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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19

III the description OF the murderer.
But I queered that game
"Cady was up TO my home in Fair
fax with me week before he was
killed. lie met my mother and sis
ter.
Then, when Mack went back up
there with me after tho murder. and
! hid him in the attic. he got sore
because told him & didn't like his
shooting his pal.
HE said. why holier about dead
crook He's planted and can't
hoiIer.'
That made mad got hMck
safely out Of the country. but he
went against my grain. And when
he tried to frame another friend TO
fall for the murder. that was more
than could stand, and turned him
up. I'm going 20 see that no limo
cent party swings for that kilnng-,
Il WANT TO GET OUT
OF THIS MESS FOREVER 4
why do the authorities bellevo'
me when I say Mack did the muir.
dcrf Because they know I'm telling
tho truth I've got everything TO
gain and nothing TO lose. ] want to
come clean and get out Of this mess.
forever.
"They know everything I've told
them 80 far-about the burglaries
and holcups and all the rests true
because I've taken them around and
showed them where the diamonds
and jewelry and other plumber was
cached or pawned-
Just like the evidence against
Mack that I've helped than recover.
They know I'm telling the truth
about that because found II for
them, the guns and Cady's stickpinl
and cigaret case, and the witnesN4
that saw him and talked with him
after tho killing.
And when identified him N
there in tho jail at Vancouver ~ thS
man. was stiii telling the truth.
They'll find II out when they get
him down here and he weakens.
When he sees the moose. That old
rope moose. that1i make most any
f, body talk. sir. most Of all a yellow
coward"
Burt Is scheduled for arraignment
In superior court Friday on . SEQ
pnd degree burglary charge for the
theft Of clothing from the home Of
=. c. Deven. 45fs Sand ave- s. W.
June IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
PRISONER DENIES
BUTTS STORY ENTIRELY

'Ho denied he knew Burt" Star.
witch said today. "lie denied he had
been places that Burt said they
went together. lilo said he had never
been In FAIRFAX and knew nothing
about the murder OF Scott OF the kill
inF OF cady.
"But we tripped him up once
Burt said he had stopped at a hotel
In Vancouver. Burt remembered a
conversation they had with the bell.
boy az that hotel. 40 we went down
town and got the bellboy. lie remem.
bercd Burt and recalled the CONVEX.
sation. and said h. would know the
man that was with Burt II he saw
him again.
Then we took the beiiboy to the
Jail with us. He couldn't pick out
scanion. possibly because the pris-
oner was dressed In prison ovoraiis.
and had q weeks growth Of beard
but the boy recoilectcd that
soanlon had worn . peculiar pinch
back suit when he was at tho hotel
with Burt and when shown the
clothing taken from the prisoners
when put on prison toys. pointed out
a pineh-back suit an the one he had
seen before. That suit waA Scan.
Ions.
Everything that Burt has told
me | have been abb. to check. and
have found he has been telling me
tho truth. am convinced h. In tell.
Ing the truth about 6oanion."
SAID HE FEARED CADY
WOULD SHOOT HIM IN BACK
According 10 the story told by
Burt. Scanlon came 80 Burts
room At Ninth ave. and Pike st the
morning Of April .. about . o'clock.
and told him he bad killed a deputy
sherin and then shot cady. whom
Burt knew well. because no was
afraid Cady would ''saueai.'
lie says scanlon told him Cady
was acting aueerly In the auto. as ~
trying 20 get a chance to Hhoot him
tScarfonl I'm the back.
scanlon showed him Cady's gun
and the other loot taken from the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
; S $$#H SCOTT CASE q sE * szsa

starwich. told him sftcrward that
when sonnlon saw Burt his face
blanched and he kept signaling TO
Hurt 20 keep mum.
After tho Identification by Burke.
stsrwich was allowed 10 question
soanlon. There followed a battle Of
wits In which starwioh attempted TO
wiring a confession from soanion. but
failed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
CHOSE WEALTH
~ IN LIQUID FORM

CHICAGO. July f9.--Tbree rob
.bers wanted their wealth In a form
easily iiauIdated. They chose
e1.100 worth OF alcohol from the
National Beverage company's plant.
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OPERATIONS ELIMINATED
IN SCOTT-CADY MURDER

Their operations IN this vicinity.
Burt declares. eliminated in the
double murder. last April. OF Deputy
Sheriff Robert c. Scott and Bandit
Elmer Cady.
Rurt's confessions. said by depu-
" sheriffs 90 b. the most extensive
'show-up- on record here. would al
many pages and IL a history OF ma
raudinx. gunfKhtinr dcspcrsdoes
likely seldom to be paralleled any
where.
Cruising In . high.powered motor
car. Burt says tho rSquadron"
went from city TO town and town TO
city. blowing safes. burglarixing
wealthy homes. holding up pedes-
TRANS and automobile parties and.
n necessary. shooting or otherwise
dlHpatchinr their victims TO prevent
"sauA~k."
All told. thus far. Burt has ac'
counted for five murders committed.
he says. by members Of the squad
ron" - two near Seattle. one near
Vancouver. u. c.. and two negro
murders in Louisiana. done before
tho Squadron" came to this local.
ity.
10 many robbcrics were committed
by the Squadron" he says. that he
has trouble remembering whore they
took place and what became OF the
loot. but. by taking Burt with them,
Detectives and deputy sheriffs have
been able 20 recover thousands OF
dollars worth of stolen diamonds and
other gems and jcwclry, and a vast
quantity OF stocks and bonds, here
and In Tacoma
II given time to rccoilcct, Burt
says he believes he viii have little
difficulty In taking deputies TO other
caches where. all told. considerably
more than 100000 In valuable loot
Is hidden.
Some OF the vaiuablcs already re-
covered. including nine or 10 dia.
monds. have not been reclaimed by
owners whose names and addresses
Burt says he has forgotten and can.
not recall.
In every case the crime was
committed 10 get money 10 buy
cocaine. morphine or other kind
Of dope"
1T cost me $50 a day 10 keep my
self supplied with morphine" Burt
said. when I needed a shot was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19

dead bandit. Burt says, and begged
fNf help In making his escape from
Seattle.
For three hours they remained
hidden In Burt's room. the latter
says. then went 10 tho Interurban
depot where they took an auto stage
for Tacoma, and went from there
20 the house In Fnirfax, where for
10 days before Burt kept scanlon
concealed by day In the attic. At
night. he saw they usually took n
walk together
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19

Yes. Alfred, courtship carries more
passengers than all tho other ships
eouabtped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
HE KNEW CADY
WOULDN'T SHOOT A PAL

He told me- said Burt. that he
was afraid Cady would shoot him. or
saueai about the Scott murder. But
he knew Caey. the same as did.
and he knew Cady wouldn't shoot a
pal
You've heard about honor among
thieves. Well. it's bunk. 80 far as
Mack In concerned. He tried to
frame with another crook TO blame
the Scott murder on friend OF his
in Spokane. and the authorities might
have fallen for IL. because the friend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19

When instinct governs some mems
actions instinct Is only another name
for q wife
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
Flying Squadron of
81 Commits Manv.
Crimes to Get Dope

Biams for mort Of the highway
robbsrsca. burEiaries. undertakings
and other high crimes. Including
murder. committed for mqr~y In
the Northwest during the past year
was laid today against the flying
Squadron Of ss.- an alleged organiza'
ton Of ruthless criminals made des-
pcrats by dope
In . series Of remarkable comics.
rsons. In which he minu,siy describes
the extensive operations Of the Fly.
ing Squadron yoinoy Burt coun.
~ jail prAoner. duplicates himself
and other members Of the oreaniza'
ton In moro than 100 such crtnea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
BURT ARRESTED IN ~
CANADA As DOPE fIEND

At the end OF 10 days the furore
OF the hunt had somewhat died down
and they emerged from their hiding.
Burt says. and made n dash for
Canada. reaching Vancouver without
detection. Burt went 10 New
Westminster. he says. and was mr..
rested there an dope fiend." taken
back to vaneouvsy and placed In the
city bail.
while there. he says. scaniop was
brought In and locked up on burg.
larry charge. Later the charge OF
murder wRs filed against him.
Burt. released from Jail. return.
ed 10 Seattle. went again to Fairfax.
where he 20, the letter said to have
been written by scanlon to RED
Swede." and left II when he came
back here and was arrested by the
police for burglary. a month ago.
Thru the bars OF his cell in the
county Jail Burt "a W Deputy
Sheriff William seara- who had ar.
rested him some year, ago In TIA
coma called Sears aside and told
him he wanted 10 talk.
tt' tfi1 ~ WhHNfu 70 sec CtdF-
wfch add me." scars said. land he
told us the whole story about Scan.
Ion and the Scott murder. ] believe
he In telling tho truth. Parts OF his
story ] have checked UP and know
10 be true"
CANADIAN POLICE
MAY TURN HIM OVER
siarwich said today he had the
promfse Of the Canadian police that
they would turn scanion over to the
state OF Washington In two or three
weeks II their case against their pris.
oner seemed iikeiy 10 fall thru. He
said from what he had learned while
In Vancouver. he believed the evi.
dencs agains, scanlon In connection
with the Scott murder IL more con.
vtncinK than that on which the Do
rninin Ia holding him for the other
murder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
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Of these and many more house
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in your home Immediately.
While you are enjoying the
pleasure Of ca sier, more efficient
and economic al homework, you
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
ONE DEATHMAKs
DEADt0CkEpSIRHE

NEW YORK, September . .Cby the
parently reached in the strike of Brook.
lyn Rapid Transit Company employees,
more violence was reported today, the
twelfth since the walk-out began.
The company has asked for increased
police protection.
Reports were received at police head
quarters that the body Of a man al
legged to have been q strikebreaker
had been found in Coney Island creek;
that alleged attempts to storf-cfrcnit
currents, had resulted in several. coaches
and railroad ties catching fire. and that
Brighton Beach elevated terminal in
Coney Island. No arrests, however. had
been reported.
Meanwhile the company announced
that another surface line had been put
into operation, making fifty-one. now
running out of a total of seyenty-seven.
The road also planned to add more ele-
waited and subway trains to it's long
haul service. +. r. -
An identification, card on the mans
body found in GoheyS Isla nd c1efk bore
the mime of William OsteShOut, Ct--
cero. Ill. A B. r. T. pay envelope
bearing the name of-Nihiafn Howard
South Brooklyn, also was found. No
marks of violence were on the body
! The name of William Howard ap-
pears on the list OF strike breakers
employed by the B. R. r. He came
here September 2 from Chicago,
In a letter to Receiver Harrison, the
strikers executive committee -reit-
Grated its. desire to have Mayor -HylAn
arbitrate their differences with. the
company and return to work pending
this settlement Mr.. Garrison said:
'.There is no answer-and there
never will be-. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
CUSTODIAN llTlE !:
CHANGES0PpOSED
Resolution Charged It, De-
prived Workers Of Re-
tirement Benefit,

Protest against the action of I've
supervising architect of the Treasury
Department in changing the titles OF
various positions in the custodian
service was made today by the Ma
tionat Federation Of Federal En-
ployes at the fourth annual conven-
ton in st. Louis. according to reports
reaching headquarters here. A reso-.
luton containing. such a protest in
PRODUCED by p. J. .Lydecker of local
union No. so, WAS adopted and re-
ferred to the committee on reselu-
tions. y. - {.
The resolution pointed out that the
present system employed by the SUI
pervising architect OF the Treasury
in reducing and demoting meritorious'
employees in the classified service to
the unclassified prevented many of
the workers, after years of faithful
service, from obtaining the benefft of
the retirement act
1t was requested in the resolution
that the action of the Treasury De-
partment supervising architect be re-
viewed by the President or the Civil
Service Commission, and that the
Treasury official be ordered to restore
the said employees so affected to their
original positions in the CLASSIFIED
service of thescustodian Service of the
Treasury Department -
. Resolutions Iroviding four miuor
amendments to he.national Constitu-
ton and requesting, locals nor affiIiat-,
ed with state federations of labor to
do SO lin justice to the locals and TO
the Federation of Federal Employes
also were adopted.
1t was voted to holdSthe next con-
vention of the national federation IN
New Orleans in September. 1921 or
ncers Will be elected at tonighfs ses1
sion OF the convention and effortH
made to complete business now pend
ing and to effect an adjournment In
dications are that the convention will
adjourn tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
BALL0U. TO NAME SCHOOL
APPOlNTEES WITHIN WEEK
Supervising Principals of Various
Divisions Prepare for Opening
of Institutions.

Appointments of all necessary teach
ers, janitors. and engineers to fill va
cancies in the public school system
will be made by Supt. Ballou before
the meeting of the board of educa-
ton, Wednesday afternoon. Appoint
ments of about forty teachers were APP
proved by the board at its last meet
ing.
Supervising principals of the various
divisions have returned from their va
cations and are now at. their respec-
tive Offices almost daily. Principals of
each of the school buildings win be in
their offices Friday and Saturday, Sep
TENDER II and. IS. for transferring pu-
pills and receiving the applications of
new ones.
All the high school principals. except
Charles Hart of Eastern, have returned
from their vacations. and are making
preparations for the opening of their
institutions. A conference of the heads
of the senior, institutions will be held
next week.
Miss Alice Deal, principal of the white
Junior High School, has returned from
her vacation in Massachusetts, and con-
ferred today with Supt- Ballou relative
to changes, in textbooks to be made this
year. and other school matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
WOMAN TACKLES
! JUSTICE WHITE
/ ON VOTE ISSUE

Few persons have the temerity to
ask Chief Justice White of the Su-
preme Court his opinion of case
pending before that court. 1t remain
ed for an enthusiastic young woman
suffragist to tackle the Chief Justice
in this way. He was walking along
H street near Lafayette Square and
had successfully lodged an automobile
at street crossing. The u. 7. >.
enthusiastic young suffragist3 over
heard some one remark: "Oh, don't
run over the, Chief Justice"
Immediately it occurred to her that
it would be nice to learn. what the
Chief Justice thought about the rati-
ment, particularly as the Supreme
Court is expected to have to pass upon
the regularity of-the proceeding.
"Are you the Chief Justice?" she
asked.
+ Chief Justice White admitted that he
was.
: Wont you tell me what you think
about the ratification of the suffrage
amendment" inquired the young
woman.
What did you say?" asked the Chief
Justice, and when he caught the fun
import Of the question, he. said:
IT can't say anything about that,
and started to hurry away. even though
the day was warm. He turned a, mo-
ment and said, Thank you for asking
me-" And then the sufragist said that.
of course, she had no doubt at all in
her own mind that the amendment had
been properly ratified, but that she just
wanted the Chief Justice to assure her
that it was all right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
RlADEBPR0BE
!. HOSPITAL ESCAPES
Cit Club Stirred by Five Pa
.s2ft
tents Leaving st. Eliza
" Bem'S Since Sunday.
"a biHfsst to determine a remedy

fAntAH6ft to determine a remedy
forsAraesGs number of escapes from
St xaefhs Hospital. Claude w.
OwaAsSchAirman of the police protec-
tioA committee of the City Club. has
appointed subcommittee to investi-
gate conditions at the big government
hospital at Anacostia.
With Mr.. Owen as chairman of the
Investigating committee. other men
bers of the body are DIR. c. Z. SSope
and Max Walten. The committee will
hetd Its first meeting tomorrow at
room at the headquarters of the City
Cub, Farragut square Plans for the
Investigation will be discussed, and it
Is expected the subcommittee will go
TO st. Elizabeth's to get a first-hand
view of conditions.
Hospital Omcials to Help.
Officials of the hospital have evinced
a9Wllingn esS to give every assistance
to the City Club investigators in their
effort to protect the lives and prop
crty of Westinghouse from escaped
lunatics.
Mr.. Owen said he had a conference
today with Inspector Clifford Grant,
head of the Washington detective bu-
reau. Inspector Grant informed Mr..
Owen that an average of one inmate
in the last month. Sometimes two
persons would gain their liberty in
one day. it was said, and again. there
might be some days when no one
escaped.
The large number of escapes is
said to be due principally to the sys-
tenn of paroling inmates. who it is
believed. stand a good chance of re-
covering their mental faculties.
Omcials of the hospital point out
THAI If these patients are not permit
ted to have the liberty of the spa
cioiS hospital grounds. and are placed
under strict surveillance. few Will
receiver their mental balance.
Five Escapes Since Sunday.
Five persons have escaped from
ST.: Elizabeth's Hospital since Sun
day The fifth escape occurred yes
terday afternoon, when Hettie jack
SON, colored, thirty-seven years old,
left the hospital during games held
under the direction of the District
Req Cross Chapter. The police were
notified at once, but up to this afteI-
noon no trace of her had been found
She is said to be the first woman 70
make her escape in number OF
years. =
The woman had taken part in the
games which the Red Cross workers
held to entertain the patients. IL was
stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
CITY CLUB MOTOR UNIT
TO. AID HOME DEFENSE
Company of Twenty-Four Members
Now Being Organized, by
Claude W. Owen.

The City Club unit of the Volunteer
Motor Corps of the Home Defense
League is expected by Claude W. Owen.
chairman of the police protection COM
mittee of the clubs public safety group.
to be completely organized by Septem-
Der Is.
A company Of twenty-four members
of the club is now being organized. Mr..
Owen, has been appointed lieutenant,
in charge of the organization of the
company. with w. Pearce Rayner COM
mander of the corps and chairman of
the public safety group.
1t Is stated that if more than twen-
ty-four members enroll. a second COM
pany will be formed. Application
blanks for prospective members NAV
be obtained from Mr.. Owen or at the
Office of the, clubhouse.
Each member will be required to paw
$5 to cover the expense of the automo-
bile insignia and certain incidentals in
connection, with organization work.
Checks should. be made payable to Mr..
Owen. Each member of the corps
pledges to put his automobile at the
disposal. of the police whenever and
wherever he may be called, upon. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
DR.. BALL0u T0SEE
$1,000 CHILDREN
School Head Also Anxious to
Meet Teachers During Early
Inspection Tour.

After the opening of the District
public schools September 20. Supt
Ballou will devote much of his time
to visiting the various buildings to
get acquainted with the teachers and
pupils, and also to learn the present
physical conditions of the structures:
buildings already has been made by
committee Of the District Congress OF
Mothers and parent-teacher associa-
tions, and the general physical condl-
tions outlined in detail in a report
which will be presented to the su-
Perintendent soon by MIS-. Giles Scott
Rafter, president of the organlza-
ton. This report will point out that
many of the school buildings are inn
peratively in need of better lighting
and ventilation facilities and various
other repairs, especially to the heat
ing systems.
Many Improvements Needed.
The report will state that most of
the drinking fountains in the schools
are insanitary; that inadequate play
space is provided for the Children,
and that few buildings are equipped
with clocks in each of the claSsrooms.
1t also will stress the need of better
lavatory facilities for small children.
In addition to these data, DR.. Dallou
existing general conditions. of the
schools, SO he will be able to make
recommendations for repairs more in
diligently. Besides learning the con-
ditions Of. the buildings, the superin-
tendent it anxious to become. ac-
quainted with the $4,000 school chill
dren and their teachers.
Rapid progress is being made by
school officials on preparations for
the opening, of the schools. 1t will
be the latter part of next week, how
ever. before final plans are completed
and the machinery of the schools
is put in first-claSs working order.
Minor Repairs Finished.
During. the last few weeks minor
repairs have been made on many of
the buildings and others have been
painted preparatory to the opening.
The janitors have cleaned the build
ings thoroughly and supplies of fuel
are stored in the bins. Swings in the
school playground yards have been
repaired with new chains and bolts
SO as to make them safe for the COM
ing year.
Because Of a report that the schools
would open Monday, school officials
today were besieged with telephone
calls from parents anxious to learn if
the date for the beginning of the
fall session had been changed. To
each of the inquiries they made it
clear that the date, September. 20,
decided on months ago, would stand.