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i ’ i 3 accepting a charge of criminal ft : | MAN OF 25 ALTERING OF HOUSE HALTED THAT ROBINS MAY NEST IN PEACE ROME, N. ¥, May 9.—© ters building a house here fe that a robin had flown thru an open window and built a nest over the inside of a window casing. The nest was destroyed but the next day a start was made on a new one Bight times this was done, the |] bird immediately starting a new Mother and Husband Cells Now; Minister at Ceremony “Worried” HOUSTON, Tex, May 9—The Marriage of a girl sald by authorities to be only ® years of age resulted in filing of felony charges Monday | against her husband and her mother im Justice Leon Lusk’s court, The husband is J Smith, 27, former s@ftier, and the Mother is Mrs, Mae Miller, 25, | The marriage was performed at | the First Presbyterian church last Monday by Rev. J. A. Thome, for | mer assistant pastor of this church, | Dut now an employe of a dry goods store, FOUR ARRESTED; MOTHER AND HUSBAND JAIL ‘The girl and her husband, and and a city fireman, at police station as Arthur Hughes, were taken into custody at 1) m. Sunday by Detectives Berner Radke, Policewoman Bacher and m Lusk. Miller spent Sunday and Sun- in the city jail, as did marriage was made possible, Lusk said, by an affidavit Mra. Miller in giving ber ‘The affidavit was that was of marriageable age, ty Lusk says the girl-wife her- she wag only 9 years in Madison | id y g be i 5 2 Fi hag been at the Camp Lo He refused to discuss told Judge Lusk she ter was “doing assault against Smith and of being ‘accomplice against Mrs. Miller, Lusk said the question of the legality of the marriage, in view cf the mother’s affidavit, would be ed a righ rats a on iff i 2 a iy H i 5 be gig i : 3 He Hh “Do you like him?” “Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.” She sald they used to play to gether and about two weeks ago he| asked her to marry him. “He said he id give me a i a other pretty | rife HH i i t Are Killed in Ireland Feud | DUBLIN, May 9.—Four members | and two former meniters of the! crown forces in Ireland lost their lives in week-end disturbances. One ‘woman was killed for associating with ex-soldiers and one Sinn Feiner | frought the death list to eight | Jitney Appeal to | Be Heard May 19) ‘The supreme court of the state| will hear on May 19 the jitney | men’s appeal from the superior | court ruling subjecting them to reg- | ulation by the city council. | TONIGHT 9:15 SHARP PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES Founded by W. A. Clark, Jr. WALTER HENRY ROTHWELL Conductor SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUSICIANS ASSISTING ARTIST— Mme, Etizabeth Rothwell te Soprano ARENA De not fall to hear the Su- ¢ Musical Organization of be your Inst at Sherman, Vine und at Arena Office. nest as soon as the other was destroyed, The owner of the house, hearing of the bird's he role efforts to build a home, and being in a position to know that only thru herote effort is a home possible these days, ordered that the room containing the nest be left undisturbed until after the hesting season, JAPAN PRINCE ENGLAND GUEST LONDON, May 9.-—Amidast a regal display unequaled since the begin ning of the war, Crown Prince Hiro. ashito of Japan arrived in England today. The prince was welcomed at Ports mouth by the Prince of Wales and & gToup of British officers and was brought to London at once, where he was established as a guest at Buck ingham palace The royal visitor arrived on the Japanese battleship Katort, which steamed into the harbor to"booming salutes from British vessels and land forts. Long lines of troops tn dress on! forms flanked the route to Bucking ham palace. Open House Season at the University This is open house season at the University. Next Friday afternoon and even Ing the home economies, art and architecture departments will give 4n exhibition of all work produced during the school year, Saturday the R. O, T. C. cadets will hold a field day in the stadium The student soldiers will show their agility in regimental parade, close order drill, equipment races, tent pitching races and setting up exer clses. Lost Memory Costs Man Aberdeen Land ABERDEEN, May 9.—Lapse of Memory covering 40 years lost Thom. as Henry Bates, of Roxbury, Maas, 80 acres of land In Aberdeen, accord. | Ing to a letter received here from | Bates, asking assistance in establish ing title. certificat him in 1884, and that he now remem bers the occurrence for the first time. The land in question is now the West End addition to Aberdeen. Robert J. C. Stead ° Authors’ Chairman OTTAWA, Ont, May 9%.—Robert J. C. Btead, well-known novelist and poet, was elected chairman of the Ottawa branch of the Canadian Authors’ association at @ mecting here. Other officers are: Duncan Campbell Scott, vice chairman; Mra. Madge Macbeth, secretary; L. J. Burpee, treasurer, and Lady Foster, C. M. Barbeau, R. E. Gosnell, Jules Tremblay, Dr. E. Sapir and L. de Montigny, executive committee. Veteran Strangled . by Champ Wrestler SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.—Will- fam E. Anderson, Canadian veteran and a member of the Vancouver Aerial club, was strangled to death here yesterday when he entered the home of Louis R. Ardouin, Pacific | coast amateur heavyweight wrestling | champion. Ardoui leaped from his bed when he heard the man in the house. He declared that he only meant to hold the man until the po- lee arrived. “Personal Equipment H. L. KNOX Instructor in Salesmanship and Business Efficiency Tues., 8 p. m. Social Service Room Y. M.C. A. This lecture will help you to see the quickest, best and most efficient way to might be improved? DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Y. M. ©. A. Fourth at Madison Bates says he believes the | of title was stolen from/ THE SEATTLE STAR ‘AMERICA JOINS ALLIED COUNCIL | — |Wallace Welcomed to Paris | Meeting | PARIS, May 9.—America resumed her place in allied councils today when Ambassador Hugh Wallace sat with the ambassadors’ confogence at the Qual d'Orsay. Wallace was welcomed to the meet ing but without special ceremony Jules Cambon, French member of the conference, declared after the session that all the delegates were delighted to see the United States again represented. Wallace's appearance at the con BELIEVE MURDER OF GIRL SOLVED Skeleton and Ring Found in Portland PORTLAND, May 9.—With noth ing more to work on than the dis lcovery of @ skeleton and @ corroded | bring several weeks ago, police de- | tectives were believed near the solution of a Tyearol der mys | tory when they Issued warrants to | day for the arrest of two Mace-| donians for complicity tn the kill ing The wkeleton was discovered by a wrecking and excavation crew re. moving an old dance ball building in the outskirts of the city, A ring en ference was America's first active| grayed with the name “Mabel” was participation in allied affairs since | the only clue, President Harding accepted the Invi | Polies, however, believe they have tation to send representatives to the | identified the skeleton as that of conference, the supreme council and|Mabel Phillips, daughter of Mra. the reparations commission, Wallace|laura Clune of Hawthorne, Cal, |will sit as “unofficial observer” in the conference, but will have equal rights with the other members. It was not officially known what the conference discussed today, but it ts oceupied with the German net |Uement and it was believed to be conatdering the proposed invasion of | the Ruhr valley and other penalties which may be exacted, eee U. S. Wants Germany : ito Pay Reparations BY A. L. BRADFORD WASHINGTON, May 9.The | United States government desires Germany to accept the latest repara tions demand of the allies, it was learned on high authority here to day Officials would not say whether has been communicated to the Ger Man government, bht it was as |sumed it had been made known to American Commissioner Dresel in Rerlin and by him outlined to Ger. | many. | Prestdent Harding and Secretary lof State Hughes are understood to [deel that acceptance by Germany of the allied demands offers the bést and probably the only solution of the Present crisis facing Europe in the reparations issue, | The latest allied demands for reparations from Germany has been regarded as more lenient than the Paris demands for 226,000,000,000 gold marks, which were opposed by this government aa too drastic. eee Volks Party Against Payment to Allies BY CARL D. GROAT RERLIN, May 9.—Only the Volks partet wing of the German cabinet held out today against accepting the allied ultimatum. The cabinet was tn session thru: out the afternoon, with Indications that the last opposition might be broken before adjournment. Foreign Minister Von Simons was reported to have convinced his col leagues that there ia small chgnce of persuading the allies to p: softer terms. Those members of th coalition cabinet who still held out against acceptance of the terma wera confident the allies would not enjoy enforcement of the penalty and could be persuaded to alter the reparations conditions. cee ° 5 . Fighting Continues * “pe . in Silesian Region BERLIN, May %—Bitter fiehting continued In Upper Silesia today German troops have joined the small detachments of Italian and | British soldiers sent to preserve | order during the plebiscite, One body of theae troops succeed. ed in driving the Polish insurgents from Kreuzberg. In other portions of the plebiscite area Poles held their gains along the Korfanty line, Dispatches here accused the French forces of fraternizing with | the Poles and refusing an attempt to {suppress them, : German Reichwehr Start for Silesia LONDON, May 9.—Germany in de- | | termined to make acceptance of the | reparations ultimatum contingent | upon concessions in Upper Silesia, | according to prene dispatches here to- | | day, | A Berlin dispatch to the Daily | Chronicle said that 1,000 members of the relchswehr had started for Up- per Silesia. The arming of 3,000 Ger- mans at Oppeln also was reported. ‘Veterans Preferred | on U. S. Projects | WASHINGTC ay 9—The sén- |ate today passed Senator Gooding's bill giving preference rights of em |ployment to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines in con |struction work on United States reclamation projecta. Willard Bergh Is City Champ Pitcher In the finals of a competition which began with 2,700 boys, Wil lard Bergh, 13, became Saturday the |ehampion grade school pitcher of for Success Seatitn. «he bare wile’ santo at . e 99 | Woodiand park. Will Riley, 12, of in Business Collins playfield, won second place, jand George Bahl, 13, of Miller IS THE SUBJECT OF | §| Playfield, third. THE LAST PUBLIC EN I a LECTURE FOR THE Prominent Citizens YEAR BY | Here to Be Kidnaped |_ When Angora Grotto leaves for Yakima Monday night they will tke with them several tuitiates |who believe that they are going |to spend a restful evening at home jon the fateful evening. The Grotto | will travel on special Pullman cars to Yakima for the big spring cere- monial. \K. of C. Hold Annual Meet at Bremerton Several thousand Knights of Co- lumbus and their families are at- get Digger results. Don't 1M tending at Bremerton the 18th an you ee that your |nual convention of their organiza present business methods |tion which opened Sunday and will last thru Tuesday. Capt. Kellog, commandant of the | navy yard, will be host to the dele | gates ‘Tuesday. SEATTLE MASONS attended the laying of the c tone of their new temple at Alderwood Manor Sat urday, this attitude of the United States! | who disappeared mysteriously seven years geo. All available information concern ing the girl has been fitted together | piece by piece and warrants were to jday issued for the men actually charged with the murder | Revenge is said to be the theory! jextablinhed for the killing. Accord: | ing to an underworld story, the two | Macedonians implicated charged that | the girl had “done” them out of a| sum of money by trickery, and} threatened to “get her” to even the seore, 200,000 May Come to See “Wayfarer” Preparations to accommodate 150,000 to 200,000 persons from out | side of Seattle, who are expected to crowd the city to nee “The Way-| | farer,” religious pageant, this sum-| mer, are being arranged by the com- mittee in charge. More than 1,000 persons were en. | rolled in the great chorus the first | evening of rehearsal, and more are flocking daily to have thelr tryout. Anyone may be enrolled without | trying out if a member of some choral organization, The headquarters are in the offices | jof Montgomery Lynch, producer, in| the First M. E, church, | Commander of Vets | Here on Wednesday | Rig doings are planned by the! Veterans of Foreign Warm, in connec tion with the visit of thelr national commander, Robert G. Woodside, who Is scheduled to arrive in Seattle Wednesday morning. |High School Editors of State Organize It's the Washingwwn State High School Editor® axseciation now. The youthful editors organized Saturday at the culmination of the first con- |Vention on the University campus. WILLIAM F. URBAN, 83, civil war veteran, died at his home, 456/ Maple Leaf place, Friday night. Fu arrangements are not yot made | \ THE BON A WASHINGTON, May 9%.— More | than 9,000 Jan citizens died in| Amer! prison camps in 1916-20, | | began July 28, | ocracy.” women, children and inv: | let of alleged murder, torture, mutt ‘TRY SUICIDE: | | noning, | nave taken the poison with suicidal RGAIN_BASEMEN HAITI REPORTS | OUTRAGE CLAIMS Says 9,000 Natives Died in| American Camps According to @ report of three repre | sentatives of the Patriotic Union of | Haiti, which the United States gov-) ernment had before it today, The | charges were filed at the state de partment and the White House, ‘The report described American oo cupation of the island republic, which 1916, as the “most | terrible regime of military autocracy | which has ever been carried on in the name of the great American dem: | In addition to those dying in prison camps, the report alleged | that hundreds of persons, including | ids, were killed, mutilated and tortured by | American marines or native gen darmes, the latter recruited and_offt | cered by Americans. ‘The report contains a long detailed | lation, arson and criminal assaults, | giving names, dates and places, It is even charged that the notorious “water cure” of the early days of American occupation of the Philip: | fl en was revived. he report asks the following: Congronsional investigation of Hat tlan affairs. | Abolition of martial law and with-| drawal of American forces. | Abrogation of the treaty of 1916 ave been aligned by Haiti ulsion | m of the Haltain constit ly, with all guarantees | of electoral liberty | The recent naval investigation which resulted in virtual denial of all alleged offenses, was described as a “ghastly joke.” ONE SUCCEEDS Suffering from an incurable din ease, Mra J. T. Hewltt, 68, commit ted suicide by shooting herself thru the mouth at her home, 2617 W. 59th fi st, early Sunday, | Nels Wick, a lodger, found the body of the woman, after he had been awakened by the barking of dogs. A discharged revolver was in the woman's band, She had threat | ened to commit quicide, Clarence Shipley, a son, and Mrs. J. F, Bunch, | a daughter, survive her, George Heffner, 25, Fighth ave, was in city hospital Monday, suffering from todine pol He has been unable to make Heffner ts alleged to of 1820% a statement intent Sunday night. He was found Bing In thy WASHINGTON, May 9.—“Uncle Joe" Cannon, holder of all “mara thon” records for congressional serv. joe, was 85 years old Saturday. He is the oldest member of congrens, both in years and point of service. MARCHE Just 16 | Four winsome styles in shown with sashes of self or of black satin, | tangerine, emerald, tan an only. Sailors facing. Women’s an the instep strap. The wom children’s have spring heel soles. 11 to 2 $1.69 Children’s 5 to 101% Made of heavy white can inner soles, Men’s 6 to 10 $2.98 Just received—cunning style. is shown, too. All in sizes ORGANDIE DRESSES To Sell at $15.00 In most pleasing shades of lavender, orange, white, New Chin Chin Chin Chin Sailors of soft straw have narrow bands and come in all white, all black and black with white Rubber-Soled Mary Janes Both are made of durable white canvas and have Children’s Men’s and Boys’ Rubber-Soled Shoes WITH RED LEATHER TRIMMINGS soles, spring heels, real leather trimmings and felt Babies’ Soft-Soled SHOES at 98c sizes from 1 to 3. In all white, all black and all tan kid; also in black with white kid tops. All button A three-strap button style of black patent leather Dainty lovely organdie frocks are colored or white organdie, d brown. Sizes 16 to 38 $2.95 d Children’s en’s have rubber heels, the 3, and all have fiber inner Women’s 2% to 7 $2.25 vas with heavy red rubber Boys’ 21% to 6 $2.45 little soft-soled Shoes in 1 to 3. - TheBonMarché MEMBER SEATTLE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SPRING NEEDS ANTICIPATED WITH BIG SAVINGS FOR Home-Furnishing Days NOWING that many women in doing their Spring housecleaning would find that they needed new rugs, new curtains, new draperies, new bedding, table” linen and many other things, the Bon Marche is holding a series of Home-Furn- ishing Days to supply those needs at lower prices. Here are some of the savings: Our Entire Stock of Rag Rugs Has Been Reduced the ever-popular hit-and-miss de- Very much lower prices for Rag Rugs—in rugs for summer home or camp! signs. What a splendid chance to get small They are here in the following sizes: 24x36-INCH RAG RUGS—WERE 24x48-INCH RAG RUGS—WERE 27x54-INCH RAG RUGS—WERE 36x72-INCH RAG RUGS—WERE 1,50—REDUCED TO 90c¢ 1.75—REDUCED TO 1.25 2.00—REDUCED TO 1.50 3.50—REDUCED TO 2.25 Overdrape Etamine and | Marquisette 27c Yard These Overdrape materials—in de ~ lightful combination of colors—a large assortment of designs—suitable for any room—86 inches wide, and at 27¢ a yard. Fine Sheer Curtain Voiles Only 75c Yard Just arrived, a shipment of fine, sheer Curtain Voiles—to sell at 75c a yard. Crossbars, dots and floral de signs—white only. RUG AND DRAPERY SECTIONS—POURTH FLOOR New Rug Samples at a Saving Price—3.00 Only 40 of these Rug samples, size 4-6x6 feet—in many colors and designs in such makes as Brussels and Velvet. Excellent for summer use. New Matting Rugs 9x11-3 at 3.95 Fine Matting Rugs, with new and unique designs—various colors, suit- able for summer home and camp—buy them during’ Home-Furnishing Days— at 8.95. New Bedding Supplies at Appealing Prices BOTH MERCHANDISE AND PRICES ARE APPEALING P: LL-WOOL BLANKET S—66x80 IN PLAID BLANKETS, size © inches, in tan, gray, pink and blue 66x80 inches, pair, 6.95. ’ plaids, pair 10.95. ILLOW CASES, hemmed and ATIN- FINISHED BEDSPREADS, bleached, size 42x36 inches, each, 25c. Marseilles patterns, 75x88 inches, ED SHEETS, seamless, size 81x90 at 4.95, EDSPREADS in satin finish, Mar- inches, at 1.39. BEDSPREADS, 72x80 seilles patterns, 88x92 inches, at CROCHETED inches, at 1.75. 5.95. EATHER PILLOWS with herring- bone ticking covers, at 1.39. ROCHETED BEDSPREADS, 74xi ; AG inches, cored borders, w’peir, RINE quality. Bedspreads, 74x84 76 inches, colo: , a , oa Pitches at 2.75. ae | Watch these towels go—offered at these little prices — URKISH TOWELS, _ serviceable, aes TOWELS, different weights, well bleached, size 18x35 inches, at 10c to 25c. at 238¢, RASH TOWELING, 16 and 17 URKISH TOWELS, size 21x43 inches wide—good quality, yard, inches, good quality, at 35c. 10c to 25c. .q YF Brena pp TOWELS, 22x43 inches, LL-LINEN TOWELINGS, differ- good weight, at 39c. ent qualities, 25¢ to 45c. 45-INCH BREAKFAST CLOTHS 1.00—54-INCH 1.25 BEDDING AND LINEN SECTIONS—THIRD FLOOR Furnishings for Dining Room and Kitchen—Reduced . Enameled Tea Kettles 32-Piece Dinner Sets Formerly 1.60—Now 97c Formerly 6.85—Now 4.95 Royal Steel Gray Enameled Tea Ket- Inexpensive Dinner Sets, very suit tles—5-quart size—fine for town home able for summer home or cottage. or summer camp. American _semi-porcelain dinne1 50 Piece Dinner Se ts with gold line border decoration. - Cut Glass Water Sets Were 20.85—Now 15.90 Formerly $00-—Now ia : porcelain Dinner Sets —with pretty Thin-blown Glass Water Sets—cut ’ floral border decorations—reduced to the star or grape design—each 15.00. consisting of pitcher and 6 tumble HOUSEFURNISHING SECTION—UNION STREET BASEMENT ! 4 4 ‘ 1 New Hand- Made 3 95 Batiste Blouses . : SEE THEM IN THEIR NEW LOCATION NEAR PETTICOAT LANE—SECOND FLOOR These blouses are dainty accessories to the popular sport clothes of the season. Made of fine batiste with hand-hemstitching and drawn work, with Tuxedo or V-shaped collars. Exceptional Values in Women’s Pumps and Oxfords at 7.50 VAN DYKE TAN CALFSKIN STRAP OXFORDS Oxfords with distinctive lines — bringing 0 the ball strap effect. Made with imitation ti perforated around vamp and in the quarter. are hand welted, full leather counters and insole military heels. TWO STYLES OF OXFORDS AT 7.50 One style Oxford as sketched is in the Van Dyke brown shade—with round toe, 114-inch heel—per- forations around the quarter—imitation brogue design. A very desirable style. Cocoa Brown Oxfords with fine blind eyelets— heavy perforations around vamp and tip, giving the popular brogue effect—114-inch heels. aoe SHOE SHOP—UPPER MAIN FLOOR