The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 12, 1916, Page 1

_ . 8 to dllar tral. 1 to | by ti a S. Will | o8 Ff PeEsek 78 Retrial nce Board Now Admits Mistake in Turning Down ‘Weapon SUCCESS Now PROVED KENNETH W. PAYNE BWASHINGTON, D. C., iy 12—Col. Lewis learned is lesson when his associates took the at his great invention had “He had learned that an “amy officer's invention would | fective far-sighted, con- attention from the aT of ordosnce, unless per- lance he stood in with the! of the board. LEWIS 88 P STAND IN. ertticised the carriage which at War Root con- the ordnance equipment id the rebound) Lewis, moreover, had made th range finder. ‘Tn 1889 Lewis got the basic pat-| on range finders and offered, Temarkable invention free United States. Our erdnance authorities looked other way. THEY weren't interested in new- an} inventions by THIS EN- THU , LEWIS. | When the Spanish-American war b out, we had no satisfactory y “mange finders, and we had to pur concern to which Col. Lewis ‘Rad turned over his rights in the in- (en dadlcamdi {Continued on page 10) Her Husband Turned to Her Then and Said “I hope you will forgive me for compelling you to Marry me. You are now : at liberty to go. You are H no longer my prisoner.” Did Delight Warren then leave the count, for her husband was, indeed, the Count Stefan Balsic of Montenegro? sacs tw Did she call upon the i Man she was going to | Marry, the count’s brother, for vengeance? Read “The Unafraid,” a delightful, romantic story by Eleanor Ingram. [ft will appear in The Star next week, beginning Monday, ending Saturday SERN BY CYNTHIA GREY “Bing a song of six Poeket full of rye,” saya ; thyme. d Of course j i 94 he doesn't know . Tlike to get at the bottom of things, even pockets Went out on the high O84 byways on a tour of inape T thought a ba 8 £004 subim- WHO OPPOSE IT? Most of the fellows who are against non- partisanship belong to the group of stand- patters who are so hungry for office now that they are even willing to accept T. R., the man they cheated four years ago. veGun n. Crozier | blooded fashion Jack's trusty old camera wil! be | on the job to get a raft of newsy pictures, and Star readers may ex- pect the most Interesting and {n-|Alaska on a special story and plo |... | structive stories ever brought out | ture stunt for the Sta from the Bering coast when he re- eat crow in the matter of his| at great com, from the pri-| REL Metapene ren S Jack Jungmeyer of the Star staff left for Alaska at 10:30 today on the U. $. coast guard cutter Manning for a two months’ news gathering trip along the West co the Alew tians and the Pribilhof | nds. He ie being given exception al opportunities by the govern ment to see many phases of the obscure life in remote dis tricts of the far North. And along about July 20th the Star expects him back with a cache of the most interesting kind stories about the doings above Jy meyer ts going to pase the conventional old stuff that has been written about Alaska sinc and devote himself ‘to the more stirring baman mater tal, the romance and adventure, and the epics being worked out up tive In red Zip was a pu there by white and turns. agent @ Serbae evitenes 22 getting + readers material outside the beaten paths of newape-| perdom—something with live bu-| Man appeal tn {t. mune our boys were sent to, Keep your eyes peeled for Jung. Philippines—an: meyers Alaskan stories along tite teport HIT THE BOARD about July 20. We know he'll bring | back something you cannot afford ) to miss. « RANCHER SHOT BY VILLISTAS BROWNSVILLE, Tex. May 12.—A equadron of cavairy to- day hunted the gang of ban- dits that yesterday murdered Curtis Bayless, an American rancher, on his groun: Mercedes, Tex. The ying eccurred about 10 miles from the Rio Grande. Bayless’ corpse was found floating In an irrigation ditch, bullet-riddied. |ASKS U. S. PROTEST IRISH EXECUTIONS WASHINGTON, May 12.— Representative Dyer introduced a resolution today king con- gress to formally denounce the execution of Irish rebel | | Dyer asked the house to express |the horror of the American people over the summary executions by his Brittanic majesty’s government of Irish patriots who followed the inepiration of the American revolu tion; who, dedicating themselves to their country’s cause, attempted as ‘an organized force, under the forms lof war, to erect a republic.” A SHORTAGE OF CONVICTS | BECAUSE OF DRY LAW | ee WENATCHEE, May 12.—Be- cause the dry law is curtailing the number of able bodied con- | victs sent to Walla Wail Supt. Bowen says there will b an actual shortage of efficient honor camp workers in the pen- itentiary by July and that he'll have to employ outside labor to finish tasks now pending. I made straight for the v vings and Trust Co. and Hoge JIMMY HOGE PRODUCES With all the boldness of a pandit, I said sterniy I want to know what 3 have in your pockets.” He | thought I bad a lot neverth: the contents of his pockets Here is what they contained Memorandum book, glasses, key on a ring, card case, pencil, foun tain pen, watch and chain, match box ome more keys not on a ring, and finally he brought forth, after diligent search { eral smal! pieces of silver and a few pennies, TAR WRITER SAILS’ FOR THE ARCTIC IN itors, creditors and Peabody-Hout bond holders laid {ts president “James D ked at me as tho he nerve, but ose began to haul out THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES T VOLUME 19 Veting on president will close In Seattle at 8 p. m. Saturday. § was asked of every juror by attor- } neve for the defense. 80 do your voting early. Vote any time Saturday at any of the pla mentioned above, but do so before 8 o'clock at night. At that time the lid will go down, the ballot boxes will be closed, and the votes will be counted, Vote your favorite choice for } S\capacity. by fashionably dressed President. It looks like the next President will be either Wilson, Roosevelt, or Hughes. But we may be mistaken. At any rat you can vote for one of these three or any one else. The Star will print the results of this monster “straw” ballot | on Monday. THE POLLING PLACE: Bon Marche. Fraser-Paterson’s. New York barber shop. White Building barber e! nitary market, Westlake market. Pike Place market. Shafer Bros. Hatton & Oliver. Cheasty’s Haberdashery. j TWO BIDS ON RENTON LINE Two bide were offered on the Seattle, Renton & South- ern line, when It was offered for sale for the third time since May 1, on the steps of the old courthouse Friday. One was from Attorney F. Carver, under the name of the “ Carver, trustees.” It ts bellev-| ed to be & bid from the line's cred. | Pi and offered to take care of bond holders, The $10,000 check accompanying the pid was signed by the Northern| | Bank & Trust Co. | The other bid was presented by t Attorneys Peters & Powell, for the|/® plain but neat blue suit and white |that the administration {s none too with a big straw hat|confident arranged thru the United States and Mexteo Receiver Scott ¢ ng Co, Chicago SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, Fight of QUEST OF ‘STORIES’ Bride Is {has printed the facts of the n ( cane, and ft has been widely read wo all fathers. Started Defense Attorneys Ask Ve- niremen if They Read The Star COURTROOM IS PACKED | EVERETT, May 12.—When court resumed this morning all was ready for the opening statement of attorneys In be- half of Esther Lyen, who le tuing her banker father-intaw and her mother-in-law for $50, 000 heart balm for alienating the affections of her husband from her. The jury wes selected last night The plaint ff drew an advantage, iit la believed. in the selection of jack Jungmeyer, who has gone to Jurors Whereas |t. wan expected that the ry box would be cleared of women by the defense, seven women, all mothers, were seated, Aino five One woman ts the mother of patches =" ok a Ask Them About The Star “Do you read The Beartle Star?” ¢ Star is the only paper that fn Snohomish county Several were challenged by the defense because they had followed The Star's account of the proceed ing leading up to the present trial The court room was packed to women, friends of Mra. Lyon, who ) te a soctal leader; also many of the {|young Mrs. Lyen’s girl friends, and }|a morbid crowd of men and women, ol4 and young, and_even children. That J. L. Lyen, the father-in | hal ( law, tried to prevall upon his daugh. ter-in-law to go to Seattle to have a criminal operation performed was | the charge of Attorney Hart for the | | alhoun said he| would recommend that the court/ jaccept the bid of the Carver trus-| teen. Under the court's order of sale, | the upset price was $1,200,000 Pankers being unpromising quarry, I turned to the mer chants Mr. Frank McDermott, of the Bon Marche, was my next vi tim Say. if that man ever empties out his pockets-he will lose weight Mc ERMOTT LOADED DOWN Here are a few things brought to light b nveatigation. T Himits of space hamper the full record Notes, checks, stock nds insurance policies, me lum, letters (some of them an tiques), two cireulars ¢ w to beautify a law an invitation to a school affair tendered him by his son, Don and regulation young mother. Doesn't Care for Money “This girl doesn't want LL: declared Hart in his ment. “She wan! her husband. And this action is almed to force the grandmother and grandfather to loose Charles Lewle Lyen from the tanglefoot which they have ar ranged to keep them apart.” The attorney reviewed the meet ing, courtship and marriage of the 16-year-old girl, and 19-year-old boy He declared that following their marriage on the afternoon of June 26, 1915, that the elder Lyen took his son in an automobile to Monroe where he bought the youth a ticket | |to Denver, where he has since re-| mained, supported, by his parents That was after the girl had re fused to submit to an operation Then the banker, Hart charged,/ resorted to trying to defame the| girl's reputation Will Show Pictures The statement was made that the | | plaintiff will prove by exhibiting tures of Charles Lewis Lyen m4 |the baby that he is father of the child Looks Like School Giri The girl bride appeared in court | |with her attorneys, Judge Fred © Brown and John RB. Hart, attired in co trimmed with a broad blue ribbon Young and pretty as she is, with| rosy cheeks and pretty hazel brown eyes, she looked more a gr school girl than aw » and mother or seven days May issue of “Counter Chat,” and a dozen or two of the com mon article ich as watch, pencils, ete His were the most interesting Ronald ought to be « ing the noon recess. | made my way past the bailiff and burst in upon SEARCHES JUDGE RONALD What's the chance of getting a story out of your pockets?” I inquired I don't think I have one about me,” replied the affable judge, politely, “but if I have it is yours.” Forthwith he personally con ducted the searching party thru the catacombs, ) PRINT THE NEWS ‘ONE CENT ARMS RPANDS AND PART Pet. 5 See Friday morning, The above picture shows Chief Beckingham, specting the permits on barreled booze seized Thursday afternoon. He where he worked when employed In the city tr being appointed chief. The abandoned offices of like @ brewery warehouse Friday. Negotiations Off on Border; U.S. Now Near Break With Mexicans BY CARL D. GROAT y . ate. | WASHINGTON, cloned and Gen. ordered hom Hugh Scott the administra upon the Mex- lean de facto government the burden of further negotiations regarding the presence of U. 8. troops In Mexico. inet threshed out the situation at length. No reply to Gen. Carranza’s withdrawal request ls expected withdraw means vil €. T. CONKLE The Mexican | to Washington | the failure of ne! The mayor said that police other rebel leader were executed |gotiations between Gen. Arredondo a Then the United States will answer that the expedition will not withdraw until the border is considered safe from further President Carranza’s| the tentative agreement x the occupation of Mext can territory diplomats of the| limit on the stay ranza diplomat write any|en route ott that he could not |agreement placing the de f The trial will doubtless last six {ernment in the light of | American ex JUST LOOK WHAT SOME OF OUR LEADING CITIZENS CARRY AROUND IN THEIR POCKETS- mmar | to negotiate on the for. mal request for an American with- MITC WELL nim what T cat | that I intended to camp The Seattle Star ue: tomorrow is Star presidential election day : in town, and George says: “Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer Saturday.” ‘SECOND AV. DRUG STORE RAIDED Police Seize $10,000 Stock of Wines Found Under Sidewalk HIS LIQUOR LOOT | ¢ Sergt. Putnam and his squad of raiders swooped down on the Chartier Drug npany’s storeroom, under the old Sa tel bar room, Friday afternoon and seized $10,000 nt at quor luding a large stock of fine h ¢ The contraba und stored far out under the Second ave. sidewalk Detectives who searched the place Thursday reported only a small amount of liquor Iwo auto trucks were called and the liquor hauled to | headquarters | ‘Attorneys Swarm to City Hall to Save $80,000 Worth of L'quor | Lawyers are swarming like }ceses of gin, 42 cases of bottled bees around the mayor's office | Whiskey and 28 barrels of beer con- | signed to the James Street Phar- and police headquarters Friday | macy was seized at warehouse of | In an effort to save $80,000 the Eyres Storage & Distributing | worth of booze caught in the | Co. at the foot of Main street. dragnet raid Thursday after. Take Liquor from Police noon. Attorneys for the Brendel drag Barrels of fine old whiskey, (store and the C. M. Gray drug stores and enough bottled b to get had writs of replevin issued, and the town drunk, are packed their consignments taken by deputy tightly in the old city hall of- sheriffs from police headquarters to | fices. The lawyers are afraid | the old county building. another axe party may be held | Other consignments seized were | and the liquor drained into the /to the Virginia Street drag store; | gutter. Sunset Pharmacy, White Pharmacy, Stocks in 12 drug stores and two) Smith Drug Co., Boyd's Pharma transfer storage warehouses were|H. Brendel Drag Co., Central Drug seized Thursday afternoon, when Co., J. A. Clifton Drug Co., Gibson Chiet Beekingham and Mayor Gill Pharmacy, C. M. Gray Pharmacy, called out 49 policemen to join in, Market Pharmacy, Northern Drug |the clean-up Co., and People’s Pharmacy. ‘These are the places they visited Produces Court Orders Eyres & Seattle Drayage Company,| Twice during the search, Walter foot of Main street; McDougai| Eyres produced documents signed ‘Transfer Company, $02 Post street; |by Judge Ronald, which he said were restraining orders. Chartier Drug Company; Woodcock | "Sit oo" Gil examined them, said they were only writs to appear in dru wigre (Xo liguot sleed): Con |Our, Friday tnd show cane Shy ey: ! aria ‘aie R “ried to argue law en Byres oO White pharmacy; C.M. Gray's drug Mayor Gill played a new card. store; Washington Annex hotel “There is # city ordinance,” drug store; Butler hotel drug store.) ne told Eyres, “that requires Shifts Burden of Proof every druggist In the city to An hour afterward a steady pro) appear before the comptroller cession of abto trucks loaded with) and file an affidavit showing assorted booze began to rumble to-| the extent of his liquor busl- ward the public safety building| ness, and a duplicate of every |from all parts of the business dis- permit issued by the county | trict | auditor to ship liquor Into Se- Mayor Gill planned to get hold of| atti the liquor, then let the owners as-| Hearing Is Postponed |sume the legal responsibility of! “Don’t lose your heads,” advised | proving they had @ right to own it. | Judge Ronald Friday morning, when The action turns the tables on the attorneys for the Eyres Storage and | drug store and transfer men. They | Distributing Co. and Corporatio® j will have to do the aggressive legal | Counsel Caldwell faced him im the fighting, and the city can do the /first legal bout resulting from | appealing. ‘Thursday's police raids for liquor. May Destroy Boore The storage people wanted Mayor “It isn't reasonable that these | Gill cited for contempt of court, be drug stores would have so much cause he removed liquor regardless | booze in their possession if they are | of Judge Ronald's writ Thursday, |obeying the law,” says the mayor. On motion of the corporation | “It will be up to them to show they counsel, the hearing on the writs is had !t for lawful purposes. I'll give sued by Judge Ronald against Chief them a reasonable amount of time Beckingham and Mayor Gill for the | to establish their right to the stuff. storage company and for the Ralph If they don’t do tt we'll pour the | Boyker Drug Co., during the Thurs booze in the sewer.” day raids, was postponed until Tues» Twenty barrels of whiskey, seven |day. ig Gill Outlines Policy on “| cEIS% sope me sseovion say ~— Liquor in Talk to Business Men |uncontrolied Carranza bands It 1s feared Mexicans will get the idea that refusal t an intention to do other than mere- jly break up bandit bands The authorities believe there ts no way of diverting Carranza from his insistence on a withdrawal they hope he will be pa Mayor Gill, in a speech before the | legally.” Commercial Club Friday noon, out-| He declared he believed absolute. lined completely his liquor policy|ly that he was within his legal nd told Seattle's business men| rights in every lMquor raid he had just why he had turned both bar-| made. rels loose on drug stores, soft drink places and storage establishments. “Unless the illicit liquor business | EXECUTE CONNOLLY is made unprofitable it will keep jRetting worse and worse,” he said Fining a few clerks, or putting} DUBLIN, May 12.—James Cone |them in jail, won't stop these law | nolly, general of the Irish republis violations.” can army, and S, MeDiarmid, ane “rough stuff” was the only effect- this afternoon, it was officially an jive way to enforce the law nounced, Hi | “We think we have a right to — take big consignments of liquor like we did Thursday,” he said, “because FIGHTING IN Ls LISBON we don’t think any of the people affected have complied with the law BERLIN, May 12.—(By wireless I'm going to go over the records, via Sayville)—A revolution has and if I find any of the liquor we) broken out in Lisbon, according to seized was brought in legally we reports from Granada, Spain, by will return it wireless today. Troops were said "But I know a lot of it—maybe all|to have mutinied and set the arsee of {t—was not brought into Seattle nal afire | torted, “unless you can beat me CARRIES CHINESE COIN in a foot race up University.” | Upon penetrating further, he | NOTICE, FORD AGENTS! | found a Chinese coin worth on Dr. Fi ad Just returned its ative heath probably two from a & of bill ards, in | cents. And in a vest pocket he which another M. D, had fleeced | carries an identification card so him that if he gets lost, strayed or He was just in the act of phon- | stolen, the finder will know his Ing to his wife to come after va him in the machine when we en. | idging from the number of tered | news; and journal clippings Why, I haven't even a nickel | he carries with him, the doctor loft to get home!” he said must run a clipping bureau as a Never mind the money,” I | side isst sald. “Have you anything else The last article of plunder was | in your pockets? | a magnifying glass | First he pulled out a stetho Can you beat it? In another pocket, was a card Figuring on an average "ef four from a specialist on Airdsle ter. [persons to each car, there are ers and a circular on 16 |8,000,000 people in this country im | Fords idaily enjoyment of motoring