The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 24, 1916, Page 1

Hi! WATCH US! The Star gave the town a laugh with its Charlie Chaplin parade Saturday. We've got another stunt or two up our sleeve. Keep your eye on The Star. It does things. 30Y C0 1 | WILSON GETS | FIRST WORD _ FROM BERLIN ™ Ambassador Gerard Re- ports; Kaiser Believed to ' Be Seeking a Dignified Way Out. By Robert J. Bender United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 24.—Official information today indicates German officials do not want a break with the United States. But they are in a quandary as to how simul- + tenet to meet the American submarine demands and popular German desire for continuince of the undersea warfare at this time. _ The United Press learned these facts today from a high Official. Advices from Berlin described the situation as sim- flar to that indicated by the United Press intervivew with Admiral Von Holtzendorff, who said Germany could not ¢ further concessions to America, but positively did not want a diplomatic break. Authorities here think Germany the concessions. _.. There has been no report from Ambassador Gerard as to when the German reply may be expected. The authori- ties rw it “as early as possible.” dent Wilson notified Sen. Stone to confer with him on developments Wednesday evening. Will find a way to make in the German _ situation A message from Ambassador Gerard was received dur- ing the night. It is thought possible Gerard may have forwarded Ger- many’s tentative proposals seeking light as to how they id be received if embodied in a formal communication Gerard will be advised to reject anything short of com pliance with the American demand that the submarining of merchantmen cease until new methods for conducting such @ warfare are devised and ratified by the United States ammassipon GERARD OB RECON AND GABLE TO PRESIDENT SCOTT MEET ON BORDER BY CARL W. ACKERMAN United Press Staff Correspondent BERLIN, April 24.—Emerg- ing from a 65-minute confer. ence with Imperial Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holiweg, Am- WASHINGTON, April 24.— Strong bands of Felix Diaz sup- porters are concentrated in the mountainous district of Mexi- 0, opposite the Texas border, according to information today bassador Gerard was besieged by crowds of German and received by the department of justice. | | American correspondents to- day, He refused to ‘cuss the conference. “Are you preparing to Berlin?” one German new perman asked. “1 can say nothing,” replied Gerard. “It will be impossible for me to speak for perhaps two or three days.” Gerard carried no papers. This led to an inference that he had not yet received the German reply. j He Immediately went back SAN ANTONIO, Apri! 24.— Gen. Hugh Scott, chief of staff, is preparing to go to Eagle Pass for a conference with Al- vardo Obregon, de facto war secretary, It was learned re- liably today. Tho Scott declined to comment, q American emba' and ila writing confidential! | Gen, Funston partly confirmed the cablegram to President Wil- /report, altho he refused to discuss ar fact. te he finiehed a the subject of the conference. Scott ja is preparing to leave for the border. agents worked a sheet it was coded and prepar- ed for the cable. Americans are constantly calling at the embassy, asking Government for days to arrange tween Obregon or some official very for pass close to Carranza. ! Many are \eav! ts “Unie Funston is in receipt of infor that a bre mation from reliable sources, locat- ing Villa, and stating that he was minent. slightly wounded, He would not di- Many Americans are sending pe rs % Ke the location. their families to Copenhagen * It was learned from Mexican await the outcome of the crisis Jarce number appealed to the em- Presi- agents that Obregon is en route to |the border. They dented reports | ie hone 8 yp tiyatencd Cham. {that Obregon had broken with Car en ol or h 4 ranza. ber of Commerce called @ meetlo€ | soir troops are still on sacred for Tuesday to decide what course should be followed in the event af @ diplomatic | Amb Mexican soil, and will stay there,” said Gen. Funston today Gerard sent @ |) ANSING AND MEXICAN : long message last night, fol. | AMBASSADOR ALSO MEET e lowing a conference with Sec ( wacgHiINGTON April 24.—The retary Von Strumm, of the | vuestion of withdrawing the U, P foreign office, and Dr. Heck- |troois from Mexico rests upon the ‘i sher of the foreign relati@ps | ioyotiations between Secretary & committee of the reichstag. It 7 anwing and Ambassador Arre-| 4 should reach Washington to- |aingo, which are likely to begin day. Its contents are secret, [icon The administration is not but it was freely rumored the | jicosed to order a retirement me e at least outlines Ger- many's reply. | Imperial Chancellor Von Beth (Continued on page 5) solely on Carranza’s suggestion. Ambassador Arredondo has been granted an interview with Secretary Lansing at 4 p. m. today Mary Seung, wife of a Chinese canneryman, who | declared she was being raliroaded into extradition after being found insane by a commission of doctors, will be tried for her sanity in su- perior court May 1. Mra. wealthy HOLDS RUMMAGE SALE A rummage sale will be held all week at the South End public mar ket, Third ave. and Washington st., for the benefit of Holy Trinity Lutheran church, VOLUME 19 N conference be THE | | ‘TRIAL FOR BAB MURDERS BEGUN |Mrs. Ida Rogers, Who Killed Two Children, Pleads Insanity | | TRIED TO HIDE SHAME | NEW YORK, April 24.—The trial lof Mrs, Ida Sniffen Rogers on a |eharge of murdering her two chi! |dren was resumed today. It is al leged she killed the children #0 they would not know they were il legitimate. Mra. Rogers was dress Jed in black and was accompanied by her husband The defense is temporary insan jity. A jury composed entirely of |married men was selected this | morning | Prosecutor Martin characterized the woman and Rogers as “liber tines.” The first and second wives of | Rogers have been subpoenaed as | state witnesses. Martin's qeestions to ventremen indicated that he would remorse |leasly try fo prove that Mrs. Rogers was sane and should pay the death penalty The defendant looked pale and appeared unemotional, except when Martin referred to her as Rogers “mistress.” Then her eyes flashed ond the corners of her mouth trem bled. She frequently whispered to | Rogers At the time of the crime the de fendant was Mrs. Ida Sniffen Wal ters, and Rogern was said to be | keeping up her establishment '} ASK REPORT ON POSTS } IN THE NORTHWEST | WASHINGTON, April 24. |} —Gecretary of War Baker today was directed by a sen- ate motion introduced by Senator Chamberlain to sub- mit detailed information concerning the strength of military posts In Oregon and Washington, including arma- | ment, men, equipment and \{ fortified strength. [EXPECTS NO TROUBLE | guiji G. Kas r of the Pa cifie Press, of neisco, visit ing here, declares the Japanese ex Jelusion bill pending before con gress “an Insult to the Japanese | nation,” but characterized the ltalk of trouble between the two countries as “an attempt of alarm ists and jingolsts to stir up Il-feel ling.” He spoke beforo the King County Democratic club Saturday. | WILL BUILD NEW PLANT | The West Waterway Lumber Co. is negotiating Monday for pur chase of a block of tideland on the | West waterway as a site fora 1 $100,000 umber plant and pier, INLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT TH SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1916. FESSES 10 REPORT KAISER TO YIELD TO | THIS IS PART OF CROWD THAT SAW THE Part of the Vast Gathering at Bon Marche Park Saturday Afternoon, Following The Star’s Chaplin Parade, When'the Judges Picked the Winners of the $75 in Prizes. Thousands More Saw the Parade on the Downtown Streets 'YOUNG CHAPLIN ‘MAKES APOLOGY | Loses His ‘Pants in Saturday | Parade But Lands a Prize | BIG CROWD TURNS OUT Eddie Moats, age 13, a red-head. ed, frecklefaced Charile Chaplin, | wishes to apologize to Star readers because his baggy trousers slipped down when he tried to do a wiggly }walk in the Charlle Chaplin parade jon Second ave, Saturday after- a He won a $25 gold prize in The | Star's contest for being one of the |funniest of 200 kids who marched }behind a band and mimicked Char | He | They stopped |for 20 minutes Crowds overflowed Into the atreet along Second ave Eddie has flaming red hair, He clipped a wisp of it and pasted it junder his nose for a mustache. His dad's stiff hat was a little too large ‘and so were the coat and trousers and shoes The film of the kid Charlies ts |being shown at the Rex this week, along with Charlie's burlesque on ‘Carmen. Here are Seattle's Charlie Chap- lins who won prizes for being the best imitators of the famous movie man FIRST—Felix Smith, age 13, 2010 Western ave. He gets $25 cash,|¢@ given by Manager Hamrick of the Rex theatre Second—Edwin Moat: je 13, 406) E. 42nd st, He Is the only red-head-| ed Charlie In the world and gets a $25 watch given by Tom North, of the V-L-S-E film concern. THIRD—James Sackis, age 21, Washington hotel. He gets a $25 {suit, given by Chauncey Wright. | | Urban Hart, age 8, 1164 Denny| |way, and George Nelson, age 14, ;1429 Warren ave, were given an |nual passes to the Rex theatre. street car traffic ‘STILL WORKING FOR “YARD AT BREMERTON WASHINGTON, April 24 The Seattle Star ON TR. ONE CENT (RU CH ARLIE CHAPLINS eco @ This is the subject of a series of articles beginning in The Seattle Star tomorrow, in which will be exposed the greatest swindle of a century. These articles, prepared for The Star by an investigator of national reputation, will show absolutely how the very rich of this nation are making a joke out of the income tax law. @ These articles will prove that the govern- ment last year was swindled out of hundreds of millions of dollars—enough money to carry thru the much needed national preparedness program. @ See The Star tomorrow. You'll be astound- ed by the array of facts we will present. PLANTOAMEND ICITY DOCTOR BURNETT BILL’ WARNS US OF WASHINGTON, April 24,— A NEWS ATANT CB, LAST EDITION Did you have your cane and new bon- net out for the Easter parade Sunday? George isn’t a bit more cheerful today, either. He says: “Tonight and tomorrow unsettled; probably showers.” + 16-YEAR-OLD LAD TELLS KILLING MAN Arrested by Detectives at | Home in Youngstown; | Breaks Down Quickly Un- Joséph Burke, 16, of 3832 24th ave. S. W., was arrested Monday afternoon at his home by Detectives Corneilsom ~ and Yoris, suspected of being the boy who Sunday evening: fatally shot Frank Bealer, an aged millman, on 16th aver a W., the West waterway. turke was rushed to police headquarters in a jitney bus, Detective Captain Tennant announced at 2 p. m. an near Bi aler’s home on the boy had confessed under the questions of the officers’ wi 4 finding him out when they called at his home, waited there and arrested him when he returned. ad The lad was re-examined by Tennant -when he brought to headquarters. , Dime novels and association with a gang of boys who, police say, have been guilty of petty thefts, are said by authorities to have been the cause of young Burke's all crime. Bealer had left his home for a nearby store to purchase some things when the boy halted him. The youngster, who- was masked, fired a revolver without warning from a dis= tance of about 75 feet, Bealer told the police before he died. The bullet entered near Bealer’s heart. Dr. John Henderson, 4725 44th ave. S. W., read of the shooting in the morning paper, then telephoned the police their first direct clue. ; He was driving out Whatcom ave. in his auto, about 8:15 p. m., Sunday, he said, when he was accosted by a boy fy about 14 years old, who asked him for a ride. He said he judged, from the boy’s manner of speech, that he was weak-minded. The youngster mumbled something about a gun that he had sold to a man for a dollar, the doctor said. He also said something about a mask. He told the doctor his father worked in the steel mill at Youngstown. Doctor Tells Police Boy Suspect | Urged Him to Drive His Auto Faster Dr. Henderson asserts the boy urged him to drive faster, Sy | | COCO OOOOH OO OOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOS OOO OOOO OOOO OOO OO OOCOOOOOOOOOODESE | - sant (GHARGE HE FORGED BEER PRESCRIPTION He said he was afraid of the police. At 23rd ave. S. W. and Spokane ave, the boy got out }and ran over the hill in the direction of Youngstown. before he died police could learn of. He has lived The lad, Beaier sald, wore a hand-|in Bremerton and in Seattle for the chief or white rag over.the lower)last 20 years, and was employed at “| was walking along the plank roadway,” he told the police, “on ; the way to the store to buy a loaf FIGHTS WITH ALLIES was about 70 feet away. I fell and he Walked toward me, and when I) Charles A. Woodruff, a graduate yelled he took off his mask and/of Annapolis, son of Brig. Gen. much noise.’ Then he ran away.”/on his way to Victoria to accept @ $20 Gold Piece Missing major's commission in the Canam Bealer said the boy made no ef- dian army. Lack of fighting with that he had carried a $20 gold piece | induced him to accept the offer. ®/in his pockets when he was shot $| There was no gold piece in his $ | his clothing at the city hospital, $| Bealer, who was 58 years old, @ | i\ved alone in a shack on the West seen the boy bandit before the) Charged with forging the shooting. of a physician to a_ presert John Zakovich, who lives nearby. |that called for 144 quarts of beer, and told the police he had seen the Hill Drug store, 432 15th ave. N. boy loitering around the neighbor-| was arrested Saturday afternoon,” \hood for several days. | . Bealer made @ brief statement; Bealer had no relatives that the part of his face. the Jacobsen-Hemphill mill, of bread, when the boy shot. He | said, ‘Shut up, and don't make so Charles A. Woodruff, U. 8 A. Is fort to search him, but he insisted|the American forces, he says, has @| pockets when the police searched \waterway. He said he had never saw the lad run after the shooting, | 4. W, Wegert, clerk in the Capftol Asks for a Rowboat He said the boy came running to him and asked for a rowboat, which 'ODAY, on page 4, was refused. Aarendcarse iia tau tee “TN kill the fellow that stole m | The Star begins ible, Japan's objections to It lax, too, if I find him,” the boy said | Bsns wail be. Intreduosd tn cerigress | axe evovich, and he showed him|) publication of another 1 | er, and then ran. | Ina few days, ie was learned | Under present conditions of|™5.evercnacruek out up ihe road, |} COOK-ength popular today. school medical inspection, an infec-|and ran across William Webber,|\ .novel, “The Little For- Chairman Smith of the senate ¢m- [tious disease may develop so rapid-| watchman for the Pacific Oi Mill Secre- | j migration committee said that none § tary of the Navy Daniels assured ly 4 Co., leaning over the wounded man. | A ) e amet P| 1 dmit J that it would be almost impossti- ryt . stator Poindexter ead Represones |°% the amendments will admit Jap-)1¥ that It would be almost impossl/% its they “were notifying the ) ericks. Did you read tive Humphrey today that he is sti anes I H Palth Commissions’ police, the lad went on to the shack | Fredericks’ other story, urging equipment. of the Puget 0", 0.04 the changes were| Terie, declares, of John Carlson and asked to be || & ic) tk MOry, e deciared he © pre ahi ‘ 4 atitaumian i ialtk Vida sven od across the channel to Albers ‘One Mi an Sound navy yard for battleship con-| wniefly in phraseology, so Japan| Dt. McBride three weeks ago| rowed acror el to Albe ne Million Francs, struction He is having daily conferences with Chairman Padgett of the house. | would not be offended wrote the school department, ask The present “gentlemen's agree-/ing that the system of having] across. printed recently in The Star? If you did, you Carlson said that he took the boy |ment," by which Japag —refuses|school doctors examine contagious| He Was Nervous : oo a iit | passports to those seekt enter/cases be dispensed with, and the| «1 noticed he was nervous,” saia|} Won't mi The Little jing pprop a. But. the United States as laborers, is| inspection attended to by the health Carlson, But I didn’t see any | PLAN ORGANIZATION | working so well that it would be a GERMAN-AMERICANS mistake to disturb it, it 1s said. | | department. In the meantime, according to Di | McBride, Monday, 400 | cases of me dren have been reported The health officer also declare ON, April 24.4The | | TACOMA, April 24.—German-| WASHIN Americans of at least 10 cities of|seiamograph at Georgetown uni-| that in a number of instances case the state will attend a political | versity recorded two earthquakes |have never been reported to th gathering here next Sunday to|during the night, one at 11:21 health department, and that th adopt resolutions expressing their|p, m. to 12:07 a, m,, 1,600 miles school medical staff is very lax, ¢ manufacturing | choice of a republican presidential | distant, and one from $:08 to 4:1 andidate and national platform. !a m., 2,400 miles away, ate with the health department, No action has been taken as yet. additional | sles among shoo! chil-| Patrolman is not making an effort to co-opes lrevolver. He was just a youngster. |He told me he didn't have any r.} money, so I gave him a nickel,” Detective G, W. Humphrey and Fraser tracked the boy to the Carlson shack, All trace of him was lost at the “8|spot where the boy crawled out of the rowboat and struck out with { re the nickel Carlson had given him. or| Neighbors had noticed the boy j about the West waterday during the | last few days, it today— What was the secret of the missing one franc piece? Read this enthralling detective tale. 8 der Their Questions. q ~ tune,” by Arnold Fred- }°s,, CL MURDER