The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 6, 1921, Page 1

There is something wrong with the way McNeil Island penitentiary is being run under Warden Thomas Maloney’s supervision. There have been more jailbreaks there during his term of office, if The Star’s recol- lection is good, than in the entire remaining history of the institution—certainly more successful ones. It was for many years a proud boast of McNeil wardens that only one “break” ever ad been even partially successful. In that case one man out of seven or eight who scaped together remained uncaptured. Under Maloney a succession of prisoners have run away. More than that, they were not, in several cases, even pursued with any degree of intelligence or energy. The Star knows from its own inquiries made at the time that on two such occasions the Tonight and Wednesday, fair; moderate west- erly winds. VOLUME é | ' “tome Brew | while passing thru a rainbow.” oe de A wife if like an automobile. It's not the initial cost so much as the upkeep. Sa ‘Why Goes a man swear to love be fore marriage 44 love to swear after w ek The Ladies—God Gress ‘em—we can't. - eee SU@ESTED NAMES FOR SUMMER COTTAGES Sultsus 0 $0 EZ Tumble Inn Bide A Wee Dew Drop Inn Canadian Club see DARN IF WE KNOW Some bird wrote Home Brew yesterday and asked us when the Volstead act was going into ef- fect. Jenkins made some hootch of raisins, Yeast #hd ‘taters; let it stand For thnee weeks; then tried to drink | ft— Now he's with the angel band. oee If people name their summer cottages like Pullman cars, .why shouldn't they give their flivvers titles of distinction? F'rinstance; ‘The Rattler, Missing Again, Last Chance or Old Squeak. GPECULATION is tak- ing a chance. Heal investment is a cer- || tainty. | The Star Classified | Ads are an investment || and a real certainty. Every dime so invested brings its reward. in Two Probe United States marshal’s office in Tacoma was not told about the jailbreaks at McNeil © Island until Seattle Star-Tacoma Times reporters gave the officers the news. : Now Maloney has capped the climax of inefficiency in guarding desperate men by © allowing three of the most dangerous characters in the institution to launch a break — for freedom. Good marksmanship of his subordinates prevented the two most despic= able of the trio from going far, but Roy Gardner, notorious train robber, has to date succeeded again in making a joke of justice. Ps It is fortunate, perhaps, that the incident coincided with a visit to the island of the inspector of federal prisons. It is time‘Maloney was relieved of his job, and this epi- sode is surely occasion enough for doing that little thing summarily and at once. On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Entered as Second Class Matter May 8, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March %. 1879. Per Year, by Mall, $6 to $9 SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1921. SHIP PASSENGERS ARE AMAZED WHEN HELP IS Shout in REFUSED BY IMPO Counties (EDITORIAL) The Steilacoom-Sedro-Woolley “hell-holes” scandal grows. If the statements of former patients and em- ployes of our Northern and Western insane hos- pitals are true—and they have the ring of truth —horrors have been committed there at clam- or for punishment and correction. been names have been kept away to other states, while their on records as inmates still. The Star has not published a fraction of the these two hospitals that have been. and women. choosing what to print. The Star wants only to vee: Senha r by earnest men Great care a besk been exercised in t at the truth. The Star feels it is time for an investigation of the conduct of both these institutions, clear down to the roots. But— The inv tion cannot be left to Gov. Hart. In him the public can place no confidence. It cannot be left to the board of control. The board has tolerated these conditions too long, as- suming the conditions exist as charged. And the board is entirely subservient to the governor. one course left open—the bie ye f there is grand jury. Grand juries of honest, straight-forward, care- ful, fearless men and women of Pierce and Kit- ties in which Steilacoom and Sedro-Woolley, ‘respectively, are located, could investigate these institutions as they sap counties, the should be investigated. It is high time such grand juries were called. Humanity demands to know the truth. JAPS ABOUT TO OVERRUN HAWAII Now Make ‘Up Nearly Half of Population BY HOWARD CASE HONOLULU, Hawali, Sept. 6.—In crease of the Japanese population of the territory of Hawali during the fiscal year 1920-21 showed an even greater ratio than that indicated by the census report of 1920, according to a resume of vital statistics just completed by the board of health. ‘The preponderance of the Japan exe population in the territory is set forth in the following statements in the report; Japanese births during the year constituted virtually one-half of the total births in the territory, or 5,001, according to figures supplied by the local Japanese consulate. Japanese deaths totaled a little more than one-third of the total num- |ber recorded in thp territory. The Japanese birth rate was 42.74 |per 1,000, while that of the entire territory was only 36.81. The Japanese death rate was 11.45 per 1,000, compared with 13.78 for the territory. The total Japanese population now is 114,879, an increase of 6,605 over the official census of 1920, or a 10, yegr rate of increase of 64,050. The increase in the decade 1910-1920 was only 29,599. ‘ ‘The total population of the terri- tory io 275,884 UNVEIL PEACE PORTAL TODAY Commemorate Century of Canadian Friendship Hundreds of persons, including many officials and prominent per | sonages of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia are gathered Tues. day at Blaine to attend the unveiling of the Peace Portal, commemorating }100 years of peace between Canada and the United Statens, This memorial arch, which spans Pacific highway on the international boundary line at Blaine, was erected thru the work of Samuel Hill, Seattle capitalist, The address of the day was to be made by Gov. Ben Olcott of Oregon. sented Washington, while Jo! Oliver, premier of British Columbia, was to speak for that province. An original poem, written for the cecasion, was to be read by Prof. Edmond 8. Meany, of the University of Washington. President Harding has sent @ special message for the occasion, A caravan of Seattleites left at 7 a. m. Tuesday by auto to attend the celebration Hospitals | |of their captain? Lieut. Gov. William J. Coyle "sng MILITARY RAL services were to be held Pp. m, Tuesday at Butterworth’s for John Williams, world war vetorah, who died at We natchee, When Lives Depend ’ Far Should Skipper Go in Refusing Aid, Question Asked ‘Ameld Prince te o farmer member mbes of yeare, hae been emnpleyed ef The Star efitertal otal! whe, fer a ‘by large Enctern nowepagera, He has just arrtved tm Seattle fram o trip areund the world In this article he elle graphically of eveing the steamship Canadian Importer in distress, and veless eume heart gvipying questions cca. — Editon, eomeorning the rough eld othive of the Arnold Prince., , EW ae OE AD aoe OF tbe punt rail of the steamship Cordova when, on the evening of August 24, last, she passed thru the dusk of a drenching rain squall and came abreast of the steamship Canadian Importer, waterlogged, disabled and adrift, 660 miles west and south of Flat lightship. I was one of those who, a half hour later, watched with unbelieving eyes a widening stretch of ugly, wind- tossed water in the wake of assistance she si away at full from the the Cordova as, her offer of put about and steamed helpless Canadian vessel and her equally helpless crew of 34 men. The questions that obsessed the passengers as we wit- nessed this amazing spec d they are questions I on Decision, How Courtroom Surgeon on Trial for Insan- ity Charges Rail- roading EVERETT, Sept. ¢— nd two grownup croam the trial table, tp adlgb waged 1 i prove to you that my first trial on these charges, preferred by my wife eight years ago, was & frameup,” Dr. Durand shouted im- Mediately following the opening ad- dress by his attorney, Stanley Pad- den. of Seattle, “I will show you that everything ‘was fixed to railroad me to an in- sane asylum, and I will prove fur- thermore that this case is only an- tacle—an: have heard asked repeatedly in Seattle, notwithstanding the | other attempt to get me out of the Canadian Importer and her were these, men afterward were found— What is the basis of this grim old code of the sea that compels ships that meet to deal thus sternly with each other in times of trouble?" And, How far is the skipper of a disabled ship felt ater to lives of others depend on the In Seattle the subject is of special importance because hundreds of ships leave this port annually, any of which might suffer an accident such as befell the Canadian Importer. In case another boatload of human beings should find jthemselves at the mercy of the elements at sea, what could they reasonably expect Or, to put it shortly, what are the rules of the game? I asked James Fowler, marine superintendent for Lioyd’s Register of Bhipping in Seattle, this question, bit before giving hin reply, it is only fair to bring out the importance of the subject by regalling two strik ing examples of refusals by sailing Masters to accept assistance when lives and property hung in the bal ance on their decision ‘The first and most famous ts that of the skipper of the Princess Sophia, True, there are many points of difference between the case of the Princess Sophia and that of the Canadian Importer, but still the analogy 1 strong enough to Justify mention of the vessel. The Princess Sophia, with 343 persons on board, went on Van- derbilt Reef in Alaskan waters in the latter part of October, 1918. Four or five vessels hastened to the rescue of the endangered craft, offering to take off passen- gers, but the skipper of the Prin cess Sophia headed them off, as- serting that he thought the ship and those on board were falrly safe where they were, On Octover 30 a storm wrench ed the passenger ship off the reef, and sent her to the bottom with all on board, Not « single one of the 343 persons escaped with his life! The second case, which is more immediately related to that of the Canadian Importer, was that of her sister ship, the Canadian Exporter THE CASE OF THE CANADIAN EXPORTER Exactly 24 days before sighting the Canadian Importer, the steam ship Cordova, then starting on her first trip to the Hawaiian § islands, picked up a wireless message in the heavy fog that the Canadian Bx. porter had gone on the rocks in Willoughby harbor, not far from the (Turn to Last Page, Column 3) b & IRISH WORKERS SEIZE HARBOR! Buildings at Cork Taken Over | Vessels, } |harbor today seized vessels and cus |toms buildings in the port and, rais- harbor was to be run for the benefit of the men. The men’s demands for a minimum |wage was refused and they ejected |harbor officials from thelr. offices, prevented pilots from boarding ships and started collecting harbor dues. The majority of the harbor board is composed of Sinn Felners and they offered the disgruntled workers the arbitration of Dail Eireann, the Irish parliament, but this was re- tuned. Troops of the Irish republican army have been called out to help the police keep order, altho so far there have been no disturbances. It has been suggested that Irish troops | be used to eject the workers, | ‘The demands of the workers were for 70 shillings (about $12) a week, fous outbreak of trouble in the south of Ireland since the truce which end. ed the fighting between the British and Sinn Fein troops, If the British attempted to inter. fere In the deffeate situation, It was feared that it might lead to a re sumption of hostilities, “Not Guilty” Plea SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 6.—Wil liam Hightower today pleaded not guilty to the murder of the Rev. Fa- ther Heslin Colma, Cal., priest, when he was arraigned in the supe- rior court here, His trial was set for October 3. CORK, Sept. 6.—Workers tn Cork | |ing the red flag, announced that the; This disturbance is the first serl- | Made by Hightower} way. Dr. Durand himself raised the ob- jection that the pid common law pre vented a wife from making a com- plaint against her husband, but Judge Guy C. Alston ruled against him. DRESS FASTIDIOUS, DEMEANOR COOL Durand appeared cool and coilect- ed. He was dressed fastidiously, al- Most foppishly. When thd jurors were being examined, he gave his at- torney valuable aid. The jury was sworn at noon, Mysterious Thug Slug Man in Alley Slugged and knocked unconscious | in an alley between Sixth and Sev- enth aves., on Pike st, early Tues day, G. R. Boomer, Sather hotel, 606% Pike st., was taken to city hos- pital the alley as a short cut home. A thug silently crept up behind him and dealt him a blow on the head with a blackjack. Boomer fell. sciousness. His money taken. He was unable to give a description of the man who struck him or to guess the motive. Pacific Fleet Is Now in Maneuvers WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—Admiral | waward W. Eberle of the Pacific |fleet began today whipping his com jmand into shape. ern California the fleet began the {drilling and maneuvering which ts expected to reveal the needs of that section of the American navy. The dritie will last until November 11, |for joint maneuvers with the Atlan tie fleet late this fall, |Window Smashed, | Diamonds Stolen Thieves broke a plate glass win- \dow of Peter Michaels, jeweler, 202 | Pike st., early Tuesday and snatch. hed two diamond rings, valued at $1,800, from a display tray. A policeman heard the crash, but the thugs were gone when he reach- ed the store, Part of “Troops to 4 : P Quit Mine Region WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—-Prest- \dent Harding today decided to with- draw part of the federal forces now in West Virginia, The president di. rected that the S6th infantry be re- turned to Camp Dix, Seoretary of War Weeks announced after a con- ference at the White House today. inmates. The trio were seated at/ escaped v ” Boomer told police he had entered | An hour later he recovered con: | was not! | Somewhere off the coast of South-| when the sea fighters will be ready | The Seattle Star . TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Frame-Up, DARING FUGITIVE MAY: BE ON MAINLAND; HUNT ON ISLAND IS FAILUR Leader of Prison Break Posses; One Prisoner Slain and Third Wounded in Wild Dash Gardner, b eil . may ite since his sensational dash i lil the naints rday afternoon, “Thoro search of McNeil Island has revealed no dit clues to the whereabouts of Gardner,” Warden Maloney, the theory that he has McNeil Island prison, said today. “We are now mainland. Bogart, former sol tenced for life for an on an army nurse at Lewis, were companions of Gardner in the break from the prison grounds. Gardner, the only one to run suc- cessfully the raking fire of peniten- tiary guards, was believed to have crossed the half mile of water that separates the island from the main land on the Pitt's pass side, and t have made for the mountain fast-| nesses. Reinforcements, both of |men and bloodhounds, are bein rushed to Olympia peninsula to comb} the wilds for the bandit. SMOKE AND.FOG COVER THE ISLAND Gardner was believed to ‘be un: armed, unless he had reached some cache planted on the main land by a confederate, With amunition and food he could elude or stay off jposses for an indefinite period of time, Armed guards patrolled the island jall night in a futile search for the mail robber. A heavy fog alded the fugitive, while smoke from brush fires, started by prison officials to smoke out the convict, covered the island like a blanket, That Gardner had deliberately planned his escape for Monday dur- ing the holiday baseball game and |had persuaded Impyn and Bogart to |Join him in the dash for liberty with the idea of using the two to draw the fire of the guards, thus allowing |him to escape, was the bellef of |prison officials today after checking over the events of the break, Gardner Was protected from shots from the tower houses as he fled by the two former soldiers, The mail bandit was first under the fence and was again protected by Impyn and Bogart When Impyn was shot down, thus leaving his left flank unprotected, |Gardner sprinted faster. At 8:30 o'clock this morning a |large force of guards, alded by rangh- jers on the island, were continuing the patrol of the shores of the Island and beating the brush for trace of the missing convict. THREE CONVICTS FLEE DURING BALL GAME The confederate theory wan strengthened .by the report that Gardner's wife was seen in Tacoma recently, and that a check showed she had left her home in Napa, Cal. A spectacular attempt at, escape was staged by the three convicts. Gardner, with Impyn and Bogart, two former soldiers sentenced to life for attacking a nurse at Camp Lewis, were watching a Labor Day ball game at the prison, with 260 other wi & Roy Gardner, bandit, who is again the center of a hunt, following his tional escape from cNeit Island federal prison. the far end of the field, While ait. ting on the bleachers, Gardner te — said to have cut a gap in the borbed wire fence just back of him with « pair of pliers he had stolen from the machine shop: 4 Waiting for a tense moment in the ball game, while all eyes on the players, Gardner, Impyn Bogart suddenly ducked thru opening in the wires and dashed for freedom. GUARDS IN TOWER FIRE ON FUGITIVES The dash for liberty occurred while Heber H. Votaw, brothertme 3 IN JEALOUSY Posses Seek Joe Wiggins, Pardoned Convict GALLUP, N, M., Sept. 6—Jes Wiggins, pardoned convict, entered the Allison school house near here to day and shot to death two persons and wounded three others. Jealousy over a woman is believed to have prompted the shooting. Armed posses are searcht: Y hills around Gallup for . ‘The woman over whoin the quarrel wag to have started with, ;