The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 24, 1914, Page 1

GUARANTEED PAID CIRCULATION 90,000 COPIES DAILY VOLUME 16. SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, The SeattleStar The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News ct DEC. 24, 1914, ONE CENT %yyittay AST EDITION Unsettied, probabl y rain sHATILE -s AND NUS, te Police Squads Combing City for Wounded Men BULLETS FLY ON PINE STREET mRobbers Escape After Gun Duel With Officers Policemen in squads | and heavily armed, were Scouring houses and base- Ments in the vicinity of the first hill, directly off Seattle's business district Thursday, in hope of cap- turing two wounded rob- bers who cracked a safe at the Metropolitan laundry, 2919 Ninth ave., at 3 a. m., 7 engaged in a pistol duel ~~ “with an auto load of po- and escaped. to investigate a report A Officer H. C. Smith that a sus-| Piclous explosion had occurred in the vicinity of the Manhattan flats, BOMBS * FALL IN DOVER! Dec. 24—Dover LONDON, ince. Latest reports indi- cated, however, that the Ger- man escaped. A dense fog hung over the Englieh port at the time. This aalgged visitor to get away. have been previous @tories of aerial attacks on Dover, but this was the first one which has been officially verified. “One of the enemy's aero- " the statement report ed, “wae seen over Dover at 10:55 this morning. it drop- ped a bomb which exploded In @ garden, but did no damage. ‘The unofficial account was that} ob hag missile tore tremendous holes | fm the garden where it landed and) eno windows in the vicinity. | was said it evidently was aimed) @t Dover castle and struck within 400 yards of it. THINK BALLARD OIL REAL THING to's strong] eennons point produce } This ts the cautious announce- ment made by the officials of the} D. J. Morris Development Co., which, it is claimed, has struck of! at its Ballard well at a depth ot! 1,700 feet. | ‘There was no claim that the well was absolutely a paying one. Announcement is made that shares of stock will continue at 50 cents until Monday, when they will be raised to $1. It is also an- nounced that unless the well is “prought in” shortly, heavier ma chinery will be necessary, as the ose derrick will not be able to dle the weight of the casing at @ much greater depth than already reached. Miss Lucy Dahigren, grand @anughter of Admiral Dahlgren and Joseph Drexel will enter Philade: a HELLO TOM, AMS eiTE 2 stop Howell and Boren, an auto load of policemen hastened from headquar ters At Ninth and Pine two men were sighted hurrying along the sidewalk in the shadow of the Swedish Luth ran church, Running the auto up to the curb, Driver Shively directed th Instead, they men to whipped out guns and fired on the offic policemen drew turned th . Three shots weapons plerced the Fully 40 shots were exchanged The robbers separated. them running tn the di Pike st, the other toward Howell In the meantime, another WATCHFUL WAITING ors. from the one o} ction 0} The their guns and re robbers op of the auto. auto full th battle. Policeman Shoots; Robber Goes Down The policemen had divided them. f/ selves into groups and gave chase f The robber who ran south on Ninth sprinted up Pike, turned {nto 1, an alley back of the Seattle Taxicab “Why My Husband Left Me’---a Series by Cynthia Grey The ‘Yoman Who Nagged Him and Threw Things “Do you consider you were in any | used to way to blame because your hus- band left you?” I asked a woman She puckered her brows and sat in a brown study for some sno- ments, Then she glanced up with a peculiar expression “Had you asked me that question at the time my husband went, I should have answered a most em phatic NO; but since that time, I have received many hard knocks at the hands of this old world which have taught me that I was at least partly to blame. what way” I will tell you 1 had a flerce became real an things fly, take my I used to think a tem woman's chief protec temper. gry I made word for it per was a tlon She laughed a funny little laugh 1 was just thinking of how I handle my home. When I got on horse, they made thelr get-away “Unfortunately, or fortunately, I don’t know which, man who had a temper whic most equaled mine, But he bad learned to control his to some ex- tent. “The first (Continued on Page 2.) few ‘DRY’ LAW HOLDS LOS ANGELES, U. 8. district court the petition of certain Arizona in terests for an injunction restrain ing the operation of the Arlzong prohibition amendment. Appe to the supreme court was announc ‘ed and allowed by the court Dee. 24 brothers at my high I sana ae The denied today EMPLOYES OF BUSH & LANE STORE GIVE $20 TO XMAS FUND ee he Star in indebted to the fol lowing persons whose contributions to the “little chimney kids” Christ mas fund have not previously been acknowledged: Bush & Lane Piano Co. Bush & Lane employes ..... J. A. Kiderlen, Burlington, Wn. i: rs Lindquist & Lund Pennants C. A. Newman and Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Smith, Enumclaw 4 dolls and 2 drums AUTO DITCHED, WOMAN KILLED ed months of our! EVERETT, Wash Dec. 24.— Miss Z. Kenyon of this city was instantly killed and three others hurt when the antomobile in which they were riding ran off the }eounty road between Everett and Snohomish Thursday morning. The ear was driven by Floyd Trimble, whose injuries are slight. Thomas Precious, and a sister of Miss Ken- yon were painfully hurt a| — Want 1 R ‘profit. Use them for Ads for results of officers pulled up and joined tn} Co. | A wquad of ran across the man at about & o'clock in the same vicinity, but he got away again aft er several shots were exch over was then dropped to the ground, fol-| police lowing a shot fired by Officer Berg strom however, crossed Hubbell disappeared. .be hind a bil A wooded afforded the He aroxe way and ard rea, two blocks square, | robber momentary pro tection. Reinforcements were for. Upon their arrival the ¢ surrounded. A careful search © brush failed to fugitive In the meantime a fight was going on in t hood of Howell st., where the other bandit was leading the police a merry chase, He finally shook the officers off his trail by run ning down an alley between Boren and Terry aves. picket fence r had climbed, with blood bandit, who fled in the di f Pine t.. neared the Se. jea oi) a number attracted into the firing, attempted to which found sent rection attle 7 of employes reveal the| street by the head him off Hey, what are ed Bert Lindsay, n from the tory window as the robber dashed by ‘Oh, that’s all right fugitive. He emphasized his remarks with \a shot at Lindsay’s head woods desperate neighbor. | cal tm secon replied the farther attempts were made ghtfal ab hands to chec | No progres Shot a Flesh ous From Officer’s Ear ‘ Officers who e ged in the first gun fig ere, Shively, Bergstrom Follric Abrogast, Paphee, Coch. ed anand Sergt Lee One fired b the robber ed from ating, the ee bullets passed through tt Chief Lang aided in th |which was resumed with diligen jat daybreak, He expressed confi ldence that the men would be taken before 1 1 men who for numer+ sald the e will get them That the Metropolitan a had been robbed until 40 a. © of the dal n i € passed place. A charge nad torn open only oor. The n n drop-|doned the job, le: was safe had veral pleces of laundry were used to dea » the noise of the ex- plosion. These were badly burned e and torn. The same safe year ago and $1.07 dry was not discover when C. Stein- opened up the of nitro glycerine half the heavy then had aban- aving $125 in the ots was cracked @ | taken Nine Second Av. Firms Driven Out by High Rent in Past Year NOTICE, LITTLE CHIMNEY KIDS To “Littlechimney Kids’ Keep good order. Don't Kids, you've got to bring push and shove. And don't grab. Remember, If you get > gd Sobek. Soe more than your share, some brother or big sister. They other “little-chimney | kid may have to go without. foe | where the fun as much Xngwintipe are Invited, too. The firemen's band Is going i eesaneek penile Aad to give a concert before the “or mother, join a neighbor's show. There'll be lots of family. fun when the youngsters get The doore will open at their gifts, It will be a sight 1:30. worth seeing. Everything The Star is all ready for will be over by 3, Come and you. Every little giri and see what your help has en- boy will get several presents abled The Star and Santa from old Santa Claus. Claus to de. Berlin Cafes Jammed; Ga pers | By Harry Payne Burton (By Bpectal Correspondent) BERLIN, Germany, Dec. 3—“WHAT A RELIEF!" That was the thought that flashed upon me sine which Berlin calls a “taxi” whizzed up Friederichstrasse and turn- @d4 into the famous Unter den Linden. For, indeed, this capital WAS a contri and a most grateful one, to London. There the darkened streets, ever expectant of Zeppelins, gave one the shivers even more than the raw, yellow fog. Here —_ ind bracing, and well-drees crowds were scurrying to the theatres, to the opera or to dine at the great restaurants. “Starving Berlin!” “Saddened Germany!" per made me amile. | began to wonder, as any neutral person must wonder who goes from London to Berlin, just how much of the news printed In the papers of England 1S true—and how much of the news print In the papers of Germany, France and Russia Is true! 1 decided to find out In one case at least. oe eee I made my start at the Adlon hotel, I went to the dining room. I was the only one tn the room not| in evening clothes or in soldier's dress ere was a waiter to each table, and nearly every table was the center of a gay party The women chattered as Hghtly as they do today in New York Chicago or San Francisco. The men seemed as unconcerned as any well-fed Americans. Certainly I decided that the “aristocrats” of Berlin were not fearful The phrases of every English news- (Contynued on Page 3.) WHEN A MAN’S MARRIED | NO, NOT VERN, | PuLt UP THAT CHAIR. FOR A MINUTE \{ 4, ae | THERE. WAS THE MosT IMPERTINENT pan a "ON "THE CAR “THAT Some FRESH GUN EH CAME. DOWK ON, { WHAT O10 WAS SO MAD 5 HE KEPT LOOKING AT ME ASIF I |HAD NOT PAID LooKeD RIGHT BACK AT HIM JUST AS THOUGH \ HAD PAID IT the luxurious limou-| +) of these failures. HERE ARE NAMES — OF LANDLORDS ~ WHO ARE GUILTY These are some of the firms which have quit in the |period of 12 months last past, or are quitting, business jon Second ave.: Miller Trunk Co., 904 Second ave., $600 rent, 18- foot front. Caiden’s cafeteria, Second ave. and Union st., $300 rent, basement, 6-foot front entrance. Veith- Cammack, clothing and haberdashery, Second ave. and James st., $1,200 rent, 50-foot front. J. Matzger, la- jdies’ cloaks and suits, 1307 Second ave., $1,200 rent lasked, 20-foot front. Shirley Clothes Shop, 809 Second jave., $375 rent, 12-foot front. Model Clothing Co., 813 |Second ave., $575 rent asked, 18-foot front. Hoffman |Cloak & Suit €o., 1316 Second ave., $1,000 rent, 24- |foot front. Greater Seattle Cloak & Suit Co., 1418 |Second ave., $700 rent, 19-foot front. Stone Bros., |tailors, 811 Second ave., $450 rent, 12-foot front; mow |to Third ave. and Marion st. | Some of the guilty parties: John Davis & Co.; the Collins estate, Ray Hodgdon manager; the Arcade Realty & Investment Co., David Whitcomb, owner and manager; G. Poncin, J. Levinson, John B. Agen and the McDonald estate. here is an agreement among certain landlords on Second ave. to chip in and pay the rent to the owner of a va: cant store rather than reduce the rent.” This, of course, is denied by every landlord. It is branded as absurd by Secretary Brad- ley of the Building Managers’ association, But stores have remained va- cant now for several months in some cases. And rents are as high as ever, and “rents haven’ yet reached the highest mark,’ according to one landlord, tailors, were in their store for five years, rent at every chance, landlord never knows any lim- Now Stone Bros. are at Third and Marion st The Shirley Clott shop has stores in Portland, Tacoma, Spo- Ip Seattle's commercial stand-/ kane and in s@veral other cities in ing by making a reduction In rent-|the country. But the Second ave. als, but in a number of cases have| rentals are driving them out of this |increased the rents city altogether. eee The Miller Trunk Co. Hodgdon, Agen, Poncin and the, from Kansas City, Mo, rest, are the well-fed fellows who ago, The high rents are make their little trips to the East them out of Seattle. | and come back with glowing tales| Hoffman went “broke” of prosperity. These are the chaps, $900 a month rent for who preach sermons of optimism, The rent is now $1,000. | WHILE THE THROATS OF MER-| THESE ARE FACTS. LAND- |CHANTS ARE BEING CUT, THE LORDS DON'T WANT THEM LANDLORDS GROW FAT. PRINTED. THEY DON’T WANT oe 8 THE GAME SPOILED. GERMANS INVADE COLONY OF ANGOLA LONDON, Dec. 24.—The latest German tnvasion of Angola, a Portus guese possession in Africa, adjoin- ing the kaiser’s territory, has been | acknowledged officially. ‘The Teu- | tonic expedition w id to be 1,000 |strong, and to have been provided with artillery, Nine big savant firms have quit, or are quitting, bu: ness on Second ave.—nine in one year, and that is only part of the list. Some of them are going out of business altogether in Seat- tle. Some have moved out to other locations, where rents are more moderate. This list does not include some |big firms which have been forced to make settlements with t creditors and are still struggling | for existenc Every merchant downtown knows There have been reorganizations in many stores one basis or another in the h Up went the against hope, in many cases, that| The somehow other there will be) it some possibility for existence And the landlords, throughout riod, have not only refused Stone Bros., Second ave. came here two years driving paying his store, | ‘There are several stores vacant on Second ave. now, This is dition never before experien But have rents come down landlords would rather keep them vacant than reduce rents, Many a landlord has said so over and over again. The landlords can afford |to wait Whenever there has been a discussion of the rent robberies in Seattle, almost invariably this statement has been made: