The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 10, 1923, Page 1

‘WOMAN SLAYS eat 5) ihe Newep Newspaper ‘With the the Biggest Circulation in Washington : a ~~ Rain tonight and Twesday; fresh southerly winds prodadly in. ‘ creasing to moderate gale, Tomperature Last 24 Hours Maximum, 49, Minimum, 44. Today 49, Marered an Second Class Matior May 2, 16 6 Pon ce at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. Per Year, by Mall, $3.50 SEATTLE, WASH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 19: ec: | BilAdlis i narre py | Vnat's cone ee eal founded SPECIAL CHECKER NUMBER = nseniogtlt OP S GUNFIRE Mr. OU as: Ve Automobile Firm pints. aie se sts of } s h / * t Say Sage vamiedet gs Paging bt ZU x Two months ago, Prosecutor Douglas, you asked vy 4 Manager Killed: itferent ‘alt twice, Is Near Death in|] the county commissioners for a special $1,000 fund if 1921 in ‘one of the spectators bit his hang- hat nine Seis to finance a probe of vice conditions in Seattle. te Drinking Bout Is down Nearly Neither of the players made a Hi j l: | One month ago you called the grand jury into owever, fap ste nies ae ose, and Se ospital; Man session. It was logical to assume that you intended , Woman’s Charge spectators ran for the coroner, think- eye | a vere Ing they were dead. | Waiting for Car} to put your evidence concerning vice conditions bo- = || fore it : | TACOMA, Dec. 10.—Samuel J. Checkers’ ig one of the most dan-| Is Also Shot | During the past four weeks this jury has examined f Gillespie, 42, prominent ‘Tacoma Sees Sper we. have. A’ payer hundreds of men and women. The majority of these automobile dealer, died at the die of olf age and nobody : : ety ; as Tacoma General hospital shortly would discover it until putrefaction Shot in the head during awild || witnesses, who could testify concerning vice, have been alter 9 o'clock this mocnnige- with weet in. j Li gun battle with the police inthe || what is known as “small fry.” Habitues and hangers- | y 4 @ bullet wound in his left lung, oee : downtown district shortly after |] on at cardrooms. Discharged and disgruntled em- 4 the result of a shot being fired SPORTING } : | midnight, a bandit, giving his | ployes of these places. , by Mrs. Augusta Keeley, 44, at 3 | | / | . tell whet! ' Yelock Sunday ing. FB tabagginnliys nieuw te bt : racy pest pom ee ee: 3. D. Colvin, the deputy prosecutor you placed in ‘ seedy rear ee wn, hold a mirror to his mouth. If | ‘ Stal tacciey t's Sync hcg charge of the jury, maintains a Hawkshawelike air |} "ty ‘ ? 5 Keeley sits in her cell in the city i) ¢ he is not dead, a slight moisture tion, Doctors hold ne hope for of mystery. You, Mr. Douglas, refuse to say yes 1 4 Jail, steadfastly insisting that she will be detected on the glass. bh | rye y) ; f shot in self defense. eee is recovery, or “no” to questions put to you. 1x post ricrtéed “esanitication haa No report on vice has been made in the four weeks eg 4 body was held this morning. In the same ward at the After watching J. B. Hanson, the © | hospital, Smith's victim, Dewey challenger, in thetr titular match, we Went out on Third eve. and looked ai an angleworm whizz by. oa also a patient, suffering from » If there is really a serious purpose in mind—a def- é yet decided what action will be taken ballet wound in the shoulder. ini ‘i avare ‘4 7 against Mrs. Keeley. noe by a’ He toe ot inite aim—the taxpayers: of King county ought to F a The fatal alvootios case acta bullets fired at the police by RRoY at it is. For it is their money you are . . lof an all-night drinking bout in They once tried to make a sow] f Smith. i| spending, you know. 2 y Keeley's office, according to the po- smotion picture film of two checker) The gun battle, in which more| Working thus in the dark, you are leaving the door be » iat ib : wiayers, but after three hours the| Es than a doren shots were exchanged. PGR Mr. Douglas. to. having your wand jury _ \|WOMAN TELLS STORY Seen Brake down end SSPE * PedG) [started when Bmith was trying to OP a gas, tag by nha |OF THE SHOOT: tency. , . escape from Dennis Marvua, 45, who || Session looked upon as a purely political move—an : , 1 | Accidental explosion of the 38-cai- bit a hs i eae had aurprined Smith looting Marvus’}| attempt to discredit some person or persons. And - . i F > \iber revolver she was carrying is the Compated toa. compte of capactaon - B, | room tn the 3fotel Astor. surely you wouldn't want ta _ {claim of Mrs. Keeley, who is said to Shams ti dctlon, 2 giawa- Regyoo Smith slugeed Maryus and then sh la. Fhave aditiltted the shooting. Mra. ‘tree sqrouts up ke"ail atin ieag: sae’: eas. owiehe 2 gentle, ante | x hd Bons ES PN ‘ity Gillespie told the polite that “the —--.. +m. * : pursuing him. The two nen ted to e sincere, Why ie shooting was not accidental, but that 7 Se ‘ ; = | the street, with Marvua yelling, somewhere? Why isn’t there something to patois Wes, — | Mrs. Keeley had waved the gun at S THE SPORTING EDITOR 4 ‘ Stop, thief They ran down Ma The grand jury has been in session four weeks. 7 ae both Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie shortly MIGHT HAVE REPORTED THE 5 nard ave. and turned weat on Main. And still repdit y , before the shooting. It took place GAME—AND DIDN'T £> it, whete Moire ; sth | Ang: still No report. “ ‘eee « on the street about half a block from The turning point of the game Tae ave. saw them and drove his What's wrong, Mr. Douglas? it Re : ~’ | Keeley’s office, where the drinking Was reached when Hanson de- s tee | directly at Smith. Let’s make a grand jury something to be feared, ae aad oi * | party is alleged to have been heli. cided to move from X2 to YI3. ; ‘ | Smith was knocked down by not laughed at : 3 é ve Mrs. Keeley’s story, substantialiy, The stands were wild from ex- | the car, hut picked himself ‘ gg pts Kiana jis as follows, according to Capt. of citement. Frenzied shouts from ; : | and ran down Washington st. | ee ee | Detectives John §, Stricklan: the crowd of “Rah! Kah! Rab! : Use | Third ave. He fired = shot over | ~ = — eh evan rs - — ~ se ‘ sa ys, ‘pede Za “I went to bed Saturday night at i | j Hanson!” and “Pight him, Do- his shoulder vo halt Marvus, ant | | F ” almost ran into Police Sergeant | board. Five hours tater Hanson | Charles Fightin Heigh- William Steen and Patrolman H. | CITY BUSINESS ms i | ; , ‘ ity, | 11 o'clock. My husband was not at e faat Tolar testes the chosen: ‘MEXICANTROOPS : : ; j home. On other occasions 1 had | ey de os F found him at the office late, drink- moved. | ton, active in the last bey ats ©, Smith, jing. I awakened at 1:30, and dressed ae : ‘ecu ilture and since for “free| The two policemen drew their guns | js i Be | and went down there. cham t himself once “ Just as Smith fired at them five ny y | “As I approached the office I heard ane msde A move a hour and a| Power Dill,” has been asked | i" Steen and Smith returned his | pete loud, thick voice. When I looked half, He was penalized halt the dis-| to resign as vecretary of theltice sending eight bullets at him in the window 1 saw my husband tance to his ki ing row | Washington State Master|none of the shots took effect. | yi * ‘ _ 7 ‘ . tig a : A Gl 1 Ss ° and a strange man. Both their 4 | Bakers’. association, because| Smith turned on Washington we, | William Lassiter Kills Self) LaHuerta Rebels Lose Town | hath adele morning, “ith yee ¢ fe We incl rong heads were wobbling. I could see el ogageen tthe Elks’! Of his power fight, it. was| ear Fourth ave, and, seeing Glazer | Monday Morning in Sharp Fight that they were Intoxicated. club fleshed out the game "le hed! Mondas in his auto still pursuing him, be | the bandit. was forcing Glazer to drive him aw ay. A cop's) “The stranger,” she continued, | earned, Monde ms . | presented bis gun and demanded that | bulle t, however, ended the affray. The arrow points a was using the telephone—talking ie as f . have at “ebraies to his wife. He said: ‘Com The t sie: auieeh ante! k Patrolman W. A. Feek heard the Perintendent of a Seattle department orces have retaken Jalapa, capital] ® here one bullet struc y Price & Carter, Star State Photograph wa{down:' be a good sport and ‘Bagh a as ang by th a rootern be As ed to Resign shooting while eating supper ix the |store ended his life Monday by shoot] ¢ Vera Crum captured by rebels Gs z | drink.’ , 1 called to my husband and m halves:) Sepho restaurant, and ran out just {ing himself thru the head at his) os | he came to the door. He wanted to | Coast champion, and—P. Doran, a ‘ Sharpe, 716 Warren ave, is it has been in session. Aa The prosecuting attorney has not { | i | Giazer drive away with him | William $. Lassiter, aasinta t-| XICO CITY, Dec. 10.—Federal Rah! Rok! ah! Hurrah for Man- Because of His i fithe to’ wee Minith climbing onto | home 22nd ave. Nv IL health ~ : introduce me to his friend, but I re- son! | : 7 the auto. Feek saw tho pistol in} and severe headaches were given as| Troops Joyal to President Obre. fused, He said “thiat 7 might ee fee him jump P. Doran's mant | . | Smith's hand and fired two shots.| the motive for his act by the police.| gon, against whom pel h ri k Ower f1g | home. I did. le will surely get a king. | Smith dropped to the pavement with| Lassiter had been suffering Inten-| aoieg De La Huerta arose DROVE B. Doren Naen't got a thing, oreo b ly from the headaches, it was sald e yullet in the head. sely from the headaches, was sald, D J TO Cheer for victory, every fan! , (*Fightin') Helghton’s|" "Sharpe, w and his housekeeper had urged him| Vol. now are holding the city, | HUSBAND'S OFFICE pig’ ghtin’ eh Shi i, who was standing a nd hou! P are ni “When I got home, | a " nd at io vate * - t oe ctor asite efused which fell to Gen. anchez forces .” Mrs. Keeley j ajnst the private power in block away walting for a street © see a doctor, Lassiter refused. | W : 2 173 Who wanted excitement used | > » state during| car, had been shot in the shoul | Monday morning he started for work | after a swift nt advance pag He Na : oer fn ooh 0 ea y get a job inthe fast! session of the logis 0 jand got his breakfast downtown, but,| from the city o} a Cruz e, yd - fork | n si} der by a wild bullet from thé | and got his 2 | f Mi tos poets wie hc ae afd bis battie during the) bandit's gun. He wos taken to | feeling ill, he returned home and| Fighting continued around Jalapa . ature and sifice fora tree-power| the hospital along with Smith, wert fo'bed.. "The hdusekeepar called | during.the night according to re Set paas see ee Leap Year is 01 1 days away, | s cost him his position as seo] When Smith was questioned by | a doctor |ports reaching Mexico City ‘pa a dance, and I asked When questioned by | a fal © your Le ” ‘ y of the Washington State Mas-| ; ae 7 Nie yah he fis auiter |: Febet- forces skirmlahed with. fe: “iit ® | Mr. Arndt to arive me back to my i Te pop Ane Was St Ma, | LAgut, of Detectives W. B. Kent, he| | When he arrived he found Lassiter || Rebel forces skirmished with tod: Slash of 300 Millions From Public Ex-|itnces ce Ed McHugh, urance|tet Bakers’ association. Heighton| , ed the ed robbery, and| dead. Lassiter had taken s e- | eral troop: La Barca and were Hugt insurance: admitted the attempted robbery, and/ dead. Lassiter had taken a large rm a 8 Barea and wer | “He let me out about a block lan, hasn't a single luction to} said, | said that he was from Portland, He| volver, firing a shot thru his temple.| compelled to retire, according to e I ‘T Cc F a 4 | | * J ed from the office. my rs Make on his income t. | “The board of trustees took action | had registered Sunday night at the Lassiter was married, but bad sep-| another report | pense; ncome ax ut avor lear in pettiek ae: ihacaenes vwerk on the matter the meeting h Hotel Astor as John Jensen. City | arated from his wife, the police say.| El Grafico says it Is reported husband, his “friend, named Gilles: And Tom +, the lawyer.|in Spokane, December 2,” Helghton | horpital phyniclana sald Monday that | fe had a son, Bernard Lassiter, and | that Governor Lopez De Lara of| HIGHLIGHTS 1x Prt sipPNT’s fiscal year 17,644 less than | pie, and a woman on Gillesple’s lap, aid. “They gave as a reason for re-) Smith had a slight chance to recover.| = daughter, both of whom are em-Ithe state of Tamaulipas, has 1: TDadernes. Mena” program. te. ‘ott current year and lowest yearly | yr) band introduced: than saa resignation that I was| Sharpe is not seriously burt loyes of another store to the United States axes $2,000,000, expenditure of the government since | yf and Mrs. Gillespie. ain Interests with which - — - PARP aria t. Opposes world war soldier bonus. | before the war ndustry fe : tied." 4. Provides for lowest R Ipc eae | of governinent since . ; he it was no use. Then I started ball of yarn, thael of the Matthael Baking Co. urrent fisenl ye 4, of the car and start up the street. And when the little kittens came acoma, went before thé trus with exception of postoffic " Tare tbat 8 makes some/y went back after my husband, but ‘paatiee Regent appropriations, which carry Ver) ne was gone. iF . ‘ a “T asked my husband to go home, hey all had sweaters on | Spok and made the dcmands that | “Mr. Gillespie walked back, told $395,681,634 in the} . ¥ * lon Ese | But Costly, Mayor Finds me that I had insulted him, and de- | =. | $1,600,000 for prohibition taw gave ent financial operation’) manded an apology. He Kept com: Sables Operators Tend to} : t it year was estl-|ing towand me and I backed aways Sure It's great to be a news- sult were learned Monday from | j i i | r Hfoighton’s | wanes Serer but it's hard to Attorney 0. P, Hanna, who is | sprove Kidnaping | oe ag n went off.” compared with an estl-/ te grabbed me. I stumbled and . urplu: 29,639,624 this} 4, Itho he pay the bills.” in Seattle on legal business. Sasi : 3 ‘ mee. year and an act urp Of $309.-) Phe cantain of detectives reported when "We are gind to iit ma Habart gh ight 60.1n the fis ar which end (Turn to Page 9 Column 2) Skinner de Mayor Brown into the publish. 1 . Lai ; at g some such @ parody, on |not kidnaped, but voluntarily 4 i e r interests aad) + ‘ 's t ing fleld at Wenatchee,” Attor r making them appli Thes ¢ r. Coolidge told t otchman’s plaint abou 9 _ ; 1 e r demanded that 5 pr appeared from her home in Seattle | stead of $6,000. Keec of | congress iy fy the via requested or demanded tt early morning rising, about the ney Barrow said Monday c 44 Foe eer ns ena tate ea tatarasia tesepbonedy congr tity the view Heighton be removed. Skinner tlso venture of Mayor KF. J. | paper needs ance Re erp itt sh Phare Mearhoclad taldbeer ition |G lensed wires and) miscelia’ hat we can stand a reduction in our eason that Meightor gad! the mayor to | given to Chief of Police W. B. | tneee ordinary rec }§ | 2 wn into the publishing bus want . ee ng the bakers’ or alien ¢9 ture a i he date a Reb note and the check.” ryns Monday by Jamen Ander. | 8.” Recommends tr x ¢| balanced budget.” | cee ancouver chlef of potice pru income tax law a ite ata Oe Ed himself politically ar hed Thal ditty Smokers poplar iiate Attorney Barrow is one of the Vancouver f of poll t tax Iaw ‘ agent Bie ked Skinner up in. a e de 0 ¢ pecame popula ead democrats he! Mins Austin. who bas been ; : E one donk ! over ked Skinner up in, all the d saa when’ exile waa Waguit leading democrats of Chelan Miss Austin, who has been in BY WILLIAM 3. LOST ' 1 year (Turn to Puge 9, Column 1) | last county and says the Sun ts being | Vancouver hospital since she was oo y becuse . t 693,762,078, as 0 collect $1,650 on a promissory published by the democratic mi. | found unconscious on the doorstep 2 ‘ st eaer kt ompared wit s 712 during Candidacy of President Is | his visit to Wenatchee carly pe tga ; x pe mee ip ° i : DILL NAMED ON ing nie vite to Wenatchee early In addition to welcoming May- | as Tectig | dent Coolidge, in 'n special me Formally’ Annotnoat ante ng RCP or Brown Into the publishing Westin Inste ; : : , ent nictude tor some securities the mayor } 0 * game at Wenatchee, democrats cr ing to And i n of approximate. am “ purchased from J. M. iy a erkn wateti ace stelle any ; ; tt i ef BY LAWREN( bape hits am Bee ghigt es, = Rg hetotey the mayor should pick out this William Harrison, conductor ¢ wig bee AM ad ak PUBLIC DEBT WASH IN. Dee. 36-tHE by a mortgage on the W | particular corner of the state for ain, identified Miss Aus 3 ed th “ “ HIGHEST EX . se today became national his yenture, dressed jn hikin athe ‘ 1 s 1 the t t is being published ‘by th Mayor Brown Monday said he 0 entered the tra mpaign Washington Senator to Aid opposition” minority had merely befriended a man | Westminster be te ' : Pe fer £ in Teapot Dome Probe | — tm adaition the comp who $s attempting to publish | A street car conductor also td hea ae ; | tnpeoaten 5 ai,on] With the republican nations bom asks the mayor to pay $147 on the paper by pledging him tem fied the Mai ~ check issued by R. H. Maus, SED: fiimatiod J hie nee On | share the ber 8 i a 0 « o this y @ | announcement of Mr. Coolidge's can: 1 Boat is Ashore; WABSHINGTOR { so eth oppo yg ot oa age Paine Compo. Fungots N \ n ft ) prospect ‘ ‘ veterans’ bureau of | qic till echoing, the office of rew of , ipton today was| Manager OO ivan made, Thi oer Medi saat BY Hier ws : x | the ' 49.08 tascom Slemp, Mr, Coolidge’s secre. 25 Saved pointed a member of the senate heck was made out in favor of aa mine note wiltsbe ‘nala if. ‘Aihed baat a ) erenc 1 wore t y ar tal leutenant, became und #ur: ° the mayor in turn, Indor T haVe'tO"pAy Je oeaee : : ; a ; f politicians. Segee stm entina-| A over to Rezek by. him andwagon” to get Citizens of A |ney, president of the 3 a let Ger r n 7 n SKINNER REFER RED enatchee they are ments cifes Sun, a weekly newspaper Cooltdge-for-presi . he note became ¢ yecem OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec ; ; eo lm | overt He 199.054 ary: Lincol: Johnson, the: Nene ‘ 2 ender from Georgia, was depart: | the first 1 caller, J. W. Hart ev oho | oases, ca'| republican. national: “comimntiocauy and ‘rrigat count . s } executive | t esident a mo. and Hanna, Details of the lerner of Oklahoma, i ) Ape itur $ {44 during the (Lurn to Page 5, Column 4) (turn (o Page 9, Column b] 6 and on the following day | ganization of the National ¢ the mit collection was of American Freemen, antl-Ku Klux | and uperior court of Chelin | Klan bod announced here to-| M : ; member ¢