The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 17, 1919, Page 11

ue ® CROWDS CHEER YANKS AT “JUMP-OF JuryFrees dasselblad _ of Charge “Joe Mangini, Garbage Man, Also Enoxerated by Fed- eral Investigating Body /OTHERS ARE INDICTED | night. i other men arrested in connec: with the theft—-Ed Hagen, Dick Fred Smart, J. W. Lock- Pe: Ea Carey, Tom Russel and W. | F. Patton—were indicted. Ed Ha- bail was fixed at $5,000, W. F. < ne"s at $1,000, and the others | @t $2,500 each. _ A total of 34 indictments were re by the grand jury, which has in secret session since Tuesday ling. Secret indictments were returned. Only members of the court family were present to the result of the jury's delib- Friday night. ents were returned against B. Wilson, whose nacne in the in- it appears as William Tilgh- Jr., one of his five aliases. He charged with having tried to kill y morning in an unsuccessful “attempt to break away while being in a cell in the marshal's of. He is held for a total of $50,000 Elsie Winterbotham and Mrs. Phipps, alleged accomplices of were indicted by the jury their bail was set at $2,500 each. eharged that the two women @ gun and smuggled it to in the county jail the day persons g illegal whisky stills. In all these 3 except one, the bail was set E $1,000. Jimmy Sato and T. Su- Japanese arrested in connec with the operation of an Illegal ty still at Georgetown, were in $2,000 bail each. Hold Other Prisoners ‘Other defendants in the moon eases were: Louis Alick, Del and Mrs. Del Lampman, 1, Doan, H. H. Hamon, Castro Charles Parento, Guido Rossi,| Burk, A. Henszen, Joe Ed M. Mashema and J. Condo, Miller and William Miller, Areminy, Albert Christensen W. J. Bond, Jc n Zanuti, G. and Jane Doe Takahara Nine indictments were returned Ee alleged drug law violators. ime Tine, Chin Ping, Louis Hong, ‘Fong Lee and Ah Bow, charged . selling opium, were held in ll of $500 pach. Ah Lee and rong Bak Yi:g, charged with hav- opium in their possession, were in ball of $500 each. Dope Sellers Charged | Bail was set at $1,500 each in the of C. E. Duffy and R. Barnes, 4 with selling cocaine. W. D. , alleged possessor of cocaine, held in bail of $500, while John blom and J. E. Cunningham, charged with having morphine in their possession, were held in bail of $1,000 each. John L. Wilson, alleged Chinese uggier, was held in bail of $2,000, fle George F. Cannon and Paul R. fany, with the same of. , had their bail set at $3,500 and | Frederick Smith, alleged draft vader; M. Nicholson, charged with ‘wearing a sailor's uniform when not fm service, and Dan MeDonnell, d with sending obscene mat- thru the mails, were held under $500 bail each. Cc. T. Buenaventura, Filipino, 4 with having attempted to h a money order which he is said have found on the street, was held 4 his bail fixed at $50 by the fed grand jury Friday Chief to Restore Hasselblad’s Rank Gus V. Hasselblad, police ser- Beant suspended at the time of his irrest in connection with the gov- ernment booze theft, probably will he restored to duty Saturday, ac- cording to Chief of Police Warren. The federal grand jury freed Has selblad of ail charges Friday night The status of Patrolman Patton, the other policeman suspended aft- . who was indicted by jury, will remain JAPANESE DECLARE THEY ARE INNOCENT i } to The Btar by N. EK. TOKIO, May 17.--Vigorous de pial is being made by Japarese| sai) office equipment sufficient to|Of course, th Marshal A. Rooks last Sat-| un-| * * #& ; ) | e Seattle Star | = * * EATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1919. * * * ®& % h # He H MAN---THE CONQUEROR! Abandoned in Seattle Depot Handling his tiny cargo as he might a bundle of dynamite, and try- ing to grin thru his blushes, Sergt. W. F. Donian walked into police [headquarters at 1 a. m. Saturday | with a two-monthsold baby boy in his arms. The baby had been found & few moments before, abandoned joy its mother, in the waiting room }man on the beat. An expensive ments, was with the tot. made friends with the night shift on duty in the booking office. It was carefully and expensively dress led, wearing knitted cap and bootees trimmed with light blue ribbon, and wrapped in a white blanket with pink tassels and a pink quilt. Hospital attendants notified the Police that “John Doe” was the way the tiny mite was to be booked. | The mother of the baby, a young | appearing woman, was seen with it |shortly before midnight. She was Employes at the station waited an Cooing and laughing, the baby | hour before the police were notified. | |No trace has been found of | mother by detectives who were signed to the case. the ane CORONER SHOT BY MURDERER | Ellensburg Officer Slain by | Unidentified Man ELLENSBURG, May 17-—-An in | quest over the body of County Cor- loner M. L. Bridgham, who was shot afd fatally wounded by an unidenti- fied man about 230 a. m. Friday, | will be held Saturday by Justice M. |B. Flynn. Bridgham, one of the most prominent and popular of the county officers, was killed when he opened his front door Friday morn- ing in response to a knock, The slayer then ran down the steps, jumped into an automobile, which stood on the corner with no lights and the engine running, and escaped. Deputies from the sheriff's office and local police have been unable to find a clew to the identity of the murderer. The entire’ county has | been scoured by posses, and all roads are being guarded to prevent escape. Bridgham lived a few moments after the shot was fired, and | told neighbors of the deed. He could | not describe the man who did the shooting because of darkness. Bridgham was prominent church and social affairs. 37 years old, and had lived in Cle Elum and Ellensburg since 1890, The victim's sixters, Mrs. Helen Tuttle and Miss Rule Bridgham, of Seattle, were notified of his death Friday. LEASES SECOND AVE, LOCATION H. S. Turner Real Estate Com- | pany recently leased mont of the wec- ond floor of the Downs block, 709 The H. 8. Turner in j | Becond avenue. A.) Real Estate Company will shortly |are on the marke oceupy the new quarters and will in He was! CHURCHES WILL HONOR YANKEES Memorial Day for Living to Be Observed Sunday Under the auspices of the Wom an’s auxiliary of the American Le gion of Liberty, an ex-service men's organization, practically every church in Seattle services on “Memorial Day for the Living” Sunday. The American Legion of Liberty is endeavoring to make this day a feature thruout the Northwest. “Tam giving both morning and evening services at the request of the ex-service men to this day, clared Rev. Mark A. Matthews of the First Presbyterian church “Seattle women should concentrate their efforts thru the Weman’s Aux- iliary of the Legion of Liberty and solve the employment question and endeavor to help place our ex-fight ers in jobs." Mothers, wives, sisters and daugh | ters of veterans will atiend a meet: jing at the Army and Navy club, Third ave, and Jefferson st., direct | Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock \Predict Rain for “Straw ‘Hat” Day Get out the old straw bonnet or | dig for a new one, if you would be |au fait sartorially. For, today, May | 17, is Official Straw Hat Day! The | id is off! Put on a straw lid, urges the haberdasher. The fact that Of- ficial Weathersmith Salisbury gave it as his expert opinion this morn- ing that Saturday night probably will be drippy, with more to come Sunday, will not deter the straw hat |fan, if he stands ready and willing |to be a martyr, Seve new shapes but one feature remaing unchanged—the black band e may be thore who Officials that the Japanese are in| tae care of one of the largest sales | Will unholster their straw kelly with any way taking part in the Mon- They ‘The bigot Is always sure of some- highly conversational bands, rang- ing from pale purple to shrieking carmine, but such stuff is frowned by King Style, od will hold special | Tiny CooingBabyBoyFound OFFICIAL LOG OF SEA FLIGHT Messages Flash Progress of Intrepid Air Pioneers | WASHINGTON, May 17.—(United Preaa)—Here is the log of the | of the King st. station by the patrol-| seated on a bench in the waiting | ‘T&nsocean flyers: room with the child in her arms. | leather grip, containing baby gar. | Later the baby waa found alone. |p, m From Trepaasey, received at 7:10 “Seaplane “NC1 began taxi ing Azores leg 20:63, G. M. T.” From Trepaasey, 7:12 p. m—"Sea plane NC-1 began taxiing for Azores flight 2053, Greenwich meridian ume.—Tinker.” From Trepassey, 7:27 m.— {C1 landed Trepassey harbor G. M. T., after circling harbor. 4Signed) Comfio.” ‘Trepaasey, 7:03 p. m.—*Seaplane |NC4 took water on Azores flight |21:36 G. M. T—Tinker.” j From commander Division 1, 752 |p. m—"Dirigible C5 lost, Unable to |learn whether merchant ships which reported it have abandoned search |or failed to rescue. Hdwards unable to locate either of them. Advice, of commanding officer of C-5 is return ing St. Johns.” From Trepassey, 7:54 p. m.—"Sea plane NC-3 left water for Azores leg (time unintelligible).—Tinker.” NC-4 Starts Off From Trepassey, 7:51 p. m.—"Sea- plane NC-4 took off water on Azores flight (time unintelligible).—Comfio.” From Trepaasey, 7:55 p, m.—"Sea plane NC-1 took of fwater on Azores flight 22:09 G. M. T.—Tinker.” From Trepassey, 8:27 p. m planes passed from sight at 22:02 M. T.—Comflo.” From Trepassey, £:30 p. m.—"'Sea plane NC-4 took off water, Azores flight, 22:07, G. M. T—Tinker.” From Trepassey, 8:30 p.m. planes passed from sight on historic voyage at 22:20, G. M. T.—Tinker.” | From Cape Race, N. I, §44—~"Sea plane NC-4 left Trepassey 21:36, | M. 'T.—Aroostook." From Otter Cliffe, Me. “Progress of three seaplanes | Dp “8 £45 a.m from oppasite the County City building | Trepassey, Azores ahead, on estimat: | Jed distance at 6:25, G |knots, Cape Race still in | cation with No, 4." M. T., by 125 pmmunt |Poolroom Closed as Result of Row The pool room at 414 Fifth ave . was ordered closed by Police Captain L. Hedges and the proprietors, Alex Aubloff, nd J. Hickoff, 35, were arrested Patrolmen G, W. Wilson and Aaslund, late Friday, as the result of the free-for-all Russian fight that occurred in the place Thursday night. Altho Wilson and Aaslund were forced to draw their guns to stop the brawl in the poolroom, the arrest of the proprietors and closing of the place was ace plished without a show of fore | santa aa the otne Penury is often the unexpected | Nelson's King Tyrus took first hon- 'U. S. Atlantic Fliers Are | Running Ahead of Schedule WASHINGTON, May 17.—Thelever, a two weeks’ repair job was |NC-4 panned station ship No, 18 at/ finished and the plane sent up for a 545 a. m,, Washington time, a radio|test Might. She worked perfectly. | from the Azores to the Navy depart | Shortly before dawn today the plo | ment stated today. |neer aircraft paswed beyond direct Station ship 18 (U. S. S. Cra-|COmmunication with navy shore sta- ven) in about miles from Tre-| “ons x passey bay, The NC-3 passed sta-| New Wireless Records tion 13 at 2:23 a. m., Washington| However, the flyers were never out time, the dispatch stated. |of communication with the destroy | ‘The NC-1 passed station ship No.|ers along the route. |18 at 6:14 a. m., Washington time,| Because of almost perfect weather She reached station ship No. 16 at| conditions the navy again during the 5:17 a. m., the dispatch said. [night established new wireless rec. The three planes were ahead of the |ords. The Bar Harbor (Me.) station schedule by 125 knots at 2:25 o'clock, | could hear the seaplane commanders according to a radio from Trepassey |about 1,2 miles away talking | to the Navy department early today.| among themselves | ‘The dispateh said The transatlantic flyers carried a | “Progress three seaplanes from |letter of greeting from Harold Brad- | Trepassey to Azores is ahead of esti-|dock, director of the war savings | mated distance at 2:25 by 125 knots, | stamp campaign committee, to Rob- At above time planes reported as|ert Kinder chairman of the having passed station 13, 650 knots | British national war savings commit Jout. Cape Race still in communica |tee, talking of the $1,000,000,000 in tion with NC-4." |war savings stamps and certificates | Is First Flight |held by American citizens, The Might {9 the first official trans- Get Matingreme atlantic flight undertaken by any| Bar Harbor station sent these | government. The navy assumed full | messages the navy department responsibility for its success or fail-|early today ure and has put its entire resources; “At 2:10 a, m., heard the at the command of the flyers. [sending on 450 meter say Navy officials were placing their /414,’ signals very weak.” bets on the NC, She is the only} “At 1:26 heard the NC-4 tell Cape one that has gone thus far without|Race: ‘Am receiving interference. a mishap. This boat, first of tho gi-|Go ahead again.’” lant navy seaplanes, has had a ro-| “At 12:27 heard the NC-1 call |mantic career since she was com-|number nine and say: ‘Answer.'” pleted last October and has stood| “Shortly after 3 a. m. the navy endurance testa which lead navy of-|received this radio: ficinia to believe that she has the|'"“NC-4 passed station ship num- best chance of getting across, The |ber 14, 0706 G, M. 'T."—Greenwich |NC-2 is the favorite of the mechan-|Mean Time, The dispatch received jics who put the three machines in/at the navy department at 8:05 a readiness at Rockaway Beach jm, said | The NC-1 nearly was left behind at] “NC-4 passed station 18 at 5:45 a. the start from Rockaway when she|m., Washington time. NC.3 passed caught fire a few hours before the|station 13 at 2:23 a. m, NC-1 passed start and lost one wing and suffered | station 18 at 6:14. NC-1 other dame In 16 hours, how-|station 16 at 6:17 a, m.” (Dog Show Will Close Tonight; to NC4 ‘Passed passed had prove day last they proudly insig: north Miss Helen Moore's Lord Jere was judged the best male toy Boston and | Mrs. Margaret Needham printed a | lot of kisses on her Sable Jojo who was tagged as the best exhibit in the limit class Sheriff Stringer's tabbed as the best blo show and Mrs. J, | Brighton Flyer was aamed winner |of the collies, Mrs. Robert Miller's |Lonsom Bob, a wonderful English ‘bull, walked away with first prize and Niguri, a Russian wolfhound owned by Mrs, Hirshberg, won the blue ribbon in his class, Mrs. Rino Jilg's Lord Kayser bore off first hdnors among the St. Bernards, the best exhibit in the show. The show will end tonight the judging of Freneh, Boston and Poms breeds. ‘'T. James Stinson, president of the Seattle Kennel club, will then take a deserved rest as he staged the show almost entirely thru his personal efforta, Many dqge their | night To it wear blue ribbons Saturday, th nia of having attained pole in dogdom, at the Arena bench One Lightning was hound in the B, Hoffman's show of the amaliest dogs in the Mrs. William black and tan toy Wonder Boy, swept the boards in his class yesterday, thus maintain ing @ record as an undefeated cham. pion, Little Wonder Boy has been |shown in shows from the Atlantic to the Pacific and his blue ribbon never has been lowered Maltese from the Melita ken I by Mra, Anna R. Judd Tadama to place them refused. Mrs. Edw | Morgan's Paddy, field spaniel | class, won two firsts aad J. Arthur | | Routey's terrier, Little show with ors in the Great Dano clas, - - Canines Sporting Blue Ribbons | es» © & { \ ‘ NC-3 LAGGING IN OCEAN RAGE |NC-1 Following Close Be- hind Leader NC-4 | (United Press Staff Correspondent) PONTA DEL GADA, Azores, May 17.—{8:20 a. m., New York time.)— |The lane NC-4, leading the transatlantic flight, was sighted at | Flores, the westernmost island of jthe Azores, The NC-1 is close be j hind. The three planes, NC-1, NC.3 and NC4, jumped off from Trepassey, N. F., early last night, on the pio: neer journey across the Atlantic, and chances today seemed bright for their success in the thrilling ad- | venture. | Wireless messages to the U. S. 8. Melville, the seaplane mother ship, | said land was sighted at 7:35 o'clock this morning (New York time). | The NC-3, Commander Towers, |leader of the air expedition, is lag- | ging behind, but passed the destroy. er Craven, station No. 18, at 5 a.m. | BY W. R. HARGRAVES | A radio from the Craven said the | NC-3 was going at terrific speed, evi dently trying to cateh up. Flores is 320 miles from Ponta Del | Gada. It is estimated that the planes | were hurtling thru the air at a speed ‘approximating 95 miles an hour If that speed is maintained, navy officers estimated the planes, bar- |rMmg mishaps, should reach Ponta Del Gada in less than three hours jand a half, Lights glowed from every ship in the harbor thruout the night, as of ficers and men sat about a-thirst for |the latest news from the American flyers. Dispatch boats swept forth across the bay between jmother ship Melville and other war | ships. Await News Eagerly Haif-hour bulletins were issued on [the progress of the historic flight hese were quickly prepared, handed |to couriers on motorboats and dis |tributed to the eagerly waiting ma- |rines on all ships and to the watch Jers in the city. | ‘The men of the many foreign craft in the harbor lined the rails, anxious. ly, as the motor boats approached As bulletin after bulletin indicated success, cheers went up from these | ships. | ‘The eagerness with which the an- |nouncements were snatched resem- bled that of men seizing elections, world series or prize fight returns. “This is the greatest sporting event m history,” declared Capt. Wortman, as the shouts from the men keeping the all-night vigil, floated over the bay There was heavy results in the betting on the gambling houses of Punta Del Gada, All night long all |forms of wagers were eagerly of fered, and as eagerly snapped up. Cupid is a little fellow, but one can’t always judge by the sighs of + &» Fk” “Nancies” Sail Out Three U. S. Seaplanes Start Last Night on Trans- atlantic Voyage LEAVE TREPASSEY BASE « TREPASSEY, N. F., May 17, —Amid cheers from a great crowd of Newfoundlanders, the three big seaplanes of the Amer. ican navy, NC-1, NC-3 and NC4 and headed enat, bound for the Azores in thelr flight across the Atlantic. ‘The NC-3, flagship of the air fi was the first to take the air at 7 lo’clock, soaring up into a | wind from the narrows at the trance to the bay. The NC-4 the second hop-off less than two. minutes behind her sister | while the NC-1 rose at 7:41. minutes and they had disappeared, Direct to Azores, t | The course as mapped out before |the start, called for a direct #i |te Corvo, western Azores, thence to Fayal, will be made if necessary. If. th would continue to Ponta | Gada, San Miguel island, 1,352 | tical miles from Trepassey, last starting point. Some difficulty was had in | the NC-1 off the water | Two attempts were made unst \fully, then the big ship sailed in | the air and followed in the wake. | the others, who had already | east Just before the start, a o was held to find whether or 28,800 pound load the carried might not be select & place for the The weight of their duced to 28,200 pounds by behind spare propellers and down gas supplies from 1,780 to 630 gallons. : The crews manning the when the big hop was made NC-1—Lieutenant Commander | N. L. Bellinger, commander; tenant Commander M. A. Mit and Lieut. L. T. Parin, pilots; Harry Sadenwater, radio © Chief Machinist's Mate C. I. and Machinist Rasmus Ch | engineers. | NC3—Commander Towers charge, Lieutenant Commander C. Richardson and Lieut. D. HL Culloch, pilots; Lieutenant © mander R. A. Lavender, radio jerator; Lieut. Braxton Rhodes Boatswain L. R. Loore, engi | NC4—Lieutenant Commander C, Read, commander; Lieut Hinton and Lieut. E. F. Sone, lots; Ensign Charles Rodd, operator; Lieut. J. L. Breese, and Chief Machinist's Mate EB Rhodes, engineers. |London Eager for — A Reports of FI LONDON, May 7.—(Oni Press. —News of the start of American transatlantic flight calmly received here today. nation had been stirred up to high pitch of excitement by a fi report of a start being made |day evening. Therefore the |start did not arouse so much |terest. Reports of the of the planes, however, were erly awaited. \Lisbon Is Excited Over Yankee Flight LISBON, May 17.—(United Lisbon, greatly excited by |news that the American seaplanes: had started their transatlantic Ney was making preparations today ja grand fete in their honor |their arrival here, Se Officers Fail to | | Find Auto Police of Seattle and Tacoma |King and Pierce county depul sheriffs, have found no trace of the ‘three youths who held up EB, By | Bowen, on the highway, near ’ {coma Thursday night, taking Ee }and his machine, and later robbed jus Johnson, 2103% Sixth ave, of 50 and a watch. ing to Dr. T. O. Paxton from |front of his home at Boren | James, blocking the highway about: |a mile north of Tacoma with it and | stopping Bowen. The machine waa recovered Friday. Bowen's machine was also recovered early Friday morning. The three are believed to be members of the gang of four, who operated on the highways ing out of Seattle last Sunday ing. DALLAS, Texas, May 17.— |shock of being suddenly info: ltteat he had ome the uncle three persons at once was much for Austin McGill, a ng merchant here. When told of new kinfolks, Austin dropped dead in his tracks. There was no wab- bling about the store. He sight then and ES w aa The bandits stole an auto belong: — LEAR POLICE OFFICER IN BOOZE CASE © bet * progress the *