The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 13, 1923, Page 1

Bullets Whiz in Seattle Street! Police Fight Desperate Battle With Man Barricaded in Hotel WEATHER t Saturday rate northerly Tempereture Last 24 Hours Maximum, Today Minimum, 58. noon, 80. ee NO, 119, Matter MM ‘ Postottign at Seattle — s. ete w ash, under the Act of ae March 8, he Seattle Sta NO SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1923. _ * TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE. 1 ARE SEATTLE PRICES TOO HI On Meats, Poultr: Howdy, folks! This is Friday, 13th—a most unlucky day to drink carbolic acid. “Of I'm not superst{tious. said Li'l Gee Gee, “but it is a strange coincidence that I my cigaret holder this morning.” ates, we 1 Kinssy Ke Wired bac Kant “Hon, Lewis “Olympi “Your Exeeliency “According to the papers of Seattle we are threatened by a certain sheriff with a foreible in terference with lo wr inalienable rights as Ameri en and 100 per cent pa uther 1. Powell, King can-born triots. Kleagle. HOT DOK Princess Santa E visiting in Seattle, is a graduate of the University of Bologna, She must have wanted an educa- tion in the wurst way orghese, now Headli he's m longest f land bh s that the cit will have the delicacy not to make Dr. Frank Horsefall chairman of the reception committee —_ c- , Bread and Vegetables — o_o =—S> coma Yes GH? , Says Navy RE prices of fresh and cured meats, poultry, bread and the staple vege- tables higher in Seattle than they are in other Pacific coast ports? If | so, why? The supply corps of higher that Seattle is su ffering a loss of business because of them 4 the U. S. navy says our prices are higher. Much hither, So much | The navy has brought this condition officially to the attention of the Seattle Chamber | of Commerce the trouble. preposterous that beef quarters should cost 40 per cent more here bread 30 per cent mor lation of prices. e here than in San Diego, or than in San Pedro, to cite two instances from the navy tabu- and asked the chamber to see whether something cannot be done to remedy | It is to be hoped that the chamber will act promptly and effectively. It is| Here is the navy¢ letter on the subject and the accompanying statement of quotations. | ‘CLAIM SEATTLE PRICES HIGHER Navy Says Food Sells for Less in Other Cities BY STEVE That Seattle ARNETT packers, provisioners and dealers are charging the navy prices far in excess of quotations of competit as the cow ntion of commander the the fleet now in a letter t to Chamber of Commerce. tended that the navy great amounts of money with rival cities, especial-| meats and bread. Hatch | prevailing pfices: of} considerably 1 in California cities. ! t cording to} of Montana © reason that and live shipped from As a re (her ttson. ature mit nip California. and cording to Ma SAYS PRICES WILL BE LOWER LATER their meat men could hav eason ifornia would from Mont freight to more (Turn to-Page 9, Column 4) STUDENTS HELD IN DEATH PROBE Pretty Lunch Room Girl Dies in Fall From Window ah What are we going to do about it? The Navy’s Letter NAVY YARD, PUGET SOUND, WASH. SUPPLY DEPARTMEN' 23 June, 1923 Chamber of Commerce, Arctic Building, Seattle, Wash. Gentlemen: The ittelosed comparison of the prices of the principal items of fresh provisions purchased by the navy’in the chief ports on the Pacific coast, will show that on the whole the prices quoted in Seattle are higher, especially on wholesale frozen meats. When cruising “between West Coast ports and navy yards the ships of the navy are required to procure their stores in the port where the lower price obtains. This statement hardly needs an explanation, for, a glance at the difference in the price of meats alone will show that the government can save from, $3 to nearly $5 per hun- dred pounds on all megts purchased in the ports compet- ing. with Seattle for navy bisiness, he approximate amount of'money disbursed monthly by the supply officer of a battleship for the purchase of fresh provisions is about $10,000, in foundanbete: and for payrolls about $65,000, making an estimated amoant of $75,000. Considering that the Pacific fleet consists of 11 battleships, about 34 torpedo boat destroyers and from 15 to 20 auxiliaries, the advantages derived by the merchants of the city in which the fleet replenishes its stock of fresh provisions are apparent. The community at large also benefits by the patronage of the officers and men. ' Would it not, therefore, be possible for you to bring to the attention of your members, and also, to the atten- tion of your city’s larger meat products and vegetable dealers the comparison of the prices submitted with the object in view of having them quote more attractive prices to the government in this vicinity? Respectfully, (Signed) F. HATCH,> Commander, Supp * 28 Corps, U: SN. The Navy’s Prices Meats, Wholesale, Frozen San Francisco 90,1318 1685 1425 San Diego $0.4192 Pedro ef, in quarter® $0.1222 ork Loins, whole M in ca Veal 18 16 kfurte Pork Sausage jon. COURT RULING BLOW AT CITY Cannot Contest Values of Corporation Properties BY JOHN W. NELSON In one of the most fm: private down the supreme court at riant de utility con: thin state, pia has mult ofthe City of the Puget Sound king an adjudica ‘tion of the property value of the erb for ratemaking purposes, according to reports trom Olymp! The decision, concurred in by four judges, is so sweeping that it denies the right of any city to thing action contesting rate making property values estab- lished at hearings of the depart- ment of public works. Tho Judges hold that should » com- pany be dissatisfied with the valués set, it may take its arievance to court for relief, but specifically denies this right to a elty, “What purpo: inv making th thera t discus disminsed Everett the against Telephone Co. » the iegislature had distinctions noted in supreme court judges om, but and we @ CITY HAD SOUGHT RELIEF IN COURTS The City Everett ing » the rates phone company by the department of public works, brought suit ave the findings reviewéd in court frhiw suit dismisiwed by de murrer and taken to the supreme jeourt. The City of Everett alleged jthat the valuation of pi Ifor ing pu was en |tinely too large and against the evi- dence. This suit was thrown out, and Washingfon. citiés were denied the right to seek relief against op- fixed or tdébe fixed in the future under the present law by the de. cision of the court | Section 10,441, Remington's code, | quoted by the judges in their decis- states “Any company of ttempt to pe ranted the rate. affected by the | findings, (as.to valuation of its prop- M4-hour o erty) believing them contrary to law or the evidence introduced, or that | > nections is not for us to! | | ; = | Superstitious? black cats catapulting in front of her and enjoge. |s0 muchas a stroll beneath a ladder on Friday, to see) tothing é 18th. i —Photo by Price & Carter, Star Staff Photographers ‘But Lots of Maids | Refused to Take the Chance! would not TER M. ¥ Ij am not supe tious, Seattle walk ck us explained under a why it ladder sits path th especially on And gentlemar black Pine st. this also explains apher why 4 of olding @ mat beside a ladder on between First and Second aves, for an, hour Friday morning before. he could induve a» passing beauty to step beneath the ladder |whilo he released the black cat, The photograptier got badly. sun: burned as he doffed his hat. to a perty fixed | passing damsels and explained his | tic ceremonial Saturday night! mission He also got cotd-shouldered, Yot a chance,” decreed one fair creature as shoe spat mentally. “I am not: superstitions, put if I walked under a Jadder today it would (ve |sure to fall on me.” |, Said another: "I will walk’ under the ladder, but don't let go of that jeat. I hate eats. It might scratch ime.” | And another: "Certainly, T will be jglad to walk under the Jadder with |the. cat crossing «my but not jtoday. | This: 46 ‘Frida And the next gne: "Iam not the KLAN CHANGES MASK PROGRAM | . {Regalia Wi Initiation Only Receding from his” publicly an nounced stand, Duther I. Pc king Kleagle of the Ku Klux’ Klan, announced Friday that no masks would be worn at the first state convention of the: order at People’s | park and that the-only use of masks 1d be during initiation ceremonies Satuplay night at ‘Wilson's station | ‘The change in front on the part of | the Klan head was met-with an wili- |matum of. Sheriff’ Starwich ‘Friday | that the Klan would not be sermitted to wear masks at their open air pub: or to | appear masked in public at any) func- tion whatever Friday morning Powell declared | that’no masks would be worn at the jconyention, acceding to the demands of Sheriff Starwich that the law pro- |nibiting masked meetings be dbeyed, |masks during the public naturaliza- |tion or initiation ceremonies to be }held at Wilson's station, ‘south of | Renton Junction. “There ix no dispute on the use of masks at this public entertainment,” (Turn to Page 9, Colunm 4) il Be Used at. contenting himself’ with ‘the use of} all Friday 13th-She’s Brave SUSPECT. | ; TURNS Arrest Effected’ After Guns Are Emptied; Tear Gas Fails B. Groff Bullets whined, and ripped across Ninth st., nkar Sixth ave, early Friday morning when a. dozen policemen armed with re- velvers, shotguns and tear gas bombs laid siege to the Panama hotel, 60544 Main st. and for nearly half an hour battled Gus Belsio, 32, in a barricaded room on the second floor. During the progress of the pitched. | battle dozens of inmates of the hotel fled to the street in night attire: Lives of pedestrians and adjacent roomers were endangered by the fir- ing, altho luckily none of the shots” took effect One policeman, 0. L. Redden, ” narrowly escaped death when a bullet whistled past his head. Belsio was finally captured after |he had exhausted his’ ammunition for his automatic pistol. The police |rushed to the door of his room, smashing jt invand” overpowering Bele sio as he was still holding the smok- | | ing gun. While one arty of poliee-s | men watched the door; another party stood across the street, firing into |the room thru. a (window, They failed, however, to hit Belsto, who had made a fortress of the apartment by use of a bureau and a mattress, Belsio was held in the city jail Frie day for. grilling by Capt. of Detec-; 7) tives Clifirles: Tennant, 7 HELD AS AUTO THEFT SUSPECT The fight oceurred when the offi- |cers attempted to arrest Belsio on | suspicion of complicity’ in automo- jbile thefts. After he resisted arrest }and .opened fire, additional officers were summoned to the scene. | ‘The siege started at 3:30 a my |when Motorcycle Patyolmen A. J. | Hill and G. C, Jensen went to the |hotel to arrest Belsio. The officers had previonsly arrested George Ly- ons, 18, and: McCormick, 19, t First ave, $. and Spokane st. at a.m. The two boys awere held f investigation in connection wit | auto theft ca = Hill and Jensen were told that the ‘boys had been living with Belsio at the Panama hotel and proceeded there ~ |to find Belsio. | BULLET PASSED NEAR | HEAD OF POLICEMAN | When they knocked at the door, | Relsto opened it and saw the officers and slammed it shut. He then told” | them that if they tried to come in he | would shoot. The policemen drew | their guns and again knocked at the © door, Belsio replied with a bullet | which pferced the door and passed jclose to-the head of one of the of- ficers. He fired @gain as a warning and the offfcers called headquarters: for reinforcements. SIX more policemen were sent to | |the scene by Liqut. J. H, Thomas, — armed with pistols and tear bombs, |and a siege of the -hotél was started, | Patrolman J, J. Kush took up @ posiy — tion across the street where he could. |1ook into Belsio'’s room. 112 291 | Such findings are unfair, unwarrant-|least bit superstitious. Iwill walk 194 |@d Or unjust, may institute proceed- |under the ladder right now and you 1578|{ng® i superior cotirt to have the |oan let loose all the cals you have, | 48-hour MODERN EPITAPH | CHIC 7 pS LE SERN TST, } r AGO, July 13.—Thé de Campbell, a Reet I pretty | Head Chee DISABLE SUSPECT Kush tried with his revolver to —-- Mra H FAILED To Wheat Price Makes. | Here Lies The Body of Augustus J. Doe Loss Fully Covered by Insurance Wouldn't it be the height of em: barrassment for Capt. Cyril Turne to climb to an altitude of 11,000 feet and then forget how pell Lucky Strike? Dr here ought to radio, Owners of crystal think it was just the regular market reports being broadcasted. ets would VE DIARY (July 12) inner, this being my feast day, 1 being 28 years of age, for which the Lord make me traly grateful. Very merry at, before, and after dinner, and the more for that the dinner was grent, anil most neatly dressed by our own And we did have a frieasee three carps in Home to a dish, three most rare ple and he did give me physick, and so end- eth the day. Thomgs Edison says he hours at a time, That's nothing. A rubber band works 24 hours on a Idaho fruit x a movement to tion uf 5 stop th rowers arc e the consumt unes Anti-tuberculosia soclet Giddap, Dobbin, it looks like rain A. J, 8. works 18 launching who fell from dow of a rooming University of was investigated | 2 second ho! Chic | by tory bathrobe 1d ng irl in a lunch to visit the kull Four students Several university | were heid| students | room and} po-| | jin a craduates quest met. the induced hy house, ui The 4 A clousness of the It oman was despondent. | she left at fountl a rant char fe desertion against Ivan Campbell, of Des Maihe | ee HERE IS ONE. || YOU CAN GET for a was fractu hospital without re-| gaining cor Employc chroom oung ald a suit case 1 hotel If bargain it here you have been waiting you can certainiy good paint, uph p, motor Al nd $10. months Chevrolet touring tires, perfect, new 350d dition. 10 month for 1 thing, Col | Act quickly and get m Ad ‘Turn to them NOW. the Want name f police | Luncheon Meat 1798 Poultry, Wholesale, Froze 299 109 0698 0698 12 40 ead, Graham Rolls Milk, fresh Vegetables, Fresh 0143 0143 O49 0157 01% Irish, P; Irish Sweet Potatoe Potatoe Potatoe! aragraph 7, sack, 0162 (PI) 0164 (P2) 074 0162 Paragraph 8, acks O78 048 0286 Onke n sac Cabbage Kk in sacks 0462 FOUR HOUSES |WIDOW HELD — ARE BLASTED FOR INQUIRY PITTSTON, Pa, July Four! Log AN f 18 house Hynamited simultaneous-| bing hysterically that she did not ly here today. Persons were thrown| ji her husband, Mrs. Wilburga from thelr beds as they slept and | Oesterreich, wealthy widow of Fred furniture, rooms and front porches | Gosterreich blown to atoms, but no one was In-!jn hig home here a year ago, is held jured in jail today on “suspicion of murs Owners of the homes der.” | During the original investigation of the murder, suspicion’ had never been directed toward the pretty young widow, was found locked in a closet, presumably by the slayers of her husband Her arrest was caused by informa. tion given the police which indicated that recently Mra, Oesterreich he been attempting to dispose of an to Sob. we could supp! no motive for the dynamiting * The home of Alex Campbell, an insurgent leader of District No. 1 ce the United Mine Workers, was among | the wrecked Boy of 11 Drowns While Swimming PORTLAND, July 14-—Tvan Pat drowned at Rock Island, last night, according local authorities u atic pistol, a weapon of the same caliber as that with which her hua: | terson, 11 this to word reaching ripe band was shot and killed The lad in swimming with «| fles have not divulged th number ‘of playmates when he went | thig Informtion, nor have they un- boyond his depth and failed to reach | covered any specific motive for the alleged murder. Author! wh the shore, ny mit Bath Yi ttae 1d who was shot and killed | , (Turn to Page 9, Column 5) SEE WHO’S COMING! 1. know this gentleman? Do you! recognize the sides burns, the whinteical smilé, the uptilted cig#® and the down. crawling pegs? He will be here Saturday—and thatda one of th® moat interest ing announcements any Seattle newspaper has made Invely, * / If. you know “this pérson—it he'a a friend of yours=you will greet this news with glee. If you don't recognize the ple- ture, we will ask you to wait till Aomorrow, Then ell tell you who he is, and why and where he's coming— ® —and all about itt |But you can't take=my picture. 1 |hod my hair washed this morning.” | ‘The cat became impatient and |clawed the photographer tentatively. A kindly old lady with smoked glasses stopped’ to inquire what tiled the cat. The phttographer ex- plained that he wanted a picture of a charming young girl defying su- | perstition. “How simple,” exels (Turn to Page 9, DROWNS TRYING TO RESCUE SON Duwamish River Claims 2 Members. of Family med the kind- ‘olumn 3) Clarence MeLennan, 43, of 608 Pontius ave., was drowned Thurs: day evening in the Duwamish river nef Allentown when le failed in & hevolc attempt to savelhis 14-year. old son, Afthury from, the same | tate, The McLennan family, consisting of the parents and threo children, motored. to the riyer Thursday after. noon’ for a picnic dinner, After eat. ing, the bey went in swimming. |The swift current caught he sank, presumably suffering from a cramp, The father, fully clothed, |plunged.-into the stream to, save \tiim, but wae likewise caughtyin a Jcramp as he tached bis son's side, Jand tho two sank to. thelr death lin each other's divine. Tha hodtlee were lotar racovearad, Rally Above Dollar CHICAGO, July 13.—Wheat ral- lied to more than $1 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade today., Reports that rains; were delaying harvesting sent prices up, after 4 slump, the last few days, that made new record lows since 1914. July wheat, shortly before noon, sold at $1.00%, September at $1, and De- cember at $1.02 Largest Wheat Crop MONTREAL, July 13.—The larg: est wheat crop in Canadian history is being forecast, estimates now running as high ay 500,000,000 bush- els, ‘The dominion bureau of statistics is one of the agencies predicting a bumper crop. The total wheat area is 22,169,300 acres, 2 decrease of 253,393 from last year, but the condition is 108, compared with? 95 last year, ¢ . * Bumper Harvest Is Outlook in Europe PARIS, July 13.—Outlook for Buropean grain crops is the most favorable in years, according to dis: patches received here téday from ministers of agriculture in countries him an thruout Central Europe. | er sajd that the The Polish mintis' yield this year will be exceptionally good, Everything points to a bump er Wheat crop in Roumania, While suffering from the intense heat, the grain districts in Czecho-Slovakia and JugoSlayia will, be benefited and an unusual harvest is predicted, Predicted in Canada| \ynock Belsio's gutomiatic from his hand but failed to hit it, Bullets — from his. gun whizzed high over the heads’ of late Stragglers on Main st. In the meantime, the other of- ficers had taken up ‘positions outside = the door, where they were greeted — by a continual volley of pistol shots, ~ (Turn to Page 9, Column 2) ‘ 40 POLICEMEN Three Are Wounded; Hotel Guests in Panic CHICAGO, July 13.—Two police. men ahd one alleged gunman were — wounded and occupants of the fash- — jonable Surf hotel and Lake Shore | Drive house were thrown into a” panic when 40 policemen and bandits fought a gun battle here” | today. : | The fight was in a ‘blind’? alley jat the rear of the hotel. Hundreds of shots were exchanged, many spate tering walls and piercing windows of the hotel and adjacent buildings. ‘Three men were captured by pos | lice, One gave theyname of Charles 7 Curran and Claimed. to be the son of Ja state representative. + The battle resulted when police — pursued wo groups of robbers who {staged a dozen midnight holdups of autoists on the drive. The wounded policemen Lieut. Christopher Hughes and Chauffeur ‘Th fy Hayes, wero’ shot when the suceene turned at bay in the alloy: