The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 10, 1921, Page 5

MONDAY, OCTORER 10, 1921, AUTOMATA SERV ACE, (SNA NUUHNLNNINS) | Grunbaum Bros. Furniture Co. The People’s Popular Homefurnishers OUR CREDIT TERMS 50 Purchase, $ 1,00 Down, $1.00 Per Week 75 Purchase, $ 3.00 Down, $1.25 Per Week 100 Purchase, z 5.00 Down, $1.50 Per Week 7.50 Down, $2.00 Per Week $10.00 Down, $2.50 Per Week $250 Purchase, $12.50 Down, $3.00 Per Week $300 Purchase, $15.00 Down, $4.00 Per Week NO EXTRA CHARGES—NO INTEREST $1 DOWN—$1 A WEEK TWO STYLES OF BRASS BEDS, equtpped with a guar anteed gray coll spring and 40Jb, felt mattress, On sale at the very unusual % $45.00 price of a pe oe (28 In this lot) —n ~ -_-—_— ~~ — ~~ = — —_——w we oy aay ee ee ee ~~ See oe es eee barchatyrtbiund ~~ GUARANTEED GRAY COIL SPRING $63.50 VALUE $45.00 OUTFIT CONSISTS OF BRASS BED in the satin and brush brass finish, with 2inch posts and extra heavy top and filler rods—a guaranteed gray coil spring and 40-Ib. felt mattress—choice of straight or continuous post * bed. TO CLOSE OUT AT THE cee GREAT BEND, Kan., Oct. 10, The strange case of Dr, Jekyll and Mr, Hyde will be repeated in real life in the Barton county district court if the state can prove its murder and robbery charges against Dr. W. A. Nixon, Here ts the “Dr. Jekyll" side cf this strange case: Nixon, 54, and a native of Cana- |da, has a lucrative practice and 1s Bia hart worker S|HAS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN His wife ts 25, ana he the |father of four children, the young ext being twin girls, 10 months old. | He ts commander of the Amert- Jean Legion tn Great Bend, promt- |nent in local affairs, and very | renerous. He has found homes for many friendiess infants and has given fe) treely to “down and outers.” bed | Ho served during the war | head of a military hospital. | He ts « big game hunter and has | traveled widely. | And here ts the “Mr. Frye” wide, [] | nccording to the charges preferred | >» the state: Dr. Nixon murdered his friend and = patient, Arthur C. Banta, a young | Great Bend lawyer. He ts « highwayman. Complaints charging arson have been lodged against him. He ts said to have had nitro glycerin and dynamite in his posses: Es‘ sion, to be used for unlawful pur is a TWO OTHER MEN BS ALSO ACCUSED ‘ | Two other men, A. L. Wallace and [Roy Hayes, are accused with Dr, Nixon of the murder of Ranta, who was a son of Judge Dan A. Ranta, of tl oth Kansas fudictal court. | body of the murdered man | was found by farm hands, lying be- | side his auto on a lonely road three miles west of Great Bend. He had been shot alx times with a revolver. The body was lying with folded bands, as if it had been laid out by an undertaker. ‘The pockets of the rousers were wrong side out, but oney, a watch and other jewelry ere on the lawyer's person. The attorney was inst seen altve tm Great Bend at the Elks’ club on |the previous night. He had left a ALLOWED SAN RAFAEL, @runicipal light department in fixing power rates for individual industrial firras, to a legal opinion handed down by Frank M. Preston, Qesistant corporation counsel. pce een armed, killed when auto in which he was riding. Powder company. Cal. — George Levinaky, attorney, blind and one train strikes Lavin. sky was president of the California card game to answer a telephone call and as he left the cfub he told his companions that he would see them again soon. ‘The entire state asked: Who killed Arthur Banta? What was the mo- tive? Developments. were slow. Burns THE SFA" man, at left, and at right Dr. W. A. Nizon, prominent Great Bend, Kas., physician, who is \charged with killing him. In | the center, Dr. Nixon's wife, who is loyally standing by him, jotectives were employed to ald the sherttt's force. They worked on the supposition that killed Banta, Several sunpects were arrested, questioned and released. Then Wallace was arrested. Wal lace, an ex-bartender, was a res) bootleggers had PORTLAND MAN IN FINE SHAPE Lundguist Says His Only Re- t About Tanlac Is He Did Not Get It Sooner “The only regret I have about Taniac is that I did not get it) nooner, for it certainly put me in fine shape in a very short time,” maid John FL Lundguiat, 938 Bast Twenty-third Street, North, Port- land, Ore. “My trouble started with the tn- fiuenza, and ever since I had it, until Tanlac straightened me out, I was in a rundown and miserable condition. I ate harily enough to keep a bird alive, and even the small amount I 414 eat used to cause me hours of suffering after warts. “Taniac aid for me what all the other medicines failed to do and) I am strong for it. It toned up my system, gnve me new life and} energy, and although I eat any thing I want now, I never have a! sign of indigestion. Taniac is cer. tainly in a class by Itself." Tanlac is sold in Seattle at Bar. tell's drug stores and by leading druggists everywehre. — Advertise. ment RIGLEY'S KS Arthur C. Banta, murdered} -| new confession from Hayes, in which sugar-coated chewing gum which everybody likes—you will. too. A delicious peppermint flavored sugar Jacket around peppermint flavored chewing gum that will ald your appetite and digestion. polish your teeth and moisten your throat. By the makers of Tim <i “After Every Meal” LAVOR LASTS! Bi21 ih eure oi’ STAR TLE PRINCIPALS IN STRANGE JEKYLL-HYDE CASE JS “The Rhooves PAGE 8 Co, _ Prevailing Silks of the Season | Sharply Reduced for Tuesday Silk Department—Upper Main Floor taurant proprietor and Banta was It tp maid that there | feeling caused over @| | case in which Banta had represented | Wallace, who was charged with the {MMieit sale of cigarets contrary to the Kannan law, Wallace was kept in jail several | weeks | WALLACE SAYS HE WAS FRIGHTENED Then the officers announced he had confensed he had been in on a jplot to kinil Banta but got ‘‘cold| | feet.” He accused Hayes, propy jot a filling station, and Dr. Nixon |of the killing. He said that Dr. Nixon told him that Hayes fire@ the shots, but that he, Nixon, told him where to shoot to kill, Hayes and Nixon were arrested. | They were taken out of the city in| | automobiles and held for several days in jails in adjoining counties. Then they were brought back to Bend and arraigned On the evening of the arraignment, the county authorifies announced a| he accused $ Dr. Nixon of taking Banta to the country and shooting | him to death, Hayes claimed he was tn on the plot, drove the physician's motor car to the scene of the murder, and took the doctor back to town after the crime. The only motive that haa been assigned in that Wallace stated that Dr. Nixon told htm that Banta owed him money and that “he was going to get it If he had to kill him.” Wallace and Hayes, in their con- fensions, made other charges against the physician, #0 that he is now ac cused of murder In the first degres, highway robbery, and three charges of arson. Complaints on the charges of arson were made by a deputy state fire marshal, but no warrants have been inaued yet. TRIALS ARE SET FOR NOVEMBER The tri f Nizon, Wallace and Hayes come up in the November term of court here Dr, Nixon's bonds have been re- duced by the supreme court from $100,000 to $37,500, Ho steadfastly declares his tnno- cence and his wife ts standing loy ally by him. These silks are taken from our regular stock and priced extraordinarily low for Tuesday selling. Their quality and values can be estimated only by an inspection. Crepe de Chine Special, a Yard, 85c 260 yards of Crepe de Chine, 40 inches wide, and tn colors of ivory, flesh, pink, coral, Alice blue, brown, navy and biack. Very special, a yard, 85¢. Satin Messaline Special, a Yard, $1.19 Satin Mesnaline; it ta in yellow, henna, gray, . black and light and dark navy | Tuesday, a yard, $1.19. Satin de Luxe Special, a Yard, $1.69 1,000 yards of this Gown Satin, 36 inches wide, and of exceptional quality; it fs in a wide range of colors. Marked at, a yard for Tues day, $1.69. Taffetas Special, a Yard, $1.59 ‘Taftetas, including a eplendid line of plain col- ors and beautiful changeable effects, in 36-inch widths; 600 yards have been marked #pecial for Tuesday at, a yard, $1.59. 400 yards of 36-Inc pink, re green, blue. Charmeuse Satins Special, a Yard, $1.59 200 yards of Charmeuse Satin, 40 inches wide, and in popular shades of brown, light navy blue, dark navy blue and black. Special Tues Gay, a yard, $1.59. Chinchilla Crepe Special, a Yard, $3.39 150 yards of 40-inch Chinchilla Crepe tn plain and brocaded weaves and in a broken line of colors. Special Tuesday, «a yard, $3.39. Baronette Satin Special, a Yard, $1.89 Baronette Satin, 40 inches wide, and in pink, Nght blus, ivory, rose, Copenhagen biue, silver, brown, navy and black; 200 yards marked spe- cial for Tuesday at, a yard, $1.89. Shirtings Special, a Yard, $1.89 300 yards of Silk Broadcloth and Crepe de Chine shirtings in fine checks and striped pat- terns. Special for Tuesday, a yard, $1.89. Charmeuse Satins Special, a Yard, $2.69 200 yards of Charmeuse Satin, 40 inches wide, and an unusually heavy and lustrous cloth. Col- ors are jade, peacock, nickel, taupe, Belgium, purple, brown, navy and black. Special Tues- day, a yard, $2.69. Pussy Willow Taffeta 'Special, a Yard, $2.69 200 yards of 40-inch printed Pussy Willow, @ Mning ilk that is unsurpassed for beauty and durability, Tuesday, a yard, $2.69. Corticella Satin Special, a Yard, $2.19 600 yards of Corticella Satin, 36 inches wide, and in a full range of colors, This is a clotm with a national reputation for beauty and dura- bility. Special Tuesday, a yard, $2.19. Tricolette Special, a Yard, $1.89 100 yards of 54-inch Tricolette in an excep tionally heavy, lock-stitch weave and in colors of tan, gray, Cope Tuesday, a yard, $1.89. Children’s Sleeping Garments, Special, 95c Sales Booth—Main Floor 480 suits of Children’s Sleeping Garments, with cuff sleeve, drop seat, feet and pockets; made of heavy weight fleeced cotton. sult, OS¢. Just the thing for winter nights. Bizes are 6 to 10 years. Special, a { gen blue, brown and black. — Jj} Says Wage Cuts Will Mean Rail Strike CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—Ad4ditional re- ductions of wages of railroad work ere will make « strike certain, ac cording to railroad union heads here teday. The rafiroad union chiefs met here to consider the vote of thetr members favoring a walkout rather than accepting the 12 per cent reduction In wages made last July. The official count of the ballots was completed today and was sald to favor a strike by a large majority. Revolution Breaks Out in Peru, Report BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 10.—A rev- olution has broken out fn Ptura and |Tumbes, departments of Peru ac- cording to a dispatch from Santiago recetved here today by the news paper La Razon. No confirmation of the report has been reported. AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, 708 Findlay ast., George- town, next Wednesday, at 2 p. m., Mrs. Olivia Marwood will give the second of her series of talks on the health of the child, All are invited. Canal Tolls Bill Is Due in Senate Tod: WASHINGTON, Oct. senate is expected to carry out campaign pledge late today by ing the Borah bill to exempt ican coastwise shipping from in the Panama canal. President Harting, who to work out diplomatically an ment as to the right of this ernment to exempt its ships tolls, ts expected to request house to hold up the Borah” until after the disarmament ference. at pits WILSON MAY BE OFFICIAL GUEST Plan Invitation to Armistice Day Ceremony WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Former President Woodrow Wilson probably will be Invited to attend the cere. monies at Arlington National ceme- tery on Armistice day, when tho body of an unknown American sol- Gier will be buried with high honors, Secretary of War Weeks said today. Bhould Wilson accept it would] mark his first appearance at any of. ficial ceremony since he left the White House March 4, ‘Weeks ts understood to have dis- cussed the muggested invitation with President Harding and obtained his prompt approval. “It would be most appropriate to have Mr. Wilson as a guest of honor at the ceremony, and I believe I wil! extend him an invitation,” said Weeks, who is tn charge of the cere. mony, when be called at the White House today. ‘The suggestion has been made that Wilson and William Howard Taft, | chief Justice of the United States, be invited to attend the ceremony as the two living ex-presidents, No intimation has yet been re. ceived as to whether Wilson would be able to accept the Invitation, al- tho he takes motor rides tn the cool, autumn alr here frequently. 5 MEN DIE AS BUILDING FALLS Three-Story Brick Structure Collapses LYNCHBURG, Va., Oct. 10.—Five men were killed and two were injured when an old building collapsed. The structure was a three-story brick af- fair, and was being torn down by thé city, All the victims were believed} members of the wrecking crew, MUST REPORT TO STATE Annual financial reports of the! ght, water and railway depart: | ments of the city must be filed with the state board of public works, ac- cording to an opinion handed down by Aasistant Corporation Counsel Kennedy. LOREN'S COLDS should not be “dosed.” Treat them externally with— STORE HOURS: 8:30 A. M. TO 6 P. M =The Store for Useful Articles A Wonderful Sale of Willow Clothes Baskets Special at 9c and 98c A Lucky Purchase of 500 Baskets Enables Us to Offer These Rema; le Values This is truly a sensational saéle—baskets of this same quality formerly sold at $2.00 and $2.50. They are made of strongly woven, clean white willow and come in two sizes—25- and 27-inch. Don’t miss this sale—it is one of the greatest values we 25-inch size have ever offered. .....59e | 27-inch size Viéks VAPORUB Over 17 Million Jara Used Yearly | 28-Inch Non-Skid Bicycle Tire Special at $1.98 Regular Price $3.00 Boys, here’s your chance to buy a 28-inch “Firestone” Non- Skid Bicycle Tire at a bargain price. Special ..........$1.98 2-Cell Nickel-Plated Flashlight Special at 98c Regular Price $1.60 Tuesday we are new model 2-cell ight in the nickel-plated finish, with belt clip— complete with fresh battery and Mazda bulb. Special..........98¢ going to offer the }}