The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 22, 1921, Page 12

EDS MAN. WHO LOVED DOUBLE Girl-Bride’s Confession Re- | veals Romantic Story of Masquerading Misses DENVER, Fed. 23.—The ramifica. | Bons of tho strangest love triangle Which has conrronted authorities tn months has come to light with confession of the bride of Law Fence Kelly, alleged forger, that she mot the real “Mildred Gardner,” whom Kelly thought he was marry Gag, but is her double, Dolly Green, @ former New York chorus girl Potice say the girl's story is elther the strangest adventure in the an | Male of the department, or the worst va ever attempted on authorities | ED IN JAIL } VALENTINE DAY When the marriage ceremony wa: performe:! in the city jail on Feb | Fuary 14, it caused a sensation, ow: | Big to the fact that the couple was he an hour or so before Kelly aken to Boulder to be held on ieee of passing worthlesa checks. City Chaplain James Goodheart, married the couple, contends the young girl is not legally Married, since she was wed under @ fictitious name Dolly Green is only 16 years of ge, and if Kelly decides to accept Phe substitute bride, the pair will have to be remarried. According to Dolly Green—the girl Who made the confession—the real ‘Mildred Gardner is now in San Fran- living under the name of Dolly _ Miss Gardner, according to Miss ‘Green, was married two years ago J. HL Rundell, and has since been to otain a divoree. If she} not yet succeeded, Kelly could marry his original sweetheart, he could scorn her double, eee MADE BY D DING BRIDE ‘The nfession made by the mas bride to the authorities “T am not the Mildred Gardner. y name is Dolly Green, and my home | in Akron, Odio. I Mildred in ‘Texas We looked so much alike We decided to change names, sweet Jobe-—everything, Woe were tired the lives we were living (71 was traveling with a show under an name, She wrote her life story other than I was their) Mildred is’ somewhere In Cal- | I don’t know just where. Met Ralph Alien (Lawrence | fm August, 1920. We changed | tm November, altho the real Mil-| Bad no right to be married, because had not obtained her divorce from H. Rendell. Mildred did not the way she should. 1 hi te love him better than my life “I knew this doven't sound true, but ‘3 only wish and hope that Mil es happy in love as I am, and iceepenee fa mine, and 3 ee a ame @ him. One more thi: I also bobbed (Signed) vbalg for Mildred. “DOLLY GREAN.~ Green also forwarded a letter Mra. Charies Gardner, the mother ‘the real Mildred Gardner, living Deihi, Colo. Miss Green stayed at Gardner home for a long time. parents of the real Mildred that Miss Green was their ‘The letter reads as follows: “Denver, Colo, Fgb. 17, 1921. Mire. Charles Gardner: “I am not your Gaaghter, Your daughter Mildred ts in California . I visted you and I acted pretty well, only I hated hurt your feelings, but Mildred told that she acted that way, #0, of course, 434, too. Mildred and I are doubles in ing, almost. The only difference I know of is that I loved Lawrence he didn’t. I had a right to marry altho I guess, to have been 4 Fight to Mildred, I should haw waited until after I had secured a di- ‘Am sorry to have Aecetved you, bat "Dolly Green,” in care of The Bill- fan Francisco, Calif, and you or may not hear from’ your real Yours in service, “MRS. LAWRENCE KEL 1822 Larimer st.” ws An explanatory letter telling the | eal Mildred Gardner why she broke contract with her was mailed by Green Thursday. Miss Green that Kelly's right name is h Allen, The letter reads us “Denver, Colo., Feb. 17, 1971. Dearest Mildred: Well. honey, I am trouble about your divorce. You see married ‘Lawrence,’ you know (Ralph) @e I had your name and couldn't very ‘well wet out of it, and I wish you would a ané have it witnessed that you are true Mildred. ie trouble over it, jomt happy by doing an I ask. wer at once. Your double always, “DOLLY GREEN, Mrs. Lawrence Kelty, “f “1822 Larimer st.” Miss Green’ also wrote a note to City Chaplain Jim Goodheart asking hhim to interview Kelly. The note “Ask Lawrence if he remembers the Might Mildred left him at hie work to go to & show with someone, and how he was when he got home is the night Mildred and I changed DOLLY GREEN.” City Chaplain Jim Goodheart took @harge of the substitute bride shortly after her husband's arrest the second time. She has been receiving shelter @t the Sunshine mission. 2 “Tho girl seems to be sincere in © her confession,” Goodheart said, Fri- ae Gay. “I am going to see that the is taken care of until Kelly gets If out of trouble id is able to are for himself. 1 will then investi Weil, | |New Revue at Hotel Butler MEXICAN PLAN |Wireless Here Mrs. Savage Picks Artists Miss Margie Bateman, int former movie girl, one of the 1921,” at the Hotel Butler, Mrs. Marie Savage, wife of John | . of the Hotel Butler, has returned from New York and San Francisco with a revue of 16 people, | including a beauty chorus and sev. eral of the most celebrated entertain ers from both cities. “The Revela of 1921" will open at the Butler tonight under the diree tion of Producer Bob Hughes, whom, Mrs. Savage obtained from Techau tavern, a San Francisco cabaret, noted for its high class of entertain ment Among the principals cast tn the | “Revels” is Margie Bateman, former jly of the movies, an interpretive dance soloist, who appears tn 15 dis-| | A Tribute. Universally Cherished. Famed Abroad. Give Thanks! ‘There have been great and grand men in all civilized countries and} in all ages, “whose memories are blessed and revered.” In the annals of fame there ts but one name, one character, that) stands solitary and alone in its grandeur, loved and worshipped by mankind—George Washington We call him the “Father of Hi Country.” It seems that in His infinite wisdom God made him childless that a nation might call} him father.” NOT EVEN CIVIL WAR DIMMED HIS MEMORY Even in the days of our late| civil strife, when fields and run-| ning rivers were empurpled with | the blood of brothem and fathers | fighting on opposite sides of a great | evuse, and when only the waters | of fhe Potomac divided the hostile camps, each steamer tolled its bell) as it passed Mt. Vernon and guards were furnished by either or both the blue and gray when in the vicinity of this cherished home-| stead to meredly guard and protect that tomb that held the precious ashes of Washington. The genius, heroiam and noble deeds of Washington are known in every part of the inhabited globe. | His virtues, his nobility of charac-| ter, are extolled not only by his! countrymen at home and abroad| but by the stranger in every land. | That we may not be regarded as the blind worshippers of the man, let us see how he Is viewed by the people of other nations, HOW HE WAS VIEWED IN OTHER NATIONS | Lord Brougham declared Wash ington to be “the wisest man any country or age has . produced.” | Frederick the Great, of Prussta, | sent our Washington a sword with this inscription, “From the oldest) general to the greatest.” ) The first Napoleon, allnging to} Washington, remarked: “His name will stand as the founder of a great empire when mine shall be} lost in the vortex of revolution.” If a blank were left for him to fill with the name of the greatest man who ever lived in the tide of time, he would wi therein the name of George Washington, the gifted Lamartine said. And Senator John W. Daniels of Virginia, at the dedication of Wash ington’s monument, eloquentfy and} beautifully spoke these words: “Sol- itary and alone in the grandeur| stands forth the character of Wash-| ington in history; solitary and alone like some peak that has no fellow} in the mountain range of great: | ness.” As the cycle of time brings to us each year the anniversary of the birthday of Washington, should we not offer up a prayer of thanks giving that we are enjoying the} blessings of a free people and that | our democratic form of govern. ment still lives, In the words of| Abraham Lincoln, this is “a gov-| ernment of the people, by the peo. Bate and see if Kelly wishes to marry the substitute bride.” Delayed Blast Is Fatal to Japanese Matariro Yamasaki, Japanese, 50, @ed Monday afternoon from in- Juries received two hours before, When c delayed blast he was in a Vestigating suddenly came to life | and exploded. Yamasaki was dear} ane land near Belevue ple, for the people.” ‘There stands at the our nation a majestic 5 feet high to perpetuate mory of Washington, but he no such stately shaft, for| enshrined in the hearts of his countrymen and they, with deepest gratitude and tenderest love, will place in postertty's ke ing, for all time, that immortal name, capital of monument the n needs he is ANDY G. VAUGHN, byt Mydah hotel Denby May Be Secretary of} | Fall, |drew Ww. |Gets Six Months for * | UP TO HARDING! Gets Message Will Consider New a F rom Harding i Two amateur wireless operator Policies Heattio receive Drenident-olect Warren G. Marding’s message sent BY RALPH Ht, TU ht countrywide Monday night in & WASITIN( Feb, tration on th xiown Pe }eompetition to test the skill of the « amateur mdio men. problem of pararnomm™t impoftanc mensage was sent in “chips” America’s foreign affairs will begin) and piteed togetyer, It read: immediately after March 4, it was said today among thowe to take “MARION, ©, Feb, 21-(To all stations.)—May the Kuler of Crew leading part in the shaping of Preat dent-elect Harding's foreign policy ltion be our guide tn all our nation: | al aspirations, and may the current With Senator A. Bt. Matt midered a cabinet certainty and Henry P. year mark the return of tranquil Fletcher virtually chosen as under | lity, #tability, confidence and prog ress thruout entire world.” secretary of state, it is ognized| Harold F, Mason, 6 234 ave.| here that Harding has peculiarly em-|%, and Francis J Brott, 10 Walk | phaaized the importance in which he|One, Madison Park, caught the greeting on thelr residence outfits too, erpretive dance solowt and on mittee which A move unique tn foreign rete move, according to the present plan, i Gets $5 From Autoist by the United states fully these |after stoping his auto and took $5 but would notify the Mexican govern: | the motorcycle drew alongside and » throw up his hands. He} principals in the “Revels of Genuine motorcycle patrotmen | ican: Mexican relations investigated Mext | conditions, and Pletcher, former | | American ambaseador to Mexico, are | Accepted as the men who will be Har AS POLICEMAN tions, it was learned, already ix being | considered a# a atop toward uphold would take the form of an official | statement, serving notice that unlens Posing as & motorcycle officer, a| respects robber held up W. G, Nunn, Her Amer nh interests, then th can government will guarante interesta, Such an announcement of | ¢rom bien. policy, it is stated, not only would re Nunn said he was driving past ment that the United States intended |paited him. After questioning him to provide adequate protection for its | regarding his lights, the robber mud me | Nuon qttickly searched him and érove | away | With the exception of star and NOT DISTURBED *: the bandit was dressed ap were unable to find the Impostor. holds Am irman of the senate com Mexico. ing American rights in Mexico, Thie | Fake Motorcycle Officer A&A government in Mexico recognized | Ameri-|mosa apartments, Monday night assure American citizens in M Kinnear park when the robber on clUizens | denly pulled a pistol and commanded parently in police clothes, tinctive dances and was one of the | Judge Refuses to Reopen Stricken Woman Is most popular entertaifers In Ban mort popular entertainer im S") Estate Distribution Rescued by Firemea | calis himself “the tiny feller that — After being rescued from her! Uickles," a character man from Cin- | Judge Mitchell Mam Monday |®Partment by firemen who sealed | cinnati and New York, recently | refused to disturb the distribution | 4ders to gain entrance, Mra. Li starred in big productions in the|the late Mrs. Dora I. Ranke made| lan Bryntand, 67, former matron at East; Harold Raymond, a musical! of per estate before she died, the county jail, was in city hoepita comedy man, and Misa Lealle Colby.| whereby she gave onefourth to| Tuesday in dangerous condition & soubrette. leach of her two daughters, Mrx.| from paraiywis, Bhe was d | The chorus ts sald to be eleantly | Gretchen Ranke Meyer and Mr. bY the stroke. ‘Tenants of the costumed and in comprised of gitl#) youn T. Campion and one-fourth | @Partment could not gain entrance | selected by Mra. Savage for thelr Der | +4 srs Campion’s husband and re.|0f arouse her so they called fire sonal beauty and personality. | tained for herself one-fourth, which | en. The “Revels” will begin at Twas divided by her two daughters o'clock every evening ‘and continue until 1 a, m, without intermiasion. | Opening night will be Elks’ night. Safety Zone Sign Hits Man on Jaw) Pugilista were debating Tuebday | when she died. Suit hed been brousht by Mra. Meyer, attacking Campion’s share, which, according to Henry F. Mo | | Clure, attorney for the defendanta, | Whether to add safety zone migns to | |im worth between $40,000 agnd| thelr list of mechanical mparrera, | $50,000. 4 | Bert Streser, laborer, kicked one | outside police station Monday knocked it off ite balance and it came right back and cracked him | on the jaw on the rebound. He was attended at city hospital Tobacco $25, but It Cost Nothing! Four men left a tag in H.R. Ban dy'n mtore, at 7102 Greenwood ave, Monday night. returned, got the bag | and also change for $20. Later Ban-| dy diseovered they also got $25 —t Judge Gilliatk found that Cam plon had performed confidential services for Mra. Ranke for 20 yearn before her death and she fully intended to give him the | share in the estate which was at- tacked in the suit. New Citizens Will Be Graduated Here BEING FILLED Navy BY RAYMOND CLAPPER ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb 22.— Former Congressman Denby, Michl- gan, is likely to be appointed secre | Graduation exercines for the clans tary of the navy, it was learned au-| of proxpective citizens at the old thoritatively today. | Central school will be conducted avons Eleventh hour developments have| Friday night by Sons and Daugh. SEVEN MONTHS AGO J. W. Mo-| shifted back to James J. Davia, of|tern of the American Revolution.| Dougall, 1432 ist ave. waa strong: | Pittsburg, for eeceretary of labor, it| Judge Calvin §. Hall will be the|armed and his watch taken. He re | was learned definitely. } Principal speaker, “ported to police Monday. Davia’ appointment, ft was said, | —————— has been finally settled, 0f tobaceo for nothing. A conference with T. C. O'Connor | today completed Harding’s lint of ap- | pointments at St. Augustine With the changes announced, Harding cabinet comprised the lowing Secretary of State—Charies EF. Hughes, New York. THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMEN the! fot | Attorney General—Harry M./ Daughterty, Ohio. | Secretary of War—John W. Add Nothing to the VALUE of the Merchandise You Buy— But They Do Add to Its COST No Expensive Fixtures Here! The First of the New Spring Coats Are Here at $14.75 A shipment of twenty splendid new Spring models in Coats has just been received, and is now being placed on the racks for display. There are velours in Pekin, tan and beaver, fash- ioned along Chinese lines, with loose sleeves and flaring skirts with side vents. They are silk lined to the waist. Then there are plain tan polo cloths and the new heather polos, some with raglan sleeves, half or full silk lined, and some trimmed with contrasting color cuffs and collars. All are three-quarter length or shorter, and very swagger indeed. Sizes 18 to 44, Wool Sports Skirts at $6.95 Have Just Arrived Knife and box-plaited styles in plaids, stripes and velour checks in tans, blues and browns. They’re Weeks, Massachusetts. | Secretary of the Navy—Edwin Denby, Michigan. | Postmaster General—Will H. Haya, Indiana, Secretary of Commerce—Herbert | Hoover, California. | Secretary of Labor—James J.) Davis, Pennsylvania, | Secretary of the Interlor—A. B.| New Mexico, | Secretary of Agriculture—Hoenry C. Wallace, lowa. | Secretary of the Treasury—An-| Mellon, Pennsytvania. eee Hoover Declines Post in Cabinet} NEW YOR "eb. 22.—Herbert | Hoover, who has generally been ac copted as the choice for secretary of commerce in the Harding cabinet, | “has no desire for political office, and feels he could be of better public service outside than inside the cab inet,” according to a statement issued from his office here today. The statement, given out by Com- mander George Barr Baker, who is identified with Hoover in European | relief work, follows: | “Mr. Hoover has not been asked to | eyter the cabinet. Furthermore, Mr. Hoover atated some time ago that he had no desire for political office and felt that he could be of better public service outside than inside the cab-| inet.” Stealing Overcoat) Six months in the county jail was | the sentence imposed Monday by | Justice of the Peace C. C. Dalton on | George Simpson, who pleaded guilty to stealing an overcoat, a revolver and several other articles. Still They ‘Come and Go (Story of Still) | Still they come and still they go. It was a still that brought Ho Nelson to the attention of Fe Judge Neterer Monday afternoon. | Homer will still be thinking about it when he gets out of jail, four months from now. | Expensive Thisrt; $ Costs Them $400 certainly the last word in style and quality at this Joseph Troller and August Marks price. SG were ordered to plank down 200 Sizes 25 to 31 waist. smacks each in federal court Monday | afternoon, when they admitted that | their thirst for booze was greater | than their will power, | Coverall Aprons 95c Good Peceaion in plain colors, stripes and checks. SALT LAKE C11 Robbers se. cure several thousand dollars trom bank at Granweville, Ula, THE SEATTLE STAR —with pretty inches wide—fine for drapes and quilt coverings, ‘TheBon Sizes 9 1-2 to 12—but not in every color or material. MEN'S SHOP. A Tempting Array of Fruit and Flowers for the at 15c to 95c JUST WHAT IS BEING USED FOR THE FLOWER CROWNS, FLOWER BRIMS AND FRUIT TRIMMED HATS —Bunches of Mele Berries —also Cherries, Applique Flowers and % Wreaths—15¢. ~—Clusters of lacquered Fruits in dif- ferent colors at 25¢. —Flat Roses in the most wanted colors for spring—35¢. In our Street Floor Millinery—Up a Short Flight of Stairs from the Central Second Avenue Entrance ‘ American Lady Front-Lace Corsets at a Lower Price--$3.50 Women today demand corsets that allow utmost freedom—for bofh - work and social activities—corsets to keep the figure trim and youthful —and at a low price. N_ excellent Front-lace American Lady Corset, made of pink coutil with elastic bust insets, medium long skirt—at a low price—$3.50. New Pink Broche Bandeaux at 75c each. CORSET SHOP—SE: —one that brings savin, skirts or children’s clothe GRAY LIGHT AND DARK-B Here Are Towels at Very Low Prices HUCK TOWELS 121 4c EACH Bleached—size 15234 inches HUCK TOWELS 25¢c EACH Bleached—size 18x36 inches BLEACHED CRASH 20¢ YARD Cotton Toweling—18 inches wide— good quality THIRD FLOOR—THE Stratford Cretonnes 20c Yd. Cretonnes with light-colored grounds floral patterns — FABRIC FLOOR Aluminum Ware Prices Are Away Down Here are a few instances where you can practice thrift when buying needed aluminum pieces. 25c Each 69c Each Pure Aluminum Teaspoons at 5c each. 1-Quart Light Weight Pure Aluminum Sauce Pans 2-Quart Medium Weight Pure Aluminum Sauce Pans Pure Aluminum Tablespoons at Pure Aluminum Dinner Forks at 10c each. UNION STREET BASEMENT ESTABL v) 2D 1890 MEN-They’re Some: Socks for 45c A jobber’s cleanup brings two hundred and seventy-eight dozen pairs of Men's Socks in silk, silk and fiber and wool mixtures, to sell at 45¢ a pair. Forty-eight dozen pairs are “Seconds.” In Black, White, Gray, Cordovan, Navy and Heather Mix- tures of Blue, Brown, Purple, Green and Maroon. TOWER MAIN FLOOR , “—Sweet Peas, Sponged and Shrunk 50-in. All-WoolSerges A Splendid Weight for Dresses and Skirts A remarkable offering in the Dress Goods Section Wednesday to the woman buying Serges for dresses, And they’re in the colors most ‘vanted. FABRIC FLOOR—(THIRD) White—16 inches wide— and checks—a good wearing quality— 26 and 27 inches wide—at 20c a yard. arché Home Milliner —Shaded Poppies—colorful Field Flowers, small Rosebuds and Wreaths—45¢. Geraniums, Wreaths of Fruit and Flowers—65¢. —Wreaths, % front” pieces and Roses, at 95¢. NOTHER American Lady Front- lace Carset with medium bust and” long skirt for the average figure—ex- cellent value for the price—$3.50. COND FLOOR $1.65 LUE BROWN AND RED and Towelings TURKISH TOWELS 20¢ EACH 17x84 inches—nice qualitp TURKISH TOWELS 40c EACH Good weight—size 21x42 inches HALF-LINEN CRASH TOWELING 29¢ ne for wear BON MARCHE Ginghams 20c Yard Apron and Dress Ginghams—plaids (THIRD) 10c each.