The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 18, 1920, Page 7

mena r teen eet STIONED Asks | Explanation | e to French to Candidate DN, 5 Presi teday asked Senator . n presidential nom @aid in his speech at Ind. Saturday, that he mally approached” by of France, who asked fead the way tn forming of nations, t's inquiry was con given out today at ‘The letter follows Sir: In the New York . Sunday, October @ dispatch dated St 16, which purports to Public utterances of @ecurs the following: to eriticiem of his pro- A AAscciation of nations Fear platform speech at Tnd., that he already had d informally by a rep- of France, who asked States lead the way ity.” sk if this is a correct Af you really said what Sdited to you. I need M> you the grave and FF Inferences to be drawn t, namely, that | of France, which is the League of Nations, ite citizens of a na fe not a member of the B request ‘that the ead the way to a world ent of state has al- the government of bly mindful of its tions and punc- ful to observe all the international inter. therefore, ‘o draw ® to which I have re Tam assured by you made this state- _Very truly yours, ODROW WILSON.” Pretty Teacher Held ig Miss Mabel Speers and, w- set, De Witt Hobbs. EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct, 18 “Sweets to the sweet" There is the key to the scandal gossip that is duzzing in several litte settlements in the vicinity of Evansville, Farmer folk and city folk, even the kiddies | in the “little red schoolhouse,” are whispering about an eternal triangle that has marred the peace and quict of the villages of Silver Lake, Birds eye, Ireland, and Jasper, Ind. Miss Hattie Hardin, a 2¢-yearold schoolteacher at Silver Lake, had known DeWhtt Hotes, farmer boy, for a long time. Their friendship was | din became suspicious and she had | the candy analyzed. ‘The chocolates were poisoned! Miss Hardin totd postoffice author | ities, The stories of threats made by Misa Speers were also told. And then Mise Speers was arrest ed. She is ou, on bond while offictals are making a thoro Investigation. MISS SPEERS WELCOMED BACK TO HER CLASS In some sections the townsfolk be- Neve that Mins Speers made the al- leged attempt te polson Mise Hardin purely with a revengeful motive. But at Birdseye Mise Speers has deen welcomed tack and is again teaching her clase—the mme class that mw her arrested just a short time back. * Goaatp in four Ite towns wi hum —tntil postoffice authorities decite just who sent - STUDENT FOUN Others say she even threatened to “get DeWitt Hobbs.” sitting against a lam: ly suburb, his knees the mail. A pink slip on the inaffle had the name of “Lioyd Owen” over the week-end. He left Satumfay to go to Reading, Pa., to purdiinse The name, however, on the pink|an automobile, which he intended to slip, had been mis-«pelled. Miss Har. ERY VESSEL IS A BARGAIN drive to Dartmouth later, | | The Navy Is Selling a Number of TS, CARGO-BOATS AND TUGS low prices and on the deferred payment basis. They sold by sealed competitive bids to be opened in the mt, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Washing- C., on October 28th, 1920. contains photographs of the ves descfiptions, There are five wood of 200 to 400 horsepower, prices $8,500 to $24,000. A_ profitable any barbor awaits the purchasers. The ts should find big returns in the trade, prices ranging from, $4,500 to cruisers and gunboata can be con eargo-boats to be used in relieving the insportation requirements, prices rang- 000 to $225,000. ail of these vessels are now located coast In the larger ports. This sale vemels, 11 motor boats and motor the same number of steam yachta, fs made up of tugs and several con- and cruisers that will make oats. One regular cargo-boat of over 4,300 tons dis placement, the U. 8. §. SURVEY, appraised at $370,000, im included in this sale. New purchasing arrangements have been made to insure the Immediate sale of afl these boats. Those are the MINIMUM PRICK BASIS and the DEFERRED PAYMENT BASIS. The Depart ment binds Itself to accept the highest bid | above the minimum price which has been | set. Bids may be made on the de | ferred payment basis for many of the vessels; that is, initial payment of 25 per cent of accepted bid and balance in six equal serni- annual installments, three years thus being allowed to complete payment. ‘the attached coupon at once and send it in to 7 ages Naval Dist., 417 Sheldon Bldg., 7 jo. 213. 7 or HERE’S MORE ABOUT BRITISH RIOTS STARTS ON PAGE ONE forward and attempting to get into Downing at, A scene of great confusion result Many were knocked down and a. The injured were picked @p aa rap: idly as possible and carried behind the potice cordon, which had been re. establinhed at the head of Downing st, and now stood, a “thin blue line," confronting the rioters, ‘The police now took the offensive and charged in an effort to drive the crowd out of Whitehall, | Thrown against the balustrade tn front of the foreign offices, the riot ors were pressed against it with such force that It toppled over, The stones in the balustrade were seized upon as miniles and hurled at po lee, Bits paving were also thrown at the helmeted bopbles, Many of the minailes crashed thra the windows of the government buildings, POLICEMEN THROWN FROM HORSES Policemen were toppled from their horses, Others were seized by the rioters and dragged to the ground. Unable to hold their own against the police, who came on again and again in spite of the stoning to which they were subjected, the crowd began to give way and swarm out of the area of fighting. Ite Might was hastened by the confusion caused by maddened horses who had lost their riders, plunging and kick ing among them. The mob was split as the police emerged into Whitehall. One por. tien of the mob was pushed back ward to Trafalgar square and the other was shoved backward toward the partiament buildings FIRE ENGINES GUARD BUILDINGS Fire engines were called ont to assist the police and to guard against incendiariam among the government bulidings in the district. Practically all windows In government buildings [lining Whitehall and Downing street | [reduction When the mob had been driven away ambulances entered the arta and began carrying away the wound. | ed, who had been left as they fell or carried into Downing street. | While the riot was at its height Premier George was in conference with 15 mayors of London boroughs on problems raised by the strike. The mayors were told a scheme to care for the unemployed was pro | aaa George promired to discuss his plans in a speech at the opening of parliament tomorrow, Wir coal mining stopped entirety by the strike of 1,000,000 miners, Great Britain's Industrial life ebbed. Mills and factories fet shutdowns today, Labor and labor party meetings were scheduled for thin week. Strike votes In numerous untons were expected to follow those sresiona TRIPLE ALLIANCS MOVE EXPECTED appeals to the men today to stand U.S. RAIL MEN | MAKE DEMANDS|FE CHICAGO, Oct. 1%—Demands of 100,000 employes of short line rall- roads for an annual wage increase approximating $50,000,000 were to be taken up here today by the United States Railroad Labor board, The demands are similar to those presented by the “Eig Four” brother. | hoods and unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, Em- ployes of more than 300 ratiroads are | affected. HERE’S MORE ABOUT STAGE CASE STARTS ON PAGE ONE ‘fat taken out of New York state, \ehe will be closely watched. And the |moment she leaves the state, she | will be arrested again, and another \effort made to bring her back.” | No authentic word as to the where: abouts of the baby has yet reached here from New York. Mra. Stage, the mother, has relapsed into her former sleepless, highly nervous con. dition, which wan relieved momen tarily last week by the false men sage that Mise Brainerd bad sur rendered the baby. William Phillips, sender of the false message from New York, has explained that he got his erroneous | information ffom the New York dis | trict attorney's office, and, as sec retary of the New York Elks’ lodge, thinking it true, he wired the in- formation to the Tacoma Elks in Kood faith. A New York newspaper man friend of Miss Brainerd wired tho following message to the Tacoma News-Tribune Saturday: “Am able now to pledge my word that the child will be returned soon, Child well, My Interest now in leniency for Mins Brainerd and Stagg. Believe I may be able to lo cate Stagg and would urge him to return and face trial, provided bail |Couy, who escaped. STREET 720 Coverall Aprons at $1 D5 re Eleven styles to choose from, five as sketched. In Pl. Cretonne- covered Cushions $1.00 = popular Circular Cushions that fit in so handily in many odd nooks about the home, covered in gay cretonnes in floral and stripe pat- terns of rose, blue and light-tan, finished with fancy cotton braid. Filled with soft, Muffy cotton, and measuring eighteen inches in diameter. Priced at $1.00 each. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE id and Checked Ginghams In Percales of light patterns, plain Delft-blue or Indigo with dots, figures or stripes Trimmed with white or figured piping Sizes 38 to 46 Special, Tuesday, at $1.25 —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE New Rainy-day. Hats Ever so Smart $7.50 and $8.50: DAPTED by their prac- tical material (corded felt) and their self trim- ming, to all-weather wear, these Hats are none the Jess original and smart. They are shown in Ensign Blue Chow Rust Tobacco Delft Black White as Tams, Sailors, Roll-brim effects and Mushroom shapes, $7.50. LEATHERETTE HATS with velvet facings, com- bining black and white, brown and leather shade, $8.50. Short Lengths of —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE White Daisy Outing Flannel Me than 1,100 yards in this attractive offering—a quality of Outing Flannel well-known for its superior finish and serviceability. Twenty-seven inches wide, and in lengths that will be suitable for —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE ( 2 to 10 Yards in Piece) : ‘At 35c Yard FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PI Bathrobes for Little Tots, $2.50 ITTLE two-to-five-year- olds can scamper about to their hearts’ content in the early morning hours when they are warmly wrapped in such downy Robes as these. They are of blanket cloth, with trimming of stitched bands of sateen, and tie at neck and waistline with tasseled cord. In Pink, Blue, Lavender and Gray, patterned with contrasting color. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Price $2.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Cream Pitchers Reduced to 25c Each ANY shapes and decor- ations to choose from in this re duced rice assortment, in China Cream Pitch- ers of the convenient half-pint size. Reduced to 25¢ each. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Air Plants, 25c SPECIALLY-TREATED fern gathered tn Holland, which keeps fresh for a long time with- out water, in hanging basket or table centerpiece, Priced at 25¢. Pottery Vases $2.50 ONG-STEM Flowers and Autumn foliage are very effective in these deep Vases which are in bronze finish. As pictured, standing 12% inches high. Exceptio values at old- $2.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE AUTO IN RIVER Posse Searches for Bodies Near Portland PORTLAND, Oct. 18.— Deputy sheriffs and police at daylight today began searching for the bodies of five men who are believed to have been drowned last night when the automobile in which they were riding plunged into the Sandy river, on the Columbia highway, east of here, ‘There were seven occupants of the car when it made its dash for death, according to C. Concannon and " Concannon was not thrown out until the machine plunged into the river, He swam ashore. Couy left the automobile during It plung down a 40-foot bank According to the two members of the party who survived, all of the seven men had been drinking. The machine is said to have been travel ing at a high rate of speed. The tragedy occurred just after Richard Mcintosh, the driver, suddenly saw another auto stalled in the for on the highway, and drove his machine off the highway and into the river after successfully passing the stalled machine, Besides McIntosh, the men who are believed to have been drowned are: W. D. MeDonald, Walter Me Donald, Alex McDonald and Edward Harty, Jr., all of Portland wee could be arranged pending trial, PO you know anyone in Tacoma who might provide bail? Unier degettbed circumstances, what would 06 attitude of authorities towprds bel’ Will my pledge that ealid h re turned soon suapend arfest « other Seattle people?” ‘The reply was tht the authorities ither would not offer smmunity to Stagg or Migr Brainerd, tho Mrs. Stagg emphatically sald she wanted the baby goove ull else. SAN QUENTIN PRYSON, Cal. det. 18—Roy Wolff, -Geatve boy murderer, is no longer in te death cell today, And a happy, smile has supplanted the gloom yat clouded his face last week. Doomed today to spind the rest of his life in the cel) to which he was transferred late Saturday, fol owing Governor St/phens’ commu Aation of the death sentence to life mprisonment, the 6oy, nevertheless, seemed as bappy as tho the sudden hange in hig fertunes had brought him liberty. In commiuting the sentence Gov. Stephens admitted Saturday that he was influenced by appeals from per rons in Seattle and other cities thru out th® country. Letters, petitions and telegram from individuals, clubs, women’s oF ganizations churches and ‘etheTs In terested, have poured in 1 him for gers declared e he Fe ere ced De DOF te a defective Jolinquent, Dr, J, finold Williams, of the state. feiteot Of Juvenile research, ind pr, ule M. Terman, Stanford paycholsist, in their report to Gov. qephes, declared that if the death sentaice were commuted, the pris: oné should be Kept in custody as pablo minded, Roy Wolff was convicted tn Bakersfield, Cal., September 27, 1919, of murder in the firat degree, Hin victim was Elmer Greer, a taxicab driver, who died on an oper: ing table in a Bakersfield hospital, the Aight following the attack Wtf hired Greer to take him one nigh) from Bakersfiett to another potnt\in Kern county, While en routehe succeeded in having Greer ARS DROWN; [Roy Wolff Face Life in Prison, But He Is Happy stop the automobile and while Greer was not looking, hit hint over the head with a hammer, He was later jarrested and convicted of the crime. The advisory pardon board investi gated the case of Wolff and recom mended life imprisonment in place of the death penalty. The investigation of the pardon board developed Wolff was but 16 years old at the time of the crime. His birth certificate showed him to have been born September 15, 1902. His mother testified before the board that he had suffered several injuries to his head when a small child. He was a poor student in school and completed but four years of the grammar grades. After exhaustive meetal examinations, Doctors Wil wams and Torman declared " Wolff had the mentality of a child of 11 or 12 years. eee MATTHEWS SAYS BOY COULD HOLD STATE LIABLE Roy Wolff can hold this state la- ble for the faulty bringing up which led him to commit murder in Cali fornia. This was the startling assertion Sunday of the Rev, M. A. Matthews, speaking to his morning congrega- tion at the First Presbyterian church, Dr. Matthews Saturday wired a personal appeal to Gov. Stephens, asking him to commute the Seattle boy's death sentence to life Impris onment. Young Wolff was to’ have hanged this coming Friday at San Quentin. “The boy i a mental defective,” said Dr, Matthows Sunday. “And you and I are responsible to him,” 3 POSSES FAIL TO FIND STARR Lost Seattle Hunter’s Wife Almost Abandons Hope Three parties, including one of 15 men from Seattle, were continuing the search today for William Henry | Starr, Seattle hunter, missing since last Wednesday in the mountains near Lake Serene, near Index. Bloodhounds, wearied after two days and nights of fruitless toiling over the rugged country in deep snow, were brought back to Seattle last night by the party of deputy sheriffs who were aiding in the hunt, Starr's wife, who lives at 3213 Yes ler way with their 6-yearold daugh- ter, and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth | Starr, have almost given up hope that he will be found alive. In the Seattle search party ts L, C. Starr, a brother, and a number of men from the city utilities depart- ment, of which the missing man is an employe, > Asks $30,356.50 for Wife’s Death Sulit for $30,356.50 has been brought against the Standard Of Co. and W. H. Evans, an employe, by James B, Walsh, whose wife was fatally injured September 15 by @ runaway oil truck. Abandon Stolen Car . at Bank of Canal Thieves ran RE. Craig's auto down the Lake Washington eanat embankment)to within a few feet of the canal Sunday nigh*, then aban doned the machine. It was stolen from Second ave. and Lenora et, Craig lives in Tacoma,