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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
WOMAN SHOOTS
SELF; MAY Die
Drug Victim Gives Way to
Fit OF Dependency

while suffering from dependency
Thursday morning. Mrs. Edward
Law, 40. shot herself thru the left
breast. the bullet grazing her heart.
She was rushed TO tho city hospital.
where no hope is held for her rccov.
cry.
Mrs. Law. with her husband and
small child. has been living at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ". w Burch-
ard. 2o32 43rd ave. n. At sa5 Mrs.
Burchard was clearing the breakfast
table when she heard shot. she
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
TO ENTERTAIN
NAVY LEADERS

Rear Admiral John A. Hoogcwerff.
commandant OF the Puget Sound
navy yard. md Rear Admiral c. J.
Peoples. chief OF tho bureau Of sup
plies and accounts. win be tho guests
of honor at n special Navy day pro.
gram to be presented az the mem.
bers' council luncheon OF the Cham
bcr OF Commerce Friday. Special
music will be provided BY the Ad-
mirai's orchestra from tho navy
yard.
Tho members OF the naval affairs
committee OF the Bremeron cham
bcr OF commerce viii be guests OF
the Seattle chamber at the luncheon.
and will escort such members OF tho
Seattle chamber az desire 10 make
tho trip thru the Yard Friday after.
noon. There win be Brcmorton
boat leaving Colman dock at 2 y. m.
Friday for the convenience OF navy
yard visitors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
TURRIBUL, TURRlBUL
JAP PERIL KEEPING
HIM OUT OF SEATTLE

Assistant Secretary OF Labor
W. w. Henning pointed out a
new phase OF the Japanese prob.
lem Thursday morning when a
delegation OF American Legion
men called on him.
Il have a friend back East" he
said. who wants 10 come out 10
Seattle the worst way. lie was
all ready 10 pack up his family
10 come. when suddenly he
changed his mind.
~ Just couidn't do g. he cx.
plnined 10 me aftcrwnrd. The day
was going 20 leave picked up
a paper ana read IN IL that one
out of every seven children born
In Seattle WAS Japanese. Well.
you know. I've got six kids now
land. much M ia like 10 make
my home In Seattle. I'm d----d
II I'm going to have a Jap calling
me Daddy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Uses Torch to Fix
Gas Tank-Blooey!

Thrown 20 feet whom a gas tank
exploded mt the Central garage.
Fourth ave. and Columbia ST.. Thurs.
day. an unknown man picked him.
self up and. aitho burned. fled.
According 10 the police. the man
had taken the tank from his auto.
mobile and was soldering II with n
blow.sorch. regardless OF the fact
that II contained gasoline. After the
explosion the fellow regained his feet
and ran up Second ave. ms fast as
he could 20. The police have not
learned his name.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
PORTLAND MAYOR TO
EAT KINGS OLIVES
TO PREVENT DISPUTE

PORTLAND. Oct. 26.--Alfonso.
king of Spain. has sent keg OF
Spanish olives TO the Atlantic Pa
cific Highways and Electrical ex.
position to be held here In 1927.
Exposition headquarters has al.
ready received the bill OF lading.
No further information has
been received.
There will be no dispute here
over who win get the keg OF
olives. as there was over keg of
the same fruit King Alfonso sent
10 the Philadelphia exposition.
There had been no head elected
TO that exposition. according to
press dispatches. and some heat
was worked up over who should
get the olives.
Mayor George L. Baker. OF Port.
land. has promised to satisfactor.
sly arbitrate any dispute here.
I'm take such disputes under ad-
visement and III eat the olives
myself" declared hixxoner today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
IS CRASHES OF
AUTOS IN NIGHT.
Man May Be Fatally Hurt;
Rain Causes Wrecks

In . series Of IS auto acc1-
dents and street car crashes. due
to the rainstorms. ono man wns
perhaps fatally hurt and sevsFnl
moro were severely injured Ih&e
Wednesday night.
Struck BY a southbcund Ballard
North street car at w. 5oth st. and
i4th ave. n. W.. W. Harry Wood.
ruff. 81. transfer man. living at
1911 w. 51st ST.. was crushed and
one arm was completely severed II
Is also feared that he has a frac-
attic General hospital. Woodruff
was reported Thursday to be In y
dying condition.
Woodruff had just stepped from
another car and was crossing the
tracks when the sourhbound car
struck him.
Struck by an auto at Sixth ave.
and Stewart ST.. Mrs Hattie Rine-
hart. 40. received a broken leg and
was taken to the city hospital. The
car was driven by J. A. Hazard. S14
~. sist st.
While riding n motorcycle. Fred l.
Gaedeckc. 1894 Alh ave-. collided
with an auto driven by r. W. Dear
born. 2ois wcstlake ave. He was
taken TO the city hospital with bro
ken leg.
The man who was killed by an au-
,omobile driven by Tom Case. at
Fourth ave. S. and Atlantic st. Tues
day night. was identified wednesday
as Michael Bush. n logger. formerly
employed by the Kent Lumber Co.
at Barneston. He had no relatives.
so far as Is known. A coroner's In
quest win be held into Bush's death
Thursday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
FRUIT GROWERS
FACING GLOOM
Yakima Producers Hit by
Pests, Low Prices


YAKIMA. Oct. 2e.--Thc apple har
vest, which is now In lts fourth quar-
ter. finds growers thruout this val
ley none too happy.
Three elements contribute 10 the
gloom:
tD The Yield win total only
$500 TO 1000 cars, as against the
record crop last year Of 1900
cars.
czj A large fraction Of the fruit
II worny. due 20 ravage- Of the
cosidling moth---an enemy that
never before successfully Mt.
tackled the trees here.
t3) The price Is discouraging-
~ low.
The condition II quite tho reverse
OF what II was in 1921. Then there
was an unpreccdentedly heavy pro.
duction in the Yakima district and a
virtual failure OF the whole Eastern
crop. This season the East IN re.
porting a heavy apple yield
In spite Of the seven sprayings 70
which every well.brought.up Yakima
apple tree Is subjected each season.
the coddling moth this time got In
his dirty work. and his multitudlnous
offspring bored In from all directions.
An unusual period Of hot weather is
generally mentioned as tho reason
for his success.
As result. truckloads NJ 9TH
crwise wonderful fruit are going
10 the cider mills and by yproducts
plants. In some localities vast
quantities are being dumped into
the river.
In some cases tho producers are
being paid less for their crop than II
has actually cost them to grow.
Rome Beauties are going for as low
as 65 cents. G grade. 90 cents. fancy.
and si.f5 extra fancy. This Ia a
apple. Delicious. the most
sought eating variety. commands as
high AS 81.
a price at which the ranchcr would
realize moderate profit would run
from si.f5 70 $3.50 for the different
grades. one big grower estimates.
The operation of "a bearing or.
cbard Is no slight business enter
prise. The trees must be pruned
2 and the resulting brush gath
cred. hauled away and disposed
Of. There must be seven careful
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
MILK PRICE
WILL GO UP

The price Of milk. which was cut .
cents n quart 10 consumers in Seat.
tie this week. will advance again No.
vember 1. according to dealers Thurs.
day.
This ls based upon the fact that
the Seattle MIX Shippers association
has served notice on distributors that
on November the price will be
raised from s2.7s 10 50 per 100
pounds.
This will mean an advance 10 The
producer Of a cent a quart. Tho
present price is about 81 cents a
quart.
Retail prices viii register corre-
spending increase.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
JAPS LEAVE
VLADIVOSTOK

TOKYO. Oct. 2ss--Japanese evacu.
alton OF vladivostok has been com
pieted, according to dispatches reach
ing here today.
The city was Immediately occu.
pied by the red" army without op.
position and entirely peacefully. the
dispatches said
No mention was made of reported
clashes between tho "red" and
white" forces over possession OF the
city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Get Immunity in
Ship Liquor Order

WASHINGTON. Oct. se.--Foreign
vessels carrying liquor today were
assured OF at least two months i'm
munity from molestation by prohi.
bition agents while in American wa
ters.
II is estimated that Il win take
that much time for the United States
supreme court to hand down its de.
cislon on the validity OF the Daugh.
orty ruling. which. in so far as Il ap.
plies TO foreign vessels. has been sus-
pended pending the courts decision.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
"a MORE TRUE
BILLS REPORTED
U. S. Grand Jury Ends Its
Session for Term

with n report OF nine open indiet-
menta. five secret indictments and 10
mo true" bills. the federal grand
jury completed IFS terms work at
fi.3e a. m. Thursday. This was tho
second appearance OF the grand jury
In Judge Nctcrer's court since Mon
day. when the jury convened for tho
first time since July. Tuesday art.
crnoon a report was made ON more
than 40 caae~. % Of which dealt with
narcotics. six were secret. two
charged violation OF the penal code.
The remainder were mo true" bills.
No narcotic cascs wcre among
thoc~ reported on Thursday. Tho
cases dealt with counserfeisinE. theft.
smuggling. aud the violation OF tho
Mann arf.
Howard Tyson Mccrab r4the
Duke1. charged with having caused
ths transportation of Marie Call. Is.
10 Vancouver. u. C.. one year ago.
was indicted under the Mann act.
with his bail 40, AZ ss.6oo.
Oscar Benson and Reid Donahue.
charged with attempting TO smurgie
threc Chinese who had not been duly
admitted by immigration officers. in.
10 tho United states. were indicted
also. with hall set for each at $500.
Among tho others who. as n result
Of the jury decisions. viii facc trial.
are Charles r. condray. charged with
theft of goods at the navy yard store
as Brcmcrtosi. and W. II. Reid. aiiaS
sobberviiic. and Warren Bciknap.
alias w. II. Bert. alleged counterfeit.
crr.
Before another grand jury session.
n now jury must be called. The one
reporting Thursday morning. having
completed Its term. was honorably
DISCHARGED by the court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26

What cannot understand said
severyns. lis why Arbognst ran
away after tho shooting. What he
should have done was TO have
brought Pond 20 the station
The officer. admittedly, fled after
tho affair but later returned. TO find
Pond had been taken TO the hos
pital.
"Arbogass has n good record" said
severyns: IN fact hs IL n splendid
worker. He has risked his life
many times TO save other people.
such az tho time he rescued two
two women at the Great Northern
docks.
-It's my opinion that II was
simply = case Of two hard
boiled men getting In q fight.
Pond admits knocking Arbogzst
down. and ~ for the foul nasne
Arbognst II said 10 have called
Pond, I think bad names were
called by both parties. OF course
that's no excuse for shooting n
man."
severyns insimAtcd that as yet he
had found no witnesses who had
seen the affair from beginning 10
end. Both Pond and Arbogast told
stories that differed widely. he said.
Arbogast has until recently been
stationed at West Seattle precinct.
where no made IA record for himsif
a. a courageous officer. He is a
widower and has one daughter.
According 20 Pond. he was driving
with his wife down King 81. when
Arbogast. driving a Chevrolet auto.
In company with Miss Margerie
Boney. 1850 46sh ave. s. W.. attempt
ed 10 turn sharply In front OF them.
on Occidental ave.
The two machines did not come to.
rcther. but both men were angry
and got out OF their cars. Pond says
that Arbogast called him vulgar
name and he resented IL. Arbogast
claims that Pond knocked him down
without provocation.
Arbognst then fired two shots. as
he lay on the pavement. one OF the
bullets tearing Ponds scalp. the
other bullet striking his arm.
Arbogast claims he fired In
seifdcfcnsc. which Pond denies.
Arbogast jumped into his auto
and fled from the scene, accord
ing to witnesses, despite the
screams Of Mrs. Pond and the
groans Of the injured man, who
was lying on the pavement In
pool Of blood.
The officer said he went as far as
two blocks from the scene of the
mixup. and then told Miss Boney |
that he was not going TO run away. |
lie came back to find that Pond had |
been removed. He then took Miss |
Boney home. They had been TO the
Orpheum thcater.
Arbogast later reported at
headquarters and was placed un.
der arrest by Lieut.. Of Detectives
w. 4. Justus. Chief Of Police
Severyns was called and immcdf.
ately started roundup Of wit
ncsses. whom he questioned. Ar
bogast was then placed In Jail.
The whole affair was the result OF !
an argument between Pond and Ar
bogast over the alleged violation OF
traffic rules by the officer. Il Is de. |
clared. Pond is not dangerously In.
tured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
y. S. Powerless to Keep Out
Japanese, Declares Official
Assistant La Dor
Secretary Here,
Puts Blame on
Loose Laws
ny Ronr. n. HERMANN

Were with yon--bu,---our hands
are tied by the so.cslicd gentle.
mems agreement which gives to the
japanese rights In thi. country su.
pericr to those en1oyed by any other
alien race
This was the reply made by As.
sisian, Secretary OF Labor w. J.
Hennlng and Commissioner General
OF Immigration w. w. Husband to
a delegation Of American Legion
men who called on them Thursday
morning at tho Frye hotel.
Councilman Phil Tindali. act
ing as spokesman for tir d~lc-
Easion. had pointed out that the
Japanese menace In the Pacific
Northwest was growing daily
that the recent drop In Japan.
csc immigration WAS only . lulI
between storms. and that dras-
tic and Immediate action must
bc taken. not only 10 save
America for Americans. but 60
prevent war between the United
States and Japan.
Assistant Secretary HenninK. q
Californian himself. and Commission.
er Husband both were evidently sym.
pathetic toward the dclogatlon---but
they declared they were powcrlcas to
act.
~0ur dutics." Hennlng cx-
plained. ssre purely sdsnlnisfrat-
i've We merely administer tho
laws that are made By congress.
And. ~ long ~ those laws dis
crimlnxfr In favor of the Jsps-
nese. we can do nothing to le>~en
your difficulties Under the gen
tlemen's agreement wc can't
even exercise the same prreau-
tions as we do toward the Eng
li-h or the French. Other for.
eigncrs VIC can hold up--but tho
Jap can pass right In without re-
strietions. Just ~ long ~ he has
passport from the japanese
government
Reports that tho Japanese prob
lem is being solved. based upon the
fact that Japanese immigration thru
this port is on the decline. were
secuted by Councilman TIndalr In
his opening statement 10 tho Off.
Gals.
1T is a fact he said. 'that nearly
as many Japaneae are leaving this
port an there are entering II. But
this doesn't tell the real story. be-
lieve that investigation win disclose
that a majority Of the Japs leaving
arc going hack simply on short trips
10 get brides--or else are minor chill
dren. born in this country. who are
being sent home to be educated
10 that they can return and exercise
their rights as American citizens
This. Of course. puts an entirely
different aspect upon the case. II
most Of the arrivals will be per-
manently domiciied here. while most
Of the departures are only tempo
nary. II ss easy 10 see that the
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
McAdoo Not Sick;
Was Only Asleep

DENVER. Oct. 26.---william G..
McAdoo. former secretary OF the
treasury. was surprised to learn
that he was sick" when ho arrived
here last night en- route TO Salt
Lake City. Utah. McAdoo explained
TO newspaper men that he had re.
tired early at Newton. Kan. and
when the train reached Dodge City
the porter refused TO awaken him,
despite protests OF n delegation Of
democrats.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Manslaughter Jury
Is Hung, Discharged

After being out practically "a
hours. the jury in tho case Of James
Cameron, on trial for granddaughter,
reported disagreement Thursday
morning and was discharged by Su-
perior Judge a. w F'rater.
Cameron was accused In conncc.
tlon with the death of Charles w.
LaRiche. whom he ran over with
his automobile last May.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Harding Sees Need
of Better Highways

WAHHINGTON, oct zB.--"The
country needs good roads and more
Of then.' President Harding de-
clared today In a message to the
convention OF the highway educa-
tion board. in session here.
The president added. however.
that the nation had been brought 20
realize that good roads could not be
obtained without very great ex'
pense."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Portland l. w. WIS
Cancel Help Calls

PORTLAND. Oct. 2s.-Whatever
calls may have been issued TO tho ma.
tlon's T. w. w. 10 come 10 Portland
10 help In dock strike here are now
Cancelled. II was learned today.
Portland !. w. w. lenders mos.
sagcd the general headquarters IN
Chicago that no outside help would
be needed here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
ROSENBLUTH HEARING
IN EAST Is DELAYED

NEW YORK. Oct. 20. - The
hearing on the application OF
Washington authorities for the
removal Of Captain Robert Ros-
cnbluth to that state 10 face
trial on charges OF numbering
Major Alexander Cronkhite at
Camp Lewis. Wash, in 1918. was
postponed here today until No.
vember 10.
Captain RosenbIuth. who Is
free on $4,000 bail. Is alleged 10
have shot Major Cronkhlte dur.
ing target practice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Sacramento l. w. w.
Prosecution Ends

SACRAMENTO. Oct. 20. The
close OF the prosecutions case In the
trial here OF 10 alleged I. w. w. on
charges OF criminal syndicalism was
expected by noon today. when the
final witness OF the prosecution was
placed on the stand. at the opening OF
today's session in Superior Judge
Glenn's court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
WOMAN NAMED
IN PROBE OF
HALL MURDER
Eyewitness Now
Enlarges Story
and Arrests in
Case Are Waited
ny GERALD r. ovERToN

uI OENAIO u. ONEhlON
NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j..
Oct ;s.--The dcspairing death
cry Of Mrs. Eleanor Mills. mur-
dered with tho Rev. Edward w.
Hall on the night Of September
IL. has led . woman who claims
she saw tho crime to charge a
prominent New flrunswick WON.
an with tho double killing.
Mrn. James Gibson. alleged eye.
witness 90 tho shooting OF tho pas.
tor and tho choir singer. declared to.
day she 1. haunted by the dying
screams Of little Mrs. Mills. and that
sho will name the woman who aasiss.
I'd In tho killing.
Without naming publicly the gull.
~ woman. Mrs. Gibson made her
statement 70 as 20 point the way 10
an arreat.
Tho state forces have been In q
stase of unusual activity for the past
"a hours.
Certain houses OF New Brunswick
are being closely guarded.
II could make an arrest now.
but prefer 90 walt until the
ca@c II rlinchcl,- Wilbur A.
Mott, special prosecutor In tho
murder investigation. told news
paper men today.
We have = definite iinc 10 fol.
low" Mott said II know Of no
reason why We should discrcdit
the story told BY Mrs. Jaue Glib
son. who says sbc was an eye
witness of the killing.
We arr seeking witnesses 10
eorroborste certain portions Of
her story. We also have state
ments Of many other witnesses.
some Of them ss pertinent ~
Mrs. Gibson's."
Bcst authorities declare tho arrest
which ~ expected 20 result from Mra.
0ibson's story will not come today
and possibly not for scyswrf days.
Wilbur Mott. appointed by Assor.
ney General McCran 20 head the
probe Into the Haii.AiIiis murder rnys.
tory. stated he would summon all
members Of the Hail and Mills fami.
Hes. tho Hall servants and members
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26

IS SHOT
BY COP!
M. B. Arbogast, City Policeman, Whips
Out Revolver and Fires on Man to
Win Trivial Alteration

Patroman Marion S. Arbogas accused of shooting Win
lam r Pond truck driver, during trifing dispute over
traffic mxup at King ST. and Occidental early Thurs
day morning indefinitely suspended by Chief of Police
W. Severyns pending full investigation of the shooting
Pond shot twice bullet grazing his scalp the other
shot lodging in his forearm.
Arbogast released from custody Thursday upon his
personal recognzance Pond confined in the CITY hospita
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
T IQUOR SHIP
II SAILS. SEALED

NEW YORK.-Liquor, Iiouor
everywhere. but not a drop 20
drink. Carrying stock OF i.i25
bottles Of hard refreshments. the
United States liner President Mon
roe sailed for France. The liquor
II sealed and won't be removed
until the boat reaches port.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Fleeing Convict
Taken by Guards

WALLA WALLA. Oct. 26.--Fred
Carlson. who, with William Holly,
escaped from the prison here Tues.
day afternoon. was captured by
guards "Wednesday night near Wal.
hula. He was trying to escape on a
freight train which his partner. Hol-
ly, succeeded In boarding
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
Wyoming Jared by
Small EARTHQUAKE

CASPER. wyo. Oct. 2s.--Houses
were Jared here last night by an
earth tremor reported to have oc-
CURED In the oil fields IS miles
north Of here. No damage was re.
ported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-26
BANDITS TAKE
- CAR AND GIRLS

INDIANAPOLIS.--Two motorists
were held up by two robbers who
stole their auto and their two girl
companions carly today.