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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
New Evidence Turns
Up Almost Hourly

Los ANGELES. Aug. New CIV,
idence continued TO come 10 light al
most hourly In the Kennedy muir
der case here today. the total piiing
up with astonishing rapidity on the
eve OF the formal inquest by the cor.
oner's jury.
A en-. alleged 10 have been rented
by Arthur c. Burch before the Bev.
erly Glen murder was discovered
during the night. Lynn Keith.
garage man. who rented the car. was
taken 70 the county Jail. where he
positively identified Burch az the
man who had secured the machine.
Detectives declared that the p<cu.
liar tread on the machine compared
with the tracks found In the rood a,
Beverly Glen In the carly dawn Sat.
urday. near where Kennedy had
been shot to death.
Il rented the machine TO this man,
who gave hts name as Jones. at 7
o'clock Friday night" Keith said to
day. lie returned II at iiJo p. M
Burch retained his remarkable
nerve and good spirits today. despite
the apparently rising tide Of circum'
stantiai evidence.
Mrs. Madalynne Obcnchaln. former
beauty. who figures as the woman
In the case" was almost completely
unssrung, however. and was threat.
ened with total collapse. she was
said TO have tainted yesterday be-
hind the locked doors OF the dis.
trict attorneys office when confront.
ed with Burch. allegcdiy one OF her
former flames OF Northwestern uni.
versity days.
Police had in tncir possession TO-
day document purporting to be a
diary Of Madalynnc Obenchain-
Entries for a week prior 10 the
murder contained many references
to John Bolton Kennedy. whom Mad.
alynne admits. was her great love"
An entry in the alleged diary. dat.
ed two days before the tragedy. how.
ever. carries a brief comment. alleg
cdly by Madaiynne. TO the effect that
an ending Of her affair with Kennc
dy probably would be for the best
CHICAGO. Aug. s.--fnvcstigatior
here today by detectives weakened
the case against Arthur c. Burch
held in Los Angeles in connection
with the murder OF J. Bolton Ken
nedy.
One Of the strongest points
against Burch. Los Angeles authori
ties stated, was the finding or
Burch's person Of receipt for q
shotgun at the store OF Won Len
gerke and Antoine here.
Probe here showed the receipt
was ticket for gun Burch Jeff
there TO be repaired. but never
called for. He was to call for II
February 1.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
remnant TELLS
MURDER THEORY

The finding OF the body of Mrs.
Mahoney Monday indicated the com.
plete triumph Of Captain Tenants
theory of the murder mystery.
Murder will out. said remnant,
Tuesday. I'm. the happiest man
alive today. We've got the goods on
Mahoney. The mystery has been
cleared up. The murderer is behind
the bars. The body has been recov.
cred. and all the evidence needed TO
convict 20 men. we've got"
The body was identified beyond all
question by the set OF false teeth
when DIR. Frank Il. Wood. Mrs. Ma
honey's dentist. recognized them ar
the pair he had made for her. The
lime had absolutely no effect on the
plate and bridge work. That's one
OF those trifling details that Mahoney
forgot TO remove. but 1t was fatal.
No doubt he thought the trunk would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
up TO ULSTER
and Sim FEIN
Britain Gives Irish Every
Chance for Peace
ny ED I. KEEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON. Aug. e.--An. Irish peace
agreement lay solely with Sim Fem
and Ulster today.
Great Britain removed all doubt Of
her intention 10 give tho Irish every
opportunity 20 act on her peace pro
posais when she released all Daii
Eireann ner~bers who have been in
Jail. There was obvious relief In Brit.
lsh newspapers today over the
prompt action Of the government In
obtaining the release Of John J. Me.
Keown. convicted member OF the
Irish parliament whose detention
threatened to upset all the negotia.
tons.
Dublin correspondents OF those pa
pers declared that the DAN Eircann
on August 10 win follow the Sim
Fcin cabinet in approving the pro.
posals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
BODY STRIPPED AND
PACKED IN TRUNK

.He stripped tho body and packed
II into trunk he had bought He
wanted the trunk to be new and
strong. He packed the lime around
the body and covered II with the rus
from the bedside and the womnn's
clothes. all blood soaked. He packed
II In mo;hhaiis. why don't know.
Then Mahoncy called the express.
man and had the trunk delivered 10
him at the lake. lie ricised mp a
large sized rock and tied the end of
tho rope to IT,
Rowing out In the lake. Mahoney
dropped Il overheard. depending on
tho darkness to aid him In hiding
his guilty secret"
From the beginning Of the case
Tenant has maintained. In the face
Of great opposition and bitter crit.
clsn. tina, Mrs. Mahon~y's body
wound be found In a round.toppesi
trunk near the Laiona bridge. In
Lake Union ship canal. between
Lakes Union and Washington.
Tenant often stated to reporters
that when the body was found II
would be partially destroyed by
quick lime
Tenants theories have been borne
out In every particular.
Remnant stated his ability TO PROVE
Mahoney purchased five pounds OF
quick lime prior to the murder. The
body WAS found In the roundtopped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

contained our engagement ring.
which Is dearer than anything la
the world 10 me now"
MY husband took me 10 tie
deck and put me In the third
boat, which WIS crowded with
women and children. begged
him 10 come with me. but he re-
fused. saying there were women
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WRECK
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

quest over one OF the II bodies
which have been recovered, re-
turned the simple verdict:
death by drowning and ship
wreck"
The tale of the steamer striking
Blunt'a reef during a fog WIS retold
AZ the inquest and charges were
made OF lnefflclency In handling i'm.
properly equipped lifeboatF. but little
that is new was added TO the details
already known.
Most of the survivors had left
Eureka today. a few OF the injured
and more exhausted remained
During the night watch fires we're
kept burning on the beach and
patrols trudged along the sands OF
Cape Mendocino. In hope that some
Of the human forms would come 10
shore.
Little Betty Jean saundern. who
drifted all night gwathed In blanket
and life preserver. and was rescued
by little less than a miracle. today
left for her parents home IN Los
Angeles. In charge OF another sur.
viyor.
Betty carried with her a big new
doll to replace the beloved one that
went down with the ship. and her
chubby hands were keeping nice and
warm In big muff an admircr gave
her.
She II ignorant OF the fact that her
grandmother is among the missing
Mrs. Thomas Johnston. OF Brook
lyn. ~. T.. today told the story OF
how her husband WAS lost when he
refused To join her In the lifeboai
and leave women remaining aboard
the sinking vessel
when the ship struck my hus-
band and ! woke and put on y
few Clothes" Mrs. Johnston told
the United Press. II took my
purse. and my husband laughed
when did ihat--but oh. I'm
thankful I did 30 now. for IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

trunk that wna hauled 20 the house.
boat on the night OF tho murder by
the expresaman. who aaw Mahoney
place II in the rowboat. Mahoney
was seen later on the lake with the
trunk.
Nelghhors claim 20 have heard
Mrs. Mahonry'a dying screams.
when found floating bottom aide up.
wrapped in the aafne rope, In the
same manner that Tenant had
claimed. the trunk contained the
lime eaten body OF the woman IL
was found In practically tho spot
that remnant had claimed il would
be found.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
ST" FIGURES IN SPECTACULAR MURDER

the body OF IN unknown seaman "
washed ashore near Point Mendocin
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IA n
erai investigation 70 FIX responsibiii
for the Alaska disaster WAS expec1
to get under way here today.
Many Of the survivors began arf(
ing here today by train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

United Press Staff Correspondent.
Copyrighted 1891 by The United
PressD
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. ..
--Aaadalyrme Obenchain today
related her story Of the mid
night murder 10 the United
Prrws.
The tan, beautiful divorccc
spoke quietly and directly In tho
first interview she wns permit
I'D to grant Newspaper men
since her arrest carly saturday
incoming following the mysteri-
ious killing Of her lover. John
Bolton Kennedy.
She repeated. almost word for
word. the original story which she
told the police
On one point only she maintained
silence. MadLynne would not speak
Of Arthur Burch.
Pressed for information as to her
relationship with Burch she an
swered briefly and evasivciy.
SILENT WHEN
BURCH Is MENTIONED
at what time did you see Burch
previous to the shooting?" she was
asked
Il prefer not to answer that
please" she replied.
did you know that Burch had
come to Los Angeles from Illinois
and that he had taken a room a,
the Russell hotel where he would
command a view Of Kennedy's Of
fices?''
Il knew he was at the Russell,
yes"
did you ever visit him there?"
II cannot answer"
did Arthur Burch love you,
Mrs. Obenchsin?"
II am positive he did not. He
was simply q good friend He
never spoke a word Of love 10 me
In his life"
you do not love him?"
mo, ! do not love him."
described the midnight murder
her story tallying exactly with her
original statement TO the police.
UNEXPECTED CRASH
RINGS OUT
"Belton and I had motored to the
beaches" she said. In a well modu
lated. quiet voice. we returned
rather late and drove out to- his
summer cottage at Beverly Glen. II
was quite late-almost midnight. ]
should think.
I'VE left the machine and mounted
some steps UP the hillside leading to
the cottage.
II was some distance from Bolton
when the unexpected crash rang
out. II came simultaneously with
the flare OF match had lighted
and was dazed. When the flare
faded from my eyes. I could see
flgures--two / think there were
disappearing into the brush. Bel
ton was sinking TO the steps. was
paraIyzed with terror"
MadaHnne paused. her eyes wide
with reminiscent horror.
ibid Kennedy say anything
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

yet 10 be saved, Nh: until they
were safely away he would stay
behind. Those were the Iast
words I ever heard him say"
EUREKA. Cal. Aug. o.-Tbe lis
n victims definitely known 20 hay
Jerished when the Alnska sank wa
increased TO IS this morning whc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
UNIVERSITY
TOWN FOLK
IN KILLING
Kennedy -0benchan Case
Hits Scene OF Sinclair
Lewis Novel Hard
BY CARL VICTOR LITTLE

BY CARL VICTOR LITTLE
EVANSTON. H.. Aug. o.
Another story has been written
around Main 1t.
The first was pcnncd by sim
chair Lewis. who later disclosed
that this Northwestern univer-
sity town was the scene Of his
popular novel. ''Main Street."
and that Evanstonians were his
characters.
The latest has been written In
tho police records Of Los Angeles
and deals again with Evanston
folks.
Residents Of this Methodist college
town were indignant when they
learned Lewis had written them
up" in book. They are astoundcd
today 10 know names OF their best
people have been recorded In officia
murder records.
The principals Of Lewis stayed In
Main St and. eventually. lived hap
PLY ever after. Characters OF the
new rtpi1 ttAt MAIN 81 ANU
Out In Los Angeles. }. Bolton
Kennedy was murdered from
ambush. With him was. Mrs.
Madalynnc Obenchain. his H.
ancee and '.prcttiest coed Of
Northwestern university"
AIadalynre Is the former wife
Of Ralph Obenchain. prominent
attorney. who was president Of
the senior law class when their
college romance started
Arthur Cortney Burch, son Of
. retired minister and North
western university professor and
chum Of both Obcnchain and his
wife Is beld in connection with
kesiiscsiy's death.
Yes" said the scholarly Rev
william A. Burch. II believe my boy
IL innocent My son a murderer?
can't believe It. Yes. we are going
to aid our boy all we can"
Mrs. Ida shotweli. motherly and
genial soul who keeps n college
boarding house on Main ST.. which n
lined with beautiful trees. came to
tho door wiplng her hands on a
clean apron
MY heart aches for poor MadI
lynne" she said. Yes. she lived here
with me I can stu see Madaiynne
and Ralph coming from the campus,
Ralph carrying the books and
Madalynne tossing her pretty head
oh. yes. I knew Art Burch very
vel. too. Surely these newspaper
stories about HIM can't be true. Art
was attentive to Madaiynne for q
while. but then Ralph came along
IL dignified and almost naughty
Main Ut. talked In the vernacular u
would say Ralph Obenchain was a
good sport and always . game
loser"
Main SITS estimate = borne OUT
now.
Everything awaits the closins
chapter OF the new Main ST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

Top rotc, left to right
Deputy Prosecuting ATTORNEY
r. III. Patterson, Deputy Cor
oner Frank Koepfii, Captain
of Detectives Charles Ten.
aant aud DR.. w. II. Corson,
coroner.
Left center-Mdrtin Cam
mon. engineer Of the tho
AUDREY, icho says he first sat
the trunk.
THE MdhoneD
trunk, after being cmptied al
the morgae.
Right center - Mrs. Kate
Mdhoney, murdered bride.
Loicer - James r. Ma
honey, cr-convict and alleged
slayer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
Low Prices Reign Supreme on Cotton
Goods and Towels
Huck Towels 15c Each

Huck Towels 15c Each
Heavy bleached Huck Towels, with
pretty blue borders; sizes 1sx36 inches
at 15c each.
Turkish Towels l9c Each
Bleached and hemmed Turkish Tow
els-good weight, size 1Sx35 inches.
good value at 19c each.
Heavy Damask SOC Yd.
1000 yards of strong, serviceable
Table Damask-64 inches wide, fine
looking patterns--lengths to 10 yards.
oR-THlRD
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

never be found"
when asked to explain his theory
OF the woman's death. Tenant said
II had doped IL out exactly right.
Mohnney gave bis wife choral.
which. you know. Is called Knockout
drops Mahoney had used II before
on other people. lie had been sent
10 the penitentiary before for just
the same thing.
"Mahoncy. on the night OF the
murder bought quick lime. five
pounds OF Il. and 30 feet OF rope. II
was cold .hloodcd. prcmecstated muir.
der. lie bought beer before retiring.
and induced his wife 10 drink some
OF Il. pntting choral drops In H.
Mrs. Mahoney soon lost con.
seriousness. Then Mahoney picked
up hammer and struck her over
the eye and on the back Of the head.
crushing the akuIl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
Dinnerware, Glassware
and Pottery at 2O% to 500 Less
S32.45 Dinner Set
Reduced to S25.95

Allied Meakin, England, is the maker
of this high grade semi-porcelain din
nerware-with its attractive border de-
sign-on an ivory background. Full
50-piece set complete for persons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
SEVERAL MAY CLAIM
50, 900 REWARD

II was taken ashore. while the dis
covcrers awaited the arrival OF de.
tectivcs. IL was not opened TIL
Tenant arrived. II Is expected the
reward OF $4,000 will go TO Camman.
altho the police divers are. expected
to put in n claim also.
The crew of the Audrey are: Ed
Meagher. Bellevue. wn.. captain:
George Bailey. 54f6 Ninth ave. NJ.
first mate; Martin Camman, first
engineer. and T. Beeman. second
engineer. Both Beeman and Cam.
man live on the boat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MAH0NEY
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
lid. under the watchful gaze of Capt
rrapuant

lid. under the watchful gaze of Capt
Tenant.
Wrapped heavily in clothing,
blankets, doormats and rags, with a
layer OF moth-bails in between, the
body lay on It's side In a crouching
position. The head had been beat.
en- in with hammer. A long knife
wound gaped In the side. The face
had been sprinkied with quicklime
and wrapped with a cloth. The body
was unclad, the clothes. including a
corset. bingham dress. pink shirt
waist and coat, having been used TO
wrap IL.
The woman's hair was partly gone
her head was bald In spots, owing
partly. Tenant said, TO the use of
the quicklime. Her face was un-
recognizable
FATAL MISTAKE
MADE BY SLAYER
Captain Tenant wanted Mahoney
brought TO the morgue.
Lets bring him here to look at
his work." he said. Prosecuting At.
torney Malcolm Douglas. however,
would not agree 70 II.
'Mahoney made not only the fatal
mistake OF leaving the Identifying
wedding ring and the false teeth in
the trunk" said Tenant.
"The one great mistake. fatal In
itself. was the thin rope that Ma.
honey had used to weight the trunk,
snchoring II TO the bottom. II the
rope had not broken. the trunk would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

Gee, but Boldt's Bread is good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
ENGINEER SIGHTS
FLOATING TRUNK

Standing on the bridge OF the
tug boat Audrey, chief engineer
Martin Camman splcd n fiat object
floating inpoccnfiy on the water.
II had not been there n moment
before. He seized a pair OF glasses.
While patrol boat No. ? clrcIed
200 yards away. dragging tho sub.
marine sled manned by Patroiman
Bell on the bottom In search OF the
trunk. Camman e,ecred tho boat
closer and hauled the trunk. drip
ping. aboard and signaIed to the
patrol boat Together they made
for land.
Bell and ratrolman II. NJ. Barton.
on the patrol boat. claim they had
hit the trunk. breaking II loose
from It's anchor. Bell was beneath
the surface. He had felt his sied
strike an obstruction Ind eignailed
Barton.
The trunk was found 200 yards
east OF tho Latona bridge. in the
middle OF the channel, exactly in
the spot Tenant had maintained
| for months IL would be found /.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

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$500 eIfeisey" etched sherbet
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$3.50 large size Art pottery, Jardi-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
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Reduced to $500

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

stiii be At tho bottom OF the canal
Tho rope broke and the trunk
bodied 10 the surface with tho sud.
denness OF the crack OF doom. Mt
3so Monday afternoon. The stiIi
waters OF the canal gave up their
secret ns suddenly as they had con.
craled n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
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The "Old Harlem" pattern-a pro-
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a pleasing floral pattern on a practical
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persons.
$500 Star Cut" glass water pitch
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--75c thin glass flower vases, cut in
pretty designs, reduced to 49c.
ESQ plain glass - covered butter
dishes reduced TO 3Sc.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09
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plete for 6 persons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09

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-6-inch Filet Doilies at
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-Filet Pattern Scarfs, SO,
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-08

fully extinguished may be the means of
destroying valuable timber which has
taken hundreds OF years to reach matu-
rity. The reports Of forest rangers are
filled with dramatic accounts OF the work
involved in controlling such fires, and also
in detecting and bringing the culprits be-
fore a judge after following the very
slight clues obtainable in a deserted camp
site. Sometimes an old bottle or a pocket
handkerchief win reveal the original pos
SCISSOR who did not put out his fire Some
times a particular make Of an automobile
tire can be traced for miles and the care
less camper brought to justice.
No fines, however, on the part Of the
local magistrate, VIII restore the burned
area. While forest rangers are vigilant
and alert to catch carelessness and pre-
vent incepient fires, the real need, the
foresters say. is for the development Of
more conscience on the part OF the public
which uses the national forests. II IS
greatly desired by the forest service that
all the 147 national forests from the At
lantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf
to border, DO used and enjoyed 70 the SuI-
est extent by as many people as possible.
This involves universal adoption OF the
slogan. BE sETe your fire is outr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-08
PLAN COOPERATIVE
WORK WITH STATES
Separate Division Maintained by the
Bureau of Markets and Crop
Estimates.

The Bureau of Markets and Crop
estimates of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture maintains a
separate division in it's organization
to handle It's cooperation with the va
rous states. With the consolidation
of the administration of the office of
Farm Management under the chief of
this bureau, it is planned to strengthen
the cooperative relations with the
state institutions 1t is desired that
the work undertaken by state and fed
eral workers win be based on defi-
mite projects as has been done for the
past two years in the office of Farm
Management.
Research work in farm management,
cost of production and cost of mar
leting, marketing methods and prac-
tices, ETC., will be undertaken coop
eratively with the state colleges and
experiment stations whenever salts
factory arrangements can be made to
work together. Based on information
gained from these Investigations the
educational work win be carried on
in cooperation with the extension ser
vice of the state colleges. The service
work, which covers in a broad way
the market news and the inspection
work of the bureau, will usually be
with the State Departments of Agri-
culture and the state bureaus of mar
kets conforming in this regard to the
division of labor agreed upon in the
state.