The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 24, 1921, Page 4

OF NOTT Man's Son Acts as Usher at Weird Spiritual- istic Seances BRIDGEPORT, Conn. May #yolce from spiritiand” enters in- ‘the case of Mrs, Ethel B. Nott, faces trial today for the of her husband, George B. ‘A battle ts going on in spirit * says Miss Dolly Dalamater, france medium who holds seances every night. the world will realize that person lost his life because he Used by the «pirita as the tn mt to right a material con: ” the medium says. ) CCOMPLICE nT LAST WEEK | Bhe referred to Elwood B. Wade, was executed last Friday, for part in the murder of Nott. "Wade was not mentally responsi ble for the crime and that is why Was used as an instrument by Miss Dalamater as ct fact, Wade's attorneys Intro alfenists at his trial to prove he was mentally deficient. shot Nott four times Au 29, 1920, in Mrs. Nott's pres tm the Nott home. It Mrs. Nott gonspited with to have him commit the As Nott lay groaning on Moor, Wade stabbed him with 19 times “to stop his squeal body was carried to an attic and packed In a trunk. Later buried in a quicklime bed EN PLAYED JAZZ TO NOISE OF MURDER ‘was testified at Wade's trial he ordered the two Nott chil to play jazz on a player plano the gruesome noises of the ghildren, Ruth, 13, and George, now live with Miss Delamater, ig only 20 and a friend of Mra. th plays religious hymns which the spiritualistic seances. The seem to be “Nearer, My Pod Thee” and “Lead, Kindly it's son acts as urher to the ine of people who attend the Later he stands during Collection at the plate at the Of/the stairs. ther figure at the trance ses fe Mrs. Matilda Mass., the ag™ mother of ‘watches the medium, attentive ” This again during which with ' com- questions of those in the wall Is the voice of Nott's Miss Dalamater asserts. She ghe receives other mesrnges ‘Nott’s spirit, but will not re them because they might have on the trial of Mrs. Nott. medium interprets this wail- } a8 a confession by Nott that was responsjble for his own ir attendants at the medi. seances say that in a trance of it. &@ recent trance Miss Dalama- she said, “A spirit is trying me.” Permitted, Miss Dalamater says Will take the stand at Mra. trial to tell of messages she from the spirit world before after Nott’s death. John Edward Johnston, a milk employed by Wade's father, face a murder charge after Mrs. trial. state charges that he was at Nott home a few minutes be the murder and that he helped away the trunk containing body. LEGED MAIL ROBBER TAKEN BACRAMENTO, May 24. — Roy iner, mail robber, wanted for the "holdup of the Southern Pacific Over. o Lirhited mail car near Newcastle , y night and the Los Angeles | Mail truck some time ago, was held | tMeommunicado in the city jail here ‘en - | | Gardner was arrested last night by n Pacific detectives and fed- | @ral officers in a small hotel in Rose ‘Ville, 18 miles from here, while play- ing @ game of cards. __ The arrest came as a surprise to local police. Sheriff Elis Jones of Sacramento, learned of the arrest this morning. He had abandoned the search yester day. “What's your name?” tive Sergeant George Maley ing. rdner,” was the reply. “And your first name?” “You should have seen that dealer's when they arrested me,” volun. ) teered Gardner. “It was the funniest | thing I've seen since I left Low An gees J knew McAuley when he | ame m. 1 ‘made’ him right away. i stuck four guna in my face. 1 kept Tight on dealing, but I thought the fellow that was running the game Was going to pass out.” Woman Grows Teeth Behind Her Eyeball PARIS, May 24.—One of the most remarkable ‘freaks ever reported has Deen discovered here in the case of &@ Woman porses#ing a complete set of teeth behind her right The woman complained of a pain in her right eye, and the X-Ray dis. the teeth. Surgeons are uncer : Whether it would be possible _ te remove the teeta without destroy- ¢ the sight, ’ sked Detec: | when | Gardner was brought in early this! T was dealing the cards when they | eyeball. | Mrs. Ethel B. Nott, facing trial as an accessory in the murder of her husband; El- wood B..Wade (left), Mrs. Nott’s accomplice, who was executed last week, and John witness of the crime. Welcome jutchine, ef} A telegram of congratulations and could be farther from the truth. Promise wag received by The Star| From an arm chair| today for Frankie Kiolet, winner of firmly impressed in your mind, the & room opening on the| The Star-Universal Film company | work will be much easier for you. ‘are held, | contest, from Cari Laemmie, presi-| If you grit youf teeth and say to dent of the Universal company, now in New York. It reads: “Will you extend my congratula- tions to Miss Frankie Kiolet, win- ner of The Star's extraordinarily wuccesaful contest? Universal is constantly on the look out for young aspirants for the screen, like Miss Kiolet. It is like looking for a needle in a hay stack to find them Our thanks is due to The Star for the manner in which It combed the city of Seattle and the businesslike way in which it safeguarded the con- test and insured an unbiased verdict for the winner. “To Miss Kiolet I want to say that Universal City has proven the step ping stone for almost every big and little star appearing on the screen today. If she hag the determination, foretold Nott's death and the|force of character and willingness | Cl! you Miss Kiolet; it sounds too to put one bundred per cent of en- ergy and hard work into @ screen very weak. When she re | career, I can make her a real star.| ‘Tendly An opportunity such as few persons | have is présented to her, and the fulfillment of the promise rests en- tirely with her. “I congratulate her again on her selection by The Star, and will prom ise her every opportunity at the film capitol of the world to make . CARL LAEMMLE.” PRISCILLA DEAN WRITES CONGRATULATIONS Priscilla Dean, Universal star, at work in Portland on a new moving picture, read of the little Ballard girl's victory, and wrote “My dear friend: Let me be among of Seattle's most fortunate girla, for that is what you assuredly are. You are entering the moving picture pro- feesion enabled from the start to avoid many hardships that have had to be circumvented by many of us “If you don't mind my giving ad- vice, dear, please don't think of mov- ing picture work as one long sweet dream, for it us far from that. At | it is always hard work. Many peo- | ple imagine we players live a life of continual indolence. Nothing Carl Laemmle and Priscilla Dean Send the first to congratulate you as one! times it {# most discouraging, and| IN (FIGURES IN NOTT MURDER } Edward Johnston, farmhand, to Winner “Now, tf you will join us with this | yourself, ‘If others can do it, I can,’ | you will win In your new profession just as sure as you ‘e won The Star-Universal content, “With every good wish and hoping |to meet you in person soon, I am, | most cordially yours, “PRISCILLA DEAN.” Besides, in Miss Kiolet's mail to- day were letters and telegrams from & host of personal friends in Seatue and from her former home state, Montana, LOUISE LOUGH SENDS CONGRATULATORY LETTER | One was from Louise Lough, one of the girls who competed tn the con- test finals against Miss Kiolet. Miss | Lough's letter said: “Dear Frankie: I'm not going to formal and 1 don't feel a bit formal towards you--I feeb all nice and | “I'm writing to congratulate you for your wonderful success, Tho I| was one of your final rivals, I haven't shed one little tear in self. | pity. Of course I've wanted to at| times, but when I thought what a/ nice. deserving girl you are, 1 just! didn't. | “All my life T have trained and) studied for just such an opportunity | @8 this, but this one wasn't for me— this is YOUR opportunity, and 1 can't tell you how glad I am for you. | “I hope some day we will moeet| jagain and clasp hands on the top most round of the ladder of ‘star dom,’ and with the same feeling of friendliness that I hold towards you now. Of course, mine will be a much more difficult path than yours, but I will bo there, just see if I'm not “That will most likely take years to materialize for me, and meanwhile Tf wish you all the success in the world, When you are making your | big picture I hope you will think of | ‘poor little me’ still here in Seattle | striving for something which I know will come. | ‘Most cordially, | “LOUISE LOUGH." Wiggle Dances Now Banned By U. S. Directors BY CARL VICTOR LITTLE CHICAGO, May 2%4.—They're dancing with their feet this summer. The pendulum of dance is slowly | toddlin back to the old-fashioned according to Chicago author wobble” is the slogan which the ing masters borrowed from the battle ery of the republicans durimg | the last campaign, Display of affection before the | wide world on a dance floor ing done this season, The 1921 sum. mer girl is @ “touch me not’—on the pavilion at least. One does not expreas one's love by huddling closer as the music grows louder, “Say it with a 10 quet or wait until you * is tHe edict that has gone forth It will take some time, to get back to the blushless dance profesnors of whirl 4 A light |dancer, just Uke vy drinker, has to taper off. For instance, Mins Murtel Kelly, whore business it is to teach those lof the 400 to whirl about, is now to teach the “toddle fox trot.’ “It's a fairly conservative dance and is the missing link that will glide the dancers back to the two. step and waltz” she explained, “Let's be done with wiggle and | however, | hant; | and He Hadn’t Been Drinking | | When William T. Beeks, deputy collector of internal revenue, met his | Sees Elep |wife at the door upon returning | from a trip to Tacoma Monday night, he thought surely she must} be joking. “Ap elephant in the be Tut! Tut! What's the jo arbiter of income tax problems de. | manded. “But I found it waa no joke at all,” Beeks said Tuesday, “when I found the beast had made a meal off |my sweet peas,” And it was neither pink nor green. Wide Awake, the new baby > |phant at Woodland park, had es- éaped and gone on a fornging tour, jit was learned upon official investi | gation Becks lives at 109 W, 56th at, Farmer Finds Wild Honey in Big Tree ALLENTOWN, Pa May 24— Chopping down a large walnut tree | | on a farm near Cherrybille, Albert! |Zimmerman found 135 pounds of honey. | CHICAGO--Child dies (of beat. | Mercury jCanal. | trott, THE SEATTLE STAR | | | HIGH SCHOOLS AID SOLDIERS Broadway Sends Jelly for Disabled Veterans Charlie Cowan's famous grin was working overtime Tuesday. Cowan is secretary of the benew olent committees of Rainier Noble post, American Legion. “Just look at Uhis,” he said; “pupils of Broadway high send 90 glannes of jelly for the boys in the hospitals, They're going to send stuff every week, the same a» the Girls’ club, at Lincoln, has been doing, And, best of all, both schools say they will keep it up next year,” LOOKS AFTER DISTRIBUTION or XURIES In his official capacity, Cowan looks after the distribution of sweeta, magazines, tobacco and other lux | ries that are sent in for the 290-0dd service men who are confined in the hospitals of Western Washington. In Providence hospital there are 32 disabled men, in Cushman 170, and Port Townsend and St. John's to gether take care of 80. These are all taken care of at the expense of the government. In addition, there are at present eight veterans in how pitals In Seattle who are paying for thelr own care ‘The men who rate hospital treat ment from the government are giv: en but the barest necessities, unless they rate compensation also. The contributions donated by loyal citizens go far to ease the dreary weeks ‘and months for the bedridden men, 80 far, Lincoln and Broadway are the only bigh wchools that have taken up the relief work for disabled veterans in a systematic manner. PAST WINTER HARD (ONE FOR COMMITTEE “If the other high schools, and grades, too, could find a way to foliow their example.” Cowen sald, “well, I'd have to call for recruits to distribute it all.” Last winter was a hard one for the benevolent committes, They made the rounds at regular inter vals, but many of the members had to go down into their own pockets for cash to carry thru. Besides the boys in the hompitals, there are 14 veterans in the Stella coom insane axylam. If any former service man thinks he rates disability but ts not sure, he can find out at the war rink insurance office on the fourth floor of the Arcade building. All’s ‘Masmeny, Say Officials of Moose! Seattle lodge, Loyal Order of Moors, will break Rround for tts ny temple at Highth ave, and Union at not Inter than June 15, ite officers declare. In spite of rumors that! there was dimention over an alleged) closed shop plan of building while hon-unton members of the organiza tion need work, complete harmony exieta, It ln stated. MAN'S CLOTHES FOUND MYSTERY: Another one of the mysterious dis — appearances of the city may be) solved an the result of the discovery Tuesday of a man's complete cloth ing outfit at Fifth ave, W. and! In a pocket of the coat, a note book was found, bearing the name of &. A. Pittman, 1605 17th ave. De Mich. The notations in the book indicated that Pittman had just worked his way across the continent Investigation is proceeding on the grounds that the clothing belonged to a man who gave his name as Snow, when he appeared Inst Friday night at the hore of EB. J. Pelletier, 602 W. Bwing «t, and asked for some clothing. Snow were only a thin sweater, and declared that he had been robbed and disrobed in a blind pig and driven out to the canal Whether the clothes belong to Snow or to some other victim of a gang of Blind Pig bandits was not) ascertained Tuerday. 23 ARE KILLED INECYPT RIOTS ALEXANDRIA, Exypt, May 24.— Machine guns will be turned on houses from which there is sniping. the British commander here declared today in @ proclamation. To curb the anti-Briush uprising, the curfew was enforced last night and large forces of soldiers patrolled the quiet streets. It was announced officially that of the 23 killed in the riots here none was @ British soldier. There were some Eriti#h among the 120 wounded ‘The situation was quiet today, METROPOLITAN 4 Days Only, Gi Ma 3 NOW ON SUN. Ee z9 Wea. ALE] —CURTAIN— Keves, 8110; Mats, 2110 P.M. The King ef Joyi AL GAY—GOLDEN— GORGHOUS Opulent, Oriental, Musien! Travesty which ran two full years in New k City, and has shattered every known record of stage successos the length and breadth of the country, | Ye 100 Actors, Singers, Dancers 100 GERMANS TAKE POLISH FORCE Teutons Charge Polish Ma- chine Gun Nests OPPELN, May 24.—-Armed onty with knives, German volunteers succesfully charged Polish machine fun nesta Saturday, according to eye witnennes’ descriptions of the fighting reaching here today. Desperate efforts made by the Germana to dislodge the Polish invaders, The Germans lost heavily, but they succeeded in driving the Poles from a large area along the Oder river and captured extensive stores of arma and ammunition, At Grosagorschutsz, on the Camcho- Slovakian frontier, the Germans rounded up more than a thonaand Poles. Along the boundary stood armed Crecho-Slovaks ready to pre vent invasion of their cotintry Caught in a pocket, the Poles threw up their hands, The Germans declared they ob tained a number of unopened ennes of French ammunition, They aiso charged that some of the runs cap- tured were identified asx German weapons which they bad been com pelled to give to the French when they dimurmed Rather than face the problem of feeding the prisoners, they were re were leased after being disarmed and re | turned to the Silesian villages whence they came. In Southern Silesia a large Ger. man force obtained an armored train from which they fired, inflict ing heavy damage on Polish forces. SAYS WIFE RAISED HIS ROOM RENT; HE “CALLS” HER RAISE STAMFORD, Conn, May 24-~ When his wife boosted the rent for his room from $5 to $15 # week it was too much for Royal W. Sinith, so he left her. This explanation is offered by the hus band in answer to the wife's suit for separation, alleging cruelty. USED FORGED NOTE, CHARG Charged with having used a note forged to William D, Perkins & Co., bankers of this city, purporting to sive him authority to use a, safety deport box belonging to Kate Mahoney, James FE. Mahoney was be ing held at the city jail under $10,- 000 bonds Tuesday afternoon. ‘The note which Mahoney in alleged to have forged waa written on the stationery of the St. Francis hotel, St. Paul, and stated, “This gives authority to my hustand, James BE. Mahoney, to use my mafety deposit box during my absence from the city of Seattle.” Tt was signed with the name of Kate Mahoney, and dated Aprfi 27, 1921. The charge was filed Tues day morning, following an effort on the part of Mahoney's attorney, Lee Johnaton, to have him released on « had previously been held without having a charge placed against him. How much money Mahoney ts al leged to have obtained could not be learned from authorities today, Hangman Has Put to Death 2,200 People BUDAPEST, May 24. —George Alexander, one of the four official hangmen, told newspaper men that he alone has put to death 2.260 per sons who had been sentenced to death for high treason. been applying ful in lustre.” preparations sometimes c A BADIANT REVEL OF GLORIOUS GIRLS writ of habeas corpus, because he} The Hair Dresser Speaks: “The color of your hair is perfect and since I have ED. 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PINAUD FRENCH WOULD |[—— OCCUPY RUHR Would Penalize Germany for Silesian Action BY WEBB MILLER | PATUS, May 24.—A resolution call || THE PLACE OF LOWEST PRICES \ ew ehaatie ot State ay. a —for nothing but special lot purchases of new, Deputy Galli announced that nef, desirable apparel, greatly underpriced, is | bought for the Special Price Basement—the savings are éxtraordinary. SECOND AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY STREET ‘Special Price Basement |Ing for immediate French occupation | would penalty for Germany's failure to pre. | | vent volunteers from entering Upper | | Silonia. | When the chamber convened today | | the Silesian situation took precedence | over debate on Premier Briand’s pol- | icles which had been continued from | Inst week. | Galli's resolution was expected to result in full discussion of recent cor respondence between Germany and France. The latter twice warned the Berlin government that penaltion will be exacted if German volunteers ate not prevented from entering Sileria ‘The first note was a demand that Germany close the Silesian frontier and prevent traffic in arms. To this Germany replied that she was unable to prevent the Silesian population from acting as it pees fit | The Germans also took the oppor- | tunity to eriticine the French for not taking action to prevent the Polish invasion of Silesia, It charged that French troops “defaulted” in their duty of maintaining order in the ple- biscite area. The inter-allied commis. sion in Silesia has sole responsibility | for conditions, it said. | eee present the resolution as a |Germany Closes yo: . Silesia Frontier | BERLIN, May 24—Germany to day cloned the Silesian fronuer. ! President Ebert in a proctamation | declared the government will punish severely any organization attempt ing to crom= Into Sifesia. ] Extra troops were ortered to the border as a patrol to prevent volun- teers from croming the line, | eee Ebert Forbids Silesia Volunteers Just 50 Women’s Wool Jersey Suits to Be Sold at $15 PERLI May 4. — id regard | at la tie t -} . . . counons the ‘goverment Wik palin’ Exceptionally attractive values in the sea- severely any volunteer corps organ- | ized for service in Silenta. | ‘The proclamation announced that the formation of such corps in for. | |bidden and that there must be no/ attempt to croan the Silesian frontier. | | eee Briand Is Hooted | by His Colleagues: PARIS, May 24.—Premier Briand, of France, was jeered adn hooted in the chamber today when he declared | that Germany had shown good faith in meeting allied demands, The soene in the chamber was one of the stormicst in its history, Briand, bis voice drowned in wave son’s smart styles and colors. 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Koleski } | permit a discussion of the Silesian i an Aberdeen special policeman om Uquor cases. Selection of a jury to try Sirhoff and Karginoff was to be completed at noon today. DAVENPORT.—Bullets fly before M. V. Griffith and B. P. Prince of Spokane are captured as suspected Senate Favors bootlesgers. No booze found, but Child as Envoy [bth men sentenced to two days in WASHINGTON, May 24.— The 2! and fined $15 for speeding. genate foreign relations committee today favorably reported the nomi nation of Richard Washburn Child | ae ambaamdor to Italy. | The nomination of Jacob Gould | Schurman as minister to China was held up pending an inquiry into Schurman's attitude toward certain |Oriental questions affecting the Investment Facts About the Oregon-Washington Canning & Preserving Company’s Stock Issue The Oregon-Washington Canning & Preserving Com- pany is organized to carry forward the packing and marketing of berries and small fruits in Western Washington and Western Oregon. With larger re- sources and broader plans it succeeds to the task so successfully accomplished to date by the Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers Canning Company in the Puyallup Valley and at Albany, Or.—a $5,000,000 business last year. Capitalization of the new company is 100,000 shares of preferred stock at $100 per shave and an equa} number of shares of common of no fixed par value. Stock will be issued as needed in the expansion of the industry. Only 30,000 shares are issued at this time, this being sufficient to take over the properties of the Puyallup & Sumner Company and provide work- ing capital to handle this season what promises to be the largest crop of berries ever harvested in the Pacific Northwest. | United States which has been made, | the basis of opposition to big confir- | mation. 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