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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
mot GUILTY, Us
MITCHELL PLEA
Accused Flying officer
Charges of Misconduct

WASHINGTON, oct 3O.-A gen
orsl plea Of not guilty" was en-
tered today lay Col. William
Mitchell ON all charges of Official
misconduct for which he is being
tried by an army court martial
here.
The plea was made after the last
effort by Mitchell's counsel TO OBJ
tain bill Of particulars. specifying
what parts of the flying coloners
San Antonio statements constituted
misconduct, failed thru denial by
the court
Mitchell stood in his place at the
defense table in the trial room with
Rep. Frank Reid. Illinois. his coun-
sci, at his side, while Col Sherman
Moreland, trial judge advocate. read
tho charges one by one. Mitchell
in clear and emphatic tone, an
swered TO each, Not guilty."
The pleading was followed by
brief session and the court martial
then was adjourned by Mai Gen.
Robert l.. Howse. president, until
10 a, m. Monday TO afford both
the prosecution and the defense an
opportunity to examine and prepare
witnesses.
After the adjournment Reid in
dicated that the defense might de-
mand that President Coolidge and
Secretary Of War Davis be sum
moned TO testify,
Pointing out that it was develop
ed yesterday and that the president
and Davis were the "accusers" of
Mitchell, Reid said his client should
be granted the privilege of facing
them.
The whole question" said Reid.
'is somewhat up in the air, and
have not yet decided on the
feasibility of calling them,
Some doubt existed as to whether
either was liable to summons,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
SANTA BARBARA
SHAKEN AGAIN
City Is Rocked by Quake at
$50 This Morning

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. Oct 80.
-tBy U. Pl Santa Barbara was
shaken by another light earthquake
today
The snock came at $50 a. m. u
was OF brief duration and caused no
damage, Ventura, 20 miles south of
here, also experienced the temblor
Santa Maria and other points north
reported they did not feel the shake
VENTURA, CAL oct 40 slight
earth trcmor shook Ventura at $50
n m today The earth shook light.
~ for approximately l2 seconds
without damage TO any property.
BERkELEY Cali oct SO,--tBy U.
PJ Earthquakes reported carly to-
day from southern California were
Of local origin and too faint to be
registered by the university soismo-
graph here today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Wait for the Sunshine, June!
Don't Commit Terrible Deed You Mention
Letter to Star Man Predicts Triple Crime
Shocking Death Plan Is Revealed in Note
Tragic Conditions Revealed by Young Wife,

AS we unpack the Pandora's
box Of life, June frightful
things confront us-hunEer and
want, cruelty aud wickedncss,
callous fslsenoss OF friends and
wrotched hctrayals OF love.
"Bllnding MS, these devils
from tho box attack US But
they pass, juno, they pass, as
surely as the sun comes up
each morning. And at the bot
tom OF the box, like Pandora OF
old. VIC find the sngel-Hope,
we do not like TO write
about crime. June. 1t gives us
no pleasure. We would rather
have nothing at all TO put into
the paper than news about
such fearful crime as you
forecast
wait June, The sun is
shining behind the clouds II
will come bursting forth pre-
scntly and you will see IL and
be happy again.
Write and tell us, honest
and truly, that you will wait
for the sunshine, June.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
B A B Y CRUSHED
UNDER CAR
Street Car EmpIoye Loses
2-Year-0Id Daughter

After working all day on seattle
street cars. E wardeIl. 1918 sixth
ave. n. returned home Thursday
night to find that his e.year-old
daughter. Poggy had been crushed
TO death by the wheels OF car
piloted by ono OF his fellow work.
mcn.
wurdeh. missine The baby won't n
search for her A. the corner OF
Prospect u. ana Taylor ave. he
found crowd gathered around the
body Of his little girl
Tho gricfstrickcn father carried
His daughter to the family homo. re.
fusing ia let her bc taken TO tho
morgue.
Motormnn ]. NJ. I.obsuSh, motor.
man on tho r. Queen Anne car
which struck the child, did not see
the baby. he said and the front
wheels OF the car had passed over
the baby before nc could stop.
Mrs Wardcll was not informed OF
tho Tragedy Immediately. as she Is
an expcctant mother.
Deputy Coroner w. j. Jones said
an inquest would be held next week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Leave Small Flasks Alone;
Get Big Came" Drys Told
by JOSEPH II. WASNEY
United Press STAFF Correspondent

WAsHiNGToN oct 3oAssistan Treasury Andrews
W today took steps to make the highways
dsntaIy Tor those who small
orde we're Issued 10 - regional prohibition
cnhate on big game and make nd
cheap oy hanE automobiles and by offenders
Andrews cited object
charge OF Orleans
g Hnah flask Of whisky and bottle
% the agent forced his proncrs
while fcdea agents in the execution effort
to suppress commercial traffic may mistake search pr
ae car ana thus unfortunately travellers
Andrews said this b,uld
make very rarely and for which he
II Is inconeeivabo thinking agents souId
be spending imc and
many cases Of serious law violations to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
ANOTHER VICE
SERMON Due
Or. Bailey to Launch Second
Pulpit Attack Sunday Eve

a second attack on Seattle Vice
conditions, stronger than the first,
viii be launched 10y Rev. Dr. Am.
brose NJ, Bailey in his sermon from
the pulpit Of the First Baptist
church next Sunday evening.
81 am far from being thru" Or.
Bailey suid Friday. ~ merely
started TO tell my story last Sun.
day.
efforts Of the underworld 60
cut short my vice Investigations
win moi be successful Last Sun.
day their emissarlos were In ;he
church. They hope TO recognize me
on my next visit But& thcy viii
not know me In my next Disguise"
Last week the wnrlikc pastor.
alrnycd ~ lumbcriack's clothes,
toured scattle's underworld and
last Sunday blew the lid OFF, vice
conditions, rappIng Mayor Brown
and the police department.
Mayor Blown Ia scheduled to re.
ply TO Dr. Bailey charges at the
itls Baptist church on Sunday
evening. November 20. The date
was changed rhuraday from Noyem.
Irr "a,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
SCHOONER
WRECKED
ON BAR
Vessel Overturns and
Men Drown in
Fog Crash

THE entire crew of the
i power fishing schooner
Bowser is believed to have
been drowned Friday morn
ing when the boat was over
turned by huge wave
breaking over the Grays Har-
Dor bar, three miles from
Aberdeen, near Westport.
The accident occurred about
z a. m.
1t was reported that there
were seven men aboard the
vessel.
The schooner remained aflost. bot.
tom.side up. No trace OF any OF
the fishermen members Of the crew
had been found several hours later
tho coast guard life saving crews
were searching the angry, fog
biankcted waters.
Officials have been unable up 10
Friday noon to get any check on
the exact number OF men aboard or
their names. the United States
Dredge Culebra reported in a radio
message received by the Harbor
Radio station here Seven men u.s.
ually operate a boat Of the type Of
the Bowser, mariners report.
The disaster occurred as the fleet
Of fishing vessels headed for The
open sea while they were all try
ing TO get across the treacherous
bar in the fog the Bowser got too
close to the south step Of No. bar
buoy, over which huge waves were
breaking.
just as the schooner got above tn.
bar and moment later would have
been safely across, big wave
crashed underneath. throwing her
end FOR end back towards the har-
Dor, Another foaming breaker
turned her completely over ana she
floated bottom side up.
For a brief second the crew was
seen frantically clinging to parts OF
the vessel and then all had disap-
peared only the green. sea-scarred
hull OF the schooner bobbing up and
down on the waves. marked the
scene OF the disaster.
The Dredge Culebra. which wan
working on the bar. and the other
vessels in the fishing fleet stood
by and searched the waters on both
sides OF the bar.
The fog which made it impossible
TO see but few feet. hampered
rescue efforts. After several hours
search, without the recovery OF q
single body. all hope was given Up
and the other vessels proceeded out
10 sea.
Their place was taken 10y the u.
s. coast guard boat from the sta.
ton at Westport, which continued
the search and is making efforts to
salvage the overturned schooner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Rabbit Convicted as
RQucOuS IOOPerCenter'

KANSAS CITY. oct. 3O.-By U.
IL ~ Charged with the "mur.
der" Of American individuality.
George r. BabbItt' went on trial
for his life here Thursday.
Or, Fmanualc Sternhcim. New
York lecturer. was the Judge. jury,
prosecution and defense. Kansas
City Rotarians were the court spec.
tators They came to hear DR..
sternheim, who himself wears q
Kiwanis button. explode few we'll.
placed verbal grenadea under the
vulnerable stronRholds OF Sinclair
Lewis II, l., Mencken and their
allied intclligentsia.
They remained TO hear Dr. stern.
helm scathingly iudict Rotary. XII.
wants and other :hurrah" organlza.
tons for their NOISY, greRaHous
thinking, their bnrbarous contempt
for culture and their 100 per cent
American jinROIsm."
Babbitt was convicted on every
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
is GUILTY
Banker Convicted in Misap-
preparation Hearing

Frank Polet. italian banker Is
guilty OF grand larceny: his assist.
ant manager Joseph Bucente. Is not
guilty. Lenity for PoIet was roc
onmcnded by jury that returned
those ycrdicts late Thursday in SUI.
perior court
Hugh Caldwell was attorney for
polet George H. Crundell secured
the not guilty verdict for Lucente.
The jury talked the case over for
two hours. The trial lasted two
weeks.
Polet, an Italian flnancier OF the
city. and Lucente, we're accused Of
mIsapproprinting 1857 belonging
10 Louis Kastenmoyer The suit
grew out Of the failure Of the Polet
bank. Italian depository are said
TO have lost about $4,000,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

count but was granted stay OF
execution, because, the lecturer said.
he Is necessary evil-a living OK.
ample Of what mon ought not to be.
Many mon never think upon any
subject until they have taken n can.
vass OF public opinion. Just as Bah
bitt did" said Dr. Sternhoim.
Many have nothing but contempt
and laughter for persons md ideas
with which they are not familiar.
and which they cannot understand.
The number Of raucous 100 percent.
ors Is appalling"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Fined 5000 for
Booze Possession

Whom ne pleaded guilty 10 The pos.
session Of booze in violation or tho
national prohibition net, Vito cilra
was fined 5000 by Federal Judge Net.
orer Friday morning lrlrn was
represented by Attorney Z. T.. Mori.
uritV
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
THREE CAPTURED
Escaped San Quentin Pris-
onerS Are Taken

LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 OBy u.
P)-Three escaped convIcts from
San quentin penitontiary were cap
tured near Newhell today by Los
Angeles county deputy sheriffs.
The prisoners are Harold Comfy,
William Sims and Ililo Reposa
They escaped recently from the
Kern river road camp after over
poworIng their guard, making their
getaway In q prison automobile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Police Shoot Card Room Bandit
(EDITORIAL)
SINCERITY
And City Manager

| OIS OF talk OF "muddylng the water IN the cam
Il paign for city manager government in Seattle.
And some of it, doubtless, being done.
Out of it all, The Star believes, two plain facts
stand forth:
THE Municipal leagues city manager amend
will be defeated at the polls it stands Opponents
Of city manager government in the council and out,
believe that and were gleefu when the pass
ed the council
0-Charter revisionists now busy collecting sigma
& lures to their petitions, will get the matter of
freehoderG convention the ballots either by nita-
tive or by council action. This election will follow
the vote on the Municipal league amendment and any
charter framed by this commission and passed by the
voters, will mvaiidate all sections of the present
charter, including the amendment now advocated
II the Municipal league amendment SHOULD be
voted, il will only give anti-managerites another
chance TO defeat it at the later election
If it is beaten at the polls as The Star believes 1t
will be in its present form, no charter commission
ever elected could be induced, in the face of defeat
of n manager measure at the polls, to write man
ager plank into a new charter
THE manager plan comes before the city council
l Monday
If the majority in that body is SINCERE in its
support Of city manager government it will take two
steps at that time:
1t will 50 amend the Municipal league measure
i as to make it passabe at the polls pending
char.er revsioi election.
O-It will vote to place the freeholders election
q measure on the ballot and to give the city man.
ager government real chance
ANY other move would be furthering the cause of
the enemies of city manager government whether it
is done DELIBERATELY or thru LACK OF
PLAIN HORSE SENSE"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
z GUNMEN
TAKEN IN
HOLDUP
One Robber Fires at
Policemen; Is Shot
by 2 Officers
ny SAM CROFT

One bandit was shot. his partner
" was graxsd by "a flyins bullet.
and both were captured In a thrilling
gun duel with serEt, Peter II. Ieu,
nings and Pairolman Paul p. yike.
during a holdup at Central Social
Club 9o5is Third ave. early Friday
morning.
The two bandits. Frank Cunning
ham. IS. who was shot once in the
abdomen, twice In tho right arm and
once in tho foot and Fred Rassmus.
sen, -, had held up 40 men, Greeks.
who were playing cards. and had
them lined up against the windows
facing Marion 81. when IN. officers
walked In.
Milton Chaross. manager OF the
club. rushed into the street about
$50 a. m and called the two police
men. We're being held up he
shouted tby two men who say they
are officers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
BANDIT WHEELS AND
STARTS FIRING

Jennings and vikc went into Tie
room thru a pariltioned space next
10 tar outer door. As vlke On.
tered. he saw Cunningham stand
ing IN the middle Of the room.
covering the 30 men with pistol.
Rasmussen was searching the vic.
TINS. who were standing with their
lacks 70 him and their hands over
heir heads
stick 'cm up" roared yike.
Rasmussen turned. and drop.
ped his pistol in token Of sur.
render. hut Cunningham turn
ed like flash and fired ut
Nikc. The bullet struck the
door by his face, and Yike fell
prone, firing bullet into Gun
ningliam's side.
Jennings. thinking that vike had
been killed. fired three times, NIL
Of hts shots taking effect. one hui.
lot struck Cunningham's gun,
knocking II across the floor. An.
other bullet. after piercing the han.
dts arm. Erazed RasmuNsen's chin,
ma king n rci Hrsgr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
SEATTLE POLICE IN
VICE. RAID,

Aroused by the criticism Of Seattle
ministers, Chief scveryns early this
morning led one Of his crack ma.
chine gun squads against n jackson
IT. crap game. with orders To shoot
IL cut" with the gamblers, and TO hr.
rest Little .loe," big Dick the
Phoebe woman and the notorious
Fighter from Decatur all we'll
known gambling characters.
interesting Facts. Ireland has won
home rule. but Seattle hustauds
haven't
after al. there isn1 much to
choose bctWsca bedbu0 and a
humbug
Today's Quotation. jug not lest sc
be jagged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

lIowdy folks, Italian scientist
has devised a method OF getting
alcohol from dough. thus reyers.
Ing the method OF American
hootleggers. who Get dough from
alcohol
The alcohol Is obtained from bread
while il b. bakins We can see where
a lot OF Seattle families arc going TO
start baking their own bread again.
Ybc discovery That bread roaiaiHs
alcohol explains az LAST ,ohV man
feels 50 good ,CheH ne hos bur.
Well tue seotflaws ought TO be- sat.
isfied now The drinker OF good Ito,
nor can walk into a bakery and ask
Tor rye bread. the moonshine addict.
OF course, viii want corn bread
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Tex Richards Wife
Is Called by Death

NEW YORK. Oct, So,--tBy L. P)
Mrs George l.. Richard. wife OF
"rcx" Richard the boxing pro-
moter, died last night Of pneumonia
at her home here, she had been
IN for few days,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

A LwAYs tho newspapers tell
"A Of tragedy that has happened
Of mon and women struck
down, and why. They tell OF
gloomy hates aud blazing pas
Mons. when tho hates have died
and the passions cooled
Today a tragedy Is in tho max.
ing IN Seattle. Three lives. says
pitiful letter received by The
star. viii pay forfelt--a mans,
q girl mothcr's-and her bsby's,
The letter rings true. You may
read II yourself and then ask
yourself: lis this true, or not7"
II your answer Is: Yes, It's
true" you will know, for once,
the dark despair that makes trag
cdics and look for an instant
behind the curtain that hides the
second act of the drama
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
MISTER SH.iIsESPEtEE On
BOOTLEG UOOCH

A calendar, calendar, Look in
the almanac; find out moonsline;
find out mooushine,-A Midsummer
Nights Dream. Act III, Scene !.
And Shakespeare also knew slang,
"a Franklin T. Adams points out in
tho New York World. In King
Henry VIII" occurs the following
Mouth no more 20 me Of love
In terms that arc plain apples
sauce"
Pitcher lineup Of the Louisville
Colonies Is playing crackcrjack ball
against the San Francisco Seals this
week. but II he goes to pieces the
sports scribes, no doubt, will write:
"TINCUP COLLAPSEs."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

Would you say that the Seattle
bootlegger enught at his front door
with 10 kegs Of beer was rolling In
Wealth.
"Guntoting IL decreasing in this
state" says news item.
No room on hip for a gun these
days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
w DIARY



Naked la the morning with = create
10 tho coIiiaur. by cold taken yes
b~iieyr. but with mustard
UfTVfer On ms .tofpmirh. ! did Mt last
ssrse 10 some Ease, albeit did attribute u
not TO the mustard plaster. hut TO III,
hsre's feote do earn IN rn3 pocket, and
81 the charms ! did r-ciie, they mighty
rare and powerful. 80 that the dank
humours in the blood wer. dissipated,
ard that without recourse To tn. ehirur-
Eeon's leeehe-. And 80. cured Of the col
iiaue, 20 work
Gimme sentence with the word
TRIANGLE IN II"
'If you don't like frankfurters.
TRIANGLE worms
Dick Faris. discharged chief dep
MY auditor, has sued County Auditor
Ferguson for SANDER
He ought 70 sue him for non.sup-
port
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

PRINCIPALS IN HoLDUP
GUN BATTLE: At the left
(abovel is Fred Rasmussen,
captured bandit. who narrow
~ escaped death as a bullet
fired by Patrolman P. P. Vike
gIazed his chin. Frank Cum
ningham. shot four times dur
ing the gun duel, is shown at
the right (above). Below at
the left is Officer yike. and
at the right, Sergt. P. II. Jen-
nings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
WRITER PREDICTS
SHOCKING CRIME

Here is the letter. addressed TO
Jim Marshall, OF The Star staff:
Dear Jim: Do you want TO
write about crime? Well, am
glad, for you viii have the pleas
ure. for / know about one that
is very near. But, oh; It is bad,
because II will mean the lives. OF
three people, n man, young
woman and her unborn child.
she will kill her own brother.
The law may take her lifc--and
at this near hour of motherhood
her baby may die. Is that crime
anoIpho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
SHE WILL KILL
OI, GO CRAZY"

She asked her brothers help,
because she needs IL so. Her
husband Is III and out Of work,
Her little child. that goes TO
school Is hungry. She IL, also,
and the days look cold.
Her only brother will give
her n dollar-but, oh, Jim, how
can | say 1.-THE wants her to
pay him $50,
She has said nothing TO any,
one. because she did not want
others to have the heartache
she has, But to fight as she
has done for a long time will
mean only that she will go
crazy, or she viii kin him oh,
I am sure she prnys TO die,
JUNE h."
The letter was mailed at the
Terminal station, There Is no
Address on n,
IL the letter is true, June H.,
II seems In the mother who
must she thinks, kill or SO
crazy,
10 June we say. DO not Kill.
Wait! Watt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
SHE WEARS SILK STOCKINGS

What has become OF the modest
Goung lady who pulled her skirt
Down IN front every liRc she sat
down?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

QNtll, don't take my wooden
rfeney no no.
a. J. 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30

One reason we Ike the movies Ia
R-pse We cant hear the actors
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
ABIGAIL APPLEsAUCE SAYS:

y 1 buy : " I" , +"
ing machines be.
cause they think
they nj arrie d
one"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
Denver Heights
Almost New
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Jaerger!ust Association % San An
tonic 20 !. :. GundermAn et al october
3. 1875. deed 10 lots "a 10 ~. inclusive
block !. new city block 2ioi: f25G2.5O.
p. g. Irish 70 W y. Thorman. October
:. 1923, deed to lot 5, block IS, new city
block Cs75; 1850.
Mss Igaacla Mercado 70 Z. l.. Kirby,
October q. 1925, deed 10 lot IS, new city
block 3l77: 81 etc.
Laville Rogers Jr. 20 Paul Hartman.
October 5, 1895. deed 10 lot 10, block
%. Los Angeles Heights: $500.
p. g. IRISH 20 Donald A. Young. Sep
TENDER 90. 1925. deed 20 lots II and Il.
block :. city block s52s; $40.
Mary D. and clifton George 70 Q. a. G.
lia.n, October :. 1928. deed 10 1910
acres OF land out OF block ~. Alamo
Heights subdivision, described BY neld
J.. Sullivan 70 Wallace Rogers and
Resell q. Hi. october s. 1928, special
warranty deed TO a certain lot in new
city block l54, fronting 63.4 feet on the
ives. side Of soledad street. and 1888 on
the north side 81 Travis street; $4,000.
W W. Robinson et u1 TO Layilie
Rogers Jr., September 8. 1925. quit claim
deed 70 lot Is. block 10. Los Angeles
He!ghts; 80.
Herbert a. Wood 10 ". C. Warren,
october T. 1898, deed 10 lot s. block 20.
Los Angeles Heights; i762.is.
The Waltha!l Music 20. 70 Daniel
y. Murphy and wife october Z. 1925.
deed 70 lots 3. 4. 3, aud :, block 20:
South San Antonio: this is a deed OF
correction 70 a certain deed dated July
3. 1928. recorded IN volume 7s3. page 81,
from same grsntor 10 same grantee: SO.
Daniel y. Murphy and vile 20 ". =.
Wright, October S. 1875. deed 10 lots >,
8 and 9. block =. South Gan Antonio
second Hiing: SOS.
j. ". Eooi1son ana wife 10 J.. =.
es.LLsIlsal guas q. il1s. des4 10 io..