The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 10, 1914, Page 1

THIS 1S AN AD PARRA AAA AAA AAA AAALAC The SeattleStar The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News GUARANTEED PAID CIRCULATION 90,000 COPIES DAILY se ee German Admiral Von Spee Lost With Flagship in Naval Battle ‘JACK THE SLAPPER IN TOWN “Jack, town. Jack is a peevish stick-up man who singles out the fair sex for his victims. He's very, very ungaliant. If the victim fails to come through with any y, Jack slaps ner. k operated in Rainier valley day evening, according to ports given the police. ty in the evening, he accost iss D. Vere, 4480 Barton ave., lenton ave. and Henderson st made a grab for her purse. issed. Miss Vere screamed got awful sore. So he slap- jer and beat it. | r in the evening, Jack oper-| on Brandon st. Mrs, Ada berg, 5111 Mayflower ave., had gotten off a Renton car, walk- mt baif a block, when Jack poached her and bluntly asked if she had any money. sald “No. ery well, then,” ed hi YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE? | ‘The Star wishes to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the fol g sums of money from mem-| of the Empty Stocking club the “little-chimney” kids" itmas entertainment at Dream. . $36.00 2. the Slapper,” is in said Jack, and surer’s office 3 and chil- E. L. Webster “& Working Man M. P. Backus . Blake Furniture Co. . “hk Grass Widow” . John H. Perry . U, H. Fillio . The Pink 18 8888833888 3 Jie psggagane Total WHY TACOMA? WASHINGTON, “Dee. 10.—A va} iding $500,000 for an immigrant | station at Tacoma was Introduced fn the house today by Representa. | ive Johnson. HOCK SHOPS BUSY PARIS, Dec. 10.—More than $40, 900,000 worth of jewelry and house hold goods have been pawned in Paris since the war began ! of the House.” VOLUME 16, NO. 248 se ee ~e eee Do You Believe A Man Should Tie Up His Wife? By Fred L. Boalt “ HE MASTER OF THE HOUSE,” showing at the Class A the atre today, tomorrow and arday written, 1 imag *, by a single man, who is sure he would be the master of bis house, if he had one, or else by a married man, who kno blamed wel! in his beart that it isn’t he who wears the family pants. If the author is a married man, I'll bet he wishes be wasn't It {s, nevertheless, a delightful character comedy, showing what ® married man would do ff he dared, For this reason, all married men and all bachelors should see {t. And certainly no woman who has a husband, or who hopes to land one, should miss it. Bear in mind, please, as you read the synopsis, that the author is probably a man who is, In reality, afraid of bis wife, and wrote “The Master of the House” for spite. see ee Guy Winston ts a roughneck from the noble West. His only dis tinctive achievement is that of stumbling on a rich vein of ore. eceeee After the manner of rich mon, having plenty of money, he wants more. He goes to the effete East to get it. He bappens Into the Harrington family—mother, son and daughter. Now, the Harringtons are not rich. They have wine tastes and a beer income. And they look upon Winston as “a rich vein of ore.” They plan to marry Lois to the owner of the Croesus mines. The poor boob thinks Lots wants him, not his money soon lets him know he is only a “lucky strike.” There comes a time when husband and wife put thetr carda, face up, on the table. Lots Lois is dressed for the theatre brother are going with her At this unpropitious moment simpleton husband announces thaf, as it is her birthday, he wishes her to stay at home and read to him. He has bought her a costly necklace. With poor grace Lois yields. They etart upon a heavy, tire some dinner. The woman resents her husband's cornbeef-and- cabbage manners She will go to the theatre after all Then does the “master” assert his authority by tying her to a chair with a bell rope, All night long she resists her husband's will with Belgian pluck In the morning husband tortures her by eating his breakfast In her presence. She ts hungry Will she consent to go West with him and live tn a cottage built for two? The prospect is abhorrent, But she is hungry, and tired, and frightened She surrenders He is the master of his house ae, Ore Her parasitic mother and Bunk! Every married man knows {t's bunk If you did that to your wife, she'd never forgive you. might make a show of surrender, if she had to. even with you in a milifon ways, afterward. Heaven help the owner of the Croesus mines when his wife gets him alone f{n that Western cottage built for two! oeeee Ladies and gentlemen, married or otherwise, If you will patron- ize the Class A theatre TOMORROW, you will not only “The Master of the Hi ie" a most worth-while comedy-drama, but you will also help the “little-chimney kide” to have a merry Christ- mas. FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CLASS A 18 GOING TO GIVE THE STAR ALL OF THE PROFITS TOMORROW FOR THE BIG CHRISTMAS TREE AND SHOW AT DREAMLAND ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THERE WILL BE A BOX AT THE EN. TRANCE WHERE YOU CAN DROP YOUR CHANGE. “The Master of the House” Is a two-ree! Kay-bee film. Other attractions: “They Never Knew,” Reliance; “Shotguns That Kick,” a Keystone, with the inimitable “Fatty,” and Scenic pictures. She But she would get ; i CANADIANS MEET | weekly luncheon of the Canadian club was held at Allen Dale's cafeteria Thursday nogn veral members spoke. The regular GERMAN RULER HAS | COUGHING SPELL; IN SERIOUS CONDITION LONDON, Dec. 10—The this morning, patch received from Amater- dam.. It was said he was not ed until his wife and the court physician had worked over him for an hour. The fact accepted that his majesty’s iiln was se rious, A strict censorship prevailed in Berlin, but reports were re- ceived from various points and from most reliable sources. The attack was described in some dispatcnes as pneumonia, In some as bronchitis, in om as Influenza, and in some nervous prostration. Go to the Class A theatre tomorrow. If you ttle-chimney kid: SEATTLE, WASH., T submission? : get ALL the profits of the Class A tomorrow. Christmas. There will be a box at the door in which you can drop your extra change. You will see a swell show for five cents. re single, you MUST see it. husband tie you up and starve you into wifel And, besides, The Star's HURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1914. BANDIT SHOT WN. GUN. FcHT se eee —— | LONDON, Dec.. 10.—| The admiralty this after-| noon confirmed the news| of the sinking of the Ger-| ‘man cruiser Nurnberg, fol-| ian : The fate of the Dresden, |which with the Ni Ibeen sunk, The Nurnberg and Dresden were badly damaged, though they es caped destruction In the engage ment with Admiral Sturdee’s squadron, which sank the Scharn- norst, Gnelsenau and Lelpsie off the Falkland ands Tuesday with Admiral Stu Admiral Von Spee Dies Admiral Von Spee sank with his flagship, according to information reaching here today, in the battle morning It was said that «lx British cruisers engaged the kaiser’s fleet of five. | The battle started in Argentine waters and developed into a run- ning fight which carried {t onto the high seas. A wireless report was to the ef- fect that the British losses were less than 100 killed and wounded, | The British ships were sald to have been but slightly damaged Britien Are Jubilant | The admiralty was deluged today | with Joy at the news of the victory, | concerning the battle The British public was fairly wild with jay at the news of the victory The lons of life among the Ger man officers and men is put at 2,000, So far as can be learned, not a sin- The report of thelr destruction |wan received here in a wireless from Port Stanley, Falkland) islands Attempts to secure further de- tails of Tuesday's engagement | | through Montevideo's wireless sta- [tion failed Montevideo was no longer able to communicate with Port Stanley. In conjunction with the news of Tuesday's naval battle, the admiral- ty has also announced the sinking of three German merchantmen by Brit- ish and Jap warships Sunday, WHEN A MAN’S MARRIED TOM, WoW Do You LIKE THE Soup? MADE IT floor, You WENT TASTED Your SALAD AND | Husband, are you afraid of your wife? Go to the Class A and see how one husband behaved. Be the ON THAINS ONE CENT NEWS STANDS, Be PRA LARA PP APL AAPL PLS master of your house! AND Weather. 10:13 p.m, If you are married, you can’t afford to miss seeing “The Master Wife, would you let your There will be other dandy films. So please go TOMORROW, and help us give them a merry P? ARPA PRARL DR APDLD PPP PDD APL DP LPP AST EDITION Fair tonight and Friday, TIDES AT SHATTLE low 2:98 9, m 4:83 p.m inh na tt » tt ao tt 44 ft The Ajax Pharmacy, 85th and Greenwood, which was held up by bandits Wednesday night, and Charies Ajax, tne proprietor, wno pursued the men and wounded one. a city detective aS pharmacy, 85th and Greenwood, Wednesda: of them was wounded. The man, whose lives with his brother about Fegan gE econ Ae By unaredhetor ringtones eee ve y night, in which $20 was obtained by two bandite? name the police have, will be asked to explain his whereabouts Wednesday night. He a half mile from the scene of the holdup. Searching the premises poe Thursday, the police found traces of blood in the woodshed. The man, according to his sister-in-law, was not home Wednesday night. He returned home this morning after the police left. A short time later he started out in the direction of town. For a time the police thought they had the two men cornered in a swamp, a half mile from the drug store, but after a thorough search of this vicinity at daybreak, the hunt was abandoned. Detectives were COSSACKS LOCK UP WOMEN IN CHURCH then put on the case. One of tre bandits received a) wound when the proprietor of the/| pharmacy, Charles Ajax, who had been tied hand and foot and placed in a chair, worked one arm free and, drawing his revolver from its holster, emptied it at the men? Netther man fell, but a trail of blood extended from the store to the street About this who lives time ©. lL. Garner, 91st st. and Ninth the store, and, hear. outs from the rear, he| cut the ropes which bound him. | Ajax then obtained a rifle and tet | out after the bandits, He aged to get one shot at the fheaton | forms. The men answered with two shots. Find Blood-Stained Hat | Word was sent to police head-| quarters, where a posse was hast! ly formed by Chief Lang. The officers reached the scene on motorcycles and in automobiles. A search of the vicinity reveal) ed a blood-stained hat, and, at in- tervals, along the men’s trail, peared clots of blood. Deputies arrived later to assist ap-| | declare Ajax himself has been robved) several times. Since locating at Greenwoed station, he has always carried a revolver strapped to his side. The robber overlooked the weapon when tying Ajax, his coat concealing the gun. TO INVESTIGATE. CHARGES MADE BY PRISONERS Chief of Police Lang has begun | en investigation of alleged brutal! ties said to have occurred at the| city stockade on Beacon hill, an ac count of which was published Wed- jnesday in The Stag. A shakeup {pn the management is promised if the. charges prove | true. Additional complaints were made | Thursday by former inmates. Four men, Sam Prager, Bernard Lakin, Harry Lewis and H. Mohler | a guard, “Pat” Paddon,| NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—A new story of war atrocities was brought from Galicia today by Mrs. Joseph M. Lacks, whose husband is a merchant in San Francisco. She arrived on the Italian lin- er Regina d'italia. “I was visiting in Roperyce, a} town not far from Lemburg,” she| said, “On October 10 word was circulated that the Russians were coming, and that all women better leave before their arrival. “Many women went, but many others, myself among them, did not believe the stories of the shameful the police, and finally all avenues | jumped on FE. J. Walters, and hurt|treatment of women by the Cos- of escape were blockaded with armed men. Neither Man Is Masked The robbers entered the store at 10:20. Neither was masked. Draw. ing their guns, they commanded Ajax to raise his hands. One of the men then held Ajax while the other tied bim with a} piece of rope. Ajax wan then taken to the rear of the store, where his plight could not be observed from the street. The Ajax pharmacy was robbed three weeks ago, thieves effecting entrance by sawing through sa | pon'r BELieve \ CARE FoR BEPECIALLY | | SALAD TONIGHT | Wednesday him #0 severely the boy had to be| taken to the city jatl for treatment. | Walters was released from the| Jail Thursday morning. ONE BEER COSTS $90 Paul Jacobs drank the most ex pensive glass of beer in Seattle | night It cost him | $90.05, Paul, it appears, was tangled up| in a saloon brawl on Washington | st, immediately after he quafted | his beverage. In the scuffle, his greenbacks, amounting to $90, van- ished Police are investigating. TOM, YoU NEVER SEEM TO PRAISE ANYTHING | BAKE, YoU SHOULD HAVE HEARD MIRGRAY CRACKING UP MRS, GRAYS Bisculrs ‘Ms MORNING \BELieve 1 DID sacks and remained tn our homes, Cossacks Selze Church “The Russians, when they en tered the town, seemed well enough behaved “So far had timidity disappeared among the people that everybody went to church on Sunday as though there were no Russians in the town, “But soon after the services be- gan Cossacks appeared at the doors of the churches, interrupted the services and ordered all the men, including the priests, and all the children to leave. | women were allowed to get out, “Then the doors were locked and there wae a more awful orgy than” I believed this world could know. Hear Women Screaming t “Those outside could hear the women screaming and the howls and laughter of the Cossacks, * “One old man who had left his: daughter found a door in the chyrch: which was unlocked and tried to ‘fight his way to her. “The Cossacks crucified him on. one of the pillars, and as he scream: ed in agony went on with thete. orgy. “By the grace of heaven I did not) go to church. “I ran away from the town as’ soon as I knew what was going on and made my way to Italy.” Cynthia Grey tells tod page 2, of the woman wh husband left her because she found fauit with his small earning capacity. Are you reading her series, “Why My Husband Left M viewpoint, of the little: irrita: | tlons that come up in the home | and which lead, ultimately, | to the divorce court. “The doors were guarded, and no @ HAW ~ HAW-HAW THAT CERTAINLY WAS A CLEVER. IT WONT Be so FUNNY “TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN You |