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/ | | | | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, BEAUTY IS CHARGED KIDNAPER Divorced Wife of Chicago Capitalist Says His ‘Friend’ Takes Baby CHICAGO, Jan, 2.—Rxtraifition Proceedings were started here today to bring back to Chicago Mins Frances Maclana _ titian-haired Deauty, held tn Ogden, Utah, with the three and onehalt year old son ef George B. Robbins, Miss MacLane is alleged to have ordered to Ogden to take the woman and child into custody, were re allied pending outcome of the ex tradition proceedings. ‘The boy ls the grandson of Georke Robbins, for 35 years vice preat- of Armour & Co, and the son @ Cutler H. Robbing capitalist. The warrant for Miss MacLane, who ts pretty and 22, was sworn out by the child's mother, Mra. Mary Robbins, former Follies chorus girl, the father. race to the interrupted the train at of Chicago Ume, according to #* Robbins family here, San Francisco for Og- the release of Miss divorced Mrs. Mob- stated that Mine MacLane and former husband were engaged. “He divorced me, charging 1 boxed his care and slapped his face,” she was granted the custody id, but it was stipulated I could have Georgie at stated timen. in my keeping when Miss took him away. When [ it, I swore out the war. rant. I won't let them take my eblid away.” Miss MacLane’s mother denied that the daughter te engaged to Robbins. “They have been friends for a long while,” she mid. “Frances was just taking the child to him.” FAR EAST MAZE BLOCKS PARLEY Shantung May Send Confer- ence on Rocks has been prepared and submitted to that if the Shantung question is not settled now, China will probably refuse to sign any treatries resulting from the conference. ‘The compromise plan whieh is an- @er consideration in Peking, and a reply to which ts expected here at any moment, was suggested by Amer- jean and British observers to the Shantang negotiations, ret Pa, 9 mally, and was then f ed to Peking. The main parts of the plan are: 1—That China purchase the Shan- tung railroad, the crux of the ques tion, by means of deferred paymoptes ‘now stated to extend over 12 years, with an option to buy outright within five years). 2—That China appoint a Japanese traffic manager of the road, and that there be a Japanese accountant and a Qhinese accountant, each wtih equal powers. (The Chinese object to e Japanese traffic manager pro vision.) Coast Ship Merger Meeting February 8) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—Repre | sentatives from all the Pacific Coast ports will meet with shipping board representatives here on February 8 to discuss the plan for the gigantic merger of Pacific Const shipping tn terests, Chairman Lasker announced late yesterday. This project, backed by Herbert Fleishfacker of San Franciaco, has been given the indorsement of prac tically all Pacific port chambers of commbrce. FRANK WATERHOUSE & CO. and Vulean Manufacturing Co. offi-| asked to show cause for not their books and ac counts to Clark P. Bissett, receiver for both companies, were granted a postponement until Monday in the federal court Thursday FUNERAL SERVICES win held at 11 a, m. Saturday at terworth’s for Lee A. Sizer, died last week at Providence pital, cialn, turning over be Rut who how Seattle Invited to Join in Convention |; An invitation was extended to Be hru the Chamber of Commerce pate in the 27th annual ? mining convention at Spokane, ruary 1418 All “knights of the muckstick™ are Sree4d to ship ore wampies for the mineral exhibit. 922. | | George Washington. She was appointed a special inspector of immigration just before leaving and will investigate the tmmigrant question from its European angles. Think Arbuckle Will | Be Freed This Time of BY M. D. TRACY | BAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11—The] Mra. Barrie. defense in the trial of Roscoe (Patty") Arbuckle, accused of tak ing te life of Virginia Rappe, closed its case at today’s seanion with out calling Arbuckle to the stand | Medical testimony, as to the prob fable effect of the condition of health in which Miss Rappe was «ud to have been, given by Dr. George Shiela former army surgeon and medal of honor man, ended the de fense testimony. | The state immediately began cal- ling rebuttal witnesses. Arbuckle’s personal testimony was dispensed with as a result of the action of the state earty this week, |°°Y to testify, of Kate Brennan, in reading into the recor the entire ‘transcript of Arbuckle's evidence at the first trial. It was expected that the state would consume a day tn retnittal and that a few hours’ surrebuttal evi dence would be offered by the de fense Adjournment wil te taken over Monday to permit Gavin McNab, Arbuckle’s chief counsel, to go to Carson City, Nev., to represent Mary Pickford before the state supreum court In a hearing on the suit of the state of Nevada to mt aside her ab vores from Owen Moora Outside of District Attorney Brady's staff, !t ts almost tmpossibie to find anyore, even hall of justice attaches and police officials, who thinks that there is any chance of & conviction being obtained against the comedian. ‘While the defense attorneys are more than confident that a verdirt of acquittal will be returned, they are taking no chances. The general feeling ts that the | state has failed to prove fits cane. In "|the opinion of most observers, the bottom fell out of the state's case when its three most important wit nesses, Zey Provost and Alice Blake, show girls, and Al Semnacher, man- ager for Miss Rappe, “failed to re member” many important details of Fatty’s “gin jollification,” Lillian Russell and her husband, Alexander P. Moore, | into the Vatican before the In Pittsburg publisher, as they sailed for Europe on the S, S,\*%4 doore are sealed, one priest and | deepite| gina openly announce they will not yz] ‘SECRET MEET Successor to Pope Benedict |} Is Being Chosen BY HENRY woop ROMM, Jan. 27—-The secret oor} clave which wil" elect a successor to Pope Benedict XV will be Italian by « smal majority, according to indications today. Twenty six for, eign cardinals and 2% Italians are expected to be ready for the cleo tion February 2 Cartinals Dubot, Manrin, Inoon | and Vidal arrived yesterday and) Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, whd) stopped off at Milan, was expected |}| today. Tho 54 cardinals expected to be! here when the walling up ceremony | takes place will be closed within! the apartments on the first three) floors of the Vationn earty next Thursday, A vote will be taken that same day, but the cardinals) will not be able to leave the Vati-| can until a decision is reached. A! two-thirds majority ts required to! cleet a new pops Predictions as to Benedict's me cemor narrow today to Cardinals <5 Gasparrl, Ratt Merry Del Val, F ms Mercier and La Fontatn. | Bach cardinal will take with him In addition there will be walled up number of masters of ceremoni whose duty it ls summon the cardinals to the various Maanes and menions for voting, also, two physicians, one pharmaciat, who must be a member of the re Naious order of Ban Giovan! de Mio.| barbers, cooks, a few servants and a few workmen. TWO BOYS DIE IN ACCIDENTS one servant. the bests at the party, according te A. L. Barnes, formerty secretary to Henry Lehrinan, comedy ucer and fiance of Mise Rappe, testified that a key to Mins Rappe’s dressing THE SEATILE INSPECTOR LILLIAN RUSSELL CARDINALS IN STAR FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET A New Shipment of Spring Sports Coats at $25.00 N light Grays, Tans and Browns of herringbone fleeced Coatings—and a number of Navy pebble-cheviot models; all the Coats have sleeves and shoulder lining of silk, in self color. Beltless Coats in the straight line box- back effects are especially good—a typical example is the Coat pictured. Price $25.00. ’ —fiecon’d Vleor A Season of Tweeds Is Heralded by the Arrival of New Tweed Suits at $25.00 WEEDS and Homespuns in the fa- vored light colorings including Orchid, Blue, Tan, Rose, Gray, Green and Bisque, are smartly tailored into Suits that emphasize very narrow belts—patch pockets on skirt and coat—novelty but- tons—-and rather straight box-coat lines. These Suits are excellent values, indeed, at $25.00. —Hecond Floor room always was hanging om the board, tn eary access to everyone, at! the Culver City studio, where she was engaged. This evidence was in- troduced by the defense in an at- tempt to show ft was improbable that Arbuckle had at any time offered anyone a “handful of greentacks” for the key to Mlas Rappe's room, as the state charged he did ‘The defense won @ victory ie an argument over the mental compe | chambermasl. The court ruled Miss Brennan a competent witness deepite allegations that she had been in an jum for the insane for 1 yeara | HERE’S MORE ABOUT KENYON . STARTS ON PAGE ONE been faflurea 2 Modifications of the West Vir | sinia situation prevail tn other parts of the country. . OPERATORS AND MINERS BLAMED 2% Both miners and opernters are responsible for the present Weet Vir- rinia condition. 4 Mine operators are fighting um fairty to prevent unionization of the miners. & Miners are fighting untairty te ostracize non-union labor. & All are frequently violating the! law. “The imme tw perfectly apparent,” Kenyon stated. “The operators tn this particular section of West Vir HIS HAT IN RING) the fact that they gave such tenti-| employ men belonging to the unions. Lawrence Barney and Wil-|]) liam Marasovich Are Dead ||) ‘Traffic accidents which resulted m_ the death of two small boya, Law: | rence Harney, 9 years old, of the) Mother Ryther home, 4416 Btone| way, and William Marasovich, 1, of 465 Snoqualmie ave, Thursday night, | were under investigation by Coroner W. fH. Corwon Friday. Lawrence was ingtantly kiMed when struck by a Green lake street car at N. 47th wt and Interlake ave. | The boy was playing tag in the street and, In eacapiug from one of his playmates, he tumbled in front of the car and was caught on the fonder. His body was drageed half |[) @ block before he fell beneath the | wheels, Lawrence is survived by hi mother, Mra Elizabeth Barney, a widew, living at $11 Bighth ave. Wiliam Marasovich died a few minutes after being struck at Eighth | ave S& and Snoqualmie ave. by «| treck driven by Wiliam Robinson of | $01 tind ave. Pobinzon oid the boy wae cross ing the strect and be swung to the left, striking the bey end hurting |}/ him several feet. The truck then | crashed into an automobile driven by | George Newman, 3909 Eighth ave. 8, | aod both cars atid over an embank- | ment. Newman was severely cut | | | under bis left eye Robinson ran back to asntst the boy, but the lad died in his arma | LANDON THROWS | Honest Dan Announces He’s! Boys’ and Youths’ Calf Shoes Low-priced, $3.95 OOD calfskin—staunch- ly made — smart brogue style—welt soles and rubber heels; excep- tional in every respect at this price. Sizes 1 to 6; widths C, D and E Featured Satur- day, at $3.95 pair. THE DOWNSTAIRS FTORE 1,000 Pairs of Boys’ Stockings Reduced to; “te eee 25c. EDIUM-WEIGHT and elastic, yet firm and staunch, are these underpriced Black Cotton Stockings for boys—a standard make noted for long service. Sizes 6 to 9. A considerable saving is represented by this price—25¢ pair. —BOYS' SECTION, THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Satin-finish Mixed Candies Special 25¢ Pound A featured offering of these wholesome sweets for Saturday. Candy Shop, First Floor New “Campus Maid” Oxfords $11.00 ‘A STREET OXFORD in tune with the vogue for tweed suits and wool jf stockings, featuring rounded toe and one- inch heel Available in } Brown Norwegian Calfskin, with short wing tip and saddle strap, outlined with distinctive perfora- tions, Black Gun-meta] Calfskin, witli contrasting tip and saddle of black grain leather, Priced at $11.00 paire — _aaree weeee ‘A New Itnportation oB Japanese Crepe Kimonos Special $3.45 GCA RBACEFUL sprays of hand- SO, embroidery embel-7 f Tish these newly Kimonos in the RIL They are of firm, h\4p4 fine Japanese Crepe, in Rose Pink Delft-blue Light-blue Feb-| mony at the time of the first trial. Mrs. Helen Barrie, member of the Hollywood motion picture colony furnished the first new dash of spice| “ically the only large and important! at the trial, when she testified yew coal fields in the Unioted States not terday. Mra. Barrie, pretty and fashion ably dressed, herself a woman of | "tht, whereas both are wrong, and nounced his candi much beauty, described a gathering| Working against th in Hollywood of motion picture peo-| have been forgetful of the third great the mayoralty campmign had the ef ple prior to Virginia Rappe’s death. | Party—the public--which bas a vital fect of a bombshell in the camps of | “We gathered to see the eclipse of the moon,” she said. Miss Rappe, ac cording to Mra, Barrie, became hilart ous during the course of the evening, danced immoderately and sang. Suddenly, Mra Barrie said, Vir- ginia began tearing off ber clothes, and the party broke up during the efforts of the guests to care for her. Drinks had been served freety dur- ing the evening, she said, and Miss Rappe had partaken. The evidence was tntrofuced to support the defense claims that Miss Rappe, on many occasiona, became hysterical. Alice Lake, former Brond@way star now in the movies, was one of Merchandise Return Prohibited by Rule Merchants hereafter are probib ited from permitting the exchange or return of wearing apperel y description and certain other types of merchandise, according to A statement issued by the Chamber of | Commerce retail trade bureau. The boar dot he notify all dealers of the new regia tion, The measure prohibits the return of hair goods, brushes, rub- ber goods, blankets, sheets, pillows, mattreases, bedding and books, in aAdition to clothing. Infringement | is @ misdemeanor. | 4 gtaternent points out m is in line with a adopted by the nx of Wormen’s Clubs, regolution | Federat buulding Ith asked the bureau to} Seattle | are Out for Mayor “Honeet Dan” Landon has entered the race for mayor! Landon, who in a well known law: | unionized. yer, and an even better known mem. | “Both believe they are within their ber of the state legislature, an y Thureda: jonest Dan” into “On the other hand, the United Mine Workers are determined to unionize these fielda which are prac public. Both) The entrance of interest in preserving industrial other prospective candidates. | peace, eapecially’in a region that fur-| Landen has represented the 32nd| nishes the percentage of coal that senatorial district in the state legis this region does. |lature wince 1911. This tn the first “Courts of compulsory arbitration |time he has ever been a candidate Gas Proves Nearly have never been a success. Nations |for a municipal offica that have tried them generally are| --- a willing t e 2. . si admit that the system is a Fire Destroys F ive! White Salmon Home WHITE SALMON, Wash., Jan. 27. —This town is recovering today from the effects of a fire Thurrday that |destroyed five frame buiklingn and threatened to wipe out several blocks of wooden structures, Rurnt-|f/ ing of a water main handicapped the ieee |fire department, and the fire chief [| | ordered the burning buildings dyna. | Farmers Hear News in Wire- mited. Dr. W. H. Warner was! less Message slightly Injured in escaping from one | a of the buildings tn his night clothes. DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 27-—An on nouncement waa made today at the Ford Motor works that the price of | the Fordson tractor had boen reduced Fatal to Aged Man) to $395. An accidental turn on gas heater | This In a cut of $230. nearly cost John Hagran, 80 years Announcement of the reduction |old, his life, Thursday night. He was made by Ford in a wireless|was found unconscious at 2113 Sev. statement brondcasted to farmers of |/enth ave, tis room filled with gas! the country from the Northville sta-| J, Miles, a neighbor, was passing tion here. |Hagran's door, when he «melied gas, ||| “I have been a farmer all my |nd tried to rouse the aged man. life,” Ford said, “and now I am do-| When he received no response, and everything possible to cut the|finding the door locked, Miles en-|}/ arming. I think it will help | tered by way of a window, and suc- y to make farm machinery | ceeded In rescuing Hagran cheaper #s «pring is coming on.” Police believe the affair was an “Production costs of farm products accident. Hagran was taken to the till too close to welling prices to City hospital, where It ts said he will iow a fair margin of profit,” Ford | Tcover. ————_| cuca estat ba stated | a Ford told the farmers they would | /Uncle Sam in Need | nave to put their business on a pay- | PORTLAND RAILWAY i ing basis by lowering the cost of Wl of Technical Men} pinning, cultivating and harvesting COMPANY TO FAVOR Uncle Sam is badly in need of eT ia aiog 11 tnerease profits,” U. S. WAR VETERANS assistant weather burean observérs|). cine” profits, PORTLAND, San. #1, ~-'Phe and of junior physicists, technolo |My tat in cutting the price | Portland Railway, Light & Power | | gists and engineers tor the bureau| oe tractors nenrly 60 per cent, the | Co today issued notice that all of standards, according to C W-| company had “taken upon itself a gi | alien employe o have not | [| Paine, secretary of the 11th U. 8.1020 tek in reducing manufacter ken steps to ire American || [| il service district. Paine an-|ing couts, but which i not gre citizenship papers, or who with | nounced Friday that #0 few #ppll:lthan the farmers’ problem of today.” | Ut sufficient reason failed to do || 1) cants for these positions had turned | their duty during the late war, out at recent examinations that it! will be d arged. will be neceusary to repeat the quiz| BR, M. SEMMES, director of the | Their places will be filled by ex un The amistant observer exami | Puget Sound district of the shipping service men, the company an. nation will be held February 15,! beard, left Seattle Friday for Wash nounced and the others March % Informa-|ington, D. C., where he has been | Several men with long records ltion about the tests may be ob-|called by Chairman A. D. Lasker | of faithful service to the company tained from Paine at 303 Federal'for a conference concerning Puget have been notified of their im Sound traffic problema, pendins Aingyisnl Wee) MBAS 1G) Boys’ Suits and Overcoats at Reduced Prices BOYS’ SUITS, in Green, Gray and Tan mixtures, full-belted model, with trousers fully lined. Sizes 12 to 18, reduced to $5.45. 12 (Only) BOYS’ SUITS, in Gray mixtures, belted model with trousers fully lined. Sizes 15 to 17, reduced to $3.35. 15 (Only) BOYS’ OVERCOATS, in dark Gray and Brown mix- tures, in belted model with convertible military collar. Sizes 12 to 18, reduced to $8.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE New Corduroys at $1.15 Yard are in the velvct-finich, wide-wale variety, so desirable for chil- dren's coats, negligees and sports wear. Choice of Old-rose, Bluebird, Cherry, Royal-purple, Tobacco-brown, Delft-blue, Mais, Peacock, Battleship, Emerald and White. Thirty-three inches wide, $1.15 yard. A LIGHTER-WEIGHT CORDUROY, narrow-wale weave, features White, Bluebird, Old-rose, African-brown, Copenhagen, Laven- der, Porcelain, Coral, Jack-rose, Blush-pink, Royal-purple, Tan- gerine, Navy and Battleship; 82 inches wide, 95¢ yard. Woolen Remnants Reduced In this underpriced grouping are numerous good weaves—offer- ing decided advantages to women who can use lengths from 1 to 5 yards. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 48 Pairs of Men’s Corduroy Trousers Special $3.35 Saturday An opportunity to save materially on Work and Outing Trousers—staunchly made of medium-weight, fine-wale drab corduroy, with buttoned flap pockets, Sizes 82 to 40. Spe- cial, Saturday, $3.35. Men’s Chambray Work Shirts 95c About 250 Shirts to sell at this low price, made of firm, blue and gray chambray, in coat style, with flat collar and pocket. Sizes 14 to 1714. Price 95e. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Lavender relieved with white bands at neck and'~ wide sleeves. Special $3.45. Second Flooz In the Downstairs Stores 225 Aprons Red 195c Reduced Price ee. Tines and odd lots, offer Aprons of good materials at this low price, as follows: —Gingham, Percale and Chambray Aprons in slip-over, side and front- fastening styles. -—Chambray Aprons in plain color with plaid trimming. —Plaid Gingham Aprons with plain-color trimmings. —Aprons in light and dark figured per- cales. Reduced to 95¢. THIRTY FLANNELETTE KIMONOS in blue, gray, purple and rose, reduced to 95¢ each, —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Wash Laces 18c Yard ILET-PATTERN and Brassiere Laces and Insertions of the firm, heavy type used in undergarments wherever long-service is desired; 4 inches wide, 18¢ yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Tumblers 5c EAVY Colonial - style Tumblers, as pictured; excellent for kitchen and every-day use—special 5¢ each. —THE DOW! STAIRS STORE