The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 18, 1916, Page 1

spent in making the Bremerton navy yard av tion preparedness measure. Secretary Daniels as: measure has now gone to the house. al advantages for a great naval post. miral Benson told the house naval affairs commi instead of Puget Sound. A Chance for Six Pleasant Evenings Y' )U'RE sure to enjoy yourself next week if, after you get home, you sit down in that easy chair of yours and read “The Maxwell Mystery Carolyn Wells, which, beginning Mon- day, will appear in six daily install- ments in The Star. a T= United: States senate has passed Sen. Poinde xter’s bill, appropriating two million odd dollars to be lable for battleship construction. It is an administra- ted Sen. Poindexter in the preparation of the bill. The If the house passes it, the money will become available AND SE- ATTLE, SPOKANE, TACOMA—THE WHOLE STATE, AS WELL AS THE NAVY YARD TOWNS, WILL FEEL THE STIMULUS OF AN INCREASFD PAYROLL, AN INCREASED POPULATION OF SKILLED MECHANICS, A LEGITIMATE PREPAREDNESS-PROSPERITY. Naval, experts who have appeared before the house and senate naval affairs committees during the recent hearings have agreed, almost unanimously, that the Bremeiton naval yard offers unexcelled natur- This opinion seemed to be the general one until, yesterday ttee the appropriation ought to be spent on Mare Ad- land Seattle Wants No “Pork”; A Square Deal, That’s All! | If this is true, the good and patriotic citizens of Seattle should be the first to subordinate their own selfish desires, and to say that the Mare island yard should have the money. STATE OF WASHINGTON WANT NO “PORK. have said, the better place for a great naval base, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT WASH- INGTON OUGHT TO BE VIGOROUSLY REMINDED OF THE FACT. Seattle will be satisfied to | have the question decided on ITS MERITS. ITY, MOREOVER, IS NOT THE MAIN POINT. THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS : } NEWS VOLUME 18 SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, M 4, TO GRAND JURY Hodge Hopeful w Confident that attorneys for Mrs. Isabel Clayburg, ac Immigration Commissioner White| cused of conspiracy to black and customs officials are preparing mail Samuel |. Silverman, wealthy mining promoter, and other Seattle men of promi- nence, will abandon today their efforts to block her extra- dition from California, was ex- pressed Saturday by Sheriff Hodge. Appeals for a writ of habeas cor pus to prevent her being brought here for trial have lost in the su Saturday to present to the federal grand jury next week evidence against the allow Owls,” alleged smuggling ring, said to bave con-_ ducted more than $1,600,000 wortn of illegal traffic in opium and) aliens during the last four years. Some of the 26 alleged members of the ring have already been in- , dicted. ij \ Others, now in the Pierce county |perior court at Los Angele fail, are not yet accused, altho sev-| where she is in custody, and in the W are said to have confessed. | state district court of appeals ch is being made for the Her attorneys will appear Satur munch Maud K., said to have been day In the United States district ~perated by William Kirkland, now |court at Lon Angeles, but a tele cs : gran received by Sheriff Hodge from Deputy M. BE. Hally, who Is r arrest, and for six Oriental« eacaped from the immigration | i in California, intimated that be ex tion here after being smuggled } H jinto Seattle from Vancouver. lpected Mrs. Clayburg to abandon i A Ye Stone & Webster franchise for street railways in Seattle virtually amounting to a monopoly, expires in 1934. It still had 19 years to run when the legislature met at Olympia, in January, 1915 i One fine day Senator Taylor of King county calmly introduced Senate Bill 46 It wes so rink an atiack upon the fundamental rights of the city of Seattle, and of all other cities where any corporation had fran chises that, at first (at the beginning of the session), no one believed it had any serious chance of passing. This notion was quickly dis pelled, however, when, as day after day went by, it was apparent that the Stone-Webster corporation was very muc h in control of the bi, legislature. ~ Parenthetically, it may be stated here that the Stone & Webster corporation not only owns the street railway system in Seattle, but +s also in Tacoma, Bellingham, the interurban lines, and other elec tric systems in the Northwest oe a ee Senate Bil! No. 46 provided that existing franchises were to become “indeterminate”—that is, never-ending, perpetual. lt provided that no new franchises may be granted by either city of state in any city or district where a similar franchise already was in existence. it provided for the elimination of all control of such util- GIVE EVIDENCE HOLDS OFF EXPOSE ANOTHER BLOW oman Will Give Up FOR THE KAISER OF CITY TO Park Board 3 Changes Its Policy on Free Park i Concerts | j AGREE UPON PROGRAM Music In all the “parks and at the favorite beaches, inclusive of a series of 34 open-air Sun- day band concerts and three | pretentious “symphony after- noons,” to be staged in Volun- teer park by the Seattle Phil- harmonic ofchestra! Five thoveand dollars’ worth } of orchestral all tote, distributed, sha’ share alike, to every section of the city! ‘That is the edict of the park com mission, unanimously adopted Frt day afternoon, when {!t was an- nounced that the complete change| of policy was occasioned by a desire to give all the people the benefit of | this year’s musle appropriation, and | to avold the righteous criticism of; the prem According to provisions of the mu sic bill, Wagner's band will be em- ployed for 12 concerts, Cavanaugh’s for 12, Adams’ new band for 10, and the Philharmonic orchestra for three. Provision also is made for sev- eral concerts by the Firemen's and Policemen’s hands, bringing whe to-| tal number of concerts for the sum- mer up to more than 4¢ } “We want the public to know,” sald Park Commissioner Lamping, when the bill was ap- proved, “that the policy of this board has changed since last summer, “We want to try to satiafy the public with what money. we have, by distributing the con- certs among the parks and out. | lying pleasure res jthe fight tor In view of this fact, Hodge said Representing the investment he id the outcome of {| of $1,000,000 by its German lirastic steps to bring her back. | owners, the | property, mine, He threatened Friday to expose| bunwers and machinery of the wealthy victims of the alleged | seequah @ Superior Cool Min badgers,” who, he said, are fur-) 400 /O" ee er day. nishing funds to back her fight,| PY *he “ | The Northern Bank & Trust Co., sum against the ‘com-| bid in the greater portion of at that price Alvensleben. said been the agent in the North: | the German kaiser, and} ter Baeltz, of the German | organized the company here, sined the loan from the] Ars age unless they withdrew from the af fair and ceased thetr efforts to hamper the ends of Sustice.” If Mrs, Clayburg is allowed to come back here for trial peaceful ly, there will be no necessity for doing this, and the victims will be shielded from notoriety as far as sible,” said Hodge whic h held a. judgment in the pany, the property Alvo have to| Von and obte WEATHER FORECAST yank four ye Tonight and Sunday, partly Von Alvensleben ts said to have | cloudy, occasionally threaten. | | invested 600,000 belonging to} 1 ing. | |the Hohenzolle imperial estate e @ in Northwest properties, PAARL PPP | ity corporations by cities; that the Seattle Electric Co, and | other railways need not pay any share of the cost of paving of streets where the car tracks ran, as formerly had been the rule; that the company need pay cities nothing for the privilege of the franchise, eliminating even the present 2 per cent payment of the gross receipts; that cities were to have, no jurisdiction oV@Prates or service 1 , ah ae ] PULL 46. Senator Taylor did not draft Senate wuppected he did It was Stone-Webster work. Norwood Brockett corporation, finally had to admit tt a dmitted it tor wter origin in a statement to the sen ate committee on January 26, 1915. He and James B. Howe, anoth Webster attorne in Olympia to lobby for the bill could afford to admit it, for the corporation had the THE BILL WAS RECOMMENDED FOR | No one attorney for the er Stone were Brockett committee under its thumb. PASSAGE. . When the state at large realized that Senate Bill 46 actually had + a chance of passage, a storm of protest arose, t On February 4 n debate wan h in the Seattle Commercial Club, and Gedrge A, Lee, formerly public service commissioner, now | | @ candidate for governor, defended Senate Bill 46, y of ARCH 18, GET MUSIC | Mexicans on their native iy U.S. ASKS FOR USE OF RAILROADS oN THA SRWS BFANDS Be 1916, ONE ne sews +} ing Rapidly; Infan- try Sets New Record, for Quick March. SAN ANTONIO, March 18.—An engagement be. tween American troops and Villa’s forces may com toon. Col. Dodd’s column is at Casas Grandes, it is te- lieved by Maj. Gen. Funston. According to the best information, Villa is 30 miles south. Funston expects |a clash shortly if Villa stands his ground. Brig. Gen. Pershing’s cavalry is within supporting, | distance of Dodd’s command. They may possibly effect a junction tomorrow. From Hachita, where the troops started, to Casa: Grandes is 100 miles. Funston said the average march- ing distance of 50 miles a day was one of the finest =ec- ords of the American army. Smaller picked forces might have done better, but for a large body of men.to make that speed over rough desert is remarkable. Pershing wirelessed Funston particulars with regard |to the disposition of troops comprising his main column. No reports have been received of any American casualties or of a clash with Villa, BELIEVE VILLA HAS SPLIT FORCE By H. C. Boehme United Press Staff Correspondent. DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 18.-The American expedition into Mexico will face the crisis of its campaign in the first possible skirmish, observers here believed today If the predicted general peon uprising against the Ameri- can forces comes, it will be because distorted news circu lated among ignorant peons that the Americans have killed of soil affairs Those in touch with Mexican declared the supreme test of grudging Carranzista co-operation and of the se |peon attitude would come when the United States soldiers|in contemplation of what has now|“in refutation of any misconceps lire their first volley occurred, no troops were ordered | tion or ignorance prevailing on the jacross the border until the house | advantages of this yard red Ss s fre 1 rre hearc C ons < nc C yee ee ettlers from El Tigre heard the divisions had united be-| had passed a resolution increasing | with other Pacific Coast locations.” Itween Guzman and Ascencion. It is reported that Villa had'the army by 100 men. = een areeareees. idivided his command, leaving a strong force to battle the os Demands Bigger Army American vanguard and draw his trail, while he con-|iustration of the fact that while tinues his flight in another direction, with a few picked men.|the increase now proposed. is suf OFFICE iN TACOMA ss have While circulated, reports of Carranzista friendline been wide friction with customs officials is noticeable here fand quickly A direct line to Casas Grandes Is WASHINGTON, March 18.— Altho Secretary Baker would hot comment, it was learned |drawn by the Mexico Northwest today the government will esk jern RR | It is believed thet the govern Mexican railways for military |ment at least will {nformally re purposes. quest use of the tracks. Officials | Funston asked the war de. are uncertain as to whether Car partment to obtain this per- |ranza is In a position to grant it, | mission. Indications are that all is quiet Should Carranza grant,the Unit niong the border. ed States leave to use Mexicin It was noted among railroads for military purposes, the | received today that fir army would solve one of its most|stroyed the Monterey bathhouse difficult, problems and postoffice. There was no in Food, ammunition and water dic\tion of revolutionary activity i how could be transported by rail safely | Lee was drawn into the fight by the Stone-Webster corporation as a sort of expert, on account of his having been a member of the | state public service commission | He came thru in fine shape , it soon became apparent that there was too mu tation against Bin rd the Stone Webster people dec to drop it AND TO TE A NEW BILL. TMs new bill was then known as Substitute Bill No. 46. 1T WAS DRAWN BY GEORGE LE and, with two or three minor changes, IT WAS AS VICIOL AS THE ORIGINAL, Protests Were as nu merous as @ver, Senators were getting a bit nervous about passing n agi ided it. The number “46" had become synonymots with “corporation con trol.” * So another subterfuge was adopted, The "46" measure was al lowed to slumber, while Senate Bill 300 came to the front. It was no different from "46" in t important features, but it had a new number, It was known as “The Brockett and Lee” bill, Of Senate wi 200—the Lee and Brockett bill—George 1, Wright, Q prominent attorney of Seattle, law partner of Corporation Coun- selelect Caldwell, said: “This act makes to existing public utility corporations, without consideration, what is perhaps the most prince ly donation ever made by any American state to private interests.” Attorney General Tanner reactionary, tendencies are well known, nevertheless was frank enotigh to say of tis bill: “Sen. whose In the opinion of The Star, the passage by the senate of the Poindexter bill, $2,000,000 fund, was of vital importance to Seattle. JT MEANS THAT THE PUGET SOUND COUN. TRY IS TO BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE SCHEME OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. | In view of these facts, The Star is somewhat surprised because Seattle’s booster organizations have shown s0 little disposition to enthuse over this big, worth-while proposition. The Seattle Star ane SEATTLE AND THE But if the Bremerton yard is, as many experts appropriating this THE IMMEDIATE STIMULUS TO PROSPER- AS” EDITION “Tra-la-la! Pancho-American War!” TALL PARTS. ae. Dodd’s S “Men Gain- REP. HAY’S PROTESTS — BILL 0.K.’D ATTACK ON BY WILSON OUR YARD Hay Tells House Measure Is|Chamber Challenges Misstate- Practically President's ments of Admiral at Own | Washington * CHAMBERLAIN BILL OUT TELEGRAMS ARE SENT WASHINGTON, March 18.— President's Wilson’s indorse- ment of Rep. Hay's bill increas ing the army to 140,000 peace strength was announced by Hay from the floor during the debate today. Hay asserted the m ven Practically the president's int, At the same time the senate military committee reported on Senator Chamberlain's bill in a different form, embodying a different principh Chambertain’s bill, as out, jar army strength of 254,000, eralized militia of 280,000, and federal reserve force of 261,000 reported | naval affairs committee provides for a maximum regu- | a fed-| al ator The national affairs commit- tee of the Chamber of Com- merce Saturday afternoon | wired protests to Washington, , D0. C. against misstatements | made Thursday by Admirafi | Benson reficcting on the oe « | erton navy yard location » | government building of bat | -tieshipe. | Telegrams’ were addressed, thru ,ex-Senator Piles, chaifman S | committee, to exch member of (im | Washington delegation and to Sen ator Tiliman, chairman of, Tillman visited the Bremert yard last summer, and sided Sei Poindexter in obtaining € passage of the 5,000 anno priacion to fit the yard up for ship= Differs From Hay Bill Chamberiaia’s measure differs | building purposes radically from thet of Hay, who op.| It” was on this account the poses the federal reserve and the |Chamber asked him to help ont eral militia. Chamberlain's in-| again in presenting the correct site sists on a federal erve and sub-| uation before the house naval com- jects the National Guard to severe | mittee : federal discipline and inspection, | To the Washington members of The Chamberlain bill enlists reg-| congress, the chamber's committes: ulars for six years |declared that “the whole state is >) But at the end of the first yeor| astounded at the testimony of Ads and of each yesr thereafter, a sol-|miral Benson before the house dier may be examined, and, if| committee.” found efficient, he may return to} The telegram civil life as a reserve for the rest} best naval recites that the authorities have de« of his term, subject to call only |clared the Bremerton site more fa- in case of war. |vorable, by r, than the Mare During the house debate, Manu | Island yard, “regarding depth of objected to the president's forecasting minority opposition. | The bill falls far short of what | ght to be provided at this time,” /able and should be called immedi clared Mann “After having |ately to the house committee's at. troops on the border for four years tention * the telegram concludes, plan,/ water, impregnability of location, and strategic situation generall, Records are undoubtedly a’ ficient for peace times, it is not suf ficient even for a miniature war We are the greatest reutral na Arrangements were made to tion, and expect to speak with| open recruiting offices in Tacoma some authorit Who would pry Friddy as the first step in the any attention to one of the small! Northwest to n 000 new men American republics, Would Great |for the regula army n? Would Germany? This bill adds only 20,000 men it'would tw wiser and cheaper RAGE FOR MEMBERS to prepa amply now for trouble which may come. If it does not! The opening rally of a contest come, we will be getting off cheap.| membership campaign between Se- ly in both money and blood attle and Portland Y. M. C. Aj® Wilson for Hay Bill was held last night at the local ag When the house debate on the sociation building Hay bill opened, Hay said: It Was announced that members Tam authorized by the presi. Will give out free passes to any dent to state that this bill has his) men interesied in the association, approval, It embodies the admin- and these will entit'e the holders istration’s Ideas and goes further, to free use of all Y. M. C. A. privie The president thinks the bill leges, including gymnasium and makes the militia an efficient force | ¢w for the rest of in war time. March ate Bill 300 is the most vicious piece of legislation ever introduced in any legislature anywhere.” In the senate, Senator Dan Landon Senator Ralph Nichols, a reactionary, & progressive, was joined by in fighting the measure. it passed, however. By this time a great wave of organized protest had swept the state. Councilmen, mayors and city eys flocked to Olympia ta protest. The bill went to the house There, amid. great excitement, on the diay before the session ade journed, IT PASSED WITH AMENDMEN it went back to the senate again. The senate would not accept the amendments—and so, on the last day of the session, the’ biil was killed by the narrowest of margins IT WAS NOT G RGE A. L 8S FAULT, HOWEV HAD DONE HIS UTMOST FOR T NE-WEBSTER CORPOR- ATION SO, WHEN, & SHORT TIME AGO, THE ‘ON CORPORATION CALLED ITS EDITORS AND PROMI IN THE REPURLICAN PARTY INTO TO PICK A SLA , GEOR OR, A NATURAL MOST ) AS GOVERNOR, LEE WOULD BE QUISITION TO STONE-WEBSTER ON MONDAY, A