The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 4, 1916, Page 1

B M. BOWER, author of Yet no one, #0 far an it hae “The Ranch at the Wol hens dite © vertan.” Siiteh te te be : A gs ble to learn, Is able published next week in The © tell a great deal about her. Some years ago, it is sal’, she Star, is a woman. She.0s il eel ahs ved on a ranch near Puyallup with her father and two baby woman of mystery. She le sisters, She was an adventure known to the literary world some girl, full of life as a Seattle woman, Sho had a longing for (he open Johnny-on-the-spot to tell you. No but just the enappy, happy style you AS A student of municipal affairs, ex- perienced in the city’s needs and problems, as a man of high ideals, honest, square, able and courageous, and, above all, true to his word, Austin E. Griffiths, as mayor, will bring to Seattle the peace and progress in the next two years to which the city is entitled. This record of efficiency has been recognized on every hand. It has not been disputed. It ts not disputed today except by Hiram C. Gill, who Misstates facts and figures. It is not disputed even by Gill’s personal organ, the Post-Intelligencer. On the morning after the primary election, less than two weeks ago, on February 22, 1916, the Post-Intelligencer, speaking of Griffiths, said: “Griffiths’ stren; this year comes from « number of causes. First, his record as a public ser- vant is unimpeachable. The capable handling of police department as chief for almost a year won him the admiration of the electorate. He has stressed the need of administrative efficiency and fT i ila a Ha te . Grif has adv practical administration city-owned utilities and has not hesitated to out the ill results caused by a temperamental and erratic policy.” On the day before the primaries, the Gill or- gan (it did not think Griffiths had a chance of nomination then) said: “Griffiths has served ably in the council.” This praise of Austin E. Griffiths was entirely justified by his record of 28 years of -residence in this state and his constant endeavor to be of service to the city and to his fellow men and women. His ability was recognized by the State Bar as- sociation when it chose him as a delegate to the International Law and Arbitration conference at The Hague. HIS INTEREST IN LABOR PROBLEMS HAS WON HIM MEMBERSHIP IN THE ATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR LEGISLATION, € WHICH THE MOST PROMINENT MEN IN THE COUNTRY, RECOGNIZED LABOR LEADERS LIKE SAMUEL GOMPERS, JOHN MITCHELL, AND MEN OUTSIDE THE LABOR RANKS, ARE MEMBERS. ; His interest in the welfare of children is well known in Seattle. He fathered the playgrounds movement here and brought about, even before he held any public office, the playgrounds system here. He like. See page 3. VOLUME 18 and dreamed continuously of the The whole countryside won Atill later she went Fast and ambitions for bis daughter and ous duties of branding calves find what becomes «’ Billy Louise cow country, east somewhere tn dered at her sudden disappears Was married, Little of her later who knew oi Aisappointment, 4d her ce Oe imide heierni ia Re Her father wanted her to be @ and she was finally discovered Hor father, #0 far as ft fe disappointment rancher, Cattle rustling and gun VAIT UNTIL LSONDAY AND home girl in Idaho, so the story goes, in known, lives somewhere near The Ranch at tie Wolverine” vl add excitement to the story, BEGIN TO FIND OUT, 1 Hut something had ruled that her wild range lands, gathering | Seattle yet. Acquaintances say is a story of neateading tn is refreshingly full of true NOVEL WILL BE COMPLETE Mins Bower was to be otherwise, local color for stories which were they have seen nim on the street Idaho, The heroine, Pilly Louise, Wontern lite In INSTALLME - The call of the cow country later to stamp her as one of the only recently runs the ranch, She takes care There is a great pull for the » i MONDAY AND END- drew her away from her home, best portrayers of Western life. Old friends who knew of his of her mother, besides the ardu- reader to stick to (ie end and \G SATURDAY nnd long-winded, stereotyped write-ups, THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEws : } vs WASH, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1916. ONE CENT Shwe eranne, es He is a member of the National Academy of Social and Political Science. Here you see the deep interest of the man in municipal problems, in questions affecting labor's interests, children’s interests—the interests of broad humanity; A MAN WHO WAS COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO ADVOCATE WOMAN SUF- FRAGE WHEN OTHERS S 7D AT IT, A MAN WHO COURAGEOUSLY STUMPED THIS CITY IN BEHALF OF THE MOTHERS’ PEN- SIONS, MINIMUM WAGE LAWS, AND OTHER MEASURES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE DURING THE MEMORABLE CAMPAIGN OF 1912. His record in the city council has been one that continually emphasized his desire for efficiency and service of the general public. So well were his efforts for economy in city administration recognized, that Mayor Gill, on the day after the recent primaries, publicly declared in the Post-In- telligencer that “there are no issues of importance between Griffiths and myself’; that the tax issue was settled. And the tax issue IS settled. There is no man in public office who has striven harder to keep taxes down than Griffiths. Curiously, too, whenever Gill was mayor, the tax levy reached the highest rate. In 1910, when Gill was mayor before, the tax levy which he signed was 17.90 mills, the highest the city ever had up to that time. The next year, a new regime came into the city government. Griffiths was one of the new councilmen, and the 1911 tax levy was reduced to 14.65 mills. In 1912, Griffiths protested against a higher tax levy, demanded a reduction of $670,000 from what was proposed, and when he failed to secure the reduc- tion, he voted against the tax budget. And so the next year he proposed reductions. The records are plainly on file at the city hall. AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS It was Griffiths who introduced the measure which extended*the time for payment of street as- sessments from five to ten years and reduced the interest from 7 to 6 per cent so that small home in Seattle and was chairman of an important com- owners would have a chance to meet the burdens mittee in the National Conference of Charities and ot taxation more easily. ae : Correction. It was Griffiths, who believing the public en- He has been a member of the National Child Labor committee. : He headed the Charities’ Organization society PPP LL LLLP LPL LLLP LP DPD PP PPP PP PP PPP PPP PPP PPP Why, Certainly, You ar Most every one does. And you want to know, of course, what's what at the “movies.” Well, The Star is EDITION ATTACKS SECRETARY DANIELS FORMER NAVY HEAD CHARGES INEFFICIENCY AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS THE MAN titled to that accommodation, introduced the meas- ure to require the sale of car tickets on street cars by the conductors instead of making people go to a lot of trouble to buy them. He introduced the resolution to take over the Seattle, Renton & Southern line by condemnation proceedings—which would have ended the mud- dled condition in the Rainier valley. It was he who introduced the resolution requir- ing a physical valuation of the gas company’s prop- erties so that lower rates might be obtained—and the 50 cent minimum has been reduced to 25 cents. In his broadness and feeling for children, he got a bill passed to make autos slow up in passing schools. It was Griffiths also who passed the ordi- nance to compel autos to come to a stop when pas- sengers get off or on street cars. Believing that bana fide residents of this citv should not be put to the humiliation of arrest for minor offenses and dragged to jail, he introduced the bill for the issuance of summons. In this man- ner, a real resident here could be notified that he must appear in court at a certain time,.and, as the. offense is minor, there would be no danger of his fleeing from the city. It was Griffiths who wrote the amendment to the charter to require a minimum wage of $2.75 for city laborers and to give preference to Seattle residents who are heads of families. (Incidentally, this law is most outrageously violated under Mayor Gill in the employment of men in the garbage col- lection department. ) It was Griffiths who introduced a bill authoriz- ing the law and labor departments of this city to furnish legal aid to poor persons in wage disputes. A man of great energy, willingness to study and to work, clean, capable, experienced—such is Austin E. Griffiths, as high a type of citizen as any. Compare the magnificent record of Austin E. Griffiths with that of his rival, Hiram C. Gill. Compare the caliber of the two men. Compare their public ut- terances — their public achievements. View them from any standpoint. AND AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS STANDS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE HI GILL. This is Seattle’s opportunity to insure itself peace and progress with Griffiths. With Gill, it faces two years of turmoil, trouble, vile epithets, foul mouthings, do- nothing. t | HOUSE oaDAY 4 ‘ARMY’ meine SUGGES TS HE T 0 | DITOR THE STAR: Thave lived in “Reattle 26 yonrs, and in that i ime I have never known a publie offictal to retha ‘aused so much pitter fee hatred and scandal as Hiram Gill has. —- ae Pes z biter toting the vile attack Gill made on Dr, Matthews’ charac With a fighting strength of MEETINGS TONIGHT |ter because the doctor dared to publicly question some apparently shady/ 288 men, the Ballard high Austin E. Griffithe and Ote | |40ings of the council of which Mr. Gill was president 12 Yenra ago. | acho! “army” has been organ- He will address three | | I would not again stir up the odoriferous history of Mr. ( ie Ized by Lieut, Jacob Shick, U. ili urday night as | (ord, prior to his recall five years ago, nor speak of the many trials to) 9m es ei dettting peal 5 RN mpm a WASHINGTON, March 4— “Jleaders, Majority Leader Kitchin | “rs hall, Inter. | |Which he has subjected us J Bing , March 4, | “hake Demia & > Wil. |said it was practically certain the ave, 8. W Mr. Gill could retire today with honor and respect, not so much be-| daily. were declared tomorrow, our navy, Secretary Deniels has demoral- Drees amens Freevent McLemore resolution vote would | A cause he deserves it, but because Seattle has been richly generous with The “army” Is the result of under Secretary Daniels, would be | ized and disorganized the organtza- son’e eupporters in the house | Si emrned to Monday, and pos by Carer vais | |e the first plan decided upon by | absolutely {mpotent to check an tn-|tion he found when he took office, beens out today. sibly Tuesday, : ee teh ace. | Seattle has glossed over his mistakes, forgiven his bad record, and| the school board to introduce |¥asion,” ex-Secretary George Von|He has not apprectated the condi- After several planned to He declared also that it was} clu in | even raved over this ordinary lawyer Ike @ tender, loving mother Would} military physical training In |, Meyer declares today. {ton that the ‘country has faced postpone a vote on the McLe- e the resolution would be to- sob over her wayward son the high schools here instead c ‘Our navy, ae hip ha ed or-| 8! aoe _ : ra rc 6 out. more warning resolution, pro- #9 that the house could lon is Mr. Gill a been lavishly credited for his so-called reformation of expending any further sums ganization prepared o act on a} 2 te ig ung’ a at chars of a viding. the desired Wilson setly upon the merits of He t uxtravegantiy rewarded by an infatuated electorate to] on gymnasium equipment. wate has tested war plan. eed increase’ of the maey ane “showdown,” others, Including arning Americans not to travel vitat euch an ext rat to add more now would place a premium upon spot Lieut, Schick has been employed} 11 a yo genni eles anata coe te Botti! ite Representatives Sheriey, Allen | on armed ships. per | | ut the door in the face of virtue. ; at a salary of $1,200 a year to act plan ‘ ‘ act to build fous wot the Speedin and G , began a fight to j Jones Talks In Senate Mayor Gill will speak at | | stined to be a great world city, Let us forgive, but not/as special instructor, introducing Pi en 'dip in anata canard battle cruisers tn the worl force a vote today, declaring | if the three Americans who left] | West Side hall, West Seattle, : So EAN various phases of military work oy Rateeall sOniiee sah wanna “The government.” be seid ai the muddle surornuding the q York ay on the liner t | y our differences and install a clean, honest and able The “army” is not a uniformed! “rere are no enlisted reserves. |nto even started to lay the keel of vote In the senate yesterday On | (anonic are killed by a submarine, a @| character in the mayor's chair. Yours very truly, Ww. 8 . body of boys, with bristling guns. Ammunition Limited | two battleships which the last con- ee Te naiy, | (they would, be viotime ot, thalt Or. E. J. Brown, candidate for eit! sila ikaeaags ROLE cl Its _men, however, are engaged 10) «rhe navy has only a small eup-| gress avhorized, and it takes three , piabeol agpenataatd hela! eg ip egies : ’ regular army work, taking the reg-!51y of ammunition, and there {s al years to build them.” scates of immediate action to war over thet the council, has challenged ulation physical setting-up exer-|2nortage of enlisted men and of-| “What if one of these great steel 1 plans for postponement) 4 gto Senators J either Mayor Gill or Council cises, building up their bodies for| fiers Sn orastically every fighting |combinations announced “that It nounc b Ac irman Cummin Hitehe man ©. B, Fitzgerald to debate strenuous work that will come next} .hjp was headed by a man inexperienc- Pou of the house at his meeting in Dreamland summer. “There are no fast cruisers, ex-}ed in business, and that his first who said it was d rink Sunday n> « “We want to take the boys out] cept thr lete ones. jact was to disrupt the organiza- A congressmen Ole Hanson, who also will 7 aRer to a summer camp,” said the Hew ‘er torpedo boat de-| tion and put puddiers and huskies _ from the cit speak at the Brown meeting, | A stolen auto, whose driver es-|17 ave, sealp ent, bruised |tenant, “where they will get the mission than in re-|at work crocheting nighteaps: in- McLemore resolutior challenges Chief of Police Louis leads in the dark ashed | an Miss Mauél| fresh air and sleep in a tent and] se stead of heaving ingots? a Ae sooner . ' M. Lang to be present. Into a jitney bus and injured alx | Patterac pring at., cut} learn to swim Battleshine Feebie |p eatow msny shamecebies “nalat * CLE Venldsonerd irr dogg The Dreamland rink meeting Sun-|persons at 23rd ave. and EB, Union|and b 1 Patterson,| Ag soon as Lieut. Shick gets his} Lhe battleship fleet numbers | pany’s stock would the public buy? form “ob pag Pegs Sramleée to be che of (ab lac aiiiay Hiak 2423 B. f cut and bruised, | men divided into squads, he will be-| It was 21 when Daniels took e analogy and the inferen ] whe ‘ A recklessness Of| most sensational ires of the| The injured are: H, R. Bowen,| 1 to C. M.|gin putting them thru the Buck's ve to you, I do not think it { ioe « somemeeieta said Jones lcampalgn. Plans are being made tojjitney driver, internal Injuries and |S¢ ©. Aloha st., and was| manual of bar-bell exercises: ; battleships of the Con be seemly in me to say the 4 acu prangae oaacomentag % ie en He an flaw. ine ting, if ne out shout face and arms; Mre. A. Rte from in front of his resi-| ‘These are the same exercises the| necticut class have dornanatretad Daniels, ought to be oustes “a ; OO si pee Seda Blah pip gg kee Ra aad oe ‘dee we fe afternoon, Both o eguiar army man takes with his|that they cannot exceed 12 to 15/clally since there are mast hts Age dad de h recog Opt pecs, he Aart oiling 206) Sect wee su cid ly A ig Po A. b Fee eee An in yr wreck, pages 2 a plo a a bar-bell, knots without danger of breaking |it in my stead.” } Following a conference of house 5. \ ‘ =