The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 11, 1924, Page 7

AUGI Ke it MONDAY ST 11 THE SEATTI “Dickie” Loeb, as Child, Played Role of Bold, Bad Gunman cherish Childhood pictures, to be submitted as defense er As a wild west hese child. defe in his early life. be made part o STAR TELEPHONE SUIT FOUGHT Company Tries Old Tactics in Franchise Case the se Attorneys & Telegraph Co superio to fed. erai court of The Seattle Star's suit against the telephone company in the rate hearing litig The motion will be argued Tues: day morning before Presiding Judge Austin E. Griffiths The Star's suit was filed last Wed nesday and an immediate hearing was asked of Judge Boyd J. Tall man. Judge Tallman, however, set ay filed in cou! e rem¢ the matter over to this week tar contends that the tele. ting un: | al The phone company {s stil! ope’ der the old indpendent fran tho the company claims chise was assigned more 350. ise, is tr Last Wednesday a mandate was asked compelling the company to show cause as to why it does ne 2perate under this franchise, and bi The Star for telephone service unde the rate provided in the city ordi nane and covered in the independ franchise. The telephone company’s action in asking removal to federal court fol. lows the course of a every one of the phone rate | tions. Mandamus proceedings recently started in superior court by Corpora. tion Counsel T. J. L. Kennedy, in which he sought to have the status of the company’s independent fran chise cleared up, was transferred to | federal court when the telephone company requested it Attorney Carl E. Croson will a) pear for T! Star at the Tues morning hearing and will fight the Motion to remove to federal court. Should The Star win ,the case will be tried on its merits in superior court. PRISONER FLEES M'NEIL ISLAND Barefooted, Mail Robber Is a Fugitive AREFOOTED, and clad in his Prison garb, H. G. Humple, 24, Sunday afternoon escaped from the MeNeil island federal penitentiary and Monday had successfully eluded the cordon of guards that had been sent out to search for him. Details of Humple's escape were not known in Seattle Monday. The Police and sheriff's offices were noti- fied that he got away and Sheriff Matt Starwich prepared to send his bloodhounds to the island immedi- ately. Thick underbrush covers McNeil and | island around the penitentiary it ia believed that’ he sneaked away from the prison barns and reached the safety of the brush before the guards had a chance to open fire on him, Searchlights from the prison watch towers played on the roads and woods abeut the prison during the night. The two prison boats kept a constant parol about the island, playing their Searchlights on the shore to see that the prisoner was not trying to swim to mainland. Humple was serving a term of two years and two days for robbing the Mails. He was sent to the peniten- Ury from Fairbanks, Alaska, and had been there less than a year. HERE’S MORE ABOUT STATE PARK STARTS ON PAGE 1 Parks association somo five years ag0 and which now comprises some- | thing more than 6,060 acres. “It ig a mighty fine thing to find the Young Men's Business club Working to preserve this additional bortion of our scenic heritage.” rey INE case of motor oll was donated to the Young Men's Business club for use in its automobiles while working on the park fund campaign, Monday, when a bill received from J. Sonnenborn Sons, First ave, and Dearborn st. WwW. has subseribed F THOMAS * $5; H. B, Helden, 606 Union st, $2.59, and the Tailored Ready Co, $5, according to Charles Frisbie, one of the Y. M. B.C. workers and the hefty Jad who played clown In the receipted was Balt Water Park und day program| during the Sportsman's show. The greatest aqueduct in tho world '# the Los Angeles aqueduct, having a length of 255 miles. on adopted in | ed and hidden 1 away for year « to support the claim of man, his conversations with his teddy bear and at playing pol record, ' Mi | Big Dan Landon donates a for the Near East relief. to fill it, we'll say. } ef | BY G. LUCL BUTLER gentleman iTS the in the going to fight? Not | “But he’ | Mama! “Quite |gond hearted that |the shirt off his is exactly what he | And ti |When § jheard tt Ihad pt | Wedn be l were picture much! 80, you ator andon Near East Retief jundie Day for 13, he planned He knew there hundr of thousands of refugees from Greece that needed clothing to help keep the sp life warm within them. Dan ann: a day, August n on it. It’ ark foe bg 8, have bee alienists that the dragged out by child laye » are now considered of great importance and the above pictures will [DAN GIVES HIS SHIRT |B rene shirt to pep up “Bundle day” | ll take some husky Armenian y Frank Jacobs, Star Staff Photographer d give—but what? Dan When his socks are ‘em away, When 18 and overcoats passes them on to individual they will He wo js a bache! |worn, he throws his suits and worn he e first needy “close” Individual, a stump, meta for he had no to the bundle is not he wa rically speaking s to donate a ¥ proposition | “What'll 1 do?* Dan asked the Ircporter Said we, “They need |} Said Dan golly, they can mine right now And it was so. BY LLYOD ALLE United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 11,—Premier Her- riot returned to the international con. Iference today with a mandate from |his country to make the best bar |gain he could in exchange for mill- |tary evacuation of the Ruhr. Herriot’s flying trip to Paris Sat- urday resulted in unanimous action |by the French cabinet council, ap- | proving the premiers report of prog ress at London and authorizing him |to. consent to evacuation in exchange for reparations concessions, Prime Minister MacDonald imme- diately called a conference of the "Big Fourteen” of each nation participating—and it wag expected the conferees would spend several days thrashing out de- |tails of military evacuation. After that the conference proper should finish up its initial agree. ments by next week-e Before the “Big Fourteen’? con vened, the chiefa of the French, Bel- gian and Stalian delegations met nt the prime minister's residence. Her- riot explained the results of his Paris trip. After an “Big Fourteen" The French and Germans prompt- }ly began thelr decisive pour parler Vorelgn Minister Stresemann con ferred with Premier Herriot at the Hyde Park hotwl regarding evacu- | OPENS CAMPAIGN Campaign headquarters for Maj, Malcolm Douglas, county prosecutor, running for the superior bench, have been opened at $16 Arctic building, Douglas, who has been attending the reserve officers’ training camp at Camp Lowls, re turned to Seattle Monday hour's discussion the * recesned, who Is two representatives French Finally Agree to Evacuate the Ruhr Premier Herriot Instructed to Make | Best Bargain Possible of po- Later Marx ation and mutual amnesty litical prisoners in the Ruhr. Stresemann and Chancellor were to confer with Premier Theuni. at the Carlton hotel. SHOT IN FIGHT OVER WIFE iRenton Man in Hospital After Quarrel GIMIL BEALE, 49, was in the Ren- ton hospital Monday in a seri- ous condition with a bullet lodged in his neck. Oliver J. Hathaway js held in the King county jail on an open charge as a result of a fight and |shooting at Beale's home in Renton | Sunday afternoon. Beate and his wife have been sep: |arated for some time, according to | Chief of Police Peter Dullahant of Renton who made the arrest, Re cently Hathaway has been paying at | tention to Mra, E Te, he watd, Sunday Beale went to his and found Hathaway there. was an argument and a fight. Beale was shot in the neck during |the scuffle and neighbors, hearing the shot, called the polic Hathaway was arrested by Dulla |hant and was later removed to the county Jail by Deputies B. J, Hughes and Joe Hill, Deputies from the sheriff's office were making a further investigation of the shooting Monday. Hospital authorities sald that Beale was in a dangerous condition and that an attempt would be made to remove the bullet from his neck. home There LAREN SAILS the family of Richard Loeb r is “emotionally deficient.” 1an, Loeb was photographed ATTLE FLEET 10: PLAY AT WAR 400 New Ensigns on Edge for First Cruise PORT ANGELI decks stripped for jsands of gobs on edge for four di of mimic wartare, the United States battle fleet headed for the open sea thru the straits of Juan de Fuca at 10 o'clock this morning. Four hundred ensigns, just grad uated from the United States naval academy, were among the fleet per |sonnel, and were looking forward to their first regular cruise since being | commissioned. | Sailors who | from outings at resor Jity of thts city |tion of the enterta | them. | The cop-gob fued in Se several of the offic volves but a few The majc in contact with each No arrests ¥ |getes during th | All return to Sea Aug. 11.—With ction and thou-| youterday | the viein apprecia shown ed in expressed nent retur tle. s d men ' in lors and police. never come m ther they said. Port An week med eager for thelr ttle during fleet week HERE’S MORE ABOUT DEATH RIDES STARTS ON PAGE 1 land m dozen seriously Injured in! |Indiana Sunday, An interurban ear truck an automobile at La Porte, killing three, | oe | TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 11.—| | Four persons, a family consisting jof parents and two young sons, |were seriously injured when their | automobile was hit by an interurban car, eee CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Two deaths |in automobi'e ‘accidents were | |chalked up over the week-end here. Two boys. were run down by auto: | mobiles and killed. COLUMBCS, Ohio, Aug. 11—Six | persons were killed in automobile Jaccidents in Ohio over Sunday, | ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 11—Eight| persons were injured in automobile accidents here. Sunday, two se riously. DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11.—Two were killed and 10 injured in a |series of auto accidents in Texas lover the week-end. | | | Pon IEE i aE ae HERE’S MORE ABOUT || U. S. FLYERS || STARTS ON PAGE 1 | ct OR SET Si ES ERR ,E STAR FREDERICK & NELSON DOLMSTAIRS SIO NEW! Sleeveless Wool Sweaters | $795 Three of the styles sketch- ed. Good value at $2.95. The China Section offers | $4 7 Children’s Baskets ‘ide variety | 3askets in a wide variety | New Beacon Blankets Th t of styles and sizes. Baskets | 7 50 d 7 95 ree-quar er for shopping, for flowers, | . an . Hose fruit, sewing and for waste EW B Blankets } ae paper. Prices from 15¢ to | 7) eacon biankets have come to bring com- 52. Tbe. } fort on cool nights. Made of soft, warm At 50c Pair ff | cotton and patterned in the newest ideas in Wide pottin - Hens arith sn | pcs designs. Pink, blue, tan and lavender t tops. 8 ta : for gir or Hand-painted | shades, ar rown uck and e | 66x80 Plaid Blankets, $7.95 : right’ shades. At BOG ServingTrays 72x84 Yukon Blankets, $7.50 ’ picid: si nticd j -Jacquard Comfortables, $7.50 $1.50 to $3.00 All have sateen-bound edges and are attractive- y 3 Bamboo Serving Trays, | ly finished. DOWNSTAIRS STOR! Boys Athletic pgesaapioy nce) Union Suits Especially attractive for } cottages. | 5 —DOWNSTAIRS STORE | 75c | Check ook Sults in / Ss ages of 7 and 17 will be The Downstairs Store is practical Suits with two pair The fabrics are Coats and trousers full lined Good value at $7.95—and serviceab Boys’ Two-trouser Suits $7.95 CHOOL time is coming and many a boy between the TTRACT importa en to comple » and bi 8 of trousers. Io in color and weave. others at $9.85 and $12 —DOWNSTAIRS STORE Sleeveless Sweater young IVE nt par né are an t of this new ship- for that may be smart costume. eater chos- In te a lack effects and a num- color combination - IWNSTAITE TORE de to fit ably, with tic strip in back. Sizes for ged 6 to 14 year At 75¢ —DOWNSTAIF $s STORE Boys’ Collar-attached Blouses 85c and 95c Percale and madras Blouses for boys aged 8 to 16 years. weg * re Made in comfort fitting White semi - porcelain active boys. ‘With at- Dinner Sets decorated in 4 ary cc and straight attractive deep blue design, cuffs or turn-down, sports col- as sketched. lar short sleeves : One for play wear and one for dress—and later school wear. Aiea new ‘Bult Prices 85¢ and 95¢, ready with plenty of g00d, Boys’ Khaki Blouses and Play Suits ES) —6 each of 4- and 7-inch —6 fruit saucers —6 cups and saucers —1 platter —1 vegetable dish. PAGE 7 Floor Lamp and Shade COMPLETE $11.95 —DOWNSTAIRS STORE | Do You Need a Basket? pea greece 32-piece Dinner Sets SPECIAL $5.85 | The set includes: plates The 32-piece pecial $5.85. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE service, rendered Jot fogs. |. The second alternative called for a landing in the sea off Cape Fear. well and refuelling there in the doubt | ful shelter of a cruiser, Admiral Magruder was of the opin fon that the long flight to the West |coast offered the best chance of | success with a landing at Frederiks. | val or Julianshaab, Greenland, doubly dangerous because British Flyer Brings His Wrecked Plane South DUTCH HARBOR, Unalaska, Aug. 11.—Major A. Stuart MacLaren and his party of British round-theworld flyers were en route southward today front Dutch Harbor for Prince tupert, B,C. From Prince Rupert they will go to Victoria, making the trip aboard the trawler Thiepval, The Thiepval arrived here Saturday, bringing not only the flyers, but the wrecked plane, damage to which forced aban- donment of the flight. The fliers were entertained here, but were reticent in discussing thetr expedition. Major Mac expressed great pleasure when he heard of the prog: ress of the American flight, but deep: ly regretted the accident which befell Lieut. Leigh Wade of the American expedition, ASHINGTON IS STILL “WILD” re still wild—in spots, ren Yousir; we Six stock killing bears were Killed in Washington in July, bobeats and 209 coyotes. That's the report of G. KR. Bach, state preda.! | animal inspector. Corbin, of Leese, Wash,, to} | | | So were 18} | champ hunter. Hoe slew 16 coyotes M. N. Lewis, of Twiap, in did in 20 days, bagged 2 HERE’S MORE ABOUT SCHOOL DAYS |, STARTS PAGE1 || voted to basic subjects ts neces sary and advisable. High schools are unaffected by the new order. They get theirs now, TWO BRAND NEW | SCHOOLS READY With two brand new and two just as large additions to the John Mulr and West Seat- tle high, the school board ts sitting pretty and realy to take care of Seattle's growing junior population. The new nine-room Montlake school, replacing the four porta- bles at 22nd N, and E., Mc Graw is welcome news to parents and pupils in that district, This build- ing has a combination assembly and lunch room, The new Dunlap school in Rainier valley, of the same type as the Montlake, will re ready a little later in the fall. The John Muir new nine-room addition will relieve congestion in the Mt. Baker and Rainier valley section, replacing eight portables on the school grounds, and the addition to the West Se- attle High, while not entirely complete, will be in such shape that it can be used when wehool begins. An estimated inc of 8, additional children over last year, is planned for, and the new bud get will tako care of teacher salaries for ndditional pupils, schools TODAY'S PROGRAM Monday, August 11 “ | KDZE—12:30 to 1:30 p,m, | KFHR to 6:30 p, my; 6:30 to 7 * | <IR—7:30 to 8:0 p.m, | . mM, | Ht COPS SQUABBLE . | And Husband of Rainier Vic- tim May Gain Freedom LONG Because BEACH, detectives Cal., 11.— un- Aug. have been able to agree among themselves to whom credit belongs for unearthing} the tangled marital affairs of J. A. Jordan, engineer, the alleged bigamist may be released from cus- local tody today. Said to have married seven women, without getting divo: from at least three of them, Jor is held in jail here on charges of bigamy following the funeral of Sadie Kessler Jordan, whom he mar- ried in Long Beach February 2 last, and who was Killed dn a fall over a precipice in Rainier National park, July 25. Following his Jordan agreed to write a story detailing all arrest, of his martial ventures. Yesterday Capt. J. B, Worley went to Jor- dan’s cell, took the story Jordan had written, and left with it Smith, who claims to be respo: for Jordan's arrest, accused Worley of “butting in’ and threatened to ask that the complaint against Jor- dan be dismissed. Jordan ts said to have year in Leavenworth bigamy in 1904, His career began in 1898, served a prison for matrimonial His first wife was Jessie M. Hendricks, whom he warried in Enid, Ok In 1904 ho was sentenced to Leavenworth after marrying Minnie Melton at Afton, Okla, His next venture was with Cora Leak, whom he married in 1912 at Pryor, Colo, In 1914 ho ine L. R. Steel Company Is Reorganizing The L. R. Co., recently in difficulties. sent out this notice to its Seattle stockholders Monday; “Steel's Consolidated, Inc., has purchased the chain of 11 stores op- erated by the Franklin 5c to $1.00 ores, Inc, of Buffalo, as the first step in chain store development since the reorganization of the | former L. R, Steet companies by the | stockholders’ committee. Steel With these additional — stores, Steel's Consolidated, Inc., now oper- pares stores in the United States, j with two more to be opened in | Milwaukee and Charleston, S. C., | while Steel's Consolidated, Limited, joperating in Canada, has 12 stores with a new unit to be opened in Kitchener, Ont, “Development .under the new pol- icy will be confined exclusively to chain stores,” |Ex-Service Man Is Out for Legislature Ralph Douglas, ex-service man, is running for the legislature, repub- lican ticket, 4ist district. He was overseas 16 months, but says’ it seemed longer. He's lived here insurance agent, three children, lives in East Seat- tle, {8 a Mason and member Uni- versity post, American Legion. |Ship’s Orchestra to Play at KFOA Paradise Serenaders,"* five Broadway high school students who form the Admiral Oriental line Presi dent Madison's orchestra, will play at the Rhodes station, KMOA, for ra. 17 years, is an arried, father of troduced another woman at Moun-|dio fans at § p.m. Monday evening, tuin Home as his wife, Later that} Request dance numbers may be year he is id to have married} phoned to MA in-8000, Miss Jennie Arnold at Sterling, Miyoshi Natori, Japanese dramatic Colo, In 1916 he appeared with| soprano will sing sevetal groups of another woman known as Hthel| songs, with Arville Belstad accom. Helen Jordan panying, SEE TRAFFIC SIGNAL Automatic traffic signals similar jin principle to those now in use at Fourth and Jackson st., were to be. demonstrated to the city council Monday afternoon. 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