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pom cicnainatciesienaniomnn SOMEONE WILL TALK IN TAYLOR CASE, IS BELIEF OF DETECTIVE AY 23, 1922 BY DETECTIVE SERGEANT WOMAN SLEW | WN. TAYLOR, | "==" WOULD STEM CAPITALISM District mys pol Office, Churchman Says It Must Be Tam convinced that more than Done to Save World ne peraon has guilty knowledge gto ey ey ae EVANSTON, Ill, May 3%.—The even, wiht ¥ land the | church must stem the tide of capital te eo eea eee town into | i™ OF civilization is doomed, Prof ° > Py the long vigit between the law's | 208" H, Gray, noted egonomic Believe Relative aitnae and’ Gia envi. Was uthority, declared today in opening ae » Ce eee ene es mature | the conference on Christianity and Of Girl Shot OM )| aoesn't ieanen tne chances of suc: | Seguomle over here, | cess, Some day someone's going ¢ conte called +a ate © drop ‘ord, a hin’ Methodist Episcopal church, was at ! on. from ull over = the rire ‘ ‘A : : ; ; \ *} o } orld are still riting « hun of the church. es » ‘rancis tions and se --indt | Chureh world movement on labor BY JACK JUNGMEYER tating the unflagging interest in | Conditions in the steel Industry LOS ANGELES, May 2.—A the mystery, When a hint ix |, Caused d sensation, presided dozen detectives from the city || dropped there are likely to be Professor Gray declared the ques police and district attorneys of |] many lstening ears, and itt | tien of whether a firm stand by the church against capitalism would low funds for its support was fice are still at work on the Will come flashing in to us sen “be fam Desmond Taylor murder ‘Taylor will be avenged mystery, side the point Elimination of official jeal- ja few minutes after he accompanied — “It '* unde ple that the church if they are to be i should have funds used to strengthen and support justice,” he declared Taking the situation in the four reat basic Industries of steel, coal, eusies and better teamwork are expected to solve the killing of the $2,000a-week movie director shot February 1 in his bachelor | Mabel Normand, famous screen atar |to her car at the curb, Save for the murderer, Mies Normand had been | the laat to visit him. apartment in Hollywood. © | Other young screen beauties, tn 8 7 Heretofore envy, suspicion |cluding Neva Gerber, once his Ol! and railroads, Professor Gray fiancee, and Mary Miles Minter, ait, “#!4 joolal contro! must be exercised and dissension have hampered | the investigation, | professing high regard for Taylor One by one, a score of hot tralls|gave police little information as to over thor industries. Anti-trust have cooled. None of the 25 per-| his past laws have proven futile. Trusts sone questioned has suggested def-| Against Sands he was inexplicably | D°V"T before were so numerous, pow initely the key to the case. Halt a | bitter erful or injurious as today, Steel } holds the key to the situation, “More th steel industry dozen persons are still under survell lance. No trace of Edward Sands, | Taylor's missing former valet, want ea for Interrogation, has been found THREE THEORIES OF THE CRIME ‘Theories have finally narrowed Of a Canadian soldier he had said to a fellow officer in London, “There | goes a man who swears he'll get me." To another friend he had confided |worry over an ardent {nfatuation with a young woman, He had told fo | queer tales of his apartment having been invaded by a prowler during his n half of the men in the still work the 12-hour day and Su y Inbor hag not been materially lessened. “After every competing nation has come to an eight-hour day in this industry, families representing trom three: 500,000 to 150,000 persons are sub First: That Taylor was killed by | “sence }jJect to this barbarous treatment. an unidentified soldier of his over.|, A haunted man in a haunted |" wsuch workers may want more @eas command because of some war | house. Reticent, fearful, unmistak-| schools, more churches, bathe, but time allercation. Taylor was & cap.|*DIY lonely and aloof even among his! their soul cry. for justice and Laid out as if for a to them falls tain in the Canadian forces osest friends. Second: That Sands, accused of | bier by the hand that took his life twice robbing his employer, and by| A¥% Strange @ mosaic of fact, con some investigators believed to be re | Jeeture and ehal-| preaching the gospel on deaf cars. “About one-third of steel workers v pumice as ever are receiving wages below @ decent lated to Taylor, can reveal the mur Gerer’s identity. Third: That a woman relative of one of the director's girls friends, misinterpreting that — friendship, killed Taylor with the idea that she ‘Was protecting the girl All have circumstantial weight sert the officers who respectively stress them. H The first and third theories are | Deing exploited by Detectives B.C.) King and J. A. Wynn of District At-| torney Woolwine’s forces; the second has been firmly held from the first by Captain: of Detectives David Ad. ams of the city police. | The third is purely déductive | dased on romantic episodes said to} have been confided by Taylor to one | lenged detective genius! “That act of. arranging the body |the hands, the clothes,” hazards De. |tective King, “was characteristic of woman moved to a final show of tenderness after the death shot, fired } within an inch of his body And then a “funny looking man,” | #wathed in a muffier, walking calmly from the door under the eyes of Mra. Douglas MacLean, a neighbor, leav ing the lights burning all night over the corpse! ‘Wasn't that person,” “a woman disguised as a man Bank Cashier Shot Down by Holdup s King, of his few confidante and by him} SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.—Alex related to the police—a situation ander Rutner, night cashier of the which was causing the film man in- | Liberty bank, waa shot and seriously tense worry. This theory has never|wounded early today by two men before been publicly stated. who attempted to hold him up as he was entering his home. Taylor was shot apparently within May Sale of Wall Paper at Smith’s Beginning tomorrow morning, and for the bal- ance of the month, we offer special values in Wall Paper. We can quote only a few here, but if you are going to paper this summer it will pay you to visit our store during this big Just May Sale. like finding money when you buy your Wall Paper here. 30-inch plain Oatmeal Paper. Choice of sev- eral colors at 10¢ roll, or 30¢ bolt. Pretty bor- ders cut out to match at 5¢ and 10¢ yard. Bedroom Papers Dozens of dainty stripes and allover effects, in pink, ‘blue or yellow, for the sleeping rooms—at 10¢, 1214¢ and 15¢ or borders, as you like. These are Papers worth 10¢ a roll. At S¢ they are real bargains. Good chance to clean up those rooms now. Varnish Tiles The washable paper for kitchen or bath in choice of pretty tile patterns. Very special at 22¢ a single roll of 8 yards. apestry Papers For the living rooms— all reduced this week. Choice of our best liv- ing room papers at 10 per cent reduction dur- ing sale. standard of jiving. | “If, as Judge Gary sald, wages are determined by demand and supply, we should ask how much he has to do with fixing the demand and the supply, and if bis statement is cor. j rect, the church must Insist that we Joontrol the demand and supply.” TWO AIRPLANES ON WAY TO CITY iTo Fly in Interest of Train- ing Camps Two army airplanes, with com plete flying personnel, have ar at Vancouver barracks from the Pi Seattle in the interest of citizens’ military training camp activites. Word was receved Tuesday at cam paign headquarters, 315 University xt, that the two army planes will be sent to this city to report to Col ©. J. Charles, officer in charge of this district, ax soon as they have com: pleted their flying program at Port land. The two planes are of the latest military types, De Haviland super bombers, which made excellent bat tle records on the Western front during the last few months of the |world war. The planes will report at |¥ort Lawton and will remain in Se lattie for some time, making frequent Nights. | A complete program of fights will |be announced shortly, in order that the public may have an opportunity to witness the airplanes in action. The flights will be in the Interest of the summer training camps to be held at Camp Lewis and Fort Wor den July 27 to August 2 LEWIS & CLARK AID PROMISED |Department of Agriculture | to Give $450,000 Aseuring gateway into Washington, secretary of agriculture an nounced Tuesday that he had ap | proved the allocation of $450,000 from the national forest highway budert for the beginning of a two-year pro- gram for the building of the Lewis jand Clark highway thru Montana and Idaho, The news was recelved by the Chamber of Commerce, which has led the fight to get federal funds |for the project ] The new highway wih extend from LoLo hot springs, In Western Mon tana, to Lowell, tively short distanes from Lewison It will cut the distance from Seattle jand points east 175 miles. | The complete construction will mean the making of 100 miles of road, principally thru the Selway na tional forest. Not only will the high 1p a scenic wonderland for automobile tourist, but {t will In ten-fold the opportunity to protect timber from fires in the Sel Lo-Lo, Clearwater and Nez 6 national foresta. Work will » this summer. way open the crease way, [widio at San Franciseo, en route to} the opening of a new) Idaho, a compara | } the-world flight. shown by comparison of the climbed the ladder to the pilot LONDON, May 23.—A woman's self vacrifice has made possible an attempt to make the first airplane Night around the world The death of Sir Ross Smith on the eve of his projected round.the. world flight took away all the nerve of his brother, Sir Keith Smith, who |was to have been tis companion | British air offitials, fearing America | might snatch the honor, called for volunteers Maj. W. T. Blake, a noted filer and newspaperman, was appealed to jas the man beet fitted to undertake | the tark. have a family.” eid Blake, “Awk my wife. If she agrees, I'll fg." Mra. Blake didn't hesttate. “Gor’ she. mid, “It is for the glory of Britain, Britain before family’ Bo M&j. Blake is going. He ts scheduled to hop off Wednesday, the !day honored thruout British domin. tons as Empire day Private funds have been sub seribed for four planes he and Cap. tain Norman MacMillan, who o! flew to Morocco with Blake, will use on the round-the-world flight. A fy ing boat was planned at first, but Blake decided he couldn't afford to wait until it could be built. Will Attempt World F light Wife Tells Him to Try It TAR Maj. W. T. Blake and his wife and baby, and the De Haviland machine in which he will start on his round- The tremendous size of the airplane is figure of Blake, who has just "s seat, “To wait would play into the hands of the Yanks.” he sald. “I want to gain this honor for Britain.” Biake and MacMillan will leave London in a huge DeHaviland 9 ma chine, a giant ship equipped with a 230-horsepower Biddely Puma engine In it they hope to reach Calcutta, covering 7.000 miles in the first stage of the flight, via Paris, Rome, Athens, Créte, Alexandria, Bagdad. Bazra, Kurachi and Delbt In Calcutta a second machine, a Fairey 3, will be walting, the parts having been sent there to be as sembled, The second leg will be via Rangoon, Bangkok, Saigon, along the Chinese coast, to Japan, Yoko hama, then to Petropaviovk, and via the Aleutian islands and the Alaskan coast to Vancouver. A tifird machine, another DeFfavt- land 9, will be waiting for the trip acrona Canada, to Chicago, New York, and thence to New Foundland, where the fourth machine, an “F" 3 flying boat, will be picked up. The journey then will be across Green. land to Iceland, to the Faroe islands and finally to Scotland, winding up at Aberdeen, The longest sea flight will be from the Faroe islands to Scotland, about 850 miles. SEATTLE LINER RAMS FREIGHTER |H. F. Alexander Sinks Brit- ish Carrier Andree PHILADELPHIA, May 23.—The British cargo carrier Andree was rammed and sunk off Fort Mifflin |by the H. F. Alexander, formerly the Great Northern, the fastest ship fly: ing the American flag. ‘The captain and entire crew of 40 men of the Andree were rescued by | the Alexander's from the Philadelphia navy yards. The H. F. Alexander, America’s fastest merchant «hip, is the latest addition to the Pacific Steamship ny, purchased for service be lifeboats and tugs tween Seattle and California points. | Refore the war she was the Great Northern, operating between Mlavel Ore., and California, The Pacific | Steamship company paid the ship. ping board $1,250,000 for her, She wan refitted at a cont of $400,000. She was scheduled to sail from New York Saturday afternoon for | Seattle. | Important Changes | . . | in Cummins Law | WASHINGTON, May 2. Impor. ltant changes should be made by con grees in the Exch-Cummins lay pro: viding for regulation of railroads, President Harding believes. It was learned at the White House that one of the principal | today LEGATE PROBE IS INDEFINITE |No Date Set for Inquest by Coroner as Yet Altho no definite date has been set for the inquest into the death of Patrolman Charlies ©. Legate, who was slain in the Main st. garage, March 17, Coroner Willis H, Corson |said Tuesday he expected to hear from Emanuel A. Weitz this week Corson said he had no information as to Weltz's whereabouts, altho he |is believed to have left his home in Hitchcock, Okla., several days ago to attend the ring in & tle, and also to testify before the King county grand jury Corson denied a published report that he had set a definite date for the Inquest, saying there was abso: lutely nothing definite, | — —-——— | . |To Give Talk on | Business Success How peychology can ald in the attainment of business success will be explained by Dr. Orlando Edgar Miller, president of the Interna tional Society of Applied Psycho} ory, in an addreas to be given be. fore the Progremive Business Men's club at ite luncheon meeting Wednesday noon at the Pig'n Whis Dr. Miller will be the club's | luncheon guest | Dr. Miller, whowe home is In Los | Angeles, has come to Seattle to | tle. The Seattle chamber assumed the|amendments to the law which the/| deliver a series of free lectures on FRANCE STARTS GRAVE MEETING will Determine Stand on Reparations \ BY WEBB MILLER PARIS, May Parliament con ed to determine France's Gert ve action on does not mands, June 1 m in cane the reparations pituation fraught with anxiety, for it waa felt France might be committing herself to course from which she could not turn back Premier Potncare was called upon to state the government's powition. The chamber was to give him a vote of confidence in hin, stand. It was expeeted that the premier would not relax from his fighting attitude expresned Bunday in a ech at} Strasbourg, even tho a of this by the deputies would commit him to go on ale gainst Germany and risk @ rupture with Great Britain, — | Great interest attaches to the first! meeting of the international bankers’ committee which im to investigate was i among other matters, German} finance and of which J. P, Morgan is a member. M. De La Croix, Belgian member, is chairman of the committee, and) has invited its members to dinner to- morrow night. Bankers will state upon what terms they might agree to fioat an international loan for Ger-| many, Meanwhile, the Germans are mak- ing every effort to reach agreement whereby no action will be taker against them on June L. They have paid what they owe to date. They will not be able to meet the payment | required May 31. But they are will ing to meet half way any proposal that will prevent France moving against them. BANK PARLEY INU, S, URGED Proposal for International Meet Up to Harding BY THOMAS L. STOKES WASHINGTON, May 23.—Sugger tien that an international confer: ence of bankers be called in Wash- ington to devise means of untangling the egonomic maze in Europe has been made to President Harding by certain of his advisers, it became known today. While the president's attitude on such a conference has not been di- vulged, it is thought by those in Close touch with the administration that he will give the suggestion care- ful consideration. The meeting will be another Washington conference with the subject shifted from excessive arma. ments to economic ills which are burdening the world, according to the plan of those who are pushing the movement. FIRE MENACES WHOLE TOWN After one residence had burned to |the ground and another had been jbadly damaged, firemen from Seat- tle under Battalion Fire Chief J. W. |Carmichael early Tuesday controlled a fire that threatened to wipe out |the village of Allentown, near Du- wamish. ‘The home of Andrew Tom wan de- stroyed. One hundred citizens formed a bucket and garden hose brigade in fighting the flames, The damage is extimated at $15,000, Girl Badly Hurt as Machine Turns Over Mary Brogan, 18, of 1902 E. Marion st, wad in Providence hos- pital Tuesday suffering from a frac tured skull and weveral broken ribs, received when an automobile she was driving turned over at E. 50th st. Jand 10th ave. N. E., Monday night. Three of her companions were only |slightly bruised. They are Kate | Brogan, a sister; Helen Marlota and | Theresa Love, 5055 Seventh ave. N. E. ——__1 ABERDEEN.—Body of John Ny- | lander, 37, recovered from Chehalia river, On December 9, with three jother men, Nylander was drowned when auto plunged thru bridge. Two bodies yet unrecovered. FREDERICK | & NELSON } FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET 1,200 Yards of Unbleached Muslin At 12\2c Yard 7. SENGTHS from 2 to 15 yards in this especially desirable quality of Unbleached Muslin, for eur- tains, bedspreads and other uses—39 inches wide— 1216¢ yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Featured Offerings in Low-priced Dinner Services in the Downstairs Store OMEKEEPERS with summer cottages or furnish, and others wko can use a semi-porcelain dinner service to advantage, are fered very attractive saving-opportunities in the ent display in the Downstairs Store. 32-Piece Set, $5.95 42-Piece Set, $7.96. Choice of three patterns at Pale gilt medallion : this price—dainty pink floral @ecoration te featured tm q design, gold line and blue low-priced service, band motif. 50-Piece Set, $ : 42-Piece Set, $6.45 ‘A broad gold band and blue Patterned with green or arg Ose effective Seem biue medallion and line on the wre are Bean attractively graceful Hampton shape, is » this attractiveiy.priced service, 50-Piece Set, $1 i ] s Handsome service om 4 42-Piece Set, $6.95 Colonial Mayflower | A @elicate gold spray border with delicate gold medallion decorates an attractive dinner and line decoration. service at this price. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STO Ivory Enameled Bird Cages, $3.3 —well-finished in ivory en and fitted with opal glass f cups with fine wire guard prevents scattering of see be 6%, inches high, ages 1654 inches 5g Cages 1714 inches high, $3.05. Cages 18 inches high, $4.25, ol Split Bamboo Baskets in substantial: style, sizes 10%x14% and 12x15 inches—> 6O0¢@ each. ‘a Potato Ricer 25c '&, — Coy Mashed potatoes are fluffy and free from lumps when pressed through these effl- cient Potato Ricers, and they are used also as fruit presses. As pictured, 25¢. Food Strainers 25c ‘These Strainers fit over any kettle or pan and they save the hands from hot water and steam when vegetables are to be | drained or strained. Price 25¢. Copper - bottom | Wash Boiler, $2.15 Wash Boilers of strong, | charcoal tin, with heavy copper bottom, fit-im cover and ebonized wood handles, Sizes No. 8 and No, 9— at $2.15. 7 —THE DOWNSTAIRS | STORE A Special Purchase of Steamer Wardrobe Trunks (As Pictured) Speciale $ 29.85 Back WENTY-FOUR of these good Trunks in the roll. leadership in the efforts to get the|president would favor would be the|applied psychology and will sive his road constructed, and organized an|transfer of the railroad labor board | first talk Tuesday at 7:20 p. m. in] purchase. Body of Trunk is of three-ply ve- association which brought together|from Chicago to Washington, in or-|the Masonic temple at Harvard ave. i yer 4 “ie hea ie . The New the states of Washington, Montana,|der that the governmental body)and HW. Pine st. He will discuss neer, with hard fiber covering; staunchly built, strengly reinforced and capable of withstanding @ lot of travel knocks, Interior convenient fittings Include garment hangers on steel Ceilings Moire ceilings at 7¢ lentific living and control of fate, Idaho and Oregon. M. J. Carrigan, | regulating wages and working condi- | assistant secretary of the chamber, |tions would be in close touch with | is president of the highway associa-|the interstate commerce commission | Wallingford Plans Harmonella This pretty blend comes roll. tion in its rate-fixing activities. in 30-inch width and in Neat scratch pattern, Sg sei eee nT sei for a Flower Show trolley; Inundry bag and shoe pockets; commodious tray the soft colors. Our 10¢ roll. The Wallingford Commercial club | space, includ is the first sectional organization to | ing convert Fruit Pudding pt special price is 20¢ roll, Other patterns at 15¢ a , , announce that it will hold a flower | lo “drop* or 60¢ bolt. and 20¢ roll. thot’ taw’ puiuinec in: soarnene Pel with the Chamber of may be used ‘A supreme dessert as hat com- As wholesome as it is tasteful—a dis- | movement to beautify | show will be held June Best Grade Kalsomine, special, lb..............8¢ fl 17 7 inclusive, on No, 45th st., frontage | | partment for Be ns “ee, js tinctive nut-like flavor! Try it! extending from Wallingford ave, to —Photo by Price & Carter wom WEAR-WELL Outside White, Ivory, Cream and Sunnysiqe ave. During the period Star Statt Photographers | boagge aly an. Interior is all colors—a splendid guaranteec | ow Pp ve lor a splendid guaranteed This delicious Roman Meal pudding and Jof the show prize flowers will be} srisy ru Ella Stanhope, od lage s ‘ nese : ; , , soprano PAINTS = Paint at, gallon.......... $2.35 ist thiieae! Saal “Clits uid ‘Sciaay: hed Jexhibited in various shop windows |sefoist, who will take part tn. the cretonne: of the district. presentation of Handel's “Messiah” lined. restore deficiencies in modern refined P, B, Wentworth, chairman of tha |prcgeneacion, Of andeee ei eio nods lobe Netrknghthenta’ ceeasaitten -ainioutions [phates sohace iain ueran vie In a fea ; |that competition will be open to all|recital, under the direction of W. W. tured offer. mi S$ a aper ouse Promotes digestion—prevents constipation. | the residents of the district and pos-| Carney, will be held at the college, tng; Wednel Costs less than one cent to serve. jstbly to outsiders, Florists will not|@pird ave, W. and Nickerson st. In t) ple aa a sere ia : be permitted to compete, but will be|addition to Miss Stanhope, the fol- Look for Our Big Electric Sign | See 25 Recipes on Each Package svited’ te tote Bh the exhtaniiie, Mes uid, cond eae cee Phd N retary of the club, announces that complete details for the show will be discussed at a meeting ta be held June & Foot, » Cathay, contralto; Robert Leise, ten- or, and Robert Bradley, bass. They will be accompanied at the piano by| Myri Wilson and J, % Chane % 1621 Fourth Ave. SEATTLE. Each Day, Some Way