The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 2, 1914, Page 1

| Tve Got a Story,’ Says Shepherd,‘I Can’t Write’ United Press man horror-stricken by sights he sees in cholera hospital in Austria. “I got a picture of it with my camera,” he writes, “but it is burned into my mind more clearly.” pARAADAA RADAR DADA PPP DDD PDP DPD PDD DPD PP PDD PDP PDP PEDDLE DPD D PPD P PDP GUARANTEED PAID CIRCULATION OVER 50,000 COPIES DAILY VOLUME 16. Proclamation WHEREAS, All people—young, old, rich and poor—but especially all little children—should be most merry on holy Christmas day, ‘and, iwi WHEREAS, No little stocking hung up in simple faith for Santa Claus to fill should be found empty on Christmas morn by any little boy or girl, and, WHEREAS, Many poor little boys and girls are doomed nevertheless to naa bitter heartache when they find their stockings empty on that morning, a NO, 241 WHEREAS, There are many generous-hearted grown folks in this fair city who are able and anxious to fill those empty stockings bounteously, if only they knew where they might be found, therefore, PROCLAMATION is hereby made, calling upon each and all of these good folks to enlist at once as members of The Cauply Stocking Chad It shall be the purpose of this club to fill as many empty stockings as possible on Christmas rday the letter from Santa Claus suggesting a Christmas tree and show for Seattie’s orphans at Dreamland pavilion. Who will join the Empty Stocking club? Who will join with Santa Cla the empty stockings of orphaned children? Do you work in an office or store? WHY NOT ORGANIZE A BRANCH OF THE EMPTY STOCKING CLUB AND TURN OVER TO SANTA CLAUS ONE PER CENT, SAY, OF ONE WEEK'S WAGE? That would fill many empty stockings. Cut down on your cigars. The difference would buy some little girl a dandy doll Perhaps that youngster of yours has tired of his toys. They are practically as good new. Or possibly he has outgrown that sweater. It, too, is as good as new. The little rascal has been growing like a weed. LET SANTA CLAUS HAVE THOSE TOYS AND SWEATERS. if, while the glow of the Christmas spirit Is upon you, you should be moved to contribute money for this purpose, send it to “The Empty Stocking Club,” care The Star. The receipt of it will be acknowledged In th columns, In a few days we will decide upon the location of the olub’e quarters, downtown. gifts there, and they, too, will be acknowledged. The dues of membership in the Empty Stocking club are various. It will cost you, In money, anywhere from a nickel to $100. Or it will cost you a doll, perhaps, or a pair of roller skates, or an automobile of the kind that winds up with a spring. PAY WHAT YOU LIKE. and The Star In filling Bring your HE STAR’S $25 suggestion contest is over. Hundreds of readers have told us what they think of the paper, and how, in their opinion, it might be bettered here and there. | a ‘ Some of these suggestions already have been les | put into effect. For instance, the daily feature, OLYMPIA, Was' 2.—Direct) QOsgar and Adolf, was dropped from The Star yes- tectimeny. of waltraeee and cham-| terday. Other suggested changes are under con- bermaids at Olympia and, {f neces) 547: sary, of other cities, will be heard} S!Geration. Bik : by the minimum wage conference A vast majority of the responses contained no Wednesday. word of criticism. The Star was glad, indeed, to Hei spit wh ese spas the cor-| hear from so many satisfied readers. But the pri- duct of previous conferences, whic! ae oe = 43 : g rg lal cetabiished mintoum wages tor) mary object in holding the contest, and it was so girls in mercantile establishments,| Stated, was to obtain, if possible, some helpful factories, laundries, and telegraph) criticisms. Letters of praise were considered, how- and telephone operators. vt Subpoena Several Girls | ever, equally with the others. Owing jp the complicated ques- The $25 was awarded by a committee selected tions involved in ascertaining the| . "abe : The Char pe: cost of living of waitresses and| in the editorial department of The Star to Max chambermaide, because many of Silver, 216 10th av h either food lod, a © : * ies cetecan eoaces of Guiphaymont | The Star does not plead guilty to all the counts in Mr. Silver’s indictment, but we like the way he gets down to brass tacks and tells us what he wants in HIS newspaper. His letter will be found on the editorial page. SUBPOENAED ing at their places of employment, | the minimum wage commission has decided to subpoena several girls today direct from t restaurants and hotels. They will give their testimony without having been previously in- terrogated In the matter. Can't Afford Living Wage Councilman C. Allen Dale of Se- attle, a cafeteria proprietor, one of the three employers at the confer ence, in outlining his position, de- clared there were many restaurants the state which cannot afford to pay the girls a living wage. Dale said thie did not apply to » restaurants. TAKE BELGRADE 2—The Aus- in tween Arras and Ypres; allies developing offensive between Rivers Als ind ENGLAN jovernment ap- parently preparing for eu- preme effort in response to popular demand for decisive allled victory before Christ- mas. RUSSIA—Russians claimed | recapture of Plock, Poland, giving them control of River | Vistula; Germans, however, apparently on eve of resum- ing offensive. . AUSTRIA Przemeyl re- Russian attack from the im victory of Kolu- puls north; over brara. i FRANCE and BELGIUM. Germans attacking heavily bi LONDON, Dec. trians occupled Belgrade today, according to Amsterdam dis patches received this afternoon. Russians claimed on both western talis given. THE WAR TODAY AT GLANCE GERMANY — Satisfactory prog | tern and frontiers, though no de SEATTLE, WASH., Renner templates the correlation ¢ WEDNESDAY, ae ee LIEVING the public schools of this cour of the Seattle school board, 1 will enter upon (hat duty with an open mind. promotion of ideal citizenship and conser teacher and the parent.”— The Seattle Star _ The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News Weather AST EDITION ‘Tomorrow, rain TIDES AT SEATTI High 1 OS THAES® AND NEWS SEANDM. Be DEC 1914, ONE CENT ‘to be the most vital and important heritag ation, preservation and extension of the true American spirit, whi of the vocational, moral and cultural education. Mrs. Nellie M. Burnside’s campaign declaration. KNEEL FO BLESSING | THEN DIE This te the second installment of Cor: | tn 7 | of bie one day's Journey to the firing line, 18 miles from The first was published -) form, | Austrian | Preemyet terday | By William G. Shepherd | United Press Staff Correspondent PRZEMYSL, Austria, Oc+ ltober 29—(By mail to New| HY ork—Passed by censof) =| Napoleon never fought like the| Austrians and fighting. on line | | He didn’t have the tele-| phone and of guns that would noth Russians are| this huge battle carry six miles he knew ing j Sut for 200 miles to the left} 200 miles to the same of us and for afternoon this battle going along Russian Austrian right this sort Here front the | In- into clashes to lreach a battery of the nemy and there, today, the fantry and the will come the other tries | fantry jas one or that seems to have been weak and then you'll have the of battle that Na and fought this ered ‘leon | sort |knew about only ja “battle” |century | | There sitting 150 | miles away, bebind us, who knows every moment of the time just what is going on along the whole | vast line, just as the battery com mandant with us when we were |taiking here knows all that is going on at the edge of his six gun fan As I look at our own battery here and think of how little these men know of what they are doing my mind goes back to a week ago. when I sat in the office of this man who knows everything, Count | Von Hertzendorf, and, as I talked |with him, tried to put myself in his place—and failed Out here on the firing line, ose understand more fully than T could in twentieth | fs a man | (Continued on Page 7.) M. L. Linder, telegraph operator, held to answer in New York on} charge Min, * messages | passing through his hands. i Hough Wie PRETTIEST TELEPHONE CIRL BREAKING INTO THE MOVI @ ES Miss Hough playing a part as “Dorothy” in “The Woman's Way.” in Essanay’s tudle while the play was being filmed. IRENE HOUGH HAS MOST EXCITING TIME ON HER DAY’S VISIT TO CHICAGO h the; luncheon, the first setting of “The to| Woman's Way” was completed, the switchboard and all, and “Dorothy ub ne ssanay limousine, nd primed for this trip, to » studios ° Greeted by Beverly Bayne At the Essanay plant word quick ly traveled around that America's most beautiful telephone girl was pre nt There was a whir of excitement Beverly Bayne hurried from her dressing room to greet the new “staff member.” Francts Bushman off a scene to shake her . Bryant Washburn almost spotled a scene by his precipitate dash for an introduction Then Director the wheels” to show how ‘it is done Director Praises Her Promptly at 1 o'clock, Photographed Across the » of early Michigan loop,” through morning traffic vlevard, over ESSANAY STUDIOS, CHICAGO, De 2—"Breaking Into the Movies” might be a good title for a strenuous day just passed by Irene Hough of Omaha, the most pautiful telephone girl in Amer a, chosen by the es of The Star's and sister papers’ contest to play “Dorothy” In “The Wom an’s Way.’ Miss Hough rived in Chic morning She was met by Idah Gibson and Esther Ho' of the contest judges, and whirled |to the Hotel La Salle tn a taxi Photographed In Ballroom Long before Miss Hough had breakfasted, crowds ed in |the hotel lobby and reporters and camera men swarmed through the long corridors leading to the suite The next “scene” found Miss Hough posing in the grand ball room before a battery of cameras with her father, ar. go early in the McGlone ann, two walked right hands with Totten “stopped Miss Hough after THELEN | WAS THINKING TO-DAY THAT EVERY MAN OUGHT TO TAKE UP SOME STUDY AT HOME. sastiead A LANGUAGE ,OR SCIENCE OR. || BELIEVE THATS AGooD| | WHY Yes Tom, STUNT AND I'M GOING TO DTHINK ITA GET BUSY AND TRY AT GOOD PLAN f V THINK Vii TAKE uP ASTRONOMY , THAT'S Quite A STUDY [ow No You WON'T! JUST FORGET THAT ASTRONOMY STUFF. You’lt HAVE TO TWINK OF Some BETTER EXCUSE FOR STAYING Our AT NIGHT was hurried off by Gerda Holmes, who made her up. | Then rehearsals began! | Bryant Washburn and Miss Hough rehearsed two scenes in a half hour. Mr. Joseph Totten is producer of ‘The Woman's Way.” ‘Miss Hough shows great tude for working before th jera,” said Mr, Totten, when last scene was made. “She her nerve wonderfully wel! “Il have seen seasoned actors | get fidgety when the camera first | begins to work.” apt eam the kept 4:03 @, t. of the nation, shc 1 will work along all constructive I shall endeavor at all times to secure justice 10:2 a. +129 Tt. 10048 p.m WHY NOT A MOTHER ON SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD? yuld I be elected a member lines tending to the ch in my judgment con- to the child, the ROMANCE ENDS IN MORGUE WOMANS DEAD; MAN IN PRISON It is necessary | taday, as a plain matter of news, to tell the story of a Woman, a Man and Another Man. The Woman is dead—as dead, as Dickens said Marley, Old Scrooge’s partner, @ doornail,” and no moratizing of ours will bring her back to life. She died by her own hand. The Man sits disconsolate in @ desolate hom: ind the Other Mans in prison. So that must be the end of the story. eee The Feltons lived in San Jose, California. They were “respect able, middle-class people.” There came to their home as & | boarder, Henry Wobel, a telephone lineman, out of a job. He couldn't | pay his board, so Felton trusted |him, Wohel repaid bis trust by making love to his benefactors wife, Henrietta He showed his love in little ways, small attentions. Felton’s regard |} for Wohel changed to suspicton, then to hate. The bresk came after eight months. “Take her,” said Felton, “but don’t bring her back when you are through with h Henrietta Fe! pretty, inex She believed, . that cert * and others out questioning why tions of her law. | She had nowhere to go, unless she went with W Later, when | her trouble came upon ber, and she was asked why she did not divorce Felton and marry Wohel, she an- swered “I have been taught that divoree She |, and as did her n things were “wrong,” with The conven “respectable society” were p came to Seattle with Wo } hel and lived with him. “He is good to me | and | him,” she s I love The police srrested the and the Other Man Still “good she was thrust among the wantons who have falk en under the law’s displeasure, She shrank from them and brooded, She heard a negress say: “You bete |ter be careful how you use that | stuff, honey It's potson.” “That stuff” was bichloride of mercury, which is used in the jail | for antiseptic purposes. That was on November 4 no one tumblerful of the poison. at the county hospital Woman When was looking she drank a She died Tuesday By | night Today she and Wohel were to have appeared in court. Instead, | Wohel sat in the dock alone. Among the spectators sat the Woman's brother, The Man has sent for the Wom: an’s body, Because of the mistake he made, because she defied the ons of “respectability,” she was a thing apart, a thing to shun. But her body will be given Chris- tian burial amid “resp: able” sur roundings. (CARGO OF FLOUR OFF |FOR SOUTH AMERICA The steam schooner Oliver J, Olsen clesred from Elliott bay Wednesday with a cargo of Seat- tle flour for Bolivia, South Amer ica It ts the first South American trade movement out of Seattle since the outbreak of the war, Use Star Want { sults Ads for Re-