The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 26, 1919, Page 16

_ CHARGED WITH SLAPPING MAN , icine ri Says Streeter Was Not on Regular Payroll 4 Sheriff John Stringer, on his re % turn from a fishing trip Mormlay, re Voked the special deputy sheriff's ey commission of EB. S Streeter, who ar ; Tested R. P. De Pue without a war Fant a week ago Sunday night Slapped his face while in Police Cap tain J. T. Mason's office and had him held in the county jail with8ut &@ charge against his name until Mon day noon. “Streeter was nev Of the sheriff's offic Stringer said Tuesday. “After he had been dis charged from the police force for using insulting language to an army Officer, federal officials asked me to Bive him a special deputy's commis. sion. “Streeter then accompariied the federal men when they raided dope Joints in the lower end of town. As T understand it, he was paid a bonus for every arrest he made.” on the payroll ‘ed to Streeter having a commission and this attitude influenced Stringer | 0 take the commission away from De Pue was arrested by Streeter & week ago Sunday night and taken to Police Captain J. T. Mason's of- fice. Streeter attacked De Pue and Slapped his face. After an exchange of hot words, City Detective James ‘O'Brien was detailed to accompany the pair to the county jail. De Pae when a charge of vagrancy waa filed him. Streeter charged De Pue with being a drug user. When ease came before Justice Otis the charge was dismissed. DUNG BRIDE FACES COURT ged Counterfeiter and Wife Are Heard PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. 26.— ; Press.}—-A hearing being cted here today by United Commissioner Drake, will de whether Joseph E. Riley and his attractive 18-year-old bride, thy Tidd Riley, shall be tried in or San Francisco on a ‘The regular deputy sheriffs object: | ‘was held there until Monday noon, } So a a Re “Contract BY DUDLEY BURROWS | (N. B.A. Staff Correspondent) | BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.--“For @ cap and bells our lives we pay, bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking. Alice Wilson, 22-yeareld “con: tract wife” of Charles Willie Ward, eccentric tullp king, was no fa- millar with “The Vision of Sir Laur fal.” Otherwise she might have con sidered more carefully the “arrange- ment” with Ward, whereby she bar. tered her good name for $100,000-——~ and didn't even get the money Alice, as she recited In her story in court, was the vietim of an ama tory old man on the one hand and |the avariciousness of herself and her family on the other. She played for a golden stake, only to lose it in the end rather than bequeath her estate of dishonor to another gen eration. | Allee Wilson's sister, Helena, was & telephone operator.. employed in a well-known San Francisco hotel. There she met Ward, “62 years | young,” reputed to be a millionaire and a brother of the notorious Prin- cess de Chimay, who eloped some years ago with a gypay violinist, Eventually Ward proposed to Hel- ena Wilson—not convention mar. |riage, for he already had a wife and | was conducting several other “af. faire" — but an “arrangement” whereby she would become his “con: tract wife,” in return for which he would settle $100,000 upon her and agree to a legal ceremony as soon as he could recure his freedom from the present Mra. Ward. Helena demurred, but said she had a sister who might make auch a bar: gain. She talked it over with her mother and Alice, and the latter ac pre Wife” Finds Bargaining of Youth for Ease Much Too Costly Alice Wilson, “contract wife” of Charles W. Ward, photographed jn | court as she recited the drab story of her bargain with the bulb king, whereby she sold her reputation for » handful of hearaches. —" ee Stringer Takes Deputy’s Star | | cepted. When the “contract wife” found that she was about “contract” affair into court. Ward, furious, and denied admis- sion to the Wilson home, swore out | & warrant, charging Mrs. JVilson with having . performed an Mlegal | to become a | In order to clear her mother of | the charge, Alice Wilson was com- pelled to bare her soul and her sor- did bargain to the world. She had not even been paid in fun. ‘The gin) intimated that Ward re | pudiated his part of the bargain-— the gift of $100,000 to Alice and an equal amount to Helena for her | “friendly offices.” The Wilsons are said to have received only about $1,200—dnd most of that was spent in efforts to retain Ward's “affec- tion.” Ward is soon to face the grand jury for his part in the affair. Unless } cent, U. Seattle to sa crus 100,000 JOBS IN NAVY ARE OPEN hae ewig amir [Uncle Sam Needs Men for Pacific Fleet the navy recruits 100,000 by October 1, the Pacific fleet will be short just that many gobs, sc cording to Commander R. W. Vin 8. N. who Mas arrived in| fine timber. take command navy recruiting office at First ave. and Madison at. “Since the armistice was signed! i the navy personnel has shrunk from| EUGENE, Or. Aug. 26.—The for- 000 to 72,000 men and unless we st fire situation tn the McKenzie sm “ [river district in more serious today, | of the outfit and a quantity of gold rooms. . authorities: pay!” Alice, her mother and sister will un- silver bullion were found in |doubtedly be called as witnesses. There, again, the story must be claim Riley is| retold in all of its sordid details. ‘America’s most danger-| “For a cap and bells our lives we But Alice Wilson, “contract wife,” at Bremerton. can recruit 100,000 men in the next) month the Pacific fleet may be ser fously handicapped when it arrives When the feet puts in at Bremerton we will do our best to fill Secretary Daniels’ offer to OREGON FOREST FIRES SPREAD Only Rain ‘Can Save Im- lerty she is alleged to have pur chased from Mra Sporeman She and Mra, Sporeman’ had an arkument Monday When police arrived they found the back door of Mra, Head’« home battered In, two bullet holes in the floor, the woman herself wounded and an excited crowd discussing the affair Mra, Sporeman and her uncle, [have admitted it was his revolver |with which the shooting was done, jturned home they battered tn the |door and released her. | Noor. Tr — THE SEATTLE STAR STORIES DIFFER | AS TO SHOOTING Mrs. E. A. Head Seriously, Wounded by Bullet Police detgetives were inventigat ing Tuesday the mysterious shoot ing of Mrs A. Head, who lies at her home, 1908 44th ave. 8. W. with a bullet lodged in her thigh Mrs, Head said she had declined to make further payments on prop. Chauncey Cowen, 49, were taken to headquarters, Cowen is said to but maid he didn’t know how Mrs Head was wounded Mra, Head's version is that she was thrust Into a closet ‘and the! door locked while Mrs. Sporeman} and Cowen discussed moving her furniture. When her two sons, 18! and 16 years old respect re- | i ‘Then, she says, Cowen drew o| fun and shot her, She grabbed) the gut, she mays, and in her ex-| eltement may have shot thru’ the BOWMAN HOTEL PLAN ACCEPTED Local Interests Must Now Help Finance Project If the plane of the Bowman in mense Areas of Timber | ! ALBANY. Or, Aug. Only pein} can stop the forest fire on Crabtree | creek, east of Lacomb, which has) already awept thru 260,000,000 feet of | | Men have arrived here from Port- land In large numbers to fight the |Mames, Nearly 100 are now trying to Icheck the fire according to Supervisor R & Wal- lace. Several new blazes started and are out of control. ALBANY, Or, Aug, M%--A new forest fire in the Santiam national forest, which was discovered yenter- it a bonus of 25 per cent of common terents of New York City and a group of Beattie financiers do not miscarry, Beattle is to have a new | hotel, to comt $5,000,000. The de- cision to co-operate with the Row man interests has been reached by the hotel committee of the recon. struction bureau of the Chamber of | Commerce and Commercial Club. A J. Rhodes represented the oral committee and James Woods, former manager of the Hotel St. Francia, San Francisco, and one of the lead ing lights of the Bowman organiza tion, spoke for the Eastern firm. If the hotel is to be built, it is up to Seattle to mubseribe $1,300,000 in preferred stock, which carries with stock, The Bowman interests pro: | pone to take $700,000 in preferred mtock and also to float a bond imsue Of $2,750,000, the bond insue to be 7 per cent cumulative bonds, retirable TheBonMarché | Lach todeheol Our boys and girls are going back to school. Back to the busy centers of education where they will meet other boys and girls. We want them to look trim and neat so that they will hold up their heads in any company. No need for extravagant dressing, but good, sen- sible, yet stylish clothes, such as are plentiful at The Bon Marche today. The Proud and Prim Miss Chooses These Autumn Coats at $15.00 Most Fitting for the First Days of School There’s an air of smartness and newness to these Coats that’s making them most popular with the girls who are going back to school. Zibelines, Burellas, Kerseys—good weight to wear the fall and winter through. \ Sizes 8 to 18 years Coats made belted or loose back, buttoned or tie belt with collars convertible style of self material or beaver cloth, and for only $15.00. DAUGHTER'S BHOP, SECOND FLOOR. Boys’ Mackinaws at $6.50 Good Quality Wool in Fall-Like Colors . Was there ever a school boy who didn’t want a mackinaw for school? Indeed no, and” here are mackinaws in abundance. Good val- ue, —Regulation Norfolk style. —Pinch back style. Demure Hats for the Younger Generation Youthful Contours Are Emphasized in head of been operating on the particularly ‘California, {or |was not familiar with “The Vision of Gir Launfal.” —Neat belted Mackinaws. They are in good looking plaid patterns of gray, brown and green, and wear almost like iron. at 110 per cent up to 10 years, and at 105 per cent after 10 yearn No dividends will be/paid on common stock. Local investors will bave a representation of one-third of the members of the board of directors, the balance of control remaining with the Bowman interests. keep the fleet at the port which furnished the most recruits.” eer ee These Attractive Styles. | So many Hats and such becoming ones make choice difficult for the young girl in search of a becoming frame for her face. GERMANS. SLAY ~ POLES, CHARGE ‘Upper Silesia Another Bel- 1 I THE BON MARCHE | Ba RGAIN BASEMENT Following Its Policy of Selling Useful Merchandise at Lower Prices, The Bargain Basement Offers Battalion Chief Injured in Fire Sticks to Duty | Fire department officials were at sine & loss Tuesday to explain the | LONDON, Aug. 26.—(United | frien of flames that damaged the | ! —There are simple Velvet Hats, trimmed with ribbon streamers or bands,,$2.00 to $5.00. Extra, trousers #55. 8 ways needed by the school boy—-to wear with sweat- ers. You can get them here in cotton and wool mix- tures, or all-wool fabric. Serges, cassimeres, un- finished worsted and cor- duroy, $1.50 to $5.00. UPPER MAIN FLOOR —Soft velvets with pliable crowns and wool tas- sels, or fur edged velvets are priced from $5.00 to $7.50. pe. PaneHueter Paint Co. at 607 Union y—Charging that the Gere | sand resulted im Battalion Fire | Chief George M. Mantor being beer Silesia an im | ocked unconscious from a piece of | —Beavers and rich velours priced $7.50 to $12.00. CHILDREN'S SECTION, MILLINERY THIRD FLOOR i} | | | | 4, the Times and Big Values in School Shoes |E-eats SS For Boys and Girls | Poland cabled a combined appeal | The fire broke out in the paint! room about 11 p,m. The firemen pig eg wena to come to the [sroke thru an alley door. Chief | 2 Mantor had just entered when he The dispatches, which appear in| was felled by a plece of falling glass. | today's papers, accuse the Germans | riremen cushed him outside and were of massacres and wholesale deporta-| just loading him ‘into a wagon to | tions of able-bodied men for work in take him to a hospital when he re. the devastated areas of France and ained consclousness and returned t | Belgium, There also have been sys: | hin dution ri The prices on these sturdy | Shoes for school children will | come as a welcome relief to many parents and the Bargain FOR THE MAKING OF WASH DRESSES FOR SCHOOL Ginghams 25c _— Cotton Plaids 75c / Phas |tematic efforts, co ents | Basement is glad that it is able | care. to discredit the Poles and| Th# Samagee emount to $1,000 Dress Ginghams — 27 Plaids with wool finish dart oi or jonin, i vii to offer such really good foot- |] ‘rive them out of Stienia, thus inqur ‘Million Too Much | inches widey\ checks. and) "ag inches wide, neat wear for so little. loons ulon 100 uc. plaids, in lengths,to 20 looki “Organized Crime” for Tacoma to Pay||} yards, at 25c a yard. bi Boys’ Scout Shoes |. 72" Moving Por comments on] TACOMA: Aue. 24 —Indlcating| Cotton Serges 35¢ Cotton Plaids 50c Plain colors, plaids and stripes in Cotton Serges— mostly dark colors for chil- and a good assortment of |] crime,” committed under the nowe of James M. Ashton $1,000,000 for ] 95 |] the victorious allies, who are to be |tideland holdings on which to build ° |] | held responsible for the mansacres—|munictpal terminals and particularly President Wlison and | houses, attorneys representi uae § * These dandy good Shoes are made |}} Lioya George. The latter, according | port. commis had on file today dren’s dresses. cole of tan chrome elk leather in scout |to the Post, imposed the plebiscite|a motion for a new hearing of the LOWER MAIN FLOOR—-THE BON M/ style. They have solid leather soles | a, on Upper Silesia condemnation sult, The previous} wi “They ought to have known,” the | condemnation Jury fixed the price} ‘ and ‘heels and are very, well made. |}! paper deciaren, “that much a potiey |st Ashton's 240 never at 1,008 O00 School Supplies OF le \ sas : — > sans, (2 Dictionaries—Funk & Schaeffer's, Self-filling ° ) | Girls’ Tan Shoes would provide the Germans with|The people have voted $2,500,000 temptation and incentive to crime. | bonds to the site and bulld the Fountain Pe y, , y S, guaran- Wagnall’s desk standard teed to give good ser- 82-inch Cotton Plaids for school wear—wool finish, It is a hellish conspiracy. We re-|termin gret to say we believe several of the | allied statesmen have fallen too eary | ‘4 eT a icti hae vice — i si 4 6 ||| prey to German cunning. The ple |Somebody’ll Get dictionaries, $1.75 and vice — inexpensive for 'e H| biscite is now a mockery of justice. | is on the children to use, |The situation demands prompt ac| That Guy Some Day $2.25, $1.50. These are the splendid “Double- | tion and punishment GALVESTON, Tex. Aug. 2 UPPER MAIN FLOOR , i. TALVE! N, ee s. 26.— , geen agen Service” Shoes, made of all solid “The Poles should be empowered |Gov, Rubio, of the Mexican state — a to take possession of Upper Silesia is w leather with double toes. They come in an English toe last and are made of Michoacan, has offered a reward of $50,000 gold for the body of Fran- |f! and the Germans informed that they a have forfeited all claim to the terri-| cisco Villa, dead or alive, according 2 son T raapbeaiad leather. Sizes from tory to a statement given out at the SEASON-END DISPOSAL 4 to 7. | “What does Wilson think—he who | Mexican consul’s office here today. 7 > <] 9 | boasted in Boston that the Poles This reward ta in addition” to OF WASH DRESSES Boys Heavy Shoes | were his special care? What doen | $25,000 gold offered by the governor |he think of the manner in which |the Germans have shown contempt |for his democratic institutions?” of Chihuahua, and 160,000 pesos de. posited at Chihuahua City by citi zens of Chihuahua for the capture Girls’ Cloth-Top Shoes Wash Dresses Reduced For school wear these are unusually good Shoes. They are made in Bluch- er style, of good heavy black leather, have Goodyear stitched soles and solid leather heels. Sizes 9 to 1314 $2.69 Sizes 1 to 2 19 Sizes 244 to 6 $3.49 Boys’ “Double-Service” Shoes For dress or every day these Shoes will give the best of satisfaction. They are made on an English last of good gunmetal leather, have solid leather soles and heels, Sizes 9 to 11 $2.95 Sizes 1114 to2 $3.35 Sizes 214 to 6 $3.65 These Shoes are solidly built and may be worn either for school or dress. They are of black gunmetal leather with cloth tops and come in button style. These, too, are “Double-Service’” Shoes, Sizes 8% to 11 $2.45 Sizes 11, to 2 $2.95 Girls’ School Shoes $2.85 This is what is called a “Scuffer” model because it is made with a spring heel. It is made of chrome leather, black bottom and smoked top, a very effective combination. Button style. Sizes from 1114 to 2. Eighty Are Executed ‘The correspondents give the de- tails of five shootings at Mystowitz, 40 executions at Grossdombrowka jand 40 at Fredienshutte | The Times, in an editorial, asserts the Germans have acted exactly as anybody familiar with their history | and character would have foreseen | “The Silesian plan was in accord | ance with the best traditions of Wil- | |helmstrasse,” the Times said today. | "Bert, Bauer and Eraberger have no more scruples than the Machia vellian statesmen of old.” A news agency dixpateh from Co. penhagen reports that the Poles suf. fered heavy lowes Sunday night in j fighting at Gleiwitz, in the Silesian district, 2 .___ «When you think of advertis- ing, think of The Star, eh |FARMERS RAISE FUND of the bandit. TO RAISE BIG TEMPLE SPOKANE, Aug. 26.—More than $50,000 for building a $2,000,000 temple of agriculture in| Washing ton, D. C,, has been raised by the Farmers’ union of Washington ana Northern Idaho, A. D, Cross, secre tary, announced today CURLEW, Aug. 26—Le Roy Marbelle and H, Whitney are dead and Arthur Marbelle and his smal nephew suffering from injuries here today, following the explosion of a boiler in Marbelle's sawmill near Marlo, Wash, The service flag was never used in any war previous to the world war, | to $3.85 Wash Dresses, several pretty styles have been grouped and reduced to $3.85. Gingham and voiles, all sizes in the lot, but not every size in all styles. Wash Dresses Reduced to $4.85 Seasonable Wash Dresses, in styles that attract. Ginghams and voiles, pretty plaids and stripes—also all white dotted swiss. All sizes from 36 to 44 in the lot, but not in every style. SECOND FLOOR THE BON MARCHE