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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

pACK In p. c, when a Eiadi-
II ator stumbled In the arena
and his Zoe prepared 10 deliver
the fatal stroke. there was no
pity from the purple and gold
robcd spectators above. The
gladiator might have won his
nights for years. but his one
off-day wiped all that out.
Thumbs down was the signal.
But Of course. we've advanced
a lot since then.
For four seasons 'ICapin'
Sammy" Crane has been playing
shoristop with the Indians
good. all-'rouud player. not par
ticuIarIy brilliant. but with a
knsck OF getting the hard ones.
He had an off day Thursday.
Three easy ones came his way
and he missed 'em. The crowd
began to jser.
Something popped inside
sammy's red head and. tossing
the ball over tho Erandstand. he
growied. I'm thru"
Then he picked UP his glove
and tramped Off to field
"Aw. don't know guess
I'll ask Wade Killefer for a
transfer" he said Friday morn
ing, pokinE tousled red head
thru the doorway OF his apart
rnent at the Belmont, bt6 r.
Union ST. lie cinched the rope
OF his bathrobe up a bit and
fidgoted his bare feet in bed
room slippers.
Just kid. yet. Only got
married few weeks ago to
Miss Thelma Peterson. Good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
Bold Sqviindlers
Rob Citizens of
Millions Yearly

y UNCO men, large and small, rob Seattle citizens
ID Of millions Of dollars egerg year. Generally its
poor folks that robbed. Widows LETT nth fe0
hundred dollars Insurance gue to crooks for roomtng
houses that are bootleg joints PIT Il into fake COM
paaics that hare nothing for sale crccpt large chunks
OF the deep blue sky; lose II IN dozens OF gtanorous
schemes.
For some days The Star has been Investigating some
Of these precious schemes and looking into Of the
deals engineered bv shady business chance and "hrest
,nent opportunity" crooks. The results hare been
amazing.
Just tohat Star reporter discovered 1CiU be told in
a series of stories, Then HereH be some ddpce for
eUegbod-becase everybody at time other gets
fcie hundred dollars saUed mp and looks around for
something ia ichich 10 iaUest it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

bail player. Started hack IN
the Carolinas. Played with the
Athletics and Brooklyn and Gin.
cy. Big league stuff. a ruugy
kid with a habit Of leapin' up
and gpcaring the hard ones.
When he got a hard ono u
was all in the game. When no
muffod an easy thumbs
down,
Then he came West. Started
with Seattle in 20. Went on
spcaring tho hard ones and.
once in while dropping the
soft ones.
While back he got sIck-'nu.
Flu takes it out OF n man,
drains his pep.
II haven't been right this
season--dou't know what's tho
matter" he grumbled Friday.
Darn II. I'm thru
"Aw. go back and make 'cm
like IT," Wade Killerer told him.
We'll. / don't know. Any.
way. I'm going TO have a talk
with Wade. I won't go out
there today. Guess Ted Bald.
win1l have TO play shorts,op,
instead. like he did Thursday.
after quit"
They were pretty hard on the
gladiator. back in tho arena.
who stumbled--and stayed
down.
But chances are. II he got up
and started fighting again no
got a cheer. History doesn't
say. But chances are that way,
hcy7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

Possibilities Of foul play
and the strange circum-
stances in the death Of Har-
old O'Neil, 81, son of T. j.
O'Neil, well known Seattle
tailor, were being probed by
the entire department, di-
rected by Detective Chief
Tenant, following the sud
den passing of young O'Neil
in his home early Friday
morning.
Missing since Wednesday
afternoon, Harold O'Neil was
found by his wife, Mrs. Es-
telle 0'Neil, when she re-
turned home from her work
Thursday evening. O'Neil
was lying on a bed and was
partially dressed. He was
dazed and lapsed into uncon-
seriousness before making a
statement to his wife. The
alarmed young wife sum-
moned Dr.. Joseph L. Lane,
but O'Neil was past medical
aid and died about | 40 n m.
O'Neil on Wednesday after
noon entered his fathers Cad
ing firm, at 1910 Third ave,
We to meet a customer who
niral Oriental liner President
the ship or not still remains
came quickly thru the
Neil drove away, and which
hortly before noon by Officer
and Pike st. The auto was
es about the car to aid in the
in were also missing when he
vas learned during the morn
'ptain Kent. About 6 o'clock
0 their information, a for-hire
uffeur's garb drove up to the
,ut of the car. He appeared
j. The driver of the limousine
nan up to the entrance and.
'actically carried O'Neil inside
eft and has not been located.
Immediately ordered and Chief
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
Baptists Preparing for
Modernism Battle Here
Colorado Group Draws First Blood;
To Fight Radicals at Conclave

DR.. Smaller Matthews of Chicago
university are acknowledged leaders
Of tho more radical modcrnlsts.
Tho Colorado Baptists, meeting
Thursday night, adopted rcsolu.
ton opposing tho seating Of Dr..
Fogdick'B delegates at the convcn.
ton. An attempt TO create a
monopoly in religion was charged
by tho Denver Rnptists TO DR.. Eos
Turn to Page O, Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
FOSOgCK ATTACKED
FOR RELIGIOUS VIEWS

u took tho form Of an attack
upon DR.. Harry Emory Fosdlck,
pastor of tho Park ave. Baptist
church Of New York city who, with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
HAROLD 0'NEIL IS
FOUND BY WIFE AS
HE BREATHES LAST
Car Recovered, but Police Are Look
ing for Mysterious Driver Who Car
ried Stricken Man Home
BY c. A. Clay

T>HE SEATTLE detective force investigating a new
l. and battling death mystery Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

HAROLD 0'NEIL, son of
7. j. O'Neil, Seattle tailor,
who died suddenly early Fri
day morning at his home,
2317 i3rd N, where he re-
turned after being absent
since Wednesday.
Photo by Mushet
lilac auto in front of the tailc
intending to go to Smith C
was coming in aboard the Az
Grant. Whether he reached
one angle of the mystery.
Developments in the police
morning. The car in which
had been missing, was found
J. D. Sullivan at Sixth ave.
deserted and there were no cl
probe. O'Neil's watch and oh
returned home.
The manner of his return
ing by Chief Tenant and {
Thursday evening, according
limousine with a driver in CHI
O'Neil home.
The driver assisted O'Neil
either badly hurt or seriously
had difficulty in aiding the
before going into the house, !
on his back. The driver then
A post-mortem inquiry was
Turn TO Pag
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

Est. BY HOMER Z. BREW
AHnoWHecwcHt-lr. Reginald J..
Spisach. for ~ years leading
seattle rwlcantscr m Mag County.
has been aaH,ea associate pablishcr
~ Home Brctc, Ne ,rilI bring 10
lsS ngiC duucs strong sense OF
PERMANENTLY usefulness. g cents In
cash. . package Of Faiimas and a
pair Of trained aicr. Mr.. Spinach
ir'H relicus Mr. Homer G. Brc,o
" his ardsos dn.ies Of crap
shooting 'rith the SiereoiyperS
Howdy, folks! Now comes the
Way Down Yonder-in the Old.
Corn. Field Sweet Adcline Say
You'll BE Mine. Uniil. the. Sands.
of.ihe. Desert Grow. Cold season.
Today's Fable; once upon time
There was a campfire party in which
nobody sat down in the marsh
HcDry Ford il now making air
fllvysrs, He probably figures that Il
j. cheaper 10 build his machines out
az canvas than out Of tin.
BIGGER AND BETTER SERVICE
FOR OUR READERS.
ETS
g.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12


ers the best In modern newspaper
making. Home Brew announces the
enlargement Of its famous multi. col
cred rotograyure section. The new
Brownie No. I, recently purchased
for our Photographic department, as.
sSures our readers OF the LATEST
pisSAs FIRST. This giant camera
1as Aloon tires. astigmatism. pat
rnte1 rheostat and ringworms. Wire.
Irss photography is here! This cam.
era positively uses no wires.
"corsets TO Return Fashion
note.
Hard lines. girls.
I'm, not rery familiar igith this
bookup." s1ti the radio expert, as
nc fastened his teife's 0otoH.
Census bureau says America now
averages four and four-tenths per-
sons to a family.
The four-tenths, doubtless, repre-
cents the shclk son.
FAMOUS KNEES
Kid -
Chin
LII Gee Gees -
Wee -
Stock Of the First National Bank
OF New York is paying 100 per cent
a year.
This stock is almost az valuable ar
pre.war stock.
The U. s. bureau OF standards is
now trying 10 determine the con-
tours Of fIappers' hosiery.
Since the return Of the short skirt,
this shouldn't be difficult.
-CALIFORSIA, HERE WE COME"
CAd In Colorado Springs GazsttsJ
wASTED-soME ONE TO SHARE
FREIGHT car to Long Beach, California,
VunF aIaln JDpV~5s
They went 10 dinner with Dicks
father and mother in the old home.
stead on BoyIston ye."-F'rom THE
F'lappcr Wife"
And then, no doubt, they returned
toIISeir own ranch on Minor Ave.
we aEraps dread
The hot hot days
We can't ten butter
From maVoHrdise.
An old-tlmer IS girl who romem-
tsrs when Maurice Costello, Warren
Kerrigan, King Baggot. Carlisle
Blackwell. Harold Lockwood and
Francis y. BuBhmnn just thrilled her
10 death.
w DIARY
CJuns ~
Esrly awake, and 10 wondering
firowslly what lay 80 heavily upon my
f.ets, and opinE mine eyes, do discover
Bono, the purp, sleeping thereon, md
wcnld have cbastIssd him forthwith, but
that he do look 40 peaceful and oontente,
Ind doubt not he did he dreaming Of
y doTgs heaven, whrrr there he u million
bones and no nen-, and 80 disturbed him
bot After breakfast, TO playing sweet
tnnslane on the harmonIca, hut Iordi all
the doEEes do Join In, yrIpinK aud kI.yi-
jnR, which my WYE say doth Improve
tho musique, ~ II doth drown out the
'barmonlca. but she, mrthinks, has WengI,t
Asiqus In her souie. And 80 10
~, O.
DO you remember at the close OF
school when you used 10 sing.
Good bDc. SchoiqrSj good bvc.
school;
Dood--bDe, teacher; Dou darn old
jooii
I4l @l-4lA..---i.-...> a, J, y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
W DIARY

DO you remember at the close OF
school when you used 10 sing.
Good bDc, ScLoiarSj good bye.
school;
Uood--bUe, teacher; Dou darn old
jooii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
-oALIFoRsIA, HERE WE GOMEZ

An old-tlmcr IS a girl who rcmem-
b.rs when Maurice Costello, Warren
Kerrigan, King Baggot, Carlisle
Blackwell, Harold Lockwood and
Francis y. BuBhmnn just thrilled her
10 death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
BIZ ~. 3. Hibba & q

ing fund payments. The sinking
fund provisions are sufficient dur.
the entire issue by maturity. AID.
plication will be made to list the
bonds on the New York stock ex.
change.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO. FEB. 3.The supply
|of hogs was 1000 which was
$4,000 less man q week ago but
with go, 600 left over from Monday
lfhe total was comparatively large.
Prices were quoted steady to 30
cents higher with shippers and
yard traders doing about all Of
the early business. The best heavy
sold at $1,000 with lightweights
at $3.50 to 5000.
Cattle Of good quality scld
steady and other grades were weak
to 15 cents lower Cows and
heifers were steady and bulls.
strong. Calves met with q good
demand st firm rates. Stockers
and feeders held steady. Lambs
were quoted steady TO weak In the.
early session with the market
ag Hogs - Receipts. $1,000; market.
steady to strong 6glk. 10.es g1 1SsS::
soD; 1sss lGis
s.B0@io.55. light lights. s.l0@ 1912;
heavy packing sows. sanooth. 100 1856
packing sows. rough. s.s501O; PIGS.
cstttIIie-Rsceipta. 5000; market steady.
lLs6; medium and good $50 g.bo !
s sOSSa Medium sSS shG asSossS susessr eSs.
tie: Heifera s@fo5o; cows l17se3
bulls, $500 $50, Gamers and cutterst
steers, 5.5007.5Os veal calves eight and
|lhandyweikhth 11.6O @15.50; feeder
steers. 5.6007.75; Stocker steers, sQ7.25;
stockef COWS and helfers, 9@6.Beg
sheep. = Receipts, 10000: market.
steady. Lambs (S4 lbs. DOWN, fat
lambs, 176001B.7B; lambs. eulls and
common, 12SO01S; spring lambs. year
IinEs, 1S@16.50: yearling wethefs. leo
IL: ewes. 6@10Se; ewss cuils and cons
mon, 2.5O@6: feeder lambs. 16.6001S
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
UPWARD TREND
SHOWN BY
RAILS
strong Forward Movement n
Railroad Stocks Feature
Early Trading
n Tnternatlonal News Service.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.--A strong
forward movement In prices Of rail-
road stocks VS. the important feae
tiire OF the carly trading today
The oils were not ready TO relin-
uuish their position Of leadership
and sales in this department Of the
market were still in large volunie
with d number Of the well known
shares establishing higher prices
records.
Because Of their comparative In
active and backWardness, the rail-
road stocks were In q position to
reflect the bullish developments IN
the transportation industry which
came today in the REPORT Of the
American railroad Association show
ing a total Of 924.254 cars loaded
last week, an Jnprecedent volume
sof domestic trade for this time 0r
wear. Al number Of the dividend
rails like San francisco common
and Northern Pacific common have
been "behind the market" il conn
parison with other per cent rails.
like Baltimore and Ohio and specu-
lative attention has been focused on
them this week
Frisco common moved up 2 points
to e new high at 66A MISSOURI
RaC11lc EOHAOA tA1ku PACAcA = ~ ~ -
souri,, Kansas and Texas common
and preferred, Southern Railway,
Great Northern preferred, Northern
Pacific and the st. Paul stocks were
the most active stocks in good
buying movement In the rails.
Next to show the effects OF con-
centrated buying were the stes.
stocks. with Gulf States 2 points
higher as the leader the Independent
steel stocks pushed forward to
higher price levels. Crucible was
also up 81 points in spirited buying
Republic gained at 6OA Bethlss
hem and Repiogle were fractiOnally
higher.
Btudebal1er, White, MAXWELL Mack
Trucks and other OF the motor
shares commanded the best market
iii B week or nnore; Studebalxer
gained more than point at 45lk,
Mack Trucks was up I at 1873 and
| General Motors, Maxwell and WHY'S.
overland 4raDtfonAlly higher.
Sinclair Company. Magnolia cor
lporation and STANDARD Oil Of Louis
lana announced advances Of aIlG
| 2 cents q gallon lii gasoline prices.
but profit taking Nns under way IN
some Of the oil stocks In the second
hour and prices declined from =
| fraction TO q full point, Sinclair
losing rs at % rs.
Grain markets were slightly .ar-
regular In the early trading; cotton
prices displayed an upward trend.
Call money renewed at 3 " per cent
unchanged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3.-Spots quit.
Price steady. Sales 5000 bales.
Mids fair 14.57; strictly good mids
14.07: good mids 1872; strictly mids
1887; rnids 1892: strictly low 1902;
low 1912; strictly goods ordinary
1892; good ordinary 11.72.
Futures opened steady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
EST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL Markets
Local Stocks
FURNISHED by w. b. Hibbs & co.,
SALES.

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Co..
SALES.
washington Gas 5s, $50o@9s.
Washington Gas IS '33, $SOOW
1O1%, $200@101&. $100@101A
Washington Railway & Electric
Gen. & Ref. 6s, $1,000@1O01s, $500
@100h.
Capital Traction, 5@S2k.
Washington Railway & Electric
Conn.,, 1O@101, 8@1O1, 20Q101. j
washington Railway & Electric
Pfd., 10@8115.
Second National Bank, 10@1S0.
Merchants Bank G. Trust Co.,
5@1S4.
761s, 10@77.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10@171,
20@171, SO@171, BORROW.
National Mortgage & Investment
Pfd., 50Q9sS.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 5s, $500 @99X.
Capital Traction Co., 10W92A.
Washington Gas IS '3S, $1,000
103A.
Capital Traction Co., 10@92h,
10@92h, 10@93M, 2@92M.
Riggs National Bank, 6Q323h.
Capital Traction 5s, $1,000@99A.
washington Gas IS 'SS, $1,000
1921.
National Mortgage & Investment
Pfd., 5o@s1s.
Capital Traction Co., 100e2A.
Call loans-Money, 5@6 per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
Liberty Bonds
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, Feb. S.---Grains open
ed lower here today.
Wheat off IA to- 37s cents.
Corn q to * cents lower.
Oats declined " to u cent.
Opening prices:
Wheat-May, 1.97Q1.9Sis; July,
1.e5H @1.66: September, Isl " @153.
Corn-May, l.341a Q1.34H; July,
1.S6@1.S61S: September, 1.S6B q
Oats-May, e2%c; July, $40
64c; September, 6O44c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
ANOTHER U. s. JUDGE IS
NEEDED FOR N. G. CASES

The Senate today passed a bill
creating a new Federal judicial dis
Lrict in North Carolina.
A new Judge is needed because of
the heavy Increase in prohibition
cases, said Senator Overman (Dem.
of North Carolina. the bills author.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
Curb Stocks

FURNISHED by W. B. HibRs ts e ga AK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03

New York funds in Montreal 62M
premium O. $4,000.
Montreal funds in New York 62h dis
count @ $1,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03

r. Golden Donaldson, president
OF the Commercial National Bank,
accompanied by Mrs. Donaldson,
departed yesterday for Palm Beach.
Fla, where they win visit until
after Easter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03

Negotiations are understood to
be practically completed for sale of
$12 $780, 900 per cent bonds under
the new refunding and general
mortgage Of the Wabash Railway
Company. Offering of the new
bonds is expected in a day or two
on about a $50 to $40 per cent
basis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-03
N. Y. cotton Market

NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The cotton
market was steady at the opening
today with prices from 3 to 10
points shigher. March opened at
24.30, up points: May, at 24.67,
up 8 points; and July at PAPA, up
10 points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18
Built by Boeing,
to Hop Off Friday
for San Francisco

T'EsT ftlgh,a, TO trim tho two 500.
l horsepower Packard motors 70,
tho grueiIing transpaeific flight 10
Hawaii. were being given the u. s.
navy'a new Boeinr built giant tea
plane PBi Tuesday. preparatory %
the hop 10 San Francisco Witch win
start Friday
Weighing $4,000 pounds rs much
as large family dwelling the
monster ship with a crew Of five
men viii take of from Sand Point
field for Golden Gate TO join two
other navy planes there for the
Hawaiian flight.
Tho PB-i was built at the Boeins
plant In Seattle for patrol duty on
the Pacific
Attcr a trial trip to San Fran
cisco. which probably will start Fri
day. sho viii soon after be taken
on nonstop flight from the Golden
Gate to Hawaii
on this trip tho nociug ship
win be accompanied by two other
planes, somewhat smaller,
The scattlc.b built plane ia really
great boat. with n metal hun ns
big as many tugboats. A passage
way extends for 80 feet fore and aft
Turn TO Page Z. Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18
WOMAN BURNED
TO DEATH
IN BED
Cigaret Fire Costs Mrs.
Fanny Senge Life
AWAKENED By FLAMES
Runs From Room With Her
Night Clothes Attire

Fatally burned while asleep Mon,
dny night. Mrs. Fannie sengc. 80, 81
2i0s Yesler way. died In the city
hospital at 2:i5 a. m. Tuesday.
Mrs scngcNawokc TO find her bed
Ia flames. apparently caused by q
smouldcring cigaret butt She ran
from the room. living torch
Mira. Il. c. Dolan and Earl Hamil.
ton. both OF the Pansy apartments,
saw her rush into We street with
her night clothing ahlazc.
They caught her and tore off her
blazing garments mad wrapped her
in blankets
Mrs scngc was then taken to tho
hospital Her burns covered her
entire body and. despite all physi.
clans could do. shc lapscd into un.
consciousness. grew weaker and
died.
The fire department put out the
blaze at tho womans home. She
was the wife or Henry senSc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18
ABANDON POLAR
FLIGHT SOON
Bad Weather Conditions Are
Likely to End Expedition

WASHINGTON. Aug. is,-my U.
Pl-Tho Macmillan navy air expo.
dillon In search Of an undiscovered
Arctic continent. eeasclcssly buffet.
cd by adverse elements. in all prob
ability will he abandoned this week.
according TO indications here TO
day.
A radio dispatch was sent TO
Lieutenant Commander BYRD. leader
OF the naval flyers. by Secretary
Of the Navy Wilbur today. asking
for report on weather conditions,
and whether Byrd believed II was
worth while 30 continue the AZ.
tempt
AZ the same time radio WINS
received from Byrd. but not in re.
ply to Wtlbur's radio. saying that
unless tho flyers we're favored by
exceptionally good weather condi.
tons, the remainder OF this week.
the projected flights over the polar
seas would have to be abandoned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18
BANDITS KIDNAP
BALLARD MAN
Held in Rendezvous Two
Days, He Tells Police

CLAIMING that he had been kid.
" mapped and held In bandits rem.
devious near Camp Lewis since Sat.
urdny night. Il. NJ. Bclling, 81, OF 5Si5
gath ave n. w, carpenter en-
ploycd by the John Davis company,
Was found near Tacoma about mid.
night Mondny-Tuesday, and was re-
turned to hts homo here by Ballard
police carly Tuesday morning.
BelIinE had been sought by his
family since Sunday, when he was
found to bc missing.
J. II. Boiling. q, the son of the
alleged bandits victim, and Mrs. Il.
NJ. BellIng. his wife, had been TO
Camp Mason, near Snoqualmie. on
an outing. Tho elder Belling was
TO have joined them there Saturday
night.
When he failed to appear they re-
turned TO Seattle and started a
search
Bcllng Tuesday morning declared
that Saturday night he went to his
home preparatory to leaving for
Camp Mason. AS he unlocked the
back door, he said, two armed men
appeared inside the house.
They forced him, he said, to get
into an automobile, but not until he
had been robbed of SG2 and his
watch The watch chain was broken
In the struggle and part of the chain
was found In tho yard Sunday by
tho family
The older bandit, gray. haired
man. wanted to leave Beling ut
South Park, Belling said, as they
drove along, but his companion in.
sisted on taking the carpenter far.
ther, as he was afraid Of pursuit,
Tho Cur passed thru Tacoma and
almost to Camp Lewis. where the
two men stopped. Boiling was placed
in u shack, he said and was kept
there constantly under guard until
Monday night lie was given only
three sandwiches and water.
When Belling asked his cnptors
why they were holding him they re.
Piled! "Youll know soon enough"
Monday night they put him into
tho car and drove a few miles to.
ward Tacoma. Then he was puhod
out Of the machine and his captors
threw him q pistol which they had
stolen from his home
ITS unloadcd and YOU might as
well have it, he was told.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18
C0NVICTS PLAN TO
KILL PURSUERS AND
THEN SlAY SELVES!

DORTLAND. ore, Aug IS
Il ny 4. PJ-Tom Murray,
Ellsworth Kelly md James VIII
lor escaped Oregon conyicts,
are resolved 90 die rather than
be- captured
They told Leslie Newman, tho
i7.ycar.old youth who was forced
10 drive them 90 Portland from
near oregon CITY. that n any
man or an army OF men stood
between them and freedom, they
would shoot Il out and Kill as
many as possible. saving for
themselves ono bullet each.
Kelly iA carrying small guam
tity Of strychnine. This he
showed 10 Newman. with the
remark that he WAS about to
call II quits"
ilo Is suileu. morose and dis
contcnted and may end his life
before the others. Newman be-
lieycu