The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 26, 1916, Page 1

+4 % i i * IF YOU HAVEN'T UTES MORE SELF A NOVEL TREAT. TIMPORTER TELLS HOW SIREN COST HIM $15,000 CAFE GIRL IS LURE USED TO TRAP TEA MAN Blackmail Gang Caught ‘Em in New York Hotel Together HE PROTECTS OTHERS NEW YORK, Sept. 26—Wil- Nam Butler, alleged “brains” of the million dollar blackmail plot, pleaded guilty to a charge of impersonating a federal of- ficer when arraigned before Justice Manton today and was sentenced to months in the federal prison at Atianta. CHICAGO, Sept. 26—£. A. West, vice president of the C. D. Gregg Tea Co., with offices here and in New York, ie the re z 8 Et} i ig Negotiations con- three or four days, while two were held at a botel here, ll f eral government. Finally the woman's pleas that she be not e: won West, and he paid the men $12,500 and later 500. Both were released on the first payment. The men who posed as federal agents are supposed to be George Irwin, John T. French and “Doc” Brady, alias James Christian ® French was arrested in connection with the Klipper kidnaping severa’ days before West paid the second installment, Irwin and Brady are under ar- rest. Ex-Wife of Song Writer Buda Godman, who Is said to ‘be the former wife of a song writer, is being questioned today by fed- eral agents. West is a wealthy widower, who Mves in Highland park, an exclusive suburb of Chicago. He is vice president of one of the largest tea and coffee importing houses Miss Godman is said to be an associate of Mrs. Helen Evers, who has figured prominently in the kid- naping and blackmailing case West says he supposed she was a wealthy woman of independent 8. M Godman is a small brn nette. She is exceedingly pretty.| with plenty of snap, and federai| officers say she is well known in| Chicago cafe life Because of West's confession the government will not prosecute him for violation of the Mann act. Hin- ton G. Clabaugh, federal investi- gator, \s reported today to have of- DON’T GO TO BED READ THE § MENT OF “BEYOND THE FRONTI A WEBK, BY RANDALL PARRISH, TURN TO PAGE 4, Te PN 0 EXTRA CO: ELS BEGIN MONDAY AND END. BAT fered immunity to any one else who would testify against the alleged blackmailers. COND INSTALL. R.” THE NOVEL STAY UP 15 MIN AND GIVE YOUR. YOU GET A $1.50 THESE NOV. ND SATURDAY VOLUME 19. The seattle Star THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS Owl Makes Three Towns Quite Dark LANCASTER, Wis,, Sept. 25.—A break in the cir. cult supplying electric cur rent put the cities of Lan. caster, Fennimore and Boe- cobel into darkness. When the troud! reached the test box thie city he discovered the source within the three-mile radius to consist of a mon- ster owl hanging on the wire where it dropped after “kicking” out the breaker. 46LW.W.’S NORTH YAKIMA, Sept. 26. —Forty-six |. W. W. agitators are in possession of the jal! here today, holding at bay @ cordon of officers, a big crowd of citizens and the fire depart- vain. The outbreak started at $ a. m. Prisoners ripped bars from win dows, tore up floors, wrenched short time the building was prac: tically wrecked. It is being sys Sppetteniy depgcint of “Tolte~ ot -deffanee greeted a stream of water from a fire en- ine. Unable to enter the prison, puties formed a ring around {t to prevent the inmates from dashing for liberty. An effort may be made later to rush the jail and subdue the | w Senator Miles Poindexter, repub- Hean candidate for reelection, may be in Seattle Wednesday. No def. inite word to this effect haa been received Should he come here in time, he will share honors with Gov. Henry McPride, republican candidate for governor, at a luncheon to be heid Wednesday noon at the Seattle Commercial Club by the Young Men's Republican club. Members of the state central committee will also be guests. She Didn’t Raise Her Boy to marry a sensible young music student, as he planned, but to wed a wealthy “nobody home” type. So Jack got out— This is one of the do- mestic situations, inter- esting alike to parents and children, in the novel “NO. 13, WASHINGTON SQUARE” which starts Monday in The Star. || BERLIN CONFIRMS IT BRITISH TAKE. COMBLES AFTER _ BLOODY BATTLE French Aid in in 18-Hour Drive} to Capture Key | Position FIGHT STILL RAGING | BY EDL. | ED L. KEEN United Press Staff Correnpondent LONDON, key-point of the whi battle line from Bapaume to Peronne, has been captured by the British after 18 hours of the most furious battling north of this afternoon an- Rounced that Gritish troops entered Combies, overcoming German resistance. The enemy's losses, the official report said, were severe. The British victory, achieved af. ter three weeks of desperate driv ing iH the German center, ts the m Striking single achieve mect of the whole Somme offensive It removes one of the last two ob- stacles to an Anglo-French thrust to Squeeze the Germans, one of the of the great allied| Fighting was still going on in the} stredts of Combles when Gen Haig's report was filed The capture of Combles followed and night of most brilliant (Continued on page 5) BERLIN, via Wireless to Say- ville, Sept. 26.—The loss of vilinges to the allied forces under one of the most terrific attacks of the whole Somme offensive, was offt- cially admitted thie afternoon. OLYMPIA, Sept. 26—The su preme court today affirmed the de-| cision of Judge Dykeman of Seat-| tle, to the effect that wives desert ed by thelr husbands are not enti tled to the benefits of the mothers’ pension law, no matter how desti tate their children may be. Under |the provisions of the law, as now jon the books, oniy those whose hus- bands are dead, insane, or in the penitentiary, may get the pension It’s the Spud That | Brings the Shekel | It isn’t the tall vine that cuts any| mustard. It's the potatoes that are! found in the hill beneath the vine that matter, in the opinion of E. J Edlund, 4812 Myrtle ave Edjund has 123 potatoes rained by one single vine, and they didn’t grow on an eight-foot vine, either, the grower boasts The potatoes weigh 24 pounds Fifty of them are salable potatoes, jand there are 73 little ones. The ‘Kest potato weighs one pound! and four ounces. |WILSON VOTES EARLY. PRINCETON, N. J, Sept. 26 | President Wilson cast his ballot in \the democratic primaries here to- day, unrecognized by the crowds gathered about the polls, and greet led by scarcely a dozen acquaint ances. | ‘The president was one of the first | ito reach the polls, only 13 having| Ipreceded him in the fire house booth. Immediately after voting he left for Shadow Lawn in his auto. | mobile. An English railroad supplies toy| locomotives and cars to ontléren | taking long journeys SHOULD THE NUDEI MOTION PICTURES? Audrey Munson Should the nude in art be shown in motion pictures? Ted Shawn, the husband and dancing partner of Ruth St. Denis, said in The Star the other day that athletic dances will be interpreted in the mude by dancers on the American stage in 10 years. Now along comes James Q. Clemmer, owner of the Clem- mer theatre, with an appeal to movie patrons to yote on Whether the movie heunesmsitall beat the dancers by 10 yearé by showing art poses in the nude Fact is, his theatre will show Audrey Munson, famous artist’s model, in the nude in a seven-reel picture entitled, “Purity,” beginning next Saturday That's putting it up to the patrons of the movies, who, so film producers say, are the final judges of what shall ap- pear in reel life thrillers, to say their say on whichever side of the question they please. Shall the famous paintings of women and men in the nude be displayed in art store windows, art galleries, public ete, and f nude libraries, famous poses of women in motion pictures be barred? That's just another angle of the question Thru The Star, Clemmer will pay $30 in cash prizes and 20 pairs of complimentary tickets to the Clemmer to those who write the 12 best letters for or against showing the nude in art in the movies His letter asking The Star to ‘aak the ‘novie patrons te express their views on this timely question, which is sure to become of more and more interest to the public, follows: Editor The Star: | have a request that | desire to make in reference to nude in art in motion pictures, and | would like to get your valuable assistance in having the opinion of The Star readers on this subject. Thie ig problem, and in no way reflects on censor. ship, but rather a problem that confronts the theatre manager, and one he wishes the public to answer so that he may know its likes and dislikes, Beginning Saturday, September 30, we wili present the nowned model, Audrey Munson, last nin “Inepira- in her latest production, “Purity,” in en marvelous In this picture Miss Munson appears in the nude in many artistic poses. The big question is: “8HOULD THE NUDE IN ART BE SHOWN IN MOTION PICTURES?” wort 1 will give a cash each, for the next best reply oh both sides a cash prize of Five Dollars each, and for the next ten letters, both in the affirmative and negative, a complimentary ticket to the performance of Miss Munson in “Purity.” JAMES Q. CLEMMER. -* To insure publication of as many replies as possible, The Star limits the length of prize letters to 200 words The contest will close at noon Friday, September Prize winners will be announced Saturday's | Edition. Write on one side of the paper only and send all replies to the movie editor of The Star 29 in Home famous “Dolly Sisters,” N MRS. SWEZEA ART BE SHOWN IN | DENIESHAVIN | MEN FRIENDS, Chauffeur Tells How He} Watched All Her | Movements ASKED TO GET DIVORCE attempts were made of the attorney for ‘ noon of Mra. Hannah Swezea in her suit for divorce to show improper relations on her part with other me mphatically de | Duri week, counsel for the Bhrine defense asked her if she didn't go auto riding with visiting Masons about the city thruout ° the day and oftentimes late at she said, “but on ev- ery occasion, | was accom- panied by several others. There was always a woman in the machine and never less than two men. My relations were always proper.” Says Husband is Well-to-Do Daring the testimony Tuesday, Calvin 8 Hall, attorney for Mrs, Sweres, thru various witnesses, at tempted to show that Swezea had been conducting successful b ness and was in a position to pro vide for his wife's needs It was shown that the Pioneer Show & Commercial Printing Co., of which Swezea ts balf owner, was Valued, together with its out- side property, at more t $36,000 Charles Jenkins, the president, ter- tified that he and Swezea had de- clared $46,000 dividends in 1914. Her Credit Cut Off It was shown thru testimony that previous to the filing of the divorce action Mrs. Swezes hed had accounts with all of the large de- partment stores in the city, and that shortly after the trouble start- ed, Swezea closed every account with the exception of the grocery C. E. Gates, attorney for Swezea, attempted to stow that Zira Swezea, brother of the defendant. | who testified for Mra, Swerea, had had considerable trouble with the defendant and that the two were not on the best of terms. Several neighbors, including Helen Allen, testified that Mrs. Swezea had always been a home- loving woman, spending the most of her time around the place, bean- tifying it. It was further developed that she devoted a more than moth- erly interest to Swezea's daughter by his first wife Mysterious Pair There The court attendance is growing with each session. Many of Seat- tle’s most prominent society ma. trons are in daily attendance. Two handsomely gowned women, rumor- ed to be the women who are sald to have been caught in Swezea'y office on the memorable Eaxter morning, appeared in court Tues- day. It is said they have been sub- poenaed. The plaintiff expects to complete her case late Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday When questioned in regard to several letters she received from these men after they had left, she said they had been written merely to thank her for her courtesy. Didn't Read ‘Em Ali “I did not carry on a correspond (Continued on page 5) 2 DIE IN ELEVATOR ROCK ISLAND, IIL, Two men were killed, three injur- ed this morning, one probably fa- tally, when an elevator in the John Deere Wagon Co., factory at Mo line fell a distance of five stories. The dead and injured were em- Sept. 26.— ployes of the company NIGHT EDITION WITH THE CUSTOMS DISTRICT OF WASHING TON DOING MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS’ BUSINESS A DAY AL THIS YEAR, NO WONDER THE WEATHER MAN GAY CHIRPS TODAY AS FOLLOWS GENERALLY “FAIR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 6 | Car of Liquors Destroyed, But He’s Not Caugh “A former member of the police force is at the head lof the bootlegging syndica te which has been getting carload shpiments of liquor from California and ped- dling in Seattle,” Chief Be “He is wise enough te said the chief. “But we booze lately. There are ckingham declared Tuesday. ) keep himself in the clear,” are destroying a lot of his some other officers on the force who are too friendly with the bootleggers, and something will drop when Sergt. Putnam and members of the dry squad met a carload ship-| 13 ment of booze that arrived at thi O-W, freight sheds Monday after- noon. It was transferred to the public safety building and there smashed up. There re 13,000 bottles in the consignment. we get the goods on them.” | The liquor was addressed to Brennan, Petersburg, Alas in care of the Pielow Transfer | Company. The dry squad officers had word from San Francisco that the bry tment was due to arrive here, detail of officers was on the pot waiting for it, After being beaten to insensi- bility by thugs Saturday night, Charies Miller, who weighs less than 100 pounds, was kept al! Saturday night in the city jail, with his broken nose unset and his injui inefficiently dress- ed, according to M. jer O. B, Joseph, of the J. ry Packing company, employer of Miller, who has started an in- vestigation. According to the records Miller was taken to police headquarters after the two men had jumped on him from the alley back of the Frye hotel, with blackjacks, J. Vanderberg, one of the alleged thugs, was captured and taken to headquarters In the patrol with Miller, The other thug got away. Manager Joseph charges that Miller was brutally treated by the police. and beaten him mercilessly | POLICE KEEP BEATEN MAN IN JAIL TANK | “A patch was plastered over ; leye at the city hospital,” he “but his broken nose wasn't Then he was locked in the tank, instead of being permitted to go to another hospital, until repre- sentatives of the firm got down | Sunday morning and had bim taken |to Minor hospital. He had $90 with him to pay for treatment. He |doesn't drink. He had to sit up all night.” Police records show Miller wat |taken to the city jail, officers as serting that the hospital was full jand that there was no other place |to keep him. Police Chief Beckingham has an nounced that Vanderberg will be charged with assault, and if Miller |should die, the police will charge him with murder. The chief issued orders to mem | bers of the police department to ex- ercise better judgment in caring for victims of thuggery. JAHNS RE-WED AFTER DIVORCE Not always is Dan Cupid de- feated in the divorce court, ew pecially if the one-time lovers are youthful. Veronica Hambach proved this ertion when, last week, she w remarried to her for- mer husand, Nicholas F, Jahn, Four years ago the son of the wealthy Seattle contractor, W. F, Jahn, wooed the daughter of A. Hambach, wholesale plumb- ers’ supply man. After a short courtship the couple were wed, Like all young lovers, they ex- pected to find the waters clear and unruffied upon the matrimonial sea, After two years of uncertain sailing, they steered into the port of Divorce. But the little love-god was not to be cheated. Carefully he watched over his charges, and gradually | brought them together, Jahn has spent the two intervening years in m= WATCH YOUR STEP!! YOU'VE GOT TO DANC The Dancing Dollies Will Tell You How! ; The new winter dance steps are catchier than ever. is going to be the rage more than ever. And E TO BE IN THE SWIM! LEARN HOW NOW!! You can, by reading the articles on “How to Do the New Dances,” written especially for The Star by the the 1916 hits of Broadway, and the only twins starring on the stage today. articles are wonderfully illustrated. The series of six begins tomorrow in The Star. lcourting his former wife. Last Tuesday evening, at the |Hambach residence, 1420 Belmont ave, a vefy quiet home wedding took place, Father Noonai married |them, in the presence of the bride's sister, Mrs. Dan E. Hughes, ang her husband and her parents. Mr. and eymoon at the Leamington, Fourth ave. and Marion st., and they refuse to discuss the matter further than to say, “All's well that ends well. | That's the way this story will jend; so says the mother of the | bride, “I know my daughter and her husband will be happy now,” said |Mrs. Hambach, “because they have | discovered that they are not simply in love with love, but with each other, and, more than that, they comprehend fully the seriousness of marriage. “I'm sure they have grown old enough to have better sense now than they had the first time,” Bell Telephone company success- fully opened the Montreal-Va) couver line, said to be the longest jearto-ear circuit In the world. The line is 4,227 miles long, while the New York-San Francisco line, re- cently opened, is but 3,400 miles. | | dancing this year These Mrs. Jahn are spending their hon-.