The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 6, 1920, Page 14

+g a DEAD. TWO SHOT, AFTER DANCE ROW Deputies Mistake Each Other for Gangsters and Start Firing at Bryn Mawr John R, Contan, special deputy Merit’, and Lester Paull, onlooker who wete riddled in a shooting at- fray in the road outside the Bry Mawr dance hall at midnight Sacur- day, were reported holding their own this morning. ‘The body of John J. Donovan, an- other special deputy, isin the Georgetown Undertaking company's mertuary, Mistaking cach other in the dark, Demovan and Conlan started shoot-| ing. each thinking the other Bangster Dr, Willis H iat a coroner's jury Sunday, was a today an inquest will be held later| this week SHOOTING BEGAN AJ THE Dor OF A CAP ‘The shooting began literally at the @eop of a hat—only it happened to be a cap, Henry [ilian’s, of Renton. ‘The cap fell over the railing of a stairway. Frank Van Geystel, 1401 Ferdinand st., picked it up and tossed it-back to Iilian. The latter, reaching for it, knocked it into the face of a dancer, who knocked Lilian down, In tern Van Geystel knocked the dancer down. Fearing further trouble, the danc ef got Donovan and Conlan to escert him, a male companion and two iris to a waiting automobile out- skie, A crowd followed them out Into the road. ‘The auto driver backed his car and knocked Donovan down. M. J ‘McCurdy, a rent car driver, jerked ‘up the rear curtain and shouted to the driver, and Conlan, apparently thinking McCurdy was about to at- tack, slugged him thrice over the head with the butt of his revolver. Tipnovan then opened fire. Conlan claims he was shot in the stomach, and he began shooting. Eight shots in all were fired by tie: two deputies. Donovan was shot tiwee times and died where ho sat in) the roadway. Conlan was shot twéce, once thru the intestines and ‘orme thru the chest. Faull, a spec tator, got two of the other bullets, rm thru the back and near the kid nays, and another in the thigh. One Buasile few wild. ‘An operation was performed on Faull Sunday. It was said this morning at the hospital that he has better than an even chance for re covery, He is an employe of the Pacific Car & Foundry company at Renton. Search is being made by deputy siveriffs for the car in which the @ancers over whom the trouble be- Corson, who impan:| [WOMAN IN MURDER MYSTERY] / | = ie | % Mrs. Blanche Schulz, 20, who was mysteriously murdered \in the woods along the Hudson river, near Grantwood, N. J. Her husband, Frank Schulz, gave the only clue—that she| often had left home in order to try to get on the stage. “Get Rich Quick” Schemes Always “Bust” Ponzi Is No Exception. || His Is Only a Little Scheme. || Read About a REAL Bubble. BY EDWIN D. RIDER | other countries. Trade boomed BOSTON, Sept. 6.—The crash al | Money was everywhere—except gold. ways comes! The Ponzi case is just|for many persona had become sus Jone more proof to add to the long} picious and had started exchanging | Mat of famous get-rich-quick schemes | their paper and shipping it out of the that have invariably blown up with «| country. loud echo. | LAW'S COLONIZERS “$20 Per Cent Miller” spent several DIDN'T FIND GOLD years in Sing Sing in financial vere) Then-— Spection. In America — Law's colonizers Now Charles Ponai, the “money | gidn’t find gold and rich minerals in wizard” of Boston, ts behind the bar*. the lands around the mouth of the This crash of his “50 per cent in 9 | Mississippi. They found Indiana, the! days” scheme found him, government | gpaniards in Texas, swamps and a) | paratiel NEW WAY NORTH Completed Paving Relieves Westlake Congestion With the recent completion of the paving on Dexter ave, which rune to Westlake ave, a new highway is opened up for motorists which is expected to greatly relieve the traffic congestion of Westlake ave, Eapecially will it prove beneficial to motorists coming down Roy at from Queen Anne and going north of the city Iiy the new road they ean avoid the dangerous intersection of Roy and Westlake The highway also affords a direct moans of going from the elty north wards which is much Westlake, being not aa busy Five months w spent the paving of Dexter ave. The cost ex ceeded $140,000. better than \Y. W.C. A. to Teach Girls Vocations To meet the growing interest in vo al and educational subjects, the Young Women's Christian tion is planning to offer tensive business training to all appli canta, beginning September 1 A great many giris who apply for work find that they lack training. and the association has decided to in augurate this special ce benefit of thone girls. ing and millinery edule thin to date indicates a than ever in the work associa, a brief, in d registration larges interest Professor Max von Gruber, noted hygienist, declares that from 10,000 000 to 15,000,000 Germans will die out as a result of the destruction of industries, seleure of Germany's natural resources and the taking over of the colonies and fleet by the allies. | was collected in San School Tuesday By AL, Our Lite Boy Reporter ‘Tomorrow's the day, the big day, for Seattle youngsters. For, at exactly 9:00 a. m, Tuesday, September 7, over 40,000 Beattie kids will march to sehool and take their heats once more at the desks of learning it is expected the high sehool at tendance thin year will break all records, Last June the number of students graduated from the gram. mar schools was larger than ever before The Seattle schools are among the en, many cities having hool year fully two lant to reo started th weeks nec ‘The reopening of schoo! will mean the end of Seattle youngsters and youngsters thruout the country as well of three months of blissful vaca tion 1t will also be @ day of worry for business Men thrucut all their office boys, knowing will new ne the country Nearly that it is best to go to school quit their jobs and again take up the quest of knowledge Business Firms Here Prompt to Pay Tax Ih comparison with the $92,491.20 delinquent luxury and excine taxen collected in Seattle during the «pe cial drive of the internal revenue de partynent recently ended, $968,998.19 Francisoo and ifrger amounts in many eaatern cities, according to figures received Saturday by William T. Beeks, chief of the division of internal reve in atte This shows, according Reeks, that business houses were more prompt and conscientious in their payment of these taxes here than in many other elties Chiet E SEATTLE STAR DEXTER AVE.IS |40,000 Seattle \NAVY YARD | | Kids Will Start MEN RAISED 400,600 Employes Due for! Increase Sept. 22 Wage increases ranging from 5 to 16 per cent.eff ective September 15, | will benefit 4,600 emp! ot the Puget Sound navy yard at Bremer: | according to an award of the! yard wage board at Washing D. C, which approved the 4 Saturday | iner which will amount to thourands of dollars a month, ts not retroactive and its first benefit will acome to the workers on Sep tember trades given an| _ RAIL SMASHUP a fiat Trolley and Freight Cars Collide FAIRMONT, W. Va, Sept. 6.—In & collision between @ trolley car and yen navy ton “Gas stations are sta- tionary. Lotta ‘hot air’ stations are walkin’ round.” Four additional re: Anglesrmiths ere and pattern workers will of Increane receive rate in Working reduced round crease per hours on Saturday four were to hours the year Keep Autos in Line on Bridges Is Plan’ dinance requiring auto! single line in each di moming bridges is be. na drafted at the tnatan of Conn climan T, H. Bolton. Drivers who| break this line will be mubject to fine| freight car was carrying building ma iniprisonment, | a freight car five persons were killed and 20 injured here yesterday. The terials near Baxter station. | vd Water Mains Costing bill will also attempt to explain and| Recommend made to simplify many of the existing trafic|the city council Saturday afternoon regulations, which are said to be am-|by L. B. Youngs, superintendent of | Diguous and misleading, |the city water department, for the construction of water mains in vw PROSBSER.—A Ford driven by W.| rious sections, at a cost of approxi A. Drew and a 200-pound hog came | mately $500,000, These projects are out even when they collided one mile | needed to conserve the supply in the went of town. The car has a broken | districts affected and to relieve the |wteering rod and the hog a broken|shortage of water at times of heavy ‘tee according to the terms of the proposed measure Steady of curring on bridges i# given by Coun that such increane cidents climan Bolton as evidence ons were ARE CAPTURE Naval Prisoners Surrend to Marines SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6 prisoners at the navy prison at M: Island, who escaped after ov ing their guards early yesterday, were back at the prison barracks day, having been captured last mij in a 16minute rifle battle with @ patrol of 26 marines They were overtakén by the rines at Cordelia, northeast of Vi lejo qnd, after a short inter ; bots, during which Albert marine, was hit in the a surrendered The men had forced one of the two. guards, whom they overpowered, to accompany them in 4& gasoline launch as far as Vallejo, and later im their fight along the state high way to Cordelia Extra! Alaskans to Eat Their Own Food A new industry has been ini in Alaska by the Chilkat Can company at Haines, according to Alaska bureau of the Seattle Ch ber of Commerce. Fish and vegetables and fruits of the Ch valley will be canned and these” 9 kans will patronize home © goods. The cont of transportation, gether with its inadaquacy, ha’ made shipment to other parts of territory unprofitable, A great deal of frutt, t and fish has been canned by company this summer, and this will be continued this fall, to Henry Roden, president of company. | SALEM, Ore—Mra. C. EL gall, of Portland, and her daugh' Mrs, 8. A. Kemp, of Woodburn, riously injured when auto upsets | Pacific highway near here. TheBonMarché © ESTABLISHED 1890 Fabric Floor Is Ready To Help With Fall Clothes While every woman is interested in the appearance of her clothes, the agents allege, with notes totaling $7 ‘gan took flight when the bullets be-| 000,600 outstanding and possibly $2 ighty river. They founded the prew | great majority are also concerned with their economy—and since the Bon Marche has for years been selling handsome silks and dress goods at re- markably low prices, it is only natural that Seattle women should turn fan to fly. Deputy Sheriff Matt Btarwich traced the license of the “Machine to the home of J. R. Miller, of Kennydale, but deputies sent there Sunday were unable to obtain any information. leaves a ‘widow, Mrs. Agnea Donovan, and three children, Audrey, 12, and two fons, Lincoln, 11, and Jack, 6. He ‘was formerly with the Scotiand Yard detective bureau of Great Britain, and was in Oom Paul Kruger's service during the Boer war. 10 years he had lived In George. town. Conian’s home is at 242 Walnut st, West Seattie. He is married and has two sons. USE TRAP GUNS TO GUARD STILL Secret Map Leads to Big Find Near Cle Elum Seven men face federal charges Monday, and two stills, one of them unusually large and elaborate, are held as evidence, following the oper- ations of federal prohibition agents in the Cle Elum district over the week-end. A 30-galion still, cleverly hidden in &@ dugout about 14 miles from Cle Elum, was found in full operation by @ party of three agents, Two men, Pete Geovenale and John Kerbavice, were captured before they had time| to put up any resistance, Five hun. dred and fifty gallons of mash and 25 gallons of grape brandy were discov. ered with the still, The detection of this moonshine outfit was made possible by @ secret Map showing its location, according to prohibition agents. Near the en- trance to the cave was equipment for setting up trap guns, it is alleged, and two rifles and a revolver are aid to have been found in the cabins of the men Geovenale and Kerba- vice were lodged in the Kittitas coun ty jail. In another raid three section hands Mear Cle Elum were placed under ar. rest and five quarts of raisin whisky and 40 quarts of beer were confis- cated. The second still was located in the home of Tony Greueh, a farmer liv ing about half-way between Cle Elum and Ellensburg. Ninety gallons of mash and 18 gallons of whisky were found under the floor of his house. A soft drink merchant of Killens. burg was placed under arrest when a bottle of grapo was discovered among the less potent concoctions in his bar. Poultry Exhibition at Bellevue Tuesday A poultry culling exhibition for the benefit of poultry raisers in Se. attle and vicinity will be held at Hellevue Tuesday, at 2:30 p.m. A, E. Anderson, poultry specialist in the ‘Washington State college extension department, will conduct the demon- stration at the Grimes poultry yards, on the Joslyn place, a half-mile east of the Bellevue ferry landing. Seattle residents who wish to wit- news the demonstration are advised to take the ferry Leachi, leaving for Bellevue at 1:45 p. m., from the end of the Youler way cable, nt cities of New Orleans and Mo-| bile, | ‘The growing scarcity of golt and) silver soon became felt in Paris and | 200 YEARS AGO THERE la general run waa started on the WAS A REAL BUBBLE | national bank, which, in 1719, had Exactly 200 years ago a bubble! been merged with the Banque Royale, burst that was a bubble! It was the/ and was now called the Compagnie “Mississippi Bubble"—probably the | des Indes. | most famous get-rich-quick scheme in| In May, 1726, the government iv }all history. Its founder was John | sued a decree which cut the value of | Law. the shares in half. This hurried the | Here are just a few of fhe results| trouble. Law, who was now comp 000,000 in aasets. But Ponzi and Miller are only “tit- tle Dubbies.” closed the French national | of the “Misaissipp! Rubble” roller general of finances, made duke of Orleans. bank stopped payment. Law fled It beggars | the present state of Louisiana and Law lived the reat of his life In! LAW WAS A ma e Law ts thie Ponzi, ex-convic | person in a thousand understands | started his Mississippi scheme. Costs $35 a Block speculation that he wan able t) get on In 1715, Law, a man of 44, settled | ¢f* explains the method by which C. | due to pressure on the exchequer of the earwig pest, succeeded in ex-| bank was formed and issued a huge| According to J. W. Thompson, mu- | old national bonds remained at a|‘*rtitory was sprayed twice, and the pris be mewn | by the spray, it can be used only on | the idea of ex-|ana at low cost early in the spring he claimed were “aa rich in minerals | city block | to the French. right to exploit the region arouna|. The death of Maj. Benjamin B./ about $20,000,000. |Cross two yeare ago, was made ly bought. A great wave of specula The news that. Mal. Methenny had the original value. Fifty thousand r gga vo egg face jevery war-ridden country in Europe, | work for humanity. At the time of company, which | changed its| Maj. Metheany was 44 years old, | next year \t obtained a monopoly of |Metheany, Jr. A sister and two ‘The alluring vista now opened to ;Old Man Drops Dead point of frenzy been issued and the price early in| dead in the Union depot buffet, Bec-} They were blowing in| unable to find out where the man | It almost precipitated a revolution | frantic efforts to avoid the crash. It made thousands in France beg-| from the country. Upwards of 100. bank The ruined people threatencd to the founding of New Orleans and| Venice, gambling. He died a pauper | DISTINGUISHED FINANCIER n t and ex-dishwasher, tried to dabble in | EARWICS iS UP John Law, however, was known as a! It was because of his recognized | the ear of the duke of Orleans, then’) A report filed with the elty coun: | in Paria and opened a private bank. | 1+ Mattfeld, authorized by the coun the regent was aded to adopt| *r™minating them from @ 20-block fugn of notes, which for a time con, | Perintendent of parks, arsenate of vole itaip ose cad ig pest has almost entirely disappeared | vegetation. With French finances nearing the | plotting America—the lands around| according to Thompson, It ia esti * Peru and Mexico,” and which —— - Seattle Red Cross Accordingly, the Compagnie 4’Oc-| } the lower Mississippi for years, | Metheany, of Seattle, who went to | ‘Two hundred thousand shares were| known to Mrs. Metheany by a tele. tive mania swept France, ‘he orice | died Sunday in Belgrade was cabled | Maj. Methea additional shares were placed on the|,,~%. Metheany, who had seen ser |was several times praised in official | COMPANY OBTAINS had|his death he waa Red Cross com the right of coining moi name in 1718 to Banque Royale, and |and ds mmrvived by his widow, 6760 | trading to the Kast Indies, China and|brothers live in Michigan. He had the French was irresistible the * ° While Playing Cards Meanwhile | 624,000 1720 of @ share was about 90 times | ond ave, and Main st., late Saturday Paris, lived or to locate any relatives, The in France against the regent, the| The bubble burst in July, 1720. The wares. | 000 people in France had been made | It resulted In the colonization of | overthrow the regency | Mobile. | there in March, 1729 One difference between Ponzi and foreign exchange—something not one | } " ' | celebrated financier long before he ‘ ‘ /Queen Anne Hill Experiment | ability in mathematics, finance and ondeut atWediean jell Saturday by the park commission P © destruction | Its success was tremendous, Soon,|‘i! to experiment in the destruction Law's plan of a national bank. The | 6 On Queen Anne hill manded perfect credit, Meantime the | @84 nd spreader were used. The | | Because of the discoloration caused | EXPL ANDS AT | | The work could be done effectively | rocks, Law conce the mouth of the Mississippi, which | mated that it could be done for $36 a would soon yield tremendous profits cident was formed, with the mores | Man Dies in Belgrade| The concern started with a capital of |MUTop® in the service of the Red placed on the market and were eager, {Erm from Washington yesterday. quarter eo se | Of the shares Tone soon-to 20 timen|*?,the, Neadauarters of the American | market—but there were more than| Ve hi cares Regattas Dit | J communications to his family for his + MONOPOLT in the | missioner in Siberia. colony of Louisiana, the regent guarahteed the notes, The} 28th N. 1, and a son, Benjamin B.| the South Seas lived in Seattle since 1915 Public enthusiasm reached shares had] Giovannl Colombara, 60, dropped the value of the original! while playing cards, Police were Thousands rushed to the city from | body is at the city morgue bubbles to Fabric Floor for their Autumn sewing needs. And no wonder, whew such values‘as these are offered: About 1,000 Yards of — 36-Inch Fancy Dress Silks $1.95 Yard This big assortment includes such Fancy Satins, Foulards, Printed Warp Taffetas, Plaid and Figured Pongees, Moires and other Silks adapt- able for dresses, waists, skirts, shirts Autumn favorites as Crepe Shirtings, or linings. And you may price enables mere in cut children’s These are choose from and black. a wide selection of attractive colors. 33-Inch Imported 69c Yard woven All-silk Pongee special at, the yard, 69c. non-crushing Chiffon A good quality. Black dresses, waists or skirts. One of the best fabrics Nineteen-twenty. For blouses this firmly weight Tricolette is Shown in rose, white, navy and African brown. oale $55.00 each. 1 Velvet Rug—$60.00. 2 Wilton Rugs, one $98.00 each, wide—reduced to 365c. A new Shipment of strong Filet Lace Curtains in neat border and allover de- signs—2'4 yards long, in white, ecru and cream—$3.00 a pair. DRAPERY SECTION Twenty pieces of Imported, Hand- waists, pajamas and draperies. 36-Inch Navy Blue Chiffon Taffeta $2.75 Yard An exceptional value in a lustrous, Taffeta dresses, waists, skirts or suits. in a goed shade of navy blue. 36-Inch Black Taffeta $1.65 Yard 36-Inch Tricolette $3.50 Yard woven, very desirable. taupe, 16 Room-Sized 4 Velvet Rugs, different designs— blue with border, one tan with blue border—at 48-Inch Pongee order, so he for dresses, Very There are weight, closely-woven All-wool French Serge in navy blue; and it is especially serviceable for dresses, skirts or chil- dren's dresses, 56-Inch Wool-Mixed Checks $2.25 Yard A good quality, part-wool Black-and- white Shepherd Checks for dresses or skirts. Checks in two sizes..One length for Comes will make a dress. Taffeta for Good, suits, for Autumn, dresses! or heavy black, FABRIC FLOOR (THIRD) $80.00 each. 2 heavy Axminster Rugs at $70.00 tan each, RUG SECTION-—-FOURTH FLOOR Curtains and Curtainings for Fall Hemstitched Marquisette Curtaining, trimmed with neat lace edges, in durable quality—in white, cream and ecru—60c a yard, Ecru Voile Curtaining with hemstitched tape borders URTH Serge $3.50 Yard We ordered the 42-inch width, but the manufacturer could not fill at the 42-Inch price—that’s why we can sell it for $3.50. 56-Inch Coatings and Suitings $3.95 Yard all-wool brown, golden brown or gray, for boys’ children’s coats coats or suits. 56-Inch Heavy-Weight Coatings $5.95 Yard These All-wool Coatings are so heavy that no lining is required. The colors are brown, blue, Pekin and tan. Rugs Reduced 2 extra heavy Axminster Rugs—at 5 Rugs of different designs in Seam- less Axminster, at $55.00 each, Cut Lengths of — 36-Inch All-Wool Cashmere $1.69 Yard A purchase made at a very special us to offer All-wool Cash- lengths of from 8 to 15 yards, suitable for dresses, skirts and dresses. length desired. We will cut any the colors: Light navy, dark navy, Alice blue, marine, brown All-Wool French our sent us the 48-inch width 10 pieces of this medium seams reinforced with tape. tures. Sizes 8 to 18 years. skirt, 244 yards a plain around the neck. —All-wool Jersey Sweaters in mixtures in green, ’ cardinal, $4.00. and women’s $3.00> BOYS' SHOPS. You will find the Children’s Real Suits for Real Boys Extra-Knickerbocker Suits for $15.00 They are of all-wool fabrics in styles that make a hit with the boys and their parents, The coats are lined with good quality serge or alpaca, while the knickers are full lined and have solidly-sewn Shown in browns, grays, checks, diagonals and mix- Boys’ All-Wool Sweaters $10.00 All-wool Sweaters in the school colors, made in middy style, with large roll collar that can be buttoned up well Boys’ Jersey Sweaters Plain or in School Colors the school colors, $5.00. —Other Jersey Sweaters in navy, gray, maroon and —Cotton Jersey Sweaters in navy, maroon and gray, UPPER MAIN FLOOR The Children ’s Shoe Shop Has Moved Shoe Shop down on the Upper Main Floor on Tuesday morning, right beside Shop. from $6.45 to $12.00. low heels—sizes 11 GIRLS' SHOR SHOP—UPF ‘ i ing Department, the Tailoring in ecru only—86 inches FLOOR the Growing Girls’ Shoe Shop and the Women’s Shoe And You Will Find— Shoes for Growing Girls, in black or brown, that are built on a sensible last and that will give comfort, priced Misses’ Shoes in mahogany brown calf, made over a footform last, with serviceable oak soles and broad, % to 2 at $7.00. The same Shoe in black gunmetal leather, $6.00. ER MAIN FLOOR Another Rest Room On the Balcony This Time For your comfort we’ have shifted the Shoe Repair- Shop and Offices from the Upper Main Floor Balcony and converted it into a cozy Rest Room, where you may wait for your friends or read or look out upon the avenue,