The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 28, 1915, Page 1

99,00 COPIES DAILY PAID CIRCULATION GUARANTEED OVER 0 VOLUME 16. SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1915. POSTPONE CANAL OPENING The SeattleStar | The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News AST EDITION | WEATHER FORECAST—Rain_ ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS, Be ONE CENT War Six Months Old Today; 2,700,000 Men Are Shot! Civilization Makes a Great Stride in the Art of Butchery The great war reached the half-year point today, January 28. Six months ago today Austria opened its guns on Servia. For a half year the nations of Europe have torn at each other's throats, spending lives and money with recklessness un- paralleled in history. HOW MUCH HAS THE FIRST HALF YEAR COST IN LIVES AND IN MONEY? No accurate figures on either are available. But the statement of Lloyd-George that Great Britain spends 45,000,000 ($225,000,000) pounds sterling every month offers fair ground for esti- a | >= = c= G2 j BASLE, Jan. 28,—Private advices) today from Vienna state that Em-! peror Franz Josef has sent Baron Von Rajecz, the new Austrian min-) ister, to Germany to confer with the| kaiser with a view of bringing the) war to an end. There is no con-| GERMAN DEAD LITTER SLOPE AFTER BATTLE! BY WM. PHILIP SIMS | PARIS, Jan. 28.— Ge man losses in France and Flanders in the fight a Ing the last three days have been at least 20,000. ‘This was the claim made by the French war office in an of- ficial statement issued this aft- i i i E i ernoon. The official communique de- clares the Germans lost between 7,000 and 10,000 in killed and wounded during the three days fighting for possession of the heights of Craonne. The French repulsed these attacks, it is de clared and their own losses were not more than 800. Savage assaults launched at the British positions near Labassee cost the kaiser’s forces from 2,000 to 3,000 killed and wounded. The birthday of the kaiser was a bloody day for the German army. The hilisides about Craonne and other points on the battlefield are covered with dead and wounded, victims of efforts to achieve a bril Nant victory to signalize the em- peror’s 56th anniversary. Today there was a lull. The dead are being buried and ambu lances are bearing away the wounded. BERLIN VERSION | BERLIN, Jan, 28.—French losses! running far into the thousands dur-| ing the last three days fighting on the heights of Craonne were claimed In the official statement issued to- day. “We found 1,500 dead French in the trenches we occupied,” said the statement. “In addition, 1,100 French were taken prisoners.” FINDS BABY’S BODY IN CAR SPOKANE, Jan. 28 —The body of a baby, wrapped in newspapers and a gunny sack, was found on a flat ear in the Great Northern yards here. Marks on the child's neck in dicated that death resulted from: strangulation. LISTEM WeLeN, WHERE i¢ MY BATHING Suit? THIS “Tie You'Re NOT THINKING OF GOING BATHING AT And these estimates give the total cost of the first six months of the war as $7,200,000,000—or fully as much as the 1914 record crop of the United States is worth! Remember, these are military costs only. German estimates of Europe's general loss because of the war—business depression, ruined commerce and such—give $19,000,000,000, whereas mili- tary costs have been only a little more than one- third of this. ROUGH ESTIMATES, USED IN CONNEC. TION WITH AVERAGES ESTABLISHED BY JANE O'ROU TACOMA, Jan. 28.—Sheriff Longmire looks for spirited bid ding when he auctions off a pair of dainty apricot colored pa- jamas which recently belonged to Miss Jane O'Roark, stock ac- tress. Jane and the Helen Igoe shop of Seattle had disagreed over a $260 bill, and a deputy sheriff was sent to seize the actress’ belongings. The only thing he could find was the biue-ribboned night garmen' RK EAST HAS RECORD COLD WAVE CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—The entire ward rapidly. Below zero weather central, middle and northwestern “4 predicted for the Atlantic x » in the states by tonight sections of the country were in th Albert, Canada, with 36 be grip today of the worst cold wave } Below zero temp ltures were reported from a dc of the winter. states, Two deaths from the cold were reported in Chicago. the coldest point reporting and Houghton, 32 below, and at Duluth and Moorhead, 8 below. # City, lowa, reported 20 be At 9 a. m. it was 8 below here, low naba, Mich., Devils with a high northwest wind blow , 24; Bismarck, N. D., 20; Du ing. Suffering in the poorer sec- buque, Iowa, 20; Davenport, lowa, tions of the city and among the un- 16; Des Moines, 16: Omaha 24; employed was intense Lincoln, 26: Sioux City, 16; Green The cold wave was sweeping east- Bay, Wis.,-20; Milwaukee, 16 oF THE YEAR, | ) HERE is Your. | SVIT= HOw WHAT ARE.NOU GOING | ‘Yo Do | F WELL, YOUR MODEST LITTLE HUSBAND IS GoING TO SHOW SOME OF THE MEN DOWN To THE GYIMNASAIUM HOW TO DO. AN ANNETTE GAVE MORE JOBS The $1,250,000 Lake Waeh- ington canal will be ready on or about Jan, 1, 1916, It was stated today by Superintendent | A, W. Sargent. Do you know what the canal will mean to Seattie? In dollars, the canal will mean millions. hundreds of new tl it will create daily visit u Lake Union and Washington In their ‘busi. | of loading and discharg- | ng cargo. ' While the war has left plans of} |™many manufacturers for the fa- [ture unsettled, there is no doubt but that dozens, perbaps hundieds, lof new plants will eventually oper- ate on the shores of the two lakes. Will Attract Industries The advantages of the canal are! such that many industries now lo: jeated in other cities, probably will | be attracted here. In the first place, Seattle wilt be| lone of the few cities that will offer water facilities unsubjected to} tidal changes. Shippers consider \this a rare advantage, Cargoen| can be loaded and unloaded with lout a moment's delay Time to most manufacturers is @ matter of dollars and cents. Not only will shipping be facilf: ated by the canal, but a new and cheaper method of distribution through the city will be provided At present a number of ships dis- charge cargoes {in the southern part of town, necessitating long hauls before delivery. | New Distributing Center | This is eliminated by the canal | in Its creation of a new distributive | tenter working out from Lake Un-| ion, Lake Union is situated prac- tically in the heart of the city. | The enlargement of Seattie’s| water front will mean cheaper | sites for manufacturers, Cheaper | sites will mean more plants and | more plants will mean more jobs? | The government Intends to en-| courage use of the new channel, which is shown fn its plan to ad mit all boats through without toll. It will require 40 men to operate ‘the locks. The government prom- ises to ‘ay this expense entirely. | Mi to Ship Direct | Coal mines and clay works op-| erating near the southern extrem ity of Lake Washington, in the re ion of Renton, will be largely ben- | efited by the canal, In the future lthey will be able to ship their prod ucts direct instead of by the pres: ent system of transportation to Seattle and thence aboard stegm ships | The reduction thus enjoyed will permit and probably make neces- sary an increase in capacity at | several Renton plants | According to information In the hands of the publicity bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, several |department stores intend.to estab- |lish warehouses on Lake Union, [One department store has already | acquired a huge piece of land, sup- posedly for this purpose PRECEDENT, GIVE 540,000 2,160,000 WOUNDED OR VICTIMS OF DIS. EASE. THIS MEANS A TOTAL OF 2,700,000 BATTLEFIELD VICTIMS SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. This is a record for slaughter and carnage without a precedent since the beginning of our lization. glorious In 1854-56, the Crimean war, it took nearly two full years to kill 485,000 men. In 1861-65, our civil war, four years were re- quired to kill 1,000,000 men. During 1870-71, the Franco-Prussian war, KILLED AND seven months were needed to dispose of 290,000 men. The Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78 meant 180,000 lives lost in a little less than a year. The Spanish-American war of 1898 went on for eight months, with only 2,910 killed. The Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05 cost 555,- 900 lives in close to two years. BUT THIS IS 1915! CIVILIZATION HAS MADE RAPID STRIDES. WE CAN NOW BUTCHER ’EM AT THE RATE OF A MILLION The Star wishes to extend a general invi- tation for -an_ affair this afternoon to every saloon keeper who has made it a practice to sell liquor to boys. We refer to the fu- neral services for R. A. Armstrong at Col- lins Bros.’ undertaking parlors. Armstrong was only 18 years old. He died a day or so ago of alcoholism! He was picked up staggering about the streets with a partly filled bottle of grain alcohol in his pocket. A post mortem ex- amination showed, the coroner says, _ that booze caused his death. To the man who sold him that bot- tle, to others who have sold him intoxi- cants, and to all deal- ers who have sold to any youths, The Star extends an invitation to the funeral. Mrs. Edith Arm- strong, the grief strick- en mother, will be there. Come out, saloon- keepers, and see it. SHOULD GIRL WHO WORKS QUIT JOB BECAUSE THE BOSS SWEARS “No!” Writes Little Stenographer, ‘He’s Decentest Man I Ever Knew”; “Yes,” Insists Her Mother, “Disrespect Is Sign He Plots Her Ruin.” DITCH IS NOT WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—The for~ mal opening of the Panama canal Probably will be postponed matty about July 4. Presient Wilson told congression al callers today that this date had been suggested as a more satisfac” \tory one for the exercises than that of Mareh 6, WHAT HE ang”? Le 4 SA WHAT THE XK KX KI = XKXXKURM | approved of the July 4 date. jdone on the canal in making it safe against earthslides. VETOES BILL! WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.— President Wilson's veto-of the Immigration bill was received by the lower house of congress © shortly before noon. The president rejected the measure which had passed beth houses, because of the Provision for a literacy test for Immigrants. The president's message which accompanied the bill explained that the measure in effect would cl the “open door” which the U. 8. maintained to immigrants. He also objected to the use of the literacy test and to other restrictive pro- visions. WANTS NO JAIL IN NEW COURTHOUSE The new courthouse will not have jany jail, if the recommendation of “BUT MOTHER HEARD HIM SWEAR AT THE OFPICE Bor.” | Does the Boss Swear Before You, Girls? Does your boss swear before you? Or does he flatter you? in which case do you consider he ie really most disrespectful and “dangerous”? What have been your other experiences with the busy man who has no time to be courteous to you? wi your experiences and opinion to Cynthia Grey’s wom an’s page for the benef! other girls. jenhans {s carried out. Josenhans | believes that the building of a jail |would handicap additions that mi |be desired with the growth of tl city. His plan is to locate the county jafl in the present city hall. read the book. | But today my little Lady Seven. teen knows better. Read the let- }a simple sounding bit of alliter |Jftion it 1s, but ft containa all of| ‘er from a girl which started all | | this theorizing }woman's past history and the| : ; | prophecy of her future Dear Mise Grey: | have just | | PrAccording to the traditions off Commenced to do office work. her sex, a man who stands up when a lady enters a room must AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION MAJOR CHICAGO, Jan, 28.—The Ameri: can Baseball association in effect, | rig 0 became major league organiza- possess the virtues of Sir Galahad,| Spokane jitney bus men are pre-|tion today. resident Chivington | but he who smokes in the presence | Paring to fight the new city ordi-/announced that the National Base- of a girl without her permission| nance providing licensing of driv-| pall Commission had consented to will plan her downfall if he gets a|ers and requiring them to givelits. removal from the provisions of chance, Such are the niceties of| bond. Organization is under way.'the draft rule. applied etiquette as wom d to| DOCTORS ALL- | TAKE OATH TO. _ HIDE MISTAKES By Fred L. Boalt. Hippocrates was a wise man who lived 400 years before Christ. He was the first to put aside the traditiong,of early ignorance and super | stition and to base the practice of medicine on the study of nature, It is a strange, sad commentary on our modernity that “ethical” doctors of today must take the “Hippocratic oath” never to betray the mistakes and blunders of their brethren, lest the confidence of the pub {tc Mppthe profession be shaken. ] "| Walt seems to me, is a libel on a worthy Greek, who is, however, too lot. pad to protest. ‘ “Hy, gritic oath” would be a fitter term. | Yet th orthodox physician, who would let a patient die rather than betray the mistakes of a brother doctor, is always eager to convict and BY CYNTHIA GREY Man's manners and his morals | | | | | (Continued on Page 9.) AND HE ToLd ME HIS MIDDLE NAME AND MAIDEN NAME WAS Fash (Continued on Page 6.) The president indicated that he 4 There remains much work to be ag |City Building Superintendent Jos- -