The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 15, 1920, Page 3

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‘Y, SEPTEMRER 15, 1920. THE SEATTLE + Ae ‘Man Who Fasted for Satisfactory Terms ‘Always Si sidht ith s vilain to make it interesting. |] Pleads Not Guilty. Three Indictments. Judge Astonished. Trial? I Chink, that Chink was King Le when he appeared in the Unite States district court Monday for ar | raignment, And if ever an astonished jadge poupied the bench, that official was eral Judge Jeremiah Neterer, n King came forward and plead: | ed not guilty to three separate grand jury indictments, charging the ped dling of dope. WHITE COLLAR AND SPIFFY CLOTHES Kihg was dressed up yesterday White collar, black bow tie and the usual spiffy clothes he affects as a gentioman of means. not attribute the pallor of his counte nance solely to shooting the hop. For nearly an hour the scared: looking Ittle Chinaman occupied a back bench in the courtroom, while bottloggers and other violators of the law stepped up and heard the worst or gave notice of their intention to engage in legal strife. | ‘Then the judge called “The United States vs, King Leg, allas Ah Leo, alias Lee Can.” Attorney Dan Landon and King | Lee stood before the bench. “There are two indictments against this man, your honor,” Digrict At torney Saunders announced in a mat- ter-of-fact tone, | WAIVES READING ‘or THE INDICTMENTS “We waive reading of the tndict ments and desire to enter plea,” said Dan Landon, The judge glanced thru the indict. ments, He pursed his lips and gazed at King, “What is your true name?” he asked. “Lee Can” “Are you guilty or not guilty? King hung his head. “Not guilty, your hopor,” Dan Lan- don replied for him. “Trial set for October 19." And the next case was called. King Lee resumed his seat, Half an hour passed. BACK AGAIN BEFORE THE BENCH “The United States vs, Lee Can.” Judge Neterer frowned at the name, and &s the defendant and his lawyer approached the beneh he lev: eled a long look at them. “What! Is this the same man ago” “Yes, your honor,” eaid District) Attorney Saundera “This is#the third indictment against him.” “Guilty or not guilty?” “Not guilty, your honor,” Judge Neterer stared in amaze ment at the utter audacity of the Chink, “Set for October 19," he sald short ly, and proceeded with the motion | calendar, NOT EXPECTED TO COME TO TRIAL | But they say around the federal | Offices that King Lee will never) focme to trial, No jury in the coun try would acquit him on the evidence in support of those three indictments he is only sparring for time, they say. ‘The wily Chink, having one offer Ipod compromise pending at present, | cannot present another, so ft is up| to him to take his medicine like a/ man. He is expected to withdraw his You EVER SAW a «cared! But one could | who > wae up here & few minutes) BY MAX STERN RERKELBY, Cal,, Sept, 15,—The ‘orld, with divided sentiments, has een watching the bulletins from the | bedside of Terence Maeswiney, lord | mayor of Cork, and wondering what! pangs, physical and mental, he has! been suffering during hia long hun-| ger strike in Brixton prison. From former ety counciiman John | Aa Wilson, 69 years o nd hale, comes one illuminating Wilson has recently fink day fast, and says he could have! gone 40 days just as well. He says that far from being @ hardship his 30-day fast from food oured a case of stomach trouble, left him improved physically, and gave him during the process a sense of| high spiritual exaltation that amply compensated for the ordeal. FELT “FREE FROM | SLAV ERY OF FLESH" While expressing the profoundest admiration for the lord mayor and his cause, Wilson describes his own sensations of those of a man free from the “slavery of the flesh,” and adds that he himself would gladly | Tepeat the fast if thereby he could benefit humanity “Aside from the moral aspects of Mayor MacSwiney's case, with which | I deeply sympathize, going 30 or 40) days without food is not a hardship,” | mid Wilson, stopping long enough Jap Scorns Jiu Jitsu-- Swings Can Screams Jap Su Swear Words and Slams Thieves With Ice Cream Container | PREVENT HARD WORK H. Mori, Jap employe of @ soft drink place, 301 Occidental ave., is to- thieves. When two of them tried to work | & moving picture strong arm attack {on him iast night he shook himself free, yelled Jap swear words, swung on them with an ice cream can and | sent them scurrying—into the arms of the copa. Wherefore Frank Reilly, 35, and! W. Bishop, 30, today languish in city Jail, | Entering the place they ordered elder. As Mori turned to do their bid ding one of them grabbed him by the neck while the other hit him on the jhead. Then Kelly, according to the Jap, reached into the cash register and extracted $5. Then it was that the Japanese swear words rose high and mighty | above the wailing of the gale. And then it was that the Jap crowned) Kelly with the ice cream can, | ‘The pair darted down an alley, but Gray, who had heard the sounds of | turmoil and shouting went after | them—and got them! | eee plea of innocence and enter one of gulity between now and Ocgober 19. It looks as if King Lee is on‘his way torthe pen. ly-Seenicall ye | NORTHWEST TRUST 7 AND SAVINGS BANK . % THOMAS 8. LIPPY Vice President ALEXANDER MYERS Sec'y and Treas, J. Vv. A. SMITH Cashier Loans and Discounts U.S. Treasury Certificates and Liberty Bonds.... Municipal Bonds and War- rants Other Bonds and Securitie Furniture and Fixture; Real Estate . Cash on Hand ang Due . from Banks .. SEATTLE EH. SHORROCK, President ESTABLISH 9000 BUSINESS Second Avenue and Union Street es ‘ ff R. W. SPRAGUB Asst. Cashier E. E, GROTH Aast, Cashier J. BE, PATRICK Mgr. Bond Dept. SEPT. 8, 1920 LIABILITIES 9 4 Capital Stock lee in. and Surplus Profits Deposits .. 10; 930. 79 654,927.63 .$ 100,000.00 Individed 28,614.28 2,968,243.41 $3,091,857.69 4 PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON’ SAVINGS ACCOUNTS day the city's champeen router of | Patrolmen G. W. Wilson and A. A.j 30 Days Says He Did Not Suffer From It from a chrpenter Job to tell his story, “L started to give my stomach a} reat for a few days," he continued “At first 1 wu intense huni pangs but soon all desire food and kept it up because T felt #0 | much better, I worked hard thru it) all at my trade of bicycle repairing, and at night slept like a child, drank plenty of water, After] ys I began | on, Tt was nee, I feit divorced from the demands of the! flesh, and felt Uke singing, DEPRESSION DIDN'T “Toward the end of my fast T had feelings of depression, but they did| not bother me or affect my ability to | work, Iam sure I could easily have gone 10 days more. “1 lost 19 pounds, When I quit 1 started in t ting very lightly, I had two tomatoes the first day, a} couple of glasses of milk the second I soon regained my weight, but I now eat only two meals a day, no meat, and plenty of fruit and, vege-| tables. Yi WORRY OF FRIENDS AGGRAVATES ORDEAL “If may venture an opinion about Mac8winey, I would say that he would have been better off if the doctors and his friends had left him alone, I know that I would have felt better if it hadn't been for the worry my friends had about my con: dition, “E know of only one case of a exceeding X Alto, Cal, days, and failed Antiflu ret $2.08, . Herb Medicine Miss “i Pp. O. Box 851, Seattle il MADELINE MATH Is i EVE! SHE FENNIF is WI ECgND E /OOD, “TRIE [SHOW THAT HZS BVERYTHING” : Twenty-Five Girls MATS, DAILY EXCEPT MONDAY and THURSDAY LEVY'S ORPHEUM THE GROTE- “RANKIN aa) OTTO F. KEGEL, President) The Annex Store’s Mid-Month Sale of Rugs THE monthly custom of balancing stocks in the Rug Section brings to our attention many odd Rugs—these are offered at liberal reductions to encourage buying and effect an immediate clearance. The Following Grades and Sizes Offer Important Savings One 9x12 Seamless Velvet Rug in blue, rose and tan color- ings, priced ............$37.50 Three 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs in allover designs, rose color predominating, priced... .$22.50 Nine 9x12 Seamless Tapestry Brussels Rugs, featuring five pat- terns, in this lot....... +-$22.50 Four 9x12 Axminster Rugs in tan ground with rose and blue figures ...cesece oo-e- $416.50 One 9x12 Wilton Rug with tan graund and rose, blue and black pattern ......$79.50 Seven 9x12 Wool Fiber Ri in assorted patterns, any room in the home, in attractive, si me “Nine 9x12 Axminster Rugs All good quality, are in attractfe patterns, priced ........ 9x12 Wilton Rugs—One of Kind Have Prices Red: 9x12 finest quality Wilton Rug in taupe and blue colors LOR a de coscscecncnccsosccccdoncdpesese $135.00 9x12 Royal Wilton Rug in a Persian pattern and tan and rose colors - 9x12 Wool Wilton Rug in allover design in tan and blue $87.50 9x12 Wool Wilton Rug in small pattern in tan, brown and blue colors ceseccceve soveses «.+- $95.00 beautiful rose-colored effect 7.50 eeepeoeee a Mt heavy quality, in tan, © $95.00 9x12 Wool Wilton Rug: 9x12 Wool Wilton Rug blue and rose color 9x12 Fine Worsted gold colors .....£....++- 9x12 Worsted Wilton Rug in taupe, rose and ors Ceccececcecheccoscoeccessossces A One Day’s Sale q Pillow Cases, size 42 by 86 inches, of bleached muslin, well finished, each Bed Sheets made of bleached muslin, with center seam, size 81 by 90 inches, each eeeeee $1.65 Huck Towels of splendid quality, in useful household sizes, dozen Bath Towels, size 20 by 40 inches, rib- bed and. very absorbent, serviceable quality, each . +20. BOG Breakfast Cloths of plain material, size 54 by 60 inches, neatly hemmed, fin- ished with tape border, each... .$1.75 Pee eee weteresevese covcsees ¢ . $3.95 — Infants” Crib Robes of extra quality, size 36 by 50 inches, with nursery charac- ter designs in pink and blue, each $1.45 Wool-Finished Plaid Blankets, size 66 by 80 inches, in assorted colors, each. . Covered Boxes 96.75 Crochet Bed Spreads, size 78x88 inches, of splendid weight, special, ‘each $3.25 Featuring Brass Beds The Annex Store Mid-Month - Sale of Furniture Continuous Post Brass Bed $27.50 2-inch Continuous Post Brass Bed with five 5-16- inch filling rods, in full or three-quarter size, priced, Two-Inch Post Brass Bed $26.75 Satin Brass Bed with 2- inch posts, and five 1-inch filling rods, in full or three--quarter size, priced, special ........-.826.75 Plain Curtain Net, 36 inches wide, of a serviceable quality; will make up _ beautifully. Special, yard ......50¢ Window Shades $1.19 Each Six-foot Window Shades, punted on good quality digt-proof rollers, in, and green colors. J. Continuous Post ‘a special, Brass Bed $29.75 2-inch Continuous Post Brass Bed with five heavy filling rods and orna- mented with brass ferrules, special .., Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Furniture and Living Room Furniture at Substantial Savings that -will e excellent service, comés in white, Filet gh cream and my colors, Odd pieces and suites in nearly all finishes are assembled in the Annex Store and offer attractive savings to the home furnisher.

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