The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 30, 1919, Page 1

‘FAKE COPS RAID LOCAL HOUSES Tides Wednesday, April det High Tite ieee inet tet Low Tide ted High Tite am, 2 10:46 am, ted High tah pm, 2 Low Tite n 1is1t pm Ist Low Tite in Seattle ‘Tharsday, May 1 Wigh Tide 2.0 tt 2a tt Tite nat Bote An American Paper That Fights for Americanism Entered as Hecond Clans Matter May 3, , at the Postoffice at Beattie, Was b., under the Act of Congress March 8, 99 VOLUME He me aH 5hat; | HH if il E i i Hf if i iH 2 8 it! if eee } i i sf the tenpenny on the turret, and) mot keep on talking after they are thru, RDINARILY nothing floors J. W. Spangler, v.-pres. Seattle National Bank—not even this) Victory loan fracas. -When- ever a speechster comes a ‘eropper, he falls back on Banker Spangler. The tangled talkamith Jooks upon the Spangler facade and proceeds to tell how many bonds the banks must buy if the Sovereign People fall down on the Victory Lean. Spangler believes every man should buy a bond. R quit howling patriotism. Mrs. M. T. Harding, one of the workers at Victory Loan headquarters, agreés with him, “Verlly,""spoke up Mrs. Harding today, “our Vigilant ‘bond Vendors conniVe to put a Vast Vee fm, Victory. CircumVenting Vitiated YVacillation, they: are Vamping V-| from Vests of inVestors with Vigor and Virility. Various Versatile and Vehement Vocifera- tions conVince Victims of the in- Vincibility.” ¥F VICTORY bonds. Volunteers Volubly inVoke Voluminous Vibrations of Veracity con- cerning Vendible goVernment inVeatments, Vying with Yal $4 Verisimiltude—in other words, they work the old “Vent, Vidi, Vic Very well; now £0 Joan! Incidentally, why not live each Gay #0 that you can look any man in the face and tell him to—observe your Victory Loan button? Gottstein Pleads for Another Trial William Gottstein, Seattle real estate dealer twice convicted of the murder of John Murray, bag- gage checker, in the woods near Des Moines, began his legal fight for a third trial Wednesday after- noon. His attorneys were scheduled to appear before Superior Judge 1. yin 8. Hal! and present arguments in support of thelr contention that Gottstein ix entitled to hearing before « jury. His second trial y the ground that new evidence had developed pointing to the fact that an unknown Chinese killed Mur- ray. a new The extublichment of a tranwPa eifie cable or wireless telegraph eye tem for the Pactt orthwest haw been approved by + ution by the Foielgn Trade Convention chi co w ing to word recetved by cutive xecretary, i . Take Cash and Break Furni- ture Under Guise of Ory Squad SUSPECTS ARRESTED li ! i 3 i 7 il | | fi 3 Ct SP ui 3 2 $4 bad] as Fh z i zs i b l Te Hl Delaney reported the men drove up to the houxe in a big auto and | forced their way into the house, de claring they were dry squad men “I -don't think you ‘have. any au- thority,” Delaney protested, but one) of the men flashed a deputy sheriff's badge. The men casually looked thru the house, Delaney following them, but his suspicions were aroun ed and he declared he would call the the The Seattle Sta SEATTLE}? WASH., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1919. 2 copter seinen cera ea RT Tome RL a LATE EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mail, $6.00 to $9.00 ns Tonight and Thureday, fair; wentle variable winds. Weather Forecast: BOMBS FOUND THE MAGICIAN . Your ‘Uncle Sam does some sur- prising: things. If you’H kindly pay close atten- tion he’ll perform wonders with your dollars. By arg them in his Victo Loan hat Uncle promises to mul- tiply your.cash and hand it back in four years. In other words, Victory Loan bonds “mature in four years. Bonds of former Liberty Loan is- sues take from ten to 30 years to mature. But. the fifth war loan is a short war bills. These Victory Bonds are exempt from all state, county and federal taxes save those of in- come and inheritance. Of course, if you have a large income,. he’ll sell you 334 r cent Victory Bonds exempt from .any income, state or county tax. People generally don’t realize what a wonderful offer the gov- ernment is making to: investors. There was never anything like it before and there probably. will never be anything like it again. You can-afford to invest every . sheriff's office ‘on “find out.” Draws Big Revolver “You'll stay right’ here, young] man, and ‘behave yourself,” one of | | the men declared, covering Delaney | with a revolver, Delaney said the men then ransacked the house, and) tore up the furniture. | . Trunks belonging to Charles B. Wood in the basement of the house were broken open and their con- tents scattered over th» floor. Noth- ing was taken. The house is a duplex residence, phone and time ‘loan. And Uncle Sam 4%, per cent interest for the four years he 10 ARE BURNED Get that straight. IN OIL BLOWUP spare dollar in Victory . Loan bonds because it’s the straight-out American thing to do, and cause it is, by far, the best bond investment ever offered. will pay you on the money uses it to pay ‘Bond Drive Lags; Workers Desperate to Reach Quot WASHINGTON, April 90. to unearth the dollars has not been ahead with the | # obtained on thes wstees of the Seattle Chaniber meree trom Gordon ©, Curba j Wood occupying one side, His rooms were not entered. Two Hoteln Raided Mrs. Haru Yajumi, #19 Washing ton st. reported to the police two lmen flashed stags and searched ev. ery room in her house. She said $5 was taken. The men said they were looking for booze. $. Mishimura, of t 711 Main st., reported two men | claiming to be city detectives and \ flashing police badges, searched bis | place for booze Tuesday. After they left, $4 was missing from one of the rooms. Opportumity The beat Opportunity Coupon you can own is a Want Ad. The best cord to the Prosper. ity Kite which makes both ends meet is the Want Ad. If you want a perfectly fair apd fearless commission agent, use the Want Ad. Give usa bint of what you de sire, and we will pass it along to The Star's audience, Phone Main 600 1 acnamenernennanaintioniacacsmarcnactenceD ot decided ax yet, but scores of bond ITALY BACK OF ORLANDO LAND CLAIM Disquieting Reports Coming! From Rome as Crowds Rage at U. S. SUPPORT WITHDRAWAL PARIS, Apel 30-—Ahy United jer they shail return to the {Mayor Hanson, of Seattle. WASHINGTON, April 30.—(United Press.) widespread bomb plot, involving attempts on the of President Wilson’s cabinet and many promin pitts officials in the United States, was broug ‘ight today by the postoffice department. rooarenom packages held up for lack of e in the New Yor! were ere explosives, it was sald How er thru the mails has not yet m The disclosures were made during an in tion of con! ‘kages containing bombs sent fro York to femer Senator Hardwick, of G eorg! All bore wrap; of Gimbel Bro conference. according ‘to ad- | Sytia upon Italy if she would | and accept a compromise on her A riatic claims. BY CAMILLO CANAFARRA (United Press Staff Correspondent) ROME, Ape 29.—{Night.— Maly officially approved tonight the withdrawal of its delegates from the | pence conference. Following Premier Orlando's speech, outlining the stand he had taken in Paris, the chamber of deputies voted confidence in his ministry, 382 to 40, only the socialists dissenting. There wag some speculation as to the government's next move. Some | observers, held, however, that the | initiative has now passed to the al-| lies, and, that their attitude must consider Italy's formal endorsement of its leaders. “I had taken care to declare: on several occasions, with all firmness | compatible with gourtesy,. that the program of Italiag territorial claims is based on certain essential princi- ples which constituted for: our gov- ernment an absolute. condition,” Orlando: declared -in his’ speech be- the right ‘of self- the people of Flume having proclaimed their town united with Italy, He reiterated that Italy wishes to remain faithful to the alliance, but said that. “so long | as dissenstons continue peage is impossib! Urges General Peace “Peace must be general or it will not be p ” he said. The premier insisted that Italy's rights to Flume are set forth clear- | claims solely o determinat! de ent store, officials of the fliem sap * ns, oie Sixteen of those to whom they were s . Larry Dyra, Chester, Pa., and Justice dell aoe e pos lepartment officials here said ti been unable thus far to establish the identity of those: ing the “bomb packages.” All that is known here two bombs have reached their destination—one to M Hanson of ‘Seattle, which failed to explode, and t to former Senator Hardwick of Georgia, at Atlanta, 1 exploded with injury to his wife and her maid. _ _ Fear was expressed that other bombs , ried sufficient. postage to carry them thru the mai may now he en route to their intended victims, s It was noted by authorities that virtually all of prominent’ men to whom packages were addressed are per with immigration problems in one ‘capacity or other, Infernal Machine Sent to Senator Injures Two Women ATLANTA, Ga., April 30.—-Explo- sion of a bomb sent thru the mails from New York and received here yeaterday, resulted in serious injur- wife of the former United States senator from Georgla, and tore off both hands of her negro maid. The bomb was opened by the maid and when the wrappings were torn from it, exploded with terrific force. Furniture in the room was demolished, Windows and other glasses were xmashed. Pieces of fly- ing steel struck Mrs. Hardwick, cutting her lip severely and she was les to’ Mrs,°Thomas W. Hardwick, | The bomb was contained in tically the same kind of the one sent to Mayor Ole. of Seattle. It was packed tn a hollow cylinder and the whole ats in a yéllow paper wrapper b the uddress of Gimbel - B 32nd, Broadway, 33rd, New. City, and bore the word “nov stamped on the outside. ATLANTA, Ga., April 30.—(Un Press.}—Former . Senator Georgia, today laid the attempt on his life (United Preas.)—Sales Victory | notes were today reported offi-| |etally as over $1,000,000,000. ‘This total is less than one-quarter of | the minimum for the country and today marks the end of one-half of the campaign Family Destroyed by Kero- sene Explosion CHELSEA, Okla, April 10.-—-Six four adults were burned | Pt sterday, following of goal oll which One of 11 persons in t ped | Pol id the tragedy was due to an attempt by Thomas Ballard to jstart a fire in a stove with kerowene. | Ballard himself was burned to His wife and three children, Mrs. Charles Ridenhour and her three | children, and G. W. Rallard, 70, also | died when the home wax destroyed With the V ry bond race only half over and the home stretch not yet in sight, Seattle is already panting in an effort to keep up with the other West ern candidates, With a return to | js makin along with sprinters as Portland, who passed her half. way mark two days ago. This means that Seattle will have) to step along to the tune of $1,055, a day from now on until the end of the on May 10. if ehe doeen't want to be branded) as a slacker Tuerday she crawled along with a return of $6 more than half of her official 1 Matter uf cold poor showing “Organized Labor Not Responsible,” Hanson Declares COLORADO — SI’RUINGS, April 30,.—""1 do not believe these bomb outrages may Ye at |trJbuted to organized labor,'’ Mayor Hanson declared here last night “1 do believe, howev that this country will not n to the |" serious menace of Bolshevism until it is shocked deeply, to its very foundations: vyney may kill a taries, a few of our ho great damage has tone “AS mad dog ts a canine Bolehe- stat" Mayor Hanwon spoke at the View try foun meeting Tuexday night. aw rtland, Ore. ot that whe passed two days ago, is And what is Oh, not much, exe her ha'fway mark while the state 4 over the toy $12,000,000 4) fers toduy, only to the extent of $5,889 350, | Just what measures will be taken few wives, yet secre. tut heen hatve | A \tory Loan. corded to xome of the women work \long before calling for a showdown, y Lown opt |* 4 ihrohete | workers ly and that they should be respect ed, irrespective of the fact that they are not included in the pact of London, He dented charges of im- pertalt nade against Italy, , talian government again T'D ON PAGR TWO) JAPAN IS salesmen are openly urging their superiors to ‘re¢ort to drastic treat ment of bond slackers. What form this action will take will be decided when it is seen that Seattle decides to continue laggard toward the Vie As a sample of the treatment ac | GIVEN | ers who on Monday Jaunched a rew idential drive it is only necessary | to mention, as some of the women workers are bitterly doing, the snob bery they have encountered. Scores of women are “not at home” when the maid tells them a Victory Loan bond waleeman ix at the door Another sore spot was caused} Tuesday when the Victory Loan wo: | men's committee was fore off the scheduled sehool chil le next turday. The wo blame the school ticikes the women's The school board declines to assume responst bility for the children's safety; the women's committee is peeved be: cause the sehool board waited so Officially Reported Nippon Question Is Settled BY CARL D. GROAT (United Press Staff ¢ pondent) PARIS, April 30—The Japa- nese question has been settled, it was officially announced this aft- ernoon, While the details were not an: ngunced, it was understood a com. viene was reached whereby Japan will retain temporarily her righty in the Shantung peninsula, roves, The women's teams covering | permanent ownership of which will Rainier Valley, reported Tuesday the’) pe determined after the peace treaty sale of bonds amounting to $20,000, | i, signed. ording to Mrs, H. H. A, Hast)| ‘The American tendency was to ings, commander | recognize China's claims, as the Ger way of example, the Seattle |p <l the territory in question Pacific Shipbuilding company | ps . but it was later deemed ad- bought 930,000 worth of bonds visable to favor a compromise, so as ave much to date, Dexpite the thorns, there are many North The not delay peace with Germany, vw CHINESE LANDS) muable | burned about the face and body. The hands of the negro maid were blown off, her arms mangled and she was terribly burned, Experts in the bureau of chem- istry, United States department of agriculture, in Seattle, at Wednesday completed their analysis of the contents of the bomb sent to Mayor Hanson and announced it contained explosives suf- nt to kill, will recommend that the be sent to a powder ex- pert at Washington," said Wen- dell Vincent, chief of the local bureau, "It can then be de- |termined what type of man made the bomb—whether he is. an ex- | the col SAN FRANCISCO, April 30—(By United Press.)—Bombs similar to that sent Mayor Hanson, of Seattle, | Were received last Monday by Dis- | trict Attorney Charles M, Fickert |and his assistant, Edward A. Cunha, |it was learned from his office today. The packages were wrapped in paper postmarked New York, with the name of Gimbel Brothers type- written on the paper, T word age also, the fight he made in the U States senate to stop im after the war, Hanson Bomb Real Explosive pert or an amateur.’’ Nitro-cellulose, in itwelf an @ plosive, waa discovered, Vines announced, together with & fon of dynamite, Presence of sulphia acid and amm-.‘um nitrate positive. bomb, - ba “The force of th. it exploded, undoubtedly have injured severely and killed the person who |said Vincent. “The dy: |alone would explode with |foree to blow off all the fi the hands,” Fickert and Cunha Get Bombs ;. When the bombs were both Fickert ant. Cunha were ald the hospital. “ Friends brought Cunha’ to his sick bed, thinking it « pres The package was half way when their suspicion wag to its nature. It was not until today, when Its contenta W disclosed to be sulphuric acid ‘plosives similar to that sent M Hanson, bought nearly a8 ¢» dixpose of the matter quickly and “Novelty” was stamped on the pack: | Ficke: