The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 11, 1921, Page 1

a ee ee ee ee i Packing company. be much more appreciated if he © would only tell some of us how to out of it Paste this on a posteard and eltering friends Tell them that Se attle’s hi femporature Au gust 10 was 76. Lowest was 60. At noon August 11 it was 63. Tonight and Friday, fair; moderate westerly winds, in the Bast. On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Entered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1 The Seattle Star at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3, 1819. Per Year, by Mall, $5 to $9 \EXPRESSMEN TELL HO ;MAHONEY MURDER TRUN een 1s SEATTLE, :, WASH., THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921. WAS TAKEN 0 LAKE! ATE DITION TWO CENTS PAINLESS PLASTER PULLER Wid and disheveled, watery of eye, and trembling of limb, he burst f imto the dentist's consulting room and addressed the molar merchant “Nothing would wake him?” “Nothing. But—" “Wait a bit; you could break his > Jaw or black his eye without him | feeling it?” “My dear sir, of course, I—” “It lasts about us yt ict? "Yes. OUR OWN ABOUT AMERICA SERIES Who was put to work pegging ghoes at 7 years of age? you see an arrow what do you think of? " 3. What is it a distinction to be 1. With a war whoop of joy and re lief the excited man threw off his eoat and waistcoat, “Now,” he yelled, as he tugged at | hif shirt, ready. “get ‘Whenever His advice might half a your I want you to Plaster off my back.” WHAD! State to Contend to Slay Kennedy LOS ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 1L—A “vampire woman” who sought to force one of her vie- the bride tims to give a name to her un- an amend born child—that is the picture the bride, the state will draw of Mrs. erm Madalynne Obenchain today in asking for her indictment on a charge of complicity in the mur- the hile of Belt Louis F. Swift, head of the switt| ot of 4 - en surance broker. The authorities will attempt to show that Mrs. Obenchain is to become a mother as the re- sult of her relations with Ken- nedy, that hennedy refused to marry her and was shot by Arthur C. Burch, whose indict- ment also will be sought. As evidence of the woman's great magnetism will be presented the fact that Burch, whom she re- ferred to as only a “platonic friend” of her college days, hurried across the continent in response to a single telegram which Under Sheriff Man- (Turn to Back Page, Column 4) TONG WAR PLOT minute, Police Fear Bloody Outbreak in Oriental Quarters gas engine pull a porous Continued investigition of Tues- @ay night's tongoutbreak here, in | which one Chinese was killed and AYA KNOW | three were wounded, disclosed to po- lice Tuesday that a nation-wide tong war ig likely to break out at any mo- ment. Already the “highbinders* prac. ticed messengers of death, have tak en the murder trail in the Oriental known as? quarters of a dozen American cities. + 4, What do you do when words) With Liew Fong dead and Lew fail. | Hong, Charley Fong and Lee Yin } & What makes hard roads easy? wounded here, the casualty list is | 6 Say it with what? | steadily mounting. Pol predict * 7. What should you do at the first | another outbreak locally by the Suey L™ fgop of rain? Sings to avenge the death of Liew, a $. Who chases dirt? May I not?” is the favorite ex. | Pression of whom? } you | Bill*"Oh, hhooch out of 4 fruit jar.” matically. A New Jersey inventor is re- as having invented a de | vice which makes change auto With prices as ye f | are, this invention should be al most as useful as that non-re- fillable bottle which somebody else recently thought up. eee * Pill bumped against Frank while Thoth were hanging to a strap in a |) | phinney ave. car b Mesh, mark on the top part of his Mose that was just similar to the {mpression left by wearing glasses. | Frank—"Did glasses, or did you forget them this prning?” that’s Brown had a red you never wore glasses in my | How about that mark on/ from ™ mber of their society, DISARMAMENT WASHINGTON, Aug. |dent Harding's formal ea Washington disarmament and Pacific conferences was out today to the various powers inVited to the parley. President Harding favors publicity for the work of the disarmament con ference, tho not to the extent of opening all deliberations and sessions to the public demanded by Senators Borah and Johnson. |Bomb Wrecks Home 11 i for the break your} WAUKEGAN, U)., Aug. 11.—The | home of Ashbel C, Smith, district at- drinking torney of Lake county, was wrecked early today by a bomb blast, Drove! IS NATION WIDE; CALL ISSUED i |sent for he told his sisters; ning a aks 17. Weep, You Who Must Eat Candy Price Going Up Despite Drop in Sugar, Say Local Manufacturers, PROFITS DECLARED HIGH Sweet tooth folks may weep and those in the dental pro- fession may as weil junk their outfit and become candy sales men, for— Candy ts going up! Thig the general opinion of sev eral Seattle manufacturers in the ‘sweetest industry.” Most candies are at rock bottom Prices now, they declared, and can not go lower. Altho cane sugar is selling for onethird the price today that It was a year ago, the high cost of expert labor, coloring and flavoring and increase in operating expenses, demand that candy be sold for higher prices, merchants say. Within the past few months candy hag taken a drop of about 25 per cent—but not for long. “However,” 4 manufacturer said, “we are endeavoring to hold the price as low as possiblé, The man ufacturer is not making the profit the retailer is. The retailer is Presl-| making 33% per cent profit. “Cost of doing business has increased 53 per cent sinco 1915,” this manufacturer said, “and labor hag increased during the last four years from 21.77 per cent to 50.34 per cent. “Because of the erroneous opinion that all money that was formerly Nquor was going to be spent for candy in the future, a lot of folks have gone into the candy business: 22 candy manufactur. | “More than of U. S. Attorney | in; firms have gone out of busl- Seattle since the first of the year. There are about 80 firms ness in still operating—too many for the Seattle territory.” Around his bed of pain moves a remarkable drama of human life with its mov- ing episodes of romance, tragedy, sorrow and happiness—a frank story of great depth and insight such as only Ruby Ayres can write. “Winds of the World,” a strong novel by this gifted writer, will appear in, liberal installments in The Star, begin-\\ 4 there. Her real and humans You will just “love” this story ‘ READ IT IN THE STAR, BEGINNING AUGUST 17 SHIP. BOARD DEMORALIZED New Regime Ruthlessly Shatters Costly Organization By J. F. RICHARDSON for th (Kormerty Special Iuventigator for the WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. —Utter demoralization per+ vades the shipping board. Work is at a standstill. Ex- perienced heads of depart- ments and subordinates who have cost the government millions to educate to the point of efficiency, are pre- paring to depart. Chairman Lasker's latest appoint- ment, that of J. W. Powell, former vice president and general manager of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., to take charge—at a dollar a year— of the accounting, ship sales and supply and sales divisions, and to} completely reorganize them, pro duced consternation in the account ing department, which has been vainly trying to straighten the tangled accounts of what they say | were more than $280,000,000 con- struction claims of the Schwab in terests. Powell will be remembered as the Schwab official who fought to stop the audit by the Perley Morse Co. of the Bethlehem claims for ship building In this audit it ts alleged, Morse found, before he was stépped, more than $1,000,000 shortage in materials alone, and uncovered the now famous Schwab persmal expense vouch- ers which caused the ironmaster to weep on the witness stand last year. This audit, costing the ship ping board half a million dol- lars, will be junked, it is under- stood. Powell is to bave full charge of the It is in the accounts in the comp- trolier’s department that the only shipping board defense to Schwab claims lie. Clore friends of Alonzo Tweedale, comptroller, to stick, altho he feels Lasker has giseredited him. It ig alleged Col, R. H. Montgom- ery,,of aircraft division fame, who is now reorganizing the accounting system with 40 or more of his firm's men at salaries alleged to range from $30 to $50 a day each, has overturned the routine and gen- eral stoppage of claims settlements has resulted, Montgomery is of the firm of Ly: brand, Ross Bros, & Montgomery, New York public accountants. He installed the accounting system of aircraft department’ which was in- vestigated during the war by Sec retary of State Hughes. ‘The Wrong People Always Have the Money—” ~—so moaned poor Don, the crippled brother. “Things never go right in the world,” “the wrong people always have the money.” Ruby Ayres looks deep into human hearts and writes of what she finds accounting system for revision, | the | say he is determined | characters: are intensely Wanda in Queer Den of Psychic Trail of Mr. Cohen Leading Girl Afar, Then Back to Home City MYSTIC GIVES “WALLOP” | By WANDA VON KETTLER | Regardiess of my mterview with “Madame,” the first fortune teller to whom I paid a visit, I am not |taking the next train out for Cali fornia in search of Léwis Cohen. It happens that a gentleman with |paychic powers whom I called on next advised me to stay in Seattle, and I've dec to stay When I enjered the gentleman's private sanctum of mysticism down on Third ave, I found myself this time in an honest-to-goodness recep: tion room, where the walls were dec orated with numerous crayon sketches of posies and things, and the little gilded line of advice, “Mid summer Night Lotion for All Pair Women,” held a prominent over the door, 1 gazed only a few moments, how ever, at these little touches of the artistic, before being invited to enter | the next room. As I went in some one else came out \ly “Good-bye, dear,” gave me a par | cular wallop, I figured, of course, that romance was budding about the mystical chambers. But I was wrong. We were all dear to this gentleman, who sat in his shirt) sleeves at @ small table near a win. dow with a deck of much-used cards! before him. He did not wear a tur. ban “Well, m’ dear,” he said to me, so 6you want your fortitne told Yes, my price Is 60 cents—when told by cards.” So he laid out the cards and began, “You're going to be married soon?” jhe asked, cautiously. “No,” I replied, “not a bit.” “Well, don't you fear, dear,” he continued, “you won't be single an- other year. Happiness is coming to you." And he added (Turn to Last Page, Column 3) place p | And as she saitea | P {thru the door, the gentleman's friend- | By D. M. TRACY dered. Six men early today the wind-swept cliffs of south of San Francisco. Not @ man in the party Father Heslin in life, tion was certain because: The body was shrouded in a cl garb of broadctoth Mary, BREAD AND WINE FOR LAST SACRAMENT In a little velvet (Turn to Back Pace, Column MAY BE RAIS $400 for Dependents Fi by Committee WASHINGTON, Aug. house ways uw |nation’s tax bill. the proposed revenue measur Increased the exemp' pendents under the income ts $400, instead pendent person Decided to repeal the 8 per passenger and freight charges, Decided to, repeal the pr stamp taxes on patent perfumery and drugs, substitut manvtact urer, on cereal beverages and two cer ‘Small to Strike at SPRINGFIELDD, | Governor Len Small Ih, Aug, planned “character assassins’ who, ing trial on charges of misu: is making arrangements to e to tions of protected vice and he stated. case was bread and wine Father Heslin had taken from his home at Colma a week ago Tuesday night for use in the last sacrament he had been called United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.—Father Patrick Heslin, |the kidnaped priest of Colma, {Cal., has been found—mur- dug his crumpled body from a rude grave in a tiny cave on Sa- lada beach, some 30 miles knew but identifica. erica) On it was a silver disk, bearing the picture of Christ on one side and on the other smiled the Blessed V! irgin the y 2) TAX EXEMPTION ED ixed| ‘The ahd means committee | yesterday cut $555,000,000 from the It made the following changes in ax to of $300 for each de- cent tax on Pullman fares and taxes on | sent thedicines, ing a yer cent tax to be paid by the Levied a tax of 16 cents a gallon nts a |gallon on fruit juices and syrups, to [be paid by the manufacturer, in sub | | stitution for eid present mode, taxes. Character Assassins 10.— today withhis attorneys to strike back at he charges, are attempting to ruin him. The state executive, while await- we of millions of dollars of state money, xhibit “public view all of the ramifica- crime knowingly, ! supplementary to my prosecution,” HE PITCHED BADLY AND STEALTHY COP HAD KEEN HEARING James Williams, 32, negro, is a bad pitcher, When Patrolman J. H. Thomas arrested Williams early Thursday at his home, 2317 E. John st., Wil Mamgs tried to throw a key into the tall grass, where it would not be noticed, but the key fell on the pavement and Thomas heard it. ‘Thomas picked up the key and found that it would fit a trunk in Williams’ room. Inside the trunk was found a complete optum outfit, including pipes and several cans of opium. Williams is now held in the city jail, charged with possession of opium, NATION IN GOOD SHAPE Basic Business Conditions on Upward Trend Everywhere — By HAROLD D. JACOBS (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1921, by The United Press), NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Basic tT conditions are improv- ing. This opinion was reflected in telegraphic statements to the United Press today by comme cial organizations — diagnesti- cians of economic ailments—in all parts of the country, The general feeling appeared to be that the industrial revival will be well under way by fall, altho |some were inclined toward the belief that material progress will not be made in that direction before spring. BETTER TONE BI ‘ESS WOR! “A better tone is the business world,” appearing in declared Will- jam F. Morgan, president. of the Merchants’ Association of New | York. “Altho few industries have yet benefited by an increased volume of busin there are indications jthat the country is beginning slow- ly to pull out of a serious business and industrial depression. he crop outlook, with one or two exceptions, is good. Many of the railroads are reporting incre: arnings.” — ‘That the tide has turned in New England,” was the statement of Melville E, Liming, secretary of the bureau of commerce and industrial affairs, Boston Chamber of Com merce. BUSI Is BETTER IN THE SOUTH Other statements were Atlanta Chamber of Commerce— “Business in this direction looks) better today than in many months, | In practically every line conditions | justify a more optimistic footing | for the fall.” John B. Reynolds, secretary ée| the Indianapolis Chamber of Com merce--"I_ believe conditions begin to improve in the fall. ever, it may be a year before busi- ness is wholly on a normal basis will | How- | ; Rub-a-dub-dub, ; ur boys in a tub, ) Each claim a reward 7 } Ah! ‘There's the rubt 5 \¢ i F A $2,000 smile—iook at ‘emt P Over in the left corner sf jeorge Richards. Next is bese & ) Gardner and then David Rhind} >) { and last of the squad, we present. ( Willard Sperry. 4 Notice the drop of water on nose. Fresh from Lake f last Monday, on his swim out the Mahoney trunk. See page James E. Mahoney snored in his cell all night and was sleeping soundly at 7:30 a. m, At 130 p. m. ne was for arraignment in 8. Hall's court to “not guilty” of first courtroom, wealthy, aged -bride, honey, as it was tak trunk recovered from early this week, For the first time details of the trunk was carried to the from the Mahoney $ the body in it the night of became known Thursday. A man, supposedly . Mi phoned C. C. Pfeil, manager transfer company, and wanted an expressman to trunk from 409 Denny Way. The Mahoney apartment is at t address, Pfeil said the man called fi expressman to come to 409 Den way, ‘the Mahoney aj n 1 carry a trunk. Later, Pfeil same man called twice, was in a great hurry and to know when the expressman arrive. TELEPHONE USED; EXPRESSMAN CALLED 4 Pfeil sent Alvin Jorgenson to swer the call. Jorgenson lives | White Center, near here. He is state's star witness against honey. i Jorgenson answered the call to the Denny way ent and hel Mahoney carry the trunk to the Press cart, he said. He drove within 100 yards of the Lake Uni houseboat that, police say, n had rented, then, with a feéling something was wrong, refused to. farther, and Mahoney, alone, © : the trunk to the lake. Jorgenson says he saw Mahoney place the” trunk in a skiff and row out into ti darkness. PRISONER PUTS ON SNAPPY ATTIRE Mahoney was to be taken from the county jail at 1:15 by Sheriff Mat Starwich and driven by auto to county-city building for arraignment ~ by Judge Hall. The prisoner, clothed in a dark blue suit, a silk shirt with blue and tan stripes, a green tie and black” shoes, will take the witness stand be — > fore a mob that will undoubtedly be” present. According to Sheriff Stun wich, a heavy guard will be on hand should the crowd become unruly. 5 “We expect no trouble,” oe said. : Upon the entrance of Judge Hall, copy of the information will be hand: ed to Mahoney, who will arise from — his chair while Prosecuting Attorns Malcolm, standing before the will read aloud a like copy. Thi constitutes the formal accusation, Mahoney may then plead “guilty” oF “not guilty,” or ask for more time to answer the charge. PLEA OF “GUILTY” !NOT EXPECTED | Attorney Lee Johnston repeated | this morning that Mahoney will not plead guilty, wy Following the arraignment, laste ing perhaps, five minutes, Mahoney (Turn to Last ‘age, Column 3) I" there is discontent lurking in your mind about slow action in = iness, stir ings thru The Star Classified Ads. ' They search out prospects successfully, +