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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Says Daily Drunks in
Frisco on Decrease

SAN FRANCISCO. March "a
percep,ibic decrease In crimes and
arrests here recently was attributed
today by Captain OF Detective Dun
can Matheson 10 prohibition.
Daily drunk" arrests In san Fran
cisco now average five or six. as
compared with so or co OF pre-dry
days.
Matheson called attention especial
" to the marked lessening Of domes-
tic troubles brought 10 the attention
Of the police.
Cases OF non-support and wife
beating are becoming rare" he said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Serious 0ffenses in
New York Increasing

NEW YORK. March 5.--District
Attorney Swami. in a statement to
day. declared that altho prohibition
has been In force only a short time.
drunkenness and disorderliness have
decreased. while the more serious OF.
fenses seem TO be on the increase.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Arrests in st. Louis
Have Been Decreased

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. March 5.-Pro-
hibition has reduced arrests in st.
Louis about 20 per cent. Chief OF
Police william o'Brien declared to-
day. Petty offenses have fallen off
tho most, he asserted. but declared
that prohibitions effect on crime
was in its infancy"
"Give IL little time and II will
cut down major cases" O'Brien said.
He discreditcd reports that "topers"
are turning to dope" as a stimu
liant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Cardinal Gibbons Says
Dry Law MenaceS u. S.

NEW ORLEANS. La. March s.
Cardinal Gibbons urged a liberal in
depreciation of the question OF what
constitutes an Intoxicating beverage
and steps 20 legalize the sale OF beer
and light wines. in the first public
statement he has made since his ar
rival here TO visit his brother. The
cardinal declared the dry law car
ried menace OF unrest to the coun.
try.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Minneapolis Reports
WickedneSS Decrease

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. March 5.
THE records show marked de.
crease in crime" said Chief of
Police Walker today. Municipal
courts cases for February this year
totaled only 12S. In February last
year there were $40 cases. Miscel
laneous crimes for February this
year numbered 81 and for the same
period last year l40."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
"Handcuff King"
Escapes Prison

Los ANGELES. March 5.--Roy
Dickerson. alias George Lynch. form
er vaudeville "handcuff king" charg-
ed with robbing the Phoenix -Girard
bank, OF Phoenix, Ariz.. escaped from
the city Jail here during the night
after picking the burglar proof
lock on his cell door and climbing to
the roof of the building thru a ven
tilator shaft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

pcrnioious.
These developments followed the
arrest of seven persons and the
finding OF sanitary inquest that
four OF them were insane. II was
established that the ouiia board
mischief had tainted the minds OF
four women. Tho men were re-
leased. The women were commit.
tod to insane asylums.
At the meeting the mere mention
OF tho ouiJa board SGT the women
talking wildly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Women in Black
Snatch Purses?

Two women dressed In bIack.
whom she believed at the time jostlcd
her suspiclously. are thought to
have Snatched a pocketbook contain.
ing $50 from Mrs. j. S. Nye. 500
w. Lander st. while she was shop
ping Thursday afternoon in a down.
town department store.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
More Crime Reported
as Effect in ST. Paul

ST. PAUL. MINI. March ST
think there is more crime since pro-
hibition became effective" Captain
Rowan, police department. said to-
day. "of course there are not so
many drunks. We have more thiev.
cry and holdups. The slot machines
and gambling in former saloons
keep us busy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Senators Prevent
Action for Colby

WASHINGTON. March 5.-The
senate foreign relations committee to-
day again-delayed action on the nom-
ination of Bainbridge Colby as sec
retary of state.
The committee will consider Colty'n
case early next week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

MARTINEZ. Cal. March ).
-"Ouijamania" has frightened
the town OF III Cerrito 10 the
point where the finger Of sus-
picion Is being pointed at every
one of the 1900 inhabitants.
Following u meeting in the
town hall last night. plans were
laid for alienists 10 examine all
but "a very few In the town
10 determine whether "Ouija-
mania" has affected their minds.
rhe ouiJa board will be barred a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Premiers Modify
Economic Policy

PARIS. March 5-The French for.
cign Office announced today that the
economic decisions OF the council OF
premiers with regard TO Russia and
Germany had been modified to meet
the French viewpoint.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
One Woman, Three Men
Held as Booze Runners

Held at Beilingham as whisky run.
ners. one woman and three men.
giving their home address as Seattle.
face court charges They were ar
rested in autos carrying so cases OF
Canadian whisky. Names: Andrew
Johnson, Ralph Pluver. l.. X. Tuck
son and Mary Ann o'Neill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Cost lanes lust SIS to
Try to Brinu in Booze

James Young. sb. negro porter.
WINS fined t7b by poiice Judge John
n. Gordon Thursday. for attempting
10 smuTgie bottle OF Canadian whis-
ks across the line. Young was ar
rested Wednesday at the King st
station.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Violence in Cleveland
Is Cut BY Dry Measure

CLEVELAND. o.. March 5.--Pro.
hibition cut crime In half in Clcve-
land, Chief OF Police Smith said to-
day. Il attribute the so per cent de
crease In crimes of violence to the
closed saloon and enforcement Of
prohibition" Smith said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Allies Send New
Note to Holland

THE HAGUE. March 5.--A new
note from the allies on extraditlon
OF the former kaiser has been de-
Iivered TO the Dutch government. It
maintains practically the same stand
that the allies outlined In their pre-.
ceding communication.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
BY GLEN ]. RANDAU
GRANS uARBOR COURT

WNNNS UNttUUR NVt VI
HOT SIS. Montesano. March s.
Revelations Of the inner work.
ings of the defense In tho Cen
traiia murder case were made on
the witness stand to-day by Rev.
r. r. k:dmonsl>. Presbyterian
minister Of seattie. and defense
investigator.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
DEPUTIES To BRING
four SUSPECTS HERE
Held in Connection With Murder at
Cumberland and Tolt Robbery

Federal and county investigators in Spokane today
investigating the actions of four under arrest the
theory that they know who cracked the postofce safe at
To escaping with $500 February IL, and who murdered
Postmaster James T. Paschch at Cumberland February 26
Paschich shot thru the heart after he had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
G6I d |

want to register a protest at the
species OF refined torture to which
we are subjected at the movies.
There are societies for the pre-
vention OF cruelty TO animals
why not an organization TO pro
fect US thirsty souls. who are en-
,deavoring by buttsrmilk. cider.
rape juice. chewing gum and can.
81 10 deaden the pangsR
AT practically every show
have been TO in seattle during the
past month there has been shown
something to tantallze the palate
OF the person who used TO take a
drink. The pictured representa-
tons OF bubbling wine and frothy
beer1 are most aggravating. In
view OF the prevailing aridity. One
may try 10 persuade oneself
that the actors are. only making
belieye--that II II not the real
booze they are quaffing--but the
painful Utilization persists. Just the
game.
Il am seriously contemplating
the formation OF league 10 take
this matter up. 10 that the censor
Will be instructed to delete any
thing from the pictures calculated
10 arouse those wistful iongings
which now must be stifled.
". EKY DRY"
] trust that Mary and Doug.
and Charles and william. and the
rest Of the gods OF our film Olym
pus, hearken 10 this plea. or
course, these drinking scenes are
nkot real. even for the poor supe,
ana cold tea is the most deadly po-
slon served, but 1t looks bad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
American Steamer
Reaches Halifax

NEW YORK. March 5.--The Amer
lean liner ST. Paul. whose leaking
boiler tubes forced her TO abandon
her trip 10 Southampton. has arrived
~ Halifax, according to wireless re-
uOrta
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Sen. II. Johnson
in Train Wreck

SIOUX FALLS. 8. d.. March s.
Senator Hiram johnson was a pass
engcr on a Great Northern train
which eollided with another here to
day. He was not injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Farmers Oppose
Red Principles

CHICAGO. March 5.--Thc Amer
lean Farm Bureau association was
on record today as opposing strikes,
Bolshcvism and shorter working
hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Prohibition Bankrupts
Kansas County Prison

INDEPENDENCE. Kan. March 3.
The county jail here has gone
bankrupt because Of prohibition.
Judge 1atshaw ordered the jail
closed. Employees were discharged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Maj. Smith Flight
Again POSTPONED

TACOMA. March 5.--Because q
continued unfavorable weather condi-
tions Major A. ID. Smith today again
postponed his Coast record one-day
flight from Camp Lewis to San d.
ego.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Presidents Note
Received in London

LONDON. March 3. - President
Wilson's second Adriatic note was
delivered to tho council Of prcmiers
this afternoon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
FOOTPRINTS ARE
FOUND At SPOT

Bagnall left his desk at the Aero
Alarm company for a few minutes
Monday morning to go to the Stato
Bank OF Seattle. He left q half
written letter In his typewriter in his
office in the Boston block. and even
left his oyercoat
No word had been heard from him
since he cashed a check at the bank
until his body was found Friday.
The bullet which killed Bagna0
entered the head just behind the leee
ear and passed thru the head. coming
out on the right side. He was shot
but once.
The footprints OF the man. who
evidently carried Bagnall to the
lonely spot, measured IL inchea
showing that he was an extremely
large man.
Bagnall served two years ana
eight months in the navy, being on
the Nicksburg. NantahaIa and Iowa
during that time. He was chief wire
less operator on the Iowa.
Elmer J. Noble post. American Le-
gion. of which the murdered man
was member. used every endcayor
TO locate Bagnali when IL became
known that he was mysteriously
missing from the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
JUDGE TO TAKE DAY
FOR HIS INSTRUCTIONS

ants will be in the hands Of the
Jury By the end os next week was
the opinion Of attorneys here.
shrdiu etaoshretse
The prosecution will take three or
four DAYS a, most for It's rcbuttal
after which the instructions OF the
court and the closing arguments
Of the opposing counsel will be
given 20 the jury.
Under the Washington statutes,
the courts instructions are deliv.
cred before the arguments. Judge
Wilson will undoubtedly dismiss
court for a day during the prepara.
tlons Of these Instructions. he said.
strong testimony In support OF
the alibi claimed by Eugene Bar
aett. alleged slayer OF Warren
Grimm, was the result Of curious
chance. according TO the story re-
lated b. Attorney vanderyecr to
day.
Cecil Arrowsmith. 17year-old
farmer boy. who testified positively
yesterday that the man he had seen
in the window OF the Avalon hotel
was not Barnett. was about TO be
excused from appearing on the wit
ness stand on his plea OF duties at
home. when Arrowsmith accidental
~ dropped the remark that he was
familiar with the defendant, the de-
fense attorney said.
Tho a great part Of the defense
testimony yesterday was repetition.
witnesses OF the parade agreed from
four 10 ten soldiers had started for
the +. W. w. hall before there was
any shootlng.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

AR EDITOR: On be.
half OF thousands
who. like myself. are
striving to forget the
.cup that cheers. l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

". Mr.. Editor. why
do voters OF Precinct
iis have TO elect their
candidates in a Japa-
nN@ grocery store"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

RIVERsIDE-Lieut. II. i. Pear
son killed In airplane fan at March
field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
As IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

.yERAL honest ladies
have written me. saying
they had forgiven me
my tomcat outhurSt BE-
cause OF my later re
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

b writes a perturbed subscriber.
IN sure I don't know. but this I
- rcalze. Unless this Coast
wakes up and does some real Amer
lean protective work. this Coast
viii not only Be- doing its voting
IN japanese stores a generation
hcnce--it win be voting for Jspa-
nese candidates-provided there Is
such a thing as a vote.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
MINISTER" Helps
MASSACRE DEFENSE
Appearance on Stand Is Cause oi
Levity-Case May End Next Week

A litter written on January 4,
by the clerical investigator to
Defense Attorney Nandery-~r. In
which line Of defense was sug-
gestcd very similar To that which
has been followed. was rrsd To
the witness.
while Warren Grimm was eyi-
IDENTIFY not involved In this matter" :"
the letter read. tho Western law OF
reaching for gun might apply. I
think II might be finally admitted
that there was shooting outside tho
hall. with Britt Smith defending his
home. and others frightened by
threats. and Elmer Smith not cog
infant OF any but defensive meas
urca"
Edmonds' letter also suggested In.
sanity a. defense such as was
used in the John Brown case" in
civil War days. where Similar
prejudice had 60 be overcome"
The idea. the minister said. he got
from reading Hill's Decisive Legal
Battles ~ tho NStion."
The excited. eager replies % che
witness brought forth frequent out.
bursts OF laughter from the specta.
tors.
Il think IL was provid-ntial that
I should have been called into this
matter" F.dmonds explained Ad.
mittinx that he had written the let.
ter. the witness aaid, ''ft wouidn't Z
hurt anyone that loves Justice"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

sOTHER constant read.
cr" says he has flshed
and hunted and loafed in
the country about Index
for years. and he never
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

into the woods. Footprints OF man
leading from the automobile tracks
TO the spot where the youths body
was found and back again were dis
covered by Dr. c. c. Tiffin-
The murdered mans pockets were
turned wrongside out The feet
were crossed. indicating. according
10 Dr. Tiffin. that the body had been
carried TO the lonely spot after death
and dropped there.
The body was Identified by letter.
Another envelope with the address
"3i5 Maiden st." scribblcd across tho
back WAS found.
II is the belief Of the coroner that
young Bagnall. who II was reported
by his mother had $40 when he LETT
home. was iured to the lonely spot
on the pretext Of being shown farm
land for sale. and murdered and rob
bed. The $40 was missing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

marks about vain women and the
wearing Of the hides Of slaughtered
innocents.
Indeed. two or three ladies ex-
hioited an unusual broad minded.
ness. and wrote that they had be-
fore condemned me BY letter. but
they took IL all back. My matri-
montai and general experience had
led me to the conclusion that while
. woman might admit TO herself
nat she had been mistaken. that
she never would admit IL TO the
world
Evidently I have not hecn giving
The nsw woman credit for her
sense Of logic, her broad minded
ness. and her willingness 10 admit
hey own mistakes. Equal suffrage
viii come to mean actual equality
n time. equality Of responsibility.
- well As Of opportunity. which
gizd day will b. welcomed By all
honest women and thoughtful men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

aw one Of those clean pine for.
esss." and he wants TO know where
they are.
II was a dod gaSted slip. brother,
and I knew better. meant cedar.
that's what I meant--red cedar
miles of H.
I. after years of serious study.
have reached the point where I can
distinguish between n FIR, a cedar.
a pine. a hroh. a spruce. a white
alder. a doRwood, a vine maple. or
a mountain laurel. but. by lingo.
this sawed-off. pocket edition Of a
typewriter OF mine often gets
mixed Ip In It's terminology and
slips one over on me.
Mighty LITTLE pine along the
coast--everybody knows that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
SAYS HE HASN'T BEEN
IN CHURCH SINCE 1916

Tn, investigator for the defense
has been frequently mentioned dur.
lnx the procedure. but today was his
first appearance in MontrEano. He
was called 10 testify. after a previous
witness had denied ever having spok.
IN with ~the Right Htwv. T. r. Ed
monds.~ sarcastieaily referred to by
tho prosecutors.
The former preacher said he was q
member OF the scatti. prcsbytery
and IN good standing. tho he had not
bad church since 1916.
I went into the case In the inter
est Of truth and justice" he frequent.
" reiterated. lie admitted being
paid $500 monthly and being col
lexe friend of Attorney Ralph Pierce.
formerly associated with the defense.
While Edmonds' appearance was
not considered as very essential TO
either side. the very welcome diver
sion from the deadly seriousness OF
the murder trial procedure was ap-
parent.
How do you like that7" Attorney
vaudervcer interrupted after one OF
Edmonds' interrninablr answers.
Much better than you do rc,ort-
sd Special Prosecutor Abel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Whom Does the Northwest
Want for President?
LET'S FIND OUT!

Who is the favored presidential candidate
For whom would Seattle and Washington their bal
lots in November?
Aderens of this candidate and that candidate make claims Po
dexter will the delegates of this he the real choice the
publican Washington johnson admirers Hoover
boosting his candidacy Borah active
That about the Western been mentioned
candidates brought
forth
at stage game great Seattle Star
est support from Northwest invest voters Presidential
which friends of the various candidates are in Ballot
vited to express their choice. Mari xoo,. - 49, =
a 1t
included. --T-
Who's YOUR choice? HOOVER ......l
Don't delay how the
going. ~
Express YOUR opinion now-and bring PALMER
mail the ballot to uoo, -,
POLITICAL EDITOR % % ----..I -
Miles y Il
1907 SEVENTH AVE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
FOR SALE" ADS
FOUND IN POCKET

A number OF real estate ads were
found in Bagnalfs pockets.
These ads included the foliowfngs
Forty acres or more close TO Seat
tie. Suitable for hog ranch 338
Lumber Exchange bldg. NJ 171s.~
Another ad was blind one bearing
the key numbers "s-25-7l" and OFFER
ing Wenatchee fruit land for sale. 4
third nd was Of the Yakima Improve
ment Co.. 522 Seaboard bldg. Sun
another bore the name Soaring. ~
Leary bldg A fifth ad bors ~
name OF wv. r. Robinson CO. 51o
Third ave-
Mrs. ~Bagnan appeared Il the
morgue last Monday. and asked q
look at the bodies. She told morgus
attendents that her son was an *
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Ueather

Tonight and Saturday.
probably rains: gentle
SouthWesterly winds.
Temperature I'm last - Hours
Maximum--ia. Minimum--t..
To-day uoop-i6.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-16
VOTING WITH OUR DOLLARS

We all regard voting at the polls
as important. We rightly consider it
as one of the most important acts of
citizenship. The voter is doing his
bit in determining how the country
shall be run politically.
There is a more important form of
voting, however which we almost uni
yersally ignore That is voting with
our dollars, what things shall be pro-
duced. Every time we buy anything
over the counter, we are voting and
every dollar is a ballot The man
who buys is the man who determines
what things will be produced. If he
buys pineapples instead of potatoes
and silk instead of cotton hose, then
these will be produced instead of the
more useful articles. If he spends
his money for cheap amusements in
stead of for education, then dance.
halls, pool rooms and moving picture
palaces will be built to supply his
wants, while publishers OF books will
SO out of business because they car
not sell their product, If he saves
| for an automobile instead of for a
! suitable house, then more automO-
biles will be built and fewer homes,
The truth is that manufacturers
produce for the market, and the Gus
toner is the market. II he is willing
to pay for thing, no matter how
foolish it may be, some producer will
make it for him. Ii he won't buy an
article that is good for him or the
country, then the producer of that
article must curtail his business. So
every time We buy, we vote. The
question is, DO we vote right?"
1t would be ridiculous if voters
were TO say, 1T doesn't matter what
candidates or measures l vote for Sc
long as l vote. 1t is the fact of vot-
inc itself that counts. Is it any less
RIDICULOUS Tor man TO say, 1t does
not make any difference what | buy
so long as l buy something and keer
money in circulation" Merely spend.
inS dollars is not enough: the import,
! ant question is, How were they
spent?" Did we vote right or wrone
, with them?
1t does make a difference whether
our country has men at work produc
: ing such things as costly foods, fin
J cry, and expensive automobiles o.
: helping produce such things as shoes
: wheat, and machinery. He VIII,
: spends his earnings en- durable ratbe
: than flimsy clothes, and on substan
: tial rather than costly foods, doe
lwell. But he who. without undul,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-16

stinting his family, manages to save
goodly part of it, does better Not
only will the bank pay him interest
on his savings, but those savings will
be loaned to manufacturers and 9TH
ers to enable them to put in better
shoe machinery, let us say. That
means more shoes for the country,
and more shoes means lower price
per pair. This in turn means that
the poor can be better shod. And
the man who caused the drop in
prices is the man who would not vote
with his dollars for silk shirts.
Thus saving in non-essentials
would very soon cause a drop in the
price of necessities. And unless there
is a decrease in the price of necessi-
ties, the prosperity and unity of our
country and of the world will be
seriously threatened.
It's up to us all then, to vote right
with our dollars. We are all voters.
those under p as we'll as those over,
and we vote, not once or twice a
year, but every day. The way each
one of us votes, whether he be young
or old, man or woman, rich or poor.
is therefore important. 1t is even
more important for the rich than fol
the poor to vote right, since their ex-
ira dollars mean more ballots.
The fate of America and of the
world depends in no small measure
on how we vote with our dollars.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-16

If the charge that the cost of liv-
ing in Pullman is unreasonably high
should be disproved, the faculty COM
mittee would doubtless cheerfully re-
tract their assertion and admit their
error. If the investigation should
substantiate the charge, the mer-
chants ought to promptly rectify any
price inequalities But in any case
the real facts should be ascertained
in sensible way without disrupting
the harmony of the community and
stirring up animosities which may
endure for a generation.
WIN. GOODYEAR.