The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 11, 1921, Page 12

GUILTY IN Is Convicted for Borrowing From Bank Without Authorization TACOMA, May 11.—After two and one-half hours of deliberation, a jury im superior court here last night Drought in a verdict against Ole 8. Larson of borrowing $10,000 from the a@tatement that he had left instruc tions for the notes ww be properly just before he left on a hur ied trip for the East. Larson's testimony was fMatly con- wradicted by Charles Drury, chairman | ‘of the directors of the bank, who ts Rimeelf under indictment. Drury Swore that the note had not been left with him to pass thru the regular channels of authorization. His testi- Mony caused a sensation. Drury denied that he had been promised immunity for his testimony Pending Larson's appeal to the state supreme court, he was released 000 bond. Six other cases f ata out of the failure of the 5 here are pending aaginst Lar He goes to trial again on Fri “4 on a charge similar to that on he was convicted yesterday. ‘Under the state law Larson may be sentenced to from one to ten years ‘ state penitentiary and fined up ‘to 85,000. Two le ‘ Get Time to Plead BANK CASE {had been on joyrides with the boys POLITICIAN IS VICTIM OF FOES Democrat Shot Down “Bloody Nineteenth” CHICAGO, May 11.--Tony D'An Grea, democratic political boas of the “Bloody Nineteenth” ward, was rid died with bullets fired in front of his home early today. Asvassina, concealed In a vacant apartment on the first Moor of the building occupied by D'Andrea and his family, fired eight shots as “Lit tle Italy's chieftain alighted from « taxi, Seven shots entered the body. HERE’S MORE ABOUT TAX! MURDER STARTS ON PAGE ONE day morning by the snow ahead of them and by Sheriff Matt Starwich and his posse at their heels, SCORER QUARTET OF SPORTSMEN WHEN JAILED It was a sober quartet of khaki clad sportsmen that landed in the county jail here just before noon, and that left for Tacoma after noon, confessed slayers, to face the conse quences. Luckily, « fifth soldier, Hobart Scott, who was to have been with the murder party, thought better be fore it was too late, He “backed out" and Filion was taken in his place. Arrested at Camp Lewis, after the body of Timbs was found, Scott bared the whole plot FIRST ¢ EG N BY SOLDIERS’ SWEETHEARTS But it was not Scott to whom Deputy Sheriffs Herbert Beebe and Frank Anderson went first to get their clue. There ts usually a woman in the case, In this instance there were two-two girls, the soldiers’ sweethearts Lilian Spencer and Nelle Kitman tally wounded, His wife, Lena, al ways fearful of her husband's life, rushed to the street in her night garments. “Lena, I'm dying, dear,” gasped the politician. “They got me.” The attack on the chieftain came as a climax of months of assassina- | Hons and slugging» in “Little Italy,” | which gave the name “Bloody Nine teenth” to the ward. SEIZE BOOZE IN “DESERTED BARN 72 Quarts “Unclaimed”; Home Also Raided before. At such times they had used Timbs’ car, Timbs' partner, Harry Rogers, knew them. The deputies found them, learned their lovers’ plans, nabbed Scott, and the rest was easy. From the time the body was found at 4 o'clock Monday morning until the case was cleared up after midnight early today, Sheriff Star Seventy-two quarts of unclaimed moonshine was in police possesion wich and his deputies stuck on the/on Wednemlay. Dry squad officers job without sleep and with only aleeized the liquor in a deserted barn cup of coffee now and then to keepjat Third ave. and Bell st Tuesday them. golag. After waiting all night, dry squad ‘ pea officers gave up the vigil, aa the Continue Efforts at = [owner tatied to appear * * Police believe that the cache was Reprieve for White) pincea by doottessers, who made OLYMPIA, May 11.—Efforts to ob | sales downtown and then speeded tam a 30day reprieve for Isom |@utos to the barn, got the booze and White, condemned to hang next week |made speedy deliveries, thereby for the murder of Lee Linton, of Ev-|cinching trade by prompt service. erett, continued at the governor's of-| Facing charges in police and fed. fice here today. eral courts, D. Goulet, 42, war at “Gov.” Coyle turned down a rejliberty on $1,000 ball Wednesday. quest from Attorney Scott Z Hender-! Dry squad officers raided his home son, of Tacoma, for a pardon for |at 2511 15th ave, W. Tuesday night George Stagg, kidmaper of his son, |4nd seized 135 quarts and 24 pints of Bobby Stagg. beer and five quarts of grapo. 1S, $, CO. LAYS ‘OFF 100 HERE reports In re- to sailing Its ships in the face strike, the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. late yesterday off 100 employes in its freight traffic departments, was imsued by A. F. intimated that {f the strike continues: more staff cutting may be neceasary. OME 200 NURSES TO POP QUESTION the health of children in the public schools. Assisting the nurses will be 200 offer at these prices. A Kuppenheimer Virgin Wool Suit *45, $50 or °55 Represents the Best Suit Value on the Market This Spring Customers are fairly astonished when they see the beautiful hand-tailored garments we You know, last Fall the same quality Suits sold here at prices ranging from $70 to $85. The house was termed a “young brewery” by the arresting officers More than 1,000 empty bottles were found about the house. A dismantled still was also found one of the rooma. DWIN DID HIS DARNDEST NEW YORK, May 11.-—Edwin Rose Hardy, Columbia university's I2-yearold prodigy, testified his knowledge today on Thomas A. Edi son's ignoramometer. After a half hour's study of 77 in the hardest at Practice Polo LONDON, May = 11.—America’s polo team continued Its victorious poachers of the Oregon City district by ordering the Willamette river ‘or loyriders’ Victim Funeral services for John H. morning at St George's church, Georgetown. He will be buried in ‘WENATCHEE.—Bohike Fruit Co. sued by John P. Duke, state banking supervisor, for $16,700 due Scandi. navian-American bank of Tacoma on notes and mortgages, AMUSEMENTS METROPOLITANW rex ‘The Eminent Actor JOHN K KELLERD TONIGHT—Mackbeth” TOMORROW NIGHT—+Hamiet” Eves., B0e to $2.00 Mat. Sat., Se to $1.50 orrnn cincut MOORE A : Se; Nights 400 ‘Tanguay—Coming HERE’S MORE ABOUT | SAWYER TRIAL STARTS ON PAGE ONE Micted her hushand Dr, Palmer causea a laugh when he said, under cross examination, that some women are also affilcted with the same mania which is pre- jsumed to have caused Sawyer to be brutal. “Bome women,” he said, “want to | be knocked down and beaten and if they are not beaten enough they don't think their husbands love | them.” | Patterson moved that all the testimony of the specialists be |not connect up with the plea of | self defense. “What are you going to do about it? axked the court, “Have it stricken,” Patterson’ re- Dibed “Motion denied,” the court «nid abruptly, Jack Rhodes, owner of a house boat near the Hydah, where the Sawyers Iived, maid he saw Sawyer whortly before the shooting when the latter stepped on his (Rhodes) dont, causing it to list, “What were you doing™ Fulton asked. “I was In the pilot houne, reading Seattle Star.” ‘hat was Sawyer doing?” “Tie was standing outside with a fun in his hand, He mumbled some. thing about ‘family troubles,’ and I told him to take that fun away.” Raymond Hickey and Melvin O1 son, who were on Rhodes’ boat, cor. | roborated the testimony. | Frank L. Warren and Frank Rob- inson, the latter @ grain dealer tnter- ented in the company which Sawyer | formed to exploit his patents, de- clared Sawyer was of a “turbulent and quarrelsome disposition.” Robinson said he went on Mra Sawyer's bond when she killed her husband, because she was “justified in what she had done.” The remark caused a controversy between attorneys and witness and the court interrupted by commenting: “We have wandered far afield.” Howard Tillson said Mra. Sawyer had come to bis place eight days be | fore the shooting and asked him to locate a policeman. He had failed. Other witnesses who corroborated either Mra. Sawyer’s testimony con- cerning her efforts to relieve her hus | band after she had shot him or the testimony concerning Sawyer's dis position were: John Sanborn, H. 0. Haukos, Mra Elizabeth Belmont Kir- by, Mrs. Frank Robinson and Mra. R. M. Hastings, WIFE, DEPUTY, TO GUARD HUSBAND T. J. Pierce, who ls 74 years old and feeble, waa sentenced Wednes day in federal court to serve three months in jail. The jail will be his own home and bis jailer will be his wife ‘This is not strictly in line with the court's decree, which called for ‘a term in county jail. But when Sheriff Matt Starwich received the commitment papers, or whatever it ts sheriffs get under such conditions, he decided it would be a shame to send the old man to & cell. “He's too old,” thought Matt, who has a large heart, So he called in Mra. Pierce and made her @ deputy sheriff. sweep of practice games at the Roe | This made it all legal and proper] When H. Whiteman, 1327 25th avo. hianton Bub today by routing the |for Pierce to “serve time” in his|S, failed to stop his machine on “freebooters,” one of England's best |OWh home, with Mrs. Pierce seeing | Rainier ave. near York station, in he doem't escape parte ages ogg ont proclaim loudly in this, that a ive in jails at home ith their wives as jailers. of sending injurious patent medi- cines thru the mails. THIEF HELD UP BY HIS VICTIM Graves, 37, father of seven children,| Catching a burglar In his home at throw up his hands. The burglar told Lohfe “to go chase himself’ and ran out the back door, escaping. eee ‘ * aught 10 Minutes * After Robbing Store Ten minutes after they are al leged to have held up K. Nishi, mer- chant, in his store at 801 Weller at., ‘Joe Farrell, 16, and Harold Jones, |11, were arrested by Patrolmen G. W. Christy and 8, J. Jorgenson Mon- day night. ‘ The two lads are alleged to have admitted the robbery, saying that they needed money to buy cigaretes, 3 Alleged Thieves Held in City Jail Three alleged thieves were being held in city jail Wednesday. Ben Sastro, 25, was arrested by Lieut. G. V. Hasselblad and Patrolman J. R. | McCarthy, after, they allege, he tried |to steal two pair of socks and two shirts from a Jap store at 522 Jack- son st. Lieut. J. C. Wickman, of the pawn shop detail, is investigating charges made against Milton Moss, 17, print- er, and George Christie, 16, appren tice, by Patrolmen Dray, Stanhope and Swanson. The ofifcers allege that the pair have been stealing auto accessories, Boy’s Face Burned as Engine Explodes Burned about the face when a gas engine exploded Tuesday, J. A. Rya- son, 19, of 8012 27th ave. N. W., was brought to city hospital. He was re- leased Wednesday, The explosion occurred at | tute asks treasury department to likeness: Looms BOSTON —Dog commits suicide, says P, J, Donaghue, street car motorman, sued by John Chaisson for killing of pet on car tracks, THE SEATTLE STAR POLICEMAN HELD AS MAIL THIEF! Portland Motorcycle Officer Arrested PORTLAND, Ore, May 11 Ved eral operatives today arrested P, I Levinson, motorcycle otficer at tached to the Bast Portland police station, on a charge of robbing & Kansas mall train of two mcks of registered mall in October, 1911, Levinson, whose true name the federal officials say is William Ker foot, is alleged to have stolen the mail while employed as a substitute D'Andrea is in the hospital, Mor! stricken on the ground that it did|railway mail clerk on a train be tween Leavenworth and Miltonville, Kan. Kerfoot ts under grand jury in dictment in Kansas, where he ts alleged to have jumped bond of $1,000, ALARMS WARN _ OF POLICEMEN Halt Raids, However Raiding two houses tn the South End Tuesday night, Seret. P.M. Jen. nings and Patrolmen N. P. Anderson and R. F, Baerman eeized electrical alarm devices in oth places, Three women were arrested. Mra. Ida Scribner, 29, is charged with dis | orderly conduct, and Frances Fach, 21, facen disorderly person charges. | Both were arrested at 201% Second j ave, 8. Mrs. Grace Smith, 26, was arrested at 155 Washington at, The electric apparatus was used by lookouta, who warned the occu pants of the approach of officers, ac cording to police. Says Optimism Bug Has Bitten Seattle hard,” said O. F. Spindler, of fan “Optimiem is infecting the entire) Pacific coast and has hit Seattle! ‘GERMANS YIELD TO THE ALLIES All Terms of Final Ultima- tum Are Accepted BY CARL D. GROAT BERLIN, May 11.—Germany final lly ylelded to the allies today With a cabinet chosen expecially to accept the allied ultimatium, Chancellor Wirth today sent to Lon don, Paris and Rome a note agree ing unconditionally to all demands The note was handed to allied am bassadors here also Germans must pay £6,750,000,000, owe |France Is Waiting for German Note PARIS, May 11.—Disappointed by lons of a chance to seize the Rubr valley, France waited today for Germany's final note of surrender Officials at the Quai d'Ormy ad mitted that the tnvasion will be held up if the German note ac leepting the allied ultimatum ls as | wweeping as reported. | The French, however, made no | move to cancel troop orders or Jother preparations, They regarded the invasion more as postponed | than abandoned. . Opposes America | in Europe Affairs | WASHINGTON, May 11.—A reso lution cond ng the participation |by the United States In any manner lin the councils of Buropean nations was introduced in the senate yester: day by Senator La Follette, Wiscon. sin. This ts the first open eriticlam of | the acceptance by President Harding lof the allied invitation to send | American representatives to sit on the allied commission engaged in | SAYS BERGDOLL EBERBACH, Germany, May 11.— Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, defied the United States gov- American Zinc tnati- | coin 2%-cent pleces out of zinc, with hd } | Francisco, general agent of the Chi cago Great Western railway, on his arrival here Tuesday on an inspec | tion trip, “There is a big promise of tourist travel.” he added, David Jayne Hill, ernment today. Informed by the United Preas of the March that the war department is determined to get Bergdoll out of Germany “at any price,” the slacker said “You can tell the world that we Envoy to Japan? won't be captured in Germany.” WASHINGTON, May 11.—Prest: pergdoll asserted that American dent Harding has offered the post representatives «igned an agreement of American ambaanador to Tokio to| when the two United States noldiers David Jayne Hill, former ambann were released after an attempt to kidnap him not to molest him or his dor to Germany, it was learned chauffeur, Eugene Stecher, and that definitely today. the United States is honor bound to Whether Dr. Hil will accept the | leave him alone. post ts undecided, however. on He Wandered Far From His Calling) Fipreccntativer, have poten yee Henry V. Hanson, 30, meat cutter. | molest him in the future will be in- was far from the paths of his trade vestigated by the special house Berg: when Patrolman C. E. Failing met | doll committee, Chairman Peters said him at Third ave, and Union st..| today WASHINGTON, May 11. — The claim of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. in @ statement to the United Preas at DOPE WORTH $1,000 TAKEN Narcotics, valued at $1,000, were in ponseaston of police Wednesday, | following two arrests by Patrolmen Hanson had @ bottle of Teacher's! whisky. The city jail now has Han: | on, Fails to Stop Auto, Is Pelted With Rock Wednesday, Whiteman told police. Police searched for the maruuder, but could not find him, Second. Raised Note inWeek Is Passed The becond case of a raised note being panned in the city within a week was being investigated by po Hoe and secret service operatives Wednesday. T. Takaro, 500% Sixth ave. &. waa the victim. The note had been raised from $1 to $10. Tested in the Berwyn apartmenta, 1114 Sixth ave, after the officers had waited several hours for his ar- rival. Thirty-five packages of mor- phine and cocaine were seized in his room, A letter, boasting that hy | had made nearly $5,000, was fount in Hare's pocket, James Lewis, 37, was arrested with Hare, Both men are held on open charges, BISHOP OF CLEVELAND ROME, May 11—Bishop Joseph Shrembs, of Toledo, Ohio, has been appointed bishop of Cleveland, ac- WALLA WALLA—Cyrus F. ‘Mor. THE BON MARCHE eS DARGAIN BASEMEN A New Shipment of Smart Jersey ' SUITS $10.00 The Best We’ve Seen for the Money Jersey Suits of unquestionable quality and smart- hess are offered Thursday in the Bargain Basement at a price which is so extremely low that one is inclined to question the goodness of the suits them- selves. But don’t judge the suits by the price— let the garments speak for themselves! Practically all of them have Tuxedo lapels, and the backs are finished with box or inverted plaits. All are belted and have two pockets. The skirts are in plain styles and, like the jackets, have two pockets. Colors are tans, browns, grays, navy and heather mixtures. statement by Chief of Staff) | Sizes range from 16 to 44, 5 and must raise by popular sul Portland Fixes Sum (00 "hare toward fn for World’s Fair | construction of the exponition PORTLAND, Ore., May 11--The The committee, componed of finance committee of the 1926 world's | bankers and merchants, Is head: fair comminsion today wet at $10,000,-| Emery Olmute president of the 000 the sum which the elty of Port-| Northwestern National bank. The BonMarchél Member Seattle Better Business Bureau , Hand-Embroidered Aprons “%:" 2.95 (FROM 3.95) Attractive Aprons— } made of unbleached | muslin — with hand embroidered _ designs or appliques of col- ored crepe. Some have sash ties —others have belts of patent leather. In the lot are also Chambray Gingham ] Aprons in pink or blue | with sash ties and two | ockets — elaborately ] and embroidered in } contrasting colors. APRON SECTION—SECOND FLOOR j ’ A Sale of Luggage Fl oso age = vacation trip—buy luggage now Sample Tranks Reduced One-Fourth SOME ARE SLIGHTLY SOILED —Fiber Dress Trunks, 36-inch, formerly 25.00, 18.75. Dress Trunks, 36-inch, formerly 27.50, Dress Trunks, 88-inch, formerly 30.00, Dress Trunks, 36-inch, formerly 35.00, Steamer Trunks, 36-inch, formerly 22.50, now 16.88. —Fiber Steamer Trunks, 88-inch, formerly 27.50, now 20.63. now now now now BAGS AND SUIT CASES —lbeather Bags of split —Cowhide Suit Cases, cowhide, 16 and 18-inch formerly 17.50, reduced sizes, at 4.85. to 12.95. —18-inch Cobra Grain Cowhide Bags, leather lined, 9.85. LUGGAGE —Cowhide Bags, leather lined, formerly 8.95, re- duced to 5.95. MAIN FLOOR SEATTLE-MADE GARMENTS TO Supply Baby’s Wardrobe Here are a few reminders of the things most needed. Made by the Teeny Weeny Garment Co, for Teeny Weeny Babies. — —Machine or hand made Dresses if the Teenie Weenies—at 1.50 to ides to match dresses, 95¢ to 2.50. —Outing Flannel Kimonos with bad crocheted edges, for only —Outing Flannel Gowns, hand fin- ished—excellent for 1.25. —Muting Flannel Gertrudes, hand finished, at 95c. —Sheets for the tiny bed—size 86x50 inches, of fine mé@terial, finished with feather stitching, 1.50 to 2.95. low Slips to match at 50c to 1.25. ’ INFANTS’ WEAR—SECOND FLOOR What 95c Will Bay in the Art Shop 80-INCH CENTER- ROUND SOFA PIECES AT 95c PILLOWS 95c Centerpieces made with Round Sofa Pillows with white muslin center, cretonne covers — filled trimmed with 7-inch with pure Kapok (silky square Filet insets and floss)—pink, blue or gold edge finished with 2-inch striped, and for only 95c lac¢—3 patterns in the each lo ART SECTION—THIRD FLOOR _ Keep Your Lawn in Good Condition 25-foot Garden Hose 3.65 50-foot Garden Hose 6.95 | Heavy canvas-covered G den Hose, with pure rubber inner tubing, %-inch size, - Complete with couplings. aM UNION 8ST.--BASEMENT the Food Shops —Strawberry Jam — our regular price 60c — for Thursday, 82c Ib. or 2 lbs. for 60c, —Washington Full Cream Cheese, our regular price man, select pieces—our 85c—nice and mild—per regular price 30c, Ib. 27c. Ib. 26c. See the demonstration of Mrs. Porter's products— sample them without charge. ' DELICATESSEN—UPPER MAIN FLOOR —French-filled Coffee packages 1.00—Vegetable Cakes, each 5c. Seeds, 5c, 10c, 15c. We, —Ceylon Tea, Ib. 85c. also carry Morse, Ferry —Del Monte Catsup, per and Randall - McLaughlin bottle, 25c. Seeds — Fertilizer, Chick —Soda Crackers, Ib. 16¢, Food and Lawn Grass —Lilly Seeds—Flower, 12 Seeds. FOOD SHOPS—UPPER MAIN ‘From —Home-made Orange Marmalade; our regular vie 25c—Thursday, Ib. 1 hoice Kippered Sal- FLOOR