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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1920. AVE WIFE POISON, IS CONFESSION Pharmacist's Mate in Navy Collapses After Telling Police of Fatal Capsule SAN DIEG @laring they Flash, who is 1 to have admitted Meretly burying his wife at a lonely Spot on Mission creek rt her death @& month ago, has told the whole F Story, police planned to question Plash again today. | _ Flash collapsed during a rigid ques Boning yesterday when, according to the police, he admitted mixing a cap Cal, Aug. 13.—De Bule of poison which, he is sald to p Rave dectared, his wife afterward se @ured and swallowed, her death fol Potice said today that he also tok! that his first wife had died be- E Beth the wheels of a train and that 4 in Diego girl since the death of his @eoond wife | Flash is a chief pharmacist's mate Slattery Is * ; Granted Divorce eree of divorce from John Slat » former Seattle attorney and retary to John F. Miller during owing. A given “harmless” drugs to @ & the navy. | Marie G. Slattery was granted a term of mayor, late Thursday npatahility of temperament was grounds on which the sult was Mra. Slattery was -formerly Raillargeon, ier Atal Courthouse ‘on’t Stop Thieves | Thomas R. Beeman, candidate for unty engineer, appeared at the 3 office Friday in a huff one stole his automobile from Bide of the county<ity building te’ Thursiny night and now he to do his campaigning by foot. OUCH! iss ‘Mrs. Whimper—Oh, dear! I wish iy husband wasn't such an easy rk for the women. Mrs. Pstinger—-You've no kick ming. If he hadn't been easy you Wer would bave caught him. | A vessel sailing around the Brit Isles at night need be out of sight Of a light only six times. good weights and suit in stock is on arena Ag ie pairs of trousers, r seat and knee. Fin wear. Sizes 7 to 18. Shoes 1-5 pre cael: off regular prices. A ting. Clothiers ot believe that T. F, | by Judge King Dykeman. | Fall Suits $15.65 TWO PAIR TROUSERS | Smart new Fall Suits in the | newest styles and colors with two All Men’s and Boys’ Shoes 20% Shoes included in the price cut- | BARREL by Af fy WY De th | WH ‘ty } ‘SMOKE BLANKET! HANGS O'ER CITY Very Little Breeze; Forest Fires Small With very Mttle breeze, the heavy blanket of smoke from surrounding forest fires still hung over the city | at noon. Forest supervisors of Sno lqualmie National forest reported | jonly insignificant blazes in that for jest and according to the Forest Fire Ballard, “I've got a potato plant with potatoes growing on one end of the vine and tomatoes on the other,” she telephoned The Star, Mra. Tucker Is at a lows to ex plain spect her tricta. North of Afilington in Sno; homish county and distric tag between | Seattle and Auburn, at Beverly park smoke from these burning works At noon the thermometer read Tl. Yeaterday it went up to 4 Dead Man Is Named on Board of State HARTFORD, Conn. Aug. 13—Al tho he died on June 14, Dr. Charles | J. Carlson, of Hartford, Was appoint }ed a member of the state board of suing for t chiropractors by Governor Holcomb more than a month later. 1617 Fourt the jand Silver Lake were oprelages in| A. Goodnow, J plant, it. h ave. THE BUT WHILE | DEPLORE You. 2S.) THE FALL 13 BEFORE You. V4 y pecultar Y LY p Can You Explain It? Potatoes on Same Plant as Tomatoes | 22 FIREMEN Mra. 8. M. Tucker, 2827 W, 69th st, declared Friday # af the most peculiar gardens ip phenomena and wants local gardeners to ia See eene Cher unten ae | Missing Heir Bobs Up After 18 Years LYONS, N. Y, Avg. 13.--Witliam . who dimppeared 15 as ing! years ago, and who was declares | llegaNy dead, hae returned. He was) heir to $24,500 of an uncle's estat | The money was turned over to Good now's wife and son. He contemplates W. W. LEWIS lost his toppeg |from his auto Thursday night. saw a man pick it up and run The topper in of black silk, seven inches | highand was worn by Lewis only| BJ on special oceasiona Lewis lives at| AND YOUR ROTTEN, OLD BARREL WILL BE BosTty Pen Mp sarrenrie/e- AFFECTS has one Nearly Overcome in Small | Blaze Here | ‘Twenty-two firemen from eam. panies 1, 2, 4 and 5, who answered & call to a amall fire in the Times bullding last night were nearly over. come by fumes from @ carboy of nitric or hydrochlorte acid, Dr. Prank Maxon reported today, All were able to resume duty thie morning with slightly impaired lunge, In the basement, presumably from *pontaneous combustion. The loss 1 ‘Boy’s Shot at Father Unites He DD 5 ay PRACTICAL splendid materials. sale at reduced prices. splendidly styled. Mothers who would should see these suits, einforced at e for school Less | merican Boy First and University Young Men’s $35 Suits Cut to $24.85 Nice range of the popular colors in well tailored models. The kind of suits young fellows like. BARGAINS FOR BOYS Our Boys’ Department is the largest in the West and every ‘ALL-WOOL, WELL-MADE SERVICEABLE, SUITS $18.75 100 SUITS LEFT AT THIS PRICE - $40.00 Suits for $22.75 The man who wants a good practical suit, made of all wool, for a very moderate sum, should see the suits we are closing out at $18.50. About 100 left, mostly in light colors, but in $70 Suits Cut to $48 Boys’ Suits $11.85 REGULAR $15 VALUES Remarkably good values. Heavy weight materials, well tailored and Sizes 6 to 18. economize Men’s Trousers 10% Reductions Men’s Hats $3, $4 and $5 SHAFER BROS. Seattle’s Largest Second and University bom Block ng bullet instead of the juvenile method of bringing an ext father and mother together ling the means, recognized the effi cacy of the shot which wounded the }father, aecused of habitually mix treating the mother, cc \noy aa he dismissed the case |the three are happily reunited, t | son's shot bat an echo of a disagre janie past | APPEARANCES TELL | ‘You haven't much on the menu, landiord. Still, it doesn't matter— | my wife puta up with the best she jean get.” | Inn Keeper—t thought so when I saw you both come {n.—Meggen dorfer Binetter (Munich). Ne Seattle’s ‘Leading Dentist I am now devoting my entire time to my dental practice, | make all examinations and diagnose each case, a9 | well as do all extract: ting between the hours of 9 a. m, and 6 p. m | My offices have beer ) ostablis: more than a century, and under my personal management ow vary se, 11901, 1 do not compete with cheap, transient, advertising dentists, My prices &re the lowest con- sistent with first-clasw work, EDWIN J. BROWN, D. D. 8S. Seattle's Leading Dentist 106 Columbia St, The fire started in a plle of paper | | Estranged Pair SAN FRANCISCO.—(By Mafl)—A | clasping of hands, was Ralph Williams’ way of restoring family tharmony. The judge, while deplor- | mended the SEATTLE STAR RACING—THE POPULAR SPORT ('M REALLY AMAZED AnD Discusten. YOUR PARTY 15 HOT TOBE TRUSTED, JONES DEFENDS. MARINE BILL Denies It Injures the Seat- tle Port Tt will be @ national calamity If | the merchant marine comminsion is not appointed soon. This wan the aasertion of Sena tor Wesley 1. Jones, author of the |merchant marine act, speaking te the Young Men's Republican elub here Thursday noon, “The marine act, providing for ® board of seven, was approved June 6," he maid, “Hut the board henn't yet been named, the upon ft depends the success and develop- ment of our merchant marine,” Neection 28, deemed unwise by somm®, the senator said, was felt Just an strongly by others to be of empectal benefit to Seattle, Tacoma and otier ‘Pacific coast porta “The whole act,” he said, “was framed solely in our Interest to aid our American merchant marine.” MONARCHIST SONGS CHEERED IN NORTH PRUSSIAN RESORTS BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 13 Cafe and cabaret wingers in northern Prussia are greeted with tumultuous = enthusiasm when they sing songs bearing upon the fate of the Kaiser and the powibility of a monarchist re- vival, One Firm Conducts Funerals of 30,000 NEWARK, N. J, Aug. 13.- Jacod folie, Jr, has taken over the entire undertaking business formerly con- ducted by himself and his brother. The business was originally estab- Mehed by the father of the lade tn 1851, and since that time the firm has conducted 30,000 funerals. Boys’ Apparel Corduroy Suits $10.00 ton’s “Cravenetted” roy, designed not to show soil quickly. Sizes 6 to 17 years, Knickers $2.50 Varied fabrics are shown in these Knickers—wool and cotton novelty mixtures; lined and unlined. Sizes 7 to 17 years, “Ruff-Neck” Sweaters Comfortable Sweaters, with large roll collars, are shown in combinations of school colors. Sizes 26 to 86. Prices range from $10.00 to $16.50. Blouses $1.15 Regulation Blouse-waists are made of percale, in striped and figured patterns | —varied colors. Collars are | attached. Sizes 6 to 16 years. MaeNongatl-Southwick, ‘ Third Fiver. hide, - Sizes 5 to 8, priced $4.50, Sizes 8% to 11%, priced $5.00, Bizes 12 to 2, priced $5.50. rent? Forest L. Sturdy Suits of Cromp- cordu- are in mode shade— Made in belted style, with four pockets. The knickers have taped seams, QUITE THE CONTRARY The Jobber—Does your buntness suffer much from industrial unrest? The Manufacturer—Industrial un- vited to come and bring @ lunch basket Hudson to Address Railway Men Here Hudson, candidate for United States senator on the repub- ean ticket, will address King coun- ty milway men on August 22 in the Rallwaymen's Trade council head. quarters. No, not at all, jeu industrial rest that's holding me up Community Day at Youngstown Field Community Wield day will be held Saturday afternoon, August 14, on the Youngstown playfield. gram will start at 1 o'clock with | races, A baseball game between the single and the married men will fol low at 3:90 and a girls’ baseball game | wealth, |at $50. The races will be continued | of operation, but when he finished | at 4:16 and at 6 o'clock there will be| his hearers never knew any more & band concert. A basket supper will about it than when he started. | be eaten while the band concert is | being given and « community sing will follow at 6 o'clock, by the children at conclude the day, and kissed him, ongaged, ©& innocent. It's thin end. a smile the idol of the The pro | Busines#men's elu made lengthy Folk dances 15 o'clock will Everyone is in and quickly, Allen of Lona. HERE’S MORE ABOUT PONZI CRASH STARTS ON PAGE ONE ae wife slipped her art about his neck Mra, Ponzi then tnformed her hus in Atlanta and Montreal, told of her husband's record by hin | mother when’ she and Ponzi became | He “explained” his scheme Ponzi ved and dreamed in his gold, For years he had planned schemed to mayo Even while he waa @ convict in penitentiaries in Montreal and At lanta, he was planning, hin scheme of riches, does not know yet to what extent, if any, Ponai dealt in international postal reply coupons. are unknown and his Mabilities are being determined by the federal and < state authorities, Attorney General |4@ Day — Wildwood park —Trishe Maanachunetts Ponai’s labilities will run into mil- verue at Pike Timely Suggestions in hildren’s Apparel Smart Tub Frocks For Girls of 7 to 16 Years Special $3.95 and $6.95 Smart styles—a score of different models in Pinafore, Two-Piece, Mandarin, Chemise and Novelty Effects, which feature organdy guimpes, sashes, novelty pockets, hand-em- broidery, in floss and wool, patent leather belts and velvet and picot-edged ribbon trimmings. Shown in plaids and plain and novelty color- and gingham, soiesette, crepe, cham- ings, bray materials. Sizes 7 to 10 years. Special $3.95 (A). Sizes 12 to 16 years. Special $6.95 (B and C). Not all sizes in all styles or colors. Shoes —on “Footform” lasts, with sturdy, yet flexible soles, are shown in choco- late brown elkhide or smoked horse- MacDougall-Southwick, Third Fleer Children’s Shoes Buttoned and Laced Girls’ Pumps Reduced to $6.95 Street Pumps, of dark brown calfskin or black glazed kidskin, are reduced be- Growing Girls’ cause sizes are incom- plete. MacDeougall-Seuthwick, Fifth Fieer, These are sketch, on “orthopedic” lasts, made of dark brown Russian calfskin, with welted soles. 8% to 11 (spring heels) reduced to Sizes $5.25, Sizes $5.95. dreaming The public His assets Oxfords Specially, U% to 2 (ow heels, reduced to LAUNCH CREW Dry Law by the t. Search rev ‘anadian whisky coast ot . Raymond, C. Baker, Seattle day night | safekeeping. “Little on his 1LO8 ANGELES, Aug. 13- wealth him, he eays, meeting. SUNDAY antased American picnic. Ady. Children’s ” Hosiery Boys’ “Notaseme” Ribbe@ ~ Hose, with double heels and toes, and reinforced knees, are shown in black and corm Girls’ “Notaseme” Liste Hose, with reinforced heels, toes and knees, are shown in black, white and cordovan, (These Hose will be replaced by the manufacturer if not satisfae pairs $3.75, Sizes 7 to 8%, priced 75e, 6 pairs $4.25, Sizes 9 to 11%, priced 85q 6 pairs $5.00, Boys’ and Girls’ Cotton Hose, with double heels and toes, are shown in black, white and cordovan. Sizes 6 to 10, priced 50c, 6 pairs $2.75. Boys’ “Buster Brown” Cotton Ribbed Hose, in heavy weight, with double knees, heels and toes, are shown in black. Sizes 7 to 10, priced 65, 6 patrs $3.35, Sizes 10% to 11%, priced 75q, 6 pairs $4.25, Girls’ and Boys’ “Buster Brown” Hose, with double knees, heels and toes, are shown in black and cor- dovan. Sizes 6 to 10, priced 65c, 6 pairs $3.75, MacDougall-Southwick, Street Floor, Priced in the style of the FACES CHARGE Men Held for Violating the Information charging traneportas band that she married him with a|tion and importation of whisky waa full knowledge of his prison record) filed in the United Staten distPict She was! court Friday morning against ther crew of the gasoline launch 418Iy }and the four men were transferred Mrs. Ponzi declared her faith in her from the city jail to the county husband and said she is confident he pastile to await federal action. Ther |were unable to furnish $500 balk “Somehow, what happened today | each — makes me happier,” the girl waid, “It gives me the chance to show the world and Charlie that I love him that nothing matters, that I love him | g more tyan ever before.” | “Of course, he is innocent! He has | Deen persecuted’ the girl declared “If he in allowed to do so, he will pay all his obligations?” Ponzi, the dapper little man with that became farsous, was ublic for weeks. vied with each other for bis presence as the guest of honor at luncheons where Ponzi speeches The 4181 wae overhauled early ednesday morning in Deception guard cutter aled three casem Dick Hansong Heller and Ray who comprised the crews under arrest by Capte « and brought te where they were placed in the elty jail Ponzis” Are Working Exchange lare a lot of “Little Ponzis” here, if | is discovered. They're playing it om |@ much smaller scale, however, tham the Boston money wizard. One man | sends $100 to a friend abroad every few Gays and $120 comes back t@ SATURDAY. Noom—Meve's cafeteria—Democrati re “Let's eat breakfast at Boldt's“e dovan, a tory.) d Sizes 6 and 6%, priced 65, @ © « 4