The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 14, 1920, Page 7

URSPAY, OCTOBER 14, 1020. SEARCH FOR | nk President Shot and » $20,000 to $50,000 Loot Removed | @MAKLAND, Cal, Oot, 14—An au} F tomodite commandeered by the quar | P Ret of bank robbers who robbed the Bank of Alvarado, Cai, of shot August May, president of bank, yesterday , Standing at the corner of Chaise Campbell sts, West Oakiand. Pet had been abandoned some the night, police eaid Was identified by A L Law . | Ban Francisco, from whom it was} on the highway outside of El after the robbery finding of the ntrated r ® Oakland and bel the nto town during the ht, abandoned the machine, and have eluded the guards eet at FmeOukiand ferry to prevent them | we the bay to S LABItho roads, bridges, ps in a haifdosen counties of the | region were guarded by heavily d officers thruout the night. up early today no definite word in fHting the possible whereabouts of the robbers had been received at the Alameda county sheriff's office. One man, John Sullivan, insurance n tigator, was held at the Alame county jail today for investiga $50,000 was found to | time The v do a half-hou p As a result of officers this morr Francisco. dits slipped and ferries day, when, ak iff, he admit according to the 4 ownership of the He said he had nding in front of the San Fraticisco postoffice at 9 o'clock yew Ae@ay morning, and when he re-| a for it, at 3 o'clock yesterday on, it was gone. ition of the fleeing quartet were advanced today lowed immediately after day, that they had | into the San Ramon valley @€ Contra Costa ¢ounty. Sheriff 3 of that county Mg thruout the night. a p The second was that they thelr way to San Francisco. | Phe third wae that they bad dow Bled back after starting north from | Alvarado and then gone east and d for Stockton. San Joaquin) for the men in that vicinity. | Within a balfhour after the rob- county were placing guards on foads in their district. juests to keep a watch have sent to peace officers thruout he San Joaquin and Sacramento val: ‘STAGG CASE STARTS ON PAGE ONE two society women who have added their confessions to mass of evi- dence already obtained in the case. He refused to comment upon what the two women said. “We have their statements tn eaid, “The: prosecution.” ‘The name of the woman to whom Mien Brainerd is said to have tele graphed last night to keep silent ts! Being withheld. The telegram, ac ‘cording to Starwich, said substan- Cally: “Do @ Keep ott of the papers. handle thia end.—BETTY.” Denying the statement made by James Cohen, wealthy merchant at 4, Va, that he knew noth ing of the kidnaping. and was cer tain his niece, Miss Brainerd, would cleared, Starwich deciared: “We have absolute proof that phen was a party to the kidnaping, if Chief Smith doesn’t get re ite in New York and Richmond, wit prefer charges against Co. hen and Sigmund Saxe. not talk or be Interviewed. I can ably fhose in a position to know that Cohen in the auther of telegrams from Richmond, signed with ficti names, which make him Party to the theft of the child. We Rave recovered those telegrams, and they are now in safe kerning in Ta } ora.” ‘The following telegram was re etived by Sheriff John Stringer early teday from Police Chief C. A ¥, of Richmond: “Your telegram received request, fing the arrest of Edith Nicholson a@ilas Mrs. Harry Evans. Wish to advise you this case has been thor oly covered at this end. Parties went been here. Any develop. nts, you and Chief Smith of Ta coma will be advised.” ‘The sheriff received a telegram to- day from the Kiks’ lodge of New Work mying that Miss. Brainerd in the custody of the New York po- Piice, who are doing their utmost to Treoover the baby. “Rest assured we will leave no unturned,” the telegram said. Local Elks, outside the sheriff's of. ight, it is said, to lend their sup- fpert towards finding Bobby ‘The charge against Mis» Nicholson ia that she, o# a trained nurse in employ of George Stage, kid- haped Bobby, his son, from Seattle September 30 and took him to ania, thence Bast, on file in Justice 0. W. Brinker's ALPINE P. 0, SAFE CRACKED The poxtoffice at Alpine, near ficentc, in the northeastern corner of King county, was looted of postal unde and registered fhall by yexu- n early Wednesday morning, ac ding to a telegram received by ffice Inspector J, 8. giwenson sy is of the robbery are not Eeesimenics icepeciere ane io 4 BANDIT z He was taken inte custody late | Sutomodile which the robbers used in | Three theories as to the possible | The first was the Okanogan in January, 1919, working | reported as near had men} ity officers were called upon to} was reported, officers of Santa} Writing. sicned by themscives,” he} are net immune from "We have the sworn statement of | + Will take up the cane in meeting | The complaint | Bootlegger Asks wants, | place down on King st. Had a pint os s 9.8 of whisky on the shelf “What do T Want? he began. \"T| “What's the address on King et? want to see the prohibition law @n-! Moore wanted to know forced, that's what! I am a citizen see | Of Beattie, and 1 want to see all! Of'Harm consulted his notebook, j these bootlergers arrested. Now I) “The number ts 501," he replied. sive you a Up. “And the man's name?" “Down at S01 Nicolle Bellu.” { HERE’S MORE ABOUT DOUGLAS STORRS STARTS ON PAGE 1 King st. is a i Be ary, 1919, at Okanogan, some time after the murvier that abe Storrs lett the sheriff's office tmishowed signs of remorse. Tho she the winter of 1914, and was in| was kept from public guse, she wax ners ofa rey in a age. He corresponded con In the meantime scores of pasibe stantly with Ruth Garrison in Seat-| wrote her letters, sent her flowers » and with his wife, Mra Grace and candy, Some offered money Elizabeth Storrs. On January 31 Storre wrote Ruth Garrison, urging her to burn his let One exeervice man, juxt back from the war, wrote Sheriff John Stringer asking bim to release the girl and tera, but giving ber directions to/ offering to take her plact. Physi reach Okanogan. was in re jciqgns examined the girl for the estate| sponse to a telegram burning with and pronow seed nane love that Ruth had sent. “Please,| On May *, after a trin! that wae Dug, let me come,” she wired. filled with worbld testimony, and On her arrival in Okanogan Ruth | featured by Nuth's confession and |regintered at the hotel as “Mra. | story of her live, a Jury brought in | Storrs.” tho Storrs obtained a sep. 4 verdict deciaring her “not eutity | remained | by reason of mental eremeantalt there 10 days and was accepted by | Ruth's attorneyn, Thomas M. Askren | the little town as Storrs’ wife. Then|and A. R. Hilen, brought a number he became alarmed.and warned her|of witnesses to prove abe was hope | that “we cannot get away with this|leaty trresponsibie, in a small town.” He urged her bad be bted APPARENTLY HAPPY go to Wenatches and get a job. na AT WORK AND STUDY Ruth went back to Seattle, Then Ruth was taken away to the after a few days returned to mages | ene ward at the penitentiary. At | in Okanogan. ‘This time she stayed | any time ahe may be tried for inaan until about March 15. Storrs finally !fey and if pronounced sane, may persuaded her that it was “danger ities go far no effort has heen | ous,” and she again returned (©! made to free her, Accorting to re. Seattle. As sho left, Storrs gave her) norey trom the prison, she often | letter to read on the train. It WA | aeks about Storrs, but is apparently & passionate combination of advic® nanny at ber work and study, It ie and love protestations. It called her/ sai gtorrs has not ween her “Laver Girt." Ruth wrote Storrs 1D) store charged with seduction. Teply, again declaring her lov®:| was brought to trial in Okanagan, | “You know, Dug, I am the most! ine tittie town where he lived with ignorant litde girl in this wholeiRom as man and wife. The trial | world.” jatarted Jane 6 | On the morning of March 18, Ruth) The startling development of the | Garrison called Mra. Grace Storrs. | trial was Storrs’ offer to marry her the wife of her “lover man.” on the and hin request that Judge John & telephone and asked ber to get &/ Jurey perform the ceremony in the divorce. Mrs. Storrs refused to di®| court room. P. D. Smith, Storrs’ at cuss it over the phone. Ruth then! torney, argued this offer barred fur | begged Mra. Storrs to take lunch | ther prosecution, but he waa over lwith her and talk it over. Mrs | ruled. } Storrs consented, but asked her| Later tt was learned Ruth was, mother and sister to follow her ready to anewer “yen,” but was not! On her way to the Bon Marche tea | given an opportunity. Ruth, on the . to meet Mra. Storrs, Ruth| Witness stand, repeated the story of | stopped at a drug store and bought|her downfall. ‘The jury detiberated a bottle of strychnine. She told the |onty a few hour and found Storrs drug clerk she intended to kill cate | “#Uilty as charged.” | ett the polee. og Jerey, whe nea presteat ety: ith’ drdered iy a few weeks before at the trial lunch, and waited. By her own con. | 0" (he girl. sentenced hme ld “7a fession, she admits he planned the |. °° 0’ Phives!l pao: » mg a murder when she made the appoint. |” snag vat teen wpe ment to,meet her lover's wife. Ruth}, OP hearing of Storrs’ fate broke down and ered bitterly | poured © part of {he strychnine | “oon we love each other so much,” crystals into a fruit cocktail, placed| 4. ns res the glam im fromt af the chair ahe |” sore only comment was: “I ¢ had selected for Mra. Storra, and) oOTt The Sales dass thiow bo coldiy watched for her rival's ap | pela of pearance, a yraen port later, July 19, Storrs | MRS. STORRS REFUSED wan released on $5,000 bail. Ruth ts | TO GET A DIVORCE arate room for her, She Ruth lin prison. Storrs’ whereabouts are A few minutes iater Mra. Storrs! not known. He was con arrived. Ruth asked her to get @|pecting the supreme court to r divorced,” Ruth said. and worried, thru with her lunch. | 1 am going to Alaska, and when I come back I want to find Dug tw om Pc j Judge Jurey and free him. CHILD IS DYING divorced,” she said. Mrs. Storrs again refused to consider the re | quest. + Suddenly Mrs. Storrs was seized a | with convuletons, and fell to the), SANTA ROSA, Cal, Oct. 14- floor. She was dead before the am-|J@kle Baumgartel, aged 8, was in bulance arrived. Ruth walked too |* hospital at Petaluma today, ex | pected to die most |cording to surgeons any moment. ac; a nearby wash room and emptied aa @ result of the remainder of the poison in the fink. ‘Then whe yeturned to the side |H0ther boy showing him how to Jot the dying woman, and pretended | "0" dad's shotgun, which “wasn't, é loaded.” sympathy. She was taken to the| | police station and questioned, but; After the gun had been accident: | ally discharged into Jackie's side he walked a quarter of a mile to hi |own home, told his mother what bad |happened, and collapsed. Cornelius Fredericks her frank, straightforward answers almost convinced the police she was| innocent. She was released and im mediatelyewent to the home of her also aged 8, | nole | | rhe next morning chemists an according to the atery Jackie told nounced that Mrs, Storrs had died | Pe ao r, ras showing the ine Ena iage So yesterday in Chileno valley, near “1 am innocent, but I love Dug | "Fe with all my heart and soul,” she told the arresting officers. Thruout that dny and late Into ithe next, Ruth protested her Inno cence. Then a woman who saw Ruth stir something into the fruit cocktail at the tea room called the police and told the story. Captain of Detectives Tennant guessed the truth, and secused the girl. She stoutly denied it at first, but soon PLAN INQUEST ON DEAD BOY Deputy Coroner Frank Koepflii anno’ »' Thursday that a cor. oner’s juest would be held in the near future in connection with the broke down and made a complete} killing of Royal Gonyan, 14, 107} confession. Boren ave, N., by automobiles at “1 did it because I loved Dug #0,| West lake ave. and Highland drive. and I wanted him,” she said | Koepfli said the date had not been Storrs eame to Senttle the day | decided upon Ruth confessed, and surrendered to| The lad, in company with Kdward the police. He appeared nervous,| Hayden, 2024 Ninth ave. a com: but denied he knew Ruth contern-|panion, waa struck by @ machine plated the crime. He admitted, | driven by EB. KE. Bodiner, 210 N, 41st however, that her story of his rela-|st. He was knocked to the pave tions with her in Okanogan was true.|ment and run over by a second ma- While awaiting trial, Ruth was)chine driven by d, P. Strong, 4420 taken to the detention home. It wea| Sunnyside ave, | THE SHY ATTLE STAR REPORT SOVIET (MORE TROOPS Size 9 | 10 Quantity 8 | 10 118 S age y Hold t 4 Rallie Tonight) AND PINE STRE DOWNSTAIRS STORE At a Very Low Price and yarns. Black. 181 Boys’ Percale Blouses Reduced To 65c Each (2 for $1.25) features mothers in purchasing look Boys’ HE for Blouses they will find in these garments—and at a price much lower than they are accustomed to paying. The Blouses are cut generously full from good grade percale, in the desir- able stripe patterns of as- sorted colorings. Made with one pocket and button-and- button-hole adjustment at waistband, Sizes and quantities as fol- [i2y 13 id [i “a 16 [16 | 83 [24 | 25 | 34 Sharply reduced in price, Friday, 65c each; 2 for $1.25. --THE DOWNSTAIRS STOR Among Their Trimmings are the new applique effects, lavish iridescent beading on bodices and skirts, braiding and embroidery in silks The Fashionable. Autumn Colors eal and Tobacco-brown, Medium and Dark-navy and Sizes 16 to 44. On Sale in the Downstairs Store Friday, at $23.75 Extra Good Values in Cocoa Door’ Mats UDDY boot prints do not disfigure the homes that are guarded at each entrance by an ef- ficient,. -bristling Cocoa Door Mat. These are of closely woven, tough cocoa fiber, with thick brush and strong braided binding. Priced attractively low as follows: At $1.25 Size 14x24 inches. At $1.60 Size 16x27 inches, THE DOWNSTALRS STORD —_— , Beginning Friday Morning Smart New Autumn Boots —and at Moderate Prices OTHING of style or careful making is sac- rificed to the modest pricing of these Boots, pnt two of Autumn’s favorite’ leathers—Black Kid and Rrown Calf. and they pr OMEN’S Brown Calf Lace Shoes with smooth fit and serviceability to recommend them, styled with medium toe, Goodyear welt sole and Cuban or military heel. Sizes 3 to 8; widths AA to D. Priced at $11.00, ‘HARDING ENTERS CIVIL WAR IN « SOUTHERN TONE GERMANY URGED Cotton Planters Listen to|Socialists Hope for U.S. Protection | eat, Caveat A | ° ° | Heater I. Honford, of Califor: | | nd Congressman John I, Mill ° ® From His Patrons Said to Have Captured Official Says Terrorism tol” or will be the principal speaker Wrangel Towns } Be Crushed Diicat out kecstar maukt His Promises . y 1, O¢ r onktabu: | nati, ¢ mbta City Ne the elevator in the, drink parlor, Every day 1 see boot DUBLIN, Oct. 1¢-~A conta! Saliting ‘ey A seth snccnd leguere moini: into that place, They | PARYS, Get. 14.—Reporta of the| lary lance enough to crush any die! Reprosentyt Pliny Ta Alle BY RAYMOND CLAPPIR hin thumb on the button |buy and sell hooxe in there. Now French foreign office today said Hol |turbing force in Ireland wan prom-|and ' h RK. Koapy Nt ad WITH SENATOR HARDING, F until the cage came down aguin,/You send an officer down to watch MO@vIk troops had advanced agninat| ined today by Sir Hamar Green: | dre , at the Alhambra; ROUTH TO LOUIBVILLE, Ky, ¢ ahd. then ancedded te the fourth |that place and catch s ot those General Wrangel on the Sea of Awol, | wood, chief secretary for Irelan ] cabaret and Jackson st. | 14 ' e Tes ee t Her esah eaciuinen Gaels thont all, Fecapturing sever ne | Greenwood mid a aynterf of ape] Capt. 3 1 Dr, W. A.| to 1G. Harding entered-t Om the right, a door marked with | ter ts attended to," Inapector Meore entente sources today said a new|the contol of the royal Irtsh con: | 4 | Tho } r t au tee widnanls “450” chant enon hes [eawured him, ‘Ry the way, what in’ effort. had been taunched to secre “the ce vive ae (Artillery Transfer |» semoors took thelr pa ur name - | ne foree will be Inoreaned by as from the thouna who went gow pitabl The strange for | Your nar an anthred army in Russia . he Pitably. The stranger paused for) Youd Maame ia Nicolle Mallu” the| Remnants of the tore recruited| many thousands as jare deemea| Won't Change Policy| the niwaunt trait at the § soda anes i 2 ‘ rane \ . t . ecenna to end terroris . u hat the fintr ‘ tabe le meet t ch on | invitation and entered the room, — | Stranger replied as ho left the room, by Lieutenant Be it and other | ner@mmary to nd terrorism and mur Tha Pus na 4 t ha ' ' fiw ce at yk | rmer antired ¢ were to be} w t r " of | ta “In this the federal prohibit ‘This was a week age ured | ay)? "< ‘Ban rar fintrict, and that the can on sae | The following day Chief Allen of : transfer of headquarters of t office? by sked with suppressed a ’ Manet Re nebek wh muppten try saved called up 1m gy 7 \Mayor MacSwiney’s | x00) iain: count wuliery ping "corny Nl 2 Oa ale OR r Moore auawered the phon omen aken by | Mi d Is Clouded | °° 1!" Bay City wilt not ntrect. th ‘ wud qqinnbector Moore, seated at th boars aie vated tie! Poli D Raid ind Is Clouded }).)\" | a neat on thet ot S aection 4 Fie i of the Proprietor of a joint at 501 King at olice in rug Nati LONDON 14.—A cloud | was the advice received by the tion, the republica | Vom Aegon oy a Nall severing this morning. Found 10 gallons of, Under direction of Police Ber-| seems to have ber of Commerce Wednesday from | presidential nominee ogee id _— ; "@ ae moonshine in & room on the mes seant Homér L. Uniand, a toe lot Lord "Mager ¢ ite Washington representative Cotton planters, discouraged by the She Gitest A gor him, mnie floor, Know anything a radi on 827% Eighth aye. netted|ton prison, rela aid today ree ump in the of their say er a oe o r piace * five alleged drug iota edne antiwine xan his or la yt H product apparentiy ~ eart bin Seemann Tana aed |the we alieaed Sead eddicte, Wetaes-| Mastwiney tort wy of Reads Bible, Then ; shape Po cDirectar, MeDenald is in Ta:| 8%" replied Moore, “What did day night. They were: A. J. Cheat-| hunger striking today Mar “e's prom: or ¢ the pre conmireeter McDonald iw in Te! you say the fellow's name ws ham, $4 6.drived Mrs, Ay, Obs Suicides, Age of 91 : vee to GnOeh castle” to th Some ie ton’ Gd ane oF amie n said, “Nieolie Bellu. ham, 21; Violet Louver, 26; Lillian] AKRON, O, Oct. 14—"T've been! LONDO! John Swift, 91, |? and the Be potatoe . bg He's out on ball Murtey, 71, and Margaret Castic . 7 < as peanuts matter tor you. What's the trou: | #26 out om * Pe making raisin jack ® year now, | committ tting never Well, IN be darned. i Moore. judge, and just setiing it to my | throat told t Tha: vistior: teniatet. Se taced | VOM Wht Cut fellows In 1918 China exported 1,835,880 neighbors for medicine.” Two | police he was reading the Bible when | Sines 1702 there has been a steady | (thi cee 26 Mevanee” Gs tele anyhow, in coming to us tons of soya beans and bean prod-| hundred and costa,” remarked His-| “something told him to cut his |inerease of women entering the edu |re tion ‘ - re ol N® | he'll be pretty careful now, but we'll ucts, valued at about $47,000,000. | roner i throat.” : onal profeanior counter, Mia roving eye took MM /warch the place, at that.” ‘ i i , be the row of stills that lined “the) Wednesday Inspector O'Hara came back end of the room Then, into the office with a pert to make |parently satisfied with what he “| picked up a f w inet night saw, the stranger made known his | he ald to Moore. “Runs a soft drink FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE Following a Special Purchase, the Downstairs Store Offers atin and Charmeuse Dresses $23.75 HEIR first claim to unusualness at this price is in their materials—the Charmeuse is of rich-lustered, firm-bodied quality, the Satin of soft and supple grade , usually found in higher-priced frocks, Their Advance Style is seen in the long-waisted effects, bolero bodices, wide crush girdles and new phases of the straight-line effect. Sleeves are in three-quarter and full-length sty les. Daumig dec 0 Mone ivernity eb Pro- letariat State HALLE, Germany, Oct. 13-—4De- only means state in oat ion by ler of the proieb deat Bo Daurr le wing of the indepen favor of an Herr ative ctator- lared tn ce with soviet Ruswla of the co wh of the pr m and spoke w ing t, opposed ter net submission mudat Crispien axserted Germany ide Ite own vital questions, such rther discussion of a union with ow was expected to come Up To row when the ¢ speakers be the Russian delegate, ML yvieff, and the French delegate, Longuet us songsters warb'ed might first rehearsal of the alk rus held gn the cam” dnewday night, ander the ah n Irving M. Glen, of music department, $9.85 OMEN’S B!. -k Vici Kid Lace Boots, fashioned over medium toe last, with welt sole and military or Cuban heel. Sizes 3 to 8; widths AA to D. Attractively priced at $9.85.