The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 1, 1922, Page 7

i é at 1S DUE TODAY Friends Declare Actor Believed He Was Married | Within the Law LOS ANGELES, June 1.—-Rodotph Valentino, who married Winifred Hudnut in Mexico months before the California laws permitted, today was | to appear in the court of Justice | Hanby to answer charges of bigamy | resulting from his return to this state | with his bride. Valentino's defense, understood to be backed by powerful film interests | and wealthy friends of the screen! Mdol, ix said to contend that the stat ute prohibiting such marriage is in Valid, because the wedding took place | eutside the California jurindiction. ‘The state, with documents, photo Braphs and witnesses, will attempt to ghow that Valentino brought Miss Hudnut to Palm Springs, desert oasis Hear the Imperial valley, and there Hived in the luxurious bungalow re gort. Jean Acker, who, the state ‘claims, ix stil! Valentino's legal wife, will be called to testify regarding their divorce, which is still in the in teriocutory stage. Eight witnesses from Calexico, El Centro and Palm Springs, all places fm Saquthern California, where the ‘couple is said to have been after the ‘wedding, arrived here to testify. Mexican officials, including Judge ‘T. Sandoval, who performed the cere. , Fefused to come to Los An to testify, indicating that the Official attitude is that the Marriage was a legal one. Attorney W. I. Gilbert. heading the @efense;. is expected to place great emphasis on the point of Valentino's intent, which, the actor insists, was) ‘unquestionable, The defense contends | that Valentino, a foreigner, unin- structed jn the minutae of American | laws, having seen conditions prevail in New York secomnt ea similar mar. Tiages across the state border, be- Neved he was conforming to all regu Jationg in going to México to be mar. and wanted to live decently the laws,” said his friends. of them prominent in the world. w “We will make a test of this case/ nd see if such marriages would bs | ¥oree from Owen Moore may not ¥et| Histot countenanced,” sald Deputy Disirict Attorney Tom McClelland. ‘The district attorney's office has ingimated frequently that scores mee | the decision of the state supreme ised by I ether marriages in the state wil) | Court, late yesterday, in favor of Mis® nattie on Binge on the court's decision. VALERA DEFIES ~~ BRITISH RUL He Denies Right of English Authority BY ED L. KEEN LONDON, June 1—Eamon De ‘Valera today defied the British gov- ernment. Winston Churchill's challenge to Iretand to uphold the letter and Spirit of the peace treaty, or be; Placed once more under British rule, ‘was answered by the republican lead- er in emphatic fashion. “Mr. Churchill's tnreats do not af- fect us,” De Valera declared in a Message to the United Press. “We deny the right of any English au thority to prescribe what irishmen Shall and shall not do.” The Fitish cabinet met at noon to- day to e-psider the situation created by De Y&iera’s attitude. Earl Cavan, chief of the imperial staff, was call- @d into the conference. Steps to back up Churchill's threat of re. @ccupation of Ireland were consid- ered. Belfast Death Roll Is 13 in 24 Hours BELFAST, June 1.—Belfast's Mrs. Walter S. Ward and PRINCIPALS IN MYSTERY CASE) OREGON FIRES | her husband (lower left) who | UNDER CONTROL Situation Is ‘Still Dangerous, | However PORTLAND, June 1.—Forest and] in the vicinity of Port arently were under control | t were reported to be still dangerously owing to the burning {continued dry weather and what ap | |parently promixes to be a day of | high temperature. The fire which broke out 20 miles east of Portland Tuesday night and which reached ite maximum fierce | ness Wednesday in the face of a stiff at wind, today had reached the 4 of the Boring canyon and med to have been balked in ite jfurther progress by the width of the | Sandy river | Had this fire continued fn its head }iong course at the rate it moved it im probable the flames would have leaped over the river and eaten ite way into the Bull Run watershed, endangering Portland's water sup |ply. The fire in ftw course destroyed more than a score of homes. Brush fires of moderate size were re | ported from Clatsop and Columbia counties today Fires in Central Ore gon apparently had burned them selves out, On the north side of the | Columbia river, near Vancouver, Wash,, brush fires which threatened milen of orchard tracts had been! placed under control by rnachers and soldiers from Vancouver barracks, | | Mghting the Names with water, sack | ing and extensive back-firing, | No reports of lows of life from fires | in Oregon and Southern Washington | had reached Portland, No official ox-! timate haa yet been made of the amount of property damage done to) timber tracta and ranch land, but it is believed that it will run well over $250,000 in tile fegion alone. [HEROIC ‘WOMAN SAVES HOUSE BATON VILLE, June 1 Mra | killed Clarence Peters (right) to guard a secret of honor and) pay, Hansell, given up for lost In whose plec is self-defense. PICKFORD CASE NOT YET OVER: Prospect CARSON CITY, Nev. June 1— Mary Pickford’s troubles over her di-| be over. Two more battles involving the case were In prospect today, despite Pickford in the state's suit to annul her divorce. One may before the unitea| States bring court and the other in the Nevada state legislature, Attorney General L. G. Fowler and his assistants were to confer here during the day, to decide whether or} not to attempt an appeal in the case! to ee highest federal court. y of those who have followed the iitigation believed the decision | ould be in the affirmative. “The suggestion contained in the state court's decision that the real remedy was legislation and did not rest with the courts, quickened inter est in a movement already started for revision of Nevada's divorce laws, 80 as to eliminate what is known pop- | ularly ag the “Pickford short term di voree.” An attempt will be made to pass laws which will make imponst ble hereafter divorces of the variety | which Mary secured ‘The decision rendered late yester. day ended two years of litigation over the Pickford-Moore divorce, The state supreme court held that the state had no right to attack the di voree, and that the court in which the sult to annul was brought was without jurisdiction. . Doug and Mary Are Pleased by News LOS ANGE June 1—"We are both very, very happy.” ‘This was the only reply of “Little Mary” Pickford when she and her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, were sked today to comment on the ac jon of the supreme court of Nevada | eee WHITE PLAINS, N. ¥., June L— i reased activity in the official in | veatigation of the slaying of Clarence {Peters by Walter 8 Ward was no- ticeable here today It was learned that the Pinkerton a. ve agency has been employed }to assist Westchester county offt clals in their attempt to unravel the | mystery | Frank Cody, chief of police of New |Rochetle, where Ward formerly held ithe office of po! commissioner, told District Attorney Weeks he gave | Ward a 32-caliber Smith & Wesson “some time ago.” Ward fturned @ pistol of similar make and tealiber over to the authoritic last week and declared { was the gun ers in the alleged gun the lonely road where jPeters’ body was found May 16. Success on Highway Is Warmly Praised A number of congratulatory tele grams and letters have been re leaived at the Chamber of Commerce following the success of the fight jled by the organization to obtain funds for the construction of the | proposed Lewis and Clark highway, lwhich wil! extend from Missoula, | Mont., to Lewiston, Idaho. | “We are very much gratified at }the success of the effort to obtain appropriations,” wrote Orpheus C. Soot», secretary of the Yakima Chamber of Commerce. “We think | the Chamber of Commerce deserves | much credit for getting behind this project.” Letters have been received In a {similar vein from Idaho, Montana and Oregon organizations. To Lay Plans for Ski Tournament | To outline plans for the interna |tional aki tournament to be held in | Paradine Park this summer, the Rai nier National Park Ski club diree |torg will meet in the Chamber of ‘commerce Thuraday at 7:30 p. m. The club was organized May 17 to the contest, and from Roth Seattie promote leading Puge’ and dinavians the the organ ation, Nine-tenths of all the known as- Geath rol for the past 24 hours|!" finally upholding her long-disputed | bestos deposits in the world are locat mounted to 13 this afternoon when/ John Kane, a truck driver, was | — dragged from his seat and shot in York road. Besides an l1-yearold boy who was killed this morning and a/ constable who died of wounds In| &@ hospital, 10 other victims of last night's warfare were in the city| morgue. Thirty-one were added to} the wounded in hospitais. | PUBL'“70 PAY LESS FOR COAL BY PAUL Kk MALLON WASHINGTON, June 1.— The American public will pay from 10 to 16 per cent less for coal as long as the mine strike lasts, under an agreement reached between Secre- | tary of Commerce Hoover and the non-union bituminous operatorn. Department of commerce officials said today this cut from prevailing | Prices was assured as the result of the final conference between Hoover and the operators. Prices to the consumer will be based on a rate of $3 per ton at the mine. Practically every non-union district has submitted its “fair price” scale to the newly appointed central com- mittee which will sit in Washington to coordinate distribution, These | figures range from $2.45 to $3.50 for | the various localities. ‘The highest demand ts made by the Southern West Virginia fields, where the $3.50 price will obtain for | the highest grade of coal. The low- est is in Alabama, where a $2.45 price | will predominate. | The field committees, representing | Northwestern Pennsylvania, Somer. | set county, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Upper Potomac and Utah, will conclude megotiations with Hoover some time next week. The Utah ni getiations will be conducted by mail @4 Bo representatives from that fleid | were present at the meeting. Givorce from Owen Moore FREDERICK & NELSON Friday, the Downstairs Store Will Place on Sale 200 New Jersey Suits ny eT ed in Canada includes | Tacoma men are prominent in| |a raging forest fire that swept acrow ber ranch yesterday after: noon, Was exhausted but safe at her home here today. Heroically guilding her children to Alder, thru blinding smoke and |blasing timber that choked the lcountry roads, Mrs, Hansell did not stop when her own safety waa ax sured. She returned to ber h altho often nearly overcome by the! terrific struggle. | | “Then Mra. Hansell began a des| perate fight to save her home. A large brush pile near the house was) smouldering under a fierce, fire laden wind that swept the ranch like a breath from an inferno. She pumped water from the weil and soaked the brush pile, the side of the house and the roof. During the night, the fire abated, and finally died away. Mre. Hansell had pumped the well dry, but had maved her home. eee FIRE WRECKS OREGON TOWN: THE DALLES, Ore., June 1—Fire destroyed three complete blocks in Prineville, 30 miles south of here, learty today, causing damage os | Umated at $250,000, according to a long distance telephone cull to - |sheritts office here at 8:15 this morning, Embers from forest fires In East- ern Crook county are believed re sponsible for the blaze, There were {no casualties, ‘The fire started short- ly after midnight and was under con- trol at & o'clock this morning. |_ ‘Tho blaze was spectacular. Frame | structures, housing three-fifths of the downtown business establish. ments of the town, burned lke card- | board. The Prineville hotel was com- | pletely destroyed, guests es ping | easily with ali their possessions. The postoffice and the telephone com- | | pany’s offices were both leveled. Volunteer firemen fought the! flames with delapidated equipment | juntil many fell from sheer ex haustion, according to the telephone | message Communication with outside towns | was destroyed shortly after the fire | |wtarted, when the telephone office was ignited. There was no means of sending for ald from Bend or other | surrounding towns. The one good] wire out of Prineville was “jumped” | to The Dalles this morning and the |first word of the dinaster given to liocal authorities: FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET In the Lighter, $8. Summery Tints 35 HE balance of a manufacturer’s stock on hand, secured at a concession and priced to afford Downstairs Shoppers savings just as attractive. The Suits are of closely-woven Jersey cloth in Cool-looking light-greens, light-blues, tans and lavenders in —all in Tuxedo style to and interestingly varied “tweedy” mixtures show dainty blouse-frills, by groups of tucks, box plaits or inverted plaits in back, and rows of stitch- ing on pockets, Misses’ sizes, 16 and 18 years Women’s sizes, 36 to 44. Featured Friday, at a very low price—$8.35. ~“THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE | fire in their garages. Live stock was j tary, ling near the town was burned. jand Atlantic st. will be entertained cites ees tretmasremar ser ifermery eemon THE SEATTLE STAR poe RS MGB LET HERE’S MORE ABOUT FIRES =| STARTS ON PAGE ONE REM aD A Kal day fighting the fire near Stillwater, Due to the herole efforts of Hose Co, No, 34 of the Seattle fire depart ment the city mimoth ant at Cedar Falls has been ea | | | | r The rest of the town has been practically wiped out, leaving 600 men, women and children homelens: but the power plant is undamaged and a lucky shift of the wind has! sent the flames that threatened it| off in another direction. Fighting ity way thru a veritable of flames, the hose company, un- | 1 of Lieut. H. W, Fuson, finally won its way to the doomed town, and, joining forces with the firefighters already on the scene, managed to fight back the red peril until the wind changed. At 7 o'clock Thursday morning Lieut. Fuson reported that all dan ger was over and that he would at tempt to return to the city at § a. m. FIRES RAGE IN WESTERN SECTIONS In the meantime, however, forest fires were raging with unchecked velocity thruout most of the wooded areas of Western Washington. The railroad’s rete power plant at Cedar Falls was saved, and so were the station and four or five homes; the rest of the town was lev. eled. The loss in this one village will mount high into the hundreds of thounands. Automobiles der com: ere destroyed by roasted to death. In one charred and blackened yard there were 30 dead chickens, mourned by a soll lonely hen that had miracu lously escaped the flames. A freight train standing on a sid ‘The schoolhouse was saved from total destruction because of the sprinkler system installed In it, but the teacher's houne, «tanding in the same yard, was destroyed. 25 HOMES ARE BURNED TO GROUND About 25 residences, burned to the ground, thing they contained, The town of Cedar Falls was situ ated ina ravine between Rattlesnake mountain and Windy point. Slash ing fires got beyond contro! on both cast and west and swept down on the town from both sides, encircling it with flames, ‘The ground over which the fire ran had been burned wer about four or five years ago, ® mont of the fuel was brush, The fiames spread like a prairie fire, far faster than the ord! nary forest blaze. Several families at Cedar Palle were compelled to take refuge in the Inspection tunnel in the big masonry tunnel at Cedar lake, staying there for hours while flame and smoke swept outside Several houses at the city light de partment's camp No, 2 were destroy In all, were with every ed, but otherwine all city property was saved. A mile and a haif of wood pipe, valued at several hundred thousand dollars, wag saved thru the herole efforta of city em ployes. DAMAGES SET AT $3,000,000 OR MORE In all the forest fire damage tn Western Washington was comrerva- Uvely estimated at $2,000,000 Thurs- day. Near Bellingham two separate for- est fires raged for more than 24 hours, but were reported under con trol at last. Heavy damage by forest fires tn Snohomish county was reported from the Wallace Falls Logging company's |holdings east of Sultan, the Cherry Valley Logging company’s camps at Stillwater and other points. Severe forest fires are also report ed raging in Northern British Co- umbia. Coleman School to Entertain Alumni Girls and boys who have graduated “som Coleman school, 24th ave, 8. Thursday afternoon and evening on the school grounds, mes will be [Played and a plenic supper served. |Profiteering to Be Made Treason WASHINGTON, June 1. — Prof. iteering against the government in time of war will be made a treason: able offense if Congressman Charles Thompson, republican, Defiance, O., has his way. He intends introducing @ bill to this efefct. yf Ktatarvene erat t re gammy em FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET Such Enchanting Novelties in Be June Lingerie Displays | AT EXTREMELY-LOW PRICES AtwaAys the occasion for exceptional value-giving, June Lingerie ferings are especially interesting this season for the dainty mat and the prevalence of color. Specimen values: Check-Trimmed Chemises, 75c Straight over step-ins, Voile Vests $1.50 : Choice in these Chemises of sheer apricot voile with hemetitching trimming and white voile with stite bindings of peach color, Btep-ins to match, $1.25. Chemises for of white lingerie wear cloth with binding of lavender. or blackand white checked ma- with hemstitching to T5¢. Step-ins to match, 75¢. terial match Pink Batiste Envelopes, $1.25 Envelope of pink batiste in bodice-top style, trim- with featherstitching in $1.25. Chemises of cross-bar dimity, plique and bindings in and-white checks, Pink Muslin Bloomers, 50c —with elastic and stitched ruffle at knee, and some with hand-made knots and Lazy Daisy stitching in light-blue and pink. Extra sizes, also, tured at this price, 50c. —THE DOWNaTAZanI med Deift-biue, Worth-While Savings in June Displays of White Cottons, Towelings, Bedd LONG CLOTH, 36 inches wide, | BED SHEETS, $1.35, $1.45 and | FACE TOWELS of ott 19e yard $1.60 each. size 17x84 inches, 2 for NAINSOOK, 36 Inches wide, 17¢ yard PILLOW CASES, 23c and 27e | BATH TOWELS, 7 each. and 38¢ each. LINNO CLOTH, a serviceable cotton suiting, 40 inches wide, 290 yard. BLEACHED MUSLIN, free from dressing, 36 inches wide, 15¢ yard, CROCHET BEDSPREADS, | COTTON rowan $1.85, $1.95 and $2.35 each. jeeable twill weave, 1 SATIN-FINISH BEDSPREADS, es wide, 120 yard. © $3.95 and $5.90 each, —THE DOWNSTAIRS The Downstairs Store Directs Attention to Three Notable Silk Val 85-Inch Dress-Weight 40-Inch Radium Silk Messaline at $1.35 Yard at $2.00 Yard A heavier weight, and finer, than This evenly-woven Silk is usual, in lustrous, soft-draping mes- its wearing qualities, ee is espe saline, featured in Black, Navy, ly desirable for — French-blue, Brown, Taupe, Gold, cont Yiesh-colee, Qechiae” - Plum. Exceptionally low-priced at Brown and Cornflower-blue, $1.35 yard. priced at $2.00 yard. 36-Inch Washable Satin at $1.35 Yard Extensively used for lingerie, but seldom so low-priced. A fine, soft weave, flesh-color and white, 36 inches wide, $1.35 yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS 24 Black Enameled Suit Cases Special $5.75 Friday phere git og cially, will like espe- this Suit Case which has such a large capacity for cloth- ing, and yet is surprising: ly light. Sizes 24x7x13 and x13. Of glossy black oneneled tabric, ined with cretonne, with shir- red pocket in top and fitted with tray, ..eim- forced with leather cor- ners and fitted with good lock and short straps. Special $5.75. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 300 Pairs 1-Strap Pumps a $3.95 reir Patent Leather Women’s Outing Boots, $6.95 Fo cress-country hiking mountaineering, the Or and protection of high-top is well-nigh indispensable. T are in the popular “pac* pr tern, of soft tan leather, Wi 12-inch top and welt soles, Sizes 4 to 8, Priced low at $6.95 pair. —THE DOWNSTAIRS not Time to Put the Little Fellow Into TUB SUITS $1.45 to $2.75 Quick tubbing is all that is needed to make these Suits as good as newafter strenuous 26x7 | Brown Kid yn Black Kid many attrac- tive styles N especially smart hown, Pump at a very in the Down- : irs St low price — bought ? ss linen, advantageously and paotigs hehe priced accordingly. In the smart model pictured, with and cotton poplin, Sizes 3 light-weight sole and military heel with rubber top Yet": $2.45 to $2.71 lift. WASH HATS in popular and combinations, T5¢. | BOYS' BATHING SUITS | sizes 24 to 34 5O@ $3.00. Sizes 3 to 8—widths B, C and D. Featured Friday, at $3.95 pair. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Se a eng NIE AA