The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 23, 1916, Page 1

JEAL BLACKMAIL METHODS “THE REO EMERALD,” John Reed Scott's gripping novel of love, and diplomacy, and adventure, will begin in The Star next Monday, It will be published in six daily Install ments, ending Saturday, It ie to be the second in The Star's Novel.a-Week Series, in which a book-sized popular story is being given readers of this paper, COMPLETE EVERY WEEK. If you are not a regular reader of The Star, call Main 9400, ask for the circulation department, and have the paper delivered President May Ask Congress to Sever Relations U. S. CLOSE T0 BREAK WITH GERMANY PPL PLD LLL LLL LLP LPP PPP PPP PPP PD PP PPP POP “zt =6"' he Se attle S tar IGH the voluntary system, They've got a lot of ta ae oe et : THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS : } EDITION ‘em on page 7. VOLUME 18 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916. ONE CENT ON TRAINS | AxD NEWS BTANDS, A Small-Town Mayor ona Big- -Town Job! ¢ Seattle’s big opportunity right now is to elect Austin E. Grif- fiths its next mayor. Seattle has outgrown Hi Gill. Griffiths as an executive, Griffiths as a leader, Griffiths AS A MAN, towers head and shoulders over Hi Gill. GTwo years ago The Star supported Hi Gill for mayor as the lesser of two evils. Two years ago the election of Gill meant the harmonizing of various warring factions in Seattle. Now the election of Gill means just the opposite. Gill, as mayor again, means two years of do-nothing, of waste, of lost motion in council. * GGill offers the city nothing of a constructive nature. He depends solely on a corn-cob pipe popularity. He offers only his quaint bald head. He has been in and out of city office 18 years. He has never yet brought the city any lasting benefit. Gill is Gill—a 22-caliber man. , ~ MF The Star harbors no ill-feeling against Hi Gill.-When he asked for a chance to redeem himself, it was The Star that ~~: helped him get it. But that is over now, and Seattle is a:big, metropolitan city. It is not of corn-cob size. IT DOES NOT NEED A SMALL-TOWN COMEDIAN IN THE MAYOR’S CHAIR. @The Star is for Griffiths for mayor because The Star believes Griffiths’ election will be for the best interests of Seattle—for the best interests of all the interests of Seattle. The Star is for Griffiths because HE IS A MAN. His election will mean progress. His election will mean the ending of the city hall wrangling. His election will mean we will have a real executive in the mayor’s chair. HIS ELECTION WILL MEAN A SQUARE DEAL FOR SEATTLE. ONT STAND — srrrms FOR FIDDLING ‘Wut wiz |HOW CAMERA’S: EYE WATCHED THE HAPPENINGS IN ROOM IN ONE OF SEATTLE’S ‘BADGER’ HOUSES “BEING SOUGHT! gE ato” | vy . " ee Suiporists of Austin E. Grif- ban =" s 3 ‘ASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—President Wilson's ap- (ithe tor shader poll aotiene. After an unsuccessful all night vigil, deputy sheriffs re | | | . ‘ ‘ jouble : s s¢ ° n st pearance before congress within the next few days tically to the fact that over | rpskeninp y Wy vege remyabor es eons lay stoke ; id fe ig thea : é: a, | 27,000 voters recorded them- leged leader « ckmailers who, with headquarters here, are to announce a desire to break off ‘diplomatic relations selves against Mayor Hi Gill | said to have “badgered” tht most prominent. anf wealthiaaae with Germany was forecasted today by high administration in the primaries and that over at fy in ed ot. thouiadae ak della es 3 y 18,000 voters failed to vote at | j of the Pacific coast out of thousands of dollars during the authorities. ‘ ficial waid, if all | past two years This action is certain to result, one official said, if, On the basis of the votes The man sought is a former financial agent and lawyet, as intimated, Foreign Secretary Von Jagow’s instructions actually cont at the primary who is said to have worked in collusion with a firm of attot-. in’ Theenetactt ; 1 election, Griffiths’ supporters j to Ambassador Von Bernstorff will be t for f at csi thet GIN: le ony 3,000 neys and a score of atttactive young women in getting photo- ther a elay in of the Lusitania ca oe votes ahead of Griffiths i graphs of victims in compromising situations. cha i Sorenen k | All Tuesday night Deputy Sheriffs Brewer, Madden and vroclama ot warlare ee st armed merchantmen | McGillivray lay concealed near his hgme, watching every en- 1 Jag UR ee ie ee | |trance, but without success expected to reach Von Meron } last: Monday, | According to Deputy M, E. Hally, whose investigations within the next two days | and Griffiths| jled to exposure of the alleged “badger” game, the financial ae! rh og sip orgne id oa wie] i. a eae ay a t is the man who sd the camera in almost every ble declares that the presiden’ in i has on » ‘ * i as weske hie vetienl to tem rf is tance, and who oped the negatives which were sold Borize in the situation so rec for fabulous sums the victim ; that no doubt can remain as to | Word was rec 1 by Sheriff Hodge from Los Angeles purp ig Hap rll ey the Fi ee te ie ee — es jtoday that Miss Isabel Clayburg, arrested in that city byt ee eo athe etl ae Potes Sheriff Cline yesterday as an alle member of the syndicate, rs om pe jhas engaged an attorney and is preparing to resist extraditions | prey taken as to rea Deputy Sheriff Hally will leave here for Los Angeles : “ | Wee inesday night to bring back Miss Clayburg i : un A meeting of Griffiths sup: : Q ‘ ouree left open to bere pres ere i pertere will be held Wednesday Prosecutor Lundin said today he was anxious to get the dent is to cut off, diplomatic rela-| > ie jag “in. the mayor race.| evening for organization pur- | prin ip ‘ls in the case and that more warrants and complaints This would mean handing Ambas-| Griffiths wax chief of poli poses at the Good Eats cafe- " {would likely be issued within the next few hours. sador Von Bernatorff his passports,| first part of the Gill reg | teria. The meeting will begin Corner in bedroom of the Belmont ave. “badger house,” one of the residences where wealthy men were | Miss Lill Peter aang a wtehil * aad the withdrawal, of of Ambastador| He addressed two meetings Th at 6:30, and will continue until |iured by unscrupulous “sirens” and photographed for blackmailing purposes, The three buttons, to which| illiar ter tother woman wanted .in cons Gacand | ‘roa Berita.’ j second was at his own home, * sibea| at least 8 o'clock, 80 that every |the arrow points, to the casual observer appear to be electric light switches, Thru the center one, how-| nection “with che case, was sillings, Mont., up to Sunday, It ia declared President Wilson is| frie voluntarily to| one interested in aiding the |ever, the camera's eye is trained on the bed in the opposite corner of the room. Back of the three “but-| accordi ling to advices received by Hodge from Sheriff S. We eommtied to « poliey of firmness,| otte to the fnish.| Griffiths campaign may have | tons,” the camera man worked In a tiny room barely large enough to admit his body. Sometimes several | yy. ae. kof Billing arate os geeks 46 take tae ater] ant surprise to| the opportunity to be present. plotures were taken at a “sitting.” A mercury light was suspended from the ceiling of the bedroom, giv SR ruEn ain the steriously disappeared.) . after ret Ing the same rays as the light used in a photographer's studio. © the ¢ has mysteniou jappearec PI of breaking relations without first | the nting the matter to congress from th if de. | home ¢ Sound bee | Hally says her fiance is one of the wealthiest cattlemen in ; CONFIRM aoe BACK ON 1 JOB AGAIN P. 0. ‘LEAGUE MEETS) ACCUSES WOMAN [\"” “°° "" {nc (sore of thew WASHING TON Feb Fire cular Bringhurst swor ofey See ey rr rege Rpg Other News of Blackmail Plot Against i simon | Ghoated - oN (tee beanie ry we, naman x day ater, having’ hia :oollat bone} Labo ident Gere ac: Seattle Millionaires on Page 6 Today thereon for Germany to “see the | campaign com litte, abd Men. tt J.| the an tata by Ake 04 nate | reset at the hospital, following may Ta matters ht soeeial cies light” and to correct her policy Clark secretary foreign ¢ ommatins accident at Munich portance will come up light” and to correct her policy, Clan] 8eCr ety nnn NANA AUN NARI BF GRIFFITHS SUPPORTERS TO ORGANIZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE GOOD EATS CAFETERIA. BE THERE! BETWEEN 6:30 AND 8 P. M. * A ¥ ae