. Maxwell spent 5000 In 1918
In an unsuccessful attempt 10 find
tho guilty letter writer" saya Eliza.
beth Hodirenc. his housekeepcr. "a
woman must have done H."
NO two typewrltcra write alike"
says Lorrn C. Horton. handwriting
expert, who IL studying the poison
pen letters for District Attorney
Joab Banton.
1T Il almost Impossible for two
,ypcwritera 10 be exactly tho aame
except when they arc brand new"
says AIhor; Osborn. Jr.. whose
fnthcr has been n handwriting ex.
pert for 80 years and who Is
author OF two books on the sub.
ject.
SO the chase continues for the
typewriter on which the i5i poison
letters were written. Some OF the
itT letters first placed in the dis.
triet attorneys hands were furnish.
cd by Allan a. Ryan. the finaneier.
whose wife's namo was mentioned
b. the mysterious writer. Nine
women figure in the series OF lot.
tars which cover a period Of 10
years.
The last four Letters. bringing the
total TO Isl. were turned over by
Nathan Burkan. counsel for Max.
well. They had been received by
tho music publisher.
All Of the poison letters were
typewriter. Blu, this is no disguise.
experts say.
IF Il il possible 10 find tho type.
writer there can be no question
about Identification says Horton.
THE faintest shading In letter
will be clear clue to an expert.
To trace these differences we ni.
ways use a special kind OF carbon.
II brings ont every shading Of the
letters distinctly and makes tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
He Just Couldn't DrOWn

UACoMA. May 20 John =,
4 smith mo relative OF the
Smith Brothers appearing in
Home Brew sat In his coli at
the city jail Monday and be.
moancd the fact that Com,
mcnecment bay has Falt water
instead OF frenh.
smith told the police that he
had lived for 81 years ana dur
ms that tiuro has never had
tho good fortune or misfortune
he doesn't know whleh-of bu.
ing married,
Al o'clock Monday morn.
ing Police Officers lionda and
Taylor looked out OF the sta.
ton.
Pacific ave. was almost de.
serted. but az Seventh II. they
saw a man walking slowly up
the street His clothes were
dripping water.
Tho officers thought that Il
might he some Oriental who had
taken French leave" OF HIS
ship residence IN tho Unite d
States without EolnE thru the
formalities that unch Sans i'm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
PORT READY To
DEVELOP PLANS
Cash From Sale Of Bonds
Promised by Friday

Plans for the development Of tho
Skinner a Eddy shlpyard site will
be rapidly perfected. port commits.
alonera announced Tuesday. follow.
ing the acceptance OF tho Blythe.
wittcr Bond Co.'S bid Monday for
the $3.50. 1000 bond issue floated 20
mako the purchase OF the site.
All surface opposition TO tho dc.
yelopment OF the now port acquisl.
ton has apparently subsidized. the
commissioners declare. and a clear
path n now ahead for future work.
From field OF several bond
houses and banking concerns OF
New York and Chicago. the Biyth.
Witter Co. OF Seattle. offered n bid
OF e9l6. or only 1900 under par
on tho $4,000 issue. and was
awarded the contract Officials OF
tho concern guaranteed that the
cash for the bonds would be forth.
coming by Friday. The bonds bear
interest from that date.
Associated with the Blythe. Witter
Co were three other concerns OF the
city. the Union National bank. Bail.
larseon. Winslow & Co. and Cyrus
Pierce a Co. Kaufman. Smith.
Eyert & Co. Of st. Lolus also were
associated with the high bidders.
a new York concern bidding on
the bonds WAS the National City
bank. associated with the Dexter
Horton National bank.
Other firms bidding were tho
Thompson. Kent 4 Gmee Co. A. c.
Allyn a Co, Proyldent Savings
Bank and Trust Co. seasongood 4
Myer Co. william 7. Harper a Son
and the II. NJ. Grant Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
Churchill May Be
New Envoy to u. S.

LONDON, May 29.--winston Spen.
Ger Churchill may be offered the
British ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO the United
States. the Evening Star says.
Churchill held the post OF minister
OF colonies in the Lloyd George min
istry.
Government officials arc sorry
that the rumors over possible sue.
cessors to Ambassador Gcddes afe
being circulated. They say they do
not expect him TO resign unless 1t
develops that there Is no chance Of
Improvement in his health.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
AFRAID HE MIGHT
HE CDiNED AWAY

He might be encouraged 20 run
away and We might nsyer see him
again. lie belongs with us. He IN
our child and wo never Intended 10
give him UP. He was with us often
during tho time he lived with my
sister.
Il admit they were kind 20 him,
but they were not kind 10 us when
they held us up TO ridicule before
him. But nevertheless he loves us
and his little sister and we love
him. We can't give him up. we
viii bring him 10 live with US again
when We arc sure that We can do
20 safely"
Altho Mrs. SayaRoau and her hus.
band. piano tuner and musician,
are both blind. their house Is i'm.
macuiately clean and attractive. Two
other ehlldwn, a little giri and a
baby OF five months. apparently
have every care and attention that
they would in the average home.
Mrs. savaEeau Ia young woman
and her aftllciion is no, apparent.
Both she and her husband walk
around their hourc with tho case Of
normal persons and appear normal
In every respect.
I'VE don't want sympathy" as.
serted Mfa. savaEcau Neither do
We feel that we should be- criticized.
We want our boy and can give him
a good home"
Mrs. Hickey denied TINT she had
prejudiced her nephew against his
mother and father. saying that any
demonstration against them the boy
might have made was because OF
the deep effec,ion he bore them.
''He had lived with ns' most Of
bis life and had learned to regard
us with a sons love. And We
loved him AS our own child. We
wanted 10 keep him always. II
brcaks my heart TO give him up
II was said Tuesday al the prose.
cutting attorneys office that the
Hicksys contemplated action in the
juvenile court in an effort 10 prove
the boys parents incapable OF civ.
ing him proper care.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
Camera Eye" Lands
c ouple in BastiIe

To The camera eyes" Of Detective
Dan McLennan. Joe piovano. cx.
convict buncoman. owes his incar.
cera,ion in the city Jail. Piovano
crossed McLennans path on Second
ave. Monday night and was prompt:
ly nabbed by the officer. Inyea,iga.
ton showed that Piovano had been
an inmate OF San Quentin and Fol.
som prisons.
McLennan and detective Joe
Blanchi later arrested Joe Raeno,
So, Jcweler. Mt Sixth ave. and Jack.
son ut. Raeno was in possession OF
$500 In bills and materials which
the police believe was Intended for
the manufacture Of magic money
increasing machine" swlndle
which has. in the past. been used 10
mulct many victims of thousands
OF dollars,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
OFFER BILLION
FOR U. S. SHIPS
New York Company Outlines
Plan for Huge Purchase
ny WILLIAM ]. Josh

WAsIIiNGTON, May 2s.-The Co
lumbia Postal Supply company. Of
Silver Creek Chautauqua county.
New York, was today revealed by
Chairman Lasker. Of the shipping
board. as the bidder OF ii.05l, 900. 900
for the shipping boards merchant
fleet.
The offer was made By John w.
Slack. president Of the company,
subject 20 acceptance any time up
to July ~.
Payment Of t5i 100000 would be
made by October !. 1929, and $780,
100000 yearly thereafter In quarter
ly insiallm sn;s. until the entire sum
IL paid.
All deferred payments would bear
interest az four and half per cent.
The offer was made for all the
ships, active and inactive. and all
the other property OF the United
States shipping board. real. personal
and mixed"
We agree TO operate present lines
with at least az good service as that
rendered by the United States ship
ping board during the entire life OF
the agreement" the offer stated, "the
government TO have the right to re-
possess all the property al any time
that there is a default in payment OF
any part Of the principal sum or any
installment OF interest.
we are prepared 10 furnish
bond Of 81 100000 guaranteeing that
we viii sign a contract II awarded
same and 10 discuss any or all other
details OF such a contract
Chairman Lasker issued this com
ment on the offer.
Not one cent accompanied the
offer. The $1,000 900 guarantee to be
paid down represents one-tenth OF
per cent down payment, and II is
asked we hold all our property intact
and do nothing until next October.
when 0.O0O0 900. or per cent OF
the purchase price. would be paid.
while. OF course. the board would
like TO sell It's fleet for $1,000. 000. 900.
II should be said in passing that
81 900 900 900 IL several times the
highest inventory value OF the fleet
the government owns. based on pres.
ent world market prices"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
SIeuths Try to UnraveI
"POisOn Pen" Mystery

reading OF the character OF type a
fine art"
Authors OF poison pen letters"
says Osborn. think they are pro.
tccting themselves when they use
a typewriter. but they really are
not doing 10 az all"
Women are moro often guilty OF
writing poison pen letters than men,
alicnists say. Jealousy and fnncied
wrongs usually are the motives.
Poison pen letter writing Is the
first step on the road 10 insanity"
says Osborn.
OFTEN a trail Of insanity II left b..
hind The most famous instance was
In France. whore for three years. be.
ginning In 1919. a series OF Ict,ora
signed Tigers Eyes plagued the
town Of Tulle. Many persons fell III
OF tho prolonged torture. two went
mad. one died. and three killed them.
selves
A hypuotist directed suspicion
against a young woman. Public
opinion was no sharp that tho girls
mother committed suicide by jump
ing into pond and the daughter
tried 10 do tho same, but was res.
cued. Shc was tried and found guilty
OF writing more than 800 letters and
scnt TO prison. but even then many
believed she had been wrongly Se.
cused.
Two women In the state Of Wash
lnEton killed themrclyes few years
ago after receiving anonymous let.
,era containing falso accusations.
Two murders In California were at
tribuied 20 the Hame cause.
Three years ago the pestiience
broke out In Llttlchamp,on. England.
4 woman was twice arrested. con.
yic,ed. and given n prison sentence.
But tho letters did not cease. Scot.
land Yard has not yet solved the mys.
terry.
Ons OF the most famous poison pen
cases occurred In Elizabeth. ~. j..
early In 1914. A woman was arrested
and sensational trial ensued. hu,
tho mystery was never satisfactorily
solved. Two other New Jersey towns
had similar plague: in paaaaIc two
schoolgirls were slandered. IN Bloom.
field the object was TO stop "a wed.
ding.
In 1915 scores OF letters were writ.
ten TO city and county officials In
Middletown. n. Y. as well ms to many
prominent residents Most OF the let.
trrN involved women about 10 be
married. The previous year there
was nm outbreak in Ypsilanti. Mich.
and Il was found woman was re.
sponEiblc.
There was an epidemic in New
York in 1915. ono in Philadelphia in
1891. and a recent ono in Forest
Hills. L. !. Women usually were the
victims
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
CLARA PHILLIPS
ARRIVES TODAY
Steamer Bearing Woman Is
in Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS. la. May sa.-
Clara Phillips. hammer murderess.' .
was nearing this port today aboard
the steamer Conan ON which she
saiNd from Honduras Friday.
Tho Copan cleared from duaran.
tine az Pilot Town al s4S this
morning and headed up the MlsSis,
slppi river for New Orleans. &C.
cording 20 adyiees 20 marine head.
quarters
The trip from Pilot Town 20 New
Orleans Is expected 10 consume eigh,
hours. which would put the vessel
in the harbor hero this afternoon.
Every prccaution Is being taken
here 10 guard against another es.
cape OF the famous prisoner who
sawed herself TO liberty from the 10,
Angeles county Jail following her
conviction OF the murder OF Mrs Al.
heria Meadows
4 detail OF New Orleans police
will meet the Copan and escort Tn.
= der sheriff Biscailux OF Los Angelo,
and Mrs, Phillips 10 tho Jail here
where Clara will be held until depar.
,ure OF the Southern Pacific train
for the Pacific Coast
Plans were made here today Tor
Claa's departure for Los Angeles at
II o'clock tonight over the Southern
Pacific.
Some possibility OF the hammer
muTderess" changing her MIND
about waving txtraditlon before sh,
sets foot on American soil hero wa,
discussed today,
II Is believed that II Clara 80 de
sires. she can change her waiver OF
extraditlon. and as the Hondurar
ship Is considered Honduras soil. ne
main on the vessel until Il return.
20 the Central American country
where she would be protected by tbs
temporary decision Of the Hondura.
courts. which decided against he,
extradition after she had departed
from the country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
SHOOTS WIFE;
KILLS HIMSELF
CINCINNATI. May 20.

CINCINNATI. May 20. - That's
my last cent, Mary
J. W. Jones. 81. turned his peck.
cts inside out and a lone penny
rolled out onto the floor. He
charged his wife with extravagance.
Pointing to the penny with one
hand and drawing revolver with
the other. he shot the mother. the
Children told police, and then turned
the gun on himself.
Daddy shot mother and then tried
10 shoot Dola. my brother. but Dola
knocked the gun away and Daddy
put 1t to his own head and fired"
Unema. IS. tod police.
When the officers arrived Jones
was dead. Mrs. Jones was rushed
10 the hospital where II was said
she would PROBABLY die.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
WILL TRY TO
UNRAvEL CASE
Justice Department Is Put
in Strange Position

WASHINGTON. May 29.-sollelt.
or General James Beck was today
en- route for 81. Paul to unravel the
tangle arising out Of the Interstate
commerce commissions action in
overruling the supreme court In the
Southern Pacific Central Pacific
cases.
Beck win file with the three cir.
cult court judges sitting as an ex.
pediting court in 81. Paul on May
81. a brief outlining the govern.
mcnt's attitude In the case. which
has been kept a secret TO date
The case is peculiar In that the
justice department. has been called
on 10 support one government body
against another. The supreme
court ruled that the two roads must
be separated under the antitrust
act: the interstate commerce com
mission set aside the supreme court
ruling under the transportation act
OF 1890.
Which body the justice depart.
mcnt Is supporting. Beck viii re-
veal In the brief he win file Thurs.
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
BY LESTER ". HUNT

Tacoma IL angling for the state mu.
ac1im az the University OF Washing
ton. and since ia closing by the
board Of regents last week as unsafe.
the movement 10 transfer the eK.
hlbita has gained momentum. accord.
ing 20 reports reaching Prof. r. s.
Hall. director.
Hall aaid Tuesday that proposals.
TO move the priceless exhibits 10 ia.
coma have been made. where Il IL
planned 10 combine them with tho
pioneer relies OF the Washington
state Historical society In the Ferry
museum.
Should the movement materialize.
Seattle would Jose the only organized
museum In the Northwest, and with
Il $4,000 worth OF scientific and
artistic specimens collected and
mounted during the IL years that
Hall has been In charge OF the insti-
tuition.
These specimens include complete
records Of all Northwest and Alaska
indian tribes with animals, birds and
fish peculiar 10 the Pacific North.
west. the only collection OF It's kind
In any museum Of the country.
Thru the museum Hall has been
seeking to build up an institution
which gives complete record OF
Northwest history and development
which viii prove OF educational value
TO university cladses and students Of
high school and grammar schools. as
We'll as the thousands OF tourists who
Ven ia. ihrnnr, fhn llitIlAInr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29

migration officers require,
Bonds and Taylor gave chase
and soon overlook the Old man
whats the idea. dad7" one OF
the officers Inquired
I'm cold he said aa he
ahlyered and shook mere watvr
from hlH drcnchcd clothing.
The officers asked him how
he came 10 bo so wet,
well. boys. I'm tell YOU"
Smith answered. I'm 90 years
old and unmarried.
Il came up here from Cen,
tralla and just decided that
wanted 10 end Il all. Therc'il
never De chance Tor me 10 get
hack 60 Miehigan-my native
state.
II went down to the lay and
Jumped in"
who pulled you OUT" aslSvd
Bonds.
What" asked the cid man.
who rescued your the OF.
fiecra sud IN a louder tone.
''Oh. nobody" he rel lied. II
jumped In. but for the life OF
me I couldn't drown myself.
wouldn't sink. The salt water
was too hvayy."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-29
Former Governor
Folk Passes AWAY

NEW YORK, May 2s.--F'ormcr
Governor Joseph w. Folk OF Mis-.
souri, died here yesterday afternoon
at the home OF his sister. Mrs.
James a. Webb. Death was caused
by hemorrhage Of the brain.
Gov. Folk had been IN for several
months. The widow and Mrs. Webb
were present at the end. In add.
ton to these. the surviving relatives
are sister in Helena. Ark. and
three brothers in Nashville. Tenn.
The body will be taken to Browns.
Vile, Tenn.