The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 17, 1920, Page 2

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SHIPYARD TRIAL Defense Denied Directed TERMS $1:WEEKLY Verdict by Court Motion for directed verdict tn te —our “New EMPRESS” automatic collapsible vor « the defendants in the trial of and adjustable dress form is the best and JJ ("*, 0! States arsiast ave men most practical dress form that has ever been § corporation and two former officers offered to the public. There are no wing nuts ff of tno emersency fect corporation, to loosen or tighten; no wheels or ratchets to turn. Its adjustment is simple and perfect, It can be done quickly and satisfactorily. now nearing completion in the fed- eral court here, was denied Friday hoon by Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer tn regard to all the defend. anta except Albert Bchubach, preal- . he ahi Adin, . —the new EMPRESS ff “Shecinon'in the cane of Sehutach * adjustable dress Jf was reserved until the court looked form enables every woman to be her own dressmaker; with this wonderful dress form you can try your dress on up certain cases cited by the prose cution, and was to be announced at the opening of the afternoon session. The defense rested its case shortly after court opened Friday morning. Vollowing the adverse ruling of the court upon certain evidence the vernment desired to introduce in puttal, Judge George Donworth and Walter 8. Fulton, wt the de fense counsel, presented motions for & directed verdict in favor of the de ‘endants, They were followed by Bert 1. Schiewinger and Hen L. Moore, special representatives of the attorney general, who are prosecut- ing the case for the goverament, in rebuttal. SAYS EVIDENCE NOT jROUNDS FOR GUILT As it Became apparent that Gecision m the question of adi rectd verdict ould not be reached before noon, the jury, which had been excused THE SEATTLE STAR Nobody Was Interested Bustling pedestrians burried by— warily one stopped to linger with S. Prospero and his kewple dolls. Prospero i9 late from Italy, Ho is 17 years ol& Meals were coming few and far between, #0 he collected nome kewple dolis and tried to sell them on Second ave Finally a man did stop in answer to Proapero's pleading eyes, He didn't stop to buy kewple dolla, how. ever, “Come on” he said. Prospero looked at the wreath and number on the man’s blue cap, at the sliver shining star and glittering buttons of bia coat, at bis equaretoed black oh and went to jail Prospero was held in fail Friday acouned of peddling without a li- cense, His kewple dolis are evidence against him CHARGE YOUTH KILLED FATHER Rienzi Dickens on Retrial in Denver DENVER, Sept. 17-—First steps tn the retrial of Riensi Dickens, charged with the murder of his father, W. H. Dickena, were taken late yesterday when affidavits were filed in court here, declaring that public sentiment was not against the | youth. Attorneys for Dickens had FRIDAY, SEPTEMBET 17, 1920. PETTY THIEVES |HEWOULDHONOR |New Barbers HAVE BIG NIGHT| DEAD MINE HERO! ShakeWicked ut the Cop) poice Report Clerk Is Kept|Starts Fund for Man Who Busy by Calls ‘Thieves made many hauls over. night and the rt clerk at central station was kept busy Friday answer ing calla from the following victims Albert Green, 2022%° Terry ave. $45 nolltaire; W. BL Jerett, 2610 Fifth ave, Waltham watch; Mra Margaret Achl, 821° ¥% Union st. Swiss watch; Mr Hirasht Mura mateu, 6 Lane ot, lady's Bigin wrist watch and $3; C, Pailson, 6638 Seventh ave, N. W, lady's gold watch, Swiss, two ruby rings and @ pair of solid gold cuff links 1. EB. Russel, 319 Clay st, wateh; C. Larna, 229 Union st, $40 watch; lotstad Fur Co, 833 mber Ex- change Bldg. $260 lady's pony coat; Lihy Patterson, Sears-Rocbuck em ploye, gold bracelet, gold watch, Swiss, $50 Liberty bond and $70 In cash, and L. B. Norris, Quarry sta tion, gold watch, revolver and gold ring. Mistake, Says Elmer, But His Wife Is Angry DENVER, Sept. 17-—Mimer Pow ore wife refuses to marry him. “You see, it's this way.” Elmer told the marriage clerk here today. “My wife and I were married three ‘rom the court room during tho dis | previously sald it was impossible for pmontha after I was granted a divoroe umion, wea dismissed until 2 p, mj their client to obtain a fair trial bo | from my first wifa Then I found Judge Donworth, in presenting his notion for peremptory instructions %© tho jury, stated that the evidence ntroduced in court presented no grounds for an assumption of guilt | #itting In his home, The slayer fired) on the part of the defendants, He Jeclared that the government had falled {n {te attempt to present o case of conspiracy. “It is one of the duties of the bar to try, even in the face of defeat.” said Judge Dogworth, “But it is humiliating to me to witness the government grasping At straws.” In his rebuttal, Prosecutor Schies singer stated that a cane of conspir- acy Was rarely proved by direct evi dence, but by circumstantial evi dence. — | “In all my experier-e tm ertminal cases,” he declared, “never have I jaeen @ clearer cane of conspiracy | than hag been presented here to this court against these defendants.” ‘The defense maintains that Schu- tach was in the East at the time government takew the ponition that. aa president of the company, he is the leader in the conspiracy, if a con spiracy has been proved. £gion Starts War ~ on Relatives’ Grief 222 eae has begun of the and @ personal warning to relatives ® nation-wide jof mes who te bring to swindler® who | for every o ihe a practices of defrauding |a post of the legion. One of the most glaring caage un- covered is that of the swindler who wrote a grieving mother that her missing son was in Cleveland and would return if money for his rail- road fare were provided. This hoax in pervice ts planned where there in| 10¢__ LwOA J in Tite SUPERION COURT OF THE State of Washington. in and for the County of F. Ww. Cline, Pi ‘Cline, Defenda: UMMONS Washington to Made! of the alleged conspiracy, while the) the responsible head and, therefore, | canne of feeling against him. W. HL. Dickens, wealthy banker of Longmont, Colo, wan killed Thanks |eiving eve, 1915, while he was thru a window with a high-powered rifle, equipped with a Maxim si} oncer, officinin said. A few weeks before, It is alleged, young Dickens had purchased @ rife similar to the one used by the mur | dorer, and he wan arrested and tried. | The Jury compromised on a verdict of second degree murder, and the ve ag supreme court granted a new | th Dickens has been out on $75,000 bonds since, His mother and other members of the murdered man's fam- lly have stbod behind the accused _ since he was for N Ora Ferrel, charged with non-sup port, is resting Friday in the county | Jad following bis return late Thurs |day night from Centralia, where he ‘WAS arresicd upon request of Sheriff Stringer. Deputy "Sheriff Andy Vaughn returned Ferret to thts city. Forrel is charged with abandoning his wife and three children last \January, The family has been deat [tute since, Ferrel is talking divorce, officials declare, Race Is Tight One DENVER, Sept. 17--With only 195 precincts missing, returns from Tuesday's primary election thin morning, showed Karl C, Schuyler leading {in the republican senatorial nomination race by 864 votes over Sam Nichols. It was believed that an official count would be necessary to determine the winner. my second marriage was illegal be cause I hadn't obtained my final di voree decree, Bo my wife and I planned to marry all over again. “Yenterday ahe saw in the paper that_she and I were divorced, which i» ll wrong, That made her mad and pow she says she won't marry me again.” Elmer, who ts « truck driver, tn looking for the editor who published the erroncous report on bis matrt- monia) mixup, He Intended to Put Them in Other Autos When questioned by Detectives Lieut. W. B. Kent, Friday, Jultus Ghat, 25, told him that he bad stol- en two auto robes and other appur tenances found on him. “But 1 intended to put them tn oth- er autos,” Graaf explained, Lieut Kent searched the records and found that Graaf had once been committed to an insanity hospital. He probably will be went back to Sedro-Woolley. He was arrested at Fourth ave. and Stewart ., Thursday morning, by Patrolman W. J. Richmire, Party Rounded Up A on Whisky Charges A heap of whisky glasses, some partly full, serving glasses and a strong mnell of alcoholics were evi dence Friday against the following persons, arrested overnight by police Charice Peterson, $96 First ave.: Carrie Hall, 2320 First aveg Jack Williams, 32, Jongshoreman; John Evans, 211% Second ave; Myrtle Overton, 18, waitress; Ada Rouff, 19. waitress; Bert Mullen, 22, bellhop John Smith, 39, electrician; Lars Lar son, 35, watchman, and Robert Meld ner, 29, meat cutter, -|was exposed, and later the writer was arrested in lows after he had sent the mother a telegram signed of Septem= the above in the abowe e@n- Died to Save Others James Hodson went down to bis death in the polson-laden shafts of a mine at Black Diamond last July, because there were dying men down there who needed help. And today Dan Weston, an old miner himself, appealed to The Star to help him start @ fund with which to commemorate Hudson's mamory. Weston says he'll contribute $2.60 an « starter, The men had gone down to find out how much water there waa tn | the mine of the Pactfic Coast Coal | company. Testimony showed they earired insufficient oxygen in their manks, Hudson went to thetr rescue and perished with them |_ In a letter to the newspapers sev. eral weeks ago, George Watkins By: 4 consulting engineer, urged mething be done’ by the pub- ie in appreciation of Hudson's work. Evans, in bis letter, said: “It «as the part of @ man to leave the light of day and plunge a quarter of a mile under ground in an atmosphere thag he knows con tal. Polsonous gases, in an effort to save the life of another, It is the work of a hero, Many deeds of heroiam performed by our coal min: | era do not recetve the mention that | they should. I will gindly contribute toward any fand that anyone cares | to start to record this man’s act.” Dan Weston can be reached at! box 128, Black Diamond. THE TRYOUTS FOR the etx free scholarships at the Cornish Schoo! of | Music have been postpened unt! Tuesday, September 28, at 7 p. m.. when they will be awarded to the! most meritorious of the applicants, | after competitive trial, | Tonic Bottle Razor Freshmen Give Dis- count for All Ears Clipped TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 17.—"Who' next?" is the college yell of the lad who are learning to shake a wicked tonic bottle at the Toledo Barbers’ college. “A sophomore shave and a fresh man hair cut!” demands the patron. “Btep into the classroom,” replics the Dean o} Tanner. These neophytes of the hot towel and the eplutter brush are divided into classes and If a man asks for & sophomore shave it means hé's will- ing to trust the scientific razor of a two-weeksold barber, whereas if he) demands a senior haircut he'd prefer the confident clippers of a grave and si Gignified six-weeks6ld classman. Of course, the freshman's atten- Hair, “Prof.” A. W.|" Burglar Alarm ‘J Excites Portlan PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 17 Twenty police inspectors and patrol men rushed to the United States National bank here this morning in response burglar alarm. They learned the bank's janitor had jnadvertently caught a rag in the alarm box while dusting. EDMONTON, Alberta —Exploston of his gun while shooting duck# kills Rev. John Yaruchuk, priest of Orthodox church. tions cost lens than thore of the upper classmen but the risks are higher. Thirty per cent increase in ban bers’ wages has caused @ rush of students to the college. The course lasts six weeks and then the graduate is sent forth with a kit of tools into the world of whine kers to “cut his mark,” an it were, ‘The last three weeks are termed “nenior weeks.” * ee Catarrh Quickly Ended by a Pleasan€ Germ-Killing. Antiseptic ‘The little Hyomet Inhaler ii mete. of hard rubber, and can easily tor purse it will Into this inhaler pour a few drope” Hyomel, ? and now you are reaaee Australian encaty p other aptiospticn, and is very p! ant to breathe é Tt te guaranteed to end catarrhe hitis, sore roa! hs and colds, or money packs Fe out « stuffed-up head in two Bartell Drug Co and rywhere. ‘or money back lets at ail druggists im alk WE WILL X-RAY YOUR TEETH FREE! Each Morning Between the Hours of 9 a. m. and 10:30. m. Since we made this remarkable announcement hundreds of people have taken advantage of this free- offer. And a great many of them have found that they had abscessed teeth who formerly had not suspect- ed that such a condition existed. So many diseases and illnesses can and do come from abscessed teeth that everybody should take advan- tage of this opportunity to find out for sure whether or not they have teeth which are abscessed. The X-ray is the one way to find this out for sure. FRE nwer the con iff. 0 asking for $35. and serve “A PRINCE THERE W. AT THE . formation about the deaths of sol- diers, claiming in each case to have been an eyewitness on the scene. This man is now being sought by the police in California at the instiga- tion of the legion. A third confi dence man obtained from a gold star mother expenses for « trip to Wash ington where, he said, he would lo cate the grave of her son. He even went so far as to tell her later that he had found the grave and the body would soon be sent home, * case of yo ment will be rendered i ice incertae 22 Senator according to the demi complaint, which has been with the clerk of said court. med on the grou incompatibility of temperament. GEO. OLSON, & Attorney for Plaintiff. Office and Postoffice Address: 300 Centra! Building, tle, King County, Washing *SHANER & WOLFF CLOTHES SERVICE You'll Save Money by purchasing your ; Autumn Clothes Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats in the Real Low Rent District (Second Ave. Near Madison St.) where, on street level floor, you enjoy the advantage of low rental cost plus the large buying power of our big Seattle and Tacoma stores. We do not occupy enormous space, but we've got room for thousands of fine quality Suits and Overcoats of “different,” distinctive style and pattern. Come.in and see what they’re like, note the prices, and then make com- parisons. Besides, you get— ; CUSTOM SERVICE WITHOUT THE ANNOYANCE OF A TRY-ON SHANER & WOLFF “Clother that are different” 910 Second Ave. Two Big Stores Tacoma SIXTH AVENUE and PIKE STREET An opportunity for you to see and study the wonderful, fuel- saving Caloric Pipeless Furnace, —learn how you can save one- third to one-half your fuel. The ever.- rising cost of fuel makes scientific CaloriC heating a mod- ern _ necessity, Used in over 100,000 homes. The CaloriC guarantee — “Your — satisfac- tion or money’ back.” Ask for Booklet written by Cal- oriC Users in Se- attle, ’ Your teeth X-rayed free each morning at the Regal Dental Of- fices, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 10:30 a.m. No cost or obliga-| tion whatever. But come as early in the morning as possible, please. DR. L. R. CLARK The X-ray picture will show the broken tissue which is caused by the abscessed condi- tion. Having determined the exact location of the trouble, the putting of it right is the simplest and easiest part of the work, . Up-to-date physicians know that many serious ailments come from abscesses around the roots of infected teeth. Stomach Troubles, Eye Diseases, Ear Diseases, Throat Disorders, Nervous Affections So-called “Rheumatism,” And even Spinal Disorders. Are some of the things which are now known positively to come very often from abscessed teeth. In fact they are a very dangerous thing to allow to continue. Advantages of This Office We take pride in the fact that this is one of the best equipped and most up-to-date dental offices to. be found in the entire country. Every mod- ern appliance for the better performance of painless den- tistry will be found in our equipment. We employ the most skillful of graduate registered dentists. Every operator in this office has his certificate from -the state dental board hanging right on the wall in front of his dental chair in plain sight of all. We use the best of materials. We guarantee all our work. Our guarantee is binding and means just what it says, viz., if ’ for any reason whatever your work does not give entire sat- isfaction, bring it back to us and we will make it right. Our methods are painless, We are able to perform prac- tically any and all kinds of dental work without hurting the patient a bit. FREE EXAMINATION. We will gladly examine your teeth without cost in addition to X-raying them. If you need dental work we will tell you so and what it will cost you. If you don’t need dental work we will tell you that, too. THE REGAL DENTAL OFFICES DR. L. R. CLARK, Manager . 1405 Third Avenue N. W. Corner Third and Union In Every Respect Seattle's Leading Dentists Diagonally Across the Street From the Postoffice, Be Sure to Get te the Right Place LADY ATTENDANTS ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES

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