The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 30, 1924, Page 9

WEDNESDAY THE WOULD JAIL (conver TRUST MEN Price-Fixing Warfare Is APRIL 30, 1 Urged by Commissioner WASHINGTON April Ja mafences and avy fines are t price fiaing nd ment stions by was made Senator at from his sug constructive legislation on of violators of presecut laws anti-trus Reverting to the lumber anti-trust eases, Thompson said that when he presented evidence of price fixing by the Southern Pine assoctation to the department of justice in 1920,/ Heary S. Mitchell, then a special sesistant attorney general, sald: We don't often go as strong as bs” Mitchell added, Thompson said that the evidence wag “15 times as strong” as in the hardwood lumber ase, in which o supreme court | found price 1 STOKES HELPED BY DECISION But Five Counts Still Remain Against Millionaire CHICAGO, April 20.—Judge Wells M. Cook, of the criminal court, today quashed four of the nine counts in the indictments charging W. E. D. Brokes, New York millionaire, and others with plotting to defame the character of Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, the miltionaire’s wife. The five remaining counts charge! Stokes and the others with commit ting a crime against the public jus. tice of Ilinols. The defendants must} stand trial on these counts, the court | held. ‘ ‘The four counts thrown out, make mention of the Stokes divorce trials in New York and are not applicable | fo the case in Illinois, Judge Cook beid. Mrs. Stokes charged her husband with bribing notorious characters to swear to false affidavits that she vis- ited a notorious resort here many years ago, and to circulate the story | that she was the mother of a negro child. } Flyers Still Wait for Major Martin DUTCH HARBOR, — Unalaska, | April 30.—Their flight three weeks behind schedule, the three Amert-| Morris, former cashier of the Dis./in can round-the-world pilots are wait- ing here for repairs to be com- pleted on the plane of Maj. Fred- erick L. Martin, thelr commander, | at Chignik. Maj. Martin has encountered an- other obstacle in resumption of his flight following Mis landing at Chignik. He has wired that repairs om the Seattle would consume a; longer time than he had antici pated. eee Paris Flyer Makes * Another Big Jump PARIS, April 30.—Lieut. Pelletier @Oisy, French aviator, who is at- tempting to establish a new long- distance flight record, has arrived in Karachi from Bendar Abbas, and is preparing to take off on the last leg of his trip to Japan. D'Oisy already has established a distance flight from Europ» to In- dia, covering the long distance in an actual flying time of 38% hours. Mine Company Gets Damages in Court Following an eight-day trial, the Jury in the suit of the Ellemar Min- ing company against the Alaska Steamship company, for damages for breach of contract, returned a ver dict in favor of the mining company for $19,036 in Federal Judge Jer Miah Neterer’s court Wednesday Morning. The mining company brought suit for $77,000 damages, alleging that the steamship company falled supply enough ships to transport ore from its mine in Alaska to smelters in Tacoma, under a contract by Which it had agreed to transport all ore mined. The jury's verdict was for $12,500 in cash and the balance of $6,786 was offset by notes due the steam. ship company from the plaintife mining concern. . : Lyle in City Federal Prohibition Lyle returned to Seattle Wednesday from a week's Visit at the federal prohibition office at Spokane, During his stay he in- Wpected liquor conditions at the Cana- fian border in Ferry and Stevens founties. Rum runers are hide or- sanized there, he stated, s:<! Speed automobiles and airplanes, Ea Watch Miss Lowther Make Health Sandwiches! Window Demonstrations Daily, from 3 to 6 P.M. THE SANDWICH SHOP 406 Union Street NAME ADDRESS ... }of | to dispose to | The Seattle Star MA-JONG COUPON 924 CONVICTED | TED Former Gov. W. T. Me Cray, of Indiana, who was | sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in the federal prison at Atlanta and fined $10,000 after conviction on a charge using the mails to fraud, de- HERE'S MORE ABOUT McCRAY STARTS ON PAGE He took the witness stand and com mitted rank perjury “This court can only punish for the offense of using the mails in a pus scheme to defraud fs scheme was honeycombed felonies, U: the statutes the num could be 65 n are inclined t ym: | with this defendan , jen from his high station to that of a plain convict “As I said Monday, I have seen worse criminals before me, but never as many continuous offenses PRISONER TURN OVER TO GUARD After sentence the prisoner was turned over to United States Mar shal Meredith, his guard alnce Mon day night, when the jury returned verdict of guilty on an indictment charging him with using the mails of $1,000,000 worth of| forged and fraudulent notes to In- diana banks. Immediate preparations trip to Atlanta were begun. A federal prisoner is eligible for parole when one-third of his sen tence has been served. Under a re cent ruling of the United States su for the | another federal indictment is pend-/ ing is not eligible for parole There is an indictment now pend-! |ing against McCray and Amos D. count and Deposit bank at Kentland Ind., charging them with violation of | the national banking laws. McCray’s conviction and sentence grew out of his financial nearly eight months ago. OFFERED CREDITORS | VAST HOLDINGS In August of last year McCray called his creditors together, in- | formed them'he was no longer abie/| }to meet his financia! obligations jand offered to turn over to them his vast holdings of land and ae stock, He blamed his failure on the gen-} eral agricultural depression which | had depreciated his properties, | Creditors of the governor, how. ever, attributed his failure to specu- lations on the Chicago board of! |trade and to purchase of land at | peak prices when he had no funds; jto back up his speculations. | Request was made for a grand| jury investigation. McCray was in-| dicted in the Marion criminal court | ¢ on charges of forgery, larceny, is- auance of false statements and em: | |bezzlement of $155,000 from the Jn-| {diana state board of agriculture. | He was subsequently indictéd by | the federal grand jury on charges | of fraudulent use of the mails and/ violation of the national banking laws. A trial in criminal court on the) failure! embezzlement charges resulted in a hung jury. | McCray “went to trial in federal court on April 21. Evidence introduced by the gov- ernment showed he had disposed of | forged and worthless notes totaling | nearly $1,000,000 to Indiana banks, | bartering state funds and offers of | political favor to induce the banks to| accept the notes. He used the names of business as- soclatesy and farm managers on the} “cattle” notes and issued financial statements representing their worth to be greatly in excess of their actual value. The men whose names appeared on the notes swore they had not | signed them and that they had never) authorized McCray to use thelr names. | Typist Champion to Visit Seattle Albert Tangora, 20-year-old world’s champion speed typist, with a record | of 147 words per minute for 60 con-| secutive minutes, will demonstrate his abllity at the McDougall-South. wick store May 20, and will supervise a city-wide typewriter contest for a | diamond ring given by the Ben Tipp Jewelry store, | Clip this Coupon from The Star for two consecu- tive days, Fill out with your name and address and bring or send it to The Star office, 1307 Seventh Avenue, with 60 cents, (Mail orders 10¢ extra.) This will entitle you to one of our complete Ma-Jong wets, | out j feo jit was believed today, GIRL WITNESS SENATE'S WORK NOW MISSING Wanted in Trial of Man Held as Wile Poisoner WHITE ' s ~~ Inv we love tangle of Cla °o t s wea ad ¢ Mildred E. Bear Blizabeth N. J, school t whom I t Attorney Rowland says wi!l be “a Meantime, Baring nt n jail unable to raise 1 owing his indictment on . ¢ at tempting to k Miss Beam, a ers’ college, university has been m her apart ment in E Honday | State troopers are for he in New York and New Je HERE’S MORE ABOUT MINER STARTS ON PAGE hose between the « S turn it ¢ T feet ced me up and threw mn v out under me tw eo feet deer There was a turmoil and the dust wa terrific, It seemed moment, My 1 I saw that everything k 1 called to Wilson but ¢ 111 bet they find his bod: over, as he had just st water, CRUSHED LIKE MATCH After a while I began to te at myself, One foot was cau under a rock. 1 tried to push rock with my other foot eit, T dug the coal around and reached down and untied my shoe laces and drew out my foot I wasn't a bit excited. I had been thrown on my side under one of the timber braces. One side of the brace was crushed like a match. The ot stood and the t r across the rye kept the loose k from falling dug around and made @ snug little hole. ‘There was a me. I knew t settle as soon as I picked up pleces of a foundation under this mered the braces in, because ot want ed to keep the pressure off my head anyway | Then I waited. I had a chew of myself quite aun: | preme court a prisoner against whom | tobacco and a clew of «nuff when! killed the bump came. I spit them both! as I knew I ‘weuld probably be | thirsty before I got out of there I started giving the first signals | about 30 minutes after the “bump.” Three or four hours late 1 heard the men working 1 kept ignaling, but they didn’t answer / me at all. To signal, I took a piece} of rock and struck the rock and ltimber like this: Tap, tap—tap, twiee and then once. After about nine hours (1 didn’t have a wateh, but you | can guess time all right—my | light went out, The first voice that I knew was that of Jack Gallagher, the mine forman. 1 called to him and told him where Wilson was, They seemed to be digging past me and I wanted them to cut in below, I said to dig a two-foot hole thru the coal and I would crawl oite But they didn't. F STARTED TO SErTLE A LITTLE Later they said the rock was too dangerous the way I wanted them to come, and they were afraid it! would fall on me. About two hours before I got out the roof started to settle, It came down about six inches altogether and rested on the foundation I had bullt. There was a timber below me and I thought I could crawl out if} * they cut that away, But I couldn't] make it. So they cut the other timber and 1 crawled thru. 1 was} glad to get out of that hole, But} I never got afraid any time, I felt] I would get out of it all right. When I got out I had some cof-| and sandwiches and then 1} wanted to help dig out Wilson. 1 knew ‘they wouldn't let mo work, but I thought I could stay and |show them where to go. But they wouldn't let me. So I told Jack Gallagher where they would find him. Then I came out and found all the newspaper men waiting with cameras and the boys at the top| of the mine were all as glad as 1 was to see me out of there, washed up and came right home. My wife was so glad to see just OF BRACES WAS \fina | fected THE SEI IS PLANNED Pressing Needs Scheduled for Immediate Action BY PAUL BR MALLON Here what th nt REDUCTION © bil] before this t xt ‘ i t 1 corr norma surtax re der pam PARM n Farm biee will f p the M Haugen n st Mt SSEL SHOAL 5; Republi leader to let this stand in Probat f n will not be taken befe immer adjournment VETERANS’ BUREAL Recodification bill will be passed the senate within the wee t |will be sandwiched in during moments on the tax bill | APPROPRIATIONS: These are being speeded thru a leaders now have to wor abou ‘SMASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED | Faces Manslaughter Trial” After lying in the morgue sinc | Suna. ay night, the body 2 ma at Fourth and Pike by 16 year-old Wiliam MeDon wa. identified Tuesday afternoon ay Vi |tor Walstrom, a | Identifica tion was made by Agutter, 1330 Firat ave., who told the coroner that Walstrom had been receiving his mail at that address, The core ner found a ticket the man's pocket to the Eagles’ May day frolic thru which he was traced to ile ad- dress on First ave. A charge of manslaughter was filed against young McDonald in superior court Tuesday afternoon by the prosecuting attorney, following the inquest into Walstrom's death. Emil Vintevoghel, who was arrest ed Monday at 610 King st., an the bootlegger who sold liquor to the boy and members of the party pre. ceding the fatal accident, was charged with possession of liqu with intent to sell. Vintevoghel has been held in the county jail by the sheriff o— his arrest NEW OUTBREAKS Infected Districts Hit by Hoof, Mouth Germs Again SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—De spite nine new infections of hoof and mouth disease, all in previously in areas, the epidemic situation today was dencribed by state and federal officials ittle changed.” The infections were found in Los Angeles, Madera, Contra Costa and Merced counties, totaling head of live stock, All of these will be slaughtered. The Arizona commis. sion, which was sent to California | to study conditions, was to spend to-| day in central California and then | move on to Los Angeles county. The | commission already has held exten: | sive conferences in Sacramento, A} commission is expected shortly from | New Mexico. ax ‘ROUTS BANDITS ATILE Of Especial Interest to Women Who Sew! 36-inch Self -Stripe Cotton Charmeuse Charming Styles in Linen Frocks That Women and Misses Are Adopting HE Downstairs St of the women and misses are charming $5.75 ore has received some Linen Frocks that enthusiastically adopt- ing in the fashion centers of the land. These are pink, gold, in ligt yellow, or it green, light blue, chid, gray and white linen in a smart array of styles (three as pictured), trimmed i ing effects. n simple and becom- Attractive value at $5.75. DOWNSTAIRS STORE The Downstairs Store Offers Trimmed Hats $12, 50 OMEN who have not joined the ranks of the “bobbed heads” these Hats, specially des’ A special group of smar will be delighted to know of igned in large head-sizes, t styles in 25-, 26- and 27- inch head sizes offers a good choice of straw, milan and combinations of silk Narrow and wide matronly fashions and straw. brims, youthful and flower-trimmed and tailored, at $8.50, $10.00 and $12.50. ~—DOWNSTAIRS STORE 50 HE lustrous, even Charmeuse is espec other home sewing. This special purchase fered in the Downstairs Colors; Mais, pink, light blue, Nile, honeydew, orchid, rose, Copenhagen, gray tan, mohawk, emerald, purple, brown and white A good value Low-Priced Rugs and Floor Coverings For the Kitchen, For Enclosed Porches OU will find the Downstairs of many good offerings in low-priced Floor An especially good assortment suit- Coverings. able for Summer cottage: soon need refurnishing. 27x54-INCH RAG RUGS and “hit-and-miss” patter low-priced at ..... biden.’ DUROLEUM MATS (felt-l doorways and in front o: tub. Neat patterns in gr: —18x27-inch —18x36-irich 27x54-INCH FIBRE RUGS tan and brewn colorings. LOWERTICOA AE i sehinsae ve neet xara 27x54-INCH AXMINSTER ment of desirable patterni colorings. Very good val 6x9-FT, FIBRE RUGS in brown, tan and green con- ventional patternings. Low-priced at .. 36x63-INCH AXMINSTER designs. Low-priced at quality and good choice of attractive $5 95 prepared after the formu lot), with instructions fo --$1.50. lingerie and costume for comforter coverings, pillows, linings and Bathroom and Bedroom “EARWIGBATE” ment of Agriculture can be purchased in 15- pound sacks (enough for an average-size city —Housewares Section, DOWNSTAIRS STORE Cc Yard weave of this Cotton ally desirable for mak- slips and is also good of 2,000 yards is of- Store, Thursday. at 50¢ yard. STAIRS STORE and Summer Camps Store a source s and camps which will in attractive plain colors »ack) in sizes useful for f the stove, sink or bath ‘ay and tan colorings, size, 25¢. size, 29¢. in neat designs in green, 95c RUGS in a good assort- ings and $3. 45 ue at... $3.95 RUGS in a serviceable —DOWNSTAIRS STORE la of the U. S. Depart- x mixing and spreading US.S. SEATTLE WOULD REOPEN THAW PAROLED IN HARBOR Mourning for Local Boy | Killed in San Diego s. 8 Seattle, that she didn’t mind my being out | J ee oe silek States battle boar ai ae 5 d R. E. coon aboard a a little, ‘The time passed quickly} When Victim Screams |{"s. m. wednesday’ morning and and I didn’t want a drink or smoke and didn't get a bit hungry. 1 was in there about 20 hours. i « Arrange Rites for Victim of Bump” Funeral services for Robert Dou- cett, one of the Black Diamond |minoe victims, will be held at 2 p, m. Thursday, from Johnson & Hamil. ton’s funeral parlors, in Seattle. Relatives, friends and company officials will attend the services, In- terment will be in Lake View ceme- tery. The body was brought to Seattle and prepared for burial Wednesday. Mrs. O. C, Wise, wife of the sec- ond accident victim, was located in Bellingham Wednesday. Arrange. ments for Wise's funeral will be an- nounced Jater, ’ ’ {| Give Up Hones for | 114 Blast Victims BENWOOD, W. » April 30.~ The 114 men who entered the Ben. wood mill mine of the Wheeling steel corporation at Benwood Mon- day were Killed in the gas explo: sion which wrecked the workings, | Fifty crushed and charred bodies had been removed from the mine at dawn today and rescue squads con- tinued to push their way thru bar. riers of stone and dirt that blocked ‘ened, opened a window and dropped | eet i Frank E. Peterson, of the Bush | hotel, was attacked by two negro | thugs, late Tuesday night, but not only saved his bankroll of $200, but | forced the two men to jump thru a window in making an escape. Peterson was slightly “lit up,” he admitted, and got into a rooming house, thinking {t was nis hotel. | The negroes attacked him, and Peterson held his purse tight in his hand. The bandits searched him, but did not think to look in his hand. Hearing someone approach, Peter- son yelled at the top of his voice, and the negroes, becoming fright- into an alley. SAFE IS ROBBED Yegys Take $150 From Cafe Strong Box Sliding down a rope thru a sky- light into the Eastern cafe, 910 Third ave, early Wednesday morn- ling, safe crackers attacked a small stee] safe in the place, knocked it open with a chisel and sledge-ham- mer, and took $150 from it. They escaped by the same route, drawing the rope after them. The robbery Was discovered by Charles Harris, the passageways in search of other victims of the disaster, Joate, later in the morning, manager, when Harris entered the | The was boarded at 11:30 by Mayor . J. Brown, President David Wartt- comb of the Chamber of Commerce, { Capt. J. 8. Gibson and a number of} as a reception committee. pasel Hes off Pier 1, namesake arrived of the Paci ase on the Souna, | After others, Seattle's naval as the forerur fleet, which will beginning the first of July. a military funeral for Philip H. Nelson, Seattle boy and orderly to Admiral Coontz, Wednesday afecr- noon, the Seattlo was scheduled to go to Bremerton for dry docking and 100 day overhauing anu repairs. Young Nelson, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram New gon, now reside at Kent, was fe- cldentally slain while coaling shf{p at San Diego. Because of the death aboard ship there will be no merrymaking, tho a reception to the officers and men may bo held here later. Wires Coolidge to Bar Incoming Japs Al Terry, republican candidate for the office of Washington state treas urer, has wired a request to Presl- dent Coolidge for strict Immigration rules against Japanese incomers. His telegram states: “Let us safeguard American ideals and American labor, remembering our party protects both labor and eapital, Exelusion of Japanese is the best interests of advisable fe our people,’ flagship of} HARRIS CASE | Beauty Files N New Motion | Against Former Husband NEW YORK, April | to reopen 30.—A move the Beverly Harris an- jnulment suit was made here today when attorneys for Eleanor Elaine} Lee filed a motion for a rehearing on the ground of discovery of ad- ditional important evidence. Mra. Harris submitted a photo- | static copy of a letter which she al- jleged the wealthy banker, vice president of the National City »| bank, wrote to a new amour, “upon which gifts.” Harris lavished expensive Ietter reads: | “My Darling: (Some roses are | Kisses)—On way down to court— |this is the last day—then liberty jand you. accusations against Elaine, all of which are wholly unjust, untrue—I Know I will never cease to regret— too bad—that it had to be that. 1 sincerely believe that Eleanor is a good woman, and I respect her honor and her loyalty to the absent sister, Samuella. “This was to be expected, but un- der the present clroumstances, it would serve no purpose to engage in any discussion of these disastrous matters—evyen with you, “Long Island Monday morning and you. “Your true blue, “BEVERLY.” | Ww ter’ | the low.service mains in Youngs. town, Westholme and tome: croft, on Thursday, from § a. j {m. to 5 p.m L$ $$$ \ former | “Yes, dear, I am ashamed of the] FROM ASYLUM Will Be Allowed Liberty in Pittsburg Indefinitely PHILADELPHIA, April 30,—Har- |ry K. Thaw, killer of Stanford White, | recently declared sane by a jury, was |paroled from Kirkbride’s here today He is to be al- lowed to go to Pittsburg for an in- definite stay, pending decision on a petition for a new trial to attempt to keep Thaw in the asylum, The parole of Thaw by Judge Monaghan, comes as a} Patterson, attorney for the million: | aire, The petition asks the court to allow Thaw his freedom, until it is determined whether or not there is to be another tria! to determine Thaw’s mental state. ‘The petition filed by Patterson was accompanied by an arridavit by Dr. Earl Bond of the asylum stating that Thaw is sane and may be given his Uberty, Eagle Hall Ready for Big Carnival The Eagles’ auditorium at Seventh ave, and Union st. is all set for the big May frolic and drive for funds to build the $1,000,000 future home of the F, 0. E., May 1 to May 10, Gaily decorated with bunting and myriad colored lights, the excitement will start promptly at 8:50 p, m, Thursday, and all the big and little | Bagles, and the rest of the denizens of the forest, are expected to appear to make glad the night and put the drive over. Mebbe the Prince of Wales doesn't get married because he doesn’t want to take a tumble on the bridal path, | result of a petition filed by John M. | CHARLIE LOUIE IS CONVICTED Found Guilty of Being a Common Gambler Charley Louie, known as the |King of Chinatown gamblers, was convicted by a jury in superior court Tuesday night on a charge of being a common gambler. Louie was indicted by the recent King county grand jury. Only one | State witness, Tom Ragedale, pri- vate investigator for Prosecutor ulcolm Douglas, was put on the | Stand by the state, nine others fail. ing to appear, Several policemen took the stand [to testify as to, Louie's good char- acter, Louie was defended by John D, Carmody, former deputy prose- cuting attorney. Deputy Prosecu- tors EB. D, Colvin and Robert Mac- jfarlane pressed the case against Louie for the state. STUDENTS WORK Will “Police Up” Campus and Stadium May 2 University of Washington students Friday will round up all the rakes, shovels and what not, and will pro- ceed to put in a half day at hard labor, for the annual spring clean: ing of the grounds is upon them— Campus day. Plans include the laying out of new paths, building a bridge, and clearing the athletic field and sta. dium of all litter and trash. Professor Edmond 8, Meany whe directed the first Campus day over a decade ago, will be in charge of the work, assisted by Dean Milnor Roberts of the school of mines, CR ae Ren anne Cae iy Om Ge Sa SE ead tea mtn AA AGRE RTE ROMAN TTY RRO RINA TS REE