The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 15, 1920, Page 1

{iit fresh easterly winds. Temperature Last Maximum, 52, Today noon, 51 Hours Minimum, 44, On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise at the Postoffics at _VOLU ME 23 } 4.—Thru the Valley of Dope: A Girl's Suicide. In “the Gang.” A Pedler’s Slave. Getting Recruits. BY DORA M (One time “Dope 8 quered the hadit who con- characte that dope levels and welds to miser able fraternity It was a well defined group. this gang of drug habitues, and those who preyed upon them, I knew every doorman, every waiter every taxicab driver that bad to do with the secrets of our peatans, but 1) the man who There were many patronized only one, had first “befriended” me. } CULT RECOGNIZES CURIOUS CODE I was his slave. HIS customer, by the curious code of the cult. His Tights to my earnings were recos Rized, and no other pedidler tried to Violate that right. And for him, tho he was one of the instruments of my downfall, | have a certain feel ing of kindliness, I coull not, for on him. That is a peculiar attach awed I share with most addicts to-| the men and women who sup | with the stuff, was his slave—and at times I roth have murdered to get money ome P they struck up acquaintanceships nd persuaded those ripe for “an ex- to “take a shot, just to see * After probibition our grew rapidly. Many now got the former cocktail kick from drugs. I should say that the number of girl addicts in my circle increased 100 per cent since last July, " peared at the tables in our resort+-- | taking a shot JUST FOR FUN. At | | tempts to interfere in cases like these As new faces came in, old ones dropped out. It isn’t the polite, nor comfortable thing to do, for the ad- dict to ask what's become of those ho disappear. _ One girl, only 14, a friend of mine. was arrested as “hop head” ond) The police said they re her, They did. After ‘ive days she killed herself. I, ‘and those who have gone) thru it, can understand the tortures that girl endured in those few days. I know I would have done the/ _ sand. sing next chapter will conclude —————#_ story.) MORE JAPS IN SOUTH FLEEING SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.--The exodus of Japanese from California, which appeared to have started im- Mediately foliowing the passage of - ™ (4 ier é i } i H | according to steamship men. election, was gaining headway today, All steerage .accommoaations on | dhe Siberia Maru, leaving here next | Friday for Kobe and Nagasaki, have reserved by Japanese, it was ptated. Arrangements for the ship- ment of $10,000,000 in gold on the Siberia Maru. it was reported, also / have been made. / The Selyo Maru is scheduled to i Jeave soon for Japan with 500 addi > thonal Japanese in the steerage oe F 4 Sapen Steamship a Firms to Merge SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.—Four be feading Japanese steamshiv com are planning a merger of | their interests, a paned on private advices from the ‘Orient, circulated here today, The four companies said to be involved T are the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Onaka | @hoshen Kaisha, Toyo Kainen Kat abe and the Kokusau Kisen Kaisha —$—<—<—— 9 WATER SI 1UTOFF | NOTIC! E City water will be cut off | Tuesday between Ith ave, E. and 20th ave. N. E., and also between Ravenna blvd. and EK. | G8th ot., from 9 a, m. to 4 p,m T was now a member of “the/ Comrade, of a soft, to all the assorted instance, tell who he iv or be re | Sponsible for bringing Ml fortune up number | against Mooney, ithout being supplied with | | the anti-alien land law at the late! cording to reports | NEW DOUBT AS TOGUILT |p: OF MOONEY | Trial Judge Says More He | Hears of Case, More | He Is Convinced SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. believe Hand's statement ly.” Superior Judge Griffin, peten whom Thomas Mooney was tried and convicted of murder in connec tien with the Preparedgems day jParade bomb explosion of 1916, said today | He was commenting on the al leged statement of Draper Hand, detective, to Mayor Rolph, that he aided in “framing” important evi dence against Mooney “I never bave been that Mooney was guilty and the more I hear of the case the more T am convinced that Mooney did |not plant the Preparedness day |} bomb," Griffin added, | THRICE APPEALED ON MOONEY'S BEHALF Griffin previously has been identi- | fied with three appeals on Mooney’s | behalf, Axitation for a new trial or a pardon | for Thomas Mooney, following the al- leged statement charging & “frame up." made to Mayor Rolph by Draper Hand, detective active in Mooney’s | prosecution, today awaited results of an investigation of Hand's reported statements. District Attorney Matthew Brady Jand. Acting Chief of Police Daniel | O'Brien both were understood to be running down the charges made by Hand, particularly as they regarded | the testimony of Frank C. Oxman, star witness against Mooney, and Mrs. Nellie Edeau, of Oakland, who identified Mooney o# a man she had een on the day of the explosian. Results of these” thus far have not been. made public. LITTLE CHANCE OF STEPHENS ACTING While those active in Mooney’s de fense were planning to axk Gov. Ste phens to take action once more. per- sons close to the governor said there was little chance of Stephens taking further official action either for or it lemat at this time. | They said the governor's position was that as Mooney had been con- vieted and sentenced to hang, he had done af) be could when he commuted the sentence to life imprisonment. They said Stephens considered that he could do nothing unless there were a new trial which would place | before him, thru the channels of the |courta, new phases of the case. The governor thus far has made no com- convinced yi ment on the latest development in | Mooney’s case. Mooney, those who have seen him | say, Is ghowing a stoic sort of inter- lest in Fland’s alleged statement, re- fusing to develop any particular con- fidence that he will win a new trial or a pardon, Captain of Detectives Duncan Matheson issued a statement today | declaring Hand is “either mentally unbalanced or unfit for police ser: vice.” | Matheson was head of the “bomb bureau,” which was organized to in- | vestigate the Preparedness day par- lade dynamitings. Police Lieutenant Goff issued a statement denying that he ever had been implicated in any way in any alleged “frameup” against Mooney. Think Swanson Is Mail Box Looter Charged with theft from the regis- tered matis, Arthur Swanson, arrest ed last week by postoffice inspectors, was bound over to the federal grand jury Saturday on $2,500 bail. He was heard by United States Com- missioner Robt. W, McClelland. | Altho the prisoner denies any | former thefts, postoffice inspectors declare that he bas a prison record, and the theory is advanced that | Swanson is responsible for some of | the apartment house mail box rob- beries that have been reported re- cently, Burglar Takes E Eight |Bacons and 2 Hams Eight slabs of pacon and two hams were stolen from the Buffalo market, 418 Denny way, «Sunday jnight by a burglar who removed |the front door from its hinges to gain entrance. Forgery Conviction Allowed to Stand WASHINGTON, Noy. 15.— The conviction of Samuel C. charges of forging interstate bills of ding on shipmenta from Newberg, Ore., to New York City, was allowed |to stand by action of the supreme court today. Fake Jewelers to Be Prosecuted Here “Fily-by-night” jewelers who are |expected to attempt to cheat the public during the, coming holiday neason are to be watched and prose cuted by the Seattle Retail Jewelers’ association, who will inform the prosecuting attorney, H. N. Moore, | secretary, has announced . | Jackson on | Seeks Arrest % | a, Pots te Seotialies lodged a a ce asa Daan 2nd talent, with the prosecuting attorney aga | ay angry! corps, flag. Allen told t flag ee ing after sundown. a circuit, * ® These are the questions that have been asked of the prosecuting attor- ney's office here by Mins Florence Kubey, well-known violinist, who has filed a complaint against Capt. KR. D. Allen, of the U, 8. quartermaster corpa Miss Kubey charges that the army officer tore down the United States | flag that flew above her home at) 2415 Second ave. N., on the eve of Armistice day, and followed thie ac tion by hiring two men to saw down the flagstaff on the following eve ning. SOUGHT TO IMPOSE ] ARMY RULE | Capt. Alien gave as the reason for bis arbitrary action, the fact that) the flag was not lowered at sun | down, as ja cuxtomary in the army. Whether his action was Justified | will be deteemined by local authors: | ties now conducting an investigation | of the affair—and posmibly by a mili-| tary inquiry aa well. Neighbors characterized the alleg: ed vandaliam of the army officer as an attempt to carry military autoc racy into civilian life, On Armistice night, Captain Allen lin declared to have crossed the yard jot the Kubey family, hauled down | the Stars and Stripes and carried the flag back to his own home, MR. KUBEY A BED. RIDDEN INVALID Henry Kubey, the head of the family, was unable to protest. He has been confined fo his home for three years, suffering from the ef. fects of a paralytic stroke Not content with appropriating | the flag, Captain Allen is maid to| have hired. two men to «aw down| the flag pole the following evening. The men came in the dusk of eve-| ning, and before the inmates of the| house could remonstrate, they had cut down the standards | | Captain Allen came up as the men | finished the job. “They are cutting down the pole | on my orders,” he Is said to have snapped to Mra. Kubsy, who stood on her porch helpless to prevent the desecration of her yard hen pressed for an explanation, 7 declared that the flag had not been lowered during the evening. The quartermaster captain re fused to state his authority for the act SAID JEWS HAD NO RIGHT TO FLY FLAG It is charged also by Miss Kube: that the Allens told Mrs. Kubey a had no right to fly the flag at all “You are not Americans,” was the challenge flung at the Kubeys, The Kubeys are American citizens They are of. the Jewish faith | Mise Kubey was born in the United | States., and her parents have been citizens for @ quarter of a century. Miss Kubey, who is a utiful and talented musician, to by refused Me He Acted Like Han| le at the Kubey home and took the ice he did it because the flag was fly- ‘iss Kubey has played for ever since she was a little girl, and has recently been on the She is a graduate o, |to Monday, _ MONDAY, NOV E ttle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March 8, 1179. The Seattle Star Botered as fecond Clase Matter May 8, 1491 Per Your, by Mail, $5 to 09 EMBER 15, 1920. of pn Man ‘Pretty fisaaits V tnt ‘Mises Flagpole and Fag, * who has inet Capt, R. dD. “Goceues the latter, it is 8. benefits the Broadway high —Photo by Cress-Dale. * * * * accept the purported self-constituted authority of the army man. She declared that Capt. Allen might be a person of importance in Manila, where he is said to have fought in the war, but that America ts not Prussia and the power of an army officer does not extend be- yond the duties of his profession Friday she filed a complaint with Prosecuting Attorney Brown ant asked the help of the Beattie police department to protect her home: She also carried the case fo her ottorney, Tracy Griffin, of the law firm of Gay and Griffin. “Tt should like also to take the matter up with the proper military authorities,” she declared Monday. Miss Kubey became known to countless seldiers and sailors dur ing the war, thra’ her work at large benefit performances given at Camp Lewis and Bremerton. She was ar indefatiguble worker for the comfort and entertainmeht of the service men. She gave up a con siderable part of her theatrical work to help entertain the men who were in the ranks. ‘Louis Einstein to Be Envoy to Italy? ROME, Nov. 15.—The Messagero deciared today it had learned Louis Einstein, American minister to Bul garia, will be appointed ambassador to Italy. Supreme Court to Enjoy Holidays WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The su preme court today announced a recess from Monday, November 22 December 6, the Thankegiving holiday, because of Kansas Farmers Are Burning Their Corn TOPEKA, Kan,, Nov. 15.—That many Northwestern Kansas farme are burning corn as a substitute for told the governor that some of the farmers are burning corn because it is cheaper than fuel, but’ that fnany others are doing #0 because they are unable to buy coal Muny League to Hear| Industrial Engineer| J.C, Lindsay, industrial engines: will address the nicipal league, M ’ cafetert ‘uesday noon, on » of Industrial Pi rob: | The public is invited. Photographs Wired by New York World| NEW YORK, Nov. 16—Photo| graptis have been transmitted by wire from here to St. Louis, the New | York World announced tod It took eight minutes to transmit the pictures, *.\ton before her marriage was Miss Daisy Dennis, chief of a private’ detective agency in the Seaboard building. jcoal was the message brought to Governor Henry J. Allen today by | former State ator Hendricks and State Senator Hlect Melvor. They) | Scandinavian bank, | the opinion i |No U. s. Delegate jbers this morning unless he was TWO SAFES ROBBED; OIL KIDNAPERS HERE “SG Ew Weather Tonight und Tuesday, rain; pd DITION {ijt — TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE = TILL JAN. 1 Caldwell Complains Prose- *cutor Brown Isn’t Steer- ing Inquiry Right Mayor Caldwell Monday asked Pre- siding Judge Ronald to adjourn the | county grand jury til) January, when | Maicolmn Douglas takes over the of: | fice of prosecuting attorney. The mayor said he did not siubil the “Jury in being steered right” by | Prosecutor Fred Brown in the re ported Investigation into the city’ | $15,000,000 street car deal. H Notwithstanding the mayor's ob-| jection, Judge Ronald allowed the Jury to continue in seasion today, tho he had himself announced Satur- day that he would discharge its mem- given aeworapce that something of Prosecutor Brown informed him Sunday, the judge said, that the jury was hot only at work on & matter of Importance, but that the probe wan "getting somewhere.” In reply to the mayor's request for adjournment, the judge merely said it was within the power of the court to call a special grand jury in January or at any other time that there wan need. ‘The mayor said that in his opinion it would be far better to keep the Present Jury on call than to summon @ new grand jury that would have to 0 over anew the ground already | covered by the present investigation, It weemed to be the opinion of the} mayor and of Judge Ronald as well that the probe i* rapidly nearing the | end and that it will result in nothing spectacular or important, Mayor Caldwell repeated today | that W. M. Whitney, former presi-| dent of the Young Men's Republican | club, had nothing whatever to do| with the mayor's investigation inta the car deal “I was considerably surprised and amused,” the mayor said, “when I| was told Whitney was my ‘detective.’ | Poor Bill, I think, was as surpriged | as I. WILL REPORT TO COUNCIL WHEN PROBE ENDS “Two days after Bill left town to| go back East, I understand, A. V. Leonard, president of the traction | company, made the statement that | Whitney had gone to find out what | he could about the street railway purchase, “I had intended all ,along, and,1| still intend, to make out a report to the city council, when my tnvestiga- tion is finished, showing what money | was spent and how, The report will be accompanied by vouchers cover- ing the expenditures.” Mrs. T. H, Bolton, wife of a city councilman, was one of five wit: | nesses who went into the stand} jury room this morning, Mrs, Bol. Other witnesses were BE. K. Riley," Dr. EB. J. Brown, a lawyer-dentist; L. H, Bruns, and a man named Me: Cullough. The opinion was expressed in the corridor outside that the grand jury would be ready to turn in its re port to Presiding Judge Ronald by | tonight or tomorrow morning Thomas F. Murphine, former head of the Seattle street railways system, and James F, Lane, cashier of the testified before | the grand jury Monday afternoon, Prosecutor Fred Brown expressed that the jurors would not be ready to make their report! Monday. at League Meeting WASHINGTON, Nov 16.—The United States will be without any representation at the first meeting of the assembly of the league of nations, now in séasion at Geneva, it was said definitely at the state department, Previously Secretary let it be known the under consideration Wilson, had was President Colby matter by THINK HE IS FOUR AUTOISTS TO SEIZE SCHOO rin the car ing and beat attracted two other men ‘escue, ped her, piled into the aut girl, badly frightened and turned to her home. She saying she was afraid of a imilar attempt to: steal t were made today before the Walsh congressional investigating N. J., former commander of the 94 dayn more than repairs the Lake Elwood ‘THE RIGHT MR. Thomas Albert Expeland, otherwise been “au revoired” last week, somewhere up at the county of Frank Hansen. REDS IN HEAVY civilian population proceeded on LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov, 15. trict Attorney Stafford to again which is concluding league baseball scandal. taken over his previous testimon: BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Nov. Isabel. the inclement weather but was until this afternoon. * % SEEK DISABLED WASHINGTON, Nov tion at Moorehead City, N. C., vessel. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. day they had received unconfirm Russia into the Ukraine, Russian dictator. from Lenine, NAVY DESERTER Federal authorities are checking up Monday on the record and activi- ties of James Francis Ryan, alias Rowbottom, who was arrested last Friday by) Patrolman C. EB. Failing. ‘The lad was wearing @ sailor's uni- form, whieh he was thought to have stolen, but now it is claimed that Ryan is a deserter from the navy. PAIR TRIED FOR CLOTHING THEFT Acoused of stealing clothing from Y. Arakna's clothing store, Robert 8 and Ramon Fernandez were heitig tried before a jury in Judge Mitchell Gilliam’s court on a charge of grand larceny Monday. VERY LATEST A bold, daylight attempt to kidnap Mary Channe jan, 2238 15th ave, W., at Interbay, as made this afternoon by four unidentified young men in an automobile. The girl was on her way to chool, after lunch. An automobile with the four men in it drove up behind her and stopped. The n leaped out and attempted to seize her and throw The girl screamed and fought, kick- 1g her captors with her fists. The noise Seeing them approaching, the quartet drop- kor Bogkosian, who reported to the police, said a * *» # SAYS HE WAS BLACKLISTED NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—Charges that he had been abused, arrested,-tried for imefficleney and practically blacklisted from the seas for exposing graft im the United States shipping board, comynitige by Captain William H. Chamblies, of South Orange, ee a ae Hansen,” is to be deported to Canada Monday night, immigra- tion officials announce, Thomas Albert was supposed to have released to the immigration messenger, who put him aboard the boat. Frank Hansen, held for grand iarceny, was deported instead of Expeland, who part of the time went under the alias + * * LONDON, Nov. 15.—Heavy fighting is proceeding on the first line defenses of Sebastopol, according to a news agency dispatch. Gen. Wrangel has organized his fleeing forces for a stand against the soviet troops, the dispatch said, and is prepared to resist to the utmost. The evacuation of Sebastopol by the many ‘nations were placed at disposal of the citizens and there was a rush for Black Sea islands and the Turkish coast. * * BORTON IS AGAIN CALLED of certain Salt Lake players, today was ordered by Deputy Dis- its investigation Stafford said Borton will details regarding the “dinner party” at which it was alleged plans were discussed for “throwing” of games, *% HARDING LEAVES POINT ISABEL Harding arrived here at 3% o'clock this afternoon, after riding one hour and 45 minutes over the rough prairie trail from Point He had planned to abandon Point Isabel yesterday because of 15.—-The coast guard aviation base sta- seaplanes to ald in the search for the disabled American steamer Makanda, for which the American steamer Corso& has been searching since yesterday southwest of Cape Lookout * * REPORT GOLDMAN FLEES Gov and Alexander Berkman, deported anarchist leaders, have fled ATTEMPT L GIRL who came running to her © and speeded away. The shaking violently, was re- » refused to go to school, gain being attacked. Kri- he girl was made a week Lake Elwood, He charged that were spent In making minor Rio Janeiro than should have HANSEN’ GOING known as “the right Mr. but the signals got crossed jail, and the wrong man was FIGHTING &@ large scale today. Ships of “Babe” Borton, alleged briber appear before the grand jury, into the Pacific Coast again be ¥ and will be asked for further 15.—President-elect Warren G. unable to get to Brownsville * VESSEL was directed today to employ light ‘ernment officials here said to- ed reports that Emma Goldman following a disagreement with 33 MEN ABOARD GROUNDED SHIP SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Noy. 15.—Tugs today were en route to | the rescue of the crew of the steam- er Widlar, wrecked near Pancake shoals, 10 miles northeast of White- fish bay. The Widiar, with a crew of 33 men, struck the shoals Satur. day, Will Hear Appeal in Berger Case WASHINGTON, Nov, 15.—The su- preme court today agreed to advance the arguments of the appeal of Vie- tor L. Berger, Milwaukee, socialist leader, from conviction by a lower court on charges of violating the espionage act. . The case will be heard after cases assigned for»Monday, December 6, No Explosive Used Safe looters Sunday night or corty Monday morning robbed two | of cash, currency and check ing to nearly $2,000, | No explosives were used in | case. Police are m: as to a last night. That the safe might have been the safe and thus easily opened it and suddenly enriched was another theory. The most probable working in the case, according to D Capt. C. E. Tennant, are that the! dial on the safe was only partly, turned Sunday night, rendertag ity ‘easily openable to an exper yess, or that someone had found combfnation and found hit unable to resist the temptation lrob the safe, papered fingers, as done in the old days or related in detective stories. This statement was verified by Frank Purcell, of the Purcell Safe _ Co., 718 Fourth ave. Clare 8, Colerrove, manager of the Northold Inn, and affiliated eating houses, exploded the theory that safe was left open, when he positively that Miss Amy. night cashier, had closed the when the Inn was closed si after 8 p. m. Sunday. Colegrove also partially punctured the lead of detectives that the: dial jof the safe had been only partly turned, when he said that he was cer tain that Miss Barrett had twirled the dial and completely locked the safe Sunday night. Nes ONLY TWO KNOW * SAFE’S COMBINATION at 2 * ‘2 This strengthened the theory of © detectives that the robbery had been committed by someone who had, by — accident or design, secured the com-* bination, Only Colegrove and McEwan are supposed to know combination, Colegrove said Monday noon his ‘loss was fully covered by surance, Hleven hundred and one dollars of the loot was cash ceived from the other restaurant Colegrove's chain of eating houses, ©, A $100 bill, a torn and mended bill and 85 cents in silver were’ Five checks were added to their loot by the burglars, One of checks was for jury servive done by: Colegrove. It was drawn for $9.25. The safe is in thesoutheastern: ner of the mezzanine Moor, trance was made thru #n unl window opening on the fire The inner door of the safe opened with « key, apparently a fit, u# there were no scratches om ts lock,