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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-06

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
(Tablets. 1t stops the Cough and
Headache and works off the Cold. E.
w. GROVES signature on each box.
80 cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-06
TWO MORE ARRESTS
IN LIQUOR DEATHS
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Two arrests
which federal officials believe will
solve the mystery as to the source Of
the wood alcohol which caused 100
deaths in this city, New Jersey and
New England. were announced today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-06

"WHIskEY" KILLS TWO MORE
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 6.0z'wo ne.
groes died here late Sunday night and
two other persons were reported crit
ically ill, as result, according to
Coroner Carter, of drinking wood al.
cohol "whiskey" purchased from an
alleged bootlegger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-06

In Mexico the safo is the seat Of
honor, and a guest waits to be invit-
cd to occupy il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
WOMEN ARE
CROWDINC
crime Case
Fresno Matrons Eager for
Details in Trial Of Hus-
band Who Slew Bachelor

Ff,f,sSo. Cal. July is.-Thrcats
Of the defense TO Disclose alleged en-.
capadcs Of Andrew Nicholson with
married women OF Fresno caused a
record crowd 20 Jam the courtroom
and corridors OF the local courthouse
long before the trial Of Marion r.
Plttman. charged with the murder
OF Nicholson. was resumed here to-
day. Most OF the spectators were
women.
The trial va. continued today. aft
er hpSe OF three days. during
which period many rumors regard.
ing the whereabouts OF Mrs. Marion
r. Phtman have been Ia circulation
here.
Tho continued absence OF Mrs.
pittmsn has remained the chief topic
of speculation. Her presence at the
trial viii be necessary to show a just
cause for tho killing of Nicholson.
according 20 popular belief.
The shooting followed Pittfnan's
hiding In the attic OF his home. on
the second day Of his vigil. a few
minutes after his Wife had spoken to
Nicholson on the telephone. the lat
ter arrived at bis home.
The happenings OF the ensuing mo.
mcnts which preceded the fatal
shooting when Pittman dropped from
the attic and confronted the alleged
"Lothnria- have not been disclosed
Pittman, II is believed. viii relate
this part OF the story on the witness
stand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
SEATIlEIIE
ARMED FOR
Enemies!
Warned in Message Written
in Red Ink and Signed
"The Terrors"

Armed with a ncw rrvosv~r. pur-
chased by authority OF poiics per.
NIT. Mark Reepivfg. pool room pro
prietor at ~ Union 81. waited today
TO defend himself against unknown
enemies who have marked him for
death.
He carries note. signed The
Terrors." which was left In the mail
bor at his homo. soss tTth ave. s.
''Beware.' scribblcd in Spanish. is
tho heading on the written threat.
which continues: You have incurred
the anger of The Tcrrur-" The out.
line OF n dagger Ia drawn on the note.
with skulls and cross bones. Red
ink smearr iiluminat. the drawings.
a signature In foreign script bafned
police.
Beeplvig went TO police headrunr.
hrs yesterday. and after exhibiting
the note. was granted permission to
arm himself.
Reeplvig told the police n. BE-
lieved the threat came from friends
Of Cyrus Tabit. is-ycar Syrian
sailor who was slain by private
detective IN LonRshorcnen's hall
early on the morning Of July O.
Phillip Hathaway. 81. who killed
Tabit. told the police he had gone
to the hall 10 arrest three men for
drnining gasoline from auto trucks
he was commissioned to guard. A
fight followed. and the detective
opened fire.
Police werr told that Tabit and n
companion quarreled with Reeplvig
before he was slain. Reeplvig
elected Tabit's friend and fought
with the sailor. a disorderiy con-
duct charge was drawn up. and
Tabit was being sought py police the
night ne was slain.
Reeplvig says he was warned.
after the shooting. not 10 be wit
ness at Hathaway trial
Then ReeplyiR found the written
death note in his mail box. He did
not Immediately report 10 police
But later In the week he says a
strange negro WAS seen lettering near
his home. A neighbor passed, and
was assaulted and robbed. Reeplvig
believes the ncighbor was mistaken
for himself. and that the negro. after
stwting the attack, decided to rob
his victim after realizing his mistake
Police officers say they have no
knowledge OF gangsters who term
themselves THE Terrors" Their adj
vice TO Reeplvig was that he arm
himself on receipt Of n permit from
Police Lieut.. J. &. Wickman. he pur-
chased n gun, which he carried to-
day, ready 10 use II attacked.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
iii iii iii
DEATHN0TE
TN MAIL BOX
Oooo!La!La!
RareSightIs
Della Patra!
Princess All Dolled Up
Makes Judge Cough
With Anger

SAN FRANCISCO. July is~-on-
iookrrs wasp~d and poiicc Judge
Ward lost his dignity today when
Princess D~fis paifrA said TO be Of
royal Egyptian descent brcrzod into
court for hearing. dressed. or un-
dr-ssed. like har~m favorite
Paniaic,s. q silver vel. a chic tur-
han. and other things Oriental com.
priscd her cos,urns.
Princess Della stood charged with
mulotinx Erich Buehlc. mining en-
gineer. ou, Of $4,000 via the love
note" route.
what is the meaning Of this7-'
demanded Judge Ward when he rc-
covered his pose. Il adJudge her
guilty Of contempt or court Put
her in CELL
The black eyed prisoner vas hus-
tied away and locked Up.
See that she gets change Of
clothes. too the judge ordered later.
mo woman can appear in this court
looking as tho she belonged in a
harem"
The court also revoked the order
admitting her TO bail
All thru the excitement the prin.
cess smiled prcttily. The princess
was brought here last week afttr
being arrested In New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
PITTMAN CONTENTED
AND INDu uSTRIOUS

Pituman Is tall, slender. quiet
man, dark haired. brown eyed. clean
looking-the type OF store salesman
whose aspirations are for a steady
position and life along an even. un.
emoupnal groove. He was head OF
the kutnet Goldstein company's
hardware department. held in esteem
by his employers. reliable as the
clock itself.
lie owned his own home, n modest
but attractive cottage. Around II he
had planted lawn and garden. He
had no bad habits. He spent his
nights at home. He was contented
and industrious.
Before he built tho cottage he and
Mrs. Pittman, daughter OF a pioneer
Fresno county family. lived in an
apartment house. In the apartment
house dwelt Andrew Nicholson. build
ing contractor. well.to-do bachelor,
hail fellow well met. generally liked.
He was lodge man. great mixer"
and withal "A business hustler who
WAS profiting rapidly in the swiftly
growing metropolis OF the San Joa.
quin valley.
Ii was on Saturday. March 10. that
suspicious which had for days been
growing In Pittman's mind reached
such n point that he could no longer
endure them. He loved his wife. He
had always trusted her. He simply
had to make sure that his trust was
not misplaced. II was this condition
that led him 10 kiss his wife goodbye
on Monday morning as usual and
then surreptitiously TO enter the
house by the back way and conceal
hirnaeH in the attic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
SHIMA OWNS TRACT
OF OREGON LAND

He admitted that he and San
Francisco commission m er c h a n t
owned tract OF land along the
Deschutes river in Oregon. where
they raised seed potatoes. there being
no law in Oregon against ownership
OF land by ineligible aliens.
United States Senator Phelan dc
clared that many Of the japanese
colonists in California are in reality
Japa nese military reservists and that
the number is 30 large as 10 cause
concern TO American military author.
tiles.
Col. John p. Irish. wealthy land
owner OF Berkeley. who appeared to
favor Japanese, WAS criticised by
Pheian.
"Col. Irish is out for the money"
Pheian declared.
That patriotic motives caused a
halt in n proposed plan of the Cali
fornia- Mexican Land & Cattle com
pany TO sell 800. 900 acres OF land in
the Imperial valley to Japanese in.
terests, was the statement OF Senator
Phelan.
Phelan made public correspond.
ence between the company and the
state department in which II was
said "the time lis not opportunc for
such a deal"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13

Miss Myrtle Mae Rochon. OF Seat.
tie, was in conference this morning
at the Washington hotel with a rep
resentative OF the Standard oil com
pany. endeavoring. II was learned. TO
swing deal in gasoline 10 relieve
the shortage.
~ the conclusion OF the con.
ference. Miss Rochon coyly admitted
that. tho IL was her first effort in
dealing with a billionaire corporation.
II had been entirely successful.
The Standard oil representative,
who was registered Mt the hotel as
John ID. Rockefeller. jr.. according to
Miss Rochon. promised her "A gallon
OF gas before nightfall.
Which means just this she ad
dcd My sweetie and will go for
"A joyride tonight. Huh! l should
be abashed by John u. Rockefeller.
ir.l He's no better looking than |
am"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
POLICE DEMAND
SIx-DAY WEEK
Present Estimate for Neld
Year to Council

Members Of Seattle police depnxA
ment ask the privilege OF one ft,n
day off duty in every seven. in tn
police department estimate filed u
day at the city call. All the depar&
mental estimates for the 1921 budgee
have now been filed with the auditor
OF appropriations. NJ. III. Strouse.
The policemen base their claim on
the recent action OF the council In
granting the firemen the right to ona
day in every eight. An appropria,
ton of s11s.oo0 for the year 1891 Il
asked TO enable the department to
carry out the plan. :.
That the question OF salary in
creases will confront the counciImeu
IN the preparation of the new budget
was indicated Monday. when city
Engineer A. III. Dimock submitted =
request for substantial advances in
the pay OF employees in his depart.
ment and the Council OF Municipal
Employees petitioned for an increase
averaging $50 a month in the pay OF
every city employee.
Dimock declared that he has diff
Guilty in keeping experienced engi.
neering men in his office at the pres
ent rate of salaries.
He proposes salary increase OF
$4,000, representing an average in
crease bf Is per cent. in the pay of
each employe.
The aggregate estimate by Dim
ock for she city engineering depart.
ment for 1921 shows substantial
reduction over that of 1920. The to-
tai asked for is 1910 900, against
S,l7s.312 for 1929.
The police department estimate
aggregates si,329 .oe2. against sl,li2,.
800 for the previous budget
The park department asks for Z
total of s33l 10e, divided as follows:
Salaries. s262,572; supplies, s56, 400.
and betterments, s12.lso.
The civil service department esti-
mates its needs at s44.610, against
s41, $40 in 1920.
The library department asks $217,-
9i5 for salaries and ss4.997 for sup
plies. "A total of sS12.912.
Consideration of the 1921 budget
will be commenced next Tuesday.
Councilman A. T. Drake, chairman
of the council finance COMMITTEES, an
nounced Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
HE GOT UP At
$50 4. VI. TODAY

Miss Rochon is the brown eyed.
charming young woman who runs
tho hat check rack in the entrance
OF the Washinstons main dining
room, where Rockefeller breakfasted
at o'clock with Mrs Rockefeller.
Miss Abby Rockefeller. the three
young Rockefeller boys and five
others OF the Rockefeller party.
Rockefeller had never met Miss
Rochon, either in a social or business
way before this morning. tho he
reached Seattle and Installed himself
in a suite OF 10 rooms on the fourth
floor of the hotel last evening--the
same floor on which President and
Mrs. Wilson rented a couple of rooms
overnight few months ago.
He got up early-6:3o-and. ac-
companied by Mrs. Rockefeller and
the family. went downstairs TO break
fast In the common dining room, thus
meeting Miss Rochon for the first
time.
Good morning. Mr.. Rockefeller" {"
abe greeted "Oh, yes. | recognized
you at once. I've seen pictures OF
your father in the papers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
Dope Smugglers
to Face u. S. jury

II, ID. Noble, white. and c. Kay,
Chinese. charged with violation Of
the narcotic laws, were bound ovef.
to await the action of the grand jury
on $500 bail each, at a hearing be-
fore United States COMMISSIONS
Robert w. McClelland. Tuesday
morning.
The men were arrested by customs
inspectors Sunday night when Noble,
who was n porter on the steamer
Great Northern. was found carrying
ashore 10 5-tael cans OF smoking
opium, concealed in a specially made
vest. He claimed that the dope" -,
longed 10 Kay. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
Right to Bark
Curtailed in
NewOrdinance

Cacophonous canlacs can cachin.
nate no longer. II the city council
passes an ordinance drafted by Cor.
poration Counsel Walter r. Meier
Tuesday.
The bill win curtail the lnalienable
rights, privileges and usufructs OF
the bowwowing bowsers. as follows:
NO person shall own. keep or
harbor any dog which by loud. fire.
quent and habitual barking. bowling
or yelping shall annoy or disturbe
any neighbor or person"
Just like that. And Furthermore,
the person infringing the proposed
ordinance will subject himself to
800 fine. 30 days in Jail. OF both--if
the council passes the bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
LEFT SHARE OF
BILLION WITH HER

Miss Rochon accepted his hat. She
thought II best not TO mention the
gasoline project until after he had
eaten. being aware. she said, that
men are usually more pleasant when
their hunger is satisfied.
The head waiter informed her that
Rockefeller was apparently in good
spirits. and seemed as democratic as
an old boot, and when he came out,
she jumped him.
'How's business?" she inquired, by
way of broaching the subject Then.
without waiting for reply. she fol-
lowed up:
"I'd like TO have you get me about
gallon OF gas before this evening
My sweeue asked me last night II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
VETERAN FREED
BY REPRIEvE
Governor Yields to Pleas of
Mother

Just as he was kissing his mother
goodby. ready to leave for the re
formatory to serve sentence Of
three to is years for stealing sugar.
Arthur Anderson, a gassed and
wounded war veteran, was freed here
today by reprieve signed by Gov.
Hart and sent to Seattle by special
courier from Olympia.
The reprieve was the result OF a
visit to the governor by the boys
mother, and her fearful plea in be-
half of her son that this was his
first offense.
C. osseward, a druggist. and Adam
Beeler. an attorney. also begged the
governor to turn the lad loose and
give him another chance.
Mrs. Anderson was in Prosecutor
Fred Browns office bidding her son
farewell when the courier arrived.
The governors action releases the
boy for such time as he shall remain
out OF trouble.
Young Anderson was convicted OF
grand larceny for theft of sack OF
sugar from the Eagle cafe, opposite
the Pantages theatre. here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
Destroyers Reach
Port in Alaska

RETCHIKAN. Alaska. July IA
Breaking all records from Seattle 10
Kctchikan by six hours. Admiral
Hugh Rodmans fleet Of six destroy
ers. bearing Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels and Secretary OF the Interior
John Barton Payne. arrived here
yesterday. The two cabinet officers
are on an inspection trip Of the Ma.
tsnuska coal fieldA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
BRITISH DEMAND
IRELAND TRUCE
Workers Urge Withdrawal
of English Troops
BY WEBB MILLER

LONDON, July ia resolution
demanding an immediate truce be
tween the warning factions In Ire
land and withdrawal OF tho British
army was adopted at n special meet
ing of the Trades Union congress.
representing thousands Of British
workers. at Central hall, Westmin-
ster, today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
INTERMlaRRIAGE o. X.
IL SHINa'S VIEW

Intermarriage Of Americans and
japanese was declared feasible by
George Shirna In the san Francisco
hearing yesterday afternoon.
Shima Is president OF the japanese
association OF America and is called
the potato king OF California. con
trolling thousands OF acres OF land
Referring 20 interInarriage. shima
said.
There may be objections now. but
a hundred years from now we will
look upon It as all right When po-
tato seed in California Is no longer
good we bring in Oregon seed. and
the second year. after II Is accli-
mated, there is a fine crop Of pota-
toes.
ITO be SURG. a good many Japanese
don't make enough money 10 support
Yankee girls. They are too expen.
sive"
Shima said he employed Americans
10 farm barley for him. but not po-
tatoes.
III let Americans farm potatoes
wouldn't get enough for the taxes"
no declared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13

Efi1 BEAN'ss
There is one noscy beast, out Of
a herd Of fifty that every evening
exercises her feminine proclivity
to stick her big nozzle in some
mans business.
Maybe she rnistrusts that ! have
something besides butter in the
Tar. It's cinch IT'S none Of her
butter. for I'm sure she's dry
COW, she's too snoop1rs to be a wet
one.
So every night she jingles her
little bell around the camp. and
every night / chase her UP the hill
while the rest OF her sisters con
tentedIy chew tho cud and mind
their own business. In every group
of fifty cows. or humans, you'll
find one who is forever tending 10
other folks business. but never
discovering any Of It's own to
bother over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
INROADSOF
NIPPONESE
Laid BARE
Congressional Committee Is
Cleaning Startling Facts
in Pacific Probe

SACRAMENTO. July I3.-Six
hundred thousand srr~s Of land
In California are owned. leased
or controlled by japanese.
This was ono of tho important
facts brough, out here today In
testimony before the conEr~s-
sioual immigration and nsfurLi-
ration committee investigating
the Oriental invasion on The Pa.
cifie coast.
On the wall OF the han In which
the bearing Is being held was hung
a large map OF the state. The map
showed that out Of .. 900. 900 acres of
1rrigable land. the Japanese have
fastened their fingers on soo. 900
acres Tho Nppon~se holdings wcrc
blocked out In colored ink for oazier
Identification by tho investigators
The land map win bs only cue
phase Of the evidence here.
The session opened with the intro
fuc'ion Of Mrs Allen NJ. Brown. OF
Florin. as the first witness. F1orin
is town near Sacramento, IL wss
formerly a prosperous white com.
munity. japanese inroads in that
vicinity changed the complexion OF
the population from white 20 brown.
the whites leaving In DISCUS, a. the
Japanese flockcd in.
Mrs. Brown told the committee OF
the Nipponese activities In FIorin
and Sacramento county.
In an informal conference Gov.
error stephens discussed several
aspects OF the Japanese situation.
stephens. IL wns learned. will not
address the committee formally. He
placed the formal report Of tho state
board Of control on the japanese in
California before the probers. and
believes IL Will state eloqucntly the
information 20 70 before tho govern
rnent officials.
A large number OF Sacramentans
and persons from the Sacramento
and San joaquin valleys. as well a.
number OF San F'ranciscans. ap-
peared at the senate chambers 10 at
tend the hearing,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
FEAR new
OUTBREAK
AT PEKIN
IS NEAR!
Warships Are Sent to Port
of Taku; Guards Will Be
Sent to Save Americans

WASHINGTON, D.
c., July 13. = The
United States battle
ship Huron and three
destroyers have gone
to Taku, the nearest
seaport to Pekin, to
offer protection to
Americans in case Of
an attack on the Chi
nese capital, the navy
d e ar t m e mt 4 d,
nounced today. Pelk-
in may be menaced
by possible facional
fighting between Chi.
nese revo lutionary
forces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
NICHOLSON ENTERED
BY REAR DOOR?

Nicholson arrived soon. He entered
without knocking. And, so IL Is said.
the evidence will disclose. II was
when honeyed words were being
spoken and conviction came. that
both friend and wife had played him
false that the horror-crazed husband
tumbled out of his place OF hiding
and shot Nicholson To death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
Fair Weather for
Next "a Hours

Weather for the next "a hours. ac-
cording TO G.. N. Salisbury United
states meteorological. will be fair. fol-
lowing the heavy rains OF Sunday
and yesterday. Moderate westerly
winds are forecast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13

'HoUGHT how ritfle high
wages had done for this
lad. and / thought how
he would still be a slack
ing sloven tho he TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13

EAR that bell a-janrIing7
That's her, durn her.
In the stream near the
tent / have a stone crock
in which / keep milk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
PLEADING GUILTY 10

PLEADING GUILTY to violation
OF the national prohibition law, +. H.
Kramer was sentenced to pay fine
OF $50 by Federal Judge Frank H.
Rudkin, In the United States dis.
trict court Tuesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
JAPS GRAB 100000 ACRES IN CALIFORNIA
As IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

IN OF all the men who work
for a day wage are tho
sort I spoke OF the other
lc}s4 day. when considering
that grading crew. 1
met radically different type yes
t-rday. AT first he made me mad.
then felt sorry for the lunkhead.
and sorry for a world that permit.
ted that sort OF chaps to mature.
~ you can cali II maturing.
He stopped me as I was driving
the fat. sedate old mare home from
the cross roads store. and demand
ed 20 know where the Forbes camp
was--a onc-eycd lad. in greasy
jumper and oyeraiis. with a dirty
blanket ron and tendency TO spit
and scratch
gineer. headed for this lumber
camp. and he volunteered the in
formation that he was going TO
work for ss2s day.
The scale Is $3.50. but lot OF
the men are going TO work. 40 I'm
taking this job. I don't want the
Job. but I'm taking II TO keep some
body else from getting it." Pre-
sumably somebody else who did
want IL. and who might need H.
As no stood there in tho dust.
stood there in his tramp clothes.
his fouied blankets siuE over
bus arm. his greasy visor cap
eocked over his vacant eye socket.
q snarl craven on his young facs
and his large independent talk
about sif day. thought several
things. all Of which would have
surprised this gay lad. iording Il n
bit over the wayxide rubo in his
ancient buggy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-13
CHAuFFEUR,S HAD
SllINED UP CARS

The family followed him.
Outside. lined up at the curb. were
the for hire cars OF half a dozen or
more chauffeurs who had spent con
siderable time and effort shining
their vehicles for the business associ-
ate OF Miss Rochon and his party.
but the Rockefellers did not climb In.
Some minutes later three other
cars drove up. manned by Japanese
ohauffeurs. The Rockefellers got in
these and were whiske- away. TO
spend the day on the waterfront and
viewing the lumber mills. They will
leave the city tomorrow for Victoria.
He's pretty good guy" said Miss
Rochon. but no better than lots of
others"