The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 20, 1920, Page 9

MONDAY, DECEMRPER 2, rere, ) TURNS ABLES ON yi KIDNAPER Outwits Thug With Youthful Guile and Saves Father $3,000 Ransom FRYSNO, Cal, ity Rowell, Rowell, Fresno capitalist, made a M of his kidnaper, and after three of captivity in a lonely cabin of Dec. 20.—Trave es © high Sierras managed to absent | imself long enough to run to a gen @ral store, severa! miles away, and telephone to his father His bravery and cleverness saved hhis father the $3,000 ransom demand- ed by I. M. Stalker, the ex-convict Kidnaper, and resulted in Stalker's capture. Stalker has confessed and Promises to plead guilty. , ARDUCTOR LURES LAD INTO MOTOR CAR After parefully planning the de falls of the abduction, Stalker lured the lad into a motor car with the Promise to show him ctever tricks in wrestling and boxing. He then bound the boy's hands and threatened to Shoot him if he screamed. “I'm going to take you into the Mountains and make your father Pay me $3,000 to get you back,” the Little Billy did some rapid think- ome of the wis e his father a Power in the business world. 4 to “play into the kidnapper's ike me way np in the moun where we can find snow,” the boy, dissembling bis fear. “I've ys wanted to see snow and play tm it” 14-year-old son of Milo} He de-| said | Wife of The | Va <= LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.—In the arrest of Mra. Frances A. Matthews. | wife of a wealthy local thea’ |manager, charged with Sirs Frances Matthews shoplifting | ¢ * atre Magnate | three THE SEATTLE KING'S RETURN Constantine’s Arrival Is Cause of Joy | ATHENS, Dee. King Con stantine waa repatriated today Three years hours lirlous w al wanderer eutered 20 of exile were repaid tn f one of the most de nin history, The roy Athena yeater day. } | jim her home and in various caches, as well huge quantities of morchan. anging from silk lingerie to | diern guarding ty Constantine’ joy in every way p ations covered t lidings, and oh themselves behind subjects showed thelr Profuse and from the and foot of the Acrop at the crowds cheered and sang a* never before. Men and women dano od and gestioulated. SAYS EXILE YEARS WERE PAINFUL King Constantine in a memuge to the Greek people today declared he would devote every effort to strengthening bjs country’s relations with the | In hig mosage, the king sald he was grateful for the unanitnous call to return “after three painful, 10 terminable years abroad.” “My life henceforth will be dedi Mea the Hellenic people by devotion to their rights and Interests,” he mid. “I ghall devote ali my effec to tightening our very good PH ypecee ns with the allied powers dating the bonds with our gallant ally, Serbia.” IN EARTHQUAKE: Several Villages Razed in © art works Argentina cated to showing myself worthy of | 11 DIE; 300 HURT STAR “Diamond G irl” Arrested? GREEKS CHEER ‘OREGON POSSE SLAYS BANDIT Fugitive From ‘Penitentiary Resists Capture ASTORIA, Ore, I 20 —Renlat ing capture at the hands of a large posse, Frank Wagner, known 4s Dutch” Frank, mafecracker, was killed at Columbia Beach, near here, | Sunday Recelving a tip that Wagner, who | escaped from the state penitentiary at Salem, waa in the Astoria vicinity Warden Compton of the penitenti ary came here with other snd organized the ponse, which punded the ew: convict blacksmith shop where be was engaged wafe-cracking: tools. Surrounding the bufiding, the of fleers commanded Wagner to come out, He answered the challenge by eur in a in |*tepping to the door and firing two hots, which were not effective, The pone replied with a volley which rid died the blackwmith shop. Two of the bullets pleroed Wagner, who was dead when the officers reached htm. Wagner was sentenced to the pen tentiary for 40 years last September forr obbing the anfe in an Astoria tord He escaped a month later, Loot found in the blacksmith shop included $6,560 in Liberty bonds, which were stolen from the Scott» burg, Ore, bank three weeks ago. D. English, owner of the building a which Wagner waa killed, was ar- | ted on the charge of harboring a ugitive from Justice, ? MEN SOUGHT AS MURDERERS i Eccentric Business Woman Slain in South LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec officers | Columbia Beach, | forging ASKS GARLINE NURSES INJURED BUSINESS MAN IMPROVEMENTS, IN HOUSE FIRE) 1S BEATEN UP Henderson Says sensi Six Seriously Hurt; 39) Tarred and Feathered by Absolutely Necessary Others Escape Angry Citizens perintendent| OMAIIA, Neb, Dec. 20—fix names! JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dee. 20—= thers | Police today were investigating the narrowly escaped death when fire of kidnaping of John D. Bischoff, real entate operator, who was dumped from @ closed automobile at one of of Nebraska hospital here early this| morning | Jacksonville's busiest corners last The nurses were ing when the| Might dressed only in a eutt of under necessary.” fire broke out. Twe of ther leap-| wear and a coat of tar and feathers. offi. from second story windows in| Several days ago Bischoff sent & their night clothe clala in the near future to consider | ye or the ferme od wuftered broken | #tter to the publisher of the Jacke logs 12 jomping. They are: Ming 0MVille Metropolis objecting to the Nettle Fitch, Mra, Fred Consigny,| use of the word “Hun” in a news Mrs, Alta Lewis, Miss Emma Ream | dispatch printed in the paper, and and Mins Grace Styer. Miss Dital stating among other things that Disenmarger was badly cut and| such dispatches were detrimental bruised. a friendly interest with Germany, Police believe citizens, objecting te Bischoff, attitude toward the publi- ion of the dispatch, took this Henderson, D. Ww. of railways, his recommended exten sions and bettermenta in the trac | ton myntem for 1921 to cost approx | imately $560,000. In a letter to Mayor Caldwell, Hen declared im were seriounly injured and 3 unknown origin compietely destroyed the nurses’ home at. the University “on the proposed provements “absolutely He suggested a meeting of cit the details of the proposed exten wiona The recommentation probably will come before the council Monday aft ernoon. | PURLO, Colo—Felipe Barvera | killed and a wpectator wounded in a| ‘The largest stationary oF | fight over a nickel in payment for a|the world ts located at game of pool [yard in Philadelphia. crane wal the neers means of showing their displeasure, Qe a ma PE a Ma a a Pa EARS PS Ta Pa Ps a PS ELD What You Save by Choosing Here de The prices in this great Boys’ Store are always lower than you would ex- pect to pay for such dependable mer- chandise—and the Special Reductions which now prevail make this*a splen- did place to ehoose ‘All right,” replied Stalker, thrown|and grand | yw Poff bis guard, “but first I’ mail a they have o Setter to your father.” In this letter | “giamond girt,” Btalker demanded $2,000 ransom and tended from coast Gave instructions as to how it was! whose loot ran into pote be paid. | thousands of dollars. | TAKEN TO LONELY CABIN Raiding officers say they GH IN MOUNTAINS efed $100,000 in diamonds concealed | limousine. ‘Ho then took Billy to a lonety high in the mountains, where | boy continued to play his clever aie of companionship with the kid- rked on the theory that! Matthews, who, her husha to have confense is a memb shrewd « oF nice believe " ured tha notorious | M whose operations ex: | sa and 4 of | ea w Detectives investigating the m A mes | of Mrw, Pay Sudow, ecc rau today stated that aged business woman, today set out © earthquake in that on a hunt for two more men. They y Saturday, 11 per: | indicated Po 4, Ore, was a center ed and about 200 in-/in the search } } emall villages were re-| Discovery of new information and There addi. | the finding of Mra, Sudow's stashed but no casual jand bloodetained clothing spurred the police to redouble their efforts to arrent the person who hacked her to death and buried her nude body In Edendale hil, where it was found @ week ago. One of the men sought in deneribed an nhort apd stocky, shabbily cloth ed and rough appearing. This man, whose hair is atreaked with gra’ was seen on several occasions quai ling violently with Mrs, Sudow on presumably over nd ts TENOS AIRES, Deo, 20 is a klepto. a mB, Des, 5 of ional entrie middle const, hundreds to aniac ot mond § Ale usive shops and ope A nat ftern discov: | ex 4 ~. ruins. were WONT ASK FOR HAMON WOMAN. === STAGE PARDON WILL RETURN? 9 30 VICTIMS IN ITALIAN QUAKE Her | “My father will pay you.” he sald | we has lots of money. I'm having good t too."* Meanwhile the distracted father Preparing to follow instructions Piven in the letter. Little Billy, playing hie own came, ) had so gained the confidence of the | Bidmaper that hp was free to move out the cabin and grounds, As er was preparing breakfast Sun-| morning the lad, rememberips | lotation of a mountain store they fad passed, fied and reached his! Mather by telephone. He gave his @a4 ‘explicit instructions how to| ‘Peach the cabin after locating the 'IS NEW REPORT BRINDISI, Italy, Wee. 20.-—-Thirty ns are reported to have been and) a number of howwes are re cored th a great st & result |COwntown streets, money matters. ‘} ‘The other is a man whose home ve felt at| Mrs. Sudow ts sald to have visited | frequently. The house, police were told, in clowe to the end of the Eden-| dale carlina Harlin Insists He’s Expects” to Surrender ARDMORE, Okla., De Smith Hamon, wanted fe ing of Jake Hamon, mill poll. Uelan and of} man, will surrender be fore the close of the holidays, accord. je ‘The shocks there we ing to Sheriff Buck Garrett. | the mume time other disturbances it was reported here today. | “Mina Smith is merely waiting for | were reported from America. the right time,” the sheriff said. sap os Edith Cunningham Stagg, his di- | vorced young wits, was reported get-| ported unter way | | Arrest Negro When ting ready to go to Olympia today | more authorities were believed prac | Guns Found in Room Elected by Mi to ask the governor to free the kid-| tleally completed. ‘Twe pass found in the seem of ecte y iners |\¢ naper of dyearold Bobby Stagg at} County Attorney Brown mid he! Edwin Horns 27, neero, rewulted| Robert HM. Harlin, Seattle cand. once. we = had enough evidence to warrant, in his arrest Sunday night, Lieu | date for president of the United cat | TO MAKE NO MOV bringing the Smith girl to trial in| tenant George Comstock and Pa-|.. 7 | of America, om NOW FOR PARDON Jevent she entered @ plea of not|troimane Morris said. Horne cement Sicodinik beac was’ Sia tit . apenas Mrs. Stagg said, however, that) #ullty held on an open charge. Inational headquarters that John =| these rumors, so far as they concern a Sen ana tele Gis doce a intend) PILLINGS, Mont—Arrested for | Since last May, when the right | Lewin, aoa yee conte we : . robbery, L. J. Majors, negro, admit was granted by th Methodist Epte- ning. jartin bases es }to make any immediate move, she Majors, neg wd omen have re-| unofficial returns received here from it | said, pardon he is paroled conviet from peniten.|copal church, 15 boc ntoa J 2: vachaheneee Py sar at Salem, Ore. pore Meenses to preach. * lt sections of the country. At the courity jam it lygstated that! o & traveling guard from the Walla Walla prison may come at any time | 4 The whole Downstairs Floor of the Green Building is devoted exclus- | ively to the Boys and we urge you-to come in now and take advan- % tage of these Special Offers. for Stagg. It is not known when! e A SUIT OR OVERCOAT he will be taken away. Stagg spent bis first two nights tn Sizes for boys of all ages from 21% to 18, with some wonderful values at such low prices as $7.95, $10.95, $13.75 and $16.75, and the same big savings No Immediate Plea to a Sheriff Made by Mrs. Stagg . | TACOMA, Deo M-—Strong pressure is being brought upon Gov ernor Hart to’ pardon George T. Stagg before he goes to the peniten- tary to begin his 10-year sentence, 20.—Clara | # y of Ava ECL TL Th LLL WE LEELA ELS TOLD RW ‘ Sensible Gifts for * Boys at a Big. ¥ Saving for You Meantime the boy had | n with the storekeeper and! I helpers to follow him back | the cabin and surprise Stalker. When the father and officers 4 ‘errived Billy was safe at the store| .Pan@ his kidnaper was already a Billy is back at school, none the for hig experience, and his| is $3,000 to the good. Stalker in jafl awaiting bis second en- ce into a state prison. ARD PRISONER AT SOUTH BEND Explosion Victims to Be Buried | ae achean os! scart sanensansiemnaenstn nant — R ASER-PATERSON Co, SEQOND AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY STREET jail without complaint and ts sid to} be a model prisoner. WON'T SAY IF HE WILL OPPOSE PARDON Prosecutor Askren was interview- ed Saturday by Mra. Stagg as to whether or not Askren would oppose &® pardon for Stagg. Askren said today he told Mra. Stagg he did not consider it his bust- ness to take @ position in the mat-| ter of in. Store Hours—9 to 5:30 I» — Sount BEND, Wash., Dec. 20.— ‘The county jail here is being heav- fly guarded today to prevent pos sible attempt at lynching J. F. Welch, whom a coroner’s jury, late Saturday night, charged with blow- ing up the dredge Beaver, near here, last Thursday night. The explosion killed Frank Behnke, his daughter, Blanche; Adolph Varvi and Edgar Christen- een. According to witnesses at the tn- quest, Christensen, before ne died, | declared Welch was responsible for | the explosion. The motive for the crime is the fact that Behnke failed to return love for her. fions to the 17-year-old girl, it is paid, were also spurned by her| | father. ‘The guard was placed about the | jail following rumors that an at nl would be made to lynch PM'ADOO ADVISES. RUSSIAN TRADE He Gives Pointers for Eco- nomic Relief EW YORK, Dec, 20.—William G, McAdoo, in response. to a re- quest for his views regarding the Present economic situation-today de clared: “A more liberal policy about do- tic credits ought now to be pur- foreign trade should be stimulated and enlarged, “The war finance corporation should be revived to assist it. “The German indemnity should be defined as quickly as possible, #o that the ceftral European markets may be opened to our farmers, man ufacturers and ‘business men, “Trade relations with Russta uid be ‘resumed aa promptly as wible “A large part of the Monating debt of the treasury should be funded “Taxation ought to be reduced and readjusted at this session of congress.” McAdoo eaid that if these steps were taken promptly he believed “the present distressing situation” J would be greatly relieved. ° His atten-/| “I told her I felt my duty was fin-| ished when the accused was sen- tenced. The matter of a pardon is) up to the governor alone.” eee WON’T ASK EXTRADITION |FOR MRS. FLYNN After seven months of search and) the expenditure of considerable | | money by the sheriff's office here that ended in locating Julia May | Ftynn, charged with kidnaping her | daughter, Ldllian, eight years old, Governor Hart hag refused to sign a requisition for her extradition. | Mrs. Flynn was found in Eastland, | Texas, with her little daughter, who | was @ pupil in school there. E4 Van Hansen, who is charged | by the husband, C. P. Flynn, with |having broken up the home here, is | also reported tn Eastland. Refusing to ask for extradition, Gov. Hart gave as his heason he was | disturhed over the extraordinary ex- penditure connected with the extra. diction of sad Brainerd from New York, He said he did not dentre to heap | additional expense upon the state | when the socused person might be readily pardoned by her spouse when she returned to this city. The refusal of the governor to ask for the extradition will probably halt progress of search for several | othér persons charged with kidnap- |ing. Among these is Cressy F. Clark, who, after nis child-wife had | obtained a divorce and gone to work as @ telephone operator, is accused | of having ‘kidnaped Phyllis Virginia Clark, six years old, just after the mother had been bereaved by the death of another baby. Legion to Present “Vodvil” Tonight' Filmer J. Noble post, American Le- gion, will give a vaudeville enter tainment at the Armory Monday | night. ‘The entertainment will begin | at 8 o'clock, and tg open to the pub | lic, Dancing will follow the vaude ville acta, ‘There will be no adimis-| sion charged | Flame F ighters to | Shake Toes Tuesday Seattle fire fighters will throw a} festive toe at the sonic temple Tuesday evening, at their 27th an nual ball, The publicds invited The Console Cabinet Electric Sewing Machine Equipped with Eldredge Two-Spool or tmnowns Eldredge Rotary Sewing Hea —A most unique piece of sewing machine furniture. The cab- inet, when closed, does not resemble a sewing machine in any way. Built of best American walnut with rubbed satin finish. —Eight other styles of Sewing Machines from which to choose, ineluding Eldredge and Western Electric. —PRICES RANGING FROM $47.50 TO $125.00. —Very liberal terms allowed this week. no matter at what price you may choose. é A PAIR OF PAJAMAS One-piece and two-piece suits for of all ages, in good quality Soe nel, $1.49, $1.98 and $2.39, accord- ing to size. 5 A HAT, OR CAP Hundreds to choose from for boys of all ages. Some splendid values now going at $1.39—and other styles up to $3.50. A SWEATER Shaw] Collars and Convertible Collars in all sizes, priced from $3.89 to $8.95. fare A BATH ROBE A great variety of colors and patterns in the same style as Dad’s. All sizes, $3.95, $4.95 and $6.75, GLOVES OR GAUNTLETS Boy Scout and Indian Gauntlets and many attractive dress styles in leather and €ool, at prices ranging from 39¢ to $3.00. A REAL MACKINAW Shaw! and reversible collars, all sizes from 10 to 18 years, at attractive prices from $7.95 to $10.95. A BLOUSE OR SHIRT Good-looking Blouses for boys from’ 4 to 16 years in good quality Chambrays, Percales and Madrases from 98¢ to $2.00. Shirts in Percales, Madrases and Chambrays—popular coat styles—from $1.49 to $2.50. A TIE OR BELT Hundreds of Ties to choose from at 39¢ to $1.00. Stylish Belts at the reduced prices of 38¢, 50¢, 79¢ and upwards. A BOX OF HANDKERCHIEFS Three for 75¢ and three for $1.00. All in nice holiday boxes, UNDERWEAR The famous “Globe” make of knit underwear. Ages 4 to 6 years, $1.29; ages 8 to 14 years, $1.69; ages 16 to 18 years, $1.98, THE WHOLE DOWNSTAIRS FLOOR GREEN BLDG. FOURTH 4" PIKE TACOMA STORE—919 BROADWAY