The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 25, 1915, Page 1

PPAR PPL DPD PPD PPD PDA PA PRED PPRRADRAADAADARARA A, eae ° a RE EMT O a) TOIT CITE SN, ES OORT TT OPO O DEO ORT HO! HO! HO! THE “SEVEN AGES OF EVERETT TRUE.”—In seven pictures, Condo has drawn thé seven ages of the famous pest killer Everett on the day of his birth, No, 2—with his nurse. No. 3—on the ball lot. No, 4—graduation day. No. No. 6 settling down, Don't miss this series! There's an extrd big laugh in every one of them for made verett THE SERIES MONDAY IN THE STAR, ’ No how his honeymoon. No. 7 { THE FIRST OF §—his courtship. those who have friends with f ru ionder Where They ‘}Got That Stuff! YARIOUS publications around the city which objected to the Lang jgation because The Star made rges, howled about its costin a pepyers $150 a day, Saturday the bill, covering the total cost, came the council. IT WAS $30 FOR A COURT STENOGRAPHER! VOLUME in Seattle That Dares to Print the News : 18. SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1915 MUSTLOAN ALF BILLION —SAYS FAMOUS AUTHORITY. Correepondence NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—There rests upon J. P. lorgan and his immediate associates in the present § an absolutely unenviable responsibility. » Their duty is to solve one of the most stupendous} cial problems of history, and their acts will involve monly the outcome of the war, the future of Europe, also the prosperity and happiness of every man,| and child in the United States! i Be. Joseph French Johnson, dean of New York University School and one of the foremost American authorities on this of international banking now absorbing the big bankers, point today the amazing dilemma into which this country has drifted The fact is,” he said, “that men of affairs all over the country} Dasiness {s really very flat, except for the stimulus given by war! "Ae James J. Hit! points out, the tremendous exports of our ont! | e ‘Bust be kept up ff prosperity is to be maintained. |" the market for the goods of the farmer and small producer is Mt, they will go to the wall, and a severe panic wil! follow | "Not a money panic, but terribly hard times, for the FARMER'S 18 THE BASIS OF THE NATION'S PROSPERITY. . . Insist Upon Real Security we have got to keep open in esif-defense the European - our goods. - 4 question [s, have these American bankers got faith fa the integrity of the French and English people and in their e | power to feel safe in making the huge loan demanded? and will the people of France and England ultimately pay r debts? "it seems inconceivable that they should not. They are the two richest nations on earth. if their credit is not good, why the end of the financial world has come. | “Civilization would have to begin ali over again in a world |) ga clean-ewept as when Noah landed from the q yet I have talked only recently with kers thruout the an4 I know many of them would be disinclined to take part In/ i loen unless American securities now held tn England were ages } ja the American banks as a guarantee of good faith | “Bat it’s almost a foregone conclusion tha: the securities could ast beecured by the foreign governments from their individual holders.” | llies Want Our Pocketbook Sympathy _ “Se thie is the great dilemma. We must either suffer a long periea| al times or extend this vast credit to France and England. _ “But if we do that, the future prosperity of every man in the coun-| 9 upon the ability of the French and English to pay. | in fact, our pocketbook sympathies must then be swayed to} aities. Or, at least, we will mot want the latter crushed. fearful responsibility of deciding this problem, Involving as of settling upon what security the solvency of the allies may be- is confronting J. P. gia and aesociates today.” ANTO SHRINK STILL MORE? YORK, Sept. 25.—While of the kinks in negotiations 8 $590,000,000 loan to the allies to have been smoothed there were prospects today the conferees would finally set 2 a figure considerably pared (As the situation now stands, they their negotiations on a am mark of half a billion dol 7, with a strong spect of go below that amount charges still perplexed charge, on bonds sold below par, #0 that takers could net a higher rate than 5. 38 ZEPPELINS LOST BY GERMANY IN WAR LONDON, Sept. 25.—Thirty-elght Zeppeling and nine Parsevals have been lost by Germany from the be-| ginning of the war up to August, | The general view- according to admissions by the Of the American bankers, how- German admiralty, said a Geneva} favored a 5 per cent interest’ dispatch received here today The Piredeve Band, Snapped by Star Photographer at the Hippodrome Saturday Morning, Just Before Starting for the Depot, on Their Trip to FIREMEN’S BAND LEAVING SATURDAY TO | BOOST FOR SEATTLE AT SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco. MAYOR WILL INVESTIGATE Mayor Gill was wrathy Saturday over the arrest of N. E. Chambers, early Tuesday, as told by The Star Friday. After going carefully over the facts as set! lforth in The Star, he announced that he| would investigate. He intended asking the) old man for an interview to get his version: of the case. | Chambers was arrested by Offf-|-——~ aed ge 3 gee CALL JUDGE AS COURT WITNESS to patch owned by the Andersons vere he lives: superior Judge Smith will be call ed as a witness Monday to explain ho he declares he gave n sat | sstuthory explanation of himeelf, to bis associate, Judge Tallman what his instructions were to the land offered to prove his Identity and character by the men at the| fire station, a block away, the of ficern rang for the patrol wagon When it failed to respond they jury which found Paul Schuman, ex-policeman, guilty of accepting the earnings of unfortunate women last spring. Schuman’s case fs sed him to walk to the police station, where he was booked on a the supreme court on appeal, and Prosecutor Lundin alleges an un charge of being abroad at night, and held in the city jall anti) after true copy of Judge Smith's instruc-| tlons is tn the transcript noon, when he was released It wag the first time he had ever been in jail in his life It doesn't pay to get up early around this town, If that’s what happens to you,” commented the mayor now before TT AND JEFF—JEFF WANTS A BOOK OF RULES A LA RUSSIAN | STYLE. i" pO LAT : First MD STUY ir! sr UGH LY abe THE MEANS EXAMINATION OPFILE R AND So THE FRONT . , "FouR TAPS pyrtent, 1918, & e Trade Mark Rew te cree tine PAGE SAYS Pace Two SAYS, FROM BUGLE “ADVANCE -S LOWLY’ "FIVE TAPS FROM 8U6LG& MEARS ‘AdvANCE’ AND Sik TAPS DOVBLE Oucic’” RAPIOLN * MEAN ADVANCE With -bundreds of friends cheertig them to thé echo, the band of the Seattle fire depart ment, and Chief Frank L. Stet non, departed for the San Fran cineo exposition, at 10:30 a. m Saturday from the Oregon- Wash ington station The band will be gone about two weeks, and wil) boost for Seattle all the time. While in’ San Francisco, they will distribute 16,000 circulare setting forth in pletures the glories of their home city. They will Also study fire fighting methods in the Southern city when they are not holding tp formal concerts and viewing tie wonders of the ex ition. Kenny Beaton probably will commandeer them to Hghten the sorrows of his many widows, or phane and old folks Kenny, who {is now doing a “Towne Goasip” column on the San Francisco Examiner, is con- ducting as many varieties of philanthropte projects as he did when here, and he yesterday wired an enthusiastic acceptance to the offer of Sergeant Carr, leader of the police band, which also will be in| San Francisco soon, to go whithersoever Kenny might direct. When the firemen assembled at the Hippodrome they were decked out in natty uniforms, consisting of the Tillkum white flannel trousers, and the fire blue coat and cap. They parad ed down Second ave., from Pike at, serenaded their comrades at fire headquarters, and then after a short concert at the station boarded the special train On board the train were about 100 fellow travelers, including several fire chiefs from adjoin ing cities, Chief Dowell of Port land will join them at his city t ® Pat. Off) AND ONE LONG ( MEANS SAY WRONG IM THIS Q00OK IS GONNA UN TMAING AKWH BLANDA, ONE CENI Esoues FROM HODGE BASTILE | Prisoner Facing Long Term Dodges Out, Runs Awa {GETS A LONG START John Ukel, a county jail prisoner |entenced to serve five to twenty years in the penitentiary for rob-| | bery, made his eweape early Satur. | jday by slipping past Turnkey T./ | Davis, who had left the main gate | | open Sheriff Hodge, who severely rep- |rimanded Davis, said the turnkey | Was standing with his back turned to the gate and was tinkering with |& water plug some distance away when Ukel darted out The fugitive was seen by Davis }as he dashed around a corner of the hallway and vanished into the heavy fog. It was about 6 o'clock Deputy sheriffs were called and| took up the hunt, but Ukel had the start of them by half an hour. | Davis and Night Jailer Hunt could) |not leave their posts In the jail | Ukel was lightly dressed ite| had no hat nor coat, and wore only |Alippers on his feet. These enabled |him to slip up behind Davis with Jout being noticed The fugitive is 24 years old. He| was arrested on April 9, 1913, by Policemen Pollman and Peyser. {On the way to jail he broke away from Pollman and Officer O'Brien. He was not pleked up again un-| til May 9, of this year. He was convicted several months ago. | IF YOU ‘ HELP,” WANT “TRAINED USE A STAR WANT AD.) BLAST ‘CHargce ! ic ALL ALL SEG THE GENERAL ABouT IT Anu | support Wit =s| The Seattle Star AST EDITION Weather—Partially cloudy TIDES Migh. ot pom, be ois am, = PEOPLE WANT FIGHT ATHENS, Sept. 25.—Greece is fired with the war spirit. Crowds surged in parade thru the streets last night in dem- onstrations favoring an early war move, while automobiles hurried past carrying officers responding to the king's gen- | land force mobilization decre Crowds gathered before the aities’ legations in an outburst of enthusiasm. The war office was busy thruout the night. Minister of War Danglis conferred at length with Premier Venizelos over the thi te crisis. As he made his way into the war office, Venizelos, pro-war advocate, was greeted with cheers by the thousands massed outside. Newspapers today were cautious in their comment on the lightning: | like developments of the past 48 hours, but they expressed the hope }that the mobflization move does | jnot mean Bulgaria intends to start | (4 third Balkan war. They informed the people that the ministry does not .intend at present to plunge Greece into & bloody struggle, but declared tha body deserves the entire na in resisting Bulgaria's rhs tempt to upset the peace of the Balkan states. Mobilization vanced when Wednesday. It is believed that Bulgaria's in- tentions will be disclosed by then will be parliament well ad- meets U.S.PUTS IT UP TO VIENNA WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.— On account of Vienna's failure to the west for dor Dumb: recall, the state department has asked the Austrian foreign office to take a definite stand on the re- call question, it was learned today. SAT NEXT TO FAIR DAMES; LOSS $3,000 CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Ora J Hickson of Seattle is today shy a pocketbook, which contained $3,000 in good, hard cash, to say nothing of a number of chec Meantime the police are seeking two girls who sat next to him in a crowded car. Hickson's nar in the city does not appear | directory AT SEKATILE Low. 19.0 ft 18.0 ft 1140 a, om, 08 Ot, GREEKS READY By Fred L. Boalt. Theodore Rooseveit shined my shoes this morning. William = Jennings Bryan worked on the shoes of a man who Sat beside me. Neither Roosevelt nor Bryan did a good job. Their minds were not on their work. 1 do not mean, of course, that the sturdy, curly-headed boy who shined my shoes was real- ly the redoubtable colonel. 1 do not know his name, but It sounds like Indianapolis. Nor dol mean that the cther sturdy, curly-headed boy was actu- ally the peace-loving Commoner. His name is Stanislaus Something. Before having my shoes shined at Union and Third, 1 called on GC. | Letpoulos, who is the Greek consul jin Seattle, with an office in the Lyon butflding. 3,500 Greeks Here Letpoulos told me he had recelv- ed no call for reserves from his government, and that he expected | none unless war should actually be declared. Seattle is too far from Athens. |, There are, said the consul, about 3,500 Greeks in Seattle and Ta- coma, and neighboring towns, and , | most of them young men. Then I dropped into some of those curious Greek coffee hous below Yesler way, where the pa. trons drink coffee as Germans drink beer. They Hate Bulgarians The talk was all war talk. They seemed ready to hurry back to the old country as fast as train and boat could carry them. And, my, (Continued on Page 5) AIRMEN IN RAID PARIS, Sept. 25.—The Sab. fons railway station and Metz were bombarded by a French alr squadron, according an of- ficial announcement today. BOMBARD ZEEBRUGE AMSTERDAM, Sept. 25.- British warships heavily led Zeebrugge at daybreak, amount of damage is | here. Three but the unknown DIES IN FLAMES NEHALEM, Ore., Fred gleston, 30, was burned to death early today in a fire which destroyed the Eggleston home, | three miles north of this city and three children Sept. 25.—Mrs. iwere saved BY BUD FISHER en THIS Book “ADVANCE” "RETREATS IMME Some Nasi NY oe * Star Want Ads Can Be Very Useful to You—if You Will Just Give Them the Chance. Main 9400-+ Ask for Want Ad Desk. bombard. ~ See SPS HS