The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 19, 1921, Page 7

ARREST OF HER HUBBY Doesn't Want Him Sent to Penitentiary for Bigamy Now “I don’t want Raleigh to go to the| Penitentiary because of me,” wailed pretty Mrs, Estelle Chaffin Apple. gate Wednesday, as she peered from behind the bars in the county jail. Her husband, Raleigh Applegate, oo- cuples a cell in another part of the Jail, charged with bigamy, on com- Plaint of the “latest” Mis, Apple wate, ‘The queer love tangle is now in Process of unraveling, under the di- Fection of County Prosecutor Mal- colm’ Douglas. Applegate ts alleged to have married Estelle Chaffin last August, deserting nis wife and two children in Los Angeles to do so, and returning to them after a month‘s honeymoon here with his pretty bride. When Applegate was arrested tn Los Angeles recently by Seattle de- teotives, he kissed his family good bye and boarded the Seattle train. The warrant for his arrest was signed by his Seattle bride last Sep: tember, when she told Detective R. R. Herbert, “Ask Raleigh to come back to me, and tell him I love him.” Tuesday Mrs, Applegate IT, was in formed by Douglas she must appear As complaining witness against her Tunaway husband. She decided she did not want to prosecute him, al tho she said he “had broken her heart.” But Douglas failed to see it, d Mrs. Applegate was taken to jail for safekeeping. “I can't condemn Raleigh for what he has done, and I won't pass judg. ment until I have talked with him, she said. “I can’t understand why they should lock me up; I have com- mitted no crime. “She is my legal wife,” Applegate stated, in commenting upon hia Se attie bride's position. “She is beauti- ful and good, her some candy in my name.” The marirage took place August 6. when Applegate came to Seattle by appjointment, meeting his fian- cee, who came here from Billings, Mont. for the wedding. EVERETT.—Alleging serious in- Juries followed a “shaking” in school, suit for $5,367 has been filed in su- Perior court for Waiter Shields, a pupil, against the Everett school board and Herman Bandriff, teacher. whe tenure rcamcene itera aibnear anne drde —— 3 BIG SPECIALS! ALL THIS WEEK MEN’S and WOMEN’ RAINCOATS 10” MEN’S and WOMEN’S Superb Double Service Suitable for, Rain or Shine MEN’S and WOME: RAINCOATS including a big assort- ment of Scotch Tweed, Crayenette proofed GAB- ARDINES, Rubberized Silk Coats, Loraine Cash- meres and superb rain or shine coats-— 19” The Only Exclusive Raincoat goodyelan roar “PANY 904 SECOND AVE. Two Doors From Marion | ness, | allotted j here. I wish you would send fi BRUMFIELD TRIAL IS SPEEDING TO AN END ROSERURG, Ore, Oct. 19.—The fate of Dr, Richard M. Brumfield will be in the hands of the jury by nightfall, it was predicted as the trial swung into its third weex here today, Two weeks ago today Dr, Brum field, was brought into court to formally answer to the charge of brutally murdering Dennis Russell, hermit laborer, on the Pacific high way near Melrose, July 13, and av |the body so that his own Identity might be lost and his own Insolvent financial condition might be alle vinted by the payment of heavy in surance polich The defense has maintained that Brumfield was a madman, Wit nesses testified that Brumfield tn. herited a certain unbalanced men tality which was aggravated into & homictdal mania by overwork and worry Yesterday marked the critical tempting to burn the body in the wreck of his own automobile. for and against the theory of Brum: | The final arguments before the | field's possible insanity when Dr sury were to be today's trial busi-/ mR. Ff, Scaiefe, Bugene allenist, teatt | with four hours’ argument! fied that from his observations | to both the defense and/Rrumfield was insane from July 10} the prosecution. to August 15, and that he was/ Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Ham | impelled to believe that the ac mersiey will open the argument| cused man still way unbalanced. for the state, He will be followed! “Had this murder not been com by Attorneys Rice and Orcutt for mitted, Dr. Brumfield would be in the defense, District Attorney Neu-|an asylum today,” Dr. Scaicfe de. ner will close the state's case, clared, The prosecution during the past] On the other hand, Dr week has called upon 60 witnesses| House, Portland allenist, and Dr to ‘testify to incidents connected | George E, Houck, Roseburg physi with the murder of Russell, while} cian, both testified they considered the defense has put nearly 20 on| Brumfield sane. They testified fur the stand. ther that they did not believe he The prosecution had argued that} was insane the night of July 18 Brumfield murdered Russel} with} when the state charges Brumfield premeditation and attempted to burn’ killed Russell. CARB (STRINGER PUT UNDER ARREST Ex-Sheriff Charged With Stealing; Also Sued John Stringer, former sheriff of King county, was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant charging him with — grand larceny. He was released short ly after on bail of $1,500, rur- nished by Timothy M. Royce, a lawyer, Stringer is accused of misappro | Priating $1,141.88 of funds due the jcounty for upkeep of federal prison: ers in the county jail. This sum was paid Stringer by the government. In explaining this action against formal survey until the former's re. the former sheriff, Prosecutor Mal turn. Witt spent his second day in| °!m Douglas said Seattle on the streets and car lines} “I think I have been more than observing the topography of the city| fair to Col, Stringer in thin matter. and studying the methods of loading |Two weeks ago I served him with and unloading the cars. notice that he must repay the money, In his room at the Frye hotel,| Which he ignored. There was no Witt has laid out a large scale map| other way out. He has not attempt of the city, and has checked the /¢d to explain the deficit central division poifts of the various “The National Surety Co. do not Unes. deny lability under the bond they The Cleveland man and Council. | posted for Stringer when he was in man C. B. Fitzgerald, sponsor of the | office. After a conference with them Scent fare ordinance, have been in/I find Stringer did not respond to conference several hours to deter-|their plea that he repay the money mine the scope of the proposed | He ignored their demand.” survey. The arrest was made by Deputy © of the conflicting arguments William CAR BOSS AND WITT TO MEET Superintendent _ Henderson Confer Today Peter Witt of Cleveland, traction | expert brought to Seattle to make a survey of the municipal railway, was scheduled to meet D. W. Henderson, superintendent of transportation, this afternoon, and to enter upon the more active phase of his Investiga- Yon of the street car problem Henderson has been tn the East, attending the national convention of street railway men and studying con. ditions tn the big cities, In courtesy to Henderson the Cleveland expert haa delayed hi | fully It is understood that the investiza-| sneritt C. § Campbell, who served tion will not take in the valuation /the warrant upon Stringer at his of the lines or any of the debatable | home 1817 Fourth ave. N. points concerning the contract of purchase. City officials | were discussing tentatively Wednesday the possibil- ity that Witt might be brought back to Seattle at a later date, if his recommendations prove to be sound. ‘The advisability of engaging an East- ern expert to manage the municipal lines has been freely discussed for the past two years. That Witt may be asked to investi. gate street railway affairs in Spo-| kane, when he has finished his sur- | vey here, is indicated by a leading editorial in The Spokane Presa. Spokane has long been in a turmofl over its traction situation, and many city officials and prominent citizens believe that it would be prof- table to have a man of Witt’s repu- | tation make a thoro survey of the railways. Street car employes will stage a A civil sult to recover $5 full amount alleged to misappropriated, was also superior court with the information charging Stringer with grand lar. ceny. HERE’S MORE ABOUT CAFE STRIKE STARTS ON PAGE ONE windows, “If they are unable to make money they should not attack the workers, who were loyal and patriotic during the war. But rather they should go after the landlord, who still charges war-time rentals, demonstration Wednesday afternoon | #4 ts hurting business generally by when Henderson arrives. There will be the street car brass band, speeches and everything. Hender- son fs due at 420 on the Great Northern. eee . : Erickson Outlines 3-Cent Fare Scheme ‘That cartare should be low enough to stimulate travel and strangle it, was the statement of | Councilman Oliver T. Erickson in an address before the Municipal league Tuesday noon. Erickson outlined his Scent fare ordinance, | which goes on the ballot at the city election next May. | Japan Delegation | Being Entertained | SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 | Japan's advisory delegation to the | Washington conference on limitation of armaments was the joint guest of San Francisco and of the army and mavy today, while awaiting de parture for Washington tonight. Originai plans, which called for de- |parture last night, were changed late yesterday. Belief that “the old spirit of right- cousness and Justice which inspired the independence of America” will guide the proceedings of the Wash- ington conference was expressed by Vice Admiral Kato, addressing a ban- auet given in honor of the Japanese visitors last night, | Maj. Gen. Tahaka, addressing the gathering, declared that “the open ing of the Washington conference has evoked the hearty welcome of the Japanese people, who are looking forward to its results with great ex pectation | i Oil Strikers Start | Withdrawing Funds | BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Oct. 19 The Security Trust bank of Bakers field today faced a run started by striking oil workers. The strikern started: withdrawing funds because of an alleged deroga- tory remark about the union, made by an employe of the bank. Kighty-five thousand dollars in small accounts has already been withdrawn, J. A. Jastro, president of the bank, estimated early today. “We have ample resources and can, if necessary, meet a million-dol- lar demand,” Jastro asserted. “We are not afraid to face the situation and believe that matters can be ad- justed so that the run can be check by ed today.” not | ~ | official his extortjon.” WILL RESIST TO LAST DITCH Short declared that the various culinary unions involved in the Present controversy will “resist to the last ditch this attempt to reduce wages and to break down the labor organization.” The reason a general walkout has not been ordered, he explained, is |because the unions are endeavoring to obtain conferences with the indi- vidual restaurant operators, and are jreluctant to withdraw their workers until they are forced to do so. Short leaves Seattle Wednesday night for the Olympia district, to or ganize the relief work for the coal miners who are out on strike thruout the state, Wednesday, the eighth day of the restaurant workers’ strike —or “jockout,” as it is called by labor saw 11 former union eat ing houses operating on the open shop plan. . ‘The last to make the change was Meves’ cafeteria, at Fourth ave. and Pine st. At the beginning of |the noon rush hour Tuesday nearly j;79 union employes in the place walked out, Quick aid by the Se attle Caterers’ association enabled the management to take care of the diners. At the Labor Temple Tuesday night a mass meeting of culinary workers was held. Reports were made by the lock-out committee, which has been in continous see sion for several days. x— The storm warning was chang | ed to southwest at 8 a.m. Wed nesday. A storm which is cen | tral northwest of Vancou | island is moving slowly east | ward, Strong to whole gales are | { raging about 300 miles west of | Vancouver island. | * Benefit Diace for Jobless Tonight Shake a foot tonight and help the unemployed folk of the city. ‘The association of unemployed is |going to give a dance tonight at | Bright's studio, Fourth and Pine, for the benefit of its members, The arsociation’s headquarters are at 9% Madison st. It is helping a good many hundred families to get thru the winter, It is seeking to |get jobless men and Jobs together, This takes money. You can have a good time and at the same time help the organization by going to its dance, | | dent Harding has been assured that THE SEAT SEVEN NURSES ARE POISONED Girls in Chicago Get Doped} Candy CHICAGO, Oct. 19.—Seven of tne| Wert End hospital nurses fought for | their lives today, after they had eat | en candy containing cyanide poison The candy, which was addressed to Miss Helen Rosenfeld, wag home made chocolate fudge A typewritten card in the box| ‘om a patient who was an ar dent udmirer, this candy was faith made, Mins Roser when she received | candy, gathered the box of other | nurses about her and offered them some, In addition to Miss Rosenfeld, these others are desperately i! Theresa hfe, Alma Dornfield, | Leslie, Daisy Casey and} Breakstone, Analysis of the candy by clang showed it contained enough poison to kill every person in the hospital, Every portion and crumb of the candy contained poison Within a few minutes after the girls had eaten the candy they were | writing in agony and then fell un. | conscious to the floor, Quick use of | stomach pumps saved ‘their lives, it! was said at the hospital Two brothers who, the police sald, | were in love with Miss Rosenfeld were questioned in connection with the case, Authorities stated they | have information to show that each of the brothers “bragged” that Miss Rosenfeld was hrs fiancee. | These men denied any knowledge | of the plot, | Dr. Fred Milter, one of the staff | surgeons, sald that examination of | the candy proved it was made by! some one with an expert knowledge of polwons and their properties. Ac: | cording to Dr, Miller, red pepper was mixed with the poison to make it more effective. Postal authorities stepped into the caso in an attempt to trace the box. | The theory that the candy was sent by a discharged and disgruntled | patient in a destre for revenge also was investigated. physt HERE’S MORE ABOUT RAIL STRIKE STARTS ON PAGE ONE will be asked to use their influenc in swinging the other unions around to this point of view Demands to be made upon the railroads {a view of bringing about peace 1.—Immediate translation of the per cent wage cut of last July a saving of $400,000,000 for the roads —into reduced freight rates 2. Withdrawal by the executives, for a definite period, of the demand | that workers’ wages be cut an ad ditional 10 per cent. This demand} precipitated the present strike erii Then, it was pointed out, if both sides agree to these proposals, plans will be made to draw up lasting peace proposals, . BY HAROLD D. JACOBS CLEVELAND, ©. Oct. 19.—The “war council” of railway brotherhood chiefs met informally here today to} discuss plans for the “little peace conference” in Chicago tomorrow. | Preparatory to leaving for that elty to confer with members of the labor board in a final effort to avert the nation wide transportation strike scheduled to begin October 30, the union leaders talked over the situa- tion with particular reference to the new conditions brought about by the board's eleventh hour move. All those participating in today’s meeting were to leave for Chicago | before night. There was a distinct feeling of op- timisrn in union headquarters here, before the meeting of of the “war council,” which, before the labor board's action necessitated a change of program, was to have devoted to- day solely to arranging final details for the walkout of 2,000,000 railway | and allied employes, “If the president really tueant what | he said when he declared he es ready for a showdown as to whether the railway board's orders were to be obeyed, it is a notable advance toward settlement of the whole trou ble,” W. G. Lee said. cee Demand Repeal of Esch-Cummins Law DES MOINES, Ia., Oct. 19.—Repeal | of the Esch-Cummins railroad law was demanded in a resolution pre sented by Governor John J. Blaine, Wisconsin, to the conference of.seven mid-West governors meeting here to consider ways of relieving unemploy ment and freight rate problems. ‘The resolution will be taken up at this afternoon's session . President May Use Powerful Weapons WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Prest be if a showdown comes in the threat ened rali strike, he has weapons powerful enough to prevent any na tion-wide paralysis of the transpor- tation systems. Officials here now belleve the showdown is coming, but Harding is determined that neither side shall successfully defy the government nor endanger the public interest, The following weapons will availables 1.—Tying up of the brotherhoods' strike funds, This was done by the government in the coal strike 2.—Criminal proceedings, on the ground of @ conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce, This weapon, if invoked, would put broth erhoods fn jail, It is considered unlikely that it would be used unless the strikers followed the strike with deliberate efforts to hold up trains, 3e-Taking over of the roads under the national defense act. In the event this should become neces. sary to keep the mails moving and food supplies available, there is plen ty of authority for it, and the strik ers, in the opinion of some govern ment officials, might even be “draft ed” into service to run the trains. be ‘Tearing off his license plates, the driver of a red Saxon automobile plunged into the darkness after he had been struck by a street car at Second ave. and Union st, Tuesday J night, FREDERICK & NELSON ar WIN SENIRS STO Rey 1,000 Organdie and Voile Dresses Special 1.6 —in the appealing styles shown in the sketches, and many more, giving especial prominence to wide sashes, plaitings, rufflings, contrasting bindings and novelty vestee effects. The Voile Dresses in Pink, Red, Blue and Black patterns. The Organdie Dresses in plain Copen- hagen, Pink, Light-blue, Brown and combinations of these colors. 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