The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 27, 1921, Page 4

EAGE 4 DY FOUND Cx wvsrery ) | m4 ar IN SOUND IS IDENTIFIED ger Believed to Have Committed Suicide Be- Cause of Wage Cut “The man whose body was found ‘ in the nd near Edmonds, . was HMentified Friday as Balman, a logger employed & lumber firm in Cherry Valley, county. Tdentification was made by B. L. r. He advanced te theory Balman might have committed | He sald Balman had been ment of inte over the low he was receiving lived at the Yesler hotel in Seattle. Phe body wus seen by a passenger ® @ Great Northern tralg as the Fain whizxed toward Seatth Thure- ¥. Ho reported it upon arriving body had been washed ashore Teft by the ebb tide between two fact that there were several im the throat and that a wire een looped about the body, with im the other end of the wire @ rock weight had been inserted Jed at first to the theory that might have been murdered ‘an attempt made to conceal the ‘on the bottom of the Sound. deep gushes were im the neck. man, the officials believe, had fot been dead more than a day. He was about 35 years old, 159 pounds, feet seven inches, light brown fatr complexion and bine eyes. ‘wore a dark brown suit, had two rams trade checks, two thin keys a fold watch and chain and $2.45 in change. IRCH DOWES BLUEY-BLUEYS *~ FIGHTS POLICE | _PORTLAND,‘Ore., May 27.—John G. Spillman, negro, is near death here today as a result of a gun bat- In which, barricaded in his house, “tad off a cordon of police and y sheriffs tor four hours. Iman was finalty shot down tn Close range duel with Deputy Sher- Roy Kendall late yesterday. | The negro, 78 years old, and a ctvil (war veteran, became suddenly crazy a « y. and, armed with two high- ad rifles and a shotgun, fired ft inately from an upper win- low of hig house upon all passers-by. i @ hundred police and deputy ifs were summoned to the acene. it took four hours to capture the maniac. TAKE RANCHER ~ AS MURDERER pow LAKEPORT, Ore., May 27.—F. H1.! ce was taken into custody at foie, Ore., early today, charged the murder of Albert Haverland Haverland, stabbed, died here yes- terday. Lawretice tx mid to have con- which grew out the two ranch- ‘over the ownership of some stray ‘MONTESANO. ~ Elmer Davis, ie Sandgren and John Winkle, of Hoquiam, acquitted by jury ‘apsault charges. All were accused having attacked Mrs. June Clark ght. of March 9 {SHE PACKS WICKED 1” KICK IN ARM NOW: |” WEARS SHINBONE NEW YORK, May 27.—Mre. 7] Florientine Kurpiewka i» able to Ao her housework now, That's because doctors replaced a bone in her arm with part of her shin- bone. / Emil J. Brandt, notary in the Lumber Exchange build- ing, who made out papers for James E. Mahoney, granting the latter power of attorney over Mrs. Mahoney's property here. It is now believed that the woman with Mahoney on this occasion was not the real Mrs. Mahoney. Brandt is said to have known the real Mrs. Mahoney, but at that time did not know she had married jagain, COURT UPHOLDS taking hold. tives wae expected to prevent hia pe tition for an appropriation to the 8 Emergency ‘Measure in Hart Civil Measure 0. K. \OLYMPIA, May 27—The emer. gency clause of Gov. Hart's civil ad ministrative code was upheld by one vote, in a decision filed by the su preme court yestertay. The majority opinion wea written by Judge Kenneth Mackintosh and concurred In by Judges Parker, Ful- lerton, Bridges and Mount. The dis senting opinion was drawn up by Judge O. R. Holcomd and concurred in by Judges Tolman, Main and Mitcbell. The action was brought by Wil- Nam M. Short, president of the State Federation of Labor to compel the secretary of state to file affidavits for a referendum vote on the coe, The emergency clause was upheld on the ground that the code changed the organization of the state govern: Ment and that the immediate neces sity for such a reprganization should ‘be determined by the legisiature and not by the courts, The dissenting opinion states: “That this new system of govern. ment i# immediately necessary for the support of the state and its ex isting Institutions is plainty, utterty jand emphatically faJlacious.” ° 5 . Will Discontinue . . Eastern Air Mail WASHINGTON, May 27.—The alr mall service between New York and Washington will be discontinued at the end of this month, the post- office department announced today. Postmaster General Hays said the air service between the two cities serves mo particular purpose, as trains can give nearly aa efficient service. Retired Capitalist Commits. Suicide LOS ANGELES, May 27.—De- spondent over the loss of $100,000 in & recent “bad investment,” BE. N Henle, 52, retired capitalist of Ohio, committed suicide yesterday at his home here by inhaling gas fumes. His body was found when his wife returned from a shopping tour. Poulsbo Physician Is Arrested Here Dr. Ira Nelson of Poulsbo, Kitsap county, was Thursday afternoon charged with grand larceny by the| prosecuting attorney on complaint of F. M. Osterhaut of the Puget Mill company, who says Dr. Nelson sold him $1,000 worth of office furni. ture he did not own. Dr. Nelson deposited $1,500 bail. Heroes’ Arch to Be Dedicated Tonight Memorial entrance to South Park playfield will be dedicated at 7 p. m Friday. The memorial was erected in honor of the men and women from South Park district who em tered the service of the country dur. ing the world war. Navy Secretary to Visit Seattle Soon Secretary of the Navy Edwin Den- by will visit Seattle in July or Au gust, it Was announced by the navy department Thursday. date has been set for Denby's visit, altho the navy head declared that he could not be here in time to partici pate in the Independence day cele- bration, o8e Secretary Denby to Make Official Tour WASHINGTON, May 27.—Secre- tary of the vy Denby expects to make an inspection trip to California fm the early part of July, he said late yesterday. He may also visit Honolulu for an inspection of Peart Harbor. It ig undecided whether President Harding will make the trip with Denby nv Recruiting Started for Citizens’ Camp Recruiting for the 30-day citizens’ training camp to be held at Camp Lewis, becinning July 4%, opened Fri day in officer donated by the Ameri can Legion in the basement of the Stuart building, Fourth and University at. Senttie’s quota is lim ited to 105, ave No definite| HERE’S MORE ABOUT LOST BRIDE STARTS ON PAGE ONE lhe Mra, Atkinson Paul police as figuring in the cane, According to Lee Johnston, attor ney for Mahoney here, Mra. Atkin fon is an elderly woman, about the same age as Mrs, Mahoney, whom Mra, Mahoney met on the train to St. Paul “Mrs her son,” mentioned by St Atkinson was traveling with said Jobnaton, “She and Mra, Mahoney became Acquainted on | Paul. | the train and separated at St That's all there in to the Mra kinson mystery,” Mra, Nora Mahoney, mother of the At Imprisoned bridegroom, has admitted | jthat her son married another woman lin Tacoma eight years ago, and that the woman dimppeared “They were divorced,” said Mra, Mahoney. “I don't know what be came of her after that, 1 don’t even remember her maiden nam | The mother, and Mahone |Mra. Delores Jobnston, erating the New Baker hotel |First ave. owned by the vaniahed Mrs, Maboney. MAHONEY'S MOTHER IS YOUNGER THAN HIS BRIDE Mahoney's mother ix 65, or seven lyears younger than the bride of her hon. She said, “We're renting this {hotel from Mra Mahoney, and our lrent’s paid up, too, I wish they'd |find the old woman and get this mea cleared up.” It was learned today that Mrs Mahoney had been tn the habit of keeping about $75,000 in caah, gems and securitien in her safe deposit box in William D, Perkins & Company's | vaults in the Aluska bufiding. | Tennant went to the city hall this |morning and consulted with city of ficials on the pomribility of getting more money for new apparatus for dragging Lake Union for Mahoney's mystery trunk. Grappling hooks now belng «med anant explained, wonld probably slip over a submerged trunk without The captain of detec 2327 inance committee of the cll this afternoon. } His maztner indicated that he firm. ly betieves the trunkyis the “missing link” that will solvé the mystery of Mra’ Mahoney's disappearances. For the first time since his ar feet several days ago, James FE. Mahoney plainly was nervour Thursday afternoon when he war taken to the East End of Lake Union with four other men and walked down the beach toward Howard & Sons’ canoe factory. As the four approached, Albert KE. Howard was asked If he could. to point out the man who ‘on April % rented a small rowboat from him. Howard pointed, with out hesitation, at Mahoney. SEEN ROWING ON | LAKE; WITH TRUNK? On April 16, detectives my, Ma honey waa seen by other persons rowing on the lake at night with what appeared to be a trunk in the other end of the beat. It is this trunk for which a poflce Patrol best hax been @ragsing the cast end of the lake for days. Lee Johnston, Mahoney’s Inwyer. tokt Captain of Detectives Tennant Thursday that he knew where the missing trunk is, that it is not in the lake, but that he cannot at Present tel] Its location. Tennant is said to have told him to “forget that stuff." Another dincforure Thursday was that a letter ‘written to Mra. Ma- boney’s niece, Mra. Kate Stewart, of Vancouver, B. C, is believed a forgery. The letter purports to have been written by Mrs, Mahoney, but Mrs. Stewart says it is not her aunt's handwriting. .. “Resides,” she said, “the proposal contained tn the letter is that «he buy my property. This proposal iw absurd. She and I own the prop erty together and never had any intention of separating.” DOES NOT BELIEVE | BODY IS IN LAKE Mrs. Stewart says she dors not |believe that her aunt's body is in Lake Union. It has been discovered that Mahoney, after his return e from his honeymoon trip to St. Paul in April, got Mra. Mahoney's auto from her garage and made frequent trips into the country, returning with the wheels covered with heavy mud. The car had been stored by Mra. Mahoney in the Standard Garage 2126 Third ave. before she went jaway Mrs. Mahoney, it is learned, had |% $5,000 necklace in her safety de. posit box, and was carrying $25,000 worth of jewels with her, according |to\a Seattle dentist, when ehe called at/ his office with her husband aout April 18. The police say the necklace has disappeared from the vault. The dentist says Mrs. Mahoney asked per husband to leave the room a moment, then opened a handbag |that the dentist might see what {whe bad inside. He says he saw gems which she said were worth $25,000, Since that date she has not been ween, except possibly by her hus band. The dentist mys she made the remark at the time, “Jim is a good boy and treats me kindly.” city coun Seattle Woman Leads Episcopal Auxil: ry Mrs. T. W. Kydd of Seattle was elected president of the Women auxiliary to the presiding bishop and council of the Hpiscopal diocese of Olympia, Thursday afternoon in ‘Trinity Parish church |Mexico to Punish Soviet Murderers MEXICO CITY, May 27.—Federal troops were rushed to Jacona, Mich- oacan, today to suppress soviet riot ers, who have killed the chief of po- lice, two councilmen and a number of private citizens, Two judges nar- rowly escaped assassination on the bench. All Greeny Stores | to Be Closed Monday All stores members of the Seattle Retail Grocers’ will closed all day Memorial day Husbands are hereby warned to warn their wives to lay in enough supplies Saturday to keep them from i hungry Monday, aswoctation Monday sinter, | are flow op | he | Diagram shows where and nection with the search, | —---— NEED ‘RESERVES’ FOR CARNIVAL Otherwise Million Chinese} Lives Will Be Lost “Uniean the people of Seattle come forward within the next few dayn and patronize the Chinatown carnt val to the limit, ft means that one |miltion starving people are being Jonst aside to die,” said Frank FR Hanlon, chairman of the Shock com |inittes, which has pledged ttself to Jeocure the fund set aside for this Chinatown carnival was planned and is being carried out by the Chinem: and American citizens | interested in this cause and, altho our attendance has been good, it is hot what it might be if the people stopped to realtee that each entrance feo will keep 23 of these people alive one day “The Uferavings stumps, which sel) for 3 centa each, are eapecialiy for the purpose of illustrating how litte in American money will save the life of one human being. These stamps are on male each night at the carnival and thruout the day in the various banka” Tonight is college night in China- town, when high scbool and univer amity students will turn out for their weekly frolic. New attractions are | the baby show, street dancing and dancers from the uptown theatres. | Tomorrow night ts yalon labor night. | = Inspector H. H. Damm is in charge of all outdoor attractions, and per- fect order is amwured. | At & maae meeting today at the) Motropolitan theatre, Prof. Clark H. | Bissett addregecd the crowd, and Hen! One, soloist, contributed several) numbers. Groupe of Chinese girts in | costume acted as ushers. Daugherty Plans | Dry Enforcement} WASHINGTON, May 27.—Attor.| ney General Daugherty has an- nounced that he is organizing a com: | mittee to work out proposals to be | laid before congress to amend the| machinery for prosecutions under ghe | Volstead law. | Daugherty favors the establiah- ment of special courts to handle pro- | hibition violation cases, epee Filipino Held as | Chinatown Thief Believed to be a pickpocket who | has been operating at the Chineng | carnival during the past week, Steve Discipule, a young and dapper Pitt pino, was arrested Thursday after- | noon at the Gelman dock by Deter | tives A. A. Brown and L. C. Harris. | Discipulo ie «aid by police to be the man who rifled the pockets of Hugh | Hando, Japanese, of the Fugi hotel, | and of Wong Bol, 6664 King st., and of several other merrymakers at the/ carnival. Dixetpulo, ft te claimed, procured | several watches and pocketbooks by | his clever fingers, | Free Woman to See Dying Father| MADISON, Win, May 27.—Grace| Lusk, serving 19 years for the mur. | der of Mra. Mary Roberta, was given temporary freedom yesterday to vieit | the death bed of her father, Dr. © P, Lusk. This is the first time she has been out since she began her prison term in June, 1920, following her convic tion of killing the wife of the man with whom she had been intimate. 2nd Annual GRAND BALL Given by CRACKER AND CANDY WORKERS’ LOCAL 156 at DREAMLAND ||| TONIGHT Admission 50c. Tax 5¢ | Total 55e. | Everyone Welcome. FOR TRUNK HOWARD € SONS CANOE FACTORY WHERE MAHONEY RENTED ROWBORT &. WASHING TOY CANAL MOORAGE how a police tug is dragging | the northeast end of Lake Union for the “mystery trunk” in the Mahoney case; also the points of special interest tn con- EUROPE MORE | PEACEFUL NOW Turmoil in Silesia Seems to! Be Decreasing | BY WEBB MILLER PARIS, May 27.—-With the afies | onee more in accord today, Ehrope wan nearing peace. Developments pointing to « return to normal included: | Notice from Germany that reparn. tions due by May 21 will be sent from Berlin tomorrow, ‘The French chamber’s vote of con fidence in Prethier Briand by 403 to 163 for hin handling of reparations and 390 to 163 for his policy in re gard to Sileaia. The dispatch of atx British tat nw to Siléeta and reports from that region that the allies are re storing order. A report that Foreign Minister Sforza is working on @ plen of par Ution for Silesia which should be eatiofactory to both Great Britain) and France. | Game Headquarters to Move to Olympia Btate fume and fish department head tera will be moved from Be attic to Olympia early in Joly, it ia announced by J, W. Kinney, super. |]! vimor FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921. TWO HUNDRED Trimmed Hats Snappy Styles and Extraordinary Values At $2.00 At a conservative esti- mate these hats would regu- larly be at least double this sale price and many three times as much. On Sale at $14.95 REMARKABLE VALUES 150 Women’s and Misses’ Dresses Greatly reduced from former Special Price Basement prices, which means a double underpricing. 115 were $25.00—35 were $19.75—for special sales in the Special Price Base- ment. Taffeta Canton Crepe Satin Tricotine Serge —the season’s smart styles in ruffled, tanic, flared and straightline effects. Navy, black, brown, gray, tan, taupe and Copenhagen. Sizes 36 to 42 for women—sizes 16 to 34 for misses. COME TO 1123 1ST AVE., SEATTLE THE WASHINGTON BROKERAGE CO. Nothing Like This Before in Seattle The Greatest General Merchandise Sale Ever Held in Seattle The Mt. Vernon. Produce Co. of Mt. Vernon ' HAS GONE BUSTED “Wa SOLD TO US BY THE SEATTLE MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION AT A RIDICULOUSLY LOW FIGURE People of Seattle, This Is Up to You—If You Have the Cash You Can Get a Real Bargain ALBERS’ SCRATCH 100-1b. sacks $2.55 10c Milk 5¢ Can COME SATURDAY ANO ALL CONTINUES NEXT WEE Here ts where you can buy high grade goods af almost your own § =e price—The Washington Brokerage Co, 1123 First Ave., corner Seneca ff L5c Canvas Gloves, pr 5¢ HERE IS WHAT THE STOCK PLACED ON SALE CONSISTS OF The largest store in Mount Vernon—the Tinware and Graniteware, Stock Foods fount Vernon Produce Co.—a full line of Groceries, Feed, Crockery, id Poultry Foods of all kinds—Gents’ Furnishing Goods and thou- sands of other goods too numerous to mention. A full line of Fruit Jars to be sold at less than wholesale. $7.00 and $8.00 Men's Hardeman Hats, each $2.45 Men's $1.25 Work Shirts, 65c eee Wool Socks 35¢ Ladies’ $3.00 Leather Hand Bags Priced at 48c LET NOTHING KEEP YOU AWAY We bought this stock cheap—and we are going to sell it cheap. We will have plenty of help to w ait on you. Remember the placo— 1123 First Ave., Cor. Seneca rog. price $18.00, will $9.05 Summer Under. wear for Men, $1.50 Garments 39c All kinds of . Poultry Toni “HALF PRI This stock was so large that it took 4 men 2 weeks to ship it to Seattie. This is a bona fide sale> Here is the list of fixtures for sale: One large Hobart Coffee Mill, Tables, Scales, one up-to-date Hall Safe and other Fixtures, Milk Flow Dairy Feed, 100 Ibs, $2.1 Albers’ Ice Box, white tile. Best va DON’T FORGET THE PLACE THE WASHINGTON BROKERAGE CO. 1123 First Avenue, Seattle, Wash., Corner Seneca DO NOT PASS UP THIS SALE—IT WILL PAY YOU TO COME FOR MILES AROU: