The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 21, 1916, Page 8

| Poughkeepsie got tired of the ‘Boise of blackbirds and starlings, under direction of the mayo 2 crack shots executed as many as ible at sundown. Vic | M THEATRE ' ONE WEEK Bar" NOV. : Mats. Wednesday and Saturday THE LIEBLER COMPANY'S Stupendous Production SPLE 100 PEOPLE 15—HORSES—15 10—DONKEYS—10 10—GOATS—10 THE BIGGEST PLAY SEEN IN SEATTLE " New York Century Theatre Production Complete MAIL ORDERS NOW | Prices Sizht=, 20, $1.00, 91.50, sa Mata, Be, The, $1.00, 81.50 OM |NEW AMBASSADOR | PICKED BY MEXICO MEXICO CITY, Oct, 21.—Eliseo eXoR Lol Wey Arredondo, ambassador designate | |to Washington, will return to Mex- feo City to become secretary of gobernacion in the Carranza cabi-| net, it was learned from authorita- tive sources today. |. He will be succeeded at Wash-| ington by Luis Cabrera, at present |head of the Mexican section of the | Mexican-American commission, and one of the best informed men in | Mexico on American affairs. “Silk Stockings” Arouse Arizona Women’s Anger | | | PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 21-—While Miss Mary Antin and other leaders of the Hughes party motored to Glendale and Tempe, suburbs, |yesterday, Wilson women loosed a |small army of sandwich boys, bear- jing legends calling attention to the alleged fact that “voteless women in silk stockings have come to tell Syed women of Arizona what to 0.” ‘ADMIRAL GOES TO AID STR. SEWARD WASHINGTOD ‘ miral Pond is proceeding at full speed, aboard the gunboat. Prairie, to aid the steamer Seward, aground off Cape Haitien, the navy depart- ment announced today. Fire, starting in a waste paper basket, damaged the Scandinavian- American Book store, 1401 First ave. to the extent of about $25, early Saturday morning, M. Hur- witty owng the store, CONTINUED | FROM PAGE 1 TRAGEDY FOLLOWS WARNING TO BOY sitting In my car so much of the jtime, down in front of the postof- flee. He came t. me about the matter, and I told him what was go- ing on. Sut my boy is being done a great injustice when any one says he went to Sobel with the in- |formation. He was a quiet, good | boy.” Police detectives were looking for Matthews Saturday, in order to obtain a statement from him and learn where the woman had gotten |the gun. Lawyer Didn't Deny It Attorney Benjamin Levine, coun- |sel for Sobel, would not admit or deny that he had accompanied his |client to the bank and there worm- led from young Pratt his knowledge jof the affair between Mrs, Sobel jand Matthews. Sobel could not be found Levine, while steadfastly refus ing to discuss Sobel's affairs, paid a high tribute to Pratt's father “Mr, Pratt is a man of high character, and I am sure any state ments he makes are trathful.” Close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Sobel were at a loss to explain the tragedy. They belleved the cou- ple's home life was ideal, Friday morning a few hours be- fore the tragedy, she seemed light hearted, they say, at their recently purchased home, 1103 1. Roston st Bank employes noticed her stand ing in the lobby shortly after 1 p. m. Leo Pratt entered the bank with BE, Lund, another employe She spoke to Pratt. He turned SEATT Abission FO% LR THAT RE staggered thru the gate toward the | manager's office, and sank down dead In the meantime the woman was |walking toward the rear of the lobby with the gun pointed toward her right ear. Twice sho was no \ticed to pull the trigger. [third time the shell’ exploded, and the bullet passed thru her brain Mrs, Sobel died instantly Mrs, Sobel was said to be a clever Woman—a graduate of Ohio Weslyan, Her husband, former |publisher of the Western Motor | magazine, recently joined the ad- vertising staff of the Pacific Tele |phone Co, He was a graduate of |the University of Michigan, clase jof 1908, ind had inherited consid- erable money from his mother |three years ago Pratt a Clean Boy Mrs, Sobel was Miss Irene Emer- |son, before marriage about stx years ago, and was 29 years of age. Her mother, Mrs. N. C, Emerson Mves at Kingston, Washington, Leo Pratt was 19, and had been adopt. ed by Mr. and Mrs, Lendorous Pratt, 1632 Tenth are, W. He had been raised as their son since he was 3 years old, and was considered a fine young fellow, and an especially kind, good boy. In Queen Anne high school, he thigh seholastic standing, interested ‘n athletics, His foster parents were grief stricken when they learned of the tragedy. The mother lost complete control of herself when she saw him at the county morgue, and threatened to take her own life, Dr, Charles F. Aked, the A preacher and peace advocate, will speak at the Queen Anne Congre: gational church, Queen Anne av. jand Galer st, at 8 p, m. Sunday |His topie will be, “Can the Leop ard Change His Spots? . Sure! The | WILSON CHEERS | GREET TEDDY BY J. P. YODER U. P. Staff Correspondent PHOENIX, Ariz, Oct. 21-— it was hard for Col. Roosevelt to remember what he came out here for today, Everywhere he found old scenes and old that tended to take his mind off his job. The colonel was met here a |blg committee composed of mem bers of the G. A. R., Spanish war veterans and confederate veterans, houded by Dwight B. Heard, an old personal friend, and Jack Green way, a major in the Rough Riders who before that was Yale's famous backstop, who caught the curves of | "Dutch" Carter, brother-indaw of Hughes. | It remained for Gallup, N. M., where he rained half of his rough riders, to furnish the real thrills of weatward-bound trip, Nearly all of | the town of 3,000 crowded about to jsce him. He had not started! speaking when noisy heckling be gan How's Teddy, but Wilson for me,” shouted a railroad man Roosevelt attempted again and jagain to start speaking, but others took up the ery, “How about Wil fon? I'll bet you love him | “I love no one too fight,” retorted Roosevelt } “We've all got good jobs, why |should we change’ was shouted | “Yes, but you forgot the ‘thou jsands out of work until the Euro pean war put money in your pock ets,” said Roosevelt “How about the 1907 panic?” a called; “at that we would vote for you If you were running “What did you ever do? We've got eight hours,” yelled a rail roader “You |back the | sober up.” proud to fool and colonel, coward" ‘nO shouted home and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 BAR CONDEMNS MILO A. ROOT] foal viewpoint now be a candidate for judge”” Kerr inquired “If 1 did not believe myself right and could go on the bench and do I would not be a candi 1 was not fit to do business the night I resigned, and I don’t believe it has got to the, pans that a man who has made a mistake must go down forever, I @on't know of anything, even legal) ethics, under which a man should| become a victim of the bludgeon.” Shows Up Pasa Record Former Federal Judge Geo. EB Donworth called attention to the) fact that the antipass law was passed in 1905, and the committees | report showed Root bad solicited and accepted passes in 1906, Fred H. Peterson, George H Rummens, BE. C. Hughes and oth era spoke to the effect that per sonal consideration ought not to enter, and a “higher duty existed than indulging in sympathy"; that Judge Root ought not be a candi date for judge. | Former Judge Wilson R. Gay said he was againat the resolution that the question should be set tled by the people. Charles Ladd Munn offered a sub stitute motion that instead of con demning Judge Root, the bar as sociation merely ask the press to publish the committee report on |the Root case. This was voted down, only four votes being cast | for it. The Resolution Resolution adopted by Bar asso elation | “Whereas, Milo A. Root is now a candidate for the office of judge of the superior court of King county; and “Whereas, while he was a mom ber of the supreme court of the state of Washington, the chief jus tice of the supreme court of the state made a written request for the appointment of a committee to} investigate rumors of improper! }eonduct and corruption, and mat-| ters incidental thereto, on the part :of Judge Root; and Gross Breach of Propriety | “Whereas, in accordance with| |such written request, the Bar asso: lclation of the state of Washington did appoint a special committes to |investigate such rumors; and Whereas, such special committee thereafter filed a written report in| which they concluded that the con duct of Judge Root in the Harris case was a gross breach of Judicial and professional propriety, that |auch conduct would be Intolerable | lin practice, and wonld lead to] abuses almost as serious as cor-| jruption itself; that his conduct had |been characterized by Judge Root, himself, to the committee as an im prudence, but that, in the opinion | {of the committee it deserved much |more severe characterization, and ‘showed such want of appreciation of the duties of a judge of the su preme court as to unfit Judge Root from occupying that position; and “Whereas, the Bar assciation of [the state of Washington adopted such report; and Condemns His Candidacy “Whereas, the misconduct of Judge Root while a judge of the |supreme court of this state was a |matter of common notortety tn this state; and | “Whereas, the Bar association of | Judge Root while on the bench | would, in the judgment of this as sociation, seriously impair his fit {ness as a judge of the superior Jcourt of this county, and would tend to bring the bench of this! county into disrepute | “Now, therefore, be it resolved: | That this association condemn the| Jeandidacy of Judge Root, and, n| Jorder that the people of King| }eounty may be fully apprised as| jto his reprehensible conduct while | upon the supreme court, “Be it further resolved: That this association request the press | of King county to republish the r port of the investigating committ slightly. Then she fired, the bullet |the Most Hopeful Fact ‘u Human|above named, together with all ¢ lodging in his left breast. Pratt 1 Ni History.” eed een Th edaed Seen eae hibits and letters attached thereto. STAR “Succumbing te Temptation” Beautiful MURRAY of Ziegfeld’s “Follies,’ New York, will open here Sunday in— THE BIG SISTER A thrilling slice from the life of n r the girl won’t give up to the boss, but Fights, F ights, the underworld, in which Fights! A Fascinating Insight Into How the Other Half Lives New Music—A New Comedy—A New Pictograph 15c—Children 5c COLISEUM Saturday—Last Times—Maurice and Florence Walton Police Operator Fred Mills | was indefinitely suspended from the police force Friday by Chief Beckingham, following the lat- ter’s discovery of Mills in a dis- reputable house south of Yesier way. Chief Beckingham, who was mak ing a personal inspection with two FRENCH CONTINUE TO GAIN GROUND BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS U. P. Staff Correspondent PARIS, Oct. 21—German | apparently are trying to the | terrific | counter attacks have been de- livered by the Teuton e- clally north of the river in the past few days, preceded by a heavy expenditure of ammunl- tion. | fach of these blows, according | to reports from French headquar | ters has been shattered one after) another | The French continue slowly but surely, winning their objectives on} the Somme, namely, the heights, railways, and important highway junctions The Germans are suffering great ly from inferiority in the aertal branch of warfare on the Somme, | the headquarters reports say. | As rapidly as German airmen | appear along the Anglo-French | front they are attacked and driven back, The German commanders thus far lack information about movements going on behind the al. | led front | “Hughes Is Pulling Leather Already,” | Says Buffalo Bill CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct The greatest rough rider of them all, Buffalo Bill" himself, has come out for President Wilson's re-election. “Buffalo Bill” had always been a republican until a few years ago, when he lined up with the progress: | ives. How he stands this year is| shown by a characteristic telegram | sent by him from Kingston, N, C.,| to Frank L, Houx, secretary of state of Wyoming. Col, Cody's announce- ment reads “Hughes can’t ride Woodrow is pulling leather alr be disqualified BIL! i | | 21 He ady and will copy.” MAYOR GILL ISNT | GUILTY OF CONTEMPT, Supertor Judge Tallman held| that Mayor Gill and city officials were not in contempt of court be-| cause of the raid on the King Street pharmacy, at 651-653 King st. but] restrained them from destroying | the fixtures and stock | you looking for a v Read Star Want Ads Chief Suspends Police Operator patrolmen, ran across Mills by acct dent, Mills saw the chief first, and disappeared up some stairs. Later he was called on the carpet and his star removed, pending a complete investigation of his ac- tions. Mills at the time was on sick leave. He had an infection of the jaw, which was thought for a while to be lockjaw. Beckingham he was said that Jsorry to find a member of his de- partment in such a place, but that he intended to clean out every man of the wrong kind, who stood for things that the department does not represent Mills is the fifth man to be dis: charged from the force since the) started present cleanup 'BATTLE RAGES IN DOBRUD PETROGRAD, Oct, 21-—A great battle is raging all along the Do- brudja front, where Mackenzen has taken the offencive against the Rus- so-Rumanians in an effort to halt the Rumanian counter offensive in Transylvania. Attacking in the region of Ko: hardja, the German-Pulgarian troops yesterday morning occupied the vii- lage ond continued their attacks thrvout the day. The enemy's at- tempts to make further advances were repelled with rifles and gren- ades. 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