The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 17, 1924, Page 1

2 ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER Is Arrested After Coroner’s Jury Returns Verdict for AILLING OF BABY! | The Newspaper With the Biggest Circulation i 1 Was hington | i || ” The SeattleStar [ji om" _ WEATHER Temperature Last 24 Maximum, 19 le Teday noon, AAS ta he os i ne urs VOL. 26. SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924 * TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE. 2 WITNESS Biteiek of ica faster, the gap, it gives out the remaind p aunts in — = ~ Britten Will Xmas Presents Soudas Faces '" BOY Bet it wasn't Suspect Held in Jail =~ Ask Congress ,.1°°.5°°°Y' New Charges ‘rc: J nor’s chair, has gone on a pardoning jamboree. a 4 CANDIDATE FOR THE oe EPS Two murderers at Walla Walla penitentiary have ‘ A CORONE! jury Wednes- POISON IVY CLUB ease Congressman Starts Move to)| been paroled as a “Christmas present.” Others, itis | Prisoner Pardoned by Hart Must day held J. K. Stewart, : ho mak : i, lieged bootlegger, responsibke eee wee makes 5 aid on good authority, are on the slate to be “out- 6) -—capagh jeuall ccm Settle Commercial Rights on Pacific side” by Christmas. | Answer for King County Jail Break art Laiten gh: orge Carl Larson, of 15 - x Despite the protestations of judges, prosecutors and eae ‘ d Eos - aa vas igen Fixit t things fe RESOLUTION authorizing President Coolidge to call heriffs, who wer mental in placing these mur SOVERNOR HART'S action in pardoning John Soudas,| of its ho of The Star. {s stil! 4 what practically amounts to a new world peace con- | derers behind the bars, and who say they have had T: a basital Reaths derer, met with a sharp rebuff Stewart was positively: identified ference, to be held in Seattle, will be introduced in congress no inkling of the governor's action, Hart’s jamboree oi aA eeathe murderer, tga ets as the driver of the death car Wednesda Sheriff Matt Starwich swore out a warrant jy Adolph Thornquist charging Soudas with breaking jail and prepared to send, Crockett st, an 6024 W. Witness of Oh, Mr. Fixit Thursday, 3 -ording to advices to The Star Wednes goes merrily on, Teli me pleas nce it is proposed to invite delegates from “It’s a Christmas present for the men,” explains the hat shalt I do A pn ‘ a sept | men aing th a de ay Jalla Walla the accident. “ oy a athe recac? y nation having interests on the Pacific ocean. The ob- governor, ; ee Oe chet the anon abe d by what they termed the governor’s “misplaced! The jury held that Stewart did is to settle the rights of various nations.in the rapidly ne haat tg ahs *nienc ‘ing © ; e , not us * care or try to avold esa doll hospital down growing commerce and importance of the Pacific and, if OTH: ‘the men the. governor has Uberated~ were Ie ne BEY), King perth f pas pe aylckly ca Pare the eects jorge a ahd building, but Gee | possible, to forestall armed conflict in the future. Japan guilty of exceptionally brutal crimes. executive's move, which they declared had’ no legal stand-| knew. ne had struck the chi ing, to free the slayer of Mrs. Blanche Coleman after he had|aia » jserved but 16 months of a life s entence. any, injury was done; and recom: ERS SIE FERN | mended that Stewart be held by th k lot of dolls who > invite . 2e ‘ » . 7 stop to ascertain w eens a bt 0 will pot be invited to the meetings, Edwin Filion, in company with other Camp Lewis 4 have enough money to go ¢ } . The resolution will be introduced soldiers, killed a taxicab driver they had hired, robbed Plas wee by Cohgressmag Fred A. Britten, of ‘ The pardon was the second of its him and buried the body Filion served only four ; ; by ‘the [state for criminal prosecution . ’ kirid given , rnor a years of a life term. His companions, who took no Christmas present.” The first was = ATTEN PTY Cortes Wikia Sanne. ak,onee or part in the actual killing, are still in prison, given to Edward F. ¥ eae dered Stewart remanded to without bail LONGING Chicago is no thing that life has hid)‘ from me. ¢ member of t committer, i a Paetf oh ias ste ody P P . We ys | a taxi r is no path or road I have A John Souda tabbed a woman in a Seattle hotel = rt time and his par Detective Lieutenant Witzke told hot trod; 6 Star Wed escaped from jail after threatening to kill anyone irew bitter comment from th er’s jury that Stewart had Prbed the depths of evil and Cotere Britten ‘an who blocked his way, liberated three other prisoners Pierce county bench aK art, who has been fone free, ever bent my head beneath SEEKS A BETTER the rod. UNDERSTANDING skimmed the eream of all the astmaster at a dinne world, and yet Wa ‘sone small thing I've never Desday night by s dared to try. San Fr o and Lo Some dark winter night P'l burst Chambers of Commerce to the Call recently and had no othe on at present, Stewart live 63rd st Sergeant Walher testified that Stewart's and y recaptured only af an international chase. Meanwhile, immigratio ithort by He ved only 16 months in Walla Walla. tes at Wattle Walle are’ Holding: Bow og Both the men—as well as other prisoners slated foi Thursday «and sn order of deport hristmas parole—are si » have Df y - the : t migratic . De Christnas, paroie-are;sald) to have. wealtiy.and ie s is expected. Immigration men. Chegter Batchelor Resigns} sutomobite had dents in the radi- fluential friends. however, declare that vt wr ine useless ar x)’ After 6 Years’ Service: | $e". "eta" cen auastme ate t Soudas wil my bonds, 2, Or and Washington del OES Governor Hart, busy on his jamboree of ita: 4s ae ee head showed the marks of at cucumbers with my cus- fons. to congress I will announec “Christmas presents for convicts,” think about I Soud motherea to| MAKES 3 RESIGNATIONS | "atiator fins. r ion to “ge on = : * '" nd | Ss vart, a a r C haan z : att i t the “Christmas presents he is bestowing on society? teath Biariche ( Colakeati. who Stewart, a eae hour a the ac —Zippy esicbia Dane's 1k s—or sh » records 1 hia attentios The dent, was talking to Mrs. Emma of whit anki Pale ane the tenn ar te oe ee hwy attentions. Then. Meacham to Stick With Of- | Peterson, 1506 W. #8th, and confessed ted @ machine Hifi alla Walla are the names of many men pardoned committed | horrible ignorance of the accident, but said J 4 machin : fs syed ; by This conference will be for tt once while serving life terms for murder, who are eee Bas a es fice as Criminal Deputy “the driver must have been crazy,” is the time to pas pro- | Purpose f discu: means of |} back again for a repetition of their crime. onvie and 1 Mrs. Peterson testified fing the broadcasting of comic | promotir economic, indus, | hes * He ke ¥ a idk at t = oe : to a life term Chester A. Batchelo uty: pros Charles Reynolds, 1526. W. 62n trial and pe al understandir = e knows—or should know that a man pardoned In the cou jail he fashioned a cutor f bP x years, , said that he saw Stewart appar- 19m cis tween natjor olution wil Fred A. Britten by. the governor over the protests of society and offi- volver 1 up the jailer) Wednesday, to take effect January ently intoxicated Satur fternoon, Ef 900d way to trap a burglar, be referred to the eign affairs “ |} claldom generally is not going out into the world in three other prisoners,|1. Batchelor is the last criminal looking at the spot where the accl Wave a cross-wcord puztle in| committee for action. the belief that he owes society anything He returned to Greece,|deputy held over from former ad-|dent had happened. Reynolds ration clared he had seen Stewart intoxi- lor's resignation follows | cated very often of T. H. Patterson and Bert C." Stewart refused to testify at the visited Australia and New; finally was raced to he wa cap: | the Baafe. The burglar will start to c fe it, ieeome cuprossed in finding| story in The Star som mp OT, 000, 000 SUIT He knows—or should know—that Washington wager: f the Chicago Tribune's edi- wants no troops of murderers turned loose upon it, 0, where tler word for asparagus, and quoting an call a policeman at your) torial s uch a as the swan song of any governor, whether payment A taken to Walla Walla in| Ross, who quit when county commis: |inquest. He was represented by ing. 1 dec } itics 5 » any ey “ i |sioners appointed ing D. Colvin | Attorney George Olson. The inquest of po debts or ¢ othe >» y ase » 192 i ng Pa “Japan ptepares for war, ED A IN f political debts or any other motive prompted these | Attorneys said Wednesday that{/®S Successor to the present prose- | Was conducted by Chief Deputy Cor- f paroles. area fgh-class chick-| Manded that the white peoples of Ll n She taeda his au | cuto ePAbitior shia poultry | te Pacific gether to work out He knows—or should know—that the Christmas f. ty cis axtio ee murdere! ei) at the Pine street market, but; ™eans of p agalnst Orie present he owes to the public, in safeguarding them action. Of Hamiinigton’s Ste fe are more on 1 ave igyression from these man-killers, is far more important than ily id the executive to pardon any “Christmas present” due a convicted slaver who 5 has hardly begun to atone for his crime r. The prosecutor goes on the|oner Frank Koepfli. The «child court bench January 1. |Wwas killed as he ran across the or, Who came to the prose-|road to his grandmother. — The 1's office ugder the administra. | driver of the car fled when Thorn- tion of Fred Brown, will go into pri-!quist pursued him, te law practice with Arthur C. nnon in the Collins building before noon Wednes tchelor's resignation will leave nddit Ameri murderers or convicts serv cases went to the jury just PURELY Penson at M. (Port Angeles): Thanks for Excessive Claims Charged Repeal, Americ + by Government Complaint ren brene ott crese-word " senile cont ee Sten mined the pardon, asserting it was/Colvin's criminal staff depleted. | ever be IEG ipahija nea sr OSCR OSE. x = — }a terrible. thing to turn a man of| Criminal dockets in the utor’s Fe ree re ee ter or world trae uw |OTHER SUITS\TO|FOLLOW Sou stamp tone ‘on the com-|offie show 84 defend, includ GUARD OFFICER sentences r Your preposition is strange- munity.” 14 murderers, awaiting trial o} eign patent eaiaie t future 5 : Bonus Requests of Firm Are Winter Sweeps Nation | 2 pee Greene ars aclea IS ARRESTED fake-bite? to Oleson (Munroe): "S too long for meron, it sat The hen ft Allowed by U, S. ‘Auto Driver Will Eko h piven, rea aroties 111 ‘Gee Gee ix sti trying | + ast eoneaeted told Colvin pinesday that he will ; Oe hem, that ht 0 eon ite natlor vn eller CAHLARGING ieidi. the Busines a. and Still Sticks Here Face Manslaughter "'® "(the office 1K will b& Accused of “Forging Names ae tims ‘and estimates or ste ( alifornians Pee Contmued Cold: fom es nce Gaus oom hon tan Meena ok GOMPLAULT ISSUER aREE mi never get. hi worries and demands it was % nobile collided with 1 nlite the t hoth offices may be filled round b He can curr form of « porous: filed by the United Si ws ot Striking in East Forecast Here | tick ana tattea the woman sateiaec * Supply Sergeant Released Cen Smiatiite non’ the tet | "the tar Wont contin | Connuedcoitinr weanowny | [J ie ie-aie Seattle |, cisrge, with theft of 8. teas ther fellow failed to dim.| 7 4 ; 1 to ks and the forgery of The sult is one of the first J the Pacifi ust and frigid temper bly as lo 0 nbove, waa | names on them, Arthur C. Langdon ecient claire wie tare. | Hoa este!’ Weather, Cause Divorce ® SS i a try. ansport Co, No, 161, National nati Enquirer eee en) Main Street : és Other driver hoyged the road. ht fists he Tr aoaticaad ta the} The cold wa hieh hit Call i ‘ t until late Thursday, | Guard of Washington, was arrested Hastings Tribune: vetLLIAM Yimergen ration, who | fornia during (he night, will eon}. {Vas surmised | Hubby Insisted She Didn't Need It, butite't. ® Morsat e'. henn in WE seen the lust of Percy Buck: wf Other person drove a truck Millions. of. dot. | tinue, It predicted, Californian ea Complaint against Lang- vavlota dontragts| shivered ina. wintry ran and mow] (YOMPLISTE reversal of the wind Judge Ruled Otherwise don was issued at the request of s ae : from @ strong northerly i» Scoteh 1 the col de. ak., Second a f urs are in eghiep Sar W. Ry Jarrell, U.S, secret. service re sec, last oF tore See ieee hiaad CREAT ccc ere tlk ineaien wind f le velocity at\a southerly breeze, falled MeoMhceads MATE Lee ; e “ ft ‘ : ee | Raines ees ale aa TTPST TILER rrr | Point: Hevea Jed 1 48 miles,| to Kend up the thermometer very ta Ubpplecrsies enrich ES UE eee eemneee ue Ln Information against Langdon was erel t buyin, % clgaur ; "4 ‘ y aft o Ms . Ory r i 7 e q " r he Pre a ie fon : rah tnerehan uying gar jn the Hog Island shipbuilding affair, | 10" sti ev_-fett, ats Suit in Beathiaveina iis Se a H® uid it never rained in th 1923—charged that they couldn't | itained by Lieut. George W. Bare low had no chains ‘trom the girl at the Savoy. REV. | here the Bethlehem Steel corpora. | Mleven Inch: . nt ry Was 184% six years he'd lived here, 7 brella incident | " ‘6 4 JOHN LYL ith a serious smile, | tion js defendant mit, Cal, durin 4 hour The |nbove zero shortly before noon, Nor 5 Nmenn $9 fon Rie NEAR NITES igre 10 umbrella inciden ber, commanding officer of the com: Polson Ivy club ix planning to a ip. Second ‘uve RED | vinter rain waa general over the}is there any prospect of warmer scattiahe tut teehee piliitte: wi the piece de resistance pany Sexes quattére’ in San re aie Pritt goles 1 nes of action, the United) sat weather Wednesday evening or early ; > aie ic se ee “ ee ca ind tttomey Heine Luag Langdon was brought before U. §. #9 accommodate the new mem el tinder Coolidge, at out various items that) portiand temperature dropped, Thursday, There may be a break late tus Whe ve Phe alate: Hue tho a Beattle booster, argued | Commissioner A Bowman late Who put off thoir Christmas| second and Madison, CLAUDI: c,| Wer overcharged by the Skinner &/ during the night, being the coldest] ‘Thrusday, but the weather bureau | ee Te en tee vomeed uccessfally thatswhen a bride- [Tuesday and released under $1,000 Pring until December 24 RAMBAY, realtor, telling of the won. | “4¢¥ corporation, and which the gOV-| weather of the winter won't forecast any pleasant news like} js; the money for the umbersall A Dee wag avkieh temas (bond , dera*of* Madina Leary Building’ ent|eTamenty: hye mistako” and: inod Below vero tenfperatures are ve-| that until it had @ ‘chance to} 414 pearl Pollesson, Postal. Tele and marry the man of her | Langdon, accapding to Jarrell, is Hist declare he has dis- | trance COYLE, lieutenant | Vertence,” paid ported in Kastern Oregon and Wayh- study conditions Thursday morning. | | aph operator, got a decree of choice that she forgets her um nccused of having stolen two treas to harness the atom. ror 5 the smile that| These range from small m8 | ington. Forecaster W. B. Summers said} divorce from Carl Pollesson in brella down south, it’s no more [ury checks issued as drill pay to Up and atom! heern Second PRED for equipment to huge sums in ho lowest in Oregon w | Wednesday that the southerly wind| — pr siding Judge A, W. Frater's than fair that he should buy jmembers of his company The IAG | CATLI fr, explaining th volving overtime, Wonus for early uker, 10 below, a drop of jdid not bring higher temperature court late Tuesday hor one when she reaches the jchecks were issued to P: VE DIARY situation to a friefid’ at the eta delivery, payment for hundreds grees in 24 hours, Other reports) because over Oregon temp@ature And Seattle's climate got an Puget Sound country, where |O'Reilley and toseph P. ‘ he wing toners, Hy B. HEIDEN, addrosg.| of thousands of dollars’ worth @ showed: Spokano, 4 below; Yakima.!rango from 12 above at Portland to| other black eye, this time by every pamphtet boosting Los {were for @3.40 and he Gene, nd ographer, taking in {he chariny of{ machinery, amended contracts | 2 below; Walle Walla, wero; Alba 10 below at Baker City. A westerly legal terminology which held that | Ang Will toll. you=-it rains spectively BINED chilbiaias Go tect ene | tne Junch: counter. @O. 8. COLT TYORVsHE Sige rone. euros ays: || 1h aboy Kosaburg, 18 above; !wind would Nelp—-but there’ no| it does rain in Scuttle, that um- | 18 months out of the year, and Tho. checks had not been called ening. by ele prisoners’ ald, looking for a victim! terials, and rent of the Marshfield, 20 above, ant Portland,! westerly wind In ight at present brollas are necessary, and that he. youngster sven. to. the ror H@ the two nrdarrion forme’ Tool, to see the fist et whieh at Becond and Marion, ROY TH & Kiddy plant No. 2 involving 12 above Temporatures ranging down to 10! failure to provide an umbrella third,and fourth generation of ral weeks, They were in the eo Hit seen for nt and) MERRITT, railroad man, explain) he enormous sum of ‘Temperatures ranging from 45-10] above wore predicted for Hénttto real-| constitutes Incompatibility HalvS Gee andtndlmurltare: come breve cube cee. Leo taent Paso wins dds Be ees le, syatont itp. travolor, It} 58.09, 10 above zero were reported in Colo-| dence districts Wednggday night, The Mra. Pollesson-she's a New the Livergroean state, have flip. [whore Langdon wan dupply serecant oe, the Srottish sintesman, and|C- MISKIN, realtor, smiling at} Al of the iter | 811,401,-| rado yur warned holders that | Orleans girl, and trayeled clear | pors and fing, instead of hunds |Lavgdon was picked up at the Met high revute. And so to home.| tlic woather, on Third uve, (Turn to Page 7, Column 5) (Purn to Page 7, Column % Wurn to Page 7, Column 3) out hore for a wedding the day and feck armory, & a ‘