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—rWEATHERTonight and Saturday, fair; moderate wuthtrrsttcinrf*Temperature Ud 74 Hour* Maximum. 02, Minimum, 41,Today noon. 01.ssuet#r*4 ft* Cl**# M*i(*r kl»f I. Htt, ftl th# !*«»•»offl. • #t **attl#, Wuh , «r»4*r th# Art of Conffr#*# March 1. lilt, Tor Toar, by Mat]. |t to •VOLUME 24. NO. 72.SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, MAY 19. 1922.TWO CENTS IN SEATTLEMEN AND WEAPONS IN JAILBREAK PLOTSign the initiative measures to repeal the poll tax law! Petitions may be found at the Pike Place market and the county-city building now, and later will be available at otherdowntown points.Of course, for your signature to count, you must be a registered voter; if you have failed to register to date, do that first, then sign the initiative.There are other bills also in circulation that deserve a place on the ballot, and a thoro public discussion. Among them are the Palmer-Fuller measure for reducing and reapportioning the seats in the legislature in accordance with the state constitution, the bill increasing compensation for persons injured in industry, the home rule bill, the measure providing for nonpartisan elections, and the bill providing jury trial in injunction hearings. If they are presented, sign them, too. You may or may not wish to vote in favor of them all later, but at least you will be serving the public a good turn by helping bring them up for the voters’ consideration.But, first and foremost, hunt out and sign the anti-poll tax measure. IT, BY ALLMEANS, SHOULD PASS.omerewTO MAKE DRIVEIMIo. All Ship* and WalJont; llello, All Ship* and Station*! Thi* »«* ItVII bro«dra»ting station sending Today’* program will Mart ftilh a tenor uli byHomer l*in Brew, entitled “.May Dandelion* Bring June ll« adat !»»•* *• 4 •ON INITIATIVESState Federation of LaborPlans Big EffortHenry Land**, feologtst at the University of Wa*hington. fhouldn't k.ek about having to wait for a | Owen park car. They y.iy a thou- j sand year* la but a day to a gcoio-!g:*tFederal of fWiala discover that during the war more than 2,0J0I060 pair a j of apurx were bought for the navy Weil, aovne of thlt;«t transport* mire n*ed#d ftometl o enable them to, ride the wavw better.TUB KOO K(H KUANSince the K K K initialed 20# randkUte. here Insurance rnnv panic* are i«*(jinr a new policy cover big pillow raa*» and sheet* only.Jack Dempsey I* now writing anaccount of hia trip to Fran* * ** Not 4 war book.• • •ft'* ft wd fhfeg t* Be# a rriftn com# home lute ftt night • nrt try to op-t» a pAtuvriJ to m« w 1*0*0 tt la from.• a •Btanwood Men Chum Kg*--layingRecord.-- Headline,We re glad to henr of somebody Who tins found a way to beat the high * ost of living.In order that a complete «h»«k may be made in time to plan for a whirlwind campaign during the final month, allropb'ft of Ihr three initialise pe.tition* being rirri»lat-*d by the \\ ashington State Federation of laibor will 1m* called in May 10,It wax announced Friday b Preaid**nt William M. Short.The three initutive rmafturex ore No. 40, which provide* for repeal of the poll tax; No. 47, providing i increased com |*e neat ion and other change* In th*- workmen’* accident insurance law, and No. 43, which would require a Jury trial in in[junction proceeding*, i net cud of a hearing before the court alone.Altho we have been ro me what handicapped by a lack of field I worker*, Hhort *Aid, ‘ report* Indi •raate that wherever petition* are 1 available they are rapidly being! Nigned up. Hut to know Ju*t where j w** stand a check will he made, and then d* finite step* can bo taken to secure the number of signatures that may he lacking.The petition* must lie filedwith the secretary stale by•Inly 6. This will give u* *t least a month for the final lt;ftoij»»in. In order to get theme**ur«*a before tlie people we (Turn to f*age 7. C olumn 7)Authorities Learn Plan forGeneral Delivery FromCounty Jail Just in Timeto Block It; Scent MurderBY HAL ARMSTRONGAnother alleged murderous plot hatchedby James Redmond and Willard Holtz, notorious highwaymen and bank robbers, and James E. Mahoney, convicted wife slayer, to open the cells of the King county Jail and free themselves and other desperate criminals, has been nipped by Sheriff Matt Star-wich, it was learned Friday.On a tip given Allen Stark, jail superintendent, Thursday, that a break was planned for Friday morning, Starwich went to the jail Thursday afternoon, and, with the aid of deputies, searched Redmond andhis solitary cell.In a belt worn under Redmond’s trousers the sheriff found a $10 bill, and in the cell a key that the prisoner had ingeniously fashioned from the handle of his tooth brush.This key. it was found, unlocked with ease the heavy Yale padlock on the door of Redmond’s celL Outside the cell, under a sink in the washroom, a few steps from the cell door, was an 18-inch length of heavy lead pipe.James Redmond (left) alleged to have planned a dramatic escape from the county jail in complicity with Willard Iloltz (center). The getaway, it 14 said, 1 ran to include Janus Mahoney (right), convicted wife murderer.Ilelow is the unique equipnu nt with which the escape teas to be accomplished. Standing against the piece of lead pipe, which, it is saui. was to be used as a ueajton, arc the lock to be opened (left), the butt end of a silver spoon (center) which was sharpened to be used to whittle out the handle of a tooth brush (right) into a key that would fit the lock. The key did fit, but the mtire plot was frustrated by Sheriff Matt Starwich Thursday afternoon before the alleged scheme was carried out. •—i-bato. by i»rir« * c.rt.r. m.r .i.ff piioto.r.ph.r.ISPOKANE FARES BIG BUILDINGISHOOTS WIFEHUNDREDS OUT6 CENTS JUNE 1 BOOM IN CITYAND HIMSELFIlFKP STI f F Has Hmtllc any gentlemen? fink* a writer in The Mir. Wrdon't know about I lie gentlemen,but there an* lot* of gent* her*. At least, the store* are always trying to sell their pint*.Wonder if Henryjf^ord ha* heardof i-i ..tt|e‘* pi.m to # ! him ((• : ■«it power alt* yet?• • «If I •r tMMNMIth# gknglt wtli h#change ita taturn in?• • •Saturday ShoppingBagsThflapper i* beginning to takeheraelf seriously, tuyn Cynthia tin y.Well, why shouldn't the flapper beAble to take a Joke?• • •Th* big problem InIlf* t# t'i got to th#top »nd Btill bm uitth# !*v*l.• • •IF. 8, Coyne, irtate ftgrirtilturist. i «*y* now I* tii* time to u*« earwig Malt. We've b*n using the stuff for (Turn to Page 7, Column 4) jCan Im* filled moat economicallyfrom tb« ad* in today's Star.Mlt;Ormick Rrw^ page 2.fJatefy'a, i»age 3.Hwif ' »rug Co , page ?Crut* flank in Co, page 3 M t* Oougall Houtliwtck, png* 4. Bart*!I I »rug Co., page 5.fininho urn Bro*„ pag* 5.The llholee t o., puije Z. Hpelger 4k llurllmt. pug* 6. FredovMt 4k Netaon, pag* 7. Kaotern (Jut fit ting Co., pug* f. f*rahum'ft, page 9.The |^»n Marrh*. peg* Id. Xingerroan’* i*ug* II.Chaaaty'a, i*ige II.Chatter of the i4h-*p*. p*ff* 12. Market*. i*age* 14, IS* IS.ffhaaer 4k Wolff, pag* 17. Imperial Tailoring Co^ f»«g* 20.Hurpiu* Aruy gtore, pag* 20.l,ook them over carefully while making up your Haturjy ahop-I tng li*t.IAHUOKANK, May 19. - Hpoki.n*ntfwatcar fare* will drop to 6 cent* June |, which In JO day* ahead of the date *et by the new fnitichl**.Offk lal* of lioth t ar llnea announced tl)nt K. V. heiikendall of j the lourd of public work* li.iaapproved the change.Tit k- t* will be *old on car* at thenew f,»re rate.Trannfer* will l»* given l»etween car* of the aarrre company.I nivernal trannfer* will not go Into efffM-t Until July 1. when the Washington Cower Co/* street railway division and the H;»r»karu* CityHallway Co. will be combine*! underone lwad a* the Kpokan* United Kail-wjivh lt;!o.Too many dlfflcultle* are involved in giving transfer/! between the two ftyAtcm* to take tiiat step in advance of aetiuU t'onnolklation/* nald M. W, Hirkett, acting g n«*ral manager rnanag' r #,f the W. W. 1*.We are going to *•■* If tb* re. duct ion In fare bring* about a sufficient increju»« in travel to bring «l»out the sun** or higher rsvwnues/*I K. Connors, gcmoal manager of tlie H. C. It., said lie expects ills company to show a greater loss under • ent fare* than undvr 8, but t*e regard* it as an Investment In g«Hdwili for the new Hpokane United railways, for which with lower operating to*to, be *tic* u good futuic.Biiibiifig in Seattle lia* Improved II |8t cent over last year. Hp. ^ .Tills summer will **%r a building revlvai unequaled dniv thewar da \ Building twrrrnU UftUrd dur lug the first four month* «»f l!»72 are inor** tfiaii l!,M4,0M ahoy* those Issued during tlie lik* period In I*.' ‘ IBetween 110,0(10.000 and *IH.-000,000 worth of new buildingswill he erected thi» year.That 1922 will **'* « distinct revival of building In Beattie wa* pre-dieted Friday !»y Janie* I! Black well, superintendent of -building Blackwell declared that there Is a feeling of optimism sweeping thrubusiness circles here that will meana large hidea-e In new csmstruction.Building programs whi«h luv** been held up since the war will be taken up again this year. Blackwell said. Tbruoiit tin* notion there ho* been a noticeable revival In buildingMany large structure* are already under way in Seattle and th»' summer will see even more Activity. Const ruction of home* Is on tlieincrease, Blackwell pointed out.. Indicative of building progress, a comparison of buildingpermits for tlie past three yesrs shows that for the first four months of the year !!*’*» there were *|,77tUW5 in permits issued; in a like period in11.020,800, and in J922, $0,841,. tHO.f nptnin Bohi‘1'1 C'omidl, of the tugboat Ihcuiu, died Friday morning from the effect* of a hullet lie fired Into his I wad Thursday night at Third a\e.and s, ih • » h{.Mr*. Eliza bet n Cornell, 22, hi* wife. vUllin of bis first bullet. Is in th** city boepltal, hovering 1/c-tween Ilf* and d«ath.Mr Cornell w-.t* strolling with « woman friend, Mrs M K. Howe, Libfrty hotel, when (‘ornell suddenly stepped up to them, told his wife h«* wanted to we her it moment. pulled a revolver from his pocket and fired h bullet into herneck.Nil* fell. Cornell then plated tlie itiiixsl* of lit* gun against Id* tempi* und fired anothershot.IN MILL STRIKEClue May Mean Capture of Seattle Star BanditsIn a tin refuse bucket inside the cell was a note written by Holtz to Redmond, in which the writer intimated he believed their plot had been discovered, and w hich, Starwich said, contained a clue that may lead to capture of the two bandits who held up two Seattle Star employes three weeks ago and escaped with $4,400, part of The Star payroll.Other notes and letters found by the sheriff disclosed further details of the plot, and brought to light a romance in which Redmond figures as the hero of a girl admirer inOakland.The tooth-brush key was the result of painstaking and ingenious work on the part of Redmond. The padlock of his cell hung in such a way that by reaching thru the bars he could touch it with his fingers. By the use of matches the prisoner had softened the brush handle and molded it into a shape that would fit the lock. Then, by inserting it and twisting it slightly, the tumblers inside the lock left their impression on the softened brush handle. With a knife, fashioned from a spoon and ground sharp against the bars of his cell, he was able to cut notches in the brush handle to fit the tumblers, and thus open the padlock.44ftKYKBKTT, May 19.—SeveralIni min d hilmn'r* in Kvrr*tt lumhrr mills are out on slrike today a# I In- result of their cm-ployetV refusal to grant demand* for a wage Increase,Tim men are asking for an Imreapte of SI a day, claiming that th* $1 a day now paid them is not sufficient to support a family. ‘I lie mill operators have in all esses ri fused to consider the demands, saying the state of the industry is not stable enough to permit tin* InrrmM*, which, they declare,would be reflected in increased lumber price*.“It’s Just ‘spring fever,* one of the operators sold today. “Agitation* of tin* nort nr* common ut thi* tlmo of tb* yearYou Can’t Keep Me, Redmond Tell* Sheriff“You can’t keep me in this jail, sheriff,” Remond said, when he was put back in his cell and a new padlock snapped shut. “I’ve got out of two better jails than this.”“If you get out you’ll be full of lead,” Starwich countered.“Well,” said the highwayman, grinning, “I’d be just as well off dead as serving my sentence of 10 to 20 years in the pen.”That the plot was discovered is due, the sheriff said, to tlie fact that a note being passed from Redmond to Mahoney fill into the hands of Jail Superintendent Stark.This nob\ according to the sheriff, read:“I’m ready. What are you waiting for, for C sake?I’ve got my screw made.»»The hiinicsf 1 it of the mills Is fho( «m nell's holy WU* removed to (Clough Hartley cedar mill, where theth»* morgue after his death.The Cornell’* had *cparat*d, no-mrdinr to the polli «• Mm. Cornellwas living at thu Vftldctnnr hotel. Her tniMhcuid wort registered ut theshingle mill was dosed down. They expect to resume work Monday, themanager • ml.At the Clark-Nlrk*rnon Mill company. part of the night *hlft walked out hut, according to the manager.Cornel! wa* 29. find L- reported thl* has had no effect upon the restto hu\e been decorated for valorut the Uittb *» of the Maine, St. Mihiei and the Atgamie. He whsform* rly in th* marine corps. He had relative* at Bort Orchard,Mr*, t ornsir* wound at firstappealed not to be scrloUs, butcity hospital nurse* si id Friday sin* hud little chance of re-coicrj.of the force.The two mill* of the Weyerhnueser company have I wen hotbeds of agitation and many men have struck.About P00 men are affected by the w age demand About 20 men have quit nf tlie Ferry-Baker Lumber company, according to tlu» rnunugcincut. The 'men my 2J9 quit.The term “screw,” Starwich said, is a convict’s word, meaning key, or the man w^o carries the keys.“With that key,” the sheriff added, Redmond could havepot out of his ceil any nipht and pot his piece of lead pipe. Then he could lie in wait until the jailer came by, hit him over the head, take his keys and gun and liberate everybody in the jail.I'm satisfied from my talkwith llerimond while I wits searching him that he intended, before leaving, to go upstair* when* were keeping l\ddie Hatton. his pal, who turned state’s evidence, and settle with him for good.The not© fount! In the tin pnil In Redmond’s cell. In Holtc'* handwriting, niul signed Bill, rend:“Yes, you may be right aboutthat because Otto tlx* screw made a bum crack the other night, bui that guy is alwayssaying something and trying to lie smart. Well, Jim. If the ct* i* out of the bag, you ran Justbet 1 am not the cause of it, as I’m not trusting anyone, only those involved and you know who they are. I .it tie Johnnie isin the nui In Portland but I will try to connect with Karl. I think lie was in on that little play here a couple of week* ago and lias left. He is dynamite, Uto. I guess we will have to take a chance oil someone and it miglii(Turn to Pago 7. Coluiuu 2$
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Seattle, Washington, US
Fri, May 19, 1922
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