The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 16, 1920, Page 5

LL PROBE. SLAYING OF HAT EN discriminate Killing” Charge Will Be Injected Into the Campaign BY A. L. BRADFORD WASHINGTON, 16, — The} wal board of inquiry named to tn sate “indiscriminate killings” by marines in Haiti will go the island, Secretary Daniels an-| . eed today. First meetings of the board will be | mW Washington and General Barnett, marine commandant, who | the charge of indiscriminate flings, probably will be one of the witnesses. He ix due in Wash. jon today, having been ordered by Daniels while on his way to station on the Pacific coast. see WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--The of General George Barnett of lixcriminate killing” of Hatiens American marines will be the of a thoro investigation by it was confidently believed today. "Further, “@isclosures are also ex @ to develop rapidly tn the tn. tigation which Secretary of the ivy Daniels hag ortered into the) corps occupation of Haiti Barnett's charge is expected to thrown immediately into the pres tial campaign. te, recently launched vigorous ticism of the marine occupation Hai. A mystery which has developed Of the situation is the disappear. of a report from Colonel Rus commanding the marines in on the investigation ordered Barnett of the “indiscriminate ss." Russell deciared hy matled report last March. Barnett and said they never received it. Altho Barnett in his letter to Rus. calling for an investigation, said iminate killing had been go- on for some time,” Secretary declared there had only been OF sagen cases of illegal execu- Daniels also declared the it report was his first intima aed there had been a charge of }| commander in northern as being “responsible for the its in northern Haiti.” said to be under arrest in Haiti tuffs is only the starter of a reduction tn the cost of liv. Sugar @rop since four Food, othing in - Chicago Go Lower CHICAGO, Oct. 16.—Commodities Bere affected by the price cutting sweeping the country, include ‘all essentials for eating ‘wearing, according to merchants Commodities which experienced include: Butter, down 6 cents; eggs, 1 cent; ‘potatoes, 59 cents a bushel; sugar, 1 | sent @ pound; coal, 50 cents to $1 & ton at the mine; clothing, 20 to 40 per cent; pianos, 10 to 25 per cent. eee No Downward Trend Noticed in Frisco BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.—Altho Gropped $2 per bar- affected by the downward trend of prices reported in the Bast, the price- eutting bas not become general here, according to dealers in various linea . in Kansas "City KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 16— Price reductions here run from 20 to! 40 per cent on clothing—both for ‘men and women. All leading eloth- have announced declines and ex- in lower prices are due to lower costa. Sugar is down to 12 cents. Boda fountains are cutting a nickel the price of most mixtures, eee holesale Prices in New York Drop NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—Price re cessions on wholesale commodities continue unabated in New York, ac- cording to financial experts in their weekly reviews here today. Brad- street's trade report indicated a drop of 1.16 per cent in the weekly food index, while Dun’s review listed commodities showing declines, against 22 showing increases. Bradstreet’s weekly index number, ased on the prices per pound of 31 Brticles of food, is $417 against $424 October 16, 1919. From Ja: 1, | He Walter Smith, colored, recent hab ftue of the county jail, today turned sleutl.. He is sleuthing for the chap who prowled his room and cleaned it thoroly of wearing apparel while ‘Walter was in “durance vile.” COMMEMORATIN' THE ninth anniversary of his pastorate at St. James parish church, West Seattle, Fh @ reception will be given for Rev ' Maurice J. Bywater and his family ‘Wednesday evening at the home of be Mr, and Mrs. Dana W. Brown, 2711 th ave, 8. W. PARIS, Oct. 16—Even as Nero fiddled, #0 did Mrs, Lucy Mitchell play the plano, but not with the game purpose. She did it so non chalantly that the audience got out of the theatre before learning it was Benator Harding, republican can-| ‘@ number of commodities have been | Bast week and $490 the week ending) Finds Room Robbed |: Pacific squadron ships of |the line, approaching Califor- |nia shore, and Admiral Hugh |Rodman, who commanded the |\defeated “enemy” raiders in |the naval sham battle off the port of Los Angeles. Inset is one of the defending fleet's “eyes in the air” which kept Rear Admiral Woed constant- ly informed of the attacker's maneuvers while the “enemy” was still far off shore. Ad- miral Rodman's flagship, the New Merico, leading the Mis- sissippi, Texas and Wyoming, photo, tila. | invulnerable. in the order named, “sunk” was BY BROWN HOLMES LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16.—Naval officials, studying the) sham battle just concluded off the California shore, are con-! vinced that the seaplane is the dominant factor in naval) “> of mines. warfare and that it makes the Pacific coast practically fleet from the port for a chance to strike. Rodman's fleet was easily defeated by a amalier portion of the Pacific squadron under the command of Rear Admiral Spencer 8. Wood, who for the first time made use of seaplanes in an American sham naval battle. Sixteen planes hovered off shore for four days to spot the attack, One flotilla 140 milés from the harbor, made movements to Rear Admiral Wood on the bridge of his Magsbip jn the harbor and gave him ample time for| ireless reports of the “enemy's” strategic maneuvers, | When Admiral Rodm&n attempted to draw tn close he found every open- ing blocked by submarines, destroyers and mine fields. It demonstrated conclusively te observers that a fleet without ¢n eff cient seaplane squadren is at the mercy of an antagonist with are at the top notch of efficiency. The maneuver was a part of a “Kinderga: attempt of the resulted in sunken dreadnaughts. Otherwige, the battle was conducted as if real. irten of War,” has shown the greatest | teach the men of the fleet the practices of sea fighting. Portiand, $12 per hun-| There was no actual laying of mines by the defense, but the minetaying | °Y*" Seainst price peak was reach | ships went thru all the motions of planting fields so that theoretically any “enemy” to come beyond a in by a tor-| pedo from the defending flo-| strike cali, Premier Lioyd George tm steamed from|*"¢ urked there be no alarm. THE SEATTLE STAR “Pacific Coast Invulnerable Naval Sham Battle Proves It® | WASHINGTON, pentatives of 1 for Oct. 16.—Repre- | than 30 national te deroands extension placed be paring ° ne American Bankers’ association he next week BY CHARLES M. MceCANN | LONDON 16.—The British government has accepted the chal lenge of the striking coal miners for the |4 fight to the finish. As a million the mines today in response to a | mued an official statement placing all | the blame upon the strikers and ask ing m of the people to vert an industrial crisis, ‘The strikers demanded nationaltza incre pay and shorter hours during negotiations which lasted for 18 months, The premier intimated the govern co-operat aned Admiral Hugh Rodman, with five of the most formid-|ment was confident of the outcome | ratiway workers, after discussing the able dreadnaughts afloat, ‘and 17 destroyers, Honolulu with the object of taking Los Angeles harbor. For three days he maneuvered off the California coast,| “jusing every trick of modern warfare to lure the defending hy the railway workers wae seen in| He gave aanurance of an equitable dis tribution of fuel suppliea Possibility of a sympathetic atrike f executive commit ed, following a con today, “serious conse quences” would result from defeat of the miners and called a gpecial meeting of delegates for Wednesday to decide what action shall be taken. Iron and steel planta, threatened | with ultimate paralyzation, were an |tictpating this situation by closing | down voluntarily. ‘The premier’s mereage Ceclared “the nation will resist such an at eves 1 | ack with all its strength.” and| tered about Monday's joint mectting High naval officials say that besides the great !mportance of seaplanes, | the battle showed the submarines of the Pacific fleet are capable of stand. |?” lowering of the prices of certain | ing off a tremendous force and that the battleships and crews of the fleet , |that he “has no doubt regarding the | He outlined the coarse of emphasizing the refusal of pro the . negotiations miners’ continued calculated to |/POAls# which were “regarded by al!) certain point would have Seaplanea, oe it, destroyers and dreadnaughts moved according to well-laid plana. night. the “battle.” own flagship, and sent it to the bottom. HERE’S MORE ABOUT STAGE CASE STARTS ON PAGE ONE Mrs, Stagg had not then been in-| formed that the telegram might pos sibly be a hoax. Stage’s whereabouts stfll remains | hares, a mystery. That the newspaper man | belief of authorities here. From the wording of the telegra. from “Inspector Lahey,” it was as | sumed here that Mins Brainerd does | Testify Detective Captain Strickland, of Ta-| Every effort, Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich said today, will now be|to read No steps will be taken to prosecute other persons here who had a hand | in the kidnaping, it was said, until the principals are gathered in, He Takes Gloomy View of America) ROME, Oct. 16.—The New York | correspondent of the Messagero to-| lday painted a gloomy picture of the | situation in the United States, ure | ing the authorities to discourage | emigration because “many factories | are closing down or reducing their | forces and railroads are discharging tory. 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Country Sender ..- Address Amount inclosed ....... they and friend of Miss Brainerd will sur-|into The Mag, render himself shortly, in the hope |tarreet It, am of saving her from the penitentiary |“™* “*!! * jby taking the blame himself, is the | which read: Against “Will Call D. pments each as follows: Battle signals summoned sailors from bunks to stations on deck ate clad and the “fighting” kept every member of each ship's crew up all After tt was all over, Rodman's fleet anchored, ending Its round trip cruise to the Orient, and the “gobs” were off on shore leave, while naval offiicals sat about a big table and figured out the theoretical results of ‘The defense claimed theoretical proof that one of its submarines had launched a torpedo into the side of the New Mexico, Admiral Rodman's Tt was a friendly war, but serious business. 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HITS COLORADO, TRINIDAD, Colo, Oct, 16—~This nection today was slowly recovering from one of the heaviest snowfalls ever recorded in the ntate, Com. ation and transportation facili ties been paralyzed for two} days folowing a snow of from six | Jinches to a foot and a half. Hundreds of telegraph poles are down and scores of automobiles are reported stalled in drifts six and | eight feet deep. In Walsenburg the roofs te four | | buildings coliapsed under the weight | |of the snow, No one was injured, | munic t Walkout | Sewever in the vietnity of W: 1 Trinidad were compelled | down on account of the storm. The Huerfano river has gone out | of ite banks and in some places fx lone eaders they are now attempting to gain their ends by force.” He ap pealed for calmness and economy. NO DISORDERS ARE EXPECTED No disorders were expected with the possible exception of the more excitable Welshmen, but the stub borness of the northerners and the Scots wag expected to embitter in dustry for many months Iron and steel plants in Yorkshire were reported to be closing down, Twenty thousand workers In the Teeside district were expected to be idle by Monday The executive committee of |more than a mile wide, it was re-| ported | She Is Priscilla— No, She’s Leonora Uncertainty Tortures Her in The Dark the coal strike today, decided that “the [situation warrants summoning @ spe |clat conference of delegates Wednes day.” The committee warned the railway men of the serious consequences that would attend defeat of the M mjners, and urged read ror immediately upon the res decinion reached at Wednesday's con ference | The government waa making om tensive preparations to combat the [threatened paralysis of industry, | while the press and public clung to | the hope that the strike could be checked before it had reached an tr | resistible momentum, This hope cen. —By— Louis Joseph Vance Is She Awake? Is She Dreaming? of the parliamentary labor party, the ‘trade union congress and the labor party. | | The belle prevafied the majority | lof members secretly oppose the min om, | —_—_—_—_ | Nearly 90,000 Japanese reside in) the United States and 14,000 in Can | ada. : Find Out in THE STAR’S NEXT SERIAL Starts Monday 9 FARMERS HAVE INTRUDER FLEES CREDIT PLAN MAYOR'S OFFICE. When Miss Caldwell's stenograp! snyor's outer office at 9:10 — day, she saw a man .| Spying Miss Lundberg, behind potted plants on a plaza just outside the office, by dropping 10 feet to the James at aide. | Miss Lundberg immediately callea | — | police, | But jcers will a Lundberg, Mayor | fall lard Pp flela entered the to m. climbing out the | mer nkers at the meeting of the | window of the inner office. }- He and a battered old hat rested on his head wore & heavy brown overcoat | had - he darted | *t f then disappeared also who responded on th then bound. | by the mysterious caller sie snowsTorM | WILL ROGERS SAYS: “By the way, you might’s make my acquaintance now. name’s Jim Fenton. But call me that— “JES’ CALL It’s his best motion REV. LEWIS SPERRY Beginning Thursday, October 2ist, 7:30 P. M.; continuing every day until Sunday, October Sist, 7: Weekday Services, 3:00 and 7:30 P. M. Sunday Services, 1100 A-M., 3:00 and 7:30 P, M. Ballard Hi Alumni m, ¢ to the fatent of the intruder been planting @ bomb, but there was no bor plan: TRY STAR WANT ADS AT THE First Presbyterian Church Rev. M. A. Matthews, D. D., Pastor Corner Seventh and Spring PAGE 5S Plan Fall Meeting ywing election of off! and a short business session, be the program at the annual meeting of the alumni of Bab high be held at ay at the Ballard graduates and form ‘¢ been invited. dance house students disappe or Caldwell was myntified as Police ret feared the man might have That be might have been to attack the mayor wae idered, well My don’t ME JIM” picture—Coming Soon. CHAFER, D. D. 30 P. M. "SEATTLE STARTS TODAY | from the deck of an A picture that will take you from dé | | | | | Gertrude “Hungarian Rhapsody | But Those Five Years! CLEMMER MUSIC LIBORIUS HAUPTMAN, Director Orchestra Number Violin Solo by Mischa Gluschkin ocean liner— San Fre~-isco’s Barbary Coast to Europe. OUT OF THE STORM” From the Novel “The Tower of Ivory” —by— Atherton ...“If I Were King” .M. Hauser FOR ONE WEEK Five years before, in a terrible ship- wreck, he had been swept with her, 1