The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 16, 1914, Page 1

PRIGHT—Ole Hanson and Griffiths Talk at Labor Temple—8 P. M. ma. TheSeattleStar [Ne EDITION . The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News WEATHER FORECAST NO. 201. JOSH WISE x jon there's no bettin’ Rain en automobile races is that peo. tonight and Saturday; ple will trust a horse.” TRAINS AND southerly winds. ANDS, Be ONE CENT o SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1914. NEW 500 KILLED WHEN WARSHIP IS € A A ahi e ne mt Ahn aT or . oD, te y 5 ‘ ° nats a 4 . . x : : Le 4 Ni gah east ine smane 1 ewig . ; : BNE regen Mt y Vrxa.cy yi beatae - ‘dred J SYA ted 6 + pod cata ATE eg Mera Ye obs 4 % *. es 2 ‘: we 5 , > At Arye 4 ‘ uniform. We have in mind— MOTORCYCLE COP ROYAL BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE 7 PRESHO. | a ai ia ve | . lent L MeClellan, 8 snowy hatred LONDON, Oct. 16.—Torpedoed by a German submarine, the British cruiser of the ‘ Hawke was sunk in the North sea Thursday afternoon, the admiralty announced to- |day. Of the crew, which ordinarily numbered 544 men, it was stated that three officers and 49 men were saved. Lg Hawke was struck ag a and almost entirely torn to pieces. exact scene of the disaster was not made public. Th i were landed at Aberdeen, Scotland. se re an te The first news of the Hawke's destruction was received in a sage. The admiralty said the report was unconfirmed. ee Two hours later, however, it was admitted t received. The VOLUME 16. | frown nenennenryralionncieitsntnomenannainaanee CURFEW SHALL Yet another name must be ad- ded to the dishonor roll of Seattle cops who are a disgrace to the W. B. Veteran Many pected resident and ot this city Presho on 12 for selling tobacco to a minor On that date, little Mary Wl Mams, aged 4 years, who next door to McClellan's grocery Store, at 20th av. W. and Grand ae. in Interbay, entered the p and sald to the proprietor package of pipe who for years has been a highly merchant arrested by Oct was the evening of lives nat officie! confirmation had been BANDIT CAUGHT; HE SMOKES AS STAR — MAN TAKES PICTURE — cruiser was an armored craft 260 feet long, of 60 feet and 7,300 tons displacement but an It was built at Chatham and went into commission in 1891. Its So he handed Mary the package of to y 7 aes armament ¢ ted of two 9 2inch bacco of the kind that Williams a ‘ M guns, 16 Ginch guns and 12) always smokes, charged it to his Spounders. It was equipped also neighbors account, and thought! with two submerged torpedo tubes. no more of it. | >} The Hawke will be remembered eee as having rammed the steamship hi i 7 y € » the English channel in coming from the store with a ing sinking the liner Wont Talk of Affair package of pipe tobacco In her : Among those saved, ({ wae un- pera. f } Tt Is mot possible that even stu derstodd, none of the erul: higa- er officers was included. pid Presho could have suspected Mary of being’ a confirmed pipe. 3 i t The naval authorities were very smoker, because he followed the y : BREE reticent, but {t was reported thac ehild home and actually saw Mary many of the rescued were in a se hand the tobaceo to her father. rious condition from wounds they | ‘Then Presho entered the grocery rec ed when the liawke was and said to McClellan \biown up, or from exposure which] “CONSIDER YOURSELF UN. they underwent later DER ARREST, OLD MAN. | Capt. Hugh Willams While the officer and be cinong the missing oner were w taken for granted tha wagon in front of the store, a | The three officers mentioned as} crowd gathered, most of them [having been saved aposrently were] neighbors and friends F chief gunner, his assistant and} | “Papa wants a tobacco.” Mary's father {= not neighbor of McClellan's, old friend and customer. only a was salt to| and i was} his pris ve perished. | iting for the patrol McClellan and others asked why ne Dyatswain he was arrested, but got no answer Was on Patrol Duty from Presho. Williams approach- w isers ed and asked McClellan if there The Hawke, wer aed bapreree| was anything he could and Theseus and beige at, a” Taal - ut the time o | ‘Presho interrupted with, “You can ba y at | fared a fine if you nt) From the Theseus and the Gib-| "Finally Renjamin Johnson of the} raltar, the German submarine was Interbay Fuel Co., an old friend of| bor I pS wah ite egy McClellan's, drove up in @ car-| a 2 ig aa ge : riage, and, seeing the aged mer-| water’ or wet. jt. was alec chant In the hands of an officer,| laden te the Hawke, was insisted that he drive McClelland} inoe known, but it was evident| to the station and arrange) Oh, pity his awful plight!— lit. was close up, for the second] for bail | As he tore his heir and gibbered the prayer— iaeey tt ate Maed did its work | Without thinking, McClellan “Curfew must not ring tonight—OR, ANYHOW, UNTIL AFTER |‘Orhelo | Ok tM cttering the climbed into the carriage, only to} ELECTION!” poivaty Me _ be jerked violently by Presho, who me HE Sexton said: “He tried to explain A previous torpedo was said to His defense of a crooked court; sald | | a i have been directed against the| fClpttam, pect "TO te net That sympathy wheeze smelled rotten Theseus, but to have missed its/ rottenest sort. McClellan, past 70, is not only target grab— In a slough of blackest gloom; For he knew if Curfew rang that night W. LORIMER Jones was doomed, The Sexton said: “I've rung that bell At the hour of fading light For many a year; so don’t bull me— | _ The beli shail ring tonight!" | The Editor's eyes with fear were. wild; His cheeks, like chalk, were white But he can’t explain the mile As he stuttered a prayer on the dark’ning air: 1 speak my mind with feelin “Curfew must not ring tonight—OR, ANYHOW, UNTIL AFTER He charged for a journey he didn’t make, ELECTION!” And that comes darn near stealing.’ | The Editor fell down in a fit— HE Sexton s: “It seems to me He was a gruesome sight— . T Your lover's goose Is cooked. \** in delirium he muttered his prayer— ss Standpat Editor sobbed and moaned old, but smali and frail as well Of the worm: He was made to wait for the p: Cruisers trol wagon and taken to the s tion like any tramp, drunkard or | stew-bum. Steam Away with the admir- | warships at: | In accordance Jalty’s order that tacked by submarines are to con sider their own savety first, the Theseus and Gibr no immediate attempt to help the Hawke's crew, but steamed away tried in Thomas Menros, Photographed in Jail The case police court, When Judge Gordon heard the testimony of little Mary Wil liams he promptly discharged Mc Cletian, James W. Ferguson, McClellan's pon-in-law, who is employed in the city lighting department, and who Seattle's latest bandit, the man who held up and robbed and remained at a distance until P. |, Suita Wednesday, who fought several revolver duels with convinced they were in no fur. the police, and for whom a squad of 30 officers, heavily armed, danger. beat through the woods near the Lake Burien car line all day | ‘Then the Theseus steered up to yesterday, is in jail today, tired and nervous, but smiling and the lost vessel's wreckage and res joking. cued those of the crew who still Already he is a favorite with the police. They are grate- survived ful to him for not shooting them yesterday. They admit he had So much time had elapsed, how them practically at his mercy, and that if he were a criminal ever, that a majority had sunk of the Harry Tracy type, several of them would be dead today. On account of his sine, W. LORIMER Jones “Curfew must not fing tonight—OR, ANYHOW, UNTIL AFTER For political death is booked. ELECTION!” They'll hang him high on the gallows tree Of Public Opinion’s Might, HE Sexton “He tried to explain When they hear me blab of the mileage grab— His Senator Lorimer vote fives at 1414 Grand boulevard, In-|_ And the bell shall ring tonight! By saying he thought that Lorimer wae fterbay, took up with Chief Grif ' The Editor shrieked and the Editor screamed— | His political enemies’ goat. incredible st t 4 brutality When he charged for a journey he didn't take.” Lee Jist Qe MANS Qhivrav The chief were other The Editor rose up from hie fit As the drove of police climbed here and there in the brush ak { e snd that And sprang with all his might— at Lake Burien, their prey lay under a log and watched them | nvesti SE eg ee nha TanIRUt ren TOMORROW NIGHT, ANO going by. One came so close hé stepped on the bandit’s hand. EVERY NIGHT UNTIL AFTER ELECTION T ; mas, or cord er PP that Rice had just returned from a : Bt is the name he gives—didn't GERMAN FORCES ~ 2 brought to Capt. of Detectives about the bandijt’s exploits | Tennant’s office. He is rather be-; When James Robinson of Kirkland Jiow the average in stature. His! and Karl Wilcox of Sunnydale calle {face was utterly good natured. It|ed soon after, searching for him, a shave Rice pointed him out, | |like a crimine! this morning when! didn’t use common sense FIND CHAINED BODY IN LAKE chain, welghted kemith ledges, was nd wound about the neck of man's body, discov i yeater- afternoon in Lake Union, un-| er the Stone av. bridge. | Money order receipts were) found in the man's pockets| which leads the coroner's office to| believe he is T. & Cowney, of temptation comes, all edro Woolley. He 1s thought to ve committed suicide, The underneath the arms. Good states the truth about the worst disease that ever mankind (but which society thinks It impolite to mention) So says a prominent, successful physician in building There in more good than harm in the play, of one of Seattle's big churches Having heard both explanations, | don’t know to think The phy: play. the play might take heed—temporarily been his experience with patients warnings are long, heavy jays the p just thrown to chain was dangers it warns against. i. that the di: STORM WARNING | Southwest storm warnings 4 were ordered displayed at 7 a. m. at all seaports in Wash- | | ington and Oregon. 4 hey run wher they go where the disease is, the pastor, may do a little harm, harm a hundred-fold, Who wouldn't be perplexed? There Is more harm than good in a play like “Damaged played last week at the Seattle theatre, which baidly scourged the Cobb what cian admits there is a terrible warning In the And he admits also the young man or woman seeing But he says it has that when the hour of the winds. Further, he believes human nature is such a peculiar thing that the play might only tempt them to test for themselves the But the pastor agrees with the play's author, M. Brieux, se never will be conquered until humanity is un- afraid to discuss it; until the truth concerning the results of 8 ravages is spread broadcast, so that alt may know the risks The play, says But the good overrides the The Star's photographer got the | | needed hurrying Later his photograph was taken, | down the road toward i. acoma, He smoked a cigaret calmly a Dodges. Into Woods | a 2 | | OCCUPIED OSTEND reinforcements Ing Aix La Chapelle It was not known whether they were destined to strengthen the kaiser’s right or to sweep to the southward along the coast. LONDON, Oct. 16.—German wate pe forces were believed today to have occupied Ostend, though no official information is avail able and communication is in terrupted. | When the last boat left | Thursday, Uhlan were already | In sight. The allies evacuated the port Tuesday, it was learn- GILSON HOME AGAIN ed, retreating homeward to es- | cape isolation. | it wae reported to be rain ing heavily throfghout Bel- gium today, hampering mili- tary operations, but it was evi dent that the Germans were at tempting another general ad- vance. Confirmation was received of rumors that heavy Teutonic EVERETT, | health, Chris logging man. Oct. 16. Gilson, Broken in well-known who disapeared from Everett six months ago, returned to his home here yesterday, He says he “woke up” in California a short time since and has no fecol. lection of his movements during | his absence, | | . Oct. 16.—The ordered today WASHINGTON navy department that Marcon! wireless station at Honolulu be within 24 unless a satisfactory explan is given concerning the dis patching of a message to certain German gunboats. The adminis. tration held this message was a vio: lation of America’s neutrality | Rear Admiral Moore, command | ant of the Hawalian naval station, jadvised the navy department that |during the absence of the censor, |the Marconi station sent out @ message announcing the arrival of the German gunboat Gelers at | Honolulu the closed hours ation | '| Additional War News on Page 13 Wilcox went after him in an auto, and invited the m trying to stop him, phoned for the sheriff son went for a gun looked | matters focus, And, although he down and out, he largely as a joke. Several police who yesterday would have shot him on sight stood | "°F (OM oh Bul Jaround and jested with him, hee ee ee Tony Is Nervous | fe utes aainall an | when the flash Webt oft, Tony |of deputies aul malice wes in nes | jumped axa ere Roan when 8 | guit ’ door creaked near him, he started|” Myers and Justus, from an em violently. The strain of the 24/ pankment on the Old Military road, | righ wade, thted? abnedid flashlight he stole from Suita, as be a | he advanced. 5 Caught After Struggle | They slid down the bank and con- He was captured at 9:30 | fronted him so suddenly he didn’t last night, after a desperate | have time to draw a gun, struggle near Sunnydal | He fought savagely when they | Patrolman W. B, Justus and Dep- | attempted to handcuff him, butonce | uty Sheriff C, W. Myers made the | caught securely he became submim arrest sive and talkative Last evening the man called at} “I'm glad it he said at | the home of R. P. Rice, manager of | police beadquarters, “it feels pretty the Ford Motor Co, here, and asked | tough when a fellow is liable to be for a drink, clipped off at any time,” aboard, while Rice and Robin took into the