The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 31, 1915, Page 1

A Year of Good Times ! That's what 1916 looks like to the big men of Seattle. There's a message of prosperity for you on page 8 of today’s Star. Read and digest it. wy VOLUME 18 SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, DECE and found the pessimist. conversation. go dry and keep on living. SEATTLE HAVING — *vEMBet_cus.rrSLEAP YEAR A LIQUOR FAMINE lam Little Except Beer Left for Celebration to Mark Passing of “Wet” Town; Some Saloons Try Out Non-alcoholic Substi- tutes on Patrons on Last Day as a Test; a 3 Saloons Must Close at 12 o’Clock. ‘ teenie diibdeaienieameii ince dace ene een bee “aa sl THE GAME FOR TONIGHT star your own hat 4 @ Remember the |! “dryly.” 11! reach the water wagon soon @ Don't crowd! Yor enough ‘ @ Autos will » Second 1 Miss Helen Jarrett, who sees no good reason why girls should not Propose “ee ee WHY SHOULDN'T A GIRL PROPOSE IF ingest pd aN By Cynthia Grey Seattle is bidding a last fare- well Friday to strong drink, and every man, after his own fashion, is preparing to enter upon the days of the “big thirst.” At midnight, Seattie will be re. In the pass. than 300 bar (Continued on Page 5. MARRIAGE PERMITS —--: FALL OFF THIS YEAR : n the Unite It seems to me that taking this Int onsideration, the nd FIGHTING ON RIGA FRONT WHAT THE MONEY WE. 2rd Seis So svn i sie ota DRINK UP WOULD BUY #23935 sF wit att He offered, as his opinion, that the town was going to the dogs. The poor fellow seemed quite sad about it. vee teat m State vorld’s standard of value ) hi aim ev MBER 31, 1915 ONE CENT ON TRAINS As SPM RPANDS. Oe direful prophecy to a dozen others. It was not a spirit like the street car conductor’s that made Seattle what it is. And it is not a spirit like the street car conductor’s that is going to make it a bigger and better and more prosperous Seattle. Seattle should enter upon this new year with optimism and confidence. If your neighbor dolefully tells you, as the street car conductor told the editor, that the passing of the saloons is going to hurt the town, take him off into a corner and talk to him like a Dutch uncle. If every one is going to go about with fu- nereal face and mournful prophecies, certainly the passing of the saloon is going to hurt--some. The very lack of confidence is going to hurt business. BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND, IF EVERY MOTHER’S SON OF US WILL PERK UP, AND MAKE THE BEST OF IT, AND LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT A GOOD OLD TOWN IT IS, WHY, THE PSY- CHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF IT ALL IS GOING TO BE THAT THINGS REALLY WILL BE BETTER. The new year is going to be a year of hope and promise. The Star believes this, absolutely. The new year finds Se- attle on the threshold of a new era—an era of better times. Big men in Seattle who are doing things agree that this is so. Bankers, merchants, manufacturers, big men in the labor world—leaders in all walks of industrial life—declare the wave of prosperity which has been rolling across the nation at last has engulfed the Puget Sound country. This edition of The Star is dedicated to prosperity— not a blatant, false-alarm prosperity, but the real article. In the columns of this issue Seattle men tell why they KNOW that times are already better. Figures are pub- lished to substantiate their statements. LET’S TRY THE BOOSTING TREATMENT. IT DOES NOT COST YOU A CENT MORE TO BE A BOOSTER THAN IT COSTS YOU TO BE A KNOCKER. AND IT IS A WHOLE LOT MORE PLEASANT FOR’ EVERY- BODY. aa PROSPERITY FACTS nation’s! half-a-million America’s Pink d mark. The crops t than in Clearances The Crops— 000,000—over r $4,986 —Mr. Robert M. Woolley, director of the ment that the United States now has one-te | phenomenal cor The Home Market—The freight car shortage points an unmist normous inc se in the demand of the Home Market as all the coinec well a we War "ala Sales- ige from the cata Receipts idence of healthy an No matter where you look, well-distributed prosperity in the d something to veri! ou will fin The big things for you to remember are that Prosperity is NOT a mirage—a glorious prospect in the offing—it is an + established fact—IT’S HERE. ay Dien PUT SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL AND BOOST! HIS MORNING, on the way to the office, the editor met the pessimistic street car conductor. We missed our usual car, with the conductor of which we are friendly. It was early, and there were not many people on the car, and the conductor inclined to No big city like Seattle, he said, could We heard him, on the way down town, repeat his We got the next one, CLEAR STREETS FOR CROWDS treet Cars Won’t Run on First and Second Avenues The Seattle Star |; THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT _ DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS Austria’s yeas la ae mero 000,- handled ikable fing good times VIENNA YIELDS Ancona Reply in Contro- versy Removes All Danger of Brea With the he U. S. k ° REPLY REACHES care WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.— The first section of Austria's reply in the Ancona case reach- ed the state department short- ly after 11 a. m. today. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-.— There will be no break with Austria over the Ancona inci- dent. The danger of a sever- ance of diplomatic relations is past. Austria, in her reply to the second American note, has “substantially” complied with the admin f relief swept over the rtment following pub CONCESSIONS MADE BY AUSTRIA IN NOTE AUSTRIA punishment of her subma- rine commander, as demand- ed by America. In effect granted disa- vowal! of the torpedoing and agreed to reparation for lives lost. Concurred in the principle that enemy vessels, unless they flee or resist, shall not be destroyed until persons aboard are rescued. Refused responsibility for deaths due to panic among the crew. Desires to retain friendly relations. Leaves the way open for further negotiations, but on comparatively minor points. has ordered if- D 2 - eT Tse sae <= —— a- = >> >>> A GREAT DEFENSIVE ALUANCE IS ig make an otfenaly ve or de reaty with any goverr tside the Wester rn hen Establishment of a court presentatives of the rs to the Pan-Ameri © Settle all dis Grestivn of Banding: armies, of each to be deter f mined in the cohvention and subject to call for the defense t suppo rted by the people in the