The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 10, 1921, Page 2

‘A-L-E Seattle Tong Headquarters Are Raided4 ‘ABDUCTED GIRL TELLS STORY | 42-piece “ADD-a-PIECE”’ dinner sets— —a new shipment just arrived ‘specially priced * —<dinnerware ‘appealingly attractive to the housewives who appreciate the practical ad- vantage of being able to begin with a few ‘pieces and then add to the set as convenient or to replace broken pieces. —42-piece dinner set PURITAN PATTERN —semi-porcelain —a very plain pattern, decorated $ 1 485 in pink and green with link bor- der; exactly as pictured; 42- for the week.. piece set, special for the w i $10.50. 32-piece white porcelain breakfast set: special— 85 —consisting of 6 each teas, 7-inch plates, 5-inch plates, 4-inch fruits;. one each 7-inch bake dish and 10- inch dish; special for the week... "TACOMA: THE CARS BACK Des Moines Looks Askance at End of Buses All eyes were turned toward Chi- cago, where Receiver F.C. Chambers jand Owner O. W. Harris were con ferring. Chambers placed a propotal | of the retail merchants before Harris, whereby the service would be re- | sumed at once, on a T-cent fare, and jthe abolition”of the buses. Harris | would also have to put up $300,000 | at once to enable payment of immedi jate debts and resumption of service {on a full 132-car basis, The buses now are giving nearty complete service. Eighty buses were in operation today and everyone was riding. The first real test of buses against inclement weather came late this |morning when a heavy rain bega: | falling. A suburban amusement park here, | thru the summer, announced ft would close this week, three weeks ahead of schedule, as crowds had diministed It is not enough to be satisfied with just pearis. PEARLS are demanded by women of good tuate. WHY NOT HAVE A GOOD STRING WHEN YoU CAN BUY on our easy terms, and wear the Pearis while paying? $14.85 . GENUINE LA TAUSCA PEARLS Graduated beads, in pink, gray and other popu- SO | LA TAUBCA | | |which has been making good money | ONE DEAD “3 WOUNDED “IN FIGHT! \Chinese Seoret Societies Here Break Long Truce As @ direct result of Tuesday ‘s fatal shooting, in which Jone Chinaman was killed and three jinjured in @ Hop Sing club room, | Police under Sergeant G, Forbes jand Robert Bridges raided four | Hop Sing halls at Second ave. and Washington st. Wednesday after hoon. An tron bond door defied the efforts of the police to batter it idown until Bridges shot off the lock with hin revolver. The place Iwas deserted when they ined en- jtrance, They found nothing but @ dozen opium pipes, still warm Suey Sings, was instantly killed and Lew Hong, Charley Fong and Lee Yin were injured. Fong is seriously hurt by a wound in the back, The other two Ien sustained bullet wounds In the legs and arms The shooting occurred tn the club rooms of the Hop Sing Tong, & rooming house st 221% Washing- ton st, about 8 p.m. The alleged ita, eald to be imported gun: three in number, escaped in the melee. attle for the past five years, police said. ‘The fact that Noon, the dead man, U.S. TAX CUT ISSUE SOLVE BY HERBERT W. WALKER United Pree Slat! ‘The or ing federal taxes in the face of juge future demands on the treasury appeared solved today. A tax bill to yield $3,075,000,000 or $600,000,000 a year less than the Present war revenue act, wa the/ aim of the house ways and means committee as the result of the prompt intervention of President Harding in the tax tangle. The pres |ident in a two-hour conference with |house leaders last night, proposed a |program, promptly accepted by house leaders. government expenditures by 520,000,000. Obtain several hundred millions additional revenue thr’ concerted drives to collect back taxes and the le of larger quantities of war ma. | erials. Repeal the excess profity tax and reduce the high surtaxes to a maxt-| ‘mum of 32 per cent as of January 1, j1921. Repeal the nuisance and levies as of January 1, 1922 Cut transportation taxes in half on January 1, 1922, and repeal them of January 1, 1923. . luxury Present Rail Rates Will Be Repealed, WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Com. plete repeal of the present taxes on! | Passenger and freight rates, effective | ! January 1, 1922, whs decided upon today by republican members of the | house ways and means committee now framing the revenue revision bill. The action does not affect Pull- man or express rates, Decision also | was reported reached to increase the flat corporation income tax to’ 15 per | cent, instead of 12%, aa suggested by | President Harding at a conference of house leaders yesterday, The committee today formally vot- ed for the repeal of the excess prof. its levy and the reduction of sur- taxes from a maximum of 65 to 32 per cent, | Both changes were made retroac. tive to January 1, 1921, in response |to the wishes of President Harding, ‘altho the committee previously fa | vored delaying this until January 1, 1922, | \Thief Steals Cow and Slaughters It ena Seong ror IRE te THE SEATILE STAR James T. Mahoney, left, and Captain of Detectives Charles Tennant, right, sketched in Tennant’s office by The Star's police reporter, about his wife's murder. 2 MORE BODIES ARE PICKED UP One Portland Girl, Other) May Be Spokane Doctor bearing the initials “R. G. believed to be the body of carrying the name of Dr. J. A. Moree, | Spokane. The name of Morse, how: \ever, does not appear among the missing. eee EUREKA, Cal, Aug. 10.—Mount- ed patrols resumed their search on SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 10-—The 33 passengers of the wrecked Pa- cific Mall liner San Jose sti were camped on the barren coast of Law. . B. Groff, while Mahoney was being quizzed HERE’S MORE ABOUT MAHONEY STARTS ON PAGE ONE breakfast of mush, bread and coffee and stated again that he was feeling "fine; just simply fine.” Even last night officials declare he was perfectly at ease, and greeted the jailer with the words, “Can I get my supper? immediately upon his return from Capt. Tennant's office. At 4p. m. @ meu! consisting of beet | slow, macaron|, potatoes and carrots was brought to him, and be ate it all. WHOLE AFFAIR CALLED “FRAMEUP” Later, when Deputy Sheriff Otto Belfrix talked to him at his cell, Mahoney calmly stated that the whole affair about the trunk was a “frameup” against him, Seifria suid. maid. “And yet.” he told Selfrixn “if anything does come of it, I'd rather |be bung than get life in the pen.” Mahoney's o¢ll ts Opposite that one | occupied in March by John Schmitt, who was hanged ,recently for the murder of three Beattie policemen. | | His cell ts shared with Peter Cola- | gino, eentenced to life imprisonment for murder, Four others accused of killing peer thru the bars in the same east tank, and make up what ls called “the Murderers Club"—an exclusive organization for the se lected few. Mahoney is suspected of being the latest initiate. According to Deputy sheriff eitriz Mahoney is « model prisoner. MAHONEY REGARDED MODEL PRISONER “He bas never caused the least bit of trouble,” says Selfriz, “and I al- the ne orm mtg See ene near saentnanepacne ena te mete ahi ti nan nett a EONEEDAY, AUGUST 10, s0Gt. ATTENDANT AT ASYLUM SLAIN Slashed by Madman at Sedro-Woolley SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Aug, 10— Resulting from his jugular vein boing sovered with o razor by - for insane, James 8, Th an attendant at the hospi yeuerday. | Thulen was attacked sunday morning by Valentine Readal, for: merly considered “harmless,” while up @ number of pa & photograph taken. His neck wag gushed from the front around the left side to the back with @ razor stolen trom the barber shop | of the asylum, He died Tuesday from the loas of blood. Readel, who hag been plnced in the | violent ward, denies any knowledge of the attack on Thulen. It is maid that he attempted to cut himself aft- er slashing Thulen, but was prevent- ed by other attendants. He was com mitted to the asylum November 19, 1920, Both Thalen and his wife were at- tendants at the Northern state how pital. HERE’S MORE ABOUT WANDA STARTS ON PAGE..ONE thru the keyhole, “you'll be married in the fall” Then ao gift laughed and feet) shuffling followed. An outside door \slammed as madame entered the | room in which I waited and explain: ed my turn came next. SM! ITS ABOUT A MAN! | “How much do you charm?” 1 asked her, wondering about the) |dollar and 11 cents my purse con- tained. “Just two dollars” she replied Nghtly. “Oh, then, I can’t stay,” 1 told her. “I've got only a dollar——" | t you must stay,” she tasist- od; “you're cheating yourself if you |aon’t.” Pointing one finger at me cautiously, she added, with = touch of exquisite mystery and promise, “there's something 1 want to tell you | ‘HARDING WOULD Today i Congress SENATE Considers sundry minor bills, Bagene Myer, director war tmance en) continues testimony on Barninistration’s railroad. tenet pro Sram before interstate commerce com- mittee Hearings on Amertean valuation Dian in tariff bill eontinues.betore ft ance cominittes. HOUSE ‘Ways and means committees contin Wen work on tax revision. Interstate commerce committee be Ging Consideration of administration railroad bill Judiciary committes expects to port bill to prevent former go ment officials, now practicing ney®, frow prosecuting claims government END DEADLOCK Calls Leaders of Congress to Conference BY RAYMOND CLAPPER (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug, 10.—Prest- dent Harding called leaders of both houses of congress into conference again today in the hope of coming to |an agreement which will end the leg: islative deadlock and enable congress — | take a brief vacation. Questions giving tne president the | most trouble are: 1, The extent to which taxes can be cut 3. Agreement on a tariff bil which will satisfy conflicting interests of Producers and consumers in all sec tions of the country. 3. Enactment of the railroad relief measure before congress takes a re cons, ‘The president returned from*his 10 Gay vacation to find these questions | tn a sadly neglected state, due to the inability of the leaders to reach an agreement with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. ‘The president has found {t neces. sary to crack the White House whip over refractory leaders. SOUTH CHINA FORCES WIN about a MA “Goodnens,” I replied, “I eertal lly would like to hear it, but I can't “You gtve me your dollar,” she tn terrupted, “and promise you'll in and give me the rest when you've got it, aod 1’ tell you what I nee.” So I seated myself on ene side of a emall table while madame mt opposite and clutched my band in hera. YOUTHFUL LOVER APPEARS IN OFFING “Your birthday?’ “Your age—and born?" HANKOW, China, Aug. 10— fight ordered into the with the Southern forces. er California, 350 miles south Of |moxt suspected he might be inno- San Diego today, according to wire-|cent—until the trunk turned up. lens reporte to naval headquarters |ite's very much liked by his fellow here. prisoners, and the boys in tank No. These reports conflicted directly |2 were sorry when he was moved.” Then she crossed my palm with) Gen. Chang has turned against a silver dollar for tuck, slipping the Chilites, his former allies, ye sedge dollar, as she finished, under thé@/their refusal to join either aide, table cloth, also, 1 suppose, for luck. |terming their conduct “insincere and Now one big idea seems to prevail yas,” }given a fair | Bey with earlier advices to the own Of the weesel and the an Francisco chamber of commerce to the effect that the passengers were being brought back to San Diego by the United States destroyer Farquhar. Mahoney's chief source of amuse- Ment at the present time seems to be the report of his “ “I don't look that way, do I? he laughed lightly. “No, I don't think I do. Just teil them I am feeling The radio report saying the pas fine” sengers remained on the beach were from the destroyer Farquhar, to the U. 8. & Charleston, Magship of the destroyer feet. It said the Farquhar had decided to stand by the wreck until the steamer Griffdu arrives to attempt to float the San Jose. The radiogram said none of the Passengers had been injured. The dispatch said it was doubtful hether floated. ‘GOV. SMALL IS -OUT ON BAIL Agrees to Arrest and Puts Up $50,000 Bond SPRINGFIELD, I, Aug. 10 Governor Small yesterday agreed to submit to arrest here on charges of misuse of large sums of state money, Tha executive notified Sher- iff Henry Mespr late yesterday he would be willing to undergo arrest at the executive mansion at 5 p, m. Smal today was offered a change of venue by State's Attorney Fred Mortimer. The governor has frequently been quoted as saying he would not be trial in Sangamon county court, where warrants charg- ing him with embezzling large sums of state money were returned, Mortimer outlined a plan whereby the governor could obtain a change | of venue into any other county when his case comes up for trial, The governor was at liberty on posting $50,000 bond. He will be arraigned on the first Monday in ember before Judge Ernest Smith here, along with the two alk leged conspirators indicted with him, ldett, Kred Sterling and Vernoft Curtis, a banker of Kankakee, WANTS ALASKA R. R. GIVEN UP WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.— Transfer of the government owned Alaskan railroad to pri- va'e individuals or corporations As provided in a sa Introduced in the senate today by Senator New, of Indiana, the San Jose could be| Prof. William M. Dehn, chemist of the University of Washington, com- | pleted analysis of the contents of the | stomach of Mrs, Mahoney. Wednes- Gay mornnig, He reported that the woman was {not killed by dope, the analysis showing no trace of chloral or, other poison, The professor's report disproves | |the police theory that Mrs. Mahoney was given @ “shot” of chloral in a flans of beer she is said to have! been served by her husband just be: fore she was slain. FUNERAL SERVICES for Thom. as L, Barnum, foe 32 years a news. held at 4 p,m. Wednesday at But- terworth's, | FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs Marte P. Hendricks, 23, ave. 8. W., will be held Thursday at 2 P. m. from Buttarworth’s, paper employe in Seattle, were to be| 1529 44th | among fortune tellere—siris are in- “ solely in heart affairs! “You have had some yeuthful lover?” madame asked carefully. “No,” 1 replied—“never.” * Ah, then oon will have,” she told me encouragingly. “You'll meet him this year during the Christmas holi- |days. He'll have Irish blue eyes and dark brown hair and in perhaps two years you'll marry him.” MR, COHEN JEWISH, PRESUMABLY I made up my mind on the that I'd take a week's vaaction {tween Christmas and New Year. Hthings had to be decided that week I tigured I'd tetter have plenty of time to look around. There's posi- tively no sense tn taking & haphazard chance on anything—not even a hus band. Thoughts of Louls Cohen, how: ever, and the real purpose of my visit brought me back from the holl- days. And I asked madame if she could help me locate the missing man. ‘Lewis Cohen—" she repeated after me, “he was a—a—" jewish,” I replied, feeling con- fident. And it's funny how I get things instinctively; like that. I've spot Here are leaders of the American Legion on the S. S. LEGIONNAIRES OFF TO FRANCE perfidio Success of the Southern armies threatens the Peking government, and opens the way for successful estab Ushment of a new government Wu Chang, unless the advance ts checked. never seen the man, but something, just something, tells me that Louis Cohen was Jewish. “Did you ever have any reason,” she asked, to believe be went >to Californi: “I never had any reason to believe he “Well,” madame exphined, “he’s been both south and east—he'’s been in several places. But he'll gov back,” she added sodthingty, “ you'll see him in just a little nia iw IT was glad of that. After I'd taken the trouble to search for Louis I rather hoped he might be returned to Seattle as good as new, and that some day on the avenue he might be pointed out to me, WAIT TILL DARK MAN SHOWS UP When madame had explained to me that my life line was long, that Washington was my lucky state, and that I could be equally talented at using either a stringed instrument or a typewriter, L was led toward the hall door, “Yes,” said madame, as we part- ed, “you're coming to see me again, aren't you? Tell your friends about me. And don't forget about the dark man you're going to meet.” Forget him? Glory be, forget him? Why, I'm just naturally laying for | the Christmas holidays, eee Tomorrow—Louls Cohen turns up In a new locality when the fortune is told by cards—also my Prospects aren't just the same, |Recites Tale of Mysterious | Holdup on Lonely Road | Clara Newell, 17-year-old Auburn girl, who was kidnaped Sunday ‘night by four hoboes on the road one mile out of Auburn, robbed of $18 and forced to don men’s attire, |was able Tuesday night to make a statement in the county jail, where |whe in being held as a witness lagainst James McDonald, 24, and Thomas Long, 21, two of her alle abductors. The girl was held captive until ——~|found in the company ‘of Long the Woods three miles from Aub late Monday night by Deputies Campbell and Bundy. “I was on my way home,” she told officials Tuesday night, “when the men appeared, telling me that I would be hurt if I didn't keep my mouth shut and go with them In the woods they wrestled with me, and+forced me to put on men’s cloth- ing.” The girl was able to identify Me Donald as leader of the gang. Japan Glad to Join . Disarmament Meet WASHINGTON, Aug. 10,-Japan “gladly accepts” the suggestion that the Gisurmament conference meet in Washington November 11, Armistice day, it was announced yesterday at the state, department. All the invit- @4 powers now have agreed. The ‘formal call for the meeting ls expect- ed shortly. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Prest- dent Harding’s forma! call for the Washinton disarmament confer- ence, to meet November 11, is of being prepared and will be as soon as completed, it was announced today at the state department, cee ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Prest dent Harding’s call for a disarma ment conference was lirgely re- sponsible for the defeat in the house yesterday by a majority of nearty 2 to 1 of @ bill designed to bring the cadet corps at West Point up to its maximum authorized strength. Many members opposed the bill because of the’ disarmament conference, More than 100 vacancies now exist at ‘West Point. The bill was previously passed by the senate. Everett, Pedro as sites for when were yeu field by Gen. Wu Pei Fu, now allied bandh Seg Soa There Is Strength in Every Tablet. 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