The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 15, 1920, Page 7

A HARDINGS PPARTY HELD UP BY GALE Start to Flee From Point Isabel and Engine on Dinky Road Fails ND CLAPPER POINT ISABEL, Tex. Nov. 15. Anothtr effort to escape from this Btormewept little fishing village was to be mado today by President-Elect Marding and his party. They plan 26 try the train aguin today, the road ME almost impassable from the Falns. Sunday was spent trying Wainly to get the president-elect Into Brownsvitie trom Point Iss where Revhas been marooned 48 hours in he of the severem storms that has @¥er beat over lower Texas But the little narrow gauge rail Fead that offered the only chance of Belting the senator out of here failed 2@ make good after taking four hours %6 run a mile beyond the village and again. So senators, millionaires and bag were unloaded into the dark, the party tugged across the jo by lantern light to the inn to Send the night, hoping for better today. it all Senator and Mra. Hard. ¥ iy ’ which the party took its pre ent, CARRIAGES OF 1LRO ANCIENT ORIGIN Edward B. McLean's famous diamond, probably the most ty and famous gem in vil the sparkied from her neck in The center of the most distinguished ty that ever rode in either of the Grande ratlroad’s tyo passenger ars. With high hopes at the prospect of | Being snugty quartered in Browns. ‘Ville out of the storm, the Harding Party packed trunks and lugkage early Sunday morning. The Rio Grande railroad equipment was Brought from Belgium 50 years ago. Tt consisted of a «mali box car for the trunks and a tiny coach mounted Without springs, several windows Biissing, a little tin stove In the ‘Senter of the floor, low bare benches Funning lengthwise on either side, doors which refused to stay most of the time, and a “loco Duilt of an automobile en- mounted on four wheels. I because of the high lity of further engine troubie, was decided to remain overnight at | the Point and try it again today. | | ] “Platonic Bride” Is * * * * * * * Thru *% * Loveless Marriage Fails THE SEATT | | to Clue in Search Aa & sequel to one of the boldest | daylight robberies that han ¢ | in Vancouver, B,C | tle authorities belle trace of B.A. Wac urred for years, Seat ¢ that they have 1, Heattle fut tive, for whom the, United States marshal holds a warrant ynder the Volatead act i ‘The robbery ecourred at noon Sat | urday, when &. 1. kway, em | ploye of the Imperial OU Co. | a bag cc ng $1,500 in cash | $20,000 in checks # by automobile b proached him on Camt Two men were in the car. As Dackway was walking slong the street, the machine drew up and one man leaped out and snatched the bag from him, The bandit then sprang back into the auto, which specded | away. len from him who » wt, The car is reported w have been a Grant six Washing ton license number 43947. This num, ber is shown to have been imwued to! an Austin B. Wadman, for a 1919 model Grant Six car ‘The fact that the BE. A/ Wadman for whom they are searching drove Dearing the & car answering to that deseription leads them to believe that the two FUGITIVE FROM 'JITNEY DRIVER ‘SIX CHILDREN | HERE IN HOLDUP? | Vancouver Robbery Points| Joined in the general good humor | yw 7, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 15—Any-|it, If Crowley was satisfied, as he thing her heart might desire, in re-|*id, with her companionship, she| lturn for her name only as his wife.| “4 Willing to accept what he prom | ised in exchange Both Patie Alexander, beautiful! “put he didn't kesp his word,” she daughter of the South, and John H. | asserts, | Crowley, employe of the government} “I was made to feel continually | airplane service, 30 years her senior, |'P&t 1 could not expect to be pro % |vided for as he had promised if I were convinced that they could ¢x-| nersisted in living up to the letter tract happiness from this unique) or our unde ding. 1 often had bargain, specified in writing, and|io porrow ¢ from my mother solemnized a year ago tn @ marriage ang went without things I needed. Geremony at Los Angeles. “Of course, this kind of a bargain. “BRIDE” SUES TO HAVE ridiculous as I now see it, could end CONTRACT ANNULLED only in one way. It was making a It took but a few months to bring | mockery of true love's solemn bind disillusionment to both, and new the|ing ceremony.” “bride,” who was never & bride, 1° CONTRACT SPECIFIES: j#uing to have the contract annulled | «wire IN NAME ONLY” 4nd to regain her maiden name. ‘ a nye iyy Hoe Following i# a copy of the mar Patie Alexander was unmoved by written by Crowley:| the ardent woolng of Crowley. iw “4 Finding no response but hoping to elicit it in time, her suitor said he ™ | would be satisfied with her platonic | liwing terme et sereent jcompanionship, and that in return |in fores for the period of on for her marriage in name only he|** months, meer, If oe would give her home luxuries take| It Wy‘uie Oni y me care of her family and give her) her to any place she craved opportunities for travel, | Per pay Hy gap 4 stady and advanced schooling. apart from bis ewn; to furnish her w He committed these pledges te clothing she Gestres; to eee written contract. te the best of attention a “It was his wort to accept me as sabe hemeyrae se wife tn name only that finally per suaded me to marry hit,” she said. “I know now what a woeful mistake was I did the thing which to an older woman seems stupidly absurd. And {t must have seemed so to Mr. Crowley” 1% TO BR WIFE) ter my If sho wishes to Ive at heme with her mother and sister, she may, and I te re- mit or give her « weekly allowance of as Treason, and I te nity, To furnish her transportation, also any other necenstties she needa Alm to remit to her mother ship, sor even am In the eyes of Patic Alexander, clothes or shoes wi sentimentalist, schooled in the re | OT, we be fined traditions of the*old South, | as som as the time erpiren or wesner If the bargain didn't seem exactly | something for nothing, as cynical HH. CROWLeY, comment on the case would have fF | 1010 W. 23rd Bt. Loe Angeien, Cal | Anti-Reds Routed in | Battle With Bolshies| PARIS, Nov. 15.—The foreign of- fice entimated today the Bolshevik! had captured between 150,000 and 200,000 Wrangel.troopa in their drive on the Crimea. Foreign office ad vices said the Bolshevik lonses in killed and wounded were enormous. One report to the office sald Se bastopol had been entered and that / General Wrangel still was tn his headquarters there. This was not verified. MOSCOW, Nov, 15.—(By Wireless.) Gen. Wrangel's army in the Crimea | has been wiped out, the war office announced today. It is expected soviet troops now will win easy victories over the troops of Gens. Petlura and Balake | viteh, in the Ukraine, It ts also fore cast the Crimean victory will expe dite an agreement with the Rritish government for resumption of trade with the soviet government . eee CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15.—8e- eague o BY HENRY Woop GENEVA, Nov. 15—The league nations assembly met here today. Amid ringing of bells, more than delegates went into sessiqn in the league's new home at 11 o'clock. Representing 42 «tates and over Balf the world's population, the dele gathered in their apacious h’ the first formalities of the ses- gion. _ Flags of almost every nation were layed. The Liberian flag made first appearance here, and was on for that of the United J frequently. ¥y The Belgian premier opened the on by reading President Wil f son's convocation. | Premier Motta, of Switzerland, re " |, welcoming the delegates and nting on the hopes animating ‘the league of nations. ‘The credentials committee was ap thereafter, and with a few formalities, the first session ad CONSIDER LL EQUALITY Interest in today's formalities en dered largely in the credertials of d Robert Cecil. He was appoint @4 as delegate from South Africa Where was some question as to whether a member nation can prop send any other than a citizen ‘ae Its delegate. _Becuase of the rules of assembly 1 lure, the question of racial Fquality cannot be considered. It is quired that any matter to be taken shall be submitted to member na fat least three months ia ad vance. The Japanese did not sub- data on the matter of racial nile the Japanene delegation con “tinued as secretive as at Versailles, thre was a general impression that © tntended to sound other represent- pens Session Today | bastafol was the center today of a} wild debacie, ‘The harbor was filled with water craft ranging from war veanela to rowboats, all carrying human car. goes away from the rising red wave, Gen. Wrangel's army was in collapse, f Nations wil ) his partner, T. J rested after fed agents had found ky in thelr room. inches. Me jing, Abatement proceedings against FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET al | men are one and the same person | A. Wadman disappeared when Nally, was ar. prohibition quarts of whi» 1 Henry bulla Blankets at Deep Reductions An Blankets that have been shown as samples— Blankets somewhat soiled from display— Blankets in broken assortments from regular lots— 152 Pairs of Blankets in All, Cotton Blankets Reduced —to $3.35 pair; 18 all-white, good quality, size 70x80 inches. —to $4.85 pair; heavy quality, fleecy; 22 in all, gray, size 70x80 inches. to $3.85; 11 heavy, warm gray weave, size 60x76, for single bed. Wool-and-cotton Blankets Reduced. —to $7.85 pair; 28 pairs somewhat soiled; extra heavy quality; white | or gray; double bed size; 66x80 inches. i] —to $12.75 pair; 15 pairs, fine, closely woven, white. with attractive borders; sizes 70x82 and 68x80 inches. | Plaid Blankets Reduced —to $8.65 pair. Wool-and-cotton plaid; 11 pairs, including red and black, black and white, and pink and white effects; size 66x80 —to $12.85 pair. 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Featured for Tuesday LE STAR SLAIN IN AUTO © DEAD IN FIRE}} Passenger Admits Shooting | Three Men Arrested for|}} Man Theatre Tragedy } KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1%—In the| NISW YORK, Nov. 15.—Three men| ff] midst of a traffic with bun-/were under arrest today while| I) re ming om, MOrkAD. | varioun city departments were con-|{] ite was shot t ht ie in Goae"e be rner,| ducting Investigations of the fire v ney pansenge *| panic in a movie theatre on the low ar dmitted the sh er Bast Bide late yesterday, which 2 ns five Umes in the! resulted in the death of six children {iller told police he shot Morgan |@0d Injury of a dozen others, because the latter had lured hin wife | The stampede started when a wo fl her home. }man shouted “Fire!” as noke from |{) had difficulty tn mving!« furnace fire Mil from the angry crowd, which | There were thr d lynching |the theatre, half of whom were chil an owned neveral livery and | dren. jitney moto: of these cars for Morgan at night. Advertising Seattle In the gallery, the only en cars, Miller drove one | trance to which was a mteep. garrow etalrway, were 100 «children. When the ery a ” was rained, | the first of the children to reach the | stairway stumbled and plunged head + . }long to the bottom. There they Paying Big Already |i", (fuspiea ty the tear tnddened Inquiries concerning Seattle as a/ children who scrambled after them. | desirable city to live in are flowing| According to the the exit to the Chamber of Commerce from | door at the first floor stairway was Nova Scotia to Cuba“and from Ari-|Jammed. When smen and fire tona to California as @ result of the|™men reached the theatre they found | ff national advertising campaign re % tan of yw: voccad Uehtly | fh} cently initiated. | wedged against thin door. 3 | Police had difficulty in handling |f]| BUDAPEST. — Hungarian annem. | the frantic parents, who rushed to} bly adopts whipping post for qneas se eeene when they heard of the Hl | pante, and state offenders. the room were ntarted by the district | Robinson Crusoe’s Island is now |f} attorney's office, MeNally pleaded | known as the Ivland of Juan Fer cullty to violation of the Volstead! andes, about 700 miles off the coast act and was fined $300. of Chill ] Exceptional Offering Reduced as follows: atives at the present memsion, then decide whether the question will be brought up in the 1921 meeting. The | Japanese have the largest de egation |here, with the exception of the Brit- |ish. Bach hat 70 representatives, |M. PAUL HYMANS | CHOSEN PRESIDENT M. Paul Hymans, former premier | of Belgium, was elected president of the league assembly today. He re | ceived 35 of the 42 votes, Prolonged applause greeted first opening session of the league of nations assembly today, “Washington is the home of Ib erty and the United States cannot long remain out of the league,” | Premier Motta of Switzerland de- clared. More than 100 delegates and the crowd of spectators filled the great | “hall of reformation,” with hand clapping and cheers. President Wilson and King Albert drew a hearty tribute of applause when their names were mentioned. Motta declared the world hoped for economic reconstruction to grow out of the assembly's debate, He sug- gested the breaking up of monop olies on raw materials as a neces- sary act, M. Paul Hymans, Belgium, pre | sided over the opening session. He called the gathering to order by ading President Wilson's convoea- jon, He declared that the league, tarting with 40 members, was cer- of its future. He declared it ld be momt effective ax the nt for a new era of interna | tional co-operation and harmony The on today was occupled with routine affairs, Hymans, In an address tmmediate- |ly following his election, declared there was a possibility that the covenant would be amended. “We do not pretend the covenant is perfect or that It can’t be tm- proved,” he declare ne: mention of the United States at the| and the conquering Bolshevik troops | swept southward upon the city. wiped out in their defense of the nar row neck of the peninsula, where three divisions checked 22 assaults by 28 divisions of the enemy. The soviet army broke thru the stubborn | defense finally and spread unchecked over the areas behind the lines, The soviet losses were said to mount Into | the thousands after troops had been thrown time after time against the strong defenses, Dispatches here ald the Bolshevik | leaders admitted loss of 30,000 in the | {hand-to-hand fighting at Perekop, | where wave after wave of attackers | were driven back. Poison gas was used, according to | these reports. Five thousand wounded Wran- get men have arrived here. The Bolsheviki gave no quarter, these men said. Once the entry into i troops engulfed the small defend. ing army, they said, ignoring all signs of surrender, The Russian coast of the Black sea | has been blockaded. A British torpe | do boat has started a patrol to pre- vent Bolshevik troops from spread ing into Turkey. Wrangel's collapse was believed due to the overwhelming superiority of the Bolsheviki in numbers, The Reds were led by clever offi cers, some of whom were reported to be foreigners. ‘ Urge Recognition of Russ Government LONDON, Nov. 15.—Quick nego tiation of a trade agreement with Bolshevik Russia was urged today The Chronicle declared that fight-| ing the Bolsheviki merely strength. | ened them. It hoped the French government would cease its support of anti-Bolwhevik leaders in Russia and adopt the British view of trade with the Bolsheviks The White troops were practicatty ||) | Wool Plaid Blankets Reduced } —to $15.75 pair. Splendid quality, pure wool —to $18.50 pair. High grade, pure wool weave, large, double bed size. lavender, pink, blue and tay plaids; large, —FIRST FLOOR | at Sharp Reduc HI HOUSANDS of useful lengths of staple Cotton . 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