The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 8, 1916, Page 1

What Kimd of Baby Would You Want? AS” sees ‘em Reporter at Babies’” exhibit at Bon and says you “Better can get ‘em to fit any sort of hope. See page 10. SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916. The Seattle Star THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE N VOLUME 18 = NEWS : } ONE CENT EDITION ON TRAINS AWW NEW RTAND®, Be MAYOR'S LEAD IS CUT TO 5,372: | THE ELECTION @ Now that it is all with Star readers: over, a few words @ The Star today feels proud to have fought and to have lost the fight it did for the Man it supported, for the cause it represented and for the people who stood with it. @ It was from the first an uphill battle. It was, in the opinion of most everybody, a losing fight, and yet nearly 30,000 voters cast their ballots for a man they almost knew would be a loser. @ On the day after the primary, when Gill had a lead of more than 15,000 votes on Griffiths, the easiest way for The Star would have been to let the campaign go by default. A good many friends even advised The Star to take that easiest way. @ But to The Star the easy way did not appear to be the right way and, even tho this paper well knew the hopelessness of the fight, so far as electing Mr. Griffiths was concerned, this paper chose to fight for what it thought was right. The Star expected to be the target for all the ses, all the falsehoods and all the mud that was thrown at it. It expected the other papers, one of them at least, would resort to their same old despicable tactics. It expected the stabs in the back and it had a pretty fair and accurate idea of the assaults from ambush that were being framed up, but The Star preferred to sup- port a man like Griffiths and lose than shirk an unpleasant task or to be a band wagon shouter. @ In the opinion of The Star, Hiram C. Gill does not ty ify Seattle. He does not typify Seattle people, or Seattle thought. @ The Star believes that just as sincerely this morning as it believed started. it when the campaiga @ However, Hiram C. Gill is elected mayor and The Star has for him only good wishes. The Star’s attitude toward Gill today, elected against The Star, is just the same as it was two years ago today, when Gill was elected by 14,000 with The Star's support. Then, The Star cautioned Hi Gill to watch his step and assured him that The Star would be ever ready to help him be the “best mayor Seattle ever had.” UDGE HOLDS UP MORRIS TRIAL Mr. and Mrs. L. Morris must settle out of court their dif- ferences of opinion regarding divis- fon of their wealth, before Judge French of Kitsap county, sitting here, will grant either the clubman or his wife a divorce. After dallying and bickering of attorneys, afternoon, Judge French declared he would) not waste two or three days of val-| uable court time hearing domestic troubles rehearsed merely because the family is numbered among folk of social prominence He ordered a postponement of the case until an agreement as to! property division was reached, and} the divorce issue went again to ‘trial Wednesday afternoon Morris is ex-president of the Arc-) tle club, and president of the Mor. ris Construction Co NEW YORK, March 8 ~Sam | Langford seems to have lost com pletely the form that once made | him one of the most feared fight ers. He was easily outfought in a ten-round battle here last night by | Harry Wills, of New Orleans. BARRACKS BURNED | WASHINGTON, March 8.—Capt MclIatyre reported today the teenth Infantry. barracks at Fort Gibbon, Alaska, had been burned The cause of the fire was not) stated. NEW ACQUAINTANCE | RAPS FRIEND ON HEAD When W. A. Russel accepted the! witation of a new acquaintance to) fake a walk up Seventh ave., from the Frog-Solo parlors, at Third ave and Pike st., he anticipated a pleas-) ant chat “Tuesday night. When | they got to Seneca at., the stranger | rapped him over the head with his) fist and went away with $9 of Rus- wel's money, * WHY SUBS WILL WAR ON VESSELS Ambassador "Van Bernstorff Gives Lansing Memoran- dum on Latest Decree. FORCED BY NECESSITY WASHINGTO! bassador Von March &—Am Bernstorff's memo- randum on the armed liner contro. versy handed Secretary Lansing today gave a full explanation of the reasons for the decree ordering submarines to torpedo armed bel ligerents without warning. It said the decree necessitated by numerous violations of internation 1 law on the part of the allies. Great Britain was named as an ew pecial offender The memorandum said the U. 8. had acknowledged these violations. Great Britain's blockade of Ger- many was specified as being con trary it kept reutral trade from German | ports and made export of German goods impossible. Other alleged offenses named were the interception of mall and the taking prisoner of German civilians on the high seas. The communication sald “In order to fight our oppo nents’ measures, which are abso lutely contrary to international law, Germany chose new weapons which by International law, In doing so, the did not and could not violate any e7zisting rule, but only took Into account the peculiarity of this new weapon—the submarine.” ENTERTAIN DANCER Miss Louisa %. Le was Lepper will give a reception Wednesday night to Mme. Lubowska, the impression istic dancer at the Orpheum, this week, in her studio in the Odd Fel lows’ temple Mme Lubowska is a former Se- attle girl and schoolmate of Miss | Lepper. Her real name is Wink fred Fairefoot, to international law in that) had not yet been regulated | | keting must be THE PEANUT DIPEOMAT: By Jack Jungmeyer matt pcre NISQUALLY, Wash., March & ~The parcel post farm! 3y running his half-million-dollar ranch on that basis, A. L tention Brown has challenged nation-wide at- Owner of one of the best managed estates in the West, he has materialized some of the big things predicted for Uncle Sam's package delivery at the time it was launched Fully 50 per cent of the output from the 2,600-acre place is being marketed in mail cartons- butter, and even cattle and hogs, eggs, cheese, poultry, honey the latter as pack ing house products It is one of the most interesting and signifi cant achievements in this new era of business. Farmer Brown-—a agriculture ture middleman’s grip. He profits more by selling direct] to the consumer, utilizing Uncle} Sam as his delivery man and the/ customer gets more for his money The farm has been brought right to the city kitchen door It wasn’t all clear sailing, and) the reason Brown succeeded where| many have failed can be summed | up in the word SYSTEM. INVENTED MAIL CARTON | The first necessity was a cheap and durable package. | ‘There was none on the market,| so he and his farm hands experi mented and finally perfected a car ton that will carry a dozen eggs safely at a cost of 1-5 cent each,| and one carrying 30 pounds for 1.3/ cents, | “A lot of people.” explained| Brown, “hailed the parcel post as a medium that would automatically | bring success to t produ and) cut the cost of living for the con sumer. But there's nothing more! automatic about this than about) any other success “It has taken persistence, expert mentation and a lot of thought.” tt A woman solicitor was emple to take ordera in a house to “gta canvass in Seattle, close by To earn her wage sho must and does secure at least new five cus tomers every day | Printed order blanks convey to! the farm xact information as to the kind and quantity of produce wanted and its date of delivery CREDIT NOT RIBKY | All parcel post sales are made| oh credit, with subsequent payment by check or postal money order.| Risky? Not at oi! | “We haven't lost $5 in three years thru failure of the customer to pay his bills,” declared Brown.| If the parcel weighs lews than 10 pounds, the postage is charged to {the consumer; if more than 10) | pounds, the mailing cost Is ab-| sorbed at the farm end How carefully parcel post mar conducted,” he ex plained, “is readily seen when you realize that it costs me about 8 cents a dozen to pack eggs, supply| the carton and cover the mailing from Nisqually to Seattle, some 80 miles away. “This 8 cents must be added to cul the who ha shaken man has put off the cost of producing the exes, as against only 2 cents per dozen which the retailer must add for jthe crating and handling of eggs n big lots. “Eggs which I would sell tn quantity to the dealer at 17 cents per dozen, I must sell at 23 cents to make the same margin. A FARM WIZARD “Ot course, the retailer's price to the consumer, representing his profit, if somewhat above my sell ing price. That's why I can com pete with him by parcel post. But| it shows how carefully the business | must be gauged; how carefully one must manage on the production cost.” It is thru bis remarkable co ordination of production and sell ing systems that Brown has proved himself a farm wizard His development of parcel post marketing has justified him in building a $20,000 packing plant on the ranch. It has made him an extensive buyer of his neighbor's hogs and poultry, It has made productive additional acreage. It has enlarged his creamery, churning 40 tons of butter per month, And it has add ed shed after shed to his poultry | housing. But this is only the final chapter in one of the most interesting ex amples of farm development and management in the United States. The first chapters—his begin nings, which make parcel post mar keting possible—are filled with in spiration and helpful suggestion to every man, no matter what the nature of his business or employ ment (Continued Tomorrow) JURY INVESTIGATES March 8 hold special SAN FRANCISCO, The grand jury will session tonight to devise a means of guarding Chinatown against tong war outbreaks. All was quiet in the quarter to- day, Highbinders remained con- cealed, fearing arrest, Others we afraid to venture into the streets. | | | Louts M ‘ours FRIENDS ARE LOSING MONEY More money was wagered on the outcome of yesterday's may oralty campaign than on any similar contest In years in Se attle Gill supporters were betting freely yesterday that his lead over Griffiths would be 10,000 Many wagers were laid that he would run 15,000 ahead of Grit- fiths, Even tho the mayor won by a comfortable lead, hundreds of his close followers who were betting freely on a majority similar to the one he got two years ago, lost their money RUMOR POWERS WILL BE CHIEF Rumor {s current Gill for the new term, Lang. Powers has been mentioned fre- quently known that Gill his efficiency SEATTLE TRAIN thinks HIT BY SLIDE: PORTLAND, ~ Mareh 8. ger train No. 8. P. was burled from the track Fallbridge today by a land The engineer, Fred Decker, seriously W. L. Bell, was badly hurt The train is conveying the N ern Pacific Ch 0 coach. Altho telephone and Fassen slide, Wednesday that Inspector Mike Powers will be named as chief of police by Mayor succeeding for the position, and it is highly of & 8. railroad, | near| was Injured and the fireman, Dasrenger| tele. | | GILL'S STATEMENT TO THE STAR “| am more than grateful for the support | got, because it was in the light of what | be. ' was an unjust fight against me. | want to settle down now and do the best | can, Just as | told The Star | would do two years ago. | have no grievance against any . I'm tickled to things the h with the way have come out—that's truth of the situation. “1 don't intend to make any immediate changes In depart. ments. I'll walt until the new | counciimen take their seats and then | can talk things over with them. A couple of big men have come in at this elec- tlon, and their judgment will be mighty valuable to me.” THE WINNERS Mayor—Hiram C. Gill. Corporation counsel—Hugh M. Caldwell. CounclI—W. M. Moore, R. H. Thomson, C. B. Fitzgerald, Treasurer—Ed L. Terry. Comptrotler—Harry Carroll. —_____ .----——- THE VOTE | Mayor ou Griffiths .... Corporation Counsel Caldwell Bradford ‘Terry Hyatt .. Comptroller OMIM: . bo ectssaees | Varner .... Councilmen ‘eaans . | Thomson | Pitzgereid Preferential against 21,361, No, 2—-Eliminating ward boun- daries—For 20,074; against 17,644. No, 3—Placing certain city em- ployes under industrial {neurance act—For 27,268; against 16,161. Port of Seattie Election Proposition No. 1—120 precincts, city and county, complete—For 10,596, against 7,926. Proposition No, 2~—For against 7,608 Proposition against 7,503. HOLD CANADIAN | IN NEUTRALITY PROBE SPOKANE, Wash., March §—E J. Brooks, of Medicine Hat, Alta., was arrested here recently charged with enlisting men in Spokane for adian army, in violation of » neutrality States | Brooks declared that his own ap- | plication for enlistment had been rejected on account of his great weight—305 pounds. He admitted, officers say, that he had been getting men to go into Canada to enlist because he want ed to do something for his country. He is a man of gigantic build and is 37 years old. He sald he was a farmer, living near Medicine Hat. WAR TALK IS GROWING TODAY BY CHAS. Pp. “STEWART LONDON, March §.—Almost over night Great Britain's view on the German-American situation has radically changed The belief is growing that relations are more tense, and the possibility of war is |serlously considered Danish and Dutch representa tives say Germany's bitterness to: ward the U. S. is increasing. It is not known whether this is due to congress upholding President ‘Wil |son's submarine policy ELECTION USELESS? | voting—For 18,493; 10,078, | No. 3—For graphic communication was cut off by the slide, road declare that no were injured, The train will ar rive {n Portland before night. local officials of the THIS RUBE HAS NO HAYSE SHERBROOKE, N. D., March 8.—John Baldwin has installed a Wireless apparatus in his farm home. Each night he in- vites his farmer friends over and they get the day's news by wireless from Bism K LADIES’ T, R. CLUB TO MEET George Ladies’ afternoon Wharton, give gained at the Women interested Roosevelt club the home of Mrs, C. 2 16th ave, N. Chicago in convention passengers |ry 8, New, 2D IN HAIR A. Virtue will address the Saturday | He will his impressions of Roosevelt | Roosevelt's »| INDIANAPOLI Mareh 8.—-Har former chairman of re national committee, and James BE. Watson, ex-congressman and former republican whip in the house, are running so close in to- day's primaries for the republican senatorial nomination that the election 1s apparently useless, The law provides that unless one has a | majority, the | state convention | must select the senatorial nominee. SAYS IT'S OUTRAGE NEW YORK, March §.—Judge Li rt H. Gary, steel magnate, to | day termed an “outrage” the indict |ment against him in connection |with the grand jury investigation of Hast Youngstown strike riots | publican | Ten acres of goldfish bring Eu jgene Catte of Langdon, Kan,, more ready cash annually than ts earned by the average 160-acre farm, His industry has grown to nomination for the presidency are|such proportions that he has turn invited to attend, ed his grain farm over to his son, ;| Gain. sees laws of the United] ! spooneetelin | | GILL RE-ELECTED BUT HIS MAJORITY 9,000 BELOW LAST RECORD Griffiths Made Gain of 14,005 Votes Over His Primary Record, While Gill Gained Only 4,794. Mayor’s Total Vote Thousands Less Than Two Years Ago. Griffiths. 29,941 15,936 4,794 14,005 Gill was reelected Tuesday over Austin E. Griffiths, | his rival for the mayoralty, by a majority of 5,372, according to the complete count, unofficially made by the comptroller’s office today, His total vote was 25,212, while Griffiths received 29,941, Griffiths increased bis primary vote by 14,000 votes, and Gill gained 4,000-0dd votes over his primary vote His big lead in the primaries, however, saved the day for him, tho his majority fell thousands below his record of two years ago, As ote | Vote Yesterday ..... at Primaries Mayor H. C than 14,000 majority two years ago. GRIFFITHS WINS IN HOMES Griffiths carried the University ward, Ballard district, the Smith's cove district, West Seattle, Rainier valley, comprising the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and @ portion of the Fourteenth wards. He also carried some of the pre einets in the Queen Anne district, These are the small home owners’ districts. ° | Gill's big vote came in the downtown district, the First ward) Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. He also carried by a smaller majority the Second and Third wards, got a big vote in the Capitol bill district, the Seventh war 1 a Jead in the Queen Anne ward, the Eighth. Two years ago he carried every ward in the city except the Unt versity district. CALDWELL WINS EASILY Hugh C. Caldwell ‘(lo oi, ending him tn almost every tion counsel, by ovet leading him in almost every ard. The election of Judge Moore and former City Engineer was conceded from the day they filed. They came thru as ‘way ahead of the field. Councilman C. B. Fitzgerald had harder sledding, and he won from Otto A. Case, who ran fourth, by less than 5,000. é Ed Terry, for treasurer, and Harry Carroll, for comptroller, pominal opposition, and they ran like wildfire. i The preferential election amendment was defeated, Amendment No, 2, to eliminate ward boundaries, carried. Amendment No, 8, to | place city workmen under state compensation act, carried. Indications are that none of the port propositions recetved the "| necessary 60 per cent vote required for building the belt line, 9,910, = | The betting was even Gill would win by Jers lost considerable money. . 9,000 votes, Gill support ee Two years ago Gill carried every section of the city except the University district. This year he didn’t carry any of the residence districts except Capitol hill and some parts of Queen Anne hill. He got a tremendous vote in the downtown hotel district. Griffiths carried Green Lake, Ballard, Rainier valley, University, etc. eee ee In many weeks ago. Precinct 86, maries and 113 Precinct 87 In Precinct In Precinet A few of these, taken at random, are: in the Queen Anne hill district, gave Gill 125 in the pre ‘Tuesday gave him 104 two weeks ago and 97 yesterday, 90 he dropped from 190 to 176. 103 he dropped from 141 to 137. In Precinct 10 he fell from 118 to 114; in 21, from 87 to 88; in 184 from 138 to 132; in 206, from 87 to 75; in 243, from 128 to 123; in 25%, |from 127 to 122; in 269, from 29 to 12 eee The above precincts are taken here and there In the email home owners’ residence sections. Gill's tax issue didn’t affect any one but the chaps who live in downtown hotels and up on Capitol hill. eoeoeee Never before in the history of this city, since women voted, did @ mayoralty candidate, whether successful or not, gain as few votes Over his primary vote as Gill did yesterday ore ee heavier vote was cast yesterday than two years ago, Gill s less than two years ago, and his majority was 8,000 less PATS ARO: Altho got 3,00 ve than two | February, 1916, started off with a record snow, and The Star finished February, 1916, with a showing. In advertising receipts | The Star gained 21 per cent over February of last year. (The other papers both lost.) In circulation receipts, The Star showed an increase of 9.7 per cent over February of last year, and this | despite the fact that The Star's circulation | growth for every month last year was | phenomenal. | The Star’s daily average net Paid circulation is more than 58, copies—and growing every month. compared with his majority of 5,000-odd this year, Gill received more — the Fremont district, the — & a precincts Gill got less votes yesterday than he did two :