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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
M'kEAN CALLS
SIMS CHARGES
insult TO NAVY
Accusations Of Commander Of fleet IN
Europe Chased ~ Aon1trous py
Formsr Operations Official.

WASHINGTON. Apri! 27.-A sharp
criticism Of Rcur Admiral Sims today
before the senate. naval investigating
committee Ivy Rear Admiral J. S. Nc
Kean, former assistant chief OF naval
operations, resulted in a tilt between
Chairman Hale and Senator Trammel'
Democrat, Florida. when Admiral Nc
Kean was reprimanded by Senator Halo
for indulging in personality.
The officer declared he was only fcl-
lowing a precedent set by Admiral Sims
in his testimony, while Senator Tram
mel remarked that the chairmans OBJ
jections to personalities had not run
against Admiral Sims "snappy COM
ments.'
Admiral Mexican. whose appearance
followed completion Of the cross ex-
animation Of Captain W. V. Pratt. who
had been on the stand several days IN
sisted that he was not seeking to de.
fend Secretary Daniels or to dam
Sims in what he said.
Admiral Sims charged that delays on
the part Of the navy department early
in the war prolonged hostilitics four
months and cost 500,oO0 additional lives
were "monstrous," Admiral Mckean
said. adding that II it had been made
by q patient in the government insane
that coming from IAN admiral on the
active list, head of the naval war coi-
Iege. It was an insult to every officer
and many in the navy or who served IN
the navy during the war.
1T hns been or will be entirely dis
proved" he declared.
charro Unfounded.
The charge that the department had
no plans for"war also was unfoundco
the officer said. He added that one
plan in particular had been in existence
e. hufO ho
rected up to the time the United States
Joined the allies and constantly changea
as the situation altered during the war
The plan was not perfect. he SAID. be-
cause of new elements injected into the
war by the German submarines cam
paign.
CAPTAIN Pratt. in answer to Senator
Trammel. who sought To show that
Admiral Sims letter to Secretary Dan
iels entitled some naval lessons OF the
world war" was In reality sweeping
criticism OF Secretary Daniels and
naval officers generally. said, ne hao
no reason to doubt Admiral Sims dec
laration il was not intended as per
sonal criticism He could not avoid
the impression, however. he added
that Sims was criticising the chief of
naval operations. whether he intended
TO or not.
Il cannot say what was in Sims
mind Captain Pratt said. "he II some
times impulsivc and was exceedingly &c
when he said the navy was responsible
for the great losses Of the war"
Secretary Daniels WAS not Admiral
Sims target the officer declared adding
that he knew Of no specific instances
where Mr.. Daniels interferred with
Sims.
Admiral Mexican will resume his tcs;
timony tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
l9-YEAR- OLD NEGRO
SENTENCED TO DIE

INDIANAPOLIS. April 27.-William
Ray. colored, l9-years-old. was SEN
fenced TO be electrocuted August nth
at the Indiana state prison Michigan
city, by Judge James A. Collins Of
criminal court here tonight. when a
Jury returned a verdict of guilty Of
murder In the FIRST degree. Ray is said
to have stabbed to death l4-year-old
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
.BALLYANDER POLICE.
BARRICKS IS BURNED

TIPPERARY. Ireland. April e7-The
Ballyander police barracks In County
Limerick surrendered to one hundred
men who assaulted II with rifles and
explosives this morning.. The siege
lasted three hours.
The vtctors seized arms. ammunition
and bicycles belonging to the garrison
and burned the barracks. Three police
men and one Of the attacking party
rere wounded,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
AMUNDSEN STARTS
RETURN TO NOME

WASHINGTON. April 27.-RoAli
Amundsen, who set out two years ago
In an effort to reach the North Pole, Is
returning to Nome. Alaska, according to
q message received by the navy radio
station at Cordova. Alaska, today from
Anadyr. Siberia.
Amundsen arrived at Anadrr last
week from his ship. the Maud. which -
ice-Nound near the mouth Of the kolym1-
IriveP, and left soon afterwards. From
Nome be will 60 TO Seattle under h!aI
present YlanA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
WABASH RIVER
LEVEE BREAKS

EVANSVILLE. Ind. April 27.-A loss
estimated at a half million dollars re-
suited when the Wabash river levee
near Oaktown. Indiana. gave way today
and water swept into 10000 acres OF
land sowed in wheat.
The fields arc said to be covered with
from three to five feet Of water. The
break Of the levee caused temporary,
fall Of the Wabash. which now is on a
st1nd at twenty feet at Nincennes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
oAs CONSERVATION NETTING

PITTSBCRGH. Pa, NprlI Gi.-The
nations lcommittec on Natural Gas con-
serration will meet here April go and
May /, Director Van II. Manning an
nounced today. The meeting will con-
slider reports on. production, transmits
sion and utilization of Natural Gas by
the various sub-committees appointed TO
gather information which might nc Of
value TO the general committee in max
ing recommendations for the conscrya-
ton OF the natural gas resources OF the
United states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
WOOD HOLDS UP ...
GRANT AS MODEL
OF AMERlCANISM|
Army's Candidate for President speaker
At Ansricus Club Dinner In
Pittsburgh.

PITTSBU RGH. April 27.-Majnr Cen
eral Leonard Wood. candidate Tor the
Republican nomination for president:
and Governor William &. Sproul OF
PENNSYLVANIA were the leading speakers
AT the Grant day dinner of the Amcricus
club here tonight.
General Wood responded to the toast
Grant" and Governor Sproul spoke on
"PcuESylvania and tho Nation, Whlle
senator Scldcn l.. Spencer of Missouri
addressed the thousand or more guests
on the "Rcpuhlican IaTty ana falrl-
General Wood reviewed the military
career Of General Grant. and praiscd
him for his achievements AS soldier as
well as his worth as n citizen. Cover.
nor Sproul spoke of the contributions OF
Pennsylvania to the growth OF the ma
tion and Senator Spencer discussed at
length the circumstances attending the
peace conference and the events Which
followed 1t at home and abroad
Tho Country>s NsSd.
What this country needs today is a
government characterized by the Amer!-
ranism Of Grant" said General WOOD:
"Whul we are working for today. ne
sddod. "is n government Of the people
for the peoplc and BY the people; aoSu-
lutr democracy; courts untouched Ny
politics, independent of all outside IN
fiuence: no class legislation: square
deal FOR everybody, StiohS W. 'O~
uuarreIsome foreign policy: friendly re-
lations with all nations; the building
up of nrbitrati ion before resortihg 10
force: bringing women into politics
whole e-hsartedly and without any "an reser,
vations; pushing forward american
business at homo and abroad; building
up sound public, school system win i.
an adequately paid teaching force; IN
duslrIal Justice; more careful regula-
tiol OF immigration TO protect AmefiI
can labor from the horde which Will
come with the official declaration " or
peace. and to Americanize the new new
American merchant marine: the foster
ing and upbuldnG Of agriculture so as
to stop the drift from the farm 10 the
city"
Speaking Of the league Of nations
General Wood said hc did not think IL
should be left as an issu" at the poils
because mot one man in thousand mas
read it, and very few can understand us
technical phraseology and far-rcachtng
effects. My own idea Is that we should
accept the league with the Lodge senate
eservations-rcscrvat which abso.
lute,y and completely AmericaniZe IL.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
TWO BIG WELLS IN =,
M'KEESPORT FIELD

PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 27.-Sever-
nj rich "strikes" in the McKeesport gas
field were reported today. Two wells.
producing approximately 100000 feet
each, daily. were brought In. while AM
other we'll was drilled deeper and the
f,ov increased to 100000 feet. One
duster was reported.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
couI.DHF LIVE FREE MAN
G0ALR1 WALLS INTO PEN

JOLIET. III. April 27.-Rob-
ert Necdham. paroled three
weeks ago after serving part Of
sentence for burglary. scaled
the walls Of the state penitenti-
AIRY from the outside early this
morning and sncaked back into
prison Because he found him
self unable to cope with the
hiEh cost Of living as a free
man, prison officials said 1t was
the first time convict had
climbed the walls TO get back
into the penitentiary,
rThe only way TO beat the
hirh cost Of living is to be in
prjson." said Needham, when
asked his reason for returning to
the, prison.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
FALL Is FATAL.

Special Dispatch TO The IntelliEencer.
As result of injuries sustained in a
fall nine weeks ago, J. K. Brothers. Is
died in the City hospital today. Broth-
ers. a few days before the accident was
badly beaten by hold-up men who robbed
him Of SIS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
H,etim,s 1odz sent 1ome.

PONTIAC. Mich. April 2t:-The oody
Of Miss Vera Schneider. 20 year old
telephone operator killed at vacant
house in the residential section here
Saturday was taken to Elkton. Mich.
today for burial at her old home. while
authorities here and at Detroit con-
tinued their search for her assailant.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
TIE WKATLR1.

WA1KuSHFoN, April 97.-Forscasti
wet YirEtniA-HArtly cloudy ana
cooler Wednesday; Thursday fair.
ohto-oloudy Wednesday; Thursday
fair,
WSStsrn Psnnsylvania-Cloudy and
cooler Wednesday, Thursday fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
WOOD MAY GET ONE
DELEGATE At LARGE;
HARDING HAS THREE
"Favorite Son. Is Choice oi
Rural Districts and Small
Towns-Wood Gets Big
City Majorities

COLUMBUS, O.. April 27.-t39s pre-
cincts out Of 5.SSo in Ohio for Ecpub-
lican presidential preference gave:
Harding 95,s40; Wood S6,964.
In 3.45s Of these precincts heard
! from votes for johnson and Hoover
were tabulated as follows:
Johnson L.. 92t: Hoover S.26S.
For delegates-at-largc to the Chicago
conventions: S459- precincts out OF o.
| SS2 in tho state gave:
Herrick (Harding) S?,7SS; Calvin
1895. Boyd Wood S7.5s5: Turner
tWooD $3.50. Daughcrty (Hardins)
64.990.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April @7-Returns
from more than three-ffths OF the STATE
in teday's presidential primary, in Ohio
showed Harding leading Wood by ap-
proximately 1900 votes.
!, The vote from 4.73 out OF total Of
5.Sse precincts in the state gave:
, Harding S7.593: Wood 10, 5ia'
iouS parts of the state gave Hoover o.
$50 and Johnson 6.5S4, The namts of
Hoover and johnson were not printed
on the ballots and had to be written ia,
. candidate on the Democratic ballot.
drew practically all of the DemocratiC
votes, although the name OF McAdou
was written in occasionally. All can
dldateS TOT delegate 10 inc DeiiioSfa4S
convention were pledged 10 Cox.
Late returns show that three Harding
men and one Wood man. are leading the
Republican big four" delegates To the
Republican convention The returns
showed Mayor Calvin. OF Cincinnati
and former governor Frank b. Willis
and Myron T. Herrick. all Harding men
leading. and William II. Boyd. Cleve.
land attorney. a Wood man. with good
, chance of being a member OF the big
four delegation.
/ Available returns showed Harding
delegates selected in eight districts and
Wood men in two districts.
The vote for Republican delegates-at-
Boyd (Wood) 55.s55: Calvin Hard
ing) 5s.1sS: Daugherty tHardinE5 90
(woodl 53,S7s; Herrick tI'aroinE) Co.,
Hamilton county. (CincinnatD com
plete, gavt Harding 11.609; Wood 9.tS2
Hoover 4,695 and Johnson e.Sl2.
/ The City Of Cleveland. complete. gave
Harding s.2sS: Wood lS.S2i; Hoover 1't
and Johnson 1.0+l.
Franklin county (Columbus) complete
gave Harding 1874 and Wood s.OSs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28

Special Dispatch to The 1ntelligencer.
COLUMBUS. o., April 2I.-lndica-
tions this morning were that Senator
Harding will go before the Republican
national convention with nearly all Of
Ohio's. ~ delegates supporting him. In
yesterdays primary he won the prefer
ence vote and also carried all district
contests for delegates save one or TWO
His four candidates for delegate-at-
large probably are elected. although H.
NJ. DauEherty may be defeated.
There is a chance that W. II. Boyd.
Cleveland. Wood candidate for delegate
at-larEe. has been chosen in place OF
Daugherty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28

COLUMBUS. April e7-WithEs1ssstc u
quarters toniGht claiInel Harding has
carried the -GtAtS IN the prsfercnslal
vote by ( safe piuralfy. which may
reach $4,000. Harding headGuarterA
ooncedt the election OF four Wood dele
rates, those in the twelfth (Columbusp
and the twenty-sixth (ClevelanO dis
tricts, ~
Wood headquarters made no claims
either As to the preferential vote or the
vote Of delegates Wood probably would
receive.
Returns late tonight indicated that
Harding candidates for district dele
gates had been successful In ten OF the
% districts OF the state, while Wood
candidates apparently had Won in two
districts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28

DENVER, Sept 1t.--Caffie--Eecefpss
ifoo head. market STEADY. Steers. $50
tit. COW. and hsifsrs. s. to0s:s; stock
era and feeders. sT.soeie. calves. tT.te1
tie.
Hor.-psesipsa i.iss head; MARKET is
higher. Top. sis.is. bulk Of sales. tis.it
aiT.1s.
shesp--Rsesip,s. 5000 h.sd: make,
strong. fambs. tff.kats.se. ewes. ~. 20
es.so feeder lambs. slss0ii
Pacific Coast coal ssnssrs-su Eastern
H~ord
Pacific Coast Engineering vorks-s,r
Eastern leader
STE ndard OF doek--s,r Northwestsrn-
stacy %. tsrminsI-u. a. c. burnside.
Hartford 81. terninsi-~str IT. Paul. biz
Guy G Goss. bss !. y. Peters.
Spokane s,. tsrminai-Motor schr ApeH.
sehr salvator.
Dutht. yards--str Crisfdu. str Nsqusn
East waterway terrninal--Htr West Icon.
Todd drydoeks-ssr westward Ito. str
EIkton. str Eiihu Thomson.
Pacific Coast Bridge a Dredging plant
Str Patterson.
Ames yards-su Roosevelt
Lake union--Huils Abilis. Ahnoha. Alb
ydos. Addison. Aiiennurs,. Ahrnis. An
thon. hayden. bertrand. nlnEamon.
Blscayns. Black Wolf. Hlanford, Dol.
vim. BouEhton. Fsruss. Puyatlup,
cabsean. capraria. cardis. cenina.
chsrus. Chesterfield. chaici.. cinsas.
cinyras, corus. corian. Cola. Clone.
Eiis.a. Eieetrs. Endymion. For; Hsr-
rison. Fort Jackson. Fort s,anwix,
FORT Union. imufka. Lsou. Kitan.
vinesnnes.
Heffsrnsu drydocks--f5ohr Blaatind. str
Brookdsie.
Nettleton mliis-str Derhiay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
APPLE men ASK
LOWER FREIGHT
Say That High Rate Works
Against Northwest

YAKIMA. Sept 2s,--Apple ship
pera here are today awaiting n reply
from tho vice preaidents OF the four
Northwest railroads In regard 10 n
pleas presented yesterday for lower
freight rates on fruit.
Al n meeting with representatives
OF tho railroads hero yesterday.
Northwest fruit growers end~iyorcd
10 show the transportation men that
the recent 80 per cent increase In
freight rates means thc ruin OF the
apple industry here. They claim
that under present conditions Wash
ington apples cannot compete with
Eastern apples. because of tho al
legged excessive cost OF shipping.
Growers have asked the railroads
to establish n maximum rate Of
fi2s hundred pounds 10 Eastern
points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
- - - ----------------'
Public Markets
SANITARY

SANITARY
Stall 80. cArnation and Borfsn's milk
itc can; m. Maximum or Reliance
coffee. tse. I NJ. Herahey's bulk cocoa,
aoc; cans Madrona tomatoes. stc.
stalls RI 20 7. fresh peanut butter, 2
ms ,tei apple butter. ite NJ, ms
3sc. Stalls 7o-zs. Deiicia nut margarine,
SIC NJ. Ms fi,0o; Good Luck rnnrsar-
Inc, sac 10. ms SIC. Tree tea sc n I;
tuii cream cheese. soc 10 Rogers peanut
PIKE PLACE
stall ~. ms fine cane sugar. s5e.
stall ts. tall can carnation milk. ite.
stall -. pure fresh milk i2c al, Stall
n. Ms rolled oats zse: ms navy
beans. 7te. Lbs. Bayou beans.
burger and sausage. lie NJ lamb roast
ito N stall 10. mems cotton sweaters.
al sizes. tz.Ts. ehiidrsn's heavy fleece
lined shirts and draw.rs sse garment
CORNER
stsii io,. rbs pure American surar.
Csc. sc can hyro. 17c; Premier baked
beans. ttc cam fun cream cheese ssr
~. tail cans Cooperative milk. soc
riAks white. zse NJ. 2 ms. sse. staii 2.
iAnb stew lbs use. round steak. &c
n liver. MS ise, Eastern sugar cured
hams. half or whole. a2hc 10: good
bacon. &c N veal roasts. isc NJ. pot
roRxts. Toe NJ.
stalls a7-it. Sc can Royal baking pow
der 1tc sBc Pkg Olympic pancake flour.
abc. t-ib. can NJ J. -. coffee i2.ss. ,
BE cans Chinook salmon. tac. cans
Dutch Cleanser. zsc, Zoe can Imported
sardines 10 pure olive oil. sse. sec can
cherries. sse' ,v
stalls i.-i7. ! Toe cans pepper. lie:
rolls toilet paper. sse. } bars Palm
olive soae. rkc. ssaychiight matches. Sc
pas stan los. Flake white shortening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
JURY finds
new COUCE
ON BUILDER
Truckmen's Ring Coctors
Bids to Provide "kitty,"
Says District Attorney

SAN FRANCISCO. SEPT. ss.--why
rents are high and homes scarce may
b. answered In part by the sensa.
ticnal exposure OF an inner ring or
grading contractors. which has re.
suited so far In tho indictment OF two
county supervisors and -four other
members OF the Team and Auto
Truck association for violation of tho
Cartwright anti trust law.
The methods OF this Inner circle"
composed OF IL men and known In
contracting circles AS "thc boys. sare
~ unique as they are audacious,
says District Attorney Brady. who Is
bringing before the grand jury testi-
mony that points to widespread
conspiracy TO gougc the homc.build-
or, not only In grading work. but
thrucut the building industry.
Tho boys says Brady. have for
their spokesman and secretary 'Ril"
Scott. supervisor and exState soma
tor. BY reason OF their control OF
the teaming. they force every bid
der. - hours before the submission
Of the bid Is due. TO turn In his bid
thru them. The lowest bid. says
Brady, IL ''doctored" and a surcharge
Of iass per cent added before II Is
passed In.
The surcharEes compose secret
fund. or kitty" amounting to be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Brady
says il Is intended TO divide the kit
e. among the boys" hut some OF
,tbs boys" have testified " Is for a
strike prevention fund.
As one example Of the way the sys-
tenn makes the public pay. Maurice
Dillon, contractor. told Bray that he
turned In . bid thru the Association
for grading work at IS cents cubic
yard. amounting TO Ss.5si. The ex-
ecutivc committee. or Inner ring.
made him change the bid 10 sIH
CENTS. Because They feared he would
not turn In the surchargc." one OF
thair men bid IS cents and got the
1ob for $4,000. Dillon said II he had
s'bucked." he could not have gotten a
single team to do the work.
The alleged conspiracy came TO
l1xht thru several big architects. who
refused longer to submit Willis
Polk. one Of these. told Brady that he
was threatened with business loss
and was several times called upon
The carpet Of the association.
1--WE can cut your business In half
o. double IT," Polk says one OF them
told him.
The methods OF the Team and
Auto Truck association are said BY
Brady to ramify into other branches
u master builder associations now
under investigation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Oh, BOY! PIE
PUMPKINS HERE

Tho season for summer fruits II
about over. WatermeionA italian
prunes and Erberta peaches win not
- found on the market much lon
ger. except for those that are kept
"a storage for fruit stand sales
Corn. also. Is nearing the end.
Tomatoes are becoming scarcer and
good stock Is not to be had at all.
The first pie pumpkins are max.
ing their appearance on the curb.
These are small. round and very
sweet They arc quoted at the pre-
vailing price for other varieties. 2
cents pound
Sweet potatoes are cheaper at
% 81 cents a pound
Butter upset all precedent by
registering a decrease of cents
Tuesday. making bricks 81 and
cubes 81 cents pound. Jobbers
attribute the break In the market
70 the fact that there In no export
market for condensed milk. with the
result that much OF the cream "a
diverted into butter.
Eggs remained steady IN price
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Cavalry Enlistments
Are Still Open Here

The cavalry. long one of the most
popular arms Of the service, is rap.
idly filing 10 authorized strength,
but there are still several regiments
open TO enlistments. for which the
Seattle recruiting district In making
every effort to secure men before
word comes OF their closing.
The 18th cavalry. stationed Mt Fort
ID. A. Russell. Wyoming. Washing.
toms only alocatcd regiment. is still
open for enlistments, as well as sew
eral others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
GRAIN PRICES
TAKE A DROP
Heavy Receipts Cause a
Slight Decline


CHICAGO. Sept :s--Heavy re-
ccipts caused a slight deeiln. In
grain quotations on tho Chicago
Board OF trade today. There WAS
scattered buying on the drop. hold
ing IN. market fairly steady.
Provisions showed a fairly rapid
de cline.
December wheat lost nc at the
opening and remained unchanged at
s2.sy at the close. March wheat
opened up az c at ts30 and showed
loss OF Be at the close.
september corn. up Nc at tho
opening. tLsT. closed down Nc. De.
ccmber corn opened Ne Rt zee. aud
iost an additional &C at rhe close.
September oats. off lie at the ope n
ing. 5sAe. declined another i.c at
thu close: December oats. after
opening up ac at ssAc closed off
ic.
CHICAGO. Sept. .s-cash wheat
No I red, s2.ti. No. : red. t2.1t; No.
hard. ts.s0y s.3S. No. ! hard. sz.ss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Mdustrials Rally
During Second Hour
In Mem York Trading

YORK 2srhe
x p
studebaher vi
y. United
Rubber 7sH
Locomotive io7 Locomotive 9tA
- unchanged; bethlehem 7oi. c7s
"a
tndus,ra continued
opening evcis
stocks considerable
firm despite further reduction
The market higher
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Who Else Has
Better Right?

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept Is
Court attaches were surprised 10
hear that Judge Deasy shayes him
self In his courtroom. That develop
ed when the Judge reported that bur.
glars had rifled his desk OF 80 AGENT
stamps. a safety razor and pair OF
shears. Betting " even as 10
whether he cuts his own hair. too.
~~~~-~-~N~~~~~~-~-r~e~rS ~~~~><~~~>~~N4~~~-~~~~
Twohy. Frcda. 81. Swedish hospital
Harvey. Nellie. 81. Seattle General
hospital
Weber. John. IS. s2s w. card.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
Japs to Inuade
Seattle Jan. 1,
Seeress Warns
The Japs are coming.


They will march on Seattle Janu-
airy /, 1921 The war OF invasion
viii Last for three years!
This was the startling Statement
ma5e in a letter 20 Mayor Caldwell
Tuesday by Eliza Roth. seeress, nu-
stefan anc self-styled inventor Of rag
time.
Il have written q letter 70 Prcsb
dent Wilson" Mrs. Roth declared.
but I would rather leave the mat
ter In the hands OF Mayor Caldwell :
That she has Incurred the hatred
OF DIR. Mark A. Matthews for warn
ing him not 10 ''chain himself TO the
Japanese. was asserted by the aged
pianist
II have seen him following me
thru the streets Of Seattle Mn.
Roth charged.
since Mrs. Roth claimed that she
cured The epidemic Of influenza her~s
city officials have refused TO accept
her circ warnings.