The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 18, 1920, Page 14

Police Say Captive Has Ad- mitted Shooting of Charles Johnson During Quarrel Confession of the murder of Charlies Johnson, 35, In a quarrel Over a jug of moonshine is alleged to have been made by Charles Hel @ner, 47, sailor, held in city jal on &n open charge Wednesday. Johnson was shot during the quar Fel in his cabin on the west bank of the West Waterway, four blocks fouth of Spokane st, some time Monday, Police were not notified until T np m. Tuesday. An hour Jater Detectives Jack Landis and Jim Byrnes arrested Helaner in the Burope house, 2300% First ave, as he was arranging to leave the city Helaner was taken before Detect-| fve Lieut. W. B. Kent and ques-| tioned. “Johnson was running a biind Dig,” Helaner told Lieut. Kent. “He end I and five other fellows went to biy shack. He asked me to go) @nd dig up a gallon of moonshine “from it# hiding place in the sand, Where I had seen him bury it “When I couldn't find it I went towards the shack and met coming from it He ac me of taking it and kicked ‘Me on the nose (Helaner’s nose was ) and we fought. He was and powerful and pummeled me. broke, “T am going to kill you,’ he And went Into his shack. 1 ) to my launch, moored to a beside Johnson's, and got my As he opened the door of his In I fired.” ‘The bullet tore a hole in the door! struck Johnson in the chest.| other men of the party were Helaner and ‘all of them ran away. Helaner told Tdeut. Kent he didn’t know that Bohnson was dead until Tuesday. Helaner was signing a bill of sale fer his launch, Charco, when ar I War Pigeons | _ Given a Home in Park Zoo ‘Two carrier pigeons that served) Messengers for the German during the Great War, have been brought to the Woodland m0 by William Schoenfeld of the Pigeon service of the U. 8. A. mt @ former Star reporter. He at 2657 Sith st. One of the birds was taken with) loft, captured by the Americans! -s drive on St. Mibiel in Sep-| , 1918, the other was taken } St. Benoit. Identification bands “@till on the legs of the birds with the German crown are ‘Two American messenger birds,| Which were taken from the United) to France and used in the} Pigeon service of the A. E. F., are gilso at the 200. They were bought) by Sergeant Schoenfeld at a public a ! Bonnelle, near Langres, (Haute Marne) France. In April nearty 1,000 of the birds ‘Were landed at Hoboken. Of them 200 were for the U. 8. government, 20 of them German birds. The oth- _ @rs belonged to members of the Pigeon service. Only three of the German birds @re west of Chicago; the other be Jongs to Mr. Ralph Norbam, 714 Harvard ave. N., Seattle. Schoen- feld has given the four birds to the goo where they are on exhibit at the aviary. _ CENSUS GIVEN | OF 5 COUNTIES Jefferson Shows 21 Per Cent Decrease WASHINGTON, Aug. 18—~The| €ensus bureau today announced the | following 1920 population results: Columbia, Wash., 6,093 Garfield, Wash., 3,5 Jefferson, Wash., , Pacific, Wash., 14,891. Wahkiakum, Wash., 3,372. Counties increased since 1910: Pacific, Wash., 2,259, or 18.8, Wahkiakum, Wash., 187, or 2.6, Columbia, Wash., 949, or 13.5. Garfield, Wash., 34, or 7.7. Jefferson, Wash., 1,780, or 21.4. PONZI'S AGENT SURRENDERS H. T. Neilson, Second to Chief, Gives Up BOSTON, Maas., Aug. 1%.—(United Press.)—The second important arrest in the Ponzi mystery wag made to- tee day when Henry T. H. Neilson, of Cambridge, one of Ponzi's chief agents, surrendered to the police. A warrant charging him with the lar- ceny of $500 was immediately served. Ey Neilson’s arrest was considered my next in importance to that of Ponzi himself. It was reported that Neil- bs son made huge profits by “investing” with Ponzi and by acting as Ponzi's agent, for which it was said he re- ceived substantial commissions, pe Boyle Installed 4 as U. S. Attorney John M, Royle Jr. of Tacoma was LAMPING HURT BY TREE'S FALL) OUT OF WINDOW’ HARD ON ROAD T Huge Timber Drops on Can-| Housewife Returns to Find) Demands Heavier Base, Say didate’s Auto With one hand badly crushed and face and chest severely bruised, George B. Lamping of Seattle, candidate for governor, was in St. Peter's hospital in Olympia Wednesday, as the re- sult of being struck by a falling tree as he was tm his automobile en route to Aberdeen, Lamping sustained no tnternal in- Juries, physicians declara, With BE. W. Braillard, his secre tary, Lamping was driving from Olympia to Aberdeen, where he was scheduled to deliver an addreas Tuesday evening. When about eight miles out of the city a dead tree top pled over the road, striking the car and crushing the occupants be neath ft. Two women driving along the highway rushed to the assistance of the injured men. Lamping was able to drag himself from the ruins of the auto, but collapsed when be attempt: ed to get to his feet. Braillard was not so badly hurt. Rushed to St. Peter’s hospital in) Olympia, physicians found that Lamping’s left ear was almost sev. ered, «necessitating several stitches. One hand was badly crushed and there were numerous facial cuts and abrasions. Hospital authorities de. clared that Senator Lamping could| not be removed for several days. The injut suffered by Senator Lamping, while serious and sufficient ta keep him out of the campaign for some time, are not believed to be dan-| gerous. Shortly after the accident} Lamping insisted on proceeding to Aberdeen to fill his engagement there. him to leave the hospital. Bloodhounds Soon . Capture Convicts WALLA WALLA, Ang. 18.—Prison blood hounds were responsible for | the capture of William Burke and Lee Brookshire, escaped convicts, Tuesday. The men slipped away from the prison farm where they were working. The dogs son overtook them. HE TOOTED! This is how Candidate War- formally installed as asuistant United States district attorney Tuesday af- ternoon. Confirmation of his ap- pointment was received Monday. seveiathaall enables “Gee, but I love Boldt’s French pastry!”"—Adv. ’ ren G. Harding looked when, as a youth, he played a horn in his home-town band. Note the plumed hat, foxy buttons and epaulets of the uniform, Physicians refused to allow} Him at Work When Mra. B. A. MoCusker, 3802 | W. Wade st, returned home Tuesday | evening she was reflecting on the un Interestingness of life as compared | with the movies. | As she opened the front door the beam an electric torch swept the room, there was a swish, a crash of, glass, and a moment later a dark figure leaped from a side window and | disappeared in the dark. Detectives were looking for the bur: | flar Weunesday. Ho escaped with a silver meab purse, a gold ring set | with peartPand other jewelry. . Port Strike Causes eae Shots and Injuries NEW YORK, Ang. 18.-—Two white ‘men were shot and a number of Regroes injured in a fight between port strikers and negro strike-break ers here yesterday, There was a run. | ning fight in which bricks and stones | were thrown and numerous shots | fired. Ba | that is true economy. lot, floss embroidery. low crocheted necks. knees, or in white article. They’re only half right! Sizes from 6 to 14 years. Engineers Roads tn the vicinity of Seattle are on the whole very good, but thone subjected to heavy truck traf. fic, such as the Bothell highway should have a center crown of at/ least ten inches Instead of the pres ent five to seven, and should be eight inches thick at the edge, in }the opinion of officials of the Port land Cement association, who are in conference here A report on road conditiene as they have found them was made by William T. Kinney, of Chicago, gen eral manager of the asnociation, at a banquet at the Arctic club Ture day evening. The convention will close today with a trip over Seattle's streets and boulevards Ig ts entimated one sea lon will eat 60 to 100 malmon a day, or the equivalent In other fish. More than 99 per cent of the ho man gastric juice ts water. THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT Do You Make This Mistake? Many people regard the price they pay for an article as the COST of the It’s really SERVICE you pay for—and you can never figure the COST of the SERVICE until the article purchased is worn out. So we ask you to buy here with the cost-to-user idea in mind—for A Manufacturer’s Sample Line of Girls’ All-Wool School Dresses Priced at $8.95 Brings You Timely Savings These Dresses are of navy serge—many in sailor style—and all are one-piece models, Several other attractive styles are included in the ut not all sizes are to be found in every model. The majority are made with full plaited skirts, some with panel fronts, | and they are nicely trimmed with narrow white braid, red ribbons or Women’s Cotton Vests 19c Women’s “Cumfy-cut” Vests of fine-ribbed cotton are sleeveless and have Sizes 42 and 44. Women’s Cotton Union Suits 59c Women’s fine-ribbed Cotton Union Suits in pink wi with crocheted tops and lace knees. Sizes 86 and 88, Deputy Loses His Badge for Raiding Game “I've got yuh faded!" “Big Dick from Boston; turn up |them eyes, Baby!* “Crap, doggone yuh, crap! 1. Lencher, & watchman, heard! these mystic vocables while loung ing about the picnic grounds at) Fortuna ‘Tuesday afternoon. n't make small , throwing |his lapel to display @ special deputy | shoritt # badge. | | DICE ATHLETES |NEARLY IN RIOT wo bits he doen't” shouted! Jone of the African golfers, as the) watchinan stooped for the dice, The Ethiopian dominoes rallied over into @ perfect “natural,” but |Lencher i» alleged to have scooped | lap all the loose change on the! |turf, a matter of $20, “in the name/ lof the law A fairwized riot threatened to en |mue. Indignant plenickers protested | vigorously at the Interruption to their athletion, WHO'LL, PAY FOR DEPUTY'S BADGE? Altho Ler turned the mon ey, his in uption of the erap game resulted in his arrest on a charge of “impersonating an offi cer” Legal sharks in the prose cuting attorney's office held that his commission was good only at the) shipyard where he was employed as a watchman. At the sheriff's office, folowing! | hin arrest, Lencher’s special deputy Inberiff's commission was promptly | { confiscated. | | "It cost $2.95," walled the erst-| while “officer.” “Who's going to! | pay me back that money; tell me} | that?” | Nobedy could tell him. Lencher | furnished $100 bail in Justice Otis W. Brinker's court. | j . . . Zionist Speakers in | wn Seattle Tonight) Charities KR. Cowen, New York lawyer and one of the leaders of the | Zionist movement since tte inception, iil speak at the Bikur Cholum synagogue Tuesday evening at 8/| | o'clock. | Cowen ts accompanied by Prof. | Paul Radin, director of the Zionist) bureau of the Pacific coast. He is a |member of the faculty of the Uni-| | vernity of California, | Whew! Quarter of | Million in Whisky | VANCOUVER, B,C, Aug. 18—/ More than 6,000 cases of the finest bottled whisky, the property of the, Canadian Pacific Wine company, | | were confiscated by the government Tuesday. The wholesale value of the stock was $237,000. This is probably | the greatest seizure of liquor ever made in Canada. | The whisky waa setzed on the ground that it was uulawfully kept in the province for mle. |Report 100 Cases of Yellow Fever| VERA CRUZ, Aug. 1) —More than 100 cases of yellow fever exist in| Vera Crug Six deaths occurred to-| day. Many persons have fed from Vera Cruz and from the other coast towns affected th bodice tops and cuff «| the | night were: HE SEATTLE STAR THE MAGICIAN | WAR ENGINEERS | ORGANIZE HERE 20 Veterans Attend First) SPOKANE, Mrs, ¥ WOMAN DROPS THRU SKYLIGHT OF HOTEL; DIES Aug hi a @ wkylight on the third floor of he Davenport hotel last night O'Donovan New York city, erashed to the floor of the lobby in full view of hundreds of guests. an hour later with out regaining consclourness. mark was the wit ow of a former prominent New man Northwest Meeting || mara, of Seattle post of the Soclety of Military Engineers was organized She died wiay night in the Chamber of nmerce assembly room by 20 en Mra. Med gineers at one time connected with army engineering. A charter from|| York business national organization of that touring the name will be applied for. || party of friends. The pur of the society ts to! keep In te with all men having | had techni neering experie in military vi It will embrac all those who have been connected | with technical branches of the army, tank, chemical and army service corpa, No distinctions of rank will! be made. Temporary officers elected last Col. A. J. Behultas, preat-| Bertram D, Dean, vice prea-| M. Clapp, secretary-treas-| Meetings will be held regular-| dent; dent; J urer. ly. get tn Burke building, | ‘FOREST FIRES _ UNDER CONTROL: No Green Timber Burning, Says Warden | With the exception of a blaze near Thome interested are asked to) yan gandt in Whatcom county, no|of autumn fashions has scared off ich with Mr. Clapp, in the| forest fires in the state are burning | American buyers om account of the in green timber, it was reported to- . day by George C. Joy, chief fire war-| new style skirts put out by Parisian 'ANTI-JAPANESE LEAGUE MEETS Will Elect New Officers, Hear Reports Members of the AntiJapanese | League of Washington will meet at lio13 Fourth ave. Wednesday night for their annual meeting, A new | president, vice president and secre- tary-treasurer will be elected. | dward Clifford, chairman of the league, is expected to resign to give full attention to the campaign of Governor Hart, of which he is manager. Officers will report on the work of the league. Ballot blanks and letters of admittance 18.— Falling McNa She was with a Kannalr. tary Frank B. Americans Sca PARIS, Aug. 18.—The first “show” shortness of women's FUNERAL SERVICES for John | den for the Washington Forest Fire | designers are the shortest since the L. Palmer, resident for 30 years who died at his home. 7828 14th ave, N. W., Sunday, were | held in Ballard Tuesday afternoon. | The Ballard Elks’ lodge was charge, The body was cremated ff Wanhington | a#soclation \camera All fires in the state are | days of Eve now under control, he said Photographing a bullet in flight | are sewed together only part of the in|ig the latest achievement of a fast’ way, #0 One model was a mi lcomposed of front and rear pal lreaching to the knees, The panes that the slightest puff of wind blows them apart. — TheBonMarché | oo each, weaves, —Baby’s White Wool Coat Sweaters, belted style, and for only $3.95. —Colored slip-over mod- els with square collars, at the same price— $3.95. ~—Novelty Sweaters for little folk—coat or slip- H over models—$4.95 to $8.95. $10.00. — New Silk Blouses--$5.75—-Because There Were Only One or Two of a Kind Bootees, oh, so many—moccasin style, medium and knee length, in good color combinations—35c to $1.50. Sweaters for Older Sister Our Sweater stocks are overflowing with staple Sweaters and novelty models—plain colors, heather shades and novelty —Sweater Suits — white and colored, well knitted, in practical and clever little styles—$7.50 and —Special Wool and Mer- cerized Toques for baby sister—50c to $3.95. BABY SHOP—SECOND FLOOR The “Blue Bell” | Jaunty Aprons at $2.95 APRON VALUES THAT WILL ENTICE YOU ON APRON THURSDAY As pretty as the name are these Coverall, Slipover Aprons —and at a reasonable price— $2.95. Of plain-colored percale with large novelty pockets, yoke and sleeves trimmed with wide rick- rack braid, finished with broad sash ties. 65c and 75c Margaret and Sewing Aprons Reduced to 39c Lines are somewhat broken— only 100 in all, both plain and figured percale, in light and medium dark shades—very spe- cial at 39¢ each. J APRON SECTION—SECOND FLOOR ESTABLISHED 1890 ' THE MAKER WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE LOSS AND ] HIS LOSS IS YOUR GAIN C —HERE THEY ARE FOR YOU | Such tt tte model: fie as chotched--Sae happen} Fi lace on the collar, with plaited jabot front of same material as waist. Another, a smart little bolero style with tucked net front and collar lace trimmed. Other attractive frilly front Blouses —lace trimmed, hemstitched, em- broidered or with drawn work de- signs—and one model has hand- painted decorations with bead cen- fi ters, | In beige, white, navy and flesh. SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Baby’s Comfy Knitted Things for Every Occasion From snuggle-y garments for baby’s first airing, on up to Knitted Sweaters and Caps for six-year-old sister. Soft Knitted Sacques for Baby An endless variety of Sacques— just the proper wrap for warm days. Machine or all hand knitted — $1.50 to $4.95 —A registered nurse is in the Baby Section— always ready to advise { regarding proper cloth- i ing for children of dif- | ferent ages and help you select your baby gar- ments. Fibrol | Window Shades} } 59c Each Window Shades — inex- pensive, yet splendid for wear—made from very tough fiber, treated with genuine oil colors—water and ‘sun proof, With Tear-proof Edges Thirty-six inches wide, and to be had in two tones of green. FOURTH FLOOR Bleached Indian Head 55c Yard Belfast-finished Bleached Indian Head—a full yard wide—widely used for sum- mer suits, smocks, skirts and petticoats—55c a yard. Printed Flaxon 40c Flaxon printed in neat, small patterns—29 inches i wide, looks much like linen. FABRIC FLOOR (THIRD) have been | sent to league members by Sere | by Shorter Skirts | | x 5 | + f i ¢ oa kes aes as