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THE SEATTLE STAR Seattle’ s New Lawmaker WAR HERO HELD | AS A KIDNAPER pte to Hiding Son of | Tacoma Millionaire $5 POLL TAX IS PASSED Defends Car Managemen BY SENATE Everybody in State Between 21 and 50 Years Must Pay Assessment | TACOMA, March $.—1ugh |Amburgh, 23, world war hero and holder of the D. & C. and Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action with |the marines at Chateau Thierry, is jin the elty Jail here today, confomed |kidnaper of Arthur Rust, 1%year-old son of W. KR. Rust, millionaire smelt ler operator Young Rust wae kidnaped Febru jary 1, bound, magwed and left in a | garage, while his abductor sought to jobtain $25,000 ransom from the| father, Meanwhile the boy attracted | |wome workmen in the vicinity by his cries and was released. | Van Amburgh asserts he ts the vic \tim of a gung of crooks who oper ated in Portland, who compelled him to * Scull the job.” Van OLYMPIA, M %—Placing a tax of $5 on every person in the state of Washington between the ages of i anao, senate bill No. 170 was jammed thru the house last night by & vote of ST to M4, The bill becomes effective immediately on approval by the governor, and wilt be collected for the first time on May }, An attempt to amend the bill to exempt married women tiving with their husbands was defeated, altho Members of the house pointed out that the poll tax will now be doubk for a married man Representative F. EB. Sanger, of Whitman, attacked the bill as plac ing an unjust burden on the people least able to bear it, He pointed out that despite all the talk about more efficient taxation laws, the legisla . ture at this session has passed only the poll tax and a tax on gasoline. Those who opposed the bill were Representatives Ariand, Meeler, Col UT) I ll Miss! MacSwiney Is | Heard in Sacramento BACRAME. » Cal, March 0 | Mary Machwiney, sinter of the late ‘Terence Mactwiney, in the senate chamber last night told senators, |assemblymen and the general public that ambushes and slaying of Brit ish In Ireland was juatified. “Unarmed policemen |whot an4 rightly, too. There tx not }a nation in the world that does not |ehoot spies in Ume of war,” she wald, “And Ireland ts nation, there is war there, and those that All been a » m1 i prea ogy die teal ‘ae have been shot have had a fair Son, Houser, Jones (J. T), Kelly, trial. She described Ireland as another Belgium. “If Belgians ambushed Germans \in the war, they were honored and Knapp, Lewts, Mann, Mansfield, Me Glynn, Meacham, Miller (L. DD, Mur phine, Nash, O'Brien, Olsen, Raftis, Raweon, Rogers, Rude, Ryan J. HH), | : u decorated to the extent @f the re- A ~ tly esol vats eptearaaeat wulte of the ambush, and rightly eit pe a ES so. So It is in Ireland.” 4 eee Schools Costly but Worth It, He Says Altho Seattle's expenditures for schools are high, the city must re Member it cannot have its high type Qf schools without paying for them, and get everything paid for, H. R. King. member of the school | 4 replying to the questions of @ rT)" watien taxes don't hurt the mer. °y “g board, told his audience at a Muni-| porter A. Lou Cohen, who finished chant, but it in the consumer-—the | Wins First Case cipal veague meeting Tuesday noon.| second in the race for city council|man whe works for a wage that) Winning his firet cane as govern. ee at Tueaday's election, had a busy day | ultimately pays for them.” | ment prosecutor, George E. Mathieu, of it Wednesday. Cohen entered politics for the first | newly appointed assistant Schwabacher Heads He scarcely had time to amfle—|time last year, when he ran fourth | States district attorney, Sheltering Society Mins Mactwiney will apeak at Crys tal Pool Hall here Monday evening when & reception will be given her by Irish societies of Seattle, New U. S. Attorney A. Lou Cohen it takes other towns 100 yours,” he declared. “It is time to call a bait Between answering phone calls, re ceiving congratulations in person, secured the ' he shouted. “A HERE’S MORE ABOUT HAMON CASE STARTS ON PAGE ONE You Get 100 but he amiled, all the while. lin the primaries for councilman, but | conviction by federal jury Tuemtay “I'l tell yok why I was elected.” | was defeated in the finals. |of Nick MacAuley, charged with se SS “oy aber, Dreskient of the |. ssa ~The people of Seattle want| He i married, ahd has a son and|boose law violation. Judge Neterer “scores Pry 0 a i — a strictly business adminiatration—|a daughter here, Ho lives at 923 | fined the defendant $400. Shettering and Team por) Tramirant ue land ¥ am prepardi to give it.” }2ist ave, N. iz —____- Cohen i« proprietor of a cigar store Fea friend poked his head tn the of. at 713 Second ave. He has been In zs i Ar ue Adoption of }the same line of business in Seattle | Conpmatgnsionn, for the last 31 years. He was born | Steet Irish victory” the Metric System | 00" eee |" And Coben beamed Universal adoption of the metric) “The street car system iy in a system of weights and measures will | muddle in the courts right now,” | be argued before the Engineers’ elub | Cohen mid. “But if the purchase} Thursday noon ty Marcel Dy Marcel Daly. contract is a valid one—and I am not passing on that—the city must live; STUDENTS at! tttending | ep to it. | “Can the street railway be made to| pay? Well, I know that for the last | ight yearw they have not paid. Not | even under private ownership. But | that’s nothing. The same is true with | every other car line In the country. 0! COND—That Hamon, after iv. a ee: oe Ohlet |, . une world his weed thak. testes 1 “Go back to the Scent fare and |!" Was an accident, changed his ver: |) Senday, Nowember 21. Prof. J. C. Hoppin of Bryn Mawr pn college, at Philosophy hall on the | charge 2 cents for transfers and we campus, Tharsday at $:15 p. m. may be able to make a go of them.”|, THIRD That Clara Hamon, only [two weeks before the shooting, | Wh bia en to taxes Cobe ls Oo gn ates cee 18! bought the fatal revolver in Oklabo- |f] Gecidediy against any further ex-| Pouent | | jome, Alaska, is farther | penditures t will increase them. } “Seattle has done in 25 years what| , beh cay Moray hth en Will rely to prove that the killing was done with deliberate premeditation. |]! The story common in Ardmore in that during the afternoon preceding the evening of the shooting, Hamon waa in hin offices opposite the Hotel Randol, where he and Clara Hamon | were living. Friends were with him, and fre. | quentiy be was called to the tele | phone. The conversation indicated that several of these calls came from ‘DENTAL the same person—but not Ciara/]) Copenhagen. Hamon. } " Once Hamon i mid to have Becomingly shouted: “You damned biac ‘kmailer, I rae | | why you are in town!" Then he slammed the reoelver on | the hook in great anger. | Little has been hinted an to the} possible identity of the telephone | caller, but it is believed the state ay attempt to show that Clara | Hamon, facing a parting forever with | the man who had decided to go back | to his wife and children, might have been inspired by this mysterious | caller to shoot Hamon. | | After the shooting, Hamon walked | {the several blocks intervening be-| jtween the Randol Hotel and the |Hardy sanitarium, where he died An he entered the hospital, he said |to his old friend, Dr. Waiter Hardy, | Painless Methods Low Prices Prompt Attention Guaranteed Dentistry In other words, our reputation stands or falls on whether or not we are able to abso- lutely satisfy you with your dental work. 24 Styles in We have been established in Seattle for Rie ged ge ee are here in sunset, old years. In that time we have done dental [Bl portal “und iucr by Hamon'a || Eye, ae on him there, in-| b, his general mm said he had) | friends, who ca ‘cluding Frank manager, thé | shot himself work for thousands of people. We can refer ou to any number of patients who® have al with us almost from the time we opened our offices. What stronger recommen could we give you than this? A Still Greater Service For the benefit of those who’ must remain at their work dur- ing the day we have arranged | sizes 34 to 44—but not in Corsets For the slender figure, medium bust, free hip and Sizes 19 to 28. ation | But Clara Hamon since then has |admitted she shot Hamon, claiming | lit was done in self-defense. \}| ing. ‘To this day, however, no formal|}| | declaration has been made by any | jof the physicians who attended |Hamon, or the friends who called jon him, that he changed his story. | | hen Dr. Hardy, Ketch, Kel h, W. B. Nichols and others alked with Hamon during the to 10. for the present to keep our ays he lay dying, take the OFFICES OPEN EVENINGS. what will say? Those who wish tor avail them- hin nding question the ws the state charges, yet joubt whether their testi would be admissible, | mony would have to be made ley Our prices have downward to conform with the charges of 1914. Quality guaranteed | the same if not better, been rearranged that Hamon knew when he made any It is generally b | men named will rels he ) such stateme nt. jeved that the a hitherto un hose. tops and mock seam backs. We Do Not Charge for Examination heard account of Hamon's version | | of the shooting, and that this version | j will not accord with that of self. Modern Methods, High-Class Dentistry, Low Prices —These We Offer You Electro Painless Dentists One of Seattle's Oldest Dental Offices | defense told by the accused woman. | Made with seamless feet RABBI M. MARGOLIS, of Ta navy and tan, in all sizes, | coma, will be the principal speaker at the-monthly meeting of the Menorah | | society in Home Beonomics | thaguniversity AN Pus, [7:30 p.m. hall on Thursday at Located for Years at 8. b. Corner First and Pike. Main 2555 DOBSON, . count |commissioner, is reported improved | at bi In Renton Wednesday | following an operation last week, THOMAS 1. bell’s best “seconds. pa brown and navy. United | | THE BON MARCHE a ARGAIN BASEMEN For Every Dollar You Spend in The Bargain Basement of Dependable Merchandise 90 Smart New | TAFFETA DRESSES at $13.50 | A brand new lot of 90 taffeta dresses—all of splen- did quality—in black, midnight blue, navy, brown and trimmed with plaited bands, work, silk floss or yarn embroidery in vivid colorings, tinsel edges, lace or embroidery, velvet ribbons, side flares, tricolette collars and cuffs, two-toned sashes of crepe de chine and many other distinctive touches. In all sizes from 16 to 42—but not in each style. 300 Brand New Smocks at $1.59 Such durable and handsome fabrics as etamine, cot- ton crepe de chine, linenette, soiesette and cotton pon- Two dozen styles from which to choose—and “Seconds” of Fiber Hose 59c Seamless feet, mock seam backs. tops; all popular colors with hemmed tops. Women’s Cotton Hose 17c selves of this service will re- Formate: re yr Tasik os Thi@e pairs for 50c in medium-weight cotton hose ceive the same scientific den- jVately told them C shot with mock seam backs and seamless feet, tistry at the regular prices. him, and shot him under such cir cordovan, Sizes 81% to 10. Mercerized Lisle “Seconds” 29c Taubell’s best “seconds” in women’s mercerized lisle All the favored colors in all sizes. ® Men’s Fiber Socks “Seconds” 29c Men’s Mercerized Lisle Socks “Seconds” J7c Three pairs for 50c is a very low price for Tau- " Sizes 914 BLOODY SHEET, AUTO MYSTERY | Two Men Leave Car at Edmonds and Escape ‘Two men drove a maroon-colored automobile down to the dock at Kd |monds at 4:30 a m,, Wednesday, of verett lay on the dock in hiding One of them, carrying a gun, got out of the car, walked out on the dock, saw Alderman, ran back to the car and jumped in, The car sped up the town’s main street for two blocks ‘There it met an automobile driven by Sheriff West of Everett. ‘The WK auto veered into a mide , and the two men) ear the ed with blood. He maid Wednesday he thought the a murder had been committed, The car was a fourpassenger Roamer, with a 1920 California li conn, No, 433747 The sheriff, with federal officials from Seattle, were waiting to seize a boat shipment of booze when the mysterious car appeared, Theypar ts held by Sheriff West. It do® not correspond to dercriptions of any au tos now missing in California, Shrine “Jollies” Has ’Em Laughing Again In the second and final perform ‘Tuesday night, in the Shrine | auditorium, the “Shrine Jotties of | 1921," given by the Nile temple, “left ‘em laughing when they sald good bye.” Alleged Inventor Sought by Police An alleged inventor, who haa been obtaining money here on the strength of an alleged invention, was sought a larceny warrant. His name is John Dale. G. N. Features Fish Day on Its Diners ‘The Great Northern dining car de partment featured fish fer break | fant, Wednesday, fish day; also the slogan “Kat More Fish for Brains, Health, Economy.” Alaska bought more thrift stamps per capita in 1920 than any state in the Union. Cents Worth eyelet 5 Materials rose, light green and royal all styles or colors. at $1.10 pink coutil corsets with flexible, non-rustable bon- Black with ribbed Sizes 814 Black and Hemmed for comfort. Gray, brown, | | to 1114, in gray, while Deputy Sheriff 1, A Alderman | sheriff found a) men were robbers and that possibly | here today, following the insuance of | | | The BonMarché | ESTABLISHED 1890 brerticil ae icnadilhonlbonsciniedl “Heatherknit” Jersey Suits at $15.00!-$19.50!-$23.75! ASSURANCE BELONGS TO THE WEARER OF THESE CORRECTLY TAILORED SUITS The worth and utility of “Heatherknit” Suits has been proven.to Seattle women, who find in these medium-weight suits the right amount of protection from spring or summer breezes. CONVERTIBLE, NOTCHED OR'TUXEDO COLLARS DIFFERENTIATE THESE MODELS Patch pockets on skirts, double tier pockets on jackets, back pleats, narrow jacket belts and more width in the skirts are spring features, IN HEATHER MIXTURES, BLUES, BROWN, TAN, GRAY, PURPLE AND GREEN ed IT SECTION—SECOND FLOOR re BIG PURCHASE OF Noteworthy Values in Aprons at $1.39 © Apron Thursday brings these 360 9 i Aprons to you at this remarkably ~~ 3 low price. Checked percale or plaid or plain gingham, 4 styles in all—well made and cut full—attractively trimmed. 360 New Aprons at $1.79 Five styles in gingham or percales —all exceptionally clever, and at $1.79. Checks afid plaids in a splen- did assortment of colors, trimmed with rick-rack braid or inch ruffles in white and sash ties. New French Sateen " Petticoats— white with scalloped bottom—double panel—ezxtra value at $2.25. SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE An Importer’ S Cleanup of Fine China Fruit Saucers and Bread and Butter Plates =) $1.45 A china importer cleans house and sells us 150 dozen Fruit Sauce Dishes and Bread and Butter Plates—remnants of discontinued patterns which we secured at about half the regular price. The lot includes some fine imported china patterns— with dozens of pretty border and spray designs CHINA SECTION—UNION STREET BASEMENT Cotton Goods Prices Are Away Down —Blue Denim, extra heavy, 28 inches —Government Ticking, extra firm, wide, for making boys’, men’s and closely woven, blue and white stripes, kiddies’ overalls ; 25c 32 inches wide; 30c per yard per yard —Fine qual Natasa, soft finish, —Bleached Crash, good heavy weight, in white .25¢ 36 inches wide, 16 inches wide, splendid for 15c Shae FABRIC only; per yard wear; per yard ...ccccecees FLOOR—(THIRD) Tempting Prices in j The Bon Marche Food Shops Stollwerck’s Bakery Goods Cocoa 14¢c Lb. —French and Danish 2 POUNDS FOR 25c Coffee Cakes, with as- —idiatosn, Aten ean: sorted fillings, each 5e. —Town Talk Coffee, 25¢ 7~Bon Marche Bread— pound. full weight, 114-lb. loaf, Making Garden? We Have the Seeds and Fertilizers Onion Sets 10c Lb. 8 POUNDS FOR 25¢ —Dwarf Peas or Tall Peas, Lincoln and Alder —Soda Crackers 16¢ lb, ldc. man varieties, special —Prunes, 4 Ibs. 25e. —Jelly Rolls at 19¢. Thursday, 2 Ibs. 21e; & —Bon Marche Coffee, —Cinnamon Rolls, the | Pound, Le. 40c Ib. dozen, 20c. —12 pkgs. Lilly's Bee LUNCHEON FOR 40¢ or. Seeds; Lon. ag Yinloin & ip 4 > Thursday. Sirloin Steak—Potatoes—Creamed Corn—Cake FOOD SHOPS—UPPER Ice Cream—Coffee or Milk LUNCH COUNTER—UPPER MAIN FLOOR MAIN FLOOR