The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 15, 1914, Page 1

We the matter with the chureh? who used to go to chureh? Or with the people Sunday, February & |e going to be Seattie’s “Go-to- Chureh” daly. The Miniaterial Federation Is promoting the stunt. W dy In the clty pected, on that day, to attend some one service at any chure “THE TROUBLE WITH THE CHURCH (8 THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED INTO A SORT OF HARBOR FOR THOSE WHO ARE FLYING FROM THEIR SINS. THEY JOIN THE CHURCH, NOT FROM ANY BROAD Love OF HUMANITY. BUT BECAUSE THEY DESIRE TO ESCAPE DAMNATION!” This is taken from one of many letters printed by Bruce Barton in a remarkable article on “WHY FIFTY WOMEN DO not GO TO CHL RCH,” published in the February number of muunannnnnenstoucactanaanneencnnereecenatet More Than 42,000 Paid Copies Daily a f MIMO SaTHNUn LUN Refugees Tell How Jap Volcano Split in Twain and Poured Forth Death In tess violent action after its initial outbreak, { was still erupting fiercely today. The Tokio | also predicted other and more violent outbreake. tidal wave swept the Kiushiu coast inst night, according | wireless reports. volcano of Kiroshima, nor thwest of Sakurajima, continued to er ashes, and craters {n various other parts of Japan showed "Tell Graphic Stories ors of Volcano Catastrophe | on ona of the refugees from Kagoshima began arriving here | ‘Their descriptions of the horrors of the outbreak were almost of Belief; yet al! agreed on the main facts concerning the catas- th tremors had been almost constant all of Saturday and Sua said. a being common in Japan, they were not much fright at first. (Their persistency and violence finally began to cause alarm, how A fr, and many of the citizens decided to send their families, at least, i . the interior } ‘bundreds, mostly women and children, actually were entrain 1 when the outburst came with appalling suddenness. _ With a report which seemed to split the heavens, Sakura- _ Hive aplit in halves from its summit one-third of the way to its bess. A roar of white hot flame shot 1,000 feet into the sky Molten lava boiled and bubbied over the edges of the vast — poured down the slope in waves or fifteen feet Bie hr glare, the Sakura telanders could be seen rushing mad the island shore, looking for boats Overtaken by Lava Streams; Drown Trying to Escape Some Were struck by failing rocks. Some were overtaken by ‘he ane Many unquestionably were suffocated by polsonoun gases Rumbers plunged into the water, and mont of these drowned ne afterward the rain of hot ashes and stones began at Kago ae “pcnigpe the rallroad had been put out of commission, and ere compelled to flee on foot. They lett the town blazing behind them in scores of places. Ing to Wireless accounts, not a sou) could be alive on Sakura) today. The isiand itself was completely enveloped in smoke and voleano blew off last night, and today a dozen) RITCHIE REFUSES TO PUT UP HIS MONEY; TOMMY MURPHY WILL CLAIM THE TITLE SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.—In the event that Champion Willie Ritchie again postpones his engagement with Harlem ‘ommy Murphy, which is scheduled to take place at the Coffrotl: Mena January 30, the iatter will claim the championship, ac- tording to a deciaration made at noon today by Jim Buckley, New Yorker's manager. it appeared probable that Coffroth Would cali the battie off before night. The champion has failed {0 post his forfeit binding his appearance on the 30th, and now wants an extension of time. THE "SQUEEZE PLAY| ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 15.—Wil | Mam Ellis Corey paid $200 fine for HAMMOND, ind. Jan. 15-—Mre.| having 11 partridges and a quarter | © George Cannon's son aaneczed her|of venison in bis possession in the| ‘Whard he broke a rity closed season NEW PENNANT COUPON BILLIE BURKE POSES wile. “FLOWERS” WEEK “Art Series of Pennants can be had at The Star office sits branches b ‘ hi c d 20 cents s by presenting this coupon an en | for each Pennant. Twenty-five cents by mail mail orders must be addressed to The Star, 1309 Seventh Av Main Branch: Northwestern Photo Supply Co., Inc. in Kodak Co.) 1320 Becond Ave. Bathing Giri, Co-Ed and Stage Beauty Pennants can be had this week VOLUME 15. |a restaurant in the Woman's Home Companion, Th cus Failure of the ohurch to be bove letter Barton quo ance at church In the majority of the fifty cas | WHY FIFTY WOMEN HAVE QUIT GOING TO CHURCH! which will be out in a day or two. # to sum up the WHY of non- he din a live, vibrant, co-operative group heartily serving in the real work of the world, In the work of so clal service and human uplift, Is the reason most of these women college bred club women they from its doors Yet the scathing indictment en is farsmore general than thi Ite activity it Is criticised whole “1 stopped attending when NO. 276. 10,000 BURNED ALIVE? DARING GIRL ‘LOOPS LOOP IN AEROPLANE j ter of a clergy ma Mise Trehawke Davies, an Eng!i Girt, Who Made a Perfect “Loop” in 2@ Monopiane With Aviator Hamel at en Aeronautic Meet Near Londen. ‘LINER WITH 300 LONG OVERDUE. HAVANA, Jan. 15.—Deep anxiety was expressed here today concern-| safety of the Hamburg liner Diana, tong over- with 300 p: 3. Lo of the mitted ince it ch To numerous attempts made since Monday to pick it up by wireless there had been no re-| sponse. The agents thought the past few da storms have merely blown the ves- se! from ite course. YES, "TWAS A CHANGE, Jan euch ra sate n ot ‘pITTSBU RO, Pa, Boasting that be got food at home he had yearn, ( quick | god choked to} man entered a dered a sandwich, death on it HIS FIRST OFFENSE| coLuMBUSs, 0. 3 was the first time I with an tee pick.” Jr explained to Judge Ost in pe lice court today He 1 had just slapped her now and thes POLICE BREAK IT UP NEW YORK, Jan, 15 The police stopped exhibitions of “The Inside of the White Slave Traffic” moving picture show, and arrested 8. H London, alleged to be Its owner, ac cusing him of showing Indecent pie- tures. an, 16 ‘it er hit her Lee, fr Y'nis straight black hair cut colle were In many casea—have turned of the church by these fifty wom s one charge. In every phase of | Many of the women gay it falls as an uplifting force for the individu , ae well as for society as a | realized that | got more from a The SeattleStar THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS SEATTLE, WASH., THUR DID RECALL REFORM HI Say Chinese ‘Held Girl as . White Slave ~ Harry Toy Convicted of Bringing Convent-Bred American Girl From Port-| land to Seattle. The trial of Harry Toy, charged with transporting Goldie Goode! Isyearold white girl and the daugh {fom Portland to at night, feral court brought In a ve ardict guilty The defense offered no testimony Jodge W. R, Bell arguing that the case did not come undet the provte fons of the act Goldie is Toy's sister-in-law, and met him when she came to Seattle to attend hid wife's funeral. Later he sent for her, and she left the cou vent in Bortiland, and he placed her ip a house of The jury was made up of nine nn tive-born Americans, one German and two Jews When the jury was being impane! ed, these questions were put to the jurors Have you any prejudice against a person charged with the crime of white slavery? Have you any prejudice against the Chinese as a people? All the jurors answe: romptly ih the negative One jurer was asked If he w be willing to be tried on a sin charge by a fury of 12 Chi whose mental attitude toward was the same as his toward the de \fendant. He hesitated, then said he | iwould Toy, dressed In American clothes, | | lhoy fashion, but an Orfental at heart, showed absolutely no emo ae when the Occidental Jury announc its verdict ‘=: MISSING SHIP 5 “FOUND AT ANCHOR Safely in tow of the Goliah, one of the tugs which have been searching for her since she was reported in | dist « Wednesday, January 7, the American schooner Willlam F. Garma, with all {ts crew aboard, was brought to Port Townsend to-| day | When sighted Wednesday by Do. minion wireless operators, she was lying quietly at anchor between East and West Haycock Islands, | and was well provisioned Although dismasted, her hull is| not damaged. All members of the| crew were safe, She will return to | service. While the present year holds bright prospects for general business, the outlook for the middleman, who, in most cases, “hogs” the profits, is unfavor able. it is the plan of the Produc ers’ & Consumers’ Co., which held a two-day business ses sion at the Labor Temple, end ing Wednesday, to administer a knockout punch to the West ern Avenue system before the year has terminated The Producers’ & Consumers’ Co [handles the produce direct from the farmer, and sells at the best 'HERE’S REAL WAR DDLEMAN y price the foodstuffs may command ‘SOFT FOR EMPLOYES While at present the bulk of the company's dealings has been with restaurants and groceries, more ¢x tensive business between the ducer and consumer direct planned The farmer viding they are | profits of the of the year of a 10% commis imposed by the company. Af) costs of ship. ping and handling are paid at this end pro: 18 and the ipany The profit buyer, pro: rs, share the at the end comes out jon Auto trucks are now used im} bring! the produce to market Later ucks probably will be provided for local delivery. \He has changed his spots! | know. Inick. Bannick is a good officer, and honest as they make them. But ‘the isn’t ‘wise.’ ja town is ‘wide open’ there is plenty of money in sight and somebody gets it. \father was mayor of Seattle—twice. in busiMess methods. They remain secluded from the world, play ing with relics. They fail to meet the needs of modern man, to whom theology is unintelligible, while LIFE Is wonderfully inter esting and rea Besides the lure of late sleeping, has enticed many of these wome good book on Sunday morning than from a second or third-rate mon,” writes an influential club woman. She continues: “I should like to hurch become a daily need and help, not devoted to two a week; that it should be open at all | times, as in Europe, as a refuge for those who want Its solace, | and, most important of all, ite ‘ors should be men of BRAINS!” Others criticise in like manner the closed church door of | week days, Mra, 8, writes he churches should be wide open every day and every evening, a place where young people could find light and joy and beauty, after the confinement of the day's the fascination of the au away from Sunday e fifty letters,” Barton may well pity the pre d take them asa “The demands of the writers of th goes on, “are not very consistent, an dicament of the poor clergyman who work, or good music and dancing In @ suitable room, or inspiring to his greater usefulness. How is he, for instance, to ri y words of cheer from the greatest minds. the criticism of Mra. F., that he should ‘preach the Gos Others attack the caliber of modern preaching. The presi the pulpit and devote himself exclusively to the saving o with Mrs. G.’s demand that he ‘forget the saving « “Our preachers are really business transform his church into a center of civic usefulness yet they are utterly deficient dent of a woman's club says men, selling religion to the world; A) NH VNUNNENNENOOOEEUAUUNUATOAL ASAT UAE ek ON TRAINS ANY NPWS RTANDS Re SDAY, JANUARY 15, 1914 ONE CENT By Fred it ‘Boalt Hi Gill says he has reformed. You will say this friend or foe, you will brand the statement that Hi Gill humor. It is as if the elephant at the zoo said: “My Imagine the screams of peacocks! Nevertheless I repeat with a straight face: He has told me so. And why not? Men do sometimes reform. Everybody knows that the recall law is a good law, and that, ~ case of the Gill administration, it helped Seattle out of a bad is a colossal joke. Whether has reformed as elephantine word! Look at the leopard. laughter of the hyenas and Hi Gill says he has reformed. “Maybe it helped Gill out of a bad hole, too. Stand in Gill’s shoes. You have risen to high office. You are |sure your way is the right way, and you go gaily along that way | until—bump! After passing through an ordeal such as Gill passed through, wouldn’t you put your habits of thought and action, your ambitions jand your ideals under the microscope of introspection? Wouldn't you try to analyze yourself so carefully that you could put your finger on the flaw that brought about your failure? “I want to be mayor again,” he said. recalled you once,” I reminded him. 1 want to show folks that I can run this town He loaded his corncob. There is no affectation in Hi Gill's smoking a corncob or in any other of his homely ways. “I sort of feel,” he went on, “that I'd rather put my case be- fore you people than anybody else. Why? Because you panned me before and beat me. But you always fought fair, and you al- ways fought me because you didn’t believe in me and the things | stood for.” “We don’t believe in them now,” I said. “Neither do I,” he retorted. ‘“That’s what I want you to “What kind of a mayor, then, would you be if elected again?” “I would close every cafe in town that’s used as a college of prostitution—and that’s about all of them. You know that. I know it. “I would have a chief of police and a police force that would help me make this town behave. And the chief wouldn’t be Ban- Hi Gill He doesn’t know what's going on inside his own department. “I would find a chief in the department—there are a number who would make good ones—and I would pay a sight more attention to him than | did to Wappenstein.” “In what other ways have you reformed?” “I used to think that a ‘wide open’ policy was good for business. I honestly thought that. When But I do not believe now “i that the ‘wide open’ policy makes for permanent prosperity. And it certainly isn’t good for our health “land our morals.” “Some of the sanctimonious, holier-than-thou candidates are telling what they would do if elected. Well, there isn’t one of them that would close up te town half as tight as I would.” “You used to believe in a restricted district?” I do now. But the people don’t. And the mayor is and ought to be the servant of the people.” “Now, finally,” I asked him, “just why do you want to be mayor again?” “I’ve got a couple of boys out at my house,” Gill said. “The older one knows I was recalled. He knows what that means. The younger boy will know before long. Once in a while my older boy comes home from school looking queer and hurt. AND I KNOW THAT SOME LITTLE SPRIG HAS TAKEN A SHOT AT HIM BECAUSE HIS DAD TRIED TO BE MAYOR AND COULDN’T MAKE GOOD. “The boy won’t say so, but I know him well enough to know that he’s just a little ashamed of the |old ho And I tell you it hurts. I’ve got sisters, too, good women, and proud, that are married to good men. ‘ “And they aren’t exactly proud of their brother. And I’ve got friends—good God, stuck to me!—when to be a friend of Hi Gill isn’t fashionable. npg Sac alah eth: “When I’m dead and my boys have sons of their own, | want them to be able to say: Jan, 15.—Mat extraordinary importance » to come up at the annual 1 of the Washington State n of Labor, which will be- next Monday, January 19. The} nt declaration of War upon union shops by the Employers’ as sociation will, it is believed, preelp itate some drastic form of reply Several Initiative petitions for the pass laws favorable to the ldbor men may be started preacher bank boot Checks mot Jan ih », left by 0 of his empl the bene NEW YORK totaling $1,000, min Altman to were distributed among ficiaries. WANT CONVENTION 1915 convention suminarily by peeted of ‘Your grand- takes. BUT THE SECOND TIME HE WAS THE sesT MAYOR SEATTLE EVER HAD!” TOR A SCRAPPER| 7 vasron 4 scmrr™ $6.00, RES 6 STATE LABOR 300FFIGILS OF TG Johnson, saloon RAYMOND, Wash, UNION ACTIVITY : BY GRAND JURY pensteeG vests Western Federation of Miners m because they we ° ous were indicted here today on he chad. i alan the strike in the Michigan cop- ay. N. and Repub per mine country. The first time he wasn’t much of a mayor because he made mis- ner Huh rai MEN ACCUSED OF WN CONVENE MINERS INDICTED landed him in a snow ters of men and conductors tn the —Thirty-nine officials of the Supt. of ‘Transportation conspiracy in connection with inion among the car men H Two drich Pla brin round Plans of the Fifth JUDGE BURKE TO SPEAK Moyer, sociation of Americ lican and L. O. Swango, 311 Charles president of w outlingd at a m De way, had, last Saturday ye the Western Federation of Miners, Seattle Reereation given the company the required Judge Thomas Burke will speak * 7) meas Wednesday night. in the Anti-Tn.| week's notice and were intending |under the auspices of the Mountain. “8* among’ tie &%, The charge qoar to quit their jobs eers Friday otght, at the Comte, tained three counts LONDON, Jan. 15--U. 8. Am Rut we weren't allowed to quit lal Club, on “Kuropean Travel Other indictments were returned, pansador Page is {ll today of the! with good records,” Hendricks told There is no admission charge, and|it was said, but the names have grip. The Star, “They fired us.” the public is invited. not been made public.